September 10, 2024 • 31 mins
Today's Mystery: A horse-racing jockey calls Captain Drummond for help but is murdered before Drummond can speak to him.
Original Radio Broadcast Date: March 3, 1948
Originating in New York
Starring: Ned Wever as Bulldog Drummond; Luis Van Rooten as Denny
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Original Radio Broadcast Date: March 3, 1948
Originating in New York
Starring: Ned Wever as Bulldog Drummond; Luis Van Rooten as Denny
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But now it is time for this week's episode of
Bulldog Drumming. The original air date March third, nineteen forty
eight and the title is Death rides a Racehorse.
Speaker 2 (02:03):
Out of the bog, out of the night, and then
to his American adventurers comes Bulldog Drummond.
Speaker 3 (02:39):
In the great light of early morning, the young woman
and the man stand at the finish line of the
train track, their eyes intently following the race horse. As
the jockey brings it down the home stretch. The young
woman pulls the stopwatch tensely in her hand. The horse
rushes past the finish line, and the young woman snaps
the controller on the watch.
Speaker 4 (03:01):
The jockey slows his.
Speaker 3 (03:02):
Mouth down and brings it back to the finish line
at a slow fox. Easy boy, hard way to Miss Peters.
Speaker 5 (03:13):
One forty seven and a half out, nice riding kid, Well, thanks,
mister Connis.
Speaker 4 (03:18):
A mile and sixteenth and one forty seven and a half.
That's not bad, hem, miss Peters, not bad.
Speaker 5 (03:22):
That's done, goodell. That's White Star's best time to day,
mister Connors, what do you think of him now?
Speaker 6 (03:29):
Miss Peters wouldn't believe it if I didn't see it myself.
White Star was a complete washout last season.
Speaker 4 (03:35):
As a two year old. You know his record.
Speaker 6 (03:37):
He didn't showing them money once I really figured I
pulled a smart deal when I sold him to you.
Speaker 5 (03:43):
Sorry for your bargain, now.
Speaker 6 (03:45):
Huh, well, bargain's a bargains anyway, this was just a
trial run.
Speaker 4 (03:50):
I'll hold off.
Speaker 6 (03:51):
Crying into my beer until I see how he makes
out in a money race, So.
Speaker 4 (03:54):
You'll do plenty of crying.
Speaker 7 (03:55):
Mister Conner's White Star is going to be a real
champion this season.
Speaker 5 (03:58):
That's right with Russo up.
Speaker 7 (04:00):
He's a show winner with anybody out Miss Peters this point,
he's got what it takes. Say, how better get him
back to the stable for a rough down. I'll see
your letters all right out?
Speaker 4 (04:09):
Wow? Holding him? Will you? I'm going back to the stable.
I'll walk with him.
Speaker 5 (04:15):
Sure, no, go right ahead, and don't forget you're buying
me champagne at the clubhouse. If White Star wins tomorrow, champagne,
It'll be all right.
Speaker 4 (04:26):
Alt, let's go right.
Speaker 6 (04:31):
What are you trying to pull out? What do you
mean the you know what I mean? You know just
what I mean. You let this thing out all the
way this morning on that track you were riding in.
Speaker 4 (04:41):
Full What was the idea?
Speaker 7 (04:43):
I just wanted to see what he could really do? Yeah, why,
just curious. I told you to hold.
Speaker 6 (04:50):
Him back, didn't I? I got you the job with
that Peter's dame. So you do what I tell you.
White Star wins when I say he wins, and not
before he comes in under the wire when the odds
are where I want him.
Speaker 4 (05:03):
Do you understand that? Well? Yes, sure, Nick, just as
you say. But and Nick, one thing bothers me. What
what did you have done to this hey burner? Last season?
Speaker 7 (05:12):
He didn't have no more chance than that snowball and Saidhara,
you dumped him on Helen Peers because he was a flop.
Speaker 4 (05:18):
Now all of a sudden he runs like man of war.
What's the angle? Nick?
Speaker 6 (05:22):
I'm paying you to ride White Star the way I
say to ride him.
Speaker 4 (05:26):
Is that right now?
Speaker 8 (05:28):
Yeah?
Speaker 4 (05:28):
That's right?
Speaker 6 (05:29):
Okay, So you just do that. I'm not paying you
to ask questions. Remember that you get two nose in
instead of riding that nag, you're liable to end up
jockeying a hearse.
Speaker 4 (05:41):
Just remember that now, I'll get it, Denny.
Speaker 5 (05:48):
Any else?
Speaker 4 (05:49):
Huh? Hello captain drumming? Yes, I gotta talk to you.
I'm in a jam. Who is this Russo?
Speaker 9 (05:58):
My name is Al Russo out of the Westwood Track.
Speaker 4 (06:02):
Just what sort of jamm are you in, mister RUSSEO.
Speaker 9 (06:04):
I'm riding White Star in the fourth race this afternoon.
Speaker 4 (06:06):
I'm out of the track now.
Speaker 9 (06:08):
I'll be going to the post in an hour, and
I got to talk to you before the race.
Speaker 8 (06:11):
Can you make it out here fast?
Speaker 4 (06:13):
You still haven't told me what this is all about.
Speaker 9 (06:14):
Well you gotta come. I'll meet you in front of
the grand stand section.
Speaker 4 (06:17):
See you got that section?
Speaker 3 (06:19):
See, mister Russo, I haven't planned to spend the afternoon
out of the track, so if you expect me to
alter my schedule, you will have to be a bit
more explicit.
Speaker 4 (06:27):
Just why do you want me to meet you? Well, look,
I can't talk here.
Speaker 9 (06:30):
I think they spotted me coming into this book.
Speaker 4 (06:32):
They who are they?
Speaker 9 (06:33):
The ones who are going to kill me?
Speaker 4 (06:35):
What that's right, Captain Drummond.
Speaker 9 (06:37):
I've got to get protection. I can't go to the cops.
You can save me if I talk to you before
White Star goes to the post.
Speaker 4 (06:43):
I'll be waiting for you where I sit.
Speaker 9 (06:44):
Now get out here as soon as you can.
Speaker 4 (06:46):
Hello, mister Russo. Hello, Hello.
Speaker 3 (06:51):
Denny, Denny, Yes, hurry, bring the car around front. We're
going out to the Westwood Racetrack. Westwood Race Track.
Speaker 4 (07:00):
What I thought was there's a change in our plans, Denny.
Speaker 8 (07:02):
But sir, why this sudden and new interest in the horses.
Speaker 4 (07:06):
It's not the horses. It's my usual and old interest. Murder. Aw,
hurry get the car. I'll be out in the moment.
Speaker 8 (07:19):
Well, sir, we've been standing here in front of the
grandstand for ten minutes and no sign of your headed
mister Russo.
Speaker 4 (07:26):
You know what, sir, what Denny? This may be.
Speaker 8 (07:28):
Nothing more than some sort of practical joke. Maybe there
is no such person as Al Russo.
Speaker 4 (07:33):
There's an L. Russo? All right?
Speaker 8 (07:35):
How do you know? Sir?
Speaker 3 (07:36):
I checked the racing page in the newspaper before we
came out here. Just as he told me over the phone,
he's scheduled to ride White Star in the fourth race.
Speaker 8 (07:43):
Well, he's going to show up here. He'd better make
it soon. The fourth race will begin.
Speaker 4 (07:47):
In a few moments. Come on, Denny, where are we going, sir?
Speaker 3 (07:50):
The paddock Russo should be there, maybe, pardon me, Yes.
Speaker 10 (07:54):
You're a captain Drummond, Yes, sir, hadn't we better hurry?
It's almost post time to you, Captain Drummer. Sorry, miss
perhaps later L sent me l Russell. Yes, where is he?
Speaker 5 (08:06):
He couldn't meet you here?
Speaker 4 (08:07):
Oh?
Speaker 8 (08:07):
Where is he?
Speaker 5 (08:08):
He was afraid to come out into the open.
Speaker 4 (08:10):
And just who are you?
Speaker 5 (08:11):
I'm El's wife, Captain Drummond.
Speaker 4 (08:13):
He's in trouble, so he said over the phone.
Speaker 5 (08:15):
Well, he's got to talk to you. He wouldn't tell
me what it was, but I know it's something terrible.
You will help him, won't you.
Speaker 4 (08:20):
I'll do everything I can.
Speaker 5 (08:21):
Thank you, Thank you?
Speaker 4 (08:22):
Now? Where can I speak to your husband? Missus Russell?
Speaker 5 (08:25):
Over there at that line of telephone booths under the
grand stand, he's waiting for you. He's in the third booth.
Elle said, I should wait out here and see if
they follow you to em.
Speaker 4 (08:34):
All right, Missus Russell, we'll be back to talk to
you after I see.
Speaker 5 (08:37):
Your hosband says, I'll be right here.
Speaker 3 (08:38):
Come along, Denny, I'm with yourself. Third booth here it is, Denny.
Speaker 8 (08:50):
What you're tempty? Sir? There's no one in there? Yes,
Missus Russell said, he was waiting here for.
Speaker 4 (08:57):
You, Denny.
Speaker 3 (08:59):
Missus Russell isn't a woman of her word. For more
reasons than one.
Speaker 8 (09:02):
What do you mean by that, sir?
Speaker 4 (09:04):
Look over there where we were talking to Missus Russel.
Speaker 8 (09:08):
But she's not there. She's disappeared exactly. Come on, Denny,
hurry where to now? Do you suppose this is all about?
Why did Missus Russel tell us her husband was in
that telephone then vanish herself?
Speaker 4 (09:22):
I think that's your answer, Denny.
Speaker 3 (09:24):
Why say they're calling the horses to the post of
the fourth rae exactly? And there goes White Star at
the starting gate with the others. That's your answer, all right?
We were tricked by missus Russe. It was a stall
to keep us away from her husband until the race began.
Speaker 6 (09:43):
Missus Gilson rand with Westwood bringing you a description of
the fourth race.
Speaker 4 (09:47):
US seven thousand dollars first handicap.
Speaker 6 (09:50):
The horses are at the starting gate down the five.
Speaker 4 (09:53):
Lucky Boy is acting up a bit of the post down.
Speaker 6 (09:55):
They've got him back in line.
Speaker 11 (10:00):
A fast, clean start, kind of tight backs and move
down the stretch cold the first turns now out in
front wailing sits Fucky Boy, follow my sunrise with White
Star alsing in his turn position and if around the
first time, it's fucking boys come out in front all
my two lanes of the sunrise and coming up fastest,
(10:20):
the White Star tailing back behind the leaders of five
by night all the time, only Star. Wait, there goes
White Star coming back suddenly. Oh, something's wrong out there.
Speaker 5 (10:32):
Tell them up my white car and my cold lane.
Speaker 11 (10:35):
White Stars out coming to a walk. Bruso is just
sitting now on his mount, his hands hanging lip in
his tides. If there's something radically wrong out there. Russo
is shaking his head, and and how he falls forward
on the horse.
Speaker 4 (10:47):
White Star has come to a stand still, and there
he goes.
Speaker 2 (10:51):
Russo has tumbled off and Row.
Speaker 11 (10:53):
The emergency gate has just opened, and there's the ambulance
right now. I'm coming out on the track, Brows over mine.
Speaker 8 (11:14):
Yes, Enny, Miss Peters and her stable hand Dave Turner
are outside.
Speaker 4 (11:19):
All right, show Miss Peters in first, Yes, sir, this.
Speaker 8 (11:22):
Way, Miss Peters.
Speaker 5 (11:23):
Captain Drummond, I'm Helen Peters.
Speaker 4 (11:25):
How do you do?
Speaker 5 (11:25):
I've just learned from the track officials that my jockey
Al Russo was poisoned.
Speaker 3 (11:29):
Yes, that's what happened. I've been asked to handle the investigation.
I don't know whether you were informed of the matter,
but Russo called me earlier this afternoon. I called you, Yes,
But why he wanted me to help save his life?
Miss Peter's What do you know about Al Russo?
Speaker 5 (11:45):
Nothing except that he was a good jockey. Captain Rummenha,
don't understand why should anyone want to murder?
Speaker 4 (11:51):
I was about to ask you the same question.
Speaker 10 (11:53):
I know he didn't have any enemy, Miss Peters, According
to Russo's wife, his wife, Yes, young lady, about your height, Blum.
Speaker 5 (12:03):
I didn't know L was married.
Speaker 4 (12:04):
He didn't tell me, Denny.
Speaker 3 (12:06):
I doubt seriously if the young woman was Russell's wife.
While you went from Miss Peters, I checked with the
other jockeys here. As far as they knew, Russeu was single.
That mysterious woman was just playing her part in the
murder game.
Speaker 5 (12:18):
Captain Drummond, Yes, Miss Peters, I was with L and
the paddock when he mounted White Star. He seemed perfectly well.
Speaker 4 (12:24):
Then he was at that point, but they said he
was poisoned. That's correct.
Speaker 5 (12:29):
How no one was near him after he left the
paddock for the starting gate.
Speaker 3 (12:33):
Russell's death was caused by a strong and swift acting poison.
That poison was injected into his system. Injected Denny. Let
me have that saddle, Yes, sir, The medical examiner found
a puncture on the inside of Russell's right thigh.
Speaker 8 (12:47):
Here's the saddles.
Speaker 4 (12:49):
Hold up the Denny.
Speaker 3 (12:50):
So was Peter's conceit l Miss Peters, you will notice
this sticking out of the right side of White Star's saddle,
the murder weapon. There's a hyper dermik sewed on the
inside of the saddle. There the hypodermic contained the poison.
Speaker 5 (13:04):
Who could have put that into the saddle?
Speaker 3 (13:07):
I have the slightest idea Miss Peter's win. Is White
Star scheduled to race again.
Speaker 5 (13:12):
Next week at Overton Park. I've entered him in the
Wilson Handicap, but with el Gone, I've not Jockey L
could handle White Star. He got more out of him
than any other rider.
Speaker 3 (13:22):
Just now, Miss Peters, I am not concerned with White
Star winning. I just want to make sure that he
runs at Overton Park next week. It may be our
only chance to catch a killer.
Speaker 6 (13:39):
You got another jockey, mister Connish, but you get Dave
Taddy Lynch Flynch. He's a smart kid, mister Connish. He
knows how to ride to win. He can bring White
starin to the wire and the Wilson Handicap next week.
Speaker 4 (13:50):
What about Drummond? Oh here, and that's too His are
hanging around the stable all the time. There's the first
chance I got to come over here. What are you
going to do about Lynch? You won't be able to
get to him the drumming around. I'm not getting to Lynch.
Do you mean you're going to let White Star come
in for a win?
Speaker 6 (14:06):
Not on your life told you I was holding that
nag from a wind until I get the odds up
high enough for a big killing. And next week they
won't be anywhere near where I want them, mister Connors.
But how are you going to stave it? When you're
taking White Star to Overton Park Tuesday night? You drive
over by Root six. All right, here's what you do.
(14:28):
Ten miles outside of town. There's an intersection Hallsy Corners.
It's called I know the place, Okay, turn right on
to fifteen A and go along for seven miles and
you come to a sign that says the yolks. It's
a farm a little off the main road for the yoks. Right,
I'll meet you there. Everything will be set for the
nag pulling out reversed. Hey, mister Kennich, what do you
(14:51):
think I got too much investor to let White Star win?
Yet got everything straight?
Speaker 4 (14:56):
Dave? Sure? But what about Drummer? Dad about him? Maybe
he'll take it into his head to follow the truck.
Speaker 6 (15:04):
If he does, it'll be the last following they'll never do.
Speaker 4 (15:08):
Don't worry about Drummond. I'll have everything set for him
to take it easy, boy, how easy.
Speaker 5 (15:21):
It seems to be a little nervous tonight, Dave.
Speaker 4 (15:24):
I think White Star kind of misses out. I don't
usually have this trouble loading him on the truck this way, boy,
come on, good eating sweeter?
Speaker 5 (15:33):
Oh, Captain Drummond. I thought you and Terry Lynch went
on Overton.
Speaker 3 (15:37):
I changed my mind, Danny and I have some work
to do. I sent Lynch on ahead. By the way,
what do you think of Lynch?
Speaker 5 (15:44):
Seems to be a fine jockey.
Speaker 3 (15:46):
I told you he'd work out. We both may get
what we wanted Overton. You were victory for White Star
and I al Russeo's murderer.
Speaker 5 (15:54):
I'll get started, Dave.
Speaker 4 (15:57):
Sure. Think as soon as I get this ramp up,
I'm off.
Speaker 5 (16:01):
You found any trace of that woman who said she
was missus Russels.
Speaker 3 (16:05):
Not a sign of her. But I have an idea
she'll show up sooner or later.
Speaker 5 (16:09):
All ready to get under way, all right, Dave, I
see it tomorrow morning at Overton.
Speaker 4 (16:12):
Good night, good night.
Speaker 5 (16:22):
I'd drive you back to town.
Speaker 3 (16:23):
Captain villeh No, thank you very much. Here here comes
Denny with my car. Now all sets, yes, yes, Denny,
see you at Overton Mesitas. All right, Denny, let's go
rid Keep on the tail of that truck. Not too close.
I don't want him to suspect he's being followed.
Speaker 8 (16:53):
Well, so far he's sticking to the root. Captain Drummond.
Speaker 4 (16:56):
Yes, but it's still quite a way to Overton.
Speaker 3 (16:59):
What makes you think something surprising may happen in the
absence of clues, Denny, I have to fall back on hunches.
Speaker 8 (17:05):
But if you ask me, I think we're out on
the wild horse chase. If you will pardon the pun.
Speaker 4 (17:11):
And slow down, Denny, he's turning off the road.
Speaker 8 (17:14):
I say, perhaps you were right about that, fellow, Dave, Sir,
that's not the way to Wilberton.
Speaker 3 (17:19):
Step on a Denny, get up to that intersection right.
Speaker 4 (17:25):
Now.
Speaker 12 (17:26):
Take that turn fast. I don't want to lose track
of that truck. Hold answer, here we go. Ah, that
is up ahead, he's picking up speed.
Speaker 4 (17:39):
Keep after him.
Speaker 8 (17:40):
I wonder where he's taking White Star.
Speaker 4 (17:42):
We should soon find out that, Denny. What is it
a look? Look that car pulling out up ahead. It's
cover you across that swing off the road before we crash.
Head off, Jenny.
Speaker 3 (17:59):
Jenny, Oh, I'm all right, So it's just my arm.
Speaker 8 (18:04):
We're certainly lucky we might have been killed.
Speaker 4 (18:07):
That apparently was their intention.
Speaker 8 (18:09):
You'll mean, that wasn't an accident.
Speaker 3 (18:10):
Not by a long shot. That car was evidently waiting
for us to come along. Someone had made preparations in
the event the truck carrying White Star was tailed at
any rate, Denny, one of my hunches has been proven correct.
Speaker 4 (18:23):
No doubt about it. We were on the right track, yes, But.
Speaker 8 (18:26):
Now, unfortunately, sir, we've been derailed.
Speaker 4 (18:29):
Only temporarily, Denny, only temporarily.
Speaker 8 (18:31):
But what about the truck we've lost it?
Speaker 4 (18:34):
Oh, I'm sure White Star will turn up it over
it and save it.
Speaker 8 (18:36):
Some yes, but what about us?
Speaker 3 (18:39):
Well, first we get in touch with the local police
and arrange for our sudden passing, sudden passing? What do
you mean, sir? We're dead, Denny dead. That's the way
the newspapers will carry the story. Captain Hugh Drummond and
Denny killed an auto crash. How did that sound to you?
Speaker 4 (18:56):
Frightful? What's the idea?
Speaker 3 (18:58):
I want our would be assailants to think they were successful,
to make our work more simple.
Speaker 4 (19:03):
So, Denny, for the time being, we're dead. Very well, sir,
I'm dead.
Speaker 8 (19:08):
Now, would you mind telling me.
Speaker 4 (19:10):
Just what work we corpses are to do? Denny, I'm
afraid this is going to confound you even more.
Speaker 8 (19:16):
Go ahead, sir, but break it to me gently.
Speaker 4 (19:19):
You've heard the one about the horse of a different color.
Speaker 3 (19:21):
Continue well, Denny, we're setting out to find a horse
of the same color.
Speaker 8 (19:27):
Yeah, thank you, sal It doesn't make one bit of sense.
But sense or no sense, I.
Speaker 13 (19:32):
Suppose we ghosts should stick together, all right, we'll try
that barn first.
Speaker 8 (19:44):
Really, Captain Drummond, we're taking quite a gamble sneaking about
farms in this fashion. We're liable to run up against
the farmer who will take us for trespassism, greet us
with a load of buckshots.
Speaker 4 (19:54):
I'm afraid we'll just have to chance that very well, sir.
Speaker 8 (19:58):
But how long are we going to keep this fowling
up till I.
Speaker 3 (20:01):
Find what they're looking for? Sure at some place in
this area. All right, open that door and we'll see
what this barn has to offer. All right, come on,
close the door, Yes, sir, the horse stalls are over there.
Let's go, Denny. That horse in the inn stall, sir.
Speaker 8 (20:28):
Come on, why Captain Drummond, this horse he has a
white marking on his head the same market.
Speaker 4 (20:36):
Yes, it's white Star, all right, Denny.
Speaker 8 (20:38):
But but I still don't understand. You said when you
checked yesterday morning, the White Star has arrived at Overton,
so he did. Well, then who is this horse?
Speaker 4 (20:47):
White Star?
Speaker 8 (20:48):
Now? Rarely it's and nothing's gonna be in two different
places at the same time. Would you mind telling me
what this is all about?
Speaker 4 (20:55):
All right, Denny? All right, here's the way I see it.
Speaker 3 (20:58):
This white Star will look at as a ringer for
the White Star at Overton.
Speaker 4 (21:02):
Ringer.
Speaker 3 (21:03):
A ringer is a sort of stand in, a replacement
to be used at an arranged time. But why well, Denny,
and horse racing is a very good reason money. The
two white Stars are identical, probably in all factors, but
one speed. That's where the money angle is put to work.
You remember we checked on White Star's past record.
Speaker 8 (21:23):
Yes, it was quite undistinguished.
Speaker 3 (21:24):
Exactly, no wins. The odds against White Star coming in
first are great.
Speaker 4 (21:29):
Oh I Caesar.
Speaker 8 (21:31):
If White Star wins, the one who bets on him
will be richly rewarded.
Speaker 4 (21:35):
That's right, Denny.
Speaker 3 (21:37):
And the chances are that one of the White Stars
stands a very good chance of winning.
Speaker 8 (21:41):
I say, Captain Drummond, do you suppose miss Peters knows
about this?
Speaker 4 (21:45):
From the way things look?
Speaker 3 (21:45):
It doesn't appear so White Star was sold to her
last season by Nick Connors. In the past Connor's dealings
and horse flesh have been on the shady side.
Speaker 8 (21:56):
Well, then perhaps Connell's had something to do with our
Russell's murder.
Speaker 3 (22:00):
Altogether likely, Denny. We'll have to prove that by drawing
Connors out.
Speaker 8 (22:04):
How do you expect accomplish that, sir?
Speaker 3 (22:06):
By seeing just how interested he is in the way
White Star runs? Denny, We're getting this horse out of here,
and then what you and I are taking him to
Overton to make an unauthorized switch and horses? Then we'll
wait until tomorrow's race and see if we can encircle
the murderers with our ringer.
Speaker 8 (22:44):
I say, Connor's is here, sir. I saw him in
a box at the other end of the grandstand.
Speaker 3 (22:48):
All right, Denny, Now we'd better remain out of sight
until after the race.
Speaker 8 (22:52):
I saw miss Peter's stable hand Dave too. He's wearing
a bandage around his head as a result of that
blow I delivered to him last night before we switched Hosses.
Must be quite a headache.
Speaker 3 (23:02):
So but nothing, Denny, compared to the headache the State
is going to give him when we wind this case up.
Speaker 8 (23:07):
You know, Captain Drummond, one thing bothers me.
Speaker 4 (23:10):
What's that?
Speaker 8 (23:11):
I wonder which of the two is the real White Star,
the one who ran so badly last season.
Speaker 4 (23:16):
We'll soon learn that, Denny. There they go, and as they.
Speaker 6 (23:26):
Come around the bar turn, it's Seminoles still out in
front by two length over Rocky Ridge, with Dusty King
moving up to take.
Speaker 4 (23:32):
Her position of a win.
Speaker 5 (23:34):
Song.
Speaker 8 (23:34):
Seminole has now extended.
Speaker 4 (23:36):
His lead my grateful length and White has White.
Speaker 8 (23:39):
Star coming up fast on the inside.
Speaker 5 (23:41):
Yes, he's making his bids. White Star with trendy Lynch up.
Speaker 4 (23:44):
He types of Dusty King to capture the number three spot, and.
Speaker 5 (23:47):
He's still moving up.
Speaker 14 (23:48):
White Star the twenty to.
Speaker 11 (23:50):
One shot, up there among the leaders and letting around.
Speaker 5 (23:52):
The turn into the home stretch.
Speaker 8 (23:54):
It's Seminoles still in the lead, and there it goes.
Speaker 11 (23:57):
White Star passed right rage in a second place and
don't coming up.
Speaker 4 (24:00):
Past yuh pushing.
Speaker 15 (24:05):
White Star talent.
Speaker 9 (24:07):
He's up there.
Speaker 11 (24:09):
I'm a white arm in mine.
Speaker 15 (24:15):
I'm here.
Speaker 9 (24:15):
I come.
Speaker 8 (24:18):
Like a.
Speaker 5 (24:35):
Well miss Peters, Nick, Nick, white Star won today.
Speaker 4 (24:41):
You don't say I don't know how it happened.
Speaker 5 (24:43):
I can't figure it out.
Speaker 4 (24:44):
You can't, huh?
Speaker 15 (24:46):
I can?
Speaker 8 (24:47):
Nick? What's the matter?
Speaker 4 (24:49):
You're a lousy double crosser?
Speaker 5 (24:51):
What are you talking about?
Speaker 4 (24:52):
Am I talking about you?
Speaker 6 (24:54):
The dirtiest double dealing dame on the face of the earth,
That's what I'm talking about.
Speaker 5 (24:58):
Nick. I couldn't help it. If White Star wants they
just ran well.
Speaker 6 (25:01):
White Star doesn't run that well. He hasn't got it
in him. The ringer was in there to day. What
don't give me that?
Speaker 8 (25:08):
What business?
Speaker 6 (25:10):
You were setting yourself up with some quick change in
a runout and I got it all figured Nick, your
run the farm.
Speaker 4 (25:17):
A ringer wasn't there.
Speaker 8 (25:19):
You got him out.
Speaker 4 (25:20):
You pulled a double switch on me.
Speaker 5 (25:22):
No, no, honestly got.
Speaker 6 (25:24):
A nice take you and me.
Speaker 4 (25:26):
You you couldn't wait.
Speaker 6 (25:28):
You wanted to make a grab for yourself, just like
Al Russo did.
Speaker 4 (25:32):
What made you think you'd get away with it?
Speaker 8 (25:34):
What made you think? So? You're wrong?
Speaker 5 (25:37):
Nick, you're wrong. I didn't know. I don't know what
you're talking about.
Speaker 6 (25:40):
I rig up a neat scheme. Nobody knows the connection
between you and me. I rig it up neat so
we can get out with.
Speaker 15 (25:45):
A clean take.
Speaker 4 (25:47):
You sit high and dry. I get the dirty work done.
I get rid of Russo. Then I put Drummond on
that stooge of his out of the way. And all
the time, all the.
Speaker 8 (25:56):
Time, you're setting me up for a lousy sucker.
Speaker 4 (26:00):
Me.
Speaker 5 (26:00):
I didn't switch the horses. I had nothing to do
with You didn't please the window. What are you gonna
do to me?
Speaker 6 (26:06):
I got another plan for you and me now, only
this time it's sure to work.
Speaker 4 (26:10):
I'm seeing it. What personally, you're.
Speaker 6 (26:13):
Going out that window neck, You're going out the window
lands smacking that lion face of your stop mock.
Speaker 4 (26:17):
Please don't move either one of your Why sorry to
disappoint you.
Speaker 5 (26:29):
Captain Drummond he this man was gonna kill me.
Speaker 3 (26:33):
Yes, Danny and I heard him talk about it from
you're joining room. We heard everything you two said. You see,
miss Peters, we followed. Nick Connor's here. All right, Denny,
you may show them the way out. Delighted, Miss Peters,
Connor's you and the others in this scheme will be
starting off soon in a race run by justice, a
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race for your lives. And believe me, in a contest
like that, there won't be any ringers. I'll be back
in a moment to tell you about next week's story.
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Next week, Enny and I visit a seashore resort, find
the carnival owner dead on his own scenic railway. Our
investigation leads us from attraction to attraction and from murder
to smuggling. I call this story death Loops the loop.
(27:49):
Be sure to listen, won't.
Speaker 1 (27:50):
You welcome back? This was a fun case and Captain
(28:42):
Drummond got to show his usual cleverness and a flair
for the dramatic. Now that's not to say that it's perfect,
and there are two big logical problems that bother me
about this episode. First of all, who impersonated the jockey's wife.
It seems like our villain had a spare accomplice line
around who is unaccounted for at the end, and you know,
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it doesn't make sense like he was the leader some
criminal organization that he would have spare accomplices. Secondly, this
is one of those murderers that seems conceptually dumb. Obviously
the jockey knew this was a crooked deal, but the
boss hadn't explained about the ringer because, as was stated later,
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the actual horse didn't have it in him to win,
only the ringer did. So Apparently the jockey was being
allowed to ride both horses but didn't know he was
riding both horses, or he had only been allowed to
ride the ringer and hadn't been allowed to ride the
horse that he was going to have to ride during
the races. Either way, it doesn't make a whole lot
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of sense. So it's a bit of a dumb murder.
But I love the style and excitement of the whole
story in episode, so it's still entertaining to spot the
plot hole. Well, now it's time to thank our Patreon
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join us back here tomorrow for Broadways my beat.
Speaker 16 (30:39):
Where I grab hold of poll drop my pail of
paint right through that skylight. This see, I look for
spilled paint. I find a dead man. That is the
experience that happened today. The Clem Picasso flagpole paint unforgettable.
Speaker 15 (30:53):
It'll live in my memory too. You got a link
to add to that dot com.
Speaker 14 (30:57):
Only this Denny. This room is a fortress. Dan Must
built it on top of his penthouse for a retreat.
It's ventilated by an air conditioning system. The only source
of outside light is that skylight, and that's at least
thirty feet from the floor. There's no phone, and the
room was locked and bolted from the outside. Dane couldn't
get out. His place is bare, no writing materials, nothing.
Speaker 15 (31:17):
Yeah, like a tom Maybe he needed this kind of
atmosphere to think.
Speaker 14 (31:21):
Maybe all the boys found they broke in here was
Dane and that table loaded with food, all jarred fruits, chicken,
all sorts of good things to eat.
Speaker 15 (31:30):
Some matter, Docu hungry. Just tell me how Dane died.
Speaker 14 (31:33):
He died of starvation, Danny, huh, Yeah, all that food
and he died of starvation.
Speaker 1 (31:38):
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But now it is time for this week's episode of
Bulldog Drumming. The original air date March third, nineteen forty
eight and the title is Death rides a Racehorse.
Speaker 2 (02:03):
Out of the bog, out of the night, and then
to his American adventurers comes Bulldog Drummond.
Speaker 3 (02:39):
In the great light of early morning, the young woman
and the man stand at the finish line of the
train track, their eyes intently following the race horse. As
the jockey brings it down the home stretch. The young
woman pulls the stopwatch tensely in her hand. The horse
rushes past the finish line, and the young woman snaps
the controller on the watch.
Speaker 4 (03:01):
The jockey slows his.
Speaker 3 (03:02):
Mouth down and brings it back to the finish line
at a slow fox. Easy boy, hard way to Miss Peters.
Speaker 5 (03:13):
One forty seven and a half out, nice riding kid, Well, thanks,
mister Connis.
Speaker 4 (03:18):
A mile and sixteenth and one forty seven and a half.
That's not bad, hem, miss Peters, not bad.
Speaker 5 (03:22):
That's done, goodell. That's White Star's best time to day,
mister Connors, what do you think of him now?
Speaker 6 (03:29):
Miss Peters wouldn't believe it if I didn't see it myself.
White Star was a complete washout last season.
Speaker 4 (03:35):
As a two year old. You know his record.
Speaker 6 (03:37):
He didn't showing them money once I really figured I
pulled a smart deal when I sold him to you.
Speaker 5 (03:43):
Sorry for your bargain, now.
Speaker 6 (03:45):
Huh, well, bargain's a bargains anyway, this was just a
trial run.
Speaker 4 (03:50):
I'll hold off.
Speaker 6 (03:51):
Crying into my beer until I see how he makes
out in a money race, So.
Speaker 4 (03:54):
You'll do plenty of crying.
Speaker 7 (03:55):
Mister Conner's White Star is going to be a real
champion this season.
Speaker 5 (03:58):
That's right with Russo up.
Speaker 7 (04:00):
He's a show winner with anybody out Miss Peters this point,
he's got what it takes. Say, how better get him
back to the stable for a rough down. I'll see
your letters all right out?
Speaker 4 (04:09):
Wow? Holding him? Will you? I'm going back to the stable.
I'll walk with him.
Speaker 5 (04:15):
Sure, no, go right ahead, and don't forget you're buying
me champagne at the clubhouse. If White Star wins tomorrow, champagne,
It'll be all right.
Speaker 4 (04:26):
Alt, let's go right.
Speaker 6 (04:31):
What are you trying to pull out? What do you
mean the you know what I mean? You know just
what I mean. You let this thing out all the
way this morning on that track you were riding in.
Speaker 4 (04:41):
Full What was the idea?
Speaker 7 (04:43):
I just wanted to see what he could really do? Yeah, why,
just curious. I told you to hold.
Speaker 6 (04:50):
Him back, didn't I? I got you the job with
that Peter's dame. So you do what I tell you.
White Star wins when I say he wins, and not
before he comes in under the wire when the odds
are where I want him.
Speaker 4 (05:03):
Do you understand that? Well? Yes, sure, Nick, just as
you say. But and Nick, one thing bothers me. What
what did you have done to this hey burner? Last season?
Speaker 7 (05:12):
He didn't have no more chance than that snowball and Saidhara,
you dumped him on Helen Peers because he was a flop.
Speaker 4 (05:18):
Now all of a sudden he runs like man of war.
What's the angle? Nick?
Speaker 6 (05:22):
I'm paying you to ride White Star the way I
say to ride him.
Speaker 4 (05:26):
Is that right now?
Speaker 8 (05:28):
Yeah?
Speaker 4 (05:28):
That's right?
Speaker 6 (05:29):
Okay, So you just do that. I'm not paying you
to ask questions. Remember that you get two nose in
instead of riding that nag, you're liable to end up
jockeying a hearse.
Speaker 4 (05:41):
Just remember that now, I'll get it, Denny.
Speaker 5 (05:48):
Any else?
Speaker 4 (05:49):
Huh? Hello captain drumming? Yes, I gotta talk to you.
I'm in a jam. Who is this Russo?
Speaker 9 (05:58):
My name is Al Russo out of the Westwood Track.
Speaker 4 (06:02):
Just what sort of jamm are you in, mister RUSSEO.
Speaker 9 (06:04):
I'm riding White Star in the fourth race this afternoon.
Speaker 4 (06:06):
I'm out of the track now.
Speaker 9 (06:08):
I'll be going to the post in an hour, and
I got to talk to you before the race.
Speaker 8 (06:11):
Can you make it out here fast?
Speaker 4 (06:13):
You still haven't told me what this is all about.
Speaker 9 (06:14):
Well you gotta come. I'll meet you in front of
the grand stand section.
Speaker 4 (06:17):
See you got that section?
Speaker 3 (06:19):
See, mister Russo, I haven't planned to spend the afternoon
out of the track, so if you expect me to
alter my schedule, you will have to be a bit
more explicit.
Speaker 4 (06:27):
Just why do you want me to meet you? Well, look,
I can't talk here.
Speaker 9 (06:30):
I think they spotted me coming into this book.
Speaker 4 (06:32):
They who are they?
Speaker 9 (06:33):
The ones who are going to kill me?
Speaker 4 (06:35):
What that's right, Captain Drummond.
Speaker 9 (06:37):
I've got to get protection. I can't go to the cops.
You can save me if I talk to you before
White Star goes to the post.
Speaker 4 (06:43):
I'll be waiting for you where I sit.
Speaker 9 (06:44):
Now get out here as soon as you can.
Speaker 4 (06:46):
Hello, mister Russo. Hello, Hello.
Speaker 3 (06:51):
Denny, Denny, Yes, hurry, bring the car around front. We're
going out to the Westwood Racetrack. Westwood Race Track.
Speaker 4 (07:00):
What I thought was there's a change in our plans, Denny.
Speaker 8 (07:02):
But sir, why this sudden and new interest in the horses.
Speaker 4 (07:06):
It's not the horses. It's my usual and old interest. Murder. Aw,
hurry get the car. I'll be out in the moment.
Speaker 8 (07:19):
Well, sir, we've been standing here in front of the
grandstand for ten minutes and no sign of your headed
mister Russo.
Speaker 4 (07:26):
You know what, sir, what Denny? This may be.
Speaker 8 (07:28):
Nothing more than some sort of practical joke. Maybe there
is no such person as Al Russo.
Speaker 4 (07:33):
There's an L. Russo? All right?
Speaker 8 (07:35):
How do you know? Sir?
Speaker 3 (07:36):
I checked the racing page in the newspaper before we
came out here. Just as he told me over the phone,
he's scheduled to ride White Star in the fourth race.
Speaker 8 (07:43):
Well, he's going to show up here. He'd better make
it soon. The fourth race will begin.
Speaker 4 (07:47):
In a few moments. Come on, Denny, where are we going, sir?
Speaker 3 (07:50):
The paddock Russo should be there, maybe, pardon me, Yes.
Speaker 10 (07:54):
You're a captain Drummond, Yes, sir, hadn't we better hurry?
It's almost post time to you, Captain Drummer. Sorry, miss
perhaps later L sent me l Russell. Yes, where is he?
Speaker 5 (08:06):
He couldn't meet you here?
Speaker 4 (08:07):
Oh?
Speaker 8 (08:07):
Where is he?
Speaker 5 (08:08):
He was afraid to come out into the open.
Speaker 4 (08:10):
And just who are you?
Speaker 5 (08:11):
I'm El's wife, Captain Drummond.
Speaker 4 (08:13):
He's in trouble, so he said over the phone.
Speaker 5 (08:15):
Well, he's got to talk to you. He wouldn't tell
me what it was, but I know it's something terrible.
You will help him, won't you.
Speaker 4 (08:20):
I'll do everything I can.
Speaker 5 (08:21):
Thank you, Thank you?
Speaker 4 (08:22):
Now? Where can I speak to your husband? Missus Russell?
Speaker 5 (08:25):
Over there at that line of telephone booths under the
grand stand, he's waiting for you. He's in the third booth.
Elle said, I should wait out here and see if
they follow you to em.
Speaker 4 (08:34):
All right, Missus Russell, we'll be back to talk to
you after I see.
Speaker 5 (08:37):
Your hosband says, I'll be right here.
Speaker 3 (08:38):
Come along, Denny, I'm with yourself. Third booth here it is, Denny.
Speaker 8 (08:50):
What you're tempty? Sir? There's no one in there? Yes,
Missus Russell said, he was waiting here for.
Speaker 4 (08:57):
You, Denny.
Speaker 3 (08:59):
Missus Russell isn't a woman of her word. For more
reasons than one.
Speaker 8 (09:02):
What do you mean by that, sir?
Speaker 4 (09:04):
Look over there where we were talking to Missus Russel.
Speaker 8 (09:08):
But she's not there. She's disappeared exactly. Come on, Denny,
hurry where to now? Do you suppose this is all about?
Why did Missus Russel tell us her husband was in
that telephone then vanish herself?
Speaker 4 (09:22):
I think that's your answer, Denny.
Speaker 3 (09:24):
Why say they're calling the horses to the post of
the fourth rae exactly? And there goes White Star at
the starting gate with the others. That's your answer, all right?
We were tricked by missus Russe. It was a stall
to keep us away from her husband until the race began.
Speaker 6 (09:43):
Missus Gilson rand with Westwood bringing you a description of
the fourth race.
Speaker 4 (09:47):
US seven thousand dollars first handicap.
Speaker 6 (09:50):
The horses are at the starting gate down the five.
Speaker 4 (09:53):
Lucky Boy is acting up a bit of the post down.
Speaker 6 (09:55):
They've got him back in line.
Speaker 11 (10:00):
A fast, clean start, kind of tight backs and move
down the stretch cold the first turns now out in
front wailing sits Fucky Boy, follow my sunrise with White
Star alsing in his turn position and if around the
first time, it's fucking boys come out in front all
my two lanes of the sunrise and coming up fastest,
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the White Star tailing back behind the leaders of five
by night all the time, only Star. Wait, there goes
White Star coming back suddenly. Oh, something's wrong out there.
Speaker 5 (10:32):
Tell them up my white car and my cold lane.
Speaker 11 (10:35):
White Stars out coming to a walk. Bruso is just
sitting now on his mount, his hands hanging lip in
his tides. If there's something radically wrong out there. Russo
is shaking his head, and and how he falls forward
on the horse.
Speaker 4 (10:47):
White Star has come to a stand still, and there
he goes.
Speaker 2 (10:51):
Russo has tumbled off and Row.
Speaker 11 (10:53):
The emergency gate has just opened, and there's the ambulance
right now. I'm coming out on the track, Brows over mine.
Speaker 8 (11:14):
Yes, Enny, Miss Peters and her stable hand Dave Turner
are outside.
Speaker 4 (11:19):
All right, show Miss Peters in first, Yes, sir, this.
Speaker 8 (11:22):
Way, Miss Peters.
Speaker 5 (11:23):
Captain Drummond, I'm Helen Peters.
Speaker 4 (11:25):
How do you do?
Speaker 5 (11:25):
I've just learned from the track officials that my jockey
Al Russo was poisoned.
Speaker 3 (11:29):
Yes, that's what happened. I've been asked to handle the investigation.
I don't know whether you were informed of the matter,
but Russo called me earlier this afternoon. I called you, Yes,
But why he wanted me to help save his life?
Miss Peter's What do you know about Al Russo?
Speaker 5 (11:45):
Nothing except that he was a good jockey. Captain Rummenha,
don't understand why should anyone want to murder?
Speaker 4 (11:51):
I was about to ask you the same question.
Speaker 10 (11:53):
I know he didn't have any enemy, Miss Peters, According
to Russo's wife, his wife, Yes, young lady, about your height, Blum.
Speaker 5 (12:03):
I didn't know L was married.
Speaker 4 (12:04):
He didn't tell me, Denny.
Speaker 3 (12:06):
I doubt seriously if the young woman was Russell's wife.
While you went from Miss Peters, I checked with the
other jockeys here. As far as they knew, Russeu was single.
That mysterious woman was just playing her part in the
murder game.
Speaker 5 (12:18):
Captain Drummond, Yes, Miss Peters, I was with L and
the paddock when he mounted White Star. He seemed perfectly well.
Speaker 4 (12:24):
Then he was at that point, but they said he
was poisoned. That's correct.
Speaker 5 (12:29):
How no one was near him after he left the
paddock for the starting gate.
Speaker 3 (12:33):
Russell's death was caused by a strong and swift acting poison.
That poison was injected into his system. Injected Denny. Let
me have that saddle, Yes, sir, The medical examiner found
a puncture on the inside of Russell's right thigh.
Speaker 8 (12:47):
Here's the saddles.
Speaker 4 (12:49):
Hold up the Denny.
Speaker 3 (12:50):
So was Peter's conceit l Miss Peters, you will notice
this sticking out of the right side of White Star's saddle,
the murder weapon. There's a hyper dermik sewed on the
inside of the saddle. There the hypodermic contained the poison.
Speaker 5 (13:04):
Who could have put that into the saddle?
Speaker 3 (13:07):
I have the slightest idea Miss Peter's win. Is White
Star scheduled to race again.
Speaker 5 (13:12):
Next week at Overton Park. I've entered him in the
Wilson Handicap, but with el Gone, I've not Jockey L
could handle White Star. He got more out of him
than any other rider.
Speaker 3 (13:22):
Just now, Miss Peters, I am not concerned with White
Star winning. I just want to make sure that he
runs at Overton Park next week. It may be our
only chance to catch a killer.
Speaker 6 (13:39):
You got another jockey, mister Connish, but you get Dave
Taddy Lynch Flynch. He's a smart kid, mister Connish. He
knows how to ride to win. He can bring White
starin to the wire and the Wilson Handicap next week.
Speaker 4 (13:50):
What about Drummond? Oh here, and that's too His are
hanging around the stable all the time. There's the first
chance I got to come over here. What are you
going to do about Lynch? You won't be able to
get to him the drumming around. I'm not getting to Lynch.
Do you mean you're going to let White Star come
in for a win?
Speaker 6 (14:06):
Not on your life told you I was holding that
nag from a wind until I get the odds up
high enough for a big killing. And next week they
won't be anywhere near where I want them, mister Connors.
But how are you going to stave it? When you're
taking White Star to Overton Park Tuesday night? You drive
over by Root six. All right, here's what you do.
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Ten miles outside of town. There's an intersection Hallsy Corners.
It's called I know the place, Okay, turn right on
to fifteen A and go along for seven miles and
you come to a sign that says the yolks. It's
a farm a little off the main road for the yoks. Right,
I'll meet you there. Everything will be set for the
nag pulling out reversed. Hey, mister Kennich, what do you
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think I got too much investor to let White Star win?
Yet got everything straight?
Speaker 4 (14:56):
Dave? Sure? But what about Drummer? Dad about him? Maybe
he'll take it into his head to follow the truck.
Speaker 6 (15:04):
If he does, it'll be the last following they'll never do.
Speaker 4 (15:08):
Don't worry about Drummond. I'll have everything set for him
to take it easy, boy, how easy.
Speaker 5 (15:21):
It seems to be a little nervous tonight, Dave.
Speaker 4 (15:24):
I think White Star kind of misses out. I don't
usually have this trouble loading him on the truck this way, boy,
come on, good eating sweeter?
Speaker 5 (15:33):
Oh, Captain Drummond. I thought you and Terry Lynch went
on Overton.
Speaker 3 (15:37):
I changed my mind, Danny and I have some work
to do. I sent Lynch on ahead. By the way,
what do you think of Lynch?
Speaker 5 (15:44):
Seems to be a fine jockey.
Speaker 3 (15:46):
I told you he'd work out. We both may get
what we wanted Overton. You were victory for White Star
and I al Russeo's murderer.
Speaker 5 (15:54):
I'll get started, Dave.
Speaker 4 (15:57):
Sure. Think as soon as I get this ramp up,
I'm off.
Speaker 5 (16:01):
You found any trace of that woman who said she
was missus Russels.
Speaker 3 (16:05):
Not a sign of her. But I have an idea
she'll show up sooner or later.
Speaker 5 (16:09):
All ready to get under way, all right, Dave, I
see it tomorrow morning at Overton.
Speaker 4 (16:12):
Good night, good night.
Speaker 5 (16:22):
I'd drive you back to town.
Speaker 3 (16:23):
Captain villeh No, thank you very much. Here here comes
Denny with my car. Now all sets, yes, yes, Denny,
see you at Overton Mesitas. All right, Denny, let's go
rid Keep on the tail of that truck. Not too close.
I don't want him to suspect he's being followed.
Speaker 8 (16:53):
Well, so far he's sticking to the root. Captain Drummond.
Speaker 4 (16:56):
Yes, but it's still quite a way to Overton.
Speaker 3 (16:59):
What makes you think something surprising may happen in the
absence of clues, Denny, I have to fall back on hunches.
Speaker 8 (17:05):
But if you ask me, I think we're out on
the wild horse chase. If you will pardon the pun.
Speaker 4 (17:11):
And slow down, Denny, he's turning off the road.
Speaker 8 (17:14):
I say, perhaps you were right about that, fellow, Dave, Sir,
that's not the way to Wilberton.
Speaker 3 (17:19):
Step on a Denny, get up to that intersection right.
Speaker 4 (17:25):
Now.
Speaker 12 (17:26):
Take that turn fast. I don't want to lose track
of that truck. Hold answer, here we go. Ah, that
is up ahead, he's picking up speed.
Speaker 4 (17:39):
Keep after him.
Speaker 8 (17:40):
I wonder where he's taking White Star.
Speaker 4 (17:42):
We should soon find out that, Denny. What is it
a look? Look that car pulling out up ahead. It's
cover you across that swing off the road before we crash.
Head off, Jenny.
Speaker 3 (17:59):
Jenny, Oh, I'm all right, So it's just my arm.
Speaker 8 (18:04):
We're certainly lucky we might have been killed.
Speaker 4 (18:07):
That apparently was their intention.
Speaker 8 (18:09):
You'll mean, that wasn't an accident.
Speaker 3 (18:10):
Not by a long shot. That car was evidently waiting
for us to come along. Someone had made preparations in
the event the truck carrying White Star was tailed at
any rate, Denny, one of my hunches has been proven correct.
Speaker 4 (18:23):
No doubt about it. We were on the right track, yes, But.
Speaker 8 (18:26):
Now, unfortunately, sir, we've been derailed.
Speaker 4 (18:29):
Only temporarily, Denny, only temporarily.
Speaker 8 (18:31):
But what about the truck we've lost it?
Speaker 4 (18:34):
Oh, I'm sure White Star will turn up it over
it and save it.
Speaker 8 (18:36):
Some yes, but what about us?
Speaker 3 (18:39):
Well, first we get in touch with the local police
and arrange for our sudden passing, sudden passing? What do
you mean, sir? We're dead, Denny dead. That's the way
the newspapers will carry the story. Captain Hugh Drummond and
Denny killed an auto crash. How did that sound to you?
Speaker 4 (18:56):
Frightful? What's the idea?
Speaker 3 (18:58):
I want our would be assailants to think they were successful,
to make our work more simple.
Speaker 4 (19:03):
So, Denny, for the time being, we're dead. Very well, sir,
I'm dead.
Speaker 8 (19:08):
Now, would you mind telling me.
Speaker 4 (19:10):
Just what work we corpses are to do? Denny, I'm
afraid this is going to confound you even more.
Speaker 8 (19:16):
Go ahead, sir, but break it to me gently.
Speaker 4 (19:19):
You've heard the one about the horse of a different color.
Speaker 3 (19:21):
Continue well, Denny, we're setting out to find a horse
of the same color.
Speaker 8 (19:27):
Yeah, thank you, sal It doesn't make one bit of sense.
But sense or no sense, I.
Speaker 13 (19:32):
Suppose we ghosts should stick together, all right, we'll try
that barn first.
Speaker 8 (19:44):
Really, Captain Drummond, we're taking quite a gamble sneaking about
farms in this fashion. We're liable to run up against
the farmer who will take us for trespassism, greet us
with a load of buckshots.
Speaker 4 (19:54):
I'm afraid we'll just have to chance that very well, sir.
Speaker 8 (19:58):
But how long are we going to keep this fowling
up till I.
Speaker 3 (20:01):
Find what they're looking for? Sure at some place in
this area. All right, open that door and we'll see
what this barn has to offer. All right, come on,
close the door, Yes, sir, the horse stalls are over there.
Let's go, Denny. That horse in the inn stall, sir.
Speaker 8 (20:28):
Come on, why Captain Drummond, this horse he has a
white marking on his head the same market.
Speaker 4 (20:36):
Yes, it's white Star, all right, Denny.
Speaker 8 (20:38):
But but I still don't understand. You said when you
checked yesterday morning, the White Star has arrived at Overton,
so he did. Well, then who is this horse?
Speaker 4 (20:47):
White Star?
Speaker 8 (20:48):
Now? Rarely it's and nothing's gonna be in two different
places at the same time. Would you mind telling me
what this is all about?
Speaker 4 (20:55):
All right, Denny? All right, here's the way I see it.
Speaker 3 (20:58):
This white Star will look at as a ringer for
the White Star at Overton.
Speaker 4 (21:02):
Ringer.
Speaker 3 (21:03):
A ringer is a sort of stand in, a replacement
to be used at an arranged time. But why well, Denny,
and horse racing is a very good reason money. The
two white Stars are identical, probably in all factors, but
one speed. That's where the money angle is put to work.
You remember we checked on White Star's past record.
Speaker 8 (21:23):
Yes, it was quite undistinguished.
Speaker 3 (21:24):
Exactly, no wins. The odds against White Star coming in
first are great.
Speaker 4 (21:29):
Oh I Caesar.
Speaker 8 (21:31):
If White Star wins, the one who bets on him
will be richly rewarded.
Speaker 4 (21:35):
That's right, Denny.
Speaker 3 (21:37):
And the chances are that one of the White Stars
stands a very good chance of winning.
Speaker 8 (21:41):
I say, Captain Drummond, do you suppose miss Peters knows
about this?
Speaker 4 (21:45):
From the way things look?
Speaker 3 (21:45):
It doesn't appear so White Star was sold to her
last season by Nick Connors. In the past Connor's dealings
and horse flesh have been on the shady side.
Speaker 8 (21:56):
Well, then perhaps Connell's had something to do with our
Russell's murder.
Speaker 3 (22:00):
Altogether likely, Denny. We'll have to prove that by drawing
Connors out.
Speaker 8 (22:04):
How do you expect accomplish that, sir?
Speaker 3 (22:06):
By seeing just how interested he is in the way
White Star runs? Denny, We're getting this horse out of here,
and then what you and I are taking him to
Overton to make an unauthorized switch and horses? Then we'll
wait until tomorrow's race and see if we can encircle
the murderers with our ringer.
Speaker 8 (22:44):
I say, Connor's is here, sir. I saw him in
a box at the other end of the grandstand.
Speaker 3 (22:48):
All right, Denny, Now we'd better remain out of sight
until after the race.
Speaker 8 (22:52):
I saw miss Peter's stable hand Dave too. He's wearing
a bandage around his head as a result of that
blow I delivered to him last night before we switched Hosses.
Must be quite a headache.
Speaker 3 (23:02):
So but nothing, Denny, compared to the headache the State
is going to give him when we wind this case up.
Speaker 8 (23:07):
You know, Captain Drummond, one thing bothers me.
Speaker 4 (23:10):
What's that?
Speaker 8 (23:11):
I wonder which of the two is the real White Star,
the one who ran so badly last season.
Speaker 4 (23:16):
We'll soon learn that, Denny. There they go, and as they.
Speaker 6 (23:26):
Come around the bar turn, it's Seminoles still out in
front by two length over Rocky Ridge, with Dusty King
moving up to take.
Speaker 4 (23:32):
Her position of a win.
Speaker 5 (23:34):
Song.
Speaker 8 (23:34):
Seminole has now extended.
Speaker 4 (23:36):
His lead my grateful length and White has White.
Speaker 8 (23:39):
Star coming up fast on the inside.
Speaker 5 (23:41):
Yes, he's making his bids. White Star with trendy Lynch up.
Speaker 4 (23:44):
He types of Dusty King to capture the number three spot, and.
Speaker 5 (23:47):
He's still moving up.
Speaker 14 (23:48):
White Star the twenty to.
Speaker 11 (23:50):
One shot, up there among the leaders and letting around.
Speaker 5 (23:52):
The turn into the home stretch.
Speaker 8 (23:54):
It's Seminoles still in the lead, and there it goes.
Speaker 11 (23:57):
White Star passed right rage in a second place and
don't coming up.
Speaker 4 (24:00):
Past yuh pushing.
Speaker 15 (24:05):
White Star talent.
Speaker 9 (24:07):
He's up there.
Speaker 11 (24:09):
I'm a white arm in mine.
Speaker 15 (24:15):
I'm here.
Speaker 9 (24:15):
I come.
Speaker 8 (24:18):
Like a.
Speaker 5 (24:35):
Well miss Peters, Nick, Nick, white Star won today.
Speaker 4 (24:41):
You don't say I don't know how it happened.
Speaker 5 (24:43):
I can't figure it out.
Speaker 4 (24:44):
You can't, huh?
Speaker 15 (24:46):
I can?
Speaker 8 (24:47):
Nick? What's the matter?
Speaker 4 (24:49):
You're a lousy double crosser?
Speaker 5 (24:51):
What are you talking about?
Speaker 4 (24:52):
Am I talking about you?
Speaker 6 (24:54):
The dirtiest double dealing dame on the face of the earth,
That's what I'm talking about.
Speaker 5 (24:58):
Nick. I couldn't help it. If White Star wants they
just ran well.
Speaker 6 (25:01):
White Star doesn't run that well. He hasn't got it
in him. The ringer was in there to day. What
don't give me that?
Speaker 8 (25:08):
What business?
Speaker 6 (25:10):
You were setting yourself up with some quick change in
a runout and I got it all figured Nick, your
run the farm.
Speaker 4 (25:17):
A ringer wasn't there.
Speaker 8 (25:19):
You got him out.
Speaker 4 (25:20):
You pulled a double switch on me.
Speaker 5 (25:22):
No, no, honestly got.
Speaker 6 (25:24):
A nice take you and me.
Speaker 4 (25:26):
You you couldn't wait.
Speaker 6 (25:28):
You wanted to make a grab for yourself, just like
Al Russo did.
Speaker 4 (25:32):
What made you think you'd get away with it?
Speaker 8 (25:34):
What made you think? So? You're wrong?
Speaker 5 (25:37):
Nick, you're wrong. I didn't know. I don't know what
you're talking about.
Speaker 6 (25:40):
I rig up a neat scheme. Nobody knows the connection
between you and me. I rig it up neat so
we can get out with.
Speaker 15 (25:45):
A clean take.
Speaker 4 (25:47):
You sit high and dry. I get the dirty work done.
I get rid of Russo. Then I put Drummond on
that stooge of his out of the way. And all
the time, all the.
Speaker 8 (25:56):
Time, you're setting me up for a lousy sucker.
Speaker 4 (26:00):
Me.
Speaker 5 (26:00):
I didn't switch the horses. I had nothing to do
with You didn't please the window. What are you gonna
do to me?
Speaker 6 (26:06):
I got another plan for you and me now, only
this time it's sure to work.
Speaker 4 (26:10):
I'm seeing it. What personally, you're.
Speaker 6 (26:13):
Going out that window neck, You're going out the window
lands smacking that lion face of your stop mock.
Speaker 4 (26:17):
Please don't move either one of your Why sorry to
disappoint you.
Speaker 5 (26:29):
Captain Drummond he this man was gonna kill me.
Speaker 3 (26:33):
Yes, Danny and I heard him talk about it from
you're joining room. We heard everything you two said. You see,
miss Peters, we followed. Nick Connor's here. All right, Denny,
you may show them the way out. Delighted, Miss Peters,
Connor's you and the others in this scheme will be
starting off soon in a race run by justice, a
(26:55):
race for your lives. And believe me, in a contest
like that, there won't be any ringers. I'll be back
in a moment to tell you about next week's story.
(27:28):
Next week, Enny and I visit a seashore resort, find
the carnival owner dead on his own scenic railway. Our
investigation leads us from attraction to attraction and from murder
to smuggling. I call this story death Loops the loop.
(27:49):
Be sure to listen, won't.
Speaker 1 (27:50):
You welcome back? This was a fun case and Captain
(28:42):
Drummond got to show his usual cleverness and a flair
for the dramatic. Now that's not to say that it's perfect,
and there are two big logical problems that bother me
about this episode. First of all, who impersonated the jockey's wife.
It seems like our villain had a spare accomplice line
around who is unaccounted for at the end, and you know,
(29:04):
it doesn't make sense like he was the leader some
criminal organization that he would have spare accomplices. Secondly, this
is one of those murderers that seems conceptually dumb. Obviously
the jockey knew this was a crooked deal, but the
boss hadn't explained about the ringer because, as was stated later,
(29:27):
the actual horse didn't have it in him to win,
only the ringer did. So Apparently the jockey was being
allowed to ride both horses but didn't know he was
riding both horses, or he had only been allowed to
ride the ringer and hadn't been allowed to ride the
horse that he was going to have to ride during
the races. Either way, it doesn't make a whole lot
(29:49):
of sense. So it's a bit of a dumb murder.
But I love the style and excitement of the whole
story in episode, so it's still entertaining to spot the
plot hole. Well, now it's time to thank our Patreon
supporter today, and I want to thank Charlie. Charlie has
been one of our Patreon supporters since July twenty twenty,
currently supporting the podcast at the shamous level of four
(30:11):
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(30:32):
be sure and listen for Mister and Missus North, but
join us back here tomorrow for Broadways my beat.
Speaker 16 (30:39):
Where I grab hold of poll drop my pail of
paint right through that skylight. This see, I look for
spilled paint. I find a dead man. That is the
experience that happened today. The Clem Picasso flagpole paint unforgettable.
Speaker 15 (30:53):
It'll live in my memory too. You got a link
to add to that dot com.
Speaker 14 (30:57):
Only this Denny. This room is a fortress. Dan Must
built it on top of his penthouse for a retreat.
It's ventilated by an air conditioning system. The only source
of outside light is that skylight, and that's at least
thirty feet from the floor. There's no phone, and the
room was locked and bolted from the outside. Dane couldn't
get out. His place is bare, no writing materials, nothing.
Speaker 15 (31:17):
Yeah, like a tom Maybe he needed this kind of
atmosphere to think.
Speaker 14 (31:21):
Maybe all the boys found they broke in here was
Dane and that table loaded with food, all jarred fruits, chicken,
all sorts of good things to eat.
Speaker 15 (31:30):
Some matter, Docu hungry. Just tell me how Dane died.
Speaker 14 (31:33):
He died of starvation, Danny, huh, Yeah, all that food
and he died of starvation.
Speaker 1 (31:38):
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