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store. Well, now it's time for today's episode of The Saint. The
original air date April the twenty second, nineteen fifty one and the title The
Lady Who Leaned The Adventures of the Saint starring Vincent Price. The Saint,
based on characters created by Leslie Chatterers and known to millions from books, magazines,
and motion pictures. The robin Hood of Modern Crime now comes transcribe to
radio, starring Hollywood's brilliant and talented actor of Vincent Price as the Saint mister
Templar. Yes, Dugan, do you ever think much about life? Oh?
Not being a bartender like yourself. I haven't had the time. I
don't mind admitting off and non. I've given me a little thought. It
baffles me. You want to olive or onion? Any drinking olive? If
it's all right with you, Hi, smart, Olive's got more vitamins.
Fellow is in here a couple three hours ago. Nobody says to me.
No. He says, as we're here today and gone tomorrow. Well,
put how a boy my drink? All right? Take the blonde sitting over
there, all right, I'll take the blonde. Know who she is,
Maddie Nors used to be in musical comedy. Or I can see why,
even at this distance she sings too. I wouldn't have thought it necessary,
however, about my drink. So what happens? She makes big door.
Then she gets palsy with Joe Maxon, at that time a small punk.
But with her door, he works himself up where he's now on in the
biggest gambling joint this side of the Kifather Committee. So now he is a
big shot, and what happens? He won't even buy her a drink?
Right, I don't want to Nora anymore? Don't even give her a doorback?
You know something? Yes, I'm thirsty. She could kill him as
easy as swatting a fly. Dugan, whom do you have to know around
here to get a drink? Uh? Oh? Always tending mister templer here.
Yeah. See, I'd better get around to the other customers. You
can't stand here talking to you all night, and I could be persuaded to
put us. I'm all bet on that. Oh are you me? Oh?
Hello, my name's Maddie North. I know who you are, do
you? Simon Temple Hollow? Simon? Hello, you're the same. That's
why I came over. Thank you. You think I'm just a team me
We me get drunk, don't you? Well? You're right I am.
I. Oh, I'm gonna fall. I've got you. I get these
dizzy stuffs when I look you sit down? No, no, jee,
let me hold on to you for a minute. Maddie. When was the
last time you eat some food? What's that? I thought? So you
better let me order you something. No, No, you are right now?
You sure I can stand Oh? By myself, Maddie. I'm sure
glad I ran into you, Simon A real pleasure to me, to John,
let's talk some more about it. No, I gotta be going.
I gotta day by seven? Who won the rashal? Something strange about the
whole thing? You mean? She don't rashal? Fair a dizzy spell?
She cut over it in a few seconds, walked out of here with no
difficulty, perfectly straight. She must have had some reason. Only two reason
Dam's got for leaning against the guy. The other one is they want to
pick his pocket. Oh be that's what she did in a way. But
what she still wasn't money. It was my revolver tax see taxe. Are
you gonna do this? What her away? With her? Hey? How
did you know my name? Louis told me. He also told me I
should take good carrier should you ever stop or foot into my cam? Well,
my name is Eddie, and where would you like to with it?
And I'm very glad to know you're Eddie. Do you know where Joe Maxon's
establishment is? Yeah? Good, only enough fuss cycles. You know what
they preferred to was an establishment. This is better known as a joint.
You're gonna maybe gamble a bit, and not exactly. A blonde just leaned
against me, Eddie. Oh, that's bad. And she did it in
order to steal my gun. That's bad. Yeah, but I don't explain
where you're going to Maxin's. You think that maybe she swiped the gun to
give it to him. I am afraid it wasn't the guns they thought of
giving to him, only the bullets in it. Looking for someone You're not
Joe Maxon? Are you no? My name is Brent is h Maddie North?
Here? Maddie? Who wants to know? I do? That leaves
me pretty much? Word farmer. My name is Simon Templer. The Saint
roomors do spread down? Think I have no idea where miss North is?
Well? I do. The idea is that she's here. What do you
want it for? I'll tell her that is she here? Well? All
she was here a little while ago, at the moment the moment, I
don't see here. Where is Maxim? I am not acquainted with your schedule,
and you're giving a very good imitation of an idiot. If it is
an imitation, where is Maxim's offer? It's a templar. I've got a
job is to keep the customers happy and mister Maxim undisturbed. If Maddie North
gets to him, Maxim is going to be more than disturbed. What are
you talking about? She stole my gun in a bar a little while ago.
I believe her intentions were murderous. They concerned mister Maxim. Good heavens
are come along. If i'd only known matt you let her visit Maxim.
Well you may not know this, but she and mister Maxim at one time
used to know what they used to be. And it's been a few gene
jes, however, perhaps, but everyone around here likes Maddie and she must
have been figuring on that through here. I Well, we're all hoping perhaps
she and mister Maxim would get together again. The office is right down this
wayor I'd better not. Oh, someone else decided to knock first. It's
locked. Have you got a key? Get it out quick? All right?
Though we were shot her mind being brilliant here here, thanks, Max
go forward unto his desk. Window behind him is open, a short drop
to an alley. We're a little late. Bullets went in under his left
shoulder. Blame mister Templer's dead. If that's what's bothering you? Now?
You see that man, Well, he's in a dark suit and his hair
is the same color. But that isn't maxim my throne. The police quiet
at the boys out front and disposed to the customers. I've been through the
Little Stranger's pockets brand find anything a couple of ten dollars chips? Have you
ever been to Allentown, Pennsylvania? Brand? No, this man has.
How do you know that brilliance on my part? I looked at the label
in his suit came from Hes Brother's department store in Allentown. Now you'd be
just as brilliant and tell me his name, Carrie. He's a well a
business competitor who rings a bell. Don't stop their brand. He and a
man named Harris run a rival establishment, the Red Wheel down the street.
Interesting, they've been doing well. No, as a matter of fact,
mister Harris was here yesterday to see mister Maxims. He accused mister maximum unfair
practices designer among the in a way. Interesting. That doesn't explain why Carroy
died in Maxon's office. Now he's built something like mister max and he's wearing
a similar suit and from the alley. He could easily have been mistaken from
mister Maxon. Ur now let the police worry about that. You're leaving.
Yes, I've got her acclaim some property property stolen revolver from Mattie North.
Yes, a lady who may have made a mistake. On the other hand,
she may not have had a chance to meaning what this is Maxon's office,
that's Maxon's desk. But where's Maxim? Hey, mister Tepler, just
we was pulling away from the Maxim's joint. Now the cops was pulling in,
and they always do after a murder. Eddie, Oh Machin ain't no
longer would if you mean present? The answer is yes, if you mean
dad, I don't know who this you think helps me? A man named
Carry was shot in Maxim's office haadly by mistake, not necessarily, however,
Well that's okay by me. If it was a mistake, then his murderer
could have been Maddie North or possibly Harris, a business rival. Oh yeah,
this is very clear to me. If, however, Carrie was shot
as Carrie, Ah, I beg your pardon. Well, I just thought
this would be a nice place to say. Ah huh. So if a
carry was shot as Carrie, the killer then might have been Maxim. Yes,
so whichever will you look at it altogether? There are three suspects.
Huh, yes, well that's a nice number. So who is it this
address that I'm taking it to? A blonde? A leaning blonde. Yes,
you want to find out if she's still leaning, that's right, or
if she fell. Hello, Maddie nach, I'm on my way to bed.
You usually got a bed with your clothes on. I didn't have a
chance to get them off if you came here directly from the bar. I
went for a walk, A long walk, all right, A long walk
the way that the revolver didn't bother you. What revolver? The one you
borrowed from me? I didn't. I'd like it back. I don't have
it. He led it to a friend. No. I I realized I'd
been crazy. After I left the bar. I threw it away before or
after two shots were fired from it. Two shots. Where does that door
lead to that? It's it's the back door to the apartment, funny place,
al right opposite the front door. The architect had no imagination. What's
interesting about that door, Maddie. Nothing you've been watching it ever since I
came in. I think i'll have a look at it that I'm mad about
backdoors. M it's dark. You ought to speak to the landlord about m
Simon. All right, all right, I'm ready for my music. Lesson
music, I'm the harp? Or is this the other place? Let me
help you? All right, Maddie, you're a female Benedict Arnold. I
was happy on the floor and me my other head, diamond. Please,
are you all right mine? My head may not be bloody, but it
certainly got bowed. I was so worried what that door turning out to be
a door leading to your bedroom, not the back door at all? I
who hit me? There was an suitcase over the door shelf It fell when
you opened the door, A suitcase with lungs. Maddie, it is breathing
just before it hit me. No, shall we go look for that shelf.
They don't usually build him over doors. It was in that room,
Maddie. I don't know. Could it have been Joe Maxim? You think
I'd let him hide here? Oddly enough? I do, but I hate
him. It's possibly true you did steal my gun to kill him with didn't
you. Maybe I did, then you changed your mind, or perhaps you
didn't change your mind. Perhaps you did kill him. He's not dead,
of course he isn't. But how did you know that? I knew it
because he's just been here, Maddie. Did you ever wear glasses? No?
My eyes, the perfect wine? No? A man named Carrie?
Carrie? I think so my tents was wrong. I should have said you
a man named Carrie. He's dead. Somebody shot him earlier this evening in
Maxon's office, either because the killer thought he was Joe Max because he didn't.
You're making up some kind of a joke. Of course, be sure
to tell it to Joe the next time you see. He may die laughing.
Hello, Maddie, Joel, Yeah, did he temple you? He
guessed it was you, Just so long as he isn't sure, Maddie,
I need some dough. I gotta stay hold up for a while. Why
well, this business of Carrie getting bumped off in my office, the cups
of level. I think maybe I bumped him off. He was sorry about
the way you did business, wasn't he? Joe? Yeah? But did
you kill him? Joe? Until tonight you didn't even want to see me.
But when you get into jam, oh, it's not that, baby,
I was busy. I was going to look you up the first It's
like, God, sure, I wish I was dope enough to believe you,
But even not believing you, I've got a few dollars, how can
I get them to you? I gotta keep moving around. I'm done at
park, grown up. Look baby, make it up on the bridge.
The pedestrian war kind of are and I'll be all right. I'll be there,
Joe, fine, baby, fine, because I love you, No,
because I love you. Took it off a long time to find out
about that leaning blonde, mister Templin, it did So did you find that?
Uh huh? I fell, mister Templin. No at it. Well,
it could happen to anybody. It didn't to me. So some days
you can't make a nickel. Well that's why you're going through the red wheel.
I think I should meet mister Harris. He may have some information.
He has also got crooked roulette wheels, and I won't play. You're playing,
mister Templar. From what I hear of mister Harris, you could easily
be playing with death. It's open, mister Harris. I'm Harris, you'd
be templar. Your boys downstairs were very thorough about searching me. They're always
very thorough. They've got their orders. I notice you've got the window shades
drawn. Nervous playing it safe a habit of mine. Your partner felt the
same way. No, Carrie was always on the reckless side, he said,
was the cops have been here, Templar. Terrible tragedy, fine upstanding
citizen like Carrie dead. I could spare your sarcasm. I'm not sure I
couldn't. But do you think killed him? Harris? The cops didn't tell
me you'd know. How much doubt do you think there is about Maxim?
Is the killer? A good deal of doubt at the moment. You must
have reasons I have. Maxin's club was doing very well yours, and Carries
isn't. Why should Maxim bother killing an unsuccessful competitor. Carry didn't care for
the way Maxon had been steering customers away from us. Carry, as I've
said, was on the reckless side. He probably told max And how he
felt, and Maxim, being a sensitive plan, promptly killed Carry. It's
a possibility. Don't you think I'm unarmed? In your club. I don't
think I can afford to do much thinking. It's on the house, thank
you. But still, and Harris, how did carry and you get along?
We got along fine. But you knew that's what I'd answer, whatever
the truth was, What is the truth? There's more than one way of
answering anything, Templar, more than one way, Harris, You're quite right,
I am, which means that I'm in a hurry about what if there's
more than one way? I don't got it? Perhaps not, but I
suspect I've just discovered how Carrie got it. I was there, Simon,
Templar, brand place all closed on. What do you think the cops have
an after us for a long time. Carrie shooting gives them their chance.
It's a pity. What are you doing all alone here at the bar,
repressing your tears, taking some nourishment. The vitamins can wait, Brand?
How did Carrie get into Maxon's office? Must have sneaked in with you watching?
Well, I guess he didn't sneak in through the front door. He
must have got in through that back window, the one that was open.
Let's go take a look at it all right. Last time I was here.
All I had time to do is take a quick look at that window.
There's something I've got to check you I'm going. I did mention there
was a drop to the alley from the window. Still is what does that
mean? The theory has been for some time that maybe Carrie was shot by
mistake. Yes it has been, and that would me need to have to
have been shot through that window. What's wrong with that? Is a drop
to the alley, Brand, somebody standing outside wouldn't be able to see into
the room or fire a gun at someone in the room. Maybe he stood
up so we got into the room seconds after the shooting. It wouldn't have
been time to remove anything from under the window. There wasn't anything under the
window. Brand, Why, I don't know what you're saying. Brand,
Carrie didn't sneak into the office. You let him in. No, there
must be more than one way into this room besides the front door. Well,
that door leads to what bathroom? Another door here, it leads to
the hallway too. Very nice, Brand, what's very nice? Kerry wasn't
shot by mistake. Whoever shot him intended to kill him. You let carry
in, perhaps deliberately. I didn't make you an accessory. I didn't have
any motive. Maxim might have had. Maxon didn't have opportunity. He didn't
know Kerry was in his office. But sure he did it. I mean
you mean max and new Carry was waiting for him. How did he know
brand I don't have to answer that. It might be the only thing to
keep you out of the chair. Well maybe I told him. You're not
sure you said carry up from Maxim. That's not what I served. You
didn't have to. I think you'd better stay in town. Brent. Please
get annoyed when they have to travel for their witnesses. Sometimes they get so
annoyed they don't even let them turn state's evidence. A couple of time.
You come back even quicker than the block. But if any good reason that
she's not home, Oh that ain't good. Raise than that, Eddie,
it's bad. Well it ain't such a cold night. I gotta find her.
Door man told me stok a cab. But he noticed the kind of
camp that fame is yours will in that case we are in. You got
an idea, Eddie, Yeah, all of us camp be's up in this
part of time. You see we hang out at Sammy's and we ain't got
a fair Sammy. Yeah, that's a station a couple of blocks over toward
the river. If the campy that dropped the blond any places around, I
will learn all. Hey, couple, think of us about time that I
learned to walk. Anyway, Eddie, you are sure your information is cracked.
Yeah, the blonde took her camp to the New York end of the
Brooklyn Bridge. She got out, she stopped walking across the bridge. That's
what you're telling me before. But the truth that canby happens to be my
brother in law, and he always tells the truth, sure, except to
my sister. But why would Maddie be walking on the bridge at this hour
of the night. Who can tell about blonde? Of course she might be
meeting someone there, or she may decide to jump. I don't hear any
I didn't see you. Not my habit of standing on the lamp posts.
It's so dark up here on the bridge, so dark and co I never
mind the emotions you got the dough. Yeah here, Joe, thanks baby,
Thanks baby? Is that all you've got to say to me? Joe?
Somebody coming? Turn you back to the we'll lean over the rail right.
Whoever it was is gone. Yeoh Maddie, Maddie, I think you
swell. Sure. Maybe I didn't always act like I appreciated you, But
once I get out of this message, I never wanted to see me again.
Oh not. Don't be like that, baby, I mean everything I
say. Oh yeah, I better scrambling. Would it be asking too much
if I wanted you to kiss me? No? Thanks, I I gotta
hurry so long, Maddie, I'll be seeing it, Maddie. How Sidon?
Where's Maxim? I don't know. I haven't got time to be cute.
I came from the New York end of the bridge, Max and didn't
pass me. Must have gone on to Brooklyn. Simon. What do you
want with him? You may not believe it, but I'm trying to save
his life. Did anyone pass you in Maxim on the bridge? Yes?
Someone. We had our backs chained so we didn't see who it's who I
think it is? Funny? Yes, Yes, it's Maximum. He's dead.
Whoever killed him is heading for the Brooklyn and end of the bridge.
It's got to start, perhaps too much of a starting list. Where are
you going? I'm climbing down to the roadway. Perhaps I can get a
hitch, but I don't understand it. Mister, don't try. I haven't
enough time to explain for coming to the end of the bridge. Slow down
here, well, but I don't want to get in any trouble about the
thanks. What's it all about? Murder? Oh dear, goodbye, good
evening, mister Harris. In a hurry, mister Harris, I was taking
a walk on the bridge, taking a run. You mean, well.
I don't mind admitting I'm out of condition. It's sadly true, but I
really must go along. I haven't a point where you have. I don't
need a gun. It must still be warm, thank you, It is
still warm. Why, yes, mister Harris, I'll get you for this.
I can understand why you're so upset. Mister Harris, had made you
late for your appointment, haven't I hello? Worry Even if you are late,
the executioner always waits. Oh the things that happened on bridges and mister
Templer, we have not deposited the blond who wasn't only not leaning, she
was collapsing, poor Maddie. Yeah, and we have also deposited on mister
Harris with some policeman, and they were very happy to collect them. But
do I know what happened? He murdered Joe Maxim up on the bridge.
Yeah you all right, But then all you did was just to hit your
right on a car and then you beat him to the other round of the
bridge and you grab him. Now, mister Templer, I will admit that
this was a public spirited action maybe with honest it ain't woidy view. What
do you mean, no clothes? Oh but Daddie, I already knew it
would be Harry. Oh huh, all right, well now I'm beginning to
feel better, So tell me how did you already know there would be Harris
who could have killed Carry. One theory was that Garry had been shot by
a mistake for a Maxim that might have involved Maddie, but I eliminated that
possibility on my second trip to Maxon's play. Oh yeah, she did the
business about the alley. Yeah yeah. Another possibility was that Maxim and Carry
quarreled and that Maxim shot Carry. Yeah. This sounds reasonable except for the
fact that, as I mentioned at the time, Carry was shot under the
left shoulder blade, meaning he was shot in the back. He wouldn't have
turned his back on an open enemy like Maxim. Oh yeah, this also
sounds reasonable. So that left Harris. Yeah yeah. By killing his own
partner and framing Maxim, Harris hoped to eliminate a business rival, thereby making
his own gambling club more valuable and at the same time gaining soul ownership of
Ahi. Yeah. This guy was trying to kill two bodes with one stone
A Hi. Yeah, you're right Eddie when I should drive you home now?
As the template, Hi, I guess so, Eddie. It's not
a blond insight, not even a leaning one. You've been listening to another
transcribed adventure of the Saint the robin Hood of Modern Crime. Now here's our
star of Vincent Price, Ladies and gentlemen. In to Night's cast, you
heard Alice Reinhard as Maddie, and Shepherd Mancin as Maxim. Theodore varn Eltse
was Brent tudor Owen. The bartender Red Shields was Harris. Eddie is played
by Sheldon Leonard. This is Vincent Price inviting you to join us again next
week at the same time for another exciting adventure of the Saint. Good Night.
This script of the Saint was written by Lewis Vittis. The Saint base
Tim character is created by Leslie Trotters. Is that James L. Seth your
production and is directed by Helen Mack. Vincent Price is soon to be seen
co starring in r ko's production of His Kind of Woman. All you Saint
fans will be glad to know that the Saint comic books are on sale at
all news stands. Your announcer is Don Stanley. Three Chimes Mean Good Times.
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Graham. And now let's get back into the show. Welcome back. Well.
I love Sheldon Leonard, but he's not a good substitute for Larry Dopkin
as Louie. There were some people, I think, during the golden age
of radio who thought you could replace one regular character with any other regular character.
In fact, sometimes the stars of radio programs, the main stars,
are changed without any notice or thought that a change is being made. It's
just all of a sudden, here's your new star, folks. And I
think that's definitely the case with Louie. In this case, the script really
sounds like it was written for Louie. They couldn't get him at the last
minute, and so they substituted in Eddie. Louie is of course very well
beloved, and that does bring me to a survey we ran over on Great
Detectives dot Net on our Facebook page at Facebook dot com Slash Radio Detectives asking
people who their favorite sidekick or partner was on the current shows we had,
and Louie actually won running away with sixty three percent for Louie, twenty six
percent for Ben Romero on Dragnet, and eleven percent like Patsy Bowen, Nicky
Porter from Ellery Queen, Walda McGlenn and Scubby Wilson were listed but didn't receive
any votes. So you know what we want, more Louie, and hopefully
we'll get it all right, Well, that we'll do it for today.
Join us back here tomorrow for the adventures of Ellery Queen, and next Monday
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