Casey, Crime Photographer: King of the Apes (Encore) (EP4752)

Summary

Summary of "Casey, Crime Photographer: King of the Apes (Encore)" (EP4752)

Podcast Information:

• Title: The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio | Daily Mystery Dramas
• Host: Adam Graham
• Episode: Casey, Crime Photographer: King of the Apes (Encore) (EP4752)
• Release Date: July 10, 2025

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Overview

In this thrilling installment of "Casey, Crime Photographer," listeners are transported back to the Golden Age of Radio, where Casey and his team delve into the mysterious and perilous world of circuses. The episode, titled "King of the Apes," weaves a captivating tale of jealousy, deceit, and murder centered around a renowned circus act featuring Charles King and his intelligent orangutans.

Plot Summary

Setting the Scene ([02:23] - [07:00])

The episode opens at the bustling Blue Note Cafe in Lancaster, Ohio, where Casey and his colleague Ann Williams discuss their annual assignment: covering the circus's feature act, "King of the Apes." They express skepticism about the act's portrayal, noting that the advertised "20 or 30 giant gorillas" are, in reality, six highly trained orangutans under the control of King Charles.

Introduction to Key Characters ([07:00] - [12:00])

Casey and Ann meet Charles King and his wife, Bernice King, who introduce them to their team, including Johannes Fleet and Tyann, a Dayak tribesman from Borneo. Charles boasts about the intelligence and training of his orangutans, particularly Nimbu and Dillinger. However, underlying tensions surface when Charles reprimands Fleet for his jealousy and Tyann for his drinking habits.

Uncovering Suspicious Activities ([12:00] - [19:00])

As Casey observes the interactions between the humans and apes, he becomes suspicious of the unnatural behavior exhibited by the orangutans. Notably, an expert from the zoo reveals that Nimbu was not naturally sick but had been drugged. Concurrently, Fleet's erratic behavior and his proximity to both Charles and Bernice raise red flags.

The Murder and Investigation ([19:00] - [24:30])

The plot thickens with the sudden murder of Luigi Fenelli, Charles's boyfriend, found dead with a murder weapon linked to Tyann. However, Casey's intuition leads him to distrust Tyann's confession, suspecting Fleet's involvement. Leverage and strategy come into play as Casey devises a plan to expose Fleet's duplicity by manipulating Dillinger's behavior.

Climactic Confrontation ([24:30] - [27:10])

The tension culminates in a dramatic showdown where Fleet attempts to eliminate Bernice King to cover his tracks. A fierce struggle ensues, resulting in Fleet's death at the hands of Dillinger, the very orangutan he sought to use as an instrument of murder. Charles King survives the ordeal, and justice is served, revealing Fleet as the true antagonist.

Key Characters

• Casey Crime Photographer: The astute and observant protagonist who unravels the mystery.
• Ann Williams: Casey's colleague, providing support and keen insights.
• Charles King: Renowned circus owner and performer, owner of the intelligent orangutans.
• Bernice King: Charles's wife, whose emotional facade hides deeper motives.
• Johannes Fleet: Chief assistant with dubious motives, ultimately revealed as the murderer.
• Tyann: Dayak tribesman from Borneo, initially suspected but later cleared as Fleet's pawn.

Notable Quotes

• Casey on the Orangutans ([05:19] Casey): "Now, circus posters underrate a little bit, Applebert. The 20 or 30 giant gorillas are really six orangutans."
• Charles King on Orangutan Intelligence ([09:39] Charles King): "The orangutan is found only in Borneo and Samatla. In size, he is the second of the great apes ranking next to the gorilla."
• Casey's Suspicion ([22:03] Casey): "He knows more about big apes than King does. I think Johannes Fleet doped Nimbu and gave that cry that caused Dillinger to kill King."
• Ethelbert on Poetic Justice ([22:05] Ethelbert): "We're seeing a nice example of poetic justice. Mrs. King has Fleet arrange her husband's death so she can have Fenelli. And then Tyenne destroys the man she wanted and himself at the same time."

Host's Commentary and Insights

After the dramatization, Adam Graham offers insightful commentary on the episode:

• Circus as Entertainment: He highlights the role of circuses before the advent of television, emphasizing their significance in providing entertainment and showcasing exotic animals to audiences who otherwise lacked access to zoos. “Circuses really were highly regarded before television as this source of entertainment...” ([32:28]).

• Cultural Accuracy: Graham appreciates the accurate representation of the Dayak people, noting that they are a real ethnic group with diverse subgroups and languages. “The Dayak people were not something that were made up by Alonzo Dean Cole. That's an actual people group...” ([32:28]).

• Listener Engagement: He thanks Patreon supporters, encourages listener interaction through ratings and reviews, and promotes upcoming episodes and features on their website and social media platforms.

Conclusion

"King of the Apes" serves as a masterful blend of suspense and detective work, showcasing Casey's relentless pursuit of truth and justice. Through clever storytelling and rich character development, the episode not only entertains but also offers a glimpse into the complexities of human-animal relationships and the dark undercurrents that can exist beneath the surface of seemingly idyllic performances. Adam Graham's post-episode analysis deepens the listener's appreciation for the historical and cultural contexts portrayed, making it a memorable entry in the "Great Detectives of Old Time Radio" series.

Transcript

[Sam]

Sam.

[Adam Graham]

Hello, this is your host, Adam Graham, reminding you to listen on July 13th as we bring you the premiere of the Great Adventurers of Old Time Radio. And also reminding you that today's program comes from our archives. And so any offers and information contained therein may not be valid unless currently reflected on our Great Detective of Old Time radio [e-mail] but now, on with Circus Week. Welcome to the Great Detectives of Old Time Radio. From Boise, Idaho, this is your host, Adam Graham. If you have a comment, email it to me, box Thirteenreatdetectives.net follow us on Twitter at radiodetectives and become one of our friends on Facebook. Facebook.com Radiodetectives Our listener support campaign continues. You can support the show on a one time basis like Lunell did by sending a donation to Adam Graham, Pillbox 159-13-15913 Boise, ID 83715. And you can also become one of our ongoing Patreon supporters for as little as $2 per month. Thank you to Ted, our latest Patreon supporter, supporting the show at the seamus level of $4 or more per month. Again, thank you so much for your support. Well, now it's time for today's episode of Casey Crime Photographer. The original air date is May 1st of 1947 and the title is King of the AP.

[Tony Marvin]

The anchor hawking Glass Corporation brings you Crime Photographer.

[Casey]

Ethelbert, what on earth's going on over there?

[Ann Williams]

Oh, that's Grace. I can't get her away from that piano.

[Casey]

Tell her to let Herman play.

[Ann Williams]

Oh, Grace, that's enough, thanks.

[Casey]

Besides, this is the famous Noise Abatement Week.

[Tony Marvin]

Well, it may be famous, Casey, but it's not as famous as my favorite line. Anchor Hawking is the most famous name in glass. Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. This is Tony Marvin. Every week at this time, the Anchor Hawking Glass Corporation of Lancaster, Ohio and its more than 10,000 employees bring you another adventure of Casey Crime Photographer, ace cameraman who covers the crime news of a great city. Written by Alonzo Dean Cole. Our adventure for tonight, King of the Apes. Mid afternoon, the Blue Note Cafe. Leaning comfortably on the bar are Casey and Ann Williams. And behind the bar, it's chief Custodian ethelbert.

[Ann Williams]

You and Ms. Williams are going to the circus tonight, huh?

[Casey]

Yeah, we gotta go, pal. It's an assignment every year.

[Ethelbert]

Ethelbert. He found an excuse to go to the circus.

[Tony Marvin]

You.

[Casey]

You think I like to go to the circus, honey?

[Ethelbert]

Well, if you don't, you'd better Reserve yourself a chair in the old men's home.

[Ann Williams]

She's right, Casey. Any guy who can't enjoy the circus is slipping and fast.

[Ethelbert]

I love the clowns and the elephants.

[Ann Williams]

I still like the brass bands and the peanuts and popcorn.

[Casey]

I go for the lady bareback riders and the lady acrobats and the lady.

[Johannes Fleet]

That's enough.

[Casey]

Well, I just wanted to establish that I'm not slipping, Annie. I'm simply matured, that's all.

[Ann Williams]

What kind of assignment you two got.

[Casey]

At the big show?

[Ethelbert]

Principally, we're covering the feature act, king of the 8th.

[Ann Williams]

They say that swell. According to pictures on the billboards, that fella the king keeps 20 or 30 giant gorillas under his complete control.

[Casey]

Now, circus posters underrate a little bit, Applebert. The 20 or 30 giant gorillas are really six orangutans.

[Ethelbert]

And their trainer isn't the King.

[Sam]

His name is King Charles King.

[Ann Williams]

Oh, but an orangutan is a pretty big monkey, ain't it?

[Casey]

Big enough. A full grown male can break a couple of Joe Louises in two.

[Ann Williams]

Then I guess six orangutans are plenty for a guy to go into a cage alone with.

[Casey]

I'd say so. Well, we better get over the circus, Annie. It's nearly time for our date.

[Ann Williams]

I thought you said you were going to the circus tonight.

[Ethelbert]

We're interviewing Mr. King after the matinee performance. We're seeing the show tonight.

[Casey]

Oh, well, so long, pal.

[Ethelbert]

So long, Ethelbert.

[Ann Williams]

Have a good time and don't let him lock you up in the monkey cage.

[Casey]

Not to you, pal.

[Ann Williams]

And so long you still on, Casey? And next to you.

[Casey]

King's dressing room is this way, Annie.

[Ethelbert]

The afternoon show is still going on, Casey. Let's peek through those back curtains.

[Tyan]

Oh, no, no.

[Casey]

Look, we'll see the whole thing from out front tonight, Annie. Besides, that's the wind up, you hear? Now the grand finale.

[Ethelbert]

Oh, no. I guess it is. Oh, look, the clowns are coming from the ring on this one.

[Casey]

Oh, I've seen clowns before. We've got a date.

[Ethelbert]

Just a minute, Casey.

[Casey]

Okay, nice looking performers coming through the curtains. Now that one in the black spangled pipes has got beautiful eyes.

[Ethelbert]

We'll find Mr. King.

[Casey]

No, I'm in no hurry.

[Ethelbert]

He's got a date.

[Casey]

Huh? Oh, okay. There, there, that's a star dressing room there.

[Ethelbert]

Well, give a knock.

[Casey]

Now wait a minute, there's several star dressing room. Here's the one with the King's name on it.

[Sam]

You dare call me that?

[Charles King]

I'll call your work if I Catch you with that binder Penelli again?

[Johannes Fleet]

You better not.

[Sam]

Your big poker little argument inside that room, Casey. King, I'm fed up with your jealousy.

[Johannes Fleet]

If I feel like talking to a man, any man, I'm going.

[Charles King]

I'm not going to sneak up in corners with Pinelli again.

[Johannes Fleet]

Try and stop me. Oh, stop your two. Put your hands on.

[Casey]

Time to break this up.

[Ethelbert]

And that knock should do it.

[Charles King]

Who's that?

[Casey]

Ms. Williams and Casey in the Morning Express. If you're Mr. King, your press agent made a date for us to see you.

[Charles King]

Oh, oh, yes, yes, of course. Just a moment.

[Ethelbert]

That ended the battle.

[Charles King]

Please, please come in. Oh, thank you, Ms. Williamson. Mr. Casey, you said?

[Casey]

That's right.

[Charles King]

I'm Charles King. Nice to know both of you.

[Casey]

Nice to know you.

[Charles King]

Mr. King, allow me to present my wife, Mr. King.

[Sam]

How do you do? You'll excuse me, I'll be running along.

[Charles King]

Wait, Bernice.

[Sam]

Yeah?

[Charles King]

This lady and gentlemen are going to do a feature story about the act.

[Sam]

Don't you want to stay in, Charlie? They don't want to interview me. See you later.

[Charles King]

I'd like you to stay.

[Sam]

I've got some shopping to do. Nice to meet you, Ms. Woodlands. And Mr. Casey. So long.

[Casey]

So long.

[Charles King]

My wife is always on the go, as you Americans say. You partner, I'm sure.

[Ethelbert]

Certainly.

[Charles King]

I am very grateful for this visit. Publicity is the lifeblood of show business. Perhaps I better take you downstairs to the animal room. The three of us and my orangutans can get acquainted all at the same time. I fancy that's what you wish.

[Casey]

That's it.

[Charles King]

Come on. Then we'll walk down that ramp to the animal room.

[Casey]

Careful, Annie.

[Charles King]

Bernice.

[Johannes Fleet]

What?

[Charles King]

I thought you were going shopping.

[Johannes Fleet]

I am.

[Sam]

I just stopped to talk a minute with Mr. Finelli.

[Casey]

Hello, Charlie.

[Charles King]

Hello, Fenelli. You better get your shopping done, Bernie.

[Sam]

Okay. See you later, luigi.

[Charles King]

Sure, Bern.

[Casey]

Mrs. King.

[Charles King]

Ms. Williams, if you and Mr. Casey will excuse me, I want a word with that man.

[Sam]

Yes, of course.

[Casey]

Yeah, go ahead.

[Charles King]

Thanks. Just a moment, Finelli.

[Sam]

This seems to be the old triangle business.

[Casey]

How?

[Ethelbert]

That finally is good looking.

[Casey]

And so is Mrs. King. They're both young.

[Ethelbert]

King must be 50.

[Casey]

Oh, easy. He looks like a tough guy to tangle with. He seems to be quietly laying down a little law to Mr. Finelli over there. Look at that.

[Charles King]

Thanks for waiting for me.

[Casey]

Not at all. It's all right.

[Charles King]

Here's the ramp. The cage of mad beast. Sounds far from the bottom.

[Casey]

That guy you were talking with had on tights, Mr. King. What is he, an acrobat He's a wire walker. Oh.

[Charles King]

Do you good people know very much about orangutan?

[Casey]

Practically nothing.

[Ethelbert]

We've seen a couple in the zoo.

[Charles King]

Then perhaps you'd like to have a little basic information for your story, Ms. Williamson.

[Ethelbert]

Yes, I would.

[Charles King]

The orangutan is found only in Borneo and Samatla. In size he is the second of the great apes ranking next to the gorilla. An intelligence. Though some place the chimpanzee in a higher category. I rank the orangutan first. Those are my animals in those two cages.

[Ethelbert]

Casey, we've never seen an orangutan like that big fellow at the zoo.

[Charles King]

That nimble boy. He's a full grown male. He stood upright, which he seldom does. He'd be 5ft 7 inches tall and he tipped the scale at 22 stones. About 300 pounds.

[Casey]

Why do you keep him alone in that cage? Is he vicious or.

[Charles King]

No, I am keeping Nimbu separate temperately because he hasn't been very well. Quite worried about him. Without Nimbu I wouldn't have the same act and well, I'm fond of the old fellow.

[Ethelbert]

Seems pretty fond of you, Casey. You see him reach out his hand and Mr. King like a big child?

[Casey]

Yeah.

[Charles King]

I let him take my hand and put his other long arm around my neck.

[Casey]

I wouldn't want him that close to me, brother.

[Charles King]

I wouldn't dare permit this familiarity from the one in the next cage.

[Casey]

He doesn't like you, huh?

[Charles King]

Oh, he doesn't like anybody. Fear of Nimbu is the only thing that keeps Dillinger in his place.

[Ethelbert]

Dillinger?

[Charles King]

I call him that because he's a public enemy. Ms. Williams. Oh, hello boss. Oh, hello, Joe. I was beginning to wonder where you were.

[Bernice King]

I was out getting some fresh medicine for Nimbu.

[Charles King]

You know I never want these animals left alone. Where's Tyence?

[Tyan]

He have probably gone for a drink.

[Bernice King]

That money's no good.

[Charles King]

Yes, I know that. But he knows big Ape because he.

[Bernice King]

Is a little ape himself. Better you should send him back to Borneo where we got him.

[Charles King]

I'll have another talk with Tyon. Oh, excuse me, Ms. Williams. Mr. Gacy, this is Johannes Fleet, my chief assistant.

[Ethelbert]

Mr. Fleet.

[Casey]

Hi, Mr. Fleet.

[Charles King]

Johan knows as much more about orangutans as I do. He was born in Dutch Borneo and talks their language.

[Tyan]

I talk Dutch and English. Not ape talk.

[Bernice King]

That is for men like the Ty tion.

[Charles King]

My second assistant. He's a D A Borneo tribesman. You can write a few colorful lines about him.

[Tyan]

Ms. Williams, it's feeding time.

[Charles King]

I go get fruit for you, eh?

[Ethelbert]

He's a pleasing character, Casey.

[Charles King]

Yeah, I heard what you said, Ms. Williams. Joan Pitt is well, it isn't easy to find men who and properly careful orangutans. And he knows the beasts. Same applies to Tayan, who is, as you Americans might say, another stinker.

[Tyan]

Hi, Batman.

[Charles King]

Oh, there he is. Joe says you were left to watch those animals, Tayan.

[Tyan]

Orangutan not go away when lock in cage.

[Charles King]

You're always getting a drink. And I'd like you to.

[Tyan]

And if don't be more good, you, you send him back chop chop, quick to burn you. You don't for do that, boss man. You need tyen.

[Ann Williams]

All right.

[Charles King]

Here's a fresh bottle of medicine. Give him some.

[Tyan]

Okay, bus man. First I tell him I gonna do him good.

[Ethelbert]

He's chattering to that biggie. Seeing the ape answers.

[Casey]

I'm gonna get some pictures of this. This is terrific.

[Charles King]

Science seems to really talk ape language, Ms. Williams. The Diacs believe orangutans have a language and that some men learn it.

[Casey]

Ha. That ought to be a good shot. Here comes Fleet. I'll get one of him feeding it Nimble.

[Tyan]

He no look good in the eye.

[Charles King]

And his tongue is tongue very dry.

[Tyan]

He more sick than before. Better.

[Bernice King]

You should not have him work tonight.

[Charles King]

Jack's never so good without Nimbu, Joe.

[Tyan]

Never will it be so good if Nimbu die.

[Charles King]

The two of your writers, sir? I shan't work him tonight.

[Johannes Fleet]

Oh, then Casey and I won't see.

[Ethelbert]

Him in your act.

[Charles King]

And I'm sorry, Ms. Williams, you won't see him tonight.

[Johannes Fleet]

Children of all ages, the biggest show in the world is proud to present the most daring, colossal, engrossing, educational exhibition of man's mastery over the savage beast that has ever been witnessed in the history of the universe.

[Casey]

Sip, Annie. This is King's Angie.

[Ethelbert]

They're throwing up a cage case here.

[Johannes Fleet]

Most dangerously intelligent animals known to to man or rutang.

[Tony Marvin]

That nimble sure looks dangerous and wise.

[Johannes Fleet]

One man dares to enter the cage alone and unarmed and to bend them to his superior will. Ladies and gentlemen, the outstanding, unexpelled star attraction of the circus world. King of the eight.

[Casey]

Boy, that was some build up, wasn't it, huh?

[Ethelbert]

The ringmaster did use a few. The pearl of it. Mr. King looks nice in that jungle explorers outfit, doesn't he?

[Casey]

Yeah, his wife isn't half bad in her shorts.

[Ethelbert]

She is not in the cave.

[Casey]

Don't you just outside over on the left there.

[Ethelbert]

Look, they're letting me ate into the ring cage now. From north wagon.

[Casey]

Yeah, that. That Joe flirt is superintending the job.

[Ethelbert]

I don't see tie in.

[Casey]

Oh, he's around somewhere. I imagine.

[Ethelbert]

Dylan's just coming into the cage now. Oh, he's a mean looking animal.

[Casey]

I'm sorry we're not going to see Nimbu do his stuff. He's a real star attack.

[Ethelbert]

And King depends on him. He told me he doesn't have to carry that big whip in the ring with him. And Nimbo's there.

[Charles King]

Look at he.

[Casey]

Look, the big monks are going to ride those tricycles.

[Charles King]

Look at that.

[Ethelbert]

I thought you didn't care for circuses.

[Casey]

Oh well, it's part of my job to come here and take pictures, that's all. What was that funny cry wasn't it? Animal or something?

[Sam]

I guess. Casey, those big a.

[Ethelbert]

Stop riding in that cris. Yeah, King can't get them to start again. Seem to be listening.

[Casey]

There it goes again. Hey, look at Dillinger.

[Johannes Fleet]

He's grabbed Mr. King. He's killing me.

[Tyan]

He's got him on the throat.

[Casey]

Annie. Annie.

[Tyan]

I'm gonna shoot some pictures of this.

[Casey]

That cry we heard. Annie. I've got a hunch this wasn't any accident.

[Tony Marvin]

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[Ann Williams]

Mr. King of the Apes was buried this morning. Huh, Katie?

[Casey]

That's right, Ethelbert.

[Tony Marvin]

Yeah.

[Casey]

Ms. Williams and I just came from his funeral.

[Ann Williams]

I suppose the circus folks gave him a big send off.

[Johannes Fleet]

They did.

[Ethelbert]

The funeral was a circus in itself, complete with brass bands. And Mrs. King gave a fine center ring performance.

[Charles King]

What do you mean?

[Casey]

Well, she put on a big act, Ethelbert. Shed crocodile tears all over the place.

[Ethelbert]

And we think she cared about as much for her Husband as I care for. Well, our 1940 model spring hat.

[Ann Williams]

Was that wire walker Finelli there, who you think is her boyfriend?

[Casey]

No, he didn't come to the funeral. Neither did Tyan.

[Ann Williams]

Tyenne's the other fellow who was King's assistant, huh?

[Casey]

Yeah, the Dayak from Borneo who's inherited.

[Ethelbert]

King's place in the act.

[Ann Williams]

You think one of them people had something to do with King's death, don't you?

[Casey]

Well, King was crushed to death by that big orangutan, Dillinger, after he and the other apes in the ring had shown a mocked reaction to the peculiar animal cries that everybody heard. Ms. Williams and I have seen and heard Tyan talking to Nimbu that afternoon. And a lot of the circus people believe, really believe, that he has a special way of communicating with apes.

[Ethelbert]

And fantastic as it may seem, Ethelbert, those cries made by Tyan could have instructed Dillinger to turn on his master.

[Casey]

It isn't fantastic at all, Annie, not a bit. Dogs, horses and lots of animals instinctively react to certain sounds, don't they?

[Ann Williams]

Oh, sure, it ain't hard to teach a pooch to sic em.

[Casey]

Well, that's right.

[Ann Williams]

He wasn't seen by anybody when them cries were heard, was he?

[Charles King]

Tie in.

[Casey]

I mean, according to his story, he'd had a few drinks too many and was sleeping them off in the animal speed room.

[Ethelbert]

Another thing, Ethelbert. An expert from the zoo has examined Nimbu and he says the big ape wasn't naturally sick. He'd been dope.

[Casey]

Nimbu was the boss monk and he liked King. He had to be taken out of the act before High End could do anything with Dillinger.

[Ann Williams]

What are the cops doing about all this?

[Casey]

Nothing. Nothing they can do. No way of proving that those cries had anything to do with King's death. So it goes down in the book, says, what do they call it? Accident, Incident to a hazardous profession. And that's that.

[Ethelbert]

And we can't even hint at our suspicions in the paper, Ethelbert, without letting the Express in for a libel suit.

[Casey]

Yeah, but in my book, High End caused the death of Charles King. And I think Mrs. King put him up to it.

[Ethelbert]

She's now free to play around with Fenelli.

[Casey]

And Mrs. King owns the act since her husband's death, I'm sure that she finally and Tyenn were together in this thing and I.

[Ann Williams]

Excuse me, there's the bar.

[Casey]

Go ahead, pal, go ahead.

[Ann Williams]

Hello, Blue Note Cafe. Ethelbert speaking. Yeah, just a minute. Your city editor, Casey.

[Casey]

Now. Oh, give me here.

[Tyan]

Hello, Burke? Yeah.

[Casey]

Yes, I'm here again.

[Charles King]

What?

[Casey]

What happened at the Hippodrome?

[Tyan]

Hippodrome?

[Ann Williams]

That's where the circus is.

[Casey]

Tell me that again, Burke. We'll get over there right away. So long.

[Sam]

What is it, Casey?

[Casey]

Finelli has been murdered. Fenelli and Tyan has been arrested for the killing case. Annie, this doesn't add up. It just doesn't add up at all.

[Ethelbert]

How was Spinelli killed, Captain Morgan?

[Tony Marvin]

The same way Marie Antoinette was.

[Casey]

His head was cut off. Holy.

[Tony Marvin]

The lethal instrument in this case was a curved razor edged dyack knife. Has been identified as belonging to that Borneo native Tie in who was found in his dressing room dead drunk with the murder knife beside him shortly after the murder was discovered.

[Casey]

Did you sober him up enough to talk?

[Tony Marvin]

He was able to deny that he'd killed anyone, drunk or sober. Nearly all killers can do that.

[Casey]

Why should he have killed finally though?

[Tony Marvin]

Other guy's only one generation out of the jungle. And he was drunk. That two reasons.

[Casey]

Wait a minute though. Logan Tyen had just landed himself a sweet job. He'd become the big shot in a big feature act owned by Mrs. King. Oh, why should he pitch his big chance away and his life besides by killing her boyfriend? That doesn't add up.

[Tony Marvin]

Look, this tie in is a semi savage from Borneo.

[Casey]

He was lit to the skylight.

[Tony Marvin]

The murder weapon belonged to him and we found it beside him.

[Casey]

Now Casey, take your little camera in.

[Tony Marvin]

Hand and shoot pretty pictures for the paper.

[Tyan]

I've got important police work to do.

[Charles King]

So long, Ms. Williams.

[Tony Marvin]

Try to keep Casey from straining his brain.

[Casey]

Wise guy.

[Ethelbert]

Logan, he's right about Ty Ann Casey.

[Casey]

Is he?

[Sam]

Of course he is.

[Ethelbert]

We're seeing a nice example of poetic justice. Mrs. King has tie and arrange her husband's death so she can have Finelli. And then Tyenne destroys the man she wanted and himself at the same time. And now she's without a husband, without a boyfriend and without a means of making a living. She has no one who can work those apes.

[Casey]

Wait a minute. Yes, she has. Johannes Fleet.

[Ethelbert]

Say, I'd forgotten about him.

[Casey]

Yeah, so had I. Almost. Annie, from the first we've been wrong about this whole setup. Can't you see it and flee? It's the guy.

[Sam]

Why?

[Charles King]

Well, because he.

[Casey]

He knows more about big apes than King does. I think Johannes Fleet doped Nimbu and gave that cry that caused Dillinger to kill King. And then when Tyen was put in King's place, Fleet pulled a second murder and framed Tyen for it.

[Sam]

Well, where do we go from here?

[Casey]

Well, we. Oh, that's a help. Oh, wait a minute, Annie. Give me a chance. Thank you. All right, we'll go to Bernice King.

[Ethelbert]

Mrs. King?

[Casey]

Yes. Benelli's death puts her in the clear, Flea. It's been the whole works, and she can help us get the goods on him.

[Sam]

How?

[Casey]

Come on. We're going to pay her a call, Annie. And on the way we'll pick up that wise guy Logan.

[Sam]

I think you're right, Mr. Casey.

[Casey]

Thanks.

[Tony Marvin]

You're more easily sold than I am, Mrs. King. I think he's altogether wrong.

[Casey]

You would, Logan.

[Sam]

Whether he's right or wrong, Captain, I'll take any chance to get the man who may have caused my husband's death. You've been Frank with me, Mr. Casey. You think I was in love with Luigi Fenellis. I wasn't. If I looked twice at any man, he'd begin to spy on me, question me. With Fenelli, I was deliberately trying to.

[Johannes Fleet]

Pay him off for the unhappiness and.

[Casey]

Jealousy it caused me, Ms. Williams. Another woman who realized how I felt, what I was doing.

[Sam]

I do realize, Mrs. King.

[Johannes Fleet]

Now Charlie's gone, if I could only bring him back, he could be jealous. He could beat me, anything.

[Casey]

We're very sorry, Mrs. King. I won't cry anymore.

[Sam]

What do you want me to do, Mr. Casey?

[Casey]

Well, first I want you to give Dillinger some of the same harmless dope we think was fed to Nimble. So Fleet will think that he's sick and we'll have to stay with him tonight.

[Tony Marvin]

I don't get it, Casey.

[Sam]

No, neither do I.

[Casey]

There's more than one way to trip up a murder. Now, tonight, Mrs. King, you will go to the animal room and talk with Flea. Logan and I will be hidden behind the cages. Now, here's what I want you to think.

[Charles King]

There she comes, Logan.

[Casey]

Yeah, I see her sort of clear.

[Tyan]

What are you doing here so late, Mrs. King?

[Sam]

I've come to talk to you, Joe.

[Tyan]

About Dillinger.

[Bernice King]

If you're worried about that oring you thing, I'm taking good care of him.

[Sam]

I'm sure you are. You figure he and all my other orangs belong to you now and you've become king of the apes.

[Tyan]

That's right.

[Bernice King]

You can't work them in the ring.

[Sam]

I imagine you expect an increase in pay.

[Bernice King]

I wasn't going to rush you on this, Mrs. King, but since you bring the matter up, suppose we make it. From now on, I take all the money from the act and pay you 10% of the net.

[Sam]

You want 90%, huh?

[Bernice King]

Well, is that not fair enough for an indispensable man?

[Sam]

Joe, you're going to work for me in your new job for less money.

[Bernice King]

Are you crazy?

[Sam]

You see, if you don't accept my terms, I'm going to tell the police some things I know.

[Bernice King]

What do you mean?

[Sam]

I know who really killed Finelli and my husband.

[Bernice King]

How you know that, Mrs. King?

[Sam]

I was here last night when Finelli was killed. I saw something.

[Bernice King]

If you was here last night and saw something, why didn't you tell the cops?

[Sam]

I got a better idea.

[Charles King]

I'm a businesswoman.

[Sam]

Joe, it occurred to me that you'd work very cheap in order to escape the electric chair.

[Bernice King]

Mrs. King, you did a very foolish thing in coming here tonight. Why, the police will think you was worried about Pussyck Dillinger. He was foolish enough to enter his cage while I was out of the room.

[Sam]

What are you talking about?

[Tyan]

I'm putting you in his cage. Dillinger will do the rest. As he did for your husband.

[Johannes Fleet]

Let me go.

[Tyan]

Oh, no. As I killed your husband, as I killed Pinelli, as I now I kill you. Morgan, pick him up, please. Oh, cops. Pick him up.

[Casey]

And let go that woman.

[Tyan]

Oh, so this was all a let go of.

[Charles King]

This is King, I think.

[Johannes Fleet]

Wash you up, Joe.

[Tyan]

Oh, no cops to get me. You got to shoot through this woman. And I got the gun, too.

[Johannes Fleet]

Captain Logan, he's holding me.

[Tony Marvin]

You can't get out of here.

[Tyan]

F. Look, I got my gun at this moment's back. If I do not go free, she dies.

[Johannes Fleet]

You'll kill me, Captain.

[Tyan]

Got as well all of you ain't over by the wall. All right now, Mrs. King. Rico, you'll never get away with this. I take my chances on that. Now walk in front of me. Pass these cages and flow. Mrs. King, I will. And Big H got him by the throat.

[Casey]

Got too close to that cage.

[Tyan]

Come on, help me pull him away from that orang.

[Casey]

Casey. All right. Wait.

[Sam]

He.

[Casey]

He dropped him. Look, his neck is broken. He's dead.

[Johannes Fleet]

He saved my life.

[Casey]

Take it easy, Mr. King. You're safe now. I guess Annie was right. I guess there is poetic justice.

[Tony Marvin]

Back to Casey in just a moment. But first, here is a message from Anchor Hawking. I hope that every one of our listeners will make a special point to tune in crime photographer. Next Thursday evening, we're going to have an unusually exciting show. And the Anchor Hawking Glass Corporation will have an announcement to make of the utmost importance. And now tonight we're celebrating National Baby Week. And in the Interest of better health. Retail stores and food packers throughout America are focusing attention on the scientifically prepared glass packed baby foods which make it so easy to provide a properly balanced and healthful diet. Now, these glass packed baby foods simplify the young mother's work enormously. You can heat and serve baby food in the same glass container in which you buy it and reseal it safely to store leftover portions. Glass containers are easy and safe to open and they have no effect on taste, flavor or purity. All better brands of prepared baby foods come to you packed in glass in Anchor glass containers protected by Anchor vacuum cap, both products of Anchor Hawking, the most famous name in glass.

[Ann Williams]

I suppose they've let that little guy tie in out of jail now, huh? Ms. Williams?

[Johannes Fleet]

Yes, Ethelbert.

[Ethelbert]

After Captain Logan gave him a long talk about the electric chair he'd been.

[Casey]

So close to, it made such an impression on Tyenn that he took the pledge never to drink again. And he'll be back in the act as king of the apes tonight.

[Ethelbert]

And Casey and I are going to the circus again tonight to watch him work with Nimbu.

[Casey]

Hey, as a matter of fact, the performance will start in half an hour. Annie, we'd better get over there.

[Ann Williams]

The Apex don't go on till late, does it?

[Ethelbert]

Almost at the end of the show, Ethelbert.

[Ann Williams]

But you're gonna see the whole show again.

[Ethelbert]

That's Casey's idea.

[Casey]

Well, there's a lady acrobat I want to look at again, Anne. She has such beautiful eyes.

[Tony Marvin]

Crime photographer, starring Stance Cotsworth as Casey is brought to you each Thursday by the Anchor Hawking Glass Corporation, makers of fire King oven glass. Anchor glass containers, anchor caps and closures, all products of Anchor Hawking. The most famous name in glass.

[Charles King]

Is.

[Tony Marvin]

Directed by John Lee. The original music is by Archie Blyer. And the program features Ms. Jan Minor as Anne and John Gibson as Ethelbert. Herman Chittison is the Blue Note pianist. Thursday night on CBS is the biggest show in town, so stay tuned for exciting dramatizations on Reader's Digest radio edition which follows immediately over most of these stations. This is Tony Marvin saying good night for the Anchor Hogging Glass Corporation of Lancaster, Ohio. With offices in all principal cities of the United States and Canada. This is cbs, the Columbia Broadcasting System.

[Adam Graham]

Welcome back. Well, Blue Note Bulletin had a couple of interesting points on this episode. One thing that calls out on the circus, that circuses really were highly regarded before television as this source of entertainment and that it gave people the opportunity to see a lot of these animals who didn't have access to zoos, and really most smaller towns and cities didn't and don't have zoos available. Also, the Dayak people were not something that were made up by Alonzo Dean Cole. That's an actual people group which represents about 200 different subgroups, many of them with very different languages from each other. And most people in the DIAC group are actually multilingual. Now I do want to go ahead and thank our Patreon Supporter of the Day. Thank you so much to Gina. Gina's been one of our Patreon supporters since June, currently supporting us at the rookie level of $2 or more per month. Again, thank you so much for your support, Gina. And I don't want to also encourage you that if you're enjoying the podcast to rate it and if you're so inclined, review it at wherever you download the podcast. For about percent of you, that's the Apple Store options include things such as stitcher, tunein, and all those places. Well, that will do it for today. Join us back here tomorrow for the Fat man and we'll be back next Monday with another episode of Casey Crom Photographer. In the meantime, send your comments to box13atives.net follow us on Twitter at radiodetectives and become one of our friends on Facebook. Facebook.com RadioDetectives From Boise, Idaho, this is your host, Adam Graham, signing off.