 it's another case for that most famous of all man hunters the detective whose ability at solving crime is unequaled in the history of detective fiction Nick Carter master detective presented by the three great Linux home Brighton is Linux clear-glass varnish Linux cream polish and Linux self-polishing wax created by ACME America's great producer of fine ACME quality paints today's curious adventure and I for an eye for Nick Carter and the mystery of the upstate murders in just a moment we'll hear how Nick Carter solved the mystery of the upstate murders and saved Sharon Fraser a fortune by doing so but first here's a tip on homemaking millions of American homemakers have learned to care for their walls with cam tone the miracle wall finish that brings amazing new beauty now millions more learning to care for their floors woodwork and furniture with the three great Linux home Brighton is Linux self polishing wax which beautifies your floors with a satiny yet tough non skid finish that 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in Watertown and it's right on the way to where you're going would you stop off there long enough to call on him and tell him personal like how sorry we are at what happened to him oh Nick would love to do that he makes beautiful speech quiet Patsy this vacation I'm taking seems to have gone to your head would you do it Nick is a favorite to me of course he will attend okay Riley I'll do it for you I suppose the old folks who feel his death a little less keen leave we tell him he died a hero and Lion of Duty I think that's a darn nice thing to do Nick I'm proud of you thanks Nick I knew I could count on you you take me to the Fraser place on Upper Main Street I sure can mister get in and I'll get going yes come to pay your respects a better I suppose that's what you'd call it why oh just wondering how far you'd get been expecting somebody ever since young Tom got himself killed family taking it hard some is some ain't some we don't know whether they is or they ain't meaning what nobody ever gets to see the old lady you mean Mrs. Fraser yeah nobody but her doctor has seen her since she got sick from what I hear she might take it anyway oh little peculiar little they told Sharon your own daughter she was wild and wicked she'd be better off dead same for the boy Don that's a house just ahead there well nice looking old place isn't it looks don't mean much outside of a package don't tell what's inside wait please I'll be right out no I'll come back but I'll only be if I said I'd come back half an hour well okay but don't forget me I won't don't you forget about me nobody's home no who are you I'm a caroy I'm a policeman policeman good hey steady there steady and it's a drunk you can't stand up hey he's out cold and I lay him down you ought to be ashamed bringing him home in that condition I'm not bringing him home I'm taking him out that's worse look here I'm Nick Carter and I came here and Fraser what do you want I've a message for Mrs. Fraser from Lieutenant Riley of the Metropolitan Police oh we've been expecting somebody come on I'll take you to a room Dr. Gavin this is Nick Carter he wants to talk to mother nothing exciting I hope Mr. Carter and that's the condolences of the Metropolitan Police Department on the recent death of her son Tom Mrs. Fraser Lieutenant Riley thought the world of your son and he wanted me to tell you that Tom died in service to the people you may well be proud of him proud of him and the Lord said take now thy son whom thou lovest and offer him for a bent offering upon one of the mountains which I shall tell me of proud of him oh maybe you don't understand Mrs. Fraser Lieutenant Riley Mr. Carter suppose you come outside with me well all right Mrs. Fraser is not fully conscious of what goes on around her you've done all you could what was all that she was quoting from the Bible in cases of this kind it's not unusual for the patient to lean heavily on the Bible as a refuge from reality but her son yes I know Mr. Carter there's nothing to be done about it all right doctor whatever you say well if you think I can do no good here I'll just get back to the station that would be best I'm sure and thank you for coming taxi drivers long overdue when if you ever intended to come back waiting for somebody oh yes say what goes with the taxi service in this town I'd like to get that train to Albany it's already gone you'll have to stay here tonight no thanks I don't care for the atmosphere here you feel it too I do it's the most unpleasant feeling of hatred hatred that's monstrous and unnatural no I get a little uneasy here even into myself I'll be glad to have you that's my sister Mrs. Fraser yes come on let's trouble up there all right what's all right get out of here mother's upset and there's no reason there's her milk here yes but I'll have an analyzer that milk's all right I just brought it up she hasn't even tasted it and what made her think it was poison you tell me you're a detective aren't you why did this meal come from I got it out of the refrigerator my brother Don was with me he got a glass for himself and brought it upstairs he stopped to talk to mother while I changed my clothes where's your brother now in his room I suppose take me there at once it's the next room to this look for yourself I will Sharon your brother's dead and he's been murdered Mr. Connor this is Mr. Welch our county sheriff how are you sheriff Dr. Gavin says you don't think young down Frazier died of heart failure he died of heart failure all right heart failure brought on by a generous dose of poison I'm afraid Mr. Carter being from the city is used to dealing with the sensation probably but since he makes the accusation I'll have the corner analyze a boy's glass melt that ain't necessary it was murder all right you know who did it Sharon did it you're crazy uncle no no you ain't you scared you're like Lord won't fall for you if you ain't rich and you want money she bared you're willing to kill her to say after me probably killed him yourself if we were all dead you'd be the one to stop it stop it both of you we don't even know Don was killed it's just the mr. Carter here is I'm so glad you've come it's all right dear you Alex Lord that's right but I've better drop in before you city cops carted the whole household off to jail I have nothing to do with this this is off my beat don't let me slow your car don't worry sheriff I wouldn't what I'm getting out of here killer or no killer I'd like to be getting to Albany where's the phone it's in the downstairs entrance hall you'll see it right at the foot of the stairs thanks I'll close the door then I won't disturb anyone don't mind us we're leaving now anyway good night time for the 127 Albany all right I'll be on the porch whenever you get here and don't fail me now I've had too much trouble finding someone to get me out of here to want you to sleep up to okay goodbye I don't know why I feel as if I don't hear so but it earned that big never fell off that upper landing without being pushed I'd better see who's up there some transportation mr. Carter doctor come here yes I want to show you something what is it something wrong look over the railing see that big earn all smashed up at the foot of the stairs oh yes why that just missed me by inches a moment ago you think somebody was trying to kill you think I'm sure of it did you hear anyone up here well yes yes I did think I heard somebody out here a minute ago so there really is a killer in the house I hadn't believed it before you fellas hear anything why no did you so I heard a crash well you did someone try to kill me God and then I did hear somebody tiptoe past mature a bit back you know who it was no he sounded like they went down the back stairs to the kitchen let's see who's down there if anyone is which I doubt come on I'll be safe a minute until he's gone don't worry we'll make it so hot for him he'll be glad to go like we can miss crazy I've changed my mind I'm staying for the night you're staying here yes I'd hope that's in the last of you you almost did until someone dropped that oversized plaster vase at my head it was a wonderful idea I'm sorry it missed I'll show you where you can sleep come on the sun feels good a damp inside that old house eight o'clock one of the time they serve breakfast around here starting your snooping early aren't you why yes lovely morning for it out for a walk in the sunshine just out to get the mail if you must know I'll let you know if there's anything for you in the box thanks but I'm not expecting anything happy to say nobody else thinks any more of you than I do this looks more serious is someone trying to kill Sharon or is it Nick they're trying to get and why what is this to do with a hate that seems to rule the Fraser household we'll see in just a moment your youngsters are sometimes thoughtless about tracking in mud slush and snow these winter days even the careful grown-up sometimes can't help it but it needn't be a problem to keep your floors looking lovely when you depend on linux self-polishing wax 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as they were being shot at by an unknown killer who seemed to be hiding in the nearby not to the ground you hurt not much did you see who it was no so the bushes move that's all there wasn't Peter Rabbit let me see that arm nothing I right just a bad scratch you'll be all right here let me help you back to the house I feel a little fuzzy I don't like being shot at your lucky exam was no better you might have killed you know what's going on here that I hear shooting you did take care of Sharon I'm going to do some investigating for something yes looking for a killer a killer yes the man I'm looking for has my mark on him I found blood in the bushes from which he did his shooting maybe that's the man I saw what do you mean well I was driving up the back road and I saw somebody in here I was curious so I stopped and I came in but I must have missed whoever it was well there's no one here now that's sure so if your car is here you can drive me back to the house of course cars right over there behind the tree oh yes I see it did the killer get anybody now he was a poor shot but he intended murder all right here we are climb in Mr. Carter I see you have a rifle in the car here for a yes mind if I look at it not at all hmm nice little gun haven't had time to clean it have you I know I was doing a bit of hunting this morning on the way out I see let's be getting back shall we that is a coincidence Mr. Carter look there just coming around the corner of the house of a royal with a rifle I wonder what he's been shooting think I'll have a talk with him okay I'll see you later hope he's not the one you're after get anything no didn't see a thing nice gun you've got there may I see it oh sure sure yeah nice balance yeah dirty isn't it thought you hadn't shot it today heaven I must have forgot to clean it the last time smells pretty fresh for that you're getting at all them questions somebody shot Sharon a little while ago she hurt bad no but that's only because the killer missed you know anything about it me mr. Carter I love that girl as if she was my own daughter and why did you accuse her last night of killing her brother that was for her own protection mr. Carter I hope to take her away someplace and lock her up where she'd be safe isn't she safe here no sir we she stays around here she'll be murdered too I know what's going on around here who'd want to kill her right this I'm sorry to interrupt but Mrs. Fridge is very low maybe better come up boy sure sure we're sure in her room resting how is she doc it'll be all right excitement and shot with too much work Mrs. Fraser is really worse maybe I better get her get who me yes Sharon your mother's pretty bad all right now looks about the same to me my life shall hang in doubt before the endo shall fear day and night and have no assurance of the light oh don't be tired the mother Sharon please she is I'll wait downstairs I guess oh there you are Carter thought you might like to see the results of the analysis of the milk you say killed down Frazier yes I'd like to you have it sure have according to this Don's glass of milk contained calcium phosphorus lactic acid water and 5% butter fat in other words mr. Carter just plain milk here how about the other sample I gave you the milk from Mrs. Fraser's glass that didn't even look at the report on that she wasn't killed was she no but she claims she was being poisoned what does that analysis show let's see here what's highest a slow acting poison well I'll be darned says here there was enough high as soon as Mrs. Frazier's milk that poison half the colony I thought so then why was it done who got poisoned instead of the old lady sure if this is all part of a well thought-out plan the plan to commit wholesale murder unless we can stop it Carter you're crazy you carry any guns why of course I do one better let me have it be safer that way why should I turn my gun over to you as sure for this district it's my duty to see that nobody carries a gun he ain't got a permit for and I don't trust you you see things don't exist okay sure I know I have no rights in this part of the state that's a minute there you are sure look what's the idea taking out the cartridges before you turn the gun over to me I don't trust you any more than you do me I hate to be shocked with my own gun why you all right give it back to you when you're ready to leave I hope it'll be sure just as soon as I find out a few answers I don't know yet Sharon if you children didn't get your mother's money when she dies to whom would it go well Uncle Roy get it and if Uncle Roy didn't get it goes to some charity I think what are you getting at your mother take small doses of hyacinth as a sedative yes it's darned expensive could anybody get at it probably it's not locked up what is all this I wonder just how sick your mother really is you coward trying to drag a sick woman's name into this mess I'm dragging nobody and I'm just trying to loud please Mrs. Frazier is feeling better now where's Uncle Roy I left him with Mrs. Frazier you're what great great get out of my way I was afraid of that is my that's the law and then this is my car Uncle Roy yes Uncle Roy dead so she killed Uncle Roy stabbed him in the back yes must have made him lean over the bed and then drove the knife in his back I should have warned you Mr. Carter I've known for a long time that she was dangerously and saying that I never dreamed she would go this far first done now Uncle Roy Mr. Carter do you mean that Mrs. Frazier had anything to do with with Don's death that's ridiculous how could you have killed Don was really very easy Sharon just as soon as I found the analysis showed hyacinth and her milk I knew the answer she coaxed down to try it and there was so much poison in it that even the sip he took was fatal the poison made him sleepy and he went to his own room to lie down why should she want to do it I'll get to that in a minute well old Mrs. Frazier certainly wasn't the one who fired a chair in this morning naturally not but if you'd got there a little sooner Alex you'd have caught the murder a red-handed he stopped his car by the road ran into the brush shot at Sharon mister because he was in a hurry and then got back in his car and drove on do you know who it was he did the shooting Mr. Carter I do it was the same one who was responsible for Don's death and for Uncle Roy's did you said mother killed them you noticed I said the one who was responsible your mother isn't responsible she's just the instrument the murderer used to accomplish his ends but who is it then Sharon whose leather jacket is that on the chair behind you leather jacket what that's Dr. Gavin's I remember he wore it when he helped me into the house this morning look at the right sleeve right sleeve oh I see this blood on it must have come from where I was shot when I leaned on him that isn't your blood Sharon you'll find more blood inside the sleeve which certainly couldn't have come from your arm what are you getting at Mr. Carter the real murderer is the one who could best work on poor Mrs. Fraser's mind with drugs and suggestions the one who implanted in her sick mind the idea that her children were evil and wicked the only one who could have left a surgeon's scalpel where her hand could get at it when she wanted to stab Uncle Roy in compliance with his suggestion Carter you mean the Dr. Gavin yes I like that's what he means and he's quite right Dr. Gavin you it would have worked out except for you Carter I was afraid of you when you first came here that's why I tried to kill you with that earn you overplayed your hand Gavin you let me go my way as I wanted to I would never have given the Fraser household a second thought but you made me mad and that was your mistake I didn't dare let you go but you wished you had this morning when my shots winged you in the arm as you tried to kill Sharon I'll get even for that right now Oh yes he can share right Mr. Carter I happened to know that the sheriff took your gun away from you so you're helpless there'll be no last minute gun battle with you running the fight they'll just be one shot for each of you and I'm already disappointed Gavin but the sheriff only took one of my gun well you will look the one on my shoulder holster what you see is quite effective all right Alec pick up his gun I'll get the sheriff he'll know what to do with a cowardly rap like this but I don't understand why Dr. Gavin wanted to get them all killed off what did he hope to get out of it Nick that was all brought out of the inquest that seems that this Gavin was an imposter never was a doctor got kicked out of medical school and his senior year for being mixed up in an illegal operation he met old Mrs. Fraser a few years ago and in some way convinced her that he was a great doctor as far as I know he had no other patient he concentrated on her because he knew that she had over a million dollars sold it away and he wanted but how could he hope to get it Nick even if he did kill off all the other is a patsy remember I told you that after the children and Uncle Roy were killed the money was to go to some charity yes I remember that well investigation showed that the charity that was to get the money was a funny outfit that Gavin had fixed up for the occasion in other words Gavin and the charity were wanting the same thing and existed only for the purpose of getting the praise or million that's a pretty clever setup at that yes but Gavin forgot one thing though what was that when he was whispering biblical quotations to the old lady he should remember the one that goes and I for an eye tooth for a tooth a life for a life oh I see what you mean that's the one that applies to him right now a life for a life you bet he missed that one oh just a minute Nick oh hello tenant I'm talking to Nick right now want to sell out of it we sure why not Nick yes Lieutenant Raleigh just dropped in he wants to say hello to you hold on nothing doing that's one reason I came up here for a vacation that's why I wouldn't have to say a lot of rally oh but Nick see you when I get back well he couldn't wait to talk to you lieutenant but he said to give you his regards anyway just a moment Nick and Patsy will give you a preview of next week's exciting case but before they do here's a hint to every good hostess when you invite guests these days it's so brisk outside there's an added warmth of hospitality inside a home that's beautifully cared for and your home has that look when you carefully your floors your woodwork your furniture with the three great Linux home bright news you'll notice for instance that your furniture takes on new loveliness when you've used Linux cream polish to remove that cloudy accumulation of dust and previous polish for Linux cream polish cleans as it polishes your furniture yes it's true in one quick easy application you banish messy fingerprints and dirt from your furniture leaving a gleaming luster without that oily film which attracts more dust makes more work Linux cream polish saves one whole step in your cleaning day routine and you'll like the way it helps can see ugly scratches too get it at your dealers now Linux cream polish spelled L.I.N. dash X get all three great Linux home bright news Linux self polishing wax Linux cream polish and Linux clear gloss varnish at your nearest hardware paint or department store and now let's hear from Nick Carter himself well Nick what can you tell us about your next thriller a young friend of mine fell heir to a large and prosperous farm with the three members of the family who had owned the farm before him had all three died within the period of four years their deaths were also natural and so perfectly open and above board that he got suspicious everything looked too good well it seems like a peculiar way to feel well can the peculiar part of it came in when we started our investigation and found he was right and found it out only just in time to save the life of the young fellow himself the whole thing was extremely cleverly worked out what do you call it Nick ready for murder or the mystery of the dead Scotty now so long so long everybody and so long to you both see you again next week as usual next week at the same time listen to another curious experience of Nick Carter master detective entitled ready for murder or Nick Carter and the mystery of the dead Scotty Nick Carter master detective is featured in Street and Smith magazines Lawn Clark is starred as Nick with Helen Chote as Patsy original music is played by Lou White and the programs are written and directed by Jack McGregor Nick Carter master detective is presented at this time and over these same stations each week by the three great Linux home brightness Linux clear gloss varnish Linux cream polish and Linux self-polishing wax created by ACME America's great producer of ACME fine quality paints this is Ken Powell speaking for the thousands of Linux dealers all over America and saying so long until next week this is mutual