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a special announcement after today's podcast that will be of interest and encourage you to listen

for that. But now let's get into this week's episode of Sam Spade, the original eight

January 19th, 1951, and the title is The Cloak and Dagger Caper.

The National Broadcasting Company presents the adventures of Sam Spade Detective.

Sam Spade Detective Agency. Miss Perine. What did you think it was, Sam? Not a heart?

You don't know what a heart guess that is, cherub. Really, Sam? You think I'm the femme fatale?

Hi. In a black velvet gun with a veil, what chance would I have? Sam, you've given me new hearts.

Deservedly so wonderful, and in femme fatale, you have hit upon what might they call the keynote

of the saga, which even now I am itching to tell you. A saga? More a tale, F.A. Well calculated to keep

you in. Oh no, we better put that another way. But while I'm all a subtitle for this oriental

tapestry, find yourself a copy of something by Eric Ambleer or E. Phillips Oppenheim and bone

up on the ground rules of International in Freak. Yes, the next 39 steps you hear will be me walking

up to the door, my black humberg and velvet color, with my pockets bulging with plans for submarine,

supersonic airplanes and secret fortifications, and my tongue a wag with a report which will echo

around the embassies of the world as the cloak and dagger caper.

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