 New post war old Dutch cleanser famous for chasing dirt presents Nick Carter famous for chasing crime 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 We'll have to cross the street make the bus stops on the other corner. Okay, Patsy. Oh, let's go. We had the green light The case of the invisible treasure today's adventure starring Lon Clark as Nick Carter brought to you by a new post war old Dutch cleanser Patsy has gone shopping with Nick in order to help him choose the right gift for an elderly friend who has a birthday next week They finally made a selection at Madame Helene's gown shop on Fifth Avenue and are now working their way through the crowds of shoppers toward the street door Patsy, do you really think she'll like it? She'll love it, Nick. She's 73 That little old brother a black lace neck. Oh, that's exactly why she'll love it from now on I'll bet you're her favorite person. Oh, either that or she'll never speak to me again. Oh, Nick Would you mind if I took just a minute to All right, I bumped into you and I Well, it's miss Bowen Sure, that's right. Here's mr. Carter. All right. Hello What are you doing out of the pen? I thought you're sent me still had a couple of years to run good behavior and believe me It's gonna be good from now on glad to hear it out. Yes, sir. I'm strictly legit now I did a lot of thinking in the pen and it started me on the right track. No hard feelings then not a bit, Nick I'm grateful to you. Fine Well, I got a run. I got a date. See you round, huh? Sure. Sure. So long Long well Imagine that Al Harper going straight must be doing all right, too. He looks prosperous. Well, I just hope it lasts come on Nick, it's over this way. What's over that way? Well, didn't I tell you I want to stop at the perfume counter. He's I'll get you all just as fast as I can After all, I'm only helping out here in the perfume department Does not suit my personality show me something dainty yes, ma'am if you only clerk I'm in a very great hurry Would you I'd be with you in a moment, ma'am? I've been a customer here for 20 years and I demand some Consideration clerk. I know I'm neck very well, ma'am. Now we have a very lovely selection. I know exactly what I want It's a cologne called heavenly sin heavenly sin Heavenly sin now. Let me see It's right there in front of you those large bottles with a cut glass stopper. Oh, yes Yes, of course, let me see one of those two nothing doing. I'm buying all he has in stock Harder a you will see about that clerk. I'll take a bottle of heavenly sin. I spoke first I'm having all you haven't stopped clerk. I'm sorry ma'am But it's against our policy to disappoint a customer But I only have a few bottles left, so I'm afraid I'll have to set a limit one bottle of heavenly sin to a customer That's what you get for being greedy you and your fancy mink coat. Oh, I'll wrap it up for you, ma'am Patsy, let's get out of here all these women getting on your nerves Nick. Oh, it's awful I think shopping's fun. I beg your pardon. Are you speaking to me? Yes, would you do me a great favor? Well? Well, yes, what is it? Here's $20 will you buy me a bottle of heavenly sin? Of course the price is 1498 keep the rest of your troll. You don't need to do that Clerk just a moment. You can wrap up a bottle of that for me, too. Yeah, of course, ma'am Hey, what is this stuff anyway, Patsy? I never heard it before. Hey you. I beg your pardon Yeah, you snap it up. I'm in a hurry. I'll be right with you, sir Now a modern that would be 1498 plus tax. Let them games wait. You've got any heavenly sin I'll be with you in a minute. You'll be with me right now. How many bottles you got left? Only to take them both. I'm sorry one bottle to a customer nuts to that. I said I'd take them both Yes, but I do want me to get tough about it. Oh, I'll wrap them up for you immediately, sir Yeah, I don't know, but I'm getting interested. Here's your money clerk. Oh, thank you, ma'am If I'll have your change in a moment. Well, how about my bottle of heavenly sin? Oh, here it is, ma'am That'll be 14. Hey wait a minute. I said I'm buying all you got give me that Oh, no, you don't get your hands off that one. I'll pay you for it, lady. Now, let go. I said get your hands off But I'm gonna pay you for that bottle of heavenly sin. No, 50 bucks. I don't have you know I don't need your money. You have 26 cents change coming keep it and you'll never such a scene Now let's see this other bottle goes to the young lady here. I'll pay for it But Nick I have the money. I'll give it back to the young lady who gave it to you Betsy Now wait a minute. She's buying that for me. I'm afraid not. There's something about this heavenly sin cologne that interests me, too Why do you keep the money? We'll keep the heavenly sin Nick I get the bus on the opposite corner. Yes, I know, but wait till the light changes. Yeah Why in the world did you buy that cologne? Because I'm curious to know why everyone wanted a corner the market That girl in the main coat could have murdered us both after all I did promise to buy it for her awfully pretty girl Wasn't she? Oh, if you like bleached blondes Patsy, what could there be about that cologne to make even a thug like that other character offer a hundred dollars for it? I can't imagine unless it's awfully scarce. Well, you take it back to the office. Will you soon as I get there? We'll see what's in the bottle. Aren't you coming with me? No, I have to pick up some new chemicals from my lab I'll be there soon as that. Oh, here's the light. Come on Hey, hey, let me kill. Let me kill. What do you think that boy is now just not in my knees Lucky that taxi had good breaks Are you all right? Oh, hello, I'll I'm okay, but I gotta tell you something. Let me have to pick up those packets Oh, thanks. I'll I've got the rest of them Nick Listen to me. Oh, you tell me about it later. Patsy. Here's a taxi Get in but in you go. I want to stand up on a crowded bus after the shake up You better tell the driver to take your home to change your stockings first. I'll see you at the office in about an hour So long feel after your accident. I tried to tell you Nick. It was no accident What someone pushed me in front of that taxi pushed you are you sure? Of course I am I distinctly felt a hand in the middle of my back and that was just about the time that Al Harper showed up No, no, it wasn't now. I saw him in the crowd 10 or 15 feet away just before it happened Besides, I know who it was You do who that same man or try to buy up all the heavenly sin cologne What not that these them and those character at the perfume counter. That's the one I heard his voice behind me. Just as I was pushed and I was right There is something important about that cologne. Let's have a look at the bottle. Oh We can't why can't we it's all smashed. I had to throw it away I didn't notice it was broken when we picked up the packages after the accident We must have been too excited, but I got in the taxi I began a nose of the air just reeked the cologne so I looked down and there it was Running out of the package. It was a mess. Did you notice anything unusual about the cologne itself? No, it smelled very ordinary to me There wasn't anything inside the bottle except cologne. No, I don't think oh by the way Do you have my box of bath salts your what my bath salts they were in a package just about the same size as the cologne Bottle was I thought you picked it up when I fell down You mean a package the same size and shape as the one the cologne was in is missing But if you don't have it it must be there's the answer That's why you were pushed in front of that taxi so that you drop the packages and in the excitement somebody could get away with one But who'd want my bath salts they got the bath salts by mistake Betsy What was the cologne they were after and they wanted it badly enough to risk killing you to get it Of course the packages looked alike and they stole the wrong one exactly Oh, I wish I hadn't broken that bottle now. We may never know what made it so valuable Well, whatever it was that blonde and the mink coat knew it too. How about the other woman the battle act? Oh, no, she didn't know because she wasn't even interested until they try to get the cologne away from her That's right. She only brought it out of stubbornness. You know if we could locate her if she still has the cologne Maybe we can find the answer that way But we don't know who she is no we don't but she said she'd been a customer of Madame Helene's for 20 years I'll see what I can find out in the store in the morning I'm sorry sir, but I never saw the lady before I see Well, are you the regular clerk in the perfume section? I am not a clerk at all I'm the department supervisor. I was just helping out yesterday in an emergency an emergency Yes, miss broché our buyer and chief says lady in perfume had to be rushed to the hospital with acute appendicitis She was operated on yesterday afternoon And I won't be able to see her for a day or two. No, I'm afraid not Say, you know, I've been wondering why everyone was so anxious to buy up our stock of heavenly sin I wonder too, but it looks as though I'm going to have trouble finding out Nobody at the store has any idea who that woman is. Well, I think I know you do How did you find out by reading the morning papers? Widow slain and west side rooming house body of mrs. Eldorot Telford 47 was discovered not there the next paragraph In a shabby room reeking of strong cologne. That's what I mean. Yeah, it does tie in But even so go on go on start reading there Mrs. Telford evidently put up a determined fight for a life breast in the right hand was a broken cologne bottle of heavy-cut glass The label reading ironically enough heavenly sin now. Tell me I'm wrong No, that's he all right. We found what we were looking for too late The brutal murder of mrs. Telford and the destruction of the only other bottle of cologne Nick knows about It seems that his chance of solving the riddle has vanished. We'll see what happens in just a moment Now back to the case of the invisible treasure today's adventure with Nick Carter brought to you by new post war old Dutch cleanser Nick believes that mrs. Eldorot Telford was murdered because she had in her possession a bottle of cologne called heavenly sin But what the secret of the cologne may be he doesn't know Nick and Patsy are now in mrs. Telford's room to see whether they can learn anything there the lodging house janitor is with Well, Patsy that no chance of finding out anything from the cologne itself Bottles completely smashed it looks as though she used it as a weapon to defend herself Yeah, nobody's scared miss Telford. She got mind of her own. I could tell that at the story yesterday funny Nobody heard the fight They've been thinking maybe it happened early last night Most of my rumors is out even so you'd think somebody would hear it Yeah, but that new girl across the hall. She got the radio on so loud I got to palm steam pipe three times radio. Yeah, one of those mystery program all screaming shooting and yelling Tying away. Wait a minute. You said a new girl. Yeah, sure. She used to move in last night right across wall Come on. Let's go over there. Nick a radio blasting away might have covered up the sound of a fight Yes, especially the house was almost deserted. That's the room. Yeah, I mean they don't think she'd be home. We'll see What is your new rumor look like mr. Hansen? She was so pretty like anything she dressed so good and fine for a coat was it brown for yeah, sure She didn't have blonde hair did she yeah, that's her long yellow hair You know her wouldn't be surprised or not getting anywhere knocking. I'm going in What it wasn't even locked no reason why it should be patsy. She's gone Down shop again. There's one more thing. I want to check They handle that cologne regularly. They may have the address of someone else who's bought a bottle sometime in the past You mean on a charge account? Well, either that my record of delivery But Nick if the call is so valuable to these crooks I can't understand why they let mrs. Telford spill hers all over the room Patsy, I'm not so sure. It's the cologne thereafter. Then what is it? Well, there was one thing missing in mrs. Telford's room the stopper to that bottle But that's right. I didn't see it either and it's the sort of thing you'd be sure to notice That's right. It's very large and made it look like cut glass wasn't it? Uh-huh We'd only save the pieces of the bottle you have You did that package was such a mess. I didn't like to leave it in the taxi So I carried it up to my room and threw it in the waste basket. That's great I'll stop for the next corner. You can get a taxi go home and get that glass stopper and take it to the office I'll meet you there in less than an hour This amount of work to check through all those records and out whether you know anybody who ever bought a bottle of heavenly sin cologne Well, I I suppose it could be done Is there anything you can tell me? I'm afraid not if mrs. Brochet worked in the hospital She might know. Do you sell very much of that cologne? No very little as a matter of fact Heavenly sin is an important scent. We get only a half dozen bottles every now and then. Where's it imported from? It's made by a small concern in France. This brochet attendant to the ordering Say come to think of it. I've never even seen it on the counter till yesterday Why was it there then? Well when this brochet was taken to the hospital so unexpectedly Well, I have to step in the shipment had just arrived so I put it on display It's usually unpack it herself. I imagine so I see Well, please have those records checked as soon as possible. Yes I think I'm beginning to understand what this is all about. Well, I certainly wish I did I Know I know she was supposed to meet me at my office place anyway. This room has been searched and Thoroughly made up the room mr. Carter. I'm a writer. You did up. I guess you say that stopper What'd you do with it? Can't see it's how she showed it away. It was so pretty I was gonna take it home for my little girl to play with Roby you hold on to that stopper And I'll see that you get the biggest tip you ever had Yes, sir. I'll get it for you right away. No, not now. I haven't time. I've got to find Patsy About the people who bought that cologne. Oh, they're surprising too. Oh, what did you find? Well, miss broché must have stopped it just for a few special customers because each shipment contained only six bottles You know who got them. I'm coming to that. I suppose. It's why she never put them on display What do you mean all six bottles went out on the delivery truck every time and always to the same customers the same customers Yes, you have their names. Yes, the list is right here. Miss Lillian Lamont and mr. William Avery Mrs. George Nestor, mr. Alan Harper. What? Oh, mr. Alan Harper 374 west quarry street and then there was never mind the rest. I've got what I need to know I'm asking you for the last time sister What did you do with that stopper? I tell you I don't know she's lying Al. Yeah, let me slap a little sense into it You'll get your chance curly if she doesn't open up when that man pushed me in the bottle broke I wasn't interested in it anymore. I throw it away. No, don't try to kid me I saw you get into that taxi with it and little trage all the way home in another cab She didn't throw anything out of that cab Al. I'll swear to that So you had it when you went into your house Now where is it? I don't know no Maybe that'll teach you I'm not fooling What did you do with that stopper? I threw it in the wastebasket. She's stalling again Al curly and I tore that room apart. It wasn't there Give me a chance. Yeah, I'll make that deep talk. You're gonna get your chance in just a minute Now sister for the last time. Are you gonna tell me? I don't know where he is. I don't know. Okay, you're asking for it Curly you can take over What turn on the radio and turn it up good and loud we don't want nobody to hear this Curly Martin advances toward patsy as the radio blares forth loudly to cover the sound of her screams We'll see what happens in just a minute Now for the conclusion of the case of the invisible treasure today's adventure with nick Carter brought to you by new post war old dutch cleanser The cut glass stopper of a cologne bottle is so important to al harper and his gang that they've committed murder to get possession One now they've taken patsy to harper's home to force her to reveal where the stopper she had is hidden Turn that radio a blout a little okay, curly Yeah, that's better now i'll just start by No, please I tell you I don't know go on curly pound some sense into her head It was a lucky thing you were on the fire escape outside the window when al started to shoot nick Not all luck passy when I learned that al harper was one of the people to whom those bottles of cologne were delivered I felt pretty sure they'd take it to his place. So I so you brought the police with you That's right. They went up inside the house. Well, I came up the fire escape But nick have you found out what was so important about that cut glass bottle stopper? And here it is i'll show you Look how it sparkles. Hey, wait a minute and i'll show you some real sparkles. Oh nick. What are you going to do with that hammer? Oh, you broke it. I certainly did Why it was full of water sealed in and that's not all look Diamonds What are there must be about $20,000 worth and every bottle of that cologne You see patsy and water diamonds are almost invisible and inside that cut glass stopper. They were completely so Then al and his gang were smugglers you guessed it That heavenly sin cologne was bottled in france by a company. Which was really only the front for a gang of crooks And the perfume buyer madame hallane's gown shop was the receiver on this end. That's right Madam hallane didn't know anything about it the buyer marie brucey Unpacked every shipment personally and sent it out on the delivery truck to the members of the gang So when she was suddenly taken to the hospital with appendicitis it upset all their plans I'll say it there the big shipment was due that day She knew that if she wasn't there it'd be put on the counter So from the hospital she managed to get word to al and the others and they all came down to buy it up before anyone else had a chance Right And if it hadn't been for mrs. Telford stubbornness they'd have got away with it Guy Nick wasn't lil who murdered mrs. Telford. No curly Lil took that room across the hall to keep an eye on mrs. Telford So she could let curly into the house when nobody else was there I see By the way, doesn't the customs bureau pay a reward for turning in smugglers? It does and you will get your share of it Not only that i'm going to get you a nice present to make it up for all the trouble you've had Why nick how wonderful what kind of a present a nice big bottle of cologne Nick how about a word concerning next week's case well bob next week's case seemed easy at first, but then we Oh, I'll take it bob if it's that mysterious one Hello, look, I don't know who you are, but Now she hung up again nick. This is getting pretty bad She's been calling me too and and last night when I got home. I found this note pinned to the pillow on my bed Call super to wait for it That's see i'm going to get to the bottom of this look you two stay here Maybe I can find out nick not so fast. You haven't told us about next week's adventure. Oh, yes, that's right That's right. Well, well as I said it looked quite easy. Oh, but only at first. Yes, you're right vets. He turned out to be very tough Well, uh, what do you call this adventure nick? I call it the case of the classical clue Nick Carter is presented each week at this time by the cutty heat packing company It is produced and directed by joc mcgregor and is copyrighted by street and smith publications incorporated Charlotte Manson is featured as patsy today's script was written by jim parson's Original music is played by henry silvern 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 cleansing This is the mutual broadcasting system