Sam Spade

When I saw the dagger in his back, I grabbed my gun and set sail for the alley, looking for the cloak that went with it, but he was gone.

So was Ahmed.

I bent down over him, took a closer look, and saw why he spilled the sugar.

With his finger, he placed a design in it, a round design, the Circle of Twelve.

You are listening to the weekly adventure of radio's most famous detective, Sam Spade.

There's a bright newcomer to your NBC Sunday lineup starting this Sunday.

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And this Sunday, hostess Tallulah Bankhead will present such bright stars as Fred Allen, Judy Holliday, Patrice Munsell, Gypsy Rosalie, Vaughn Monroe, and many, many more.

And now back to The Cloak and Dagger Caper, tonight's adventure with Sam Spade.

Well, Jawara, all the ingredients of a first-class international goulash were here.

The cloak, the dagger, the man with the scar on his face, the lady with a veil over hers, and two corpses.

By now, Dundee had completed activities with corpse number one at my apartment, so I hustled him down to the Vale of Kashmir and put him to work on number two.

Then I hustled back to my office.

The big question had yet to be answered.

Dad!

None other.

Oh, Dad!