 Ladies and gentlemen, by transcription 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. I thought all I had to do is to tell you what I saw in Whitegate Park last night That is all you have to do Sydney. Yeah, here sit down Only take a few minutes We want to see if you can identify the man in the park who walked past the bench where you and your girl were there We picked up someone who fits the description you gave us. Oh, yeah, sure. Well, like I said, Lieutenant Gloria my girl that is was repairing her lipstick when this guy sauntered by boy. Imagine me putting a finger on a murder 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 assigned to the prisoner as I call his name If you're sure and not too sure of the suspect have him held The officers who took your name will assist you. They're seated among you The bathroom and dress back into their jail clothes It makes it quite difficult to bring them back after they ask these suspects I'm really to get an actual tone of voice So do not pay too much attention to their answers as they often lie straight ahead nice looking unidentified woman of about 60 better Nice looking until she was strangled. So so the corner says she was murdered sometime between 9 and 11 last night This morning. I'm picked up in an alley sleeping off a snoot food. Now this was the connection a kid who was Necking in the park last night not 50 feet away from the dead woman. That's the connection better The kid who read about the killing in this morning's paper and came in and gave us a description of the man He saw in the park at a little after 11. I still don't get it. I well, then try this The description the kid gave us was a bald man with a nose flight as a pancake who keeps sniffing all the time That better is the reason we picked you up not for sleeping in an alley. No, no and just to make it all real tight Five minutes ago the kid identified you in the lineup. No, no that ain't so he couldn't that it was dark there in the parking Okay, lieutenant. I was in the park all right My money is well-saved with both a lot of time and tell you to rest you killed a venom stick up They got out of hand when she's down at the young no lieutenant. She was dead when I got there Could I have a smoke lieutenant? Yeah Looking for a good spot to flop for the night when I saw something shiny off in the bushes away this here house key I bent down to pick it up. I saw the body. She was dead like a doornail. There was no one around Sure that positive I look good. Any how I was flat broke so I went through a pocket She didn't have no pocketbook just a buck and a half and change in a coat. That's all I took and I beat it I walked slow past those kids in the vent so they wouldn't be suspicious That's all lieutenant the truth. So help me The lineup's finished Ben Sure anything I can do yeah turn better here over to Sergeant Quine will you Matt gonna hold him on suspicion of murder Lieutenant I already told you let's go better be right back back right back Hi, man. Morning lieutenant Here's the first report in that body in Whitegate Park not much no identification yet back in mm-hmm And it may be a while Most of the stuff she was wearing was home made and home washed so no labels and no laundry marks Mm-hmm. Also. There's no record of her prints here or in Washington Coroner's office is checking on her dental work now call you as soon as we get something lieutenant. All right. Yeah Yeah, what did becker have? Does it look like Jimmy that it maybe I don't know He says he was walking through the park Spotted this key and then the body it's robbing it no more Well, where do we go from here then well until we get something on the body this key I guess Come on. Let's check with Harrison on the robbery detail get a listing of locksmiths Now how's that Harrison one thing the number punched on it But the locksmith who turned it out this G104 here is a local serial number Get the name and address out of the file a minute, but better than that the key itself is for a Brasso Dunlap lock Pretty rare in this part of the country so the locksmith may remember who he made it for Of course on the Yale or master padlock wouldn't stand a chance Well, don't locksmiths have to keep a record on each key. They turn out Harrison. No, no surgeon Only keep a record when they make a key for a specific lock not when they make a key for key Let's see who G104 is Wallerman key shop 3920 south planet Avenue Hope he's part elephant. Yeah. Yeah We're from the police department. Mr. Wallerman. I'm Lieutenant Guthrie the Sergeant Gregg We'd like to ask you about a key. Oh Key I mean yeah this key, Mr. Wallerman He happened to know who you made it for hmm Brasso Dunlap, huh? Don't often make one of these once twice a year Good luck all right It's unusual what is it mr. Wallerman you remember something? Yeah Bad temper sure about two months ago. I was a guy with nice clothes and nice way of talking Oh, but he got sore. Yeah, I remember now said I took too long. I was a Blundering idiot. That's it. You know this man's name. Uh-huh. Is it dress? No, I don't but he does live in the neighborhood How do you know that because I've seen him a couple of three times at Tommy Lowe's place Tommy runs a Chinese hand laundry over the next block. This bird must be a customer here. What does this man look like? Oh, he's kind of tall thin face sharp nose, but don't worry Tommy Lowe. No, officer Just mention his temper. No, man. You speak of very well, or he named Mr. Leonard Elstow. He lived 105 Dwayne Boulevard And we're from the police department Mrs. Elstner Lieutenant Guthrie. This is Sergeant Graham How do you do Mrs. Elstner and Mrs. Elstner is your husband at home. We'd like to talk to him Yes, he's inside listening to the radio just a moment now calling. Excuse me. Sure You see if that key fits will you man? Yeah Yeah, it works all right, man. Uh-huh. Here's Elstner No, Mr. Elstner. I'm Lieutenant Guthrie. This is Sergeant Graham. We'd like a few words with you, please very well Living room is this way gentlemen. Thank you. Mrs. Elstner if you don't mind We'd like to talk to your husband alone All right, you know what this is about mind telling me well, it's about a woman Mr. Elstner an elderly unidentified woman who was found choked to death in the park last night Woman choked to death I Don't understand You want to talk to me about that? That's right. Tell me Mr. Elstner. Did you read about this in the newspapers? No, I haven't seen the paper today. Do you mind telling us what you did last night? I Stayed home all evening Mr. Elstner. Yes all evening Now what is this all about and Mr. Elstner? Do you recognize this key? Of course my house key one just like it. Do you have your house key with you now, Mr. Elstner? I do together with all my keys Yeah How many house keys are there for every one who lives here? I mean Three four five. Maybe I don't know they're all around. It does the main have one. She does At least she let herself in with one a few minutes before you around and your wife, Mr. Elstner She has a key of course, of course Now look here enough of this this key was found near the body mr. Elstner and there was signs of a struggle which could mean that whoever killed the woman dropped this key Your key, but I have my key. I just showed it to you there And I'm sure my wife does too. Now. What about extra keys? Are they around? I couldn't say house keys are famous for getting lost Did you ever lose one since you've been in this house? Yes. Yes about two or three months ago. Where'd you lose it here at home in the street? I don't know it wouldn't be lost. I did Sorry mr. Elstner Now about last night you say you were here Yes, Carol here went to Bizarre. What was it again there? The woman's auxiliary of the north point country club I'm chairman were raising money to build a new clubhouse next spring. I see Mr. Elstner, did you have any callers last night any visitors of any kind? Yes, I did. Can you remember them specifically? I think so. There was a news boy who was making his weekly collection about nine. I'd say and for what paper mr. Elstner the evening star and Anyone after that mr. Elstner? two people Along about ten a delivery boy from the liquor store at King He brought two bottles of scotch 1030 a friend of my wife's dropped in looking for Ruth She lives at the park Netherlands. It's a bit about 20 minutes We watched a television show together a quiz show called number please a Brooklyn housewife won the jackpot 11 I had a long distance person-to-person call from a mr. Assault meadow Toy jobber in Des Moines, Iowa. I manufacture toys Now is there anything else? No, sir. Not right now. Anyway, we'll be in touch Good night, Mrs. Elstner. Good night. Good night, Sergeant. Good night, ma'am. Good night, Mr. Elstner. Good night You know Matt Mr. Elstner said he didn't read about the killing in the paper So so I'd like to know how he knew what happened in Whitegate Park We never mentioned the park by name This brings you an exciting timely appraisal of the world situation and some of the answers when 10 top CBS Correspondents are heard in a special broadcast Entitled the challenge of the fifties years of crises For the past month these famous CBS reporters have been interviewing world leaders on next Sunday's broadcast You'll hear on special recordings what these leaders predict Edward R. Murrow will be the moderator Don't miss this unusual significant broadcast the challenge of the fifties next Sunday afternoon on most of these same CVS stations That will us Unwarned yes Kings liquor store. They're supposed to have sent two bottles of scotch to Elstner last night about 10 20 Yeah, and get a hold of the news boy who collects for that route. Will you it's the evening storm? Yeah, that's right and put a tracer on a person-to-person called Elstner claims. He got at 11 from a soul meadows in Des Moines Yeah, I want every bit of that alibi check right You know Ben Personally, I think you're wasting your time What checking else in the elevator? Yeah, yeah, it sounds good to me too many people involved to be a phony. Well, we'll see There's something wrong there someplace Matt. Well the keymaker backs up Elstner and his story about losing the key For my money, you're reaching quite a ways to tie a well-to-do guy like Elstner into a threadbare old lady dead in the public park Why would he do it Ben? That's what beats me. Why? He got me Well anyway, I'd go easy if I were you Elstner's the kind of bird that really blows his lid over a false arrest. In fact, there was a come in Well, we got an identification on the old lady in Whitegate Park. Good. We traced the shoes They'd been half sold lately and we finally located the shoemaker a guy way out in the Henning district He just now identified the body who is she Edna Clooney 4 4 1 2 Durbin Street That's a walk up and it checks out. Who'd you talk to there Becca a landlady and mrs. Peters She says Mrs. Clooney's had a room there for about six months. Let's go man And last night mrs. Peters sometime between 9 and 11 didn't you notice she was gone today, ma'am? No, I didn't Sometimes I go a week or more without seeing all my tenants especially the quiet one I wouldn't bother we won't be here long. Yeah, we just want to look around Maybe she kept a date book or a diary or something She did it be over there in that table with the drawer. Oh, it was a nice sweet woman Sergeant one of the best tenants I ever had this picture mrs. Peters. Who is it? Do you know right? Yes? That's her damn her son Why that boy doesn't even know yet that his mother was is he here in town well far I know he lives over on the south side some place works in the mill over there Stamping there. I think I wouldn't know the name of the McLennan land one oh two four soft market Let's try it and mrs. Peters leave everything just as it is and keep this room locked. Will you we may be back This sergeant grab you want with no wait wait wait. I'm afraid we've got some bad news for you It's your mother we mom. What's happened to her. She hurt. It's worse than that fella. She's dead Jim Dead happened last Sunday night her body was found in whitegate Park. Oh, she was murdered. When did you see your mother last Jim? Yesterday afternoon about one o'clock, I guess Buddy drove me out to her place Lieutenant I don't get this. I've never went out at night. Oh, maybe once or twice to a movie But the park she never went in there when when you were with her. Did she seem upset about anything a bit? We just sat around and talk like always. Now. What did you talk about anything special? Same old things My job draft my gas station. You've got a gas station Jim. It's not really mine It's what I'd like to have it's out on grand The guy's gonna sell out in retire used to talk about me buying and going into business for myself I'll never have that kind of money Yesterday mom was kidding around that she was gonna borrow the down payment for me She ran into a wealthy old friend. She said well, who was that Jim some guy. She knew 25 years ago Worked for the same company up in Evanston for a while after my dad died She hadn't seen this guy since then but well, she ran into him on the street last week and recognized him She got a big kick out of it. Did she mention his name? Yeah, it was Melvin something Melvin Melvin bury it was you know where we can get in touch with him. No What do you want him? Well, maybe your mother wasn't kidding about borrowing the money. I mean Mother's are funny where their kids are concerned, you know, but by the way, you know Do you ever hear of a Leonard Elstner? Lives up on Dwayne Boulevard Wait a minute, that's funny. What's funny Jim? But you mentioned that Dwayne Boulevard. All right. What about it? Mom used to go up there quite a bit. She used to take a bus to the library up there and and what Jim She said that that's where she was coming out of the library when she ran into this Melvin Berry Yeah, about 30 minutes ago, Matty was on his way down to the pile. Oh, okay. Thanks for the desk for this one. Have a look Melvin Barry escaped from state penitentiary February 1930 Evanston had him for embezzlement tried and convicted up there in December 1929 got five years Without moustache Matt you see what I see, huh? No, I guess not well look Skip the moustache forget it the eyes Matt the eyes Holy smoke You weren't wasting your time checking on that alibi after all Ben turn it got me Good put him on Yeah, yeah, go ahead Willis Well Chanks, okay. Okay. Well, it's that song Don't tell me yeah, I'll soon as alibi is airtight. That's almost impossible. No, it's a fact Let's go Matten go where to the Elstin residence hundred and five Dwayne Boulevard, but you just I know what I said Let's go Fox in this city. That's an interesting bit of information. So, how did you know the murder took place at Whitegate? You said you hadn't read about it. Neither of us mentioned Whitegate Assumption that's the largest park in town. I simply assume another thing We had a long talk with Jim Clooney today. He's the dead woman's son He told us how his mother ran into an old friend right out here on Dwayne Boulevard He hadn't seen the man in 25 years. So what? If you've got a point get to it or get out I'll get to it mr. Elstin the man's name was Melvin Barry We checked on him. He was convicted of embezzlement up in Evanston back in 1929 escaped from prison in 1930 He was never caught Of course, we have his picture in Prince. It won't be any trouble I don't know what you're talking about if this is some crazy way of accusing me of murder than a recipe go on go on Nobody's accusing you of murder Elstner. We know you didn't do it But you because now you were home here your alibi checked all the way. That's right But there are all the circumstances We can't ignore them in spite of a perfect alibi You know Mrs. Elstner a life like that Melvin Barry lives must be a Well must be pretty miserable Constantly afraid that the next time he turns around somebody recognizing always under a shadow of fear No matter how successful he is There's always the dread that sometimes some place Someone will know him Don't you think so Mrs. Elstner? Must be even worse for a woman who loves a guy like that Wouldn't you say Mrs. Elstner? She could never escape it. Couldn't she? The more she stood to lose like wealth and social position the worse it got until finally until finally Finally Edna Clooney was murdered Edna Clooney ran up against a person like that just because she recognized an old friend who had a secret She didn't know about the secret, but she did want to borrow money. That's all it took wasn't it? The killer could only figure one way Blackmail everything was ruined suddenly all the fears and all the suspicions that have been piling up for years broke loose didn't they? Didn't they? Yes, Carol don't yes Yes, Lieutenant. I Can't take any more. I Had to do it. I had to kill it. I Knew it from the instant Leonard told me she'd recognized him as Melvin Barry No other way out. No other way. I left the bizarre Ranged to meet her in the park when she said she wanted money. I Grabbed her Give us some help. Oh, so she gets hold of herself And we'll all go downtown and put it on paper past the innocent the vagrant the thief the murderer Listen again next week when we again bring you the light Questions or identification, please remember the number was signed to the prisoner as I call his name The Sergeant Matt Grebb is written by Gene Levitt and Bob Mitchell with music by Eddie Dunstetter Featured in tonight's cast were Gil Stratton Ted Osborne, Parley Bear, Herb Butterfield, Robert Griffin and Virginia Greg The lineup was transcribed in Hollywood by Jaime Delvalle We broadcast next Monday New Year's Day over most of these same CBS stations for action color excitement Be sure you're on hand for this great sports event the Rose Bowl game between Michigan and California Every Friday night the Columbia broadcasting system