EP1102: Amazing Mr. Malone: Never Judge a Book By Its Cover

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get into today's program. This oneis called never Judge a Book by its
Cover, And let's go ahead andtake a listen the Amazing Mister Malone Operator

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Operator Get Me the Officers, JohnJ. Malone. The National Broadcasting Company
presents the Amazing Mister Malone, anexciting half hour of mystery. Is Darling
George Petrie as the lawyer who's practicedbefore every type of bar has become a

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legend. Harlod Call is the cityof Chicago at the time, the present,
and the hero of these weekly adventures, the amazing mister Malone Malone to

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name John Jamelone attorney and concert lawtonight. In our study of the cliche,
let's examine the oldie never a judgeof book by its cover, and
to exhibit Hey, I give youRichie Holland. Mister Holland is a good
looking boy behind the desk in fourtwenty seven of the Wentworth Building the watch
him check his gun. You're thinkingwas auditioning for the part of a private
detective in some movie thriller. Hecertainly looks the tight, which is surprising.

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That's exactly what he is. Yeah, you're Richie Harland. That's all
right. I get a friend andwants to see you. Sweet at well,
you put away to pop first.You didn't that a scaring Yes,
mother was once frightened by a wedding. It's very funny. I must remember

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that. I write it down,so you want to forget to do that?
All right? Fred? Everything?Okay, Sandy, Hey, ain't
Joe Kayland. This is mister Fonteine. Hello Holland. All right, Sandy,
right outside, don't you think I'vegot wait outside. Anything you say,

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sweetheart, if you want me,just yell. I'll try to remember.
Nice boy, somebody asked him,No, I'm suppose you keep him
mouth shuts. I love plenty ofyou'd better take a look for it.
What are you rate? I getforty dollars a day. If it's expensive,
I'll tell you one hundred or athousand in events. Are you're interested?

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No, am, I'm looking fora girl named Connie Burton. Why
if I'm willing to shout out thiskind of money, I must never read
that. But you'd rather not tellus to me? Obvious? And what
did you say? Her name wasagain? Connie Burke, Honnie at a
description? I can do better thanthat. Here's a picture. This is

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business, that's Holland. Well itcould be pleasure too. Not going to
be with all my heart Connie.So you know that's very pretty sentiment.
You think you can find it forme? She was? She's here in
Chicago and positive you came here fromBoston a year ago, and I'll find
it. Can I reach you whenI do? There's no telling. I'd
like to be on the move.But don't worry, Holland, I'll keep
in touch. That just can dependon thank you with me. Yeah,

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you don't realize what time it is. I've been waiting with dinner for three
hours. That's pretty cool by now, that's not funny. This is the
fourth time this week. Who haveyou been working? So that's a new
name for us? But tune,I've had a tough day. Do you
mind very much? What we dispensewith the arguments for one night? But
she never argues with you? Whothat girl is? No girl? I

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told you I'm working on a case. Then why didn't you phone me?
But where the wires down? Where'sthe paper? Ritchie? I'm talking to
you. Oh fortunately I can't hearyou. Oh here plenty before I'm through?
Is this the girl? Where didyou get that picture? I found
it in one of your suits,and I love the inscription with all my

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heart. Conners, It's not whatyou think. It never is. Well,
you can tell her that the nexttime I see her. On the
next time. I know where shelived? What you thought you put one
over on? They didn't you?What do you mean you know where she
lives? Well? I saw inMarshall Fields on Tuesday and I followed her.
Oh you two are real clever?Are you babbling about? You must

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have thought that by bleating your hairand going under the name Elila Grayson,
I wouldn't be suspecting you're crazy.I suppose she doesn't live at the Beverly?
Who saw the girl? And she'sliving at the Beverly? I'm not
pulling me where? They said,Ritchie, where are you going? Regie?

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Hello? What what do you callme? No? No, you've
got the wrong number. My nameis Ali Grayson. I guess you wouldn't
be in my message? Wait?Wait, wait, Donna? Who are

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you? What hell are yes?I just thought that I resognized the voice.
My name is Regie Hammer. Ohwell, assuming that I was Connie
Burton? What's the message? Coupleof your friend? Who Fontaine by name?
Standing? Why are you telling methis? I'm done if I know,

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but I want to a picture ofyou. Look, but this is
a trap. I phone, Ihadn't one. I might be a friend.
I could chill you one volunteer.Um, how did ten o'clock I
told you I'll be seeing your girl? They kill yourself to them? I

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hate to head on, mister Hollandthat that was a red Lanche just said
could you do me a favorite?You call me Ritchie? All right?
No, no, go on,sae Ritche? How did just the way
I thought it would? I standyou. I don't understand myself. Do

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you mind if we talk? Ifyou want to? Well, no,
I liked your hair better the otherway, now, the way it was
in the picture before you bleached it. I hope you realize you're not making
sense. Nobody knows that. Better. Night down. Listen to Connie.

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I'm I'm a private detective. Ithink a week ago two boys came into
my office. I'm pale and sendinghere. They want to be the low
kitchen. I knew this, Nothat that that was a fluke. See
June saw your picture, remembered runninginto your field. She followed you to
the Beverly My wife. She mustbe a real help to you in your

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wood. No, she was justjealous. She had reason to be.
What do you need? What doyou think I called you without notifying contain
you wanted to check then? Butyou're going to think I'm crazy. But
I fell for you you quite firsttime I saw your picture. Pretty ridiculous.

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Yeah, yeah, things like thatjust don't happened. Her life as
I said before, you're not makingsand all mixed up? Well, what
do you intend to do? Whyam I? I want to go out
and sing? And what about fontange? That doesn't work? Worried? Don't
let it. I don't let anythingbout it. You don't let you talk,

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don't please? Well, I amsaying you all mixed up because I
think I'm going to be in thesame boy love the dolly and make love

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come in. Oh sweetheart, wow, Lita is a surprise. We may
like to be what's your fontainage theretoo? All? I said, Oh,
I don't know. I am dandyand I were in the neighborhood.
So we have to stop buys wereand I sit him, I might have
to sit down happy. Well,what's the story? Story? Honest timement

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I gave you? Oh, well, I've been running into bad luck fan
saying I haven't unable to find agirl. It's been six weeks. I'm
sure it does. Why doing well? I'm sorry to let you boys down.
I don't think you did this.You come again. You remember our
deal? Certainly you want to getone hundred dollars a day plus expensive,

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so so outside of that original houseand I gave you. You haven't answer
anymore. That's not character? Whynot? And I tried myself on being
a good judge of human nature,and I'd say you had a large streak
of loss me in your make up, really really, and I can't figure
out any reason why you're missing anopportunity to clip me unless unless what you

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found. Connie Burton, why wouldn'tI tell you? Because you're real clever,
I have no idea. What doyou think sending well? If you
want my humble opinion, I'd sayit was lying. That's my opinion too.
Do you want me to try andcoach him? Please listen, you
big lug. You put a finger, Sweetheart was reaching for his pop gun.

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Huh, that's not nice. Youdon't get out of here on what
your harry on a mine? Sweetheart? I said, tuk uh, what

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do you say? Okay, sweetheart, I'm glad you don't give in too
easy, because that's just how Iget my kicks. And tonight I'm really
gonna live a second. Yes,hello, Connie, that's a very good

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question. But in the final analysis, who is that? N Are you
crazy? That's literal minded me.I'm a philosopher. You believe Nietzsche.
Isn't that silly? How are yougoing to find the time? What's the
idea to Conny? I wish youwouldn't take this personally, Connie Tolima,

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I've got nothing against Who are you? Well? If you've got to call
me something, try Harry. Idon't know you. Does anybody know anybody
else? Hard enough to know yourself? As Spangler once wrote, did you
up to this? Oh? Nowyou are not listening to meet Connie.
You're You're like old See you're obsessedwith your own petty problem. But if

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you analyze any problem, the solutionis for it be simple. In your
case, a med tightening is thething they as simple at one. Now
you can sleep, Then your problemsyou're rope. Just one of those things,

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just one of those crazy things,one of those bells that now and
then ring, Just one of thosethings. It was just one of those
nuts. That's funny. It wasjust one of those things, just one
of those crazy things. I mustbe in the wrong office. Uh huh,

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Hello, Kevin Books. I'm gladyou call it an of the diners.
Things happened just a second ago.I walked near the office, singing,
just one of those things. Ain'tit amazing? What do you mean?
Who was waiting for you? Hername is June Holland. June Holland
is responsible for the murder of oneand this June Holland wants me to represent

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her absolutely on time. A welllistening will be amazing. List them alone.
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Natural Eye got into the act twohours and forty seven minutes after the
murder of Connie Burton. I wasgone at headquarters. As I walked over
from my office, I made aninteresting discovery. The path from my you're
leading to the homicide girl was aninch laud on the adjacent territory. I
was going to rust well, bree, that's what it makes his name at
tennant? What why are you living? Breathe? Oh that's a splendid boy.

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That's my client. Oh did youcare to pass a few pleasanties?
Where's June Holland? Oh? Iguess I don't have it for you anymore.
That's if someone mentioned my name,I miss him alone. Would like
to see his client's slightest wish ismy commerce. Have your boys ever considered
radio as a career? Well,we're working on an act, but what
steps for a name? Why didyou call it the Bob Hope Show?
Oh you heard that somewhere and shutoff that teleotide. Well, as long

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as you ask so nice, allright? Here, missus Holland, are
you malone? I don't said thatit might tend to incriminate and degree you
don't mind him. Misus Holland's motherwas fighting by to happen his boy sit
on. I wan't even know aboutthis, Connie Burton, nothing, absolutely
nothing. I suppose you didn't knowthat your husband was running around with it.

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It's a business with Richie. Hewas high to find her. What
do you mean he was hired tofind her? He de private, depictive?
What I got to say to that, lieutenant? Oh, it was
hardly business. You see, herhusband was seeing this county for over a
month. Right after they met,he made a move from the Beverly to
the Marlins. And why were youwe around the Beverly checking on it?

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I was just trying to help withyou, despite the fact that he moved
out on you four weeks ago.Well, I didn't kill her. I
never handled the gun in my life. What you mean she hired a torpedo
for the job. You got aline on him this time? Meanwhile,
you expect my client to sit hereif you have no objects. I've got
a hundred, but I don't thinkI'll do me any good. Well,
I sit tied, missus Holland.I'll get your dispossest as soon as I

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can. Yeah, I'm looking forHey, what happened to you? I
got to my my own business.Oh maybe a moral on that for you.
I can't see you where you're RichieHolland, but if I am,
I'm glad to know you. Myname is John Jay Alone. Well,

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I representing your wife? What caredid you know? The cops are holding
her for murdering? What are youmumbling about? A girl named Connie Burton
was not dark tonight? What didyou say? Hey? Easy? Follow
your ruining the rights to you?Something along? Obviously the police haven't been
here yet. What did you sayabout Connie? She was murdered and I
must have it must have told whoto watch. I don't get that.

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And a flourish she your wife?Oh Connie, we're just where you might
expect. I gotta fear. Iwait a minute, Holling, your wife
was gonna spot The police think shewas behind a kill? Crazy? Who
did it? My own way?They called your way murder? They call
it the last time I heard,and you shouldn't complain. You make it
another case out of it yet seewhat you can do for us in a
family race? Did you see thenice paper fun team? Oh, I

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haven't send it? And a wonderfulstory on a front page. I mean
wonderful with the short it appeals toyou, and it certainly does to you.
Yeah, you bet you. Here'sa little girl named Tonnie Burton was
shot and killed last night. Seethat have When I heard that name before,
I wouldn't know. I'm probably confusingwith two other girls. Anyway,

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they're holding the wife of a privatedict name Richie Holland for the mud.
Let's make out a shock to Sandy, but I know how to read it
well. I didn't want you tostrain yourself seeings this June Holland. Who's
get behind the door. I guessthat's the moment. All I can say,

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Holland, is you RECOUPERI powers.Let's be fremmend that they are standy.
It will be awfully disappointed in themselves. What can I do for me?
I just wanted to check something.Did I tell you where to find
Connie before I passed out? Whatdo you think I'm asking my questions now?
Way that done? Richie might getpeople wrong? Idea? Yeah,
who for example, for example,me, what nah as your work?
We had just drop the candidate?Would you be kind enough to dispose of

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that? Mister Fontaine gladly? Hey, you made a feel goal. I
listen to you, guys. Takeit easy for time. We'll get back
to you. What are your suggestions? Well, he's pretty persistent. I'll
dream up something very special for theboy, something that will really discourage them.
Hey, i'd get an idea.Well, what would you illustrate on?

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Mister Helen? You are your attending? Hello? Len me, you're
molding boy? Speak up? Iwant to talk to John Jane. Who

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is this? What you sound like? You had another accident? Listen,
I'll tell you who killed Connie.Oh, a couple of boys. You
must be mistaker. I had meto find it, and when I wouldn't

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spelling be ye? What do theywant with it? I don't know.
He may have them bought them goand then and hello, Holland amazing,
definitely amazing to me that man incorporated. I must be losing my touch and

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I figured it'd be out for atleast an a couple of hours. Is
it all right with you? Girls? If I hang up now, I
have caught Malone and followed instruction isbeautifully you thought you were responsible for Connie's
murder. Land is obviously a psychopath. I look, Malone, and I've
got a proposition for you. Let'shear it. They'll cut you in for

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ten percent. How much does thatmean in dollars and cents? Don't you
no long divisions? Never even heardof her? Yeah, it's something,
fred. I think we're waste nottime. I don't think he knows anything
about county. I'm inclined to agreewith you, Sandy. I'm sorry if
we inconveniences Malone And now wait aminute, boys, you can't walk off
like that. He's right, fred, I forgot something food. Thanks for

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reminding me, sweetheart. I'm muchoblised you're listening to the amazing mister Mallard.
Independence Day last Wednesday was celebrated asa day of rededication to the principles

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upon which our country was founded.Each of us can play a part in
this year of rededication to the principlesof our founding fathers by taking several important
steps. The success of the activitywill be tend on, first, a
more active participation by citizens in theaffairs of the nation's state and community.
Second, and increased awareness of ourindividual rights and liberties. Third, an

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augmented pride in America's past and itsaccomplishments. And for a wider recognition of
the importance of making this country anexample to the world of the strength and
effectiveness of our own form of government. And now back to the amazing missed
him alone. Well, that's whatI get for us in my head.

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It never failed. After standing throughme that kiss, I took off for
Cloud sixteen. It's lovely up therethis time of the year. There are
twenty beautiful maidens for every man,and I'm the only man alowed. And
then someone went and yanked my cloudsfrom under me. All right? From
alone? Time to wake up?Come on, come on, Oh I
wish I had my camery here.I'd love to have a picture of this.

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What happened when you tell me youhere? Oh I hear it?
So feel pretty? Who does youmake us? Shout out? No?
I need it, I need it. That that thicker red unnus through your
here Because you're a certain us.You gonna say, why that's French,
you know, stop showing off youreducation is Actually I never got out of
kindergarten. Well, I guess thissort of convince you convince me of what?

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June Holland didn't kill Connie Burton?That what's one thing got to do
with another? Oh? Do youthink Fontaine and his boy went to work
on me? Which Fontaine is that? Fred? Yeah? You know him
that as well as i'd like to. He's a Boston product. What do
you know about a Sandy Apperheim.Well, it's roman that he's been associated
with Fontaine and several banking didn't you, Well, there was at least one
other member of the firm. Oh, Connie Burton, you're crazy. Listen,
little tennant. They came to Chicagoexpressively to find her, and it's

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your contention they did definitely pack himup and take off Freshie Holland anything else
you'd like. Well, while you'reat it, you might as well take
me off too. I'm not doinganybody any good on this floor. Hey,
sweetheart me? Yeah? How longdo you intend to keep us here?

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I really don't know. I willlook sweet hot enough standing. You
don't name mister Holland complaining I neverdo Fontaine. That's what I admire about
you. You always taking medicine likethe little man. You walk and hold
it, Holland, battle too,open them up, Couslan, I act,
hello, counselor, Hey, what'sthe idea to tell on your head?
I'm doing a mind reading act atthe orphan. Everybody here, everybody

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but missus Holland. But I supposeyou get it high, I say,
I think your gentlemen all know.Mister Malonger, Oh boys, my,
it'sucking quiet all of a sudden aboutof Fontaine. Don't you remember me?
I don't believe it's a pleasure joyyou did. You and your friend were
up to see me at this afternoon. You remember that standing or you can't
prove it by me. That's understandable. I've changed a little since then.

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Send and I got a headache inmy own. Do I have to fit
through this? How about it?Countling? All right, Holland and defference
to you will make it short andsweet. You all know why we're here.
I don't, okay, Fontaine,We'll take us from the beginning.
We're here to find out who isresponsible for the murder of Connie Burton.
According to the paper I read,it was a lady named June Holland.
That was just enemy propaganda, andsuppose you tell us the truth? All

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right, Sandy, Connie Burton cameto this town a year ago from Bross.
That's the place that's noted for beingit has a more recent claim the
same About fourteen months ago seven meninto the bank Messenger Company to earn walst
Off with a coast to a millionand a half in cash. Hey remember
that, Frank vaguely set even nevercaught the culprit. You ought to know

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why, because I gotta hunt youwith a brain behind that operation. Thanks
for the compliment. Well that's allyou're gonna get out of it. What
do you mean? You got agirlfriend named Connie Burton? He slipped the
loot and she was supposed to meetyour laterst of a mob could divey up.
Instead she took off for Chicago.That's very interesting. It gets better
as it goes along because that's whereRichie comes in. And what kind of
a crack is that they hired youto find Connie? Didn't say so you

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held out on him? Why we'renot that if any of your business?
But I went for the girl.Tell me something, Holland what does she
have that got you? I mean, besides all the money, I was
saying, all the money is whyyou had to kill Malone. I don't
like those kind of hither I,Regie. Somehow I can't see anything funny
and murder, But then I've gotno sense of human Okay, Lieutenant,

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cant you all right? Malone?You've played with that coffee long enough?
Let seven, I mean we haveto go through the same routine again.

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A white ship that might be differentfrom all other night. Well, it's
perfectly simple, Lieutenant Ritchie Holland killedConnie. He was the one who hired
that torpedo. How do you knowthey told you where to find the boy
than me? Yeah? Yeah,it was a guy named Harold Sherman,
a philosopher type. Never tell mesomething alone. Why did Holland go back
to look up Fontane? That wasjust an act? He thought that way

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he removed suspicion from himself, andhe didn talk for a little proof.
Well who else knew where to findConnie? How about your clients, missus
Holland? Oh remember Richie moved Conniefrom the Bevily right after he met her
bow. What about Fontaine and standing? Holland never told him. He pretended
to pass up As soon as theyleft, he called his friend Hall and
gave him his orders. Fontaine neverwould have killed it? Oh why not?

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He claimed? You double across himwith that loop. Sure, that's
why they had to keep her aliveif they wanted to recover it. What
makes you think they didn't, becausethey came to me later with an offer
of a split. They thought youhad all that joke. Huh, but
you're you're Holland guy. Well,doesn't he admit it now? No?
Give mean you having to recover thatmillion and a half and it looked like
we never will. What's the matterwith that? Holland? Doesn't he know
you can't take it with here?You know? I told him that,

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you know what he said? Whyif he can't take it with him,
he ain't going. Let they talkedto him, Lieutenant, No, oh
no, because you're just amazing enoughto figure out how he could manage it.
Good night. Grow ever heard astory of a Dixieland band. The

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boy on trumpet was especially good.He got a heart at a party one
night and blasted himself clear out ofthis world. Yeah it was dynamite.
I'll tell you all about him nextweek. So I want to pick me
up at my office at the sametime, I'll be waiting for him.
Good night. George Cheprey was starredas John J. Malone, with Learry
Haynes as Lieutenant Brooks. Our programis written by Eugene Wang and directed by

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Richard Lewis. The Amazing Mister Maloneis based on a famous character created by
Craig Rice and produced by Bernard L. Shubert. The events and characters in
the story were entirely fictional, andany resemblance to persons living odd dead is
entirely to incidental. Fred Collins speaking, the Amazing Mister Malone has come to
you from New York. Stay tunedfor the man overmost NBC station. Welcome

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back. Well, mister Malone takesup beating in that episode. It's not
the only one, but we're stillleft with a mystery, though I don't
think it will be one that willhaunt us long as to what happened to
that money. Anyway, we doturn now to listener comments and feedback,

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and we have this item here fromover on our Facebook page that's at Facebook
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would turn on the radio to getme to go to It'll sleep. I

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love the show. Well, thanksso much, Gypsy, Glad you're listening
to the show, and encourage youto keep on listening. I really appreciate
it. All right, Well,that will do it for today. We
will be back on Wednesday. Excuseme with yours truly Johnny Dowler, and

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