The Adventures of Sam Spade – The Love Letter Caper. ep144, 490327

Or, How To Be Happily Married, Though Single.

A letter from a stranger named, Ella comes to Sam. Is it legitimate, a prank, or from a damsel in distress? Sam rescues his damsel, amid the hale of gunshots. Ella’s story emerges. An uncle, a fiancee, and the control held over her inheritance. Why is there a packet of love letters written to Sam?

Soon the newspaper headlines go crazy with reports of the engagement of Ella and Sam. Ella seems to have bad luck with losing fiancees. Will Sam be able to break her run of bad luck? A search through grandma’s trunk could reveal some explanations, or cash, or dirt on relatives.

There’s enough to solve a string of murders, and blackmail. And is Sam still bound to be married? He resolves that matter as well.