 The signal oil program The whistler that whistle is your signal for the signal oil program The whistler I am the whistler and I know many things for I walked 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 by independent research the most popular West Coast program In gasoline, you know it takes extra quality to go farther and signal is the famous go farther gasoline So look for the signal circle sign in yellow and black that identifies signal service stations from Canada to Mexico And now the whistler's strange story Safety in numbers It was a calm night almost too calm with a thick mist hanging low over the ocean In the distance the occasional wail of a fog horn on the Mexican coast a cold lonely sound Made Irene Thorpe glad his arms were around it thankful over and over again that there was someone in the world like Marty I'm lost Marty So lost forget it angel. It won't be like this forever. I tried to talk to Tom He won't listen to me. He will tonight What do you mean? He knows I'm aboard. I I Told you a charming husband. I had something to say to him. I don't know if you should have done that Marty He won't listen to me. Please Please Irene. Let me handle it. Will you don't know him? You don't know the cold steely way. He's Waiting look Irene, please Let's not talk about it darling Let's just think about us. All right money, but I'm afraid you do love me. Don't you? That's all that matters now You're thankful for Marty Krueger thankful that you had someone to turn to During the long maddening year since your husband Tom Thorpe and his partner Sam Romano Told the gambling ship golden chance into Mexican waters Anchored it off the seaport town of San Vicente and had begun to pile up a fortune a year ago The money had seemed important, but you hate it now hate the golden chance and most of all Hate Tom Thorpe for making you a part of it And even as you stand there close to Marty and the blackness at the bow of the vessel You find it hard to shake the feeling that Something is going to happen that all your hatred is coming to a climax soon, perhaps even tonight Yes, darling I'm still scared. Oh Listen angel get hold of yourself. I'll just see time not bad. It's something else What did you ever feel like? Did you ever feel you could kill with someone? baby Maybe I don't know what to matter with you tonight, but that kind of talk is no good. I know it isn't I can't help it Marty I want to kill him down inside. I want to kill him Not just you and me Everything that's happened during the past year all the secrecy the whisperings The way that awful Sam Romano watches me whenever I'm aboard Romano's a gambler all gamblers are suspicious Something's happening on this boat. I know it the money Marty. Why are they getting all that money? Can't customer 15 20 a night is not coming from there but couldn't Wait a minute. Oh Yes, what do you want in your torque? He would like to see you in his office now. Oh I'll be right with you. Thank you. Thank you. I would not delay if I were you I'll be back in 10 minutes wait for me here, darling His wife is in love with you. I'll handle him baby. Hey, how about one more for luck? Oh Yeah, I'll be back in 10 minutes angel and from here on out we've got a lifetime together So he leaves you there Irene and strides down the deck towards your husband's office And the silence suddenly seems heavier the darkness blacker the fog horns lonelier 10 minutes past 15 20 you try to control your nerves try to tell yourself that Marty will handle Tom Without any trouble But as you glance at the watch on your wrist your hands shake So the figures blur and at the sound of the ship's bell You jump as if someone had reached out for you from the darkness 1130 Irene Marty has been gone more than a half hour. You can't wait any longer You won't wait any longer You'll light a cigarette to calm your nerves and then you walk quickly back along the deck to Tom's office I was just telling mama's boy here with a big mistake. He's made Without that cigarette. I'll do it. Yeah, but I said put it out There's no smoking on the ship, you know that Don't you think it's a little foolish thought I didn't ask you Kruger only a suggestion bud Customers might like a smoke once in a while and from the looks of the gambling rooms You need customers suppose you mind your own business. You better go to your room Irene I'm gonna see you later. We're gonna settle it right here. It's already settled I've ordered a boat for mr. Kruger my dear leaving in 10 minutes Now on Kruger you're barred from the ship. You'll come here if I want him to hear what I said Kruger You're off the ship for good Is it clear and what if it isn't? You're liable to wake up on the beach tomorrow morning covered with barnacles. You can't ruin my life. I've had all of this I can stand oh So you want to switch on to another track, huh? Well, you won't baby you're on this one to the end of the line Maybe I've got something to say about that you better go Marty. All right, but you're coming with me. She's not going anywhere Come on Irene what I said sure But I just don't agree. That's all You know, I don't like you Kruger I'm afraid I'm gonna have to mush you up Wasn't smart so I wasn't a no Irene listen to me. No, don't do it Irene I mean Paper knife you you look at him on it. I don't know if he he He's dead Wait a minute. Wait a minute. We've got to think I'm free. We've got to get him out of here I'm free Irene out of it. Hold it yourself. You know what you've done is boys know. He's in here. How do we explain? Never mind that You know help me. We got to get him over the side. We'll tell him he fell You'll find the body No, no, I gotta take that chance. There's no other way to cover up Come on Comes right hand man Like the door so I can close it How to hold him here's what you do I stand in the corner by the body you're here We can't see me. We're having an argument you get it not another girl Now you do all the talking and don't let him inside that door. All right All right now put yourself together and go into your act care Tom Makes no difference to me You want to play around with that cheap little tramp? What is it Andy I got to see the boss right away. It's important not now Andy Just can't wait the electric wiring is going bad down below. You can talk to him tomorrow I'll explain to listen. You don't know how important this is. He'd be sore at me I cannot explain to him. Do you understand bad? Okay, but tomorrow won't do I'll be back in 20 minutes Tell them it's about the wiring be sure. Yes. Yes. I'll I'll tell him good girl. We got by with it. He's coming back 20 minutes that time enough and we'll put the body over the side. Come on. Let's get this ball to open What's the matter? How the devil you work this? Marty you you know the combination don't know I don't nobody but his partner Sam Romano knows it. What do you mean? You mean we can't open it. I Rean everybody on the ship knows Tom's here in the office Oh my what are we going to do? Safety and numbers the signal oil company brings you another strange story by the Whistler on Last Monday's program. I read you a letter from a whistler fan who decided to test the mileage of signal gasoline for himself But if you recall after stopping at two signal stations, he was so impressed with the service He completely forgot to check the mileage Well tonight. I've selected a letter from another whistler fan. Mr. HT Fisher of Glendale, California, who writes I've been listening to your broadcast for quite some time and have enjoyed not only the stories But also your comments about signal service an experience. I had a few days ago proved to me what service really can mean About 10 miles out of India. Oh my car stalls. So I got a lift into town and looked up your signal dealer In a jiffy he drove out to where I was stalled located the trouble and I was on my way again This is the first time in 40 years of driving. I've ever been enthusiastic enough about service to write a letter But this signal dealer really gave me such fine service. I feel he deserves a pat on the back Well, mr. Fisher, we're mighty happy that it was a signal dealer who gave you the urge to write that kind letter And on behalf of signal oil company. I want to thank you Of course signal dealers being in business for themselves do have more incentive to do the kind of job that will make friends and keep them But it's letters like this which you whistler fans send in that make signal dealers strive to do an ever-finer job Of making today's cars run better and last longer Now back to the whistler. It all happened in a flash Didn't it Irene the feeling of foreboding that swept over you when Marty was called into your husband Tom's office The quarrel your hand on the knife and then Tom's body on the floor at your feet Somehow all through the past year you felt that the secrecy the Suspicions the whisperings aboard the gambling ship golden chance would lead to violence What you didn't quite think it would leave you in a predicament like this But you have to face it Irene Andy the ship's manager will be back in 20 minutes looking for Tom and Tom's partner Sam Romano Will be back tomorrow night to open the vault And you and Marty stand staring at each other knowing the body is low clock fast inside those three inches of steel Irene listen darling think you've got to think that combination must be written down somewhere catch you remember seeing no I can't Wait, what I remember. Oh A little yellow card in the safe at home a lot of good that does with Andy coming back in 20 minutes Oh Marty don't use Irene. We might as well What's that I'm calling Tom No, I bet I better Yes Waiting what oh all right. Thanks. I'll be right up Baby, there's our answer everything the boat's arm ordered for me Sure Sure, I'll wear his overcoat in his muffler As far as they know he's leaving the ship you carry the ball if we meet anybody mind that now You're a good actress a few minutes ago. You've got to do it again It's a tense few minutes. Isn't it Irene? Hurrying out to the boat deck Tom's overcoat up around Marty's face the hat pull low You make it to the water taxi and during that long ride to the mainland You're thankful it's a foggy night that the pilot isn't interested in his passengers The car's on the war for you left it and a half hour later The two of you walk up to the front door of Tom's big happy ender overlooking the bay Listen Andy I just dropped him off at the airport. I put him on a plane for Mexico City Mexico City You mean he went away without Hey listen you tell him about the electric wiring. Yes, yeah, I did he wanted you to take care of it He was in an awful hurry Something must have come up Andy. Yeah, like what? Well, I don't know He said something about some important business that Had to be there in the morning I can't help how it sounds Andy. I don't know everything about my husband's business. That's it. Mrs. Thorpe It's my job to know look for one thing he left the ball blocked makes a lot of dough He said you could bring the money here know what you're saying. That's about 40,000 bucks. I gotta pay off tonight I skip it skip it you wait right there. Mrs. Thorpe. I'll bring it over after we shut down. Well Irene You know, you can't go back to the gambling shift now. Can you? There's nothing to do but sit and wait for Andy stare at Marty light cigarettes put them out pour drinks and forget about them Stare at the little yellow slip of cardboard with a combination to the vault on it Until you can repeat them backwards and sideways and then finally at 4 a.m. All right, baby get rid of him fast. I'll wait the other room. We'll get back out to the ship as soon as he's gone I got it go on. Ah Sorry to lean on the bell like that. Mrs. Thorpe thought maybe you'd fall asleep. I am tired. I Still can't get over the boss pulling a trick like this leave him without telling anybody and acting strange. I hadn't noticed it until the night Sanity into you on the way home not much awfully tired. I guess and still he filed right on to a plane without getting a night's sleep, huh? Nothing makes sense. Does it I don't know Andy. I only told you what I know Just wondering what Sam Romano is gonna say when he finds his partner ran out What do you mean ran out something you wouldn't understand? Okay, mr. Thorpe is the cash orders is orders you're sure they're his orders, of course Walls ain't right over there. I left it open for you. Okay. I'll pull screwy though leaving 42,000 bucks in the sardine can like this. All right, Andy. Just close it and give the knob a whirl No one will know it's here. Just that there meet you here in the morning, Mrs. Thorpe So we can go down the bank together fine. I'll be there sure let's not kid ourselves Mrs. Thorpe It's stuff about a business trip in Mexico City the square is a three dollar bill Wonder what Romano is gonna think. Oh, well, I'm sure he'll understand Don't worry about the money. No, and don't you you see just to be sure I'm posting a few of the boys outside They'll stand guard for you, Mrs. Thorpe so no one can enter or leave the house without being seen night Andy yeah Nothing Yeah, yeah, yeah, we can't leave the house. We've got to wait. What about Romano? If we don't get to the ball before he does we will Look, I was thinking while Andy was here. We've got to slow down, baby. I've been going too fast We're safe as long as that body's locked in that vault I know I know We're on a spot. We're gonna make it You could have walked out on me money. No, baby I'm with you all the way Oh, kiss me money Oh Marty, maybe you should try to sneak out and get to this ship right now with Andy's watch those around the house Not a chance Sides, they'd never get a board without you Look darling just concentrate concentrate on playing that bank routine right tomorrow morning Rest we'll take care of when we come to it Oh Best go out to the ship as soon as possible the vault will have to be open for tonight's release. Yes, sir Well, I'd rather not See my husband won't be nice Romano ought to be here any minute. I'll get him to take care of it Romano What do you mean? Oh, did I tell you I got a little worried about your husband's business trip So I wired Romano he's getting in this morning instead of tonight, but I what's the matter Mrs. So I'm something wrong with that No No, excuse me. Andy. I have to go really what you're hurry. I'm sorry Andy I have to meet someone it's a personal matter Marty, I had to call. What's the matter? We can't wait till tonight. Romano's here now. Romano? Well, he wasn't coming. Can you he's here? Oh, we've got to go out to the ship right now I'll meet you at the dock in an hour. Wait a minute. We can't go out there and brought daylight They're boats going back and forth all the time with supplies and things the gambling deck will be closed up Marty Irene I know something happened to you. Go as fast as I could. We'll hop in I'll get the line Marty You will please turn off the motor and step onto the dock. Wait a minute. What's this all about? Please, senior You only implicate yourself further when you present arguments to the police Yeah I guess you were right about Romano We have discussed the matter at length with senior Romano That of course is why we must take you into custody I don't know what you're talking about. I am talking about your husband's unfortunate accident Now you will both come without trouble. Yes Yes, Irene You follow him quietly to the official car waiting near the dock Somehow there's no surprise. No shock You knew from the first from the moment you looked down at Tom lying dead on the floor of his office But you wouldn't be lucky enough to get out of this When you arrive at the police office, there's no brow beating. No questioning Just a series of mexican formalities before you and Marty are sent to separate cells to think it over The hours pass slowly agonizingly At seven another polite official brings you your dinner, but you send it back untouched lie down and try to sleep Somehow you manage to drop off for a few more hours When you open your eyes again the morning light is streaming in through the window And the same polite police lieutenant is opening the door to yourself We know it's this senora. What is it now? Did they bring you the newspapers? I know what they say I don't care anymore. Of course Perhaps then you would like to give us your side of this, uh, unfortunate affair We have spent the night discussing it with these Sunday fellow Also with your senor Krueger. I see All right, lieutenant. I'll give it to you All of it. I'm glad you feel that way senora You see the newspapers They might call it something else But to us it's murder The whistler will return in just a moment with the strange ending to tonight's story At the beginning of these programs, you've heard me say in gasoline it takes extra quality to go farther And of course if you've lived out west any length of time, you know signal is the famous go farther gasoline But perhaps you're one of those folks who like proof So i'd like to take just a moment now to explain what those qualities are that make signals good mileage possible Look at it this way If a gasoline gets extra efficiency from your motor it naturally helps you get extra mileage, right? Well when science increased the power of today's signal gasoline They also gave you quicker starting faster pickup and quieter higher anti knock And it's because of this improved performance that you now go farther than ever with signal gasoline That's why signal says check your speedometer for the best yardstick of gasoline quality You will find it does take extra quality to go farther And signal is the famous go farther gasoline Now back to the whistler Well, there's no use holding back is there Irene You can tell from the lieutenant's quiet confident manner that he knows everything It was a long chance right from the first From the terrible moment when you and marty put tom's body into that vault on the gambling ship And you know enough about gambling to realize a long shot like that comes through once in a lifetime So you've lost Irene Romano got there first and you lost your hands shakes as you light a cigarette Your voice trembles a little as you finish telling the lieutenant the story Well, that is most interesting senora There is so very much more in this case than we realized What do you mean? The others gave us a slightly different version Senora romano andi your friend kruger You know senora the sea holds many secrets It's unfortunate. You did not trouble to look at the newspapers It might have held yours. I don't understand I have a paper here. Oh, i'm sorry. I don't read stanish Oh I must explain them that my reference to murder was an indirect one I was speaking of the loss of 18 lives early yesterday morning aboard the golden chance What do you mean 18 lives? We believe naturally that as the wife of one of the owners you were a part of the enterprise The golden chance was a gambling ship in name only senora Its real purpose was to act as a transfer point for ammunition and high explosives For an insurrectionist group in central america. That's where the money came from money Is crazy. There's smoking I see it now Where's the ship? What happened to it? It seems they were a little careless about the electrical wiring senora There was an explosion on the golden chance. She sank without a trace Ship sold with tom's body everything went to the bottom I am sorry for you senora We pick you up on one charge Now we must prosecute on another Let that whistle be your signal for the signal oil program the whistler each monday at nine Brought to you by the signal oil company marketers of signal gasoline and motor oil and fine quality automotive accessories Signal has asked me to remind you to get the most driving pleasure drive its sensible speeds be courteous and obey traffic regulations It may save a life Possibly your own Featured in tonight's story were lorraine tuttle and gerald moore The whistler was produced by george w allen with story by brian thorn music by wilbur hatch And was transmitted to our troops overseas by the armed forces radio service This is marvin miller speaking for the signal oil company. This is cbs the columbia broadcasting system