THE ADVENTURES OF THE ABBOTTS: THE ROYAL PURPLE SCOOTER (JANUARY 23, 1955)

The Adventures of the Abbotts (1954-1955; NBC Radio) was the second incarnation of a radio series featuring characters created by Frances Crane, following The Abbotts (1945-1947; the Mutual Network).  Jean and Pat Abbott were a married San Francisco crime-solving couple, many of whose two dozen mysteries took place whle the couple were vacationng.  The books were moderately light-hearted but did not rise to the level of Frances and Richard Lockridge, Kelley Roos, Craig Rice, or the adventures of Agatha Christie's Tommy and Tuppence.  Claudia Morgan and Les Damon starred in the NBC run of the show.

The Abbotts are asked by an insurance salesman to investigate the death of a drugstore chain operator.  Rick MacDonald died in a car crash while traveling at only 32 miles an hour before the car plummited off a cliff.   The car was bought only a few days before, leading the insurance man to suspect that the dealer was at fault.  One puzzling aspect, though, was a purple scooter found in the car at the time of the accident, and MacDonald had no children.  Where did the scooter come from and why was it in the car?

Enjoy this little puzzler.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gIo2Z5H-RhY