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Maybe you'll find somebody hiding under Suffering wild And now the case of the Star of Evil today's adventure starring Lon Clark as Nick Carter brought to you by new post war old Dutch cleanser It's late in the afternoon as Nick and Patsy enter the luxurious Brentwood arms hotel Enanswered to a call from Irving Malcolm president of gigantic films incorporated They step into the elevator and Nick gives the number of Malcolm's floor 16 please. I'm sorry. Mr. It's a private elevator private. Yeah for the Maharaja Jennifer and his sweet the Maharaja Jennifer. Yeah, they got the 14 to 15 floors all to themselves So they write their own elevator. Oh class, huh? How about another hot shot today, huh? Okay, Mr. Larson. Well, what do you know speed Larson? Why Nick? How are you? I see hello Patsy that they can you do on here speed hold on a second I'll tell you right now if a little business with the kid here, okay, son How about another hot shot today? We'll try ladybird in the fifth the Jamaica. I got it straight from the jockey Okay, business is over. Yeah, but you're gonna tell us what you're doing you mean you haven't heard why I'm doing public relations for the Maharaja of Jennifer what I thought the paper said he didn't want any publicity Oh Patsy, how can you keep a guy like that off the front pages? He's young single romantic and he's got more money than the mint Oh, did you see that two-page spreading dispatch about his diamond? Oh, I did What what's that big diamond called the one in his turban a star of evil and you know how much that stone weighs How much over a hundred carats? It's worth a quarter of a million bucks a diamond of the first water Why do they always call them diamonds of the first water maybe because a really clear diamond It's completely invisible in pure water. Oh, hey, here comes his nibs the maharaja Does he always go around with a couple of Russian wolf hounds and a half dozen attendance and full costume sure That's royalty for you. Hey kids not to attention. Here comes his majesty. Okay, mr. Like look look at that diamond in his turban Did you ever see anything like it in your life? That's the famous star of evil speed. Yeah. Yeah, look kids. Would you mind moving back a little his nibs doesn't like people We have to leave anyway remember Betsy we came here to find out what Mr. Malcolm has on his mind It's my daughter Carter. She's disappeared She left the hotel at 10 o'clock this morning, and I haven't seen her since with that's only six hours ago Mr. Malcolm there's nothing to be alarmed about yet. Is there you don't know Linda miss born She's only 17 and she's led a very sheltered life shelter Sounds a little odd for the daughter of a Hollywood producer. No daughter of mine is going to marry an actor I know them too well. I see But now about her disappearance. Well, I can't tell you much Linda and I were going to have lunch together But when I went to a room for her she was gone the desk clerk said she left the hotel at 10 this morning Frankly, mr. Malcolm, I think you're excited over another. I tell you I'm not something's happened to her Well, you mean she's met with an accident either that or she's been kidnapped now Let's not jump to conclusions Perhaps it'd be a good idea if I took a look at Linda's room What floor to find out what clothes she's wearing today after all when we send out the police alarm we want to describe how she's dressed Certainly plenty of dresses in this closet Mr. Malcolm, can you tell what's missing? I'm afraid not gotta be here. Wait a minute her leopard skin coats gone I know she had that with her did she bring all her things in these two bags No, there should be one more an overnight bag and a jewel case. That's missing too In other words she left with a jewel case an overnight bag and a fur coat for which today's weather is entirely too warm I don't understand. It almost looks as though she's run away. Doesn't it? Yes, it almost does Nick come over here Yeah, what is it Patsy this blotter on the writing desk? It's a new one, but it has some pretty plain ink marks on it Let's hold it up to the mirror Look It's the end of a letter. I can make out until tomorrow There's something else and then darling and the signature Linda that's impossible Linda doesn't call anyone darling in that part That's blurred just before darling That could be a name. Yeah, it could Starts with a capital R Could it be Robert no looks go in the wrong direction looks more like Romney Romney Romney Lewis So that's who it is and who's Romney Lewis the star of my latest picture and exactly the sort of man I've tried to keep Linda away from I never heard of a movie star named Romney Lewis This is his first picture and believe me. It'll be his last I pick him out of the gutter and I'll kick him right back there Hold on. Mr. Malcolm. We don't know that your daughter. I'll handle this myself. Mr. Carter And I'll handle it my own way Romney Lewis included Patsy Bowen speaking is Mr. Carter there. Oh just a moment. It's for you Nick. Thanks Hey Carter speaking. This is Mr. Pringle manager of the Brentwood arms hotel. Can you come over right away? Yes, I guess so you calling for mr. Malcolm. No, I don't know anything about mr. Malcolm But there's been a robbery here on the 15th floor the 15th floor. Yes, isn't that the one occupied by the Maharaja of Janapur? Yes, that's why I want the hotel to have its own investigator on the case the Maharaja is so much in the public eyes The publicity would be ruinous if we don't get it back get what back mr. Pringle what's been stolen that diamond of his The star of evil 15 Jerry, okay, mr. Pringle. Why did you find out the diamond was gone mr. Pringle? Mr. Larson told me about it at 730 I said I'd try to get you to handle it mr. Carter and that we could keep the whole thing quiet no publicity Did Larson agree to that? No, he was most completely Uncooperative as a result the place has been simply crowded with police officers and with reporters from every paper in town Thank heaven they're gone now Ah, hey, uh, mr. Pringle 15 I'd cross the hall mr. Carter that open door. Hi, kids Thumb story, huh? Sure is these yeah, ought to get your headlines all over the country. How did it happen? Gang of masterminds that's all it could have been and you discovered the robbery, did you? Sure went down the lobby for some cigars couldn't have been going over 15 or 20 minutes right Jerry Oh about 10 I'd say mr. Larson and when I brought him back up mr. Carter He knew what had happened before he even got out of the elevator You knew the diamond had been stolen speed? I sure did How could you tell that? Well the door was open to this room and I could see his nibs turban lying on the floor with The star of evil ripped right out of it like it is now. Where was the Maharaja? I don't know. He was in the room when I left, but I guess he went out Well, he wouldn't go anywhere without his turban would he? Well, maybe he's prowling around incognito like uh Like some old guy in the Arabian nights Look speed nobody walks away and leaves a quarter million diamond lying around without even closing the door You don't know his nibs to him a million is peanut peanut Hey What was in this case here, huh? This big Morocco leather case lying open here in the table. Oh, yeah, that was stolen too. I guess Uh, Mohammed's vengeance. He called it. It's a sword a sword. Yeah, a big heavy thing like a cavalry saber It's got a solid gold handle crusted with rubies and emerald a neck You notice that little rug over there where petty over against that door This whole room is decorated in blue. So what's a green rug doing in here? What somebody must have moved it miss born that rug belongs in the bedroom Good grief here We've got the biggest jewel robbery of the century and you too have to worry about the interior decorations You're right patchy. There's no reason for a rug at all not unless I'm a little bit placed there to cover something. So now we're going to look under the rugs, huh? What do you expect to find somebody hiding there? Suffering wildcats Blood on the floor, isn't it? Blood. Yes And on the syllabus door too Rugby's place you're hiding. It looks as though part of the blood stain is on the other side of the door Locked Where's this door lead to mr. Pringle? Right. It's just a closet. Have a key. No, but the housekeeper has one I'll go get it mr. Pringle. All right, jerry. And hurry. Oh, you bet Nick are you thinking the same thing? I am great. I am patchy I'm afraid that when we open that door we'll find out why the maharajas no longer interested in the star of evil Here's the key to that closet mr. Pringle the one the living room was gone. So I had to go down to the desk. Thanks, jerry. Yeah, mr. Carter Thanks A dead body. Hey, if that's Nick, I can't be the maharajas. Look at his hands. They're as white as mine and the maharajas had a dark complexion Turn them over so we can see it. Yeah Good grief This man a guest at the hotel mr. Pringle. Well, no, no, I never saw him before I know it is nick who He's a movie actor Name romney louis Romney louis who's supposed to be in hollywood is found dead in the new york hotel rooms of the mysterious maharaja of johnnypore And linda melcom in love with louis has disappeared. We'll see what happens in just a moment Now back to the case of the star of evil today's adventure with nick carter brought to you by new post-war old dutch cleanser It's been almost an hour since nick found the body of romney louis locked in a closet of the maharaja of johnnypore's hotel suite Sergeant matheson of the homicide squad has arrived to take over And you say that when you opened the closet nick this sword was in there as well as the body That's right matty. Well, I guess there's no doubt that it's the murder weapon golly. Yeah Somebody must have used it like an axe you keep out of this jerry. Yeah, okay, mr. Pringle You better go back to your elevator and really I should be down at the desk So you gentlemen will excuse us. I think you better stick around mr. Pringle me too mr. Carter Yes, you too jerry. Oh swell. I'll tell one of the other guys to take over my car mr. Pringle very well jerry, but come right back Yes, sir Okay speed this isn't a publicity story any longer. It's murder open up and tell us the truth about the maharaja Nick nick you've got to believe me. I didn't count on anything like this Well, then where is his highness and why was this romney louis in this room when he should have been 3,000 miles away in hollywood Did he know the maharaja know him He was the maharaja. What was all publicity gag louis was the star of a movie called the star of evil It's going to open here in a couple of weeks Oh, fine He plays an east indian prince in it So we thought we'd get a lot of publicity out of the fake robbery and then robbery You mean the diamond hasn't really been stolen. I don't know nick We planned it for tomorrow But when I came up here and saw the turban on the floor with a diamond gone Well, I thought somebody jumped the gun so I went into my act speed How much was that diamond really worth dog couple a hundred maybe Eddie's taking over the elevator for me mr. Pringle now. What can I do for you sarge? You can keep quiet till I call on you. Well, I will show you now look speed when you went downstairs at 715 Was louis alone here in the suite on this floor? Yeah, he was in his bedroom changing clothes for dinner Not only changed he took off the indian makeup Where were all those east indian servants? Well, their rooms are on the floor below this they're really hollywood extras not servants So they never come up here unless the reporters are in the place Yeah, well one of them could have made a sneak up the stairs couldn't they it looks sunny boy Would you mind letting me ask the questions as a matter of fact sergeant? Nothing like that could have happened the stairway doors are locked mr. Larsen's instruction. Yeah, but I carry Okay, okay, then anyone who came to this floor while speed was downstairs must have used the elevator None of the cars stopped at this floor except jerry's you didn't bring anyone up here. Did you jerry? Well, no, there wasn't anybody came up in the elevator, but you look I found that letter It was hidden under louis's handkerchief in his dress and drawer. What letters that patsy the letter to romney louis from linda melcom I have an idea they were planning to elope They were the letter says she'll be waiting for him at the alexander hotel in chicago He was to take a plane and join her there so they could be married tomorrow So louis was running off with the boss's daughter great jump and horn toad they out that melcom was wild Yeah, you're right about that. Ah, so that's why mr. Malcolm made that disgraceful scene in the lobby What's that? What do you mean mr. Bringle as I was going on duty at the desk about seven o'clock There was a commotion over by the elevators and I looked up just in time to see mr. Malcolm grab the maharajas Mr. Lewis that is by the coat as if you were actually going to strike him Did you hear what they said? No, but he was terribly angry anyone could see that Yeah, I heard him sarge. He said if you don't keep away from my daughter, I'll kill you Well, I guess that solves this case. All right, don't be so sure maddie. Well, how do you think melcom got here? Jerry says nobody came to this floor by elevator and the stairway door was locked That's what I've been trying to tell you Mr. Malcolm stand on the floor above this and that stairway door ain't locked. What it isn't no I noticed it when I was out in the hall a minute ago. Come on, nick. We're going to call on mr. Malcolm in a hurry Right, suppose I did say I'd kill louis if he didn't stay away from my daughter Naturally, I didn't mean it literally yeah, but 15 minutes after you said that he was dead Now how do you explain that? I don't have to explain it. He promised not to see her again So I didn't have any reason to murder him. Uh-huh. How do we know louis promise? Did anyone hear him? No, but I can prove that he did he told me well in tears at the alexander hotel in chicago I put through a long-distance call to her. I'm waiting for it to come through now Louis undoubtedly made you that promise mr. Malcolm, but I'm afraid he didn't intend to keep it What do you mean take a look at this? Uh, what is it? Nick copy of a telegram louis phone down to the desk at 7 15 Hey, let me see that Linda Malcolm alexander hotel chicago disregard any messages from your father Disregard plain to st louis meet you there tomorrow and go through with plan as scheduled romney Why that dirty double crossing? So that's why he got out of that maharajah get up He was hopping a plane for st louis Hey, and when you found out about it, Malcolm, you knocked him off just like you said you were that's a lie I didn't even know he was dead on until you told me mary I want to ask a couple of questions go ahead nick I uh, I want to look around this room anyway What do you expect to find another body hidden in the closet? Never mind the wise cracks Mr. Malcolm louis was murdered between 7 15 and 7 30 only a few minutes after you threatened him in the lobby Where were you at that time? Well, I came up here to my room for a while. Yeah, and when I went out for a walk Afterwards I came back and put through that long-distance call. Yes, can you prove that? If you mean did anyone see me? No, then I'm afraid you haven't much of an alibi What is it matty? Nick whoever killed louis had to have a master key to unlock that closet where he hid the body, didn't he? Sure, but we know he's still all that from the linen room, right? Mr. Malcolm, are you sure you didn't go down there and swipe that key when you came upstairs after threatening louis in the lobby? Of course, I'm sure and you didn't use that same key to unlock the stairway door So you could walk down one flight knock off louis and then get back to your own floor I most certainly did not all right Then why did you hide the key under the scarf on your dresser? What you found the key matty? Sure, I did. How could I miss it in a spot like that? I don't know anything about it I never saw that key before. Huh? Well, you're gonna see it again, mr. Malcolm and plenty You're gonna see it in court because this key is the evidence that's going to convict you of murder Hey, Nick, uh, why did patsy stay up at Malcolm's suite after he was taken to headquarters, huh? Oh, he asked you to stay and take that long-distance call from his daughter when it comes to matty Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah, I guess so. Oh, you want me to ring for the elevator? Yeah, I want to find Pringle and ask him a few more questions. What for? This case is wound up. Think so? I'm sure Malcolm's guilty. Every bit of evidence points to him. That's the trouble, matty Why would a smart guy like Malcolm leave so many clues? Well, and why would he murder a man right after threatening him in front of witnesses because he was too mad to think about being smart Why when he found out that louis was double crossing him nick, I bet he blew his top No, I don't think so. Huh? And if I find what I'm looking for matty, I'm afraid you're going to look pretty silly What are you talking about? I'm talking about one piece of evidence the killer would have to get rid of Something that would convict him beyond a shadow of a doubt. Oh, oh, you mean the diamond. Hi, Mr. Carter Sides, oh, hey, that was a great piece of work. You did catching that Malcolm geist of quick. Yeah, thanks, sonny Oh, jerry. I'm looking for mr. Pringle. Is he in the lobby? Yeah, I'll take you down there. Thanks Hey, nick I don't know how you can thank Malcolm as innocent after finding that key in his room I'll tell you later, matty. Okay, but if we find that diamond on him, too You're the one that's going to look silly Mr. Pringle say you want to look in the incinerator. Well, at least he is eight Thanks, Sam if there's been a fire in here in the last few hours No, no, sir. Mr. Carter. I was just getting ready to start the one now Oh, look, nick. Why do you think anybody would want to hide a diamond in the incinerator? I'm not worried about the diamond matty. Well, then what if I give you five dollars? Will you crawl in that incinerator and try to find something for me? Yes, sir What do you want me to look for a suit of clothes, Sam? A bloodstained suit of clothes blood Well, I don't know about that. I'll make it ten dollars Well, okay for ten dollars. I don't mind blood Wait till I open the door here. I'll help you get in All right, here you go Hey, nick. What's all this about a bloodstained suit of clothes? Well, if you recall, matty, the murderer didn't stab with that sword. He chopped. Yeah. Yeah, I know I saw the body and then he dragged Lewis inside that closet Which means he's bound to have got blood on his clothes Yeah, I guess he would have done and he'd also want to get rid of that suit But fast and the easiest way to get rid of a suit but fast would be to throw it in the incinerator Sure. And with the incinerator shaft opening onto every floor, he could throw it down here from any place Is this what you want, Mr. Carter? Is it a bundle of clothes, Sam? Well, I found the bundle of something. I handed out the door to you, huh? Okay, now here you are Matty, this is it. Look for the love of Pete. Why, that must belong to- That's not waste time talking. I'll have to grab him before he gets away This is Miss Bowen and Mr. Malcolm's suite. No word on that call to Chicago yet Oh, I see. Well, thank you. Yes. Yes, I'll wait here till it comes through Oh, I uh, I don't think anybody was here Hello, Jerry. Yeah, I'm waiting to take a phone call from Mr. Malcolm Oh Hey, I heard Mr. Carter say they'd have to find that diamond before they'd really have the goods on Malcolm And I got a swell idea You decided you'd come up here and find it for them. Is that it? Sure, and you can help me. We'll turn this place upside down No, Jerry. The police will search the place. We don't have any right to Yeah, but look, if we find that diamond, we'll get credit for cracking the case Maybe they'll be a little more- No, Jerry. Absolutely not Well, okay, if you say so It's hot in here, isn't it? I think I'll open a window Here it is, honey. I think I'll get a drink of water before I go back to the elevator There's a beautiful view from this window. I didn't realize we were so high up Hey, hey, Miss Fallon, look What is it, Jerry? The diamond. I didn't even have to look for it. It was right here in this glass What glass? I put the one on the dresser here. It was half full of water When I started to empty it so as I could get myself a drink, there was a diamond But, but that's impossible So it ain't. Remember what Mr. Carter said this afternoon about a diamond being invisible in water? Well, Mr. Malcolm must have known about that too Are you trying to tell me Mr. Malcolm hid the diamond in that glass of water? Sure. The best place to hide anything is right out in the open because nobody ever thinks to look there Jerry, I had a drink of water from that glass not five minutes ago Huh? And the diamond wasn't there then But, uh, but it must have been No, you just put it there No That's why you came to this room to hide that diamond someplace where you thought the police would find it No, no, you're wrong Just as you hid that key here to plant suspicion on Mr. Malcolm No, no, I didn't You stole that diamond, Jerry. You killed Lewis All right, so what if I did? You're, you're gonna run until it cuts Jerry, Jerry keep away from me You like the view from that window, don't you? Don't come any closer I'll 16 stars down, Miss Boyd And you're gonna make that trip Patsy clings desperately to the window frame But her strength is no match for Jerry's And slowly he forces her backward through the open window We'll see what happens in just a moment Now for the conclusion of the case of the Star of Evil Today's adventure with Nick Carter brought to you by new post-war old Dutch cleanser In a suite at the Brentwood Arms Hotel Patsy stands by an open window facing a killer who says 16 stars down, Miss Boyd And you're gonna make that trip the best way Jerry! Miss again What do you mean, Nick? Oh, Nick Mr. Carter, I, I was just He was trying to kill me No He was pushing me out the window He killed Romney Lewis No, we know, Patsy Come on, you little From now on, the only windows you'll be looking out of Are gonna have bars on them And so Patsy, when we found that bloodstain uniform The incinerator, Nick and I started to look for the elevator boy And the indicator showed that his elevator was stopped at the 16th floor That's why we figured he'd gone up to Malcolm's suite Well, thank goodness you got there when you did We got a complete confession from him at headquarters Good It seems that when he came back up in the elevator After taking Speed Larson downstairs The door across the hall was open And there was the turban with the diamond And nobody in the room And I suppose Lewis came in and caught him stealing it, huh? Yeah And Jerry got panicky and grabbed the sword off the table and slashed at him What? When he realized Lewis was dead He remembered the coral in the library And got the idea of framing Malcolm for the murder That's why he stole the master key from the linen room Yes He locked Lewis' body in the closet Unlocked the stairway door Then planted the key in Malcolm's suite Yeah, but what about the bloodstained uniform? That was his next move He got to the bellboy's locker room without being seen Changed into another uniform and threw the one he'd been wearing down the incinerator shaft Thinking it'd be burned up before anyone found it And tell me, Nick, when did you begin to suspect Jerry? Almost from the beginning, Matty Yeah, how come? Neither Speed nor any of the Hollywood extras acting as the Maharaja servants Would have any motive for stealing the diamond They all knew it was a fake And Pringle was on duty at the desk when Lewis was killed Right So there wasn't anyone left but Jerry That is, after I eliminated Malcolm Yeah, you eliminated everybody but Jerry And after his trial, Nick, I got to hunch the state is going to eliminate him Nick Carter, master detective, is presented each week at this time by the Kudahee packing company It is produced and directed by Jock McGregor And is copyrighted by Street and Smith Publications Incorporated Charlotte Manson is featured as Patsy Matty is played by Ed Latimer Today's script was written by Jim Parsons Original music is played by Henry Silverne This program is fictional And any resemblance to actual persons living or dead is purely coincidental This Tuesday, April 6th, is Army Day And we wish to take this opportunity to say Hats off to our Army Remember, a strong America is a peaceful America This is Michael FitzMorris saying When minutes count, use new post-war old Dutch cleansers This is the Mutual Broadcasting System