 AutoLite and its 96,000 dealers bring you Mr. Jeff Chandler in a story taken from life tonight's presentation of Suspense Tonight AutoLite presents the case against Lou Doc a factual document concerning the San Francisco Tong wars starring Mr. Jeff Chandler Hello, Harlow. Hi, Hap. How's it going? Oh horrible if you mean my car it wastes gas. It's tough to start Yeah, well, why don't you go straight Hap? Straight Harlow? Sure straight to your nearest AutoLite spark plug dealer for a spark plug checkup You see Hap the spark plugs are the heart of your car's ignition system, and they've got to be right now He's got the exclusive AutoLite plug check indicator that tells in an instant whether your spark plugs are right for your style of driving Well, suppose my plugs only need cleaning. Well, I have your AutoLite spark plug dealer has the specialized equipment to do the job properly And if replacements are needed He'll recommend ignition engineered AutoLite spark plugs resistor or standard type to give you smoother performance quick starts and gas savings So friends see your neighborhood AutoLite spark plug dealer soon and remember from bumper to tail light You're always right with AutoLite and now with the case against Lou dark and the performance of mr. Jeff Chandler AutoLite hopes once again to keep you in Son Jack take your men go up the other end of the alleyway Plan them back in the doorway plenty dark. They won't be seen Although the same done at this hand the signal to move will be a sharp blast of a whistle. You got that, right? All right, man. You heard the captain VA over there. Oh, yeah Well, it's like I'm right on time. Oh, oh Glasgow. I'm glad you got here This must be an important one looks like a whole San Francisco police forces here It's a big one believe me. Oh, you know captain of the Tech is Wilbur now. Yeah, we've met this lieutenant Son Jack I'm glad to meet you. Let's go. And then I'll have their instructions the eight good and take your positions Okay, man. Let's go. All right, Thompson. Yeah, you want to come along with me Glasgow our stakeouts down about midway in the alley All right with you. It's a laundry. There's a vacant storeroom upstairs. We can watch it from up there Here message you left for me back at the newspaper office wasn't too explicit mr. D.A. Well tonight's the night we've been waiting for More murder than mayhem. Hmm. Perhaps Look, you've arrested hundreds of Chinese before all members of some time. What good did it do? Well, none Just arresting the hatchet man. Isn't the answer. Oh, sir This is it smells empty Chinese launder man who ran the shop was hacked to death in the last Tong battle. They held along here come along up those stairs Who's having it out tonight the hop yin Tong and Leon Singh? Well Come Ji Ho and Lou Doc. Yeah, the two most popular and powerful Tong leaders I agree with you as far as come Ji Ho is concerned, but as for Lou Doc I'm more determined than ever to get him. This man was a double-eyed Glasgow by day Sweet smiling and innocent silk merchants by night a ruthless murder of his countryman. He won't stop the Tongs by convicting Lou Doc Well, we'll be able to see everything from this window clear and I Yeah Million stars in the sky We stood next to the open window above the laundry shop feel its district attorney Red Muccia and I Only waited From the window we could see down into the dimly lit street called sporefoot alley a narrow street lined on either side with butcher markets curio shops tea parlors and more laundries Some of those shops fronts for hidden gambling dens Sultry era pressed opium dens Lou Doc the man the DA accused of being the most notorious Tong leader in San Francisco was all of that But he was more Lou Doc was my friend. He was a man of principles Born in San Francisco and wanting to adapt himself to the ways of his Western brothers He'd learned to speak read and write a pronounced English He'd educated himself from the thoughts and ideas of the Western world. I Knew Lou Doc And I had my doubts that he was going to show up in sporefoot alley tonight Cigarette Glasgow. Yeah, what makes you so sure Lou Doc and comeji Ho are gonna show tonight. They're bitter enemies When comeji Ho learned that Lou Doc's brother was in love with one of his favorite sing-song girls He he challenged the hoppies. What's the girl's name hot toy? She's a dancer the golden lamp On surface the incident is just a spark to ignite the flame Glasgow You know that as well as I do the real battle is being fought for supremacy almost 12 Any minute now? We didn't have long to wait Because it exactly 12 o'clock a loud shrill cry rang out at one end of sporefoot alley And at the other end of the alley way the reply And another full-scale song war began At least 50 blacks suited chinese with their plates shoved into dark slouch hats that met head on in the alley The hatches reflected the moonlight as they crashed open enemy heads and long gleaming daggers found their marks in soft easy flesh And as the police moved in they scattered in every direction stumbling over the dead and wounded But the police were efficient They'd holed up both ends of the alley and it looked like they'd rounded up every one of the boohow doi That was alive The district attorney paced the floor of the storeroom his hands nervously twisting behind him as he waited for his captain of detectives to report to him Then we heard heavy steps coming up the stairs In a few moments three men appeared at the head of the landing Captain will burn his lieutenant son jack And a smiling dark-head chinese with his hands tied behind him da Oh, where's the other one? He uh, he disappeared. What do you mean? He disappeared? I don't know da He was in mixing us up with the rest of them. I know I saw him But after we had the rest of them rounded up. I couldn't find him How did you know it was lou doc captain the big head? I recognize his big head. You can't accuse the man Bring that other one over here. Okay You move This is the one they call cum g hoe. I know why you started this one cum g hoe Oh, yes, how did lou doc manage to escape? Oh, yes, lou doc Verifying silk merchant. Yes, don't stall with me. It'll go a lot easier on you You know, you're not going to get this man to talk. We'll see about that Now I want the names of every buhau dhoi that fought in the alley tonight Chan talo deion Oh that I think he said he wants his lawyer before he speaks another word correct a lawyer. Yes Thank you I never heard of any looks like tonight wasn't tonight. You thought it was going to be da I'm afraid your net results are zero District attorney moochia wasn't going to get cum g hoe to inform on lou doc no matter how hard he tried For a tongue member to testify or inform on another even your most hated enemy, which was a rival tongue was certain death And in most cases members of your own tongue would carry out the death sentence In the wild confusion of that battle It would have been impossible to tell whether lou doc had taken part in it Captain of detective sworn he'd seen him I wanted to know for sure. So the following morning I went to his house of business A little old chinese sitting behind the counter didn't even glance up at me as I entered I walked over to the door of lou's office and knocked A voice yelled enter in chinese and I did I opened the door Seated behind a bleach return desks at the man with his big head rocking back and forth Lou doc it is nice to see you again. It's nice to see you Pleased to sit I was just about to serve tea. Thanks. Oh, I beg your pardon. This dan is my beloved brother. Tommy Mr. Dan glasco of san francisco tribute. How do you do mr. Glasco? Hello, Tommy. You take tea with lemon. I believe right I am most happy of this surprise visit then Ah, here you are. Thanks most delicious There were seven men killed in last night's tongue wallou doc Tell me dan. Do you prefer the chinese or indian tea? I said seven men were killed in last night's tongue battle Tommy What's the matter my words too strong for your brother's sensitive ears Then if you were not a true friend, I would easily kill you with my own hand for such a remark I'm sorry. You as I believe in righteous principles It was upon this discovery that I grow very fond of you I've honored our friendship in the ways of your western world are many things that my people do not understand Among my people are certain things which the accidental does not understand But cold-blooded murder is not a way that either world should have to understand true But I have read in the western world books. I read of organization called california vigilance committee Well, look that committee is to protect the innocent from the guilty. Yes, no argument But for the protection in hap yin tong is protection for my people Now comes time when most beloved brother falls in love with sing song girl named atoy He wishes to marry with her She returns this love It must be so and and so in order to bring about this marriage hundreds of men may lose their lives If it is as the gods design Yes, there's nothing that I can say that can convince you to settle the whole thing peaceably in china perhaps by tribunal, but in san francisco Is not probable We must settle this difference by other means when i'm sorry ludac. I'm sorry for your people There is no one Upon whose heart this sorrow hangs heavier Than mine And with that ludac rose up from his chair Stood staring at me for a moment through tear-filled eyes Then he turned and strode majestically out of the room his large head bent as if in prayer In the weeks that followed for some unknown reason or other the tongue was slowed down to practically a standstill It'd been only a couple of hatchet murders in two months It seemed almost too good to be true Then on january 4th, I received a phone call from the da's office about four in the afternoon His voice had a smile in it. Well, it took someone else to do it glasco But it was done What was done about an hour ago in ross alley two tong men shot a man and then hacked his face to ribbons with their hatchets Captain wilburn got down there. He identified the man Who was it the man we've been after Your good friend ludac Autolight is bringing you mr. 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Well calculated to keep you in South spend Lou doc had been my friend And the realization of what an impact his death would have on his following hit me Was to be a great loss for them I hung up the phone and decided to go down to the police station When I got there the desk sergeant lifted the tired finger and told me that captain willburn was back in the morgue with Lieutenant son jack come in glass girl the da said you might be done So you Finally got lou doc. We didn't a couple of rival tongwin that did the job. Did you pick him up it? Nope Got away. I want to take a look at him The bloody over here All right, son jack turn down the sheet What I mean when I say bloody his face his own mother wouldn't recognize How do you know it's lou doc by the head take a look at the head what's left of it Doc had a big head almost out of proportion to the rest of his body That's how I know it's him but still I classical the da told me how you feel about this guy I don't want any trouble from him This man is lou doc. I positively identify him as the notorious tongue leader of the hop yinx Do you care to challenge that statement? No No, of course not then you will admit this is lou doc Sure captain. I admit it. That's lou doc I admitted it because the thought suddenly occurred to me that here was the opportunity I'd been waiting for The dead man lying on the slab when the police morgue was not lou doc The police had no positive identification as to who the man was But it looked like a perfect way to ease the pressure that was being brought to bear on them Captain wilburne knew that faceless man was not lou doc as well as I did The following morning I went to the business house of lou doc the silk merchant Just as I'd expected the name on the door had been changed Next door was a gambling parlor I gave the password at the door and was admitted I sat down at one of the phantom tables and began playing I hadn't been playing long when I suddenly felt the presence of someone familiar standing next to me three Hello lou doc Hello dan Happy to meet with you So somewhere we can talk come owner of this establishment is a good friend of mine We shall use his office all right. You lead the way come in here now We are alone Still hailing hearty even though you're dead That is not good joke Take it you read the morning papers. Oh, yes In time to change the name on your place of business. You were pleased to see elimination of lou doc. Weren't you my friend? You want the truth Our most precious bond Dan Yes, lou doc. I was because now it's no longer necessary for you to work with any tongue It surprises me that you of all persons I respect should think that way There's great work yet to be done among my people forget the work lou It's a battle that won't be won until every tongue is disbanded and if I leave what then Come jeho and his tongue take over leadership in san francisco The terror that exists now will seem my friend a mere particle What about the police the police are satisfied you know that The notoriety and publicity that have gone before will no longer continue to follow me Half yings will continue to exist in you still behind them. Yes my friend to make decisions I will set up puppet leader But the arrival come jeho will always know that still sitting on the throne of the hop yings is lou doc The man he fears I'm a newspaper man. I have to print the truth. You know that yes my friend. I know I also know something else. Yeah I also know You are a true friend of lou doc And he was right I knew the fight within myself had begun To know that he was still alive and yet never to print that fact Because in doing so I'd have to betray his friendship A windy night in february I was working late in the office it was about eight o'clock and one of the reporters came in and told me that tommy yushu Lou doc's brother had been trapped in the cafe of his dancer girlfriend art toy I rushed down to dagger alley There wasn't a soul in sight I started to walk It was cold and heavy wind was blowing but my hands were soaking wet with perspiration as I made my way up the cobblestone walk to the golden lamp I imagined a hundred eyes staring at me from dark dollways Then I was in front of the cafe I walked up to the door It was bolted tommy Tommy yushu it's me the newspaper man dan glasco. Let me in Let me in tommy What are you doing here word leaked out the onsings had you holed up here? They sure do you took an awful chance coming up that alleyway Well, what you missed your neck here for coming here Our toy mr. Glasgow We plan to leave tonight secretly Somehow they learned of our plans It was our toy's father who betrayed us Fire please Tommy My father was threatened. There was nothing he could do I'm willing to die with Tommy Slu doc know you're here. No and call him tell him to call the police You have talked with my brother mr. Glasgow. You know he would never do that, but you'll never get out of here alive Then it must be so I don't understand it You'd be willing to commit suicide because of some silly superstitious and clannish idea that But the only way to deal out justice is through force Well, you and your brother and everybody who thinks that way Tommy are wrong Maybe the idea of tongs originally were good ideas, but but the goodness has gone out of him I'm going to call the police one moment. Mr. Glasgow I'm sorry, but I cannot allow you to do that. All right. I'll even put away the gun. I won't call Can I call your brother? Perhaps that is best thanks Tommy gave me a number to call Lou doc answered the phone himself His voice remained strangely calm when I told him what the situation was He told me he was coming right down warned me to stay in the cafe Then I hung up The three of us Tommy you shoe the sing song girl odd toy and myself sat down and waited 20 minutes later, I heard a car screech to a halt down at the end of dagger alley I opened one of the small windows stuck my head out and looked down the narrow street A long black car was parked at the curb Then the car door opened and Lou doc stepped out alone And he began his long walk up the cobblestones to the cafe He walked slowly staring straight ahead His body firm rigid in one position It was just the movement of his legs Wearing a long black coat. He looked like a giant as he took long strides holding his oversized head high Lou Hello, doc. You better get inside. There must be at least 25 of them out there. I'm all right Tell Tommy to come out. But Lou you don't have a chance. They want to attack me They haven't done no Tell Tommy to come out Tell me he wants you to go with him I've got to go out boy, but I'll be back Do not fear my bill. I'll have to hurry Tommy. I'm going. Goodbye dad I see you soon again Soon Lou doc the two of them began their long walk back to the end of dagger alley Lou doc's hand closed tightly around his brother's arm Walking slowly but steadily toward the black car They weren't 10 feet from it when from out of one of the dark doorways a figure jumped into view was comejiho Comejiho let go with four wild shots Lou doc world covering his brother at the same time whipping out a gun and firing Tommy opened the door of the car got in and started it up. Then Lou doc fell to his knees still firing Tommy gunned the car away Lou doc pitched forward on his face emptying his gun Comejiho dropped to the pavement clawing at his bloody face. He twitched with just a moment And then he lay still When I got to Lou doc he was still alive but bleeding badly. He looked up at me Much pain my friend Much pain. There'll be an ambulance any minute now Lou just just hold on This is not death. I prayed my ancestor to give me then I died lying on wet pavement in doc alley at night My wounds bleed You're not gonna die Lou Most precious bond truth in our friendship Promise me Promise as you hold me in your arms my friend that in stories That will be written In one of them Someone will write So so while we're right That we need That I don't Beneath the cloak of the legend of his notorious reputation There existed a man who believed in the principles of righteousness for all his fellow men Who is there? Who can sit in judgment? And proclaim that there was any case But goodness Against the man named Lou doc Suspense Presented by auto light tonight star mr. 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You're always right with auto light Next week our star will be the first lady of suspense Miss agnus moorhead as lizzie borden in a dramatization of the most famous unsolved american murder mystery A true story we call the fall river tragedy In weeks to come we shall also present mr. clifton webb Mr. charles boyay and mr. j carol nasch all on suspense Suspense is produced and directed by elliot louis with music composed by lucian morrowick and conducted by ludd luskin The case against lou doc was written for suspense by richard george pedicini In tonight's story william conrad was heard as lou doc and joseph currens as luchile Featured in the cast were lillian bayef sam edwards herb butterfield Byron kane and jack crucian Jeff chandler can now be seen in the flame of arabia universal international technicolor production costarring marino harrah And remember next week the first lady of suspense miss agnus moorhead as lizzie borden in The fall river tragedy. This is the cbs radio network