Nero Wolfe: The Case of the Lost Heir

Nero Wolfe is hired to find out if a woman is really the air of a wealthy blind man, but Wolfe suspects the man also fears.

Original AIr Date: April 20, 1951


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Episode Transcript

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into today's episode of Neural Wolf,The Case of the Lost air Ladies and
Gentlemen. The ringing of that phonebell brings you mystery adventure Narrow Loops Office.
Actually Goodwin speaking mister Harras Kraile Krale. Does mister Kraill know mister Wolf?
Oh, I see what is it? A gey named Harras kraal As

(02:43):
secretary says he wants to talk toyou. I don't know, mister Wilsh
rather busy right now, but givehim a message if you wish. Yes,
yeah, wait a second, misterWolf. Black on red and red
on black, Archie. This issolidaire so solid. There's a game.

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It is clayed by one single personalone. They wish to put a red
card on a red card or ablack card on a black card, or
a cheating because I'm cheating. Whatis a message, mister Harris Creier's secretary
asked you to convey, just thathe wants to see you. No,
rather tragic sense they suppose he does. Why tragic in that he wants to
see me. He's blind? Tellhim to come here at his own convenience.

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Okay, what does mister Kreier wantto see mister Wolf about a murder?
A murder that may still be prevented. Argie, just a second,
what I have run the cards thatperfectly? Is it his own? Madame?
Mister Kreier wants us to prevent him? Ladiesn't, gentlemen, it's that

(03:59):
Renald Genius who is the vulkiest,bulkiest, most ponderous and most brilliant detective
in the world. Yes, noneother than that chairborne mass of unpredictable intellect
Nero Wolf, created by Rex Stilesand brought to you in a new series
of adventures over this NBC network,in the person of mister Sidney Greenstreet.

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Once in a long while, misterWolf and I talked about this affair.
When we do, we call itthe Case of the Lost Heir. But
I don't think the title is quiteadequate for me. It ought to be
called the Case of the Gone Goose, and I was the goose. Well,
Agie, do you see any Reidon red or Black on black?
Nope? So so what you indeed? Me, Aggie? Okay, you

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won your little game of solitaire perfectlyas you say. Now, who is
Horace Crale a permanent industrial is Ifyou read the papers, you would know
it is Craile Craig. Oh yeah, the Craile company. Exactly. How
did you know he was blind?If he is? The papers of Canada
story the headlines read blind father,Welcome's lost daughter. Oh yeah, I

(05:15):
remember a few days ago there wasa picture too. Hey, don't you'd
remember the girl at least? Well, if it's the one I remember,
I remember, Archie. Oh well, it probably isn't true. By the
way, let me tell you whatI found out about the facts of life,
argue. Mister Crayle was here tosee mister Wolf. Oh yes,

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come in, this is mister Craile. I'm his secretary, Hugh Gaines.
There's a step here, mister Kraill. Of course, who is this man?
I'm Archie good with mister Wolf's assistantMister Wolf's waiting for him. Where
is mister wolf mister Goodland? Iled the way the blind man in the
secretary followed. Mister Horace Kraill wastall, thin, white haired. His

(06:02):
face was heavily lined, but thelines were not those of care or worry.
He wore very dark glasses through whichhe might not have been able to
see even if he had had hissight. Hugh Gains, the secretary,
was in his late twenties, surprisinglyyoung and surprisingly handsome for the kind of
a jobby head. I led theminto mister Wolfe's office, made the introductions,
and sat them down. Where misterKreer, what can I do for

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you? As you see, misterWolf, i've blind you, didn't I
say? You have made deeming sympathy? I don't give a hoof for your
sympathy, mister Wolf. Oh thankyou. Of course. I mentioned my
condition really because it affects the positionin which I find myself. You go
on, you, yes, misterKraill, tell mister Wolfe about my daughter.
Oh, incidentally, mister Wolf,I asked my secretary to do this

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because in this way you will geta first hand account. Now, let's
see a few days ago, Tuesdayto be exact, At about three o'clock
in the afternoon, a young womanwalked into the house and said she wanted
to see her father. I spoketo her myself. She said her name
was Magda Krell. I asked hercertain questions, why I miss the game.
He asked her questions because he thought, and I thought, that my

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daughter died thirteen years ago. Oh, either the girl who came back to
me is my daughter or she isan impostor and she belonged to jail.
Is there any dad in your mindabout it? Of course, that's why
I'm here. I'm the teddy baron. You said something about preventing murder.
Well, I have a stepson namedAnthony George, whom I intended to leave

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my money, not because I likedhim, because I had nobody else to
leave it to chip Your daughter chepmy daughter if she is my daughter?
He'd been talking about murder. Iwas talking about my daughter and my stepson,
the same thing I did. Maybepossibly, I don't know, mister
Grayer. Yes, I am nota wealthy man, but I am setting

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me able to make hands meet.What do you mean explain age. I
think mister Wolfe means that if youdon't want to be frank with him,
he'd rather not waste his time.Stolf, I apologize if I seemed to
spar with you. Fui. See, A blind man can only judge about
what he hears and smells and fields, so most I must be a little

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more cautious than I would have tobe otherwise. I'm sorry, mister Crayer.
Patience is not one of my virtues. Now about your daughter or you're
a non daughter? What's her name? Magda? She calls herself Magda Creole,
which was my daughter's name. Whatmakes you think he isn't your daughter?
Well? Ten million dollars partly Onceagain, mister Kreham, my state

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may be worth more than that,but surely not less you. Surely not
less, mister Krawn, rather more, I should say. Yes, ten
million might have some appeared to anambitious care Ergie. Sure, but I'm
not a girl and I'm not ambitious. Nobody could accuse you of either.
For mister Creer, we are gettingnowhere. Either you take your story from

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the beginning or taking somewhere else.Archie ilex some beer when I went out
for the bear. The kitchen wasa mess, and incidentally I saw what
was being prepared for lunch. WhenI got back to the office, mister
Crale and his boy were gone onebear from mister Wolf. What happened the

(09:22):
cookers A long argie. I hada sandwich and spurge. Then you know
what you're having for lunch? Ofcourse I planned it. Baby octopus delicious.
I'll take your word for it.What happened to the blind tycoon?
Get your book, will you?Archie? I wanted to give you a
few notes for just a second.Okay, item item You needn't repeat everything

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after me? Yes, Master hiedhim Hardest Prayer who was born blind.
Hied him. His wife and theirsixty year old daughter, Magda, disappeared
in their private pain thirteen years ago. Magda returned last Tuesday. I didn't
no matter what he says to thecountry, Hardest cred is afraid he's going
to be killed. I think misterCraile is right. From Archie good Win

(10:16):
to Narrow Wolf. Time for thirtytwo pm. The note you dictated on
the crail case or on your blotter, three pages of them. You are
with your orchids. I am onmy way to the crail domicile to meet
the other characters in this turgid drama. As per instructions, I will bring
them here if possible. Love,Archie, my name is good When Archie

(10:39):
good When I believe I'm expected?Is this way pretty sure? Thanks?
Oh yeah, tell me you're neurolWolf, not buy a couple of hundred

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pounds. I'm Archie. Goodwin isassistant. I'm mag to Cranio, nobody's
assistant, but also your game's creature, said neuro Wolf wants to talk to
me? He does. Where isshe waiting for you? No hurry,
though, no hurry at all.Just just play and don't worry about a
thing. Black hair, green eyes, skin like a magnolia, beautiful,

(11:31):
beautiful. Why don't she finished whatshe was playing? I watched beautiful,
well, beautiful, mister Goodwin,Marchie. Oh, we could get along

(11:54):
together, Archie. If that's theway you are, so the way I
am. I can't seem to doanything about it. Where is Anthony Anthony?
Oh, Anthony Jordan. I thoughtboth my repulicy of half brother and
I were supposed to meet Nero Wolf. I'm here, in case anybody wants
to know. Over there in theshadows listening with all his ears, that's
Anthony George. Shall we go andtalk to Nero Wolf? Anthony Goodwin,

(12:18):
you look like a normal sort ofperson. Well, that's open to question.
But go on, if you hadto choose between ten million dollars and
killing a woman by due process oflaw, which would you choose? I'll
think about it between now in Julynineteen ninety four. Now, shall we
go talk to Narrow Wolf? MissGreer? Yes, mister Wolf, why

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did you wait until now, untillast Tuesday to let your father know that
you were living? Does it makeany difference? I think so. Thirteen
years ago I was six. Whatshe means is that she was six when
she died. But I didn't die, Anthony sweet obviously, but Magda Creole
did with my mother his mother.Anthony says, he doesn't remember me as

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a child, but I remember hima breath. What about me? When
I was about four or five?You were eight or nine? I suppose
do you remember dressing up in oneof daddy's tailcoats, a sword and mother's
hat with a plume. Suppose Idid? You're still not my sister.
Don't worry Anthony. When poor fatherdies, I'll support you her. Gee,
Sir, I made a mistake,a mistake, you I heard.

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I wanted to talk to these youngpeople. I don't take them away TV,
young lady to an acre on mysalary. As part of that investigation.
It will be charged to mister Hutter'scrave. There was no hardship at

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all. In fact, it wasa pleasure. We dropped Anthony George off
at the Creole place, and Magdaand I went on. And you're a
wonderful to answer, Archie. Youcan't make enemies that way, Annie,
aren't you wanted mister Wolf want youto take me off find out whether you
really are Creole's daughter. How didhe expect you to find out? I

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don't know. Do you think heknew? He probably had some idea,
but I don't know what it couldhave been, honestly. Honestly, Archie,
do you think I'm telling the truth? No? But wait a minute,
baby, I I don't think you'relying either. I just don't think
you give me my handbag, Archie. Thanks, I've got something here that

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might interest both you and mister Wolf. Here those are snapshots that were taken
of me before I was six?Cute? How look at me? Beautiful?
Beautiful? Can't you see? Thosepictures are of me? Kid?
Is that young? Allot the sameto me? But the bazz are pictures?
If you're what? I just this? I saw them in win of

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mister Creole's old photographs of my father. I mean, here's something but one
lying on my tunny on the baskinrug. Oh, babies, get the
picture taken that way? Can giveit to Wait a second? What's this
mark under your shoulder? Plane?So like a struggery? That's clear?
Look, honey, why are youso interested in babies? Aren't you?

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Because I always thought I should havebeen a mother? Now look if you
still got that mark on your back? Of course, at least I suppose
so they don't go away, dothey? Where are you going? I'll
be right back? Never Wolf speakingyou God and with Magda Crail No dabt?

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What no dabt is it? Butnever mind? What do you want?
I want to ask a question?Go on? You don't think Magda's
Harr's Grail's daughter, do you?I don't think anything. You're stealing your
lines from me? Neigh all rightdidn't know. I don't think the girl
is Grail's daughter. That's just whatI hoped you'd say. Why aren't you
because we're want You're wrong. He'spretty, isn't she is? Also,

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she's got a birth mark. Youhave seen it. No, but nobody's
going to be pulled enough to claima birth market is in there. It's
too easy to prove. Good night, Argie. You deserted me, aren't
you? You know you games?Don't you? Hello? Games? Hello?
Good making hay while the moon shines. You know, if you work

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that into a routine, it couldbe pretty dull. You don't like me,
do you do? I have toNo, no, not in the
least. That's good, mister Wolf. And I feel it's wrong to like
any of our clients, especially anightclub. Really why because they might sit
down at your table while you're makinga telephone call. I'm sorry, never
mind, finish it through once again, I'm sorry forget it. Mister Crayle

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seems to think that Magnet is tryingto rook him. Apparently, what do
you think, boy, I'm heretoo. You know what what do you
think, mister Game? Well,to me, it's a matter of no
importance. One way or the other. As for mister Krale, what he
wants is absolute proof, and ofcourse there's no such thing as proof that
is absolute. Do you want meto add it up for you. Yeah,

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that's exactly what I want you todo for me. Added up.
Thirteen years ago, Missus Krale andher small daughter Magda bought a charted plane
in Saint Louis to fly across theOzarks to Hot Springs, Arkansas. They
took off and that's the last thatever was heard of them. All the
pilot, all the plane. Okay, add some more. Mister Krale had
the whole area's search for months.The search itself cost almost fifty thousand dollars,

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and the plane was not found.They finally decided that it must have
fallen into the Mississippi, where itwould sink to the bottom and to stay
forever. Now, wait a minute, Magde, yes, Archie, don't
you remember anything about this trip?Nothing, not a single thing. The
last I remember his mother putting meto bed in a strange city in a
hotel, and that's all. Okay, what's the next thing you remember,

(17:55):
Archie, Dear? Yeah, didn'tmy father go over this whole business with
mister wall that's a puzzy. Didthen do we have to do it again?
There must be some reason why youwanted me to take you to a
nightclub, because I might say somethingI haven't already feared a hundred times.
Maybe what's the next thing you rememberafter your mother put you to bed in
a strange city, Archie. Ihave a confession to make this, I

(18:15):
believe, go ahead. Ten milliondollars is a lot of money, so
I've been told I don't really remembera single solitary thing before I was six
years old and going to school inRoger's, Arkansas. Not Anthony George wearing
tails and a sword was one ofthe pictures in the album, not your
mother putting it a bed in ahotel in Saint Louis. Ten million dollars,

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Archie. So you're not Magda Creoe, But of course I'm Magda Creoe.
Me have tried to make the storysound a little more convincing than I
should have, and I'm Magda Creolejust the same. How could I be
anybody else? And so far Ican't see why you shouldn't be anybody else,
Miss Krele. When I'll bring upthe matter of the diary, won't
you, miss krew the diary?Oh you don't know that. Mister Wolf

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has told you nothing at all aboutthis case? Has he? Who probably
told me all I needed them?Now? What about a diary? Or
you see, mister Goodwin. MissCrele's memory begins at about the happy age
of seven, a black haired,green eyed, pigtail brat named Maggie Lomax,
only child of Walt and Mabel Lomaxof Rogers, Arkansas. Am I
correct Miss Lomax? Er Miss Crale? I mean he's a sarcastic character,

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isn't he? Archie? That isthat he is? What about this diary?
To cut a long sob story short, Walt and Mabel Lomax died in
an automobile accident in a few weeksago, leaving them only Maggie. Take
it from there, Maggie, thereis no money. I looked through the
house to find anything I could sell, and I came across a hidden box.
The diary was in the box,along with some clothes that might fit

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a six year old girl. Theclothes look like what the girl was last
seen wearing. How do you know, Well, there's a photograph in one
of mister Crale's albums taken in SaintLouis the day before the flight. But
for ten million, those clothes couldbe reproduced. Stitch a stage. She
did take him out in the alley. It would be a pleasure on our
way to second Archie, with onearm tied behind you, I think you

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could probably beat me into a pulp. Is it all right if we don't
prove it? We were talking aboutthe diary, Archie. Okay, what
about it, Archie. I don'teven claim their handwriting? His mind?
What's handwriting when you're six years old? Still? The first page is one
of those things. It has name, name of parents, home address,
and like that color of hair.Eyes you know? Sure I had one

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myself. Certainly every child had one, one or a dozen. Maybe they
still do you feel in the firstpage? And then you never write another
word? Honey? They were cheatI doubt if they cost a quarter.
And there was a place that saidmy first date, favorite pastor. He
calls me baby missed Gaines. Yes, I noticed that. I think he'd

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believe your story no matter what youtold him. Get lost, will you?
Mister Gaines? Who what's that?Get laws? Drop dead? Turn
blue? Yeah? I can takea hint. Good night, Archie and
miss Lowman. Chrissie isn't he?Chrissie is the word. He doesn't seem
to believe your story. He believeswhat he's told to believe his job.
Sure you believe me, don't you? Archie? Honey, you're a beautiful

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just the way you are. Now, let's talk about the diary. I
hate you. I hate you too. Shall you dance the diary? Where
is it? Do you call thisromance? No? I call it working
overtime? Where is it? Herein my hand? Here, push your
we look at it together. I'mnot crowding you, emma. What's a

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little crowding? Kesey, isn't it? No? Look at the cover first,
My diary nineteen thirty four. Isuppose somebody gave it to me for
my sixth birthday. Let's just notsuppose anything, shall we? All right?
Arn't page one name mag the Craodate of birth October eleventh, nineteen
twenty eight. But you've read it, or can you read anything? You

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can write? Honey? Date ofbirth and so on? Father Haras Kreile,
Mother Mabel Krale, her black eyesgreen. My favorite pastime playing with
dog playing has a why? Andyou know what I think, Archie.
You wouldn't call that writing, wouldyou look real? Right? It's more
like printing. I think my motherguided my hand when I wrote there,

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Yeah, that's the way it looksall right? Well, dance now,
dancing? While we danced, WhileI held that disturbing girl in my arms,
I tried to believe the case wasjust as simple as it seemed.
Somehow she'd survived a plane crash,your head injury, not a normal life
with a couple of naturally, wouldn'ttell her that she wasn't really theirs.

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I tried to believe it. Iwas trying hard when Archie, don't look,
there's Anthony George. Oh yeah,alone in the corner. You've had
a lot of experience, Archie.Do you think he's a killer? Oh
what do you think he'd commit murder? I don't think anything about him?
But why should he? For tLet see what you mean? Are you

(23:03):
worried? Not with you around?Arch Not with you around? It was
like that, maybe even more likethat, until the waiter told me I
was wanted on the telephone. Iasked her to keep the table warm,

(23:25):
that I'd be right back. Hello, Hello, Hello, this is Archie
Goodwin. Ye oh, hello,mister Wolf. I've been joining to mister
Kraife. Wonderful little less humor perhaps, Okay, what about mister Kraill.
He showed me some pictures of hisdaughter, baby pictures. Unfortunately some of
the pictures were missing from the album. Those are the ones I've been looking

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at. Huge, I'm interested inthat breast mine? So am I?
Do you think you could persuade theyoung lady to have a picture taken of
her back and draped? Wait aminute, just one moment please, Well
you mean that here picture in abright light? How would you like her
poster? I am not amused atOkay, I'm sorry. All I want

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is a care sharp, focused pictureof that birthmark, and I expect you
to get it from me. Goodnight, Agie. Hello again, dance
No talk more talk Wat's more?What? No? That birthmark? So

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I've got a birthmark? What aboutit? I wish I had one?
It was worth ten million? Sowhy this one is worth nothing to me?
Since my father doesn't believe I'm hisdaughter. He's blind, that kind
of identification doesn't mean anything to it. You're forgetting the people he trusts he
gains. For instance, the birthmarkis there. Couldn't he look at it,

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compare it with those awful baby picturesand say, yes, here is
your daughter. I've got news foryou, Archie. He has looked at
it. He says it looks thesame as the one in the baby pitches
as he told your father that.Yes, they also told him he thought
I was a fake that somehow Ifound out that the six year old daughter
of a millionaire had died in aplane crash thirteen years ago, and I
found out she had a strawberry birthmarkon her back, and I had one

(25:19):
too, So I decided to saythat I was magged to Crayle. That's
absurd. Of course it is.You can see how it's going to work
out, can't you, Archie Franklin. Now, oh, my father went
to mister Woolf simply to have himprovedthat I am his daughter. Whatever Hugh
gains is the only thing I'm afraidof, though, What are you afraid

(25:40):
of? Maybe I'm afraid my darlinghalf brother might kill him before he has
a chance to change his will.Isn't that a somewhat mercenary beaw to take
of the matter. Maybe it isArchie, and maybe I'd feel differently about
it if my father had found meinstead of waiting for me to find him.
He tried, didn't he. Iwonder let's get back to that birthmark.

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Are you allergic to floodlights? Iknow a photographer who has a studio
and found it. I Gie,you know what was gonna be me because
nobody else who dared to call methis sleep? What do you want?
I got to picture. They're dryingnow. If you come home bringing them

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with you, they may be importantTomorrow. Have you heard that Harry Scraer
was murdered? Oh? Oh,where tomorrow? We'll talk about it,
Igie, good night. At fourpm the next day, there was quite
a lot of confusion in Narrow Wolf'soffice. In his direction, I'd set

(26:49):
up a picture screen at one endof the room and on his desk at
the other end, or rather strangelyconstructed projected. At four thirty the guests
arrived, Magda Anthony, George,Hugh Gains and of course Inspector Kramer,
ready to make an arrest if hecould figure out whom to arrest. Hello,
Inspector a good one. Magda AnthonyGeorge, what's this all about?

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What's going on? Aren't you hadme, Inspector. I think mister Wolf
wants to show slides of his tripto Yellowstone Park, but here he is
asked him, say, Wolf,you want to know what I think?
Well, in the least, Inspector, sit down somewhere, won't you?
Gie? Were you doing out thelight? Thank you? Now, this
is a picture of Magda Krale lyingon the stomach at the age of six

(27:34):
months. I change the focus soand we have a close up of a
birthmark, a smooth discolor asion thatlooks as if it might have been painted
on. Now, look, Wolf, you said if I came here,
you'd give me the guy who killedHorace Crale. And you show me a
picture of a baby's back, Inspector, if you open your mouth a gain,
I may not keep my promise.Go ahead, where we look at

(27:57):
this enlargement of a birthmark on baby'sback. Let us remember that the late
mister Hottes Kraile was blind and neversaw it. So what what's he getting
that? Good one, Inspector.If I knew, I'd tell you.
Listen, mister Kraile had a trustedsecretary, Hugh Gaine, I'm here.
Of course, mister Gaines had abrilliant idea. He knew the tragedy of

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Missus Kraile and her daughter, andhe decided to bring Craile's daughter back to
life. What makes you think so, mister Wolf. You had access to
the photograph album and only you hardlyenough. Mister Kraile didn't even know his
daughter had a birthmark until you toldhim. That may be true, but
what of it, It's unimportant now. I wanted to show you another picture,

(28:41):
Jie explained. This picture. Wereyou rating from left to right?
This is a picture of miss Craile'sback, very pretty too. As you
can see, there is what appearsto be a small birthmark somewhat under the
left shoulder blade. I changed focusand as it becomes larger, that's not
a birthmark, that tattooing. Youcan see it tattooing, of course,

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and mister Gaines had a brilliant ideahow to make use of a tattooed bathmark,
and Missus Magnet to help him out. As blind as he was,
Hottest Craios saw through it. That'swhy Hugh Gaines had to kill him,

(29:23):
mister Wolf, mister Wolfie all rightbecause I'm all right well, Inspector Kramer,
mister Gaines, is your man?Another buttle of beer? Please?
Archie? It's right there in frontof you. You know, I was

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thinking the girl can get herself tattooed, can't she? Is that a crime?
What does it prove? Archie?Archie? Have I ever told you?
I love you? I'm going tobed midnight, Argie, you have

(30:17):
been listening to the New Adventures ofNero Wolf, starring Sydney green Street.

(30:40):
Good Night's transcribe story by mindwood Lordwas based on the characters created by Rex
Stars. This is an Edwin Fatimanproduction, produced and directed by J.
Donald Wilson. In the cast wereHarry Bartell as Archie Goodwin and Martha Shaw,
Vick Rodman, Peter Leeds, GrayStafford, and Bill Johnstone. Next
week, at this same time,Nero Wolf and Archie will bring you the

(31:02):
Case in Room three oh four,Don Stanley speaking three chimes mean good Times.
On NBC This Sunday, The Glamorousand Unpredictable Tellulah brings you another hour
and a half broadcast of the BigShow starring Fred Allen, Judy Holiday,
John Davis, fran Warren and manymore. And this Sunday's Theater Guild on

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the Air production is the Broadway comedythe first Year. Starring in this Theater
Guild presentation Richard Widmark and Catherine Grayson, Remember the Lula Bankhead stars in her
wonderful Big Show Sunday on NBC.A good mystery, and Archie definitely got

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somewhat stuck on the girl on thecase Dey spot evidence to the contrary,
as illustrated by the end of theepisode. This was very well paced and
had me guessing to the end,though it was somewhat unfairly using a visual
clue. But I don't think mostof us, even if we've been looking

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at it, would have been ableto make that judgment about whether it was
tattooed. Let me again, Kramer, was anyway we do? I turned
to listen or comments. We gota voicemail from Johnson from We'll go ahead
and we'll take a lesson. Hey, Adam, this is Johnson. I
live in Lemingham, Alabama, andI just started listening to your Great Sixties

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of All Time radio and I justwanted to say that I'm loving it because
I've been a fan of Sholock Holmesand Neil Wolf for years. I can
never find, you know, anygood radio dramas of Neil Woolf or Shock
Holmes because most of the other onesmainly focused on others like you like John

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Dollar and of them the Finman andI'm up to don't I think it's Steen
ninety four right now. Um I'mgonna listen to Simian because I heard that
Senmian's a great series. Um So, but I just wanted to let you
know that you're doing a good joband keep up the good work, and

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I'll keep listening. Well, thanksvery much, Johnson. And I like
both the radio detectives and the HardBoiled Eyes. And I also I also
like some of these classic UH detectiveslike like Holmes and Wolf, and I

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will also be hearing from POI Rowin some coming episodes so well, I
like to keep balancing to play varietyof different detectives so we'll keep people interested.
So I'm glad you've been enjoying it. That'll do it for this week.
We'll be back next week with ourlast adventure of Neural Woolf and next

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Monday we're going to be playing aHard Boiled private ice show called Ideal and
Crime starring William Gargan. Join usfor that, then tomorrow let George do
it. If you'd like to leavea voicemail, give us a call to
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Idaho, this is your host,Adam Grahamson and off