Broadway is My Beat - The Harry Foster Murder Case

Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! It was early evening, and Detective Danny Clover's day was just beginning. He was called to the east side of Central Park, where a significant amount of blood and a knife were found on a park bench that faced the street. Sergeant Muggerman was already at the scene. As Danny made his way through the gathering crowd, a young schoolboy says to him "I found the knife. I didn't pick it up". Danny asks "Who's the boy?" Muggerman says "His name is Paul ..uh". The boy says "Paul Gilbert. I haven't been home from school yet". Danny says "Well, you'll go home in a squad car, Paul". Muggerman says "I promised him with the siren". Danny says "With a siren. What happened, Paul? How did the knife get there?" Paul says "I saw the man take it out of his own back and throw it down. Then, the man staggered away". Muggerman says "Did I show you this, Danny? All this blood. Wherever he is, he's hurt real bad". Danny says "I want you to think for a minute, Paul. What did this man look like? Paul says "Tall, I guess. Yeah, I guess that's all. He was tall". Danny says "One more thing, Paul. Was there anyone with this man? Think hard". Paul says "No, I don't think so". Muggerman says "You told me ...." Paul says "The other man I saw wasn't with him. The other man in the hat just watched him. Then, the man in the hat ran away. He wasn't with him". Danny asks "What did the man in the hat look like?" Paul says "He had a hat. That's all I know. I got scared and I ran". Muggerman says "That's right, Danny. Paul ran right into Officer Curcio on the beat, and almost knocked him down. Curcio came back, saw that blood on the bench, the knife, and phoned it in". Danny asks "Did you know the man with the knife?" Paul says "No, I usually don't come home from school this way. We had an after school game on the playground. This is the first game of the intramurals". Danny says "Squad car, Muggerman, for Paul, with the siren".