| It’s a
dark and stormy night
on a deserted wharf in New York harbor. Detective Dick is waiting to meet
his client, a dame, who called his office earlier that day to set up a rendezvous.
She arrives slightly disheveled and mysterious, to report the theft of her
cadence. She is the famous cabaret singer, Cadee Bad, who is in distress
because someone has heisted her cadence and she cannot perform her act.
Detective Dick calms her down and begins to piece the puzzle together by
taking notes on his piano. The two put together a list of suspects, including
Corelli Clash, Picardy the Third, and Flator Sharp -- the archnemesis of
Detective Dick. Unwilling to consider that he might be up against such a
foe, Cadee and Dick consider the other two suspects first. |
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| Unfortunately
for Dick, it soon becomes clear that Flator Sharp must be the thief. In
an aside, Cadee reveals that she is actually in love with Flator Sharp and
has been given an assignment to kill Dick. At the same time, she begins
to feel a growing attraction for the hapless detective. Sensing that attraction,
Dick realizes that she must be in love with him because she has heard of
his exploits. Astounded by his arrogance, Cadee resolves to fulÞll her mission
and in a musical turn of events, leaves him slumped over his piano at the
end of the show as she rushes off to meet her one true love, Flator Sharp. |
