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The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio| Daily Mystery Dramas

Philo Vance: The Scarface Murder Case (EP4014)

The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio| Daily Mystery Dramas

Adam Graham

Fiction, Arts, Drama, Performing Arts

4.42K Ratings

🗓️ 2 March 2023

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

Today's Mystery: A racketeer is the prime suspect in a murder but he has an alibi-Vance and Markham.

Original Radio Broadcast Date:February 14, 1950

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0:00.0

Welcome to the great attack

0:29.9

of

0:58.6

this week's episode of Final Vance, the original air date February the 14th, 1950, and the title is the Scarface Murder Case.

1:28.6

Really, Vance? Don't you think you're being a little obvious? Don't you think she rates it Markham?

1:54.6

a little obvious. Don't you think she rates it, Markham? Have you ever seen a more beautiful woman?

1:59.6

You've been staring at her for an hour. Is our foremost private investigator doing some

2:04.8

really private investigating? That is a leading question, Markham. The district attorney should

2:09.4

know better than to prompt a witness. Besides, you haven't conceded that she's beautiful.

2:14.0

I can see. Oh, she's much prettier than that. Besides, I'm certain she's been trying to attract

2:20.5

my attention. That's she's dining with a gentleman. Both of them seem to me to be mining their own

2:26.1

business. Are you sure you're not using a little hopeful imagination? Quite. Do you know the man

2:32.0

she's with by any chance? No, I don't. Fact is, I can't make out his face very well. You can see

2:36.9

a scar on it. Imagine he's brought poor aim and he's relatively bald and quite stocky.

2:42.9

There's something familiar about him and there's something very lovely about his blonde companion.

2:48.4

Yes, there is. I think she's... Markham, did you see that? Could I say what? They're leaving

2:53.8

and I could swear she indicated she wanted me to follow her. You intend to go after her?

2:57.7

Yes. Vance, wars have been fought over less. Well, our check is paid. Let's go.

3:07.0

They've just passed the head waiter. We can probably catch them in the foyer before they get

3:11.1

into the street. All right, but after we do catch them, then what? That all depends on whether I

3:15.5

did get a signal from the lady. Well, here we are. New late Vance, they've already gone out

3:22.1

the street dog. Oh no, no, the man is still here. You see that chap, the one with the scar?

3:26.8

There he is, sitting over there in that chair. The man is still here. That's the brakes I get.

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