The Black Halo

Somewhere in the cold, persistent rain that made the city itself seem a thing of evil. A girl had disappeared, and it was my job to find her. But before I did, I found death and a devil.

From the pan of Raymond Tranfer, outstanding author of Prime Fiction, comes his most famous character as CBS presents... The Adventures of Philip Marlow. And now, with Gerald Moore, starred as Philip Marlow, we bring you tonight's exciting story, The Black Halo.

For three days in ugly's tomb, it lashed at the west coast from northern Oregon to the tip of Lower California. And although it was only noon when I drove up to the sprawling red brick house just south of Santa Barbara to meet a new client of mine, the black that was in the sky and the driving rain that was everywhere, left the day bleak and wet and cold.

Left at the kind of day that made you feel at logs blazing in a fireplace. In a warm, dry road with the only things that could matter to anyone. But when I got inside the house, Felix Drum, 350 uncomfortable pounds of executive in a wheelchair, who made his living importing perfumes, was very worried.

And not about the weather outside. Mar-la, Julia Perry is gone. I want you to find her and bring her back. And the sooner you do that, the better. And the more I know, Mr. Drum, the easier it'll be.

Exactly who is Julia Perry? My assistant. Very capable girl. When the past six months has practically taken over my entire business. She handles most of the work from her cottage here on the grounds where she lives.