This episode is included in Radio Spirits CD Set The Shadow: Silent Avenger*
Written by: Jerry Devine
Announcer: Ken Roberts
Cast: Bill Johnstone (Lamont Cranston/The Shadow) Marjorie Anderson (Margot Lane) Paul Huber
Synopsis:
The dead body of Judge Harold Walker is discovered. He was the president of the Black Rook Chess Club, a club of which Lamont Cranston is a member, As The Shadow, Lamont races against time to solve the murder before Mr. Raymond Packer, the editor of the city newspaper, cracks the case and prints the news, creating a scandal. When John Lord, an employee of the Chess Club, is also murdered, the series of murders become a game. Packer finds an important clue to the mystery but is promptly murdered before he can reveal his findings. Lamont discovers that Dr. Latham placed a bet with Roger Dowd that he could get away with murder. Following the pattern of Judge Walker’s mystery novel, the judge ironically became the first victim. To cover up his crime, Latham sets fire to the entire building. Lamont and Margot escape the inferno and Latham, upon hearing that the police surround the building, jumps out the window to his death.
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Note:
This episode was adapted and recorded for broadcast in Australia by Grace Gibson Productions. This episode has not been released by Grace Gibson Productions.
*This episode is also available on The Shadow Chronicles: The Making of a Legend - Legends of Radio: The Shadow - Greatest Radio Adventures
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