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Summary: Rumpole Rubs It In
Review: Guthrie Featherstone, a red judge and former member of Rumpole's chambers, acquires a case of tennis elbow and visits a massage parlor for some deep rubbing therapy. Massages aren't the only thing sold at the parlor, but Featherstone is oblivious to the other goings on. He gets only a massage and then pays with a credit card. When Rumpole undertakes to defend the owner of a chain of massage parlors/bawdy houses, he learns of Featherstone's visit. Featherstone learns the true nature of the place he visited, and Rumpole contrives to get Featherstone selected as the judge to hear the bawdy house case. Featherstone has visions of disgrace and divorce dancing in his head, and Rumpole does nothing to allay his fears. The denouement is quite entertaining. Leo McKern does a rousing good job of reading the text of the short story.
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Summary: Rumpole Rubs It In
Review: Guthrie Featherstone, a red judge and former member of Rumpole's chambers, acquires a case of tennis elbow and visits a massage parlor for some deep rubbing therapy. Massages aren't the only thing sold at the parlor, but Featherstone is oblivious to the other goings on. He gets only a massage and then pays with a credit card. When Rumpole undertakes to defend the owner of a chain of massage parlors/bawdy houses, he learns of Featherstone's visit. Featherstone learns the true nature of the place he visited, and Rumpole contrives to get Featherstone selected as the judge to hear the bawdy house case. Featherstone has visions of disgrace and divorce dancing in his head, and Rumpole does nothing to allay his fears. The denouement is quite entertaining. Leo McKern does a rousing good job of reading the text of the short story.
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