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Mystery is My Hobby: Death Speaks with Ten Fingers

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Pete Millar's note says he killed Ted Wallace, then killed himself because he is broke.

1. Mystery is My Hobby Presented by the Great Detectives of Old Time Radio presents the episode "Death Speaks with Ten Fingers." 2. Glenn Langan voices Barton Drake, and Inspector Danton drives the police side of the case with Ken Christie in the cast. 3. The episode asks how a suicide note, a horse race, and two deaf men connect to the deaths of Ted Wallace and Pete Millar. 4. Blanche Watts confronts her husband Guy over $5,000 she says he took and over betting tickets found in his suit. 5. Guy admits he visits the sportsman's club, which Blanche says is run by "that deaf man" Ted Wallace. 6. Rose Hope and an accomplice discuss how the betting-ticket scheme was supposed to hide the money theft. 7. The plan shifts when Blanche decides to go to the club with a gun instead of blaming Guy alone. 8. Barton and the Inspector reach Millar's apartment after a neighbor hears three shots and sees two bodies on the floor. 9. The bodies are identified as Ted Wallace and Pete Millar, and the room includes cigar butts on the ice tray. 10. A note signed by Pete Millar says he bought fake racing tips from Ted Wallace, lost money on the third race, shot Wallace, and then killed himself. 11. Barton calls the exact third-race finish time by phoning Joe, who confirms it was 3:24. 12. Miss Rose Hope gives a version of events that includes Ted Wallace's death and plans for her vacation. 13. When Rose disappears through a fire escape, Barton and the Inspector chase her by car, through a lamppost, and toward the trees. 14. The pursuit ends when Rose is caught and says she only wanted to identify the body and get away. 15. Inside Ted Wallace's office, Guy Watts is found handcuffed to a chair and says Wallace blackmailed him about his relationship with Rose. 16. Guy also says Blanche came to the office looking for the money Wallace stole, and he claims Wallace left him trapped there at about 2 o'clock. 17. The tone mixes studio-announcer patter, fast dialogue, and Barton Drake's teasing insistence that he is "just watching." 18. The format uses a scripted radio mystery structure with act breaks, a chase scene, and a final deduction. 19. Listeners who like classic detective radio, clue-based puzzles, and Barton Drake banter. 20. Skip it if you want modern pacing or minimal period radio banter.

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