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Easy Money: The Gem Switch (EP1390) · Great Detectives of Old Time Radio Volume 2|Mystery Audio Dramas

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Welcome to the Great Detectives of Old Time Radio from Boise, Idaho. This
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slash Radio Detectives. Well, today it's time for another episode of Easy Money.
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This is the twelfth episode of the series. You're aired five weeks after
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last week's program, and here the show kind of branches out from strictly gambling
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cons into other rackets. So here now from December the nineteenth of nineteen fifty
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four is the gym switch in just a moment, Easy Money. But first,
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Boem tomorrow night. Now, stay tuned for Easy Money on NBC. The
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National Broadcasting Company presents a new series of programs transcribed to expose the inside secrets
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of gamblers, racketeers, and con men. It's called easy Money, Easy
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money. There's no such thing as easy money. Mike Trent, famous rackets
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detective and ex magician, has an exciting story of an easy money swindle for
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you. Here he is that super sleuth who makes an honest living out of
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fraud. Mike Trent, thank you though the good Some of you may have
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heard of a particularly daring and difficult type of shoplifting known as the gem switch.
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This particular swindle started in a small jewelry store on the ground floor of
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the building where I have my office, the Romna Jewelry Store. How do
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you do, sir? Something I could do for you? A crawl is
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my name? I take it your mister Romner, the proprietor, Yes,
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a mister Romner I'm interested in buying an unusual ring, something exceptional, A
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man or lady's mounting ladies. I want something extra good, or mister crawl,
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we have one of the finest assortments of women's rings in the city,
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gorgeous gems that defy comparison, I know, but the ring I want must
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be outstanding. I have the money, and well, I want a ring
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like no other anywhere else. Such rings cost a great deal of money,
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and if I'm prepared to tayl let's say, an excellent five thousand dollars in
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such a case, I can really show you something. You'll have to pardon
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me a minute. Such merchandise we don't keep in the showcase. Yes,
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I suppose goods like that make ordinary jewelry look rather flesh. That's right,
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I'll be right back, sure enough, customer father, I hope. So.
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I think maybe he'll buy one of those expensive rings we got on consignment.
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I've been scared of death having those things in the safe here without more
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insurance. Then nobody knows they're here except us. I think we're safe from
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gangsters. But this customer, do you know anything about him? No?
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But he looks like a gentleman, and he talked about being as much as
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five thousand dollars for a ring. You're sure he has that much money.
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Don't be such a one, Sonya. You don't hold a gun on a
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man while you're trying to sell him a five thousand dollar ring. That's no
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way of doing business. Wait a minute, I think it's in the drawer
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of this work bench. Oh, sonya, you think I carry a gun
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in one hand and the ring and the other. You think I insolve the
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man? Of course not. But I'm going to have this revolver handy in
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my purse and I'll saunder back out of the front of the store with you.
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Well, if you do it that way, all right, I guess
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couldn't hurt anything. I think I'll show him the Russian ruby first. Yes,
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it's the most expensive of the lot. We'd make the most money on
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it. What is more important, It is the finest. Oh there you
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are. I thought maybe you'd forgotten me. I had to open the safe.
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Rings like this can't be traded callously, That's all I understand. This
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is my daughter, sonya. Mister Kroll, How do you do? How
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do you do? Mister Kroll? I think you'll be thrilled to death with
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this ring. I know that any woman would do well. It's a very
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special lady, one who deserves the best there is. Let's see it,
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or, mister Crowle. Before I show you the ring, I want to
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tell you something about its history. You remember that the jewels of the Tarina
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were smuggled out of Russia years ago by the royal family. Oh, yes,
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yes, it seems to me I've heard something of the sort. Yes.
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Among those jewels were two superlative ruby rings made for the Tarna's nieces rubies.
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Why I thought rubies were rather inexpensive. Perhaps you think of synthetic rubies,
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mister Krawle. No, synthetic rubies are not rare, but I don't
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think I know the difference. Well, real rubies can be melted at an
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extremely high temperature. When a genuine ruby is cut, there are lots of
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scraps, more scraps than genuine ruby. In some cases, those scraps are
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melted down and made into synthetic gems. Oh, then a synthetic ruby isn't
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actually a complete invitation, is it. No, many of them are quite
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beautiful, and they're made of the same basic material. As a real ruby,
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but they don't equal their genuine ruby's beauty, and they are still synthetic
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no matter how well they're treated. And that's interesting. But let's see this
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ring. It is known as between Russian ruby because it is one of two
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that are exactly alike. It came from the Imperial Russian Collection and is mounted
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in platinum with craftsmanship that can be duplicated today at any price. Where the
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made to this ring is nobody knows well, the build up is fine,
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But let's see the ring. Mister Kroll, prepared to feast your eyes on
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one of the finest gems of the world. That is a beauty. Do
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you mind if I take it over closer to the window. I'd like to
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examine it in a little better light. I'll carry it over for you then
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natural light evens the brilliance doesn't. Oh, it's a splendid gem. We'll
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take it back to the counter now if you don't mind, and you're awfully
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careful of it, don't you. I'd be careful if anything worth five thousand
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dollars. Well, mister Krall interested, Well, I I don't know,
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honestly, it's hard to make up my mind. I naturally thought of a
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diamond, and well, of course I don't want to press you, but
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it is a beautiful ring. Could I examine them mounting a little more closely
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if it doesn't show up much in that deep plush box here you are,
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father, Please don ya notice the intricacy of the engraving, mister Krall.
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Beautiful craftsmanship worthy of a very lovely lady. Yes, remarkable, but it
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makes your daughter nervous to have me handle it here you you'd better take it
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back. Oh, it's not that I don't trust you, mister Krawl.
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It is just as well she hasn't offended you. My daughter sometimes acts like
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she doesn't think I'm capable of taking care of myself with that Dora. I'm
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sure you understand, mister Krawl. We don't own that ring. We have
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it on consignment from a wholestale jewelry house. Yeah, it's a terrible responsibility.
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If anything should happen to it, well, we'd have to make up
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the loss. Well, I didn realize I thought I go on back and
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finish polishing the silver. I want to apologize, mister Kroller. I appreciate
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it. If it's only that, well, I am not accustomed to being
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regarded as a suspicious character, particularly when I want to make a substantial purchase.
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I'm suferable buying this ring, mister Kroll. That would not be making
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any mistake. You say the price is five thousand dollars. Yes, well,
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I have to ask Catherine how she feels about a ruby. I'm sure
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she's expecting a diamond. Well, maybe you'd like to bring the young lady
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in to see the ring. If she doesn't like it, we can show
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her the diet has a splendid idea. I'll bring her tomorrow. Maybe i'll
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send her in a loane. That way, Catherine wouldn't feel I was trying
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to influence a choice. Fine, we'll be expecting her. Well, i'll
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have to be running along. Thanks for your trouble, and I think we'll
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be able to make a deal. Goodbye. Then we'll be looking for her.
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All right, go ahead and say it the young lady. You're going
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to spoil a sale for me. I don't care. I didn't like his
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look. When the man wants to spend five thousand dollars with us, does
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he have to look like Clark Gable? He was all right. I still
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think there was something funny about it, like what he came in to find
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out what the ring looks like. Tomorrow he'll send in the girl is mall
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with a cheap paste imitation of the twin Russian ruby. She'll switch rings and
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skip out with the real way. So many detective stories you've been reading,
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it's ridiculous. What's so ridiculous about it? Do you think there'd be anything
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funny about having a five thousand dollars ring stolen? Promise in the first place?
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Nobody could make a passable paste imitation of that ring, particularly from memory.
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Even you would be able to spot it. Oh, I guess that's
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right, Dan, I'm just jittery. This thing is worth so much money,
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isn't it a beauty? You'll make what was her name? Catherine?
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Very happy? A right back into the safe you go, but I hope
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not for long. Hi, runner house business clarc mister Morris, A sight
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for sore eyes. You are Sonia, Sonia, mister Morris from the jewelry
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houses. Here. I'll be right there. Nice girl, you got there,
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runa Sonya. Yes, I'm certainly glad you came. Marris. I
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was hoping you'd get around. Say you don't mean to say, you want
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to place a big order. Oh no, it's that consignment of rare jewels.
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It's been driving us crazy. Now the consignment, say, that's really
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why I came, Ramda, Well that was nice of you. Well how
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do you do, mister Morris? How are I hope you're going to take
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back that consignment of treasure? Huh? Why so anxious to get rid of
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it? I got customer's particular death. To have stuff like that around the
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responsibility is too much for us. Oh well, there's just one thing.
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The real reason I came. I've been holding my breath waiting to find out.
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Now let me hold onto the counter before I ask, did you sell
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the twin Russian ruby? Well, we almost made a sail on it.
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The man was interested, but he didn't buy, not yet. Oh boy,
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is that a relief, woul relief? I thought you wanted to sell
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that jewel, not that one. Baby. I guess this is my lucky
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day. I'm gonna let you in on a little secret, a secret.
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Why don't you what secret that could be? Mister Romna, I own the
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other twin Russian ruby, me, not the company, but me, what
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I thought? No, I know that's what everybody? And get this,
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not even the company knows about the other one. I picked it up myself.
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Or what will you do with it? Do it? Do you realize
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what this means alone? The rings awake about five thousand bucks apiece. Together
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the work were the king's ransom. Yes, that I can see. I
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took a plane out here. I've been gone half nuts wondering if maybe you'd
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sold the other one, so i'd have to pay somebody to the nose for
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it. And I didn't dare ride a phone. Why nots Are you kidding?
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You think I'd let the company get wind of it? That ruin everything.
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They'd say I bought this other twin ruby as their employee instead of for
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myself. That'd be a lot of complications. Oh yes, yes, I
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suppose, And folks, this is your lucky day too, a horse.
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But I don't see how, mister Romner, I'm gonna buy the other twin
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Russian ruby from you at the retail price. You make out a bill of
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sale of me with my name on it, You turning the rest of the
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rings to me as representative of the company, and give me faty eight hundred
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bucks the wholesale price of the twin ruby. Then the company won't get any
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beef. But if it, do you think that would be honest? Honest?
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You've given them their price, aren't you. What's dishonest about making a
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straight sale? I could send somebody else and to buy it for me,
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but that isn't the way I do business. Everything above board. The company
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gets its price, you get your profit. I get the ring. We
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wouldn't be doing anything wrong, Dad, Maybe not, well, maybe not.
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It'll give you a twelve hundred buck profit. That should be wait to
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worry of having that consignment around her. I guess sorry like that, I
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can stand more off. You're fine. Now bring me the other twin ruby
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quick. I can hardly wait to get my mix on it. It will
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just take a minute. I'll be right back. It's a wonderful arrangement,
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mister Morris. The company makes its profit, we make ours, and you
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will make a fortune. Everybody comes out of here, be nice. If
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all business turned out that way, I should say, So, here you
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are, mister Morris. Do you want to give me a check or catch
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check? Of course? And it's good. Don't worry. Now let's take
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a look at the ring. Here you are, ye? I'll step over
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here to the window. I've been afraid to let it out of my hands
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so much money I can't say I blame you. Hey, what are you
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trying to pull? Ra What do you mean you'll never get away with it?
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Away with what? Holding out on me? I offered you a fair
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proposition, mighty fair? What are you saying? You know what I'm talking
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about? All right? Dot, Come on? Where have you ditched a
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real twin Ruby? The real twin Ruby? You mean this cheap taste limitation
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one full of score kid? Not anybody let alone me. Now, Let's
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have the real one, and no funny business jokes like that scare me.
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Don't let me see it. Don't act so innocent, Ramna. Here,
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all right, it's not the twin Ruby surprise, all right, all right,
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you can't understand it, So now find a real one with me,
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mister murch something terrible has happened. But you're not kidding, Ramna. I
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hurry up and get that ring. I don't Joe, this is the only
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one I heard, ram I'm being patient. I made what I thought was
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a nice, fair offer. Maybe you think you could shake me down for
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a cut on a set of twin rupees. Well you can't. I don't
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know anything about it. I don't know where this thing came from. If
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you're trying to fool me, not, what are you going to do?
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Who had a chance to steal a ring of lead? That imitation? Nobody?
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Nobody touched it? Dad, You forget h dead man had that,
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mister krawl he looked it over. Oh, but he just had it in
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his hands for a few seconds, and right under our noses. I was
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practically burning holes into his hands with my eyes while he yill did He couldn't
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have switched it. What can we do? No? No. All I
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can say is you're in a spot, the thirty eight hundred dollars spot,
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and me you are set to make thousands of dollars. I'll make good to
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your company. I'll make good thirty eight hundred dollars. A little time that
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wouldn't be so good either. I'll tell you what. You can have my
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twin ruby for thirty five hundred. That way, the company wouldn't know what
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had happened. Sonya, Well, where are you going? Come back here?
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I will Dad. Later, I'm going out to see a man about
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a ring, A man named Mike Trent, and so the thief has to
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be mister Kroll. Nobody else ever had a chance to switch the ring for
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fake mister Trent. I see, tell me this, miss Rama was the
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imitation a good one, accurate but not too good. I realized something was
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wrong in the minute mister Marris opened the jewel case. It was a synthetic
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ruby, not cut quite like the real one. The setting was closed,
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though, I see. I don't suppose you know where to reach this mister
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Kroll. No, he said he was staying at a hotel. Is see,
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there wasn't any reason to check up on him until it got down to
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where we were actually going to make a sale. Do you think you can
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find a mister Trent. Dad's taking all this terribly hard. Well, I'll
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tell you what I'm I'm going to be pretty busy for a while, So
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why don't you look for him. I have my assistant, Patsy Ryan,
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help you. There's nothing to it. Really, You and Patsy check all
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the hotels and find out if they've had anyone by the name of Kroll registered
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lately. I'll be pretty busy, But you aren't going to look for him
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yourself. Oh don't worry, miss Ramin. I'll be working on your case
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now. The first thing I have to do is see Laurie Ireland Ireland.
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Who's he. Oh, he's a fellow who makes all my magic gimmicks.
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The gadgets are using my tricks. Tricks. Oh well, really, mister
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trimp, this is mighty serious to my father and myself me too. Believe
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me. I'm gonna have Laurie make me something to use in this case.
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Oh a trick gadget I can't imagine. Okay, okay, I'll tell you,
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but don't you tell anyone else. It's a third hand. Did you
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say? A third hand? That's exactly what I said, Miss Ramner,
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A third hand. And I'm not crazy. Oh but remember it, remember
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what? Don't tell anyone about it, not even your father. Hello,
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Mike speaking pats Hi, Look we found him, believe it or not,
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Miss crawl the gente. I mean he's staying at the Arlington Arms Hotel.
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Well that's great, Patsy. Now should I have him arrested run away?
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I should say, not, Patsy, but Michael, you might get away.
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Well I'll take my chances on that. How Look you and miss Rama
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go to a Dance jewelry store. Right now, I'll get the fake ring
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case and all. Tell mister Rama and the salesman. I want to examine
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it. I remember, Patsy, I want the whole business case and all.
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Goodbye. Oh Michael, thank haven you finally got here in the hotel,
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Miss Ramber and I have been scared to death a crow get away?
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Do you have the ring in the case? Yes, yes, here,
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he sures in. Oh, yes, we checked. He's in his room.
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Or like, Michael, do you have a gun with you? A
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gun? Now? Why would I want a gun? Because this chrow might
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be a desperate character, Patsy. If he isn't a crook, I won't
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need a gun, and if he is, I'll use my third hand.
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You're what nobody seems to believe me, I said, third hand? Michael?
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Really all right, never mind, come on, let's go up to
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this room. Michael, what are you gonna do? Well? That all
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depends Patsy. Come on, messenger from the Ramna Jewelry Store. I look,
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you two stay out here until I call it. All right? How
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are you want? I understand you're in the market for some high class jewelry.
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Nice room you have here? Mister Krohl, what's the meaning of this?
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You said that I'm a messenger from the jewelry store. I am.
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How about a nice Russian ruby ring? Oh that's I know. I talked
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to the girl and when I'm not interested, not even at a bargain.
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No, not even at a bargain. Well, that's it, it isn't
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it. A few days ago you were willing to consider paying five thousand dollars
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for a ring, and today you're not interested. The lady isn't interested.
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She doesn't care for rubies. Also, that's the story. That's not bad.
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But I think you'd better come along to the jewelry store with me.
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What come on, I don't think so, I'll guess again. Crawl,
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You've got a lot of nerve trying. I'm not trying anything, pl I'm
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doing it. I've never heard of such or No, did you ever hear
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of a twin Russian ruby ring mysteriously disappearing? Why? No, I don't
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know a thing about it. Now see here, Are you accusing me of
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stealing a ring? Patsy? Yes, Mike, did I accuse anybody of
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anything? I watched the idea there was this girl. Oh yes, I
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thought you'd remember me, mister Kroll. You were planning to hang something on
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me when I was in your store? Weren't you acting so nervous and suspicious?
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Better come along, crawl, I know, thanks, but now get
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out all of you. Look, I've tried to be nice about this crawl.
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Either you come with me, or I'll have to send for an officer.
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In the book you on suspicion you wouldn't or you'd be surprised what I
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dare. Either you come peaceably or will have a lot of trouble. Now,
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how about it. I believe you're serious. Oh, Michael is one
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of the most serious people you ever met. Thank you, Patty. How
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about it? Do I call the police and I'll go with you. You're
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going to regret this, believe me. There he is, mister Morris.
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That's the man. He's the one who's tould my ring. Hold him what
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I call it? Please? All right? All right, calm down,
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mister, now look here, I'll take it. Getting it won't help you
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any either. I'll keep calm And who are you? Mister? Who's this
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girl? I am Patsy Ryan, mister Trent's assistant, Miss Ramner, and
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I tracked down this mass for me. Oh, I'm a jewelry expert.
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Miss Ramner engaged to help praise a crook on this case. She brought me
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a ring to examine. I have it right here. Oh that not much
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to look at. It's a fake, a fake, I'm afraid not,
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mister Morris, I haven't here justice. Miss Ramna brought it to me,
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and I'd stake my professional reputation that her ruby is genuine, genuine synthetic ruby.
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Yes, the ring that's gone is a real ruby, one of the
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finest there is. It's what five thousand fuck mister Morris has the other real
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one. If you'll compare the too, mister Trent, you'll see the difference
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in the second. This man Crawl stole my ring. Careful, careful,
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right, I'll call me a thief. Will you now all nothing? I'll
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have you in jail before the days all? Were you right, mister Ramna.
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Let's be realistic about this. Can you prove that mister Crawl stole your
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rub it? Of course I can prove it. The real ring there,
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he handled it and then it was gone. What proof you need? Did
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you see him take it? No? Of course not, I say you
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haven't a shred of evidence. You can't make statements about people being thieves without
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some evidence to back it up. Looks like your stock, Romner. But
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you can still cut your loss by three hundred bucks by buying my ring and
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turning it into the company. Mister t should we buy mister Morris's ruby?
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How could I give advice on that? I have even seen his ring.
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I don't even know if it's as good as the one you already have.
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It's plenty good, all right. Just take a look at it, and
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then look at that piece of cheese and Ramna's box here. That's fair enough,
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hm, mister Ramner. I'd say, just offhand that the ring you
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already have is for a superior to this one. This ring of mariuses looks
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like a cheap paste imitation to me. That'll be funny, misster. Not
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give me that ring, certainly take it. I wouldn't have it as a
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gift. It's strictly a phonyous right, It is an imitation, just like
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the one I have. Oh good, Heaven, that leaves me worse off
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than now. I don't believe your own merchandise round them. My opinion is
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that your ring is the real thing here. Take a look for yourself,
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the twin Russian ruby, the real one. It is it. It wasn't
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a fake at all. Let me take a look at your hands. Away
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from that jewel case, Marris, and keep them away. I've got you
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covered, but there must be some mistake. You can't do this to me.
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You won't do a thing, and particularly you won't exercise that third hand
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anymore. I don't know what you're talking about. You do feel his right
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arm? Ram I know you don't not get away from me? Get away?
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There's something that take us? Coat off right a bit? Get that
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quote off Rama as fast as I can. Yes, shot, all right,
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you got nothing on me. You're gonna get that coat off if I
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have to rip it off. Crow, get me your hand here? Why
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that harness arrangement on his right arm? Michael? What is it? That?
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Patsy is a third hand commonly known as a sleeve holdout. It's a
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device used only by inferior magicians victors who don't have the ability to switch articles
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by a slight of hand. Lolorie Ireland thought I'd gone crazy when I ordered
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one. Today you ordered one, mister Trent, Oh, yes, I
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remember. Sure I'm wearing it too. I wanted to play maris own game
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with him. Then you knew all along that it was Mars. No,
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not all along. First glance, it seemed only one person had a chance
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to switch rings, and that was Krall. But even then Krall couldn't have
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been working alone. Well, I don't see why not or Patsy that duplicate
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ring. Whoever switched rings had to leave what the advertisers call a reasonable fact
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simile, and Krawl could only have done that by getting a fake ring from
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the source where you got the real one, or by working with that source.
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The wholesale jewelry house is a reputable firm, so if Krall were in
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on the swindle, he had to be in with Mars. Then I was
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right. Kroll's guilty too, and not at all. Mars was the only
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one who had a chance to have a duplicate made because he had the ring
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originally. I don't see how that story about the twin Russian ruby seemed a
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little on the weird side to me, so I asked myself where it first
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came from. Mister Morris told me about it when he left the consignment of
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ray reeds. That's right, But you see, there were never really two
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rings, just one. Mars planned all along to steal that ring from you
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wouldn't sell it back to you. But the kroll the how about? Well,
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you can't call a man a criminal because he wants to buy a ring
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for his girlfriend. After Patsy called, I checked his record. He's completely
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reputable and honest. My apologies, mister Krowle. I'm terribly sorry. That's
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all right, Ramna. But how did the real ruby get back into Ramna's
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jewel case? I was watching it. There was nothing to see here.
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I'll show you. We'll help me off with my code, would you thank
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you? How the fake ring was not in the jewel case at all when
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I came into the store. It was in this third hand hold on,
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hanging on this little clip. You see. I had no watch, I'll
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hold the good one in my fingers, so I pressed my elbow slightly against
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my side. Oh well, you wouldn't hear that noise if I had my
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coat on. But did you see it, Michael, That's amazing. That's
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the fastest thing I saw. The fake ring came into your hand and the
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real one went on to the clip. Right, But the real ring.
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I still don't see how you got it back into the jewel case. Well,
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once I got it from Marris after switching fake, all I had to
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do was squeeze the third hand and the good rink and into my palm.
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When I opened mister Ramner's jewel case, I put the real one in.
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Right, I'll be done. Say you know something, I've got a hunch
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that Ruby, the real one might be good luck for me. You mean
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you want to buy it? Katherine and I had a little quarrel a few
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days ago, and it wasn't true what I said about her not liking rubies.
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If she saw that ring and heard the story that she'd be very willing
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to make up again. Oh she what if she's human? You you mean
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you do want to buy it? Yes? I think I will, but
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I want to be sure to get the real one. Oh you'll you'll get
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the real one, all right. Marius isn't going to be in a position
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to make any more gem switches. You've got nothing on me, wise guy.
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I ain't stolen anything, and I haven't accepted any money. Yes,
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again, Thal you had the ring in your possession. The same law applies
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to you that takes care of a shoplift. Recovery of the merchandise doesn't cancel
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the crime. Oh of course you have one consolation. I'd like to know
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what, well where he's going, Patsy. He won't have to worry about
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making easy money. His expenses are going to be all paid for by the
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state. And now a last word from the ex magician turned rackets detective Mike
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Trent. Thank you. I hope you all enjoyed tonight's story. The sleeve
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holdout or third hand is a useful device. The shoplift is so beyond the
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lookout for it. Huh. Next week, I'm going to have a story
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about an amazing card game, a sociable blackjack game that turned out to be
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anything but sociable. I hope you'll be around to here at the same time,
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same station. Until then, this is Mike Trent signing off with the
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thought that people who go after easy money usually end up getting hard knocks.
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Remember there's no such thing as easy money. You have just heard another program
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in NBC's news series Easy Money, Transcribe to expose the inside secrets of Gambler's
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racketeers and conmen. Starred in the role of Mike Trent ex magician turned rackets
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detective is Larry Haynes also featured in tonight's cast where Joan Allison, Melbour,
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Ray, Greg Morton, and Roger D. Cobn. Be sure to listen
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for Easy Money again next week and Mike Trent gives you the lowdown on the
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Blackjack racket. Same time, same station. This is Bill McCord. Join
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your favorite couple, Sibam McGee and Molly tonight on the NBC Radio Network.
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Welcome back. Well, they did a great job making this come to life
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because in many things, wait, what Trent was showing was very much visual.
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But they did a good job and I like the style of the show.
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I'm a fan of a Racket Squad on television because it's an enjoyable series
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and very interesting. But Larry Haynes does such a good job of playing Mike
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Trent was such pizzazz. Really, it's just a joy to listen to.
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I'm sorry there's just aren't more episodes of this series, but any rate,
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we'll have another one for you next week, and of course tomorrow we have
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the Adventures of Philip Marlow. In the meantime, send your comments to Box
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