August 12, 2025 • 32 mins
Today's Mystery: Inspector Chan reveals that the young man caught searching through the dead man's belongings was actually his son, and then Chan questions the butler Simmons about his past with the murdered Colonel Willoughy.
Original Radio Broadcast Date: 1936
Originating from Los Angeles
Starring: Walter Connolly as Inspector Charlie Chan
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Original Radio Broadcast Date: 1936
Originating from Los Angeles
Starring: Walter Connolly as Inspector Charlie Chan
Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net
Patreon Supporter of the Day: Robert, Patreon supporter since July 2022.
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Speaker 1 (00:28):
Welcome to the Great Detectives of Old Time Radio from Boise, Idaho.
This is your host, Adam Graham. In a moment, we're
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Great Adventures dot Info. Now we are moving on to
(01:11):
a shorter Charlie Chan serial. This is once again a
partial We're kind of coming in in the middle, but
I think the rehabs do a good job explaining what's
happened today. In addition, we are only going to have
three weeks with this particular serial, so it's not going
(01:32):
to be another Landiny murder mystery thing, so much shorter
story as we try to untangle the murder of Colonel Willoughby.
Now there are often dates given for this series. Four
September and October nineteen thirty six. And I'm not entirely
sure that that is accurate, given that it assumes that
(01:55):
the serials are played once a week, which was not
generally the way that the fifteen minute shows were air
generally like three times a week. But we will go
ahead and say that these episodes are from nineteen thirty six,
and the episodes are known as The Colonel's Son Is Murder,
Suspect and Simmons Confrontation about Identity.
Speaker 2 (02:33):
The most delightfully fascinating character in the realms of mystery
Earl der Bigger's Charlie Chan. Inspector Charlie Chan of the
(03:48):
Honolulu Police Force, is engaged in trying to solve the murder.
Speaker 3 (03:52):
Of Colonel Willoughby. The elderly colonel.
Speaker 2 (03:54):
Had been struck down in the hallway of mister Blake's
house in San Francisco. Inspector Chan field that the murder
had some connection with the colonel's search for his son,
who had supposedly committed suicide during the war. Simmons, mister
Blake's butler, falls under suspicion since he steadfastly refuses to talk.
But Inspector Chan is convinced that Simmons did not commit murder.
(04:16):
Sir Reginald Bottley, also a guest, to companies Miss Mitchell,
the murdered man's secretary, to search the colonel's hotel room,
where they find a stranger going through the colonel's papers.
Charlie Chan arrives on the scene, and after ordering Sergeant
O'Brien to take the man to prison, he announces to
the others that the prisoner is none other than the
missing son, Douglas Willoughby Junior. Are you really serious, Channon?
Speaker 4 (04:38):
Most assuredly, my dear dath, I am fatin of it.
Mister Jim Watson is none other than the colonel's Lassan.
Speaker 5 (04:46):
I suppose you'll laugh at my woman's intuition, but that's what.
Speaker 6 (04:50):
I felt, you see, DA.
Speaker 4 (04:51):
From the moment sighed until Brian mentioned the fact that
Colonel Willoughby had been murdered, the young man's expression completely changed.
Speaker 2 (05:00):
I wasn't watching particularly at the moment. What did he do?
Speaker 4 (05:03):
Up until that moment he seemed to be somewhat concerned
with the predicament in which he found himself, but with
the announcement that the colonel had been murdered, a look
of pain cropped his feature. He was stunned. There was
no acting. He was genuinely shocked.
Speaker 2 (05:21):
That, of course, would tend to show him innocent of
the murder at least.
Speaker 5 (05:24):
But it wasn't that sort of a look. I mean,
it wasn't that he was amazed or anything like that.
He was well, you've seen people who've received word of
a sudden death of a relative of friend. It would
exactly like that.
Speaker 4 (05:36):
Added to that a little Chinese thing, what do you mean,
jolly Through the eyes of the aged man, you can
look back into the past and see the youth in
the features of the youth. You can look forward into
the future to see the man he will become. There
is a similarity of feature which cannot be denied.
Speaker 2 (05:57):
Then, if you felt that he Watson was the Colonel son,
why did you encourage your Brian to arrest him?
Speaker 4 (06:02):
Because he will be safer in jail than in any
other place. The murderer who is so brutally cut down
his aged father, we will not hesitate to kill the son.
And consider that, what explanation can we make to O'Brien.
We shall have to tell O'Brien of the inside of the.
Speaker 6 (06:20):
Case, so to speak.
Speaker 4 (06:22):
We can hardly expect cooperation from Sergeant if we fail
to enlighten him as two facts leading up to an
involving case.
Speaker 2 (06:32):
Yes, hey, we Sir Reginald, the Colonel. All of us
naturally wanted to keep the matter of the colonel search
Forli Sun away from the gentleman of the press.
Speaker 4 (06:40):
But now I think, with proper explanation to Sargeant to Brian,
he will keep secrets. All irish Men, even if born
in San Francisco, are sentimentally. However, we have more work here.
Speaker 5 (06:54):
Here are all the Canal's business tapers on this deest.
I'm sure that nothing here can help igns through them all.
Speaker 4 (07:00):
No, it's not an expected place. We should look for papers?
I see?
Speaker 2 (07:05):
No, and what papers? Charlie?
Speaker 4 (07:07):
Please both of you? What was young man doing here
searching for papers? Is that not so?
Speaker 2 (07:14):
Yes?
Speaker 4 (07:14):
We assume he apparently did not find them, or if
he did, he hid them when he heard you, Miss
Evelyn and Sir Reginald come to room. Now, where would you,
if you were caught unawares hide papers? Remember when Fox
is pursued by hound, he eludes his pursuers by thinking
(07:37):
like them.
Speaker 2 (07:37):
All right, No, what papers would they be, and how
big a package?
Speaker 4 (07:40):
That question, that's my friend, you can answer as easily
as I.
Speaker 6 (07:45):
I look about you.
Speaker 4 (07:47):
What seems disarrange. Pictures are all straight desks we have searched.
Carpet on floor seems taut, and even no hidden walls,
safe behind curtains, odd robe, trunk is locked.
Speaker 2 (08:03):
Come in, please, oh Reggie in the district attorney.
Speaker 6 (08:07):
Yes, we our Sergeant O'Brien. He told us what to
transpire to day. We thought you might be search up
for paper, so we thought we'd drop round and help you.
I was going to wait till breakfast, but they all
thrill in the chase, the man hunt. Even at my age,
a man doesn't outlive it.
Speaker 2 (08:22):
O'Brien told you about his prisoner, mister Oblocky. Yes, seem
certain that he was a fellow who left his hat
on the hall table so that he wouldn't.
Speaker 6 (08:28):
Talk, and that you, mister chan recommended that he be
locked up.
Speaker 2 (08:31):
Indeed, yet it jolly maintains, and I agree with him
now that O'Brien's prisoner is the colonel's son.
Speaker 6 (08:37):
So if he was down, you don't mean it.
Speaker 4 (08:40):
I am certain of it. Come explanations later. He must
continue search for paper.
Speaker 2 (08:46):
Well, I may not be the world's greatest searcher, but
I am certain there's nothing in this two days searching
that's supposed to be the prerogative of the District Attorney's
office searching and finding or doesn't exist.
Speaker 6 (08:57):
Did you look at that fower part No? No, but
I will.
Speaker 2 (09:02):
A key looks like the key to that trunk.
Speaker 4 (09:04):
I hardly think, however, that our prisoner had time to
unlock the trunk, hide the papers, and relock the trunk. Now,
I am inclined to opinion that it is some simple
place we shall find paper. A woman, of.
Speaker 5 (09:18):
Course, would hide them under the mattress on the bed.
Speaker 6 (09:21):
I'm looking there now. Sorry. Did you ask your prisoner where.
Speaker 3 (09:26):
He hid them?
Speaker 4 (09:26):
No, we did not. I do not think he would
give us an answer to that question any more than
he would to the other questions.
Speaker 2 (09:33):
We are just to say we've got our own methods.
I'll call Obrian. Hello, every police headquarters, Yes, this is
the district attorney. By the way, Inspector Jan, what do
you expect to find in these papers?
Speaker 4 (09:48):
I am hopeful that we will find that link which
will complete for us the chain of evidence with which
we shall shackle murderer.
Speaker 2 (09:57):
She's pretty hopeful. I wish you were, does luck? Oh hello, listen,
this is whole room. Yes, where's of Brian? I want
to talk to him right away?
Speaker 6 (10:05):
And he's still there. And by the way, Duff, I
wile ast eingdram notified everybody I could think of. You
sent word to General. Yes, I rather imagine he'll want
to make the funeral arrangements. General, mister chann is the
colonel's nephew, Yes to the estates.
Speaker 4 (10:18):
Not if our prisoner is Colonel Willoughby's sane.
Speaker 6 (10:21):
God, that does complicate matters, doesn't it. I hadn't thought
of that at all.
Speaker 2 (10:25):
Oh, hello there, Ryan, listen, see if you can persuade
your prisoner to tell where he hit the papers he
found when he was searching the colonel's hotel room. And
I know he won't talk and trial little persuasion.
Speaker 3 (10:36):
What's then?
Speaker 6 (10:37):
Who did?
Speaker 3 (10:38):
No?
Speaker 6 (10:38):
I don't say anything to anyone.
Speaker 2 (10:39):
You understand.
Speaker 3 (10:40):
Now listen to Brian. You handled this.
Speaker 2 (10:41):
Away, Inspector Chan and Inspector Duff wanted handled. And you're
due for promotion, right goobye yeah?
Speaker 4 (10:47):
I tell him advice went indicate at sight until Brian
had made discovery. Yes, he went through Colonel Willoughby's wallet
and he found a what did photograph of a young
fellow in uniform?
Speaker 6 (10:58):
He says, it's a photograph of your Prisoneratson.
Speaker 4 (11:00):
That he disposed his findings to no one.
Speaker 2 (11:02):
He hasn't so far, and I wanted, as you heard
his mouth shut Hill Jolly, your surmizes, deductions and eliminations
are correct. Not to mention your woman's intuition, Miss Mitchell.
Speaker 4 (11:12):
All of which, however, while definitely proving that we are correct,
does not bring us closer to finding the murder. That
requires the finding of the other papers.
Speaker 6 (11:23):
But on the other hand, Inspector Chen, who have no
proof that the world or are any other paper?
Speaker 3 (11:27):
No?
Speaker 4 (11:28):
But do you think the reginal that this man I
do not know whether to refer to him as Watson
or Willoughby. Do you think that he came here searching,
that he committed burglary merely on the possibility that there
were papers? No? I think not. He knew that papers
referring to him existed.
Speaker 6 (11:49):
Do you think, Inspector Chan, that he wanted the papers
to prove his identity?
Speaker 2 (11:52):
I do not.
Speaker 4 (11:53):
I think the man has forever given up the thought
of claiming relationship with the murdered man. I believe that
he wished to destroy the paper to ensure forever that
the past was dead. But why to answer that question
as to why a human being does things contrary to
natural impulses? Is to answer the riddle of the mind.
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It is to solve the problem of the insane. It
is to supply the answer to what is genius? Only
young Willoughby can answer that question, and we must view
that most care in trying to persuade him to do so.
Speaker 6 (12:31):
Well.
Speaker 2 (12:31):
The only thing I know left to do is they
have this room completely turned inside out. We haven't the
time to do it, so I suppose we'll have to
turn that over to mister Hoblook' step.
Speaker 4 (12:39):
It is at such moments as these that I regret
not having my assistant Kashimo with me.
Speaker 2 (12:45):
Yeshimo. Oh, yes, the little Japanese I met in Honolulu.
He's the same hears World Prize bunger. He enters with
fan fare of trumpet where angels fear to tread, but
he has unique faculty for interesting himself in other people's affairs,
and as such, Bangla though he is, he is part
(13:06):
master in art of searching. One moment, please, I have thought,
Miss Evelyn, will you be pleased to rise from chair
search under cushion, Sorry, mister chair, No papers here moments
come simplated spots. I've found papers, wish to destroy the same,
(13:28):
and that conclusion of search.
Speaker 4 (13:30):
I am interrupted. I desire to hide papers, but also
to try and as sure they are being destroyed. I
should remove colored paper from bottom of waste baskets, facing
papers underneath colored paper. Ah, this time we are fortunate.
Here are papers.
Speaker 6 (13:47):
Use paper clipping, Joe, I say that's searching.
Speaker 5 (13:49):
Here's a cutting the London Daily Sketch, March eleventh, nineteen sixty.
Colonel will you be some Douglas eu Genandan King's rifles
to be tried by a military court.
Speaker 6 (13:57):
Oh, here's another. The tennant prefers suicide to court Marshall.
Speaker 2 (14:01):
Right, Joe, look at this? What is it that?
Speaker 6 (14:03):
Look here? Everybody?
Speaker 2 (14:04):
Colonel Douglas Willoughby inspects Birmingham Volunteers. Here's the colonel walking
down the front rank and and look who's behind him,
the solgiant Major Simmons.
Speaker 4 (14:12):
Mister Blake Butler, you are correct. Come, no time has
be lost. We must question Simmons. But Martha Matt. If
Murder knows that Simmons did here at Blake's house, his
life is not worth a proverbial penny.
Speaker 2 (14:26):
Inspector Chan and Inspector Duff of Scotland Yard are in
Blake's study when the suspected Simmons knocks on the door.
Speaker 4 (14:33):
I mean, please you guys, Yes Simmons, is mister Blake
at home? Yes, sir, mister Blake Sir is in the library.
You wish to speak to him, if you please, simen
as a Sergeant O'Brian arrived yet Sergeant of Bryan, Sir
is in the gymnasium on his hands and knees, Sir,
examining the floor with a magnifying glass. Indeed, you seem
(14:54):
to find some measure of humor in the situation, said,
begging your pardon, sir. But considering Sergeant of Brian's sarcastic
remarks about Sherlock Holmes, I do find a tinge of
humor in his position, sir, If not the situation, Yeah.
Speaker 2 (15:08):
You know, that's something I haven't done for a long time.
I have half a mind, joined the sergeant.
Speaker 6 (15:12):
In fact, I show you, yes, what the Jewish stuff
has up his sleeve, something on his mind, undoubtedly yet
but what, oh well, we shall.
Speaker 4 (15:24):
Learn in due courts. Miss Evelyn. You have arranged these
newspaper clippings, notes and diary on that table.
Speaker 5 (15:31):
Yes, mister Chen, everything is as you wish to.
Speaker 4 (15:34):
I think, yes, I am certain that now it would
be better for you to get some rest.
Speaker 6 (15:41):
You will stay here here.
Speaker 5 (15:42):
Mister Chen, But I have my room at the hotel.
Speaker 4 (15:45):
Right, so, yes, you have none of your things here.
I realize that, and I took the liberty of having
the hotel people send them here.
Speaker 6 (15:53):
But why I can just quite miss.
Speaker 4 (15:56):
If murderer has any thought that you may know something
regards Colonel search.
Speaker 6 (16:01):
For some he will as ruthlessly kill.
Speaker 4 (16:03):
You as he has Colonel No, Miss, evident, until such
time as murderer is under lock and key, you do
not move from under our eyes.
Speaker 6 (16:13):
I think you'll write, inspect up. I only wish I
had your optimism in regard to capturing the killer.
Speaker 4 (16:18):
Where is the Reginald? We shall catch him?
Speaker 6 (16:21):
But you haven't the slightest idea who he is, or
what he looks like, or where does start searching for him?
Speaker 4 (16:26):
Think the Reginald? What other shall we say proverb. Do
you make frequent use of it? Scotland jar, What other
besides essential clue will carry you through?
Speaker 6 (16:38):
I don't know exactly what you're driving at.
Speaker 4 (16:40):
Is this remark not familiar? The murderer always returns to
the scene of his crime.
Speaker 6 (16:46):
Well, oh, yes, I've forgotten that at the moment.
Speaker 4 (16:48):
The murderer when in this instance do so, If not
of his own volition, then because of trap which we
shall bait and set for him. Consider too, if you please.
We have not only to arrest murderer to avenge killing
a kindly old gentleman, but we must do so in
order to free young man at present held in jail.
Speaker 5 (17:09):
Oh yes, I feel so sorry for that young man.
I did when we Sir Reginald and I walked in
on him. But Colonel Willoughby's hotel.
Speaker 6 (17:16):
Room, I have to admit that, even though caught in
the act, he didn't strike me as being a thief.
Speaker 4 (17:21):
That until murderer is caught, that young man's life is
not worth anything. I know that I'm right. Murder will
kill him if he finds out that he is young
Douglas Willoughby. No, he is safer in jail. No, matter
how unpleasant.
Speaker 6 (17:39):
Oh, there you are. Simons told me you had return first.
Speaker 4 (17:42):
Mister Blake, can we impose upon you to the extent
of having Miss Evelyn provided with sleeping carton. I am
fearful of allowing her out.
Speaker 6 (17:51):
Of our sight?
Speaker 4 (17:52):
Oh yes, afraid the murderer might get her too. Yes,
I see.
Speaker 6 (17:56):
Or certainly someone will show you to a room during
the bells original course.
Speaker 5 (18:00):
Oh I feel that is. I really hate to put
you to this trouble.
Speaker 4 (18:04):
I'm not at all delighted to have you with it.
Oh I almost forgot this telegum arrived a short time ago.
Speaker 6 (18:12):
Just learned my uncle's death. Am flying from Chicago.
Speaker 4 (18:15):
Gerald, Gerald, Colonel Willoughby's nephew.
Speaker 6 (18:19):
Yes, we knew he was on a trip around the world,
but we didn't know he was in the States.
Speaker 4 (18:22):
Mister Blake, May I use your telephone? Thank you so much? Hello,
give me telegraph company please, yes, thank you, Hello, Please
send this for me, addressed to Gerald Willoughby, your uncle
(18:44):
murder come to Blake's San Francisco. Signed that where to
ha a telegraph company will have to call Chicago Hotels.
You should do that at once, and answer is required.
Try expensive hotels. First, Yeah, thank you so much.
Speaker 6 (19:08):
You try to find out whether or not Gerald is
or was in Chicago precisely. Well, he couldn't have sent
the first telegram if he hadn't been.
Speaker 4 (19:14):
Perhaps I am over careful. But between time murder was
committed and sending of this telegram, murderer could have flown
from here to Chicago to send said telegram.
Speaker 6 (19:26):
Gerald had no reason to kill the old man. He
believed he was heir to the estate. Well, yes, that's true,
but they were the best of friends. And in any case,
Generald has plenty of money of his own.
Speaker 4 (19:36):
Yeah, man who has fallen in well does not required
to be told that the whole is there. When we
receive answer to that telegram, we shall have either one
way or other definite answer as to mister Gerald's whereabout
the young lady is ready?
Speaker 2 (19:54):
Oh?
Speaker 5 (19:54):
Well?
Speaker 4 (19:55):
Thank you?
Speaker 5 (19:55):
Everybody?
Speaker 6 (19:56):
Rest well?
Speaker 3 (19:57):
Anything you require a springboard?
Speaker 4 (20:00):
Ah, here is sergeant O'Brian, well, sergeant without prison to talk.
Speaker 7 (20:05):
Not a word will he say? Says he doesn't care?
What do we do to him?
Speaker 4 (20:10):
Simmons informed us that you are making exhaustive search of
floor in gymnavy.
Speaker 7 (20:15):
And you got I did I searched the floor for
treasures of wood, and I found that the man who
made the footprint outside the front door walked down the
hallway into the gymnasium as far as the motion picture machine,
and back onto the hall room.
Speaker 4 (20:29):
And that's all which finding would ten is substantiate our
previous belief that the murderer slipped in the house, handed
note to colonel, lowered him the hallway, and killed him,
all within the space of a few moments, and that
he didn't ah. And here is inspected that I think, yes,
(20:49):
I am certain, now is time to question simmon, simony.
Speaker 6 (20:54):
Someone really mixed up in this affair.
Speaker 4 (20:56):
Very much so, mister Blake, but in manner totally expected.
Thank you so much their Reginald Sergeant and mister Blake.
We are asking you to bind yourselves to secrecy in
what is about to be disclosed. It will make much
that is not clear quite clear closed door. If you
(21:18):
will be so kind, yes, oh, Sargeant Major, Yes, sir,
I mean, did you speak so useless to deny anything
any more?
Speaker 6 (21:29):
Demens?
Speaker 4 (21:30):
Look, if you will be so kind at these newspaper kippings.
One is a particular interest. It shows Colonel Willoughby inspecting
Regiment of Birmingham Volunteers. Figure of sergeant major follows the
escorting officers, as is the custom in British Army. Sergeant
major is Simmons by me. I see, sir, there's no use,
(21:54):
as you say, denying anything. Quite correct. Women on dark
night lighted way no longer is oft times quickest way
home for explanation is in order? I believe, yes, sir,
it is really quite simple, Sir. I was walking down
Market Street one day. I saw somewhat familiar figure looking
sporting goods in a window. I looked again and recognized
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him as Colonel Willoughby's only son.
Speaker 3 (22:19):
We had lunch.
Speaker 4 (22:20):
I tried to persuade him to let his father know
he was alive. Did he give you any reason for
his refusal, yes, sir, he did. He said that his
father had at first believed the charge of cowardice against him.
He said that he preferred to remain dead.
Speaker 2 (22:32):
Sir. Do you understand why the charge was preferred against him?
Speaker 4 (22:34):
Yes, sir. He was ordered to retreat by his superior officer.
He obeyed orders, Sir. A superior officer was afterwards kios no, Sir,
his superior officer denied giving any such order. When inquiries
were made later and there were no witnesses, there were, Sir,
But neither the witnesses nor Lieutenant Willoughby would say a word, Sir.
The entire thing was hushed up as rapidly as possible, Sir.
(22:54):
Once it was believed that Lieutenant Willoughby had committed suicide.
Speaker 6 (22:57):
You thought that he had done so, too, Simon. I
did so.
Speaker 4 (23:00):
I was dumbfounded when I saw the young master on
Market Street, and so when I learned that the Colonel
was coming to the house here to talk, I called
Master Douglas and told him to come over. He wanted
to see his father, to hear his voice, even if
he did not disclose himself to him. I understand, Simms,
and young Willoughby left the house before the murder was committed.
Speaker 6 (23:18):
Yes, sir, most certainly, sir. Shall I answer it, sir?
Speaker 4 (23:22):
Yes, we must try and get Simmons to tell us
who the superior officer was who denied this order to retreat.
They're liars, our solution, you think, so, I am fat
not it.
Speaker 6 (23:35):
I remember the case, but as far as my memory
serves me, no other officer was ever mentioned.
Speaker 4 (23:40):
Telegram for you, Oh for me, thank you, excuse me, please,
oh pardon me, gentlemen, I shall answer the door again.
Speaker 2 (23:49):
I can't make this up. Look, Gerald Willeby staying at
Rake Hotel has past week. We left for San Francisco
by plane nineteen this morning, Manager Hotel Drake.
Speaker 4 (23:57):
An answer to my telegram. I desired to find out
whether or not mister Gerald Willoughby was or was not
in Chicago.
Speaker 2 (24:05):
Well, according to this, he was all weak. Gerald wouldn't
be mixed up in this.
Speaker 7 (24:09):
Then the fellow we have in jail is the Colonel Son.
Speaker 4 (24:12):
Yes, Sargeant, but you realize it is better that he
remained there until we have murderer in our grasp, and that.
Speaker 7 (24:20):
It is sir the man that killed the father. Wouldn't
hesitate about killing the son.
Speaker 4 (24:24):
Now remember, please, everyone, we must continue our questioning of
Simon very carefully. We must find the name of officer
who was responsible for tragedy.
Speaker 6 (24:36):
Wonder what's keeping? Some must still be at the front door.
Speaker 7 (24:42):
By chance, Well, Simon, how to beware call the doctor.
Speaker 4 (24:52):
This is Charlie Chen who was it?
Speaker 6 (24:54):
Record?
Speaker 4 (24:56):
Ye records it was I saw him. I'm so sorry,
but it is too late.
Speaker 2 (25:08):
Just when Simmons was about to disclose what he knew,
the murderer strikes again. After you've heard from your sponsor,
Inspector Chan will.
Speaker 3 (25:15):
Be with us again. Well, Inspector Chan, what do you
(26:25):
have horace?
Speaker 4 (26:25):
This evening, I have been thinking of persons who are
always in hurry, who always ride roughshods, so to speak
to their goals, Chinese people have saying regarding say yes,
mister Chan, the wise man waits for the egg to hatch,
He does not break it open with a hatchet.
Speaker 3 (26:41):
Thank you, Inspector Chain, and good.
Speaker 1 (26:43):
Night, welcome back. I feel like the recap did a
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really good job getting us caught up on a much
simpler murder case as opposed to one that was written
for a novel. Again, it's not quite as deep or involved,
and so I wouldn't be surprised if we're only missing,
you know, somewhere like two to five parts. I also
recognized a couple of voices from the Landini murder case,
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which means the series has kind of got a rep
company feel going on. I appreciate that Charlie Chan tried
to keep people safe. You hear so many programs where
the detective just kind of lets things happen, even when
you should suspect based on experience, that people are going
to be in danger. But here he's being proactive. It's
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just that you can't protect everybody, and I guess you
know only if you're a genre savvy detective. Wait, you're
about to tell us something. Okay, guard him, guard him,
guard him, don't let him go anywhere. But here the
killer was able to go ahead and get to Simmons,
which means that the Inspector's got to go elsewhere for
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his information. Now, this would seem to put the colonel's
son in the clayer because he couldn't very well have
committed this murder while he's locked up in jail, But
we'll have to see how things play out in the
next episode. Well, now we turn to listener comments and feedback,
and we had a couple of comments on the Landini
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murder case. David Riots on the site called x I
hope I's saying came to his senses. Sadly not, but
he was fortunate that Inspector Chan and Sam Holt were
willing to give him a lot of mercy so he
could get a good ending despite his bad judgment in
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this case, and I really can't fault them too much
on it. And Holly, who emailed me before we played
the second to last episode, emailed after we played the
second to last episode and changed her mind on who
he did it. No, wait, it was Dudley Ward. Why not? Well,
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I'll allow it. I made my call as to who
the murderer was. Well, I had an idea, but I
firmed it up after listening to that second to last installment.
So a perfectly valid change and decision, and in terms
of reasoning, it's probably as good as mine. In three
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minutes shorter. All right, Well, now it's time to thank
our Patreon supporter of the day, and I want to
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Tuesday with the next installment in the Willoughby Murder Case.
Join us back here tomorrow for Broadways my beat where.
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I've been telling him to deliver the flowers to the monster.
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My sister was really not to live.
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A woman who loved the man. He died for us.
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John where?
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Of course?
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By that name.
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a shorter Charlie Chan serial. This is once again a
partial We're kind of coming in in the middle, but
I think the rehabs do a good job explaining what's
happened today. In addition, we are only going to have
three weeks with this particular serial, so it's not going
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to be another Landiny murder mystery thing, so much shorter
story as we try to untangle the murder of Colonel Willoughby.
Now there are often dates given for this series. Four
September and October nineteen thirty six. And I'm not entirely
sure that that is accurate, given that it assumes that
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the serials are played once a week, which was not
generally the way that the fifteen minute shows were air
generally like three times a week. But we will go
ahead and say that these episodes are from nineteen thirty six,
and the episodes are known as The Colonel's Son Is Murder,
Suspect and Simmons Confrontation about Identity.
Speaker 2 (02:33):
The most delightfully fascinating character in the realms of mystery
Earl der Bigger's Charlie Chan. Inspector Charlie Chan of the
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Honolulu Police Force, is engaged in trying to solve the murder.
Speaker 3 (03:52):
Of Colonel Willoughby. The elderly colonel.
Speaker 2 (03:54):
Had been struck down in the hallway of mister Blake's
house in San Francisco. Inspector Chan field that the murder
had some connection with the colonel's search for his son,
who had supposedly committed suicide during the war. Simmons, mister
Blake's butler, falls under suspicion since he steadfastly refuses to talk.
But Inspector Chan is convinced that Simmons did not commit murder.
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Sir Reginald Bottley, also a guest, to companies Miss Mitchell,
the murdered man's secretary, to search the colonel's hotel room,
where they find a stranger going through the colonel's papers.
Charlie Chan arrives on the scene, and after ordering Sergeant
O'Brien to take the man to prison, he announces to
the others that the prisoner is none other than the
missing son, Douglas Willoughby Junior. Are you really serious, Channon?
Speaker 4 (04:38):
Most assuredly, my dear dath, I am fatin of it.
Mister Jim Watson is none other than the colonel's Lassan.
Speaker 5 (04:46):
I suppose you'll laugh at my woman's intuition, but that's what.
Speaker 6 (04:50):
I felt, you see, DA.
Speaker 4 (04:51):
From the moment sighed until Brian mentioned the fact that
Colonel Willoughby had been murdered, the young man's expression completely changed.
Speaker 2 (05:00):
I wasn't watching particularly at the moment. What did he do?
Speaker 4 (05:03):
Up until that moment he seemed to be somewhat concerned
with the predicament in which he found himself, but with
the announcement that the colonel had been murdered, a look
of pain cropped his feature. He was stunned. There was
no acting. He was genuinely shocked.
Speaker 2 (05:21):
That, of course, would tend to show him innocent of
the murder at least.
Speaker 5 (05:24):
But it wasn't that sort of a look. I mean,
it wasn't that he was amazed or anything like that.
He was well, you've seen people who've received word of
a sudden death of a relative of friend. It would
exactly like that.
Speaker 4 (05:36):
Added to that a little Chinese thing, what do you mean,
jolly Through the eyes of the aged man, you can
look back into the past and see the youth in
the features of the youth. You can look forward into
the future to see the man he will become. There
is a similarity of feature which cannot be denied.
Speaker 2 (05:57):
Then, if you felt that he Watson was the Colonel son,
why did you encourage your Brian to arrest him?
Speaker 4 (06:02):
Because he will be safer in jail than in any
other place. The murderer who is so brutally cut down
his aged father, we will not hesitate to kill the son.
And consider that, what explanation can we make to O'Brien.
We shall have to tell O'Brien of the inside of the.
Speaker 6 (06:20):
Case, so to speak.
Speaker 4 (06:22):
We can hardly expect cooperation from Sergeant if we fail
to enlighten him as two facts leading up to an
involving case.
Speaker 2 (06:32):
Yes, hey, we Sir Reginald, the Colonel. All of us
naturally wanted to keep the matter of the colonel search
Forli Sun away from the gentleman of the press.
Speaker 4 (06:40):
But now I think, with proper explanation to Sargeant to Brian,
he will keep secrets. All irish Men, even if born
in San Francisco, are sentimentally. However, we have more work here.
Speaker 5 (06:54):
Here are all the Canal's business tapers on this deest.
I'm sure that nothing here can help igns through them all.
Speaker 4 (07:00):
No, it's not an expected place. We should look for papers?
I see?
Speaker 2 (07:05):
No, and what papers? Charlie?
Speaker 4 (07:07):
Please both of you? What was young man doing here
searching for papers? Is that not so?
Speaker 2 (07:14):
Yes?
Speaker 4 (07:14):
We assume he apparently did not find them, or if
he did, he hid them when he heard you, Miss
Evelyn and Sir Reginald come to room. Now, where would you,
if you were caught unawares hide papers? Remember when Fox
is pursued by hound, he eludes his pursuers by thinking
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like them.
Speaker 2 (07:37):
All right, No, what papers would they be, and how
big a package?
Speaker 4 (07:40):
That question, that's my friend, you can answer as easily
as I.
Speaker 6 (07:45):
I look about you.
Speaker 4 (07:47):
What seems disarrange. Pictures are all straight desks we have searched.
Carpet on floor seems taut, and even no hidden walls,
safe behind curtains, odd robe, trunk is locked.
Speaker 2 (08:03):
Come in, please, oh Reggie in the district attorney.
Speaker 6 (08:07):
Yes, we our Sergeant O'Brien. He told us what to
transpire to day. We thought you might be search up
for paper, so we thought we'd drop round and help you.
I was going to wait till breakfast, but they all
thrill in the chase, the man hunt. Even at my age,
a man doesn't outlive it.
Speaker 2 (08:22):
O'Brien told you about his prisoner, mister Oblocky. Yes, seem
certain that he was a fellow who left his hat
on the hall table so that he wouldn't.
Speaker 6 (08:28):
Talk, and that you, mister chan recommended that he be
locked up.
Speaker 2 (08:31):
Indeed, yet it jolly maintains, and I agree with him
now that O'Brien's prisoner is the colonel's son.
Speaker 6 (08:37):
So if he was down, you don't mean it.
Speaker 4 (08:40):
I am certain of it. Come explanations later. He must
continue search for paper.
Speaker 2 (08:46):
Well, I may not be the world's greatest searcher, but
I am certain there's nothing in this two days searching
that's supposed to be the prerogative of the District Attorney's
office searching and finding or doesn't exist.
Speaker 6 (08:57):
Did you look at that fower part No? No, but
I will.
Speaker 2 (09:02):
A key looks like the key to that trunk.
Speaker 4 (09:04):
I hardly think, however, that our prisoner had time to
unlock the trunk, hide the papers, and relock the trunk. Now,
I am inclined to opinion that it is some simple
place we shall find paper. A woman, of.
Speaker 5 (09:18):
Course, would hide them under the mattress on the bed.
Speaker 6 (09:21):
I'm looking there now. Sorry. Did you ask your prisoner where.
Speaker 3 (09:26):
He hid them?
Speaker 4 (09:26):
No, we did not. I do not think he would
give us an answer to that question any more than
he would to the other questions.
Speaker 2 (09:33):
We are just to say we've got our own methods.
I'll call Obrian. Hello, every police headquarters, Yes, this is
the district attorney. By the way, Inspector Jan, what do
you expect to find in these papers?
Speaker 4 (09:48):
I am hopeful that we will find that link which
will complete for us the chain of evidence with which
we shall shackle murderer.
Speaker 2 (09:57):
She's pretty hopeful. I wish you were, does luck? Oh hello, listen,
this is whole room. Yes, where's of Brian? I want
to talk to him right away?
Speaker 6 (10:05):
And he's still there. And by the way, Duff, I
wile ast eingdram notified everybody I could think of. You
sent word to General. Yes, I rather imagine he'll want
to make the funeral arrangements. General, mister chann is the
colonel's nephew, Yes to the estates.
Speaker 4 (10:18):
Not if our prisoner is Colonel Willoughby's sane.
Speaker 6 (10:21):
God, that does complicate matters, doesn't it. I hadn't thought
of that at all.
Speaker 2 (10:25):
Oh, hello there, Ryan, listen, see if you can persuade
your prisoner to tell where he hit the papers he
found when he was searching the colonel's hotel room. And
I know he won't talk and trial little persuasion.
Speaker 3 (10:36):
What's then?
Speaker 6 (10:37):
Who did?
Speaker 3 (10:38):
No?
Speaker 6 (10:38):
I don't say anything to anyone.
Speaker 2 (10:39):
You understand.
Speaker 3 (10:40):
Now listen to Brian. You handled this.
Speaker 2 (10:41):
Away, Inspector Chan and Inspector Duff wanted handled. And you're
due for promotion, right goobye yeah?
Speaker 4 (10:47):
I tell him advice went indicate at sight until Brian
had made discovery. Yes, he went through Colonel Willoughby's wallet
and he found a what did photograph of a young
fellow in uniform?
Speaker 6 (10:58):
He says, it's a photograph of your Prisoneratson.
Speaker 4 (11:00):
That he disposed his findings to no one.
Speaker 2 (11:02):
He hasn't so far, and I wanted, as you heard
his mouth shut Hill Jolly, your surmizes, deductions and eliminations
are correct. Not to mention your woman's intuition, Miss Mitchell.
Speaker 4 (11:12):
All of which, however, while definitely proving that we are correct,
does not bring us closer to finding the murder. That
requires the finding of the other papers.
Speaker 6 (11:23):
But on the other hand, Inspector Chen, who have no
proof that the world or are any other paper?
Speaker 3 (11:27):
No?
Speaker 4 (11:28):
But do you think the reginal that this man I
do not know whether to refer to him as Watson
or Willoughby. Do you think that he came here searching,
that he committed burglary merely on the possibility that there
were papers? No? I think not. He knew that papers
referring to him existed.
Speaker 6 (11:49):
Do you think, Inspector Chan, that he wanted the papers
to prove his identity?
Speaker 2 (11:52):
I do not.
Speaker 4 (11:53):
I think the man has forever given up the thought
of claiming relationship with the murdered man. I believe that
he wished to destroy the paper to ensure forever that
the past was dead. But why to answer that question
as to why a human being does things contrary to
natural impulses? Is to answer the riddle of the mind.
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It is to solve the problem of the insane. It
is to supply the answer to what is genius? Only
young Willoughby can answer that question, and we must view
that most care in trying to persuade him to do so.
Speaker 6 (12:31):
Well.
Speaker 2 (12:31):
The only thing I know left to do is they
have this room completely turned inside out. We haven't the
time to do it, so I suppose we'll have to
turn that over to mister Hoblook' step.
Speaker 4 (12:39):
It is at such moments as these that I regret
not having my assistant Kashimo with me.
Speaker 2 (12:45):
Yeshimo. Oh, yes, the little Japanese I met in Honolulu.
He's the same hears World Prize bunger. He enters with
fan fare of trumpet where angels fear to tread, but
he has unique faculty for interesting himself in other people's affairs,
and as such, Bangla though he is, he is part
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master in art of searching. One moment, please, I have thought,
Miss Evelyn, will you be pleased to rise from chair
search under cushion, Sorry, mister chair, No papers here moments
come simplated spots. I've found papers, wish to destroy the same,
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and that conclusion of search.
Speaker 4 (13:30):
I am interrupted. I desire to hide papers, but also
to try and as sure they are being destroyed. I
should remove colored paper from bottom of waste baskets, facing
papers underneath colored paper. Ah, this time we are fortunate.
Here are papers.
Speaker 6 (13:47):
Use paper clipping, Joe, I say that's searching.
Speaker 5 (13:49):
Here's a cutting the London Daily Sketch, March eleventh, nineteen sixty.
Colonel will you be some Douglas eu Genandan King's rifles
to be tried by a military court.
Speaker 6 (13:57):
Oh, here's another. The tennant prefers suicide to court Marshall.
Speaker 2 (14:01):
Right, Joe, look at this? What is it that?
Speaker 6 (14:03):
Look here? Everybody?
Speaker 2 (14:04):
Colonel Douglas Willoughby inspects Birmingham Volunteers. Here's the colonel walking
down the front rank and and look who's behind him,
the solgiant Major Simmons.
Speaker 4 (14:12):
Mister Blake Butler, you are correct. Come, no time has
be lost. We must question Simmons. But Martha Matt. If
Murder knows that Simmons did here at Blake's house, his
life is not worth a proverbial penny.
Speaker 2 (14:26):
Inspector Chan and Inspector Duff of Scotland Yard are in
Blake's study when the suspected Simmons knocks on the door.
Speaker 4 (14:33):
I mean, please you guys, Yes Simmons, is mister Blake
at home? Yes, sir, mister Blake Sir is in the library.
You wish to speak to him, if you please, simen
as a Sergeant O'Brian arrived yet Sergeant of Bryan, Sir
is in the gymnasium on his hands and knees, Sir,
examining the floor with a magnifying glass. Indeed, you seem
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to find some measure of humor in the situation, said,
begging your pardon, sir. But considering Sergeant of Brian's sarcastic
remarks about Sherlock Holmes, I do find a tinge of
humor in his position, sir, If not the situation, Yeah.
Speaker 2 (15:08):
You know, that's something I haven't done for a long time.
I have half a mind, joined the sergeant.
Speaker 6 (15:12):
In fact, I show you, yes, what the Jewish stuff
has up his sleeve, something on his mind, undoubtedly yet
but what, oh well, we shall.
Speaker 4 (15:24):
Learn in due courts. Miss Evelyn. You have arranged these
newspaper clippings, notes and diary on that table.
Speaker 5 (15:31):
Yes, mister Chen, everything is as you wish to.
Speaker 4 (15:34):
I think, yes, I am certain that now it would
be better for you to get some rest.
Speaker 6 (15:41):
You will stay here here.
Speaker 5 (15:42):
Mister Chen, But I have my room at the hotel.
Speaker 4 (15:45):
Right, so, yes, you have none of your things here.
I realize that, and I took the liberty of having
the hotel people send them here.
Speaker 6 (15:53):
But why I can just quite miss.
Speaker 4 (15:56):
If murderer has any thought that you may know something
regards Colonel search.
Speaker 6 (16:01):
For some he will as ruthlessly kill.
Speaker 4 (16:03):
You as he has Colonel No, Miss, evident, until such
time as murderer is under lock and key, you do
not move from under our eyes.
Speaker 6 (16:13):
I think you'll write, inspect up. I only wish I
had your optimism in regard to capturing the killer.
Speaker 4 (16:18):
Where is the Reginald? We shall catch him?
Speaker 6 (16:21):
But you haven't the slightest idea who he is, or
what he looks like, or where does start searching for him?
Speaker 4 (16:26):
Think the Reginald? What other shall we say proverb. Do
you make frequent use of it? Scotland jar, What other
besides essential clue will carry you through?
Speaker 6 (16:38):
I don't know exactly what you're driving at.
Speaker 4 (16:40):
Is this remark not familiar? The murderer always returns to
the scene of his crime.
Speaker 6 (16:46):
Well, oh, yes, I've forgotten that at the moment.
Speaker 4 (16:48):
The murderer when in this instance do so, If not
of his own volition, then because of trap which we
shall bait and set for him. Consider too, if you please.
We have not only to arrest murderer to avenge killing
a kindly old gentleman, but we must do so in
order to free young man at present held in jail.
Speaker 5 (17:09):
Oh yes, I feel so sorry for that young man.
I did when we Sir Reginald and I walked in
on him. But Colonel Willoughby's hotel.
Speaker 6 (17:16):
Room, I have to admit that, even though caught in
the act, he didn't strike me as being a thief.
Speaker 4 (17:21):
That until murderer is caught, that young man's life is
not worth anything. I know that I'm right. Murder will
kill him if he finds out that he is young
Douglas Willoughby. No, he is safer in jail. No, matter
how unpleasant.
Speaker 6 (17:39):
Oh, there you are. Simons told me you had return first.
Speaker 4 (17:42):
Mister Blake, can we impose upon you to the extent
of having Miss Evelyn provided with sleeping carton. I am
fearful of allowing her out.
Speaker 6 (17:51):
Of our sight?
Speaker 4 (17:52):
Oh yes, afraid the murderer might get her too. Yes,
I see.
Speaker 6 (17:56):
Or certainly someone will show you to a room during
the bells original course.
Speaker 5 (18:00):
Oh I feel that is. I really hate to put
you to this trouble.
Speaker 4 (18:04):
I'm not at all delighted to have you with it.
Oh I almost forgot this telegum arrived a short time ago.
Speaker 6 (18:12):
Just learned my uncle's death. Am flying from Chicago.
Speaker 4 (18:15):
Gerald, Gerald, Colonel Willoughby's nephew.
Speaker 6 (18:19):
Yes, we knew he was on a trip around the world,
but we didn't know he was in the States.
Speaker 4 (18:22):
Mister Blake, May I use your telephone? Thank you so much? Hello,
give me telegraph company please, yes, thank you, Hello, Please
send this for me, addressed to Gerald Willoughby, your uncle
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murder come to Blake's San Francisco. Signed that where to
ha a telegraph company will have to call Chicago Hotels.
You should do that at once, and answer is required.
Try expensive hotels. First, Yeah, thank you so much.
Speaker 6 (19:08):
You try to find out whether or not Gerald is
or was in Chicago precisely. Well, he couldn't have sent
the first telegram if he hadn't been.
Speaker 4 (19:14):
Perhaps I am over careful. But between time murder was
committed and sending of this telegram, murderer could have flown
from here to Chicago to send said telegram.
Speaker 6 (19:26):
Gerald had no reason to kill the old man. He
believed he was heir to the estate. Well, yes, that's true,
but they were the best of friends. And in any case,
Generald has plenty of money of his own.
Speaker 4 (19:36):
Yeah, man who has fallen in well does not required
to be told that the whole is there. When we
receive answer to that telegram, we shall have either one
way or other definite answer as to mister Gerald's whereabout
the young lady is ready?
Speaker 2 (19:54):
Oh?
Speaker 5 (19:54):
Well?
Speaker 4 (19:55):
Thank you?
Speaker 5 (19:55):
Everybody?
Speaker 6 (19:56):
Rest well?
Speaker 3 (19:57):
Anything you require a springboard?
Speaker 4 (20:00):
Ah, here is sergeant O'Brian, well, sergeant without prison to talk.
Speaker 7 (20:05):
Not a word will he say? Says he doesn't care?
What do we do to him?
Speaker 4 (20:10):
Simmons informed us that you are making exhaustive search of
floor in gymnavy.
Speaker 7 (20:15):
And you got I did I searched the floor for
treasures of wood, and I found that the man who
made the footprint outside the front door walked down the
hallway into the gymnasium as far as the motion picture machine,
and back onto the hall room.
Speaker 4 (20:29):
And that's all which finding would ten is substantiate our
previous belief that the murderer slipped in the house, handed
note to colonel, lowered him the hallway, and killed him,
all within the space of a few moments, and that
he didn't ah. And here is inspected that I think, yes,
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I am certain, now is time to question simmon, simony.
Speaker 6 (20:54):
Someone really mixed up in this affair.
Speaker 4 (20:56):
Very much so, mister Blake, but in manner totally expected.
Thank you so much their Reginald Sergeant and mister Blake.
We are asking you to bind yourselves to secrecy in
what is about to be disclosed. It will make much
that is not clear quite clear closed door. If you
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will be so kind, yes, oh, Sargeant Major, Yes, sir,
I mean, did you speak so useless to deny anything
any more?
Speaker 6 (21:29):
Demens?
Speaker 4 (21:30):
Look, if you will be so kind at these newspaper kippings.
One is a particular interest. It shows Colonel Willoughby inspecting
Regiment of Birmingham Volunteers. Figure of sergeant major follows the
escorting officers, as is the custom in British Army. Sergeant
major is Simmons by me. I see, sir, there's no use,
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as you say, denying anything. Quite correct. Women on dark
night lighted way no longer is oft times quickest way
home for explanation is in order? I believe, yes, sir,
it is really quite simple, Sir. I was walking down
Market Street one day. I saw somewhat familiar figure looking
sporting goods in a window. I looked again and recognized
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him as Colonel Willoughby's only son.
Speaker 3 (22:19):
We had lunch.
Speaker 4 (22:20):
I tried to persuade him to let his father know
he was alive. Did he give you any reason for
his refusal, yes, sir, he did. He said that his
father had at first believed the charge of cowardice against him.
He said that he preferred to remain dead.
Speaker 2 (22:32):
Sir. Do you understand why the charge was preferred against him?
Speaker 4 (22:34):
Yes, sir. He was ordered to retreat by his superior officer.
He obeyed orders, Sir. A superior officer was afterwards kios no, Sir,
his superior officer denied giving any such order. When inquiries
were made later and there were no witnesses, there were, Sir,
But neither the witnesses nor Lieutenant Willoughby would say a word, Sir.
The entire thing was hushed up as rapidly as possible, Sir.
(22:54):
Once it was believed that Lieutenant Willoughby had committed suicide.
Speaker 6 (22:57):
You thought that he had done so, too, Simon. I
did so.
Speaker 4 (23:00):
I was dumbfounded when I saw the young master on
Market Street, and so when I learned that the Colonel
was coming to the house here to talk, I called
Master Douglas and told him to come over. He wanted
to see his father, to hear his voice, even if
he did not disclose himself to him. I understand, Simms,
and young Willoughby left the house before the murder was committed.
Speaker 6 (23:18):
Yes, sir, most certainly, sir. Shall I answer it, sir?
Speaker 4 (23:22):
Yes, we must try and get Simmons to tell us
who the superior officer was who denied this order to retreat.
They're liars, our solution, you think, so, I am fat
not it.
Speaker 6 (23:35):
I remember the case, but as far as my memory
serves me, no other officer was ever mentioned.
Speaker 4 (23:40):
Telegram for you, Oh for me, thank you, excuse me, please,
oh pardon me, gentlemen, I shall answer the door again.
Speaker 2 (23:49):
I can't make this up. Look, Gerald Willeby staying at
Rake Hotel has past week. We left for San Francisco
by plane nineteen this morning, Manager Hotel Drake.
Speaker 4 (23:57):
An answer to my telegram. I desired to find out
whether or not mister Gerald Willoughby was or was not
in Chicago.
Speaker 2 (24:05):
Well, according to this, he was all weak. Gerald wouldn't
be mixed up in this.
Speaker 7 (24:09):
Then the fellow we have in jail is the Colonel Son.
Speaker 4 (24:12):
Yes, Sargeant, but you realize it is better that he
remained there until we have murderer in our grasp, and that.
Speaker 7 (24:20):
It is sir the man that killed the father. Wouldn't
hesitate about killing the son.
Speaker 4 (24:24):
Now remember, please, everyone, we must continue our questioning of
Simon very carefully. We must find the name of officer
who was responsible for tragedy.
Speaker 6 (24:36):
Wonder what's keeping? Some must still be at the front door.
Speaker 7 (24:42):
By chance, Well, Simon, how to beware call the doctor.
Speaker 4 (24:52):
This is Charlie Chen who was it?
Speaker 6 (24:54):
Record?
Speaker 4 (24:56):
Ye records it was I saw him. I'm so sorry,
but it is too late.
Speaker 2 (25:08):
Just when Simmons was about to disclose what he knew,
the murderer strikes again. After you've heard from your sponsor,
Inspector Chan will.
Speaker 3 (25:15):
Be with us again. Well, Inspector Chan, what do you
(26:25):
have horace?
Speaker 4 (26:25):
This evening, I have been thinking of persons who are
always in hurry, who always ride roughshods, so to speak
to their goals, Chinese people have saying regarding say yes,
mister Chan, the wise man waits for the egg to hatch,
He does not break it open with a hatchet.
Speaker 3 (26:41):
Thank you, Inspector Chain, and good.
Speaker 1 (26:43):
Night, welcome back. I feel like the recap did a
(27:27):
really good job getting us caught up on a much
simpler murder case as opposed to one that was written
for a novel. Again, it's not quite as deep or involved,
and so I wouldn't be surprised if we're only missing,
you know, somewhere like two to five parts. I also
recognized a couple of voices from the Landini murder case,
(27:49):
which means the series has kind of got a rep
company feel going on. I appreciate that Charlie Chan tried
to keep people safe. You hear so many programs where
the detective just kind of lets things happen, even when
you should suspect based on experience, that people are going
to be in danger. But here he's being proactive. It's
(28:12):
just that you can't protect everybody, and I guess you
know only if you're a genre savvy detective. Wait, you're
about to tell us something. Okay, guard him, guard him,
guard him, don't let him go anywhere. But here the
killer was able to go ahead and get to Simmons,
which means that the Inspector's got to go elsewhere for
(28:34):
his information. Now, this would seem to put the colonel's
son in the clayer because he couldn't very well have
committed this murder while he's locked up in jail, But
we'll have to see how things play out in the
next episode. Well, now we turn to listener comments and feedback,
and we had a couple of comments on the Landini
(28:56):
murder case. David Riots on the site called x I
hope I's saying came to his senses. Sadly not, but
he was fortunate that Inspector Chan and Sam Holt were
willing to give him a lot of mercy so he
could get a good ending despite his bad judgment in
(29:18):
this case, and I really can't fault them too much
on it. And Holly, who emailed me before we played
the second to last episode, emailed after we played the
second to last episode and changed her mind on who
he did it. No, wait, it was Dudley Ward. Why not? Well,
(29:39):
I'll allow it. I made my call as to who
the murderer was. Well, I had an idea, but I
firmed it up after listening to that second to last installment.
So a perfectly valid change and decision, and in terms
of reasoning, it's probably as good as mine. In three
(29:59):
minutes shorter. All right, Well, now it's time to thank
our Patreon supporter of the day, and I want to
thank Jennifer, who's been one of our Patreon supporters since
November twenty nineteen, currently supporting the podcast at the rookie
level of two dollars or more per month. Thanks so
much for your support, Jennifer. We will be back next
(30:20):
Tuesday with the next installment in the Willoughby Murder Case.
Join us back here tomorrow for Broadways my beat where.
Speaker 8 (30:32):
People have been bringing slowly.
Speaker 9 (30:34):
I'm from the police. My name is Fanny Clobt.
Speaker 8 (30:36):
I've been telling him to deliver the flowers to the monster.
Speaker 9 (30:39):
Beck tell me, yes, I'm from the police.
Speaker 5 (30:44):
I've never talked to a police before. And you said
you were at placement.
Speaker 9 (30:50):
I remember that.
Speaker 8 (30:52):
Never in my whole life have I've done what I'm
doing now.
Speaker 9 (30:59):
It's about a man named John Webster. I'm sure.
Speaker 4 (31:06):
M hm in here.
Speaker 8 (31:10):
My sister loved his teaching so much. Here right from
this window. My sister jumps right from this window. Everybody
who comes here wants to see what window I just
jumps from.
Speaker 9 (31:25):
Your sister was picide.
Speaker 5 (31:29):
My sister was really not to live.
Speaker 9 (31:35):
Now, perhaps you can tell me about a man named
John web My sister was.
Speaker 8 (31:38):
A woman who loved the man. He died for us.
That's the woman's right. My sister loved Thomas Perry, truly
loved him.
Speaker 9 (31:47):
Thomas Harry, He loved him.
Speaker 8 (31:52):
He was a child a bottoms where a woman should be.
Speaker 9 (31:56):
What about a man named John Webster?
Speaker 5 (31:59):
John where?
Speaker 8 (32:02):
Of course?
Speaker 9 (32:03):
Of course, what you have the wrong address?
Speaker 8 (32:07):
I never heard of a man.
Speaker 5 (32:08):
By that name.
Speaker 1 (32:08):
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