Richard Diamond, Private Detective: The Ralph Baxter Case 04/26/1950
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Choice Classic Radio Detectives | Old Time Radio
29 min
7 speakers
6 chapters
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The National Broadcasting Company presents Dick Powell as Richard Diamond, private detective.
I'm a detective agency, a corpse in every plot.
Oh, Rick, that's awful.
I know, Helen, but my sense of humor is out of gas.
Oh, what's the matter? No business?
Not for a week. If a client walked in now, I'd probably swear it was an hallucination and referred to Bellevue.
Walt's been trying to get you. He called here about five minutes ago, said it was important.
I just got in the office. I'll give him a call.
Am I going to see you tonight?
You know it. Me and my empty wallet will be glad to stop over for dinner.
Well, I'll have Francis fix something healthy.
Tell him to cook some money.
I'll see you around seven then. Don't forget to call Walt.
Bye. Bye. Lieutenant Levinson, homicide. Oh, you want to talk to me, fatty? Rick? How many people called you fatty? Where the devil have you been? I called you at your apartment all morning. Helen just told me I slept late. Well, why didn't you answer your phone?
What is the initial setup and who are the main characters introduced?
Rent was due. Could have been a trap. Can you come down here? Well, if it's important, I can come down. But if a potential client gives up because he can't find me, I may have a crying jag all over your office. I'll stock up on hankies. I wouldn't ask you, Rick, but it is important very much. Well, don't sound like the last course of gloomy Sunday. I'll be there. Relax. I knew Walt was on the level because every time he thought something was important, he came on in a higher register and began to sound like a harp. Well, I closed the office, set the bear trap in front of the door in case of a client, and left a box lunch. I might be gone for a good while this time, and if I caught something, there was no sense in letting it starve.
The 5th Precinct was 20 blocks away, so being a practical man who always regards that lonely feeling in his pocket as the sure makings of a pedestrian, I insulted a few well-meaning cab drivers, and 30 minutes later, I limped into the squad room of the 5th Precinct police station. Yes? Is there something I can do for you? No! In my business, you have to be conditioned to anything. Nothing should surprise you. But in my business, like any other, there's always a first time for everything. And it looked like this was it. For over a year, I had been walking leisurely into the squad room of the 5th Precinct and smiling inside when I spotted a cop with a battering ram for a head and landing barges for feet.
He was always the best straight man I'd ever run across, and his name was Sergeant Otis Loveloom. But this day, dear old Otis was not to be found. Instead, sitting at his desk, looking up at me through a pair of thick horn-rimmed glasses was something else. It pulled out a clean white handkerchief, removed the glasses, clouded them up with a quick breath that filled the room with the essence of sen-sen, and said, Well? Where's Otis? You mean Sergeant Loveloon? He's been transferred. He's been what? Transferred. Who are you? Sergeant Andre Klum. Is there something I can do for you? Andre Klum. Sergeant Andre Klum. Sergeant Andre Klum. Just one moment. Yeah? Where do you think you're going? Look, Sonny, I'm going in to see the lieutenant.
You'll have to wait until I find out if he can see you. Oh, he'll see me. He just called me. May I have your name, please? What? Citation. Mr. or Mrs. Hey, this may not be so bad after all. No? No. We're going to have fun, Andre. Are we? Yes, indeed. Now call in to the lieutenant and tell him Mr. Diamond is coming in to see him. Yeah? The gentleman you were expecting, Mr. Diamond. He's getting introductions now? Send him in. Yes, sir. The lieutenant will see you, Mr. Diamond. Thank you, Sergeant Klum. And something else, Mr. Diamond. Yes? Sergeant Loveland warned me about you. And I can assure you right now that I have no intention of becoming the brunt of your obvious crude comedy.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–1:52
2
What is the initial setup and who are the main characters introduced?
1:52–6:33
3
Why does Richard Diamond visit the 5th Precinct and who greets him there?
6:33–13:31
4
What background does Sergeant Klum provide about Ralph Baxter and the prison break?
13:31–22:56
5
How does Richard investigate Jean (Jeannie) Lawrence’s apartment and what clues appear?
22:56–28:14
6
What does the coroner reveal about Jean Lawrence’s cause of death at Pier 14?
28:14–29:36
Speakers
7 identifiedMore from Choice Classic Radio Detectives | Old Time Radio
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