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DeMille Greetings from Hollywood ladies and gentlemen We can't ration the springtime, but this is one year when it's strictly unpatriotic to get spring fever There's too much work to be done And in case you're a bit tired after today's work We have just the cure for what ails you it's a little spring tonic Calls a night to remember And we've received some very convincing testimonials about it from motion picture audiences throughout the nation Columbia studios made the picture and we've been lucky enough to get Robert Young and Anne Southern as our stars tonight It took a little doing too Because they're both very busy over at metro golden mayor Anne has been working in the picture swing shift mazy And bob in slightly dangerous But tonight we've cast them as detectives in an engaging comedy mystery It all happens in new york's greenwich village where a mystery story writer and his wife Settled down to look for atmosphere They find it all too quickly when a corpse appears in the backyard We had a surprise last week too, but a more pleasant one We discovered that when some people buy lux flakes, they have to take it home on a dog sled We received a photograph from the northern part of alberta in canada, which proves it It was a picture of a trapper With his sled and dog team and there on the sled believe it or not was a carton of lux flakes The hard packed snow looked a little cold to the southern california eye And the trapper was bundled up to his ears In the background was a forest of spruce The branches were laden with snow According to the letter The picture was taken just four miles off the new alaska highway That morning, mrs. DeMille had picked an armful of roses in our garden in hollywood So it just goes to show that you'll find lux flakes on the job everywhere Even if it takes a dog team to get it there Now we present the first act of a night to remember Starring robert young as jeff troy and ann southern as nancy You are now entering greenwich village new york population unknown but interesting Boundary lines uncertain Principal industries are in all its branches Antiques boot blackings spaghetti houses tea rooms bar rooms and rooms to let Here the artist rub shoulders with the fake and the fake rub shoulders with the phoning You can't tell which is which for the streets are dark at night and a good thing too Here are great modern apartments Where the rents are sky-high And here are artists gloomy garrets where the rents are sky-high too It's old. It's crooked. It's musty. It's dusty. It's greenwich village Number 50 gay street. Thank you I knew home jeff come on So this is it, huh? Yeah there. Isn't it too wonderful? Well, it's kind of somber looking isn't it? Oh darling, you've made up your mind already You're not going to like it happens. Oh, no. No, I think it's all right. It's fine Well, anyway, there'll be a lot of people around and you'll have a chance to meet them and talk with them and Find out what goes on inside of them. Uh-huh. That'll be certainly five cents. You need any help with the grips? No, thanks here You know this building looks familiar to me. It's familiar to me. All right. I got the biggest tip I ever gotten my life out of that joint 25 bucks for hauling away a couple of steps Huh, what did you hey? Did you hear what he said? Oh, yes Trying to be funny wasn't he I hope so. Well, come on sweet. You love the apartment. I just know it. Sure. Sure Well, of course, I rented it at noon in the evening like this. Well, it's bound to look a little dreary. Sure. Sure Ring the bell dear I know you'll be able to write down here darling. Really, right? Sure. Sure. Oh jeff. Don't keep saying sure. Sure Don't you like the place? Why sure uh Certainly old stiffs. I'm uh buildings have always interested me Of course, I never lived in one. Well, Jeff this one's really got atmosphere. Hmm Sure has Say, why doesn't someone answer the door? Oh ring it again, dear Are you sure it was 50 gay street? Oh, I'm positive I Oh Oh, good evening. Hello. What do you want? Well, I'm mrs. Troy. Don't you remember me? Oh, yeah, I couldn't see you and this is mr. Troy Dear, this is mr. Turner. How do you do mr. Turner? Didn't expect you till next thursday. Oh, I know But we thought as long as the apartment was vacant. We could come a little earlier My husband is anxious to get to work. Aren't you dear? We'll be glad to pay for the extra few days That's not the point to have no the lights connected yet Besides the housekeeper hasn't finished cleaning the place. Oh, but our furniture's on the way It ought to be here any minute. I'm afraid we'll just have to make the best of it That is if it's all right with you mr. Turner, who's supposed it has to be come in Got some candles in the place. You have to get by with those for tonight. What was that? Well, it wasn't the six o'clock whistle No What are you yelling about mr. Turner? It happened again. Shut up. What happened again? I was cleaning in the basement and that thing whatever it is crawled across my feet That thing What thing the thing why don't you keep quiet go on now, but it's true. I couldn't move It helped me to the floor. Oh, mr. Turner. I'm not going down in that basement again I don't care you fire me. I'll fire you right now. If you don't shut up I'll go in my apartment and wait for me. Yes, sir. Yes, sir Mrs. Salter is a little crazy She keeps imagining that some big animal crawls across her feet Oh, yes, well, uh shall we go upstairs and take a look at our little nest Well, jeff. It's um, it's not upstairs. Huh? No, it's downstairs In the basement Well, you're just full of surprises, aren't you? Uh-huh Mr. Turner your wife tells me you're a novelist. That's funny. She never told me Well, darling, I don't tell you everything. What kind of books do you write? Well up to now nothing but murder mysteries Murder mysteries. Yes, you know the kind with blood seeping under the door and all that horrible stuff But my husband's next book is about village village. I love the story. I see Well, here's your place to find the candles over the fireplace. Thank you. Let me know if there's anything I can do for you Thank you. I hope you get through the night. All right uh Thank you Oh jeff, I'll get the candle. It must be right over here Place has a neck hole. Oh, it'll be different when the furniture gets in. Yeah, I hope so. Have you got a match, dear? Yeah, I did have one. Wait a minute. Here's the candle. Wait until you see this Jeff, huh? Jeff, what thing typewriter case? I just put it down there Pretty silly Where's the candle? Wasn't that ridiculous of me as if anything could be crawling around here Oh, I don't know now that I see the place it's quite possible Yeah, you know, I've got the strangest feeling Nancy, I've been in this room before Well, how could you have been vacant for years? Everything looks familiar Those windows and that door and the fireplace. Oh, don't be ridiculous Okay, well show me around, huh? Where's the bedroom? Oh Well, um This is the bedroom, dear Oh, is it or where's the living room? Well, um This is the living room too, dear Oh, I see and the uh dining room. This is the dining room, dear Yes, I get it. Oh, but it's very convenient darling and it has got a kitchenette. Well, that's fine. What's this a closet? Sort of small isn't it? Well, Jeff, that's the bathroom Oh Oh, so it is the closet is over there the closet. Uh-huh one closet Uh-huh. Oh, but Jeff, there's the lovely little garden outside the garden. Oh, well, I can hang my clothes out there. Sure Oh now darling, please. Hey, look at this a horseshoe a horseshoe Right in the middle of the floor I wonder how they got a horse down those steps Oh Jeff, you know what that is. That's good luck finding a horseshoe now close your eyes and make a wish Okay, I wish my dear wife had never found this dump And I wish my dear husband weren't such a dope I wish he just soak up some of this lovely atmosphere and write a best seller in which no one was murdered I wish my dear husband would kiss me Well, that wish you can have Darling Please say everything's all right. You want me to yes Everything's all right I know you're just hungry. We'll get out of here and get something to eat. That'll make you feel better Just getting out of here will help. Come on. Put out the candle There's a little restaurant just around the corner darling fine. Oh, and I ought to telephone the moving men too Oh Jeff, I didn't tell you why in that little garden outside. There's a fountain. Isn't that wonderful a fountain? Well, what do you know now? How have I managed to get along all these years without a fountain? Wait and and who and wait a minute and you come from you come from I haven't seen you an age What's been two years at least let me look at you. You look wonderful. I never was so glad to see anybody in my life Well neither was I oh, and this is my husband Jeff Troy. How do you do? This is Anne Stafford dear and scott. I'm married too Well, congratulations to both you girls Well, and you live here. Yes, I I live on the second floor. How wonderful we do too. What? Yes, we just moved into the basement apartment The basement apartment. Uh-huh Well, why did you move here? I mean did somebody tell you that? Oh, I'm so mixed up. I don't know what I'm saying Well, I have to be running along. I'm terribly late. Goodbye Nancy. Well, goodbye Anne Well heaven's sake that was a funny way to act wasn't it? But she's so upset about Well, I guess she's jealous jealous of what? Well for years she's one of that thing that crawls in the basement now you've got it Oh, don't be silly darling. She's married too, you know Well, let's see Hello, Polly. I'm a stranger. My wife is right outside. Telephony now beat it. Oh now. It's all right. I own this place Oh, oh I'm sorry. Welcome to Polly's tea shop. Is that what it is looks like a bar roomie. Oh same thing, sonny What are you a sculptor painter writer just hungry writer, huh? Oh Jeff while I was in the telephone booth I overheard a man that is uh Oh, excuse me darling. This is Polly. Hello darling Hello Polly and my name is Nancy. How do you do? What did you say Nancy while you were in the telephone booth? You overheard what? Well, you see that man over there the big one standing by the bar Yeah, I heard him talking in the next booth and he was threatening someone. Who did he mention any name? No Well, why worry about a phone conversation if you'd been minding your own business You wouldn't have heard him, but he was telling whoever it was to meet him in our apartment Well, they can't meet in the phone booth. They Did you say our apartment? Yes dear. I distinctly heard him say basement apartment 50 gay street 50 gay Are you sure? Yes. What is that surprise you Polly? Why I I live there Oh, yes, I have an apartment on the second floor. Well, we're neighbors. We just took the basement apartment the basement Well, that's fine I'll be seeing you so long Hey, what's so funny about our apartment? I mean outside of what we know Uh Jeff I'm scared. Oh, don't be scared. Where's the man point him out? Well, there he is that big fella by the bar The one with the scar on his face. Yeah, he's enough to scare anybody Well, not me I'll go over and see what it's all about. Jeff. No, you'll get hurt. Now. Don't be a fool. I've always been a fool Jeff come back. You know what happened the last time. Hi pal. How's everything going? You checking to me? Certainly Oh, I guess you don't know me do you but uh, I think we ought to have a little conversation get out of here What's the matter? I don't know yet. I don't want to know you see now just a minute. Who do you think you're pushing you? Everybody back to the tables, please hey lady, please get your husband out. Oh, keep quiet Jeff Jeff look at me speak to me Oh That fella gone. Yeah Okay, what do you want to talk about? Come on darling lean on me I'm all right. I left the candle right over here. Here it is Home at last No place like home is there. No and you must feel terrible sit down dear where on the floor Hey listen, do you hear something? Oh, yeah It sounds like water running must be in the bathroom Well for the love of Bring the candle here turn it off darling Well, that's funny tub's full of water. Well, it wasn't running when we Jeff You realize what it means That man from the restaurant has been here. Oh, you stop being ridiculous. Why would he want to fill the bathtub? Well, maybe he wanted to wash off the blood after the beating you gave him. Thank you dear Oh, I'm sorry. I shouldn't have said that Jeff how did that get in the tub? The horseshoe. Did you put it there? Why would I put a horseshoe at a tub of water? Jeff there's something I don't like this neither do I but I've got the solution. What let's move No, I've paid two months in advance and we're What you said shut up Jeff There's Oh Jeff There's something moving It's it's over there. It's in the closet and I'll keep calm. Keep calm. Let's get out of here. Wait Don't you think we ought to go and find out what this is all about? Aren't you scared? I was scared when I came in I'm petrified now Listen you go and stand over by the door. Yeah, you hear anything unusual run like the devil and leave the door open for me Ready I think so Hey Stop screaming. What's that? It's a turtle. Jeff don't joke It's a turtle. I tell you come here and look See What it is a turtle He's a big old rascal too. Look at him Darling The crawling monster on the housekeeper's feet. That's right. Of course Oh, look there's carving on his back their initials see bpmwlsjt Jt Well, they're my initials Hey, do you remember my telling you this place looked familiar? Yes. Well, it is This used to be a speakeasy. No, sure. This was harry's place a speakeasy and this is old hickory Why he was a pet around here those initials on his back with a roll of honor roll of honor Every new year's eve they had a drinking contest and the last man on his feet was placed on the roll of honor Oh darling and you only made it one Well, I only competed once So those were the days so that's what the cab driver meant who the cab driver He said he got 25 dollars for hauling away a couple of steps Oh, yeah, oh and I thought it was a bargain rate for hiding bodies I don't know around here. They do things pretty cheap Well, come on old hickory. I'll put you to bed. Where did he sleep? He used to sleep out by the fountain in the garden Oh turtle. Well, that's a relief sure frightened over nothing Don't you feel foolish? I always do so do I except Jeff except what? Except the turtle couldn't have filled that bathtub Oh No Who is it over man? The moving man Come on in. What held you up? Sorry buddy. Sorry. What do you want the junk right in here? It's not junk So take it easy. Okay funnigan bring it down Hey Well just a second What's the excitement? Oh Who are you police department lady? Please sorry to wake you up so early But we had a report that a man was sunbathing in your garden sunbathing. Oh, it must be Jeff Jeff, where are you? Take a look joe. Okay Well, I'm not so sure I like this. Oh, that's too bad If my husband wants to lie down in our private garden, I can't see it's any of your business. No, did you know he was out there? No, I've been asleep. He must have gotten up early. Jeff Jeff better not go out there lady Why not? We don't want him disturbed. See well, is he asleep? I'll wake him up. It's too late lady. He's dead He's dead He's Now look what you're done joe. She's faded Dames can't stand anything can they pick her up. Hey, what's going on here? Oh, yo, I live here. I went out to get some groceries and I Nancy Nancy what's the matter with her? What's wrong here? Take it easy. Take it easy. There's been a murder. That's all a murder What's the matter with him You feel all right now mr. Troy. Yeah, I'm okay. I thought he was talking about my wife. That's all Yes, and I thought he was talking about you darling. Well, if you're both up to it I'll have to ask you to look at the body Okay, well, I guess so sure sure uh take that sheet off the body joe right Jeff Well, you recognize him. Yeah, it's the man who was in the restaurant. What's his name? We don't know How long have you known him? We don't know him. We never saw him before last night when my husband had a fight with him Oh, yeah, where in the restaurant? How about this mr. Troy? That's right. So you admit exchanging blows with him Oh, there was no exchange Only two blows were struck. He struck my husband and my husband struck the floor On on Nancy. I pushed him once did not oh what's a little pusher didn't kill him. Did you just a minute Mr. Troy, I want you to take a look at this thing here Have you ever seen it before? Of course. Why certainly that's my husband's horseshoe. Oh your husband's, huh? Yes, it is. Good luck char. Well, it might be good luck for some people, but this man here was murdered with it Two of the night to remember starring and southern and robert young will follow in just a moment Tonight we have a new between the axe feature to offer you an interview with someone you never thought you'd hear Frankly, we don't know how to explain it ourselves except to say that radio is a very strange thing But our guest tonight is a big white bird carrying a little black bag Ladies and gentlemen dr. Stork a bird who hasn't time to catch his breath these days Fly right up to the microphone dr. Stork. Oh, thank you, mr. Kennedy. I'll just stay here where I can Sit down if you don't mind keeping you pretty busy. Are they busy? Oh Why mr. Kennedy, I should say so nearly three million babies I brought here in America last year and this year Oh, well, I declare I don't know what I'll do if this keeps up After all one pair of wings can do just so much Well, dr. Stork in a way, you know, you have the easiest part of the job You just bring them you don't have to take care of them Yes, mr. Kennedy every time I drop one of the little darlings down the chimney I deliver a bundle of washing problems. Oh, but washing babies things is no problem No, not with new improved luxe flakes doctor Why those richer longer lasting suds take out the dirt like nobody's business and leave babies woolly soft and warm and Unschrunken help them last longer too. You don't say and luxe is so gentle Diapers washed in luxe flakes never have any harmful alkali left in them to irritate babies tender skin You know how important that is doctor. Oh very perhaps we could work out a deal We'll supply you with new improved luxe and then every time you bring a baby You bring along a box of luxe flakes too. Well, mr. Kennedy. I don't think that's necessary I think I've got a simpler solution. What a whisper this in every baby's ear Tell your mother to use luxe for washing everything you wear Oh Thank you very much doctor Now our producer mr. Demel act two of a night to remember starring and southern as nancy and robert young as jeff Nancy and jeff have told their story to detective hankin who didn't believe a word of it In the gloomy apartment in the basement the cross examination continues So you heard the deceased talking over the phone I told you he made an appointment to meet somebody here in our apartment Therefore we can assume that the person who killed him lives in this building I wouldn't be so anxious to make that point. Mr. Troy after all you live here too. Huh? Oh, yeah I all right inside tana. Here's the manager of the joint chief Well, hello turner still hanging around the old joint, huh? I own the building. Well, I'm not surprised The prices you and harry used to get for that bathtub gin Hey, were you harry's partner up to a certain point. He was harry's partner What's your turner and then one day poor old harry turned up missing Didn't he turn it? I don't know what happened to harry. He and I never had any trouble. We got along fine You mean you got along fine Did you take a look at the stiff turner? Yes good. You know him Yes, his name is louis coffins. How long have you known him? Oh about three months. How well that's about all You know where he lived Yes, where Come on. Come on. Where he lived here on the third floor. Now. We're getting someplace Wait a minute. Look inspector if he lived on the third floor, why did he tell somebody to meet him here in our apartment? Maybe he didn't tell somebody to meet him here in your apartment But you're forgetting my wife told you that she heard him make the date over the phone No, I'm not forgetting what your wife told me. Hey, wait a minute. You're not insinuating. Sit down, sonny Now just a moment. You hate what he said be seated Inspector if i'm a suspect in this case, i've got a right to be heard a suspect. Who's a suspect? What do you want to say? Well in the first place? I think you're going about this thing all wrong My my i'm sorry to hear that look inspector Why don't you let me take this guy down a headquarters where we can have a nice quiet talk here here? You let go of him. He's my husband. Let him go bowling. He may have some ideas He writes detective stories. Yeah. Oh sure. Jeff Troy. Why read one of your books, mr. Troy murder on the terrace Oh, did you yeah? I thought it stank Much obliged go ahead. Mr. Troy. What were you saying? Well in the first place you've no reason to think that my wife is lying. Who said I was lying? All right. All right. Your wife told the truth. Now, what do we do? Follow it up. Find out who was talking to the dead man over the phone question everybody in this building Thank you so very much, sir But do you mind if I take one look at the dead man's apartment first? Go ahead, but you're wasting time You probably won't find a thing up there Apartment 3b this is tenor. Yes. Do you mind if I come in inspector? Oh, what's the use mr. Troy? We're not going to find anything open the door bowling Well for the lover Hey Yeah, well, it looks like you were right. Mr. Troy. There isn't even any furniture here. You see, what did I tell you? Yeah, how did you know? Well, I uh, I didn't know. Uh-huh. What about this turner? I I don't understand it Did uh, kaufman have furniture? Of course. When did you last see it? Last time I was up here a couple of days ago He moved all of his furniture out of here without you knowing it What sort of furniture did he have all the usual thing? I've uh, well, I didn't pay any attention to it What color were the drapes at the windows? I I don't remember You've got the same bad memory you had when your partner harry disappeared, haven't you turner? No, I just don't remember Hey, hey boss. Well, there's somebody in that closet. I just saw the door move get back everybody Alling you cover the door while I open it. Okay All right, come on out mother hubbard mr. Salter I haven't done anything honest. I haven't who is this mr. Salter the housekeeper honest mr. Turner I don't know anything about it about what about the furniture disappearing and whatever else has happened What makes you think anything else happened? I saw the police arrive out of my window So I came in here to see what I could see out of those backwinders Then I saw that all the furniture was gone. But why did you hide in the closet? Well? I just told you I was looking out of my front window when the police arrived So I came in here to see what I could see out of those backwinders Then I noticed that all the furniture was gone Naturally, I was excited and then I heard you coming and I hid in the closet You heard me coming and then you hit in the closet. Why? Inspector, I can tell you why she hid in the closet. Yeah, sure She was looking out her front window when she heard the police come So then she came in here to see what she could see out of the back Then she found all the furniture gone. Naturally, she was excited Then she heard somebody coming and she hid in the closet Oh, I should be a detective. Hey get out of here. Get out. All right. All right. Don't get sore Oh, I'm sorry. I didn't see you. That's all right. Do you want to go up? Uh, yes Thanks. My name is Troy. I live in the basement. Yes. You live here My name is Scott. Oh, yes. We met your wife yesterday. How do you do, Mr. Scott? Excuse me, but I'm in a hurry. Sure. Sorry. Isn't Scott, it's me. Oh Oh, hello. Hello, Polly. I uh, I thought you were someone else. You thought I was Mr. Scott. Yes Well, there's been a lot of excitement around here today, hasn't there? Yes I was watching things from my window. Oh, you were, huh? Hey, is that coffee that I smell? Yes Smells great. I love coffee. Well, oh, thanks. It's very kind of you, Polly Okay, come on in. Say, this is a cozy little place. Thank you. How do you like your coffee? Oh, just as it comes, please Say, you've got a cozy little place here. Hey, you said that before Oh, so I did Nice boy. What? That photograph on the desk. Nice looking boy. Oh, that's my son I keep him in a school upstate. Oh, where do you keep his father? About as far away as possible I'm a divorcee. Oh By the way, did you know the man that was killed was the same fellow that was in the restaurant last night? Well, uh, Yes, well, why didn't you tell me that he lived in this house? Well, uh, have some more coffee, Mr. Scott Hey, oh, I'm so sorry. I spilled it all over you. Didn't I? Well, that's all right. It's perfectly all right I love coffee No, no, no, no, don't use your handkerchief here. I'll get a dish towel. Oh, don't bother. Say your tablecloth soaking I'll take it off for you. No. No, it's all right. Really think nothing of it. Polly. I Say the letter under here that we have it, please a little wet. I'm afraid give me the letter No harm done. No, you can still read the address. Please andrew brule 507. Give me that letter Well, who is he the boyfriend? What's all the excitement? Oh, I I'm sorry. I I didn't mean to yell like that. This must be pretty important Well, I I just forgot to mail it. That's all I see I love better, huh May I have it now? Uh-huh, please. No, no, no, don't reach pretty. Please. No, stop. Stop. You're tickling me Hello, oh Hello, Nancy Hello, I'm sorry. I forgot to knock. Well, we were just kidding around. Yes. Yes. About this letter. Yes, about this letter Yes, about the letter Well, when you get through playing post office, your breakfast is ready Uh-oh, Nancy wait my letter here Nancy wait. Nancy. Hey, keep away from me. Nancy darling. Wait a minute Nancy, you know, I think Polly thought you were jealous Of me you won't Nancy sweetheart. You're not jealous. Are you of course? I'm not jealous. I now let's go of me You are jealous. I am not and don't speak to me. Suppose. I acted that way about you Oh You never have had you I certainly have not jealousy is a childish trait. Oh really But what about that man? I was dancing with that night. I suppose you weren't jealous of him Him certainly. I wasn't jealous of him. Oh, no, of course not You were just maddened up to kill him. That's all who was maddened up to kill her. Oh, uh-oh Oh Come on. Come on. Who was maddened up to kill who now you see what you've done what I've done. What about you? Yeah, what about you mr. Troy? I can explain all this. Yeah, well, we're gonna give you a chance too at headquarters Get your hat. What come on. Get your hat. Oh, no, he didn't do anything He wouldn't hurt a fly only when he's maddened up to kill a man. Oh, no inspector. Listen, come on Jeff don't go Don't go with them. Well, he ain't got no choice lady. Come on Yoo-hoo Nancy the killer's home Jeff Hi, honey. Oh Jeff darling, you're back. Not a mark on me darling. Well, what happened down at headquarters? Oh, nothing much. They asked me a lot of questions. First, they thought the guy died from that crack in the head Yeah, but after the autopsy they found out he was drowned Drowned. Yeah, remember the water running in the tub when we came in last night? Yes Well, I told him about it. You see whoever killed him must have knocked him unconscious and then put him in the tub They put him they What's the matter? Oh Jeff I just took a bath in that tub Oh Jeff, this is a horrible place. Let's get out of here get out. We can Nancy, don't you see this is our big break? I came down here to write a story and I've got one But it was going to be a love story Well, you love me, don't you and I love you. What's that got to do with it? Well, that's our love story two people deeply in love with each other get mixed up in a murder I don't like it. Listen. I've never had a really successful book Well, that's because you keep on writing murder mysteries. No, it's not. It's because they're corny murder mysteries Well, this time I've got a real plot. I'm going to find out who killed that guy and then I'll write the novel Think of the publicity. I'll get no Jeff. It isn't worth it. Listen, whatever's happened up to now It's over and done with we've got nothing to worry about. Are you sure? Well, certainly Okay Let's turn open the door Yes, listen, we just heard a shot. Yes, it was right in the basement. We Say there's smoke in this room. Yes, I'm sorry. You, uh, you did hear a shot. I was cleaning this gun and went off No damage done. Oh Oh Well, let's see, but it was in the basement. No, it was up here. You probably heard it through the dumbwaiter shaft Oh Oh Anything else? Well, no, I guess not. Well, there is one thing mr. Turner You promised us some shades for the bathroom window and as long as we're here I'm sorry. Come in. Thank you. All right. See it must be something it'll serve temporarily What about this afghan? Well, I don't think that'll cover the window. How about this screen mr. Turner the screen Oh, I don't see why not you can stand it up in front of the window. Oh, that'll be fine. Take it Jeff. Thanks a lot Need any help? No, I'll manage. Good evening, mr. Turner Oh, good evening, mr. Lingle Come in Mr. And mrs. Troy this mr. Lingle Lives in the apartment across the hall. How do you do? Hello, how do you do? Can I give you a hand? Well, that's all right. Thanks, mr. Lingle. Good night, mr. Turner. Good night Turner you stupid cluck. What have I done? That's screen. That came out of coffins apartment on the top floor, didn't it? Now, don't worry lingle. They never saw it before. Did you point out the address to him? What address? Bruls address. Andrew Brul 507 west 12th street. It is written on the screen. Why didn't you tell me? I just saw it as he carried the screen out the door. Wait here. Wait a minute. Where are you going? I'm gonna get that screen back. Tell him I've changed my mind. You haven't got a mind set down I've got to get that address off the screen. We'll get it my way sit down Jeff Wake up Jeff listen, I heard a noise Jeff there's somebody in this apartment. I can hear him moving around well telling to sit down and be quiet Jeff wake up it's coming from the bathroom go back to sleep. Listen Do you hear it? Yeah, but I wish I didn't Wait a minute. What? Oh, I'm crazy. It's old Hickory. He must be in the bathroom. In the turtle of course. Oh, I'm sorry dear go back to sleep Uh, good night. Good night Jeff what? I just remembered I put old Hickory out in the fountain. Will you please make up your mind? It's not the turtle. It's not there's someone in here All right, here I go You wait here. Oh, no, I'm going with you if you're going to be murdered. I'm going to be murdered, too Oh, stop talking about murder. Well, Jeff just yell Jeff. Maybe somebody'll hear us and come and help Oh, that's the coward way only a coward would do that. Well Well, all right. I'll yell Who's there? I've got you covered He's gone out the window put on the light. Jeff are you all right? I'm okay the light quick Oh, he broke the window looked as a knife a knife Jeff that noise it was like someone's scraping something. Here it is on the screen See that writing? Let's see Looks like it's been scratched off Something 07 west 12th street. Well, that looks like the top of a five. Yes, it is 5 07 west 12th street 5 07 Say that address I've got it polly's boyfriend. That was the address on that letter. Oh The letter that you and she were playing post office with that's it. All right The name of the guy was brule andrew brule. Well, whoever it was. He didn't want us to see that address Call me a cab. Well, you sweet. I've got to get my clothes on Jeff. It's after three o'clock in the morning Well, in that case if mr. Brule is a respectable guy, you'll be home in asleep and I'm going to wake him up You mean we're going to wake him up Yes, oh good evening. Good evening. It's morning. Yes. Well, I'm sorry to disturb you But it's very urgent that I see mr. Brule. He isn't here. Oh Well, where is he? I don't know Oh Are you mrs. Brule? No, I'm not. I'm mr. Devoe. I written a pop into mr. Brule. That's all I know about him Well, look, uh, would you mind answering a few questions? Yes, I would I'd be glad to make it worth your while Darling, do you have your purse? Yes, but I well, give me about 20 dollars. All right What do you want to know? Well, uh, does mr. Brule get his mail here? Yes, he does But that's about all I hardly ever see him. Does he get letters from a polly franklin? Yes, every saturday and what about a man named edward turner? Well, I see that one every friday regular talk work See and does he still get mail from robert h scott? Uh-huh. What about louis coughman? Coughman Coughman. No, I I don't remember any coughman Say you seem to know more about this than I do What are you asking me questions for so if you tell me what I want to know and I'll tell you what you want to know Now what does mr. Brule look like? Haven't you ever seen him? No, never Oh, I see Well, he isn't exactly my type. He's sort of large and bulky and he has a scar on his face Coughman quiet Who's coughman? Oh, um Well, just a friend of ours who sounds sort of like that description and tell me is he blonde? No, he's black haired Oh, well not a bit like coughman. Is it darling? No, of course not Is that all you want to know? That's all, but I'll probably come back sometime in the morning. Will that be all right? I guess so. Well, good night. Good night Come on, darling So Coughman and brule of the same guy Yes, maybe what do you mean? Maybe you just heard that woman describe coughman and say that he was brule And everybody at 50 gay street was mailing him letters What's it sound like to you blackmail? Sure One of them killed the blackmailer and the others are helping to hide the murderer But don't you think it's odd that they're all living in the same apartment house? Oh, I got that all figured out How he made them live together so that he could keep an eye on them Well Maybe maybe maybe can't you see? He mingled with him under the name of coughman and he blackmailed him under the name of brule Then somebody found out and killed him. Why it's simple. Yes, it's a little too simple Hello, hello, this is mrs. Davos speaking. Yes listen They were just here the man and the woman I did what you wanted. I described coughman Yes, they think coughman is brule They're coming back in the morning to ask some more questions What? 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DeMille returns to the microphone We require a few professional secrets out of our stars when the play is over But here's the third act of a night to remember Darring and southern and robert young Nancy and jeff have returned to their home sweet home in the basement It's just 3 30 a.m. That they open the door And here a girl sobbing in the darkness Who's there? Who is it put on the light? And Well, and what are you doing here? Oh Nancy, I thought you'd never get home here darling here. What's wrong? I feel like I'm losing my mind You've got to help me nancy. Of course. I will and oh sure. What are you afraid of? That's a silly question nancy. You know what she's afraid of the same thing. We're all afraid of she's afraid that the reason For brutal blackmailing her will come out aren't you and then you know She made you come here too. Sure. We're all in the same boat. Oh on the same boat. I've been hearing that for a year At first when I heard he was dead. I was glad Then I realized that one of us had killed him I've got so I don't trust anybody And yet I want to talk I want to well you go ahead. Sure. Talk all you want Tell me Ann. How did you folks find out that brule and coughman were the same person? Oh, everybody suspected it Then when we found out he was dead my husband and lingualt searched his apartment They found letters papers everything he needed and why was coughman or brule or whatever he's nameless Why was he blackmailing you so long ago that it seems unreal? Do you remember philip higby higby? Oh, you mean the playboy murder case? Yes. Oh, I was in the apartment The shot came through the window. I was scared and ran away. Oh, yes. I remember reading about that in the papers So you were the mysterious brunette. Yes the stupid brunette After the story died down. I thought I was going to be all right I met robert Then after we were married brule began to blackmail you What did he have on lingual? Well lingual was an art dealer. He forged a painting and brule found out All of us. We've done something He made us live here. But tell me what happened to coughman's furniture. We split it up in the various apartments We thought it would keep the police from finding out that he was brule Well, how about poly was he blackmailing her? Yes She wrote some silly love letters and this man got hold of them She was afraid the father would try to take her child away from her. Is that it? Yes See Now, uh, what about turner turner? Well turn to us Jeff Well, Jeff, aren't you going to see what that was? I don't have to. I know what it was somebody screamed See, what did I tell you? Well, it's right outside What's the matter here? Oh, it happened again. It crawled over my foot. Oh Mrs. Salter don't be frightened. It wasn't anything wrong down here. It's all right, mr. Lingo that turtle crawled over mrs. Salter's foot turtle what turtle what are you doing here mrs. Salter? Well, mr. Turner told me to come he said mr. Scott was here and that I should listen She's crazy. I never told her that I want to get out of here. Let me out. Oh sit down mrs. Salter calm yourself Ann, what's this all about? Oh robert I oh, she was just down here visiting with us weren't you ann then we heard that scream How long have you been down here, ann? Yes, what are you doing down here? We were just gossiping mr. Lingo. Did you talk to him doesn't make any difference lingo. I knew all about it anyway Knew what that brule was blackmailing you What are you talking about? So you trick her into talking I ought to punch you in the nose Oh Scott, please do it. Yeah, wait a minute Scott. I think you're a pretty smart guy, don't you? Yes, and I'm smart enough to know something the rest of you don't know. What's that? You all think brule and coffman were the same person? We know they were So one of you killed coffman and figured you were safe Well, I'm telling you they weren't the same brule is still alive. That's a new twist. Can you? Yeah, how do you know? They found papers in coffman's room would a blackmailer leave his evidence lying around for everyone to see Coffman was only a stooge. He was working for brule Then he started out on his own with the evidence brule had gathered over the course of years Brule didn't like that so brule killed him then Then you mean we aren't safe brule is alive. Yes, mr. Lingo brule is alive and living in this house He'd give me about three hours to more morning and I'll turn him over to you I say him but brule may be a woman don't forget that And I've got a pretty good hunch right now who the murderer is Good night ladies and gentlemen Come on in Well That was a nice move quiet. You told them brule was alive. He is. All right. He is But you told him you knew who he was don't you realize what he'll do now Sure as soon as he thinks we're asleep. He'll probably come down here to knock me off Then I'll find out for certain who he is. Oh Oh, that's a dandy idea dear just dandy when he comes down to kill you You know right away that he killed kaufman and then he'll kill you because you know, he killed kaufman And then I'll know he killed you so he'll kill me Oh jeff you're an idiot Come on. We're leaving and right now. No, I'm going to stay here. This is my big chance It's the last chapter of my novel the last chapter of your life. You mean oh, don't worry about me Oh jeff for heaven's sakes. You haven't even got a gun. Look you're you don't want a husband Who's a coward do you I'm not particular. I just want a husband Oh, anyhow, I'm staying here. I'm going to see this thing through to the finish. Okay, darling Okay If you've made up your mind to stay then you stay and I'll stay too. Oh not dares be sensible But sensible people just go to the phone dial oh and ask for a policeman and let the police have all the glory after I've done All the work. All right All right, jeff, but I'm staying and while we're waiting to be glorified. Perhaps we'd better notify your draft board Nancy what nothing. I just wanted if you were asleep. Have you heard anything just my pulse What time is it about 4 30? They ought to be here any minute. Huh? Who? Jeff I've got a confession to make what I dialed oh and asked for a policeman. You mean When when you were brushing your teeth? Oh, Nancy, don't you realize what that'll do? It'll bring hankering a raft of policemen down here. Oh, I hope so Can you keep a secret? Uh-huh. I hope so too Oh jeff if if brew comes what are you going to do? Well, I don't worry. I've got my golf clubs here Oh jeff. I wish you'd taken more lessons if you did Jeff there's someone coming outside the door. I'll put on the lights. Okay For the love of oh hurry jeff. Nancy the lights. Somebody's done something to them. Well, get a candle get something Quiet Put your flash over here. Troy. Where are you? Here? Here? Here? Oh jeff. Are you all right? Yeah? I think so Where is he? Where's the guy who was here? He got away when you shot. He broke away Search the building for the god of every door that man. He tried to kill my husband He's the murderer whoever he is. You've got to find him Oh going to sing go ahead, but don't stand there with your mouth open What's wrong? What about the closet? Look on the On the floor? Yes Chief look I see it. Look chief. What about it? What is it? See? Oh, I'm shining the flash There's blood coming out from under the door. All right Come on out. Who's everybody in there? Come on out Open the door bully. Okay Watch him It's okay chief one of those shots slammed them right in the chest. He's dead. You sure sure. I'm sure He made it as far as the closet. I guess and that's all Well, uh, who is it? Put the light on his face. Oh It's mr. Lingo Lingo, huh? Then he's the blackmailer. He's the one who killed carlton Jeff it's mr. Um Jeff Jeff, where are you? He's all right lady. He just kind of passed out for a minute. There. He is on the floor again Oh Jeff look at me Oh, darling, are you all right? Speak to me Are you sure the murder is dead? Yes, darling Okay, what do you want to talk about? We'll be back in a moment for a curtain call Now ladies Confidentially, would you like to know where you can get some more nylon stockings? Well, I I'm awfully sorry I can't tell you because I just don't know But I can tell you how to make the stockings you have last longer And that's the next best thing to having new ones, isn't it? 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There will be plenty of excitement here next week too Before our stars come back. Let me show you what I mean I tell you there's a woman walking around lisbon right now with the plans for the new torpedo Don't be ridiculous ken. No woman could get those plans here from america Oh, but this woman was smart you see very smart and very beautiful She had those plans tattooed on her back on her back Sure, they're now an invisible ink while she waits to sell them to the highest bidder For the nazis maybe or the jabs. Well, who is she? Who is this woman? Do you know she killed to get those plans? She murdered a man in america And she'll murder again to hold on to them I've got to watch her watch her every minute, but you don't know who the woman is I've got an idea darling You see, I think it's you To find out what happened after that I suggest you join us next monday night I'll tell you the name of the play and who will be in it in a few minutes Tonight was indeed a night to remember. We won't forget the two stars who made it that And southern and robert young and here they are Thank you cb. It was swell to be here and work with any don't call me any bobby Don't call me bobby any All right, you'll be around again You two seem to have met before well, and I've been working for the same boss for years You know it it always interests me bob to hear how a star became a star instead of Well, let's say a detective. How did it happen with you? Very simple cb. I used to be a copy boy on the newspaper here in los angeles One evening I was doing an impersonation of the night editor a guy nobody liked When he walked in and saw it That night I decided to become an actor My resignation was accepted. You were fired, huh? All right wise girl, you tell us how you got into picture Oh, no no not me. I want to hear about mr. DeMille. He was an actor once, you know I became an actor because I was hungry And yes, and now I hear he eats actors for breakfast And I'll listen here. Okay. I take it back. What's the name of the play you're going to have next week cb The name of it bob is the lady has plans It's a paramount picture and a throwing one And next Monday night our stars will be William Powell and Rita Hayworth No So I hope you will all make plans to hear the lady has plans. Count me in mr. DeMille. Good night. 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Salter Lynn whitney is polly walley mayor is hankin jane birce is ann and eddie mar norman field fred mackay charlotte fredway frank penny leo cleary charles seal ken christie and warren ash Our music was directed by louis silvers And this is your announcer john m kennedy reminding you to tune in next monday night to hear william powell and rita hayworth in The lady has plans Mothers you have a difficult problem these days with food rationing and shortages It's harder now to get vitamin rich foods Yet it's up to you to see that your family doesn't get low on vitamins So get vimms vims supply all the essential vitamins and all the minerals commonly lacking Yet vims cost less than a nickel a day in the new family size Remember vi for vitamins double ms or minerals Get vims at your drugists This is the columbia broadcasting system