Rogues Gallery: The Impossible Murder
Summary
Private investigator Richard Rogue is hired to protect Judge Colin Baker after the man receives a death threat during a victory party. Rogue is knocked out and later discovers the judge has been murdered by cyanide gas released through the air conditioning system. He identifies the killer as Mike Michaels, the son of an innocent man Baker previously executed, who staged the crime to avenge his father.
Topics discussed
Intro and Fitch Shampoo sponsorship
Introduction of Judge Colin Baker
Arrival at the victory cocktail party
Conversations with Mary Miller and Jim Dorset
Betty Callahan's photos and the Judge's request
Discovery of the death threat note
Fitch Shampoo commercial break
Rogue accepts the bodyguard assignment
Betty's reaction and the Judge's plan
Searching the penthouse for intruders
Rogue is knocked out and abducted
Waking up handcuffed in the hills
Urban explains the kidnapping and return
Returning to the penthouse and finding the body
Fitch Shampoo commercial break
Investigating the scene and finding a check
Rogue visits the library for old newspapers
Discovering the motive: the innocent execution
Confronting the killer in the AC unit
The killer's confession and suicide
Explanation of the murder method and outro
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