 New post-war old Dutch cleanser famous for chasing dirt presents Nick Carter famous for chasing crime Every week at this time two great names are joined as new post-war old Dutch cleanser Brings you one of the most resourceful and daring characters in all detective fiction Nick Carter master detective Isn't there any way out of here? I've gone over every inch of it Patsy. There's not a chance It's like being buried alive. I almost wish he had shot us. It would be better than been dying like this I'm going to make him wish he'd shot us too. What? In fact, I'm going to make him come back to do it right now And now the case of the bearded queen today's adventure with Nick Carter brought to you by new post-war old Dutch cleanser Today scubby Wilson reporter on the globe Gazette finally got delivery on his new car And he's preparing to give Nick secretary Patsy Vaughn his one and only girlfriend the first ride Why don't we turn this corner and you get a look at it fancy the slickest smoothest little convertible it ever came out of Detroit no more riding me elevated a scuppy no ma'am when scuppy Wilson drives by strong men will turn green with envy and fairlady's You're gonna let me drive well I might let my wife drive if I ever get one so if you care for the umpteenth time scuppy no thing Oh, I mean it Patsy with a car like that think of what a honeymoon we could have Canada Maybe or the Rockies thanks scuppy, but I think I'll stay single and the pedestrians That's only because you haven't seen the car yet. Oh and now before we turn the corner Maybe you'd better shave your eyes. It may prove a bit dazzling at first Well, let's turn the corner and see okay. I'm a good woman, but don't say I didn't warn you Now behold a pride of the motor car industry the glory of Well, holy cats. Why new cars gone somebody's stolen it All right sergeant and if the car should turn up this afternoon will you call me here at my office? Thanks a lot. Goodbye. What do you say Nick? Nothing yet scuppy. Oh, they put it on the police radio But he wasn't very encouraging there's been an epidemic of car theft lately and none of the stolen cars has been recovered No, geez scuppy. That's tough. Oh fine fine $1,500 and I only drove a 20 blocks brother. That's the most expensive taxi ride I ever had have the police any ideas Nick Yes, yes, they do Patsy. I think it's the work of a gang of boys about 16 or 17 Kid that age wouldn't be able to sell the cars that they did steal them would they? Oh, well not unless they were booked up with some crooked used car dealer who had a place where the cars could be repainted and the serial numbers changed exactly If kids are stealing cars on a large scale they're working for some adult And there's nothing more rotten than a crook who makes criminals out of youngsters Well, some kids seem to be born that way. Oh, no, they're not scuppy. No, they're not scuppy It's a matter of environment and training Remember these boys grew up with no place to play except the streets under the elevated give them a fair chance and they're all right That's true scuppy Nick proved it with the downtown boys club, right? Why some of those fellows down there had pretty bad records and we got them but now I'd trust them anywhere Oh, I know but at the same time. Oh, let me get it. Hello Yeah speaking Huh? Oh, hey, that's great. They found it. Not even scratched her You sure? Oh Well, oh who took it, you know, oh, yes Yes, I know him. I'll thank sergeant. I'll be right down But it's stolen by somebody you know scuppy somebody we all know Patsy, huh? Stanny Walker Nick Danny Walker. He belongs to the downtown boys club. Are you sure? Sergeant Brady says they've arrested him and he admitted taking it. I can't believe it. Come on We're going to look into this thing right now Lay off will you Nick? I told you if I'd known the car belong to a friend of yours I wouldn't have took it. It's you I'm interested in Danny not the car I don't like to see you here in jail You're the first member of the club was going to travel in more than a year I want to find out why and help you if I can I don't belong to your club no more I quit a month ago when my folks moved over to the west side. Oh, that's so I Knew you hadn't been around lately, but I didn't know you'd quit. I them clubs as kids stuff I'm 18 years old Danny. Listen, we've been pretty good friends. Oh look Nick You're a good Joe see even if you are a private eye, but Let me alone. Will you know Danny? I won't when you came out of reform school You gave me your word to go straight and until now you have what's changed you Danny? What's happened to you? Well, I I lost that job. You got me and I had to get some money quick see it was kind of a debt of honor like So I swiped the car to get the dough and I got caught and that's that You stole that car for somebody else. Didn't you know? I didn't I stole it for me Danny look I came here to go your bail because we're friends and because I thought you honestly wanted to go straight Now you can help me protect other boys I'm getting you to travel the same way you did if you'll only tell me I'll turn stool pigeon, huh? Well, I won't do it. No, sir. I tried going straight and it didn't work I'll take this rap, but I'll make up for it when I get out. I'll make up for it plenty Oh There's scubbie in front of that delicatessen and there's a space where we can park I hope he's been able to find out something Hello, beautiful. Hello scubbie. Hi, Nick. You have any luck scubbie? No, not much. There's a gang in this neighborhood. All right, but the kids wouldn't talk to me They have any regular place to meet there's no settlement house and no boys club But some of them hang out at the West Pine Street garage a garage don't get excited I know it sounds like a perfect lead, but I met the boss and if he's a crook I'm Jesse James. Well, I'd like to talk to him anyway. What's he like? Nice, old fellow. Name of Bainbridge and everybody calls him Pops I think you and he will have a lot of cobs. What? Not you, Nick. What? I said I think you and Pops Bainbridge will have a lot and come a- I'll never mind. You'll see for yourself. Come on. I Just don't know why the thing with the color why Danny used to mind the gasoline pumps for when I'd go out to eat Maybe there'd be 30 or 40 dollars in the cash register, and he never touched a cent of it I swear to that I see oh pops me calls. Oh, not a thing Joe. Hey, I want you to meet my friends Yeah, miss bone. Mr. Wilson. Hello, I'm a stikata. Oh, Nick Carter. How do you do? This is Joe Ferney. He keeps his taxi here, and I take his calls for him Nick Carter the private eye, huh? I heard about you. I'll be up front pops in the office All right, Joe come on, mr. Carter and you folks too. I want to show you something I didn't tell Nick about this mr. Bainbridge. I thought you'd like to do it yourself. All right in here We're right down the elevator And will you push the button mr. Carter the one mark B will go in the basement. Oh, certainly But what's this on a bar? You'll see in a minute, Nick. Oh cigarette mr. Bainbridge. The name's pops No, thanks. I don't smoke. Scubby. Don't you see the no smoking sign on the wall? Oh, sorry Golly these garage elevators are big things on they will we park cars on the upper floor and use this elevator to take them up. Oh And Now wait I find the light sit there we are Why it's a club room. Oh look Nick a handball court and there's a dark game Hmm on a radio checker game and chess you've done all right here pop Well, it isn't much but I've seen a lot of boys getting to trouble hanging around the streets So I hey, here's a deck of cards like to try a hand at gin rummy Nick. Oh, no, thanks Look Nick somebody's been doing a little artwork on these cards You see the bid on this queen of hearts whoever drew that has talent even changed the expression on her face Hey, that's pretty good. I hoped I was helping the boys by fixing up this place But now I don't know. Why do you say that pop? Well, look what happened to Danny one of the finest youngsters I ever knew now Maybe hanging around the garage. She had got him one in the car of his own. I'm afraid it's not that simple pops Well, thanks for your time. You've been very helpful. I'm just sorry. I couldn't do more You've helped me a great deal great deal more than you know What's the gag Nick you didn't come to the jail just to play cards with me. Oh, yes I did Danny. Let me deal your hand. Okay, you know how to play poker, don't you sure but I ain't got no money I'm playing for higher stakes than money Wait, huh? Never mind picking up your cards. I Have you beaten How do you know we ain't looked at the hands yet? I have three aces and you're holding a pair of sixes You're a mind reader or something turn them over and see well, oh Hey, what is this you stacking the cards on me? No, I was reading the backs of the cards Danny Mark deck, huh? So what see this card? Yeah, five of clubs, isn't it? Yeah Hey, show me those marks. Will you in a minute? This is the ten of diamonds, right? Right and the seven of spades a Queen of hearts wait a minute that Queen of hearts Got a beard as it Pete Krovik put that beard on there. I seen him do it. Oh But you played with this deck before you bet I played with them before where'd you get them cards? Don't you know who gave me a come on quit holding out on me. You're holding out on me. Aren't you Danny? Yeah, I Guess I have been I guess I've been a sucker ain't I taking the rap for somebody who? Who what Danny? Listen Nick did you mean that about going my bail if I helped you crack this case Danny the minute to tell me who's behind these Car thefts you're on your way out of here. Oh, no get me out first Then I'll talk all right may take me a couple of hours to make the arrangements And I have to see a client at eight, but if I can't be here I'll send scubby to bring it to my office That's okay, and don't worry about your case mr. Carter. I'll crack it for you good boy brother. I'll crack it wide open That's Nick's house over there Danny, okay? You better park on this side scubby Nick's cars in front of the house sure only be here a few minutes Anyway, gotta meet a guy for an interview pretty soon. Oh come on Nick's waiting for us gee I feel like the mayor or something with two of you bringing me here Nick didn't want to take any chance on me running out. No on anything happening to you. We're your bodyguards, but Guiding me from what nobody even knows Nick sprung me. Maybe not But I still think that green sedan was following us that green sedan must have been your imagination Patsy either that or we lost him in the last block or two. I hope so We're here Nick. Oh, hello. Is everything all right? Yeah. Hi Nick. Everything's fine. You bring the reports on the other car thefts Oh Nick, I'm sorry. I left them in the car. Oh, I'll get them for you miss Bowen won't take it. Oh, Danny. Let's go. We do it He ran into him on purpose. Come on. It was that green sedan. I saw following us before that's a color never right scubby Head off any traffic sure Nick here Danny here Danny. Let me put my coat under your head Danny can you hear me? It's Nick Nick It was Him Nick. I know that don't try to talk God to tell you about Those cars all right, son. What about the Hi, what are you? What do you mean Danny? look for the Hi in the Danny all the poor kiddies fainted No scubby he's dead The eye in the L Can Danny's dying words be the clue that will lead Nick to the head of the car thieves and Danny's killer? We'll see what happens in just a moment all back to the case of the bearded queen today's adventure with Nick Carter Brought to you by new post war old Dutch Clenter Back at the office Nick Patsy and scubby are puzzling over the connection between the automobile thefts and Danny Walker's dying words Look for the eye in the L Nick the only way I can figure it. It must be some detective on duty around the elevator train naturally scubby Let Brady and ask him confidentially if any L detective has shown sudden prosperity since these car theft started sure Nick Only we could have got the license number of that green sedan Yes Well, at least we have the fragments of glass from that shattered headlight that may help us to identify it and the police are Checking every garage in town for a green sedan with a broken headlight lens I felt sure that car was following us, but I didn't see it when we got here But we parked the car up the street with his lights off and his motor running just in case And when Danny started to cross the street alone the murderer saw his chance and took it right Well, the next thing is to find out if any older men sat on those card games of Danny You think the leader of this gang played cards with the boys not only played cards with him He cheated oh Danny realized it when he saw the bearded queen of hearts in that marked deck So called debt of honor He stole car scubby's car to repay was a gambling debt Well, then maybe the same trick was played on some of the other boys That might account for the rest of the stolen cars the way I figure it After a boy had stolen one card wouldn't be hard to frighten him into stealing more by threatening to expose him Well, that's the lowest trick I ever heard of I agree with you scubby. Yes Well, when we find out who won with that marked deck I think we'll have the leader of the gang and Danny's murder of Pops Bainbridge ought to know right Petsy And that's where we're going scubby as soon as you've talked to Sergeant Brady about the detective spawned me at the West Pine Street garage Well, there are a couple of older fellows who sometimes used to play down there mr. Carter Oh Joe, what's the matter? No gas tonight? Oh, I didn't hear you drive up in here two or three minutes So busy talking to your friends. You didn't see me. Oh, we were talking about Danny Walker Yeah, nice kid too bad. He had an accident wasn't it? How about putting some gas in my can sure Joe sure right away? Answer that will you mr. Carter? Oh, yes. Yes, it may be for me. Anyway, I'm expecting a call. Maybe it's for me too Nick I'd better come with you I didn't want to be left alone with Joe. Did you see the look on his face and how scared pops was yes? I noticed it you better stay right outside of both here. Yes Hello West Pine Street garage that's you Nick. Oh, yes. Cubby. What did you find out not a sergeant Brady things? We're on the wrong track. He may be right But the eye in the L is the only thing we have to go on and I'm going to follow it through okay Oh say well you asked pops if you found my cigarette lighter I had them we were going down to the basement there remember when Petsy pointed out that no smoking sign and I have That may be it Never mind you at headquarters. Yes, why I'll call you back in 15 minutes give you the whole story for your paper Did you find out anything Nick wasn't anything to find out where pops and Joe they went out to the gas pumps good I want to take another look at that elevator. Are we going down to the club room not this time I must have been blind not to have seen it before seen what an elevator made of steel plates riveted together push button controls And a no smoking sign painted on the wall. What's unusual about that? Here's the elevator step in. I'll show you See Petsy One of those rivets is right in the middle of the eye in no smoking the eye in the L The letter I in the no smoking sign in the elevator, of course Danny died before he finished the word, but How does that elevator is run by push button controls Patsy a button for each floor? I know but there were another floor a secret floor The control button for it would have to be concealed to and that rivet in the letter I may be if push it make let's find out if If we're going down to the boys club room think you'll find we're going past the club room that's it But we can't go past the basement. No, have I hear of a sub-basement, huh? of course Yes, we're passing the club room. There is a secret floor. Maybe we're going to discover a lot of secrets Well, this seems to be it whatever it is Gosh, it's dark here. There should be a light switch near the elevator Yes, here it is It gets another garage a complete paint shop and mechanical equipment for working over stolen car Look at the other end of the room a green sedan with a broken headlight and the fender all dead That's the car. All right the one that killed down You too sister Joe, I thought you were came down when you was Telephone have been standing right behind this pillar waiting for you baby you and the boy I'll look Joe Carter take your rod out of your pocket and drop it on the floor now I don't turn around whatever you say But you're not playing that's very smart That's just in case you might be packing some heat first pops. Have you done something to him me? I don't do nothing to nobody unless it's an accident Of course, I do have it off a lot of accidents hit and run accidents Joe Sometimes but I'll be able to do better than that for you to something real neat and artistic now wait You don't realize the police know we came here so you come here then you left see nobody will find this seller Nobody will ever find you so long suckers I'll see you again tomorrow the next day and when I do you're gonna have one of the neatest little accidents that ever happened Nick isn't there any way out of here no just this one big bear room nothing but the pillars that support the building These workbenchers and garage equipment And the elevator shaft at the other end, but it's like being buried alive. I Almost wish he had shot us that's he I'm going to make Joe wish he had shot us What I'm going to make him come right back to do it right now Why are you taking off your shoes? I may want to walk quietly before I'm through hand me that monkey wrench there Oh, that won't be any good against the gun better than nothing. Let me have it Okay, you get inside that green sedan lie down on the floor. You'll be as safe from bullets there as any place All right, Nick this switchbox on the wall contains the main electrical switches for the entire building One for the lights and one for power. We've got to keep the garage going upstairs as a blind But it can't operate without lights, so we cut the lights Oh, Nick be careful. I will I'll be behind this pillar next to the switchbox Joe will have to get those lights on again and quick and he'll have to pass me in the dark to do it I left the power switch on so the elevator seal runs He's coming I'm afraid don't worry. It'll be over in a minute one way or the other Nick and Patsy wait tensely in the darkness Unarmed as the elevator descends bearing a killer with a gun in his hand and murder in his heart We'll see what happens in just a moment Now for the conclusion of the case of the bearded queen today's Nick Carter adventure brought to you by new post-war old Dutch cleanser Trapped in the sotlin in the dark subbasement of the West Pine Street garage Nick armed only with a monkey wrench waits behind a concrete pillar near the light switches for a killer Across the room the elevator comes to a stop the beam of a flashlight cuts the pitch blackness and a voice says That was very clever to turn off those lights. Mr. Carter clever, but fatal You leave us no choice, but to dispose of you and miss Bowen now Come on along with that flash night props will turn the switch on again That's a fast Joe Carter probably intends to ambush us even if he doesn't have a gun Yeah, I'll stay here by the elevator and keep the flashlight on you just in case good idea when the lights is on We can finish him off nice and easy. I'll get the switch Remember I have a gun. Mr. Carter. So don't think you What happened to the flashlight how'd you come to drop it? They're right where you are Joe Yeah, okay, the card is the very accurate at throwing a wrench the flashlight is broken You know where I am Joe. So if you hear a sound in any other part of the room shoot don't worry. I will You get him Joe couldn't have missed that range pops. I don't know whether it was him or her You're all right Joe, why don't you answer me? This is Joe's gun on your back. He doesn't have any more use for it. You better drop the one you're holding. Yeah. Yeah. Oh, well All right fancy find that light switch. We're taking these two crooks to headquarters Straight ahead on this street scubby You can't miss the sign out front the West Side Boys Club grand opening tonight. Okay I'll say Nick when you jumped on Joe Furner in the dark How'd you know exactly where he was by the flash of his gun when he fired at something across the room? Oh, I still don't know what he was shooting at I do Huh when I heard Bambers tell Joe to fire at any sound I threw my shoe out of the window of the car I was hiding it and sure enough. He shot at it For you fancy very clever. It distracted Joe's attention just long enough for me to jump in great stuff Patsy, will you marry me? Oh scubby, please Okay, beautiful. And then after I had Joe's gun. It was easy to find Bainbridge in the dark He kept calling to Joe. So all I had to do was to follow the sound of his voice This is it Nick the new West Side Boys Club. Just look at the crowd You have your speech in my pocket. Good. You know I'm prouder of being asked to speak at the opening here tonight Then I would be if I were asked to address Congress I guess the other boys who were mixed up with Bainbridge inferno You hear one thing well, of course copy Nick got them all suspended sentences because of the trickery used to make them steal those cars And thanks to clubs like this those boys will now have a chance to grow up, right? Hey Patsy, you know what what scubby? I just realized Now that you've ridden in my new car, maybe you'll change your mind about marrying me Well scubby, I must admit I'm in love with me. Ah, no darling your car Nick Carter master detective is presented each week at this time and over these same stations by the Cuddehy packing company makers of new post-war old Dutch cleanser Nick Carter master detective produced and directed by John McGregor is copyrighted by Street and Smith Publications Incorporated Lon Clark is starred as Nick with Charlotte Manson featured as Patsy Scubby is played by John Keynes. Today's script was written by Jim Parsons Original music is played by George Wright This program is fictional and any resemblance to actual persons living or dead is purely coincidental This is Bob Martin saying when minutes count use new post-war old Dutch cleanser This is the mutual broadcasting system