1947-2-02 The Scent of Death

Broadcast February 2nd 1947 on Mutual at 5:00 p.m. EST sponsored by D.L. & W. Coal Company "Blue Coal" and syndicated for the summer by Goodrich Tires

This episode is included in Radio Spirits Set Legends of Radio: The Shadow - Greatest Radio Adventures

Written by: Frank Kane

Announcer: Don Hancock

Cast: Bret Morrison (Lamont Cranston/The Shadow) Grace Matthews (Margot Lane)

Music: Elsie Thompson

Synopsis:

A chemist named Yagel accidentally discovers a mysterious gas while performing experiments. San-tine, specializing in the distribution of perfume, realizes the possibilities of using it to terrorize perfume distributors into handling his counterfeit versions. After a bottle of the deadly gas accidentally falls into the hands of a customer and a number of deaths across the city are linked to an empty perfume bottle, Lamont seeks a connection. After finding Yagel’s dead body and discovering that Santine intends to eliminate Jackie, his triggerman, The Shadow tries to save the crook — but finds he arrived too late. Attempting to eliminate the invisible avenger, Santine smashes a large jar filled with the gas only the gas had already been drained — saving him for the police who arrive to chaperone him to the pen.

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