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Just go over 19 00:02:20,080 --> 00:02:24,439 to Transfers dot Great Detectives dot net to try this out. But now it 20 00:02:24,599 --> 00:02:30,599 is time for today's episode of follow Events. Original air date June the twenty 21 00:02:30,639 --> 00:03:04,919 seventh, nineteen fifty and the title as the Argyle Murder Case. Hey Danny, 22 00:03:05,199 --> 00:03:07,719 you'll never be a sailor, Joey? Why not? Sailors don't say 23 00:03:07,759 --> 00:03:14,039 hey, They say Ahi, okay, So I ain't a sailf just a 24 00:03:14,159 --> 00:03:16,599 deck can down the ferry boat? An he also, who cares if I 25 00:03:16,639 --> 00:03:21,199 ain't no article? What's the matter of Joey? Lonesome? Down now? 26 00:03:21,240 --> 00:03:24,199 And deck? Oh? Me? Yeah? How can I be lonesome? 27 00:03:24,560 --> 00:03:30,039 It's three am. There ain't a soul on board except you and me and 28 00:03:30,080 --> 00:03:35,360 the captain. But why should I be lonesome? I got life preservers to 29 00:03:35,439 --> 00:03:38,039 talk to. There's a couple of chains that ain't doing nothing either. I'm 30 00:03:38,080 --> 00:03:44,120 having a wonderful Hey, what's a matter of Joey, Danny, quick, 31 00:03:44,639 --> 00:03:46,879 come down here on deck fast? Okay, okay, I'm coming. How 32 00:03:46,919 --> 00:03:52,039 do you like that? I don't sound like you just stumbled on a million 33 00:03:52,080 --> 00:03:58,840 bucks. It's a mante holy Leca. That's somebody, Danny, A dead 34 00:03:58,879 --> 00:04:02,120 buddy looked when you was coming down. Yes, you wanted something to happen 35 00:04:02,120 --> 00:04:05,960 on this run. Joy. You certainly didn't want this, no more than 36 00:04:06,000 --> 00:04:10,680 that guy wanted it. Yeah, I wonder how it got here. When's 37 00:04:10,719 --> 00:04:13,639 the last time you passed the spot of deck? I hate been here at 38 00:04:13,639 --> 00:04:17,839 all tonight? I told just now and I could have been Brad. What 39 00:04:17,959 --> 00:04:24,800 do you see Danny? But nothing? We didn't know he's dead, probably 40 00:04:24,800 --> 00:04:26,959 have been shot. Well, we got a report to get the cups in 41 00:04:27,040 --> 00:04:31,360 lea pulling. Hey he's wearing a double breasted blue suit. That's brand new, 42 00:04:31,399 --> 00:04:34,560 I'd say, wouldn't you, Danny. Yeah, there's black shoes I 43 00:04:34,639 --> 00:04:40,160 know too, and that shirt and that blue tie all brand new. Yeah. 44 00:04:40,800 --> 00:04:44,759 Now, what would anybody expecting to be killed where a brand new outfit 45 00:04:44,839 --> 00:04:48,360 for? Maybe he wasn't expecting to be killed. Maybe, Hey, take 46 00:04:48,399 --> 00:04:53,839 a look at those socks he's wearing. It's matter, Danny, just stiff. 47 00:04:53,839 --> 00:04:56,480 God, you so you forgot your talk? You said, hey, 48 00:04:56,759 --> 00:05:00,160 you meant ahoy, didn't you? And what's the difference? His corps is 49 00:05:00,160 --> 00:05:04,360 wearing brown woolen sucks. H girls sucks. They kin'd your wife knits for 50 00:05:04,439 --> 00:05:09,639 you have chinken knit, which mine can't. So what so he's wearing brown 51 00:05:09,720 --> 00:05:13,079 our girls sucks? So you don't wear brown socks with a blue suits? 52 00:05:13,120 --> 00:05:15,199 Oh he wasn't a dude? What do you figure me? Yeah? You 53 00:05:15,759 --> 00:05:20,720 not figuring anything. That's for the homicide Department, the district Attorney and the 54 00:05:20,800 --> 00:05:41,839 das friend file of events to do. You've seen everything you wanted to do 55 00:05:41,879 --> 00:05:44,759 when the morgue, haven't we vans? Yes? I suppose so, margam, 56 00:05:44,839 --> 00:05:47,160 let's get out of here, all right. You've examined the body and 57 00:05:47,199 --> 00:05:50,600 the man's clothes, vants. What do you make of the situation. I'm 58 00:05:50,639 --> 00:05:55,279 not sure yet. I believe the man was killed by somebody who thought we 59 00:05:55,319 --> 00:05:59,000 could never identify his victim, though in otherwise, the suit, the shoes, 60 00:05:59,079 --> 00:06:01,240 the tie, and the shirt were purchased so that the original clothes belonging 61 00:06:01,279 --> 00:06:05,399 to the dead man could be destroyed and identification by that means made impossible. 62 00:06:05,680 --> 00:06:10,120 What about the socks. Fans could be the murderer forgot to buy new socks 63 00:06:10,240 --> 00:06:13,480 and that the ones the victim was wearing were his own. That's fine. 64 00:06:13,800 --> 00:06:15,160 It gives us a lot to go on, gives us a great deal. 65 00:06:15,879 --> 00:06:19,480 For instance, I'll tell you this, the dead man habitually wore tweeds, 66 00:06:19,680 --> 00:06:25,560 scotch grain shoes, woolen ties. And I think I know where to pick 67 00:06:25,600 --> 00:06:28,560 up his trail. And you're making all of this up. Nobody has been 68 00:06:28,600 --> 00:06:31,319 reported missing in this town that even remotely resembles the individual you describe. I 69 00:06:31,360 --> 00:06:35,399 think the murderer knew nobody would report his victim missing. Here we go again. 70 00:06:35,560 --> 00:06:39,680 Certainly looks that way, it doesn't We understand something. Yes, you've 71 00:06:39,680 --> 00:06:42,959 built the clothes. The dead man wore the tweeds, the woolen tie merely 72 00:06:43,000 --> 00:06:45,839 from the fact that he wore woolen socks. Let me point out, I 73 00:06:45,879 --> 00:06:49,680 didn't mark him. You didn't know. Did you notice the tie clasp that 74 00:06:49,759 --> 00:06:53,800 was on the blue silk tie he was wearing. Yes, And except for 75 00:06:53,839 --> 00:06:56,120 the fact that it was about to slip off the tie, I noticed nothing 76 00:06:56,160 --> 00:06:59,000 unusual about it. It's an ordinary clip. Would be bought in any of 77 00:06:59,000 --> 00:07:01,680 a thousand stores. But it was about to slip off the silk tie. 78 00:07:02,040 --> 00:07:05,519 Now what does that mean? That the victim almost lost his tie? Class? 79 00:07:05,560 --> 00:07:08,560 How do I know what it means? I think it means that the 80 00:07:08,600 --> 00:07:13,519 dead man usually wore woolen ties. They spread the clasp. Consequently, it 81 00:07:13,560 --> 00:07:16,560 couldn't hold a silk tie securely. Oh oh, I see, I grad 82 00:07:16,600 --> 00:07:20,279 you a combination of woolen tie and woolen socks would mean tweeds and possibly Scotch 83 00:07:20,319 --> 00:07:24,720 green shoes. But what's your clue to his identity? Did you look on 84 00:07:24,759 --> 00:07:28,160 the inside of the socks, Markham? No, I did, and I 85 00:07:28,279 --> 00:07:31,079 found something on the inside of the socks that will take me directly to the 86 00:07:31,160 --> 00:07:50,680 inside of this case. Hold it. Yes, tough work, isn't it. 87 00:07:51,040 --> 00:07:55,879 They never told me this in dramatic school. Mister stun't care if I 88 00:07:56,040 --> 00:07:59,199 put this sawd down. It's heavy. If you can rest for a while, 89 00:07:59,319 --> 00:08:01,480 if that's what you mean, that's what I mean, all right. 90 00:08:01,639 --> 00:08:05,600 You know it's just my luck that after I knocked myself out learning this pot, 91 00:08:07,199 --> 00:08:09,160 John Stanley will come back. That's possible that I doubt it. You 92 00:08:09,199 --> 00:08:13,480 never know, he's always been threatening to leave show business, and this time 93 00:08:13,560 --> 00:08:16,680 he's done it. I guess, I hope. So all this rehearsing for 94 00:08:16,759 --> 00:08:20,240 nothing if he hasn't, you're ready to start again, as you're good. 95 00:08:20,759 --> 00:08:24,959 But why couldn't we have been putting on something by Noel Coward instead of this 96 00:08:24,040 --> 00:08:28,360 big Roman tragedy. Oh? Then all I'd have to learn would be to 97 00:08:28,439 --> 00:08:31,720 drink tea. This sword business just isn't for me. All right, I'm 98 00:08:31,759 --> 00:08:39,440 ready, miss, all right, here we go Old the God's Guide. 99 00:08:39,519 --> 00:08:43,320 Oh I saw call on your God's Pool. It is on my arm that 100 00:08:43,799 --> 00:08:46,039 well, go on it. What's the matter? Do you forget your lions? 101 00:08:46,039 --> 00:08:50,120 Sat that noise out at the stage store, I went, I'll still 102 00:08:50,120 --> 00:08:52,919 find out quite a record, Mike, Mike, where is that Doman? 103 00:08:54,240 --> 00:08:58,080 Mister Starr? I'm sorry, indeed, I am this gentleman and sis shown 104 00:08:58,240 --> 00:09:01,519 seeing the owner of this company? Would that be you? Mister Starr? 105 00:09:01,720 --> 00:09:05,320 That is right? May I taught to you alone? I'm final Evans, 106 00:09:05,679 --> 00:09:07,879 Yes, I guess events okay, any black somewhere Michael went back to the 107 00:09:07,879 --> 00:09:13,279 door. Will Evans. I've heard about you, of course, that's very 108 00:09:13,279 --> 00:09:16,840 flattering. Oh what do you want with me thinking of going in for dramatics. 109 00:09:16,840 --> 00:09:22,200 Hardly What male member of your company is missing? Missing? You know, 110 00:09:22,600 --> 00:09:28,240 not here anymore? Can't be found missing? Oh? Missing? Yes, 111 00:09:30,240 --> 00:09:33,440 well it would be John Stanley. I imagine he quit show business obvious 112 00:09:33,440 --> 00:09:37,799 said he wanted to oh man, well built, chestnut hair, war tweet 113 00:09:37,879 --> 00:09:41,960 suits. Yes, that would be Stanley. He's been murdered. You don't 114 00:09:41,039 --> 00:09:45,879 say I could have sworn I did. Is that the man found on the 115 00:09:45,919 --> 00:09:50,320 petty boats dressed in brand new clothes? Yes, it hasn't been in the 116 00:09:50,320 --> 00:09:54,039 newspapers, mister Starr, hasn't it No, but I must have heard it 117 00:09:54,080 --> 00:09:58,320 on the radio. What made you think he might belong to this company? 118 00:09:58,399 --> 00:10:03,200 Vans? In other words, what brought you here? I'll keep that to 119 00:10:03,279 --> 00:10:07,480 myself. In other words, mind your own business. I'd like to, 120 00:10:07,039 --> 00:10:11,279 but you remember you interrupted me. I was not teaching a young fellow Stanley's 121 00:10:11,320 --> 00:10:15,480 Lions and the action of the play, mister Starr. Somebody went to a 122 00:10:15,519 --> 00:10:18,600 great deal of trouble to prevent our identifying the victim. So I have no 123 00:10:18,679 --> 00:10:22,080 doubt that Stanley's murderer intended to throw him off the ferry and into the water, 124 00:10:22,440 --> 00:10:26,279 but he found he couldn't without being seen. Go ahead, dance. 125 00:10:26,759 --> 00:10:31,519 I once played a private investigator like you and a play only I did it 126 00:10:31,559 --> 00:10:35,240 better. Oh, of course, more conviction. Oh your last speech, 127 00:10:35,279 --> 00:10:39,519 for instance, I have no doubt that Stanley's murderer intended to flow him off 128 00:10:39,519 --> 00:10:43,039 the ferry is see what I mean? Who would want to? Oh, 129 00:10:43,360 --> 00:10:46,720 mister Starr, the murderer of John Stanley wanted two things. He wanted to 130 00:10:46,720 --> 00:10:48,919 make it difficult for anybody to identify the dead man, and he wanted to 131 00:10:48,919 --> 00:10:54,159 avoid being caught or quite tell that to me. Oh, you might pass 132 00:10:54,240 --> 00:10:56,279 the word along. Oh. I want the killer to be a little bit 133 00:10:56,320 --> 00:11:01,759 nervous, and he will be when he finds out what I know. All 134 00:11:01,840 --> 00:11:03,919 right, man, So I'll see the people in showbers. Just know what 135 00:11:03,960 --> 00:11:07,840 a genius you are. Do then, and star, don't forget what I 136 00:11:07,879 --> 00:11:13,600 said about spreading the word around about wanting the killer to be nervous. Oh 137 00:11:15,000 --> 00:11:33,559 allow me, mister Starr, you dropped your cigarette coming, you know, 138 00:11:33,600 --> 00:11:35,279 mister man, I'm Mala Martin. That's my stage name. May I come 139 00:11:35,320 --> 00:11:39,279 in? Thank you? Thank you very much so kind of you, Miss 140 00:11:39,360 --> 00:11:41,759 Martin. That's my stage name, La Martin. I'd like to sit here 141 00:11:41,799 --> 00:11:45,480 on this red chair. May I thank you? Thank you very much. 142 00:11:45,519 --> 00:11:46,879 You're wondering who I am and why I'm here, aren't you? Mister Bills 143 00:11:48,080 --> 00:11:50,159 still in mind to find it? I always knit even when I talk. 144 00:11:50,200 --> 00:11:52,159 I talk much better when I you'd be surprised. How much better take quite 145 00:11:52,159 --> 00:11:54,799 a shock to surprise me more than I am. You mustn't mind me. 146 00:11:54,840 --> 00:11:58,919 I'm La Martinett. That's your stage name. Yes, why did you come 147 00:11:58,919 --> 00:12:01,600 here, miss martin somewhere? Here to my apartment? I'm final vance. 148 00:12:01,639 --> 00:12:05,320 Oh here, don't you remember? Oh so I did? Oh no, 149 00:12:05,399 --> 00:12:09,200 I'm afraid I must be going favorite. Wait a moment. Don't scream. 150 00:12:09,240 --> 00:12:11,879 It means to dance. I came to do you a favor. You see 151 00:12:11,879 --> 00:12:13,360 how I was backstage when you were talking to Roger starter day at the theater. 152 00:12:13,440 --> 00:12:16,759 I'm in the play. I play a Roman handmaiden. John got me 153 00:12:16,799 --> 00:12:20,039 the job, of course whatever John would get me a job. He liked 154 00:12:20,080 --> 00:12:22,480 mister Dance, and I liked him. No, he's dead, Yes he 155 00:12:22,600 --> 00:12:24,679 is, and I want to find out who'll kill him. But that's what 156 00:12:24,799 --> 00:12:26,440 I came up to tell you. What you screamed at me? And I 157 00:12:26,480 --> 00:12:28,360 don't know whether to tell you and no not. You see, maybe the 158 00:12:28,360 --> 00:12:31,759 next time you won't scream at somebody? Stop it? What stop it? 159 00:12:31,799 --> 00:12:35,159 At once? You want me to stopting? Oh? What do you know 160 00:12:35,200 --> 00:12:39,720 about John Stanley's death? I know who killed him? Oh? Per say 161 00:12:39,799 --> 00:12:41,000 yes, how are you screamed dead? Oh? Killed John Stanley? You're 162 00:12:41,000 --> 00:12:43,519 doing it again? And you look like such a nice man. You have 163 00:12:43,600 --> 00:12:46,399 such nice red chairs. Rehe is my favorite time. I'll find you an 164 00:12:46,399 --> 00:12:50,759 Indian. Always it that you think killed him? Think yes, think, 165 00:12:50,919 --> 00:12:52,399 I don't know. I don't think. I know it was Milton Talbot. 166 00:12:52,399 --> 00:12:56,360 Of course. Do you know where I could get a red lovely? I 167 00:12:56,440 --> 00:12:58,720 told you what you wanted to know. We were talking about this always, 168 00:12:58,720 --> 00:13:01,639 Milton Talbot. He's the editor of Talbot Tidbit. It's a newspaper. What 169 00:13:01,759 --> 00:13:03,840 is Oh yes, it prints everything about everybody in show business? What size 170 00:13:03,840 --> 00:13:05,960 sucks do you wear? Mister Van's If you don't scream at me, I'll 171 00:13:07,000 --> 00:13:09,519 nitch you a peer. I'm sorry about the screaming, Miss Marley. Do 172 00:13:09,519 --> 00:13:13,480 you know why Talbot killed Stanley? I don't know everything, mister Vans. 173 00:13:13,480 --> 00:13:15,879 Only the Talbot did it because they had a great, big quarrel, and 174 00:13:15,879 --> 00:13:18,120 Talbot said he was going to do. What was the quarrel about money? 175 00:13:18,200 --> 00:13:20,200 What do you men generally quarrel about money? Money or women? Of course? 176 00:13:20,320 --> 00:13:24,960 What was the connection between Talbot? Wait a minute, I know that 177 00:13:24,960 --> 00:13:26,759 paper he puts out. He runs a lot of scandal, which performers can 178 00:13:26,840 --> 00:13:31,559 keep out of print if they take an advertisement in his paper. You still 179 00:13:31,600 --> 00:13:35,559 haven't told me what size sucks you wear? Talbot had an argument, Eh, 180 00:13:35,639 --> 00:13:39,720 perhaps mister Stanley found out something about the blackmailing publisher of Talbot's tidbits. 181 00:13:39,799 --> 00:13:41,519 You look like about a size nine. Night. Thank you for coming here, 182 00:13:41,519 --> 00:13:46,039 miss Margaret. I'm ready to see mister Talbot. I'm going to find 183 00:13:46,039 --> 00:13:48,360 out if he took time out from putting items in his paper to put a 184 00:13:48,399 --> 00:14:05,639 bullet in John Stanley's heart. Talbot speaking, this is the Laws Williams. 185 00:14:05,840 --> 00:14:09,840 You call me? Oh, yes, yes, I did. Let me 186 00:14:09,960 --> 00:14:13,240 see Oh, Miss Williams. You have a film contract, haven't you? 187 00:14:13,399 --> 00:14:18,480 Why? Yes, I leave for the coast in a month. Maybe what 188 00:14:18,519 --> 00:14:20,200 do you mean? Maybe let me read you a story I'm publishing in the 189 00:14:20,240 --> 00:14:24,519 next issue. Is my favorite? Lawrence Williams has been signed by ACMEE Studio 190 00:14:24,639 --> 00:14:28,480 for the mother role in their new productions so high at the time. Yes, 191 00:14:28,879 --> 00:14:31,840 act MEE believes Miss Williams is the typical American mother, and we'll start 192 00:14:31,840 --> 00:14:35,240 an extensive campaign on her when she arrives in California next month. Oh, 193 00:14:35,320 --> 00:14:37,840 that's very nice of you to print that, mister Talbots. The second paragraph 194 00:14:37,879 --> 00:14:43,080 is much nicer will for me. It says, wonder if act me knows 195 00:14:43,120 --> 00:14:48,639 that Miss Williams is really missus Bessie Doyle, who deserted her husband and three 196 00:14:48,720 --> 00:14:50,679 children when they were infants, and they still wanted on a charge of shoplifting 197 00:14:50,679 --> 00:14:56,960 in her native city. How did you find out about that? It's my 198 00:14:56,080 --> 00:15:01,639 business to find out things, Miss Williams. Oh, it's very possible my 199 00:15:01,720 --> 00:15:05,840 paper would be so crowded by advertisements that the second paragraph doesn't get in. 200 00:15:07,200 --> 00:15:11,480 Oh I haven't any money, and isn't this blackmail? Is? Well, 201 00:15:11,480 --> 00:15:16,679 it's certainly is. What have I asked you for? Oh? Nothing? 202 00:15:18,080 --> 00:15:20,399 How much is a full page ad? I don't know if I want an 203 00:15:20,399 --> 00:15:24,600 ad from you? Oh please, mister Talbot, I'll get the money somewhere. 204 00:15:24,799 --> 00:15:28,919 You've got to take it. Miss Williams, Who are you? My 205 00:15:28,000 --> 00:15:31,159 name is Vance there was nobody in your outer office, so I came right 206 00:15:31,200 --> 00:15:33,720 in. I hope I'm not intruding. You're right with you, certainly it's 207 00:15:33,759 --> 00:15:37,960 Williams. Yes, I'll call you back. You're sure you want to put 208 00:15:37,960 --> 00:15:41,960 an ad in my paper? You no, I do. I'll be speaking 209 00:15:41,960 --> 00:15:48,159 to you. Goodbye, bye, Well vance, you talk quite loud, 210 00:15:48,320 --> 00:15:52,159 Talbot. I heard most of your conversation with that miss Williams. People just 211 00:15:52,399 --> 00:15:56,000 begged but adds in my paper. I don't know why. Oh, yes 212 00:15:56,039 --> 00:15:58,000 you do. If I wanted working on a murder case, i'd blast that 213 00:15:58,039 --> 00:16:02,039 record of your as white open. You'd what and don't leave papers like that 214 00:16:02,080 --> 00:16:06,320 little notation on Roger's Star lying around on your desk very revealing. Are you're 215 00:16:06,360 --> 00:16:07,840 going to blast my racket? Uh? Oh, you're going to get to 216 00:16:07,919 --> 00:16:11,559 help yourself. I don't need any help to break your recket or you people 217 00:16:11,679 --> 00:16:15,519 do talk. I'm glad you did that. It's illegal to start a fight, 218 00:16:15,679 --> 00:16:22,559 but this is self defense and I'm great. Oh, put that in 219 00:16:22,559 --> 00:16:26,799 your newspaper, Talbot. While you're at it, Why don't you insertain that 220 00:16:26,840 --> 00:16:32,039 verdis mad under help wanted just those two words help wanted. Sign it with 221 00:16:32,159 --> 00:16:52,120 your name this is just returning Markham. The Argyle murder case opened with the 222 00:16:52,159 --> 00:16:56,039 finding of the body of a man dressed in brand new clothing, the exception 223 00:16:56,080 --> 00:17:00,320 of a pair of Argyle socks. Fance, with only this meter clue to 224 00:17:00,360 --> 00:17:03,799 work on, has identified the body and has managed to interview three people, 225 00:17:03,559 --> 00:17:07,839 Roger's Starr, owner and featured performer in the theater company in La Martin, 226 00:17:07,880 --> 00:17:12,680 an actress, and Milton Talbot, publisher of a theatrical newspaper. Vans is 227 00:17:12,680 --> 00:17:22,039 now in my office, and all right, marcom Ile, tell you thanks 228 00:17:22,119 --> 00:17:25,400 Vans, inasmuch as you're certain that the Argyle socks John Stanley was wearing put 229 00:17:25,400 --> 00:17:27,079 you on the trail of his murderer. But I think I'm entitled to know. 230 00:17:27,240 --> 00:17:30,000 It's relatively simple for you. You mean, we'll see what you think 231 00:17:30,039 --> 00:17:33,680 after I explain. All right. As you know, I'm working on the 232 00:17:33,720 --> 00:17:37,200 assumption that Stanley's clothing was taken from him, that he was garbed in brand 233 00:17:37,240 --> 00:17:38,920 new clothing by his killer. The killer intended to throw the body from the 234 00:17:38,960 --> 00:17:41,240 ferry, but found he couldn't, so he let it lie on the boat 235 00:17:41,279 --> 00:17:44,559 to be found. I go along with that. Good. Now, when 236 00:17:44,559 --> 00:17:47,559 the murderer bought the new clothes, he forgot to buy socks, and he 237 00:17:47,680 --> 00:17:51,039 thought nothing of leaving Stanley's own socks on the body, believing they couldn't be 238 00:17:51,119 --> 00:17:53,599 traced. But you trace them? No, what do you mean? No? 239 00:17:55,200 --> 00:17:56,519 He told me the socks sent you to the theater where that Roger Star 240 00:17:56,599 --> 00:18:00,680 company was rehearsing a Roman play that I did. But it wasn't the socks 241 00:18:00,720 --> 00:18:03,960 themselves, wasn't. It was a smear of makeup I found inside the socks. 242 00:18:04,519 --> 00:18:07,240 Makeup inside a pair of socks. Yes, what would make up be 243 00:18:07,359 --> 00:18:11,759 doing inside a pair of socks? My answer to that seemed logical. If 244 00:18:11,759 --> 00:18:14,559 the dead man were an actor, and if he were appearing in a play 245 00:18:14,599 --> 00:18:18,240 that called for bare legs, like a Greek or Roman drama, he'd have 246 00:18:18,400 --> 00:18:22,079 makeup on his legs. Oh, there was only one such drama in town, 247 00:18:22,160 --> 00:18:26,519 Roger Star's production. You went there and found John Stanley was missing. 248 00:18:26,519 --> 00:18:29,599 I see now, I'm glad, and there's something I'd like to see, 249 00:18:29,680 --> 00:18:33,079 and that is my way clear to a solution of this case. I refuse 250 00:18:33,200 --> 00:18:37,559 to believe you have no idea who killed Stanley. I refuse to believe. 251 00:18:37,599 --> 00:18:41,799 I can't prove my idea, and so I will. When that is something, 252 00:18:41,839 --> 00:18:45,599 only the murderer continue the murderer. The Stanley killing was for Prophet Markham, 253 00:18:45,640 --> 00:18:57,519 but his slayer is going to give himself away. I'm glad you sent 254 00:18:57,559 --> 00:19:00,000 for in, mister Telford. John always talked about you and I wanted to 255 00:19:00,000 --> 00:19:02,680 meet you, and isn't it funny? But now that he's dead, here 256 00:19:02,720 --> 00:19:04,400 I am in your office. You don't mind to find it an if you 257 00:19:04,480 --> 00:19:07,400 do anything? But why did you stop talking? Well, I've got to 258 00:19:07,440 --> 00:19:08,559 talk. If a person has something to say, a person has to talk 259 00:19:08,599 --> 00:19:11,920 else how would anybody know what it is she has to say. I used 260 00:19:11,920 --> 00:19:14,200 to hear you and John talking all the time. All right, all right, 261 00:19:14,200 --> 00:19:17,240 now look like La Martin. It's my stage name is La. Listen 262 00:19:17,279 --> 00:19:21,119 to him? But I am all right. You know that John and I 263 00:19:21,160 --> 00:19:23,000 had a business arrangement. Of course, I know. Have you always touched 264 00:19:23,000 --> 00:19:26,640 wood when you're talking business like? Yase? Change? So you want as 265 00:19:26,640 --> 00:19:30,240 eccentric as you're saying, are you me? I don't think I'm eccentric. 266 00:19:30,279 --> 00:19:32,839 Other people do, but I'm not responsible for them. Why don't you keep 267 00:19:32,880 --> 00:19:36,839 talking to Albert? Well, that's Betty Lyla. You in that wacky act 268 00:19:36,880 --> 00:19:38,319 you put on are accepted in a lot of places I can't get to. 269 00:19:40,240 --> 00:19:42,799 You can get me a lot of information, like your friend John Stanley used 270 00:19:42,799 --> 00:19:47,680 to do. I pay for information. Do you want to stand enough to 271 00:19:48,039 --> 00:19:51,720 keep listening? That's all I is. Get me some dope on stage people 272 00:19:51,720 --> 00:19:53,160 that they won't want to see published, and I'll see that. There you 273 00:19:53,200 --> 00:19:59,000 are, tell but I'm going to kid Oh no wait, I'm delars Williams. 274 00:19:59,160 --> 00:20:02,839 You have us story about me. I can't afford to take the ad 275 00:20:02,880 --> 00:20:06,039 we talked about, and I can't afford to have you print the story. 276 00:20:06,279 --> 00:20:07,480 So I'm going to kill you. A woman with a gun says she's going 277 00:20:07,519 --> 00:20:10,920 to kill you, mister Talbot. I don't think she will look Miss Williams. 278 00:20:10,960 --> 00:20:14,039 Put down that gun. Let's be reasonable. Reasonable. There's only one 279 00:20:14,119 --> 00:20:18,599 kind of reason, you understand, and it's I knocked her on up hold 280 00:20:18,599 --> 00:20:26,799 a town. Oh pretty good, slugging with my hand bag, don't your 281 00:20:26,880 --> 00:20:30,960 pink Talbot? I guess I rate an assist. Yes, she certainly do. 282 00:20:32,319 --> 00:20:34,279 She comes to I'll cut her out of here. Thanks for your help, 283 00:20:36,599 --> 00:20:40,720 Lilo. We ought to understand each other better, you know, John 284 00:20:40,759 --> 00:20:44,039 Stanley was tired of you. Of course, I just wanted to make sure. 285 00:20:45,039 --> 00:20:48,279 Now where were we in the middle of a business proposition? Oh that's 286 00:20:48,319 --> 00:20:51,440 right. I'm going to give you a phone number. It's my pencil. 287 00:20:51,480 --> 00:20:53,640 I write it down. I wanted my own, my gold pencil. It's 288 00:20:53,720 --> 00:20:56,440 my gold pencil. I've got to have my pencil. Now you're talking like 289 00:20:56,519 --> 00:21:00,640 me. Is a gold pencil underneath that letter? Oh? Yes, thanks, 290 00:21:02,240 --> 00:21:03,920 got to have it. When I write something that has to do with 291 00:21:03,960 --> 00:21:07,559 my business, here's the phone number. Here's it. When you wear anything 292 00:21:07,559 --> 00:21:11,359 I can print, okay, and tell me something. What are you faking 293 00:21:11,400 --> 00:21:15,480 when you're talking normally like nah, or when you're a babbling to tell you 294 00:21:15,559 --> 00:21:19,240 the truth? Tell But I've been doing that babbling act so long I don't 295 00:21:19,240 --> 00:21:32,240 know which is the real me. Look here, mister fans, the last 296 00:21:32,240 --> 00:21:34,000 time you were backstage, you're talking to mister Starr. There is trouble. 297 00:21:34,119 --> 00:21:37,759 Maybe you better go away. I will, Mike, but I'm expecting a 298 00:21:37,759 --> 00:21:41,440 friend of mine to meet me here mister Markham read him outside. Mister Starr 299 00:21:41,440 --> 00:21:44,000 says if you got here again, I should throw you out now. Mike, 300 00:21:44,079 --> 00:21:45,319 please, he said, get the stage. Chance to help me. 301 00:21:45,759 --> 00:21:49,759 That, of course is different problem, no problem that you can solve. 302 00:21:49,759 --> 00:21:55,039 My friend, say, I remember you really you were rehearsing a duel with 303 00:21:55,119 --> 00:21:57,799 mister Starr when I was here last That's right, you were taking John Stanley's 304 00:21:57,839 --> 00:22:03,480 place. So so you must have known Stanley. I still say so. 305 00:22:03,480 --> 00:22:07,319 So if you wanted his job badly enough. What wait a minute, he 306 00:22:07,359 --> 00:22:11,319 didn't kill John Stanley. Eddie here had a job with the company Jo always 307 00:22:11,359 --> 00:22:15,119 headed. He comes to mister Starr's hometown. Oh he does, ain't like 308 00:22:15,319 --> 00:22:19,720 sure, Eddie. Yeah, I've got some information on mister Starr, some 309 00:22:19,799 --> 00:22:25,559 trouble he got in back home. So what year was that? That was 310 00:22:25,599 --> 00:22:29,400 a long time ago. How did you find out? I saw a memorandum 311 00:22:29,400 --> 00:22:30,799 on the desk of a man named Talbot when I went to see him. 312 00:22:32,640 --> 00:22:37,160 I imagine John Stanley knew about mister Starr's trouble. I made the mistake of 313 00:22:37,200 --> 00:22:41,240 telling Stanley one night. And it's not Fancy's Poe hit out like, yes, 314 00:22:41,319 --> 00:22:45,640 mister Starr out the hill. I don't want him to do him, 315 00:22:45,640 --> 00:22:48,640 Ouster Vance, I'm sorry, but I'm not ready to leave yet. I 316 00:22:48,640 --> 00:22:52,000 am give me Frankie, Sam mister Starr, I watched the guy thrown out 317 00:22:52,039 --> 00:22:56,000 come on advancy, better move reinforcements arriving. Eh, well, I still 318 00:22:56,200 --> 00:23:06,119 okay. This isn't the subway. Subway you're on no subway. This is 319 00:23:06,160 --> 00:23:11,559 where you get off. I think you're like leaving a place of your own 320 00:23:11,599 --> 00:23:15,599 free will? Is there? Oh? Markolm, you arrived just in time 321 00:23:15,599 --> 00:23:18,240 to be too late. Two of us might have given the five of them 322 00:23:18,240 --> 00:23:22,440 a little action. Only five of them. Well, let's go back in. 323 00:23:22,039 --> 00:23:26,079 It's a luxury I can't aboard right now, Markham, I want you 324 00:23:26,119 --> 00:23:30,240 to have Roger Star, owner of this company, in my apartment in an 325 00:23:30,240 --> 00:23:33,799 hour. Oh, it sounds like we're nearing the end of his case. 326 00:23:33,240 --> 00:23:37,759 I'll do advance. But why because he had a motive for killing John Stanley. 327 00:23:37,079 --> 00:23:40,480 So did a man named Talbot. I'd like you to have there too, 328 00:23:40,839 --> 00:23:44,640 And likewise, a girl named Lilam Martin that's her stage name. That 329 00:23:44,640 --> 00:23:48,440 shouldn't be too much trouble the showdown, Vance, I think. So if 330 00:23:48,440 --> 00:24:00,400 you can get all three to show up while we're waiting for this Evans to 331 00:24:00,440 --> 00:24:02,440 get here, I think I'll sit in the same cheer I said in when 332 00:24:02,440 --> 00:24:03,640 I was here before the red one? All right with you, mister Starts, 333 00:24:03,720 --> 00:24:07,079 certainly? Well, then get up. You're sitting in it. I 334 00:24:07,359 --> 00:24:11,920 want it. I always did when I'm sitting around with just my patience, 335 00:24:11,960 --> 00:24:15,039 Markham, what's the big idea of getting us straight here? I'm sure Vans 336 00:24:15,079 --> 00:24:19,119 fans will explain everything now that he is here. Mister Evans, if you'll 337 00:24:19,119 --> 00:24:22,720 only tell me what size sucks you were here, I'm sorry I kept you 338 00:24:22,759 --> 00:24:26,960 waiting. I had to stop at a stationary store. I have in my 339 00:24:26,039 --> 00:24:29,880 hand three pads and three sets of pencils. What are we going to do? 340 00:24:29,880 --> 00:24:32,119 A play school? Yes, but I'm the only one who's going to 341 00:24:32,200 --> 00:24:33,880 learn anything. That's one set of pencils and a pad for you, Miss 342 00:24:33,880 --> 00:24:37,039 Martin. Martin, it's your stage, one set of pencils and a pad 343 00:24:37,079 --> 00:24:40,839 for you, and mister Start. I suppose I should say thank you. 344 00:24:41,160 --> 00:24:45,000 Perhaps I'll have occasion to thank you. Ribber, you're set, mister Talbot. 345 00:24:45,079 --> 00:24:47,880 Just what I always want? A pad and three pencils, each of 346 00:24:47,880 --> 00:24:51,400 a different color. Gee, what do we do with these? Each of 347 00:24:51,440 --> 00:24:53,799 you? Take your green pencil and write the word green on the pad. 348 00:24:55,160 --> 00:24:59,480 Go on, do it, oh brother? Are to yourself. Please, 349 00:25:00,119 --> 00:25:03,400 Now what the next pencil is, the red one, Take it and write 350 00:25:03,440 --> 00:25:06,559 the word red on the pad. Now do the same thing with the black 351 00:25:06,599 --> 00:25:11,079 pencil, writing the word black. What's this you'll see? Markham already? 352 00:25:11,359 --> 00:25:14,960 Yeah, of course, good your pad, Miss Martin. Oh yes, 353 00:25:15,039 --> 00:25:18,440 here, green, red black, yours, mister Talbot, here, green, 354 00:25:18,559 --> 00:25:22,759 red black, mister Starr, here you are, thank you, green, 355 00:25:22,880 --> 00:25:26,279 red black. Take a look at these three slips, Markham, I 356 00:25:26,319 --> 00:25:30,200 am looking. Everyone seemed to write what you told him to, except mister 357 00:25:30,279 --> 00:25:33,400 Starr. What's going on here? I wrote green red black. Didn't die, 358 00:25:33,599 --> 00:25:37,119 certainly, but you used the wrong pencil. You used the black pencil 359 00:25:37,119 --> 00:25:41,240 to write green and reverse the other two. Also. Oh, that's terrible, 360 00:25:41,279 --> 00:25:44,359 isn't it. What's it's supposed to approve? Nothing very much, just 361 00:25:44,599 --> 00:26:06,079 that you killed John Stanley? Please, fans very well. You have a 362 00:26:06,119 --> 00:26:08,039 confession from Roger's Starr. But you want to know how I discovered he was 363 00:26:08,079 --> 00:26:11,799 the killer from that red, green and black test? That is it exactly? 364 00:26:12,640 --> 00:26:15,000 Well, let's go back to the argyle socks. Mark, all right, 365 00:26:15,119 --> 00:26:18,759 the brown argyle socks that were on the legs of the dead John Stanley. 366 00:26:18,839 --> 00:26:22,599 I'm back to them. I told you that the killer in reclothing the 367 00:26:22,599 --> 00:26:26,400 body had forgotten to buy socks, simple error of which he thought nothing. 368 00:26:26,519 --> 00:26:29,759 But he left the corps wearing a blue outfit suit and tie and brown socks 369 00:26:29,799 --> 00:26:33,079 with black shoes. I'm beginning done stand Bans. You're beginning to understand correctly, 370 00:26:33,119 --> 00:26:36,960 too good. Roger's Starr saw nothing wrong in leaving Stanley's own socks on 371 00:26:37,000 --> 00:26:38,799 the body because he didn't know they were brown. Uh huh? Who was 372 00:26:38,839 --> 00:26:42,119 colorblind? As my test proved, you knew the murderer had to be colorblind, 373 00:26:42,200 --> 00:26:45,279 or he'd never have left, save as a clue that the dead body 374 00:26:45,279 --> 00:26:48,200 had been reclosed exactly when Starr couldn't tell what color pencil he had in his 375 00:26:48,240 --> 00:26:52,519 hand. I knew he was colorblind. I knew his motive, of course, 376 00:26:52,960 --> 00:26:56,920 desire to keep John Stanley from selling information about his past to Talbot. 377 00:26:56,480 --> 00:27:00,480 He didn't know Stanley had already told the black Man editor, against whom I 378 00:27:00,519 --> 00:27:03,839 have already prepared an indictment. Food. It'll be the end of this black 379 00:27:03,880 --> 00:27:07,799 meaning paper, believe me, thanks, just as this is the end of 380 00:27:07,839 --> 00:28:29,039 the Argyle murder case. Markham a boy, Oh wait, I'm not a 381 00:28:29,079 --> 00:28:33,960 sailor, so welcome back, because sailors they always say ahoy. I knew 382 00:28:34,000 --> 00:28:37,319 a guy who had been in the Navy and he never said ahoy to me. 383 00:28:37,640 --> 00:28:41,319 Maybe it's just because he didn't like me, but I digress. I 384 00:28:41,559 --> 00:28:47,759 love the performance of Lila. Now, this is a stick that can get 385 00:28:47,960 --> 00:28:52,880 really annoying, and you can understand why the characters in the story were annoyed 386 00:28:52,920 --> 00:29:00,240 by it, but the way the actors did it was just perfect. So 387 00:29:00,640 --> 00:29:06,880 it's interesting that the actor who was murdered was named John Stanley, given that 388 00:29:06,960 --> 00:29:12,319 that was the actual name of a New York radio actor. John Stanley played 389 00:29:12,640 --> 00:29:18,359 Sherlock Holmes in the two seasons that were sponsored by Clipper Craft, and I 390 00:29:18,400 --> 00:29:22,559 can't help but wondering if there's some inside joke we might be missing here, 391 00:29:22,799 --> 00:29:29,359 because that's a weird coincidence. Follow Ants continues to get his exercise, and 392 00:29:29,920 --> 00:29:33,440 I have to admit, of all the beatdowns he's given in the show, 393 00:29:33,599 --> 00:29:40,519 probably no guy deserved it more than the blackmailing newspaper guy. Although I think 394 00:29:40,559 --> 00:29:48,400 that they do kind of try to ground his abilities here with the idea that 395 00:29:48,480 --> 00:29:52,319 he might be able to win some two on one fights, But He's not 396 00:29:52,480 --> 00:29:57,279 going to be one of those action guys who beats up five people. Apparently, 397 00:29:57,319 --> 00:30:02,799 if he wanted to, the district attorney was more than happy to go 398 00:30:02,880 --> 00:30:10,519 in and get into Fistikovs with some stage hands in order to further the investigation. 399 00:30:10,799 --> 00:30:14,799 So at last Vans had that going for him. All right, Well, 400 00:30:14,799 --> 00:30:18,799 listen to our comments and feedback now, and had a comment from Joel, 401 00:30:19,039 --> 00:30:23,599 who writes, I cheered to hear that Dragnette is coming back. This 402 00:30:23,759 --> 00:30:27,720 was my entry into the podcast and honestly the world of old time radio. 403 00:30:29,160 --> 00:30:32,960 That being said, I've also really enjoyed Tales of the Texas Rangers, and 404 00:30:33,000 --> 00:30:36,640 I'm sorry to see that program coming to an end. Well, thank you 405 00:30:36,720 --> 00:30:40,079 so much, Joel. I appreciate your comment. And now it's time to 406 00:30:40,160 --> 00:30:42,599 thank our Patreon supporter of the day, and I want to go ahead and 407 00:30:42,680 --> 00:30:49,079 thank Mona. 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Oh yes, please come out here to the 417 00:31:36,559 --> 00:31:41,079 house right away. There's something wrong, Johnny. I you said you came 418 00:31:41,119 --> 00:31:45,880 back at a South Bend too well, because you didn't want me to have 419 00:31:45,920 --> 00:31:48,799 to be alone to face the death of my father. Yes, dear Johnny, 420 00:31:49,400 --> 00:31:55,519 you also said you have business here. Well, yes, it is 421 00:31:55,559 --> 00:31:59,599 it connected with my father's death. Unny, Please, do you don't lie 422 00:31:59,640 --> 00:32:04,000 to me? He was insured for over a million dollars or do you know 423 00:32:04,119 --> 00:32:08,599 that? Listen? Was this business of yours connected with daddy? Was it 424 00:32:08,680 --> 00:32:15,519 because you too think he was murdered? Johnny? I'll come on and see 425 00:32:15,559 --> 00:32:19,240 him. I hope you'll be with us then. 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