Simon Templer

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Choice Classic Radio Detectives | Old Time Radio · The Saint: Button, Button 03/11/1951 · 2 Aug 2026 podcast

The seaman who carried the crate in Stiana's place found the gallery closed when he arrived, so he did the next best thing, he thought. matched

He had no way of knowing, of course, that old Mr. Button had more or less retired from business, leaving Dr. Weber in charge of his gallery. matched

And so rather than lug the crate all the way back to the ship, he brought it over to the Button residence. matched

Well? matched

Mr. Button opened the thing up, curious to see what sort of stuff his gallery was buying these days, I suppose, and probably wished he was dead. matched

I'm afraid his wish was granted all too soon. matched

That's what I wondered for a while, too. matched

And that's what Button must have wondered, but not for long. matched

He tumbled onto it practically at once. matched

You're aware, of course, of the National Treasures Act, or whatever they call it in Italy, which prevents the export of great Italian works of art. matched

The seven paintings were over-paintings. matched

Over-paintings? matched

Surely you've heard of the technique of painting over an oil painting with gouache, with a water-soluble paint? matched

On the surface, these pictures look like something not even a lumber company calendar would be caught dead with. matched

Underneath, as Mr. Button found when George came back from the drugstore with materials to remove the paint, they found masterpieces by master artists of the Renaissance. matched

What? matched

You're sure? matched

Yes, I'm sure. matched

Several dozen of Italy's treasures have been missing ever since the war. matched

The customs men tell me the Italian government had a tip that some had recently been shipped to New York. matched

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