 Peter Chambers in transcribed and starring Dane Clark have an investigator duly licensed and duly sworn Peter Chambers Private eye. That's your business Anything else? That's for laughs You're strolling along Fifth Avenue on a beautiful spring afternoon, and you stop with the window of pitchers department store for a peek at the styles and then suddenly She's there beside you a tall blonde with curves an electric blonde with voltage She looks undecided seems as though she wants to say something and well Maybe spring has gotten into you So you start the ball rolling with a deathless piece of dialogue beautiful day isn't it Yes, lovely, and and the weather whether it's Perfect for strolling. Yes May we stroll? Yes. Yes, of course My name is Angela Wentworth. I'm Peter Chambers. We're going to call on my uncle. Mr. Chambers We'll go there directly if you don't mind Uncle she says we're going to call on my uncle Well, it's springtime in Manhattan and the squirrels are out But if that's the way she wants it, she's far too beautiful to argue with So you accompany her to Madison and in the elegant hotel You're right up to the tower apartment and she nibbles with delicate knuckles on a thickly impressive door My uncle isn't well. I don't want to wake him if he's sleeping Do you have a key? Yes, as a matter of fact, I do. Well, then let's use it, huh? Yes, yes, I shall Inside you get a back view of an old guy snoozing by an open window You can't see his hands there in his lap Angela taps you and you tiptoe behind her into another room She sits down and crosses her legs and you've got trouble keeping your eyes away from her knees But you manage Well, do you have it? Uh? I beg your pardon. Did you bring it? Bring what? The earring Earring what where's my handbag? Here it is. Oh, thank you. Yeah here Read this a clipping which I tore from the personal column of the Times Please read it out loud. All right Let me see now If the lady who lost an earring at the art students ball Friday evening will meet me in front of Fitch's department store Tuesday afternoon between 2 and 2 30 I shall be happy to return Now do you understand? Yes, yes, I do and I'm terribly sorry. Sorry, but why look like Miss Wentworth I didn't insert that ad You didn't but no, no, I just happened to be there and well you were there and well conversation sprang up Funny yes really funny, but I do think you ought to go now She sort of starts you on your way But on your way you get another look at the old man and suddenly you don't like it He hasn't moved and there's a white waxiness behind his ears and you go near What is it mr. Chambers? He's dead She passes out in the faint and you let her lie you go around to the front of the old man and you take a look He's got a gun in his hand and two bullet holes in his stomach You're working at your trade now, and you work quickly and carefully the rooms in perfect order absolutely No sign of a tussle the old man still warm hasn't been dead in our then Toward the middle of the room you see it a round red spot that sort of blends in with the russet color of the rug You touch it It's blood Then you go back to the old man you dig around in his pockets. You come up with a beautiful triangular emerald earring And just then Angela Wentworth starts stirring Easy easy does it miss Wentworth come on come on. Let me help you up He's dead he appears to have shot himself Look look look let's go back to the other room Now there will you sit down? I'll use a phone operator Please headquarters emergency. I only left him Perhaps an hour ago. Hello Hello, I want to report a death. That's right a death 598 Madison Avenue a hotel the tower apartment All right now miss Wentworth. There's nothing we can do but wait for the police Look I found this this earring in your uncle's pocket Thank you It's the maid of the one I lost What was it doing in your uncle's pocket that clipping a person said they would return the last one if I could identify it So I brought the mate here to uncle Left it with him and intended to bring the finder here with me show him the mate to the earring which would be perfect identification Is it valuable each earring is insured for $20,000, but Mr. Chambers may I please call somebody sure who do you want to call Oliver Hartford my brother-in-law? He's married to my sister. He came here with my uncle. They live way up in New Hampshire all of them. What about you? I live here in the city May I call Oliver all right? Where's he staying right here this hotel one of the downstairs suites? Well, let's call him Would you connect me with mr. Hartford, please? They are thank you Hello, Ollie Come up to uncle sweet quickly, please The guy shows Oliver Hartford big young and brawny He sort of takes over in the comfort department for a sister-in-law and Presently there's an onslaught of cops medical exam of fingerprint men and the works and boss man of the works your good friend detective Lieutenant Louis Parker Looking a little harassed today, but working with his usual competence And then after they're all done and the medical examiner has made his report and the body has been taken out Parker takes you aside and you fill them in on your end of the deal Well, they got me working today. I got three unfinished cases now this thing pops up never rains medical examiner says suicide Girls identified the garners the old man's Emmy says time of death two o'clock door was locked Who else had keys nobody but the old man he lent his to the girl and she was with you when the thing happened It's suicide period boy. I am busy today. Let me go in talk to those two the relatives and I'll beat it out of here Sure, Louie. Let me go talk to them All right, then miss went worth mr. Hartford. Oh, by the way, mr. Chambers here's a private detective and one of the best Soldiers in case either you're not satisfied with the way the police may be over where we're perfectly satisfied lieutenant Of course. All right, then let's get some of the facts out of the way Name a deceased Robert Wentworth the rich man ex-oil man worth many millions retired widow. Yes He's only two living relatives his nieces Miss Angela went worse of course my wife Marie Wentworth Hartford. Where's your wife now? Why? She's at home up in New Hampshire. See I came in with Uncle Robert last week Okay, medical examiner says suicide and every external item points to suicide time to a clock Now where were you with two o'clock mr. Huff in my room napping and you miss Wentworth with mr. Chambers on Fifth Avenue near pitches department. I'll corroborate that lieutenant. Thank you, mr. Chambers. You're very welcome Yeah, all right. All right. Sorry lost my head now this suicide thing would mr. Wentworth be disposed to suicide Oh, yes, no one of the time now, please one of the time you miss Wentworth Well lieutenant my uncle was very ill. He was here for an operation The doctors gave him very little chance. Did he know that he had this very little chance. Yes, of course. He knew it better than any others Yeah Seems to be clean-cut no loose ends Mr. Hartford. Yes, sir. Would you accompany me downtown? I need a member of the family many little items of life Yes, of course lieutenant course and so you're alone again with miss Angela Wentworth You take her home to a cute little apartment on East 34th and there Thank You mr. Chambers You've been very kind not at all Look Angela ours was a well a chance acquaintance, but There's no reason why I should end there. No no reason at all. I I like you very much mr. Chambers and I like you Look Lawyer was mentioned back there. Was that the only person your uncle would want to see to arrange the fairs? No, there was another and much more important Algernon Sacco his business advisor Sacco. He has an office down on Pine Street. Bye now miss Wentworth I'll be in touch with you. Yes, please do Now here's a brand new wrinkle Algernon Sacco Crooked as a country road a big operator and a shrewd one you'd tangle with him a few times But that was way back before he acquired respectability and a few rich clients an old Cackle voice guy, but smart as a brand new whip So you're down on Pine Street all stone and steel No pines no pines at all Yeah, who do you wish to see mr. Sacco and tell him I'm the hurry nobody's in a hurry with mr. Sacco I'm in a hurry use other lint a comma yours and tell him Peter Chambers just a minute Mr.. Sacco a gentleman here to see you says he's in a hurry a mr. Peter Chambers Mr. Peter chamber See what I mean, baby. I'm a real VIP. That's daughter. You're right Mr.. Chambers my dear private operator now Jimmy boy. I shall not mince as they say words to the point then Peter Robert Wentworth. Oh Excellent client loaded 20 million dollars. Oh boy. Are you going to be sad to hear this? Yeah, what? He's dead Dead You're kidding. I never cared when it has to do with death Now look, I want to run down this guy and I want it fast and I want it all Did he have a will? Well, come on. Come on. Let's hear the wheel left his entire estate was two nieces Angela and Marie 10 million dollars each and Who was the executor to this will be Algenon Sacco pretty piece of change involved for Algenon Sacco yes now that he's dead before he changes will I learned that pretty piece of change Fees and commissions advance up advance about now wait a minute wait a minute you just said before he changes will Did he have any intention of changing it? Well, what come on? Look pal. There might be a motive here for murder Are you mean? I it's got its angles But if it gets to the cops it gets to the newspapers and all your background gets washed up now You can't use that algae not the new respectable Algenon Sacco What do you want to know well, you know what the man says all the time the facts pal the facts Well, he came in late last week and discussed changing his will He felt that his nieces were well provided for he was making up his mind to leave his entire estate to medical research You like that? No, I did not so what did you do about it? So I got in touch with Oliver Hartford after all a change of will meant a loss to mr. Hartford's wife of 10 million dollars and when your wife loses you What did his heart for do about it? I don't know but he was going to tackle the old man See if he couldn't talk him out of it. Okay algae. Thanks for the information Keep respect You're working now you're beginning to smell what you suspected murder You get up to Angela Wentworth's place and she opens the door for you and your eyes pop She's wearing blue silk lounging pajamas and she has a pony of brandy in her hand Blue silk lounging pajamas they were born to be worn by Angela Wentworth It's good to see you again, mr. Chambers likewise miss Wentworth you Seem to be rolling with the blow. Well, I've been thinking about it Uncle Robert was an old man and very ill Perhaps it was for the best look at the ball you attended when you lost your earring like some brandy Mr.. Chambers well, I'll take a rain check on it now that ball you attended who went with you I mean who was your escort Oliver my brother-in-law? Uncle insisted I Think I had one cocktail too many at that ball that earring was gone before I realized it Mr.. Chambers You're going to pay a social call on Oliver Hartford You knock on his door and he opens and you pull your way in This what's the matter with nothing nothing just got no manners I suppose get out of here I'm going but you're coming with me. I'm going with you where downtown Police headquarters and just what are we going to do there? I'm going to accuse you of murder Oliver swings you duck you swing Oliver ducks, but he doesn't duck good enough He goes down and out and as you finish the pivot of your swing there stands Detective Lieutenant Louis Parker in the doorway real nice form Pete you starting to get your shoulders into it Thanks, Louis. It's deadly apologies to the private eye from whom from me. I'm not busy anymore So so the old guy was murdered. He wasn't a suicide. That's my Louis got finished with the press of business had time to think There's a spot of blood in the middle of the room How come we find the old guy in the rocker by the window exactly he was shot in the middle of the room And he was pulled over to the rocker the gun was wiped and put into his hand furthermore downtown a paraffin test shows The old guy never fired the gun in that clincher that figures where have you been till now Louis backtracking after you Saw that sacro guy saw that Angela read that newspaper clipping He took it to the ball all of a dead drawer and he stuffs a full of cocktails and clips the earring sticks that phony Add in the paper so he can get her out of the way Then he goes in to see the old man bumps him with his own gun fixes it for suicide and leaves and the door Locks on the clicker so we got a locked room in the bargain. Well. What's our next step Louis? Well, we take this bum downtown. Let's get him back to consciousness. We take him downtown and see how he acts under a bright white light Oliver Hartford at headquarters gets closeted with detective Parker and a host of excellent interrogators You wait across the street and Luke McCool's lonesome bar and grill you sip on a stinger and you ponder It figures for about two hours Brother when cops know you're done it and you're an amateur you're a blustering wise guy for part of the way But pretty soon you break wide open Unless you're very smart or very stubborn and You've got a feeling that Oliver may be very stubborn So you're off and running and you're making tracks again for Angela Wentworth's place Come in come in Mr. Chambers You're becoming quite a regular visitor And I like it You like it too, but you don't have the time I Offer brandy again, Mr. Chambers and again I've got a refused double rain check this time this went with a look look that earring may I have it the earring And look may I call you Angela? Oh, please you can trust me with it I had it once and I give it back to you remember. Yes, but what please please let me have it now return it to you and when I do I've got a hunch. I'll have the time for Perhaps a brandy a tool all right, Mr. Chambers Here it is And so you're back in Luke McCool's lonesome barn grill across the street from headquarters And yet trifling with stingers again when Parker shows up And he hangs a face in front of you. That's longer than a lover's kiss Pete boy We've got us a Tata meaning who meaning that Oliver Hartford tough boy That's tough the guy killed Uncle Robert so that his wife could pick up 10 million solid Samoans There's no one else Louie. No one else could possibly have done it nobody with motive. It's all right boy Angela she was with you Sacco. No question. He was in his office all day. Yeah, the niece all of his wife We've checked it. She's in New Hampshire No question. We've got the right pigeon. We've got him right up to the break-in point, but he won't break Pete all I need is a gimmick one little thing to shove him over and I've got it for you lieutenant That what the crowbar that will topple the rock only this crowbar is green. It's shiny and it's worth 20,000 bucks here Look That's a beauty. Where'd you get that? Out of Oliver Hartford sweet. No. Yeah So Louis Mellad take this earring and shove it down his throat. Give me pal So you're alone once more And you've got your fingers crossed Psychologically it fits But if it blows up You're going to be in the middle of the explosion If it blows it will blow all over you But 20 minutes later park is back and he's beaming he returns the earring and he claps you on a back and a clap on the back From Parker is like a jolt of the jaw for Marciano got him got him got him good full confession The works broke him down completely. Oh now he's up the other alley pleading for leniency You tricked him Louis. I tricked him. No, not me. That's my pride. I'm a straight cop I tricked nobody. I know I know so I had to trick you into tricking him. What what are you talking about the emerald earring? What about it? It's the wrong one. It's the one out of uncle's pocket the mate to the one that disappeared the wrong one Well, I'm where's the right one? Well, it must be where Psychologically it ought to be Now you have the guy in the brink Louis. There wasn't time to go looking for the right one So I used a wrong earring for the right purpose and it worked so now Let's go find the right one You accompany Parker and five of his best boys to Oliver's suite and they give it a professional going over and they come up with the earring Inside a cake of soap Amateurs are all alike. They think they discovered a brand-new hiding place just because they thought of it Parker gives them to you the pair. Go ahead kiddo. You retain them. You may as well get something out of this glory at least And so the private eye in proper tradition his back worry belongs in the beautiful ladies apartment He partakes of a bit of brandy and then he presents her with a complete set of emerald earrings. Oh Mr. Chambers I I Don't know how to thank you think nothing of it ma'am of fee Would you perhaps accept a fee? No, thanks nothing as mundane as a fee But I I just don't know how to thank you. Well, you think about an Angela. Just sip your brandy and think Come here, Mr. Chambers. Oh, I'm coming ma'am. I think I know what you mean Something like this Mr. Chambers and there you've had crime and Peter Chambers Dane clock was starred as Peter Chambers Crime and Peter Chambers transcribed was created and written by Henry Kane Others in the Casper Bill Zuckert heard as the tenant Parker Joyce Gordon as Angela and Bernard Grant as Oliver It was directed by Fred Way and this is Fred Collins inviting you to tune in next week same time same station for Dane Clark in crime and Peter Chambers And Peter Chambers has come to you through the worldwide facilities of the United States Armed Forces radio and television service