Hello and welcome to another episode of nostalgic mystery radio.

I'm your host Stevie Kay, and it's my honor to bring you the radio shows of yesteryear.

For today's episode, I bring you The Adventures of Sam Spade, episode titled The Bouncing Betty Caper,

originally aired December 12, 1948, where Sam becomes a chauffeur to enter a wealthy home and discover who's been threatening a woman.

Betty turns out to be quite deadly, but not for the reason you think.

So sit back and relax, and I hope you enjoy this nostalgic mystery radio.

Thank you for listening.

The Adventures of Sam Spade, Detected. I'm looking over a four-le-clover-a-lawed.

Very funny.

Certainly took you long enough.

Oh, thank you, Sam.

Well, do you like them?

My group?

I guess so.

It's your own hair, I trust.

Oh, yes, Sam. When it's brushed out, you'll never know anything happens. Whenever you're ready, uh, curly. Oh, gee, you like it that well? Yeah, very cute. Well. Huh. It's a business. To, uh, detective, Lieutenant Dundee, homicide detail, San Francisco police from Samuel Spade, license number 137-596, subject to bouncing Betty Caper.

Here, Dundee!

It all began on a Wednesday.

My secretary, Miss Effie Perrine, tiptoed into my office and laid an engraved calling card

on the desk in front of me.

The name on it was Randall Carruthers.

She said he looked like money, so I said show her in. Or him in. She did.

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