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Sam has been hired by Miss Elizabeth Collie to investigate a number of thefts that have occurred at the Miss Wigginson School for Girls. Herself and Ursula Cavanagh, one of the board directors, have decided that they know who the culprit is, they just have to prove it. They have no evidence, but they just want Sam to prove that their suspicions are correct.

Sam is hired to find a drunken engineer, who is promptly found scalped. A valuable wampum belt is stolen. Indian Chief Black Cloud wants to employ Sam Spade to find someone. Chief Black Cloud owns 130 oil wells and had come to San Francisco to talk to Clarence Hobart from a big engineering company, then after four days Hobart has disappeared.

Sam was in his office when Miss Maimie Gaygan, a beautiful woman unfortunately with a heart of stone, demanded that he accompany her to Johnny McCall's illegal gambling hall. There he met Johnny, who wanted Sam to take the Tears of Night necklace back to its owner, Miss Daphne Arlington, who had put the necklace down as collateral until she could raise the cash after losing on the gambling tables.

A wealthy man hires Spade to protect him from his former employee, who is just out of prison after five years. Sam is at the morgue. Someone has been killed, and Sam knows who did it. But, he wishes that he didn't.

Sam Spade dictates a letter through Effie to John M. Lawless, a known gangster who hired Sam Spade yesterday. The subject was Joe Moralis. Flashback to when San Francisco was recovering from VJ Day and crime was practically at a standstill because the number-one competitor in the west coast mob had just been wiped out in a hit-and-run accident and Lawless was on trial for the same. Nothing about the trial made any sense. Lawless was taking the rap for his best friend Joe Moralis and what made even less sense was that the lawyer defending him was Joe’s brother.

Sam Spade receives a visit from Marsha Hopkins, who tells him that she is dreadfully worried about her sister Miss Constance Pendleton, who has become involved with a scoundrel and is planning on marrying him. Miss Hopkins knows that this man is only interested in her Constance’s money and is convinced that after the ceremony, he is going to kill her.

At a construction site, Bill Woods, the foreman, is shot dead while he's on the 20th floor. For the second week, Richard Kollmar is not heard during the program. Blackie does manage to croak a few words while sick in bed (possibly voiced by Jackson Beck).

On Living On Purpose Podcast, Jason Wilson & James Hagler- the boxing legend Marvelous Marvin Hagler's son, interview athletes, entertainers and entrepreneurs. We explore their journey to success, what it takes to overcome adversity, battle against mental health issues and how they stay at the top of their game.

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