Stand By for Crime 53-xx-xx 02 Luke Larsons Murder

Summary

Podcast Summary: Harold's Old Time Radio – "Stand By for Crime 53-xx-xx 02 Luke Larson's Murder"

Release Date: May 27, 2025

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Introduction to the Case

Host Chuck Morgan opens the episode by addressing the pervasive issue of corruption within both government and sports. Highlighting historical instances in basketball and boxing, Chuck sets the stage for the central story of the episode: the murder of Lefty Luke Larson, a promising light heavyweight contender.

"Corruption in government is something that will probably always be with us. Let's face it, we have our share." [00:36]

The Suspicious Fight

Chuck discusses the upcoming 10-round fight between Lefty Luke Larson and Ko McCrady at Starlight Stadium, which was rumored to be fixed. Despite his efforts, Chuck couldn't find concrete evidence to support these claims without risking a libel lawsuit.

"I had pretty good information that the scrap was fixed with Lefty set up to kiss the canvas." [00:36]

Discovery of the Murder

On the night of the fight, Chuck returns to his office to find his secretary, Carol Curtis, distressed over a humorous misdirected letter about chickens laying eggs, adding a touch of levity before delving into the grim discovery.

"Dear sir, I have a small ranch in the San Fernando Valley... there wasn't a single solitary egg there and I want to know what I can do about it." [02:17]

Shortly after, Chuck receives breaking news that Lefty Larson has been found murdered in his apartment at 720 Citizen Street.

"Lefty Luke Larson, contender for the light heavyweight championship of the world, was found murdered in his apartment at 720 Citizen street this evening." [03:45]

Initial Investigation

Chuck narrates his immediate response, arriving at the crime scene where he meets Lieutenant Bill Meggs and Lil Framingham, Larson's fiancée. Bill suspects murder over suicide due to missing evidence.

"The guy was murdered all right. Tom says it was most likely cyanide poisoning." [05:10]

Interview with Lil Framingham

Chuck interviews Lil, who passionately denies any enemies for Larson, complicating the investigation.

"Nobody hated Lefty. He was the swellest guy who ever lived. I loved him." [07:40]

Consulting the Retired Boxer

Seeking deeper insights, Chuck and Carol visit Babe Starkey, a retired boxer who previously interacted with Larson. Babe shares that Larson had discussed potential threats from a gambling syndicate, hinting at motives behind the murder.

"They said unless I kept my mouth shut, they'd..." [12:10]

Confrontation with Mike Mosley

Chuck's investigation leads him to Mike Mosley, associated with the fight's corruption. A tense encounter at Mosley's gym results in Chuck being assaulted by Mosley's protégés, signaling the danger he's uncovering.

"You got a habit of getting ideas, Morgan. And there's some of us in a fight game that don't like them." [16:20]

Final Revelation and Confession

Undeterred, Chuck teams up with Lieutenant Meggs to confront Lil again. Under pressure, Lil Framingham confesses to the murder, implicating Mike Mosley as her accomplice. The confession reveals Lil's true motive: her love for Mosley, not Larson, leading her to eliminate Larson when he refused to fix the fight.

"You murdered Lefty Larson. You were in love with this two bit chiseler, Mike Mosley." [22:00]

Conclusion and Reflection

Chuck wraps up the case, reflecting on the ease with which the perpetrator thought he could evade justice. He acknowledges the emotional toll on his secretary, Carol, and contemplates the complexities of love and corruption intertwined in the case.

"It was like this, Pappy. Lil said she called Lefty at his apartment and talked to him on the phone an hour before he was murdered." [24:07]

Notable Quotes

• Chuck Morgan: "I'm as convinced that tonight's fight is fixed as I am that the sun will rise tomorrow." [03:17]

• Babe Starkey: "Gambling? Hey, that's a pretty dangerous talk, Chuck. You better be careful." [11:54]

• Lil Framingham: "I loved him. We were gonna be married." [07:14]

• Mike Mosley: "Shut up, I said." [22:57]

• Chuck Morgan: "I'll keep your name out of it entirely. Now quit worrying, will ya?" [13:19]

Episode Highlights

• Investigation Techniques: Chuck employs classic detective methods, interviewing key witnesses and consulting with retired professionals to piece together the mystery.

• Character Dynamics: The interplay between Chuck, Carol, Bill, Babe, Mike, and Lil showcases personal relationships and the impact of crime on individuals.

• Themes of Corruption and Betrayal: The episode delves deep into how corruption can pervade personal relationships and professional spheres, leading to tragic outcomes.

Conclusion

"Luke Larson's Murder" is a captivating episode that blends the nostalgic charm of old-time radio storytelling with a gripping crime narrative. Listeners are taken on a journey through investigation, deception, and ultimate justice, all while maintaining the engaging and dynamic dialogues reminiscent of the Golden Age of Radio.

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Transcript

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[Chuck Morgan]

Stand by for crime. Hi, I'm Chuck Morgan, newscaster on radio station KOP here in Los Angeles. You know, corruption in government is something that will probably always be with us. Let's face it, we have our share. I guess just like every other large American city, there are a few. A few of us were in a position to do something about it. So we keep trying. With varying degrees of success and failure. There are other forms of corruption too. In sports, for example, like that basketball business a while ago. And boxing. That's the story I'd like to tell you. You've heard of Lefty? Luke Larson and Ko McCrady, light heavyweights, both of them. Well, last week they were scheduled for a 10 rounder in the Starlight Stadium. It was supposed a grudge fight, but I had pretty good information that the scrap was fixed with Lefty set up to kiss the canvas. I tried for a week to get my hands on something concrete that I could use without a libel suit being filed and got no place. Well, on the night of the fight, I got back to my Office just before 7 o' clock broadcast and found my blonde secretary, Carol Curtis, knocking herself out over something she'd been reading. All right, all right. What have you been doing? Reading the Los Angeles weather reports or something?

[Carol Curtis]

Honestly, this is the funniest thing I've ever read.

[Chuck Morgan]

Some of your own dialogue, I'll bet.

[Carol Curtis]

No, look, this letter was addressed to the question and answer department and got to a mail by mistake.

[Chuck Morgan]

Yeah? Who's it from?

[Carol Curtis]

Oh, that's unimportant. Listen. Dear sir, I have a small ranch in the San Fernando Valley. For several months I have been troubled by my neighbor's chickens wandering into my backyard and laying their eggs in my garden. This morning there wasn't a single solitary egg there and I want to know what I can do about it. Don't you think it's funny.

[Chuck Morgan]

Yeah, I'm dying.

[Carol Curtis]

Now, look, you don't get it, Chucky boy. This woman says she's being troubled. Get that? Trouble by these hens laying their eggs in her yard. And I.

[Chuck Morgan]

Yes, yes, I get it. I get it. Now she's mad because they've stopped.

[Carol Curtis]

Oh, you do get it.

[Chuck Morgan]

Some people's sense of humor. Did the ducats come in?

[Carol Curtis]

What? Duckets?

[Chuck Morgan]

The ducats to tonight's fights, of course.

[Carol Curtis]

Oh, yes, they're here. And you don't have to bite my head off. Hey, who's going to use the other one?

[Chuck Morgan]

Other what? Where's that lighter fluid?

[Carol Curtis]

The ticket. There are two.

[Chuck Morgan]

Oh, a friend of mine. Oh, here it is.

[Carol Curtis]

I see.

[Chuck Morgan]

You know, Glamorpus. I'm as convinced that tonight's fight is fixed as I am that the sun will rise tomorrow. It burns me up because there's nothing I can do about it. This friend, the fight game's always been pretty clean. It's a lousy shame the way a gambling syndicate can move in and put the fix on.

[Carol Curtis]

Maybe your friend know the answer.

[Chuck Morgan]

I don't think so. Glamor puss. It's almost time to go on the air. Listen, answer the phone, will you?

[Carol Curtis]

Chuck Morgan's office. Oh, hello, Bill. Yes, he's here.

[Chuck Morgan]

Who is it? Bill Megs.

[Carol Curtis]

Yes, he sounds excited.

[Chuck Morgan]

Hello, Bill. How are things? What, no kidding? Half hour ago, huh? Yeah, I can get it on the show, but talk fast. There's Only about. About 3 minutes to air time. Take this down, glamour puss. Okay, Lefty Luke Larson, contender for the light heavyweight championship of the world, was found murdered in his apartment at 720 Citizen street this evening. Well, I give the local fight fans quite a shock with the story of Lefty Larson's murder in my seven o' clock broadcast. But that was nothing to what was coming. At 7:15 I left the studio and drove out to 720 Citizen Street. It was a small apartment house located up against the hills in the Las Velas district. Two cops were keeping a crowd of curious people moving. Both of them I knew, so they let me inside. Larson's apartment was on the ground floor rear. Tom Brady, the medical examiner, was just leaving as I entered. Bill Meggs was inside, another cop and a red headed girl. She was sitting in a corner, staring dazedly at the floor. Her eyes were red and it was obvious that she'd been crying. How's it look, Bill?

[Bill Meggs]

Not good, Chuck. The guy was murdered all right. Tom says it was most likely cyanide poisoning. Although he can't tell for sure until he performs an autopsy.

[Chuck Morgan]

You got a cold, Bill?

[Bill Meggs]

Yeah, I'm just getting over it.

[Chuck Morgan]

That's too bad. What makes you so sure it was murder?

[Bill Meggs]

It had to be.

[Chuck Morgan]

Come over here.

[Bill Meggs]

See that damp ring on this bedside table?

[Chuck Morgan]

Yeah. And glass containing some sort of liquid must have been there not long ago.

[Bill Meggs]

That's right. Well, the glass is missing. Lefty had committed suicide. It'd still be there.

[Chuck Morgan]

Unless someone else took it away.

[Bill Meggs]

It's very likely that someone would come in and take that glass away with Lefty's dead body lying there in the bed without doing something about it.

[Chuck Morgan]

Unless it was the murderer himself.

[Bill Meggs]

Unless it was the murderer himself. Which, of course, it was.

[Chuck Morgan]

I figures. All right, what's your idea? What happened, Bill?

[Bill Meggs]

Well, we've checked around and learned that Larson left Mosley's gym around 4:30. Said he's going home to pick up his good luck piece and maybe lie down for an hour or so before the fight, which I guess is what he did. I figure he poured himself a glass of milk, sat on the edge of the bed, drank it and then lay down.

[Chuck Morgan]

Well, couldn't he have carried the glass back to the kitchen?

[Bill Meggs]

Well, he could have, but he wouldn't have had time to wash it and put it away. Not with that poison in him.

[Chuck Morgan]

Yeah, right.

[Bill Meggs]

And he was found right here on the bed.

[Chuck Morgan]

Who found him?

[Bill Meggs]

That girl over there. Her name's Lil Framingham. They are? Well, they were engaged. She says she called him here on the phone about 5:15. Told him she'd pick him up and drive him to the stadium at 6:30. When she got here, she found him dead.

[Chuck Morgan]

I see. What was the good luck piece you mentioned a minute ago?

[Bill Meggs]

Set of rattles from a rattlesnake. We find him in his pocket. By the way, Chuck, I'd appreciate your giving me a hand in this. You know, I never was much of a fight fan. Don't know many of the people mixed up in it. You have to in your work.

[Chuck Morgan]

Yeah, sure. I'll be glad to do anything I can. I don't suppose you came up with any fingerprints?

[Bill Meggs]

No, everything wiped clean.

[Chuck Morgan]

Another one of those, huh? You mind if I talk to the girl?

[Bill Meggs]

If she'll talk. She's pretty upset.

[Chuck Morgan]

Thanks. Hello, Lil.

[Lil Framingham]

I loved him. We were gonna be married. I loved him.

[Chuck Morgan]

Yeah. Yeah, I know. It's a tough break, but now we've gotta see if we can't find the man who did this thing. Can you think of anyone who might have wanted Lefty out of the way, Lou.

[Lil Framingham]

I loved him. We were gonna be married.

[Chuck Morgan]

Did he have any enemies? Anyone who hated him?

[Lil Framingham]

Hate?

[Chuck Morgan]

Yeah.

[Lil Framingham]

Anyone hate Lefty? Nobody hated Lefty. He was the swellest guy who ever lived. I loved him.

[Chuck Morgan]

Okay, Lou. I'll ask Lieutenant Meggs to have someone take you home. We can talk again later.

[Bill Meggs]

Well, how'd you make out?

[Chuck Morgan]

She's in a bad state of shock, Bill. You better get her home.

[Bill Meggs]

I intend to. Only kept her here this long so you could talk to her.

[Chuck Morgan]

Thanks.

[Bill Meggs]

You sometimes have a way with females.

[Chuck Morgan]

Sometimes.

[Bill Meggs]

By the way, where's Carl?

[Chuck Morgan]

Back at the studio, sweating over typer.

[Bill Meggs]

Didn't want to come, huh?

[Chuck Morgan]

Yeah, she wanted to, but I have to throw my weight around once in a while and show her who's boss.

[Mike Mosley]

Ha.

[Chuck Morgan]

What do you mean, ha?

[Bill Meggs]

Nothing. Only kidding. Well, you got any ideas?

[Chuck Morgan]

One or two. I'll tell you what. I'll take a run down to Mosley's and I'll talk to some of the boys. Let you know if I pick up anything. I changed my mind about going down to Moseley's and went back to the studio instead. I remembered that out in San Fernando Valley, an old time boxer named Babe Starkey, long since retired, had bought a small ranch and was operating it for the few bucks he needed. In his old age, most of the boxers, especially the young ones who came to town, found time to go out to babes and swap yarns with them. Babe knew more about fights and fighters than anyone. It occurred to me that he might have the answer to a few questions I wanted to ask. So the next morning I picked up Carol around 9 o' clock and we headed over Coinga Pass into the valley.

[Carol Curtis]

By the way, what kind of a ranch is it that this Babe Stocky runs?

[Chuck Morgan]

Oh, didn't I tell you? No, it's a snake ranch.

[Carol Curtis]

A what?

[Chuck Morgan]

A snake ranch. Didn't you ever hear of a snake ranch?

[Carol Curtis]

I've heard of every other kind out here in Southern California. Orange ranches and chicken ranches and cucumber ranches and avocado ranches, but never a snake ranch. What kind of snakes does he raise?

[Chuck Morgan]

Rattlesnakes.

[Carol Curtis]

Rattles. Morgan, you stopped this car at once and let me out.

[Chuck Morgan]

Come now. Take it easy for my purse. Chucky boy won't let the nasty old snakes do anything. Did you say something, Glamour Booth?

[Carol Curtis]

No.

[Chuck Morgan]

Oh, why not? You're usually talking.

[Carol Curtis]

I was thinking.

[Chuck Morgan]

With what I. I mean, what about?

[Carol Curtis]

I was thinking what a shame it is that you and your friend couldn't Go to the fights last night?

[Chuck Morgan]

Yeah, it was. Oh, oh, here we are. I remember those two gate posts. Well, Chuck, this friend of the drive. Hey, hey, there's Babe. Hello, Babe. How are you?

[Babe Starkey]

Chuck? Morgan. How are you, boy? Step down from your saddle, son, and squat in the shade a bit. Hey, who's that with you?

[Chuck Morgan]

You've heard me mention my secretary, Carol Curtis.

[Babe Starkey]

I never met the young lady, but I'm sure glad to do it now. Hey, she's purty.

[Carol Curtis]

Well, thank you, Babe. You're purty too.

[Babe Starkey]

Well, now, that's plumb decent of you say that, ma' am. Come on, get out. Get out of there.

[Chuck Morgan]

Where did you latch onto that western talk, Babe?

[Babe Starkey]

Well, now, it's like this, Chuck.

[Carol Curtis]

My.

[Babe Starkey]

Figured as long as I turned rancher, I better talk like one. Here, just you sit right down there in the shade of the sycamore tree, Ms. Curtis. Make yourself comfortable.

[Carol Curtis]

Why, you are pretty well, thank you again.

[Chuck Morgan]

How's the rattlesnake business, ma' am?

[Babe Starkey]

Well, it's like this. I raise them and kill them and skin them and pack the meat in cans and sell the hide. Make a few bucks here and a few there. Not much, but it's kind of fun. Dangerous too. Dang critters like to kill you if they get a hold with their fangs. How about me showing you around the place? Got some powerful built sidewinders.

[Carol Curtis]

No, thanks.

[Chuck Morgan]

Well, we've only got a few minutes, Babe. You heard about Lefty Larson, I suppose?

[Babe Starkey]

I sure did. What a shame. Now, who do you suppose the one of murder Lefty? He was a good boy. It's only a month ago he was out here. Spent the day with me. I give him some rattles for a lucky piece.

[Chuck Morgan]

Tell me, Babe, did Lefty seem to be bothered about anything?

[Babe Starkey]

Bothered?

[Chuck Morgan]

Yeah, anything seemed to be troubling him. Was he happy? Did he feel confident about winning last night's fight?

[Babe Starkey]

Well, now, Chuck.

[Chuck Morgan]

Or had the gambling syndicate put the finger on him?

[Babe Starkey]

Gambling? Hey, that's a pretty dangerous talk, Chuck. You better be careful.

[Chuck Morgan]

So they've got you scared too, huh? Well, how's this for a guest, Babe? Lefty came out here and told you about the syndicate trying to get him to throw the fight. He asked your advice because he respected you and you told him to go ahead and throw the fight. That's true, isn't it?

[Babe Starkey]

Oh, no, no, Chuck, that ain't it at all. That ain't the way it happened. Well, I'm an old man, Chuck. This little acre's all I got. I can't afford to lose it. They. Yeah, they got here while Lefty and I were still talking. They said unless I kept my mouth shut, they'd.

[Chuck Morgan]

Well, okay, babe. Okay. That's all I wanted to know.

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[Babe Starkey]

You won't tell them, Chuck? You won't tell them.

[Chuck Morgan]

Not a word, babe. I'll keep your name out of it entirely. Now quit worrying, will ya?

[Babe Starkey]

All right, Chuck.

[Chuck Morgan]

Thanks. Come on, glamour puss, let's go.

[Carol Curtis]

Chuck. Did you ever talk to him like that? He's so harmless and sweet.

[Chuck Morgan]

Yeah, harmless and sweet. Get into the car, Gramopus. Unless I miss my guess, I'll be able to announce the identity of the murderer of Lefty LARSON on my 7 o' clock broadcast tonight. By the time I got back to the studio, I began to wonder if I hadn't been a bit hasty in making the 7 o' clock broadcaster deadline. There's a lot to be done during the next few hours. But first I wanted to have a talk with my boss, Pappy Mansfield, owner of kop. Pappy listened patiently while I explained what I had in mind.

[Pappy Mansfield]

It's a good idea, Chuck, and it might work. But you can't do it.

[Carol Curtis]

Good for you, Pappy. That's exactly what I told him. If he thinks he can Glamour puss. What?

[Chuck Morgan]

Drop dead. What do you mean I can't do it? Pappy, if my guess is right, we'll have one of the biggest stories of the year.

[Pappy Mansfield]

Yes, and if your guess isn't correct, I'll be minus one good newscaster. Nope, not a chance.

[Chuck Morgan]

All right, Pappy, I'll make a deal with you. It's now 2 o' clock. I'll start from Mike Mosley's gym right now if I'm not back by four, you get hold of Bill Meggs and come looking for me.

[Carol Curtis]

Well, why don't we get hold of Bill Meggs right now and go down there with you?

[Chuck Morgan]

For obvious reasons.

[Carol Curtis]

Name three.

[Chuck Morgan]

How about it, Pappy?

[Pappy Mansfield]

Well, I don't know.

[Chuck Morgan]

Good. It's a deal. You stay here, Glamipus, and wait for the phone to ring. When it does, it'll be me with the solution to the mystery of the boxing champ. Mosley's gym was located in a loft over a pool hall on Santa Monica Boulevard. I went up a flight of outside stairs and found the door at the top unlocked. I went in, but the big cavern like room was deserted, which was unusual. Most any day you could find a half a dozen more pugs working out here. Their trainers and handlers all over the place. Fresh air had been a stranger in the room for quite a while. The place stank of stale tobacco smoke and sweat and rosin. I walked around the ring that was set up in the middle of the room and found the door that led to Mike's private office. I knocked but there wasn't any reply. Then I heard a sound behind me and turned to find Mike standing there behind Mike were a couple of beat up looking kids wearing trunks and boxing gloves. Hello, Morgan.

[Mike Mosley]

What's on your mind?

[Chuck Morgan]

Hey Mike, your place looks deserted. What's that for? Out of respect for a dead pal?

[Mike Mosley]

It could be, but I got another reason for shutting up shop too.

[Chuck Morgan]

Huh?

[Mike Mosley]

Yeah, I've been expecting a visitor.

[Chuck Morgan]

Yeah, who's that? You. No kidding. Now why would you be expecting me, Mike?

[Mike Mosley]

Well, you got a habit of getting ideas, Morgan. And there's some of us in a fight game that don't like them.

[Chuck Morgan]

Such as the fact that you've let the gambling syndicate move into LA and you bought yourself a couple of new cars and a place at Malibu within the past six months. Ideas like that, Mike.

[Mike Mosley]

Yeah, yeah, ideas like that. Ideas that you can't prove and never will be able to. So why don't you get an idea to talk about the Iowa State picnic on your show tonight.

[Chuck Morgan]

Be a cleaner story than the one I'm going to broadcast.

[Bill Meggs]

Yeah.

[Mike Mosley]

While you're here, Morgan, I want to introduce you to a couple of new boys I'm bringing along. Buck. Come over here, buck. This here's Mr. Chuck Morgan. He's a newscaster on one of the big radio stations in town. Ah, yeah, yeah, he's a lot of other things too, but I'm too polite to mention him now. Buck, I want you to show Mr. Morgan that right hook you was practicing yesterday. Slim. Now, you stand over there. When I give the word, you demonstrate that left jab of yours. These are things Mr. Morgan likes to know about. Okay, Buck, let him have it.

[Chuck Morgan]

Now, just a minute.

[Mike Mosley]

All right, hit him, Slim. Don't get it to him. Won't be so snoopy from now on. Give it to him. Don't let him fall down. Keep on his feet. And a boy, Buck. Once more, Slim.

[Chuck Morgan]

When I came out of that one, I was in a cab heading down Santa Monica Boulevard. My face felt like a boiled beat. I put my hand up where my nose should have been. Cabbie, cabbie.

[Babe Starkey]

Don't ask me nothing, mister. I ain't seen nothing, I ain't heard nothing.

[Chuck Morgan]

Just doing what I got paid for. Who paid you? All right, where are you taking me?

[Bill Meggs]

Any place you say, mister.

[Babe Starkey]

So long as it don't cost more than two bucks.

[Chuck Morgan]

Okay, take me to kop. I could tell by the expression on the faces of the people I met when I walked into the KOP building that Mike's boys had really done a job on me. Glamour puss let out a yelp when I walked into the office.

[Carol Curtis]

Oh, Chuck.

[Chuck Morgan]

Hi, glamourpuss. Get me a drink of water, will you, Chuck?

[Carol Curtis]

Oh, you poor boy. What happened? Were you in a fight?

[Chuck Morgan]

In a. No, no. I got this way sitting under a sun lamp. Get me a drink of water, will you?

[Carol Curtis]

All right, Carol.

[Pappy Mansfield]

Well, who's this?

[Chuck Morgan]

Chuck. Hello, Peppy.

[Pappy Mansfield]

What happened? Were you in a fight?

[Chuck Morgan]

Oh, no, not you too.

[Carol Curtis]

Here's the water, Chuck.

[Chuck Morgan]

Thanks.

[Carol Curtis]

And here's the first aid kit.

[Chuck Morgan]

No, no. Get away.

[Carol Curtis]

And don't you dare tell me you're all right and don't need attention. I'll hold still.

[Pappy Mansfield]

What happened, Chuck?

[Chuck Morgan]

Well, some of the.

[Mike Mosley]

Ouch.

[Chuck Morgan]

Now, will you take it easy, Glamour puss.

[Carol Curtis]

Oh, don't be a.

[Chuck Morgan]

Some of Mike's boys work me over. Why? I guess they don't like me.

[Carol Curtis]

I hope this will teach you to take someone else's advice once in a while. If you had let Bill and Pappy go down there.

[Chuck Morgan]

Shut up.

[Carol Curtis]

I won't shut up. You're a newscaster, not a detective. Now, here, turn your head this way.

[Pappy Mansfield]

Obviously, he's not a prize fighter either.

[Chuck Morgan]

Yeah, well, let me tell you two something. I'm not bad at either one. You haven't seen those other two guys yet. And don't forget, it was I who figured out that fingerprint deal. Two weeks. Hey, sit still. I. Let me at that phone.

[Pappy Mansfield]

What's got into you?

[Carol Curtis]

It must be the effects of the sun lamp.

[Chuck Morgan]

Show you whether or not I'm a good detective.

[Mike Mosley]

Police Department.

[Chuck Morgan]

This is Chuck Morgan. Get me Bill Megs.

[Mike Mosley]

Just a minute.

[Bill Meggs]

Hello, Chuck. What's on your mind?

[Chuck Morgan]

Listen, Bill, did you tell me that you didn't find any fingerprints when you dusted that room where Lefty was murdered?

[Bill Meggs]

Not a one. Why?

[Chuck Morgan]

Think hard, Bill. Weren't there any at all?

[Bill Meggs]

No. Only my own.

[Chuck Morgan]

On it.

[Bill Meggs]

Hey, Chuck. That's it.

[Chuck Morgan]

You bet that's it, my friend. You got the address?

[Bill Meggs]

Sure I have.

[Chuck Morgan]

Good. I'll meet you there in 10 minutes. I got out of there fast, ignoring the protests of Carol and Pappy. And 10 minutes later, I was pulling up in front of an apartment house on North Hobart. Bill Meggs was waiting for me in the doorway.

[Bill Meggs]

What the heck happened to you? You better know.

[Chuck Morgan]

Yeah, I've been in a fight. Come on, let's go. The mailboxes gave us the number of the apartment we were looking for. It was on the second floor. We went up a flight of carpeted stairs and knocked on the door of 2A.

[Bill Meggs]

Try it again.

[Chuck Morgan]

Yeah.

[Bill Meggs]

Hello, Lil. Mind if we come in?

[Lil Framingham]

Why, it's Lieutenant Meigs and Mr. Morgan. Why, no, of course not. Come on in.

[Mike Mosley]

Hello, Morgan.

[Chuck Morgan]

Mike, huh? Imagine finding you here.

[Mike Mosley]

What's the matter? You bring.

[Chuck Morgan]

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. You know Lieutenant Meigs, Mike. He's from headquarters.

[Mike Mosley]

So?

[Bill Meggs]

Mike and I are old pals.

[Lil Framingham]

Oh, so you men know each other. Mr. Mosley's been so kind to me since Lefty passed on. Some of the boys at his gym took up a collection and gave me the money.

[Chuck Morgan]

When did this happen?

[Lil Framingham]

Why, today, I guess.

[Bill Meggs]

How much money was there?

[Mike Mosley]

None of your business.

[Lil Framingham]

Mike. That is, Mr. Mosley asked me not to tell.

[Chuck Morgan]

You can call him Mike, Lou. We understand.

[Mike Mosley]

What do you mean by that crack?

[Chuck Morgan]

Well, I'll tell you, Mike. You've got your coat off and your tie loosened. That's rather informal when the girl only knows you well enough to call you.

[Lil Framingham]

Mr. Mosley, you're being rude.

[Bill Meggs]

You're being stupid, Lil. Seems to me you got over your grief pretty fast yesterday. You were too stunned to talk.

[Lil Framingham]

I don't like your manner at all, Lieutenant. I wish you'd leave.

[Bill Meggs]

Oh, we're gonna leave, all right. And you're coming with us.

[Lil Framingham]

Why?

[Bill Meggs]

Because you murdered Lefty Larson.

[Lil Framingham]

I murdered Lefty? Why, Lieutenant, you can't be serious.

[Bill Meggs]

I'm serious, all right.

[Chuck Morgan]

You weren't in love with Lefty, Lil. You only pretended you were actually. You're in love with this two bit chiseler, Mike Mosley. When left, he wouldn't throw the fight and threatened to expose you. You murdered him. Mike's as much to blame as you.

[Mike Mosley]

How do you like that? I'm as much to blame. I wasn't even near the joint.

[Chuck Morgan]

No, all you did was provide Lil with the poison and tell her what to do.

[Mike Mosley]

Well, now, ain't that something? You can prove it. I suppose.

[Chuck Morgan]

We won't have to prove it. Lil's going to tell us.

[Mike Mosley]

Lil's. Ah, drop dead, Morgan. Lil ain't gonna tell nothing to nobody. Like I said, she's in love with me. She does what I say.

[Bill Meggs]

Okay, Lil, get your hat. Let's go.

[Lil Framingham]

Wait a minute, Mike. Are you gonna let me take the wrap for this?

[Chuck Morgan]

I.

[Mike Mosley]

Don't worry, kid. I'll get you out of it.

[Lil Framingham]

You're gonna let them take me out of here without doing nothing to stop him?

[Mike Mosley]

Take it easy, kid.

[Lil Framingham]

I told you, cheap two time and jerk. You're in this as much as I am. It was you.

[Mike Mosley]

Shut up.

[Lil Framingham]

I won't. You gave me the point.

[Mike Mosley]

Shut up, I said.

[Bill Meggs]

All right, Mosley, that does it.

[Mike Mosley]

Keep your hands off me, copper.

[Chuck Morgan]

That was one I sure owed. Well, that settled that one. Lou gave a full confession, which of course implicated Mike Mosley. We guessed pretty accurately as to how the thing had been worked out. It was just another one of those cases in which a murderer thought he'd covered his trail enough to be very sure of himself. Will they ever learn? Of course. I had a lot of explaining to do to a certain blonde secretary and a gentleman named Pappy Mansfield.

[Carol Curtis]

Okay, genius, gather round. Pappy, this is the moment that Chucky boy likes the ham.

[Chuck Morgan]

Glamour. Buzz, you're just sore because you didn't figure this one out yourself. All right, all right.

[Pappy Mansfield]

Now, if you two have exchanged the usual number of insults to assure each other that you're really in love, suppose you give it to us, Chuck.

[Chuck Morgan]

Sure, Patty. It was really quite simple.

[Carol Curtis]

Oh, you modest man. You go ahead and brag for the moment.

[Chuck Morgan]

Glamorpus. I'm going to ignore you and talk to Pappy. It was like this, Pappy. Lil said she called Lefty at his apartment and talked to him on the phone an hour before he was murdered. Yet Bill Meggs couldn't find any fingerprints except his own, which were on the phone.

[Pappy Mansfield]

My golly. Lil had wiped everything clean of fingerprints, including the telephone. But Bill used the phone when he got there. So both Bills and Lefties should have been on that receiver.

[Carol Curtis]

Oh, my, my. And to think our Chucky figured it all out by himself.

[Chuck Morgan]

Oh, Say, Pappy.

[Pappy Mansfield]

Yeah, Chuck?

[Chuck Morgan]

Those tickets I had for the Larson McCready fight? They're sending me two others for the Aragon bout next week, so we won't miss out entirely.

[Pappy Mansfield]

Oh, good.

[Carol Curtis]

Chuck.

[Chuck Morgan]

Huh?

[Carol Curtis]

Was Pappy the friend who was going to use the other ticket?

[Chuck Morgan]

Sure. Didn't I tell you?

[Carol Curtis]

No, you didn't.

[Chuck Morgan]

I'm sorry, Chuck.

[Carol Curtis]

Morgan, I think you're dreadful.

[Chuck Morgan]

Why?

[Carol Curtis]

You knew I thought you were going to take some other woman. And you let me think so.

[Chuck Morgan]

Lamipus.

[Carol Curtis]

What?

[Chuck Morgan]

You're pretty.

[Carol Curtis]

Oh, Chuck. I think you're pretty, too. Hello?

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