October 17, 2025 • 29 mins
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The Fat Man is hired to work security at a party. Some guests try to steal a gun and Brad finds himself in the middle of several potential murders.
Original Air Date: June 23, 1955
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The Fat Man is hired to work security at a party. Some guests try to steal a gun and Brad finds himself in the middle of several potential murders.
Original Air Date: June 23, 1955
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(00:28):
Welcome to the Great Detectives of OldTime Radio from Boise, Idaho. This
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were great detectives dot Net. Well, now it's time for this week's episode
of The Fat Man. The originalairdate June twenty third, nineteen fifty five,
and the title is Murder in theDark. There he goes into that
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drug store. He's stepping on thescale. Wait two hundred and thirty nine
pounds for June Danger. Who isit the fat Man? And now here's
(03:02):
the Fat Man? In mud inthe doctor. This one began at the
party out and a swank a stateup around Fairview. The host was one
of those rich art collectors who valuedhis possessions a great deal more than the
people he invited to his home.So I was hired to watch the art
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trasions, the silverware and a pricelesscollection of guns in the trophy room.
Nobody took the trouble introducing me toany other guests, so I was glad
I'd brought Kathy along other kind oftechnical assistance, but even she deserted me
at times. So I parked myselfnext to a tray of craft meat savers
and began to nibble. While Iwas at it. A gorgeous Brunette sidled
(03:46):
up to me and start at aconversation. It was until you came along.
How about you. No, I'vegot a husband around somewhere, but
I'm not looking for him. That'sgood. You're Dumont, Auntie Dumont,
not me. Oh, but youmust see I know everybody else I wish
I had. I don't know anybody, not even the host. Well,
come on, I'll introduce you tomister Grayson and break up this. Des
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Grayson can wait and say who areyou? D Running Running? You're not
someone I should know. And now, unless you're I had to steal this
over. I thank your pardon.I'm a detective. I have private detective.
Well, I must say, that'sa surprise. Who are you,
mister Grayson? No, I've nevermet the gentleman. He's atternated the honors.
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I see anything wrong? Well,I am a bit sure. I
had no idea everybody was eating watched. Oh it isn't as bad as all
that isn't it? Aren't you watchingit? I am watching you, But
then I enjoy doing man that willdo. Mister Running, you better keep
your mind on your word yourself.Oh, Kathy, where in the world
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you've been mixing with the horse,he says, didn't you tell me to
find out who everybody was? Whois everybody? Well? That white haired
gentleman over there by the carry placesour host, missus Grayson. And the
young man he's talking to is misterMarco. What about the brunette I was
talking to? Didn't you get hername? Oh? What were you doing
trying to get her telephone number?No, but I will when yours is
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out of order. I like thatgown she was wearing, you would.
I'm still trying to figure out whatholds it up. Not your mind,
dear. I thought you were hiredto keep an eye on the silverware.
Oh I've got two eyes and they'reboth popping out of your head. What's
the matter? Somebody's slipping at thetrophy bones? How do you know the
door is closed? What? Don'trun away? Where are you going?
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Five? Oh it's you, misterRoman. Are you following me around?
Out a bit? I'm just keepingtabs on the people who come into this
room. Well you haven't been verycareful. What do you mean. Look,
somebody's still on the pistols from thewall. There were two in that
sit now one of them is missing. Oh that's interesting. Are you going
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to report it? No? Putit back later, I'll have to wrestle
with your parts. You wouldn't say, come on, come on. It
was a nice trick, but itdidn't work. Why not because you're the
only one who's been in this room. Besides, you can't hide a pistol
in the bag. That's small atBoges. All right, you win.
Then suppose you tell me what youwanted the gun for. I didn't mark
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the guns to run in. Ijust wanted to find out if you really
were to kitch you. Well,I guess we can go home pretty soon.
Knock heavy. The party is breakingup. Didn't you have any fun?
Not with you? You were chasingat Breneta around all night. I
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had to honey, I was tryingto find out what she was up to.
Why because a day might bet canmake a lot of trouble if she
gets the gun in her hands.That's why I never let her out of
my sight. You think she reallywanted that pistol, I don't know,
but you never got it after thatfirst break. She never came near this
room. Then who did What doyou mean? Look at the wall?
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Bad? That pistol's missing. What'sthe idea of chasing around out here on
the driveway, bra, I'm lookingfor that dame's car. She might not
have left yet. What difference doesit make if she hasn't got the jury?
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You may have it now? Whoevertook it off that wall? Myither?
What is think? Brat the dameand a guy Marco kissing each other
that part car. That's some quenchesman. Whoa whoa? She was taking more
no breaks a ray. Don't supposehe's her husband that I'm going to break
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it up? Come on, baby, come on, I've got to find
out about that gun. What areyou gonna do? Car for? Knock
on the door either, I'm goingto budge right in. Oh, oh,
excuse me, I thought this wasmy car just a minute. Yeah,
you didn't think this was your car? You made that mistake on perfect
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I'm sure you did. You've beenwatching me all evening. Oh is this
a man, Gloria? Yes,he said he's a private detective. But
I still don't believe him. Ido. I've heard of the fat man
the thought. Thank you, misterMarco. What's your game running? Lash
you to come here to night?Mister Grayson's attorney. Though I've already told
your friend here I was hired tokeep an eye on so on mister Grayson's
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valuable possessions. Nothing else, nota thing. And what you just saw
in this car doesn't concern you,does it. No, mister Marco,
that's fine, But they said aboutit the better understand. Sure, Only
I don't like to be trash.This is a threat. Run, it's
a bribe. It's fifty dollars tokeep your mouth shut. My mouth isn't
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that big, mister Marco. Goon and take it. It's worth fifty
Sorry, I trapped it on thefloor. No, it's all right,
I haven't. Only I'm not goingto keep it. Why not, because
I don't take money from strangers.Say they come back here? See you
again, mister Marco. Come on, cafe, hurry up, Frandy.
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You've got to speak to mister Graysonright away. Why did you find the
gain? No? But I knowwhere it is in mister Marco's pockets.
Are you certain about this? Runningpositive? Mister Grayson? He has the
gun all right. I have thoughtit in his pocket when I've been over
him in the car. Well,I can't understand why Marco should want to
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steal a pistol of line, especiallythat's one. It's not a valuable item.
It shoots, doesn't it? Well? I should imagine so, and
that's why he wanted. He andI, Gloria woman, have been after
it all evening. What Gloria,that good looking brunette and a white satin
gun. You were talking to hera couple of times tonight. Oh?
Yes, of course she's pretty sweeton this Marco guy, isn't he.
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I wouldn't know, well, Iwould. And if they were planning to
knock off her husband or somebody likethat, it might be a pretty good
dodge to use one of your gunsif it's a man. You don't think
they're contemplating murder, do you?I don't know what's in their minds.
I'm not going to monkey around tryingto find out. As long as I
get that gun back, there's nothingfor you to worry about it. But
there is there is money. Whatdo you mean you can't help? But
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if she wants to bump off herhusband, don't be a fool. We've
got to stop cry mister Grayson.Why are you so concerned about her private
affairs? They're not her private affairs. Now mind, don't you understand Gloria
is my wife. Oh good night, Kathy. If I can make it,
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I'll be around to pick you upthe first thing in the morning.
Do you think mister Grayson will beseen to be We're the only ones who
know he's spending the night to thisclub. What about his wife? I
must a note for it, seeinghe was called out of time, Marco,
don't worry, baby. He andGloria won't try anything for a long
while yet. Why not because theyknow it will me in the chair for
them. That's what we saw onthe car to night. They will never
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be able to kill Grayson get awaywith it, not unless they're awfully KG.
But Marco still has that gun,not anymore money. I picked up
the trophy room before we left.That pistol was right back on the wall.
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Hello, hello, mister Runyon.Yeah, that's right. Oh this
is Marco Runyon. I wake up. Yeah, whatever do you want?
I want to make an appointment withyou, Runny tomorrow morning. I'll see
you in your office. I canif you let me get some sleep.
What's all about you? When Isee you? What's it all about?
Marco. It's about a murder.I want you to prevent it from happening.
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Runyon. Why who's gonna get killed? Me to come down here at
nine o'clock in the morning when hedoesn't show up? Thank you? Marco?
No me? Oh, how doyou do? How do you do?
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Mister? My name is Greasy.I beg your pardon. Any relation
of the man I worked for lastnight? I'm his sister. Oh that's
right. I think you'll pointed outto me at the party, and I
didn't stay very long. I keepto my room most of the time.
You live with your brother on thethird floor. Well, what can I
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do for you, miss Grayson?I fit nice checks beside hundred dollars.
Oh that'll be a pleasure. I'mnot continue dying down to I want you
to do for it. What's thecatch? Do you know a man by
the name of Paul Marco. You'llbe here any minute. No, mister
Runyon, he's not coming. Whynot? Because he did? What's us?
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He said? Mister Rannyon, Ikilled him? Why really? This
morning? I shot him with aresult. Now look here, miss Gracen.
If this is your idea, Icame to see you because I'm in
trouble. I want you to giveme up. Oh no, I'm sorry,
but this is no job for me. You're only a detective. You
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need a liar. Not if youwould help me, nobody would suspect me.
Mister Runyon, I had no reasonfor killing me. Then why did
you do it? I was afraidof watch him. I was afraid that
he killed me because I knew abouthim and Glorious. Don't you understand?
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No who they were? Shameless misterthat she mistery in love. Even so,
that's not against the law. Butthe murderers. Then you won't help
you. I'm going to turn youover to the police, but you can't,
mister reddon I told you all thisis confident. This is more than
my confidence, Miss Grayson. I'mnot put all the information on a murder
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case for you or anybody else.No, you're not, Thank god,
I drop that pagaway. Won't yourcrazy now found that you brought my water
cooler? Now you Barby, Itell you if you CA's who is it?
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You got here different time? Gon'task any questions. Just call up
Mackenzie over headquarters and get him overhere. Tell him I about the murderer
of Paul Marco. Oh, Michael, you must be crazy, Brad.
Why because Marco's alive. He's waitingfor you downstairs in his car. Well,
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well you really are don here Marcocouldn't find a place to park ruining.
Sure, I'm glad to see youin one piece anyway. Well,
what do you mean. Grayson's sisterjust told me a nice little fairy tale
about you, Hattie. We'll shein your office. Yeah, I didn't
know she was a lot out ofthe house. What's wrong with it?
I couldn't it tell she isn't allthere, suffice from an all her active
imagination. I might have guessed itor something like that when she had me
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food. Why didn't she tell you? Well, it isn't really important now
and watch on your mind, marcolSo, I told you last night somebody's
anxious to kill me. Who misterGrayson, how do you figure that?
When it called me over last nightafter the party after to come over to
his house? When was it thatthree o'clock in the morning. Go on,
Well, it's not enough not togo off to the front door and
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ring the bell. I saw alight in the living room, so I
walked around the side and looked througha window and he was standing there in
the middle of the room loading arevolver. What kind of lie is that?
Marco? What are you and Gloriousstill trying to kill Grayson? What
are you talking about? That lie? You just told me you're trying to
build up a case against Grayson soyou can bump him off and claim it
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with self defense. Are you acrazy beat at Marco? And don't try
anything foolish. Grayson wasn't home lastnight. He was at this club.
No, go on, beat it. I've got work to do, don't
I got a job from me,goody Grayson. Woman she got away from
me in the off just now.I turned my back on it for a
second and she was gone. Oh, at no point in looking for a
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round here. We better go overthe Hillary Club and tell mister Grayson Grayson,
mister George Grayson, that's right?Are you ringing his room? Well?
I will sue, but I knowhe's not there. What do you
mean he checked out so earlier thismorning when, oh about ten minutes after
he came in. You see,he didn't spend the night here. Oh,
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why the heck up? And somebodyanswered the door. Don't ask me
here? Why not with all ourservants? Quace in haad? You think
one of them had come? OhI have a last Yes, here's mister
grace. And then well, Idon't know it yet or not. Christ
should answer door because I am workingkitchen, but he is upstairs. A
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fine thing. Where are you coming? Please? Here? Thank you?
All right? Go fine? Thankyou again? Did anybody's home bred?
I didn't tell in this stadium likethis? Come on, let's wait in
the library. Oh I feel likereading? No? Why the library?
A little privacy there. I'm gonnaput my arms around him. Oh what
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a nice idea? Were you comingto my pollard? I don't know.
These spiders have it too ease glow. Come on, Brad, Bradger.
So that's because you're so smooth nownow, oh done? You can be
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so romantic when you want to be. Do you mean you carry your own
moon around? All I have todo is light it up. Sometimes it's
lifespan. So when I wish youwould, Brad, somebody's sitting in that
chair. Hey, what's the idea? Get there? I don't think he
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can. You're right, Patty,you're dead? Oh, Michael, let
us go have a this glass andcrushed in? What did it smells like?
Cyanide? You don't know, baby, somebody's coming. Great, No,
the woman quick, get down behindthe desk, grisoned in the cocoon
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firmly, mister Marco, mister Markle, I know during there? Where are
you? Hal Fani is happy?I didn't hurt you, just frightened the
gun out of your hand. Right, How did you, your sweetish maid?
Did the Anna's evidently Chris fucking work? What do you tan to do,
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Hattie? Kill a dead man?What? I'll talk to you later?
Pull up headquarters, Kathy, Thistime there really is a corpse.
Yeah, cyanide poisoning, all right? From this whiskey to camera on the
desk. You didn't touch anything?Did you bribe nothing? But Kathy?
Mah? How about you? Didyou come into this room after you let
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Marco in? No, sir,and you think he was in here alone?
Yes, sir, miss had hewas up on the third floor and
nobody else was home. Well,I don't get it. Marco was murdered
by anybody in this house. Howdid the murderer get him to come here
and take this drink? That's whatI don't understand Marco was afraid to come
here last night because of mister Grayson. Yes, this afternoon, This afternoon,
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he might have known Grayson wasn't home. He did, sir. How
you'll know? I told him,sir, when on the telephone for just
a few minutes before he came here. Oh, I see he called up
first to make sure the coast wasclear. Yes, sir. Did he
ask HI about missus Gryson? Yes, Sir, I told him she was
expected home any moment, So hecame over here waiting for the library and
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pour it out a drink. That'sright. It doesn't make sense, Brandon,
you'll know it. Why not,because there isn't any way to commit
murder like that. If Grayson orthat screwball sister of his wanted to kill
Marco, they wouldn't leave poisoned aroundhim, a whiskey in the canter and
wait for him to drink it.But why does the mark to put that
poison there? Grayson and his sisteris the only one who had a reason
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for killing Marco. If Marco wassupposed to be killed, huh, maybe
that drink he had was intended forGrayson. You mean aw about it,
Chris. Wasn't mister Grayson in thehabit of having a drink here after his
lunch? Why yes, sir,he always had his brandy in the library
when he was home. Well that'sit, Runyan. Marco was poisoned by
mistake. Of course. Whoever putthe sign onde and let the canter manute
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for Grayson, then there's only oneperson who could have done us, Grayson's
wife, Lawyer. I don't getit bad. Why do you expect to
find in Marco's apartment nothing? Then? Why did you buy the key from
the superintendent. I've got my dearbaby. If Gloria put the poison at
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the campus, he did it withoutletting Marco know. So she's foundly getting
touch with him sometimes and she dropsinto the apartment. We might be able
to trap her into complession. Atleast we can trying. Oh she's here,
Oh thank you. No, andfor fat man, what do you
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want? I want to know whyyou're here? For one thing? I'm
waiting for poor Marco. I've beenlooking for him all day. You should
have looked in your own home whatyou might have saved yourself a lot of
trouble. Why are you driving don'tplay down with me, baby. I'm
investigating a murder and you're right inthe middle of us. No, don't
send nyt. You've been wanting tokill your husband ever since you fell in
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love with Marco. If I haven'tcaught you with that gun. Last night
we put it back, you did, and this morning you figured out another
way of killing him. I didnothing, Noise, You're wanted for murder,
Missus Grayson. I didn't and whodid? I don't know? Come
on, come on? Who putthat poison into the canter I don't know
what you're talking about. You willwhen the police get to with you.
Who'll put the poison at the canters? Pa? It was poor? He
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did an Paul is dead. MissusBrayson, what he's the one who drank
the poison. You're line. Youshould have tipped him off. You're line.
You're trying to check me. You'llcheck yourself. Come on you,
I'm turning over to the police.Big don get rough sister, stop kicking
or I let you have it.Go on a call, Kathy. We're
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taking out of the car. Ohgosh, will you go up ahead?
Oh you little devil? Bit me. The car's right over here. Missus
Grayson, when you come quietly?Or do I have to carry you?
Why are you taking me back toyour house? Kens is waiting for us.
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You're making a mistakes to run.I didn't kill Marco and I didn't
put the poison in the canter.We'll see about that. Looks the man
that car cut a game? Rickit all? Oh goodlordy, that was
a close call for all us.For here, baby, I'm going after
that car. But no, thosestocks were meant for you know they weren't.
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They were meant for me. Myhusband was driving that car. Come
on, like, Frady, whatover? Take him in a minute.
Don't get excited running. This isa police car, not an error.
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Okay, okay, I don't wantto lose him. We'll get him now
on the street. Stretch, Oh, reckon, for Pete's sake, be
quiet or I'll rig all of usover. Running off the road and get
don't. We've got him now.He's slowing down. Give him a chance,
will you. He's doing it,you know. Nice work, Graddy,
and nice work all right? Runnyon, he's yours. Thanks. You
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better come with us as a Grayson. You're under arrest. Good I kill
her? No, but you're underarrest after fame. Oh well, it
doesn't really matter anymore. Nothing matteredafter I found out I lost her.
I wanted them both to die.Then you killed Marco? Michael, No,
what do you mean? I didn'tknow he was dead? All right?
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And I sit on everybody and pleasebe quiet. I don't want nobody
to leave us library. Okay,okay, let me get back to you.
Mister Grayson. You say you didn'tput the poison, and mister Cantor,
no, I'd been gunning for Marcoall day. If I had seen
him, I put a bullet throughhis head where I was going through last
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night. And you must have doneit, missus Grayson. Either you were
Hattie or crest Or the Garden orthe Swedish maid. Cant acute everybody,
Max? Why not? Only oneperson killed Marco? And I think I
know who it is? Oh,a person who knew that Marco drank scotch.
W here look at the candamac oneof the poison smelling anything? Sure?
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So nothing else? Well scotches,of course it's scotch. But Chris
told us that mister Grayson was inthe habit of drinking brandy in here.
Then The poison wasn't meant for himat all. That's right back. The
poison was meant for Marco. Onlythe murderer wanted us to think it was
all a mistake. Why God,because it makes missus Grayson look guilty.
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You killed Paul Marco Hatty. Yes, happy, you killed him because he
was ruining your brother's life. WhenI told you, mister gunnon, I
told you I you told me beforehe was dead. Oh no, I'm
shocked him at it. At leastI tried to. That was to throw
us up the track. No,Happy, it's pretty clever mind like yours,
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with a thought of it, andit might have worked if they were
brandy and at the Canter. Butthe Scotch is going to come vict you.
Hey, who cut off all lifewatching acts? Going without the Canter?
Lets quick from on the life?How the brand? Hyah to wait
caf smash the Canter? Mister.It dropped out of my head after I
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took a drink of it. Wellthat's that. It seems I spend my
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life and getting into trouble and gettingout of it, but at the same
time I don't really managed to getfrom other people in and out of trouble
too. He's seeing you again,so long, welcome back. This was
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the one where they really made youwork to keep up with who is going
to be the victim before you couldeven figure out who might be the killer.
Well, listener comments and feedback andget this off of YouTube. Sherry
writes, I really enjoyed this one. The Fat Man is one of my
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favorites. Well, thank you somuch, Sherry. I do want to
go ahead and thank our Patreon supporterof the day. Thank you to Jonathan,
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(01:15):
And if you're wondering what the themeis, it's a summer of summer replacement
programs. Every program that we featurethis season was chosen as a replacement for
another series but was never picked up. There are some really interesting and fun
series. We'll be playing no morethan two episodes of any program during the
(01:37):
course of the whole series, sogoing to be a lot of variety and
something new every week. So checkit out an Amazing dot Great Detectives dot
net and you can find all ofour other podcast including the public domain video
Theater, OTR, Superman, andThe War. All of the top sidebar
(01:57):
were great detectives dot Net. Well, now it's time for this week's episode
of The Fat Man. The originalairdate June twenty third, nineteen fifty five,
and the title is Murder in theDark. There he goes into that
(02:23):
drug store. He's stepping on thescale. Wait two hundred and thirty nine
pounds for June Danger. Who isit the fat Man? And now here's
(03:02):
the Fat Man? In mud inthe doctor. This one began at the
party out and a swank a stateup around Fairview. The host was one
of those rich art collectors who valuedhis possessions a great deal more than the
people he invited to his home.So I was hired to watch the art
(03:23):
trasions, the silverware and a pricelesscollection of guns in the trophy room.
Nobody took the trouble introducing me toany other guests, so I was glad
I'd brought Kathy along other kind oftechnical assistance, but even she deserted me
at times. So I parked myselfnext to a tray of craft meat savers
and began to nibble. While Iwas at it. A gorgeous Brunette sidled
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up to me and start at aconversation. It was until you came along.
How about you. No, I'vegot a husband around somewhere, but
I'm not looking for him. That'sgood. You're Dumont, Auntie Dumont,
not me. Oh, but youmust see I know everybody else I wish
I had. I don't know anybody, not even the host. Well,
come on, I'll introduce you tomister Grayson and break up this. Des
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Grayson can wait and say who areyou? D Running Running? You're not
someone I should know. And now, unless you're I had to steal this
over. I thank your pardon.I'm a detective. I have private detective.
Well, I must say, that'sa surprise. Who are you,
mister Grayson? No, I've nevermet the gentleman. He's atternated the honors.
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I see anything wrong? Well,I am a bit sure. I
had no idea everybody was eating watched. Oh it isn't as bad as all
that isn't it? Aren't you watchingit? I am watching you, But
then I enjoy doing man that willdo. Mister Running, you better keep
your mind on your word yourself.Oh, Kathy, where in the world
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you've been mixing with the horse,he says, didn't you tell me to
find out who everybody was? Whois everybody? Well? That white haired
gentleman over there by the carry placesour host, missus Grayson. And the
young man he's talking to is misterMarco. What about the brunette I was
talking to? Didn't you get hername? Oh? What were you doing
trying to get her telephone number?No, but I will when yours is
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out of order. I like thatgown she was wearing, you would.
I'm still trying to figure out whatholds it up. Not your mind,
dear. I thought you were hiredto keep an eye on the silverware.
Oh I've got two eyes and they'reboth popping out of your head. What's
the matter? Somebody's slipping at thetrophy bones? How do you know the
door is closed? What? Don'trun away? Where are you going?
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Five? Oh it's you, misterRoman. Are you following me around?
Out a bit? I'm just keepingtabs on the people who come into this
room. Well you haven't been verycareful. What do you mean. Look,
somebody's still on the pistols from thewall. There were two in that
sit now one of them is missing. Oh that's interesting. Are you going
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to report it? No? Putit back later, I'll have to wrestle
with your parts. You wouldn't say, come on, come on. It
was a nice trick, but itdidn't work. Why not because you're the
only one who's been in this room. Besides, you can't hide a pistol
in the bag. That's small atBoges. All right, you win.
Then suppose you tell me what youwanted the gun for. I didn't mark
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the guns to run in. Ijust wanted to find out if you really
were to kitch you. Well,I guess we can go home pretty soon.
Knock heavy. The party is breakingup. Didn't you have any fun?
Not with you? You were chasingat Breneta around all night. I
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had to honey, I was tryingto find out what she was up to.
Why because a day might bet canmake a lot of trouble if she
gets the gun in her hands.That's why I never let her out of
my sight. You think she reallywanted that pistol, I don't know,
but you never got it after thatfirst break. She never came near this
room. Then who did What doyou mean? Look at the wall?
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Bad? That pistol's missing. What'sthe idea of chasing around out here on
the driveway, bra, I'm lookingfor that dame's car. She might not
have left yet. What difference doesit make if she hasn't got the jury?
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You may have it now? Whoevertook it off that wall? Myither?
What is think? Brat the dameand a guy Marco kissing each other
that part car. That's some quenchesman. Whoa whoa? She was taking more
no breaks a ray. Don't supposehe's her husband that I'm going to break
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it up? Come on, baby, come on, I've got to find
out about that gun. What areyou gonna do? Car for? Knock
on the door either, I'm goingto budge right in. Oh, oh,
excuse me, I thought this wasmy car just a minute. Yeah,
you didn't think this was your car? You made that mistake on perfect
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I'm sure you did. You've beenwatching me all evening. Oh is this
a man, Gloria? Yes,he said he's a private detective. But
I still don't believe him. Ido. I've heard of the fat man
the thought. Thank you, misterMarco. What's your game running? Lash
you to come here to night?Mister Grayson's attorney. Though I've already told
your friend here I was hired tokeep an eye on so on mister Grayson's
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valuable possessions. Nothing else, nota thing. And what you just saw
in this car doesn't concern you,does it. No, mister Marco,
that's fine, But they said aboutit the better understand. Sure, Only
I don't like to be trash.This is a threat. Run, it's
a bribe. It's fifty dollars tokeep your mouth shut. My mouth isn't
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that big, mister Marco. Goon and take it. It's worth fifty
Sorry, I trapped it on thefloor. No, it's all right,
I haven't. Only I'm not goingto keep it. Why not, because
I don't take money from strangers.Say they come back here? See you
again, mister Marco. Come on, cafe, hurry up, Frandy.
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You've got to speak to mister Graysonright away. Why did you find the
gain? No? But I knowwhere it is in mister Marco's pockets.
Are you certain about this? Runningpositive? Mister Grayson? He has the
gun all right. I have thoughtit in his pocket when I've been over
him in the car. Well,I can't understand why Marco should want to
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steal a pistol of line, especiallythat's one. It's not a valuable item.
It shoots, doesn't it? Well? I should imagine so, and
that's why he wanted. He andI, Gloria woman, have been after
it all evening. What Gloria,that good looking brunette and a white satin
gun. You were talking to hera couple of times tonight. Oh?
Yes, of course she's pretty sweeton this Marco guy, isn't he.
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I wouldn't know, well, Iwould. And if they were planning to
knock off her husband or somebody likethat, it might be a pretty good
dodge to use one of your gunsif it's a man. You don't think
they're contemplating murder, do you?I don't know what's in their minds.
I'm not going to monkey around tryingto find out. As long as I
get that gun back, there's nothingfor you to worry about it. But
there is there is money. Whatdo you mean you can't help? But
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if she wants to bump off herhusband, don't be a fool. We've
got to stop cry mister Grayson.Why are you so concerned about her private
affairs? They're not her private affairs. Now mind, don't you understand Gloria
is my wife. Oh good night, Kathy. If I can make it,
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I'll be around to pick you upthe first thing in the morning.
Do you think mister Grayson will beseen to be We're the only ones who
know he's spending the night to thisclub. What about his wife? I
must a note for it, seeinghe was called out of time, Marco,
don't worry, baby. He andGloria won't try anything for a long
while yet. Why not because theyknow it will me in the chair for
them. That's what we saw onthe car to night. They will never
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be able to kill Grayson get awaywith it, not unless they're awfully KG.
But Marco still has that gun,not anymore money. I picked up
the trophy room before we left.That pistol was right back on the wall.
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Hello, hello, mister Runyon.Yeah, that's right. Oh this
is Marco Runyon. I wake up. Yeah, whatever do you want?
I want to make an appointment withyou, Runny tomorrow morning. I'll see
you in your office. I canif you let me get some sleep.
What's all about you? When Isee you? What's it all about?
Marco. It's about a murder.I want you to prevent it from happening.
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Runyon. Why who's gonna get killed? Me to come down here at
nine o'clock in the morning when hedoesn't show up? Thank you? Marco?
No me? Oh, how doyou do? How do you do?
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Mister? My name is Greasy.I beg your pardon. Any relation
of the man I worked for lastnight? I'm his sister. Oh that's
right. I think you'll pointed outto me at the party, and I
didn't stay very long. I keepto my room most of the time.
You live with your brother on thethird floor. Well, what can I
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do for you, miss Grayson?I fit nice checks beside hundred dollars.
Oh that'll be a pleasure. I'mnot continue dying down to I want you
to do for it. What's thecatch? Do you know a man by
the name of Paul Marco. You'llbe here any minute. No, mister
Runyon, he's not coming. Whynot? Because he did? What's us?
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He said? Mister Rannyon, Ikilled him? Why really? This
morning? I shot him with aresult. Now look here, miss Gracen.
If this is your idea, Icame to see you because I'm in
trouble. I want you to giveme up. Oh no, I'm sorry,
but this is no job for me. You're only a detective. You
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need a liar. Not if youwould help me, nobody would suspect me.
Mister Runyon, I had no reasonfor killing me. Then why did
you do it? I was afraidof watch him. I was afraid that
he killed me because I knew abouthim and Glorious. Don't you understand?
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No who they were? Shameless misterthat she mistery in love. Even so,
that's not against the law. Butthe murderers. Then you won't help
you. I'm going to turn youover to the police, but you can't,
mister reddon I told you all thisis confident. This is more than
my confidence, Miss Grayson. I'mnot put all the information on a murder
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case for you or anybody else.No, you're not, Thank god,
I drop that pagaway. Won't yourcrazy now found that you brought my water
cooler? Now you Barby, Itell you if you CA's who is it?
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You got here different time? Gon'task any questions. Just call up
Mackenzie over headquarters and get him overhere. Tell him I about the murderer
of Paul Marco. Oh, Michael, you must be crazy, Brad.
Why because Marco's alive. He's waitingfor you downstairs in his car. Well,
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well you really are don here Marcocouldn't find a place to park ruining.
Sure, I'm glad to see youin one piece anyway. Well,
what do you mean. Grayson's sisterjust told me a nice little fairy tale
about you, Hattie. We'll shein your office. Yeah, I didn't
know she was a lot out ofthe house. What's wrong with it?
I couldn't it tell she isn't allthere, suffice from an all her active
imagination. I might have guessed itor something like that when she had me
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food. Why didn't she tell you? Well, it isn't really important now
and watch on your mind, marcolSo, I told you last night somebody's
anxious to kill me. Who misterGrayson, how do you figure that?
When it called me over last nightafter the party after to come over to
his house? When was it thatthree o'clock in the morning. Go on,
Well, it's not enough not togo off to the front door and
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ring the bell. I saw alight in the living room, so I
walked around the side and looked througha window and he was standing there in
the middle of the room loading arevolver. What kind of lie is that?
Marco? What are you and Gloriousstill trying to kill Grayson? What
are you talking about? That lie? You just told me you're trying to
build up a case against Grayson soyou can bump him off and claim it
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with self defense. Are you acrazy beat at Marco? And don't try
anything foolish. Grayson wasn't home lastnight. He was at this club.
No, go on, beat it. I've got work to do, don't
I got a job from me,goody Grayson. Woman she got away from
me in the off just now.I turned my back on it for a
second and she was gone. Oh, at no point in looking for a
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round here. We better go overthe Hillary Club and tell mister Grayson Grayson,
mister George Grayson, that's right?Are you ringing his room? Well?
I will sue, but I knowhe's not there. What do you
mean he checked out so earlier thismorning when, oh about ten minutes after
he came in. You see,he didn't spend the night here. Oh,
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why the heck up? And somebodyanswered the door. Don't ask me
here? Why not with all ourservants? Quace in haad? You think
one of them had come? OhI have a last Yes, here's mister
grace. And then well, Idon't know it yet or not. Christ
should answer door because I am workingkitchen, but he is upstairs. A
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fine thing. Where are you coming? Please? Here? Thank you?
All right? Go fine? Thankyou again? Did anybody's home bred?
I didn't tell in this stadium likethis? Come on, let's wait in
the library. Oh I feel likereading? No? Why the library?
A little privacy there. I'm gonnaput my arms around him. Oh what
(18:04):
a nice idea? Were you comingto my pollard? I don't know.
These spiders have it too ease glow. Come on, Brad, Bradger.
So that's because you're so smooth nownow, oh done? You can be
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so romantic when you want to be. Do you mean you carry your own
moon around? All I have todo is light it up. Sometimes it's
lifespan. So when I wish youwould, Brad, somebody's sitting in that
chair. Hey, what's the idea? Get there? I don't think he
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can. You're right, Patty,you're dead? Oh, Michael, let
us go have a this glass andcrushed in? What did it smells like?
Cyanide? You don't know, baby, somebody's coming. Great, No,
the woman quick, get down behindthe desk, grisoned in the cocoon
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firmly, mister Marco, mister Markle, I know during there? Where are
you? Hal Fani is happy?I didn't hurt you, just frightened the
gun out of your hand. Right, How did you, your sweetish maid?
Did the Anna's evidently Chris fucking work? What do you tan to do,
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Hattie? Kill a dead man?What? I'll talk to you later?
Pull up headquarters, Kathy, Thistime there really is a corpse.
Yeah, cyanide poisoning, all right? From this whiskey to camera on the
desk. You didn't touch anything?Did you bribe nothing? But Kathy?
Mah? How about you? Didyou come into this room after you let
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Marco in? No, sir,and you think he was in here alone?
Yes, sir, miss had hewas up on the third floor and
nobody else was home. Well,I don't get it. Marco was murdered
by anybody in this house. Howdid the murderer get him to come here
and take this drink? That's whatI don't understand Marco was afraid to come
here last night because of mister Grayson. Yes, this afternoon, This afternoon,
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he might have known Grayson wasn't home. He did, sir. How
you'll know? I told him,sir, when on the telephone for just
a few minutes before he came here. Oh, I see he called up
first to make sure the coast wasclear. Yes, sir. Did he
ask HI about missus Gryson? Yes, Sir, I told him she was
expected home any moment, So hecame over here waiting for the library and
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pour it out a drink. That'sright. It doesn't make sense, Brandon,
you'll know it. Why not,because there isn't any way to commit
murder like that. If Grayson orthat screwball sister of his wanted to kill
Marco, they wouldn't leave poisoned aroundhim, a whiskey in the canter and
wait for him to drink it.But why does the mark to put that
poison there? Grayson and his sisteris the only one who had a reason
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for killing Marco. If Marco wassupposed to be killed, huh, maybe
that drink he had was intended forGrayson. You mean aw about it,
Chris. Wasn't mister Grayson in thehabit of having a drink here after his
lunch? Why yes, sir,he always had his brandy in the library
when he was home. Well that'sit, Runyan. Marco was poisoned by
mistake. Of course. Whoever putthe sign onde and let the canter manute
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for Grayson, then there's only oneperson who could have done us, Grayson's
wife, Lawyer. I don't getit bad. Why do you expect to
find in Marco's apartment nothing? Then? Why did you buy the key from
the superintendent. I've got my dearbaby. If Gloria put the poison at
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the campus, he did it withoutletting Marco know. So she's foundly getting
touch with him sometimes and she dropsinto the apartment. We might be able
to trap her into complession. Atleast we can trying. Oh she's here,
Oh thank you. No, andfor fat man, what do you
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want? I want to know whyyou're here? For one thing? I'm
waiting for poor Marco. I've beenlooking for him all day. You should
have looked in your own home whatyou might have saved yourself a lot of
trouble. Why are you driving don'tplay down with me, baby. I'm
investigating a murder and you're right inthe middle of us. No, don't
send nyt. You've been wanting tokill your husband ever since you fell in
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love with Marco. If I haven'tcaught you with that gun. Last night
we put it back, you did, and this morning you figured out another
way of killing him. I didnothing, Noise, You're wanted for murder,
Missus Grayson. I didn't and whodid? I don't know? Come
on, come on? Who putthat poison into the canter I don't know
what you're talking about. You willwhen the police get to with you.
Who'll put the poison at the canters? Pa? It was poor? He
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did an Paul is dead. MissusBrayson, what he's the one who drank
the poison. You're line. Youshould have tipped him off. You're line.
You're trying to check me. You'llcheck yourself. Come on you,
I'm turning over to the police.Big don get rough sister, stop kicking
or I let you have it.Go on a call, Kathy. We're
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taking out of the car. Ohgosh, will you go up ahead?
Oh you little devil? Bit me. The car's right over here. Missus
Grayson, when you come quietly?Or do I have to carry you?
Why are you taking me back toyour house? Kens is waiting for us.
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You're making a mistakes to run.I didn't kill Marco and I didn't
put the poison in the canter.We'll see about that. Looks the man
that car cut a game? Rickit all? Oh goodlordy, that was
a close call for all us.For here, baby, I'm going after
that car. But no, thosestocks were meant for you know they weren't.
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They were meant for me. Myhusband was driving that car. Come
on, like, Frady, whatover? Take him in a minute.
Don't get excited running. This isa police car, not an error.
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Okay, okay, I don't wantto lose him. We'll get him now
on the street. Stretch, Oh, reckon, for Pete's sake, be
quiet or I'll rig all of usover. Running off the road and get
don't. We've got him now.He's slowing down. Give him a chance,
will you. He's doing it,you know. Nice work, Graddy,
and nice work all right? Runnyon, he's yours. Thanks. You
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better come with us as a Grayson. You're under arrest. Good I kill
her? No, but you're underarrest after fame. Oh well, it
doesn't really matter anymore. Nothing matteredafter I found out I lost her.
I wanted them both to die.Then you killed Marco? Michael, No,
what do you mean? I didn'tknow he was dead? All right?
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And I sit on everybody and pleasebe quiet. I don't want nobody
to leave us library. Okay,okay, let me get back to you.
Mister Grayson. You say you didn'tput the poison, and mister Cantor,
no, I'd been gunning for Marcoall day. If I had seen
him, I put a bullet throughhis head where I was going through last
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night. And you must have doneit, missus Grayson. Either you were
Hattie or crest Or the Garden orthe Swedish maid. Cant acute everybody,
Max? Why not? Only oneperson killed Marco? And I think I
know who it is? Oh,a person who knew that Marco drank scotch.
W here look at the candamac oneof the poison smelling anything? Sure?
(26:15):
So nothing else? Well scotches,of course it's scotch. But Chris
told us that mister Grayson was inthe habit of drinking brandy in here.
Then The poison wasn't meant for himat all. That's right back. The
poison was meant for Marco. Onlythe murderer wanted us to think it was
all a mistake. Why God,because it makes missus Grayson look guilty.
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You killed Paul Marco Hatty. Yes, happy, you killed him because he
was ruining your brother's life. WhenI told you, mister gunnon, I
told you I you told me beforehe was dead. Oh no, I'm
shocked him at it. At leastI tried to. That was to throw
us up the track. No,Happy, it's pretty clever mind like yours,
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with a thought of it, andit might have worked if they were
brandy and at the Canter. Butthe Scotch is going to come vict you.
Hey, who cut off all lifewatching acts? Going without the Canter?
Lets quick from on the life?How the brand? Hyah to wait
caf smash the Canter? Mister.It dropped out of my head after I
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took a drink of it. Wellthat's that. It seems I spend my
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life and getting into trouble and gettingout of it, but at the same
time I don't really managed to getfrom other people in and out of trouble
too. He's seeing you again,so long, welcome back. This was
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the one where they really made youwork to keep up with who is going
to be the victim before you couldeven figure out who might be the killer.
Well, listener comments and feedback andget this off of YouTube. Sherry
writes, I really enjoyed this one. The Fat Man is one of my
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