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as my first novel, detective novel, Slim Incorporated. Well, now it's
time for today's episode of the Lineuporiginal air date April twenty second, nineteen
fifty two, and this one's TheCorny Complainants Case. Ladies and gentlemen.
We take you now by transcription,behind the scenes of a police headquarters in
a great American city, where,under the cold, glaring lights will passed
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before us the innocent, the vagrant, the thief, the murderer. This
is the lineup. Hello Ben,Hi, missus Dempsey show up, yea,
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I have your attention. Please youpeople out there and get the side
of the wire and grab a chair. Have your attention. Let me know
when she comes in the Thank you. My name is Carter, Sergeant Pete
Carter. I'll explain the line upto you. Each of the suspects you
will see will be numbered. I'llcall off a number, their name and
charge. Do you have any questionsor identifications? Please remember the number sign
of the prisoners I call his name. Please be prompt with your questions or
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identifications. The questions I asked thesesuspects are really to get a natural tone
of voice, not make too muchattention to their answers as they often lie.
All right, bring on the line, keep it moving, boys,
all the way at the end ofthe stage. That's it, all the
way. I'll turning face front,speak right out to the people in the
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back of the room. Can hearyou? Number one francis killing an open
charge. Step out of Francis rightto the circle. Where do you live?
The leader? Last place you sleptin town? Two? One nine,
balance seven part and on the eastSide. When were you arrested night
before that? Where Golden Gate atan eating place that's resting down? What's
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your business? Plumber? You'll haveto speak louder, plumber. That's small
like it? Anyone with you whenyou were picked up the long You haven't
gun any weapons at all? No? How about the sap? Yeah at
that at a weapon? How wereyou going to do with it? Carry?
Wait to get it? Found it? Where lying on the ground in
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the park? Okay, Francis,slide down the line. Number two,
Russell Pollard grand theft goto. Ididn't steal nothing. That's all a mistake.
We all make mistakes, Russell.How less your aunt rest Elliott Hotel?
It's on Glenn arm or Tremont,I don't know which. How long
you lived there? Couple of day? Where'd you come from? Russell y
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and Wyomen? Anyone arrested with you? An Ben greg This is depictation.
No, aren't you going there?The way? Here? She get picked
up for gub and driving. No, No, she wants you to get
her on railroad. We get her. I see up stairs. Number three.
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I have been anything on the bookChicago White about Phillips extradition, papers
how to be in the mail ofmodel. I don't mean to change in
the night watch move begun, Kennedyenglem Allison standing for two days. Yeah,
I'll take it any right, Johncut me. This is Bob Tasker.
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You know I reported a burdery thefifth the last month. Oh yes,
mister Tasker. What can I dofor you? Well, I think
I have some information that might helpyou. You know, it's been over
a month, few fellas, Yes, I know, mister task it's been
slow. Would you like to dropin here or do you want to say
there's no time for that, Lieutenant. I'm going out on another selling trip
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tonight. A matter of fact,my train leaves in forty five minutes.
Can you meet me at the stationto say the cocktail lounge in fifteen minutes.
We'll certainly mister Tasker will be there. Thanks. I guess that's the
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one. He means been it's theonly one open. Yeah, I've got
to catch hello. Looking for youat the table over here? Come on,
thanks, and this is sergeant Ashemister Tusco radiate you drink? Thanks?
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How about you? Thanks? Sure? Yep? Train leads a little
while I travel, you know onthe road most of the time. I
hope there's a lot of trouble foryour coming down, you know, no,
no tone and to dropped by thestation myself. But I just didn't
want to until I thought about ita little more and I already had,
but want to cause you any trouble. We pull a report on the burglary.
If you're a pub in mister Tennis, I think the recovered. Yet
I spoil and I was still workingon it. I'll bet what does that
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mean? Things stall it out ofmy place over a month ago after I
call. It took the police havean hour to get somebody out there.
A couple of police were not drybehind the years. Yet nobody down there
cares no skin off there. No, the man's been robbed, things taken
from his place. And then yeah, I know, they said, well,
you know, it takes time towork these things out. Mister,
I type bredda camera thought a lotof them. They're gone now at least,
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don't care. A robbery detail hasa description of everything stolen from your
apartment. It's on the bulletin everyday. Yeah, every second hand stone
punch up in town is being covered. Yes, sure, I know how
it works. I told you.You know, every day we recover stolen
property. When we find your things, we'll let you know. Yes,
sure you I get at the brightshot. I'll look Tasking. Do you
have anything to say when you askedus to meet you here? Sure I
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did. I don't get the idea. I had a couple of drinks and
just called up to talk to somebody. I got something on my mind.
They've been on my mind for amonth or so. Now I've been around.
Your train leaves pretty soon, mistertask out. Maybe we all ought
to have a drink to get thanks. No thanks again, Okay, I
want you to know there's nothing personalin what I said a second ago.
You packet pretty good couple of guys. We are a pretty good couple of
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guys, mister Tasking. How aboutit now? Well, fuck that place
I live in? Some gone,Funny things going on in and around there.
You know that you're talking about seventeentwenty north Raft Avenue. Yeah,
what do you mean? Funny things? Funny things people? I guess I
noticed them before. My place isBurglar, right, but I've never connected
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it before. I always pay attentionto my own business. You see,
I don't even know the name ofone person living in that building, and
I've been there two years. Whydo you think of that? Well,
how does this tie in with theburglary? These people going in and out
at all times, that's how ittimes been. They're funny, I tell
you. Well, they dressed funny, you know what I mean, big
shoulders on their suits, pants allcutting big at the knees and tight around
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their ankles, long hair. Iknow people, decent people, right people
kind that I've seen around there latelyaren't what i'd call right people. I've
seen them in the hallways, alobbying cars park in front of the place
that it doesn't look right to me. I think one of them, didn't
you think one of them broke intoall apartment? Yeah? I did.
Any particular one, well, no, I couldn't say about that. But
I think one of them is ourman. But you don't know which one
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will any one of them? Welltell me to these people live in the
building now, No, I don'tthink so. Then they it someone who
does, well, yeah, surethey must do. You know who they
visited? No, what do youthink one of these people might have something
to do with the burglary? Funny? Iay? You ever have a feeling
about something? You know what Imean? Wait? Sure you do YouTube
been in the police department at all? Right, you gotta know, yes,
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mister Chester. But a week agoI got in from Asheville, see
about eight at night at three ofthem were sitting there in the lobby,
all slouts down on the couch,A couple of guys and a girl.
They all stared when I walked acrossto the elevator, not a word.
You see what I mean? Isee all of them, youngsters twenty two
and twenty three. A little placecosts me one forty five a month.
Furnished People like that raped around thelobby make it look like a dump.
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Huh yeah, sure right, sureyou won't ever drink? No? Thanks
No. And when I was leavingthat at night, it fella standing in
the lobby, funny looking guy.When I passed him, he said something
to me. I stopped and Iasked him what it was, and he
just looked at me and he says, you uptown man. Does this man
live in a building? No?No, would you recognize him if you
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saw him again? Sure? Whatdo he looked like like? Tall about
your hiding? Maybe one fifty hadon the dock, suit red hair,
how old, forty or so?Any idea who he might have been seeing
there? Oh? Yeah, themanager? Oh what's his name? The
woman name of Wallace, missus Wallace. She runs the place. I don't
see much of her. How doyou know this man had been visiting her?
Came out of her apartment. Shewas arguing with him in the hallway.
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When I got off the elevator,That's when he came up to me.
Have you ever seen him around therebefore? Yeah? A couple of
times. You never knew who hevisited before, knew Were you alone?
Yeah? Was here alone? Justwith her? Or did you hear what
they were arguing about? No,mister tasker, what was it he said
to you? Again, I'd likethe exact words you uptown man, That's
what he said. You're positive?Yeah? Positive? So got his zoop
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talk or something? I guess.I wonder what do you mean? But
I've been around, but I neverheard anything crazy like that before, have
you? Yeah? Huh? Hewas asking you if you had any marijuanaim,
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Yes, I'm the manager here.What is it? Officers? A
couple of hours ago, you wereseen talking to a man tall, redheaded,
managers that right, a couple ofhours ago. No one's been here
all night. I've been alone allevening. We'd like to talk to this
man, missus Wallers. Are yousure? Yes, I'm sure. Why
do you want to talk to him? I want to clear up a few
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things? And saw him tall,redheaded man ducks. Oh oh, yes,
there was a man here. Iguess you mean him. What's his
name? Well, I don't knowthat. He came here looking for an
apartment, that's all. I don'thave any vacancy. So he left,
and we got the impression that youhad an argument with him, Missus Wallers.
For heaven's sake, where'd you getthat idea? A man who lives
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here in the building said he sawyou arguing with the redheaded man who told
you that mister tasking. You know, mister Tasking, Yes, three h
eight. We shouldn't say things likethat. It isn't you at all.
Why would I be arguing with theman, mister tasker? Tall as he'd
seen the man in the building acouple of times before, we thought he
might have been a friend of yours. I never saw him until tonight when
he came and asked about running anapartment, sure, of course, I'm
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sure. Have you ever seen himaround here before? Not that I know?
Maybe he visits someone here in thebuilding. We might have I can't
answer that. What's this all about? Why are you so anxious to talk
of this man? Just trying toget a little information? Was he here
long? No, we just cameto the door. I told him I
didn't have a vacancy, and thenhe left. Did he come inside your
apartment? No, mister Tasker toleus, he saw this man leaving your
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apartment. Then you walked out inthe hall with him. I don't know
why I tell you a thing likethat. It isn't true. It isn't
true at all. You didn't arguewith him, No, of course not.
Was it argue about is your husbandhad? I've been divorced for seven
years? Are we sure like toget this straightened out? Missus Wallace?
Mister Tasker says one thing, yousay another. We'll go back to mister
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Tasker, don't bother me. What'sthis man done? You're so interested in
him? Well, we only wantto talk to him. He didn't happen
to leave a card or anything.No, And doesn't he want you to
get in touch with him when youhave a vacancy. No, well,
here's my con if he happens tocome by again or phone you did you
mind letting me know? All right? But there's not much chance will ever
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see him again. Thanks for youhelp. I'm sorry to bother you.
Good night missus Wallace, good night. Nice looking woman. Yeah, you
gotta line, Yeah, keep them. I want to look at the mailboxes
then, yeah, she's got twovacancies. Excuse me, Ben, hold
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on just a minute. Records anidentification, Alexei. Yeah, looking number.
Okay, half the place is outwith a coal working kind of shorthanded
Scott, Ben, I like ammaking one on this one. Let's see
Margaret marrying waters. Huh yeah,grab a stool, I'll see if we
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have everything. Okay, I watchyour cigarette? Oh good, aren't you?
Oh I'm getting hungry. I couldgo for some of Charlie's hammer eggs
myself, me too. I cansure grill a piece of hand. Ben,
Yeah, you and Pete want tocome in here for a second.
Sure, take a look at this. That's her all right, take a
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while. I get a package andhere. I want me to send it
up later. Any convictions nineteen thirtyeight child stealing. Or here's another one,
May nineteen forty seven, our cotacksviolation. Oh boy, all right,
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our codics check through force, nocomplaints, no activity report in that
neighborhood, brainerd or one of themwill be up later on. I sent
through Tasker's description of the redhead,and they're checking any coffee or onto this
place? Oh run out yesterday?Oh look at me. I bought the
last bob, Yes you did.The apartment building is owned by a man
named Shabourn, retired lawyer. Hehired missus Wallers to manage a place for
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him a couple of years ago.Asher talked to him this morning. Shaven
says she's always done a good job, tends her books, keeps the place
running like a clock. Thinks she'sjust fine. She gets seventy five a
month under rent, ten percent bonusevery twelve month. Police not bad,
good enough to be driving that forCaddy? Who knows Shaven. Give me
a list of all the tenants inthe building. Better run it through before
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we ask any questions. You gota chance to get out there and look
at the place. Yeah, niceplace, nice residential neighborhood. Everyone minds
her own business. No one bothersanybody else? Is that all? Yeah?
I think it'd be a good spotto work the best anything from Kramer
and Murph h still staked out acrossthe street. No callers so far today.
Okay, Corn and Ash you canfollow them. We'll go on at
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six. She's up to her oldtricks. She's selling again. We're bound
to recognize somebody who comes along.Right, I'll check back. Where you
going coffee? Want some shore?Wait a minute, I'll go with you.
You stay here and drink that poundsyour board. Twenty two, four
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fifteen and sixteen fifty seven Brinsdale Road. See the woman three four eighty proceeding
north on north rang on bull ofour lury sixty two Edward sixty eight six
two Edward four five six eight.Hi've been hi, shure, she'd been
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an all day, hasn't stirred?Three fifteen A man and a woman went
in to see US state ten minutescheck the license tag with DMV people name
of Robinson, eleven o five Northeighth Street, R and I didn't have
anything. It looked like apartment hunters. Two hours earlier, man from Columbine
Laundry Service another one selling brushes,both of them working the whole neighborhood.
Anything else, Yeah. Twenty minutesago, a tall guy in a brown
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suit went in to see it,drove a gray Ford coupe. I looked
at the registration. Thomas P.Jepson, eleven six nine one Bell Avenue.
It might be what we've been waitingfor him. I called R and
I for a make on him.Doesn't arrest, two convictions, petty theft
in possession, Go out and gethim. Yeah, don't have to,
Ben, he's still in there.Times five after freezing, we should have
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started getting warm. Hate these kindof nights. I'm wanting to wrap this
up. Maybe we can do itnow. There is Yeah, come on,
all right, just a minute.There are you talking to me?
Yeah? Hold it just a second. What is it? What do you
want police? I'd like to talkto you. I haven't done anything at
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a driver's license. Yeah sure,yeah, just the license you keep the
wallet? Mm hmm. Thomas Jepson. That's your name, isn't Yeah?
One one six nine one Bell Avenue. It's still your address. Yeah.
Who do you know who lives inthat apartment building? You've been in that
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building visiting someone for the last fortyfive minutes saw you go in. We've
been waiting for you to come out. Who'd just seeing there? Oh?
But just a friend of mine?No harm? And a guy who isn't
a friend is here. What's yourfriend's name? A girl? I know
Waters? That's your name, missus, Margaret marrying Waters? Yeah? How
long if you're known it? Oh? A few months? Do you have
any business with her? Tom?I don't get you. When you were
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in her apartment? Just now?Did you buy anything from her? I
don't know what you mean. Didshe give you anything? Then? No,
you ever bought anything from her?Hey, you must be on the
wrong track. I don't know whatyou're talking about. She's a friend of
mine. I want to see her. I got a right to see my
friends, don't you think so?That's right. We're just trying to clear
something up. Somebody give you awrong tip. Nothing to clear up.
We have to look in everything,Tom. Did you buy something from her?
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Just now? All right? Hey? Stan? Still? What is
my Tom? Whole? Still?I don't get this. I don't get
this at all. What are youshaking me down for? Nobody's shaking it
down? Don't you have have areason for something like this. Yeah,
Ben, Yeah, now we havea reason. Tom. Do you buy
these things from missus Waters? Didyou sell them to you? Okay,
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you better come with us. Fullname Thomas Paul Jepson. When were you
born? Tom? August seven,nineteen eleven, Blue, pale, medium,
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turn your head now the other side? Okay? Well Tom, Well,
what what are you booking me for? I haven't done anything. We
were hoping you'd be smart about this. What do you mean be smart?
I don't know what you're talking about. This will make your third trip?
Aren't you getting tired of this kindof thing? You're in pretty serious trouble,
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whether you know it or not.Look me, jail me, do
what you gotta do. I'll beout tomorrow. We don't think so.
You got nothing on me. Ithink we have. I want to see
a friend. I can do that. Why do you want to go through
all this? I don't want togo through any very smart? All right,
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sit down? What are you doingfor a living these days? Tom?
I work? Were selling tip sheetsat the track doing pretty well?
Are you okay about my car?You're just gonna let my car sit out
there on the street all night.They'll tow it into the city garage.
It'll be okay, what are yougonna do with me? We're just gonna
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sit here. Don't you like it? Now? Look, you guys,
I know a little something. I'vebeen in a squadroom before. Yeah,
it's her we want. We'll goout and get her. Nobody's stopping you,
and we can have both of you, but it's her. We want.
Most possessions one thing. Peddling's another. Well, Tom, okay,
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she's been paneling. Yeah, youcan bring missus Waters in the lineup where
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before you passed the innocent, thevagrant, the thief, the murderer.
Listen again next week when we againbring you the lineup. May I have
your attention, please? You peopleout there on the other side of the
wire in the audience room, mayI have your attention, Please thank Gil.
My name is Carger, Sergeant PeteCarger. I'll explain the lineup to
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you. Each of the suspects youwill see you will be numbered. I'll
call up a number their name andcharge you have any question identifications. Please
remember the line up starring Bill Johnstoneas Lieutenant Ben Guthrie and Jack Moyles,
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a Sergeant Pete Carger was written byE Jack Newman with music by Eddie Dunsteader.
Featured in tonight's cast were Clayton Post, Victor Perrin, John McIntyre,
Peter Leeds, Virginia Gregg, andTyler McVay. The lineup was transcribed in
Hollywood. Bye, I'm a deva. Hi. This is Andrew from OTR
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time Radio with Adam Am. Nowlet's get back into the show. Well,
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a very dragging net asque lineup story, even to the point of some
of the bureaus and departments sided.I did like the surprise that the confused
tenet actually got a translation from theplace and learned he'd been asked if he
had any marijuana. So a prettygood script. I would have been better
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if it was a little bit longer. But at this point in the nineteen
fifties, many programs were getting cutback by the network so they could combine
the dramatic radio broadcast with news.All right, well that will actually do
it for today. Be sure andjoin us back here tomorrow for Richard Diamond
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