Broadway Is My Beat: The Joey Condon Murder Case 01/24/1953
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29 min
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What is the opening premise of the Joey Condon murder case?
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Broadway's my beat, from Times Square to Columbus Circle, the gaudiest, the most violent, the lonesomest mile in the world. Broadway's My Beat, transcribed with Larry Thor as Detective Danny Cover.
The quick twilight of winter has drained off Broadway, flowed in the side streets, for an instant, lingered on the sea edge of the Steel Island, and somewhere a switch pulled, a dynamo released. The avenue strikes fire, and the night has begun. End of a winter day. And you went to the room and died with it. Or the other thing, flung yourself into nighttime, and the loudspeakers to sob for you, and the crepe paper man dolls to dance for you, and the hawkers with the guided tour. Night time, kid. A way of life. And at headquarters the file on the day's violence. Close it. The desk, clear it of empty coffee container, tray of cigarette butts, the unfinished report dealing with Ali assault. Staple it, put it in tomorrow's drawer.
The man who waits for you is a man of infinite patience.
Take all the
time
you want, Danny.
Thank you, Gino.
Take the whole evening to close shop if you want. Well, I'll be
ready in just a.
Do not take into consideration for a minute that even now, Mrs. Tartaglia is biting her knuckles, tapping her left foot like this, because the lasagna is sagging.
Gino, I just want to. It
goes without saying, Danny, how pleased we are to have you to a dinner at our house after so many invitations extended, so many rejected for this I'm ready,
Gino. Get the lights, huh?
And then we'll go, huh, Danny? And I will stop on the way for a bottle of wine Danny, consider you work hard today. Consider the lights are out.
Consider Santa Clover speaking.
Dying, man.
Who is this? It's running away from him, man. Come watch out, Joey Connor. Me, Joey. Where? West forty nine. Three one two Hurry, man, and you'll never make- A man, Gino, hurt, dying. I'm sorry, Gino, I
Danny.
Squad car now and nighttime ride, Broadway, and leave at Crowd Ebb down 49th, 10th Avenue, and park the squad car. Look for an address. Find it. Rooming house available to transients and those tired enough to want to take advantage of the monthly rates. Name Joey Condon on Small Directory and Small Vestibule. Room 5. Corridor. Morning. It's open. Open to the world. Everybody who wants a sight, see. And I said. Who did this to you? Side. I'll get some help. I ain't gonna be alone when it happens. Don't go nowhere. Just tell me who Cut like this. Oh yeah. Flows out of you. Reini? Exactly. Yet sleepy for the whole world. You don't hate nobody, you don't. Feeling it.
Oh.
Furnished room on West 49th. Cubicle of limbo. And decor to match. Wall where phone was, pencil scrawled with the lonely names, first names of women, some underlined. And end table, cigarette chart where solitude had been ground and blistered into veneer. Other things. And this, the man who had lived it. A man named Joey Condon, dead of a knife wound. And do now the things of death, the call to headquarters to report it, to say, come for it. And search of a dead man. Wallet. Lose cigarettes. A separate card and cellophane. Joey Condon, member of the Musicians Union. And another call, and a voice that says, Joey worked the pinwheel club on West Five Two. Joey was the trumpet man there. Joey's had it, fella? Hang up.
And in Carter. The familiar sound. Foot scrapings of the violence collectors. Meet them. Tell them about it. Leave them with it.
And nighttime becomes the Pinwheel Club. And the rhythm of night in the narrow room is Dixieland. The man who owns it all just can't stand still. It reaches him, he says. Every night you'd think I'd get crass and jaded. But every night. Beaches out to me. What I told you, Mr.
How does Detective Danny Clover first learn about Joey Condon’s death?
Robert. Say Avery to me. All right, Avery. What I told you, that hasn't reached you yet, huh? About Joey? Yeah, about Joey. I'll level. You're nothing. You know what? Tell me, Every. You nothing because you came running to tell me Joey isn't gonna be here tonight.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What is the opening premise of the Joey Condon murder case?
0:00–5:27
2
How does Detective Danny Clover first learn about Joey Condon’s death?
5:27–8:58
3
What clues are found at Joey Condon’s room that point to a suspect?
8:58–14:16
4
How does the interrogation of Laura Wood reveal her connection to the murder?
14:16–18:07
5
What role does the watchmaker Georgie Prince play in the investigation?
18:07–21:51
6
Why is Avery Roberts mentioned, and how does he factor into the case?
21:51–24:56
7
How does Detective Clover confront the killer and resolve the case?
24:56–27:40
8
What final reflections does the episode give about Broadway’s dark side?
27:40–28:41
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