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A woman offers Wolfe $1000 to help her and is then shot while talking to Archie on the phone. It looks like a suicide, but Archie and Wolfe know it was murder.
Original Air Date: April 27, 1951
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A woman offers Wolfe $1000 to help her and is then shot while talking to Archie on the phone. It looks like a suicide, but Archie and Wolfe know it was murder.
Original Air Date: April 27, 1951
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Well, let's get into today's episodeof neuro Wolf. The Case of
Room three h four Transcribe, Ladiesand Gentlemen. The ringing of that phonebell
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brings you mystery adventure Narrow Wolf's office. Actually good one speaking? Hello?
If it is from here, I'mnot here. What if it's a case?
If it is, tell them no, I will not can find your
act. You do as I say? Hello? Hello, Yes, yes,
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yes, mister Wolf speaking, Iam very much well now, yes,
what kind of trouble miss give mesorry, I had to turn the
radio down too loud. You knowI see you by the way. Well,
I yes, yes, yes,indeed, I'll take the case.
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Come right over the address of sixoh one West thirty fifth Street. Come
there, Well, where do youlive? I am staying Hello lost?
That was a shot. Hello,Hello, ladies and gentlemen. It's not
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renowned genius. Who is the bulkiest, bulkiest, most ponderous, and most
brilliant detective in the world. Yes, none other than that chairborne mass of
unpredictable intellect Nero Wolf, created byReck Stout and brought to you in a
new series of Adventures of this NBCNetwork in the person of mister Sidney green
Street. We've usually referred to thisstory as the case from three or four.
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The girl on the phone hadn't decidedforeign accent. I wasn't quite able
to decide what nationality she was,but it sounded like French anyway. That
was what sounded like a shot,and then dead silence for a second or
two. Hello, Hello, Hello, well agi another woman? Bah,
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mister Wolf, I heard a shotand then the line clicked off. Treble
Wimmy, nor is treble? Isaid, I heard a shot on the
phone. Indeed, I'm going overto her hotel and see what goes on
by all means, mister Wolf.Yeah, huh, now that I've been
inside to the tone of being calleda radio, I'm sorry, mister Wolf,
but we needed the money and thiswas one thousand dollars. If you'd
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excuse me, I have to attendto my own kids, mister Wolf,
What about the girl? The shotfascinating, isn't it. You figured it
out? Okay, I've got toget over there. Room three oh four,
Paul Hotel, salon Boss. Goodluck, mister Wolf. Peace,
phone me from time to time.Three oh one, three O two,
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three o four. What do youknow? The door's open? Oh?
Hello, who are you? Aren'tyou good? One? Now it's your
turn. I'm Jay Breen, pilotfor jan Airlines. You've seen Yeah,
I guess you have. This girl'sbeen shot. Oh that's all? Yeah,
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dead, real dead. What doyou know about this? I don't
know anything. Say who are you? Looks like you're in a spot,
pat You better start digging, hadn'tyou? I got here a few seconds
before you did. I knocked onthe door. The door was partially opened,
so I pushed it wide. Well, there was no answer. I
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couldn't see anyone, so I camein and there she was, you know
her? Yes? Why do youthink I came here? That's what I'm
trying to find out. Look,what right have you got asking me all
these questions? What's it to you? Did you ever hear a neuro wolf?
Of course? Who hasn't? LikeI said before, I'm Archie good
when Wolfe's assistant? And would yourather talk? Or should I call a
police? I've told you all Iknow. Who is she? Helen?
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Rennie French? I don't know Europeananyway? Why did you come here tonight?
I have a dinner date with her? You mean you did have?
Yeah? Let's turn her over therehmm an automatic in her hand? Yeah,
I never saw it before. Hey, Hey, I wouldn't use the
phone fingerprints. Okay, I'll usethis handkerchief. Who are you calling?
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My boss? Wolf speaking archie?Boss? I, Jay, don't you
a nero wolf? You sound verymuch nay, please, Boss, be
serious. I'm here at the girl'sapartment. The one who called me.
She's dead. Beautiful, yes,was very beautiful. Gee would be?
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I did him shot neat roundhole inher right temple. She's my rad and
looks like she shot herself. WhenI turned her over, I saw a
wedding ring on her finger in athirty two automatic still in her hand.
No fellow named Jay Bream a pilot. He was here when I arrived.
Apparently not no one showed up yet. Very interesting. What do you do
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now, mister Wolf? Should Icall Inspector Ramer? No, it is
ain't nothing to anyone. You're overhere at once, and bring mister Breen,
the pilot with you. Goodbye.That's all you know about him,
mister Breen. That's right, misterWolf, Just like I told mister Goodland.
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Here, the whole thing sounds hey. I just thought of something.
Pray, tell Argie it can't besuicide. Oh and why not? How
can a dead woman high up aphone? You fainly arrived at that Argie
amazing. Of course she couldn't.He was murdered. Murdered, yes,
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mister Bream, but I thought shecommitted suicide. Please, mister Breen,
it will be bit of you,don't think. Where do you staying?
Three twenty one's nineteenth department five andyour job five? Ten days? Vacation
started yesterday. One thing mister Breemsaid, Yes, you don't leave town
her. The Moore talk is notadvisable. It's strongly recommend that your precautions.
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Yes, sir, show mister Breamto the door. Yes, right
this way. Good night, misterWolf, good night. I didn't want
to tell you in front of misterBream, but I found this in her
purse when I set him for asheet to cover the body. Hasn't done
a check made out to mister NearoWolf. Well, boss, I think
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it's time we phone inspected Kreamer.Should I who else? Archie? Who
else? My apologies? I forgothow heavy that phone really is? Archie.
Oh um, do you want meto talk to the inspector? How
do the talking? Should I holdthe phone for you? You can give
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me some beer one moment. Hereyou are nearo, wolfings big there.
I think you had better go overto the poor hotel. Why I believe
you find the dead woman there?What is it's a gag? Wolf,
I'm afraid not in speaker, howdid you know about it? Have you
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been over there? Telepathy? Inspector. Well, I'm too busy today to
listen the nonsense celepathy. Don't giveme that kind of stuff. I find
a body. I lock you ongood one up? You watch your blood
pressure? In speaker, have amind about my blood pressure? One thing?
In speaker? Would you hold offthe press for the present? Why
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what are you holding back? Wolf? Where do you stop your idiotic jabbing?
Do what I ask? Okay?By the way, Wolf find Suppose
you know the girl's room number?Naturally, Inspector it is room three uh
four? Sir him dead Inspector creamysouf under me you yes, sir.
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I suggest you call the bank inthe morning and find the person who's handings
Renee's account. Try to bring allher canceled checks over here, and what
if they won't hand them over?And cream over? Getting all the issue
to do so? Simple comming,Well, where's Wolf? Where do you
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think he'd be? In his bigchair leaving speaker. I expected you before,
Lis, inspect there, what keptyou too long? If I told
you I had a flat tire?Would you believe me? I'll start giving
Wolf, What do you know aboutthe dead girl? Inspected? Creamer?
Do sit down? Relax? Nervoustension is such a deadly thing, now,
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doesn't here? Wolf? You likezim beer? Move soothing? You
know? Come on? What's thedope on this case? Fill the inspector
in on the details, Auntie.I was here talking to the girl over
the fall. There was a shot, and I went over to her hotel
and found it the same as youdid, dead on the floor. The
phone was placed back on the hook. Come one, Wolf, there's more
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to this than that. Let's haveit. Really, who is she?
You don't know? I mean,what do you know about her? Now?
Get this straight? Wolf? Please? What's this all about? A
girl's been shot. Her name isHelen Rennie. What's the dope? Did
you have a ballistics report made onthe gun? Well not in a short
time, but I will. Howdid you make out your depart suicide?
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Naturally that she was talking to thegirl on the phone at the times he
was shot, so she chooses tokill herself talking to your assistant? Why
are you big flat footed? Didn'tspec there precisely? How can a dead
girl hang up her phone? Whyshe you seeing spig? The great impossible?
And now I suggest you make outyour deport murder murder wolf? Tell
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me why is it you're always mixedup in these cases? The inspect there
would be as difficult to answer asit would be to convince Archie of the
danger to the female of the species. What's the use Nor one ever answers
my questions. I give up,Oh, Inspector. I do hope you
will bring the girls cancer checks tomorrow. If they don't turn them over to
us, well, the inspector isjust going Archie, please see him to
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the door. I'm not helpless.Good night, inspect the night, please,
boss. Can't we have just alittle err in here? You mean
out all the morning? Isn't thatenough to get me an oxygen tank to
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use in here? Did you contactthe bank regarding the girl's account? I
did. I finally talked to thehead of the accounting department. He told
me about our personal agent here,mister Renfrew. He was handing all our
financial affairs. What to see Renfrew. What did he have to say?
Very little, but he seemed veryset when he learned of her death.
I didn't tell him how she died, he said, Helen Rene was here
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buying technical equipment for her government Europetechnical equipment. What kind laboratory stuff?
Did she make any definite purchases fromthe arrow company here in town of mister
Paul Morio as the headman of thisarrow company. Mister Renfrew, her agent,
gave us quite a bit of anargument about coming over here today,
said it was very irregular to showbank statements. But he finally gave in,
I didn't need the inspector's help.What time do we have the honor?
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He said he'd be here at noon. No, you know I'd be
busy at that time. Well,I didn't think you'd let arty. You
never do, Yeah, lunch willkeep just this once, mister Wolfe.
Now this one's done any other time. Argie, you know I have lunch
precisely at noon, not at there, not before I understand. Yeah,
he's amaze. You have the addressof the Adder lab Supply Company. Yes,
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sir, you want me to gohave a talk of mister Morio runs
the place some times, Argie,your conclusions are fantastic. I am laving
who wondering more? And after youreturned from your visit with mister Mario,
would you be so kind as towinter team mister Renfrew until after my lunch
and don't stand here with the dooropen. Sorry, boys, I'll go
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out through the cool shoot. Doforgive me? Oh, mister Morio Wyn,
Yeah, I'm Morio. My nameis Archie, Archie Goodwin. What
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can I do for you? Agood one? Nero Wolf's assistant. You've
heard of Nero Wolf. I don'tget around much. Tell me about him?
I should I answer that anyway?You'll like they're almost a detective.
Do you ever hear him at?Miss Rennee? Stop shut out, boxing,
mister Goodwan? What's on your mind? I understand your soul, Miss
Rennie. Some laboratory equipment? Isit a jail term? Now? Listen,
mister Goodwin. I have a nice, respectable business here. So what
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do you want? Spilett? Whenyour last seam Miss Rennee two days ago,
talked to her since once on thephone? What time was that yesterday
morning? You called it from youroffice here? No? From my hotel
room? Now? Look, let'squit playing Captain mouse. Why all the
questions? Miss Rennee is dead dead? Who did it? Now? Wait
a minute, You don't think Ihad anything to do with it? Makes
you think anyone did it? Theonly reason copsould get into it, You
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know, Mario, I'm beginning towonder just how long you've been in the
lab supplied business. You know whata retort is. Don't tell me it's
a snappy comeback. What's the matter, good one? What's look? Mario?
I came here to find out somethingabout Helen Rennee. Just what sort
of equipment did you sell it?It was heavy stuff, heavy chemical?
Way where is it? We don'thave samples, just pictures? Yeah,
we ship it direct. Oh sothe purchaser never sees what he's buying.
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That's right. Did I see whatshe purchased? Afraid? Not, good
one? Besides, what difference wouldit make? Did miss Rennee see what
she bought? No? I alreadyexplained that. Now I'm busy, good
ones, So if you don't mind, okay, I'll run along. Good
afternoon, mister Mario. I'm surewe'll meet again soon. You Wolf speaking,
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Yes, Argie just left the Aniolamp supply company, And as far
as I'm concerned, something's rotten atDenmark. Indeed, this guy Mario who
runs the company doesn't sound like alegitimate lamp supply man. I think he's
running some kind of a racket.What makes you believe that? Argie just
not the type to be in legitbusiness. Things just don't jive. She
didn't see what she bought? Youbelieve in that he would have reason to
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want Miss Rennie out of the way. Yeah, guy made me see red.
I wanted to take a poke atRgie or an idiotic hothead. He
said it was all heavy lap stuffshe bought. It was too late for
me to see it. We getin now, I'll get over here as
soon as you can. Immediately immediately. Have you forgotten? You're having a
point er? Mister Renfrow at noon? Goodbye? I'm ain't coming. Hello,
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mister Goodwin, mister Renfrew, whoa, whoa? Who's this? My
goodness? Come in? Yes,come in, my dear, thank you.
I brought my secretary along. Ihope you don't mind mine. Why,
mister Renfrew, how could anyone object? Goodwin? Miss Bennett, Oh,
miss Bennett. First name Jean doyou always use this approach, mister
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Goodwin? Only at noontime? Andmy name's Archie. Well this is a
happy surprise. Please sit down,Jean, allow me. Thank you.
Wow, wasn't it, mister Renfrewyou wanted to see? Yes, mister
Wolfe will be down shortly. MisterRenfrew, please be seated. Thank you.
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Is something wrong mister Goodwin? Nota thing, Miss Bennett, not
from where I sit. I don'tbelieve where he says, Miss judgment concerning
women is not to be trusted.Thank you, mister Wolfe. You're so
kind. Mister Wolfmus how do youdo mister Renfrow. I presume yes,
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Now we can get down to businessat hand, mister Renfrew, yes,
yes, by all me. Idon't understand why we couldn't have discussed this
on the phone, mister wolf Thewhole thing is highly irregular. Of course,
I know you're trying to do yourduty, but I prefer not to
discuss the dead girl's business affairs onthe phone. Mister Renfrew. You should
appreciate then, yes, yes,I see now. What what is it
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you wish to know? How longhave you known her? In Renee?
About the month when's the last timeyou talked to her? Yesterday? What
time? Why about two thirty?I called her from my room. She
was here on government business. Youbrought the cancel jakes here. You're a
mister wolf right sizeable a man's misterRenfrew. Very interesting. Indeed, yes,
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you see, Miss Renee made somelarge purchases, mister Wolfe, and
of course they were all quite legitimate. Would you mind if I kept these
jakes overnight? Well, thank you, mister Rendrew. Either way, was
miss Rennie right or left handed?Why left handed? Mister wolf Why you
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inquisitive? Now? If you wouldexcuse me, Miss Bennett and mister Renfrew,
I have a very urgent appointment.Well, I could be of any
more service. Don't hesitate to callon the mister wolf Thank you, sir,
Oh dear poor mister Renee. Ihope the person who did this dreadful
thing is dealt with properly. Indeed, I must run along now, yes,
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this was must you go to MissBenner. Good day, mister Wolfe,
Good day, Miss benn Well,boss, what do you think isn't
he a beauty? I'm sure I'munfair, Judge Archie, do you have
to know where the Morio wears is. Why, yes, it's at the
other end of town, near thereverend. Oh no, not again,
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nine o'clock tonight. Okay, okay, I suppose you want me to take
a gander at what's in the warehouse. Break in like a burglar, argie,
if you're mine, are free ofwomen. I do believe you could
reach phenomenal lights in this your chosenprofession. Nothing around here with a bunch
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of old tubes and glassware. Ihope Wolf knows what he's doing. I
don't all right, stand, wearen't Rachel. Lift the lights on,
Joe. That's better, sing upand tell me what you're doing here.
I beg your pardon. I'm alittle deaf. I couldn't hear you.
I said, what are you doinghere? Oh? Ellen? I was
supposed to meet her here? Makessense? Will you you think I can?
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It's a visitors. This bird refusesa talk. Well, knock it
out. You two talking over.Don't bother telling me how it comes out.
I wait a minute. You youain't leave, all right? You
win? This night is just fullof surprises. Let's say what you're talking?
Hey, who do you think you'reshoving? Around, just full of
questions. Ain't you you know something? You're gonna end up? I get
into trouble. It's illegal to pushpeople around. I guess you'd better understand.
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Hey, you kidding? Get thepoint? Oh, get out?
Talk Why you're still on the play. Huh, you's up like a light?
Mac? What do you going out? Daughter? You won't do anymore
snooping around here? You know?Stop Mac, You've got an awful disposition.
I'm actually scary. You did mean? Yeah? I dump him outside?
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Hey, boss, it's me Archie. Remember ah cheet. These interruptions
at the testable, can't you seeI'm busy? Then you are, Gye.
I've been busy, two boys,Look at my face. I had
a axent and your appearance, Isay the sermon, else had been busier.
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All right, mister Goren, aslong as you insist upon interrupting my
meditation, start at the beginning,mister Wolf. I arrived at the warehouse.
I went inside. I saw alot of packing cases and a bunch
of old glassware, worn out junk. Two men jump me. I came
to lying in the alley. Istaggered to a cab and made it home.
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And of story are to. Yourrepertoire of words is most astonishing,
and your description of Morio's warehouses,without doubt, most ling. I thought
you'd like it. And now hereI suggest you get Fritz to give you
a piece of beefsteak. For thatI have your and after that, I've
arranged the gathering for a crop tomorrowafternoon. Then I shall repair to my
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bed to suffer in silence. Youshould be more careful on these nefarious expeditions.
You might get hurt sometime. Yes, I've been a careless fellow,
mister Wolfe. Good night, goodnight. I gie preasent dreams. Mister
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wolf I'm glad you called me early. I was just about to leave town
for a couple of days. Andwhat is this conference about? None of
this time, sir. If youplease, I'm glad you could come along
with Benny. I'll be happy toassist in anyway I can. Mister good
One, agee right, well,good inning, mister Morio. I knew
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we'd meet again. It's no fallof mind. Good One, Please come
in, Come in, mister Morio. You don't want to keep the rest
of the guests waiting. What doyou want with me? Why? What?
Nothing? Mister Wolf as is misterMorio, sit there and take the
red leather chair for special guests.Mister Morio. Ah, Now, gentlemen,
you're probably wondering why I asked youhere. Naturally, you know it
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has to do with the death ofHeading Renee. Mister Mario, I understand
you and Miss Renee had some businesstransactions and involved quite a sum that she
purchased laboratory equipment. That's right,Archie told me that your warehouse contained nothing
but second hand junk. It wasa shame, mister Mario, that this
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shipment was delayed by a shipping shortage. Otherwise you might have gotten away with
it. That's why you called meover here. Tis in material to the
keys at hand. Actually, I'monly interest in heading Renee's murder. Hey,
wait a minute, I shouldn't thinkI did it, didn't your No,
mister warf I admit everything you saidabout the equipment, but I've had
no part in any mother I see, mister Breeding, you are a piot
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of Warfier. If you had shotthe girl and wanted it to look like
suicide, in which hand would youput the gun her right hand? Indeed,
where did you first meet mister Reneeboarding the plane at the holly Field,
Europe. Mister Renfrew, Now,look here, Wolfers has gone too
far. I won't be put throughin the third degree, if you excuse
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me, I have to get tothis at our Renfrew. Well, like
mister Renfrew, I'm astonished that anyonewould be as amateurist as they were in
this case. I don't understand.Could it be that you here miss Renee
and attempted to make him look likesuicide because he was about to tell me
that true forgeries? Her bank accounthas fifteen thousand daughters short, Well,
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what reason would I have to killher? You told me yourself. You
phoned miss Renee from your hotel theday she died, yet there was no
outgoing cause charge to your account.Oh, this is nonsense, ridiculous.
She suddenly became suspicious of you,and you are probably the only person,
yeah, who knew that she wasleft handed. Well, what does that
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have to do with it? Shewas shot through the right temple, mister
Renfrew while talking on the telephone,the gun in her left hand, when
it'd be awkward for her to twisther arm around her face and shoot herself.
In your excitement, you forgot youhad shut her in the right temple.
And what else you though, misterWolf, that you once worked in
Europe where you met Miss Renee Rainsto represent her in this country. Only
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you would know how much he hadin the account here. I've heard it
up of this nonsense. Yesterday youmade a statement quote, I hope whoever
did this dreadful thing is dealt with, probably only the police and not ye.
And I knew miss Rennie and notdied naturally. How did you know
that unless you are the murderer,don't make a move any of you.
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I was forced to eliminate her.She accidentally learned about the shortage, and
she became most unreasonable about it.Hold you about it, oh, dear
me, certainly weary of these mellowdramatics. Put up that gun. I
spent fifteen years sweating trying to getenough money to leave the way that I
want. Now I have it,and neither you nor anybody is going to
take it away from me. I'llkill anyone who tries to follow me.
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All of this house arms will standback. It's a renfo don see.
I will take that gun from you, and well Inspector. You saidly arrived
at the proper time, even ifyou are late. What do you mean
late. I've been standing out therelistening to Renfroof for five minutes. Boy,
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that's too close, glady, misterinspector. Well good night, mister
will And that's so fast, misterMorio. I suggest you hold mister Mario
here for spending Miss Rennie in hergovernment and Aggie. Yes, sir,
do you know how to care fora person who has fainted? I certainly
do. And look behind you.You're pretty Miss Bennett has collapsed. I'll
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get hello. Is this miss JeanBen? Yes? Go in there.
Wait, yes, just a minutefor me. No one knows I'm here.
Hello, I know i'd find youthere are Gie? How do you
know I was here? I figuredthey'd be to skew you expressed turn reviving
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a patient from a deep faint?How did you on the way? Oh?
I want you to stop at thededicate disk and pick up the following
things. M Beer geez olives,my boss you how do you know you
were here? It's pure deduction.That's why he's called the world's greatest detective.
Come here, Archie. You shouldn'tdo a ge Ergie, you're listening
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to me? Oh well, yishyou didn't hear a word of a night,
rg You have been listening to theNew Adventures of Nero Wolf, starring
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Sidney green Street. The night's transcribedstory by Virgil Rhymer, was based on
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the characters created by A reck Stout. This is an Edwin Fadderman production,
produced and directed by j. DonaldWilson. In the cast were Harry Bartell
as Archie Goodwin and Lucille, Alexval Brown, Bill Johnstone, hal Gerard,
Betty lou Gerson, Vick Rodman,and Ed Bailey. This is John
Stanley speaking. Three chimes mean goodTimes on NBC. Just listen to the
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stars on this Sunday's Big Show JimmyDurranty, Ethel Merman, Milton Burl and
Gordon MacRae plus Meredith Wilson and hisorchestra. Your MC on the Big Show,
of course, is the Glamorous Tallulahand You're Invited. And on Theater
GUILDWN the air this Sunday you'll hearthe comedy The Man in Possession starring Rex
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Harrison and Lillie Palmer. I'll forgethere, Ethel Merman on The Big Show
Sunday on NBC Welcome back. Wellone more little while inaccuracy here when Nero
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Wolfe said I have my lunch atnoon, I was, and he no,
he doesn't lunch is at one,though in other novels it suggested it
was become more like one or onethirty. Wolf doesn't even get down from
the plant rooms Tell eleven. Butdespite the deviations from the usual Wolf stories,
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this was a good episode and ithas been a fun series, even
though there have been some difference,says between the radio episodes and the books.
It's been a lot of fun tobring these to you, and we'll
revisit them if we come back andfind anymore. At a comment here from
Brian who says, Adam, youask people to vote at podcast Ali last
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month and tell you the name oftheir favorite detective show. I realized this
is a day late, given thatit is made first, but I'm voting
anyway. My favorite isn't near aWolf, so much so that I'm now
reading Rex Stout short stories on myAndroid tablet. They are wonderful. Thanks
again for investing so much of yourtime in these podcasts. They two are
wonderful. Well, thanks so much, and I know that in preparing for
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this pro to do the Neural Wolfshows, I've definitely become a much bigger
fan of the character, and Ihope to be able to make it through
all of the novels and short stories, and I may even post a review
or two of those that I've readthrough. And thanks to everybody who encouraged
us to pursue this particular series.Well, next week we'll get to hear
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Well, let's get into today's episodeof neuro Wolf. The Case of
Room three h four Transcribe, Ladiesand Gentlemen. The ringing of that phonebell
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brings you mystery adventure Narrow Wolf's office. Actually good one speaking? Hello?
If it is from here, I'mnot here. What if it's a case?
If it is, tell them no, I will not can find your
act. You do as I say? Hello? Hello, Yes, yes,
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yes, mister Wolf speaking, Iam very much well now, yes,
what kind of trouble miss give mesorry, I had to turn the
radio down too loud. You knowI see you by the way. Well,
I yes, yes, yes,indeed, I'll take the case.
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Come right over the address of sixoh one West thirty fifth Street. Come
there, Well, where do youlive? I am staying Hello lost?
That was a shot. Hello,Hello, ladies and gentlemen. It's not
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renowned genius. Who is the bulkiest, bulkiest, most ponderous, and most
brilliant detective in the world. Yes, none other than that chairborne mass of
unpredictable intellect Nero Wolf, created byReck Stout and brought to you in a
new series of Adventures of this NBCNetwork in the person of mister Sidney green
Street. We've usually referred to thisstory as the case from three or four.
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The girl on the phone hadn't decidedforeign accent. I wasn't quite able
to decide what nationality she was,but it sounded like French anyway. That
was what sounded like a shot,and then dead silence for a second or
two. Hello, Hello, Hello, well agi another woman? Bah,
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mister Wolf, I heard a shotand then the line clicked off. Treble
Wimmy, nor is treble? Isaid, I heard a shot on the
phone. Indeed, I'm going overto her hotel and see what goes on
by all means, mister Wolf.Yeah, huh, now that I've been
inside to the tone of being calleda radio, I'm sorry, mister Wolf,
but we needed the money and thiswas one thousand dollars. If you'd
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excuse me, I have to attendto my own kids, mister Wolf,
What about the girl? The shotfascinating, isn't it. You figured it
out? Okay, I've got toget over there. Room three oh four,
Paul Hotel, salon Boss. Goodluck, mister Wolf. Peace,
phone me from time to time.Three oh one, three O two,
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three o four. What do youknow? The door's open? Oh?
Hello, who are you? Aren'tyou good? One? Now it's your
turn. I'm Jay Breen, pilotfor jan Airlines. You've seen Yeah,
I guess you have. This girl'sbeen shot. Oh that's all? Yeah,
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dead, real dead. What doyou know about this? I don't
know anything. Say who are you? Looks like you're in a spot,
pat You better start digging, hadn'tyou? I got here a few seconds
before you did. I knocked onthe door. The door was partially opened,
so I pushed it wide. Well, there was no answer. I
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couldn't see anyone, so I camein and there she was, you know
her? Yes? Why do youthink I came here? That's what I'm
trying to find out. Look,what right have you got asking me all
these questions? What's it to you? Did you ever hear a neuro wolf?
Of course? Who hasn't? LikeI said before, I'm Archie good
when Wolfe's assistant? And would yourather talk? Or should I call a
police? I've told you all Iknow. Who is she? Helen?
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Rennie French? I don't know Europeananyway? Why did you come here tonight?
I have a dinner date with her? You mean you did have?
Yeah? Let's turn her over therehmm an automatic in her hand? Yeah,
I never saw it before. Hey, Hey, I wouldn't use the
phone fingerprints. Okay, I'll usethis handkerchief. Who are you calling?
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My boss? Wolf speaking archie?Boss? I, Jay, don't you
a nero wolf? You sound verymuch nay, please, Boss, be
serious. I'm here at the girl'sapartment. The one who called me.
She's dead. Beautiful, yes,was very beautiful. Gee would be?
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I did him shot neat roundhole inher right temple. She's my rad and
looks like she shot herself. WhenI turned her over, I saw a
wedding ring on her finger in athirty two automatic still in her hand.
No fellow named Jay Bream a pilot. He was here when I arrived.
Apparently not no one showed up yet. Very interesting. What do you do
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now, mister Wolf? Should Icall Inspector Ramer? No, it is
ain't nothing to anyone. You're overhere at once, and bring mister Breen,
the pilot with you. Goodbye.That's all you know about him,
mister Breen. That's right, misterWolf, Just like I told mister Goodland.
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Here, the whole thing sounds hey. I just thought of something.
Pray, tell Argie it can't besuicide. Oh and why not? How
can a dead woman high up aphone? You fainly arrived at that Argie
amazing. Of course she couldn't.He was murdered. Murdered, yes,
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mister Bream, but I thought shecommitted suicide. Please, mister Breen,
it will be bit of you,don't think. Where do you staying?
Three twenty one's nineteenth department five andyour job five? Ten days? Vacation
started yesterday. One thing mister Breemsaid, Yes, you don't leave town
her. The Moore talk is notadvisable. It's strongly recommend that your precautions.
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Yes, sir, show mister Breamto the door. Yes, right
this way. Good night, misterWolf, good night. I didn't want
to tell you in front of misterBream, but I found this in her
purse when I set him for asheet to cover the body. Hasn't done
a check made out to mister NearoWolf. Well, boss, I think
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it's time we phone inspected Kreamer.Should I who else? Archie? Who
else? My apologies? I forgothow heavy that phone really is? Archie.
Oh um, do you want meto talk to the inspector? How
do the talking? Should I holdthe phone for you? You can give
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me some beer one moment. Hereyou are nearo, wolfings big there.
I think you had better go overto the poor hotel. Why I believe
you find the dead woman there?What is it's a gag? Wolf,
I'm afraid not in speaker, howdid you know about it? Have you
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been over there? Telepathy? Inspector. Well, I'm too busy today to
listen the nonsense celepathy. Don't giveme that kind of stuff. I find
a body. I lock you ongood one up? You watch your blood
pressure? In speaker, have amind about my blood pressure? One thing?
In speaker? Would you hold offthe press for the present? Why
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what are you holding back? Wolf? Where do you stop your idiotic jabbing?
Do what I ask? Okay?By the way, Wolf find Suppose
you know the girl's room number?Naturally, Inspector it is room three uh
four? Sir him dead Inspector creamysouf under me you yes, sir.
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I suggest you call the bank inthe morning and find the person who's handings
Renee's account. Try to bring allher canceled checks over here, and what
if they won't hand them over?And cream over? Getting all the issue
to do so? Simple comming,Well, where's Wolf? Where do you
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think he'd be? In his bigchair leaving speaker. I expected you before,
Lis, inspect there, what keptyou too long? If I told
you I had a flat tire?Would you believe me? I'll start giving
Wolf, What do you know aboutthe dead girl? Inspected? Creamer?
Do sit down? Relax? Nervoustension is such a deadly thing, now,
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doesn't here? Wolf? You likezim beer? Move soothing? You
know? Come on? What's thedope on this case? Fill the inspector
in on the details, Auntie.I was here talking to the girl over
the fall. There was a shot, and I went over to her hotel
and found it the same as youdid, dead on the floor. The
phone was placed back on the hook. Come one, Wolf, there's more
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to this than that. Let's haveit. Really, who is she?
You don't know? I mean,what do you know about her? Now?
Get this straight? Wolf? Please? What's this all about? A
girl's been shot. Her name isHelen Rennie. What's the dope? Did
you have a ballistics report made onthe gun? Well not in a short
time, but I will. Howdid you make out your depart suicide?
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Naturally that she was talking to thegirl on the phone at the times he
was shot, so she chooses tokill herself talking to your assistant? Why
are you big flat footed? Didn'tspec there precisely? How can a dead
girl hang up her phone? Whyshe you seeing spig? The great impossible?
And now I suggest you make outyour deport murder murder wolf? Tell
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me why is it you're always mixedup in these cases? The inspect there
would be as difficult to answer asit would be to convince Archie of the
danger to the female of the species. What's the use Nor one ever answers
my questions. I give up,Oh, Inspector. I do hope you
will bring the girls cancer checks tomorrow. If they don't turn them over to
us, well, the inspector isjust going Archie, please see him to
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the door. I'm not helpless.Good night, inspect the night, please,
boss. Can't we have just alittle err in here? You mean
out all the morning? Isn't thatenough to get me an oxygen tank to
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use in here? Did you contactthe bank regarding the girl's account? I
did. I finally talked to thehead of the accounting department. He told
me about our personal agent here,mister Renfrew. He was handing all our
financial affairs. What to see Renfrew. What did he have to say?
Very little, but he seemed veryset when he learned of her death.
I didn't tell him how she died, he said, Helen Rene was here
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buying technical equipment for her government Europetechnical equipment. What kind laboratory stuff?
Did she make any definite purchases fromthe arrow company here in town of mister
Paul Morio as the headman of thisarrow company. Mister Renfrew, her agent,
gave us quite a bit of anargument about coming over here today,
said it was very irregular to showbank statements. But he finally gave in,
I didn't need the inspector's help.What time do we have the honor?
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He said he'd be here at noon. No, you know I'd be
busy at that time. Well,I didn't think you'd let arty. You
never do, Yeah, lunch willkeep just this once, mister Wolfe.
Now this one's done any other time. Argie, you know I have lunch
precisely at noon, not at there, not before I understand. Yeah,
he's amaze. You have the addressof the Adder lab Supply Company. Yes,
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sir, you want me to gohave a talk of mister Morio runs
the place some times, Argie,your conclusions are fantastic. I am laving
who wondering more? And after youreturned from your visit with mister Mario,
would you be so kind as towinter team mister Renfrew until after my lunch
and don't stand here with the dooropen. Sorry, boys, I'll go
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out through the cool shoot. Doforgive me? Oh, mister Morio Wyn,
Yeah, I'm Morio. My nameis Archie, Archie Goodwin. What
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can I do for you? Agood one? Nero Wolf's assistant. You've
heard of Nero Wolf. I don'tget around much. Tell me about him?
I should I answer that anyway?You'll like they're almost a detective.
Do you ever hear him at?Miss Rennee? Stop shut out, boxing,
mister Goodwan? What's on your mind? I understand your soul, Miss
Rennie. Some laboratory equipment? Isit a jail term? Now? Listen,
mister Goodwin. I have a nice, respectable business here. So what
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do you want? Spilett? Whenyour last seam Miss Rennee two days ago,
talked to her since once on thephone? What time was that yesterday
morning? You called it from youroffice here? No? From my hotel
room? Now? Look, let'squit playing Captain mouse. Why all the
questions? Miss Rennee is dead dead? Who did it? Now? Wait
a minute, You don't think Ihad anything to do with it? Makes
you think anyone did it? Theonly reason copsould get into it, You
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know, Mario, I'm beginning towonder just how long you've been in the
lab supplied business. You know whata retort is. Don't tell me it's
a snappy comeback. What's the matter, good one? What's look? Mario?
I came here to find out somethingabout Helen Rennee. Just what sort
of equipment did you sell it?It was heavy stuff, heavy chemical?
Way where is it? We don'thave samples, just pictures? Yeah,
we ship it direct. Oh sothe purchaser never sees what he's buying.
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That's right. Did I see whatshe purchased? Afraid? Not, good
one? Besides, what difference wouldit make? Did miss Rennee see what
she bought? No? I alreadyexplained that. Now I'm busy, good
ones, So if you don't mind, okay, I'll run along. Good
afternoon, mister Mario. I'm surewe'll meet again soon. You Wolf speaking,
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Yes, Argie just left the Aniolamp supply company, And as far
as I'm concerned, something's rotten atDenmark. Indeed, this guy Mario who
runs the company doesn't sound like alegitimate lamp supply man. I think he's
running some kind of a racket.What makes you believe that? Argie just
not the type to be in legitbusiness. Things just don't jive. She
didn't see what she bought? Youbelieve in that he would have reason to
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want Miss Rennie out of the way. Yeah, guy made me see red.
I wanted to take a poke atRgie or an idiotic hothead. He
said it was all heavy lap stuffshe bought. It was too late for
me to see it. We getin now, I'll get over here as
soon as you can. Immediately immediately. Have you forgotten? You're having a
point er? Mister Renfrow at noon? Goodbye? I'm ain't coming. Hello,
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mister Goodwin, mister Renfrew, whoa, whoa? Who's this? My
goodness? Come in? Yes,come in, my dear, thank you.
I brought my secretary along. Ihope you don't mind mine. Why,
mister Renfrew, how could anyone object? Goodwin? Miss Bennett, Oh,
miss Bennett. First name Jean doyou always use this approach, mister
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Goodwin? Only at noontime? Andmy name's Archie. Well this is a
happy surprise. Please sit down,Jean, allow me. Thank you.
Wow, wasn't it, mister Renfrewyou wanted to see? Yes, mister
Wolfe will be down shortly. MisterRenfrew, please be seated. Thank you.
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Is something wrong mister Goodwin? Nota thing, Miss Bennett, not
from where I sit. I don'tbelieve where he says, Miss judgment concerning
women is not to be trusted.Thank you, mister Wolfe. You're so
kind. Mister Wolfmus how do youdo mister Renfrow. I presume yes,
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Now we can get down to businessat hand, mister Renfrew, yes,
yes, by all me. Idon't understand why we couldn't have discussed this
on the phone, mister wolf Thewhole thing is highly irregular. Of course,
I know you're trying to do yourduty, but I prefer not to
discuss the dead girl's business affairs onthe phone. Mister Renfrew. You should
appreciate then, yes, yes,I see now. What what is it
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you wish to know? How longhave you known her? In Renee?
About the month when's the last timeyou talked to her? Yesterday? What
time? Why about two thirty?I called her from my room. She
was here on government business. Youbrought the cancel jakes here. You're a
mister wolf right sizeable a man's misterRenfrew. Very interesting. Indeed, yes,
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you see, Miss Renee made somelarge purchases, mister Wolfe, and
of course they were all quite legitimate. Would you mind if I kept these
jakes overnight? Well, thank you, mister Rendrew. Either way, was
miss Rennie right or left handed?Why left handed? Mister wolf Why you
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inquisitive? Now? If you wouldexcuse me, Miss Bennett and mister Renfrew,
I have a very urgent appointment.Well, I could be of any
more service. Don't hesitate to callon the mister wolf Thank you, sir,
Oh dear poor mister Renee. Ihope the person who did this dreadful
thing is dealt with properly. Indeed, I must run along now, yes,
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this was must you go to MissBenner. Good day, mister Wolfe,
Good day, Miss benn Well,boss, what do you think isn't
he a beauty? I'm sure I'munfair, Judge Archie, do you have
to know where the Morio wears is. Why, yes, it's at the
other end of town, near thereverend. Oh no, not again,
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nine o'clock tonight. Okay, okay, I suppose you want me to take
a gander at what's in the warehouse. Break in like a burglar, argie,
if you're mine, are free ofwomen. I do believe you could
reach phenomenal lights in this your chosenprofession. Nothing around here with a bunch
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of old tubes and glassware. Ihope Wolf knows what he's doing. I
don't all right, stand, wearen't Rachel. Lift the lights on,
Joe. That's better, sing upand tell me what you're doing here.
I beg your pardon. I'm alittle deaf. I couldn't hear you.
I said, what are you doinghere? Oh? Ellen? I was
supposed to meet her here? Makessense? Will you you think I can?
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It's a visitors. This bird refusesa talk. Well, knock it
out. You two talking over.Don't bother telling me how it comes out.
I wait a minute. You youain't leave, all right? You
win? This night is just fullof surprises. Let's say what you're talking?
Hey, who do you think you'reshoving? Around, just full of
questions. Ain't you you know something? You're gonna end up? I get
into trouble. It's illegal to pushpeople around. I guess you'd better understand.
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Hey, you kidding? Get thepoint? Oh, get out?
Talk Why you're still on the play. Huh, you's up like a light?
Mac? What do you going out? Daughter? You won't do anymore
snooping around here? You know?Stop Mac, You've got an awful disposition.
I'm actually scary. You did mean? Yeah? I dump him outside?
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Hey, boss, it's me Archie. Remember ah cheet. These interruptions
at the testable, can't you seeI'm busy? Then you are, Gye.
I've been busy, two boys,Look at my face. I had
a axent and your appearance, Isay the sermon, else had been busier.
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All right, mister Goren, aslong as you insist upon interrupting my
meditation, start at the beginning,mister Wolf. I arrived at the warehouse.
I went inside. I saw alot of packing cases and a bunch
of old glassware, worn out junk. Two men jump me. I came
to lying in the alley. Istaggered to a cab and made it home.
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And of story are to. Yourrepertoire of words is most astonishing,
and your description of Morio's warehouses,without doubt, most ling. I thought
you'd like it. And now hereI suggest you get Fritz to give you
a piece of beefsteak. For thatI have your and after that, I've
arranged the gathering for a crop tomorrowafternoon. Then I shall repair to my
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bed to suffer in silence. Youshould be more careful on these nefarious expeditions.
You might get hurt sometime. Yes, I've been a careless fellow,
mister Wolfe. Good night, goodnight. I gie preasent dreams. Mister
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wolf I'm glad you called me early. I was just about to leave town
for a couple of days. Andwhat is this conference about? None of
this time, sir. If youplease, I'm glad you could come along
with Benny. I'll be happy toassist in anyway I can. Mister good
One, agee right, well,good inning, mister Morio. I knew
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we'd meet again. It's no fallof mind. Good One, Please come
in, Come in, mister Morio. You don't want to keep the rest
of the guests waiting. What doyou want with me? Why? What?
Nothing? Mister Wolf as is misterMorio, sit there and take the
red leather chair for special guests.Mister Morio. Ah, Now, gentlemen,
you're probably wondering why I asked youhere. Naturally, you know it
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has to do with the death ofHeading Renee. Mister Mario, I understand
you and Miss Renee had some businesstransactions and involved quite a sum that she
purchased laboratory equipment. That's right,Archie told me that your warehouse contained nothing
but second hand junk. It wasa shame, mister Mario, that this
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shipment was delayed by a shipping shortage. Otherwise you might have gotten away with
it. That's why you called meover here. Tis in material to the
keys at hand. Actually, I'monly interest in heading Renee's murder. Hey,
wait a minute, I shouldn't thinkI did it, didn't your No,
mister warf I admit everything you saidabout the equipment, but I've had
no part in any mother I see, mister Breeding, you are a piot
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of Warfier. If you had shotthe girl and wanted it to look like
suicide, in which hand would youput the gun her right hand? Indeed,
where did you first meet mister Reneeboarding the plane at the holly Field,
Europe. Mister Renfrew, Now,look here, Wolfers has gone too
far. I won't be put throughin the third degree, if you excuse
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me, I have to get tothis at our Renfrew. Well, like
mister Renfrew, I'm astonished that anyonewould be as amateurist as they were in
this case. I don't understand.Could it be that you here miss Renee
and attempted to make him look likesuicide because he was about to tell me
that true forgeries? Her bank accounthas fifteen thousand daughters short, Well,
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what reason would I have to killher? You told me yourself. You
phoned miss Renee from your hotel theday she died, yet there was no
outgoing cause charge to your account.Oh, this is nonsense, ridiculous.
She suddenly became suspicious of you,and you are probably the only person,
yeah, who knew that she wasleft handed. Well, what does that
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have to do with it? Shewas shot through the right temple, mister
Renfrew while talking on the telephone,the gun in her left hand, when
it'd be awkward for her to twisther arm around her face and shoot herself.
In your excitement, you forgot youhad shut her in the right temple.
And what else you though, misterWolf, that you once worked in
Europe where you met Miss Renee Rainsto represent her in this country. Only
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you would know how much he hadin the account here. I've heard it
up of this nonsense. Yesterday youmade a statement quote, I hope whoever
did this dreadful thing is dealt with, probably only the police and not ye.
And I knew miss Rennie and notdied naturally. How did you know
that unless you are the murderer,don't make a move any of you.
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I was forced to eliminate her.She accidentally learned about the shortage, and
she became most unreasonable about it.Hold you about it, oh, dear
me, certainly weary of these mellowdramatics. Put up that gun. I
spent fifteen years sweating trying to getenough money to leave the way that I
want. Now I have it,and neither you nor anybody is going to
take it away from me. I'llkill anyone who tries to follow me.
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All of this house arms will standback. It's a renfo don see.
I will take that gun from you, and well Inspector. You saidly arrived
at the proper time, even ifyou are late. What do you mean
late. I've been standing out therelistening to Renfroof for five minutes. Boy,
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that's too close, glady, misterinspector. Well good night, mister
will And that's so fast, misterMorio. I suggest you hold mister Mario
here for spending Miss Rennie in hergovernment and Aggie. Yes, sir,
do you know how to care fora person who has fainted? I certainly
do. And look behind you.You're pretty Miss Bennett has collapsed. I'll
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get hello. Is this miss JeanBen? Yes? Go in there.
Wait, yes, just a minutefor me. No one knows I'm here.
Hello, I know i'd find youthere are Gie? How do you
know I was here? I figuredthey'd be to skew you expressed turn reviving
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a patient from a deep faint?How did you on the way? Oh?
I want you to stop at thededicate disk and pick up the following
things. M Beer geez olives,my boss you how do you know you
were here? It's pure deduction.That's why he's called the world's greatest detective.
Come here, Archie. You shouldn'tdo a ge Ergie, you're listening
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to me? Oh well, yishyou didn't hear a word of a night,
rg You have been listening to theNew Adventures of Nero Wolf, starring
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Sidney green Street. The night's transcribedstory by Virgil Rhymer, was based on
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the characters created by A reck Stout. This is an Edwin Fadderman production,
produced and directed by j. DonaldWilson. In the cast were Harry Bartell
as Archie Goodwin and Lucille, Alexval Brown, Bill Johnstone, hal Gerard,
Betty lou Gerson, Vick Rodman,and Ed Bailey. This is John
Stanley speaking. Three chimes mean goodTimes on NBC. Just listen to the
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stars on this Sunday's Big Show JimmyDurranty, Ethel Merman, Milton Burl and
Gordon MacRae plus Meredith Wilson and hisorchestra. Your MC on the Big Show,
of course, is the Glamorous Tallulahand You're Invited. And on Theater
GUILDWN the air this Sunday you'll hearthe comedy The Man in Possession starring Rex
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Harrison and Lillie Palmer. I'll forgethere, Ethel Merman on The Big Show
Sunday on NBC Welcome back. Wellone more little while inaccuracy here when Nero
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Wolfe said I have my lunch atnoon, I was, and he no,
he doesn't lunch is at one,though in other novels it suggested it
was become more like one or onethirty. Wolf doesn't even get down from
the plant rooms Tell eleven. Butdespite the deviations from the usual Wolf stories,
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this was a good episode and ithas been a fun series, even
though there have been some difference,says between the radio episodes and the books.
It's been a lot of fun tobring these to you, and we'll
revisit them if we come back andfind anymore. At a comment here from
Brian who says, Adam, youask people to vote at podcast Ali last
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month and tell you the name oftheir favorite detective show. I realized this
is a day late, given thatit is made first, but I'm voting
anyway. My favorite isn't near aWolf, so much so that I'm now
reading Rex Stout short stories on myAndroid tablet. They are wonderful. Thanks
again for investing so much of yourtime in these podcasts. They two are
wonderful. Well, thanks so much, and I know that in preparing for
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this pro to do the Neural Wolfshows, I've definitely become a much bigger
fan of the character, and Ihope to be able to make it through
all of the novels and short stories, and I may even post a review
or two of those that I've readthrough. And thanks to everybody who encouraged
us to pursue this particular series.Well, next week we'll get to hear
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another private detective. I know,Richard Diamond has probably been the most requested
series and it's still going to bea while till we get to that.
But Dick Powell fans will have RoguesGallery starring it Dick Powell as Richard Rogue
for twenty two weeks starting next week, so join us for that. Then
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in the meantime, I send yourcomments to Box thirteen at Great Detectives dot
net, cast a vote for theshow on podcast Alley Podcast Alley dot com,
Slash Radio Detectives, excuse Me,podcast Alley dot Great Detectives dot net,
and become one of our friends onFacebook, Facebook dot com, Slash
Radio Detectives. But from Boise,Idaho, this is your host Adam Graham signing off
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