1 00:00:28,440 --> 00:00:34,679 Welcome to the Great Detectives of Old Time Radio from Boise, Idaho. This 2 00:00:34,880 --> 00:00:39,240 is your host, Adam Graham. If you have a comment, email it 3 00:00:39,280 --> 00:00:44,320 to me Bocks thirteen at Great Detectives dot net. Follow us on Twitter at 4 00:00:44,479 --> 00:00:49,600 Radio Detectives, and check us out on Instagram, Instagram, dot com, 5 00:00:49,840 --> 00:00:55,039 slash Great Detectives. If you're enjoying the podcast, please follow us using your 6 00:00:55,159 --> 00:01:00,840 favorite podcast software. Today's program is brought to you in part by the financial 7 00:01:00,880 --> 00:01:03,439 support of our listeners. You can support the show on a one time basis 8 00:01:03,439 --> 00:01:08,599 at support dot Great Detectives dot net. You can also become one of our 9 00:01:08,640 --> 00:01:14,359 ongoing Patreon supporters for as little last two dollars per month by just going to 10 00:01:14,439 --> 00:01:19,000 Patreon dot Great Detectives dot nit. Well, now it is time for this 11 00:01:19,079 --> 00:01:26,280 week's episode of The Falcon. Today's episode just aired two weeks after the previous 12 00:01:26,359 --> 00:01:30,400 one. The original aired eight November twenty seventh, nineteen forty five, and 13 00:01:30,480 --> 00:01:53,040 the title is Murder Is a Family Affair. Avoid five o'clock Shadow, Use 14 00:01:53,239 --> 00:02:00,879 gem blades, use gem Blades, use gem Blade, gem Raisers and jem 15 00:02:00,959 --> 00:02:21,000 Blades Present the Adventures of a Falcon. Hello, Yes, this is the 16 00:02:21,080 --> 00:02:24,520 Falcon. Oh, Nancy, I'm glad you called what's on the program for 17 00:02:24,560 --> 00:02:30,840 tonight? Well, it sounds like an awfully dead evening, baby, but 18 00:02:30,919 --> 00:02:43,879 you can never tell. Tomorrow there may be morning once again. Jem Blades, 19 00:02:43,919 --> 00:02:46,439 the razor blades that help you avoid five o'clock shadow, bring you the 20 00:02:46,479 --> 00:02:51,039 Adventures of the Falcon. The Falcon, as you know, is Michael Wearing, 21 00:02:51,159 --> 00:02:54,680 freelance detective who's always ready with a hand for oppressed men and an eye 22 00:02:54,719 --> 00:03:00,199 for repressed women. So join him tonight when the Falcon learns murder is a 23 00:03:00,199 --> 00:03:15,599 family affair. It's a rainy Tuesday evening in New York and the city streets 24 00:03:15,599 --> 00:03:19,120 are deserted save for a dark red convertible which is part of the curb, 25 00:03:19,680 --> 00:03:23,120 and at the wheel sits Brenda Sinclair, fondling her pet Piganese wine pool. 26 00:03:25,199 --> 00:03:29,400 No, no, no, baby, don't be impatient. That's going to 27 00:03:29,439 --> 00:03:32,080 meet us shortly. Then you and mamma are going to go far, far 28 00:03:32,120 --> 00:03:38,280 away where nasty mens can't find me. Hello, Brenda Kenny, does have 29 00:03:38,360 --> 00:03:42,759 you been waiting long? It seemed like years. That's just the way I 30 00:03:42,879 --> 00:03:46,599 felt in that hallway. Ray, Hello sin Claire, fancy being you here. 31 00:03:47,319 --> 00:03:52,319 I thought I warned you to stay away from my wife. Brenda doesn't 32 00:03:52,319 --> 00:03:53,840 care about you. She hasn't for years. Ray, I'm leaving you, 33 00:03:53,960 --> 00:03:58,400 really, Kenny and I are going away on a little trip. Maybe Kenny 34 00:03:58,560 --> 00:04:01,120 is Brenda, but not you. Right, put away that gun. What's 35 00:04:01,199 --> 00:04:04,719 the idea, Sinclaire? I warned you to stay away from my wife Kenny, 36 00:04:04,719 --> 00:04:08,599 but you wouldn't listen. Ray. Maybe this is the only language you 37 00:04:08,599 --> 00:04:24,879 can understand. Why, Raymond Sinclair. It is the judgment of this court 38 00:04:25,120 --> 00:04:30,079 that you be confined to States Penitentiary, and on the night of November twenty 39 00:04:30,079 --> 00:04:34,480 seventh, you shall be electrocuted there as provided for by state law. And 40 00:04:34,560 --> 00:04:54,240 may God have mercy on yourself. Claire, Yes, sir, Some visitors 41 00:04:54,240 --> 00:05:03,439 wire Hello, Mike Fancy, Hello Ray, have you heard anything yet? 42 00:05:04,399 --> 00:05:08,959 You better tell him, Mike, Ray We we just got back from seeing 43 00:05:08,959 --> 00:05:15,480 the governor. That news up. I'm sorry for I wasn't very hopeful, 44 00:05:15,120 --> 00:05:18,480 no matter how you put it, I still killed a man in cold blood. 45 00:05:20,000 --> 00:05:24,959 Well we Sinclair's never did have much luck with our women. Anyway. 46 00:05:25,160 --> 00:05:28,480 At least you'll be glad to know your brother Danny broke the jinks. Good 47 00:05:28,519 --> 00:05:30,720 for him. Too bad. I never got a chance to meet his wife. 48 00:05:31,879 --> 00:05:35,680 What what do you think of her? Nancy? Gloria is all right, 49 00:05:36,079 --> 00:05:42,360 Oh, that Danny deserves the best. He's a good kid. One 50 00:05:42,560 --> 00:05:47,519 million and Gloria are waiting at my partner, Mike, I wonder if you 51 00:05:47,600 --> 00:05:51,279 do me a great favor. You don't have to ask me. I'm a 52 00:05:51,319 --> 00:05:56,519 little worried about Danny. I'm afraid he may go off the deep end after 53 00:05:56,560 --> 00:06:00,480 this. You know, he always felt that Brenda was responsible this mess. 54 00:06:00,519 --> 00:06:06,560 I understand he's just a kid, Mike. He's got screwy ideas. Would 55 00:06:06,600 --> 00:06:13,480 you keep an eye on him? It's a promise, Mike. What what 56 00:06:13,600 --> 00:06:18,319 time is it? Almost nine? They'd say, the last sixty minutes of 57 00:06:18,399 --> 00:06:24,519 the toughest thing. I got a cigarette it? Oh? Sure everyone? 58 00:06:24,639 --> 00:06:34,120 Nancy? Yes? Please? No? Not three on the match? Yeah, 59 00:06:38,839 --> 00:06:46,560 Mike, Yeah, yeah, you're gonna stick around for the Yeah. 60 00:06:46,480 --> 00:07:09,879 I'd like you too very much. Oh is that already? Yes, it's 61 00:07:09,920 --> 00:07:13,800 all over, Gloria. I know we heard the flash on the radio. 62 00:07:14,959 --> 00:07:17,040 Where's Danny in the living room? How's he taking it? Not so good? 63 00:07:17,079 --> 00:07:21,319 Mike. If you don't be yellow or cry, I could understand it, 64 00:07:23,040 --> 00:07:25,879 but he just sits there and looks at the wall. He won't even 65 00:07:25,920 --> 00:07:31,600 talk to me. Hello, Danny, Hello, how's the boy? Great? 66 00:07:32,560 --> 00:07:36,959 Danny? I I can't tell you, Mike, Mike. Maybe Danny 67 00:07:36,959 --> 00:07:40,439 would like some coffee. Oh that's a swell idea, darling. Why don't 68 00:07:40,439 --> 00:07:43,600 you make some? No, don't bother Nancy, Danny, for Heaven's sake, 69 00:07:43,639 --> 00:07:46,480 stop it. I'm sorry, Gloria. Danny, you've got to stop 70 00:07:46,519 --> 00:07:49,920 tormenting yourself. We know what you're going through. No, I don't think 71 00:07:49,920 --> 00:07:56,240 you're doing Nancy. Mike. Did you make all the funeral arrangements? No, 72 00:07:56,279 --> 00:07:59,040 you'll see, kidd it. It was kind of taken out of my 73 00:07:59,120 --> 00:08:03,839 hands. Oh what do you mean Your sister in law Brenda claimed the body. 74 00:08:03,240 --> 00:08:07,000 Oh, good old Brenda. She doesn't miss a trick, does she. 75 00:08:07,680 --> 00:08:09,959 I hope there were plenty of pump sisters around to catch her act. 76 00:08:11,120 --> 00:08:13,879 Yes, she had to get a headline out of it, and without any 77 00:08:13,879 --> 00:08:16,680 effort. All right, Danny Spinett, what have you got on your mind? 78 00:08:16,920 --> 00:08:20,199 Murder? Danny? That's right, Gloria. I got an appointment with 79 00:08:20,519 --> 00:08:24,920 Brenda tonight, and I'm afraid she doesn't know about it yet. Danny, 80 00:08:24,920 --> 00:08:26,800 I'm not being funny. I didn't intend it to be. Why didn't you 81 00:08:26,800 --> 00:08:31,319 get wise to yourself? It's time you grew up. Try to be a 82 00:08:31,360 --> 00:08:35,879 man for a change, and not a sniveling brath. Oh, I'm glad 83 00:08:35,919 --> 00:08:37,960 to find out what you think of me. You are, Oh, Danny, 84 00:08:37,000 --> 00:08:39,679 don't you see she's only telling you that for your own good. Don't 85 00:08:39,799 --> 00:08:43,799 argue with him, man, it isn't worth the effort. He'll go along 86 00:08:43,799 --> 00:08:46,960 all his life feeling sorry for himself, wondering what everybody picks on him. 87 00:08:46,519 --> 00:08:50,440 Wife's seen kids of ten with more stuff than he's got. Anything else you 88 00:08:50,480 --> 00:08:52,519 would care to No, I've said my piece, Danny. Anytime you want 89 00:08:52,559 --> 00:08:56,320 to go, it's perfectly all right with me. Thanks for your permission. 90 00:08:56,679 --> 00:08:58,879 Right, don't let him? Danny? Where'd you get that gun? It's 91 00:08:58,919 --> 00:09:01,120 yours. I got a lot of your destroyed Let me have it. I'm 92 00:09:01,159 --> 00:09:03,279 sorry, friend, Now can do? Danny? I want you to give 93 00:09:03,320 --> 00:09:05,639 me that gun. I'm like you be swellowing me, so please don't maybe 94 00:09:05,720 --> 00:09:07,639 do something I'll be sorry for. I'll say where you are? Are you 95 00:09:07,679 --> 00:09:11,519 going to give me that gun? How? Come closer next time? Mike? 96 00:09:11,639 --> 00:09:13,240 Danny listen to me. I have Glorian. I've taken it very much, 97 00:09:13,240 --> 00:09:16,399 so heart so I'm just a kid making big talk, am I? 98 00:09:18,000 --> 00:09:33,679 Well? Watch me changed for a man of action. Well now we have 99 00:09:33,759 --> 00:09:37,720 to worry about Danny and hope he'll realize that Branda is not worth shooting. 100 00:09:37,360 --> 00:09:41,399 Well, there isn't anything I can do about that. But here's something I 101 00:09:41,440 --> 00:09:45,039 can do to help a lot of you who have five o'clock shadow. I 102 00:09:45,080 --> 00:09:48,200 can tell you that nine times out of ten men will stay face neat right 103 00:09:48,240 --> 00:09:52,120 around the clock by shaving the gemway, that is, with a gem razor 104 00:09:52,159 --> 00:09:56,080 and a genuine gem blade. I know it takes a definite effort on your 105 00:09:56,120 --> 00:10:00,120 part to change your shaving method, but I promise you that if you shave 106 00:10:00,200 --> 00:10:03,720 the gemway, your effort will be repaid every day of your life. Gem 107 00:10:03,799 --> 00:10:07,399 Raisers are again available at your dealers. Get one if you haven't one already, 108 00:10:07,559 --> 00:10:11,679 and begin immediately to enjoy Gem's famous features, such as the clever face 109 00:10:11,720 --> 00:10:16,399 fitting bevel, which compels you to use the master barber's long gliding stroke and 110 00:10:16,559 --> 00:10:20,000 to You'll like the way the super keen gem blade gets the beard at skin 111 00:10:20,159 --> 00:10:24,080 level so close, clean and comfortable, So try the gemway, won't you 112 00:10:24,320 --> 00:10:41,480 avoid five o'clock shadow with a gem raiser and gem blades. Now back to 113 00:10:41,519 --> 00:10:50,399 the Adventures of the Falcon. It's a few minutes later and in Mike's apartment, 114 00:10:50,440 --> 00:10:54,720 the Falcon and Gloria listen anxiously while Nancy makes a call. Well, 115 00:10:54,799 --> 00:11:00,919 Nancy, the operator couldn't give me the number, Mike, Now, how 116 00:11:00,919 --> 00:11:03,840 are you going to warn Brenda? I really don't see why your people are 117 00:11:03,879 --> 00:11:07,039 so concerned. Danny won't do anything. You're wrong, Glawia. Look, 118 00:11:07,120 --> 00:11:09,799 Mike, I'm married to him. I know how he reacts way. Danny 119 00:11:09,799 --> 00:11:13,320 could no more kill her than I could. Basically, he's just a sweet 120 00:11:13,399 --> 00:11:18,200 kid, just a sweet kid bent on murder. Well, then you think 121 00:11:18,240 --> 00:11:22,360 he meant what he said every word? Why don't you do something I'm trying 122 00:11:22,399 --> 00:11:24,159 to Gloria. Now let me think you do that, Mike. But I'm 123 00:11:24,159 --> 00:11:26,480 not going to sit around and wait any longer. I'm going after that. 124 00:11:26,600 --> 00:11:31,240 Gloria, come back here. I don't go donning. You'll give her something 125 00:11:31,240 --> 00:11:37,480 to occupy her mind. But shouldn't we phone the police or or something? 126 00:11:37,519 --> 00:11:39,679 I'd rather not If it ever gets out that Danny's gunning for his sister in 127 00:11:39,799 --> 00:11:43,080 law. It'll make a Roman holiday for the newsboys. Well, what do 128 00:11:43,120 --> 00:11:46,720 you think Danny will be doing? Meanwhile, in case you've forgotten, Donny, 129 00:11:46,799 --> 00:11:50,679 that boy is wired for sound. And suppose we attempt a little short 130 00:11:50,720 --> 00:11:54,720 circuiting, maybe we can still beat him to her apartment. Get your coat, 131 00:11:54,720 --> 00:12:11,240 baby, it's wait a try No dog, you did, miss Brenda, 132 00:12:11,320 --> 00:12:15,519 didn't you, Billy? Come on, let's see who it is. 133 00:12:15,679 --> 00:12:22,200 Daddy, Oh Dy Silvera, what do you want? How gonna talk to 134 00:12:22,200 --> 00:12:24,600 you when all the time you got a lossy dog in your life. Don't 135 00:12:24,639 --> 00:12:30,320 take that way about one pool? Excuse me, please, Brandy. In 136 00:12:30,320 --> 00:12:33,960 the last month you borrow across the twelve grand from me. You'll get your 137 00:12:33,000 --> 00:12:37,440 money back. Sure, but Wayne Branda, any day, as soon as 138 00:12:37,440 --> 00:12:41,639 they settle, raise the steak. I got news for you, Darling. 139 00:12:41,600 --> 00:12:48,440 What are you talking about? Papa didn't leave you a cent? You know 140 00:12:48,679 --> 00:12:54,879 it's my business. Don't know the dirty double cross orf try giving the best 141 00:12:54,960 --> 00:12:58,879 years of my life, you know for a smart Dame Branda, you're don't 142 00:12:58,960 --> 00:13:01,799 use your head so good. Twelve grant don't mean so much to the silver 143 00:13:03,759 --> 00:13:05,960 you like me to call him off. What's the cats? The silver? 144 00:13:07,080 --> 00:13:11,159 You never gave away anything in your life? Oh, catch, just marry 145 00:13:11,200 --> 00:13:16,360 me? Are you kidding? You've got the worst? Are you? Fat 146 00:13:16,440 --> 00:13:20,159 slob? I wouldn't have you for all the gold in your teeth. That 147 00:13:20,399 --> 00:13:24,080 wasn't hockey. You're awful fussy. Don't make me laugh now, go on, 148 00:13:24,279 --> 00:13:26,919 get out? You want to watch your mouth, Girly, nobody ever 149 00:13:26,960 --> 00:13:30,320 talks to the Silver like that? Are you threatening me, you big ape? 150 00:13:31,000 --> 00:13:37,480 Come on in? Oh why, sugar Plum, this is a surprise 151 00:13:39,000 --> 00:13:43,679 to darthly. Sweet of you to car, isn't it sweet of me too? 152 00:13:43,960 --> 00:13:46,840 Nancy? I didn't see you. Are we interrupting something? No, 153 00:13:46,960 --> 00:13:50,559 nothing important, mister de Silver was just leaving, weren't you? Fat stuff? 154 00:13:52,320 --> 00:13:56,200 Joke? Maybe when you're think him of the won't Oh yeah, the 155 00:13:56,840 --> 00:14:03,840 darling the nasty man frightened moments, didn't she sweet Michael? Hmm, she's 156 00:14:03,879 --> 00:14:07,519 pretty agreed. You know, takes after her mother, doesn't she? Ye? 157 00:14:09,000 --> 00:14:11,039 What did you mean by that crack? You readily what you say? 158 00:14:11,759 --> 00:14:16,440 Well, Nancy never liked me, Michael. You were the only one who 159 00:14:16,480 --> 00:14:20,919 ever understood me. Yes, sugar Plum, Oh come now, Brenda, 160 00:14:22,360 --> 00:14:26,639 this is sugar plum. Remember you knew you win. Very funny. Well 161 00:14:26,639 --> 00:14:30,600 what do you want? I don't suppose you came around to offer your condolences. 162 00:14:30,679 --> 00:14:33,080 Nobody came around to offer some advice. Your brother in law, Danny's 163 00:14:33,080 --> 00:14:37,639 gunning for you. Look, Mike, if that's all you've got to say, 164 00:14:37,679 --> 00:14:41,240 you can beat it. Little Brenda can look after herself, Darling. 165 00:14:41,320 --> 00:14:48,159 Let's go okay. Oh oh, sugar plum. Ah, did Ray leave 166 00:14:48,200 --> 00:14:52,879 all his money to Danny? Why? Nothing? It just dawned on me 167 00:14:54,000 --> 00:14:58,600 that my brother in law isn't such a kid that he's got possible. Yes, 168 00:14:58,360 --> 00:15:01,799 the right woman could do a lot for him. Maybe the right woman 169 00:15:01,919 --> 00:15:05,720 could. But if I were you, I'd forget it, Brenda. But 170 00:15:05,759 --> 00:15:11,240 then you're not me, dear, because what I've forgotten you'll never learn. 171 00:15:11,360 --> 00:15:30,200 Good Night, you lovely people. Come Tom, that's a sweet thing. 172 00:15:31,960 --> 00:15:35,480 Mamma's little baby was so hungry. And I'm going all right, all right, 173 00:15:35,600 --> 00:15:41,840 I'm coming, Danny, Darling, I'm so glad you dropped in. 174 00:15:43,440 --> 00:15:46,639 Nothing could keep me away. Ye, let me take your cart. Never 175 00:15:46,679 --> 00:15:52,960 mind, Danny, don't mean to Brenda. Now. The poor Ray is 176 00:15:52,039 --> 00:15:56,720 gones. Just the two of us left we've got to look out for woman. 177 00:15:58,559 --> 00:16:03,879 Danny and he put away that gun as soon as I've finished. You're 178 00:16:03,879 --> 00:16:07,360 frightening one pool. What about you, Kenny. You've got to believe me. 179 00:16:07,440 --> 00:16:11,360 It wasn't my fault. You're quite true. You're crazy. Danny, 180 00:16:11,399 --> 00:16:14,120 You're crazy. You'll never get away with it. They'll fight like they did 181 00:16:14,279 --> 00:16:33,799 Ray. I don't think so, Mike. I'm worried. There's no reason 182 00:16:33,799 --> 00:16:37,279 to be Nancy when I think of Danny roaming the streets with a gun. 183 00:16:37,720 --> 00:16:41,320 Don't you worry about Branda? That baby can take care of herself. And 184 00:16:41,399 --> 00:16:45,799 don't you know it? Yes? And don't know? And just how well 185 00:16:45,840 --> 00:16:51,639 did you know her before she met Ray? Darling? Ah saved by the 186 00:16:51,639 --> 00:16:56,679 bell? Come in, Mike, Mike, did you find Danny? No? 187 00:16:56,840 --> 00:16:59,879 Didn't you No? I looked everywhere. I even up to bring us 188 00:16:59,879 --> 00:17:03,200 all. There was no answer. Mike. I'm scared, but there's nothing 189 00:17:03,200 --> 00:17:11,440 to be scared about. Hello Falcon, Yes, this is Juliet Gleeson d 190 00:17:11,720 --> 00:17:15,279 Headquarters. Oh, hi, Sargeant, how's takes well? I'll shut of 191 00:17:15,319 --> 00:17:19,599 a couple of twinges in my back. I can't complain, Say, Falkin, 192 00:17:19,680 --> 00:17:22,960 you were a friend of race and Claire, won't you? That's right, 193 00:17:23,359 --> 00:17:26,720 and it might interest you to learn that murder runs in the family. 194 00:17:27,440 --> 00:17:32,359 What are you babbling about? Then he just knocked off his sister in law. 195 00:17:33,759 --> 00:17:36,359 There must be some mistake. There's no mistake. He tried to kill 196 00:17:36,440 --> 00:17:40,880 himself afterwards, but he lost his nerve. Listen, Gleeson, hold everything. 197 00:17:40,920 --> 00:17:44,119 I'm coming right down. Take your time, falking. There's no hurry. 198 00:17:44,279 --> 00:17:45,920 The way it looks nearly your friend's going to be with us for a 199 00:17:47,039 --> 00:18:10,160 long long time. Now check me if I'm wrong, Danny. After you 200 00:18:10,200 --> 00:18:12,519 pulled the rod, your sister in law tried to move away from you. 201 00:18:12,920 --> 00:18:17,720 That's right. Whereupon you made a couple of more speeches and then you'll let 202 00:18:17,759 --> 00:18:21,440 fly at her. What'd you do after that? I turned the gun on 203 00:18:21,480 --> 00:18:26,359 myself. Then you passed out, Yes, sir, I think that takes 204 00:18:26,400 --> 00:18:32,240 care of everything. Now if you'll just sign this now what to Lisa? 205 00:18:32,279 --> 00:18:37,839 Tell him to let me in? All right? George? Hello, Danny? 206 00:18:38,079 --> 00:18:42,119 Hello, how do you feel? All right? I guess I want 207 00:18:42,200 --> 00:18:45,680 you to tell me exactly what happened, if you don't mind, folk, 208 00:18:45,759 --> 00:18:48,440 and I was here first. Now go ahead, kids, sign it? 209 00:18:49,079 --> 00:18:53,759 What's that is confession. Hold it, Danny Lison. Have you seen Charlie 210 00:18:53,759 --> 00:18:56,440 de Silva? You mean the loan Shark. Yes, he had a fight 211 00:18:56,480 --> 00:19:00,319 with Brenda tonight. She was in hawk to him. I heard all about 212 00:19:00,359 --> 00:19:03,119 it. We had him on the carpet an hour ago. How come you 213 00:19:03,200 --> 00:19:06,680 let him go without informing me? Look? Folk, and I was under 214 00:19:06,680 --> 00:19:11,279 the impression the new mayor's name was O'Dwyer. Well, can't you give me 215 00:19:11,319 --> 00:19:12,920 a little time to get all the angles? Why do you want to give 216 00:19:12,920 --> 00:19:18,119 the kid false hopes? We know who killed the dan? He admits it. 217 00:19:18,559 --> 00:19:21,359 He's right, Mike. Yeah. And this is the gun you used, 218 00:19:21,400 --> 00:19:23,039 Danny, Yes, sir, I took it from Mike's apartment. Let's 219 00:19:23,039 --> 00:19:30,559 see that. Anything to waste time? Yes, that's mine. Only when 220 00:19:30,559 --> 00:19:33,079 he took it it was fully loaded. Say wait a minute, Danny, 221 00:19:33,359 --> 00:19:37,960 how many shots did you fire at Brenda? One and one of yourself? 222 00:19:37,000 --> 00:19:40,799 Is that right? Yes? And before you left my place, you took 223 00:19:40,799 --> 00:19:44,160 a pot shot at me? Oh he did did? No, that's not 224 00:19:44,240 --> 00:19:45,960 the point. Please, How many shots in all? Is that? Mate? 225 00:19:47,359 --> 00:19:51,960 Don't tell me? Three? All right? Einstein, Look at this 226 00:19:52,039 --> 00:19:55,720 chamber. There are four exploded shells in there. How do you explain that's 227 00:19:55,839 --> 00:19:57,839 cheesy? He shot the girl twice? Did you find two slugs in her? 228 00:19:59,279 --> 00:20:02,559 Well? No? And what happened to the other bullet? It went 229 00:20:02,720 --> 00:20:04,799 wild? No it didn't. I only shot her once and then I turned 230 00:20:04,799 --> 00:20:07,680 the gun on myself. You're lying? Use who I had Gleason? He's 231 00:20:07,720 --> 00:20:11,079 admitted killing her. What motive would he have to lie about that missing bullet? 232 00:20:11,319 --> 00:20:15,240 It must be somewhere in a wrong Did any of your boys find it? 233 00:20:15,279 --> 00:20:17,759 What was the point of looking? And you can't have any objections if 234 00:20:17,799 --> 00:20:21,640 I do ful? Can? Will you stop trying to complicate matters? Come 235 00:20:21,680 --> 00:20:23,640 on, Sergeant be a Sport. Give me an hour to look over Brenda's 236 00:20:23,680 --> 00:20:27,480 apartment. If I can't find the shell by that time, I'm advised Danny 237 00:20:27,519 --> 00:20:30,400 to sign the confession, there will be no more horse than her round. 238 00:20:30,519 --> 00:20:56,400 I give you my word. Okay, here's the key, hike. How 239 00:20:56,480 --> 00:20:59,559 much of that hour have we got left? Or twenty minutes? It will 240 00:20:59,599 --> 00:21:02,359 have to work a lot faster. Well, there's one sure thing. That 241 00:21:02,440 --> 00:21:06,599 slug isn't anywhere on this floor. Suppose we try to reconstruct what happened. 242 00:21:07,119 --> 00:21:10,359 Oh, I'll play Danny and you play Brenda. Oh this ought to be 243 00:21:10,400 --> 00:21:12,799 fun. What do I do? Well? According to Danny's story, he 244 00:21:12,920 --> 00:21:17,799 was standing over by the sofa. Are you back away from me as if 245 00:21:17,799 --> 00:21:21,680 you were afraid? I mean light like this? Oh that's perfect. I 246 00:21:21,680 --> 00:21:23,200 pull out the gun might put that thing away, So all right, dear, 247 00:21:23,240 --> 00:21:26,319 I just want to make this as realistic as possible. Let's not overdo 248 00:21:26,359 --> 00:21:29,720 it. You don't have to point it at me. Don't haggle, Nancy, 249 00:21:29,960 --> 00:21:32,319 get on with your act. Pretend you're Brenda. Now what would you 250 00:21:32,359 --> 00:21:38,119 say? Now? You wouldn't shoot poor little me? Now? Would you? 251 00:21:38,559 --> 00:21:42,319 Sugar plum? I certainly will if you continue with that sugar plumb routine? 252 00:21:42,519 --> 00:21:47,440 Where'd you pick that up from? Brenda? Oh? The question is 253 00:21:47,480 --> 00:21:49,200 where did she pick it up? Now, Darling, stick to your script. 254 00:21:49,480 --> 00:21:52,920 Where were we? Oh? Yes, you just finished pleading for your 255 00:21:52,960 --> 00:21:56,640 life and it's availed me nothing? Right, So now I shoot? Bang? 256 00:21:57,440 --> 00:22:02,799 Am I dead? Very mulled, gracefully to the floor. Ah that's 257 00:22:02,839 --> 00:22:07,759 the way. How do I look as a court? Not so good? 258 00:22:07,200 --> 00:22:11,160 Oh? When I thought I gave a wonderful performance. No, no, 259 00:22:11,400 --> 00:22:15,799 something's missing. Did I leave out a sugar plum? A? Wait a 260 00:22:15,799 --> 00:22:19,240 minute, I think I've got it. Sure you know what's wrong with this 261 00:22:19,279 --> 00:22:23,920 picture? You didn't have? I heard it? Maybe someone's coming in here? 262 00:22:23,960 --> 00:22:30,279 Just take quie. Hello dey Silver? Huh, I said hello? 263 00:22:30,640 --> 00:22:34,079 Now shut the door and come in. What are you doing here? Since 264 00:22:34,119 --> 00:22:37,039 one, I gotta answer your questions? Might be smart if you did see 265 00:22:37,039 --> 00:22:44,119 this? Would that ride away? Folk? You're not frightening anybody except me, 266 00:22:44,640 --> 00:22:47,799 Nancy. Phone Sergeant Gleason. Tell him I'm taking the Silver over to 267 00:22:47,799 --> 00:22:51,559 my apartment. Ask him to bring Danny there. But Mike, isn't that 268 00:22:51,759 --> 00:22:56,759 highly irregular? Highly? But then, dear, this is a most unconventional 269 00:22:56,920 --> 00:23:11,400 murder. You know something, Fulgan. I got a hunch you're gonna be 270 00:23:11,599 --> 00:23:15,599 very sorry about this, and I got a hunch the silver. You may 271 00:23:15,640 --> 00:23:18,880 be right, Nancy. That must be Sergeant Gleason. Will you let him 272 00:23:18,880 --> 00:23:25,799 in? Hello? Sergeant? And you brought a friend along her night? 273 00:23:26,039 --> 00:23:33,440 Hi, Nancy, I guess he's here. What Gloria, Gloria, Now, 274 00:23:33,519 --> 00:23:37,640 don't og Gleason. It's not polite. Oh so did I believe you 275 00:23:37,720 --> 00:23:41,680 know mister de Silver we've met? Nancy? Will you lock the door please? 276 00:23:41,960 --> 00:23:48,359 Certainly? What will I do with the key? Put it where no 277 00:23:48,400 --> 00:23:53,240 one can get it. I know just the place. Hey, don't do 278 00:23:53,319 --> 00:23:57,440 that. Oh, I'm sorry, sergeant, it's slipped. Very comical. 279 00:23:57,920 --> 00:24:02,039 I know a good one too. Suppose I tossed you all in the clink, 280 00:24:02,119 --> 00:24:04,359 relaxed, Gleeson. I'll tell you why Nancy did that. It better 281 00:24:04,400 --> 00:24:08,200 be good. It is the killer of Brenda Sinclair's in this room. You 282 00:24:08,279 --> 00:24:11,680 don't have to tell me I brought him here. Well, if you did, 283 00:24:12,119 --> 00:24:15,519 he's not getting out alive. What are you talking about? Why do 284 00:24:15,559 --> 00:24:18,920 you think I had Nancy locked that door? You expect this sweat a confession 285 00:24:18,920 --> 00:24:22,759 out of someone more than that, Gleason. Give me half an hour and 286 00:24:22,799 --> 00:24:37,279 that someone will be sweating blood. This time it'll be his own. Well, 287 00:24:37,519 --> 00:24:41,200 all I can say is that the falcon's going to find it slightly grim 288 00:24:41,279 --> 00:24:45,200 if he doesn't make good. You know that's one thing that never worries me 289 00:24:45,559 --> 00:24:48,680 when I make statements about the gem way of shaving. Gem always makes good. 290 00:24:48,960 --> 00:24:52,640 And now the gem razers are once more available at all dealers. More 291 00:24:52,680 --> 00:24:56,880 men than ever before can shave the gemway, and so avoid five o'clock shadow. 292 00:24:57,440 --> 00:25:00,559 You know, of course, that to get the best out of your 293 00:25:00,599 --> 00:25:04,079 gem raizer. You must use gem blades. They fit precisely, shave perfectly. 294 00:25:04,400 --> 00:25:08,359 Their super keen deep wedge edge gets the beard at the base clean and 295 00:25:08,480 --> 00:25:12,599 close. No topping the beard, no little islands of stubble left on your 296 00:25:12,640 --> 00:25:18,759 chin. You get incredibly close, smooth shaves which naturally last much longer. 297 00:25:18,200 --> 00:25:22,440 That's why we can say that a gem shave will keep your face socially acceptable 298 00:25:22,599 --> 00:25:26,599 right around the clock. So try the gem way of shaving. Avoid five 299 00:25:26,640 --> 00:25:37,079 o'clock shadow with a gem raiser and gem blades. Now back to the Adventures 300 00:25:37,079 --> 00:25:45,599 of the Falcon. Twenty five minutes have passed since Mike Wearing made his promise 301 00:25:45,640 --> 00:25:52,400 to reveal the killer of Brenda Sinclair. Now in the Falcon's apartment. Well, 302 00:25:52,440 --> 00:25:57,319 how about it, folks, anybody feel like confessing? How about you 303 00:25:57,400 --> 00:26:00,559 to silver. They say it's good for the sh you can go razy, 304 00:26:00,599 --> 00:26:06,400 easy enough for the luck. Falkin A joke's a joke. But but what 305 00:26:07,400 --> 00:26:11,319 uh if you don't open that door. I'm sorry, Gleason, you saw 306 00:26:11,400 --> 00:26:15,799 Nancy lose the key. No one's leaving until the murderer confesses. But Danny 307 00:26:15,920 --> 00:26:19,559 killed her, didn't your kid? Oh? I'm not so sure, now 308 00:26:19,839 --> 00:26:23,680 see what goes on here. I only fired three shots out of that gun, 309 00:26:23,759 --> 00:26:27,480 so you did, but the chamber shows that four were fired. Maybe 310 00:26:27,480 --> 00:26:30,920 you'd like to know what happened to that missing bullet? Did you find it 311 00:26:30,960 --> 00:26:33,440 in Branda's apartment? Falkin, No, that's what put me on the right 312 00:26:33,480 --> 00:26:38,119 track. You didn't, so it did? Oh why didn't I learn a 313 00:26:38,279 --> 00:26:41,920 trade? Try to visualize this scene, sergeant, because this is what must 314 00:26:41,920 --> 00:26:45,920 have happened after Danny shut Brenda. We know she keeled over dead, that's 315 00:26:47,000 --> 00:26:49,039 just it. She wasn't dead then that bullet didn't touch her, and the 316 00:26:49,160 --> 00:26:53,039 mine's crazy. No one ever saw Brenda unless she was carrying about that pet 317 00:26:53,079 --> 00:26:57,079 Pekinese of hers wang pool, the only thing she was fond of. So 318 00:26:57,240 --> 00:27:00,839 what well, that's where you're missing bullet went. It hit the dog, 319 00:27:02,559 --> 00:27:07,240 that's right, and Brenda fainted from sheer fright as anyone might. But Danny 320 00:27:07,240 --> 00:27:11,319 didn't know that. He turned the gun on himself. Next our murderer enters, 321 00:27:11,640 --> 00:27:15,880 he sees brendan Danny out cold. He takes the gun out of Danny's 322 00:27:15,880 --> 00:27:18,599 hand and pumps a shot into Brenda, and he exits, but not before 323 00:27:18,599 --> 00:27:22,680 he removes the dying dog. Why he had to, otherwise it would give 324 00:27:22,680 --> 00:27:26,160 the whole show away? Am I right to silver ow wll I know that 325 00:27:26,160 --> 00:27:30,200 that's right. You wouldn't think of it. You had no real motive to 326 00:27:30,279 --> 00:27:33,680 kill Brenda. You wanted either Brenda or the money you loaned her, But 327 00:27:33,839 --> 00:27:36,599 with her dead you were out of luck on both counts. So if we 328 00:27:36,599 --> 00:27:40,160 want to find our killer, we'll have to look elsewhere for him. Mike, 329 00:27:40,839 --> 00:27:44,160 you said him, Then our murderer is a man. That was a 330 00:27:44,200 --> 00:27:48,319 figure of speech too. It happens our killer is a woman, isn't she 331 00:27:48,319 --> 00:27:52,480 Gloria? Huh, that's right? She killed Brenda? What the whole thing's 332 00:27:52,559 --> 00:27:53,799 crazy? I killed her? No, you only thought you did, Danny. 333 00:27:53,839 --> 00:27:56,279 Isn't that right, Gloria? What am I supposed to do? Break 334 00:27:56,279 --> 00:27:59,640 down and confess. It might help if you want to get out of here, 335 00:28:00,079 --> 00:28:03,039 Harry, I can stay all night. I hope your guest room is 336 00:28:03,039 --> 00:28:06,279 comfortable. I'm afraid you'll never live to use it. I see you've got 337 00:28:06,319 --> 00:28:08,799 a band aid on your hand. Is that where Wang Poo nipped you when 338 00:28:08,839 --> 00:28:15,039 you picked him up? Who's gone much longer? Not much? I had 339 00:28:15,039 --> 00:28:18,559 some of the blood on Brenda's carpet analyzed it was dog's blood, and that 340 00:28:18,680 --> 00:28:22,160 that told me that the hound had rabies and whoever handled it was bound to 341 00:28:22,160 --> 00:28:26,319 get hydrophobia. Whoever have hydrophobia, Gloria, you're not frightening me. You 342 00:28:26,400 --> 00:28:30,839 must have gotten that fight around ten o'clock. It means the incubation period is 343 00:28:30,880 --> 00:28:34,039 almost over, maybe a half hour more, they tell me. Unless you 344 00:28:34,119 --> 00:28:38,039 get to a doctor fast. It starts off with a burning sensation. By 345 00:28:38,079 --> 00:28:41,480 the way, Glawia, how does that hand feel kind of itchy? Stop? 346 00:28:42,480 --> 00:28:45,400 Stop it might you're not funny. The awful temptation to scratch it isn't 347 00:28:45,440 --> 00:28:48,599 there? Better watch out for that darling that spreads the infection all the faster. 348 00:28:48,680 --> 00:28:52,680 Cut it out. I haven't taken it out. What, Gloria, 349 00:28:52,680 --> 00:28:55,119 where you going? That door's locked? Remember, Let me out of here, 350 00:28:55,400 --> 00:29:10,559 Let me get to a doctor. Please please let me up. Michael, 351 00:29:11,200 --> 00:29:15,119 there wasn't any blood on Brenda's car, that's right, And that pooch 352 00:29:15,240 --> 00:29:18,440 didn't have raby of course not. Wasn't nice touch, though, wasn't it? 353 00:29:18,599 --> 00:29:22,799 Oh? Lovely? It just goes to prove what a terrible thing a 354 00:29:22,839 --> 00:29:26,519 guilty conscience can be. Yes, but I still don't understand why Gloria killed 355 00:29:26,519 --> 00:29:30,960 Brenda or she didn't intend to. Originally she thought Danny was going to do 356 00:29:30,000 --> 00:29:33,720 it for her, but when he fumbled the ball, she had to do 357 00:29:33,759 --> 00:29:37,519 the job herself. I don't follow you. Well, Gloria knew the cops 358 00:29:37,519 --> 00:29:40,839 would grab Danny for the murder. You mean she wanted to get rid of 359 00:29:40,880 --> 00:29:42,640 him. That was her fondest desire. When Ray went to the chair, 360 00:29:42,680 --> 00:29:47,559 Danny became a rich kid. If anything happened to him, his money would 361 00:29:47,559 --> 00:29:51,759 go to Gloria. Natch. Could you ask for a better motive? Then, 362 00:29:51,960 --> 00:29:55,119 when she bailed Danny out before he left, she was just trying to 363 00:29:55,119 --> 00:29:59,920 go to him on But Mike, now, Darling, I've told you everything. 364 00:30:00,039 --> 00:30:04,200 Oh no, there's one thing you forgot. Brenda calls you sugarplums. 365 00:30:06,039 --> 00:30:07,599 How do you explain that? Oh, Nan, see, let's not go 366 00:30:07,640 --> 00:30:11,240 into that now. It's a long story, but that's the kind of like 367 00:30:11,279 --> 00:30:15,759 this. Come here, Darling, now, Michael stops. You're not going 368 00:30:15,799 --> 00:30:18,720 to get out of it like that. I didn't intend to, Dear you 369 00:30:18,759 --> 00:30:23,119 wanted to hear the story of Brendan sugarplum. Well, what you got just 370 00:30:23,160 --> 00:30:41,839 then the prologs murder is a Grave situation. Murder is a Grave situation. 371 00:30:42,119 --> 00:30:45,680 That's the title of next week's Adventure of the Falcan, when Mike Wearing learns 372 00:30:45,680 --> 00:30:51,119 that even those with double trouble can only die once. So be sure and 373 00:30:51,200 --> 00:30:55,279 listen next week at the same time to another gay, exciting adventure of the 374 00:30:55,359 --> 00:31:00,599 Fulcan, and in the meanwhile, avoid five o'clock Shadow with a Gym Raiser 375 00:31:00,799 --> 00:31:07,039 and Jem Blaze. The Adventures of the Falcon, now based on the famous 376 00:31:07,079 --> 00:31:11,480 character created by A Drexel Drake James Men was start of the Falcon. This 377 00:31:11,640 --> 00:31:33,079 is a nutual broadcasting system. Welcome back. This is the only network version 378 00:31:33,279 --> 00:31:40,480 of Men's Falcon, and it's something. First of all, the commercials were 379 00:31:40,599 --> 00:31:47,079 unique. The opening made Five o'clock Shadows seem more terrifying than anything that was 380 00:31:47,119 --> 00:31:52,400 on the Shadow radio program. The announcer made the point during the mid show 381 00:31:52,480 --> 00:31:57,039 commercial that he couldn't prevent Danny from ruining his life, but he could help 382 00:31:57,079 --> 00:32:02,960 prevent you from ruining your which has to be one of the more awkward transitions 383 00:32:04,039 --> 00:32:08,720 I heard in a commercial that plus, no one really expects the announcer to 384 00:32:08,759 --> 00:32:13,519 solve the problems you're the announcer. I mean, if we get to the 385 00:32:13,559 --> 00:32:17,839 point where the announcers start solving the case and the detectives starts selling the product, 386 00:32:19,279 --> 00:32:22,079 I think that we may have gone in a bad direction or lost the 387 00:32:22,480 --> 00:32:30,640 plot somewhere. Given the commercials and the overall tone of the piece they been 388 00:32:30,720 --> 00:32:36,400 at, the execution House was surprisingly weighty in the way it was played, 389 00:32:37,000 --> 00:32:43,519 particularly when Wearing's presence was requested at the moment of execution. Well, we 390 00:32:43,559 --> 00:32:49,440 don't have credits for this episode. I recognize John Gibson as the sergeant of 391 00:32:49,440 --> 00:32:55,079 course. John Gibson best known as Ethelbert from Casey Crime Photographer and Jackson Beck 392 00:32:55,400 --> 00:33:00,400 as the Loan Shark. Now, this is actually the second series we played 393 00:33:00,440 --> 00:33:06,839 this year where we've heard John Gibson playing a police officer. The other one 394 00:33:07,119 --> 00:33:12,720 was Michael Piper, Private Detective, which we played back in February. The 395 00:33:12,880 --> 00:33:21,400 Falcon's promise to encourage Danny to sign the confession if he hadn't solved the case 396 00:33:21,480 --> 00:33:28,559 within an hour, as well as Gloria as well as Gloria panicking over a 397 00:33:28,759 --> 00:33:35,640 spurious hydrophobia claim. We're a bit silly, and I think that it's not 398 00:33:35,799 --> 00:33:39,400 the type of thing that you will typically hear on The Falcon, particularly when 399 00:33:39,440 --> 00:33:45,000 we get into the nineteen fifties programs. One thing that I did love about 400 00:33:45,079 --> 00:33:50,559 this series, and it certainly didn't carry over to the nineteen fifties show, 401 00:33:51,000 --> 00:33:55,680 is the Nancy character. The Falcon tended not to have a regular girl, 402 00:33:55,839 --> 00:34:00,559 but I like the idea of her being around to call him out and poke 403 00:34:00,640 --> 00:34:07,119 fun at some of these ridiculous characters. I would definitely love to hear more 404 00:34:07,200 --> 00:34:12,199 Nancy, but this is actually all we have for the James Mean era, 405 00:34:12,440 --> 00:34:15,760 which ran one hundred and nine weeks. So next week we'll hear a new 406 00:34:15,880 --> 00:34:21,760 lad and get a feel for how he played the Falcon. Now it's time 407 00:34:21,840 --> 00:34:25,519 to thank our Patreon supporter of the day, and I want to go ahead 408 00:34:25,559 --> 00:34:31,079 and think Laura. Laura has been one of our Patreon supporters since June of 409 00:34:31,280 --> 00:34:37,639 twenty twenty, currently supporting the podcast at the shamous level of four dollars or 410 00:34:37,679 --> 00:34:40,800 more per month. Thank you so much for your support, Laura, and 411 00:34:40,840 --> 00:34:45,599 that will do it for today. If you're enjoying the podcast, please be 412 00:34:45,639 --> 00:34:51,679 sure to follow it using your favorite podcast software and rate and review it wherever 413 00:34:51,719 --> 00:34:55,960 you download it from. We'll be back next Monday for another adventure with Sugarplum, 414 00:34:57,199 --> 00:35:00,480 I mean the Falcon. But join us back here tomorrow or for the 415 00:35:00,519 --> 00:35:04,880 start of a new yours, truly, Johnny Dollar Cereal. Where wait, 416 00:35:04,960 --> 00:35:07,719 mister Dollar, you want to talk to me? Of course? Well, 417 00:35:07,000 --> 00:35:10,280 yes, I'm the agent here for the Great Plains Guarantee Company. I'm the 418 00:35:10,320 --> 00:35:14,199 one that sold that policy to the full of it's dead. Oh, so 419 00:35:14,320 --> 00:35:17,039 that's it. Of course he wasn't dead, then, you understand I'm glad 420 00:35:17,079 --> 00:35:20,440 to hear it. Feeling pretty lively as a matter of fact. But with 421 00:35:20,519 --> 00:35:22,480 a new young wife and all that, I imagine. So and not mister 422 00:35:22,599 --> 00:35:27,599 Dollar. You've got to do something about that woman. H Oh, she's 423 00:35:27,679 --> 00:35:30,760 driving me crazy. She wants her money, she says, fifty thousand dollars, 424 00:35:30,800 --> 00:35:32,559 and she seems to think I'm carrying it around in my pocket. She's 425 00:35:34,039 --> 00:35:37,639 kind of anxious, I'll tell you how anxious. Chief Blake was shot about 426 00:35:37,679 --> 00:35:39,679 two in the morning, and at three that afternoon, Marty, that's missus 427 00:35:39,679 --> 00:35:43,920 Blake was down at my office after a claim form. Yeah, I understand 428 00:35:43,920 --> 00:35:46,079 it was sta Airmeil's special delivery. But she insisted on it made me take 429 00:35:46,079 --> 00:35:50,639 it straight to the post office, assume as she'd signed it pretty cold blooded 430 00:35:50,679 --> 00:35:53,599 about it? Well, I've heard Marty Blake called a lot of different things 431 00:35:53,639 --> 00:35:59,239 in this town at different times, but never cold blooded. You follow me, 432 00:35:59,679 --> 00:36:01,679 I think I'm ahead of you. I hope you'll be with us then. 433 00:36:01,880 --> 00:36:07,519 In the meantime, do send your comments to Box thirteen at Great Detectives 434 00:36:07,599 --> 00:36:10,840 dot net, follow us on Twitter at Radio Detectives, and check us out 435 00:36:10,880 --> 00:36:16,519 on Instagram, Instagram, dot com slash Great Detectives From Boise, Idaho. 436 00:36:16,840 --> 00:36:20,480 This is your host, Adam Graham signing off.