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CBS Radio Mystery Theater_79-03-28_(0966)_Waste Paper

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Detective Melrose realizes the vacuum cleaner proves Martha Malone was executed, not caught in a burglary.

Detective Melrose investigates the murder of Martha Malone, a cleaning woman who secretly donated large sums to charity. The case unravels to reveal her past as a wealthy advertising executive doing penance, leading to a counterfeiting ring using waste paper from her workplace. The mystery combines themes of redemption, crime, and police procedural elements in a classic radio drama format.

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A locked-building mystery that turns paperwork, keys, and gossip into suspicion.

An old radio mystery with a dead cleaning woman, a locked building, and a cloud of slander hanging over the people who knew her. Waste Paper keeps the pressure steady and unsentimental.

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You want a radio-era mystery that treats slander and gossip like live ammunition.

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