A conversation is taking place in the Liverpool station master's office, occupied by Mr. James Bland. He is speaking with Mr. Gomez and Mr. Castle, who is telling him that they have just arrived from Central America, and it is imperative that he and his companion reach London as soon as possible, in order to arrange passage across the channel to Fr…

A lady is riding on the train southwest from London to Boscombe for work purposes. A gentleman sits down next to her and starts to make polite conversation. They do not exchange specific information, but the lady does say she is a cook, and that is her reason for the trip. Later, when the stop is made at Boscombe, the lady exits the train. A man wa…

A man walks in to the cocktail bar of a luxurious resort hotel in Colorado. He steps up to the bar and orders a martini from Frank the bartender. The man asks Frank if he knows the lovely lady sitting at the corner with the large diamond ring. Frank says "yes, she is Madeline Charmers, She was in the newspapers a couple of weeks ago when she got a …

Mr. Chameleon is in his office at Central Headquarters talking to Mr. Ralph Brenton. He tells Mr. Chameleon that he is convinced that his brother, Lewis, is going to be murdered by his wife, Florence. She has been treated for the last six months by specialists for a nervous disorder. I believe she is losing her mind. Carl Robins, the architect, is …

Pat was at home trying to catch up on his sleep. He woke up about 11:00 PM to a dark room, and had the distinct feeling that someone was in the room with him. That "someone" was, in fact, sitting on his bed. He said to Pat "do not turn on the light. I have a gun pointed toward you. I want the keys to your boat, Novak. You will get it back by noon t…

James Grey is waiting in the shadows near a private home for Liza, his wife, to appear. A taxi pulls up and Liza quickly exits and goes into the house. James knocks on the front door, and Claire answers. He asks to see Liza, but her aunt says she is not home. James says "that is a lie, I just saw her go in". Claire tells him that Liza does not want…

Marlowe receives a call from Mrs. Corrie Gilbert. She says that her husband Ross will be at 3806 Melrose Avenue in twenty minutes, and that means trouble. Please hurry and see who my husband is meeting. Mrs. Gilbert gives Marlowe his description, their home address, and phone number. He arrives at the Melrose address and sees that it was an unfinis…

Tom Reddick was jealous of his co-worker Charles Fremont's cleverness and his ability to always succeed when there was applause or a pat on the back for a job well done. Due to his ability to obtain a lease on the new building, Charles was made the General Manager of the plant, starting next week. Tom's jealousy reached its peak then, because he wa…

A man knocks on Mrs. Carole Wade's door, and she tells him to come in. He says do you remember me? My name is Tony Morell, and when I met you in Miami, your name was Carole Meadows. You ran off and I became responsible for your gambling debts. She tells him that she was going to pay him back one day. Suddenly, he pulls out a gun, and tells her to r…

Dr. Webb sends Ken Thurston an urgent message saying that something that they previously discussed in Casablanca has been found in here in Algeria, near the old Roman ruins. This could threaten much of Europe if it fell into the wrong hands. Please come at once. Ken takes the first flight available. When he arrives in Narig, he meets Dr. Webb's esc…

A couple of thugs, Lou and Ollie, are waiting in a dark area on the street for gangster Al Rigoletto to exit the building. As soon he walks out, they fire several shots at him. As they are making their escape, they see a police officer and quickly jump into "The Circus Club", an expensive French restaurant to hide from him. After they are seated at…

Barrie is reluctantly in the town of Seneca, New York, looking for a murderer. The town does not have a jail or a full-time sheriff, only a resident named Murphy that is considered as the "honorary" sheriff. His regular business is farm tools and tractors. The victim was Dr. Tyler, a veterinarian. Barrie, along with Samuel the town supervisor, and …

On a warm day in early spring, Gordon Bailey is enjoying his workday lunch time sitting on a park bench. A stranger walking by asks Gordon if he could sit with him. Gordon tells him to have a seat. They start a conversation in a friendly manner. Gordon says he works in the insurance business, and the stranger says that he is a photographer. Soon, G…

Harry and an Englishman are sitting in a bar in the capital city of a small Central American country. The Englishman invites him over for a drink and some conversation. The Englishman says that he has been here for ten years, and it is difficult to make a living. The government owns everything, the gambling, the lottery, the casinos, everything. Ho…

Mr. Newman, the acting manager of a small branch of Benington's Bank, is expecting Mr. Eastwood, the new manager to appear this morning. Mr. Eastwood has recently been demoted to the manager's position of a smaller branch due to some personal problems, mainly due to his marriage and drinking on the job. It is his last chance to make a success of th…

Johnny is called to investigate the possibility of arson in a warehouse fire that occurred in Vineland, New Jersey, a small town near Philadelphia. The claimant is Ben Murray, the owner of the warehouse and Ben Mur's Furniture, a chain of discount furniture stores located in Philadelphia. He lost about 83 thousand dollars worth of bedding material …

Rocky is wanting to close the Cafe Tambourine early one night, but a couple of customers were still there. Sitting at a table drinking cognac was a dark-eyed man with a beard that spoke with an American accent. The other was an Australian drinking whisky and sitting at the bar talking about his World War 2 experiences. The Australian believes the d…

In the Revere House, an inexpensive hotel catering to young career women, Miss Alice Stratton is talking to Miss Honey Bartlett. She is excited to tell her that while Miss Miller is away on vacation, she will be the District Attorney's substitute secretary, starting tomorrow. She says that Miss Miller chose her personally, but she has never even se…

Dr. Roland Barton, Professor of English Literature, is sitting with his wife Julia, in front of their fireplace. Julia looks sleepy, and the Dr. Barton asks her if she is feeling well. She said she is fine, just been having her usual trouble with indigestion. A minute or two later, Julia passes out in her chair. Dr. Barton calls for his stepdaughte…

One afternoon, in the spring of 1939, William Dietrich is pole vaulting on an American college athletic field, when he is approached by two men. They asked him if he would be interested in joining their club, the German-American Society. They said he should join, because they know he is a good German and his family is from Stuttgart. They also know…

Ralph Oliver and his rich girlfriend Lydia from Cleveland are in his Hollywood apartment when Lloyd Oliver, Ralph's brother calls. Lloyd just got out of the Navy, and arrived in town, so they make plans to go to dinner at the El Dorado Club. Later, while at the club, Lydia gets up to go powder her nose, giving Ralph and Lloyd a chance to talk. Ralp…

Jeff Regan gets a call from Anthony J. Lyon (The Lion) telling him they have a new client named Able Roderick, whose last name was previously Rodriguez. The Lion wants Regan to go to Abel's horse ranch. When he arrives, Regan is met on the front porch by Kane, who did not exactly provide a warm welcome, and Able's wife, Janie Roderick, who provided…

Inspector Carr of Scotland Yard is called when the body of a red-haired woman is found at the bottom of a railway embankment by some railway workers. It is believed that the woman either fell or was pushed from the train, because the train attendant said a woman answering her description was a passenger. Also, her bag was found, with a ticket to Lo…

In an attempt at reform, crime boss Paul Madvig, closes down Nick Vegas's gambling den. He then offers support to Senator John Henry's re-election, in hopes of marrying Henry's daughter Janet. Privately, however, Janet does not seem too excited about the idea. Paul and his loyal bodyguard, Ed Beaumont, are soon in the middle of the brutal murder of…

Five-dollar Frankie hires Sam to find and talk with "Gentle" Joe Higgins. It seems Frankie has put down 500 dollars down on a horse that was a "sure thing" at the racetrack, according to Higgins, a horse trainer previously barred from the track. Joe says the 500 is not enough, it will take 1500 dollars to pull off the deal. So Frankie brought in tw…

Nero Wolfe and Archie Goodwin are meeting with their new client, Miss Mary Dunning. She says that she is Mr. Stevens secretary at the Tolliver Ecological Foundation. Mr. Stevens is the Executive Director, or at least, was the Executive Director until he disappeared three days ago. He has not been near his workplace, nor his apartment, and has left …

Dan Holiday is called to 733 Windship Avenue to talk to Mrs. Catherine Dailey about the death of her son, Arthur Dailey. She was told that he died in a drunken brawl outside of a seedy bar, but does not believe it. She thinks he was murdered. Mrs. Daily said that Arthur was a newspaper reporter for the Evening Record, and he told her that he was wo…

Police Chief Scott Anderson of Deerwood City and his assistant Wallace Shane are waiting for the 2:11 AM train. It arrives on time, and a man named Lester Furman gets off. He is quickly grabbed and taken to the police station. They show him the circular regarding him that was sent out by the Trans-American Detective Agency. It offered a 1500 dollar…

It looked like a clear case of suicide. At 2:00 AM, a uniformed police sergeant was about 50 yards away when he saw the girl go into the water. He heard a scream, then started running toward her. She was easy to see because there was a lamp post near the spot where she jumped into the Bay. By the time the officer arrived, she was under the water. W…

Eddie Evans is sleeping late when suddenly, his phone starts ringing. His boss McLane, the city editor, says has an important assignment for him. The newspaper has an exclusive interview with Francine Moulton, the lady that was just acquitted for the murder of her husband. The interview is at her home on Sutton Place and starts at 1 o'clock this af…

Richard Rogue is walking back to his office with his lunch date, Miss Betty Callahan. He tells her that it is too nice of a day to spend at work, why don't we go to the horse races. As Betty is calling her boss to ask for the rest of the day off, a staggering man named Charles McDonald walked up to Richard and said he needed to talk to him. Rogue t…

Randy Stone was working on his story when a jockey friend of his, Ben Clark, stopped by for a visit. Ben has a younger brother named Keaney, who is also a jockey. He asked Randy if he had seen him lately. Randy said he has not, but then asked Ben if he and Keaney were still at odds with each other. Yes, the sibling rivalry between the brothers seem…

In a small furnished room on the east side of Manhattan, Carl Hoffman and his associate Sheffield are impatiently waiting for Janet to appear, but she is an hour late. When she finally arrives, she tells them that she has not gotten the information they need from Harry Jensen, yet, but would try again at their meeting tonight. Sheffield tells her t…

Detective Ben Guthrie escorts the two witnesses, Mrs. Atwater and Mr. Bush, to the viewing area at the police line-up for the identification of a hit-and-run driver that killed Elaine Kirk. Mrs. Atwater swears the guilty one is the man in the number two position. Mr. Bush says that number two is not the man he saw at the scene. Both witnesses give …

Nick Carter and Pete, a Police Detective, are on the street making plans for lunch, when a car pulls up and shots rang out toward a man on the other side of the street. They ran over to help him, but it was too late. The dead man is identified as Louie Morelli, a gangster. Nick said he recognized the man shooting from the front seat of the death ca…

Chuck Morgan receives a phone call from a man named Amos Busby about some trouble he had gotten himself into. Even though Busby lived in the Elizabeth Lake region, about thirty five miles away, Chuck decided to go have a talk with him. He and his secretary, Carol Curtis, jumped into his car and headed north on Highway 99. When they arrived at Mr. B…

Detective Danny Clover stops by to see Mrs. Brandeis at her home, with unfortunate news. Regardless of the appeals, her son Maury is scheduled to be executed Monday morning at 1:00 AM. Reviewing the case, the jury found that Maury Brandeis held up Charles Gilbert's Jewelry Shop. During the course of the robbery, he shot and killed Mary Gilbert, Cha…

Mrs. Slone has hired Peter to find the truth about her missing husband, Donald Sloane. He formerly worked in a bank as a teller, however, as of noon yesterday, he and one hundred thousand dollars of the bank's money are currently missing. Curiously, he left twenty eight thousand dollars behind. He and his wife had recently separated. Mrs. Slone bel…

Since Pamela Cook's parents died, her uncle, Judge Edward Cook, has been her guardian. He is talking to her in his library about his latest bank statement. There was a check written for one thousand dollars, and he knows that Pamela forged his signature. The Judge tells her that he will not call the police, but instead take it out of her allowance.…

As Danny Braden and his wife are in their small apartment on the south side of Chicago, an old buddy from Los Angeles, Jack Buckell, stops by to offer Danny a proposition. For one hundred grand, Danny has to sign an agreement that says he will give half of his income to Jack for the next ten years. After he signs, Jack mentions Gloria Mason, Danny'…

Three of Germany's V-2 rockets have hit London in the last twenty four hours. They have caused more than four hundred casualties and two thousand injuries. The Baroness knows that these rockets must stop, if London is to survive. She asked Sir Eric Hamilton, head of London's Department of Civil Defense, for permission to parachute into Belgium at n…

Joe and Maggie Davis are doing well with their criminal enterprises There sponsor parties at their large home every night for themselves and the rest of their crew. However, Maggie began to grow restless and wanted something else. They travel to the U.K. and meet up with some English mobsters, who are having difficulties with their rival gang. Magg…

Counterspy David Harding is tasked with investigating the Bonner Fur Company. They have been dealing in stolen imported furs that are ending up in an exclusive retail stores, such as Lloyd's on Park Avenue. Because this case is causing some international problems, it is important to apprehend everyone involved in this crime, including the crooks, t…

Soldiers are on a secret mission to Greenland. Sargent John Hall is assigned to get strategic weather reports from the northern ice cap. From these reports, we will be able to tell what the weather will be like in Germany tomorrow. This will be important to the air forces in England. In addition, we are here to assist rescue operations to any aircr…

Joe Khan, a private detective, was talking to his secretary when his office phone rang. It was from a woman named Diane who needed to see Joe. Later that morning, Diane walked into Joe's office. She told him that she needed help to find her sister, Helen. Helen married an American serviceman and moved with him to the states. About three months late…

Sergeants Friday and Romero arrived at the County Hospital to interview Mr. Maloney. When asked about the robbery and assault, he said that he left his job at Maloney's Steakhouse about midnight, and started to drive home on North Central Avenue. When he got to 18th Street, he saw a woman standing on the corner hitchhiking. He stopped to give her a…

On a hot day in New York, Frank Race goes in to see his friend Jeremy at the Trans Columbia Insurance offices. Jeremy tells Race that in one certain county of their New England district, death from heart disease has increased to twice the national average. The insurances claims have been paid out, but it seems to be affecting business partners more…

Steve Mitchell is being sent to Saigon to investigate the sinking of three Malayan Star Line ships that carried U.S. rehab supplies. Upon arrival, he will pose as a foreign correspondent and interview Mr. Bravon, the manager of Malayan Star Line shipping. During the interview, Bravon says that these ships were heading to Singapore, and that there w…

A reporter, Frank McCulloch, from the Reno Gazette is looking into the murder of a large man near Lake Tahoe. The man's body was found slumped over the steering wheel of a Cadillac. There was a bullet wound in the left temple, and the necktie was drawn up tight against the throat. He was identified as Wenzel, a man that sold real estate and owned s…

Slate and Sailor are listening to King Moses calypso in their empty club on a Saturday night. Two patrons walk in, a wise guy named Vic and a young girl named Delores. Vic wants some papers from Delores, but she seems hesitant to give them up. He starts getting rough with the girl, and Slate has had enough. He tells the guy to leave, and the fight …