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The Tell- Tale Ribbon

New Adventures of Nero Wolfe · March 30, 1951 · 29 min · 4,648 words

The transcript of “The Tell- Tale Ribbon”, an episode of New Adventures of Nero Wolfe first broadcast March 30, 1951. Press a time to play from that line (a 60-second preview; Potato Plus plays it all). New Adventures of Nero Wolfe plays New Adventures of Nero Wolfe free, live around the clock. Search inside this transcript.

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Ladies and gentlemen, the ringing of that phone bell brings you a mystery adventure. There are wolves, Office Archie Goodwin speaking. What? Who? Who is this? Who wants to speak to Mr. Wolf? Nobody. Nobody. I said that, hang up. It's late and it's too cold.

And even if it weren't, I would not consider for one moment moving from this room. Please, Mr. Wolf, I can't hear a thing this old gentleman saying. Does it matter? You heard when I said no.

Now what did you say? You were late because she was killed. killed. Who was killed? I can't hear you. What is it about, Ajay? He says he was due here an hour ago, but she was killed.

Who was killed? What does he want? Do you want us to solve the crime? I said, you want us to find out who killed it? Oh, he says he knows who did it, but he has an important message for you.

Well, then come right over. We'll be waiting, Mr. Jenkins. Ajay, where are you in, sister, and taking every silly little case? Because, boss, we need to recover from March 15th. Ladies and gentlemen, it's that renowned genius who is the bulkiest, bulkiest, most ponderous, and most brilliant detective in the world.

Yes, none other than that chair-borne mass of unpredictable intellect, near-o-wulf, created by a rextout and brought to you in a new series of adventures of this NBC network in the person of Mr. Sidney Green Street.

This case I like to refer to as the case of the Telltale Ribbon. Perhaps a better title would be Wolf Goes a Hunting. For in a way, this was one of those unusual instances in which my boss of his own free will and without any coercion actually decided to leave the house and go to the scene of the

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