This is Case Closed, Crime Stories from the Golden Age of Radio.

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We'll begin our hour with Murder Clinic and hear their episode from August 18, 1942, titled

The Holloway Flat Tragedy.

After that, it's the Adventures of Philip Marlowe and his story from July 30th,

1949, titled The Mexican Boat Ride.

Murder Clinic, stories of the world's great detective to Fiction, Men Against Murder.

Each week, at this time, W.O.R. Mutual invite you to Murder Clinic, where you'll meet one member of this select band in his most interesting case.

The Curtain's Part. In our amphitheatre of mystery, all is dark, say... The curtains part.

In our amphitheatre of mystery, all is dark,

save for one brilliant spotlight.

And out of the shadows comes Max Carrados.

Oh, Mr. Carados, look out, look out, sir.

There's a step down there. May I help you? No, no, no, no, I can get along perfectly. Don't bother, Mr. Knight. I can see in the dark. Mr. Carados, I thought that you... You thought I was blind? Well, you're right. I am. But hadn't it's pretty well, thank you. Yes, I see that you do. But tell me, don't you find your blindness an enormous handicap in your detective work? On the contrary, it prevents me from being deceived by the obvious. I must rely on my other senses, which are more reliable, I assure you. But, Mr. Carados, I really don't... Ah, you admit it. And yet you have eyes.

Well, I shall try to convince your ears, my friend.

Let me tell you the story of the Holloway flat tragedy, in which those who had eyes saw nothing. You may recall I, my very good friend and associate.

He was a private inquiry agent and often did me the honour of asking my help in some of his more complex cases.

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