July 16, 2025 • 28 mins
Chronicles the exploits of a charismatic con artist, offering a glimpse into his schemes and the moral ambiguities of his adventures. The narratives blend wit with suspense.
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Speaker 1 (00:25):
Presenting awesome well as The Third Man, The Lives of
Harry Lyme, the fabulous stories of the immortal character, originally
created in the motion picture of The Third Man with
the dother.
Speaker 2 (00:46):
Music by Anthon Karroson. You know there are two kinds
of men who should be wary and suspicious of women,
the serious businessmen because women can be so frivolous, and
the frivolous seeker after pleasure because women can be so serious.
Now why Harry Lyme am both a serious businessman, so
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let's and the secret after pleasure. So perhaps I should
avoid women entirely. And the trouble is right, just can't
seem to do without them for eather. Sometimes life it's
very complicated with business and pleasure. That's interesting.
Speaker 3 (01:21):
Interesting, And now Orson Wells as Harry Lyme, the Third
(02:17):
Man in today's story Pleasure before Business.
Speaker 2 (02:32):
It was in Venice, not long after the war was over,
that I found myself with the problem on my hands.
And when the old Venetian one about that a play
the part in my car. I had a very solid
sound business transaction all lined up, but I was sorely
in needed when I called a partner. When the police
of several countries who have them police referred to as
an accomplice. Accordingly, I was highly pleased while I was
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strolling about among the pigeons and people in Saint max
Square one day when I inspired Joan Willoughby, who was
standing there, scattering by to my jaw, Harry, lying, what
are you doing? That's a question I was gonna ask
you me holiday, you business, I'll be able to make
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a bubble some tipping.
Speaker 4 (03:13):
Off the cover.
Speaker 2 (03:16):
I need a pipe and no money in Holiday's gonna
be quite boring. You think, what's the game this time?
And do I need much of a w I'll tell
you privately, Let's get out in the canal. Do you
mind if we use a boat we rented the Gondolin
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floated slowly down the ground. For now. There's a handy
bit of luck meeting Joan. She was an English girl,
as delicately simple and unassuming as roast beef from Yorkshire.
Building beautiful as the English bone in China, but it
was as much bite as English mustard on the side.
She had the realism in the sound business sense of
a robber bean. In the Doonela, she trails her hand
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in the water and waited for Well, John, have you
ever heard of somebody called the Count de of Rodia. Well,
he's the usual Italian count, except that he's saved one
of two things. Still has his palace, still has some
valuable pictures, still has jewels, and where after the jewels?
Where after the jewels? He's a friend of mine. I
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know at least three weeks. He likes me, he trusts
me exactly. But I can't find out where he keeps
the jewels. Why am I be able to do in time?
I went for this Rico, at which point I say,
who or what is Ricos? Doesn't matter what he is
matter as greatly he is. There seems to be seven
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feet a big stumbling block. Scription he's the Count's body guard.
He's killed several metal brid cheap Count. He does not
like me, Rico, and that's why you need me exactly.
You work on the Count. That's good. I'll be the
second story man on the job and try and distract
his seven foot shadows. All you have to do is
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find out where the jewels are.
Speaker 5 (05:06):
Kept, holy discover the right.
Speaker 2 (05:10):
I think that's where Rico keeps. The Count. Of course,
I need to make me happy as offense counts for
the lightly covered palace. You, my dear Joe, shall we
say sixty four tonight? I don't think you have to mindon.
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So that was that when I had the jewels and
I handled the time enough to inform John that the
split would be seventy. There's a sensible going business after
all his business. That night I brought John to the
cafe that I knew the count frequented was their own right,
and so was Rico. We went directly to that table.
Speaker 6 (06:00):
Miss some lime.
Speaker 2 (06:02):
All very well, very well, thank you. I'd like to
present miss John Willoughby the Count Robbia, how charmed with
widow and Rico. Rico, Rico, you know I haven't said.
Speaker 7 (06:16):
You must have sit down here this Willowy you must
share out too, thank you.
Speaker 2 (06:20):
That's very good if you can't.
Speaker 7 (06:21):
Got a lot of you, yes to be here, of course,
he stays.
Speaker 2 (06:26):
Ko, Miss Willoughby, you are visiting our engineers. This is
the first time I love but you know you were
telling looks so sad our recent history, and not to
be happy. When I see someone like you Count with
big black head eyes like yours, I see him myself.
I want to do something to make that man. Well,
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I'm sure it's will be that you. I'm quite that's
exactly what John is here for, Comet. She just wants
to lift all your kids, min and Harry, count of you.
There's nothing I'd like better than to get into this
beautiful city. Really know, it isn't well some of the people, well,
I think it might have been possible.
Speaker 7 (07:09):
Ways, it's a hard time for mister lit I'm so sure,
mister Lin.
Speaker 2 (07:14):
But he's my keeper, my co to my advisor. I'm sorry, too,
old man. Miss one of the has already agreed to
ride in the rumble Seed in my gondola to be
and Miss Labia said she wishes to come to sho
Very Steward, but she has an engagement with me. Little
friend of all the world, Harry, don't be stuffy, Count,
I appeal to you. I'm unable to control the echo,
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you know, mister, I'm afraid I would't know which button
to for either her.
Speaker 4 (07:39):
I got a miss account before, and that's full of
questions about crest cut of the arms.
Speaker 2 (07:45):
Just a moment, I have a suggestion, perhaps even though
I am showing the city to Miss Willoughby, perhaps mister
Lime can stay with us. An excellent idea account. It
sounds all difficulty. No, ric Rico says, no, no, oh come,
if this manage, you lon't get to a ruined the
pleasure you want to be will be want to happen?
Oh heave. It looks like Rico's got my evening. Our
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plans don't feel too bad. It come, why argue Johan
was bigger than both of it. I'm sorry he missed
a line, but with Rico I can do nothing. I
don't think I could do much time and I'm out
of condition. Rico escorted me in the street with a
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grip on my forearm. It wasn't clear and my insurance
policy and that the elation I felt, showing my face
until he gone back to join the others. Joan was
punching away like Joe Louis and account will be wide
open for a sucker punch with Fronto and called me
the next evening. Yeah, oh yes, we count. I'm sorry
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you would leave, but I wouldn't cheat him out of
one of them all. Man, Charlie, I think she is. Yes,
I get you. You didn't ask her out, but she
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thinks well, I don't know, of course, old man. I
was only there for the preliminary I missed the main bout,
but it seemed to me to cheat the head. After all,
she was willing to break your day with me. That's true.
I asroved it much. I was as yes, that's how
you're saying. You want me to press on for you?
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It would be I'll try, count. I'll let you know
if I find it. Thank you, ole Man? Is that
the yeah? Gon? We want him John. He's looking all
over Venus for you know. I told him I try
to find you. I think it might take at least
two or three days, don't you doesn't it. I'm as
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actually to get the jewels as you are. But I
thank you. Yes, yes, the jewels, dear lady, what do
you mean, Oh, yes, the jewels with the tone nothing.
He really was taking what you will say, angels better.
It'll be taken in style. It's a child, dear enough
to wait three days. M next night, at the same cafe,
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I ran at the country the mournfully staring into a
glass of canty. And you cannot find the luck, not yet,
because I don't know it too well. Come, but I'm
still looking. Look well, you because I spoke and he
wants to pro see that girl. I'm sure mister Lime
is doing all he can't reakle looking high and low,
my dear Reco. Not as high as you, of course,
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but low and mister Li if you a lady, means
a great deal to me, if you would not suspect it.
But I am in lone at him, man, I have
only Rigo personally. I think Rico is plenty about the colonel,
considerate minded times. And even though I am shy, she
seems not to mind. Most girls do not like him
when the men suffer from being shy. Well. Jones a
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very sympathetic girl. She's suffered herself, you know. Oh yeah,
So her family was very wealthy, but during the war,
when England fighting with very existence, she and her father
poured their wealth into the war efforts. Nothing matter to them,
but it's all right. After the war, nothing was left
but Jones jewels. And though jewels had everything to as
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they do it, most of them she sold them without
hesitation in order that the old father might eat. That
is very touch. Yes, I have always thought so, But
jew wills mean agreed the deal to her. I didn't
want so, man, she has none left now Jewills might
wing her heart. She means to night when you.
Speaker 7 (11:47):
Find out, I hope you will be able to p
three to to come and see me.
Speaker 2 (11:49):
No, that don't really deal. What the time, bring her
to me, even in the middle of the night, even
to my ballet, the middle of the night. Your balance,
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I told him in his word, because there was nothing
I like better than I have Johnny in the Count's palace. First,
of course I briefed her on a little English estray
and invented about her, and left the count ferments in
his own grape juice. But finally, see mister lime reco.
I'm John Willoughby with me English girl.
Speaker 7 (12:31):
Hello John, the way opened the door, reco, mister Willoughby.
Speaker 2 (12:38):
It is such a pleasure. Hello, mister dime, come in,
come in this away we will go to the droid.
This isn't laughing, but you will like it. We have
still a few things of value he had saved from
the war.
Speaker 7 (12:53):
Say from Mussolini, you see this picture, small but beautifully
not it is very intrect.
Speaker 2 (13:03):
That small but built of perfecture must be a small
but built of a fortune. Always you are interested in
the pleasure of things, my friend, scarcely.
Speaker 7 (13:12):
Say I'm it's scarcely worth a fortune about two thousands
of English pounds.
Speaker 2 (13:18):
But come, now, come this web okay, Oh, what is
the matter this Willow? Let's please? I know, I know,
I know, John. It reminds her of the home that
she lost.
Speaker 7 (13:30):
Mister Lime has told me about your family. He has
told me too about your juice. Per Tonight I'm told
show you my jewis.
Speaker 2 (13:41):
Perhaps you like her to see that? Yes, I would
probably cheer you up a great deal, wouldn't it, my dear, Yes,
If you are to show the jewels, this man must
play seven for Duna spoken again in the way mister lyme.
Rico is right.
Speaker 7 (13:59):
The jewels are most It would be wrong of me
to allow everybody to see them or see where I
hate them I see, or rather the ideas I shouldn't see,
of course, with miss Willoughby's different jewels.
Speaker 2 (14:09):
If a women and Joel like myself, hasn't the slightest
very often about the kind of l the landscapes responding squeezes.
Speaker 8 (14:15):
As a man, I have to be on the lookout
for the biggest thing. Yes, Rico, you're one of those
biggest things I keep an eye on. So I left
knowing that Joan was going to accomplish a mission this night.
Speaker 2 (14:33):
And until very soon the long hand of faith and
Rico committing it would be all sets. As they say
in another popular scores, ready to take the Count.
Speaker 5 (15:00):
In a moment, Orson Wells returns as Harry Lyme the
Third Man, and now Orson Wells.
Speaker 6 (15:54):
As Harry Lyme the Third Man continues today's story, Pleasure
before or Business.
Speaker 2 (16:10):
Back in my hotel room, I waited for Joe to
return from the counts. Flazzo tell me how and where
those duels were keeping. I didn't really twiddle my thumbs,
of course, I twiddled my fingers on the phone. I
made reservations on several different trains and planes, because after
I got the jewels, a strategic retreat from Venice and
from the long arm of Rico would be definitely in order. Finally,
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quite late, her darling, did you find out where the
jewels and captain? If you'll catch up press with you.
That's small pickings, my dog. What else have you caught?
I've had a very interesting evening, Harry. You sound like
the local ladies, aid. I hope you'll learn something you
can take home with you. The Count is of a
sweet old duck. He seems lonely, Harry. Well, that's what
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you're there for, my duchess. Now what did you find out?
He's so grateful for little attention to talk? Did he
whisper that sweet something in your ear about whereas jewels
that capt oh the jewels them not in the safe,
and that he is not unique? I love John? Where
is the safe in the door.
Speaker 4 (17:13):
It's too bad you never got to see the drawing
and had it because it's got one of the lage
I know it.
Speaker 2 (17:18):
On the ground floor. Yes, furnishing, john't be greedy. Did
the jewels have to do? Where exactly is the same?
Speaker 4 (17:27):
It's built into the floor under the carpet. You should
see the designs he's got on that compensation, the.
Speaker 2 (17:31):
Designs I've got on that safe. And what's the combination?
Speaker 4 (17:35):
What's one thing about that? I didn't really notice the combination?
What I mean consciously noticed? Had it consciously? The cowd
was talking you see while he opened it, and he
was so interesting, was.
Speaker 2 (17:46):
Interesting, So you didn't make an evit to notice the combination.
That's right, you see.
Speaker 4 (17:50):
He was telling me about how his family had always
had that space in the floor as a hiding base
the center his back, and he himself installed.
Speaker 2 (17:56):
Them, not in the safe there he reco because this
was why it was. He was ruling country. And Pucci
didn't Trustchie. Oh, brother, I call the car. Isn't that day?
You know, Harry, you didn't trust the black shirt countisents
you would have had the heart because Joan, combination of
the safe, Honey, yes, that.
Speaker 4 (18:17):
When I didn't notice it consciously, but you see, I
cleaned myself so well that subconsciously.
Speaker 2 (18:24):
It's a combination. Good. A little more that kind of stalling,
my sweet, And you're having trouble with your uncle, Harry, John,
I'll get the jewels tomorrow, I see, and I keep
putchi away from the palistful in your life. I want
him in that motherly and when I take the jewels.
But Harry, he's out that there was a chance to
me come back and catch me. If he's in, I
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wait till he's in bed. Two stories about the drawing room,
I'm pretty safe. Two stories of me are as good
as an alibam anytime. Oh but Harry, I have a
take with Pucci tomorrow night. Joan, all I wanted you
to do is to get the combination of the safe.
You don't have to do any more work on Poucci
Poocie counts no Remember, on this job, you don't get
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time and a half for overtime. So I had to
pustphone and I'm pounding in my little fellow. I wanted
to counter this safely in bed when I tangled, I'd
say Greenland was one place where he couldn't keep an
eye on me, and if Joan had a date with him,
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it'd be inadvisable for her to break it. That mustn't
be kept up at night worrying about Joan or anything else.
Uneasy lies the head that wears a frown that must
be kept in the mood for deep happy slumber. So
I let Joane keep a date, reflecting that one nightmare
wouldn't have it. But I have a date with Poochie
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again tonight, or Smoochie with Poochie? How was that? The
last day Poochie had seen wanted to be a regular
fellow with Joan, and she a break adventure her a woman,
seemed willing to oblige. Finally, I told her that she
had to refuse one date. Just what very darling he
shows me? Such a good time. She did, however, refuse
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in the date, saying that she had to catch up
on some correspondence, and I think she meant writing letters.
Next night, I watched the windows of the palace till
all the light has been turned out, and some time
afterwards used to be on the safe sign, which is
precisely where I was heading. Nearly two in the morning.
When I jimmied open the wind shiver cons trying her,
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Joe told me exactly where to turn up the carpet.
I did turn it up and the eath the safe
embedded in the floor, and checked the combination, and went ahead,
avoiding a temptation to whistle as I wound him. Harry,
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you mustn't take those shoes. Don't take the jews. Isn't
takinesh woochi? Are you out of your mind? You called
it that, and I call it anything as long as
you get out, Rico gets a crush. You're not living
like this hard I know, not going to take those jews. No,
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I've heard everything. I think. I don't care what you say.
Speaker 5 (21:25):
I love, did you hear me?
Speaker 2 (21:30):
Rico? He's got the count, Joe, I've used this count before. Okay,
hold your fire buster. I think I will shoot.
Speaker 3 (21:39):
That was the plant pot of you.
Speaker 2 (21:40):
It wasn't if you want a girl. Yes, we gods
through I found out whether Jews were kitting.
Speaker 4 (21:44):
Oh, I love Pucci and I don't Joan Louci Darling.
Speaker 2 (21:50):
This woman and this man have conspired to rob you,
but doesn't matter. Now you love me, I'm going to
shoot both of them. Count Yes, I love them. You
so the down that ridiculous gun. Yes, you've done your work, kid,
You've been no need for the steady caliber dots. She
we both tried you would rob you. I'm not what
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you thought I wanted. I've always lived on my wi.
I'm a crooked spindly while I put a nickel on
the drums. Stop it, Henny, do she wear both guilty?
You can chill us, or you can turn us out,
or I can figure you in my arm. Sorry, you're
slightest swish of that gun in my command. Just get moment.
I must take care of your friends with the line,
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I'm sorry, I cannibal blat you muddled it. Of course,
I don't apologize. Your wife will be eating all his
eyes to cool her neck on hot summer evenings, even
though and now I think it would be best for you.
I quite understand. I don't need to show me the door.
I will show you to the door. Just in the
same count. I'm a relatively simple man. I want of you.
Could I for once leave your presence without having this
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gargantuan gargoyle making like a boy scout some life. I
owe you some gratitude after all. Indeed, the introroduce to Joan,
I would like to be paid. I fear I can't.
I know, I know it's not the principle, it's the money.
But perhaps I can show you the high regard in which,
despite everything I hold you by asking you to be
best a man at my wedding, Count Robbia and Joan
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to be, and all the little teller Robbias to be.
It will be a pleasure. Oh, I'm so glad you
don't hold anything against Harry. Right of the contrary. Good Bye, mister. There,
She and I will go to the door with you.
Another compound fracture would be too much in one busy week. No, Rico,
this man has brought me a great happiness. We must
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allow him to leave like an honest man. It is
like an able bodied man who knows perhaps such treatment
will actually make an honest man. Mister Count de Robbie,
I'm tremendously touched, but I hope I'm never that touched.
Good Bye, my dear friend, good John Hie until the
wedding man, Ireka, you make a wonderful flower.
Speaker 6 (24:02):
Here Harry Lime returns in just a moment, and now
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Harry lyme.
Speaker 2 (25:14):
That night leaving Venice, traveling up towards my land on
the train, I felt almost sorry that I couldn't, after all,
be the best man at the wedding those two people.
It was unfortunately necessary for me to leave Venice immediately
because you see, on my way out of the Count's
ballace that night on the company that you may remember
by the Rodeo Rico, I stopped to admire the little
tin toretto hanging in the entrance hall, the little picture
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which we counted said was worth two thousand pounds. As
a matter of fact, that picture was worth twenty two
hundred and fifty pounds, and I think I still have
the dealer's received to prove it.
Speaker 6 (25:47):
So the
Speaker 2 (27:16):
People
Presenting awesome well as The Third Man, The Lives of
Harry Lyme, the fabulous stories of the immortal character, originally
created in the motion picture of The Third Man with
the dother.
Speaker 2 (00:46):
Music by Anthon Karroson. You know there are two kinds
of men who should be wary and suspicious of women,
the serious businessmen because women can be so frivolous, and
the frivolous seeker after pleasure because women can be so serious.
Now why Harry Lyme am both a serious businessman, so
(01:08):
let's and the secret after pleasure. So perhaps I should
avoid women entirely. And the trouble is right, just can't
seem to do without them for eather. Sometimes life it's
very complicated with business and pleasure. That's interesting.
Speaker 3 (01:21):
Interesting, And now Orson Wells as Harry Lyme, the Third
(02:17):
Man in today's story Pleasure before Business.
Speaker 2 (02:32):
It was in Venice, not long after the war was over,
that I found myself with the problem on my hands.
And when the old Venetian one about that a play
the part in my car. I had a very solid
sound business transaction all lined up, but I was sorely
in needed when I called a partner. When the police
of several countries who have them police referred to as
an accomplice. Accordingly, I was highly pleased while I was
(02:52):
strolling about among the pigeons and people in Saint max
Square one day when I inspired Joan Willoughby, who was
standing there, scattering by to my jaw, Harry, lying, what
are you doing? That's a question I was gonna ask
you me holiday, you business, I'll be able to make
(03:12):
a bubble some tipping.
Speaker 4 (03:13):
Off the cover.
Speaker 2 (03:16):
I need a pipe and no money in Holiday's gonna
be quite boring. You think, what's the game this time?
And do I need much of a w I'll tell
you privately, Let's get out in the canal. Do you
mind if we use a boat we rented the Gondolin
(03:41):
floated slowly down the ground. For now. There's a handy
bit of luck meeting Joan. She was an English girl,
as delicately simple and unassuming as roast beef from Yorkshire.
Building beautiful as the English bone in China, but it
was as much bite as English mustard on the side.
She had the realism in the sound business sense of
a robber bean. In the Doonela, she trails her hand
(04:02):
in the water and waited for Well, John, have you
ever heard of somebody called the Count de of Rodia. Well,
he's the usual Italian count, except that he's saved one
of two things. Still has his palace, still has some
valuable pictures, still has jewels, and where after the jewels?
Where after the jewels? He's a friend of mine. I
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know at least three weeks. He likes me, he trusts
me exactly. But I can't find out where he keeps
the jewels. Why am I be able to do in time?
I went for this Rico, at which point I say,
who or what is Ricos? Doesn't matter what he is
matter as greatly he is. There seems to be seven
(04:43):
feet a big stumbling block. Scription he's the Count's body guard.
He's killed several metal brid cheap Count. He does not
like me, Rico, and that's why you need me exactly.
You work on the Count. That's good. I'll be the
second story man on the job and try and distract
his seven foot shadows. All you have to do is
(05:05):
find out where the jewels are.
Speaker 5 (05:06):
Kept, holy discover the right.
Speaker 2 (05:10):
I think that's where Rico keeps. The Count. Of course,
I need to make me happy as offense counts for
the lightly covered palace. You, my dear Joe, shall we
say sixty four tonight? I don't think you have to mindon.
(05:41):
So that was that when I had the jewels and
I handled the time enough to inform John that the
split would be seventy. There's a sensible going business after
all his business. That night I brought John to the
cafe that I knew the count frequented was their own right,
and so was Rico. We went directly to that table.
Speaker 6 (06:00):
Miss some lime.
Speaker 2 (06:02):
All very well, very well, thank you. I'd like to
present miss John Willoughby the Count Robbia, how charmed with
widow and Rico. Rico, Rico, you know I haven't said.
Speaker 7 (06:16):
You must have sit down here this Willowy you must
share out too, thank you.
Speaker 2 (06:20):
That's very good if you can't.
Speaker 7 (06:21):
Got a lot of you, yes to be here, of course,
he stays.
Speaker 2 (06:26):
Ko, Miss Willoughby, you are visiting our engineers. This is
the first time I love but you know you were
telling looks so sad our recent history, and not to
be happy. When I see someone like you Count with
big black head eyes like yours, I see him myself.
I want to do something to make that man. Well,
(06:48):
I'm sure it's will be that you. I'm quite that's
exactly what John is here for, Comet. She just wants
to lift all your kids, min and Harry, count of you.
There's nothing I'd like better than to get into this
beautiful city. Really know, it isn't well some of the people, well,
I think it might have been possible.
Speaker 7 (07:09):
Ways, it's a hard time for mister lit I'm so sure,
mister Lin.
Speaker 2 (07:14):
But he's my keeper, my co to my advisor. I'm sorry, too,
old man. Miss one of the has already agreed to
ride in the rumble Seed in my gondola to be
and Miss Labia said she wishes to come to sho
Very Steward, but she has an engagement with me. Little
friend of all the world, Harry, don't be stuffy, Count,
I appeal to you. I'm unable to control the echo,
(07:35):
you know, mister, I'm afraid I would't know which button
to for either her.
Speaker 4 (07:39):
I got a miss account before, and that's full of
questions about crest cut of the arms.
Speaker 2 (07:45):
Just a moment, I have a suggestion, perhaps even though
I am showing the city to Miss Willoughby, perhaps mister
Lime can stay with us. An excellent idea account. It
sounds all difficulty. No, ric Rico says, no, no, oh come,
if this manage, you lon't get to a ruined the
pleasure you want to be will be want to happen?
Oh heave. It looks like Rico's got my evening. Our
(08:10):
plans don't feel too bad. It come, why argue Johan
was bigger than both of it. I'm sorry he missed
a line, but with Rico I can do nothing. I
don't think I could do much time and I'm out
of condition. Rico escorted me in the street with a
(08:32):
grip on my forearm. It wasn't clear and my insurance
policy and that the elation I felt, showing my face
until he gone back to join the others. Joan was
punching away like Joe Louis and account will be wide
open for a sucker punch with Fronto and called me
the next evening. Yeah, oh yes, we count. I'm sorry
(08:58):
you would leave, but I wouldn't cheat him out of
one of them all. Man, Charlie, I think she is. Yes,
I get you. You didn't ask her out, but she
(09:19):
thinks well, I don't know, of course, old man. I
was only there for the preliminary I missed the main bout,
but it seemed to me to cheat the head. After all,
she was willing to break your day with me. That's true.
I asroved it much. I was as yes, that's how
you're saying. You want me to press on for you?
(09:40):
It would be I'll try, count. I'll let you know
if I find it. Thank you, ole Man? Is that
the yeah? Gon? We want him John. He's looking all
over Venus for you know. I told him I try
to find you. I think it might take at least
two or three days, don't you doesn't it. I'm as
(10:01):
actually to get the jewels as you are. But I
thank you. Yes, yes, the jewels, dear lady, what do
you mean, Oh, yes, the jewels with the tone nothing.
He really was taking what you will say, angels better.
It'll be taken in style. It's a child, dear enough
to wait three days. M next night, at the same cafe,
(10:23):
I ran at the country the mournfully staring into a
glass of canty. And you cannot find the luck, not yet,
because I don't know it too well. Come, but I'm
still looking. Look well, you because I spoke and he
wants to pro see that girl. I'm sure mister Lime
is doing all he can't reakle looking high and low,
my dear Reco. Not as high as you, of course,
(10:45):
but low and mister Li if you a lady, means
a great deal to me, if you would not suspect it.
But I am in lone at him, man, I have
only Rigo personally. I think Rico is plenty about the colonel,
considerate minded times. And even though I am shy, she
seems not to mind. Most girls do not like him
when the men suffer from being shy. Well. Jones a
(11:07):
very sympathetic girl. She's suffered herself, you know. Oh yeah,
So her family was very wealthy, but during the war,
when England fighting with very existence, she and her father
poured their wealth into the war efforts. Nothing matter to them,
but it's all right. After the war, nothing was left
but Jones jewels. And though jewels had everything to as
(11:28):
they do it, most of them she sold them without
hesitation in order that the old father might eat. That
is very touch. Yes, I have always thought so, But
jew wills mean agreed the deal to her. I didn't
want so, man, she has none left now Jewills might
wing her heart. She means to night when you.
Speaker 7 (11:47):
Find out, I hope you will be able to p
three to to come and see me.
Speaker 2 (11:49):
No, that don't really deal. What the time, bring her
to me, even in the middle of the night, even
to my ballet, the middle of the night. Your balance,
(12:10):
I told him in his word, because there was nothing
I like better than I have Johnny in the Count's palace. First,
of course I briefed her on a little English estray
and invented about her, and left the count ferments in
his own grape juice. But finally, see mister lime reco.
I'm John Willoughby with me English girl.
Speaker 7 (12:31):
Hello John, the way opened the door, reco, mister Willoughby.
Speaker 2 (12:38):
It is such a pleasure. Hello, mister dime, come in,
come in this away we will go to the droid.
This isn't laughing, but you will like it. We have
still a few things of value he had saved from
the war.
Speaker 7 (12:53):
Say from Mussolini, you see this picture, small but beautifully
not it is very intrect.
Speaker 2 (13:03):
That small but built of perfecture must be a small
but built of a fortune. Always you are interested in
the pleasure of things, my friend, scarcely.
Speaker 7 (13:12):
Say I'm it's scarcely worth a fortune about two thousands
of English pounds.
Speaker 2 (13:18):
But come, now, come this web okay, Oh, what is
the matter this Willow? Let's please? I know, I know,
I know, John. It reminds her of the home that
she lost.
Speaker 7 (13:30):
Mister Lime has told me about your family. He has
told me too about your juice. Per Tonight I'm told
show you my jewis.
Speaker 2 (13:41):
Perhaps you like her to see that? Yes, I would
probably cheer you up a great deal, wouldn't it, my dear, Yes,
If you are to show the jewels, this man must
play seven for Duna spoken again in the way mister lyme.
Rico is right.
Speaker 7 (13:59):
The jewels are most It would be wrong of me
to allow everybody to see them or see where I
hate them I see, or rather the ideas I shouldn't see,
of course, with miss Willoughby's different jewels.
Speaker 2 (14:09):
If a women and Joel like myself, hasn't the slightest
very often about the kind of l the landscapes responding squeezes.
Speaker 8 (14:15):
As a man, I have to be on the lookout
for the biggest thing. Yes, Rico, you're one of those
biggest things I keep an eye on. So I left
knowing that Joan was going to accomplish a mission this night.
Speaker 2 (14:33):
And until very soon the long hand of faith and
Rico committing it would be all sets. As they say
in another popular scores, ready to take the Count.
Speaker 5 (15:00):
In a moment, Orson Wells returns as Harry Lyme the
Third Man, and now Orson Wells.
Speaker 6 (15:54):
As Harry Lyme the Third Man continues today's story, Pleasure
before or Business.
Speaker 2 (16:10):
Back in my hotel room, I waited for Joe to
return from the counts. Flazzo tell me how and where
those duels were keeping. I didn't really twiddle my thumbs,
of course, I twiddled my fingers on the phone. I
made reservations on several different trains and planes, because after
I got the jewels, a strategic retreat from Venice and
from the long arm of Rico would be definitely in order. Finally,
(16:32):
quite late, her darling, did you find out where the
jewels and captain? If you'll catch up press with you.
That's small pickings, my dog. What else have you caught?
I've had a very interesting evening, Harry. You sound like
the local ladies, aid. I hope you'll learn something you
can take home with you. The Count is of a
sweet old duck. He seems lonely, Harry. Well, that's what
(16:54):
you're there for, my duchess. Now what did you find out?
He's so grateful for little attention to talk? Did he
whisper that sweet something in your ear about whereas jewels
that capt oh the jewels them not in the safe,
and that he is not unique? I love John? Where
is the safe in the door.
Speaker 4 (17:13):
It's too bad you never got to see the drawing
and had it because it's got one of the lage
I know it.
Speaker 2 (17:18):
On the ground floor. Yes, furnishing, john't be greedy. Did
the jewels have to do? Where exactly is the same?
Speaker 4 (17:27):
It's built into the floor under the carpet. You should
see the designs he's got on that compensation, the.
Speaker 2 (17:31):
Designs I've got on that safe. And what's the combination?
Speaker 4 (17:35):
What's one thing about that? I didn't really notice the combination?
What I mean consciously noticed? Had it consciously? The cowd
was talking you see while he opened it, and he
was so interesting, was.
Speaker 2 (17:46):
Interesting, So you didn't make an evit to notice the combination.
That's right, you see.
Speaker 4 (17:50):
He was telling me about how his family had always
had that space in the floor as a hiding base
the center his back, and he himself installed.
Speaker 2 (17:56):
Them, not in the safe there he reco because this
was why it was. He was ruling country. And Pucci
didn't Trustchie. Oh, brother, I call the car. Isn't that day?
You know, Harry, you didn't trust the black shirt countisents
you would have had the heart because Joan, combination of
the safe, Honey, yes, that.
Speaker 4 (18:17):
When I didn't notice it consciously, but you see, I
cleaned myself so well that subconsciously.
Speaker 2 (18:24):
It's a combination. Good. A little more that kind of stalling,
my sweet, And you're having trouble with your uncle, Harry, John,
I'll get the jewels tomorrow, I see, and I keep
putchi away from the palistful in your life. I want
him in that motherly and when I take the jewels.
But Harry, he's out that there was a chance to
me come back and catch me. If he's in, I
(18:44):
wait till he's in bed. Two stories about the drawing room,
I'm pretty safe. Two stories of me are as good
as an alibam anytime. Oh but Harry, I have a
take with Pucci tomorrow night. Joan, all I wanted you
to do is to get the combination of the safe.
You don't have to do any more work on Poucci
Poocie counts no Remember, on this job, you don't get
(19:06):
time and a half for overtime. So I had to
pustphone and I'm pounding in my little fellow. I wanted
to counter this safely in bed when I tangled, I'd
say Greenland was one place where he couldn't keep an
eye on me, and if Joan had a date with him,
(19:29):
it'd be inadvisable for her to break it. That mustn't
be kept up at night worrying about Joan or anything else.
Uneasy lies the head that wears a frown that must
be kept in the mood for deep happy slumber. So
I let Joane keep a date, reflecting that one nightmare
wouldn't have it. But I have a date with Poochie
(19:50):
again tonight, or Smoochie with Poochie? How was that? The
last day Poochie had seen wanted to be a regular
fellow with Joan, and she a break adventure her a woman,
seemed willing to oblige. Finally, I told her that she
had to refuse one date. Just what very darling he
shows me? Such a good time. She did, however, refuse
(20:12):
in the date, saying that she had to catch up
on some correspondence, and I think she meant writing letters.
Next night, I watched the windows of the palace till
all the light has been turned out, and some time
afterwards used to be on the safe sign, which is
precisely where I was heading. Nearly two in the morning.
When I jimmied open the wind shiver cons trying her,
(20:35):
Joe told me exactly where to turn up the carpet.
I did turn it up and the eath the safe
embedded in the floor, and checked the combination, and went ahead,
avoiding a temptation to whistle as I wound him. Harry,
(21:03):
you mustn't take those shoes. Don't take the jews. Isn't
takinesh woochi? Are you out of your mind? You called
it that, and I call it anything as long as
you get out, Rico gets a crush. You're not living
like this hard I know, not going to take those jews. No,
(21:23):
I've heard everything. I think. I don't care what you say.
Speaker 5 (21:25):
I love, did you hear me?
Speaker 2 (21:30):
Rico? He's got the count, Joe, I've used this count before. Okay,
hold your fire buster. I think I will shoot.
Speaker 3 (21:39):
That was the plant pot of you.
Speaker 2 (21:40):
It wasn't if you want a girl. Yes, we gods
through I found out whether Jews were kitting.
Speaker 4 (21:44):
Oh, I love Pucci and I don't Joan Louci Darling.
Speaker 2 (21:50):
This woman and this man have conspired to rob you,
but doesn't matter. Now you love me, I'm going to
shoot both of them. Count Yes, I love them. You
so the down that ridiculous gun. Yes, you've done your work, kid,
You've been no need for the steady caliber dots. She
we both tried you would rob you. I'm not what
(22:10):
you thought I wanted. I've always lived on my wi.
I'm a crooked spindly while I put a nickel on
the drums. Stop it, Henny, do she wear both guilty?
You can chill us, or you can turn us out,
or I can figure you in my arm. Sorry, you're
slightest swish of that gun in my command. Just get moment.
I must take care of your friends with the line,
(22:32):
I'm sorry, I cannibal blat you muddled it. Of course,
I don't apologize. Your wife will be eating all his
eyes to cool her neck on hot summer evenings, even
though and now I think it would be best for you.
I quite understand. I don't need to show me the door.
I will show you to the door. Just in the
same count. I'm a relatively simple man. I want of you.
Could I for once leave your presence without having this
(22:56):
gargantuan gargoyle making like a boy scout some life. I
owe you some gratitude after all. Indeed, the introroduce to Joan,
I would like to be paid. I fear I can't.
I know, I know it's not the principle, it's the money.
But perhaps I can show you the high regard in which,
despite everything I hold you by asking you to be
best a man at my wedding, Count Robbia and Joan
(23:20):
to be, and all the little teller Robbias to be.
It will be a pleasure. Oh, I'm so glad you
don't hold anything against Harry. Right of the contrary. Good Bye, mister. There,
She and I will go to the door with you.
Another compound fracture would be too much in one busy week. No, Rico,
this man has brought me a great happiness. We must
(23:43):
allow him to leave like an honest man. It is
like an able bodied man who knows perhaps such treatment
will actually make an honest man. Mister Count de Robbie,
I'm tremendously touched, but I hope I'm never that touched.
Good Bye, my dear friend, good John Hie until the
wedding man, Ireka, you make a wonderful flower.
Speaker 6 (24:02):
Here Harry Lime returns in just a moment, and now
(25:12):
Harry lyme.
Speaker 2 (25:14):
That night leaving Venice, traveling up towards my land on
the train, I felt almost sorry that I couldn't, after all,
be the best man at the wedding those two people.
It was unfortunately necessary for me to leave Venice immediately
because you see, on my way out of the Count's
ballace that night on the company that you may remember
by the Rodeo Rico, I stopped to admire the little
tin toretto hanging in the entrance hall, the little picture
(25:37):
which we counted said was worth two thousand pounds. As
a matter of fact, that picture was worth twenty two
hundred and fifty pounds, and I think I still have
the dealer's received to prove it.
Speaker 6 (25:47):
So the
Speaker 2 (27:16):
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