 Personal notice changes my stock and trade if the job's too tough for you to handle you got a job for me George Valentine write full details Standard of California on behalf of independent Chevron gas stations and standard stations throughout the West Invite you to let George do it Double death another transcribed adventure of George Valentine Dear mr. Valentine, I'm writing for my employer mr. Douglas W. Rose Gil Dundee and Fenwick industrial advisors and accountants Is mr. Groves desire that you report to him at your earliest convenience mr. Groves has sprained his ankle So it'll be necessary that you contact him at his new residence on country like road rather than in the city Naturally, you will be reimbursed for the slight additional time and expense incurred yours very truly for mr. DWG by R. H Mr. Valentine That's what he told me to write Please don't tell him I added this note of my own Mr. Groves has double checked you. He double checks everything. He's like that But his personal life isn't Isn't quite so well organized Please don't be offended by him. Please see him Please help him Sincerely r.h rena hilliard Mr. Valentine my wife has disappeared your wife is that's right. She's disappeared and I want you to find her And I don't want you to waste any time about it Oh this blasted leg. Oh mr. Groves. You shouldn't have bothered coming outside to meet it stay away from the office a couple of days That's what the doctor said when you take up my ankle this morning Now the reason I sent for you valentine. It's a nice place you have out here, mr. Groves Just moved in didn't you what I said the reason I sent you did just move in Why some of the shutters are still up packing crates out there by the smoke house and so many weeds all over Oh, but you've started cleaning up the roses haven't young lady I'll see that you get your dick tracy badge in the morning. Oh how sweet of you. I guess we could do without the sarcasm All right, if I've been rude, please forgive me. Please sit down The important thing is my wife's been missing from here since last night You know, this is exactly the kind of case you could hand right over to missing persons the police What? Well, they do a much better job, you know I won't have a lot of blue-coated loudmouth stamping around I Well, it's not easy to talk about my personal life Well, it isn't for anybody mr. Groves I took this place alone. Yes about a week ago. My wife and I have seldom lived together divorced No, no, no, there's been no reason for that. We both have money My wife has never asked for it and I'm certainly too busy to ever have time for any outside interests like other women me really When my company moved its offices here from new york, my wife had been in europe I Well, I took this house because it's not far from a little cabin where we spent our honeymoon 17 years ago you mean You mean you still love your wife It was an absurd bit of sentimentality thinking we might Get together again. She drove up a couple of nights ago in her latest italian car and Laughed at me. Oh Anyway last night there was a vulgar knockdown drag-out fight and and she left uh-huh Only there's still an italian car out in the driveway. It's broken down. I filmed the garage yesterday Now she was so anxious to get me out of her hair. She just picked up her handbag and stormed out Well, mr. Groves. I don't understand why you want her back. I'm a rather important man, mr. valentine My wife is the kind of person who might enjoy embarrassing me by disappearing. Uh, clear that one up with you Well, it's just that I've phoned and telephoned everywhere I could think of to friends airlines her maid whom she might have contacted but No one's heard of her no one's been informed that she's dropping in on them or returning to europe or anything like that Just a second mr. Groves I know i'm risking a remark about being a junior g man. What's that? Well, it's another observation Your house again Your wife isn't here and apparently you haven't hired any servants yet and still This floor has been freshly scrubbed She threw a drink at me last night when we were fighting. Oh Yeah, liquor makes anasty stain on hardwood, I guess Mr valentine that's why I didn't call the police All they do is stare at such things. You mean wondering if it was liquor I'm afraid the police know me at least in another city. What? Yes, and of course, that's why my wife could embarrass me So by disappearing She knows the police would check up and find out. I was once in jail. What? You mr. Groves? Well, not for long. It was hushed up. You see More than a year ago, we'd had her run in at a party my wife and I in Cincinnati She made some remarks and I made some and the next thing I remember I was being told by a policeman that they'd had to stop me from killing my wife Now mr. valentine, do you understand why I need someone to find her? Someone who won't waste time staring at stains on the floor I've been upvising that new mr. Groves, eh? Yeah, maybe why? Friend of yours? No, not so as you notice. You don't know I'm alive again Except maybe some of my dogs have barked at him out burning his incinerator Neighbor next door neighbor takes time to get acquainted. Oh, Jose Williams. My name pleased to meet you Nice weather we're having. Yeah, sure. See you again sometime besides. He's not the type to be forward Business man, you know, I guess you're the first real visitors out here. Well, wait a minute church What did you say? Well casual visitors. That's what I mean Outside the real estate man rend him the place. That's mr. Benson drives 37 nash. Good condition though Then of course the wife You saw mrs. Groves most painted up Italian car for late eyes on State inside I guess short time she was here Uh-huh You uh, you noticed a good deal. Don't you mr. Williams? Student of human nature. What's wrong with that? Well, did you happen to notice mrs. Groves leave? No Well, then how did you know she was only here a short time? Yeah, that's called a conversational pitfall. You know that that kind of question Oh, but I overheard a bit of your talk up there on post just now. You do just snatches mind you Yes, I was shaving didn't want to cut myself. Oh, no I suppose you heard that mr. And mrs. Groves didn't get along so well Not like mr. Groves, uh And uh that other one Oh, oh naturally not. Oh no not like the other one. I know no come on. Come on. Let's have it Well, only saw her a couple of times this uh, whoever she is Pretty as a picture only good deal more, uh third dimension. That is if you know what I mean Now we'll struggle with it. Yeah once in the evening mr. Groves met her out there by the grape abba Secret like Yes, indeed. He just liked the movie Mushy mushy. That's right. Right. Just like a kid of 16 Never can tell about a businessman, you know And one day saw them out on the highway together away from the place Then last night too inside the house that time before they remembered the lines being open. Hey, wait a minute. Wait a minute. Hold it You saw some other woman inside his house last night Man doesn't act like that with his wife So I guess I ain't so dumb saying mrs. Groves couldn't have been around here a very long time Oh No, you're not so dumb was there What else did you see what else did you hear snooping around the way you do? Students human nature that saw nothing much But uh, he likes to garden I guess He likes to what? Yeah. Yeah, but six this morning. He was hopping around burning things in the cinderator out back Leaves I suppose don't you? Oh, excuse me. Oh, no, I'm sorry. Didn't expect anybody to be coming out Oh, mr. Groves is taking a nap now. He's resting You You must be mr. Valentine and miss brooks I'm reena hilliard his secretary. Well How do you do? I'm just on my way back to the city I've been getting a signature on some business papers and things of course Only I've wanted to ask you that that note you tacked onto the letter to me. What? Oh, yeah, yeah, you sounded so worried about your boss Uh, what did you think it happened? Please let me go. There's no way I can help you You know george If miss hilliard took off her glasses And she does have quite a third dimension. Sure rangel. She's not bad Only right now. I'm interested in another subject of gossip the incinerator Shirt pair of trousers George, they're so badly burned. Look here rangel pair of canvas shoes I know you can't tell much from ashes, but these might But yeah Yeah, there was some kind of dark stain on them. Well, george There's still a shovel standing there by the roses Hurry up george. Can't you hurry? Well, this is the only spot we've noticed. It's been freshly dug, isn't it? Yes, of course it is and he's no gardener. I know I know What in the name of blue blazers you think you're take it easy take it easy mr. Groves I'm doing you a favor that's all Digging up the roses I spaded last night. I'll cut the comedy buster. I'm not the police. I work for you. Remember Yes, yes, so you do But it's the stain on the living room floor all over again, isn't it? It is Unless you do some very fast explaining mr. Groves I would you rather I did some more fast digging You may dig if you like Okay, buster there's not much more looser to go. Yes, you may dig if you like you may be suspicious You may listen to that old gossip Williams if you like You may think whatever you wish and I won't interfere mr. Valentine. Yes, you may dig you may dig all you like all you Well go on. What's the matter with you? Dig mr. Valentine go on Okay Okay, you win buster No more looster it Only goes a foot down Yes The proper depth for cultivating roses Now get out of here mr. Valentine get out of here and never come back again. You're fired. Do you hear me fire? All right All right. I was gonna quit anyway mr. 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All right, riley. All right, what would you have done lieutenant? What would you have thought that's not the point the point is never mind when you never mind What's missing persons say about it? They can't find her of course They can't find groves told us she might want to disappear to embarrass him Yeah, and if she wanted to disappear the police will have a tough time Well, what about her car that story told us about her car being broken down. It's true The garage says and they couldn't turn up anybody else who might have seen her I might have seen her leave. Well, she didn't leave by bus or train. We checked that hot dogs stand at the crossroads local doctor Wait a minute. What doctor local doctor groves said he called him to come out and tape up his ankle No, george that was after his wife had already gone this morning. Sure valentine. Sure. You're all mixed up We talked to that doctor and he said he'd never even met groves ever Oh So the ankles bombed two ways, huh? A phony maybe that's what I mean. There's holes in grove stories. George Mrs. Groves wasn't seen by anybody out there Well, suppose she never even arrived at that house that we have proved miss brooks She arrived at the house. All right. Just the way he said she did a couple of nights ago and hasn't been seen since Well, sure shea the other thumb. Huh? Come on angel. Let's see what the nervous secretary has Wait a minute Hello riley speaking What yeah, yeah, I might have thought so Yeah, okay, sure Oh valentine. Why do you get in such cases? Well, who was it every time you do? You know the trouble with you Sure. Sure. That's where we came in only with you. I said the trouble with you is you dig in the wrong place Huh, what there's a smokehouse on groves property. Yes. Yes next to the garage Well, sergeant richie found a bloody handprint on the door of the smokehouse Groves handprint now. Wait a minute. Wait a minute Inside the smokehouse. There's a dirt floor and it's been freshly dug Only I don't mean just one foot deep Are you coming there sergeant? Don't take along sir You know mr groves, we're running those blood samples down to the laboratory for tests I know lieutenant. I how about the tennis shoes and the clothes out of the incinerator pretty badly burned But we got some pressure blood off some of the loose dirt there Well, mr groves, I have nothing to say mr valentine You seem to specialize in saying nothing, don't you lieutenant? Yes sergeant You're pretty pale mr groves Here we are valentine. This is it. All right, lieutenant. It's a grave. All right. Take it easy now, man. Take it Now come on up with it. There we go The body of a dog Yes dog A dog Wait a minute now wait all you'll find there just the dog. What kind of a run around do you think you're pulling here? Of course, I haven't explained. Why should I incriminate myself? I killed the dog last night He went for my leg and I swung with a stick and I hit him too hard I started to bury him in the roses when it occurred to me that other dogs might Well, anyway, I brought him in here. I even burned the clothing. I'd been wearing dogs blood your own laboratory will tell you incriminate yourself You said you didn't discriminate yourself. I've committed a crime. Don't you understand that dog belongs to my neighbor? Hosea Williams. He has a pack of them Now you've made me confess to something that lays me wide open to civil suit I hope you're happy the phony bad ankle come on. Let's hear you I had to make up some excuse for not going to work not facing everybody in town Not explaining to everyone that my wife had left me Oh, I see now gentlemen, perhaps you'll look for a live wife in places where she might be found I'm sure it won't be necessary for me to ask you to leave George Lieutenant, where on earth have you been mr. Williams called nearly half an hour ago Hosea Williams the gossip and he wants you to get right back out there Oh, he does does he he wants us to stick out our long George listen, mr. Williams says she's back again that other woman. He's positive. It's the same one Well, so what? There's no law against a businessman not sticking to businesses there Who cares hold on riley. Will you what else angel well? He said he saw them kissing and And they were trying not to be seen. Okay, that's enough. I'm going. Oh, no. No, I said I'm going Riley Okay, I'll go too. Huh. Yes. Yes. I'll go and I might even make an arrest this time I'll arrest that guy Williams for malicious gossip. That's what I'll do Student of human nature. That's all I can't help what I see and what I hear Now you listen to me you you old woman you You saw them out here mr. Williams You saw them meet and saw them kiss then slipped back into the house Same girl all right, and you're sure the girl's still inside. She hasn't left. Don't you worry about that? All right. Come on, Williams. Proxy wait for it. Will you lieutenant? I don't need a warrant you do Besides, I want somebody to cover the exits Riley You just might be able to save a life The cupboard is bare they looked everywhere and the cupboard was bare You've done it again. Haven't you mr. Groves and mr. Valentine? I swear I saw it. Oh, it looked everywhere And there's nobody here, but our host I suppose it will occur to you eventually that my gossipy neighbor here is as much of a liar As most gossips are that he invents things for the supposed thrill there is in it. No. No. I didn't I tell you I said never mind There's only one thing to do now Hey, Riley. Yes. Yes here. I am see anybody leave outside. Nope Okay, I guess you can make your arrest now. Now wait a minute. See here. I haven't done anything but tell you what I Well blabbermouth it gives me the greatest of pleasure. No, no, no Riley I meant you can arrest mr. Groves What's that? For murder Valentine are you completely out of your mind? There hasn't been anyone here this evening. I don't have any girlfriend. I don't even Excuse me. Oh, hello miss hilliard. I I just drove up. I well miss hilliard Hello, sir I wanted to talk to mr. Valentine. I'm afraid it's a little late miss hilliard. What? Oh, no No, I was so upset before I I wanted to protect him was that yes I know miss hilliard You've been upset about your boss for some time the way he's been acting Well the way you acted earlier today. I thought maybe you were his girlfriend george. Yes me Me as girlfriend That's a little funny mr. Valentine. I've been his secretary for 10 years now. He's never even looked at me twice Even if I've wanted him to I knew he and his wife didn't get along. I'm out of williams Is this the girl you saw? No, no not her not even without the glasses But there is somebody mr. Valentine He's been whispering to somebody on the telephone the past week And the reason I was so upset out here earlier was I I'd interrupted him He was talking to the same girl again He told her everything was perfect now Right according to plan. They'd be happy together now I don't care how much I like him. I can't let him get away with it Going away with another girl when it's over his wife I'll take it easy There's no point of setting yourself Mr. Groves, I owe you a great big apology everybody does Well, that's rather an understatement, isn't it? You don't have a girlfriend. Maybe you never have had one But I just never mind never mind And when I was out here this morning I said I thought you'd killed your wife. Well, I was wrong about that too You didn't kill her until Maybe half an hour ago. Joe. Sure ranger. We couldn't help ourselves earlier. He gave us so many clues We couldn't help thinking what you wanted us to think mr. Groves Valentine of course That's what you wanted groves the stain on the floor the leaves on your wife You knew wouldn't pan out the burying of the dog Then burning in your incinerator when you knew you'd be seen really I don't understand No matter how many times we asked him Williams insisted. He'd only seen billing and cooing over there He never mentioned the terrible fights which you described which people a mile away would have known about perhaps I exaggerated I'll say you did bust it Everything you said about your wife was a lie Because there wasn't any fighting with her was there There was only I'll suppose you name it mushy mushy. Yeah, that's right booksy And that's how the girlfriend gossip started It's your wife who's been here all the time But no one would ever suspect that a married man, let alone you would act that way with his own wife So you didn't care if she was seen once or twice only What did you do with her today mr. Groves to get her out of the way? I mean nothing Nothing really. I do everything in pairs. Don't you groves the big efficiency man check and double check Maybe you've been pretending to your wife. It was a second honeymoon. No. Yes Yes, of course your first honeymoon college you mentioned that's somewhere near here. That's where she's been isn't it lieutenant Riley can't you tell her to get her over there mr. Groves That you needed a day to shake off the office some business needed attending to while you threw out your red herring to us Oh, but you phoned it didn't you to tell her everything was getting along fine Nice god lieutenant. I've warned you before get out of this house. Oh, but the lieutenant's got another job here digging Do everything in pairs, don't you? Even tried to kill your wife once before so you knew you'd have to be pretty fancy this time Make us accuse you so we could find you innocent and leave you alone from then on Where is your wife? Here of course but where In the place you thought nobody in this wide world would ever look for your wife ever again Oh, no, you don't check it easy, but take good easy This time you do the digging groves In the same grave Where you buried the dog Georgia wonder why he did it why he killed her. I mean if he really didn't have a girlfriend Oh girl, he's ever here such a heel invites his wife to enjoy a second honeymoon pretends. That's what it is and then he But if there wasn't another girl Angel why I mean I guess some husbands have been known to just want their wives to Well, it isn't necessary to exaggerate sometimes it happens at least both ways Well, but with women it's different They have reason to be one class of people. I know who are immune from a little Exaspiration now on that Maybe immune from happiness too, but it what what do you mean, george? bachelors Come here What's the best fall tonic for the car you love? 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