Dated Death	Archie	My boss is the smartest and the stubbornest, the fattest and the laziest, the cleverest and the craziest, the most extravagant detective in the world...Nero Wolfe.
Sydney Greenstreet	Announcer	It's the adventure of Stamped for Murder, with that brilliant eccentric private detective, orchid fancier and gargantuan gourmet, Nero Wolfe, starring Sidney Greenstreet. Music
Greenstreet made his movie debut in his sixties, in The Maltese Falcon.	Wolfe	Instructions for this morning, Archie - your notebook please. First, Mr. Sausenbeck. Inform him that the Long Island hen he sent were most unsatisfactory.
	Archie	Dinner any day is going to be a problem if we don't pay Sausenbeck's bill.
	Wolfe	Then pay it.
	Archie	With what? The bank account's empty.
	Wolfe	Ridiculous. There were four thousand dollars yesterday.
Orchids	Archie	But you bought that shipment of orchid bulbs from Lionel Gutner. Mr. Wolfe, we need money. You've got to stop eating and drinking beer long enough to earn some.
	Wolfe	Pfui. You're an alarmist.
	Archie	Will you for the love of heaven stop turning down clients and turn an honest dollar! I've got a couple of prospects right outside the door!
	Wolfe	Send them away!
	Archie	No sir!
	Wolfe	Send them away. Tell them I've gone to Egypt.
	Archie	Nothing doing, sir. FOOTSTEPS
	Wolfe	Confound you, Archie, obey orders. Send them away! OPENING DOOR
	Archie	Miss Kent, Mr. Rodman, come in please.
	VOICES	Thank you.
	Wolfe	Confound you, Archie, you are mutinous.
	Archie	Yes, sir, and you're stuck with it. This is Miss Gloria Kent and Mr. Rodman, they arrived as advertised with a pressing problem.
	Wolfe	Good morning. You people are here by sufferance only. I shall speak to Mr. Goodwin about it later. Yes, INDEED. I know my pressing problems, Miss Kent. What are yours?
	Gloria	Well, it's simply this, Mr. Wolfe. I had some money my mother left me. My father's just spent it, without my permission. I want it back, without a scandal.
	Wolfe	Facts, Miss, Kent. How much? How spent?
	Gloria	Ten thousand dollars. Father bought a treasure map.
	Wolfe	Indeed, from whom?
	Gloria	A pair of swindlers named Cross and Halleck. They've driven him crazy, talking about fortunes salvaged from the SS this and the SS that. He..he's got a map, an old letter he studies...he's childish!
	Wolfe	Many fortunes have been recovered. Many more await on the sea bottom. How do you know your father's being duped.
Howard McNear as Elliott Rodman	Rodman Wolfe	Well, I know! You do, Mr. Rodman?
	Rodman	Yes. Cross and Halleck bought some old letters from me, written by my old grandfather from Hawaii. They used them to manufacture the map, and evidence, and that's what they sold to Kent.
1778- Englishman James Cooks discovers the inhabited islands and names them after the Earl of Sandwich.	Gloria	Father thought he was being so clever. He had the paper analyzed. Of course the document research laboratory said the letters were genuine. They were! But something new had been added. (Tearful.) I'd have never known if Mr. Rodman hadn't told me!
	Wolfe	You were a party to this swindle, Mr. Rodman?
	Rodman	I was not! I never knew what they were up to!
1810 - King Kamehameha unites the Hawaiian islands into one kingdom under his rule. 1820 - First American Protestant Missionaries arrive in Hawaii.	Gloria Wolfe	Mr. Wolfe, you've got to help me! I can't do anything with father. I can't convince him...even Mr. Rodman can't... No, Miss Kent, I am sorry, this is not for me.
	Gloria	But you must! You... FOOTSTEPS
	Wolfe	Archie, when Miss Kent has finished her disgraceful exhibition show them out. FOOTSTEPS. DOOR CLOSES
	Archie	Oh, aren't you ashamed of yourself walking out like that on that poor kid.
	Wolfe	That hysterical gammer, pfui.
	Archie	I charge high fees, Archie.
	Wolfe	So charge a small fee! Do you want her to starve?
Last Hawaiian King, Kalakaua Last Hawaiian Queen, Liliuokalani	Archie	Oooh, very well, go back in to them. Get names, addresses, facts. I am not committed to Miss Kent's case, but ...we'll see. Be the tribute I pay for your weakness for a pretty face. MUSIC Rodman and Gloria Kent were gone, however, so all I had were the few facts they'd given me before they met Wolfe. I felt guilty about that when he came back into the office and sat down in his specially built chair. He closed his eyes, and I glared at him. Did you tell me you were going to help this girl just to get her out of the office, or did you mean it?
	Wolfe	Mumble
	Archie	No, sir, no sir, you made a promise and you're stuck with it.
	Wolfe	What did you get from Rodman?
1893 - Liliuokulani's brother dies and she becomes Queen. She is soon deposed by American businessmen who annex Hawaii to the United States in 1898.	Archie Wolfe	Name, address, occupation. He's a librarian, that's all. Very careless, Archie. You missed the significant point.
	Archie	Such as?
An envelope mailed from Hawaii	Wolfe	How did Rodman discover the letters he sold were being altered by forgery? And used for swindle? How did he locate the duped Mr. Kent?
	Archie	Yeah, I guess you're right. I'll ask him next time.
	Wolfe	Get Cross and Halleck.
	Archie	On my way.
	Wolfe	You'll find them at the Hotel Bogard.
	Archie	Ha hah. Wrong sir. According to my notes their address is..
A tribute to Humphrey Bogart?	Wolfe	Never mind their address. The Hotel Bogard is the headquarters for successful confidence tricksters. They celebrate their victories there while the money lasts. You will possibly find Cross and Halleck drinking whisky or lunching. Probably both.
Hawaii remains a territory until 1959 when it becomes the 50th state (9 years after this story). Charlie Chan in books and movies lived and worked in the territory of Hawaii.	Archie	I located Cross and Halleck in the hotel bar, and lured them back to our place on 35th street. Wolfe was sitting behind his desk with his hands crossed on his impressive middle, at peace with his lunch and the world when I ushered them in. He sat bolt upright and scorched me with a look.
	Archie	Good afternoon, Mr. Wolfe. The tall one's name is Cross, the short one is Halleck. They want to help me invest my money. Gentlemen, Mr. Nero Wolfe.
	Halleck	Wha? Who? Nero Wolfe?
	Cross	What is this?
	Wolfe	Confound you, Archie. How drunk are they?
	Archie	Not too drunk for business.
	Halleck	Let's get out of here. Come on. FOOTSTEPS.
	Archie	Wait a minute! You want me to keep 'em here, Mr. Wolfe?
	Cross	Still ....duck decoy.
	Wolfe	Not by violence, Archie. Come back here, gentleman, unless you want seven years in the state penitentiary.
	Cross	Unless what?
	Halleck	You got nuthin' on us, Wolfe, nuthin.'
	Wolfe	I have the Kent case.
	Cross	The Kent case!
	Halleck	That's a laugh. We're sitting pretty. Sitting pretty.
	Wolfe	You are not, sir. You imagine you possess legal immunity. Mr. Kent believes your grotesque balderdash and will not sue for fraud. Miss Kent cannot sue because she is reluctant to accuse her father of wrongfully obtaining her money. Ergo, you think you are invulnerable.
	Halleck	Now listen.
	Wolfe	But you forget me! I'm a detective with a fee to earn.
	Archie	A big fee!
	Wolfe	Quiet, Archie. I am determined to get that fee. Therefore, as Miss Kent's agent I can and will bring action against you. I'm indifferent to her tears or her father's disgrace. I am indifferent to anything outside of money. You will return the ten thousand dollars to me at once, sir, or you will be in jail by morning!
	Cross	You mean that?
	Wolfe	I do, Mr. Cross.
	Cross	Halleck, come here.
	Halleck	Yeah. FOOTSTEPS
	Wolfe	Come on, hurry!
	Cross	FOOTSTEPS Un, okay, Mr. Wolfe. Here. Mr. Wolfe. Halleck and I have decided we don't want to get into any trouble with you. Here's your ten grand.
	Wolfe	Ah, let's have it. Snatch of envelope, rustle of paper
	Cross	Give the dough to Mr. Kent, and get the letters and map back for us. You've got a reputation for being tricky, but honest. We trust you. FOOTSTEPS. Come on, Halleck, let's go.
	Halleck	Yeah DOOR CLOSES
	Archie	Ha ha. Well, how about that?
	Wolfe	Preposterous.
	Archie	No, sure! Take a look. Ten thousand dollars. Genuine coin of the realm.
	Wolfe	That man Cross is a fool. Does he imagine I am to be fooled so easily?
	Archie	What do you mean? He left the money.
	Wolfe	He surrendered too quickly, Archie. Too easily. And that money in the envelope, he was carrying all ready to refund, why?
	Archie	Well, maybe he's got a better sucker. I heard him mention a Ben Sanford.
	Wolfe	Nonsense. Does he need Kent's forged letters and map to cheat this Ben Sanford. Couldn't he prepare another set?
	Archie	I guess you're right. Something's fishy.
	Wolfe	In any event its no concern of mine, thank heaven.
	Archie	Why not?
	Wolfe	I'm not committed to Miss Kent in any way. As a favor to you I undertook to regain her money. I have done that . You may take it back to her, and obtain the forged papers in return.
	Archie	But...
	Wolfe	Silence, Mr. Goodwin. Go to your red head charmer. Leave me in peace. I intend to spend this afternoon with my new world atlas. MUSIC
	Archie	I left him 3,000 miles up the Amazon with his magnifying glass and drove up to east 69th street. The Kent house was a broken down little brownstone and as I went up the stoop..the door opened and Gloria Kent burst out like a sky rocket. Hey, Miss Kent! Easy. Easy.
	Gloria	Let go of me, let go!
	Archie	What's wrong? What's wrong?
	Gloria	Wrong? Wrong?!! Nothing's wrong! Nothing at all!
	Archie	Well, how about seeing your father?
	Gloria	You want to see my father. Come inside!
	Archie	Well for the love of heaven...
	Gloria	Come inside, Mr. Goodwin. I'll introduce you. He's in a back room. Come right through the living room.
	Archie	What else went through this living room, a hurricane?
	Gloria	No, Mr. Goodwin. Something else. DOOR OPENS There's my father, Mr. Goodwin!
	Archie	What in the dev... QUICK FOOTSTEPS He's dead. His throat's cut.
	Gloria	Father. This is Archie Goodwin from Nero Wolfe's office. He and his boss refused to help while they could. Maybe he can help you now. All I'm good for now is revenge.
	Archie	Stop it.
	Gloria	Revenge, that's all!
	Archie	Stop it and look at me! When did it happen?
	Gloria	I don't know.
	Archie	When did you find him?
	Gloria	Just now.
	Archie	Keep looking at me. Who went through this house like a hurricane? You?
	Gloria	No.
	Archie	Where did you go after you left the office?
	Gloria	Document Research. The place that checked the map....
	Archie	How long were you there?
	Gloria	Until an hour ago. I was with Mr. Rodman.
	Archie	Keep looking at me. And then?
	Gloria	I had lunch.
	Archie	With Rodman?
	Gloria	Alone. And then I came home.
	Archie	All right. All right. Now listen to me. I want you to go to Mr. Wolfe's house right now. Have you got cab fare?
	Gloria	Yes.
	Archie	All right, take a cab. I've got to stay here but I'll call Mr. Wolfe and tell him you're on the way. Now, get! MUSIC I called Wolfe, told him everything, and he instructed me to advise Inspector Kramer, who arrived with the homicide squad. I gave the Inspector everything while the squad photographed and measured, print dusted and detected. At three thirty Kramer took me back to the house on 35th street for a fight with Wolfe.
Bill Johnstone (ex-Shadow) as Kramer	Kramer	It's a great story, Wolfe, great. Kent buys a phony treasure map. Everybody knows its phony except Kent. But Cross and Halleck try to buy it back and Kent gets himself murdered.
	Wolfe	Did you find the map and letters in the house, Inspector?
	Kramer	No. No, I didn't.
	Wolfe	The killer was after the map.
	Kramer	The phony map?
	Wolfe	Certainly.
	Kramer	Why?
	Wolfe
	Archie	SNAPS FINGERS Maybe its not phony!
	Kramer	I'd better see the girl now.
	Wolfe	Oh, you fancy her for the murder?
	Kramer	Well, I'll know after I ask a few questions.
	Wolfe	Tonight. She's had a shock, Mr. Kramer. She needs rest.
	Kramer	Look, Wolfe, I want her!
	Wolfe	Why bother with her when there's no much work to be done?
	Kramer	Yeah? Such as?
	Wolfe	Cross and Halleck. Find them. And the mystery man they spoke of, Ben Sanford. He's the man you want now, not this poor, overwrought girl.
	Kramer	Well, okay. The girl will be here for questioning tonight, though, eh?
	Wolfe	Tonight, Mr. Kramer.
	Kramer	FOOTSTEPS. Okay. You'll hear from me later on.
	Archie	Heh heh, Well, you buffaloed him out of that, okay. Say, why don't you want her questioned. Is she guilty?
	Wolfe	I don't know.
	Archie	Well, what did she say when she got here?
	Wolfe	She said nothing. She never arrived.
	Archie	She never what?
	Wolfe	She never arrived.
	Archie	Well, then why did you tell Kramer she was resting?
	Wolfe	Would he have believed the truth? Pfui. She must be found. More important, we must learn forged letters and forged map produces turmoil.
	Archie	Find the killer and you find the map. You said so.
	Wolfe	I said the reverse, which is an altogether different statement. Archie, I want a photograph of that map. Get it.
	Archie	Oh, sure. Sure. Any particular camera you want me to use?
	Wolfe	You'll find the photograph at 200 Vanderbilt Street.
	Archie	Are you kidding?
	Wolfe	The lab cannot check the authenticity of old papers without photographing them in ultraviolet light, infrared light, and so on. If this document research lab has examined those papers, they will have photographs. Get them! MUSIC
	Archie	He got out of his chair and waddled back to the house elevator. It was four o'clock and time for his regular afternoon session with the orchids. I drove down to the Document Research Laboratory on Vanderbilt and got such a shock that I grabbed the office phone and dialed Wolfe at once. ROTARY DIAL TONE PHONE PICK UP
	Wolfe	This is Nero Wolfe.
	Archie	Mr. Wolfe. Archie here.
	Wolfe	What's the matter, are you lost?
	Archie	No, sir. No, sir, but I found something.
	Wolfe	Photographs?
	Archie	No Mr. Wolfe, I don't think you'll ever see any photographs of the Kent map. I don't think any were taken.
	Wolfe	Indeed.
	Archie	But guess who runs the Document Research Laboratory? No, no, no, no no, don't guess. You probably know. A man named Ben Sanford and he's sitting right here looking at me.
	Wolfe	Bring him home with you.
	Archie	Home! But it's four in the afternoon! MUSIC
	Sanford	Hey, how about this place? How about it? There must be a million flowers up here.
	Archie	LAUGHS No, not flowers. Orchids only. Mr. Wolfe has ten thousand plants.
	Sanford	WHISTLES Never saw anything like it.
	Archie	And you never will again, brother.
	Sanford	Hey, what, eh, what kind is that, on the bench?
Odontoglossumgrande	Archie	Oh, that? That's our pride and joy. Odontoglossum Harryanum. Above 'em the Vanbeetersaerana. And the pink ones are the selogiannia panderotas. Now, the large object mulching flower pots is Nero Wolfe. Mr. Wolfe. Ben Sanford.
	Wolfe	Good afternoon, sir
	Sanford	Hi. I came along to be obliging. I've got nothing to say about anything.
	Wolfe	How much have you offered Cross and Halleck for their treasure map?
	Sanford	No comment.
	Wolfe	Mr. Sanford, I'm going to make some assumptions. I assume that you are not in fact a document expert but an accessory to the fraud of Halleck and Cross.
	Sanford	No comment.
	Wolfe	That you actually prepare fraudulent maps for those swindlers, and then in the guise of an expert guarantee their authenticity.
	Sanford	No comment.
	Wolfe	But this you must answer. You did guarantee the authenticity of the map and letters Kent bought. It's on record.
	Sanford	All right, I did.
	Wolfe	Then will you admit, they were forged.
	Sanford	What are you, a comic? No!
	Wolfe	You guarantee the value of the Kent map?
	Sanford	Yes.
	Wolfe	As an expert?
	Sanford	Yes.
	Wolfe	Then you've convicted yourself of murder.
	Sanford	Murder! What is this?
	Wolfe	Mr. Kent was murdered, sir. Evidently for the map and letters he bought. But of all persons involved, you alone believe in the value of the map. No one else does. Therefore, you alone would have murdered Kent for the map.
	Sanford	For the love of....wait a minute. Wait a minute!
	Archie	Heh, heh. Chew it over, brother. Chew it over. Either way he's got you.
	Sanford	Okay, okay, you want me to level? Here it is.
	Wolfe	Level, Archie?
	Archie	Okay, boss. Thief type talk. It means, tell the truth.
	Sanford	It's like ya say. The letters were bought from Rodman. I forged the map and evidence on them. I guaranteed them to Kent. A...swindle.
	Wolfe	The letters are without value?
	Sanford	Oh, sure, they're old. That's all. From 1851. Just tired family gossip, and stuff.
	Wolfe	Indeed. There we have the problem again, Archie. Mr. Kent is swindled with a map and letters that are known to be worthless. He alone believes the fantasy of the treasure.
	Sanford	There isn't any treasure. Never was.
	Wolfe	Yet Cross and Halleck refunded the swindled money so eagerly. It's obvious they want those worthless documents back badly. Someone else wants them back so badly he murders Mr. Kent. Why?
	Sanford	I don't know.
	Wolfe	Archie, we must find the girl. There's a chance she turned to Mr. Rodman for refuge. I'm sorry, you'll have to go there at once. If the girl isn't there bring Rodman. BUZZER OPEN DOOR
	Rodman	Yes?
	Archie	Hello, Rodman? Remember me? I'm Archie Goodwin, from Nero Wolfe's office.
	Rodman	Oh! Yes, of course.
	Archie	I've come to get Gloria Kent. There's been a change in plans. Tell her to come out, please.
	Rodman	Gloria? She's not here. Why should she be?
	Archie	Haven't you heard?
	Rodman	Heard what?
	Archie	Well, I guess you better come down and see Wolfe.
	Rodman	Mr. Goodwin, I'm afraid I can't. I'm rather busy.
	Archie	Look, Rodman, maybe you ought to know. Old man Kent was murdered.
	Rodman	What?
	Archie	Yes, yes just after you and Gloria left us.
	Rodman	Kent murdered? We...-oh, this is awful, Mr. Goodwin.
	Archie	You want to see Mr. Wolfe now? Get your hat.
	Rodman	Murdered?! Oh believe me I never wanted this...I'm going to tell Nero Wolfe the whole mess...every word of it.
	Archie	Okay, then come on, let's go.
	Rodman	Yes, of course, I'll get my hat, its in the bedroom (FOOTSTEPS) ...Kent...I never dreamed.
	Archie	(Whistles briefly.) Come on, Rodman, come on, Rodman. Come on!
	Rodman	Muffled gurgling
	Archie	What, I didn't hear you. FOOTSTEPS OPEN DOOR CHOKING, GURGLING
	Archie	Rodman...Rodman! Good lord, what next! (FOOTSTEPS. DIALING PHONE. Come on, come on.
	Wolfe	This is Nero Wolfe.
	Archie	Archie here. We got a tough break.
	Wolfe	Yes?
	Archie	While I was waiting for Rodman at the front door he went into the bedroom for his hat. The killer was there.
	Wolfe	How do you know?
	Archie	He cut Rodman's throat.
	Wolfe	Tail him!
	Archie	The back window was open. It's a ground floor apartment. He was out and gone before I had a chance!
	Wolfe	Archie, where were your wits?
	Archie	Let me alone! I've had a man murdered twenty feet from me. You think I'm cheering?
	Wolfe	Mr. Kramer is here. He has news for us, Archie. He could not locate Cross and Halleck in their apartment. They had not been home all day. A maid informed him that she was waiting for her weekly salary.
	Archie	Well, so what?
	Wolfe	She was most angry, and peppery, (meaningly) Mr. Kramer informs me.
	Archie	Red pepper? (Understandingly)
	Wolfe	Exactly.
	Archie	Okay, okay maybe I know what you mean. I'll try to deliver the goods this time. Good bye. MUSIC I drove down to the apartment house on Gramercy Square where Cross and Halleck lived. Took the elevator up to the tenth floor, found the right door, and slipped in with a passkey. FOOTSTEPS Come on out. Come out, wherever you are. I know you're in here. You fooled Kramer pretending to be the maid but you didn't fool Wolfe. You'd better.. BANG!
	Archie	Gloria! BANG! BANG! BANG! Cut it out! Cut it out, you idiot! Lay off. Archie! Archie you dope! Archie Goodwin from Nero Wolfe's office. Remember me. SOUNDS OF STRUGGLING
	Gloria	Let me go.
	Archie	Give me the gun, Gloria, give it to me. Sighs Who did you think I was?
	Gloria	Halleck.
	Archie	Oh, brilliant. So Wolfe figured you out, huh? You are a brave girl. They killed your father. You came up here and waited for them. You were going to kill them right back, huh? Oh, that red-headed temper. And you bluffed Kramer into thinking you were the maid.
	Gloria	I had to do something, (TEAR FILLED VOICE) It was the only thing I could think of, to come here and kill them.
	Archie	Well, you're coming home with Archie. And just remember one thing. When Wolfe's working for you, don't try to do any thinking. It only gets in Wolfe's way. MUSIC I got Gloria Kent back to the house at 7 o'clock. I parked the car, brought her into the office and got the shock of my life. There was a convention on! Wolfe was there, with Inspector Kramer representing the cops. Cross, Halleck and Sanford were there, representing the crooks. When Kramer saw Gloria, he scowled first at her and then at Wolfe.
	Kramer	So it was a slick one after all, Wolfe. You didn't have the girl. You had no intention of producing her.
	Wolfe	Please, Mr. Kramer, that can wait. There are other matters more important. I dine at eight. That leaves me one hour to solve your murders.
	Kramer	Murders? More than one?
	Wolfe	Yes, two. Elliott Rodman.
	Kramer	But by heaven, Goodwin, if you...
	Wolfe	Please Mr Kramer, not now. First, Miss Kent. Good evening, Miss Kent. I presume you have met these gentlemen, Cross, Halleck and Sanford?
	Gloria	I....I
	Wolfe	I'll take your purse please.
	Gloria	Why? I...
	Wolfe	Don't think me as naive as Mr. Goodwin, Miss. When you left your home after the murder of your father you took the map and letters with you. They're in your purse now!
	Gloria	That's not true.
	Wolfe	Archie, purse. thank you. We have here an interesting situation. There exists some old letters and map, forged and fraudulent. They're worth ten thousand dollars and more to Cross and Halleck and worth two murders to a killer. Why? There must be something of great value in the letters.
	Kramer	Well, such as?
	Wolfe	Something which Mr. Sanford could not see although he worked on the document closely. Yet something which could be made manifest. What is the answer, Miss Kent? You know it!
	Gloria	I swear I don't!
	Wolfe	Secret writing, Archie. Bring the chafing dish from the dining room.
	Archie	Right. FOOTSTEPS.
Larry Dobkin (left) as Halleck	Halleck	Secret writing.
	Sanford	I saw nothing when I worked on those letters.
	Wolfe	Naturally, Mr. Sanford, the writing is invisible. But heat is an agent. Makes most forms of secret writing visible.
	Archie	FOOTSTEPS. The chafing dish, boss.
	Wolfe	Thank you, Archie. Place it before me and light it.
	Archie	Right.
	Wolfe	Now I open Miss Kent's purse. From it you see I withdraw these ancient letters which she took from her house after her father's murder.
	Gloria	That's not true!
	Wolfe	Archie!
	Archie	(Whispers) That's enough, Gloria! That's enough. From now on you just listen.
	Wolfe	We remove the letters from the envelope and toast them gently. Secret ink vintage 1851 will easily succumb to the agency of heat.
	Halleck	Careful! Those envelopes will catch fire!
	Cross	They've caught.
	Wolfe	Don't be upset Mr. Cross, Mr. Halleck.
	Cross	The envelopes!
	Wolfe	They will burn safely in the dish. We can concentrate on the writing. Watch closely. I don't want to be accused of trickery.
	Cross	You fat fool. The envelopes are everything!
	Halleck	Put 'em out, Sanford. Don't sit there. Put 'em out!
	Wolfe	Why, Mr. Halleck?
	Halleck	Well, the stamps! The missionaries! They're worth a fortune!
	Wolfe	The missionary. Of course. You know that. Mr. Cross knows. So does Mr. Sanford, right?
	Cross	Yeah, yeah.
	Halleck	Of course Sanford knows, you old fool. FOOTSTEPS. SOUNDS OF HALLECK TRYING TO RESCUE THE ENVEOPES
	Wolfe	Mr. Sanford is not alarmed. Why not, sir?
	Sanford	I don't know what you're talking about.
	Wolfe	Fifty or a hundred thousand dollars is burning before your eyes, Mr. Sanford. Cross and Halleck are burning their fingers putting out the flaming envelopes. And you sit there quite indifferently. Why?
	Sanford	Well, I...
Hawaiian 'Missionary' stamp	Wolfe	You know the value of the missionary stamps on the letters you bought from Rodman. But you know these aren't the real letters. Isn't that it?
	Cross	Not the real letters?
	Sanford	I told you I'm tough to crack, Wolfe. You didn't fool me with those dummies.
	Wolfe	Dummies? How do you know? Mr. Cross didn't know. Mr. Halleck didn't know. How did you?
	Sanford	Well, I....
	Wolfe	I'll tell you, sir. Only one man could know I was framing Miss Kent with a decoy. Only one man could know I prepared these dummy letters and pretended to take them from her purse, and that is the killer. The man who murdered her father and stole the map and letters this morning. You sir, Mr. Sanford.
	Halleck	Well, I'll be.
	Wolfe	Mr. Kramer.
	Kramer	Yeah?
	Wolfe	There's your killer. You'll find the missing map and letters on him or concealed in his home or office. You won't need the evidence anyway. Look at his face. He's self-confessed.
	Archie	Self confessed, like fun! He was booby trapped. MUSIC
	Wolfe	No, Mr. Kramer. Not a complicated case, really. Very simple. Elmer Rodman sold a packet of old family letters to the swindlers for a small sum. They used the letters to perpetrate their fraud on Miss Kent's father.
	Gloria	And the stamps on the letters were valuable?
	Wolfe	They were special Hawaiian issue 1851, Miss Kent. Nicknamed Missionaries because missionaries used them for writing home. They're extremely rare stamps worth upwards of 25,000 dollars each.
	Kramer	Hey, no wonder they were worth two murders. We found five of them on Sanford.
	Wolfe	Excellent. Somewhere or other Rodman discovered the value of the stamps after he sold the letters. In his effort to get them back he communicated his discovery to the swindlers, Cross, Halleck and Sanford.
	Archie	So that's why they refunded the money so fast.
	Wolfe	Precisely, in an effort to have the sale rescinded. Rodman sought out Kent and tried to convince him of the fraud. Alas, he would not listen to the truth, Mr. Kramer.
	Archie	Oh, I get it. While the others were hassling around, Sanford tried to steal a march and quietly resorted to murder.
	Wolfe	And there you have it.
	Archie	Ha hah, great job, boss, great job. So Gloria not only gets her ten grand back but five times 25 which is about 125000 worth of goodies. Now figuring your rates by the hour that means you've done a gratis job worth about...
	Wolfe	Miss Kent, I did not nor will I demand a large fee for what I have done. I will not go back on my word. But I can beg for a favor.
	Gloria	I'll only be too happy to...
	Wolfe	Wait, wait, I ask something that will not be easy to grant.
	Gloria	What is it?
	Wolfe	Will you use your red hair, your pretty face, your admirable figure and your ample fortune. to lure Mr. Goodwin away from this house tonight. I would like to enjoy my dinner in peace.
	Gloria	That won't be difficult.
	Archie	(LAUGHING) Let's have an understanding right now, Gloria. Difficult for you, or for me?
Maui	Goria Wolfe	I'll be delighted. Indeed. To spend an evening with Mr. Goodwin, there's only one word for you, Miss Kent. Intrepid!