The Falcon - The Case of the Weeping Willow

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Hello.

Yes, this is the fault I'm speaking.

How else is it?

I'm glad you called.

I'll have to skip it tonight, Angel.

I've got to play Sporyles 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

last Damon, the adventures of the Falcon, dedicated to private investigators every day.

Those hard-hitting detectives who like Mike Wearing risk their lives to aid law enforcement

agency.

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 named Joy Willow races down the

fourth floor corridor of the Belmont building.

Or Joy is in a hurry.

When he comes to a door marked Lester Pharmaceuticals, he barges right in almost knocking down his

soul occupant.

Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, fella.

I'm sorry.

You all right?

Sure.

Hey, hey, you're limping.

Well, I have been to seven years.

Oh, you're a...

What do you think I'm saying?

You must think I'm a jerk.

Who is Lester?

Oh, he isn't in.

But he told me to meet him here at 12.

Well, I guess he was detained.

Look, my name is Joy Willow.

They leave a package for me.

No.

You sure?

I'm positive.

Oh, how can you tell?

Why don't you look around at something?

Well, it wouldn't be any use.

What's your name?

Al Romano.

You work for Lester?

Mm-hmm.

Or maybe you can help me out.

I need a jolt.

A jolt?

Yeah.

Well, I'm what you're talking about.

Oh, look, you don't have to worry.

I want to bless a soul of customers.

Didn't he ever mention that Joy willow to you?

No.

Well, I'm one of the four.

Sorry.

Yeah, maybe this will convince you.

Were you running up your sleeve for?

Yeah.

Is that his fight now?

Let me see that.

Told you I was no faker.

I got to have a shot.

Well, I'm sorry.

What do you mean you're sorry?

You got to give me one.

I'll take anything.

And the sea horse.

Look, Joy, I tell you I'm OK.

Less knows me.

Please, you got it.

You don't know what it feels like.

Well, I've got an idea.

Oh, I get it.

Find a hold me up.

Well, how much do you want?

Look, Joy, you don't understand.

No, you don't understand.

I ran out last night.

That's why I called.

Joy.

Buster.

Oh, my glad to see you.

I was just telling this.

Oh, no, I heard you.

Wait in my office.

But I need to jump like now.

I said wait in my office.

You won't be allowed.

Just a couple of minutes.

Well, I'll.

I didn't say anything.

No, but you were thinking, plenty.

What a jump I have, man.

I was real stupid, I'd have to see what's going on here.

And what is going on?

Less.

We'll get back in there.

What?

Hurry, we'll get.

What are you going to do about him?

Well, what would you do?

I'm going to say it.

I was going to say it.

I was going to say it.

I was going to say it.

I was going to say it.

What is it?

I'm going to say it.

I was going to say it.

What?

What would you recommend?

That's always a dope idea.

You're kidding.

You're not going to get away with this.

Who's going to stop me?

Say, be 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?

Yeah.

All right, where does it are?

Now, let me get this straight.

You walked out unless you had a leg to stand on.

I'm going to have a leg to stand on.

I'm going to have a leg to stand on.

You walked out unless there?

Mm-hmm.

Why?

Because I didn't like the work.

Well, now isn't it just ducking?

And since when can I...

A man with your hand to cap be particular?

You're going to stand, Ruth.

You know what I was doing? I was a pusher.

What?

A pusher.

Those packages I was delivering contained narcotics.

So...

Somebody's got to do it. Why shouldn't it be you?

You know what you're saying?

Don't be a fool.

Since when can you afford to be fussed over?

Listen, if you slower this kid that came into the office

that 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 to a man

who can't even support me?

I don't know.

No, you don't.

I get on that phone and call Lester.

And what do you intend to do?

I was thinking of getting in touch with Mike Waring.

What for?

Advice.

You want advice I'll give it to you.

Call Lester and apologize.

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 Waring.

We're through.

I walked right out.

You wouldn't.

No?

What?

Move, come back here.

Move!

Sorry, Mike.

I tried to follow her, but with this leg of mine...

I know.

By the time we get outside, she was gone.

That's right.

Well, what about Lester?

What about him?

Get that report under the authority.

No, look out.

But if 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.

No, you're wrong.

I know it's easy enough for me to talk.

You did your duty once before and of course your leg.

It was working.

Well, this is the same thing over again on a smaller scale.

Men like Hitler poisoned people's minds,

less to worsen 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?

Okay.

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 went to to talk to were Sergeant Corpett.

Don't quote me, but he's all right.

This guy.

86 precinct Reynolds.

Is Corpett there?

No.

Have you any idea when he'll be in?

Who wants him?

Mike Wearing.

Well, he's off today.

When will he be back?

Who knows?

Look, Reynolds, this is official business.

Well, that's tough and it looks like he'll have to deal with me.

All right.

I got a friend named Al Romano.

He worked for an outfit named Lester Pharmaceuticals.

So?

Well, at the blind, Lester's 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 Al Romano now?

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're going home.

You'll pick you up there.

Wait, I'll get my coat.

What for?

I'm going with you.

I don't be silly.

I don't need a nurse name.

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.

Open up.

Well, just a second.

Come on in, son.

It's not around.

What are you doing here, Lucy?

Well, I'll tell you.

I, uh...

I think maybe we both acted a little hasty this afternoon.

Really?

Mm-hmm.

You didn't mean what you said, neither did I.

About that kid, Joey Willow-Balatin.

Yeah.

It bothered me, too.

You know, you trouble Romano.

You're too sensitive.

You mustn't do little things like that.

Get under your skin.

Are you awful?

I'll be reasonable.

Come back to work for me and I'll sweep me out.

I'm not interested.

Say, at 2.50 a week, it'll be a bonus to the end of the year.

Do you think I'd touch that money?

Well, if you object to pushing the stuff together,

I'd just like to have you around.

I'm not that pretty.

Beauty is only skin-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.

To where 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.

Just a second.

Are you my Sergeant Corbett?

I heard you were all the time.

Not anymore.

Well, come in.

Does the invitation include me?

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'd bathe in Lennon.

Plus, I was working for him.

So...

No, he thinks a slice of character was mixed up in narcotics.

He was.

I'll take it easy.

What did Romano see you about?

He wanted me to find his wife.

You walk 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 that he makes sense.

After all, Romano's wife disappears.

Well, she'll turn up.

You giving odds?

What are you going to do about Lester?

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 Lester'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 to go.

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Now back to the adventures of the falcon.

An hour has passed in search and curb and detective Bill Reynolds

informed Mike of the murder of Al Romano.

Now the office of Lester Pharmaceuticals.

Hello, Lester.

Well, I think that high flying bird, the falcon.

Yeah, I got here before Bill Reynolds.

What's he?

A cop friend of yours?

No, he isn't.

Oh, nice place you've got here.

Lagan?

I think it's lovely.

What's back there?

Just another office.

Can I see it?

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 maybe you decide to switch.

Well, I tell you a red sum when the people are always sick,

so I think this might be a good racket.

Would you believe it if I told you?

No, I wouldn't.

I'm just going to tell you how much boric acid we handle.

That's a new name for us.

What do 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.

He was my friend.

Well, you know, you 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 creeper 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 set your apple tied wearing,

but I'm not going to lie.

No, sure.

But here it 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.

Well, I'm sorry.

You have to run.

Tell you, Corbett, this Lester is our boy.

If I will get you 10, he will kill Romano.

Well, I can't doubt it's Mike after all.

He's got no proof.

Well, if you'd only talk to him.

He doesn't have to.

I'd say.

Oh, come on in, Reynolds.

What's the story?

I just care for Lester's office.

And...

It's all on the anthem up.

I went to the place where the fine tooth comes.

Well, I must have been a few teeth missing.

Why?

What about Romano's murder?

He's got an ally.

He doesn't have to.

Oh, come on in, Reynolds.

What's the story?

I just care for Lester's office.

He's murdered.

He's got an ally by 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 never mind that.

Let's have the dope.

At the time Romano was killed, Lester was at the power of...

Oh, no.

How do you know?

I checked with the Nasher.

He remembered him.

With 90 million people in the joint, he remembers Lester?

Yes.

Lester had some trouble with Chekgrom.

He thought he'd let this coat there.

They found it later in the men's lounge.

Oh, that's rich.

What's wrong with it?

Everything.

It's too hot.

Are you nuts?

Anyone who looked at least bit like him for the past must have?

Then you think...

I think Lester staged the entire bit.

But even over to kill Romano, he had one of his friends

make the fuss of the theater.

You don't know what you're talking about.

Look, Reynolds.

I'm lucky.

Now, that's enough out of you, too.

Reynolds, suppose you check with Haskell, see if he's learned anything about Romano's life.

Okay, sir.

I want to know as soon as they find it.

Right.

Look, Corbett, you're not buying that alibi.

Well, have to, unless you can sell me something better.

I tell you, Lester killed our Romano.

All of you had opportunities?

He voted 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 one of you weak links.

You show me where.

Well, it's just there.

I don't know.

Wait a minute.

Hold everything.

L told me about a boy named Joey Willow.

I suppose this willow character tall really wouldn't do a cop.

Nobody might do someone else.

I'm going to give it the old college try.

Yeah, what can I do for you?

Joey willow around.

Yeah, I think so.

I saw him.

Oh, there he is.

Hey, Joey.

Yeah.

There's a fire here.

Let's see it.

You're looking for me?

Yeah, yeah.

For Joey Willow.

Oh, you.

Mike.

I'm a buddy of the Glester.

Are you working for this?

Mike.

Okay, I'm sure we won't be disturbed.

Positive.

Me and the boss are like this.

Wait till I turn on the light.

What's the stuff?

Huh?

Well, didn't less 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.

We'll talk later.

Remember a boy named Errol Manor?

Where's the stuff relags?

I'll tell me to relax.

What does less think he's pulling anyway?

Well, 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 you've done from him?

Yeah.

Are you there to say afternoon when he had his beef with Errol Manor?

You asked too many questions.

Well, I explained to you.

You know what?

I think you're a phony.

Yeah, I don't think less to send you here at all.

I have a wrong kid.

Okay, we'll find out.

Put down that phone.

I 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 that.

Are you don't understand?

No, you don't understand.

He's my brother.

What do they call you?

Weeping willow.

Oh, I bet it.

That's gun loaded.

What do you think?

I think I better go quietly.

So long, fellas.

I'll be seeing you.

Well, my brother kicked them out.

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.

Why, you press your hand?

And I always.

Oh, that's tough kid, because I don't have a grain in the place.

What?

I was supposed to pick up three answers today, but I couldn't take delivery with that Mike

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?

What does that make you a proposition?

You take care of wearing, and I'll take care of you.

Oh, what does that mean?

Just what it sounded like.

But 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 shot will fix that, huh?

Yeah, but you said you didn't.

You 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, right?

And a felony mask.

69, right.

Hey, huh?

How good is this?

The best.

Practically 100% pure stuff.

Where can I go?

Back office.

I'll keep watch out here.

Yeah.

You're powerless.

And I don't.

Find everything you need in the medicine chest.

Where's this?

Never mind.

I got it.

Need me help.

How do you think I am?

I know my way around.

All right, hurry it up.

I don't know if it's my imagination or what.

But I feel a million percent better already.

It ain't sure imagination, kid.

Roll down your sleeve.

Huh?

Sure.

You're powerless.

You said that before.

I mean it.

But the 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.

Hi, Wearing.

Come on in.

How did you get in 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?

Huh?

Well, hand, I'd say you were flying a 10,000 feet.

It's smart.

I'll let you have it right now.

What'd you get that gun?

Well, wouldn't you like to know?

That's why I asked.

But I think less than made a mistake.

You should have come to himself.

You talked too much.

So I've been told.

I'm going to break you to have it.

Oh, you can kill me.

What'll I get you?

Enough.

No, it won't.

Less there isn't 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 to you.

You don't get quite the wall up out of it, do you, sir?

How'd you do unless the can't eat your supplied?

What?

You'll feel like you're burning up.

You know how it hits you?

You can't eat your can't sleep.

You just want to die.

You've got to shut up.

Look at you.

Even now you're dead.

You've got to shut up.

Look at you.

Even now you're shaken so you couldn't hit the side of a bomb.

Yeah, I'll show you.

What did I tell you?

Let go.

Come on, drop it.

Let me go.

I'll break your arm.

All right.

All right.

Now sit down and behave yourself.

Listen, where are you going?

Get up.

Who?

Who do you call it?

I'll give you one guess.

I did mean it.

It's so delicious for us.

You know how it feels when you...

86, 86.

Carbid.

Oh, Sergeant.

This is wearing.

Which is more than I can say for you, fellas.

I just solved your case.

Fit you now.

Yes.

I got a boy and a gun here.

Bear me off.

Come again?

I just let's down to the weapon that killed our Romano.

And who do you think sent it over?

Mr. Vic Lester himself.

Can you top 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?

What do you and your family do on a weekend?

If you're average Americans on a Saturday or Sunday, you enjoy your car.

You take a short drive or a long trip.

If you use your automobile along on weekends, you have a good idea

how many millions of cars pour out onto the highways on weekends.

That's one reason why the traffic debt toll is so high.

And why the utmost caution is needed in weekend driving more than any other time.

Along with the good drivers, we see the speeders, the drinkers, the reckless ones,

the inexperienced drivers, and those who won't yield an inch out on the road.

As a result, debts in weekend automobile accidents have increased sharply,

about 2,600 annually.

That is an average of 50 more fatalities every weekend in 1951

than in 1946.

Interies in Saturday and Sunday traffic accidents are now 200,000 greater in a year.

On weekends, particularly, remember to drive as though your life depends on it.

It does.

Now back to the adventures of the Falcon.

20 minutes have passed since Mike received the general information that Rick Leicester was murdered.

And now at police headquarters, we find Sergeant Corbett killing him in on the details.

Here as we can figure it, Leicester was killed at seven o'clock.

Where were you at that time, Warren?

Now listen, Reynolds, he's entitled to an answer.

And 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.

Leicester once met with enough.

Well, where were you at seven o'clock?

On my way home.

That's a hard one.

Lay off, Reynolds.

I said lay off.

I said lay off.

He didn't kill Leicester.

And who did?

Let's take it from the top of the page.

You better start, Mike.

Well, we know for a fact that Leicester killed Romano.

How do we know that for a fact?

By the gun I took off Joey Willow.

He admitted Leicester gave it to him.

And the bullets match up with the slugs you remove from Romano's body.

Go on.

Well, when Leicester fell out getting too close for comfort,

he seemed Joey Willow into gunning me.

And I'll buy that.

Well, even Granny's right, Sergeant.

Still doesn't solve anything.

Doesn't it?

No, we got another murder on our hands.

If Leicester killed Romano, who killed Leicester?

What about Joey Willow?

I don't see a worry.

She's out of buy.

That's right.

He was waiting for me at my place.

Obviously, there's someone else we haven't thought of.

Well, how about Mrs. Romano?

Yeah.

That makes sense.

Not to me, it doesn't.

Where's the motive?

Well, Leicester killed her husband.

I'll call but make up your mind.

First, you were looking for her because your fault

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.

So where do we go from here?

We've looked high and low.

That way?

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.

I'm afraid I don't.

A lesson 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?

Sure.

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 Leicester.

Oh, you.

What?

Right after I've phoned you, you must have called Leicester

and told him the worst.

Yeah, crazy.

He told me how to get rid of Romano before you got there.

You figured that would solve everything.

You know, believe me, are you covered?

I want to hear more.

Then after Romano's death, when I kept insisting Leicester was behind it,

Romano thought he had to get rid of Leicester for his own protection.

Shut up, Sergeant.

You can listen to this if you want to.

But I've got to say.

There you are.

It is, gunman.

It will be a pleasure.

Hey, that's what I found.

What do you make of this?

By the way, make of what?

His service revolver.

It's been fired recently.

Let me see that.

I could explain it, sir.

Shut up.

What do you bet the flood that killed Leicester came from this gun?

I wouldn't be at all surprised.

As only a favor, Mike.

Sure, Sergeant.

Leave me and Reynolds alone for a while.

I got some departmental business I want to take up with them.

Alone.

Come on, morbid cheer up.

How about stopping somewhere for a beer?

I don't feel like celebrating.

And I think what the public don't make of this.

Oh, they'll understand.

They know the thousands of decent things cup dudes do every day of the year don't make news.

It's only when a cup does something rotten that makes headlines.

Daily with a cup.

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.

Yeah, but they're the exception not the rule.

Well, everybody knows that.

Incidentally, what did he tell you?

He was working with Leicester for the past six months.

When he thought she were getting too close for comfort,

he decided to get rid of Leicester so there'd be no trail leading back to him.

He confessed all of it.

And more.

You should have seen him.

He couldn't ask for a more cooperative witness.

There he was practically crying for the stenographer to get it all down.

Well, I can't see why.

Oh, wait a minute.

What happened when I left you two alone?

Well, this is strictly between us.

Well, sure.

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 16.

Good night, Mike.

Thank you.