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The threat of violence is always present But sometimes that violence has unexpected consequences Witness the experience of Mark Huskins veteran detective of the narcotics detail It was late one fall evening that mark with his fellow officer red Andrews was making his way down a blackened alley It's toward the hideout of two criminals prominent in the dope trade The door right at the top Hope we're not but if we should need it that spotted that this afternoon when I cased the setup Everybody's here. Yeah, nobody but the drugist. I just bought a package of cigarettes Okay Well, come on, let's go get your promotion What do you mean by that? We've been on this assignment a long time We crack it. You know the old man will give you a promotion. Why just me? Are you kidding? You're the fair-haired boy. I'm a dog around this department The chiefs had a knife in my back a long time. He likes an excuse to twist it You'll get the promotion You sound jealous mark Maybe I am better stay in close to the wall, right? When look out somebody under the stairs Hey behind your mark, huh? There's none of the blackjack I knew I'd catch up with your family They got away mark. Hey mark mark. You all right Hey mark, oh, they really let you have one that time. Didn't they come here? It's all right. We're police Well, what's wrong? Did you see a couple of guys duck out of the alley? Yes. Yes, just after the shooting they jumped into a car and drove off. Yeah, that's what I was afraid of Hey, what's wrong with this guy? They blackjack him. Look. Yeah, go into that drugstore in the corner You can go through the back door call an ambulance while I take care of police ambulance. Yeah, who shall I tell them once it's red Andrews? Okay The alley I came in the back door look there's a cop out there hurt looks like it may be fatal the other one I asked me to call an ambulance. What were they doing? Oh after some crooks. I guess can I use your phone? Sure, sure go ahead. Thanks. Let's see Wonder how bad that guy's hurt Say that there's been an accident location, please Behind Smalls drugstore 18th and Hunter two of your men tangled with some crooks. Yeah Well, one of your men is out cold and the other asked me to call an ambulance My name is Peters. What about the crooks? Oh, they got away four problems. Our man badly hurt Yes, the other one said his name was red Andrews asked me to hurry in here and phone He was working over the one that was out Okay, we'll get a car right over. Thanks. Goodbye. Did I hear another shot while I was in there sounded like it Well, I better go see I guess I'd go with you only. I'm on a loan here can't leave my store unattended, you know Hey, who are you you you're the one that was knocked out those crooks I gotta get and look look. He's hurt now. I gotta get those crooks Yeah, yeah, now look just take it easy an ambulance is coming. I gotta take a look at this Hey Hey, this man isn't just hurt He's dead Bring you down to the station Peters, but you understand you're the nearest thing we have to a witness I understand I I think I've told you everything I know. Yeah, there's just one thing. I don't get red Andrews was shot He must have been dead when you called for an ambulance No, no, I don't think so He's the one who asked me to call. Oh, it was the other guy who was out Andrews was kneeling down over him But well when I got back Andrews was dead and the other guy was up He was walking around kind of like he was in a day. Yeah. Yeah, I see Well, we're not gonna hold you of course, but we'd like to be sure you stay in town. Oh, of course Yeah, all right. That's over now. I want to get over to the hospital and see Hawkins Managed to butch another one didn't you take the knife out of my back chief? We got a tough break. That's all. Yeah Yeah, yeah, Red Andrews got such a tough break to the killer. Couldn't you guys have been on your toes? They must have been tipped off. They were laying for us under the stairs. Yeah Well regardless of how it happened. I'm holding you responsible for catching the guys who did it I don't like to have my men bumped off especially men like Andrews. Do you think I'd have let it happen if I could have helped it? I Don't know Well, that's not the point. Anyway, the point is is after you were knocked out somebody killed Red Andrews Well, Beretti and Finley must have come back probably but it's up to you to prove it and bring them in Well mark some rather startling developments took place while you were unconscious You and Red Andrews exchange positions in a most peculiar manner and the chief putting you on the spot to explain it Well, now that you're out of the hospital, you better do some checking up First thing will be to locate Beretti and Finley again. Better check your gun first They're desperate characters, you know Oh, how do you explain that mark? You don't remember firing your gun last night, do you? They knocked you out before you even drew your gun and yet your gun has been fired. At least there's one round missing And now back at the scene of the crime you found another clue an empty shell from your gun Some shells from Andrew's gun too, but they were fired after you were knocked out Though your gun had been fired and now you know where at the spot where red was shot Does that suggest anything to you mark? Couldn't be I didn't like him, but I wouldn't have I Couldn't have been that much out of my head. I've got to find out more about this morning Good morning. Can I get something for you? Well, you're the druggist on duty here last night. Yes It's hard to get help these days. I have to work night and day. Yeah, I Understand a guy called an ambulance from here last night. Yes, that's right Did he say anything to you just that there were a couple of officers in the alley and that one of them had been hurt. I see How long was he in here? Oh about four minutes. I guess did you see anyone else while he was phoning? No, no, I didn't But see here who are you I'm the guy that was knocked out. Oh Well, you you seem to have recovered. Yeah outside of a lump on the back of my head Well, the fella didn't tell me anything other than the report he made to the police Okay You're the guy who called the ambulance about that affair behind Smalls drugstore last night. Aren't you that's right? Come in They told me at the department you'd probably be willing to answer some questions and who are you? Take a good look. Don't you recognize me? Oh Yes, yes, you're the one that one that was knocked out. Yeah I believe you reported to the chief that red Andrews was kneeling down working over me when you left to call the ambulance that right? Yes, yes, that's what I told you the report also states that as you entered the alley after hearing the shot You saw two men run out of the alley jump into a car and drive off. Yes, that's what I saw good now listen carefully Were you in the drugstore long enough for those men to drive around the block? Enter the alley from the other end kill red Andrews and make a getaway before you got back Well, let me see Imagine it took less than five minutes, but well Yes, I believe there would have been time for that. Thanks a lot, mister I guess that just about answers my question. I've got a hunch. That's exactly what happened I beg your pardon, but I don't think so Huh Why not? Because when I left the call the ambulance you were lying flat on your face across the alley If they'd have driven back they'd have run over you or if you'd been up and around I Think they'd have shot you too You are listening to the whistler brought to you by your friend the signal oil company Marketers a famous signal gasoline your best buy today Remember to let every go signal remind you you'll do go farther with signal gasoline Well mark your theory of Finley and Beretti having come back and kill red has been blasted This is beginning to simmer down to far too few suspects, isn't it from the way the evidence is pointing You're going to be incapable of weighing it in an unbiased manner. It's placing too much suspicion on you Of course, you're not ready to face an admission yet But if you would admit killing red you'd better find out who did You know that red fired several shots after you were knocked out But that doesn't mean that Finley and Beretti couldn't have fired some too Maybe they shot red during the fight and it didn't kill him instantly Maybe he had the bullet in him all the time. He was working over you It's worth investigating mark the car that could help you there Hello doc. Oh, hello, Haskins. Glad to see you. Doc, can I speak to you for a minute? Certainly sit down. Thanks Look, you did the autopsy on red and or this morning, didn't you? Yes. Yes, terrible thing You determined the cause of death and that's right He died of injury sustained from a gunshot doc Were you able to tell from the nature of the wound how long red lived after the shot was fired? Oh, yeah, definitely Definitely, what would you say doc? Could he have lived ten minutes five minutes? Well, if red Andrews lived ten seconds after that shot was fired would have been a miracle. What yeah, you shot through the heart close range died instantly Well, there goes another theory Red couldn't have been shot by the crooks at the start of the fight and They couldn't have driven back in the alley without running over you, but who else could have done it? Who else had the opportunity? Silly isn't it to suspect yourself, but the fact remains that red Andrews was the fair-haired boy of the department Everybody knows that and the chief knows that you were jealous of his position because red stood between you and promotion Do you suppose it could have been possible that your subconscious resentment of red could have been translated into Irresponsible action while you were knocked out Possibility or not you better crack this thing before the chief gets such an idea Before he put someone else on the case to start crying around Hello, I say yeah, but the lab stuff on Andrews come through you. Yes. Yes, I did the analysis You handled the ballistics report. Yes a bullet was fired at close range from a 38 service pistol. Oh What yes probably by gun that had been stolen from some officer probably did Did you retrieve the bullet? Mind if I have a look at oh sure. I have it right here Would it be all right if I borrowed it? Well, the chief's assigned me to the case. I want to make a comparison, okay? Well, I guess it's all right if you will be personally responsible for yeah sure But you'll be sure to take good care of it. All right It'll be best to know for sure wounded mark jumping to conclusion isn't good detection You'll be perfectly safe down there in your basement with that pillow muffling the gun No one will hear the shot Then you can dig the bullet out of that sawdust barrel and compare the rifling with the one that killed Andrews Then you'll know won't you mark be no doubt the rifling are the same the bullet that killed red Andrews was fired from your gun mark Luxures though you'd solve the murder beyond a reasonable doubt all the circumstances have pointed toward you all along and now you found the clinching clue Maybe it would be best if you try to cover up what you know, or is it too late? Does the chief know something too? Could that be why he's sent for you? I don't understand it here We got a clear-cut case of first-degree murder motive opportunity corpus Elect everything and yet you stammer around about the proof. Well, well, it seems obvious who killed red Doesn't certainly the crooks you were after so bring them in This is becoming a pretty mess isn't it mark you don't dare bring in Beretti and Finley as long as they're suspected Suspicion will be removed from you But if you bring them in they'll prove that they didn't do it and then there'll be only one suspect left you mark you But the chief's going to put another man on the case soon if you don't turn up something That bullet you better do something about that before another detective starts snooping around How about a switch a bullet from a different gun instead of the one they dug out of Andrews maybe worth a try mark Say I I brought the bullet back Sorry I was so long. Yeah. Oh, yes. Yes the Andrews bullet. Yeah. Hope you haven't been worried about it Well, I don't know. I wasn't worried about it We made a set of microfilm pictures of the board when it first came in And now you've substituted another That'll look mighty bad for you mark. You're getting in deeper and deeper. Aren't you mark first? Your own deduction has stamped you with a criminal guilty of manslaughter Now your efforts to cover up are going to make it look like premeditated murder. You're wasting precious time now Three days pass and then there's something else What does this mean mark a note asking you to see Ben tolin one of the best detectives on the force The sergeant gave me your message Ben. Oh, yeah, come in. I won't talk You know what's happened. I don't think I do well a couple of days ago at the chief assignment of the Andrews case. Oh I know what it'll mean to you to crack this case and I didn't intend to get me away But it's a funny thing mark. I just did some routine checking in order to look busy But I ran to a mighty strange thing. Oh, yeah, I Went to the lab and they told me that you had borrowed the bullet Yes, sir. I Wanted to check it. I know the trouble is you got mixed up The bullet you returned isn't the right one mark. I do What do you mean they made a microfilm of the right one and the one you brought back doesn't fit doesn't it now Why did you switch it mark? What makes you think I switched it Maybe I brought back the wrong bullet, but there's no I know you too Well to think that you'd return the wrong bullet by mistake mark you're too good a detective for that What are you driving at just this the bullet gave me some other ideas and I checked up on them too, so I Know who killed red Andrews I think you know too only I decided that I'd let you crack the case if you could Well mark you still have a chance to do it then told him no He found out about you hasn't he mark But it would seem that he's still trying to give you a chance to confess He thinks it might be easier on you that way doesn't be marked, but he's wrong It won't be simply a matter of a few years for manslaughter They'll hang you mark and that's what you're thinking while pacing back and forth in your room That's like you're trapped the only way out doesn't make sense If tolin is found dead he can't tell Yes, then again only you would know That's a well isolated house where tolin live Well, there is this mark completely unaware of the danger. Why don't you pull the trigger mark? You think it might be better to let tolin know why he's going to die you you could take him by surprise He hasn't a gun in sight Tolin what oh you're asking yeah Surprised mark. What are you doing here? I've been trying to get a hold of you What's the idea of the gun I came to settle something with you tolin? What's the matter with you're acting screwy You've been acting funny for days funny have I well, maybe it's funny to you You're not in my spot. You wouldn't be in such a spot if you'd keep your head Although I suppose the blow you receive sure sure But I'm not taking a chance. I'm trying to prove that What are you talking about? You're not turning in that evidence you collected mr. Tolin I'm sorry mark, but I waited as long as I could What do you mean? I left a complete report after work tonight It'll be on the chief's desk tomorrow morning So he beat you to it mark no use to kill tolin now then you'd be facing to rat But wait yeah You're going to hang anyway a man can only pay the supreme penalty once mark You're thinking you might as well take tolin with you pay him for his dirty snooping You might have covered up if it hadn't been for him mark But he's exposed you it's his fault mark mark put down that gun don't be a fool I'm not a fool. You don't know what you're doing. Oh, yes. I do for the first time in days I'm thinking straight Now for the first time I see exactly what I have to do you're crazy maybe but my last chance to try a getaway I might make it only you aren't going to be around to know You had to turn in the dope on me, didn't you? All right, you're going to pay for it. What are you talking about? Just this maybe I did kill red But I didn't do it on purpose and I'm not going to lay down and take the rap for it You were hurt badly. Won't you what do you mean? I don't know where you got the idea, but you're wrong You didn't kill red Andrews The whistler will return in just a moment with a strange ending of tonight's tale Meantime here are two tips for making your gas ration coupons go farther one Accelerate gradually never force your motor by stepping down hard on the gas pedal You're sure to save precious gasoline in this way, and here's the second tip Use the gasoline that scientifically engineered to give you maximum miles per gallon signals famous go farther gasoline For years more and more Western drivers who keep careful record of mileage have been switching to signal gasoline Even today all those certain gasoline ingredients have gone to war and no gasoline can give you the brilliant performance of pre-war signal gasoline The signal oil company is still producing the finest gasoline that can be made today and Signals still places the emphasis on miles So the next time you trade one of your ration coupons for gasoline Remember your best buy today is signal go farther gasoline and the place to get it is your neighborhood signal gasoline dealer and Now back to the whistler Well mark you are about to kill the one man who knows you didn't kill red Andrew But how can this be you're a good detective and all the evidence pointed unquestionably towards you How could tolin have discovered something you overlooked and yet he's told you that you didn't do it What I Didn't kill red no no look. I'll tell you there was a very obvious clue You record it if he hadn't been so busy covering up for yourself. I saw it immediately go on keep talking You cornered these crooks in an alley behind the drugstore and they were trafficking in the legal sale of drugs Get it drugs drugstore Well, all I did was to go on from there. Well, where did that take you to the drugist? He was the brains of a dope ring When you had read trace the peddlers that close to his store he figured that you had to dope on him too So when Peters went into the phone booth the drug is slipped out the back door and into the alley Red was bending down facing The drug is went to help him he bent down jerked his gun from the holster and he shot red He was back in the store by the time Peters came out of the phone booth. Yeah He had my gun. Why didn't he kill me too? Peters had told him that your injury looked fatal that he didn't have time to check closely But he figured that he'd taken care of both the cops who had anything on him But he didn't and if you haven't been full enough to obliterate his fingerprints on your gun Yeah, I'm pretty sure that the battle sent you Tomorrow morning you'll be in jail for the murder of red Andrews Not you mark not you You almost convicted yourself of murder didn't you from now on you'd better be careful whom you decide to kill You almost shot tolin and tolin is the one who saved your hide From yourself mark Bring you another strange tail by the whistler The signal oil program is broadcast for your entertainment by the signal oil company Marketers of signals famous go farther gasoline and motor oil and by your neighborhood signal oil dealer Was at your service daily to keep your car running for the duration The signal oil program produced by George W. 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