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Amazing Mr. Malone: The Dude (EP1132) · Great Detectives of Old Time Radio Volume 2|Mystery Audio Dramas

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net. Uh. Well, we're going to play today's episode of The Amazing
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Mister Malone, and just before I get started, I want to caution you
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that this episode is I'm considered especially violent, so maybe I would probably say
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parental guidance strongly cautioned. But let's go ahead and take a listen to today's
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episode The Dude, the Amazing Mister Malone operator give me the Opposite of John
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J. Malone. We now present The Amazing Mister Malone, an exciting have
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hour of mystery and suspense starring John Saul as the lawyer we practiced before.
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Every type of barr has become a legend. Allow Carl is the City of
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New York, the time, the present, and the hero of these weekly
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adventures, the amazing mister Malone. Malone's the name John J. Malone,
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Attorney and counselor at law. And one of the things this business has made
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me is an expert on cliches. Take the one that goes money never made
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anyone happy. Geral Norman would get a big laugh out of that. Mister
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Norman is the sleek looking GM gliding down the corridor of the Wainwright Building.
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He's known around New York as a sharpshooter, will do anything for a buck,
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and so great is his rush to make one this morning that when he
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comes to a doormarked Walter Blake Investments, he doesn't even stop to knock,
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but enters will out an invitation. Hi, missus Blake, who's that?
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Joll Norman? And I told you on the phone I'd be right over.
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Yeah, but I don't remember your knocking. Norman, Huh, it's customary,
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you know. I suppose you try it again. You're kidding, am
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I? Well? What makes you happy? No? From the outside,
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Oh, you cut the car, I said, from the outside, Norman,
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Okay, who's there? You'll Norman, come in, that's much better.
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Yeah, you're probably wondering why I did that. Well, I just
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wanted you to know I allow no familiarity from people I employ or I'm about
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to imply. Is that understood? Yeah, saddan. He said something on
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the phone about the What about a proposition that might interest me? Uh?
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What would it be worth to you if I got poor Manfred out of your
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hair? What makes you think it'd be worth anything? Well, you,
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Manfreedo and Dude Kendall run practically the whole time. So I figured if I
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could get Manfred out of the way, you'd have a clear feel. You
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admit there are three of us. What about Dude Kendle. Maybe it could
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even be arranged for dude to take the rap. M Well, I think
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I can lead Manfredo into a trap. You won't go anywhere without a bodyguard,
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you would if I promised him a shot at you. What do you
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mean, Norman, suppose I phoned even said that I was setting up a
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trap for you. Only when he gets there we spring it onund here,
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that's the idea. What do you think it might? Of course it will?
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Is it worth five? Or? Come on? Blake? I'm taking
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quite a chance to five thousand, Norman, and not a penny. Well,
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if that's the best you can do, that's the fast I can do.
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Okay, I'll phone Manfred and set it up. Hello, Yes,
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Joe Norman here, I was just to see our friend, mister Blake.
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How did you make up? He went for a hooked line? What did
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you tell him before we agreed on we would ambush you and see du Kendle
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got the credit. That's very nice, Norman. Not quite. You're not
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exactly what I would call it trust worthy type Norman. How can I assume
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myself I won't the double cross? You've got my word, mister man that's
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they I asked the question. Well, Blake promised me fifteen grandson's job.
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Yes you no, I miss your turn. Well, I thought it would
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be worth an extra tend of you for the insurance angle. That way you
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know you can depend on you'd sell out your own mother, wouldn't you know?
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Man have to be right? So that's DESI the point? What about
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Blake? The level here? Had the stooped your letter placet to re stopped
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you late the time? What do we want? Quite about your feet?
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Just a second wearing the money this scat. We got a lot of things
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in Yes, mister Blake, if you don't mind, i'd rather an athlete
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my name. It's a little idiosyncrasy of mine. I'm sorry my husband isn't
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here. Oh it's funny. I was supposed to pick him over at age
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thirty. What you think could have happened? Oh hi, mister Blake,
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you're just saying you were hot. Well, darling, I didn't know you
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were expecting company, didn't I thought I mentioned it at dinner. I must
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have forgotten, Barbara. If there's one thing I can't tolerate, it's an
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interfering. I'm sure I won't have cause to remind you again, will I?
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Mister Blake, you'll oblige me Norman by minding your own business. You
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got me wrong, friend, I was just thinking you might want to save
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your strength. We've got a long ride ahead of us, and I wouldn't
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want to see you knock yourself out on her. Shall we go? How
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much further is a Norman? About a quarter of a mile off the road?
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You know where the Phoenix bridges? Yeah, it's just the side of
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it. What tournomen could get the ten thirty. I thought i'd give you
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plenty of time to look around. Why I told you I'd take care of
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every day. Have you figured out yet how dude Kensa is going to get
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the credits? Yeah? You know, the dude has everything he wears custom
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tailored. Well, well, I scatted around and found out who makes his
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gloves. I thought it might be a nice touch if they discovered one rights
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next to man Fleet's body. Have you got it? Yeah, right here,
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it's a little gray suede number. I must have cost him at least
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forty or fifty bucks for the payer. How did you get it? You
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know me? I got connections everywhere. Well, you better slow down.
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We're there. Uh huh. See those bushes? Yeah, well park your
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car in there so it won't be won't be spotted from the road. How's
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this fine? Hey? Will you listen to those frogs? They bother you?
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No a crook? Sometimes very funny. I guess. Suppose we get
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out on the stretch. Wait, I'm make sure I've got my gun.
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Don't bother mister Blake Andry. May I suggest you'd take Norman's advice get out
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and spray and see it from my side? Mister Blake. A guy's gotta
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look out for himself. And yes, you can't blame him Blake. The
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Normans are very messed on. Now, if you'll forgive me for rushing you,
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Yes, that does. Perhaps you got to do Kendle's flock. Suppose
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we drop it right off here. Mm hmmm, Well that takes care of
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mister Kendall. That takes care of mister I suppose you take care of me.
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You're leaving yourself right open there. No, I'm talking about the twenty
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grand you promised me. I was referring to something else I know, but
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you forget it, Manfred. Why it sounds like a wonderful idea, I
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faced Lucan, so do I. That's why I let the letter with a
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friend of mine addressed to the District Attorney's office. I'm not back by twelve
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o'clock. You'd go to Mayland. I'm sorry. I und estimated you.
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You'll get you on Monday good night. Three hours later, the police discovered
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the body of Walder Blake on the small dirt road twelve miles out of New
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York. But the first I know of it was the following morning, when
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I was awakened out of a deep sleep through half closed eyes. I peered
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at the alarm clock. It was five a m. There was no good
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reason why I couldn't turn around grab another couple of hours of shut eye.
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No good reason except two fellas with two awfully big guns, and they had
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a main right between my eyes. Counselor, Hey, Cherry is awake.
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I see, well, you got a load of those pajamas. It looks
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like you're sleeping in a rainbow. Yeah, I'm very dreams in technicolor.
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No, no, no, no, don't tell me you boys are rapping
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in costello. Huh. That's good, all right, Malon, get dressed.
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What for we're going placing on me? I say you are a friend
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of us wants to see it. You know what's the name of his friend?
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You'll find out soon enough. We're letting from my office for an appointment.
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Now, if you will be good enough to leave without slamming the door,
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I'll go back to where I was, I sip up, I wouldn't
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do that again this day. Then, don't give me any cost to animus
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pants Terry, Yeah, hmm, they could, they can stand up pressing.
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Huh. Give me a child, Cherry, Okay, yep, what's
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the idea of tearing him? We're going to blindfold You mean you woke me
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up at five o'clock to take one of those cigarette tests. Why this guy
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really cooks with gas. You'll have to forgive me girls. I'm not at
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my best at this hour. What was the big idea, Malone? Oh?
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I generally start my day was setting up exercises. That's funny. So
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there's one thing I can't stand. It's a I want to break your neck
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for this ben. I try to be nice though. That's terry. He
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just wouldn't listen to give him another drink tom on pow. This is good
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for what ails. You let me alone. I'm sorry, Malone. Huh
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believe me. I wouldn't have had this happen for the world. You who,
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dude, candle, isn't it? That's right? Well? These two
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punks working for you, Yes, but they were over zealous. Oh,
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somebody's gonna pay for this. Don't worry, they will. Oh, don't
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let up. I wanted to talk to you, Malone. You could have
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come to my arm No, no, no, not very well. The
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police are looking for me. Walter Blake was murdered last night Blake. Yes,
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I want you to represent me. Oh that's very flattering, dude,
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but I'm not into it. I didn't kill him alone, then who did
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I have no idea? Why did the police nominate you for the honor?
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I didn't wait to inquire. All right, dude, you mean you're going
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to handle my case on one condition you give yourself up. Oh no,
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and it's no dice. I wait a minute, Malone. I'll tell you
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what I'll do. Scot around for a while, I'll see what you can
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find. I'll give you Ben's phone number, call him at noon, and
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supposing I haven't let anything by then, I'll still surrender to the car.
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Well why not do it now? Because I believe in hunches, and I
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got one that says you will have this all cleaned up in no time.
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And if I don't, I've never welched yet on a bed. If you
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don't, I'll pay off just the same. Before returning to the amazing mister
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Malerne, a few words from your an answer, and now back to the
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amazing mister Malone. Yes, missus Blake, buddy want. My name is
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John J. Malone. I hate the body you now, but it's extremely
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important. I've got nothing to say. Well, I'm not a reporter,
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missus Blake, I'm an attorney. I still have nothing to say. Well,
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can't I come in for a few minutes? No, I'm going on.
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Well maybe I can give you a left. No thanks, I'll manage.
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I doubted missus Blake. You're the careless type. What do you mean
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your purse is open? Oh it's an ugly looking gun you got there?
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What did you intend doing with us? That's none of your business. It
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couldn't be. You have an idea who murdered your husband and you're going to
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take the lore into your own hand. But give me back that purse.
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Sure, as soon as I remove that I want that gun, Malone.
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First, listen to me. I want that gun. Give it back to
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you. If you answer a couple of questions, you're wasting your time.
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What do you got to lose? Sixty seconds more or less won't make any
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difference. Luck, I'm working for a man named Dude Kendall. You know
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him? Supposing I do? Was he the one who picked up your husband
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last night? No? Who was it? Man? I never saw before?
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What did he look like? Why should I tell you? Well?
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It's obvious. You don't know his name. Maybe if I had a description,
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I could help you out. Huh, Well, he would swim about
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five feet eight. He was obviously proud of his hair. He'd gets panning
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it done in place that could fit a million people. Wasn't there anything different
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about him? No, come on, missus Blake, think well. It
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seemed to me that the little finger on his right hand was steered. Sounds
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like Joe Norman Norman obviously at registers. No, No, I was thinking
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of someone else. You're lying, sweetheart. I tell you his name wasn't
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Norman. Now may I have my gun? If you don't mind, missus
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Blake. I think i'll keep it for a little while you promised me.
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I guess I can't be trusted. Oh that's all right, mister Malone.
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I can always get nothing. You'll be making a big mistake. Then I
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wouldn't hang around here if I were you. You may have to pay for
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it. Hi, I'm along, and I said, don I wish you
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would. Norman. I understand you've been looking for me ever since one this
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afternoon. What did I do to wait three and a half hours of your
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time? I wanted to talk to you about Missus Blake. Missus Blake.
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Yeah, she's awfully peved that year for walking up with her husband last night,
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and I thought I might be doing her a favor. Then you were
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the man. We stopped acting like mister district attorney. Sure I was the
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guy. I admitted I picked up Blake at eight thirty and left it a
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half hour later. You're lying, Wow, just between us boys, I
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am that she never could prove it. What are you up to, Norman?
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I just want you to realize that I can be a valuable man to
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you. You think so? I know. So you're representing dude Candle,
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aren't you. Wow, Well it'll be worth twenty five grand a dude for
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me to save his high. How do you propose to do that? Well,
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suppose I got up on the stand and told us story how I arranged
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a meeting between Walter Blake and Paul Manfreed for last night. Who Manfreed?
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Go on? Actually I didn't know what Manfred had in mind. He told
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me he wanted to see Blake on a business deal. You can't imagine how
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surprised I was when the fireworks started. You'd better come with me, No,
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at your age, Malone, I was just supposing get smart now,
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deny the whole thing. But you're willing to tell that story for twenty five
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thousand. What do you say? I have to talk to my client.
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Yeah, you talk to him alone, But tell dude, it's much more
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important for me to talk. And I'm not opening my mouth until I see
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that door and whine. Hello, let me talk to dude Candle. Please,
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you got a wrong number, mister Malone. Oh, hold on a
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second, it's the great mouthpiece. I'll take it. Hello, dude,
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Yes, I want you to meet me at my office in an hour.
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What for so I can turn you over to the police. Are you out
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of your mind? I could get it. I can play you know who
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did it? Yeah, I'll tell you when I see you. You're going
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to play ball. Well this is against my better judgment, Malone, but
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I'll be there. Yeah. Come in. Good morning, lieutenant. Oh,
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I know this was gonna be one of those days. What are you
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doing at headquarters? Malone? Well, if I'm not wanted, you're not
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all right, dude, Let's go and make sure your close. Dude.
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You got dude Candle there? Yes, Malone, I love you. Come
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in gentlemen, Ah, have a seat. Thanks and to what I owe
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this unexpected pleasure. Don't look at me, lieutenant, It was all Malone's
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I did. Wow, thank you, mister Malone. That's all I brought
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to my client. And I are always happy to cooperate with the police.
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So you're representing him. That's right, as I when five o'clock this morning,
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didn't you know we were looking for it? Don't blame Malone, lieutenant.
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He wanted me to give myself up then, but I couldn't see it.
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And what made you change your mind? He claims he knows who gunned
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Walter Blake last night. Yeah, sout away, you mean Kendall here,
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That's exactly who I mean. You're crazy, lieutenant. That was the work
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of Paul Manfred. Mister Manfred. Yes, if you pick up Joe Norman,
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you can swept the whole story out of him. I got a suspicion
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that Manfred paid Norman to lead Blake into a trap and Manfred killed him.
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Yeah, why for the same motive you're ascribing to my client. Manfred was
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one of the three biggies in this town. If he killed Blake and hung
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it on dude's door. That would make him number one. He's probably left
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leave right now. I doubt it, mylon. Well, why don't you
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pick him up? We have What did he have to say for himself?
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Huh nothing. If you give me five minutes alone with him, Lieutenant,
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I can guarantee you results. That's just the trouble, dude. I think
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you already had your five minutes alone with him. All right, Lieutenant,
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let's have it. Manfred's dead alone there, Yeah, d ea, d
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as in murdered and you think, dude, I think Doud killed them both.
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That's why I'm so grateful to you for bringing him right to my door.
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I don't see how I could have managed without you. That's malone for
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you the helpful time. How many other lawyers would do for their clients what
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I did. Not only did I deliver mine to the police, but I
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even strapped him into the chair, And while Lieutenant Brooks beamed on me as
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though I was his favorite child, the dude got out of his chair and
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started for me, and the light in his eyes wasn't gratitude. I'll pitch
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you for the s Malone. I'll fix you for the last thing I know.
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I'll take it easy. You don't believe me. I had no idea.
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You had no idea, you dirty double crash to go on to lieutenant,
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tell him I knew nothing about Manfred's murder when I brought him down here.
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You think i'd believe him? I know how close you two are.
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Don't talk like a chump, Lieutenant. What makes you think, dude,
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he killed Manfred? The same kind of logic that tells me to kill Blake.
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And suppose I could prove he didn't kill Blake? How I couldn't have.
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I wasn't even in town all night. That's a lie. One of
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my men saw at the club. Not he went around eight o'clock. How
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does he know it was? Dude? That was clothes he wears give him
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away? He was a symphony and brown. They tell me, were you
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a ninety one dude? Well? Yes, but I went straight home from
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there. Yeah, does this belong to you? Where'd you got that glove?
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Then it is yours? Well, I don't try to kid us.
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We got the man who made it. Where did you find a lieutenant about
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eight feet away from Waller Blake's body? Why it's a frame? Made me
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laugh? I prove it, you clean one of you. So I'm dressed
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to kill last night, dressed to kill his right, and he was wearing
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brown so a fashion plate like the dude here would never wear gray gloves with
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a brown outfit. That's right, Yeah, crazy him alone? You expect
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to secure an acquittal on such flimsy evidence? Why not? You're using the
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same evidence to convict him. Oh that's different anyway. Why couldn't he wear
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gray gloves with a brown outfit? Why you can't have it both ways,
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lieutenant? If your man spot a dude because of the outfit he was wearing,
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you can't, in the next breath argue He's clothes don't mean anything.
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Oh came alone? Stop selling up by it? You got anything else to
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pedal? Well, I'd like to touch you on a shabby piece of merchandise
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named Joe Norman. Do you think he killed Manfred? Oh? I leave
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that to you. All I know is that Norman offered to sell Manfred down
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the river when he talked to me a couple of hours ago. And what's
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that supposed to mean? Either Norman is as brave as a lion, or
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he knew Manfred was in no position to hurt him. I'll let you take
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your choice. Yeah, good evening, mister Norman. Don't tell me I
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changed that much in twenty four hours. Oh sure, you're missus blake to
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come in. Thank you. You know, a girl like you shouldn't wear
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a blacket. Don't do a thing for you. I believe I had you
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to thank for that. I don't follow you. Honey. You let my
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husband into a crap last night. Your nuts. You'll maybe right, mister
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Norman. I won't argue the point. No, put that gun away,
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baby, You don't know how easy those things go on. Hey, what
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goes on here? Hey? When you look at that, it's Joe Norman
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isn't then? Yeah, get out of the way, dude. You better
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let me have that gun, missus blakeer, I won't need it anymore,
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all right, Norman, get up? What? Yeah, she's a lousy
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shot. I'll have to take it out of the pistol range andcy she gets
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some practice. Come on, Norman, quick, give me back that gun.
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Whoa sweetheart? We only allow one chance to a customer and my next
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take it easy to the law gets first cracked? All right, Norman?
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Where were you at four thirty this aftern when Manfred got himself bumped. I
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don't remember. Oh that's good, that's very good. Yeah, well where
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were you, missus Blake? Well you're not penning this on me. She
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had the best motive in the world to kill Manfred. Why he murdered her
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husband? And how would you know that? I was there, asked Malone.
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I told him how it happened. I thought it was with a business
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dude. I'll bet you gotta believe me, Lieutenant, I didn't even know
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Manfred was dead. Didn't you tell me you'd be willing to testify against him?
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Sure? I wasn't worried. I knew they'd get a conviction and put
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him away. But you don't remember what you were doing when Manfred was killed.
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Well, give me a little time think, or someone throw that question
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you, I'd answer, I was with Malone, that is O. Wait,
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I got it. Yeah, I was in Charlie. You can ask
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Jane Rogers he was with me. You're lying, Norman, you couldn't have
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been. Can you approve that Malone positively? And he killed Manfrey? Oh?
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I didn't say that. I just said he wasn't a Charlie's As far
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as mister Manfred's murder is concerned. We've got dude to thank for that.
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What are you babbling on? And there's no reason to be angry. Dude,
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A close conscious boy like you love it at Sing Sing Waiting. You
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see the styles they're showing, strike hands with a slip down the side.
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They tell me. The affect you get is positively electrifying. Hey alone,
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tell me something, anything, Lieutenant. Well, I can see why dude
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knocked off Manfred. That made him the number one point in tom. He
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figured it was safe enough when I phoned and told him I could clear him
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of Blake's murder. That gave him the green light. Yeah, and he
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almost made it. He figured when we found he wasn't guilty of Blake's murder,
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we'd also believe he menicent of Manfred's because both of them seemed tied up.
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And what convinced you otherwise Norman's alibi? But you said he was lying.
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You claim Norman wasn't that, Charlie. No, he wasn't. He
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was at the Hawk Club with me. What sure? He was so rattled
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he forgot it. And if Norman was with you, then dude couldn't possibly
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be well, aren't you? It certainly will, Lieutenant well, what are
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you so down on them? Out the box? You did all right?
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Did I? I wish you'd show me where First of all, I find
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my own client guilty, and if that's not enough, I wind up across
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the table looking at you. And what's wrong with that? Ah? The
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same thing that's wrong with living at the YMCA. What no girls? Good
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night, lieutenant, and now once again back to the Amazing mister Malone.
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Pick me up at my office of this time next week and I'll unfold another
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of my grizzly stories to then good night. The Amazing Mister Malone is a
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Grace Gipton Radio production starring John Fall as John J. Malone and directed by
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Lawrence H. Cecil. Welcome back. Well. I warned about the violent
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parts of the Zampa set, and this was one where I think some of
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it was just gratuitous in terms of actual plant though this is one we've heard
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before, with the twist of it turning out that the client, initially innocent
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of the murdering question, commits another murder just because they can. The time
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of twist is clever once repeated doesn't work as well. I should say that
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the content issues on the show are not the fault of the Australians. These
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were actually ABC scripts appeared in the United States. They were just reenacting them.
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Next week is actually our last week of this series, and then coming
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in two weeks will be Mister Chameleon. But I'll do it for today.
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If you have a comment, send at to Box thirteen at Great Detectors dot
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This is your host, Adam Graham signing off.