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Amazing Mr. Malone: Hard Work Never Killed Anyone (EP1072) · Great Detectives of Old Time Radio Volume 2|Mystery Audio Dramas

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Welcome to the Great Attractives of Old Time Radio from Boise, Idaho. This
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is your host, Adam Graham. If you have a comment, email it
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to remind you that my book All I Needed to Know I Learned from Colombo
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course for the kindle, as well as an audio book. In it,
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we take a look at histories and careers of seven great fictional detectives, ranging
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from Sherlock Holmes all the way to Adrian Monk. We examined some life lessons
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that can be garnered from their histories, encouraging you to pick that up if
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you haven't, And I will beginning to work soon on the sequel, and
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I'll be talking about that in some upcoming programs. But now it's time for
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today's episode of the Amazing Mister Malone. Hard work never killed anybody. The
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Amazing Mister Malone Operator Operator Get me the Office of John J. Malone.
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The National Broadcasting Company presents The Amazing Mister Malone, an exciting half hour of
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mysteries starring George Petrie as the lawyer who's practiced before every type of bar has
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become a legend. Arld Cal is the city of Chicago, the time,
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the present, and the hero of these weekly adventures, The Amazing Mister Malone.
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Malone's the name, John J. Malone, Attorney in Consort Law.
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My hometown is Chicago. And there's a spot that offers unlimited possibilities for any
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lawyer interested in collecting cliches. And I'd like to submit for your approval.
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Hard work, never kill anyone straight. I give you a Willie Nelson.
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Willy is what is known as a small businessman. He sells newspapers. His
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favorite spot is the corner in front of the Temple Apartments. He gets a
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lot of play down, nor does he mind walking up four flights to make
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a sale. You gotta admire such fortitude, not dimension endurance. Yeah,
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Willie's gone places, and right now his destination is four seed. It's me,
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miss Morgan. I got your paper? How you miss Morgan? Come
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mone in? You got my racing for him. Have I ever let you
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down? These were the entries for Washington Park. Why you gotta shot thing?
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Oh you're not kidding bright eyes in the first Oh that Doug, I'm
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telling you, Willie, I got this from someone who knows. Well.
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Look what he did last time out last by four lengths. They were holding
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him back for this race. It's what you said about moon Glow on Monday.
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Well that was different. Now. Look I want to put twenty on
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his No, isn't in the second race. Sorry, miss Morgan, I
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can't do it. You can't do what. You can't take any more of
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your bets. Do you know how much you want me already? What's the
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matter, Willy? Don't you trust me? That ain't the point you meant
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to me? Now for one hundred and forty bucks. Listen, listen,
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Willy. If I promised to pay you tomorrow, I said that yesterday.
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Well it's just that I forgot to go to the bank. Look, I
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swear I'll take care of everything tomorrow. You can take it out of my
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winning. I'm sorry, miss Morgan, honest I would if I could,
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but I can't afford to take any more chance. And I suppose I got
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picked up for bookmaking. That might be a good idea. Oh ho ho,
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mister Morgan, I didn't. I didn't hear you comment. Next time,
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I'll send up a flare. He was the boy who's been taking my
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sister's bet me no, no, honest, I out a hair shoe,
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mister Morgan. I was pracked at you. Yes, you got your nerve
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on. Give me that racing form. I will not. Didn't I tell
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you something? I ever catch you so much? Just looking at a dope
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sheet again? You know what will happen. It's my life and they're pretty
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unattractive. One. You spend so much time doping the horses. You can't
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take up bus This is like a drug every time you get your hands on
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a couple of I'll let you alone to talk to your boyfriend. Yet,
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huh, cal myers noney of business. I don't get difficult fee. Did
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you talk to the schmo? Yes? What they say? He won't do
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it? Fun lie, I give you my word. I don't make me
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laugh. You didn't sound cal out yet, did you? Did you?
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Why not? I was afraid I told you there was nothing to worry about
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it. What are you going to see that character again? Night? You
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better come home with good news. But I don't know what to tell him.
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That is what I told you, that I get dressed. They mustn't
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keep dear cal waiting, waiter, say, waiter, yes, that was
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anybody asking for me. I don't believe so, sir, Well, will
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you tell the captain if I miss fame more than honey? I was getting
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worried. I'm sorry I'm late, but would you get the water now?
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Mister? I'll have it my teenage. I wish you wouldn't, darling,
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huh. I hate to see you drink so much. Never mind, waiter,
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I'll call you when ready of order, I think call. I'm sorry.
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I didn't mean to embarrass. It isn't as though I were a drunk.
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I didn't say you were, dear, But drinking is a week.
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You start off with one and the next thing I know, I'm in an
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alcoholic ward making fun of me. Well, it is kind of funny.
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I think I'm a prude, and I wouldn't change you for the world.
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Oh fair, I'm crazy about you, and I'm crazy about you. Be
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something to remember when I'm far away from here. We're talking about it.
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I'm leaving Chicago. Tomorrow. But why I can't tell you. I won't
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let you go. Do you think I want to marry what I made?
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Oh, darling, i'd love to. Then, then why don't you I
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can't don't ask, but I am asking. I won't let you go.
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You really want me to stay, of course, then get me fifty thousand
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dollars. What the reason I'm leaving Chicago is because of Vaughn? Your brother?
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Yes, he got mixed up with some bad company cow he gambled and
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he lost fifty grand. Yes, but what's I got to do with you?
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We will kill Von if he doesn't pay off. Who does he owe
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the money too? Maybe I could get my boss to talk to Oh no,
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no, no, you mustn't let mister Lyons do that. Why don't
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you let Vaughan run away by himself? You don't understand, darling. You're
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so strong and Vaughn so weak. He couldn't get by without me. I'm
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not gonna let you ruin your life, and I kind of him. Wait,
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I got an idea. I know how we can raise the money.
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We could let you or mister Lyons sort of lone to me? What are
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you talking of that? Well is the accountant for mister Lyon's enterprises. You're
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in charge of the money they take out of the slot machine. So you
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told me they don't deposit the money, but once a week. I bet
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there must be at least fifty thousand dollars in the office at a time.
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How local, isn't there? Yes, we're suppose one night there was a
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hold up? Are you kidding? It isn't as though we're actually stealing.
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After all, slot machines aren't legal. You realize where that money comes from,
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even little children's that got to do with everything? To do you think
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i'd let you do this If mister Lions actually earn that money, he's just
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taking it out of the pockets of the poor. Oh you're crazy. Well
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that's the way he is. No, no faith, don't go. I
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ask you a simple favor. Do you know what Frenchy Lions would do to
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me if he found out that he doesn't have to find out? People are
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robbed every day in the year. You can't help it if one night they
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happen to pick on you. What do you think, dear? Don't you
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want me to be missus Calvin Meyers? Well, then we'll consider the whole
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thing settled. Now, suppose you aughder yourself a drink. Oh, really,
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darling, I don't mind if you do. Twelve thousand, eight hundred
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and forty one, three hundred ninety seven fourteen one hundred and sixty five on
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those figures, cow, I'll have them in about them? How mister Lyons
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you said that? It's no Sorry, I don't know what's the matter with
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me. Got a bad headache and let it go. But you can do
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it the first thing in the morning. No, I'd rather finish up now.
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But maybe hit'll twelve. I don't mind. Well, maybe you don't
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call, but I happen to have an engagement. Well I can lock up.
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No, I wouldn't think of you. Really, I don't mind at
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all. I got nothing better than do. What about the same, I'll
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take care of everything, all right. Would you like me to send buzz
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off with some coffee? No, I'll be fine too hard h m hm
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hm fin No, No, I can't. I just h one hello,
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Hey, Yes, this this is cal Tell her tell your brother. I'll
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be here in fifteen minutes. Oh no, I mean oh son sick,
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wow, honey, Oh this is go check loom alone. Well, if
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it isn't the one in all the French allions? Now I know it's true.
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What you really are amazing? Can I come in? What is it?
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Business? Is social? Because if it's business, you have an office
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in the Prescott Building. Hey, come to think of it, I have
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ought to take a run over there someday and see what goes. Sit down,
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thanks, join me in a nightcap. Nightcap between breakfast and lunch.
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It's midnight in Hawaii. Oh, what's on your mind? French? Ye?
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I have a problem alone, haven't we all? Yeah? But mine
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cost me in the neighborhood of seventy thousand. That's a nice neighborhood. Well,
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somebody tapped a tillo at my office last night, and you got an
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idea who that somebody is? Yeah? I left the boy named cal Myers
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in charge. According to history, a couple of hoods walked in at eleven
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o'clock and made him open the scene. But you don't believe it. Nope,
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you're covered by insurance. All my advice to you is by the police.
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Is that all you consecuention? That's all? Won't do? I want
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to keep this strictly in the family. Or if you're going to ignore my
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advice, Bryanchie, I don't know why you came here. I'm beginning to
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think it was a mistake too. I'm sorry I bought it. Your counselor
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believe me, it won't happen again. What twenty forty sixty eighty one hundred?
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How much did you say I owed you, Willie? One hundred and
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sixty? I thought I was one hundred and forty. Oh yeah, yeah,
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I was thinking of somebody else. You're a nice boy, will you?
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A little mercenary, but still a nice boy you are. Thanks,
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Miss Morgan. It's a pleasure to do business with me. I'll well,
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I better be getting down to my stand my customers. What's the matter,
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Willie? Don't you like me? I was thinking of your brother? Run
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forgetting? What was that? I don't know what it seemed to it is
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somebody on the fire escape? Hey, heye, beat it, Willie?
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Beat it? Sure, Miss smoking anything you're saying, thanks for taking care
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of I know you. It's okay. Hey wait a minute, will you
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thank Sony? What's the idea now? I couldn't help myself. Frenchy Lions
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is looking for me? And why did you come here? Don't have any
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choice, Faye, we got a blow Todd, Are you kidding? I'm
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crazy about Chicago? But Donald, you promised, you said we'd get married.
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Well, that raises a problem, mister Myers. You listen to me,
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Vaughn. If it wasn't for you, I wouldn't time to think of
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it it as my fault. Did you see you when I first met Faye?
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I was carried away? You first met her? Oh didn't she tell
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you we're married? You? Yeah? On October eighth, nineteen forty nine.
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To be exact, you should have seen her in those days, Cows,
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she was a doll. Darling. We mustn't quarrel in front of strangers
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unless he's leaving. No, you're not going to make a chump on of
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me. Nobody had to. You did it all on your own. Go
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on, suck her blow. No, I'm staying here until to got anything
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more to say, And on your way, and don't slam that door.
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Well you were wonderful, Bonn. You handle that with your customary, isn't
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it. Where did that racing forum come from? Got friends? That's not
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all you've got? What did you do with the dough? Dough? Don't
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go dull on me, where'd you put the money? That's for me to
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know and you to find out. You don't mean that fame. You wouldn't
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double cross your one and only, wouldn't I? Yeah, I guess you
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would have that, and it's probably just what I deserve. Eh, what
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do you think you got coming to you? No? No one, no
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doubt. Yeah that you amazing? Now who else would it be? Brook?
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But of course what's on your mind? Lieutenant? Now that's a pretty
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silly question. What have I usually got on my mind? Yeah? I
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should have known. I'm talking about business. Oh have you heard of a
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girl named Fay Morgan? When you're going to She was knocked off at seven
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o'clock last night. What's I got to do with me? Maybe? Everything?
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We grabbed a killer and he wants you to defend him. What's his
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name? Cal Myers? Cal Myers? Boy who works for frenchy Lions?
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Yeah, tell me something counts? Why is it no sooner we nab somebody?
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They always screamed from alone. Oh what are you complaining about, lieutenant?
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That they didn't, we'd both be out of work. Tell mister Myers,
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I'll be over in fifteen minute. You are listening to the amazing mistem
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alone. Now that nice weather is definitely here, you probably check through your
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fishing stuff and given the car an overhaul, and you're ready for some weekending
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in the country. Well. Out of the hundreds of forest fires in America
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every year, nine out of ten are caused by carelessness. Don't be careless.
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Don't drop a lighted cigar, cigarette or pipe ashes. Break matches in
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two before throwing them away. Build your campfire in a sheltered spot and drown
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it carefully before you leave it. And check the local fire laws before using
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any fire at all. Our forests are a great natural resource, and protecting
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them is our responsibility. Remember, only you can prevent a forest fire.
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And now back to the amazing mister Malone. There's one thing I'll have to
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say for myself, because if I don't, no one else will. I'm
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a man of my word. Here, I promise Lieutenant Brooks I'd be over
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in fifteen minutes, and I was. It was exactly two thirty when I
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walked in the cow Myers South, and at two thirty one I was ready
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to walk out. I love Malone. All I can tell you is that
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I didn't kill Fame Morgan Why does Lieutenant Brooks here think you did? Oh?
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I can't help it if he's an idiots, Well, I've been promoted.
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He called me a nimbusilt before. Don't let it go to your head.
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What kind of a routine a you call list? Anyway? I see
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cow Brooks and I enjoy a very unusual relationship. Yeah, you're both very
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unusual guys. Hey, you know he's a good counselate. We ought to
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take him into the egg. Are you gonna get me out of here?
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Malon all pens? Did you kill fame? Organ? Forgive me for even
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asking you? Mind telling me what you had against the girl? Absolutely nothing?
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Yet the police have a witness who sweare she threw you out of her
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apartner that was born Bonn her husband? What are you smirking for? Lieutenant?
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I knew Faye was married. Well that makes it even better, you
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mine? That's very funny. No, no, I was just thinking you'll
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work for frenchy lions. So someone walked out of his office last night with
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close to seventy grand And when'd you pick that up? I got a rumble.
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What's the connection? You tell us? Malone? Whose side are you
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on? Anyway? Now either you want this casey you don't. All as
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long as you put it on that basis, I don't let me have.
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Lieutenant s Along caw lots of luck with your new liar. Don't mention this,
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you know something Along? Yeah, I wasted a lot of time.
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You know it's lucky you didn't go any further. You had ruined your record.
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This is one boy you'd never get, are you sua and I take
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only the easy ones? Oh heavens No, you don't think I can get
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them off? Huh? I know you can. Well, if this is
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what you wanted, Lieutenant, you couldn't have planted better go on back and
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tell myers I've changed my mind. Yeah, get you're reading in paper here.
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All the ladies knew paper missed. Uh you got a raise inform?
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You bet you. You wouldn't happen to know how strong he did in the
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fourth of Hollywood he won page sixteen eighty. Well, you know no,
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I couldn't find a bookie. Well, any time you're looking for a little
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action, let me know, woll it's good to know U. WILLI Willie
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Nelson. It's nice meeting you, Willie. You look like a pretty sharp
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boy. I don't miss me. I'll bet you don't. Didn't you discover
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Fay Morgan's body? You were no, but I heard that when you went
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up to deliver the papers to her apartment this morning you found it. Mister.
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I got to get back to my stay. Well, ten bucks by
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a couple of minutes of your time? How about twenty? I'm sorry,
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but I wait a minute. Don't I know you from some place? I
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don't know, do you? What'd you say your name was? I didn't
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say, but it's Malone, Malone, John Jay? You and that lawyer,
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ain't you? I don't know if I am that lawyer? Say?
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I know all about you, mister Malone. My mother always wanted me to
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be a lawyer. I better you should stick to your newspapers. Now about
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that twenty bucks? Oh, I wouldn't take any money from you. It's
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the privilege to cooperate, they asked, asked me anything you want. What
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kind of a girl was this Fay Morgan? Okay, if you're a horse,
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huh? She was nuts about the nags? Oh? Oh, do
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you think killed him? Mister Maas? Of course? What do you say?
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Of course little cops grabbed him. You saw cal Myers come out of
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her building. Sure, right after mister Morgan went up to see you.
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I want Morgan leave. Oh I couldn't say I didn't see him, but
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your positive Myers left before he did. Absolutely I saw him come out myself.
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Of course, that don't mean he couldn't come back again. Wouldn't you
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have noticed him? No, not if he went into the fire escape like
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he did the first turn. He was the fire escape, and believe me,
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he had a right to that. Mister Lyons was plenty sore lions.
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Don't tell me he was here too. Yeah, he was looking for Myers
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to tell after the cops they didn't ask him. That serves him right.
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Well, this has been a pleasure. Well they let's do it again real
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soon. Right now, I gotta go do it to mister Lyons. Don't
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almost understand me alone. I'm taken of death. You drop five, But
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I still don't understand your reason. Well, I'm representing cal Myers who cal
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Myers used to work for you. I'm sorry I can't place the name.
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Well, just to refresh your memory when you came to my apartment, this
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scene came to your next you'll tell me nobody waltzed off with seventy grand of
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yours last night, Malone, you're sure you feel all right? Well?
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If I don't, I know it's responsible now the way I see it,
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French, of you knew cal Myers was sweet on Fame Morgan? Is that
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the ways? Yeah? You probably figured she and her husband wound up with
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your dough. You're out of your mind? And why were you looking for
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cal? Who said I was? I have it on what win you would
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call excellent atthority. As a matter of fact, the same reliable source puts
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you on the scene right about the time Fame Morgan was murdered. You disappoint
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me, Malone. I thought you were smiling. I guess I must be
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pressing too hard. Sorry, I'll let you down. French, those things
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happen. Good night, counselor. I think you'll be able to find your
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own way out. Yeah, and let me talk to mister Malone. Please?
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Who will he Nelson? This is Malone? What's up with he?
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Oh? I think I got a lead for you. Remember you asking me
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about Vaughan Morgan. Don't tell me he came back to the apartment. Yeah,
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about five minutes ago. He wanted the key to his wife's room.
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You get it. No, the super wouldn't give it to him. Where
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is Morgan now? He's hanging around the entrance. Listen, Willie, you
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can't let me down. You must be on good terms with the superintendent.
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Well, he hit me for one hundred and eight bucks on a long shot
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yesterday and he ought to feel real friendly today. Get the key and go
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up to the room. I'll be over as fast as I can just the
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second. Miss come alone? Come on, hello, Willie? What are
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you you're doing here? Mister Morgan? You wouldn't believe it if I told
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you. You know, the cops won't like it if they find out.
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Who's gonna tell them? You gave strict orders? No, no one,
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No one was supposed to come in here. You're here, Well, I'm
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I'm I'm waiting for a friend. I'll try to keep out of your way.
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What happened to my wife's grip? Will he? I don't know this.
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Police must have taken wats that under the bed. You better not touch
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that, mister Morgan. Pull it out? No, no, I will
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not have I don't know why Faith thought you were so accommodating. I can't
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get you to do anything. Listen, mister Morgan, I'm telling you,
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if I were to slip you or something, you knock yourself out from me
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actually acting having troublem. Mister hey, I can find a hack when you
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need one, Ain't it the truth? Can I give you a lift?
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I got a new car around the corner. Maybe you like to get off
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your feet for a while. But y'am, I don't know what your game
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is? Tiddly winks? What's yours? Morgan? Do you know my name?
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Your celebrity? Wasn't your wife murdered? Who are you? Nobody?
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You know? But I think you know my boss? Your boss, Yeah,
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fellow named Frenchy Lines. Ah, it's waiting for you my car.
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Would you like to talk to him? Thanks? Tom On Morgan gets smart.
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I'm not keeping his hand in my pocket to protect a manicure. Where
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do we go? Just around the corner. I hope that grip isn't too
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heavy for you. But you look like a big strong boy. I wish
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I had the time to hear. Look, I'm glad to see you go
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get in lines. I'll be glad to I expect to learn a great deal,
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all right, boss? Why is a nice quiet spot when mister Morgan
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can talk to his Alright, you are listening to the amazing Mister Malone.
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Three chimes mean Good Times on NBC Sunday on NBC, Rosalind Russell and Burgess
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This comedy, featuring two of your favorite Hollywood stars, is sure to
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the owners of that world renowned dream house, Mister and Missus Blandings. The
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Blandings, as portrayed by Kerry Grant and Betts, I just average people with
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a better than average nack of getting themselves into situations that mean just one thing,
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a load of laughs for you the radio listening. So remember Theater Guild
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on the Air and mister and Missus Blandings Sunday over this station. And now
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back to the amazing, mister Malone. A boy named Kipling once wrote a
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poem and titled if Now there's a song with the same name. I ought
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to use it for my own personal theme. If I hadn't stopped off with
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Lieutenant Brooks, and if I had gone immediately to see the obliging newsboy Willie
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Nelson after his phone call, things might have turned out differently. But there's
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that big if again. Anyway, When the Lieutenant and I walked into Fame
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Morgan's hotel room, Willie was still waiting at some water. Malone, I
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say, no, someone only did a crouper and this. Uh yeah,
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he's gonna tone now how about that water? Sure? Never mind, Lieutenant,
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I'm all right. I thought. The first thing they always said was
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what happened? I don't have to ask? Was he? I suppose you
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tell us? Will he let me up? Second thought? Maybe a bit
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of park where I am? Who did it? Mister Morgan? What they
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want? I don't know. Must have been after the bank roll. You're
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crazy. We took this place apart? Well, it was a grip under
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the bed, is it there? Now? They must have stashed the money
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in there. Your that's Malone. There was nothing in that bag. I
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examined it personally. It didn't look hard enough. Oh, I'm sure I
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did. Malone. Hey, lieutenant, look who's here? Well, hello
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French, he come on in. I have a couple of friends waiting outside.
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Would you mind not at all of all the merrier you want him too?
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Well? Well, old homely, you know we've been looking for you,
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Morgan. Where you have been was a nice sort of took him under
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our wing, and from the looks of him, I say you must have
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flown pretty high and dropped him. Accidents will happened. Well, But now
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that we're all here, I suppose we call the meeting to order that correction.
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Mister chairman, we're not all here about your client. Calm well,
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he's accounted for. Will the secretary read the minutes? May I have the
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floor? Chare recognizes mister Lyons. I'm oh, we dispensed with this charming
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piece of whimsy and get down the business. Yeah, I second emotion.
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You oppose Van I think he means no. Welly don't mind me, mister
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Lyons. There's a problem, gentlemen. I think we should all give our
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immediate consideration. I mean the murder of Fay Morgan. I don't consider that
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a problem. Oh then you know who killed her? No, and frankly,
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I don't care. What concerns me is the return of seventy thousand dollars.
28:30
Oh that's a mercenary attitude, France. You hear a beautiful young thing
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has been violently put the death, and all you're interested in his money?
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All right, help maud Willy Hey tell him where you hit it? Right?
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Hit it? How? Look? What are you getting at? Llon?
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What do you think kill? Faye Morgan? Uh? Huh, you're
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crazy. I'm surprised at you, Willie. Didn't anyone ever tell you you
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can't get away with murder? You're supposed to be a smart bookie, and
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that's one big tip you overlook. No coffee, gentlemen, not things,
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say Malone? Oh lieutenant, why does this have to happen every week?
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So do you think I enjoyed? If it wasn't for you, you know
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where I'd be? Yeah? Right behind the eight ball. Oh that's good,
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that's really good. Wow. What do you want to know? Just
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one thing, Malone? What made you decide on Willie Nelson? It all
29:30
came down a button. Button? Who's got the button? And if you
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know the game, you'll see Willie was a cinch to be it. I
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don't see why Malone, no one else had French. He's money and it's
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obvious fame. Morgan wasn't killed until she die balls where she hit it.
29:40
Well, a husband might have had the dough. He had he never gone
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back to the hotel and run the risk of being picked up by lions in
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company. No, Brooks said, had to be Willie. He had the
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best position of Maul. He was right on top of every play. Yeah,
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what about your client? Call myers? What about him? But how
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do you know he didn't have the money? That's easy. If he had,
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I would have got and you wouldn't be stuck for this chake. Good
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night, Lieutenant, never hear the story of the boy. Was bored with
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it all until he brought himself a gun. From then on he got a
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big bang on a life. I've said you all about him next week,
30:25
so why not pick me up at my office at the same time. I'll
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be waiting for you. Good Night. George Petrie was starred as John J.
30:40
Malone, with Larry Haynes as Lieutenant Brooks. Our program is written by
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Gene Wang and directed by Richard Lewis. The Amazing Mister Malone is based on
30:48
a character created by Craig Rice and produced by Bernard L. Schubert. The
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events and characters in this story were entirely fictional, and any resemblance to person
31:00
living on Dead is entirely coincidental. Fred Collin speaking, the Amazing Mister Malone
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has come to you from New York. Stay tuned for the man called X.
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Next overmost NBC stations, welcome back. Oh no, Willie Nelson murderer.
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Actually, they had an episode a Monk where Nelson guest starred and was
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suspected of murder, though eventually cleared. It's somewhat interesting. You'll hear this
31:42
every so often. There'll be a name of a character on the program that
31:48
was not famous then, but he is coincidentally pretty famous now. Another example
31:53
of this is there's an episode of Yours Truly Johnny Dollar. Once they get
32:00
past the fifteen minute episodes, it's called the Jimmy Carter Matter. And there
32:07
was some a gentleman who was reviewing some of the Dragnet comic strips, and
32:14
there was actually a character who was involved in narcotics whose name was Jimmy Hendricks.
32:22
Some of those weird moments. We got that in this episode. There
32:27
weren't many other highlights. Well, the solutions it seemed a little bit contrived
32:35
to say the lace, but it's sometimes the case on these but with the
32:39
Malone mysteries, it's not necessarily the cleverness of the solution, it's the fun
32:45
you have getting there. All right, Well, on to listener comments and
32:49
feedback, and we begin with this from David, who says, please,
32:55
please, please, if you have to do commentaries, then please learn how
33:01
to comment professionally. You are in fact spoiling the OTA presentations. And we
33:08
have actually some other listener comments in regards to previous comments along the same lines.
33:16
We have this from a listener on iTunes who writes, I first down
33:23
alloted to these podcasts to get me through long plane plots. I've since become
33:28
an addict. I can't hear a phone ring now without expecting it to be
33:32
followed by snappy Johnny Dollar. It's great to listen to these radio shows,
33:37
especially the serialized Johnny Dollar in sequence the way they were meant to be heard.
33:42
And anyone who does not appreciate Adam Graham's charming and sometimes quirky commentary has
33:47
no soul. And then we have this from Lane, who responds my reply
33:54
to the guy who offered to buy you off to eliminate your voiceover. It's
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free and it's called archive dot org. Thanks in large part to your dedication
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to only sharing one hundred percent legal content. Anyone who doesn't want your commentary
34:07
can download the source for free themselves. Perhaps then they'll realize how much work
34:13
you're doing to research, organize, and select these shows, not to mention
34:15
the post prediction production work you must be doing on your commentary, and I
34:20
didn't really appreciate until I started podcasting myself. Well, thanks so much for
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the comment, Blane. And this whole question does seem to be something that
34:30
goes in cycles, and that I think established listeners they listen to the show
34:39
because they enjoy or at least they get used to the commentary and appreciate it,
34:50
or they just adjust to it. And then we have people who rotate
34:53
on start listening and don't get it or don't like it. It's definitely quite
35:00
a bit of time that goes into the program. It's hard to calculate because
35:05
a lot of it. I don't strictly think as work. I guess culturally
35:12
because I tend to think of work as the stuff that you do to get
35:16
paid for that you may or may not care for particularly much, and so
35:24
prep time is often reading books, searching websites, studying and becoming more aware
35:32
on the topic, as well as listening to shows so that you're even outside
35:38
of the detective genre so you develop some good knowledge. Thankfully, most of
35:45
the organizing has in terms of locating the shows, has been done by others.
35:51
The toughest series to get everything organized with has been The Lineup, but
35:57
really blessed by the digital delis log which allowed us to do that series at
36:04
all. A lot of time goes into doing six day a week podcast.
36:08
Thankfully, Andrew takes care of a lot of my or most of the post
36:13
production work on the show. In terms of the editing and stuff, it
36:19
would be a lot more difficult, probably another three or four hours a week,
36:25
though of course Andrew liked me. We both got regular job, so
36:34
there's just a limit to what we can do here, and I always honestly
36:38
welcome advice on how we can do the show better in a really concrete way.
36:45
Right off. When I first the first started the series, I did
36:50
a huge introduction that could choke a horse when we were doing the pilot podcast,
36:59
and a listener really said that I was not a good idea to do
37:04
that much commentary before the show, and so it kind of changed, you
37:08
know, how we did commentary, really backloaded it so that folks who didn't
37:15
like the commentary could just get the stop button when it was done, and
37:20
those who enjoyed the commentary could enjoy it better without having to get through a
37:27
ton of stuff at the beginning of the show. And of course we did
37:30
have the listener who made a really good case for making Johnny Dollar first on
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Fridays. And so I do want to be clear, I don't want any
37:42
listeners to think, you know, he's just so sensitive or close to any
37:46
sort of feedback, because I'm definitely not. If you have an idea how
37:51
we can do something better that's concrete but actually can be helpful, and it's
37:55
great to have those conversations, But for the pace stick couple of weeks we've
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had kind of the feedback that's not really constructive. But I appreciate so much
38:07
both Blaine and Dash's thought on the topics and all the support that we get
38:13
from so many great listeners. All right, well, that will do it
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for today. We will be back tomorrow with the Laird Douglas Douglas of Heatherschorn
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Matter Parts three and four, and then join us back here for another episode
38:28
of the Amazing Mister Malone next Tuesday. In the meantime, you can leave
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