 Tomorrow meet the new Plymouth tomorrow enter Plymouth's big contest now presented by Plymouth the lineup Ladies and gentlemen We take you now by transcription behind the scenes of a police headquarters in a great American city We're under the cold glaring lights will pass before us the innocent the vagrant the thief the murderer This is the lineup Oh at your Plymouth dealer a new kind of low-price car Yes announcing the completely new Plymouth for 1953 more luxurious more powerful more comfortable with new glamorous lines a great Advance in car value at no advance in price. 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Be sure you do it tomorrow This weekend only Plymouth offers six new 53 Plymouth free in a big contest You won't want to miss so stand by for details later in the show There's nothing to be nervous about Yeah I can't help thinking about that poor girl. What happened to her don't worry, Mrs. Tyson. They can't see May I have your attention, please You people out there on the other side of the wire in the audience room may I have your attention, please? Thank you. My name is Cogger sergeant Pete Cogger. I'll explain the lineup to you Each of the suspects you will see will be numbered. I'll call off a number the name and chart You have any questions or identifications? Please remember the number assigned to the prisoner as I call his name The end of each line when I ask for questions your identifications call out the number If you're sure or not too sure of the suspect have him help The questions I asked these suspects and merely to get a natural tone of voice So do not pay too much attention to their answers as they often lie All right, bring on the line I couldn't see they can't see through that screen Turn all of you face the screen when you answer my questions sing out the people on the other side of the screen Want to hear you all right number one David shot lock grand theft auto step right up there Dave That's it. Where do you live Dave? Got in town. Where do you come from Dave? All right. Look at the screen up the floor What we are doing at the filling station what filling station the resting officers picked you up at a filling station It's nice and central that world was where'd you get the car Dave? What car car you were driving when the officers arrested you with the drive on our car. How'd you get here from Detroit? I drove car at California plates. I did. Where'd you get it Dave? All right To Charles white side aggravated assault step right up Charlie. That's it. Where do you live? Sing out Charlie What number? How long you lived there? Where'd you live before that? On the road anybody arrested with you? Yeah, oh Dutch what's his full name? I don't know. I do Francis Dutch Kramer. He'll be number eight in the next line Anybody else? Yeah Couple of guys stew and fake Stu Humboldt think Halverson. They'll be in the next line, too You know why you're here Charlie? Yeah, why? Papa said we slugged a guy did you I guess why Charlie tried to roll it One guy tried to roll the four of you so we ain't bright All right number three Thomas Kruzer open charge step right up in face front Tom That's right. Where do you live Tom? 62 31 Grove court. What do you do for a living? Building a superintendent janitor Yes, no way you're arrested Tom. I'm acting spot that girl's found murder. Isn't it that's Jean Bellamy? What do you know about it Tom? Oh, well read about him papers Brutal things beating the death like that. That's all you know Brutal thing though. What were you doing at the Brent freeway underpass Tom? When you mean time when the officers picked you up Walking home from work at two in the morning. I often work late at night. That's what I was doing last night I was working late that girl was found dead in the underpass Tom. Yeah, I know that How do you know? Well read about it in papers any questions or identification from the audience just a minute sergeant What do you think Mrs. Tassen I don't know It could have been him the man I saw And then it couldn't I don't know Better hold number three sergeant Number three Ben. I'm creature. That quines bringing him up Your witness identifier Well, she saw someone running away from the underpass about the time Jean Bellamy was killed But she wasn't too sure it was him. It's like everything else about this killing. Nobody's sure of anything except that Jean Bellamy was murdered How much you got on it, Ben? There it is Page 23 Caucasian single lived at 421 Hampton court What's a landlady say had an apartment there alone quiet respectable went out a lot, but no parties in the apartment Worked as a car hop at Rutgers Drive in there six months one of the top girls Friendly with everyone left work alone at eight o'clock the night. She was killed. It looks like that's all That's it Can't find anybody who saw from the time she left work until the squad car found her in the underpass at 117 the next morning it makes a tough deal like this no suspects no motives no witnesses Maybe a crucible clean it up for us pretty optimistic. I said maybe That's sergeant carger in the line Tom. This is the tank got three Sit on Tom Know why you're here Tom. Well, no, not exactly No, somebody out there identify me for something should they have Well, I don't know after all this big important murder and everything Really made a big splash in the papers didn't murder usually do yeah lots of publicity You said you read about the murder in the papers. That's right. I could hardly miss it all the headlines in there That all you know about it. Well Why should I know anything else? Well, we're asking you Coffee smells good. You want some no, I don't think it keeps me awake. What do you know about the murder Tom? Well Ready want me to start with time You killed Jean Bellamy. Oh, yeah, of course Why Tom oh Guess I love Jean too much lieutenant. I guess that's what I tell us about a ton. Oh, it's really pretty simple. It's like I said You know the tenant I think I changed my mind. What about that coffee could I have a cup of that? You said it was pretty simple Tom. Oh, yeah, like I said, you see I love Jean only she didn't love me There was a story like that once the magazine I read they called it only quieted romance You know sounds pretty didn't it is that coffee ready side? Cream sugar no black, please Where'd you kill her? Well, it was in the Brent freeway underpass. It was two nights ago You see she'd finally agreed to go for a walk with me after she got through work She never had before so she said she would that night. I guess she was just sorry for me I didn't ask her to be sorry for me. That's not what I wanted from her But I guess she wasn't it so we went for a walk to the Brent freeway underpass. Yeah, that's right What happened then Tom? And what happened in the underpass I killed her what you use Coffee's good. Probably keep me awake. What did you use Tom? What weapon? Yeah Well, it was an old piece of pipe I found in the underpass You know it's funny. I was gonna kill her all the time But I hadn't figured out how yet and I saw an old piece of pipe there. I guess I was lucky What'd you do with it after it's tough the pipe you mean yeah Well, there's that lagoon near the underpass that waters pretty deep there understand her through it in there That made it a pretty perfect crime. I mm-hmm See you know the tenet I I'm sorry What about well because I threw that pipe away that that would have made things easier for you the fingerprints and everything Yeah, I guess that was a mistake. It wasn't your biggest one What do you think Ben? Well, Kurtz's story checks out only you don't believe Everything he told us he could have read on the papers all we've got is his confession no corroborating evidence Yeah, I'm gonna make it tough on us if he's a confess and Sam and Doc Gorson. Oh, is he finished with him? Let's find out What kind of trouble to bring you here gentlemen mental physical or romantic and just tell us how romantic crutes his confession was done Thomas Alva crutes her Interesting character Thomas Freud would have had a field day with him He's a confessing Sam Well, there's a day and a half shot. What makes a guy do a thing like that duck fest to a crime. He didn't commit Yeah, it's a curious phenomenon. If you have a couple of hours to spare. I'd be happy. I will see you around doc No one to lecture of curiosity All right Psychological need for attention. Why not boil it down that way in your reports Oh Yes, me Got something for you on that Bellamy girl be right there There's something else for you to work on black address book Gene Bellamy's that's right. What did turn up came to the mail this morning anything with it. No letter Just that plain envelope for dressed with letters cut from newspaper headlines Drop to fifth and central around five o'clock yesterday afternoon Any print letter carriers daughters gene Bellamy's some parcels from another woman's left hand What did latent Prince say no record and forwarding to the FBI? Hey plenty of names in this book All men Must be 56 you haven't 77 then I'll find out which one killed her Hey sides down any have you heard there's gonna be a body found tomorrow and $25,000 one thing at a time boy a body Where in Whitley showroom the Plymouth theater on high street? You better be there first chance to see the rips not new 53 Plymouth But what about the body terrific completely new this year that 53 Plymouth looks like no other car You've ever seen it smart sleep enough for your shenanigans. All this talk about a body This is just a car body just a car sergeant what you said this isn't just the car It's a Plymouth the new Plymouth They're saying it's a milestone in automotive history first car in the low-priced field with true balance and you call it just a car Sarge listen this Plymouth is completely new from the wheels up 100 horsepower new body new chassis new design you ride all right all right all right Now what would you say in about $25,000 prizes in a meet the new Plymouth contest? You get empty blanks from any Plymouth dealer start tomorrow But the contest closes next Monday midnight all right boy all right. I'll be there tomorrow I'll enter the contest now for the love of Mike will you get back to your feet okay, but Sarge? My feet hurt what this police force needs is a new Plymouth Talk about this in the hall lieutenant my boss finds out the cops are talking to me. That's okay Look lieutenant about this gene Bellamy. I don't know nothing about it. You knew it didn't oh sure I knew it well that is I took her out twice and that's all lieutenant honest. When's the last time you saw oh Maybe a year ago a year and a half. She phoned me a couple of times afterwards as for money But I didn't see her again. You see I I don't know nothing about this lieutenant honest Yes, that's right lieutenant You didn't have a quite friendly for a while how long ago mr. Have a camp have we stopped seeing each other about six months ago Why was that I came to my senses I guess I'm a married man two children in high school An elder of my church I'm quite ashamed of myself now, but a beautiful girl like gene can have an awful hold on a middle-aged man Gene went for me in a big way Sarge and we hit the hotspots together for a while I haven't seen it for maybe two three months now. You know how it is What hotspots did you hit Reggie? Well? There was always one joint she wanted to go to or on Clarkson Avenue the blue parrot Always the same joint. What's to do in a nightclub? I got It's not too busy. It's early. Yeah, probably be jammed another hour or two. Yeah Come on in boys. Got a good table for you right over here the manager in all that means you please don't get here This early tell you troubles to Alma. We want information Alma That's right Let's talk over here sit on has something on the house. Oh, no, thanks. Sure. No, thanks. Hey, give me a bourbon on rock Joe Okay, Alma. What's on your mind boys gene Bellamy? That's figure you know her sure real tough break for that kid. What can you tell us about it? Oh swell kid always laughing like a good time nuts for the kind of music they play here She hung around here a lot almost every night. Why? She was not on the town if that's what you mean She knew lots of men she wasn't out on the town Just didn't want to be a car hop all the life. So she was looking for the right guy She ever find it. Yeah, she said she did when the night. She was killed She was in here then that's right anybody with it. Yeah, Alma. Thanks, Joe Who is with Jean that night? Nobody sure I said nobody. What about this guy? She said she found she just said she found him give his name anything else about nothing What time she leave her 1111 30 hello, she met somebody outside man. Yeah, ever seen before Yeah, used to come here with Jean pretty often. I haven't seen him for six or eight months. So know his name. No, what's he look like? 45 medium height has a little scar on a corner of his mouth Horn rim glasses nice looking guy. They live in a car. Yeah, what kind? I don't know was a nice looking car pretty new. I don't know what kind though. What color was it? Blue I think some kind of light blue You happen to notice the license number Hey, did you ever play license plate poker trying to make the best poker hand out of the numbers you see in license? Yeah, I play it all the time make mine bets with myself sounds crazy But I like it what about it or when I come in here that night the best hand I'd seen was two pairs nine overdoses the guy who drove genie way that night beat me You remember what he beat you with a low straight four five six seven eight you sure about that Sure look like a good bet for a win in hand not for Jean Bellamy. It wasn't get the report from motor vehicle. Yeah License number ten X four five six seven eight issued to John W. I have a camp six eleven That's your drive from Almer's description. It had to be him. He's driving a coupe today. We questioned him Well, that was his wife's car neighbor say he hasn't been driving his to dances the day after Jean Bellamy was killed anybody checking for Quines, but not all day. I got to get some cigarettes. Oh, yeah, what am I makes me call that's not what the ad say they still make me call Can we pin it on have a kid? I don't know good defense lawyer could blow almas testimony sky high She got a record. Yeah, two counts drunk driving disturbing the peace Prince don't match with those on Jean Bellamy's address book though You need any cigarettes? Oh Have a camp alibi is phony claimed to be at a movie at the great western theater It was closed that night with decorating. Yeah, that'll help. Maybe any motive He told us he stopped seeing Jean Bellamy six months ago or his family say came to a senses Only his wife filed a divorce action on November 10th Mental cruelty just a week ago. Yeah a couple of days after Jean Bellamy died Talk to the wife. Yeah, just as soon as Guthrie quiet. Where is it the Lester upholstery shop 11 central having no seat covers put in blood stains on the upholstery Yeah, have a camp. I'll give him a chance to prove it Is it please is mr. Have a camp at home? What did you want to see him about we're police officers police? That's right. Is he in? No No, he's not home. Are you Mrs. Have a camp? Yeah, when do you expect your husband to have a kid? I don't know. Will it be homely to this evening? I don't know. Where is he now? I don't know Could we talk to you for a few minutes? Mrs. Have a camp. I don't know anything about my husband to say it'll only take a few minutes Thank you. Now, what is it? Mrs. Have a camp does the name Jean Bellamy mean anything to you? Yes Could you tell us what you know about her? I know she was murdered about ten days ago. Is that all you know? Yes, you sure Mrs. Have a you said you wanted to talk to my husband Why are you asking me all these questions? Did you know your husband and Jean Bellamy were friends? Yes, you know, we've been seeing a lot of her the past year. Yes, what'd you think about that? I Didn't mind Did you do anything about it? No, you sure you've got no right to ask me questions A girl's been murdered Mrs. Have a I have nothing to do with it. Did your husband Mrs. Have a camp he killed it, didn't he? Did he tell you? Not how'd you find out? Jean Bellamy's address book Yes It was on the garage floor The next morning must have fallen out of the car without him knowing you mailed it into us She'd been killed Somebody was guilty Somebody had to pay. Why did he kill her Mrs. Have a camp? She deserved to die She's had no right to do to him what she did She Your husband no that must be my daughter. She's had a party tonight. She said she'd call may I sure hello Yes, that's dear. Are you having a good time? Oh That's wonderful. Yeah, you go ahead and enjoy yourself. Let's try not to get back too late. Oh Yes, dear. We're all right just sitting around reading Of course, of course, I'll give daddy a big kiss for you Goodbye there That's one of the reasons Jean Bellamy deserved to die our children Breaking up my husband's life and mine and Our children he was a wonderful man a wonderful husband and father Before he met her Why'd he kill her? He'd given her up once I Thought he was all over it then A week before it happened He told me he couldn't fight it any longer. She was driving him out of his mind. He was going back to what happened then He told me about it this afternoon How he met her that night Then she told him it was all off She was going to marry somebody else. She laughed at him I'll never forget his face as he told me about her laughing at him. You're seeing when a little crazy Where's your husband now up back in the garage What's he doing there? We Decided that would be best for the children looked like an accident He's been there almost 15 minutes. Come on beat Must be a back door in the kitchen. Yeah, there it is Hit that side door. There he is here. Let's get him. How's he looked in they're not too bad Better call in. They should look so quiet and peaceful He hasn't looked that well since Before he met her Is he dead? 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Thank you My name is Cogger sergeant Pete Cogger, I'll explain the lineup to you each of the suspects you will see will be numbered The lineup starring Bill Johnstone as Lieutenant Ben Guthrie with Jack Moyle's a sergeant Pete Cogger Was written by Sydney Marshall with music by Eddie Dunsteader featured in tonight's cast were Jeanette Nolan James McCallion John McIntyre Howard McNeer high ever back Sydney Miller and Virginia Greg the lineup was transcribed in Hollywood by Jaime Del Valle The lineup was presented tonight by Plymouth Remember tomorrow visit your nearby Plymouth showroom to meet the new 53 Plymouth a great advance in car value at no advance in price Dan coverley speaking. This is the CBS radio network