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Well Now from June twenty second, nineteen fifty three, here
is the case of the Ace of Space.
Speaker 2: We invite you to listen to the Adventures of the
Falcon as Mike Wearing solves the case of the Ace
of Space. There's one thing you learn working as a
private detective. A strong offense is the best defense. The
case in point I give you Jimmy Valenti. Mister Valenti
is the boy wrestling with a message spaghetti at Joe's
Little Italy, and.
Speaker 3: There's no question who's going to win.
Speaker 2: And as Jimmy finishes his opponents, a verdict is rendered
by a ringsider.
Speaker 3: Well one dish, they won't have to watch. Huh. I
was just admiring your technique. Maybe you'd like to give
me a lesson any time? You say, mister Hillis, who
are you?
Speaker 2: Is? Kelly? Ooh, he's Kelly. Oh you're the guy from
Saint Louis. Sammy Harris told me, But I'm say.
Speaker 3: But he got there.
Speaker 2: But yeah, I like's good enough for me expecting you
last Wednesday. I know once you get in last Wednesday?
Why didn't you call me? Then? I couldn't find a
phone booth that you might as well learn it now
it's I don't like wise guys.
Speaker 3: Few people do.
Speaker 2: But I'm not sure you could hold on it. Jeff,
you don't look so tough to me.
Speaker 3: A few minute. You know you don't like wise guys.
Speaker 2: Let's say, for mister Lennie, we don't seem to be
very compatible.
Speaker 3: So does that comman? What's the matter, right? Don't you
know when you're being kidding. Oh is that what it was?
Speaker 2: I just want to see if you can take it.
Speaker 3: Well, I'm not very good at that, mister Hillnni. You see.
I only learned to dish it off man.
Speaker 2: That's pretty cute. Yeah, it was something I heard on
an old my camera show. Hey you know something, I'm
a cart and you're really shore. That's why they call
me a tony. Harris didn't mention you with such a
funny guy.
Speaker 3: I guess he wanted it to be a surprise.
Speaker 2: How much you tell you about me?
Speaker 3: Very little?
Speaker 2: Well, I run a small place on seventy sixth Street
where fella can have a nice sociala believing if you
don't mind the cart at time. Some people don't like
to pay for the fun. That's what you can. And
let me show you something.
Speaker 3: What's that?
Speaker 2: I OU's for sixty eight grand?
Speaker 3: We're all given to you about one party.
Speaker 2: Now there are two of them, A Dicky Maynard and
a Jackie Madlin.
Speaker 3: You think you can collect, well, I hate to go
mercenary on your list of valetti, But what's in it.
Speaker 2: For l ten percent of everything you bring in?
Speaker 3: I suppose I don't bring hill a gun.
Speaker 2: I thought you were the kind of a guy who
don't take no for an answer.
Speaker 3: These guys good for the money, certainly.
Speaker 2: I take this Dicky Maynout his old man was in
a booze business to thee, and Jackie Madlin owns Marlboro Ballroom.
Speaker 3: Good love.
Speaker 2: But if they don't pay, you don't collect. Get me.
Speaker 3: I got your looks at Lletty, but let's not even
consider that stability. I came a long way from Saint Laurent.
I'd hate to go back empty handed.
Speaker 2: Yes, this second, I said, just a second, Well what
do you want? Now?
Speaker 3: That's what I call a leading question. If you are Richard.
Speaker 2: Maynard, I asked you what you wanted twenty four thousand
dollars at twenty four thousand and six hundred, to be exact,
Where'd you get that? I owe you? Well? Thereby hangs
a tale may I commence. No, you know if I
thought you really meant that, are you going to get
out of here?
Speaker 3: Relax? Man, I you live longer that way. My name is,
says Kelly.
Speaker 2: I don't care about it.
Speaker 3: Jenny, let me.
Speaker 2: Yeah, I'll go on.
Speaker 3: And what about your I O you.
Speaker 2: Are you kidding? I think it's worth the paper it's
written on.
Speaker 3: That's It's one thing I admire. It's a man who
knows it's right.
Speaker 2: Well, I know mine.
Speaker 3: Well, I don't suppose you consider waving him.
Speaker 2: Don't make me laugh even if.
Speaker 3: I put it to you like.
Speaker 2: Your own.
Speaker 3: If you think I enjoyed doing this manage, you're absolutely right.
I guess that's just a great big bully.
Speaker 2: Hello, what are you doing here?
Speaker 3: Mother?
Speaker 2: Well?
Speaker 4: If he Mountain won't come to Mohammed, are you not?
If I am at all your fault? Oh, darling, you
don't know how I missed you.
Speaker 2: Clear, I'm expecting somebody so is she? Not that as
an ideal business? But at any she I'll go on blow.
Be sure you really want me to am? I sure, Jimmy,
we were made for you, don't, Jimmy, you forgot Monday
next look without hands?
Speaker 3: Well, but donning anybody like hand?
Speaker 4: You're mad about me and that proved.
Speaker 2: It something you want? What you want? But that will
make any difference all remember you asked for it?
Speaker 3: Well?
Speaker 2: Oh, I don't you believe in not going? I I did, Jimmy,
I guess you too had other things on your mind.
Why don't you drop that.
Speaker 3: Don't get me wrong. For me, I didn't mean the sport.
Speaker 2: Good clear out if you will call me. You're still here, remember,
and you promise, sweet kid, anybody ask you no and
keep your opinions to yourself. How do you make out? Well?
You know how many these things take time? So you
didn't collect the dime?
Speaker 3: Not yet?
Speaker 2: And what'd you come here for? Well?
Speaker 3: I just thought maybe you'd want did it?
Speaker 2: Checked you all right? So you checked in anything else
on your mind? No? I suppose you checked right out.
And don't buy the coming back unless you've got something
to give me. And I don't mean conversation now what
enough to drive a guy out of his mind? All right,
hold your horses, what what do you want?
Speaker 5: That's a big idea.
Speaker 2: Yeah, wearing in the house speaking? Oh how are you
wearing the dargant?
Speaker 3: Corbett?
Speaker 2: Who corb? Never heard of it?
Speaker 3: Oh? Real sharp tonight.
Speaker 2: I'll tell your mind. Covid you know what Jimmy Vlenny
I know of him well, and you'll never have a
chance to improve on that. He was knocked off at
five o'clock and ice. I think New York will bear
up under the laws. But we're holding a Bick Maynard
for the murder. It'd like you to get him out,
and obviously he didn't do it.
Speaker 5: Well, this is going to floor your.
Speaker 2: Falcon, but I think he did. But of course you're
going to prove what man's fools we caught are. So
come on down and make like a radio private eye.
In a moment, we'll return to the adventures of the Falcon.
And now back to the adventures of the Falcon. The
guys goes to approved there is a little good in
everyone there. Jimmy Valenty by getting himself knocked off, got
me a client, and an hour later I was down
at the headquarters with the capable of charge in corvids
acting as combined guide and MS. You know, if you
play your cards right, Mike, you may be able to
get this sex team mainlyed out.
Speaker 3: Oh you need the hacks off.
Speaker 2: Oh that's real sharp. I bet you heard that on.
Speaker 3: The whole show.
Speaker 2: I did, all right, Daniels, open them up. Hey, yeah,
we got companies have fun ship you falls, that's right? No,
what took your solm Well, you know how narrow minded
some people are mated, So I thought I'd better put
some clothes on before I came down here. You realize
I've been in this rad hole since nine o'clock. If
you think this is bad, where do you get a
load of things? Things don't reunny? We might as well
get one thing settled, Wearing, When I pay for something
I expected, sous tell me something?
Speaker 3: Man?
Speaker 2: Do you have to make an effort to be this unpleasant?
Or does it come naturally? What you heard me? I've
got a good mind to walk right out of here. Well,
what's stopping you? A sergeant named Carbont I'd hate for
him to say, I told you so? Did you kill
Jimmy for Lenny? Don't be ridiculous? And why did they
pick you up? Well? You know the police, sure, so
I'm positive they must have had a reason. What way
were you in Valete? I am? I owe him some money?
How much? I can't remember off hand? Im On, man,
it don't give me that. Well it was it was
around twenty five thousand. How'd you lose it in a
proper game in this place? Why didn't you play off?
It may be news to you, Wearing, but gambling debts
aren't legally collectible. You want to study law, and I said,
this is the attorney. So when you decided to stand
on your right, Hilandi pot he could intimidate you by
sending a gunman a laugh. You wouldn't have to know
this gunman's name. I suddenly do with Ash Kelly, and
I take it as mister Kelly was the one who
gave you led shlape. Yes, now I did anything else
you'ld like to know? No, I think I've happen up
the whole name. How soon? News? Are you going to
get me out of you? But all depends on whether
or not I give in. But what are you talking about? Well,
I've never thrown a case in my life, but you
don't know how badly I'm tempted. Now keep your fingers
god mane. It's it's going to be.
Speaker 3: Quite a battle. It's not very flattering wearing. But I
still don't see why you about it to look me up.
Speaker 2: So I thought that was pretty obvious. Hey, you were
employed by Volentary A lot of people were, Yes, But
doesn't it strike you as odd that the man is
killed less than twenty four hours after you go to
work for him?
Speaker 3: Well, I never could hold down a job for long.
Speaker 2: But Jakarta hazard a guess as to who killed him
what about your client. I hate to say this, but
I don't think Maynard was a boy. I don't know.
Speaker 3: It seems like a pretty good press sat to me.
Speaker 2: Naturally, you say that in your position my position, Well,
you might have turned the trick yourself. Well, that I
never considered. We'll think about it for a minute. It's
a possibility. We mustn't overlook.
Speaker 3: You know where I like you?
Speaker 2: Why, Hey, this is so such. Well, I'm a creature
of himself, So I'll tell you what I'll do. You
know a girl named Martha Martha who oh, Well that's
where the mystery comes in.
Speaker 3: I never did catch it last, but I know she's
living at the Clitty.
Speaker 2: Why should I go to the trouble of running her down?
Speaker 3: Well, she was Valenti's sparry.
Speaker 2: That's very interesting. Get the other information I can use.
Speaker 3: Yeah, if you run into it, make sure you watch yourself.
Speaker 2: In the clach Yep. Hello Martha, Well, isn't that your name?
Don't get me wrong, miss Bonham. I just want to
make sure I've got the right girl. If you know what,
gim me Valti. Well, that's what I want to talk
to you about. May I know you're.
Speaker 3: Wasting where is the name Mike Wearing?
Speaker 2: I'm a private detective.
Speaker 4: You're still wasting a time.
Speaker 2: I don't know anything about the movie, but you do
know something about Valenti. And why don't I sit down
and you can tell me all about him? It always
help help too. That remains to be seen. You were
in love with Letty, weren't you? What if?
Speaker 3: I wasn't that a shamed Denny?
Speaker 2: But when he tried to brush you off a gentleman
named as.
Speaker 4: Kelly, Well, mister Kelly is a Dirney Sophie liar. Jimmy
was crazy about me.
Speaker 2: He had a funny way of showing it, even when
he cuffed you around.
Speaker 3: Don't be a fool.
Speaker 4: That only proved they loved me.
Speaker 2: Well, I say, you learned something new every day? And
how long has this great romance been flourishing? Two weeks?
As long as that?
Speaker 3: Huh oh, stupid idiot?
Speaker 4: What do you even know of love?
Speaker 3: Very little?
Speaker 2: Apparently get us? So we haven't finished our little talk.
Are you going to get out of here? You won't
believe it, Martha, but this happens practically every week. Just
as I start to roll, the woman in the case
always orders me out do they all have gune to No,
that's why I won't even stop to argue with you,
night Angel.
Speaker 6: I wouldn't have missed it for the world.
Speaker 3: Know, well, listen, this isn't Marc. You'll excuse the informality,
but I never did learn your last name. Mister wad Well,
he's a persevering.
Speaker 2: Kind which community I intend you.
Speaker 3: The thing loaded?
Speaker 4: I know a good way that you'll find out. Why
did you tell him about me?
Speaker 3: Well, I guess I'm just a big gold slapper.
Speaker 2: I asked you something.
Speaker 3: Well, you see, Martha, mister.
Speaker 2: Waring represents a boy named Dickie Manett. So does you
think man had killed Blenny? So he was looking for
other candidates, and when he brought.
Speaker 3: Me into the picture, I figured we might as well
make it a group shot and include you.
Speaker 4: You know what you're going to get to them?
Speaker 3: Oh no, you wouldn't really shoot me with you all.
Speaker 4: Can you give me one good reason why I shouldn't.
Speaker 2: Well, I'll give you a million. But I don't think
any of them would have as much sense as.
Speaker 3: Blaze. That's so.
Speaker 2: Yeah, And now what do you think is going to
happen to you? Say? For the idea? It hit me
you call it go see.
Speaker 3: Oh I don't think you are.
Speaker 2: I think you enjoy it black And if that's your
idea of fe I'm just the boy to accommodate. Hi.
You Mike got it going?
Speaker 3: I should have go covid.
Speaker 2: Oh you want to see Maynard again? Not particularly, but
I'm afraid I'll have to. Who's that like wearing it's
going to occur to you, mister wearing glass? What's he
looking up for? Uh? I guess he doesn't trust you would?
I mean, I've got to stay here. Uh? What the
devil have you been doing? Oh? I haven't have myself
a ball, you know, I've got a to get her home?
Kid yourself man, or you haven't got in mind the head?
You wouldn't be in this spot. Just who do you
think you're talking to?
Speaker 3: The most?
Speaker 2: I'm not just client. I've ever been privileged to serve?
Were you to give that ton of rest? Did you
ever hear of a girl named Martha Barroom? No? Be sure,
I'm putt Wait a minute. Is she a little blonde?
That's right? Yes, she was at Valentia's place the night
of the game. She walked in. She made a piss
of herself. What happened Valentia threw her us? Why didn't
you tell me that before? You didn't ask me?
Speaker 3: That's a good reason.
Speaker 2: Did anything else happen during the game that I should
know about?
Speaker 3: No?
Speaker 2: Were you the only big loser? Who knows? There were
a couple of us or the others? And she a
man named lou Hirsh What did he go for? I
didn't want you to make out the check? Then he didn't
give Valentia and Io you no? But who else besides you?
Jackie Nidler, the boy owns the marble ballroom? Is I think?
Speaker 3: So?
Speaker 2: How much was Nyler clip for around forty thousand?
Speaker 3: Hmmm?
Speaker 2: I bet you boys were betting as much as a nickel
and a diameter cliff? Very funny, I guess that. Why
don't you tell me about Naylor before? But the very him?
I know I didn't ask you? All right, Menard, I
may want to talk to you against it. Don't go away, Sargeant.
Is Jackie Nayler aro on Mike wearing? I'd like to
come over and see it.
Speaker 3: I don't think I get squeeze and wearing with busy man, you.
Speaker 2: Know what I mean? Yeah? But a jury might take
up even more of your time. Haven't you seen the
papers care about? I was referring to the local news.
Did you read about Jimmy Lenny? No, I don't believe
I did, But you under stand wearing I got other
problems in my mind. You know what I mean. Well,
I'm working for a fellow named Dickie Maynard. He had
some trouble with Volandi over a gambling debt. So it
just occurred to me, you did too, from his demands.
I didn't know if my client says otherwise. I can't
client apparently no one doesn't that make it feel sorry
for him. I can't tell you how much. Maybe you'd
like to swap places with him.
Speaker 3: Forget it, Mike, I don't think it's gonna cut.
Speaker 2: You know what I mean. No, I don't, Jackie. I
don't bother explaining. You'll only have to go through it
again for the police. You know what I mean. I
tell you're talking that this Jackie Nadler's are boss.
Speaker 3: If you say so many, I say so.
Speaker 2: He was in the same poker game the night Dickie
Maynard was taken to the cleaner. Then you admit now
that Maynard had a motive. I never said he didn't,
But Jackie Nadler has a better, better one. How do
you figure that it was a bigger loser. Now he
denies he owed Valenti any money, or maybe he didn't. Oh,
don't be a sap COVID. It's obvious Jackie's lying. A
few boys were smarter to turn up. Well, then I
guess we're smart, like a look at this. That is
Jackie Zio you I thought it was. Where'd you get here?
Mister Nayler was nice enough to loan it to us
for our investigation, But it's smart paid in for huh. Now,
I don't want to rush your falcon, but it's getting
late and your client's still in the break and if
you're going to show us how a smart private dick operate,
you'll never find a better time. In just a moment,
we'll return to the adventures of the Falcon. And now
back to the adventures of the Falcon. What is it
the poet said about the best slave clans? Anyway, after
Sergeant Corvet dropped his bomb, well that Jackie Nayler had
no motives to kill Jimmy Valenti. I was thrown for
a loss and Sergeant Carbett didn't miss the opportunity to
pick up the ball. Well, I got to hand it
to you. Fuck, and you certainly I did yourself this time. Now,
hold it's sergeant that ioe. You doesn't mean a thing,
It doesn't. No, how do you know where Jackie Naylor
got it? Well, what difference does it make it's mark
paid in full? Or does that prove anybody could have
written it, including Jackie? Look? Well for me? And why
didn't you tell me about it when I phoned him? Well,
maybe he just doesn't like you. You know that's possible too.
I don't doubt it's at the moment, I'm not even
fond of myself. No, you got a partner there, Well,
I still wait a minute, I got an idea.
Speaker 3: Oh no, spare me.
Speaker 2: There's one man who might know if Jackie actually redeemed
that ioeo. Oh, Ace Kelly. I got a hunch. Valente
brought him in from Saint Louis just to take care
of a count's receivable. And I'll cut it that.
Speaker 3: You're breaking my heart?
Speaker 2: Well is it hurt to check? No? But I can
tell you one thing. If this idea doesn't pay off,
it certainly ain't gonna.
Speaker 3: Do you much good?
Speaker 2: Hello? Ace? How bet you? Well?
Speaker 4: What are you staring it?
Speaker 2: You know I would have sworn this is mister Kelly's apartments,
would you? I can't get over it. You recognize your sergeant?
I can't say as I do? Who is only well?
Speaker 3: This is a surprise.
Speaker 2: If you're surprised think of me? Oh you mean marst
Uh huh, Now that's a switch I never expected? Uh?
What happened to your eye? Angel?
Speaker 4: I still ober myself.
Speaker 2: I'll bet you enjoyed the trip? What's that supposed to me? Nothing?
But I'm sure you and a shall be very happy.
You're so suited to one another.
Speaker 3: Now do you let him get under your skin? Honey?
You know, Mike, I don't know why I put up
with you, a fool?
Speaker 2: Just you like me?
Speaker 3: Remember? Oh yeah, but I'm a fan?
Speaker 2: All right?
Speaker 3: All right, fellas, Now that's enough. What do you guys
want anyway?
Speaker 2: Did you ever hear of Jackie Nadler?
Speaker 3: Why?
Speaker 2: Because Vileni? Hell is I O you? When I bet
the sergeant here Jackie never paid all? That's where you're
wrong what I told you? So listen, a sore you're
sure of that?
Speaker 3: Positive? If I picked up the money myself.
Speaker 2: Do you remember the time?
Speaker 3: I must have been around six thirty that night.
Speaker 2: Thanks, Kelly, that clinches it. I don't see why, sergeant,
because that confirms Jackie Naylor's story. Well, it's good enough
for you, Corby, it certainly is. And what are you
waiting for? You better go along with him.
Speaker 3: He's all right, quit the club and wearing you know better.
Speaker 2: What happened to that money, Nayler Page, you'd tell me, Okay,
they kept it for yourself, you said, Nabeler redeemed is
io you at six thirty. So Jim Valletti was killed
at five. And if you picked up the money an
hour and a half later, you must have been working
on your own talking about I'm sorry, Martha, but that's life.
Just when the cards seemed to be coming your way,
someone has to trump your ace.
Speaker 1: Welcome Back the Falcon was a series that was never
above its end jokes. Doubtless most of you probably recognized
the voice of Larry Haynes as the man who played
the oss operative in Cloakndagger on Saturday. But Haines was
really a New York radio institution and at the time
he was playing Mike Hammer, and that's why Ace said
a snappy line he gave was something he'd gotten off
of an old episode of Mike Hammer. Now. It's also
worth noting that we heard Haines not only as Mike
Hammer in terms of a detective hero. He also starred
in one of my favorite forgotten detective series, Easy Money,
and he also starred in the fifteen minute syndicated nineteen
forties detective series Manhunt. I also really did love Mike
Wearings interactions with his client. It makes me think we
need more episodes where Wearing absolutely has contempt for his
client and has no problem telling him well. Listener comments
and feedback Now, and regarding the case of the jackev
Diamonds saysoft rights once again. In the world of the Falcon,
everyone is driving a Blue Mash. The riders must have
had some sort of inside joke about that.
Speaker 3: Well.
Speaker 1: As far as I know, Eugene Wang was the only
rider for the series, But maybe it was a joke
between the rider and the producer, or maybe to you Wang,
he was just such a big fan of the Blue
Nash that that was the only car for him. I've
wondered if it might have been a deal with the
network that it was easier for the show to mention
blue Nashes rather than other real life makes of cars.
But now that the series switched from NBC to Mutual,
I'm not certain if there's a really good explanation for it,
but I appreciate you calling that out. And then we
go to Spotify, where there's a comment on the same episode,
Uh and Chameleon of Central Place Headquarters. Right, So this
just occurred to me. At the beginning of every episode
he says, Hello, Yes, it's the This is the Falcon speaking.
So we are the listener are expected to believe that
the person is asking for the Falcon, but every episode
is a woman who is asking him out. This means
that when they first instead of introducing himself as Michael,
he introduces himself as the Falcon, just saying very good point.
And as the Falcon admitted last week, he doesn't even
know why he's called the Falcon. Nevertheless, it is not
only his business pseudonym, but his romantic one, I guess.
And then Zach writes, regarding the case of the Strawberry Blonde,
I love these keep it coming. Always nice to hear
the old shows on a Monday at the office, and
then Emmett comments, farewell less Damon, Farewell less Ralph Bell.
I sure we'll miss hearing the Falcon. Always listen to
the Great Detectives podcast during my breakfast, so breakfast will
not be the same without the Falcon. It wasn't the
all time best series, but it did a good job
holding my attention and was always entertaining. Well, thanks so much,
and it was definitely a farewell to last Damon. But
we're not quite finished with the Falcon. We got a
few weeks left. And while I'm not aware of any
more detective programs that we have featuring Last nam and
we never quite say goodbye to Ralph Bell, whether it
was Filo Vans or Boston Blackie or Mister and Missus North.
If you had a New York based radio series that
wasn't made by the Hummerts, you'd find Ralph Bell in it.
But we are getting to the end of The Falcon,
and I'm glad you've enjoyed the series so far, and
I hope you enjoy these episodes we're playing with George Patron.
All right, Well, that will do it for today. If
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Speaker 7: Where, however, we have more work here.
Speaker 2: You're all the terminals business papers on this dest I'm
sure there's nothing here can help. I've been through them all.
Speaker 7: No, it is not an expected place. We should look
for papers. I seek no, and for papers surely think please,
both of you, what was young man doing here seudging
for papers? Is that not so years? We assume he
apparently did not find them, or if he did, he
hit them when he heard you. Miss Evelyn and Sir
Reginald come to room. Now? Where would you if you
were caught unawares hide papers? Remember when Fox is pursued
by hound, he eludes his pursuers by thinking like them.
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