Theater Five and Rocky Jordan

Summary

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The Relic Radio Show: "Theater Five – Poor Little Greek Girl" & "Rocky Jordan – The Secret of Wong Lee"

Podcast Date: February 11, 2026
Host: RelicRadio.com

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Overview

In this episode of The Relic Radio Show, listeners are treated to two dramatic tales from the golden age of radio. First, an intense police procedural from Theater Five, "Poor Little Greek Girl" (originally aired April 23, 1965), explores crime, tragedy, and the complexities of urban life. Following that is Rocky Jordan in "The Secret of Wong Lee" (March 5, 1950), a mystery set against the exotic and enigmatic backdrop of Cairo's Chinese colony, examining honor, sacrifice, and deception.

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Segment 1: Theater Five – "Poor Little Greek Girl"

Main Theme

A gritty crime drama focusing on the murder of a young Greek girl and the investigation that unravels layers of pain, exploitation, and urban malaise. It probes family despair, criminal underworlds, and the difficulty of bringing wrongdoers to justice.

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Key Discussion Points & Story Beats

• Cold Open – The Crime Scene ([00:52])

  • A tense riverbank confrontation: Frankie and Kitty, under Sergeant Barker’s barked orders.
  • Kitty's desperate pleas: “I love you, Frankie. You're the only one. I'll do anything, Frank, please.” ([01:35])
  • The murder takes place in the darkness and cold.

• Investigation Begins ([03:02])

  • Sergeant Barker and rookie Detective Reagan (Rocky Jordan series' actor) discuss the body of the young woman, Delphi Callias.
  • The victim's father is called for identification. The pain and shock are palpable:
    • Sergeant Barker: "People in shock don’t lie. Next time, stand behind them. Somebody hits the floor, they can sue." ([06:35])
    • Mr. Goliath (father): "She was a very bad girl." ([05:35])
  • Emotional turmoil in the family, highlighting the tragic disconnect.

• Delphi’s World Explored ([08:44])

  • Sgt. Barker and Reagan probe the victim’s social circle: Gino Lombardi, Kitty/Estelle Jennicopoulous (known as Kitty Star), and Frankie Stern.
  • Insights into the victim’s risky lifestyle and associations with gangsters and the nightlife scene.

• Interrogating Kitty ([09:27–14:02])

  • Detained for questioning, Kitty resists but ultimately reveals Delphi's involvement with Frankie Stern:
    • Kitty: “We quit school together two years ago. Thrown out of the house, the whole bit.” ([13:52])
    • Sgt. Barker: “What about Stern?”
    • Kitty: “I don’t know him... Frankie came by about a year ago. One of the Greek joints. Oh, he’s big out there.” ([14:02])
  • Hints of jealousy and control, with Frankie as a jealous figure leading Delphi into trouble.

• Failure of Justice / Systemic Frustration ([18:38])

  • Frankie confronts the detectives. Sergeant Barker expresses the bitter reality of lacking evidence:
    • Rocky Jordan: “Why didn’t you book him?”
    • Sergeant Barker: “For what?”
    • “If we keep walking, keep asking questions, maybe we can build a case. Until that time, the file on the Greek girl remains open.” ([18:40-18:50])
    • “Frankie Stern, well, he’s just one more family man in the suburbs. Only when he takes out the garbage, he limps.”
  • The episode ends with a sense of unresolved injustice and urban despair.

Notable Quotes

• “People in shock don’t lie. Next time, stand behind them. Somebody hits the floor, they can sue.”
  — Sergeant Barker ([06:35])

• “Each murder is worth a thousand miles of shoe leather.”
  — Sergeant Barker ([12:28])

• “It’s up to the sergeant.”
  — Rocky Jordan ([15:59])

• “If we keep walking, keep asking questions, maybe we can build a case...”
  — Sergeant Barker ([18:45])

Memorable Moments

• The heartbreak of Delphi’s parents at the morgue ([05:30–05:44])
• The rookie detective's discomfort with the grime and ambiguity of homicide work ([12:28–12:33])
• Gritty window into the hopes, failures, and resignation of urban policing.

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Segment 2: Rocky Jordan – "The Secret of Wong Lee"

Main Theme

A nuanced, morally ambiguous tale of loyalty, blackmail, and redemption in Cairo’s Chinese community. Rocky Jordan is forced to bear witness to a crime whose truth is layered beneath tradition, sacrifice, and self-preservation.

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Key Discussion Points & Story Beats

• Invitation into Mystery ([22:20–27:18])

  • Rocky receives a mysterious summons from the revered Dr. Wong Lee.
  • Atmosphere of secrecy and cultural duality: incense, traditional Mandarin robes, cryptic dialogue.
  • Rocky and another guest, McGrath, are brought before Dr. Lee for a ceremony that turns deadly.

• The Crime ([28:09–28:50])

  • Dr. Lee presents an ivory chest, reveals a gun, and shoots McGrath before the guests.
  • Rocky Jordan (reflecting): "Supposing you just seen somebody—someone respected by everyone, a friend you’d known to be good in every way. Supposing you just seen him commit a murder." ([29:25])

• The Real Investigation ([33:50–42:33])

  • Rocky grapples with his duty as a witness — torn between respecting Dr. Lee and seeking justice.
  • He follows traces: a ledger book with Chinese names and payments, indicating blackmail.
  • Visits to various community members lead to a revelation: 15 years ago, the Chinese colony arrived in Egypt on McGrath’s ship with forged paperwork.

• Truth Uncovered ([41:09–43:43])

  • Dr. Lee killed McGrath to protect his people from the blackmail scheme, even knowing the legal status of the colony was above-board.
  • The real betrayal was not McGrath’s alone: Dr. Lee’s own attorney, Gerard, was complicit in perpetuating the shakedown.

• Resolution and Sacrifice ([47:00–49:08])

  • Rocky confronts and exposes Gerard.
  • Dr. Lee’s ultimate sacrifice is revealed: dying quietly in his sleep, he ensured the safety of his community.
    • "No man will ever have to judge his guilt. He is in the hands of Allah, or whoever guided his destiny. He died quietly in his sleep." — Sam ([49:08])
  • Rocky’s respect for Dr. Lee endures, as the injustice is finally righted, not by the courts, but by truth and quiet redemption.

Notable Quotes

• “One must never be fooled by the outward veneer... we are still Chinese.”
  — Dr. Wong Lee ([26:01])

• “Supposing you just seen somebody... respected by everyone, a friend you'd known to be good in every way. Supposing you'd just seen him commit a murder.”
  — Rocky Jordan ([29:25])

• “Every cent McGrath collected was based on your lie... You’re just as guilty of McGrath’s murder as Dr. Lee himself.”
  — Rocky Jordan to Gerard ([47:56])

Memorable Moments

• The ceremonial, tense unveiling of the ivory chest and the murder of McGrath ([28:17–28:50])
• Rocky’s dilemma as both friend and reluctant witness ([29:34])
• The exposure and takedown of the true villain, Gerard ([47:00–47:56])
• The somber finish, where Dr. Lee dies in peace, his sacrifice understood ([49:05–49:08])

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Timestamps for Key Segments

• [00:52] – Opening confrontation, "Poor Little Greek Girl"
• [05:30] – Family identification scene at the morgue
• [08:44] – Exploration of Delphi's background/friends
• [13:52] – Kitty reveals her history with Delphi and Frankie Stern
• [18:38] – Finale, reality for law enforcement, unresolved case
• [22:20] – Rocky Jordan: Dr. Wong Lee's invitation
• [28:09] – The shooting of McGrath
• [33:50] – Rocky investigates the blackmail angle
• [41:09] – The secret of the Chinese colony’s arrival / truth about McGrath
• [47:00] – Rocky confronts Gerard, exposes the deeper crime
• [49:08] – Dr. Lee’s death, cathartic conclusion

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Conclusion

This double-feature episode delivers vintage audio suspense and drama, with Theater Five presenting a police drama steeped in tragedy, unresolved pain, and systemic frustration. In contrast, Rocky Jordan offers an atmospheric mystery where personal codes, sacrifice, and the search for the truth shine amidst the shadows of blackmail and betrayal. Both stories evoke the melancholy, hard-earned wisdom, and moody vigor characteristic of old-time radio drama.

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Transcript

[Relic Radio Host]

This is the Relic Radio Show, Old Time Radio Entertainment. Still standing the test of time from relicradio.com. welcome back to the Relic Radio show, your weekly hour of radio drama with a new show every Tuesday@ Relicradio.com. our first story comes from Theater 5. This week, we'll hear their story from April 23, 1999. 1965, titled Poor Little Greek Girl. After that, it's Rocky Jordan and the Secret of Wong Lee. That story aired March 5, 1950.

[Frank]

Why are you stopping?

[Kitty]

Get out, Frank.

[Rocky Jordan]

It's cold and it's still dark.

[Sergeant Barker]

I said get out.

[Frank]

Where are we.

[Kitty]

Frank?

[Frank]

If it's Gino you're mad about, don't be. I mean, he's just a punk. Just a kid from the west side.

[Sergeant Barker]

Get up.

[Frank]

Frank, please, I. I didn't know nothing. Honest. We just rode around.

[Sergeant Barker]

Walk down to the river.

[Frank]

I love you, Frank. You're the only one. I'll do anything, Frank, please.

[Rocky Jordan]

Please.

[Frank]

Frankie, put the gun away.

[Kitty]

I love you, Frankie.

[Frank]

It's so cold. So dark and cold. Don't, Frankie.

[Narrator/Announcer]

Please don't.

[Sergeant Barker]

So long, kid. Nobody two times frank stern. Nobody, especially. A greek.

[Narrator/Announcer]

Theater5 presents Poor Little Greek Girl.

[Sergeant Barker]

Homicide. Sergeant Barker. A quiet evening, Lieutenant. Got one out of the river.

[Kitty]

Young girl.

[Sergeant Barker]

Crime labs looking for prints right now. Yeah, regular spring thaw case. Probably been floating two or three months. Yeah, he's here. Seems like a bright lady. Yes, sir. I'll call you if it's anybody important tonight. Well, Lieutenant says welcome to Homicide. He'll spend some time with you tomorrow afternoon.

[Rocky Jordan]

Oh, good. I'll come early.

[Kitty]

Okay.

[Sergeant Barker]

Not much happening tonight. Most of the action's on weekends. How do you like working in plainclothes?

[Rocky Jordan]

It feels kind of funny. I'm not used to the shoulder holster.

[Sergeant Barker]

Yeah, it all takes time. You know how to make good coffee instant. No, that's not good. We use the real stuff. Stronger the better. Homicide, Sergeant Barker. Okay, shoot. Delphi. Goliath. Spell it right.

[Kitty]

Yeah.

[Sergeant Barker]

Okay. Missing since December. Yeah. Got pictures. We got a new man here, Reagan. He'll be right down for the file. Sounds like a professional, nuck. Was she hustling? Oh, yeah, yeah, I remember her. Old man owns a belly dancer joint in Greek Town. Okay, Ray, Thanks.

[Rocky Jordan]

What's the matter, Sergeant?

[Sergeant Barker]

Son, I've been in homicide for 18 years, and I still don't know how to break the news. Good evening, Mr. Kirlias. How's business? Oh, by the way, we found your daughter. Here it is. B42. Reagan, hold Mr. Goliath's arm.

[Kitty]

Oh, no, no, no, no.

[Rocky Jordan]

Hold him, Reagan.

[Narrator/Announcer]

Mr. Goliath.

[Sergeant Barker]

Mr. Goliath, please look at the body. This is the official identification. Is this your daughter?

[Narrator/Announcer]

Yes.

[Kitty]

Yes.

[Narrator/Announcer]

She was a very bad girl.

[Sergeant Barker]

Hold on to him, Reagan.

[Narrator/Announcer]

Don't let him fall.

[Rocky Jordan]

Doing my best.

[Kitty]

Oh, my baby.

[Rocky Jordan]

My little girl.

[Sergeant Barker]

Mr. Goliath, who did it? Who killed her?

[Rocky Jordan]

Sarge. Sarge, take it easy.

[Sergeant Barker]

Answer me, Papa. Who killed her? Who killed your little girl? Who put the bullet in their head? Who did it? B man. Filing. Bag man. Yes, a filthy bagman. Thank you, papa. Take him home, reagan.

[Rocky Jordan]

Isn't that sort of rough, Sarge? I mean, springing the body on him in the morgue that way?

[Sergeant Barker]

Yeah, but people in shock don't lie. Next time, stand behind them. Somebody hits the floor, they can sue. You got Gino's address?

[Rocky Jordan]

Yes, sir. 1842 Falmouth Street, Apartment C. Gino Lombardi.

[Sergeant Barker]

That's about three more blocks.

[Rocky Jordan]

What's Stern like?

[Sergeant Barker]

Frankie? Very smart man. Most hoods specialize. Frank's good at everything. Cartage, safes, driving, murder, you name it. Even runs a pretty good fence. Every hot cigarette in town goes through his vending machines. You know, about 20 years ago, Frankie drove a two ton truck filled with cigarette cartons right out of a warehouse in broad daylight. The dispatcher couldn't believe it, finally started chasing him in a pickup. Now imagine this big truck rumbling down the street with the pickup honking his horn. Well, I'm in a squad with another cop and we join the parade when the road widens. We turn on the siren and pull up next to him. Frankie was just a kid that if he gets scared, he jumps out and runs across a vacant field. I start firing and hit him in the leg in the second shot. Down he goes. We race up and I say, kid, what did you steal that truck for? Mind you, a two ton truck. He says, leg wound and all. I had a strong desire to smoke. You ever hear such a thing?

[Hsing]

Thing?

[Rocky Jordan]

Serge. How about his leg?

[Kitty]

Yeah.

[Rocky Jordan]

Was it serious?

[Sergeant Barker]

Yeah, yeah, yeah. He still lives, but now he uses his brains instead of his legs. Greek town alone's worth half a million to him. They fill the bag real good.

[Rocky Jordan]

Oh, we're in the 1800 block, Serge.

[Sergeant Barker]

Okay. Try to park legal. He was a.

[Rocky Jordan]

She was a wild chick. I mean, the crazier it was better. We used to dance in the juke joints and see how much your wheels could do. Radio going full blast, whole scene. Johnny Bumbanieri and me and the two broads.

[Sergeant Barker]

Johnny's was still. Still something long.

[Rocky Jordan]

Greek Name?

[Sergeant Barker]

Where was Delphi staying?

[Rocky Jordan]

Motel on the north side. Fancy. Padman even had a phone in a john.

[Sergeant Barker]

That's class, huh? Yeah, sure. Who was paying for the pad? I don't know.

[Rocky Jordan]

Not me.

[Sergeant Barker]

Whose car was it?

[Rocky Jordan]

I never asked. We just went, man.

[Sergeant Barker]

You know, she used to drive me home right here. When's the last time you saw her?

[Rocky Jordan]

Last December. Last midnight.

[Sergeant Barker]

She drove me home.

[Rocky Jordan]

It was a Friday. Cold night, no moon. Said she'd come by next Monday, but she never did.

[Sergeant Barker]

Nice kid, though.

[Rocky Jordan]

Nice build.

[Sergeant Barker]

Gino, you know whose car that was and who was paying the motel tab? Some slob who knows Frank Stern. Frank Stern?

[Rocky Jordan]

You mean I was mixed up with one of his chicks? Excuse me, miss. I'd like to talk to you.

[Hsing]

Sure, baby. How about a drink? My name's Kitty. What's yours?

[Rocky Jordan]

Reagan, Homicide. This is Sergeant Barker. Cops?

[Hsing]

Some nights this is.

[Rocky Jordan]

Are you Estelle Jennicopoulos?

[Hsing]

My professional name is Kitty Star.

[Sergeant Barker]

Some profession.

[Hsing]

Who asked you, old man?

[Rocky Jordan]

We'd like to ask you a few questions about Delphi Callias.

[Hsing]

Never heard of her.

[Rocky Jordan]

She was your best friend for two years.

[Hsing]

Who says?

[Sergeant Barker]

Let's get down to the Bureau, Kitty.

[Rocky Jordan]

It's too noisy here.

[Hsing]

Hey, come on my job. You can't pull me out of here in mid shift. You gonna arrest me cause I knew somebody?

[Rocky Jordan]

No.

[Sergeant Barker]

Cause you're breaking two laws, you're hustling drinks. And you're 17 years old.

[Hsing]

You can't do this. I've got my rights. I'm a citizen.

[Sergeant Barker]

Sure, baby, sure. Get her, Colt.

[Rocky Jordan]

Mr. Kas, I. I'd like to talk to you. What about? About your daughter. I don't have a daughter. About Delphi. I never had a daughter.

[Sergeant Barker]

Leave me alone.

[Rocky Jordan]

I'll stop by your house tomorrow.

[Narrator/Announcer]

I got nothing to say.

[Rocky Jordan]

No daughter, no nothing.

[Sergeant Barker]

Okay.

[Rocky Jordan]

I'll see you, Tom.

[Sergeant Barker]

How do you like detective work now, Reagan?

[Rocky Jordan]

Well, I've done my share of walking.

[Sergeant Barker]

Each murder is worth a thousand miles of shoe leather. Where'd you put her? Near the back, so her screams don't bother anybody.

[Rocky Jordan]

Junkie. Yeah. Has she talked yet?

[Sergeant Barker]

No, but she's about ready.

[Rocky Jordan]

Let me out of here.

[Sergeant Barker]

Hello, Kitty. Remember us?

[Hsing]

Let me out of here.

[Sergeant Barker]

We've been thinking of doing just that. First, we'd like to ask you a few questions.

[Hsing]

I don't know nothing, Sergeant. Please, just let me go home.

[Sergeant Barker]

Where's home?

[Hsing]

My folks on the west side.

[Sergeant Barker]

You living with them now?

[Hsing]

Yes, Sometimes.

[Sergeant Barker]

What about other times?

[Hsing]

The owner of the joint I work in.

[Sergeant Barker]

Mason.

[Hsing]

Yeah.

[Sergeant Barker]

Who put you on Junk.

[Hsing]

I'm clean. I just got a cold, that's all. Maybe a touch of flu.

[Sergeant Barker]

Maybe we better put you in the infirmary.

[Frank]

No, no.

[Hsing]

Just let me go home. Mama knows how. Please.

[Rocky Jordan]

Who's Mama?

[Sergeant Barker]

Mason.

[Kitty]

I have a heart cup.

[Hsing]

Let me go. You're not the junk squad. What do you want me to do, Triggs?

[Sergeant Barker]

Tell me about Delphi. Where'd you meet?

[Hsing]

We quit school together two years ago. Thrown out of the house, the whole bit.

[Sergeant Barker]

What about Stern?

[Hsing]

I don't know him.

[Sergeant Barker]

Would you know him? Tomorrow. Stop back, then.

[Hsing]

Don't leave. Frankie came by about a year ago. One of the Greek joints. Oh, he's big out there.

[Sergeant Barker]

So I've heard.

[Hsing]

Right away, he's got eyes for Delphi.

[Sergeant Barker]

How old was she then?

[Hsing]

Sixteen. Same as me. Only. Only she looks older. What's the build? Oh, he spent a lot of money on her. Clothes, car, the works.

[Sergeant Barker]

What about Papa?

[Hsing]

Nobody pushes the bag man. Not even a Greek. Oh, Sarge, I. I just.

[Sergeant Barker]

When did he put her up at the motel?

[Hsing]

In the fall. Oh, real cool path. Everybody figured he'd have her hustling. He don't even let her pop. Only reefers. Not much of that. Maybe he loved her.

[Sergeant Barker]

What about Gino?

[Hsing]

Oh, Frankie? He wasn't there much. She got bored, so she calls me. And I get the boys with kicks, just passing time.

[Sergeant Barker]

Who killed her?

[Frank]

I don't know.

[Hsing]

I talked too much already. Please. Please let me go.

[Sergeant Barker]

Stern?

[Hsing]

Yeah.

[Sergeant Barker]

Why?

[Hsing]

Jealous.

[Sergeant Barker]

A punk kid?

[Hsing]

Anybody with two good legs.

[Sergeant Barker]

Where'd he do it?

[Hsing]

By the river, late at night.

[Sergeant Barker]

How do you know?

[Hsing]

Grapevine.

[Sergeant Barker]

Anybody see him?

[Hsing]

Oh, no, not Frankie.

[Narrator/Announcer]

Please.

[Hsing]

Please, mister. I'll do anything. Please. Just let me go before I die.

[Rocky Jordan]

Please.

[Hsing]

Hey, kid, how about it? Talk him into it, huh?

[Kitty]

Please.

[Hsing]

Please.

[Sergeant Barker]

It's. It's up to the sergeant.

[Hsing]

Oh, Sergeant, come on, before I. I get sick.

[Sergeant Barker]

Let her out, Reagan.

[Hsing]

Thanks, Sarge.

[Sergeant Barker]

Stay in town? Got a fix lined up? I'm not sure at 17 you need it that bad.

[Hsing]

Baby, I'd kill my mother for it.

[Sergeant Barker]

Afternoon, Sergeant. Oh, hello, Frankie. Sit down. Been a long time. Yeah. Want some coffee?

[Kitty]

Nah.

[Sergeant Barker]

No, thanks. Just had some.

[Kitty]

Oh.

[Sergeant Barker]

New man?

[Kitty]

Yeah.

[Sergeant Barker]

Reagan.

[Rocky Jordan]

Yes, sir.

[Sergeant Barker]

Come on over here. Detective Reagan. Frankie Stern. How are you, kid?

[Rocky Jordan]

Hello.

[Kitty]

Sit down.

[Rocky Jordan]

Thanks.

[Sergeant Barker]

I'll stand. Well, what can we do for you, Frankie? Buy some cigarettes. That's pretty good. Listen, maybe I could put a machine out in the lobby, huh? How's the family?

[Kitty]

Oh, fine, fine.

[Sergeant Barker]

Oldest kids in college now, Just fine. How about yours? Oh, they're okay. They Heard you were looking for me.

[Rocky Jordan]

Us?

[Sergeant Barker]

What for?

[Kitty]

I don't know.

[Sergeant Barker]

Just something I heard. Well, if we need you, I'll let you know. Sure, Serge. You know me. Anytime. Well, nice meeting you.

[Kitty]

La.

[Sergeant Barker]

Just do what the sergeant tells you.

[Kitty]

Here, and you'll be a real good cop.

[Rocky Jordan]

Thanks. Thanks a lot.

[Sergeant Barker]

Yeah. Well, Sarge, it's been a long time. We'll see you around.

[Rocky Jordan]

Yeah.

[Sergeant Barker]

Hey, Frankie. Had any strong desires to smoke lately? I'll never forget that name.

[Kitty]

Parker.

[Sergeant Barker]

No, sir.

[Rocky Jordan]

Why didn't you book him?

[Sergeant Barker]

For what?

[Rocky Jordan]

Delphi Callias.

[Sergeant Barker]

Can you prove it in court?

[Narrator/Announcer]

No.

[Rocky Jordan]

But to have him just stroll in here when you know he's guilty.

[Sergeant Barker]

Son, if we keep walking, keep asking questions, maybe we can build a case. Until that time, the file on the Greek girl remains open. Frankie Stern, well, he's just one more family man in the suburbs. Only when he takes out the garbage, he limps. This car coffee's terrible, Reagan. You'll never make it in homicide with coffee like this. Barker. Another one, huh? Yeah, another spring thaw case. Okay. Regan will be down for the file as soon as he makes some fresh coffee.

[Rocky Jordan]

Something important, Sergeant?

[Sergeant Barker]

No, it'll wait. It'll take a lot of coffee before we grab Frankie, so you might as well learn to make it good. Theater5 has presented poor little greek girl.

[Narrator/Announcer]

Written by jim mcginn, directed by ted bell. In the cast, bernard grant, jackson beck, barbara berger, wayne tippett, evelyn juster, george.

[Sergeant Barker]

Petrie and ira lewis.

[Narrator/Announcer]

Script editor, jack c. Wilson. Original music by alexander vlastotzenko orchestra under the direction of glenn osser. Executive producer for theater 5, Mr. Lee bowman. We invite your comments write to theater 5, new york 23, new york.

[Sergeant Barker]

This is fred foy speaking.

[Frank]

Sam.

[Narrator/Announcer]

This has been an abc radio network production.

[Rocky Jordan]

It's been jack, benny, amos and andy bergen and mccarthy. Still waiting to entertain you on cbs.

[Narrator/Announcer]

Are rocky jordan, horace height, our Ms.

[Rocky Jordan]

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[Narrator/Announcer]

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[Frank]

Most honored Mr. Jordan. I am Hsing.

[Rocky Jordan]

Oh, how are you? Hu Sing. What brings you to the tambourine?

[Frank]

I come as servant of Dr. Wang Li.

[Kitty]

Dr. Wong Li, of course.

[Rocky Jordan]

How is he? Husing?

[Frank]

His years are very many. Dr. Wangli request your presence at his humble dwelling at the hour of eight.

[Rocky Jordan]

Well, this evening, I'm afraid I'll have to send my regrets. Ho Singh. You see, I've made other plans.

[Frank]

Mr. Jordan.

[Kitty]

Yeah?

[Frank]

Dr. Wangli says that the invitation of a friend is not Given lightly, nor yet lightly received.

[Rocky Jordan]

But some other time I know he'll understand.

[Frank]

Dr. Wang Li says that the time grows short. What you are to see, you must see tonight.

[Rocky Jordan]

And what am I to see?

[Frank]

You are to see it, Mr. Jordan, not hear about it.

[Rocky Jordan]

This begins to sound like more than an invitation.

[Frank]

Dr. Wong Li awaits you then at the hour of eight.

[Narrator/Announcer]

Del Monte, the brand you trust for flavor in so many good foods. Yes, Del Monte, the best like brand of canned fruits and vegetables. Vegetables in the whole wide world. Takes you now to the Cafe Tambourine in Cairo, gateway to the ancient east, where modern adventure and intrigue unfold against a backdrop of antiquity. Tonight's Rocky Jordan story, the secret of Wong Lee.

[Rocky Jordan]

I'd been all set for a big card session that evening. But then HA Singh floated into my Tambourine office with a last minute invitation from her employer, Dr. Wong Lee. She gave it just the touch of mystery that said I couldn't refuse. So a little before eight, I was on my way to Dr. Lee's house. I'd first met the aging Dr. Wang Li A couple of years before. It turned into a real friendship. As I knew him better, he lived almost like a patriarch over a colony of his people near the old Chinese quarter. They had him to thank for the wise decision he'd made when they first came to Egypt to discard all their customs and manners and take on the ways of their neighbors. Because of that, they had prospered. And no one was more highly respected on the streets of Cairo than Wong Lee in his dark continental style of dress. I was still wondering what this was about as I rang his doorbell. Hsing let me in. As I stepped onto the deep carpet of the outer room, I wondered even more.

[Frank]

Dr. Wang. Yeah? Wait. Show Mr. Jao Dan. This way.

[Rocky Jordan]

Hu Sing. Is that incense I smell the incense of Jasmine.

[Frank]

This Dr. Wangli order to be burned this night.

[Rocky Jordan]

This starts to make no sense at all.

[Frank]

Please you enter, Mr. Jordan comes. Dr. Lee.

[Kitty]

You bring honor to my house, Mr. Jordan.

[Rocky Jordan]

At first I didn't trust my eyes. In the subdued light of the room. What I saw was like a piece of jade set before a magnifying glass. But I know it was Dr. Wong Lee seated there. Not in continental dress now, but head to foot, robed in the full costume of the Mandarin.

[Kitty]

Will you not be seated, Mr. Jordan?

[Rocky Jordan]

Sure. Dr. Lee, it's good to see you again.

[Kitty]

Again, I am honored.

[Rocky Jordan]

Look, maybe I have no right to.

[Kitty]

Ask, but do you not come as a friend?

[Rocky Jordan]

Oh, it's the incense the clothes you're wearing, the things in this room I've never seen before. Thought you passed all that up.

[Kitty]

One must never be fooled by the outward veneer that my people have assumed. Of necessity, Mr. Jordan, it was never possible for us to leave behind entirely our philosophy and our traditions. We are still Chinese. Oh, of course.

[Rocky Jordan]

And you're entitled your way.

[Kitty]

It is my hope that you will understand then my point of view and in so doing. But you must see here tonight.

[Rocky Jordan]

Hsing said something about that.

[Kitty]

Of all else, Mr. Jordan, you are perfectly free to tell anyone what you have seen here. Such is my wish.

[Rocky Jordan]

Dr. Lee, I'm afraid I don't follow.

[Kitty]

This at all in but a little while.

[Rocky Jordan]

Then let's put it this way. Why me? Why was it me you sent for?

[Kitty]

Because, Mr. Jordan, I have long known that you live by a strong code. One all your own, but one in which I can place Nitra.

[Rocky Jordan]

That's something I didn't know.

[Kitty]

One sees so much more from without than from within. It is always so, Dr. Lee.

[Rocky Jordan]

Are we waiting for somebody?

[Kitty]

Ah, Mr. Job. Now it is you who see into my mind. It is as you say, Dr. Lee.

[Frank]

It is Mr. John McDowell.

[Hsing]

Yes.

[Kitty]

Introductions. Hussing. I can find you, Dr. Lee. He is expected. Hussing. He may enter. Now. You can lazer that. Now, look here, Wong Lee, there is another guest. Mr. McGrath, may I present Mr. Jordan.

[Rocky Jordan]

Hi, McGrath.

[Kitty]

Jordan, I don't know that I've ever heard of you.

[Rocky Jordan]

Now, just what is this all about? It happens you know as much as I do.

[Kitty]

Well, I ain't so sure.

[Rocky Jordan]

Something funny going on here, and I say we clear it up right now.

[Kitty]

If you will be seated then, Mr. McGrath.

[Rocky Jordan]

I'll take it standing on my own two feet.

[Kitty]

Come, Hussing, pour now the tea for my guest.

[Rocky Jordan]

I don't want none of your blasted tea.

[Kitty]

Are you then, Mr. Jordan?

[Rocky Jordan]

Thanks. Get on with it, will you, Wong lee?

[Kitty]

You see, Mr. Jordan, our good friend learns not the lesson of Oriental patience.

[Rocky Jordan]

Yeah, and it happens I care a lot less. Very well.

[Kitty]

We wait no longer. Ha. Sing, bring to me the ivory chest. Set it here on the table before me. And now you will leave us. Go from the house.

[Frank]

From the house, Dr. Lee, and quickly.

[Kitty]

Hussing, I need you no more. By the shades of the horn, spoon.

[Rocky Jordan]

I've had enough of this scuttlebutt.

[Kitty]

Now, what's in that box? Everything, Mr. McGrath, and nothing here. Well, open it, if that's what you're leading up to.

[Rocky Jordan]

Now, let's see it.

[Kitty]

As you wish, Mr. McGrath. And now you see.

[Rocky Jordan]

Dr. Lee, don't. Hey, Jordan. It's a gun.

[Kitty]

Grab him.

[Rocky Jordan]

Give me the gun, Dr. Lee. Give it to me.

[Kitty]

No, it's best that I can. Keep it here.

[Rocky Jordan]

Are you crazy? Do you realize what you've done?

[Kitty]

Even as you have witnessed, Mr. John?

[Rocky Jordan]

Why? Then why?

[Kitty]

I only repeat. You are free to tell whomever you like what you have seen this night in my house.

[Rocky Jordan]

Doctor Wong Lee carefully laid the gun back into the ivory case and closed it. I stood there, not knowing what to do or say. Finally, I got out. Well, the police had to know. That's what Dr. Lee wanted. So I started for headquarters. But then something made me hesitate. Maybe it was the feeling that none of this was real. Or maybe the way I'd always felt toward Dr. Lee. Anyhow, before long, I was seated at a back table in the tambourine, trying to get it settled in my mind. Hey, Chris.

[Kitty]

Yeah, Rocky? Get you something?

[Rocky Jordan]

No, no, no. Tell me something, anything.

[Kitty]

I can. What's eating you, Rock?

[Rocky Jordan]

Supposing you just seen somebody. A man respected by everyone, a friend you'd known to be good in every way. Supposing you just seen him commit a murder.

[Kitty]

Hey, maybe I had better get you something.

[Rocky Jordan]

Tell me, Chris.

[Kitty]

Oh, gee, I don't know.

[Rocky Jordan]

Try and forget it, I guess.

[Kitty]

I guess you'd get the cops and break clean.

[Narrator/Announcer]

But me, I don't know if I'd have the nerve.

[Rocky Jordan]

Thanks. Guess we're both lucky we don't have to decide anything like that, huh, Rock?

[Kitty]

Hey, where you going, Rock, you just.

[Rocky Jordan]

Got through telling me. Ten minutes later, I walked into police headquarters asking for Captain Sam Sabia. He was still at his desk. And there was somebody else. A man with neat gray hair and a pink face who kept wearing a path across the floor. Sam glanced at the clock on the wall and then back at me. Sam, there's something I gotta tell you.

[Kitty]

Yes, I've been expecting you, Jordan. Jordan, did you say? Captain, this is Rocky Jordan. It is Jordan. You must meet Mr. Elworth Girard, the attorney for Dr. Wong Lee. Mr. Jordan, please.

[Sergeant Barker]

I must answer.

[Rocky Jordan]

Go on, Sam. Let's say the rest.

[Kitty]

Dr. Wong Lee has just turned himself in for the murder of John McGrath. He says that you alone were there to see. But it's incredible. I cannot believe that a man of his stature.

[Rocky Jordan]

Mr. Jordan, we'd better discuss this alone. What I gotta say is for Sam, nobody else.

[Kitty]

But think, man, You.

[Rocky Jordan]

You were his friend. Was I?

[Kitty]

Mr. Gerard, will you kindly wait outside? Very well, Captain. Survivor Jordan it is now past 10:30. John McGrath was killed more than two hours ago. Yet you wait until now?

[Rocky Jordan]

I'm here, Sam. Isn't that enough?

[Kitty]

Were you at Dr. Lee's house tonight?

[Rocky Jordan]

I was.

[Kitty]

And what did you see?

[Rocky Jordan]

Saw him fire three shots into John McGrath, killing him. I was his witness. He wanted me to tell what I saw. But he didn't say why.

[Kitty]

Nor will he say more to us. I'm convinced that he firmly intends to keep it that way. The hearing is set for tomorrow morning. I will expect you to appear at the court at 10 and all there is to it. This is an open and shut case, Jordan.

[Rocky Jordan]

There has to be something behind it. Who was this McGrath?

[Kitty]

The seaman's card was found in his pocket. Beyond that, the important fact is that he's now dead.

[Rocky Jordan]

Why, Sam? Why would a man like Dr. Lee do such a thing?

[Kitty]

Jordan, are you trying to condone a deliberate, premeditated murder?

[Rocky Jordan]

Just trying to see more than that.

[Kitty]

Oh, naturally, I am fully aware that you will not let this rest. However, I have no authority over your movement until 10 tomorrow morning. Be there, Jordan.

[Rocky Jordan]

And make no mistake about it.

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[Rocky Jordan]

Well, the hearing was all set for 10 the next morning, with me as a star witness of Dr. Wong Lee's deliberate murder of John McGrath. Now all I could hope for was something more to tell to try and justify in some way what Dr. Lee had done. The one place to begin was right back to Lee's home. When I got there, the house was all dark. I was about to try the front door when I saw the knob slowly turn. I ducked back into the shadows. Coming softly out was the girl servant, H.A. singh her arms loaded with books and papers. I held it till she was well down the street and then followed. She turned away from the Chinese colony and before long into the busy traffic along the sharia Solomon Pasha. Just as she hailed a cab, I decided it was time to stop hurting. Wait. I sing.

[Frank]

You must not follow.

[Rocky Jordan]

I've got to talk to you.

[Frank]

No, please.

[Rocky Jordan]

It's about Dr. Lee.

[Frank]

We can do nothing for him now. Nothing.

[Kitty]

But we've got to.

[Rocky Jordan]

He must have had some idea of what he planned to do.

[Frank]

I cannot answer his wish.

[Rocky Jordan]

You seem in a big hurry to get all that stuff away from his house. Why does it hold the answer?

[Frank]

Please commit me to go, Mr. Jordan.

[Rocky Jordan]

Who was McGrath? Why would Dr. Lee kill him and say nothing? Tell me.

[Frank]

No. I must come, Mr. Jordan. Let me go.

[Rocky Jordan]

Asing twisted away from me. One of the books slipped from her arms in the time it took me to pick it up. She jumped into the waiting taxi and it pulled away fast. So I turned my attention to the book in my hand. By the light of a store window, I saw it was an ordinary ledger, but the writing was in Chinese. That took me to my friend Dick Archer. He'd been an interpreter in the Chinese theater during the war and he could help. It took a little time to get.

[Kitty]

Him out of bed. This better be good, Rocky. You broke up a beautiful ring.

[Rocky Jordan]

I'm sorry, Dick. Just tell me how the scratchings in this book come out in English, huh?

[Kitty]

Oh, this is very dull. Just some bookkeeping. Let's see. Quan sen, £500 outside. £500 ever to hang. £200. Piker, huh? Go on, Dick. Several more names and figures. Oh, speaking of figures.

[Rocky Jordan]

Come on, come on. What else is there?

[Kitty]

Same names and figures, repeat for the last three months. What is it?

[Narrator/Announcer]

Blackmail?

[Rocky Jordan]

Shakedown? I don't know for sure, but Kwang Sen could tell me. Thanks, Dick. You can get back to your dream now.

[Kitty]

My humble house sleeps at this hour.

[Rocky Jordan]

Are you Kwong Sin?

[Kitty]

I am Kwansin, he who sells herbs and spices in the bazaar. Why am I honored by your presence?

[Rocky Jordan]

I'm Rocky Jordan, a friend of Dr. Wang Li.

[Kitty]

We've got to help him. If there Were only a way.

[Rocky Jordan]

Now don't tell me you won't even try.

[Kitty]

None can help him now. Not even his own son. He has a son in Alexandria with the army intelligence. But he too will understand.

[Rocky Jordan]

Huang Sen, you've been paying Dr. Lee £500 each month for the past three months.

[Kitty]

That right there is only one way that you could know of this. And so you do not come to help.

[Rocky Jordan]

I'm doing this for Dr. Lee.

[Kitty]

No, Mr. Jordan. For 15 years my people live in honor in Cairo. It is Dr. Lee's wish that we remain so.

[Rocky Jordan]

He wants it even to the point of killing.

[Kitty]

It was his choice.

[Rocky Jordan]

And why McGrath? Who was he?

[Kitty]

My lips close even as they don't.

[Rocky Jordan]

Quang Sen, listen to me. I moved on to the home of Hosai. But this time there was no answer to my knock. The next was the same. I tried a couple of more, but word was already around the colony and it was shut tight. So then I switched to McGrath. A guy with a sailor's tongue and manner that meant he'd been at sea a long time. I moved around the Nile front bars in Boolak hunting a lead on McGrath. But a shrug was the best I got for my efforts. And it was close to morning when I spotted an all night game operating by a flickering light under one of the river docks.

[Kitty]

All right, got along with you, Mr. Toplight for Strangers.

[Rocky Jordan]

Does this stuff help make me a member?

[Kitty]

I know a life member. While your money laugh, lay down a sizable bill for the next roll.

[Rocky Jordan]

It's down all right.

[Kitty]

Now here goes. Snake eyes.

[Rocky Jordan]

Craps.

[Kitty]

You win, lad, I'll let it ride. You think lady luck's with you, eh?

[Rocky Jordan]

Not in finding John McGrath.

[Kitty]

Ah, my grass, you say now? Well, you needn't be looking for him here.

[Rocky Jordan]

They say he's in Cairo for three.

[Kitty]

Months run and living like the best of them.

[Rocky Jordan]

On what?

[Kitty]

We don't ask and care less. All right, your money's covered. Still my role.

[Rocky Jordan]

Where was McGrath sailing, say 15 years ago?

[Kitty]

Here now, is it?

[Rocky Jordan]

The manner is past.

[Kitty]

You'll be looking for little of both.

[Rocky Jordan]

You ever take a cargo out of China?

[Kitty]

A human cargo, maybe you know McGrath well, lad, with his own ship, sailing the Yellow Sea in points beyond. Ah, look, you win again. That didn't make him a point.

[Rocky Jordan]

I'll still let it ride. Tell me what McGrath was like.

[Kitty]

Let any man tell you that McGrath can never get a ship or a crew no more. Him and his evil ways. All right, it's left his road.

[Rocky Jordan]

Wouldn't cut you in, huh?

[Kitty]

Aye, he'll cut you in and your throat to the bargain. You still be hunting firm.

[Rocky Jordan]

Oh, didn't I tell you? He's dead.

[Kitty]

Oh, is he now? There's them that won't mourn this day.

[Rocky Jordan]

Except for the man who killed him. Thanks, Pop.

[Kitty]

Wait, son. You just won again. Here, take your money.

[Rocky Jordan]

Ah, you take it. Send it to your dear old mither in Ireland.

[Kitty]

Ireland, is it? I'll have you know I was born in Boston.

[Rocky Jordan]

It took just that long to find my answer, the last kind I wanted. So I went back to the tambourine and stayed there. All I could do now was be at the hearing and tell them enough to convict the venerable Dr. Lee of murder, but nothing more. Even when I was sure I had the answer. And shortly before 10 that morning, I started for the hearing in the court on Sharia Gizan. I parked a couple of blocks from there on a side street. And that was my mistake. I just made the sidewalk. Half a dozen healthy Orientals were all around me. And it all went according to plan. I put up all the fight I had till a damp cloth went over my face and the fumes poured in like a hot ocean wave. And I sunk under where there was nothing. A ray of sunlight was what finally opened my eyes. I saw it was from a crack between boards that walled a small shed where I lay. My hands and feet were numb from cords that bound them tight. But then I felt those on my feet suddenly loosen. And I knew I wasn't alone. Singh. What are you doing here? What time is it?

[Frank]

After the hour of noon. Oh, yeah.

[Rocky Jordan]

The hearing must be over. This your plan?

[Frank]

Please, Mr. Jordan. There are those wiser than I who wish to spare Dr. Wang Lee what you must accuse.

[Rocky Jordan]

Dr. Lee wanted me to witness against him. Hu Sing, this doesn't help. You still have to stand trial.

[Frank]

Perhaps that is not so.

[Rocky Jordan]

What does that mean?

[Frank]

You're free now, Mr. Jordan. Now you must go quickly.

[Rocky Jordan]

Would you want it that way if I said I knew everything?

[Frank]

Everything?

[Rocky Jordan]

How your people came to Egypt by boat 15 years ago. The captain of that boat was a man named John McGrath.

[Frank]

The secret is known.

[Rocky Jordan]

I've told nobody hustling. But McGrath didn't bring you right into Caro.

[Frank]

No. We landed near the Rasafaran. I was then but a baby, failing to add agriculture.

[Kitty]

We came to Cairo with passports.

[Frank]

All in order, Mr. Jordan. Dr. Lee, in his wisdom, would have it no other way. But then even he knew little of the language and had to trust another.

[Rocky Jordan]

So McGrath took care of everything. Passports, papers, he had it all arranged.

[Frank]

Yes.

[Rocky Jordan]

Then it takes him 15 years to come back and find out there's money to be had from your people. Now he goes right to Dr. Lee to tell him the passports were phony from the beginning. You're all living illegally in Egypt.

[Frank]

You are helpless, Mr. Jordan. What could we do?

[Rocky Jordan]

Just what McGrath said. Pay off Dr. Lee collected from each member of the colony. And McGrath was riding high.

[Frank]

You found the ledger? Which I dropped.

[Rocky Jordan]

Where were you taking it, Hussing?

[Frank]

To the attorney of Dr. Lee. It was his desire also to protect us as best he could. Now. Sure, Mr. Jordan.

[Rocky Jordan]

Yes, Hussing.

[Frank]

Dr. Lee chose to kill that evil man in order to save our people. It would not be well if his sacrifice went for nothing.

[Rocky Jordan]

But don't worry, Hussing. No one will hear about it from me. I left Ho Singh, walked over to the Sharia Solomon Pasha and caught a taxi to headquarters. Was still nothing more I wanted to tell you. But I knew Sam was beating the bushes for me by now and I wanted it over with.

[Kitty]

Jordan, I gave you express orders that you were to appear at the hearing of Dr. Lee at 10 this morning knowing full well that you would take every possible means of avoiding it.

[Rocky Jordan]

Supposing I told you I was on.

[Kitty]

My way but three hours too late? Jordan, do you not know that the penalty for contempt of this sort is most severe?

[Rocky Jordan]

All right, so get it on your blood to get it over with.

[Kitty]

Yes, but it appears that you are most fortunate.

[Rocky Jordan]

How so?

[Kitty]

Dr. Lee is a man of many years. The shock of this thing seems to have brought a great change over him. It was thought best to postpone the hearing until tomorrow. I'll be there. Jordan, it is obvious that the past few hours have held great activity for you.

[Sergeant Barker]

I've been around.

[Kitty]

Your intent, I am sure, was to learn something which might in some manner extenuate Dr. Lee's crime. And what now?

[Rocky Jordan]

Can you tell that Dr. Wong Lee shot and killed John McGrath?

[Kitty]

Nothing more, Jordan.

[Rocky Jordan]

Nothing more. Exactly. How is Dr. Lee, Sam?

[Kitty]

It's hard to say. His son is on leave from his army intelligence post in Alexandria to be by his side.

[Rocky Jordan]

What'd you say?

[Kitty]

I said that Dr. Lee's son is on leave from his army intelligence post.

[Rocky Jordan]

That's all I wanted to know. Kwong Sen told me the same thing. Straighten your face, Sam.

[Kitty]

Jordan, what are you talking about?

[Rocky Jordan]

I'm through talking, Sam. Come on, I'll show you.

[Narrator/Announcer]

In just a moment, Rocky Jordan returns to conclude tonight's story. Well, here it is. March already. It won't be Long now till spring is officially here. And spring means fine weather. And fine weather means picnics.

[Frank]

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[Narrator/Announcer]

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[Frank]

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[Rocky Jordan]

Well, I didn't give Sam a chance to say no. I took him out, put him in my car, and we drove fast through Cairo, down to the governmental center and pulled up at the immigration building. Sam was still sputtering as we went inside and up to the main desk.

[Kitty]

But, Jordan.

[Rocky Jordan]

Nice children, I. Save it, Sam. May I help you, sir? Look, this man here with me is a captain of the police, Jordan. He can see that I want some action, and fast. What is it you want, sir? Get me all the passport records of that Chinese colony over in the Shari Inn affair, and make it quick. At once, sir.

[Kitty]

Jordan, you will explain why we've created this ridiculous scene.

[Rocky Jordan]

You'll find out. Just look at the records.

[Narrator/Announcer]

Look at them.

[Kitty]

Good indeed. How can passport records help Dr. Lee?

[Rocky Jordan]

Why do you think Dr. Lee killed McGrath? Only to stop a phony passport shakedown.

[Kitty]

Regardless of this, Jordan, I cannot understand your actions. Even this cannot save him.

[Rocky Jordan]

Maybe not, but it'll save plenty of others. Look at the records, Sam. Then find out who's been here lately to get some facts for himself.

[Kitty]

Jordan, where are you going?

[Rocky Jordan]

You'll find me, Sam, in The office of Dr. Lee's attorney, Elworth Gerard.

[Kitty]

Why, Mr. Jordan.

[Rocky Jordan]

Yes? Here's the ledger book you've been wanting, Gerard, with all the records of McGrath Shakedown. H. Singh dropped it last night.

[Kitty]

Yes, of course. Thank you.

[Rocky Jordan]

You know, Dr. Lee was a pretty smart man, wasn't he?

[Kitty]

Most intelligent, yes.

[Rocky Jordan]

It's regrettable when McGrath told him that his people were living illegally in Egypt. Dr. Lee didn't dare check with the Immigration office himself. But he would go to someone else. He'd go to you. Gerard, Right?

[Kitty]

Jordan? His attorney.

[Rocky Jordan]

Yes, his attorney. You could have found out. He'd have made sure you did before he started paying.

[Kitty]

Mr. Jordan. I'll confess that I did. McGrath was right. But naturally I kept what I learned in confidence. As I feel you should.

[Rocky Jordan]

Yeah. You let Wong Lee and his people go right on thinking what McGrath had told him was true.

[Kitty]

But you knew better. What are you trying to say?

[Rocky Jordan]

I don't know how you and McGrath got together, Gerard, but it was a great setup. How much did he cut you in for?

[Kitty]

You better get out of here, Dalton.

[Rocky Jordan]

He even had me fooled till I remembered about Dr. Lee's son with the Army Intelligence. What's the first thing the authorities would do before taking somebody into Intelligence? Check his background and that of his family. They'd have learned if there was something wrong.

[Kitty]

Only there wasn't, wasn't there, Mr. John?

[Rocky Jordan]

Every cent McGrath collected was based on your lie. You're just as Gilly McGrath's murderer as Dr. Lee himself. That paperweight won't fix it.

[Sergeant Barker]

No. No, Jordan.

[Hsing]

No more.

[Rocky Jordan]

All right, get up. Get up there.

[Kitty]

Jordan. I am looking for Elworth Gerard.

[Rocky Jordan]

You'll find his coat right behind this door, Sam on the coat rack. Gerard is still in it. Sam was real busy for a while with Gerard. My part of the job was done, but I made it a threesome with him back to headquarters. I sat for a while in Sam's office till he could join me. When he finally came in, there was a look on his face like the sphinx.

[Kitty]

Jordan, you have many strange ways of learning what you would know. But I must give you full credit.

[Rocky Jordan]

What's new from the immigration office, huh?

[Kitty]

The legal status of Dr. Lee and his people in Cairo is and always has been in good order, as you perhaps knew.

[Rocky Jordan]

Finally, Edward Gerard knew it, too.

[Kitty]

Having handled Dr. Lee's affairs for many years, he could not help but have known. But the people of the colony are now free from their fears.

[Rocky Jordan]

That isn't going to help Dr. Lee, Jordan.

[Kitty]

No man will ever have to judge his guilt. Sam is in the hands of Allah or whoever guided his destiny. He died quietly in his sleep. But a few moments ago. Being a doctor himself, he knew that when he made his sacrifice for his people, he had but a few hours to live. That was the true secret of Dr. Wong. D.

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Remember, buy wisely. Buy for flavor by Del Monte Del Monte, the brand you trust for flavor in so many good foods. Rocky Jordan, written by Gomer and Larry Roman, stars Jack Moyles in the title role with Jay Novello as Sam Sabia and is produced and directed by Cliff Howell with original music conducted and directed by Richard Arundt. Remember, you have a date next week at the Cafe Tambourine run by Rocky Jordan. Same time, same station and the story is the White Beetle. Want to brighten your meal with sunny tropical flavor? Then you want Del Monte Pineapple for salads, dessert or a refreshing drink. Choose from five styles sliced, crushed chunks, tidbits or juice. You'll really enjoy the luscious flavor of Del Monte Pineapple. Larry Thor speaking. Rocky Jordan is presented over cbs, the Columbia Broadcasting System.

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