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Lorenzo Accused Of Robbery

Lorenzo Jones has been arrested on suspicion of robbery. The sheriff brings Belle in for questioning while Lorenzo sits in jail. As Belle is taken away for interrogation, the organist plays "Say It Isn't So." Bess Johnson takes over the role of Belle from Lucille Wall. The show opens with the announcer explaining the situation. Lorenzo Jones and his wife Belle have run into serious trouble. While Lorenzo was in New York trying to find the family of Alice Smith, a woman with no memory who might be rich, things went wrong back home. Alice turned out to be a criminal, and she and her partner Andrew stole a lot of money from the wealthy Mrs. Peabody and ran away. Now Lorenzo is being held by New York police for questioning, and Sheriff Carpenter has told Belle to stay home because he needs to talk to her. Belle is in the living room with Millie and Joe Peterson. Alice and Andrew are husband and wife con artists who came to town to rob Mrs. Peabody. They needed a local person to help them pull off the crime. When Alice met Lorenzo, she saw he was perfect for their plan. Lorenzo felt sorry for her and even went to New York to search for her family. Everyone knows Lorenzo has been arrested by New York police on suspicion of robbery. Sheriff Carpenter tells Belle she is also a suspect and asks if she has an alibi. He takes her to the

Lorenzo Jones was a daytime radio series which aired on NBC in different timeslots over an 18-year span.

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“Lorenzo Accused Of Robbery.” Lorenzo Jones. Radio broadcast, August 10, 1945.

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