The Adventures of Sam Spade – The Red Amapola Caper (rehearsal). ep139, 490521




Detective and Mystery – Retro Radio Podcast show

Summary: Sam’s latest case is confusing, not only for Effie, but possibly even to him. Armando and his daughter have a difficult job that will require all of Sam’s attentions for the next 24 hours. The Rios family doesn’t have a lot, but they have his fee. Armando speaks no English, a matter that complicates things for a bodyguard. But the gun shot through the window speaks the language Sam understands. Is revenge the motive? <br> Doing his best to keep his client safe, Sam hits the streets, and heads to the captain of a ship where Armando works. Is Armando a lazy drunk? Is he out chasing women? Sam discovers he is involved in growing the red amapola, or the poppy plant. Is Armando involved in drug trafficking? Things come to a boil when that gunman with the silenced .45 automatic gets Sam on the business end of the weapon. <br> The body count rises, and Sam’s client seems to have an open and shut case against him. Is Armando now on a killing spree of revenge? A curious clue clinches the case for Sam, and while the cops deal with the alleged killer, our hard boiled detective confronts the cutie behind the smuggling operation. . How did he figure it out? How did this mystery unravel? Stay tuned to the full report, as dictated to his secretary, Effie Perine. <br>