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Speaker 1 (00:01):
The Amazing Mister Malone. Operator Operator, Get Me the Office
of John J. Malone. The National Broadcasting Company presents The
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Amazing Mister Malone, an exciting half hour of mystery starring
George Petrie as the lawyer who's practiced before every type
of bar has become a legend. Arlocale is the city
of Chicago, the time, the present, and the hero of
these weekly adventures, The Amazing Mister Malone. Alan's the name
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John J. Malone, Attorney and Constorate Law. Those of you
who have dropped by the office before know how proud
I am of my collection of cliches. Tonight's let's explore
the possibilities offered by Sikh and you shall find. I
suppose that goes for headaches too. As a case in points,
I give you a Larry Barker. Larry's the rugged looking
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boy making his way down the fourth floor corridor of
the Martin Building right now. He's looking for trouble, and
when he stops in front of room four nineteen, the
odds are twenty to one will find it.
Speaker 2 (01:35):
Yeah, I'm looking for Frank Puleski.
Speaker 3 (01:37):
If you don't find him in because you didn't try
the right.
Speaker 1 (01:39):
Place, you Pleski. Uh huh.
Speaker 2 (01:44):
My name is Larry Baker, the bookie. I don't think
we have to go into that.
Speaker 3 (01:48):
Whatever you say, mister Barker, Sinna. Thanks. What can I
do you for him?
Speaker 2 (01:54):
That remains to be seen? Someone told me you're one
of the best private.
Speaker 4 (01:58):
Detectors in Chicago.
Speaker 3 (02:01):
Naturally, I ain't gonna deny it.
Speaker 2 (02:02):
I will soon find out. Take a look at this picture.
You a bad that happens to be my wife. It's
even better.
Speaker 4 (02:10):
I don't like those kind of jokes. Pulasky. Sorry, Now
do you think you could watch it for me?
Speaker 3 (02:15):
I don't know why not.
Speaker 2 (02:17):
The first name is Sheila, Sheila. Yes, I want to
follow day and night. I want to know everyone she sees.
But everyone? Can you handle it?
Speaker 3 (02:27):
And let's see if we understand each other. Mister Barker,
you suspect your wife's running around?
Speaker 1 (02:31):
Did I say that?
Speaker 3 (02:32):
Why else would you want to stick a Talelenna?
Speaker 2 (02:34):
That's none of your business. Now, either you want the
job or.
Speaker 3 (02:37):
You don't want to run into a lot of deals.
Oh so what about in advance? No dice, look for
a job like this. I'll have to put on three
extra men.
Speaker 4 (02:46):
I don't care how many you put on in my business.
I only pay off on results.
Speaker 3 (02:50):
I don't do business that way, mister Barker.
Speaker 1 (02:52):
Well I do.
Speaker 3 (02:53):
In that case, we're both wasting time. You got to
find yourself another boy, and I gotta find myself another client.
Let's hope we both know way to look.
Speaker 5 (03:09):
Oh, Taxi, Taxi?
Speaker 3 (03:12):
Can I help your honey?
Speaker 5 (03:13):
Taxi?
Speaker 3 (03:13):
You don't seem to be having much luck.
Speaker 5 (03:15):
Maybe I'll do better calling a car.
Speaker 3 (03:16):
Now, wait a minute, baby, I'm not trying to pick
you up, Taxi. I mean it, missus Barker.
Speaker 5 (03:20):
Look, how did you know my name?
Speaker 4 (03:22):
Oh?
Speaker 3 (03:22):
You'd be surprised that I know by you, Sheila. Maybe
you'd like to look.
Speaker 1 (03:26):
At my card.
Speaker 5 (03:27):
Frank Pulaski Private Investigations.
Speaker 3 (03:31):
Your hobby was in to see me yesterday, Larry, What
did he want? This is no place to talk now. Look,
I got a brand new car right around the corn.
Speaker 5 (03:38):
You can say anything you've got to write here.
Speaker 3 (03:41):
It's kind of embarrassing, Sheila. I don't like to be
seen taking money from a woman in a public thoroughfare.
Speaker 5 (03:47):
What are you talking about?
Speaker 3 (03:49):
Well, naturally, you can't expect me to divulge this kind
of information.
Speaker 5 (03:52):
For free, you're absolutely right, mister Pulaski. So you keep
your information and I'll keep my money.
Speaker 1 (03:59):
TAXI looks like.
Speaker 3 (04:00):
I ain't gonna make a buck from the banker family.
No harm. But I like you better than I do
your husband. Thanks a minute. If I were you should,
i'd watch my step. Larry's checking up on you.
Speaker 5 (04:10):
You're lying, Nope.
Speaker 3 (04:11):
As a matter of fact, I did a little checking
on you myself.
Speaker 4 (04:14):
Why you not take it easy?
Speaker 3 (04:16):
As far as I can learn, you never once stepped.
Speaker 1 (04:18):
Out of line.
Speaker 3 (04:20):
It's the matter what that husband he is. Anyway, let's
be out of his mind.
Speaker 5 (04:23):
You may be right.
Speaker 3 (04:24):
How were you, honey, I'd never put up with it.
Speaker 5 (04:26):
Thanks for your advice, mister Pulaski. I'll let you know
if I take.
Speaker 6 (04:30):
It just a second, I said, just a second.
Speaker 1 (04:46):
What's the idea? Oh?
Speaker 5 (04:49):
Hello, you must be John J. Malone.
Speaker 1 (04:52):
I ain't young doctor.
Speaker 5 (04:53):
Your office told me i'd find you here.
Speaker 1 (04:55):
They have orders not to tell anyone that.
Speaker 5 (04:57):
So your secretary said. But when she noticed I was
a blonde, she seemed to think it made a difference.
Speaker 1 (05:02):
I kind of think of it. She's right, Come on in, lover.
Speaker 5 (05:04):
The name is Barker. Missus Barker.
Speaker 1 (05:06):
I don't like to be formal with my clients.
Speaker 5 (05:09):
What makes you think I'm going to be a client?
Speaker 1 (05:11):
You mean this is a social call. It's even better.
Sit on, thank you, cigarette.
Speaker 5 (05:16):
No thing, drink if you don't mind, mister Malone, I'd
like to get right down to business.
Speaker 1 (05:21):
All you pretty women are alike? Okay, Sheila? When do
you want me to start suits?
Speaker 5 (05:25):
What? When do I want you to start suit?
Speaker 1 (05:28):
Well? Don't you want a divorce?
Speaker 5 (05:29):
How did you know that?
Speaker 1 (05:30):
Didn't they tell you? I was amazing?
Speaker 5 (05:31):
How did you know I wanted a divorce?
Speaker 1 (05:33):
Well, you announced yourself as missus Barker, and then I
took a look at your left hand, that little white
ring of flesh told me you were wearing a wedding
band U till a couple of hours ago.
Speaker 5 (05:41):
That's pretty obvious.
Speaker 1 (05:42):
It always is after someone points it out. What's your
husband do?
Speaker 5 (05:45):
He's a betting commissioner.
Speaker 1 (05:47):
You wouldn't be married to Larry Parker. Yes, I'm impressed.
I hope you do as well on your next marriage.
Speaker 5 (05:52):
There's not going to be a next marriage. I just
want a divorce. I don't even want alimony. Why have
you ever been married to a jealous men, and not recently.
I am not clowning, mister Malone.
Speaker 1 (06:03):
Sorry.
Speaker 5 (06:04):
Larry and I were married six years ago, and ever
since the first day, he suspected the worst.
Speaker 1 (06:08):
Does he have a reason?
Speaker 5 (06:09):
No?
Speaker 1 (06:10):
You know, I believe you. Thanks, that's quite all right.
But if Larry had no cause to be jealous, why
is it?
Speaker 5 (06:16):
I don't know, and I don't care. He's killed everything
I ever felt for him. He even tried to hire
a private detective to keep tabs on me, a man
named Frank Pulaski. That was the final straw.
Speaker 1 (06:29):
I don't blame you, but suppose Larry won't agree to
a divorced what then?
Speaker 5 (06:32):
I thought you were the lawyer.
Speaker 1 (06:35):
That's right. I am all right, Cheila. I'll let you
know when I dope about something, and in the last
three weeks.
Speaker 7 (06:49):
Yes, there can I help you?
Speaker 5 (06:51):
Larry Barber in, well, he's very busy.
Speaker 2 (06:53):
He can't be that busym Al Donnelly's here.
Speaker 7 (06:58):
What is it, Joyce the gentleman, mister Barker.
Speaker 4 (07:00):
Can't you handle it?
Speaker 7 (07:01):
He wants to speak to you personally.
Speaker 5 (07:03):
His name is Al Donaldy.
Speaker 4 (07:05):
We'll send him right in.
Speaker 5 (07:06):
You please go in.
Speaker 1 (07:07):
Thanks, where do we go?
Speaker 5 (07:09):
What do you right?
Speaker 2 (07:12):
Come on in, Donaldy, glad to see you. Mister Barker.
What have you got plenty? I told you my outfit
to livers the goods. Lucky you didn't get yourself sided
up with that, Frank VELASKI, well, what's the story? Gess
what you thought? Your wife's been seeing some guy on
the slide?
Speaker 8 (07:25):
I knew it. I knew it.
Speaker 2 (07:26):
Spent practically the whole afternoon in his apartment.
Speaker 1 (07:28):
Whizzy John J. Malone, he lawyer, and you know his rep.
Speaker 4 (07:34):
I've heard a couple of stories.
Speaker 8 (07:36):
Well, yeah, just.
Speaker 2 (07:37):
A case of putting two and two together.
Speaker 4 (07:39):
All right, Donaldy, beat it?
Speaker 8 (07:42):
What about my check?
Speaker 2 (07:43):
I'll nail it on our look, mister Barker, what's the matter?
Don't you trust me? Odd deal? Called for something quite different.
Speaker 1 (07:48):
I'll just for that.
Speaker 4 (07:49):
You'll wait, Joyce, Yes, show him out.
Speaker 1 (07:54):
I have a mind. I can find my own way out.
Speaker 2 (07:58):
What happened?
Speaker 1 (07:59):
Nothing?
Speaker 7 (08:00):
That wasn't the impression I got listening.
Speaker 5 (08:02):
At the door.
Speaker 4 (08:02):
Oh you were eavesdropping.
Speaker 5 (08:04):
I guess I should be ashamed of mine.
Speaker 4 (08:05):
I've got a good mind, so you have, Larry.
Speaker 7 (08:07):
Mine's the one that's bad to think of nine years,
I would have gotten smarter.
Speaker 4 (08:11):
What are you babbling about it?
Speaker 5 (08:12):
I was just reminiscent.
Speaker 1 (08:13):
But do it on your own time.
Speaker 7 (08:14):
I don't have any time of my own. Every minute
belongs to you. Remember.
Speaker 4 (08:18):
Are you gonna stop that again?
Speaker 7 (08:19):
Yes, I'm entitled to know where I stand. You've been
stolen me long enough, nine years, nine rotten years. Well
now you got ground for a divorce. I heard what
that Donnelly said, she lives been running around with Malone.
Speaker 2 (08:32):
You didn't actually think I was gonna marry you?
Speaker 5 (08:37):
Yes?
Speaker 4 (08:37):
I did, stupid little fool. While Sheila's worth a million.
Speaker 7 (08:42):
Like you, no better than I am.
Speaker 5 (08:44):
F Malone.
Speaker 2 (08:44):
You keep your mouth shut, understand, don't you dare say
a word about her.
Speaker 7 (08:50):
I only hope mister Malone is his gallant.
Speaker 2 (08:52):
Don't give it a thought, Joyce, he won't talk.
Speaker 4 (08:57):
I'll see to that personally.
Speaker 1 (09:10):
It's just one of those crazy things, to one of
those bells that now and then rings, Just one of
those fat time it was? How did you get me here?
Speaker 4 (09:23):
What difference does it make?
Speaker 3 (09:25):
Shut the door?
Speaker 1 (09:27):
I take it that gun is loaded.
Speaker 4 (09:29):
What do you think it proves?
Speaker 1 (09:30):
Conclusively? I should never show up at my office as
long as I stay in my apartment, Yes you do?
All right?
Speaker 2 (09:36):
There, don't you come again. I understand you and my
wife had a nice little talk today. Oh you must
be Larry Barker. How did you guess it's figured? How
long have you been carrying on with Sheila?
Speaker 1 (09:49):
How long have I watched you hurt me? Yeah? But
I'm sure I misunderstood you think your wife and me? Yes,
you've got a real nasty mind. You tell me something, Barker,
How do you get like that? That the way I
see it, either you once took a beating from some woman.
Speaker 4 (10:03):
Or no body puts anything over on me?
Speaker 1 (10:05):
And I got another theory. You must be playing around yourself.
Not sure, I bet that's it. So because you can't
be trusted, You don't believe anybody else? Can I guess
that means I'm right?
Speaker 2 (10:15):
Eh, you're gonna stay away from Sheila.
Speaker 1 (10:18):
You who's gonna make me?
Speaker 4 (10:23):
You think you gotta kick coming? You're absolutely right, Malone?
Speaker 2 (10:37):
All right, come on, malone, it's time to rise and shine.
Are you gonna lay there and panthy yourself?
Speaker 1 (10:42):
Oh?
Speaker 4 (10:46):
Just open those big brown eyes and look.
Speaker 1 (10:51):
Oh that wouldn't be Lieutenant Brooks, give a nod. What
are you doing here?
Speaker 7 (10:56):
Now?
Speaker 4 (10:56):
That's the way to talk to a man who saved
your life.
Speaker 1 (10:58):
Oh save my life?
Speaker 4 (10:59):
Sure, while you were out call, I sampled some of
your licky. You know that'stuff. Could Killion help me out
if I were your kid?
Speaker 2 (11:04):
Always stay right there and they save you another trip down?
Speaker 4 (11:07):
All right? Who did this job?
Speaker 1 (11:08):
You never mind?
Speaker 4 (11:09):
Barry Parker, wasn't it? I'm psychic?
Speaker 1 (11:12):
How about Bark? You take care of him?
Speaker 4 (11:13):
Of boys down at headquarters think you did already? Why? Yeah?
Speaker 2 (11:16):
Yeah, they find his body twenty minutes ago with three
slugs in his brain. Oh no, oh yes, and you'll
die when you find out who they think put him there.
Speaker 4 (11:27):
You want to put your head on Malone?
Speaker 1 (11:28):
Oh?
Speaker 4 (11:28):
Would you go like that?
Speaker 1 (11:34):
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back to the amazing mister Malone. It just goes to
prove you should never sleep in the daytime. Here Larry
Barker tucked me in. When I awoke, a police lieutenant
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named Sidney Brooks was standing over me. I couldn't make
up my mind which was more frightening brooks news or
his face.
Speaker 4 (12:46):
But to matam alone, you look unhappy.
Speaker 2 (12:48):
I let me get this straight, Lute, you get it straight.
Larry park has been murdered and you think lots of possibility.
You had a run in with him.
Speaker 1 (12:54):
When you found me. I was unconscious.
Speaker 2 (12:56):
How do I know you weren't face? What do you
get I think so excited for I said it was
a possibility. The probabilities are something else. Again, what was
your trouble with Barker?
Speaker 1 (13:08):
Oh you had some screwy idea I was horsing around
with his wife, weren't you? No, you're slipping.
Speaker 4 (13:12):
This is not the Malone I know and love Sheila
came to me.
Speaker 1 (13:14):
To get her a divorce. Why she got another guy
on the string? Oh, she just couldn't stomach Larry anymore.
He was crazy jealous, so he probably never would have
let her go. Well, that problem's over now.
Speaker 5 (13:23):
You know.
Speaker 4 (13:23):
I hate to disagree with your counselor, but I think
her problem is.
Speaker 2 (13:26):
The first beginning. I don't see how you're not looking
in the right places. You say Barker was crazy jealous.
He would afforded divorce, so she took the other way of.
Speaker 4 (13:33):
Getting rid of you.
Speaker 1 (13:34):
You're crazy, you know.
Speaker 4 (13:36):
I would have bet you'd say.
Speaker 2 (13:37):
That whenever you were stuck for a nat I tell you,
she didn't kill a lieutenant?
Speaker 1 (13:40):
Where is she now?
Speaker 4 (13:40):
Where else would she be in the brig? Now? How
in the world did you ever figured that out?
Speaker 1 (13:46):
You know?
Speaker 4 (13:46):
I guess you were amazing? All right, Malone, let's go.
Speaker 5 (13:59):
I didn't kill him.
Speaker 4 (14:00):
I'm alone.
Speaker 1 (14:00):
You've got to believe that I do, Sheila.
Speaker 4 (14:02):
I'm sorry, I can't make it unanimous, Brooks.
Speaker 1 (14:04):
Why don't you use your head for a chance.
Speaker 2 (14:05):
Why don't you you admit her husband would have fought
the divorce.
Speaker 5 (14:08):
How would he know I was getting one Malone talk.
Speaker 1 (14:11):
I did not he thought our relationship was purely social, all.
Speaker 4 (14:14):
Right, that she told that's not true. And when Larry
said he wouldn't let you go, you let him have it.
Speaker 2 (14:18):
You don't believe that yourself, but she's here, Reggie, and
I must believe.
Speaker 1 (14:21):
Look, Sidney, you got this all wrong. What was Barker killed?
Speaker 4 (14:23):
Six o'clock tonight?
Speaker 1 (14:24):
All right, Chila? Tell him what you were doing at
that time?
Speaker 5 (14:27):
I was watching television.
Speaker 4 (14:28):
Ooh, what you said?
Speaker 1 (14:30):
Don't be so cute?
Speaker 2 (14:31):
All right, all right, Sheila, where were you watching this?
You should excuse the expression television at home. It's funny
you didn't see your husband's murder. I guess Milton Berle
was much more exciting.
Speaker 5 (14:42):
Oh wait a minute, I forgot at about a quarter
of six, I went out.
Speaker 4 (14:46):
For a war. Oh come now, honey, you can do better.
Speaker 1 (14:48):
Why don't you give that tongue of years arrest? Listen, Sheila,
did anyone see you while you were out? No? Well,
when you got.
Speaker 2 (14:53):
Back to that, she never got back. We picked her
up on Madison in Van Buren.
Speaker 1 (14:57):
That's the police for he always molesting innocent bystanders.
Speaker 4 (14:59):
Yeah, that's a sweet beat her too, Sessman and I
took turns. I got tired.
Speaker 1 (15:03):
I want to just scout around and found out who
else who had it in for Barker.
Speaker 4 (15:06):
He got me suggestions.
Speaker 1 (15:06):
Yeah, Larry was playing around on the side.
Speaker 5 (15:09):
I don't believe it.
Speaker 1 (15:10):
Of course he was. He practically admitted in my office.
That's why I was ready to believe the worst of you,
to justify himself.
Speaker 4 (15:15):
Well, assume me and mark you, I say, assume me.
Speaker 1 (15:18):
I hear you.
Speaker 4 (15:19):
There was another woman, So.
Speaker 1 (15:20):
What we'll know that? What when you find her?
Speaker 4 (15:23):
You mean, when you find her, you expect me have
I've done my parblem alone. I found Sheila. You'll get
your own girl.
Speaker 5 (15:37):
Who's there? Who's there?
Speaker 3 (15:41):
Hi?
Speaker 1 (15:42):
Joyce, you got your nerve?
Speaker 3 (15:44):
That's what they all say.
Speaker 7 (15:45):
Look, mister, I don't know who you are, but if
you don't get out of here, you.
Speaker 3 (15:48):
Call it cop. Yes, the number is State four eight
nine five six. What are you waiting for it?
Speaker 5 (15:58):
Who are you?
Speaker 3 (16:00):
He's my name, Frank Pulaski. I'm a private dick, you know,
like the falcon.
Speaker 5 (16:04):
What do you want?
Speaker 1 (16:05):
OK?
Speaker 3 (16:05):
Why don't I sit down? So this is what they
call a love nest.
Speaker 7 (16:10):
Huh what do you mean?
Speaker 5 (16:11):
By that.
Speaker 3 (16:13):
Nothing. It's too bad about your boss, My boss, Larry Barker.
Somebody done him in good lyon I think.
Speaker 5 (16:21):
So here, take a look at this headlines bookie killed
in Gold Coast apartment Lawrence Barker, better known Oh no, well.
Speaker 3 (16:31):
That's the way it goes, Larry.
Speaker 5 (16:36):
Is this why you came here?
Speaker 3 (16:38):
Not exactly. You see, the cops think his wife knocked
him off.
Speaker 5 (16:43):
They're crazy.
Speaker 3 (16:43):
Well, she seemed like the best bet. Of course, you
and I know better. What do you mean, Well, BARKI
came to my office yesterday to hire me to keep
tabs on his missus.
Speaker 7 (16:54):
That's a lie. He hired Al Donnelly.
Speaker 3 (16:57):
Sure, but that was only after I turned him down. Now,
he was a tough man to get a buck out of.
You think his wife would be more generous, huh? Well,
I thought she at least would let me have a
hundred for tipping her off what was going on? But no,
So then I thought, of.
Speaker 5 (17:11):
You, I don't understand Pulaski.
Speaker 3 (17:14):
Well, I wondered why a guy like Barker would be
watching his missus when she never went straight off the reservation.
Then it occurred to me that maybe he liked to
put on the war paint himself.
Speaker 7 (17:24):
I wouldn't know.
Speaker 3 (17:25):
Are you kidding, Joyce? Who would know better?
Speaker 5 (17:28):
Are you suggesting get out?
Speaker 1 (17:31):
Oh?
Speaker 3 (17:31):
No, you don't want to take that attitude, sweetie. Like
I said, this was only a theory. Now for five
hundred clams, I'd be willing to forget.
Speaker 5 (17:38):
It get out.
Speaker 3 (17:41):
If I do, I'll go straight to Malone.
Speaker 5 (17:43):
I don't care where you go.
Speaker 3 (17:44):
Well, you can't say later that I didn't give you
a chance. I'll bet you ten. Malone will be willing
to take it. Yeah, Hi, I'm alone. Oh, I know
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you no, but think what you've been missing and wanting
to pass it up. I'll be making a great mistake. Counselor,
you're representing Shila Barker, aren't you.
Speaker 1 (18:13):
Well?
Speaker 3 (18:13):
How'd you like to get her off?
Speaker 1 (18:16):
Maybe you better come in?
Speaker 3 (18:17):
Thanks? Hey, your lawyers do all right.
Speaker 1 (18:22):
I don't believe you mentioned your name.
Speaker 3 (18:24):
I don't believe I did. It's Pulaski, Frank Pulaski. Oh,
don't tell me you heard of me.
Speaker 1 (18:28):
Only this afternoon. Sheila Barker told me you were working
for her husband.
Speaker 3 (18:31):
As she got the story twisted, he wanted me to
go to work, but I couldn't see it. We couldn't
get together on a feet. That's tough, tougher than you think.
Imagine me sitting here with everything I know?
Speaker 1 (18:43):
Now, what do you.
Speaker 3 (18:43):
Know worth five hundred fish? I suppose I told you
that Barker was playing around.
Speaker 1 (18:48):
I figured that out for myself.
Speaker 3 (18:49):
Yeah, but I know her name.
Speaker 1 (18:51):
Wouldn't she pay off? Well? You must have braced her first.
Speaker 3 (18:55):
You know you're pretty cute.
Speaker 1 (18:56):
How about you say that to all the boys? Who's
the girls?
Speaker 3 (18:59):
Let me see the color?
Speaker 1 (19:00):
You don't? Come on, Pulaski, who's the girl? I asked
you something?
Speaker 3 (19:04):
Don't ever do that again?
Speaker 1 (19:05):
Oh tempt me? Now? What's your name? Well? Joyce, Joyce Crane.
Wouldn't be trying to kid me with you when I not?
If you're in your right mind, where can I find her?
That comes toff? Thanks a lot, Pulaski, You've been a great.
Speaker 3 (19:17):
Hell that's okay, consolate. The pleasure is on mine. You'll
be surprised what I'll do for you in the future.
Speaker 5 (19:34):
Hello, whatever you're selling, mister, I'm not interested.
Speaker 1 (19:36):
How do you know? Do you see my line?
Speaker 5 (19:37):
Take my chance?
Speaker 1 (19:38):
You can't afford to Joyce, aren't you?
Speaker 5 (19:41):
Being just a little bit familiar if you.
Speaker 1 (19:43):
Think am obnoxious. Now wait, do you know me better?
My name is Malone, so well let me get myself
my full building. It's John J. Malone, attorney in Constored Law.
All right for you, I come in.
Speaker 7 (19:52):
You can say everything you want to right there.
Speaker 1 (19:55):
Everything.
Speaker 7 (19:56):
Look, you're not fooling me, Malone.
Speaker 5 (19:58):
I know Pulaski's been the Oh.
Speaker 1 (20:00):
I kind of hope you would be a surprise.
Speaker 7 (20:02):
No, he announced his intention as he left.
Speaker 1 (20:04):
I see, I see something else. What Marry Barker was right?
You wouldn't have made him a good wife. You're much
too possessive. What careful It may be kiddies listening, but
you are possessive. You proved it when you killed him.
Get out, so you're forgetting lover. I am out. You
never invited me in, mister big mouth. I had to
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go and remind her.
Speaker 2 (20:33):
Hey, buddy me, Yeah, I wonder if you could settle
an argument for me and my friend.
Speaker 1 (20:41):
What is it?
Speaker 4 (20:41):
He says, yere, John Z.
Speaker 1 (20:43):
Molone.
Speaker 2 (20:43):
Well, and I got a gun that says you're going
to get in this car.
Speaker 4 (20:47):
Who's right?
Speaker 1 (20:48):
Apparently both of you get in? You fellas ought to
be ashamed of yourselves. He's just confirming what every stranger
thinks about your cargo. Things like this don't happen anymore. Yeah,
I guess they do. Well. Whose lap do I sit on?
Speaker 2 (21:06):
Oho, Wally and watch him?
Speaker 1 (21:08):
You know, I got a friend who won't believe this.
He's a police lieutenant.
Speaker 8 (21:12):
Think of that.
Speaker 1 (21:13):
You're not even impressed.
Speaker 2 (21:15):
You think he's feel easibly hurt. Absolutely, So I tell him,
you talk too much?
Speaker 4 (21:21):
Malone.
Speaker 1 (21:21):
You may be right?
Speaker 4 (21:22):
Should I am? I?
Speaker 1 (21:23):
I don't know.
Speaker 2 (21:25):
I talk too much too? All right, Wally, let's find
the nice quiet spot. But instead of all this dialogue,
we can get a little action.
Speaker 1 (21:41):
You are listening to the amazing, mister Malone. It's the
Silver Jubilee. On NBC Sunday, the NBC Symphony inaugurates it's
nineteen fifty one summer concert series. Conducting the orchestra will
be the world renowned Alfred Wallans, with Patris Mansel, glamorous
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soprano of the Metropolitan Opera as guest soloist.
Speaker 3 (22:05):
Also in the Sunday.
Speaker 1 (22:06):
Listening lineup is another visit with the Blandings. The Blandings
as portrayed by Betsy Drake and Kerry Grant are the
proud but somewhat harried owners of that famed dream house.
The NBC Symphony Summer Concert and Mister and Missus Blandings
Show are only two of the fine programs heard Sunday
as part of NBC's Silver Jubilee. And now back to
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the amazing mister Malone. Well that's life for you. Obviously,
somewhere along the line, I put my foot in it.
Five minutes after Whally found his nice quiet spot. That
same foot was around my neck. The next thing I knew,
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I was the police headquarters and had begun to rain.
But I was the only one getting wet. Lieutenant Brooks
was in charge of the downfloor. Cut that hot. You
want to travel?
Speaker 4 (22:58):
I thought that would bring you around.
Speaker 1 (23:00):
You didn't have to do that.
Speaker 4 (23:00):
Oh it was too good an opportunity to waste a towel.
Speaker 1 (23:03):
Thanks to get the.
Speaker 4 (23:04):
Back of your neck, Malone, you're not dry behind the ears.
Oh that's a good one.
Speaker 1 (23:08):
How did I get here? Anyway?
Speaker 2 (23:10):
A proud car found you in Evanston, recognizing you as
my comrade in arms.
Speaker 4 (23:14):
They brought you here.
Speaker 1 (23:15):
Why didn't they take me to a hospital?
Speaker 4 (23:16):
Would have scopted them. If they had.
Speaker 1 (23:17):
Where's Sheila Barker?
Speaker 4 (23:18):
I wish he'd been for the past twelve hours.
Speaker 1 (23:20):
You gotta let her go. What do you think did
this job on me?
Speaker 4 (23:22):
You tell me you were there.
Speaker 1 (23:24):
Well, I don't know their names, but they were obviously
hired by the same party who killed Larry Barker. If
you want to discribe, I wouldn't care to hear it.
Speaker 2 (23:29):
How Lo you already picked them up. One is Wally
Forbes and the other is a boy.
Speaker 4 (23:32):
Named Tony Ferrara.
Speaker 1 (23:33):
How do you know they're the right one?
Speaker 4 (23:34):
They admitted it.
Speaker 1 (23:35):
Oh, well, then we shouldn't have any trouble getting them
to confess the Joyce hired him.
Speaker 4 (23:40):
That I die.
Speaker 2 (23:40):
How Look, they're friends of Frank PULASKI was, yeah, yeah,
they were just doing them a favorite.
Speaker 1 (23:46):
I don't get it, Brooks. I just don't get it.
Speaker 4 (23:49):
Well you would if I had my way.
Speaker 1 (23:51):
I tell you Sheila didn't kill her husband right. Wait
a minute, Wait a minute, I just thought us.
Speaker 4 (23:55):
Oh no, not again. What does it take to stop you?
Speaker 2 (23:57):
Parker had a private dick working for him, But ask no,
this was the boy named what was his name? How
should I know what Joyce Crane would what do you
say we go up and see her?
Speaker 1 (24:05):
Look?
Speaker 4 (24:06):
Look, you know you've had a tough day. Now, why
don't you let me drive your hole?
Speaker 1 (24:09):
What's the point?
Speaker 2 (24:10):
There ain't no gal there No Joyce runs a much
livelier spot. Let's try it anyway.
Speaker 5 (24:28):
Hello, Joyce, tell me you're back again.
Speaker 1 (24:31):
I wouldn't slam the door lover this time. I brought
along a friend. This is Lieutenant Brooks.
Speaker 5 (24:34):
How you do look? Lieutenant?
Speaker 7 (24:36):
I don't know what Malone told you.
Speaker 2 (24:37):
That's just the trouble. He didn't tell me a thing.
Maybe you can help out. May we commit?
Speaker 1 (24:41):
No?
Speaker 4 (24:41):
I think we'd better.
Speaker 5 (24:42):
Is that an official request?
Speaker 4 (24:44):
But I didn't flash my badge? Look? Why can't we
keep this on a friendly basis?
Speaker 1 (24:48):
Well?
Speaker 5 (24:48):
I don't like him me.
Speaker 4 (24:50):
Hey, the girl's got tasty go down, thank you?
Speaker 5 (24:56):
Now what do you want to know?
Speaker 4 (24:57):
Well, mister Malone here has come up with a very
interesting theory.
Speaker 1 (25:00):
You see, Joyce's one character in this little drama we've forgotten. Now,
you don't believe that Sheila killed Larry Barker?
Speaker 8 (25:06):
Do you?
Speaker 5 (25:07):
Yes? I do?
Speaker 1 (25:09):
You've changed your mind.
Speaker 5 (25:10):
It's a woman's prerogative.
Speaker 1 (25:12):
Well, let's hold Sheila in a veyance for a while.
But getting back to this character, we've overlooked. What's the
name of the private dick Larry hired.
Speaker 5 (25:19):
I mean Plaski.
Speaker 2 (25:19):
Oh no, Plaski never went to work for him. This
is the boy who actually did the job, the one
who tailed Chila to my apartment. Al Donnelly, Donnelly, that's
the name. That's he got to do with this.
Speaker 1 (25:27):
Well, let's suppose Larry never paid him for the job.
He didn't, and that gives Donnelly a motive.
Speaker 5 (25:32):
You're crazy.
Speaker 7 (25:33):
The only reason Larry didn't pay him is because.
Speaker 5 (25:35):
He was busy.
Speaker 1 (25:36):
Donnelly expected to be paid right there and then.
Speaker 7 (25:38):
No, Larry had a right to check and see whether
his information.
Speaker 5 (25:42):
Was the McCoy.
Speaker 7 (25:43):
Once Larry found out Sheila was retaining you to get
her divorced, he agreed to pay off. How do you
know that because Larry told me as much, and at.
Speaker 1 (25:50):
Your theory, Tila killed him.
Speaker 7 (25:52):
She knew she'd never be free any other way.
Speaker 2 (25:54):
You already want to see her burn, don't you most
certainly do?
Speaker 1 (25:57):
Bloodthirsty little girl, ain't she now?
Speaker 4 (25:59):
What do you say, counselor?
Speaker 1 (26:00):
I say it's about time you did something.
Speaker 4 (26:02):
What are you mumbling about?
Speaker 1 (26:03):
She's the one we want. That's possible too, but it
doesn't alter the conclusion. You kill Larry Parker? Yes, all right, Brooks,
fool everybody and make like a police lieutenant. Hey Malone,
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Oh what's trouble, little man? Something bothering you?
Speaker 4 (26:33):
Yeah, you're breathing. Why did Joyce kill Barker?
Speaker 1 (26:36):
I told you that at the beginning she was in
love with them, and she was getting older every day.
Speaker 4 (26:39):
Now what's that supposed to mean.
Speaker 1 (26:41):
She's been going with him for nine years, always deluding
herself and some day marry her and she finally woke up.
He was kidnapped full three slugs? Yep?
Speaker 4 (26:49):
Howd she discovered that?
Speaker 1 (26:50):
From Barker's actions here? He thought his wife was giving
him a dose of his own medicine, and he still
refused to let Shila go. But you'll never guess what
clinched him for me?
Speaker 4 (26:58):
Yeah, probably not well.
Speaker 1 (27:00):
When Larry came to my apartment, he accused me of
running around with Sheila. He slugged me before I had
a chance to tell him Sheila merely retained me to
get a divorce. Yeah, but Joyce claimed Larry told her
that which proved conclusively she was lying.
Speaker 2 (27:13):
Well, all I can say is all that publicity certainly
went to your head.
Speaker 1 (27:17):
What are you talking about?
Speaker 2 (27:18):
All Time Magazine said you were a great novelty all
that a guy who doesn't get bopped on a naggin.
Speaker 4 (27:23):
But you certainly proved them wrong.
Speaker 1 (27:24):
Today they also said you were a great switch for
a radio cop, that you seem to know your business.
Speaker 4 (27:29):
Say any doubt about that?
Speaker 1 (27:30):
Well, show me where you did so great here?
Speaker 4 (27:33):
Well, that's easy.
Speaker 2 (27:34):
I'd put Shila Barker in jail and you were the
one who got around.
Speaker 1 (27:37):
You're done touton.
Speaker 4 (27:38):
Yeah, but now that she's out, where is she?
Speaker 1 (27:42):
Hey, that's right, I ought a caller for a day.
Speaker 4 (27:45):
You'd be wasting your time constantly.
Speaker 1 (27:48):
You mean she's going out with you? Yeah?
Speaker 4 (27:51):
You know, I guess I'm pretty amazing myself.
Speaker 8 (27:53):
Can time alone?
Speaker 1 (28:06):
Ever? Hear the story of the great athletes. This boy
went in for field events. He used to put the
shot one day, he put it in the wrong place.
I'll tell you all about it next week. So why
not pick me up at my office at the same time.
I'll be waiting for you night. George Petrie was starred
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as John J. Malone, with Larry Haynes as Lieutenant Brooks.
Our program is written by Eugene Wang and directed by
Richard Lewis. The Amazing Mister Malone is based on the
character created by Craig Rice and produced by Bernard L. Schubert.
The events and characters in this story were entirely fictional.
On any resemblance to persons living or dead is entirely coincidentally.
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This is Fred Collins speaking. The Amazing Mister Malone has
come to you from New York. Stay tuned for the
man called X next over most NBC stations. Oh