Red Wind

It was hot, boiling hot that night. I wanted to grab a beer and turn in early. So what happens? I get my beer, but with it comes a gunshot, a beautiful woman in trouble, and murder.

From the pen of Raymond Chandler, outstanding author of Crime Mystery, CBS presents his most famous character, brought to you now in The Adventures of Philip Barlow. With Gerald Moore starred as Philip Barlow, We bring you tonight's unusual story, Red Wind.

There was a rough desert wind blowing into Los Angeles that evening. It was one of those hot, dry, Santa Ana's that come down through the mountain passes and curl your hair and make your nerves jump when you're skin-ish.

On nights like that, every booze party ends in a fight and meek little housewives feel the edge of a carving knife and study their husband's necks. Anything can happen when the Santa Ana blows in from the desert.

I closed up my office early. I got tired of reading Philip Mahlo private investigator backwards on the ground glass of my office door. So I locked up and decided a nice cold beer would taste good before I went up to my apartment.

Tiller up again Mr. Mahlo? Mahlo. Yeah, Mahlo. Yeah, Mahlo. Yeah, Mahlo. Yeah, I know. Mahlo's also the name of a lady on the radio. Mahlo and comma marry the story of. Yeah, my wife listens to it.

Yeah, good for her. Alright. Hey, you'll bark at her. Another ride. Yeah, that drunk again. What do you expect in this business, autograph hounds? Might as sappin'! You hear? Be right with ya, sport. Gotta draw this man a beer.