August 1, 2025 • 21 mins
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Speaker 1 (00:26):
There's one thing you learn working as a private detective.
People will do the darndest things. That's the case in
point I give you Alan Crane. He's a young man
hiding in the underbrush in the New Jersey Palisades for
an hour. He stands there motionless, and only when he
hears a car draw up does he make his presence known.
Speaker 2 (00:47):
That's true, Chorice could just stake down maybe the diver.
Speaker 3 (00:49):
I wish you wouldn't ask, don't be at school getting
you wouldn't hold out here?
Speaker 2 (00:54):
Will you stop acting like a child.
Speaker 3 (00:56):
I'm sorry.
Speaker 2 (00:57):
Sometimes I wonder if I have a sawn a man
like you.
Speaker 1 (01:00):
I'm crazy about you.
Speaker 2 (01:01):
Listen to James, Alan, I want to talk to you
about Frank.
Speaker 3 (01:06):
Whilst we talk about your husband.
Speaker 2 (01:07):
Now, why do you think I asked you to meet
me out here? You couldn't have the wise you would
have realized it wouldn't take a chance. Now Alan listened
to me, I think I finally found the angle.
Speaker 1 (01:19):
Ever hear of San de Marco, the man of owns
the stables.
Speaker 2 (01:21):
Yeah, that's the boy. Young Franks up for twenty six
thousand dollars last week. Welch done a bit?
Speaker 3 (01:27):
What I got to do with us, maybe everything.
Speaker 2 (01:30):
When he said he wouldn't pay off, Frank got excited,
made a couple of threats. Now, if anything would have
happened to mister DeMarco, can you see the position that
would place Frank in?
Speaker 3 (01:39):
But what's going to happen to Demarcoll.
Speaker 1 (01:41):
He's no telling.
Speaker 2 (01:43):
He might even have a fatal accident. I don't follow you, look, allan,
there's nothing very difficult about it. But if I've got
to put it in words of one syllable, right, if
de Marco was murdered, Frank would be the number one suspect,
and after the cops got through with him, that would
leave us we to do what we wanted.
Speaker 3 (02:00):
You don't know what you're saying.
Speaker 2 (02:01):
Oh, it's the only way we'd never have to worry again. Now,
De Marko got an apartment at the Chelsea arm You'll
be there tomorrow night, and so will you, Only you'll
be carrying a thirty eight police specially.
Speaker 3 (02:12):
I won't do it.
Speaker 2 (02:14):
You claim love me, You know I don't. If you
don't do it, I ask you'll never seen me again.
And make up your mind, honey, gonna let a little
murder stand in your way four Dash eighteen nineteen year many.
Speaker 1 (02:39):
Yeah, yeah, I guess you're right.
Speaker 2 (02:42):
Oh, don't stand there with your mouth open. Go ahead, knock.
Speaker 3 (02:45):
It's no use, Joys, I can't do it.
Speaker 1 (02:46):
Uh, don't be a fool.
Speaker 2 (02:47):
Everything's going like clockwork so far. It's almost out of
you the way you talk to the desk clerk spoke
up like a real man, that phony mustache, and I
court you'll be sure and remember you.
Speaker 3 (02:57):
I'm scared of me.
Speaker 2 (02:58):
Oh listen, you spy, Miss Jelly says, gonna let all
work go down the drain. Get a grip on yourself,
not on the door. I care right, I'll do it
for joy the pizza try at my command?
Speaker 3 (03:12):
Yes, Hello, hello, DeMarco.
Speaker 1 (03:15):
Hellove Marshall. What are you doing here? I told you, Hey,
wait a minute, you're not Frank Marshall. No he isn't,
but you're missus Marshall. I and Jules.
Speaker 2 (03:23):
Oh yes, I wonder if we could have a few
words with you.
Speaker 1 (03:27):
Okay, come in, thanks, tell me Alan Ah sure, sure
what you're all about?
Speaker 2 (03:36):
I understand you owe my husband some money?
Speaker 3 (03:38):
What a frank says you around?
Speaker 1 (03:39):
The collector is wasting his time.
Speaker 2 (03:40):
Don't jump to conclusions. Mister de Marco, I've got no
more love for Frank than you have, so I thought
you might be interested in helping us pull a fast
one on him.
Speaker 1 (03:49):
What do you mean, spose?
Speaker 2 (03:50):
Mister Crane, here can show you something that will solve
all your problems. I don't get all right, Alan, show
it to him. Huh, Well, what are you waiting for?
Speaker 1 (04:00):
All right? Put away that gun?
Speaker 3 (04:02):
Why do you think you are?
Speaker 1 (04:03):
You?
Speaker 3 (04:07):
Demaco? Demaco?
Speaker 1 (04:10):
Sure? Joy I kill him?
Speaker 3 (04:12):
Shot, I kill him, Joyce.
Speaker 2 (04:15):
I'll put yourself together. Hand. Well, these things down, Jory
and I didn't go to this spot. Have your last
things up at the last minute. Give me the gun.
You wipe out the printer? Okay, Now to tear up
a button some thanks code?
Speaker 1 (04:28):
What for?
Speaker 2 (04:28):
Because I want the police to find it clutched in
Demaco's hand. Now put it off, I cure. Oh must
I do everything around here?
Speaker 1 (04:36):
There?
Speaker 2 (04:37):
Now open his hands? No, come on, he won't fight you,
he said, all.
Speaker 3 (04:41):
Right, but hurry, that's the.
Speaker 2 (04:43):
Way you know, Alan, I'll make a man of you.
Speaker 1 (04:47):
Yet at a moment we'll return to the Adventures of
the Falcon. But first, and that's where missus Waring's little
(05:22):
boy Michael got himself involved for three hours after the
murder of Sam DeMarco. My door buzzer is noted often.
When I answered it, there stood trouble with a capital
te Hello, Mike. Well, if it isn't Frank Marshall, ain't
it awful? Come in? Thanks you. He won't have a drink, handy.
It's the bottle of bourbon de looks in the bar
(05:42):
of yourself. I gotta take it easy, Marshall.
Speaker 3 (05:49):
You don't know how I needed that.
Speaker 1 (05:50):
I got a small idea. I've been listening to the
radio and then you know I'm hot. Yeah, you've got
the thermometer higher than ja Je and Portfyrio. They got
a tried state alarm out. I didn't kill Sam demark
He welsh on a big bet to you. I mean
your racket. Letting a man get away with that good
rule your business. It does mean a thing. It does
when they find your gun next to his body and
a button off your coat in his hand. What about
the bellboy? What bellboy hid from the Chelsea Arms? He
(06:11):
identified you from one of your pictures of the man
who asked him for DeMarco's room number. I tell you
to frame why did you come here? They can nail
me for harboring a fugitive and that means my license. Okay, Mike,
Sorry I bothered you. Whatever you say, this is a frame,
I swear it. If you're lying to me, I'd give
you my word. Wouldn't I be a sap to let
anybody see me going into the Marco's room? That's what
(06:32):
I was thinking. Sounded like the killer went out of
his way to be spoted. And what I might buy
that button they found into Marco's hand. When you add
it to the other things like the gun, it's too much.
And you believe me? You're saying here, aren't you? Thanks?
Palt won't forget to skive it. He got me an idea.
Who might be behind this routine? Nope, and obviously it
had to be somebody who could pass for you. Now,
(06:54):
who do you know about your size? Oh? One hundred guys?
Name one?
Speaker 3 (06:59):
Wow, Steve Byrne.
Speaker 1 (07:00):
Where can I find him? He's out on the coast.
That's a big help. Get me further nominations.
Speaker 3 (07:04):
I tell you a million guys.
Speaker 1 (07:05):
I'm still waiting for number two. Well, Alan Crane, does
he a guy who used to work for me? Did
you fire him? Yes, he didn't have nerve enough for
the business. Well, then, missus Crane sounds like a likely suspect. Oh,
you're out of your mind. Alan's yellow. He never have
enough guts to puller d like this? Do you ever
hear the story of the worm that turned? Where does
Alan Crane live at the Kenyon? Okay? Tip tight? Did
(07:26):
you hear from me? With a little luck, It'll be
real soon? All right, buster? What's on your mind? You're
talking to me? That's right. I understand you wanted to
see me, Hugh Alan Crane. Now I'm miss fellow Waller.
(07:46):
Well it was Alan. I wanted to see any idea
where I can find him? What's your name? Mike Wearing?
A private dictation? I tried, what do you want with Ellen's?
I just wanted to talk to him? But what it's
a personal matter? That tells me? That tells you all
you have to know, Luck Wearing, I asked you something,
I answered you. I suppose you answered me. You got
any ideas where I can locate him? Now? But let
me give you a little tip. Don't search too hard.
(08:08):
Who knows you might find something you're not looking for.
What is that it's me, Walder, Open up, Hi, chefer dogs.
I ran into Harold Plant. He said you wanted to
(08:28):
see me. He told you right just But even up
to these past few days, nothing. Why was Mike Wearing
asking about you? Who Mike Wearing is a private ticket?
Speaker 3 (08:36):
They call a fulk and don't ask me?
Speaker 1 (08:38):
And wh am I gonna ask? Is the thing Frank
Marshall's wife? Now I better not if you want to
stay in one.
Speaker 3 (08:43):
I swear I'm telling you the truth.
Speaker 1 (08:45):
Yeah, I guess you are, come to think of it.
I saw a couple of times last week at the
wor On Baroon with Charles Montaigne. Who Charles Montaigne, the
guy wench'll call the latest in French heels. You're lying, okay,
I'll show you the cow how I mean about Joyce
from this Montaigne? Why would I want to do that?
Because you know why? You're just telling me you'll pack
her in heads. But if she's going with this man
(09:06):
on you, I'm gonna get a straight answer. I have
to tell you a party you're still seeing that day
let me along she'd been using you for any dirty work,
calling me Walder, I'm all enough to take care of
myself and missus Marshall too.
Speaker 2 (09:29):
Hello, Joyce, Alan, what are you doing here?
Speaker 3 (09:32):
I had to see her.
Speaker 2 (09:33):
No, that was smart with a cop hanging around out.
Speaker 3 (09:35):
I didn't help myself. I got worried.
Speaker 2 (09:36):
That's better worry about You.
Speaker 3 (09:38):
Don't understand I killed a man.
Speaker 1 (09:40):
I did it for you, Jee, that's right, Blame me.
Speaker 3 (09:42):
I didn't mean it like that.
Speaker 1 (09:43):
You know.
Speaker 3 (09:43):
There's nothing in the world I wouldn't do for you.
Speaker 2 (09:45):
I might to just stop talking so much, Joyce, is
something I've got to ask you. What do you know
a man named Montanne Montaigne Charles Montagne?
Speaker 3 (09:53):
Now are you sure?
Speaker 2 (09:53):
What is this a third degree?
Speaker 3 (09:54):
I just held that you've been seeing places with him.
Speaker 2 (09:56):
Whoever told you that is a liar?
Speaker 1 (09:58):
It comes from an awfully good source, Joyce Robby Waller.
He claims he saw the tool here the waor umber room.
Speaker 2 (10:02):
Are you gonna take that sneak's word against mine?
Speaker 3 (10:04):
He says he's seen you several times?
Speaker 2 (10:06):
Well maybe he has, Joyce, My use nibbling fool, here's
your head. What can any woman with blood in a
vain seeing a man.
Speaker 3 (10:14):
Like you and you were only using me?
Speaker 2 (10:16):
What are you gonna do about it you're a murderer.
Speaker 3 (10:18):
Alan, don't say that.
Speaker 2 (10:19):
Well, that's what you are.
Speaker 3 (10:20):
It was your idea you're in. This is deep as eyroum.
Speaker 2 (10:22):
If I went to the police said to cut your
mouth and you get out of here before I really
lose my temper.
Speaker 1 (10:36):
Get it off here, Alan craning here wants an hour?
Oh hello, sergeant, and it's a little off your beat?
On high and Mike, you know the rest of the boys. Sure, Hi, Hardy,
Hi Dick? What goes on here? What would be your guest? Look, Corbett,
you don't have to be a brain to figure out
what plays when you find half the homicide division here.
(10:57):
He's claim I took him down the morgue about five
minutes ago. What happened? What didn't? Someone got sore and
took the old blunt instrument to him. Should have seen
his face. I'll take your word for you. It's just
as well. All right, all right, you guys, how about
getting back to work? What do you want with Crane anyway?
I just wanted to talk to him, yeah, about what,
various things like why he was afraid of Frank Marshall. Listen,
(11:20):
Sergeant Marshall had no part in this deal. How would
you know, because I've known the man for years. Well,
he's changed. He's killed crazy Mike, he killed Sam de
Marco and Alan Crane. Why should he the Marco Welston
a bet? What about Crane? Well he was playing around
with missus Marshall, who says, I do Crane kept a diary?
And when you can spare a week for some light reading,
I'll let you take a peek at it. I'll tell
you you're barking up the wrong tree. I can prove
(11:41):
that Marshall had nothing to do with it. Well, i'd
like to see you all right. What time did Crane died?
About a half an hour ago? Give her take a
couple of minutes. Okay, Marshall's at my place. What I'll
keep your shirt on. I can prove it's a frame.
Who you call him my apartment? If Marshall killed Crane
a half hour ago, he wouldn't be at my place
him at least an hour and a quarter to get
(12:01):
there from here. And you think I told you what?
I think it's a frame, but I don't care what
you found. Marshall couldn't have done this. Well, there's no answer. Well,
(12:22):
there goes the ballgames.
Speaker 3 (12:32):
Yes, Hello, you're.
Speaker 1 (12:34):
Joyce Marshall, aren't you. You know one of those cops,
not exactly. My name is Mike Waring.
Speaker 2 (12:39):
Oh, you're the one they called the falcon Frank Off?
Speaker 1 (12:44):
Can I come in?
Speaker 2 (12:45):
Sure? Sit down?
Speaker 1 (12:49):
Thanks? I guy Off. You anything settled for a little information?
You know, Frank's in a bad spot. The police think
that he killed Sam Demarcos.
Speaker 2 (12:58):
You don't have to tell me. I always warned Frank
that crazy temper of his would get him into trouble.
Speaker 1 (13:03):
You want to be careful when you make statements like that, Lady.
That's the kind of thing they can put a roper
on your husband's neck.
Speaker 2 (13:09):
Oh did I say something wrong?
Speaker 1 (13:10):
Okay, Angel, let's stop trying to kidd each other. Wells,
I told you that Alan Crane was dead. Is that
a fact? Yes?
Speaker 2 (13:18):
So he killed himself. Well, naturally assume.
Speaker 1 (13:21):
That's not safe when a man's had his face bashed in.
Speaker 3 (13:23):
With a ball bat.
Speaker 2 (13:24):
Who did it? Rank?
Speaker 1 (13:25):
Why should he? Oh?
Speaker 2 (13:27):
I thought they might have had a disagreement over the
business or something. You sure it wasn't over you really,
mister Waring.
Speaker 1 (13:33):
That's the funniest thing I've heard in you is the
cops think you were in love with Crane?
Speaker 2 (13:38):
Well, don't I look all broken up over his death?
Speaker 1 (13:40):
Yeah? I can see I made a mistake, a bad one.
Speaker 2 (13:44):
And now, if you don't mind, would you please go?
I've had a very exhausting day and you've done nothing
to improve it.
Speaker 1 (14:02):
Now, I told you you'd be wasting your time of
that Marshall. Dame Mike, when I lay my hands on
herd'll know no more than you do. Now, Frank Marshall
didn't kill Sam DeMarco and Alan Crane. Well, if Marshall's innocent,
why didn't give himself up because he knew you'd never
believe him. Listen, sergeant, you're proceeding in the wrong story. Now.
Suppose Joyce Marshall wanted to get rid of her husband,
then why didn't she shoot him and be done with it?
Because she would have been the most obvious suspect. You'd
(14:23):
have grabbed her five minutes after the killed. Oh, it
was much safer to frame Frank into the chair. Do
you think she and Crane killed DeMarco? Right, Well, then
riddle me this after they get all through. Why should
she kill her boyfriend? The Dame's crazy? Enough about a guy.
She ain't gonnaknock him off later. Wait a minute, maybe
Alan Crane was just the stooge pose there was.
Speaker 3 (14:40):
Another man in the background.
Speaker 1 (14:41):
You mean they were using Crane as a pet. Yeah, Well,
how are you gonna find out who this third party is? Well,
there's two ways to do that, Sergeant, and I prefer
the easy one. Let's go up and ask her. Okay, Mike,
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here's where we get off. Okay, even go back to
the headquarters, lowest, I won't be needing the car for
a while. Iras part Oh, hello, al Mike, meet Officer Burke.
Anything new, Burke?
Speaker 3 (15:17):
No, Sirs, he's going off duty.
Speaker 1 (15:18):
Where's your relief? What relieves in it? Well, you know
you're not supposed to go off your tour until your replace.
Speaker 3 (15:22):
Well I thought his case was in the back.
Speaker 1 (15:24):
So who told you that, Sir mars wat when he
went inside about fifteen minutes ago? You blithering at anything CODs. Listen, Burke,
you say, Frank Marshall's in there at treasure and you
didn't stop him where he had a safe conduct first
sign with the commission. Help it was a pony? How
should I know that? Why didn't you check with your precinct,
Mark Corbett, we're wasting time. I'll talk to you later. Burke.
Who are your keys? I think maybe this baby on
it there? And yeah.
Speaker 3 (15:47):
You see him?
Speaker 1 (15:49):
No, maybe they're in one of the other rooms. What's
this lead through the living room? If I remembered? Okay, stand,
can I give you the word? Open the door and
get down now? All right, Marshall, get him up? Well,
(16:09):
wouldn't you know it? Nobody there, only missus Marshall, and
she don't count. She's dead. Let me buy I better
call a coroner at the moment. We'll return to the
(16:33):
adventures of the Falcon. But first I'm back to the
Adventures of the Falcon. And so death came for Joyce
(17:03):
Marshall And while Sergeant Corvid made with the telephone, I
went on a safari through the apartment. It didn't take long.
How'd you make out, Mike? There's no one in the house.
He knows the back entrant of this place. There is
not off the kitchen. Well, then that explains how Marshall
got out. I guess. So what'd you find out about her?
It was strangled. That's a switch. Yeah, I'll say one
thing for your friend, Mike, he's a versatile boy. He
(17:25):
killed the Marco with a gun. I still say it
did all right, all right, I'll even grant you that.
I suppose Joyce here and Alan Crane murdered de Marco.
That gives Marshall a better modium. He found out what
his wife and a boyfriend were up to, so he
kills them both. And where does Charles Montaigne fit in?
Charles Montaigne? Who's he? I found these letters from him?
The Joyce in her vanity? Oh hot stuff, hotter and hot. Okay,
(17:47):
I'll arrange to him. Picked up for questioning. But why
don't you come clean? Mike? What do you mean? I
got an idea? You know where I can find Frank Marshall?
Speaker 3 (17:56):
Maybe I do?
Speaker 1 (17:58):
All right, Sergeant, get me a phone book. How much
further do we go? Just another flight? Another? You said
you wanted to kill her? H How do I know
this ain't a rib? Don'll have to take my word
for it. What makes you think we'll find my party here?
(18:19):
It's the only logical place for him to hide out? Yeah,
I look for a parking four six Oh see eh eh,
and just yeah, better let me take it from here.
I'll go ahead but I warn you if your friends
start acting cute and prepared.
Speaker 3 (18:38):
At you Waller. Yeah, okay, come in, did you get
you're not Wanner?
Speaker 1 (18:45):
No?
Speaker 3 (18:45):
You know I got you right, you've got a gun.
Speaker 1 (18:47):
I'm warned your marcha. Okay, then you at it? You
all right, Mike? I think so let's take a look
at our friendly Marshall. Marshall, you're wasting your time, Sergeant.
I can see that. No, no, I mean for another reason.
He's not Frank Marshall. If you remove that phony mustache,
(19:08):
you'll see he's Alan Crane. Have another covet? No, no, no,
no thanks. I got to beat at home. But before
I go, I wish you would answer something for me. Okay,
you will expect to find Crane in that apartment instead
(19:29):
of Frank Marshall. Naturally it was Crane's brother's apartment. Then,
when you said you know where to find Frank Marshall,
I met the mark. When I asked Marshall who could
double for him, he named Crane. Well, while I went
around looking for him, Marshall must have gone right to
his apartment or the two of them had it out.
Yeah that figured, yeah, especially when you told me the
Crane's face had been battered in. I thought it might
(19:49):
have been done for a purpose, to keep the police
looking for a man who was already dead and had
left Crane in the clear. And then there was that
cop you had staked in front of Marshall's home. He
claimed he saw Marshall go in but not out. Yeah,
naturally he went out the back way. Now you tell
me why a man who's wanted by the police takes
a chance on flashing a phony pass when he could
have avoided trouble by going in the back way. So
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he wanted us to think that Marshall was still alive.
And then Crane was the one who killed Joyce Marshall too. Yep,
much U found out that she was using him for
a fog guy, only going to show you never can
count on the word not turning. Yeah, well that reminds
me I don't want to get killed. Better be at
home for the woman's waiting, give her my love cart. Yeah. Well, incidentally, Mike,
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you ever give any thought to settling down? You mean,
you know, you know, get married, go hermet knight to
a loving wife. Oh that's not for me, Fran. From
what I saw tonight, that marriage stuff is murdered. Good Night,
Sagan
Speaker 2 (21:01):
Sy
There's one thing you learn working as a private detective.
People will do the darndest things. That's the case in
point I give you Alan Crane. He's a young man
hiding in the underbrush in the New Jersey Palisades for
an hour. He stands there motionless, and only when he
hears a car draw up does he make his presence known.
Speaker 2 (00:47):
That's true, Chorice could just stake down maybe the diver.
Speaker 3 (00:49):
I wish you wouldn't ask, don't be at school getting
you wouldn't hold out here?
Speaker 2 (00:54):
Will you stop acting like a child.
Speaker 3 (00:56):
I'm sorry.
Speaker 2 (00:57):
Sometimes I wonder if I have a sawn a man
like you.
Speaker 1 (01:00):
I'm crazy about you.
Speaker 2 (01:01):
Listen to James, Alan, I want to talk to you
about Frank.
Speaker 3 (01:06):
Whilst we talk about your husband.
Speaker 2 (01:07):
Now, why do you think I asked you to meet
me out here? You couldn't have the wise you would
have realized it wouldn't take a chance. Now Alan listened
to me, I think I finally found the angle.
Speaker 1 (01:19):
Ever hear of San de Marco, the man of owns
the stables.
Speaker 2 (01:21):
Yeah, that's the boy. Young Franks up for twenty six
thousand dollars last week. Welch done a bit?
Speaker 3 (01:27):
What I got to do with us, maybe everything.
Speaker 2 (01:30):
When he said he wouldn't pay off, Frank got excited,
made a couple of threats. Now, if anything would have
happened to mister DeMarco, can you see the position that
would place Frank in?
Speaker 3 (01:39):
But what's going to happen to Demarcoll.
Speaker 1 (01:41):
He's no telling.
Speaker 2 (01:43):
He might even have a fatal accident. I don't follow you, look, allan,
there's nothing very difficult about it. But if I've got
to put it in words of one syllable, right, if
de Marco was murdered, Frank would be the number one suspect,
and after the cops got through with him, that would
leave us we to do what we wanted.
Speaker 3 (02:00):
You don't know what you're saying.
Speaker 2 (02:01):
Oh, it's the only way we'd never have to worry again. Now,
De Marko got an apartment at the Chelsea arm You'll
be there tomorrow night, and so will you, Only you'll
be carrying a thirty eight police specially.
Speaker 3 (02:12):
I won't do it.
Speaker 2 (02:14):
You claim love me, You know I don't. If you
don't do it, I ask you'll never seen me again.
And make up your mind, honey, gonna let a little
murder stand in your way four Dash eighteen nineteen year many.
Speaker 1 (02:39):
Yeah, yeah, I guess you're right.
Speaker 2 (02:42):
Oh, don't stand there with your mouth open. Go ahead, knock.
Speaker 3 (02:45):
It's no use, Joys, I can't do it.
Speaker 1 (02:46):
Uh, don't be a fool.
Speaker 2 (02:47):
Everything's going like clockwork so far. It's almost out of
you the way you talk to the desk clerk spoke
up like a real man, that phony mustache, and I
court you'll be sure and remember you.
Speaker 3 (02:57):
I'm scared of me.
Speaker 2 (02:58):
Oh listen, you spy, Miss Jelly says, gonna let all
work go down the drain. Get a grip on yourself,
not on the door. I care right, I'll do it
for joy the pizza try at my command?
Speaker 3 (03:12):
Yes, Hello, hello, DeMarco.
Speaker 1 (03:15):
Hellove Marshall. What are you doing here? I told you, Hey,
wait a minute, you're not Frank Marshall. No he isn't,
but you're missus Marshall. I and Jules.
Speaker 2 (03:23):
Oh yes, I wonder if we could have a few
words with you.
Speaker 1 (03:27):
Okay, come in, thanks, tell me Alan Ah sure, sure
what you're all about?
Speaker 2 (03:36):
I understand you owe my husband some money?
Speaker 3 (03:38):
What a frank says you around?
Speaker 1 (03:39):
The collector is wasting his time.
Speaker 2 (03:40):
Don't jump to conclusions. Mister de Marco, I've got no
more love for Frank than you have, so I thought
you might be interested in helping us pull a fast
one on him.
Speaker 1 (03:49):
What do you mean, spose?
Speaker 2 (03:50):
Mister Crane, here can show you something that will solve
all your problems. I don't get all right, Alan, show
it to him. Huh, Well, what are you waiting for?
Speaker 1 (04:00):
All right? Put away that gun?
Speaker 3 (04:02):
Why do you think you are?
Speaker 1 (04:03):
You?
Speaker 3 (04:07):
Demaco? Demaco?
Speaker 1 (04:10):
Sure? Joy I kill him?
Speaker 3 (04:12):
Shot, I kill him, Joyce.
Speaker 2 (04:15):
I'll put yourself together. Hand. Well, these things down, Jory
and I didn't go to this spot. Have your last
things up at the last minute. Give me the gun.
You wipe out the printer? Okay, Now to tear up
a button some thanks code?
Speaker 1 (04:28):
What for?
Speaker 2 (04:28):
Because I want the police to find it clutched in
Demaco's hand. Now put it off, I cure. Oh must
I do everything around here?
Speaker 1 (04:36):
There?
Speaker 2 (04:37):
Now open his hands? No, come on, he won't fight you,
he said, all.
Speaker 3 (04:41):
Right, but hurry, that's the.
Speaker 2 (04:43):
Way you know, Alan, I'll make a man of you.
Speaker 1 (04:47):
Yet at a moment we'll return to the Adventures of
the Falcon. But first, and that's where missus Waring's little
(05:22):
boy Michael got himself involved for three hours after the
murder of Sam DeMarco. My door buzzer is noted often.
When I answered it, there stood trouble with a capital
te Hello, Mike. Well, if it isn't Frank Marshall, ain't
it awful? Come in? Thanks you. He won't have a drink, handy.
It's the bottle of bourbon de looks in the bar
(05:42):
of yourself. I gotta take it easy, Marshall.
Speaker 3 (05:49):
You don't know how I needed that.
Speaker 1 (05:50):
I got a small idea. I've been listening to the
radio and then you know I'm hot. Yeah, you've got
the thermometer higher than ja Je and Portfyrio. They got
a tried state alarm out. I didn't kill Sam demark
He welsh on a big bet to you. I mean
your racket. Letting a man get away with that good
rule your business. It does mean a thing. It does
when they find your gun next to his body and
a button off your coat in his hand. What about
the bellboy? What bellboy hid from the Chelsea Arms? He
(06:11):
identified you from one of your pictures of the man
who asked him for DeMarco's room number. I tell you
to frame why did you come here? They can nail
me for harboring a fugitive and that means my license. Okay, Mike,
Sorry I bothered you. Whatever you say, this is a frame,
I swear it. If you're lying to me, I'd give
you my word. Wouldn't I be a sap to let
anybody see me going into the Marco's room? That's what
(06:32):
I was thinking. Sounded like the killer went out of
his way to be spoted. And what I might buy
that button they found into Marco's hand. When you add
it to the other things like the gun, it's too much.
And you believe me? You're saying here, aren't you? Thanks?
Palt won't forget to skive it. He got me an idea.
Who might be behind this routine? Nope, and obviously it
had to be somebody who could pass for you. Now,
(06:54):
who do you know about your size? Oh? One hundred guys?
Name one?
Speaker 3 (06:59):
Wow, Steve Byrne.
Speaker 1 (07:00):
Where can I find him? He's out on the coast.
That's a big help. Get me further nominations.
Speaker 3 (07:04):
I tell you a million guys.
Speaker 1 (07:05):
I'm still waiting for number two. Well, Alan Crane, does
he a guy who used to work for me? Did
you fire him? Yes, he didn't have nerve enough for
the business. Well, then, missus Crane sounds like a likely suspect. Oh,
you're out of your mind. Alan's yellow. He never have
enough guts to puller d like this? Do you ever
hear the story of the worm that turned? Where does
Alan Crane live at the Kenyon? Okay? Tip tight? Did
(07:26):
you hear from me? With a little luck, It'll be
real soon? All right, buster? What's on your mind? You're
talking to me? That's right. I understand you wanted to
see me, Hugh Alan Crane. Now I'm miss fellow Waller.
(07:46):
Well it was Alan. I wanted to see any idea
where I can find him? What's your name? Mike Wearing?
A private dictation? I tried, what do you want with Ellen's?
I just wanted to talk to him? But what it's
a personal matter? That tells me? That tells you all
you have to know, Luck Wearing, I asked you something,
I answered you. I suppose you answered me. You got
any ideas where I can locate him? Now? But let
me give you a little tip. Don't search too hard.
(08:08):
Who knows you might find something you're not looking for.
What is that it's me, Walder, Open up, Hi, chefer dogs.
I ran into Harold Plant. He said you wanted to
(08:28):
see me. He told you right just But even up
to these past few days, nothing. Why was Mike Wearing
asking about you? Who Mike Wearing is a private ticket?
Speaker 3 (08:36):
They call a fulk and don't ask me?
Speaker 1 (08:38):
And wh am I gonna ask? Is the thing Frank
Marshall's wife? Now I better not if you want to
stay in one.
Speaker 3 (08:43):
I swear I'm telling you the truth.
Speaker 1 (08:45):
Yeah, I guess you are, come to think of it.
I saw a couple of times last week at the
wor On Baroon with Charles Montaigne. Who Charles Montaigne, the
guy wench'll call the latest in French heels. You're lying, okay,
I'll show you the cow how I mean about Joyce
from this Montaigne? Why would I want to do that?
Because you know why? You're just telling me you'll pack
her in heads. But if she's going with this man
(09:06):
on you, I'm gonna get a straight answer. I have
to tell you a party you're still seeing that day
let me along she'd been using you for any dirty work,
calling me Walder, I'm all enough to take care of
myself and missus Marshall too.
Speaker 2 (09:29):
Hello, Joyce, Alan, what are you doing here?
Speaker 3 (09:32):
I had to see her.
Speaker 2 (09:33):
No, that was smart with a cop hanging around out.
Speaker 3 (09:35):
I didn't help myself. I got worried.
Speaker 2 (09:36):
That's better worry about You.
Speaker 3 (09:38):
Don't understand I killed a man.
Speaker 1 (09:40):
I did it for you, Jee, that's right, Blame me.
Speaker 3 (09:42):
I didn't mean it like that.
Speaker 1 (09:43):
You know.
Speaker 3 (09:43):
There's nothing in the world I wouldn't do for you.
Speaker 2 (09:45):
I might to just stop talking so much, Joyce, is
something I've got to ask you. What do you know
a man named Montanne Montaigne Charles Montagne?
Speaker 3 (09:53):
Now are you sure?
Speaker 2 (09:53):
What is this a third degree?
Speaker 3 (09:54):
I just held that you've been seeing places with him.
Speaker 2 (09:56):
Whoever told you that is a liar?
Speaker 1 (09:58):
It comes from an awfully good source, Joyce Robby Waller.
He claims he saw the tool here the waor umber room.
Speaker 2 (10:02):
Are you gonna take that sneak's word against mine?
Speaker 3 (10:04):
He says he's seen you several times?
Speaker 2 (10:06):
Well maybe he has, Joyce, My use nibbling fool, here's
your head. What can any woman with blood in a
vain seeing a man.
Speaker 3 (10:14):
Like you and you were only using me?
Speaker 2 (10:16):
What are you gonna do about it you're a murderer.
Speaker 3 (10:18):
Alan, don't say that.
Speaker 2 (10:19):
Well, that's what you are.
Speaker 3 (10:20):
It was your idea you're in. This is deep as eyroum.
Speaker 2 (10:22):
If I went to the police said to cut your
mouth and you get out of here before I really
lose my temper.
Speaker 1 (10:36):
Get it off here, Alan craning here wants an hour?
Oh hello, sergeant, and it's a little off your beat?
On high and Mike, you know the rest of the boys. Sure, Hi, Hardy,
Hi Dick? What goes on here? What would be your guest? Look, Corbett,
you don't have to be a brain to figure out
what plays when you find half the homicide division here.
(10:57):
He's claim I took him down the morgue about five
minutes ago. What happened? What didn't? Someone got sore and
took the old blunt instrument to him. Should have seen
his face. I'll take your word for you. It's just
as well. All right, all right, you guys, how about
getting back to work? What do you want with Crane anyway?
I just wanted to talk to him, yeah, about what,
various things like why he was afraid of Frank Marshall. Listen,
(11:20):
Sergeant Marshall had no part in this deal. How would
you know, because I've known the man for years. Well,
he's changed. He's killed crazy Mike, he killed Sam de
Marco and Alan Crane. Why should he the Marco Welston
a bet? What about Crane? Well he was playing around
with missus Marshall, who says, I do Crane kept a diary?
And when you can spare a week for some light reading,
I'll let you take a peek at it. I'll tell
you you're barking up the wrong tree. I can prove
(11:41):
that Marshall had nothing to do with it. Well, i'd
like to see you all right. What time did Crane died?
About a half an hour ago? Give her take a
couple of minutes. Okay, Marshall's at my place. What I'll
keep your shirt on. I can prove it's a frame.
Who you call him my apartment? If Marshall killed Crane
a half hour ago, he wouldn't be at my place
him at least an hour and a quarter to get
(12:01):
there from here. And you think I told you what?
I think it's a frame, but I don't care what
you found. Marshall couldn't have done this. Well, there's no answer. Well,
(12:22):
there goes the ballgames.
Speaker 3 (12:32):
Yes, Hello, you're.
Speaker 1 (12:34):
Joyce Marshall, aren't you. You know one of those cops,
not exactly. My name is Mike Waring.
Speaker 2 (12:39):
Oh, you're the one they called the falcon Frank Off?
Speaker 1 (12:44):
Can I come in?
Speaker 2 (12:45):
Sure? Sit down?
Speaker 1 (12:49):
Thanks? I guy Off. You anything settled for a little information?
You know, Frank's in a bad spot. The police think
that he killed Sam Demarcos.
Speaker 2 (12:58):
You don't have to tell me. I always warned Frank
that crazy temper of his would get him into trouble.
Speaker 1 (13:03):
You want to be careful when you make statements like that, Lady.
That's the kind of thing they can put a roper
on your husband's neck.
Speaker 2 (13:09):
Oh did I say something wrong?
Speaker 1 (13:10):
Okay, Angel, let's stop trying to kidd each other. Wells,
I told you that Alan Crane was dead. Is that
a fact? Yes?
Speaker 2 (13:18):
So he killed himself. Well, naturally assume.
Speaker 1 (13:21):
That's not safe when a man's had his face bashed in.
Speaker 3 (13:23):
With a ball bat.
Speaker 2 (13:24):
Who did it? Rank?
Speaker 1 (13:25):
Why should he? Oh?
Speaker 2 (13:27):
I thought they might have had a disagreement over the
business or something. You sure it wasn't over you really,
mister Waring.
Speaker 1 (13:33):
That's the funniest thing I've heard in you is the
cops think you were in love with Crane?
Speaker 2 (13:38):
Well, don't I look all broken up over his death?
Speaker 1 (13:40):
Yeah? I can see I made a mistake, a bad one.
Speaker 2 (13:44):
And now, if you don't mind, would you please go?
I've had a very exhausting day and you've done nothing
to improve it.
Speaker 1 (14:02):
Now, I told you you'd be wasting your time of
that Marshall. Dame Mike, when I lay my hands on
herd'll know no more than you do. Now, Frank Marshall
didn't kill Sam DeMarco and Alan Crane. Well, if Marshall's innocent,
why didn't give himself up because he knew you'd never
believe him. Listen, sergeant, you're proceeding in the wrong story. Now.
Suppose Joyce Marshall wanted to get rid of her husband,
then why didn't she shoot him and be done with it?
Because she would have been the most obvious suspect. You'd
(14:23):
have grabbed her five minutes after the killed. Oh, it
was much safer to frame Frank into the chair. Do
you think she and Crane killed DeMarco? Right, Well, then
riddle me this after they get all through. Why should
she kill her boyfriend? The Dame's crazy? Enough about a guy.
She ain't gonnaknock him off later. Wait a minute, maybe
Alan Crane was just the stooge pose there was.
Speaker 3 (14:40):
Another man in the background.
Speaker 1 (14:41):
You mean they were using Crane as a pet. Yeah, Well,
how are you gonna find out who this third party is? Well,
there's two ways to do that, Sergeant, and I prefer
the easy one. Let's go up and ask her. Okay, Mike,
(15:06):
here's where we get off. Okay, even go back to
the headquarters, lowest, I won't be needing the car for
a while. Iras part Oh, hello, al Mike, meet Officer Burke.
Anything new, Burke?
Speaker 3 (15:17):
No, Sirs, he's going off duty.
Speaker 1 (15:18):
Where's your relief? What relieves in it? Well, you know
you're not supposed to go off your tour until your replace.
Speaker 3 (15:22):
Well I thought his case was in the back.
Speaker 1 (15:24):
So who told you that, Sir mars wat when he
went inside about fifteen minutes ago? You blithering at anything CODs. Listen, Burke,
you say, Frank Marshall's in there at treasure and you
didn't stop him where he had a safe conduct first
sign with the commission. Help it was a pony? How
should I know that? Why didn't you check with your precinct,
Mark Corbett, we're wasting time. I'll talk to you later. Burke.
Who are your keys? I think maybe this baby on
it there? And yeah.
Speaker 3 (15:47):
You see him?
Speaker 1 (15:49):
No, maybe they're in one of the other rooms. What's
this lead through the living room? If I remembered? Okay, stand,
can I give you the word? Open the door and
get down now? All right, Marshall, get him up? Well,
(16:09):
wouldn't you know it? Nobody there, only missus Marshall, and
she don't count. She's dead. Let me buy I better
call a coroner at the moment. We'll return to the
(16:33):
adventures of the Falcon. But first I'm back to the
Adventures of the Falcon. And so death came for Joyce
(17:03):
Marshall And while Sergeant Corvid made with the telephone, I
went on a safari through the apartment. It didn't take long.
How'd you make out, Mike? There's no one in the house.
He knows the back entrant of this place. There is
not off the kitchen. Well, then that explains how Marshall
got out. I guess. So what'd you find out about her?
It was strangled. That's a switch. Yeah, I'll say one
thing for your friend, Mike, he's a versatile boy. He
(17:25):
killed the Marco with a gun. I still say it
did all right, all right, I'll even grant you that.
I suppose Joyce here and Alan Crane murdered de Marco.
That gives Marshall a better modium. He found out what
his wife and a boyfriend were up to, so he
kills them both. And where does Charles Montaigne fit in?
Charles Montaigne? Who's he? I found these letters from him?
The Joyce in her vanity? Oh hot stuff, hotter and hot. Okay,
(17:47):
I'll arrange to him. Picked up for questioning. But why
don't you come clean? Mike? What do you mean? I
got an idea? You know where I can find Frank Marshall?
Speaker 3 (17:56):
Maybe I do?
Speaker 1 (17:58):
All right, Sergeant, get me a phone book. How much
further do we go? Just another flight? Another? You said
you wanted to kill her? H How do I know
this ain't a rib? Don'll have to take my word
for it. What makes you think we'll find my party here?
(18:19):
It's the only logical place for him to hide out? Yeah,
I look for a parking four six Oh see eh eh,
and just yeah, better let me take it from here.
I'll go ahead but I warn you if your friends
start acting cute and prepared.
Speaker 3 (18:38):
At you Waller. Yeah, okay, come in, did you get
you're not Wanner?
Speaker 1 (18:45):
No?
Speaker 3 (18:45):
You know I got you right, you've got a gun.
Speaker 1 (18:47):
I'm warned your marcha. Okay, then you at it? You
all right, Mike? I think so let's take a look
at our friendly Marshall. Marshall, you're wasting your time, Sergeant.
I can see that. No, no, I mean for another reason.
He's not Frank Marshall. If you remove that phony mustache,
(19:08):
you'll see he's Alan Crane. Have another covet? No, no, no,
no thanks. I got to beat at home. But before
I go, I wish you would answer something for me. Okay,
you will expect to find Crane in that apartment instead
(19:29):
of Frank Marshall. Naturally it was Crane's brother's apartment. Then,
when you said you know where to find Frank Marshall,
I met the mark. When I asked Marshall who could
double for him, he named Crane. Well, while I went
around looking for him, Marshall must have gone right to
his apartment or the two of them had it out.
Yeah that figured, yeah, especially when you told me the
Crane's face had been battered in. I thought it might
(19:49):
have been done for a purpose, to keep the police
looking for a man who was already dead and had
left Crane in the clear. And then there was that
cop you had staked in front of Marshall's home. He
claimed he saw Marshall go in but not out. Yeah,
naturally he went out the back way. Now you tell
me why a man who's wanted by the police takes
a chance on flashing a phony pass when he could
have avoided trouble by going in the back way. So
(20:09):
he wanted us to think that Marshall was still alive.
And then Crane was the one who killed Joyce Marshall too. Yep,
much U found out that she was using him for
a fog guy, only going to show you never can
count on the word not turning. Yeah, well that reminds
me I don't want to get killed. Better be at
home for the woman's waiting, give her my love cart. Yeah. Well, incidentally, Mike,
(20:31):
you ever give any thought to settling down? You mean,
you know, you know, get married, go hermet knight to
a loving wife. Oh that's not for me, Fran. From
what I saw tonight, that marriage stuff is murdered. Good Night,
Sagan
Speaker 2 (21:01):
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