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nineteen fifty four, here is the Case of the Big Fix.
Speaker 2: No, we invite you to listen to the adventures of
the Falcon Mike Wings the Case of the Fix. There's
one thing to learn. Work. He doesn't always make weak
In the case, I'm wid, I give you Dutch Schneider.
Dutch is a solid looking citizen. Behind him a heart
on his desk. It's a belovet of air crop. He's
a gambler by profession, but that doesn't mean to take chances. Oh,
Dutch likes to play it knives and safe. That probably
explains why he stares with Aubrey, his disbelief and a
light on his desk which sticks on and off with
appropriate sound effects. O'neils, Yeah, what's going on out there?
What do you think that it's great? Are you doing
any gammon? Damn it? No? We wo I'm glad they're
having fun? Oo was the guy? I am mister Snyder,
I'm a minor' neils. If you want to see many there?
What's your name? Or it was your car? But sided
in card? Why wasn't I notified as this rage? Would
you mind repeating that? Please? I asked why I wasn't warned?
Your boy must have done at least one hundred thousand
dollars worth of damn it easy. You know I's gonna
pay for it. Oh, you upon my salary. Don't be silly, anil.
What is let me off a hole on the phone? No,
I get it is Arthur All your contact man? Right, Well,
this is the funniest thing I've heard yet. If they
I know so? So he clipped you too, I'm surprised
at you, dotch. What are you talking about? How about
Arthur told you a bill of jod you could keep
us out of your hair if you're paid off to him? Well,
well he was kidding here. Arthur Hall has as much
influence in New York as my brother in law, and
even with me on the foort, he can't get himself arrested.
If Hall was bluffing, why wasn't my club knocked off before?
Oh you're just lucky. Run the staff and we didn't
get around to you. They's we can't get over it.
Arthur Hall clipping a hip character? Ain't you all right? Guards?
And it is funny, but you'll prod me if I
don't laugh right now. The joke seems to be on me,
but you off. Yes, I was detained to be office figure.
Speaker 3: Why didn't around to your phone that Snyder's been trying
to reach too?
Speaker 2: All eating? Oh did he call here? You know what
I got?
Speaker 3: The idea was a little annoyed with you?
Speaker 2: Right? What do you say? What he said? Don when
he said it? Sitten Peggy, I I gotta leave time
for a few days. Huh, yeah, something that something just
come up for you remember? Out of mind?
Speaker 3: Not so you don't have to explain. No, I coustometer place, Honey,
leave it right now.
Speaker 2: I'm going to Los Angeles.
Speaker 3: Oh that explained He that.
Speaker 2: Explains what why North American Airlines called and concerned your reservation?
You couldn't lew it? Well, the must have made a
mistake here. Hello, hello Dutch, Well what are you doing here?
Are a couple of things I want to take up
with this mind? Living at Alns little while missus homes No, Peggy,
come back, Peggy? Well they got there. Listen, sit and Dutch.
I know what you're going to say, But then I
won't have to say that there was a slip up.
I've been on the phone all day. Those boys had
no right to rate your play home, but they did well.
I got them. Why we to talk of the commissioner tomorrow.
I don't see how you're going to manage it. What
do you what do you mean where? Let's talk properly.
If you have teeth and I don't think you're going
to have many lamp come in? Are you George Kelk?
I'm Martha Hall. I spoke to you on the phone.
Oh yes, I'll be wait in a minute. I I've
got to hear this s like. Look Kelk, I'm a
busy man. Well, if you're in a hurry, mister Holl,
you're better take your pickiness elsewhere. Well, i'll wait. That's
the ticky. It's WC. You know what's responsible for most
of the troubles in this world, mister Hall. People are
signed the wrong value to thing. But take music for example.
That's important because there's a common denominal. Look, Calc, I
didn't come over here for lecture. There is no extracise.
All right, what can I do for? You? Want to
do a job for me? Not particularly, But I'm a
crest as tall. I only accept commissions on life. I'll
pay you five hundred dollars. Oh you're not even in
my register. You'll have to go higher about them. That's
a little better. And have you got the money on
you right now? Well? Yes, but it's all I have
at the moment. It's enough for me, all right. It's
what's the name of your party? But might you know
him only by reputations? He's the one about your that's
my business. As you say, it's tall as your business.
So if you'll allow me, I'll be getting down to mine.
Yes a second, Yes, you've got schnyder side kelkis my name?
Georgie l chlk me When I heard that name before,
I don't know. Have you like sure you're that gome
on that you won't hurt my feelings? I did not
take any exence. I frankly it won't make much difference.
You might if I small try my brand the match? Thanks? Where?
Why do I get it? Y? What's wrong with right here?
And she was ready the noise? I guess you didn't
notice the silencer on this baby. Excuse me for trying
to tell you yours. That's quite all right. You don't
my talking not at all. Oh, I see you go
into the classical? Whose album is that you've got on?
A Chakowski chunty Shatto Rubenstein? Oh have you here Harwi's plan?
I like Rubenstein's better set a lot more fire while
you're out of mind. No one can touch Harwich want
to come to execution? You ought to know. I'm sorry,
I said tell me something. That's why? Is it? The
nice guys always get it? Well, there's no reason why
they should. I look help. I don't want to suck
to you, But can't we talk this over? You know
I'm afraid not I know who put you up to?
It was? After all? Well, I went difference to set
me a lot. You got nothing in common with all?
Wouldn't you rather work for me? Oh? Definitely, But it's
too late. Not why you can't tell me you're afraid
of all? I don't know what he gave you, but
I'll pay you ten thousand dollars for that gun fully loaded. Well,
I don't know that I've never done anything like this before,
and if I did, no, I wouldn't want you to
think that the money you're offering it any effects on
my decisions. No, but there was tell us something about
that fellohol, it just rubbed me the wrong way. You know,
I like that? Get to go? How did you get
in here, old superintendent?
Speaker 3: I was a friend of yours.
Speaker 2: Good for you. I'm glad you made yourself at home.
You know. Mind my taking off my teeth, not a bit.
I like to keep people comfortable.
Speaker 3: You got to get some better reading to carry.
Speaker 2: There's a rating for you overlooked.
Speaker 3: No, I didn't last week.
Speaker 2: I'm terribly sorry, miss Hall.
Speaker 3: Piggy Hall are the piache and I'm the way to
be sorry.
Speaker 2: That's what my set back. Why be formal?
Speaker 3: What are your welcome things? For most of the pot detectives?
Speaker 2: I know you know many.
Speaker 3: I got one of the family as Hall. Have you
hear of them?
Speaker 2: Unfortunately he's my husband.
Speaker 3: I shudn't say he'd never did a hit to me.
Speaker 2: It's a wonderful recommendation. What I thought.
Speaker 3: I think my husband's playing around.
Speaker 2: Well, what do you want me to do about her?
Speaker 3: Find out who's girl is? What their plans?
Speaker 2: Are? You fucking heard of us? How about your husband?
I don't think so. I don't think so either. Oh look, Sagan,
I'm busy. You're always busy. Worrying. Why don't you take
a little time out once in a while. I'm not
Connie Corby, or am I this lady's piggy hall, isn't Gane?
How is you novel? I'm a detective too, like to
see how I operate love too well? First I went
to your home and the mate showed me you left
the messages. If anybody look for you, you'd be closeted
with a falcon here. Why the home, Mike, you are
a devil? Look Corbet, what are you getting at? Didn't
she go you? No, She told me if she wanted
to get rid of her husband, and she did. We
just found his body. Put your shoes on, Lucy. Those
stone floors at headquarters can be awfully cold on your tootsy.
In a moment, we'll continue you with the adventures of
the pocon All. Back to the Adventures of the pocon
there's no cliche. It's always darker before the dawn, and
judging by the signs here, daybreak was way off. While
Sargeant Corport Gate about my office, I watched my client
Taggy har put on her too. Little thing like that
can tell you a lot for me. It proved two things.
One my client was innocent, and two she had lovely
ankles like you see. I love it. You want to
hate me for asking this day, But if you kill
your husband do I'm okay? The kind of a girl
who world? You're a founder, Mike, I know, I want
to watch my mouth. I was selt oh right, I
didn't do. Who do you think it is?
Speaker 3: I no idea, But if you'd ask me who'd have.
Speaker 2: Lied to I'll amend the question.
Speaker 3: That's Snider for one.
Speaker 2: For two, I think that's got to be about to
hold you for a while. Boy like that should hold
me for life. What do they have against a conviction?
Speaker 3: He was a man with context?
Speaker 2: I get it. How much did he nick Dutch for?
I really don't know what That must have been a
substantial amount. It's called an achievement to take money away
from mister Schneider, And I wondered if i'd be giving
you guys? How about your kids? Know? If I score?
All right? You guys your stuff on it? Oh sight,
tables gotta be ready in time? Where's the left? That up?
All right? To mean? No good? Mack case? Get it open?
Hello Dutch? Why if it isn't the one and only
falk and how hope they closed you up? They did?
What's all the activities for? I had to get a
boy something to do. I'd like to see him occupy.
It keeps him out of trouble. Oh that's on your mind?
Can we talk someplace where there's less tame through me
being hit on the head by a hammer. Cure, Come
in the office. What'd you step? Always trying to it
is about a shadow out smugglers, worrying. Never says no, dotter,
that's the squirt here you are? Yeah, so hello, okay,
this is good? All right? Weary to what do I
owe the pleasure? Well, for one thing, I was wondering
whether you found a successors you want to haul the
success Well, a lot of thing used to work for it.
To me, Oh, I'm glad you mentioned that, Mike. I
could use a good contract man, which I just can't do.
What's wrong with you? Me? Oh? I got a client?
So what so I'm afraid your interests are diametrically opposed.
I'm working for Peggy Hall. Well, don't tell me the
police police she killed her husband. How did you know
he was there? So several sources as a matter of fact,
I think it was a flash of the radio about
an hour ago. What it's saying, I think Mar's only
does someone send a thirty two slucks who was right
in his office and the cops were holding her hot suspect.
It is why the teams are out of their minds.
Why would Peggy kill him? My King's Arthur signed everything
you don't over to her and she didn't want to
give it back. What's no motives? I forgot to mention
that everything had to own amount of the court one
hundred thousand dollars. Hey, you private detectives do all right
for other detectives and detectives juck Arthur had a few
soft touches. He convinced a couple of clients he had
political conditions, and he was looking for a fat little
feet each week. Hey, you don't have to tell me.
I was one of the principle contributors who I've heard.
What that's me is why the police haven't talked to you.
Maybe they have want to tell him, obviously, I'll have
to convince him at it and murder user, you want
to try convincing me? Represented how's your drake the drink? Oh? Fine,
you want one for the road. Oh, I don't know. Hurry,
I can spare another few minutes. That is, well, I can't.
It's okay, Dot, you don't have to beat me over
the head. I can take a hand. Let's see you
are on the poor room. M Hello, do I tell
the last man I expected to see? Well, I hope
you don't mind my dropping around. I brought over the
Horowitz recording of the piano Pichetto. Oh yes, I thought
maybe you'd like to compare it with the Littlebenstein job.
You uh really didn't come for that, did it. I
guess there's no use my trying to keep you now.
I used to feel funny. I've known you, uh how long?
Maybe uh twenty four hours? And yet I feel that
there's a bond between us. Why you know me better
than I do myself? For example, I used to think
I was incorruptible. Oh come no, I mean that I
always tried it myself, that once I undertook uh an assignment,
nothing could swerve me for my purpose. But you did,
didn't You do as you did it with the money?
Did I know that? Yes? Seemed to put ideas in life,
or get to the point count. But all I'm trying
to say is that suddenly money has become tremendously important
to me, So so I want lots of it? And
do I look like fortnight? Well a reasonable facsimile. I
sold you your life at nine o'clock last night to
ten thousand dollars. That was pretty cheap. But well, I
bet I could have gotten five times that easily if
I had that much here, Well, you better start losing
it otherwise. I got to a fellow named Mike Wearing. No,
you wouldn't do that. Why not? I just don't think
you would. Why you're wrong that? How can I be?
You admit? I know you're better than you do yourself.
And I don't see you going to Mike Wearing, I
just don't see it. I don't see if we understand
each other count I think we do now, and you'd
be willing to repeop the things story to the cops.
My nine. Well, you admit it that you've been hired
by Aldohol to take care of Dutch Nyder. If but
nothing happens that it isn't all what can happen to me?
You've got imagine logical minds? Thank you? Well, what do
you think of Bedutch's reaction when you learn who've been
up here. Well, I'm really not worried. You see, I
can look after myself. Hoping to prove it, hope a
death's drawer. I'm going start with the bottom one on
the right. What are you talking about? You've got a
recording machine somewhere in there, and you've been taking down
every bit of this dialogue. How did you know that
you're talking to a man who keeps up with the
leadst in that scene. I do a little home recording myself.
Oh but who thought of placing the microphone in the
waste paper basket? I mean, I take you that from
a story I want you to add. I mean it's
a good idea, all right, wear I get away from
the disk, Go away the gun, j I said, get
away from that? How do you see? Oh that's too bad.
Next time, remember you're not dealing with namety. I never
auditioned for free kilk. And look ahead, it just take
a little more water. Nor come on, come on, let
me Oh just take it easy. I'll take it easy, chum.
Something new has been added? Huh? Three stiches in your scalp?
H When did you get here? About an hour ago? Well,
let me. Let me see that set. There's nothing to
see there. Oh you don't have to buy yourself a
new record there, listen call it. A boy named George
Kelk was up here. I know you kept babbling his name.
Well he can clear Peggy's haul. Now, look, I tell
you I had the evidence. I ever seen no shoes.
We'll just stopped trying to human me. Arthur Haul originally
hired this Calcter bomb Dutch Schneider. Only Dutch was lucky
and bought its way out. I's got a strong enough
motive for you. You mean for ducks getting back at
Arthur home. Yeah, well, I'd be out of my mind
to say it wasn't. Well, Kelk can prove the whole business.
No he can't. Look sagiant. I talked with the man.
He told me at nine o'clock last night. He went
up and braced gotch That's where you're run into trouble.
I don't see why. Well, that's because you haven't seen
the autopsy report. Arthur Hall was dead at eight, that's right,
a full hour before Kelk even got the Dutch. Yeah,
you better get the ass for in, Mike. Your headaches
are just beginning in a moment, we'll continue with the
adventures of the Polcon. All back to the adventures of
the Polcon. If Georgie Kelch made me sick, Sergeant Corvidd
wasn't exactly what the doctor ought to either. I refuse
to believe that Arthur Hall was killed an hour before
he even met Dutch Schneider. The sergeant showed it to
me in black and white. Here you are you behave?
When did this autosity report comes through? Round six fifteen?
And I why didn't you call me? I tried to,
but you were well you could have left. No, he
got the other leads. No, you're client missus. Hall still
refuses to tell us what she did with a gun?
What gun? One of the ones you bought three months ago?
In a pawn shot? All right, well, here hurts of it.
He was afraid with Arthur away from homes off And
that's possible. Why you buy it under a phony name?
He's a Loman wha, yes, of course that explains everything. Wow,
how can finally run a down through the car. The
pawnbroker remembers he was driving a blue sid Dan and
they got the first four numbers of the license for
the observant boy, what kind of a gun? Was it?
A police special? Devil was used on Hall? Could be
the slug we tried out of the wall was too
bad to tell. Look call it Peggy didn't kill her husband.
It's not in character. Oh that's good, that's real good. Hey,
you spend all of sixty minutes with the girl and
already you got her analyze. I tug you. Wait a minute. Oh,
if I'm not the original idiot, I've been saying that
for years. What's Peggy now? I'd expect Oh, I got
to see her. I just thought of something. The way
my mind is working lately, I can't take a chance
of forgetting it. If there's anything I can do, Peg you,
why anything at all? Just let me know. Thanks.
Speaker 3: Let's not to the plain like where he didn't have everything.
Speaker 2: Where much as I just liked the guy, I gotta
admit he's capable. But if you want anybody, I'll open
him up. Suman, Hello, Peggy? What happened? I used my
head when I shouldn't have. Oh, I'm sorry. I didn't
realize I had company. It's all right, Mike, I'm believe it.
Don't on my account, Dutch. Uh, the sergeant here has
a call out for George count kelt Han't you heard
he was up to see me, desire? I didn't think
he would. Why not? I didn't think he knew anything
about our murder. You're right he didn't. Oh hey, Mike,
you said it was something you wanted to add, missus Hall.
Oh yes, I'm glad you reminded me. Charge and I
almost forgot again? You got any plans for the night, Peggy,
that's not funny. I'm serious. I'd like to take you out.
Haven't I got anything to say about that? And don't
get me wrong, sergeant, with the housing shortage what it is,
I wouldn't leave you with an empty room. Mister Snyder
had been moving in her place? How about it? Judge,
what are you trying to say? Wherein you killed Arta Hall? There?
I said it, and I'm glad. I can't believe it.
I can't believe Bruce dud Snyder killed Alster. Which is
health Teggy, but it is obviously you had to be one.
Speaker 3: Of you on that days. I'm glad you picked on that.
Speaker 2: What can you give it? Said? Gun you? Miss Lake
fuck Sargean Corvitt said it was a police special and
that's a thirty eight calib a job. That's true. Well,
when I asked Corvett if he was positive the bullet
was fired from the police specialist, he admitted, they couldn't
tell for sure. Yeah. So, so how come when I
first went to see Dutch Schneider he knew definitely it
was our thirty two.
Speaker 3: Oh well, of course Dutch must have had inside information
the very best.
Speaker 2: After the raid on his club, Dutch went to your
home and beat the devil a lot of author. Well,
why didn't you kill him? The father much have promised
to return the money he got frott of it? How
could I have to do that? Author has signed over
practically everything me old to me sure. And then when
Dutch realized he had no chance of recouping, he went
to your husband's office and killed him. But in between, Arthur,
in between that I mean, Arthur hired Georgie Kelt. At
the time Kelk located Dutch Author was dead.
Speaker 3: Should I say that I'm sorry?
Speaker 2: Not if you don't feel like it. But you don't
want to let this prejudice you against all man? Oh no,
I won't. No. I know now the type I can handle.
Speaker 3: When I see one of the other times, I'm going
to start running.
Speaker 2: How you recognize the other kindel Oh, that's easy.
Speaker 1: Welcome back. It's kind of heartwarming to see that special
friendship developed between a hit man and his intended victim.
Even though it did break up, it was really sweet
while it lasted. I was dismayed about the Falcon. When
he was asking questions about his client's visit to the pawnshop,
he was focused on entirely the wrong thing. It was
all about the gun, but he didn't ask the really
pertinent question. Sergeant Corbett said that she drove up to
the pawnshop in a blue Sedan. He needed to ask
was it a blue Nash? And I mean, if not,
what was the world coming to in the spring of
nineteen fifty four. Well, one thing that it was coming
to was that Nash was no longer an entity in
its own right as of February, as there had been
a merger with Hudson to create the American Motors Company,
and that company, though, did turn out nashes until nineteen
fifty seven. And besides that, there were thousands of Nashes
around for all of the characters in The FallCon to
be able to drive. But nevertheless, I can see why
they thought maybe the Nash thing should be abandoned, although
we might be surprised in the final episode of the run.
Who knows it might make a comeback? All right well,
listener comments and feedback and then over on YouTube sasof
rits in on the case of the Fated Rose, Adam,
if you're serious about showing up in a blue Nash
next week, we sure to get one with the high
dramatic transmission and a lift to start gearshift. I think
that you'll lock the way it drives. Well, thanks so much.
I'm much more of a look fondly and appreciatively at
classic cars guy rather than a drives them sort. I
have thought about doing some things for the podcast that
time to the real life origins, like recording a podcast
of the Lux Radio Theater from the Ricardo Montabon Theater
in Los Angeles where the Lux Radio Theater was originally performed.
And one of my favorite things I would love to
do is when we do Voyage of the Scarlet Queen,
to find someone who has a boat black would have
been used in the series and record the first couple
of episodes from the deck of the ship. I'm not
certain that is even tactical from an acoustics standpoint. But again,
thanks so much. Appreciate the comments say us off, as
well as the car recommendation. All right, well, now it's
time to thank our Patreon supporter of the day, and
I want to thank Michael, Patreon supporter since March twenty sixteen,
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Speaker 2: Kind of whip? Sorry?
Speaker 3: Good, that's okay.
Speaker 2: I just take the cab up there. Kevin from the
bank day, Hey, Kyle, say did it? Sorry?
Speaker 3: My camps take it?
Speaker 2: Yeah, you can't stand here. I've hired a text. He look,
Mike from the bank, did you broken? It's tough?
Speaker 1: Okay, Monty?
Speaker 2: He comes Chuck, who's just Jam? I don't know, but
she's coming along. She's seen too much.
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