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Could there be a more ‘30s – ’50s term than golddigger? Anyone who has watched classic movies of that period knows exactly who she is – a woman looking for a wealthy sugar daddy. Think Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, or maybe Some Like It Hot. And generally in these films, not only is she in the market for gold, but more often than not, she also has a heart of gold.
And a good thing in this tale, since she was the only sympathetic character in this “wretched hive of scum and villainy”, as Obi-Wan expressed it so well. Harrison Faulkner has been shot, and no one seems to be particularly put out. Especially not his wife. Not surprising since the only things he cared ab0ut were a pair of black goldfish with extravagant tails and rather bulgy eyes. Seems they had some sort of fin disease, and Tom Gridley, the golddigger’s sickly boyfriend, has a cure. Which involves painting plastic screens with some sort of paste and sticking them in the fish tank. Seriously? Is that how it works?
Well apparently there are major bucks in a cure for fin disease, and everybody wants to be in on the act. So all sorts of skullduggery ensue, and all Sally Madison wants is to make sure Tom collects his payment so that they can both take off for a healthier clime to cure young Tom. But here’s Faulkner shot dead, and the murder weapon is in Sally’s purse with her fingerprints on it as well as those from, wait for it, Della Street! Let’s just say, shit starts to get real for Perry!
But, spoiler alert, anyone who has seen enough old movies know that a good hearted golddigger always comes out ahead. Let’s just say, though, that Perry is not his usually cocky self. Giving it a 4 because no fun location (generic Los Angeles residential, probably Hollywood), characters are mostly irredeemable, and Paul Drake had nothing fun to do.