The Shadow: Murder in E Flat 12/04/1938
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Evil lurks in the hearts of men. The Shadow knows.
The Shadow knows.
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The shadow, the serious character who devotes his life to righting wrongs, protecting the innocent, and punishing the guilty, is in reality Lamont Cranston, wealthy young man about town, student of science, and master of other people's minds. Using advanced methods that may ultimately become available to all law enforcement agencies, Cranston is known to criminals and evildoers as the shadow. Never seen, only heard, as haunting to superstitious minds, as a ghost, as inevitable, as a guilty conscience. Cranston's friend and companion, the lovely Margot Lane, is the only person who knows to whom the unseen voice belongs. Today's story, Murder in E-Flat. Eddie, look. Yeah? Isn't that Marge and Charlie sitting over there?
Well, dog, one of it is. Hey, Charlie. Hi, Eddie. Come on over here, you and Marge. Okay, come on, Marge. Never expected to see them here.
Why does the broadcast include a safety tire advertisement before the story begins?
Well, hello, Helen. Hiya. You got room for us? Oh, sure, sure. Hey, waiter, two more chairs. What do you think of this band? It works. Boy, this Ginny Butler is the hottest person in town. I'll still take Louis Prima. Boy, there's my idea of a band. Oh, boy. Now,
let's
listen. All right.
Come on, Ginny. We're rolling over. Higher, skinny boy, higher! Higher, skinny boy, higher! Hello? Hello?
Yeah, Chief. I thought I was cut off. Yeah, that's the place. That new swing joint on 50th Street. Yeah, the jitterbug. Oh, nobody seems to know what happened. The band was playing and the joint just flew up. We don't know yet how many were hurt. All I think was we found a note nailed over the bar. It might make much sense, though. Read it? Yeah, yeah, sure, here it is. It says, the only real music is the music of silence. Yeah, funny business. Okay, I'll report back to headquarters as soon as we have it.
Oh, go on, Henry. Pass that car in front. But, my dear, I can't without crossing that white line and besides... Oh, now, then make him pull over. Oh, Henry, blow your horn. But you're not supposed to blow your horn in the city, my dear. You know that.
How is Lamont Cranston (The Shadow) introduced and what is his mission in “Murder in E‑Flat”?
The anti-noise committee says that... I don't care what the anti-noise committee says. Blow your horn and make that fellow get over. Just as you say, my dear.
Yes, officer. I was driving about 50 yards behind their car. Yeah? They started to swing out of line and blew their horn, and then it happened. This awful explosion. I tell you, I've never... Yeah, but this note. Where'd you get this note? After the explosion, I noticed it lying in the front seat beside me. Somebody must have thrown it in through the window. What do you suppose it means, officer? Let's look at it again. Hmm. Let this be a warning to you. Auto horns are playthings to the devil. Silence. What does it mean, officer? I don't know, mister. But if I were you, I'd forget I had a
horn. You know, Margo, there's something very peculiar about these bombings. Serious explosions, I believe the paper here calls them. There was another one last night.
You mean that freighter that blew up in the river? Yes, Lamont, I was reading about it.
The paper says they found a note nailed to a nearby dock.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What is the opening introduction and sponsor message for this episode?
0:00–3:19
2
Why does the broadcast include a safety tire advertisement before the story begins?
3:19–5:06
3
How is Lamont Cranston (The Shadow) introduced and what is his mission in “Murder in E‑Flat”?
5:06–8:24
4
What clues do the police discover at the swing joint explosion and how do they link to the word “silence”?
8:24–11:33
5
How do the investigators explain the E‑flat tuning‑fork bombs and their photo‑electric triggers?
11:33–15:02
6
What warning does Commissioner Weston issue to the city about maintaining absolute silence?
15:02–17:54
7
How does the confrontation in the composer’s sound‑proof studio lead to the climax of the mystery?
17:54–20:29
8
What is the final resolution of the bomb plot and how does the city return to normal?
20:29–28:52
Speakers
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