 New post-war old Dutch cleanser famous for chasing dirt present 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 Hello, Patsy. How soon can you meet me right away Nick? What's the matter we've got a job of extricating to do Yes, there's been a murder and right smack in the middle of it up to his neck is a 16-year-old boy Now for the case of the boy who got lost today's adventure starring Lon Clark as Nick Carter It is early evening and in the back room of a slum district pool room two men Stan Powers and Crow Jackson are in the midst of a business conference with Billy Turner a 16-year-old boy when Hey Billy I want Billy he's busy now beat it get your coat Billy. We're going home. Maybe you didn't hear what I said Take it easy crow. This guy's my big brother. Huh? Yeah, how'd you find out about this joint Roy? I followed you. I promised mom. I found out where you've been going every night and bring you home I don't take orders from you now look kid. I don't want to get tough suppose you do Roy What do you think that'll get you? What was that mr. Powers a threat? Oh You know me, huh? Yeah, I know all about you too. Uh-huh Close the door crow. Okay, Stan What do you know about me Roy? You've been in jail a couple of times Your pool rooms are hang out for crooks and gangsters and kids that's gone wrong. Listen Roy if you're talking about Billy, I'll handle this crow This guy goes out Okay, Stan Look out Roy. Oh Well, you killed him with this blackjack Relax kid. He's just taking a nap. He'll be okay. You shouldn't have hit him crow He thought he was doing me a favor. He was button-end. I know Stan, but look Billy I thought you wanted a crack at the big time. I do no more of them tin horn jobs on little candy stores for me Okay That's why I picked you to go along with us on this job tonight. Sure Stan. I I know I know Then relax kid Have a smoke. Yeah Thanks, Stan Here, I'll give you a light. Sure. That's Roy Stan. He's coming to Get into the closet Billy. What for in there? I don't want him to say yeah. Oh sure sure What do we do with this guy Stan? Nothing. We don't knock him off. No crow. He's got nothing on us Where's Billy he went home Buster? Home. Yeah, that's right. He didn't want to be around when you came to he's afraid of his big brother here You kidding me? All you've got to do is go home and check You don't see him here. Do you? Sure sure go ahead look around and you can check the pool room on your way out Help him up crow a man's going home Oh, why didn't you come to me last night Roy instead of waiting until this morning? Well, I didn't think about it I thought maybe Billy did leave the pool room and and maybe he was stalling some place Afraid to come home because of the beaten crow gave me you wouldn't have stayed out all night. Oh, don't I know it well? Listen mr. Carter. I'm gonna tell you something Last night when Billy didn't show up by 12 o'clock mom couldn't stand it anymore So I went out to look for him I went back to the night. Oh, hello Patsy I'm glad to see you. Oh, thanks miss born well send excitement last night wasn't there What do you mean a big hold up on 9th Street the big supermarket? They got away with seven thousand dollars of the police Go ahead Roy and the police what? Have they found out about Stan Powers? What about him? He was murdered what's that? That's what I started to tell you mr. Carter When I went back to the pool room to look for Billy I went into the back room Stan mr. Powers was on the floor With a knife in his back with an eye Well, didn't you report that to the police? Well, I was afraid mr. Carter all I could see in my mind was was Billy mixed up in a killing The police come into our house to ask a lot of questions Mom Roy do you think Billy did it? No, I know he didn't At least I don't all right all right then come on Patsy. We're going down to Stan Powers pool room I'm going with you mr. Carter. Oh, no, you stay right here Roy. I'll bring you back a full report as soon as I find out What's what? Yeah, the porter found powers Nick He came in to clean up about an hour ago and boom what time was it killed Maddie? Connor said between 11 and one o'clock last night. Uh-huh any idea what the motive might have been yeah Patsy, do you think it was a double-cross? Oh We found these slips of paper on the floor cash register receipt From the 9th Street supermarket right the job was pulled by Stan Powers and these gang these receipts prove it Oh, but why should Stan Powers have been murdered that open safe should tell you why Patsy. Oh, I Didn't notice it Nick those crooks got away with seven thousand bucks last night But there ain't a nickel in that safe or on Stan Powers now Nick somebody somebody one of Stan's gang Probably one of that money and kill stand to get it right Right if I look at the body do what you like Nick, but make it snappy the boys from the morgue will be here any minute to take it away Hey medic, I'm here. Yeah, what's the matter? Thank you. Good. Look at the handle of this knife. I want to do the killing I Already did it's a horn-handled knife when there's white powder in some of the hollers Well, what do you suppose it is looks to me like it's face powder Patsy And you think that a woman sure I do now not so fast man Men use powder after shaving. Huh? Oh, yeah. Yeah. Yeah, that's right But look Nick I still think this is the kind of powder a woman uses that was on her hand when she used that knife and Look here Take a look at this cigarette lighter. What about it? We found it on the floor in your stand's body Billy what'd you say Nick said Billy the name engraved on this letter Now look Nick I ask you would a mug be seen with a dainty little lighter like this Well, that's a good point. Maddie. So I figure Billy could be a woman's name. Do you it could be Nick? Yes, it could be come on. That's right with you. Hey. Hey, what's the rush? Only two hundred ninety nine days to Christmas Maddie. We've got some shopping to do Do you think that cigarette lighter belongs to Billy Turner? I let you know after a phone to Roy at the office Okay. Oh, there's a phone booth over there. Oh, no that's you. I want to use a phone It's not too close to the scene of this murder This is Nick Mr. Carter, what'd you find? Roy tell me did Billy own the cigarette lighter? Yeah Describe it. Well, it looked like it was made of silver and it was it was small and pretty fancy He left it on the table once in the house. I I asked him where I got it. What's his name engraved on it? Yeah, why mr. Carter the police found it and stands office near stands body What didn't you see it there last night? No, do you think I'd have left it there if I did I saw the guy on the floor dead So I beat it Look, mr. Cut Other cops saying Billy killed Stan power. No, not yet. They're looking for someone else Now tell me did Billy own a horn handle jackknife? No, are you sure? Well, I'd have seen it if he had one mr. Carter. All right. Now, what can you tell me about crow? Well, not much He was about my height five feet 11 He had black hair and a dirty complexion. You know his real name Stan or Billy mentioned it. No, no, they just called him crow. Okay. I'll talk to you later in the meantime stay in my office. Goodbye Well, Nick ladder belongs to Billy. All right. Well, that's bad Yeah, the police will trace it assured we're standing here and that'll lead them directly to Billy Nick Are we going to look for Billy too? No, no, right now. I'm more interested in the powder on the handle of that knife and a guy named crow Nick sets out to find a man called crow and learn the meaning of some white powder on a knife handle Meanwhile Matty and the police are tracing a cigarette lighter that will surely lead them to Billy Turner We'll see what happens next in just a moment Now back to the case of the boy who got lost today's adventure with Nick Carter Nick Carter and Patsy Bowen faced with the possibility that Billy Turner a 16 year old boy May be implicated in the knife murder of Stan powers a gang leader are trying desperately to run down the identity of crow The dead man's lieutenant and to solve the riddle of the white powder on the handle of the murder knife In the meantime in crow's apartment near the center of town Billy is having trouble Just let me call my mom crow. I won't tell her where I am this and kid I'm doing this for your own good to get down through your thick head and shut up But I ain't been home since last night mom will be worried sick. You're a pain in the neck Maybe I ought to let you go all together. Let the cops pick you up, but I didn't kill Stan Stop kidding. Will you I forgot my lighter and I went back for it when I got there Stan was lying on the floor dead I didn't kill him. I tell you I caught you bending over him. Didn't I I told you crow I was looking to see if he was dead look Billy. I'm your pal You don't have to lie to me. Why should I kill Stan? There's a lot of dough and Stan's office last night. Maybe you was planning on getting it for yourself Nuts I never went near that safe. That's because I walked in on you I didn't have to swipe the dough we were gonna split that seven thousand bucks in a couple of days There is more than seven grand in that safe. There was another thirty five hundred you wanted that too, didn't you? Hey How do you know how much Stan had in his safe? Huh? Yeah, how come you know all about that? What are you getting that kid you killed Stan you did it now wait a minute. I'm getting out of here Your breath cowboy I got a reason for keeping you here and it ain't because I like you Why don't you let me go the cops pick you up you get stretched for murder and you talk You're only a kid you tell the cops about me and the other guys being in on the job at the supermarket That makes me a four-time loser and I go up for life. No, nobody can make me talk. Nobody's gonna get the chance I Protect you and that way I'm protecting myself. I don't need protection from nobody except you What's the idea you've got to learn to appreciate your pals kids slapping me around ain't gonna change nothing. Look, I ought to Not answer that kid okay answer it Yeah talking what They know anything else No Okay, tell the guys not to worry. They'll never get them Yeah, yeah, you can take my word for it That was bad news Billy. What do you mean your names in all the newspapers? What are you giving me crow the cops have got your cigarette lighter? I got my lighter. Yeah, they found it in your Stan's body They're looking for the owner she they'll say I killed Stan. You can't let them pick you up Billy You got to find another hideout. What am I gonna do? Don't worry kid. They'll never find you Never Nick you must have questioned a hundred people trying to find out about that guy crow At least a hundred and nobody admitted even heard of him. Well, maybe maddie will be able to tell us he can't perhaps somebody else here Please headquarters can seem to their only chance Never mind I've just been trying to get you Nick. It's on your mind Maddie. We traced that cigarette letter Oh, you did huh? Yeah, a lot easier and we thought bought in a store on the west side At least I'm glad it was bored. You're not gonna like this Nick But we've got a warrant out for the arrest of Billy Turner. Oh, but sergeant. He's only 16 16 or 60 murder is murder Patsy Sorry about it Nick. I found out he's the brother of Roy Turner one of the kids in your boys club Then you've been to his home. Yeah, I talked to their mother. Oh that poor woman Well, I guess she had to know sooner or later. I suppose so, but why would Billy want to kill Sam? Oh, I know is that the safe was open and that the 7,000 that gang took from the supermarket is gone. Maddie, that doesn't if you asked me Nick We'll find that the guy who killed Stan and took the dough is Billy Turner. Maybe. Oh by the way, Maddie I found out what that white powder was. Yeah, little chemical analysis reveals that it's common ordinary flower Kind to make bread with oh your nuts, Nick Why should there be flour on the handle of that knife? It's a question. I can't answer yet, but that's what it is Look, don't tell me Billy Turner is a baker as well as a crook Billy's no crook sergeant even I can see that Well, I can't say Maddie. What do you know about a man named crow? crow Crow who if I knew that I'd be on my way to meet him I look what's he got to do with this member of Stan's gang and Roy Turner saw him in Stan's office last night Nick have you been holding out on me? What was Roy doing there trying to get Billy to go home with him Crow knocked him out with a blackjack. He blacked out Roy. Yeah, why didn't you tell me this before Nick? Well, does it matter much? I'll say it does Crow that name must mean something to you Maddie Why don't you ask me to remember a guy named Joe might be a lot easier. All right I'll be saving time by asking you but now I guess I'll have to get Roy down here for a look at the rogues gallery If he saw the guy face-to-face the ought to be able to pick him out Oh, but that'll take hours. I know it. I know it May save Billy Turner a lot of years if he happens to be innocent That's him mr. Carter. This is a picture of crow and I was just beginning to give up hope Roy You're sure this is crow. Yeah. Yeah, I'd know him any place well Maddie This character is Philip Jackson alias Jack Phillips alias crow Jackson and he's the guy who killed Stan power. Hey wait a minute Roy How do you know that well because he tried to kill me isn't that enough now? You went to Stan's place to get Billy didn't you? You told him mr. Carter. I had to go all right all right. I Went there, but Billy wouldn't come home with me I had an argument with Stan and then and then you went out like a light well crow came at me from behind and never had a chance hey Maybe you got a motive for killing Stan Roy me now look here Maddie Why not Nick? He found out the stand was making a crook out of his kid brother He couldn't get Billy to quit the gang so he killed Stan and frame Billy. Is that your logic Maddie? No He just didn't notice his kid brother's light. Oh, you're not I take it easy. Take it easy Roy Listen Maddie I want you in this picture a crow to take a trip with me Yeah, where to down to the supermarket I'd like the manager to see this picture then you may have a reason to go after crow for armed robbery at least okay Okay, but this boy stays here. Is he under arrest sergeant? Not yet Patsy, but I want to know where he is if I happen to need him All right, mr. Is the man in this picture one of the guys that held up this market last night well I I think so officer, but can't you be sure I'd be plenty sure miss if the color of his hair was different colorless hair You mean it wasn't black. No, sir. No, sir. It was white. That's it Maddie That's why there was flour on the knife handle come again. He didn't have a knife. He had a gun No, we're talking about another crime mr. Jones, and thanks very much. You've been a great help. Goodbye. I don't understand Well, all we've got to do now is to get crow Jackson or whatever other name. He might be using this week Nick what's this about you know why there was flour on the handle of that knife Maddie flour is much better than face powder for making black hair Look like sticks better. Why sure crow used it as a disguise Well, all right, and it's going to land him in the hot seat if we ever find him I don't know where to look for him now look Nick I don't carry every crooks address around on my notebook. Maybe not but the probation department does yeah Yeah, yeah, yeah, you're right. I was just gonna fool. Yeah. Yeah, that's the spirit Maddie You arrest crow for robbery and I'll see that he's convicted for murder Seems as though crows playing hard to get Nick Well, it's only a door and we've got a warrant. Come on Maddie. We need muscles. Yeah, okay. Let's go Hey We should have known that a guy with a murder rap staring them in the face would lamb out of here Just the same I want to look Nick. I'll get out of general wait a minute. I want to look around Well, you never can tell what you'll find okay. Okay, but if you think now wait a minute wait look Two people were in this room and they left home a few minutes before we got here brother I've seen you pull some robbers out of a hat, but now you're trying look I'm calling headquarters Maddie look at that cigarette in the astra. Huh? Why it's still small okay? Okay, Nick. How do you figure there were two people here because there are two different brands of cigarettes in the Astray, yeah, yeah, Billy Turner smoked one of them. Oh, but Nick, you don't know what brand Billy smokes. I'll have to know that What do you mean? Look here at the underside of this half smoke cigarette? Somebody wrote Billy on it in pencil and it was Billy who was here with crow Looks that way. Yeah, wait a minute I don't watch this is here on the table crow probably left his forwarding address. No, he didn't but somebody left this drawing here Funny kind of drawing if you ask me it's doodling if you ask me. Yeah. Yeah Look at this odd shape figure here, Maddie and this thing inside it Maybe somebody's idea of a tree and look at this other thing in this a circle with a swirl inside. Yeah Maybe that odd shape figure could be a tree on an island of course and the circle Maddie this is a message knots this drawing the one you call doodling will never win an outcast No, but it tells me exactly where crow and Billy went Well, I got a rest for a minute keep rowing kid You'll have plenty of time to rest later. You think the cops got to your apartment by now if you're wise guy Brother told him about me. They have I should have knocked him off. He was only trying to help me crow Give him over the left or kid The left or pretty dark. We're heading for the island the way we're going Making a detour Billy if I do like you say we'll head right into the whirlpool you catch on kid And that's where you get off Oh, you ain't planning to that's right kid The cops will find you floating around in a couple of days and they'll close the books Huh? I'll say you couldn't face a murder rap. I knew you was dirty crow Head kid and roll I'll tell you when to jump you'll tell me nothing wise guy if I drown you drown with me. I Got the or see and I got this blackjack here Billy. Why you lousy a dark night And we're out here in the middle of the channel. Nobody can see us So it looks like you go overboard when I say so get it Turner heads toward death of the channel and no one to whom he can call for help is within hearing distance We'll see what happens next in just a minute Now for the conclusion of the case of the boy who got lost today's adventure with Nick Carter It is a few minutes later and Nick Patsy and Matty are in a voter police launch heading toward the island Their eyes fixed on the water, which is lighted by the both searchlight Keep that searchlight moving ready. Yeah, it must be here somewhere There's the island up ahead Nick But I don't see them they must have used a motorboat have to be a fast one Patsy they couldn't have been more than a few minutes ahead of us. Hey, you sure this is the right place Nick Do you know of any other whirlpool around here? Well, no, but there could be one maybe You know of any other island shape like the drawing Billy left well No, no, I don't make but that doesn't mean there ain't one when you put the island in the whirlpool together You have to admit sir. Okay. Okay. Okay. You win This must be the place. Come on. Come on Matty. Can't you get a little more life into this tub? Look, she's riding the top speed now Nick after all she ain't a Find out yeah, sure Nick that must be them they are in that rowboat. Yeah, there are two men in it. I'm not fighting speed it up Matty That robot's moving toward the whirlpool. I'll try Nick Nick they've stopped fighting and one of them got a gun and he's aiming. Oh So he wants to play huh? Well, that's what it looks like. Hey Nick take the wheel. This is a game to can play. I got it Matty He sure is a lousy shot. Yeah, but the searchlights in his eye. Well, I'll give this cookie a lesson in how to shoot Shooting Matty, I only hope he's alive when we get our hands on him The idea of crow taking Billy out to drown him in the whirlpool What some people won't do for an alibi Yeah, that's even it was all wasted motion after crow gets out of the hospital is gonna stand trial for murder and after that He'll never need money again That's $10,000 the police found stuff in his pocket should be enough to convict him Yeah, and the flower particles we found on the inside of his coat and on his shirt collar, right? Oh What do you think will happen to Billy? Well, he admitted taking part in the supermarket hold up and a few others Great Billy is going away for a while. It's a shame to a 16 year old kid. Well, that's he I've got an idea that Billy won't be gone too long And when he comes back, you want to feel the way his brother Roy does about what's right and what's wrong I hope so he wait and see we'll have him in the boys club yet Nick what about next week's adventure just a minute Mike. I want to ask you a question When are we going to announce the winners of the new 1948 Ford sedans in the first new post war old Dutch cleanser jingle contest? Nick, I'll have the names of those winners next week For fine. I hope everybody will listen. Oh, so do I now suppose you tell us something about next week's show Well next week Mike Patsy and I get mixed up with a gang of racketeers a kidnapping and a particularly brutal murder And Nick might not have solved it if the killer hadn't forgotten to leave a clue You mean you caught him because there wasn't any evidence Nick. That's it Mike. That sounds like a new twist What do you call the story Nick? I call it the case of the absent clue Nick Carter Master Detective is presented each week at this time by the Cuddehy 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 Matt. He is played by Ed Latimer today's script was written by Stedman Cole's Original music is played by Henry Sylvone This program is fictional and any resemblance to actual persons living or dead is purely coincidental This is Michael Fitzmorrow speaking This is the mutual broadcasting system