 First on the scene crime photographer got it look for it in the morning express BBS radio brings back crime photographer another adventure of Casey ace cameraman of the morning Express who covers the crime news of a great city with the original cast author and director crime photographer played by Stott's Cotsworth and written by Alonzo Dean Cole tonight presents Road Angel Morning an infrequently traveled side road at the far northern limits of our wide sprawling city police cars are there and a grim looking enclosed truck which bears the legend city mortuary Another car appears draws to a halt and discharges Casey and and William Our captain Logan and the tech man are back among those trees Casey. Yeah, I see a manny. Hi, Logan Morning, miss Williams. Oh, hi Captain Logan. Hi Charlie Pete Frank Well, who's been killing who today that I don't know yet this guy was bumped off sometime last night He was a big man. Yeah Looks like whoever shot him and collected a little trouble himself this Williams Look at the skin knuckles on this right hand a big boy here must have taken a healthy poke at somebody and connected two bullet holes in his head Size 38 caliber and saying 38 is right Casey You've already found one of the slugs the others still inside his skull. Yeah, okay for pictures Logan. I go ahead my tech guys They got their stuff. Thank you pal Any identification on the body captain plenty miss Williams His name was Edward Pierce and he was a farm machinery salesman in Ardmore about 200 miles upstate a killer took all his Dough and his car, but didn't bother with his jewelry or personal papers including car registration and driver's license Robbery more than looks like it's like a job Logan. That's my guess Whoever he picked up must have pulled a gun and forced him out of his car here Pierce took a poke at him and bang bang a Kid cutting through this patch of woods in his way to school this morning discovered the body Too bad this job wasn't done a little to the north of here Logan outside the city limits, huh? Yeah Less than a half a mile and cops in the next county would have had the headache. Mm-hmm. Why does everything happen to me? Blue note cafe at the Burt the bartender speaking You want Doyle and Kirschbaum's dry good store? I'm sorry lady, but this is one of the wrongest numbers you could get Dry good store Oh Hello, Casey. Hi Edward. You got any coffee in the kitchen, huh? Sure, Casey Walter bring out a cup of coffee and and bring out some more olives You just come in to work Casey. No, I've been out on assignment already this morning and way out to anything interesting Kitchhiker robbery and murder apparently Where's miss Williams across the street in the city room banging out her story? Here Casey, thanks Walter Tell me about this hitchhiker murder was a very gory No, just run of the mill as it stands now It'll rate no more than a few sticks on page four and maybe one of the pictures I shot into column square. Oh, that's too bad Here's miss William. Oh Annie didn't take you long to finish your job Well, I didn't know how little it was to write but now we got to do some follow-up stuff Burke wants us to stick around homicide and get any inside dope that comes in. Okay, Burke's the editor So Burke's the boss But you ought to know by this time that any on the record inside dope we get from Logan is also whatever the other paper gets Well, Burke says to feed the captain truth serum. Well, let's go. Yeah. I'll see you later. So long pal. Goodbye I've heard of truth serum No, I wonder As I've just informed several of your competitors miss Williams the state police found Pierce's car Undamaged and containing some very interesting exhibits. Well, how nice for our competitors captain What are the exhibits? A fully loaded nine millimeter Italian Beretta pistol it was wedged out of sight between the cushions of the front seat and Some beautiful fingerprints on the car door of a hood named Carl Flagler who was paroled about a month ago Oh, well, it looks like you're pretty close to your killer then seems so there's an eight-state alarm out for Flagler Yeah, it'll be a relief to have an easy one for change I'm a side captain Logan speaking put them on the state police again kissing. Yeah Hello Colonel You have That's just swell Say that really doesn't What did the punk say? Sure sure. They're all innocent. Oh, you better all come up and see you this afternoon Colonel and thanks a million They've got Flagler at headquarters barracks in Clinton County And when he was picked up he had cartridges for that nine millimeter Beretta pistol in his pockets Well, it looks like everything's over, but the execution Hmm You know, it's a nice day for a drive up to Clinton County and he we'd be getting away from some humdrum work Maybe the boss. Oh, I'll call Burke right away and ask you. Yeah, tell him we can go Logan's car and save the paper gas money You chiseler Hey Logan, you know tying Flagler up with nine millimeter foreign pistol kind of Unties him from the 38 revolver slugs as when it appears his head. I've been trying not to think of that What are you trying to do spoil a beautiful day? Listen flagler be good to yourself and come clean you finally admitted to the state police that Pierce gave you a lift in his car Sure, I did what else could I do after they told me what they had on me? Now look Papa, I did throw him a ride from that big lug You called Pierce and I did have that foreign getter my pocket and I did try to pull a stick up on Pierce with it That's where the big difference comes in between what you think happened and what really happened. That's here the big difference flagler I've been trying to tell you Look, I pulled my rod and told this guy to stop his car and get out He did like I said and I got out after him then I make a mistake and come too close to him He grabs my gun and gives me a sock on a jaw that almost laid me out All I could do was run and that's what I did. I didn't kill him He nearly killed me that bruise in your jaws from the sock. He gave you yeah, and look at these ladies loose teeth Huh, hey prove. I'm telling the truth. Don't they we can prove enough to burn your flag We're no jury of doubt that you killed Pierce and I didn't he was alive the last time I saw him And he had my gun. I didn't have nothing to kill him with about two guns. Couldn't say I didn't I swear I didn't I'm through with them for the time being Colonel all right Take him away sergeant. Come on Casey. Okay. What do you think Colonel? Well about the same as you do I imagine Captain. Maybe yes, maybe no Casey Well, if he did shoot him Why didn't he wipe his fingerprints off the car? The dumbest crook knows enough to do that. Who can tell Casey you can tell Colonel you sure your tech man didn't fight even a trace of any prints on that car accepting those of flagler and Pierce himself Only a few smudges that couldn't be developed Pierce had washed and polished the car himself just before he left his home Only a few hours ago Casey this looked like a beautiful day like a beautiful day Anything new on that hitchhiker murder miss Williams. Well, plenty Apple bird haven't you seen the morning Express yet? No Fella left a morning globe on the bar here. So instead of buying your paper I you know just imagine this fella. He'd rather snickle and read fresh news any I gotta be safe and Casey when a certain friend of mine has owed me $16.50 for two weeks Look, I told you you'll get it out of my paycheck this Saturday accidentally. It's 1560 not 1650 Casey I distinctly remember. Oh, so do I 1560 I What's plenty new on that case miss Williams? Well another robbery and murder a penny buy a hitchhiker on the same highway between here and Artmore yeah, yeah guys body was found last night. He was shot by the same 38 That killed Piers and Carl Flagler was in jail when it happened that proves that proves that Flagler didn't pull the second job Yeah Is this new killing up the Captain Logan? No, it's outside of his jurisdiction You know what I can't get through my head is how could Pierce had been dumb enough to pick up another hitchhiker After Flagler had tried to stick him up just a little early. Well, maybe didn't maybe picked up somebody he knew well either that Hmm You know most guys a couple woman Annie and under any circumstances, especially if she's Reasonably young good-looking. Oh the voice of experience. Well, I've never seen you turn your back on a handsome guy Unless there was a handsome one just behind you That's because the wise females that the predatory male must be carefully watched Listen Few guys will squawk to the cops when a dame put something over Often they got good reason to keep the mouse shut. No doubt. Look Annie if the book would give me a go ahead plus expenses I'm gonna give this idea play. How? By burning up some gas along the highway between here and Artmore Legally on look out and alone and it's a company. I don't think I like your idea neither Do I suppose you get bumped off like their mother fellas before Saturday when your paycheck is dope? Well, you can admit the flowers pal, you know ordinarily you'd spend at least 1560 on my bro 1650 1560 I'm on my way to proposition burq right now. I'm gonna see you later ever bird 1650 1560 But if he gets Say he can't do that to me. We'll return to crime photographer in just a moment Kathy and Elliott was on stage formerly heard at this time on CBS radio have left on a brief vacation They'll be back at an early date at a somewhat later Wednesday night hour over most of these same stations If you've enjoyed the original dramatizations and fine performances of outstanding Hollywood acting family Be listening for the early return of Kathy and Elliott Lewis on stage at the Starz address Back to Casey crime photographer Add any news from Sherlock Casey at Miss Williams. I haven't been notified that he's caught up with any murderous lady hitchhiker Neither of I captain Logan last night after the first day He phoned me from upstate and said two gals had thumb rides with him One turned out to be a lady librarian and the other tried to sell him a magazine subscription Casey expected sympathy and I didn't give The guy's young misreaders like Jack Benny let him live and learn Seriously Logan Think he has a real idea Seriously, and I think yes, we're up, sir Yeah, please The oil in the water is okay. Yeah, you look tired. Mr. I'm away. Mm-hmm four days pal My way out west or way down south now just up and down Hmm one lady librarian three discontented wives and more sales ladies what say oh I'm just talking to myself If you hear me answer myself call the white coats. I don't understand you, sir Ignore it pal Say do you ever hear of a gal hitchhiker along this highway who puts the big B young guys who pick her up Now yeah, but they all tell me your cop. No It's a dumb newspaper guy who's getting desperate Charge the gas you put in here's my credit card Casey's the name. That's right address morning it Say you ain't the fellow takes all those crime pictures. I'm one of the fellows who take some of you up here about that kill of it Pierce I was Now I'm about ready to fold my tent like the Arabs and silent blow Excuse me, but that line is and as silently steal away. Oh Like put that's nice Like mr. Pierce to nice fella, but you know no no no no not not well just as a customer. Oh That how Flagler was arrested couldn't have killed that second fellow was a bumped off. No, I don't believe that Flagler bumped off pierce either neither do I Mr. Casey, I have heard something about a girl hitchhiker. You have yeah look if anything I can use you'll get a hundred bucks in the morning express power and your name will be kept dark if you want it that way No, I don't want any money, but I do want my name and business kept confidential though. All right, that's how it'll be All right, I'm not gonna stall or beat around a bush. I didn't just hear about a hitchhiker One was in my car and she took me out. You're the break I've been praying for that goes double I felt like a skunk for not going to cause is what I got to tell you, but I'm a family man Mr. Casey I got kids I live in all town and if I told the police about me picking up a girl hitchhiker I know go ahead Well, it's a since this girl's pulled her stuff and a lot of other fellas besides me So I was hoping one of them would speak up. Tell me about girl. Here's the words Just three weeks ago come Tuesday. I was driving alone to the big town when Stand beside the highway. I saw a young woman. She had one of those little overnight bags in one hand And she wasn't someone like some do Just standing there looking wasteful. Oh, yeah, I've fallen for that approach Wind was blowing pulling her dress kind of tight against her figure and She had a swell figure you know what I thought myself maybe you better not tell me huh? Well anyway, it sounds crazy and it was crazy, but I said to myself Dan Reynolds that girl with a dress flapping like wings Looks like an angel of the road Road angel, huh? Oh like I remarked a while back. I Portrait yeah, I see Well, I stopped the girl got in and before we driven together a dozen miles She'd give me a reason to believe she wasn't any angel She suggested I turn off into a sub road and park all She made this suggestion with a gun poked against my ribs. Oh, see it was one of those snub-nosed revolvers 38 I think 38 killed Pearson. Yeah. Yeah, so I read in the papers if this girl been a man I could try to take it away from him as it was I just learn take my money Pearson that other fellow she killed must have acted different the cops found my car the next day I Simple reported stolen. Well, look tell me everything you can remember about this gal. Mr. Well, I'm not too good at remembering faces the details that is She had sort of a medium-colored hair I think blue eyes or brown She wasn't exactly tall Shorten either I've got a figure. Mm-hmm. I look for a road angel. That's her mr. Casey Till after she gets inside a man's car 300 more miles up down No road angel this job is driving me Can I give you a lift sister Hoping somebody would stop. Oh, let me put that little bag of yours in the back. It doesn't take up much room I'll keep it beside me. Oh, okay How far are you going Cainesville a few miles this side of it real you going that far sure father right through Oh, that's fine Beginning to think so too My name is Casey. You can't give me yours. Why not? I'm Doris Chapman Doris Okay Or do you want to be miss Chapman? Does your wife permit strangers to call her by her first thing my wife? Mm-hmm You know a husband never knows what his wife permits strangers to do when he's not around that's a very cynical statement Oh, yeah, I'm a real cynical husband You were married. No engaged Divorced no Oh, I I'm 21 mr. Casey, but I was rather personal questions I'm beginning to wonder about what Angels angels Mm-hmm, maybe the wrong angel Delete college several months ago and take a full-time job Luckily, I found a nice one with a lovely family the job pays well, but supporting my younger brother I must economize. Oh sure sure. Well, that's why I try to save bus fare as I've done with you. I Didn't mean to tell you all this but you've been nice Not like a lot of men. I've met so I owed you an explanation. Oh, no, you didn't not tell you Gee, I'm mighty glad you felt like giving it to me though Okay, kid How often can a guy be wrong men are always wrong? What this is a gun you're feeling your side step like I see it is it's a 38 snub-nosed turn right You're calling the turns. I always do You really fool me with that act of yours. I've got different acts for different men. You know your men I've had reason to know them. They're all lousy now. Stop your car Now get out. Okay Give me a dough Here's my wallet help yourself. Thanks That's like a nice long walk. That's what a man told me to do one time when he threw me out of his car Had me little me any give me the complete works I had the girl right there in my car and then she took me like oh nuts I'm not even gonna ask you how it felt to get out and walk Casey. Oh, why not go right ahead? Only had to walk about five miles for the thumb ride The bad publicity you newspaper people have given hitchhikers must make the racket pretty tough. Oh Calm down Casey. I'm not gonna rub it in. No, neither am I Well, thanks You know, I've taken a chance on getting that 30 you made away from her if I I Don't know. I just couldn't suck even her sort of a gal Casey Remember pretty exactly what she looks like. Oh, I haven't been photographing people these years without looking at him I can even tell you the shade of lipstick and nail polish. She uses you didn't have that sort of description to go by Miss Williams will have it. Oh, Annie or me Casey from what you told us this road angel the very and time Which has given me a kind of a sort of a idea On and on up and down no road angel here. No road angel there only road Casey said he began talking to himself after a few days of this and I gave him the raspberry Couldn't be anybody else You're looking for a ride sister. No, thanks I'm waiting for somebody Driver wearing pants and a wolfish grin Oh sure you are I know you you know me same as one soldier knows another by the uniform I used to play the road myself in a tight-fitting dress and kept clutching a little overnight bag Yeah, mm-hmm. I gave it up a couple years ago for a better racket the road small time kit It's too much risk for too little income. Come on hop in. Let's get acquainted Okay Toss your bag in the back on top of my luggage Silicon suitcases you've got back there. Yeah, a lot of them filled with swell clothes. Do all right close the door Let's get rolling my name's um, Annie Johnson Present that is a what'll I call you Doris will do Doris Larkin what college you out of college? Well, I got the graduation papers from the hatchet ball myself That's the woman's prison in California. Mm-hmm. Are you a reformator again? I was now Myra for a while You're a liar. They don't put kids in there. I'm over 21 say that for guys who are afraid of minor trouble You're San Quentin quail under 18 You're really pretty smart. Yeah my background. I ought to be What's your racket now? Oh same as yours men, but I make them pay thousands while you collect dimes I collect more than dimes Rope a sap for as much as a century now and then but you're average small And sometimes you hit a guy who hits back no guy hits back at me and gets away with it Yeah, I've heard you punks talk big before I used to do a little bragging myself as I remember does this look like I'm bragging Oh, you lug around that 38. I've used it Hey, I read about you in the papers a guy named Tears maybe and another named hodge kiss. Yeah, I killed and the cops are looking for a male hitch I could have pinned those jobs on cops or men, which means they're dumb. I hope they burn some man for those two jobs I did You were you never admit things like that. Do you Doris except when you're alone with a friend like me? Oh, I don't figure you for a friend. No, I never had a friend and never expect to have one My father used to slug me and even my mother beat me up until I ran away from home I don't trust anybody. I hate everybody now turn it to the next side road. We come to You're gonna take me huh for all you've got with a prison record like you've got you're not going to call copper any more than a married man would I won't make any squawk Doris Because I'm not My Here's angels gun casey and you can take the rest of her cap These guys surely you remember me miss Chapman and you'll get to know Captain Logan here very well He's boss of the homicide and if you'd been as small as you thought you were Doris You'd have noticed that a car was following us It's followed me for almost four days just waiting for you to take a ride and talk She said what you hoped you'd say case. I didn't say anything. You can't prove I did but I can my pet under all those suitcases is a tape recorder that I started when you got into this car It's taken down your every sweet word and I'm pretty sure the bullets that killed Pearson Hotchkiss will match the rifling of this 38 revolver if that isn't enough evidence Here's one guy you may get out and walk who'll talk loud and long in court. You dirty rats You lousy skunks you Angel That Doris's 38 revolver proved to be the one which killed them fellas, okay, see yeah, that's right And that plus the confession that miss Williams got Will bring a conviction from even the dumbest jury. Hmm. I'm meaning all male jury Oh, and ours is just a little over 18 So she won't go before a juvenile court. She gets the works Any girl as bad as heard deserves the works I suppose Well, the people who made her bad deserve it at the bird too Kids like her don't just just happen, you know, no, no, they don't But no matter what it is that makes mad dogs. They can't be allowed to run loose Yeah, let's let's talk about something else. I know what that money you owe me case Oh, never mind while you was out of town. I couldn't expect to collect it But now I haven't forgotten it pal. Yeah Hey, you're 1650 1650 well, that's right, isn't it sure. It's right, but 15 1650 Miss Williams, did you feed Casey some of that truth serum you were getting for Captain Logan? 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