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I thought you were talking to the bartender. Yeah Well, I'm glad we got that straightened out What are you drinking coke at this hour? Clear me up on something angel face. Are we trying to get acquainted with each other? You're cute. I'm broke flat busted. Go pick yourself another target Have a drink on me. I only take around when I can buy one back. I'm not trading. I'm buying you could have fooled me I Repeat you're cute Eddie give my friend a bourbon some matter and play in the nags Oh, you read minds too, huh simple tracks open. That's a good suit you got on and you've been nursing that coke for 20 minutes Besides your racing form showing. That's pretty good. How's my future look? Depends. What do you do for a living? I'm glad you waited for me, Brandy. Oh, I like you to wait for me When you don't wait, it makes me unhappy now. There was a guy. I wouldn't want to see unhappy He was friendly all right, but he was overdoing it everything about him was too set too sharp Clothes manicure even his eyes like two blue marbles, but I'll give you said you wouldn't be here till 10. So Who's this guy? The name's clock Harry clock Brandy go part of your nose. I Okay, you don't have to get in an uproar always getting what were you talking to Brandy about? No kidding. Is that her name? What were you talking about? I leave it on not a job So you're looking for a job. Where are you from out of town? Tell me you particular what you do. Why what's the job? Answering the phone That can't pay much five percent of the take What take I'm oggy Persian. I run the books in this town, and I've got a new setup For you if you want it. Oh a bookie, huh? It's a new one for me Well, I don't know if say Why would you want to give me a job you want the job or don't you? Well since you put it that way Persian We're in business Eddie couple more drinks. Where are you drinking bourbon? On second thought I think I'll switch to brandy not a good idea Brandy lovers die young I'll take that chance. Hmm. You've got a lot of no venture. Yeah, and that's all I've got I'm flat broke How do you feel about advances? I don't mind them at all so long as you keep them in cash Should have walked out then it was too easy, but I couldn't kick too much I had 25 of Persians bucks in my pockets that guaranteed he'd pick me up in the morning like he said It was punctual a 10 30 a.m. Sharp a big black sedan pulled up in front of my rooming house Persian was all smiles as we drove across town to a small apartment house He took me up to the third floor to apartment 3b opened the door and handed me the key Well, this is where you work. Here's the scratch sheets, and there's the phone. Ah nice place By the way, who's Eleanor Grayson? Why well, that's the name over the bell. Oh, she lives in this apartment She know you're using the place you just answered the phone Yeah, but suppose you came in look you get here at 11 and pull out at 4 She'll never see you. That's the way. I want it all the time understand Thinks brandy uses the apartment does she You're too nosy and you talk too much. Is that advice? Yeah, let's call it that The boys have passed the word around about the new phone You ought to be getting action pretty quick right up all the bet you take I'll call you up from time to time with Results so long it was one of those small apartments with a pull-down bed, but it was kind of nice The Sun came in at the windows of the living room I had it in mind to explore the kitchen for a cup of coffee, but Persian was right The word had got around hello Five win five show oatmeal Okay, JK by the way, how's the track there? Let's see chemical Raining but still fast I Was in business. I still had the coffee on my mind, but I had something else on my mind too The picture of a girl smiling at me alongside the telephone It was good to have company even if it was only a picture frame Because I was beginning to develop a queer creepy feeling and again. I thought Maybe I ought to get out But they kept me too busy was almost one o'clock and I still hadn't had that cup of coffee The phone kept ringing and the girl in the picture kept smiling It felt kind of cold all of a sudden maybe because I hadn't eaten all day I headed for the kitchen thinking there'd be some eggs at least maybe some bacon It was one of those swing and oars to the kitchen. I pushed it open She was lying at the end of the kitchen near the sink all lumped up Her blonde hair matted with blood. I grabbed the stove to keep my legs from buckling I was glad I hadn't eaten But I turned her over just the same It was brandy She was dead So that's why all the Persian hired me and I'd called him a sucker For suspense auto light is bringing you Edmund O'Brien and Anne Blythe in radio's outstanding theater of thrills Suspends Really as important as auto light says to replace worn out electrical parts in my car with original factory parts Important why by Cornelius the auto light people are the world's largest independent Manufacturers of original factory parts for automobiles more than 10 million cars are equipped with auto light parts Think of it generators distributors coils starting motors spark plugs batteries and a whole host of other automotive parts are made by Auto light and every one of those parts is precision designed by auto light engineers who know cars better than old Dobbin noses Oh sure do by Cornelius your car will take to original factory parts like ducks take to water and listen to this half That auto light service authorized factory service to yes Authorized factory service to half by those skilled auto light servicemen are factory trained to pamper pet putter and pry Till they get pinpoint perfection from every electrical unit in your car Let me tell you that combination of auto light original factory parts plus auto light authorized factory service is unbeatable Unmatchable unaccelerate at Harlow. It's time to become suspensible And now auto light brings back to a Hollywood soundstage Mr. Edmund O'Brien as Harry and Miss Anne Blythe as Eleanor in muddy track But tail well calculated to keep you in so spin Brandy looked a whole lot different that she had last night a Mascara had mixed with tears and her face was bruised Somebody had given her the backhand treatment and had all the earmarks of a fine Persian hand But the thing that had put her out of circulation was a blow on the back of her head So Augie Persian had fitted me out for a murder rap. That's why he was so anxious to hire a guy He didn't know anything about the doorbell Could that be I looked around. I was three floors up and no fire escape no backdoor All I could do was hope they'd go away What do you want? Not now you can let it go until tomorrow I said let it go Never mind never mind. Here's a here's a dollar for your trouble. Well, thank you, but I don't think I should take Make it next week. I'd have forced myself to wait there till I could be sure she'd gone away to clean another apartment Finally, I let myself out Carefully was good to get out on the street again people kids And somewhere somebody laughed if I hurried I had a fair chance of getting out of town I could keep out of Persian's way. I walked all the way to my rooming house Stopped me I started back on the double ran all three flights up to the apartment open the door with a key person had given me Fingerprints I had to get rid of them all I picked up the phone wiped it clean The kitchen I Tried to keep my eyes away from her But I couldn't help it She looked so pitiful there on the floor And then I noticed something clutched in her hand a pace board. I Carefully forced a hand open Was a pawn ticket. I put it in my pocket and started to get up She was leaning against the kitchen door a face white with shock Yes, she did yes Who are you? What are you doing here? How did you get in this apartment? I live here. Oh and you're Eleanor Grayson Yes, who are you? I'll ask the questions. Come on. I'm a detective. Let's get out of here. I Heard of her out of the apartment. She thought I was taking her down to the station But I steered her into a chop suey joint. I ordered some tea for her. She looked like she was going to faint She drank it feel better. Oh, yes Yes, thank you I'm sorry to be such a bother. I I guess it was quite a shock No No, not really. I what do you mean? Brandy was a strange girl always getting into trouble always getting mixed up with the wrong sort of Men known are long all my life We're from the same town came here together. She had the apartment for a while She worked on the elevator next to mine in the Broadway building, but she hated it And then one day a photographer rode in her car and the next day she was a model That's when she took the name of brandy. Her real name is Evangeline She had the face of a Madonna, but I Know I met her looked like uptown talked like downtown That must be yeah, take it easy. Take it easy Now tell me what was she doing in your apartment today? She paid half the rent Well, she said she needed to use the phone for modeling appointments, but I never really believed that I Needed the money. I Shouldn't have let her know I'll get into trouble. She was killed in my apartment Now they'll blame it on the me look look why don't you go away and stay with a friend? You're in no shape to go back there You're very understanding for a policeman. You'd be surprised about us policeman. You'll help me Well, I'll do what I can you promise. Yeah, sure sure don't bank on it too much, but everything I can I Lousy trick a lie to her like that Ah, she'd be all right, and I needed time that siren meant that the chase had started It was my skin. I had to worry about I put her on a street car And I headed in the opposite direction on another one I had to transfer twice to reach the spot. I was bound for the safest way to get out of town About an hour later and a diner on the outskirts of town Found my boy. Yeah, I'll give you a ride Mac But I ain't high-balling out till midnight and I can't pick you up here insurance spotters around Nowhere Fremont turns into Kelso by 101. Yeah, I'll find it. Well, look be there by the signal a little after 12 I'll pick you up. I went back to my rooming house to get my stuff My rent was paid. I wouldn't have to see anybody. I Sure be glad to get out of this town. You made me lose a bet Clark He was a fat man He was holding a cigar He put the cigar on his mouth and I was conscious of dimples three of them one in his chin one in each cheek I had never seen him before Yeah, I bet you wouldn't be fool enough to come back here. What do you want? I'm the contender type I hardly ever want nothing But Augie does Augie Persian He wants to see you Bad I didn't say anything. I didn't have any words to argue with the gun he pressed against me as we went down the stairs There was a car about halfway down the block a big black sedan I knew that once I got into that car the chances where I wouldn't climb out again. So I made a run for it Ducked into an alley. Don't be a sucker Clark. I hid behind a bose of a chimney as he came around I let him have it Right He went down like a paper sack filled with water He just sat there and grin holding on to his belly sucking in air like an asthmatic I ran to the other end of the alley and rolled my first seven when I hit a bus sign Advertising beds and half a buck a throw This would be my hideout until 11 30 When I'd catch my truck ride I Hit the pillow Shut my eyes woke up Son was coming through the dirty windows There were two old men talking close by. No, sir You don't catch me leaving town with that dragnet the cops got spread. Well, what time is it? About seven o'clock seven o'clock in the morning. Well, that ain't the moon shining out there I'd lost my chance to get out of town But what was worse? The dragnet he said I had to find out I dashed out onto the street to buy a paper and then I discovered it Somebody in the flop house had rolled me I didn't have a penny and the news boy hollering his head off about mysterious man-sorten models killing Couldn't afford to float around town with no dough I couldn't afford the chance of ending up in a police lineup and I certainly couldn't afford to let Persian get his hooks into me It was only one other person Had to risk seeing her I Made my way to the center of town. I went through an arcade into the Broadway building and watched the elevators She was running the second one from the right I went up to the top floor on one of the others and got off and waited When her car registered near the top and nobody was in the hall. I pressed the button to signal I've got to talk to you. You're not a detective. You didn't fool me for long. No, I'm sorry about that Why would I want to kill right? I just met her last night in a bar, but you were in the apartment leaning over I know I know it looks bad, but you gotta believe me. That's the starter signal. I have to go. Please wait Wait, I haven't got anybody to turn to but you they're looking for you. I know the cleaning woman told I wouldn't want you to think that I I'll lose my job. Please police have been in the building all day. You'll get caught here. You gotta believe me I didn't kill brandy. I've got to go. Please. They'll catch look look. I'm broke I I haven't got a nickel. Yeah, you gotta help me. I gotta talk to you Here's a dollar. I'll try to get you more later I get off work at six meet me at the Chinese restaurant where you took me yesterday. Okay. Thanks The buck was crumpled in my fist till I got out of the building and I stuck it in my pocket And discovered a little piece of paper and got there first It was the porn ticket the ticket I'd taken out of brandy's hand when I found her in the kitchen of the apartment Might be nothing It might be something I had to find out Hey, bud. Are you talking to me? Yeah, can you tell me where the act me pawn shop is sure right down the block? Oh, thanks Hey, mister, not that way the other way the other way I knew which way I was going all right because in front of that pawn shop I'd seen a long black car and sitting behind the wheel was orgy Persian Spent the next two hours in a movie, but I don't know what the picture was about Pawn ticket kept bothering me She really on my side could I depend on her I Decided to go to the Chinese restaurant. All right, but I wouldn't go in I'd wait a few doors down the street She was on the level. She'd come alone Here I am You said the restaurant. Are you hungry? No, let's walk It won't be safe to walk. They're looking for come on. We can't stand here. There's there's the park across the street It'll be dark soon. All right You look tired. I am I'm dead Here's a bench. Why don't we sit down? Okay No, no, maybe maybe it isn't such a good idea. Why not? Well, Park's a fellow cop snooping around. Maybe we'd better go Huh? No, no, let's stay Yeah, sit down. Oh It's nice here quiet No elevators, no noise Poor kid I forgot isn't easy for you either is it? I'm worried about you What are you going to do? I don't know I don't know if I only had something to go on Wait a minute There is something I almost forgot it. What? Pawn ticket Pawn ticket. Yeah, I found it in Brandy's hand. Let me see it. I've got it right here. Kiss me Huh? There's a policeman. He's coming this way. Hurry up and kiss me. I Held her in a clinch until the cops footsteps disappeared past us every nerve tight as a stretched tendon and then suddenly The tightness was gone And there was something else in its place It had started out as just a prop kiss just a guy and a gal on a park bench But that wasn't what it turned into I don't know Harry I Didn't notice it before You're beautiful all day. I've been running running Just now 30 seconds ago. I I started to slow up. I know There isn't much time Harry Please let me see the pawn ticket sure honey. Got it right here. What's the matter? That car down where big blacks at and look they just stopped without lights Persians car Persian. Yeah, but how did he know where I was Harry Harry? Give me the pawn ticket We got to get away from here Eleanor. Come on. No wait. Come on. Don't be silly. Come on. Hurry stop stop What are you doing with that gun? Never mind? Just hand over the pawn ticket. Why are you so anxious to have it? What's this all about? Don't ask questions. Just give me the ticket Alright, I don't know Put down the gun. I had I'll give it to you. No tricks now. Oh, of course not. No tricks Don't move Clark. This is a gun I got to see if she's dead dimples. Okay, Augie We we were fighting for the gun it went off. I I don't understand Why don't ever trust that dame Clark any dame? Eleanor told us you'd be here in the Chinese restaurant or the park. She called me what? She called you But she ain't gonna live very long Looks like crime doesn't pay Eleanor, huh? Don't kill him person me kill Harry. Oh no, Eleanor You were the target for tonight Me yeah But you saved me the trouble person. You're crazy. You're you're crazy. No, you are Clark for trusting her Why don't you tell him Eleanor? Tell him why you killed Brandy? How you'd been hacking her clothes her jewelry how she finally caught up with you? I Didn't mean to kill her She found a pawn ticket Threatened to have me arrested She slapped me we we had a fight she fell in her head on the sink. I didn't know what to do Run away and just then a perfect fall guy turned up friend Harry here Oh, that's that's why she needed this pawn ticket what one this one Well this ties it all up. She had to have this Even if I had fallen for a double-cross and rubbed you out this ticket would still point to her Harry what Eleanor tell me I Didn't want to If only we'd met before I That apartment is now available for new tenants We better be the doggy. Hey, yeah, come on Harry, you know, I tried to catch up to you all day to give you protection Shut up. Yeah, I know kid. I know I had a girl to leave me alone now look at leave me alone I said shut up shut up Thank You Edmund O'Brien and Anne Blythe for a splendid performance Mr. O'Brien and Miss Blythe will be back in just a moment. Well, do you get all those auto line adjectives? 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Edmund O'Brien I'd like to say for Anne Blythe and myself that it's been a pleasure to appear on suspense tonight That's right Eddie and next week. We'll be listening to one of the most famous of all suspense shows Agnes Moorhead in sorry wrong number and that is really tops in suspense And Blythe appeared through the courtesy of Universal International and can now be seen in mr. Peabody and the mermaid released by Universal International Edmund O'Brien may soon be seen in Warner Brothers Technicolor production fighter squadron Tonight suspense play was written by Bob Shelley and Buckley Angel with music composed by Lucian more awake and conducted by Lud Bluskin The entire production was under the direction of Anton M leader in the coming weeks suspense will present such stars as Ronald Coleman Rosalind Russell James Cagney Margaret O'Brien Claude Reigns and Peter Laurie Make it a point to listen each Thursday to Suspense radios outstanding theater of thrills and next Thursday same time here Agnes Moorhead in Sorry wrong number On this armistice day Autolight is proud to join all America in a salute to the United States Marine Corps on its 173rd anniversary Good night switch to Autolight. This is CBS the Columbia broadcasting system