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That's Detectives at radio archives dot 10 00:01:30,760 --> 00:01:37,280 com. Now it's time for this week's episode of Final Vans. The original 11 00:01:37,359 --> 00:01:42,640 air date is April the eighteenth of nineteen fifty and the title is The Golden 12 00:01:42,760 --> 00:02:13,520 Key Murder Case. I expect Vans any minute. Mister Markham. His train 13 00:02:13,599 --> 00:02:15,759 got in about a half an hour ago. Thank you, Ellen. It 14 00:02:15,840 --> 00:02:17,599 isn't anything important, just Advance has been away for several days and I wanted 15 00:02:17,599 --> 00:02:20,560 to say hello. Well, I'll ask him to call you. Thank you 16 00:02:20,599 --> 00:02:32,199 Ellen. Bye bye. Oh dear, let's see now notes on me Nilan 17 00:02:32,360 --> 00:02:38,879 murder case. It was merely a matter Vance. Well, fine reception. 18 00:02:38,919 --> 00:02:43,000 A man's been away for three days and all his favorite secretary can say to 19 00:02:43,039 --> 00:02:46,159 him is Vans. We give a gal time. And remember I didn't just 20 00:02:46,199 --> 00:02:50,840 say Vans, I said Vance. If you're such a good Pride investigator, 21 00:02:50,879 --> 00:02:53,759 you should know what it means when I put my voice in capital letters. 22 00:02:53,879 --> 00:02:58,639 I accept your apology. Apology, all right, Ellen, let's forget the 23 00:02:58,639 --> 00:03:00,840 whole thing. What's been happening while I was awake? Mister Markham just called. 24 00:03:01,159 --> 00:03:05,120 I want to call him back in a moment or so. Anything interesting 25 00:03:05,159 --> 00:03:07,080 in the mail? No, just the usual stuff. Oh except this. 26 00:03:08,000 --> 00:03:12,280 It came in the mail yesterday. What is it? It's a key, 27 00:03:12,360 --> 00:03:15,520 Van, It's a golden key. Nothing came with it, no letter, 28 00:03:15,599 --> 00:03:17,759 nothing at all. Just a golden key in an envelope addressed to you. 29 00:03:19,840 --> 00:03:23,599 Unusual but not particularly interesting. Will you get mister Markham for me. I'll 30 00:03:23,599 --> 00:03:27,439 be in my private office, I certainly will. Your office might be a 31 00:03:27,439 --> 00:03:31,759 little gusty. I haven't been in come here. What is it? What's 32 00:03:31,759 --> 00:03:38,000 the matter? Oh, nothing very much, except there's a dead man sitting 33 00:03:38,039 --> 00:03:42,400 at my desk. What and in his hand is another of those golden keys 34 00:04:03,400 --> 00:04:13,680 through the tunnel. Yeah, up the little grade through the signal. Have 35 00:04:13,879 --> 00:04:16,040 you liked my trains, Billy, she Bus, I don't know what to 36 00:04:16,120 --> 00:04:20,040 say. Good that suits me. Fine, find a set of trains on 37 00:04:20,120 --> 00:04:26,000 the market. Bet you thought only children played with toy trains? She Bus, 38 00:04:26,720 --> 00:04:30,839 I don't know what I thought. It doesn't matter. What have you 39 00:04:30,920 --> 00:04:34,480 done about the assignment? I gave you, Billy, assignment that private club 40 00:04:34,519 --> 00:04:38,439 I want held up. He was supposed to take care of that, remember, 41 00:04:39,480 --> 00:04:43,160 she Bus. I didn't know I was supposed to remember. No, 42 00:04:43,160 --> 00:04:46,319 no, I told you nobody can get into that place without a key. 43 00:04:46,360 --> 00:04:48,319 And they keep changing the lot, They keep changing the lot. I know 44 00:04:48,480 --> 00:04:53,759 I heard you, Billy. I think we can manage to get you and 45 00:04:53,920 --> 00:04:57,079 a friend in. In fact, I don't know how you can hold up 46 00:04:57,079 --> 00:05:00,000 the place if we don't, she Bus. I don't either. I'll think 47 00:05:00,000 --> 00:05:04,120 of something whatever you say. There's one thing I do want you to remember, 48 00:05:04,120 --> 00:05:12,720 though, What's I Can I put this extra car on track there? 49 00:05:14,040 --> 00:05:16,839 I, Billy? If anybody gets in your way while you're carrying out the 50 00:05:16,879 --> 00:05:27,600 assignment. Yeah, see what's going to happen to this train? Yeah? 51 00:05:27,639 --> 00:05:31,519 I see, well, see that that happens to anybody that gets in your 52 00:05:31,519 --> 00:05:49,160 way. I mean, come in this frame, Hi, dame, don't 53 00:05:49,160 --> 00:05:53,879 mind if I do. My secretary told me we're outside, wanted to see 54 00:05:53,879 --> 00:05:58,399 me. What about I'll tell you, mister Markham, Oh it's nice for 55 00:05:58,439 --> 00:06:01,120 you. Ha ha da with a sense of humor? What do they think 56 00:06:01,160 --> 00:06:05,560 of the next Marcolm? What would you say if I told you somebody was 57 00:06:05,560 --> 00:06:10,160 going to kill me, I'd tell you to go to the district attorney. 58 00:06:10,360 --> 00:06:13,959 Don't overdo that sense of humor thing. I'm not kidding. Sorry, miss 59 00:06:14,279 --> 00:06:20,079 naked Gracie. Everybody calls me Gracie makes me feel more at home. M 60 00:06:21,079 --> 00:06:26,879 Who is it that's going to try to kill you? Miss Frain? Oh 61 00:06:26,959 --> 00:06:31,120 so that's the way I wanted. Oh yes, okay, Marcolm, I'm 62 00:06:31,160 --> 00:06:34,680 saying the four or five six club. According to a phone call I got 63 00:06:34,720 --> 00:06:38,720 this morning, I'm supposed to quit and go over to a joint called the 64 00:06:38,759 --> 00:06:42,680 Golden Key Club to work or else. That's what the man said on the 65 00:06:42,720 --> 00:06:46,680 phone. Oh look, maybe I sound like I think this is a gag, 66 00:06:46,759 --> 00:06:49,040 But if I do, it's because my voice is a good actress. 67 00:06:49,199 --> 00:06:54,439 What do you mean? I'm scared? Good and scared. Guy on the 68 00:06:54,439 --> 00:06:57,079 phone sounded like he meant business. You're supposed to quit and go to work 69 00:06:57,079 --> 00:07:04,240 at the Golden Key Club. Golden Key, you can my friend final Vans, 70 00:07:04,879 --> 00:07:08,240 he got a golden key in the mail and he found a dead man 71 00:07:08,240 --> 00:07:10,839 clutching a golden key in his office this morning. This may all tie up 72 00:07:10,920 --> 00:07:16,480 rather closely off the file of Vans CrIV to investigator is daring seeking who Marcom 73 00:07:16,519 --> 00:07:25,439 Ellen Vans? There not connect you? Hello, I love Vans. This 74 00:07:25,519 --> 00:07:27,839 is Markham. Hello, Markham Vans. I think I've got to lead on 75 00:07:27,879 --> 00:07:30,560 that Golden Key murderer. Good, what is it? There's a club called 76 00:07:30,560 --> 00:07:32,279 the Golden Key, and there's a girl in my office who's been threatened, 77 00:07:32,360 --> 00:07:34,639 and all of this may tie up. Well, thanks for letting me know. 78 00:07:35,160 --> 00:07:38,639 Have you found out who the man in my office was? Yes, 79 00:07:38,759 --> 00:07:41,959 I was meaning to call you. His name was Prescott, Joseph Prescott, 80 00:07:42,519 --> 00:07:45,720 very rich, semi retired and no enemies as far as we've uncovered to date. 81 00:07:46,519 --> 00:07:47,399 Vans, what are you going to do about the Golden Key Club. 82 00:07:47,480 --> 00:07:50,720 I'm going to take Elean and go there. Of course, the club called 83 00:07:50,800 --> 00:08:11,759 the Golden Key is probably the real key to this case. Very who said 84 00:08:11,800 --> 00:08:15,959 you could come in my dressing room? Who said I couldn't, Gracie run 85 00:08:16,000 --> 00:08:18,079 along home and play with your toy trains? Well, I got a show 86 00:08:18,120 --> 00:08:20,920 to do in a couple of minutes, and I haven't opened up yet. 87 00:08:20,600 --> 00:08:24,279 Me, me, me, what happened this afternoon, Gracie? I did 88 00:08:24,360 --> 00:08:28,839 what you told me. I went to the district attorney put on a big 89 00:08:28,879 --> 00:08:31,399 act about what would happen to me if I didn't quit singing here and go 90 00:08:31,439 --> 00:08:33,000 over to the Golden Key Club. That's what I was supposed to do, 91 00:08:33,080 --> 00:08:37,440 isn't it? How good did you make your story? I'm a performer a 92 00:08:37,519 --> 00:08:41,039 and I I did great. Not too scared at first? That is going 93 00:08:41,240 --> 00:08:45,919 calling a little about it so it would sound like the McCoy and I stuck 94 00:08:46,000 --> 00:08:50,559 out. You were a good girl, Gracie. You've helped me a lot. 95 00:08:52,120 --> 00:08:56,600 What was the idea of choking me? What's the big idea? Said? 96 00:08:56,600 --> 00:08:58,120 You were a good girl, Gracie. You did what you were told. 97 00:08:58,519 --> 00:09:01,039 Yeah, that is just to teach you what would happen if you ever 98 00:09:01,240 --> 00:09:18,960 changed? Hey, ware driver, keep the change just a second. I'll 99 00:09:20,039 --> 00:09:26,799 help you out. Thank you vants. There we are. Well. So 100 00:09:26,120 --> 00:09:31,320 this is the Golden Key Club. According to what a certain singer told Markham 101 00:09:31,399 --> 00:09:33,159 and what he told me, this is the address. Who doesn't look like 102 00:09:33,320 --> 00:09:35,440 much from the outside, does it? What is it they say about a 103 00:09:35,480 --> 00:09:37,919 book and its cover? I don't know. I don't listen to gossip. 104 00:09:39,279 --> 00:09:41,240 There's the dormant, fine place for him. Isn't he supposed to help people 105 00:09:41,240 --> 00:09:43,639 out of cats? All depends on what kind of a doorman he is. 106 00:09:43,960 --> 00:09:46,600 He happens to be a doorway doorman, not a cab doorman. Well, 107 00:09:46,639 --> 00:09:50,200 let's just help him. Well, get in. We have our golden key, 108 00:09:50,240 --> 00:09:52,000 remember the one that was sent me through the mails. That guy in 109 00:09:52,080 --> 00:09:56,240 your office had a key too, and look what happened He in? Hello, 110 00:09:56,360 --> 00:10:00,720 my friend, is this the Golden Key Club? Could be informative, 111 00:10:00,759 --> 00:10:03,360 isn't he? I have a golden key that was sent me. I presume 112 00:10:03,440 --> 00:10:09,399 that entitled me to admission. Let's say the key. You are never been 113 00:10:09,519 --> 00:10:11,159 here before, have you? If we had, do you think we'd come 114 00:10:11,159 --> 00:10:15,799 again? Oh, my friend, we haven't. This key was mailed me. 115 00:10:16,039 --> 00:10:18,720 We're mail keys to a couple of prospects every week. People we think 116 00:10:18,840 --> 00:10:22,559 might like the club. Yeah, I've changed it for one that'll open the 117 00:10:22,720 --> 00:10:28,799 both doors. Thanks. Just open the street door, walk in. There's 118 00:10:28,799 --> 00:10:31,759 another door inside. The same key opens it. Thank you, just a 119 00:10:31,759 --> 00:10:35,879 minute, Vans, I don't like the looks of the character coming this way. 120 00:10:39,080 --> 00:10:41,960 Ellis looks like a real nice place. I think I'll go in here. 121 00:10:43,799 --> 00:10:46,679 Hold the door open, buddy, He means Van, I know I 122 00:10:46,919 --> 00:10:50,519 amount here. This is a private club. You can't go in here. 123 00:10:50,519 --> 00:10:52,679 You've got the wrong uniform to be ordering people around you. Ain't no cup 124 00:10:52,759 --> 00:10:56,399 you know on your way. Christ said I was going in with these people. 125 00:10:56,440 --> 00:11:03,320 Nobody's gonna stop me. Nobody but you here that takes care of the 126 00:11:03,480 --> 00:11:07,120 dormant. Okay, buddy, let's go in. You got a key. 127 00:11:07,279 --> 00:11:09,799 I saw you get it. What makes you think I'm going to give it 128 00:11:09,879 --> 00:11:13,679 to you. Look, you've seen what happened to that dormant. You don't 129 00:11:13,720 --> 00:11:16,440 give me the key. I clip you and the doll and me go stepping 130 00:11:16,519 --> 00:11:20,480 inside. He means you, Ellen, Well, at least I'm a doll. 131 00:11:20,679 --> 00:11:22,720 If I were you, friend, I think I'd keep waking. Okay, 132 00:11:22,919 --> 00:11:26,200 you don't take me in? Would you. I take the key away 133 00:11:26,360 --> 00:11:35,120 from you. O nice work, bad than good things? Places on a 134 00:11:35,200 --> 00:11:37,840 side street? Do you have a crowd cheering for you? The only applause 135 00:11:37,879 --> 00:11:41,799 I want is yours erin. Well, there's nothing to stop us now, 136 00:11:41,120 --> 00:11:45,559 let's go. Oh that's not Let's make it some other time after what happened 137 00:11:45,600 --> 00:12:01,840 out here? How can what goes on inside be anything but twenty four black? 138 00:12:01,080 --> 00:12:05,360 Twenty four black? Make your bets, please, make your bets. 139 00:12:07,679 --> 00:12:11,480 How's it gone? All right? Oh good good, mister Merley golden keys. 140 00:12:11,559 --> 00:12:16,759 You're doing business tonight. I know, but how are we doing about 141 00:12:16,840 --> 00:12:20,559 even? Some of the suckers are getting lucky? To stop? Everybody got 142 00:12:20,600 --> 00:12:24,000 their bets down. Let's go please all right, Tommy and watch them and 143 00:12:24,240 --> 00:12:28,960 keep watching it. Leave it's me. The number is three three and flack 144 00:12:30,039 --> 00:12:33,440 again, number three black. Make your bets please. I'll be in my 145 00:12:33,600 --> 00:12:35,639 office, Tommy, call me if anything happen. Yes, and mister Mary, 146 00:12:37,000 --> 00:12:39,840 all right, folks, make your bets. Pick your number and make 147 00:12:39,919 --> 00:12:43,639 your bets. Please make your bet. Everybody's standing right where you are. 148 00:12:43,720 --> 00:12:50,480 Nobody moves'll stick up. Everybody stay where you aren't shut up my front of 149 00:12:50,519 --> 00:12:54,159 me and Carny's guns because we need exercise. That's betters. Well, I 150 00:12:54,200 --> 00:13:00,399 gotta turn around a face the wall. That means you're being smart, very 151 00:13:00,480 --> 00:13:03,000 smart. You you who was working to run at whale. You you mean 152 00:13:03,240 --> 00:13:07,240 me? Yeah? You go through everybody's pocket and throw everything you find on 153 00:13:07,279 --> 00:13:09,840 that dice table. Don't watch this jewel or everything and make it quick. 154 00:13:09,879 --> 00:13:11,080 Well, well, enemy ain't got all day, not me, but you 155 00:13:11,159 --> 00:13:18,639 got the right I guess he didn't have the wrong guy if after all, 156 00:13:20,679 --> 00:13:24,039 all right, shut up, shut up the hair and stay away all get 157 00:13:24,080 --> 00:13:28,159 what this guy got. Everybody emptier pockets that goes for your dames too. 158 00:13:28,240 --> 00:13:31,240 Throw your handbags on that table. I'll step on it. That shows I 159 00:13:31,240 --> 00:13:43,240 ain't kitten. Hurry up, get up that doll yes, Markham, I 160 00:13:43,320 --> 00:13:46,519 understand. Shortly after I was at the Golden Key Club there was a hold 161 00:13:46,559 --> 00:13:50,399 up and the man was killed, an employee of the club dance. There 162 00:13:50,440 --> 00:13:52,320 must have been thousands of dollars lost in the robbery too. It seems to 163 00:13:52,440 --> 00:13:56,759 me this little ties in with the murdered man I found in my office and 164 00:13:56,960 --> 00:14:00,159 the girls singer who came to see you, Markham. Other than the that 165 00:14:00,200 --> 00:14:03,279 a golden Key is concerned. I don't see the connection neither why at the 166 00:14:03,360 --> 00:14:07,200 moment, but I guarantee there is one. Perhaps the individual who owns the 167 00:14:07,240 --> 00:14:09,080 club with that Gracie Fayne was singing. He heard about the threat she got 168 00:14:09,120 --> 00:14:11,799 if she wouldn't go over to the Golden Key. He decided to put the 169 00:14:11,840 --> 00:14:16,440 Golden Key out of business. That's possible, of course, but hardly likely. 170 00:14:16,879 --> 00:14:18,840 It doesn't explain the murdered man I found or the golden key that was 171 00:14:18,840 --> 00:14:22,200 sent me. No, I admit it doesn't tell me. How do you 172 00:14:22,360 --> 00:14:26,039 explain the Vance? I'm Markham. I haven't the slightest idea of the tie 173 00:14:26,120 --> 00:14:30,919 up, but I'll tell you this I will have just as soon as I 174 00:14:31,039 --> 00:14:50,360 see the owner of the Golden Key. This is just your deturning, Markham. 175 00:14:50,960 --> 00:14:54,360 The Golden Key murder case opened in Finlo Vance's office with the finding of 176 00:14:54,399 --> 00:15:00,639 the body of a man a golden key clutched in his hand. Girls singer 177 00:15:00,759 --> 00:15:05,039 told me about a club called the Golden Key and the threats she had received. 178 00:15:05,799 --> 00:15:09,120 Only a few hours ago, two unknown men held up the club and 179 00:15:09,279 --> 00:15:13,399 robbed everyone present, after shooting an employee. Vance has gone to see the 180 00:15:13,440 --> 00:15:18,080 owner of the Golden Key Club, a man known to us as al Mary 181 00:15:18,600 --> 00:15:26,840 And is this an official interrogation Vance? That remains to be seen? Mayleie. 182 00:15:26,159 --> 00:15:28,679 What I want from you is some information, my kind of information. 183 00:15:28,840 --> 00:15:33,159 The district attorney seems to think that your efforts to get a singer named Gracie 184 00:15:33,240 --> 00:15:37,120 Frame to work at the Golden Key might be the reason your club was held 185 00:15:37,200 --> 00:15:39,960 up. My efforts to get home a singer named Gracie Frame. Didn't you 186 00:15:41,080 --> 00:15:43,679 threaten her if she wouldn't come to work for you? I never even heard 187 00:15:43,720 --> 00:15:46,200 of her. That makes a difference in Markham's theory. If you're telling the 188 00:15:46,240 --> 00:15:50,840 truth, of course I am. You do have somebody who dislikes you, 189 00:15:50,960 --> 00:15:54,279 don't you doesn't everybody. I'm not talking to everybody. I love it, 190 00:15:54,480 --> 00:15:58,000 love Vance. I run a gambling joint that isn't exactly legal. I made 191 00:15:58,000 --> 00:16:02,600 a couple of enemies. One of my character named David Wagner. No him, 192 00:16:03,039 --> 00:16:04,919 no, but I will. He's an operator, but he's been a 193 00:16:04,919 --> 00:16:08,440 little too quiet lately, stays home and plays with his toy trains all the 194 00:16:08,559 --> 00:16:12,159 time. I hear, Oh, tell me two more things, Mallie. 195 00:16:12,720 --> 00:16:15,519 Did you sent me a Golden Key? The other day. Do I look 196 00:16:15,639 --> 00:16:18,679 silly enough to have done that? No? No, you don't. Thank 197 00:16:18,759 --> 00:16:22,759 you. One other question, did you know Joseph Prescott, the man I 198 00:16:22,840 --> 00:16:26,279 read about who has found dead in your office? Yeah? I knew him? 199 00:16:27,159 --> 00:16:32,360 Anything else? No, my friend? That is? Or now? 200 00:16:44,480 --> 00:16:52,960 M pretty answer? So pretty? That's a minute. I'd I turn these 201 00:16:53,000 --> 00:17:04,000 off. I'm coming. Yes, hello, I'm Vital Vans. You and 202 00:17:04,119 --> 00:17:10,359 I have some talking to do halfway. Yes, inside your house. You're 203 00:17:10,480 --> 00:17:12,880 David Wagner, of course, yes I am. I don't know what you 204 00:17:12,920 --> 00:17:17,240 could possibly want with me, Vans. I've done nothing. I'm here alone, 205 00:17:17,319 --> 00:17:19,640 playing with my toy trains. It's my hobby. I'm a very dull 206 00:17:19,720 --> 00:17:25,240 conversational home alone. Are you That scream came from the UK. It's stupid, 207 00:17:25,359 --> 00:17:30,640 Dane, Well, looks like I've interrupted something. Take your hands off 208 00:17:30,680 --> 00:17:33,680 that girl, take come off before? Hey, what's been happening in here? 209 00:17:34,920 --> 00:17:40,240 I was just Hey, this is the guy that clipped me down in 210 00:17:40,319 --> 00:17:41,799 front of the Golden Key Club the other night when I was trying to get 211 00:17:41,880 --> 00:17:45,000 in. He's the same fellow who as all he can do to stuff from 212 00:17:45,119 --> 00:17:48,480 doing that again. We're just trying to kill like oh, now, come, 213 00:17:48,559 --> 00:17:49,799 Van, what makes you say that? What makes me say it? 214 00:17:51,160 --> 00:17:52,440 I heard her scream, didn't I? I came in here and found her 215 00:17:52,519 --> 00:18:00,240 being choked? Didn't I being choked? Just a minute, Gracie, Gracie? 216 00:18:03,119 --> 00:18:08,160 Yes, were you being choked? Just now? You really weren't being 217 00:18:08,279 --> 00:18:17,200 choked? Were you? Gracie died? Were you Gracie? Oh? Oh, 218 00:18:17,240 --> 00:18:18,720 I guess not. I'll tell me. She wasn't screaming? Oh? 219 00:18:18,799 --> 00:18:23,160 Yeah, yes she was. But I wonder why why were you screaming? 220 00:18:23,240 --> 00:18:29,440 Gracie? Hi? Did you see a mouse? That's it? You saw 221 00:18:29,519 --> 00:18:34,039 a mouse in here? Didn't you die? Yes, that's what it was. 222 00:18:36,640 --> 00:18:41,599 I saw a mouse. You see vans? I see all right. 223 00:18:42,480 --> 00:18:47,680 I see that you convinced her that she saw a mouse, and you've convinced 224 00:18:47,759 --> 00:19:02,319 me that I smell one. All this a pile of vans, probably mine 225 00:19:02,359 --> 00:19:07,279 whole routine, Hi, Da, And thanks for interrupting. No, he 226 00:19:07,400 --> 00:19:10,759 isn't. He called a little while ago and told me that he had just 227 00:19:10,880 --> 00:19:14,319 left a pretty smooth article named David Wagner. Wagner? Who is he? 228 00:19:14,880 --> 00:19:17,920 All Van said was that he was smooth, he played with electric trains, 229 00:19:17,960 --> 00:19:21,559 and that he is the vital man in this Golden Key murder case. Well 230 00:19:21,680 --> 00:19:25,400 that's something. Now he went back to the Golden Key Club. But he 231 00:19:25,440 --> 00:19:27,400 wants you to stay away, and that includes me too. He said he'd 232 00:19:27,440 --> 00:19:30,759 phone here and a half an hour with some very special instructions. Let me 233 00:19:30,799 --> 00:19:33,000 know what they are, will you? That is, if they concern me. 234 00:19:33,039 --> 00:19:37,039 It's your thing, and they'll concern you, all right. Van sounded 235 00:19:37,079 --> 00:19:41,240 as if he knew something. He knew something, Ellen, that's all I 236 00:19:41,559 --> 00:19:55,720 want to know. Well, I've opened up again. As you can see, 237 00:19:55,799 --> 00:19:57,920 Vans hold up hasn't kept many of your customers away, mister Maylie. 238 00:19:59,000 --> 00:20:02,079 That's right. I was, but the past half hour walking around and watching 239 00:20:02,119 --> 00:20:04,640 them play very interesting. Did you try any of the game? What a 240 00:20:04,839 --> 00:20:07,640 chance to show out of fire? And how'd you make out? I won 241 00:20:07,839 --> 00:20:14,599 four dollars? Remind me to file the dealer. He's probably so remorseful you'll 242 00:20:14,680 --> 00:20:18,839 quit, mister Mallie. Where's your dorman in my office? Why? I 243 00:20:19,000 --> 00:20:22,759 want to see him? Do you mind not at all come this way of 244 00:20:22,839 --> 00:20:26,240 Vans, Mister Mallie. I have an idea that if I can get proof 245 00:20:26,279 --> 00:20:30,720 that your friend David Wagner had this place held up, I'll also be able 246 00:20:30,720 --> 00:20:33,559 to convict him of the murder of the man at my office. Really, 247 00:20:33,799 --> 00:20:40,200 yes, in here Vans? All right, Joe, all right, this 248 00:20:40,359 --> 00:20:42,599 is final Vans. Joe the dorman you asked about Vans? Oh, yes, 249 00:20:42,720 --> 00:20:45,720 I remember him. How are you? Joe? I live? If 250 00:20:45,759 --> 00:20:48,839 you can call it bad again, mister Mallie, I want from you a 251 00:20:48,920 --> 00:20:52,000 list of people who have received golden keys from you. All right, we 252 00:20:52,160 --> 00:20:55,720 keep files and records good from you, Joe. I want to know what 253 00:20:55,799 --> 00:21:00,960 happened to night those hold up any hat and I WoT Please missus West, 254 00:21:02,039 --> 00:21:04,920 I won't I tell you this lace is crooked. I've lost a thousand dollars 255 00:21:06,880 --> 00:21:08,759 now, no one, one moment, please, missus. I'm sure everything 256 00:21:08,759 --> 00:21:11,720 can be straightened out, satisfactory. Would you wait just a moment. I 257 00:21:11,920 --> 00:21:15,960 want my money that, mister Marlie, I wanted that, or I'm doing. 258 00:21:15,359 --> 00:21:18,880 You will have to excuse this. I'm sorry it happened. You know, 259 00:21:19,039 --> 00:21:22,440 of course, that we have no crooked games. On the contrary, 260 00:21:22,480 --> 00:21:26,720 mister Marlie, I don't know that at all. A woman is perfectly right. 261 00:21:26,160 --> 00:21:30,400 Your games are crooked. I noticed that myself. Well, I can't 262 00:21:30,440 --> 00:21:33,200 worry about it right now. I'm much more concerned with a murder case, 263 00:21:33,279 --> 00:21:44,400 which is just begging to be closed. You're sure you've got the right David 264 00:21:44,440 --> 00:21:47,680 Wagner, Yes, certainly. Mister vance game is the number himself. He 265 00:21:47,880 --> 00:21:49,599 gave you my number and told you to call me. That's right, I'm 266 00:21:49,599 --> 00:21:53,400 a secretary. Remember I told you that has something he wants you to do 267 00:21:53,559 --> 00:21:57,000 for him. And what makes him think I'm going to do something for him? 268 00:21:57,640 --> 00:22:00,799 He figured you'd say that. Oh he did, Yes, he did. 269 00:22:00,880 --> 00:22:03,400 He said to me, Ellen, if Nitte Wagner wants to know why, 270 00:22:03,480 --> 00:22:07,200 I think he'll do as I ask, Just ask him one other thing? 271 00:22:07,680 --> 00:22:11,319 And what's that? That's it to ask? Don't you think you've better? 272 00:22:21,960 --> 00:22:23,920 This is it? Markham? At least I think it is the answer 273 00:22:25,000 --> 00:22:26,920 to the Golden Key mystery. That's right. When we get where we're going, 274 00:22:27,319 --> 00:22:30,440 I'll give you the answer and the proof. Where are we going to 275 00:22:30,480 --> 00:22:34,640 a parking space near that bridge. We're going to watch a meeting between whom 276 00:22:34,799 --> 00:22:38,039 David Wagner and al Melee, one of whom is guilty. That's right, 277 00:22:38,279 --> 00:22:41,839 But it's proof that I want. Oh, by the way, did I 278 00:22:41,920 --> 00:22:45,720 ever explain what happened with that blonde singer in Wagner's apartment. How you interrupted 279 00:22:45,759 --> 00:22:48,559 her being choke? Yes, not completely. I'll tell you now why she 280 00:22:48,680 --> 00:22:52,720 was being choked. Billy David, Wagner's little helper, took that jaw upon 281 00:22:52,799 --> 00:22:56,880 himself when Miss Vrain decided she wanted to tell you that her little speech in 282 00:22:56,960 --> 00:23:00,759 your office wasn't exactly actual. You mean when she's as you've been threatened. 283 00:23:00,839 --> 00:23:06,119 Yes, then Wagner did send him. Then he's adjustamentt of Now Markham look 284 00:23:06,160 --> 00:23:07,680 over there in that other car that stopped him. So he goes two men, 285 00:23:08,720 --> 00:23:17,000 Wagner and Maley. Yes, let's go Markham. In the robbery at 286 00:23:17,039 --> 00:23:18,960 the Golden Key Club, a lot of jewels were taken. You were good 287 00:23:19,039 --> 00:23:22,599 enough to show me the list that was published in the newspapers, though it 288 00:23:22,839 --> 00:23:26,279 was. I know that whoever plotted that robbery is behind the other murder. 289 00:23:26,680 --> 00:23:30,319 And I know that whoever plotted that robbery realized the benefits, the money and 290 00:23:30,480 --> 00:23:33,799 the jewels. One of those men in that car has part of the loot. 291 00:23:33,880 --> 00:23:36,519 Did you say so? I also say this case is about over. 292 00:23:37,400 --> 00:23:42,279 Hello Wagner, fancy meeting you here. You brought the district attorney for company. 293 00:23:42,480 --> 00:23:48,319 Yes, Hello, Maley have vants? Markham? Hello, I understand 294 00:23:48,400 --> 00:23:52,440 one of you two gentlemen has some jewelry that doesn't belong to you. Is 295 00:23:52,440 --> 00:23:56,160 that right, older Markham? All right? Wagner handed over coman okay, 296 00:23:56,240 --> 00:24:00,799 if you say so so, it's Wagnery one. Eh, you are vast 297 00:24:00,160 --> 00:24:07,039 thank you for this lovely necklace. Mister Wagner, You're welcome recognizing Markham from 298 00:24:07,079 --> 00:24:10,119 a description. It's part of the loot taken in the Golden Key Club hold 299 00:24:10,160 --> 00:24:14,519 of and David Wagner here had it. That means only one thing to me, 300 00:24:15,119 --> 00:24:17,319 that he is responsible for the hold up and the two murders. It 301 00:24:17,359 --> 00:24:19,240 shouldn't mean that at all, Markham. What it should mean is that the 302 00:24:19,279 --> 00:24:22,960 gentleman next to him, al Malie, is the man responsible. He's the 303 00:24:23,000 --> 00:24:48,160 man for you to arrest for robbery and murder. Well, Markham, it's 304 00:24:48,200 --> 00:24:51,680 time for me to tell you this complete story. Do I sound expansive enough? 305 00:24:51,960 --> 00:24:55,960 Yes, I imagine so. Do I sound attentive enough? Definitely? 306 00:24:56,559 --> 00:24:59,000 Here goes. First of all, we had the murder in my office, 307 00:24:59,000 --> 00:25:02,519 the murder of Joseph Press Scott. I'll clear that up now. Procrastination will 308 00:25:02,559 --> 00:25:06,880 get you nowhere of Hans. Yes, I know Prescott had two golden keys 309 00:25:06,960 --> 00:25:11,279 Markham. Al Maylie's records show he issued two to him. Well, Prescott 310 00:25:11,279 --> 00:25:12,799 mailed me one key, then came to my office with his other one in 311 00:25:12,880 --> 00:25:15,599 his hand to prove to me that he had sent me the first one. 312 00:25:15,920 --> 00:25:19,359 Reasonable enough, al Mallie killed him in your office. Yes, while my 313 00:25:19,440 --> 00:25:23,319 secretary was in the hall somewhere, Prescott waited in my office. Mallie had 314 00:25:23,359 --> 00:25:27,400 followed him there and killed him. Why. Because Mallie's Golden Key Club was 315 00:25:27,440 --> 00:25:32,039 a crooked gambling place. Prescott had been cheated and he wanted me to do 316 00:25:32,119 --> 00:25:34,640 something about it. Well, that ends the Prescott incident. Now let's get 317 00:25:34,680 --> 00:25:38,319 to al Melee's second murder. First, let's get to David Wagner. Wagner 318 00:25:38,400 --> 00:25:42,519 wanted Mallie's Golden Key Club put out of business. He thought you'd investigate if 319 00:25:42,519 --> 00:25:47,480 he sent that Grace Frame girl to you with a manufactured story about being threatened. 320 00:25:47,680 --> 00:25:49,440 When I investigated and saw it was a gambling place, I close it 321 00:25:49,559 --> 00:25:53,759 at the idea. Yes, in the event that that plan veiled, Wagner 322 00:25:53,839 --> 00:25:57,319 intended to hold up the place, but Maylie held up his own club. 323 00:25:57,759 --> 00:26:00,440 We know that now, But how did you know it? I had Ellen 324 00:26:00,519 --> 00:26:04,759 called David Wagner and enlist his help. He called Mellie and arranged the meeting 325 00:26:04,839 --> 00:26:08,880 which you and I interrupted. You see, Wagner told Mallie that he knew 326 00:26:10,000 --> 00:26:12,119 Mallie had held up his own club, and Wagner said he wanted the diamond 327 00:26:12,160 --> 00:26:17,079 necklace as his reward for keeping quiet. Exactly. That's how Wagner happened to 328 00:26:17,200 --> 00:26:19,160 have had the necklace when we came along. But don't you see, Markham, 329 00:26:19,400 --> 00:26:22,759 The mere fact that Mallie had the necklace part of the loot taken in 330 00:26:22,799 --> 00:26:26,400 the hold up of his club proved he was responsible for the hold up of 331 00:26:26,680 --> 00:26:32,559 cause what put you on the track of Melee Vance a lot of things. 332 00:26:33,079 --> 00:26:36,440 One, he was running a crooked gambling club. Two, it would have 333 00:26:36,480 --> 00:26:38,880 been almost impossible for any stick up men to get into that club without keys. 334 00:26:40,799 --> 00:26:44,559 Three I wasn't sure at all, or I wouldn't have had to have 335 00:26:44,640 --> 00:26:48,160 Wagner arranged the meeting with Mellie well and honestly spoken. Vance. It was 336 00:26:48,200 --> 00:26:52,000 an inside job, all right, with ol Mally right in the middle of 337 00:26:52,039 --> 00:26:53,759 that inside. Yes, Markham, he's in the middle. But where at 338 00:26:53,799 --> 00:28:18,799 the end of the Golden Key murder case another welcome back. Well a really 339 00:28:18,880 --> 00:28:23,839 good case. I thought the hook was great and there was some really funny 340 00:28:25,000 --> 00:28:32,720 dialogue. I really cracked up when the dorman asked if they'd been there before, 341 00:28:32,960 --> 00:28:36,319 and Ellen shot back, do you think we would be back again? 342 00:28:36,799 --> 00:28:41,119 And I mean, that was just funny, great delivery, and of course 343 00:28:41,200 --> 00:28:45,160 I enjoyed the tough guy moments from Vance. So overall a fun episode. 344 00:28:45,240 --> 00:28:49,000 I hope you'd enjoyed it as much as I did. Now let's go ahead 345 00:28:49,160 --> 00:28:55,599 and thank our Patreon supporter of the day. Thank you to John, Patreon 346 00:28:55,759 --> 00:29:02,680 supporter since October of twenty seventeen, currently support the program at the rookie level 347 00:29:02,759 --> 00:29:06,359 of two dollars or more per month. Again, thank you so much for 348 00:29:06,480 --> 00:29:10,200 your support, and that will do it for today. If you're not subscribed 349 00:29:10,240 --> 00:29:14,839 to the podcast already, please do so. You can subscribe on your favorite 350 00:29:14,880 --> 00:29:21,599 player including Apple Podcast, Deezer, tune In, or the Amazon Music Store 351 00:29:21,680 --> 00:29:26,240 at Amazon dot com, slash Otard and actives. Also, if you are 352 00:29:26,359 --> 00:29:30,839 enjoying this podcast on YouTube, be sure to like the video, subscribe to 353 00:29:30,920 --> 00:29:34,720 the channel, and mark the notification bell. We'll be back next Thursday with 354 00:29:34,839 --> 00:29:41,359 another episode of Filo Vans. But join us back here tomorrow for yours truly 355 00:29:41,480 --> 00:29:45,720 Johnny Dollar and the next part of the Kronan matter, when live here? 356 00:29:45,759 --> 00:29:52,160 All my life never been autom It's miss Atherton, not missus. Oh she's 357 00:29:52,200 --> 00:29:56,720 the missus up in the bed, even if she is a widow, Little 358 00:29:56,799 --> 00:30:03,000 Dolly, missus Cronin till death do us part? Did you know Barnaby Cronin, 359 00:30:03,079 --> 00:30:06,599 Miss Etheton, Yes, I knew him, of course I knew him. 360 00:30:06,599 --> 00:30:08,319 I worked here. Oh, yes, you were here? Then? 361 00:30:10,440 --> 00:30:14,839 What kind of a man was he? Like any other man? And according 362 00:30:14,880 --> 00:30:18,240 to Dolly Missus Cronin, she apparently worshiped him, still does. In fact, 363 00:30:18,680 --> 00:30:25,559 Dolly's always worshiping something. Everybody was always worshiping her. She had us 364 00:30:25,559 --> 00:30:29,160 all dancing into her tune, and without even trying. You know her back 365 00:30:29,240 --> 00:30:32,720 then she was born and raised here in the village. I thought everybody knew 366 00:30:32,759 --> 00:30:37,880 that. No, that's what I missed who He used to work together waiting 367 00:30:37,960 --> 00:30:41,279 tables at the summer hotels around here. That's where Jason Prell saw her, 368 00:30:42,119 --> 00:30:45,920 told her she ought to be on Broadway. She left the town the next 369 00:30:47,000 --> 00:30:51,640 week, didn't come back again till after she and Barnaby was married, and 370 00:30:51,880 --> 00:30:55,319 she got him to spend a fortune to build this place for her. Well, 371 00:30:55,400 --> 00:30:57,680 I guess he had the fortune to spend. Oh, yes, she 372 00:30:57,920 --> 00:31:03,599 married well, count on Dolly for that. Always got whatever she wanted and 373 00:31:03,680 --> 00:31:07,319 never even had to ask. Things were just given to her always. Yeah, 374 00:31:07,519 --> 00:31:12,759 probably so. But she's been pretty generous herself, like keeping you on 375 00:31:12,880 --> 00:31:15,240 here, for instance, when the house has been closed up for years with 376 00:31:15,319 --> 00:31:18,759 nobody using it. Oh she's the dancing darling all right, right to the 377 00:31:18,880 --> 00:31:23,599 end. I hope you'll be with us then. In the meantime, do 378 00:31:23,799 --> 00:31:30,720 send your comments to Box thirteen at Great Detectives dot net, follow us on 379 00:31:30,000 --> 00:31:36,559 Twitter at Radio Detectives, and check us out on Instagram, Instagram, dot 380 00:31:36,640 --> 00:31:41,160 com slash Great Detectives from Boise, Idaho. This is your host, Adam 381 00:31:41,319 --> 00:31:42,440 Graham signing off.