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The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio| Daily Mystery Dramas

The Falcon: The Case of the Wandering Wife (EP4791)

The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio| Daily Mystery Dramas

Adam Graham

Performing Arts, Drama, Fiction, Arts

4.61.8K Ratings

🗓️ 1 September 2025

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

Today's Mystery: A woman with a jealous husband hires The Falcon because she wants a divorce.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: February 8, 1954

Originating from New York

Starring: George Petrie as the Falcon, Larry Haines

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Transcript

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0:00.0

The Welcome to the great detectives of old time radio from Boise, Idaho. This is your host, Adam Graham. In a moment, we're going to get into

0:39.9

this week's episode of The Adventures of the Falcon. But first, I want to encourage you if you're

0:45.7

enjoying the podcast to follow us using your favorite podcast software. And as this is our first

0:53.8

episode of the month of September, I want to go

0:57.3

ahead and welcome our latest platinum Patreon supporters who have been supporting the podcast

1:04.1

for 10 years. And I want to go ahead and thank Debbie and John, both supporting us at the Shawmus level of $4 or more per month.

1:15.1

Thank you so much for your support.

1:18.2

And of course, this marks the formal start of our listener support and appreciation campaign,

1:24.2

and we will talk more about that after today's episode, but you can become one of our

1:29.9

Patreon supporters at patreon.gretactives.net. Now from February 8th, 1954, here is the case of the

1:41.0

Wandering Wife. And now we invite you to listen to the adventures of the falcon, as Mike Waring solves the

1:48.4

case of the wandering wife.

1:57.2

There's one thing you learn working as a private detective.

2:00.5

If you keep your eyes open, you're bound to reach a goal.

2:03.7

Case in point, I give you Larry Barker.

2:06.3

Larry is the rugged-looking boy making his way down the fourth-floor corridor of the Harris building.

2:11.1

Right now, he's looking for trouble.

2:13.3

When he stops in front of room 419, the odds are 20 to 1.

2:16.9

He'll find it.

2:13.9

John? Yacht. I'm looking for Frank Pulaski. Well, if you don't find it, it ain't because you don't drive the right places. You, Pulaski? That's right. I'm Larry Barker. The bookie? I don't think we have to go into that. Well, whatever you say, Mr. Backe. Just down.

2:14.4

Nice.

2:15.9

What can I do you for?

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