Philip Marlowe 48-09-26 001 Red Wind

Summary

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Podcast Summary: Harold's Old Time Radio

Episode: Philip Marlowe 48-09-26 001 Red Wind
Original Broadcast Date: September 26, 1948
Podcast Release Date: December 26, 2025
Host: Harold's Old Time Radio
Starring: Gerald Moore as Philip Marlowe

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Episode Overview

This episode resurrects a classic tale from the Golden Age of Radio: “Red Wind,” an adventure featuring Raymond Chandler’s hardboiled detective, Philip Marlowe. Set on a hot, wild Santa Ana night in Los Angeles, Marlowe gets pulled into a twisting web of murder, deceit, lost pearls, and dangerous love. He finds himself confronting killers, comforting a mysterious femme fatale, and sorting out blackmail and betrayal—all against the backdrop of Chandler's signature moody, poetic narration.

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Key Discussion Points & Plot Breakdown

The Santa Ana Wind and a Death at the Bar (01:00–03:47)

• The oppressive Santa Ana wind sets the stage for violence. Marlowe foreshadows trouble:

  “It was hot, boiling hot that night. I wanted to grab a beer and turn in early. So what happens? I get my beer, but with it comes a gunshot, a beautiful woman in trouble, and murder.” (Philip Marlowe, 01:00)

• At a bar, a mysterious drunk guns down a man named Waldo after Waldo asks about a woman in a bolero jacket and blue dress.
• Marlowe observes, helps the police, and notes Waldo had $700 on him.

Lola Barsley, the Woman in Trouble (03:47–07:45)

• Marlowe runs into Lola Barsley (the woman in question) outside his apartment. Tense, she briefly holds him at gunpoint.

  "Let's put that little thing away and have a nice cool drink, huh?" (Philip Marlowe, 05:48)

• Lola reveals: Waldo, formerly her chauffeur, stole a valuable necklace; she was to buy it back to keep it from her husband.
• The pearls' real value is sentimental—Johnny Dalmas, a lost love, gave them to her.

A Killer Pays a Visit (09:29–12:19)

• Marlowe is confronted at home by “Baldy,” the killer from the bar, holding a gun to his throat.
• Lola courageously distracts Baldy, enabling Marlowe to knock him out.

  "Thanks, sister. That buys me. Everything I have is yours now and forever." (Philip Marlowe, 11:58)

The Mystery Deepens: The Search for the Pearls (13:01–16:53)

• Lola, seeking closure, asks Marlowe to find the pearls.
• They search Waldo’s apartment, only to find another corpse: Leon Velasanos, apparently strangled.

The Clues Lead to Eugenie Kolchenko and Frank Barsley (18:55–22:21)

• Clues from a car key lead Marlowe to Eugenie Kolchenko.
• At her home, Marlowe meets Lola’s husband Frank and uncovers a blackmail scheme:
  • Frank’s bills (from Eugenie’s charges) and Lola’s pearls were being used for leverage by Waldo.
  • Frank admits hiring Leon to recover his bills. Waldo double-crossed Leon, killed him, but was then shot by his old partner.
• Marlowe negotiates to keep Frank’s scandal private—receiving $500 for his efforts:

  “Never do at once what can be profitably deferred. Pending negotiation.” (Philip Marlowe, 20:38)

Final Unraveling: The Pearls’ Truth and Personal Goodbyes (24:16–26:49)

• The pearls, recovered by police, are revealed as fakes save for the diamond clasp.

  "They're phony. All but the clasp, Marlowe. All but the clasp." (Lieutenant Ibarra, 24:44)

• Waldo had already sold the real necklace, substituting a glass imitation.
• Marlowe returns the clasp to Lola, who, though losing her pearls, retains the sentimental link to Johnny Dalmas.
• On a somber note:

  "You’ll never get over Johnny Dalmas. Goodbye, Lola. If anybody ever bothers you again, let me know. Name’s Marlowe. Philip Marlowe." (Philip Marlowe, 26:36)

Marlowe's Reflection and Noir Closure (27:08–28:43)

• Marlowe disposes of the fake pearls at the ocean, reflecting on deception and loss:

  “Phony pearls. They'd fooled Waldo and Lola Barsley. But they couldn't fool a seagull.” (Philip Marlowe, 27:56)

• The Santa Ana wind dies down, bringing a sense of release and cold clarity to Marlowe.

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• Opening Line on Fate:

  "Anything can happen when the Santa Ana blows in from the desert." (Marlowe, 01:47)

• Lola’s Love and Loss:

  “I love Johnny the way you love just one time. You understand that?” (Lola Barsley, 15:00)

• On Truth and Illusions:

  “Phony pearls. They'd fooled Waldo and Lola Barsley. But they couldn't fool a seagull.” (Marlowe, 27:56)

• Hardboiled Wit:

  “Never do at once what can be profitably deferred. Pending negotiation.” (Marlowe, 20:38)

• Bittersweet Parting:

  "You'll never get over Johnny Dalmas. Goodbye, Lola." (Marlowe, 26:36)

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Important Timestamps

• Santa Ana and Opening Murder: 01:00–03:47
• Lola’s Backstory and Blackmail: 04:38–07:45, 13:01–16:53
• Confrontation with Baldy: 09:29–12:19
• Unraveling the Web (Frank & Eugenie): 19:43–22:21
• Resolution – The Pearls: 24:16–26:49
• Marlowe’s Noir Meditation: 27:08–28:43

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Overall Tone & Style

“Red Wind” is steeped in classic noir style: smoky, poetic, darkly humorous, always a bit world-weary, yet shot through with deep feeling. Marlowe narrates poetically but unflinchingly about violence, longing, and deception in the margins of Los Angeles. The women are enigmatic, the villains dangerous yet oddly vulnerable, and the hero, though battered, remains deeply human and quietly compassionate.

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This episode provides a complete, atmospheric dose of Golden Age radio drama, especially suited for newcomers and enthusiasts of classic noir and detective fiction.

Transcript

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[Philip Marlowe]

It was hot, boiling hot that night. I wanted to grab a beer and turn in early. So what happens? I get my beer, but with it comes a gunshot, a beautiful woman in trouble, and murder.

[Narrator]

From the pen of Raymond Chandler, outstanding author of crime mysteries. CBS presents his most famous character, brought to you now in the Adventures of Philip Barlow. With Gerald Moore starred as Philip Barlow. We bring you tonight's unusual story, Red Wind.

[Philip Marlowe]

There was a rough desert wind blowing into Los Angeles that evening. It was one of those hot, dry Santa Anas that come down through the mountain passes and curl your hair and make your nerves jump and your skin itch. On nights like that, every booze party ends in a fight and meek little housewives feel the edge of a carving knife and study their husband's necks. Anything can happen when the Santa Ana blows in from the desert. I closed up my office early. I got tired of reading Philip Marlow, Private investigator backwards on the ground glass of my office door. So I locked up and decided a nice cold beer would taste good before I went up to my apartment. Fill her up again, Mr. Marlin? Marlow. Marlon. Yeah. Marlin's a fish. Yeah, I know. Marlon's also the name of a lady on the radio. Marlon comma Mary. The story of. Yeah, my wife listens to it. Yeah, good for her. Hey, you a bartender?

[Frank Barsley]

Another ride?

[Philip Marlowe]

Yeah. That drunk again? What do you expect in this business? Autograph hounds made us sappy, you hear?

[Narrator]

Be right with your sport. Gotta draw this man a beer.

[Philip Marlowe]

Crying out loud, these stumblebums. Hey, bud, you got another customer back us.

[Narrator]

Hey, bud, you seen a lady in here lately?

[Philip Marlowe]

A lady.

[Narrator]

Tall, good looking, brown hair, A print Bolero jacket and a blue silk dress.

[Philip Marlowe]

No, sir. No, sir. Nobody like that spinning.

[Narrator]

All right, straight scotch, fast.

[Philip Marlowe]

Yes, sir. Yes, sir. As the man drank, I noticed the drunk was grinning at him. And then, without changing his grin, the drunk swung. Swept a gun from somewhere so fast it was just a blur coming out. Made a couple of hard snaps and a little smoke. Very little. You other guys don't move. So long, Waldo. Don't move, you two. Poor Waldo. I bet I made his nose bleed. So long, boys. Drink up. Get on the phone, kid. I'll get his license number.

[Narrator]

Holy smokes.

[Philip Marlowe]

Too late. He drove away in the dead guy's car. Maybe he ain't there. No, he's dead all right. That guy was using a.22 target pistol. When they use that kind of gun, they don't make mistakes. Where's your phone? This is for the police. Prowl car boys were there in five minutes. Warlo was out of business all right. Nothing in his pockets told who he was, but he had about $700 on him. And with that kind of heavy coin, you can buy a good 1910 automobile even today. Well, I told the cops what I knew, including about Wardo's brown haired pretty girl in the bolero jacket. It was about 9 o' clock when I stepped out of the elevator in my apartment house and almost walked right into a brown haired pretty girl in a bolero jacket waiting for the elevator on my floor. Oh, excuse me just a minute, lady.

[Lola Barsley]

What is it?

[Philip Marlowe]

I'm a great admirer of bolero jackets. What? Now, take the one you've got on, for instance.

[Lola Barsley]

I'm sorry, but I'm in a hurry.

[Philip Marlowe]

No, no, no, wait.

[Lola Barsley]

If you'll be good enough to let me. Oh, you've made me miss the elevator.

[Philip Marlowe]

It's just as well.

[Lola Barsley]

What?

[Philip Marlowe]

Well, it's better you don't go out in those clothes.

[Lola Barsley]

Just what do you mean?

[Philip Marlowe]

Tall, good looking, Bolero jacket, blue silk dress. Mm. Lady, might I take the trouble of telling you that you're in trouble?

[Lola Barsley]

Trouble?

[Philip Marlowe]

Yeah. The cops are looking for you in those clothes.

[Lola Barsley]

I haven't done anything.

[Philip Marlowe]

Maybe not, but if I were you, I'd have a little talk with me.

[Lola Barsley]

I'm all unknown.

[Philip Marlowe]

I'm 41 across the hall and I know things about you. Well, good girl. Come along. It took a firm grip on her arm, but I managed to get her to my room. I rustled up some drinks, but when I turned to give her hers, I. I saw she held a small automatic. She looked at Me? Steadily. I put down both glasses slowly, so I wouldn't be misunderstood. Look, sister, I. I know it's hot tonight and heat does funny things to people, but let's put that little thing away and have a nice cool drink, huh?

[Lola Barsley]

Don't move.

[Philip Marlowe]

Oh, I'm strictly frozen in my tracks.

[Lola Barsley]

Stay that way.

[Philip Marlowe]

Okay, okay. But wouldn't you like to know that I'm a private detective?

[Lola Barsley]

Private detective?

[Philip Marlowe]

I can prove it if you'll let me. That's better. Yeah. I don't like those things pointed at me.

[Lola Barsley]

I'll have that drink.

[Philip Marlowe]

Oh, good. I don't often give good liquor away like this. I can't afford it.

[Lola Barsley]

Why are they after me?

[Philip Marlowe]

Well, a man was just shot in a bar down the street. Before he got it, he'd been asking about a tall, pretty girl with a bolero jacket.

[Lola Barsley]

What did he look like, this man?

[Philip Marlowe]

He was tall. About five' eleven, slim, Dark. Dark brown eyes with a lot of glitter. Dark suit, white handkerchief in the breast pocket. And he must have seen you earlier at night to know how you were dressed. Am I getting anywhere?

[Lola Barsley]

He used to be my. My chauffeur.

[Philip Marlowe]

You had an appointment with him, didn't you? He asked for you, didn't he?

[Lola Barsley]

Yes, I had an appointment with him. He'd stolen something from me. When he left three days ago. I was going to buy it back from him.

[Philip Marlowe]

Why didn't you tell the police?

[Lola Barsley]

I couldn't tell him.

[Philip Marlowe]

It was valuable, wasn't it? Valuable enough for warload of steel, $15,000, peanuts.

[Lola Barsley]

But it wasn't the value. You see, it meant something to me. The man I loved gave it to me. Now he's dead. We shot down over Germany. Now go back and tell my husband that he'll. He probably hired you.

[Philip Marlowe]

He did. How much is he paying me? And where is this husband of yours?

[Lola Barsley]

He's at a meeting.

[Philip Marlowe]

This late at night?

[Lola Barsley]

He's a very important man. The hydroelectric engineer.

[Philip Marlowe]

Never mind about him. What about Waldo? Why was he knocked off?

[Lola Barsley]

You mean he's dead? Waldo is dead?

[Philip Marlowe]

Yes, sister, he's dead. Very dead. Screaming won't bring him back.

[Lola Barsley]

I'm not going to scream. Who would that be?

[Philip Marlowe]

There's a dressing room behind the door. Hide there. Take your glass with you.

[Lola Barsley]

All right, all right.

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[Philip Marlowe]

I went to the door, making a loud yawning sound. Foolishly. I didn't have my gun. That was a mistake, because when I opened the door, the guy on the other side certainly had one. A.22 target automatic that had already killed one man that night. And I knew the bald head, the flat shiny eyes, and the face like a poisonous lizard. Baldy put the muzzle of his gun lightly against my throat. I backed into the room and Baldy kicked the door shut. You alone? Look for yourself. I'm asking, not looking. I'm alone. You and that dumb bartender saw me dust off Waldo. What did Waldo do to you? Who's asking? Just making conversation. He stewed on me on a bank job we did together. Got me four years in Michigan, Penn. How is he? Dead? Well, I'm still good, drunk or sober. Tell me why I came here, pal. You heard the bar keeping me talking. I told him my name and where I lived. That's how, pal, I said. Why skip it. The hangman won't ask you to guess why he's there. You're pretty tough at that, ain't you, pal? But you're slamming off. All right. But could you get that gun out of my neck and try somewhere else? Just any place. This better? This suit you all right? It just so it isn't my neck. Say when, pal. It's your party. I leaned against the gun weakly. The door of the dressing room showed A crack of darkness. The crack widened. I began to shake a little in spite of the heat. Girl came quietly into the room. But there was white all around her irises. She was scared. She had a gun in her hand. But I was sorry for her. Dead sorry. She tried to make the door a scream. Either way, it would be curtains for both of us. Scared, mister?

[Narrator]

Worried about any little thing.

[Philip Marlowe]

I couldn't talk. The girl floated in the air somewhere behind Paulie. And her horrified face was drifting toward us. My mouth was as cold and dry as yesterday's toast. Well, kid, how's it feel? You ready yet? Say the word. Well, don't think all night about it. If you're gonna do something about it, do it. Why not, pal? I like this. Suppose I yell, go ahead? Yeah, go ahead.

[Narrator]

Hey, look.

[Philip Marlowe]

Thanks, sister. That buys me. Everything I have is yours now and forever.

[Lola Barsley]

Is he dead?

[Philip Marlowe]

Flatter me no end, lady. I only punched him. Now get out of here while I call the cops down on this killer.

[Lola Barsley]

Good night.

[Philip Marlowe]

Wait a minute. Wait a minute. That jacket marks you for the cops. Leave it here. You don't need it in this kind of weather.

[Lola Barsley]

Here.

[Philip Marlowe]

Okay. See you again. Why, I don't know who might have be the rival of a dead flyer and things like that. Now, on second thought, forget the whole thing. I'll see that the police get Jesse James here. Good night, lady.

[Narrator]

Yeah? You mean me?

[Lola Barsley]

Yes, please.

[Philip Marlowe]

Oh, you again.

[Lola Barsley]

Get in. I want to talk to you.

[Philip Marlowe]

You want to know what happened at headquarters?

[Lola Barsley]

Yes.

[Philip Marlowe]

I went down to headquarters with the law and gave him the story. I left you out of it.

[Lola Barsley]

Oh, thanks.

[Philip Marlowe]

You saved my life. So no one knows anything about you. Incidentally, neither do I.

[Lola Barsley]

My name is Mrs. Frank Barthele. 212 Fremont Place, Olympia 24596. Is that what you wanted?

[Philip Marlowe]

I guess so.

[Lola Barsley]

Well, there it is.

[Philip Marlowe]

Now, why'd you really come back?

[Lola Barsley]

I wanted my pearls.

[Philip Marlowe]

Oh, no. Pearls too?

[Lola Barsley]

Yes.

[Philip Marlowe]

All right, tell me about the pearls. We've had a murder. A beautiful mystery woman and a sadistic killer. And an heroic rescue. Now we will have pearls.

[Lola Barsley]

I was to buy them back from the man called Waldo.

[Philip Marlowe]

I saw everything that came out of his pockets. There weren't any pearls.

[Lola Barsley]

Could they be hidden in his apartment?

[Philip Marlowe]

It's possible.

[Lola Barsley]

Waldo lived on the same floor you do in this apartment house.

[Philip Marlowe]

And why didn't I know him, at least by sight?

[Lola Barsley]

Well, he just moved in last week. He managed to get a sublet.

[Philip Marlowe]

Sort of amateur magician on the side, huh?

[Lola Barsley]

It's getting rather late.

[Philip Marlowe]

Yeah. What about Your husband, this hot, mysterious night.

[Lola Barsley]

He's still at his meeting.

[Philip Marlowe]

Good.

[Lola Barsley]

Why did you say that?

[Philip Marlowe]

I didn't have any answers. We just sat there looking at one another. I was suddenly aware of the hot desert wind stirring up the night. I took hold of her and I kissed her. She sat very still. I was shaking when I let go of her. Her voice trembled a little when she spoke.

[Lola Barsley]

I meant you to do that. I wasn't always this way. Only since Johnny Dalmas was killed in the war. He gave me those pearls. 41 of them with a diamond propeller clasp. I'd have loved them if they were wooden beads because he gave them to me. I love Johnny the way you love just one time. You understand that?

[Philip Marlowe]

Yes, I can. What I don't understand is how you could explain a $15,000 pearl necklace to your husband.

[Lola Barsley]

Told him they were imitation, that I bought them myself.

[Philip Marlowe]

How did Waldo latch onto them and what they stole?

[Lola Barsley]

When my husband was in Argentina, Waldo and I would go for long drives. I was restless and wretched because of Johnny. Sometimes Waldo and I had a little drink together, but that was all.

[Philip Marlowe]

But you confided in Waldo about those pearls. And when your husband came back, Waldo stole the pearls and offered to sell them back to you. He'd tell Papa, oh, I was a fool. Now you think the pearls are upstairs in Waldo's apartment?

[Lola Barsley]

I suppose it's a lot to ask.

[Philip Marlowe]

I've been paid. I'll go look. Wait here. Was I gone long, Lola? Well, no.

[Lola Barsley]

No pearls.

[Philip Marlowe]

No pearls. Oh. There was a man in Waller's room.

[Lola Barsley]

Man?

[Philip Marlowe]

You know a guy named Leon Velasanos?

[Lola Barsley]

No, not by name. I don't know.

[Philip Marlowe]

Mexican, South American. About 45, small, iron gray hair, very neat. Fawn colored suit, wine colored tie?

[Lola Barsley]

No, I don't think I know such a man. You say he was in the room?

[Philip Marlowe]

Yeah.

[Lola Barsley]

What did he say?

[Philip Marlowe]

Very little. In fact, nothing. He was dead.

[Narrator]

You are listening to the adventures of Philip Barlow, created by one of America's most outstanding writers of crime and mystery fiction, Raymond Chandler. Our story for today, the Red Win, continues in just a moment. But first, a message of interest for all young men. How would you like to be up there in the wild blue sky, flying America's mightiest bombers, fastest fighters and newest jet jobs. Believe me, it's a great feeling to know that you have the skill, the courage it takes to become a pilot. Officer in the United States Air Force. The Air Force that's second to none. Keep your eye on the local newspapers and your nearest army Air Force Recruiting Station. An aviation cadet recruiting team will be in your community soon. If you're between the ages of 20 and 26 and a half years of age, single and a high school graduate, plan to see the Aviation Cadet interviewing Team. If you pass the mental and physical examination, you'll be accepted for the 52 week Aviation Cadet Training Program. When you graduate, you'll be a second lieutenant in the U.S. air Force, the mightiest of all. And now back to the adventures of Philip Marlo with Gerald Bors, our star. We continue today's adventure.

[Philip Marlowe]

I sat with Lola Barsley in her car listening to the hot wind gallop around in the midnight streets. I just told her about the Latin looking man I'd found in Waldo's room in a very dead condition. I held her hands until they stopped trembling and then I gave her the few remaining details. He had a gun in his shoulder holster, but someone had strangled him before he could set up in business with a gun.

[Lola Barsley]

Someone? You mean Waldo?

[Philip Marlowe]

Maybe. You see that convertible coupe two cars ahead of us?

[Lola Barsley]

Oh, it's been there for hours there before I parked here to wait for you.

[Philip Marlowe]

Leon, the guy in Warlow's room came in that car. But according to the key container he carried, it isn't his car.

[Lola Barsley]

Whose car is it? Does it matter?

[Philip Marlowe]

Yeah, it belongs to a lady, according to the tag on the car keys. Eugenie Ko, West Los Angeles.

[Lola Barsley]

Never heard of her.

[Philip Marlowe]

Well, you better go home now.

[Lola Barsley]

What are you going do to do?

[Philip Marlowe]

Drive that flossy convertible around and wave at my friends? Impress people. You run along now.

[Narrator]

Me?

[Philip Marlowe]

I've got another date.

[Lola Barsley]

Yes, what is it, please?

[Philip Marlowe]

Ms. Eugenie Kilchenko?

[Lola Barsley]

Yes, what is it?

[Philip Marlowe]

Did you lose or misplace a pigeon? Gray convertible coupe.

[Lola Barsley]

What are you saying?

[Philip Marlowe]

Don't be alarmed. I found it, brought it home to you.

[Lola Barsley]

Come in, please. It is a reward you wish.

[Philip Marlowe]

Shall we say, snap out of a dragon, lady? Who was he?

[Lola Barsley]

Who was who?

[Philip Marlowe]

A little guy, Leon, you loaned your car to. He's dead. Who was he?

[Lola Barsley]

Oh, no, no.

[Philip Marlowe]

Eugenie, darling.

[Lola Barsley]

Darling, come here, please.

[Frank Barsley]

What's the matter, my dear? Who is this man?

[Philip Marlowe]

I came about Ms. Kolchenko's car. What about a car? Well, the gentleman who borrowed it couldn't return it on account of he isn't alive.

[Lola Barsley]

He's dead, darling. He is dead.

[Philip Marlowe]

That's putting it more bluntly, of course.

[Frank Barsley]

Dead, huh?

[Philip Marlowe]

Yeah, completely.

[Frank Barsley]

Who are you?

[Philip Marlowe]

Philip Marlow, private investigator. My cod.

[Frank Barsley]

Have you told the police yet?

[Philip Marlowe]

Never do at once what can be profitably deferred. Pending negotiation.

[Frank Barsley]

Aesop, I might negotiate. Just what do you know, Marlowe?

[Philip Marlowe]

Well, a man named of Waldo was shot in a bar tonight. I happen to have the insight as to who he was. And when I visited his apartment tonight, I found this Leon Velasanos dead.

[Frank Barsley]

He wouldn't have had $500 in 20s on him, would he?

[Philip Marlowe]

No, but this Waldo had over $700 on him when he was killed in that cocktail bar. Mostly in 20s. Is there a basis for negotiation yet?

[Frank Barsley]

Very well, Marlow. There were certain bills for some stuff Ms. Kolchenko here had charged to my account.

[Lola Barsley]

But, darling, you told me I might charge to your account.

[Frank Barsley]

All right, my dear, so I wasn't bright.

[Philip Marlowe]

That might be the understatement of the decade, but go on.

[Frank Barsley]

I had the bill safely in my briefcase. Somehow this Waldo had a chance to steal the briefcase. I hired leon, gave him $500 to buy back those bills from Waldo.

[Philip Marlowe]

Instead, Waldo took Leon's coupons, was forced to kill Leon in the process. Then he went out to keep another date and walked into an old pal hostile enough to blow him down. Huh?

[Frank Barsley]

And somebody still has those bills. And I'm in for a divorce suit, huh?

[Philip Marlowe]

The man who shot Waldo got away in Waldo's car with your briefcase. And it could be cops caught him.

[Frank Barsley]

And the police have the briefcase.

[Philip Marlowe]

Maybe. But the police are interested in solving crimes, not in tossing mud for the benefit of sensation eaters. I have a friend or two at headquarters. Let me see what I can do.

[Frank Barsley]

It's worth $500 to me, Marlow.

[Philip Marlowe]

Then that's what it'll cost you.

[Frank Barsley]

Good luck and thank you, Mr. Marlow.

[Philip Marlowe]

Philip Marlow. Remember Marlow?

[Frank Barsley]

My name is Frank Barsley.

[Philip Marlowe]

Barsley.

[Frank Barsley]

Oh, and just what does that mean?

[Philip Marlowe]

The big hydroelectric engineer?

[Narrator]

Yeah.

[Frank Barsley]

Yes.

[Narrator]

How'd you know?

[Philip Marlowe]

Never mind. May I use your telephone? Someday I must tell you about Ibarra, Dara. He's a salt of the earth. Ibarra. Detective lieutenant over at Central Homicide. Well, I phoned Ibarra from Ms. Kolchenko's house and told him where he could find a well dressed cadaver named Leon and furnished a few small details. I gave Ibarra time to check my tip, and then I went down to see the good lieutenant and told him why I'd been up in Waldo's room, only to find Leon instead of a certain lady's string of pearls. Pearls, eh? Yeah, I thought Waldo might have had them up there. Whose pearls were they now? Ladies? Go on. Or they might have been in Warlow's car that Warlow's killer drove away in.

[Narrator]

Yeah.

[Philip Marlowe]

What? Yeah, they might have. Yeah. Also a batch of bills charged to the account of a certain Frank Barsley. Yeah, police aren't interested in domestic scandal. They want to prevent or solve crimes.

[Frank Barsley]

Right.

[Philip Marlowe]

So? So I've got $500 for the police fund. If those pearls and those bills are returned to their rightful owners. Quit your kid. It's a valuable necklace. Yeah. There's your necklace. Take it away on the levelly Borough.

[Narrator]

Just tell me straight what it's all about.

[Philip Marlowe]

All I ask. Sure, sure. Well, you see, this Waldo was blackmailing a wife with the pearls and her husband with the bills. Bossley, that's the guy's name, sent Leon to get the bills from Waldo. Waldo killed him and then stepped out and got nailed by that guy in the bar he'd stool pigeoned against once. Mm. Well, if Bossley's name stays out of the papers, I get 500 bucks. It goes to the police fund. Thanks. We'll keep them out. I'm not in this case for money. I just want to get back the bills and the pearls.

[Frank Barsley]

Sure.

[Philip Marlowe]

And like you say, Marlo, the police aren't in business to sling mud. Look, you can deliver the pearls to the lady yourself if you like. No, you better take them to a Marlow. You see, except for that diamond propeller clasp on them. They're phony. Phony? But look, Marlow. I know. Pudding pearls, real pearls feel gritty between the teeth.

[Narrator]

These are hard and glassy. Try.

[Philip Marlowe]

Yeah, they're phony. All but the clasp, Marlo. All but the clasp. I took the pearls and had them appraised the next morning at a gilt edge place in Beverly Hills. Phony. All but the clothes clasp. An imitation. As good as these couldn't have been made that fast. These were the pearls that Waldo had stolen. I took the glass pearls to a dive on Melrose and had them duplicated for $20. I had the jeweler attach the diamond clasp to the $20 duplicate string of pearls. Then I called up Lola. Hello, Lola. Okay, you're in.

[Lola Barsley]

Oh, Mr. Marlow. Yes, it's okay.

[Philip Marlowe]

Here, I have a string of pearls for you.

[Lola Barsley]

Oh, really, Philip, Really? Did you get.

[Philip Marlowe]

Wait a minute. Wait a minute. Lola Wala was getting set to gyp you. He sold the real pearls and made up a string with the diamond clasp.

[Lola Barsley]

Oh. May I at least have the clasp?

[Philip Marlowe]

Sure. Meet me at 4 at Nikolayev's.

[Lola Barsley]

Nikolaev's at 4. I'll be there.

[Philip Marlowe]

There you are, Lola. These are the Pearls the police found in Warlow's car.

[Lola Barsley]

You were right. They're not my pearls.

[Philip Marlowe]

I'm sorry, Lola.

[Lola Barsley]

No, I still have the clasp that Johnny gave me.

[Philip Marlowe]

Well, I'm happy if you are.

[Lola Barsley]

Happy? No, not quite happy. See, this morning my husband told me where to separate.

[Philip Marlowe]

No, I'm very sorry, Lola.

[Lola Barsley]

You've been very kind.

[Philip Marlowe]

That's all right.

[Lola Barsley]

This is goodbye, I suppose.

[Philip Marlowe]

Yeah. You'll never get over Johnny Dalmas. Goodbye, Lola. If anybody ever bothers you again, let me know. Name's Marlow. Philip Marlow.

[Lola Barsley]

I remember Philip Marlow.

[Philip Marlowe]

I drove almost to Malibu. Then I parked. Then I walked way out on a rock cliff jutting into the Pacific Ocean. Then I reached into my pocket and dug out the string of Bohemian glass pearls Lt. Ibarra had found in Waldo's car. I cut the knot at one end and slipped the pearls off one by one. One by one. I flipped them into the water. Should have seen the gulls swoop down on them. Then they flapped up again, screaming indignantly. Phony pearls. They'd fooled Waldo and Lola Barsali. But they couldn't fool a seagull. I said aloud, to the memory of Johnny Dalmas, just another four flusher. I listened a while to the wheeling seagulls. All at once I realized that the wind had died. The Santa Ana had blown itself out. The red wind was done. It was over. It was cool again.

[Narrator]

The Adventures of Philip Barlow, created by Raymond Chandler, stars Gerald Moore and is produced and directed by Norman McDonnell. In tonight's story, Red Wind, Lola was played by Peggy Weber and Barry Kroger was Baldy. Joan Banks played Eugenie Kolchenko. Jeff Corey was Lieutenant Ibarra. Parley Bear was Barsley. Lou Krugman was Waldo and Wilms Herbert played the bartender. The special music was conceived and conducted by Ivan Ditmar. Philip Marlow will be back in just a moment. Young man, be a Marine. Combine travel, adventure and education at no expense to yourself. When you are a Marine, you can travel to the far places of the earth and carry on at the same time. Your own educational program or through free Marine Corps Institute correspondence courses. You have plenty of courses to choose from, and an ideal way of studying geography or history is to take a course dealing with a background of the area in which you are stationed or any of the more than 160 Marine Corps Institute courses. Thanks to this Marine Corps Institute, thousands of Marines are making continual educational advancements during their service in the US Marine Corps. That opportunity, upon becoming a US Marine, is yours. For the asking. Check with your nearest Marine Corps recruiting office tomorrow for complete information. Next week at this same time, be sure to tune in for another adventure of Philip Marlow. When Marlow says, I was low, very.

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