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The wife of a millionaire dies. The doctor says its a heart attack, but the husband suspects murder and hires Wolfe.
Original Air Date: February 23, 1951
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The wife of a millionaire dies. The doctor says its a heart attack, but the husband suspects murder and hires Wolfe.
Original Air Date: February 23, 1951
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just go ahead and mention it beforethe show. After we finished Neural Wolf,
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of Christopher London. However, sincethen I found two more episodes of Rogues
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Gallery, and if I go inthat order, I will push the start
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of the Malevolent Medic. Stay tunedfor Nero Wolf transcribed in thirty seconds.
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to Mozart's Marriage of Figaro and thesame composer's brilliant Concerto for Violin and Orchestra.
You're invited every Saturday to a concertby the NBC Symphony. Ladies and
gentlemen, the ringing of that phonebellbrings you mystery adventure. They're all Wolf's
office, aren't you Goodwin? Speakingwho mister hal Horton, United Industries?
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Oh, I see well, Imust warn you, mister Horton. Mister
Wolf doesn't take kindly to big industrialists, says they're great wealth upsets his digestion.
Why do you want to see him? The connection's bad. I don't
hear you. Who who mister Horton? Who were cut off? Where does
he? Mister Goodwin? Mister halHorton called. I understand that they won't
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see him tell any more money.I have to invince they put into workidruns.
Mister Horton wasn't promoting anything? Andwhat did he call you for?
The great Horton needs a detective?Maybe just my occupational reflex, but I
thought he said somebody had been murdered. Waies, gentleman. It's that genius
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who is the bulkiest, valkiest,most ponderous and most brilliant detective in the
world. Yes, none other thanthat chairborne mass of unpredictable intellect Nero Woolf
created by Rex Stout and brought youin a new series of adventures of this
NBC network in the person of misterSidney Greenstreet. It turned out that what
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Horton had said had been murdered,which became celebrated in the case of the
Malevolent Medic. But its solution wasn'ta simple matter of following up his accusation.
It had false clues mixed all throughit, like raisins in a pudding.
The man we came to know asthe Malevolent Medic was young doctor Benjamin
Sloan. The case began on thesunny afternoon when Grace Banks, his nurse,
came into his private office. Waitingroom's finally empty. I ticket,
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well, there's one more patient,darling. I'm sorry, Doctor Horton's here
for another of the thymond chloride taughtyou ordered for. I said you could
give her those graces. She doesn'thave to wait to see me. Well,
she's hung up her mink coat,parked her orchid and her alligator bag,
and filled up all the ashtrays withlipsticked cigarette stubs. Missus Horton prefers
to wait for you. She seemsvery upset. I hope she'd get hold
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of herself. Missus hall Horton,with all that money, whatever gives us
such jitters Darling, if I everget in that condition after we're married,
please shoot me. I've advised herto go to a specialist. Hers isn't
a true medical case. Man.I'll do what I can. Get a
needle ready, Will you grace andshow missus Horton in? Yes, Darling,
I mean doctor missus Horton. Willyou step in now? Been in
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the waiting room for hours, Ben, I wrote you every day this week.
Why didn't you answer me? Yousay your health hasn't improved. I'm
worse, much worse still, chainsmoking, drinking and the sleeping pills.
You have to take something. Ican't walk the floor all night? Can
I thinking? Thinking? Why areyou so unhappy? Leslie? You have
what you always said you wanted,money, clothes, excitement. You have
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the right to say to that,but don't, please don't. I'm only
pointing out facts you should face.I told you from the beginning you need
a nerve specialist. I need you. Nobody else can help me at all.
Leslie, you went over this thelast time you were here, and
in all those letters you've been sending. Now let's cross it off a good
chilly Don't talk like that. Youdon't mean I'm no longer a love sick
dope, and you're the wife ofone of the biggest industrialists in the country.
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Yes, Hell hot, and Idespise him. He thinks his money
makes him god. He thinks hecan buy anything that he bought me.
He made me think I was gettingin the world with a fence around it.
Everything I want is on the otherside of that. You don't know
what you do want. I wantus the way we used to be happy
and love together. Leslie, pleasebe quiet. Why Miss Banks is in
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the laboratory, she can hear you. What of it. I'm not ashamed.
I'll tell her, I'll tell everybody. Imagine Hell's face when he finds
out I'm leaving him, but I'mcoming back to you. He already knows
about you. I told him youwere in love with me, that you're
jealous. He doesn't like Leslie.You're raving us to have You always said
I was the most attractive woman inthe world. You made your choice.
Now get this into your head.I'm really in love now. In a
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few weeks, I'm going to bemarried. Now I'll get your medicine.
So it's really true. You aregoing to be married yes, i'd heard
it, but I didn't believe it. Going to marry a nurse. All
my friends have been laughing at me. Please, Now that's enough. I
made a plan, a wonderful,beautiful plan about us. Then you love
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me and say you love me,missus Horton, that is all over.
Don't love me no longer. You'rehere is my patient, and that's all.
After this treatment, I must askyou to get another doctor. Wonderful,
beautiful plan for us. And nowshe threatens to step in and spoil
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it. Well, maybe I'll spoila few plans. How would you like
that? Threats will accomplish nothing.I can ruin things for you, Ben,
All those fancy ideas of yours abouthaving a fine practice, being a
great doctor, do you want togive those up? I can arrange it
so that maybe there won't be anywonderful future for you. Are you prepared
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to face that possibility? Because I'mprepared to make it a reality. And
I mean it. You will regretthis day as long as you live.
I'll get your medicine. Missus Horton, hand me my bag. Thank you?
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Oh I hate you, Ben,I hate you both. Sorry to
have kept you waiting missus Horton.Miss Banks had to do a repair job
before she could use the sterilizer alcohol. Miss Banks, Now, missus Horton,
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may I help? Thanks so niceof you. Ye, right side
for the hypo this time? Isn'tit just touch with his cotton? Ready?
Now? Doctor, what's a manof missus Horton? Just cold alcohol?
After this, I advise you togo home and rest. These massive
doses are a little painful, butthink of results. Yeah, it's all
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just relax here and you can leavein ten minutes. Comus Banks, I
want to talk to you, doctor, doctor. I feel sick. I
feel very sick. You might aswell stop acting. I can't get up
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my feet. Then look at her. Something's happened, Terrio her face and
she's falling from missus Horton. NortI've got your cold her, Leslie?
Is it pain? Ter be?Where? What's from? Everywhere? Pain?
Everything? Been been in my bed, been in my feet, my
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feet, my feet? A doctor, she she's dead. Yes, Grace
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got a card from the files.I want to study it from the first
day missus Horton came here. Whatwas it been? What happened to her?
Symptoms are of a hard condition fromwhich it seems the patient has just
expired. Then you must call herhusband, Grace. Did you hear me?
Yes, Doctor Sloan Well, Idiscourage your visit here, mister Hardon.
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I do have a sort of curiosityabout the operation of so called big
business, maybe of your gass ofbeer and here an explanation of the rise
and fall of this morning's stock market. You don't think I've come here socially.
I wish to engage your services notavailable. You're a detective, aren't
you specializing in cases that interests me? Sherry? Mister Hardon, I don't
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need it. Thank you. WhenMaster Wolfe says he specializes in cases that
I've just got here, I haven'ttold my story. I don't believe you
even know who I am. Oh, yes we do, we do,
indeed a millionaire. Did I offendyou by speaking of a fee? No?
On the contrary, it is thatportion of your conversation which interested me
most. Frankly, I planned tospend the evening examining the first edition of
Henry James I'd like to purchase,and the word fee suggested the possible way.
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Now what have you done, sir? What have I done? One
doesn't have to be a to takelive to recognize you're in troubled, mister
Horton. Look, mister Wolf,I have done nothing, but I've got
a question I've got to have answered. I need facts. They tell me
you're the man who can give themto me. If Nero Wolf can't get
them for you. They're not facts, they're fancies. Mister Horton. My
story is involved, but the gistof it is your beautiful wife, of
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whom a model, died last week. Death certificate indicated the heart attack you
suggest. He was madding, howdid you know? Never mind, how
I came to my conclusions? Howdid you come to yours? Leslie had
been going to a doctor, BenjaminSloane. She said he was a specialist
some friend had recommended. She'd beenupset. He was giving her vitamin B
shot. She told me, youdare that was true, Doctor Sloane informed
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me after she died in his office. There'd been a heart condition from the
beginning. Well, I don't believeit. Leslie was a very emotional girl.
She'd been quite frightened of a heartailment. She'd have told me about
it. Maybe he didn't comprehend inseriousness doctor Sloane did. Why didn't he
get in touch with me at onceabout it? Then, when I went
to clear ut Leslie's room, Idiscovered something. Leslie didn't go to Sloane
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through a friend. She'd known himwhen she was a model and he was
a hospital. In turn, she'dkept letters he'd written to her then love
letters. He What doesn't that giveyou an idea, mister Wolf, Sloane
lost Leslie to me. No manwho had been in love with Leslie'd ever
get over it. Would a manbe jealous enough kill a woman he loved
rather than have her belonged to anotherman? An interesting theory, mister Harden,
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when frequently advanced in fiction. She'llwe investigate and see how it works
out. In fact, you'll takethe case. Then, the intricases of
the feminine nature are challenging if youdo not have to come in contact with
the creatures. Yeah, practical researchin such matter as I leave to mister
Goodwin here it is the fear inwhich he specializes. But it's you.
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I want a method of operations notunder your control. Mister Horton would be
so kind heart. You get afirst hand report of doctor Benjamin Sloane and
the women in his life. Justcame to ask a few routine questions,
Doctor Sloan, I don't understand yourinterest in the Horton case, mister Goodwin,
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is it? That's right? Thedeath certificate was signed and a report
made to the Medical Inspector. Detectivesare a snoopy lot detectives. Are you
from the police department? No,I'm employed to not some details before we
close up the Leslie Horton estate.Sudden deaths have to be double checked.
I'm afraid I can't add a thingto what I've already reported. Well,
thanks for seeing me anyhow, I'vebeen a pleasant visit. Ever have a
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patient die in your office before,doctor Sloan? No, but I've seen
similar cases in the hospital. Ofcourse. Was missus Horton warned about her
heart conditioned, Doctor Sloan. Idiscussed her case with her fully and frankly,
and her husband wasn't mister Harton alarmed? He didn't know missus Horton's ailment
was well, not to pour alayman with medical details. Was not a
fatal one. Necessarily, she mighthave gone on for years just played in
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bad luck. The worst when youfirst made her several weeks ago, and
you saw her how many times.It's all on the record she was nervous.
I prescribed diamond chloride, or medicalreport card shows that you read it
for yourself. I guess that's all. Doctor Sloan won't bother you further,
Miss Banks will show you what sortof a modern and Latin arrangement isn't it.
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I wish I could press a buzzerand have a beautiful girl like you
up here. Mister Goodwin's leaving thisway, Mister Goodwin, if you use
the side door, patient, it'sall on doctor this way, through the
lab to the door from it intothe corridor, cozy place. All those
bottles. I suppose there's enough stuffin here to kill an army to cure
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one. Miss Banks. May Isay that you're the kind of a nurse
the patient's dream about. Make ita pleasure to go to a hospital.
Bond hair, blue eyes, winkersand inch long? Are they really?
If you'll excuse me, I haveto come down with to persuade you to
take care of Maya. I don'ttake cases. I'm a technician. Good
day, miss, So you'll workjust for doctor Sloan. That's too bad.
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The way he's involved in this heartin case looks serious. Missus Horton
simply died of a heart attack indoctor Sloane's office. If you wanted to
help your boss, miss Banks,you'd stop rushing around and answer a few
questions. I'm sure doctor Sloane gaveyou the necessary information. Yes, he
doesn't realize the trouble he is in. If you can supply any details that'll
change the picture, you'll be doinghim a great favorite. It's a nice
guy. I want to help.What is there to say the report?
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Let's get it in your own words. Just what really happened here that day?
Wow? Doctor Sloane gave missus Hortona vitamin B shop that was routine,
but she didn't get up afterward.She said she was sick. Then
she fell an eye carter and doctorSloane administered emergency treatment. What did that
consist of, miss blank? Allthat is in the office record. What
would bring on such an attack?It could have been several things. Could
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it have been something she ate?Acute indigestion affects the heart. Maybe missus
Horton would be here now if thedoctor thought to use the stomach pump.
He did use one. He dideverything it was time to do. She
certainly went in my hurry, suffera lot. She said she was in
pain where stomach? No, nota stomach where? Then she seemed to
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be in pain all over reflex Maybewhen it was over? What did you
do? Miss Banks called? MisterHoughton. Must have been a blow to
the great man. I understand shewas younger than he isn't quite a sultry
Go talk to you professionally because yousaid it was necessary to help doctor Sloan.
Is that all, mister Goodwin?I guess it is for now,
unless you'll have dinner with him?Thank you. No, I'm handsome,
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hard working and harmless. I'll bringyou references from my employer. What do
you say the express elevator is theone on the right, must be there's
another man, wouldn't be the doctorwould? Well, you'll fit better in
a Pullman kitchen than here among thetest tubes. At that, My reluctant
congratulations, Murdy gergery innocent as lambsboth Sloan and the nurse evidence to prove
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it. My unfailing sensibility is notthe murderer type nice cup doctor and the
nurse. I suspect her engaged.She's so much in love with him.
I could have been you and shewouldn't have known the difference. Very fattering
records the usual medical record missus Horton'sfirst visit, symptoms, subsequent visits.
Here at the notes on him vitaminB shots. No chance they brother's honor.
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Doctor Slawans says, absolutely not.I checked that with other doctors.
But missus Horton did go into thisright after the hypole. Here's his story
jives Slawans little more detailed. Shesays he did everything, even used the
stomach pump. The woman was inpain. What's his head defeat my way
of saying pain all over? Whatother papers? Did you examine? Only
the medical record he had bank thesloans of his late tonight, and examine
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all the papers in his desk.Can't you trust me? I tell you
there's no reason even to suspect thesetwo when you have one of your adolescents
infatuations on him. Blood dripping froma dagger in a girl's hand would look
to you like crushed rose petals,but this grace bangs out of the way.
Maybe you can recognize evidence. Soundslike a long bleak evening. Hem
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me in men a good book andthen be on your way. I want
to think, well, good evening, mister Goodwin. Oh, good evening,
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Doctor Sloan. This is a surpriseto us both. I didn't anticipate
that you'd be keeping office hours aftermidnight. What are you doing in my
office at two o'clock in the morning, mister Goodwin, reading your mail and
having a ghoulish time surrounded by allthese shiny instruments of yours. You've been
rifling my desk. I wouldn't dothat if I were you. I put
things back very neatly, even theletters from this little secret compartment, which
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isn't secret at all, though anybodywho knows about desks. I kept only
giving me that easy. It's themy darling mind. First, chant,
I would give you up one wayor another one. Remember, I'll bet
that nice little nurse you're engaged whonever wrote that, did you? What
do you intend to do with it? Market Exhibit A in the Horton murder
case. Maybe you'd like to comewith me and explain it to narrow Wolf.
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Very moving, very flattering, veryinteresting, if you like women,
but also very incriminating, Doctor Sloan, What does it prove a silly woman
with a nervous breakdown? Imagine shewas infatuated with me, A woman who
is now dead. You must rememberand shere was a unusual circumstances. You
signed a death certificate which stated missusHorton died of a holiday. As you
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signed it, Doctor Sloane, didyou remember as she had thriddened you and
evisigh of relief that fate had doneyou such a good turn. I didn't
bear Leslie any ill will. Iwas sorry for her. You felt adequate
to the situation. You called anotherdoctor, though there are several in your
building. My first thought, ofcourse, was that it was some extraordinary
allergic reaction to the vitamin dose.He was not until an hour or two
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after she was dead. You decidedshee ekspired from a hortiday. Yeah,
how did you explain the pain?I reported no pain, Miss Banks said
missus Horton had pain from her headto her faith. Grace said that not
in those words, but that wasthe just Sloan, Why did you use
a stomach pump on a hot gave? I told you I tried everything sometimes
in acute digestive disturbance. I suggestyou did it because to you, as
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to any qualified position, the painin the feet suggested poisoning, particular kind
of poisoning, and inorganic poison.There wasn't any in her stomach, you
maintain, then Archie, get themedical examiner on the phone, and then
the body of Miss Hall Horton mustbe examined by any evidence of poisoning.
I know you think Missus Horton wasmurdered, but it's impossible. It'd been
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no one near her, Miss Banks. Miss Banks couldn't have done it.
She was working with me constantly.That's what I thought you'd said out a
Sloan. Mister Wolf, I hadto see you. This is the most
dreadful thing I've ever heard of,trying to accuse doctor Sloan of murdering a
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patient. It appears he had areason to want Missus Hardon dead. Miss
Ben she was that thing the poetswrite about her woman's scorn. She had
sent him to his tittical letter threateningscandal, and if he rejected her couldn't
control her. She kept coming backto his office making scene. He gave
her nothing but diamond chloride I knowI fixed the shop myself. Don't start
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covering for I'm not. I tellyou i'd fill the needle, and I
didn't put anything but diamond chloride andit. You haven't any reason to think
anybody did except for that letter.You stare. If it wasn't for that
letter, give it to me,Give it, j quick, drop it,
baby, Come away from that fireplace. Why you a little tiger.
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I didn't think you had any Letgo of it, gold, give it
to paper. I'll look what youdid. You almost got a near all
wolf out of his chair. He'strying evidence. This is a serious offends
young woman. She kept coming tothe office writing a best drinke Am.
I heard her from the laboratory.You read her let us too, didn't
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you? You knew if something didn'tstop at Doctor Benjamin Sloane was a ruined
man. But he didn't kill her. I know he did. I don't
believe he did. You don't awoman who you've just provided an excellent motive
for having done it yourself. MissBangs has in white Way, cold dashus
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exotic, excellent Fritz excellent, bestthings that happened today. I don't like
this Sloan case. If you askme, I think I Horton think aw
what was coming to it? Therewas a other words of abstract justice,
nor the phrases of a gentleman ofculture. A good detective never plays favorites.
Good night's rest, and you willfind your attitude more normal by morning.
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You expect to have this case alvedby morning. So now, thanks
to the expedition I sent you onthis afternoon, your risk can wait.
No one will escape. I feellike a murderer myself if I hadn't wormed
it out of grace about the Hortonwoman complaining of pain, and if you
hadn't jumped at the word feet thatArchie main, dear fellow, is the
purpose for which you exist, todiscover pertinent facts. Have you quite finished?
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Come in the study? Then isthe door? I'll go, mister
wolfin. He isn't seeing anyone,that saiding mister Horton when he seeing me,
Artie, that's mister Horton. Isee you'd better stay you farm.
Mister Goodman's who impossible? Mister Horton. He came to pay your core this
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afternoon I sent him, but hedidn't find you in, did you,
Actie? No? But I mademyself at home. I knew anything it
would help to solve this case.You'd want us to have What do you
mean you were in my house?What did you take? Nothing a managary
value. I assure you they wouldnot be returned in due course before I
announced solution of a case. Theylike to have all my little problems in
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pace. I appreciate a well roundedperformance, mister Wolf. I've had enough
of this foolishness, this delay.I hired you to convict Sloan, not
to play polygames. You must bepatient, mister Hardon. Don't force me.
I want action. Well. Ihad planned to wait until the morning.
But if you insist, these papershere may interest you, mister Horton,
mister Goodwin, here collects and yourwife's letters leslies. You recognize the
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script These an addressed to doctor Sloan. Do they prove anything against him?
Ladies? Correspondence should be kept private. Is that the letter, however,
sent to you to me? Giveit to me? Is he Horton?
Is he? Don't cry? Howbut that letters? Mind? You stole
it from my desk. There isa point in the case, mister Hardon,
where letters cease to be personal propertyand become evident. What evidence can
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that letter provide? It seems youhad reason for wanting to kill your wife,
mister Horton. A man can getannoyed by a note saying his wife
never loved him, that all hismoney isn't enough, that she's going to
another man. You accusing me ofmurder. It could have been the perfect
crime. Poison in one of thosepills she was forever taking, or on
the tip of the cigarette she chainedsmoked, and a doctor's office to die
in. If you hadn't been foolenough to try to pin it on Sloan,
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you might have gotten away with it. If I had known while she
was alive what Lislie was, Imight have done anything. But that letter
you stole from me was once sheleft under my pillow. I didn't find
it until after she was dead.I didn't kill her, sloaned it.
You hired me to prove that,mister Horton. Suppose you let me go
about my business. They're a wolf'soffice. Yeah, oh you dead,
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good boy. We'll expect you'll tellmister Wolf at once medical examiner's officer.
Just as you thought, they foundpoison in the body listen to me.
Inspector Cramer's picking up Doctor Sloan andGrace. They'll be here any minute.
Cramer's set to make an arrest.I told you the police know it.
Sloan put the letters in Missus Horton'sbag on my desk. I gee Listener's
alligator bag. You stole that frommy house to SnO too. Those things
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on mine. Inspector Cramer, whowanted to take them with him. But
do you think I wanted made publicwhat Lislie did to me. Cramer can't
have him, Maybe the inspector Iwant to take you too. Mister Horton
let him in. Archie, comein, inspect the Cramer to Sloan,
Miss Banks. Wolf asked me tobring them here first before I lock anybody
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up. Missus Horton was murdered,all right, I'm sending a man for
Horton too. You won't have to. Mister Horton's waiting here to join the
party. Come in to mister Wolf'sprops a good evening and speak that Amy
Wolf. Will you all please rangeyourselves around the room as I indicate Miss
Banks here, Doctor Sloan, misterHorton, aren't you used them between the
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two men. If you breathe,mister Wolf, this is a dreadful mistake.
I swear the doctor didn't stop thinkingabout the doctor. What about you?
If you're accusing miss Banks, Imight as well tell that Doctor Sloan
from here and anything you say willbe held against you. That's what I
want. Let Grace go home andout. For Heaven's sake, White,
you arrest the man. Isn't itobvious? Is guilty you and your trumped
up charges against me? I'll do. They're talking now, mister Hardon.
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Missus Horton died from a certain inorganicpoisoning poison and ministered in your office,
Doctor Sloan, with a hyper serring. Let's get it over with. I
gave her the hyper but I fillthe needle. There you are. They're
both guilty. We should serve thecase if they weren't lying, Missus Banks,
please, Doctor Sloane killed Leslie forhersey. Doctor Sloane thinks Missus Banks
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put poison in the hypo to savehim from professional ruin and trying to protect
each other. The fact is thehyper they gave was perfectly harmless. It
did not kill Missus Horton. Thenwhat did missus Hardon came to your office
in desperation, Doctor Sloan, Butshe came prepared for the worst. You
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see this handbag, can any ofyou identified? Yes? It's hers?
Is it, mister Hardon? It'sLeslie's bags. She cared to the officer
the day she died. Opened it, Argie, you will see he contained
is her change, birth villefol cigarettecase, matches, her handkerchief, nothing
more. That is nothing unless youlook closely, then you would observe this
lining has a double fold, asecret compartment exactly. We open it this
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way and there we find it ahyperdamic needle with which the unhappy woman committed
suicide. This bang, Stuctor Sloane, you can stop protecting one another.
Mister Hardon, the world need neverknow you were a betrayed husband. Missus
Hardon killed us held while in aconfused state following a mental breakdown. The
case of the malevolent medic is closed. How did you ever get the hunch
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about the handbag? Mister Wolf?I know nothing about women, and on
my occasional trips abroad, I havebeen forced to observe their handbags monstrosities.
They hold anything in everything. Nowthat our guests have gone. Fritz is
bringing coffee to the study. Wouldyou like some beer? Leave? I
would somehow I feel I've earned it. Here you are go for I'm very
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sorry for you. That's This isone keys in which his new falsely accused
and attached young lady for you tosquire about. Well, here's your better
luck. Next time you have beenlistening to the New Adventures of Nero Wolf,
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starling Sydney Green Street. The LightsTranscribe story by Ruth Adams Knight was
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based on the characters created by RexStart. This is an Edwin Fadderman program
produced and directed by j Donald Wilson. In the cast were Harry Bartell as
Archie Goodwin and Jean Bates, VicPerrin, Bruce Payne, Bill Johnstone,
and Mary Lansing. Next week,at this same time, Nero Wolf and
Archie will bring you the Case ofthe Hasty will Don Stanley speaking three chimes
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mean good Times on NBC. There'smusic and mystery for you every Saturday evening
on NBC. For Music Tomorrow,Your Hip Parade brings you the top Tune
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of adventure who travels wherever there isintrigue, danger and romance. More good
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Mystery at sam Spade. Next onMBC, Welcome back, Well a fairly
happy mystery ending to this mystery.All things considered, I do have to
say this is one episode where Iremembered the plot very well because the actual
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plot of the story contradicts the title. There is nothing malevolent about the medic
in this story at all, soa bad choice of titling on behalf of
the writers. Well, now weturn to listener comments and feedback. First
of all, I'd like to saythank you to Eugene, who gave the
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show a twenty dollar tip that's muchappreciated. I will go ahead and forward
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extras for both Great Detectives and OldTom Drygnett. Well, Chris noticed something
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and he begins by saying, bynow you know I think I recognized his
voice, recognized voices from your podcast. You know also that I am usually
wrong. However, I know whoNero Wolf is. Granted, I'm still
I'm still not sure of a fewthings, but I want to say thank
you. Last week he posted anextra perhaps phill Or podcast featuring Sidney green
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Street. I really enjoyed the store, and I thought I recognized a few
voices. The reason they sounded familiaris because I'm a huge fan of the
multice Falcon and Causa Blanca. WhenI heard Sydney's voice in the voice of
the short guy from The Villains,a lot both went off in my head.
I knew who Sydney Green the Streetwas, and therefore I knew who
Nero Wolf was. I'm certain thatyou knew this already. However, I
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felt smarter, but I still don'tknow the short guy's name. The guy
I'm thinking I've got shot in Casablancaafter he slipped Humphrey Bogart the fake visa.
What is his name? The answerand you are correct, You are
correct, this is the guy.This is kind of a Casablanca many reunion,
and on the premium side of theapp, we actually threw in Across
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the Pacific, which featured the restof the cast of Casablanca. We're not
Casablanca but Maltese Falcon with Green Street, Bogart and Mary Astro. But it
is Peter Laurey you're thinking of.Also, thank you for answering my random
voice questions, even though I couldsimply cool it well. Thank you,
Chris, and if you are evercurious about who are voices on the show,
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I recommend checking out radio Goold indexdot com. It does not have
every show listed, but it's gotvoice credits for a lot of old radio
programs, so you just find theprogram, go down to the date and
you can find who's on the show. Regarding our separate our Pat Novac for
Higher series, being a San Francisco, are you native, I really really
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love the Pat Novack series. Ialso really dig the insights and behind the
scenes commentary Adam brings to the show. His voice definitely has a twin to
it. I dig that too well. Thank you, and we got well.
We do have an email here fromAngie, who writes, I wanted
to let you know how much Ienjoy your podcast. I never miss an
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She said on a separate note,several years ago, I went through a
neuro wolf phase. I think Iprobably checked out and read every Wolf book
my library have, I think myfavorite one, and you'll have to check
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the synopsis to figure out the Tylerspoil alert. One of Wolf's men is
the culprit by a man, Imean the extra help he sometimes hire.
Saul Panzer is the only one Ican remember his name right now. But
there's a guy Fred, I think, and a young handsome guy and a
woman I know there's Fred Durkin andor Cather and he says, I've been
watching reading mysteries since my mom turnedme onto Dame Agathide around third grade,
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so I'm pretty good at sniffing outthe villain. This one totally blew my
way. I won't tell you morebecause I know you are making your way
to Cannon also, but I couldnot believe one of our guys. I
was flabbergasted. I'm aware of thetitle. It's actually the last Nero Wolf
book written by Stout during his lifetime. I've not read it yet. It's
a family affair in terms of chronologyof the Wolf books there, you don't
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necessarily have to read him in order. I have not, but I am
saving a family affair until i've afterI've been through all of the other books
in the series. I think theonly ones that you need to do in
some sort of order is the ArnoldZec trilogy, which is Ambi a villain,
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the Second Confession, and in theBest of Families. Then there are
also two Bucks, and I've readabout the synopsises. One is called Too
Many Cooks and a Right to Die, which has Wolf helping out one of
the characters he met in Too ManyCooks and while that character has aged more
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than twenty years since that book wasreleased in nineteen thirty eight, and A
Right to Die was released in thesixties. Wolf and Goodwin, how are
still the same age they were?But other than that, as far from
what I've learned, it doesn't matterthe order you read in, though I
think you're probably best starting out withthe first two Fear to Lance and League
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let you know something after the showabout our upcoming program schedule, but I'll
just go ahead and mention it beforethe show. After we finished Neural Wolf,
and before we did Rogues Gallery,we were going to play the Adventures
of Christopher London. However, sincethen I found two more episodes of Rogues
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Gallery, and if I go inthat order, I will push the start
of Candy Matson back a longer thanI want to. So when Neural Wolf,
when we do the last episode ofNeural Wolf, and I think it's
eight more weeks than the next Tuesday, it'll be Rogues Gallery and we will
play Christopher London after Candy Matson.Well, before we do get started with
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Radio. Now, let's get intotoday's episode of Nero Wolf, The Case
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of the Malevolent Medic. Stay tunedfor Nero Wolf transcribed in thirty seconds.
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You're invited every Saturday to a concertby the NBC Symphony. Ladies and
gentlemen, the ringing of that phonebellbrings you mystery adventure. They're all Wolf's
office, aren't you Goodwin? Speakingwho mister hal Horton, United Industries?
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Oh, I see well, Imust warn you, mister Horton. Mister
Wolf doesn't take kindly to big industrialists, says they're great wealth upsets his digestion.
Why do you want to see him? The connection's bad. I don't
hear you. Who who mister Horton? Who were cut off? Where does
he? Mister Goodwin? Mister halHorton called. I understand that they won't
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see him tell any more money.I have to invince they put into workidruns.
Mister Horton wasn't promoting anything? Andwhat did he call you for?
The great Horton needs a detective?Maybe just my occupational reflex, but I
thought he said somebody had been murdered. Waies, gentleman. It's that genius
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who is the bulkiest, valkiest,most ponderous and most brilliant detective in the
world. Yes, none other thanthat chairborne mass of unpredictable intellect Nero Woolf
created by Rex Stout and brought youin a new series of adventures of this
NBC network in the person of misterSidney Greenstreet. It turned out that what
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Horton had said had been murdered,which became celebrated in the case of the
Malevolent Medic. But its solution wasn'ta simple matter of following up his accusation.
It had false clues mixed all throughit, like raisins in a pudding.
The man we came to know asthe Malevolent Medic was young doctor Benjamin
Sloan. The case began on thesunny afternoon when Grace Banks, his nurse,
came into his private office. Waitingroom's finally empty. I ticket,
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well, there's one more patient,darling. I'm sorry, Doctor Horton's here
for another of the thymond chloride taughtyou ordered for. I said you could
give her those graces. She doesn'thave to wait to see me. Well,
she's hung up her mink coat,parked her orchid and her alligator bag,
and filled up all the ashtrays withlipsticked cigarette stubs. Missus Horton prefers
to wait for you. She seemsvery upset. I hope she'd get hold
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of herself. Missus hall Horton,with all that money, whatever gives us
such jitters Darling, if I everget in that condition after we're married,
please shoot me. I've advised herto go to a specialist. Hers isn't
a true medical case. Man.I'll do what I can. Get a
needle ready, Will you grace andshow missus Horton in? Yes, Darling,
I mean doctor missus Horton. Willyou step in now? Been in
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the waiting room for hours, Ben, I wrote you every day this week.
Why didn't you answer me? Yousay your health hasn't improved. I'm
worse, much worse still, chainsmoking, drinking and the sleeping pills.
You have to take something. Ican't walk the floor all night? Can
I thinking? Thinking? Why areyou so unhappy? Leslie? You have
what you always said you wanted,money, clothes, excitement. You have
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the right to say to that,but don't, please don't. I'm only
pointing out facts you should face.I told you from the beginning you need
a nerve specialist. I need you. Nobody else can help me at all.
Leslie, you went over this thelast time you were here, and
in all those letters you've been sending. Now let's cross it off a good
chilly Don't talk like that. Youdon't mean I'm no longer a love sick
dope, and you're the wife ofone of the biggest industrialists in the country.
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Yes, Hell hot, and Idespise him. He thinks his money
makes him god. He thinks hecan buy anything that he bought me.
He made me think I was gettingin the world with a fence around it.
Everything I want is on the otherside of that. You don't know
what you do want. I wantus the way we used to be happy
and love together. Leslie, pleasebe quiet. Why Miss Banks is in
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the laboratory, she can hear you. What of it. I'm not ashamed.
I'll tell her, I'll tell everybody. Imagine Hell's face when he finds
out I'm leaving him, but I'mcoming back to you. He already knows
about you. I told him youwere in love with me, that you're
jealous. He doesn't like Leslie.You're raving us to have You always said
I was the most attractive woman inthe world. You made your choice.
Now get this into your head.I'm really in love now. In a
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few weeks, I'm going to bemarried. Now I'll get your medicine.
So it's really true. You aregoing to be married yes, i'd heard
it, but I didn't believe it. Going to marry a nurse. All
my friends have been laughing at me. Please, Now that's enough. I
made a plan, a wonderful,beautiful plan about us. Then you love
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me and say you love me,missus Horton, that is all over.
Don't love me no longer. You'rehere is my patient, and that's all.
After this treatment, I must askyou to get another doctor. Wonderful,
beautiful plan for us. And nowshe threatens to step in and spoil
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it. Well, maybe I'll spoila few plans. How would you like
that? Threats will accomplish nothing.I can ruin things for you, Ben,
All those fancy ideas of yours abouthaving a fine practice, being a
great doctor, do you want togive those up? I can arrange it
so that maybe there won't be anywonderful future for you. Are you prepared
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to face that possibility? Because I'mprepared to make it a reality. And
I mean it. You will regretthis day as long as you live.
I'll get your medicine. Missus Horton, hand me my bag. Thank you?
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Oh I hate you, Ben,I hate you both. Sorry to
have kept you waiting missus Horton.Miss Banks had to do a repair job
before she could use the sterilizer alcohol. Miss Banks, Now, missus Horton,
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may I help? Thanks so niceof you. Ye, right side
for the hypo this time? Isn'tit just touch with his cotton? Ready?
Now? Doctor, what's a manof missus Horton? Just cold alcohol?
After this, I advise you togo home and rest. These massive
doses are a little painful, butthink of results. Yeah, it's all
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just relax here and you can leavein ten minutes. Comus Banks, I
want to talk to you, doctor, doctor. I feel sick. I
feel very sick. You might aswell stop acting. I can't get up
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my feet. Then look at her. Something's happened, Terrio her face and
she's falling from missus Horton. NortI've got your cold her, Leslie?
Is it pain? Ter be?Where? What's from? Everywhere? Pain?
Everything? Been been in my bed, been in my feet, my
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feet, my feet? A doctor, she she's dead. Yes, Grace
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got a card from the files.I want to study it from the first
day missus Horton came here. Whatwas it been? What happened to her?
Symptoms are of a hard condition fromwhich it seems the patient has just
expired. Then you must call herhusband, Grace. Did you hear me?
Yes, Doctor Sloan Well, Idiscourage your visit here, mister Hardon.
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I do have a sort of curiosityabout the operation of so called big
business, maybe of your gass ofbeer and here an explanation of the rise
and fall of this morning's stock market. You don't think I've come here socially.
I wish to engage your services notavailable. You're a detective, aren't
you specializing in cases that interests me? Sherry? Mister Hardon, I don't
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need it. Thank you. WhenMaster Wolfe says he specializes in cases that
I've just got here, I haven'ttold my story. I don't believe you
even know who I am. Oh, yes we do, we do,
indeed a millionaire. Did I offendyou by speaking of a fee? No?
On the contrary, it is thatportion of your conversation which interested me
most. Frankly, I planned tospend the evening examining the first edition of
Henry James I'd like to purchase,and the word fee suggested the possible way.
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Now what have you done, sir? What have I done? One
doesn't have to be a to takelive to recognize you're in troubled, mister
Horton. Look, mister Wolf,I have done nothing, but I've got
a question I've got to have answered. I need facts. They tell me
you're the man who can give themto me. If Nero Wolf can't get
them for you. They're not facts, they're fancies. Mister Horton. My
story is involved, but the gistof it is your beautiful wife, of
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whom a model, died last week. Death certificate indicated the heart attack you
suggest. He was madding, howdid you know? Never mind, how
I came to my conclusions? Howdid you come to yours? Leslie had
been going to a doctor, BenjaminSloane. She said he was a specialist
some friend had recommended. She'd beenupset. He was giving her vitamin B
shot. She told me, youdare that was true, Doctor Sloane informed
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me after she died in his office. There'd been a heart condition from the
beginning. Well, I don't believeit. Leslie was a very emotional girl.
She'd been quite frightened of a heartailment. She'd have told me about
it. Maybe he didn't comprehend inseriousness doctor Sloane did. Why didn't he
get in touch with me at onceabout it? Then, when I went
to clear ut Leslie's room, Idiscovered something. Leslie didn't go to Sloane
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through a friend. She'd known himwhen she was a model and he was
a hospital. In turn, she'dkept letters he'd written to her then love
letters. He What doesn't that giveyou an idea, mister Wolf, Sloane
lost Leslie to me. No manwho had been in love with Leslie'd ever
get over it. Would a manbe jealous enough kill a woman he loved
rather than have her belonged to anotherman? An interesting theory, mister Harden,
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when frequently advanced in fiction. She'llwe investigate and see how it works
out. In fact, you'll takethe case. Then, the intricases of
the feminine nature are challenging if youdo not have to come in contact with
the creatures. Yeah, practical researchin such matter as I leave to mister
Goodwin here it is the fear inwhich he specializes. But it's you.
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I want a method of operations notunder your control. Mister Horton would be
so kind heart. You get afirst hand report of doctor Benjamin Sloane and
the women in his life. Justcame to ask a few routine questions,
Doctor Sloan, I don't understand yourinterest in the Horton case, mister Goodwin,
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is it? That's right? Thedeath certificate was signed and a report
made to the Medical Inspector. Detectivesare a snoopy lot detectives. Are you
from the police department? No,I'm employed to not some details before we
close up the Leslie Horton estate.Sudden deaths have to be double checked.
I'm afraid I can't add a thingto what I've already reported. Well,
thanks for seeing me anyhow, I'vebeen a pleasant visit. Ever have a
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patient die in your office before,doctor Sloan? No, but I've seen
similar cases in the hospital. Ofcourse. Was missus Horton warned about her
heart conditioned, Doctor Sloan. Idiscussed her case with her fully and frankly,
and her husband wasn't mister Harton alarmed? He didn't know missus Horton's ailment
was well, not to pour alayman with medical details. Was not a
fatal one. Necessarily, she mighthave gone on for years just played in
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bad luck. The worst when youfirst made her several weeks ago, and
you saw her how many times.It's all on the record she was nervous.
I prescribed diamond chloride, or medicalreport card shows that you read it
for yourself. I guess that's all. Doctor Sloan won't bother you further,
Miss Banks will show you what sortof a modern and Latin arrangement isn't it.
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I wish I could press a buzzerand have a beautiful girl like you
up here. Mister Goodwin's leaving thisway, Mister Goodwin, if you use
the side door, patient, it'sall on doctor this way, through the
lab to the door from it intothe corridor, cozy place. All those
bottles. I suppose there's enough stuffin here to kill an army to cure
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one. Miss Banks. May Isay that you're the kind of a nurse
the patient's dream about. Make ita pleasure to go to a hospital.
Bond hair, blue eyes, winkersand inch long? Are they really?
If you'll excuse me, I haveto come down with to persuade you to
take care of Maya. I don'ttake cases. I'm a technician. Good
day, miss, So you'll workjust for doctor Sloan. That's too bad.
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The way he's involved in this heartin case looks serious. Missus Horton
simply died of a heart attack indoctor Sloane's office. If you wanted to
help your boss, miss Banks,you'd stop rushing around and answer a few
questions. I'm sure doctor Sloane gaveyou the necessary information. Yes, he
doesn't realize the trouble he is in. If you can supply any details that'll
change the picture, you'll be doinghim a great favorite. It's a nice
guy. I want to help.What is there to say the report?
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Let's get it in your own words. Just what really happened here that day?
Wow? Doctor Sloane gave missus Hortona vitamin B shop that was routine,
but she didn't get up afterward.She said she was sick. Then
she fell an eye carter and doctorSloane administered emergency treatment. What did that
consist of, miss blank? Allthat is in the office record. What
would bring on such an attack?It could have been several things. Could
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it have been something she ate?Acute indigestion affects the heart. Maybe missus
Horton would be here now if thedoctor thought to use the stomach pump.
He did use one. He dideverything it was time to do. She
certainly went in my hurry, suffera lot. She said she was in
pain where stomach? No, nota stomach where? Then she seemed to
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be in pain all over reflex Maybewhen it was over? What did you
do? Miss Banks called? MisterHoughton. Must have been a blow to
the great man. I understand shewas younger than he isn't quite a sultry
Go talk to you professionally because yousaid it was necessary to help doctor Sloan.
Is that all, mister Goodwin?I guess it is for now,
unless you'll have dinner with him?Thank you. No, I'm handsome,
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hard working and harmless. I'll bringyou references from my employer. What do
you say the express elevator is theone on the right, must be there's
another man, wouldn't be the doctorwould? Well, you'll fit better in
a Pullman kitchen than here among thetest tubes. At that, My reluctant
congratulations, Murdy gergery innocent as lambsboth Sloan and the nurse evidence to prove
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it. My unfailing sensibility is notthe murderer type nice cup doctor and the
nurse. I suspect her engaged.She's so much in love with him.
I could have been you and shewouldn't have known the difference. Very fattering
records the usual medical record missus Horton'sfirst visit, symptoms, subsequent visits.
Here at the notes on him vitaminB shots. No chance they brother's honor.
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Doctor Slawans says, absolutely not.I checked that with other doctors.
But missus Horton did go into thisright after the hypole. Here's his story
jives Slawans little more detailed. Shesays he did everything, even used the
stomach pump. The woman was inpain. What's his head defeat my way
of saying pain all over? Whatother papers? Did you examine? Only
the medical record he had bank thesloans of his late tonight, and examine
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all the papers in his desk.Can't you trust me? I tell you
there's no reason even to suspect thesetwo when you have one of your adolescents
infatuations on him. Blood dripping froma dagger in a girl's hand would look
to you like crushed rose petals,but this grace bangs out of the way.
Maybe you can recognize evidence. Soundslike a long bleak evening. Hem
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me in men a good book andthen be on your way. I want
to think, well, good evening, mister Goodwin. Oh, good evening,
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Doctor Sloan. This is a surpriseto us both. I didn't anticipate
that you'd be keeping office hours aftermidnight. What are you doing in my
office at two o'clock in the morning, mister Goodwin, reading your mail and
having a ghoulish time surrounded by allthese shiny instruments of yours. You've been
rifling my desk. I wouldn't dothat if I were you. I put
things back very neatly, even theletters from this little secret compartment, which
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isn't secret at all, though anybodywho knows about desks. I kept only
giving me that easy. It's themy darling mind. First, chant,
I would give you up one wayor another one. Remember, I'll bet
that nice little nurse you're engaged whonever wrote that, did you? What
do you intend to do with it? Market Exhibit A in the Horton murder
case. Maybe you'd like to comewith me and explain it to narrow Wolf.
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Very moving, very flattering, veryinteresting, if you like women,
but also very incriminating, Doctor Sloan, What does it prove a silly woman
with a nervous breakdown? Imagine shewas infatuated with me, A woman who
is now dead. You must rememberand shere was a unusual circumstances. You
signed a death certificate which stated missusHorton died of a holiday. As you
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signed it, Doctor Sloane, didyou remember as she had thriddened you and
evisigh of relief that fate had doneyou such a good turn. I didn't
bear Leslie any ill will. Iwas sorry for her. You felt adequate
to the situation. You called anotherdoctor, though there are several in your
building. My first thought, ofcourse, was that it was some extraordinary
allergic reaction to the vitamin dose.He was not until an hour or two
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after she was dead. You decidedshee ekspired from a hortiday. Yeah,
how did you explain the pain?I reported no pain, Miss Banks said
missus Horton had pain from her headto her faith. Grace said that not
in those words, but that wasthe just Sloan, Why did you use
a stomach pump on a hot gave? I told you I tried everything sometimes
in acute digestive disturbance. I suggestyou did it because to you, as
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to any qualified position, the painin the feet suggested poisoning, particular kind
of poisoning, and inorganic poison.There wasn't any in her stomach, you
maintain, then Archie, get themedical examiner on the phone, and then
the body of Miss Hall Horton mustbe examined by any evidence of poisoning.
I know you think Missus Horton wasmurdered, but it's impossible. It'd been
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no one near her, Miss Banks. Miss Banks couldn't have done it.
She was working with me constantly.That's what I thought you'd said out a
Sloan. Mister Wolf, I hadto see you. This is the most
dreadful thing I've ever heard of,trying to accuse doctor Sloan of murdering a
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patient. It appears he had areason to want Missus Hardon dead. Miss
Ben she was that thing the poetswrite about her woman's scorn. She had
sent him to his tittical letter threateningscandal, and if he rejected her couldn't
control her. She kept coming backto his office making scene. He gave
her nothing but diamond chloride I knowI fixed the shop myself. Don't start
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covering for I'm not. I tellyou i'd fill the needle, and I
didn't put anything but diamond chloride andit. You haven't any reason to think
anybody did except for that letter.You stare. If it wasn't for that
letter, give it to me,Give it, j quick, drop it,
baby, Come away from that fireplace. Why you a little tiger.
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I didn't think you had any Letgo of it, gold, give it
to paper. I'll look what youdid. You almost got a near all
wolf out of his chair. He'strying evidence. This is a serious offends
young woman. She kept coming tothe office writing a best drinke Am.
I heard her from the laboratory.You read her let us too, didn't
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you? You knew if something didn'tstop at Doctor Benjamin Sloane was a ruined
man. But he didn't kill her. I know he did. I don't
believe he did. You don't awoman who you've just provided an excellent motive
for having done it yourself. MissBangs has in white Way, cold dashus
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exotic, excellent Fritz excellent, bestthings that happened today. I don't like
this Sloan case. If you askme, I think I Horton think aw
what was coming to it? Therewas a other words of abstract justice,
nor the phrases of a gentleman ofculture. A good detective never plays favorites.
Good night's rest, and you willfind your attitude more normal by morning.
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You expect to have this case alvedby morning. So now, thanks
to the expedition I sent you onthis afternoon, your risk can wait.
No one will escape. I feellike a murderer myself if I hadn't wormed
it out of grace about the Hortonwoman complaining of pain, and if you
hadn't jumped at the word feet thatArchie main, dear fellow, is the
purpose for which you exist, todiscover pertinent facts. Have you quite finished?
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Come in the study? Then isthe door? I'll go, mister
wolfin. He isn't seeing anyone,that saiding mister Horton when he seeing me,
Artie, that's mister Horton. Isee you'd better stay you farm.
Mister Goodman's who impossible? Mister Horton. He came to pay your core this
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afternoon I sent him, but hedidn't find you in, did you,
Actie? No? But I mademyself at home. I knew anything it
would help to solve this case.You'd want us to have What do you
mean you were in my house?What did you take? Nothing a managary
value. I assure you they wouldnot be returned in due course before I
announced solution of a case. Theylike to have all my little problems in
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pace. I appreciate a well roundedperformance, mister Wolf. I've had enough
of this foolishness, this delay.I hired you to convict Sloan, not
to play polygames. You must bepatient, mister Hardon. Don't force me.
I want action. Well. Ihad planned to wait until the morning.
But if you insist, these papershere may interest you, mister Horton,
mister Goodwin, here collects and yourwife's letters leslies. You recognize the
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script These an addressed to doctor Sloan. Do they prove anything against him?
Ladies? Correspondence should be kept private. Is that the letter, however,
sent to you to me? Giveit to me? Is he Horton?
Is he? Don't cry? Howbut that letters? Mind? You stole
it from my desk. There isa point in the case, mister Hardon,
where letters cease to be personal propertyand become evident. What evidence can
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that letter provide? It seems youhad reason for wanting to kill your wife,
mister Horton. A man can getannoyed by a note saying his wife
never loved him, that all hismoney isn't enough, that she's going to
another man. You accusing me ofmurder. It could have been the perfect
crime. Poison in one of thosepills she was forever taking, or on
the tip of the cigarette she chainedsmoked, and a doctor's office to die
in. If you hadn't been foolenough to try to pin it on Sloan,
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you might have gotten away with it. If I had known while she
was alive what Lislie was, Imight have done anything. But that letter
you stole from me was once sheleft under my pillow. I didn't find
it until after she was dead.I didn't kill her, sloaned it.
You hired me to prove that,mister Horton. Suppose you let me go
about my business. They're a wolf'soffice. Yeah, oh you dead,
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good boy. We'll expect you'll tellmister Wolf at once medical examiner's officer.
Just as you thought, they foundpoison in the body listen to me.
Inspector Cramer's picking up Doctor Sloan andGrace. They'll be here any minute.
Cramer's set to make an arrest.I told you the police know it.
Sloan put the letters in Missus Horton'sbag on my desk. I gee Listener's
alligator bag. You stole that frommy house to SnO too. Those things
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on mine. Inspector Cramer, whowanted to take them with him. But
do you think I wanted made publicwhat Lislie did to me. Cramer can't
have him, Maybe the inspector Iwant to take you too. Mister Horton
let him in. Archie, comein, inspect the Cramer to Sloan,
Miss Banks. Wolf asked me tobring them here first before I lock anybody
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up. Missus Horton was murdered,all right, I'm sending a man for
Horton too. You won't have to. Mister Horton's waiting here to join the
party. Come in to mister Wolf'sprops a good evening and speak that Amy
Wolf. Will you all please rangeyourselves around the room as I indicate Miss
Banks here, Doctor Sloan, misterHorton, aren't you used them between the
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two men. If you breathe,mister Wolf, this is a dreadful mistake.
I swear the doctor didn't stop thinkingabout the doctor. What about you?
If you're accusing miss Banks, Imight as well tell that Doctor Sloan
from here and anything you say willbe held against you. That's what I
want. Let Grace go home andout. For Heaven's sake, White,
you arrest the man. Isn't itobvious? Is guilty you and your trumped
up charges against me? I'll do. They're talking now, mister Hardon.
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Missus Horton died from a certain inorganicpoisoning poison and ministered in your office,
Doctor Sloan, with a hyper serring. Let's get it over with. I
gave her the hyper but I fillthe needle. There you are. They're
both guilty. We should serve thecase if they weren't lying, Missus Banks,
please, Doctor Sloane killed Leslie forhersey. Doctor Sloane thinks Missus Banks
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put poison in the hypo to savehim from professional ruin and trying to protect
each other. The fact is thehyper they gave was perfectly harmless. It
did not kill Missus Horton. Thenwhat did missus Hardon came to your office
in desperation, Doctor Sloan, Butshe came prepared for the worst. You
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see this handbag, can any ofyou identified? Yes? It's hers?
Is it, mister Hardon? It'sLeslie's bags. She cared to the officer
the day she died. Opened it, Argie, you will see he contained
is her change, birth villefol cigarettecase, matches, her handkerchief, nothing
more. That is nothing unless youlook closely, then you would observe this
lining has a double fold, asecret compartment exactly. We open it this
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way and there we find it ahyperdamic needle with which the unhappy woman committed
suicide. This bang, Stuctor Sloane, you can stop protecting one another.
Mister Hardon, the world need neverknow you were a betrayed husband. Missus
Hardon killed us held while in aconfused state following a mental breakdown. The
case of the malevolent medic is closed. How did you ever get the hunch
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about the handbag? Mister Wolf?I know nothing about women, and on
my occasional trips abroad, I havebeen forced to observe their handbags monstrosities.
They hold anything in everything. Nowthat our guests have gone. Fritz is
bringing coffee to the study. Wouldyou like some beer? Leave? I
would somehow I feel I've earned it. Here you are go for I'm very
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sorry for you. That's This isone keys in which his new falsely accused
and attached young lady for you tosquire about. Well, here's your better
luck. Next time you have beenlistening to the New Adventures of Nero Wolf,
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starling Sydney Green Street. The LightsTranscribe story by Ruth Adams Knight was
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based on the characters created by RexStart. This is an Edwin Fadderman program
produced and directed by j Donald Wilson. In the cast were Harry Bartell as
Archie Goodwin and Jean Bates, VicPerrin, Bruce Payne, Bill Johnstone,
and Mary Lansing. Next week,at this same time, Nero Wolf and
Archie will bring you the Case ofthe Hasty will Don Stanley speaking three chimes
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mean good Times on NBC. There'smusic and mystery for you every Saturday evening
on NBC. For Music Tomorrow,Your Hip Parade brings you the top Tune
to the Land with Snooky Lanson,Eileen Wilson and Raymond Scot's Orchestra and for
Mystery. Herbert Marshall stars as theman called X, a man in search
of adventure who travels wherever there isintrigue, danger and romance. More good
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Mystery at sam Spade. Next onMBC, Welcome back, Well a fairly
happy mystery ending to this mystery.All things considered, I do have to
say this is one episode where Iremembered the plot very well because the actual
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plot of the story contradicts the title. There is nothing malevolent about the medic
in this story at all, soa bad choice of titling on behalf of
the writers. Well, now weturn to listener comments and feedback. First
of all, I'd like to saythank you to Eugene, who gave the
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show a twenty dollar tip that's muchappreciated. I will go ahead and forward
on the premium access information to them. I can access our Premium Fight with
all the extras we mentioned as beingon the app for those of you who
don't have an iPod or an Androidphone, and actually includes all of the
extras for both Great Detectives and OldTom Drygnett. Well, Chris noticed something
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and he begins by saying, bynow you know I think I recognized his
voice, recognized voices from your podcast. You know also that I am usually
wrong. However, I know whoNero Wolf is. Granted, I'm still
I'm still not sure of a fewthings, but I want to say thank
you. Last week he posted anextra perhaps phill Or podcast featuring Sidney green
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Street. I really enjoyed the store, and I thought I recognized a few
voices. The reason they sounded familiaris because I'm a huge fan of the
multice Falcon and Causa Blanca. WhenI heard Sydney's voice in the voice of
the short guy from The Villains,a lot both went off in my head.
I knew who Sydney Green the Streetwas, and therefore I knew who
Nero Wolf was. I'm certain thatyou knew this already. However, I
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felt smarter, but I still don'tknow the short guy's name. The guy
I'm thinking I've got shot in Casablancaafter he slipped Humphrey Bogart the fake visa.
What is his name? The answerand you are correct, You are
correct, this is the guy.This is kind of a Casablanca many reunion,
and on the premium side of theapp, we actually threw in Across
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the Pacific, which featured the restof the cast of Casablanca. We're not
Casablanca but Maltese Falcon with Green Street, Bogart and Mary Astro. But it
is Peter Laurey you're thinking of.Also, thank you for answering my random
voice questions, even though I couldsimply cool it well. Thank you,
Chris, and if you are evercurious about who are voices on the show,
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I recommend checking out radio Goold indexdot com. It does not have
every show listed, but it's gotvoice credits for a lot of old radio
programs, so you just find theprogram, go down to the date and
you can find who's on the show. Regarding our separate our Pat Novac for
Higher series, being a San Francisco, are you native, I really really
(35:00):
love the Pat Novack series. Ialso really dig the insights and behind the
scenes commentary Adam brings to the show. His voice definitely has a twin to
it. I dig that too well. Thank you, and we got well.
We do have an email here fromAngie, who writes, I wanted
to let you know how much Ienjoy your podcast. I never miss an
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episode and I love your comments.Always interesting and informative. I did try
to go to podcast alley and votefor you, but no matter how many
times I searched Great Detectives or RadioDetectives, I could not find yours on
the list. I did find theDragnet Show, but no Johnny Doller or
George Valentine. That's definitely can bea problem if you directly search on pundcast
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alley. But I encourage folks togo to podcast Alley dot Great Detectives dot
net. We'll get you too,exactly where you need to go to vote
for us, because yeah, thesearch function doesn't work too well anyway.
She said on a separate note,several years ago, I went through a
neuro wolf phase. I think Iprobably checked out and read every Wolf book
my library have, I think myfavorite one, and you'll have to check
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the synopsis to figure out the Tylerspoil alert. One of Wolf's men is
the culprit by a man, Imean the extra help he sometimes hire.
Saul Panzer is the only one Ican remember his name right now. But
there's a guy Fred, I think, and a young handsome guy and a
woman I know there's Fred Durkin andor Cather and he says, I've been
watching reading mysteries since my mom turnedme onto Dame Agathide around third grade,
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so I'm pretty good at sniffing outthe villain. This one totally blew my
way. I won't tell you morebecause I know you are making your way
to Cannon also, but I couldnot believe one of our guys. I
was flabbergasted. I'm aware of thetitle. It's actually the last Nero Wolf
book written by Stout during his lifetime. I've not read it yet. It's
a family affair in terms of chronologyof the Wolf books there, you don't
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necessarily have to read him in order. I have not, but I am
saving a family affair until i've afterI've been through all of the other books
in the series. I think theonly ones that you need to do in
some sort of order is the ArnoldZec trilogy, which is Ambi a villain,
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the Second Confession, and in theBest of Families. Then there are
also two Bucks, and I've readabout the synopsises. One is called Too
Many Cooks and a Right to Die, which has Wolf helping out one of
the characters he met in Too ManyCooks and while that character has aged more
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than twenty years since that book wasreleased in nineteen thirty eight, and A
Right to Die was released in thesixties. Wolf and Goodwin, how are
still the same age they were?But other than that, as far from
what I've learned, it doesn't matterthe order you read in, though I
think you're probably best starting out withthe first two Fear to Lance and League
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of Frightened Men. She wraps upby saying, Wow, I'm long winded
today. I did not know youdid Superman. I love the capes.
It is going in the que todayand if you'd like to listen to Superman,
I just go to lasernsword dot com. We post new episodes every Sunday
and Wednesday, and just search forold You can also search for old time
Radio Superman. She says, thankyou so much for all your time and
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effort, Angie, and who rutsfrom Jacksonville, Florida, seventy five and
sunny today Boise Brown fifty two degreesovercast. Well, thanks so much,
Angie, and thank you for allthe comments and feedback. We will be
back tomorrow with Let George Do It. In the meanwhile, send your comments
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to Box thirteen at Great Detectives dotnet, follow us over on Twitter and
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