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Enough Rope

The Whistler · August 11, 1948 · 26 min · 3,793 words

The transcript of “Enough Rope”, an episode of The Whistler first broadcast August 11, 1948. Press a time to play from that line (a 60-second preview; Potato Plus plays it all). The Whistler plays The Whistler free, live around the clock. Search inside this transcript.

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The Whistler. I'm the Whistler. And I know many things, for I walk by night. I know many trained tales hidden in the hearts of men and women who have stepped into the shadow.

Yes, I know the nameless terrors of which they dare not speak. And now the Whistler's strange story. Enough rope. It came to Martin Forbes as a terrible shot. the year since the death of his wife Margaret he had buried himself in his painting managing somehow to drive the horror of it all out of his mind but now

it was back again back in the person of a police lieutenant who had called without warning and quietly dropped his bombshell and so mr. forms we thought you'd want to know the man who killed your wife was arrested late this afternoon the men I can understand what such a shock to you but you see the

investigation has never stopped. When a man has killed six people, the police department doesn't give up easily. The man confessed. Well no, the arresting officers had to use their guns, using the prison ward for the hospital. Naturally, we hope you'll come around long enough for questioning. But you're certain he's...

...strangly? There's no doubt about it. Yes, it's my duty to inform the of the victims. I'm only sorry it couldn't have been sooner. Well I'm sure you people have done everything possible. It's not to be very difficult.

Yes, it has been. We really hope we have something in the case of your wife. It's being a little different from the rest. Different? The weapon I mean. And all the other cases that appeared the Strangler used a soaked scarf, but with your wife.

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