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the Midnight Ride Ladies and Gentlemen. The ringing of that phone bell brings you
a mystery adventure. Nerowolf's office actually good when speaking. Oooh oh yeah,
Hello, Doc, how are you? What in trouble you? Your travel
treble Archie hang out its id dentist Doctor thrumming made him weak. We never
can find him when we need him. Ten minutes after Robbie's as Doc,
Doc, you're talking so fast I can't make head in the tails of it.
Look, look, listen, Doc, come on over here and we'll
be able to hear you it. Luly take you a few minutes, right,
you consistently disabet me. I want to work on my paper about your
Donte cousins. Doctrummik has a friend is in some trouble and he needs our
advice. Besides, we owe Doc a fair sized little bill. Remember money
again, you money is the curse of our times. Yeah, man,
bring on all the curses. It is available, ladies and gentlemen. It's
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This story is when we referred to is the case of the midnight ride.
Oh yeah, there was a ride, all right, But it would
never have happened if we hadn't received another phone call a few minutes after our
doctor Thrummig phone. It was late in the evening a Nerowolf was studying his
paper on orchids while I was absorbed in playing some phonograph rights archie hie not
so loud. I can't possibly think when you paid an infronto thing of such
volume me. Oh that you said was? I said? I can't understand
why you can't get music from a phonograph without vibrating the top of the instrument.
That's right, that's right. I can't understand why the nighbors have called
the police. You you're here, the argie Ergie? All right, I'll
answer, you're fired naturally. Hello? Is this Archie? Good one?
I know, mister wolf? What me? Archie? Yeah? I need
help out. Please come at once, please hope, please you near a?
Who is this? This is Gloria? But no, no, don't
Gloria? Who? Hello? Hello? Well did you hear that? Another
female? By what heaped? Boys? Who do you know named Gloria?
Gloria? I ain't know nothing about anyone named Gloria. She said. Her
name was Gloria is something. I couldn't quite get the last name, but
she did say Ronaldo Road. Well, it's quite possible that she decides on
Ronaldo Road. First, she asked if this was actually good? When speaking,
before I had a chance to say anything, she asked me to come
to her at once. She needed help. For you to bring me along.
I mean for me to bring near all along. You don't even know
what you're talking about. Well, she said she was Gloria bar Mar or
something like that, and then she said Ronaldo Road West. And then the
scream, and that's all that was. Use your pattern of your experience with
women. Sounded like a hand was slapped over her mouth or she was grabbed
by the throat. We're nearro with you. I am taking no more assignments
as we Ronaldo Road West, where is it? I don't believe there is
a Ronaldo Road west if I remember correctly, Ronaldo Road runs north and south
and is approximately twelve miles long. But she said west. What she probably
tried to say when she was interrupted was Ronaldo Road west Chester. Westchester.
Of course, asked Inspector Kramer to try to check on that phone call.
I'll ask him to try. By the way, do you expect to find
the scorier live, Archie? I certainly hope so. Now you aware that
if someone strangled her, and they must have heard her speak your name,
yes, and yours too? Shall I open my boss? Why not let
us face it? Archie? Huh, it's me Archie. Wait till I
slide the night chain off. Doctor thrummy my, No, I forgot all
about you. Doc. It's only been three or four minutes. I have
never had such a disturbing night since I had my first patient. But at
first I was afraid to leave the house. And why were you serving?
Doctor trummy? But there were two men sitting in front of my place in
the car. Oh, good evening. You were they waiting for you?
Darker? Why not? Very likely? Since she called me, I've been
so completely unnerved. Ye have some brands. Oh no, no, no,
no, no, no, you know I never that is I was
small. I am upset. He understand. Oh that's just too cold you
and upset you? So? Oh hello, Nira? Did someone call me?
When you phoned me frantically that a woman called you? I couldn't understand
you on the phone. Oh, yes, she has poor Gloria. She
was cut off. Did you say Gloria? But didn't? I thought I
did. Oh what did you say? I said Gloria? Oh my,
isn't that strange? I thought that's what I said? No, no,
no more, please, we just had a call from Gloria. Who is
Glory? Well, you remember we all went to school together, that is,
Oh you do to remember Gloria? You know? She was just what
is Gloria's last name, doctor Tremming, Well it was Gloria Barnsworth. I
don't know what it is now, that's what she was trying to say to
me, Barnesworth. Did she tell you where to find her? No she
didn't, Oh dear, she was just about to tell me when I said,
I'd call you an archie and get your help, and then she was
cut off. How do you know she's the Gloria Barnsworth? You knew,
and I'm supposed to know my Could you open the windows? Why? Yeah,
Archie? Oh sorry, doctor, air outside's contaminated. Oh is that
so with what oxygen? Oh? These factories? Factories? Oh what?
I found her picture in an old class photo here it is. Yeah,
now I remember, but Doc, you and this gal were several years ahead
of me in school. I'm not in this picture, so she must be
about forty now. Well, gentlemen of her seem to have a situation.
We're in hand now, so if you would excuse me, I ever retired
to my room. But we don't have anything figured out yet, haven't you
will let me know in the morning how successful you have been? Good night?
Well, anyway, a woman called here and just as she was about
to tell me who she was in her address, she was cut off as
though she was strangled. Yeah, Archie, did you see someone strangled?
I don't know, Doc, I hope not. Well, let's start our
search along Ronaldo Road. Ye, Archie, don't answer it. They're after
me, the men in the car. They saw me come in here after
you? Non so you found out Gloria for me? Don't that mean?
Now? How could you know all that? Do you mind? A short
one? I'm so weak today, Please, Archie, don't open it.
I warn you. Just relax, Doc, I'll handle it. Good inning,
evening you, Archie, good one. No he is, yes,
no I'm not he is. Put up your hands and hope the night chain.
Now, just turn off his light. I told you what I told
you, White Wolf. Oh he's been in bed for hours. And who
is this little man? Why don't you know? This is my my my
brother brother Cuthbert. Yes he's quite right. I'm a bit older than he
is. All right, get your coat and hats off that wreck? What
for? We're all going for a little ride along the river. And it's
a bit chilly. Oh, dear me, I feel faint. I'm getting
busy. Got your hat and put that bottle down. But it's so cold
out there. Along, here's a car, now me, it's a good
one. Hand over that gun in your pocket but I haven't got Okay,
they thank you. Now get in the car. You get in the front
seat with the driver. Good one. Your brother can get back with me.
Okay, you know where we're going? Driver? Yeah? Yeah,
but what going? But do you know who this guy is? I do?
Why? Well? Now, look, well this guy is aren't a
good one? What he is? Well, this won't work. I mean,
I didn't know it was going to be good one. He's with Miro
Wolf. What's your name? Pal? I can't see, but I seem
to recognize your voice. Well, well, you see it was like this.
I was in there to start driving. Okay, okay, I'm going
now see here, it's getting very late. I don't like this. Where
are you taking it? Deep? Coma, don't get excited, just take
it easy. Listen, a good one. I got a record. What's
the idea? Back of all? His friend? We're off the road here
driving, but we're way out in the country. I will all get out
here now Wait a minute, get out you too, drive? Wait a
second. What's the big idea? All of your stopped walking over to that
clump of trees. Go on, what's he going to do? What do
you think? Okay, that's good. Just stand there. Now, get
out your gun. Driver, wait a minute's get out your gun and don't
turn around. Driver, I'll let him have it. Go on, off
kill you look quick for this kind of stuff besides colin and empty and I'm
gone. I just drop your gun on the ground there now, I will
take good ones gun, and after I finished with it, I'll just toss
it over beside his body. He Now, wait a minute, notice I
have gloves on. Hey, doctor, doctor thrumming? You all right?
Doctor? Oh alright, chie, I'm sorry. I'm sorry I got you
into this. I can't last long. Where are your head? Tell Niro
make him a present of his new bridge work I put him. But look
at you. I wanted to die in my bed with my friends around.
You're not bleeding. I wanted to choir to see what I'm not bleeding?
No are you? No? The driver was a bad shot. He missed
both of them. And what am I doing down here on the ground?
You fainted at the first shot. I dropped purposely on the second shot he
missed every time. Come I get up from there. We're very lucky people.
What became of them? Had me my gun? Oh? Is this
your gun? Rapidness? Handkerchief? Come over here? Yep? Here he
is a driver and he's dead. This is dreadful, Ouchie, What do
we do now? We got a lighter, here's my pocket flash, here's
his gun beside him, don't touch it. Well, let's do his pocket.
You knew what he meant when he said he had a record for me
someplace. The picture of a girl, says to Mike from Violent, Mike
Fellow's face is certainly familiar, but I can't Hey, wait a minute,
Mike, Mike, Mike Jordan. That's it, Mike Jordan. Yeah,
Wolf cleared him on a frame up three years ago. And this this girl,
Violet, is an entertainer in a nightclub downtown US. But what us
oldest have to do with Gloria Strange? There's no other identification on him.
The other guy took it off of him, and now we got to find
Violet. How we can't even find Gloria? I think now that this guy
Mike Jordan missed us deliberately let's start hooking it back to that last crossroad.
There was a telephone there. I'll call NERO. So that's the story so
far. Mister Wolf. Sorry to wake you up, but we wanted you
to know, yes we did. Oh such a night. When was your
reason for turning the man? That doctor thrumming? Was your brother? I
didn't want him to know that it was Doc because Gloria had called Doc and
he must have known about it. And the driver return that to be Mike
Jordan. And what did Mike say to you in the car. Well,
he didn't finish, but he said I got a record for you. Good,
wasn't it? And then the man shot him up. And when you
located Violet at her place, she was cataloging recording. Lean in here now,
gee, sit down, doctor Tommy, Yeah, I am a bit
wary. Come in Violet. Uh, Violet, this is say wait a
minute, your near a wolf? Sit down right? Well, what's the
idea, mister Goodwin? Where'd you bring me here? Will you look at
this? Forduit says to make from Violet? Where'd you get this? I
got it? Violet? But we want to know is where is Mike?
Now? What's he doing? Can you tell us where he lives. What's
Mike done now? Can you tell us his address? Maybe you know who
he has been working for. Yeah, a guy with a big car and
a lot of dough. You seen this man, Yeah, kind of a
good looking guy. I think his name is Surat or something like that.
I understand you've been occupying yourself with cataloging some photograph recordings. Yeah, that's
what I was doing when mister Goodwin came in. Mike's got a home recorder
over his place. Do you have all the records that have been made on
the machine so far? No, just what we made in the last week.
Lots more of his place. Do you and Mike know of a woman
named Gloria? Oh, at least I don't remember. It was on Rinaldo
Road. Gloria Barnsworth was a Maiden Moon. Where is this Ronaldo Road?
I don't know. It's in Westchester. We think I've never been there.
What has Mike done, mister wool Is it bad? As a matter of
fact, Mike is in the clear. There's no charge against him and there
never will be. You haven't seen him for a couple of weeks. No,
And I never go to his apartment. Unless him and some guests are
there. Do you know where he is? Will you give me the address
of his apartment? Okay, three twenty four East thirty fister, Thank you
very much, young lady. What's all so mysterious? How something's happened to
Mike? I can tell by the way you talk very well, Archie,
you have a special visit to make look for the machine, and it's quite
late, so you had best hurry. Well, I'm going with you,
Archie. A good night in you know, good morning. I don't even
know what day it is. Come along, Violet, we'll drop you at
your place first. Well, here we are, Doc, yes, has
his name right on it, Mike Jordan's No. We're fairly certain that no
one's in there. And well you know I didn't lock the lights are on.
I know, I know listens a light humming noise, But where is
it coming from? Overnight? Corner those walls, cabinets there? It is
a radio and a photograph combination. This in a recording machine. In the
recording I'm still down on the record. Just lift it off and put the
playback in a line. There we are. Look, I don't go in
for that kind of stuff. You were working for me for several weeks.
Now happened to go Shoe a boss, but I never went into New cap.
We're gonna pick this guy up and take him for a little ride.
Why you drive a car? Okay, I'll take a chance, but remember
I am just a driver of your car. If anything happens, I didn't
know nothing. You'll do just as I say, intident. I know a
lot about you. Thinks the police would not to move. Okay, okay,
I'm working for you. I came out to Ronaldo Road to make an
honest lifting, and I see him right back where I started, and worse,
I just ain't kind of chance. We'll remind me I've been perform the
place. Hello, how is it actually? Yes? Yes, tonight,
yesternight that time? Oh yes, yes, he's all right. Don't worry.
Goodbye. Have you got a gun? Shoe never used it? You
won't be here, and I want you to bring it along. Dot In
Kate Hide. You've got nothing to worry about. I'll take care of every
day and nothing will ben trace to either of us. You got your money,
let's go mind it's getting late. Well, doc, he did say
Ronaldo rude, And that's where our Gloria called from, so they're all tied
in together. Come along, Doc, we're going back to mister Wolf again.
We'll just take this record with us. Well, I I guess this
phonograph was worth after all. Yes, indeed, hey, don't you find
this a very interesting recording? You know, I'm sure we're going to add
it to our collection. And these are the two men who took you on
the ride. That's right, But there's really no further along, and I'll
desire to help Gloria. That's right where on Ronaldo Road? Of course,
if we can finally address while you go with us down there or over there
or wherever it is, I might and you already have the crew to the
address we have where in that phonograph recording, plead again, Erg, just
the part where he uses the telephone and throw the speed way down and take
down the numbers I call off. Okay, boy seek Hi three? Two?
Who three? That's enough. By slowing down the record, we were
able to count the clicks of each number he used on the dyre. Now
there's the number the man call. We hope it is on Ronaldo Road.
Have Inspector Kramer get the address of that number. Combination, and we are
ready to make our assaults. I'll call Kramer and then I'll get the car
out. It hadn't been out for weeks. Maybe it won't start. No
such luck, Artie, I assure you, no such luck. Oh here
it is. I think we must go through this big gate. Yes,
yes, there's the number twenty three. Ronaldo. Slip up to the entrance
as sophy as possible. Turn out your headlamps. There we are, boss,
easy, now getting out. Don't hold up, don't hould on.
Yeah, yeah, we are now. Come along. Yeah. Spooky sort
of places, and all big houses are like that. Must be twenty rooms.
It's not a light in the place. Using knocker, Archie, Oh
stand back, here come somebody. Yeah. Uh is Gloria in Gloria and
who are you? And we are here to see Gloria? Come come.
It's this hour of the night, certainly not just a moment. She's an
old friend of mine. Yes, and here's too, he's Archie, my
good man. What is your name is Jennings? In the household is in
bed at this hour? They asking for you, miss Gloria for me.
Well, come in, gentlemen, can I go Jennings? Please? Very
well missed. Just what did you want? Said? Doctor? Is this
the Gloria? I don't know it doesn't, are you Gloria? Yes?
Well why did you call us? Oh? Then then you're actually a good
one. Yes, and I'm doctor throwing. But you called you because I
need your help desperately? What's going on here? This? Oh? Who
are the gentlemen? You see? Uncle? Mister Goodwin came going to see
you Hill because I think you had better go to your room? I maam,
don't you think that is best? Your room and race? No?
No, I don't want to. I won't go to your room. No,
no, I won't a care. All those people walk in and out.
They want to kill me, Jenny take her to her room? Yes,
oh no I won't. I won't let me hundreds of people that kill
me. No, no, I'm so sorry, but there's nothing we can
do with her now. Mister Goodwin, Yeah, what is it you wish?
You can call you uncle? Oh? Pardon me, I'm near a
wolf? How do you do me to wolf? Yes, she called me
uncle, but I'm not really a relative. I'm doctor Gunther, retained by
the family. As you can see, a girl is quite guiled. Oh,
well, we're all friends at Glorias and we'd like to see it.
But you just all her. We don't refer to this young lady. We
have in mind the elder La Gloria. Now come, doctor Ganther, you
know to whom we refer what you mean, the girl's aunt. Well,
it's very strange if you are a friend of the aunt but you are not
aware of her condition. Her condition, Yes, the aunt has been bed
ridden for nearly a year paralysis, and it seems to be most coincidental with
your visit. But she passed away this afternoon, died Gloria this afternoon.
But how could that be. We'd like to see the remains, doctor gant
Yes, we'd like to see the remains. Just where are they? They
are here, mister, and if you and your brother and mister Wolfe will
step this way to the small parlor. There you are, gentlemen, I'll
leave you alone. I'll be in the library. Well, gentlemen, here
she is. What do you say do you recognize this woman? Well?
Yeah, it's been many years, but that is Gloria barnes Worth. Good
heavens, yes, it's Gloria, all right, cool woman? I remember
now she married a very wealthy manufacturer named Kenton who died that she's remained a
widow. He said she died this afternoon. Are you sure it was an
elderly woman who called you this evening and right away? Just fear her for
it's warm. She couldn't have been dead more than an hour. She isn't
dead. Noose signs are pulse. Your cigarette case beeds mm hmm. And
he's like moisture respiration, very perceptible. He's under heavy courses. You can
give them a heavy doorse lately, Let's get out of here. Wait,
you recognize the uncle rather than doctor Gunther know the youth from it. He
looked like the man who took you for a ride. It was too dark,
boss, and it was all bundled up and heavy closed. Let's get
out of here. The doors look after we came in. He's right,
Come on, doc, let's put our shoulders to it. One. So,
gentle, what on earth does this wad you lock the door? Oh?
I'm sorry, it's it's a spring lock. I had no intention of
locking the door. And I suggest Archie that you haven't repaired. And now
Archie, will you stepped to the door and Inspector Kramering. He followed us
up the driveway about time getting cold out of here, Inspector Kramer, this
is doctor Gunther. In that room is a woman he claims his dead.
She is actually under the heavy influence of narcotics. Yeah, who is she?
This is Gloria Canton, widow of the wealthy shoe manufacturer. And this
attractive young lady coming down the stairs is supposed to be mentally ill, which
I do not believe. Her name is Gloria too, a niece of the
elder Gloria that Archie and I both knew. Gloria Bardsworth can't say yeah,
yeah, I get it, I get it. And I suggest that this
man is not a doctor at his young Gloria's husband, and they are attempting
to force the aunt Gloria to change her will in their favor. This is
utterly ridiculous. The aunt was able to form doctromic in me tonight, but
she was apparently caught in the act. And this man who is posing as
the uncle hired Mike Jordan to drive his car while he Archie with the intent
of killing him with this This is the same man, the same and if
Mike Jordan hadn't recognized Archie, both of you would be quite dead. This
man double crossed Mike and kill him, believing that the whole thing would be
blamed on Mike. Mike deliberately missed, all right, So what are you
gonna do about it? Mar Let's get out to have fast look out.
He's all right, now, get those hands up and keep him up.
Come along, Artie, I have another appointment. The inspector can handle it
from here on. Oh, oh, dear me, Oh what happened?
Am I? All right? Yeah? You just finded again when the shooting
started. Really quite fortunate that Mike Jordan recorded that conversation. Fortunate indeed,
how did you know this uncle was the same guy who took us for a
ride? First? By his speech, Bettern, he is undoubtedly can,
But you must have missed the most important slipper. What was there when he
escorted us to see the body? He said to you, Archie, if
you and your brother and mister Whorf will stip this way now, how would
he believe that doctor Treming was your brother? No one mentioned it? Of
course the clue I planted and then missed myself. Quite right, Archie,
Quite right? What time, is it? Uh? Eight am. I
certainly appreciate you coming out for me on this deal. Oh but I didn't
do it just for you. There is an Orchid Lover's convention this morning at
nine o'clock. What and you mean? Yes, I'm sure you'll enjoy tremendously,
both of you. Oh brother, what's nothing, Doc, nothing at
all? You have been listening to the New Adventures of Nero Wolfe starring Sydney
green Street. Good Night's transcribe story by John Edison was based on the characters
created by Reg Staff. This is an Edwin Patterman program produced and directed by
ja Donald Wilson. In the cast where Harry Bartel as Archie Goodwin and Howard
mcneer, Gene Bates, Peter Leeds, Bill Johnstone, Grace Leonard, and
Janeavello. Next week, at this same time, Nero Wolf and Archie will
bring you the Case of the Final Page. Don Stanley speaking three chimes mean
good times on NBC Welcome Back. Well. They trying to work a little
bit of cleverness into getting Neural Wolf out of the house, and this one
it was because he also needed to go somewhere else, so he went out
on the case, which is better than just having him go out for the
sake of the case. The mystery here, I thought the cleverest part was
when Wolf figured out what the phone number was, a trick that other detectives
have done with touch tone phones because the tones can sound a little different depending
on the phone, but much harder to do. I think, well we
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