 The signal oil program the whistler that whistle is your signal for the signal oil program The whistler and I know many things for I walk by night I know many strange tales hidden in the hearts of men and women who have stepped into the shadows Yes, I know the nameless terrors of which they dare not speak Yes friends. It's time for the whistler And remember let every traffic signal remind you with new signal gasoline you do go farther than ever Look for the familiar big yellow and black circle sign that identifies those popular signal service stations in Seven Western states from Canada to Mexico And now the whistler's strange story Panic had been on his mind all morning. He tried not to think of her Tried to throw himself into the office routine Dragged out all the things he'd set aside during the past month told his secretary. They were going to work late Then by one in the afternoon. He found himself slipping letting his mind relax and settle on Leora again and at three he discovered he was dictating nonsense to his secretary at that point He stopped suddenly and deliberately thought of Leora of her leaving tonight Walking out of his life forever An hour later. He was hurrying out of the passport office on his way to the steamship agency Yes, sir. I believe a mr. Mrs. Charles Moffitt a listed on tonight's sailing. Would you check it for me, please? Of course, sir Hmm midnight sailing baritain Yes, here we are mr. The Mrs. Charles Moffitt a deck cabin 12. Is there any space left on that ship? Well, as a matter of fact, sir, I have a cancellation right here. I'll take it the names Kent Buckley That's the way it is isn't it Kent You agree to be sensible to remember that she's married to respectable wealthy Charles Moffitt Surrounded by signs that say keep off the grass in big red letters But it's always been hard for you to be reasonable where the aura is concerned, hasn't it? Yes, Kent and it's certainly not reasonable for you to be taking the elevator to the 10th floor of the Park Lane Apartments that night at nine o'clock just three hours before sailing time and Walking down the corridor to Leora's door. I had to come Charles is back in the study You've got to give a hang where Charles is I just to soon have it out with him right now It could get you out of my mind, but we agreed to forget it. Did you? No, neither did I there's no sense to this Kent. We're leaving and that's why I came Leora. I'm going to What are you talking about? I got passage this afternoon. I'm not going to let him take you away Okay, Charles, please get out of here you two-timing little brat. Wait a minute Moffitt. Did you hear what I said Leora? Get away from her. I'll find yourself an answer for this one Wait a minute, but you're aware of the steamer trunks. It's big enough. Yeah, listen Leora You've got to get hold of yourself. This is going to take a nerve. Yes, Kent. All right now. Listen, I'm gonna leave now I'll meet you on the pier The trunks will be sent aboard You and I are going up the gangplank as Mr. and Mrs. Charles Moffitt They'll check until later the cabin check comes after we get to see maybe not till tomorrow morning Kent, it's gotta work You know what happens if it doesn't? All right, now listen Your husband's going to commit suicide tonight right after we sail He's going over the side If I'm right about that cabin check if it doesn't come off till tomorrow morning We'll find a way somehow. I'll see you on the dock with the prologue of tonight's story panic The signal oil company brings you another strange story by the whistler You hear people say there's a reason for everything Well, there's certainly a reason why in just 14 years the signal oil Organization has grown from a mere handful of stations in Southern, California to almost 2,000 dealers serving seven Western states from Canada to Mexico Briefly that reason is quality of product 14 years ago it was signal oil company that introduced the first guaranteed anti-knock gasoline at no extra price and Since then signal gasoline has been constantly improved to give you the benefit of every latest development in the automotive and petroleum industry In today's new signal gasoline for instance the atoms in gasoline molecules have actually been rearranged to create amazing new power Power that not only helps you enjoy quicker starting faster pickup and quieter anti-knock performance from your car But also helps you go farther than ever on each gallon of signal So you see there's good reason for the swing to signal good reason for you to get acquainted soon With the friendly station in your neighborhood Displaying signals familiar yellow and black circle side And now Back to the whistler rising terror that begins somewhere in your stomach and creeps upward towards your brain You feel it as you stand on the dock Waiting for Liora Watching the stevedores load baggage trying to recognize the tan brass bound trunk that holds the body of Charles Muffet You've got his overcoat on dark glasses his hat and muffler pulled close around your face So your features are hardly visible. You stand out of the crowd moving toward the gangplank waiting five minutes ten then Kent Get out of sight quickly. What's the matter hurry? There's no one in the freight office. Come on. What's the matter? She's here. I forgot all about her. Who's here? Alice murdered the friend of Charles. I just saw her that I remembered She's going to she's on the same ship. Good lord. Where is she now wait a minute? Let me look that woman in blue talking to the person Yeah, okay, let's share the stage. We're wait Just turning away Going back to the waiting room looking for us probably if we can get to the cabin We're in you can tell her I'm sick can't see anyone as soon as I can get away I'll leave the ship by the visitors gangplank and come back on board under my own name Understand Tickets, please here you are mr. Mrs. Charles Moffitt a big cabin 12, right? Yeah, you are come on. Thank goodness. Oh, Mr. Moffitt Yes, I'm awfully sorry, sir. I have a note here about Kevin 12 apparently the agent made an error It's been sold at two parties What do you mean? Well, would Kevin 60 be all right? It's on the same day and it's double Yeah, that'll be all right Thanks. Thank you, sir. I thought at the end of the day about the person. I don't know. It was dark He couldn't have seen my face Kevin 60 stuck again Gonna have to have a fix to keep telling myself kids have that key here about your trunks mrs. Moffitt They're on the way to the baggage room, but I can excuse me or I simply must see Charles wait a minute Charles is quite ill. He's ill gotta get below mrs. Moffitt if you'll just talk to you later Well, I'm sure Charles won't mind it. Please. I was pleased. I said Charles will he doesn't want to see anyone now You understand if he feels that way. Okay. I'll send the trunks to the front. Hello, lady I'm sure you'll feel better tomorrow. Well, of course. Good night, Lyora. I've got to sit down What about the baggage? I don't know I Couldn't hear what he was saying or something about the baggage. Well, I'll have to get it later I hope they don't make the cabin check tonight The overcoat. Oh, yeah, about three in the morning Check the deck carefully then run out and scream the Charles has jumped overboard and shoot the works collapse everything Scatter his personal stuff around the room. So to look like he's been here Panic is a terrible thing, isn't it? And it's eating away at you as you leave the ship with the bone voyagers as you return and present your own ticket Then an hour later after the ship is pulled out you discover to your horror that they're making the cabin check Who is it can't open up quick in the cabin check right now be here at 20 minutes We got to do it now that man outside what what man he's hung around here ever since you left out there by the way He's back again. I'll have to get rid of him You know what to do. I think so. I'll wait till he's looking the other way. Nice night. Oh, you startled me. I didn't see it. Sorry Cigarette. No, thanks. I got a cigar here Buckley is my name Grayson I know you Buckley First trip no matter of fact it is. Well, I have a drink on at the bar down on the next deck. No, thanks. I don't drink. Oh Been over the ship. Yeah, nice job. But that why it's just about to take a walk around the deck How about joining me? Oh, you better stick around first is collecting the tickets. Maybe afterwards, huh? Yeah, all right Yeah, yeah What's wrong? That was the only way out wasn't it Kent Grayson and the person carry you down to the ship's hospital and the doctor examines your heart Then leaves you to rest on the couch You can almost see the person now Moving closer and closer to Leora and cabin 60. There's nothing you can do except wait And your mind takes up the rhythm of the clock He's at cabin 20 now 22 24 30 32 It's up on deck. The ship is turning around Searchlights are playing in long arcs across the water the passengers officers members of the crew stand at the railings Trying to see through the blackness and Leora's on deck outside the cabin following instructions Now mrs. Moffitt Isn't it Leora Leora doll? There was something wrong that's why he acted so strangely a while ago. Pardon me. What's your name, please? Ellis Merton I'm a friend of mr. Moffitt. You would say he was acting strangely. Yes. He was a yes Yes, that's it. He wasn't himself all afternoon. He said he was ill That's hardly a reason for suicide. I beg your pardon. Yes, mr. Moffitt had every reason for suicide My name's Grayson. I'm one of his creditors. I see I took passage on the ship because I suspected he was leaving the country to escape his financial obligations I didn't know I'm I'm sorry mrs. Moffitt. I better take you down to the dispensary mrs. Moffitt The doctor will give you a sedative Everything is going to be all right That's one important hurdle, isn't it Kent, but the rest is going to be more difficult There must be no way for anyone to connect you and Leora to link up your convenient heart attack with Charles Moffitt suicide You have to take advantage of every moment the two of you are alone together For example, as you were resting side by side on the beds in the ship's hospital The doctor goes out for a moment. Did I sound convincing wonderful? Grayson was a blessing in disguise can take our time now three more nights get into Southampton in the morning of the 16th If that trunk ever gets into customers don't even think about it. We've got to be careful. I'm worried about Grayson. I know Look, I'll be in the lounge tomorrow morning after breakfast reading a magazine. You can Mrs. Moffitt take two tablets tonight in a glass of water. Make you sleep. Thank you, doctor Mr. Buckley, I'm awfully puzzled about your heart. Oh, it's only happened once or twice seems perfectly normal Strange is here again the next morning as you sit in the ship's lounge reading a magazine Back-to-back with Leora and Alice Merton on the sofa behind you And dear I know it's hard after all I thought as much of Charles as you did But it's not going to help any to sit alone in your room and brood over it. I know it Alice I'm going to see the deck steward. Perhaps we can arrange a game of shuffleboard. I'll be right back Grayson's been talking to the doctor. Yeah, he's beginning to wonder to check the baggage clerk Send a trunk up any time I want it good Well, that's a we're ready Can't lift him alone. I know it The order here is all arranged the steward has it all ready for us, but Alice I don't know another word that nice Mrs. Broderick is going to join us and let's see we need one more What about this young man? I beg your pardon. Oh, how do you do? I'm Mrs. Merton. How do you do Kent Buckley? I'd like you to meet them. This is Moffitt. Mr. Buckley. Oh, how do you do? Hello, would you like to join us in a game of shuffleboard? Mr. Buckley? I'm sorry. Not quite up to it today. Perhaps tomorrow. All right tomorrow. It's a date Here comes another one. This is Martin getting warmed up. We'll do it during the captain's dinner. That's on the last night Why are we doing are you waiting for just a second? It's our best chance. Everyone will be there. Nobody on deck. All right Here's the last one. How I'd like it going. I don't see why to skip it for now Look leave your green person the dining room today at lunch. I'll pick it up My goodness you two seem to be old hands at this game. Oh, we've just had a run of luck Kent's never played. Oh, it's Kent is it? Oh, I'm sorry Mr. Buckley Oh Well, you're up Mrs. Merton Yes, yes it is. A gentleman found it in the dining room. Thank you very much Here you are. Oh, thank you Everyone will show a captain's dinner except the deck watches Get thrown to cabin by six Dinner starts six thirty Watch me and leave when I do Meet at cabin The waiting is the worst part of it, isn't it Kent sitting wondering what she's thinking Wondering if she'll be successful in getting the trunk to the state room A whole day of waiting then a night and another day Your 24 hours out of south hampton and the customs But you were right your best chances during the captain's dinner attended by all the passengers and officers No one to worry about except the deck watches and you've been careful to note the exact time The watch on the after deck goes down to the galley for coffee You're at the table in the dining cell on at six thirty seated next to your friend, mr. Grayson The man who represents the credit Saw you out playing shuffleboard yesterday buckley. Yeah Enjoy it. Yeah, great game Little strenuous You don't mean I mean for a man with a weak heart Oh You know if it hadn't been for that I might have been able to stop moffat before he went over the side Matter of fact, I'd intended to go into his cabin and talk things over with him That's how I happened to be standing out there on the deck Well, and then you had to go and pull a heart attack at exactly the right moment Always picked the worst time Almost peculiar the way it happened Uh, you got a cigarette. How about a cigar? Thanks? No, I better get some cigarettes. I'll be right back That's right kent make sure liora sees you leave then head for the cabin Once the body is gone grayson and the whole lot of them can be as suspicious as they choose The decks are deserted everything is right. Isn't it kent exactly right Is the trunk in the room? I had it all full time. He didn't want to send us out. Never mind that as a fan All right It can't be gone too long. Let's get going Don't touch the lights. Sorry. Thisler will return in just a moment with a strange ending of tonight's story Meantime a question Have you forgotten anything lately just anything? Well, of course, we all forget occasionally But consider what might happen if even one part were forgotten when your car is lubricated Excessive wear a damaged part and your car laid up That's why your signal gasoline dealer never trusts a memory when he lubricates your car Instead he uses signals famous check chart on which the maker of your car shows every lubrication point And your signal dealer checks each point against this chart not just once But twice which is why it's called signal double check lubrication What's more your signal dealer uses nine specialized signal lubricants So each part will have the exact type of protection it needs for long trouble-free service This is just another example of the more thorough conscientious service you get at independently operated signal stations Another reason why your signal man is a mighty good man to know these days When you really want your car to go farther And now Back to the whistler Well kent the panic is back again, isn't it the blind black panic you felt when you looked down at child's Dead at your feet back in the apartment The trunk with child's body is gone Everything all the planning the careful meetings the dodging and lying was useless The trunk is gone You forget about caution now as you and leora hurry down to the baggage room on c-deck and call the clerk to the window Clerk clerk. Yes, sir. What happened to the trunk mrs. Moffatt had set up to a room this evening Oh, i'm awfully sorry, sir. Where is it? Well, it seems. Come on. Where is it? Perhaps the purser can explain excuse me. Where is it? It was in my cabinet six o'clock. It was an error on my part mrs. Moffatt I neglected to inform the clerk Inform him of what of the fact that due to mr. Moffatt's death We have to impound all his personal effects as a matter of form what i'm sorry mrs. Moffatt It's simply routine. What do you mean? We'll have to hold the trunk here till we arrive But it will be available to you after its contents are examined and itemized by the authorities So you see really there's no reason at all to become alarmed is there next monday at nine o'clock The quistler will bring you another strange tale The quistler 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 produced by george w allen with tonight's story by harold swanton music by wilbur hatch Is transmitted to our troops overseas by the arm forces radio service That whistle Is your signal for the signal oil program? The quistler This is marvin miller speaking Reminding you to look for those familiar yellow and black circle signs That identify those popular signal oil stations in seven western states From canada to mexico This is cbs the colombia broadcasting system