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Constance Pendleton is about to marry Andreyev Brodnick, a Bulgarian bluebeard. Spade finds himself en route to India aboard the "S.S. Lurene" ("Hmm, that's pretty," says Effie!). AFRS program name: "Mystery Playhouse."
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