Broadway Is My Beat: The Marty Connell Murder Case 10/04/1952
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Choice Classic Radio Detectives | Old Time Radio
29 min
8 speakers
7 chapters
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What is the premise of the Marty Connell murder case?
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Broadway's my beat, from Times Square to Columbus Circle, the gaudiest, the most violent... The lonesomest smile in the world.
Broadway's My Beat, with Larry Thor as Detective Danny Clover.
When Broadway turns into October, the happy trumpet gleams gold and makes its autumn music. The sound of it spreads across the beginning shadows, mixes with specks of a thousand colors, gives evening a hurry-up song. And October's man is there again, the old grad whose day is Saturday, the chap in the double-breasted gray Oxford who wears the winning colors, who holds high the pennant, who buys the drinks, slaps the backs, and makes the girl he met on the 50-yard line wear his beanie. Magic time on Broadway, Indian summertime, But suddenly it's night, and it's dark. And at the end of it, to the east, another quality waterfront river, and sounds of night washed against pilings, and dim light cut across by the glare of a policeman's flash.
Danny? It ends down here, Danny. Okay. Right here at the end of the pier. Whoever got shot, what caliber gun was it? 32. Looks brand new.
One shot missing in the chamber.
Well, somebody got hurt in the stock, no doubt about it. Trail of blood, that gun right beside it. Who found it? Troman Enzer, he called it in. I told him to get it on the wires to all the hospitals. Person with a bullet wound.
Did you notice this, Muggerman? Overturn boxes. Fight first, then a trigger got pulled. Uh-huh.
I got an opinion, Danny. What? A fight first. Probably figures whoever got shot was carried up the end of the pier, was thrown into a car and driven away. Probably. Yeah.
And on night waters, the infinite play and gleam of a million reflections of life.
Who are the key characters involved in the investigation?
And on winds strayed from unnamed places of sea, the gliding of dark gulls, their flight unpatterned, searching, staring into flowing deeps. Then the swift plunge of a gull, beak piercing a morsel that is only drowning moonlight. And the slow, up-circling bewilderment Background for gun, blood, and the unknown violence.
And with Detective Muggerman, check it in at headquarters, make out the reports, say the goodnights, then walk home, hit the room where there's sleep and the old dreamings. And in the morning, headquarters routine, while waiting for the returns on night violence. And about 11, Sergeant Ataglia brings them in.
I see you are here, Danny, where I can put my finger on you.
You been looking for me, Gino?
One would almost think you have been keeping yourself from me.
Oh, never that, Gino. Never deliberately.
What have you... One would almost think I have committed a failure in some department or other. If I have so committed, don't spare me.
What's with you, Gino? You're doing fine. So easy for you to say. I mean it. You've been splendid all down the line. It's just that I've been busy this morning, Gino. A lot of things to check on.
No need to apologize, Danny, to make excuse. Write it down to one of my passing moods. Well, you wish to receive what I have for you? Of course, Gino. Thank you. You just came in, Danny.
What just came in?
What? Oh, just came in the report on the tracing of the gun you found last night. A feverish, sleepless night was spent by some of our boys doing same. So have I been informed.
I'll try to make it up to them, Gino. Who does the gun belong to?
No one. No one in particular. Huh? Let us put it this way, then. Let us say a foresaid gun was a part of a shipment of munitions and weapons from Ruxton Arms Incorporated to a foreign port. Let us say that even now said cargo is in the hold of the SS Montevideo lying at Pier 12 East River ready to take off. Let us say I even have the number of the bill of lading warranting same. With all this, I would not go out on such a limb and tell you specifically that... You said you had the number, Gino.
Indeed I have. Give it to me. Thank you.
You're welcome.
I'm telling you, I called it in.
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Chapters
7 chapters
1
What is the premise of the Marty Connell murder case?
0:00–2:30
2
Who are the key characters involved in the investigation?
2:30–5:34
3
What evidence is found at the crime scene?
5:34–8:41
4
How does Danny Clover gather information about Marty Connell?
8:41–10:55
5
What leads Danny Clover to suspect foul play?
10:55–20:49
6
What role does Marty Connell's wife play in the investigation?
20:49–25:21
7
How does the investigation reveal connections to organized crime?
25:21–29:09
Speakers
8 identifiedMore from Choice Classic Radio Detectives | Old Time Radio
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