A Killing In The Market

Mystery House. Mystery House. That's Strange Publishing Firm owned by Dan and Barbara Glenn. Where each new novel is acted out by the Mystery House staff before it is accepted for publication.

Mystery House. I like the title of the novel we're trying out tonight, Barbie. Killing in the market. It takes place in the stock market, does it? No, Dan. The wholesale flower market. flower. F-L-O-W-E-R. Flower market.

Well, that seems like an odd place for a murder. Well, this is an odd murder. Flowers play an important part in it. Well, I don't see how flowers could be mixed in a murder. Sounds a little far-fetched.

Ah, but it is, Mr. Glenn, because Mrs. Glenn is always mighty fussy about selecting novels that stick to close to reality. Almost as careful as I am. You? Careful about what? Why? Careful about my part of the show, about sticking to reality in fact. Listen.

Okay, places everybody. Set the scene, will you, Tom? A killing in the market. Tonight's story opens in Dahl, Callahan's garishly furnished apartment. A man seems to want to get in, rather badly.

D'ow, let me in. Let me in, Shifle, I'll have a peek. Angles, what's the matter with you? What are you coming in the back door for? Hey, you look like a cine ghost. I got him. No matter where I go, I got him.

Angles makes sense. What are you talking about? What's the matter? I got him, doll. The jitters. That must be washed out. How you make me sick. They're shaking like a scared cop. What's happened? Every day I get flowers. For a week now. Every day. Flowers.