1 00:00:03,160 --> 00:00:21,879 The Adventures of the Falcon, starring Less Damon. Hello, Yes this is 2 00:00:21,920 --> 00:00:27,359 the Falcon speaking. Oh reader, I'm glad you called Angel, but we'll 3 00:00:27,399 --> 00:00:30,640 have to make it another time. A man has disappeared with some of his 4 00:00:30,679 --> 00:00:34,600 company's money. His employers can't wait to find out what's become of them. 5 00:00:34,880 --> 00:00:46,359 In fact, it looks like the suspense may kill them. Once again. 6 00:00:46,399 --> 00:00:51,719 The National Broadcasting Company brings you The Adventures of the Falcon, dedicated to private 7 00:00:51,759 --> 00:00:57,200 investigators everywhere, those hard hitting detectives who like Mike Wearing, risk their lives 8 00:00:57,240 --> 00:01:00,439 to wait law enforcement agencies. You met the Falcon first in his best selling 9 00:01:00,479 --> 00:01:04,400 novels, then you saw him in his thrilling motion picture series, and now 10 00:01:04,519 --> 00:01:08,920 NBC is happy to bring you his adventures on the air. Yes, it's 11 00:01:08,959 --> 00:01:14,840 Michael Werring, that freelance detective who's always ready with a hand for oppressed men 12 00:01:15,400 --> 00:01:19,879 and an eye for repressed women. So join him now, And the Falcon 13 00:01:19,120 --> 00:01:36,519 solves the case of the amorous Bookkeeper. It's late Sunday night in New York 14 00:01:36,760 --> 00:01:41,040 and Lucille Landis is worried. Lucille is the tall, willowy brunette who is 15 00:01:41,040 --> 00:01:45,000 gliding down the hall of the third floor in the Tremont Building. She stops 16 00:01:45,040 --> 00:01:49,319 at the door of the Style Centereddress Company, pauses briefly with her hand on 17 00:01:49,359 --> 00:01:55,280 the knob, then shrugs daintily and opens the door. Her partner, large 18 00:01:55,359 --> 00:01:57,640 Ponchee Barney Murdoch, looks up from the books on the desk in front of 19 00:01:57,680 --> 00:02:01,799 him as she enters. Oh, at last, come in, Come in, 20 00:02:02,599 --> 00:02:06,480 all right, Bonnie, Now what is it? He was so excited 21 00:02:06,519 --> 00:02:12,280 on the phone, I hear sit down. Well, I've been suspicious for 22 00:02:12,319 --> 00:02:15,680 some time. Didn't say anything because I didn't want to alarm you. Well 23 00:02:15,719 --> 00:02:21,199 if I was wrong, Unfortunately I am not well. For heaven's sake. 24 00:02:21,199 --> 00:02:23,039 Will you tell me what it's all about. It would be pretty important to 25 00:02:23,080 --> 00:02:25,800 get you to the office on Sunday and then have you sent for me. 26 00:02:27,080 --> 00:02:30,360 Yes, it's pretty important. I've had an accountant down here all day. 27 00:02:31,439 --> 00:02:35,759 What do you think? Something wrong with the books? Hard to believe. 28 00:02:36,120 --> 00:02:38,759 Finch's been with us for well, almost from the beginning, and he's such 29 00:02:38,759 --> 00:02:43,400 a mild little guy. What's wrong with you? Made a mistake? Mistake? 30 00:02:43,639 --> 00:02:46,120 Yeah, quite a mistake to think he could get away with it. 31 00:02:46,800 --> 00:02:51,080 He's been taking us Lucille for the last six months. Are you sure? 32 00:02:51,840 --> 00:02:55,199 Oh, I can't believe it's all here black and white? How much? 33 00:02:55,520 --> 00:03:01,639 Nearly thirty thousand dollars. No, that's important. Thirty thousand dollars in six 34 00:03:01,680 --> 00:03:06,439 months. I thought our profit was off for the volume we were doing. 35 00:03:06,919 --> 00:03:09,319 But I couldn't find anything. So I've had an expert go over it. 36 00:03:10,000 --> 00:03:15,120 He's found where Finch has been juggling? What do we do? What can 37 00:03:15,159 --> 00:03:19,560 we do? Have the police here when Finch comes to work tomorrow. I 38 00:03:19,560 --> 00:03:23,599 hope he hasn't spent it all. Yes, I suppose so, poor little 39 00:03:23,639 --> 00:03:28,159 fellow mart if he's a thief, thirty thousand, we can wave sympathy. 40 00:03:29,039 --> 00:03:30,479 Well, now come on, let me show you. That's why I asked 41 00:03:30,520 --> 00:03:34,520 you down. I want you to see what the accountant pointed out, so 42 00:03:34,560 --> 00:03:37,599 you'll understand. You know, I can't make heads and tails out of figures. 43 00:03:37,800 --> 00:03:39,599 I leave all that part of the business to you. If you say 44 00:03:39,639 --> 00:03:44,360 Finch has been robbing us, well that's it. You ought to take more 45 00:03:44,360 --> 00:03:47,159 of an interest. Well, I do in designing and production, But believe 46 00:03:47,199 --> 00:03:50,719 me, body, when it comes to bookkeeping, I don't know a debit 47 00:03:50,759 --> 00:03:53,919 from a ledger all right, lucill If that's the way you want it, 48 00:03:53,000 --> 00:04:14,680 that's the way. Now that's called the police. Shall we here? I 49 00:04:14,719 --> 00:04:17,160 am Oh the ceiling I've been looking for you. I didn't see in this 50 00:04:17,360 --> 00:04:19,879 back booth. Oh, that's why I picked it. I don't want it 51 00:04:20,000 --> 00:04:25,839 to be seen down. You don't have to worry. Cora doesn't know about 52 00:04:25,920 --> 00:04:29,360 us, your wife, we have to worry about any more. Since what 53 00:04:29,360 --> 00:04:31,839 do you mean the jig's up? Fannie had an account at work on the 54 00:04:31,839 --> 00:04:35,800 books day. Oh dear to put it mildly, what do we do? 55 00:04:36,040 --> 00:04:40,120 And you've got to get out of town. I knew it would come to 56 00:04:40,120 --> 00:04:43,759 this sooner or later. I knew it good. Nothing like being prepared. 57 00:04:43,879 --> 00:04:47,959 Well, we've got to California. We Oh, were you taking Corra? 58 00:04:48,199 --> 00:04:55,160 No? No you? Oh? She don't be silly. But I don't 59 00:04:55,199 --> 00:04:59,439 want to leave you. You don't have much choice. You'll join me later. 60 00:05:00,040 --> 00:05:02,439 Think about it. You won't join me. You want to get rid 61 00:05:02,480 --> 00:05:08,120 of me now? Think you're acting so so cold. I'm worried, that's 62 00:05:08,160 --> 00:05:11,439 all I should think. You'd want to go with me if you really love 63 00:05:11,560 --> 00:05:16,439 me. Let's not go to that now. Sometimes I think I just wonder 64 00:05:16,480 --> 00:05:20,399 if you've just been using me to juggle the books for you. Now that 65 00:05:20,439 --> 00:05:23,920 I'm no more use to it, I'm tipping you off and I so you 66 00:05:23,959 --> 00:05:28,399 can get away. Yes, but well maybe you don't want me talking, 67 00:05:28,680 --> 00:05:30,560 but I don't. But I've got to know the truth. I've got to 68 00:05:30,879 --> 00:05:33,800 let go my britz. Do you love me? Anthemy, Lucie? Do 69 00:05:33,879 --> 00:05:40,959 you love me? Do you well? You asked for it. I know 70 00:05:41,040 --> 00:05:45,360 it. I know it all the time. Look in the mirrors sometimes since 71 00:05:45,360 --> 00:05:48,639 she did you think for one minute? Don't say it. I didn't think 72 00:05:48,680 --> 00:05:53,720 even for one minute, not really. I pretended that's all. The whole 73 00:05:53,720 --> 00:05:59,839 thing was just like a dream, just a daydream. Now it's turned in 74 00:06:00,199 --> 00:06:05,600 nightmare. I'm sorry, honestly, you better be for yourself. You're in 75 00:06:05,600 --> 00:06:09,920 this with me, Lucille, and I may decide not to go to California. 76 00:06:09,959 --> 00:06:12,319 I may stay see and I may talk. I don't think she don't 77 00:06:12,319 --> 00:06:15,360 be silly. You juggled the books, you took the money, and there's 78 00:06:15,439 --> 00:06:16,720 nothing to prove you gay any of it to me, or that I knew 79 00:06:16,759 --> 00:06:19,000 anything about it. But you wanted me to get out of town with hell 80 00:06:19,160 --> 00:06:24,720 parking for your sake and Boddy because I don't like unpleasantness. I can deny 81 00:06:24,879 --> 00:06:29,199 anything you say, but I'd rather not be bothered a little unpleasantness. That's 82 00:06:29,240 --> 00:06:32,000 all you're afraid of. Well, just don't underestimate me, You'll see. 83 00:06:32,120 --> 00:06:35,639 I'm warning you now, don't underestimate me. Thanks for the tip. Bonnie 84 00:06:35,720 --> 00:06:41,920 Murdoch underestimated me, had cost him thirty thousand dollars. Cora underestimated me. 85 00:06:42,959 --> 00:06:46,199 She wouldn't believe I could ever have a woman like you. Well I did. 86 00:06:46,199 --> 00:06:51,560 Maybe someday people will find out that Elliott Finch's is Oh what am I 87 00:06:51,639 --> 00:06:56,199 talking about? Lucille? Don't leave me, please, I'm scared. Good 88 00:06:56,319 --> 00:07:03,040 Night, Finch. You she hates me? No, she doesn't even hate 89 00:07:03,120 --> 00:07:08,839 me. What am I going to do? What am I going to do? 90 00:07:23,160 --> 00:07:26,959 Yes, Michael Wearing, that's right. My name is Bonnie Murdoch Style 91 00:07:27,040 --> 00:07:30,519 Center Dress Company? Want to hire? I never was much good on hamsteaching. 92 00:07:30,879 --> 00:07:34,160 All right, you've had your joke. Now may I come in sure? 93 00:07:34,360 --> 00:07:40,360 Thanks? They called you the folk and some such father al, don't 94 00:07:40,360 --> 00:07:43,240 they? Oh? I haven't called Herricana fall all in the book. Well, 95 00:07:43,319 --> 00:07:46,000 I'm not much for fancy names, but I understand your shop can deliver 96 00:07:46,079 --> 00:07:48,600 the goods that's what I want? Or just what goods do you have in 97 00:07:48,680 --> 00:07:53,079 mind? I want you to find a man for me. What man name's 98 00:07:53,079 --> 00:07:57,000 Elliott Finch? Bookkeeper worked for us until the day, didn't show up for 99 00:07:57,040 --> 00:08:00,279 work this morning, and his wife doesn't know where he is. How much 100 00:08:00,319 --> 00:08:03,560 did he get away with? How do you know about that? And when 101 00:08:03,560 --> 00:08:07,839 the bookkeeper disappears and his boss rushes frantically to a detective, good you're on 102 00:08:07,920 --> 00:08:15,639 the poll thirty thousand wearing thirty thousand? Nice round simoleans to coin a couple 103 00:08:15,639 --> 00:08:20,399 of cliches. Finch certainly believed in making Hay and brother, that ain't hay 104 00:08:20,079 --> 00:08:24,399 much in it for me? Your fee fifty dollars a day in expenses. 105 00:08:24,000 --> 00:08:28,720 I'll give you five hundred dollars if the job's done in less than ten days. 106 00:08:28,040 --> 00:08:33,399 Keep the change not fair enough? Tell me something without that? Why 107 00:08:33,440 --> 00:08:39,000 did you discover Finch's defaultation yesterday and today Finch disappears? Yeah, I've been 108 00:08:39,120 --> 00:08:41,879 wondering about that. Don't see how he knew he'd found out about him? 109 00:08:43,279 --> 00:08:46,799 Well? Who didn't know besides yourself? Just the accountant I had work on 110 00:08:46,840 --> 00:08:50,879 the books and my partner Lucy Landis, but surely neither of them who trust 111 00:08:50,960 --> 00:08:54,960 them implicitly, of course, as much as you trusted Finch until this happened. 112 00:08:56,559 --> 00:09:00,200 What are you trying to suggest? I'm just thinking out loud, and 113 00:09:00,279 --> 00:09:03,240 in my business, you don't get very far if your thoughts are all sweetness 114 00:09:03,240 --> 00:09:07,879 in life, very good wearing, suspicious of everyone, probably just as well, 115 00:09:07,759 --> 00:09:13,360 although I don't think. Then I leave the speculation to you, all 116 00:09:13,399 --> 00:09:16,200 right, modak, And as soon as I have something concrete, I'll let 117 00:09:16,279 --> 00:09:33,799 you know what is it? Are you missus Finch? Yes, my name 118 00:09:33,840 --> 00:09:37,919 is Michael Waring. I am looking for your husband. He isn't here. 119 00:09:37,200 --> 00:09:39,960 I know that. How do you know? What do you want with him? 120 00:09:41,480 --> 00:09:43,200 Are you from Style Center? In a way? Get out of here? 121 00:09:43,679 --> 00:09:46,480 Go on back to mister Murdoch. Tell him all he's lost is thirty 122 00:09:46,519 --> 00:09:50,879 thousand dollars. I've lost a husband. Oh perhaps I can help help Hellio. 123 00:09:50,919 --> 00:09:56,559 It's gone run away and he's not too well. Mister what did you 124 00:09:56,559 --> 00:10:01,159 say? Your name was Wearing? I'm telling you this jail would kill him. 125 00:10:01,399 --> 00:10:03,440 He's never been strong, but he was a good husband and a good 126 00:10:03,480 --> 00:10:11,200 employee for twenty five years and then well, we all make mistakes, temptations. 127 00:10:11,200 --> 00:10:13,159 I know how you feel, missus Finch. Oh no, you don't. 128 00:10:13,320 --> 00:10:16,399 You wouldn't be here trying to find him so you can take him to 129 00:10:16,480 --> 00:10:20,720 jail, so you can kill him, all right, missus? What was 130 00:10:20,759 --> 00:10:24,879 that? What a door closed in the back of the apartment. I didn't 131 00:10:24,919 --> 00:10:28,840 hear anything. Maybe the wind, maybe a husband. No, he isn't 132 00:10:28,879 --> 00:10:31,519 here. How do you know? Maybe he just came in the back, 133 00:10:31,639 --> 00:10:33,279 didn't He wouldn't. Let's go, No, Elliott, Elliott, if you're 134 00:10:33,320 --> 00:10:35,879 here, get out. There's somebody here looking for you, all right, 135 00:10:35,919 --> 00:10:39,240 Coral Elliott. He wants to take you to jail. Not going to take 136 00:10:39,240 --> 00:10:43,679 me to jail. Where did you get that gun? I found it? 137 00:10:43,200 --> 00:10:46,639 Please, I don't want to listen to any lectures. I took the money, 138 00:10:46,679 --> 00:10:48,000 I admit it. I can't pay it back either, but I'm not 139 00:10:48,039 --> 00:10:50,919 going to jail. I'm sorry about this, Cora, but you know the 140 00:10:50,960 --> 00:10:54,320 whole story. You know. There's nothing I can do. So this is 141 00:10:54,320 --> 00:11:09,320 all that's left. Goodbye, Cora bench wait. During the months to come, 142 00:11:09,440 --> 00:11:13,559 General Mills has planned to bring radio listeners an excitingly new half hour show 143 00:11:13,720 --> 00:11:18,960 each weekday evening not just one, not two, but six thrilling half hour 144 00:11:18,039 --> 00:11:22,080 shows. Two of these shows have already joined the Wheaties Big Parade. On 145 00:11:22,200 --> 00:11:28,320 Monday's Night Beat brings you tales of newspaper columnist Randy Stone, who hacks stories 146 00:11:28,360 --> 00:11:31,759 out of the shadows to make good reading in the morning papers. 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Half an hour has passed since Elliot Finch 155 00:12:20,320 --> 00:12:22,320 tried to shoot his way out of his troubles by putting a bullet in himself. 156 00:12:24,000 --> 00:12:26,000 Finch has been rushed to a hospital, and now Mike is talking to 157 00:12:26,039 --> 00:12:31,000 Cora Finch, who was just recovering from the shock. Is there anyone you'd 158 00:12:31,000 --> 00:12:35,399 like me to get to stay with you? Only Elliot? That's impossible. 159 00:12:35,240 --> 00:12:39,519 Well, if you'd help me, perhaps, could I do you say? 160 00:12:39,559 --> 00:12:45,279 Mister Finch was a model husband. He was. Men don't just change overnight 161 00:12:45,360 --> 00:12:48,480 unless something happens. What happened to make him suddenly take money from the firm? 162 00:12:48,600 --> 00:12:54,559 I told you temptation finally got the better of him. What temptation money? 163 00:12:54,080 --> 00:12:56,840 And it took its time. He'd been with the company for years. 164 00:12:56,919 --> 00:13:01,960 It grows with time, and that's all. He didn't have any sudden need 165 00:13:03,000 --> 00:13:05,279 for money. No, what did he do with the money? Please? 166 00:13:05,320 --> 00:13:09,279 After what I've been through, do I have to go through this third degree? 167 00:13:09,399 --> 00:13:11,759 I'm just trying to help like you helped Elliott. Helen didn't kill him? 168 00:13:11,799 --> 00:13:15,080 Oh look, missus Finch. In the first place, I had nothing 169 00:13:15,080 --> 00:13:18,000 to do with your husband shooting himself. In the second place, he's not 170 00:13:18,120 --> 00:13:20,879 dead. And then the third place, no, not dead. Well didn't 171 00:13:20,919 --> 00:13:24,240 you know? But they carried him out. The doctor told you. I 172 00:13:24,399 --> 00:13:28,840 was so dazed. You're telling me the truth? Yes, of course, 173 00:13:28,159 --> 00:13:31,519 you're just trying to fool me. All right, call the hospital. He's 174 00:13:31,559 --> 00:13:43,720 really live. Elliott's really live. I'm sorry. Now that's better. Now 175 00:13:43,759 --> 00:14:05,759 do you want to call? Yes, give me the phone. Yes, 176 00:14:05,960 --> 00:14:11,120 mister Wearing is here, mister murdach, all right, send him in already, 177 00:14:11,440 --> 00:14:16,919 Oh Wearing, come in, come in and in news. Yeah, 178 00:14:16,039 --> 00:14:20,799 I found Finch, What good boy? That was first. And I'd love 179 00:14:20,840 --> 00:14:24,120 to take Bowers Murdoch, but I'm afraid I don't break one on this. 180 00:14:24,720 --> 00:14:26,559 He walked in on me, that's all, walked in on you. Where 181 00:14:26,960 --> 00:14:31,000 at his home? I thought he'd skipped now he had no place to go? 182 00:14:31,399 --> 00:14:35,039 Well, where is he in the hospital? He tried to kill himself, 183 00:14:35,879 --> 00:14:41,879 tried to tried to you see, they're working on him now. He's 184 00:14:41,879 --> 00:14:46,000 still unconscious, but the doctor's give him a good chance. He tried it 185 00:14:46,039 --> 00:14:48,159 while you were still at his place. That's right. Why do you let 186 00:14:48,240 --> 00:14:50,720 him do it? He had a gun? What could I do? Guns 187 00:14:50,720 --> 00:14:54,799 don't usually stop the folk, and do they sometimes don't want to get in 188 00:14:54,840 --> 00:14:58,000 a rut. Did he say anything about the money to his wife? It's 189 00:14:58,039 --> 00:15:03,600 gone all of it? So she said, where gambling? So she didn't 190 00:15:03,600 --> 00:15:11,200 say another woman. Maybe maybe where's your partner, Lucillo. She hasn't come 191 00:15:11,240 --> 00:15:15,799 in yet today. Interesting coincidence, wouldn't you say? What? They have 192 00:15:15,840 --> 00:15:18,759 to finish? The dirty workers discovered he doesn't come to work, and neither 193 00:15:18,759 --> 00:15:22,279 does Lucille. Oh, she often doesn't come in until afternoon. It's afternoon. 194 00:15:24,279 --> 00:15:28,480 You're hinting at something, Wearing. You hinted at it before. I'm 195 00:15:28,519 --> 00:15:31,960 just trying not to overlook any possibilities. Well, there's a sergeant Corbett is 196 00:15:31,960 --> 00:15:35,759 the police here you want to talk to just a minute. Must be something 197 00:15:35,799 --> 00:15:39,919 about the robbery, Wearing. I'll see him in a minute. It's not 198 00:15:39,000 --> 00:15:43,080 just the robbery, Murdoch. Corbett is with a homicide squad. Homicide? 199 00:15:43,440 --> 00:15:50,000 But who what? What homicide? Asked Corbett here, send a side. 200 00:15:50,120 --> 00:15:54,120 Nay, you said Finch tried to kill himself, Wearing. That's suicide, 201 00:15:54,159 --> 00:16:00,919 not murder. Besides it didn't work, That's right, hello, Corbett Wearing. 202 00:16:02,080 --> 00:16:04,519 Well, now my days complete? And what can we do for you? 203 00:16:04,600 --> 00:16:07,799 We can sit tight and keep your mouth shut. I want to talk 204 00:16:07,840 --> 00:16:10,759 to mister Murdach. But what's it about, sergeant? Your partner, little 205 00:16:10,799 --> 00:16:15,559 sale landis she's been murdered. What what do you know about it, Murdoch. 206 00:16:27,600 --> 00:16:30,120 I guess that's about all I can tell you. Sergeant. All right, 207 00:16:30,200 --> 00:16:33,480 Murdach, stick around. We may want to talk to you again. 208 00:16:33,639 --> 00:16:38,480 Sure thing, Good day, Sergeant hong By wearing Bye bye, Corvid. 209 00:16:38,799 --> 00:16:41,480 I'll see you down a headquarters later. There are a few things I like 210 00:16:41,519 --> 00:16:45,320 to find out, and you think we can help you. You flatter the 211 00:16:45,360 --> 00:16:48,799 department wearing I thought you're the guy who likes to tell us, not ask 212 00:16:48,919 --> 00:16:52,960 us. Oh you're all right for routine, Corbett. If it's simple, 213 00:16:53,279 --> 00:16:56,919 he expects us to give him what we got. After that, it will 214 00:16:56,960 --> 00:17:03,080 Covid in spite of yourself charm not out. Why call Butt? You do 215 00:17:03,279 --> 00:17:10,720 care? I've got work to do, all right, Wearing your friend. 216 00:17:10,720 --> 00:17:14,359 The sergeant's gone. You can stop being cute. I want results and I 217 00:17:14,359 --> 00:17:18,400 want him fast. What results? Proof that Finch killed Lucille And if he 218 00:17:18,440 --> 00:17:22,640 didn't he did must have She got him to jockey the book machine. Look, 219 00:17:22,119 --> 00:17:26,440 it's your idea. You've been hinting at it right along. Yeah, 220 00:17:26,720 --> 00:17:30,279 tell me something, Murdoc. What just when did you catch on to my 221 00:17:30,440 --> 00:17:34,759 hint? A way a merite wearing I don't like that kind of a question. 222 00:17:36,160 --> 00:17:37,960 You are supposed to be working for me. Why so touchy, Murdoch, 223 00:17:38,200 --> 00:17:41,680 All I said, I know what you said. Now listen to me. 224 00:17:41,279 --> 00:17:45,119 I hired you to find Finch. You did, okay, Now I'm 225 00:17:45,200 --> 00:17:51,160 hiring you to prove he killed Lucille for an additional thousand dollars. You want 226 00:17:51,160 --> 00:17:53,319 the Joba, don't you. Why are you so anxious to pin this on 227 00:17:53,400 --> 00:17:57,680 Finch because he killed Lucille she was double crossing you. Get out of here, 228 00:17:57,720 --> 00:18:00,480 Wearing. I'll get somebody who can take order. Now, now, 229 00:18:00,599 --> 00:18:03,680 not so fast, Murdoctor, job's a job, and money's money. You 230 00:18:03,680 --> 00:18:07,440 want me to nail Finch? Okay, I'll nail him. I just wondered 231 00:18:07,440 --> 00:18:12,240 why you're so anxious because he's guilty. Oh all right, if you say 232 00:18:12,240 --> 00:18:15,000 something, well, if you don't think so I do? I do? 233 00:18:15,720 --> 00:18:18,559 All right? Then? After all, Murdoct, the customer is always right. 234 00:18:19,079 --> 00:18:32,799 What more proof do I need? Hello? Sergeant told you i'd be 235 00:18:32,799 --> 00:18:34,079 around, yeah, wearing? Hell, what have you got for me? 236 00:18:34,400 --> 00:18:37,000 You? Nothing? And I look, Corbett, if you want me to 237 00:18:37,039 --> 00:18:41,079 solve this case for you, like Wearing, We've taken care of that little 238 00:18:41,079 --> 00:18:44,160 detail already. You've made an arrest me. Well, we know who we 239 00:18:44,200 --> 00:18:45,279 want, we know where to find him. You got the wrong man, 240 00:18:45,480 --> 00:18:49,599 Oh, we have not truly, And you know I'm talking about I don't 241 00:18:49,599 --> 00:18:53,720 need to. I know you Corbett bound to be wrong. I don't know 242 00:18:53,759 --> 00:18:59,319 why I put up with this guy. You can't do without me. Now, 243 00:18:59,359 --> 00:19:00,799 would you like me to tell you who really killed the landis girl? 244 00:19:02,000 --> 00:19:07,319 Yeah? Tell me Elliott Finch? Oh, Finch, that's right. Just 245 00:19:07,359 --> 00:19:10,640 how do you know it was Finch? Because I know which side my bread 246 00:19:10,720 --> 00:19:12,519 is buttered on. That makes a lot of sense, says to me, 247 00:19:12,839 --> 00:19:17,640 I like butter all right. Now, would you like me to tell you 248 00:19:17,759 --> 00:19:21,680 who pulled the job? Yeah? Who did it? Finch? What? 249 00:19:22,240 --> 00:19:23,680 Only I happen to be able to prove it? I don't believe it. 250 00:19:23,680 --> 00:19:26,440 It took the bullet out of Finch's shoulder. It came from the same gun 251 00:19:26,480 --> 00:19:30,359 that did the murder. No, there must be some mistake. There's no 252 00:19:30,480 --> 00:19:33,599 mistake wearing the sergeant. If you and I agree with each other, one 253 00:19:33,640 --> 00:19:47,000 of us is bound to be wrong. Right. Next Sunday, along with 254 00:19:47,039 --> 00:19:52,799 the high spirited Adventures of the Falcon, include two new dramatic Sunday mysteries from 255 00:19:52,880 --> 00:19:57,160 the celebrated Office of Strategic Services. NBC presents fully authenticated stories of the USS 256 00:19:57,240 --> 00:20:03,640 in action during World War Two. Cloak and Dagger presents actual cases adapted from 257 00:20:03,640 --> 00:20:07,279 the famous book of the same name. Another of the startling UNBC presentations is 258 00:20:07,559 --> 00:20:12,319 The Big Guy. He's Joshua Sharp, who supports two wonderful children while working 259 00:20:12,359 --> 00:20:17,440 as a keen, quick witted detective. To his two children, He's Joshua 260 00:20:17,480 --> 00:20:21,759 Sharp, the fabulous hero, giant among giants. He's the Big Guy. 261 00:20:22,559 --> 00:20:26,079 Next Sunday, along with the Adventures of the Falcon, make a day to 262 00:20:26,119 --> 00:20:30,599 hear fully authenticated stories on Cloak and Dagger and a new and different kind of 263 00:20:30,599 --> 00:20:36,000 detective, Joshua Sharp, the Big Guy. Hear them all next Sunday over 264 00:20:36,079 --> 00:20:48,880 most of these same NBC stations. Now back to the Adventures of the Falcon. 265 00:20:51,319 --> 00:20:55,440 It's twenty minutes since Mike Wearing and Sergeant Corbett startled each other by seeing 266 00:20:55,519 --> 00:20:57,960 iy to lie on a case. Now they're at the hospital to see Elliot 267 00:20:57,960 --> 00:21:03,200 Finch. They find Missus Finch in the waiting room. Hello, Missus Finch, 268 00:21:03,279 --> 00:21:06,400 how's your husband? He's regained consciousness, but I haven't been able to 269 00:21:06,400 --> 00:21:08,720 talk to him yet they're giving him a transfusion, and then they say I 270 00:21:08,720 --> 00:21:12,559 can go in again, not until I do. Who are you? Oh? 271 00:21:12,759 --> 00:21:17,039 Excuse me, missus Finch. Iss is Sergeant Corbett of the police. 272 00:21:17,319 --> 00:21:19,240 I might have known. Can't they give him any rest? Even now? 273 00:21:19,400 --> 00:21:22,160 I'm sorry, missus Finch. I'll bet you are. I can see it 274 00:21:22,160 --> 00:21:26,680 written all over you. Why do they always have to have families? You 275 00:21:26,720 --> 00:21:29,960 stay here with her wearing I'm going in what I had better do? As 276 00:21:29,960 --> 00:21:33,720 he says, Missus Finch, I don't know why you all have to pick 277 00:21:33,759 --> 00:21:37,960 on Elliott anyway. He doesn't have the money. He only took it because 278 00:21:37,960 --> 00:21:41,079 that woman made him. She's the one who has it, Lucy Orlanders. 279 00:21:41,200 --> 00:21:44,160 Yes, if you want the money, ask her now. We'd like to. 280 00:21:44,279 --> 00:21:49,680 But there's one catch. Well, what's that she's dead? How did 281 00:21:49,680 --> 00:21:53,119 that happen? Somebody killed her? But what I'd like to know, Missus 282 00:21:53,119 --> 00:21:56,799 Finch, since you know about your husband and miss Landers, how come you 283 00:21:56,839 --> 00:22:00,200 didn't tell me about her before? Because I didn't. I don't have to 284 00:22:00,200 --> 00:22:03,400 account to you now, but you did accompt to me everything except that you 285 00:22:03,480 --> 00:22:07,200 knew about miss Landers. Why do you make so much of that because you 286 00:22:07,240 --> 00:22:10,440 must have had some reason for holding back. I'm not holding back. I've 287 00:22:10,799 --> 00:22:12,960 just told you about it. No, that's what puzzles me. It must 288 00:22:14,000 --> 00:22:18,279 be awful what your kind of work makes you suspicious of everybody and everything? 289 00:22:19,400 --> 00:22:23,599 Still is better than being afraid of everybody and everything? What do you mean 290 00:22:23,599 --> 00:22:27,000 by that? I'll tell you later. He comes a sergeant again, Well, 291 00:22:27,039 --> 00:22:30,359 Covid s Fench can go in now. She wants what did he say 292 00:22:30,400 --> 00:22:34,359 to your covied? He has a story. Yeah, he admits he was 293 00:22:34,359 --> 00:22:37,720 at Lucy Orlandis's, but he says he got there after the murder. He 294 00:22:37,759 --> 00:22:41,880 found the gun then and took it with him. How he got it gone? 295 00:22:41,880 --> 00:22:47,440 Miss landers Is you You weren't here about the money. This was about 296 00:22:47,480 --> 00:22:49,440 the murder, easy, missus Finch. You can't think Elliott did it. 297 00:22:49,759 --> 00:22:52,799 You'd never hurt anyone. He didn't do it. Why can't you leave him 298 00:22:52,799 --> 00:22:56,400 alone? A man has a murder, Gune, you don't just leave him 299 00:22:56,400 --> 00:22:59,640 alone? He yeah, yeah, yeah, you buyers ali by Corvid for 300 00:22:59,680 --> 00:23:03,279 now. He's not going anywhere, that's right. But suppose I could rip 301 00:23:03,319 --> 00:23:07,400 his alibi right down the middle? Right? How I suppose I could prove 302 00:23:07,440 --> 00:23:10,160 he took the gun with him too. Miss Landers's that he went there to 303 00:23:10,240 --> 00:23:14,119 kill her. He can't. It's a lie. Missus Finch told me her 304 00:23:14,160 --> 00:23:17,079 husband admitted taking the money, but she tried to conceal his connection with Miss 305 00:23:17,160 --> 00:23:18,880 Landers. Now why I told her this because she knew what was going to 306 00:23:18,920 --> 00:23:22,480 happen and she wanted to protect Finish. No, couldn't you see him take 307 00:23:22,480 --> 00:23:26,240 the gun? That would frighten her to trying to hide his affair with Miss 308 00:23:26,319 --> 00:23:29,079 Landers. No, you must believe me. I wouldn't shield Elliot, not 309 00:23:29,160 --> 00:23:30,279 if he were a murderer. You know, you try to protect him when 310 00:23:30,279 --> 00:23:33,519 you knew he was a thief. I didn't. You didn't want him jailed 311 00:23:33,559 --> 00:23:36,119 for it. You seem to think it was all right for him to take 312 00:23:36,160 --> 00:23:40,400 the money. He said he was just yielding to temptation. Your only criticism 313 00:23:40,440 --> 00:23:42,960 was of the police and need for wanting to catch him. But what could 314 00:23:44,000 --> 00:23:47,799 I do? He's my husband and I love him naturally. I don't want 315 00:23:47,799 --> 00:23:51,319 to see him go to jail. Nice code of ethics, anything he does 316 00:23:51,440 --> 00:23:56,799 is okay as long as he's your husband. Embezzlement. You don't understand the 317 00:23:56,839 --> 00:24:00,720 trouble is I do Corbett. I think you have a case. You can 318 00:24:00,759 --> 00:24:03,599 make an arrest. No, Elliot didn't kill that woman. I tell you 319 00:24:03,640 --> 00:24:06,400 he didn't. I will see. But he's sick. This, this might 320 00:24:06,480 --> 00:24:08,240 kill him. Let him alone till he's stronger. Then you'll see he'll be 321 00:24:08,240 --> 00:24:11,759 able to mean, there'll be time to think up another alibi. It's no 322 00:24:11,880 --> 00:24:15,119 use, missus. Why do you have to be so hard, so unfeling. 323 00:24:15,400 --> 00:24:17,880 No, it's another side of that rotten work. I'm in well, 324 00:24:17,880 --> 00:24:23,720 Corbett, Okay, please, nothing else will stop you. I'll confess I 325 00:24:23,839 --> 00:24:30,039 killed him. I did. She's sure determined to protect that guy. Only 326 00:24:30,079 --> 00:24:33,279 she happens to be telling the truth. A but just said. I didn't 327 00:24:33,319 --> 00:24:37,759 say anything. I simply asked some hypothetical questions. But now I am saying, 328 00:24:37,839 --> 00:24:41,359 Missus, Finch killed Miss Landis Corbett. You said before I can arrest 329 00:24:41,400 --> 00:24:45,240 bench for the murder. No, No, I said you could make an 330 00:24:45,319 --> 00:25:00,319 arrest. You can, So what are you waiting for? Yes, mister 331 00:25:00,359 --> 00:25:07,160 Wearing is online one, mister Murdak, Right, hello Wearing, what news 332 00:25:07,440 --> 00:25:10,440 hell? I've wrapped it up. You did pinch? Yep? I hung 333 00:25:10,440 --> 00:25:12,920 it on him. He's been an arrest yep. Right, Come on over 334 00:25:12,960 --> 00:25:15,920 and tell me about it. I'll give you a check. I was not 335 00:25:15,079 --> 00:25:18,279 much to tell. You wanted me to prove Finch killed miss Landers, so 336 00:25:18,359 --> 00:25:22,559 I did good. Yeah, forced the real murderer into confessing. What. 337 00:25:23,680 --> 00:25:26,960 Yes, Missus Finch didn't like her husband being ruined by another woman, so 338 00:25:26,960 --> 00:25:30,440 she eliminated the other woman. Missus Finch. And that's right, Murdoch, 339 00:25:30,799 --> 00:25:33,920 she's the one who killed your partner. But I didn't think you'd mind it 340 00:25:34,000 --> 00:25:37,519 turning out like this. All you really wanted was me to prove you didn't 341 00:25:37,519 --> 00:25:41,640 do it right. You're wearing But I was so sure as I know you 342 00:25:41,640 --> 00:25:45,079 want to be careful about that, Murdoch. You know there's a theory we're 343 00:25:45,079 --> 00:25:51,640 supposed to operate on that a man is innocent until he's proved guilty. Not 344 00:25:51,720 --> 00:26:07,799 a bad idea. I'll see you around a good luck so smart wharing you 345 00:26:07,839 --> 00:26:11,240 were lucky. That's all was I called it. You thought Finch was our 346 00:26:11,279 --> 00:26:15,079 boy. It just happened. Missus Finch broke down and I had nothing to 347 00:26:15,119 --> 00:26:19,079 do with it, not intentionally, I suppose. I tell you I suspected 348 00:26:19,079 --> 00:26:25,079 her almost from the first minute I met her. More hypothetical questions no, 349 00:26:25,079 --> 00:26:27,680 no, on the level. Okay, you suspected her, You suspect everyone, 350 00:26:29,839 --> 00:26:32,960 That's what she said. But I picked her as the best bet. 351 00:26:33,480 --> 00:26:37,440 Why because one of the first questions she asked me was are you from Style 352 00:26:37,559 --> 00:26:42,640 Center? Why does that prow nothing? But she followed it up with get 353 00:26:42,640 --> 00:26:47,519 out of here, go on back to mister Murdoch. The Style Center isn't 354 00:26:47,559 --> 00:26:52,079 just mister Murdoch. It is or was Murdoch and Lucille Landers. The cor 355 00:26:52,160 --> 00:26:56,799 of Finch had already crossed off Landers, and I couldn't help wondering why I 356 00:26:57,039 --> 00:27:02,119 say, And then what clinched it was her holding back on me about Finch's 357 00:27:02,160 --> 00:27:04,599 tire with the Landis woman, although she knew about it all the time God 358 00:27:04,640 --> 00:27:10,079 abandoned. She was protecting her husband like you suggested that the hospital, except 359 00:27:10,119 --> 00:27:12,160 that when she heard her husband was better, that he would live and could 360 00:27:12,200 --> 00:27:17,279 talk, suddenly she told me about him and Lucille Landis. Oh. I 361 00:27:17,319 --> 00:27:19,440 didn't know that, so she couldn't have been trying to protect him, or 362 00:27:19,519 --> 00:27:23,119 she would have continued to keep quiet. So you figured she wasn't covering for 363 00:27:23,279 --> 00:27:26,759 him but for herself. Sure, she didn't want us to know that she 364 00:27:26,839 --> 00:27:30,160 was wise to her husband and the landist woman, because then we wouldn't know 365 00:27:30,240 --> 00:27:33,279 she had a motive to kill her. Uh huh. But once she found 366 00:27:33,279 --> 00:27:37,279 out her husband was gonna live and might admit he had told her the whole 367 00:27:37,319 --> 00:27:40,519 story, she decided to spell the works. That's right. She thought it 368 00:27:40,559 --> 00:27:42,160 would look better coming from her than it would if we latched on to it 369 00:27:42,200 --> 00:27:47,000 ourselves. But instead it cooked her. Well, she's not cooked yet, 370 00:27:47,000 --> 00:27:51,839 Corbett just about with the confession and all, but I was her final judgment 371 00:27:51,880 --> 00:27:55,400 until the jury comes in. Why so cautious all of a sudden, Mike, 372 00:27:56,160 --> 00:27:59,200 just like to practice what I preach, and I've been preaching. Is 373 00:27:59,240 --> 00:28:03,240 not a little lout of character for you? Could be? The fact seems 374 00:28:03,240 --> 00:28:07,000 to me this whole case is out of character for you. I'll come and 375 00:28:07,160 --> 00:28:11,279 there are only two gals in it. One of them gets herself bumped off, 376 00:28:11,319 --> 00:28:12,880 you pin the job, and the other one and that leaves your holding 377 00:28:12,960 --> 00:28:18,039 hands with me. No, no, no, you're overlooking one thing. 378 00:28:18,160 --> 00:28:26,279 Corbett. White sat the receptionist in Murdoch's office. She's waiting and I'll just 379 00:28:26,359 --> 00:28:30,400 have time to pick her up. So here's where you get off. Good 380 00:28:30,440 --> 00:28:48,839 night, sergeant, The Case of the Frozen Letters. The Case of the 381 00:28:48,880 --> 00:28:53,640 Frozen Letters, that's the title of next week's Adventure of the Falcon, when 382 00:28:53,680 --> 00:28:57,880 Mike Waring learns that a person who drives to keep his mouth shut may wind 383 00:28:57,960 --> 00:29:03,640 up silent as so be sure to listen next week at the same time to 384 00:29:03,720 --> 00:29:08,119 another exciting adventure of the Falcon. The Adventures of the Falcon are based on 385 00:29:08,160 --> 00:29:12,799 the famous character created by Rexel Drake. Produced by Bernard elle Schubert, written 386 00:29:12,839 --> 00:29:18,920 Tonight by Jerome Epstein and directed by Richard Lewis. Music was conducted by Harry 387 00:29:18,920 --> 00:29:22,920 Sosnik. Les Damon was starred as the Falcon with Ken Lynch as Sergeant Corbett. 388 00:29:23,880 --> 00:29:27,880 Tonight, theod Gild on the Air presents a thrilling courtroom drama starring lovely 389 00:29:27,880 --> 00:29:33,440 Paulett Goddard, the wonderful Pad O'Brien, and handsome Tom Drake. The story 390 00:29:33,519 --> 00:29:37,000 is the highly dramatic trial of Mary Dugan. Here all three top stars in 391 00:29:37,160 --> 00:29:42,359 the Trial of Mary Dugan. Later on Theodore Guild on the Air. This 392 00:29:42,480 --> 00:29:45,599 program came from New York. Peter Robert speaking