 Good evening. This is Ken Roberts inviting you to listen to another adventure of Casey crime photographer Ace camera man who covers the crime news of a great city our adventure for tonight Snowball about half past 10th a sporty little blue sedan makes a two-wide turn out of a quiet residential street and Weaves crazily toward a main thoroughfare in a police prowl car that has been idling along Look at that stuff. I see it Ryan. We'll stop that little blue wagon quick Even money there's a day behind that wheel when a gal tanks up those fancy cocktails soon see pull up there Let's pull up you You have no chance to brother. You're under arrest for drunken driving. We can see how so we were and smell That's a license and car registration. I wasn't so wrong either Ryan. There's a day in this backseat Covered up with a blanket. Well, you mean a day. Get about your girlfriend, mister. I didn't have you're drunk The dam's passed out Stotze. Hey, she is cold. Huh? Ryan this woman's dead Dead look at the bruises on her neck. I think she's been strangled. I never saw that woman before I never saw that woman before I never saw that talk to you in just a minute mister and while Captain Logan's busy. I'll take your picture Doc what's your verdict? Oh, this woman's been dead about an hour. Maybe a little more I'd say she was strangled about nine thirty Strangler must have had an easy time of a doc the dead gal can't weigh over a hundred pounds You think she was killed in this car doc or put here after she was dead I don't know captain. Oh sergeant now that doc's finished see if you can find any identification Okay, I swear. I had nothing to do with that woman's death I've heard their story mr. Now I'll listen to yours According to your driver's license your name is Rasko. Yes George P. Rasko. I'm a respectable business The car numbers and the registration you had at these arresting officers are not those of this car you're driving Well, that's the reason that that's what happened my car's the same make the same model the same colors This when I left the party. I made a mistake and got the wrong car Tell me about the party you left. Well, is it the Croftsall apartment friend of mine lives there Bob Willis? And by the bunch of us because his wife is away. What time did you leave this Bob Willis apartment the Croftsall? I uh, I Was drunk captain. I don't know that sounds like the truth. Remember what you did after you left the party Well, yeah, I just went to my car. I guess to what I thought was my car I got in and I started to drive home to park your car near the Croftsall apartments Yes, when I went into Bob Willis, you should find it still there Certainly look for them keys for your car wouldn't fit another car. How did you I can't remember this car? Must have been unlocked capital. Yes, sergeant the dead woman's wristwatch has Jim to Irene and graved inside and Taylor's label insider jacket has made for mrs. James Royce written on it We just got a radio report on the license of this car that seems to clinch your identification captain Yeah, the car is registered in the name of James R. Royce whose address is 111 Oakland Lane, sir Mrs. James I never heard of Mrs. James Royce David Rasko Officer Ryan you and your partner take this guy to your precinct station to put him on ice. Yes, I swear Sergeant you Peterson and Goldberg go to the Croftsall department see if you can find the car registered under Rasko's name parked near there and check his party story at the Willis apartment Yes, all this while you Annie and I call on the dead woman's husband Logan Preferred to call on him minus your company Casey. You know this guy's getting antisocial Annie He's also rude, but he can't insult us not a chance. Come on pal We'll help you find out what mr. James Royce may know about his late wife's murder This is a place out of 11 Oakland Lane neat little house in a lovely neighborhood Now we'll see if mr. James Royce is at home Look as though he is Logan no lights showing in the place. It's after 11 Casey is probably bad All people aren't night owls like ourselves. Sometimes we get that Bell should wake him. I'll buzz him again and longer Me too you and Casey invited yourselves here miss Williams They take your finger off that bell button Logan fast what that smell that smell Here your nose close to the door champ Yes, yeah, it's cooking gas break the glass panel of this door Logan use your gun House must be full of it reach inside and turn the door Kick out those windows Casey get air in here Okay, I'll find light switch. No Annie. No the switch would make a spark But use my flashlight to see that gas will be coming from the kitchen stove sure back this way is the kitchen Yes, it's head in the oven turn on those burners case your high-speed alive. Yeah, get that kitchen door open any get this gas Not a chance of wheels Guided a double job on himself double job. Yeah, look at this little bottle beside him Poison quick shore poison by the label. How do you can risk pulling a switch now Casey get us some real light in here? That's better Captain Logan is a highball glass inside the oven Quarter full Apparently this guy mixed his poison with a little joy juice after he turned on the gas and drank it and Slumped down with his face in the open oven He was thoughtful of the neighbors. He turned out the pilot life But there's a wall other than his hip pocket Imagine yeah Dead guy seems to have been James You know suicides usually leave farewell. No, I will look around before I phone the tech squad captain here It is that big photograph for the woman who was strangled on the back of it What is it printed in red was done with that lipstick here on the table I found the photo Not sure but not sweet loader I killed her tonight Finder in my car Now I'm taking the only way out no signature The notes printed in such big letters. There's no room for a signature. Yeah, that's funny printed with a lipstick by a man Couldn't you write me on a pencil? Well, it's my guess right now that wrong car mr.. Rasko's gonna be in the clear Except for a drunken driving Got you covered on all sides one pony moving. We should do the heck are you where police your police? I couldn't see I'm patrolling Spencer 30 second priest. I'll be happy to renew our quaint and Spencer after you tell all the cops with You're not to start shooting. Well, there's nobody with me sir. I I surrounded you by myself Seems your friend Spencer can stretch himself I guess neighbors heard the racket we made here and phone the precinct house. Yes, sir I got the radio report in my prowl cart. What's happening here, sir? That guy by the stove you can help us find out what's happened Spencer Yes, round up the neighbors for a little question be about mr. And mrs. James Royce Oh Captain I know nothing whatever about mr. Mrs. Royce's movements tonight. Oh, I can't believe I'm sorry I had to shock you with the bad news of what we found mrs. Taylor, but I need your help my help as the Royce's closest neighbor I've come to you first. You must have known the couple rather well. Yes, I would you please tell me what you know about them Well, I begin with did they quarrel almost constantly Jim mr. Royce was madly jealous of his wife Jealous and I'm sorry to say she gave him reason. Oh, I don't mean she did anything bad Irina was simply a pretty vain little thing who craved masculine attention But no married woman in this neighborhood is felt really secure since Irina Royce has lived here. You felt Insecure mr. Taylor. No, mr. Casey. I'm a widow. Oh Mrs. Taylor in your opinion good Royce's jealousy have led him to kill his wife and then himself I've heard him threatened to do what he did tonight. You have Many times so have others Poor Jim had a violent temper and he often shouted so everyone this block could hear now What was Royce's job? Where'd he work? Sales manager of the Carlton Judd manufacturing company It's a first-class firm Logan they make electrical equipment Casey and I have met mr. Jordan his wife Well, have we any what don't you remember last year when we covered the opening of that new slum settlement house on Ivy Street? The judge had to put up most of the money for it Wait, I place him now sure big homely middle-aged woman and a big handsome gray-haired man Yes, I think I know why you didn't forget him and he made quite a play for you Don't be silly. He's simply a born ladies man. It was naturally nice to every girly me I'll call on the Carlton Judd outfit first thing in the morning. Thanks very much, mr. Taylor I'll call on some of the other neighbors now. I think they'll tell you substantially what I have captain Logan Your cops can call on the other neighbors We're gonna visit Royce's boss Carlton Judd Casey. I've just remembered something you've apparently forgotten any his address His address yes Carlton Judd and his wife live in the Crofts Hall apartments the Crofts Oh, we're rascal claims. He got in the wrong car with the dead body of mrs. Royce Interested Logan come on After I get a report for my cops who are checking rascals story about that swanky joint. I may want to talk to mr. Judd You people have brought me terrible news I'm an expressively shocked miss Williams. I'm sorry mr. Judd. Yeah James Royce was more than a valued employee mr. Casey. He'd become a personal friend also his wife Both of them frequently visited mrs. Judd myself in this apartment. I I'd expected James here this very night. You expected him to nice Yes, captain. He was to bring me a contract. He expected to close after office hours and I returned home an hour ago I Wondered why I didn't find it here. Mr. Judd. You said you returned home an hour ago. Well, how long were you out? By Most of the evening mr. Casey. I attended the movie with mrs. Judd and no I went alone mrs. Judd isn't home Yesterday she left on the motor trip to California You have servants, of course you could have let Royce in while you were at the movies It so happens I'd given the servants a holiday during my wife's absence Well, then how could Royce I'd lent poor James a key to this apartment. Royce had a key. Yes, I Simply can't believe he's dead and That is lovely. Why was she as lovely as she looked mr. Judd Yes, I Considered mrs. Royce to have been an all-together splendid woman Well, you knew her we didn't Captain if there's any way I can be of service, please command me But not I'd like to be alone Good night, miss Williams, but it's really morning, isn't it? Yes, nearly one o'clock. Hey, what movie did you see tonight mr. Jen? Last boundaries of the Empire I Walked home from there and took my time These apartments are a cinch to get in and out of without being seen. Why do you say that? Oh, just thinking out loud But these apartments soundproof Unfortunately, no mrs. Judd and I are often unpleasantly aware of our neighbors in the adjoining apartment There weren't now vacationing in Europe. You'd hear one of their radios blasting out dance music Any further comments or questions concerning my home mr. Casey? No Good night, mr. Judd. Good night. I shall hold myself at your service captain. Thanks, mr. Judd And There's been a privilege to see you again. That's for you. You're very nice with the job. Good night Good night. Let's walk down the stairs You didn't get my shadow mr. Judd, did you pal? Did you go for that movie alibi of his? You consider that an alibi. Casey, I don't think mr. Judd knows anything more about those guests and we've just told it Because you're a sapper his Prince charming act sometimes you talk like a schoolboy and a backward one Well, if you ask me, I think this Williams is right. Oh, you've fallen for his personality too. I don't fall for personalities I think this case will be finally written off as murder and suicide by James Royce and nothing more Logan I have a hunch that you're wrong On the basis of what you've told me you haven't any good arguments to suspect this Carlton John Of course, he hasn't ever he jumped to a sudden conclusion. I did not jump to any conclusion about Judd and this thing just isn't simple Now for instance, why was that no credit and with lipstick? Oh, maybe Mrs. Royce's vanity was the real cause of her husband's jealousy and Royce used the lipstick as a symbol of that vanity Go on and ring you All right Blue Note Cafe Ethelbert speaking. It's almost closing time. So don't oh Mr. Burke It's just a minute for either you or miss Williams Casey. You go ahead and take it Hello Burke an unidentified woman has just been found dead outside the cross-hall apartment and unidentified Outside of it the cross-hall apparently fell or was thrown from a window in the same building unit where Carlton John live He's a servant named Matty Saunders who worked for a mr. Robert Robert Willis well, that's the man who gave the party where Well, what have you learned about this Matty Saunders look and that much except she was nosy and tipped her nosey Have you talked to Willis yet? Oh, no, I got here only a short time before you did Miss Williams and See the doc hasn't completed his examination of the body Doc, how are you coming give me another minute captain? She's coming back at these bushes. Yeah, I guess Willis apartment up on the top floor. You can see it's windows up there all of them wide open. Okay, captain What's the verdict duck? That woman's fall was no accident. No, she died between 9 30 and 10 o'clock last evening between 9 30 and 10 Yes casing bone fractures obviously caused by the fall Occurred a considerable time after the woman who's dead the body was dropped from one of those windows up there to simulate an accident Definitely Talk with Ron Carrasco's friend mr. Robert Willis now wait a minute Logan wait wait I think you'll save a lot of time by paying a visit first to the Carlton Judd apartment Oh Casey mr. Judd's apartment on the opposite side of this building Yeah, this Saunders woman couldn't have been tossed out of one of its windows They don't face this way or the other apartments on the judge floor faces this way And Judd told us the tenants are in Europe, so Logan didn't you ever make a snowball and roll it down a hill? You know how it picks up more snow it gets bigger and bigger until it finally gets out of control No murder can be like that one killing can lead to another I Think the explanation will be found in Carlton Judd's apartment Logan are you going up there with me or shall I go alone? Captain I I've been asleep for some time. I can't see what possible excuse you have for waking me at this hour All I know about this unfortunate Saunders woman is that she was employed by a fellow tenant here Why bother me it was Casey's idea that we disturb you mr. Judd I'm here in the role of the innocent bystander and so am I Well, mr. Casey I'll see there's unmelded ice in this highball glass in your table. I Couldn't have been asleep very long You've had too much on your mind You brought me very disturbing you as earlier tonight I'm gonna disturb you further by telling you a theory. I have about the death of mrs. Royce and her husband But what is this theory James Royce wasn't the only person who was jealous? Mrs. Royce was strangled to death Here in your apartment you're mad The killer carried the body downstairs of the Royce car and was seen by this maid Matty Saunders Why the reputation of being nosy Thank you I think it was the killer's intention to drive the Royce car containing the body to some out-of-the-way place and wreck it But the snowball of murder was rolling It had been picked up Matty Saunders who mustn't be allowed to tell what she'd seen She was known as a tipper so the killer probably found it very easy to persuade her to come up to his apartment for a drink When she reached there, she was hit on the head. Mr. Casey. Let me finish mr. Judd When the killer found the Royce car gone You realize the body of mrs. Royce was sure to be discovered and traced back to the Crofts Hall Their inquiry would naturally lead to the apartment of Royce's employer The killer had to roll the snowball further Royce must be made to appear the murderer of his wife And that could only be accomplished by Royce's death so your Killer arranged Royce's apparent suicide. Yes But he still had a problem Matty Saunders body had to be disposed of pushing it from a window and he Unoccupied apartment next door which was directly under the one where she had worked seemed an easy solution Well, that's my case mr. Judd It's a good case such a good case that Attempted to deny my guilt Yes, captain. I am the killer Judd I place you under arrest. Oh wait a minute. Hold it Logan. Hold it Mr. Judd hasn't murdered anyone What mr. Casey? I've just confessed. It's a judge. Where's your wife my wife? She's not here. She left for California yesterday. That's what she told you I swear when we were here a few hours ago this big ashtray was clean and empty now It's full of cigarette butts. I you don't leave lipstick stains on cigarettes Mrs. Judd still in this apartment, but if you go back to her hiding place next door, I'm here Alice John, I can't let you take the blame for what I've done Take me to jail captain you killed. Yeah, no no Alice. She's lying captain. It was I Mr. Casey when you came here before It was plain to me that you suspected my husband. I was listening in the apartment next door It was your obvious suspicion of him that overcame the madness that has possessed me for a long time The insane jealousy that tonight reached its climax For his protection I came to him after you had gone and told him about the Horrible things I've done When we heard you at the door again, I wanted to give myself up and get it over But he wouldn't let me he hoped to save me Don't blame it for that Don't blame them for anything He's a fine man. I know Now there's a whole lot. I don't know when I take it easy Logan. You'll get the full story later This Mrs. Judd gave her husband the idea she was going to California so she could spy on him Casey and Maybe catch him pulling something. Yeah over a long time. She'd been jealous of her husband She convinced herself that he liked Mrs. Royce much too. Well Well, Mrs. Judd hit herself in that empty apartment with her ear to the wall and her eye to the keyhole And last night after Royce got those contracts He was supposed to take the mr. Judd. He had a violin headache and he sent his wife with him the Judd's apartment instead Mrs. Royce went there with him and let herself in with a key her husband had given her for just that purpose And Mrs. Judd jumped to the worst possible conclusion flew into an insane rage He never gave Mrs. Royce the slightest opportunity to explain. She simply burst into the room and Choked it again. You know what happened from then on. Yeah, the snowball rolled What made you finally suspect Mrs. Judd instead of her husband Casey that Lipstick she used in that suicide set up. Oh, that wasn't the main thing that made Mr. Judd a difficult suspect in Casey's theory No, no, it wasn't what was you see the Judd manufacturing company makes electrical equipments after I Really started to think I Couldn't see a guy who's familiar with electricity rigging a phony suicide set up with gas He was judged Judd would have known that a faulty doorbell or a switch could throw a spark Blast the house the pieces and wreck the whole set up that he'd taken so much pains to leave Miss Williams, this case he's a clever guy Yeah, say the bird I agree with you Come on say something nice for a change Thanks kid What a guy you'd be you only had mr. Judd's lovely manners and char That's a bird. I'm almost sorry. I didn't frame that mug This is the United States armed forces radio service the voice of information and education