The Falcon - The Case Of The Jumping Jack

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Naturally, being the inventive type, he's going to make a stab at it.

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Falcon, starring Les Damon. The adventures of the Falcon dedicated to private investigators

everywhere. Those hard-hitting detectives who like Mike Wearing risk their lives to aid

large forcemen agencies. So join him now when the Falcon solves the case of the jumping jack.

It's early afternoon in New York and a lovely brumette named Dorothy Gould glances

nervously over her shoulder as she walks down Madison Avenue. Or Dorothy has a feeling she's

being followed. And ten feet behind her is a stocky citizen who proves she's right.

All right, you. What's the idea? Are you talking to me, sugar? Yes. Why are you following me?

Of hand, I could think of a dozen reasons. But it so happens, you're wrong. Oh no, I'm not. I saw

you get off the subway at 52nd Street. Not me. I'm strictly the cab type. You're lying. Who put

you up to it? It was my husband, wasn't it? Would you believe I have no idea what you're

talking about? Was it Jack? The only Jack, I know, is a fellow down in Norfolk, Virginia,

Jack Paxman. Is that the one you mean? No, look, I'm warning you. If you don't keep away from me,

I suppose you'll call the police. Officer? Officer? Well, I guess that's my cue to beat it.

Still, it's been fun, sugar. Let's do it again sometime.

Four, one, one, three.

Oh,

Hello. Oh, Gene. Yeah? Dorothy. You know this isn't smart, Daddy. I couldn't help myself.

I'm being followed. You're what? Yes, it's been going on for days. Oh, realize what you say.

You've got to believe me. I'm not making this up. What did look like? He was kind of short and

stocky and he was carrying a camera. Camera? You suppose he got a picture of us? I don't know.

Listen, Gene, maybe we ought to tell Jack everything. What are you crazy? Well, he's going to find

out eventually. Maybe eventually, but not now. Well, I've got to see. Oh, that's odd. Why? Because

it's not safe, especially if you're right about this character tale. Well, listen, Gene,

suppose I hire a private detective. What for? Because I've got to find out what's going on.

Did you ever hear of a mic wearing? You see the one they call a phone? That's right. I'm going to

talk to him. I wouldn't, Daddy. Well, I've got to do something. I'm going out of my mind. I look

kind of your upset. Have I right to be? Yeah, sure. Sure. This has been a real

strain. That's why I think you're imagining. No, I don't. Now, look, baby, with 10 million people

in town, a couple of bound to not familiar. Oh, maybe you're right. Sure, I am. Now, why don't you

go home and relax? Well, when will I hear from you? Well, I don't know exactly, but I'll keep in touch.

All right. Take care of yourself, darling. Yeah, you too.

You threw that phone, sugar? Oh, no. What's the matter, lady? You act like you're seeing a ghost.

You are following me. I'll never saw you before in my life. I am warning you. Now, take it easy.

This is good. How did you know my name was good? How did I know what? You called me Mrs.

Gold. Hey, you're not only seeing things, but you're hearing them too. If I were you, sugar,

I'd see a doctor.

Yes? I'm looking for my wearing. Oh, congratulations. What? You've made it. Oh, are you? Yes, I am. Come in.

Thank you. My name is Dorothy Gold. I want you to sit down. Oh, thank you.

And Rick? No. You better change your mind, Angel. You look like you could stand it.

There we are. Well, how long has it been going on? How long has it been going on?

Whatever's bothering you. Well, what makes you think anything's bothering me?

Would you be here if they weren't? Oh, well, I'm being followed, Mr. Waring. By whom?

That's just the trouble I don't know. What does he look like? He's kind of stocky and he's got red hair.

Does he have a southern accent? How did you know? He's a large brother of mine.

What? He's a private detective named Dixie Hamilton. Oh, I see. Have you any idea who hired him?

No. You married? Yes, why? Well, I would open up for further possibilities. What about your husband?

What about him? You think he's behind it? That's what I want you to find out.

If Jack is responsible for this, I will leave him so fast that he'll make his head swim.

Is he the jealous time? Unfortunately. Does he have reason? How dare you.

Now look, Dorothy. It is Mrs. Gould.

Well, I always like to maintain a first-name relationship with my clients. I find it's a great time,

and does your husband have any justification to believe you are seeing some man on the side?

I tell you, there's no one. Yet we know for a fact that someone's sick Dixie Hamilton on you.

You think he followed you here? I didn't see him. Well, maybe he's playing a cozy.

All right, now here's what I want you to do. When you leave, walk down to the corner.

Wait there for about five minutes. That'll give Dixie, if it is Dixie, a chance to pick up the scent.

Then what do I do? And Halo Cab and go home. And what about Dixie? I'll take care of him.

On your way, Angel, we don't want to keep the man waiting.

Taxi? Taxi?

Madison and 84th, please.

Hey, Cab! Cab!

Hey, can I give you a lift, Dixie? Huh? I got a subway park on Lexington.

Look, where? I'm busy. I have to do something else. I have a reputation for taking things easy.

Why don't we go somewhere and have a drink? Let go, ma'am.

How does an individual abstract you? You ain't kidding me. I don't understand you, Dixie.

I just thought we might have a little talk. Better than your bad books lately.

You think I'm going to help her one bit? Help who?

No, I think good. I'll pick her up again.

Well, I wish you weren't. You're annoying, a lady.

She's going to be a lot more tonight before I'm through.

Well, that's too bad. Who are you working for?

None of your business. Come on, Dixie. Break down.

You're going to let go of my arm.

Okay, but you keep out of her hair.

Sorry, O'Anne. I want to take orders from my client.

And he may want me to give her a new Tony.

I'll be seeing you, boy.

Well, that's the story, Mr. Goode.

Last I saw your Mrs. She was in a cab headed up town.

Why didn't you follow her, Dixie?

I was rather falsely detained.

But you were right about her. She is playing around.

Your flight?

Cut it out.

Admit it.

You made this whole story out.

So I'll be up to kill you if you don't tell me the truth.

I am not. Let me go.

Why do you know all along? She was cheating.

You shut up.

Well, you must have. Otherwise, you wouldn't have come to me.

Who's the man?

It's a fellow named Mike Wearing.

Mike Wearing? How do you know?

Take a look at this picture.

Well, that's where he lives.

I'll follow her there.

Who is he?

A private dip.

Well, what would Dorothy want with him?

Why don't you ask her?

I've got a better idea. I'll ask him.

Beat it. I've got work to do.

You're right.

Yeah. You, Mike Wearing, that all depends on what?

And who's looking for him?

Now, if the party is loaded and come again.

There's not a gun in your pocket.

You're so right.

I wish I weren't.

Shut the door.

Now, since you put it so nicely.

So you're the boy.

And what boy?

You know what I'm talking about.

And believe me, I haven't the biggest motion.

Suppose I told you I was Jack Goode.

Mean anything to you?

Yeah, it means a lot.

You must be the one who hired Dixie Hamilton to shot a Dorothy.

Looks like I made a smart buy.

I don't think so.

How long have you been romancing my wife?

You're crazy.

How long has it been going on?

I asked you something wearing.

I wouldn't try that again.

You're a Dorothy. Try to make a fool out of me, didn't you?

Don't give us credit, Goode. You did it all on your own.

Thank you for this.

Don't talk like a jerk. You got it all wrong.

I suppose you can explain everything.

Yes, I can. I don't know why I should bother.

Well, I did joy hearing it.

Maybe it's going to make any difference.

Your wife just saw me on business.

Don't make me laugh.

She knew Dixie was following her,

and she wanted me to find out who was responsible.

Well, now we know.

Yeah, now you know.

But I can't take any bows.

You made it real easy for us by coming here.

You expect me to swallow that?

I don't care whether you do it or don't.

I'm working for your wife.

Well, you've got to say.

You don't believe me, do you?

Sure, you hate as a fine doctor,

but acting like a chump, that's enough out of you.

All right, now put down the gun, Goode.

It won't do you any good.

The safety's on.

What?

Now, look at it.

What are you talking about?

I'm a stonk!

Thank God!

Come on, drop it.

Break it if you don't behave.

All right, now take it in the corner.

Stay where you are while I get it.

Where'd you get this gun anyway?

Out of your business.

No, you could hurt somebody with this.

Okay.

Go ahead.

Run?

Well,

what you're gonna shoot me?

You could always claim you thought I was a thief.

Then you and Daddy...

No, stop talking like an idiot.

I tell you the relationship between your wife and myself

was purely professional.

You don't have to lie anymore.

You got the gun.

Look, I don't know why I should try to sell you,

but I saw your wife for the first time today.

She was scared stiff.

I said, I don't know love.

Yes, it is.

You can take it and leave it.

It's all the same to me.

But I thought, no, you didn't think that you're trouble.

All right, you're going to tell her about this.

Of course, I have to.

I'm working for it.

Please, please don't.

She'll leave me if she finds out.

This is wearing.

Well, I'll give you a thousand dollars.

No, it's not.

She dies school.

But you don't understand.

Yes?

Hello, I'd like to speak to Dorothy Goole, please.

Who wants her?

Just tell her it's Mike Wearing.

Why don't you come over and tell her yourself.

And not that it'll do any good.

Who is this?

Sergeant Carvitt?

What are you doing there, Carvitt?

I ain't mind in the store.

Are you working for Mrs. Goole?

Yes.

Well, you better apply for unemployment insurance.

You're entitled to it.

What are you babbling about?

You're out of a job.

The name was knocked off an hour ago.

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Now back to the adventures of the falcon.

An hour has passed since my querying learned a Dorothy Gould step and now in the murdered woman's

apartment. But I met a sergeant. Yeah, just about. Are you boys carrying on with us?

Oh, what's the scope? That ain't pretty. She was stabbed 13 times.

Anyone of them could have done a trick. What was your deal with her?

You know, she was being tailed. She wanted to know who was behind it. How did you find out?

Yes, him, her husband. That's right.

Mr. Gold. Yes.

Like to say, you can't wait. I'm sorry.

What do you want?

Wearing here tells me you were having a wife followed. I was. Why?

That's the spectator of seeing some man. That was right. This wouldn't have happened if she wasn't.

What's his name? He thought it was Mike Wearing. Why then? Don't be a fool.

Hey, sergeant, can we move the body? No. Anytime you're ready.

No, you must. You can't take her away. I love Gould.

I won't let you see belongs to me.

Easy, fella.

Leave her here. Please.

With just a few minutes. Well, that won't do any good.

All right, Haskell. Carry on.

All right, sergeant.

And by a few minutes.

Where?

You've got to find the man she received.

There wasn't any. You're wrong. I know if she was.

He's responsible for this.

Okay, okay. I'll do what I can.

Easy now.

Can I go with them, sergeant?

Well, let them call me.

Okay.

Haskell, take Mr. Gold along.

Thanks, sergeant. You won't regret this.

What do you think, Mike?

He was really crazy about him.

Yeah. He's got any ideas who killed him.

Nope. He's got any ideas. Period.

Yeah, one. I'll let you know if it pays off.

Hey, waiter.

waiter. How about a little service here, huh?

What are you complaining about, Siggy? You're getting as little as possible.

What are you doing here, waiter?

Uh, long story.

Say, what am I to do?

Because you weren't invited.

Oh, no. Where's that wanted southern hospitality?

I left it in office.

Pretty nice spot.

But if you hear what happened in 86th street,

a little all in New York, no, Kelly.

Now the gold was murdered.

Think about it.

Well, you're taking it pretty calmly.

People die every day.

That's not quite so violently.

He was stabbed 13 times.

And just proves my dad it was right.

He always said 13 was none-lucky number.

Well, I never thought of it that way.

But if you go to work for Jack Gool,

none of this is all that's way wrong.

It is my business.

I'm working for him now.

Why the dead?

It's gonna come.

No, I can't blame him for canning you.

That's it.

That's all you flopperly miserably.

You never did find the boy.

If you were seen, I thought it would be you.

You know better than that.

Why would you hold out on Gool?

You're the smart one.

He tell me.

All right, what's the great you're thinking I'm playing both ends against the middle?

How's that?

The boys were planning a little shake down.

You know, I'll get the other man's name out of the picture

and return for coin to the realm.

Hey, that's a thought.

Now, let's forget it.

A woman's been murdered, Dixie.

Now, if you know anything,

you want me to cut you in?

How do you think you'd look without those curly white teeth?

I wouldn't start anything when.

I got a lot of sense here.

You wouldn't care to step outside.

What's wrong?

They suit me fine.

Okay, Dixie, I'll see you around.

I doubt it.

No, I'm going to make it my business.

Take care of yourself, fella.

Till I get a chance to.

Oh, is it?

Hello, Gene.

Who's the W?

You don't know it yet, but I'm a friend of yours.

You're what?

Well, I wouldn't hold out on the cops to everyone.

Is that birth in your drinking?

Put that, uh...

Surely you don't begrudge a pallor.

We draw.

Who are you?

Oh, that's right.

I haven't introduced myself.

My name's Dixie Hamilton.

I'm a detective.

Detective?

Maybe I should have said a private detective.

What do you want him?

Money?

It's crazy.

I don't think so, Gene.

You know girl named Dorothy Goode.

No, that's funny,

because I got a picture of you, too.

That's a deal, mate.

I thought maybe you'd be interested in buying it.

But then I won't have to sell it to a husband.

Seems he's suspicioned.

His wife was meeting some boy on the slide.

I got a shot that proves he was right.

Where is it?

Right here.

You like to see it?

Yeah.

In the view?

Look at the detail.

You notice how that must stay?

Now, why did you want to do that for?

Get out.

You're putting me to a lot of trouble, Gene.

Now I've got to run off another print.

You don't know much about photography, do you?

You see, once you've got a negative,

you can run off a million copies.

Where's the negative?

Now, that's going to cost you, though.

Five grand, exactly.

Where's that negative?

Just for that, it's going to cost you ten.

It's just let me alone.

I'll let you alone.

I'm going to get that negative if I have to kill you.

Yeah, brother, that's just the way I'd like to.

Well, dude, don't you think you've had enough?

I'll never have enough.

I'll always see her lying there.

All right, all right, stop it.

You've got to put that out of your mind.

I can't.

Why haven't you been able to find the man?

Because there is none.

Oh, you're wrong.

Look, did it ever occur to you that you might have been doing

darkening justice?

She's dead, isn't she?

Well, yes, there must be something.

Believe me, I'd give anything a dummy to get there.

Please, I don't want to talk to you.

Thank you.

Hello.

I want to speak to Jack, cool, please.

I'm sorry, he's out.

Well, when do you expect him back?

Well, there's no telling, Gene.

What do you call me?

Well, isn't this Dixie Hamilton?

No.

I can't believe there could be two such actions in the country.

Who is this?

Mike Wearing.

Listen, Wearing.

Suppose I told you the name of the poor, God be cool with seeing.

What would you do?

Well, first, I'd wonder why you were so good to me.

I got my reason.

That's a matter, Dixie.

Wouldn't you rather custom it by?

Get smart.

Now hang up.

You'll never get even that way.

Who is he?

Come on, Dixie.

I'll take care of him for you.

His name is Gene Saunders.

He lives to bright.

Thanks, but I'm not too blind.

Who is that?

Dixie Hamilton.

Well, Gould looks like you were right.

There was someone else who is his name of Gene Saunders.

I'm going over to see him now.

I'm going.

Would you?

No, no, no.

We've had one matter already.

That's part of the court.

Let's leave well enough alone.

Yeah, Gene Saunders, it's right.

My name is Mike Wearing.

Is that supposed to mean something?

I was hoping it wouldn't.

You see, I was working for Dorothy Gould.

Of course, now I'm employed by her husband.

What are you mumbling about?

Well, he suspected she was seeing some man on the side.

That's like he was right.

This is where he, if you don't get at it.

Well, why don't we go together?

You have been down to police headquarters.

Where do you mind?

Let's see the idea of the gun.

So what do you think?

I think you misled your knife.

And for your information, you left it in Dorothy.

What did you say?

I think I've said enough.

And I think you haven't even started.

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Now, back to the adventures of the Balkans.

Two hours have passed since Mike Wearing

tried to argue with a gun in Gene Saunders apartment

with the usual results.

Like that eronical.

First time you use it in a week and look what it gets you.

Oh, shut up, Saunders.

That's a nice, snappy ad lib.

How did you know where to find me?

I saw Jack Goode.

He told me you got a lead to the boy his wife was seeing.

Now he told you right.

How long will I take you to pick him up?

Oh.

The Gene Saunders, of course,

and what we want him for.

Oh, for Pete's sake.

Oh, but what's the matter with you?

Don't you get it yet?

Maybe I'm sick.

What do you mean maybe?

Well, as he was seeing Saunders in the QT,

maybe she had a reason.

Of course he had a reason.

He didn't want a husband to find out about us.

Suppose I told you this Gene Saunders was the next con.

What makes it all a more binding?

You might let me finish.

He served five to tenet sing-sing for arm robbery.

He got out six months ago.

Sure, without a dime to his name, I bet.

Yeah.

And from what we've been able to piece together,

Dorothy was supporting him.

Well, he wanted wrapped it up.

I don't see how.

He got nervous when he heard a husband was having a tail,

so he killed her.

Well, why should he?

He was afraid to give him away.

Why don't you ask me Dorothy's maiden name?

What difference does that make?

It might make a lot.

It was Saunders.

Saunders?

You mean she and you were brother insisted?

Oh, you had a beautiful theory there, Mike.

Ain't it a shame that parents had to ruin it for you 30 years ago?

I don't understand it, wearing.

I don't understand it at all.

Well, I can't blame your goal for lost, too.

But this man, Dorothy, was seeing was her brother Gene.

But why didn't she tell me?

I like to make him one good reason.

What would be your reaction if you learned your wife's brother

was a graduate of sing-thing?

You would not have seen him.

Would you?

Yes, I would.

No, you wouldn't.

Not with your makeup.

You wouldn't want to noise around at your brother-in-law

as the next time, listen, wearing.

There's some mistake.

I wouldn't be surprised if you were right.

There must be another pit in the end of the picture.

Oh, what about Dixie Hamilton?

No, you're reaching town.

But why else would he give me your name?

Because he was being playful.

No, no.

He did it to protect himself.

He must have been the one.

He'll try to justify himself, aren't you?

What?

You've got to believe there was somebody.

Otherwise, you committed murder for nothing.

What are you talking about?

You killed everything.

You were crazy.

You never trusted her from the day you were married.

What's the matter?

Did you think you were man enough to hold her?

That's not true.

You wanted to be convinced you were deceiving her.

You were begging her.

Are you wrong?

When Dixie reported to you that I was a boy,

that's all you needed.

No!

Oh, yes.

You could have pulled a name out of a hat

and you would have been satisfied.

I bet you couldn't wait for her to come home for you.

Well, I could accuse her.

You don't understand.

I loved Dorothy.

Sure you did.

I told her just the same.

We can see her backing you up, terrified.

And you're following her with that knife.

Every time you try to get away.

Stop it!

Stop it!

Stop it!

Am I right?

Please!

Yes.

I killed it.

I killed it.

Let's go.

Let me alone.

Let me alone.

You know, Mike, you could have knocked me over

with the Empire State Building

when you walked in with Jack Ghouls.

I was kind of surprised myself.

You know, I have to give him credit.

I certainly put up a wonderful act.

Now, that was no act, Sodom.

Why the devil did he do it?

All things in fact is that the infected spy

has all seemed yellow to the jaundice guy.

Alexander Pope.

Very pretty.

What's it mean?

Just what it says.

To a guy like Ghoul, everything is why it did seem suspicious.

He was born that way.

But he claimed there was another man.

Naturally, he had to justify himself.

You think he really loved it in his fashion?

But when that fashion leads to murder, it's never in style.

Good night, Sodom.

The case of the weeping willow.

The case of the weeping willow.

That's the title of next week's adventure of the falcon.

When Mike Wearing Learned, the sometimes blood is easier to spill than tears.

The adventures of the falcon are based on the famous character created by Drexel Drake.

But you can transcribe by Bernard L. Schubert's written today by Eugene Wang

and directed by Richard Lewis.

Last Damon starred as the falcon with Chuck Webster as Sergeant Fervor.

This program came from New York, Fred Collins speaking.

This program came from New York, Fred Collins speaking.