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Today's Mystery:A private eye from Chicago who lost his license pushes his way into Sam's office and talks him into taking a case...dressed as a giant rabbit.
Original Radio Broadcast Date: December 4, 1949
Originated from Hollywood
Stars: Howard Duff as Sam Spade and Lurene Tuttle as Effie
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Today's Mystery:A private eye from Chicago who lost his license pushes his way into Sam's office and talks him into taking a case...dressed as a giant rabbit.
Original Radio Broadcast Date: December 4, 1949
Originated from Hollywood
Stars: Howard Duff as Sam Spade and Lurene Tuttle as Effie
Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net
Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net.
Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715
Take the listener survey at http://survey.greatdetectives.net
Give us a call at 208-991-4783
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ongoing Patreon supporters for us the littlelast two dollars per month. Just go
to Patreon dot Great Detectives dot net. Well, now it's time for this
week's episode of the Adventures of SamSpade. The original airdate December the fourth,
nineteen forty nine, and this oneis the Mopsy, Flopsy and Cotton
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out of a pickle. What happen? What happened? Yes, welcome by
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Get the hutch ready for I'm aboutthe hippote hot through the door with a
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all in the Adventures of Sam Spade, Haffy, what's so many of this?
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Of what my desk and my chairshave over the one side of the
harvest to make room to the otherdesk in the Bookie Belvie, no other
task, and no bookcase, andno anything else. I thought, you
don't say it. Don't even thinkabout that man. You understand that's deliciously
silent on here? Don't you thinkhe weren't you? And she supposed to
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go up? Effie? Would youlike to have your mouth dry cleaned?
I spoke harshly, forgive me,but the past hours of taken that toll
on my nerves. Perhaps I shouldunburden myself. We'd all feel better,
all right, unbourbon yourself. I'mstill in command here too, Missus Wellington
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van Cleave, Montague, knob Hill. Where else city from Samuel Spain license
number one three seven, five,nine six what else subject the flopsy,
mopsy and cotton tail caper or ourfret's Crockett saved the day, my dear
dear Missus Montague. It all beganThursday afternoon when I entered my office and
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discovered a tall, wiry young mansitting in my chair with his feet up
on my desk and sampling my officebottle. The pose was so famount here
For a minute I thought it wasme. Hello Sam, I'll be with
you in a minute. Have usnice? I think I will the one
you're setting in. You see thedetective sets on that seat and the clients
sit over there. That qualifies mefor this seat. Then I'm a detective.
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I see. Well. The detectivewe like in this office is Sam
Spade. See he pays the rent, he hires the secretary, he earns
the money, and he sits behindhis desk. Now on your feet,
okay, but with two detectives aroundhere and only one detective's chair, it's
gonna get a little crowded mine.If I have a drink, out of
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my glass here. You know we'vebetter make a note to get another glass
too. In some scotch. Idon't care much for that bourbon. No
self respecting detective drinks scotch and putthis down. We'll need another desk and
you paint job in these walls.I think something bright Robin's egg blue maybe
soothes the nervous clients at a bookshelf. You got that epidere? Or am
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I going too fast? Yes?Hey at two, Effie, she's a
doll. Wait manute, that's myline. After I work with you,
while Sam, you'll appreciate me.Go on, I'm great. Bye.
You need me? Why because we'dbe an unbeatable team with my talent and
your luck. We couldn't miss luckever. Here of Fritz Crockett, Chicago,
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Fritz Crockett, yea, look,you're making a mark in your hometown.
Now, why do you want towork for me in San Francisco?
I lost my license in Chicago,got caught on the hot side of a
political battle, worked for the losers, and the winners framed me for my
license. I can't get a licensein any state until I clear that mess
up, and so I have towork under somebody else's Hey, but why
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me? Because I've kept my eyeon you, Sam. I like the
way you're developing. I think youcould work well with me. Say thanks,
Well, your applications were safe.Now give me a couple of years
to think it over. Doesn't matter, Sam, afraid I might cut your
reputation in town you find me out. But anyway, by check in,
huh luck? You want to comparea scrapbook sometime A really good detective's got
to be an actor. I playany style. Listen. We're following a
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Russian countess to recover Gorky's original manuscriptof the Lower Depths. I meet her
in the lobby of the Saint Markdisguised as an itinerant Caviare salesman. Oh
he didn't, San Francisco, mydear, how long has it been?
Eight years? Twelve years? Haveyou forgotten little Andre and Andrea? Sorry?
Sorry, no casting today. Well, look, you gotta be an
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actor, Sam. Look, we'redealing a mortal blow of a gun running
career of Don Jose Ortega Sanchez,the notorious Bandit came, Don, you
have run your last piece, lovingborder countries. I am powerless to prevent
your execution, die like the proudby your you are secret friends. For
having's sake, I help you.Sam. Look, you've been captured by
a mutinous crew off an English trampsteamer, and I burst through the door.
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Get your bloomin bloody hands off thatman. That's when I can do
myself off on my tigger. Idon't know exactly why I sat there listening
to the guy, but I did. He was a sort of a one
man Fair to Gil. He ranthrough twenty eight dialects, played a scene
in which James Mason and Montgomery Cliffwere trapped by an Armenian rug merchant and
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was saved by the voice of GabrielHater on the radio. Then he played
all four of the March brothers arguingwith the Andrews sisters. Man. After
the animation, he told me alittle bit about himself, regaling me with
spine tingling accounts of his Frank Merriwelltype achievements on the football field, in
professional boxing and hockey. It waspretty thrilling stuff. But nonetheless, I
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was about to usher Raim out whenhe came up with a particularly good bit
of dialogue. I have a jobfor us. Yeah, Well, so
John, where yesterday Sam? Imet an old friend from Chicago. She
remembered me from an important cocktail party. Saved it for her. The party
everyone was absolutely dreary until I becamedurie go with a brace of amusing any
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the job, frets the job?Oh yeah, well anyway, she wants
us to guard a valuable hunk ofjewelry at a party tonight on knob Hill's
the money one hundred apiece plus minglingwith notch dancers and all the cave aren't
we can eat? Wow? Wellit's better than I expected. In fact,
now that's what I want you todo. Wait a minute, what's
this? Here's what I want youto do. This is the Sam Spade
Detective Agency names so because Sam Spadeis the man who gives the orders around
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here. What do you want meto do? Well, this is a
costume party and we have to wearcostumes. It's in the deal. Good,
I'll break your leg and you cango as a man who came to
dinner. Sam, I already hadthe costumes right here, Crockett, What
would you have done if I didn'tgo with you? The thought never ended
my head, Sam? What arethe costumes? Sam, one hundred clams
apiece is a lot of though,isn't it. I agreed, you are
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about to confront the reason we arebeing paid so much. What is that
you are costume? You were togo as a rabbit? Oh, white
rabbit. Here's the suit. Ohand here's the head. Notice the shocking
pink ears. Oh the deal's it'sbeen squell for I wait a minute,
I am also going as a rabbit. See, you will go as Flopsy
and I will go as Mobs.I will not go anywhere dressed on that
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ridiculous outfit one hundred dollars, sayingI will wow, Sam, let's talk
this over now. Look, Iwill talk to you as a businessman might
talk to you. Now, misterSpeed, you take your ordinary type detective,
and you have got it pretty solid, Susan. We talked and talked,
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and around eight o'clock that night,I found myself still talking and walking
up the steps of your knob Hillmansion, missus Montague, cleverly disguised as
Flapsy the rabbit, paw in pawwith Mopsy Crockett. My head beast covered
everything with my eyes, nose,and mouth, and I was grateful for
that When I passed the doorman,I was tempted to say, ah,
what's up, doctor, but Fretzsaid it ahead of me. He walked
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in as where his personal hutch,and you and Missus Montague cruised over to
us. Here are my little bunnytwins. Aren't you both? Just darling?
Which one of you is? Misterspeed Well, I'm mister Crockett.
Missus Montague, Mopsy you remember mefrom the nesbit Sware, Ronnie and Benita,
or maybe it was Gypsy introduced Ussa. Oh yes, oh and Flopsy.
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Here must be mister Spade. I'vealways wanted to meet him. Thank
you, Missus Manague. I amthe straight man. How do you like
my costume? There's not another onelike it in town. I'm the only
wooden nymph in San Francisco. Thetrains will swoon, they will? Are
you, Missus Montague? Perhaps you'dbe disposed to outline our job? Well,
of course, mister Crockett, myself, Missus Arlington, Crypt McGill,
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and the famous Spanish artist Julio diDiego are going to pick the woman with
the most fascinating costumes. Sich Norfather. It could be no one but
you flatterer, I'm not eligible.They're at ten o'clock. We will have
the grand parade. The winner willleave the parade wearing a small, duel
studded crown. Oh it's darling downwardsand themos and old thoughts of amusing things.
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Well, this crown once belonged toJosephine of France. Imagine, Missus
Montague. I hate to be anold killjoy, but are we here to
guard the crown? That's right,flopsy, I mean this spade. Oh
sorry, of course, I don'ttake any trouble, but it's so valuable.
I can't take any chance. Asmy husband picked it up in Iran.
He's in pickles. You know well, you know best. Where is
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the crown now, Missus Montague.Oh, we're in the wall safe in
the master bedroom on the second floor. Here's the combination to the safe written
down. I'd rather not have thecombination if you don't mind, until it's
time to get the crown. Oh, now, don't too be silly,
mister Spade. Except for the crown, there's only fifty sixty thousand dollars in
the safe. Oh well, ifthat's all I'm The safe is behind the
dega original. Now until I needyou go and enjoy yourself. Well we'll
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go. Maybe I'll even let youdance. But little me Frets and I
synchronize our watches and decide it untilwe were needed. We would lose ourselves
in the crowd and keep our bigrabbit ears open. Everybody was masked and
loaded. It was all very gay. I brushed our bows with pirates.
Northwest mounted police unmoned a gorilla,an Arabian princess for Pocahonta scene and a
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sort of historical characters from Julius Caesarto Mike Romanov WHI I was stepping a
carrot into the punch bowl. Agirl made her way over to mate.
I know it was a girl immediately. You can tell I tiger as a
burlesque queen, but she didn't talkmuch like it. Are you in Evanie
Vane? I'm a he bunny.Would you like to dunk? I'd be
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the l at it. Who areyou? I am? I supposed to
tell until the mask come on?For now, I'll just call me Flopsy.
Cute. You Americans acute this idea? Yes, speaking about it?
This is what do you representing?Who I am? In pay Virgil Dancer.
Do you like me? From whereI stand? It will be excellent?
Impossible? It best like you believeit was easy? Yeah, tell
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me? Have you been on thiscountry long? Here? What you week?
My family? I sent me ona tour of America. I am
here as a guest. Now tellme you are a detective value. Not
as much as I regretted doing it, I hastily detached myself from Miss Polly's
Bajaire of nineteen forty nine? Howshe know I was a defective? Puzzled?
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There, I saw Crockett talking witha paunchy red devil and a middle
edged crust of the Columbus, andstopped by. They were a big businessmen,
obviously, and so so it washe Well, now you take your
ordinary harsh tape of briefs. Hedoubled. It was impossible. They're interrupt
him, So I moved on.Finally I sat down to rest in a
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dim corner of the library, andI know soon that did in a large
green pickle with two bandy legs stickingout of it, sat down beside me.
I want to buy the pickle.No, thanks, go ahead to
treat I only eat carrots. Thankyou, Just the same. Hey,
cold, you know who I am. As a matter of fact, I
don't know. I shouldn't care you, but I'm lonesome for somebody to talk
to. My wife dancing with anotherman. Sometimes I think she only likes
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me for my money. I findthat hard to believe. Millions, you
know, just millions. I'm HoraceMonting you the pickle king. I told
more and any living man, congratulations. You like my costume? Never smelled
anything like it. I came thistime. It's just an ordinary new pickle.
Sometimes that comes to deal. Sometimesthat comes to ghirkin on jolly.
Once I came as a sweet sourmixture and it got very confused, and
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we'll ax up to you. Iguess all I really here is my money.
Can't get tired of me? Andso rich it was from the early
days. It was a pioneer youknow who started. I suppose with just
a ward. Very it's very funny, very funny. Yes, well,
I keep laughing, Horace. Ihave to be running along. Thank you
for talking to me. I wasbeginning to fail like an extra in Alice
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in Wonderland, and headed back forthe solace of the punch bowl. I
saw a Mopsie Crockett standing with apolice bizet dancer, and went over with
him, but he suddenly turned andhopped away faster than I could hop after
him. Why the coiners, Icouldn't understand. When I finally caught off
with him. Ten minutes later,he was waltzing with Anne of Austria,
who was hanging on his every word. And that was a lot of hanging
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ning until you've tasted my lead,coop and you hands the spirit of girth
or Sheila Hina, all baked inone mind. If I cut in,
if you move, I mean withthe other rabbit. There come along Mopsy.
Well, hell, let's true.Excuse me, darling, I come
leader back. Tell us Sam,what do you hear from the mind?
The idea of avoiding me? Meavoid you? I don't know what you
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mean, bragay, don't you rememberjust ten minutes ago? Am I chasing
it all over the floor? Sohelp me? I don't. Oh,
there you are, my little bunney. Here we are, Missus Montague.
All right, you can give methe crown now. I've almost ready to
announce the winner of the costume comments. We haven't taken that out yet,
Missus Montague. You haven't where youjust said you were going to get it.
I didn't, did you, Fritznot I cropsy now running dot playing
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yo. One of you came upto me a couple of minutes ago and
said you lost the combinations of thesafe, so I gave it to you
again. You said you were goingto get the ground. Now where is
it? I don't know, butlet's find it. We arrived on the
master bed m. The worst thathappened the day guy original was down off
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the wall. The safe had beenopened. Believe it or not, the
fifty or sixty thousand dollars perpetually keptand it wasn't even fetched. But you
and missus Montague weren't worried about thecash not there. But joels of being
crowned is gone. All the scriightful, what the horrorst thing? We're sorry,
missus Montaue. You were supposed toGod and it's your fault made you
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stole it, your status as Montague. We did nothing of the kindest thing
to remember saying you we're gonna getit, and I didn't give you the
combination again. I know, horashorrorstmuch happened, Dear, I was walking
down the hall, and the bunnycame running out, dragged me into a
room, made me take off mypickle. Oh hit me on the head
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with something, and he took offhis bunny suit, jump right into my
pickles and ran off. Oh cracking, and I dashed down the hall of
the room the pickle and abdicated onthe floor was the limp unfilled costume of
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back to the flopsy, mopsy andcotton tail caper. Tonight's adventure with Sam
Spade. I left Fritz Crockett andyou, missus Sam attorning to Harris master
bedroom and pounded down the stairs,through the guests, and out the front
door. I was standing there wonderingwhere to pick up the tracks of a
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rabbit turned pickle when I saw thefulliest Bergier dancer. I'm running out of
a Montague mansion through a side entranceand under a taxi. I jumped into
another cabin followed it, divesting myselfof my flopsy costume our roots. She
went almost to the west end ofa Farrell straight and under the shabby gray
apartment host. I followed. Iknocked on every door until I found hers.
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Yes, it's me, the heatbunny Flopsy. Remember why did you
follow me here right along? Becauseyou're so beautiful. I can no thanks,
I said, did you not hearme? Yes, but I have
no affairs and I'm bonded. Howdid you know there was a detective detective's
heart beating under my rabbit suit.I am not going to entswer. You
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had no right to come in here. Come on, huh, I think
I overheard somebody seat Now. Ifthat is all you wanted to know,
please go. Why did you leavethe party early because you drugged me?
America was not a police state.Why am I doing Christians? Because somebody
stall that Josephine crown that belonged toMiss Montague. You say prison and then
I am delighted, But I didnot steal it. What's your name,
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Chamagne, Reggie? What is yoursam Spade? Why are you so happy
that the crown was stolen? Becauseit does not belong in the home of
a rich American party. Give aChidish woman who thinks only of her social
position and her money in France,where it was made and where it was
appreciated. I say, how muchis it worth? Money? Almost fifty
two millions sentiments more than one canstay now when you leave me a jome
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that the crown mains model a Frenchmanthan money. How would you like it
if your Abraham Niggoln's desk was beingused by some fresh businessmen who self captain.
I get the point. I tellyou again, I do not know
what happened to do Joseph income tonight? Do you believe me? I did?
But only because when you left theparties you wore only her costume,
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and that costume wouldn't have hidden thatwhile she couldn't have had it on it.
I want to block up the street, picked up a cabin, sat
at it until she came out.Five minutes later. She was now in
street clothes and carrying an over nightcase. She drove the Castle Street and
I followed. She went into arestaurant called La Parisian. I waited a
discreet moment, then went in.She was nowhere to be seen, but
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a tall, lame, black hairedindividual approached me with a manu in his
hand. Good evening, Missieu.I regret to say that we are just
clue. I'm not interesting meeting it. Where's the girl who just came in?
Good? And he don't dummy onit? She walked right in here
thirty seconds ago, brown hair,red coach Sean Anne roget by name.
You have made some mistake. Youcan see there was no one here.
I am made no mistake. Nowcome plain r Como said, please let
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me go. No girl came in, but if one did, there is
no place too hide but to keetchyou all right, then showing me the
kitchen. No hear it? Ohmine bign I didn't say you long to
get here, mister Montague, Idon't hold missus state. I have a
knife at your neck. Yes,I feel it should I take care of
a missie went down your knife,thanks Spade. Now I'll sit down to
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the table and talk quiet, oryou can go as you say, Miss
Hull, but I will keep outan eye. Let's keep an eye out.
Sit down, pre Spade. Wellyou're here. I have a personal
matter to take up with you aboutthe Josephine Crown. Yeah. Well,
I'm signed a report that as yetI haven't found it. Good, I'd
be happy for you never found it. Does missus Montague know you fail this
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wife? No? And I'd beequally happily if she didn't know. In
other words, you want me tostop looking for an ant the idea.
Oh you could make a pretense oftrying to find it, but no more.
That's interesting. I'll pay you agood fore you if you do this
for me. Why don't you wantit found, mister Manigue, Well,
I will talk to you man theman ways though, a French girl showed
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up from town, Charmagne Roget Whatdo you see her? Quite a bit
of her at the party. She'syoung and beautiful and the point I was
indiscreet. She turned out to bemore designing than I realiate and black man
of a sort. You didn't wantjust money. She wanted to Joseph Crowne
and you let them steal it.And I told him get him into the
party, inform you from the car, and the rest is up to them.
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Why didn't you just give them thecrown Well? I couldn't. My
wife values it too much into herprize position. She even wears it around
the house when just the two ofus are there. That's kid now?
Will you forget about this space?I am afraid not, mister Montague,
or I'm hired out to your wifewho asked me to guard it. I
did a bad job, so it'sup to me to get it back.
You say, no, Spade,I can't afford a scandal with that girl.
Well you'll have to work that outfor yourself. Very well. I'm
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sorry, I must have met missusMontague. I underestimate of your husband for
at that point. But there's agun out of thin air, and very
professionally relieved me of mine. Hecalled the proprietor. But know who appeared
with Charmagne Roget They held on amedia tangaroo court. Sentence was about to
be pronounced when the front door,first of them and him swept the tall
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charac and black beret and cape,and spotting a handlebar mustache prominently panned on
his cape, or a brazen Frenchwar medals, including the crowded gear and
so on. His entrance held everybodybug eyed, including me. What the
tire shouting gattling have we here?Oh? The glow of warm friendship fills
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the room like a cottage fireplace andhas loved him. I know it cannot
be. Can I believe these wearyeyes of man? Is it not truly?
My auntie Manne Monsieur Montague like getsyou on both chicks in happiness.
Who I don't remember what you havenot so soon forgot me? We met
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a delegation in thirty eight o years. Do you not recall the nineteen monmar
and the days in mo Oh mygoodness? Blow when he pen over to
cast money again as mustache fell asusual, Crockett had overplayed, and before
he got straightened up, Bunno hithim on the back of the heat and
he fell flat on his face.Out of course, that was my kill
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to go into action. I turnedover the table wrestle with Harras and Bunno
while Charmagne was striking at me witha heel of a shoe. I got
to the gun first, and everythingcame to a sudden blow. At that
point Fret's Crockett came too. Oh, miss Amy, well did the sudden
darkness confront? Yeah, well youcan drop the dialect, Crockett. Oh,
I wish I had a picture everywhereon the floor for your scrap book.
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Oh, it was in the act. Sam all in the act.
Yeah, well you think you're wellenough to hold this gun while I make
a search. I'll leave it toNis. Damn. Everything will be under
control. Now stand back, everybodyfind in charge here. The US government
is not entirely without influence in Washington. I'm a Joseph being frowned, hitting
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in the banking oven and called thepolice. I was afraid the incident struck
a blow at Franco American relations untila search of Charmagne rouget and know,
but there's two tickets, not theParis who appoints French, but the rear
de general and you know, therestless Montgue guys, the one harm and
you forgive made a superb gesture andcontributed to international harmony by returning to Josephine
crown, the French historical society.And when you asked who might be the
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man to garden the crown safely backto La Belle Franz, I was overjoyed
to being a position to recommend youFritz cracking. I hope he marries a
Sue Brett who stays over there periodand of report, isn't that fits?
Crock don't must talk anymore about him? Let him get his own program.
The first person in his offers tomention his name again is a rotten egg.
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do you say? Hello, it'sme Sam Prince. Oh no, I'm
at the airport. I just wantedto tell you I'll be out of town
for a while for using the office, So just take the whole thing over.
Well, that's very generous of it, and you can use that if
you need her for anything. Well, I'll never be able to repay all.
That's all right. You did apretty good job on the caper today.
I was just talking with missus Bonninghueand I told her I don't know
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I am for one day. Comehere so I should have to be satisfied
with my one arm. Good Night, good Night, Welcome Back. Well,
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a really fun episode and probably oneof the more outlandish situations that Sam
was put into. I mean,the rabbit costume, that's just a classic.
And of course we have Fritz Crockett, who is just an amazing guest
character. Sam suggestion that Fritz getshis own show was intriguing and I wish
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someone had taken them up on theidea. In many ways, Fritz reminds
me of what Jim Rockford of TheRockford Files would look like, dialed up
a bit when he gets into thatsort of smooth con man sort of detective.
And actually the plot of this episodereminded me of several episodes of The
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Rockford Files. They did quite afew episodes on that series where another private
detective shows up an absolutely up endsRockford's world and draws him into whatever case
that he's involved in or hijacks Rockford'scase. So this episode was kind of
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giving me an entire feeling of alate nineteen forties version of The Rockford Files.
I found myself wondering to what degreethe creative team on that series was
familiar with the radio program for SamSpade. The idea of Rockford as a
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nineteen seventies Sam Spade is kind ofwritten about too many times for it to
be a coincidence. However, theidea of Sam Spade could come from the
film of the Multese Falcon or thebook without the influence of the radio program.
Though honestly, I think that theway that James Gardner plays him is
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a lot closer to Howard Duff thanHumphrey Bogart. So I really do wonder
about this. I don't think there'sa definitive answer out there. For my
part, I like to think thatthis first aired, eight year old Stephen
Cannell was listening to the program withhis parents and enjoyed the story and the
plot idea just went into his mindand came out some twenty some years later
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when he was writing some scripts forThe Rockford Files. But I have no
evidence that that's the case. Sadly, and I should go ahead and note
that, speaking of sadly, weonly have three more episodes left with Howard
Duff as Sam Spade. While therewere forty one broadcast in between today episode
and Duff's final appearances, Spade thirtyeight of those are missing, so we
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only have three more episodes with HowardDuff after today. Now it's time to
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Of what my desk and my chairshave over the one side of the
harvest to make room to the otherdesk in the Bookie Belvie, no other
task, and no bookcase, andno anything else. I thought, you
don't say it. Don't even thinkabout that man. You understand that's deliciously
silent on here? Don't you thinkhe weren't you? And she supposed to
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go up? Effie? Would youlike to have your mouth dry cleaned?
I spoke harshly, forgive me,but the past hours of taken that toll
on my nerves. Perhaps I shouldunburden myself. We'd all feel better,
all right, unbourbon yourself. I'mstill in command here too, Missus Wellington
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van Cleave, Montague, knob Hill. Where else city from Samuel Spain license
number one three seven, five,nine six what else subject the flopsy,
mopsy and cotton tail caper or ourfret's Crockett saved the day, my dear
dear Missus Montague. It all beganThursday afternoon when I entered my office and
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discovered a tall, wiry young mansitting in my chair with his feet up
on my desk and sampling my officebottle. The pose was so famount here
For a minute I thought it wasme. Hello Sam, I'll be with
you in a minute. Have usnice? I think I will the one
you're setting in. You see thedetective sets on that seat and the clients
sit over there. That qualifies mefor this seat. Then I'm a detective.
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I see. Well. The detectivewe like in this office is Sam
Spade. See he pays the rent, he hires the secretary, he earns
the money, and he sits behindhis desk. Now on your feet,
okay, but with two detectives aroundhere and only one detective's chair, it's
gonna get a little crowded mine.If I have a drink, out of
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my glass here. You know we'vebetter make a note to get another glass
too. In some scotch. Idon't care much for that bourbon. No
self respecting detective drinks scotch and putthis down. We'll need another desk and
you paint job in these walls.I think something bright Robin's egg blue maybe
soothes the nervous clients at a bookshelf. You got that epidere? Or am
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I going too fast? Yes?Hey at two, Effie, she's a
doll. Wait manute, that's myline. After I work with you,
while Sam, you'll appreciate me.Go on, I'm great. Bye.
You need me? Why because we'dbe an unbeatable team with my talent and
your luck. We couldn't miss luckever. Here of Fritz Crockett, Chicago,
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Fritz Crockett, yea, look,you're making a mark in your hometown.
Now, why do you want towork for me in San Francisco?
I lost my license in Chicago,got caught on the hot side of a
political battle, worked for the losers, and the winners framed me for my
license. I can't get a licensein any state until I clear that mess
up, and so I have towork under somebody else's Hey, but why
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me? Because I've kept my eyeon you, Sam. I like the
way you're developing. I think youcould work well with me. Say thanks,
Well, your applications were safe.Now give me a couple of years
to think it over. Doesn't matter, Sam, afraid I might cut your
reputation in town you find me out. But anyway, by check in,
huh luck? You want to comparea scrapbook sometime A really good detective's got
to be an actor. I playany style. Listen. We're following a
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Russian countess to recover Gorky's original manuscriptof the Lower Depths. I meet her
in the lobby of the Saint Markdisguised as an itinerant Caviare salesman. Oh
he didn't, San Francisco, mydear, how long has it been?
Eight years? Twelve years? Haveyou forgotten little Andre and Andrea? Sorry?
Sorry, no casting today. Well, look, you gotta be an
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actor, Sam. Look, we'redealing a mortal blow of a gun running
career of Don Jose Ortega Sanchez,the notorious Bandit came, Don, you
have run your last piece, lovingborder countries. I am powerless to prevent
your execution, die like the proudby your you are secret friends. For
having's sake, I help you.Sam. Look, you've been captured by
a mutinous crew off an English trampsteamer, and I burst through the door.
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Get your bloomin bloody hands off thatman. That's when I can do
myself off on my tigger. Idon't know exactly why I sat there listening
to the guy, but I did. He was a sort of a one
man Fair to Gil. He ranthrough twenty eight dialects, played a scene
in which James Mason and Montgomery Cliffwere trapped by an Armenian rug merchant and
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was saved by the voice of GabrielHater on the radio. Then he played
all four of the March brothers arguingwith the Andrews sisters. Man. After
the animation, he told me alittle bit about himself, regaling me with
spine tingling accounts of his Frank Merriwelltype achievements on the football field, in
professional boxing and hockey. It waspretty thrilling stuff. But nonetheless, I
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was about to usher Raim out whenhe came up with a particularly good bit
of dialogue. I have a jobfor us. Yeah, Well, so
John, where yesterday Sam? Imet an old friend from Chicago. She
remembered me from an important cocktail party. Saved it for her. The party
everyone was absolutely dreary until I becamedurie go with a brace of amusing any
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the job, frets the job?Oh yeah, well anyway, she wants
us to guard a valuable hunk ofjewelry at a party tonight on knob Hill's
the money one hundred apiece plus minglingwith notch dancers and all the cave aren't
we can eat? Wow? Wellit's better than I expected. In fact,
now that's what I want you todo. Wait a minute, what's
this? Here's what I want youto do. This is the Sam Spade
Detective Agency names so because Sam Spadeis the man who gives the orders around
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here. What do you want meto do? Well, this is a
costume party and we have to wearcostumes. It's in the deal. Good,
I'll break your leg and you cango as a man who came to
dinner. Sam, I already hadthe costumes right here, Crockett, What
would you have done if I didn'tgo with you? The thought never ended
my head, Sam? What arethe costumes? Sam, one hundred clams
apiece is a lot of though,isn't it. I agreed, you are
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about to confront the reason we arebeing paid so much. What is that
you are costume? You were togo as a rabbit? Oh, white
rabbit. Here's the suit. Ohand here's the head. Notice the shocking
pink ears. Oh the deal's it'sbeen squell for I wait a minute,
I am also going as a rabbit. See, you will go as Flopsy
and I will go as Mobs.I will not go anywhere dressed on that
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ridiculous outfit one hundred dollars, sayingI will wow, Sam, let's talk
this over now. Look, Iwill talk to you as a businessman might
talk to you. Now, misterSpeed, you take your ordinary type detective,
and you have got it pretty solid, Susan. We talked and talked,
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and around eight o'clock that night,I found myself still talking and walking
up the steps of your knob Hillmansion, missus Montague, cleverly disguised as
Flapsy the rabbit, paw in pawwith Mopsy Crockett. My head beast covered
everything with my eyes, nose,and mouth, and I was grateful for
that When I passed the doorman,I was tempted to say, ah,
what's up, doctor, but Fretzsaid it ahead of me. He walked
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in as where his personal hutch,and you and Missus Montague cruised over to
us. Here are my little bunnytwins. Aren't you both? Just darling?
Which one of you is? Misterspeed Well, I'm mister Crockett.
Missus Montague, Mopsy you remember mefrom the nesbit Sware, Ronnie and Benita,
or maybe it was Gypsy introduced Ussa. Oh yes, oh and Flopsy.
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Here must be mister Spade. I'vealways wanted to meet him. Thank
you, Missus Manague. I amthe straight man. How do you like
my costume? There's not another onelike it in town. I'm the only
wooden nymph in San Francisco. Thetrains will swoon, they will? Are
you, Missus Montague? Perhaps you'dbe disposed to outline our job? Well,
of course, mister Crockett, myself, Missus Arlington, Crypt McGill,
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and the famous Spanish artist Julio diDiego are going to pick the woman with
the most fascinating costumes. Sich Norfather. It could be no one but
you flatterer, I'm not eligible.They're at ten o'clock. We will have
the grand parade. The winner willleave the parade wearing a small, duel
studded crown. Oh it's darling downwardsand themos and old thoughts of amusing things.
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Well, this crown once belonged toJosephine of France. Imagine, Missus
Montague. I hate to be anold killjoy, but are we here to
guard the crown? That's right,flopsy, I mean this spade. Oh
sorry, of course, I don'ttake any trouble, but it's so valuable.
I can't take any chance. Asmy husband picked it up in Iran.
He's in pickles. You know well, you know best. Where is
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the crown now, Missus Montague.Oh, we're in the wall safe in
the master bedroom on the second floor. Here's the combination to the safe written
down. I'd rather not have thecombination if you don't mind, until it's
time to get the crown. Oh, now, don't too be silly,
mister Spade. Except for the crown, there's only fifty sixty thousand dollars in
the safe. Oh well, ifthat's all I'm The safe is behind the
dega original. Now until I needyou go and enjoy yourself. Well we'll
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go. Maybe I'll even let youdance. But little me Frets and I
synchronize our watches and decide it untilwe were needed. We would lose ourselves
in the crowd and keep our bigrabbit ears open. Everybody was masked and
loaded. It was all very gay. I brushed our bows with pirates.
Northwest mounted police unmoned a gorilla,an Arabian princess for Pocahonta scene and a
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sort of historical characters from Julius Caesarto Mike Romanov WHI I was stepping a
carrot into the punch bowl. Agirl made her way over to mate.
I know it was a girl immediately. You can tell I tiger as a
burlesque queen, but she didn't talkmuch like it. Are you in Evanie
Vane? I'm a he bunny.Would you like to dunk? I'd be
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the l at it. Who areyou? I am? I supposed to
tell until the mask come on?For now, I'll just call me Flopsy.
Cute. You Americans acute this idea? Yes, speaking about it?
This is what do you representing?Who I am? In pay Virgil Dancer.
Do you like me? From whereI stand? It will be excellent?
Impossible? It best like you believeit was easy? Yeah, tell
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me? Have you been on thiscountry long? Here? What you week?
My family? I sent me ona tour of America. I am
here as a guest. Now tellme you are a detective value. Not
as much as I regretted doing it, I hastily detached myself from Miss Polly's
Bajaire of nineteen forty nine? Howshe know I was a defective? Puzzled?
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There, I saw Crockett talking witha paunchy red devil and a middle
edged crust of the Columbus, andstopped by. They were a big businessmen,
obviously, and so so it washe Well, now you take your
ordinary harsh tape of briefs. Hedoubled. It was impossible. They're interrupt
him, So I moved on.Finally I sat down to rest in a
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dim corner of the library, andI know soon that did in a large
green pickle with two bandy legs stickingout of it, sat down beside me.
I want to buy the pickle.No, thanks, go ahead to
treat I only eat carrots. Thankyou, Just the same. Hey,
cold, you know who I am. As a matter of fact, I
don't know. I shouldn't care you, but I'm lonesome for somebody to talk
to. My wife dancing with anotherman. Sometimes I think she only likes
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me for my money. I findthat hard to believe. Millions, you
know, just millions. I'm HoraceMonting you the pickle king. I told
more and any living man, congratulations. You like my costume? Never smelled
anything like it. I came thistime. It's just an ordinary new pickle.
Sometimes that comes to deal. Sometimesthat comes to ghirkin on jolly.
Once I came as a sweet sourmixture and it got very confused, and
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we'll ax up to you. Iguess all I really here is my money.
Can't get tired of me? Andso rich it was from the early
days. It was a pioneer youknow who started. I suppose with just
a ward. Very it's very funny, very funny. Yes, well,
I keep laughing, Horace. Ihave to be running along. Thank you
for talking to me. I wasbeginning to fail like an extra in Alice
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in Wonderland, and headed back forthe solace of the punch bowl. I
saw a Mopsie Crockett standing with apolice bizet dancer, and went over with
him, but he suddenly turned andhopped away faster than I could hop after
him. Why the coiners, Icouldn't understand. When I finally caught off
with him. Ten minutes later,he was waltzing with Anne of Austria,
who was hanging on his every word. And that was a lot of hanging
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ning until you've tasted my lead,coop and you hands the spirit of girth
or Sheila Hina, all baked inone mind. If I cut in,
if you move, I mean withthe other rabbit. There come along Mopsy.
Well, hell, let's true.Excuse me, darling, I come
leader back. Tell us Sam,what do you hear from the mind?
The idea of avoiding me? Meavoid you? I don't know what you
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mean, bragay, don't you rememberjust ten minutes ago? Am I chasing
it all over the floor? Sohelp me? I don't. Oh,
there you are, my little bunney. Here we are, Missus Montague.
All right, you can give methe crown now. I've almost ready to
announce the winner of the costume comments. We haven't taken that out yet,
Missus Montague. You haven't where youjust said you were going to get it.
I didn't, did you, Fritznot I cropsy now running dot playing
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yo. One of you came upto me a couple of minutes ago and
said you lost the combinations of thesafe, so I gave it to you
again. You said you were goingto get the ground. Now where is
it? I don't know, butlet's find it. We arrived on the
master bed m. The worst thathappened the day guy original was down off
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the wall. The safe had beenopened. Believe it or not, the
fifty or sixty thousand dollars perpetually keptand it wasn't even fetched. But you
and missus Montague weren't worried about thecash not there. But joels of being
crowned is gone. All the scriightful, what the horrorst thing? We're sorry,
missus Montaue. You were supposed toGod and it's your fault made you
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stole it, your status as Montague. We did nothing of the kindest thing
to remember saying you we're gonna getit, and I didn't give you the
combination again. I know, horashorrorstmuch happened, Dear, I was walking
down the hall, and the bunnycame running out, dragged me into a
room, made me take off mypickle. Oh hit me on the head
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pickles and ran off. Oh cracking, and I dashed down the hall of
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back to the flopsy, mopsy andcotton tail caper. Tonight's adventure with Sam
Spade. I left Fritz Crockett andyou, missus Sam attorning to Harris master
bedroom and pounded down the stairs,through the guests, and out the front
door. I was standing there wonderingwhere to pick up the tracks of a
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rabbit turned pickle when I saw thefulliest Bergier dancer. I'm running out of
a Montague mansion through a side entranceand under a taxi. I jumped into
another cabin followed it, divesting myselfof my flopsy costume our roots. She
went almost to the west end ofa Farrell straight and under the shabby gray
apartment host. I followed. Iknocked on every door until I found hers.
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Yes, it's me, the heatbunny Flopsy. Remember why did you
follow me here right along? Becauseyou're so beautiful. I can no thanks,
I said, did you not hearme? Yes, but I have
no affairs and I'm bonded. Howdid you know there was a detective detective's
heart beating under my rabbit suit.I am not going to entswer. You
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had no right to come in here. Come on, huh, I think
I overheard somebody seat Now. Ifthat is all you wanted to know,
please go. Why did you leavethe party early because you drugged me?
America was not a police state.Why am I doing Christians? Because somebody
stall that Josephine crown that belonged toMiss Montague. You say prison and then
I am delighted, But I didnot steal it. What's your name,
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Chamagne, Reggie? What is yoursam Spade? Why are you so happy
that the crown was stolen? Becauseit does not belong in the home of
a rich American party. Give aChidish woman who thinks only of her social
position and her money in France,where it was made and where it was
appreciated. I say, how muchis it worth? Money? Almost fifty
two millions sentiments more than one canstay now when you leave me a jome
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that the crown mains model a Frenchmanthan money. How would you like it
if your Abraham Niggoln's desk was beingused by some fresh businessmen who self captain.
I get the point. I tellyou again, I do not know
what happened to do Joseph income tonight? Do you believe me? I did?
But only because when you left theparties you wore only her costume,
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and that costume wouldn't have hidden thatwhile she couldn't have had it on it.
I want to block up the street, picked up a cabin, sat
at it until she came out.Five minutes later. She was now in
street clothes and carrying an over nightcase. She drove the Castle Street and
I followed. She went into arestaurant called La Parisian. I waited a
discreet moment, then went in.She was nowhere to be seen, but
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a tall, lame, black hairedindividual approached me with a manu in his
hand. Good evening, Missieu.I regret to say that we are just
clue. I'm not interesting meeting it. Where's the girl who just came in?
Good? And he don't dummy onit? She walked right in here
thirty seconds ago, brown hair,red coach Sean Anne roget by name.
You have made some mistake. Youcan see there was no one here.
I am made no mistake. Nowcome plain r Como said, please let
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me go. No girl came in, but if one did, there is
no place too hide but to keetchyou all right, then showing me the
kitchen. No hear it? Ohmine bign I didn't say you long to
get here, mister Montague, Idon't hold missus state. I have a
knife at your neck. Yes,I feel it should I take care of
a missie went down your knife,thanks Spade. Now I'll sit down to
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the table and talk quiet, oryou can go as you say, Miss
Hull, but I will keep outan eye. Let's keep an eye out.
Sit down, pre Spade. Wellyou're here. I have a personal
matter to take up with you aboutthe Josephine Crown. Yeah. Well,
I'm signed a report that as yetI haven't found it. Good, I'd
be happy for you never found it. Does missus Montague know you fail this
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wife? No? And I'd beequally happily if she didn't know. In
other words, you want me tostop looking for an ant the idea.
Oh you could make a pretense oftrying to find it, but no more.
That's interesting. I'll pay you agood fore you if you do this
for me. Why don't you wantit found, mister Manigue, Well,
I will talk to you man theman ways though, a French girl showed
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up from town, Charmagne Roget Whatdo you see her? Quite a bit
of her at the party. She'syoung and beautiful and the point I was
indiscreet. She turned out to bemore designing than I realiate and black man
of a sort. You didn't wantjust money. She wanted to Joseph Crowne
and you let them steal it.And I told him get him into the
party, inform you from the car, and the rest is up to them.
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Why didn't you just give them thecrown Well? I couldn't. My
wife values it too much into herprize position. She even wears it around
the house when just the two ofus are there. That's kid now?
Will you forget about this space?I am afraid not, mister Montague,
or I'm hired out to your wifewho asked me to guard it. I
did a bad job, so it'sup to me to get it back.
You say, no, Spade,I can't afford a scandal with that girl.
Well you'll have to work that outfor yourself. Very well. I'm
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sorry, I must have met missusMontague. I underestimate of your husband for
at that point. But there's agun out of thin air, and very
professionally relieved me of mine. Hecalled the proprietor. But know who appeared
with Charmagne Roget They held on amedia tangaroo court. Sentence was about to
be pronounced when the front door,first of them and him swept the tall
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charac and black beret and cape,and spotting a handlebar mustache prominently panned on
his cape, or a brazen Frenchwar medals, including the crowded gear and
so on. His entrance held everybodybug eyed, including me. What the
tire shouting gattling have we here?Oh? The glow of warm friendship fills
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the room like a cottage fireplace andhas loved him. I know it cannot
be. Can I believe these wearyeyes of man? Is it not truly?
My auntie Manne Monsieur Montague like getsyou on both chicks in happiness.
Who I don't remember what you havenot so soon forgot me? We met
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a delegation in thirty eight o years. Do you not recall the nineteen monmar
and the days in mo Oh mygoodness? Blow when he pen over to
cast money again as mustache fell asusual, Crockett had overplayed, and before
he got straightened up, Bunno hithim on the back of the heat and
he fell flat on his face.Out of course, that was my kill
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to go into action. I turnedover the table wrestle with Harras and Bunno
while Charmagne was striking at me witha heel of a shoe. I got
to the gun first, and everythingcame to a sudden blow. At that
point Fret's Crockett came too. Oh, miss Amy, well did the sudden
darkness confront? Yeah, well youcan drop the dialect, Crockett. Oh,
I wish I had a picture everywhereon the floor for your scrap book.
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Oh, it was in the act. Sam all in the act.
Yeah, well you think you're wellenough to hold this gun while I make
a search. I'll leave it toNis. Damn. Everything will be under
control. Now stand back, everybodyfind in charge here. The US government
is not entirely without influence in Washington. I'm a Joseph being frowned, hitting
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in the banking oven and called thepolice. I was afraid the incident struck
a blow at Franco American relations untila search of Charmagne rouget and know,
but there's two tickets, not theParis who appoints French, but the rear
de general and you know, therestless Montgue guys, the one harm and
you forgive made a superb gesture andcontributed to international harmony by returning to Josephine
crown, the French historical society.And when you asked who might be the
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man to garden the crown safely backto La Belle Franz, I was overjoyed
to being a position to recommend youFritz cracking. I hope he marries a
Sue Brett who stays over there periodand of report, isn't that fits?
Crock don't must talk anymore about him? Let him get his own program.
The first person in his offers tomention his name again is a rotten egg.
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I don't type that up. Don'tbuy a different brand of hair tonic
for every member of your family,yet the one kind they all like,
Wild root cream oil hair tonic.Wild root cream oil grooms your hair neatly
and naturally, relieves annoying dryness andremoves loose, ugly dandrub. Got a
(28:00):
bottle or two of tonight, andask you a barber for a professional application
of wild Root cream oil hair tonic. Again and again. The choice of
men and women and children too.I don't stay at agency. Oh what's
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do you say? Hello, it'sme Sam Prince. Oh no, I'm
at the airport. I just wantedto tell you I'll be out of town
for a while for using the office, So just take the whole thing over.
Well, that's very generous of it, and you can use that if
you need her for anything. Well, I'll never be able to repay all.
That's all right. You did apretty good job on the caper today.
I was just talking with missus Bonninghueand I told her I don't know
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I am for one day. Comehere so I should have to be satisfied
with my one arm. Good Night, good Night, Welcome Back. Well,
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a really fun episode and probably oneof the more outlandish situations that Sam
was put into. I mean,the rabbit costume, that's just a classic.
And of course we have Fritz Crockett, who is just an amazing guest
character. Sam suggestion that Fritz getshis own show was intriguing and I wish
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someone had taken them up on theidea. In many ways, Fritz reminds
me of what Jim Rockford of TheRockford Files would look like, dialed up
a bit when he gets into thatsort of smooth con man sort of detective.
And actually the plot of this episodereminded me of several episodes of The
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Rockford Files. They did quite afew episodes on that series where another private
detective shows up an absolutely up endsRockford's world and draws him into whatever case
that he's involved in or hijacks Rockford'scase. So this episode was kind of
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giving me an entire feeling of alate nineteen forties version of The Rockford Files.
I found myself wondering to what degreethe creative team on that series was
familiar with the radio program for SamSpade. The idea of Rockford as a
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nineteen seventies Sam Spade is kind ofwritten about too many times for it to
be a coincidence. However, theidea of Sam Spade could come from the
film of the Multese Falcon or thebook without the influence of the radio program.
Though honestly, I think that theway that James Gardner plays him is
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a lot closer to Howard Duff thanHumphrey Bogart. So I really do wonder
about this. I don't think there'sa definitive answer out there. For my
part, I like to think thatthis first aired, eight year old Stephen
Cannell was listening to the program withhis parents and enjoyed the story and the
plot idea just went into his mindand came out some twenty some years later
(31:41):
when he was writing some scripts forThe Rockford Files. But I have no
evidence that that's the case. Sadly, and I should go ahead and note
that, speaking of sadly, weonly have three more episodes left with Howard
Duff as Sam Spade. While therewere forty one broadcast in between today episode
and Duff's final appearances, Spade thirtyeight of those are missing, so we
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only have three more episodes with HowardDuff after today. Now it's time to
thank our Patreon supporter of the day. Thank you to Jim. Patreon supporters
since January twenty nineteen currently supporting theprogram at the Detective Sergeant level of seven
dollars and fourteen cents or more permonth. Thank you so much for your
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support, Jim, And that willdo it for today. A reminder make
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Eat All or where aggravation noted hereon the corners report. Have you had
much experience reading chest x rays doctor, of course, allegians reported by the
if there'd been any alesions on Lansing'schest, I would have reported them.
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I can't explain that either. Well, now you understand why I'm here.
Certainly I wish I could help youyou can. I hope you'll be with
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