 Get this and get it straight crime is a suckers road knows who traveled wind up in the gutter the prison of the grave There's time an old Spanish woman who cared a red-headed mink who didn't in the green suede button beside a corpse All led me to a wounded man with a gun in his hand cornered on a warehouse roof It happened like this From the pen of Raymond transfer outstanding author of crime fiction comes his most famous character in the adventures of Philip Marlowe Now with Gerald Moore starred is Philip Marlowe. We bring you tonight's transcribe story the man on the roof Don't shoot again. You're talking about Marlowe. He's a killer. He's armed and dangerous. Listen to me. What do you want? I'm going up after. Oh, no, you're not. Oh, come on. Let go of me, Matthews. Nobody goes up there. We're gonna gas them out Come on. We'll call for lunch. Yes, please listen to me. We're here. He's Matthews. Quick kid. Nobody is kidding Marlowe. That's what story you've got. About 10 minutes ago, Matthews. At the beginning, Marlowe. I'm a sucker for detail You're gonna have all before the tear gas arrives Okay, Matthews. I'll start at the front and skip nothing, right? I'll start where it started four hours ago at five o'clock this evening some 15 miles from here on the outskirts of a little town of San Fernando A telephone call from a woman whose voice had said that she was old and Spanish and very worried It brought me out of the place a woman named Senora Andrade who told me that her only boy was heading for a lot of trouble And I had to stop The Andrade home stood out like a thoroughbred alongside the milkman's horse in comparison to the other houses squatting on the sun-baked soil The Senora herself at maybe 60 and in a cheap black cotton dress Lace shawl and homemade slippers as a tidiest person I'd ever seen When she bowed from the waist and graceful greeting I saw a single small ivory comb was the only thing holding a massive long gray hair in one neat bundle You will excuse me if I do not extend you the hospitality of my house, but Peter Pete he likes to be named It's already gone. There is no wasting time. Of course. Peach your son, Senora And the good boys and your Marlo here. It is a photograph of him It is taken only a week ago on his 25th birthday. He was so proud of that green jacket I made for him. It was suede and flashing his head Fleshing like something the rich mr. Alex Bruchel would wear He has it on every day since then even today Alex Bruchel. Who's that Mrs. Andrade? Your who owns the warehouse for first and Los Angeles number 12 commercial street It's where my Pete worked until two days ago when they probably started. Well, what happened, Senora? It was during his lunchtime. He was eating from a meal. I made for him like he always does and talking to a stranger some How you say, Senora a man with no job all the time a bum hobo or loafer See loafer see he was just telling me How he was telling him to find the railroad guards that Senora is where the trouble began. Oh Please say your Marlo you will have a chair there. Oh, yes, thanks Now tell me senora this trouble surely giving instructions to a loafer as you say didn't start. Oh, but it did After the launch out of the foreman a senior Connor question Pedro about this loafer And when my boy said that the man was only asking for the railroad guards this senior Connor said he was a liar Pedro was giving our information about the shipments of first that he was fired this charge just like that After two years of good hard work, you see senior Marlo Pedro tells me that senior Alex Bruchel has been having his shipments of first stolen on the road Hi Jack Hi Jack, and it is this reason why Pedro is fired You you want me to prove to mr. Alex Bruchel that Peter nothing to do with this hijacking, huh? Get his job back Is it no no no senior? It is too late why too late Pedro already went down there this morning to do that He went and told senior Connor the foreman that he had nothing to do with the hijacked and more He told him senior Marlo that he was fired because of Helen Castile The pretty girl who for a short time now works in senior Bruchel's office Well, then I don't understand senora this Helen Castile and my boy are falling in love But senior Bruchel also likes this girl What happened when Pete told us to mr. Bruchel he never did Before he even got to speak to senior Bruchel that devil man senior Connor and some other men beat him Got his face blood on his arms his clothing torn He came home just before I called to you almost dead I'm sorry Well, how about now? No, senior Marlo Pedro has gone back Revenge in his heart. That is why you must stop him senior Senior you must bring him home before he kills Before it is too late I Don't worry. I'm sure I can bring him back positive I have money 19 maybe more dollars here. You take it. No, no, no not yet. Mrs. Andrade. I have I Don't think it'll cost that much. We'll see. Huh? Goodbye, senora. It was an hours drive to the Bruchel Fug Company warehouse on commercial Street in downtown LA I started up a long cement ramp that led to a glass cage in a far corner of the warehouse marked office It's just about the end of a working day When I was next to the door let it enter a bell someplace said to the end of the ride You could tell the way everyone spirits went up Everyone except the girl inside half leaning on a file cabinet. I figured she was Helen Casteel until I got closer Beyond fire red hair and green eyes with hat and shoes to match could have gotten by But the coach you always mink so was the attitude That would never take shorthand for 40 bucks a week Things just couldn't get that tough. Hello. You look like you lost something. Oh, is Helen still here Helen Casteel Don't put her nose maybe back before she leaves for the day may not Your friend of her. No, Peter Andrade never heard of him. Good night. Oh, please sure Now tell me Miss Haynes Corrie Haynes you Molo Philip Molo Miss Haynes is Alex Brutcher Homepacking is going out of town. It does every other week important business. No, I just wanted to chat with him a while Oh Connor is Alex's car gas and ready for me. Yeah, it's ready It's ready miss Haynes. Here are the keys. Thank you and Connor please stop wishing I would dad will you I can feel it and it gives me the creeps I'm so sorry miss Haynes, but well, maybe we won't be seeing so much. You want another so soon If you mean Helen Casteel Connor, she's a great secretary period. Yeah, sure Now you mr. Marlowe. Mr. Marlowe. I'm a friend of Peter Andrade's. I wanted to set enough. Mr Almost too much. Wait a minute kind of for a lot of hot air Listen Marlowe. We've been running all kinds of trouble around here Hijacking short shipments misdirected cargoes are works So so it all adds up to somebody on the inside helping somebody on the outside and that ain't good Take my advice brother get your long nose out of this place and keep it out if you don't want it If you lift it up, it'll stop that noise Hello, mr. Brutcher Yeah Okay, I got it charming fella, isn't he down here in a couple hours and I'm the way check Check mr. Brutcher goodbye his master's voice very funny again You'd better let me have the keys back Miss Haynes the boss isn't going out of town after all he'll probably want his car And I'll probably give it to him myself After I've run a few errands. I have in mind Goodbye mr. Marlowe. I hope we meet again in more pleasant surroundings You two go to rival schools Connor get out of here Marlowe get out before you get the same treatment your friend Peter and Roddy got Oh, you've got to be kidding you wouldn't do that to me Connor. I'm not in love with Helen Castile That goes for you too in spades What I don't want Connor to see us. I'm Helen Castile How do you know who I am there's an intercom phone in the office. You just left I see what you mean I knew Pete was in some trouble. I haven't heard from him in two days Mr. Marlowe what they've done to him is terrible How do you know about it if Pete come to you now his mother hired me? I'm a private detective, which Helen brings up a sharp point. Are you sure you're not playing both sides, baby? All right, save it save it. That's all I wanted to know You mean you just said that to see how I'd act well I had to be sure after all you're still working for Alex Brutcher. Not anymore. I only stayed on before this because I didn't want Pete to be fired Hold it I think we've got company could be rats. There's some are wrong. Yeah with and without brass knocks now listen honey for everybody's good I don't want Pete mixing with Alex Brutcher Before you get out of here. Tell me fast. Where does the boss live 41 West Adams 41 West, okay now go I'll cover you till you clear the place go on all right my cars across the street if you need any help later Mr. Get going that rat may have friends. Okay. Goodbye, Mr. Marlowe Helen got to the front gate out into a car and away without anybody bothering it a couple of minutes later I covered the same smooth course and I was beginning to believe that the rats were just that except When I was in behind the wheel of my coupon heading for Adams Boulevard I picked up a pair of headlights in my rear view mirror Which for the next 40 minutes of zigzag stuck like they were painted there But finally a traffic jam gave me all the break I needed and a sharp right turn followed by a lot of speed Left me free and once again on my way to West Adams Boulevard The place was turn of the century stone block mansion, but the rest of the neighborhood had gone slumming a long time ago I was about to try that knocker when I noticed Slice of pale light said the front door wasn't closed all the way I Started the energy toward the sick light that came from a single lamp and what used to be called the library And suddenly I saw him A man in a smoking jacket lavishly monogrammed a B his face speak and raw his clothing almost shredded blood clotted thick on the back of his head It was dead in the corner of the room Next to the body was a heavy marble lamp base also bloody Interest from that I found something that might as well have been Pete Andrade's calling card Button made of green suede I had in my pocket just before the company spoke up Don't go for your gun Marlowe that'll leave us even so the kid finally made it Maybe Maybe I did it Connor nuts. You just came in. I know I was waiting outside The jerk I had on your trail last you I figured I better leave the office, but quick figured right Tell me Marlowe just so I score a hundred percent once you are wrangled and draw the kid's mother And the private detective was working for us. She was afraid of this. Oh, no stop the sentiment's killing. I wish something would Let's call the police so fast. What do you mean? I've already got the rest of my figuring done But now the kid should be at his girlfriend Helen's flat. I know where it is and that's where I'm going You see Marlowe, I want to be a hero. I want to bring the kid in understand. Oh sure sure real easy You want to bring him in dead that way? Nobody even mentions the beating you gave him on brutes orders because he wouldn't stay away from Helen That way you're clean exactly clean as a whistle except for you and your big mouth Stand still paper. I want to whisper something in your ear In just a moment the second act of Philip Marlowe, but first You're going to think the laughter of April Fool's Day came late when you listen to CBS this Wednesday night For it's going to be one of the craziest Marius Mattis nights of entertainment You've ever heard Bing Crosby will be playing host to Arthur Godfrey and Perry Como and even though lots of singing is promised from all three Who knows what's going to happen when the gag start flying? Groucho Marx and Burns and Allen will also be on hand with their famous fun shows this Wednesday These great stars will be here on most of these same CBS stations Burns and Allen Groucho Marx and Arthur Godfrey and Perry Como as Bing Crosby's guests Now with our star Gerald Moore we returned to the second act of Philip Marlowe and tonight's story the man on the roof When Connor started told me with a 38 wrapped in his thick fist I figured I better do something about him and do it fast Now we didn't till he walked around brutes his body on the floor and it was out of his line of vision that I pointed at it Kind of look look he's moving Now let's throw your gun out of the conversation start over come on get up Look heavy, I'm gonna get an answer out of you one way or another make it easy on yourself now get up I said get up You win that's better. What do you want to know Helen Castile's address? She's got her room So long muscles I knew there wasn't much more I could do for a desperate hothead named Pete Andrade He already done too much for himself in the wrong direction I drove down Adams until I'd cool off enough to call the police and I stopped at a phone booth and gave homicide a fast rundown on Alex Bruchess murdered But I hung up before they could ask me Senora Andrade's address in San Fernando or Helen Castile's place on Crenshaw Because there were two women I wanted to talk to alone before the police moved in After that I drove out to Crenshaw and found the number 3200 Room four was at the far end of a half lit hall There were voices inside one was Helen's the other was Pete Andrade I reached for my gun. I went out of my head Helen. I must have hit him nine or ten times hard It's a little late for thinking Pete Who are you? He's a private detective. I'm working for your mother. I was up until I left Bruchess place He's dead Pete I didn't mean to kill him But I'm not sorry. I want you to come along with me Pete quietly Turn yourself in Stop it Crazy fools you wouldn't shoot me Marlo next time you'll be surprised. I won't be a next time We're gonna get away. It's only chance now. I haven't got a chance if you run Be dogged every minute of your short lives. You wind up full of bullets in the dock You'll be running down a blind alley and it starts right there with that door. Don't be suckers We're going to try it Marlo and we'll make it We've got to have money Pete. Yeah, and I know where to get it, too Brutcher always kept plenty of petty cash in the office at the warehouse. I'll take that What about the watchmen Pete? Are you gonna keep on killing Pete? Listen, you can get in quietly with Brutcher's keys Cory Haynes has them the office keys are in the same ring as the car keys She always borrows them when she uses his car and she's got it tonight. I'll get them from her. Where does she live? An orange drive to 10. I think will you listen to me a minute? You're heading for the original dead end both of you Why don't you give yourselves a break? Why do you call a break Marlo Pete running in some prison until we're both too old to I'd rather have the bullet let's get him out of here that closet will do Go on Marlo inside move. Sure. Sure. What are you waiting for go on close it? I Know what you tried to do for my mother Marlo and for Helen and me I'm sorry. It couldn't work out Thanks. Anyway nuts I'm ready. You're not coming. You're staying here. Marlo was right. This is a blind alley at that end And I won't take you in. No Pete. I'm going with you. No, you're not. Stay back. I mean Helen Helen unlock this door. We still may be able to stop him Helen don't you understand I'm on your side Happy landings baby the lock on the closet door gave up before I did but only because it was older by several years I got out of the house and kept ahead of the speed limit all the way to orange drive and figured for what it was worth it I cut Pete's lead down to a scant ten minutes I parked in front of a spud nut coffee shop on the corner and walked down to 210 By the time I got within knocking distance of Corey Haines front door I could see that the only light in the place was spilling out of the sunken double garage that housed a new gray Nash When I moved closer, I knew that ten minutes was all the Pete Andrade had needed Corey was sprawled out on the grease spedded concrete floor and very still Standing limply against the wall was Helen Castile staring down at the redhead with a pair of hopeless eyes that Seemed already half dead As I walked on the ramp. She heard me and looked up. I knew you'd get here. I Don't care now But both ladies that it yeah, I didn't see and he was already gone when I got here Found her like that, but he must have gotten the keys. Yes from her purse. I'd see it over there Why didn't you follow him? You knew where he was heading She isn't dead Long way out but not dead the looks of things she must have put up quite a scrap maybe she Wait a minute There's something screwy here Who are you She's unconscious She knew there was gonna be trouble. I swear. She didn't miss Corey. How do you know that because she was worried She told me four or five times. She was gonna stay in all evening like she was expecting somebody sure sure it figures all the way Look look here. Are you sure this is her purse? Certainly, yes, was she robbed not exactly, but I This clenches it now look call an ambulance right away get Corey into a hospital and hurry Helen you stay here with her don't leave understand. I'll see you and that's it Matthews That's why I broke a few speed laws getting from Corey's garage down here to the warehouse Because I had to find Pete and tell him before it was too late. I'm still not sure you made it my love Look, look, this was dropped near blue cheese body. I just saw the mate to it and Corey Haynes garage That's not close no, but these are the papers. I pulled out of a purse. Take a look at him Go ahead one glance will tell you where they came from and why you get it. Don't you lieutenant? Yeah, I get it What a rotten set up you gotta let me go up that fire escape and talk to him. He'll listen to me Matthews I know he will I told you once before Phil. He's been hit and he's cornered up there It's driven him haywire probably blow the top of your head off Go ahead go on up and try it. I'll pass the word Walked across the street and started up the fire escape by new Pete Andrade from someplace in the shadows on The roof was watching me every inch the way I climbed up to the fourth floor before I spot him It's had the inch stout over the ledge My own 38 in his hand I went on to the fifth floor and It started up the ladder to the roof when it came stop there. That's close enough. It's Marlowe Pete That's the only reason you got this far You've got lots of nerve mother Pete. I Didn't bring a gun Because I just came to ask you a question nothing else Yeah, a big one Did you use anything on brooch except your fist Pete? No Why what's the difference plenty? I? Don't think you killed brooch. Oh No, no, no trick Look at this. I found this green suede button there brooch's body. I thought it came from your jacket, but it didn't It was torn from a pair of green suede shoes that Corey Haynes had on tonight All right Haynes I don't get you it means first. She's a liar But she saw a brooch at a night It means she got there after you did probably found him unconscious where you had left him and finished the job with a heavy marble lamp base This is a trick. Why would she kill him? They were going together. They had been Till brooch you got interested in Helen Yeah, after that Corey was on the way out and she knew it She decided to get all she could out of him while she had the chance Every time she borrowed his car. She used the keys to get into the office Steal information out of the files and sell it. She was the informer I'm coming up Pete I found some papers to prove it now purse She was in a tough spot when Brucha changed his mind about leaving town tonight Yeah, she had to get the papers back on the files or Brucha would discover they were missing But Connor staying in the office prevented it So she was trapped when she saw a chance to kill Brucha and have you blamed for it Brucha grabbed at it Are you convinced kid? I almost shot you Marla Why did it take such a risk and Climb up here Because your mother has some ideas that I wouldn't like to see her lose Pete Also, I wanted my gun back Well, do I get it? Yeah You bet here And thanks Marla I feel so good now I guess Just how you feel kid. I don't climb fire escapes like this every night believe me It was a long long time before all the scattered reports were in for the doctor in the prison ward it said that Pete would be okay and For Corey Haynes put a wobbly signature to a full confession of murder And still another hour went by as I drove out across the wide Flapped Valley to San Fernando With a profile of the hills in the east had already begun to show against the gray dawn rising behind them when I stopped in front of The little house and went up to the door Senor Andrade was there on the porch She waited all night Her expression didn't change when I told her all that it happened Didn't change actually until I was finally ready to leave Then she put out a hand and took my arm The lines of worry in her face softened Senor Marlo Last night I had but one son Now this morning I have two in my heart. You will always have a home. I am grateful She was most welcome Adventures of Philip Marlowe bringing you Raymond Chandler's most famous character star Gerald Moore are produced Directed and transcribed by Norman McDonald and are written for radio by Robert Mitchell and Gene Levitt Gerald Moore may currently be seen starring in republics the blonde bandit Featured in our cast tonight were Virginia Gregg, Jack Edwards, Lillian Bief, Doris Singleton and Jack Krushen Detective Lieutenant Matthews is played by Larry Dubkin Special music is composed and conducted by Richard Arant Be sure and be with us again next week when Philip Marlowe says This time a platinum wristwatch a body on a lonely strip of beach in a case of heart failure in a Beverly Hills garage All added up to blackmail 25 years old and a killer who would never be caught CBS invites you to hear one of the great ad livers in show business groucho marks every Wednesday night on most of these same CBS stations Groucho show you bet your life finds the master throwing quips and questions at oddly assorted pairs of contestants and It's fast merry and bright. 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