Louis Spence Case - Richard Diamond | 03/05/1950 (Ep044)
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Opening: Diamond is threatened by a prisoner
Comedy at the Diamond Detective Agency
Sergeant Otis calls with urgent news
Lewis Spence has escaped and is at the station
Spence holds the lieutenant hostage with a bomb
The police decide to send Diamond to negotiate
Diamond prepares to enter the interrogation room
Diamond meets Spence and sees the bomb
Spence explains his demand for the mayor's death
Diamond questions Spence's motives and sanity
Spence reveals the extent of his explosives
Spence demands the mayor's body as proof
Diamond leaves the room to plan a strategy
Diamond instructs Otis to clear the building
Diamond and Otis discuss the ticking clock
Diamond decides to consult a psychiatrist
Diamond visits Dr. Thacker for advice
Dr. Thacker analyzes Spence's lack of pattern
Diamond recalls Spence's criminal history
Dr. Thacker arranges a call to the State Asylum
Diamond calls the police station while waiting
Dr. Carroll describes Spence as a paranoic
Discussion on Spence's reaction to the mayor's death
Dr. Carroll reveals Spence's love of music
Diamond formulates a plan using music
Diamond buys a phonograph and record in a hurry
Diamond selects Ravel's Bolero for the plan
Diamond coerces the store clerk into selling the items
Diamond returns to the station with the equipment
Diamond explains the phonograph plan to Otis
Otis sets up the phonograph in the other room
Diamond re-enters the room to confront Spence
Spence reveals his desire for the mayor to face guilt
Diamond claims to understand Spence's talent
Diamond flatters Spence's artistic abilities
Spence becomes intrigued by Diamond's praise
Diamond identifies Spence as a gifted artist
Spence begins to hear the music
Spence becomes absorbed in the sound of the music
Spence believes the music is his own creation
Diamond praises the bomb as a masterpiece
Spence explains the bomb's mechanical trigger
Diamond asks about the hammer and cap mechanism
Diamond asks what happens if the hammer is blocked
Diamond reveals the glass panel on the bomb
Diamond jams his hand through the glass to stop the bomb
Spence is arrested and Diamond's hand is injured
Diamond returns home to Helen
Diamond lies about how he hurt his hand
Diamond explains the piano accident story
Helen sings a song while Diamond recovers
Helen and Diamond share a moment over lunch
Walt calls to thank Diamond for his help
Helen and Diamond discuss Walt's gratitude
Credits and cast announcements
Promotion for upcoming NBC programs
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