This is case closed one hour of mystery and crime from the Golden Age of Radio every Wednesday at relicradio.com.

Our first story comes from Walk Softly Peter Troy this week.

We'll hear too many maids a moping from February 25, 1964.

After that, it's the new adventures of Nero Wolf and the Beautiful Archer.

That story aired November 24, 1950.

Being a private investigator means two things.

You can be sure you'll run into trouble,

and you can never be sure you can get out of it.

Well, there's not much you can do about it, I guess,

except, like Julie always says...

Walk softly, Peter Troy.

Thank you. Well, friends, you'll have noticed that the cases I recount to you from time to time all seem to have one thing in common.

Somewhere along the line, there always seems to be a cute little doll involved in the setup.

Well, maybe on a sucker for a pretty ankle and a sigh for help.

And talking of ankles brings me to the case in point.

This one's filed under the heading, too many maids are moping.

Why?

Because there were 18 pairs of the cutest ankles you ever did see involved.

Seen, the backstage dressing room with the chorus line of the show, Gals Goulor.

Time, 11.15 p.m.

The curtains just come down, and the Gals Goulogelor comes streaming into the place.

Thank you. and the gals galore comes streaming into the place. The management of this broken down there

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