The Continental Op https://continentalop.podbean.com BEFORE SAM SPADE

This is not just an audiobook version of the short story. It is multi-layered story that draws inspiration from Dashiell Hammett’s own rich legacy of detective stories.

The series is not epic in scale, with vast landscapes and multiple points of view. It is a personal story of redemption. The series belongs to The Op. Except in episodes where he recounts the exploits of an associate, The Op is in every scene. The viewer only knows what he knows, what he sees, staying true to the narrative style of the stories. Each case unfolds as it happens. But ultimately, the story is not about the cases The Op works. It is about his inner struggle, which plays out over a three-season span.

]]> Tue, 06 Jan 2026 18:07:39 -0400 https://podbean.com/?v=5.5 en Copyright 2026 All rights reserved. Fiction:Drama 1440 episodic Veronica presents The A.I. Repertory Theater Veronica presents The A.I. Repertory Theater No false https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/21885233/Continental_OP_Title_Card6umhz.jpg The Continental Op https://continentalop.podbean.com 144 144 Bodies Piled Up Bodies Piled Up https://continentalop.podbean.com/e/bodies-piled-up/ https://continentalop.podbean.com/e/bodies-piled-up/#comments Tue, 06 Jan 2026 18:07:39 -0400 continentalop.podbean.com/7432de0f-8896-30e8-87b6-4ad912047afb Dashiell Hammett's CONTINENTAL OP starts with a seemingly routine hit-and-run investigation—but nothing is routine in this city’s underworld. What begins as a straightforward case spirals into a tangled web of murder, counterfeiting, and betrayal, all leading to a luxury hotel where three bodies lie in wait and danger lurks in every hallway.

As the Op peels back the layers of deception, he finds himself locked in a high-stakes game with one of the West Coast’s most dangerous criminals—where a single misstep could mean the difference between justice and his own body on the pile. Sharp dialogue, grit, and suspense fuel this noir thriller from start to finish.

 

Produced, Adapted, and Directed by Keith Brian Shaw [human]

Our A.I. Repertory Theater Cast

 Host . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Adam Stone  Narrator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Charlie Phelps  The Continental Op  . . . . . . . . Edward Thurman  Soules  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Quentin Margolies  Officer Coffee . . . . . . . . . . . . . Barry Eubanks  Sean O'Meara . . . . . . . . . . . . . Davy Gibbs  Meghan O'Meara  . . . . . . . . . . Julia Penske  Ernesto  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Angel Ruiz  Stacey. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Larry Eardman  Sam Spade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wendel McPherson  Detective McNeil . . . . . . . . . . . Kevin Wendt  Maid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Trini Soleda  The Old Man  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ozzie Rayburn  Dick Foley  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Richard Wells  Iva Archer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bette Nance  Ross Orrett . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jerry Jamison

Audio production © 2025 Keith Brian Shaw

Source text is in the Public Domain.

]]> Dashiell Hammett's CONTINENTAL OP starts with a seemingly routine hit-and-run investigation—but nothing is routine in this city’s underworld. What begins as a straightforward case spirals into a tangled web of murder, counterfeiting, and betrayal, all leading to a luxury hotel where three bodies lie in wait and danger lurks in every hallway.

As the Op peels back the layers of deception, he finds himself locked in a high-stakes game with one of the West Coast’s most dangerous criminals—where a single misstep could mean the difference between justice and his own body on the pile. Sharp dialogue, grit, and suspense fuel this noir thriller from start to finish.

 

Produced, Adapted, and Directed by Keith Brian Shaw [human]

Our A.I. Repertory Theater Cast

 Host . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Adam Stone
 Narrator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Charlie Phelps
 The Continental Op  . . . . . . . . Edward Thurman
 Soules  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Quentin Margolies
 Officer Coffee . . . . . . . . . . . . . Barry Eubanks
 Sean O'Meara . . . . . . . . . . . . . Davy Gibbs
 Meghan O'Meara  . . . . . . . . . . Julia Penske
 Ernesto  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Angel Ruiz
 Stacey. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Larry Eardman
 Sam Spade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wendel McPherson
 Detective McNeil . . . . . . . . . . . Kevin Wendt
 Maid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Trini Soleda
 The Old Man  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ozzie Rayburn
 Dick Foley  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Richard Wells
 Iva Archer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bette Nance
 Ross Orrett . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jerry Jamison

Audio production © 2025 Keith Brian Shaw

Source text is in the Public Domain.

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