 The FBI and peace and war ordinarily heard at this time throughout the year as taking its usual summer vacation and will return to CBS five weeks from tonight on September 1st Broadway's my beat from Times Square to Columbus Circle the goddess the most violent the lonesomest mile in the world Broadway's my beat with Larry Thor as Detective Danny Clover Broadway it's an enchanted island or a prison a crazy happy dance or a funeral march in blue's time It's a sorceress palace with golden mirrors and jeweled fountains or it's a wailing wall corroded with pain Call it anything you want. It's my beat One of the ways to get on my beat is to infiltrate through the grim lines of people trying to buy tickets to South Pacific Those people are going to mutiny someday There's about nine in the morning and a good thing happened to me The good thing was a kid named Paul Thomas a sweet kid a gentle kid A kid who'd wrapped himself in iron to stow off the pain so many people handed to him for free Mr. Clover, Mr. Clover, could I talk to you for a minute? Sure Paul sure any place any time How about in the lobby here? Okay, lobby it is I'm sure glad to see you Paul. It's been a long time. Not so long, Mr. Clover It's only five six months since you got me that job maybe seven months since you caught me breaking into a store Who remembers what happened seven months ago? How's the job Paul? How's it working out? Mr. Eric Karn's been treating me fine. He's even had me bonded so I could deliver all that jewelry and stuff But your folks are proud. Yeah, they're real proud, Mr. Clover I've been meaning to get up to Harlem to visit them. Your mother's a fine woman Paul give her my best I'll do that. Mr. Clover. She keeps asking about you Paula it's a good thing to see you the way you are I'm in trouble. Mr. Clover. I think I'm in big trouble. Oh You want to tell me about it here? We could go someplace and get a quiet cup of coffee I better tell you about it fast, Mr. Clover a couple of days ago. Danny Clover. How's Broadway's grab a boy? How's the finest of the farthest huh? Hi Kirk Am I interrupting something Danny the boy won't mind being interrupted will you boy? Maybe I mine Kirk? Oh, no offense Danny. Come on. Ask me how I am. Ask me how I've been doing. How are you? How you been doing? Great very very great Danny. Yes, sir Don't I rate an introduction to the boy Danny? Paul. This is Jerry Kirk a private investigator Paul Thomas Jerry Kirk Hi, Mr. Kirk Danny. You don't keep up a smart detective like you should keep up. I'm not a private eye anymore No, well so long Kirk. See you around. No, no. No, I'm not a private eye anymore I'm in a plush Danny plush office plush stipend furnished by Acme insurance company. I investigate insurance losses for them Oh, it's a lot easier than breaking down doors to haul apart but not so much fun. I Kirk More Danny more it even gives me the price of a couple of tickets to South Pacific here But how about you Danny? You still hitting the triple features in the grind houses Danny. Goodbye Kirk Yeah, it's been swell seeing you Danny I'm sorry about him Paul now. Tell me what's on your mind. I can mr. Clover. I got to get to work. I'm late Paul Paul come back here That's how the day began with the kids starting to tell me a big trouble and then running away It was about five when Paul's big trouble started to catch up with me a Patrolman leaned out of a squad car and handed me a slip of paper J. Our carry in the paper set It said the Paramount building and at the bottom it said urgent I've been there before J. Our carry and lapidary and dealer in precious gems was on the 14th floor You went through a door and passed the beam of an electric eye and waited through a carpet to a desk and an olive skinned girl With tight black hair you gave your name and you got knotted past Another beam and some carved oriental wall hangings to a young man Morning coat cut to hide the lines of his shoulder holster and sneer cut to fit the scar that ran from his eye to the corner of his mouth Then a chaperoned hike through another doorway There he was J. Our carry Impeccable in Ascot striped pants and a legion of honor ribbon in his satin lapel. He had another thing a guest I Asked mr. Jerry Kirk to be with us lieutenant Clover because he's into his line the same direction as ours Hiya Kirk. What's all this about mr. Our carry and we'll tell you Danny. You see Danny did it I want to see me about mr. Our carry in About the boy you asked me to hire about Paul Thomas. You know Paul Thomas. Don't you Danny? What about Paul Thomas? Mr. Our carry in is a polite man Danny He's trying to tell you the kid absconded with an awful lot of jewelry, please This matter is very dollarist to me a hundred thousand dollars worth Danny How about letting mr. Our carry and tell it his way huh Kirk? Hi? He was just phrasing it neatly A hundred grand Danny. Let now you just listen Kirk. What did Paul Thomas do mr. Our carry in you fail to deliver a Consignment failed to let me know the reason why he has been gone since this morning Despair like a puff of smoke. How mr. Our carry in that's what you said They sign a bright eye like you to this Kirk like me Danny mr. Jerry Kirk is from the insurance company If you know matter like this or one thinks of insurance case like this one Also thinks of how maybe Paul got slugged one also thinks he could have been robbed mr. Our carry in Paul Thomas turns up in an alley Kirk slugged a bet. Yeah, sure. I know human nature Danny He's got a long way with those rocks absconded. He's stolen in a matter like this the amount is not a pittance lieutenant $100,000 worth of first water jams your cases is setting got a list of what's missing right? You see It makes not an inconsiderate. Yeah, it's not inconsiderable This is very duller as lieutenant You'll get them back Dollars means it can make you cry But our carry in dollars was different from mine. Here's was a hundred grand lead lost Mine was a boy named Paul Thomas that maybe I'd lost but it was still only a maybe I had two things to do turn the list of missing jewels into headquarters, which I did Then call it Paul's home in Harlem Harlem is a guilt and a scar and a wound and the wound is a tenement lighted by kerosene lamps A tenement with barred windows through which you can watch the moonlight darting out on the backs of hungry rats And Harlem is a place of quiet laughter that stops when it sees you walking up the stairs to the one room In which Paul's family of five live Yes Always mr. Clover. Hi, miss Thomas. I highly expected to please forgive the way I look Oh, you look fine. Mrs. Thomas fine Make them in why of course Of course the children outside playing it's just as well. Mrs. Thomas. I want to talk to you Please sit down mr. Clover See Is it about Paul? Why don't you see him last mrs. Thomas this morning? He stopped by on his way to work Is there anything he doesn't live here anymore? No, mr. Clover Paul's a man now and he needs a place of his own. Where is it mrs. Thomas? Is my boy in trouble mr. Clover. Well, we don't know I I don't think so, but I have to be sure Where's this place mrs. Thomas? It's a rooming house on 137th street 26 east It's clean. You can actually see the sun Paul couldn't do anything wrong not anymore. Mr. Clover Paul's good. He's good He hasn't been by here tonight. No, but that doesn't mean anything Lots of times he doesn't come by at night, but he'll be here in the morning He's always here for breakfast in the morning. Well, I think I'll run over to that address She gave me mrs. Thomas. Uh, I'm sorry. I can't stay and visit with you You'll let me know about my boy. Mr. Clover Whatever way it is You let me know it'll be all right mrs. Thomas It has to be all right Outside it was one block north and two to my left of the subway station at 125th and Lenox In those three blocks you could feel the breeze from the east river fighting a losing battle of the heat But it wasn't the heat that stopped me with squad car 15 Patrolman floreal at the controls Eh, not bad floreal three point landing. Hi lieutenant. Come on get in. Thanks Do you head it uptown? Well, that depends lieutenant wherever you say uptown You better call headquarters first. I've been cruising looking for you. Headquarter said you were in Harlem Yeah, I'll call them floreal sure Troll car 15 calling headquarters. Come in Troll car 15 calling headquarters receiving patrol car 15 go ahead 15 I take it danny. Yeah, danny clover speaking danny Tataglia speaking About that our carry in robbery Guy named cherry curd calls. Yeah Said he wanted you there when he took paul thomas. Oh, where's all this taking place? 137th street a condemned tenement three houses beneath the northeast corner on Lenox Ten o'clock the guy said that's right now tortiglia. Thanks. Let's go floreal. You heard the man right? You're only giving me a lift down the block turn off that siren, huh? Glad you showed headquarters said you had paul. You got him cook. He's in that tenement danny But he materialized out of that puffer smoke. How do you know he's in there? Look danny a guy steals a hundred thousand dollars with a jewelry. It's hot. He can't get rid of it So he makes a deal with the insurance company the deal paul made was for 15 grand He got in touch with you. Yeah, sure. He said meet him here So I got in touch with you I'm double crossing him danny. I called in the cops You wouldn't want it any other way. Yeah, let's go in and kirk Keep your gun in your pocket Danny, you know, I seldom carry a gun and tonight's one occasion when I don't come on It's pretty dark lucky. I brought a flash Paul Paul thomas Let me handle it kirk paul Paul it's danny clover paul Maybe he isn't here kirk. He's here that sound came from down in the basement Hey kirk somebody's shooting downstairs and none of us. Yes and somebody's taking a powder too. Let's get him Don't you think it's time you got out your gun danny? Yeah, it's all changed now Shine your light over there. Where back in the staircase Yeah Hey danny a body Danny look he's got a gun. He's dead danny Your boy's dead Why was he killed? He was a bad boy danny a bad boy with bad company and the company just took a powder How do you like your boy now danny? You're listening to broadways my beat with larry thor as detective danny clover Casey crime photographer finds an innocent eyed young woman riding a murder go around tonight As he joins her his girlfriend reporter and williams and ethelbert the magnificent bartender caution him to go slow For a merry ride with murder join casey and his pals tonight And also be around for second-class passenger another thrilling study in escape Crime photographer and escape are thursday night features of most of these same cbs stations Now back to broadways my beat One thing about broadway you can become a name overnight All you have to do is have three current wives or ride four winners in a row Or you can do it the way paul thomas did get caught up in a hundred thousand dollar jewel theft Keep your mouth shut about it by being found dead in a harlem tenement Not that paul thomas would make much of a splash, but he would make a fast 30 seconds conversation piece over cheesecake and coffee A cop uses up the night begging pleading grubbing for a break in a murder case Then he goes home and begs for sleep And in the morning he goes back to his office at headquarters and starts all over again And that's where it broke Danny, Danny, open your eyes. I got a surprise for you. You open them. I'm tired I got something on the paul thomas case. What? Yeah, see you open your eyes all by yourself It's not hard. Is it Danny? I could close yours just as easy. What do you got? Well, one of the arakarians you showed up at a pawn shop when 10 30 last night 10 30 That was after paul's murder. How come you wait till now to give it to me? Easy, Danny Take it easy. All right. All right, but how come? Larry of larry's pawn shops limited just phoned it in says he didn't get our list until 10 this morning Larry sir, give me a squad car to tag you. I'll pick it up out front. Okay Uh Danny, yeah I know what this means to you Sorry, I kid it. That's okay sergeant. It's okay But get that squad car Boy, Danny, you this is quite an honor. Hi larry. I could have saved you the trip if you just called me Needed the air. Okay larry. What do you got? Yeah Danny you do mind stepping in the back room. I'm trying to close the deal sometimes Sometimes it embarrasses my clientele to see me consorting with a detective. Ain't it a shame. Give it to me larry and quick Oh, Danny, this isn't like you to you want me to show you what I can really be like. Okay. Okay, Danny Okay, I'll get it for you. Think it over mist. I'll be right with you Oh Here it is. Danny. There you see This diamond ring matches up exactly what the one on the archerial issue boy sent me if I say so myself It's a beauty. Yeah. Yeah, but who pawned it. It's on a ticket a guy named ellen west Lives at this address on 115th street. At least that's the name of the dress she gave me You know where to send it send the ring. Oh, it hides me to part with it Say, isn't it polite the way I cooperate with you boys, Danny? You'll remember it won't you sure By the way, what did you give the girl for the ring? It's white two grand I gave a 600 can't hear you larry. How much 600 still can't hear it was white two grand I gave a six hundred dollars. Oh, oh, Danny. I could kill you. Hey, mister. You didn't hear what I said I I was just kidding. I pay no attention. I didn't mean it. I'm ready to offer you a little more The girl whose name might be ellen west lived in a street that might have been anywhere It could have been a market street in the slums of madrid or rome or Athens of new allons It could have been anywhere Right now it was under the bridge of the new york new haven and hartford railroads Right now it was a street where paul's murderer might be waiting in a dark room behind a locked door Waiting for a knock that had to come The police open up police Are you come here? I haven't done anything. Are you ellen west? That's right. That's my name. How you know my name? I don't know you I'm danie clover ellen broadway special detail like to ask you some questions Mr. Danny clover Paul told me a lot about you Please come in mr. clover. Thanks You knew paul domus I knew him I knew him better than anybody We were going to be married How old are you 16 ellen? 18 going on 19. That's not too young to get married mr. clover I mean it wouldn't have been ellen you ponder ring yesterday Where'd you get it? Did paul give it to you? Where would paul get a ring like that mr. clover? Where'd you get it ellen? Came in the mail. Oh, you have the package it came in I threw it away mr. clover I threw it away Because I didn't want to know where to send it back. Maybe you should have given it to the police Maybe I should have done what I did I got six hundred dollars for that ring mr. clover With six hundred dollars two people like paul and me could get married. Did you tell paul about the ring? I didn't see paul yesterday mr. clover I didn't seem to tell him about the ring or anything I got so much to tell him Paul's mother said he had a room of his own. Did you ever see it? I saw it I met his roommate joe kendall his roommate. Well, not exactly You see mr. clover Where paul lived that room of his own that was just a place where he could sleep for eight hours Joe kendall had it for the other eight hours They do that a lot up here. Yeah. No, I know Well, that's all ellen Just one thing You won't go away Where would I go mr. clover? Mr. clover. Yes, ellen Here's the six hundred dollars I got no use for it now The hotbed address of paul's roommate joe kendall didn't pan out But uh, suddenly forgetful landlord suddenly regained his memory when he put on a pair of wire and glasses and examined my police badge His cooperation from that instant was a thing of joy Joe kendall was working right now, mr. Joe kendall worked in the change booth in the subway station at 59th street Want some change mr. No information Kind of information your name joe kendall That all depends in uh, what connection the name's being used in connection with the police Show me try this Yeah, yeah that badge says you're the police Says my name's joe kendall What can I do for you lieutenant? It's about paul thomas joe Read about him in the papers this morning I'm sorry about paul. I'll sorry Lieutenant Oh, wait a minute. Here you are lady two dimes and a nickel Lieutenant it's this way. I asked you a bad question joe not at all I'm sorry about paul lieutenant As sorry as I am for any man who died the way paul did what about paul? What did he tell you about himself? Things like i'm tired joe That's what he used to say to me When he woke me up because it was his turn to sleep. He'd tell me things like that. That's all Other things too lieutenant, but that was a general idea Something else joe That ring on your finger. What'd you get it? Are you gonna believe me? Okay, lieutenant. I'll tell you anyhow I got it in the mail yesterday. You should have let the police know I should have but I didn't Maybe I was going to maybe I was gonna pawn it. I don't know you better let me have it. Sure. Sure here Take it Lieutenant i'm in trouble now, huh? I guess right now you come under a couple of laws in the penal code joe, but which one escapes me Just don't run away. I'll be here lieutenant here in harlem one place or the other It was a decision I had to make about the girl ellen west and about joe kendall And it was a decision I made they turned up with a part of the missing jewelry in a strange story how they'd got it And I didn't book them I didn't put a tail on them if they told the truth it gelled an idea that was shaping itself If they'd lied I'd know it before the day was over Back at headquarters. I made out my report that way and turned it in Then there was nothing to do but trade stares with sergeant Taglia and wait for the report from the technical boys. Well, I don't know danny. I don't know I'm not sure you did the right thing. Those two might have been holding back Technical lab reports of then a ballistics chemical prints all of them banks. Okay, lieutenant ballistics nothing I forget there'd be nothing there Hey Hey So long time taglia. Hey danny. Where you going? Take a look at those reports. They'll make your red face even redder Those photoelectric eyes wink even at you, huh? Eric carrion They make no distinction lieutenant between friend or enemy. They're ever alert ever suspicious Yeah, you kept me waiting a long time Eric carrion and jeweler has many things to take care of lieutenant Sometimes you must keep even the police waiting But you're not lonely. Did not miss out to amuse you. Oh, so that's his name. No, you're flunky out who didn't amuse me He's so silent. So Sinister is that the word It's a good word for out to tell me out to that shoulder holster you were under your morning coat How do you avoid a bulge? You must have a good tailor. I wish I had a tailor like that I would send you the name of out to a tailor tenant That all you wanted. That's just part of it. I'd like to have a look at your vaults You wish to buy some jewelry wholesale? No, no, I just like to find some lost jewelry stolen. It says on this list stolen from a Mr. Eric carrion That's why I'd like to have a look at your vaults. You are insane But I will humor you But uh first the trifle You have a warrant lieutenant. How do you know about them? I clean forgot to get myself a warrant But as you say it's it's a trifle How about the vaults? I do not think solutant In your country. I've learned to do everything coming full how coming full Translation as it should be. Thanks. I like to learn new words A warrant would be as it should be when I'll just have to get the vault open myself Tell your flunky to take his hands off me out. Who is a very difficult man to tell things to Not only does he not talk often often. He does not listen tell him to take his hands off me Perhaps you could persuade him yourself, lieutenant. Yeah. Yeah, perhaps I go Oh that too. I went and spoiled your crisis you You release when I Well, Kirk the eminent investigator today on occasion for carrying a gun you didn't have to shoot our carrion I did Danny to save you from getting knocked off. I had to do just that save me What are you talking about? Well, look at him look at our carrion's hand. He was just getting ready to pull a luga Yeah Okay, Kirk. This wraps it up. Let me have your gun What for ballistics will want it to check it against the slugs in the body But you saw me shoot him Danny the gun Kirk. Are you off your rocker Danny? The gun I've got a permit for this gun Yeah, thanks for the gun. Oh sure sure Danny now that I know you were sincere about warning it Well, like you said this wraps it up You figured it a little ahead of me. That's all tell me how Oh easy Our carrion never parts with the jewels and reports them stolen for insurance money. Yeah, true true Tell me Kirk. How do you figure paul thomas figures? Also simple Our carrion tells the kid to uh make it look like the kid ran away Well, maybe our carrion wanted to do it another way and the kid well the kid barked Yeah, that's right, Kirk Paul came to me yesterday and started to tell me he was in trouble it adds up It adds up neat You know what else two of the gems showed up with two of paul's friends Eric carrion mailed him to throw off suspicion clever real clever. Yeah, but here's the twist The gun paul was holding in that tenement cellar had no fingerprints on it He was dead before he went in that tenement kirk dead men leave no prints paul thomas was dead before I saw you kirk Hey, that is a twist that's seen in the condemned tenement you and ara carrion staged it That's why I want your gun to check it against the slugs they took from paul's body. You're crazy, Danny Listen how else i'm crazy you killed paul Your proposition him and he'd have none of it so you killed him and you killed ara carrion So he wouldn't implicate you you stink copper you stink, but you won't take me I've been waiting for you to do that kirk waiting That's for paul What stopped me was something gentle A tap on the shoulder it was all but it stopped me Man from headquarters looked down at me and his tap was gentle He said that was enough I quit but I didn't believe him He said kirk was something the law had to take care of Then I had to believe him because i'm a cop In the mid-afternoon heat broadway is a desert a desert littered with mirages of what might be men or women You touch some they vanish You touch others and they snarl and slink away It's real or it's phantom It's broadway the godliest the most violent the lonesomest mile in the world broadway my beat broadway's my beat with larry thor as detective danie clover is produced and directed by gordon t hughes with script by morten fine and david freedkin Musical direction is by lud gluskin Be sure to join us next week same time same station for broadways my beat Mr. Keane the famed tracer of lost persons goes society tonight Knowing mr. Keane, you'll realize at once that it's not so much the question of which four but which suspects Mr. Keane's latest adventure the society murder case Will follow in just a few moments on most of these same cds network station This is cds the columbia broadcasting system