Adventures of Sam Spade - The Dry Martini Caper
Gordon Martini, a rich San Francisco businessman, has been accosted in his office one evening. The next morning he calls Spade and requests Sam immediately come to the Martini home. Shortly after Sam arrives Martini is gunned down by an unknown assailant hiding in his limousine. Spade is the only witness.
Mrs. Martini, widow of the deceased, has her own ideas about her husband's death. Her theory involves her husband's out of control drinking and Mary Callahan, a female attorney who had attended a meeting with the businessman the night before.
Featuring: Howard Duff, Lurene Tuttle, William Conrad, Virginia Gregg, Joseph Kearns
Original Air Date: August 1, 1948 on CBS
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