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Well, there were changes that came to the Casebook of Gregory Hood.
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Initially, as we said on the first broadcast, the Casebook of Gregory Hood
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was understood to be a summer replacement show for the Adventures of Sherlock Holmes,
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and there were great hopes that Basil Rathbone would agree to another season. When
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it became apparent that wasn't going to happen, the Casebook of Gregory Hood was
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extended for a whole season. Gale Gordon stuck with the role for all the
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episodes we heard, plus six additional programs that are lost The Secret Society,
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The Mad Dancer, the Ghost Town Mortuary, Murder on the Archery Range on
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That's title unknown according to the Digital Deli, and the Missing Memoirs. So
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that ran through September sixteenth, which was his last day playing the role of
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Gregory Hood. Taking over for the full season and continuing on in the role
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through May would be Elliott Lewis. Elliott Lewis appeared in the Case of the
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Frightened Librarian, which aired on September twenty third of nineteen forty six. He'd
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done quite a bit of work with the Armed Forces Radio Services and played off
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the fact that he had a similar voice to Howard Duff, famous then as
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the voice of Sergeant X, the host of mystery playoffs, later to become
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the voice of Sam Spade. For Elliot Lewis, radio really was his love
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and passion. Even when the Golden Age of radio ended, Lewis was constantly
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evolved with radio revival efforts such as the Sears Radio Theater and the CBS mystery
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theater. His goal though, was not so much the acting work. That
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was kind of like this same thing with Jack Webb, except he didn't do
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as much acting in his later years. Acting was just his way to get
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his foot in the door so he could get involved in the industry and be
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able to do creative things such as right direct and produce, and truly in
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every single field that he was in in radio, he distinguished himself. He
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did some very innovative and interesting things when he was on suspense, for example,
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as the producer, was also involved in that classic Broadways my beat.
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At the same time was a very talented comic actor. He did some great
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dramatic work as well. And for those of you who have the premium side
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or app extras, we will go ahead and cover some of these programs and
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more detail. Some of the more famous ones include his work as Captain Philip
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Carney on the Voyage of the Scarlet Queen. He also played the role of
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Archie Goodwin on Mutual's series The Amazing Nero Wolf. I actually enjoyed the one
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remaining episode we have of this series. It's a shame we don't have more,
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because if we had more of his exemplars, we might conclude that he
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was perhaps the best radio voice of Archie Goodwin. Ever, unfortunately, as
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I said, only one exemplar out there. But now it's time for today's
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episode of the Case Book of Gregory Hood. And today's episode Gregory Hood Suspect
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history of fine wine. Petrie. Well. Once again, it's Monday night
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in San Francisco, in time for our weekly date with Gregory Hood and his
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friend and attorney Sanderson Taylor. Tonight, Greg suggested we rendezvous at that Gurmes
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Paradise Emelios on Powell Street that's joining us. Shall we? Oh, Harry,
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Greg, how are you? Hi? Thank you? Harry. Were
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just got to a couple of Sherry's urry. Shall I make it three?
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Set? I got three? Mario. Well, I got about the night's
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story from the hint you gave us last week. It sounded like quite a
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yard. It was herh Greg had listened to me. He'd never been mixed
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up in this. If I listened to you, Sandy, I keep out
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of a lot of trouble, I'm sure, but I probably die of bore.
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Them. In any case, I always was a sucker of for beauty
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and distress. That's the way a good many stories of you start, it
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seems to me. For me, I'm just the poor man, Sir Walter,
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who is this particular dansel inders Jet? A sultry brunette by the name
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of Daphne Daphne blogs Now we'll skip the blogs and it strikes a discord.
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And Daphne was a girl I'd known quite well when I was staying down in
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Berlin game a couple of summers ago. I lost track of her for a
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while. I don't know. We ran into each other at the theater a
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few weeks ago. I was catching a performance of that swell play The Hasty
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Heart. Oh yeah. During intermission, I was getting some air when a
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voice behind me said, Hello, Greg, Daphne. I'm nice to see
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you again. Thanks Greg, I saw you inside, so I thought i'd
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catch you it into mission. Oh I'm glad you did. How about some
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supper after the performance tonight? Well, yes, I suppose, so said
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she was a violent enthusiasm. Oh what's wrong, Daphane, where's that champagne
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sparkle you used to have? Haven't you been getting the proper vitamins. Lady
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Greg, I'm in trouble, desperate trouble. I'm sorry, Daphane, what's
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wrong. I'm being blackmailed, blackmailed Greg, I'm frantic. Oh wait a
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minute, darling, take it easy. Uncle Greg's in charge. Now.
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Now let's step over here. Now, let's get the deal straight. Who's
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trying to blackmail you and what's his hold? Read this note? I found
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it pint to the seat of my car when I started out tonight. Plain
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manuscript paper, typed in capitals. Blackmail is usual, bold approach. Ah,
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If you don't wish your father to have proof of last week's convenient car
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breakdown and reno, bring one thousand dollars to the office of Jeffra Bronson on
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Montgomery. You don't tell a story with photostatic copy of foof will be sent
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to your fathers. Do you know this Jetra Bronson? Dafney, No,
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Greg, I've never heard of him. What the true dope on this RENO
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story? Oh, it's all perfectly immotate. I was up there with Martin
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Johnson last time. Johnson is married, isn't he. Of course his wife's
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my best friend. She's in New York and Hartman, and I thought it'd
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be fun to drive up to Reno for the day and desn gambling. He
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started back late. The car did break down, we couldn't get it fixed,
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and we had to spend the night in an order court. But he's
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all perfectly. He couldn't you explain that to your father? You remember Dad?
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He's victorian to the corps. Oh, yes, I seem to recall
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that. He asked me my intentions the first time I called on. Of
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course I didn't tell it. He'd never understand. In any case, I
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already lied to him, simply because I knew you wouldn't believe it too.
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I said I spent Friday night with a girlfriend, and he checked on that
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alibi. Of course the girl backed me up. Now, if you did
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tell him the truth, you think the worst, of course he would great.
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What am I going to do. I can't go to the police because
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they go straight to dub You can't raise a thousand dollars even if you could,
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Darling, I wouldn't let you hand it over. What can I do?
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Uncle Greg will take care of the first of all, let's go back
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and see the rest of the show. After that, we'll go out to
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suffer and I'll make a phone call. No, please, you can't say
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I don't worry Daphne. I'm gonna call Sandy Taylor. He's my pal and
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a very smart attorney. In Discretion is his middle name. I think this
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is a case where we don't make any move without taking legal advice. Well,
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Greg, you know as well as I do with the black man.
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Sell him stop at one page. Sure, but I have no intention of
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letting him make any payment he hasn't to do in any case, Sandy,
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have you ever heard of this guy Jeffra Bronson ever? I looked him up
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the phone book while I was talking to you, though, h he's got
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officers on my Gummer Street. All right, well, I think i'll call
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on him in the morning as Daphne's representative. All but just so dar gone
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ethical Sandy with a rodent like that's a clip on the joker, do a
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lot more good than throwing twenty books of law at him. On Saturday,
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I think I'll call on mister Jethro Bronson. Well, okay, Greg,
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but won't your step blackmailers usually know all the answer. I'll watch it,
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Sandy, but don't be surprised if you hear a squeal for help from Montgomery
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Street in the morning. I have a feeling I may land myself in a
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whole mess of trouble. I'm miss Carter, mister Bronson Stream, it's the
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hood. You have no appointment, No, Miss Carter. But I think
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if you tell him I'm a friend of Daphne Blogs, he'll see me jacky
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Blog. That's the moment that oh name of blogs works miracles, doesn't it.
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I don't give miss Carter. You're welcome. Yeah, come and sit
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down, mister, I'll walk around. Thanks. You have quite an office,
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mister Bronson. I'm so glad you're again, I do. I was
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admiring the chaste simplicity of your lettering on the outer door, Jethra Bronson.
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Nothing more is more necessary. You might have added abandoned hope, or you
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didn't enter here, or something equally appropriate. I don't think that I understand
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you, mister. I sure you're just a bewildered businessman who can't understand a
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new client. Hey, you have a swell view of the bay from here,
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as far as I can judge by peering through the dirty window. You're
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do for a cleaning, mister hooden and so as Daphne blogs, and presume
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your represent her, I do he brought the money. The businessman is confused
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no longer now, Bronson, I didn't bring the money. I thought first
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I'd like to see the evidence. You can see a photostatic copy of it.
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Yeah, ah, Bronson, you'd have to get on a step ladder
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to pass the time of day with a louse, wouldn't you very funny?
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Mister hood You want these order courts? Bronson, Yes, there's a profitable
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investment, I'll bet, especially when you can fix up the registrations this way.
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You knew that miss Blogg's father was a rich man, I suppose,
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mister Wood. I assure you I don't know all that's necessary about the family.
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Why do I get the money? I'll give you a check now,
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a check? Oh no, hood I'm no fool. I want cash,
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and I want unmarked bills of low denomination that I'd like the cash today.
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Okay, I'll go over to the bank. Good. I don't like the
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way you're fingering that paper knife of mine. Don't let its sharpness give you
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any stupid ideas. Have a revolver in this drawer you know, or if
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Bronson, if I did anything to a rap like you, I wouldn't use
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a knife, I'd use Why not keep away from me? Ah, that
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was a pleasure. How an I snap, mister Bronson, I'll be back
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in a flash with the cash. Ninety one hundred one thousand dollars. Hood,
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you got the numbers on these bills, Bonnie. Yeah, up to
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some new trickery on one of your cases. Fairly old trickery. I'm afraid.
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Thanks. Just a minute, I'll let you. Oh you locked up?
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Yeah, you got in just under the wire. Well, mister Hood,
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good luck with your trick what thanks? I have a hunch I may
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need it. I wish to see mister Bronson again, Mister Wood, I
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don't wish to, but I have to miss Carter. Senator Harrison is waiting
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to team too. Oh well, I'll take my turn. How are you,
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Senator? Oh, I haven't seen you since that last get together with
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the Bohemian brow. Bless my soul at young Gregory Hood? How are you,
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my boy? Fine? Thank you, sir. What is the great
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politician doing here? May I ask? Or maybe I shouldn't, h Well,
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I I have certain business with his fellow Bronson. And what may I
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ask you? Is it celebrated Gregory of Hood doing here certain business? Also,
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Senator, Oh, mister hoo, I didn't realize you would be Gregory
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Hood. I'm flattered that you've heard of me, Miss Carter, just the
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same. What's the chance of accelerating our interviews with mister Bronson? He is
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in, isn't he? Yes, he's talking on long distance. I'll keep
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your thank you, uh hard. Yeah. You've had dealings with this man
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Bronson before, No, Senator, this is my first unhappy experience. Well,
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he's an unmitigation, the scoundrel Hood. I've both thought that I what
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what's wrong with Carteret? The belief? What happened with the Bompton? He's
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the murdered believes. I'm take them the Devil's old time with her examination?
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Sergeant? Why don't they question us? I'm a busy man, sorry,
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Senator, but there's nothing I can do. Who's in charge of this case?
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Sergeant? THETT magruder, mister Hood magruder? It makes it tough for
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me. Where's Lieutenant Silvers? He's on vacation, mister Hood, and I
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am in trouble. Good thing I put in a called the Sandy Tailor.
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I may need a smart attorney. Okay, miss Carter, help me at
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the office. Lieutenant, I'm a very busy man. Got you take me
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first, Senator, you'll have to take your turn. Come on, Yeah,
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I find your old world charm and resistant. But I've waited a long
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time to catch you out on a limb. Now I've done it. Why
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do you hate me so much, magruder? Because you're an amateur dick who
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thinks he can make monkeys out of the police. I don't tell you how
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to run your business. Do you make you submit yourself up with hours?
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I don't consciously? It mixes itself up with me. You have a fact,
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Well you're mixed up in this one. But good. Let me see
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your right hand. It's a little dirty with that hmm knuckle skin. There's
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a bruise on the corpse's chin. It sucked him in your heart, Yes,
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Sherlock, I did. Why because I didn't like him? Why were
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you here? You know he was a blackmailer. I know he could never
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pin anything on him. You have something on you me and you were stooging
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for somebody else? Who was it? I ain't talking as they say,
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Magruder, you don't talk to the judge, hud because I'm arresting you on
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suspicion murder. Wow, very interesting. If you do that, mcgrudy,
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you'll end up with those tired archers of yours pounding a beat again. Skip
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the comedy hood. They won't get you off this spot. Oh okay,
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Sandy, I'm certainly glad to see you. I got here as fast as
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I could. Lieutenant Macgruder, meet my attorney, Sanderson Taylor. You don't
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have to introduce his hood. Mister Taylor and I know each other. What
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goes the Lieutenant's got a vacancy for me in death row, I think,
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mister Taylor, I am just about to arrest your friend on suspicion of murdering
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Jethra Bronson's on what evidence? He admits that he slugged the dead man.
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That doesn't prove murder, Lieutenant, But this paper knife does. Bronson was
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stabbed with it. I parted it for fingerprints. Prince A rond Hood Adam
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checked this fast. I've been looking forward to this day ever since that Fisherman's
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war business. Oh you really do have it in for me, don't you,
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Lieutenant, great, did you handle the Sure? I did, but
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I didn't stab the guy with it? Can I look at those prints on
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a knife? Lieutenant? Now? But don't handle it. Don't worry.
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I won't mess up the day. I will arrest of mister Taylor. If
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you do, Lieutenant, I'll have him out on a writ before you can
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spell habeas corpuses. I'll act you give a several hours start. Oh,
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very funny, mister whod You're not going to laugh your way out of this
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one. Hey, but bruder, even though you hate me, I'd like
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to save your badge and your arches. Come here? What's that? What
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is the game? They're planning to book me on the evidence of these prince,
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Lieutenant sure, and I'd like to point out a small inconsistency the faint
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old prince of Bronson's I suppose, yeah, these two heavy new ones of
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mine. Sure, fine, But there are only two prints the thumb print
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on the face of the handle, the four fingerprint on the back way you
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hold a knifehen you play with it as I did, or when you open
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the letters, but you couldn't possibly hold it that way, and only two
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fingers to stab a man. Well of course, Now, if you were
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stabbing a man, the prints of all the things would be on my handle.
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What do you say, Lieutenant, I guess you're right. Why the
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murderers prints on here? I'd say the answer to that would be a pair
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of gloves. And if you want to make an issue of my prince being
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on a knife, I'll be very happy. It's perfect evidence that I didn't
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kill Jethra Bronson. Okay, Hood, you've talked yourself out of this one
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for a minute or two, But before this case is over, I'm warning
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it. This is going to be the last chapter in the case book of
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Gregory Hood. Well, Gregory Hood takes a brief time out from tonight's adventure.
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good wines. For a moment, day, you had me worried. I
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thought my favorite amateur detective was going to be arrested for money. For a
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moment there, I had me worried. Lieutenant Macgruder is a tough ombre in
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gregoryhood is very far from his favorite detective, but he lets you go.
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Yes, Sandy, and I gravitated to the Prosperity Corner bar and quickly wanted
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to, oh, greg you're still under suspicion and we've got to cling very
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true, Sandy. And the more I brewed about the case, the more
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I inclined to one opinion. Huh, and that is well, Sandy.
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Magruda told us what miss Carter testified. Yes, she said that she talked
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to Bronce, and before he made the phone call, she came into the
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outer office for you and Senator Harrison were waiting, And the next time she
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went in Johnson was dead exactly, which would mean that, if her testimony
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is true, that she's the only person who could have committed the murder.
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Less, of course, an especially adroit seagull through his window and did these.
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If she did stab him, it wouldn't be hard to think of a
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motive. I've known people before who were for blackmailer's simply because their employer was
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blackmailing them too. Sure, but if she were the killer, surely she'd
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dream up an alibi. Maybe she saw you hamming the knife and thought your
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fingerprints would pin the rap on you. Or it might have been Senator Harrison
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for the obvious that he wasn't there purely for a social call. Yes,
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Sammly, I can see the possibility of motive. It's the how of this
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killing that worries me. The dead man's office was on the ninth floor.
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U huh. The only exit was through his door. Miss Carter saw him
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alive, walked outside whether the Senator and I were waiting. She goes back
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a few minutes later. He's dead, But the evidence would certainly point towards
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the secretary. See Greg, How's about the girl Daphne Blodes. She'd know
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as well as we do at Bronson's death. Put her there. McLear,
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that's a good murder motive in itself. Well true, Sanny, But I
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repeat how Daphne's a very cunning girl, but she can't float through a window
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nine stories high. No, it's true. It looks like a blank wall,
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Greg. But we've got to get around all over it, Sandy.
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I think the next step is obviously going to the secretary Ms Cotton. Right,
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I have her address. She lives on Russian Hill. But I'm worried.
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Huh what. I'm an ardent who'd done it plan and she's the obvious
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suspect by all the rules, it can't be her. Oh well, this
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is real life. Let's call on and see what happens. Mister good I'll
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be glad to help you anyway I can. I thought you would be,
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Miss Carter. Do you see my friend is still under suspicion by the police.
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I realized that, mister Taylor, and I must confess that if I
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hadn't known you would be, mister Hood, I would have suspected you myself.
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You wouldn't have been the only one in your suspicion. Ms Carter.
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Did you know that your employer's profession was black man, black man? No,
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I I certainly didn't, so I did know he was crooked black man.
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I wonder why Senator Harrison was there. Do you suppose mister Bronson had
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some hold over him and that the senator killed him? When did they have
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the opportunity? Oh, that's true. He never went past me, and
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there's no other door. He didn't even go in after you left the office.
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He and I watched each other like Hawkshaw's little police Or have you left
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the office in Carton? Yes, mister Taylor. After I called the police,
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I was sick. What's your own theory was, Carter? I didn't
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have one until I looked at this newspapers. Have you seen that? No?
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What times in Well? I spotted this on the back page. I
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may be imagining things, but it seems to me that it might connect.
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What's it saying? They're a very smart dramas, Carter. Listen to this.
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Sandy. A man was arrested in Montgomery Street late this afternoon. He
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claimed to have been doped, but the police are holding him on a vagrancy
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charge. What does that have to do with Bronson's money? Because it says
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here he was a professional window clean wind Well, I still don't I do.
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Bronson said that his windows were doe for a cleaning. You can see
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what happened. The murderer doped, the window cleaner, barred his equipment,
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worked his way around the Bronson's window, went in and stabbed him, and
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then made his getaway. It's the only way an outside person could have gotten
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it. Then let's go and talk to the window cleaner. Sure, Sandy,
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he's in jail, and that's one place that I'm sure we'll have no
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difficulty in gate crashing. That's the way it was, mister hood. I
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was standing in the corridor just filling my pipe and I smell something sweet.
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Next thing I know, I'm down in the basements to taking me down the
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service elevator. Sounds like twelve forms, Sandy, What time was this,
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hank Oh? I don't know, literal the afternoon, I guess. Don't
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you carry a watch? No, my profession, it's too risky, like
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full town of break the ajeepers out of it occupational. Have you any idea
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what time it was, hank Oh? But it was sometime in the afternoon
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because I could hear a radio in one of the offices and they was given
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the race results, and they're always at the same time in the afternoon.
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How much of it did you hear? When Housers was starting to give the
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results of the fourth race, just as he named the horse, it was
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Lady Best. I heard that, and next thing I knew, I was
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waking up downstairs track broadcast. Swell, Hank, you don't carry a watch.
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You've given me a dandy time check. Well, how do you mean
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all I have to do is call the radio station? Hank was knocked out?
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Is the fourth race was announced? As soon as I know the time
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of that, I think we'll have the answer to murder. Yeah. Yeah,
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When the fourth race was announced, it exactly twelve minutes past three.
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I'm much obliged to you at that time check, Sandy. I don't get
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it. I think I do. This whole case revolves around time the bank
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closes the three How long are you supposed took me to walk from there to
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Bronson's off? What is this more than a block? A couple of minutes?
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Just about maybe another minute in the elevator. I think this gives us
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the answer, Sandy. Let me make another phone call of Lieutenant McGruder and
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then we'll go back to Miss Carter's apartment on Russian Hill. I think that's
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where we're going to get the final payoff. Very nice of you to bring
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me a crossage ins to good. I think you deserved one. Miss Carter.
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You hadn't spotted that item about the window cleaner, this case might still
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be unsolved. Say the rest of the murderer. Browder's got a warrant out,
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Who is it? Sandy's an attorney. Let him lay it on the
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line for you. Well, this whole case revolves around the natural time.
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Very true, Sandy. Go on, the killer after drugging the window cleaner
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had to take his belt, crawl out and work his way around to Bronson's
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window. Now we know that the window cleaner wasn't drugged until twelve minutes past
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three. You established that fact then called the radio station exactly, Sandy.
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So if the window cleaner wasn't dugged to kalve minutes past three, the murder
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couldn't have been committed to three to fifteen. That's the logical deductions, Dandy,
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And it's also where the whole case blows up. You mean, Miss
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Carter. It's a problem in primary mathematics. I got to my bank at
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closing time. I was let out a few moments later. It took me
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two minutes to walk to the office building. Say another minute in the elevator.
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I was in the office with you, not more than a minute before
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you went in and found the corpse. I still don't understand me. Well,
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I go over it again, and you count on your fingers, Miss
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Carter. I left the bank at one minute past three, two minutes to
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walk to the office. A minute in the elevator and a minute in the
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outer office would add up to four at the latest five minutes past three,
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And at five minutes past three you went back in the office and he was
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dead. Yes, Greg, that's right. Huh. But on the other
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hand, the window cleaner who was to become our number one suspect wasn't drugged
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until more than five minutes afterward. Afterwards, God whom, miss Carter make
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a pretty picture of innocence. But I don't know who you think you're cool?
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What do you mean? The whole thing is obvious now? You killed
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Bronson. Then when the Senator spoke to me, you realized I was the
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mister hood as you put it, So you know it wasn't safe to frame
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me, so she dreamed up the idea drugging the window cleaner, and then
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drew the fact to your attention, your son. It was a neat idea,
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a very neat idea, if there hadn't been a cast iron time check
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on the whole deal. You're very quiet, Miss Carter. You said that
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Lieutenant Magruder had a warrant house. I was just to lead us into this
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conversation. Magouda wouldn't believe it what I say. But Lieutenant Silvers will be
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back soon. He'll believe me. You'll never talk to him and your friend
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either. Put that revolver away, Miss Cottage. Surely one murder of day
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is enough. One or three, It doesn't make much difference. Mister Taylor,
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why did you kill Bronson? He was to What hold did they have
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on you? My husband was overseas. I wasn't playing squam and Bronson found
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out, yes, and I only learned about it yesterday. So you stabbed
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him and then dreamed up the window cleaner gag. Yes, I do to
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be clean today, and I suddenly saw how I could establish a perfect cover.
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It was a perfect cover up, Miss Carter. If went for the
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fact that we can establish the time. Wait a minute, let me get
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this straight. You went at the Bronson's office after I left. You found
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him where I knocked him out, Koch stabbed him. Then after you called
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the police when you said you were sick, you left the office and drug
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the window cleaner took him down in the service elevator and hoped we'd fall for
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the idea that the murder had been committed by someone coming in through the window.
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That right, Yes, that's what i'd hoped at the pity you had
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to be so smart. I really don't want to shoot you, but I
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might. Thank you. I'll take care of that gun. I came as
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soon as you call me. Hood. I didn't trust you, but I
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figured I might as well. Listen, I came up on the fire escape
30:47
nice to the young lady to leave her window open. Well, mcbrudy,
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I have your confession, and also I hope you realize that you've got a
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nasty, suspicious mind where I'm concerned. Okay, Hood, you were right
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this time. I don't mind getting at the rights of a case, even
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if an amateur has to help my One of these days you're going to start
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something. You can't finish. I hope not, Lieutenant, But it's possible.
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You're done right, it is, And when that happens, it's my
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last prayer every night that I'll be the cop on that face. What his
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story? What a story? But say, Greg, yes, Harry,
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I'm more convinced than ever that Magruder just doesn't like you. Why that couldn't
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be. Oh no, He's very solicitous about my health. Seems determined that
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someday I'm going to take a long rest at San Quentin. Magruder doesn't think
31:49
so. No, I mean impossible, because then who tossed me those wonderful
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ques to get out about Patrie? Wye, well fellow, you tossed yourself
31:56
that one. But carry on, Greg, especially today, because there's something
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Petrie. Well, gregg WIT's story out of your casebook? Are you planning
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to tell us next week? An adventure that took place under the Big Top
33:17
of the San Francisco Circus a few months ago? Harry? The story tells
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of a very colorful girl who trained snow leopards, and of a sad clown
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whose first smile proved to be a smile of death the next Monday. Harry.
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The Case Book of greggory Hood is written by Dennis Green and Anthony Boucher.
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Original music composed and played by Dean Fossler. Elliot Lewis plays the part
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of Gregory Hood, and Sanderson Taylor is played by Howard mcneer. The Petri
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week, same time, same station. The case Book of Greglihood comes to
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you from our Hollywood studio. This is Hollie Bytel saying good night for the
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Petrie family. Well, the solid all of excitingness, welcome back. Well,
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this is a case where greg Reehood's reputation really actually saved the day because
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she panicked and ended up planning a clue that led to her unknowing. It's
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definitely very different from Gail Gordon. I do think one factor that may have
34:54
contributed to the change, or that just at least something to is that Elliott
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Lewis is about eleven years younger than Gail Gordon, and probably this is one
35:08
of the more subdued performances from Gregor from Elliott Lewis compared to his work just
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a few short months later on Voyage of the Scarlet Queen. Now we turn
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