Michael Shayne: Missing Body 08/06/1945
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Choice Classic Radio Detectives | Old Time Radio
30 min
4 speakers
6 chapters
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What is the opening scene and who are the main characters introduced?
Welcome to Choice Classic Radio, where we bring to you the greatest old-time radio shows. Like us on Facebook, subscribe to us on YouTube, and thank you for donating at choiceclassicradio.com. The Adventures of Michael Shane, Private Detective. The Adventures of Michael Shane
The people who make 76 gasoline and Triton Motor Oil, Union Oil Company, present... The Adventures of Michael Shane, Private Detective, starring Wally Mayer and Kathy Lewis. The Adventures of Michael Shane, Private Detective, starring Wally Mayer and Kathy Lewis. It's just before noon on a bright but blustery day in San Francisco. And Mike Shane, San Francisco's favorite detective, instead of chasing criminals, is sitting peacefully in his office, academically discussing crime and its detection with his able and attractive associate, Phyllis Knight. And, oh yes, the inspector of homicide who has come to take them to lunch. You see, Inspector, I'm not criticizing the police department when I say that I'm not bound by the rules that, well, you, for instance, are bound.
I realize that, Mike. I have to be pretty sure of my ground before I make an arrest. I have to have evidence enough to convince the district attorney, and he has to have reasonable prospects of obtaining a conviction before he goes to the grand jury. Plus the fact that you, Inspector, can be sued for wrongful arrest, whereas we, Mike and I, never arrest anybody. We pass the buck to you. I know. I know all that. But what I'm getting at is this. Mike has something in the way of, well, being able to nose out a suspect that we, well, that is most of us in the department, either don't have or else don't apply. The answer is simple. Proving it is difficult. Let's hear it in all its simplicity. Well, you and every other member of the department are so busy taking notes, which you have to do, that you get into the habit of reading what witnesses and suspects have to say. Whereas I listen to their tones, to their delivery. I strain my ears for the meaning behind what they say instead of the mere words. I'll admit all that.
I think there's something else, Inspector. Although I hesitate to say this. Don't spare my feelings, Phyllis. No, I'm not thinking of your feelings. It's Mike's. Oh, don't spare mine, Angel. You never do. Well, in spite of the fact that Mike hates criminals and hates crime, I think he has a criminal mind. Angel, what you just said. I mean it. Mike seems to be saying to himself...
If I had committed this crime, how would I go about it? Or if I were the important clue, where would I be found? Well, that's not a criminal mind, Angel. That's just that I... Michael Shane, private estate... Hi, Phil. Is the inspector there? Oh, sure thing, Sergeant. For you, Inspector. Uh-oh. Hope this doesn't break our lunch date. Hello, Sergeant. Report a homicide, Inspector. A man named Porter called up and said he found a body at 323 Foothill. Any idea who the murdered man is? Porter said the man's name was Beatty.
Didn't give much more information. He seemed pretty upset. Not too coherent. Okay, Sergeant. I'll meet you there as soon as I can get there. Homicide, huh? Yeah. Well, what do you want? Murder or lunch? Oh, don't be silly, Inspector. We'll pass up a whole week's meals for a murder any time. This is the street. Yeah. And that looks like the apartment. Right there, with a man standing on the steps. Yeah, that's it. No signs of your boys yet, Inspector. No, but then we were closer than headquarters. That must be Porter. Looks all upset. Wouldn't you if you'd just found a body? Are you Mr. Porter? Yes, yes. I've been pacing up and down these steps waiting. I thought you'd never come. Where's the body? Upstairs, on the couch in his living room. This isn't your house, then? No. No, this is Mr. Beatty's house. You were visiting Mr. Beatty? I called to take him to lunch. When? Just before I called the police. Not more than 20 minutes ago. In this way, please. Mm-hmm.
Yes. Well, I went in, and there he was lying on the couch. There was a knife sticking out of his chest. I ran over to him, felt for his heart, and got my fingers all sticky with blood. You shouldn't have touched the body. I didn't know it was a body. He might still have been alive. Had he been, I would have called a doctor before I called the police. That makes sense. Where is he, in this room? On the couch there. He... Oh, but he must be. Body?
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
What is the opening scene and who are the main characters introduced?
0:00–4:51
2
How does Porter describe finding the alleged body and what contradictions arise?
4:51–10:04
3
What clues do Mike, Phyllis, and the inspector uncover in Beatty’s apartment?
10:04–15:36
4
Why do the detectives decide to investigate the warehouse and what do they find there?
15:36–20:54
5
How do Reynolds, Weaver, and Mrs. Beattie become suspects in the murder?
20:54–26:05
6
What is the final resolution of the missing‑body mystery and how is the killer identified?
26:05–29:52
Speakers
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