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Death Is My Destiny

Strange Wills · November 23, 1946 · 29 min · 3,950 words

The transcript of “Death Is My Destiny”, an episode of Strange Wills first broadcast November 23, 1946. Press a time to play from that line (a 60-second preview; Potato Plus plays it all). Strange Wills plays Strange Wills free, live around the clock. Search inside this transcript.

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Strange Wills. Starring the distinguished Hollywood actor Warren William and featuring Marvin Miller with Howard Culver and an all-star Hollywood cast. Original music by Del Castillo. Dead Men's Wills are often strange. We cannot attempt to understand them or try to find the answers.

We can but tell a story. This is Warren William bringing you the story, Death Has Ten Words. But first... And now, Death Has Ten Words, starring Warren William as John Francis O'Connell. The annual police benefit at the Civic Auditorium was a great success.

I started out for the auditorium that night, in fact three of us did. In our party was Police Commissioner Jack Wilson, Michael Flanagan, crime reporter, better known to the boys as just playing Mike and myself. Around eight o'clock we left the commissioner's home in Pinewood and began the long drive along the river into the city. I remember

the commissioner and I were kidding Mike about his workers crime reporter on the daily Tribune. As we crossed Canada Boulevard, something happened to water our plans. Something entirely unexpected. Well Commissioner, you're making pretty good time.

Commissioner Wilson. Commissioner Wilson. Oh, press that button for me, Mike. They're on the dash. This car has two-way communication. Oh, modern. Anybody think you had a real police department, Commissioner? Sergeant, Sergeant, can you hear me? This is Wilson.

I can hear you, sir. Here's something hot. We just got a tip that Lefty Light is sitting in his car at Beverly Glen Canyon. Oh, can't a guy do a little neck and without the police picking him up?

Is Lefty wanted by the department, Sergeant? He won't be anymore. Why? Guy that phoned in the tip said he's dead as a macro. Lefty Light? Yeah. Let me out of this crate. I gotta call a paper.

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