The Case Of The Double Death by Bulldog Drummond

Summary

Relic Radio Thrillers: "The Case Of The Double Death" by Bulldog Drummond

Podcast: Relic Radio Thrillers (Old Time Radio)
Episode Date: March 27, 2026
Host: RelicRadio.com

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Episode Overview

This thrilling episode features Bulldog Drummond in "The Case of the Double Death," a cerebral whodunit ripe with murder, mistaken identities, and devious frame-ups. Drummond is called to witness an execution, but through a twist of fate, his loyal companion Denny becomes the prime suspect in a fresh murder. The episode unravels a complex web involving a notorious gangster’s widow, a framed murder, and Drummond’s daring, clever counter-scheme to expose the real criminals.

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Key Discussion Points & Plot Breakdown

1. Inciting Incident: Dinner and Denny's Disappearance

• Drummond and Denny dine out; Denny laments about habitually finishing bad coffee (02:20).
• Denny's hat and umbrella go missing (03:04).
• Drummond remarks:

  "One of these days you may pay a horrible price for all your habits." – Bulldog Drummond (03:31)

• Denny gets delayed after falling asleep on the subway and comes back with a mysterious scratch (04:18).

2. Murder Investigation: The Evidence

• Detective Taylor confronts Drummond and Denny at their home, returning Denny’s missing items—both linked to a murder scene.
• Taylor presents a knife with Denny’s fingerprints; the handle matches one used in the restaurant the night before (06:00).
• Denny is formally arrested for murder (06:47).

Memorable Exchange:

“You're arresting Denny? On what charge?”
“The charge, Drummond, is murder.” – Detective Taylor & Bulldog Drummond (06:47)

3. Drummond Investigates: The Restaurant Scheme

• Drummond deduces Denny is being framed:

  "I'm beginning to understand how it was done." (09:13)

• Evidence is planted: the murder weapon’s handle likely switched with the restaurant’s table knife.
• Drummond suspects it’s revenge from Lido’s gang (09:59).

4. The Waiter’s Confession and Assassination

• They confront Dan Morris, the waiter, who confesses:

  "I dropped a couple of pills in your friend's coffee. Not poison, just something to make him sleep." – Dan Morris (11:54) "I put it inside your umbrella and pointed out your hat and umbrella to someone." – Dan Morris (12:03)

• Morris is shot by an unseen assailant before he can reveal more (12:17).
• Drummond and Denny spot a woman’s heel prints on the roof, suspecting Mrs. Lido (13:08).

5. Frame Escalates: Moving the Body

• The body of Morris is moved to Drummond’s living room as an attempt to frame Drummond himself (15:09).
• Drummond predicts the police will be tipped off and hurries to conceal the body (15:49).

6. The Trap for Mrs. Lido

• Drummond stages the dead waiter to look alive and calls Mrs. Lido under the guise of blackmail (18:07).

• "You double crosser. You thought I was dead, didn't you? That's the way you left me." – Drummond (as Dan Morris) (18:27)

• They lure Mrs. Lido to the room, where she "kills" Morris again (21:10).

7. Climax: Mrs. Lido Captured and the Double Frame Revealed

• The police arrive as Mrs. Lido attempts escape; Drummond and Denny, hiding, help ensure her capture (22:12).
• Drummond explains his counter-frame: he synchronized his own shots with Mrs. Lido's and swapped shells to fit the evidence (23:51–24:21).

• "Yes, Denny. I trapped her into killing the same man twice. One way to fight a frame up is with a counter-frame up." – Bulldog Drummond (24:29)

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On Denny's Habits:

  "Wearing a hat is just a habit, like drinking coffee. One of these days you may pay a horrible price for all your habits."
  (Bulldog Drummond, 03:31)

• Waiter's Regret:

  "I never did anything like this before. But I needed the money."
  (Dan Morris, 11:47)

• Mrs. Lido’s Cold Resolve:

  "Come right in, Mrs. Leto. Keep your hands where I can see him. That's better. You can trust me, Dan Morris. Ah, once was enough."
  (Drummond as Dan Morris, 20:14)

• Drummond's Masterstroke:

  "I trapped her into killing the same man twice. One way to fight a frame up is with a counter-frame up."
  (Bulldog Drummond, 24:29)

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Timestamps for Important Segments

• Bulldog Drummond introduces “The Case of the Double Death” – 02:04
• Denny’s arrest and evidence reveal – 06:47–07:08
• Waiter Dan Morris’ confession – 11:47–12:10
• Assassination of Dan Morris – 12:17–13:05
• Heel prints clue: pointing towards Mrs. Lido – 13:05–13:20
• The frame-up escalates: Moving Morris’ body – 15:05–15:49
• Trap set for Mrs. Lido – 18:02–19:07
• Mrs. Lido shoots the corpse, police capture – 21:10–22:25
• Drummond’s explanation of the counter-frame – 23:51–24:29

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Conclusion

A tightly plotted, suspenseful episode with all the trimmings of classic golden-age radio: clever twists, atmospheric dialogue, and Bulldog Drummond’s razor wit. Denny’s misfortune and Drummond’s strategy lead to a satisfying, morally witty resolution where the villains are undone by their own schemes.

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For Next Week

Bulldog Drummond teases “Dinner of Death,” a new adventure featuring rackets, multiple murders, and a protagonist in peril (25:54).

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For those who crave old-fashioned intrigue, “The Case of the Double Death” is a quintessential dose of deduction, danger, and dark humor, showcasing why Bulldog Drummond’s adventures remain evergreen.

Transcript

[Bulldog Drummond]

Relicradio.com presents stories of mystery and intrigue, espionage and suspense. Hear tales of ticking time bombs, mysterious crime scenes and cloak and dagger action. This is Relic Radio Thrillers.

[Narrator]

Out of the Fog, out of the Night. And into his American adventures comes Bulldog Drummond.

[Dan Morris]

Sam.

[Narrator]

And now to tell us about our newest adventure, here is Bulldog Drummond.

[Bulldog Drummond]

I call this story the Case of the Double Death. So far as we knew at the time, it began one evening when Denny and I were dining in a restaurant. Well, Denny, have you finished?

[Denny]

Oh, but this cup of coffee, sir, I must say it doesn't taste very good. But I'll finish it from force of habit.

[Bulldog Drummond]

Suit yourself, Denny.

[Denny]

Waiter.

[Waiter]

Right with you, sir. Yes, sir. Will there be anything more?

[Bulldog Drummond]

The check, please, and quickly, if you don't mind. I'm catching a train right away.

[Denny]

I must say, Captain Drummond, you didn't eat heartily this evening. Not that I blame you, considering that you're going to witness an electrocution.

[Bulldog Drummond]

Well, Denny, they'll have to be the required number of witnesses. I tried to refuse, but the warden insisted.

[Denny]

After all, you helped the state prove that the man was guilty of murder.

[Waiter]

Your check, sir.

[Detective Taylor]

Thank you.

[Bulldog Drummond]

There you are.

[Waiter]

Thank you very much.

[Bulldog Drummond]

Come along now, Denny. We haven't too much time.

[Denny]

Oui, sir, but I wasn't invited, thank goodness.

[Bulldog Drummond]

Well, ride out on the train with me. Wait for me in the warden's office.

[Denny]

Yes, if you insist, sir. I say, now, where in the world are my bowler and my umbrella? I left him here on his hook.

[Bulldog Drummond]

Oh, Denny.

[Denny]

Waiter. Yes, sir?

[Bulldog Drummond]

We're missing a derby and an umbrella.

[Denny]

It's a silk umbrella. It can't be replaced, you know.

[Waiter]

That's too bad. Maybe somebody took him by mistake. They did, and I'll bring them back. Can you stop in tomorrow?

[Denny]

Yes, of course I can. But how can I go out of

[Dan Morris]

here without a hat?

[Bulldog Drummond]

Denny, that train won't wait for us, you know. Let's be on our way.

[Denny]

Well, if you don't mind, sir, I'll go home and get another hat. I'll catch the next train and meet you in the warden's office.

[Bulldog Drummond]

All right, Denny. But wearing a hat is just a habit, like drinking coffee. One of these days you may pay a horrible price for all your habits.

[Denny]

Please, sir. I'm sorry I'm so late.

[Bulldog Drummond]

Denny, I've been waiting three hours here in the warden's office. You might at least have telephoned me. Where were you?

[Denny]

Well, I. I really don't know, sir. That is, I've been asleep.

[Bulldog Drummond]

What?

[Denny]

Fell asleep on the Subway. Going home and slept to the end of the line.

[Bulldog Drummond]

Well, where's your hat?

[Denny]

Well, I never reached home. When I woke up and saw what time it was, I caught the last train out here. I just made it.

[Bulldog Drummond]

You must have slept for some time. And where did you get that scratch on your knuckles?

[Denny]

I can't say, sir.

[Bulldog Drummond]

That's probably the police. I called them trying to find you. Yes, this is Captain Drummond. Yes, thanks, Taylor. Denny's here now. What's that? Well, yes, certainly the last train's gone, but I have a car waiting outside.

[Detective Taylor]

Very well.

[Bulldog Drummond]

We'll be there as soon as we can.

[Denny]

Was it the police, sir?

[Bulldog Drummond]

Yes. Detective Taylor wants to see us at once. At our house?

[Denny]

At this hour of the morning?

[Bulldog Drummond]

Something has happened, Denny. Taylor wouldn't tell me what it was, but he said it's important. A matter of life and death.

[Detective Taylor]

Well, Drummond, about time you two got here. Come on in.

[Bulldog Drummond]

Thank you, Taylor, for the invitation to enter our own house. Come in, Denny.

[Denny]

Yes, sir.

[Detective Taylor]

Frisco.

[Denny]

Tony, I must say I resent this, you know.

[Bulldog Drummond]

We find Denny. Never mind.

[Denny]

Yes, sir.

[Bulldog Drummond]

You won't find anything, Tony. Neither Denny nor I are armed tonight. Taylor, do you mind telling us the reason for this reception?

[Detective Taylor]

It's a pleasure, Drummond. Tony, show Denny that Derby. Recognize it, Denny?

[Denny]

Why, that's my bowler. And you've got my umbrella too. My word, I didn't even report losing them. And here you police chaps have brought them back.

[Detective Taylor]

Yes, we found the umbrella in the back of the hall coat closet out there. Never mind where we found the hat. How about this knife? Did you ever see it before?

[Denny]

Why, not to my knowledge. But really I'm a most obliging sort if you tell me what you want to know.

[Detective Taylor]

Okay, Tony. Denny says he's obliging, so I guess he'll oblige us with his fingerprints.

[Denny]

Why, certainly. Which head?

[Detective Taylor]

The right. Just roll your fingers on that ink pad and then put them on the paper. No smudges. Now, you know how to make good clean prints?

[Denny]

Why, of course I do. There, how's that?

[Detective Taylor]

I'll tell you in a minute. Tony, give me the photo the prints boys took off the knife handle.

[Bulldog Drummond]

Thanks, Taylor. I don't know what you're trying to prove, but will you tell us if you think the prints are the same?

[Detective Taylor]

Yes, Drummond, I'll tell you. And I know they're identical.

[Denny]

Why, they can't be. I never saw that knife before. It's a weird looking thing anyway. Imagine a short German silver handle in an 8 inch steel blade.

[Detective Taylor]

Talk if you want to, Denny, but I'm warning you, you're under arrest.

[Bulldog Drummond]

You're arresting Denny? On what charge? The charge, Drummond, is murder.

[Narrator]

Our story continues in just a moment. And now back to Bulldog Drummond and the story he called the Case of the Double Death. Denny has been arrested on suspicion of murder due to a Derby hat, an umbrella and a strange knife whose handle bears his fingerprints in Drummond's house. Detective Taylor is ready to take Denny to police headquarters.

[Detective Taylor]

All right, Denny. Come along now and take it easy.

[Bulldog Drummond]

Now, just a moment, Taylor. If you don't mind, I'd like to know the details of this ridiculous situation.

[Detective Taylor]

Well, seeing it's you, Drummond, I'll tell you. A man was murdered on the street not far away. Knifed. Ms. Derby was found alongside of him.

[Denny]

But that's my hat.

[Detective Taylor]

Sure, Danny. We found that out. We woke up the dealer who sold it to you. He knew the initials inside. Said you're an old customer.

[Denny]

Well, I bought my hats there for years.

[Detective Taylor]

We also found a small bit of umbrella silk in the boy in the body's hand. Must have been torn off during a struggle. And I found this umbrella, minus the missing piece, in your coat closet.

[Denny]

But I lost that hat and umbrella this evening.

[Detective Taylor]

Drummond, can you tell us where Denny was between the hours of nine and midnight?

[Bulldog Drummond]

I'm very sorry, I can't.

[Denny]

Of course you can't, sir. I was alone in the subway during those hours. Sleeping.

[Detective Taylor]

That's pretty thin. Got any witnesses?

[Denny]

Well, none that I know of.

[Bulldog Drummond]

Look, Taylor, may I examine the body?

[Detective Taylor]

Sure you can, Tony. I'll take Drummond to see the body. You take Denny to see his cel.

[Denny]

Welcome, sir, to my humble quarters.

[Bulldog Drummond]

I'm trying to get you released on bail, Denny. Of course, it isn't customary in the case of a murder suspect, but I may be able to bring it off.

[Denny]

No, I certainly hope you can, sir.

[Bulldog Drummond]

The evidence against you isn't airtight. You were framed. All right. I'm beginning to understand how it was done. I'm sure that your fingerprints were on the knife handle because you used it last night in that restaurant.

[Denny]

But, sir, I certainly didn't use a knife with an 8 inch blade for eating.

[Bulldog Drummond]

No, Denny, but you remarked yourself that the murder knife had a short German silver handle. The handle of the knife you used for eating might have been switched to the murder blade.

[Denny]

You mean that someone stole my table knife as well as my hat and umbrella?

[Bulldog Drummond]

Exactly.

[Denny]

Well, I must say, sir, I feel better now. I was beginning to imagine myself in Pee Wee Lido's position.

[Bulldog Drummond]

Lido.

[Denny]

The murderer whose execution you witnessed last night.

[Bulldog Drummond]

Denny, that's a thought.

[Denny]

Rather a gruesome one to me, Sir.

[Bulldog Drummond]

You and I helped send Leto to the chair. This frame up might be revenge on the part of the Lido gang. Perhaps they're planning to frame me for murder too. Yes, Denny, we have plenty to do and the first thing is to get you out of here. Well, there's the restaurant where we dined last night.

[Denny]

I'd be just as happy if we found it burned to the ground. Sir.

[Bulldog Drummond]

Proprietor told me over the telephone that the waiter who serves us comes on. Served us last night. Came on duty at 6 o'.

[Detective Taylor]

Clock.

[Bulldog Drummond]

His name is Dan Morris.

[Denny]

Well, it's. Yes, it's quarter to six now. He should be alone any minute.

[Bulldog Drummond]

Yes, here he comes now. I recognize him.

[Dan Morris]

Hello there, Dan.

[Detective Taylor]

Morris.

[Waiter]

You talking to me?

[Bulldog Drummond]

Yes. You waited on us last night in this restaurant.

[Waiter]

Oh, yeah, yeah. I didn't recognize you gents with your hats on.

[Denny]

Yes, I don't wonder.

[Bulldog Drummond]

We want to talk to you about the missing hat and the umbrella.

[Waiter]

Sure. If they're returned, you'll get them.

[Bulldog Drummond]

They've been returned. We also want to ask you about a knife.

[Waiter]

Look, mister, I'm late now. Some other time.

[Bulldog Drummond]

If you'd rather talk to the police, we can arrange it.

[Detective Taylor]

Cops?

[Waiter]

No. Where do we go?

[Bulldog Drummond]

Where do you live?

[Waiter]

Not far away.

[Bulldog Drummond]

Very well. We'll go there. Get in our car. All right, Morris, keep on talking. You were paid $2,000 to take the knife Denny used in the restaurant and wrap it up in a napkin.

[Waiter]

Look, I. I never did anything like this before. But I needed the money.

[Bulldog Drummond]

Tell us or the police. What else did you do for the money?

[Waiter]

Well, I. I dropped a couple of pills in your friend's coffee. Not poison, just something to make him sleep.

[Denny]

Yes, I see. And what did you do with the knife?

[Waiter]

I put it inside your umbrella and pointed out your hat and umbrella to someone.

[Bulldog Drummond]

We're waiting. What was his name?

[Waiter]

I don't know. I was Denny.

[Bulldog Drummond]

Those shots came through the open window.

[Denny]

Yes, I know. Sir, there's a fire escape outside, but there's no sign of anyone here now.

[Dan Morris]

No one is running down.

[Denny]

Is he dead, sir?

[Bulldog Drummond]

Yes. Two bullets through his chest.38 caliber from the sound. Let's get out of the fire escape and go up.

[Denny]

We're only one story below the roof.

[Dan Morris]

Whoever fired those shots must have come this way.

[Denny]

But I'm sure he didn't go down, sir. I say, there's someone going through that door.

[Bulldog Drummond]

It leads down to the house, quick, Denny.

[Denny]

Yes, sir.

[Bulldog Drummond]

No, too late. Door's bolted on the inside. We can't break it down in time.

[Denny]

We can get back into the house through the waiter's room.

[Bulldog Drummond]

By the time we get downstairs, we won't find anyone. Turn on your flashlight, Denny.

[Denny]

Yes, sir.

[Bulldog Drummond]

Hold it close to the roof. Over here, Denny. You see this? Why, yes.

[Denny]

There are deep impressions in the roof. This coat of tar is new.

[Bulldog Drummond]

These impressions are a woman's heel prints. They were made very recently. There's no dust inside them. Woman?

[Denny]

Dear me, what a complication.

[Bulldog Drummond]

Let's get back down the fire escape.

[Denny]

Please, sir. I. I don't understand this at all. What could a woman have to do with this case?

[Bulldog Drummond]

You said she was a complication, Denny, but she might be a simplification. Well, here's the waiter's room. I look inside.

[Denny]

Oh, dear. The body, sir, it's disappear. It's too bad the waiter was killed before he told us some more facts. My word. Whoever these people are, they're certainly thorough.

[Bulldog Drummond]

And completely cold blooded. Imagine stabbing some innocent passerby to get a corpse to frame you.

[Denny]

And the business about that knife, sir,

[Bulldog Drummond]

the murder weapon, it was carefully selected so that the handle of the restaurant knife could be substituted for the original handle.

[Denny]

Why we are home. I. I wasn't noticing.

[Bulldog Drummond]

Well, perhaps in the quiet of our own place, we can come to some sort of conclusion about this case and about your predicament.

[Denny]

Yes, I certainly hope so, sir. If you believe the Lido gang is behind this, we should be able to get to them in some way.

[Bulldog Drummond]

I think we can be more specific than that, Denny. The prints of a woman's heels on that roof suggest Lido's widow. She was obviously his partner in the print, but she was never indicted.

[Denny]

I remember her. At Lido's trial. She impressed me as a package of evil. If I may say so, sir, this

[Bulldog Drummond]

might be her revenge. Yes, I have my key. Turn on the lights, please, Danny.

[Denny]

Oh, good heavens. Look, sir, in the living room as

[Bulldog Drummond]

I see the body of Dan Morris, the waiter, in the middle of our floor.

[Denny]

How the world can it be we just left him in his own room?

[Bulldog Drummond]

Well, we stopped for a bite to eat on our way here, and someone worked faster than we did. That's all. You see, Denny, they're trying to frame me now.

[Denny]

But what can they prove by moving the body here?

[Bulldog Drummond]

The restaurant owner knew that I was determined to meet the waiter. He might have told some member of the Lido gang. Apparently, they're following our movements well, sir, what do we do now? Well, the gang's next move will probably be a call to the police by someone posing as a neighbor of ours. He or she will say that shots and screams were heard in our house.

[Denny]

Then we're trapped. The police will be here in a short time and they'll find the body.

[Bulldog Drummond]

Not if we move quickly. Now, look, we'll carry the body out the back door. I'll stay with it while you get the car. I know of a much better place for it than here in our living room. All right, sir.

[Denny]

The body's quite safe in the back seat covered with a rug.

[Bulldog Drummond]

Get in, Denny. We'll drive on past the house. Now, I'll stop here for a moment.

[Denny]

My word, sir. The police didn't lose much time. The car's pulling up in front of our house.

[Detective Taylor]

This is the place on Tony. Take two men around in the back. We'll go in the front. Make it fast now.

[Bulldog Drummond]

Well, Denny, I think you and I should be on our way.

[Denny]

Yes, sir, but where are we going?

[Bulldog Drummond]

To the waiter's room. And the quicker we get there, the better.

[Dan Morris]

Now then, Denny, we'll just seat him

[Denny]

carefully in this overstuffed chair by the window. Yes, sir.

[Bulldog Drummond]

There.

[Denny]

How's that?

[Bulldog Drummond]

It's about right.

[Denny]

Oh, this is creepy. He actually looks alive.

[Bulldog Drummond]

Drag over that table with the telephone on it.

[Denny]

Yes, directly.

[Bulldog Drummond]

That's right.

[Denny]

Oh, dear. There's anything that really chills me, it's a dead man with his eyes open.

[Bulldog Drummond]

Wait, I'll just put his hands on the table like this. Now, Danny, turn on that floor lamp. It's far enough away. We don't want too much light.

[Denny]

Yes, sir.

[Bulldog Drummond]

Now, I hope I can imitate his voice successfully. Listen a moment and tell me how it sounds.

[Denny]

Yes, go ahead.

[Dan Morris]

This is Dan Morris, the waiter.

[Denny]

Well, that fix lit, sir.

[Bulldog Drummond]

All right.

[Denny]

Next in order is a telephone call.

[Bulldog Drummond]

I'm calling the bar that used to be Lido's headquarters. The scheme doesn't work, Jenny. We'll need a very good lawyer.

[Denny]

Well, sir, there's always David Miller.

[Dan Morris]

Hello. I want to speak of Mrs. Lido. Yeah, she'll talk to me all right. You tell her Dan Morris the waiter's calling.

[Bulldog Drummond]

If I'm wrong, she's right there.

[Dan Morris]

Hello? Yeah. You double crosser. You thought I was dead, didn't you? That's the way you left me. What was the idea of your boys dragging me off to some strange house?

[Denny]

Tell her plenty, sir.

[Dan Morris]

Yeah, yeah, that's where I came to.

[Detective Taylor]

I'm home.

[Dan Morris]

Now, listen, I Like money. And this is going to cost you 20 grand? That's right. 20,000 bucks. And if I don't get it, I'll go to the cops and tell them plenty.

[Denny]

Oh, that's splendid.

[Dan Morris]

Okay, we'll start with what you got. Three grand tonight. And listen, Mrs. Leto, no tricks. Get here in a hurry.

[Denny]

How did she sound, sir?

[Bulldog Drummond]

Frightened. Denny. She'll be here soon.

[Denny]

I hope she really swallowed your story.

[Bulldog Drummond]

I'm sure she did. Denny, go up to the roof and open that door that she bolted in our faces. Then we'll be ready for the payoff.

[Denny]

There's a car stopping in front of the house, sir, and a woman is getting out.

[Bulldog Drummond]

All right, one more phone call.

[Denny]

The other woman's coming into the house.

[Bulldog Drummond]

Hello, operator, Connect me with the police. Hurry, please. This is an emergency.

[Denny]

Two men got out of the car, but they're not coming inside.

[Bulldog Drummond]

Police headquarters. Someone's been murdered. 592 Hickory street, top floor. All right, Denny, climb out in the

[Denny]

fire escape directly, sir.

[Bulldog Drummond]

There's just one more thing to do. Take the telephone receiver off the hook. Leave it in front of our friend on the table. Wait.

[Dan Morris]

When?

[Bulldog Drummond]

I'll dial one number to get rid of the dial tone.

[Denny]

Come on out, sir. I'm quite comfortable on the fire escape.

[Bulldog Drummond]

Dan Morris looks alive in this dim light. You crouch down out of sight, Denny. I'm staying here behind this chair.

[Denny]

The door's opening.

[Dan Morris]

Come right in, Mrs. Veto. Keep your hands where I can see him. That's better. You can trust me, Dan Morris. Ah, once was enough. And see that phone? The receiver's off the hook. I just called the cops and told them to listen for gunshots. They can't hear us talk, but be careful of any noise. How do I know you can be trusted? I'm no double crosser. Now, look, Morris, you mustn't mind the boys. They got jittery and let you have it, that's all. You better get some new boys. Boys don't know how to shoot. My shoulder's burning up. But I'm alive and I'm in this for the money, you understand? Sure, sure. It won't happen again. You did all right for us, and now you can do all right for me. The first payment is three grand in cash. Just put it on the table there. Sure. Okay. Get away from that phone. Too late.

[Detective Taylor]

Smart boy.

[Dan Morris]

It's hung up. And this time the slugs go home.

[Narrator]

Back to the climax of our story in just a moment. And now back to Bulldog Drummond. When we left them, Denny was crouched on the fire escape outside a window. And Drummond was concealed behind a high backed chair. Mrs. Lido, widow of a gunman, has just fired two shots into the corpse in the chair and rushed from the room.

[Bulldog Drummond]

Denny, she's out the door.

[Denny]

Please, sir, a police car is just pulled up below answering your call.

[Bulldog Drummond]

All right, up to the roof, quick.

[Denny]

Do you think she started for the roof, sir?

[Bulldog Drummond]

Oh, no, she went downstairs. Over to the door, Danny.

[Detective Taylor]

Come on.

[Denny]

Here we are, sir. I'll open the door.

[Detective Taylor]

There she goes, man. That woman with the gun. Get after her.

[Denny]

The police saw her on the stairway. She's coming back upstairs now. Get back then. She's coming out here.

[Bulldog Drummond]

Hold up, Mr. Lito.

[Dan Morris]

This is the end of the line. Get out of my way.

[Bulldog Drummond]

Of course.

[Dan Morris]

My arm. Let go. Let go. You're breaking it.

[Bulldog Drummond]

I'll just hold your gun for you.

[Detective Taylor]

What goes on here?

[Bulldog Drummond]

We've got it, Taylor, the murderous.

[Detective Taylor]

What are you doing here, Drummond?

[Bulldog Drummond]

We've been trailing Mrs. Lido. I had an idea that she was the one who framed Denny for murder. Let's go downstairs.

[Detective Taylor]

Sure. Come along, lady.

[Dan Morris]

Take it easy, will you? I'm coming.

[Detective Taylor]

I'll make it snappy then. This the place, Drummond?

[Bulldog Drummond]

Yes, a room occupied by a waiter named Dan Morris.

[Detective Taylor]

Okay, lady, get inside. Well, you did a nice job on that guy, didn't you?

[Bulldog Drummond]

Oh, here's a gun, Taylor.

[Detective Taylor]

Thanks, Drummond.

[Bulldog Drummond]

Let's see.

[Detective Taylor]

Or exploded shells. And it looks like four holes in the corpse. You don't miss, do you, lady?

[Dan Morris]

I'm not talking.

[Detective Taylor]

Suit yourself. Tony, call the wagon for those two guys we picked up out in front. Run him down to headquarters. I'll bring the lady down to my car. Drummond, will you stay here with a body until I get back with the homicide crew?

[Bulldog Drummond]

Yes, of course, Taylor, Denny and I are glad to help you.

[Detective Taylor]

All right, lady, let's go. And don't try any stunts like falling downstairs.

[Denny]

Please, sir. I'm out on bail, you know. And here I am tangled up in another murder case.

[Bulldog Drummond]

Well, Danny, now that Mrs. Lido and two of her gunmen are in custody, we'll be able to prove to the police that you were the victim of a frame up.

[Denny]

Yes, sir, of course.

[Bulldog Drummond]

Denny, it's our secret that this man was already dead when Mrs. Leto killed him the second time.

[Denny]

Yes, naturally. I beg your pardon, sir, but how did four exploded shells get into Mrs. Lido's gun? She only fired two shots into the corpse.

[Bulldog Drummond]

I had to account for the two previous bullet holes in the body. I was sure they were.38 caliber. So when Mrs. Leto fired her two shots, I also fired two out the window from my own.38.

[Denny]

They were perfectly synchronized with hers. I only heard the two shots.

[Bulldog Drummond]

On my way to the roof, I removed the exploded shells from my gun. And when I took Mrs. Leto's gun from her, I found she'd reloaded her gun since the actual killing. So I substituted my two empty shells for the two live ones.

[Denny]

So there were four empty shells in her gun to correspond with the four bullets in the corpse. Please, sir, did you know what was going to happen?

[Bulldog Drummond]

Yes, Denny. I trapped her into killing the same man twice. One way to fight a frame up is with a counter. Frame up,

[Detective Taylor]

Sam.

[Narrator]

And now here is Bulldog Drummond. To tell us about next week's story.

[Bulldog Drummond]

A testimonial dinner is being given to a noted crime reporter who specializes in exposing rackets. Denny and I meet him and almost immediately become involved in a maze of murder. One man is poisoned, another hanged, and a third is shot. Denny and I are also marked for killing. When we stalk the murderer, I call the story Dinner of Death. Be sure to listen, won't you?

[Detective Taylor]

And so into the night walks Bulldog Drummond seeking new adventure and excitement. The next adventure with Bulldog Drummond will be heard over most of these same stations next week at the same time. This is the mutual broadcasting system.