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The Poison Death

The Shadow · January 30, 1938 · 28 min · 3,818 words

The transcript of “The Poison Death”, an episode of The Shadow first broadcast January 30, 1938. Press a time to play from that line (a 60-second preview; Potato Plus plays it all). Orson Welles on the Air plays The Shadow free, live around the clock. Search inside this transcript.

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The Shadow. The mystery man who strikes terror into the very heart of the shops there's lawbreakers and criminals. Today, the poison death. Today's exciting adventure with the Shadow will start in just a moment.

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Mercy Hospital. Quick, seven-hour distance on Pichorghu Road. Our children have poisoned nine. Oh, hi. Hi, babe. Hi. Doctor, you want to watch Mal with my husband? He's been poisoned. Poison? You know something you can do? Some way of shooting?

No, I'm sorry, my dear. Too late. Your husband and dad. Oh, oh, oh. Oh, oh, oh. What is this, Bill? Not a point in case? Yes. Of course, we're coming in faster than the United States.

Now, let's follow up to go to general. We emergency what is full, I'm a cot left, the same thing at every hospital in town. They're swabs, all poison cases. And nobody knows how they're getting it off, what it is.

The main commission of Western, as soon as I got your message, Mr. Mayor, can I uncommission you? You know I asked that for you? Yes. Now he'd admit it, but we haven't won the single clue to go on.

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You know, I've shown all of them. From it, toilet mornin'. It's living on it. You have to hurry. You have to place your money. What are you looking for now? I think it'll be best if you get out of here.

Come back to the car. Wait for me. Please, I might be able to step here if you come out here. I might be able to help you if it's that crazy menu. Oh, my good.

Need to be the shadow. Blue or shadow. The second part of the shadows is eventually will continue in just a moment.

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