 Personal notice changes my stock and trade if the job's too tough for you to handle you got a job for me George Valentine write full details Greetings as always mystery lover time for another let George do it adventure This one is called the public eye and as you can gather from the title It's all about a politician with a fat bank account and waistline to match Since he runs true to form supposing I take a powder and let the master start blowing off steam My dear mr. Valentine My husband is feral Pearson, so I'm sure you'll realize at once the importance of my letter If you've lived long in this city or state you must be aware of his position in politics as well as in business Unfortunately when you're in the public eye as we are You're also at the public's mercy a Reputation of spotless integrity sometimes needs protection for the dangerous selfish fools who do exist in this world Mr. Valentine We need your protection immediately Come as fast as you can Oh, and please please don't mention this request to a single person Well there there you've mentioned it to me, haven't you Mr. Pearson it concerns you of course of course young man I didn't mean to borrow your power come in We're very busy here, you know people constantly coming to the door always something. It's a great trial. No one realized Yes, it must be well, what is this matter that your wife letter? No, no, don't bother me I'm a very busy man just on my way downtown, but it says you need protection My dear miss Brooks Feral Pearson needs only the protection of his own conscience It's not for us to admit to fear is it mr. Valentine. That's for the ladies What spoken like a fool all right all right have it your own way But whatever it is you take it up with my wife, but don't you even know he handles all these little matters besides I'm giving a speech tonight so nice to meet you both coming in sometime Wait a minute if you can't be bothered at least tell us where your wife is you take care of it She always does she's standing right behind you goodbye dear You are listening to let George do it our adventure will continue in just a moment now back to Let George do it and George Valentine. Hello, mr. Valentine This way, please. I didn't notice you were there mrs. Pearson. Sorry it often happens In here your husband study no mine Sit down. I can give you 15 minutes. You can it takes two secretaries just to handle mail alone and booking his speeches gets pretty involved And Ferrell's thinking of running for office again, you know Yes, so I've read and I've heard some of those after-dinner speeches of his tool lots of words and big smiles and very little else Well, we're not here to argue politics. Are we mr. Valentine? Oh, I'm not being nasty. I'm just curious that song He's the great purity man only passing him just now. He smelled a little more human He I assure you're my husband only drinks at his doctor's suggestion for relaxation. Oh, yes I'm sure but we'll skip that Why are we here mrs. Pearson? He certainly didn't seem to be worried about any threatening person He doesn't know as much about it as I do I've handled all the details. I gather you do that about everything. What are these details? We have a country place in the five lakes resort area spend the weekends there In exactly an hour and a half mr. Valentine. You are supposed to meet someone by the name of veins He apparently has a room at the five lakes hotel veins. Ah, what am I supposed to do read his fortune here? printed note Six o'clock tonight room 25 lakes hotel expect to make the delivery then sign veins Obviously a false name whoever it is. Please make delivery of what? Mr. Valentine, I'm asking you to serve as a representative in my husband's place You're more used to this sort of thing. Well, now, let's be a little more honest with each other Your husband's being blackmail. Is that it? Well? So what's the delivery pictures letters and how much money am I supposed to take along to pay for them? $50,000 we just don't have that kind of money. Well who does Must be quite a skeleton in the closet. You're supposed to find out more about this man beings What he's doing is against the law There must be some way to stop him without paying him so look lady. What is the skeleton? What else is this guy written? You don't have to know anything about it. We're in the public eye Everything we do will never mind that we stop you're trying to wash your husband's dirty linen and you know it Now what did he do take one too many get a snoot pull get his picture taken or did he it's a woman What do you think? Well, it was pretty obvious Mrs. Pearson But I do think you better tell us Oh, I don't know he does drink too much sometimes he gets mixed up with people A woman named Baines. No, no Baines is apparently a man who knows about it. That's all he wrote and said he knew My husband told me what Baines said was right. Okay guy working with the girl, but who's I don't know anything about her I don't want to It was last weekend He went out one night and Well, it's all over. All right. All right, Miss Pearson. I'm beginning to get the idea Great guy your husband. It's not his fault He works so hard. He tries not to drink, but once in a while what I meant was his handing it all to you Yes, when we saw me doctors thought wasn't even important. He didn't look that way. I know but even her name is a stale something I knew about it. I couldn't help knowing. I Shouldn't I handle it? He can't afford to be seen anywhere doing anything and even pull his own chestnuts out of the fire Any guy who walks into one like no no listen, please you've got to understand His career is the most important thing in the world to us I've been his secretary and his wife for years and I learned how to grit your teeth and only think of the careers that right I I Wish you'd leave your detecting up to Getting him out of this All right, miss Pearson. We all have to live I guess there isn't much time I'll tell you what I know and there have been phone calls from Baines I have some numbers if you could check them before you talk to miss Brooks will do that inform me I'll put yourself together and run over those facts straight Your pure and shining husband is a dope mrs. Pearson. Never mind. There's a girl named a step Baines Baines Hey Baines Curious whether I brought the suckers 50,000 All right, come on out of there. Don't be so bad All right, come on Wake up sweetheart. This is no park bench. Come on. What are you doing on your feet? You're cluttering up the rock Oh, lay off. What do you like it here? I haven't got all day and I come on take it easy You Baines. I'm Chester. Who's Baines guy who hits people good host friendly type Yeah, take a drink of this make you speak English. I'd rather stay ignorant. Hey, let go. Would you I'm sorry, mr. Valentine It's a job. That's all it's a You the one took my wallet. Yeah, no good pictures anyway a couple of George Washington. I didn't touch your money All right, Buster. All right. Who are you? What's going on? Chester not Buster and the house tick. Oh Sorry friend Well, look what became of the guy who took this from his name is Baines or you already said that a little hard to recognize it Must have been quite a fight you guys had what you hit him with a grand piano What did I hit? Look at him that on a mackerel Listen, I was unconscious wasn't I so he got smacked over the head that doesn't mean that I did it doesn't mean anything You could have been faking good a past out. I got a job that I've got to call it Look, I just walked into this frame up on just a patsy. That's all I don't add any farther than two and two Well, I'm get away from that phone here. Let's take a look at this guy's pockets. Oh, no, you don't Know who you're working for mr. Valentine Nobody never heard a fair employment practice. Will you tell me what you do know about this? Sure. Sure less than you I'm sorry. What else can I do? You didn't kill him. You're at least a material witness. We've got a hotel reputation Well, I got a job to do but I'm sorry. Hello desk just a Get me the police in town step on it. You better tell the boss It's all of us. Oh, I'll make friends and influence people the rugs all yours house tick I went out the fire escape Would you crazy five lakes and a burg like this I'd be locked up for weeks Oh, you'd rather have months for resisting arresting an angel. I got the wallet off the other guy Yeah, that really is his name apparently lives down the road here, but aren't you going back to see mrs. Pearson I mean she got you into this. She must know more than I'd rather see this Estelle He sounds like the type we could get a little farther with The Banes have any letters about her pictures or but that doesn't mean anything either He'd no more bring that stuff to a meeting like that then I'd bring the money here turn right guy owns a garage That's what his wallet says I'm a lot more interested in his house and client road. That's where it is If he knew enough to blackmail Pearson, then what do you want to bet? We'll find a stale right there in this person we should find he left their house before you did He could have been the one who came up here to five Politicians slugging people and framing murders try again. Angel. I gotta hunch this case isn't gonna be as simple as any way You look at it Estelle Estelle. I never heard of such a person. I tell you what's this all about But this is where Banes lives, isn't it for 25 years? He's never been out of the place Make you happy And you needn't look like you don't believe me either because I know I'm his wife your Oh Now what's happened? What is it? You'll you'll find out later. I guess mrs. Banes I I was just in a hurry to locate this place Estelle Estelle. I know you told me Well, take it from me mr. Banes ain't the type to get mixed up with any girl Besides in a town this size. I can write you a guarantee. There just ain't any such person as Estelle anybody Never was not even among the weekend people. You mean, you know everyone and everything listen. What's that? Sirens ain't it must be the sheriff's car. Okay, mrs. Banes. Thanks. Anyway, wait wait listen Mr. Please Banes ain't in trouble. Is he what is it? Will you please tell me what lady? I wish I had time to explain, but I don't hurry up I I'm sorry lady. Maybe he was in trouble, but he's not anymore those sirens. I'm afraid of for me You are listening to let charge do it Our adventure will continue in just a moment And now back to george valentine If your name is george valentine right now you just assume it weren't because george valentine is the man who Slugged the resort hotel house detective and ran away from arrest for murder The murder of mr. Banes a blackmailer No, you don't enjoy being a fugitive Particularly when you don't know who to trust There there that's the piercing place Life said they come out here every weekend. I don't see any lights But I was with her you remember and she said she'd take a taxi out later to meet her husband here But I don't like george george sir. I like see on the side He's a side porch Just getting out of his car He's going in the house Oh george you've got to see he's the only one who can tell you about this is still and about bane if there isn't a still Who says there is one mrs. Pearson said mrs. Bane said there wasn't Angel listen when the politician's wife got us into this she was so busy trying to hide her feelings and overlook Her husband's escapade that you think maybe she didn't know the truth herself that the blackmail really Yes, something like that. He was pretty anxious to avoid us. I noticed That's all the more reason for going in there I'm sticking my head in a meat shop. Do you mean Pearson may be a fraud book So you bag of wind who should have stayed in the locker room instead of hoisting himself off on the public But he's still got influence He could still get me thrown in jail so fast. I wouldn't even know what happened I never get a chance to find out what happened either. Come on What? But george if you really think No, no his car as you're not here. His car. I had a plate You ever see an ambitious big shot with such a long license number? Or Which is short car. Yeah Oh five lace garage That's not an agency. They don't sell cars of them Wait a minute Here here's the flashlight torch. Thanks Registered owner anthony jake Bains it's bains car. Come on. Let's get out of here. But why would he have been fast five lace garage, huh? Where? Oh george, you're not going to the middle of town. Bains garage is right in the middle. Oh, yes. I am proxy Because the only reason I can think of for Pearson driving a car from the garage Is that Pearson's own car is in that garage? Alley down to the left. Wait, wait, wait a minute george At least I'm first myself paying back for that shiner shiner, huh? Chester you got goggles. If you wasn't so slow on your feet, you wouldn't have a shut up, would you? I'm gonna break this. Good evening, ma'am. Could you tell me which way is elm street? My sure lady. Wait a minute. I saw you under the streetlight. You were with a man, weren't you? Where is he? What? Oh, yes. I mean I was walking alone and I stopped a man to ask him about elm street But he didn't tell me he just kept on going. Hey, what do you look like tall sort of young husky dark coat? Yes, that's right. Why? It's Valentine. Come on. Well, he went down that way to the ride. He seemed to be in a hurry. Yeah, thanks lady. But where is elm? Oh dear You're standing on it lady. I'm getting to the alley george hurry Relax, angel. Bloodhounds went that way. Oh george hurry up with that lock. Now they'll be looking for me again There we are. Back into the garage. You want the flashlight george? There aren't any cars on the surface. Hold it. There is one back here. Where? I don't see. Through the window The door must be from the lube rack on the other side. Oh, separate parking garage Relaxed air. Uh-huh. The cobwebs you can't Yeah, look. Nice guilt initials on the door F.P. It's Pearson's car george. Tucked out of sight. Nothing much wrong with it except that headlight What? Yeah, the fender's a little smashed in front. Nobody's been working on it Why would veins hide that car back here and It George are you smoking? No, no, I'm not. Too much gasoline around and oil on the floor Well, it is smoke george. It's coming from the wall. Let's get out of here run, broxy I don't recall nothing on the front pages mister. Might have been about a week ago friend Must be in your news files someplace a week ago. Yeah files ain't complete You know people come in tear out crossword puzzles a week ago was the night Pearson went out wasn't it? When his wife said the whole business started and the great man soaked up a few too many and got Here here try these guess you must be the people who make up them puzzles No, I confuse myself more buster But broxy suppose he didn't get mixed up with a girl that night Suppose the garage man was blackmailing him for something else Something even more dangerous for a guy in the public eye Something that would cause a broken headlight George wait a minute Hold your breath. Looks like lady found a bargain. Yeah Second section george a story about a bus driver getting off a bus. You were right. It must be Around midnight. There were no witnesses and police have no leads It was the bus driver's own fault apparently only that was it the man was killed george Run into and killed by a hit run driver Hello, mr. Pearson. Yes, it's oh police have been here. They're looking for take it easy. Take it easy I've been out with Estelle. You were who? That name you dreamed up Estelle was the girl that ferrell said. All right. All right. So he dreamed it up. I don't care It was the obvious thing to tell me people think blackmail girl a lot faster than they do blackmail car car It's one lady a week ago your husband's car Well, I just wanted to tell you I've seen the evidence it got burned up Of course before I could show it to anybody. I don't understand, but I still saw it I can still handle some things Hey, what's going on there? I am here exactly in my mind. What did happen last sure you drink so much Save the stories. I'll see you all right I'll see you in cabin 10 paradise motel and I'll give you 10 minutes to get here There are too many cops around your place for my blood pressure But don't bring any of them with you why you're not would I and don't play so dumb and don't send your wife Because get this straight friend. My assistant miss brooks isn't with me Never mind where she is But she knows what I know and if you try anything funny, she tells the newspaper Ellen Come in mr. Piss get back in Wow, just a surprise. That's my boy It's me How did you crawl out of the woodwork? I crawled after you stupid. I've been following it My friend the deputy sheriff is out waiting in the car, but he says I can have you first Now look muscle, but I want to ask questions. I'm not interested in that crimes. You solve them Me I just don't like to get poked by a listen. I'm expecting a guy named pissen Sure a big bag of wind. I know him, but that's not my he's got the answers You want the answers, don't you look? I poked you and got you into a little trouble for letting me lose But I'm not interested besides Pearson won't tell you anything Wife's the only one with any brains in that family. I know she built him out of a silver voice and a hollow leg But he couldn't even remember what time it is level. Oh shut up. Will you there is somebody outside? Yeah, the deputy sheriff No, mr. Valentine. I'm afraid your party's over so pick up your hat. Look out there. All right I'm not gonna try anything this time Besides I'm wrong, huh What do you mean? About Pearson about everything Another way it could work, isn't it? I'll get you my garage man was the blackmailer. That's all I know for a fact I saw the notes But I don't know who they were addressed to Say, where did you meet piercings white? How long have you known her? But Oh, yeah, I'd pick up as I go along just trying to resize. That's all Well, it's 12 minutes now. Nobody's shown up Guess she talked Pearson out of coming Or is he out there? Which one do you work for you'll say almost anything? What you're getting interested, huh? I was hired for a patsy to walk into a ridiculous setup where I'd be charged with a murder of veins I advertised so I asked for it Only it's not as silly as it sounds He was a blackmailer and in the circumstances if I kept my mouth shut I'd get off on self-defense go on Oh, you like this, huh? All right The only trouble was I got stubborn and knocked you out before chapter two could be organized I tore around spotted the hit-run car and figured it out before the garage could be burned Now I'm on a step two. I don't cooperate Like I point out that arranging veins his death was an almost impossible job Except for somebody on the inside of the hotel like you You talk too much I try to get you to listen to me, but sure sure Johnny on the spot. That's you always Right there in Bain's room Right there just greeting the deputy sheriff at the time of the fire right here right now never miss a trick That's me. Now. Which one do you work for? The stupid husband who goes on a secret tan once in a while. I can't remember Or is it you and the wife? Is that the way it works? I suppose I can find out easily enough just see who's out in that car waiting for you Get away from the door. All right. It's the wife You and her, huh What happened to you in the car that night when you hit a man and ran Is that the secret that's so important to step over this white detective getting mad? I'm getting close big secret to keep him feral Pearson that career his wife makes so much of She wouldn't want to risk her hold on him. I guess Only what percentage do you get? How do you understand? Shut up You said too much already. Yeah Hey, you picked the wrong boy when you got me. We don't have to keep you all relaxed. I figured that out I know what you think you're gonna do. I got a job to worry about you're under arrest Say it real quick then shoot fast get moving. I told you resisting arrest too bad. I had to shoot him sheriff Stop reading my mind. It's in braille. How can I help it? You ask for it without you Come on reprieve This was your mistake the first time remember Oh Oh brother saved by the bell Thanks, broxy. You hang me just in time to Hello, hello Bruxy. Hello Back to the conclusion of our let George do it adventure in just a moment Mr. Pearson keeps calling. I'll let himself his own problems. He's had the wool pozzled over his eyes so long it hurts He's pulled some wool himself George so he can run for office. I know I know Dumb guy who'd just like to be able to drink with the boys and can't Or couldn't until his wife went a little too far trying to protect her pitch I wonder if he ever did fully realize what was going on. I mean her and that chester and that Hit run that might have exposed them but he just thought it was another problem. Let his wife take care of it Well, she took care of herself. I'm afraid I'm letting dumb Chester pull a murder to get him out of the spot They were in The Pearson didn't have anything to do with it gullible. That's all a dope Let his wife wear the pants Yeah, make a career out of make money out of make a sucker out of them Well, it seems to me if anybody was picked for a sucker in this case never mind never mind Besides, I'm different. I'm not in the public eye I know private Keep out You have just heard the public eye another let George do an adventure Robert Bailey was starred as George Valentine with Virginia Greg as Bruxy David Victor and Jackson Gillis wrote the story with music by Eddie Dunstetter Now this is yours truly inviting you to another visit with Valentine when you will again hear what happens When you let George do it