The Falcon: The Case of the Beautiful Bait

The Adventures of the Falcon, starring Les Damon.

Hello? Yes, this is the Falcon speaking.

Oh, Linda.

Thanks for the call, but I have to say next tonight, Angel, is I'm involved with a prize fighter.

They tell me he's murder in the ring, but it looks like there may be a murder out of it.

This is Ed Hurley, friends, inviting you to listen to The Adventures of the Falcon, transcribed tonight.

You met the Falcon first in his best-selling novel.

Then you saw him in his thrilling motion picture series.

Now, join him on the air when the Falcon solves...

The Case of the Beautiful Bait.

Now, the case of the beautiful bait.

It's Wednesday night in New York, and in a fight arena, Al Lasseter is eagerly watching one of the boys in the second round of the main event.

Lasseter is the fat little man at ringside who keeps poking the pretty girl sitting next to him with his elbow to call her attention to what excites him.

Ricky, that kid's terrific.

Yeah.

Look at that jab.

Oh, look at it.

I felt it.

Wow, there's another.

That one hurt.

I'll say, broke three ribs.

Huh? Look, Al, you don't have to keep giving me the elbow.

I'm paying attention.

What? Oh, I just want you to watch this boy.

What do you think I'm watching, the scenery? He's dying to my...