1 00:00:28,039 --> 00:00:32,679 Hello from Boise, Idaho. This is your host, Adam Graham. When 2 00:00:32,759 --> 00:00:39,320 I was growing up in the nineteen nineties, I remember some of the big 3 00:00:39,439 --> 00:00:46,520 basic cable TV channels would do big movie marathons after Christmas, playing a lot 4 00:00:46,600 --> 00:00:51,799 of well liked films, Christmas films, just general films that people tended to 5 00:00:52,000 --> 00:00:55,560 like. And so for the next five days, we're going to bring you 6 00:00:55,799 --> 00:01:00,840 fat your length programs from our archive. Feature length, I mean about an 7 00:01:00,840 --> 00:01:06,319 hour, hour, ten minutes. We have some great programs to play for 8 00:01:06,400 --> 00:01:11,120 you that I'm sure you'll enjoy. As a reminder, these programs do come 9 00:01:11,359 --> 00:01:17,799 from throughout the podcast history, which not only means varying degree of host competence, 10 00:01:17,920 --> 00:01:23,519 but also that any offers or websites mentioned during the podcast may not be 11 00:01:23,760 --> 00:01:29,120 valid unless they're currently mentioned on our website. And don't worry, the opening's 12 00:01:29,200 --> 00:01:32,959 not going to be near as long on future days. Let's get into today's 13 00:01:33,040 --> 00:01:41,000 episode. Welcome to the Great Detectives of Old Time Radio from Boise, Idaho. 14 00:01:41,280 --> 00:01:45,200 This is your host, Adam Graham. If you have a comment, 15 00:01:45,319 --> 00:01:49,239 send it to me Box thirteen at Great Detectives dot net. Follow us on 16 00:01:49,280 --> 00:01:55,879 Twitter at Radio Detectives and become one of our friends on Facebook, Facebook, 17 00:01:55,920 --> 00:02:00,280 dot com, Slash Radio Detectives. Before we do get started, I do 18 00:02:00,359 --> 00:02:05,439 want to thank Rochelle for supporting the show during our listener support campaign. You 19 00:02:05,439 --> 00:02:08,680 can still support the show on a one time basis at support dot great detectives 20 00:02:08,759 --> 00:02:15,159 dot net or by on a monthly basis at Patreon dot great detectives dot net. 21 00:02:15,840 --> 00:02:21,919 Well, we have something extra special for you. The very first Ellery 22 00:02:22,000 --> 00:02:27,960 Queen over Radio was Hugh Marlowe, a famous stage and screen actor. Marlowe 23 00:02:28,360 --> 00:02:34,360 starred as Ellery Queen in a series of one hour stories that aired from nineteen 24 00:02:34,520 --> 00:02:38,199 thirty nine to nineteen forty. Here, he's brought back by the Ford Theater 25 00:02:38,400 --> 00:02:45,800 to once again take on the role and with Santos Ortega and Ted de Cortia, 26 00:02:46,199 --> 00:02:52,759 who played Inspector Queen and Sergeant Veeley in the original radio series. This 27 00:02:52,879 --> 00:02:59,560 program originally aired January fourth of nineteen forty eight, and the title is the 28 00:02:59,639 --> 00:03:04,680 Advance Cicature of a Bad Boy. This is the Ford Theater. An hour 29 00:03:04,719 --> 00:03:08,159 of radio drama presented by the Ford Motor Company, makers of Ford Mercury and 30 00:03:08,199 --> 00:03:15,960 Lincoln cars and Ford Trucks, Tractors and motor coaches. Today's play Ellery Queen's 31 00:03:15,039 --> 00:03:42,759 The Adventure of the Bad Boy. Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. Howard 32 00:03:42,800 --> 00:03:49,599 Lindsey speaking, Welcome to the Ford Guins today at second calendar year during nineteen 33 00:03:49,680 --> 00:03:53,360 forty eight. If you care to join us here each Sunday afternoon, you 34 00:03:53,400 --> 00:03:58,479 will encounter at this hour just about every sort of dramatic entertainment possible to radio. 35 00:03:59,319 --> 00:04:03,599 In the Ford Theater, the plays the thing, and in choosing plays, 36 00:04:03,639 --> 00:04:10,000 the management aims at quality, contrast, and variety. Last week an 37 00:04:10,039 --> 00:04:15,240 original radio comedy, next week a great motion picture adapted for radio, and 38 00:04:15,280 --> 00:04:21,240 this week mystery. This week the Forward Theater presents The Adventure of the Bad 39 00:04:21,319 --> 00:04:38,680 Boy by Ellery Queen. Now there's a man I've always envied, Ellery Queen. 40 00:04:39,279 --> 00:04:43,279 He gets around so much, meets so many different kinds of interesting people, 41 00:04:43,519 --> 00:04:47,079 alive and dead. In the last few years on paper and on the 42 00:04:47,120 --> 00:04:53,639 air, Ellery must have averaged one mysterious murder case per week, each neatly 43 00:04:53,680 --> 00:04:57,959 solved in the end with the culprit delivered over to justice. And not only 44 00:04:58,000 --> 00:05:02,240 does young mister Queen solve the mis he writes the story too. Between calls 45 00:05:02,279 --> 00:05:06,639 for help from the homicide Squad. Also, of late, he's found time 46 00:05:06,720 --> 00:05:13,360 to edit an excellent magazine for detective story fans, to pen learned dissertations on 47 00:05:13,439 --> 00:05:16,879 the gentle art of mystery fiction, and to publish, just last month, 48 00:05:17,360 --> 00:05:24,120 an anthology of choice crime tales. He's a versatile man, allery and a 49 00:05:24,120 --> 00:05:29,079 busy one. He's also, by this time a legendary hero, an American 50 00:05:29,199 --> 00:05:34,319 Sherlock Holmes with thousands of worshipful followers. We know that he's the son of 51 00:05:34,439 --> 00:05:41,120 Gruffs Steely eydes not using Inspector Richard Queen, who can always be reached at 52 00:05:41,160 --> 00:05:46,439 police headquarters on Center Street, Manhattan. And we know that he employs as 53 00:05:46,439 --> 00:05:53,079 his secretary the beautiful, worshipful, long suffering Nicki, who even now is 54 00:05:53,160 --> 00:05:59,120 typing up a forthcoming chapter in the multitudinous works of Ellery Queen. Meanwhile, 55 00:05:59,319 --> 00:06:09,120 Ellery relaxes in an armchair deep in fault, because mister figures and nature is 56 00:06:09,319 --> 00:06:18,920 maddeningly logical, said Ellery Queen. A bird flies, the sun rises, 57 00:06:20,639 --> 00:06:31,879 a river flows, and the womb sleeps underline and the womb sleep end of 58 00:06:32,040 --> 00:06:40,439 chapter Ellari Ellerie, where are you in the armchair? Nikki? I'm finished? 59 00:06:40,920 --> 00:06:45,199 Lucky girl, Are you kidding? Huh? All you have to do 60 00:06:45,279 --> 00:06:48,879 is dictate these foul mystery masterpieces of yours. I have to type them. 61 00:06:48,920 --> 00:06:56,839 Remember I said, remember what NIGGI? Oh? Skip it. You haven't 62 00:06:56,879 --> 00:07:00,839 actually seen me for years now. You don't even hear me, nik Think 63 00:07:00,920 --> 00:07:04,120 nothing of it. After all? Who am I? Birth of the typing 64 00:07:04,199 --> 00:07:09,800 machine? Girl? Even in the sweatshop the boss made a pass once in 65 00:07:09,839 --> 00:07:13,959 a while. I'm sorry, Nikki, but I've been deep in thought. 66 00:07:14,160 --> 00:07:18,560 Really about a little boy, Nikki? About a what a little boy? 67 00:07:19,879 --> 00:07:24,199 Why? Ellery? Yes, it's time I did something about that situation. 68 00:07:26,399 --> 00:07:30,279 You're the screwious character. Ellery. You would find a different way to do 69 00:07:30,360 --> 00:07:35,240 it. What Oh, I would be in coy again. Most men would 70 00:07:35,279 --> 00:07:41,040 start the other way round with the little boy's mother, a very nice woman, 71 00:07:41,120 --> 00:07:44,600 I'm told, why thank you? Coming from you? Ellery, that's 72 00:07:44,600 --> 00:07:47,639 a lavish compliment. I don't know. I'll have to think about it. 73 00:07:47,800 --> 00:07:49,759 Oh, you don't have to think about it, Nikki. It's really my 74 00:07:49,839 --> 00:07:54,759 problem, h you egotist. Well, I don't think you'd be interested, 75 00:07:55,040 --> 00:07:59,199 Ellerie. Why do you think I've held on to this thankless, frustrating job 76 00:07:59,240 --> 00:08:05,720 all these years? Is interested? The first thing we'll have to do is 77 00:08:05,720 --> 00:08:09,160 tell your father dead. Oh no, NICKI not quite yet, not yet. 78 00:08:09,959 --> 00:08:11,879 Why keep it a secret from the inspector because I'm not familiar with all 79 00:08:11,879 --> 00:08:15,639 the facts, Nikki. Fact. Yes, it might not even be a 80 00:08:15,639 --> 00:08:18,600 matter for the police at all. Police. Yes, I'll know more about 81 00:08:18,639 --> 00:08:22,519 as soon as doctor Melton gets here, which concidentally ought to be any minute 82 00:08:22,519 --> 00:08:26,360 now. But would you clear away all this truck? Of course if you 83 00:08:26,399 --> 00:08:28,480 want to sit on and on it, I'll be very glad to have you 84 00:08:28,519 --> 00:08:35,039 make notes, ellery queen, exactly what little boy were you talking about? 85 00:08:35,399 --> 00:08:41,480 Bobby Hayes. Bobby Hayes and the nice woman Bobby's mother, of course, 86 00:08:41,639 --> 00:08:48,480 Fancas Hayes. I see you've seen. Why NICKI, what's the matter? 87 00:08:48,639 --> 00:08:52,840 Oh? Nothing, nothing at all. No, don't you dare come near 88 00:08:52,919 --> 00:08:58,720 me. I don't seem to follow this at all. Oh oh, of 89 00:08:58,919 --> 00:09:01,279 course you don't know a thing about this case, do you? And here 90 00:09:01,320 --> 00:09:09,039 I've been talking is if you knew all about it? Yes, you just 91 00:09:09,039 --> 00:09:11,120 said right down here by the fire, and I'll tell you the whole story, 92 00:09:11,279 --> 00:09:13,360 that is, if you'd like to hear it, Nicky. Oh, 93 00:09:13,399 --> 00:09:18,360 I'm simply fascinating well, well, to begin with, I first got to 94 00:09:18,360 --> 00:09:22,679 know about it when doctor Melton phoned me. He got the story from the 95 00:09:22,679 --> 00:09:28,200 principles his landlady Sarah Brinker, spinster who owns a small apartment house in Greenwich 96 00:09:28,279 --> 00:09:33,600 Village, and Sarah Brink's unfortunate sister, Francis Francis Hayes, Missus Hayes, 97 00:09:33,639 --> 00:09:37,919 and her little boy Bobby, who's eight, lived with Sarah Brink. I 98 00:09:39,120 --> 00:10:01,159 think it was four nights ago at a begair Bobby Sobby, Yeah, yeah, 99 00:10:01,360 --> 00:10:05,200 can't you say? Yes? Auntie? What is it? Bobby? 100 00:10:05,840 --> 00:10:11,240 Bobby b My name is not Bobby Brings, it is not Ancella. It's 101 00:10:11,399 --> 00:10:16,080 Bobby hay Bobby House. Dare you take that tone with me? It is 102 00:10:16,120 --> 00:10:18,480 so Hayes. That's my father's name. That's mommy's name. So it's my 103 00:10:18,639 --> 00:10:22,279 name too, No, my own name. I guess your father's a bad 104 00:10:22,399 --> 00:10:26,399 man, Bobby. He ran away, left you and your mother alone. 105 00:10:26,440 --> 00:10:31,000 He did not. Mommy says he's did. Well, it'll be a mercy 106 00:10:31,039 --> 00:10:35,399 if he were. At least you and your mother have his insurance insurance. 107 00:10:35,919 --> 00:10:41,320 What's that answer? Never you? Mr Bobby? Bobby put the funnies down 108 00:10:41,519 --> 00:10:46,480 for a minute, do I have to Bobby Dear, don't you feel just 109 00:10:46,559 --> 00:10:52,320 a little bit grateful to Aunt Sarah? And Auntie takes her sister into her 110 00:10:52,360 --> 00:10:56,159 home and her sister's little boy gives them nice soft beds to sleep in and 111 00:10:56,320 --> 00:11:01,039 good things to eat, even money to bed. Don't you think the little 112 00:11:01,080 --> 00:11:07,039 boy ought to sort of weell love his auntie? Why I don't get so 113 00:11:07,200 --> 00:11:11,759 much money to spay? You're a wicked, ungrateful boy. What have you 114 00:11:11,840 --> 00:11:16,799 been up to in here while I've been making supper in the kitchen? Anthwery 115 00:11:16,799 --> 00:11:20,080 Bobby some mischief, Barber, I'm not doing another and I'm just reading no 116 00:11:20,200 --> 00:11:24,039 funny chasing the cats? Most likely I was not. I've been reading a 117 00:11:24,200 --> 00:11:30,559 radio page. You miss all those nice programs since your mother's radio got broken 118 00:11:31,120 --> 00:11:35,320 accidentally, don't you? Bobby dear? And so Connor, we have a 119 00:11:35,399 --> 00:11:39,039 fix. I got answer Fellers all the time. What's happening to super? 120 00:11:39,080 --> 00:11:43,320 Makes it now? Bobby listened to me? How would you like Aunt Sarah 121 00:11:43,360 --> 00:11:48,840 to buy you a nice new radio, maybe a television set just for you? 122 00:11:50,240 --> 00:11:54,159 She han? So would you? Why? Maybe if you gave me 123 00:11:54,200 --> 00:12:01,159 a real big kiss once in a while, Bobby, who's there? Fencis? 124 00:12:01,279 --> 00:12:07,960 Is that you? Yes, sir, my mom, superman, that's 125 00:12:07,080 --> 00:12:13,240 so mug darling. What did you do today? Huh? Oh? Something 126 00:12:13,279 --> 00:12:18,200 wrong there? Yes, he was a bad boy, Francis as usual, 127 00:12:18,159 --> 00:12:22,840 I declare, I don't see why today you're always snitching Bobby, Mom, 128 00:12:22,879 --> 00:12:26,600 I've played with the fellas in the park and a cop Chase's just because we 129 00:12:26,679 --> 00:12:31,200 were climbing an old tree. You might have fallen there and that's not all 130 00:12:31,399 --> 00:12:37,360 y. Yes, it's some more, Aunt Sarah, Bobby got just a 131 00:12:37,440 --> 00:12:41,720 little honk of rock. Wouldn't I hurt nobody? And it just happened to 132 00:12:41,559 --> 00:12:46,480 break a window there? Fancy are you set aside? Now? That was 133 00:12:46,600 --> 00:12:50,639 wrong? Bobby? And I've told you so many times you mustn't talked to 134 00:12:50,639 --> 00:12:54,039 your aunt Sarah this group. If you'd stay home and take care of your 135 00:12:54,159 --> 00:12:58,480 child fences instead of prancing round all day. I wasn't prancing, Sarah. 136 00:12:58,679 --> 00:13:03,039 I was walking my legs off looking for a joke. Oh, you and 137 00:13:03,120 --> 00:13:07,039 your jobs. Your first duty is to your child. You know you don't 138 00:13:07,039 --> 00:13:09,240 have to have a job. Fan, it's as long as you live with 139 00:13:09,320 --> 00:13:16,960 me, sir, coming home at all hours stopper's ruined. It is it 140 00:13:16,159 --> 00:13:24,360 is my stew. I don't want you all stew. I don't like stow 141 00:13:24,399 --> 00:13:28,360 Bobby. Why Bobby, you're not having what would you think to a nice 142 00:13:28,399 --> 00:13:35,200 Wesbry jelly only jelly on as Just as soon as I set see two places 143 00:13:35,240 --> 00:13:39,840 to see down, I make sure of the Bobby Francis, hurry, will 144 00:13:39,879 --> 00:13:45,360 you for pity take Bobby? Now you stop playing with that canary cage. 145 00:13:45,480 --> 00:13:50,200 Bobby still, Sarah said, not stop it? Okay, mom? And 146 00:13:50,279 --> 00:13:54,679 can I approne you to aunt tell my certainty you may, Bobby. Dear 147 00:13:54,639 --> 00:13:58,759 Bobby, bring now see what you've gone and done leaving the canaries cage open? 148 00:13:58,759 --> 00:14:03,399 There, go to canary, Sarah, catch all of old spoils, 149 00:14:03,480 --> 00:14:07,559 misdheaving breath. If we can only aring in front, it's catching catch it 150 00:14:07,559 --> 00:14:11,399 on him, No, dear, now it's grown up on the chandelier. 151 00:14:11,639 --> 00:14:15,600 Oh, Bobby, coming down here there a supper dining room door. You 152 00:14:15,759 --> 00:14:28,679 fly, yes, Sarah, bad catcher, Sarah, see I got him. 153 00:14:28,840 --> 00:14:35,720 Well, it's about time your naughty canary back your goal? There are 154 00:14:35,759 --> 00:14:41,120 you? Are you quite finished? Factors? Well? Now, Bobby, 155 00:14:41,120 --> 00:14:46,159 ban suppose you tell me why you opened that canary's cage, and why you've 156 00:14:46,159 --> 00:14:50,879 been sitting at the supper table and haven't so much has lifted a finger to 157 00:14:50,919 --> 00:14:52,960 help catch him? I don't care. I was just playing with the old 158 00:14:54,000 --> 00:14:56,639 birds. If you'll pass me the dirty old bird Robby has? What's come 159 00:14:56,679 --> 00:15:01,039 over you? Bobby? Come here? Why? Son? You've always been 160 00:15:01,080 --> 00:15:05,399 so kind and Sarah's pets, but now you chase Columbus, torment the canary, 161 00:15:05,399 --> 00:15:09,799 go fishing and the goldfish bowl? Do you like tormenting animals and birds 162 00:15:09,879 --> 00:15:16,399 and fish? Well? I suppose that lets him off kindness, reasonableness. 163 00:15:16,720 --> 00:15:22,000 Trouble is fanci you don't discipline him if he were mine, Sarah, I'm 164 00:15:22,000 --> 00:15:28,240 gonna talk about this after supper. Well, he jogs you Fancy, Yes, 165 00:15:28,279 --> 00:15:31,480 sir, I suppose I might as released mine too, even if it 166 00:15:31,600 --> 00:15:37,519 is I say cold by Now, well, well, what's the matter? 167 00:15:37,679 --> 00:15:43,120 Fancy? Isn't my stew good enough for you? Bobby's omelet Sarah it forgotten? 168 00:15:43,159 --> 00:15:46,519 Oh, Heather, Bobby, I'll make it for you. Down, 169 00:15:46,720 --> 00:15:50,240 Sarah. Please, I have told you a thousand times, Fancies. I 170 00:15:50,240 --> 00:15:54,799 won't have you or anybody else missing in my kitchen. Bobby will wait for 171 00:15:54,840 --> 00:15:58,120 his supper since he spoiled hours. Well, Sarah, the stew can be 172 00:15:58,159 --> 00:16:03,000 reheated. This my gas field don't high enough as it is. He'll wait, 173 00:16:03,320 --> 00:16:07,120 Bobby, I won't eat. Go ahead more Martin way. I'm not 174 00:16:07,240 --> 00:16:17,759 hungry anyway, Thank you, sir. Every time we sit down to eat 175 00:16:17,840 --> 00:16:22,200 that awful siling thought, I declare that foreigner does it on purpose, just 176 00:16:22,240 --> 00:16:25,960 to annoy me. That's only mister Webber. Don serday, sir. He 177 00:16:26,240 --> 00:16:30,879 likes to play that song bottle Life. I must have been insane when I 178 00:16:30,919 --> 00:16:36,679 wanted that a popping to him. I'll have him visy, That's what I'll 179 00:16:36,679 --> 00:16:40,120 do. I'll have him thrown right out into the streets. Kim and his 180 00:16:40,240 --> 00:17:02,440 nasty signal, well don't stop there happened then then Nicky. They finished their 181 00:17:02,480 --> 00:17:06,759 supper. Sarah Brink made Bobby a jelly omelet, which he debarred with great 182 00:17:06,799 --> 00:17:26,839 relish, while his mother began to clear the table. Boy, that was 183 00:17:26,920 --> 00:17:33,920 gone. You liked bob let and had old stow Bobby. The steel is 184 00:17:33,960 --> 00:17:37,599 delicious, Sarah. Bobby, you may leave the table for mommy. Why 185 00:17:37,640 --> 00:17:41,759 can't I have a piece of apple pie? I'm especially hungry from piece of 186 00:17:41,759 --> 00:17:45,559 apple pie. I've already told you, Bobby, if your mother won't punish 187 00:17:45,559 --> 00:17:49,039 you, I do you get me me? Hi, Bobby, Please? 188 00:17:49,119 --> 00:17:55,160 I told you to leave the table. Mom. May I go downstairs and 189 00:17:55,400 --> 00:18:00,839 mister Gordinia You certainly mean Sarah, aren't you forgetting that I'm Bobby's mother. 190 00:18:00,000 --> 00:18:04,480 I've told you and told you Francis letting a young child spend all of his 191 00:18:04,599 --> 00:18:08,279 time with that, that worthless, greasy actor. He's as nice as anyone 192 00:18:08,319 --> 00:18:11,279 you know, Sarah. Bobby, you may visit mister Gordiney for a half 193 00:18:11,319 --> 00:18:17,039 an hour, then come upstairs to be Bobby. Wait, Bobby, I 194 00:18:17,200 --> 00:18:21,799 forbid you. I forbid you. Do you understand you're not to go downstairs 195 00:18:21,880 --> 00:18:25,880 and fantas? Just as long as you live in my home on my money, 196 00:18:26,079 --> 00:18:29,920 you'll do as I say? Is that clear? I can't stand this 197 00:18:30,039 --> 00:18:33,200 anymore. Oh, it's throwing up to me how the pended I am on 198 00:18:33,240 --> 00:18:37,440 your charity trying to run my life my child because we have not the place 199 00:18:37,519 --> 00:18:42,960 to live. I'm gonna leave. I'd rather s stop that killy crying. 200 00:18:44,839 --> 00:18:47,680 If you listen to me, you wouldn't have been visited. But that's no 201 00:18:47,839 --> 00:18:51,960 good husband of yours and that tennis to support a child. I was good 202 00:18:52,079 --> 00:18:55,160 enough to take you in, and I'm good enough to dictate what's best for 203 00:18:55,200 --> 00:18:57,920 you. That's Bobby is gonna well if you want to live in the street. 204 00:18:57,920 --> 00:19:02,160 I suppose you're a aide, but you're supposed to love this child. 205 00:19:02,519 --> 00:19:07,839 What are you going to feed him? A mom? I don't want to, 206 00:19:07,079 --> 00:19:11,920 mister Gordini. It's okay, I'm all right in then, Mommy, 207 00:19:12,279 --> 00:19:15,759 you may go down to please Bobby. Go on now, dear, No, 208 00:19:17,640 --> 00:19:22,720 he's staying here, Bobby Brink, if you set foot outside this apartment, 209 00:19:23,039 --> 00:19:30,279 Oh, Sarah, I fancy I feel so funny, Sarah. What's 210 00:19:30,319 --> 00:19:36,559 the matter? Mommy? Yes, yeah, well Sarah look nice. Frogs 211 00:19:37,319 --> 00:19:51,920 come on good Bobby run downstairs with doctor Melton quick attempted pidoning. I'm afraid 212 00:19:51,960 --> 00:19:56,720 so ni curious case. Not that I condone it, but it seems understandable. 213 00:19:56,599 --> 00:20:00,720 What an old bath she owns the Yes, it's one of those old 214 00:20:00,720 --> 00:20:06,960 three story brownstones facing Washington Square Park. She's converted it into her four family 215 00:20:07,000 --> 00:20:11,359 apartment house. The Brink's apartments on the top floor. Doctor Melton lives on 216 00:20:11,400 --> 00:20:15,200 the ground floor, and the intermediate floor is occupied by two tenants, Webber, 217 00:20:15,240 --> 00:20:18,920 a refugee who teaches the violin, and Gordini, who seems to be 218 00:20:19,359 --> 00:20:22,720 an actor. But ellery they can't possibly have anything to do with it. 219 00:20:22,960 --> 00:20:27,559 Ah, that's doctor Melton. I go, I'm Doctor Melton, and this 220 00:20:27,680 --> 00:20:33,119 is Miss Sarah Brink. Come in, doctor, doctor Melton and miss Sarah 221 00:20:33,200 --> 00:20:37,799 Brink ellery. Well, how you do evening? Miss Brink's the patient I 222 00:20:37,920 --> 00:20:41,519 fall to you about, mister Queen. Easy now, Miss Brink please chair, 223 00:20:41,799 --> 00:20:45,200 thank you, Sit down, Doctor Melton. Oh, this is my 224 00:20:45,279 --> 00:20:48,119 secretary, Miss Porter. How are you doing this sport? I must say 225 00:20:48,119 --> 00:20:52,119 I'm a little surprised doctor to see Miss Brink with you. She's still pretty 226 00:20:52,119 --> 00:20:53,880 shaky, but I thought we'd risk it, mister Queen, even though it's 227 00:20:53,920 --> 00:20:57,920 only four days since the accident. The accident, I don't excite yourself. 228 00:20:57,920 --> 00:21:02,559 I told you, doctor Milton, it was some sort of accident. Oh. 229 00:21:02,680 --> 00:21:06,240 I don't know why I've let you bring me here a detective, Miss 230 00:21:06,279 --> 00:21:10,319 Brink. It couldn't have been enact. Oh cheer, What do you suspect, 231 00:21:10,400 --> 00:21:15,400 doctor, I don't suspect. I know Miss Brink was poisoned by accidents. 232 00:21:15,559 --> 00:21:18,920 Please, Miss Brink, I suppose you're asserting that not as a theory, 233 00:21:18,960 --> 00:21:22,119 doctor, but in the fact. Judge for yourself. I know you've 234 00:21:22,119 --> 00:21:26,799 had some experience with these things, mister Queen. Yes, Miss Brink ate 235 00:21:26,839 --> 00:21:30,200 on an empty stomach. About ten minutes later she fell writhing to the floor. 236 00:21:30,880 --> 00:21:37,880 Symptoms burning pain and throat and stomach, intense thirst, collapse, cyanosed 237 00:21:37,960 --> 00:21:42,359 skin, difficult respiration, cramps in the calves of the legs, arsenical poisoning. 238 00:21:42,519 --> 00:21:47,319 Yes, how awful. I suppose you had the remains of Miss Brink's 239 00:21:47,319 --> 00:21:51,640 portion of STU analyzed, Doctor Melton. Of course it was heavily dosed with 240 00:21:51,920 --> 00:21:56,920 arsenic, Miss Brink. Who are your heirs? My heirs? Yes, 241 00:21:57,200 --> 00:22:03,880 with my sister. She's my only living Visit your sister and her little boy. 242 00:22:03,880 --> 00:22:06,880 You mean he's your nephew, isn't he, Miss Brink? Yes, 243 00:22:07,839 --> 00:22:11,680 comfortably fixed? Are you well? I own my own house, have a 244 00:22:11,680 --> 00:22:15,960 few thousand dollars. Any domestic help? I do my old house work in 245 00:22:15,039 --> 00:22:19,920 cooking, can't aford s m I see er, Doctor Melton, Yes, 246 00:22:19,960 --> 00:22:23,440 mister Queen, I believe you said, missus Hayes. Miss Brink's sister ate 247 00:22:23,519 --> 00:22:29,319 stew that evening and showed no ill effects, none at all. Obviously, 248 00:22:29,400 --> 00:22:33,359 then only the stew on your plate, Miss Brink, was poisoned. Was 249 00:22:33,400 --> 00:22:36,240 your sister in the kitchen at any time during the preparation of cooking of the 250 00:22:36,279 --> 00:22:40,599 stew? Francis was away all day. She didn't get back till a few 251 00:22:40,599 --> 00:22:44,400 minutes before I fetched the two plates of stew from the kitchen and set them 252 00:22:44,400 --> 00:22:47,799 on the dining room table. Was your nephew in the kitchen while you were 253 00:22:47,839 --> 00:22:49,759 cooking, Bobby? Oh? No, no, not at any time. 254 00:22:51,279 --> 00:22:53,279 And after you set the plates down on the dining room table, Miss Brink, 255 00:22:53,720 --> 00:22:57,160 did your sister have an opportunity to drop arsenic into your plate? I 256 00:22:57,279 --> 00:23:03,599 tell you it was an accident. Did you know, just as I set 257 00:23:03,640 --> 00:23:07,240 the fates down, Bobby let the canary escape and fantas and I began to 258 00:23:07,319 --> 00:23:10,200 chase it. I know that, Miss Brink. I just wanted to be 259 00:23:10,279 --> 00:23:14,279 sure. Uh. By the way, what was your nephew doing while you 260 00:23:14,319 --> 00:23:18,759 and missus Hayes were chasing the canary? Bobby? Why why Bobby was seated 261 00:23:18,799 --> 00:23:26,279 at the table alone, alone and unobserved? No? I mean, yes, 262 00:23:26,480 --> 00:23:30,480 yes, he won't. He's very hard facts very often on Nikki or 263 00:23:30,599 --> 00:23:33,759 Milton, take me home, Miss Brink. You can't let this drop. 264 00:23:33,799 --> 00:23:37,319 I won't have another birds sat uppy in calm letter under ten. You may 265 00:23:37,359 --> 00:23:40,920 have no choice, miss Brink. This is attempted murder. It's not. 266 00:23:41,279 --> 00:23:44,640 It's not anyway if you want to deal, mister Queen, I I'll deny 267 00:23:44,799 --> 00:23:48,200 everything, yes, and you didn't try to take me up here. I 268 00:23:48,960 --> 00:23:56,880 won't pay it boot the Queen. I I didn't realize who was involved. 269 00:23:56,039 --> 00:24:00,240 I mean, I think you ought to know though, that she's concealing her 270 00:24:00,319 --> 00:24:06,200 real financial status. She owns half a dozen buildings in Greenwich Village and she's 271 00:24:06,240 --> 00:24:08,000 one of the wealthiest women in the neighborhood. I'm sure of that. Doctor 272 00:24:08,039 --> 00:24:11,480 Melton, Well, i'd better get her back home. She's still pretty weak, 273 00:24:11,559 --> 00:24:15,960 you know, and at her age it was a narrow escape. I'm 274 00:24:15,039 --> 00:24:21,480 sorry, it's all right, doctor, Goodbye, goodbye, goodbye. Ellery. 275 00:24:21,559 --> 00:24:25,599 Isn't there something you can do if she denies the story and refuses to 276 00:24:25,640 --> 00:24:30,319 press charges, Nicky, I'm afraid not. But I just can't believe it. 277 00:24:30,359 --> 00:24:37,359 It's frightening an eight year old boy Ellery. Yes, Apparently the boy 278 00:24:37,519 --> 00:24:42,240 released the canary deliberately to lure his mother and aunt away from the table so 279 00:24:42,400 --> 00:24:48,240 that he could poison his aunt. Stew unobserved, I don't care how much 280 00:24:48,279 --> 00:24:52,279 of an old witch Sarah Brink is to do a thing like that, a 281 00:24:52,400 --> 00:24:57,079 boy of eight, He must be a thene dellery psychopatha keys Well, something 282 00:24:57,119 --> 00:25:00,680 ought to be done about it. The woman's in danger, that's quite true, 283 00:25:00,759 --> 00:25:07,480 Nikki. Unsuccessful poisoners usually repeat, Nikki, what what kind of stew 284 00:25:07,559 --> 00:25:11,759 did Sarah Brink say she cooked that night? Kind of stew? Yes? 285 00:25:11,480 --> 00:25:14,839 I don't know, Ellerie. I don't think she said, oh careless of 286 00:25:14,920 --> 00:25:18,880 me? I should have asked her. Well about all we can do, 287 00:25:18,960 --> 00:25:22,960 Nikki is to try to enter some social service agency and hope for the best. 288 00:25:22,359 --> 00:25:38,240 Hand me the phone, will you? But it wasn't to be. 289 00:25:40,359 --> 00:25:45,839 Everything was closed for the New Year's weekend, and then it was just yesterday 290 00:25:45,880 --> 00:25:56,480 afternoon, Elleri, queen's residence. Not truly inspect the queen, right, 291 00:25:56,039 --> 00:26:02,000 Ellie? Yeah? Your father? Oh yes, Dad, TONI you never 292 00:26:02,039 --> 00:26:03,920 forgive me, but I didn't let you in on this. You know what 293 00:26:03,119 --> 00:26:06,720 dead that guy? This case? I ever s are? Can you get 294 00:26:06,720 --> 00:26:08,000 down here in fifteen minutes, I'll try and hold him, hold him, 295 00:26:08,240 --> 00:26:12,480 hold home. Witnesses to the crime. About three dozen, three dozen? 296 00:26:12,599 --> 00:26:15,839 What acts? You don't either'll probably be three hundred of them dead. I 297 00:26:15,920 --> 00:26:18,839 don't see what he's washing in square? No, make it snappy, Ay, 298 00:26:22,000 --> 00:26:26,799 thirty six B Washington Square North. Are you mumbling about ellery? What 299 00:26:26,920 --> 00:26:30,640 are the inspector on? Nicky? Nicky? That's the address of doctor Melton's 300 00:26:30,640 --> 00:26:36,000 poison case. I'll bring yes and death. There's been another crime. Come 301 00:26:36,039 --> 00:26:53,640 on, three dozen witnesses, an inspector. Queen, usually the coolest cop 302 00:26:53,720 --> 00:26:57,519 between the battery and the Bronx, is in a state of considerable excitement. 303 00:26:59,559 --> 00:27:03,880 We'll meet the witnesses and Queen the Elder inact too, along with Sergeant Veeley 304 00:27:03,000 --> 00:27:07,759 and the quartum of suspects. In the meantime and in the intermission, we'll 305 00:27:07,799 --> 00:27:12,599 meet with Kenneth Sanghart, who speaks for the Ford Motor Company. And Among 306 00:27:12,720 --> 00:27:18,160 the hardest working and most respected people in our nation are the country doctors, 307 00:27:18,759 --> 00:27:22,440 the men and women who bring healing knowledge and skill to even the most remote 308 00:27:22,559 --> 00:27:26,759 farms and homes day after day, in all kinds of weather. They make 309 00:27:26,839 --> 00:27:30,920 their rounds through forests and mountains and deserts, going wherever they needed, and 310 00:27:32,039 --> 00:27:36,839 because their work is so important and their travel is frequently difficult. The Ford 311 00:27:36,880 --> 00:27:41,160 Motor Company is proud that so many doctors prefer to drive Forward cars. One 312 00:27:41,240 --> 00:27:45,680 of these is doctor H. Flatson of Crossville, Tennessee. The people who 313 00:27:45,759 --> 00:27:51,640 live and work in the hills around Crossville know doctor Lawson very well. Summer 314 00:27:51,920 --> 00:27:56,839 or winter, dust or snow or mud, over the roughest roads and steepest 315 00:27:56,920 --> 00:28:02,079 hills, doctor Lawson gets there when he's needed. Recently, doctor Lawson wrote 316 00:28:02,079 --> 00:28:04,440 to the Ford Motor Company to say why he preferred to drive a Ford. 317 00:28:06,200 --> 00:28:07,880 He said that he can always start his Ford in any kind of weather, 318 00:28:08,279 --> 00:28:12,039 that it rides comfortably, that his Ford always takes him where he wants to 319 00:28:12,119 --> 00:28:17,440 go, no matter how bad the driving conditions, My Ford has never failed 320 00:28:17,480 --> 00:28:21,759 to come through, he wrote. As a rural doctor, I am qualified 321 00:28:21,799 --> 00:28:26,000 to say that no other car can beat a Ford for all round performance under 322 00:28:26,079 --> 00:28:32,119 all conditions. That's the kind of service and dependability that millions of Americans have 323 00:28:32,240 --> 00:28:37,920 learned to expect from Ford products. That's the kind of performance you can expect 324 00:28:37,279 --> 00:28:55,480 from any product made by Ford. Act too of the Adventure of the Bad 325 00:28:55,599 --> 00:29:18,960 Boy will be presented after a brief pause for station identifications, the Ford Theater 326 00:29:18,319 --> 00:29:22,880 The Adventure of the Bad Boy Act too. Our intermission turned out to be 327 00:29:23,079 --> 00:29:27,039 just long enough for Ellery, Queen and Nikki to hail a cab hop in 328 00:29:27,079 --> 00:29:32,440 the same and head for thirty six B Washington Square North, the scene of 329 00:29:32,519 --> 00:29:36,160 the crime. We picked them up as they swing around the lower fifth Avenue 330 00:29:36,200 --> 00:29:47,640 corner of Washington Square Robed Nikki, come on, Wonderman, waitful, lady, 331 00:29:47,839 --> 00:29:49,960 excuse me, please by letting it through or you might carry me. 332 00:29:51,599 --> 00:29:56,079 Want me, officer, mister Green here, what tide you up? Stand 333 00:29:56,160 --> 00:30:00,880 back there, stand back, you're still with me? Nikki, you'll qualify 334 00:30:00,960 --> 00:30:07,240 him. Kelly, you don't think there's been another. I'm trying up to 335 00:30:10,240 --> 00:30:14,319 come in my shirt. Come home. Really, it's about time. Well 336 00:30:14,599 --> 00:30:18,119 y'all sat for a little surprise. What's happened to your target? People? 337 00:30:18,880 --> 00:30:22,079 Right this way, folks, inspectors, wait for Deeli. What's told the 338 00:30:22,119 --> 00:30:27,359 mystery about? I got my orders show? You'll say the surprise, Targeant, 339 00:30:27,640 --> 00:30:33,400 I'll say it to surprise one more flat, huh the brink apartment? 340 00:30:33,519 --> 00:30:37,960 That is correct? Hey, you know the all day myself? Yes, 341 00:30:37,079 --> 00:30:41,240 sir, dead on again, checker. Let you see this, then you 342 00:30:41,279 --> 00:30:48,160 won't believe it. Try me. It's wait please, this is the upper 343 00:30:48,200 --> 00:30:51,839 hall. Ettery goes off here or lead the various rooms of the apartment that 344 00:30:51,920 --> 00:30:56,480 occupies the whole floor. Yeah, him in ready, yeah, ready, 345 00:30:56,319 --> 00:31:03,000 Betty take it. Okay we do he repay eh. Oh, but inspect 346 00:31:03,079 --> 00:31:06,640 the queen. We don't have to go through all fatties. I think once 347 00:31:06,680 --> 00:31:10,839 would be enough. I'm not mad. They are all of them. Dad, 348 00:31:10,880 --> 00:31:14,119 Will you please sit joke, isn't it? Inspector? I'm joe. 349 00:31:14,920 --> 00:31:19,559 All right, boys, take a position just outside the door. All right, 350 00:31:19,599 --> 00:31:22,160 this is exactly what we found when we got here and open this door. 351 00:31:22,440 --> 00:31:26,400 Yeah, open it. I remember, fellas. This is all for 352 00:31:26,640 --> 00:31:41,359 Gerald n Yu two fourteen eighty nine. Half lets one get away that rabbit. 353 00:31:41,720 --> 00:31:45,160 Rabbit, yeah, rabbit heard them when half an hour chasing through the 354 00:31:45,240 --> 00:31:51,599 house trying to recapture that Dad blanted, funniest come out of this bedroom. 355 00:31:51,640 --> 00:31:56,559 Matter whose room is a dead woman named Sarah Brink, owner of this house. 356 00:31:57,319 --> 00:32:02,960 Sarah, No, Nikki, stay in the hall, Epsun. That's 357 00:32:04,160 --> 00:32:07,839 just what we found when the rabbit schooled fast? What there a Brink? 358 00:32:07,920 --> 00:32:30,039 Mickey dido. Uh huh yeah. Now let's see the offense of these bedrows. 359 00:32:30,119 --> 00:32:32,880 Not looks like there was a struggle. Sure there was a struggle, 360 00:32:32,920 --> 00:32:44,839 inspector with old man death. Uh huh yeah, you struggle too if you 361 00:32:45,079 --> 00:32:49,279 die of what she did. Now let's see, Well, what was it 362 00:32:49,400 --> 00:33:00,799 you to dab a mechanic kana dick your blood pressure? Fin time for a 363 00:33:00,880 --> 00:33:14,079 pal. Who's that bomb pedal teacher that lives downstairs name Webber pay The family 364 00:33:14,279 --> 00:33:17,160 lunched on rabbit stew today, Yes, and right after lunch the old girl 365 00:33:17,200 --> 00:33:21,039 came in here to lie down for a nap, had some vittles in her 366 00:33:21,079 --> 00:33:25,039 stomach. I'll bet before she ate that stewld buys you to passed out at 367 00:33:25,079 --> 00:33:34,640 table. Well, gentlemen, it's our cenical poison. Ah wow, I 368 00:33:34,960 --> 00:33:37,720 begin to think we weren't speaking all right. Yes, sir, our cenical 369 00:33:37,799 --> 00:33:44,559 poison. Your positive doctor proty sunken features, cyanose skin irritation, eyelids, 370 00:33:44,640 --> 00:33:47,799 and skin eruptions that can't possibly be a mistake. Doubt, my boy is 371 00:33:47,880 --> 00:33:52,279 the deity of science. But in this case I'd stake my professional reputation. 372 00:33:52,519 --> 00:33:58,200 It was our senior oxide white au snake better, no outs right away, 373 00:33:58,240 --> 00:34:04,559 Praddy, make sure truly runches test to do the trick. She'd have been 374 00:34:04,680 --> 00:34:08,360 luckier if she'd been born a rabbit. Marshnik won't kill them their immune. 375 00:34:09,760 --> 00:34:14,400 Okay, call the wagon on the way, Doc, and uh, here's 376 00:34:14,480 --> 00:34:19,559 your removal order. What's this? I ten this top hat on Sarah Brink's 377 00:34:19,639 --> 00:34:22,679 night table dead. Ah you spotted it? Ay? Why was she a 378 00:34:22,960 --> 00:34:30,400 male in person? Here? Uh? Interesting? On myself? Well, 379 00:34:30,559 --> 00:34:35,960 I'll be observed. I have nothing of my sleeve. I insert my right 380 00:34:36,000 --> 00:34:40,199 hand in the hat. Hocus pocus open sesame to erln Spiegel. Presto a 381 00:34:40,320 --> 00:34:45,400 rabbit? Very interesting? So what? Uh? Merely one bunny too scared 382 00:34:45,400 --> 00:34:50,079 to run away when you boys opened the door. Sergeant took refuge in this 383 00:34:50,199 --> 00:34:55,760 soak tougher h top hat and rabbits. The murder must have been committed by 384 00:34:55,760 --> 00:35:01,760 a magician. Huh, I my story. You throw me your throw walk 385 00:35:01,840 --> 00:35:07,079 over that butt? Here? Inspect that? Tell you say that really? 386 00:35:07,239 --> 00:35:09,800 I bet your frame over death. I wasn't serious, and I am. 387 00:35:10,760 --> 00:35:14,480 He was buzzed by a magician. All right, I've got him in the 388 00:35:14,480 --> 00:35:19,000 living room right now under arrest. You mean there's actually a magician mixed up 389 00:35:19,039 --> 00:35:23,159 in this. Of course, the actor uh huh live downstairs across the harden 390 00:35:23,199 --> 00:35:29,199 web. The violin teacher Bardo magician Manestra calls himself Guardini, the great m 391 00:35:30,679 --> 00:35:43,840 I want to see him, Planspector, didn't even acting up jealous or rabbit. 392 00:35:44,039 --> 00:35:45,480 I don't mean to tell you how to run your business, Inspector, 393 00:35:45,559 --> 00:35:50,880 but believe me, I didn't poison Sarah Brink. I know, Gordeini, 394 00:35:50,960 --> 00:35:53,719 You're just a victim of a plant. Is my son Aiari. He wants 395 00:35:53,719 --> 00:35:58,599 to tell you because the Gordini. I'm very much interested in Sarah Brink's death. 396 00:35:59,320 --> 00:36:01,519 I'm told you home today in your apartment of around noon when she was 397 00:36:01,559 --> 00:36:06,280 poisoned. That's right, mister Queen. I'm temporarily at liberty. You gotta 398 00:36:06,400 --> 00:36:09,800 use your time to better advantage. Just a moment, sergeant. I'm told 399 00:36:09,840 --> 00:36:14,320 too, mister Gordini, that the fire escape makes it possible for you to 400 00:36:14,400 --> 00:36:17,440 have been just outside Sarah Brink's kitchen window while the two plates of rabbit stew, 401 00:36:17,800 --> 00:36:21,559 which Miss Brink and her sister, missus Hayes ate for lunch today, 402 00:36:21,760 --> 00:36:24,360 stood on the serving cabinet near the kitchen window. Yes, mister queen, 403 00:36:24,440 --> 00:36:28,599 that the kitchen window has an iron grill which can only be opened from inside. 404 00:36:28,840 --> 00:36:30,639 All the windows at the back of his house have How am I supposed 405 00:36:30,639 --> 00:36:35,880 to have got past those bars? Well, there's thing that jake god denny'd 406 00:36:35,920 --> 00:36:38,599 you get my lazy tones? It's not a lazy time? And what are 407 00:36:38,679 --> 00:36:43,719 they inspectors? Nach Para says, This baby opens and shoots out and criss 408 00:36:43,840 --> 00:36:49,599 crossing slats like this time you missed my schnozz by half an inch. I 409 00:36:49,719 --> 00:36:52,280 missed, didn't I you got the idea entry, Yes, it's part of 410 00:36:52,280 --> 00:36:58,320 Gordeny's magic equipment, comes from his stuff downstairs. The Danny used to on 411 00:36:58,400 --> 00:37:01,599 the fire escape outside the brink kitchen window and dropped arsenic and the Sarah's prayed 412 00:37:01,639 --> 00:37:06,159 of stew from the end of these tongues through the grild. What can I 413 00:37:06,280 --> 00:37:08,800 do but deny? And it's not true. In the top hat that's packetson 414 00:37:08,880 --> 00:37:13,599 side guardeeny a regular magician's hat. You admit it, youre of course it's 415 00:37:13,639 --> 00:37:15,239 mine if you're innocent. How did it get into the brink woman's bedroom. 416 00:37:16,679 --> 00:37:21,800 I don't know, dead, No, I didn't I've had you check this 417 00:37:21,920 --> 00:37:24,199 afternoon. He real handles Gordon, Algan and Gardon, and you were a 418 00:37:24,280 --> 00:37:28,800 chemist before he became a stage magician, and you'd know all about arseny. 419 00:37:28,960 --> 00:37:31,400 Wouldn't you miss that garden GUARDEENI, I see, I'm to be convicted on 420 00:37:31,519 --> 00:37:35,880 coincidence, now, coincidence that you've been quarreling with the murdered woman Gardeiny. 421 00:37:36,039 --> 00:37:38,599 The whole neighborhood knows about it, calling about what all saying as the young 422 00:37:38,719 --> 00:37:43,719 lady told him to keep away from her sister Francis and the kid bombing. 423 00:37:44,360 --> 00:37:49,400 Oh that's pretty circumstantial, Dad, and bat this around, Ellie. I've 424 00:37:49,440 --> 00:37:52,679 got a witness who lives in the McDougall Alley house opposite the back windows here. 425 00:37:52,199 --> 00:37:57,320 My witness say she saw Gordeeny's standing on the fire escape outside Sarah Brings 426 00:37:57,440 --> 00:38:00,719 kitchen window at just about the time that rabbit still must have been poisoned? 427 00:38:02,400 --> 00:38:06,360 Is that true, Gordeini, Yes, mister Queen, I was there, 428 00:38:06,440 --> 00:38:13,639 but I was well snoopy. Why I'd rather not say very name that Anny. 429 00:38:14,480 --> 00:38:16,480 That's se best you can know that. There's one fact you've overlooked. 430 00:38:16,480 --> 00:38:20,679 The punch is a pretty big hole in your grdeeny theory. A that's done. 431 00:38:21,239 --> 00:38:23,320 Francis Hayes had stew for lunch today too, didn't she? Yes, 432 00:38:23,719 --> 00:38:27,880 she wasn't poisoned, was she? Now? But both plates of stew, 433 00:38:28,000 --> 00:38:30,800 you say, the one which Sarah ate and the one which Francis ate, 434 00:38:30,159 --> 00:38:35,239 were on a serving cabinet near the kitchen window accessible to Gordeeny on the fire 435 00:38:35,400 --> 00:38:40,159 escape through the lazy tongs. How could GORDEENI have known which plate was Sarah? 436 00:38:40,320 --> 00:38:45,280 Yes? How could I have known? Maestro's got something there? Inspector? 437 00:38:47,199 --> 00:38:51,920 As for Gordeeni's top hat being in Sarah's bedroom, Bobby Hayes told me 438 00:38:52,039 --> 00:38:53,440 he brought it there this morning. Yes, yes, I'd forgotten that. 439 00:38:53,519 --> 00:38:58,360 That's quite possible. Bobby often plays with my paraphernata. Furthermore, the rabbits 440 00:38:58,400 --> 00:39:01,159 are on Gordeini's They were Sarah bras. She sometimes't sped them in her room. 441 00:39:02,079 --> 00:39:06,480 I think that pretty well explodes the circumstantial case against Gardeeny. Thank you, 442 00:39:06,599 --> 00:39:09,719 mister queen. But I'm not through with you. Gardeeny. You're obviously 443 00:39:09,840 --> 00:39:14,880 concealing something. What is it? I don't know what you mean, Gardeeny. 444 00:39:14,960 --> 00:39:21,840 I think you know poisoned Sarah Brink do you you do? Don't you? 445 00:39:22,440 --> 00:39:25,400 Now? Talkie, see if you can make Gardeeny change his mind. 446 00:39:25,440 --> 00:39:45,360 Dad, where are you going? Oh? The snoop around. I knew 447 00:39:45,480 --> 00:39:50,239 something horrible would happen in this house. I knew it. You honey, 448 00:39:50,760 --> 00:39:58,119 Honey, missus Hayes, You've got to control yourself. Yes, Bobby, 449 00:39:58,199 --> 00:40:04,039 So it's all right out beside, baby, And Sarah's just gone away, 450 00:40:04,159 --> 00:40:09,440 Bobby, Why she's dead long? Bobby? Who is that? Probably an 451 00:40:09,480 --> 00:40:17,880 officer? Come in? Oh, Nicky ellery well led you with missus Hayes. 452 00:40:17,960 --> 00:40:22,320 Nikki, Hi, Bobby, Hi, Miss Porter's been a great help, 453 00:40:22,480 --> 00:40:27,840 mister queen, you are real detective. Well sometimes I wonder, Bobby, 454 00:40:29,039 --> 00:40:31,119 missus Hayes. All the pets in this house, canary cat, goldfish, 455 00:40:31,840 --> 00:40:35,519 they were your sister Sarah's, weren't they? And the rabbits too, 456 00:40:35,599 --> 00:40:38,199 mister queen. Oh, yes, the rabbit. I assume she didn't quarter 457 00:40:38,280 --> 00:40:43,000 them in her bedroom permanently. Why did she usually keep them, Missus Hayes 458 00:40:43,079 --> 00:40:45,639 in the backyard a real rabbit hatch, that's so, Bobby. Yeah, 459 00:40:46,840 --> 00:40:51,920 Sarah, missus Hayes, who fed them? Sarah wouldn't let anyone else take 460 00:40:52,000 --> 00:40:57,400 care of you. Remembered something, missus Hayes. Yes, Sarah had an 461 00:40:57,480 --> 00:41:00,800 argument last week mister Webber. She got him feeding her rabbits in the yard. 462 00:41:00,960 --> 00:41:05,519 Why did she tell him off? Webber? Must be Webber playing the 463 00:41:05,559 --> 00:41:09,920 violin? Now excuse me, Sargeant. Have Webber brought up? Will you? 464 00:41:10,199 --> 00:41:15,119 Now? That's constructive? Anything to stop that? Siddle or missus Hayes. 465 00:41:15,599 --> 00:41:19,400 You had rabbit stew rather often, didn't you? At least once a 466 00:41:19,480 --> 00:41:23,719 week. Sarah is was very fond of it. She killed her own rabbits. 467 00:41:23,760 --> 00:41:28,159 They were multiplying so rapidly. I don't like rabbit stew. Yeah, 468 00:41:28,320 --> 00:41:30,760 Mom doesn't either. She only ate it because ain't Sallah made of Bobby? 469 00:41:31,519 --> 00:41:35,440 Just after your sister brought the plates of stew into the dining room for lunch 470 00:41:35,480 --> 00:41:40,679 today, Missus Hayes, did did anything unusual happen unusual? Well? I 471 00:41:40,760 --> 00:41:45,800 don't think I well, like uh, like the escape of the canary last 472 00:41:45,840 --> 00:41:47,239 week? Well you mustn't think Bobby's a bad boy, mister Queen. He's 473 00:41:47,320 --> 00:41:51,440 just mischievous like most boys of his age. And he didn't he did happen 474 00:41:51,519 --> 00:41:57,840 at lunch today? You can telling Mom I pushed over a fishbowl. Oh, 475 00:41:58,079 --> 00:42:01,559 Emory, Sorry, Nikky. And while your mother and aunt were rescuing 476 00:42:01,599 --> 00:42:07,639 the goldfish, Bobby, what were you doing sitting at the table? Aunt? 477 00:42:07,800 --> 00:42:09,960 Sarah was yelling at me. She said, get it that E couldn't 478 00:42:09,960 --> 00:42:15,280 have chocolate cream pie. I'm glad she did all he yelled at me, 479 00:42:15,559 --> 00:42:22,079 Bobby, you mustn't talk that way about well, Inspector, Sergeant, doctor 480 00:42:22,239 --> 00:42:25,079 Multin and hair Webber. What is now anyway? Oh? We've just been 481 00:42:25,159 --> 00:42:30,320 chewing the fathom here dad, mister Webber, you're the violinist we've been hearing 482 00:42:30,320 --> 00:42:35,239 all afternoon. Yeah, missus Hayes, I'm terribly sorry about your schveesta. 483 00:42:35,599 --> 00:42:38,039 Miss Brink, I hear what happens? If you're sorry? Why have you 484 00:42:38,159 --> 00:42:42,800 been playing your violin? And my sister? I'm dead up here about the 485 00:42:42,880 --> 00:42:46,800 sister? How do you say sad music, missus Hayes, I have sad 486 00:42:46,920 --> 00:42:51,599 feelings. I play sad music. What I am from where I come and 487 00:42:51,679 --> 00:42:58,320 it's all sad everything everyone, even here. I cannot forget. Mister Webber. 488 00:42:58,360 --> 00:43:00,239 I understand you fed Sarah Brinks rabbit last week. Yeah, yeah, 489 00:43:00,400 --> 00:43:06,480 mid letters hmm. She was very angry with you and tell. I sit 490 00:43:06,559 --> 00:43:12,239 in the backyard thinking of kne Stutta, sweet cow. I play my violin. 491 00:43:13,000 --> 00:43:15,079 I lay it on the bench, I feed the bunny. Miss Brink 492 00:43:15,159 --> 00:43:19,920 she comes out. She takes my violin. She breaks it in little pieces. 493 00:43:20,320 --> 00:43:24,639 She is like a crazy woman. That is my good violin. The 494 00:43:24,760 --> 00:43:30,079 other, the one I play now on, that is not so good. 495 00:43:30,360 --> 00:43:35,159 There I had a vile temper. I'm sorry, mister Webbert. I didn't 496 00:43:35,159 --> 00:43:38,400 know about that. Cheerly. I want you shall pay for my instrument. 497 00:43:38,639 --> 00:43:44,519 I am poor, but she says no, I should move. I do 498 00:43:45,320 --> 00:43:52,159 I move tomorrow? Had doctor Melton? He's moving also? Oh really and 499 00:43:52,280 --> 00:43:54,239 try, doctor Melton. Yes, as soon as I can find new quarters 500 00:43:54,280 --> 00:43:59,400 in this neighborhood. Why are you moving, doctor, Well, my patients 501 00:43:59,440 --> 00:44:01,760 are all pretty poor, mister Queens. They don't play very well. I've 502 00:44:01,800 --> 00:44:06,159 been behind in my rent. The other day. Miss Springs said you wouldn't 503 00:44:06,159 --> 00:44:08,119 wait any longer. That well, I'd have to get out, Doctor Melton. 504 00:44:08,760 --> 00:44:13,280 I didn't know that either. I know, missus Hayes. I suppose 505 00:44:13,400 --> 00:44:17,119 I own this house now, or you don't have to move. You've been 506 00:44:17,159 --> 00:44:22,000 here so long, doctor, that's very decent of you missus Halees, and 507 00:44:22,079 --> 00:44:27,000 you too, mister Webber. You stay on and as soon as I can, 508 00:44:27,880 --> 00:44:30,880 I'll pay for your broken violin. Donk your shirt, donk you shouldn't 509 00:44:30,920 --> 00:44:47,320 take your call. I have have stick for them. Ah. This right 510 00:44:47,559 --> 00:44:51,960 is one part ninety nine parts waiting reports, reports, Where are they? 511 00:44:52,360 --> 00:44:59,800 Inspector? You ought to be ashamed of yourself kicking that cat here past, 512 00:45:00,239 --> 00:45:02,760 But the nasty old man hurt your feeling. That's goldfish, canaries, rabbits, 513 00:45:02,800 --> 00:45:06,880 regular zoos. Don't look at me, that winnife. I didn't kick 514 00:45:06,920 --> 00:45:09,440 the confounded beast. I didn't know he was there. There he's apologized for 515 00:45:10,280 --> 00:45:15,239 He's a nice, nasty old man. And what's the answer to this blanted 516 00:45:15,320 --> 00:45:17,719 ridder? If Gordini didn't point in the stew and I've got a notion, 517 00:45:17,920 --> 00:45:22,000 Dad, just the vegus notion. Oh, the great man has a notion. 518 00:45:22,800 --> 00:45:27,960 Imagine that puss who did ever grow up to be a great, big 519 00:45:28,079 --> 00:45:34,000 idea? Won't swipe my gun, my gun, inspector, my rod. 520 00:45:34,159 --> 00:45:37,599 Somebody lefts him right out of my horser. Was that one? I come 521 00:45:37,679 --> 00:45:44,440 on, was it dodgeant? I'm ashamed of you. You better find it 522 00:45:44,519 --> 00:45:50,000 daily before it turns up on the scene of a crime. No, I 523 00:45:50,000 --> 00:45:57,800 don't never hear the end of this. It's the funniest Who is my hacker? 524 00:46:00,719 --> 00:46:04,760 Funny? Sure it was in my bag? Your handkerchief missing, mickey? 525 00:46:05,440 --> 00:46:08,320 No, well, in my comeback, it isn't here. What is 526 00:46:08,519 --> 00:46:15,239 now? You better take a look at yourself. Son, My father him, 527 00:46:15,719 --> 00:46:20,960 it's gone. Hey, why it's not fun what inspector flint? What 528 00:46:21,079 --> 00:46:22,719 is it? Dot? Probably just holds from the morgue. He said something 529 00:46:22,760 --> 00:46:27,639 about some mucous hemorrhages showing up in the PM or something. Anyway, the 530 00:46:27,719 --> 00:46:31,800 old dames dying of arsenic poisoning. He says, well, that's brownri flant. 531 00:46:31,840 --> 00:46:37,800 When you know that, well, there's a report from the city taxacologist 532 00:46:37,880 --> 00:46:40,440 too. You know that white stuff looked like flower we scraped up from the 533 00:46:40,480 --> 00:46:44,239 floor of the rabbit hutch. Dead. You found a white powder in the 534 00:46:44,280 --> 00:46:47,519 backyard. Rabbit hutch cheers hand before you got here? So what well, 535 00:46:47,639 --> 00:46:52,599 the toxicgologists says, that's artiny too, Arsenick and the rabbit hutch. Why 536 00:46:52,639 --> 00:46:57,199 didn't someone tell me I am a chill again? I found my gun. 537 00:46:58,159 --> 00:47:01,599 Yeah, on the downstairs hall table. My gun and your it's not fox, 538 00:47:01,639 --> 00:47:07,400 by the way. Uh give me there. Thanks. You didn't find 539 00:47:07,440 --> 00:47:10,039 a compact by any chance, Sergeant, I'm sure dad, that's yours. 540 00:47:10,079 --> 00:47:15,000 Miss porter, thank you don't tell me, Am. I sure this fountain 541 00:47:15,079 --> 00:47:19,840 pen of yours? Yes, yes, sergeant. Thanks. They were all 542 00:47:19,880 --> 00:47:24,119 in the downstairs whole table. Huh uh uh. Awful funny around here. 543 00:47:24,800 --> 00:47:30,360 Someone swiped something for me, each one of us. He was a plain 544 00:47:30,559 --> 00:47:34,599 sight to be found thief who returns his loot, but he didn't want to 545 00:47:34,639 --> 00:47:37,360 stop playing, saying that he steal it in the first place. That's it. 546 00:47:37,519 --> 00:47:42,000 What is the key to the whole case? Ellery? You mean the 547 00:47:42,159 --> 00:48:00,559 one who's stelling the key the key to the whole case, the key to 548 00:48:00,679 --> 00:48:06,000 the whole case. Somewhere around this point, I believe it used to be 549 00:48:06,199 --> 00:48:09,920 novelist queen's practice to challenge the reader to name the culprit, with all the 550 00:48:10,000 --> 00:48:15,679 pertinent facts at his disposal. My guess always goes wrong, and in this 551 00:48:15,840 --> 00:48:22,199 case, I suspect so as yours at three will shall we say let the 552 00:48:22,320 --> 00:48:25,760 cat out of the bag or the rabbit out of the hat, And so 553 00:48:25,920 --> 00:48:30,079 you might just as well give up, stop guessing and relax and listen to 554 00:48:30,159 --> 00:48:36,000 Kenneth Banghart for the Ford Motor Company. During the past forty four years, 555 00:48:36,519 --> 00:48:40,800 the experience of millions of people has proven countless times that Ford products are outstanding 556 00:48:40,880 --> 00:48:46,199 for their reliability, economy, and service. Three generations have recognized the name 557 00:48:46,400 --> 00:48:52,800 Ford as an American symbol of quality and dependability. And now there is another 558 00:48:52,960 --> 00:48:59,000 definite scientific proof of Ford quality on a large scale. 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As the previous actended, you will recall 573 00:50:21,719 --> 00:50:25,639 Ellerie Queen had just discovered the keys for the whole case, to which as 574 00:50:25,679 --> 00:50:31,440 are curtain rises once more, Nicky makes replies, you know, Ellerie, 575 00:50:31,480 --> 00:50:37,000 you are the most exasperating man alive. You mislead people me, for instance, 576 00:50:37,119 --> 00:50:42,360 what NICKI oh, I know you're not listening. You never do make 577 00:50:42,440 --> 00:50:45,519 people think things. Then it turns out to be something entirely different. The 578 00:50:45,639 --> 00:50:51,679 inspector can't help himself, after all, he's your father. But someday I'm 579 00:50:51,719 --> 00:50:57,559 bo what this, Nikky? Oh? Why do I always fall for it? 580 00:50:58,000 --> 00:51:06,639 An old closet key to the whole case? What key? No answer? 581 00:51:07,480 --> 00:51:10,800 The great man wraps himself a mystery, hush hush, top secret. 582 00:51:13,360 --> 00:51:15,719 Ellerie, will you come out of that closet and listen. You come into 583 00:51:15,760 --> 00:51:24,480 this closet and listen. Huh here it Nikki, sound hollow. Something funny 584 00:51:24,480 --> 00:51:34,760 about that wall. This is Bobby's bedroom. Look sliding panel? Who of 585 00:51:34,840 --> 00:51:37,960 medieval? Isn't it? Llery? No niggi? Simply eight year old boy 586 00:51:37,559 --> 00:51:42,280 Bobby saw him through the back wall of his closet. Let's see what's behind 587 00:51:42,320 --> 00:51:47,119 this panel? Secret passages? Yet here give me that flash Niggi slight of 588 00:51:47,239 --> 00:51:52,239 wooden stairs going wow, Hollo, are you rich? You've got the flesh 589 00:51:52,639 --> 00:51:58,559 here? Nikki, watch your step ELLOI doesn't that violin of Webber sound louder 590 00:51:58,760 --> 00:52:12,519 uh apparently acts as an amplifier on the word leads in the door? Just 591 00:52:12,639 --> 00:52:17,840 an old attic, probably couldn't have the stairs hardly an old house, Nikki, 592 00:52:19,360 --> 00:52:22,000 out of the original. The stairs were probably boarded up during some red 593 00:52:22,159 --> 00:52:29,360 elevation and Bobby's rediscovered them. What's that? If you leave me, you're 594 00:52:29,400 --> 00:52:35,800 and the dog got the commune? Nikki. Look at this sign sign Robert 595 00:52:35,920 --> 00:52:44,039 Hayes magician Bobby's handiwork, Ah, what's this box? You're also messing there? 596 00:52:44,360 --> 00:52:50,679 Yes, cards, ten cups, trick coins on handkerchiefs, roofs, 597 00:52:51,440 --> 00:52:57,000 collapsible knife, the usual magician's truck. Ah, don't try to impress me. 598 00:52:58,000 --> 00:53:01,920 What's in that packet magic? I'm afraid Nikki is the more deadly magic 599 00:53:02,000 --> 00:53:13,000 than that more deadly a white powder Nikki, white powder arsenic. I can't 600 00:53:13,159 --> 00:53:19,280 believe it. I just can't do. I wonder why Gordein he didn't tell 601 00:53:19,320 --> 00:53:25,199 the truth he knew all the time as a boy, a boy of aid. 602 00:53:27,079 --> 00:53:37,679 Well, let's go downstairs, Nikki and get it over with. Well, 603 00:53:38,039 --> 00:53:45,039 the spot, the discouragement of our host against trying to solve this baffling 604 00:53:45,199 --> 00:53:50,880 puzzle. We're gonna make a stab at it. And joining me to as 605 00:53:51,000 --> 00:53:57,559 our armchair detective is Christy from Spokane Valley, Washington. She's a writer and 606 00:53:57,719 --> 00:54:04,960 a jewelry designer. And Christy, listen to the case and what is Who 607 00:54:05,039 --> 00:54:09,159 do you think didn't? I listened to it two and a half times, 608 00:54:12,199 --> 00:54:15,239 and about the only thing I've come up with is I don't think the boy 609 00:54:15,360 --> 00:54:23,760 did it. I have a suspicion that the aunt actually potentially poisoned herself the 610 00:54:23,920 --> 00:54:29,679 first time as a means of teaching the boy a lesson and getting him in 611 00:54:29,800 --> 00:54:34,239 trouble because It just seems like something based off of what we were hearing, 612 00:54:34,360 --> 00:54:39,039 she would have done. I don't think the mother or the boy actually did 613 00:54:39,079 --> 00:54:45,800 the poisoning for the action for the killer, but I could not figure out 614 00:54:45,679 --> 00:54:53,480 who would have had enough motive to do the actual killing for that final poisoning. 615 00:54:54,880 --> 00:55:01,000 Well, we've got a negative guess that it's not the the boy or 616 00:55:01,960 --> 00:55:07,480 his mother, right. I just don't think that, you know, if 617 00:55:07,800 --> 00:55:10,159 anything, if he did it the first time, it would have been I 618 00:55:10,239 --> 00:55:14,840 don't think it was on purpose, but I think that she actually poisoned herself 619 00:55:15,559 --> 00:55:24,280 the first time just to further corral the boys, you know, her sister 620 00:55:24,559 --> 00:55:30,519 into submission as a see, see this is how bad your boy is? 621 00:55:30,679 --> 00:55:36,760 And see aren't I doing a nice thing by taking care of him despite the 622 00:55:36,880 --> 00:55:39,800 fact that he tried to kill me. Just sounds like something she would have 623 00:55:39,880 --> 00:55:45,880 done. Okay, well, we will see if you're right in just a 624 00:55:46,000 --> 00:55:52,320 second. And thanks so much for joining us today. Thank you. All 625 00:55:52,440 --> 00:55:55,559 right, Well, let's get now back to ellery queen and the solution to 626 00:55:55,679 --> 00:56:06,719 our mystery. Can you know I've seen everything you have, I've got all 627 00:56:06,760 --> 00:56:08,800 the facts. They don't add up to a thing bad mathematics. Dad, 628 00:56:09,599 --> 00:56:16,400 unless this kid, mister Bobby, had a chat. I'm not simon the 629 00:56:16,480 --> 00:56:21,199 wrong racket. Never, please do it quickly. His poor mother is so 630 00:56:21,360 --> 00:56:23,199 upset. All right, all right, let's go, but I'll be balling 631 00:56:23,239 --> 00:56:32,239 in a minute. Fuye, Please please Bobby, Bobby dear, hey, 632 00:56:32,280 --> 00:56:37,159 mom? What are they going to do? Now? Why everybody so quiet? 633 00:56:37,440 --> 00:56:39,239 Bobby? I want you to do something for mother. I want you 634 00:56:39,360 --> 00:56:43,440 to go to my bedroom and stay there. Oh Mom, I want to 635 00:56:43,519 --> 00:56:45,800 see I never saw a real detective. Get his name. I want to 636 00:56:45,840 --> 00:56:52,559 stay. Bobby. Please go, Missus Hayes, Missus Hayes, I prefer 637 00:56:52,639 --> 00:56:55,280 Bobby to remain here here Green. Why don't you lets the boy go? 638 00:56:55,519 --> 00:56:59,400 This is no place for a child eight years old. And suppose you tell 639 00:56:59,480 --> 00:57:02,800 us mister god who poisoned Sarah Brink? Tell us and I'll send Bobby away. 640 00:57:04,360 --> 00:57:07,719 No, I don't want to go away. Why won't you tell us, 641 00:57:07,760 --> 00:57:09,800 mister Gordeeny. Of course I've got no proof. You wouldn't believe me. 642 00:57:10,559 --> 00:57:15,679 I see Gardeini. When you were on the fire escape, you were 643 00:57:15,719 --> 00:57:21,400 looking for proof, weren't you, Yes, Bobby, you and mister Gordeeny 644 00:57:21,400 --> 00:57:23,039 are great pedals. I take it, Bobby, because oh, Mom, 645 00:57:23,679 --> 00:57:27,880 sure and mister Queen were just like that. And Bobby's at the age, 646 00:57:27,920 --> 00:57:31,960 Gordeini when he's most susceptible to the fascinations of secret passages, sliding panels and 647 00:57:34,000 --> 00:57:38,000 magic. Right, Gordeini, you've been teaching Bobby magic. Haven't you want 648 00:57:38,039 --> 00:57:42,199 to see all the tricks mister Gardini showed me, Bobby, don't say anything. 649 00:57:42,360 --> 00:57:45,000 And when mister Gordeni showed you all these marvelous magic tricks, Bobby, 650 00:57:45,719 --> 00:57:50,159 just what he tell you when I had a practice all the time. Practicing 651 00:57:50,320 --> 00:57:53,079 is the way you get to be a great magician. And h Sergeant Peeley's 652 00:57:53,079 --> 00:57:59,360 revolver, Bobby my fountain, pen Inspector Queen's frockbox, and oh, miss 653 00:57:59,440 --> 00:58:02,159 Porter's come pact. When you took them from us under our noses, Bobby, 654 00:58:02,599 --> 00:58:07,840 you were simply practicing, weren't you. Bobby stole things. Oh mister 655 00:58:07,880 --> 00:58:08,719 Greedy couldn't beave. He told me a boy, he didn't know what he 656 00:58:08,840 --> 00:58:12,920 was doing. I get to Mom, Obbie, I wasn't stealing him. 657 00:58:13,159 --> 00:58:15,199 I left him right in the downstairs hall table, didn't I. That's how 658 00:58:15,199 --> 00:58:17,920 I knew it was you Bobby, I just wanted to see about cord mister 659 00:58:19,039 --> 00:58:22,840 Queen. That's not stealing, Bobby, Bobby, I didn't steal. I 660 00:58:22,960 --> 00:58:25,239 didn't steal. And get it over with, will you? And Bobby, 661 00:58:25,280 --> 00:58:29,440 you took that packet of white powder too, didn't you? White powder and 662 00:58:29,559 --> 00:58:34,320 hid it in your attic hideout? M I Bobby, don't answer. Let 663 00:58:34,400 --> 00:58:40,079 the boy answer, Missus Hayes, please, Bobby. Mister Gordean, he 664 00:58:40,159 --> 00:58:44,480 told me to look for packages of white powder. That's sorry. He said 665 00:58:45,079 --> 00:58:47,559 to take him and give him him some of the coastals clear, but that 666 00:58:47,679 --> 00:58:51,280 one he had it. I didn't get the chance, mister Gordeeny, I 667 00:58:51,400 --> 00:58:52,760 was going to give it to you. Bobby, don't say anymore, not 668 00:58:52,840 --> 00:58:57,599 Gordeeny. What is this nry Bobby? What else did mister Gardeeny tell you 669 00:58:57,679 --> 00:59:00,079 to do? Well? Then he didn't tell me nothing, Bob, Bobby, 670 00:59:00,119 --> 00:59:06,880 you can tell me because I know you do. Yeah, yeah, 671 00:59:06,960 --> 00:59:12,559 you're sure. You're a detective. Detectors know everything. But I have promised 672 00:59:12,639 --> 00:59:15,440 not to tell well, and suppose I tell you, Bobby, and then 673 00:59:15,480 --> 00:59:19,760 it won't be breaking a promise, will it. Mister Gordeeny told you there 674 00:59:19,840 --> 00:59:22,280 was something you had to do to save your mother's life, isn't that right? 675 00:59:22,800 --> 00:59:27,159 She held you know that to save my life, mister queen, and 676 00:59:27,280 --> 00:59:30,079 Bobby my life. You had to do that thing every time there was rabbit 677 00:59:30,199 --> 00:59:34,880 stew for lunch or supper, didn't you, Yes, sir, it was 678 00:59:35,000 --> 00:59:37,880 something fierce. I had to watch all the time. I had to save 679 00:59:37,960 --> 00:59:42,360 my mother's wife. I don't know why, but that's what mister Gordeoni told 680 00:59:42,400 --> 00:59:45,000 me. Oh, Bobby, And when you couldn't do this certain thing that 681 00:59:45,079 --> 00:59:49,800 mister Gordeeny had told you to do, Bobby, when you couldn't do it 682 00:59:49,920 --> 00:59:52,760 without your mother not seeing you, you were a very smart boy. You 683 00:59:52,880 --> 00:59:57,559 decided to distract their attention the way magicians do when you don't want them to 684 00:59:57,599 --> 01:00:00,239 see their trip. That's right, Bobby, that's right. So last week 685 01:00:00,280 --> 01:00:05,519 you purposely let the canary escape. This afternoon, you purposely upset the fish 686 01:00:05,559 --> 01:00:07,800 bowls. Rise son, But the love of peat, why had diversion? 687 01:00:07,880 --> 01:00:12,440 Dad can only have one purpose to mask an act. When his mother and 688 01:00:12,519 --> 01:00:16,000 I were chasing that canary last week, while they were saving the goldfish today, 689 01:00:16,320 --> 01:00:20,519 Bobby took the two plates of rabbit stew his mother's and his aunts and 690 01:00:20,719 --> 01:00:24,000 switched them all. That's what you told Bobby to do every time they had 691 01:00:24,079 --> 01:00:29,639 rabbit stew, Gordini to switch the two women's plates because you knew Gaudini. 692 01:00:30,280 --> 01:00:34,239 You knew the secret of those rabbits. What secretary, what are you talking 693 01:00:34,280 --> 01:00:37,199 about? My star Bobby? Will you leave the room now, please? 694 01:00:37,800 --> 01:00:44,400 Yes, sir, I don't understand either or Doctor Proudy said today that rabbits 695 01:00:44,440 --> 01:00:47,400 are immune to arsenic, So if he fed rabbits lettuce or carrots which had 696 01:00:47,440 --> 01:00:51,960 been dosed with a poison, it wouldn't hurt them a bit, but their 697 01:00:52,039 --> 01:00:54,960 flesh would become permeated with it. Then if you made a rabbit stew, 698 01:00:55,480 --> 01:01:00,679 you'd be arsenically poisoned. Dead. You found arsenic and the rabbit hutch that 699 01:01:00,000 --> 01:01:05,000 proved the animals were being fed the poisoned while they were still alive. Then 700 01:01:05,039 --> 01:01:07,599 they were slaughtered and cooked into a stew. And yet only one portion of 701 01:01:07,639 --> 01:01:13,480 the stew was poisoned. How is that possible? Who could have controlled the 702 01:01:13,519 --> 01:01:17,280 preparation of the stew so rigidly that one portion was cooked with poisoned rabbits and 703 01:01:17,360 --> 01:01:22,280 the other with unpoisoned rabbits. Only one person, the person who wouldn't let 704 01:01:22,320 --> 01:01:24,760 anyone else feed the rabbits, the person wouldn't let anyone else prepare food in 705 01:01:24,960 --> 01:01:30,480 her kitchen, the cook herself. There my sister, sayah, yes, 706 01:01:30,599 --> 01:01:34,840 Missus Hayes, your sister, Sarah, She obviously wasn't trying to poison herself 707 01:01:35,039 --> 01:01:37,960 or Bobby's who always refused rabbit stews. She could only have been trying to 708 01:01:38,039 --> 01:01:45,679 poison you. Oh God, any used to be a chemist. You saw 709 01:01:45,800 --> 01:01:47,840 Sarah Prince sprinkle a white powder on the rabbit's food in the hutch. One 710 01:01:47,920 --> 01:01:52,159 day, you scraped some of it up, analyzed it, saw the whole 711 01:01:52,199 --> 01:01:54,039 thing in a flash. And to save missus Hayes, Lfe, you got 712 01:01:54,079 --> 01:01:58,519 Bobby to switch plate every time the sisters had rabbit stew, and Bobby did 713 01:01:58,599 --> 01:02:02,239 so, never realizing significant of his act. And so you got Sarah Brink 714 01:02:02,719 --> 01:02:07,119 to poison herself. But why, mister queen, why didn't my sister want 715 01:02:07,159 --> 01:02:13,000 to kill me? I have nothing? Oh you you underestimate your wealth, 716 01:02:13,039 --> 01:02:16,800 missus, as you have a boy, a son, and all your sister's 717 01:02:16,840 --> 01:02:22,719 possessions couldn't buy her that she wanted Bobby, Yes, Nikki, she wanted 718 01:02:22,760 --> 01:02:42,880 Bobby. Well, I'm sure that all of you are as happy as I 719 01:02:43,000 --> 01:02:46,440 am to learn that Bobby was not a culprit. The first time I heard 720 01:02:46,480 --> 01:02:50,679 the play in rehearsal, my money went down on the doctor. But as 721 01:02:50,840 --> 01:02:54,760 I said, I'm always wrong about these things. Our performance engaged the talents 722 01:02:54,800 --> 01:02:59,880 of three members of the original cast of the Ellery Queen series, Hugh Marl, 723 01:03:00,440 --> 01:03:04,719 prominent star of the Broadway stage in motion pictures who created the role of 724 01:03:04,880 --> 01:03:09,920 Ellery Queen, Santas Artaga as Inspector Richard Queen, and Ted Decarcia once more 725 01:03:09,960 --> 01:03:16,000 in the part of Sergeant Vley Nicky, was played by Charlotte Keene. Next 726 01:03:16,079 --> 01:03:22,360 Week, Storm in a Teacup as a motion picture, Storm in a Teacup 727 01:03:22,480 --> 01:03:25,760 was one of those all two rare events, a comedy of solid warmth and 728 01:03:25,960 --> 01:03:30,800 character, a photoplay about real people. If you join us next week, 729 01:03:30,880 --> 01:03:35,039 you will find, I think that the story has lost none of its warm 730 01:03:35,159 --> 01:03:39,280 humor. In translation to radio for the first time. Next Sunday, then 731 01:03:39,400 --> 01:03:45,039 you have an appointment to meet missus Honoria Hegety, her dog Patsy, and 732 01:03:45,199 --> 01:03:50,320 the people they stirred into a Storm in a Teacup. The adventure of the 733 01:03:50,400 --> 01:03:52,960 Bad Boy was written by Ellery Queen. The continuity was by George Faulkner. 734 01:03:53,320 --> 01:03:59,039 The original music was composed and conducted by Lynn Murray. Our editor is Howard 735 01:03:59,079 --> 01:04:02,719 Tepeman, and the entire production was under the direction of George Zachary. The 736 01:04:02,800 --> 01:04:08,440 other players turned in today's broadcast were Brad Barker, Harold durren Forth, Sarah 737 01:04:08,480 --> 01:04:14,360 Fustells, John Gibson, Abril Harris, Jane Houston and Seymour, Walter Vaughan, 738 01:04:14,559 --> 01:04:31,519 and Guy Wallace. The Board Theater is presented by the Ford Motor Company, 739 01:04:31,880 --> 01:04:38,159 makers of Ford Mercury and Lincoln cars and Ford Trucks, tractors and motor 740 01:04:38,239 --> 01:05:09,079 coaches. This is NBC, the National Broadcasting Company. This is Andrew from 741 01:05:09,119 --> 01:05:12,440 Otrwesterns dot com. I wanted to invite you to come take a look at 742 01:05:12,480 --> 01:05:16,320 our site. We stream live OTR Westerns twenty fours a day, seven days 743 01:05:16,320 --> 01:05:21,679 a week, along with putting out podcasts of old time radio Westerns. Check 744 01:05:21,760 --> 01:05:26,639 us out at Otrwesterns dot com. You're listening to the great detectives of old 745 01:05:26,679 --> 01:05:36,559 time radio with Adam Graham. Now let's get back into the show. Welcome 746 01:05:36,679 --> 01:05:45,559 back, Well a very fascinating and involved mystery and uh and and that's not 747 01:05:46,119 --> 01:05:53,360 entirely surprising, but still I found it pretty interesting. Uh. This episode 748 01:05:53,719 --> 01:06:03,719 actually was a remake of a play from the Ellery Queens series that aired between 749 01:06:03,840 --> 01:06:12,159 nineteen thirty nine and forty. Adventure of the Bad Boy was actually the seventh 750 01:06:13,280 --> 01:06:19,400 story that was aired back in nineteen thirty nine, and that may also explain 751 01:06:19,480 --> 01:06:25,599 why it seemed a little perhaps a little bit more melodramatic than your typical Ellery 752 01:06:25,719 --> 01:06:32,239 Queen story or most nineteen forties detective story scripts. And so the Ford Theater 753 01:06:32,480 --> 01:06:40,480 really did radio listeners then and particularly radio listeners of the future, such a 754 01:06:40,599 --> 01:06:49,400 great service because none of these original hour long Ellery Queen mysteries are in circulation, 755 01:06:49,719 --> 01:06:55,599 but this episode of the Ford Theater, which recreated one of those episodes 756 01:06:55,880 --> 01:07:01,400 is, and that was definitely a trait. There are a couple other notes 757 01:07:01,480 --> 01:07:09,000 I should add. They didn't actually do the armchair detective thing for the Ellery 758 01:07:09,119 --> 01:07:14,039 Queens series back in these early episodes. That was something that was a later 759 01:07:14,159 --> 01:07:21,039 innovation. But I thought that despite the urging of the host, that our 760 01:07:21,239 --> 01:07:27,639 armchair detectives would take a stab at it. And the one thing I do 761 01:07:27,880 --> 01:07:30,840 kind of wonder about is when I look at the date of this program January 762 01:07:31,039 --> 01:07:39,679 fourth of nineteen forty eight, there actually was an ongoing Ellery Queen's series airing 763 01:07:39,760 --> 01:07:45,639 on ABC that we've been listening to with Lawrence Dopkin and then Howard Culver. 764 01:07:45,320 --> 01:07:51,360 I'm curious how they managed it from a rights perspective, but I honestly don't 765 01:07:51,440 --> 01:07:56,039 know how they would do that. But at any rate, however they did 766 01:07:56,079 --> 01:07:59,840 it, it was a very enjoyable hour. But we're not quite done with 767 01:08:00,079 --> 01:08:04,679 Ellery Queen yet, even though we've listened to all the American Elleri Queen episodes, 768 01:08:04,800 --> 01:08:12,159 because next week next week we're heading down Under for an Australian episode of 769 01:08:12,280 --> 01:08:15,079 Ellery Queen. As we wrap up the series on the Great Detectives of Old 770 01:08:15,159 --> 01:08:20,359 Time Radio. In the meantime, sendor comments to Box thirteen at Great Detectives 771 01:08:20,399 --> 01:08:25,359 dot net. Be sure and become one of our friends on Facebook, Facebook 772 01:08:25,439 --> 01:08:30,199 dot com, slash Radio Detectives and follow us on Twitter at Radio Detectives. 773 01:08:30,279 --> 01:08:34,079 But from Boise, Idaho, this is your host, Adam Grahamson and off