1939-12-03 Death Shows the Way

Broadcast December 3rd 1939 on Mutual at 5:30 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 CD Set The Shadow: Strange Puzzles

Written by: Tom McKnight (pseudonym of Edith Meisner) & Jerry Devine

Announcer: Ken Roberts

Cast: Bill Johnstone (Lamont Cranston/The Shadow) Marjorie Anderson (Margot Lane) Arthur Vinton, Kenny Delmar, Brad Barker

Music: Elsie Thompson

Synopsis:

While spending the weekend at the Barton estate, Lamont and Margot witness the murder of Henry Barton and the theft of the Great Harvey Diamond. Count Santo, one of the guests, attempts to flee the scene but when The Shadow questions his motives, someone silences the Count with a gun. In order to catch and apprehend the real thieving killer, Lamont fakes a poisoning and asks the doctor who tends to him to go along with the ruse momentarily. The Shadow appears when all suspects are present to reveal that Skippy, whom everyone thought was a child, is really a midget named Mike Herotti. Having assumed he poisoned Lamont Cranston, Herotti stole the diamond from Henry Barton and silenced the Count before revealing Skippy’s real identity. Attempting to flee, Skippy is attacked and killed by the Barton’s family dog.

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Note:

The script for this episode was published in The Great American Detective.