 My name's Regan. I work for Anthony J. Lyon detective bureau. They call me the lion's eye Sunday at 8 30 and CBS brings you Jeff Regan Investigator starring Frank Graham as Regan with Frank Nelson as Anthony J. Lyon So stand by for mystery and suspense and adventure in tonight's transcribe story The British are coming The neckties were all labeled LG for Lord Granger Only Granger wasn't a lord and the philards tied us neatly into a case of champagne suppers and our scissors complex And a man who wanted people around when he committed murder. I Just finished a double-decked hamburger and two cups of coffee at a Beverly Boulevard drive-in So I was feeling pretty good when I checked in with my boss the lion at the detective bureau The lion was holding up and admiring what I thought was a cow's tongue Beautiful beautiful. What is that next time my boy Lord Granger original is this next highest number three? Is he it's marked here. There's only one of its kind in the world Maybe because only one guy in the world would wear it. Yeah, I take it. You're not familiar with Lord Granger You take wrong the Lord Granger chain of English type men's clothing stores have a dash clothing stores is owned and operated by Kirk Kirk Granger and extremely well dressed man, but he's in great danger Jeffrey. Oh, so Granger's a new client He gives out these original ties as calling cards. He is initial as woven in at the bottom What's that Granger's trouble that's on well, you see he's going to kill a man and he's gonna what? I'm sure that's what he said and mr. Granger wants someone present at the shooting as a witness to prove It was self-defense you accepted a case like that. This is a big case Jeffrey. Here's his check for $500 There's another 500 in it if you're present when the shooting takes place a witness to murder Of course, the only reason I accepted the case Jeffrey was in hopes you might prevent the shooting Well, who's gunning for Granger is some young man, but you'll have to get the details from mr. Granger Don't worry. I will I left the lion tying a Windsor knot in his red and purple Lord Granger cravat The lion had already tied us into a case as phony as padded shoulders, but maybe he was right if Kirk Granger was gonna commit murder Maybe we could stop it Headquarters for the Lord Granger chain of shops was in Beverly Hills just off the main drag a loof and Betty British With a roll of tweed and abrasive bagpipes in the front display window Inside the shop. It smelled of fine woolens and leather I asked a doddering clerk with crumpets on his breath where I might find the offices. He finally managed I'm shy and pointed toward an elevator so conservative. It was almost invisible On the second floor. I asked an office girl wearing black watch plaid where I might find Kirk Granger being fitted Don't you know I didn't but he was I found Kirk Granger in the fitting room He was about 47 Smartly gray at the temples with a swimming pool face and the large body of a softened athlete Surrounded by mirrors and a tailor with pins in his mouth Please stand firm mr. Granger. Haven't you finished with a cummerbund? I'm attempting to stick it in sir. Well stand behind me. I can't see myself in the mirror. Yes, sir. Now that's got it Oh, you're Regan. I answer that Granger and I've seen your picture in the tabloids. That's why I called on your agent That's what I want to talk to you about Why you called our detective bill you may leave us now feeling and but we hadn't started fitting the trousers later Fielding yes, sir quite right sir as you say, sir you Want to talk standing here in these mirrors? Yes, you see standing here in this one position I can see both my sides my front and my back. Well, it's good a reason as any Would you stand to one side? Oh? Oh, sure. You were blocking the light now to business. That's what I had in mind You see mr. Regan I'm going to kill a man Just like that miss and as I told the lion Oh, I say they call you the lion's eye, don't they very amusing and gets laughs at parties But there's only one thing I need to make my killing complete that is a witness to testify that I shot in self-defense You see I have no desire to go to the gas chamber. That's plausible. Is there any particular evening you're free mr. Regan I want to kill the men at your convenience. Oh decent of you not at all It's just that I wouldn't want you to break off a date or anything like that Who is this lucky fellow you're gonna kill have you told him about it or is it gonna be a surprise? Of course, I haven't heard him. Maybe he won't be able to keep your appointment. No, he'll keep it. All right Anytime, I'm ready You mind my asking the prospective victims name James Benson. He manages my shop in the miracle mile Oh, you um, you won't mind if I have a chat with Benson. Oh, of course not But when he's dead you're liable to feel a little sentimental about it Huh is a very nice boy a little high-strung perhaps and you're liable to become emotionally involved I'll risk it then I'll call you when I'm ready for the kid one thing greater. Um, you obviously have money plots So you're killing Benson because of a woman, of course her name is Lynn Richards a Look mr. Egan. What is it when the light falls on my head at this angle? Don't I remind you of Walter pigeon? Kirk Granger was lost in a well-tailored world all his own I didn't want to break the spell or Granger So I walked out toward the clear light of the street number one on my list of persons to see was Lynn Richards the woman in the case But before I made the front door fielding the little tailor grabbed at my sleeve with thumb and forefinger You're mr. Egan of the Anthony J. Lyon detective bureau that is completely me We all know that mr. Granger has hired you. Oh, do you know why we have our suspicions That it is to protect the person of mr. Granger act as his bodyguard as it were I'm sorry, but I can't discuss a client's business feeling mr. Egan Listen as a craftsman the tailor I know that mr. Granger sometimes uses local tweeds and has British labels sewn in them His character is of the very worst. What's your point fielding if anyone does serious harm to mr. Granger would you note details so that we the members of his staff might recount them at our picnic the day of his funeral I Couldn't promise anything, but I said I'd keep an open mind Then I asked feeling if he knew Lynn Richards. He did Lynn Richards was an employee of Kirk Granger station right on the premises In fact right upstairs. She was the girl I'd met wearing the black watch plaid Back upstairs. I introduced myself to Lynn Richards who in turn invited me out to tea I accepted graciously and we walked across the street to a small tea room Would you care for the biscuit mr. Regan? I'm sorry miss Richards, but there's no time. I want to talk to you about Kirk Granger Yes, we all know why you're here. Oh Lord Granger has an informed staff Oh, I just like talking about my employer mr. Regan But if I were to say he is something of a cat I I shouldn't be far from the point Actually, he's been very nice to me, but you've seen how he treats other people. Yes, like maybe Jimmy Benson I suppose mr. Granger hired you to watch me perhaps to keep Jimmy Benson away from me perhaps even frightened him away Do you hate Granger? No, I don't hate him. I don't love him Capable of no feeling whatsoever. We're Kirk Granger is concerned Jimmy loves you Yes, and Kirk Granger doesn't like it as a matter of fact Jimmy and I have been well sort of unofficially engaged to be married for Well for quite some time, but you can't make up your mind I want to marry Jimmy if if only he could get over his is stupid jealousy now sometimes jealousy is justified Oh, no, Jimmy shouldn't be jealous. He has no right to be oh any more But he did at one time a year ago before I'd met Jimmy I had dinner a few times with mr. Granger. You don't see Granger after hours anymore. Oh, no, okay Lynn That's all I need. Oh, where are you going now to talk to Jimmy Benson before he makes his last appointment? I Got Benson's home address from Lynn I waited until he had a chance to get home from work. Maybe six o'clock and I went to his place It was a trim boxy boarding house in the older stretch of Wilshire Boulevard Front door was locked. I rang The woman that opened the door looked like a landlady She had a mop on her right hand a jailer's ring of keys at her belt over the left hand She attempted to push her sliding hair straight on her head. You want a room? I'm looking that's nice We're famous for our home-cooked meals. I am Is there a quite the kind of people we like here what's your name Jeff Regan that's real interesting How much money do you make? Oh Now let me see Where shall I look lady? Just call me mother Cole all my boarders do I'm looking for Jimmy Benson. Oh Is he in some kind of trouble? Where's his room? Head of the stairs first door to the left. See him. He checked in at 543 He was walking more rapidly than usual took the stairs to it a time. Thanks mother. Let me know what happens I knocked on Benson's door he answered Jimmy Benson was tall dark Below his straight black hair was a handsome face still soft with the youth Now it was strained and intense. What do you want? Talk with you. I don't know you Mind if I come in my name's Regan private investigator private investigator Nice room you got here What do you want with me? You're a Good friend of Kirk Granger's No, why not? He's cheap low dirty no good jealous because he's been seeing a girl in Richards What do you know about that? Well, I know that Lynn Richards isn't seeing Granger anymore after hours I know that Granger thinks you're gonna make a fool of yourself and go gunning for him one of these days Yes, I've had that mind for a long time You gotta kill his kind to make them leave their dirty paws off your girl That's what he's hoping you'll do Benson come gunning for him. You'll be waiting for you I told him to his face. I kill him if he didn't leave Lynn alone. It's no good Why won't he leave her alone Benson? You've got to promise me you won't go gunning for Kirk Granger. I I I Don't know what to do. Just believe Lynn Richards and keep your head. What? What right have you got telling me what to do? What do you know about it Benson? It's your life Okay Okay, it's my life They Maybe you're right Regan I'll call in Just before I closed Jimmy Benson's door on the way out. I heard him make a dinner date with Lynn Richards for that night So it looked like everything was gonna be fine But that was before I received a phone call a few hours later at nine o'clock On the other end of the line was Kirk Granger The night for what I want you to come to my house immediately. Don't worry. You're safe You have my home address and expect to see you within 20 minutes Okay Granger you paid for it. I'll be right out. Hurry. I want you to get here before Jimmy Benson. You think you'll be there tonight I'm almost positive. Well, you can relax Granger. Benson won't show but I will 15 minutes Kirk Granger's house was a replica of an English country house complete to walls hidden in ivy Ivy that now showed black in the moonlight. There was no doorbell just a bronze coat of arms that served as a door knocker I knocked Nothing tried the door knob. The house was locked tight. Everything was dark And then I noticed a light reflected on the leaves of a tree toward the side of the house I walked back along the path toward the light There was an open door leading to a garden. I Stepped into the light of the doorway and felt a gun in my ribs. Oh It's Yuri put the gun away Granger. Yes But you won't mind if I keep it handy that's your business I heard the noise on the path I thought it might be Jimmy Benson. Yes, you didn't want to shoot because it'd be no witness That's right. I was merely going to keep Benson alive until you arrive. Give him a chance to go for his weapon Then kill him. Why don't you forget all this Granger forget Benson? That's not the way I play Why do you expect Benson out here tonight? Intuition tell you what my intuition says he won't be here. We'll see Yeah large room When does luck? Yes, I've locked the entire house the exception of that door to the garden. We have to have air Then what helps? Hmm, this must be your study. Yes, you're observant. Mm-hmm Hey, you like mirrors vanity. I have them on every door Regan. Oh How do you like the drape of this smoking jacket? Very smart that? If you don't mind, I've just seated this desk anything you like. It's gonna be a long night Fine I'll just lay my revolver here on the desk in front of me. You won't need a Granger. We'll see All right We'll both wait and see Granger sat at his desk his back against the wall The desk lamp lighting his harsh features and we waited both of us watching the door that opened to the garden One thing was sure Benson wouldn't show wouldn't be fool enough to But then we heard a noise outside like someone running. There's a crashing sound through the bushes. It's Benson Ranger turned in and once with movement snapped off the lights all of them But the one on his desk then there was a figure at the door Granger Where are you Granger? Shoot Benson Benson get back Benson I've been waiting for this The room went bright and red like heat lightning I ran for the light switch But now it was too late All right, Regan, you're my witness. He tried to kill me. I fired in self-defense Man lay on the floor face down. I turned him over It was Jimmy Benson And he was dead This is CBS and you were listening to the British are coming tonight's adventure with Jeff Regan investigator It started when a man named Granger hired the lion and me to witness a murder. That's right murder Only Granger told it another way He said a kid named Benson was gunning for him and he was gonna gun right back He wanted us around to make sure it was self-defense Granger was right Benson did come gunning and Granger was waiting for him Granger's aim was better. I Told that to police lieutenant candid as he stood looking over the body of Benson munching his usual candy bar Can you say you were standing right here what had happened Regan? That's right You want to fight? No, no, thanks, and Dead man Benson he came in the French door shooting he saw Granger and opened up Granger fired back Granger was a lucky man, Regan Not so lucky What do you mean by that? He had his gun ready candid real ready. He knew the score still Granger was lucky the boys shots went so wild Maybe you got something Okay, we can what's eating you can't it doesn't seem odd that Granger fired perfect shots in semi-darkness yet Benson Couldn't even hit the right side of the room Maybe Granger had been practicing maybe it's even better than that You should want to buy the candy bar angle It's your something on it candid munched and I thought But it still came to one total Granger had shot and killed Jimmy Benson in self-defense. I Was walking out for a fresh air thinking about that when I heard him Granger I want to talk to you police through with you already. It's an open-and-shut case Regan Thanks for your kind assistance leave me out of it. Oh on the contrary I couldn't have done without you you've earned the other 500 you haven't seen the coroner's jury yet a mere formality here You're eager to be sure aren't you Granger? I hired certain services as services have been rendered to my satisfaction Take the money suppose. I tell you I think your self-defense play is phony, but you think doesn't matter What the police thing does suppose? I tell you that somewhere somehow I'm gonna find out the truth behind a night The real truth you were here. You saw that something's missing Leave that to the police. All right. I'm in it now Granger more than I thought I'd be I'll let your money buy too much Too much what too much Regan? From now on I promise you'll get more than your money's worth. I Left the well-dressed mr. Granger sputtering over his open billfold It was pat too pat too perfect to stomach and somewhere in it. There was too much planning The land and I had thought we could stop a killing. We were too late. The only thing left to establish a murder It was the next afternoon before I got something worth working on I I drove down Wilshire to the trim boxy boarding house Where I'd met James Benson out on the steps was the person I wanted to see Mother core sweeping leaves with a battered broom Yes, oh It's you again. Did you decide on that room? I wanted to talk to you about one of your board is James Benson What's that Jimmy? Oh? Is he in trouble again? Benson's dead mrs. Call Jimmy dead. Oh My isn't that a shame? So young too Well, we all have to go sometime don't we? Would you like to see that room mr. Regan room the one you're interested in? Oh, it's very nice and airy too I could give you a special rate. Well, no wait Why you could have Jimmy Benson's room if you liked it's the best one in the house then sir Yeah Yeah, Benson's room Maybe I'll take a look at that mrs. Cole. I followed the landlady up the stairs to Benson's room Mrs. Cole unlocked the door gave me the complete tour and she beam proudly well You take just as much time as you like mr. Regan. I'm sure you'll decide on it And I was in the room alone looking at the neatness of it At the studio couch a dead man wouldn't be sleeping on at the telephone at the desk still open and then I Found plenty a date book dated 1947, but with entries made yesterday the day before a date book that had become a diary I read it the entries about Granger about Lynn Richards Jealousy raging on every page until the last entry yesterday's and that's the one that made me stop it said He says it will be tonight. He can't have her. I'll show him. I Grabbed up the date book and left in a hurry. I found Lynn Richards in the tea room across from Granger's Looked through me. Oh Mr. Regan Mind if I sit down? No, I don't mind You um You know about him Yes, I know Mind answering a couple of questions What's the use mr. Regan? What difference does it make? Well, it could make a lot. He's dead, isn't he? He had to do it Jimmy had to lose his head to go out there. I warned him mr. Regan I told him not to listen to Granger. Well, then why did Benson go out there last night? I don't know. He told me how to date with you. I had to cancel it Granger insisted. We finished some correspondence When was that? Granger called me around round seven. He said we had to get the work done and I couldn't refuse your job Jimmy's job Don't you see mr. Regan if I'd refused mr. Granger. He'd have taken it out on Jimmy But you couldn't make Jimmy see that, huh? I was wrong. I was terribly wrong I see that now No job is that important. Tell me about last night. You went out to Granger's at seven. What then? We had dinner mr. Granger wasn't a good humor. He laughed about Jimmy and his jealousy I suppose I even laughed too. Then you went to work. No. No, we didn't work. What? That's the odd part of it. You see we finished dinner around 8 30 and then Just before nine. He told me to go home. What did he say when he told you to go home? It was very odd. He said well, it has been a charming evening much too charming for work at all He said he wouldn't need me after all that what he had in mind. He could set up himself set up Yes, those are the words he used set up Said what up mr. Regan? Have you uncovered something? You know sometimes is a thin line between self-defense and murder My job is to find that line What made Granger certain he could out-shoot James Benson it had to be planned to be set up as Granger himself put it but how I Drove down to the office of my boss the lion, but if I thought he had any ideas about murder I was wrong If we will we'll come in my boy. I was just closing for the day lion. Can't you let that tie alone? Oh the next I just retiring it for dinner. I didn't come here to talk about ties Granger's the man of Mr. Dim Yes, yes, I read about it red bull. You were the first guy to talk to Granger He told you he was gonna kill a man. Yes, but of course I thought he said it would be self-defense Now lion did he say anything about how he knew it would be self-defense? No, Jeffrey. He just said he wanted us as witnesses. I think land He must have told you something about the job Well, you see he handed me this tie and oh by the way, did you know I cut myself shaving this morning because of my new tie What? It's a fact Jeffrey. Yeah, I was shaving when the mirror door to the medicine cabinet swung open And it showed my new tie lying on the bed, and I was watching that's it Watch what did I say something you said plenty? I'll see you later general Jeffrey. What is it? What did I say much lion just the solution for a murder? 30 minutes later, I pulled up in front of Granger's place dark Silent lonely-looking the house a huge gray shape against the expensive shrubbery. I moved slowly up the gravel driveway Up to the house and the room to the French doors were a hot-headed guy crazy with jealousy had gone to his death Five minutes later. I had the door open and was inside Quickly I moved into the big library Circle around the heavy furniture the drapes the big desk my hand felt for a light switch and found it The desk lamp threw a shaft of light down on the desk chair. That was the first step next the mirrored doors I went over to them swinging them in and out finding just the right angles always keeping in mind the desk chair with a light on it Then I had it a method for murder Who's in here? I turned off the desk light and moved away. I Heard his big frame move toward the overhead light switch. I wouldn't turn them on if I were your Granger Regan the lights might make you an easy mark making what you want in my house I found it what I wanted paid off now get out That's the way you figured it wasn't it Granger enough money or buy anything even a self-defense plea or a murder Got a gun Regan and I got evidence. I need a arrangement of mirrors You put a light on yourself at the desk and arrange the door mirrors You explain the mirrors is vanity and that even checked with what I knew about you only this time you put them to use You can't prove that Benson came running in here and fired at mirrors Just like you knew he would you sat back in your desk chair knowing where he'd fire and let him shoot and then you killed him You're lying. No, no, I'm not lying now Benson had a date with Lynn Richards and at the last minute you made her come out here to work She told Benson that tried to explain but to really set him off You phoned him to told him you had Lynn out here at the house Benson kept a diary yesterday's entry said he says it will be tonight the he is you Granger You phoned Benson made sure he'd show up angry jealous You even locked every door to the place except the one to your study part of the staging the the setup you told in Richard You'd arrange I'm coming for you. I felt his movement across the room before I saw him the dark shadows moving along the wall The occasional creek of shoe leather or the faint brush of trousers against chair He was moving in and he had a gun and I had a gun and it was dark. I Got an idea. I Slipped gently along the wall judging it carefully guessing hoping for the right spot And then I flipped on the lights Try again Granger I Your own trick Granger a scared guy shoots at mirrors and is left with an empty gun Maybe the warden will own your mirror Granger so you can watch when they strap you in the chair So Kirk Granger got a free ride in a police car and the Lord Granger chain of English type men's stores could start looking for a new owner It was after lunch the next day when I checked in with my boss the lion There was the lion not only in his brand new tie But complete with brand new double breasted navy blue pinstripe drape shaped suit And you did it You bought a new suit general and on you it looks great well after all Jeffrey we did make a big fee on this case and Our client mr. Granger was so well dressed and as head of the lion detective bureau. It's your duty to look good for the company Yes, Jeffrey. That's exactly it. It is my duty to look prosperous to uphold And of course, Eddie you'll be glad to see it too You know Eddie down at the drugstore. Yeah, let's see you owe him about 12 dollars, isn't it cigars remember and then there's Joe Joe at the newsstand in the corner Let me see you a borrowed ten from him last week. Hey, he'd be glad to see you looking prosperous Oh, yeah, and then there's mr. Johnson. He's a landlord. Yeah, I saw him out in the hall a minute ago And must be what he meant. Yeah, free. What are you talking about? What did he say? Well, they told me things must be looking up with the agency said something about raising the office rent Yeah, free quick the closet wait to hide who wants to hide get me my old suit Jeff Regan investigator is written by William Frugan Gilbert Thomas directed by Sterling Tracy and stars Frank Graham as Regan with Frank Nelson as Anthony J Lion Original music is by dick around Join us next week for another transcribed adventure with Jeff Regan investigator over CBS the Columbia broadcasting system