 Auto-Lite and its 98,000 dealers bring you Mr. John Lund in tonight's presentation of Suspense Tonight auto light presents a story from your morning newspaper the dramatic expose of narcotics peddling among teenagers as reported in Melody in Dreams our star mr. 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Yes, so friends insist on Auto-Lite original service parts for your Auto-Lite equipped car Because only Auto-Lite original service parts are related by Auto-Lite engineering design to fit and work as a team with Your cars electrical system you'll find it pays because from bumper to tail light You're always right with Auto-Lite And now Auto-Lite presents transcribed Melody in Dreams starring mr. John Lund a dramatic report based on fact hoping once again to keep you in Suspense Where's shank? He's in the other office on the telephone. Thanks. Mr. Graff. Yes, sir I have the address. We'll try to get out there soon as we can keep the girl there. Yes, sir. Oh Hi, Chris What was it Lou might be the lead? Bad chance. I was a guy named Graff Walter Graff. He lives out on South Tiber We found a cash of marijuana cigarettes hidden in an old coffee can in his daughter's bedroom How old is the girl all of 16 she nearly went hysterical when the old man confronted with a can of the cigarette Yeah, they all do this kid's thrown convulsions Huh, oh man must be a funny character. Can you imagine made a citizen's arrest of his own daughter? For almost six months the narcotics division had been trying to find the leak the hole through which an estimated $70,000 worth of drugs was being passed to high school kids monthly In the forms of marijuana opium and heroin Regular stakeouts raids and arrests have been made the number of teenage addicts arrested was a staggering frightening total Arrest made yielded the addicts, but they didn't yield the source of supply In the meantime public sentiment and high official pressure abetted by the newspaper headlines was growing While police department investigation was groping each and every possible lead obtained had to be followed up In the case of Walter Graff who'd made a citizen's arrest of his 16-year-old daughter after discovering Marijuana cigarettes hidden in a coffee can in her bedroom another lead was about to be followed up This is the address Chris. Yeah Nice old house ring the bell. Yeah, they don't build them like this anymore. Maybe they don't take the time Agnes goes for this kind of archetype Yes police mr. Graff. Oh, yes. Yes. Come in. I'm mr. Graff. Thanks Here let's go into the living room. Please be seated You'll have to excuse the appearance of the house gentlemen ever since Mrs. Graff passed away I haven't taken much interest in such things as cleanliness. I know it's wrong. We understand I Presume you're here in response to my telephone call. Yes, sir. I'm lieutenant Royals. This is detective sergeant Shank narcotics detail. Yes yes I'm Quite upset as you can see here the shocker. You're only one parent among many mr. Graff. Oh, I know I know I read the newspapers too. They're full of it every day. You'll read about the horrible When did you discover the coffee can with the cigarettes mr. Graff? This morning early this morning. You see I didn't go to work today. I Wasn't feeling very good. So I stayed home It's the first time I've ever been absent. Why did you wait until this evening to report the discovery? Why did I wait until this evening? Yeah? Because I couldn't believe it. I simply couldn't believe it. Don't you understand? Joan is my child. How is a father supposed to believe such a Terrible thing of his child we understand I had to give Johnny a chance to deny it lieutenant I had to give her a chance to yell to her papa that she knew nothing about the coffee can and its sinful contents Did she deny knowing about the can deny it? She didn't even try to defend herself She admitted the guilt But what hurt most of all was her? Her arrogance. What are you going to do about it? She said to me? I I Didn't the only thing I thought was right into I called the police I'm sorry mr. Graff. Oh, don't be. Sorry lieutenant. Riles. It's a very funny story And the neighbors will thoroughly enjoy it ring around the Rosie old man graph for arrested his daughter She's a dope bean pocket full of poses. What made you suspect the cigarettes contain marijuana mr. Graff suspect how do I know? With lots of things Jones moods strange moods Moods which I can't describe to you because I don't know how her friends friends one in particular Mickey Malone no good. No good. I see Where is the can with the cigarettes mr. Graff? One moment. Yeah, lieutenant Boyle. Yeah the poison Take it burn it destroy it The time was 730 when Joan graph was booked in the police headquarters on a charge of a legal possession of narcotics The file sheet also listed the name of the arresting citizen Walter graph the girl's own father Joan was a plain feature girl beach blonde hair fair skin narrow hazel eyes and a slim slight frame After detective sergeant shank had finished typing the police report we took the girl back to interrogation for further questioning Go ahead Joan sit down. Thank you Tell me Joan How old are you? 16 Do you know why you're here? Yes, my father arrested me. That's why I'm here. You've broken a law Joan a very serious law Does everyone get a sermon? This is no sermon You've been charged with the legal possession of narcotics. That's a very serious charge. I know I Also know I'm a minor. Yes, you are in which case you'll be turned over to the juvenile authorities What'll they do to me they can do a lot? They have the authority to take you out of school away from your friends Give you the treatment you need They can also send you to a detention home if necessary What kind of meals do they serve? They don't serve cigarettes like these in detention homes. Where'd you get them? Nowhere. It didn't just happen out of thin air. Where'd you get them? I don't know where I got them. Look Joan You've broken a law. You've done something very wrong But it's not entirely your fault You're not the real enemy The real enemy is the person who sold you these cigarettes and that's the enemy we want. Who was it? Please? I I don't remember where I got them. I are you trying to shield somebody Joan is that it? No, it's nobody I don't know All right, all right You don't have to tell us I'm not gonna force you to do something. You don't want to do that'll be wrong But there's something I want to explain to you And I want you to try to understand it. It's about your father and what he did my father When he arrested you he did the only thing he thought was right. I'm his daughter his own flesh and blood Yes, his own flesh and blood. That's right, right? And don't you realize what it must have done to him? Inside I don't want to talk about him, please I've got two children of my own Joan Two small boys, please if they were older and either one of them had done something like this I swear to you. I do the same thing that your father did Okay, Lou. That's all for now. Let's go Lieutenant Yes Lieutenant, I'll tell you I'll tell you where I got the cigarettes All right, tell me From Nicky Nicky Malone My boyfriend from high school. Do you know where Nicky gets them? There's a coffee shop somewhere near our school That's how Nicky gets the cigarettes, I think Haven't you ever been to this coffee shop with Nicky? No, I don't even know where it is I see. Well, I put out a call on the Malone kid. No, I don't think that's necessary We'll go out at the house and talk to him. Lieutenant Yes, Joan I understand Understand what? My father Is hurt inside I have that same hurt Joan Graf volunteered the address of her high school boyfriend, Nicky Malone Detective sergeant shank made arrangements for the girl to be turned over to the juvenile authorities pending further investigation And then we went out to question Nicky Malone The address the girl had given us turned out to be located in a rundown section of the city 763 was a white single frame house badly in need of repairs The shades were drawn, but a dim light inside indicated someone was at home Wanna knock? Sure. Yes Does Nicky Malone live here? Who wants to know? Police officers I'm Lieutenant Royals sergeant shank Oh What's the boy done? We'd like to ask him some questions. He at home? Yeah. Yeah. Yes. He's getting ready to go out. Come in officers What is it you wanted Nicholas for? We'd like to talk to him I'm sure How about a drink? No, thanks. You? No Mine You any relation to the boy relation? Sure Amazon go Fred Nicky What's the matter? He's a policeman. Nicky. They want to talk to you Right, that's right Policeman What do you want to talk to me about? It's about your sideline at high school It's me. What kind of a sideline you guys talking about? Narcotics You guys must be crazy. You know what we're talking about I do Nicholas. Maybe you listen to these guys, honk shake them down Lou Hey, what is this routine? Nicky on empty your pockets. What I said empty your pockets. Oh for them. Come on. Come on There that's what I got in my pockets a jackknife a handkerchief some chains in a billfold Go on bite the quarter. Maybe you'll get a kick. You're pretty funny son Where's your room? You saw me come out the door. Want to take a look Lou? Yeah Don't you think you'd uh Tell me what this is all about lieutenant. I am the boy's guardian We suspect your nephew of passing out marijuana cigarettes to students at his high school marijuana cigarettes There must be some mistake lieutenant not nicolas, of course not me. That isn't what your girlfriend. Joan told us I get it now That kid gets caught with a weed and she tries to pass the buck to me Why if I ever get my hands on her all right, Nicholas, that's enough Anything love clean as a whistle Okay, nicky. Where is it? Where's what the cigarettes? Look, I told you once I'll tell you again. I don't know what you're talking about I don't have no marijuana cigarettes. You found me clean. Didn't you make me some trouble That isn't what your girlfriend. Joan graft told us. I don't care what she told you got no evidence to arrest me All right, nicky that's all for now Come on Lou And we were right back where we started Up against another frightened high school student who refused to divulge the source of his supply of narcotics We didn't have any physical evidence on nicky malone But we did believe that the young girl had been telling the truth And therefore decided to place him under surveillance He was our closest link to the source of the narcotics supply For four days we followed his every move At 8 30 every morning he left the house Walked six blocks to his high school Left school at 3 20 and walked two blocks to a coffee shop Where he had a chocolate milkshake and then returned home He didn't leave the house at any time during the evenings On the fifth day the boy went to the coffee shop had his regular milkshake And then played the jukebox Once again when he left the coffee shop we followed him He's heading in the opposite direction chris. Yeah, this may be it Lou He may be going to pick up some stuff. He's turning the corner on a Madison. Here we go. Lou holds your breath. Yeah Pretty bright kid, huh chris Yeah If we're right about him, we've got nothing but trouble He's disappeared Is bringing you mr. John lond in melody in dreams tonight's presentation in radio's outstanding theater of thrills suspense Any new year's resolutions harlow too mighty important ones to help car owners everywhere hap Oh, how harlow why by reminding them that their car's electrical system works like a beaver every second their engine runs And it provides energy for starting sounding a horn lights heater radio electric windshield wiper and cigarette lighter Auto light makes complete electrical systems used as original equipment on many leading makes of our finest cars trucks and tractors Right you are happen That's why my second resolution is to tell car owners to treat the important electrical system of their car To a periodic check-up for top performance at all time. Good advice harlow, right? So friends have your car's electrical system checked by experts Your nearest authorized auto light service station has specialized equipment to service all makes of cars You can quickly locate him in the classified section of your phone book under automobile electrical service Or call western union by number and ask for operator 25 And remember from bumper to tail light. You're always right with auto light And now auto light brings back to our hollywood soundstage Mr. John lond in elliott louis's production of melody in dreams A dramatic report well calculated to keep you in suspense Right out from under our noses How's it possible like I said chris bright boy must have known he was being followed. Of course he did Lots of nerve the law on his tail and he still does business. Yeah Well, he's got to go home sometime That's right lou. He's got to go home sometime And that's where he's going to find us We got back in the police car and drove over to the malone house parked across the street and waited It was beginning to get dark The shades were still drawn. I wondered if anybody ever bothered to raise him Time passes slowly when you're waiting Cigarette chris Now my mouth feels like an oven now Somebody's home Probably his polite uncle Funny guy Wonder what he does for a living. Oh, I saw a lot of music sheets laying around Probably in the business. Hey What thought I saw something moving in the driveway Shadow might be the kid. Let's go It is somebody get your flash ready. Okay, hold up. Hey, all right kids stand still don't move What is this cops again? Yeah, nicky cops again I thought I shook you guys once. Why did you shake us nicky because Because I don't like being followed. That's your story son. Where have you been? I haven't been anywhere. Where'd you go after you lost us? I went for a walk in the park What did you do pick up the stuff? What stuff? All right, lou. I'll hold the lights shake him. No What is this? I have it. I got some rights. Come on easy son easy Hi What's this nicky in your coat pocket? Nothing any nothing give me that open it up lou chris That's an awful lot of nothing nicky Six packs of marijuana cigarettes We booked the boy down at police headquarters on a charge of illegal possession of narcotics And then we interrogated them Although he realized the seriousness of the charges. He still refused to tell us where he obtained the cigarettes His guardian uncle was notified and came down to see the boy He seemed quite concerned We listened in on their conversation The uncle pleaded with the boy to tell us all he knew about the narcotics But uncle's pleas went unheard A few days later. I decided to bring nicky malone and jone graft together face to face I didn't know what I hoped to learn Maybe nothing Maybe something in a moment of temper On the morning of december 21st the young boy and girl were brought to my office Sit right over there nicky Thanks Well Wouldn't you like to say hello to jone? Hello nicky. Know any more good stories policemen nicky. I'm so scared Scared of what this whole thing. It's so terrible. She's right nicky Something like this can ruin your whole life. Don't you realize that I'll stop with a sermon. Will you Your uncle seems like a pretty nice guy nicky How did you turn out to be such a bad apple? Is that part of your job policemen telling people what they are? No, no, it's not nicky I'm sorry I said that Because basically I think you're a good boy I think you're intelligent enough to know what's right and what's wrong And you know this is wrong. I don't have to reason with you The thing that really puzzles me is why a Intelligent young boy like you refuses to right this wrong You made a mistake. We all make mistakes Mistakes are forgivable. Nicky bill attended is right. Ah, what do you know anyway loud mouth? Couldn't get your mouth shut could you you had to tell him? I hurt my father nicky. I hurt him very much I had to tell the police all I knew big blabbermouth We'll find yourself another boyfriend sister. Nick see if he'll get your stick. Yeah Another stick nicky I mean, yeah, I know what you mean Another stick of this Oh, why can't you leave me alone? Give me a trial. Send me up. I don't care what you do trial jail No, son They're not the answer Not really I'm trying to make you understand that you've got a long life ahead of you It'll be a shame to ruin it now Our last chance then stake out the coffee shop For four days detective shank and myself kept it under surveillance The evening of december 29th. I walked into the coffee shop to relieve detective shank It was 10 minutes to seven Hello. Hi chris. Don't look so sour. Go home and get some sleep. You're gonna sit it out Yeah, a couple hours. Maybe I'll sit around with you for a while. How about a cup of coffee? Yeah, I'm up to here. No, thanks Anything nothing just stares from the guy who owns this place. He keeps leering You want me to stick around go play a record on the jukebox? Here is a dime The jukebox. Yeah play something. Let's make it festive around here The afternoon nicky got away from us He broke his pattern He did something different Something he'd never done before He played the jukebox. That's right He played the jukebox Billy may Wish you were here broken Oh I'll stay with you for a while might even have a cup of coffee I was right about nicky's uncle being in the business What? This is his record. He wrote the tune. He's playing it. Well, what do you know? The guy's a celebrity. So that's what he does Luke The night we picked up the Malone kid We thought he was coming home with his stuff, right? Yeah, we couldn't see it was too dark But what if it was the other way around? What if the kid was leaving instead of just arriving? Yeah Yeah, we've come in here for four days straight That record wasn't on the machine The day that the kid disappeared he played the machine Come on. Let's talk to the guy at the counter You the owner mister? Yeah, yeah, I'm the owner police officers Well, hey now don't get excited. Just want to ask you a few questions Well, sure sure officers anything there's a new record on that machine by a freddy malone. Oh, yeah him I know him nice guy nice guy. Yeah every week. He comes in slips me a 10 slips your 10 Yeah, put his record on the machine says even if it does cost him dough. He wants to push it. It's a nice tune now melody and dreams Back at headquarters. We learned the whereabouts of uncle freddy malone He was playing piano in a small nightclub on holstead The place was crowded with people when we got there In a corner off to the right was a platform and on the platform at the piano sat freddy malone Think there'll be any trouble chris. I doubt it low. He's not the type. Hello, mr. Malone Hello police officers You have a request. Yeah melody and dreams One of my favorites. That's no surprise It was wrong, huh? real wrong A lot of poor innocent kids mr. Malone real wrong Poor innocent kids. We still don't know how the record figured in That was how nicky notified the other kids. He was ready to pass the stuff And the night we caught him He was leaving the house. He was on his way out to make delivery for kid Try to protect me someday. I'll do something for him Maybe Shall we go the manager won't like it if I don't stick around. It's gonna be a big night Can't stick around, huh? Not tonight mr. Malone Let's go Suspense Presented by auto light tonight's star mr. John lund This is harlow wilcox speaking for auto light world's largest independent manufacturer of automotive electrical equipment Auto light is proud to serve the greatest names in the industry They are members of the auto light family as well as are the 98 000 auto light distributors and dealers in the united states And thousands more in canada and throughout the world Our family also includes the nearly 30 000 men and women in 28 great auto light plants from coast to coast And auto light plants in many foreign countries as well as the 18 000 people who have invested a portion of their savings in auto light every auto light product is backed by constant research And precision built to the highest standards of quality and performance. So remember from bumper to tail light You're always right with auto light In the next two weeks We will attempt to solve one of the most famous of all literary puzzles as we present charles dickens unfinished novel The mystery of edwin drude our star mr. Herbert marshal and it begins next week on suspense Suspense is produced and directed by elliot lewis with music composed by lucian morrowick and conducted by lutt gluskin portions of the program were transcribed Melody and dreams was written for suspense by richard george petticini In tonight's story and wittfield was heard as jone and sam edwards as nicky featured in the cast were shep minkin howard mcnear joseph kerrns and junius matthews This is harlow wilcox again when we meet next week it will also be next year And so auto light and all of us here on suspense sincerely wish each of you a very happy 1953 Good night. This is the cbs radio network