Get this and get it straight.

Crime is a sucker's road,

and those who travel it'd wind up in the gut of the prison of the grave.

The story you're about to hear is true. The

The story you were about to hear is true. Only the names have been changed to protect the innocent.

The Adventures of Sam Spade Detective.

The Adventures of the Saints starring Vincent Prize.

Bob Bailey in the exciting adventures of the man with the action-packed expense account.

America's fabulous freelance insurance investigator

yours truly Johnny Deller The Hello and welcome to down these mean streets with more old-time radio

detectives and

on crime solvers, in honor of February 14th,

this week I've picked a trio of old time radio mysteries involving romance, though this isn't the

stuff of mushy cards, flowers, and chocolates, and the couples in these stories aren't always set up for happy endings.

First up today is the Lady from the Sea, a story from the Philip Morris Playhouse.

The show was an anthology drama, one that often produced mysteries and thrillers, particularly

during the years when it was produced and directed by William Spear, the longtime director of suspense, and the adventures of Sam Spade.

The show attracted big-nameers to its microphone, people like Vincent Price, and the star of today's show,

Marlina Dietrich.

In this episode, originally aired on CBS on March 11th, 1949, Ms Dietrich plays a movie star in love with a married man, a man whose wife will not agree to a divorce.

A confrontation grows heated and soon someone lies dead on the ground.

Next we'll head to the Lone Star State with Joel McCray in Night Hawk from

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