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Female of the Species AFRS Myst Phs 210

Molle Mystery Theatre · June 7, 1946 · 25 min · 3,241 words

The transcript of “Female of the Species AFRS Myst Phs 210”, an episode of Molle Mystery Theatre first broadcast June 7, 1946. Press a time to play from that line (a 60-second preview; Potato Plus plays it all). Molle Mystery Theatre plays Molle Mystery Theatre free, live around the clock. Search inside this transcript.

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Good evening. Creep. Welcome to the Mystery Player. Creep's tonight we have with us Miss Elizabeth Scott, lovely young Hollywood star of the motion picture of the strange love of Martha Ivers. Our play, female of a species by Irene Winston, will star Miss Scott in the part of Eva Lester.

And incidentally, if you creeps out there, I think that some of the gangsters we've that on our mystery play our stage with cold blooded and shall we say cruel wait until you meet Eva Lester.

Her Eva Lester is played by Elizabeth Scott. She would pretty well prove that familiar quotation. The female of the species is more deadly than the male. In the offices of a Manhattan law firm a beautiful and smartly dressed woman stands facing her attorney. I never thought I'd be coming to you for legal advice.

Sit down. You're a good lawyer, and I may need a good lawyer. Well? First I guess I better give you this gun. Did you? No, it hasn't been fired. I left the office with the idea of murder, but it wasn't necessary after all.

And? I suppose I'd better start at the beginning, because it's important for you to understand everything that happened. You've a right to know how I feel. Go on. It... it all began about a year and a half ago, on a Thursday afternoon at three.

I remember the time because as he walked into my beauty salon with his wife, the clock time. Perception, Ms. Sherwood speaking. Oh, yes, Mrs. Carter. As you want Pierre for your scalp treatment, Jerry for your bleach and Margaret for a manicure.

Yes, I have that. No, I'm afraid you can't squeeze in a facial. Everyone's busy. Well, I'll try. Good-bye. Oh, hello, Miss Lester. Hello. Any chance of gloves getting a facial? I'm tired and mad enough to commit murders. What are they?

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