 Get this and get it straight crimes as suckers road those who travel it wind up in the gutter the prison of the grave There's no other end, but they never learn This one had soft brown eyes and an accent and she came to town with a job to do But before it was done death that struck three times then she was gone And all because of 30 drops of pigeons blood worth 150,000 bucks From the pen of Raymond Chandler outstanding author of mystery comes his most famous character and crimes most deadly enemy as we present the adventures of Philip Marlowe Now with Gerald Moore starred as Philip Marlowe. We bring you tonight's exciting story the pigeons blood At five o'clock of any weekday afternoon the lobby of the started building in downtown, Los Angeles is a mess and milling office workers So I was ten impolite minutes peering at a chattering faces before I found my new client Charlene Danielle When she called me an hour ago a slight French accent had been coated with worry As she identified herself as an illustrator for a fashion magazine with offices in the building said that she needed help She was huddled in a shadowed far corner of the lobby like a frightened puppy going through his first thunderstorm When I was close to where she stepped into the light and hurriedly took my arm I am glad you didn't disappoint me mr. Marlowe come along, please quickly There's a bar just across the lobby where we can talk all right come along, please It's already soft lustrous hair that was shingled into a thousand short curls Which kept running into one another framed a beautiful face and a wisp of a smile that never seemed to leave her lips labeled her Gentle people I couldn't quite get over it when we were inside the bar and seated at the table She was still talking I was still thinking how lovely she was mr. Marlowe Mr. Marlowe are you listening? Hmm? Oh, yes, of course. I am yes now what I want you to do is simple But very very important it It must be done at once easy easy, honey. That's not gonna help any now one step at a time. What is it? Charlie, I'm sorry It's a terrible man named Marty Loomis. He lives here in Los Angeles on North Rosmo Street number 7710 a private house He is the one who had the collection stolen from Vivian's father. I know hey wait a minute. Whoa Slower on the corners. Now first of all, what's the collection of rubies, mr. Marlowe rare pigeons blood rubies Exquisite ones the 30 of them was at least the very least a hundred and fifty thousand dollars Tell me are all the rubies as lovely as you are please mr. Marlowe. Okay. Okay. Who's Vivian? My best friend the girl I grew up with in Leon. She's still in France But I got out before the war to Mexico and Senada some friends at the Riviera Pacifico helped me to get to California Vivian and her father Molly shout door an old man now They lost everything they had family a home their business and then they had only the rubies left We should bring us to this guy Loomis. It does Mr. Marlowe he was in France only last month a guest in the shout door home a Charming American businessman who was going to buy the rubies, but it just wouldn't say when Tell me Charlene did anybody actually see him take the stones? No, but there's no doubt that he did it mr. Marlowe He was one of the few persons who knew where mr. Jardot kept them. What about the police? Oh, no, no, mr. Marlowe not yet only when we know that Loomis still has the stones when we know where the rubies are You see any hurry the rest would only mean that the jewels would be gotten rid of gone forever Why isn't Vivian here? Mr. Jardot told you he is an old man a broken man, and they are penniless The rubies were going to be sold. That's why this this Loomis was visiting with them Now please mr. Marlowe, can you do this for me? Can you find out where the jewels are? It it would mean so much if we can return them so much Yeah, why can I find you later Charlene? I live at the Bradford arms the telephone number is sunset one oh two two nine One oh two two nine. No. No, what is your feet? Well, I We'll talk about it later. Huh? All right You are kind. I I only hope that later isn't too far away Monsieur Jardot's sake why why yes for For everybody's sake. Good luck Somehow or another I managed to stop at all the red lights and go on all the green ones and not hit anyone all the way From downtown LA where I'd left Charlene Up into Hollywood and over to Marty Loomis's house at 7710 North Rossmore Parking a half a block away. I stood looking at the rambling White House vintage 1915. I Was startled into action by a wiry white-haired old boy in search of a match After a quick servicing job. I moved up to the door As I knocked on the massive display of aging oak I decided that Marlowe should play the role of crooked jeweler to ease the entrance When the door finally opened and an ox and churny blue surge answered I wasn't too happy with my choice of roles The big club would have been better. Yeah, what do you want Marty Loomis? Is he in who's asking questions? The name's Becker mutual friend recommended me to him. There's a lefty know about this. He shouldn't why don't you ask him? Okay, come on in relax while I find out. Thanks any place in particular. Yeah flat on your And don't bother going for your gun. I'll do it for you Nice 38 at that now you're wallet Thought you were picking up your cue fast, didn't you mr. Oh Marlon private detective What were you thinking about when you bit big mouth something nice and calico your warm buster? My mistake, where do we go from here? You know place till I make the phone call Excuse me big jerk Westwood 9903 Yeah my my number Gladstone 2742 This won't take long Marlowe than you and I getting that. Oh, hello Tony. Oh It's chalky No, no, I looked every place No, honey. I tell you the stuff just ain't here, but something else is a Private dick named Marlowe What I know Yeah, yeah, probably one of that stinking slaters boys But you don't have to worry about Marlowe so long babe your mother chalky listen louse I got one question to ask you. I want a straight answer fast You working for zig slater. I don't remember well, that's too bad You know, I might have to get nasty if you don't cooperate doesn't much make any difference whether I cooperate or not Let's face it had chalky. All right. Let's do just Big mouth By the time I sorted my legs out from those that belong to the coffee table Chucky was gone But in his wake, there were three things that are very fast superficial search revealed My gun in the hall outside empty next to the door my wallet intact Near the overturned coffee table a pawn ticket from the Ryan loan company corner He'll an eighth Receipt for one great topcoat right sleeve ripped allowing seven dollars and fifty cents I dropped it in my pocket then put through a call the one lieutenant borrowed police headquarters In a few minutes. I knew that zig slater was a fence who had done time twice on stolen property charges And at present could be found in or around a shop on La Cienega Boulevard near Melrose Where he sold of all things tropical fish. I Hung up and started out of the door of my car In less than 50 feet. I knew I wasn't alone My shadow was the shock of white hair who earlier had stopped me for a match Was his turn to be surprised when I suddenly wheeled grabbed at both his lapels and shook well Believe me, I just want to rearrange your marbles so that when you start talking it comes out straight now Why are you following me and don't tell me you need me another match come on? I'm telling you because I I want to warn you about what a giant of a man I just saw near your car and a beat-up blue surge maybe yeah Yeah, that's right. You see I live across the street and after you gave me that match I took my regular evening walk, but when I got back I saw this man is this giant He was gonna let the air out of your tires. I know but I'd stopped him. Yes, sir I yelled at him real loud and he ran away. He he cursed me first now Now aren't you sorry you shook me like you did yeah, I am I'd let you shake me back But there isn't time pop no matter fellow. I guess I can figure it all right I mean the way you're acting must be a beautiful girl behind this someplace Always is right right Just to make sure she stays that way you'll excuse me, but I got to see a man about some tropical fish So long pop Zig Slater's place in last year it was three walls lined almost solid with bubbling tanks that were home for the kind of Screwy looking fish that made you wonder what they could possibly see with a bad case of DT's Slater was small and slight with black darting eyes that were too large for the rest of his face Which was prune winkle shaped like a coke bottle and had all that come here the look of an octopus It was on the phone Wasn't until I was close enough to hear the number He was after that operator was glad he was having trouble Because it was the same digit arrangement that chalky had called earlier and pre-faced Westport as well No operator. I did not call 9 9 3 3. It was Westwood 9 9 0 3. That's right All three yeah Hello Toby it's Ziggy darling. Where have you been? I try to reach you half a dozen times Walk. Oh, well look baby. You meet me over it. Wait a minute lost something mister Uh, why yes as a matter of fact I have one of my twin sword tails died I was just admiring yours here. I'd like to buy one. I'll be right with you Oh, meet me at the blue chip in 30 minutes. Huh sweet. Don't worry. I'm fine a little bit late I got a few things to do first Right. Goodbye, baby Sword tails mister or a dollar ten a dollar thirty-five and a dollar eighty. What'll it be? What they started at dollar ten? Uh-huh at the last place. I only paid 90 cents for a sword tail good one, too Then maybe you'd better go back to the last place, huh? Well, maybe I had good night, sir I was outside in my car and pointed toward the blue chip Which was an ex-speak easy on Santa Monica Boulevard that had quite never gotten over it I knew that I had something to work on before it was time to call Charlene And report that so far I had located neither the rubies nor Marty Loomis With luck I could have words with Toby at the blue chip before Slater arrived So 20 minutes later when I was there and seated at an all-alone table for two drink in front of me I looked up at the sound of high heels clicking toward me and the five and a half feet of blonde grew out of them and wrap Around suede When I called Toby by name and she pivoted like she was built on a hinge. I was back in business I don't know you If it's handy Chucky's telephone number You're Marlowe aren't you yes and private detective you ordered bounced around Let's not waste any more of each other's time Toby. Where's Marty Loomis? I'm sorry. I never heard of him all the pigeon blood rubies. Who are you working for Marlowe? Don't you remember I'm one of Slater's boys. You're a liar not a double-crosser Toby What do you mean by that when you're on the phone with Chucky brother Ziggy is referred to as the stinking Slater When Slater's on with it sugar and spice all the way around which means what you're not even close to being on the level with one of them I discount Chucky because his kind you hire pay and forget when the job's done Marlowe. So behave He's right outside that back door. It's a little thoughtless of you. Isn't it Toby? Lad's top coats and hockey might catch cold that I'd hate to see I'll bet now look Marlowe once more What are you after one rubies to Marty Loomis? And if I can't help you find either of them and I go to Slater on whose behalf my client who represents the real owner of the Stones named what it escapes me Toby Let's just call her a lovely lady from France Well a minute I thought you were on the side of law and what says different Marty Loomis is dead Marlowe Has been all night in the closet of a study at 771 old North Rossmore What and just so you don't miss the point one thing more I found the body But first outside. I found something else running away. It was a girl Marlowe a girl with a French accent In just a moment the second act to Philip Marlowe But first for those who delight in the fast action and faster thinking that thwart the evil doer CBS brings you three Outstanding examples every Sunday the Green Lama brings you the adventures of wealthy young Jethro Dumont Who uses his knowledge of the mysterious East to combat evil doings on this side of the Pacific? Call the police summons police commissioner Bill Grant to trail the objectionable offender and bring him to justice Sam's fade well What need to enlarge upon the extraordinary exploits of Dashel Hammett's brilliant private eye Hero of the Maltese Falcon and many other crime classics You can find these thrilling examples of mystery adventure delight every Sunday on most of these CBS stations And now with our star Gerald Moore We return to the second act to Philip Marlowe and tonight's story the pigeons blood When Toby said French accent it rocked me right back on my heels I stood there with my mouth open trying to reconcile death in a closet with a soft deep brown of Charlene's eyes I'll have blonde in front of me twisted her mouth into a victorious smile as tender as a cobra's I Got up and went out the front way dragging what was left of my pride behind me I had to know the truth about Charlene so I called it She answered on the first ring and I made my pitch I said I thought I knew where the rubies were hidden and told her to meet me at 77 10 Ross Moore And I drove to Ross more and waited in five minutes later a cab stopped down the street and she got out So I went to meet her Yeah, come on this way Charlene We'll find out baby. Come on side doors open. I said I wasn't sure and I'm not a lot of things Yeah, watch the stairs Should lead to the study still with me. I'm coming Okay, Charlie now if I've been lied to this is the place to check we'll start with that closet there Yes, open it up. Go on open it. I can't because you already know what's inside. Don't you? You know, it was there so you must have been in here before I followed him downtown, but I lost him when I got back here I came in and I I found him like that. I didn't know what to do I called you, but then I lied to you because I was afraid you're still afraid so maybe you're still lying No, no, this time is the truth. All of it. You're not holding anything back. No, no, that's all of it Oh, please don't force me. Please you must What was what I thought I heard a door close. I must be jumpy. I guess may I have a cigarette? Yeah You drop something quite white the pawn ticket. Oh, yeah, it's my brains. Can't you tell the Ryan loan company corner? Hill Street and eight at hill and eight. Don't worry about it. Shall we it's not mine Longest of a guy named chalky where the huck is winter wardrobe to keep himself in hamburgers forget it You want that cigarette or not? Not now. Come on. Let's get out of this room. Come on, please. I There is someone here a shadow moved on that wall or the back hall. Hey, you're right Listen, you beat it out that side dog. Go back to your hotel and wait. I'll see who this is All right creep crawl out of the woodwork come on I know you're present because you left your shadow sticking out right about here. Oh Well, well Slimy little sawed tail salesman himself. What are you doing here? Well, I'll tell you Marlowe. I'm just You got my name too, huh and more from a short talk with a platinum blonde named Toby Fancy for a slater her a lumus fancy you find things out. Don't you well? I didn't want to do it I've been going straight since I got paroled but legitimate business has been lousy when Loomis wanted you to arrange a deal You took them up, huh? Yeah, but right away. It got too hot I had it all set until that blonde started cutting in on Loomis. I don't go for that. Nobody's got a chance on a double-cross for instance, I Know what's in the closet see and Toby's the one that put him there. She told me Toby killed him Does she have the stones? I don't know I guess so because she was trying to make me go through with the deal But I turned her down Then I had a sap that gorilla chalky to get away. That's good, but it won't fit Slater Why'd you come back here clean up the joint with my record all that would take is for my phone number even my initials to turn up here And I'm cooking where does Toby live if I tell you will you give me a break? Tell me anyway and faster. I'll give you a break on the side of your head. Let's have a talk Okay, okay, thirty-one fifty-six south Ogden Drive Popman see now. How about it pal? Will you forget you saw me here? You lousy you're whining because things got tough if they hadn't you be getting calluses from counting money You're a crummy spider slater, so stay out of my way because next time we meet I'll step on you Little man rolled his big head up at me and grinned. I looked at it a minute Then shoved it hard to one side and walked out the way things stood I figure the next move which was mine had to be first to call to the police The report lumus's murder and second to fast pressure play on a faster blonde named Toby But I was wrong on both counts because I was halfway to my car when I found out the next move wasn't mine at all Out of the corner of my eye. I caught a shadow easing toward me under the cover of a hedge Was the whitehead duffer again in the setup was just like before so I saw no reason why the same maneuver wouldn't work twice I slowed down to give him plenty of time When I was sure he was right behind me. I turned fast and swung At thin air how many times you think you can pull that stunt son. Okay. It was my mistake Yes, it was and don't move because my gun goes off. I want to ask you a few things. I don't feel talkative Who are you and what's your racket son Philip Marlowe private detective? What's yours? That doesn't happen to be any of your business, son Let's just say I'm looking for one Vivian Jardot happener where she is Vivian Jardot. Sure Right now. She's in France Leon to be specific Yeah, she's in France right now like you're in Madagascar save yourself trouble son Where's she you know, you wouldn't know the truth of it fell on you. What's your angle Marlowe? Oh, come on Let's not be coy. It's the same as yours are fistful of rubies Well now you don't say and I suppose that's why Vivian Jardot has been following Loomis around all afternoon Vivian again You won't turn loose will you now listen son Jardot Damus here in town. I happen to know she hopped off a Norwegian freighter I finally picked her up right here She was tagging Loomis and I tagged her we played ring around the Rosie clear downtown I lost them in a traffic jam, but I picked up Loomis again for a few minutes at the corner of a hill in eight These are dole girl. I love them. Did you say Loomis was it hill in eight? Yes That's right. Why because I know a guy will give six bucks for a great topcoat on that corner So what so whoever said you can't teach an old dog new tricks was nuts That one's called slap the pistol and bust the old geezer. Sorry pop it had to be I got business. It won't keep so long I Ran my car piled in and headed down Wichita Boulevard wide open because anyway I looked at it Ryan's porn parlor at Hill and eighth was home plate and in time I'd spent gabbing with pop. It was a good chance that blood was already being spilled I'm an old gray topcoat with a lining full of rubies and when I remembered Charlene It walked out with a porn ticket for that coat in her hand. I got a little sick And I got the hill and eighth I spotted Ryan's place squeezed into a four-foot crevice between two tall buildings and dark inside I cut my lights park reloaded my 38 and walked up the alley to the back door We're standing open a foot and inside a flashlight was lying on a table while moving in and out of its beam And she clawed through a rack of second-hand topcoats Was Charlene Had her feet face up on the floor with a nasty gash over one eye Was a man who no doubt used to answer the name of Ryan. I Used the door open another foot and went in I got as far as the glow of light before she saw me Why'd you slug him honey? You had the ticket you could have just She didn't slug him Marlowe. I did Slater Yeah, don't turn around. Just toss your gun back here. Come on That's it Well, it takes care of everybody now. They're all here so we can get back to work Aren't you forgetting Toby and her trained ape? No Toby can't make it and chalky won't without her She can't make it because she's dead. I Found a nice closet for her too. Oh, I told you a feb when I said she killed Loomis I did that for both of them because they were double-crossing me. They were cutting me out of my own deal And you were laughing about it. I can't stand to have people laugh It's my fault feel like I didn't wait for you when I when I realized that Loomis So I had born the coat and not that chalkier I was sure that he had to hidden the rubies in it for safekeeping And so did I and I caught then I set a little trap for the big strong man who steps on little spiders Now you which coat is it this one? So it is this one give it to me. No, no, you can't take it stay away from me You mean I'll ain't don't be a fool. Let him have the coat. No the rubies in it on mine They belong to my father I came halfway around the world to get them and to take them home And I won't give them up to this this Oh Slater His head button sure is son The door here was as open as an invitation to the old-timers picnic. I've been listening now Don't move now either one of you. I've still got some business with miss Vivian. Jago. Hey come back here Charlie You missed that's your last chance believe me a trigger happy jerk She's out the door stand aside son. I've got to get that girl. I don't think so whose car is that out there yours? Yeah with a full tank of gas What are you grinning about? Okay, son. She's gone your coat and rubies Get away from both of us didn't see and from the look on your face You're not quite sure whether you've lost a one Two hectic hours jam with phone calls police reports on Toby and chalky and long-winded conversation in general went by before the whole mess of Dovetailed motives and overlapping authority was straightened out to the point where detective Luteney borough decided to get along without us and Turned me in my white-haired pal who? Who I blushed to discover was one Sam Harris 20 years in office over the immigration service loose on the town again in Sam's car. We threaded through the traffic McKnight wasn't it son? Yeah You know Sam you should have told me who you were and saved yourself that swollen jaw That's all right in a mix-up like this one was a few loose teeth the better than a loose tongue any day All I knew was that Vivian Jado was an alien who jumped ship I didn't know a thing about those rubies until I was right in the middle of it She just made up the whole story, huh about being Charlene Danielle and working here as an illustrator. That's right What are you gonna do about it Harris? Well son as it works out. I'm on her side now How's that she wants to get back to France and it's my job to see that she does there won't be any trouble You know, she's a crazy kid to try what she did alone But she made up a mind to get her rubies back and she did Yeah She's pretty too Or did you happen to notice? You're not listening. I was looking at that medal you got there on your key chain pistol marksmanship champion New York service range You know Harris when you shot at Charlene tonight, you know Wait a minute son. Mm-hmm. It was dark and that medal is ten years old Besides, it's not polite to put a man in the spot where he has to argue with his conscience My mistake. Well, there's your car exactly where I said it would be right across from the airline passenger gate Someone who had to make a plane in a hurry must have borrowed it Amazing, isn't it? Good night. See you again Sam and thanks When Harris drove away, I walked over to my car and got in but I didn't start up right away instead I just sat there and Thought of a plane fading off somewhere in the night the girl from France with soft brown eyes and Remember that I didn't even get a chance to say goodbye But then I saw it The note stuck over the ignition key Scribbled on an old envelope and hurried pencil All it said was someday sherry Someday the adventures of Philip Marlowe bringing you Raymond Chandler's most famous character and crimes most deadly anime star Gerald Moore and are produced and directed by Norman McDonald Script is by Meldon L.A. Robert Mitchell and Gene Levitt featured in the cast were Alma Lawton Edgar Barrier Gloria Blondel her Butterfield and Barney Phillips. The special music is by Richard O'Ron Be sure and be with us again next week when Philip Marlowe says Easy money is a suckers racket This time it started as a routine search for a rich girl's fiancee and the trail led to a silent house haunted by a face at the window and Blood in an open cedar chest But before it was over it became a quest for a corpse that wouldn't sit still Oh, will he be in France the lady took a chance He low the dain will show who could resist romance You'll be hearing four short lines sung sweetly later tonight and to some bright lucky CBS listener They'll be the key to fifty thousand dollars in prizes and cash It's the new phantom voice song on CBS's sensational Saturday night sing it again program an hour long bonanza of prizes Music and gaiety phone calls go out to all the nation asking CBS listeners to solve gay little riddle songs And for those who guessed these riddles it means a chance at the fifty thousand dollar phantom award 25,000 in super prizes for solving the phantom's identity 25,000 more in cold cash for answering only one more question about the phantom Listen closely when sing it again comes to you on most of the same CBS network stations just a little later this evening This is Roy Rowan speaking Now stay tuned for gangbusters which follows immediately over most of these same stations This is CVS the Columbia broadcasting system