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I must speak with him. It is about maggiore. You understand? And please I must speak with him. I I must A few minutes later the girl sits quietly a little frightened in a private office at the bureau as Ken talks to her sympathetically so you want to talk with this man called X see the man who is X You know him senior. I think I can help him find him if you'll help me now Suppose you stop at your name my my name senior. Yes, that's right. I do not know my name Strange is it not I do not know my own name. That's not important. It'll come to you Do you remember? Why you came here to see him, but I have told you senior. It is about maggiore You understand senior about about maggiore Magiore no no you do not understand But this man who is X he will know see he must know of course But when we see him you must tell me where you're from what is troubling you But I cannot do this in your I do not remember I can remember nothing Only that I must see the man called X about maggiore Please Take me to him senior. He must help me. Please. Please. Yes, I'll take you to him First you'll rest a bit me here come with me come this way Miss Brooks will you see that the senior in a rest comfortably for a half hour or so and get in touch with The hospital I want her placed in his care Did you get it on the digital graph chief yes, I got it Ken and I miss you Casey sounds like it Hmm, I think it might be a fake dr. Beaumont will tell us mind if I use your office phone. She'll go right ahead Hello, Esmond first and The spot event or sale from Naples last week on route to New York the maggiore art collection was aboard Not your art collection, of course. They're not check on it and see where it is now. Will you thanks So you think the girl was talking about the maggiore collection they can could be What do you know about the collection chief? Well, it sees world famous looted by the Nazis recently recovered and It's coming over here for some kind of public exhibition, isn't it? That's why it's going to tour the country Proceeds going to a rehabilitation fund for Italian war often. Yeah, but if that's what the girl was talking about Why should she look for you the bureau hasn't any interest in an art collection I think we have chief. Huh that collection means a new life for thousands of Italian kids a Chance to dig themselves out of the mess the war left them in well sure kid That's why the collection is our responsibility We've got to see that those kids get that chance that they grow up as the next generation's decent citizens and not its storm troopers First in here. Oh yes Esmond Yeah, I see Thanks Part of enter a doctor this morning chief the majority collection went through customs about an hour ago And what do you want us to do can't keep the truck taking the collection to the notice out gallery was hijacked The garden driver killed And the paintings are gone Where are we going anyway, mr. Thurston? Well, I'm not sure you want to go big on but the chief thought you might do a little job for the bureau, mr Ex that's out definitely positively out. I don't want no jobs with the bureau. That's what I thought Well, can I drop you anywhere before I get to the Norris Art Gallery the Norris Art Gallery? Well, that's where the majority collection is that's where it was going to be before it was stolen stolen But that thing's worth 10 million bucks. Yeah I'll drop you this corner pagan 10 million Samolians Should be a pretty good reward for getting that stuff back. Hey all the insurance company will pay off pretty well sure Not as long as you're not interested Why should we be so hasty mr. X naturally, I don't want a job, but I'll be glad to help you out Yeah, just for old lying time you understand and 20 bucks a day and expenses, of course You want it straight now pagan? Oh sure. It's a cinch while you talk to the manager. I make like a big shot art expert. Good There's the gallery. Let's go in There's the office mr. Thurston says Muriel bone manager. Yeah, okay, I'll see you back at the car You understand miss Bowen that I consider the loss of the majority collection to be the result of unforgivable negligence on your part I'm not particularly interested in your thoughts on the subject. Mr. Cameron Well as manager of this gallery you should be the dividing line between unforgivable and Criminal negligence may be a very narrow one. Good day miss Bowen Certainly a sure May I come in miss Bowen find out your practically and now thanks Did you enjoy your little eavesdrop sorry, I didn't mean to move in on a private conversation That was JB Cameron wasn't it one of the Sponsors of the majority collection. I'm sure that mr. Cameron, and I don't know nearly as much about you Oh, my name is Ken first time. I'm interested in the collection too. How nice an official interest Let's put it this way There's a good deal of money tied up and it'll be lost if it's not recovered Only an insurance man would be interested in the money involved. I gather that Cameron seemed to think that you might be What else have you gathered mr. Thurston? Only that you're the manager of the gallery and that your name is Muriel Bowen I'm 28 single and I've been here ever since I left art school six years ago And I know absolutely nothing about the robbery. Does that help you with my If I could rely on that information you will have to decide that for yourself mr. Thurston miss school That is a problem with which perhaps I may assist you Oh, I am looker a cell is in your representing the Italian organization which sent the majority collection over here Well, I'm glad to know you a silly your a silly is also a carbon copy of JB Cameron in a way, mr. Thurston Go ahead Luca Tell the man how dishonest I am. I do not say that's in your ear I accuse no one of anything and only that it is a vital import that those paintings be recovered You sound like an art lover art. I know nothing about I'm here to collect revenue for displaying those paintings Money that is needed badly in Italy for the war or well at least someone here realize it Those children will suffer the real loss You're a very unusual insurance man, mr. Thurston placing the interests of Italian orphans above that of your company This is a very unusual case miss Bowen Yes, I know You see the real insurance man was here 15 minutes ago. That makes your interest in this matter most unusual No, I pay on what luck did you have can always depend on his elsewhere? You know that Cameron guy? What about him? He thinks I'm a big shot art collector. You know, he's a collector himself Specializes in Da Vinci painting. What's so important about that? Well, maybe I can pick up a bit of change after all I've got a friend who paints Da Vinci's even better than Da Vinci I think you will make a better deal with Cameron. I can't how find the Maggioli collection for him That's got two genuine Da Vinci's in it Hurry up call for me to come here to the hospital. They're going to get some answers from that little Italian girl Oh, and she was faking amnesia. No, no bowman's given her an extensive examination She's undergone traumatic shock with loss of memory Yes, but where does the connection with the Maggioli robbery come in chief? I'm convinced that girl's mind holds the key to it. We've got to unlock it But if she's got them knees you're bowman's going to try sodium pentothal Sodium pentothal the stuff the army psychiatrists use for battle fatigue. Yeah, this girl has what amounts to the same thing Some horrible shock has blocked her mind But bowman's going to get her now and within a few hours. We should have the answers to everything. Oh Hello, Bowman all set to go. I'm afraid not person. What's the matter? Something wrong? Well, I went to get that girl a little while ago a room was empty empty Well, how'd you get out? I don't know. I ordered a search It's failed to turn her up. I'm sorry Thurston, but that girl's disappeared Just a moment. We continue with Frigidaire's man called X created by J. Richard Kennedy This is Wendell Niles speaking Here's something to remember about the new Frigidaire refrigerators. They're made to fit Made to fit your kitchen made to fit your needs because you see Frigidaire offers you a wide variety of refrigerator types and sizes There's a size for small apartment kitchens a size for big farm families and many different sizes in between These wonderful new Frigidaire refrigerators give you more room up to half again as much space for storing foods Yet take up no more space in the kitchen. 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I want to report on everything the murial bone and look over a cellar do right Call me back when you have anything Well, hello chief anything new not a thing can the girl seem to have dropped off the face of the earth We've got to find our chief before it's too late. Can are you sure? We're not kicking up a big plot of dust over nothing those paintings are bound to show up when they're offered for sale They'll never be sold on the open market There are collectors who will buy them purely for personal satisfaction Yes, oh For you, Ken. Thanks. Hello. Yeah, I recognize your voice How'd you get this number I might have known Nobody's home What are you doing here Pagan? Oh, I just came back to get mr. Cameron's address I got a painting to sell him a brand-new da Vinci Trickly a part of my job for the bureau you understand. Yeah, well forget about it your job's over, huh? Imagine all your print paintings have been returned. They're in the gallery now. Oh, no, they're not what do you mean? Oh, I was just inside there by accident the key I just happened to have in my pocket fitted the back door and I know a Bellini or Da Vinci when I see one and I didn't see one. Let's get to that real door Sure. It's right down in the back of this driveway. There it is mr. Thurston right where that big truck is parked Yeah, let's take a look at that truck So it's a truck so what the closed panel job? With a few bullet holes in it bullet holes Mr. X. Yeah This is the truck that was hijacked. Hey, then maybe the paintings are still in there. Oh, mr. X. Are they? No, it's something else is What a bureau agent named Eston With a bullet in his head Mr. Thurston may I come in million why of course mr. Thurston. I'm honored Hey, I Suppose you stop by about that telephone call an explanation might help It was merely a stupid mistake One of the attendants told me the truck had been returned. I misunderstood thinking he met the painting. I Called you before I checked. Yeah, that could happen to anyone Who should have told me we're going to drop in I'd have had the apartment more presentable, or you wouldn't have been here at all And how can you say such things those suitcases and half-packed clothes said them first the evil finger of suspicion it moves it right and Still spelled my name Why not try erasing it never erase the line once drawn seeking perfection the line may be improved But the soul of art destroyed My art teacher taught me that once art school the Matisse and Picasso on your wall Painting means a lot to you doesn't it Miriam? You've uncovered my scarlet secret Mr. Thurston This means almost everything my job at the Norris gallery I wonder if you can understand how I feel about it As though it were a sort of trust I can understand that then can you understand how I felt when the majority Collection was stolen the collection. I was responsible for you can't run away from responsibility Miriam there's no law that says a person is a criminal because he can't face his own conscience But there is a law against kidnapping Kidnapping that nurses uniform on the Devon port too bad. You didn't get it packed before I came in Where's the girl Miriam in the bedroom? Yes, can Yes, she is Give it mr. Cameron. Where else could you pick up such a bargain a genuine Da Vinci? And for only shall we say a five thousand bucks that is quite a bargain mr. Zell Schmidt Why let it go so reasonably you hit the nail on the hammer mr. Cameron Yeah, you know how it is when you need some ready care or need to get rid of a stolen painting stolen But I swear by the father of my father. What about that for Sally? Is this the Vinci part of the Magiori collection senior Cameron that painting was never in any collection You're so right in your silly must pass down in my family from him to mouth you understand You're pardoned mr. Cameron. There's a mr. Ken Thurston to see you. Oh, no show me in please William. Yes, sir This way please mr. Thank you Hope it on my mind barging in are you like this mr. Cameron? No, not at all mr. Thurston You're the insurance man. Roselli was telling me about aren't you? I'd like to talk to you about the collection Oh, yes, of course. Roselli dropped in for the same reason Frankly, we got nowhere and we're just amusing ourselves listening to a sales talk about this Da Vinci copy copy Any fool would know that Zell Schmidt will look look at the necklace on the portrait the links in several places are not even joined Now do you think that Da Vinci would ever make a mistake like that? But the copy is bound to look pretty shabby compared to the paintings you have here Cameron. Yes They are pretty fine aren't they? Yes, that sounds house for instance One of the best I've ever seen I practically had to kidnap the owner in Amsterdam to keep the Frick collection from getting it and that's a coil I don't think he's ever had a finer feeling for the haze of twilight than in that one No No, it cost me 10,000 more than I wanted to pay old man carpenter was bidding against me But I got it. Oh, Senorus, please. This is all very interesting But we should be discussing the majority collection Art is not as important at this time as those children in Italy. You all right, senior vaseli And i've good news for you. We found a young girl an amnesia case Who apparently knows all about it. Why that's wonderful Thurston, but if she has amnesia, how could she tell you anything? She's going on the sodium pentathlon with the hospital tonight I think she's going to tell us all we need to know 62 lights please nurse All right, Thurston. She's ready. We can begin now. You understand the procedure I think so doctor They've got to make a face the thing they brought on a traumatic shock bring it out in the open You're here because the man called X is the one thing she's clinging to So when she talks directly to you answer her But when we reach the point where the trauma began I'll take over and reconstruct the situation with her. I understand. Good. I'll ask her if she can hear you Can you hear me senorina? This is the man called X Can you hear me? I can hear senior X You were looking for me senorina I was looking for you friends of yours told you about me children You helped them ask her why she needed help. Why do you need help senior? It is about my jewelry About my joy the majority art collection The painting I've come for the children Nothing can happen Nothing You must help You must help help with what? What help did you need where the boat? The boat from Naples You're aboard the boat senorina. You understand aboard the boat. No No aboard the boat sailing from Naples to the united states Abort the boat with the majority art collection No, you cannot do it. You cannot do it. Why can't I do it? What do I care about the children? What do they mean to me? What can you say that you of all people? How can you say those children mean nothing to me? Only those paintings matter. I do not believe you No After the war what we've been through together You cannot steal it. You cannot. I'm going to steal it. Do you hear me? I'm going to you can't stop me I will not let you What do you care whether I steal those paintings or not? What does it matter to you? Why do you care? How do I care? Are we not enough? Why do you care? Why do you care? Keep quiet you fool. You're in danger. The patient's welfare do not endanger your own welfare by any foolish moves All right, that's all right. There's nothing to do I'm afraid of quiet now Everything's all right No, do not move it. I'll first I will not hesitate to use this gun. I know russeli Just like you use it on eston when you caught you driving the truck back to the gallery to throw suspicion on muriel It is unfortunate that you discovered my sister Otherwise you would have suspected only seniorina boy. No russeli. You gave yourself away By trying too hard to convince me you knew nothing about out And we're only concerned about money for the children But you slipped when you told pagan why his copy of da Vinci was a fake No amity would have noticed Muriel suspected you too seniorina boy. Yes That's why she tried to get me out of town She was afraid you'd find her and kill her to keep up and talking and you would have to wouldn't you russeli She's a fool senior. Why should I not kill her? Sure? What a little murder compared to money Eston your sister thousands of kids in italy whose future depends on those paintings Well, you're not going to get away with it russeli. Oh brave words senior first But the words will not stop me from pulling this trigger and disposing of all of you. I figured that Okay, chief, show them the lights All those men watch it chief. He's going to shoot Nice going ken Trap worked out perfectly. That's all the proof we need except one thing He didn't tell us where the paintings are. I think you'll find what camera and chief Cameron yeah in some secret gallery where you can sit and gloat over them They didn't represent out to him any more than they did to russeli to one Possession the other money and it's all over. I can no chief. It's just beginning Some thousands of kids in italy You know Those kids are like a blank canvas And we're the painters What we put into that canvas will determine his future Maybe a masterpiece with effect will be felt for generations Maybe a worthless smear or wind up in the junk pile of the world I wonder what it's going to be And call back since presented each week for the best wishes of your frigid air dealer We invite you to come in and learn about the famous line of frigid air electric appliances refrigerators ranges water heaters home freezers the new automatic washer drier ironer and many other frigid air Refrigerating and air conditioning products for homes farms stores offices and factories mr. Niles You mentioned frigid air electric ranges just now not only mentioned them But invited you to visit your frigid air dealer and see for yourself How wonderful it is to cook with a fast clean fully automatic frigid air electric range And our frigid air star herbert marshal thanks for being with us Next week the story of 100 displaced people who dream of a promised home in berma Only to be rudely awakened by someone's ruthless desire for power as usual Leon belaska will be along his big on zelchman So join us won't you where next I return as the man called x. Good night This is cbf the columbia broadcasting session