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she's not in love with Paul Carol she can't be Glenn pull yourself together I'm sorry I know what Sheila means to you but you can't deny reality Glenn the fact is Sheila's met someone else and there isn't anything you can do about it two months ago she was going to marry me I didn't know that well not a definite promise but until Carol came along what is she told you about you and you can hardly expect me to tell you what you tell me I've got to know I don't think I have to violate a confidence for anyone but you said she's in love with him how do you know did she tell you yes she told me I don't believe it really Glenn if you're going to behave this way I know I'm a fool but Ellen if you knew what all this is doing to me I think I know ever since Sheila met Paul Carol she's been infatuated with him and I can understand why but why can't she see her moneys made ahead with him too oh Glenn lack of money doesn't mean anything to Sheila I've certainly never been wealthy why the jobs I've had dime store clerk telephone operator stenographer and now secretary that Sheila and I've always been close friends very close Ellen I I'd do anything humiliate myself anything if she'd only let me talk to you want me to call her for you don't know no I wouldn't want you to do that yes you would when you called me this afternoon I knew that's what you wanted me to do I'll call her right now well all right if it isn't too much trouble you know it isn't oh that's a silly thing to do I started to dial the wrong number well good heaven hello why Sheila what a coincidence I was just trying to get you Sheila what is it what's the matter Ella Sheila I can't understand you Sheila Sheila what's wrong what's happened I don't know exactly she seemed terrified something about someone trying to break into her apartment and then her voice seems mothered and we were good Lord we'd better get over there I'll call the police maybe they can get that quicker oh I hope I'm mistaken Glenn Sheila simply has to be all right we'll soon find out Glenn wait on the whole standing guard outside Sheila's door oh Glenn do you think come on well we'll let you up we're friends of Miss Blaine officer we're going inside all right well I don't know how you get by downstairs nobody tried to stop us off as if we simply came right up why can't we see Miss Blaine what's happened just a minute now just what's going on in there what's wrong I said hold your horses young fella Watson get downstairs into who are these people well sir that's what I was just my name's Ellen Liberty I call police headquarters about Miss Blaine oh yes Miss Liberty and Captain Hazlett of the homicide division homicide captain what's happened Sheila Blaine has two bullets in the back of her head she's dead wait a minute have you tried new signal gasoline that new super fuel that offers you premium performance at no extra cost if you have you know what an amazing new motor fuel it is not just pre-war quality not just an 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liver see this time it looks as if you won't have to even to be a bridesmaid your best friend Sheila Blaine is dead what kind of emotion does that call up in you are you properly heartbroken or is there a faint smile of triumph in your face the following morning when Captain Haslett called you Glen Reid and Paul Carroll to his office at police headquarters now tell you frankly we haven't developed a single lead on Miss Blaine's murder since last night you three seem to have been her closest friends though so if there's anything you can tell me what do you want to know Captain well you've already told me how Miss Blaine called you the way I'd like to thank you for calling headquarters apparently oh I thought it was a thing to do as I understand that you knew Miss Blaine intimately yes we've been friends since we were in school and her life ever been threatened before there was no reason for anybody to threaten a captain you were with Mr. Livesey when Miss Blaine called right at 7 30 and you Mr. Carroll you were at a movie at that time well from what I've heard I must have been inside the regal theater when she when it happened Miss Blaine made her phone call at 7 30 apparently she was killed immediately after that what time did you get on just after 11 one of your men was waiting for me what time did you went to the theater just after 7 wasn't that a little early for you to attend a movie I don't see why I hadn't anything to do last evening decided to drop in as I was passing by can you prove you were there look here if you're implying I had anything to do with this someone's been murdered Mr. Carroll it's my job to try to find out who did it I have to start with those who might have done it and you mean to say I'm one of them why not what motive would I have motives are usually and can easily be found does that mean Miss Livesey and Reed are under suspicion too everyone's under suspicion Mr. Carroll we suspect everyone at this stage of the game I went to the regal theater last night haslet I was there from 7 until 10 30 we can check it anyway how long had you known Miss Blaine six weeks you were quite friendly we were going to be married you're a liar just a minute Mr. Reed he's lying they weren't going to get married please please control yourself we just have his word for it she'll never told anyone holy yourself read I take it you were on friendly terms with Miss Blaine too I was in love with her and Carol says he was gonna marry I told you he was lying you're talking pretty carelessly read I'd watch myself if I were you what are you doing warning me I'm telling you to use a little common sense because if you don't I'll get what Sheila got how you dirty little down take it easy you're both under a strain but so as Miss Livesey I'm ready to tell you whatever I can captain no thanks I suggest you all go home now but I thought you had questions to ask us I'll do that later one at a time then we're free to go now what about Sheila's murder is this all you intend to do about it we'll go on checking into it Mr. Reed she's dead don't you understand that somebody's killed her somebody's got to pay for that we'll go on checking Mr. Reed haven't you any ideas or theories at all right now I'd say the coroner's jury will have to hand in a verdict of homicide by person or persons unknown we get those cases ever so often sneak thieves intruders surprised by their victims killed get away Sheila wasn't killed by any sneak thief how do you know I don't know for sure but it couldn't have been that the moment get some sleep Mr. Reed I'll call you if I want you thanks for your cooperation everyone thank you captain oh yes Helen will you be good enough to take me home now it's all quite a mystery isn't it Ellen the police get nowhere and soon it's almost forgotten yes even you almost forget it because of a new anxiety a new emotion your anger because you haven't seen Paul Carroll since that day he drove you home from the police station with Sheila out of the way you thought he'd be around much sooner didn't you thought you could wait but every day you're away from him well he's very much in your mind the afternoon you face Wilson Andrews in his office Wilson Andrews Sheila's attorney before Miss Blaine's will is admitted to probate Miss Leversey I'd like you to read it or if you prefer I'll read it to you to give you the gist of its contents Mr. Andrews are you telling me I'm one of Sheila's ears her only air my dear oh no that isn't possible surely you don't object but I couldn't I couldn't take her money my dear Miss Leversey she wanted you to inherit her estate surely you can use thirty thousand dollars I don't know what to say and she was quite fond of you miss Leversey I'll always remember her great glee in describing how surprised you'd be yes yes I can imagine if there are any questions you wish to ask why I think not Mr. Andrews oh yes yes there's one question when will I come into the estate almost immediately I'd say I hope this bequest will bring you much happiness Miss Leversey happiness well yes perhaps it will perhaps it will well this is a surprise isn't it Ellen Sheila's death has brought you a double benefit now you're thinking more than ever of Paul and now that you've become moderately wealthy why shouldn't you put your money to good use the clothes you've never had a new bigger apartment a chance to make Paul Carroll notice you but instead of Paul across the luncheon table from you you find Glenn Reed you're looking awfully attractive I'm on new hat knew everything I felt guilty about it all until all the time I was splurging yet I knew it was exactly what Sheila would have wanted me to do why did you invite me to lunch I had to talk to someone the police still haven't made any arrests they won't arrest anyone the way they're going about it it wasn't any sneak thief who killed Sheila makes usual sure that it couldn't have been it had to be somebody else that isn't enough to go on Glenn you need evidence of some kind to make the police change their mind I don't have any evidence but I have a pretty good hunch you mean you suspect somebody Paul Carol oh now Glenn that's ridiculous you know Paul can't be guilty he was at a movie when it happened the police even found an usher who remembered but that doesn't mean anything he could have sneaked out of side exit soon after he went inside nobody remembered seeing him come out what motive could he have why would he want to do it because he found out he wasn't named and Sheila's will he was counting on her money then he found out how she really felt so he killed her by the same token I'd have a motive for killing her because I knew I didn't hear us her money but you didn't know you were named as her heir oh yes that's true besides we know neither of us killed her Carol's the only one who had both the motive and the opportunity then he was at that failure he said well what are you going to do about it you're going to go to the police I don't know yet all I know is I won't let Sheila go on avenged I'm going to find out who killed her and when I do please don't do anything rash now promise me you won't do anything you might regret later promise me Glenn I'm not promising anything oh don't tell anybody what I've just said I'll take care of this in my own way and this might be dangerous to your plans suppose Glenn does do something to Paul Carol the man you love but wait Helen suppose Paul did kill Sheila you wouldn't want the murder of your best friend to go on avenged would you or would you love is a very strong emotion even when it's one sided you haven't seen Paul for weeks he hasn't called you up at all nevermind now you have an excuse Ellen an excellent excuse for seeing you like my hat Paul hmm oh yes very nice the very first time I wanted no isn't you've never noticed anything I've worn has your Paul what what makes you say that oh no reason why did you want to see me Ellen because we we both loved Sheila and because I haven't well I meant to call you and congratulate you on inheriting her estate but somehow I didn't get around to it shall I consider myself congratulated now if you like you've changed Paul you're not the same at all maybe I've good reason for it were you so much in love with her I don't know what does that mean well you knew Sheila as well as anyone you know what she was like she was beautiful and capricious unpredictable provoking you found that out in 15 years I knew her for six weeks during that time there were hours when I had daughter and moments when I could have killed her not a very good choice of words is it I know what you mean Paul now she's gone my world's pretty much upside down and yet if she'd lived I don't know how long we'd have lasted together were you really going to get married I'd have persuaded her to then we'd probably have split up in no time and I'd have been just as broke as I am you don't sound as if you were really in love I'm not trying to kid anybody Ellen just telling you how I felt then read doesn't think you were in love with Sheila yes I gathered as much that day at police headquarters he thinks you killed her Paul that's insane what's the matter with that idiot is he going around spreading that kind of gossip oh no I don't think so he told me about it yesterday though that's the real reason I want to see you I thought I had to warn you as he gone to the police he said the police wouldn't believe you bet they wouldn't please be careful please don't take any chances don't worry I'll talk to him get him straightened out oh no please don't go near him no that might only stir up trouble and if anything happened to you I didn't mean to betray myself I mean would shame doesn't mean to talk like this but I'm free to tell you now I'm in love with you and if anything if anything at all happened to you I could never tell you before Sheila was my dearest friend but just like Sheila the first time I saw you I fell in love with you too now you know I'm a fool for telling you this way but I don't care I have money now Paul we can share it together I'm not ashamed of myself I'm proud I just I want to stand up here and tell everyone I think we'd better go Paul please please let me finish it wouldn't do any good Ellen I'm sorry I don't know what else to say nothing else to say Paul shall we go unrequited love Ellen yes you can go on hoping but deep down inside you know he met it he'll never love you the anguish and torment of that thought gives you many a sleepless night you go on hoping but as the days go by you need more than hope you must see him hear his voice well then forget your pride Ellen you did once before hello oh hello Paul I want to apologize for my stupid behavior last Wednesday I wanted to call you before but I couldn't muster enough courage until now oh no no there wasn't anything else you could say well that's awfully sweet of you can't we make amends well perhaps if we had dinner together some evening oh I see yes yes yes of course well if you'll call me when you get back yes Paul yes goodbye when you get back when you get operator operator we will cut off no no no it's all right now oh hello Paul someone must have cut in I just thought I'd call and see I oh oh I see well I thought now that you're back you Paul Carol never thought you'd say those words did you Ellen he didn't remember that love is an emotion very close to hate but now you know Paul Carol doesn't love you never will love you he's avoiding you he's too busy you hate him now don't you Ellen you're going to take that hate out in action something drastic aren't you hello Glenn Reed oh hello Glenn this is Ellen yes yes I know I haven't seen you for ages but I see tonight Glenn really important about Paul Carol no no I can't tell you now can you come to my apartment tonight oh say eight o'clock all right I'll be expecting you yes you're going to do something drastic aren't you Ellen so you work fast and you're ready when Glenn arrives at eight my hello Glenn you come in thanks you haven't seen my new apartment before have you know I haven't pretty swank said you had something to tell me about Paul Carol Ellen what is it well please sit down first make me uncomfortable standing in that way what's happened well it's a little hard to tell especially after I wouldn't believe you my suspicions about Carol you mean yes I I saw Paul several weeks ago before he went out of town yeah I could rather strangely at that time then I talked to him on the phone today and well now I'm glad to think you're right something he said aroused my suspicions was that well we were chatting casually something about radio shows when Paul mentioned a certain program he suddenly changed the subject later I realized why he talked about a program that was on the air while he was supposed to be at the theater the night Sheila was murdered are you sure that I wouldn't have called you if I weren't first I thought of calling the police but then I could see the evidence would seem so flimsy to Captain Hazlett yes you're right if we could see Paul alone the two others with him and trick him into confessing oh well I could invite him to the apartment tonight I tell him you're here and then when he I wouldn't do any good Ellen I think it would I'll give him a ring I wouldn't do that nonsense we both wonder what then Sheila's death don't we but if you'll listen to me oh always making that mistake I keep dialing Sheila's old number oh well hello Paul I was just about to call you yes I wanted to invite you out oh don't say you can't come well I suppose I could mm-hmm all right Paul yes I'll be there goodbye well that wasn't hard he won't come here but you'll be glad to see me at his place won't expect to see you with me so we may be able to I don't think so I'm not we're not going to visit Carol I thought we agreed on the phone and what we have it really Glenn very well what in the world are you then I demand an explanation why don't you know you're stalling Ellen I watched your diet you see you didn't dial Sheila's old number you fake that call to Carol that's absurd I don't know what you're talking about you will listen there's nobody on the line you see because the four numbers I just dialed make your own phone ring you didn't talk to Paul Carol just now really Glenn I'm not going to sit here and let you know I know that Ellen you see I've already killed him the whistler will return in just a moment with a strange ending of tonight's story meantime I promise to give you the scientific reason why a new post war signal is the gasoline you can prove is superior why it actually has quicker starting faster pick up higher anti-knock plus the economy of more high-gear miles well you see gasoline is composed of countless different hydrocarbon molecules in pre-war gasoline's the molecules were left just as nature made them but under the impetus of war chemists found how to take the 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couldn't went in after your left was sitting in his chair is back to me crept up behind him a heavy metal lamp from an end table in my hand and then no one saw me go in or out of his flight oh Glenn you fool I can't tell you about it before giving myself up but then you faked that call from him puzzled me at first but not now Allen Allen you faked that call from Sheila to you killed Sheila listen listen to me let me explain to me I know you killed her but why how could you do it because he'd always had everything I didn't have money beauty popularity and then Paul came along and she got him to I couldn't let her take him so I yes I killed her I killed her and then I made my own phone ring while you were with me I learned how when I was an operator you killed Sheila your friend knowing all the time I talked to you about her that night that she was already dead there hadn't been for you I wouldn't have killed Tara let me tell you you didn't kill him he was already dead you killed him too don't come near me I shot him I made it look like suicide they'd be killed Sheila we both have been avenged if you hadn't meddled you meddled we'd have gotten away with it you won't get away with anything again Ellen what do you mean what do you mean what are you what are you doing I told you if I ever found Sheila's murder I'd avenge her no no Monday at 9 o'clock the whistler will bring you another strange tale the whistler is broadcast for your entertainment by the marketers of signal gasoline and motor oil and fine quality automotive accessories and by your neighborhood signal dealer this program directed by George W. 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