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Harry Andrews was a laughing happy-go-lucky fellow before he began to have dreams about Aaron Burr - dreams in which Burr would be mean to his friend Alexander Hamilton, dreams that became nightmares that began to plague him....

A man who has just finished writing a symphony hears the exact same symphony on the radio. He had just set down the last note on paper - he was happy and weary and full of peace. There was a radio near the couch. He sat down and turned it on and felt great horror as he heard the music playing on the radio, the music that he had just set down on paper. Then as the music finished, the announcer said, you have just been listening to Eulogy for Orchestra Opus 42 by Henri Lefevre. But who was Henri Lefevre?

A man driving across country (with a beautiful hitchhiker) is shot at everywhere he goes. "Death Went Along for the Ride" is a suspense play that tells of fear, suspicion, and dangerous adventure on a long highway from California to New York. 

A story about two ham radio fanatics who are working on a secret defense weapon and talking to each other by shortwave. One of them is killed while talking to the other on the air. Is the other one a suspect?

A young girl about to inherit a fortune is going mad. A picture of a man in her room comes closer and closer to her. There is a picture hanging on a wall. You look at it casually, an extraordinary picture. You’ll say skillfully done. Look at those fine brush strokes, those superb colors, but isn’t the subject matter a little bizarre? It is something more than just bizarre, but let us begin from the beginning with the death of Benjamin Powell.

A man and his wife sit beside the fire in their country cottage. They are Professor Craft and his wife Cynthia. The cottage is rather isolated three miles from the nearest house - no electricity, central heating, or telephone. Professor Craft is convinced that his wife is having an affair with a young doctor from the village, so he devises a plan to rid himself of them both.

A haunted balcony in an Italian villa encourages a madman to try a second murder.

Vance uses a torn stocking to run in a gang of three vicious ladies. The case they’re working on concerns a series of robberies in wealthy homes done they believe by a group of women. Philo Vance is working on the case, but his only result so far is a description he has of one of the members of the gang, a description he obtained from a ripped nylon stocking.

As the killer whistles, "Comin' Through The Rye", a husband and wife are shot after being blackmailed. Evidence points to the neer-do-well son of a banker. The Stuarts’ Butler told Philo Vance and DA Markham that he heard someone whistle and then shots. He was on the third floor and by the time he came down to the library, Mr. Stuart was dead and Mrs. Stuart lived only long enough to say that the killer wanted $100,000.

The Argyle Murder Case opened with the finding of the body of a man dressed in brand new clothing with the exception of a pair of argyle socks. Vance, with only this meagre clue to work on, identifies the body and manages to interview three people - Roger Star owner and feature performer in a theater company; Lila Martin, an actress; and Milton Talbot, publisher of a theatrical newspaper.

Lou talks about Aunt May and Uncle Mike. Lou and Susan had a date last night. Susan's father does not approve of Lou. They talk about June weddings. Abott and Costello get a report on their ratings. They say 12 million people listen to their show. They decide to take their own radio poll. They say there are 400 listeners in the audience. 

The Full Dress Murder Case opened with the finding of the knifed body of Boxcar Charlie, derelict. When discovered, Charlie’s body was clothed in full evening dress, which led Philo Vance to announce that he knew where to start looking for the killer.

John Green is murdered while on the telephone to the district attorney. The obvious killer has a good alibi; the DA is then shot. As Philo Vance and District Attorney Markam were looking through the apartment of John Green, who had been murdered the day before, Markham was shot. Both of their suspects, Mrs Green and a man named Edward Lee, have alibis for around eleven o’clock, the time they believe the murder of John Green was committed.

A gang of conmen is selling machines that they say can manufacture genuine $1 bills. It's a neat scam, but it leads to murder! How did the traveling monogram illusion work? Frank Kent, an inmate of the state hospital, has been broken out. The hospital is actually a mental institution. Frank was there because his mind is permanently in another world. But the reason somebody wants him is because he is a mathematical genius.

A scientist named Edgar Wilson has been shot and is dying. But first, he stops for a manicure! The Miller brothers, who killed Professor Wilson, are blown to pieces when they try to get Experiment X. The Manicure Murder Case opened when professor Edgar Wilson, scientist, died in a barber shop after insisting the girl manicure his nails, even though he was dying.

The Muddy Murder Case began with the shooting of Johnny Williams, racketeer. Although his house was completely surrounded by mud and Williams was killed at close range, there were no footprints in the mud and nobody but Williams' housekeeper was in his home. Philo Vance and DA Markham suspect a racketeer named Foster, especially since they think he killed another former ally. 

A dead man found in the Alamo Motel was killed by ranch owner Bolan, but he's also the corpse!

There's going to be a Wishing Well Dance at Madison High, and everyone wants a lock of Miss Brooks' hair. To most of us a school dance isn’t the most exciting thing in the world but to our Miss Brooks, the one planned for last Friday night was a most welcome diversion.

Miss Brooks has been named Mother Away from Mother. To most people, a warm day in May suggests a drive in the country or a leisurely picnic, but to our Miss Brooks who teaches English at Madison High School, it has a far different significance.

Miss Brooks becomes a taxidermist. Her first job is Mr. Conklin's prize bass! For many teachers, June 17 marks the last day of regular school term, and this also applies to our Miss Brooks, who teaches English at Madison High School. But unlike many other teachers, however, she had volunteered for summer school duty.