 The Blue Beetles Weeping down upon the underworld to smash ganglin' Comes the mysterious, all-powerful character Who is a problem to the police, but a crusader for law In reality, Dan Garrett, a rookie patrolman Loved by everyone, but suspected by none of being The Blue Beetle As the Blue Beetle, he hides behind a sprained mask And a suit of impenetrable blue chain armor Flexible as silk, but stronger than steel Today's transcribed episode of the Fox Feature The Blue Beetle is entitled The Jewel Mystery of Channel Island Channel Island lies about 12 miles off the coast Near the sea lanes of transatlantic shipping Sweat by cool ocean breezes But difficult of access due to its rocky shores It is a favorite resort of the wealthy Whose yachts dot the surface of the islands Almost completely landlocked harbor As our story opens today in the office Of police commissioner Donnelly Petroman Dan Garrett, who is really the Blue Beetle And Mike Manigan are being assigned To special duty by the commissioner There have been a number of mysterious jewel robberies At the Bonaire Hotel on Channel Island And we've been called in to work on the case I selected you two men because I have confidence in you You work well together. Thank you, sir. To whom shall we report out there? To a Mr. Halstead, the new manager of the Bonaire This Mr. Halstead, the new manager Do you know anything about him, commissioner? Well, according to the owner of the hotel Who incidentally is a friend of mine He came to him highly recommended By a hotel owner at Virginia Beach The Bonaire's rather exclusive hotel, isn't it? Yes, it caters to the wealthier class Is this the first year jewel robberies have occurred there? I believe so. Well, that's significant If you ask me Perhaps, but run down every clue Will do I bet there? Yes, I know you will I feel I'm sending the two best men I have Thank you, sir Now, any further questions? Yes, sir Has any of the loot been recovered? Well, not so far An attempt has been made to keep the matter as quiet as possible But the news has leaked out And people are already beginning to leave the hotel For other vacation centers And we'd better work fast That's right Any more questions? No, sir And you'd better get going There are only two boats a day You take the evening boat at seven o'clock You'll have to hurry And remember I'm depending on you two Yes, sir And thank you, sir What are you taking with you, Danny? Beside your blue beetle chain armor and mask And the change of clothes That portable radio locator And several of those tiny radioactive Recrystals you discovered Will that radio locator fit under your arm? Yes, I've tested it already Good luck, Danny I hope you're successful in apprehending the jewel thieves Thanks, Doc That must be Mannegan calling for me I said I'd meet him here Well, hello, Dr. France Is Sherlock Holmes de Gareth here? Yes, he's back here, Mannegan Hello, Detective Mannegan Where's your overnight bag? Well, my suitcase is out in the car Well, if you're ready, Mike, we'll start Well, what's in your bag, Danny? Oh, a few simple necessities Toothbrush, shaving kit, bathing suit Water wings, rubber boots, pajamas And a winter overcoat No umbrella I only carry that in the tropics Come on, Mike, let's go My nostrils crave the smell of salt sear You say Commissioner Donnelly sent you, Mr... Ah, Gareth, patrolman Dan Gareth Mr. Halfton Ah, yes, Mr. Gareth My partner, Officer Mannegan Is having a look around I expect him any minute I see Well, I don't know whether you'll be able To discover any more than Grogens has or not Grogens is our house detective He was with me at Virginia Beach Oh I'll have you meet him Miss Tingley, ask Mr. Grogens To step in, please What's that? Oh, very well Send him right in Your partner, Officer Mannegan Is here That's fine You sent for me? Oh, yes, Grogens Come in This is Officer Gareth From the York City Police Force On a special assignment To help us catch the jewel thieves Oh, city detective Well, not exactly I'm only a patrolman on special assignment By orders of the commissioner Oh, sort of a rookie detective Well, I never heard it put just that way But perhaps you're right Come in Mr. Halstead Oh, yes, come in Oh, hello, Danny Hello, Mike This is Mr. Halstead And this is Mr. Grogens My partner, Officer Mannegan Oh, hello, Mannegan Another rookie detective Won't you sit down, Officer Mannegan No, thanks What's that crack about rookie detective? Mr. Grogens has just coined a new title, Mike Rookie detective Oh, I see Well, then maybe he's already caught the jewel thieves And we're just wasting our time Mr. Grogens Yes, sir I think you'd better get on the job The guests will be dancing in the ballroom And you'll have to keep a sharp look up On the upper floors Come in Well Pardon me, sir But Mrs. Thomas Would like to have our jewel case For the sake Oh, just a minute Good You'll always be getting dolled up for the dance Ha, ha, ha She'll come down looking like an old fashioned Glass chandelier Here you are, boy And be sure to get a receipt Yes, sir Just a moment May I see those jewels? Certainly Here, I'll open the case for you Boy There's a fortune in diamonds and pearls there Yes Mrs. Thomas is very wealthy This necklace I'm holding Must be worth a king's ransom Hmm It's no wonder jewel thieves Like this hotel With people wearing stuff like that That mannequin is not stuffed In high class goods Here you are, Mr. Halstead Putting these back before they stick to my fingers Here you are, boy Take them up to Mrs. Thomas Yes, sir You'd better go along, Dawkins Just to make sure the jewels Reach their proper destination Okay, I'll take care of them Oh, I'll see you fellas around Sure thing We'll be around till the jewel thieves are caught By the way, Mr. Halstead What's outside those windows? A water The sea comes right up to the cliff It's a sheer drop to the water below Deep enough for a boat to navigate? Why, yes What are you driving at? Nothing I'm just wondering how the stolen goods Could have reached the mainland I understand everybody using a regular ferry Was searched before going aboard After the previous robberies That's right I wasn't aware though That any of the stolen jewelry had been found I see Well, good night, Mr. Halstead If mannequin and I see any suspicious Characters about, we'll let you know Do that I would be extremely grateful After all, these robberies reflect on me Yes, they do, Mr. Halstead Good night Why, that's Mrs. Thomas Another robbery That's the third this week I'm leaving this hotel first thing in the morning This is the last straw I'm cured of this place Help, I've been robbed Where's Mr. Halstead? I've been robbed Hey, what's the trouble, ladies? My jewels have been stolen Every jewel I own Well, here's Mr. Halstead Oh, Mrs. Thomas Come into my office, please This is terrible, but we'll find them We'll catch the thieves Right in here, please Sounders, yes, sir Tell musicians to continue the dance music Just as if nothing had happened Yes, sir Now, Mrs. Thomas Just sit down here and tell us all about it Officer mannequin here is from the York City Police He's here to help us, too That's right Now, where's Officer Garrett? Well, he said he was going for a walk Find time to take a walk Oh, Danny, you ain't wasting his time You can be sure of that Hey, what's wrong, Mr. Halstead? Other robbery Mrs. Thomas here Well, I'll be No, no, just calm yourself, Mrs. Thomas And tell us all about it All right After I left the ballroom about 15 minutes ago I retired to my room I removed my pearl necklace And put it with my other jewels I undressed and went into the bathroom To take my shower before retiring When I came back into the room My jewel case was gone This looks to me like an inside job The blue beetle Yes, the blue beetle Did someone lose this jewel case? Hey, it's that crook you read about in the papers He's the jewel thief Oh, but this jewel case is empty Blue beetle? I'm going to arrest you on suspicion of robbery Can you prove it? No, but I'll take a chance Just on general principles Put up your hands, blue beetle Put up your gun, brother Bullets can't penetrate that blue chain armor Besides, you might hit Mrs. Thomas there Oh, dear I'll just slap these handcuffs on him And Danny and I'll take him back to the mainland In the morning But my jewels? Where are my jewels? Your jewels are in this room, madam In this room? So you have got them, blue beetle No, but one of you four people Has them on his personal That's a lie Why, you cheap masquerading crook I'll... See what it is, Goggins And call the fire department I'll join you in a minute Okay, chief But don't let the blue beetle get away He's the jewel thief Well, gentlemen The blue beetle has found out what he wanted to know I'm leaving you now Watch out, Menigun Guard the door Sorry, gentlemen But I'm not going that way Oh, look Stop him He's going, going Well, I'll be He joked out to the window It's a hundred foot drop to the water below That's the end of the blue beetle But I still haven't got my jewels What will happen to the blue beetle? Who has the stolen jewels? How did the blue beetles Know that jewels were in Halster's office? These questions will be answered In the next transcribed episode Of the blue beetle The blue beetle is a copyrighted Fox feature Appearing in Mystery Men Comics Magazine And the blue beetle magazine The blue beetle is on the air Twice a week On this same station Consult the broadcast schedule in your local newspapers And don't forget to listen in to A Blue Beetle