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December 17, 2016 By Wendy Lambert 2 Comments

DL082: Find 100,000 Barrels of Oil – Disgruntled Sheik

A “Dangerous Assignment” radio play first aired on May 17, 1950 on NBC A Disgruntled Sheik Government agent, Steve Mitchel, is given his next assignment. It takes him to Saudi Arabia. At first, he’s a little reluctant to go. He wonders why this is a government assignment. But there is an Arab leader, a Sheik, who […]

December 2, 2016 By Dramatic Listening Leave a Comment

DL081: Poirot — Careless Victim — But how did you know?

DL081: Hercule Poirot and the Case of the Careless Victim — Act 3: Scene 1 Poirot points out the clues Miss Fletcher and Inspector Stevens are quite amazed at Poirot. How did he figure out that this man wasn’t Mr Parrish? Over tea in the airport café, Poirot identifies the clues he had noticed along […]

November 18, 2016 By Dramatic Listening Leave a Comment

DL080: Poirot — Careless Victim — Tragedy strikes

DL080: Hercule Poirot and the Case of the Careless Victim — Act 2: Scenes 5 & 6 Tragedy Strikes Laura never did get to see her father, and now he’s been in an accident. What a tragedy! Will she ever see him again? Is he going to be all right? Inspector Stevens heads straight for […]

November 4, 2016 By Dramatic Listening Leave a Comment

DL079: Poirot — The Careless Victim — In a fog

DL079: Hercule Poirot: The Case of the Careless Victim — Act 2: Scenes 3 & 4 Come along, Johnny! Poirot and Miss Fletcher go in search of Laura Parrish. Poirot gets Johnny, the elevator man, to join the search. Why does he need Johnny? What is his real purpose in inviting Johnny along? Johnny says […]

October 21, 2016 By Dramatic Listening Leave a Comment

DL078: Poirot — Careless Victim — In search of clues

DL078: Hercule Poirot: The Case of the Careless Victim — Act 2: Scene 1 & 2 CSI – Crime Scene Investigation: Poirot, Inspector Stevens, and Miss Fletcher all go upstairs to the room above Miss Fletcher’s room — the room where Poirot says the murder took place. No one is there. It gives them […]

October 7, 2016 By Dramatic Listening Leave a Comment

DL077: Poirot — Careless Victim — Police protection!

DL077: Hercule Poirot: The Case of the Careless Victim — Act 1: Scene 4 Police Protection Inspector Stevens arrives at the hotel already predicting who the victim and the murderer are. However, he is in for a bit of a surprise. After identifying the body, Stevens and Poirot have the dual task of arresting the […]

September 23, 2016 By Dramatic Listening Leave a Comment

DL076: Poirot — The Careless Victim — Sounds Suspicious

DL076: Hercule Poirot: The Case of the Careless Victim — Act 1: Scene 3 A Logical Explanation Poirot wants to take the elevator down to the hotel lobby to meet Inspector Stevens of the New York police force. While waiting for the elevator, he explains to Miss Fletcher how he knows her room was not […]

September 9, 2016 By Dramatic Listening Leave a Comment

DL075: Poirot — Careless Victim — The Name is Poirot

Hercule Poirot: The Case of the Careless Victim — Act 1: Scenes 1 & 2 Apartment Hunting Hercule Poirot is the famous French-speaking detective from Belgium. As the story opens, he has just moved to New York and is looking for an apartment. He’s told he’ll be lucky to find one, but Poirot doesn’t believe in luck. […]

January 22, 2016 By Dramatic Listening Leave a Comment

DL061: Intimidated Jury — Thieves Fall Out

Mr District Attorney and the Intimidated Jury, Scene 10 No way is that cop gonna’ talk! In our last episode, the District Attorney’s chat with Mr Butler alerted Butler that he needed to do something fast or he and Stanley would be caught. The policeman was alive and recovering from a coma after getting […]

January 15, 2016 By Dramatic Listening Leave a Comment

DL060: Intimidated Jury — Cat and Mouse

Mr District Attorney and the Intimidated Jury, Scene 9 [Photo © inigocia/Bigstock.com] Brilliant deduction After finding a canceled debt in Taylor’s books, the District Attorney pays Butler a visit. Butler had held the mortgage on Taylor’s businesses, and now the debt is gone. Butler certainly appears to be the man Taylor felt indebted to, so the DA has […]