Broadway's My Beat: The Hope Anderson Murder Case (EP4631)

Summary

The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio: Episode Summary

Podcast Information:

• Title: Broadway's My Beat: The Hope Anderson Murder Case (EP4631)
• Host: Adam Graham
• Release Date: February 19, 2025

Introduction: In this gripping episode of The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio, host Adam Graham presents "Broadway's My Beat: The Hope Anderson Murder Case," a classic detective audio drama from the Golden Age of Radio. This episode delves deep into the dark alleys of Broadway, unraveling a complex murder mystery that intertwines the lives of several compelling characters.

Plot Summary:

1. The Murder Scene (00:30 - 05:02) Detective Danny Clover arrives at the Marbury Apartments in Greenwich Village after receiving a coded message about a murder case [03:08]. The scene is set with vivid descriptions of Broadway's nocturnal ambiance, capturing the essence of the city's underbelly.

• Danny Clover (03:08): "Broadway where darkness drains through the scarlet of neon before it's called night and the crowd gathers the people of twilight till dawn."

Upon arrival, Clover meets Viola Walker, the manager of the Marbury Apartments, who informs him about the victim, Hope Anderson, and presents the murder weapon—a Luger pistol—found at the scene.

• Viola Walker (04:14): "Viola Walker, owner, Manager of the Marbury Apartments. Look it up... She's dead."

2. Investigation and Suspects (05:02 - 09:35) Clover begins his investigation by understanding the victim's relationships. He interviews Jackie Logan, Hope Anderson's close friend, who reveals that Hope had two main suitors: an older man and a young man named Alan Harper.

• Jackie Logan (07:00): "There were two. An older man and a young man... rivals for the favors of Hope Anderson."

During this segment, Sergeant Gino Tartaglia provides technical insights, identifying fingerprints on the gun that link to Alan Harper, located at 8950 Madison Avenue.

• Sergeant Gino Tartaglia (09:13): "Fingerprints that can be and were identified... Alan Harper, late of the U.S. naval... 8950 Madison Avenue."

3. Confrontation with Philip Warren (09:35 - 15:29) Clover tracks down Philip Warren, Alan's stepfather, who vehemently denies any wrongdoing but becomes increasingly agitated under pressure. Mrs. Vera Warren, Philip's wife, also becomes embroiled in the investigation, adding layers of family drama.

• Mrs. Warren (12:04): "Nothing, nothing will make me believe my boy is a murderer."

As the investigation progresses, Clover travels to Montauk, where he encounters Alan Harper, who provides a cryptic account of the events leading to Hope Anderson's death.

• Alan Harper (14:05): "She had just told me she was in love with me... and just then, she died."

4. The Plot Thickens (15:29 - 27:55) The narrative deepens with Clover attending Alan Harper's funeral amidst a somber and relentless rainstorm [16:20]. Here, Sergeant Tartaglia reappears, delivering a series of technical findings that perplex Clover further.

• Sergeant Gino Tartaglia (18:10): "The footprints leading to the dune... have been obliterated."

Clover's investigation leads him to the Kearney Hotel, where he confronts Jackie Logan. Her disheveled state and fragmented memories hint at deeper conspiracies and possible blackmail involving Viola Walker.

• Jackie Logan (25:13): "He tried. He thought I was dead. He beat me."

5. The Climax (27:55 - 29:44) Back at the Warren residence, Clover uncovers the truth about the Warrens' involvement. Mrs. Warren's denial and eventual revelation expose the intricate web of deceit, leading to a dramatic confrontation where the true motives behind Hope Anderson's murder are unveiled.

• Mrs. Warren (28:21): "Of course he didn't, Mr. Clover. Not the girl, but my son."

In a final showdown, Mrs. Warren's desperation culminates in a violent outburst, threatening Clover's life and revealing the tragic culmination of familial tensions and hidden secrets.

• Mrs. Warren (28:33): "I'm going to kill you with it."

Character Analysis:

• Detective Danny Clover (Larry Thor): A seasoned detective navigating the complexities of human emotions and hidden agendas. His methodical approach contrasts with the chaotic environment of Broadway.

• Viola Walker: The meticulous manager of the Marbury Apartments, whose dignified exterior masks underlying tensions and secrets.

• Jackie Logan: Hope Anderson's loyal friend, whose trauma hints at a larger conspiracy possibly involving blackmail and manipulation.

• Philip and Mrs. Vera Warren: A seemingly respectable couple whose fractured family dynamics play a pivotal role in the unfolding mystery.

• Sergeant Gino Tartaglia: The dedicated officer providing crucial technical support, whose interactions with Clover add depth to the investigative process.

Notable Quotes:

• Danny Clover (03:08): "Broadway where darkness drains through the scarlet of neon before it's called night and the crowd gathers the people of twilight till dawn."

• Viola Walker (04:27): "No men callers, but respectable. Understand that, mister?"

• Sergeant Gino Tartaglia (09:13): "Fingerprints that can be and were identified... How did I do, madam?"

• Jackie Logan (25:13): "He tried. He thought I was dead. He beat me."

• Mrs. Warren (28:21): "Of course he didn't, Mr. Clover. Not the girl, but my son."

Conclusion: "Broadway's My Beat: The Hope Anderson Murder Case" masterfully captures the essence of old-time radio detective dramas, blending suspense, intricate character interactions, and a richly woven narrative. Detective Danny Clover's relentless pursuit of truth amidst deceit and tragedy offers listeners a nostalgic yet compelling mystery, showcasing the timeless allure of radio detective stories.

Host Commentary: After the episode, Adam Graham provides insightful reflections on the narrative techniques and character portrayals. He highlights the unexpected casting of Jody Gilbert, known primarily for her comedic roles, in a dramatic capacity, noting the shift from her iconic role in "Life with Luigi" to a more serious character in this episode.

Listener Feedback: Adam engages with listener comments, expressing gratitude for the support and enthusiasm from fans like Terry, Claire, and Mark. He acknowledges the vital role of Patreon supporters, specifically thanking Larry for his ongoing contribution since September 2016.

Final Thoughts: This episode not only delivers an engaging murder mystery but also pays homage to the rich tradition of old-time radio dramas. Through meticulous storytelling and dynamic character development, "Broadway's My Beat" stands as a testament to the enduring charm and narrative prowess of radio detectives.

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Transcript

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[Danny Clover]

It's.

[Adam Graham]

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[Danny Clover]

Broadway's My Beat From Times Square to Columbus Circle, the gaudiest, the most violent, the lonesomest mile in the world.

[Larry Thor]

Broadway's My Beat with Larry Thor as Detective Danny Clover.

[Danny Clover]

Broadway where darkness drains through the scarlet of neon before it's called night and the crowd gathers the people of twilight till dawn. The crowd that coils upon itself then lashes out into the furious storm. You move with it, afraid to look back over your shoulder because the sound drifting by you, Was it a laugh or a cry? There's nothing in between. It's Broadway, My Beat the message was handed to me at my desk at headquarters. And the message was specific. The courtyard of the Marbury Apartments in Greenwich Village. And the message had a code number to make the matter more easily classified. Murder translated into two digits. It is my department, so I went there. The courtyard surrounded by slabs of building. Nothing except the cascade of a fountain. Tossing the filtered yellow lights from apartment windows. That and a girl lying there, her fingers trailing in the water. And a woman standing beside her being angry about the whole thing.

[Viola Walker]

Well, well. I see you finally got here.

[Danny Clover]

I finally did. Who are you?

[Viola Walker]

Now it starts. Who am I? What am I doing here? What's this all about? How much of this is going to be in the papers?

[Danny Clover]

Probably all of it. You called the questions. Answer them.

[Viola Walker]

Viola Walker, owner, Manager of the Marbury Apartments. Look it up. Age? None of your business. And the girl lying there is a tenant, Hope Anderson. She's dead. Now. What about the newspapers?

[Danny Clover]

That bothers you? Why?

[Viola Walker]

Look, listen to me. I've got an apartment house here. Respectable. For girls only. Sure, they can have men callers at certain hours. Who am I to warp young women by. No men callers, but respectable. Understand that, mister? The newspapers. The girl, Hope Anderson. I told you that she's dead. I told you that, too.

[Danny Clover]

Yeah, you did. And I believed you. Now try me on. How come you're here?

[Viola Walker]

This way. I was on the balcony of my apartment. That one up there. I was sniffing the moonlight. I looked down on the fountain. Cause it goes with the moonlight. Hope Anderson lying there didn't go with anything at all.

[Danny Clover]

Go on.

[Viola Walker]

I came down, saw what happened. Then I posted a notice on the bulletin board. No one allowed in the courtyard tonight. Then I call headquarters. Look, mister, don't you want to look at that? The gun lying there. I saw it. How come you didn't see it?

[Danny Clover]

Yeah. Equipped with a silencer. More about the girl, Ms. Walker.

[Viola Walker]

How do I know? She roomed in apartment six with. With, let me see.

[Danny Clover]

Jackie Logan And Jackie Logan. Tell me about her.

[Viola Walker]

Sure. She roomed in apartment six with Hope Anderson. And she's been out all night. Now listen to me. If the newspapers get this, it'll give my apartment house a bad reputation.

[Danny Clover]

Death by violence creates its own after patterns of behavior. For some, the pattern is desolation. The paths of shock, then anguish, then emptiness. For Viola Walker, it was none of these. An animal had crawled into her backyard and died. For her, it was simply a matter of removal. But a policeman. A policeman has no choice. For him, the pattern is known, laid out to Be followed. So I followed it. The body of a girl who was once Hope Anderson was taken away. The gun that had killed her was turned over to the experts of death, the men in technical and the policeman. The policeman went back to the Marbury apartments to talk to the good friend of a dead girl.

[Jackie Logan]

Yeah. Yeah, Mr. Clover. I was Hope's friend. Girls like Hope and me, we don't have a friend in the world. So we nail onto each other. That makes it bearable.

[Danny Clover]

And now that Hope stand, how will it be, Jackie?

[Jackie Logan]

Unbearable.

[Mrs. Warren]

For a while.

[Jackie Logan]

Maybe for a long time. Want me to brew you some instant coffee under the hot water faucet? Sometimes it comes out good.

[Danny Clover]

Thanks. I'd like some.

[Jackie Logan]

You'll have it in an instant. What I always say is, what I always like about this town is you can always get hot water. This can get to be something desired, something hoped for. Here you are, Mr. Clover.

[Danny Clover]

Thanks. Well, that's good. I missed mine this morning.

[Jackie Logan]

Yeah, me too.

[Danny Clover]

Tell me about Hope, Jackie.

[Jackie Logan]

Hope was a girl like me, only more attractive, more sought after, as the saying goes.

[Danny Clover]

And she did have other friends?

[Jackie Logan]

Well, yeah.

[Danny Clover]

All right, let's start with them.

[Jackie Logan]

I'd say there were two. That's right, two. And they were like in a novel, Mr. Clover. An older man and a young man. The young man with a fire inside him that could burn him up, the older man with a fire that was dying are rivals for the favors of Hope Anderson. I phrase it this way because I read novels in my leisure time. This life like.

[Danny Clover]

And their names.

[Jackie Logan]

Care for another cup of instant coffee?

[Danny Clover]

Only their names, Jackie.

[Jackie Logan]

There's something else you should know about Hope and me, Mr. Clover. We never discuss names, manners, education, how they treat little animals, bank accounts, but never names. Sure you don't want any more coffee?

[Larry Thor]

No.

[Danny Clover]

But do something else for me, Jackie. Keep thinking about the names when you remember them. Maybe it'll be better all round if you come to me at headquarters.

[Sergeant Gino Tartaglia]

Danny. Danny.

[Danny Clover]

Yeah.

[Sergeant Gino Tartaglia]

Hi.

[Danny Clover]

Hello, Titaglia.

[Sergeant Gino Tartaglia]

Hi.

[Danny Clover]

Okay, okay. What about it? What did Technical turn up with facts? You'll tell me, huh?

[Sergeant Gino Tartaglia]

Technical report. To wit. The gun found at the scene at the fountain was a Luger of the type much sought after as souvenirs from the last and costliest war. It had been recently cleaned and had been fired only once. And you know what?

[Danny Clover]

Do it gently, D'Adeglia. What?

[Sergeant Gino Tartaglia]

It was only fired only once because there had been only one bullet in the clip. Said bullet was found post mortemly to be the one that killed Hope Anderson. Now, Comes the good part.

[Danny Clover]

I'm clutching onto the desk.

[Sergeant Gino Tartaglia]

There were fingerprints on the gun. Fingerprints that can be and were identified. Last night we sent the prison code to Washington. This morning they came back with a name and address.

[Danny Clover]

And it's who?

[Sergeant Gino Tartaglia]

Alan Harper, late of the U.S. naval, where he served well and honorable address. 8950 Madison Avenue. How did I do, madam?

[Danny Clover]

Lieutenant Dandy Tortaglio. Just Jim Dandy.

[Philip Warren]

Yes, what is it?

[Danny Clover]

The doorman told me to ask at this apartment. I'm looking for Alan Harper.

[Philip Warren]

Alan is not here. Didn't the doorman tell you that too?

[Danny Clover]

He did, but I need to find out for myself. I'm from.

[Philip Warren]

If you're a friend of Alan's, believe me when I tell you that he's not here. If you're not a friend, it would be rudeness to prolong this, wouldn't it?

[Danny Clover]

You didn't let me finish. I'm from the police.

[Philip Warren]

Oh, Alan's in trouble, then?

[Danny Clover]

I didn't say that. Let's talk inside, shall we? Mr. Philip Warren.

[Philip Warren]

I'm Alan's stepfather.

[Danny Clover]

Inside, Mr. Warren.

[Philip Warren]

Yes, yes, of course. Alan's mother is my wife. Perhaps if you told me you what.

[Danny Clover]

You want with Alan, you could make it easier for her. Exactly why do you think you need to do that, Mr. Warren? What frightens you about my wanting Alan Harper? Why?

[Philip Warren]

Why? Only that when a policeman comes to one's door, one assumes there has been violence in some greater or lesser degree.

[Mrs. Warren]

Violence? Did I hear violence, Philip?

[Philip Warren]

Oh, this gentleman is from the police, Vera.

[Danny Clover]

Mr. Danny Clover.

[Philip Warren]

Mr. Danny Clover. My wife, Mrs. Vera Warranty, the police. It's about Alan, Vera. Mr. Clover came to the door and said he was looking for Alan. I tried to find out. Why? Because I wanted to spare you.

[Mrs. Warren]

Spare me from what? Philip? I'm sure Alan never in his life did anything his mother could be ashamed of. What do you want with Alan, Mr. Clover?

[Danny Clover]

Is he here, Mrs. Warren?

[Mrs. Warren]

No. You may look for yourself if you find it compulsory not to believe me.

[Danny Clover]

Where is he?

[Mrs. Warren]

I don't know. That can't surprise you, Mr. Clover. Alan is a man. Let Mr. Clover speak himself. Philip. He hasn't finished. You were saying, Mr. Clover?

[Danny Clover]

I was saying where would Alan hide if he were wanted for murder?

[Philip Warren]

You see, I knew. I felt it. I felt it was something that.

[Mrs. Warren]

What could you have felt about Alan, Philip? Alan is my son.

[Philip Warren]

I only meant nothing, Vera. Nothing.

[Mrs. Warren]

You said murder, Mr. Clover. Whose murder?

[Danny Clover]

Hope Anderson's.

[Mrs. Warren]

Oh, yes, I read about it in the papers. And you think Alan Murdered? That girl, this Ms. Anderson.

[Danny Clover]

His fingerprints were on the gun that killed her.

[Mrs. Warren]

Nothing, nothing will make me believe my boy is a murderer. And I don't know where he's hiding. Hiding? That's your word. May Alan forgive me for using it. Vera, show Mr. Clover to the door. Philip, I'm sure we have nothing else to say.

[Philip Warren]

Yes. Come, Mr. Clover, please.

[Danny Clover]

Please, Mrs. Warren. If you know anything, show me the door. Warren.

[Philip Warren]

One moment, Mr. Clover.

[Danny Clover]

Yes?

[Philip Warren]

Vera knows where Alan is. So do I.

[Danny Clover]

Why are you telling me, Mr. Warren?

[Philip Warren]

Because I believe it'll go better with Alan if you find him. The life of a fugitive is not a savory one, Mr. Clover. The boy should have given himself up. The boy must have been.

[Danny Clover]

Where is he?

[Philip Warren]

He has a cabin on the beach at Montauk. He called Vera and told her he was there. Vera told me. And I'm.

[Danny Clover]

Where in Montauk?

[Philip Warren]

It's rather remote, hard to find. I have it. I'll draw you a map.

[Danny Clover]

And he did. In a neat hand with landmarks and compass headings so that it would be impossible to miss the place. I stopped at a lunch counter for spud nuts and coffee until the Long island train was ready to leave. At Montauk there was no cab waiting, so I had to walk. It was warm for early spring and no movement but the pound and heave of surf and the spray. It was a. I specked down the beach. In a while it became a cabin. And a figure standing there before it. A man dressed in flannel shirt and dungarees, no shoes. I walked up to him. Hello.

[Philip Warren]

Hello.

[Danny Clover]

Beautiful day, huh?

[Philip Warren]

Fine day for walking.

[Danny Clover]

Yeah, it is. You're Alan Harper, all right. Yeah.

[Philip Warren]

My name's Harper. Police?

[Danny Clover]

Uh huh. You shouldn't have run, Harper. Whatever your story is now, it's a bad story.

[Philip Warren]

Bad from the beginning.

[Danny Clover]

What happened, you and the girl, Hope Anderson. What reason did you have for killing her? None.

[Philip Warren]

That's why I didn't kill her.

[Danny Clover]

That's why my story's bad. I'll listen to it.

[Philip Warren]

She had just told me she was.

[Danny Clover]

In love with me.

[Philip Warren]

Just then, at that moment, she made up her mind and she was sure of it. And just then, at that moment, she died.

[Danny Clover]

How? Shot, I guess.

[Philip Warren]

It was a funny popping noise.

[Danny Clover]

Hope fell. Then something clattered at my feet. A gun? A Luger. Somebody threw it there. I picked it up and tried to fire at someone who was running away. Nothing. No more bullets. There's someone. Did you see Alan? The picture held for an instant, the boy clawing at his chest and the life spilling from him. The pain, sharp and precise and focused, that pinched at my shoulder and flared out and it wavered, dissolved, I thought, lying there, looking at the single pebble that somehow was in my outstretched hand. How red it was, how orange, how. How it spun like a million spinning lights. And there was nothing. Nothing at.

[Larry Thor]

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[Danny Clover]

Broadway is a carnival of shows. Shadows that walk the neon midway and scream when they've been cheated of an attraction. They bought it. They paid for it. It belongs to them, to the ravenous shadows. They told me Broadway felt that way about me. It made Broadway's front pages. They told me how a kid found me on the beach at Montauk, lying under a web of seaweed. How the body of Alan Harper was torn out of the fingers of the hungry tide. They told me how I'd been taken to a small hospital overlooking the sea and Broadway was wounded because a spectacle like that should have been played in Broadway's own gutter. Then a quiet voice told me I had a visitor. Sergeant Gino Tortaglia.

[Sergeant Gino Tartaglia]

Danny. Danny, speak to me.

[Danny Clover]

Good morning, Sergeant Otaglia.

[Sergeant Gino Tartaglia]

Good morning. Good morning, Lieutenant Clover. I hope you are in the mood for a visitor from the beyond.

[Danny Clover]

From the beyond?

[Sergeant Gino Tartaglia]

Yeah, from all the way beyond Manhattan. All my life I lived in New York. I never realized such a place like this existed in the outskirts.

[Danny Clover]

You can speak out to Taglia. I'm not dead, Danny.

[Sergeant Gino Tartaglia]

How can I tell you how glad I am to hear that from your own lips? I've been visiting here for two days now. This is the first time they let me see you. There ought to be a law.

[Danny Clover]

What do you got in the package, Dan?

[Sergeant Gino Tartaglia]

Oh, a get well confection from Mrs. Tartaglia. Last night she went to the mixmaster and beat up an old Italian recipe that makes people get well. Here. Here, Danny, it's for you.

[Danny Clover]

Thank Mrs. Tartaglia for me.

[Sergeant Gino Tartaglia]

We'll call you. Feel up to official business, Danny, in.

[Danny Clover]

The physical wreck you are in, I'm up to it. The question is, are you?

[Sergeant Gino Tartaglia]

Oh, sure, Danny, sure. I'm in the pink. Well, let's get down to official business. You need not think, Danny, that we have been lax at the department during your regrettable absence. We have been on the ball.

[Danny Clover]

Congratulations.

[Sergeant Gino Tartaglia]

Thank you. We have found, for example, that the footprints leading to the dune from which your assailant shot at you and the deceased, Alan Harper, said footprints have been obliterated beyond recognition by the sands of time.

[Danny Clover]

That's a big ball. What else?

[Sergeant Gino Tartaglia]

The bullets extracted from you and the said deceased, Mr. Harper, have no similarity to any bullets, living or dead, that have been used in the commission of any previous murders or attacks.

[Danny Clover]

Jolly. Anything else?

[Sergeant Gino Tartaglia]

No, no, nothing, Danny. Except that the funeral of the deceased, Mr. Harper, is taking place this afternoon at 2:00 in the Orwell cemetery.

[Danny Clover]

Oh, go tell the nurse. I want my clothes to Taglia.

[Sergeant Gino Tartaglia]

Danny. You got it in your mind to leave me. You can't do that. You are pale and wet and weak.

[Danny Clover]

Get my clothes to Taglia. I have to go to a funeral. Outside of Montauk, it began to rain. A misty drizzle that seemed suspended, melting the houses and movement and sky into a sodden blur. And it held. Later, when we'd gotten back into the city and Tartaglia let me off at Orwell Cemetery, the rain seemed to have let up some, but it was still there. The wet, the chill, the grayness. At the gate, a man answered my question by pointing to a small group of people gathered about a mound of newly turned earth. I waited. Then, when they moved away, when there was only one figure standing there, a woman. Then I walked up to her. A woman with eyes closed against the shape of her son's final identity with the world. Mrs. Warren. Mrs. Warren, I didn't have a chance to tell you how sorry I am.

[Philip Warren]

You're.

[Danny Clover]

I'm Danny Klobber, Mrs. Warren. We've met. I was at your home.

[Mrs. Warren]

Yes. Yes, I know you, Mr. Clover. You want to talk to me, don't you?

[Danny Clover]

There's no hurry.

[Mrs. Warren]

Consider it this way, Mr. Clover. Grief isn't a simple thing. It's made up of so much. The lost times and memories.

[Danny Clover]

So many later.

[Mrs. Warren]

And there's this all mixed up with it. The only thing in my heart that I know the words from. Or find out who killed my son.

[Danny Clover]

We'll do that. We'll do that, Mrs. Warren.

[Mrs. Warren]

You see, when he came home, when Alan came home from the Navy. He found Philip there. Philip? My husband. I had married again. I didn't tell Alan.

[Danny Clover]

That's why Alan moved up to that cabin in Montauk.

[Mrs. Warren]

I tried to get Alan to like Philip. Philip understood. Did everything to make well. It was difficult.

[Danny Clover]

And Alan's friends. This is the thing. We have to know somewhere. Someplace your son. Your son touched another person because of the. He was killed.

[Mrs. Warren]

I don't know. After Alan met Philip, it seemed he didn't trust me. His friends were his secret.

[Danny Clover]

How about Hope Anderson? She was his friend. Your son told me that. His good friend, Mrs. Warren. He was with her when she died.

[Mrs. Warren]

I don't know. I didn't know.

[Danny Clover]

Listen to me. It could have happened like this. Whoever shot Hope Anderson had meant to shoot Alan. Whoever that was missed the first time. Killed Hope instead.

[Mrs. Warren]

Maybe.

[Danny Clover]

Maybe we'd better go now, Mrs. Warren. It's starting to rain harder, Hugo.

[Mrs. Warren]

I'll be all right. Somehow the rain. Well, it doesn't matter. I'll be all right, Mr. Clover.

[Sergeant Gino Tartaglia]

Hold still, Danny. I don't want the knot in your tie. Should look sloppy. Yeah. Well, Danny, if I do say so myself, I feel much better now. You are arrayed in dry clothes.

[Danny Clover]

Thanks for helping me change the taglia. My arm in a sling.

[Sergeant Gino Tartaglia]

What am I going to do with you, Danny? You rise out of a sickbed without permission. You go to a funeral, stand in a wet rain, get wet. Any one of these things could have waited.

[Danny Clover]

I wonder if she's still there. Titaglia. I tried to take her home, but she wouldn't let me.

[Sergeant Gino Tartaglia]

Who, Danny?

[Danny Clover]

Mrs. Warren. It's still raining.

[Sergeant Gino Tartaglia]

Exactly. And you are to stay out of seine. You hear me, Danny?

[Danny Clover]

Okay. Okay.

[Sergeant Gino Tartaglia]

Good. Now, I will bring you in a visitor who has been waiting to see you.

[Danny Clover]

Who?

[Sergeant Gino Tartaglia]

A dame. A lady by the name Viola Walker.

[Danny Clover]

Why didn't you tell me she was here?

[Sergeant Gino Tartaglia]

I thought it was more imperative you should get in the dry. Okay, okay. I said I'd bring her in. You go right in.

[Viola Walker]

It's positively outrageous the way a citizen is treated around here. How long do you think you can keep a citizen waiting? After all, you're only a public servant.

[Danny Clover]

You could write a letter to a newspaper. Ms. Walker.

[Viola Walker]

You see? You see how you treat us? The innocent victims of injustice, the downtrodden.

[Danny Clover]

I plead for you, Ms. Walker. Who could have done you an injustice? Give it a name.

[Viola Walker]

Jackie Logan. That's the name. That's the thing that did it to me.

[Danny Clover]

Jackie. What did she do?

[Viola Walker]

When you were at the Marbury Apartments, the Apartments I preside over. I told you they were nothing if not respectable. Remember that?

[Danny Clover]

I remember. I remember. A girl was murdered there, too. Hope Anderson, wasn't it?

[Viola Walker]

I'm like a mother desotes girls. They have no secrets from me. I keep none from them.

[Danny Clover]

You're hurt because Jackie kept a secret from you.

[Viola Walker]

She's no good, that one. She's rotten and ungrateful. She knows more about Hope's murder than you'll ever find out. I wanted her to tell me about it. To talk it over like mother to daughter. So that we could both share it with you.

[Danny Clover]

Please. Thanks.

[Viola Walker]

And do you know what the snip did to me? She moved out, bag and baggage. And when I pleaded with her to come back, do you know what she did to me?

[Danny Clover]

You'll tell me anyway, won't you, miss?

[Viola Walker]

She slapped me and scratched my face. See?

[Sergeant Gino Tartaglia]

See?

[Viola Walker]

Look at this horrible scar. You've got to arrest her.

[Danny Clover]

Where is she?

[Viola Walker]

I made a point of finding that out. She's at the Kearney Hotel in the Bowery. A dirty, pest ridden fleabag. Imagine she left my elegant apartments for that.

[Danny Clover]

All right, Miss Walker, you can go now.

[Viola Walker]

But I'm not finished.

[Danny Clover]

I said you could go. Get out of my sight. Ms. Walker. Jackie. Jackie Logan, Open up. It's Danny Clover. Jackie.

[Jackie Logan]

Come in.

[Danny Clover]

Yeah. The place was a mess. Like a big wind had ripped in through there and died like that. And as if somebody had tried desperately hard to destroy everything he could lift or turn over. The bed had been slammed up into a corner and the headboard wrenched off so that the edge of the mattress touched the floor. And on it, a girl, Jackie Logan, staring with unbelieving eyes. Thin lines of blood crisscrossed her face like some abstract design of horror. And over all of it, the pink and blue that stuttered through the window from a sign that read Kearney Hotel. You're home away from home. Jackie. Jackie. What happened?

[Jackie Logan]

He'll die. I swear he'll die.

[Danny Clover]

Tell me. Tell me, Jackie. Who was it? I'll get you some water. Here, drink this.

[Jackie Logan]

I can't. I can't.

[Danny Clover]

We'll get you to a doctor.

[Jackie Logan]

Don't touch me.

[Danny Clover]

Later, then. Tell me about it.

[Jackie Logan]

Nothing. I fell down.

[Danny Clover]

Look, someone tried to kill you.

[Jackie Logan]

I fell down.

[Danny Clover]

Why didn't he kill you? Hope Anderson's dead. And Alan Harper. Why didn't he kill you, Jackie?

[Jackie Logan]

He tried. He thought I was dead. He beat me. He thought I was dead.

[Danny Clover]

Who? Tell me who.

[Jackie Logan]

That's gonna be my way. Because he thinks I'm dead. I got a good thing, Jackie.

[Danny Clover]

Look, I can arrest you, even with you like this, for withholding evidence. Don't you know that?

[Jackie Logan]

Jackie, I'm delirious. I don't know what I said. Nothing happened.

[Danny Clover]

He beat you because you know something about him. Because you know he killed Hope Anderson. And why? Is that why you were blackmailing him?

[Jackie Logan]

Jackie, I sold out.

[Danny Clover]

Don't you want to get back at whoever did this?

[Jackie Logan]

I done. Ask her. Ask Mrs. Warren.

[Viola Walker]

She.

[Jackie Logan]

Oh, get me a doctor. Mr. Clover.

[Danny Clover]

The police ambulance came and took her away. And its siren was loud to cover the sound of her screaming. Then I went to the Warren apartment. The doorman told me that they weren't at home, but they'd gone somewhere. To Montauk, he thought. So I went there. This time it was night and rain, but the sounds of desolation that only the wind and the sea can shape. And finally, the cabin with its feeble yellow light washing against the darkness. Mr. Clover.

[Mrs. Warren]

Stand where you are. Mr. Clover.

[Danny Clover]

I came at the right time, didn't I? Mrs. Warren, maybe you better give me that gun.

[Mrs. Warren]

No, no. I was just showing it to my husband. See it, Philip? This is a souvenir of war. Alan brought back a Japanese revolver. It's clean and loaded. Alan was always a good boy. Neat. A good boy.

[Danny Clover]

Talk to her. Take it away from her.

[Philip Warren]

She doesn't know what she's doing.

[Mrs. Warren]

Don't try. Mr. Clover. Why don't you go over there and dry yourself by the fire? Mrs. Warren, I. I was just telling Philip that my son. My son built that fireplace with his own hands, stone by stone. I've been showing Philip things that were a part of my son's life.

[Danny Clover]

Mrs. Warren, I've just left a girl who said she told you something over the phone. Jackie Logan. What did she tell you?

[Mrs. Warren]

She sounded very ill, as if she were in great pain.

[Danny Clover]

She was. She'd been beaten so hard that whoever did it thought she was dead. Now.

[Mrs. Warren]

Oh, no.

[Danny Clover]

What did she tell you, Mrs. Warren? Was it that she was blackmailing your husband?

[Philip Warren]

What are you talking about? Are you out of your mind?

[Mrs. Warren]

You think us all out of our minds, don't you, Philip? Mr. Clover? Me? How did you know that, Mr. Clover?

[Danny Clover]

I didn't. But it fits. Viola Walker came to me, told me to arrest Jackie because Jackie had slapped her face and left her bored in bed. When I saw Jackie, I knew it was more than that. Viola wanted in on something. Blackmail. Maybe she should have seen what blackmailing did to Jackie.

[Mrs. Warren]

But Philip saw, didn't you, Philip. Oh, there are so many things to kill you for, Philip. For wanting a girl my son loves.

[Danny Clover]

You didn't mean to kill Hope Anderson, did you, Warren?

[Mrs. Warren]

Of course he didn't, Mr. Clover. Not the girl, but my son. And finally, he murdered Alan. Tried to kill you and that poor girl Jackie. Oh, Alan.

[Danny Clover]

Alan, watch out. Mr. Clover.

[Mrs. Warren]

This gun, Philip. Alan's gun. I'm going to kill you with it.

[Danny Clover]

Mrs. Warren. Mrs. Warren. Give it to me.

[Mrs. Warren]

Don't. Don't stop me.

[Danny Clover]

Not that way. Give it to me. He's getting away.

[Mrs. Warren]

I. I said I'd kill him, and he's getting away.

[Danny Clover]

Warren, stop. Don't be a fool, Warren. All right, Mrs. Warren. It's only a leg wound, huh?

[Mrs. Warren]

Mr. Clover. You should have let me kill you.

[Danny Clover]

Broadway where the buildings of the night lean against the darkness in crazy tilted angles and walk carefully, kid, or you'll upset their balance. It's a street where you walk the high wire else you gotta play it safe in a cage. It's Broadway. The gaudiest, the most violent the lonesome smile in the world. Broadway. My beat.

[Larry Thor]

Broadway's my beat. Stars Larry Thor as Detective Danny Clover. With Charles Calvert as Tartaglia. The program was produced and directed by Elliot Lewis. The musical score was composed and conducted by Alexander Courage. The cast tonight included Francis Chaney, Jody Gilbert, Don Orek, Eda Rees Marin and Herb Butterfield. No one has ever devised a satisfactory get rich quick plan. But your government has a plan whereby you can save money automatically and get a good return on your savings. It's the Payroll Savings Plan for the purchase of United States Savings Bonds. By means of this plan, your employer will set aside a small amount of money from your paycheck for the purchase of bonds. If there is no payroll savings plan where you work or if you are self employed, you can sign up with the bond a month plan at your bank. Under this arrangement, the bank buys a bond a month for you and charges it to your checking account. You will find United States Savings bonds are a profitable investment and they're as safe as your government. Start buying United States Savings bonds today. Joe Walters speaking. This is cbs where you dance to the music of Vaughn Monroe Saturday nights, the Columbia Broadcasting System.

[Narrator]

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[Adam Graham]

Welcome back. You gotta love the mid episode break and I really like how they tried to capture that sense of shock that comes when you're actually shot in the really stylized language of Broadway's My Beat. Also some interesting casting here in Odie Gilbert, as I believe it was the landlady because she is not known for dramatic acting over radio. Over at her radio gold index, 95% of her work during the golden age of radio was in the role of Rosa, the daughter of the cafe owner Pasquale on the comedy Life with Luigi. And Pasquale was always trying to get Luigi to marry his daughter. So a very different role for Gilbert here. All right, well, listener comments and feedback now. And we start on YouTube where Terry writes, love these old shows. And then we turn to our listener survey. A listener writes, I love old time radio, but now listening to it without Adam's commentary on other programs makes it feel like just half a meal. I appreciate your kind comment. Claire writes, I'm a historian and enjoy listening to these old critics stories. It's entertaining and I appreciate all you do. And then Mark writes, I look forward to every new episode of every show and I enjoy Adam's expertise. Well, thank you so much, Mark. And now it's also time to go ahead and thank our Patreon supporter of the day and I want to thank Larry. Larry's been one of our patreon supporters since September 2016, currently supporting the podcast at the Master detective level of $15 or more per month. Thank you so much for your support, Larry. And that will actually do it for today. If you're enjoying the podcast, please follow us using your favorite podcast software and be sure to rate and review the podcast wherever you download it from. We'll be back next Wednesday with another episode of Broadway's My Beat, but join us back here tomorrow for Mr. And Mrs. North.

[Danny Clover]

Where is this the writer you were coming to see? Hobs? No, you better call the police.

[Larry Thor]

I'll try to get the wagon, then call the hotel manager.

[Narrator]

Jerry, did you hear that?

[Danny Clover]

Yes. Sounded like someone locked that door over there.

[Philip Warren]

This must be a suite of rooms.

[Jackie Logan]

Yes, the connecting door.

[Larry Thor]

Let's try it.

[Danny Clover]

Sure.

[Jackie Logan]

There's someone in there.

[Philip Warren]

The door's locked.

[Narrator]

Come on.

[Danny Clover]

Where you going?

[Narrator]

Out in the hall and try the other door to that.

[Larry Thor]

All right, but I think we should call Bill instead.

[Danny Clover]

Good luck, too. Let's quit this running around.

[Narrator]

And, Jerry, if there's someone in there.

[Danny Clover]

If there's someone in there, we'll let.

[Larry Thor]

The police deal with them. Now let's get back in the other.

[Danny Clover]

Room and call Bill. All right.

[Narrator]

Oh, I had a feeling something would happen so that we wouldn't.

[Danny Clover]

Jerry, look. What?

[Narrator]

The connecting door's open now.

[Danny Clover]

There was someone in there, but not now.

[Philip Warren]

And there isn't anyone in here either.

[Larry Thor]

Look at the floor, dear.

[Danny Clover]

The body.

[Adam Graham]

I hope you'll be with us then. In the meantime, send your comments to [e-mail] follow us on Twitter at radiodetectives and check us out on Instagram. Instagram.com Great detectives from Boise, Idaho, this is your host, Adam Graham, signing off.

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