Saint 1951-02-11 The Bride Who Lost Her Groom

Summary

Podcast Summary: Harold's Old Time Radio

Episode Title: The Bride Who Lost Her Groom
Original Air Date: February 11, 1951
Release Date: July 7, 2025
Host/Author: Harold's Old Time Radio
Description: This episode features "The Saint," a beloved radio show from the Golden Age of Radio, portraying the adventures of Simon Templar, a modern-day Robin Hood tackling crime with wit and charm.

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Introduction

"The Bride Who Lost Her Groom" immerses listeners in a suspenseful narrative where Simon Templar, known as "The Saint" and portrayed by Vincent Price, steps in to unravel the mystery behind a groom's sudden disappearance at his wedding. Set in a time before television dominated entertainment, this episode exemplifies the captivating storytelling that made radio dramas a staple in family households.

Main Characters

• Simon Templar (Vincent Price): The protagonist, a clever and resourceful hero adept at solving complex crimes.
• Carol Blair: The distraught bride left at the altar when her groom, Jimmy Snyder, fails to appear.
• Theobald A. Blair: Carol's concerned uncle who teams up with Templar.
• Louis: A friend assisting Theobald and Templar in their investigation.
• Marie: Revealed to be Jimmy Snyder's secret wife.
• Anthony Dugan: An antagonist involved in coercing Jimmy through blackmail.

Plot Overview

The episode begins with Carol Blair preparing for her wedding, eager to marry Jimmy Snyder. However, chaos ensues when Jimmy doesn't show up at the altar, leaving Carol bewildered and heartbroken. Concerned for her wellbeing, Carol's uncle, Theobald A. Blair, and his friend Louis seek the assistance of Simon Templar to uncover the reasons behind Jimmy's disappearance.

Detailed Summary

The Missing Groom

[00:22] Vincent Price introduces Simon Templar, setting the stage for his role as "The Saint," a modern Robin Hood combating crime with intelligence and bravery.

[00:58 - 03:03] Carol Blair meets Louis outside the church, expressing her distress:

"I'm not married." [01:19] She clarifies that she never forgot her groom, leading Theobald to suspect foul play:
"For a girl in your position, you know what I think you need?" [02:09] Louis suggests that Carol might need "a saint," referring to Simon Templar's intervention.

Investigations Begin

[03:22 - 07:58] Theobald, Louis, and Simon visit Jimmy Snyder's lavish apartment in search of clues. Upon arrival, they encounter Jimmy disguised as a woman named Marie:

"I am Marie." [05:02] This bait suggests Jimmy's involvement in a double life and raises suspicions about his true intentions.

Confrontation with Anthony Dugan

[07:00 - 13:22] Anthony Dugan confronts the trio, revealing his sinister motives:

"I'm pointing the business end. Get in the car." [12:21] A tense showdown ensues when Theobald wields a revolver to protect himself and Simon:
"There's a revolver barrel poking its snout around the edge of that door." The altercation results in Dugan's demise, intensifying the mystery.

Uncovering the Truth

[13:12 - 18:58] The investigation uncovers that Jimmy was already married to Marie, leading to a complex web of deceit and blackmail. Clues such as a torn page from a magazine advertising Hamilton Watches hint at deeper conspiracies:

"She was evidently trying to tell us something with that ad." [19:00] Simon connects these clues to historical references, realizing the significance of the advertisement in solving the case.

Resolution

[19:54 - 26:24] The climax reveals that Jimmy killed Marie to prevent her and Dugan from forcing him into bigamy. He attempted to frame his uncle to protect Carol's reputation. Simon Templar unravels the intricate plot, ensuring justice is served and Carol's honor is restored.

Final Revelation

[23:54 - 24:56] Simon explains to Carol:

"Jimmy didn't care for the program, and so he killed him."
This revelation ties together the motives and actions of the characters, bringing closure to the tangled narrative.

Key Interactions and Notable Quotes

• Introduction of Simon Templar:

  "The Adventures of the Saints Starring Vincent Price the Saint." [00:22]

• Marie’s Revelation:

  "I am Marie." [05:02]

• Anthony Dugan’s Threat:

  "I'm pointing the business end. Get in the car." [08:58]

• The Revelation of Bigamy:

  "Jimmy didn't care for the program, and so he killed him." [23:54]

• Connection to American History:

  "Alexander Hamilton was the first Secretary of the Treasury." [25:20]

Themes and Insights

• Deception and Dual Lives: The episode explores the consequences of leading double lives, highlighting how deceit can entangle relationships and lead to tragic outcomes.

• Moral Ambiguity: Characters like Jimmy and Anthony Dugan exhibit morally questionable behavior, challenging Simon Templar's black-and-white sense of justice.

• Justice and Redemption: Simon Templar embodies the pursuit of justice, navigating through lies and violence to restore order and truth.

Conclusion

"The Bride Who Lost Her Groom" is a quintessential episode of "The Saint," blending suspense, drama, and intricate storytelling. Through Vincent Price's compelling portrayal of Simon Templar, listeners are taken on a riveting journey that underscores the timeless allure of classic radio dramas. This episode not only entertains but also reflects the societal values and the complexities of human relationships during the Golden Age of Radio.

Transcript

[Vincent Price]

The Adventures of the Saints Starring Vincent Price the Saint. Based on characters created by Leslie Charteris and known to millions from books, magazines and motion pictures, the Robin Hood of modern crime now comes transcribed to radio starring Hollywood's brilliant and talented actor, Vincent Price as the Saint.

[Carol Blair]

Taxi.

[Louis]

Taxi, lady. The name is Louis, but please hurry. Okay, but where to?

[Carol Blair]

I don't care.

[Simon Templar]

You don't?

[Louis]

I don't like to mention this lady, but I think you mislaid your groom.

[Theobald A. Blair]

What?

[Louis]

Of course, a girl getting married, she's kind of excited. Maybe she forgets a little something here and there. But lady, not your husband.

[Carol Blair]

I'm not married.

[Louis]

Look, you're all dressed up like your bride.

[Theobald A. Blair]

You come running out of that church.

[Vincent Price]

They was having a wedding there.

[Marie]

They thought they were, but. Oh, I want Jimmy.

[Louis]

Look, please lady, don't. Don't cry.

[Theobald A. Blair]

If I had Jimmy, I'd give him to you.

[Louis]

Who's Jimmy?

[Marie]

I love him.

[Carol Blair]

And we were going to get married.

[Marie]

And I went to the church and everybody was there except.

[Theobald A. Blair]

Except Jimmy.

[Marie]

Yes. I called everywhere. I know something terrible must have happened to him.

[Simon Templar]

Uhhuh.

[Louis]

For a girl in your position, you know what I think you need?

[Carol Blair]

What?

[Louis]

A saint. Mr. Templar, I hope you don't mind our barging in like this.

[Theobald A. Blair]

Of course not, Louie.

[Louis]

But you see, this here is.

[Carol Blair]

Oh, I'm Carol Blair.

[Louis]

Uh huh, Ms. Blair. But by this time she's supposed to have been Mrs. Snyder. Yeah, but she ain't on account of Mr. Snyder didn't show up at the altar.

[Simon Templar]

So.

[Theobald A. Blair]

Ms. Blair, please sit down.

[Marie]

Thank you.

[Theobald A. Blair]

Here, have a handkerchief.

[Marie]

I don't want a handkerchief. I want Jimmy.

[Theobald A. Blair]

Well, I don't have Jimmy. I might perhaps try to find him. Oh, Mr. Jim, whether I can or not is something else again. However, have you thought of the possibility that he might have changed his mind about matrimony?

[Carol Blair]

Oh no, he wouldn't have. He loves me. Well, Mr. Templar, there's nothing that could have kept Jemmy from marrying me. Nothing. Except death. Thank you for Bringing me home, Mr. Templar.

[Theobald A. Blair]

You're very welcome, Carol.

[Marie]

I'm sorry I cried so much.

[Theobald A. Blair]

I'll call you as soon as I. I have any news. Good night.

[Simon Templar]

Yeah.

[Louis]

Ms. Blair lives in a. In a very mansion.

[Theobald A. Blair]

So she does. Well, let's go, Louie.

[Louis]

Okay.

[Theobald A. Blair]

Where To James Snyder's apartment.

[Simon Templar]

Uh huh.

[Louis]

You think maybe he overslept?

[Theobald A. Blair]

I doubt it.

[Louis]

Hey, Mr. Templer, I read a book.

[Theobald A. Blair]

Once so I wouldn't brood about it.

[Louis]

Louie, now listen, in this here book, a girl's fellow don't show up to Marry her? On account of he's dead? You know, on account of somebody killed him.

[Theobald A. Blair]

Oh, well, that would explain why he's dead, all right.

[Louis]

So the girl says, zounds. In those days, girls used to say zounds.

[Theobald A. Blair]

That ain't what Ms. Carol Blair said.

[Louis]

I guess she didn't read the book.

[Theobald A. Blair]

Well, probably too busy clipping her coupons.

[Louis]

Oh, she's loaded, huh?

[Theobald A. Blair]

She is loaded.

[Louis]

Well, money and everything.

[Simon Templar]

Hmm.

[Theobald A. Blair]

I wonder if that's what James Snyder thought.

[Simon Templar]

Huh? Oh, yeah.

[Louis]

Ms. Blair told us he was broke.

[Simon Templar]

Yeah.

[Louis]

Hey, I got the solution.

[Theobald A. Blair]

Yes, Louis? Maybe he got a job.

[Louis]

Now, this here is a very fancy type hallway, Mr. Temple.

[Theobald A. Blair]

So it is. Gaudy, but not neat. 1C. 1C.

[Simon Templar]

Yes, it is.

[Louis]

How can a guy with no dough.

[Simon Templar]

Afford to live here?

[Theobald A. Blair]

Well, we'll ask him. If he answers that doorbell.

[Louis]

He'S in.

[Jimmy Snyder]

Hello.

[Louis]

Except he's a she.

[Theobald A. Blair]

Good evening. May we come in?

[Jimmy Snyder]

All right.

[Simon Templar]

Thank you. It was Templar.

[Louis]

Maybe she's why Snyder didn't show up.

[Jimmy Snyder]

I think we stop here. No.

[Theobald A. Blair]

Yes, miss?

[Jimmy Snyder]

I am Marie.

[Theobald A. Blair]

Oh, Marie. This is Louis.

[Jimmy Snyder]

Hello.

[Simon Templar]

Yeah.

[Theobald A. Blair]

And I'm Simon Templar.

[Jimmy Snyder]

Ah, you are the same.

[Theobald A. Blair]

I'm afraid I am spending the winter.

[Jimmy Snyder]

Here in this apartment. For right now I am reading the book, you see.

[Theobald A. Blair]

Book? On American history. You're a student.

[Jimmy Snyder]

What do you think?

[Theobald A. Blair]

I think you graduated. Say, why the book, then?

[Jimmy Snyder]

Well, I'm not so long in this country, and I wish to learn about the American people.

[Simon Templar]

American men, oh, they're not that different from Frenchmen.

[Jimmy Snyder]

Maybe so, but it's the little difference that counts.

[Theobald A. Blair]

Perhaps. You know, there are better ways of learning than from books. Why don't you ask Jimmy?

[Simon Templar]

He.

[Jimmy Snyder]

He is out.

[Simon Templar]

He is?

[Jimmy Snyder]

Yes. He is marrying himself. It is not right, what I am saying. He is marrying a girl.

[Theobald A. Blair]

That's more usual.

[Simon Templar]

You don't mind?

[Jimmy Snyder]

I do not mind.

[Theobald A. Blair]

Sometimes close friends of the groom do. They say things like, what on earth does he see in her?

[Jimmy Snyder]

But I am knowing what he sees in her.

[Simon Templar]

Be careful.

[Jimmy Snyder]

One million dollar is not bad.

[Theobald A. Blair]

He's fine. Well, that is, Carol is a very pretty girl, too. Despite her million dollars.

[Jimmy Snyder]

Who cares?

[Theobald A. Blair]

Of course, you'll probably laugh and laugh and. Are you Jimmy's sister?

[Simon Templar]

Yeah.

[Theobald A. Blair]

I thought so. But if you're not his sister, you must be.

[Jimmy Snyder]

You look very pretty and red, Simon. But it is not necessary to blush. I am Jimmy's Whoop.

[Louis]

Kitty, it's time for bed.

[Theobald A. Blair]

Wife, you said wife.

[Jimmy Snyder]

Wife. Excuse me.

[Simon Templar]

Huh?

[Carol Blair]

Hello.

[Jimmy Snyder]

Ah, he's not here. Monsieur Templar is here. Goodbye. Where's the doorman?

[Theobald A. Blair]

I was saying you said you were Jimmy's wife.

[Jimmy Snyder]

Is true.

[Theobald A. Blair]

Well, then if he'd married Carol, it would have also been bigamy.

[Jimmy Snyder]

I am fine. The lawyers say divorce, not so good. So now Jimmy marry a rich girl. Maybe Jimmy gives me a big present.

[Theobald A. Blair]

Big present, huh? There's another name for it.

[Jimmy Snyder]

Is so.

[Simon Templar]

Is so.

[Theobald A. Blair]

The other name is blackmail.

[Jimmy Snyder]

You are a funny man.

[Theobald A. Blair]

I haven't been trying.

[Jimmy Snyder]

Maybe you go away now, Mary, I.

[Theobald A. Blair]

Have news for you.

[Jimmy Snyder]

What kind of news?

[Theobald A. Blair]

Jimmy didn't show up at the altar.

[Jimmy Snyder]

You make the joke once more.

[Simon Templar]

No joke.

[Carol Blair]

He's terrible.

[Theobald A. Blair]

Which means that Jimmy hasn't married that million dollars yet.

[Jimmy Snyder]

I think of the poor girl who waits at the altar.

[Carol Blair]

Almost.

[Jimmy Snyder]

I cry for her.

[Theobald A. Blair]

Your eyes are dry.

[Jimmy Snyder]

I said almost. Goodbye.

[Simon Templar]

You want to be alone.

[Jimmy Snyder]

From you, yes. Goodbye Also to you.

[Simon Templar]

Oh. Oh.

[Louis]

Thanks for remembering me in time to say goodbye, Mr. Temple.

[Theobald A. Blair]

We're leaving, Louis. Except Marie. If you happen to run into Jimmy.

[Jimmy Snyder]

Yes?

[Theobald A. Blair]

Advise him to be very careful. So to date, he's left one woman at the altar, another in his apartment. He'd be safer juggling dynamite.

[Louis]

About Marie's character, I got nothing to say but about her figure, I also got nothing to say but.

[Simon Templar]

Oh, I can dream.

[Louis]

It'S dark.

[Theobald A. Blair]

Yeah, it usually is at this time of night.

[Louis]

I know, but it don't hurt to mention it.

[Theobald A. Blair]

Back to the cab. Yeah, I suppose so.

[Simon Templar]

Hey.

[Anthony Dugan]

You Templar?

[Simon Templar]

Me? Yeah.

[Louis]

Who wants to know?

[Anthony Dugan]

Who's asking?

[Simon Templar]

You? You are.

[Anthony Dugan]

So figure it out.

[Simon Templar]

All right.

[Louis]

You got a pencil and paper?

[Carol Blair]

Maybe.

[Anthony Dugan]

Wise guy.

[Theobald A. Blair]

If you don't mind my intruding. I'm Simon Templar.

[Anthony Dugan]

Well, thanks for telling me, Sewick.

[Theobald A. Blair]

Hey, you can't.

[Simon Templar]

I did.

[Anthony Dugan]

Now, don't move too quick. Him I gave the butt. But it's you. I'm pointing the business end. Get in the car.

[Theobald A. Blair]

Not just yet. If you've hurt Louie.

[Anthony Dugan]

You want to get shot?

[Theobald A. Blair]

Not especially. But first I'm going to look at Louie. He's unconscious. Hey, what was the idea?

[Anthony Dugan]

Well, all I wanted was you. So let's get going. But Louis, from what I gave him, he'll wake up. But you won't if you don't get in the car.

[Theobald A. Blair]

Very well. Your name would be? You already know mine.

[Simon Templar]

Where are we going?

[Anthony Dugan]

That's what you're going to tell me.

[Theobald A. Blair]

I am?

[Simon Templar]

Yeah.

[Anthony Dugan]

Because we're on our way to visit Jimmy Snyder.

[Theobald A. Blair]

You've told me.

[Anthony Dugan]

Just so happens his present address slips my mind. So give, huh?

[Theobald A. Blair]

Or else.

[Simon Templar]

No, no.

[Anthony Dugan]

Tonight we don't play tonight. It's for keeps. Take me to Snyder. Nobody likes to die. This is where you live, huh?

[Theobald A. Blair]

Not quite yet. Hallways are so drafty, huh?

[Simon Templar]

Thank you.

[Anthony Dugan]

Snyder's in your apartment.

[Theobald A. Blair]

We'll be inside in a moment.

[Anthony Dugan]

Hold it.

[Simon Templar]

Hold what?

[Anthony Dugan]

Shannon?

[Simon Templar]

Okay, move small.

[Anthony Dugan]

Straight ahead.

[Theobald A. Blair]

You mean now you've cased the joint?

[Anthony Dugan]

I mean, I wanted to get that light on now.

[Simon Templar]

Templar. Yes?

[Anthony Dugan]

I don't see Snyder.

[Theobald A. Blair]

You know, now that you mentioned it, I don't see him either.

[Anthony Dugan]

You could overdo that light stuff.

[Theobald A. Blair]

You really think so?

[Anthony Dugan]

Where is he?

[Theobald A. Blair]

I don't know, but he might be along at any moment.

[Simon Templar]

Yeah, why not?

[Anthony Dugan]

How would you like a slap in the eye?

[Theobald A. Blair]

Put your gun down and try it.

[Louis]

Why?

[Theobald A. Blair]

Besides, would Marie approve of your language? Not to mention your tactics?

[Anthony Dugan]

Well, she don't have to. I'm the one that gives the orders.

[Simon Templar]

And, oh, thank you. For what?

[Theobald A. Blair]

Telling me that you're the person who spoke to her over the phone a little while ago back at Snyder's apartment. It explains how you happen to know I was there.

[Anthony Dugan]

Forget it. Now, what I want to know is when is Snyder going to show here?

[Theobald A. Blair]

Well, of course, he may have mislaid his timetable. Yeah, or perhaps even his life.

[Anthony Dugan]

Hey, Templar.

[Simon Templar]

Yes?

[Anthony Dugan]

I'm beginning to think that Snyder maybe.

[Theobald A. Blair]

Ain'T gonna show at the beginning. It shows promise. In time, you may have lots of little thoughts all your very. You said he might be along. I offered no guarantees.

[Anthony Dugan]

Nobody's offered a guarantee on your life through sheer oversight. You could be playing me for a dope.

[Theobald A. Blair]

Oh, good heavens, no.

[Simon Templar]

Are you a dope?

[Anthony Dugan]

Where's Snyder?

[Theobald A. Blair]

Well, men who have just been married usually spend the time immediately thereafter.

[Anthony Dugan]

No, no. He ducked the church.

[Theobald A. Blair]

That's interesting, but how did you know? I know something else, however, that you don't know.

[Simon Templar]

What's that?

[Theobald A. Blair]

The door behind you is just being sneaked open very, very softly.

[Simon Templar]

Huh. Huh? Huh. Oh, I amuse you? You kill me.

[Anthony Dugan]

You're so funny.

[Theobald A. Blair]

You exaggerate. I'm not the one who may kill you. There's a revolver barrel poking its snout around the edge of that door. Point of it's aimed at you.

[Simon Templar]

Well, I.

[Anthony Dugan]

Don't take my eyes off you, mister.

[Theobald A. Blair]

I don't suppose there's anything I could say that would stop that little stranger from shooting whoever he or she is. I do dislike having my home used as a shooting gallery, though. Neighbors complain. So, Mr. Dugan, would you mind going away and being shot someplace else?

[Anthony Dugan]

I am staying right here.

[Theobald A. Blair]

Get out of My way.

[Simon Templar]

No.

[Theobald A. Blair]

Oh, you fool. I want to go after whoever shot you.

[Louis]

No, that's a trick.

[Anthony Dugan]

It's some kind of trick.

[Louis]

You moving up?

[Simon Templar]

Oh. Oh.

[Lieutenant Archer]

Lieutenant Archer, Homicide.

[Theobald A. Blair]

Hello, Lieutenant. This is Simon Templer.

[Lieutenant Archer]

Lieutenant Archer just grabbed his Nash for a quick trip to the upper Amazon.

[Theobald A. Blair]

Lieutenant Archer hasn't got a Nash.

[Lieutenant Archer]

He's doing it the hard way.

[Theobald A. Blair]

Good night, Lieutenant.

[Lieutenant Archer]

Yeah.

[Theobald A. Blair]

Look, stop gnashing your teeth and guess what I've got.

[Lieutenant Archer]

I wouldn't want it. I'm a married man.

[Theobald A. Blair]

His name used to be Dugan. Anthony Dugan.

[Lieutenant Archer]

I don't like him.

[Theobald A. Blair]

Someone else didn't like him. Harder. So now he's dead.

[Simon Templar]

Where?

[Theobald A. Blair]

My apartment.

[Lieutenant Archer]

Got the killer there, too?

[Theobald A. Blair]

Sorry. No.

[Lieutenant Archer]

Well, get in touch with me when you do.

[Theobald A. Blair]

All right, Lieutenant.

[Lieutenant Archer]

I'll be right down.

[Unknown]

Simon.

[Lieutenant Archer]

He doesn't make a pretty corpse.

[Theobald A. Blair]

He makes a very dead one now. Friend of yours, Lieutenant? Neither of us really cares.

[Lieutenant Archer]

Yeah, I. Co. Simon who?

[Theobald A. Blair]

Oh, Louie.

[Louis]

Louie, he says.

[Lieutenant Archer]

That's what he said.

[Simon Templar]

Louie.

[Theobald A. Blair]

You're not hurt?

[Simon Templar]

No.

[Louis]

Now, in my family, everybody goes around with two heads.

[Theobald A. Blair]

Well, there was nothing I could do.

[Louis]

Hang out with the saint and see Johns Hopkins from a bottle. Mr. Templar. Where is that hooligan? I'm gonna. That's him.

[Simon Templar]

Yes, Louis. But he ain't.

[Theobald A. Blair]

He ain't breathing. No.

[Simon Templar]

Louie.

[Theobald A. Blair]

Lieutenant.

[Simon Templar]

Yeah?

[Theobald A. Blair]

Louis and I have an errand. You mind our leaving?

[Vincent Price]

Thanks for asking.

[Simon Templar]

So long.

[Theobald A. Blair]

Goodbye, Louis.

[Louis]

Coming?

[Simon Templar]

But to where?

[Theobald A. Blair]

I think perhaps it's time we visited Carol Blair, huh?

[Louis]

You think maybe she needs help?

[Simon Templar]

Help?

[Theobald A. Blair]

Or an alib?

[Louis]

Looks like the mansion is all closed.

[Simon Templar]

Up for the night.

[Theobald A. Blair]

I hope not.

[Louis]

Maybe she's asleep, huh?

[Simon Templar]

She is.

[Theobald A. Blair]

She hasn't read the right books. A woman who's just been left at the altar never sleeps.

[Louis]

Somebody don't get sleepy.

[Unknown]

I have nothing but nothing to say to the press.

[Louis]

Who is he?

[Simon Templar]

I don't know.

[Louis]

To me, he looks like an outfielder.

[Simon Templar]

From left field, I might add.

[Theobald A. Blair]

I beg your pardon? You, sir, would be Theobald A. Blair. What does the A stand for?

[Unknown]

Artaxerxes. You may make all the jokes after I shut the door. Good night.

[Theobald A. Blair]

We are coming in, Mr. Blair. Thank you.

[Unknown]

Pushing type. Untrue.

[Theobald A. Blair]

Only when necessary. You're Carol's father?

[Unknown]

Uncle. Young man.

[Simon Templar]

Uncle.

[Unknown]

And who are you?

[Theobald A. Blair]

Simon Templar. This is Louis.

[Simon Templar]

Hmm.

[Louis]

Tonight, everybody goes.

[Simon Templar]

Hmm.

[Louis]

Why does he have to use a question mark for me?

[Theobald A. Blair]

Your niece asked me to help her.

[Unknown]

Mr. Blair, Carol is a young idiot.

[Theobald A. Blair]

Youth has no monopoly on idiocy.

[Unknown]

I am almost squelched Something that hasn't happened to me in years.

[Theobald A. Blair]

How about an offer of employment?

[Unknown]

The last one I received was in the early 30s. Since then, no one's been vulgar enough to. That is hardly your concern, is it?

[Theobald A. Blair]

It might be. By the way, Marie sends her love.

[Unknown]

Good heavens, sir, not here.

[Simon Templar]

I beg your pardon?

[Unknown]

Well, we're men of the world. True, but still.

[Theobald A. Blair]

Then you knew Jimmy was married?

[Simon Templar]

I.

[Unknown]

Would you like a spot of something?

[Theobald A. Blair]

Truth?

[Unknown]

I'm afraid we're temporarily out of that commodity.

[Theobald A. Blair]

Dugan is dead, Mr. Blair.

[Simon Templar]

Indeed.

[Unknown]

How pleasant to discover that thugs like him are mortal.

[Theobald A. Blair]

Were you the one who tested his mortality?

[Unknown]

Oh, he was murdered. No doubt. Whoever murdered him did so with the best of intentions. It wasn't I.

[Theobald A. Blair]

However, you haven't asked me where Jimmy is.

[Unknown]

You haven't implied that.

[Simon Templar]

You know, do you?

[Theobald A. Blair]

No.

[Simon Templar]

You want to know?

[Unknown]

Of course I do.

[Theobald A. Blair]

In order to test his mortality.

[Unknown]

Nonsense. I wanted Jimmy to marry Carol. Wanted it very badly.

[Carol Blair]

I heard. Oh, Mr. Templar.

[Louis]

And Louis. I'm keeping the franchise open.

[Carol Blair]

Hello, Louis.

[Simon Templar]

Hello.

[Theobald A. Blair]

I hope you weren't asleep.

[Carol Blair]

Oh, no, I couldn't. Simon, have you found Jimmy?

[Simon Templar]

No.

[Theobald A. Blair]

I did find Marie, however.

[Carol Blair]

Who? Who was Marie?

[Theobald A. Blair]

Uncle Theobald can tell you. Probably with more details than I would know.

[Unknown]

Uncle, she. Well, that is, she used to be well friendly with Jimmy at one time.

[Carol Blair]

Friendly?

[Unknown]

Well, yes, you might say that. As a matter of fact, she carried it to the extent of marrying him.

[Carol Blair]

Oh, no, uncle, you're joking.

[Unknown]

Now, my dear. Perhaps you'd better lie down.

[Carol Blair]

Uncle, I've warned you time and time again, I'm not a child.

[Unknown]

I never thought you were.

[Marie]

I. Oh, Mr. Templar.

[Carol Blair]

It isn't true, is it?

[Theobald A. Blair]

That Jimmy was married? I'm afraid it is.

[Marie]

But it can't be.

[Theobald A. Blair]

Otherwise, why would he have been ready to marry you? But he was under the impression that he'd been divorced from his first wife.

[Carol Blair]

Oh. And the divorce wasn't any good?

[Theobald A. Blair]

So it seems.

[Carol Blair]

Then. Then Jimmy did love me.

[Theobald A. Blair]

Jimmy would be the best one to answer that. Which reminds me, Louis and I have another errand to perform.

[Carol Blair]

What errand?

[Theobald A. Blair]

I can't tell as yet whether it would be a matter for the police, for the medical examiner.

[Louis]

The temple. You're excited.

[Simon Templar]

Worried. What about? Marie? Yeah.

[Theobald A. Blair]

That's why we're ringing your doorbell. No answer. It's locked. I don't like that. It's not much of a lock.

[Louis]

Don't look now, but you just ruined that lock.

[Theobald A. Blair]

It's not important. What is important. Important is.

[Simon Templar]

Marie.

[Theobald A. Blair]

Yes.

[Simon Templar]

Blood on her nightgown.

[Theobald A. Blair]

She'S dead.

[Simon Templar]

She was shot, huh?

[Theobald A. Blair]

Yes. Close range. Trail of blood leads from the couch there to this overturned end table.

[Louis]

You mean she crawled after whoever shot.

[Theobald A. Blair]

Her left her for dead at the couch?

[Simon Templar]

She wasn't quite dead. She fell to the floor, managed to.

[Theobald A. Blair]

Reach the end table, knocked it over.

[Louis]

Yeah, and started to read a magazine or something. Because there's one right under her head.

[Theobald A. Blair]

Not read, actually.

[Simon Templar]

She tore a page out. That's all she was able to do. No writing on it? No. Which means, let's see.

[Theobald A. Blair]

One side's the back cover. Yeah, there's a full page. Advertising for Hamilton Watches.

[Simon Templar]

Maybe she wanted to know what time it was. It's a bad joke, but I don't feel good. She.

[Theobald A. Blair]

She was evidently trying to tell us something with that ad. Something about her murderer.

[Louis]

Hey, maybe the guy who shot her was a watchmaker, huh?

[Theobald A. Blair]

Yeah, possibly that. More obviously that his name was Hamilton. But so far as we know, there's been no Hamilton connected with the case. And it would be stretching coincidence too far anyway.

[Simon Templar]

Ready made clue like that. We'll have to wait.

[Louis]

Are you calling the cops?

[Theobald A. Blair]

No, they can wait too. I'm calling the Blairs.

[Louis]

You want to let Carol know her husband is now a widower?

[Theobald A. Blair]

I want to find out who's home.

[Simon Templar]

Hello, Carol.

[Theobald A. Blair]

Simon Templer.

[Carol Blair]

Simon. You found Jimmy?

[Theobald A. Blair]

Not exactly. Carol, is your uncle in?

[Carol Blair]

No, he went for a walk in the park. He was upset.

[Theobald A. Blair]

Thanks, Carol. Goodbye. Come on, Louie.

[Simon Templar]

Where we going?

[Theobald A. Blair]

We're upset too. So let's make it the park.

[Louis]

You know, this here just happens to.

[Simon Templar]

Be a very, very dark part.

[Theobald A. Blair]

No sign of Uncle Theobo. Mr. Templar.

[Louis]

You think there's something phony about him taking a walk this time of night?

[Simon Templar]

Phony? Hmm.

[Theobald A. Blair]

Not necessarily. Let's call it dangerous.

[Louis]

No, I'm nervous. Let's not. Maybe. Maybe he used to be a watchmaker.

[Theobald A. Blair]

It's possible.

[Simon Templar]

Mr. Temple.

[Louis]

You know, I just thought of something else. You kind of stopped looking for Jimmy Snyder. You think it's. It's hopeless?

[Theobald A. Blair]

I don't know. Other things to worry about first for Snyder. If he's still alive.

[Louis]

You wouldn't bet on that, huh?

[Simon Templar]

Hey, look up ahead by the side of the road. Yeah. Theobold.

[Louis]

Just waiting for the traffic lights to change. Not many cars are driving around through.

[Simon Templar]

The park this time of night though.

[Theobald A. Blair]

But there is one parked down the road a bit. Come on.

[Simon Templar]

Yeah.

[Louis]

Lights change. You're starting. Across car.

[Theobald A. Blair]

Theo. Theo.

[Louis]

He ain't heard you. He's out in the roadway.

[Theobald A. Blair]

Theo.

[Simon Templar]

The car hit Him.

[Theobald A. Blair]

No lights, no license plate type.

[Simon Templar]

Is he dead? No.

[Theobald A. Blair]

Car just sideswiped him.

[Simon Templar]

Oh. Hey, Theobo. Hello there. Bad driving?

[Theobald A. Blair]

No, no, no.

[Simon Templar]

Murderous driving.

[Theobald A. Blair]

That car tried to kill you, dear. Well, we'll get an ambulance for you. You'll be all right. But look, I've got to know something. Do you have a place of your own besides Carol's house?

[Simon Templar]

I. Yes, I keep a small room. Shabby vanity of mine, but it belongs to me.

[Theobald A. Blair]

Where is it?

[Simon Templar]

19 Tennis Place, apartment 3. Have fun. And. Oh, he's fainted.

[Theobald A. Blair]

Louie, go get help for him. I'll wait till you get back, and then. Yeah, and then we'll remember the forgotten man.

[Louis]

This here ain't a very elegant dump, Louis.

[Simon Templar]

I'm worried about who's killing everybody.

[Theobald A. Blair]

No, I think that's fairly clear.

[Louis]

Oh, you speak for yourself, John.

[Theobald A. Blair]

But Mary's dying.

[Simon Templar]

Action.

[Theobald A. Blair]

It puzzles me, that ad for watches. It seems to point nowhere. Just adds an unnecessary complication to me.

[Louis]

All complications are unnecessary. No, Mr. Templar. Maybe what you need is a secretary.

[Simon Templar]

What?

[Louis]

All I said was a secretary.

[Simon Templar]

Louis, I love you. What?

[Louis]

Look, this is my busy weekend.

[Simon Templar]

Please.

[Theobald A. Blair]

His apartment three.

[Louis]

Oh, this is where he hangs out.

[Simon Templar]

When he ain't being rich. Hey. Yeah, from back there.

[Theobald A. Blair]

It's this closet.

[Louis]

Don't look now, but that there must be Jimmy Snyder all tied up and gagged.

[Theobald A. Blair]

You're quite right, Louie.

[Louis]

I better untie him.

[Simon Templar]

No, Louie. Huh?

[Theobald A. Blair]

You better make a phone call.

[Louis]

Who to?

[Simon Templar]

The police.

[Theobald A. Blair]

Mr. Snyder can untie himself without too much difficulty, I suspect.

[Simon Templar]

Back. Hey. Hey.

[Louis]

He's got a hand for you.

[Theobald A. Blair]

Rather thought he would. I'll take that gun and.

[Simon Templar]

Oh, you. You felt you had to do that.

[Louis]

Of course, he wasn't tied up very good.

[Simon Templar]

No, he. You. But.

[Louis]

All right, I'll phone the police. Yeah, but what'll I tell him?

[Theobald A. Blair]

To come and pick up Mr. James Snider, vanishing bridegroom and mur.

[Carol Blair]

Simon. I don't understand. How could it have been Jimmy?

[Theobald A. Blair]

Well, he was married to Marie. Marie and her happy little trigger man, Dugan, were preparing to blackmail him as soon as he'd married you. Carol, Jimmy didn't care for the program, and so he killed him. Right, Louis? Your uncle also knew, so that meant that he, too would have to die. But Jimmy tried to arrange it so that Theobald's death would seem to be an accident. After he'd ran him down in the park, he went to Theobole's apartment and tied himself up. He knew someone would find him there.

[Carol Blair]

Shortly and everybody would have thought that uncle had killed Marie and Dugan. Simon, however did you know Marie?

[Theobald A. Blair]

She was murdered in her living room. She was wearing a nightgown at the time. It's hardly likely she would have received any ordinary visitor in that state.

[Louis]

Except her husband, Jimmy.

[Simon Templar]

Right, Laurie.

[Louis]

Only. Now, look, what's the business with the watch ad?

[Theobald A. Blair]

Well, we know that Marie dying tore a page out of a magazine. Obviously because that page contained an indication of who had killed her.

[Simon Templar]

Wait a minute.

[Louis]

All that page contained was an ad for Hamilton Watch?

[Simon Templar]

You're forgetting something, Louis.

[Theobald A. Blair]

What was Marie doing the first time that we met her?

[Louis]

She was.

[Simon Templar]

Oh, yeah.

[Louis]

She was reading a book about American history.

[Simon Templar]

Mm.

[Theobald A. Blair]

I remembered that. And then when you mentioned the word secretary.

[Louis]

Yeah, this I mentioned, all right.

[Theobald A. Blair]

I knew whom she'd named as him.

[Simon Templar]

Murderer. Huh? I still don't know. Louis. Yeah?

[Theobald A. Blair]

Look, In American history, who was Alexander Hamilton?

[Simon Templar]

Oh.

[Louis]

Oh, pilgrim father.

[Simon Templar]

No, pilgrim son.

[Theobald A. Blair]

Louis, Alexander Hamilton was the first secretary of the Treasury.

[Simon Templar]

Aha. So.

[Theobald A. Blair]

So who's the secretary of the treasury today?

[Louis]

Oh, well, that's a guy named.

[Theobald A. Blair]

Wait a minute.

[Louis]

Let me look at a dollar bill. Oh, yeah, right. And Jimmy Snyder was a suspect. So it goes to show people ought to read American history.

[Carol Blair]

You know, Marie was awfully bright. I'm not. I feel terrible. Simon.

[Simon Templar]

You needn't, Carol. You'll get over Jimmy.

[Carol Blair]

Do you think so, Simon? How?

[Simon Templar]

Well, dewey.

[Theobald A. Blair]

Oh, yeah.

[Simon Templar]

Mr. Templer, please go take a cab.

[Vincent Price]

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

[Theobald A. Blair]

Ladies and gentlemen, from the past, we have received a heritage, our American heritage. And it consists of many things. It's an ideal and a way of life. It's everything America stands for.

[Simon Templar]

Our heritage.

[Theobald A. Blair]

We can repay the past only by using our heritage well today, by taking pride in the most complete expression of individual liberties, civil rights and personal dignity. And by doing so, we'll be guaranteeing our future. For we have learned from history that unused freedom has a habit of slipping away. Of course, using our freedom makes certain demands upon us. But to the people of many countries today, these demands would constitute a gift beyond price. They mean voting in an informed way, serving on juries, taking an interest, and having a voice in all the affairs of the community, the state and the nation. All this preserves our heritage. By exercising it and by making our form of government work better at home, we strengthen democracy everywhere. We provide an example of free people governing themselves through a free government. A dynamic example of man's finest ideals. At work to every American. Then falls the task of protecting our heritage. For freedom is everybody's job. 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.

[Vincent Price]

This script of the Saint was written by Louis Vitis. In our cast, you heard Viola Vaughn as Marie and Sharon Douglas as Carol Sheldon Leonard was Dugan, Ted Osborne, Uncle Theobald. Frank Gerstel was Lieutenant Archer. Louie is played by Larry Dobkin. The Saint, based on characters created by Leslie Charteris, is a James L. Saffier production and is directed by Helen Mack. Vincent Price is soon to be seen co starring with Errol Flynn and Michelin Prell in William Marshall's production of Bloodline. All you Saint fans will be glad to know that the Saint comic books are now on sale at all newsstands. Three chimes mean good times on NBC. There's fun every Sunday on NBC with two delightful and sometimes very bewildering families. The Blanding's family continues to have typically suburban adventures in their famous dream house. Cary Grant and Betsy drake star as Mr. And Mrs. Blanding. And Sunday also means a visit with the hilarious Harrises and their friends on the Phil Harris Alice Fay Show. This is NBC, the National Broadcasting Company.