1 00:00:28,559 --> 00:00:35,159 Speaker 1: Welcome to the Great Detectives of Old Time Radio from Boise, Idaho. 2 00:00:35,439 --> 00:00:39,079 This is your host, Adam Graham. In a moment, we're 3 00:00:39,079 --> 00:00:43,520 going to bring you this week's episode of Danger with Granger. 4 00:00:43,640 --> 00:00:46,039 But first, I do want to encourage you, if you're 5 00:00:46,159 --> 00:00:50,359 enjoying the podcast, to please follow us using your favorite 6 00:00:50,399 --> 00:00:55,159 podcast software. 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Nevertheless, without your testimony to help the district attorney, 17 00:01:50,640 --> 00:01:53,280 the kingpin of this gambling group would never be brought 18 00:01:53,280 --> 00:01:56,239 to trial. Anytime you need me, I'll be around or 19 00:01:56,280 --> 00:01:59,599 that brings up another meta. Smith, the district attorney and 20 00:01:59,640 --> 00:02:02,519 I you should have a bodyguard. Listen, I've been driving 21 00:02:02,519 --> 00:02:04,719 a hack around this town for years. I can take 22 00:02:04,719 --> 00:02:08,240 care of myself, see very well if you insist. But 23 00:02:08,680 --> 00:02:12,039 be careful. There are powerful figures in the underworld who 24 00:02:12,039 --> 00:02:19,680 will stop at muffing to discredit your Yeah, discredit me, 25 00:02:19,719 --> 00:02:23,719 says the old boy me, Frankie Smith, get him a hoodlum. 26 00:02:23,960 --> 00:02:29,039 That's for laughs. Hey, my hack eye lift the punk 27 00:02:29,159 --> 00:02:33,599 right here, raggy. Yeah, but what do you want? Well, 28 00:02:33,639 --> 00:02:37,159 you have to move your hackets around the corner. What 29 00:02:37,319 --> 00:02:40,520 gives here a bullet? Well you won't like it. Come on, move, 30 00:02:40,840 --> 00:02:48,000 why you move your heart? All right? Yes, hit in 31 00:02:48,039 --> 00:02:51,919 the back seat. You're not gonna get away with you 32 00:02:51,919 --> 00:02:57,719 know that's what you're thinking. No, we get plans for you, 33 00:02:57,879 --> 00:03:03,719 little man. Steve Granger, private detective with a story that 34 00:03:03,759 --> 00:03:06,439 Glenn's Christmas and a cunning frame up and had me 35 00:03:06,520 --> 00:03:08,879 playing a kind of private eyed Santa Claus for New 36 00:03:08,960 --> 00:03:11,879 York Hacke's kid. In just a moment, I'll take you 37 00:03:11,919 --> 00:03:22,800 back to one of my most interesting cases. This is 38 00:03:22,840 --> 00:03:26,560 Granger was pretty near Christmas, a time which is usually 39 00:03:26,639 --> 00:03:29,319 quiet for guys in my line of business. I was 40 00:03:29,360 --> 00:03:31,719 sitting in my office sending out a few belated cards 41 00:03:31,719 --> 00:03:33,800 when the door opened and the boy walked in. 42 00:03:35,400 --> 00:03:36,879 Speaker 3: Are you Steve Granger? 43 00:03:37,120 --> 00:03:39,280 Speaker 2: Yeah? What can I do for you, Sonny? Some big 44 00:03:39,319 --> 00:03:40,639 important job? Maybe? 45 00:03:41,000 --> 00:03:42,479 Speaker 3: My name is Frankie Smith. 46 00:03:43,120 --> 00:03:45,319 Speaker 2: Wow. The only Frankie Smith I know was a cab driver, 47 00:03:45,479 --> 00:03:47,360 being a friend of mine for years. That's my pop. 48 00:03:48,039 --> 00:03:50,840 Speaker 3: I was named after him. That's why I came to 49 00:03:50,879 --> 00:03:52,199 see you. He's in bad trouble. 50 00:03:52,520 --> 00:03:57,120 Speaker 2: What he's in jail? Frankie in jail. I can't believe that. 51 00:03:57,159 --> 00:03:57,680 What do you do? 52 00:03:57,879 --> 00:04:01,400 Speaker 3: He didn't do anything he said he didn't and now 53 00:04:01,400 --> 00:04:04,599 he's in jail. It doesn't look like he can get 54 00:04:04,599 --> 00:04:08,400 out for Christmas. So I thought maybe you could help. 55 00:04:08,680 --> 00:04:11,120 Speaker 2: I'll do anything I can, freank even but once your 56 00:04:11,159 --> 00:04:12,240 dad accused. 57 00:04:11,840 --> 00:04:15,719 Speaker 3: Of bugre in the first degree is what the cops say, freak, 58 00:04:15,719 --> 00:04:19,000 didn't I tell you? And you gotta get him out 59 00:04:19,040 --> 00:04:22,720 for Christmas. Pop's the only one I've got in the world. 60 00:04:25,439 --> 00:04:27,560 Speaker 2: This was the first I ever knew of Fraggie Smith 61 00:04:27,600 --> 00:04:30,040 having any sort of family, much less the sun. The 62 00:04:30,079 --> 00:04:32,079 boy told me when the cab driver was being held, 63 00:04:32,199 --> 00:04:33,720 I went down. I had a lot of trouble getting 64 00:04:33,720 --> 00:04:36,279 in to see him, but finally made the grave. Granger. 65 00:04:36,759 --> 00:04:39,079 You a psach for sore esed. I know I got 66 00:04:39,120 --> 00:04:41,279 sewer eyed. I'll come here in the by steel, Frank, 67 00:04:41,360 --> 00:04:43,319 I'll come. You knew I was here, son came down 68 00:04:43,319 --> 00:04:46,040 to see me once you out for Christmas. Yeah, I 69 00:04:46,120 --> 00:04:48,480 might have known it. Chip off the old block, dead 70 00:04:48,560 --> 00:04:52,160 kid green Geer. I am the recipient of a frame. 71 00:04:52,600 --> 00:04:54,720 I've been carefully mad at, framed in birch and now 72 00:04:54,839 --> 00:04:56,759 about to be hung on the wall. There's a lot 73 00:04:56,759 --> 00:04:59,360 of words, but no sense. I'm just say something. Yesterday 74 00:04:59,399 --> 00:05:01,920 I walked out of city hurl right smack into a 75 00:05:01,959 --> 00:05:04,720 smack over the head. I go out cold. When I 76 00:05:04,759 --> 00:05:06,680 come to, I am in some dolls apartments. She is 77 00:05:06,759 --> 00:05:09,000 yelling thief at me. The cop shows up and I 78 00:05:09,040 --> 00:05:12,360 wind up here sounds like the old FRAMERU all right? 79 00:05:12,480 --> 00:05:14,720 They play it even safer. On the floor is the 80 00:05:14,800 --> 00:05:18,879 Dame's fur coat in a paper sacks the doll's jewelry. Downstairs, 81 00:05:18,879 --> 00:05:20,639 in my hack, the cop finds some stuff that's been 82 00:05:20,680 --> 00:05:22,839 stolen from other spots around town. I wonder why they 83 00:05:22,839 --> 00:05:26,040 didn't just knock you off. I wonder too. In a 84 00:05:26,120 --> 00:05:29,160 sort of grateful way. Of course, this will completely discredit 85 00:05:29,199 --> 00:05:32,360 any testimony who gave against the gambling syndigate. And when 86 00:05:32,399 --> 00:05:34,519 it's sober and they're free, I wind up on the 87 00:05:34,519 --> 00:05:38,079 East River wearing concrete overshoes. I know what you mean. 88 00:05:42,879 --> 00:05:45,279 In any city there are bail bond brokers. In big 89 00:05:45,279 --> 00:05:48,560 cities like New York, there are hundreds. Always there is 90 00:05:48,680 --> 00:05:52,319 one main guy. This one was named Ralph Hendon. I 91 00:05:52,360 --> 00:05:55,839 went to see him. What's on your mind, Granger? One 92 00:05:55,839 --> 00:05:57,920 of your clients get in the clink because of a mistake, 93 00:05:58,000 --> 00:06:00,319 No Ralph, nothing like that. There's a Hacke locked up 94 00:06:00,360 --> 00:06:03,600 on a burglary rapper. He's innocent, like the springing for Christmas. 95 00:06:03,800 --> 00:06:06,680 His kid wants him. You're talking about Frankie Smith. His 96 00:06:06,759 --> 00:06:11,360 kid's been here already. What's that mean? No dit, why not? Granger. 97 00:06:11,399 --> 00:06:14,560 I'm a bail brown broker. I take risks. It's some 98 00:06:14,800 --> 00:06:21,079 I don't take. Frankie Smith is won, so he's dead. Also, 99 00:06:21,160 --> 00:06:24,319 you're wrong about him. He's guilty. Big boys, telephone you 100 00:06:24,399 --> 00:06:26,759 and hand you the word? Is that why you want 101 00:06:26,759 --> 00:06:30,000 to go bail for Frankie. I'm very busy, Granger, right now, 102 00:06:30,040 --> 00:06:33,959 you're very busy, being a rat that isn't going to 103 00:06:34,040 --> 00:06:40,759 help you. Thanks for nothing or one more thing, Granger. Yeah, 104 00:06:40,959 --> 00:06:45,879 none of the other boys will go bail either. I 105 00:06:45,920 --> 00:06:48,480 went from office to office and got the same answer. Sorry, 106 00:06:48,519 --> 00:06:51,439 no bail for Frankie Smith. I wanted the police version 107 00:06:51,519 --> 00:06:54,279 of Frankie's supposed robbery and managed to worm it out 108 00:06:54,319 --> 00:06:57,120 of an embarrassed robbery detail man. Then I headed for 109 00:06:57,160 --> 00:06:59,720 my pal col hendrickx cal and you and like Frankie 110 00:06:59,759 --> 00:07:03,480 Smith also as a newspaper man, he had sources. I 111 00:07:03,600 --> 00:07:06,600 hoped he had one. Now, Hi, Stev whys on none? 112 00:07:06,639 --> 00:07:09,399 Plus Frankie Smith is in jail on a frame burglar 113 00:07:09,399 --> 00:07:11,639 you're wrapping. Oh, that doesn't make him worth much of 114 00:07:11,720 --> 00:07:14,680 that investigation group, does it? No? I think that's why 115 00:07:14,720 --> 00:07:16,800 the frame was made. Frankie didn't have an enemy in 116 00:07:16,800 --> 00:07:19,720 the world. I want him out for the kids Christmas. 117 00:07:19,839 --> 00:07:20,519 Speaker 4: What about bail? 118 00:07:20,800 --> 00:07:23,920 Speaker 2: No soap cow? You see the police have him dead. 119 00:07:23,920 --> 00:07:27,480 The rights. This woman says she walked into her apartment 120 00:07:27,600 --> 00:07:30,199 she saw Frankie rifling the joint. She went downstairs, got 121 00:07:30,240 --> 00:07:32,560 a coppo made the pinch. Oh is a woman like that? 122 00:07:32,680 --> 00:07:38,079 The name here is Leila Rand lives on fiftieth Street. 123 00:07:38,120 --> 00:07:40,040 Have you talked to him? No, well, why don't you 124 00:07:40,319 --> 00:07:42,120 and let me make a few calls to find out 125 00:07:42,120 --> 00:07:43,879 if there is in some way we can spring Frankie 126 00:07:43,920 --> 00:07:52,360 for Christmas. I watched the holiday crowd, most of them 127 00:07:52,399 --> 00:07:55,040 loaded down with packages and smiles, and thought of two 128 00:07:55,079 --> 00:07:58,040 people who might not smile at twenty fifth A small 129 00:07:58,040 --> 00:08:00,600 boy in a lonesome apartment, the cab driver a prisoner 130 00:08:00,639 --> 00:08:06,519 in a solitary cell downtown. This was the address on 131 00:08:06,639 --> 00:08:09,839 fiftieth Street where Leela Rand lived. The apartment was on 132 00:08:09,879 --> 00:08:13,800 the third floor. I walked up. I reached the third 133 00:08:13,800 --> 00:08:16,920 floor and moved towards the Rand a woman's apartment. I 134 00:08:16,959 --> 00:08:19,240 saw a slight figure at the door and moved a 135 00:08:19,279 --> 00:08:22,800 little faster. Ranky, What are you trying to do to 136 00:08:22,839 --> 00:08:25,519 that lock, mister Green? I was trying to get in. 137 00:08:25,639 --> 00:08:27,920 Don't you know that's against the law. You want to 138 00:08:27,959 --> 00:08:29,759 join your father in jail? Gosh? 139 00:08:29,879 --> 00:08:31,319 Speaker 3: I just wanted to get in along the road. 140 00:08:31,399 --> 00:08:34,159 Speaker 2: Okay, okay, I'll beat it. Don't get any more ideas 141 00:08:34,200 --> 00:08:37,039 like that. Suppose Lela Rand caught you, I wouldn't care. 142 00:08:37,159 --> 00:08:37,840 Your father would. 143 00:08:39,080 --> 00:08:42,320 Speaker 3: Yeah, yeah, you're right, mister Granger. 144 00:08:43,080 --> 00:08:49,600 Speaker 2: Somebody's coming. Come on, I'll stay out of side it 145 00:08:49,840 --> 00:09:02,279 and don't say anything. Okay. Stopping at the apartment, she 146 00:09:02,399 --> 00:09:05,399 must be Lila Rand. Are you going to talk door 147 00:09:05,519 --> 00:09:09,519 in a few minutes. Now you walk downstairs and go 148 00:09:09,639 --> 00:09:15,919 home and stay there. I waited a few minutes, then 149 00:09:15,919 --> 00:09:17,759 moved to the door of Lila Wren's apartment. 150 00:09:22,559 --> 00:09:23,200 Speaker 1: Yes, what is it? 151 00:09:23,440 --> 00:09:26,840 Speaker 2: I'm Steve Granger. Are you Lila Rand? I am. I'd 152 00:09:26,879 --> 00:09:28,399 like to talk to you about that robbery that took 153 00:09:28,399 --> 00:09:30,320 place up here, Miss Randy arrested. Man is an old 154 00:09:30,320 --> 00:09:33,440 friend of mine. Oh, come here, I thank you. I 155 00:09:33,440 --> 00:09:35,399 wonder if you'd mind telling me what happened up here. 156 00:09:36,799 --> 00:09:39,679 Speaker 5: It was yesterday I'd been shopping for Christmasing, we see. 157 00:09:40,000 --> 00:09:43,279 I came home. I unlocked the door and fell the present. 158 00:09:43,559 --> 00:09:44,480 You know how women are? 159 00:09:44,720 --> 00:09:45,960 Speaker 2: You saw him distinctly. 160 00:09:46,440 --> 00:09:48,519 Speaker 5: He was going to get desk. There in the middle 161 00:09:48,519 --> 00:09:50,320 of this room. He piled my mink coat and a 162 00:09:50,480 --> 00:09:54,200 paper sack containing some jewelry. I closed the door very softly, 163 00:09:54,279 --> 00:09:57,200 went down the hall and rang for the elevator. I 164 00:09:57,279 --> 00:09:59,960 rode downstairs and had the doorman get a police officer. 165 00:10:00,919 --> 00:10:03,519 Speaker 2: Uh, tell me one thing. That Smith seemed to be dazed, 166 00:10:04,200 --> 00:10:07,080 you know, sort of not quite in the South. I know, 167 00:10:07,200 --> 00:10:11,360 I don't think so I see. Well, sorry I bothered, 168 00:10:11,399 --> 00:10:12,879 Jims ran Oh not at all. 169 00:10:13,440 --> 00:10:15,320 Speaker 5: Oh, and I've not been a very good hostess. 170 00:10:15,919 --> 00:10:17,919 Speaker 2: Would you like a drink before you go? I have 171 00:10:17,919 --> 00:10:19,039 the next time, Scotch who. 172 00:10:20,679 --> 00:10:23,399 Speaker 5: Holiday spirits, you know, won't take a minute. 173 00:10:23,879 --> 00:10:26,200 Speaker 2: I watched Leila Wren move towards a typical apartment bar 174 00:10:26,279 --> 00:10:28,480 stuck in one corner. She stood with her back to me. 175 00:10:28,919 --> 00:10:30,799 She got out the ingredients plus and ice, mixed the 176 00:10:30,840 --> 00:10:31,919 highballs and came back. 177 00:10:33,360 --> 00:10:36,039 Speaker 4: Here you are, mister Granger. I hope you like soda. 178 00:10:36,279 --> 00:10:40,720 Speaker 2: I do, yes, six, I toast junior success. I'll drink 179 00:10:40,720 --> 00:10:43,600 to it. But I'm afraid I'm at a that end. Cheers, 180 00:10:43,679 --> 00:10:44,639 just to say cheers. 181 00:10:48,399 --> 00:10:49,320 Speaker 5: How was it, mister Granger? 182 00:10:49,519 --> 00:10:56,159 Speaker 2: Very delicious, kind of strong? But mister Grange, what's wrong? 183 00:10:56,279 --> 00:10:58,879 You look like you don't feel so good? No, all right, 184 00:11:00,360 --> 00:11:03,679 it's gonna get some air. Oh why don't you lie 185 00:11:03,720 --> 00:11:05,399 down for my I gotta. 186 00:11:05,159 --> 00:11:10,320 Speaker 5: Go got it here, mister g You can't go now, 187 00:11:10,320 --> 00:11:12,000 you're too tired, you're sleepy. 188 00:11:12,360 --> 00:11:13,519 Speaker 2: Why don't you let me get a pillow? 189 00:11:13,519 --> 00:11:14,039 Speaker 4: For you and rest. 190 00:11:14,080 --> 00:11:17,039 Speaker 2: You gotta get out of here. 191 00:11:17,480 --> 00:11:20,279 Speaker 5: Lie down, mister Granger, Lie down like a good little boy. 192 00:11:25,799 --> 00:11:35,639 Speaker 2: Sleep, mister Granger. Sleep. I'll continue with this interesting story 193 00:11:35,679 --> 00:11:45,279 in a minute. I don't remember anything after Nila ran 194 00:11:45,360 --> 00:11:47,240 telling me to sleep. When I came back alive, there 195 00:11:47,240 --> 00:11:48,960 was a taste like bear fur in my mouth, and 196 00:11:49,000 --> 00:11:51,080 my head was aching from every ankle. I tried to 197 00:11:51,120 --> 00:11:52,919 sit up and find I couldn't move my hands. I'd 198 00:11:52,919 --> 00:11:55,240 been tied firmly behind my back, and my feet were 199 00:11:55,279 --> 00:11:59,360 laced together two and I had the noise at the 200 00:11:59,360 --> 00:12:01,720 door scratch, as though someone was trying to break in. 201 00:12:02,120 --> 00:12:09,360 I hopped towards it. Who's there? 202 00:12:10,279 --> 00:12:11,519 Speaker 4: Open the door, mister Greene. 203 00:12:12,320 --> 00:12:14,120 Speaker 2: Let me see if I can do it. I just 204 00:12:14,159 --> 00:12:16,000 turn my back and see if I can reach the 205 00:12:16,039 --> 00:12:20,200 knob with my fingers. I nearly got it fine, hard on, mister, 206 00:12:21,960 --> 00:12:29,600 I got it now, only I my lexing kid. There 207 00:12:29,679 --> 00:12:30,159 wasn't lucked. 208 00:12:30,279 --> 00:12:34,799 Speaker 3: Oh, mister Gray, did you let a warrant tie you up? 209 00:12:34,919 --> 00:12:40,879 Speaker 2: I certainly did undo me with your kid there? 210 00:12:42,000 --> 00:12:43,120 Speaker 3: Yeah, I got your hands free. 211 00:12:43,200 --> 00:12:46,000 Speaker 2: Thanks, son of this, I owe you something well. 212 00:12:45,879 --> 00:12:48,000 Speaker 3: You know I didn't like that, missus Brandon. 213 00:12:47,720 --> 00:12:51,399 Speaker 2: I'll go along with that. Frankie there, I got the 214 00:12:51,440 --> 00:12:53,759 feet free. Let's get out of here. Don't just go 215 00:12:53,919 --> 00:12:54,519 and look around. 216 00:12:54,919 --> 00:12:57,080 Speaker 3: Isn't that why you wanted to get in here too. 217 00:12:56,919 --> 00:12:58,639 Speaker 2: Frank you went up against a very smart bunch of 218 00:12:58,639 --> 00:13:01,600 crooks that don't let things lay around for private eyes 219 00:13:01,639 --> 00:13:06,320 to find. I escorted Frankie Son to his apartment, told 220 00:13:06,360 --> 00:13:08,399 him to stay there for the second time, and called 221 00:13:08,480 --> 00:13:10,879 Cal Hendricks. I told him what had been happening to me, 222 00:13:11,440 --> 00:13:13,799 and I asked if he'd got anywhere with his investigations. 223 00:13:14,000 --> 00:13:16,879 Speaker 4: There's one person might help here, form a chandler. They 224 00:13:16,919 --> 00:13:17,519 could broke him. 225 00:13:17,600 --> 00:13:18,639 Speaker 2: Yeah, where do I find him? 226 00:13:18,639 --> 00:13:21,159 Speaker 4: Oh, you're a card. He lives in Rochelle. I'll give 227 00:13:21,200 --> 00:13:24,000 you his address. Thanks, Andy cambl of him. He was 228 00:13:24,080 --> 00:13:26,240 double truss once. It almost cost of his life. 229 00:13:26,279 --> 00:13:28,600 Speaker 2: So what the double trust was set up by a 230 00:13:28,639 --> 00:13:34,519 private detective. Cal gave me the character's name, Michael Fless. 231 00:13:34,559 --> 00:13:37,240 The address was an apartment has a new Rochelle. I 232 00:13:37,240 --> 00:13:41,679 grabbed a train and went there. It took under an 233 00:13:41,679 --> 00:13:43,720 now to get to the suburban city. Michael Fless lived 234 00:13:43,759 --> 00:13:50,519 in a building as circumspect as a Bible class Hello 235 00:13:51,480 --> 00:13:55,919 you're Michael Fless. I'm Steve Grainger, the private eye. Hack 236 00:13:56,000 --> 00:13:58,919 driver has been framed in New York. Is fixed without bail. 237 00:13:59,120 --> 00:14:01,519 Not interested, Greene, you will be when I tell you 238 00:14:01,559 --> 00:14:05,399 that the syndicate did the job ill straight. It could 239 00:14:05,399 --> 00:14:08,440 be that he's the head, like the law thinks. Here 240 00:14:08,519 --> 00:14:11,120 there's a day mixed up in a name Leela Rand. 241 00:14:11,600 --> 00:14:15,080 She mickeyed me. She's a snake. She helped get me. 242 00:14:15,240 --> 00:14:17,519 I want that cab driver around for Christmas. Tomorrow's the 243 00:14:17,600 --> 00:14:22,840 last day. Can you help me? Yeah? There's a character 244 00:14:22,840 --> 00:14:25,120 hangs around a nice spot on twenty third Street. His 245 00:14:25,240 --> 00:14:29,000 name is Louis Brill. He's my eye. He's been getting 246 00:14:29,000 --> 00:14:32,720 things together. Maybe this might be a good time to 247 00:14:32,720 --> 00:14:35,799 get even. It would the law would be on your side, 248 00:14:36,840 --> 00:14:41,200 thrank you what if I help? The law is out 249 00:14:41,559 --> 00:14:47,600 until it's over. I understand, okay, And you play it 250 00:14:47,679 --> 00:14:56,440 straight or play it dead. Mister Plash was not fooling. 251 00:14:56,679 --> 00:14:58,679 There was about as much Christmas spirit in his pale 252 00:14:58,679 --> 00:15:00,399 blue eyes as there is and a esque. I've always 253 00:15:00,440 --> 00:15:03,440 been locked out of his igloo. I wasn't kidding myself 254 00:15:03,440 --> 00:15:05,279 that this was a friendly character, but at least he 255 00:15:05,320 --> 00:15:08,399 looked like providing me with a little ammunition, even if 256 00:15:08,399 --> 00:15:11,480 it might back fire on me. In just a moment, 257 00:15:11,480 --> 00:15:18,919 I'll bring you the climax of the case. I left 258 00:15:18,919 --> 00:15:21,039 Michael Flets and made my way back to Manhattan, with 259 00:15:21,120 --> 00:15:23,279 him helping me along. I felt a bit more helpful 260 00:15:23,279 --> 00:15:26,559 in my fight for Frankie Smith. Even the trees placed 261 00:15:26,559 --> 00:15:28,279 in the windows along the Great White Way looked a 262 00:15:28,279 --> 00:15:30,759 little greener as they moved down towards the twenty third 263 00:15:30,799 --> 00:15:33,960 Street spot occupied by the mysterious Louis Brille. When I 264 00:15:34,039 --> 00:15:38,960 found him, mister Brille wasn't too pleasant enough. Fluss is 265 00:15:38,960 --> 00:15:42,279 playing it right or not? Mister forgotten about that other 266 00:15:42,360 --> 00:15:46,440 private eye? What do you want? What if you got on? 267 00:15:46,639 --> 00:15:49,080 Tell Straighter? In this crowd, I found out where the 268 00:15:49,120 --> 00:15:52,519 records of the Syndice are hidden. Old off building downtown 269 00:15:52,960 --> 00:15:56,440 on Water Street, half blocked from Pier seven. Any name 270 00:15:56,480 --> 00:15:59,120 on it for Easton Warehouse Company. The dummy hot fits 271 00:15:59,200 --> 00:16:01,720 it up by Straighter. You know what Dame named Leela 272 00:16:01,879 --> 00:16:04,799 rand As an apartment on fiftieth Street. Sure she's straight 273 00:16:04,840 --> 00:16:07,559 as a girl. She's been in on a million frames. 274 00:16:08,120 --> 00:16:11,080 Here's that apartment for just that purpose, where she really 275 00:16:11,080 --> 00:16:14,000 lived in three four seven eighties thirty fourth Street on 276 00:16:14,159 --> 00:16:17,240 her own name. Yeah, one more thing. A cabby named 277 00:16:17,240 --> 00:16:20,159 Frankie Smith was framed for her burglary job the rand 278 00:16:20,200 --> 00:16:24,600 woman's fiftieth Street address. He described a mug that slugged him. 279 00:16:25,759 --> 00:16:28,120 Who would some as straight as men be. We'll go 280 00:16:28,120 --> 00:16:31,200 over there her table on the inside. See that guy 281 00:16:31,240 --> 00:16:33,360 wearing a tan top cock. He might be the guy. 282 00:16:34,559 --> 00:16:41,799 He's not. He's the real slugger's boss. I started back 283 00:16:41,840 --> 00:16:44,240 uptown when I left the twenty third Street joint, but 284 00:16:44,360 --> 00:16:47,240 changed my mind and went down at police headquarters. In 285 00:16:47,279 --> 00:16:49,600 the identification bureau, I came across the picture of the 286 00:16:49,639 --> 00:16:51,559 man Brill had pointed out to me he had a 287 00:16:51,559 --> 00:16:54,399 record longer than an eight's arm. Five minutes later I 288 00:16:54,480 --> 00:16:57,799 was shown it a Frankie Smith's cell. Well, well, welcome 289 00:16:57,840 --> 00:17:00,320 to my humble abode, green shape, Frankie. I think we've 290 00:17:00,320 --> 00:17:01,639 come up with something, but I want you to look 291 00:17:01,639 --> 00:17:05,960 at his picture first. Recognize him. Yeah, he's a character 292 00:17:05,960 --> 00:17:08,519 WHI slugged me the other day. He's positive, Well is 293 00:17:08,519 --> 00:17:11,000 square to that identification and a witness stand with much 294 00:17:11,039 --> 00:17:17,000 emphasis and complete confidence. I took the picture back to 295 00:17:17,000 --> 00:17:19,839 the Identification Bureau got a report on the Hudlam's present 296 00:17:19,880 --> 00:17:24,279 address and whether it received a shock. He lived in 297 00:17:24,319 --> 00:17:27,200 the same building on fiftieth Street. Does Leila Rand saying out, 298 00:17:28,119 --> 00:17:30,960 I headed straight for cal Hendrix's home base, told him 299 00:17:30,960 --> 00:17:32,799 what I'd found out. Maybe we could get to that 300 00:17:32,839 --> 00:17:34,519 whole um and sweit him a little. If he confess, 301 00:17:34,599 --> 00:17:37,039 frank he smith it go free, then we could stick 302 00:17:37,039 --> 00:17:40,319 the DA's office into perils straight a syndicate records and 303 00:17:40,400 --> 00:17:43,119 make it up to flus You Rochelle, good idea, But 304 00:17:43,200 --> 00:17:44,759 I think we ought to get to the record first. 305 00:17:44,960 --> 00:17:47,279 Would that be playing at square with Frankie He still 306 00:17:47,319 --> 00:17:49,519 wouldn't get out of that burglary charge. Yeah, that's right. 307 00:17:49,880 --> 00:17:55,319 Let's pay this hoodlum a visit first. His apartment is 308 00:17:55,400 --> 00:17:57,720 right next to the one Leila Rand uses smart set 309 00:17:57,799 --> 00:18:00,640 up for that gang any time that a framed pull. Ah, 310 00:18:00,960 --> 00:18:03,000 Hey the doors opening, quick back around the corner. 311 00:18:07,240 --> 00:18:09,640 Speaker 5: Okay, now we're leaving, But don't forget these things. 312 00:18:09,640 --> 00:18:12,440 Speaker 2: You will get you if you don't get him, Oh worry, 313 00:18:12,640 --> 00:18:15,319 he'll be lost by morning. You have a plan you too. 314 00:18:15,200 --> 00:18:19,680 Speaker 4: Want, right, Les Joys. 315 00:18:23,279 --> 00:18:26,279 Speaker 2: Recognize the man with the ram down hell straighter. Yeah, 316 00:18:26,319 --> 00:18:28,640 I know. Listen, call you follow them, find out where 317 00:18:28,640 --> 00:18:31,119 they go. I don't here to list myself. Okay, meet 318 00:18:31,160 --> 00:18:33,519 you your place out in front right. I woke down 319 00:18:35,680 --> 00:18:43,640 a who's there, Straighter? I forgot something? Hey, you eat up? 320 00:18:44,759 --> 00:18:47,039 Get in there. You can get up those hands and 321 00:18:47,079 --> 00:18:48,960 keep him up. What are you trying to pull on 322 00:18:49,079 --> 00:18:51,799 Steve Granger? Does that mean anything to you? No, that 323 00:18:51,880 --> 00:18:53,759 doesn't mean anything that I had a little ran today 324 00:18:53,799 --> 00:18:55,839 to get rid of me either. She was only fooled 325 00:18:56,039 --> 00:18:58,039 like you were pulling when he slug Frankie Smith and 326 00:18:58,039 --> 00:19:00,359 then framed him for baguary. I don't know anything. Frankie 327 00:19:00,359 --> 00:19:03,000 can identify you, Buster. I'm gonna take you downtown and 328 00:19:03,000 --> 00:19:04,960 you can tell the cops your story if they believe it. 329 00:19:05,000 --> 00:19:08,039 Now wait, America Hat, we're paying a call on police headquarters. 330 00:19:12,799 --> 00:19:14,680 As I spoke, the door behind me was push open 331 00:19:14,920 --> 00:19:17,039 and two shots, saying in the room, hold them through 332 00:19:17,079 --> 00:19:19,000 to the floor, mortally wounded and pulling me with him. 333 00:19:19,240 --> 00:19:21,079 When I got back to my feet, enough time had 334 00:19:21,079 --> 00:19:23,160 passed for the assailant to get to the bronx. I 335 00:19:23,200 --> 00:19:25,720 found one thing, the key in the door I wrapped 336 00:19:25,720 --> 00:19:29,000 in my handkerchief, hoping for fingerprints. It's a check. I 337 00:19:29,039 --> 00:19:31,000 went down into the main hallway of the building and 338 00:19:31,000 --> 00:19:33,519 found cal HENDRICKX just sitting up on the floor. Oh 339 00:19:33,559 --> 00:19:35,480 my head, what happened to you? Cal On? They must 340 00:19:35,480 --> 00:19:37,279 have got wise to me. I came down the steps 341 00:19:37,359 --> 00:19:39,759 round at a corner and blam, I caught it and 342 00:19:39,799 --> 00:19:42,079 it mustter smelled something when I saw you. They got 343 00:19:42,119 --> 00:19:43,799 you out of the way and they went back upstairs, 344 00:19:43,880 --> 00:19:45,880 unlocked the door and shut the handy man. Oh it's great. 345 00:19:45,880 --> 00:19:48,279 Did you get anything out of it? Yeah? I won't 346 00:19:48,319 --> 00:19:51,799 do any good now he's dead. I don't think any 347 00:19:51,839 --> 00:19:55,799 statement I'd make would stand up. That's that. Yeah, it 348 00:19:55,880 --> 00:19:59,039 comes a homicide crew with a handful of questions. After that, 349 00:19:59,200 --> 00:20:00,920 I want to go down to the I got a 350 00:20:01,000 --> 00:20:06,519 key with fingerprints. I hope. We told the homicide men 351 00:20:06,559 --> 00:20:08,880 our story. They promised to get out of pickup on 352 00:20:08,920 --> 00:20:11,640 pell Straighter and Leela Wren, a pickup that wouldn't do 353 00:20:11,720 --> 00:20:14,559 much good because they'd obviously out of by themselves. Then 354 00:20:14,599 --> 00:20:18,440 we went to the police lab. We got an interesting report. Well, Steve, 355 00:20:18,480 --> 00:20:19,920 what the lab boys tell you if the key had 356 00:20:19,960 --> 00:20:22,160 the print of a thumb and forefinger, cow oh good, 357 00:20:22,359 --> 00:20:24,920 better than you think. The prince are those of a 358 00:20:24,920 --> 00:20:28,559 woman's Leela Ren. Who else's now we need as a 359 00:20:28,599 --> 00:20:32,480 paraffin test down on Straighter and Leela Wren and we'll 360 00:20:32,519 --> 00:20:35,160 know which one shot their mug pal and maybe Frankie 361 00:20:35,160 --> 00:20:37,160 Smith will be out for Christmas if the police pick 362 00:20:37,200 --> 00:20:39,119 up that path. You and I won't wait for that 363 00:20:39,240 --> 00:20:41,359 old boy. You know, We're going down to that warehouse 364 00:20:41,400 --> 00:20:44,200 and get the syndicate records. That way we can force 365 00:20:44,240 --> 00:20:55,079 their hand. God Jackie, nice night pro murder. He cut 366 00:20:55,079 --> 00:20:59,440 that out places right ahead to the sign bar easton Gumps. 367 00:21:00,000 --> 00:21:05,200 How are you gonna get it? Here's the doors. We 368 00:21:05,440 --> 00:21:09,960 can't wait for somebody to unlock it for us one. 369 00:21:10,119 --> 00:21:17,920 But hey, you are mister Hendricks, was it? Why do 370 00:21:18,000 --> 00:21:20,920 we start? I can make out what looks like an 371 00:21:20,920 --> 00:21:26,319 office over there. Yeah, and there's a light code. Want 372 00:21:26,359 --> 00:21:30,119 me to put it? Well, we got to lose two 373 00:21:30,279 --> 00:21:38,880 fighting cases. Yeah, find anything, Take a look, records of 374 00:21:38,960 --> 00:21:42,200 gambling takes, operations of different places, straight the signature all 375 00:21:42,200 --> 00:21:45,599 over everything. Yeah, I look, and I ran the signature. 376 00:21:45,640 --> 00:21:48,400 We've got hurt too. If we can only get cranky 377 00:21:48,480 --> 00:21:52,440 Smith out of the clink, what about that I don't know. 378 00:21:54,480 --> 00:22:02,359 Answer went up, Yeah, what do you want? 379 00:22:02,960 --> 00:22:05,680 Speaker 4: I want you to leave those rickets alone. If you do, 380 00:22:05,839 --> 00:22:07,359 frank will be free an hour. 381 00:22:07,480 --> 00:22:19,319 Speaker 2: You've got him. Yeah, I'll do as you ask. I 382 00:22:19,359 --> 00:22:21,799 told Cal what had happened. We agreed that I would 383 00:22:21,839 --> 00:22:24,039 be in my office in an hour, But first he 384 00:22:24,079 --> 00:22:26,720 and I went uptown to the thirty fourth Street building 385 00:22:26,960 --> 00:22:30,160 where Leila Rand really lived. I left Cal behind with 386 00:22:30,240 --> 00:22:32,359 instructions to wait five minutes and then come up. 387 00:22:34,519 --> 00:22:37,240 Speaker 5: Come in, Granger, put your hands in sight. 388 00:22:38,160 --> 00:22:39,200 Speaker 2: You were waiting for me? 389 00:22:39,359 --> 00:22:43,079 Speaker 5: Huh, certainly I've had a man on you ever since 390 00:22:43,079 --> 00:22:44,319 you got away from my little plan. 391 00:22:45,359 --> 00:22:49,599 Speaker 2: Howevery move you've made? Now what you got to go? 392 00:22:50,519 --> 00:22:53,319 Just like you shot your mug helper? Why not? Where's 393 00:22:53,440 --> 00:22:54,599 Trader in the kitchen? 394 00:22:54,960 --> 00:23:04,359 Speaker 5: The out a second, Frankie day, I'll tell you drop it? 395 00:23:05,599 --> 00:23:06,599 Speaker 4: You drop it straighter? 396 00:23:06,759 --> 00:23:14,759 Speaker 2: You well, friends, that's the story. I'll be back to 397 00:23:14,759 --> 00:23:24,519 wrap up the case in just a minute. Oh el 398 00:23:24,599 --> 00:23:27,440 Hendrix had crashed through the door when pelle Strader turned 399 00:23:27,480 --> 00:23:29,519 on in the newspaper man lifted in through the shoulder. 400 00:23:29,799 --> 00:23:31,920 We took him both down a headquarters, told our story 401 00:23:31,960 --> 00:23:35,039 and saw Frankie Smith released from custody. It was five 402 00:23:35,039 --> 00:23:37,359 in the morning. The next time we met was in 403 00:23:37,400 --> 00:23:40,519 Frankie Smith's apartment. Here you and cal certainly make a 404 00:23:40,559 --> 00:23:42,880 good team. Greety, I had a lot of lucky breaks. Oh, 405 00:23:42,920 --> 00:23:45,200 by the way, the police Parafan Strada and Lila Wren. 406 00:23:45,559 --> 00:23:48,599 That charming lady is going up for murder. She shot 407 00:23:48,599 --> 00:23:50,599 the guy who was saw the meal. She's only dead. 408 00:23:50,680 --> 00:23:52,720 It looked like she was even straight as Botts Straighter 409 00:23:52,759 --> 00:23:55,559 is in deep too. Those syndicate records. Plus the bail 410 00:23:55,680 --> 00:23:59,759 bond broker is yelling if got him but hot, plenty hot. 411 00:24:00,000 --> 00:24:01,599 At least we did what Steve said out to We 412 00:24:01,640 --> 00:24:05,519 got you out for Christmas. Eve. Hi, hello little man? 413 00:24:05,799 --> 00:24:07,000 What are you carrying that package? 414 00:24:07,119 --> 00:24:10,200 Speaker 3: My Christmas present to my pop? I decided to give. 415 00:24:10,039 --> 00:24:13,200 Speaker 2: It him now, Holy smoke, what are you're giving him? 416 00:24:13,200 --> 00:24:14,200 Twenty pounds a web? 417 00:24:14,480 --> 00:24:18,039 Speaker 3: No, he always forgets the Sea Freeze cab license, so 418 00:24:18,160 --> 00:24:21,279 this year I get it for There's fifty dollars worth 419 00:24:21,319 --> 00:24:22,720 of pennies in that package. 420 00:24:23,119 --> 00:24:25,960 Speaker 2: Well, how do you like that? I'll tell you, Frankie 421 00:24:26,480 --> 00:24:33,400 that was my son. I like it fine. Steve Granger again, 422 00:24:33,720 --> 00:24:35,759 you've just heard one of the most interesting cases in 423 00:24:35,799 --> 00:24:39,200 my files. I'll have another one for you, so be 424 00:24:39,319 --> 00:24:40,519 around next time. 425 00:24:48,119 --> 00:24:54,799 Speaker 1: Welcome back. Overall, a decent episode. It's not deep at all. 426 00:24:55,160 --> 00:25:00,000 There's no search eating through the chronicles of ten cents 427 00:25:00,279 --> 00:25:05,880 Bohemian kings. It's just a typical Granger case, but at Christmas, 428 00:25:06,200 --> 00:25:11,559 with Granger delivering a kid's best present his dad, a 429 00:25:11,680 --> 00:25:15,279 very simple, enjoyable tale. I will say that it was 430 00:25:15,359 --> 00:25:20,359 a little weird that Leela wran bothered to drug Granger. 431 00:25:20,480 --> 00:25:24,279 She wasn't trying to kill him and he was leaving anyway. 432 00:25:24,720 --> 00:25:27,680 I mean, was she trying to fulfill something that's in 433 00:25:27,759 --> 00:25:30,599 the Femme fatale union contract? 434 00:25:30,920 --> 00:25:32,079 Speaker 2: Also for old. 435 00:25:31,880 --> 00:25:35,319 Speaker 1: Time radio fans, I think her name was way too 436 00:25:35,359 --> 00:25:39,440 close to the name of Leela Ransom, the on and 437 00:25:39,920 --> 00:25:44,119 again off again girlfriend of the great Yolder Sleeve. But 438 00:25:44,240 --> 00:25:48,559 other than that, a decent Granger episode. Well, now it 439 00:25:48,799 --> 00:25:52,200 is time to think our Patreon supporter of the day, 440 00:25:52,279 --> 00:25:55,319 and I want to go ahead and think Greg Patreon 441 00:25:55,440 --> 00:26:00,599 supporter since April of twenty twenty, currently supporting the podcast 442 00:26:00,640 --> 00:26:04,160 at the Shawmus level of four dollars or more per month. 443 00:26:04,720 --> 00:26:09,079 That will do it for today. Our Christmas programming continues 444 00:26:09,160 --> 00:26:13,480 on other podcasts On the Old Time Radio snack Wagon. 445 00:26:13,640 --> 00:26:19,599 Our Christmas episode is posted tomorrow we'll have our final 446 00:26:19,799 --> 00:26:24,000 Amazing World of Radio Christmas special. We will be back 447 00:26:24,599 --> 00:26:28,519 in three weeks with another episode of Danger with Granger 448 00:26:28,720 --> 00:26:32,920 with encores the next two weeks, but join us back 449 00:26:32,960 --> 00:26:38,119 here tomorrow for a non holiday related episode of The 450 00:26:38,240 --> 00:26:39,759 Big Story where. 451 00:26:40,599 --> 00:26:42,839 Speaker 2: They identification on the dead man yet Hudge. 452 00:26:44,200 --> 00:26:46,519 Speaker 6: It's a garage mechanic named Carl Andrews. 453 00:26:47,160 --> 00:26:50,920 Speaker 2: Anything else? What do you mean any more information I 454 00:26:50,920 --> 00:26:53,079 can use for a story? Love question? 455 00:26:53,160 --> 00:26:57,160 Speaker 6: According to everything I read, newspaper reporters and private detectors 456 00:26:57,200 --> 00:27:00,680 are real bright guys. They always kept to the criminals, 457 00:27:00,759 --> 00:27:04,920 single handed professional cops just to dope with no clovisor one. 458 00:27:05,000 --> 00:27:07,559 So why don't you get your own information? 459 00:27:08,079 --> 00:27:10,799 Speaker 2: Frankly, I wouldn't know how. I've never captured a criminal 460 00:27:10,799 --> 00:27:13,039 in my life, and you probably think you could. I 461 00:27:13,119 --> 00:27:14,319 know very well I couldn't. 462 00:27:14,440 --> 00:27:16,920 Speaker 1: I hope you'll be with us then in the meantime. 463 00:27:17,079 --> 00:27:21,559 Send your comments to Box thirteen at Great Detectives dot net, 464 00:27:21,599 --> 00:27:24,920 follow us on Twitter at Radio Detectives, and check us 465 00:27:24,960 --> 00:27:31,519 out on Instagram, Instagram, dot com slash, great detectives from Boise, Idaho. 466 00:27:31,799 --> 00:27:34,559 This is your host, Adam graham Son and all