 Yes, it's another case for that most famous of all man hunters the detective whose ability at solving crime is unequaled in the history of detective fiction Nick Carter master detective Tonight's curious adventure the drums of death Or Nick Carter and the mystery of the white witch doctor And so gentlemen, you will find in clothes to compete those here on the criminal in question Plus all the evidence needed for a conviction yours very truly, etc. Wait a minute. Wait a minute. Nick not so fast Yes, very truly Okay, what now? What else do we have to take care of Patsy the only unfinished business I know of right now is this bunch of letters from that mrs. Galli. Oh, yes What was it this mrs. Galli wanted me to do she's worried about her doctor, nick And she wants to consult you no let her consult another doctor if she doesn't like the one she's got now Throw her letters out patsy. Let's go celebrate having her old business all cleaned up Well, I would nick except that the letter we got from her today throws a new light on her problem Well, what did she have to say today that was so vital She says she's afraid of her doctor afraid of them. Oh, um Well, mrs. Galli's that old wealthy dowager. I met at somebody's tea a few weeks ago, isn't she that's who she is And she's probably a crotchety old hypochondriac whose hobby is doctors. That isn't it And now that she's seen every physician in town. She wants to start in collecting detectives Does she say why she's afraid of whatever doctors she's going to now? Yes, she does nick. She says he's he's a witch doctor It was very kind of you to come mr. Carter. I hoped you would I confess I wasn't too eager mrs. Galli until miss bowen told me about your last letter I Well, perhaps it's silly to believe in such things as voodoo and black magic nowadays, but I don't know what to say Suppose you tell your story and let me be the judge Well, there isn't much to tell mr. Carter. I was What's that only the wind mrs. Galli it's nothing Oh I'm so unnerved Well, here's my story Last week my nephew Walter galli told me about a wonderful new doctor. He discovered a dr. Congo I wasn't feeling well and the name interested me so I went to see him Good morning. Is dr. Congo in good morning, madam Yes, the doctor is in can't say I remember a doctor's office in Vanderbilt square before You're new here, aren't you? Have you come to see dr. Congo, madam naturally Do I look like an insurance salesman? Have you an appointment mrs. Galli is the name mrs. Galli My nephew made an appointment for me. Oh, yes, mrs. Galli Will you step this way, please? Dr. Congo is expecting you. Thank you Wait a moment. What's that noise drums, madam drums? What drums? You'll step inside mrs. Galli You'll find out for yourself very well Drums indeed. What nonsense is this? Good morning, mrs. Galli. I presume I'm dr. Congo. Good morning dr. Congo. I want Guy what a story go on mrs. Galli. Why did you scream? Because I saw Yes, what did you see a white savage what From his neck to his toes dr. Congo was an ordinary man He was wearing striped trousers formal cut away jacket wing collar ascotai. He was beautifully dressed But his face yes His face was hidden Shave and skull a horrid grinning mouth showing his teeth Which had all been filed to a point And he had a bone through his nose Like a cannibal. Yes At first I was stunned And then then I thought it might be a joke my nephew water was playing on me I sat down while the drums throb I'm sorry, I screamed dr. Congo, but you gave me quite a start I usually do that to my clients mrs. Galli What kind of a doctor are you a witch doctor? You're fooling aren't you on the contrary, but it is unbelievable We only joke about things like witchcraft nowadays. I am not joking mrs. Galli I've spent 15 years in the heart of Africa studying voodoo My face the drums the african witchcraft apparatus in this room All are a necessary part of my profession Profession? Yes I am a professional witch doctor And as such can guarantee miracles that modern medicine would never dream of Ridiculous. I don't believe you. Really Pardon me mrs. Galli. I was just ordering my men to begin the voodoo drum in canteef None of my clients believe me at first mrs. Galli, but I convince them Now if you'll allow me What are you doing with those scissors? I have merely removed the lock of your hair Now in spite of yourself you are officially one of my patients And I warn you my fee is high when you're wasting your time, sir I don't want to be a patient of yours and I won't pay any fee. I am leaving Good day sir. One moment mrs. Galli. Dr. Congol. Let go of my arm. You don't understand me mrs. Galli, and I'm afraid you don't understand voodoo This lock of your hair places your health in my hands Your life or death are mine to do with as I desire And my fee for this visit is $10,000 Be prosperous. Get out of my way. $10,000 mrs. Galli Now listen closely Three times you will hear my congo drums roll no matter where you are If you have not seen when you hear them for the third time you will die Good morning mrs. Galli Then mr. Carter, I ran out of that office I I'm 65 and not as strong as I was but I was frightened I realized he was threatening to kill me with voodoo And we don't believe in that nowadays do we not as a rule Three drum rolls. He told me and if I don't pay by the third one I die Stuff and nonsense I said and then That's very nice when I was alone in this room I heard the distant roll of congo drums guy. Now mrs. Galli you must calm yourself I'm sure it's only your nerves. We don't believe in witchcraft today. You've got to believe me mr. Carter I've already heard dr. Congol's drums beat once. Perhaps you only think you did mrs. Galli This dr. Congol was playing on your nerves hysteria can make us think we hear anything. No, no, no, no, I'm sure I heard Wait That wasn't mrs. Galli's imagination. I heard it too. And so did I patsy. It's the second time It is not just my nerves. You must save me from dr. Congol mr. Carter If you can't I'm lost his voodoo will kill me Help me help me mrs. Galli. You mustn't let this get you. I never believed in witchcraft before but I do now Oh Mrs. Galli, please Mrs. Galli Listen to me I'll take over this case. So don't worry Now where can I find your nephew? Walter He's usually in the bubble bath cafe at this hour Oh mr. Carter is that dr. Congol gets me I Call her maiden tell her to put her to bed We've got to get out of you. You go back to the office. I'm going to look for mrs. Galli's nephew But Nick what about dr. Congol? Isn't he the one you want to see? No, I have a hunch this case hinges on Walter Galli Pretty tough looking guy for a place with such a fancy name nobody here but the bartender and that piano player Well, that's be too early in the evening. Good evening. Hi pal. Well, let me Information, huh? I'm looking for someone who? Walter galli. Oh, Walter ain't coming yet. Hang around. He's doing a minute. He live around here. Yeah across the street river apartment I see He owes you money too, huh? How's that? Don't play dumb pal. Gali's clipped us all Somebody's always coming around looking for him Well, I'd give plenty to get back what he owes me He's no good. How's chances of collecting zero pal zero Gali claims he's got a rich old land who's going to leave him plenty when she kicks off, but I hope Smatter man turn around and look Ah, dr. Congo. I presume quite right. What's that thing he's got for a face Don't you find it inconvenient walking around wearing a bone through your nose dr. Congo? No, mr. Carter I don't it's my business and what's your business with me You see this african spear I'm carrying Yes, I'm going to present it to you And why merely as a warning my impulsive friend a warning. Yes a warning Keep away from Walter galley and his aunt or the next time my drums roll They'll beat for your death my dear witch doctor and just to punctuate my warning. Here's the present. I promise you He just missed you with that spear, mr. Keep it for souvenir bartender. I'm going out to that man Congo thinks you can scare me over that boot with nonsense Congo It's cutting across the street up. Well, let's see if he can outrun me Hey Oh, is that you fancy it's me. All right That was close. Well, what happened? I got here just as that car almost ran you down Well, whoever it was tried his best to get rid of me But why probably because I was chasing dr. Congo dr. Congo. Yes Paid me a visit when I was looking for Walter galley at the bubble bar cafe. Yes Congo threw an african spear at me I chased him out into the street. Good. Yes, probably had an accomplice waiting with a car for just such an emergency Well, Nick, they might have killed you. Well, they certainly tried hard enough Must have jumped a mile trying to dodge that car. Nick. Listen. I came down here looking for you What's happened? Mrs. Galley's maid phoned the office just as I got there. She was hysterical. She could hardly talk What happened peppy? Mrs. Galley has vanished You got uh, I'm so glad you can How do you mean? Mrs. Galley's disappeared. She was spirited away, mr. By witchcraft It's horrible. She's simply vanished. When did you see mrs. Galley last after you leave? I put her to bed She has the hysteria. You remember. Yes. I remember. She does not rest. She cannot sleep She's scaring and laugh. So I tell her I will get her. They ought me and I'm in the kitchen when I yell a scream upstairs and They never said she does not scream She's are you say cut off I enter the bedroom and And what you must look for yourself, mr I do not go into this room again. All right. All right. Where is it? I know. Come on. Okay Oh, Nick. Do you really think dr. Congo made mrs. Galley vanish? I don't know what to think yet But those rule who drown we heard them when we were here before. Yes, we heard them. Is this the bedroom? Yes The room looks all right. Nothing upset. No sign of a struggle. Nick But look on the bed the bed what is it? Looks like dust Dust forming the outline of a human figure There's any truth and voodoo patsy. That's what's left of mrs. Galley. Oh, Nick. This is awful Now steady steady, but but this must be real witchcraft. Nick. No human agency could do this to mrs. Galley The drum the congo drum Let's get out of here if I hear those drums again, I'll scream. They're horrible You better get ready to hear plenty more patsy right now. We're going to pay a visit to dr. Congo This is Vanderbilt Square patsy Look for dr. Congo's sign. Do we have to come here nick? We do patsy I want to have a look at dr. Congo's office Nice old residential section It's awfully dark. Yeah, no lights in the houses anywhere Nick, there it is the dr. Sine. Oh, yes Congo wd Probably stands for witch doctor All right, patsy. Come on. Oh, nick. I'm scared. Oh, certainly. You don't believe in voodoo patsy I never did before but dr. Congo seems to have changed my mind maybe would you rather wait in the car? What desert you I may be scared, but I'm no coward. That's the girl patsy chin up I'm trying but it makes my teeth chatter too loud Well, here we are a nice side window going to have a peek inside. No going to break in What's that just a gadget patsy for unlocking locked windows Yeah, now we turn the catch and I'll go first patsy. Okay. Let me give you a hand patsy Right And here we are in the den of the witch doctor What are you looking for any clues? It'll help us rather do it by daylight, but this flashlight will have to serve Hurry up. Nick. I want to get out of here Ah Sorry to interrupt Mr. Carter again, I believe just paying a friendly call dr. Congo interested in mrs. Galli's unfortunate disappearance Hey, you know about that naturally my voodoo did it Mrs. Galli was too stubborn to pay the fee she owed me I would advise you to raise your hands mr. Carter You see the young lady understands The native archer is eager to shoot. He'll not miss next time. What do you want Congo? I thought it was obvious money And I'm going to get it in spite of you because unfortunately you're helpless Carter You cannot fight my voodoo And no law court will convict me of murder by witchcraft The police will laugh at your evidence at my evidence I wonder you can wonder on your way home, mr. Carter This way out and let me warn you never to return or you'll not go out alive. Come on, Nick One last word I've already spoken to Walter galli on the phone He refuses to pay the money his aunt owed me. Walter has no money Ah, but he can raise plenty at a moment's notice on the inheritance. He'll receive Now that his aunt is dead. That's true if his aunt is dead You had better use your influence on him if you have any And persuade him to pay before it's too late another threat dr. Congo. Listen, mr. Carter I do not make empty threats. You've already seen the power of my voodoo In the case of mrs. Galey And I'm not joking now My black magic is already cutting away walter galli's life unless he agrees to pay what I ask in a very short time He too will rot to dust Good night He let us go alive. Yes, patsy. This time congo overplayed his hand and I believe a visit to walter galli's apartment will prove it And we'll just go in and wait This looks like I'm almost afraid to come Too late, patsy. We're in already Come out The lights are on. We must have just had doubts for a moment. Yes looks that way What do you think? I thought dr. Congo threatened me. Let's look around. Wait a minute. I'll return off that radio Wonder where galli is Maybe he went to pay that money to dr. Congo perhaps But I doubt it What is it betty? Look at that couch beside the radio It it's covered with dust Yes, I see It's shaped like a human figure exactly like the dust on mrs. Galli's bed Then congos killed walter galli too. The evidence seems to point that way. But how can congo do this nick? By voodoo So congo says beat a few drums melt a wax figure and your victim rots to dust And there's the dust on the couch Then you believe it too. I didn't say that Listen The drama can oh niggas drop this case. We can't fight the supernatural. We don't understand it It's like trying to stop the wind trying to stop the wind. Of course patsy. That's the one last explanation I was looking for I should have thought of that myself What I mean this case is solved Give me a moment to write a note here at galli's desk a note at home by the dr. Congo My dear dr. Congo You are right I have no case for the police I have just discovered That both your victims committed Suicide signed nick Carter That's a peculiar note. What does it mean dr. Congo will understand it? But naked couldn't be suicide But mrs. Galli and walter vanished. No bodies were found dr. Congo will understand what it means fancy Oh nick you're just deliberately mystifying me now patsy You will understand too later But right now I want you to deliver this note to mrs. Galli's maid her maid who did no questions now Deliver it and hurry back to the office because very shortly we're going to hear dr. Congo's drums beating again And this time they'll be beating for us Over here fancy You deliver the note. Yes. What in the world are you doing just setting up my motion picture projector? Oh nick this is no time for movies the police wrote mrs. Galli's news about her disappearance is getting around I understand the whole social set's going crazy. That's exactly what Congo wants If you fail on this case nick everyone will be never afraid not to pay Congo as I said, that's exactly what Congo wants Said he was after money, didn't he? Who do you think Congo will attack next? The drums Congo's drum as your answer patsy You mean He's after us exactly. I know it got a quicker response than I thought it would that you put out the lights quick Now what now the projector There you see I've got it set in the shade What that's wonderful It makes it look as if we were standing in front of the window talking Those shadows on the curtain look as natural as life right now Get over to the side of the room and away from in front of the window but no buts follow instructions We're playing against the killer patsy. You mean Congo get down on the floor life flat. I wish you What am I supposed to do wait and when you hear shots scream Scream you've heard me but who's going to do the shooting our old friends Are you all right quiet everything's all right all they shot was the movie projector In about 10 seconds now. They'll be coming in here to check up on the results Nick did you say they listen just as soon as you hear the door slam turn on the lights Don't argue patsy. Okay, apparently took care of them. Yes. I think that we've Don't you like patsy As you see you're covered with this gun. I hold it in my hand Nick Carter. I told you Walter He was shut up. What up that Tommy gun you have there late on the table dr. Congo That's mrs. Galley. I thought she was dead That's what you were supposed to think patsy and the chap with her is her nephew Walter But I don't understand very simple patsy This clever pair created dr. Congo a phony witch doctor played by Walter galley Their motive blackmail and they pretended to be their own first two victims I see so they could disappear and then spend their entire time playing dr. Congo and also so that their fates would terrify future victims into paying dr. Congo's exorbitant fees without any protest you are indeed clever mr. Carter Very clever then all that voodoo was made believe Phony yes patsy as phony as the shadows on our window shade which this precious pair attack And as phony is the make make up that turned walter into a witch doctor That's why I wrote that note patsy about having learned that both disappearances were really suicides They knew then that I'd seen through their whole scheme But those mysterious drum beats we heard even outside our own window. Let me show you how that was done You see patsy a simple gadget attached to the outer frame a windmill connected to a small drum And the wind blows hard enough the drum beats watch i'll spin it So that's what scared me that plus your imagination it was imagination you two countered on most wasn't it Dr. Congo you concocted the voodoo tail planted your own clues and then vanished the rest you left the human nature right So why did they call you in nick why didn't they let well enough alone they were playing for high stakes patsy They thought they had a perfect racket and if I failed to break it their victims wouldn't fight back But the phony dr. Congo was far too eager to let us escape That was the second important clue the second What was the first mrs. Galli claims she was in Congo's power because he'd cut off a lock of her hair remember Yes, but isn't that according to voodoo tradition certainly, but it couldn't work with mrs. Galli Why not no patsy you disappoint me look at mrs. Galli now you're close enough mrs. Galli wears a wig of course patsy and the lock of hair cut from a wig would hardly put the wearer of the Wigg under the spell of even the best witch doctor in the world for the love of look here cutter We can't stand here all night with our hands in the air like this no What are you going to do with us? Sorry to treat you too this way But I don't like visitors or bring tommy guns to my office I was a fool to let you go when I had you in my office cutter You were all kinds of a fool galley or do you prefer to be called dr. Congo? You hadn't been in such a hurry your plans might not have been quite so apparent And if you hadn't been so obvious and sending me to see waltry galley in the middle of the night When he hadn't had time to raise the money to pay you even if you wanted to I shouldn't have been quite so sure what your schemes were Your eagerness to begin collecting from your victims was your downfall all right But the next time what they all say my friend, but there won't be any next time Nick Carter plays for keeps This has been another of the strange adventures of nick Carter master detective Which have brought you regularly at the same time by w o r mutual And now philip clark who played dr. Congo in our story tonight has a message from our government that I want you all to hear Go ahead phil a friend of mine asked me the other day Why do we need to save waste paper and how come the supply of paper is limited? Well the answer to that is obvious An army needs men and lumberjacks among others join the army fewer trees are cut down Consequently, there's less paper made because there's less wood pulp available for making it But that same war that cuts down the available supply of paper demands an ever increasing quantity of paper for many vital war needs Paper goes into cartons and containers for food Weapons and equipment needed by the armed forces Paper is necessary for many of the actual weapons of war Such as incendiary bombs bomb fins wingtips airplane signals parachute flares ration containers and ammunition containers And the american home is the greatest potential source of waste paper Every kind is needed bags wrapping paper newspaper magazines old containers and so on So if you're not already doing so start today salvaging all the waste paper you possibly can Then sell it to your junk dealer or donate it to some charitable organization But don't throw away a single scrap of paper. Make it help us win this war And now nick what about your story for next week? Well, it's about a gang of super crooks who had stolen a very valuable invention and kidnapped the old inventor and his beautiful daughter To hold them as hostages and even though I accidentally knew in advance What was going to happen? I was too late to stop them due to an unfortunate accident But nick more than made up for it the way he went after those crooks within 24 hours He succeeded in capturing the gang and rescuing the professor and his daughter. Yes, fancy But it was fast and furious while it lasted scubby and I were in hot water right up until the end of the jays What do you call the story nick? I've called it the professor's secret or the mystery of the z-rays That's all until next week so long so long everybody so long to you both nick and patsy In the strange adventure you have just heard nick cauter was impersonated by lan clark patsy by hillan shoat The story was written for nick cauter by alfred bester Original music was played by lou white. The entire production was under the direction of jock mcgregor Next week at the same time listen to another curious experience of nick cauter entitled the professor's secret Or nick cauter and the mystery of the z-rays This story is a copyrighted feature of street and smith publications incorporated The return of nick cauter is produced in the studios of wor and is broadcast over most of these stations every saturday evening At seven o'clock eastern war time And don't forget that the adventures of nick's adopted son chick cauter Are broadcast over most of these stations monday through fridays at 5 30 p.m Eastern wartime This is mutual