The Falcon - The Case of the Weeping Willow

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1:00Yes, this is the fall from speaking. How else, see? I'm glad you called. I'll have to skip it tonight, angel. I got to play Sporyle's for. Some boy I know is looking for fun with a gun and I want to make sure he doesn't get a big bang out of life. Once again, the National Broadcasting Company brings you the adventures of the Falcon, starring Lest Damon, the adventures of the Falcon, dedicated to private investigators everywhere, those hard-hitting detectives who like Mike Wearing, risk their lives to aid law enforcement agencies. So join him now when the Falcon solves the case of the Weeping Willow. It's late afternoon in New York and the nervous young man

2:01named Joey Willow races down the fourth floor corridor of the Belmont building. Or Joey is in a hurry. When he comes to a door marked Lester Pharmaceuticals, he barges right in, almost knocking down its soul occupant. You play! Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, fella. I'm sorry. You all right? Sure. Hey, hey, hey, you're lipping. Well, I have been to seven years. Oh, you're a... What do you think, sad? You must think I'm a jerk. Who is Lester? He isn't in. But he told me to meet him here at 12. Well, I guess he was detained. Look, my name is Joey Willow. They leave a package for me. No. You sure? I'm positive. How can you tell? Why don't you look around at something? Well, it wouldn't be any of you. What's your name? Al Romano. You work for Lester? Hmm. Well, maybe you can help me out. I need a jolt. A jolt? Yeah. Well, I don't know what you're talking about. Look, you don't have to worry. I want to bless our old customers. Did they ever mention that Joey Willow, too? No. Well, I'm one of the boys. Sorry. Yeah, maybe this will convince you.

3:02What are you running up your sleeve for? Yeah. Is that a spide now? Let me see that. Tell us there was no faker. I gotta have a shot. Well, I'm sorry. What do you mean you're sorry? You gotta give me one. I'll take anything. And the sea horse. Look, Joey, I tell you I'm okay. Less knows me. Please, you got it. You don't know what it feels like. Well, I got an idea. Oh, I get it. But I hold me up. Well, how much do you want? Look, Joey, you don't understand. No, you don't understand. I ran out last night. That's why I caught Joey. Buster. Oh, my glad to see you. I was just telling this for a while. I know, I heard you. Wait in my office. But I need to jump right now. I've said wait in my office. You hope you're on. Just a couple of minutes. Well, I'm. I didn't say anything. No, but you were thinking, plenty. What a jump I think. Well, I was real stupid. I have to see what's going on here.

4:03And what is going on? Let's put it back in there. What is it? All right, what is it? What are you going to do, buddy? Well, what would you recommend? That's the way it's a dope, buddy. You're kidding. You're not going to get away with this. Who's going to stop me? Maybe me. Listen, Gimbi. You just managed to get by on one leg now. Talk out of turn and you won't have a leg to stand on. Just think it over, Al. You'll see I've got a point there. Who's there? It's only me, Ruthie. What are you doing home? I am. I quit my job. You what?

5:03Yeah. All right, where does it are? Now, let me get this straight. You walked out on leftor? Mm-hmm. Why? Because I didn't like the work. Well, now isn't it just ducking? And since when can I creep? A man with your hand becaught, be particular. You're going to expand, Ruth. You know what I was doing? I was a pusher. A what? A pusher. Those packages I was delivering contain narcotics. So? What do you mean so? Somebody's got to do it. Why shouldn't it be you? What you're saying? Don't be a fool. Since when can you afford to be fussed? Listen, if you slower this kid, the community officer would have broken your heart. You can't imagine what he was going through. Did you ever stop to think what I'm going through? How do you think I feel being married? Your man who can't even support me? I don't know. Nah, you don't. I get on that phone and call less this. Then what do you intend to do? I was thinking of getting in touch with Mike Waring. What for? At vice.

6:03You want advice I'll give it to you. Call less an apology. I want it. It's a dirty rotten business. It paid the rent. It was blood money. The landlord took it, didn't he? I'm warning you, Al. You got a wearing. We're through. I walked right out. You wouldn't. No? Wow. Move, come back here. Move. Sorry, Mike. I tried to follow her, but with this leg of mine, I know. By the time I get outside, she was there. I know. I know. I know. I know. I know. I know. I know. I know. I know. I know. I know. I know. I know. I know. I know. I know. It was my brother. Just obviously. Somebody got left. You were afraid of them? I was forcing him to move on after stirring. No, look at that. You don't understand, Mike. If I open my yap roof, they'll never come back. Do you think her return will settle everything? Yes, you're wrong.

7:03I know it's easy enough for me to talk. Did you do the once before and of course you're leg? It was working. Well, this is the same thing over again on a smaller scale. Men like Hitler, poison people's minds, let the worst in their bodies. Well, let someone else nail him. It's just that we can't let other people do our work. You're the only one with the opportunity. What about this Joey Willow kid who came in for a shot? No, we can't depend on him. Now, what do you say? You're going to let me call the cops? OK. That's the boy I'll do it right now. You are going to try to find Ruth. Yes, sure, sure. Now, the men I want to talk to are Sergeant Corpett. Don't quote me, but he's all right. This guy... 86 Braisang Reynolds. Is Corpett there? No. Have you any idea when he'll be in? Who wants him? Mike Wearing. What a lie. He's off today. When will he be back? Who knows? Look, Reynolds, this is official business. That's tough, but it looks like he'll have to deal with me. All right. I got a friend named Arrow Mano. He works for an outfit named Lester Pharmaceuticals.

8:04So? I'll let the blind as best as up to his ears and narcotics. What have you been smoking? All right, don't be a goon. This is on the level. Where's this arrow, Mono? At my place. Well, I tell him to go on home. I'll drop by in 20 minutes. Fair enough. What are you saying? You ought to go home. You'll pick you up there. Wait a minute. I'll get my coat. I'm going with you. I don't need a nurse mate. Well, I still think I know what you think. But I tell you it's all right. Or it will be as soon as you find Lucy. I get to work out and have a good boy. Who is it? I'll leave. Over and up. Just a second. Come on inside. What's matter, Alan? What do you think, Emily? Well, I'll tell you. I, uh, I think maybe we both acted a little hasty this afternoon.

9:07Really? Mm-hmm. You didn't mean what you said, neither did I. But that kid, Joey, will obelisked me. Yeah. It's bothered me, too. You know, you trouble Ramana. You're too sensitive. You mustn't little little thing like that. Get under your skin. Are you awful? I'd be reasonable. Come back to work for me and I'll sweep me out of here. I'm not interested. Say, at 250 a week, it'll be a bonus at the end of the year. You think I'd touch that money? Well, if you object to pushing yourself together, I'd just like to have you around. I'm not that pretty. Beauty is only skinned, deep. I like a man with carrots. Are you going to get out? Okay. I see where I made my mistake. You're the kind who won't touch gold, but I'll bet you'll take lead in the way that kind of lesson. What are you complaining about? You won't have to worry about that bad leg when they give you a set of wings. Happy landing, kiddo. No. I'm sorry. I'm sorry.

10:13I'm sorry. Just a second. How you mic Sergeant Corbett? I heard you were all the time. Not anymore. What's the invitation, Code Maid? Do you have to bring him along? Yeah, Reynolds is an associate of mine, remember? And he just told me a very interesting story. Things you called him this afternoon about an hour, Romano. Well, there was that before after he was killed. Why? You heard me. Well, it's impossible. I just saw it on a couple of hours ago. And it was after he was knocked off at two o'clock. I can't believe it. Well, I wouldn't be like to accompany us to the morgue. Who did it? That's what we'd like to know. If you talk to Vic Lefter, who's he? He's a real smooth type. Looks like he bathed in Lennel and plus. That was working for him. So... So he thinks a slastic character was mixed up in narcotics? He was. I'll take it easy. What did Romano see you of that? He wanted me to find his wife.

11:13He walked out on him? Yes. But he had any insurance? No, that I know of. He was in the army, wasn't he? So... So he must have been covered? Well, even if he was, it's only for 10,000. Only 10,000. I suppose that was pin money to the Romano. No, you're nuts. Is he? So you don't believe him? Well, he got it and many makes sense. After all, Romano's wife disappears. Well, she'll turn up. You giving odds? What are you going to do about Lefter? We'll get to him. Take care of it, Reynolds. Why can't you? I'm going to concentrate on Mrs. Romano. Well, forget it. I'll tell you Lefter's our man. Well, then I'll leave him to you and Reynolds. And if you guys can't handle him, we'll get the girl's cow. Every day, last year in the highways, an average of 103 Americans, like yourself, or those in your family, were killed in automobile accidents. But a lot of highway deaths don't seem to bother as much, unless someone in our own family is killed. We are shocked, however, and do become excited

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13:15of Al Romano. And now the office of Lester from a city hall. Yeah? Hello, Lester. Well, I think that high flying bird, the falcon, yeah, I got here before Bill Reynolds. So, seeing a cop for the years? No, he isn't. Yeah. Nice place you got here. And Lagan? I think it's lovely. What's back there? Just another office. And I see it's not a painting in there now. Well, I'll be real careful. Oh, I wouldn't hear it, it might ruin your clothes. Yeah, that's a nice suit you're wearing. I guess this business pays off better than making books. It does. But they decide to switch. Well, I tell you, I read some when the people are always sick, so I take a bit of my big, good racket. Would you believe it if I told you? No, I wouldn't. I just want to tell you how much boric acid we handle. No. That's a new name for us. But you know about our Romano's death. You mean something happened down? Yes, suddenly and violently. So, we did it after all. What are you battling about? Well, I don't know how close you were. Real close, it was my friend.

14:15Well, you know, he used to get these fits of depression about that game leg he is. What are you trying to hand me? Well, didn't you give me two of the signs? We're two slugs in him. Oh, I didn't know that. I haven't seen a paper all day. Hey, do you think it could have been his wife? I think they were having trouble. And I heard he had trouble with you. I hate to have fits your apple-tide wearing, but I've got a knollabine. Oh, sure. But here is. Tell me something. You're a private dick, aren't you? That's right. And cops, city employees, solve. So, when you pass your civil service exam, ask me again. It's a nice seeing you, sir. I'm sorry, you have to run. I'll tell you a call, but this lester is our boy. If I will get you 10, he'll kill Romano. Meet the Red Bull Dragonberry Emergizer. It's one of the many new drinks out now. Who knew ice cold drinks could be so...fire? Try them all, only at my toes.

15:19Well, I can't doubt it, Mike. After all, you got no proof. Well, if you'd only talk to him, he doesn't have two ice hits. Oh, come on in, Red Bull. What's the story? I just care for Mr. Solvich. And Sol on the epineop, went to the place where the fine tooth comes. Well, there must have been a few teeth missing. Why? What about Romano's murder? Got nullified for the time. I don't believe it. Why didn't he spill it to me? I don't think he likes you. You know, that's possible. I'll never mind that. That's how the dope is. At the time Romano was killed, Lester was at the parable. Oh, no. How do you know? I checked with a Nigerian. He remembered him. With 90 million people in the joint, he remembers Lester? Yes, Lester had some trouble with check, Romi thought he'd let this cold there. They found it later in the mens line. Oh, that's rich. What's wrong with it? Everything. It's too paparazzi and nuts. Anyone who looked at least bit like him could have passed muster. Well, then you think... I think Lester staged the entire bit. Well, even over to kill Romano, he had one of his friends make the fuss at the theater. You don't know what you're talking about. Look, Reynolds. I'm not gay. Now, that's enough out of you, too. Reynolds, suppose you check with Haskell, see if he learned anything about Romano's life.

16:22I don't care, sir. I want to know as soon as they find her. Right. Look, Corbett, you're not buying that alibi. Well, F2, unless you can sell me something better. I tell you Lester killed our Romano. He had motive, he had opportunities. No, did Mrs. Romano. Remember? Hey, wait a minute. Thank you, something? Yes. Lester must be part of an narcotic ring. Well, you heard what Reynolds said. I don't care what he said. I tell you, he's a junk dealer. And somewhere in the chain, there's a lot of you weaklings. You show me where. Well, it's just that I don't know. Wait a minute. Hold everything. Al told me about a boy named Joey Willow. I suppose this willow character tore really, wouldn't it, or a cop? Nobody might have someone else. I'm going to give it the old college try. Yeah, what can I do for you? Joey Willow around. I think so, I saw him about. Oh, there he is. Hey, Joey. Yeah. There's a file here, I want to see it.

17:23Ah, you're looking for me? Yeah, yeah, Joey Willow. Oh, you? Mike, my body is like Lester. Are you working for this? Who else? Let's go on the bike. Okay, sure we won't be disturbed. Positive. Me and the boss are like this. Wait till I turn on the light. Where's the stuff? I didn't let send it over with you. Oh, sure, sure. I got it right here. Start pushing, boy, I'm low. I'll take it easy, Joey. I want to talk to you first. Talk later. Remember a boy named Errol Mennon? Where's the stuff relax? I'll tell me to relax. What does Les think he's pulling anyway? He's just being careful. You know, this could mean a prison term if I'm dealing with this tooling. I'm no stully. I'm one of his best customers. You get all your junk from him? Yeah. Be there this afternoon when he had his beef with Errol Mennon. You asked too many questions. Well, I explained to you. You know what? I think you're a phony. Yeah, I don't think I should set you here at all. Are you wrong, kid? Okay, we'll find that out. Put down that phone.

18:23I said put down that phone. I suppose we go for a little ride. So, so, yeah, what's the trouble? This guy's pushing me around. I can't answer, I can't understand. No, you don't understand. He's my brother. What do they call you? Weeping willow. Oh, I beat it. That gun loaded. I think I better go quietly. So long, fellas, I'll be seeing you. My brother kicked him out, I. But I better tell you. No, you were right, Joey. He didn't get nothing out of me last. I appreciate it. Why don't you show it? With some stuff. No, you press your hand. And I always. Oh, and it's tough, kid, because they don't have a grain in the plume. Why? I was supposed to pick up three answers today, but I couldn't take delivery with that mic wearing on my tail. Why, that's dirty, no good. That guy's like him that is falling, you're fun. Oh, boy, if I could get my hands on him again. Well, maybe you can. Huh?

19:23Who's that make-you-proposition? You take care of wearing, and I'll take care of you. What does that mean? Just what it sounded like. What, I haven't got a gun? That's no problem. Oh, no. I don't want it. Yeah? But don't come crying to me when you feel like you're dying. I'm dying now. Well, it's wearing salt. With him out of the way, I could keep you supplied forever. No, I couldn't do it. Look at me. A shuttle fix that, huh? Yeah, but you said you did. I can't happen to remember. I got a loaded syringe in the safe. Let me have it. Will you get wearing? Just get me the stuff. Okay. 41 minutes. And then seven minutes. Sixty-nine minutes. Hey, huh? How good is this? The best. Practically 100% pure stuff. Where can I go?

20:23I'll go office. I'll keep watch out here. Yeah. You're powerless. And I though, find everything you need in the medicine, Jess. Where's this? Never mind, I got it. Need any help? I don't know my way around. All right, I'll read it. I don't know if it's my imagination or what. But I feel I'm better already. It ain't sure imagination, kid. Roll down your sleeve. Huh? Oh, sure. You're powerless. You said that before. I mean it. What a way I feel now, I can lick the world. But one man named Wearing shouldn't be any problem at all. He's the gun, Joey. Let's see what you can do. Oh, hi, Wearing. Come on in. How did you get in here? Hi, you remember me, huh? I'm here. I'm here. I'm here. I'm here.

21:23I'm here. I'm here. I'm here. I'm here. I'm here. I'm here. I'm here. Hi, you remember me, huh? How could I ever forget? That Joey Willow. That's me. Joey Willow. How's the air up there? Well, hand, I'll tell you, we're flying a 10,000 feet. It's smart, now let's you have it right now. What'd you get that gun? That we can keep like to know. That's why I asked. But I think less than me to mistake you should have come to himself. You talked too much. So I've been told. I'm gonna break you to have it. Oh, you can kill me. What'll I get you? Enough. No, it won't. West was in the long for this world. They'll get to them sooner or later, and then where will you be? Shut up. It's not a joy to stuff wearing off. Listen, you don't get quite the wall up out of it, you used to. How'd you do unless the can't keep you supplied? Why? You'll feel like you're burning up. You know how I'll hit you? You can't eat, you can't sleep, you just want to die. You got to shut up. Look at you. Even though you're shaken so you couldn't hit the side of the bomb. Yeah, I'll show you. What did I tell you?

22:23Let go. Come on, drop it. Let me go. I'll break you around. All right, now sit down and behave yourself. Listen, where are you? Get up. Who, who do you call it? I'll give you one guess. I did mean it. It's all I just thought. You know how it feels when you think... 86th, 86th, carbon. Oh, Sergeant, this is wearing. Where are you, Ben? Working, which is more than I can say for you fellas. I just solved your case. Get you now. Yes. I got a boy and a gun here who'll bear me off. Come again? I just latched onto the weapon to kill the Al Romano. And who do you think sent it over? It's the Vic Lester himself. Can you tough that? Maybe I can. Suppose I told you that Lester was knocked off an hour ago. He won't? And since you two didn't get along so well, maybe we ought to have a little talk. You want to come over by yourself or should I send a car?

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24:30Now back to the adventures of the falcon. 20 minutes have passed since Mike received the general information that Vick Lester was murdered. And now at police headquarters we find Sergeant Corbett filling in on the details. Hears we can figure out Lester was killed at 7 o'clock. Where were you at that time, Warren? I heard Lester and Reynolds were entitled to an answer. You certainly don't think I killed him, where's my motive? You thought he knocked out of a palliard? He did. Well, yeah. Oh, you're crazy. It's all Lester wants me with enough. Well, where were you at 7 o'clock? On my way home. That's a hot one. Lay off, Colonel. I said lay off. He didn't kill Lester. And who did? Let's take it from the top of the page. You better start, Mike. Well, we know for a fact that Lester killed Romano. By the gun I took off Joey Willow. He admitted Lester gave it to him. And the bullets match up with the slugs you removed from Romano's body. Go on. Well, when Lester felt I was getting too close for comfort,

25:30he steamed Joey Willow into gunning me. Well, by that. Well, even Granny, he's right, Sergeant. Still doesn't solve anything. Doesn't it? Now we got another murder on our hands. If Lester killed Romano, hope killed Lester. What about Joey Willow? I don't see a worry. He's a Zalabai. That's right. He was waiting for me at my place. Obviously, there's someone else we haven't thought of. Oh, about Mrs. Romano. Yeah. That makes sense. Not to me, it doesn't. Where's her motive? Well, Lester killed her husband. Well, call but make up your mind. First you were looking for her because you felt group was set up without. Now you claim she was so madly in love with him she wanted to avenge his murder. You can't have it both ways. Where do we go from here? We've looked high and low. What do you mean? I know we've looked low when we found Joey Willow. But we haven't looked high. I don't get it. You do, don't you, Reynolds. On Fred I don't. A lesser never could have stayed in business without some form of protection. Business strike you strings that our Romano was killed right after he agreed to talk to the police. Wouldn't that be the natural time?

26:31Sure. But who knew his plan? His wife. No, she didn't. She only knew he was coming to see me. But there was one person who knew Romano was going to implicate Lester. Oh, you. What? Right after I phoned you, you must have called Lester and told him the worst. Yeah, crazy. He told me how to get rid of Romano before you got there. You figured out what solved everything. You know, blame, do you, Kloppet? I want to hear more. Then after Romano's death, when I kept insisting Lester was behind it, Reynolds told you how to get rid of Lester for his own protection. Lester, you can listen to this if you want to. I've got to say where you are. It is, John. It will be a pleasure. Hey, what do you make of this? What do I make of this? His service revolver. It's been fired recently. Let me see that. I-I can explain it, sir. Shut up. I'll leave that to Slug the kill left to come from this gun. I wouldn't be at all surprised. Because you're only a favor, Mike. Sure, Sergeant. Leave me and Reynolds alone for a while.

27:32I got some departmental business. I want to take up with them. Alone. Come on. All the cheer-ups. How about stopping somewhere for a beer? No, no, I don't feel like celebrating. And I think what the public don't make of this. All they'll understand. They know the thousands of decent things cut dudes through every day of the year don't make news. They only want to cut off their something rotten that makes headlines. They only want to cut them out. Reynolds wouldn't have been any different if he was a fireman or a garbage collector. Or guys like him in every business in the world just can't keep him up. They had a daredeer, the exception, not the rule. Everybody knows that. Incidentally, what did he tell you? He was working with Lester for the past six months. When he thought she were getting too close for comfort, he decided to get rid of Lester, so there'd be no trail leading back to him.

28:32He can test all of that. Hand more. It's a good thing that he's not going to be able to do and hand more. You should have seen him. He couldn't ask for a more cooperative witness. He was practically crying for the stenographer to get it all down. I can't see why he... Oh, wait a minute. What happened when I left you two alone? Well, this is strictly between us. Don't you agree? But I figured if Reynolds couldn't forget for six months he was a cop. You were entitled to forget it for six minutes. Actually, it was closer to sixteen. Good night, Mike. Meet the Red Bull Dragonberry Emergizer. It's one of the many new drinks out now. Who knew ice cold drinks could be so...

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