White Willow Murder Case

Originally Aired: March 22, 1949Philo Vance #37, "White Willow Murder Case,"When stockbroker Stuart Ames takes a phone call from his sweetheart Dawn while conducting business, he has no idea his day is about to take a deadly turn. After arranging an evening rendezvous with Dawn, Ames receives an unwelcome visit from Mr. LeRoy, a client who has lost everything—$150,000—on Ames' recommendation to invest heavily in White Willow refineries. LeRoy mortgaged all his possessions based on Ames' assurance that the stock was solid, but with no merger materializing and the stock plummeting 15 points, LeRoy is ruined and furious.As LeRoy's rage intensifies, he makes a chilling declaration: somebody is going to take this loss lying down, and it won't be him. The confrontation between the desperate, bankrupt investor and the smooth-talking broker sets the stage for murder, drawing the sophisticated detective Philo Vance into a case where financial ruin and deadly revenge collide in the high-stakes world of Wall Street speculation.