 The Blue Beetle. Weeping down upon the underworld, a 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 episode of the Fox feature, The Blue Beetle, is the second part of a story entitled, Saved by a Hare. In the first part of the story, the troman Dan Garrett has taken on the investigation of the parole racket in an effort to save Jim Horton, the son of a friend of Mike Mannegan, from a long-term in jail. The body of officer Joe Riley investigating the kidnapping of parole commissioner Downey's daughter Helen has been tossed out of a fleeing sedan. The license number of the murder car leads to Gus Heinrich's cafe owner. While questioning Heinrich, Dan Garrett in his Blue Beetle disguise is temporarily stunned by a blow on the head. Nosy, one of Heinrich's henchmen, has been sent to cover up the murder trail by running Heinrich's sedan off a cliff into the sea at Lover's Leap. As the episode ended, Heinrich's was turning over to Officer Mannegan, the unconscious body of the Blue Beetle. As our story opens today, Mannegan, still in Heinrich's office, is questioning him about the murder of the Dan. Now, what about this license number I have here? I'm sure I don't know anything about it. It's your number, ain't it? Yeah, it's my number. But the license plate must have been stolen from my car. Well, where is your car now? In the garage, back of my office here. Well, suppose we have a look. Well, what about the Blue Beetle on the floor there? No, he's still unconscious. He'll stay there till we get back. I've handcuffed him to the radiator pipe. All right, then, did they? I have a passageway connecting with my private garage. Go ahead, I'll follow you, but no monkey business. Oh, I'm unconscious, am I? I've just been playing possum. Now to burn these handcuffs off with my magic rays. Now to catch Nozi with Heinrich's other car, the murder car. Before he runs it off, lovers leap into the sea. I'll need that car for evidence. And maybe I can pick up the kidnap trail from Nozi. Now, that looks like the murder car ahead. Only one man in it. It must be Nozi. Yes, he's turned off on the road to lovers leap. I'll have to step on it. Here we go. Now, this motorcycle can certainly travel. All right, Nozi, pull up. No motorcycle cops gonna stop me. This is no motorcycle cop. It's the Blue Beetle. And he's going to nip. Hey, take it off this running water. Put on those brakes. Put on those brakes quick. We'll both go over lovers' leap together. Maybe you're going, but not me, brother. Oh, you don't. You're staying with me. Put on those brakes. It's too late. We're headed right for the cliff. Let me out of here. Let me out of here. You're going where I go, Nozi. I hope you can swim because here we go. No! Hello, Mr. Mannequin. I hope you're satisfied. Not completely. It'll continue me investigations elsewhere. Oh, and don't forget to pick up the Blue Beetle in my office. Oh, I'll pick him up all right. It'll sure be a feather in me cap. Well, here we are at my office. You tell the DA I'm at his service to testify against the Blue Beetle anytime with you. Where is the Blue Beetle? It's lying right there. Yeah, but he is now. And here's me handcuffs going right through. This is serious. We've got to catch that thief. Yes, but how? He's a slippery one, that Blue Beetle. That's your job, Mannequin. Better get busy or I'll report you to the commissioner for negligence. No wonder our city is overrun with crooks. What we need is better police protection. Hello. Commissioner Downey speaking. This is the Blue Beetle, Commissioner. The Blue Beetle? Yes. I think I've located your brother. You have? Where is he? He's being held prisoner at the old Sawmill. How do you know? I rescued one of the kidnapped gang from Browning. On the car he was driving on over the cliff at Lover's Leap. He confessed to me. Fine work. I'll have the police on the trail right away. Just a minute, Commissioner. Don't do that, please. Oh, what is this, a joke? If it is, I'll have every police officer in the city on your trail. I'll... Now, wait. Listen to me. Well? There's a chance of rescuing your daughter and apprehending a lot of crooks if this matter is handled right. What do you mean, handled right? First, tell me, have you received any ransom demands from the kidnappers? No. Not a word of any kind. Have you anything that might be of value to a gang of crooks? No, not that I can think of. Any papers of any sort that might be of value to the wrong people? Only the parole records and recommendations. A list of prospective parolees. Or are they? In my safe here at home. That's the answer. This whole thing ties up with the parole record. What do you mean? The kidnappers are after those papers. Who knows the combination of your safe beside yourself? Only my daughter. That's why they're holding her. To make her devote the combination of your safe. I plan to steal those papers and blackmail every man that's out on parole or who may be later released on parole. Why, I never heard of such a fantastic plan. I'll call the police commissioner and have... Listen, Commissioner Donny. If you do that, you'll scare these rats underground. What do you advise, Blue Beetle? Set no guards around your house at all. Move to a hotel right away. But I'll leave everything to me, Commissioner. The Blue Beetle will have these crooks rounded up before dawn. Now look, Miss Donny. Leave on the combination of your father's safe. I won't tell you. I am sure you will, Miss Donny. Swim. Yeah, boy. Start the saw going. Right. Run along through. Do you hear that, Miss Donny? Yes, I heard it. What about it? Just imagine yourself bound to a log being run through like a glass log. Why, you fiend. You wouldn't dare do that. Dare? Swim. Yeah, boss. Shut off the motor. Give me a hand here with Miss Donny. Right. You take our feet. I'll take our head. You dare touch me and I'll scream the whole world down around your ears. You go ahead and scream. No one will hear you out here. We are miles away from civilization in the woods here. Pick out up, Swim. Hey, the gagger. He made me know he was on stage to warm his yellow. I heard that log on the saw rack while I stick this gagging up out there. Help me. Now, Miss Donny, one last chance. When you tell me the combination of your father's safe, shake your head, yes or no. All right. That's your last chance. Nobody knows you're here. Nobody knows we're here. Start the saw, Swim. Oh, hold it, Swim. Oh, you're ready to talk, Miss Donny. Another foot, and it would have been too late. Remove the gag, Swim. Right, boss. There. Now, Miss Donny, the combination. Dial left to seven, right to 12, then left twice to eight. This is fainted, boss. What'll I do with her? We've got what we wanted. Leave her let her go. She will sweep. Now, start your saw, and let's beat it. Right, boss. Hey, hey, what's that noise? The blue beetle. Stop that motor or I'll blast you. What'll I do, boss? Get away from that motor. That puts you out of the running squint. Now for you, Heinrichs. Where are you? Oh, there you go. Well, I'll get you later. The blue beetle's going to nip the whole gang of murderers, kidnappers, and racketeers. Seven, right 12, then left twice to eight. There. And now? The last scene of the play, Heinrich, the blue beetle. Yes, and he's going to nip. Not this time, blue beetle. Drummond, the mouthpiece. Ganglin's famous old man, counselor at law, who dyes his hair to keep him young looking. I may be old, but I know my business. The law's never caught up with me yet, and they never will. I'm too clever for them. You're not dealing with the law now. You're facing the blue beetle. But the blue beetle will never nip again. Put down that gun, Drummond. Not till I wiped out you and Heinrich. Not saying, Drummond, I didn't feel. No, but you were trying to double-cross me. So here's one for you, Heinrich, and one for you, blue beetle. Drummond, your hair. It's turning white. White? My beautiful black hair, turning white. That for you, Drummond. Never turn your eyes from your opponent. If you want to win your point. You bane old man. Your hair was your undoing and my salvation. Here comes the law for you, you crooks. Now I'll put you where you can't prey on poor unfortenance like Jim Horton. Your parole racket is smashed. The blue beetle's job is done. And so the blue beetle smashed another racket and won another battle in his crusade against crime. The moral of this story is that neither experience nor intelligence is proof against right and good. History proves that, in the long run, right always triumph. Further adventures of the blue beetle will be dramatized in the next episode of the blue beetle. The blue beetle is a copyrighted box 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 into the blue beetle.