Best FZiffel Podcasts (2025)

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Night Beat - The Slasher 27:56

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Randy Stone, of the Chicago Star Newspaper, was out making his rounds, looking for a story. So far, he came up with nothing, but a few shreds of the latest scandal. When he turned on to Harding Street, there was a story for him ready made. However, it was one that he was sorry to have to report. A frightened woman was lying on the sidewalk. The sho…

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The Mysterious Traveler - Death Has a Thousand Faces 28:48

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At the police headquarters of an eastern metropolis, Horus Riker, a patrol officer for the State Prison Commission, is seated at his desk, which, at the moment, is completely covered with gift packages. As Horus, a small, mild-mannered man in his late 40s, starts to open some of the gifts, there's a knock at his office door. Horus says "Come in. Oh…

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Dragnet - The Big Watch 26:25

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Detective Sergeants Joe Friday and Ben Romero were working the night watch out of Robbery Detail. It was 1:45 AM when they arrived at the Highland Park Division Booking desk with a suspect. Friday says "Hi Shepard". He says "Oh, Hi Friday and Ben. What brings you out here?" Ben says "We've got one to book, Shep. You want to do the honor?" He says "…

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Crime and Peter Chambers - Abigail Chrisenberry 24:13

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Peter Chambers sits down on a barstool at a big beautiful nightclub called The Peacock Room. The bartender comes over and asks him "What will it be, Mac?" Peter says "Milk". The bartender says "Milk?" Peter says "You heard me, Pal" Bartender says "Yes, Sir. Milk it is". Down at the other end of the bar sits a very attractive blonde-haired lady, who…

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Tales of the Texas Rangers - Quicksilver 26:11

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It is 11:30 on the night of May 22nd, 1947. The Stockholm Ranch, located in the middle of Carson County, Texas was darkened for the night, when the occupants were awakened by the barking of their dog. Florence says "Jim, wake up" Jim says "Huh? What's the matter Flo?" She asks "You here Jeep bark?" He says "Oh, kind of. I was half asleep". Flo says…

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Dangerous Assignment - The Football Play 28:20

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As Steve Mitchell walks into the commissioner's office, he says "Ruth says you want to see me". He says "I do Steve, your plane to Indochina leaves in an hour". Steve says "Indochina? Look, can't you send me to some nice peaceful place sometime?" The Commissioner says "You'd probably die of boredom". Steve says "Or shock. Well, okay. What's the dea…

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The Adventures of the Falcon - The Case of the Mighty Muscle 25:32

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It's early Sunday morning and the streets of Manhattan are deserted, except for a broad shouldered young man named Al Compton who strolls down East Eighty Sixth Street and heads for home. But unknown to Mr. Compton, he has company. Twenty feet behind him is a tall, lean gent who matches him step for step, and only after Compton has gone two blocks …

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Broadway is My Beat - The Frank Dunn Murder Case 28:36

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Detective Danny Clover is assigned to investigate a homicide at an exclusive apartment hotel, while the street is busy with the sights and sounds of the carnival. Danny was summoned by Mr. Tracy, the hotel manager. They are both in a guest room, looking at a body of a man sprawled across the silk sheets of his bed, now bloody from a bullet wound. B…

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Stand By for Crime - Eddie Flores Frame-up 24:08

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Earlier in the week, a young couple parked up on Mulholland Drive in Los Angeles had been found murdered. A police car had happened along about five minutes after the tragedy and found a man standing over the slashed bodies with one hand on the door of the car. The young man was identified as Eddie Flores, a parolee. The officers reported that Flor…

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Nick Carter, Master Detective - Murder Goes to College 23:44

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Nick Carter and his assistant Pasty Bowen are in Nick's car racing toward Mount Albin's College for Girls in response to a hurried phone call from the dean of the school. Patsy says "But if this girl killed herself, Nick, what are you supposed to do? When a girl kills herself, there's no criminal to catch". Nick says "If it was suicide, Dean Margar…

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Under Arrest - Van Gogh's Paris Road 26:29

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Captain Jim Scott picks up the ringing telephone in his office and says "Captain Scott speaking". The voice on the line says "Captain Scott, this is the special guard at the Blake Art Gallery. I want to see you about the alarm you hooked up on the Van Gogh painting we are exhibiting". Scott asks "What's the trouble?" The voice says "I'd rather not …

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Mr. and Mrs. North - Masquerade 25:03

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Pam and Jerry North are at Muldoon's, a small cafe on Bleeker Street. Jerry asks "How about another cocktail before we eat, darling?" Pam says "No, let's order". Jerry says "Okay. Waiter, menu, please" Pam says "Oh, my, this is a wonderful place. I never get tired of it, do you?" Jerry says "Nope". Pam says "I remember the first time I ever came he…

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The Adventures of Frank Race - The Adventure of the Silent Tongue 26:33

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Frank Race and his friend, Mark Donovan, are in the state penitentiary visiting an inmate on death row. As they are walking behind the silent guard, Mark says "Tell me something, Race. How come they're letting you see this inmate Marty Quinn? Aren't they going to execute him tomorrow night?" Frank says "Yes, It's in the nature of a last request. Ap…

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Walk Softly, Peter Troy - The Haunted Harridan 23:09

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Julie, Peter Troy's secretary, has a luncheon date with this old school friend, a real doll named Toni Mailing. Toni blows down her ear about the troubles of having a witch for an aunt. Toni says "I'm worried about Aunt Harriet, Julie, I really am". Julie says "I can't see what the problem is, Toni, I mean I know your aunt has always been, well a b…

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I Was a Communist for the FBI - The Sleeper 27:07

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At first, Matt Cvetic thinks it's a trick to put him on edge and at a disadvantage for whatever's going to happen. Then, he realizes that comrade Revson is really worried. Deeply puzzled, he stands looking out the window holding that official looking paper in his hand. He's worried about it, but Matt sees that Revson is also memorizing it. He turns…

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Philo Vance - The Cardinal Murder Case 26:13

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Tony Cardinal, ex-racket boss, is talking to his butler, James, about what he should wear for his date this evening. Tony asks "James, what color tie do I wear with this?" James says "With a double breasted blue suit, Mr. Cardinal, I would suggest this one, a maroon tie with blue figures. Tony says "Maroon, that means red. I always thought that was…

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Counterspy - The Case of the Curious Conspiracy 27:44

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On the afternoon of September the 5th, Charles Franklin, president of the Franklin Nylon Company, a small but vital subcontract firm supplying materials to parachute manufacturers, is alone in his office dictating to a mechanical recorder. He says "And that, Mr. Harding is the entire story. I had no rest since this horrible thing happened. I'm no b…

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Whitehall 1212 - The Man Who Murdered His Wife 29:26

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Sixteen months after the Easter Blitz of 1941, the work of clearing out bombed out areas of London was still progressing. On the 12th of July 1942, the Scotland Yard information room received an urgent call from Police Constable John Dunn of the Kensington district. A patrol car in which Chief Inspector Purcell was riding was dispatched to the scen…

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The Crime Club - A Deed Indeed 29:20

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Mark and Julia Manning were the kind of happy go-lucky husband and wife who knew everyone and went everywhere. Early one evening, they were in their apartment in Midtown New York, getting ready to go to the theater, when suddenly, there is a knock at the door. Julia opens it, and a man says "Greetings and salutations, I have something for Mr. Mark …

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Cloak and Dagger - Windfall 28:28

10d ago28:28

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Mike Slade is sitting in the lobby of Normand Lodge in Switzerland when a new guest arrives. Slade could tell he was a fellow American, and probably a member of the diplomatic mission at Berne. At the front desk, the guest asks "You have a reservation for me?" The clerk asks "The name, monsieur?" He says "Frederick Haywood". The clerk says "One mom…

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Boston Blackie - The Derailed Gold Train 25:45

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Bob and Tom, locomotive engineers and employees of the company that owns Metropolitan Flyer Express, are on the train as it speeds through Danville, Illinois. Bob asks "Is that you, Tom?" He says "Yeah, Bob". Tom asks "Are we on time?" Bob says "Yeah, we just high-balled through Danville". Tom says "Oh, we're coming to that bad curve, huh?" Bob say…

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The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes - The Boscombe Valley Mystery 43:56

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Dr. Watson and his wife, Mary, are having breakfast when they are interrupted by a telegram. Mary, noticing his behavior upon reading it, asks "Well John, what did Mr. Holmes have to say?" Watson asks "How on earth did you know this is from Holmes?" Mary says "A telegram from a patient would have you rushing from the room at once. Why else would he…

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The Chase - A Frame for Murder 28:55

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Elliot Preston begins his new job as private secretary to Mr. Archibald Mitchell, president of the Intercontinental Banking Corporation. While attending to his duties, the telephone rings. Preston picks up the phone and says "Mr. Mitchell's office. Uh, just one moment, please" He turns to Mr. Mitchell and says "Sir?" Mitchell asks "Well, what is it…

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Lux Radio Theater - The Dark Corner 47:50

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In an old-fashioned office building in New York City, on a sultry summer afternoon, Detective Lieutenant Reeves is making a routine visit. He walks into an office and says "Good afternoon. It says on the door Bradford Gault, Private Investigator. You're his secretary?" She says "Yes, I'm Kathleen. May I help you?" He says "I'm Lieutenant Reeves of …

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The Line-Up - The Michael Hunter Murder 28:13

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Lieutenant Ben Guthrie escorts Mr. Beckham, a possible witness, to the viewing area of the police line-up. Beckham identifies the third man in the row, Tom Pearson, as the person he witnessed climbing down the fire escape outside his apartment. Guthrie says "Sergeant Grebb, hold number three for interrogation. Later, in the interrogation room, Guth…

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Let George Do It - It's A Mystery to Me 27:14

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George and Brooksie are in a bar named Joe's Oasis waiting to meet Mr. M.J. King. However, the time is getting late and Joe the owner and bartender is wanting to close up the place. Joe asks "Why don't you want a drink? Oh, never mind, never mind. Use up the stools. Keeps the leather in condition. Here, eat up the pretzels, there for nothing. Stale…

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The FBI in Peace and War - The Inside Track 20:22

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In the course of sixty five adventurous years, Philip O'Donnell spent a good portion of this time in jail for swindles of various kinds. He was a handsome man with an ability to falsely display solid character and respectability. His hunting grounds for the swindles were the commuting trains to and from large cities. Meanwhile, at the home of Stanl…

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Escape - Casting the Runes 29:02

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Edward Dudding, Britain's leading expert on Medieval life and superstition, pays a visit to Alfred Smythe, secretary of the National Science Association. Smythe says "Blast it all, Dudding. I almost wish you hadn't been so brutally honest in your report on that Carswell paper". Dudding asks "Why, what's the trouble?" Smythe says "Oh, he's such a fr…

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The Black Museum - The Pair of Spectacles 25:08

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Mrs. Oliver pays a visit to Inspector Caswell at Scotland Yard to report her missing daughter. Caswell says "I understand, Mrs. Oliver. Perhaps your daughter thought she would let you know, but didn't after all". Mrs. Oliver says "I wish I could believe that, Inspector, but I can't. Daisy was so determined when she left that night". Caswell says "A…

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Casey, Crime Photographer - The Tobacco Pouch 26:02

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Shortly after four o'clock at the Blue Note Cafe, a huge middle-aged man named Big Ben Flack, enters the bar, orders a beer, and empties his glass in one gulp. He tosses a buck to Ethelbert, the bartender, and starts out. Before he reaches the door, it opens and Casey and Anne are coming in. Casey says "Well, hello, Ben". He says "Hello, Casey. How…

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Mr. Chameleon - The Friendly Divorce Murder Case 26:56

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It is eight o'clock in the morning, and in the bustling city most people are up and about their business. However, the attractive apartment of Eric Belden is ominously quiet as Lettie Stone, the daily cleaning woman, enters. As she moves toward the bedroom door, she says "That's funny, Mr. Belden is always up at this hour. He's usually finished wit…

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The Adventures of Philip Marlowe - The Heat Wave 28:21

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Spring was only three weeks old but the sun bore down on Los Angeles with the middle of the summer vengeance. At noon it was 102 degrees in the shade. Marlowe tried to make sense from the words of a telegram he just received from one Karen Driscoll Jr. no less, of Knob Hill San Francisco. It told him to go to the Palace Theatre, a burlesque house o…

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The Whistler - An Eye for an Eye 28:56

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Just before dawn, a small seagoing yacht with a crew of four and a passenger list of five puts out from the Honolulu Yacht Basin and heads southwest into the open sea. This is the yacht of Dr. Paul Durant, scientist and marine biologist, for many years a resident of the islands. Dr. Durant is already in the ward room as one by one his guests arrive…

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The Molle Mystery Theater - Last Night 26:19

21d ago26:19

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Gil and Jackie are the owners of a summer health resort, however, they are currently having difficulties with money. They are hoping to secure a loan from one of their guests, Mr. Burroughs, but Jackie had doubts they would be able to do so. Early one morning, Jackie sees Gil in their room and says "Good morning, Gil. You're up early". Gil says "No…

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The Man Called X - A Ruby for Pearl 21:42

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Ken Thurston accidentally meets Pagon and his date, Miss Martin, at a New York supper club. A seemingly ordinary incident without the slightest hint of the strange and dangerous things to follow. Ken says "How do you do, Miss Martin?" She says "Oh likewise, Mr. Thurston, only why don't you just call me Pearl. Everybody does, don't they Pagon?" He s…

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Richard Diamond, Private Detective - The Bill Kirby Murder Case 29:01

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Richard for was just about to leave his office to return Helen's baby picture, when a nice, older lady stops by his office. She asks "Are you Mr. Diamond?" He says "Yes, but I'm afraid you'll have to come back. I've got to take care of something this morning". She says "Oh, please. I don't know where to go". Richard says "Oh, now wait a minute. Som…

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Barrie Craig, Confidential Investigator - The Thirteenth Guest 28:32

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Barrie is invited to an fancy, exclusive dinner party by a man named Badger Boris, the type of guy that is frequently the subject of high society newspaper columns. Boris presents Barrie's invitation personally. He says "Mr. Craig, you will of course be paid handsomely". Barrie says "Paid yet for coming to your big blowouts. Now I'm really overwhel…

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CBS Radio Mystery Theater - The Spots of the Leopard 43:43

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Leonard Foster, shipping clerk, won the leading role in the Shakespearean play to be given by the local community theater. He normally spent his lunch hour out walking with a girl or in a corner of the parking lot playing softball. However, lately he's been spending his lunch sitting in the office and memorizing his part in the play. While he is re…

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The Lives of Harry Lime - The Hand of Glory 26:53

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After being chased through the streets of Paris, Harry wanted very much to get out of Paris and France altogether. He was grateful to be on a boat crossing the channel to England. He wanted to quietly remain in England and look like just another bum. His arm was in a sling and he was feeling kind of faint, when he felt someone touch his arm. He tur…

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The Adventures of Rocky Jordan - The Map of Murder 28:57

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Business at the Cafe Tambourine had slowed down, so Rocky decides to try some entertainment to increase the number of patrons at his place. A lady named Mousine Duvall came in asking for a job as a singer. All she asked for was a week's tryout and a little salary advance to keep her going. So, he hired her. It worked out well for the first three ni…

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Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar - The Life at Stake Matter 19:39

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Johnny had just finished an investigation when he receives a call from Bill Ferguson at Continental Insurance and Trust. Bill says "I'm glad I caught you before you left Los Angeles. Johnny says "Oh, I was just about to check out of my hotel here in Beverly Hills and grab the morning flight back east". Bill says "Well, don't. Do you remember Alvin …

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Mr. District Attorney - The Case of the Blood Harvest 26:49

25d ago26:49

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Late one night in a cultivated field in the farm area of the county, Harry Trent and Slim Ferryman are stealing alfalfa from Mullin's farm. Trent asks "How many more bales we got to load, Slim?" He says "Oh, fifteen or twenty left, that's all". Trent says "Well, this will be the last truck load then". Slim says "Yeah, the sooner you get off the pla…

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Mr. Keen, Tracer of Lost Persons - The Forgotten Cave Murder Case 26:10

25d ago26:10

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In the dark, damp recesses of a cave located deep in an oceanside cliff on Long Island, Two men, Jim and Ed, are using small electric flashlights to find their way over the slippery rocks, going deeper inside the tomb-like cave. Ed says "Take it easy, Jim. These rocks are covered with slime". Jim says "Yeah, let's have another look at that map. Wel…

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Gang Busters - The Case of the Temperate Thief 23:58

26d ago23:58

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In a tiny neighborhood cleaning and pressing shop in the Yorkville district of the city of New York, an attractive, but over-dressed blonde named Stella sat at the counter thumbing through the pages of a magazine. A few steps away, the proprietor of the store, George, labored at a pressing machine trying to finish up his day's work. Stella says "Ge…

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This Is Your FBI - The Unwelcome Guest 25:04

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It is dinnertime in the home of the John and Emma Fulton, who live near a small city in upstate New York. Emma is in the dining room waiting for her husband to come home from work. John walks in and says "Emma, sorry I'm late". Emma says "Oh, that's all right, the food is still hot. Here, let me take your coat. You look tired". John says "I am. The…

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The Epic Casebook - The Final Chapter 26:48

27d ago26:48

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At the time when Sergeant Jackson found the body laying in the gutter, it appeared to be just a shabbily dressed corpse. Inspector Carr says "Shine your torch on him, will you Jackson? This is no tramp. Look at his hands and fingernails. Take us close enough to look at the face. Wait, I've seen this face before. Alright, let's take a look at the ba…

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Jeff Regan, Investigator - The Lawyer and the Lady 28:52

29d ago28:52

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Regan is in Anthony J. Lyon's office. Lyon says "I have a check from our new client. His name's Kramer, and he's a big lawyer". Regan asks "Do we need one again?" Lyon says "He wants to see you". Regan asks "What about?" Lyon says "He'll tell you, then you can tell me. I want you to be nice to him. He's a big man. His office is in the Park Central …

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Screen Guild Theater - Spitfire 25:27

1M ago25:27

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Two years after his plane had permanently won the Schneider Cup Trophy for England, Reginald J. Mitchell seemed unable to interest himself in anything but his garden. The competition for the Schneider Cup officially ended in 1931, so there were no more races to win and no more record-breaking planes to build. Being an aircraft designer, R.J. Mitche…

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The Adventures of Sam Spade - The Dry Martini Caper 25:23

1M ago25:23

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Gordon Martini, chairman of the board of the Martini Trading Company, had recently been the victim of an attempted kidnapping. He had received some injuries during the ordeal, and spent some time in the hospital. Upon leaving, he calls Sam Spade to meet him at his home located at 1000 Marina Boulevard. After Sam arrives, Martini decides that the be…

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The New Adventures of Nero Wolfe - The Malevolent Medic 28:35

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Mr. Hal Horton of United Industries, pays a visit to Mr. Wolfe's office. Wolfe says "Well, I discouraged your visit here when you called earlier, Mr. Horton. However, I do have a sort of curiosity about the operation of so-called big business. May I offer you a glass of beer, and hear an explanation of the rise and fall of this morning's stock mark…