 The Adventures of Frank Race starring Tom Collins The war changed many things the base of the earth and the people on it Before the war Frank race worked as an attorney But he traded his law books for the cloak and dagger of the OSS and when it was over his former life was over too Adventure had become his business the Adventures of Frank Race Race for the Adventure of the Violent Virtuoso It was one of those evenings where sooner or later, you'd know you're going to end up on the fire escape You've been hot all day, and it was still hot and the weatherman had just informed the city by radio that there'd be more of the same tomorrow Unfortunately when a weatherman forecasts heat he's always right So I was reclining trying to divert myself with a five-star final when Mark Donovan came in with proposition Hey, look, what do you say we go out and do the time? I'll go away. You've just had a shower and it's gone to your head No, no, no, I mean it. I mean look let's go out and get ourselves a couple of warm-hearted females So Mark, I regret having to break it to you But at this moment anything that can be described as warm seems utterly distasteful to me You'll forget all about the weather. You know look you go I have one or two phone calls I'm waiting for him. Can I answer the door, will you? This ain't the kind of night for staying in He kept it up all the way to the door, and I felt the argument would be resumed as soon as he came back But I was wrong He reappeared wearing a grin that was almost a leer. I see why you wanted to stay home I also see why you wanted to get rid of me. What are you talking about? It's the dame the one you're expecting Brother if anything is cool in this town tonight, it is her But she ain't gonna help your temperature and you're trying to tell me there's a woman out there There is brother, and she'll make you take a long drag on that cigarette you're smoking It was right and I did It was tall and slim and blonde Her eyes and mouth had a gold chase yourself look that suggested money and lots of it. I'm civil thorn Mr. Latham of Intercontinental Underwriters said that he called you about me. Yes, he called Meantime something about a stolen ring. I said he wouldn't be contacting me until tomorrow. I got restless Do you mind? You know I don't mind at all Could I have a cigarette? I finished the last of mine coming over here. What would you like? Kind of smoking and I'll take a drink too if you have the ingredients we have the ingredients and mark ten bar William and what's your preference in this? Haven't surprised me. You hear that mark. Yeah, they did three surprises coming up Nothing, I didn't say much about the ring. Did you lose it? It was stolen from me valley bless Oh, I paid 7,500 for it, but I don't want to collect the insurance on it. I want the ring back How about the police? I'd rather not have the police in on it yet You see it was stolen from me by a friend. That makes a lovely picture Where do you take the case? Charmers Latham said you would I guess so that is Who's the friend? Do you ever hear of an actress by the name of Carol Corson? Yes, I've heard of it better than that. I know him You're not trying to say the Carol Corson's a thief. I'm not trying to say it race. I am saying it I'm second thought. I don't think I do you any good on this case. That is you've already taken the case race. I Wouldn't like it if you turned me down now Hey, is that two tall ones guaranteed a cooler temperatures down to zero in fact, they might even in bomb use Thank you mark Race of yes, that is You will take the case Won't you? Yes, I'll take it But before we get through you might not like me Carol Corson could be seen at the majestic where she was doing a well-received skit in a popular review She was an old friend and for good reason Carol and I had once caught her on for several weeks thinking of little else but each other The majestic I found her in her dressing room raise darling talk about ghosts out of the past still the same color hair Still the same figure you're wearing well, baby You know, I never quite got over you. I've heard different How about Ernie Jett-o now I understand is Lawrence Landry when you can't blame me for Landry race He might even make me forget you. Oh When he plays that violin, I'm not blaming you baby, but Ernie Jett-o could be bad news to an affair Don't say it race. Just the thought scares me silly. Oh look lover. I've got to go all right But I must talk to you and soon you're being accused of fevering Being what you know simple thorn sure I went to a brawler place last night I'm simple as lost a ring worth 7500 dollars. You've been tabs number one suspect The ring was insured within the continental so I'm on the case Oh race, this is silly. I'm sure it is baby. Oh, listen mother. I do have to skip. I'll get in touch with you How are you staying at the car? I'll all right? I'll see you. I've got to zoom Could have waited for her, but it was late and I felt tired. I Got as far as the stage door when Hold it pal. I want to have a talk with you Ernie Jett-o I've heard him use that same tone against the district attorney while on trial for murder Ernie Jett-o Unconvicted killer a Second man stirred nearby and I recognized you temple another chunk of dry ice Now you're Frank race, ain't you? That's right me. I'm Ernie Jett-o. Yeah. No, I remember you sidekick too. How are you doing? I am all right Well, what were you doing inside race talking to a friend of yours howl course and yeah, I'm had some business to discuss Yeah, now I'd like you to hear my story You know how I feel about Carol. Don't you race? I've heard rumors. I've been hearing rumors, too But some guy trying to cut me out You had a yen for Carol a few years ago, didn't you race that I can't deny gentlemen now. I find you hanging around here Could add up couldn't it, but it doesn't How do I know just have to take my word for it? I don't take nobody's word for nothing All right And where do we go from there first? I'm gonna tell you something Stay away from Carol Corson and Just so you don't get absent-minded Duke is gonna tile a little string around your finger If Duke has any idea about using those brass knuckles you better change his mind gentlemen Father's you doesn't Go ahead. I wouldn't try it Duke I'm working for Ernie Yeah, but on this Sorry Duke I never cared for brass knucks. Don't make any more plays general this Lou. We can spit lead faster than Duke lost his teeth Better not Duke Tough guy ain't you packing a ride? Makes you feel good. Don't attack in a ride Let him ride Duke. We can catch up with him later The next couple of days the case showed about as much activity as a Philadelphia weekend Heard nothing from either of the two women involved then on the morning of the third day I got a call from Sybil Thorne. How would you like to take me to a concert tonight? You sound gay. Did you get your ring back? I did not. I thought you might be dropping the affair. I Am not and I want you to keep on with it Have you done anything stirred up a case of physical violence of myself, but nothing else I'm going to be of any value to your duchies. I'll need to know more about this business So we should get together How about the concert idea you like violinist? Well, like anything's good. Oh, Lawrence Landry is great He's new and brilliant. Landry. Is it his concert? That evening just as I was ready to leave Mark Donovan came in so I come and do the services as a driver Look, uh, this is a game that was here the other night the same. Where's your cab halfway down to black? So you're going to a concert, huh? Yeah, I don't know if any woman is worth that race. Look, I like classical music Yeah, I guess even a guy like you has to have a flaw in his character somewhere. Thanks hold it race What is it done? Right, thank you get up. He's gone. Oh, I thought he got you. I didn't want to look nothing wrong with me The good brushing off won't cure. What was that boy? Did you get a good look at him? Yeah, right between them two purexer with short chunky dark complexion. I'm a duke temple tough trader Trader seems to want my life because I relieved him of some front teeth Come on mark. Let's have a civil thawing before we have to start explaining to the police Lawrence Landry put on a good show Young American he had the looks to catch himself a feminine audience wherever he went, but he was no great violinist Teresa vane is a companyist was a far better musician As a soldier number she keyed out a rendition of the opus in not that saved the evening for me Afterward, I went backstage with Sibyl Thorne and met both of them. Oh larry. You were marvelous I enjoyed it ever so much. I'm glad Sibyl I thought the audience a little lukewarm. Oh, no darling. They were mad about you Weren't they race it was a question about a ring of faults. I don't making myself dislike So I avoided the issue by turning to Teresa vane with my opinion of her work Well, I'm glad you enjoyed it. Mr. Ace. Oh, I'm more than enjoyed it that job on the apacinata enthralled me It's wonderful of you to say so I thought you were great all the way mr. Rays. You've made me very happy But I hadn't made Sibyl Thorne happy Later in the cab I heard about it. I don't understand your race Why did you have to go so completely overboard for that girl's playing? You didn't say a word about larry. I've not praised landry's work. I'd have been a hypocrite He's far from being a first line violinist You're insane Well, he's marvelous. Have a cigarette. Don't just listen while I tell you something You're infatuated with landry and it makes you blind and deaf Made you hate carol coarsen too You are insane. I was able to put the picture all together tonight Landry goes for carol. So you'd attest the girl Which casts quite a doubt on your loss of that ring Are you accusing me of lying? I'm accusing you of a more horrible melody Jealous in And I'm gonna do you a favor I'm gonna write this case off as finished For your sake not just for your sake After leaving Sibyl Thorne and there was no good night kiss involved in our party I found a phone booth and called carol coarsen Hello Carol, this is Frank Rays. I'm sorry. I can't hear you very well. It's race carol Who lover? Well, maybe I'd better stop in and talk to you. You still up? Up? Are you? Well, practically around the corner. It's all right then, huh? Oh, wait a minute, Ray. What is it, carol? Someone just came in. Who is it, carol? Ray. Return to the adventures of Frank Rays in just about one minute Back to the adventures of Frank Rays Through the few scrambled hurried minutes that it took Mark Donovan and me to reach the door to carol coarsen's apartment I developed a sense of guilt I've been too willing to write off this affair as a bit of unimportant jealousy I've been wrong The exchange I'd listened to over the telephone it sounded convincingly like murder Mark and I found the apartment door ajar another somber note We went inside Used to go with this girl, didn't you? Yes Yes, I used to go with him Through the chest Won't do no good to send for a dark race No Won't do a bit of good What are you gonna do? The only thing I can mark Call the police Started out hot again the next morning I felt dull-witted and lethargic About as useful as a barkeeper revival It's just after 11 o'clock when I got the phone call That's right I need gentle Hello, gentle Guess it was all there. I haven't seen the paper I know gentle It's tough That's for a guy like me to take lying down That's where I thought about you Ray I wish I could tell you something Can't Guess what I come up with I'm not very bright this morning, gentle I come up with you Frank race The private pride with a big reputation The big guy that's in with the cops The guy that can get away with murder Look, Jett-o I'm as sorry about Carol as you are Maybe sorry I had nothing to do with her death Jett-o, you're wrong You got an unlisted phone, ain't you, Ray? I latched on to the number, didn't I? I know where you stayed, too But Carlisle, I'm going to get you I'm putting my mind on that and nothing else Maybe today Maybe tomorrow In the next couple of three days But I'm going to get you That's my race Somebody hang up on Yeah, Mark Somebody hung up on me Mr. Race Hello, Miss Vane Forgive me for interrupting you But I'm anxious to find Landry And I haven't been able to locate him anyway Well, not even at his hotel That's it. I don't even know where he's staying The Commodore 2205 Oh, thanks a lot Reading something for a concert? Yes, one of my solos Beethoven's 12th, you know it, of course We're here again next week I hope you can hear it I hope I can, too You may not remember me, Landry I'm Frank Race Met you the other night at the hall Oh, yes, come in Hope I'm not disturbing you Not if you don't mind my going on with this workout I never miss a... ...day Barbells And the postgraduate weights, too From the Luggen I guess I do all right I should. I haven't had it for years I, uh, came to see you about Carol Corson's death You what? I'm an insurance investigator And it's become rather important to me That this crime doesn't go unsolved Crime? Haven't you read the papers? Good heavens, no, I just got up Well, I... I had to have a give-it-to-you this bluntly But Carol Corson was murdered last night In her apartment Carol Corson? Merger? That's it, Landry Race Excuse me a few minutes while I get into some other clothes There'll probably be reporters coming He took more time than just a few minutes So much more than I began poking around the room for diversion There was nothing to look at in the way of reading matter Except a stack of programs he'd played across the country They proved to be a very interesting measure of his skill He had a limited repertoire He offered nothing very demanding in the way of technique Theresa Vane, the share of the program seemed equally light An addiction to sweetness and gear, eh? Oh, you still here, Race? I thought you might have given me up He was wearing a fresh foundation and a buttonhole Of a double-breasted job that's a lot for his strong physique He was a boy already not only for reporters But photographers as well What was it you wanted to discuss about Carol? She was carrying a torch for him I had the feeling it might have been mutual I may have been wrong Why, I liked Carol of course But there was really nothing too serious between us How about you and Sybil Thorne? I'm very fond of Sybil And do you mind telling me if you were with Carol Corson last night? Luckily I wasn't, not last night Could you prove it? Why, I... Well, proving it might be a bit awkward Might be a lot more awkward if you can What do you mean? We were talking about a murder Murders have a way of getting downright nasty with reputations You mean I could get bad publicity out of this? It's hard to say which way it'll twist But no one's been to see me yet and it's mid-afternoon Maybe the police won't know about Won't know about your connection with Carol? They'll know Because you'll tell them, is that it? I won't go out of my way to tell them But I may have to You're trying to make something out of nothing I know a lot of women, I happen to be popular with them Yes, you sort of work at it, don't you? I work at other things, too I'll demonstrate one of them They took me suddenly into a surprise Moved in, gripped my arms, lifted Jammed me against the wall There, race Completely helpless, aren't you? And I can step back and... Do that a few more times I've got a new opening into the adjoining room Wouldn't do you any good, either, would it? Makes an interesting game, all right And do we keep it up or have you expended enough energy? I just want to make sure you're impressed with the fact that I didn't see Carol Corson last night Also that there was nothing serious between us So I'm not to say anything to the police That's right Well, now that I've been properly impressed, would you mind putting me down? Evening papers broke the thing wide open as far as Landry was concerned Without my saying a word Couldn't help grinning when I saw his picture on the front page But Ernie Jettow's likeness was there, too And looking at that wiped away the smile and left me with a tight little nut in my stomach Ernie Jettow had been picked up But I felt it wouldn't be long before he'd be free I'd meant anything but pleasure for yours, truly If I wasn't working for anyone else in this case, I was working for myself Another complication ended the picture about nine o'clock When Sybil Thorne showed up at the apartment I thought we should get together and have a talk Sounds like a sensible idea, come in You know, Larry Landry is furious with you, don't you? You must have just seen him I just talked to him by phone Larry and I have a date tonight after the concert You sound quite smug, don't you? And you don't like it You know why you deserve that, turkey? But I get the feeling that in a lot of other ways you could be pretty regular Careful, Rice, you're getting out of character Why did you come here? Why, yeah Make it a good one, Duchess You're still working for me, aren't you? Maybe I'm giving you more credit than you deserve You came to gloat Why? Oh, stop it You came to put across the effect of a very cool lady on a warm night Well, you've clicked I'm thoroughly affected And what am I supposed to do now? Go home? No, not yet Not until... I took her in my arms Those cool-looking lips had warmed from softness That slim-looking body had... Dubai and I didn't let it go right away She still kept her hands on my shoulders as I drew back to gaze at her Don't get any ideas, Rice I'm still going to keep that date with Landry All right, Duchess As I said before, maybe you deserve him I spent the next couple of hours moving restlessly about the apartment Made myself some coffee Tossed down the scotch and soda Picked up the paper, read the program of Landry's concert It'll be over by now and... The realization of it was like being poked in the eye They answered the whole thing I grabbed up a jacket, slung it on and... Hey, what do you think you're going? I've just figured out this case, Mark And I've got to move fast to stop another murder How hollow, will you? You go out on that street, you move right into your own, Marty You've got a reception committee out there The same one as before? And another guy, main-looking face like a badger Ernie Jettow But I've got to go out, Mark All right At this time, I want something besides an end-wrench There's your Jettow, pal I'll close the street by the lamp post Another guy's somewhere around I'm going out Cover me All right I got Jettow, rice And the other guy's running Come on, Mark Give me the civil thorns before it's too late I'm sorry Let me go But you'd better stay And this is the gun that killed Carol Corson, isn't it, Miss Vane? I... Jealousy Horrible melody, isn't it? Can't know You can't know how much I love him How much I've been hurt Come in, Duchess Better bring Landry with you Theresa, what are you doing here? Better close the door, Duchess This isn't a pretty situation Miss Vane is here, Landry Because he intended to kill Sybil Thorne Same way she killed Carol Corson Kill? Good heavens, Theresa Why? Because she's in love with you To the point that it... It's made her sick But, Theresa, I gave you to understand You gave her to understand what That she should just forget you You know, some people can't pull that off, Landry They get ill They're driven to murder But what are we going to do about this race? We're going to give this girl all the breaks we can Theresa Theresa, will you go and give yourself up? Yes Yes, I'll give myself up Now wait a moment I think we should hold her here for the police After all... I'm making this decision It may give her a break And she'll keep her promise Won't you, Theresa? I'm not going to let you do it that way, race Go ahead, Theresa Oh, no, you're not More muscles, Landry All right, try this on your biceps Go ahead, Theresa You'll find a cab downstairs The driver will know where to take you All right How did you know, race? Music It's all wrapped up with that girl's emotions I happened to leap through a pile of Landry's past programs All of Theresa's vain solos had been sweet as light Handle and Debussy, that sort of stuff But last night before killing Carol Cawson She showed her mood with the Epassionata Tonight, with you and mine She featured that funeral movement from Beethoven's 12th Sonata It's just my idea But I guess it paid off It saved my life I'm terribly grateful, race Are you not just... Maybe we should talk about that At much greater length The Adventures of Frank, race starring Tom Collins With Tony Barrett as Mark Donovan comes to you from Hollywood Others heard in tonight's cast were Lily and Bayef, Tom Holland Michael and Barrett and Wilms Herbert This series is written and directed by Buckley Angel and Joel Murkott The music is composed and played by Ivan Dittmarz Be sure to be with us again this time next week For another dramatic chapter in The Adventures of Frank, Race Art Gilmore speaking This is a Brucell's production