 Standard of California on behalf of independent chevron gas stations and standard stations throughout the west Invite you to let George do it Your money or your life another adventure of George valentine President or not as dangerous my stock and trade If you're on a spot where a step forward drags you two steps back You got a job for me George valentine Write full details Dear mr. Valentine I'm taking for granted. This is confidential. So here goes A couple of days ago. I got so desperate. I stole to get some dough to pay off a debt What I want most is to see the guy I borrowed from get what's coming to him for running a racket that smells to high heaven Maybe a herd of them. His name is Douglas Harger, and I want to see something happen If you're right, you've got a job The only time I can talk to you is between 12 and 1 at molly's cafe on pierpon street Sign fred dundee Ain't about to look fred. Don't you see I can't play ball with you. Why not? You'll be getting paid for it Well, I can't take that kind of money. Who did you steal it from? That's my business miss brooks And if you're worried about me making it my life's work forget it. It was my first and last time I know fred. I'd like to help you, but oh sure sure Mola chili, Mike I suppose that's what you fellas call ethics and valentine Well, it's all right for harger to make all the dirty money you want without anybody saying a word How can you be so sure it's harger who's running this loan shark business? I borrowed that money from phil pegano He's always going in and out of Hargis melody club. He works for him. Yeah You should hear his line Go on kid. Your credit is good. If the wife's gonna have a baby, let her have a best You got a whole month to pay back the 250 Of course, there'll be a hundred dollar service charge But then we don't ask for no security what you don't have I told you I can't call it friendship I know you think I was a snook to take his money But I wanted peg to have everything good when she was having the kid I couldn't borrow anywhere else because I'm in huck up to my years now Let's think of the chance you were taking when you decided to steal. Oh, I know But they wouldn't give me any more time It didn't just threaten me. They I said things that happen at peg if I didn't raise the dough You know, there may be an answer to this. It's got to be valentine It's not just myself Think of all the other people who get squeezed and do things they never would have done to pay harga back That's why I couldn't just pay up and forget it. I know. I know you want something to happen to him All right, tell you what freddie what I'll take the job and see what I can do Oh, that's well, there's a little money left. I'll give you no fred. No, you just make sure you hold on to that Now I'm working for free Well, good to see you again, mr. Valentine the melody club doesn't have many interesting visitors during the day Come off it harga and tell this muscle head to get off the couch and get out of here. I want to talk to you alone Did I hear you call me you should be more careful in your choice of words, mr. Valentine This gentleman is supposed to be my bodyguard Although you'd hardly tell her to see him lying around reading comic books. Come on, boy. Stir up your come outside Let go of me. I've gone away. Marty. We don't want to give our guests the wrong impression You'd better go sit at the bar and soothe your chagrin. Okay. That's the way you water Oh, mr. Valentine You are as friendly as ground glass today. Never mind the pattern I want $350 from you and I want it now. Oh, a little strapped, huh? Well, I think you're a good risk Glad to oblige. Oh, no, you got me wrong. I'm not borrowing it. You're giving it to me For keeps. Oh come now Just as you have your principles. I have mine I'm a businessman. I never give anything unless it's for value received. Yeah, well, you're gonna make an exception This is for someone who got hurt on one of your loan shark deals What are you talking about? Your boy Phil Pagano boy down so hard on a friend of mine. He had to go out and steal Now this is to square things for him Ridiculous If out of the goodness of his heart someone I hate no lends money and collects it in his own way That has nothing to do with me $350. Let's have it. I could have you thrown out. Oh, why don't you? You know how violence unnerves me mr. Valentine But as long as the summer's so paltry. I'll let you play santa claus Have you had a conscience harger? I might be tempted to say it should feel better. Here you are Or may I ask Is this a single commission for a client or do you have more quick sodic and ambitious plans in the same direction? Why do you ask? Just curiosity. No, no, no, I just want to be prepared As much as I despise any form of physical conflict mr. Valentine I may be forced to make another exception to my principles Valentine you may not have noticed but the word on the door says Homicide don't come to me about loan sharks. Riley. How can harger operate a racket like this without your worthy colleagues putting the arm You say it's harger. I suspect it's harger. It might well be harger But when we pick up one of those strong arm bankers, he says it's a personal deal There's nothing in writing the victims are too scared to say anything and there's no mention of harger Now go ahead. You arrest somebody lieutenant. You should have talked to fred dundee Look miss brooks. We don't like the idea either seeing the little people in this city being pushed around a question Lieutenant one simple question. Oh, I know your simple questions. They take till doom's day to answer Wouldn't you say to take a lot of cold hard cash to supply what you call these Strong arm bankers. There must be dozens of them covering the city and they're ready to lend dough right on the line You just name the amount What are you driving at harger isn't headed for the poor house? But neither does he get his mail and care of fort knocks and he has so many other Interests that take cash to run christopher arena his night clubs and all the rest Yeah, in other words somebody else has to be furnishing the wherewithal the financier the angel Have you ever heard of anyone connected with him who could even vaguely fit that description? Not even vaguely. Oh great Well, there's nothing like being a pioneer and trying to find the answer to my own question This we're gonna win there at the bar valentine. Yeah, I see him friend He always hangs out here at maloney's eight to twelve every night. So any sucker like me who wants money I know where to find him. I think I can charm him out so you can talk to him alone, george Or do I sound like i'm confusing myself with betty great? Oh, he'll fall for you like a ton of bricks He thinks he's a ladies man miss brooks, but you be careful of him He's an oily little rat who carries a knife a knife, huh? Hey, look angel, uh, maybe we ought to forget this look. I'll find another way to get you man Stop dead mister. I've got an appointment with a gentleman How can I get you lady? Oh nothing All right, sweetheart. I'm good for the round here And when they come like you I can do better than that much better. No, I uh, um, I only wanted to talk to you alone Oh Yeah I need money need it real bad. Why me no names get around you here things Somebody said I'd find you here What seems to be your trouble, sweet? I'm probably nothing new to you The show I was dancing in folded up. I held out as long as I could and Now I've got to borrow money What's your name? What show? Vivian do pray did a solo and gals can be pals the Morrison circuit your real name. I mean mr. Pray Okay Mary Sullivan Do I get the money? I'll pay it back. Usually I work regular. All right. Don't get so nervous, Mary Phil Pagano. I'll take care of you Uh, how much do you call money? Well? I'm afraid it's got to be at least 300 Phil Pagano can still take care and he's happy to When can I have it? What do I have to sign? Mr. Pagano? Well, this is no joint to talk about something personal sweetheart. Suppose we go over to my place and set up the deal Well, I I don't know. I trust me. Don't you kid? Oh, you know, I do mr. Pagano. What are we waiting for? There we are, sweetheart. Well, I got my key. Yeah Where you're looking around you think he was expecting somebody. Oh, no, no, it's just that The hall is so dark Take care of that right now Go ahead in, Mary. Oh, no, you first I don't know who you are but but I'm gonna shut up And you babe sit down over there. Oh Yes, sir Copper we'll talk when you take your hand off that knife in your pocket Oh, so you hate about me, huh? Well, then you ought to know I let this knife do my talking for me Now wait a minute. Listen to me handsome. I get something to see you Huh, you're lying. Yeah, I started working for him today It seems he lost his respect for marty as a bodyguard. You think I'm gonna believe that Hager says you've been charged an extra interest on loans and holding out on him You've shaken his faith in mankind felt I never held out a scent my life Now snap that knife closed I want to have nice things to report about you Well That's a good boy Before we do any talking. What about the babe here? Oh, well, I wouldn't want her to miss this for anything Oh All right, you're working for Hager, but I want to know more than that Get off me take take your knee out of my chest. Now who finances the setup. Who's the tough man on the totem? I don't know. I don't know nothing. Oh, don't who really runs the racket supplies already cares. Come on talk All right I'll tell you Stop it. Yeah Leslie who? Leslie ramson Compton hills. Okay. Thanks for it. You've been very helpful I don't want to seem ungrateful, but I gotta do this Sweet dreams handsome Sorry, I had to expose you to that bit of rough stuff angel But even if it takes more of the same, I want to clean this thing up Compton hills But there's nothing out there, but fashionable estate. Yeah, I know, but that's the next stop. Bruxy We're getting up in the world Leslie we'll be down in just a moment mr. Valentine in the meantime, would you like to step in here and see some of my books? Huh? Oh, I uh, sure. All right. Uh me. Uh, may I get your drink? I'd drink for one of the servants, but it's their night off. No, no, no, thanks Did you mention it was important? Yes. Yes, I told Leslie You know mr. Valentine, I suppose most people would say that my life is an unpardonable waste So much of it given to collecting books living with them But then what is important young men? In college, they drawn me out of my philosophy class mr. Rumson. Now, would you mind calling upstairs again and see if Oh, uh, mr. Valentine Have you met my wife? Leslie dear, this is the young man who has been waiting for you. You're I mean Ah I'm Leslie I'm sorry. I'm not wearing a moustache I understand you have some business you want to discuss with me mr. Valentine Well, uh, yes, uh, why don't you two stay right here in the library? Thank you, pa. I have to phone my book dealer anyway You know mr. Valentine Leslie just can't understand my passionate interest in books. No But then again, I'm often baffled by her interests Even though I understand them Well, good night I received a very enlightening telephone call while you were waiting mr. Valentine Then you ought to know why I'm here Leslie or uh, I suppose I ought to start calling you mrs. Rumson. No No, I like Leslie better You seem to think I'm master mining some sort of minor crime wave aren't you That was a melodramatic way of putting it the question is What are you gonna do about it? We'll return to tonight's adventure of george valentine in just a moment Did you know that in the early 30s? 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Is that the beautiful and wealthy mrs. lesley remson is apparently the banker and kingpin But if you have george valentine's recuperative powers you counter with a surprise of your own Now lesley, what does harger have on you? I could see my husband took an immediate liking to you I can't say I'd blame him george. Okay, be evasive. I'll do the talking I don't mind listening. It has to be blackmailing you one way or another You wouldn't get mixed up in a filthy deal like this if you weren't forced into it. It can't be the money Maybe I just like the excitement You know what this shuffle means in human misery. Maybe I'm a psychopathic case Oh Well, maybe it's as simple as this It's almost worth being an arch criminal To be kissed like that That's all it is lesley You've got a low melting point Well, the kiss was worth the slap But it is the truth, isn't it? Leave me alone. A beautiful woman married to a man years older. That could be dynamite Now what was it? Letters you wrote to somebody. Is that what harger's holding over you? Yes They were quite inflammatory In fact, I remember the more vividly than the man I wrote them then you'd better find a way to get them back Sister you're a gone gosling. No one can prove anything not even you I beat it. I don't want to harger's mugs and the police can too The point is there will never be any mention of harger only you He'll make like he never heard of you before in his life. How did I get into this? George, you've got to get those letters back for me. Now you're frightened, aren't you? You can have whatever it's worth to you Money anything no promises lesley But I'll give it a whirl. I'll live up to my end of the bargain. You won't have to It's all part of service is rendered for another client And a lot of other people like him Now look fred I've got an idea a way to take all the pep out of harger And if it works what happened to you and peg won't ever happen to anyone else. Let me have it I'll do anything I've got to get some letters out of harger's safe at the melody clever letters signed lesley rampson I don't know much about blowing safe now I could try to scare him into giving them to me at the point of a gun But he knows it wouldn't shoot him. Yeah, but and this is where you come in If someone with a nervous trigger finger and a man-sized grudge walked in harger would really sweat I see what you're driving at sure sure you put on an act You don't like the way you were taken for a ride. You're gonna get even you want them to open the office safe So you can help yourself. I'll put on an act that could get me a hollywood contract now fred You know there's a risk involved But we've got to have those letters. You've got them But there's just one thing what's that that gorilla mighty He's always following harger around never lets him out of his sight. Okay. Okay. That's my job I'll get marty off the scene At 9 30 tonight harger will be alone at the melody club That's when you walk in Pick up marty harris for questioning. That's right lieutenant and keep him under wraps overnight What am I supposed to sweat out of him? I want him out of the way riley. It's important I suppose it would be rude of me to ask why not rude. I just don't want to bother you Huh since when don't you remember lieutenant? This isn't in your department George down the alley there's fred now Up in fred Have any trouble just trying to make nervous I had to slow cargo to give me time to get out That must have thrilled you no end drive around the block Well, I don't want to sound faint hearted, but wouldn't it be a good idea to put some distance between us and the melody Drop me off at that cab stand on you fred. Yeah, beat it home to peg. You did a good night's work Well, I'll take a bow when it pays off. I hate to think I'm just supposed to keep driving around the block Park just before you get to the entrance of the club roxy I got a hunch harger's gonna come streaking out of there in a few minutes. That's what I'm afraid of Now you stick on his trail. I gotta know where he goes. You can call me at leslie remsons Oh, I'm sorry mr. Valentine, but you just missed leslie Oh, she seemed rather in a hurry too. Well, do you know where your wife went mr. Remsen? Well, let's see it. It could be the door in Rome the El Dorado and fawns or possibly the cook door For a bibliophile, you know your night sports as a husband. I know my weak spots Not being able to keep up a hectic social pace I tried to substitute patience and a modicum of wisdom that comes with the years Meaning just what mr. Remsen? That's not far meaning All things come to him who waits I'm quite able and willing to wait for leslie You're okay remsen All right, I'll kick around those spots you mentioned and see if I can find leslie. Oh just a moment valentine You probably think it's strange. I never questioned you about about to your business with my wife Well, I Of course, I sense that she's in some kind of trouble. I'll I'll even venture to say that you're here to deliver that little package Huh? Would they be ill advised letters? Leslie's very impulsive Well, as a matter of fact don't be embarrassed. I'm not going to ask to see them. They don't matter It was foolish of her to get in trouble because of them Mr. Remsen Why are you telling me this because I know you're trying to help her That being the case you ought to know how I feel. Oh, pardon Hello Hmm. Oh, yes. Yes. He's right here It's for you. It's a miss brooks. Oh, thanks Yeah, broxene both of them He met her there the Gramercy room No, use your head angel no matter how many of hargers men are staking out the place. I got to do this alone Okay, I'll be right there. You must think I'm a fool. Douglas. You have no choice but to sign it leslie You never asked me to sign receipts for money from many of your collectors before I've decided we should be more business-like He hasn't to avoid any stigma of blackmail. I'm going to let you have your letters back Well, what's this gentleman trying to sell you now? Let's leave George. Sorry. We can't ask you to sit down, mr. Valentine Why thanks I will A business conference George Douglas said that if I sign these receipts He'd let me have my letters back letters. What letters? Have you any letters belonging to the lady harger? I made a mistake some time ago not teaching you to keep out of my affairs I never make the same mistake twice mr. Valentine You know, I wouldn't be surprised if these were the letters you meant George You did get them So That's why you wanted me to sign these douglas You had to find some other way to keep me under your thumb Nice try harger. You don't think you've got to keep those letters very long do you? Oh, I know you've got your private goon squad sprinkle around seems quite a shame that my long cherished principle of non-violence Could go overboard this way. I'll take them george They won't dare touch me. Take it easy bust his playmates don't know the meaning of the word chivalry You're a realist mr. Valentine. I admire that in a man. Why george? What a lovely surprise the most wonderful thing just happened. Why didn't you do as I told? Well, well fancy seeing you here And as I live and breathe my old friend douglas harger. Good evening lieutenant. It's a funny thing george how I ran into lieutenant riley You know, there's a big policeman's ball tonight No, I Sort of spur the moment of fair, you know, yes, and he wants us to come along as his guest darling He's even got a squad car outside a squad. Yes Else well You'll join us won't you leslie? Yes, I'll be happy to we'll be with you in a minute. Well, don't be long now. We'll wait for them at the bar. Why? Um, you wouldn't care to go to the policeman's ball, would you harger? I'm afraid I shouldn't be very good company You know valentine I relish having you was my private nemesis If it weren't for you my life would be much too paladin uncomplicated I look forward to our next meeting Good night. Yeah I won't forget what you've done for me george May I have those letters now? No leslie? Find his keepers. What? Yeah, I think I'll just hold on to them now Oh, incidentally your husband is waiting for you You know, I do a lot to keep paul from getting hurt He's a very nice guy. Wait a minute. Hmm. I get it blackmail With a good housekeeping stamp of approval Oh george before you burn those letters you might at least have let me peek at one of them You know, that's what I like about you angel. You're so unscrupulously feminine. Yeah, but seriously george Do you think leslie and her husband will make a go of it now? Oh, maybe as long as she thinks I still have the letters She doesn't suspect that paul knows about them. Darling, you should run a column of advice to the lovelorn Dear editor my young man who shall be nameless Keeps putting off popping the question. What shall I do signed anxious? Oh, I get it Dear anxious after seeing your beautiful pictures. 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Yeah Leave in town All in a kind of a crazy bottle I shouldn't I should have thrown it down a sewer, but no I gotta go be nice to somebody a guy I never seen before who gave you the bottle waltz and why you're getting nothing out of me, mr Nothing, but this That crazy bottle Tonight's adventure of george valentine has been brought to you by standard of california on behalf of independent chevron gas stations And standard stations throughout the west Let george do it stars robert bailey as george with francis robinson as brooksey walley mayor appears as lieutenant riley Tonight's story was written by david victor and herbert little jr. And directed by don clark Also heard in the cast where larry dobkin as harger gene baits as leslie ted funnels as paul Don diamond as fred and eddie marr as pagano The music is composed and presented by eddie dunstetter your announcer john heaston Listen again next week same time same station to let george do it This is the mutual don lee broadcasting system