1 00:00:28,399 --> 00:00:34,280 Welcome to our Sunday Encore from Boise, Idaho. This is your host Adam 2 00:00:34,439 --> 00:00:41,359 Graham. Today we were playing the only circulating episode of a neural Wolf series 3 00:00:41,479 --> 00:00:46,920 called The Amazing neural Wolf starring Francis X. Bushman. Fans of the Sydney 4 00:00:46,960 --> 00:00:52,039 Green Street series need not fear. We will play an episode of that one 5 00:00:52,159 --> 00:00:54,960 next week. I don't want to let you know. If you want to 6 00:00:55,000 --> 00:01:00,719 listen to more episodes of Nero Wolf, you can find our Old Time Radio 7 00:01:00,920 --> 00:01:07,040 Neuralwolf Feed with all of the episodes from twenty ten and eleven, and it's 8 00:01:07,120 --> 00:01:12,040 also available as part of our Volume one feed at Volume one dot Great Detectives 9 00:01:12,120 --> 00:01:18,560 dot net. As always, any offers, promotions, or websites mentioned may 10 00:01:18,599 --> 00:01:23,200 not be current. Please check our latest available website to see what's going on 11 00:01:23,319 --> 00:01:30,000 currently. But let's go ahead and get you back to season two and the 12 00:01:30,079 --> 00:01:34,959 Amazing Neurowolf. Welcome to the Great Detectives of Old Time Radio from Boise, 13 00:01:34,040 --> 00:01:38,799 Idaho. This is your host, Adam Graham. Got a comment, Email 14 00:01:38,879 --> 00:01:42,000 it to me Box thirteen at Great Detectives dot net. Uh, you can 15 00:01:42,040 --> 00:01:48,280 give us a call two O eight nine nine one four seven eight three before 16 00:01:48,319 --> 00:01:51,719 we do get started with today's program. I do want to remind you to 17 00:01:51,799 --> 00:01:55,879 be sure and check out the Entertainment Book. The Entertainment Book is chock full 18 00:01:55,920 --> 00:02:01,000 of great bargains and discounts on merchants in your area. Each book is individualized 19 00:02:01,040 --> 00:02:07,640 to a particular city in the United States or Canada and also comes with a 20 00:02:07,680 --> 00:02:13,479 great variety of discounts as well on travel, dry cleaning, and so many 21 00:02:13,479 --> 00:02:17,520 other services. Best of all, on the Entertainment Book website you can see 22 00:02:19,560 --> 00:02:22,719 what services are available and if it'll work for you. So I encourage you 23 00:02:22,759 --> 00:02:25,639 to go to Entertainment dot Great Detectors dot net to take a look at the 24 00:02:25,719 --> 00:02:30,639 Entertainment Book in your area. Well, this is actually one of my favorite 25 00:02:31,919 --> 00:02:38,199 pairings for Neurowolf, and we only have one episode of this mutual series, 26 00:02:38,599 --> 00:02:42,520 The Amazing neuro Wolf, but this is what I would really like there to 27 00:02:42,560 --> 00:02:47,280 be more of. Pairing is great because you have two great actors in the 28 00:02:47,360 --> 00:02:53,000 role of neuro Wolf. You have Francis X. Bushman, who before the 29 00:02:53,039 --> 00:02:57,840 age of Clark Gable was known as King of the Movies, great silent film 30 00:02:57,919 --> 00:03:01,759 star with a long career in filman radio, and he does a great job 31 00:03:01,800 --> 00:03:07,680 as Wolf, even though he's probably one of the Finnished actors to take on 32 00:03:07,800 --> 00:03:12,439 the role. Elliott Lewis, on the other hand, it was a young 33 00:03:12,479 --> 00:03:17,439 and up and young up and coming actor. A year after he finished this 34 00:03:17,560 --> 00:03:21,719 series, or two years, i should say, he did Voyage of the 35 00:03:21,759 --> 00:03:27,599 Star Scarlet Queen, an absolutely classic show, and then he kind of liked 36 00:03:27,680 --> 00:03:34,599 Jack Webb proceeded to work behind the mic. He worked on shows like Suspense 37 00:03:34,639 --> 00:03:38,840 and Broadway Is My Beat, and actually didn't get too much into television, 38 00:03:38,919 --> 00:03:44,520 did a few different television series, but when there were radio revival shows in 39 00:03:44,560 --> 00:03:51,439 the nineteen seventies, he came back with shows like The Zero Hour with Rod 40 00:03:51,479 --> 00:03:55,039 Serling and The Sears and Mutual Radio Theater. And he's got a great voice, 41 00:03:55,719 --> 00:04:01,080 somewhat reminiscent of Howard Duff, and he and Duff are actually good friends. 42 00:04:01,120 --> 00:04:05,199 So uh, this is actually a very spirited performance. So let's go 43 00:04:05,240 --> 00:04:11,080 ahead and we'll take a listen to the amazing Nero Wolf and the case the 44 00:04:11,080 --> 00:04:31,560 Shakespeare Folio for Soft Smooth Romantic Hands, Jurgons Lotions. Jurgens, the makers 45 00:04:31,560 --> 00:04:38,959 of Jurgons Lotion for Soft Smooth Romantic Hands, presents The Amazing neuro Wolf starring 46 00:04:39,000 --> 00:04:42,839 Francis X. Bushman is Nerowolf, the celebrated criminologist, and Elliott Lewis is 47 00:04:42,920 --> 00:04:53,839 Archie. If you've ever been spattered by an enthusiastic puppy who's been out in 48 00:04:53,839 --> 00:04:58,720 the rain, then you can sympathize with Neurowolf's feelings about his secretary Archie Goodwin. 49 00:04:59,319 --> 00:05:02,560 No umbrella is wide enough, no raincoat large enough to protect the corpulent 50 00:05:02,639 --> 00:05:09,959 detective against Archie's enthusiastic splashing in the field of crime. Perhaps it's poetic justice, 51 00:05:10,000 --> 00:05:14,560 then that Archie should also be victimized in his turn by a blundering Saint 52 00:05:14,600 --> 00:05:18,279 Bernard in the person of one Minus, so called because he's minus one brain. 53 00:05:20,439 --> 00:05:25,680 Hi Achim, oh Minus, Hello, I was kind of waiting for 54 00:05:25,720 --> 00:05:27,600 you. Oh, I don't think I'm not plad at Minus. But doesn't 55 00:05:27,639 --> 00:05:30,399 anybody else ride in that chair of yours. We're gonna want to walk home, 56 00:05:30,680 --> 00:05:32,240 mister Wolf. Don't like you to do that, Ashi, I'm overwhelmed 57 00:05:32,240 --> 00:05:36,000 by his solicitude. Yeah, huh, don't skip it. But Minus, 58 00:05:36,000 --> 00:05:39,720 would it be all right with you if I breathed a little fresh air? 59 00:05:39,920 --> 00:05:42,839 Oh? That's all right with me. Like I heard a guy say live 60 00:05:42,879 --> 00:05:46,959 and leave live. Eh, well, then let's leave live by all means? 61 00:05:46,040 --> 00:05:54,839 Okay, I'm highness horse. Huh white horse? No, never mind 62 00:05:54,879 --> 00:06:04,319 drive? Oh yeah, you was visiting the Danes visiting m Yeah a dame? 63 00:06:04,839 --> 00:06:11,319 Well, ah yeah. Is it true what they say about dats Definitely? 64 00:06:11,720 --> 00:06:13,879 I mean, what do they think about him? Well, it's sometime 65 00:06:13,879 --> 00:06:17,759 I say, well the dames? Well today is the moicenary type? Is 66 00:06:17,800 --> 00:06:20,079 that a fact? Frankly? Minus, I wouldn't know. No, dame 67 00:06:20,160 --> 00:06:25,680 has been morcenary with me since the seventh grade and PS one ninety eighth. 68 00:06:25,720 --> 00:06:28,199 That was the year when I cornered the Miggy's market. You know, Oh 69 00:06:28,839 --> 00:06:30,360 how you make out? Well, I had to take up checkers after she 70 00:06:30,439 --> 00:06:33,680 got throve with me. Hey, watch the red light? Minus, how 71 00:06:33,720 --> 00:06:36,040 can I watch the light to see where I'm driving at the same time? 72 00:06:36,160 --> 00:06:39,519 But you got two eyes, haven't you? Yeah, but they both see 73 00:06:39,519 --> 00:06:45,079 the same thing. Ain't that surprising? Almost as amazing as the ears business. 74 00:06:45,240 --> 00:06:46,519 No, that ain't so archy. Oh look, don't tell me you 75 00:06:46,680 --> 00:06:50,319 hear different things with each ear. No, only my left here, don't 76 00:06:50,319 --> 00:06:56,560 hear nothing? The the drum has been punctuating Pun't you pardon me while I 77 00:06:56,600 --> 00:07:00,000 go into a comma? Heyashi, you know I got a lot of commas. 78 00:07:00,040 --> 00:07:04,040 Will you say that again? Minus? Slowly unloaded with commas? And 79 00:07:04,120 --> 00:07:08,439 you know how come I just bought a book for a quarter? You bought 80 00:07:08,439 --> 00:07:12,319 a book? Minus? Can you read? No? Not good? But 81 00:07:12,920 --> 00:07:15,839 heck got you? I didn't buy the book for reading? Oh silly of 82 00:07:15,920 --> 00:07:19,560 me, of course, not nobody buys a book for reading? What did 83 00:07:19,600 --> 00:07:24,399 you buy it for sitting? You? See, Chies ain't a new cat. 84 00:07:24,720 --> 00:07:28,160 Oh it isn't na. And the driver's seat has been stagging. See 85 00:07:28,279 --> 00:07:30,160 did the springs? Didn't it give up? Archie and the springs we both 86 00:07:30,199 --> 00:07:32,800 give up? Well, I gotta have springs on account. And I was 87 00:07:32,839 --> 00:07:35,720 beginning to sit so low I could only see the sky when I was driving. 88 00:07:36,560 --> 00:07:40,600 You know, Acchie, the sky is a beautiful thing. Them colors, 89 00:07:40,639 --> 00:07:44,120 oh them sunset? Oh, Minus, you have poetry in your soul. 90 00:07:44,279 --> 00:07:46,720 Yeah, but I didn't have no springs in me seat. So when 91 00:07:46,720 --> 00:07:48,480 I see in this big bet book for only a quarter, I bought it. 92 00:07:49,000 --> 00:07:54,279 Now now I sit on the book and no more sunset? U would 93 00:07:54,279 --> 00:07:58,680 it be indelicate to inquire what book you're sitting on. I mean the title, 94 00:07:59,160 --> 00:08:01,800 oh, big Wood, something about the improvement of the end of Standing. 95 00:08:03,879 --> 00:08:05,160 Minus, you couldn't have bought a better book for the purpose. Now 96 00:08:05,199 --> 00:08:09,199 that the Improvement of the Undersitting is out of print, of course, I 97 00:08:09,319 --> 00:08:13,800 feel Yeah, no, pay, hey, hotch, get out of the 98 00:08:13,839 --> 00:08:18,160 car. Nearly sock twelve socket back? Never mind, just let it get 99 00:08:18,199 --> 00:08:20,879 past us. Yeah, but I don't want it. See it's hit it 100 00:08:20,959 --> 00:08:22,959 right at us again. We'll pull a head fast. Maybe you can get 101 00:08:22,000 --> 00:08:24,199 out of its way. Wherever it's driving, it must be nuts and we're 102 00:08:24,240 --> 00:08:28,399 I gunning get out of the way. Thet Hey no, not a guy 103 00:08:28,439 --> 00:08:31,120 shoot at us? What all they be thinking of next? About improving their 104 00:08:31,120 --> 00:08:35,039 aim? I guess the cause behind us. I can't see who's at the 105 00:08:35,039 --> 00:08:37,440 wheel, but whoever it is, I don't like them. Minus, Can 106 00:08:37,480 --> 00:08:39,679 you steet up a little? But I'll try, but just can't. Ain't 107 00:08:39,679 --> 00:08:43,120 got but one. See I was close pulling up on it. Minus, 108 00:08:43,159 --> 00:08:46,960 See that LUN's wagging up ahead, drive right up the front step. Yeah 109 00:08:46,960 --> 00:08:48,080 but you ain't. Who would I tell you? It's our only chance we 110 00:08:48,159 --> 00:09:07,240 got to attract attention and companionship are you only at the amazing narrow Wolf brought 111 00:09:07,240 --> 00:09:11,159 to you with the makers of Jurgon's Lotion. Will continue in just a moment. 112 00:09:11,679 --> 00:09:13,320 But first, this is Jim Bannon, who lately heard a nice woman 113 00:09:13,399 --> 00:09:16,559 say to her son, how about you welcome home party? Dear? We 114 00:09:16,720 --> 00:09:22,000 must ask Dorothy. Okay, mother, if you say so, you don't 115 00:09:22,000 --> 00:09:26,200 sound enthusiastic. Dear, don't you like Dorothy? She's such a nice girl. 116 00:09:26,240 --> 00:09:28,519 Oh, she's a nice girl, I guess. But well, gosh, 117 00:09:28,559 --> 00:09:33,000 mother, does she have to have such red rough hands? No, 118 00:09:33,000 --> 00:09:35,960 no girl has to have rough hands, no matter what work she does. 119 00:09:35,519 --> 00:09:41,840 There's Jergon's lotion, and Jurgen gives the hands very efficient softness protection. And 120 00:09:41,919 --> 00:09:45,759 now you know Jergon's lotion is more effective than ever. During the war we 121 00:09:45,799 --> 00:09:50,759 made discoveries about skincare, which Jurgen scientists used to make Jergon's lotion even finer. 122 00:09:50,399 --> 00:09:54,399 Women say this post war. Jurgon's lotion protects even longer, makes the 123 00:09:54,480 --> 00:09:58,679 hands feel even smoother and softer. It's in the stores now, same bottle. 124 00:10:00,159 --> 00:10:03,799 So don't let rough hands handicap you just be surer than ever now and 125 00:10:03,919 --> 00:10:16,519 help keep your hands delightful with Jurgons Lotion. And now back to the Jurgon's 126 00:10:16,600 --> 00:10:31,960 Lotion program. The Amazing Nero Wolf starring fantas X Bushman and Elliott Lewis Minus 127 00:10:33,240 --> 00:10:37,720 minus you are right? He sure? Heyachi, but I got sitting in 128 00:10:37,799 --> 00:10:41,120 me laugh, irradiated a hot number. How drop it? Okay? How 129 00:10:41,639 --> 00:10:43,399 I get easy? Hey, Minus, you better climb out of it. 130 00:10:43,519 --> 00:10:46,080 Hey, wait a minute, Wait a minute, achie, Well, I 131 00:10:46,240 --> 00:10:48,919 must I cut my jewbler vein. I'm bleeding the dead. Tell let me 132 00:10:50,120 --> 00:10:56,639 a mortuary. Hu Hachi, I'm leaving you to cab Minus. That is 133 00:10:56,639 --> 00:11:05,000 a blood taste. It taste okay? Ketchup good? Huh pistol packing monster 134 00:11:05,080 --> 00:11:07,200 must have scrammed. Come on, we gotta get home. Hey, what 135 00:11:07,240 --> 00:11:09,960 do you mean to driving into my weekend like these? Oh? We thought 136 00:11:09,960 --> 00:11:13,000 it was a drive in you know who? I have like a run of 137 00:11:13,039 --> 00:11:16,840 buns. I already got the ketchup Minus, Look, minister, was an 138 00:11:16,840 --> 00:11:20,080 accident. Here's a couple of bucks. We'll send the towing car to get 139 00:11:20,080 --> 00:11:20,840 the cab out of get joint. But we're in a hurry, as I'm 140 00:11:20,840 --> 00:11:24,000 all at Minus. Yeah, we got that sitting book and let's go. 141 00:11:24,039 --> 00:11:26,320 We want the book first, you want them to read, not exactly, 142 00:11:26,360 --> 00:11:35,679 but I could use something to improve my understanding. So you see, mister 143 00:11:35,720 --> 00:11:41,159 Wolf, how narrowly we escape the fate worse than death? Alight? Gee, 144 00:11:41,679 --> 00:11:45,879 no history on the ex please? Oh now your conclusion? Oh the 145 00:11:45,919 --> 00:11:48,960 book nobody loves me well enough to kill me. Minus hadn't been bothered before 146 00:11:50,000 --> 00:11:56,000 he bought that book. Therefore, Minus, huh, I was just looking 147 00:11:56,039 --> 00:11:58,879 into the sea of volume. Hey, listen to what this guy says is 148 00:12:00,360 --> 00:12:05,799 a double hauntsy in the likeness of an old fat man. Fatn of man 149 00:12:07,080 --> 00:12:13,399 is thy companion? Yachi? Was he writing about mister Wolf? Found you? 150 00:12:13,600 --> 00:12:16,799 Minus? He says peace? She fat guts fly down? And the 151 00:12:16,879 --> 00:12:20,559 other guy says, have you any levers to lift me up? Again? 152 00:12:20,799 --> 00:12:24,879 Being down? Heyachi, the guy who wrote that must have been acquainted with 153 00:12:24,960 --> 00:12:30,679 you. Boort last you. He's been dead for three hundred years. That 154 00:12:30,960 --> 00:12:35,279 was from Henry the fourth part one at two seems two and four by one 155 00:12:35,919 --> 00:12:41,320 William Shakespeare. I never heard him. Well, he's a fairly well known 156 00:12:41,399 --> 00:12:45,519 type English playwright. Minus, But then who was he writing about? Somebody 157 00:12:45,600 --> 00:12:50,080 called Falstaff? I think fal Falstaff or you mean that Pullton on the radio 158 00:12:50,120 --> 00:12:54,600 with Fredan for the time being, Minus, we will accept that definition. 159 00:12:56,399 --> 00:13:01,840 Now let me see that book here, you're mister Wolf found it. Yes, 160 00:13:01,320 --> 00:13:09,320 we'll just cover and underneath, good heavens the first folio Shakespeare? Is 161 00:13:09,360 --> 00:13:13,000 that bad for you? Sure? Boss? Right? Sure? Well then 162 00:13:13,080 --> 00:13:15,960 no wonder minus than I were target for the night? Boss. How much 163 00:13:15,960 --> 00:13:18,679 does that thing worth? Thousands? Archie? Heaven alone knows how many? 164 00:13:18,879 --> 00:13:22,440 Holy gee, Yachi, I got a bargain. You're likely to get a 165 00:13:22,480 --> 00:13:28,960 few bullets for the same price too. I hope I'm not a good prophet. 166 00:13:28,080 --> 00:13:31,679 Shall I scream for help? Boss? Or open the door? Open 167 00:13:31,759 --> 00:13:35,480 the door. I'm curious to see who it is? Okay? And if 168 00:13:35,559 --> 00:13:41,320 I die, I will have died for literature. Hello, I'd rather live. 169 00:13:41,440 --> 00:13:46,399 Hello. May I in you better? If my eyes pop any further, 170 00:13:46,440 --> 00:13:50,840 they'll fall out of my face, saying Yiachie, will you shut that 171 00:13:52,039 --> 00:13:56,480 dots to door? That's getting restless this white play. By the way, 172 00:13:56,559 --> 00:14:03,039 my name is Archie. I'm Susan. It was a beautiful name. Oh 173 00:14:03,320 --> 00:14:09,440 uh, mister Wolf, Miss Lee Achie, Oh yes, Minus, miss 174 00:14:09,600 --> 00:14:13,440 Lee, we have met me before. Oh yes, you're the gentleman I 175 00:14:13,519 --> 00:14:18,799 sold the wrong book to Sure, she's the name of Crown Bookstore. Oh 176 00:14:18,039 --> 00:14:20,639 this book, miss Lee? Yes, yes, that's the one, mister 177 00:14:20,720 --> 00:14:24,919 Wolfe. Oh, I'm terribly sorry, but I really shouldn't have told that 178 00:14:24,000 --> 00:14:28,879 book. Why not? Well, I'm very attached to it. Oh indeed, 179 00:14:30,279 --> 00:14:33,399 yes, you see I I went to school with it. The author. 180 00:14:33,879 --> 00:14:37,039 Oh you carry her three hundred years very well, Susan. Oh, 181 00:14:39,000 --> 00:14:43,919 oh, well what she means? Of course that Spinoza who wrote the improvement 182 00:14:43,960 --> 00:14:48,360 that the understanding lived three hundred years ago. Why, yes, of course 183 00:14:48,440 --> 00:14:52,399 he did. What I meant was that I studied the book in high school. 184 00:14:52,600 --> 00:14:56,559 Spinosa in high school, Well, it was a a very progressive school. 185 00:14:56,679 --> 00:15:01,200 Yes, it's no doubt. And you're the a bad liar. How 186 00:15:01,399 --> 00:15:07,279 dare you say a thing like that? I'm just trying to Oh I am 187 00:15:07,399 --> 00:15:11,919 a bad liar, aren't I among the poorest in my long experience of liars? 188 00:15:11,639 --> 00:15:15,519 Why do you want the bookless Lee? Because I'll lose my job if 189 00:15:15,559 --> 00:15:18,080 I don't get it back. Mister Garvey was furious. He's my boss. 190 00:15:18,320 --> 00:15:22,879 He owns the Crown Bookstore. I see, tell me, miss Lee? 191 00:15:22,480 --> 00:15:28,039 Did minus leave his name, address and probable whereabout, sir, when he 192 00:15:28,159 --> 00:15:31,000 bought the book? No, of course not. But you see, he 193 00:15:31,120 --> 00:15:35,279 is buying a book on philosophy, seems so odd. Yes, well i'll 194 00:15:35,320 --> 00:15:39,000 have you, no, young lady, and I'm a student of what you 195 00:15:39,120 --> 00:15:43,960 said. Yes, so I noticed his license number. And then when mister 196 00:15:45,039 --> 00:15:48,320 Garvey returned and made such a fuss about the book, I called the police 197 00:15:48,320 --> 00:15:50,559 and they told me that that cab had just entered a lunch wagon. I 198 00:15:50,639 --> 00:15:54,799 went to the lunch wagon and well, here, I am sure you are. 199 00:15:56,799 --> 00:16:00,720 However, I'm afraid Minus has grown attached to the book. As he 200 00:16:00,799 --> 00:16:04,320 says, he's a student of philosophy. Therefore, I'm afraid he's quite determined 201 00:16:04,360 --> 00:16:07,360 to let the purchase stand. No, but he can't. I'll lose my 202 00:16:07,559 --> 00:16:11,399 job. Perhaps he'll love you find another word, But that's unfair. The 203 00:16:11,440 --> 00:16:15,759 book only cost a quarter, and I'm willing to pay him for his lost 204 00:16:15,799 --> 00:16:19,039 time. When you assess the risk of death, miss Lee, but Minus 205 00:16:19,200 --> 00:16:23,639 was almost killed as a result of his interest and desire her the higher thoughts, 206 00:16:23,840 --> 00:16:27,600 Yes me too, he is still largie. You never had a higher 207 00:16:27,759 --> 00:16:32,080 thought in your life. Okay, you take the higher thoughts and I'll take 208 00:16:32,120 --> 00:16:33,559 the lower thoughts. But I have a lot more fun than you. How 209 00:16:33,600 --> 00:16:38,120 can you joke about something that's so serious to me? Archie, take this 210 00:16:38,279 --> 00:16:44,120 Lee back to her bookstore. You will explain to mister Garvey that the purchaser 211 00:16:44,159 --> 00:16:48,159 of the book is an opinion, and he did the stubborn character who refused 212 00:16:48,200 --> 00:16:52,840 to retire it. Holy, let me help absolved miss Leave of the responsibility. 213 00:16:52,840 --> 00:16:56,600 Now, good night. Let's worry, Susan. He's got his eyes 214 00:16:56,679 --> 00:17:00,399 closed. And when he does that at the lost cause. Come on, 215 00:17:00,480 --> 00:17:03,279 I'm gonna go see mister Garvey. If necessarily, I'll knock him down for 216 00:17:03,440 --> 00:17:07,200 you. All right, It is sweet of you. Oh I think nothing 217 00:17:07,279 --> 00:17:21,799 of it. Uh, Susan, May I call you Miss Lee? You 218 00:17:21,839 --> 00:17:23,200 know, Susan, I should have bought more books in the past. Why 219 00:17:23,279 --> 00:17:26,160 I should? Then I might have met you sooner and my life might have 220 00:17:26,200 --> 00:17:30,240 been a far, far better one than it is now. Oh, with 221 00:17:30,400 --> 00:17:33,000 anything seriously wrong or come, nothing but a good woman could be cure. 222 00:17:33,799 --> 00:17:40,200 I mean, there's a chrome bookstore this your little corner of learning. Yes, 223 00:17:40,480 --> 00:17:44,240 when I think of what mister Garvey will say, Oh well, let's 224 00:17:44,279 --> 00:17:52,119 go in a alrighty books, lots of them then why has Garvey so upset 225 00:17:52,119 --> 00:17:55,640 about the one you sold? I don't know. Uh, but hey, 226 00:17:56,000 --> 00:17:59,440 that's funny. What is mister Garvey? He should be here? Maybe he 227 00:17:59,599 --> 00:18:03,839 shot Lucky? Yeah I heard that. See you come from the back. 228 00:18:03,880 --> 00:18:07,799 I think we better take stock. Then you stay out here. Let's suspend 229 00:18:07,880 --> 00:18:11,400 intellectual operations for a minute. Huh this is the door? Yeah, uh 230 00:18:11,480 --> 00:18:21,680 huh, I'll see what ah, Susan, Yeah, this Garvey has anything 231 00:18:21,759 --> 00:18:29,119 happened to win? Oh? Yeah, got that to Garvey letter start looking 232 00:18:29,160 --> 00:18:33,880 for another job, Susan, Yes, he's dead. Ain't got that phone? 233 00:18:33,039 --> 00:18:36,960 No, let me must be wolfed. This is no time for the 234 00:18:37,079 --> 00:18:42,480 kind of phone conversations he likes. Yeah, uh huh, very bullets. 235 00:18:44,400 --> 00:18:51,960 That's now instruct them to compare the bullets was shot with those embedded in minus 236 00:18:52,119 --> 00:18:56,319 cap and compose? Right? Hey, wait a minute, who do you 237 00:18:56,400 --> 00:19:02,480 think is dead? Govey? What's natural about Shakespeare? Henry the fo Part 238 00:19:02,599 --> 00:19:17,079 one? Your god aded? And that mister wolf is the story of my 239 00:19:17,240 --> 00:19:22,759 adventures among the books in Miss Lee very nice? I mean she was upset. 240 00:19:22,000 --> 00:19:26,799 Police upset too, but not night. I see no rest is yet. 241 00:19:27,000 --> 00:19:30,759 No, they've got a couple of guys in mind on what evident? 242 00:19:30,200 --> 00:19:34,079 Been reading a book? O Gie, you dismay, No, that's not 243 00:19:34,200 --> 00:19:37,480 what I do to miss Lee. I think I'll go to sleep and dream 244 00:19:37,519 --> 00:19:41,119 about Miss Lee. Sittle sticks. You have work to do at this hour, 245 00:19:41,440 --> 00:19:45,920 at this hour, take this fee. What is a list of first 246 00:19:45,039 --> 00:19:51,960 folios in New York? The names of their owners and their telephone numbers were 247 00:19:51,960 --> 00:19:53,799 not a damon the lot. Nevertheless, I want you to phone each and 248 00:19:53,920 --> 00:19:57,599 everyone, but poss it's one o'clock in the morning. True, but you 249 00:19:57,720 --> 00:20:03,920 see it is possible the one from whom that polio was stolen still hasn't realized 250 00:20:03,000 --> 00:20:07,119 his loss. Once he does, he'll call the police, which will only 251 00:20:07,240 --> 00:20:11,720 lead to confusion, Whereas if we get hold of him tonight, it would 252 00:20:11,799 --> 00:20:15,599 lead to our getting a fee. Why not as an air of sharp practice 253 00:20:15,680 --> 00:20:21,319 with the wolf. Yes, you and Minus must be discuss it sometime in 254 00:20:21,400 --> 00:20:34,680 the meanwhile, Archie the phone. You know, Boss, I thought I 255 00:20:34,799 --> 00:20:38,160 knew everything. One angry man could call another, But these shakespeare collectors, 256 00:20:38,200 --> 00:20:41,759 they know words. I never even heard of the higher education, no doubt. 257 00:20:42,039 --> 00:20:48,119 I wouldn't exactly call it higher you, boss, What does one call 258 00:20:48,440 --> 00:20:53,599 James Blitherow mister blithero Yes, yes, you are the first polio Shakespeare, 259 00:20:53,640 --> 00:20:59,079 do you not, sir? Oh? Will you take a look and see 260 00:20:59,079 --> 00:21:03,039 if your folios were should be Mitch, I'm sticking for Niro Wolf, the 261 00:21:03,079 --> 00:21:07,240 private Detective. I think it might be worth your while to check kept in 262 00:21:07,319 --> 00:21:12,759 the luck and key in the livery of port right, holl he's gonna look 263 00:21:14,279 --> 00:21:15,920 boss if he finds his book in there and starts yelling Shakespeare at me. 264 00:21:15,960 --> 00:21:18,680 Will be all right if I answer him in the choice language of tenth Avenue. 265 00:21:21,680 --> 00:21:26,839 Yes, mister Blitheroe, it's gone Jackpots. Ask him to call in 266 00:21:26,880 --> 00:21:29,559 the morning, mister Blitheroe. If you'll call here in the morning, mister 267 00:21:29,599 --> 00:21:33,599 Wolf will be able to help you. Good night, sir. Mister Wolf 268 00:21:33,759 --> 00:21:37,160 never jokes where large sums of money are concerned. At eleven tomorrow morning, 269 00:21:37,200 --> 00:21:41,799 mister Blitherow, Good night, sir. I think I'll come said this factory 270 00:21:42,079 --> 00:21:47,480 and now to bid Archie in the morning. Promises to be a pleasant and 271 00:21:47,640 --> 00:21:52,680 remunerative one. Uh huh, except for mister Garvey, who won't know that 272 00:21:52,759 --> 00:22:11,000 it's morning. H Rough, Archie, I heard it out there, quickly 273 00:22:11,519 --> 00:22:17,559 a burglar, quickly it is watch out, watch out wherever you are the 274 00:22:17,640 --> 00:22:37,240 office? Who is in contege school? You want to play? You consounds? 275 00:22:37,359 --> 00:22:42,559 Is getting up and walking in the middle of the night. I shall 276 00:22:42,640 --> 00:22:51,599 double my fee on this case, Archie. Oh h my office, Archie, 277 00:22:52,160 --> 00:22:56,319 that young fool has got himself murdered. What'll you do? Wire me? 278 00:22:57,039 --> 00:23:00,000 Bah? Get up? Sure? Hold four down a minute? Will 279 00:23:00,039 --> 00:23:07,480 you? Oo oo? Why will people persist in hitting me on the head? 280 00:23:07,759 --> 00:23:11,400 They want to avoid fighting you? Oh fine, this room is a 281 00:23:11,519 --> 00:23:14,880 chamber. That's a great time to be worrying about the room. Hey, 282 00:23:15,279 --> 00:23:18,480 the birdwary has departed. Where'd you put that folio in my dets desk? 283 00:23:18,799 --> 00:23:26,200 Yes, gors open, mister Wolf, it's my duty, don't formula. 284 00:23:26,279 --> 00:23:30,440 We are no longer the proud possessors of a first folio Shakespeare sittle sticks. 285 00:23:30,519 --> 00:23:33,839 I'll also drop it and old fudge. But that big brown book is gone, 286 00:23:33,920 --> 00:23:37,119 mister Wolf, So it is. But that false cover is no longer 287 00:23:37,279 --> 00:23:41,720 a cover for the folio, Argie. I removed the folio itself from between 288 00:23:41,759 --> 00:23:49,200 the covers and substituted the substituted What your priceless collection of all this? Squires 289 00:24:00,400 --> 00:24:06,079 a good coffee. But I still don't forgive you for practically giving away my 290 00:24:06,279 --> 00:24:10,720 esquires. Boss. You know, thinking back over the events of last night, 291 00:24:10,759 --> 00:24:15,000 I have come to a conclusion is the only one who could have swiped 292 00:24:15,000 --> 00:24:19,960 the folio was Susan in gee sure, Oh, but oh there's only one 293 00:24:21,000 --> 00:24:26,039 difficulty, which is uh or whoever it was that I wrestled with last night, 294 00:24:26,200 --> 00:24:32,200 wasn't Susan h How do you know? Well? Uh? Well, 295 00:24:32,440 --> 00:24:37,079 the subjects a delicate one, but it was not Susan, I see. 296 00:24:37,920 --> 00:24:41,279 And why do you think it could only have been mislead or because she was 297 00:24:41,319 --> 00:24:45,880 the only one who knew we have the stolen folios? The door archie, 298 00:24:45,079 --> 00:24:49,440 Wait a minute, somebody else knew precisely, and I rather think he's facing 299 00:24:49,559 --> 00:24:55,759 our door bell ar Gie Uh huh, I will promptly sock him. Nonsense, 300 00:24:56,000 --> 00:24:59,359 let me do it. I assure you it will hurt him. Moore. 301 00:24:59,559 --> 00:25:04,599 Huh, I guess you're right about Ah, come in, sir, 302 00:25:06,200 --> 00:25:11,519 thank you, mister Wolf, straight ahead, or do you already know your 303 00:25:11,599 --> 00:25:18,119 way in? I made your hah you're mister wolf, he seated. Mister 304 00:25:18,200 --> 00:25:26,160 Blitheroe, your first folio Shakespeare was stolen some time yesterday. You want it 305 00:25:26,279 --> 00:25:27,559 back, of course, ma'am, and can you get it home? My 306 00:25:27,839 --> 00:25:33,359 fee will be one thousand dollars. She will accept your check a thousand dollars. 307 00:25:34,119 --> 00:25:38,119 But what guarantee do I have none? Unless you prefer to have me 308 00:25:38,240 --> 00:25:44,200 remember last night and prosecute you for burglary. And as missus rich to be 309 00:25:44,359 --> 00:25:48,319 still, perhaps you acquired those bruises on your face while shaving. Well, 310 00:25:49,319 --> 00:25:52,640 I admit her, I didn't trust you. I did try to recover my 311 00:25:52,680 --> 00:25:59,160 own property. But well, here's your chick. Thank you, and keep 312 00:25:59,200 --> 00:26:02,440 those esquire in a safe place. You know, now, mister Wolf, 313 00:26:02,559 --> 00:26:07,480 mister Blitho, did you have the folio insurance Italy for one hundred thousand dollars? 314 00:26:07,599 --> 00:26:14,079 H you seem surpassed, but every collected as true? But there's every 315 00:26:14,160 --> 00:26:18,279 collected there upon plot to have his folio stolen so that he can receive his 316 00:26:18,480 --> 00:26:22,880 insurance while retaining ownership of the polio at the same time, For men, 317 00:26:22,119 --> 00:26:27,319 sit down and be quiet. When you burgled this place last night, you 318 00:26:27,440 --> 00:26:33,279 departed hastily with a large brown book on its cover, the title The Improvement 319 00:26:33,359 --> 00:26:37,400 of the Understanding. Now, mister Bliterow, how did you know that the 320 00:26:37,480 --> 00:26:41,720 folio had been bound in a false cover? For one thing, and did 321 00:26:41,799 --> 00:26:47,680 that particular one for another, so sure that you didn't even bother to examine 322 00:26:47,680 --> 00:26:52,720 the inside. Well, because mister Blithero, you had mister Garvey to steal 323 00:26:52,759 --> 00:26:56,599 it from you and keep it until you had collected your insurance. Course, 324 00:26:56,680 --> 00:27:00,839 that means Garvey may have tried to double cross, and so he old Golfindo, 325 00:27:00,559 --> 00:27:04,000 No, I didn't do that. I admit I did plan to defraud 326 00:27:04,039 --> 00:27:07,279 the insurance people, but I didn't commit letter. Then what were you doing 327 00:27:07,359 --> 00:27:11,640 near the bookstore last night? I was just passing by. I thought I 328 00:27:11,720 --> 00:27:14,519 might stop him to speak to Golly, make sure that everything was all right. 329 00:27:14,640 --> 00:27:18,599 Well, I didn't you and the store was dark just a minute. 330 00:27:19,480 --> 00:27:22,599 How did you know I was near the store? I didn't until you told 331 00:27:22,640 --> 00:27:26,440 me just now, Boss, My congratulations, that was neither trap as I've 332 00:27:26,480 --> 00:27:30,480 ever seen, and it put the lead on mister Blithero. No, indeed, 333 00:27:30,559 --> 00:27:34,200 are gee in. Perhaps you can explain why miss Lee is just surreptitiously 334 00:27:34,400 --> 00:27:38,359 entered the room with a that is a revolver in your hand, isn't it? 335 00:27:38,400 --> 00:27:52,400 Miss Lee? The amazing Narrow Wolf, brought to you by the makers 336 00:27:52,440 --> 00:27:55,720 of Jargon's Lotion, will continue in just a minute. But first, this 337 00:27:55,880 --> 00:27:59,440 is Jim Bannon with an idea for Christmas for the girls at the office, 338 00:27:59,480 --> 00:28:03,039 the members of your club. For the toe of any woman's Christmas stocking, 339 00:28:03,440 --> 00:28:06,880 you can give a lovely gift for a dollar plus tax if you give Jurgons 340 00:28:06,960 --> 00:28:11,839 lotion. It's a plottering gift because Jurgen's lotion is the handcare the Hollywood stars 341 00:28:11,880 --> 00:28:15,799 for first seven to one, the Hollywood Stars use Jurgons lotion. Seven to 342 00:28:15,920 --> 00:28:18,799 one. Yes, with all the handcare preparations there are the stars seven to 343 00:28:18,880 --> 00:28:23,599 one, choose Jurgen's lotion. And this fine handcare is even finer now thanks 344 00:28:23,680 --> 00:28:27,640 to wartime research. What do you mean, jurgonsloation is finer now? Know 345 00:28:27,799 --> 00:28:32,559 what women said after testing this post war Jurgons. They said it makes their 346 00:28:32,599 --> 00:28:36,599 hands feel even softer and smoother and protects even longer. Huh. I'd like 347 00:28:36,680 --> 00:28:40,319 a bottle of that post war jurgonsloation myself. It's in the stores now, 348 00:28:40,519 --> 00:28:44,400 very same bottles, still ten cents to one dollar plus tax. And for 349 00:28:44,519 --> 00:28:48,480 Christmas, the one dollar bottle has a gay Christmas wrapping from teenage to grandmother's. 350 00:28:48,799 --> 00:29:00,839 To please your women friends, give them Jurgon's Lotion for Christmas. And 351 00:29:00,960 --> 00:29:06,559 now back to the Jergon's Lotion program The Amazing neuro Wolf starring Francis Sex Bushman. 352 00:29:06,599 --> 00:29:18,119 I'm Elliot Lewis. Yes, this is a revolver in my hand as 353 00:29:18,160 --> 00:29:21,440 to Wolf, and I can use it the way you used it on Garby 354 00:29:21,559 --> 00:29:23,000 last night. I don't know what you're talking about it. Then why are 355 00:29:23,119 --> 00:29:29,480 you here for that folio I wanted? And Goodwin stop inching called me? 356 00:29:30,079 --> 00:29:33,240 Why you used to call me Archie? Stall be calling you the light, 357 00:29:33,359 --> 00:29:36,200 mister Goodwin. If you don't stop, Archie, stay where you are. 358 00:29:36,839 --> 00:29:41,559 Slee means business. I'm glad you understand me, just as I understand a 359 00:29:41,640 --> 00:29:45,720 great many other things. For example, the fact that you didn't sell the 360 00:29:45,759 --> 00:29:49,359 book to Minus by mistake. Garby would have kept it well hidden. Therefore 361 00:29:49,440 --> 00:29:53,519 you stole the book and used Minus to get it out of the store at 362 00:29:53,559 --> 00:29:57,119 the time when you could prove to Garby you hadn't left the premises. That 363 00:29:57,279 --> 00:30:00,839 may be true. I he wants the book where is it? Thus, 364 00:30:02,000 --> 00:30:06,599 having convicted you of theft, convicting you of murder should be fairly simple. 365 00:30:07,920 --> 00:30:11,160 You can't prove anything, I admit you're right there. I can't not unless 366 00:30:11,319 --> 00:30:15,640 someone saw you at the store at the time of the murder. Quiet, 367 00:30:17,799 --> 00:30:22,200 mister Blitherow has something to say, mister Wolf, I can furnish you with 368 00:30:22,279 --> 00:30:26,319 that proof. I didn't want to say anything before, but when I passed 369 00:30:26,359 --> 00:30:32,240 the store last night I saw her there. Indeed, oh' she. I 370 00:30:32,359 --> 00:30:36,279 want you to remember what mister Blitheroe has just said. Miss Lee. You 371 00:30:36,400 --> 00:30:40,039 had to remember as well. You're crazy. He's lying. It's furnished me. 372 00:30:40,160 --> 00:30:41,759 The evidence I shall need. You'll never use it against me, of 373 00:30:41,880 --> 00:30:45,799 course. Not the evidence he furnished me shall serve to convict him. What 374 00:30:47,720 --> 00:30:51,640 did you say, BLITTERO, You is not only a murderer but a fool. 375 00:30:52,519 --> 00:30:56,160 You couldn't have seen miss Lee at the Star during that critical period last 376 00:30:56,240 --> 00:31:00,799 night, because at that time Miss Lee was er jetifly chain singing, firing 377 00:31:00,880 --> 00:31:06,400 at the cab containing mister Goodwin and Minus. I needed one additional iota of 378 00:31:06,559 --> 00:31:11,240 evidence against you to add to the evidence I already had a fraud. In 379 00:31:11,480 --> 00:31:15,640 your eagerness to frame miss Lee. You furnished it. Thank you, Oh 380 00:31:15,799 --> 00:31:19,480 dear, yes, yes, I've got a gun too. We please hop 381 00:31:19,519 --> 00:31:26,079 yours quickly that's good, and now to take care of you, of all 382 00:31:26,119 --> 00:31:33,079 of you, syd. But I got some more books off the gunners thick 383 00:31:33,160 --> 00:31:37,480 out your heavy cook and he miss the bather on the head with it. 384 00:31:37,559 --> 00:31:44,000 Will you for sure? Ha? How's that satisfactory? Minus, Archie, 385 00:31:44,200 --> 00:31:47,000 do you have his gun? Uh? Huh, then pointed at miss Lee. 386 00:31:47,440 --> 00:31:49,960 I think she's trying to reach her own Now, Susan behave or Archie 387 00:31:51,000 --> 00:31:56,279 goes bay bag? Archie stopped this nauseating fhim sicality and phone the police. 388 00:31:56,880 --> 00:32:00,720 We have a crook and the murderer to turn over to them. Minus, 389 00:32:00,519 --> 00:32:06,759 close your mouth. It makes you look even less intelligent, if that's possible. 390 00:32:07,519 --> 00:32:12,160 I was thinking, good heavens no. Yeah. From my experience in 391 00:32:12,240 --> 00:32:16,240 this yere case, I come to the conclusion that books is real useful splendid. 392 00:32:16,799 --> 00:32:20,319 Does it mean you are going to learn how to read? Ha? 393 00:32:20,359 --> 00:32:23,200 Ha? But if I ever get tired of driving a cab, maybe I 394 00:32:23,400 --> 00:32:28,039 to write a book or a wonderful Minus, what's it going to be about, 395 00:32:28,400 --> 00:32:30,240 Wallachie? How about my ownline story? Huh? You know, a 396 00:32:30,319 --> 00:32:34,880 guy sees a lot of things in the rearview mirror of a taxi. The 397 00:32:35,200 --> 00:32:40,440 most commendable project minus and I believe I can suggest a title for your autobiography 398 00:32:40,799 --> 00:32:45,480 from the works of the Bard himself, Dick and mister Wolfe. Why is 399 00:32:45,519 --> 00:32:50,839 it from Macbeth? Act five? Seen three? A Tale Told by an 400 00:32:50,880 --> 00:33:09,880 Idiot? The Night's Program concludes the current series of the Amazing Nero Wolf, 401 00:33:09,960 --> 00:33:15,519 starring fantas X Bushman is Nerowolf and Elliot Lewis's Archie brought to you but the 402 00:33:15,599 --> 00:33:20,119 Makers of Jurgen's Lotion. The characters of Nero Wolf and Archie Goodwin were created 403 00:33:20,160 --> 00:33:23,079 by Rex Stout. Tonight's play was written by Lewis Betties and produced and directed 404 00:33:23,119 --> 00:33:30,680 by Tabith Wells. This is Jim Bannon saying good night for Jurgen's Lotion, 405 00:33:30,839 --> 00:33:38,720 the lotion for soft, smooth, romantic, and this is the mutual don 406 00:33:38,799 --> 00:33:45,599 Lee Broadcasting System. Welcome back, a very good mystery. There were so 407 00:33:45,720 --> 00:33:52,240 many twists in here. This was just very well written, and I was 408 00:33:52,960 --> 00:33:58,880 impressed with the top of lines that were given. Wolf and Bushman's delivery was 409 00:33:59,119 --> 00:34:01,200 just spot on. Again, this is one of those shows where it's like, 410 00:34:01,359 --> 00:34:05,960 oh, there's only one episode of this particular series. I really wish 411 00:34:06,039 --> 00:34:10,159 there were more and hopefully some of those will emerge from the vault of a 412 00:34:10,239 --> 00:34:14,800 collector and we'll be able to share those with you. Next week, of 413 00:34:14,880 --> 00:34:20,400 course, we move into the most common in circulation neural Wolf series, the 414 00:34:20,480 --> 00:34:25,159 New Adventures of Nero Wolf with Sidney Greenstreak got a comment on Facebook from Tim 415 00:34:25,199 --> 00:34:29,920 who rides. I decided to start from the beginning of Adam's podcast. I 416 00:34:30,000 --> 00:34:34,519 only recently discovered them, so I have only made it to about episode twenty. 417 00:34:34,639 --> 00:34:37,400 They make great listening on the way to and from work. Thanks Adam, 418 00:34:37,639 --> 00:34:40,559 and thank you Tim for the kind comment. When you catch up with 419 00:34:40,719 --> 00:34:45,639 us, which I guess will be in about thirteen or fourteen weeks. Without 420 00:34:45,679 --> 00:34:49,440 it over today, we'll be back tomorrow with Let George Do It. By 421 00:34:49,480 --> 00:34:52,880 the way, I'll probably be the last in a series of runs where we 422 00:34:52,119 --> 00:34:59,480 have three mutual shows right in a row. Amazing Nero Wolf, Let George 423 00:34:59,559 --> 00:35:02,360 Do It, and Sherlock Holmes were all originated over the Mutual Network, though 424 00:35:02,400 --> 00:35:08,119 at different times. And also one final note before I Really really go did 425 00:35:08,199 --> 00:35:12,280 one to let folks know that the episode from a couple of weeks ago, 426 00:35:13,000 --> 00:35:17,000 some folks have Let George Do It. Vultures on the Wing episode two seventy 427 00:35:17,039 --> 00:35:22,840 three. Some folks got episode two sixty three instead because of an issue with 428 00:35:22,199 --> 00:35:30,400 constructing the show. You can go to iTunes and download that, but that'll 429 00:35:30,519 --> 00:35:34,480 really do it for now. Send your comments to Box thirteen at Great Detectives 430 00:35:34,519 --> 00:35:37,519 dot net. Follow us over on Twitter at Radio Detectives. But from Boise, 431 00:35:37,599 --> 00:35:40,280 Idaho, this is your host, Adam Graham signing off.