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I am 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 signal oil program the whistler Rated tops in popularity for a longer period of time than any other West Coast program in radio history and Signal gasoline is tops two tops in quality It takes extra quality, you know to give you extra mileage and signal is the famous go farther gasoline So look for the signal circle sign in yellow and black that identifies friendly dealer owned signal stations from Canada to Mexico And now the whistler strange story Concerto of death For the audience gathered at symphony hall It was a beginning the start of a promising career for a brilliant young violinist But for the tall angular musicians spotlighted in the center of the stage It was an ending The final triumphant movement of a life's concerto that had opened with a melancholy theme Progress through a somber adagio and was reaching its climax now tonight In the glittering atmosphere of the concert hall Victor Carroll American violinist was making his debut But the theme that had run through his entire life's concerto had its beginning many months before in Italy after the end of the war In a tiny austere cottage that clung to the terraced hillside above a war weary village It began with American Sergeant Victor Carroll and an old Italian named Laverto And so you have become my boy to tell me you are a living Italy. I'm afraid so maestro Our orders came through this morning. We're sailing at dawn. See I have expected it But now that it comes it is no less sad. I Will miss you Victor these are talks. We have had the hearing you play You know you have a greater talent myself a greater talent for the violin you really think so maestro With so little time to practice my fingers have been all tied up and not oh that is nothing and to prove the confidence I have in you. I will show you something Something very few people have ever seen you wait. You see playing a black wooden box When I open it There you look why it said Stradivarius, ah Stradivarius no no my boy an amati then no no no not amati. It's a finer Finer violin even then amati or a Stradivarius, but I'll Jayzo this He's a Del Jayzo Del Jayzo Well, that's impossible. They're only a few in the world. There's one at the museum Genoa. I saw it easy But this is another Del Jayzo It hasn't been the treasure of my family all of these years my great great great grandfather Del Jayzo made it for him when he was only child maestro may I Would you allow me today? Yes, my boy. I want you to play it. I got carefully There now No, no, no, no, no, no wait wait. Oh, not that kind of music for this a violin. No here. Let me show you There inside you see it is a marked leggero a soft light Del Jayzo made this violin for a child He's meant for a lullaby like a browser lullaby you listen beautiful For the violin like that. I couldn't you say something my boy Maestro you have no family no one close to you You're very Well, you don't have many years to live The violin will be buried with me. That is what you're thinking what an instrument like that beauty like listen to me Victor I have thought of it many times. I Will leave my Del Jayzo for the whole world to enjoy I have said to myself But they would only put it in a museum. They would place on it a price The value of music measured in the dollars. No, no, no, no Protected with my life My Del Jayzo will die with me. No No, Victor. What is it? You look at the violin that can't die with you at mustn't I think I should not have shown you that Jesu Victor, you're right Maestro. You shouldn't have shown it to me Drexel Roger private three five nine four two three three six any perfume self jewelry first Okay, next Carol Victor sergeant three four seven two oh one seven. Oh any perfume silk jewelry affairs now Okay, no, wait. 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Oh, it's been a long time big And I love you even Even more than I did. Oh big. I'm so happy Peggy. Yes, darling Thank you. I have changed you big. What do you mean my fingers are stiff? I've hardly touched a violin. I've forgotten everything. I knew about playing. Oh, is that all come on? Let's get out of this crowd It'll come back to you darling In a few weeks you'll be better than you ever were and besides I I got a surprise for you Oh, I wasn't gonna tell you until we got home, but Vic remember that room in the attic where we used to store trunks and things Well, I had it made over into a studio You won't even recognize it. They put in a big window that looks out over the ocean You'll be able to practice there and nobody'll bother you. It'll be all yours Well thick Sounds wonderful Peggy. Oh, darling will be so happy now You'll have your music and I'll have you Nothing else can come between us ever No, let me help with your things. How about this black box? Can I carry it? Yes, Peggy You can carry it You follow her to the car still feeling like a stranger somehow Still wondering how much you can tell her if anything Outside pulling away from the curb you happen to glance back a dark little man in a striped suit and crushed felt hat Is looking after you staring curiously You're certain you've seen him before but you're not sure just where you twist around in the seat to get a better look But Peggy swings the car around the corner and he's lost from sight Everything all right dear. Yeah Yeah, sure Everything's fine In home over three weeks now. We've asked you over several times when so anxious to see him and well Yes, I know Lisa. It's something wrong. Is it mad at us? Have we done? No, no, it's Well, Vic hasn't wanted to see anyone or be around anyone. I guess it's the war something that happened over here You've got to give him a chance to a chance to come back to us Of course Yes, it's lovely He plays up there for hours alone like that I told you I built a studio for him in the attic. I Lisa I'm afraid I I just don't understand him Poor kid, and you know, it's funny But I've never been inside the studio since he came home. What's he hiding up there the stolen crown jewels or something? Oh someday Vic will come out of whatever is bothering him Then I suppose we'll all have a good laugh about it. Of course dear. I'm sure we will Morning Peggy. Oh Hello, Vic. What are you doing? Oh, just just looking through this photograph album you brought back Who are these people here? Oh people from the village. They loved having their pictures taken girls are rather attractive, aren't they? Yeah, I guess so this one here next to you. She's very pretty What's her name? Oh, I forget a Media Nella, I don't know why oh nothing Vic You practiced late last night. Yes, I did work late. I've I waited for you till three this morning Vic won't you give up your music for a while a few days take a vacation? We could go away for a while. Why don't you ask me to die? Is your violin that important to you? I haven't told you Peggy But I've been practicing for something very special Not that I have much hope every violinist in town has been after it after what Vic? Dr. Kruvitz announced he's going to play the Max Brooke and Shadow and G minor at the opening concert of the season And he's going to use a new young violinist. He's heard you. No, no, no, not yet, but he will See they've had auditions for a month and the board finally narrowed it down to six Kruvitz will make the final choice next week. Oh Then that's why you've been shutting yourself up practicing so hard. Oh, he'll pick you. I know listening to you last night will It was so beautiful that I almost couldn't believe it You know this the music sounds different when you're upstairs As if there was something or someone Vic Yes Was there someone else a girl in Italy? Someone you remember Someone you played to at night there in the attic. Oh, I know it may be foolish But sitting here alone night after night nothing to do but look at the window Vic, I'd like to know I Look out the window now Peggy, please Vic. I'm asking you something now They're across the street a little man a little man in the striped suit. You see him. I noticed in the day We drove away from camp a little man He's gone Vic don't try to throw me off answer my questions Tell me what happened in Italy. Won't you and the black box? What about the black box in it bit? Tell me please is it keep sake memories of her? Thank where you go upstairs No, you can't just walk out every time I ask you something. I won't let you let me go big guy I want to come into your studio listen to your play. I want to share big whatever it is There's nothing to share Peggy nothing at all. I'm working. I audition for crew. It's tomorrow. You know that I'm coming upstairs with you No They are not Peggy You're gonna stay down here Because if you ever go into that room I Leave you did you hear me Peggy? I'll leave you It's the next day that you've been waiting for is nit-victor the day when you win a handful of others assemble in an empty half-dark and Auditorium wait around in the wings until dr. Kruvitz is ready to hear you play You become more and more nervous as the hours go by Listening to the others one by one as they step out on the stage to play for Kruvitz Then finally, I'm sorry you've had to wait so long, Mr. Carol. That's all right. I don't mind Dr. Kruvitz has a bad habit of forgetting all about time. I hope waiting here hasn't made you nervous. Oh, no, no, that's all right See I've been waiting years for an opportunity like this anyway Oh, of course Well, if you want to take your violin and step out on the stage with me sure I'll introduce you to him It's him Will dr. Kruvitz doesn't look rather formidable. No, don't worry. No not dr. Kruvitz A little man in the striped suit at the back of the theater. What are you talking about? I don't see anyone duck back into the shadows I'm sorry. I can't stay. I can't No, Victor you can't wait You remember now, don't you where you first saw this strange little man in the striped suit? It was in Italy at Maestro la vertus The certain of it, but you hurry home to look in the photograph album and make sure Yes, there it is The same round dark face staring up at you from the photograph His name comes back to you now Dino Brovelli. You saw him many times at la vertus place I'll get it back. No, no, no, wait to Kruvitz Well, well, do I just stand here? Oh, do you ask me in? Of course come in So you are the young man who is so impatient The young man who cannot wait not even for Kruvitz Excuse me, this is my wife dr. Kruvitz You're married I approve of marriage Well, why did you run out on me come come come an explanation? Well, I Know I know you hurt others playing and you were nervous Well, a good musician should be nervous Perhaps even you felt inferior to some of them a good musician should be humble And perhaps you were angry with me for making you wait so long The good musician should have fire. So you may be a good musician We shall find out get the fit get the fiddle way here right now. Of course. Of course. Why don't you think I come? I'm a sortless old man. I do things stupidly Six musicians all at once one after the other. Oh such a noise who could play who could sound well But here perhaps one of them will play and will sound well. Huh the count You do play well, don't you victor in spite of the fear in your heart Yes, and Kruvitz listens carefully Occasionally a frown crosses his face But the greater part of the time is head bobs up and down in silent approval He seems impressed Yet you can't be certain and you wonder what the final decision will be Then the following morning you're summoned to his office As you enter dr. Kruvitz is standing by the window his hands clasped behind him After what seems like an eternity. He finally turns Peers at you over his glasses Well, I well you see your secretary didn't tell you the minute the single moment the concert is only a week away We must begin rehearsals as soon as possible You mean I I have decided my boy that you shall play the concert What have you to say to that? Well, don't try I know Your heart is pounding so in your throat you cannot speak your knees are shaking you want to run Run to your wife tell Yes, I know what dr. Kruvitz. I I don't know how to thank you. I'll give you one hour tell your wife Then we begin the rehearsal all right and one more thing. Yes The fiddle you're a good instrument. Yes, but Perhaps we should try to borrow something else for the concert Not a stadovarius, but a ruggieri. Well, that won't be necessary. I have a Yeah I have a friend He has a very fine violin good for these concerts the best violin we can get You're a little sorry you mentioned the violin to kruvitz aren't you victor But at that moment nothing mattered you forgot about the italian village Laverto's murder and the mysterious dark-skinned little man in a striped suit No, nothing mattered You had been selected by dr. Kruvitz to play the concert But now you're afraid to bring the del jesu around to the studio And in the days that follow the endless hours of rehearsal you stall off dr. Kruvitz you make excuses your friend is out of town Then on the day of the concert after a late afternoon rehearsal You return home to pick up the del jesu Quickly you start up the stairs You stop suddenly on the first landing Someone is moving around in your studio Peggy Yes, perhaps she isn't spending the afternoon with the presby's after all Peg I warned you not to Standing in the middle of the room is the small heavy set man in a striped suit at his feet the black box open And on the table Is the del jesu What are you doing here? I was a curious senior now that I have found what I was looking for. Well We have much to talk about, you know, you shouldn't have come after me, you know That was a bad mistake when I'm on I killed once for this violin. I won't hesitate to kill again Do not come closer. I won't hesitate to kill again The whistler will return in just a moment with a strange ending to tonight's story meantime, here's good news Brand new up to the minute roadmaps have just arrived at signal service stations in time for your summer trips And friends pardon my enthusiasm But these new signal maps are without a doubt the finest i've ever seen Prepared by rand mcnally They have all the latest road changes and conditions as well as many places of interest not included on ordinary maps Jumbo in size and printed in full colors. 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It was a triumph victory But as you stand there taking your vows You're thinking of a small heavy set man in the striped suit Who is sprawled out on the floor of your attic studio with a bullet in his heart and thinking how to get rid of him You hurry out of the hall the applause still ringing in your ears Sending your wife and friends on ahead to the reception. You hurry home alone As you slip the key into the front door Two men emerge from the shadows beside you What do you want? Lieutenant fall fbi been waiting for you Shall we go in? I don't understand. What's wrong? Do you mind if I take this? Am I violent? Yeah Uh-huh. I think this is what we're looking for This and the uh gent named dino brovelli Brovelli Look mr. Cal we know you spent a lot of time in italy made a lot of friends there People like this guy were better. No. No, I not that I blame you Probably didn't know too much about him naturally when he showed up here. I didn't even know what you're talking about Sure, sure. So you're trying to help this guy out But you're not being very smart Brovelli is wanted by the italian police for murder Murder they say he killed a man named levettu to get this violin. He's trying to sell you What? Yeah Now immigration department would like to have a little chat with him, too Maybe you didn't know about that either now look lieutenant. Oh, it uh, it won't wash mr. Carol One of our boys saw brovelli come in your house late this afternoon and he hasn't come out So, uh play it smart, huh? Call him out or we have orders to search your house and find him Well What do you say mr. Cal let that whistle be your signal for the signal oil program the whistler Each wednesday night at this same time Brought to you by the signal oil company marketers of signal gasoline and motor oil and fine quality automobile accessories Signal has asked me to remind you to get the most driving pleasure drive at sensible speeds Be courteous and obey traffic regulations. It may save a life Possibly your own Featured in tonight's story were david ellis and gene bates The whistler was produced by george w allen with story by frank defilita and music by wilbur hatch And was transmitted to our troops overseas by the armed forces radio service Next wednesday for a full hour of mystery over most of these stations tune in a half hour earlier Enjoy the saint as well as the whistler This is marvin miller speaking This is cbs where 99 million people gather every week the columbia broadcasting system You