August 21, 2025 • 30 mins
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Speaker 1 (00:03):
Hello, Yes, this is the Falcon speaking.
Speaker 2 (00:06):
Oh oh Irene, I'm glad you called.
Speaker 1 (00:11):
Now you'll have to cancel me out tonight. Angel.
Speaker 2 (00:14):
Some boy and I thinks you can get away with murder,
and I've got to prove that if he leaves a
body behind, it's bound to be.
Speaker 1 (00:20):
A dead giveaway.
Speaker 2 (00:26):
Once again, the National Broadcasting Company brings you the transcribed
Adventures of the Falcon, starring Less Damon.
Speaker 1 (00:32):
The Adventures of the Falcon.
Speaker 2 (00:34):
Dedicated to private investigators everywhere, those hard hitting detectives who
like Mike Wearing, risk their lives to.
Speaker 1 (00:41):
Aid law enforcement agencies. So join him now.
Speaker 2 (00:45):
When the Falcon solves the case of the fatal fix.
It's late afternoon in New York, and the young man
named Danny Hiccock steps out of the elevator shuddly strides
toward the Pithouse suite on the twenty eighth floor of
the Belma. Yes, Danny has come up in the world,
(01:08):
but right now he's in for a letdown. Hello Danny,
how'd you get in here?
Speaker 1 (01:16):
I told the desk trick I was your father. You'll
got your nerves? Why isn't it true? Don't blame me?
Speaker 3 (01:24):
What do you want.
Speaker 1 (01:25):
I got a call this morning from the police.
Speaker 2 (01:27):
Well, have you any idea why they're looking for you?
I must overpart you're lying. Look, I don't have to
take that from you. You're going to take a lot more.
I found this note on your dresser. Look up, George Pulaski.
It's signed the Greek.
Speaker 1 (01:43):
Give me that? Is that the same Pulaski who.
Speaker 2 (01:46):
Was murdered last night?
Speaker 1 (01:47):
I wouldn't know.
Speaker 2 (01:48):
Now, Look, Danny, you've got to tell me everything.
Speaker 1 (01:50):
Has nothing to.
Speaker 2 (01:51):
Tell there is if you believe the Morgan Committee. According
to them, the crime syndicate in this country is headed
by a man called the Greek.
Speaker 1 (01:58):
So so how come he writes you notes?
Speaker 2 (02:01):
And how come I found this money in your drawer?
Because you're nosing there's eight thousand dollars in this role, Danny,
Where did it come from?
Speaker 1 (02:08):
None of your business, one of you, little punk? Who
do you think you're talking to?
Speaker 2 (02:14):
Don't ever try that again, because father had not. The
next time, I'll let you have it.
Speaker 1 (02:17):
I mean it. Well, I'm going to get the truth
if I have to.
Speaker 2 (02:20):
Ah, sorry, Dent, but I did not. Mister Hickcock in
the house, there's two of them. One I want is Danny.
Speaker 1 (02:28):
That's me. I had to know you, Danny.
Speaker 2 (02:31):
I wonder if you'd mind taking little ride with me.
Speaker 1 (02:34):
Who the devil a you? Or? That's right?
Speaker 2 (02:36):
I haven't introduced myself. My name's Corbett, Sergeant James Corbett.
To give my full billing here if you'd like to
see my shields?
Speaker 1 (02:45):
Never mind, what's the beef? Well?
Speaker 2 (02:48):
To make a long story short, a fellow named George
Pulaski was knocked off last night.
Speaker 1 (02:54):
So so we got a tip you did it for
the Greek. Oh you're crazy. I've been accused of that before.
Speaker 2 (03:00):
There must be some mistake. And where do you get
the dough on this place? I gave it to him.
I'm his father. They won't wash mister Hickcock. He checked
on you too. I tell you you're wrong.
Speaker 1 (03:11):
I'm the one you want.
Speaker 2 (03:12):
Who has shoot a button. Don't do me any favors. Look, sergeant,
there's an easy way to settle this. I got the
proof of the bed. Hey, wait a minute, where are
you going to get it? Hold it?
Speaker 1 (03:22):
Danny? All right, Tama, come on out. I'm warning it.
You're not out of there by the time. Like what
was that?
Speaker 2 (03:31):
That's what it sounded like, give me a hand. You
don't think I'm on one two.
Speaker 1 (03:40):
Danny.
Speaker 2 (03:42):
Sorry, mister Hitcock, you better wait outside. I gotta call
the coroner.
Speaker 1 (04:00):
M that's the story, mister Wearing. After the sergeant and I.
Speaker 2 (04:03):
Broke down the door where you found Danny. Yes, I
still don't understand why he did it. Now it's pretty
obvious he was working for the Greek and he knew
it was the chair. Once they nabbed him, he tore
my fault. If I'd done a better job, he wouldn't
have turned out this way.
Speaker 1 (04:18):
Who's to say I am.
Speaker 2 (04:20):
I want your help so as I can make it
up to him.
Speaker 1 (04:24):
The little late, well better late than never.
Speaker 2 (04:27):
I want you to find the man they call the
Greek and the Greek. Yes, I want to know who
and what he is, and so.
Speaker 1 (04:33):
To the police.
Speaker 2 (04:34):
They've been trying to identify him for years. Danny knew, well,
he certainly isn't gonna spill it now. There must be
some way forget it. I told you they know the
police have been trying to run him down for years.
Well maybe they're making the same mistakes over and over.
Speaker 1 (04:49):
It it's easier for you.
Speaker 2 (04:52):
I wouldn't know where to start. I don't care about
the war. The important thing is when, and here's five
hundred dollars to do it now. The bartender is Joey
(05:16):
Wilson or whatever.
Speaker 1 (05:17):
Mind I see him? Hello, Joeye? Wow? What did I
do to rate this? Just lucky? I guess mind if
I join you?
Speaker 2 (05:28):
I certainly do whearing. I'm particular about the people I'm
seen with, and obviously I'm not.
Speaker 1 (05:34):
What do you want a little conversation. I haven't got.
Speaker 2 (05:37):
Time any better change your mind, Joey, you'll find yourself
with nothing else but about ten years worth.
Speaker 1 (05:43):
Whether the thing sing tops are still looking for the party?
You fix that, Brydon. I don't know nothing about it.
My mistake. I heard you did it for the Greek.
Well you got rocks in your head.
Speaker 2 (05:55):
Don't let the sound effects fool your Joey and only pebbles.
Speaker 1 (05:59):
How can I find the big I ain't got the
slightest idea.
Speaker 2 (06:02):
Okay, let'll be like you said, too bad. I got
to talk to the cop.
Speaker 1 (06:07):
Wait a minute, yeah, I tell you, I don't know
who the Greek is. You can stop me at the
ladder and go on home, but for wait for a
phone call. Are you going to make the first contact
for me? I'm not saying yes. I'm not saying no.
Speaker 4 (06:23):
Just go home and wait, you know, give him ten
more minutes. He doesn't call by them.
Speaker 1 (06:39):
Hello and either talk.
Speaker 3 (06:41):
You might wear it?
Speaker 1 (06:42):
Please? Who's this?
Speaker 3 (06:44):
Never mind you're wearing?
Speaker 1 (06:46):
That's right.
Speaker 3 (06:47):
I understand you're trying to locate the Greek.
Speaker 1 (06:50):
You understand correctly.
Speaker 3 (06:51):
You know what will happen. Anyone will fingers employees.
Speaker 1 (06:54):
You don't have to worry. This is business.
Speaker 3 (06:56):
He's got enough now to get mark you byight.
Speaker 1 (07:00):
What did you call?
Speaker 3 (07:01):
I need a steak.
Speaker 1 (07:03):
I'll pay you five hundred bucks for the genuine article. What.
Speaker 3 (07:07):
I don't know who the Greek is? But I got
an idea.
Speaker 1 (07:10):
Who does you mean I have to do some more climbing?
Speaker 5 (07:13):
Yeah, so if you've got to bear it on, i'd
watch those steps. You're still unterested, Let's have it. How
would I get the dog?
Speaker 1 (07:21):
I would you suggest nail it.
Speaker 3 (07:24):
The Woollie Smith kill the general de levery? I got
your word?
Speaker 1 (07:29):
Yep.
Speaker 5 (07:30):
Well, if I wish your watch see a man named
Alvin Mayas you gotta place at the Beaumont.
Speaker 1 (07:37):
What makes you think he knows the Greek.
Speaker 5 (07:39):
I say you don't. Nobody does this. Mires is a
jumpy party. I think I spell if you put it
on them the right way?
Speaker 1 (07:47):
And what exactly is the right way?
Speaker 5 (07:49):
Look, I can't write the script for you, just giving
you mayas there ron You're right, You're wrong.
Speaker 2 (08:06):
I guess I'm not very bright, mister Wearing. But I'm
still rather puzzled for the reason for this visit.
Speaker 1 (08:14):
I mind you, I've enjoyed it, you know. Oh thanks?
But I was told al Than Myers g put me
in touch with the Greek?
Speaker 2 (08:20):
Are you were told by whom a mutual friend?
Speaker 1 (08:24):
That's Ralliday? It'll have to do? And uh?
Speaker 2 (08:27):
Just why do you want to contact the Greek? I've
got a deal for him.
Speaker 1 (08:32):
Tell me something? He was to Wearing? Do I look
weak minded?
Speaker 2 (08:36):
No?
Speaker 1 (08:36):
Well you must think so? Do come here with that story?
What's wrong with it? Everything? Correct me if I'm wrong.
But you're a private detect I am.
Speaker 2 (08:45):
Currently are employed by one William Hiccock.
Speaker 1 (08:48):
Where'd you hear that? Well? Aren't you? No? Isn't that strange?
I wonder where I got the idea? I wonder too well?
Speaker 2 (08:56):
I was given to understand shortly after his son committed suicide.
Mister Hiccock came to you with a request that you
find the Greek for some unknown reason. He thinks our
mysterious friend was involved.
Speaker 1 (09:06):
He was, and he was working for him. And it's
only your opinion. The police share it with me.
Speaker 2 (09:12):
Have I got a feeling I'm accomplishing something they didn't already? Yes,
I think I'm talking to the Greek right now.
Speaker 1 (09:20):
That's the funniest thing I've heard yet. Well, you're reasonally amused.
Are you the Greek?
Speaker 3 (09:24):
Or don't be ridiculous?
Speaker 1 (09:26):
Well, I we'll soon find out.
Speaker 2 (09:27):
My informant led me to believe you don't like being
man handled. What he thought you might track under a
little pressure, and he wouldn't there.
Speaker 1 (09:37):
He shouldn't have said that.
Speaker 2 (09:38):
I are you the Greek? I asked you something. No,
don't but anthem me. Are you the Greek?
Speaker 5 (09:45):
No?
Speaker 3 (09:45):
Do you know who he is?
Speaker 1 (09:46):
On my word? He'll kill me? Oh yeah, butt, I
talk now?
Speaker 2 (09:51):
Who is he? His name is Vincent Romiah Romiah?
Speaker 1 (09:56):
Yes, but if he live in Brooklyn on St. Come on, now,
that's one for the book.
Speaker 2 (10:03):
That's mayas if you're tossing me a curve, I'll be
back and believe me, you'll enjoy my next trip to
the plate even less.
Speaker 6 (10:17):
Mm hmmm, yes, please, I'd like to see mister romile.
Speaker 2 (10:30):
Oh sure, Papa, I saw a man wants to see you.
Speaker 1 (10:36):
Why you make him way outside? Will you like to
come in and mistake?
Speaker 2 (10:42):
Be right out?
Speaker 1 (10:43):
Okay? Thanks?
Speaker 2 (10:47):
Oh no, no, no, take the other chair. This woe
has got a broken springs to fix it, but all
the time he's too busy. All the time. He listens
to ball games on the radio all days, Dodges, Dodger's Dodges. Hey,
you friend of Papa.
Speaker 1 (11:05):
I wouldn't say that exactly.
Speaker 2 (11:06):
I thought maybe you know when he was in the
ice business.
Speaker 1 (11:10):
Ice business.
Speaker 2 (11:11):
Sure, I used to have a big company, three trucks.
Wait a minute, something long.
Speaker 1 (11:18):
I'm beginning to think.
Speaker 2 (11:19):
So, oh, Papa, this is mister wearing, Mike Wearing, Mike wearing.
Let me see, don't I know this name from somebody
shoe your private detective.
Speaker 1 (11:28):
That's right, Rot, You know who this is is a fugon.
Remember we read about them in the paper. That's like a.
Speaker 2 (11:36):
Little wh No, no, no thanks, Oh please try to
make it themselves, Mama, some vena for mister weary.
Speaker 1 (11:44):
Talk wait till your taste.
Speaker 2 (11:46):
Rosa makes the best wine anybody in the whole United.
Speaker 1 (11:49):
States, and I'm sure she does.
Speaker 2 (11:50):
But look at me all the time it talk, I know,
even asked what I can do for you?
Speaker 1 (11:54):
Well, I uh got a proposition for the Greek.
Speaker 2 (11:58):
You've got a proposition for her the Greek?
Speaker 1 (12:01):
No stank.
Speaker 2 (12:02):
Didn't you ever hear about him? He's supposed to have
the rackets in this country? Oh shoot, I remember they
talk about him on the ready is a very bad man,
very bad man.
Speaker 1 (12:11):
You know anything about him? Just what I hear my mother,
don't let me listen. Too much to say is bad
for my heart.
Speaker 2 (12:17):
Even the ball game is still talking.
Speaker 1 (12:20):
Hey, you tried thisness wearing.
Speaker 2 (12:23):
I got one for YouTube for such a little one.
It's more than enough, you know what the doctor's saying.
All right, right, Well, mister wedding, you have yees sure
tell you.
Speaker 1 (12:36):
It's wonderful, you hear mama?
Speaker 2 (12:39):
He lies last years much better.
Speaker 1 (12:42):
I can't believe that. By the way, mister, my own
your wife tells me you were in the ice business.
That's right.
Speaker 2 (12:49):
I retired four years ago. My son and Jimmy he
run a business now you ever hear of.
Speaker 1 (12:55):
A man named Danny Hickock, Now, oh, sure we do
for you.
Speaker 2 (12:58):
Remember we read about him in the paper last week.
Speaker 1 (13:01):
Oh yeah, yeah, yeah.
Speaker 2 (13:01):
He's a young fellow who killed himself in the hotel.
Speaker 7 (13:04):
It's far to find him.
Speaker 2 (13:06):
For a man nice is on the fall d if
he bring up boy like we bring up Jimmy, you know,
go around the killing people. Well you never know anyway,
that the cock was supposed to be on the Greek's payroll.
Speaker 1 (13:18):
I understand. You know.
Speaker 2 (13:19):
That makes two of us, as I was told you
were the Greek me who.
Speaker 1 (13:23):
Said, well it doesn't matter. Well, you've got to tell me.
I send my Jimmy to bit him.
Speaker 4 (13:30):
All right, all right.
Speaker 1 (13:32):
Just a joke, forget it, you go already.
Speaker 2 (13:35):
I got to But you're not finishing your wine.
Speaker 3 (13:37):
You're not life.
Speaker 2 (13:38):
Oh yes, yes, sure I do. But I've got to
get back to work. I'm sorry if I put you
any trouble. What it's not trouble at all. Maybe you
come the Brooklyn again.
Speaker 1 (13:46):
Some Yes, sure, the Dodgers want what's your main name?
Are you such a nice man? Yeah? I wish Jimmy
could see him. Hey, you know, I think I spell
something better.
Speaker 2 (14:03):
My chicken gets a story.
Speaker 7 (14:08):
Hey the four two one one three A.
Speaker 1 (14:21):
Yeah, Joey, that's right. What's the name of that new
boy from Toledo?
Speaker 3 (14:28):
What boy?
Speaker 7 (14:29):
The one who knows all about the man hunting?
Speaker 3 (14:31):
Oh Monday, Stevens.
Speaker 1 (14:36):
I tell him to get in touch with the Greek.
Speaker 7 (14:39):
I got a little job for him.
Speaker 2 (14:53):
Summer is just around the corner around the calendar. This year,
we're getting a lucky break too, because there are three
three day holiday weekend Memorial Day, the fourth of July
and Labor Day. For most of us, that's fine, but
we should always keep in mind that these long weekend
holidays will be tragic times for some of us who
start out gaily to enjoy them. For instance, last year,
(15:13):
over the Labor Day weekend, which always lasts three days,
the average was one hundred and fifty three deaths a
day in traffic mishaps. So take a lesson from the figures,
and at all times, and particularly on long holiday weekends,
drive as though your life depends on it.
Speaker 1 (15:30):
It does.
Speaker 2 (15:37):
And now back to the Adventures of the falcon. An
hour has passed since Mike Wearning's meeting with Vincent Romeo,
and now at Mike's apartment, He unhappily sums up the
matter for his client.
Speaker 1 (15:51):
Kar lot's a story here, car, it's a bump steer.
Speaker 2 (15:54):
When I got to Brooklyn and I found this couple
and more wonderful Tay you never met, and this Romio
wasn't the great. Now Myers was pulling my leg. Well,
where do we go from here? Where can we go?
Every lead I had petered out? What about Alvin Myers?
Why don't you see him again? No, No, I wouldn't
be any use. He'd be ready for me.
Speaker 1 (16:11):
Now. No, it just looks at the door. Say, wait
a minute.
Speaker 2 (16:17):
Did you see the newspaper accounts of your son's suicide?
Speaker 1 (16:21):
No? Well I read them all religiously. It was very
little there. All it said was.
Speaker 2 (16:27):
When you and Sergeant Corbett broke down the door, you
found Danny. We did, and there was nothing about your
son committing suicide because he was implicated in the murder
of Pulaski.
Speaker 1 (16:36):
Well, well, Romeo knew that. He knew Danny was a gunman.
How could he? I didn't know it myself. Yeah, that's
just it. He must be the Greek Holy cow. I've
got to see Sergeant Corbett well, then.
Speaker 2 (16:50):
You won't be needing me anymore.
Speaker 1 (16:51):
Well, he might want to talk to you.
Speaker 2 (16:53):
I'll be easier to find than the Greek.
Speaker 1 (16:56):
So long wearing, and thanks again.
Speaker 2 (16:59):
You've been more help then you know.
Speaker 1 (17:16):
All that you have gone surprised me.
Speaker 2 (17:19):
Oh I knew my luck couldn't last. Now, Look, Mike,
I just got a flash on a murder. So if
you don't know if someone heard you, they think you
didn't want me wrong, that'd be right. I don't suppose
I told you I discovered the identity of the Greek
what I spoke to him a couple.
Speaker 1 (17:34):
Of hours ago?
Speaker 2 (17:35):
And you're just telling me, Well, it didn't dawn on
until later.
Speaker 1 (17:38):
Well who is he?
Speaker 2 (17:39):
You'd never guess? First of all, he is in Greek?
Speaker 1 (17:42):
And where do you suppose he lives?
Speaker 2 (17:43):
Well, in a luxurious duplex on Park Avenue, wrong again,
in a two family house in Brooklyn on Sycamore Hunsick.
Name wouldn't be Vincent Romeo, would it? How did you
know he was murdered fifteen minutes ago?
Speaker 1 (17:57):
You're kidding?
Speaker 2 (17:57):
Sure, that's what the city pays me for it.
Speaker 1 (18:00):
Jokes? Who else knew Romeya was a great no one?
Speaker 2 (18:04):
You sure well, I figured it out while I was
talking to Hiccock.
Speaker 1 (18:08):
That does it? You're out of your mind. Well, he
had a motive, didn't he.
Speaker 2 (18:12):
I say, after you left him, Hitcock went over to
Brooklyn and gave him a belt. Hey, that's a good one,
Hitcock belt. You were right when you said the city
wasn't paying you to make.
Speaker 1 (18:21):
Joke while I'm not joking.
Speaker 2 (18:23):
If I will get your ten hitcocks are, boy, you're
good a bet.
Speaker 1 (18:26):
And here's where I collect.
Speaker 2 (18:29):
Yes, sir, Ascal, get a thirty seven out on William Hitcock.
I want him picked up immediately. Give you my word, Sergeant.
(18:53):
I don't know anything about Romyo's murder.
Speaker 1 (18:55):
You knew your son was working for the Great? Yes?
Speaker 2 (18:58):
If Emily was responsible for his suicide, yes.
Speaker 1 (19:01):
But I didn't kill him.
Speaker 2 (19:03):
When JU leve Wearing's apartment, it must have been around
three as close at the two.
Speaker 1 (19:08):
Thanks. Where'd you go from there? Home? Anybody see you? No?
I live alone, so you've got no alibi. I don't
need water. We'll leave that for a jury to decide.
Speaker 2 (19:18):
Ascal.
Speaker 1 (19:20):
We're through here. Buck him. Listen Herecock, I'll get you
out of this.
Speaker 2 (19:24):
I wish you wouldn't wearing you've done enough for me already. Well,
I had to tell him, sure you did he know something?
Speaker 1 (19:31):
Mike?
Speaker 2 (19:32):
I don't think he likes you. Well, I don't blame him,
but he didn't kill the Greek. Now then who did?
Speaker 1 (19:37):
Well? I have no idea.
Speaker 2 (19:39):
As long as I found the Greek, maybe I can
find his killer. I'll be seeing you, sergeant. Yes, hello,
(20:01):
myers remember me? Unfortunately, No, you mightn't fpe me in.
Speaker 1 (20:06):
I might, but I don't think I will. No, you're
doing an injustice.
Speaker 3 (20:09):
Now get out.
Speaker 1 (20:10):
I just want to thank you. I found the Greek.
You saw Romeo in a couple of hours before the
police did. Did they pick him up? Literally? According to
what I hear, they had to use a sponge?
Speaker 3 (20:21):
What do you mean?
Speaker 1 (20:22):
He was in a million pieces? Someone took a shotgunder
the man.
Speaker 3 (20:26):
How shocking?
Speaker 2 (20:27):
So, I imagine doesn't make you feel too badly. With
the Greek out of the picture, what becomes of his empire?
Speaker 1 (20:33):
I have the Vegas notion.
Speaker 2 (20:34):
I've got a feeling you're the crown prince.
Speaker 1 (20:37):
Naturally that makes you a suspect. Oh you're insane. Well,
who do you suggest? What about your client? H?
Speaker 3 (20:43):
Yes?
Speaker 2 (20:44):
When I collect the faith from a man naturally, I
like to give him the benefit of any doubt.
Speaker 3 (20:48):
And you wouldn't be above involving an innocent.
Speaker 1 (20:50):
Party, of course. Not got any suggestions? No, well I have.
Speaker 2 (20:55):
I think you look lovely in a frame. You wouldn't
uh like you said that when before? I remember what happened.
Speaker 3 (21:01):
Don't touch me.
Speaker 1 (21:02):
Who else new Romiah was the Greek? What about his wife?
Don't be ridiculous. I met the woman. You met him too,
and he had you fooled? Well, didn't he? Man? You've
got to point to him.
Speaker 2 (21:13):
I let's hope for your sake, I don't get stuck
on us.
Speaker 3 (21:31):
Poor Papa.
Speaker 1 (21:33):
Why did do such a thing?
Speaker 2 (21:35):
Why they do it? All?
Speaker 1 (21:36):
Right? Now?
Speaker 2 (21:37):
Missus romioh you've got to control yourself. But I never
hurt anybody.
Speaker 3 (21:42):
You see him, mister Wearing, he was a good man.
Speaker 1 (21:45):
Let's open the question. What look, missus Ramio, how much
did you know of your husband's affairs?
Speaker 6 (21:51):
Everything?
Speaker 1 (21:52):
Well, the police believe your husband was the Greek.
Speaker 2 (21:54):
It's crazy.
Speaker 1 (21:55):
He was no Greek.
Speaker 4 (21:56):
You don't believe these stories, mister Wearing.
Speaker 6 (21:58):
I tell you Papa was a good man.
Speaker 1 (22:00):
Did he ever go out at all?
Speaker 2 (22:02):
No?
Speaker 1 (22:02):
He had the bad heart. Well that strange people ever
come to the house, only relatives and friends.
Speaker 2 (22:08):
Now, then he must have transacted all his business over
the phone. Not true, Missus Romeo. You've got to face
the fact.
Speaker 6 (22:13):
I was a good man. You got to church every Sunday.
Speaker 1 (22:16):
I left him six days a week to get into
the trouble. Get out, Missus Romyo. I'll say bad things
about Papa.
Speaker 2 (22:22):
Get out and.
Speaker 3 (22:23):
Don't ever come back.
Speaker 2 (22:38):
Oh no, yeah, I've got to talk to you Corbett.
I just been out to Brooklyn, see Missus Romeo. That
makes it a double header for you today. Hey, you
ought to be playing with a giant. Listen, I'm serious.
Oh am, I they could use an outfielder. What'd you
learn nothing? I'd swear she never knew her husband was
mixed up in the racket. That doesn't make any difference.
Hiccock killed Romeo. I don't believe it. Well who who
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else is in the picture?
Speaker 1 (23:01):
Well? No one except.
Speaker 2 (23:03):
Hey, wait a minute, what do you think of Alvin Myers?
Speaker 1 (23:06):
What do you mean?
Speaker 2 (23:07):
What do I think of him? He was real close
to the Greek, so close he may have been the
only one who knew his real identity.
Speaker 1 (23:12):
While you're reaching. Oh I tell you, yes, I'm busy.
It's an I don't care who Alvin Myers. He said
it was very important. Well put him on Myers, speak
of the devil. Go ahead, please, that's right.
Speaker 3 (23:29):
Oh, this is Alvin Myers. I demand police protection.
Speaker 1 (23:32):
What's the trouble.
Speaker 3 (23:33):
There's someone lurking around my apartment just a few minutes ago,
out Myers.
Speaker 1 (23:40):
Meyers, what's wrong? Something's gone dead and I don't think
it's the phone. Let's go see for sure. There's a
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price tag on almost everything.
Speaker 2 (24:02):
The price tag on speed violations last year was fifteen
thousand killed and five hundred thousand injured. This year, thousands
of lives can be saved if you and millions of
other motorists come to the sober realization that speed is
the biggest killer on the highways and resolved to slow
down before you or someone else pays the price that
must be paid for it at all times, drivers, though
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your life depends on it.
Speaker 3 (24:25):
It does.
Speaker 1 (24:31):
Now back to the Adventures of the Falcon.
Speaker 2 (24:37):
Fifteen minutes have passed since Alvin Meyer's phone Sergeant Corbett
and demanded police protection.
Speaker 1 (24:42):
Apparently he needed.
Speaker 2 (24:43):
It for right in the midst of the call, there
was a shot and now outside Meyer's apartment.
Speaker 1 (24:49):
That's luck.
Speaker 2 (24:50):
What' expect? Get out of my way. That's one not
a dude.
Speaker 1 (24:55):
Ah hear that hit those lights? Myers? You all right,
we better call it. Yeah, I'll take care of it
and see what you can do for him. Yeah. Oh, orright,
not take it either. You'll be okay. When does it hurt?
Maybe I can eat? They started to wait a minute,
hol of phone. Yeah, what's the matter.
Speaker 2 (25:14):
There's nothing wrong with him. I'm hurt at your imagination.
And bullet missed you by a mile. What are you
talking about?
Speaker 1 (25:21):
I've got that hole in the ceiling.
Speaker 2 (25:23):
The slug ended there and it certainly didn't go through
him first, and then he just fainted.
Speaker 1 (25:26):
He's just a great big sissy. Come on, Maya's on
your feet.
Speaker 3 (25:30):
Let me alone.
Speaker 1 (25:31):
I'll leave you alone. What happened here? I don't know.
Don't give us that Who fired that shot at you?
I'll tell you. I don't know. My back was to
the window. Do you have any idea who might want
to kill you? No?
Speaker 6 (25:42):
I have.
Speaker 1 (25:43):
It's obvious this is tied up with the Greek's murder.
Speaker 2 (25:45):
Oh ridic Well, it doesn't make sense. Otherwise doesn't make
sense period.
Speaker 1 (25:48):
All right, Now, let's take it from the beginning.
Speaker 2 (25:51):
First, Hiccock's son commits suicide, and Hiccock asked me to.
Speaker 1 (25:54):
Find the Greek. Which you did. Yeah, but only because
Maya's here helped me. That's not true. Shut up, It
wasn't that simple, Sergeant. Before I got my lead.
Speaker 2 (26:02):
To Myers, I did a lot of legwork. My first
contact was Joey Wilson.
Speaker 1 (26:06):
Or did he give you Myers? No.
Speaker 2 (26:07):
He told me to go home and wait for a
phone call. About an hour later it came.
Speaker 1 (26:11):
Who was it? That's just the trouble.
Speaker 2 (26:13):
He wouldn't leave his name, but he told me Myers
could put me.
Speaker 1 (26:16):
In touch with the Greek.
Speaker 2 (26:18):
He sounds like he had a grudge against Myers. Now
he claimed he was doing it for dough, but you
don't believe it. No, I got a hunch. When we
latch onto my mysterious phone caller, we'll be home.
Speaker 1 (26:28):
You get any idea who it could be Myers?
Speaker 2 (26:30):
None at all, And it must be someone real close
to you. He knew of your business relationship with the Greek.
Speaker 1 (26:36):
I don't see how there was none.
Speaker 2 (26:38):
Look, Sergeant, could you leave us alone for a couple
of minutes, don't you dare?
Speaker 1 (26:42):
All right? Don't start talking? Who killed the Greek? I
was wondering? The impression was mister Hiccock. Oh Hiccock couldn't
have taken that shot at you. He's in jail. And
who did I submitted? It was my mysterious phone call.
Speaker 3 (26:52):
Oh that's upsurd.
Speaker 2 (26:52):
What are you getting at, Mike? Someone, let's call him.
Mister X knew Hiccock wanted to locate the Greek, so
he made it real easy for me. Why because he
planned to kill the Greek himself, and he figured if
Hiccock knew the Greeks whereabouts, my client would get the credit.
Speaker 1 (27:06):
Where's that get us? We don't know who this mister
X is. I'm sure we do, don't we, myers?
Speaker 3 (27:11):
Do we?
Speaker 1 (27:12):
Well? You should?
Speaker 2 (27:13):
It was you.
Speaker 1 (27:16):
That's very amusing.
Speaker 2 (27:17):
You were my mysterious informant. A scory as it sounds.
You put me in touch with yourself. No, yes, with
a nice piece of work. You didn't You probably get
the chair for it. And believe me, it couldn't happen
to a more deserving character.
Speaker 1 (27:45):
Oh I don't get it. I don't get it at all,
Mike White, Myers go through that whole routine. What do
you mean routine?
Speaker 2 (27:53):
Well, for instance, that business of the phone call. We
had to work it that way, Sergeant.
Speaker 1 (27:57):
He had to make it look as though he diverged
the attendant.
Speaker 2 (28:00):
The Greek under pressure actually would be suspicious if he
volunteered the information, and once Hickcock knew who the Greek was,
then Myers could safely kill her.
Speaker 1 (28:07):
And I still don't see his motives. Like sees that
he was ambitious.
Speaker 2 (28:11):
He thought he could do a better job heading the
rockets than the Greek, and that froony attempt on himself
designed take the heat off. He knew we were abound
to get back to him sooner or later. This way
he beat us to the punch. He had it all
figured out.
Speaker 1 (28:24):
Well, I wish I couldn't. But what bothers you little man?
For one thing? Romaiya? He doesn't add that. I'm sure
he does.
Speaker 2 (28:31):
Just the classic case of a man leading a double life,
only he did it real well.
Speaker 1 (28:35):
Hey, you think his wife knew now? She convinced me
that he was legit. Now does that take care of
all your questions?
Speaker 2 (28:43):
Yeah? And thanks a lot.
Speaker 1 (28:46):
Hey, Wait, wait a minute, what about the check.
Speaker 2 (28:48):
Well, since you took care of finding the Greek and
you took care of his killer, I think he deserved
the honor of taking care of that too.
Speaker 1 (28:56):
Hey, good night, Mike.
Speaker 2 (29:12):
The Case of the King of Hearts. The Case of
the King of Hearts, that's the title of next week's
Adventure of the Falcon, when Mike Waring learns that even
when you play your cards right, sometimes the game can
be murdered. The Adventures of the Falcon are based on
the famous character created by Drexel Drake, produced and transcribed
by Bernard L. Schubert, written today by Eugene Wang, and
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directed by Richard Lewis Less Damon was started as the
Falcon with Chuck Webster as Sergeant Corbett. His program came
from New York Fred Commins speaking
Hello, Yes, this is the Falcon speaking.
Speaker 2 (00:06):
Oh oh Irene, I'm glad you called.
Speaker 1 (00:11):
Now you'll have to cancel me out tonight. Angel.
Speaker 2 (00:14):
Some boy and I thinks you can get away with murder,
and I've got to prove that if he leaves a
body behind, it's bound to be.
Speaker 1 (00:20):
A dead giveaway.
Speaker 2 (00:26):
Once again, the National Broadcasting Company brings you the transcribed
Adventures of the Falcon, starring Less Damon.
Speaker 1 (00:32):
The Adventures of the Falcon.
Speaker 2 (00:34):
Dedicated to private investigators everywhere, those hard hitting detectives who
like Mike Wearing, risk their lives to.
Speaker 1 (00:41):
Aid law enforcement agencies. So join him now.
Speaker 2 (00:45):
When the Falcon solves the case of the fatal fix.
It's late afternoon in New York, and the young man
named Danny Hiccock steps out of the elevator shuddly strides
toward the Pithouse suite on the twenty eighth floor of
the Belma. Yes, Danny has come up in the world,
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but right now he's in for a letdown. Hello Danny,
how'd you get in here?
Speaker 1 (01:16):
I told the desk trick I was your father. You'll
got your nerves? Why isn't it true? Don't blame me?
Speaker 3 (01:24):
What do you want.
Speaker 1 (01:25):
I got a call this morning from the police.
Speaker 2 (01:27):
Well, have you any idea why they're looking for you?
I must overpart you're lying. Look, I don't have to
take that from you. You're going to take a lot more.
I found this note on your dresser. Look up, George Pulaski.
It's signed the Greek.
Speaker 1 (01:43):
Give me that? Is that the same Pulaski who.
Speaker 2 (01:46):
Was murdered last night?
Speaker 1 (01:47):
I wouldn't know.
Speaker 2 (01:48):
Now, Look, Danny, you've got to tell me everything.
Speaker 1 (01:50):
Has nothing to.
Speaker 2 (01:51):
Tell there is if you believe the Morgan Committee. According
to them, the crime syndicate in this country is headed
by a man called the Greek.
Speaker 1 (01:58):
So so how come he writes you notes?
Speaker 2 (02:01):
And how come I found this money in your drawer?
Because you're nosing there's eight thousand dollars in this role, Danny,
Where did it come from?
Speaker 1 (02:08):
None of your business, one of you, little punk? Who
do you think you're talking to?
Speaker 2 (02:14):
Don't ever try that again, because father had not. The
next time, I'll let you have it.
Speaker 1 (02:17):
I mean it. Well, I'm going to get the truth
if I have to.
Speaker 2 (02:20):
Ah, sorry, Dent, but I did not. Mister Hickcock in
the house, there's two of them. One I want is Danny.
Speaker 1 (02:28):
That's me. I had to know you, Danny.
Speaker 2 (02:31):
I wonder if you'd mind taking little ride with me.
Speaker 1 (02:34):
Who the devil a you? Or? That's right?
Speaker 2 (02:36):
I haven't introduced myself. My name's Corbett, Sergeant James Corbett.
To give my full billing here if you'd like to
see my shields?
Speaker 1 (02:45):
Never mind, what's the beef? Well?
Speaker 2 (02:48):
To make a long story short, a fellow named George
Pulaski was knocked off last night.
Speaker 1 (02:54):
So so we got a tip you did it for
the Greek. Oh you're crazy. I've been accused of that before.
Speaker 2 (03:00):
There must be some mistake. And where do you get
the dough on this place? I gave it to him.
I'm his father. They won't wash mister Hickcock. He checked
on you too. I tell you you're wrong.
Speaker 1 (03:11):
I'm the one you want.
Speaker 2 (03:12):
Who has shoot a button. Don't do me any favors. Look, sergeant,
there's an easy way to settle this. I got the
proof of the bed. Hey, wait a minute, where are
you going to get it? Hold it?
Speaker 1 (03:22):
Danny? All right, Tama, come on out. I'm warning it.
You're not out of there by the time. Like what
was that?
Speaker 2 (03:31):
That's what it sounded like, give me a hand. You
don't think I'm on one two.
Speaker 1 (03:40):
Danny.
Speaker 2 (03:42):
Sorry, mister Hitcock, you better wait outside. I gotta call
the coroner.
Speaker 1 (04:00):
M that's the story, mister Wearing. After the sergeant and I.
Speaker 2 (04:03):
Broke down the door where you found Danny. Yes, I
still don't understand why he did it. Now it's pretty
obvious he was working for the Greek and he knew
it was the chair. Once they nabbed him, he tore
my fault. If I'd done a better job, he wouldn't
have turned out this way.
Speaker 1 (04:18):
Who's to say I am.
Speaker 2 (04:20):
I want your help so as I can make it
up to him.
Speaker 1 (04:24):
The little late, well better late than never.
Speaker 2 (04:27):
I want you to find the man they call the
Greek and the Greek. Yes, I want to know who
and what he is, and so.
Speaker 1 (04:33):
To the police.
Speaker 2 (04:34):
They've been trying to identify him for years. Danny knew, well,
he certainly isn't gonna spill it now. There must be
some way forget it. I told you they know the
police have been trying to run him down for years.
Well maybe they're making the same mistakes over and over.
Speaker 1 (04:49):
It it's easier for you.
Speaker 2 (04:52):
I wouldn't know where to start. I don't care about
the war. The important thing is when, and here's five
hundred dollars to do it now. The bartender is Joey
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Wilson or whatever.
Speaker 1 (05:17):
Mind I see him? Hello, Joeye? Wow? What did I
do to rate this? Just lucky? I guess mind if
I join you?
Speaker 2 (05:28):
I certainly do whearing. I'm particular about the people I'm
seen with, and obviously I'm not.
Speaker 1 (05:34):
What do you want a little conversation. I haven't got.
Speaker 2 (05:37):
Time any better change your mind, Joey, you'll find yourself
with nothing else but about ten years worth.
Speaker 1 (05:43):
Whether the thing sing tops are still looking for the party?
You fix that, Brydon. I don't know nothing about it.
My mistake. I heard you did it for the Greek.
Well you got rocks in your head.
Speaker 2 (05:55):
Don't let the sound effects fool your Joey and only pebbles.
Speaker 1 (05:59):
How can I find the big I ain't got the
slightest idea.
Speaker 2 (06:02):
Okay, let'll be like you said, too bad. I got
to talk to the cop.
Speaker 1 (06:07):
Wait a minute, yeah, I tell you, I don't know
who the Greek is. You can stop me at the
ladder and go on home, but for wait for a
phone call. Are you going to make the first contact
for me? I'm not saying yes. I'm not saying no.
Speaker 4 (06:23):
Just go home and wait, you know, give him ten
more minutes. He doesn't call by them.
Speaker 1 (06:39):
Hello and either talk.
Speaker 3 (06:41):
You might wear it?
Speaker 1 (06:42):
Please? Who's this?
Speaker 3 (06:44):
Never mind you're wearing?
Speaker 1 (06:46):
That's right.
Speaker 3 (06:47):
I understand you're trying to locate the Greek.
Speaker 1 (06:50):
You understand correctly.
Speaker 3 (06:51):
You know what will happen. Anyone will fingers employees.
Speaker 1 (06:54):
You don't have to worry. This is business.
Speaker 3 (06:56):
He's got enough now to get mark you byight.
Speaker 1 (07:00):
What did you call?
Speaker 3 (07:01):
I need a steak.
Speaker 1 (07:03):
I'll pay you five hundred bucks for the genuine article. What.
Speaker 3 (07:07):
I don't know who the Greek is? But I got
an idea.
Speaker 1 (07:10):
Who does you mean I have to do some more climbing?
Speaker 5 (07:13):
Yeah, so if you've got to bear it on, i'd
watch those steps. You're still unterested, Let's have it. How
would I get the dog?
Speaker 1 (07:21):
I would you suggest nail it.
Speaker 3 (07:24):
The Woollie Smith kill the general de levery? I got
your word?
Speaker 1 (07:29):
Yep.
Speaker 5 (07:30):
Well, if I wish your watch see a man named
Alvin Mayas you gotta place at the Beaumont.
Speaker 1 (07:37):
What makes you think he knows the Greek.
Speaker 5 (07:39):
I say you don't. Nobody does this. Mires is a
jumpy party. I think I spell if you put it
on them the right way?
Speaker 1 (07:47):
And what exactly is the right way?
Speaker 5 (07:49):
Look, I can't write the script for you, just giving
you mayas there ron You're right, You're wrong.
Speaker 2 (08:06):
I guess I'm not very bright, mister Wearing. But I'm
still rather puzzled for the reason for this visit.
Speaker 1 (08:14):
I mind you, I've enjoyed it, you know. Oh thanks?
But I was told al Than Myers g put me
in touch with the Greek?
Speaker 2 (08:20):
Are you were told by whom a mutual friend?
Speaker 1 (08:24):
That's Ralliday? It'll have to do? And uh?
Speaker 2 (08:27):
Just why do you want to contact the Greek? I've
got a deal for him.
Speaker 1 (08:32):
Tell me something? He was to Wearing? Do I look
weak minded?
Speaker 2 (08:36):
No?
Speaker 1 (08:36):
Well you must think so? Do come here with that story?
What's wrong with it? Everything? Correct me if I'm wrong.
But you're a private detect I am.
Speaker 2 (08:45):
Currently are employed by one William Hiccock.
Speaker 1 (08:48):
Where'd you hear that? Well? Aren't you? No? Isn't that strange?
I wonder where I got the idea? I wonder too well?
Speaker 2 (08:56):
I was given to understand shortly after his son committed suicide.
Mister Hiccock came to you with a request that you
find the Greek for some unknown reason. He thinks our
mysterious friend was involved.
Speaker 1 (09:06):
He was, and he was working for him. And it's
only your opinion. The police share it with me.
Speaker 2 (09:12):
Have I got a feeling I'm accomplishing something they didn't already? Yes,
I think I'm talking to the Greek right now.
Speaker 1 (09:20):
That's the funniest thing I've heard yet. Well, you're reasonally amused.
Are you the Greek?
Speaker 3 (09:24):
Or don't be ridiculous?
Speaker 1 (09:26):
Well, I we'll soon find out.
Speaker 2 (09:27):
My informant led me to believe you don't like being
man handled. What he thought you might track under a
little pressure, and he wouldn't there.
Speaker 1 (09:37):
He shouldn't have said that.
Speaker 2 (09:38):
I are you the Greek? I asked you something. No,
don't but anthem me. Are you the Greek?
Speaker 5 (09:45):
No?
Speaker 3 (09:45):
Do you know who he is?
Speaker 1 (09:46):
On my word? He'll kill me? Oh yeah, butt, I
talk now?
Speaker 2 (09:51):
Who is he? His name is Vincent Romiah Romiah?
Speaker 1 (09:56):
Yes, but if he live in Brooklyn on St. Come on, now,
that's one for the book.
Speaker 2 (10:03):
That's mayas if you're tossing me a curve, I'll be
back and believe me, you'll enjoy my next trip to
the plate even less.
Speaker 6 (10:17):
Mm hmmm, yes, please, I'd like to see mister romile.
Speaker 2 (10:30):
Oh sure, Papa, I saw a man wants to see you.
Speaker 1 (10:36):
Why you make him way outside? Will you like to
come in and mistake?
Speaker 2 (10:42):
Be right out?
Speaker 1 (10:43):
Okay? Thanks?
Speaker 2 (10:47):
Oh no, no, no, take the other chair. This woe
has got a broken springs to fix it, but all
the time he's too busy. All the time. He listens
to ball games on the radio all days, Dodges, Dodger's Dodges. Hey,
you friend of Papa.
Speaker 1 (11:05):
I wouldn't say that exactly.
Speaker 2 (11:06):
I thought maybe you know when he was in the
ice business.
Speaker 1 (11:10):
Ice business.
Speaker 2 (11:11):
Sure, I used to have a big company, three trucks.
Wait a minute, something long.
Speaker 1 (11:18):
I'm beginning to think.
Speaker 2 (11:19):
So, oh, Papa, this is mister wearing, Mike Wearing, Mike wearing.
Let me see, don't I know this name from somebody
shoe your private detective.
Speaker 1 (11:28):
That's right, Rot, You know who this is is a fugon.
Remember we read about them in the paper. That's like a.
Speaker 2 (11:36):
Little wh No, no, no thanks, Oh please try to
make it themselves, Mama, some vena for mister weary.
Speaker 1 (11:44):
Talk wait till your taste.
Speaker 2 (11:46):
Rosa makes the best wine anybody in the whole United.
Speaker 1 (11:49):
States, and I'm sure she does.
Speaker 2 (11:50):
But look at me all the time it talk, I know,
even asked what I can do for you?
Speaker 1 (11:54):
Well, I uh got a proposition for the Greek.
Speaker 2 (11:58):
You've got a proposition for her the Greek?
Speaker 1 (12:01):
No stank.
Speaker 2 (12:02):
Didn't you ever hear about him? He's supposed to have
the rackets in this country? Oh shoot, I remember they
talk about him on the ready is a very bad man,
very bad man.
Speaker 1 (12:11):
You know anything about him? Just what I hear my mother,
don't let me listen. Too much to say is bad
for my heart.
Speaker 2 (12:17):
Even the ball game is still talking.
Speaker 1 (12:20):
Hey, you tried thisness wearing.
Speaker 2 (12:23):
I got one for YouTube for such a little one.
It's more than enough, you know what the doctor's saying.
All right, right, Well, mister wedding, you have yees sure
tell you.
Speaker 1 (12:36):
It's wonderful, you hear mama?
Speaker 2 (12:39):
He lies last years much better.
Speaker 1 (12:42):
I can't believe that. By the way, mister, my own
your wife tells me you were in the ice business.
That's right.
Speaker 2 (12:49):
I retired four years ago. My son and Jimmy he
run a business now you ever hear of.
Speaker 1 (12:55):
A man named Danny Hickock, Now, oh, sure we do
for you.
Speaker 2 (12:58):
Remember we read about him in the paper last week.
Speaker 1 (13:01):
Oh yeah, yeah, yeah.
Speaker 2 (13:01):
He's a young fellow who killed himself in the hotel.
Speaker 7 (13:04):
It's far to find him.
Speaker 2 (13:06):
For a man nice is on the fall d if
he bring up boy like we bring up Jimmy, you know,
go around the killing people. Well you never know anyway,
that the cock was supposed to be on the Greek's payroll.
Speaker 1 (13:18):
I understand. You know.
Speaker 2 (13:19):
That makes two of us, as I was told you
were the Greek me who.
Speaker 1 (13:23):
Said, well it doesn't matter. Well, you've got to tell me.
I send my Jimmy to bit him.
Speaker 4 (13:30):
All right, all right.
Speaker 1 (13:32):
Just a joke, forget it, you go already.
Speaker 2 (13:35):
I got to But you're not finishing your wine.
Speaker 3 (13:37):
You're not life.
Speaker 2 (13:38):
Oh yes, yes, sure I do. But I've got to
get back to work. I'm sorry if I put you
any trouble. What it's not trouble at all. Maybe you
come the Brooklyn again.
Speaker 1 (13:46):
Some Yes, sure, the Dodgers want what's your main name?
Are you such a nice man? Yeah? I wish Jimmy
could see him. Hey, you know, I think I spell
something better.
Speaker 2 (14:03):
My chicken gets a story.
Speaker 7 (14:08):
Hey the four two one one three A.
Speaker 1 (14:21):
Yeah, Joey, that's right. What's the name of that new
boy from Toledo?
Speaker 3 (14:28):
What boy?
Speaker 7 (14:29):
The one who knows all about the man hunting?
Speaker 3 (14:31):
Oh Monday, Stevens.
Speaker 1 (14:36):
I tell him to get in touch with the Greek.
Speaker 7 (14:39):
I got a little job for him.
Speaker 2 (14:53):
Summer is just around the corner around the calendar. This year,
we're getting a lucky break too, because there are three
three day holiday weekend Memorial Day, the fourth of July
and Labor Day. For most of us, that's fine, but
we should always keep in mind that these long weekend
holidays will be tragic times for some of us who
start out gaily to enjoy them. For instance, last year,
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over the Labor Day weekend, which always lasts three days,
the average was one hundred and fifty three deaths a
day in traffic mishaps. So take a lesson from the figures,
and at all times, and particularly on long holiday weekends,
drive as though your life depends on it.
Speaker 1 (15:30):
It does.
Speaker 2 (15:37):
And now back to the Adventures of the falcon. An
hour has passed since Mike Wearning's meeting with Vincent Romeo,
and now at Mike's apartment, He unhappily sums up the
matter for his client.
Speaker 1 (15:51):
Kar lot's a story here, car, it's a bump steer.
Speaker 2 (15:54):
When I got to Brooklyn and I found this couple
and more wonderful Tay you never met, and this Romio
wasn't the great. Now Myers was pulling my leg. Well,
where do we go from here? Where can we go?
Every lead I had petered out? What about Alvin Myers?
Why don't you see him again? No, No, I wouldn't
be any use. He'd be ready for me.
Speaker 1 (16:11):
Now. No, it just looks at the door. Say, wait
a minute.
Speaker 2 (16:17):
Did you see the newspaper accounts of your son's suicide?
Speaker 1 (16:21):
No? Well I read them all religiously. It was very
little there. All it said was.
Speaker 2 (16:27):
When you and Sergeant Corbett broke down the door, you
found Danny. We did, and there was nothing about your
son committing suicide because he was implicated in the murder
of Pulaski.
Speaker 1 (16:36):
Well, well, Romeo knew that. He knew Danny was a gunman.
How could he? I didn't know it myself. Yeah, that's
just it. He must be the Greek Holy cow. I've
got to see Sergeant Corbett well, then.
Speaker 2 (16:50):
You won't be needing me anymore.
Speaker 1 (16:51):
Well, he might want to talk to you.
Speaker 2 (16:53):
I'll be easier to find than the Greek.
Speaker 1 (16:56):
So long wearing, and thanks again.
Speaker 2 (16:59):
You've been more help then you know.
Speaker 1 (17:16):
All that you have gone surprised me.
Speaker 2 (17:19):
Oh I knew my luck couldn't last. Now, Look, Mike,
I just got a flash on a murder. So if
you don't know if someone heard you, they think you
didn't want me wrong, that'd be right. I don't suppose
I told you I discovered the identity of the Greek
what I spoke to him a couple.
Speaker 1 (17:34):
Of hours ago?
Speaker 2 (17:35):
And you're just telling me, Well, it didn't dawn on
until later.
Speaker 1 (17:38):
Well who is he?
Speaker 2 (17:39):
You'd never guess? First of all, he is in Greek?
Speaker 1 (17:42):
And where do you suppose he lives?
Speaker 2 (17:43):
Well, in a luxurious duplex on Park Avenue, wrong again,
in a two family house in Brooklyn on Sycamore Hunsick.
Name wouldn't be Vincent Romeo, would it? How did you
know he was murdered fifteen minutes ago?
Speaker 1 (17:57):
You're kidding?
Speaker 2 (17:57):
Sure, that's what the city pays me for it.
Speaker 1 (18:00):
Jokes? Who else knew Romeya was a great no one?
Speaker 2 (18:04):
You sure well, I figured it out while I was
talking to Hiccock.
Speaker 1 (18:08):
That does it? You're out of your mind. Well, he
had a motive, didn't he.
Speaker 2 (18:12):
I say, after you left him, Hitcock went over to
Brooklyn and gave him a belt. Hey, that's a good one,
Hitcock belt. You were right when you said the city
wasn't paying you to make.
Speaker 1 (18:21):
Joke while I'm not joking.
Speaker 2 (18:23):
If I will get your ten hitcocks are, boy, you're
good a bet.
Speaker 1 (18:26):
And here's where I collect.
Speaker 2 (18:29):
Yes, sir, Ascal, get a thirty seven out on William Hitcock.
I want him picked up immediately. Give you my word, Sergeant.
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I don't know anything about Romyo's murder.
Speaker 1 (18:55):
You knew your son was working for the Great? Yes?
Speaker 2 (18:58):
If Emily was responsible for his suicide, yes.
Speaker 1 (19:01):
But I didn't kill him.
Speaker 2 (19:03):
When JU leve Wearing's apartment, it must have been around
three as close at the two.
Speaker 1 (19:08):
Thanks. Where'd you go from there? Home? Anybody see you? No?
I live alone, so you've got no alibi. I don't
need water. We'll leave that for a jury to decide.
Speaker 2 (19:18):
Ascal.
Speaker 1 (19:20):
We're through here. Buck him. Listen Herecock, I'll get you
out of this.
Speaker 2 (19:24):
I wish you wouldn't wearing you've done enough for me already. Well,
I had to tell him, sure you did he know something?
Speaker 1 (19:31):
Mike?
Speaker 2 (19:32):
I don't think he likes you. Well, I don't blame him,
but he didn't kill the Greek. Now then who did?
Speaker 1 (19:37):
Well? I have no idea.
Speaker 2 (19:39):
As long as I found the Greek, maybe I can
find his killer. I'll be seeing you, sergeant. Yes, hello,
(20:01):
myers remember me? Unfortunately, No, you mightn't fpe me in.
Speaker 1 (20:06):
I might, but I don't think I will. No, you're
doing an injustice.
Speaker 3 (20:09):
Now get out.
Speaker 1 (20:10):
I just want to thank you. I found the Greek.
You saw Romeo in a couple of hours before the
police did. Did they pick him up? Literally? According to
what I hear, they had to use a sponge?
Speaker 3 (20:21):
What do you mean?
Speaker 1 (20:22):
He was in a million pieces? Someone took a shotgunder
the man.
Speaker 3 (20:26):
How shocking?
Speaker 2 (20:27):
So, I imagine doesn't make you feel too badly. With
the Greek out of the picture, what becomes of his empire?
Speaker 1 (20:33):
I have the Vegas notion.
Speaker 2 (20:34):
I've got a feeling you're the crown prince.
Speaker 1 (20:37):
Naturally that makes you a suspect. Oh you're insane. Well,
who do you suggest? What about your client? H?
Speaker 3 (20:43):
Yes?
Speaker 2 (20:44):
When I collect the faith from a man naturally, I
like to give him the benefit of any doubt.
Speaker 3 (20:48):
And you wouldn't be above involving an innocent.
Speaker 1 (20:50):
Party, of course. Not got any suggestions? No, well I have.
Speaker 2 (20:55):
I think you look lovely in a frame. You wouldn't
uh like you said that when before? I remember what happened.
Speaker 3 (21:01):
Don't touch me.
Speaker 1 (21:02):
Who else new Romiah was the Greek? What about his wife?
Don't be ridiculous. I met the woman. You met him too,
and he had you fooled? Well, didn't he? Man? You've
got to point to him.
Speaker 2 (21:13):
I let's hope for your sake, I don't get stuck
on us.
Speaker 3 (21:31):
Poor Papa.
Speaker 1 (21:33):
Why did do such a thing?
Speaker 2 (21:35):
Why they do it? All?
Speaker 1 (21:36):
Right? Now?
Speaker 2 (21:37):
Missus romioh you've got to control yourself. But I never
hurt anybody.
Speaker 3 (21:42):
You see him, mister Wearing, he was a good man.
Speaker 1 (21:45):
Let's open the question. What look, missus Ramio, how much
did you know of your husband's affairs?
Speaker 6 (21:51):
Everything?
Speaker 1 (21:52):
Well, the police believe your husband was the Greek.
Speaker 2 (21:54):
It's crazy.
Speaker 1 (21:55):
He was no Greek.
Speaker 4 (21:56):
You don't believe these stories, mister Wearing.
Speaker 6 (21:58):
I tell you Papa was a good man.
Speaker 1 (22:00):
Did he ever go out at all?
Speaker 2 (22:02):
No?
Speaker 1 (22:02):
He had the bad heart. Well that strange people ever
come to the house, only relatives and friends.
Speaker 2 (22:08):
Now, then he must have transacted all his business over
the phone. Not true, Missus Romeo. You've got to face
the fact.
Speaker 6 (22:13):
I was a good man. You got to church every Sunday.
Speaker 1 (22:16):
I left him six days a week to get into
the trouble. Get out, Missus Romyo. I'll say bad things
about Papa.
Speaker 2 (22:22):
Get out and.
Speaker 3 (22:23):
Don't ever come back.
Speaker 2 (22:38):
Oh no, yeah, I've got to talk to you Corbett.
I just been out to Brooklyn, see Missus Romeo. That
makes it a double header for you today. Hey, you
ought to be playing with a giant. Listen, I'm serious.
Oh am, I they could use an outfielder. What'd you
learn nothing? I'd swear she never knew her husband was
mixed up in the racket. That doesn't make any difference.
Hiccock killed Romeo. I don't believe it. Well who who
(23:00):
else is in the picture?
Speaker 1 (23:01):
Well? No one except.
Speaker 2 (23:03):
Hey, wait a minute, what do you think of Alvin Myers?
Speaker 1 (23:06):
What do you mean?
Speaker 2 (23:07):
What do I think of him? He was real close
to the Greek, so close he may have been the
only one who knew his real identity.
Speaker 1 (23:12):
While you're reaching. Oh I tell you, yes, I'm busy.
It's an I don't care who Alvin Myers. He said
it was very important. Well put him on Myers, speak
of the devil. Go ahead, please, that's right.
Speaker 3 (23:29):
Oh, this is Alvin Myers. I demand police protection.
Speaker 1 (23:32):
What's the trouble.
Speaker 3 (23:33):
There's someone lurking around my apartment just a few minutes ago,
out Myers.
Speaker 1 (23:40):
Meyers, what's wrong? Something's gone dead and I don't think
it's the phone. Let's go see for sure. There's a
(24:00):
price tag on almost everything.
Speaker 2 (24:02):
The price tag on speed violations last year was fifteen
thousand killed and five hundred thousand injured. This year, thousands
of lives can be saved if you and millions of
other motorists come to the sober realization that speed is
the biggest killer on the highways and resolved to slow
down before you or someone else pays the price that
must be paid for it at all times, drivers, though
(24:23):
your life depends on it.
Speaker 3 (24:25):
It does.
Speaker 1 (24:31):
Now back to the Adventures of the Falcon.
Speaker 2 (24:37):
Fifteen minutes have passed since Alvin Meyer's phone Sergeant Corbett
and demanded police protection.
Speaker 1 (24:42):
Apparently he needed.
Speaker 2 (24:43):
It for right in the midst of the call, there
was a shot and now outside Meyer's apartment.
Speaker 1 (24:49):
That's luck.
Speaker 2 (24:50):
What' expect? Get out of my way. That's one not
a dude.
Speaker 1 (24:55):
Ah hear that hit those lights? Myers? You all right,
we better call it. Yeah, I'll take care of it
and see what you can do for him. Yeah. Oh, orright,
not take it either. You'll be okay. When does it hurt?
Maybe I can eat? They started to wait a minute,
hol of phone. Yeah, what's the matter.
Speaker 2 (25:14):
There's nothing wrong with him. I'm hurt at your imagination.
And bullet missed you by a mile. What are you
talking about?
Speaker 1 (25:21):
I've got that hole in the ceiling.
Speaker 2 (25:23):
The slug ended there and it certainly didn't go through
him first, and then he just fainted.
Speaker 1 (25:26):
He's just a great big sissy. Come on, Maya's on
your feet.
Speaker 3 (25:30):
Let me alone.
Speaker 1 (25:31):
I'll leave you alone. What happened here? I don't know.
Don't give us that Who fired that shot at you?
I'll tell you. I don't know. My back was to
the window. Do you have any idea who might want
to kill you? No?
Speaker 6 (25:42):
I have.
Speaker 1 (25:43):
It's obvious this is tied up with the Greek's murder.
Speaker 2 (25:45):
Oh ridic Well, it doesn't make sense. Otherwise doesn't make
sense period.
Speaker 1 (25:48):
All right, Now, let's take it from the beginning.
Speaker 2 (25:51):
First, Hiccock's son commits suicide, and Hiccock asked me to.
Speaker 1 (25:54):
Find the Greek. Which you did. Yeah, but only because
Maya's here helped me. That's not true. Shut up, It
wasn't that simple, Sergeant. Before I got my lead.
Speaker 2 (26:02):
To Myers, I did a lot of legwork. My first
contact was Joey Wilson.
Speaker 1 (26:06):
Or did he give you Myers? No.
Speaker 2 (26:07):
He told me to go home and wait for a
phone call. About an hour later it came.
Speaker 1 (26:11):
Who was it? That's just the trouble.
Speaker 2 (26:13):
He wouldn't leave his name, but he told me Myers
could put me.
Speaker 1 (26:16):
In touch with the Greek.
Speaker 2 (26:18):
He sounds like he had a grudge against Myers. Now
he claimed he was doing it for dough, but you
don't believe it. No, I got a hunch. When we
latch onto my mysterious phone caller, we'll be home.
Speaker 1 (26:28):
You get any idea who it could be Myers?
Speaker 2 (26:30):
None at all, And it must be someone real close
to you. He knew of your business relationship with the Greek.
Speaker 1 (26:36):
I don't see how there was none.
Speaker 2 (26:38):
Look, Sergeant, could you leave us alone for a couple
of minutes, don't you dare?
Speaker 1 (26:42):
All right? Don't start talking? Who killed the Greek? I
was wondering? The impression was mister Hiccock. Oh Hiccock couldn't
have taken that shot at you. He's in jail. And
who did I submitted? It was my mysterious phone call.
Speaker 3 (26:52):
Oh that's upsurd.
Speaker 2 (26:52):
What are you getting at, Mike? Someone, let's call him.
Mister X knew Hiccock wanted to locate the Greek, so
he made it real easy for me. Why because he
planned to kill the Greek himself, and he figured if
Hiccock knew the Greeks whereabouts, my client would get the credit.
Speaker 1 (27:06):
Where's that get us? We don't know who this mister
X is. I'm sure we do, don't we, myers?
Speaker 3 (27:11):
Do we?
Speaker 1 (27:12):
Well? You should?
Speaker 2 (27:13):
It was you.
Speaker 1 (27:16):
That's very amusing.
Speaker 2 (27:17):
You were my mysterious informant. A scory as it sounds.
You put me in touch with yourself. No, yes, with
a nice piece of work. You didn't You probably get
the chair for it. And believe me, it couldn't happen
to a more deserving character.
Speaker 1 (27:45):
Oh I don't get it. I don't get it at all,
Mike White, Myers go through that whole routine. What do
you mean routine?
Speaker 2 (27:53):
Well, for instance, that business of the phone call. We
had to work it that way, Sergeant.
Speaker 1 (27:57):
He had to make it look as though he diverged
the attendant.
Speaker 2 (28:00):
The Greek under pressure actually would be suspicious if he
volunteered the information, and once Hickcock knew who the Greek was,
then Myers could safely kill her.
Speaker 1 (28:07):
And I still don't see his motives. Like sees that
he was ambitious.
Speaker 2 (28:11):
He thought he could do a better job heading the
rockets than the Greek, and that froony attempt on himself
designed take the heat off. He knew we were abound
to get back to him sooner or later. This way
he beat us to the punch. He had it all
figured out.
Speaker 1 (28:24):
Well, I wish I couldn't. But what bothers you little man?
For one thing? Romaiya? He doesn't add that. I'm sure
he does.
Speaker 2 (28:31):
Just the classic case of a man leading a double life,
only he did it real well.
Speaker 1 (28:35):
Hey, you think his wife knew now? She convinced me
that he was legit. Now does that take care of
all your questions?
Speaker 2 (28:43):
Yeah? And thanks a lot.
Speaker 1 (28:46):
Hey, Wait, wait a minute, what about the check.
Speaker 2 (28:48):
Well, since you took care of finding the Greek and
you took care of his killer, I think he deserved
the honor of taking care of that too.
Speaker 1 (28:56):
Hey, good night, Mike.
Speaker 2 (29:12):
The Case of the King of Hearts. The Case of
the King of Hearts, that's the title of next week's
Adventure of the Falcon, when Mike Waring learns that even
when you play your cards right, sometimes the game can
be murdered. The Adventures of the Falcon are based on
the famous character created by Drexel Drake, produced and transcribed
by Bernard L. Schubert, written today by Eugene Wang, and
(29:35):
directed by Richard Lewis Less Damon was started as the
Falcon with Chuck Webster as Sergeant Corbett. His program came
from New York Fred Commins speaking
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