 Personal notice dangers my stock and trade if the job's too tough for you to handle you got a job for me George Valentine write full details Greetings mystery lover welcome to another George Valentine adventure better known as let George do it. I Think we have a real George story for you even though the title may do nothing for your goosebumps It's called the sedan from the city, which I must admit is kind of mild However, it all takes place on Halloween, which is something at least and even though it might not be Halloween where you are I Think this story with its goblins and its witches and stuff Should kind of scare them your hair You want some gas mister better drive closer to the Yeah, this broomville the way you're headed. Oh is Kim recorder Hey, look, holy smoke mister. Where'd you think you're going? It's cause you drive a fancy sedan from the city There to drive up. I'm coming Shoes now, right? I put those All right. All right. Just a minute Wonder who it could be Yeah, but I'm going to be surprised No, wait a minute. Wait a minute. I got a little surprise for you too. Don't go away. Just take a minute Yeah Big sedan whose car is that for God? Mervyn Brewster But why why everyone loved my husband they did from a city It wasn't really big black sedan didn't catch license, but it was the same car They saw a driveway from the house here didn't they Fred they love Mervyn everyone did wait a second Telling take hold of yourself don't know the lieutenant has to make I just came home and there he was lying there dead by the door I've been out visiting. I wanted him to go with me. It's such a beautiful night. But I came home Please we've got to work fast several people spotted a strange car and Fred Fred in the server station. Couldn't you see what the man looked like? Well a dark hat lieutenant Overcoat pulled up sort of a he's sort of a fish colored face. I remember that little skinny shrimp I'd guess and oh and he had a funny eye sort of pushed out of place scarred against My mom didn't know anyone where we'll radio the highway patrol. They're setting up roadblocks. There's never been anyone like that in Runeville. That's right. Lieutenant people love Merv. He was the nicest man in the world Yes, why would anyone like that from the city just come out and shoot now Mrs. Brewster, please. I'll take care of it Yeah, thanks, sister. Huh? Miss Brooks what the name of heaven are you come on, Mrs. Brewster? We'll go wait a minute. What are you doing here? I came with George naturally, but what who sent for him? Come on. Come on. What's going on here tonight? Who sent for Valentine? You were listening to let George do it our adventure will continue in just a moment now back to let George do it and George Valentine Everybody loved him. Mr. Valentine. That's why I called you so quick. I didn't know the city Please be called in too. Okay, Fred. So you found me Well, you see Dora come home and found Merv went to the nearest neighbor first place down the other road from timber corner Only that's old Fawnville. He wouldn't help his dying mother. So she called McKenzie. Wait a minute. Wait a minute Let me get these people straight. McKenzie. He's in there in the other room You saw him. Merv Brewster's assistant down at the factory. Whiskbroom Merv called him Gosh, Merv always had a funny word or what? Well, what's this factory you're talking Brewster's brooms? Haven't you heard of them sweep the skies sweep the world Yeah, that's Merv. Yeah, it's his factory. This is his town. Gosh, he built the whole you mean the chubby man and the Suspenders in there who's dead Merv Brewster. You mean he owned a factory. Well, sort of one, but it don't make him no rich man He he never cared about profit just for the good of the town. See practically everyone here works in okay Okay, I understand Brewster's brooms But you didn't work for him you own a service station. So what do you fit? Well, but Merv's my cousin don't you understand? Gosh, I'm the only relative he had Always a joke for everybody and you should have seen how the kids loved him And then an hour ago comes a big see-down from the city and this stranger didn't know anyone in the city Fred This is Mackenzie. You saw him on Mr. Valentine. I suppose it's confusing when you sure of course it is Every murder is until it's all Uh Merv was a genius in his own way, you know Through his own labels which riding on a broom in the trademarks made up his own slogans rebuilt a barn for a factory all by himself Sort of a rustic one-man band. Okay. Okay. I get the idea That's the real mystery, isn't it the town Santa Claus gets murdered a man You say everybody loved do you blame us for being surprised being shocked yelling for help? There's no one in broomville with a fish-colored face and a bad eye who drives a big black sedan It looked like one of them armor-proof jobs. You see in the movies McKenzie your boss or your partner whatever it was He must have done business in the city Maybe he had enemies. No, no, he didn't the word was born in broomville. Mr. Valentine born raised married 27 years He didn't know children himself, but 20 times a god now look look somewhere. There's got to be somebody who Know I said there isn't That's why you're here to solve a riddle. It's impossible uh-huh impossible But it happened Valentine forget the sedan just think about Brewster He sat here Room was dark doorbell must have rung Walked to the door. Of course, lieutenant. Just a minute. I said a little alcove by the door see Did Brewster go straight to the door? Did he flip on the porch lights like a friendly guy in a small town would do he was shot from the porch through the Alcove window that I know he was peering out to see who was ringing the bell Yeah, now tell me Merv Brewster wasn't afraid now Tell me he didn't expect a strange collar and a big sedan The person saw him through the glass and shot him shell casings to them and they checked with the slugs Found them right on the grass right next to the window box here What kind of a gun a Luger my friend the special type of the special shell a very popular gun in the city in the dirty Aparts of the city gang killing exactly. We already know it has all the earmark of a robot miss Brooks Yeah killer in a robot Ronnie if the killer stood here on the wet grass by the door this part now you're getting it now You're seeing oh We'll chase the sedan from the city sure But right here in Broomville. We've got something no Because where the killer stood there are no tracks Yeah, sure sure but some of these local Lovable people have very carefully trampled all over them with a pair of rubber boots You see somebody's been killed that everybody likes Then we find that he really sneaked to the door like a rat in the trap to peer out Look, we don't know what kind of motives people really have underneath all that okay, Riley go ahead and make like a detective Me I'm gonna follow the footprints the footprints of the rubber boots that spoil the killer's tracks They turn in here. Yeah. Yeah across the road Broomville so innocent so shocked a sedan from the city into them. It's like a man from Mars Hey, you can't kid me what's going on right here. We are White House tracks turn up the drive you see it Yeah, come on. Yeah, wait a second And number three Cedar Road Hmm mail box Everett W. Farnville. Wow Farnville First place down the other road from Timber Corner. What's the matter with? Oh, well somebody said that Yeah, the neighbor mrs. Rooster came to for help only he wouldn't help his dying mother. What in the devil? Yeah, it's a tripwire here it is well that does it oh these rooms They don't expect trouble. Oh, no, no Imagine running a tripwire across your lawn. I mean, huh? Straight up the driveway See Here's where we get our answer to what's going on in this nice There's a barrel full of birds out for the first one of you that's not for the garage I saw you. Oh, yes. I saw you and grown up every one of you. Well, you ought to be ashamed Now look friend. What do you mean? Hey, slow down slow down buster Rooster has murdered That's too bad, but I don't know anything about it. Is that so mr. Fundum I've hardly met the man you what but everybody in town. I'm not from this town lady though Sometimes I wish I were far from it Brewster's brooms. Yeah, that's all you hear. What a funny thing mr. Brewster said Well, I've had enough of it. I retired here for my health and let for your health and the lawyer too From the city no doubt and your doctor says Surround your house with burglar alarms and sit up nights with a shark gun across rally you're barking up the wrong tree Huh? He didn't trample around in rubber boots Yeah, yeah, still by the garage angel There's somebody else here. All right, Riley. Well, no, wait a minute. I'll do this I don't want you embarrassing yourself anymore barking at all the wrong things at the wrong time Saying the small town must be up to something mysterious tonight Broomville with a trade mark as a witch on a broomstick George Now who it is rally wearing great big boots and sneaking around. Oh, I know we've still got a crime to solve Only tonight. It's gonna be a lot tougher than you ever figured It's only a little short guy carrying his head under his arm But the head is a pumpkin and the rubber boots are his father's What? It's all right, sonny come on out the man here comes from the big city. He just forgot the date. That's all Yeah, Riley it's Halloween You are listening to let George do it our adventure will continue in just a moment back to George Valentine a sedan from the city Before the car disappeared into the dark again its driver had mirrored Broomville's leading citizen Marvin Brewster the man that everybody loves Well, naturally the highway patrol is out practically searching for the big black sedan But if your name is George Valentine, your problem is right here. Your problem is why? Why would anyone even think of killing a jovial man like Brewster and needless to say Lieutenant Riley is not So jovial when he is reminded that tonight whatever clues there are may only be the words of goblins or witches Tonight is Halloween All right, Mrs. Brewster, so none of it makes sense This part does rally donuts. What? Oh, yes I fried them myself just this afternoon donuts now look there was cider too on the little table see Poor Mervin always liked to have something ready for the kids We're sort of his day, you know Halloween. We built this factory out of a witch's broom He was so full of fun himself, you know, we wouldn't let anyone interfere the police or anyone on Halloween No, I'm not sure big a big joker only Valentine I want the donuts mean this rally He wasn't sneaking to the door when he was shot into the alcove to peer out He was just reaching for some donuts to give to the kids That's what he must have thought the doorbell was a trick-or-treat So he wasn't scared. He didn't expect a stranger from the city tonight. Oh Brother the man that nobody hated So maybe it's true that what no no everybody loved him. That's what I told you Until I heard about the telegram. I still don't know. What's this telegram? What didn't Mac mr. McKenzie tell you? He's the one took the message from Priscilla. Maybe he told the local Priscilla. What are you talking about, Mrs. Brewster? Well, she's down at the telegraph office. It's really a part of the post office And that's part of the general store Priscilla's a lovely what telegram A carbon or something that came through The telegram somebody in Broomville sent today To somebody in the city Somebody who came out here in the sedan Who um who sent this in a little place like this you must have a record just write them out and leave the money I'm so busy at the other window. You're right. Listen. It says uh You don't something anyway Don't get paid until he's gone Paid until he's gone Gad there There you see what I mean The guy in the sedan was a killer from the city and somebody right here in Broomville hired him. Oh, yeah Well, that's not the way I figure rally Come on. I'll show you Okay, here we are timber corner now. Give me your flesh. What in the rally? What's the Brewster's address? The house on cedar lane beyond the corner. That's what I phoned my crew wrote in the report Sure, sure, but you've never been here before you came out with a native cop He wouldn't notice but look at the street sign you idiot. Take a look at that. Get out of the work. Yeah Right here miss brooks cutting out paper dolls. You check at the newspaper's brooksy A rally I said there was another way even the telegram could work It didn't have to be sent by somebody from town did it? Gangland stuff somebody might have spotted the victim and wired the killer how to find him Hey, hey, I'm beginning to get you. Yeah And this street sign is looser, right? Don't you remember fondville's mailbox? It said cedar lane George the street sign sure sure it turns Now which street is which? First house beyond the corner The oldest halloween trick in the book Changing street signs. So maybe merv bruster didn't have any enemies Just a big loud lovable guy who was so crazy about halloween that By some kids prank he died for Fondville he was the one they meant to kill come on Well, we're too late. He's dead That was the same gun Same empty shelves. It all must have been the same Came down to the door and that's right two shots George He was the kind of a man some gang might want to get Retired criminal lawyer who didn't pick his clients too well. Yeah, that's it. All right The killers sent out to get fondville only tangles up with the halloween frank and picks the wrong house kills the wrong man Then finds his mistake and comes back. Well, this couldn't happen very long ago. No, no, I know So let's go. We'll uh, oh Hello, that's fred the guy who got me into this guy who found the car the sedan you what? Yeah, killer ditched it down the woods Engine's still warm. Come on. It's all over but the shouting. We found it Not surprising he ditched it sir. We got a half hundred patrol cars out in the highways roadblocks set up at every crossing The same sedan I'm sure that I'm positive not gonna be easy to trace neither. There's no registration The driver will be easy to find Little fish-faced guy with his eye all scarred up How many men have you got opposite plenty and everybody in broomville will be only too glad to wait a minute Don't touch that. Well, there won't be any fingerprints valentine We know he was wearing a hat and overcoat and probably gloves When I was looking for something else, but I can't find oh now, don't you start playing detective We'll get him. This is broomville and we're going to sweep the woods for a killer. All right. All right But remember it's still halloween I hope they find him. I hope they find him. Yeah Mind if I take a look at something inside your house mr. Brewster. Oh, no Miss Brooks is already in here someplace. I think hello remember me. Oh, yeah, mr. McKenzie I thought you were out on the manhunt. I thought dora might need me. They're coming closer, you know Yeah, looks like he's hiding right around timber corner here someplace right close And the closer they get the more wrong I am wrong. What do you mean? Oh something lieutenant Riley said earlier And he was right When you investigate a case this fast you don't know what kind of motives people really have underneath motives Everyone around here knows that old farm bill was mixed up on all sorts of things the back of the city that it How I mean gosh if merv hadn't always been so considered Telling the cops to lay off and everything and the kids never would even thought of twisting that road sign It's all right angel. What'd you find? I look for it. I've been upstairs. She's what it's all right But I didn't find it and it wasn't around the car any place someplace in between I guess Hey, george is leaving. No, no brooks. It's all right. Fred's a tall guy. Let him go It's a false alarm. Anyway, they haven't found the killer yet. They want mr. Valentine Will you please tell me what in the name of blue blazer? Yes? Yes, I'll tell you mr. McKenzie Now suppose somebody wanted to kill merv and brooster. Oh, I I don't know why yet, but everybody loved my husband upstairs Suppose that person set up the phony telegram Suppose that person dug up a big sedan from the city that part would be easy and most important Suppose that person took advantage of halloween by twisting the road sign on purpose Sure brook see what would everybody say kids An unfortunate accident corroborated by the halloween road sign in the telegram Oh, yeah, sure. Everybody knows fondville has enemies And forever after the police are becoming the city for some mythical gangster killer mythical where people saw him Fred saw him of all the mckenzie What do you think I was looking for at the deserted car? Miss brooks looking for here. I I haven't the slightest. It's halloween bus to remember Well, what's been the greatest boost to halloween since the headless horseman? The rubber mask the skin mask the rubber horror mask You've seen him And think back mckenzie fish colored face of funny eyes sort of pushed out of place all scarred Oh, no, it couldn't possibly have been any. Those guys outside are getting closer and closer lady And i'm getting more and more sure all the time It was somebody from broomville changing his voice and wearing a mask and an overcoat It was somebody in this room Uh, mr. valentine, I uh, I think you're forgetting fondville He was murdered too, you know the killer made a mistake and then killed fondville Yes, but mr. Farnville told us he'd been watching from his attic He'd seen every one of the little games around here tonight in the prank exactly angel And he could have from that attic very easily seen who changed that road sign Mr. Farnville as I remember there's only one person who's been over to talk to fondville since bruster's death Who might have guessed him and told that the old coot had been watching from his attic Who would have known that he had to be killed too? I'm afraid you missus bruster when you went for help No, what are you trying to do is dark if a stranger from the city came out and did get mixed up by road signs How would he know it was your husband or even a man behind that darkened glass in the alcove? I would a stranger standing at the door think to look in that window and see him But if you heard him trapping around you'd know what he was doing you and nobody else If he stepped aside to get a surprise for the kids some donuts Maybe you'd know where to look for him wait for a shadow to fire it Because you were the one who put him in the alcove with a cider put your hands up all of you Yeah, sure. He loved halloween the bruster broom. It's built around halloween. You know even the trademark Oh, he was such a funny man. My husband everybody loved except you huh lady All right now. Come on. Come on. Give me that gun. Give me the luger There's a lot of policemen getting closer all the time and you can't get away with it Stay where you are I'm going I can go pass those policemen. They know me. I'm just a meek little housewife There's bread coming on the lawn. There's a side porch at this house. I can see you from there I have my own car if you move out No, no, no, no, don't move let it go, but it's halloween the police won't pay any attention to George what happened the kids piled trash cans on the porch Rupsey, it's halloween Back to the conclusion of our let George do an adventure in just a moment So I was right. You see valentine. We don't know how people really feel underneath There she is married for 27 years to a perfectly nice guy and just a minute lieutenant You must have worked both ways. Huh? Well when I was upstairs George, I started to tell you the mervyn bruster's study He drew his own labels remember the witch riding on the broom. Yeah, that's right. It's on every broom He was a big sketch the original I guess in the drawer No, he must have been a lovely man to live with What do you mean? Well, you can't see it on the little ones But guess whose face he drew on that witch and then probably laughed about it thought it was funny Yeah, that's right Dora did look a little like a witch Santa Claus to everybody but her kind to everybody but her It worked both ways. All right. She's hated him halloween She used it to kill him it trapped her Well, bruxy somewhere the witches and goblins are laughing real loud They had a big night You have just heard the sedan from the city another let george do it adventure Robert bailey was starred as george valentine with virginia greg is bruxy david victor and jackson gillis wrote the story with music by eddie dunsteader Now, this is yours truly inviting you to another visit with valentine When you will again hear what happens when you let george do it