 Old Dutch cleanser famous for chasing dirt present Nick Carter famous for chasing crime Every week at this time two great names are joined as Old Dutch cleanser brings you one of the most resourceful and daring characters in all detective fiction Nick Carter master detective Nick finding that imitation diamond in the crooks pocket is certainly proof that he was in on the robbery Certainly would be patsy if I had found it there, but you must have I saw you take it out of his pocket You did I was trying to start something. Oh, I don't understand you at all in this case Nick You're doing the craziest things are not getting anywhere. Oh, that's where you're wrong patsy I expect to catch the robbers before I go to bed tonight, and that's a promise Now the case of the imitation robbery today's exciting adventure with Nick Carter brought to you by Old Dutch cleanser As our story opens Nick and patsy are in the jewelry shop of Nelson Stroud talking to the proprietor It was late fall and there's a hint of snow in the afternoon air The Jewelers Protective Association tells me you reported that you're being systematically robbed Mrs. Stroud It must have been going on for weeks, Mr. Carter So many of my best unset stones have been stolen and it wasn't from hold ups, Mr. Stroud hold ups No, it's a lot slicker than that. You see it's like this day before yesterday Saturday I happened to see an imitation diamond in the tray with a dozen or so real diamonds So I became suspicious you say you just happened to spot the 40 stone Yes, so yesterday Sunday I came down to the store and checked through all the trays and I found 29 paste stones mixed in with the real ones How much were the 29 diamonds that are missing be worth mr. Stroud at a rough estimate in the neighborhood of $65,000 and you think somebody brought 29 imitation gems in here and walked out with 29 real ones I know it. How does it happen? None of your clerks spotted the fakes these fake stones are too good, mr. Carter That's the trouble here. Look at this one. I nick that looks genuine to me Yes There's an excellent job. I must admit close inspection would of course reveal them at once But about all the clerks do as a rule is to run their eye rapidly over the tray after serving a customer and check The number of stones before putting them away But you have any ideas how this substitution might have taken place I don't think I know some crook or gang of crooks has come in here time after time asking to see our unset stones and Palm the real ones leaving the fakes in the tray Oh, but that would have taken weeks mr. Stroud It couldn't be done too often and even then the criminal would be taking a long chance of not being recognized But it must have been done that way. Oh, not necessarily No, it looks to me as if the crook or crooks had inside help in this nonsense All three of my clerks are fine men with good references that remains to be seen Show me what you have here in the store on the way of burglar alarms, of course You see there are counters on each of the three sides of the store each counter has an alarm buzzer under it Operated by pressing a button with your foot Then the vault where the unset stones are kept has a special alarm on it Well, how is that operated mr. Stroud? Well, if the dial that works the combinations turned back to 10 first it automatically rings an alarm They're all connected direct the police headquarters and the protective association The unset diamonds are kept in that board. Yes, I'll show you There you see this vault is filled with little trays only about an inch high each tray is numbered to identify the different grades of stone Golly, make look at that. There must be a hundred trays in there. That's the bow Mr. Stroud, I think I have a plan that'll test the reaction of your clerks Tomorrow afternoon should be a good time. I'll let you know definitely the exact hour because I'll need your cooperation Of course, mr. Carter. Oh, what are you planning to do? It's a little unconventional, but it's been done before now Here's the plan about four o'clock. I'll send miss born here And Nick says he's ready for the test. So will you please disconnect the burglar alarm system? You're sure this is necessary miss born. Well You're interested in having these thefts stopped as soon as you can aren't you of course Very well, I'll make the necessary arrangements How long before mr. God will be here from what he said he should be along any minute now Oh god, put your hands in the corner all three of you and keep them there, but I this is a stick up No monkey business Hands on the corner there you with the black hair and quick That's better you two get on the other side of the store with gola locks. I look here You can shut up goalie and Keep your trap shut All right, you are the guys get about goalie. I said and walk slow So nobody looking in will think there's anything wrong Okay Now you baldy Me yeah, you open up that ball. I I can't I don't know the combination open a fault I said but I last time will you open up all right all right Not all those trays so I can get at him wait a minute baldy Don't be picking not just a tray with the cheap stones. I want them all Yes, all right Okay, that's enough you can put them back now All right, mr. Stroud Mr. Carter, I hope you learned something. Yes all three of your clerks pass with high marks, mr. Stroud Baldy here turned the volt dial the wrong way which would set off the alarm the other two stepped on their alarm buzzers I watched their feet then if the alarms had been connected There would have been three separate alarms rung and headquarters nick right Patsy Oh by the way, mr. Stroud you better connect the alarm system again just in case mr. What's been going on here? I don't get it. This is mr. Nick Carter the jewelers protective association He just wanted to be sure you boys were on your toes in case of real trouble You threw now mr. Carter all through thanks, then let's get back to my office. You can put the trays back boys This all seems very silly to me mr. Carter Did you really learn anything from that little stunt? I did Who's the young fella with the blonde hair? That's my nephew Bill Devlin and the middle-aged man with the bald head. Well, that's Arthur Ryan been here for six years darn good clerk and who's the good-looking chap with the black hair slicked down so neatly Chep the name of Robert Hill. He's new here, but as far as I know, he's absolutely okay I called the firm he's been with and they gave him excellent references Maybe so but he instinctively reached for a gun and a shoulder holster when I first drew my guns Nothing against him yet, of course, but I'd keep an eye on him Well, maybe he's used to having a job where he needed protection Nick and hardly possible Patsy Wouldn't want to say until I knew more about him. You said yesterday. You thought this was an inside job, mr. Carter Well, I think now that you're wrong What do you mean now? I'll show you Yeah, I found this under the silverware counter this morning That's so Well, what is it Nick? What a chewing gum Patsy and there's a diamond inside it Diamond in a hunk of chewing gum. Yes, it's an old game Cook comes in palms an unset stone and when the clerk's not looking sticks the stone to the underside of the counter in the chewing gum Then few days later he comes in scrapes the gum off and walks out That way if the stones missed when he steals it he can submit to a search and there's nothing on him And I bet that's how all 29 of my stones disappeared. It's possible mr. Strout, but I doubt it I still think it's an inside job, and I'll tell you what Uncle Max you said to let you know if anybody I'd seen before came in to look at unset stones That's right. I did why well, there's a man out there now who's been in at least twice before Ryan's waiting on him. Anyway, I can get a look at him from in here. That's the drug Yes, I have a secret panel here that lets me watch the store without being seen. All right here good You mean that tall thin man in the brown suit Devlin. Yeah, yeah, that's the one I Think mr. Strout, I'll have a talk with that gentleman. Oh, don't be careful mr. Carter I don't want a lawsuit on my hands Well Morgan interested in diamonds, huh? Nick Carter mind stepping into the office a minute Morgan like to have a word with you Look, why don't you mind your own business Carter? I'm minding mine like to help you mind yours This won't take but a minute, and I think you better do as I suggest There's any funny business. I'm telling you Morgan Right in here Look, I don't know what right you got to drag me in here like this A lot of diamonds have been taken out of this store lately without being paid for You've been in here several times to look at unsteady stones So I just want to see if any of those stones have stuck to your fingers Wouldn't be the first time. Why are you cheap too far? Look here Carter. We simply can't we can in this case Morgan's long record at headquarters make me very suspicious All right stand still Morgan. Well, I see what you're having your pocket. I'll sue you for this I'll sue the store to see if I don't What's this? Huh here in your best pocket a diamond so he is Never saw that before I swear. Well, you confess or must I never saw that before look there. There's something wrong I tell you yes something is let me see that stone. Hmm. Certainly. Here you are. I Thought so it's a fake You're sure of course I'm sure and I still say I never saw that thing before but it don't make no difference now see you can't arrest a man for An imitation diamond in his pocket. No Morgan. You're quite right. You can't you can go now I'm going fast enough, but I ain't through with this. I'm gonna sue this store. You'll hear from my lawyer later But you can't let him go like this. Can you know imitation? He's at the bottom of this. Yes. I think you're right, Mrs. Stroud Why did you let him go Nick finding that imitation diamond in his pocket is proof, isn't it? Well, yes, it would be if I'd found it there What you mean you didn't know I put it there and that pretending to find it The fake stone mr. Stroud showed me yesterday. I hope you know what you're doing, mr. Carter This is all Greek to me. Yes, Nick. What in heaven's name are you doing playing games? Why patsy? You know me better than that. Oh, I thought I did by the way, mr. Stroud Didn't you tell me none of your clerks knew of these thefts? That's right I left the fake stones in the trays where I found them and if you were so sure this wasn't an inside job Why didn't you want the clerks to know about the laws? Well, you see Well, it was really only when I found that wad of chewing gum under the counter that I finally decided it was an outside job Hmm, I see Well that case I believe I'll search your clerks before they go home tonight. What may turn up something What time do you close 5 30 but I have 30 now so or five o'clock now rather so I guess I'll wait if you don't mind I don't like it, but I guess you'll do it anyway. Go ahead wait if you want to better take your overcoat off Make it's pretty warm in here. Thanks. Patsy. I'll do that might as well be comfortable as we can while we're waiting They ought to be through in the store by now I told them to come in here when they were ready to go home I can wait. I still say this is the craziest way to find out No, I did Gentleman a number of unset diamonds have been stolen from the store recently. Mr. Stroud says you're all okay But just as matter of routine, I'd like to search each of you before you leave tonight any objections All right Devlin, I'll take you first. Yes, you're clean now you hill. Yes, sir. Nothing on you. All right, Ryan. You're next Right you can go now. Thank you That was the silliest I've ever seen you give Why those man could have a dozen stones concealed in their clothes. You never have found the girls, right? That was no search at all and you didn't really think one of them would be full enough to try to walk out of here tonight of all Nights with a diamond hidden on him. Perhaps I was looking for something else. Huh? Something else. Did you find it? I won't know till later Patsy I'll go and see that everything's locked up for the night if you'll excuse me But the names and addresses of those clerks before I go Oh, where did I put my pencil? Had it earlier this afternoon Maybe in your overcoat pocket. Maybe have a look anyway Nick. You're looking in the wrong coat. That's mr. Stroud's coat Yeah, diamonds. Yes, and these aren't ponies. They're the real thing. They were mr. Stroud's coat. Yes, Betsy Two genuine unset diamonds in mr. Stroud's overcoat pocket Now back to the case of the imitation robbery today's exciting adventure with Nick Carter Brought to you by all Dutch cleanser It's a few minutes after Nick found the two real diamonds in the overcoat pocket of mr. Stroud the jeweler and Stroud has just returned to his office and is locking up the store for the night Anything else, mr. Carter? Oh, yeah, it's just one more thing mr. Stroud Will you give me the addresses of your three clerks? There they are on that phone list. Oh, yes Copy them down for me. Will you Patsy? Of course, Nick And will you let me look in your vault once more before we go mr. Stroud? I suppose so but I'd like to get home sometime tonight You would like to stop the robberies too, wouldn't you naturally by the way you are going at it. I can't see There you are now what I'm going to pull out certain of these drawers of unset stones This this these two This and these two Now mr. Stroud Will you tell me please whether or not there are any phony stones in any of the drawers? I have not pulled out. Let me see I Know you pulled out every tray that has a fake stone in it How did you know I have a good memory mr. Stroud? Didn't close the vault now ready to go Nick. Yes, Patsy all set How could you tell which trays had the phonies in the mr. Carter those seven trays are the ones Ryan pulled out first when I Pretended to rob the place and that shows he's a good man I wanted to get rid of the bad stones and keep the good ones if he could that's really clever now look I don't want to hurry you mr. Carter But I'd like to get my dinner if you need me you'll can reach me at deals restaurant I eat there every night. Well, that is unless you'd care to join me. No, thanks, mr. Stroud I have something else to do right now. Come on Patsy all right with you Nick After you ma'am Zell. Oh Expect any results in the near future mr. Carter. I do in the very near future. I hope so Well, good night. Good night. Get in touch with me when you have anything definite. Good night Certainly doesn't sound very optimistic me And I can't say I blame him much the way you've been acting today It isn't like you Nick this case isn't like any other either Patsy It's always a good idea to fit your methods to what you're trying to do. Well, good night. I'll see you in the morning You're not going back to the office. No indeed. I expect to finish up this case this evening I have something else I want to do tomorrow Lights That's you Morgan. Oh She gave me a scare for a minute. I thought you were a cop You're getting scared at last. Yeah, it's about time Then trying to tell you we can't keep this up forever, but no you knew it all Now look where we are you doing here. Why'd you come here to my apartment? I came here from my shell eyes I'm through washed up After what happened in Stroud's office today. I ain't sticking around did happen That copper Nick Carter searched me so what he didn't find anything did he that's the beauty of the way We got this racket fixed they can search anytime they like and find nothing. Yeah, you know so much Ryan Carter did find something what he found a fake diamond in my best pocket you blundering for why the devil did you have one? I don't have it Carter planted it on me. I was framed framed Why I don't know But I do know he wouldn't have framed me if he wasn't on him Now and I'll be watched like a hawk so I'm leaving town on the first train out anybody follow you here I'm not a chance a bloodhound couldn't have trailed me the way I came here And I climbed up the fire escape in the back and I got in through the kitchen window And I ain't had a light in here either in case somebody might be watching from the next door roof Maybe I hope you're right Morgan. Don't worry. You're in the clear, but I ain't see So I'm getting out of here soon as I get my half of the stuff Can you find it in the dark sure I can find it all right with the lights off But a dozen detectives couldn't find it with the lights on in the base of this lamp, right? Yeah Very cleverly concealed in a hollow special wall They packed in cotton so you can shake the thing not now come on never mind the lecture. Let's have the stones I've got to get them first don't I There they are. I had count them. Let me see there ought to be 28 of them 29 we got away with when we left in the gun for a phony clue. Yeah, I may have to have some light to see how we divide him I'll get a bike you want some light. I'll give you How's this Nick Carter? Oh, that you should let my gun scare you You play pretty. I won't have to use it. But if you get rough so do I Okay, Carter What do you want so a dozen detectives couldn't find the diamonds up Aldi I thought you'd have them hidden away pretty well So I've been waiting in the bedroom until you found them for me. You mean You mean you was here when I can you passed within two feet of me when you came in I wish I'd known you was here. I don't doubt it Well boys, there was a very interesting conversation. I heard you two having you can put it in writing later when we go down and see Sergeant Matheson, you'll be very happy Didn't want to shoot you guys if I didn't have to And it looks as if I didn't have to hide Sergeant Matheson Hi, Mattie Nick got a couple of crooks for you. You want them for Christmas present sure Tell me more Santa Claus. Tell me more. All right, send the squad car up to 1753 North Garvin Street Now we return to Nick Carter As we pick up our story we find Nick and Patsy at headquarters in Mattie's office Mr. Stroud the jeweler has come down to identify the stolen gems You're sure these are the diamonds stolen from your store, Mr. Stroud as near as I can identify Unset stones. I'm sure but there are only 28 here 29 was stolen. You forget the one you found in the water chewing gum Oh, of course, Mr. Carter. I didn't think of that. Did those two men confess sergeant? Yep Get everything down and black and white now Nick knocked all the fight out of it I Seemed to have been all wrong in my opinion of your ability, Mr. Carter. I apologize I thought you were just fooling around today. I almost thought that myself, but Knowing Nick I should have had more faith in it. Look Nick don't fool around without he's got some idea in mind But you have to admit mr. Carter You would have been stuck if this accomplice of Ryan's this Morgan fella hadn't come into the store while you were there Well, that was a help certainly, but I could have got along without him How do you suppose I happen to be in Ryan's flat in the first place? Well, I suppose you trailed him there Oh wrong with this job. I beat him there. I was waiting for him when he got there Well, how could you do that? Nick you ain't told me the whole story now the fake hold up told me all about that clerk Ryan Well, go on Nick give out no secrets I told you that Ryan started pulling out certain trays of diamonds from the vault before I made him pull them all out Later when I pulled out those same seven trays mr. Stroud You told me those were the trays that contained all the phony stone. Yes, that's right I told you that he was trying to be sure that if any diamonds were stolen it would be the fake ones But you forget at that time. None of the clerks were supposed to know there were any fake stones So he could only know where they were if he himself had put them there, of course Nick It's so simple when you tell it his real idea was to get rid of the phony stones before they were discovered if possible But it couldn't have been Ryan's you searched him and found nothing Mrs. Stroud you really wouldn't expect him to walk out of there with a diamond on him when he knew he might be searched Any time would you know? No, he was too clever for that well for the love of Pete who did take them out of the store It couldn't have been Morgan could it that would have been just as dangerous quite right Maddie quite right neither of them carried them out Huh mr. Stroud took the stones out for them now look here Carter if you're insinuating that I easy mr. Stroud I'm not saying you knew you were taking them out now. Here's what happened Morgan came in the store every few days always being sure Ryan was free to wait on him He gave Ryan the phony stones Ryan substituted them for the genuine ones then put the real stones in your overcoat pocket What make you mean those stones you found in this afternoon will put there by Ryan exactly that thing Well, mr. Stroud had dinner in that restaurant. He said he went to every night. He hung his overcoat on a hook And Morgan an expert pickpocket pick the stones out of his overcoat pocket In that way neither Morgan or Ryan had the stones on them at a time when they might be searched The wonder I never felt them in my pocket while I was on my way to the restaurant You wear heavy gloves, don't you? Oh, yes, and you put them on as soon as you leave the store, don't you? I do. Well, see practically no risk Diamonds aren't very big in an overcoat pocket. You know, well, I'll be doggone Oh by the way, mr. Stroud here are two diamonds that I found in your overcoat pocket this afternoon while I was waiting in your office Morgan must have been surprised when he searched your pocket for them tonight and didn't find them Thanks, mr. Carter You seem to have taken care of everything if Morgan hadn't waited to try to get those diamonds from you as you left tonight I might not have been able to beat him to Ryan's room But he did and I did there's one more thing Nick You said when you held up a store that Ryan turned the dial on the vault the wrong way so as to set off the alarm Why should you do that if you really wanted the fake stone stolen? That's he had nothing to lose He knew the other two men had already pressed the foot buzzers and sounded the alarm that way And it was safe it formed to do with the way he ought to in case either of the other clerks was watching it Oh, I gotta admit it Nick. You're a wonder I suppose you're playing with the fake stone on Morgan like you did so as to put him on his guard and start him worry Huh, that's the answer Maddie. Oh There's an old saying you remember when thieves fall out honest men get that chance Yeah Well these two thieves decided to fall out when they saw what was up and mr. Stroud an honest man gets his diamonds back Which is as it should be Quite a tale Nick what happened to Ryan and Morgan they were brought to trial Bob and sentenced to spend many long years behind bars And believe me, they'll be a lot older than they are now when they get out I'm glad to hear it, but what about the clerk who reached for his gun during the fake holdup Did you ever find out about him? Oh, yes Yes, it seems that he used to be in the state police out west when he was younger Really very simple when you know the answer as fax he says Now what can you tell us about the adventure that old Dutch clenches going to bring us next week of our business story of what happened in one Of our great observatories when two men of science each claimed to have made an important discovery If they only stuck to arguing it might have been alright But the argument ended in murder and a peculiarly fiendish type of murder too as well as a very difficult one to track down But did you find the killer? Oh, yes, finally with the help of a mad old man who didn't even know what he was telling us What do you call the story Nick? I call it the case of the heavenly body Nick Carter master detective is presented each week at this time and over these same stations by the Kutahee packing company Makers of all Dutch cleanser remember when you go shopping tomorrow get the cleanser preferred by more women in America than any other old Dutch cleanser Nick Carter master detective produced and directed by Jock McGregor is copyrighted by Street and Smith Publications Incorporated Lon Clark has starred as Nick with Charlotte Manson featured as Patsy Matty is played by Ed Latimer script is written by Jock McGregor Original music is played by George Wright. This program is fictional and any resemblance there into actual persons living or dead is purely coincidental This is Bob Martin saying when minutes count use all Dutch cleanser This is the mutual broadcasting system