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January 31, 2014 By Dramatic Listening Leave a Comment

DL017: Hostage of Love — The scoundrel, he has another woman!

Things really heat up in today’s episode. Relationships go through some rocky times, and Francis and Casey’s is no different. In our last episode, Francis became suspicious that Casey was dating other women when Casey had her send roses to a woman named ‘Viva Cramer’. When Casey explained that Viva had practically raised him, […]

January 22, 2014 By Wendy Lambert 2 Comments

DL016: Hostage of Love — Mixing Business with Pleasure

Casey, playboy or man of purpose? As this episode begins, we see Francis at work in her flower shop when Casey comes in. Francis and Casey start dating, but they also have a business relationship. When your girlfriend runs a flower shop, this might not be the wisest thing to do. But people often mix […]

January 14, 2014 By Wendy Lambert Leave a Comment

DL015: Hostage of Love — A cat for a matchmaker

What is a Hostage of Love? “Hostage of Love” is a romance, a love story. Can love take you hostage? A hostage, after all, is someone who is taken captive and used by their captors to negotiate deals to get whatever it is that they want. The hostage’s freedom has been taken away from […]

December 24, 2013 By Dramatic Listening Leave a Comment

DL014: Barrie Craig reconstructs the crime

Photo by Bigstock Photo: Karimala Barrie: I, uh, swiped a photograph of the sonoff his bureau top. This, Max.Max: Hmm.Barrie: Handsome kid, huh?Max: Yes, strapping. Blood Money, Part 7 [23 min 00 sec ~ 27 min 32 sec] This episode wraps up the Blood Money case. Barrie cracks the case. He explains his new […]

December 17, 2013 By Dramatic Listening Leave a Comment

DL013: Would Wynn Blake have been justified in murdering Barbar?

Blood Money — Part 6 Scene 12 [19 min 31 sec ~ 23 min 00 sec] Barrie Craig visits Wynn Blake, his prime suspect. Blake has become his suspect because he had motive – he was named in Anatol Barbar’s letter as the man being blackmailed. Barrie knows that blackmail victims sometimes turn on their […]

December 10, 2013 By Dramatic Listening Leave a Comment

DL012: What if our suspect is an outstanding citizen?

Should we drop the investigation? Blood Money, Part 5,Scene 11 Barrie, Craig — Confidential Investigator [17 min 31 sec – 19 min 31 sec] Barrie shares what he has learned from Neala Ghallard with Max Marcie. They discuss their prime suspect, his likely motive, and the implications of going on with their investigation. In […]

November 28, 2013 By Dramatic Listening Leave a Comment

DL011: A Lead at a Funeral

Parting with an old friend In part 4 of Blood Money, Barrie Craig is somewhat at a loss for what to do. He has no clue to follow that could lead him on to the next phase of his investigation, so he retraces his steps to Amar Serrebi, the rug dealer and corresponding secretary […]

November 14, 2013 By Dramatic Listening Leave a Comment

DL010: Attempts on Max Marcy’s Life – Blood Money, Part 3

Barrie Craig, Confidential Investigator –Blood Money, Scene 6 & 7 The Hard-Boiled Detective’s Code of Ethics: Before we get on with the story, I want to say a little more about the hard-boiled detective’s code of ethics. This is the moral code that guides his decisions. In the last podcast, I mentioned that the […]

October 27, 2013 By Dramatic Listening 1 Comment

DL009: Verifying Barbar’s Whereabouts – Blood Money, Part 2

In “Barrie Craig, Confidential Investigator —Blood Money, Scenes 3, 4, & 5 Loyalties of the Hard-Boiled Detective We’ve met Barrie Craig now and we can begin to identify some of his characteristics that make him a fairly typical hard-boiled detective. We heard him chat with Max Marcy and take on a job for him. […]

October 15, 2013 By Dramatic Listening Leave a Comment

DL008: Barrie Craig in “Blood Money”, Part 1

Barrie Craig Helps a Fellow Private Eye Barrie Craig, Confidential Investigator is a hard-boiled detective radio play that aired from 1951-1955. This play is called “Blood Money” which is money gained at the expense of someone else. One man gets the money easily, but it costs another man, perhaps in terms of his human rights, […]