 Ladies and gentlemen, we take you now behind the scenes of a police headquarters in a great American city We're under the cold glaring lights will pass before us the innocent the vagrant the thief the murderer This is the line up You think you catch him? Matt, maybe you got him now. Maybe but we'll need your help. Mr. Raduzzi. You got my help all my help I've been a night watchman 20 years now. I can help with the police Making me proud sure sure just sit here. Thank you You know, I thought it was a bundle. He wasn't carrying a bigger bundle That's a joke. No lieutenant. Yeah, a joke man. It's not funny This a bundle the man who carried down the fire escape. She was a dead girl Yeah, maybe I should run after him you call the police. That was the right thing down the fire escape But then he put her on the pavement and I walk away just like that The girl she was a strangler. That's right If I run after me, maybe I catch you you might have A man who almost called him Thank you, my name is Grebb Sergeant Matt Grebb. I'll explain the line up to you Each of the suspects you will see will be numbered I'll call off a number the name and charge If you have any questions or identifications, please remember the number of sign to the prisoner as I call his name At the end of each line when I ask for questions or identifications Call out the number If you're sure or not too sure of the suspect have him held The officers who took your name will assist you there seated among you Please be prompt with your questions or identifications this amendment killer. When do they bring them out in a minute, mr It's back into the jail clothes. It makes it quite difficult to bring them back after they leave here The questions I asked these suspects are merely to get a natural tone of voice So do not pay too much attention to their answers as they often lie bring on the line All right boys. All right this way pick it up pick it up the first man walked to the end of the stage take your place the others follow That's far enough now turn and face front You're the second man. Don't look up at the ceiling look out at the people so they can see you That's right All right, number one Finney was selling assault What do you live for me in same place don't want a fish market. You hit a man this morning knocked him up That's right. Why did you hit him Finney? He's got a bad thing about me. Is that all? He tried to sell me a rotten fish. What did you hit him with? Everything What's everything? rubber boot Bucket number two Harold Dodge theft Where are you from Harold the east where in the east the only place in the east Boston Don't tell me Harold tell the people out there Boston ever been arrested before a few times how often? 5 10 a hundred Speak louder how many times we arrested? 7 Where were you arrested this time? In a phone booth. I was calling my girl The arresting officer said you were breaking open the coin box. I was trying to get my nickel back The call was hardly worth it Number three Warren Fuller vagrancy Where do you live Warren? Flat pass which flat pass. I don't play no favorites. Son goes down. It's always a flat pass What kind of work do you do Warren? work All right, what do you do all day? Oh that? Sit in the park take a walk up Broadway ever think about getting a job. I thought about it. Have you tried? Sure, I tried When did you try one? 1933 Didn't work out Number four Charlie Bond open charge Where do you live Charlie? I'm not answering any questions What's that? What's that? I didn't hear you. I said I'm not answering any questions Okay, make it tough for yourself. I don't feel good. I'm sick You'll feel worse if you don't answer the questions. Where do you live? Rainbow apartment at the apartment house across the street in the Realty building You ever been arrested before Charlie? Mr. Reducing for a living Just can't say you're not sure what you see little I see Sergeant Graham. Yes, lieutenant number four having walked back and forth across the stage. Yes, sir That's you Charlie walk Over to the end of the stage and back. I don't feel like walk Now mr. Reducing Yeah, yeah, yeah that the man What I think so maybe Sergeant yes, hold number four for interrogation I don't feel good lieutenant. You'll get a doctor after we talk Charlie after you tell me about last night You don't want to get a police doctor. Let me phone. I'll get my own last night. Where were you all night? You want to know about all night? Uh-huh I was in my apartment all night the day before I was sick the night watchman in the Realty building said he saw you Carry the body of a girl down the fire escape you left the body on the pavement and walked away My kidneys must must be my kidneys the way it hurts the watchman said while he's a liar Wasn't me. Who was it? How do I know you get paid to find out such things those scratches on your face Charlie? How did you get them? I don't I don't know maybe I cut myself shaving their long scratches the kind of girls fingernails would make Yeah, Matt come on in The more called They got a girl down there who thinks she can identify the body well take Charlie back to a cell. I'll meet you down at the morgue This is Laura Phillips she works in the dance hall over near 15th Street Lieutenant I hope you won't think I Mean this is the first time we understand miss Phillips. You think it might be someone you know my roommate I know it's silly, but Well, Edna left the dance hall in such a hurry last night and she didn't come home. Sure I understand All right, you must think I'm awful. Mr. Guthrie getting upset like that, but when I saw Edna, that's all right miss Phillips Feel well enough to answer a few questions Can I have a glass of water please not get her a glass of water? Yes, sure Your roommate what was her full name met no one and the Holly we've been rooming together about two years Thanks, you're welcome. We both worked at the Silver Swan dance hall. I see You know anybody who would want to kill her. Oh, no Edna was Well, she was a little wild, but she was all right. Everybody liked her. What about last night at the dance hall She have an argument Edna never had arguments. Mr. Guthrie. She she was sweet Sweetest person I've ever known miss Phillips. Does the name Charlie Bond mean anything to you? Charlie Bond No, man. I have me those mug shots at Charlie left-hand draw Ever see this man before miss Phillips? Maybe He looks familiar. I try the profile here He looks so familiar. I take your time. Yes. I I've seen him mr. Guthrie I'm sure I've seen him at the dance hall last night No, it must have been about a month ago. Maybe two he came in every night for about a week. Have you seen him since then? Not once Did this man kill Edna? That's something we have to find out Poor Edna. She was so sweet Did she have any relatives here in town or somewhere else? No, I don't think so her mother and father dead. She had a brother, but he was killed in the war. Oh I just remembered Holly was Edna's married name. She only talked about her husband once a long time ago That's why I almost forgot it. She never saw him. Well, he lives in town, but they were separated Any idea of his first name Albert or Alfred or something like that. I believe she said he was some kind of an artist painter. I think I'm not sure Well, all right miss Phillips. Thanks for your help. That's all you don't want to ask Not now. I'll have somebody drive you home Matt. Yeah, then set up a tracer on Edna Holly's husband You're Alfred Hawley Who are you police lieutenant Guthrie? Sit down. Oh, just dump those canvases on the floor. I want to ask you some questions about what? You were married to Edna Hawley. I still am when you last see your wife Oh three four years ago. I forget I Forget because I don't want to remember you hear about support money. No Now that's good because I don't have support money for her or me Edna in trouble She's dead Would you hand me that brush the big one? Thanks. I Said your wife is dead Murdered she probably deserved it doesn't bother you Makes me happy She hated me and I hated her We let it go at that. Did you hate her enough to kill her? More than enough Where were you last night? Uh? Tell me lieutenant How was Edna killed strangled the rainbow apartments? Body was carried down the fire escape left on the sidewalk you didn't answer my question about where you were last night Well What's so funny You think I killed and Carried her body down a fire escape maybe can you convince me you didn't? Come on lieutenant Want me to show you to the door. We're not through talking. Yes, we are You'd better come along to headquarters certainly any time Well, come on sure Would you mind handing me those crutches lieutenant? I can't walk a step without CBS brings you to one-hour programs every Friday evening one design for relaxation and thorough enjoyment The other intended to give you a listening post on what's been happening in the world the past seven days Friday nights on CBS brings you songs for sale with Jan Murray and hear it now with Edward R. Murrow An hour recapitulation of the news of the past week Political front-line sports entertainment songs for sale and hear it now a broadcast every Friday on most of these same CBS stations Ben how'd you make out with Edna Holly's husband? He's a cripple Couldn't possibly have carried it down the fire escape What'd you get Charlie Bond? He said he wasn't out of his apartment all last night Well, he's lying Ben The man who runs a newspaper stand three blocks from the apartment house had Charlie bought a paper from him last night around 11 Is he sure he's sure Charlie's a regular customer. I'll go get Charlie Lieutenant do me a favor. Would you stop making that chair squeak gets on my nerve You'll get used to a Charlie feel sick second. I did this morning makes my nerves jump Charlie We found out who the dead girl was you did Edna Holly She worked in a dance hall called the silver swan Congratulations, Lieutenant Have I been in this silver swan Charlie? The lieutenant asked you a question Charlie Were you ever at the silver swan? Maybe maybe I'm a sick man. I can't sleep nights ago lots of why did you kill him? Kill who Edna Holly you strangler why I don't know what you're talking about last night You brought it into your apartment, and you killed a why Charlie you're crazy. I wasn't out of my apartment We know you were out last night. How do you know you don't know you're bought a newspaper 11 o'clock Did you forget Charlie? I forgot all right, so I went out for a paper Why are you looking at me like that? Nothing Charlie Nothing at all out for a paper. It was only a couple of minutes. You can't prove anything from that Why don't you meet Edna after you bought the paper? I didn't meet this Edna. I don't even know What do you what are you gonna let me go? There's no hurry after let me go soon lieutenant because you haven't got a thing on me give him to ask your man Why are you taking me back to yourself? Come on Charlie? Let me go soon You think the same way I do don't you Ben? How's that? Charlie's our man. He killed Edna Holly. I think so, but I can't prove it. We might make him crack I doubt it though. We'll try It won't be easy We need a witness Ben Somebody who saw Charlie Bond and Edna Holly together last night. All right, we'll make our own witness. Huh police woman We'll find a police woman who looks like a dance hall hostess Here we are Nora is Charlie Bond already in the visitors room. No, he'll be brought in You understand what you're supposed to do now. Yes, sir. Just remember what I told you We'll be listening in the next room Good luck Nora. Thanks, lieutenant. Oh set up man. All set up and working Grab a chair, Ben. All right They turn it up a little right you think Charlie will go for her story. It's a chance I don't know Ben nor a being new and that Yeah That must be him now. I've got something to tell you I work at this silver swan dance hall I know you Charlie. I've got something to tell you something about Edna Holly Okay, if you don't want to hear Yeah, what what about Edna Holly? I'll make it short. I Saw you meet her last night You're crazy. Okay. I'm crazy, but I saw you. You're so smart. Why don't you tell the cops? What do you want money? What you talking about money to keep quiet five hundred dollars? I never saw this Edna Holly We'll leave it like you can't prove I met her Because I didn't I said we'd leave it like that The cops will let you go before long You know where I work Charlie See you soon. You won't see me. I'll wait a week wait a month. I don't care a week That's how long I'll wait one I am so long Charlie like I said see you soon Turn it off man Well, she did a good job. Yeah, I think you'll bite hard. Maybe we'll let him think it over a while When do we release him tonight first thing in the morning tonight? We've got work to do Work when we have to rent a room for Nora near the silver swan and you know how hard it is to rent rooms these days Morning Matt, did you release Charlie? Yeah, just signed him out very unfriendly person channel who's tailing him Pearson and Darity Well, what about tonight? I called the manager of the silver swan. He's briefing Nora now How many men did you get us nine counting Pearson and Darity? Tell me how you want him staked out. Oh Six in the dance hall one on the dictaphone in the room next to Nora's check Now what about us? We'll be outside the silver swan Outside, uh-huh. What about it? Well, it's freezing outside Ben Don't we ever get an inside job? What time is it Ben? one 155 I wish they'd closed these dance halls earlier that wins going right through me to Doesn't look like Charlie's gonna show Matt crossing the street where where end of the block Yeah, I see him now keep back in the shadow I never mind He's going the other way Kind of look like him. I don't see Darity I guess we were wrong Wonder when he'll show He's got a week to make up his mind Well, I hope the weather gets warmer Feels like snow. Oh snow. What's wrong with snow, buddy? Music star Nora should be out in a minute. I Could use some coffee coffee sounds good. I haven't been this cold since I was pounding a beat and get used to it We'll be here tomorrow night, too Looks like you're right Oh There's Nora Ben coming out the side door. We'll give her a few seconds start before we fall That's not far to my place Ben We'll tell Nora home and then go have coffee, huh? No, son. Why do you two look cold? Well, maybe it's because we are Anything to report? They can hear Nora now. She just came in. Yeah, we followed her Switch on the two-way. Will you drive? Everything all right Nora? Yes And we'll try again tomorrow night Stay in your room during the day be in the dance hall at the usual time Yeah, he shows up soon my feet are starting to hurt two o'clock Looks like another dry run I Wonder why he doesn't show Daughty says he sticks pretty close to his apartment That's a cold tonight. I think it's gonna snow You said that the first night. I still think so Then maybe we ought to try something else Like what pick Charlie up again? Keep him locked up until he cracks. You know that wouldn't work man Yeah, I guess not give it time The gut for my nights. Yeah Come over for coffee afterwards. We ought to go to my place tonight. Well, mine's close There's Nora. Oh wait, man. Hmm. Not yet. What's matter? Where the street lights burned out? I don't see anything. He took behind a building Charlie, I don't know there. What do you know? He's letting Nora walk right by I thought he won in her room, huh? If we're lucky But weirdly starts to follow Then all right, man. Let's go Charlie's not following her in Ben just standing on the other side of the street watching. He's waiting Waiting for what find out which room's Nora's He should know now. She just turned on the light We go up now, Ben. Yeah the back way come on We've been up here a long time Ben Maybe he won't come up. He'll come One Nora must turn it up to her. It took your time getting here I thought maybe you wouldn't come You said I had a week. Did you bring the money Charlie? Money so I'll keep quiet. I haven't got any money. Don't stall Charlie. I want five hundred dollars Suppose I don't pay I'll go to the cops tell him. I saw you with Ed. No, Holly I've got a better idea Better than money Charlie let's go Well, I'll be Look at Charlie. He's not like a fish He was going to I threw him the way they taught us Nora was a man He was Kill me Nora man. How about that? She slugs a killer then passes out What is it with women Ben? Line up where before you pass the innocent the vagrant the thief the murderer Listen again next week when we again bring you the line up Thank you, my name is grab sergeant Matt grab I'll explain the lineup to you Each of the suspects you will see will be numbered I'll call off a number their name and charge If you have any questions or identification, please remember the number was signed in the prisoner as I call his name At the end of each line when I ask for questions or identification The lineup starring Bill Johnston as Lieutenant Ben Guthrie and walley mayor a sergeant Matt grab was written by Charles E Israel with music by Eddie Dunsteader Featured in tonight's cast were J. Novello, Junius Matthews, Sydney Miller, Pat McGeehan, John McIntyre, Mary Jane Croft and Sammy Hill The lineup is produced and directed by Jaime Del Valle Beginning next Tuesday the lineup will be heard at the same time on most of these stations on Tuesday evenings The lineup joins mystery theater. Mr. and Mrs. North Luigi and Ralph Edwards has a Tuesday feature on CBS Be listening for the lineup at the same time on Tuesdays beginning next Tuesday, February 27th Now stay tuned for a special program and observance of Brotherhood Week, which follows on many of these same CBS stations Coverly speaking, this is CBS for Edward R. Merle and here it now come to you Friday evenings the Columbia broadcasting system