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You can prove it smoke a pack of Chesterfields they're always milder better tasting cooler smoking and Chesterfield is the cigarette that leaves no unpleasant aftertaste. That's the biggest plus in cigarette history. Science discovered it, you can prove it by Chesterfields today. India long a land of mystery and enchantments one time center of Oriental splendor is still upon occasion a place of violence and danger and especially is this true in man's great enemy hunger walks the streets for hunger breeds death over Bombay Harbour and the only footsteps heard on the mole are those of Watchman and police and a few beggars too hungry to sleep. Watchman? Watchman? Where the devil can he be? What's this? He's been killed. Stabbed to death. Another one. I wonder if they took the grain in the warehouse two hundred tons of wheat. Never mind the flashlight inspector to me the warehouse is empty. Roger the color. What are you doing here? A very good question inspector one which multiplied to you as well. Why I belong here is my duty to protect the Harbour warehouses. What's more it's no affair of yours. Hunger is the affair of every human being in Bombay. People are starving by hundreds by thousands. But no Roger has starved. Remarkable how one never sees a hungry Roger. Is that not so? Hunger is relative inspector and even more remarkable is your singular habit of always arriving just after a robbery. Well it is impossible for one to be everywhere. How can I know where? Why should I offer you explanations Roger the color? I have work to do. It's pretty much the same story all over India chief but the worst part of all is the Bombay district. Yeah it seems to be Ken judging from these reports. Dozens of warehouses in the Harbour area have been robbed during the past few weeks. That market is running wide open offering grain and other food at ten to twenty times what it's worth. People are starving and the food committee is helpless. That could lead to a bad situation couldn't it? This needs work right now chief. When people get hungry. Well you know anything can happen. And frequently has. All right if you're trying to convince me it's our job to stop it I agree. So where do we go from here? Bombay. Well at least that's what I'm going. Yeah but what I mean Ken. I know chief needs angles I did. Well I don't have any. What about the Bombay police? I'm going to find out their theories when I get there. Well. All right go to it. One good thing at least I haven't seen Zell Schmidt around lately. This is one time you won't have him in your hair. Don't be too short of that. I'm just talking to Miss Brooks. She says Pagon stopped in the last week when I was down in Mexico City wanted to know if the Bureau has been getting any information from India. What for? Why the devil would he be interested in India? Chief Pagon is an old hand at black markets. There's one operating anywhere in the world. He's heard about it. You can see Mr. Thurston the harbour front circles off to our right for more than a mile. An immense jungle of peers warves storage yards and warehouses. It is a tremendous problem to guard it properly. And guarding it is your responsibilities. All right Inspector Remy. Yes. Perhaps too much of a responsibility judging by recent events. It's a busy area all right. Congested. Crowded. Exactly. Without such conditions the robberies would not have been possible. So shall we go back to my office? Fine. You need more police Inspector Remy? India needs more of everything Mr. Thurston. Food, money and police. Which makes it worse that food is being lost. Any idea who's back at this black market and relief grain? The same you would call it gang that steals it I believe. Gang. Here we are. After you sir. There's only my surmise of course that a single gang is responsible but they use the same technique each time. Make a quick brutal attack usually at night and haul the grain away on trucks. Have there been any arrests? A few peddlers have been questioned no results. If they know anything they're afraid to tell it. Oh well maybe the best plan then is to start at the top. At the top? Look Inspector suppose a big time operator arrived in Bombay and wanted to break into the black market. Wanted to buy some stolen grain. Now what's the first thing he would do? Yes I think I understand Mr. Thurston. If such a man were unknown in Bombay he might go to the Cosmo Club. The Cosmo Club eh? And he might permit himself to be overheard talking about his plan. What kind of a place is it? Underworld friend? Not so far as we know but it is sort of a crossroads for notorious international personalities. I see. If nothing else Mr. Thurston a chance to meet the hostess of the club would justify her is it? Uh huh. Her name is Karma. Beautiful mysterious and but go see for yourself. Thanks I will. By the way Inspector do you happen to know whether a man named Pegon Zeltschmidt has arrived in Bombay during the last week? Zeltschmidt? Now Mr. Thurston the name is totally unfamiliar. A friend perhaps? Well he's beginning to worry me. That's all this one of luck can't last forever. Good evening sir. Good you. Well you couldn't be anyone but Karma. Why yes how did you know? Oh I've heard about you. Beautiful mysterious friend. Thank you. My name is Ken Thurston. Welcome to the Cosmo Club Mr. Thurston. Your first visit? Yes I'm here on business in a way. I was told that this might be a good place to arrange for the purchase of some grain. How odd. This is not exactly a market or a warehouse. Well I understand there's more grain outside the warehouses and inside it's the outside kind that I'm interested in. 100 tons to start with. I'll pay top prices. Mr. Thurston it's possible of course that someone here in the club has what you're looking for I would not know. I serve excellent food, generous drinks and I keep silent. That is my rule for staying in business. In Bombay at least. Well it's a good rule anywhere. My problems different though I'm trying to go into business not stay in. I wish you the best of luck. If you'll excuse me now the waiter will take you out. Thank you. Just have this way now my good friend. Mr. Thurston. I knew it was too good to last. Oh you should talk Mr. X. You come all the way to India just to loss up my gain again. What gain? The black market? Sure as soon as I found out who is the big wheel behind. What am I saying? Nothing I couldn't have guessed. But I was only joking Mr. Thurston. Oh sure now come on how about a table. I'll give you the best one in the house. Now come on follow me. What have you found out about the black market playground? Oh you could put it in your head I know. Know anybody who mixed up in it? I got suspicion of one guy. Here you are sir. Thank you. He's sitting at the second table from you. The one next to the window. Oh yeah. It's a big shot around town. The Rajah Dakala or something like that. That's so. He's always snooping around asking questions like you are. Probably trying to get started in the black market like I am. Sure that's exactly what. Waiter you know where I can buy a hundred tons of hot grain. But that's a great answer. But Mr. Thurston. The dark should ever live to see the day. Well now that you have suppose you bring me a scotch and silver. Sure coming right up. By the beard of my father Mr. Thurston has finally turned crooked. Pardon me for barging in. My name is Blake Kramer. I'm Ken Thurston. Sit down Mr. Kramer. No thanks I'm on my way out. Where would you be planning to sell that grain Mr. Thurston. Not locally if that's what you mean. Know where I can get it. It might be arranged. Where are you staying. Alexander Hotel. Fine. I'll get in touch with you. Good night. So long Mr. Kramer. There's a phone call for you Mr. Thurston. I'll get in here by the table. You know anything about that man who just left the one who was sitting with the Roger. Blake Kramer. Only that he charges everything here and never leaves a tip. Here's your call. Ken Thurston. Inspector Raimi Mr. Thurston. What's up Inspector. Another robbery. They just cleaned out the grain warehouse at Pier 39. I'm over here now. Pier 39. All right Inspector. I'll be there in ten minutes. So it wasn't Mr. Thurston. Did you. So long take on. No. Wait. It was the same technique again Mr. Thurston. The gang of fifteen or twenty men and half a dozen trucks. They cut the telephone wires there at the end of the block then they slugged the watchmen and two police guards. Took 30 tons of wheat from the warehouse. And no witnesses Inspector. To all intents and purposes now. What do you mean. Some of those beggars there under the lights undoubtedly saw the gang leave but they regard the whole thing as just a piece of good fortune. Good fortune. What are they doing here anyhow. A sack of wheat fell off one of the escaping trucks. Most of it is gone of course but they are sifting the dirt for any grains that may be left toward devils. Inspector do you know anything about a man named Blake Kramer. Blake Kramer. No I've never heard of him. Who is he. He's my one contact so far with the black market boys beyond that. I don't know. Well there's a call box there by the warehouse. Over here pay gone. Living a soft job at the club and running around the foggy docks. There's only one reason you do it for a buck. Oh Mr. Thurston. What about Blake Kramer. Well I followed him out of the club like you said and he got in a taxi and told the driver to take him to the bird. The bird. Yeah it's a slum district over south of the harbor place. Good. Good. Now at least you know the general area. Yes Inspector. The office has a report on Blake Kramer all right. A recent one in fact. What do you mean. Ten minutes ago in the bird district. 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Now to continue with the man called X darling Herbert Marshall with Leon Balasco's Pagan's Elchmicks. A wave of robbery and terror has swept the harbour district of Bombay and while people starve in the streets the stolen grain is sold openly on the black market. The police are helpless and now Ken Thurston's only contact a black market operator named Blake Cramer has just been wiped out by a murder. There's something slightly out of focus Inspector Remy. That murder shouldn't have happened. The murder was probably committed by the black market gang and yet Cramer was a member of the gang. That's right. Doesn't make sense. Unless. Yes Mr. Thurston. There's one explanation of course but that eliminates. Could be. Inspector will you call your office. Ask them to trace back on Cramer find out when you arrived in Bombay and so on. Yes I'll be glad to Mr. Thurston. What do you think Mr. Briggs. Who's behind it. I don't know Pagan. Maybe what about to find out now. What do you mean. How will be. Well let me introduce myself Mr. Thurston. I am the Roger Dakalile. Another warehouse robbery. Looks like it doesn't it. Yes and more grain gone to the street with no women street with no women. Perhaps Mr. Cramer could take the time to explain it to you. I doubt it Roger really is going to be busy attending a funeral funeral. I don't his own. He was murdered tonight. But the pity Cramer was a friend of yours. No nearly the sort of acquaintance one needs in a public club. But Inspector Remy is returning. It is best perhaps that I leave now. Is he another acquaintance Roger. Do not trust the inspector. Mr. Aix. Good. Who you are. Looks like it. Well. What did Roger the color want Mr. Thurston. Oh you stop by and give me a little advice. So. Do not trust him. More advice. Inspector will I need his information. I do not have it to give Mr. Thurston. And maybe I'd better dig up a little. Come on. Let's go. Now let me get it straight Mr. Thurston. I'm supposed to find this hack driver who took that Cramer character out to the bird at this evening right. That's right pay go. And then what. Hang on to him until I come back out of the club. Now go to it. I don't want to be a few minutes. Good evening. You are going to become a regular customer if you are not careful. Yes I might as well away for a monthly charge account. Sorry. It's the same rule for everyone. Cash on the line. Part of your system for staying in business in Bombay. It works. I'm still in business. Would you like a table Mr. Thurston. I'm only here for information this time. Oh information in general or about something in particular. Both. Anything in general about three particular men. Roger the color Blake Cramer. And Inspector Weenie. Well Inspector Weenie has never been to the club as far as I know. The other two are occasional customers. That is all I know about them. I see. Part of the system again. Yeah nothing say nothing. That's quite right. Mr. X. Well. The last bit of information I needed. Surely you were aware of your own identity. Not aware that everybody knew it. Everybody but Blake Cramer that is. It's too bad he didn't. Because that's why he's dead. I don't get it Mr. Thurston. As far as I'm concerned this is nothing but a wild goose. What are we going to do down here at this bird of place. Look for a street with no women payout. What's the point of that. I'd rather go back to the Cosmoclub and pitch wood karma. Now there is a point. And how come this 10 pound sack of wheat you got there. What are we going to do plant it in a way. Is this the place driver. The man named Cramer left my baby here and was south. Boy those alleys are dark Mr. Thurston. Dangerous too I bet. Well they were for Cramer. His body was found about a hundred yards from here. Come on let's get out. Just stretch our legs a little. You know I might call it that. Here you are driver. Thank you sir. My good fortune got your thank you. They're going just to hammer that sack of grain. Sure. Here you are. Are we going to plant right here in the road. Exactly. All right driver good night. He's driving away. I know come on. Come on. What. Stopping. Let's start walking. Down those dark alleys. Well you can stay here and wait for me if you like. Well that's more like it. Oh no. Oh no. Not going to stay here. Well here I'm again. No choice. How much farther Mr. Thurston. I've got cold shivers in my back waiting to get stopped in a minute. Not only that my feet hurt. Well you came to win you to be a big operator in the black market didn't you. Who's operating it. And why do we have to walk down four dozen alleys to do it. Anyhow I don't think even you turned crooked Mr. Gray. I'm too sure Pagan. I'm carrying a 10 pound sack of black market grain. Yeah but you've got an angle of some kind. Yeah. Oh I wish would hurry up and find that street without any women. We've already found that. This is it. And you notice in the doorways of these hunts everywhere else to the bird of women and children but not here. But maybe they've gone to bed or or something. They hadn't any other alleys. Oh sure. I will. Who are these guys Mr. First. The men who live on the street with no one. Yes but but but but. Keep walking side. Right ahead. He's got a gun. Better do as he says. Come on. Excellent advice Mr. Rack. No sudden moves if you please. You will enter the last hot on the left. All right fine. Who are these guys Mr. Thurston. Green robbers hijackers. Black market boys. They live here. No no no. The huts are used to store the grain. What's in the glass top. Probably be head of the black market. Who is it. Good question. Who do you think. Is the hot Mr. X your gun please. Thank you. Both of you will enter. I wait here. If I get out of this life so help me. Oh. Gentlemen. Are you coming. You seem to have walked into a little path. Mr. X. But the person that Roger isn't in with her. He's the one who who mentioned the street without women. But it's a lie. She I mean her. No no no. And I think the Roger is trying to stop the black market. He's been handicapped though because we may doesn't trust him. You mean the inspectors and not input with her either. No. Just break cream. While he was alive. Quite true Mr. Thurston. I had to eliminate Blake because he kept himself off to you before I could warn him who you were. I kind of thought it might be that way. It's too bad. You didn't think it sooner before you came here alone. Oh I did. Remember your no credit rule. Why didn't apply to Kramer. That's right. He was charging all the shit drinks. And yet you came here anyway. Why. To stop these grain robberies. Stop the black market. Stop you. That's a high ambition for an unarmed man surrounded by 30 of my boys. Maybe. And did you plan to carry the grain away with you Mr. Thurston. Is that the reason for the empty sack. Empty. What do you mean empty. She's right big on the sack is empty. Come on. You're under arrest. Come now Mr. Thurston. After all I am here. Before have come thousands of them they fill the street. What are you saying. I found the grain in the heart. They come this way. Our men are fleeing. They can't stop them. Do you hear me. No you miss a thousand of people. I go now. Karma. You're under arrest. You did this. You did it somehow. Yes that empty sack had a small hole in it. So it left a trail of grain all over the border. A thin trail of course but for starving people it was plenty. Well karma. Outside in the street all the people you robbed and starved. You'd like to take your chances with them or come along with me. They would kill me. I would not have a chance you know I would not. Break me into the house Mr. Thurston. They're taking the grain. Hey look they're carrying those shots to beat. Why not. The grain belongs to them. Yes all right karma. You wouldn't have a chance. You didn't have a chance from the start. From the moment you set out to profit from starvation and misery and death. Good name the street with no women. Because you're no woman. You're. Come on. Our star Herbert Marshall will return in just a moment. Here's a word from RCA Victor out on the beach ready for fun. Then suddenly your portable radio grows weak. Don't let it happen to you install fresh new RCA Victor batteries radio engineered for extra listening hours. Your portable radio is ready for top performance and long lasting power when you install leak resistant climate proof RCA radio batteries radio engineered for extra listening hours. Sturdy dependable RCA batteries will deliver a powerful portable radio signal under the toughest service condition. See your RCA radio dealer or servicemen or a complete portable radio inspection. Now if your portable needs new power insist on RCA radio batteries for extra listening hours. 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