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This is Orson Welles speaking from London. The Black Museum, a repository of death. Yes, here in the grim stone structure on the Thames which houses Scotland Yard is a warehouse of homicide, where everyday objects, a teapot, a sewing needle, a folding camera, all are touched by murder. Here's a handkerchief, a khaki handkerchief, soldiers handkerchief, common enough sort of thing during the war. A handkerchief stock, fairly clean if a bit moldy. That would be from exposure,…

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Synopsis

In The Khaki Handkerchief, the story begins with a sense of normalcy shattered by a mother's growing concern for her daughter, Kathy, who has not returned home. Mrs. Hart's anxiety escalates as she realizes that Kathy has been missing for hours, prompting her to reach out to neighbors and friends in search of answers. The atmosphere is thick with tension as the community of Penn, Buckinghamshire, becomes embroiled in the search for the two missing girls, Kathy and her friend Doris.

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BlackMuseum-21-TheKhakiHandkerchief.mp3

The Black Museum, Episode 21

The Khaki Handkerchief

Tuesday, May 20, 1952 · 24:25

The Black Museum, Episode 21

The Khaki Handkerchief

Tuesday, May 20, 1952 · 24:25

Summary

In The Khaki Handkerchief, a mother searches for her missing daughter, leading to a frantic community effort that uncovers a dark crime. The story unfolds in the eerie atmosphere of the Black Museum, where objects tell tales of murder.

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