 New post-war old Dutch cleanser famous for chasing dirt presents Nick Carter famous for chasing crime Every week at this time two great names are joined as new post-war old Dutch cleanser brings you one of the most resourceful and daring characters in all Detective fiction Nick Carter master detective Come back here I saw them crazy fools. They could have killed us. You're not kidding driver. Look at those windows. Hey dosing. Oh, yes, they are their bullet holes and Now the case of the great impersonation today's adventure starring Lon Clark as Nick Carter brought to you by new post-war old Dutch cleanser When Jack Blaney was police reporter on the morning blade He and Nick saw a lot of each other But they lost touch when Jack moved to Center City as city editor of the Daily Crusader there and then late one night Nick received a long-distance call. Hey, where are you calling from Jack Center City? Yes I'm still at the newspaper office Everybody else went home hours ago But I'll be here until morning except that I'll probably have to run out for cigarettes in a little while big story coming up Oh, plenty big. I'm going through the morgue checking every crime story here for the past ten years What's the big idea that there's a gang in this town that the local cops haven't been able to touch They don't even know who's at the head of it, but I know anybody I ever heard of I Don't want to mention names over the phone But they're mixed up in everything gambling stolen cars black market building materials and now counterfeiting Well, look Jack you better get in touch with the Treasury Department then counterfeiting is their job No, no, I want to get the evidence myself first This is really big stuff Nick and if I swing it it'll give me a national reputation as a newspaper man But Jack if you know so much about their operations and plans and you know who's at the head of the outfit Any proof Nick I just happened to overhear a scrap of conversation between a couple of drunken mobsters and one of our local gin mills They mentioned their boss's name and then I heard something about Arlie Greiner and then Arlie Greiner Yeah, he's going to supply the counterfeit money and the mob here will distribute it Look Jack take my advice will you call the Treasury Department? I'll make a bargain with you Nick if you'll come out here for a few days and help me get proof to back up But I know I will call them before I take any action now wait Oh, it means a lot to me Nick breaking this story. You'll put me ahead ten years in the newspaper game. I'll have offers, okay Okay, Patsy and I'll catch the next train. Oh swell well now. I'll get back to work. So long Nick. Goodbye. See you tomorrow, right? Get off the recorder Benny. That's all there is they hung up that's snicking rat Blaney Hiring a private eye from the big town. Oh when a boss hears this record He'll blow his top the boss must have figured something was up or he wouldn't have his tap Blaney's phone wire Hey, I hope he thinks of some way to keep this car a guy from coming here. I heard about him Don't worry about car when his train pulls in tomorrow. We'll be ready for him, but tonight We're gonna take care of mr. Blaney Come on Patsy. Here's a cab say Nick center city is quite a place, isn't it? Oh sure almost a hundred thousand population garlic. I get in Patsy. Yeah Well, so brother the morning Crusader officer There's another cab round. I'm not ready to get the hotel Bradford be all right with you fight. Oh, well, that's all right We don't mind sharing never mind. I think I see another cab coming now. Thanks If she can see a cab coming she has better eyes than I have think she changed her mind when she saw us Patsy What's the matter? Do we have leprosy or something? You know who that was no Olly Grunner's girl Olly her name's Connie mill. Oh, yeah, no wonder. She didn't want to ride with us if she recognized you She probably did have run into her several times around New York Wonder what was in that bag she was carrying Hey, buddy, you know any people in New York? Yes quite a few why any theatrical producers? Oh, yes couple How about give me a letter introduction, huh? Well, I don't know I'm talent see undiscovered talent one of them Stars of tomorrow. Yeah, listen Am I mortified am I point up? I'm standing on the street corner with them Priya go by me site Bison when up comes this discourteous individual He steps up on my toes puts a penny in my mouth and tries to weigh himself. Ha ha ha ha. I got a million of I get That was Jimmy Durratti. See oh Yes, yes, we see how about this? Now you listen to me young dr. Killjoy I'm an old man Maybe I'm not the surgeon I used to be but at the same time. Hey watch out for the truck Yeah, shut up And I was liable driving the truck you mean. No, that's the impersonation. I was doing I'm gonna personate anybody Maybe you like to hear Edward G. Robinson. Oh, not while we're in this heavy traffic I can drive this hack with my eyes closed. I don't argue with him. He'll try to prove it to you From now on I'm running this Mopsie. Yeah, I'm a little squeezer. You're taking orders for me See yeah, I have to put a hole at somebody's head Come back here come on back to the curb deliberately. I saw the crazy fools. I could have killed us You're not kidding driver. Look at those windows. Hey dosing. Yes, they are bullet holes from a machine gun The office Nixie on the door Jack Blaney city editor girl said to walk right in but did you notice how oddly she said it? If you were frightened or something. Well, maybe Jack can explain. Yeah Hi, Jack. Oh, hey, mr. Connor miss born I'm chief Ramsey of the center city police department the police when the receptionist phone to say that you were here to see mr Blaney I Recognized your name, so I asked her to send you in without saying anything anything about what chief About the fact that Blaney was murdered at three o'clock this morning. What murdered? That was only a couple of hours after he phoned me How did it happen a couple of hoodlums waited in front of this building with a machine gun? Oh your local boys seemed to like machine guns chief They used one to welcome miss bone and me just a few minutes ago. Huh? They did well, what in the same hill? I demand it my city editor's been shot down on the street like a dog like a dog mind you Uh, mr. Hanford these are some friends of Blaney's from out of town mr. Carter and miss born Mr. Hanford is the publisher of the daily crusader. Hello. I don't see you Sorry to have to meet under such tragic circumstances But I'm throwing every resource of this paper behind the hunt for these mad dogs every resource any idea why Blaney was murdered mr Hanford of course I have of course I have the crusaders a newspaper with a mission a mission that mission is to stamp out crime in Center City, and you think Jack was killed simply because he was your city editor. Absolutely. Absolutely We have a well-organized criminal element well organized not there afraid of the daily crusader afraid of us They know we'll get him someday the daily crusader and the police department work pretty close mr. Carter A matter of fact mr. Hanford here was directly responsible for making me chief of police You bet I was I have influence in this town influence I wanted a police chief who was honest. Hey even if he isn't smart now mr. Hanford That's the truth Ramsey everybody knows that everybody but by the eternal if you don't clean this town up now clean it up I say I'm trying mr. Hanford you know that and if mr. Carter will help out far as Jack Blaney's murders concerned You better help out, and I think I know just where to start I'm sorry say there's no Connie mills registered at this hotel But Nick she certainly said the Bradford hotel. Maybe she's using another name Patsy Look clerk the young lady. I mean probably came in about an hour ago. She has red hair Hennad red hair was wearing a green dress a green and white hat and oh, I Remember her but she checked in under the name of Turner. Wait till I look at the car. Oh using an alias, huh? Now here it is miss Jean Turner, New York City That's probably the one you'll find her in room 10 18. Thanks. Come on chief Yeah, hello Connie, what's the idea? What is this a pinch? Is it mr. Carter? No, Connie. We'd just like to look around and ask you a few questions. Well, uh Just a minute. I'll look on watcher watcher. She's trying to get a gun out of that suitcase No, no it's a package of something keep it between her and that window chief. I'll hit her up on this one Come on Connie. Let's see what you're so anxious to throw out the window Yeah, Patsy see what's inside this package. All right, Nick. Oh still whole steel Connie be a good girl Good gravy it's money. Why there must be a couple of hundred thousand dollars here. I'll bet every dollar of its counterfeit Connie here is associated with a counterfeiter named Ali grenad chief Treasury men have been trying to prove something on him for months and Grena had a deal on with the head of the gang here in Center City Jack Blaney told Nick about it not two hours before he was killed Why I figured with his gang leader found out that Jack knew about him and that's why Jack was killed come on Sister who are you bringing this stuff to? I Don't know you don't know how could you deliver it if you didn't know who it was going to I'll say another word I see my lawyer. Okay, Connie Lock her up chief and keep her arrest quiet as long as you can see sister Mr. Carter, I'd appreciate it if you'd come along to headquarters with us and bring that phony money sure glad to chief Patsy you better stay here, and if there's a phone call pretend you're Connie and stall until I get back right now Don't let anyone in but me. I'll be back in 30 minutes It's almost 30 minutes and snake left be here any minute now Oh There he is coming Nick Jean Turner why yes, yes, I'm Jean Turner. We're from the boys. What? Who do you mean? Never mind who we mean you got the stuff the stuff. Oh Funny money, baby. That's funny money Ready to pay off in real though. Yeah 50 grand show a slim. Yeah That can venture that you're talking to the right guys. Well, I See boys, there's been a little hitch. Have you got this stuff arrangement? Well, not right now, but if you'll come back in half an hour What kind of a runaround is this you knew we'd be here for it at nine o'clock tonight? Oh, yes Yes, but look come back in half an hour, and I'll explain explain sooner than that baby. Get your hat Yeah, you're gonna explain to the boss in person Afraid to resist and hoping she can continue to carry out the bluff Patsy has no choice, but to leave the hotel with the two gangsters. We'll see what happens in just a moment Now back to the case of the great impersonation today's adventure with Nick Carter Brought to you by new post war old Dutch cleanser After sending a telegram to the nearest office of the Treasury Department Informing them of the counterfeit money found in Connie Mills luggage Nick returns to the hotel Bradford expecting to find Patsy waiting in Connie's room Finding the room empty. He goes to the hotel desk miss Bowen. Yes, miss Bowen. Oh the young lady who came in with you Yes, yes, have you seen her? Why she's just this minute left with two men with two men They must have been coming down the elevator as you wind up. Mr. Carter. What do they look like? Well, they were rather hard-looking a flash where they go through the street door Perhaps you can still catch them. It hasn't been more than a minute since they left Howdy, you look of a cab. Yeah, the girl who was with me when you picked us up at the station You see her just come out of the hotel with two men. Sure. They get into a black sedan That's it. I put the corner waiting with a red light. Oh, there they go. The lights changed catch up with them No, let him get away Hey, you really gonna introduce me to some of them theatrical producers catch that car I'll introduce you to every producer in New York. I know you made a deal Hey, you know what I forgot to do for you before Carrie Grant. Listen, never mind the impersonations now Catch that car what I do if I catch them force them over to the curb. Hey, look, I'll get in trouble with the car Do what I tell you will you this is a matter of life or death? Okay Okay, Jim now. Yeah, shove them over then stop in front of them so they can't get away right here goes You alone in this car Look here driver. I thought you said Patsy and those two men were in this car See pal, I thought it was this one all these big black sedans look alike. I'm sorry Tell me about it later. Sorry madam. It was all a mistake Driver take me to police headquarters right away and see if you can impersonate a cab driver in a hurry Boss is gonna be mighty interested in why you ain't got that dough and whatever your reason is it had better be good But I I told you that Right through this door. Okay. Hey boss. I'm slim. I told you and Benny never come here to my home. I told you that Mr. Hanford What's she doing here? This is a girl early granted sent with his stuff boss, but she ain't got it And she acted so funny about it. We thought you're fools fools both of you So you're the boys the great reformer the man who fights crime Is something wrong boys? This isn't the girl grannoscent. She's Nick Carter's assistant his assistant Jamie, but we went to Rome 1018 at the Bradford like it told us and she said her name was What she said so you're the gang leader Jack Blaney found out about and it was you killed in your Necessity my dear a regrettable necessity Now I'm afraid we must take the same measures with you what the same measures we gotta bump the dame off too Oh, no, of course this ain't so good if she's Nick Carter was I tell you exactly as I tell you Perhaps we can make it appear an accident. Oh, no, please. Please kind of an accident I don't know yet. I'll have to think it over have to think it over You wouldn't take her out to the old national place. Wait for a call from me when I make up my mind Okay, boss. Come on, baby. We're going right I'll scream The sluggish sister now you won't get no chance to scream ever They've got patsy. How do you know that's clerk said she left the hotel with two hard-looking characters She wouldn't have stirred out of that room until I got back unless you've been forced to maybe we'd better go see mr Hanford who's chief of police in this town you were Hanford why I am but him and me always work together And I kind of depend on this time. Let's depend on the police force I want to talk to the men who know the districts where this gang might have a hideout. Oh sure, mr. Carter anything you say Ellen be send myerson and Dunphy in here on the double Sorry if I seem impatient chief, but anything happens to Pat's I know how you feel But I still think we ought to talk to mr. Hanford. I was just reading the editorial He wrote in tonight's paper all about the Blaney killing. Yes. Yes. I'm sure it's a fine editorial Oh, you bet a real tearjerker to about how Blaney was working late and when he stepped out to get a pack of cigarettes He's like I huh, let me see that editorial sure here Yes, chief. You're right. I Think we should go see mr. Hanford good. I'll get a squander. I have a taxi waiting outside. Come on See, what's the meaning of breaking your hand for them? I'll give you just two minutes to tell me where your thugs have taken miss bone And if you don't tell me I'll ring your scrawny old neck. What now now look mr. Carter. I know you're excited excited I've gone way past that chief The gang leader you weren't able to find is a man who's been your unofficial advisor mr. Cyrus Hanford You're out of your mind out of your mind You listen to not Blaney's phone call to me last night Hanford you heard him tell me He knew who was behind the gang so you had him killed before I could get it. That's a lie I didn't even know he made such a call take a look at this editorial you wrote in tonight's daily crusader It says that Blaney was leaving the building to get a pack of cigarettes when he was murdered There wasn't anybody else in the building. He could have told that too So how did you know his reason for going out at that time? I was only guessing only guessing mighty good guessing mr. Hanford because Jack told me over the phone that he was going out for Cigarette soon what about it listening in on that phone conversation was the only way you could have known about those cigarettes And when you wrote the editorial you unconsciously proved your own guilt hey I never even thought of mr. Hanford But it is kind of funny that every time we'd plan a raid on one of the mobs gambling houses They seem to know about it ahead of time Do you think you can go into court with any such ridiculous trumped up evidence? They're laughing your face laughing your face your two minutes are up Hanford. You're gonna tell me where Patsy is He said he was gonna break your neck and I hope he dies No, where? He killed me. It's swell by me. Don't hit me Carter. Don't don't I'll talk less than I'll tell you She hasn't been hurt at all not hurt at all Let me use the phone. I'll have it here in a few minutes. Okay. Go ahead And Hello, hello slim this is the boss. Yeah, the boss You know what I said about the girl about you and Benny putting the girl out of the way Yeah Well Do it now do it fast kill it As Hanford shrieks the order for Patsy's death Nick and chief Ramsey grab frantically for the phone But too late. We'll see what happens in just a moment Now for the conclusion of the case of the great impersonation today's adventure with Nick Carter brought to you by new post-war old Dutch Cleanser Pretending he is phoning his thugs to bring Patsy back unharmed Cyrus Hanford gives orders for her to be killed You're not Save an hour if you can you murder an old devil I know maybe you can prove I gave the orders to kill Blaney Carter Maybe you can they can only hang me once and I'll have the satisfaction rowing I paid you for your meddling gosh mr. Carter if we only knew where they are I could call out the radio cars They're gonna do a farm 15 miles out of town by the time your radio cars get there. It'll be too late Go ahead and call out your men chief. I'll be right back. Where you going want to see a taxi about a man I'm gonna do where you go good to fight sister You keep twisting around like that, and it might take two or three slugs to do the job One bullet right between the eyes That's a phone slim so what nobody be calling out here, but the boys would they know Okay, I'll get it Yeah, hello slim. This is the boss. This is the boss again. Yeah, boss is the girl still all right Is she is she all right? We're just getting to that little matter now boss. Well, everything's changed. It's all changed Carter's found out about us. He's found out. We've got to get out. We've got to get out fast Okay, but what about the dame bring her with you. We're taking her long as a hostage Carter won't dare try to stop us if we have her in the car. You won't dare That's a smart idea boss. I'll wait for you at the corner of ninth and livamore in a green and white taxi green and white Bring the girl pick me up there in 20 minutes There's the green and white cab Benny pull over and stop Okay, as long as you're making it get away. Why don't let me go? I had you Is that you let you slim? Yeah boss, and we got the girl with us You'll have to get out and help me have to help me both of you come on Benny something's wrong with the boss What do you mean wrong? Is he hate? Well, I don't know but hey boss He ain't miss cap. Keep your hands where I can see you and Benny both The cops! Yeah! And if either of you'd like to make a run for it We'll show you that cops can use machine guns too Better drive a little faster Chris. We don't want to miss our train. I'd get you that pal Nick, Pamford had an almost perfect set up, didn't he? That's the bout Betsy Of course no one ever suspected the city's most fanatical reformer Not only that Hanford actually helped land the campaigns against himself so that he knew every move the police would make before they made it Yeah, but there were some arrests and some gambling houses were closed Ah, but never any of Hanford's he used the police to wipe out his competitors only Oh, well, I guess he knew what he was talking about when he said chief Ramsey wasn't very smart Well, he was ideal for Hanford's purpose. Yeah Everyone knew the chief was strictly honest and yet it was easy for Hanford to make a fool of him Tell me Nick How did you ever induce Hanford to put through that second phone call? The one that made Slim and Benny bring me to the place where you and the officers were waiting. Oh that I Couldn't make him do that Betsy, but he did it. Oh, no, it didn't he that was Chris our impersonating cab driver here It was yeah, that was me in the flesh But if it was Chris, how did you know what number to call? I listened very carefully to Hanford's dialing when he made his phone call Oh, and you counted the clicks so you knew what the number was right so while the chief called out his men I dashed down and got Chris who was waiting in his cab at the entrance to the building I told him what number to call when he made the call in Hanford's voice Well, I'll be darned and don't forget them producers found Won't Chris they'll listen to you if I have to tie him down. That's a promise. Thanks I'll do the same for you sometime the same for you Oh, Nick that really sounds a lot like Hanford over the phone It was close enough because the only thing I could think of they'll be fast enough and believe me Chris gave a star performance It was a cinch everybody in Santa City knows that funny way old man head for talks I told you I could impersonate anybody Chris. You're wonderful. Hey, I got another one. I want you to hear My riddle Brian oh Nick what about the adventure new post-war old Dutch cleanser has for us next week Well, Mike, it's a story of a girl who looked as if she'd never get a husband and then when she did get one She shot him, but Nick fell sorry for her so we tried to send someone else up for the murder You mean to say that Nick framed an innocent person for murder. Well, it's a long story Mike I'm afraid it'll have to wait till next Sunday. All right, but what do you call this adventure Nick? I call it the case of the homely bride Nick Carter master detective is presented each week at this time by the cut of he packing company It is produced and directed by jock McGregor and is copyrighted by street and Smith publications incorporated Charlotte Manson is featured as Patsy today's script was written by Jim Parsons Original music is played by Henry Silbern. This program is fictional and any resemblance to actual persons living or dead is purely coincidental With millions of additional children entering our schools during the next few years the nation faces serious educational handicaps Inferior education for our boys and girls may damage our prosperity our traditions of freedom our security That's why we urge every adult to work with local civic groups and school boards to help improve educational conditions Show by your interest and friendliness that you appreciate the importance of your children's teachers. 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