1 00:00:28,440 --> 00:00:35,479 Welcome to the Great Detectives of Old Time Radio from Boise, Idaho. This 2 00:00:35,719 --> 00:00:40,039 is your host, Adam Graham. If you have a comment, email it 3 00:00:40,240 --> 00:00:46,000 to me Box thirteen at Great Detectives dot net. Follow us on Twitter at 4 00:00:46,119 --> 00:00:50,880 Radio Detectives, and check us out on Instagram, Instagram, dot com, 5 00:00:51,200 --> 00:00:56,240 slash Great Detectives. Our listener support campaign continues and you can become one of 6 00:00:56,240 --> 00:01:00,439 our ongoing Patreon supporters for its little as two dollars per month by going to 7 00:01:00,560 --> 00:01:04,959 Patreon dot Great Detectives dot and net. We'll get to vote on our summer 8 00:01:06,120 --> 00:01:11,840 series in April, and you'll also receive a monthly newspletter with updates from me 9 00:01:11,280 --> 00:01:17,359 about life and the direction of the podcast. And again that's for any Patreon 10 00:01:17,400 --> 00:01:22,280 supporter for us a little last two dollars per month while we're doing yet another 11 00:01:22,400 --> 00:01:27,400 twice Whole Tale program. And what we do with these programs is we take 12 00:01:27,439 --> 00:01:33,239 a look at a radio program and then we take a look at how the 13 00:01:33,359 --> 00:01:40,319 script got recycled onto another program. And sometimes there are big differences and big 14 00:01:40,439 --> 00:01:45,519 changes, and sometimes there are smaller changes. This week, we're going to 15 00:01:45,560 --> 00:01:53,959 get to see how a script was adapted from the United States to Australia. 16 00:01:53,519 --> 00:02:00,519 The story begins with the Adventures of the Abbots, A series was launched over 17 00:02:00,840 --> 00:02:07,480 NBC in the fall of nineteen fifty four. It was based on the Pat 18 00:02:07,519 --> 00:02:14,439 and Gene Abbott novels by Francis Crane, and it even used the naming device 19 00:02:14,759 --> 00:02:20,479 of her novels in including a color in the title, the first episode being 20 00:02:20,560 --> 00:02:25,000 the Brown paper Bag and others being things such as the Midnight Black records for 21 00:02:25,199 --> 00:02:32,280 the Rickshaw Red Lipsticks. This ran for thirty five weeks until it was canceled. 22 00:02:32,960 --> 00:02:39,840 The scraps for the Adventures of the Abbots were reworked into It's a Crime, 23 00:02:39,919 --> 00:02:46,560 Mister Collins, a series for the Mutual Network that essentially renamed Pat and 24 00:02:46,960 --> 00:02:54,280 Gene Abbott as Greg and Gail Collins. Greg Collins was reportedly played by Manda 25 00:02:54,520 --> 00:03:00,919 Kramer and Gail Collins played by an actress name Gail Collins. And this I 26 00:03:01,000 --> 00:03:07,960 have to be a bit incredulous about because I haven't found any contemporary accounts that 27 00:03:08,240 --> 00:03:15,599 support that. Plus I can't find any famous actress or radio actress who went 28 00:03:15,680 --> 00:03:22,319 by the name Gail Collins. Now the name Gail Collins is famous as a 29 00:03:22,520 --> 00:03:29,560 new York Times opinion columnist. However, miss Collins not only doesn't have a 30 00:03:29,639 --> 00:03:34,599 record as a radio actress, but was ten years old when It's a Crime 31 00:03:34,639 --> 00:03:39,080 Mister Collins began airing over the Mutual Broadcasting System. That said, it aired 32 00:03:39,120 --> 00:03:46,719 for twenty four weeks before being canceled, and then the series went to Australia 33 00:03:46,039 --> 00:03:53,719 with Keith Eden and Mary Disney starring as mister and Missus Collins, and that 34 00:03:53,879 --> 00:03:59,960 series lasted for fifty two weeks, beginning on March the fourth of nineteen fifty 35 00:04:00,280 --> 00:04:04,680 seven. It should be said that there are no episodes from the American run 36 00:04:04,800 --> 00:04:09,639 of It's a Crime, Mister Collins, so we can't say how much, 37 00:04:09,879 --> 00:04:14,759 if at all, the scripts were changed by the time they were even considered 38 00:04:14,800 --> 00:04:18,639 for adaptation in Australia. All that to say, let's go ahead and take 39 00:04:18,639 --> 00:04:25,639 a lesson to the Adventures of the Abbots. The original air date on this 40 00:04:25,680 --> 00:04:30,160 one is April the third, nineteen fifty five, and the title is The 41 00:04:30,399 --> 00:04:40,839 Fabulous Emerald Necklace. After all, if a girl wears a dazzling necklace worth 42 00:04:40,920 --> 00:04:44,399 a fortune, should it make a man want to kiss her or killer? 43 00:05:01,439 --> 00:05:08,120 The National Broadcasting Company presents the Adventures of the Abbots, starring Claudia Morgan and 44 00:05:08,240 --> 00:05:12,720 Less Damon as Pat and Jeane Abbott, those popular characters, a detective fiction 45 00:05:12,959 --> 00:05:16,519 created by Francis Crane. NBC invite you to join Pat and Jean each week 46 00:05:16,519 --> 00:05:21,079 at this time for an exciting adventure in Romanson crime. In our story, 47 00:05:21,120 --> 00:05:27,199 tonight will be Miss Sherry Brittain making her dramatic debut in radio. Now Here 48 00:05:27,240 --> 00:05:30,519 is Claudia Morgan as Jean Abbott to set the stage for tonight's puzzle in murder, 49 00:05:30,959 --> 00:05:48,000 a story entitled The Fabulous Emerald Necklace. The necklace was a breathtaking collection 50 00:05:48,040 --> 00:05:53,639 of precious stones. It belonged to missus Dexter Blake, a curious young woman 51 00:05:53,680 --> 00:05:58,000 without any social background who'd somehow manage to marry the heir to the Blake fortune. 52 00:05:59,000 --> 00:06:01,519 Late one night, husband had left the Star Dust club and were strolling 53 00:06:01,560 --> 00:06:05,000 to their Park Avenue townhouse, which was just around the corner from the club. 54 00:06:06,959 --> 00:06:10,879 Really, Kathy, I don't think you behaved very well at the club. 55 00:06:11,079 --> 00:06:15,079 Oh will you stop picking on me? Dexter. Don't be so pretty. 56 00:06:15,560 --> 00:06:18,199 You've been doing it all evening. I just had a little fun at 57 00:06:18,199 --> 00:06:24,360 the club after all our square. Can you get really? Sometimes I've had 58 00:06:24,439 --> 00:06:29,199 more than enough trouble because of you. The snobbery deal Again, it isn't 59 00:06:29,240 --> 00:06:32,279 snobbery, Kathy. It's just that I do have a rather well known family 60 00:06:32,279 --> 00:06:36,319 where sensitive to publicity. The columnists were very cool when you married me, 61 00:06:36,360 --> 00:06:41,319 and every time you miss behave publicly, you're just proving that point. You 62 00:06:41,399 --> 00:06:45,480 believe their point too, don't you. I mean that there's something very wrong 63 00:06:45,519 --> 00:06:49,319 about your having married a divorcee, especially one whose family wasn't descended from the 64 00:06:49,319 --> 00:06:54,720 original settlers, Pilgrims or whatever it was. Oh, let's drop it. 65 00:06:54,800 --> 00:06:59,000 It's come up too often. Now let's separate. You'd like to get out 66 00:06:59,000 --> 00:07:03,639 of our marriage, would well? I no, Darling, I've never said 67 00:07:03,680 --> 00:07:08,959 that, never thought to try thinking of it, Dexter, You'd never make 68 00:07:09,040 --> 00:07:12,879 it if you don't like that publicity. Just imagine what I'd do if you 69 00:07:13,000 --> 00:07:16,319 ever threatened to get rid of me. I'd give missus Blake come back into 70 00:07:16,360 --> 00:07:21,519 that doorway. Who are you? What's the idea? Get away from her? 71 00:07:21,600 --> 00:07:24,720 I said for you two to get off the street and end of that 72 00:07:24,759 --> 00:07:27,240 doorway about a thirty eight here and I'll empty it end of both of you, 73 00:07:28,480 --> 00:07:31,639 n end of the Doway. That's oh, I'll take that necklace. 74 00:07:31,680 --> 00:07:34,639 If you, as Missus Flake, cheap hoodlum, you think you can get 75 00:07:34,639 --> 00:07:38,839 away with this just because you're waving that gun wire. That's it, Missus 76 00:07:38,879 --> 00:07:43,319 Blake. I'll take the necklace. Thank you give me that necklace breaker, 77 00:07:44,720 --> 00:07:49,519 police plie. I told you an how to do that. I told you 78 00:07:51,560 --> 00:08:09,519 come back here, you texter TI. He's dead. The jewel thief disappeared 79 00:08:09,519 --> 00:08:13,439 into the night, leaving Missus Dexter Blake hysterical beside the dead body of her 80 00:08:13,480 --> 00:08:18,319 husband. Hadn't I been home that night? All we knew about Kathy Blake 81 00:08:18,439 --> 00:08:20,600 was what we'd read in the gossip columns. But the next morning Pad had 82 00:08:20,600 --> 00:08:24,920 been invited to the Sterling Insurance Company. He was in the office of a 83 00:08:24,000 --> 00:08:31,120 company executive, Frank Tracy. I sent for you, mister Rabbitt, because 84 00:08:31,199 --> 00:08:35,080 this case calls for a man of your calibal. We'd be glad to pay 85 00:08:35,120 --> 00:08:39,399 any reasonable fee. Of course, is this a reasonable case, mister Tracy? 86 00:08:39,519 --> 00:08:43,399 Well, Frankly, it's rather difficult. That's why I'd rather you handle 87 00:08:43,480 --> 00:08:50,200 this case than any one of our routine investigators. Our company insured Missus Blake's 88 00:08:50,320 --> 00:08:58,759 necklace in Mister Rabbitt or how much two hundred thousand dollars? And Missus Blake 89 00:08:58,879 --> 00:09:03,399 describe the man who attack them? Well, she's quite vague about it. 90 00:09:03,440 --> 00:09:09,799 But something very fascinating came to me in the mail this morning. Oh what 91 00:09:09,960 --> 00:09:18,559 is it? A note from the killer? May I see it? You'll 92 00:09:18,000 --> 00:09:22,759 notice, of course, that it's being written very much like a ransom note 93 00:09:22,759 --> 00:09:26,720 in a kidnapping. No use of pens, pencils, or typewriter. The 94 00:09:28,039 --> 00:09:31,639 letters look as though they've been cut out of newspapers and paste it together as 95 00:09:31,720 --> 00:09:37,720 they do. He makes what he believes is a business offer. As you 96 00:09:37,759 --> 00:09:43,320 see, he wants fifty thousand dollars for that's sum. He'll leave the necklace 97 00:09:43,399 --> 00:09:48,120 where our company can find it. We return it to Missus Blake and save 98 00:09:48,240 --> 00:09:52,600 one hundred and fifty thousand dollars. It's very wise too. The thief knows 99 00:09:52,600 --> 00:09:56,399 he'd have a difficult time disposing of the pieces through a fence. It's identified 100 00:09:56,440 --> 00:10:01,480 too Weasley. Exactly, I say. He doesn't mention how he proposes to 101 00:10:01,519 --> 00:10:03,759 have you given the cash. I suppose he'll get in touch with you later. 102 00:10:05,159 --> 00:10:09,639 Exactly now, couldn't we trap him by promising to pay off at a 103 00:10:09,679 --> 00:10:15,399 certain place and at a certain time. I thought it. Nobody would try 104 00:10:15,399 --> 00:10:18,480 a swindle like this without planning it very carefully. Well, then what do 105 00:10:18,519 --> 00:10:24,240 we do? I'd like to talk to the dead man's wife? All right, 106 00:10:24,000 --> 00:10:28,799 I'll arrange for you to meet Missus Blake. Oh, and you'd better 107 00:10:28,879 --> 00:10:37,279 have your guard up. She's very beautiful and very clever. I think of 108 00:10:37,279 --> 00:10:43,320 her as a kind of Lucrezia Borger. No, really, yes, especially 109 00:10:43,399 --> 00:10:56,879 for one reason. And what's that Lucrezia murdered her husband. I was gallivanting 110 00:10:56,879 --> 00:11:01,720 around San Francisco buying please too for the summer, A very innocent, terrible 111 00:11:01,720 --> 00:11:07,320 indeed, and that husband of mine was closeted in the private office with Missus 112 00:11:07,440 --> 00:11:13,360 Dexter Blake. Missus Blake, you say you hardly saw this man who shot 113 00:11:13,360 --> 00:11:18,080 your husband. Well it was very dark, mister abbot. He pushed us 114 00:11:18,080 --> 00:11:22,519 away from the lamp post into the doorway. I could just see his shadow. 115 00:11:22,360 --> 00:11:26,519 How tall was the shadow? Oh? My average height. Well, 116 00:11:26,559 --> 00:11:31,840 it's very difficult for me to be accurate. I was terribly excited. I 117 00:11:31,919 --> 00:11:35,879 didn't notice details, or if you couldn't see very well you could hear. 118 00:11:37,639 --> 00:11:41,720 How about his voice? Rather odd? Come to think of it, he 119 00:11:41,799 --> 00:11:48,559 didn't sound like the usual gangsters, seemed rather cultured. That all the information 120 00:11:48,600 --> 00:11:54,039 you can give in I'm afraid so sorry, I'm not being very helpful, 121 00:11:54,080 --> 00:11:58,879 Unfortunately, missus Blake, these cases often lead to our having to ask embarrassing 122 00:11:58,960 --> 00:12:05,519 questions probing into the darker corners of people's lives. Go right ahead. Are 123 00:12:05,519 --> 00:12:09,759 you getting along well with your husband? Oh? I suppose so? How 124 00:12:09,840 --> 00:12:15,159 well do people get along after they've been married quite a while? Another philosopher, 125 00:12:15,159 --> 00:12:18,799 missus Blake, just a detective? Did you have reason to believe your 126 00:12:18,840 --> 00:12:22,840 husband was well mixed up in any activity he'd rather you didn't know about? 127 00:12:24,480 --> 00:12:28,879 Is that your diplomatic way of saying? Was there another woman? I don't 128 00:12:28,879 --> 00:12:33,559 think so. I don't follow you, mister Abbott. I wear a necklace, 129 00:12:33,759 --> 00:12:37,879 a very expensive one. Some thief holds us up, becomes excited, 130 00:12:37,919 --> 00:12:43,080 shoots my husband, and you are making a whole French novel out of it. 131 00:12:43,080 --> 00:12:46,000 It's because, missus Blake, very often what looks like a simple hold 132 00:12:46,039 --> 00:12:50,919 up or assault or what have you, is actually more complicated than it appears. 133 00:12:50,759 --> 00:12:54,720 It's often a cover up for something more deeply motivated. I am not 134 00:12:54,840 --> 00:13:00,840 a woman of very deep motivations, my interests and desire as a normal and 135 00:13:00,919 --> 00:13:07,279 obvious as formerly husband. Yeah, Dexter is not a man of many dimensions 136 00:13:07,320 --> 00:13:13,639 either, just folks with a few million dollars. You're a detective, mister 137 00:13:13,720 --> 00:13:18,919 Abbot, not a humorist who collects on your husband's life insurance. I do 138 00:13:18,080 --> 00:13:22,879 all of it, all of it. How much is that? About half 139 00:13:22,879 --> 00:13:28,799 a million? Do you also inherit all his property? It's worth another million 140 00:13:28,840 --> 00:13:33,159 and a half. Where we were speaking of motives a while ago. You'll 141 00:13:33,159 --> 00:13:37,080 need an awfully good attorney to get you out of this. Why, I'm 142 00:13:37,080 --> 00:13:43,440 perfectly innocent. I have an intuitive feeling about you, missus Blake, nothing 143 00:13:43,440 --> 00:13:46,799 too definite to support it. I think you didn't care very much for Dexter, 144 00:13:46,960 --> 00:13:52,360 but you had quite a passion for his check book. What of it? 145 00:13:52,799 --> 00:13:56,840 Well, for instance, you find yourself a mug, You make a 146 00:13:56,879 --> 00:14:00,879 deal with him, He hold you up, get your two hundred dollar necklace's 147 00:14:00,879 --> 00:14:03,600 payment, and it takes a potshot of Dexter. You're the helpless wife. 148 00:14:05,039 --> 00:14:07,519 Dexter's a very dead pigeon. You come into Dexter's money. The mug disappears 149 00:14:07,519 --> 00:14:11,200 with this two hundred grand. Very nice. I could have had anything I 150 00:14:11,240 --> 00:14:16,120 wanted from Dexter. Do you think I'd trade in a comfortable spot like that 151 00:14:16,240 --> 00:14:20,960 for the electric chair? Maybe lots of people try it. You're wasting your 152 00:14:20,960 --> 00:14:26,879 time, mister Abbott. Really, Oh not that I mind. Being questioned 153 00:14:26,879 --> 00:14:33,480 by a very handsome detective is so pleasant. You've changed the subject. Certainly. 154 00:14:33,399 --> 00:14:41,360 You're much more interesting married, mister Abbott. Oh good, that makes 155 00:14:41,360 --> 00:14:46,279 it more fun. Haven't you had enough entertainment these past few days? Not 156 00:14:46,399 --> 00:14:50,559 of the right kind? You wrote my phone number in your notebook. Will 157 00:14:50,559 --> 00:14:56,200 you call me? What for? Why? You amaze me, mister Abbott? 158 00:14:58,440 --> 00:15:07,840 Some men have to be told everything. That night at home, Hat 159 00:15:07,879 --> 00:15:13,399 told me about the case only because he had to, as I found out 160 00:15:13,399 --> 00:15:16,960 soon enough. How dare you know my policy about keeping you out of my 161 00:15:18,000 --> 00:15:20,279 cases? Yes, teacher, For once in your life, you're going to 162 00:15:20,320 --> 00:15:24,799 come in very handy. Oh now you're getting sensible. You have such a 163 00:15:24,879 --> 00:15:28,240 brilliant wife. I never could see why you didn't use her talent. Yes, 164 00:15:28,279 --> 00:15:31,039 well, look, brilliant wife, there's a way to get at this 165 00:15:31,080 --> 00:15:35,159 guy who likes emeralds and target practice with millionaires. Well, how do you 166 00:15:35,200 --> 00:15:39,399 do it with a decoy duck? That mem Oh? What do I do? 167 00:15:41,000 --> 00:15:43,360 We buy you a necklace? This gets better all the time. We 168 00:15:43,440 --> 00:15:46,000 buy you a cheap necklace? Are you and Jack Benny? Huh? We 169 00:15:46,080 --> 00:15:50,000 get our friend Nick Scudder to put a line in this column about the gal 170 00:15:50,080 --> 00:15:54,559 who's always the stardust club wearing a sensational necklace. I ought to start our 171 00:15:54,600 --> 00:15:58,519 boyfriend who likes sparklers chasing around after you and I trying to pick you up 172 00:15:58,519 --> 00:16:02,000 at the club. But I am hard to get h No, easy, 173 00:16:02,159 --> 00:16:07,840 very easy. This wouldn't be typecasting. Would I get the jewels you will 174 00:16:07,879 --> 00:16:11,519 be wearing. He'll have to get you alone, so we'll probably ask you 175 00:16:11,559 --> 00:16:15,200 to his place. You'll both watch side and get a cab pat abb. 176 00:16:15,279 --> 00:16:17,600 Do you mean to say you're actually suggesting that I go to a nightclub, 177 00:16:17,639 --> 00:16:19,919 make a pitch of the killer, and then take a taxi ride alone with 178 00:16:21,000 --> 00:16:22,480 it. Well, it'll be a special kind of cam. What's special about 179 00:16:22,519 --> 00:16:26,759 it? I'll be driving it sounds like quite a Halloween party. It might 180 00:16:26,759 --> 00:16:30,879 not turn out to be so jolly, dear, That's what I don't like 181 00:16:30,919 --> 00:16:36,799 about my little scheme. You see, somebody in this deal might might what 182 00:16:37,519 --> 00:16:41,840 might decide that your throat is a good place to put old razor blades. 183 00:16:48,639 --> 00:16:52,120 We bought a flashy looking necklace. Nick Scudder plugged away in his column about 184 00:16:52,240 --> 00:16:56,840 quote the mysterious gals seen every night at the Stardust Club with a rock studded 185 00:16:56,840 --> 00:17:03,159 horse collar that could pay the national debt unquote outside the club. A few 186 00:17:03,240 --> 00:17:06,880 nights later, pet was the wheel of a taxi. I was inside the 187 00:17:06,920 --> 00:17:11,480 club, sitting alone at the bar. A very oily looking Joe came over 188 00:17:11,519 --> 00:17:15,119 to me, smiled, and well, I knew this was our man. 189 00:17:15,920 --> 00:17:18,839 I fluttered my eyelids in the best Hollywood man, and we were off to 190 00:17:18,880 --> 00:17:29,440 the races. I'll tell me one of those awful people, I like to 191 00:17:29,480 --> 00:17:32,519 drink alone. No, no, no, I'm just new in town and 192 00:17:32,559 --> 00:17:37,200 I haven't made friends yet. I've made one now. My name's zo Al 193 00:17:37,319 --> 00:17:41,279 Francis, a mine's gene. How do I join you for a drink? 194 00:17:41,400 --> 00:17:45,920 Not at all? Do you always play the big bad wolf with all the 195 00:17:45,920 --> 00:17:51,039 red riding hoods who come here? There's the beautiful once. They fascinating for 196 00:17:51,079 --> 00:17:56,079 more reasons than what Oh, what do you mean, I'm a psychic about 197 00:17:56,559 --> 00:17:59,920 I'll take you for instance. I'll make a guess. I'd say you were 198 00:18:00,440 --> 00:18:04,079 married to a very wealthy man. What's old newer? You're sick of them, 199 00:18:04,119 --> 00:18:10,279 you're bored. You've come here for some excitement. Agone? How much? 200 00:18:10,359 --> 00:18:15,400 Was a guess? I'll tell you something. I'm very sure you're looking 201 00:18:15,440 --> 00:18:30,119 for excitement. Lovely, you're shopping at the ripe Carter. I wasn't quite 202 00:18:30,160 --> 00:18:33,720 sure if al Francis was just being amorous or if he suspected I was a 203 00:18:33,759 --> 00:18:38,480 plant and might suddenly give me the same treatment he'd given Dexter Blake. We 204 00:18:38,559 --> 00:18:44,319 stayed at the Stardust Club for about an hour. Francis hardly even eyed my 205 00:18:44,440 --> 00:18:48,720 necklace. He became more romantic and suggested we go to his apartment. We 206 00:18:48,799 --> 00:18:53,279 stepped outside to hail a cab, a cab I knew would be driven by 207 00:18:53,319 --> 00:19:06,920 pet. Oh, here comes one. Almah, go ahead, Jane, 208 00:19:07,200 --> 00:19:21,359 step in by to doctor some ten eighty five bay side right. I used 209 00:19:21,400 --> 00:19:26,160 to be alone for a while, Jan just a tourist. Jeane. Every 210 00:19:26,200 --> 00:19:30,839 minute I was in the club, I wanted to kiss him. How the 211 00:19:30,960 --> 00:19:36,279 driver could see it? Bo does he care come in, Gene? Did 212 00:19:36,319 --> 00:19:41,799 you say something eighty five pace side, Yes, yes I did. Okay, 213 00:19:42,680 --> 00:19:47,920 look at those stars. If they're Gene, see through the window. 214 00:19:48,000 --> 00:19:52,960 I mustn't let them go to waste. Just one kiss. Come close to 215 00:19:52,039 --> 00:19:56,519 me closer, Hey, Doc, I don't think there is any sethteen eighty 216 00:19:56,519 --> 00:20:02,680 five pay side. I have raised gonna think there is. Driver. You 217 00:20:02,839 --> 00:20:08,200 see, I've been loving now for nine years. Oh okay, Geane, 218 00:20:08,240 --> 00:20:11,839 Honey. I never thought i'd be lucky enough to meet anyone like you. 219 00:20:11,880 --> 00:20:17,680 I always used to say to myself deep in my heart, and I say, 220 00:20:17,720 --> 00:20:19,480 hey, I think the Yankees got a chance? Is yeah? Look, 221 00:20:19,680 --> 00:20:26,200 friend, just drive the car. Okay, Doc, you walked into 222 00:20:26,240 --> 00:20:30,480 the status club, Jean. I thought for a while that someone might be 223 00:20:30,559 --> 00:20:34,279 with you. Then I realized you were alone. Took a lot of courage 224 00:20:34,319 --> 00:20:37,720 to go over to you. I don't know what i'd done if it turned 225 00:20:37,759 --> 00:20:47,519 me down. Let again an eye. I'll be forty five cents thanks, 226 00:20:48,720 --> 00:20:52,400 Jean. Well, I'm sort of a hide. I've got just a thing 227 00:20:52,440 --> 00:20:56,000 for it. Command. No, really, I think i'd better keep the 228 00:20:56,079 --> 00:20:59,279 captain go home. I'm so tired. You'll feel better when we get upstairs. 229 00:20:59,319 --> 00:21:00,519 I have some taking nice and a bottle of right. Yes, but 230 00:21:00,759 --> 00:21:03,880 thanks, I don't disappoint me, just for a few minutes. We come 231 00:21:03,920 --> 00:21:06,599 on. But you heard the ladies. She wants to go home. Who 232 00:21:06,680 --> 00:21:10,440 asked you to get into this? Invited myself? You know, I met 233 00:21:10,519 --> 00:21:12,960 some fresh cab drivers in my day. But you your lady has a headache, 234 00:21:14,519 --> 00:21:17,319 so she's going home. Now. You're gonna get really cute about this, 235 00:21:17,440 --> 00:21:19,559 aren't you? All right? Pal? I'd love to knock your teeth 236 00:21:19,599 --> 00:21:22,920 down. You hell, don't start a fight with him. Please come on, 237 00:21:22,119 --> 00:21:25,079 but let's play rough. I don't like your face. I think I 238 00:21:25,119 --> 00:21:27,079 could fix it up a little bit. Please know what, Let's know you 239 00:21:27,240 --> 00:21:30,119 and I are all right? Gene, all right, I'll call you to 240 00:21:30,200 --> 00:21:34,400 mind. What's your number? Just meet me at the club same time as 241 00:21:34,440 --> 00:21:49,400 to night. Fine, budge bye. You're the most wonderful cab driver I've 242 00:21:49,480 --> 00:21:53,000 ever had had. Oh, thank you, ma'am. Where to now? 243 00:21:53,359 --> 00:21:57,240 Just drive along the bay. But we don't live out this way, I 244 00:21:57,359 --> 00:22:03,160 know, But didn't you hear the man said we mustn't let those stars go 245 00:22:03,319 --> 00:22:06,960 to waste. The fellow I borrowed the cab from this waiting still right, 246 00:22:07,240 --> 00:22:18,640 cab drivers understand things like that. The next morning, perhaps just leaving his 247 00:22:18,759 --> 00:22:27,200 office, he was on his way to see Frank Tracy. Amen, Good 248 00:22:27,279 --> 00:22:32,240 morning, mister Abbott. Well, missus Blake, do you have a moment. 249 00:22:32,640 --> 00:22:37,880 I certainly, I've been wondering about what sort of progress you've been making. 250 00:22:37,599 --> 00:22:41,880 Have you found any clues to the identity of the man who killed my 251 00:22:41,039 --> 00:22:45,920 husband? Oh? I don't talk about my cases until they're cleared up. 252 00:22:45,079 --> 00:22:48,839 Oh, I think I have a right to know what you're doing. After 253 00:22:48,960 --> 00:22:52,559 all, I was married to dexter frightened, Missus Blake. Why should I 254 00:22:52,680 --> 00:22:57,799 be afraid that what comes out in the wash won't be very pretty? Not 255 00:22:59,119 --> 00:23:03,079 in the least I went to the trouble of looking into the details of your 256 00:23:03,119 --> 00:23:07,440 background, Missus Blake. I wouldn't exactly call it nice reading for the kiddies. 257 00:23:08,240 --> 00:23:12,279 Three husbands, one of them had to go to Mexico for his health 258 00:23:12,440 --> 00:23:18,200 when the Justice Department cracked down on the chemical monopoly. Another husband of yours 259 00:23:18,480 --> 00:23:22,640 has been barred from every racetrack in the country. Then there was that party 260 00:23:22,680 --> 00:23:26,599 in Hollywood where you doctor marijuana charge. It might have been five years and 261 00:23:26,640 --> 00:23:29,519 the clink. How did you get out of that one by off the judge? 262 00:23:29,920 --> 00:23:32,799 Where'd you get all that information? I called up the answer man? 263 00:23:33,200 --> 00:23:36,759 Very funny? Shall I tell you why you really came here, missus Blake? 264 00:23:37,440 --> 00:23:40,680 I want to know who killed my husband. You came here because the 265 00:23:40,720 --> 00:23:45,440 life insurance company is ready to anti up with a small fortune now you're his 266 00:23:45,480 --> 00:23:51,079 beneficiary. You're afraid I could prevent that by coming up with evidence that you 267 00:23:51,240 --> 00:23:53,880 might have done the killing yourself. You want to make sure I'll stay out 268 00:23:53,880 --> 00:23:57,160 of the picture. You are going to stay out of the picture, mister 269 00:23:57,279 --> 00:24:02,200 Abbott. I'll tell you the next two. Now comes the pearl handled revolver 270 00:24:02,319 --> 00:24:04,359 in the pocketbook. When you get shot with one of those, you're just 271 00:24:04,599 --> 00:24:08,599 as dead as with the other kind. So help me if you stop, 272 00:24:10,160 --> 00:24:12,799 If you stop me from collecting Dexter's life insurance, that's for a dime a 273 00:24:12,839 --> 00:24:15,279 dozen to me, Missus Blake. They're part of my business. I collect 274 00:24:15,319 --> 00:24:21,000 them like other people collect butterflies. That afternoon, Missus Blake, look you 275 00:24:21,160 --> 00:24:25,359 two bit key, old peeper. If you and your junior g man badge 276 00:24:25,359 --> 00:24:27,039 stand between me and a couple of million bucks, it wouldn't mean a thing 277 00:24:27,160 --> 00:24:32,599 to me to kill you. I've done a little investigating myself details about your 278 00:24:32,640 --> 00:24:36,599 background. You're mixed up in half a dozen cases where one of the suspects 279 00:24:36,680 --> 00:24:38,759 might knock you off at any time. And if you're ever found dead, 280 00:24:38,880 --> 00:24:42,519 my friend to take the police forever to figure who did it. They'd get 281 00:24:42,559 --> 00:24:47,799 into a jigsaw puzzle that I'd have them flipping. I don't mind telling you 282 00:24:47,839 --> 00:24:51,920 about it this way either, because I also found out your office isn't taped. 283 00:24:52,440 --> 00:24:56,759 It's very thoughtful of you. I think of everything like for instance, 284 00:24:56,880 --> 00:24:59,759 down at the piers, there are men who would be only too glad to 285 00:25:00,000 --> 00:25:03,559 take care of you for me. I can buy your death. Pat Abbot, 286 00:25:03,279 --> 00:25:07,039 a man no one ever heard of, no connection with you. Bumps 287 00:25:07,079 --> 00:25:11,160 you off, disappears on a boat to heaven only knows where. I wonder 288 00:25:11,160 --> 00:25:15,240 if you're so upset with me because I might cast you the two million bucks, 289 00:25:15,799 --> 00:25:18,799 or because I froze up when you made a play for me. It's 290 00:25:18,839 --> 00:25:26,200 the two million. And as for you personally, I said good afternoon, 291 00:25:26,240 --> 00:25:32,200 missus Blake a long time ago. You're underestimating me, mister Abbot, and 292 00:25:32,359 --> 00:25:44,279 you may not live to regret it. Good afternoon, Missus Blake. That 293 00:25:44,559 --> 00:25:48,799 little interruption over, Pat went on to the insurance company's office to see Frank 294 00:25:48,920 --> 00:25:53,640 Tracy. Oh, mister Tracy, I think I've got your man. Really? 295 00:25:55,240 --> 00:25:59,000 Who is he? He knows at seventeen eighty five bay side, smooth 296 00:25:59,039 --> 00:26:04,160 looking, chapter tall, thin dresses very well. Oh how did you do 297 00:26:04,279 --> 00:26:10,680 it? Did you see the necklace? How can you be sure? I 298 00:26:10,839 --> 00:26:14,440 arranged a trap for him, got him to grab for necklace. My wife 299 00:26:14,480 --> 00:26:18,240 purposely wore to the starts club. I see, Well, what are we 300 00:26:18,319 --> 00:26:22,119 waiting for? Why don't we No? No, If we sail in and 301 00:26:22,200 --> 00:26:25,720 grab him now, we won't have much evidence to hold him on. We've 302 00:26:25,720 --> 00:26:29,599 got to give him more rope. He's seeing my wife again tonight. Is 303 00:26:29,680 --> 00:26:34,279 he connected with Kathy Blake as I suspected? Well, it's hard to tell. 304 00:26:36,359 --> 00:26:38,039 But give me another twenty four hours. I think we'll strike oil. 305 00:26:38,759 --> 00:26:44,480 You mean we can arrest him within twenty four hours rather than excellent, mister 306 00:26:44,559 --> 00:26:49,319 Rabbott. Excellent. Now do be careful. Francis is liable to be very 307 00:26:49,440 --> 00:26:53,960 slippery. Oh wow, how about missus Blake? Do we just let her 308 00:26:55,160 --> 00:27:00,880 wander around? Yeah? Remember the nursery rhyme about the lost sheep. Leave 309 00:27:00,920 --> 00:27:12,079 them alone and they'll come home. That night, I put on a very 310 00:27:12,160 --> 00:27:15,759 slinky evening gown. I was getting ready for another session at the club, 311 00:27:17,240 --> 00:27:21,599 but Pat stopped me. I you're not going to the club, Jane, 312 00:27:21,720 --> 00:27:23,599 Oh, Pat Avig, just because you're going to close in on Francis. 313 00:27:23,680 --> 00:27:27,480 You're getting the willies. You're afraid I'll be hurt. No, that's not 314 00:27:27,559 --> 00:27:30,799 the reason. Well then what is it. Francis won't be at the club 315 00:27:30,880 --> 00:27:41,559 to see you. He's going to be late, very late. I couldn't 316 00:27:41,599 --> 00:27:47,519 follow Pat's reasoning at the moment, but as I learned later, Francis was 317 00:27:47,599 --> 00:27:55,359 at home just then having a visitor. I'll say, sorry to keep your 318 00:27:55,359 --> 00:28:00,640 wedding eye. What are you doing here? Why the why the gun? 319 00:28:00,680 --> 00:28:07,240 Huh? I didn't make any mistakes. Put down the gun. Put down 320 00:28:07,279 --> 00:28:11,759 the gun. You did make a mistake. Al No, Tracy, No, 321 00:28:11,920 --> 00:28:15,680 I did everything you said. But I told you not to kill anyone. 322 00:28:15,799 --> 00:28:19,079 Adam Blake try to stop me. He started screaming for the police, 323 00:28:19,400 --> 00:28:22,440 and you should have beat it. But you told me where is the necklace? 324 00:28:23,079 --> 00:28:30,000 So the dress of Dray here, I'll get it, boy, Yeah, 325 00:28:30,640 --> 00:28:36,079 here's an answer. Thank you, Ada, lovely, isn't it. 326 00:28:36,559 --> 00:28:38,400 I didn't mean to kill Blake. I just wanted to shut him up. 327 00:28:40,319 --> 00:28:42,119 I just want to hit him on the leg. You were very careless. 328 00:28:44,240 --> 00:28:47,400 They're not too close to me, are they? I take your hide? 329 00:28:47,400 --> 00:28:51,839 Where is he? Who is he? Abbot? He's very close, Adam, 330 00:28:52,160 --> 00:28:56,720 too close for comfort? What do we do? Oh? The answer 331 00:28:56,839 --> 00:28:59,960 is simple? Can you get me out of here? Get me out then 332 00:29:00,079 --> 00:29:03,880 dream maybe till things cool off. No, al give me my cut on 333 00:29:03,960 --> 00:29:07,880 the necklace. I know some people they'll help. Twenty five grand I can 334 00:29:07,960 --> 00:29:14,440 travel fast. You're not getting any money. It's terribly dangerous for me to 335 00:29:14,519 --> 00:29:18,960 have you alive. All. You get rattled too easily. You might say 336 00:29:18,039 --> 00:29:22,000 something that would be very embarrassing. No wait, wait, Tracy, listen, 337 00:29:22,400 --> 00:29:26,680 listen to me. I don't want to cut I I wouldn't think that. 338 00:29:26,799 --> 00:29:27,799 But I'll go away. That's all I want to I want. I 339 00:29:27,880 --> 00:29:30,440 want to get away. You. You've gotta let me. Sorry, all, 340 00:29:30,920 --> 00:29:34,400 it would be stupid of me to let you go wherever you are. 341 00:29:34,599 --> 00:29:40,759 You're a potential threat to me. Now we're wasting time, Tracy, don't 342 00:29:40,799 --> 00:29:47,839 you don't Tracy? Oh, my happy boy from that window. All. 343 00:29:47,960 --> 00:29:51,079 Oh, I've got more bullets and I like playing rough. Remember who you're 344 00:29:51,119 --> 00:29:56,119 the cab drives rights. I overheard your conversation, Tracy. Al wasn't half 345 00:29:56,119 --> 00:30:00,160 as careless as you were. Look, maybe we we can make a deal, 346 00:30:00,240 --> 00:30:04,440 Abbot. What do you say? How about a deal? The company 347 00:30:04,480 --> 00:30:08,359 had a very high recovery rate on jewelry, Tracy, and you insisted I'm 348 00:30:08,359 --> 00:30:12,200 not working with the police. It seemed kind of strange, but you clinched 349 00:30:12,240 --> 00:30:15,519 it yourself. The last time we talked, and I told you I found 350 00:30:15,599 --> 00:30:19,519 our man. You said, Francis is liable to be very slippery. I'd 351 00:30:19,559 --> 00:30:25,440 never mentioned his name, Tracy. Look, I've got plenty of money, 352 00:30:25,480 --> 00:30:30,200 Abbot. Make it worth your while to forget this. I purposely told you 353 00:30:30,279 --> 00:30:33,480 I wasn't closing in on now for twenty four hours. I knew you'd come 354 00:30:33,519 --> 00:30:37,599 in here to see him. I get up, Tracy house ten thousand cash 355 00:30:37,720 --> 00:30:42,200 right now, stand up, fifteen thousand, Stand up you too, well. 356 00:30:45,039 --> 00:30:48,240 I've got the same taxi waiting Francis, the one we were in before. 357 00:30:48,960 --> 00:30:51,839 But this time we'll all have a nice, quiet, smooth ride. 358 00:30:52,759 --> 00:31:04,200 This time we'll have a police escort. A few hours later, Pat had 359 00:31:04,279 --> 00:31:08,839 disposed of his two friends and had come home to his ever love and wife. 360 00:31:11,559 --> 00:31:15,200 Well, Darling, I suppose you're full of questions as usual. As 361 00:31:15,319 --> 00:31:19,759 usual, Tracy had a very cushy spot figured out him self, didn't he? 362 00:31:19,839 --> 00:31:27,480 Pat sure did. The lug steals the jewelry. Tracy gets his company 363 00:31:27,519 --> 00:31:33,119 to shall out I'll say fifty thousand dollars to get it back, and Tracy 364 00:31:33,240 --> 00:31:37,960 quietly splits it with his pal. The company saves a fortune, Gal gets 365 00:31:38,000 --> 00:31:44,720 her necklace. Everything is moonlight and roses. Well, what about missus Blake? 366 00:31:45,640 --> 00:31:48,519 Yeah, she was just a hell cat. She wasn't in on the 367 00:31:48,599 --> 00:31:52,559 steel at all. Okay, but now, how do we go about celebrating 368 00:31:52,599 --> 00:31:56,960 your solving the case? You want to go down to Fishman's Wharf and have 369 00:31:56,000 --> 00:32:04,039 a seafood banquet? Hm, I don't know. Had the Chinatown have pressed 370 00:32:04,160 --> 00:32:12,920 duck? Maybe? I'm not sure we got any other? Suggested, Well, 371 00:32:13,039 --> 00:32:15,559 yes, I did have something else in mind. What have we gotten 372 00:32:15,599 --> 00:32:20,599 refrigerated? Just some cold chicken, a couple of cans of beer. Well 373 00:32:20,640 --> 00:32:24,720 let's stay right here and eat alone. But why because right here they got 374 00:32:24,799 --> 00:32:52,799 services the other places don't have on the menu. The National Broadcasting Company has 375 00:32:52,839 --> 00:32:58,400 presented The Adventures of the Abbots, starring Claudiam Morgan and Less Damon as those 376 00:32:58,480 --> 00:33:02,880 popular personalities of the time depiction Pat and Jeane Abbott created by Francis Crane. 377 00:33:04,640 --> 00:33:07,400 In our Story Tonight, Miss Sherry Britten portrayed the role of Kathy Dexter. 378 00:33:07,960 --> 00:33:13,039 Others in the cast were Effort Sloan and Santa's Dotega. The Adventures of the 379 00:33:13,079 --> 00:33:16,799 Abbots was written by Howard Merrill. Original music composed and conducted by Joey Bergmann, 380 00:33:17,160 --> 00:33:21,960 produced by Ted Lloyd and Bernard L. Shubert, directed and recorded by 381 00:33:22,039 --> 00:33:25,160 Harry fraz And. Now this is Wayne Howell inviting it to Journey's Next week, 382 00:33:25,279 --> 00:33:30,440 same time, same station for another exciting adventure in crime with Pat and 383 00:33:30,519 --> 00:33:36,319 Jean in the Adventures of the Abbots. This is the United States Armed Forces 384 00:33:36,400 --> 00:35:05,599 Radio and Television Service Welcome Back Now. Sherry Britton, who played the widow, 385 00:35:06,000 --> 00:35:10,079 was actually a well known burlesque dancer. They'd been really big in the 386 00:35:10,239 --> 00:35:16,760 nineteen thirties and forties, but did continue to perform for many years following, 387 00:35:17,159 --> 00:35:24,880 and eventually she became a cabaret singer Bretton did not do a whole lot of 388 00:35:25,519 --> 00:35:31,519 acting in mass medium. She had made a TV appearance in nineteen fifty four 389 00:35:31,840 --> 00:35:36,000 and would go on to make a couple others. I think she did a 390 00:35:36,199 --> 00:35:39,559 decent job here, but the character didn't feel like it was much of a 391 00:35:39,719 --> 00:35:44,519 stretch. And it should be noted that this isn't the only time that the 392 00:35:44,679 --> 00:35:50,920 Abbots tried this in an attempt to gain the listenership. Jackie Robinson of the 393 00:35:51,159 --> 00:35:58,079 Brooklyn Dodgers also made his Somatic Radio acting debut. Of course, he had 394 00:35:58,119 --> 00:36:04,039 starred in the Jackie rob Robinson Story movie, but this was the first time 395 00:36:04,280 --> 00:36:07,199 playing a character who was not himself. Now, as to the story, 396 00:36:07,400 --> 00:36:13,119 I think Pat's plan has a big flaw in it and that I don't think 397 00:36:13,440 --> 00:36:19,760 that he really could have an idea that the robber would be hanging around and 398 00:36:20,000 --> 00:36:24,559 compulsively looking for other jewels to steal. I mean, there's no indication that 399 00:36:25,280 --> 00:36:30,920 the robber was a compulsive jewel thief, So the plan, to the extent 400 00:36:31,039 --> 00:36:37,000 it works, kind of works through dumb Locke. Also, it says something 401 00:36:37,199 --> 00:36:44,480 that Greg is very concerned about his wife's safety and generally doesn't want her getting 402 00:36:44,559 --> 00:36:52,199 in harm's way. But rather than hiring a female private detective or ex policewoman 403 00:36:52,440 --> 00:36:58,440 to play this dangerous decoy role, he opts for his wife. Other than 404 00:36:58,519 --> 00:37:00,440 that, I thought it was a decent app episode. All right, well, 405 00:37:00,599 --> 00:37:05,800 let's go ahead and see how they did it in Australia. And here 406 00:37:05,960 --> 00:37:10,199 is It's a crime, mister Collins. Episode title is the same. Original 407 00:37:10,320 --> 00:37:16,280 airdate is September the second, nineteen fifty seven. Let's go ahead and take 408 00:37:16,320 --> 00:37:30,679 a lesson. It's a crime, mister Collins. It surely is. After 409 00:37:30,800 --> 00:37:34,559 all, it's a girl. Where the dazzling necklaces? Where the fortune? 410 00:37:35,360 --> 00:37:38,239 Should it make an an want a kisser or killer? That was a question 411 00:37:38,320 --> 00:37:42,719 I had to ask myself when my husband gave me a very dangerous job to 412 00:37:42,800 --> 00:37:46,039 do. Oh, by the way, my husband's Greg Colins, a famous 413 00:37:46,039 --> 00:37:51,559 detective. Yeah, I'm Gail Collins, and I'll be back in a minute 414 00:37:51,599 --> 00:38:02,719 to set the stage for our puzzling crime. It's a crime. And tell 415 00:38:02,800 --> 00:38:07,880 me, Gail, what have you called this case? The fabulous emerald necklace? 416 00:38:07,960 --> 00:38:12,920 Mord sounds interesting? Did you wear this fabulous necklace? No more? 417 00:38:13,239 --> 00:38:15,719 The one I wore was a pack But there was a genuine necklace. Oh 418 00:38:15,840 --> 00:38:20,400 sure, it was worth two hundred thousand dollars. I think you'd better start 419 00:38:20,440 --> 00:38:23,599 telling your story, Gail. Okay, mord I will. The real necklace 420 00:38:23,679 --> 00:38:29,280 was a breathtaking collection of precious stone. It belonged to Missus David Blaine, 421 00:38:29,840 --> 00:38:34,199 a curious young woman without any social background who had somehow managed to marry the 422 00:38:34,280 --> 00:38:38,000 heir to the Blaine fortune. Late one night, she and her husband had 423 00:38:38,079 --> 00:38:43,239 left the Stardust Club and was strolling to their Park Avenue townhouse, which was 424 00:38:43,320 --> 00:38:50,480 just around the corner from the club. Welly, Cora, I don't think 425 00:38:50,519 --> 00:38:52,440 you behave very well at the club. Will you stop picking on me? 426 00:38:52,679 --> 00:38:57,960 David, don't be so prissy. They've been doing it all easily. I 427 00:38:58,119 --> 00:39:00,679 just had a little fun at the club, after all, how squigg and 428 00:39:00,719 --> 00:39:08,119 it did sometimes I'm back into the doorway. Who you what's the idea? 429 00:39:08,239 --> 00:39:12,119 Get away from it? Said you to get off the street and into that 430 00:39:12,239 --> 00:39:16,280 doorway. I've got at thirty eight here, and I'm emptied right into boat 431 00:39:16,320 --> 00:39:24,360 of you wild into the doorway, I said, I'll take the necklace of 432 00:39:24,440 --> 00:39:30,039 yours, missus brand you think you can get away with this because you're waving 433 00:39:30,079 --> 00:39:37,639 that gun wild sit Missus Vrain, I've taken the necklace, give me her 434 00:39:37,719 --> 00:39:42,840 hands off me. Please please not to do that. I turn you, 435 00:39:45,280 --> 00:39:55,119 come, I call you David. He did. The Josie disappeared into the 436 00:39:55,199 --> 00:39:59,719 mind, leaving Missus David Blaine's chicle beside the dead body of her husband. 437 00:40:00,880 --> 00:40:06,280 Greg and I'd been home that night. We knew that. But the next 438 00:40:06,320 --> 00:40:10,239 morning Greg was sent for by the Sterling Insurance Company. He's in the offer 439 00:40:10,280 --> 00:40:15,280 for the company's executive, George Trent. I sent for you and mister Cullins, 440 00:40:15,320 --> 00:40:19,679 because this case calls for a man of your caliber. It will be 441 00:40:19,760 --> 00:40:23,199 glad to pay any reasonable fear. So is this a reasonable case, mister 442 00:40:23,280 --> 00:40:29,119 pans Francine, It's rather difficult. That's where I'd rather you handle this case. 443 00:40:29,159 --> 00:40:34,320 In one of their routine investigated. Our company ensured Missus Blaine's necklace. 444 00:40:34,400 --> 00:40:38,840 Mister Cullins how much two hundred thousand dollars, and Missus Blaine described the man 445 00:40:38,920 --> 00:40:44,880 of a tecton. She's quite vague about it. It's something very fascinating. 446 00:40:44,960 --> 00:40:50,960 Gave to me in the mail this morning, a note from the killers. 447 00:40:53,039 --> 00:40:57,039 You'll notice, of course that it's being written very much like a ransom note 448 00:40:57,079 --> 00:41:00,039 in the kidnapping. No use of pens, pencils or right right now, 449 00:41:00,159 --> 00:41:04,400 let us look like they've been cut out of newspapers and pasted together. Yeah, 450 00:41:05,199 --> 00:41:08,239 he makes what he believes it's a business offer, as you see. 451 00:41:08,320 --> 00:41:13,800 Once fifty thousand dollars. That tell me leave the necklace where our company can 452 00:41:14,159 --> 00:41:17,079 find it. We return at the messens Blaine and save one hundred and fifty 453 00:41:17,079 --> 00:41:22,880 thousand dollars and doing wise typically, if heef knows you'd have a difficult time 454 00:41:22,920 --> 00:41:25,880 disposing of the pieces for a friend, it's identified too easily. I see 455 00:41:25,920 --> 00:41:30,760 he doesn't mention how proposals to have to give him the cash. I suppose 456 00:41:30,800 --> 00:41:34,719 you get in touch with you later. Exactly couldn't we trap him by promising 457 00:41:34,760 --> 00:41:37,639 to pay off at a certain place and at a certain time, I got 458 00:41:37,679 --> 00:41:40,000 it. Nobody would try a swindle like this without planning it very carefully. 459 00:41:40,639 --> 00:41:45,280 Then why do we do? I'd like to talk to the dead man's wife, 460 00:41:45,519 --> 00:41:50,079 arrange for your meetness to Blaine. Oh, and you're gonna have your 461 00:41:50,119 --> 00:41:54,519 gut up. He's very beautiful and very clever, And I think it was 462 00:41:54,559 --> 00:42:00,719 a kind of lacretia a borgia, really, especially for one reason the Chritsi 463 00:42:01,079 --> 00:42:08,599 murdered her husband. I was gallivanting around Sanstrancisco buying playsuits for the summer, 464 00:42:08,960 --> 00:42:14,719 a very innocent cherub indeed, and that husband of mine was closeted in a 465 00:42:14,840 --> 00:42:21,159 private office with missus David Blaine. Blaine, you say you could hardly see 466 00:42:21,239 --> 00:42:23,360 this man who shot your husband. It was very dark, mister Colins. 467 00:42:23,760 --> 00:42:29,159 He pushed us away from the lamp. Postings of the doorway had adjusty shadow. 468 00:42:29,440 --> 00:42:34,840 How tall was this sad raverage high? It's very difficult for me to 469 00:42:34,880 --> 00:42:38,639 be accurate. I was terribly excited. I didn't notice the chaale. But 470 00:42:38,719 --> 00:42:42,800 if you couldn't see very well, you could be here. How about his 471 00:42:42,920 --> 00:42:45,639 voice? Rather, Rod, came to think of it, he didn't sound 472 00:42:45,800 --> 00:42:51,519 like the usual gangster. It seems rather cultured. Another information you can give 473 00:42:51,559 --> 00:42:57,079 me. I'm afraid so sorry, I'm not being helpful, unfortunately, Missus 474 00:42:57,119 --> 00:43:02,199 Blaine. In these cases often lead to our to ask embarrassing questions and pulling 475 00:43:02,239 --> 00:43:07,400 into the darker corners of people's lives. Go right ahead. Were you getting 476 00:43:07,400 --> 00:43:13,239 along well with your husband? I suppose so? How well do people get 477 00:43:13,280 --> 00:43:15,039 along and sold. They be married quite a while. I'm not a philosopher, 478 00:43:15,079 --> 00:43:21,679 Missus Blaine. Just to detective. They reasonab believe your husband was well 479 00:43:22,199 --> 00:43:23,960 mixed up in any activity. Rather, you didn't know about it, he 480 00:43:24,039 --> 00:43:28,639 said, you're a diplomatic way of saying, was another woman. I don't 481 00:43:28,679 --> 00:43:31,760 think so. I don't follow you, mister Collins. I wear a necklace, 482 00:43:31,880 --> 00:43:36,440 a very expensive one. Some thief pulls us up, becomes excited, 483 00:43:36,519 --> 00:43:38,559 shoots my husband, and you're making a whole French novel out of it. 484 00:43:38,719 --> 00:43:42,480 Because missus Blaine very open. It looks like a simple hold up or a 485 00:43:42,559 --> 00:43:45,599 southood, what have you. It's actually more complicated than it appears. It's 486 00:43:46,440 --> 00:43:51,480 it's happing to cover up for something more deeply motivated. I'm not a woman 487 00:43:51,559 --> 00:43:57,119 of very deep motivation. My interests and desires are normal and optics. As 488 00:43:57,280 --> 00:44:00,599 for my late husband, yeah, they even he was not a man of 489 00:44:00,679 --> 00:44:06,119 any dimensions, just folks man with a few million dollars. You're a detective, 490 00:44:06,199 --> 00:44:08,559 mister Collins, not a human who collects on your husband's Licensune, I 491 00:44:08,719 --> 00:44:13,840 do all of it. How much is it that half a million? You 492 00:44:13,880 --> 00:44:16,639 also one heard all his property? Yes, it's worth another million and a 493 00:44:16,760 --> 00:44:22,559 half. We were speaking of motive for a while ago. You need an 494 00:44:22,599 --> 00:44:25,199 awfully good attorney to get you out of this. Why, I'm perfectly innocent. 495 00:44:27,079 --> 00:44:30,679 I have an intuitive feeling about you, missus Blaine. Nothing too definitely 496 00:44:30,719 --> 00:44:34,320 support it. I think you didn't care very much for David, but you 497 00:44:34,440 --> 00:44:37,400 had quite a passion for his check book. What of it? Well, 498 00:44:37,440 --> 00:44:40,519 for instance, you find yourself a mug, You make a deal with him. 499 00:44:40,639 --> 00:44:45,239 He holds you up, gets your two hundred thousand dollars expass payment, 500 00:44:45,679 --> 00:44:49,199 and takes a pot shot at David. You are the helpless wife. David's 501 00:44:49,199 --> 00:44:52,639 a very dead pigeon. You come into David's money. The mug disappears with 502 00:44:52,679 --> 00:44:57,239 these two hundred grands. Very nice. I could have had anything I wanted 503 00:44:57,320 --> 00:45:00,159 from David. I think I trained an accomfortable spotlight said from the electric chair. 504 00:45:00,400 --> 00:45:06,920 Maybe people, we're wasting your time, mister Colins, not that I'm 505 00:45:06,960 --> 00:45:13,239 mine. Being questioned by a very handsome detective is so CLEAs you've changed the 506 00:45:13,280 --> 00:45:20,840 subject. Certainly you're much more interesting married, mister Collins. Yeah, good 507 00:45:21,599 --> 00:45:24,920 makes it more fun. Haven't you had enough entertainment these past few days? 508 00:45:25,159 --> 00:45:30,199 Not at the right kind. You will rope my phone number in the notebook 509 00:45:31,079 --> 00:45:37,159 and you call me. What for you? Amaze me, mister Collins. 510 00:45:37,800 --> 00:45:43,239 Some men have to be told everything. Of course, I didn't know anything 511 00:45:43,280 --> 00:45:45,880 about this at the time. If I had, I'd have scratched her eyes 512 00:45:45,920 --> 00:45:50,320 out. To keep your ears pin. Friend, We'll be back in a 513 00:45:50,360 --> 00:45:55,840 minute with more of our story that night at home, graz Tony is out 514 00:45:55,880 --> 00:46:00,840 the case only because you had too, as I found about soon enough. 515 00:46:01,760 --> 00:46:06,719 Now, Jim that you know my policy about keeping you out of my cases. 516 00:46:06,960 --> 00:46:08,679 Yes, teachers, once in my life, you're going to come in 517 00:46:09,000 --> 00:46:14,599 very handy. No, you're getting sensible. You have such a brilliant vibe. 518 00:46:14,639 --> 00:46:16,960 I never could see why you don't use her talent. Oh look, 519 00:46:17,119 --> 00:46:21,840 brilliant wife. There's a way to get at this guy who likes him Rosen 520 00:46:21,920 --> 00:46:24,800 target practice with millionaires? How do you do it? With a decoy duck? 521 00:46:25,239 --> 00:46:30,360 That mean, what am I doing? We buy you a necklace all 522 00:46:30,400 --> 00:46:35,079 the time. We buy you a cheap necklace. I thought to be a 523 00:46:35,199 --> 00:46:37,320 catch in it. We get our friend Nicks Gottter to put a line and 524 00:46:37,360 --> 00:46:40,639 he's come about the girl who's always at the Stardust Club wearing a sensational necklace. 525 00:46:42,599 --> 00:46:45,599 I know the start out boyfriend who likes sparklets chasing around after you. 526 00:46:45,920 --> 00:46:47,199 He will try to pick you up at the club, but I'm hard to 527 00:46:47,239 --> 00:46:52,440 get her. No easy, very easy. It wouldn't we tad cat move 528 00:46:53,159 --> 00:46:55,679 to get the jewels you'll be wearing. You have to get you alone, 529 00:46:58,239 --> 00:47:00,039 probably ask you to his place. You both go outside and get a can. 530 00:47:00,360 --> 00:47:04,480 Great Collins, do you mean to say you're actually suggesting that I'd go 531 00:47:04,559 --> 00:47:07,280 to a nightclub, make a pitch of the killer. I'll then take a 532 00:47:07,360 --> 00:47:09,519 TEXTI ride alone with him. It'll be a special kind of can. What's 533 00:47:09,559 --> 00:47:15,400 special about it? I'll be driving and I cried a Halloween party. It 534 00:47:15,559 --> 00:47:19,320 might not turn out to be so jolly yab So I don't like about my 535 00:47:19,360 --> 00:47:24,519 little scheme. You see somebody in this view, might my good might decide 536 00:47:24,559 --> 00:47:30,199 that your photo is a good place to put all razorblade We bought a flashy 537 00:47:30,239 --> 00:47:36,920 looking necklace. Nick Scudder plugged away in his column about quote a mysterious girl 538 00:47:37,039 --> 00:47:40,000 seen every knight of the Stardust Club with a rock studded horse collar that could 539 00:47:40,159 --> 00:47:46,840 pay the national debt. Outside the club with you night Clinger Graves at the 540 00:47:46,880 --> 00:47:51,760 wheel of a taxi. I was inside the club, sitting alone at the 541 00:47:51,840 --> 00:47:58,239 bar. A very oil and looking Joe came over to me and I knew 542 00:47:58,320 --> 00:48:02,199 this without man. I started my eyes was into this Hollywood moment, and 543 00:48:04,000 --> 00:48:10,159 we were off to the way. Don't tell me you're one of those awful 544 00:48:10,239 --> 00:48:15,400 people who like to drink alone. No, I'm just knew in town and 545 00:48:15,760 --> 00:48:21,320 have a name friends. Yet you've made one love. My name's Ben, 546 00:48:22,039 --> 00:48:27,079 Ben for Sory mine, Gail mine. If I join you for a drink 547 00:48:27,760 --> 00:48:32,599 to you always trying to be bad work with all of red riding hoods to 548 00:48:32,800 --> 00:48:39,039 come here, just the very beautiful ones. They fascinated me for more reasons 549 00:48:39,079 --> 00:48:45,559 and one, what do you mean I'm psychic about them? Thank you for 550 00:48:45,679 --> 00:48:51,400 influence. I make a gift. I'd say. You're married to a very 551 00:48:51,480 --> 00:48:54,000 worthy man, much shorter than you are. You're sick of him, you're 552 00:48:54,159 --> 00:49:00,960 bored. You come here for some excitement, go off on that much was 553 00:49:01,039 --> 00:49:07,599 a guess now, I want to tell you was something I'm very sure if 554 00:49:07,639 --> 00:49:15,360 you're looking for excitement, lovely, you're shopping at the right counter. I 555 00:49:15,559 --> 00:49:19,800 wasn't quite sure if things pfure he was just being amorous, or if he 556 00:49:19,880 --> 00:49:22,840 suspected I was a plant and might suddenly give me the same treats if he's 557 00:49:22,840 --> 00:49:25,840 given David Blaine, where you stay at the Stardust Cup for about an hour, 558 00:49:28,039 --> 00:49:30,320 it's really hard. He ever eyed my neck, became more ematic, 559 00:49:30,400 --> 00:49:35,440 and suggested, as he go to his apartment, to step outside a hail 560 00:49:35,480 --> 00:49:42,079 a cab, A cab I knew would be driven by Greg. Say right, 561 00:49:45,599 --> 00:49:52,239 go ahead, gave stopping wait killed gat one seven eight five bayside right, 562 00:50:00,039 --> 00:50:06,480 m nice to be alone for a while, Gail, to do this? 563 00:50:07,519 --> 00:50:12,039 Uh huh yeah. Every minute I was in the club, I I 564 00:50:12,199 --> 00:50:15,159 wanted to kiss you. Then the drive you can see what does he care 565 00:50:17,039 --> 00:50:23,800 here? Oh did you say seventy eighty five bay Sine? Yes, yes 566 00:50:23,920 --> 00:50:30,119 I did? Okay, yeah, look at those stars out there you see 567 00:50:30,239 --> 00:50:35,440 through the window. We mustn't let him go to waste just one kiss. 568 00:50:35,519 --> 00:50:38,360 Come, comeplose to me closer, Gay, I don't think there reginally seventy 569 00:50:38,400 --> 00:50:42,920 eighty five, Bay Sine. I have reasonable things. There is driver, 570 00:50:43,840 --> 00:50:49,280 you see, I've been living there for nine years. Okay, yeah, 571 00:50:49,400 --> 00:50:51,719 anyone ever though, what I'd be lucky enough for meet anyone like you. 572 00:50:52,920 --> 00:50:58,199 I always used to say to myself, deep in my heart, I think 573 00:50:58,239 --> 00:51:01,159 the Yankees have a chance to see what friends. Just drive the car, 574 00:51:01,880 --> 00:51:07,440 okay, And then when you woke into the startup came yeah. I thought 575 00:51:07,440 --> 00:51:09,880 for a while that someone might be with you. Then I realized you were. 576 00:51:12,440 --> 00:51:15,239 We a lot of courage to come over to you. I don't know 577 00:51:15,280 --> 00:51:21,000 what i'd have done if you turn me down, but work together, man, 578 00:51:24,000 --> 00:51:30,960 that'll be forty five times. Thanks. Come on, Gail, sort 579 00:51:30,000 --> 00:51:35,199 of a headache, I've does the thing for it, really, to keep 580 00:51:35,239 --> 00:51:37,239 the cab and go home. I'm so tired, very better when we get 581 00:51:37,360 --> 00:51:44,239 upstairs. That's some turkey on the ice. Thank don't disappoint me, just 582 00:51:44,480 --> 00:51:46,920 for a few minutes. Glad you heard the lady. She wants to go 583 00:51:47,079 --> 00:51:53,719 home. Who asked you to get into this? I invited myself. You 584 00:51:53,840 --> 00:51:59,360 know, I've met some fresh cab drivers in my day. The lady has 585 00:51:59,400 --> 00:52:05,199 a headache. So if you're going home, Nah, you're gonna get real 586 00:52:05,320 --> 00:52:09,360 cute about this, aren't you. Good Night, bab I love to knock 587 00:52:09,400 --> 00:52:13,519 your teeth down your should. Then don't startify with em. Please don't. 588 00:52:15,079 --> 00:52:16,119 I don't like your faith. I think I get picked it up a little 589 00:52:16,159 --> 00:52:24,239 while. Mary, Please, no one must know you h r gay according 590 00:52:24,280 --> 00:52:30,000 tomorrow what was your number? Just meeting at the club same time tonight? 591 00:52:30,639 --> 00:52:49,199 Fine, good bye here, good bye. Oh you're the most wonderful cab 592 00:52:49,320 --> 00:52:54,119 driver I've ever had. Great Thank you, man. What's donna? Just 593 00:52:54,320 --> 00:52:58,519 drive along the bank. But we don't live about this word? I know. 594 00:52:58,760 --> 00:53:01,039 But didn't you hear what the man says? You must let those stars 595 00:53:01,159 --> 00:53:05,519 got away? All right? Borrow the cab round is waiting. All right. 596 00:53:06,039 --> 00:53:13,000 Cab drivers understand things like that. The next morning, Greg was just 597 00:53:13,159 --> 00:53:20,480 leaving his offer. He's on his way to see George Trent. Well, 598 00:53:22,000 --> 00:53:27,440 so it's morning, mister Carr. Missus brain, you have a moment suddenly. 599 00:53:28,639 --> 00:53:30,559 I've been wondering about what sort of progress you've been making. Has I 600 00:53:30,599 --> 00:53:32,960 find it close to the identity of the matter, Clu, my husband, 601 00:53:34,400 --> 00:53:37,239 I don't talk about my cases until they cleared us. I think i'd a 602 00:53:37,320 --> 00:53:39,239 right to know what you're doing. After all, I was married to David. 603 00:53:39,719 --> 00:53:44,800 Frightened Missus Blaine, why should I be afraid that what comes out and 604 00:53:44,840 --> 00:53:47,840 my watch won't be very pretty. Not normally I went to the trouble of 605 00:53:49,000 --> 00:53:52,719 looking into the details of your background, Missus Blaine, I wouldn't exactly call 606 00:53:52,800 --> 00:53:58,400 it nice reading for the kiddies. Son, I tell you why you really 607 00:53:58,480 --> 00:54:01,159 came here, Missus Blaine. I want know who killed my husband. Missus 608 00:54:01,199 --> 00:54:06,320 Blaine, you came here because the life insurance companies ready to endy up with 609 00:54:06,360 --> 00:54:10,360 a small fortune. Now you're his beneficiary. You're afraid I could prevent that 610 00:54:10,440 --> 00:54:14,639 by coming up with evidence that you might have done the killing yourself. You 611 00:54:14,719 --> 00:54:16,239 want to make sure I'll stay out of the picture. You are going to 612 00:54:16,320 --> 00:54:19,719 stay out of a picture, and it's the column to do the next step 613 00:54:19,760 --> 00:54:22,599 too. Now comes the pearl handle revolver in the pocket. But when you 614 00:54:22,599 --> 00:54:24,719 get chop at one of bow which you're just as dead as with the other 615 00:54:24,800 --> 00:54:29,960 kind. So help me. If you stopped me from collecting David's life insurance 616 00:54:30,199 --> 00:54:31,559 to a diamond doesn't to mean that part of my business. I collect them 617 00:54:31,559 --> 00:54:36,920 like other people collect butterflies. Good afternoon, Missus Blaine. Look you two 618 00:54:37,039 --> 00:54:39,679 big keyhole people. If you and your junior GMN badge them between me and 619 00:54:39,679 --> 00:54:43,320 a couple of million bucks. It wouldn't mean a thing for me to kill 620 00:54:43,360 --> 00:54:46,119 you. I wonder if you're so upset with me because I might cast you 621 00:54:46,199 --> 00:54:50,800 the two million bucks, or because I prowse up when you made a play 622 00:54:50,840 --> 00:54:58,280 for me. It's but two millions. As for you personally, I said, 623 00:54:58,320 --> 00:55:01,559 good afternoon, Missus Blaine. How long time ago you're underestimating me? 624 00:55:02,280 --> 00:55:10,119 You may not live to a great good afternoon, Missus Blaine. Eggs dead, 625 00:55:10,239 --> 00:55:14,880 Missus Blaine. And you know that corny bit about hell having no fury 626 00:55:15,000 --> 00:55:19,639 like a woman scorned? Well said tight, just a minute, we'll bring 627 00:55:19,719 --> 00:55:25,960 you the climax of the piece. That's little interruption over. Greg went on 628 00:55:27,000 --> 00:55:32,199 to the insurance company's office to see George Trent. I think I've got your 629 00:55:32,239 --> 00:55:37,039 man, mister Trent, Really, who is he? He looked at seventy 630 00:55:37,119 --> 00:55:39,719 eighty five bay side, smooth looking, chat tall, thin, verses very 631 00:55:39,760 --> 00:55:44,280 well, how did you do it? Did you see the necklace? How 632 00:55:44,320 --> 00:55:46,519 can you be sure? I arranged a trap for him, gotting to go 633 00:55:46,639 --> 00:55:51,199 after a necklace. My wife purposely watered the stardust. Well, well, 634 00:55:51,360 --> 00:55:54,239 what are we waiting for? Why don't know? If we sail and grab 635 00:55:54,320 --> 00:55:57,599 him? Now we won't have much evidence. To holy man, we've got 636 00:55:57,679 --> 00:56:00,800 to give me more rope. He's seeing my wife again tonight. Is he 637 00:56:00,960 --> 00:56:05,840 connected with Coral Blaine? A essus satin? It's not the term. And 638 00:56:06,000 --> 00:56:07,599 give me another twenty four hours. I think we'll strike oil. You mean 639 00:56:07,639 --> 00:56:12,239 we can arrest him within twenty four hours? Probably? Excellent? List the 640 00:56:12,360 --> 00:56:15,559 terms? Excellent? And I do be careful. It's always Ladle to be 641 00:56:15,679 --> 00:56:19,840 very slippery. Yeah. How about missus Blaine? Do we just let her 642 00:56:19,880 --> 00:56:22,880 wander around? Yeah? Remember the nurse we ram about the last sheep. 643 00:56:23,679 --> 00:56:30,639 Leave him alone and they'll come home. That night, I put on a 644 00:56:30,800 --> 00:56:35,079 very slinky evening down. I was getting ready for another session at the club, 645 00:56:35,760 --> 00:56:42,119 but Gregg stopped me. You're not going to the club game, Greg 646 00:56:42,320 --> 00:56:45,920 Collins, just because you're going to close in on Piston? Are you getting 647 00:56:45,920 --> 00:56:49,000 a Willie's You're afraid I'll be here? That's not the reason. What is 648 00:56:49,039 --> 00:56:51,239 it? So though they won't be at the club to see it, he's 649 00:56:51,280 --> 00:56:55,519 going to be late, very late. I couldn't follow Greg's reason at that 650 00:56:55,639 --> 00:56:59,559 moment, but as I learned later, but Polly was at home just then, 651 00:57:00,039 --> 00:57:09,719 having a visitor. On the second sorry to keep you waiting. What 652 00:57:09,840 --> 00:57:19,599 are you doing here to what? Why the gunner? I didn't make no 653 00:57:19,760 --> 00:57:27,960 mistakes. Put on the gun. Put on the gun. You did make 654 00:57:28,000 --> 00:57:30,760 a mistake. No, no, no, no time no. I did 655 00:57:30,800 --> 00:57:34,320 everything you said. But I told you not to kill anyone. Then Blaine 656 00:57:34,440 --> 00:57:36,960 tried to stop me. He started a screamer for the police. And you 657 00:57:36,960 --> 00:57:42,079 should have beaten. You told me in the in the rest of the drawer. 658 00:57:42,159 --> 00:57:47,639 Here here, I'll get it. Yeah, here's the necklace. Thank 659 00:57:47,679 --> 00:57:52,360 you, lovely, isn't I didn't. I didn't mean to kill Blaine. 660 00:57:52,400 --> 00:57:54,719 I just I just wanted to shut him up. I just meant. I 661 00:57:54,760 --> 00:57:59,280 didn't even be Blaine was very careless. They're not close to me, are 662 00:57:59,360 --> 00:58:02,000 they? You know that that that that that that you hired? Where is 663 00:58:02,039 --> 00:58:07,000 he? Who is he? Colin? He's very close Ben, too close 664 00:58:07,039 --> 00:58:10,840 for comfort? Oh what will we do? Yeah, it's so simple. 665 00:58:12,280 --> 00:58:14,559 Can you get me out of here? Give me out of country. Maybe 666 00:58:14,920 --> 00:58:17,119 you know what things go on, you know, Ben? Well, then 667 00:58:17,199 --> 00:58:20,800 give me my cut on the nicklace. I know some people they'll help. 668 00:58:21,119 --> 00:58:23,119 With twenty five grand I can travel. Fack. You're not getting any money, 669 00:58:23,360 --> 00:58:27,159 then you're more cribly dangerous for me to have you alive. Ben, 670 00:58:27,280 --> 00:58:30,840 you get rattled too easily. You might say something to be very embarrassing. 671 00:58:30,880 --> 00:58:31,760 I do not no. Wait wait, wait, wait, train wait, 672 00:58:31,880 --> 00:58:36,239 listen, listen to me. I don't want to cut. I wouldn't see 673 00:58:36,280 --> 00:58:38,800 the colins. I'll go away. That that's all I want to I want 674 00:58:38,800 --> 00:58:42,280 to get away. You've got to let me. Sorry, Ben, it 675 00:58:42,440 --> 00:58:45,559 be sto without me to let you go wherever you are. You're a potential 676 00:58:45,639 --> 00:58:49,360 threat to me. We're wasting time. Don't shoot, don't don't shoot, 677 00:58:49,400 --> 00:58:57,079 don't don't confront my hand. Give away from my window. I have more 678 00:58:57,119 --> 00:59:01,039 bullets and I like playing rough, remember, did you that's right? I 679 00:59:01,119 --> 00:59:05,960 overheard your conversation Clinton. Ben wasn't half as careless as you were. Maybe 680 00:59:06,199 --> 00:59:08,519 maybe we can make a deal. Colendary, What do you see? How 681 00:59:08,519 --> 00:59:12,880 about a deal? Your company had an awfully high recovery rate on Juelry Clinton, 682 00:59:13,320 --> 00:59:15,199 and you insisted I'm not working with a police. That seemed rather strange, 683 00:59:16,280 --> 00:59:20,639 but you cringched it yourself. The last time we talked, when I 684 00:59:20,719 --> 00:59:23,320 told you I'd found man, you said, there Zoli's lable to be very 685 00:59:23,360 --> 00:59:28,719 stippery. That I never mentioned his name. Get plenty of money, Colendar, 686 00:59:29,119 --> 00:59:31,559 make it worth your while to forget this. I purposely told you I 687 00:59:31,679 --> 00:59:35,840 was closing in on Ben for twenty four hours. I knew you'd come here 688 00:59:35,880 --> 00:59:40,519 to see you. Get up ten thousand cash right now, Tanna fifteen, 689 00:59:40,800 --> 00:59:45,719 I han up you too, Ben. I have that same taxi wedding presolity, 690 00:59:45,760 --> 00:59:50,239 the one we were in before. This time, we'll all have a 691 00:59:50,440 --> 00:59:54,000 nice, quiet, smooth ride. This time we have a police ask God. 692 00:59:58,599 --> 01:00:00,440 A few hours later, Greg to suppose it his two friends and had 693 01:00:00,480 --> 01:00:08,000 come home to his ever love and wife. I suppose you're full of questions 694 01:00:08,039 --> 01:00:13,360 as usual? Game as usual? Trent had a very trushy spot figured out 695 01:00:13,400 --> 01:00:15,800 for himself, didn't Greg, surely, I love steals the jewelry, didn't 696 01:00:15,840 --> 01:00:19,320 get his company to shell out, say, fifty thousand to get it back. 697 01:00:20,320 --> 01:00:23,119 Trent quietly, but with his powers, the company saves a fortune. 698 01:00:23,599 --> 01:00:29,599 The game gets your nickers. Everything's moon light and roses. What about missus 699 01:00:29,599 --> 01:00:35,159 playing just to Hellcat? He wasn't in on this deal at all, Cooky 700 01:00:35,239 --> 01:00:40,000 Bob, Now how do we go about celebrating your thus in the case? 701 01:00:40,639 --> 01:00:45,639 What about down deficient war and he had every food banquets. Don't know he'd 702 01:00:45,679 --> 01:00:52,239 be China Town have pressed up. Maybe I'm not sure, got any other 703 01:00:52,360 --> 01:00:57,400 suggestions. Well, I did have something else in mind. Year, Why 704 01:00:57,400 --> 01:01:00,639 are we having a refrigerator justin cold chicken? Couple of cans of beer. 705 01:01:01,960 --> 01:01:15,199 Let's stay right here, an a that it's like here, the services don't 706 01:01:15,239 --> 01:01:19,519 go in and just a moment, will be back with you. Well, 707 01:01:19,599 --> 01:01:22,519 folks, good and I hope you enjoyed out at benchitty fight. Be Emerald 708 01:01:22,639 --> 01:01:25,559 Nicholas, be sure to visit us next time for another puzzle in murder, 709 01:01:27,400 --> 01:01:34,599 whether it was Clime and little Man, there you'll find mister Oh listen, 710 01:01:35,079 --> 01:01:47,840 Colin, welcome back now. There were two changes that I noticed here. 711 01:01:49,119 --> 01:01:54,400 The first is that the part of the widow was reduced, particularly at the 712 01:01:54,559 --> 01:02:00,320 start of the story. Conversation between her and her husband ran for more than 713 01:02:00,400 --> 01:02:06,920 a minute on the abbot, but rans for about thirty seconds on It's a 714 01:02:07,000 --> 01:02:12,519 crime, mister Collins. And also the content is the same, there are 715 01:02:12,599 --> 01:02:19,320 some different idioms that are used. The other big difference is that when the 716 01:02:19,639 --> 01:02:28,519 widow as that first conversation where she flirts with Greg, Gail as a comment 717 01:02:28,679 --> 01:02:32,199 that isn't in the original that she didn't know about the conversation, and if 718 01:02:32,320 --> 01:02:37,360 she had known about it, she would have scratched the lady's eyes out. 719 01:02:37,760 --> 01:02:40,760 Now, one thing I wonder, because when I played It's a Crime, 720 01:02:40,880 --> 01:02:47,159 Mister Collins back in season eleven, there were a lot of listeners who didn't 721 01:02:47,400 --> 01:02:52,639 like Gail and therefore did not enjoy the series, saying that she was too 722 01:02:52,840 --> 01:02:58,519 jealous. That kind of confused me, since I didn't really get those complaints 723 01:02:58,639 --> 01:03:02,440 back when I played The Abbots. But here we see that the jealousy is 724 01:03:02,559 --> 01:03:07,960 being amped up from what was in the Adventures of the Abbots. The one 725 01:03:08,039 --> 01:03:15,079 thing I wonder about is whether that sort of sentiment got inserted when the series 726 01:03:15,159 --> 01:03:21,800 went to Mutual or when the series went to Australia. We don't know, 727 01:03:22,000 --> 01:03:25,760 but that does give us a hint as to why the series had different reactions. 728 01:03:25,880 --> 01:03:30,719 Other than that, it really does seem that the two scripts kind of 729 01:03:30,840 --> 01:03:36,039 work beat for beat and often word for word. But the change is particularly 730 01:03:36,119 --> 01:03:40,440 one of them I think is kind of significant and may change how people feel 731 01:03:40,519 --> 01:03:45,840 about one series or the other. All right, well, now it's time 732 01:03:45,880 --> 01:03:51,519 to thank our Patreon supporter of the day. Thank you to Alexandra. Patreon 733 01:03:51,719 --> 01:03:59,880 supporters sent Steptember of twenty sixteen, currently supporting the program at the mastered attacked 734 01:04:00,199 --> 01:04:03,320 level of fifteen dollars or more per month. Thank you so much for your 735 01:04:03,360 --> 01:04:08,719 support, Alexandra, and that will do it for today. If you are 736 01:04:08,840 --> 01:04:14,119 enjoying this podcast, you can follow it using your favorite podcast software. Join 737 01:04:14,280 --> 01:04:18,960 us back here tomorrow for Sam's Spade. Where your Tom's spade? Aren't you 738 01:04:19,440 --> 01:04:23,960 Sam Man? The fun loving spade? Pick your photograph out of the other 739 01:04:24,000 --> 01:04:27,760 detectives. Look like you got spoke? Why did you come here? Curiosity? 740 01:04:28,239 --> 01:04:30,679 I met Glory Thomas out of Miss Wigginson's I liked it. I wanted 741 01:04:30,679 --> 01:04:33,559 to see the type that was strong armor out of a job from a safe 742 01:04:33,599 --> 01:04:39,280 distance Bookay, come over here a spade. I want to show you something. 743 01:04:40,280 --> 01:04:43,199 Pig it yes, peperdu Now I work at the other end of the 744 01:04:43,239 --> 01:04:45,599 garden, but the time being, Yes, man, oh pig it's my 745 01:04:45,719 --> 01:04:53,119 gardman beekeeper, most taciturn individual. You know what this is? Well I 746 01:04:53,320 --> 01:04:55,519 didn't, but now I can see. It's a bee high, Yes, 747 01:04:55,760 --> 01:04:59,719 my own bee high, fish, honey from a tea and fruit. Take 748 01:04:59,760 --> 01:05:03,079 it the afternoons. Fine old tradition. Observe this hive, young man. 749 01:05:03,840 --> 01:05:09,119 Honey bees are the most intelligent of all insects, surpassing even the ants. 750 01:05:09,599 --> 01:05:15,559 And why because one female controls a community of many, many thousands. I 751 01:05:15,639 --> 01:05:19,760 am against it. Yes, mister Spade, a queen bee veins supreme. 752 01:05:20,280 --> 01:05:27,000 The males at dromes is quite useless. The female workers perform all necessary they 753 01:05:27,079 --> 01:05:30,559 but no waste, lotion, no dissensions. Well, some of my best 754 01:05:30,599 --> 01:05:34,519 friends of drones and I just cast you understand me, mister Spade, I 755 01:05:34,719 --> 01:05:40,400 wish Gloria Thomas removed from San Francisco for an excellent reason. My nephew, 756 01:05:40,480 --> 01:05:43,920 Gerald Long, the young man who just left here, has developed a so 757 01:05:44,239 --> 01:05:46,480 romantic notions about it. Yeah, so you want the romance, bust it 758 01:05:46,599 --> 01:05:48,920 up. But if you try to break it up openly, and nephew might 759 01:05:48,960 --> 01:05:51,719 get stubborn and even marry it. On the other hand, by framing her 760 01:05:51,760 --> 01:05:55,400 as a faith you ward off the affair and then you can figure out some 761 01:05:55,519 --> 01:05:58,599 other dirty treaders. I knew you that has tapped me, mister Spade. 762 01:05:58,639 --> 01:06:02,920 I admire bluntness moderation. Well, what do you say to joining passes with 763 01:06:03,039 --> 01:06:06,639 me, just one thing, Missus Kavanagh nuts. I hope you'll be with 764 01:06:06,800 --> 01:06:11,960 us then. In the meantime, do send your comments to Box thirteen at 765 01:06:12,039 --> 01:06:16,079 Great Detectives dot and it, follow us on Twitter at Radio Detectives, and 766 01:06:16,400 --> 01:06:21,599 check us out on Instagram, Instagram dot com slash Great Detectives