The Saint: No Hiding Place 11/19/1950

Summary

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Podcast Summary: The Saint – "No Hiding Place" (Original Airdate: November 19, 1950)

Podcast: Choice Classic Radio Detectives | Old Time Radio
Episode: The Saint: No Hiding Place
Host: Choice Classic Radio
Air Date: May 3, 2026 (Re-broadcast)
Starring: Vincent Price as Simon Templar

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Episode Overview

This episode of The Saint, starring Vincent Price, plunges listeners into a world of prison intrigue, underworld secrets, and the determination of one man—Simon Templar—to save an innocent from a fate worse than prison. "No Hiding Place" sees Templar trying to unravel the motives behind a series of attempts on a convict's life, a desperate prison break, and the sinister influence of a nightclub owner with a dark past.

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Key Discussion Points and Plot Highlights

1. The Prison Plea for Help

• Setting the Stage: Simon Templar visits the state prison after receiving a desperate letter from inmate Tommy Patrick, who claims someone is trying to kill him ([02:25]).
• Warden’s Confession: The warden laments the inability to protect prisoners due to overcrowding, understaffing, and societal neglect ([03:00]):

  "This prison was built for 1200 men. I’ve got 4000... The guards are overworked and underpaid. The food’s bad. There’s no recreation facility..." – Warden ([03:00])

2. The Prison Break and Public Outcry

• Tommy escapes, leading to a citywide manhunt.
• Simon discusses with his friend Louis the dual feelings of guilt and identification everyone feels when a man is on the run ([04:16]):

  "The universal guilt feeling, Louie. Whenever there’s a man in hiding, that man might be you or me." – Simon Templar ([04:22])

• Louis humorously equates the feeling with when a leopard escaped from the zoo ([04:31]).

3. The Hunt for Clues

• Visit to Tommy’s Old Haunt: Simon visits Tommy’s former rooming house and bribes the gruff landlady for information, discovering Tommy’s sister Nancy works at the Voodoo Room nightclub ([06:42]).

  "I got a memory like an elephant. Come on in." – Landlady ([06:23])

• Simon learns that Tommy and Nancy were raised separately, and Nancy is oblivious to Tommy's current plight ([06:46]).

4. Confrontation at the Voodoo Room

• At the nightclub, Simon meets Nancy Patrick and attempts to help, but stirs suspicion with the bartender, Frank, and owner Charlie Forelli ([08:03]).

  "A guy wears a necktie, drinks scotch in the afternoon, Thinks all the girls should fall down dying dead when he waves his little finger." – Frank ([08:03])

• Simon is summoned (and roughed up) by Forelli, who tries to determine Simon’s interest in Tommy ([10:32]).

  "Mr. Templar, showing interest in other people's affairs is not always healthy... Teach him, Frank." – Charlie Forelli ([10:32])

• Simon is beaten and thrown out but remains undeterred ([11:05]).

5. Backroom Investigations

• Simon investigates Forelli’s criminal background at the newspaper “morgue,” learning about Forelli’s Prohibition-era exploits and his possible links to the underworld ([12:49]).
• He further uncovers Tommy’s own history—a failed liquor-store holdup, a partner (Nick Pantel) killed, and persistent claims he was framed ([13:25]).

6. A Family in Peril

• At Nancy’s apartment, Simon offers comfort as both wait for Tommy ([14:07]). Their fears mount as they sense they’re being watched and threatened ([14:31]).
• Frank's intrusion leads to a fight, showcasing Simon’s resilience and Nancy’s vulnerability ([15:33]).

  "This is for the egg on the head, Frankie. And this is just because I don’t like you." – Simon Templar ([15:42])

• The next morning, Tommy finally appears, sick and afraid ([17:25]).

7. The Real Motive and a Race Against Time

• Simon deduces someone is trying to silence Tommy for something he unknowingly knows.
• Through questioning, Simon discovers a cryptic warning Nick Pantel once gave Tommy:

  "Just as if anything ever happened to him, to Nick. I was to look for the ace in the hole." – Tommy Patrick ([19:47])

• Simon deduces that the mysterious “ace in the hole” might be a physical clue Nick left behind.

8. The Cellar Search and Ultimate Showdown

• Simon returns to the rooming house with Nancy, searching for Nick’s trunk. With the landlady’s help, they find it in the cellar ([22:23]).
• Hidden in the trunk’s bill is a newspaper clipping in Italian—evidence of Forelli’s crime in Sicily ([23:30]):

  "The best hiding place is sometimes the most obvious." – Simon Templar ([23:30])

• Forelli and Frank confront Simon and Nancy. A standoff ensues as police arrive, summoned by the landlady (motivated by the reward, not civic spirit) ([25:04]).

  "I did. But I remembered there was a reward out for Tommy. And I figured Nancy knew where he was, hurt me to go back on my principles. But I forced myself." – Landlady ([25:08])

9. Resolution

• Confronted with evidence and police, Forelli decides to flee the country.
• Simon secures Tommy’s innocence and safety, as Tommy receives a full pardon ([26:16]).

  "Tommy deserved a few good breaks." – Simon Templar ([26:19])

• Louis raises lingering concerns about whether men like Forelli can ever truly be brought to justice and about Nancy’s well-being, with a wink toward Simon’s ongoing affection ([26:27], [27:08]).

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Notable Quotes and Memorable Moments

• Simon’s wit and warmth:

  "If I’m going to spend the night on your couch, you’d better call me Sim." – Simon Templar to Nancy ([16:33])

• Landlady’s running gags about memory and hating cops:

  "I got a very poor memory."
  "I hate cops. Of course, if they was to ask me, I got such a good memory." ([22:04], [22:44])

• Forelli’s philosophy:

  "Everything is for sale, Mr. Templar. You’ve got the money... In any sensible society, money can buy anything." – Charlie Forelli ([24:28], [25:44])

• Nancy’s resilience:

  "I’m not the crying type, knowing that kid’s out there somewhere, cold and scared, hunted and alone." – Nancy Patrick ([15:00])

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Key Timestamps

• 01:38–03:45 – Simon’s visit to the warden, revelation of Tommy’s peril, and news of the prison break
• 04:49–06:48 – Simon visits Tommy’s old rooming house and bribes the landlady
• 07:26–09:13 – Simon at the Voodoo Room, meets Frank and Nancy
• 10:32–11:05 – Simon is threatened and beaten by Forelli
• 12:30–13:46 – Simon’s research on Forelli and Tommy’s past
• 15:33–16:01 – Simon’s fight with Frank at Nancy’s apartment
• 17:22–19:09 – Tommy comes out of hiding, describes his terror and the frame-up
• 23:05–24:14 – Discovery of the newspaper clipping hidden in the trunk
• 25:04–26:00 – Final confrontation with Forelli as police arrive
• 26:16–27:08 – Tommy’s pardon and closing reflections with Simon and Louis

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Tone and Style

The episode combines gritty detective drama with sardonic humor and sharp wordplay—hallmarks of Simon Templar. The supporting characters, particularly wisecracking cabbie Louis and the cynically pragmatic landlady, provide levity amid life-or-death stakes. The dialogue is brisk, witty, and layered with double meanings, suited for fans of classic radio’s golden age.

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Whether you’re drawn by Vincent Price’s charismatic performance or the labyrinthine plotting of a classic noir, “No Hiding Place” satisfies as both an adventure and a thoughtful commentary on justice, loyalty, and the temptation of easy money.

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Transcript

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[Narrator]

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[Frank]

Right in here.

[Simon Templar]

Oh, thank you. Come in. Mr. Templer. Oh, Warden, how are you?

[Warden]

I'm just as gloomy as ever. Sit down. Haven't seen you for a long time.

[Simon Templar]

I do my best to keep out of jail.

[Warden]

And you do your best to get a lot of people in. What can I do for you?

[Simon Templar]

And I wanted permission to see one of your prisoners.

[Frank]

Oh.

[Sam]

Oh, he is.

[Simon Templar]

Tommy. Patrick.

[Warden]

Can't be done. Even for you. Patrick's in the prison hospital. No visitors allowed there.

[Simon Templar]

I see.

[Warden]

You know Tommy.

[Simon Templar]

He did some work for me years ago, Warden, that's all. I didn't even know he was here in prison until I got his letter.

[Warden]

Letter? I wonder how he got a letter out of here.

[Simon Templar]

I don't know. He couldn't very well have put it in the mailbox at the corner.

[Warden]

Mind if I take a look at it?

[Simon Templar]

Oh, of course not. Here it is.

[Warden]

Dear Mr. Templar, maybe I got no right to ask your help, but I need it bad. They're trying to kill me, but I don't know why. Tommy Patchak.

[Simon Templar]

Hmm. You know, I've got a hunch Tommy's telling the truth. Am I right, Warden?

[Warden]

Yes, you are. Patrick's been here three years. He's due out next spring. In three years, there've been five attempts on his life by other prisoners. The latest was just a day or so ago.

[Simon Templar]

Was he hurt seriously?

[Warden]

Knifed, but not seriously. We don't know who did it. And Patrick's too scared to tell. Most likely we'll never know.

[Simon Templar]

Borden, haven't you any way of protecting this man?

[Warden]

Protect him? Look, Templar, this prison was built for 1200 men. I've got 4000. The guards are overworked and underpaid. The food's bad. There's no recreation facility. And every year society sends me a thousand more men and says Keep them in your crowded cage for a few years and send them back good citizens. Protect Patrick. Why, I can't even.

[Simon Templar]

Hey, what's that?

[Warden]

It's been a break. Hello, Evans.

[Simon Templar]

Where is it?

[Warden]

How many I see. Be right over.

[Simon Templar]

What is it, warden?

[Warden]

Your friend Patrick Templer, he couldn't wait for you. He's gone.

[Landlady]

Read all about the prison break. Patchak's still at large. Read all about it. Extra.

[Simon Templar]

Taxi. Hey, taxi. Well, good afternoon, Louie.

[Louis]

Afternoon, Mr. Templer. Ain't it a heavenly day?

[Simon Templar]

Yes, Louis, it is.

[Louis]

Where to, Mr. Templer?

[Simon Templar]

312 Main Street, Louie.

[Charlie Forelli]

Gotcha.

[Louis]

You read about that prison break last night? Mr. Templer said his PAT check rolled out in the laundry truck. You think they'll catch him?

[Simon Templar]

Oh, sooner or later, Louis. They always do.

[Louis]

You know something? I kind of hope they don't in my. In my subunconscious, that is. Why is that, Mr. Templer?

[Simon Templar]

The universal guilt feeling, Louie. Whenever there's a man in hiding, that man might be you or me.

[Louis]

Yeah, yeah.

[Simon Templar]

Fruit, huh, Louie? It's Freud.

[Louis]

That's what I said, Siegfried. Fruit. You know shop Moore, Mr. Templar. I kind of felt this way when that leopard escaped last spring, remember? Then he come back to his cage all by himself. It was kind of sad.

[Simon Templar]

An allegory, Louie?

[Louis]

No, no, no. I was a leopard. You think Patrick will come back to the cage, Mr. Templer?

[Simon Templar]

Well, I'm afraid that for him there is no hiding place. Hey, isn't this Main Street, Louis?

[Louis]

Oh, yeah, sure.

[Charlie Forelli]

Yeah.

[Louis]

3:12. Anybody we know?

[Simon Templar]

I got a tip that Tommy Patrick used to live here. Perhaps if I can help him, then you and I won't feel so guilty. Wait for me, Louisa.

[Louis]

Sure.

[Simon Templar]

I'll be darned.

[Frank]

What's the matter?

[Simon Templar]

I've been to this house before.

[Louis]

You got friends in the strangest places.

[Simon Templar]

Yeah, As I remember, the landlady was one of the most charming, cultivated damsels I ever had the pleasure of meeting.

[Louis]

Some guy's got all the luck. You sure you don't want me to come with you?

[Simon Templar]

No, thanks, Louis. I want her all to myself.

[Landlady]

Yeah, what do you want?

[Simon Templar]

Dear heart and gentle person, don't you remember me?

[Landlady]

My memory ain't so good.

[Simon Templar]

Well, I'm a friend of Tommy Patrick.

[Landlady]

Oh, you are? Know who I am? Shirley Temple. You're a cop, that's what. Cops have been thicker than flies around here last night and today both.

[Simon Templar]

Well, for here, that's pretty thick.

[Landlady]

I run a respectable rumenhouse, and every time a cop comes to the front door, five more Rumors go out the back.

[Simon Templar]

Oh, rumors are flying.

[Landlady]

Worse for business than the bubonic plague. I hate cops. What do you want, cop?

[Simon Templar]

I'm not a policeman, really. I'm trying to help Tommy if I can. If you know anything, I got a very poor memory. Well, now, here. Would a treasury note refresh it any?

[Landlady]

I got a memory like an elephant. Come on in.

[Simon Templar]

Thank you. Now, about Tommy Patrick.

[Landlady]

Well, say, you sure you're not a cop?

[Warden]

Quite sure.

[Landlady]

Well, I ain't looking for Tommy to come here, but he's got a sister, Nancy.

[Simon Templar]

I didn't know that.

[Landlady]

The cops don't either. They were raised separate and Tommy didn't want her brought into his trouble.

[Simon Templar]

Any idea where I could find her?

[Landlady]

I got a very poor memory.

[Simon Templar]

Here we are.

[Landlady]

Thanks. She works at the Voodoo Room. Cigarette girl.

[Simon Templar]

Voodoo Room? That's Charlie Forelli's place, isn't it?

[Landlady]

Yeah, sure it is. Say, you positive you're not a cop?

[Simon Templar]

Madam, I might as well confess. I am a personal emissary of J. Edgar Hoover.

[Landlady]

You are, huh? Well, that's good enough for me. Finest president we ever had.

[Simon Templar]

Thank you and goodbye. Barbara Fritch, Bartender.

[Frank]

Who do you think you're talking to?

[Simon Templar]

Well, you're standing behind the bar. I presumed you were the bartender.

[Frank]

Well, I'm not. Joe is. I'm a big shot around here.

[Simon Templar]

Oh, I beg your pardon. I'll wait for Joe, the small shot.

[Frank]

He'll have a long wait. He went out to get a drink, which means he won't be back for several drinks. What'll it be?

[Simon Templar]

Scotch over ice, please.

[Frank]

Coming up? Yeah.

[Simon Templar]

Thank you.

[Tommy Patrick]

Yeah.

[Simon Templar]

Nancy around?

[Frank]

Nancy around? Who wants to know? A guy wears a necktie, drinks scotch in the afternoon, Thinks all the girls should fall down dying dead when he waves his little finger.

[Simon Templar]

Look, all I asked was, is Nancy.

[Frank]

Big man, drinks scotch in the afternoon. Thinks he's got a right to. Real big operator here drinks scotch in the afternoon. I don't.

[Landlady]

Go away, please. You talk too much.

[Nancy Patrick]

And you don't say anything. Just go polish your glasses.

[Frank]

Okay?

[Simon Templar]

Okay.

[Frank]

A real big pinstripe, white shirt, necktie type operator.

[Nancy Patrick]

Well, you want to see me?

[Simon Templar]

What about? I was down at the state prison last night. I had a letter from a man who wanted to see me, but he couldn't wait.

[Nancy Patrick]

Tommy?

[Simon Templar]

Yes? I'm Simon Templar. I used to know your brother.

[Nancy Patrick]

What do you want?

[Simon Templar]

I want to help if I can.

[Nancy Patrick]

You're the saint, aren't you? Yes, I remember. Tommy talked about you. Could you come to my place later? I live at the Sheldon. It's the back apartment on the second floor.

[Simon Templar]

What time?

[Nancy Patrick]

Around 11. I'll take off early tonight.

[Simon Templar]

I'll be there. Nancy, do you think there's any chance Tommy might come?

[Nancy Patrick]

I don't.

[Frank]

Excuse me, but I got a message to deliver. Mac.

[Simon Templar]

Well, what is it, Jack?

[Frank]

Mr. Forelli just said that he wants to see you in his office.

[Nancy Patrick]

Keep out of this, Frank. Farrelli doesn't even know he's here.

[Frank]

I said that Mr. Farrelli wants to see Mr. Man of distinction here. And if I have to persuade him, then I'll persuade him.

[Simon Templar]

Now stop flexing your muscles, Frank. You need your strength for the cocktail hour.

[Frank]

I said that Mr. Farelli wants to see you.

[Simon Templar]

But an unattractive gun. It matches your face.

[Frank]

Listen, Max, please, Mr. Templer.

[Simon Templar]

Lead on, Jack.

[Frank]

Now you lead. I'll be right behind you. Just to make sure that you get there. You stay here, Nancy. Some big deal, this guy. Scotch in the afternoon, Thinks right away all the girls should fall down dying dead. One of you guy to see you, Mr. Pirelli. He was bashful, so I brought him.

[Charlie Forelli]

Oh, come in, come in.

[Simon Templar]

Mr. Diamond Templar?

[Charlie Forelli]

Yeah. Welcome to the Voodoo Room, Mr. Templar. Let us see more of you. Cigar?

[Simon Templar]

Thank you.

[Charlie Forelli]

That's our own brand. And a violet perfume for the lady of your choice.

[Landlady]

Voodoo.

[Frank]

From the Voodoo Room.

[Charlie Forelli]

That's a little trick I picked up from Sherman Billingsley.

[Simon Templar]

Mm. Thank you. And where did you pick up this little trick? Mr. Farrelli.

[Frank]

Right.

[Charlie Forelli]

Yeah, well, he's rather class conscious, but a hard worker.

[Frank]

I was asking about Tommy Patrick, Mr. Farrelli.

[Charlie Forelli]

I heard him.

[Simon Templar]

Indeed.

[Charlie Forelli]

Well, you're a friend of Tommy's, Mr. Templet.

[Simon Templar]

Possibly.

[Charlie Forelli]

Possibly.

[Simon Templar]

Mm.

[Charlie Forelli]

And you might possibly be in touch with him soon?

[Simon Templar]

I couldn't say.

[Charlie Forelli]

You couldn't say? But you could tell us the basis of your interest in Tommy?

[Simon Templar]

I could, but I see no reason to.

[Charlie Forelli]

You see no reason to? Mr. Templar, showing interest in other people's affairs is not always healthy. And some people know this instinctively, and others have to be taught. Teach him, Frank.

[Frank]

Sure. Not such a big operator now.

[Charlie Forelli]

That's enough, Frank.

[Simon Templar]

That's enough.

[Charlie Forelli]

Throw him out the back way.

[Frank]

Well, okay. Mr. Farelli. Hey, Mr. Farelli. I think I broke the bottle of perfume he gave him.

[Charlie Forelli]

I heard something crack. Well, let's look on the bright side, Frank. Might have been a rib.

[Louis]

Yeah.

[Frank]

Might.

[Charlie Forelli]

Yeah.

[Frank]

Saves them, right? Drinking scotch in the afternoon with a Necktime.

[Simon Templar]

Louie. Hey.

[Louis]

Hey, Mr. Templar. What happened here? Wait, I'll help you into the cab.

[Simon Templar]

Thank you.

[Louis]

Oh, gee, what happened Mr. Templer, you look horrible. You sure smell pretty.

[Simon Templar]

But that's a doubtful consolation. I tangled with Mr. Charlie Forelli.

[Frank]

Yeah?

[Louis]

How does he look, huh?

[Simon Templar]

Not a scratch.

[Louis]

Oh, that Farrelli is bad medicine. Stay away from him, Mr. Templar. The less you know about his business, the better.

[Simon Templar]

Maybe, but after you take me home for repairs, you can take me to the morgue. The morgue?

[Louis]

I hope and trust. A round trip.

[Simon Templar]

The newspaper morgue. Oh, I'm gonna do some checking on Frilly. I begin to detect quite an odor about this whole business.

[Louis]

So do I. I hardly trust myself in the same camp with you. You get it, Mr. Templar.

[Charlie Forelli]

You said so.

[Louis]

You detect an order, so I showy home.

[Frank]

Yes, sir.

[Simon Templar]

Hello, Sam.

[Sam]

Well, Simon Templer, the Robin Hood of modern crime. How are things in Sherwood Forest?

[Simon Templar]

Everybody's getting ready for television.

[Sam]

Come on in, Come on in. Sit down and let's chew the fat. You know anything bad about anybody?

[Simon Templar]

Yes, that's why I'm here. Wonder if I could look at your files on Charlie Forelli's ham, huh?

[Sam]

Oh, no need to get dusty. I'll tell you all you want to know. Farelli came to this country around 25 years ago. Probably from Sicily. Nobody knows for sure. Made big dough in Prohibition days, liquor bought a nightclub. Might be leveling now and might not. Big connections, underworld and otherwise. Police never pinned anything on it. And if you ask me, they never will. It's a class operator.

[Simon Templar]

Thanks, Sam. How's your memory on Tommy Patrick?

[Sam]

Oh, had to pull the file on him today after his break last night. Yeah, sent up three years ago for attempted robbery. He and his buddy tried to hold up a liquor store. His partner was killed. Nick Pantel?

[Simon Templar]

Yeah, Pantel. I think that was his name.

[Sam]

Tommy was shot but recovered. He claimed it was a frame.

[Simon Templar]

Now, why would anyone want to frame him? Well, he didn't know.

[Sam]

I guess that's why nobody believed him.

[Simon Templar]

I see. Well, thanks, Sam.

[Louis]

Oh, anytime. Saint.

[Sam]

That's an interesting egg on your forehead. You walk into a dorm?

[Simon Templar]

No, someone slugged me. Oh.

[Sam]

Now, why would anybody want to slug you?

[Simon Templar]

I don't know. I guess that's why nobody believes me.

[Sam]

Yeah, well, stuff happens.

[Simon Templar]

Stuff happens. Good night, Sam.

[Nancy Patrick]

Who is it?

[Simon Templar]

Simon Templer.

[Tommy Patrick]

Nancy, come here quickly.

[Simon Templar]

Is anybody watching the house?

[Nancy Patrick]

I don't know. I don't think so, but I'm not sure. Oh, Mr. Templer, you're failed.

[Simon Templar]

You should see the rest of me. Well, I mean, I.

[Nancy Patrick]

What happened to Frankly, Joe?

[Simon Templar]

Well, he beat me up some, but I'm the durable type. Pre war construction.

[Nancy Patrick]

Oh, I despise him. He's always hanging around as if he owns Hate him. I guess I'm afraid of him too.

[Simon Templar]

What about for Ellie?

[Nancy Patrick]

I don't know. You know, I get the feeling he's watching me all the time. I almost feel sometimes like that's why he's hired me. So he could watch me.

[Simon Templar]

Does he know Tommy Patrick's your brother?

[Nancy Patrick]

I don't know. But he knows everything. Maybe he does.

[Landlady]

What's Tommy done? Why? Why is somebody trying to have him killed? What's he done?

[Simon Templar]

Come on, Nancy. Here's a shoulder to cry on.

[Nancy Patrick]

I'm sorry. I'm not the crying type, knowing that kid's out there somewhere, cold and scared, hunted and alone.

[Simon Templar]

Well, maybe he won't be alone if we can reach him. Or if he can reach us.

[Tommy Patrick]

Does he know where you live?

[Nancy Patrick]

Yeah, but how can he get.

[Tommy Patrick]

Shh.

[Simon Templar]

Someone outside the door?

[Nancy Patrick]

Who?

[Simon Templar]

We'll soon find out.

[Nancy Patrick]

Frank.

[Simon Templar]

Hey, you're quite an accomplished man, Frank. You tend bar, beat up the customers, listen at keyholes. What else do you do?

[Frank]

I take guys I find in my girl's room and I throw them downstairs.

[Nancy Patrick]

Frank, get out.

[Simon Templar]

Did you forget your blackjack, Frank? You might need it.

[Frank]

Big lady killing operator, eh? Well, come on, let's see how you bounce. Hey, stand still, Templar.

[Simon Templar]

This is for the egg on the head, Frankie. And this is just because I don't like.

[Landlady]

Oh,

[Simon Templar]

I hope your neighbors don't object to noisy parties. Nancy, come here.

[Nancy Patrick]

Mr. Templar. You hurt?

[Simon Templar]

No, I'm not hurt, but I don't think I'll have Frankie mix me any more drinks.

[Nancy Patrick]

You were pretty terrific.

[Simon Templar]

Was I? Oh, well, no, I. Well, you know best. Good night, Nancy.

[Nancy Patrick]

You're leaving?

[Simon Templar]

Oh, no indeed. Frankie might be back. I'll sit up and you take the bedroom. Now get some rest. Did you sleep at all last night?

[Nancy Patrick]

No, I kept waiting for Tommy.

[Simon Templar]

Yeah, get some rest. I'll stretch out on the couch. But if. If Tommy comes, I'll awaken you.

[Nancy Patrick]

All right, Mr. Templar.

[Simon Templar]

Nancy.

[Nancy Patrick]

Yes, Mr. Templer?

[Simon Templar]

If I'm going to spend the night on your couch, you'd better call me Sim. Hey, Nancy.

[Landlady]

Yes, Simon?

[Simon Templar]

Do I smell coffee and bacon? You do, Nancy. Men have married for such an aroma.

[Nancy Patrick]

Breakfast will be ready in a minute.

[Simon Templar]

Did you get any sleep?

[Nancy Patrick]

Yeah, I did. Finally. Simon. I wonder if they picked up Tommy yet.

[Simon Templar]

No, they didn't. I went out this morning around 6 and bought a paper.

[Nancy Patrick]

Here, let me see. Police, narrow trap around Patrick. Escape bandit still at large. Oh, Simon. What's that?

[Simon Templar]

It's your brother. He's on the fire escape.

[Landlady]

Oh, Tommy.

[Simon Templar]

Tommy, come on now. Let me help you. Tommy. There you go.

[Tommy Patrick]

I made it, sis.

[Simon Templar]

Come on now. Take it easy.

[Nancy Patrick]

Tommy, come here. Sit down over here.

[Tommy Patrick]

Yeah, yeah.

[Simon Templar]

Come on now. That's it.

[Nancy Patrick]

Don't talk. I'll get you breakfast and then put you to bed. You're all right now.

[Landlady]

Tommy.

[Simon Templar]

Did anyone see you come in?

[Tommy Patrick]

Look, I don't know. I had a breakout saying, they kill me. They killed me.

[Simon Templar]

I know, I know. Now pull yourself together. We haven't got much time.

[Tommy Patrick]

Who's trying to kill you? I think Farelli.

[Simon Templar]

Why?

[Nancy Patrick]

Why?

[Landlady]

I don't know.

[Frank]

I don't know.

[Simon Templar]

But you must.

[Landlady]

Can't you let him alone?

[Tommy Patrick]

I can't.

[Simon Templar]

Frank Farrelli, the police, some of them or all of them will be here at any minute.

[Tommy Patrick]

Don't let him take me back. They'll kill me.

[Simon Templar]

Look, we've got to find out why. Tommy. Nancy, hand him some coffee.

[Nancy Patrick]

All right away.

[Landlady]

Thanks.

[Simon Templar]

Now, you say Farrelli is trying to have you killed. That means you know something. Or he thinks you do. What is it?

[Tommy Patrick]

I don't know. I don't know. Don't you think I've been trying to figure it out for three years?

[Nancy Patrick]

Please, let him alone.

[Tommy Patrick]

I can't.

[Simon Templar]

You see, the holdup was a frame, right?

[Tommy Patrick]

We didn't even have guns. Nick and I just went in for some beer and the owner started shooting at us. He got Nick. He went to get me, too. When I came through, there was a gun planted on me. One on Nick, too.

[Simon Templar]

Did Nick know Forelli well?

[Tommy Patrick]

Can't I rest for a while?

[Simon Templar]

No, you've got to answer me. Yeah. Yeah.

[Tommy Patrick]

Nick knew Farrelli. I think he knew him in Sicily. But he never said he was lazy. But he was a good guy.

[Simon Templar]

He didn't work well. How did he get along? Why?

[Tommy Patrick]

I got the idea Farrelli gave him money. I don't know why.

[Simon Templar]

You were his friend.

[Tommy Patrick]

Yeah. Now we live in the same room and house on Third.

[Simon Templar]

And I know where it is. You know, I was there yesterday and met your charming landlady. Did Nick ever tell you anything about Farelli? About anything at all?

[Nancy Patrick]

Kansas. He is exhausted.

[Simon Templar]

Look, would you rather see him exhausted or dead? Tell me, Tommy, did Nick ever tell you anything about Farelli?

[Tommy Patrick]

Yes, sir. Just no one. Just as if anything ever happened to him, to Nick. I was to look for the ace in the hole.

[Simon Templar]

Did you? No. No, you couldn't. You were shot and railroaded into prison. What happened To Nick's things.

[Tommy Patrick]

Do you know they were sold? I guess he kept everything he had in an old trunk.

[Simon Templar]

An old trunk? Any chance it might still be at the rooming house? Maybe. I don't know. Tommy, look, is there any way we can get into that house without being seen? The police are watching it.

[Charlie Forelli]

I don't know.

[Simon Templar]

Oh, you've got to know.

[Tommy Patrick]

Yeah, yeah, yeah, I do.

[Simon Templar]

Yes.

[Tommy Patrick]

Through the backyard, next door, then through the garage.

[Simon Templar]

Come on, Nancy, we're taking him out of here.

[Nancy Patrick]

You can't move him now, son.

[Simon Templar]

We'll move him if we have to carry him. If we leave him here for Ellie, we'll kill him. Come on. If that trunk is still there, we've got a chance. Louie, listen very carefully.

[Louis]

Go ahead, Mr. Templar. It's your nickel.

[Simon Templar]

Are you feeling particularly reckless today? Wait.

[Louis]

What do you mean?

[Simon Templar]

How would you like to take somebody for a ride?

[Charlie Forelli]

Wow.

[Louis]

Mr. Templar, there ain't nothing I wouldn't do for you, you know that. But. But take somebody forever. My wife wouldn't like that.

[Simon Templar]

You haven't got a wife.

[Louis]

Yeah, but if I had one, she wouldn't like it. Honest, Mr. Templer, I never bumped off nobody my whole life.

[Simon Templar]

I know that. And I wouldn't expect you to start now. I just want you to take somebody for a ride in your cab. Oh, yeah. That somebody is somebody the police want. I don't want them to find him just yet.

[Sam]

Gotcha.

[Simon Templar]

Well, look, don't hit any bumps. He's in pretty bad condition.

[Louis]

Don't worry, Mr. Templar. He'll think he's in a baby buggy.

[Simon Templar]

Louie, I like you.

[Louis]

Oh, Mr. Temple. I bet you say that to all the cab drivers.

[Simon Templar]

Stand right behind this door, Nancy, until I.

[Landlady]

Hey, what are you doing sneaking in the back way? This is a respectable room in house. Or it would be if I had respectable rumors.

[Simon Templar]

Look, mother, I haven't much time. Do you remember Nick Pantel?

[Nancy Patrick]

Nick?

[Landlady]

Sure I do. Was shot three years ago. Dead now.

[Simon Templar]

Yes, I know. Did he leave a trunk here?

[Landlady]

I got a very bad memory here. Well, I sold the trunk.

[Simon Templar]

What?

[Landlady]

Lease the stuff in it. I had a perfect right. He didn't give me my two weeks notice before leaving.

[Simon Templar]

Is the trunk still here?

[Landlady]

It's down in the cellar. This door here.

[Simon Templar]

Oh, thank you.

[Landlady]

That's okay. I won't mention it to anybody. Won't even mention the Tommy Patchek sisters standing right in my hall behind the door. Of course, the cops would be kind of interested. Cause they're looking for a brother. But just the same Then you've got

[Simon Templar]

a perfect right to call the police if you want to.

[Landlady]

Oh, not me. I hate cops. Of course, if they was to ask me. I got such a good memory here. Thanks. Going back on me again.

[Simon Templar]

Wait a minute, Nancy, till I get the light. You see it?

[Nancy Patrick]

I think so. There's only one trunk here.

[Simon Templar]

Looks like Farelli covered this angle years ago. Huh. The lining's ripped up. So's the bottom.

[Nancy Patrick]

No use then.

[Simon Templar]

Perhaps. But perhaps. Nick Pantel Read Pose the purloined letter. You see this way, Bill, on the trunk.

[Nancy Patrick]

Yeah.

[Simon Templar]

I'm gonna see if it comes off.

[Nancy Patrick]

How's that prove that?

[Simon Templar]

The best hiding place is sometimes the most obvious. Look. There's a newspaper clipping on the other side. It's in Italian.

[Nancy Patrick]

Can you translate it, son?

[Simon Templar]

No, but I'll find someone who can. And when I.

[Charlie Forelli]

Save yourself the trouble. Mr. Templer.

[Landlady]

Son.

[Simon Templar]

Hello, Farelli.

[Frank]

Hi, Mac.

[Simon Templar]

Hi.

[Charlie Forelli]

I'll take that clipping. Keep him Cupid, Frank. Thank you.

[Simon Templar]

What do you propose to do now?

[Charlie Forelli]

What do I propose to do now? What would you do?

[Simon Templar]

Nothing. You're licked. For Ellie. You can destroy that clipping. But I can guess what it says. You committed a crime in Sicily years ago and had to flee the country. Probably. You killed a man. Nick Pantel knew it and was blackmailing you. You had him killed. Then you tried to have Tommy killed at the same time just because he might know.

[Charlie Forelli]

Just because he might know. And if I committed this crime, Mr. Templer, why didn't they extradite me?

[Simon Templar]

Because Mussolini was making the trains run on time and accepting bribes whenever they came along. Since then, you haven't been too sure, Farelli.

[Charlie Forelli]

Everything is for sale, Mr. Templar. You've got the money. Where's Tommy, Nancy?

[Simon Templar]

She doesn't know, Farley.

[Frank]

Do you?

[Simon Templar]

I think I'll just let you brood about that one.

[Nancy Patrick]

Mm.

[Charlie Forelli]

What do you think we should do, Frank?

[Frank]

Well, it looks like him or you, Mr. Farelli.

[Charlie Forelli]

How about the girl, Frank?

[Frank]

I don't know her, Frank.

[Charlie Forelli]

You heard what he said, kid.

[Sam]

Well, Frank.

[Simon Templar]

No, it won't work, Farelli.

[Frank]

It won't work.

[Charlie Forelli]

Well, difference of opinion is what makes horse races.

[Frank]

Hey, get back. You shut up.

[Landlady]

The gun. There's enough holes in the floor already. There's cups all over the house and outside.

[Charlie Forelli]

Who called him?

[Simon Templar]

I did, Mother. And you hated cops.

[Landlady]

I did. But I remembered there was a reward out for Tommy. And I figured Nancy knew where he was, hurt me to go back on my principles. But I forced myself.

[Frank]

Hey, what do we do, boss?

[Simon Templar]

Mr. Farrelli's a sensible man, Frank. He'll go back to the old country. That's better than facing a murder rap here, isn't it?

[Charlie Forelli]

Yes, yes, much better. Put up the gun, Frank.

[Frank]

Will not be for right.

[Simon Templar]

Give me that, Frankie. Give me that before I break your martini arm. There.

[Charlie Forelli]

Very impetuous young man, Frank.

[Landlady]

He might have killed you.

[Simon Templar]

Yeah, but he didn't. Shall we go, Farelli?

[Charlie Forelli]

Yes, we'll go. But it's only a question of time for me, Mr. Templer. I'll be back. In any sensible society, money can buy anything. And when we return to, shall I say, sensible basis, I'll be back.

[Simon Templar]

And if you come back, I won't be here.

[Narrator]

No.

[Charlie Forelli]

In the meantime, I'll read up on Pole. He might have saved me a lot of trouble.

[Louis]

At Tommy Patrick on a full pardon, Mr. Temple. A gee that swell.

[Simon Templar]

Yeah, Tommy deserved a few good breaks.

[Frank]

Yeah.

[Louis]

It's just two things about that case that bother me, Mr. Templin.

[Simon Templar]

Oh, what are they, Louie?

[Louis]

You think a guy like Florelli could ever come back to this country like he said?

[Simon Templar]

He'll be trying, Louie. So it's up to you and me.

[Louis]

Yeah?

[Simon Templar]

Yeah. And what's the other thing?

[Louis]

Well, you know that day you had me drive Tommy Patrick all over town? This cab when the cops was looking for him?

[Simon Templar]

Yeah.

[Louis]

Well, all he talked about was his sister. What a wonderful girl she was and how pretty.

[Simon Templar]

Yes.

[Louis]

Well, he was saying how hard she worked all her life now. Regular she was.

[Frank]

And how pretty.

[Louis]

Yes, And I just wondered, that's all. You know, if a girl was that pretty.

[Simon Templar]

Louie. The Voodoo Club is under new management. New owner, new bartender, but the same cigarette girl.

[Louis]

Yeah.

[Simon Templar]

Well, let's drive over there. You seem to be out of cigarette.

[Narrator]

You've been listening to another transcribed Adventure of the Saint. The Robin Hood of modern crime. Now here is our star, Vincent Price.

[Simon Templar]

Ladies and gentlemen, in tonight's cast, you heard Peggy Weber as the landlady and Sheldon Leonard as Frank. Victor Rodman was Forelli. Peter Leeds, Sam. Dick Krena played Tommy. Fred Shields the warden. Larry Dobkin plays Louis. This is Vincent Price inviting you to join us again next week at this same time for another exciting adventure of the Saint. Good night.

[Narrator]

Tonight's script of the Saint was written by Dick Carr. The Saint, based on characters created by Leslie Charteris, is a James L. Safier production and is directed by Helen Mack. Vincent Price is now starring in the Winslow Boy at the Las Palmas Theater here in Hollywood. Your announcer is Don Stanley. Three chimes mean good times. On NBC. Tonight, it's the Big Show. Once again, there'll be music with Meredith Wilson, Mindy Carson, Perry, Coma and many more. Comedy with Bob Hope, Jimmy Durante and Eddie Cantor. Drama with Jose Ferrer. In fact, it has everything, including Dalula. And tonight, Theater Guild on the Air presents another outstanding drama, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, starring Frederick March and Barbara Bel Geddes. So remember, visit the Big show today on N.