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A man is acquitted of murder on perjured testimony and hires Wolfe to locate the real killer.
Original Air Date: April 6, 1951
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A man is acquitted of murder on perjured testimony and hires Wolfe to locate the real killer.
Original Air Date: April 6, 1951
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Well, we're gonna get into today'sepisode of Nero Wolf A slight case of
Perjury. Ladies and gentlemen, theringing of that phonebell brings you a mystery
adventure near a Wolf's office. ActuallyGoodwin speaking just a moment, please,
hey bus, mister Tom Wilcox wantsan appointment. How about one o'clock a
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new brainments today? I ain't tendedto put some and drew me him upsets.
One o'clock will be fine. MisterWilcox. He the term Wilcox,
who is acquitted yesterday of the murderof the singer Keith Hanson. Mister Wilcox,
are you the Tom Wilcox? Who? Oh you are? I say,
what does he want with me?Mister Wilcox? Why do you seek
mister Wolfe services? I say,well, our fee is a thousand dollars
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with a retainer of five hundred.Okay, oh yes, mister wolf will
see you. What's that? Hey? What was that? Hey? Hey,
mister Wilcox, do you stop shining? Hey? He whispered, someone
was at the window and I hearda shot and he dropped the phone.
Was I'm afraid we've just lost aclient. Ladies and gentlemen, that's not
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renowned genius who was the bulkiest,bulkiest, most ponderous, and most brilliant
detective in the world. Yes,no other than that chairborne mass of unpredictable
intellect Nero Wolf, created by RexStout and brought to you in a new
series of adventures over this NBC Networkin the person of mister Sidney green Street.
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This episode is one near a Wolfrefers too, is a slight case
of perjury. It all started withthe phone call from Tom Wilcox in the
ensuing shot, which I was surehad brought our new found income to an
early end. Anyway, there wasthe shot and hello, mister Wilcox.
Hello, oh Boss, I've certainlywaited long enough for him to come back
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to the phone. May have justlost a nice bank roll non sinsati other
clients for the riscuous. Now fora cool bottle of beer. We're almost
out of beer. I better getover there and see what happened to mister
Wilcox. The beer first Narrow Wolf'soffice is actually good when thinking, Oh
Wilcox, you're all right? Whatwas that a shot? It was huh,
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I'm glad it missed. Tell himto come right over here. Yeah,
you dug the slug out of thewall. We'll come right over boss.
The police never found the gun thatkilled Keith Hanson, who gun was
found. Wilcox said he thinks hewas shot at with a thirty two.
He dug the bullet out of thewall. The murderer of Hanson must now
be after Wilcox. If Wilcox isdone in the druth, he was acquitted
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the Society Gallum. Missus Patricia Parkestablished his alibi, said she was with
Wilcox at the time the murder wassupposed to have occur. You read the
papers, Archie. Where's last night'spaper? Wow? Boss, look at
her picture. She's a Huneyi Willyou get me some beer? If you
move your arms six and a quarterinches, you can't possibly miss it.
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Mister Wolfos is Tom Wilcox our newclient? How do you doing, Agie
the d Never chairman, mister Wilcox, mister wolf I'd like your aid in
finding the murderer of Keith Hansone.Why do you suffer you were shot at
this morning? I gave a statementto the press last night which was printed
this morning, saying that I wasgoing to seek out the killer of Keith
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Hanson. The killer obviously wants mestopped. Here's the bullet A thirty two,
I'd say, where did you goto Keith Hanson's apartment on the day
of his day? I went thereto tell him to stay away from my
sister. We had a fight.The manager came and stopped us. I
told Hanson I'd kill him if itdidn't lay off. The manager heard this.
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Then I went home. What timewas it? About eight thirty?
The police claimed I returned to Hanson'sapartment and shot him. I couldn't prove
I was at home all night.It was going rough for me until Patricia
Park testified she was with me atthe time when the crime was said to
have been committed. Why didn't youdo the police in the first place that
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this Patricia Park was with you?Well, that's the whole trouble. She
wasn't Her claim that she spent thehours nine till midnight with me with a
lie. In fact, I nevermet the woman in my life. Have
you contacted this Patricia since you're herleast, mister Wilcox, Yes, but
she refuses to see me. Jeanephone missus Patricia Park and Taylor that you
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must hear at once sown. Goodtime is of the essence And what else
can you tell? Me, missusPark, mister Goodwin. I haven't anything
more to say than I've already said. All I want is a simple answer
as to why you lied about beingwith Tom Wilcox. Well, Tom Wilcox
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is a very fine man, buthe isn't telling you the truth. Did
you commit the murder and succeed inestablishing your own alibi by swearing you and
Tom Wilcox were together ten miles fromthe scene of the crime. I did
not do you want a gun?Don has went around? Who's done?
Don's my husband? Is he here? I doubt it? He's never here,
spends most of his time, butthe book is throwing away every sandy
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and get his hands on. I'vehad to cut his aloungs to practically nothing.
Doesn't he work? No, hestudied medicine, gave it up,
and he was an illustrator for years, but gave that up when his eyes
were burned in a plane crash.Where's the gun? It's in the desk.
It used to be in here.What caliber? I don't know.
Where were you at ten o'clock thismorning? I think I was with the
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cook. Someone fired a shot atTom Wilcox this morning through the window oh,
no, Archie, please don't continuewith his investigation. Please. How
well did you know Keith Hanson?Not very well, but enough to realize
it is no good mister Goodwin.If you would drop this case, I'll
give you a thousand dollars cash.Not interested, but I am interested in
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learning why you lied, why Tomwas shot at this morning, and why
you should try to Bradway, youmust stop for your own sake. Will
it benefit me to step out ofit? The killer tried to stop Tom
Wilcox. You might be next,and he may not miss this time.
Go on? Why have you beenprotecting Wilcox? I believe Tom Wilcox was
innocent. Now, I didn't wanthim to be sentenced to die. So
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oh, I lied at the tribehe told us today had never seen you
before, It's true, but helooked so innocent, so clean and good
and decent. That's not very believable. If you don't think Wilcox killed Hanson,
who do you think that? Pleasebelieve me? Are you? I
don't know? I don't I tellyou what's the matter? Oh? Hello,
Marge, Brad come in. Thisis mister Goodwin, my sister and
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brother. Now Marge and Brad Keen. Hell, what gives? And who's
mister Goodwin a private detective? Marge. I've just explained to mister Goodwin that
I wasn't with Tom Wilcox at thetime of Keith Hanson's murder? Bad Why
did you tell him that, misterGoodwin? I hope you will not use
this knowledge against path. Did youall know Keith Hanson? Yes, and
my husband and Keith went to schooltogether. Keith Done and I were on
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the same polo team. Where wereyou at the time of the Hanson murder,
mister King? He and Don wereattending a horse show at Madison Square
Garden. Marge and I didn't wantto go. We stayed here. Where
were you attend this morning, misterKing? Why? I had with my
dentist, doctor flag Rock, fellowSenate and you, missus King. I
was shopping ILSA's Cello sale on dresses. Hi owe this questioning, Marge.
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Someone tried to kill Tom Wilcox thismorning? What Hey, here's the faun,
Missus Parker. Yes, of course, First, are your left?
Suppose you try to find the gun? Marge? That gun is missing from
the desk. I haven't seen it. You know the caliber mister King thirty
two. I think it must bein the house. For your sake,
I hope you find it. Youknow I'm speaking. You should have departed.
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Lie. Oh, she must bevery pretty. That Park admits she
lied. She claims now she waswith her sister, Marge King. Marge
and her husband Brad have alibis andall I have alibis. But this morning
I'll check him before I return.Wait, were they the Knight of the
Hands and Murder? Well, Bradand done Hark, that's Pat's husband,
were at the Madison Square Garden horseshow. Matt and Marge were together here
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at the house possible to verify themedicine squared Adam by this date, check
all the rest and come home forlunch. It's oysters. Rockefe arrived yet,
yes, and left the police recordson the Hands and Murder. He's
taking the bullet where the cocks broughtto be checked at ballistics Good that had
a thirty two caliber gun in thedesk in the library. It's now missing,
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and Boss Patch just offered me athousand dollars to quit the case.
When I reviewed, she said ifI didn't lay off, something might happen
to me. Oh, GIMMI,that would be mosteff city. Ain't after
Jay want you to visit the lateKeith Hanson's apartment right before you join the
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others. Mister Goodwin, I wantto talk to you all right, close
the door. Mark. Pat didn'tmean anything when she offered your money,
Archie, and she wasn't threatening you. Honest. I'm convinced. Why the
pressure? Why don't you sit downhere by me? Okay, what's on
your mind? Archie? I canadd another thousand to what Pad offered.
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Wouldn't that be enough? Archie?I can give it to you right now.
Brad will write a chair. DoesBrad want me to stop too?
He said you couldn't be persuaded.Every one of you seems to have had
a reason for killing Hanson. Noneof you apparently liked I'd be a good
little girl. Margin stop trying toact like a Delilah. If you're honest
that you have nothing to worry about. You're stuffy. I hope you do
get hurt. Thanks Amelia. Nowlet's join the others. Well, Pad,
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did you find the gun? Icannot find it anywhere, Oh,
mister Goodwin, missus dun park myhusband, you do have you seen the
gun must park not for ages?You're a detective? Eh? Yeah?
May I ask where you were thismorning about ten? Why? Frankly,
I was at my bookies. Where'sthat? I can't tell you, but
I'll call him and you can checkit. Were you and Brad together at
all times during the horse show thenight of Keith ANSWER's murder. No,
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Brad wanted away a couple of times, and I saw some people on you.
You know how it is. We'dmeet at intervals. Archer, You're
wasting your time. None of usis guilty. I'm made a fool of
myself at all. Tom Wilcox wassuch a decent man that I hated to
see him have to pay for takingKeith Hanson's rotten life. If a man's
guilty, why should you budd in? You never use your head pad is
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one person who thinks of others beforeherself. Large forget it. Now you've
got private detective snooping around? Whatare you after? Goodwin? Who are
you working for? Why don't youlet my wife alone? The case is
closed, isn't it? Maybe donthis just makes it more interesting to mister
Goodwin. As a matter of fact, I think you all know more than
you're telling. I still think TomWilcox killed him, and there's only one
reason why Patrick protected done. That'senough, nice, happy family suffering all
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the torments of a guilty conscience.Is that it? What are you trying
to do, mister Goodwin? Getyour nose poke? Not exactly? If
not, you'd better leave, Okay, mister King, I'll run along.
Mister Wolf will be anxiously waiting tohear about this. So on, Pet
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parks cook ready by the alibi overten o'clock this morning? Then what about
the other alibi? Well, Brad'sdentist said that he didn't get to bread
until about ten thirty. His appointmentshad run over. He wasn't sure if
Brad was there at ten and nine. The nurse was out at that time.
Marge's alibi is no good? Thatmob at else's. The saleswomen wouldn't
have known their own mothers. Don'salibi checks. If we can take the
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word of the bookie Done and Pet, then are the only ones who have
anibis a Checkdoh, that's right?Are these the reports? Inspector crame abroad.
Keith Hanson's body showed obvious signs ofbattery, lips were swollen and lacerated,
clothes disarranged. Uncle's the right handwere skin nose fractured, major contusion
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of the right eye, and theeyes were closed. Thirty two caliber bullet
was inbedded in the left chest wall. Wow, what a battle. Am
of the opinion that Hanson was betteredby two different people. I think someone
arrived after Will Coax was thrown outby the manager, and this someone gave
hands in another meeting. Really,boys dinner and you must get over the
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hands in's of Poppa? Boss?What are you a fan of Hanson's?
Brace? Well? A dusk gilledone thing of interest? Kiss addressed book
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and Marge's name is in there.Apparently known her before she was married.
When she was March ben caught hermarried name King was added in a different
colored ink. Pat's phone numbers there, and of course Don's in Brad's office
umbers. There are a few bills, but no letters, no clothes,
Boss. I've combed the place andisn't it hey? Wait a minute,
I'll call you bank. Who's there? You know? I just like the
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banging of yours sign of their breeding? Aren't you? What happened to you?
Target for tonight, aren't you Goodwin? Before ahead breeding, you better
have frits. Fix it on myhead? Can wait? Some guy certainly
surprised me at Hanson's increased me onthe fart the thing I snapped off the
lights. He emptied his gun atme. He scuffled and he got away,
and then I dug his slug outof a chair. I think it's
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a thirty two. But look atthis, boss, A little round piece
of glass found it on the floor. It's very small, very smooth and
concable. Convicts in shape. Ihave an inch diameter watch, Crystal.
Don't think soon. The ages aretoo smoothly ground. Alexamine it under the
magnifngers. I'll get a boss,all right, Tom, come in,
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Lester Willcox, Boss, aren't ye? Hey? What's happened to you?
Somebody tried to scalp me. Goodn'tbe mister Wilkers the red leather chair,
Tom Archy piece, finish your report? Did you notice anything else of importance
of Hanson's apartment? Is that wherethis happened? Yeah? Well there are
dozens of gals photos scattered around phodersHey, but no letters? Are you
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not a one? It must besome letters, love letters. Wherever we
have girls, photos and telephone numbersare assure you they are bound to be
love letters. That is what wemust find. And then we have a
motive. Yeah, but where doI look? Go to Hanson's dressing room
at the Kirby Ard. I havejust phone the pace a female singer,
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a substitute v Hansen. But youwon't arrive into separate halt, mister Wilcox
said, company mister Goodwin, hbreeze. Keep your eyes Overhen. I
need a boy, then you dolove me? Boys? Come on,
Tom, let's look at this club. Diablo Well, I fixed it up
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with the stage dormy here, thisis Hanson's dressing room. What a layout.
Dressing rooms Fancier and most of theMets stars get Hanson fixed it up
himself. A bar, refrigerator,hot plate, television step. You could
live here. Some of this stuffcould be the new girls singers. I
don't think so. Oh, let'sget to work. Time. Take the
drays in his dressing table first.What are we looking for, Archie,
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Mister Wolfe says the motive It meansletters. There's nothing here, nothing in
the desk. New singer must havecleaned it out for her things. Nothing
in the books. Don't pass upat refrigerator, no empty. Hey,
there is something here back in theice cube trays. Come here? Oh
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whoa mister Wolf said there had tobe letters, and so there are letters,
lots of them. Hey, here'sone from Marge another. Look here,
really confidential letters from a dozen societygals. There's something else in the
back. I think Buck. Youknow, a singer like Keith didn't make
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this much. That kind of moneydidn't come from chronics. Keith was really
shaking these babes down. Someone's comingwith quick behind the door and grabbing dust
the lights. Hold it, Tom, it's you two, you dirty rat
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agon woman. What are you andArchie doing? You the letters? Archie,
you tell them you please give methose, don't touch I'll just put
them safely away in my pocket.Besides, you didn't write all of it.
Give them to me at least giveme my letters. I'll tell you
what. You go on home andstay there and we'll leave it up to
mister Wolf. Tom, take himoutside. I want to use this phone.
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Come along, ladies, let's obliged. Mister Goodwin. Let meet you
at the stage door, right,Hey, the lights? Who's there?
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Put the phone up? Who areyou? Aren't you? What happened to
you? Heard you? Let mehelp you. I'm all right, I
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guess oh my head. Did yousee anybody? No? No, I
didn't. I shouldn't have left yourturn out the lights before I saw him,
He whispered, and away with allthe evidence. Where are the girls?
I sent him home on a cab. Well, let's get over to
mister Wolf. This is tough luck. If I'm not mistaken, his next
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move will be to have a littleget together with all concerned. Come one,
I actually did. I guess howto Ramy? Excuse me? Tom?
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Come in? Inspect the cramer Agood one? You mean in preagram?
I almost Wolf got to kill him? He said, you'd hand him
over to me this evening in time. Inspect you knew Tom where cors?
Of course? Inspect What about theballistics report, Inspector. The bullet was
shot from the same gun that killedHanson, and that gun I am certain
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came from the home of pattern DownParks. Marge and Brad King also had
access to it. I had onemore body here, Inspector, one Farde
and mister Goodwin. I am sureit was also shot from the same gun.
However, it isn't important now isn'timportant? It almost cost me my
life. You can make it intoa charm if you wish, Inspector Dreamer.
Before the other guests arrived, Imust tell you and missus Park lied
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on the witness stand. She wasnot with Tom where Cox at the time
Keith Hanson was murdered. In fact, they were absolute strangers. Sit down,
Inspector. Four other guests that youto arrive any moment. For the
other guests, Patrician Down, Park, Marge and Brad King. One or
all is involved in the handsome murderArchie. Do any of these people wear
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speaker truth? No, none ofthem. You know why this person killed
Hanson, mister Wolf. First ofall, Hanson was a blackmailer. The
girl Marge was the current victim lethis hands in hair over the trick.
I'll explain Nater well, and patmust have thought that March kill Hanson to
get the letters, and she lighton the stand to save Tom's life because
she believed Tom was innocent. Whereis this March King? I'll have a
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picked up, Sit down, Spector. I believe I guess that are arriving.
Now, come in, come in, How are you good? Evening?
Hadgie Chairs Inspector Dreamer, Patricia andJohn Park, Marge and Brad King.
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And this is Tom Willow this afternoon, all right, mister Wolfe.
Which one is it? Patients inspector? One of these five people is the
murder of Keith Hanson killer? Whatis this? Not? Place it down,
mister wolf speaking Glad Boston. Anyone of you has a vision motive
to have committed the handsome murder.One of you has a stab is the
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bonafide to alibi? You, whoare actually innocent, must tell the truth
or you shall all suffer as accessorsafter the fact. Mister Wop, you're
wasting your time, Madge. Severalyears ago you were secretly managed to Keith
Hanson. It lasted but one aweek. They keep the money to get
a divorce from you at Mexico.He didn't, which made you a bet
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him is when you marry Bread,Jess all set to black medium. He
knew your husband Bread was worthy,Marge, is this truth? Yes?
Please? Bread, I thought hegot the divorce. I'd known that.
I would have killed Hanson myself.Maybe you did kill him one moment didn't
spect that. But Teresa, youlie, understand to protect Tom Wilcock's here
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because you believe your sister Margeer wasguilty. I have Hanson's murder. Why
did you believe her guilty? Wereyou at the scene of the crime,
Marge. It's time to tell thetruth and clear all this up. You
won't be satisfied until you're in jail. Quiet, Please go ahead, mine
all right? Keith Hanson was shotfrom the bedroom while I stood talking to
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him in the living room. Youwent there to buy back your letters?
Yes, Pat drove me to hisapartment. There was no place to part,
so she said she'd drive around theblock until I came out. That's
why she's never been sure whether Ikilled him or not. That's right,
because I feel I might have shothim if i'd been in your place,
because of what Hansom did? Whatwas it he did? Keith Hanson demanded
ten thousand dollars in exchange for theletters. Pat loaned me the money so
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Brad wouldn't know. What is thattrue? Pat, you loaneder ten thousand.
I got to Keith's apartment about ninethirty. He looked awful. He
obviously had been in the fight.The room was messed up and his nose
was bleeding. Ye's gone. Hewent to the bedroom to get the letters
and came back saying they were gone. I didn't believe him. Keith said
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he knew who had taken them,and he'd have them back by morning.
He grabbed the money from me andput it in his pocket. He was
just about to tell me who tookletters when there was a shot from the
bedroom door. He'd handsome fill tothe floor. I didn't see anyone.
I wanted to get my money fromhis coat pocket. Pat's money. I
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couldn't touch him. It's staring,wide open eyes were horrifying. I read,
I read, poor baby, Whydidn't you tell me? I think
you're lying, young lady. Youtook the gun from your sister's desk,
and when Keith Hanson didn't produce aletters, you're deliberately shot him. You
didn't even offer him any money.You kept it yourself. No, I
didn't. I didn't. Pat.Don't believe him, Inspector Kramer. She's
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innocent. I know who did it. No bad stop, Brad? What
do you say? All right?All right, break it up? Yeah,
so do I know? Brad that'swhy you left the horse shelf.
I thought you were guilty all along, Bard, Inspector. You know I
don't get this bause in inspeak.The ladies and gentlemen, please first,
which of you had some medical training? Medical training? Keith Hanson and I
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both want to medical school? Whyhis most enlightening, mister buy. Marge
and I were nurses aids during thewar. And perhaps you can interpret this
medical phraseology for me. These fewlines through this little medical book you handed
to dunparp. Will you read itplease? A cup of Page seventy five
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says the form of pernicious anemia commonlyfound in the human is now done.
Hold your hand over your right eyeand read on what h also coming to
the many lower Now cover the liftaye and read with the other what is
this? Go ahead many many loweranimals? And and this this light isn't
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so good? Step close to me. M hm yes, thank you,
mister Park. Here is the contactlens be your right eye. I am
sure you've been tremendously handicapped without itall day, Inspector Dunpark is your murder
keep away? I want now Igot his gun. They are inspectories all
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yours not okay, come on,okay, good one, but I'll get
out of this. You trapped yourselfdown by your contact lens. You dropped
from your eye during this cover withArchie in the hands and apartment this afternoon.
And the gun Archie just took fromyou. He's under the murder weapon
and the gun that the bullets saidwill Cook's and the Archie today. Hey,
Tommy, you will write this bloodon the side of your head.
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Just grazed my scalp. You andI must have hard heads. Well that's
it, Thanks so much. Jspickthere dropping in Come again, won't you?
This is a rough day's work,Boss, Send me an archie please?
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Right? Hey, what was thatbusiness about the medical training? Madge
said? The body of Keith hadstaring, wide open eyes, preventing her
from touching the body. But thepolice found the eyelids clothed. How did
they get clothes? We must havebothered Don too, and he closed him
his medical friend right, the laymanwould never touch the eyes of the dead.
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Madge couldn't not even to get backto ten thousand dollars. Here's your
beer? Why the don do allthis? Boss obviously learned of Hanson's bagm
a scheme and was trying to forcehim to agree to script marges ten thousand
dollars. Don has quite startled aminute ago to learn that Pat, his
own wife, put up the money. However, when they heard Marge arriving,
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Don stepped into the bedroom, foundout his letters in there and must
have hidden in the cousin none.As Keith Hanson was about to speak Don's
name, Don shot him and tookMarge's money. Of course, he planned
to carry on a blackmailing and Margehimself thinking the money would come from Brad.
Yeah, and you are warming atbeer with your hockey lands point please
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here. Yeah, you're a betterrough day, beaten trace and norse to
interesting winning tonight. You may openyour bedroom window. Good night a m.
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You have been listening to the NewAdventures of Nero Wolf starring Sydney green
Street. The night's transcribe story aboutGladys Williams was based on the characters created
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by Rex Stott. This is anEdwin Fadiman production produced and directed by Jay
Donald Wilson. In the cast whereHarry Bartell is Archie Goodwin and Mary Lansing
gen Bates Paul Marion, Bonnie Phillips, Ken Peters, and Bill Johnstone.
Next week, at this same time, Nero Wilf and Archie will bring you
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Well, we're gonna get into today'sepisode of Nero Wolf A slight case of
Perjury. Ladies and gentlemen, theringing of that phonebell brings you a mystery
adventure near a Wolf's office. ActuallyGoodwin speaking just a moment, please,
hey bus, mister Tom Wilcox wantsan appointment. How about one o'clock a
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new brainments today? I ain't tendedto put some and drew me him upsets.
One o'clock will be fine. MisterWilcox. He the term Wilcox,
who is acquitted yesterday of the murderof the singer Keith Hanson. Mister Wilcox,
are you the Tom Wilcox? Who? Oh you are? I say,
what does he want with me?Mister Wilcox? Why do you seek
mister Wolfe services? I say,well, our fee is a thousand dollars
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with a retainer of five hundred.Okay, oh yes, mister wolf will
see you. What's that? Hey? What was that? Hey? Hey,
mister Wilcox, do you stop shining? Hey? He whispered, someone
was at the window and I hearda shot and he dropped the phone.
Was I'm afraid we've just lost aclient. Ladies and gentlemen, that's not
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renowned genius who was the bulkiest,bulkiest, most ponderous, and most brilliant
detective in the world. Yes,no other than that chairborne mass of unpredictable
intellect Nero Wolf, created by RexStout and brought to you in a new
series of adventures over this NBC Networkin the person of mister Sidney green Street.
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This episode is one near a Wolfrefers too, is a slight case
of perjury. It all started withthe phone call from Tom Wilcox in the
ensuing shot, which I was surehad brought our new found income to an
early end. Anyway, there wasthe shot and hello, mister Wilcox.
Hello, oh Boss, I've certainlywaited long enough for him to come back
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to the phone. May have justlost a nice bank roll non sinsati other
clients for the riscuous. Now fora cool bottle of beer. We're almost
out of beer. I better getover there and see what happened to mister
Wilcox. The beer first Narrow Wolf'soffice is actually good when thinking, Oh
Wilcox, you're all right? Whatwas that a shot? It was huh,
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I'm glad it missed. Tell himto come right over here. Yeah,
you dug the slug out of thewall. We'll come right over boss.
The police never found the gun thatkilled Keith Hanson, who gun was
found. Wilcox said he thinks hewas shot at with a thirty two.
He dug the bullet out of thewall. The murderer of Hanson must now
be after Wilcox. If Wilcox isdone in the druth, he was acquitted
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the Society Gallum. Missus Patricia Parkestablished his alibi, said she was with
Wilcox at the time the murder wassupposed to have occur. You read the
papers, Archie. Where's last night'spaper? Wow? Boss, look at
her picture. She's a Huneyi Willyou get me some beer? If you
move your arms six and a quarterinches, you can't possibly miss it.
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Mister Wolfos is Tom Wilcox our newclient? How do you doing, Agie
the d Never chairman, mister Wilcox, mister wolf I'd like your aid in
finding the murderer of Keith Hansone.Why do you suffer you were shot at
this morning? I gave a statementto the press last night which was printed
this morning, saying that I wasgoing to seek out the killer of Keith
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Hanson. The killer obviously wants mestopped. Here's the bullet A thirty two,
I'd say, where did you goto Keith Hanson's apartment on the day
of his day? I went thereto tell him to stay away from my
sister. We had a fight.The manager came and stopped us. I
told Hanson I'd kill him if itdidn't lay off. The manager heard this.
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Then I went home. What timewas it? About eight thirty?
The police claimed I returned to Hanson'sapartment and shot him. I couldn't prove
I was at home all night.It was going rough for me until Patricia
Park testified she was with me atthe time when the crime was said to
have been committed. Why didn't youdo the police in the first place that
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this Patricia Park was with you?Well, that's the whole trouble. She
wasn't Her claim that she spent thehours nine till midnight with me with a
lie. In fact, I nevermet the woman in my life. Have
you contacted this Patricia since you're herleast, mister Wilcox, Yes, but
she refuses to see me. Jeanephone missus Patricia Park and Taylor that you
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must hear at once sown. Goodtime is of the essence And what else
can you tell? Me, missusPark, mister Goodwin. I haven't anything
more to say than I've already said. All I want is a simple answer
as to why you lied about beingwith Tom Wilcox. Well, Tom Wilcox
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is a very fine man, buthe isn't telling you the truth. Did
you commit the murder and succeed inestablishing your own alibi by swearing you and
Tom Wilcox were together ten miles fromthe scene of the crime. I did
not do you want a gun?Don has went around? Who's done?
Don's my husband? Is he here? I doubt it? He's never here,
spends most of his time, butthe book is throwing away every sandy
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and get his hands on. I'vehad to cut his aloungs to practically nothing.
Doesn't he work? No, hestudied medicine, gave it up,
and he was an illustrator for years, but gave that up when his eyes
were burned in a plane crash.Where's the gun? It's in the desk.
It used to be in here.What caliber? I don't know.
Where were you at ten o'clock thismorning? I think I was with the
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cook. Someone fired a shot atTom Wilcox this morning through the window oh,
no, Archie, please don't continuewith his investigation. Please. How
well did you know Keith Hanson?Not very well, but enough to realize
it is no good mister Goodwin.If you would drop this case, I'll
give you a thousand dollars cash.Not interested, but I am interested in
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learning why you lied, why Tomwas shot at this morning, and why
you should try to Bradway, youmust stop for your own sake. Will
it benefit me to step out ofit? The killer tried to stop Tom
Wilcox. You might be next,and he may not miss this time.
Go on? Why have you beenprotecting Wilcox? I believe Tom Wilcox was
innocent. Now, I didn't wanthim to be sentenced to die. So
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oh, I lied at the tribehe told us today had never seen you
before, It's true, but helooked so innocent, so clean and good
and decent. That's not very believable. If you don't think Wilcox killed Hanson,
who do you think that? Pleasebelieve me? Are you? I
don't know? I don't I tellyou what's the matter? Oh? Hello,
Marge, Brad come in. Thisis mister Goodwin, my sister and
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brother. Now Marge and Brad Keen. Hell, what gives? And who's
mister Goodwin a private detective? Marge. I've just explained to mister Goodwin that
I wasn't with Tom Wilcox at thetime of Keith Hanson's murder? Bad Why
did you tell him that, misterGoodwin? I hope you will not use
this knowledge against path. Did youall know Keith Hanson? Yes, and
my husband and Keith went to schooltogether. Keith Done and I were on
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the same polo team. Where wereyou at the time of the Hanson murder,
mister King? He and Don wereattending a horse show at Madison Square
Garden. Marge and I didn't wantto go. We stayed here. Where
were you attend this morning, misterKing? Why? I had with my
dentist, doctor flag Rock, fellowSenate and you, missus King. I
was shopping ILSA's Cello sale on dresses. Hi owe this questioning, Marge.
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Someone tried to kill Tom Wilcox thismorning? What Hey, here's the faun,
Missus Parker. Yes, of course, First, are your left?
Suppose you try to find the gun? Marge? That gun is missing from
the desk. I haven't seen it. You know the caliber mister King thirty
two. I think it must bein the house. For your sake,
I hope you find it. Youknow I'm speaking. You should have departed.
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Lie. Oh, she must bevery pretty. That Park admits she
lied. She claims now she waswith her sister, Marge King. Marge
and her husband Brad have alibis andall I have alibis. But this morning
I'll check him before I return.Wait, were they the Knight of the
Hands and Murder? Well, Bradand done Hark, that's Pat's husband,
were at the Madison Square Garden horseshow. Matt and Marge were together here
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at the house possible to verify themedicine squared Adam by this date, check
all the rest and come home forlunch. It's oysters. Rockefe arrived yet,
yes, and left the police recordson the Hands and Murder. He's
taking the bullet where the cocks broughtto be checked at ballistics Good that had
a thirty two caliber gun in thedesk in the library. It's now missing,
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and Boss Patch just offered me athousand dollars to quit the case.
When I reviewed, she said ifI didn't lay off, something might happen
to me. Oh, GIMMI,that would be mosteff city. Ain't after
Jay want you to visit the lateKeith Hanson's apartment right before you join the
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others. Mister Goodwin, I wantto talk to you all right, close
the door. Mark. Pat didn'tmean anything when she offered your money,
Archie, and she wasn't threatening you. Honest. I'm convinced. Why the
pressure? Why don't you sit downhere by me? Okay, what's on
your mind? Archie? I canadd another thousand to what Pad offered.
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Wouldn't that be enough? Archie?I can give it to you right now.
Brad will write a chair. DoesBrad want me to stop too?
He said you couldn't be persuaded.Every one of you seems to have had
a reason for killing Hanson. Noneof you apparently liked I'd be a good
little girl. Margin stop trying toact like a Delilah. If you're honest
that you have nothing to worry about. You're stuffy. I hope you do
get hurt. Thanks Amelia. Nowlet's join the others. Well, Pad,
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did you find the gun? Icannot find it anywhere, Oh,
mister Goodwin, missus dun park myhusband, you do have you seen the
gun must park not for ages?You're a detective? Eh? Yeah?
May I ask where you were thismorning about ten? Why? Frankly,
I was at my bookies. Where'sthat? I can't tell you, but
I'll call him and you can checkit. Were you and Brad together at
all times during the horse show thenight of Keith ANSWER's murder. No,
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Brad wanted away a couple of times, and I saw some people on you.
You know how it is. We'dmeet at intervals. Archer, You're
wasting your time. None of usis guilty. I'm made a fool of
myself at all. Tom Wilcox wassuch a decent man that I hated to
see him have to pay for takingKeith Hanson's rotten life. If a man's
guilty, why should you budd in? You never use your head pad is
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one person who thinks of others beforeherself. Large forget it. Now you've
got private detective snooping around? Whatare you after? Goodwin? Who are
you working for? Why don't youlet my wife alone? The case is
closed, isn't it? Maybe donthis just makes it more interesting to mister
Goodwin. As a matter of fact, I think you all know more than
you're telling. I still think TomWilcox killed him, and there's only one
reason why Patrick protected done. That'senough, nice, happy family suffering all
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the torments of a guilty conscience.Is that it? What are you trying
to do, mister Goodwin? Getyour nose poke? Not exactly? If
not, you'd better leave, Okay, mister King, I'll run along.
Mister Wolf will be anxiously waiting tohear about this. So on, Pet
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parks cook ready by the alibi overten o'clock this morning? Then what about
the other alibi? Well, Brad'sdentist said that he didn't get to bread
until about ten thirty. His appointmentshad run over. He wasn't sure if
Brad was there at ten and nine. The nurse was out at that time.
Marge's alibi is no good? Thatmob at else's. The saleswomen wouldn't
have known their own mothers. Don'salibi checks. If we can take the
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word of the bookie Done and Pet, then are the only ones who have
anibis a Checkdoh, that's right?Are these the reports? Inspector crame abroad.
Keith Hanson's body showed obvious signs ofbattery, lips were swollen and lacerated,
clothes disarranged. Uncle's the right handwere skin nose fractured, major contusion
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of the right eye, and theeyes were closed. Thirty two caliber bullet
was inbedded in the left chest wall. Wow, what a battle. Am
of the opinion that Hanson was betteredby two different people. I think someone
arrived after Will Coax was thrown outby the manager, and this someone gave
hands in another meeting. Really,boys dinner and you must get over the
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hands in's of Poppa? Boss?What are you a fan of Hanson's?
Brace? Well? A dusk gilledone thing of interest? Kiss addressed book
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and Marge's name is in there.Apparently known her before she was married.
When she was March ben caught hermarried name King was added in a different
colored ink. Pat's phone numbers there, and of course Don's in Brad's office
umbers. There are a few bills, but no letters, no clothes,
Boss. I've combed the place andisn't it hey? Wait a minute,
I'll call you bank. Who's there? You know? I just like the
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banging of yours sign of their breeding? Aren't you? What happened to you?
Target for tonight, aren't you Goodwin? Before ahead breeding, you better
have frits. Fix it on myhead? Can wait? Some guy certainly
surprised me at Hanson's increased me onthe fart the thing I snapped off the
lights. He emptied his gun atme. He scuffled and he got away,
and then I dug his slug outof a chair. I think it's
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a thirty two. But look atthis, boss, A little round piece
of glass found it on the floor. It's very small, very smooth and
concable. Convicts in shape. Ihave an inch diameter watch, Crystal.
Don't think soon. The ages aretoo smoothly ground. Alexamine it under the
magnifngers. I'll get a boss,all right, Tom, come in,
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Lester Willcox, Boss, aren't ye? Hey? What's happened to you?
Somebody tried to scalp me. Goodn'tbe mister Wilkers the red leather chair,
Tom Archy piece, finish your report? Did you notice anything else of importance
of Hanson's apartment? Is that wherethis happened? Yeah? Well there are
dozens of gals photos scattered around phodersHey, but no letters? Are you
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not a one? It must besome letters, love letters. Wherever we
have girls, photos and telephone numbersare assure you they are bound to be
love letters. That is what wemust find. And then we have a
motive. Yeah, but where doI look? Go to Hanson's dressing room
at the Kirby Ard. I havejust phone the pace a female singer,
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a substitute v Hansen. But youwon't arrive into separate halt, mister Wilcox
said, company mister Goodwin, hbreeze. Keep your eyes Overhen. I
need a boy, then you dolove me? Boys? Come on,
Tom, let's look at this club. Diablo Well, I fixed it up
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with the stage dormy here, thisis Hanson's dressing room. What a layout.
Dressing rooms Fancier and most of theMets stars get Hanson fixed it up
himself. A bar, refrigerator,hot plate, television step. You could
live here. Some of this stuffcould be the new girls singers. I
don't think so. Oh, let'sget to work. Time. Take the
drays in his dressing table first.What are we looking for, Archie,
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Mister Wolfe says the motive It meansletters. There's nothing here, nothing in
the desk. New singer must havecleaned it out for her things. Nothing
in the books. Don't pass upat refrigerator, no empty. Hey,
there is something here back in theice cube trays. Come here? Oh
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whoa mister Wolf said there had tobe letters, and so there are letters,
lots of them. Hey, here'sone from Marge another. Look here,
really confidential letters from a dozen societygals. There's something else in the
back. I think Buck. Youknow, a singer like Keith didn't make
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this much. That kind of moneydidn't come from chronics. Keith was really
shaking these babes down. Someone's comingwith quick behind the door and grabbing dust
the lights. Hold it, Tom, it's you two, you dirty rat
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agon woman. What are you andArchie doing? You the letters? Archie,
you tell them you please give methose, don't touch I'll just put
them safely away in my pocket.Besides, you didn't write all of it.
Give them to me at least giveme my letters. I'll tell you
what. You go on home andstay there and we'll leave it up to
mister Wolf. Tom, take himoutside. I want to use this phone.
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Come along, ladies, let's obliged. Mister Goodwin. Let meet you
at the stage door, right,Hey, the lights? Who's there?
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Put the phone up? Who areyou? Aren't you? What happened to
you? Heard you? Let mehelp you. I'm all right, I
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guess oh my head. Did yousee anybody? No? No, I
didn't. I shouldn't have left yourturn out the lights before I saw him,
He whispered, and away with allthe evidence. Where are the girls?
I sent him home on a cab. Well, let's get over to
mister Wolf. This is tough luck. If I'm not mistaken, his next
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move will be to have a littleget together with all concerned. Come one,
I actually did. I guess howto Ramy? Excuse me? Tom?
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Come in? Inspect the cramer Agood one? You mean in preagram?
I almost Wolf got to kill him? He said, you'd hand him
over to me this evening in time. Inspect you knew Tom where cors?
Of course? Inspect What about theballistics report, Inspector. The bullet was
shot from the same gun that killedHanson, and that gun I am certain
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came from the home of pattern DownParks. Marge and Brad King also had
access to it. I had onemore body here, Inspector, one Farde
and mister Goodwin. I am sureit was also shot from the same gun.
However, it isn't important now isn'timportant? It almost cost me my
life. You can make it intoa charm if you wish, Inspector Dreamer.
Before the other guests arrived, Imust tell you and missus Park lied
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on the witness stand. She wasnot with Tom where Cox at the time
Keith Hanson was murdered. In fact, they were absolute strangers. Sit down,
Inspector. Four other guests that youto arrive any moment. For the
other guests, Patrician Down, Park, Marge and Brad King. One or
all is involved in the handsome murderArchie. Do any of these people wear
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speaker truth? No, none ofthem. You know why this person killed
Hanson, mister Wolf. First ofall, Hanson was a blackmailer. The
girl Marge was the current victim lethis hands in hair over the trick.
I'll explain Nater well, and patmust have thought that March kill Hanson to
get the letters, and she lighton the stand to save Tom's life because
she believed Tom was innocent. Whereis this March King? I'll have a
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picked up, Sit down, Spector. I believe I guess that are arriving.
Now, come in, come in, How are you good? Evening?
Hadgie Chairs Inspector Dreamer, Patricia andJohn Park, Marge and Brad King.
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And this is Tom Willow this afternoon, all right, mister Wolfe.
Which one is it? Patients inspector? One of these five people is the
murder of Keith Hanson killer? Whatis this? Not? Place it down,
mister wolf speaking Glad Boston. Anyone of you has a vision motive
to have committed the handsome murder.One of you has a stab is the
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bonafide to alibi? You, whoare actually innocent, must tell the truth
or you shall all suffer as accessorsafter the fact. Mister Wop, you're
wasting your time, Madge. Severalyears ago you were secretly managed to Keith
Hanson. It lasted but one aweek. They keep the money to get
a divorce from you at Mexico.He didn't, which made you a bet
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him is when you marry Bread,Jess all set to black medium. He
knew your husband Bread was worthy,Marge, is this truth? Yes?
Please? Bread, I thought hegot the divorce. I'd known that.
I would have killed Hanson myself.Maybe you did kill him one moment didn't
spect that. But Teresa, youlie, understand to protect Tom Wilcock's here
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because you believe your sister Margeer wasguilty. I have Hanson's murder. Why
did you believe her guilty? Wereyou at the scene of the crime,
Marge. It's time to tell thetruth and clear all this up. You
won't be satisfied until you're in jail. Quiet, Please go ahead, mine
all right? Keith Hanson was shotfrom the bedroom while I stood talking to
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him in the living room. Youwent there to buy back your letters?
Yes, Pat drove me to hisapartment. There was no place to part,
so she said she'd drive around theblock until I came out. That's
why she's never been sure whether Ikilled him or not. That's right,
because I feel I might have shothim if i'd been in your place,
because of what Hansom did? Whatwas it he did? Keith Hanson demanded
ten thousand dollars in exchange for theletters. Pat loaned me the money so
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Brad wouldn't know. What is thattrue? Pat, you loaneder ten thousand.
I got to Keith's apartment about ninethirty. He looked awful. He
obviously had been in the fight.The room was messed up and his nose
was bleeding. Ye's gone. Hewent to the bedroom to get the letters
and came back saying they were gone. I didn't believe him. Keith said
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he knew who had taken them,and he'd have them back by morning.
He grabbed the money from me andput it in his pocket. He was
just about to tell me who tookletters when there was a shot from the
bedroom door. He'd handsome fill tothe floor. I didn't see anyone.
I wanted to get my money fromhis coat pocket. Pat's money. I
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couldn't touch him. It's staring,wide open eyes were horrifying. I read,
I read, poor baby, Whydidn't you tell me? I think
you're lying, young lady. Youtook the gun from your sister's desk,
and when Keith Hanson didn't produce aletters, you're deliberately shot him. You
didn't even offer him any money.You kept it yourself. No, I
didn't. I didn't. Pat.Don't believe him, Inspector Kramer. She's
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innocent. I know who did it. No bad stop, Brad? What
do you say? All right?All right, break it up? Yeah,
so do I know? Brad that'swhy you left the horse shelf.
I thought you were guilty all along, Bard, Inspector. You know I
don't get this bause in inspeak.The ladies and gentlemen, please first,
which of you had some medical training? Medical training? Keith Hanson and I
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both want to medical school? Whyhis most enlightening, mister buy. Marge
and I were nurses aids during thewar. And perhaps you can interpret this
medical phraseology for me. These fewlines through this little medical book you handed
to dunparp. Will you read itplease? A cup of Page seventy five
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says the form of pernicious anemia commonlyfound in the human is now done.
Hold your hand over your right eyeand read on what h also coming to
the many lower Now cover the liftaye and read with the other what is
this? Go ahead many many loweranimals? And and this this light isn't
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so good? Step close to me. M hm yes, thank you,
mister Park. Here is the contactlens be your right eye. I am
sure you've been tremendously handicapped without itall day, Inspector Dunpark is your murder
keep away? I want now Igot his gun. They are inspectories all
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yours not okay, come on,okay, good one, but I'll get
out of this. You trapped yourselfdown by your contact lens. You dropped
from your eye during this cover withArchie in the hands and apartment this afternoon.
And the gun Archie just took fromyou. He's under the murder weapon
and the gun that the bullets saidwill Cook's and the Archie today. Hey,
Tommy, you will write this bloodon the side of your head.
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Just grazed my scalp. You andI must have hard heads. Well that's
it, Thanks so much. Jspickthere dropping in Come again, won't you?
This is a rough day's work,Boss, Send me an archie please?
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Right? Hey, what was thatbusiness about the medical training? Madge
said? The body of Keith hadstaring, wide open eyes, preventing her
from touching the body. But thepolice found the eyelids clothed. How did
they get clothes? We must havebothered Don too, and he closed him
his medical friend right, the laymanwould never touch the eyes of the dead.
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Madge couldn't not even to get backto ten thousand dollars. Here's your
beer? Why the don do allthis? Boss obviously learned of Hanson's bagm
a scheme and was trying to forcehim to agree to script marges ten thousand
dollars. Don has quite startled aminute ago to learn that Pat, his
own wife, put up the money. However, when they heard Marge arriving,
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Don stepped into the bedroom, foundout his letters in there and must
have hidden in the cousin none.As Keith Hanson was about to speak Don's
name, Don shot him and tookMarge's money. Of course, he planned
to carry on a blackmailing and Margehimself thinking the money would come from Brad.
Yeah, and you are warming atbeer with your hockey lands point please
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here. Yeah, you're a betterrough day, beaten trace and norse to
interesting winning tonight. You may openyour bedroom window. Good night a m.
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You have been listening to the NewAdventures of Nero Wolf starring Sydney green
Street. The night's transcribe story aboutGladys Williams was based on the characters created
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by Rex Stott. This is anEdwin Fadiman production produced and directed by Jay
Donald Wilson. In the cast whereHarry Bartell is Archie Goodwin and Mary Lansing
gen Bates Paul Marion, Bonnie Phillips, Ken Peters, and Bill Johnstone.
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It’s 1996 in rural North Carolina, and an oddball crew makes history when they pull off America’s third largest cash heist. But it’s all downhill from there. Join host Johnny Knoxville as he unspools a wild and woolly tale about a group of regular ‘ol folks who risked it all for a chance at a better life. CrimeLess: Hillbilly Heist answers the question: what would you do with 17.3 million dollars? The answer includes diamond rings, mansions, velvet Elvis paintings, plus a run for the border, murder-for-hire-plots, and FBI busts.
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