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Host I mean the heat makes me want to dispense with formalities so I can get to more enjoyable pursuits Like serving myself and my friends tall cooling glasses of iced Lipton tea in my backyard under the trees What grand iced tea Lipton's makes so gloriously full bodied so full of zip and it's that brisk Lipton flavor That does it a flavor that's never flat but always spirited and satisfying You see brisk is the word the tea experts themselves use to describe the livelier freshness of Lipton's and those same tea experts agree that in Iced teas brisk flavor is extra important That's why for the best iced tea you ever tasted you should always insist on Lipton tea It's good iced because it's brisk in flavor So keep a frosty pitcher of iced Lipton tea always on hand. Thank you for those cooling thoughts Mary Now into our sizzling thriller eight steps to murder Written especially for in a sanctum by Emil Teppelman This is the chronicle of a carefully calculated crime a Crime so twisted and subtle that it had to be blueprinted in advance As Barry Kroger in the role of Mark Derphe the newspaper columnist tells his story We shall watch this crime develop step by step eight steps to murder When I decided to kill Basil Archer I went about it like an architect laying out the plans for a complicated building project Only a fool leaves the details of such an undertaking to chance. I Calculated every risk. I weighed every possibility of failure. I Blueprinted each of the eight necessary steps. I had to take My first step was to get a suitable weapon They went on Monday morning to the office of a pawnbroker. I knew on 48th Street Good morning, my friend. How are you mr. Krug? Come in come in mr. Duffy. Thank you You know what I want indeed. Yes, I have it here exactly what you need It's fully loaded You can spin the balance if you're selling Nice revolver looks a little awkward. Hey, you you said you wanted it with a silencer attack. Oh, yes Oh, how much for this mr. Krug? 250 dollars what that is the price mr. Duffy You know it's against the law to sell these with yes, but but 250 you will pay it mr. Duffy Well all right You know what I want this gun for but naturally, you know, I'm planning to kill someone with it, but naturally Otherwise would you want a silencer on it? You wouldn't be above a little honest black male would you mr. Krug? Please do not point that gun at me. It is loaded. I know that what? They're going to do and regret this mr. Krug and going to have to kill you know, I swear to you save it He'll be sorry for this you will make a mistake. He will make a slip. There'll be no mistake They will they will you cannot think of everything. I have thought of everything. This is the first thing Yeah, yeah, you cannot Think of everything I left Krug's body where it lay and put the silence driveler in my inside pocket and stepped out Stock still the rain Suddenly coming down in buckets. I hadn't counted on it starting to rain My alibi for Krug's killing was carefully planned everybody at my hotel thought I was still in my room Sleeping off a binge The carefully staged and drinking spree last night But if my clothes were wet They'd know I'd been out this morning I hurried back to my hotel walking in the rain. It was too dangerous to take a care I Sleeked in the service entrance the way I'd come out and walked up the one flight of stairs Soon as I got my room, I took off my clothes Drop them all in the bathtub And started the shower going Then I went to bed About noon time when the phone rang I knew it was the clerk downstairs calling because I'd left a call for 12 I Let the phone ring That was step number two Few minutes later just as I expected Ryan the house detective let himself into the room with his Pa's key I've pretended to be asleep dead into the world What a low you must have taken on last night I heard Ryan go into the bathroom where the shower was still running Then come out muttering and approach the bed. I got mr. Deffy Oh You must have been as high as a kite last night. Oh You're dressed in the shower Left all your clothes in the bathtub They're soaking wet. Oh I was safe my tracks were completely covered. This was Monday afternoon According to my schedule Basil Archer was to die on Friday evening at 10 o'clock sharp I was now free to take step three in my blue crimp for murder For this purpose. I went to Basil Archer's office He was a theatrical producer. You see this office was upstairs over the famous old fantasy theater Where Archer's new play was to open on Friday evening as I opened the door of Basil Archer's office. I was quite cool I'd rehearsed myself well Basil was seated at his desk talking to Gregory Sutherland The young and handsome author of the new play Hello there Mark, glad to see you. Hi Basil Just dropped in to get a line on the new play. You know Greg Sutherland the author. Sure Greg. This is Mark Duffy We've met I tell you Mark storm over the Highlands is going to be the biggest hit of the season Greg's written a fine play. I'm glad to hear that Basil ought to go over big especially with your wife doing the lead Nina's a great actress Confidentially that's one of the reasons why I'm doing storm over the Highlands Just suited to Nina Nina will be wonderful. I guess she likes working with you, mr. Sutherland It's always a good idea for the author and the star of a play to Work together. Oh Have you and Nina been working together Greg? Well, yes, mr. Arch. We sort of thought if we could exchange ideas I never saw two people put their heart and soul Into a job like Nina and Sutherland here They spend every minute they can together. I look here Duffy. I don't like the way you said that. Oh I'm sorry Sutherland. You know, I didn't mean anything It's It's only what people are saying seeing you both together so much. What's this all about Mark? This is the first I've heard of anything. Oh forget it Basil. Oh, by the way, here's a package I want to give it to Nina on opening night. I wonder if you put it in your safe for me to fight I'm sure if you want me to I'll put it here on the bottom shelf next to the payroll money Come in Friday evening during the first intermission and I'll get out for you Are those all packages of money on the bottom shelf? Yes over a hundred thousand in there receipts for my other shows Hey, I'm all safely locked up. Oh, what kind of a present is it? I'd rather keep that a secret till Friday From March's office, I went straight to his apartment. I knew Nina would be home and it was important that I talked to her now Hello Mark I've been wondering if you'd come today. I told you I wouldn't Nina. I've waited so long. Oh Mark, how long will it be now? How much longer? Oh little Friday darling? after Friday You'll be free of him forever and then you and I There's work to do first This is only the fourth step. There's four more to go Everything's working according to schedule the next step. It's up to you. What must I do mark? No, I started the ball rolling Basil's beginning to worry about you and Sutherland It's got to be encouraged to suspect as much as possible. You've got to be seen around with Sutherland as frequently as you can Oh, that'll be easy Sutherland's hardly more than a kid. He worships the ground I walk on But I'd rather be with you darling Five days more Nina and then we can be together Outside Nina's house I stopped for a moment with a queer sensation in the pit of my stomach It was raining again Reminded me of mr. Crew You can't think of everything seem to hear Krug's voice drumming in my ears Don't make a mistake mark derpy You'll make a mistake. I won't you won't Poor crew You know a pawnbroker's life is not an easy one and Krug took such an interest in his business And he never suspected mark derpy fact. He probably liked him for his redeeming quality They'll come to think of it Krug was pretty lucky at that Mark didn't steal anything from the store, but the guns so Krug lost practically nothing But his life You know Mark's story gives me an idea. I'd like to draw up a blueprint myself Yes, Mary another blueprint for Mary. Oh Mr. Ho I'd call mine a blueprint for summer Refreshment and I'd like to do it in sound first I'd start with the creek of porch rockers on shaded summer streets and the murmur of backyard gardener in the lilac dust and with the Teensters home from school there'd have to be some sweet swing music, of course and just to make my blueprint of summer sounds complete You'd hear the tinkle of ice and tall cool glasses glasses of refreshing ice Lipton tea. Yes ice lipton tea just goes with summertime fun and enjoyment Lipton's has it's a wide awake flavor. The whole family will love it and that flavor folks is brisk Yes, that's the secret Lipton's brisk flavor is what makes iced Lipton tea taste extra good So for a delightful treat to beat the heat serve ice tea and for the best ice tea ever Insist on Lipton tea brisk flavor never flat couldn't have done better myself Mary But now let's catch up with our architect of murder If Mark Duffy's blueprint works out according to schedule our death rate should go up sharply To about one per person Let's see. He should be up to his fifth step by now. Shouldn't he? Tuesday was a clear day without rain I got better. I knew now that I couldn't make a mistake In four days Basil Archer would die as planned and now for the fifth step An easy one for Mark Duffy because he's a newspaper columnist It merely requires dictating a little item for his column into the dictaphone at his desk. Oh There's a new play opening soon, which should be a huge success If the author and the leading lady can do anything to make it click They're working harder on it than the producer himself It looks like they've Clicked with each other too And now the sixth step Eighth steps to murder and this is number six Just a couple of telephone calls to set the sixth step in motion Oh Hello Nina, did you see the paper this morning darling? It was perfect. I've had a half dozen phone calls Everybody knows you met Sutherland Did how did he like it? Oh, he just looked glum. I don't think he believes it All right. Now. Here's what I want you to do Get hold of Sutherland and make him take you out tonight. Uh-huh. There's a fast little night club out on the island Pirates hold I know the place kind of disreputable isn't it? Yeah, right? But now look you'll get Sutherland to take you there. I think you can manage that Oh, he'll take me anywhere. I want to go good be sure to be there tonight about 10. I'll take care of the rest Oh, hello Basil, how are you? Wait, take it easy Basil. I know you want to bore me out about that piece in the collar I thought you were a friend of mine. Oh look Basil. That's why I printed that piece I don't like what's going on. That's what do you mean if Nina feels like working with you also the place Sure, sure. That's all right, but look why keep things secret. What do you mean by that? Well, you ask Sutherland if he has any plans for tonight. I know what He's going to stay home and work on some lines in the last scene. Oh That's so what are you hinting at Mark? I'm hinting that you take a run out to the pirates hold You know where it is out on the island and you'll see how hard Sutherland will be working on the last scene Oh God, did he find you with Sutherland? Actually, I did just what you told me to. Oh, I'm fine Everything is set for tomorrow. You're sure everything will be all right. Oh, yes quite sure Now this is what I want you to do tomorrow Just before the show opens you'll take sick Basil will have to put in an understudy for you Yes, I can do that. All right, then you'll dismiss the servant. Yes Remember this clearly Nina you're going to be my alibi for the hour between nine and ten Understand I understand I'll be over at nine But I'll leave a few minutes later by the back way when the you'll swear that I stayed till a few minutes after ten That clear yes, but I rang the doorbell of Nina's apartment Friday night I knew that every step I'd taken thus far had been right. I Couldn't fail mark. I was afraid you weren't coming. I was afraid something had gone wrong Nothing's gone wrong You sent the servants away. Yes, they're all gone. I'm alone. I can swear you were here till after ten good How how are you? How are you going to kill him with? this a gun What's that bulky looking thing on it on the muzzle? It's a silence. Oh Well, you better hurry darling you have much time There's one thing more that I've got to do here before I go Why are you pointing the gun at me because I'm going to kill you Nina dear. Oh, no Mark I don't like that kind of joke. It isn't a joke my darling Are you crazy you little fool? Did you think I'd go to all this trouble planning this thing step-by-step? Did you think I was doing all of this for you? I was committing murder because I loved you Oh You're just another step in my blueprint Now you've served your purpose Just like crew crewed was step one your step Seven I made sure Nina was dead and then I hurried out went to Basil archer's office I had to be sure my timing was right This was the eighth and the final step I knew Basil would be in his office during the first admission Hello Basil, oh, it's you mark come in. I want to talk to you. What about Basil? Mark, what's going on between Sutherland and Nina? Oh, Basil. You're not a fool. I Can't believe it. Well, if you want proof suppose you get that package out of the safe the one I left with you The package once I got you get it and I'll show you all right, but here's your package Now what do you want to show me still got all that cash in the safe, huh? You know, I always have it here. Yes Say What are you doing with that revolver look Basil? Look into the muzzle. What the death's just right? Oh, I opened the package Basil had given me It was only an empty box nothing in it, but there was something here. I could put into it now. I Stepped across Basil's body Nelt before the open safe and took out the neatly tied bundles of money to put them into the empty box Hundred thousand dollars Was well worth the monks of planning a careful blueprinting. I was a rich man Now I was ready for the finale the last bit of routine business which would finish the whole thing off properly Pick up the phone dialed police of course Wouldn't be too difficult to imitate Basil archer's voice over the telephone I'd rehearsed that too Yes, it got us. Hello. This is Basil archer speaking. I've just killed my wife What's that my wife and Sutherland they were planning to run away together They stole all the money from my safe. We're going away So I killed her Now I'm going to kill myself too Wait, Mr. Archer. Wait a minute. Don't do anything right. Just stay there. We send the radio Everything was set Carefully I placed the revolver in Basil's cold And left no prints on it because I was wearing gloves. I picked up the package and walked out into the hall But in the hall I stopped short Somebody just coming to building downstairs. I peered down and I saw Gregory Sutherland coming up So the land was coming up the stairs. I couldn't get out. I wasn't trapped. Oh, no There was a porter's closet down the hall They put over to it and slipped inside just as Sutherland got to the landing Sutherland was in Basil's office now. He'd be finding the body. This was my chance to sneak out I opened the closet door Well, kitty hatches after this one plays up and we can make it in time the guy said he was gonna kill himself The police had come in answer my telephone call now. I couldn't get out Maybe a crowd outside might be seen leaving. I had to stay in the building Still I wasn't trapped. I knew just what to do Instead of leaving the building and walk out of the closet and into Basil's office right after the police They think I'd just arrived I Stepped out of the porter's closet. I started for the door of Basil's office Then Weak feeling in the pit of my stomach I Stopped stuck still I'd almost walked in to my death It was raining outside As opposed I walked in there with my clothes all dry claiming that I just come in from the street They know that I've been hiding in the building all the time the rain Rain it almost kicked me again. You can't think of everything You'll make a mistake I can't have my friend you old fool. I'll show you Hurry back into the porter's closet. I knew how to beat this too. I turned on the faucet and sink Drenched myself from head to foot Now now I looked as if I just come in out of the rain I Stepped out of the closet went down the hall Ended Basil Archers office dripping wet The two policemen were standing over Basil's body with Gregory Sutherland They'd all looked up as I came in Sorry about this friend bassin archer But it's suicide. Oh, no It's impossible Sergeant Moran Basil wouldn't do a thing like that Who who found him? I did mr. Duffy. I came to call him for the second act Oh, this is terrible taken over in shut case Killed his wife then came here and knocked himself out in what small mr. Sutherland. Yes Before he knocked himself off he phoned headquarters and said you'd stolen money from his safe. Oh, that's a lie a rot Wait a minute Sergeant Mr. Duffy. Yes, Sutherland. How did you get yourself all wet like that? Oh? You try not getting wet in that rain rain Watch rain, mr. Duffy Suddenly Clammy all over I Saw that none of them was wet Their clothes were all dry But how could that be? They'd just come in out of the rain. What's rain, mr. Duffy? Well, you You can hear it. Can't you it's pouring rain Just listen to that thunder thunder rain good heavens. That's the funniest thing I've ever heard Don't you see sergeant. He's been in the building all the time trying to make us think he just came in and he got himself all wet for nothing Sergeant, I bet you're a dollar. He murdered our chair crazy. Oh, it's pouring outside You can hear it yourself But just listen to that rain beating down The thunder you poor sap that isn't rain you here It's my play next door Storm over the Highlands Remember and those are the sound effects in this second act So It looks like Mark Duffy was all wet In fact, he got himself so soaking wet. He practically liquidated himself But cheer up, I'm sure he won't spend more than six months in jail And that wouldn't be so bad If they weren't going to execute him after For mark if only someone had told him I told him what Mary? Look Mark took eight steps to get in the cooler when you really only have to take one step to get cool Sure, just step down to the grocers and get a large economical package of brisk Lipton tea Then keep a picture of iced Lipton tea always on hand and help yourself to its cooling refreshment off and on throughout the day That's all there is to it and you'll find Lipton's makes perfect ice tea because Lipton's is never flat It always tastes delightfully tangy and full-bodied That's why this summer when you want iced tea You should be sure to use the tea with the brisk flavor ask your grocer tomorrow for Lipton's And so ends our little essay on the modern methods of murder Of course our little essays on murder are only for the select few As a matter of fact only one person in every 10,000 is capable of murder And speaking of statistics Due to our high birth rate the population of this country is increasing faster than inner sanctum can kill them Very discouraging Very discouraging indeed Oh by the way, this month's inner sanctum mystery novel is the panic stricken by Mitchell Wilson And next week the makers of Lipton tea and Lipton soups will bring you another inner sanctum story directed by Hyman Brown and called Berry me not Now there's a plot for you a plot right in the graveyard Beverly's the reins coming uncover it What becomes of the body Well now that's any body is scarce But come around next week we'll be right at the graveside and we'd like to have you drop in Until then good night pleasant dreams Now that summer is here keep cool by keeping out of the kitchen serve Lipton's noodle soup It's quick and easy to prepare and gives you a delicious soup in a jiffy with so much less work and trouble It's the perfect hot dish to serve with cool summertime suppers because Lipton's is luscious noodle soup with real old-time chickeny flavor Besides Lipton's noodle soup mix costs less and makes lots more than the usual canned soup Ask for it tomorrow Lipton's noodle soup and tune in next week for another inner sanctum mystery This is CBS the Columbia broadcasting system