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Valentine I've worked very hard to get what I want out of life a successful marriage a husband who's highly respected in the community Everything now by one of her foolish wins my own sister threatened to destroy all that She'd been missing for two days and must be found without any publicity Calling on you instead of the police Phone me this afternoon when my husband is sure not to be here Tuxedo Lake six seven three I'll be at your office anytime you say Signed Edith Wilder Tuxedo Lake that little body of water has become very fashionable lately I don't want to sound grasping George But if the wilders live on the exclusive island in Tuxedo, I know Bruxy the fee could be a thing of beauty All right, call Mrs. Wilder for an appointment at the office tomorrow morning After thinking it over mr. Valentine, I decided to bring Angela's husband with me Oh, Edith you shouldn't have hired this men's services Angela is free to do anything. She chooses now leave this to me Walter This is my sister's husband, mr. Phyllis and how do you do my assistant miss Brooks? How do you do you want if she takes some notes so far I'm in the dark about this whole thing any time you ready. It'll take just a few not very pleasant words Angela's disappeared again This time there's every reason to believe it'll cause a scandal none of us will ever live down. Oh Edith. Mrs. Wilder Just how old is your sister? Oh, she's two years younger than I am 42 You'll get all the information you need and I'm sure you'll know just how to proceed You may as well tell him the whole truth Edith as long as you've gone this far Do you want me to put all this down George? No, no Bruxy. I think we'll get to the point right now Look, Mrs. Wilder. What about the whole truth? I wanted to avoid that you see mr. Valentine, I'm Angela's third husband take it down from here Bruxy, right George the third man She's married through a matrimonial agency and now corresponding with another man before she's even divorced from Walter Oh, I see no matter what happens. This must never come out You don't know how people are out at tuxedo Lake Even if my own husband found this out I put the word confidential in my ad Mrs. Wilder I met it now mr. Philiston are you sure your wife was corresponding with another man? Yes, I found a letter from him in his picture in a bureau drawer I tore it up right in front of her face and threw it in the fire. Well, I wasn't very smart It might have helped you get a divorce without paying through the nose. Oh, I realized that now What do you mean by that the last Monday? I had lunch with Angela She said she'd settle for 20,000 in cash in our house on tuxedo island and you mean you just shelled out $20,000 like that. Yes, that's same afternoon. It it seemed the easiest way She threatened to sue me for desertion if I left her and take all the money I have if she took me to court and tied up my contracts and oh, I'm a bill Do you know and it would cost me much more than that? I just want you to bring Angela back here before she causes a scandal that will wreck all our lives Mr. Philiston would you recognize the man in that picture if you ever saw him? I can't be sure I suppose so I was so upset I don't even remember the name if there was one George don't you think we ought to get the name of that marriage club I ought to know that That's the way I met her. It's the selby friendship club meet your companion for life The important thing is this mr. Valentine Walter is staying with me and my husband on the island So far we only told Richard that Angela is off visiting some friends. It must remain that way. Okay, I'll do my best You'd better give me the keys to your place for listen. Maybe I can pick up a lead there. Here you are That's that When a woman is just over 40 well over 60. There's no time for you to feel sorry for yourself Walter Hey, yeah, Brooks. You take these keys. I'll meet you on the landing at tuxedo lake in a couple of hours Then we'll go over to mr. Philiston's house. Okay, George. Well, what are you going to do mr. Valentine? Pay a visit to the selby friendship club See what I can find out about Angela's unknown suitor Now mr. Selby, I'm afraid I'm not mistaken. I can't believe it mr. Valentine not Angela Kramer Halloween Philiston Amazing how you remember the names of all her husbands, but of course you've been providing it with them for years young man I don't like your cynical tone. So sorry I guess I got out of the wrong side of the bed this morning the friendship club serves a very definite purpose Yeah, I know bringing together people with identical interests has proven much more successful than aimless courtships and haphazard Romances our motto is meet your companion for life such as Mrs. Angela Kramer Halloween Philiston, of course, there are exceptions All right, let's skip the spiel cute But it stands to reason that if Angela got the romantic urge again She patronized the friendship club which gave us such excellent service in the past. Well, I'm sorry to disappoint you sir I know of no correspondence between Mrs. Philiston and any of my clients. You're sure about that in fact mr. Valentine I tore up Angela's card in our files After a year I assumed she was blissfully united with a nice elderly mr. Philiston Well, don't get a nervous breakdown friend. You can always type another card now look you put out a bulletin Don't you listing the different eager beavers been on matrimony? Yes indeed once every month Well, if I could get a hold of your latest bulletin, maybe mr. Philiston could spot the man He saw in that letter Unfortunately, the new bulletin won't be off the press at the big speed printers for another week Then I should be glad to let you see why so what oh don't mention it But if you think I'm just one of those fly-by-night marriage bureaus, you're sadly mistaken I've spent 30 years bringing together people who thought they didn't have a soul mate in the Goodbye mr. Selby Well George looks as though this trip to Philiston's house wasn't worth the boat ride across the lake. Yeah, Angel Everything need is a pen inside there not a sign of violence anywhere. Well, we don't have much to work on do we? Well, I thought I could get something out of Selby. That was a complete war shot. Well George. Yeah, Bruxy May I say something? I mean as a woman I wouldn't have you say it any other way Well, did you notice mr. Philiston's closets? Like any other woman's why stuff to overflowing with furs lined with dozens of dresses and racks of shoes Look, this is no time to comment on feminine extravagance angel. Yeah, but how about feminine psychology? Well members of our sex just don't leave all those frills and fripperies behind Especially when we're supposed to be running off with another man Yeah Hey, wait a minute. Bruxy, you got something. Mm-hmm. Look get to a phone. Okay. I saw one in the living room call a while Is if Edith doesn't want to walk over here ask her for a quick inventory of a sister's things Of course she'll know if Angela took anything with her. How do you like that? She can't just be missing Nothing is never is my friend. Hey, what where did you come from? Who are you one of angel's friends? It's hard to tell sometimes they're young sometimes they're old. What have you got to do with angel? Oh nothing I'm just her son Son so you see I speak with authority Can I get your drink? Well, if you're her son, aren't you at all concerned about what's happened to her since monday? I haven't been able to sleep one single night. That's obvious I have the greatest admiration for my mother and her assorted husband I'm bud kramer. I spring from mama's number one marriage club bargain Are you going to be the fourth papa? The name's valentine I'm here to see if I can find your mother Get out. Hey now wait a minute. I said get out If you never find her it'll be the best break I ever got This house will belong to me and I'll come into some money If you don't stop sticking your chin in my face, son. I'm gonna have to do something about it Oh, it's fine to have a mother. You can respect You know You can always help her with her letters when she decides it's time for another husband Well, then she'll hear me get out of here Let's not be a problem Go up my arm. You'd better go upstairs and go to bed. You've had a busy night. You've been getting around today too Go on sleep it off Yeah, I'll do that I'll sing myself to sleep with brams lullaby. Or maybe I'll make it mother mccree Be sure to find my mother will it? Tell her how much a little boy needs her George who was that? What does he mean if you- We'll get to him later. What did he just say? Hmm Well, it's the strangest thing darling. Yeah, what is it says apparently angela didn't take a stitch of clothing with it And you know that blue plaid dress hanging over the chair in her bedroom. Yeah, I saw it Well, walter said that was the one she wore the day he gave her the $20,000 and she disappeared with a towel around her or a bathing suit Oh, no, brook. See this doesn't whack up at all. Yeah, I know It's beginning to look more like something for homicide not missing persons Well lieutenant riley is just gonna love us when we present him with this case. Well, of course, we're not sure yet Brooksy, I'm gonna take one more stab at keeping this confidential meaning a visit to bixby printers I'd like to get a preview of next month's bulletin of the friendship club I know selby's bulletin hasn't come out yet, mr. Bixby But uh, could I take a look at the advanced proofs? I suppose I could do that for you. They're right over here Oh, we'll have them back in the morning. We just want someone to take a look at I uh, I take it mr. Valentine. You're from the police. Well, uh, let's just say I'm working with the police Well, okay, just so long. I don't lose any time on the job Yeah, they're right here in this file I just had them out a couple hours ago Selby called up wanted something ripped out before he went to press That would be after you talk to me. Yeah, I know. Um, look bixby Have you got that part selby wanted left out? Was there a picture of a man in it? No, I remember it. It was the listing of a lady She must have changed her mind happens all the time Sent the picture back to mr. Selby by messenger, but uh, here here's the copy that went with it if you want to see it Friendship club member number 40 young attractive divorcee Amiable fun-loving anxious to live life to the fullest Major interest good books cooking and so forth and so on. Well, that's a dead end. Yeah All right, mr. Bixby, we'll have these back to you in the morning first thing. Let's get back, bixby You know, I'm beginning to feel like a tuxedo lake commuter It's all very well to be exclusive george But I'd hate to make this trip to the island every time I came home late Yeah, it is kind of dark angel, but that green light way up ahead. That's the phyllis and doc Hey, what happens if mr. phyllis and doesn't recognize any of these romeos in the bulletin as angela's boyfriend? Well, suspecting what we do, bixby. We'll just have to dump the case and lieutenant rally's lap tomorrow morning We'll be giving him much to work on except our suspicion and the fact that when a woman walks around with $20,000 in cash She just naturally Hey, bixby that motorboat coming toward us. 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We know that we don't know we know brooksy at this point. I don't know for nothing The three people who might possibly want us out of the way are right here on this island bud kramer angela sando hates his own mother mr philiston who got such a raw deal from angela the one and only time He used the services of the friendship club. That's right And sister edith who said she'd do anything to keep her breath of scandal from the swank shores of tuxedo island All this doesn't exactly give you a comfortable feeling does it brooksy before we see lieutenant riley in the morning We're going to check every boat tied up around this lake Hey, come here brooksy the philiston boat. Yeah the angela tied up right here in front of the house as innocent as you please And look at this big dent right here on the nose all the paint scraped off Well, it looks more and more like it has to be one of those three Hey There's somebody out there in the lake george. What a night just hope whoever was using this boat tonight left the keys in it I'm valentine. I've told you I went into the village to celebrate sounds phony to me bud What have you got to celebrate with your mother missing? Well That's what I was celebrating. Let's skip that routine. I was feeling pretty good. So I thought I'd swim across the lake Clothes and all seemed like a good idea at the time Suddenly I had to prove to myself that it was a reasonable facsimile of a man. Yeah I guess I'm not in very good shape. How about this version bud? You tied up the angela after you plowed into us and you were swimming away from the island toward the shore Then you'd be in the clear. I don't know what you're talking about. I'll see about that later Now you go upstairs to your room and stay there. Look you can't order me around. I said go to your room Yeah, go to your room buddy When I was a kid whenever I was on the way angela would say go to your room buddy My adoring mother One loving anxious to live life to the fullest Oh, where's my wondering mother tonight? I can't help feeling sorry for that boy george Tell you the truth. I wasn't listening to him very hard. What? These red flagstones in front of the fireplace. Yeah, what about Red stains on red flagstones wouldn't show up very clearly ordinarily But the light of the fire brings him out. Huh? Look at him brooksy Is That blood could be This might be the sign of violence. We didn't find when we went over this place before Well, if you're right Who tenant roddy will certainly have something to work on when we come back here in the morning and if i'm right brooksy It means angela philiston was murdered All right valentine. Where are these blood stains you dragged me out here to see George they're gone. What is this someone scrub these flagstones clean during the night You don't say oh what a middle midget. I turned out to be I should have stayed right here while you went back to town brooksy, but how could anybody know what we found? Well, at least i'm bright enough to know the answer to that one Somebody knew every move we made last night Stop sounding like a b picture next you'll be talking about trap doors and hidden passages. Oh, that's not fair lieutenant I get dragged out of bed. I bring the best men in the department out here with me They dredge the lake and all they're coming up with this amundinary All right, all right riley give me a chance to think with you haze here Look at him one of the best men in our lab crawling around on his knees like a char woman looking for something that isn't here Oh, I can't thank you enough for that bracing invigorating trip across the lake valentine But i've got better things to do with my time Lieutenant somebody tried to run us down on the lake last night and he was using philiston's boat Oh, lieutenant. Yeah. Yeah, what is it haze? These red particles between the cracks on the floor here. They might mean something or I'd be careful with those haze very careful Got him in this bottle You want to initial the label lieutenant in case we ever need it for evidence? Yeah. Yeah, sure sure But just remember this valentine if this proves to be ketchup from the weenie roast they had in this fireplace So help me out do it. What do you say we wait and see lieutenant? It may not be ketchup at all Just barbecue sauce The kind that's too hot to handle Well valentine was right. It was blood. All right Human blood angeles I don't understand who want to kill her. I can't believe we found it's the same blood type as your sisters Oh, no, no now that's not going to help at all. Mrs. Wallace. I know I may have found it selfish and petty Just thinking of the scandal angela might cause but Now that it looks as though my sister was murdered none of that matters. All right folks Sorry, let's settle down and do some straight talking, huh? Uh, mr. Philiston. Yes, lieutenant Well, this is the way it shapes up Your wife never left the island if she did she was carried out after she was murdered in front of that fireplace And we'll find the body if we have to dig up every inch around tuxedo lake lieutenant I admit I wanted to hate angela when I found out what she was doing But I'll give everything I own to find the man who killed her Mr valentine you were trying to track down the man angelo was corresponding with What did you find out of that friendship club? I did have some pictures for mr. Philiston to identify But they're all at the bottom of the lake now. Yes very convenient About the $20,000 mr. Philiston that you were supposed to have given your wife. What about it? We checked into all of your accounts. There's no record of any withdrawal like that Well, I took that money out of the safe deposit box. Well, that's not where most people keep that much money Is it mr. Philiston over to being in the building game? It pays to be able to put your hands on ready cash All right, that's your story. Oh, I know what you're thinking, but you're wrong Maybe it was foolish to resort to a marriage club. But I was lonely She never brought me any happiness, but I I never heard angela Well, we're gonna stay right here at headquarters because we got a lot of things to talk about I'm still checking on bud kramer's story All he does is prattle about his amiable fun-loving mother. Oh, he's still on it, huh? Look, look see yes, George. You stick right here lieutenant You don't mind if I duck out for a few minutes. Do you know I won't waste time asking you why? Oh, but I'll tell you there's a little angle to this case. I overlooked But I'm going to take care of it right now Come on selvi give you were holding out on me before won't you? Well, I I answered all of your questions the best of my knowledge You mean you just told me as much as you thought I should know But now you got to open up selvi. This is a murder case and the police are in on it. Oh dear. Well, come on give All right You understand. I had to think of my business What it might sound like if angela's disappearance ever got into the papers. You never mind that cube would get to the point Yes, yes, of course I suppose I should have told you that angela was the second wife of uh, Walter fillison met through the friendship club. Well, well surprised. That's the truth some names selvi some facts Well, the name of fillison's first wife was freedom merit. She was a widow pretty well off. Yeah, they were married five years ago and then she Then what she she was out alone fishing about two years ago Uh boat turned over and she was drowned, but it was an accident mr. Valentine. The police said it was uh-huh Better get your hat selvi. Well Why where are we going fully said quarters I want you to repeat that story to lieutenant riley I think we found the answer to just what's been happening over there on tuxedo island Well, thanks mr selvi Now uh What about this filliston? I I suppose I should have known this would have come out anyway Why didn't you tell us before that you got your first wife through selvi's friendship club? Yes, you made us believe you were just a lonely man And that was the first time you ever did anything like that Does any man ever want to admit that he was played for a fool twice? What's that supposed to mean reader and I went too happy after a while and she died Well, believe me. We're going to check into that accident and much more thoroughly this time now that we know what we're looking for That was an accident and what about angela? Oh, I don't know what happened to angela after I gave her the $20,000 of which we find no record I'm sorry, mr. Fellasen, but I had to tell them what I knew leave me alone Oh, I do hope they'll be a little mention of the friendship club as possible in this affair Is that all you've got to worry about mr. Selvi? Of course miss brooks I've spent years and years building okay selvi. Okay. You can beat it now. We'll call you when we need you. Yes, lieutenant Of course just a minute lieutenant Ah Is it your usual practice to let a murderer walk out of your office? What are you talking about? You mean selvi? What kind of a joke is this supposed to be? I told you all I knew let me in on this valentine me too I certainly like to know what you're talking about You had me on the hook for a long time selvi until I started remembering a few things You tell her he doesn't know what he's saying. Well, uh, Suppose we listen anyway and stop squirming mr. Lonely hearts you can't talk your way out of this. It's there in black and white Please mr. valentine Tell us what you know when I first walked into your office selvi You said you thought mrs. Philiston was happily married. Well, yes You said you even took a card out of the file and tore it up. That's right But then why did you have her name listed in your new bulletin as a likely marriage prospect? That's a lie Friendship club member number 40 young attractive divorcee amiable fun loving anxious to live life to the fullest Of course that was a description of angela. We never thought of it because we were looking for a man Those are the same words her son keeps repeating like a drunken parrot words He could never forget because they were the ones angela always used when she was looking for a new husband That's the same way she described herself in the ad i answered Lieutenant you don't say that cupid you just ran your business too well And that's what's going to hang you George I still don't understand what reasons selvi had for killing angela Because cupid got double crossed angel double cross. Yep According to riley selvi had quite a little racket on the side like angela for instance Oh, he saw she was getting restless with a man so much older than herself I see So why not get a nice fat settlement from the old boy the friendship club can always come up with a new hug They were to split that 20 000 proxy But when she said no go and if you do anything about it, I'll go to the police. He killed her and buried her body Hmm selvi didn't miss a trick did he even to using philistin's boat to run us down Oh, he knew what the police had think when they learned about how he married the first mrs philistin and how she died Which by the way was an accident Darling, I'm so glad That we met in a nice normal way Oh, yeah a usl canteen Yeah, remember you were one of the hostess. Yeah You walked up and said you'd be early What about it soldier dance? Oh, yeah, wasn't it beautiful and then I said And that was that after all no girl could resist such a pretty compliment It's after eight o'clock and every minute counts Mary's going to lead the promenade at the senior ball if she ever gets there Right now she's with roger and his car and there's a big silence Roger choked the engine and flooded the carburetor too bad He should have used chevron supreme gasoline in his car Special blending agents in this premium quality gasoline assure instant starts speedy warm-up powerful getaway and heavy traffic driving Fast starts and all the power your car can handle wherever you're driving in the west That's because chevron supreme is scientifically tailored to each different climate and altitude zone Whether you're driving a new car or one that's many years old You'll like the new get-up-and-go that chevron supreme gives your car Ask for it tomorrow at any standard station or independent chevron gas station where they say and mean We'll take better care of your car Next week when you tune our way for another adventure of george valentine you will hear One of the many voices of darkness that echo through the tunnel of love But what's that up ahead? Yeah, what is that dim light to me seems to be coming from the wall of the tunnel It looks like a man Maybe he's in trouble. You better hurry patience. We can travel only as fast as the water flows through the tunnel It's like feet Carrying that man's got a gun in his hand pointed right at us down on the boat everybody that guy means business Tonight's adventure of george valentine has been brought to you by standard of california on behalf of independent chevron gas stations and standard stations throughout the west Let george do it stars robert bailey as george with francis robertson as claire walley mayor appears as lieutenant riley Tonight's story was written by david victor and herbert little jr. And directed by don clark Also heard in the cast where irene tedrow as edith paul mcvay as walter jack edwards as bud Joe forte as selby and stanley furar as vixby the music is composed and conducted by eddie dunstetter Your announcer john heaston listen again next week same time same station to let george do it This is the mutual don lee broadcasting system Oh