 You're twice as sure with two great names Frigidaire and General Motors Frigidaire presents Herbert Marshall as the man called X Wherever there is mystery, intrigue, romance in all the strange and dangerous places of the world There you will find the man called X Marshall is Ken Thurston the man called X. Good morning, Ken. I'm trying to locate her. Yeah, that's what this book said chief I told her to go ahead and put that call through. Oh good. Any idea what it's all about? No, he wouldn't talk to anybody but you and he sounded pretty excited Who is he Ken? I never heard of him. Dr. Kupchinsky a scientist chief meteorologist. I met him a number of years ago. He's been up to the Arctic for the last 18 months or so in charge of an expedition. Well, he's back now He phones from up the coast at Plymouth. Plymouth, eh? I can't figure any reason he'd have for calling us Not actually, but I do know it takes something out of the ordinary to get Kropczynski excited Wonder if this ties in with some of his theories. What theories, Ken? Well, he's thought for a long time that the Arctic region had possibilities of being kind of overlooked. You mean as a Strategic area? Oh more than that. He's always claimed that this frozen northide is all wet But actually the country up there is enough natural resources to support big industry colonization. Hmm. As a matter of fact, that's the reason This is a second, Ken. Yes, Mr. Brooks. I have Mr. Thurston's call to Plymouth now. Oh, fine. Fine. Here he is, Ken. Thanks Ken Thurston speaking. This is Dr. Kupchinsky. Mr. Thurston. How are you, Doctor? Mr. Thurston. Oh, what's the trouble? See you in about, uh... What's the story, Ken? I'll know better after I've seen him. Well, now wait Maybe we don't even figure in this. Nobody kills a man and steals scientific report just because of the paper shortage Yes, but Ken, huh? So long, Chief. Oh, Miss Brooks. Yes, Mr. Thurston? Uh, get me a plane reservation to Boston right away. I'll pick it up at the field and, uh, Have a car waiting the other end. Yes, sir In case you want me later this evening, I'll be on board the Argonaut at Plymouth Harbor. Plane to Boston, car there, Plymouth this evening All right, Mr. Thurston. All right. See you later. But I mean, you're not going to be out of town over Thanksgiving, are you? I don't know why. Well, I... I just wondered Oh You're, uh You're wearing your hair different, aren't you? Well, yes, I am. I didn't think you'd notice. Nice I'll, um I'll call you from Plymouth, so long. Goodbye, Ken. Mr. Thurston. Hey, wait for me, Mr. Thurston. Hey, gone, zelchman. How many times have I told you? Well, don't say it, Mr. Thurston. You'll only be sorry if you do. I will, will I? Because after all, I only came here to invite you to lunch. To what? Oh, sure. I found a new place Lasha's food. Wonderful martinis. No, no, no. I've got to catch a plane some other time. Maybe I would uh, thanks anyway, Pago But in this case, maybe you could loan me five dollars. So I Mr. Thurston, wait Oh, well Uh Wait a minute Miss Brooks, what did you say was the name of that boat? Hello, anybody aboard? Hmm Laboratory C Oh, I beg your pardon. Uh, never mind. Come on in. Thanks I was looking for dr. Uchinsky Well, I'm not he. Oh, no You're miss, um Call well doctor call. Oh, well, my name's Ken Thurston miss call. Well Apparently you're one of those men who objects to a woman becoming a scientist. Oh, no. No, I never object to any becoming woman All right, I'm sorry. I was rude, mr. Thurston. Dr. Kupchinsky's ashore somewhere. He's due back anytime now. Thanks Don't let me interrupt what you're doing there. The microscope. Oh, no, it doesn't matter. I was running a flow gene count I'll have to start over again. Anyway, you've got a nice laboratory here Yes, it is I'm a little tired of looking at it though after 18 months Oh, you're one of the members of the expedition official bacteriologist I've worked with the stedman institute for the last five years stedman. That's the layout that finance this trip, isn't it? Yes, it's located here in Plymouth a few blocks up on water street I think that's where dr. Kupchinsky went Anybody else on board Oh, just the photographer. I believe george smith most of the scientists and the crew live here. They were anxious to get ashore Yes, except of course dr. Roberts Yes His death was Most unfortunate Any idea what caused it? I think you'd better discuss that with dr. Kupchinsky. Mr. Thurston. Oh, I intend to By the way, did Roberts have a laboratory of his own? Yes, it's on the other side of the deck. I see Well, I better not bother any longer. Ms. Colwell. Maybe dr. Kupchinsky. I can come back by now Mr. Thurston, is there any special reason why you refuse to call me dr. Colwell? Oh, sure very special reason Anybody can be a doctor, but only one person out of every two can be a woman See you later, Ms. Colwell Hey, mr. Thurston. Oh, Pagon, no. Well, I've decided you will most likely need me up here. So I won't take no for an answer You never have yet. No, of course I didn't want to intrude while you were making boo with that luscious little damsel Pagon that luscious little damsel is a learned scientist. Oh, she is. Yes In fact, the only one I've ever known learned enough to be able to use a microscope Without attaching the eyepiece Shelves spool of all kinds of bottles Little hammers steel plates. Hey, this is a very funny looking joint, mr. Eggs It's a geology lab, Pagon. Dr. Roberts used these Hammers and plates to break up rock samples so he could look at them under the microscope here, you see But why would the doctor want to break up routes different kind of doctor? Roberts was a geologist Move over you're standing in the light. Oh Can you see anything yet through that little microphone? Oh I wonder if that Maybe we were to blow out of here, mr. Eggs before this robert's guy comes in and catches us. Wait a minute. No Sheesh, so that's it What's it? Cold dust You mean like they burn in furnaces. Is that all that's all But it may be enough good. Well, then why don't we scram before you can forget about dr. Roberts He was found dead in this room this morning. Oh, well in that case. We don't Dead in this room Now I know I'm gonna get out of here. All right. You're both covered. Don't move. It's a ghost No, no pay done. I think it's just a photographer You george smith. Yeah, that's right Suppose you give me a good reason for breaking into robert's lab Oh, I got a good reason mr. Smith, but I think I'd rather tell dr You changed me then why didn't you tell him in the first place? He's up forward in his cabin. Good Let's go make sure he's alive. Huh? Any reason why he shouldn't be alive? Well, but then when you come right down to it, there's no reason why Dr robert shouldn't be alive I really must apologize again for the way smith acted mr. Thurston, but you can understand how overwrought all of us are Oh, sure. Dr. Coppinsky forget it. Thank you, mr. Thurston I've just talked with dr. Steadman at the institute. He has the results of the autopsy What did you find out dr robert's was poisoned with cancidine Cancidine's pretty unusual poison for an amateur to know about this whole thing is unusual mr. Thurston Do you know of anything especially valuable that robert's may have discovered on the trip? I couldn't say we each worked separately took notes and data in our own branch of science Dr. Roberts was not a very talkative man He collected rock samples specimens, didn't he? Oh, yes, they're stored in canvas sacks in the hold They're useless without aerial maps notes data sheets Those were all stolen with the rest of the report Would you say the expedition itself was a success? Oh beyond my wildest hopes, mr. Thurston Why there's a whole new frontier up there. Well, well this overcrowded world could use a new frontier Yes, indeed a vast areas for agriculture fishing grounds water power all kinds of possibilities and it's ours our countries Or was until these reports disappear. I know Whoever has them could get a pretty fancy price forms from some other country. Yes, and with dr robert's poison That is what has been uppermost in my mind What's that? Let me in quick mr. Thurston somebody's shooting at somebody out there in the deck. See anybody pay go That's shooting with somewhere on board. Hi dr. Coldwell. Wait a minute. Wait a minute Quiet everybody Mr. Thurston Somebody's coming. Quiet will you? All right, come on in you're covered Oh Thurston They say we both have guns now smith mr. Smith. What's all the shooting about smith? Stop shaking man. You're nervous as a cat. I I saw somebody coming out of my photo lab the poison fired a couple of shots, but he got away The lab's been turned inside out. You didn't see who it was. I'm not sure He looked an awful lot like like dr. Steadman. Oh, no Steadman, uh the head of the institute Everybody around here is dr. Dr. This and dr. Dead, but but nobody's a real one If you mean a medical doctor mr. Zell schmidt, then dr. Steadman does happen to be a real one He's quite a well-known toxicologist Toxy what? There you go A toxicologist is a man who specializes in the study of poison You with frigilaires man called x starring herbert marshal Returning this morning from a year and a half's work in the arctic the scientists aboard the argonaut found ill fortune Awaiting them in plymouth harbor the geologist of the expedition dr. Roberts who has found dead from poisoning And all of the expedition's reports have disappeared And all ken and peygon and dr. Chukchinsky are an expedition of their own down in the dark hole to the vessel That makes 14 sacks. We've opened already mr. Thurston. And what are we fine rocks? Pegon is exactly what i expected to find now Drag the next one over it's just as i feared mr. Thurston these sample sacks are identified only by code numbers They're useless without dr. Roberts report Maybe not entirely useless dr. Chukchinsky Few of what i found in robert's laboratory. Hey, this one is not as heavy as the rest of them, huh? So look Old flash drive peyons Mr. Thurston Now we've got black rocks, but it that looks like yeah It looks like anthocite coal. That's the most valuable discovery the whole expedition coal available for heat power smelting It is now we know nothing of its location A little hard to understand why you didn't know about this sooner dr Weren't you in charge of the expedition? Yes, but each of us worked individually and each was to make his separate reported dr. Steadman here at the institute My own particular field is meteorology Dr. Caldwell's bacteriology and so on and robert's work by himself exactly He flew one of the helicopters took his own notes and samples made his own maps. None of us had any idea Yes I don't hear anything. Mr. Thurston just water dripping. You'll be quiet Behind these boxes somewhere about here Sounds like a little clock here. Grab the other side of that box now. All right Mr. Thurston Look yeah An electric circuit and a timer. It's connected to that drum of gasoline Those briefcases beside it the reports just a second Wait, let us connect this Is the robber's report there dr. No just a minute No, no, it isn't I see Well, at least we know now what it's all about Well, this timing gadget's pretty unusual Any idea what it is? Let me see Yes, yes, I know what it is. Mr. Thurston It's an automatic control Used in meteorology Mr. Thurston over didn't get tired waiting Pagno A whole hour you leave me alone in this dead man's laboratory I was starting to get maybe gibbies here unwrap that other package What'd you get those bundles, mr. Egg from dr. Steadman Over at the institute Steadman. Oh, you mean the taxi taxi taxi quiet. You're not in time square I mean that poisonous guy. Well, did you make him confess? Maybe no not quite Matter of fact, he says he didn't kill robber's He's lying. Maybe But it's true that any one of this bunch could have taken the Cancidine from the storeroom Hey, it's a brush and a can of paint fast fluorescent paint site shines in the dark I wanted to paint this with it. Oh, sure. Just leave it to Mr. X take it away Yeah, it's not gonna bite you Hurry up and get it painted. I'll see you later. Mr. Thurston You're not gonna leave me here alone with it with the thing sure What reason do you have to be scared of it? You didn't kill anybody this morning So long pay down I don't get it. Mr. X Already we've looked in three of these live boats and all we find is the same thing nothing Well, what do you expect to find what I don't know, but not just nothing. Yeah, pay down. Let's have a look inside this one Besides Don't even know where we're looking for We are not looking for anything now We found it. Huh found what dr. Roberts report hold the light while I get a hold of the briefcase But mr. Thurston Why would anybody stick it out here in one of those life? Oh, why not as long as they Hadn't had a chance yet to sneak it ashore Okay, I got it Turn off the light good the next crime. I'm getting the creeps. That's the fast pay gone We've still got to substitute this thing for the briefcase Mr. X do not rub the thing out here in the dark. Be quiet There doesn't look so bad, but you know what it is I know what it is and I still scares me hold the cameras a second while I Put it in the bottom of the boat, so Well, that's that Now I think it's about time you made a little Social call. Oh On that dr. Coldwell damer support. Oh, no, I got a date with her later. Come on. Hang on Let's go talk to dr. Kupchinsky As you can see Robert's discovery would have given the final boost to any plan for colonization So the loss is tragic and the thief is not only clever but utterly without scruple Oh, I'd say more ruthless than clever dr Ruth is enough to put a personal greed above the chance for thousands of people to Open a new frontier build a new land. Wait. I think somebody's coming Yes, but how can a procedure person be exposed? What do you plan to do mr. Thurston? Why nothing at all doctor I'm gonna sit back and wait till the guilty person decides to confess Come on in miss coldwell. You mean her mr. Thurston her Here's your coffee doctor. Sorry. I didn't know anyone else was here. I only brought one cup. Oh, thank you, dr. Coldwell I can make more if you'd like a cup mr. Thurston. Oh, no, no, nothing. Well, sir Pagod might like some though. Oh, no, no, not me. I'd never touch the stuff. Well, I hope I hope you won't mind if I drink it in front of you Coffee is one of my worst vices. Stop. Stop. Don't touch it. Well, why not? Mr. Thurston, you're not going to sit there and let her poison him right in front of our eyes Pagod's got the goods on you miss coldwell. She may as well confess sure start talking babe Confess to what I haven't anything to confess to I know but it'll make Pagon happy That's what we've been waiting for You're dead, I didn't mean to kill you. Who is it? No, please your high school photographer George Smith the man who killed dr. Roberts Mr. Thurston, he jumped overboard. He's gonna get away. No, oh no, Pagan. I've had the police guarding the wall for the last three hours That's that But what was the matter? What scared him that way? You should have seen it with many a guilty conscience helped along quite a bit by a Plaster death mask of dr. Roberts Death mask. Yeah, I got it from stedman earlier this evening put it in the lifeboat where smith had hidden the stolen report Then you found it but Why were you certain george smith was guilty? I wasn't certain But since he did all the photographic work. He was the most likely person to have found out what roberts was doing Well, I think I could use that coffee now. Ms. Colburn thank heaven the reports were saved He'll be a new land mr. Thurston a new frontier up there in the Arctic. Yes dr. 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