November 14, 2025 • 31 mins
Original Release Date: August 16, 2010
Dan Holiday sees a man dead in a pawn shop. He reports it to Lt. Kling, only to find out the dead man reported for parole.
Original Air Date: October 20, 1948
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Dan Holiday sees a man dead in a pawn shop. He reports it to Lt. Kling, only to find out the dead man reported for parole.
Original Air Date: October 20, 1948
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let's get into today's episode of Boxthirteen. The dead Man Walks Box thirteen
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with the star of Taramonte Pictures,Alan Ladd as Dan Holiday Box thirteen care
of Star Times. I saw yourad in the paper and I wondered if
you'd help me. I can't goto the police, and I have no
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money for a private detective. Butmy father is in trouble, I'm sure,
and when you find out who heis, you'll know why I can't
go to the police. Oh,why can't go to the police, and
why I must have help? Missis Sheila carbed three fifty six wearing avenue.
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It didn't sound like much this letter, but I did find out who
her father was. I found himdead, then learned he was alive.
Sure it sounds impossible, but thatwas it. And now back to the
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dead man walks another Box thirteen adventurewith Alan Ladd as Dan Holiday. I
wonder why she can't go to thepolice, Susie. If I knew that,
I wouldn't have to go to seemissus carbon Gee, mister Halligate,
it sure sounds like a wild goosechase. You'll probably turn out to be
a dub. Oh, it's afterwhat I wanted, Susie. Owner you
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can get the answer to that question. Well, once in a while,
I get a word right, Welldon't I Oh sure, sure. That's
what makes it so interesting when youdo get one right. I don't know
what you're talking about. Kind ofmakes it of h who strikes them before
you foul tip. The next oneI'm leaving for was that address, oh
um, three fifty six wearing avenue, three fifty six wearing avenue. So
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long, Susie, it wasn't avery nice neighborhood three fifty six wearing avenue,
but the flat I entered was neat, clean, scrubbed and polished.
And the woman who asked me tosit down was as neat and clean as
the room. I waited for herto start things, and she did.
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Oh I'm missus Sheila Corbett. Yes, I guess that, and I'm Box
thirteen. My name's Dan Holiday.Well, I I don't know how to
start. Mister Holiday the beginning.He's always a good place, Missus Carvitt.
Saves time and trouble. I wantyou to find my father. You
said you couldn't go to the policeabout it. Why not because because my
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father's er her old convict. Doyou understand? Are you afraid he's done
something? No? I know that'snot true. He's swore he goes straight
when he came home, but youthink he hasn't. I didn't say that,
but the fact that you're afraid togo to the police says. So
look, Missus Carbett. If he'sdone nothing wrong, there's nothing to be
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afraid of. Yes, I know, but there'd be questions. I have
two children, mister Holiday, ahusband who's wonderful to me. No one
in this neighborhood knows about my father, so well, all right, Missus
Carbett, I'll give it a whirl. But first, when did you last
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see your father? The day afterhe was released on parole, he came
here, was he all right?I don't know, you don't know.
Well, I'll tell you what happened. He come home. He was here
maybe two hours when the phone rang. Sheila here, telephone? Answer it?
Will you? Dad? I hello? Oh yeah, it's me.
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I'd call up. Look I said, nothing doing. I mean it,
I'm straight now, not the doing. You won't get him, and I
won't say where they are. Letme alone? Will you just let me
alone? Dad? Dad? Whowas it? Just a man? I
used to know? Who? Nobody? You know? Honey? Well what
did he want? Nothing? Youwere afraid? Why? Why were you
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afraid? It wasn't anything, Sheila? Dad? If there's something wrong right
your own parole? No, don'tyou think I know it. I'm sorry,
that's all right, But Sheila,what Dad? Here? I want
you to kick this for me?What is it? Just a piece of
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paper? What's up? Not?Put it in a safe place, Keep
it for me, keep it foryou, Dad? Why do you say
that there's nothing to worry about,Sheila, nothing at all. I just
forget all about it. Don't worrybecause there ain't anything to worry about.
He said, there wasn't anything toworry about, mister Holiday, But I
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was worried. He didn't come homethat night but the next day, and
you don't know where he went.No, I see the piece of paper
he gave you. Yeah, hereit is is this song that's all five
seventeen Slack Street as Thomas nine five? Does this mean anything to you?
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Know? Do you know the addressfive seventeen Slack Street? Not at all?
And then s Thomas, I neverheard it before. Do you mind
if I take this? No,of course not. Do you think you
know what it means? No morethan you do. But I'll try to
find out how by going to fiveseventeen Slack Street and seeing if there's a
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mister s Thomas there a piece ofpaper with a message on it. Seemed
like it might be a reminder tomeet mister S Thomas at nine forty five
of this address. But when?What day? Why was that's Thomas the
man who called missus Carbett's father onthe phone. You know, a guy
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can ask himself a lot of questionsand get no answers. So I drove
to five seventeen Slack Street. Who'sa pawn shop with everything from gold tooth
picks to elephant heads and clocks,lots of clocks that ticked off little punctuation
marks into the silence. Hello,Hello, anybody you here? Holy macol,
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Holy Maco. Hey, welcome,Hey you hey you come on?
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Wake up, Hey McGuire. Lookthis guys out like high button shoes.
You wake up. Come on,that's the boy. Come on, sit
up, sit up without my head. Look, fella parking on the side
of the road, isn't alone?Who are you? Stay trooper? Who
are you? I'm down holiday,Welcome to Hamilton County, hamil What did
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you say? Look are you drunk? Did you say Hamilton County? That's
it? When you saw your carlooked like there wasn't anybody in it,
stopped to take a look and foundme. You're no easter egg, but
brotly all at lump on your headneeds it's a show. How far is
it to the city? About seventymiles. Thanks, I'll be going now.
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Oh no, maybe you better comewith us. All right, get
in touch with Lieutenant Klingow, identifymyself and tell him a nice story.
You won't believe it, But I'vegot a lump on my head to back
me up. All right, then, all right, that's even from the
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beginning. You don't believe me.To you, it's saw a dead man
on that port and somebody teed offon me for a hole in one.
When I woke up, I wasout in the country, out in the
next county, in your own car, in my own car. What time
did you go to the port show? It was two fifteen, it's five
now. It's better than three hours, and no dead bodies have been reported.
I keep in touch with them.I tell you I saw one who's
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I didn't ask what they looked like, medium height, gray hair, blue
suit. That's about all I cantell you, gray, nothing else.
I didn't get to county his teethbecause the roof fell in. Look I've
got a knot on my head.Doesn't that prove anything? I guess it
does. That's just sure you didn'trecognize the man. You're still lying dead.
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I never saw anyfore, and youwent there looking for it. I'll
be dog gone matter. I didn'task her his name? Her? Who?
This is? Sheila Carvitt. Whatdoes that flint strike a spark in
your iron head. You ever heara man named Winslow? Albert Winslow,
no ex convict proles set up acounter thing. It might be we got
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a picture of him. Yeah,wait a minute, so I found Albert
Winslow. Bring it in. AlbertWinslow has a daughter named It is Sheila
Corvitt. Is that it what deduction? By the way, Winslow answers the
description of your dead man, roughly, let's get going. Hold your horses,
yes, sergeant, yes, nice, let's see it here? You
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all right? That's all? Sergeant? Okay, cling, Look, this
is Albert Winslow, and Albert Winslowis a man I saw dead in that
pawn shop. You're sure? Look? Could I make this up? I
guess not. Okay, damn,Let's go to your pawn shop. Let's
see what we can redeem. Thisis it by seventeen Slack Street. Go
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ahead, it's the same place itshould as ye, Shore, I do
something for you. Maybe this isyour shop? Yesh? Huh were you
in here at two fifteen this afternoon? Well, yes, yes, you're
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sure. Well of course, howlong have you been here? Way about
fifteen years? I mean today holiday? Would you like my badge, badge.
Yeah, police, I must saying, Oh my goodness, yeah,
so Matta Dan, you'll take alook behind this counter. Huh, I'm
looking. Where am I supposed tosee Albert Winslow? Dead? Where?
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Look? Winslow is behind this counter? At two fifteen this afternoon. Excuse
me, but I don't understand this. Neither do Why what's your name?
Holiday? Shut up? Yours,sir Borrow? Michael Borrow? You know
a man named Albert Winslow. Ineighbor heard of him. No, I'm
sure I didn't mind we look overyour place. Oh shit, not but
gay, still don't understand. I'lldraw it for you, mister Barlow.
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At two fifteen this afternoon, Iwalked into this shop, this one,
this one. There was no onehere except the dead man behind the counter.
Then I was slugged in here.That's right? But what that's she
impossible? What I mean? I'vebeen here all day. Come on,
we'll take a look around. Waita minute, clean, but now this
this place looks a little different fromwhat it did earlier. It looks as
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though it's been changed around. It'simpossible, too, damn Are you sure
this is the place? Of courseI am okay, we'll give it a
fine toothcomb job. Shouldn't he help? You should be only too glad to
do anything I can, although thisshouldn't be very peculiar. Thus we have
the understatement of the week. Well, let's get it. It's my phone?
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May I answer it? Yeah?Go ahead, thank you. That
will be a minute, you know? Oh oh oh yes, yes,
a minute. You tell a cleanYeah, it's for you. Thanks,
they're right with you. Hello,yeah, go ahead, Sigean? What
say that again? Okay, thankyou. It won't have to go over
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your place, Bilo, you won't. What are you talking about? Clean?
Hallebid is a sergeant. Garden's veryefficient. So as I got to
do with this lots, I leftwhere I could be reached. He reached
me. What are you building upto? I don't know, but it's
not good for you. Yeah,what's on your mind? More to the
point, what's on yours? Oh? Look, I don't get this.
How was that call about about AlbertWinslow? Go on, you saw him
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dead at two fifteen? I said, I did you want to change your
story? I'll look? Why shouldI? Because Albert Winslow reported to his
parole officer, no later and noearlier than four twenty this afternoon, and
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now back to Box thirteen and DanHoliday's latest adventure, The dead Man walked.
Yeah, that's it. The manI saw dead at two fifteen was
alive again at four twenty. That'simpossible. Claims that it wasn't better than
playing my own common senset. Itwas so Later that night I went back
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to see Missus Carbett. But youwent to the police. You promised you
wouldn't. I'm sorry, but Ihad to ie. I saw your father
dead dead, you said, Iknow. That's a brutal way to put
it, Missus cart the only way. And the police there's nothing they can
do or want to do. Yourfather reported to his parole officer. He
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has to do that once a month. Please please find him. I think
I did find him. No,no, Missus Carbett, I got to
ask some questions. You've got toanswer them. I'll try go ahead.
Now. Look, your father talkedto someone on the phone. He didn't
mention any names. No, noteven the name Thomas. I'm sure of
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it. One dead end after another. Do you know the names of any
of your fathers wrote accomplices? Yes, I don't remember any names, but
I can tell you the place wherethey used to meet where he was arrested.
Where was it? A house inBrennan Square six eighteen. I think
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now you said your father spoke tosomeone on the phone and said he wouldn't
well, wouldn't give them something.But I don't know what he was talking
about, and you haven't heard fromat all. No, you're sure you'd
get in touch her. Oh,I know it. Okay, missus Carment,
I'll try to lead. You gaveme six eighteen Brennan Square, six
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eighteen Brennon Square was an old framehouse that looked as though its last tenants
had moved out to go to GeorgeWashington's inaugural s. Windows were boarded up
in the rusty iron fence in front. Bob politely to the houses across the
street. I walked up the stairsand knocked on the front door, never
expecting an answer. I was aboutto turn away and chalk this off to
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exercise, when yeah, what doyou want? I'm looking for someone?
Ain't nobody here, mister s Thomas, Perhaps nobody? Now beat it just
a minute. Maybe you've got anAlbert Winslow living here? What was that
name again? Albert Winslow as anhomer. I don't get it, you
wouldn't. But do you know anyoneby that name? Maybe you better come
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in. Maybe I should come on? Do you live here? Care?
Tagging and so my sleep? What'syou stopping for it? I don't like
hearted houses. This looks like one. Look before we go any farther.
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Maybe you'd like to tell me whyyou let me in when I mentioned the
name of Albert Winslow. Maybe hewas a friend of mine. I think
i'd like a breath of fresh air. Maybe you'll be lucky to get any
breath at all, old Chim,Oh, it's start playing this way.
That's the idea. It was yours, Jim. Now come on, get
in front of me. Come on, company, Eddie looking Farrell getting crowding
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him coming. I've seen you beforesome point. Oh yeah, you came
in Barlow shop this afternoon. Hedidn't stay long, did it. I
took a sleeping tablet over the headand you prescribed it. Huh. Yeah,
I thought maybe you were just aguy. But now you come nudging
in here, Charlie, yes forall. Huh, sit on, Charlie.
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See if Bala's come to him that'sright. We couldn't get anything out
of him, so we'll try you. What do you mean, guess?
Take a look at blow. Yougave him plenty to remember you by,
didn't you. Huh? Now youkeep looking at him and keep thinking how
you'll look if you don't talk aboutwhat. That's a statu not Chuck,
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Sure, I still say about what. I'll give you five minutes to tell
us where the plates are? Plates? Yeah? Plates? Oh, I
don't know. Barlow is stubborn.You're gonna be that way too. Come
on, let him alone, shure, but him in Winslow with pals Winslow
tell him? Maybe you know too. Look, I'm trying to find Winslow.
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That's all. That's so are youand take it? Now? Come
on? Where the plates? Whatthe Winslow do with him? He hit
him before he took the rap,and we want him out of his plates?
Why are they? I don't know? All right, Charlie, go
ahead, go ahead and make himtalk. It's no use, said he.
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He won't spill. Get rid ofhim. And then, oh,
either here Barlow knows where Winslow's plates. Ballo doesn't know? Do why?
I think he's telling the truth Eddiegot through his pockets. Okay, identification
cards named Dan Holiday. Oh you'rereading some of the time. What else
is this? Look? And helook five seventeen slack straight. That's Thomas
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ninety five. That's the punchhot Barlow'splace. Yeah, what's the rest of
him? Me? I don't knowyou what's this mean? And if I
tell you I don't know, Iget battered around like a Q ball again.
Why you know? Look, hewent to Barlow's place this afternoon.
If he knew where the plates were, he wouldn't be here with he.
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So they've got to be at Barlow'sshop. And maybe you're right, Okay,
time I both them and mister Holiday. If we come back without the
plates, you'll walk out without yourhead. Had a good job at tying
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Balow and midle the chairs. Thenwhen they were gone, I talked with
Balom, Balom, Balom, Areyou all right? Yeah? I think
sure? What happened? Who arethose men? You know Albert Winslow years
ago he engrave counterfeit plates. Whathappened in your shop? He was in
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the shop early this afternoon and didn'tsee Albert since he was released. And
he came into the shop. Ofcourse it didn't recognize him, and he
spoke to me. You remember me, don't you bow? I seem to
take you get a look? Ohhow winslow? How are you fine?
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Fine? But do you her row? Oh? I see it's all right,
balow. I'm going straight. Andof course, of course here here
sit down back in the shop.Wait a minute, I want to take
a look around. You know whatare you looking for? Hell? Things
didn't change much around here, didthey? What do you mean nothing?
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Let follow? I want to gostraight. So there's something I gotta tell
you. What's the money? Oh, customers, I'll be back in a
minute. No, not customers.Boot Hello Eddie, this is Charlie.
You remember Charlie. Sure, sitdown, bollow, take it easy.
What do you say? Sit down? Do what he says? That's right?
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Okay? All where are they?I told you on the phone you
can't have him. I'm going straight. I'm going to turn them over to
the government. Beautiful place like us, not much you I know where are
they? No? I won't tellyou now. I'll be a sap.
We'll take them and get out,and i'd be picked up again to fetch
you know, my work. I'llhave a great chance. I'm on parole.
Please let me alone, Just justlet me alone. Sure, sure,
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when we got the plates in here? No, Ballow, what do
you say? You don't know anything? Come on out where Look? I
got a report to my parole officerthis afternoon. If I don't, they'll
come after me. And you gotit, Charlie shammi, Eddie, why
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are you whit? He it's yourmutton head. You killed him. I'll
call the police. Get Oneslow behindthe counter and I come on, Eddie,
there's somebody coming in. Ballo gotout of sight. Charlie, get
Onslow behind the counter. Now,tuck back of that screen. Come on,
hello, hello, anybody here?That was Humes? Donn Eddie?
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Hits you and you saw Winds losebuddy? Huh. That's where I came
in. But later when I wentback with Lieutenant Kling, what about that?
What I had to do? Whichdid? They were upstairs? My
wife was there that they threatened toto I see. But Winslow reported to
his parole officer that afternoon, afterhe was dead. It was a telephone
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call they made from my shop.Charlie pretended to be Winslow. He told
the officer. He'd report in personin an hour. Then he hid Winslow's
body in the basement. It's there. No, oh, nice clever people.
Now what about those plates? Doyou know where they are? No?
But Winslow frequently came to see me. He was opening the shop alone
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and fallow. I've got it.I know where those plates where. Come
on, let's go out of herefirst. But look a drinking glass on
that table. I'll scram my chairover there and knocked the glass on the
foo, breaking. But here Igo. Okay, balla scrape over over
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town your chat and get a pieceof glass. Got the drops on my
hand. I've got a date witha boy named Eddie, and he who
slaps last laps best. Better waitoutside the shop holiday. Oh no,
cling, I'm too fond of Eddie. Lump on my head in the well
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across my face. Please don't shoothim. Take it easy, Kelly,
michaelm take the back. Go ahead, you're ready, Dan, Yeah,
let's go. I ain't gonna go. Why are you you hello? Eddie?
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Ah? Just pick him up andstaring in my direction? Eddie disappointed
me? Yeah me too. Hedidn't hit you once? All right?
Now let you go Kelly, takepretty boy here and slaps fro jewelry on
him. And what are you lookingat? Holiday? Me? Why I'm
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looking at mister s Thomas. Huh, I thought his name was Illie.
I'm not looking at him, cling. I told you I was looking at
mister s Thomas and nine forty five, Well, coin with your holiday.
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What then? Who was mister sThomas? And what did nine forty five
mean? Mister s Thomas? Susywas a clock, one of the famous
old seth Thomas clocks, who wasthe only one in the shop whose hands
stood at nine forty five. Yeah, and well, Windswood put his counterfeit
plates on the pendulum, and that'swhere they were when we got them.
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You mean they looked like a pendulumweight exactly. Huh. It's very clever.
But gee, what if somebody hadbought the crocks? Well, that
was a chance he took, butno one did. And that's that.
There's one more thing that puzzles me. One. Yeah, suppose Eddie and
Charlie got the plate and they kindaffect money from them, So would they
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have to declare the income tax income? Oh good night, Susie. Next
week, same time through the courtesyof Paramount Pictures. Alan Ladd stars as
Dan Holiday in Box thirteen. Boxthirteen is directed by Richard Sandville, with
this week's original story by Russell Hughes. Original music is composed and conducted by
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Rudy Schrager. Part of Susie isplayed by Sylvia Pecker and that of Lieutenant
Kling by Edmund MacDonald. Production issupervised by Verne Corstenson. Box thirteen is
a Mayfair production from Hollywood. Watchfor Alan Ladd in his latest Paramount picture,
Welcome Back. Another solid performance byAlan Ladd as Dan Holiday. Speaking
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of that, for those of youwho have the app or our premium site,
we're actually going to sweeten the Daleon September's extra. I was actually
just going to do Alan Ladd onBurns and Allan, but I've decided that
we're going to go ahead and willinclude an episode of Cavalcade of America which
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featured Alan Ladd. It was Ladd'sonly guest appearance on the Cavalcade of America
and that was just released wonderful qualityreleased by the Old Time Radio Researchers.
Well, we're actually ending the endof our time with Alan Ladd as Dan
holiday. We only have nine moreweeks of Bucks thirteen to go after today,
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so it's time to talk about what'sahead. What are you going to
be hearing on Monday in season two. Well, we're gonna do kind of
a special, which is an episodeof Screen Directors Playhouse that featured Alan Ladd
and a roll that was a lotlike Dan Holliday, and then after that
we'll be doing the finnmn The thinMan was a well known franchise of movies
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in the nineteen thirties and forties andalso a radio show that ran for many
years across many networks. And thenafter we do the Finnman series, we'll
be doing The Adventures of the Abbots, a nineteen fifty five radio series starring
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Less Demon and Claudia Morgan. Thenwe'll have a short series called Ideal and
Crime starring William Gargan, and thenwe'll get to hear William Gargan star as
Barry Craig, confidential investigator. Sothat's our plan for the upcoming season on
Monday. Listen tomorrow and we'll talkabout our plans for Tuesday in the next
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season and how you have an opportunityto help shape our schedule. All right,
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let's get into today's episode of Boxthirteen. The dead Man Walks Box thirteen
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with the star of Taramonte Pictures,Alan Ladd as Dan Holiday Box thirteen care
of Star Times. I saw yourad in the paper and I wondered if
you'd help me. I can't goto the police, and I have no
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money for a private detective. Butmy father is in trouble, I'm sure,
and when you find out who heis, you'll know why I can't
go to the police. Oh,why can't go to the police, and
why I must have help? Missis Sheila carbed three fifty six wearing avenue.
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It didn't sound like much this letter, but I did find out who
her father was. I found himdead, then learned he was alive.
Sure it sounds impossible, but thatwas it. And now back to the
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dead man walks another Box thirteen adventurewith Alan Ladd as Dan Holiday. I
wonder why she can't go to thepolice, Susie. If I knew that,
I wouldn't have to go to seemissus carbon Gee, mister Halligate,
it sure sounds like a wild goosechase. You'll probably turn out to be
a dub. Oh, it's afterwhat I wanted, Susie. Owner you
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can get the answer to that question. Well, once in a while,
I get a word right, Welldon't I Oh sure, sure. That's
what makes it so interesting when youdo get one right. I don't know
what you're talking about. Kind ofmakes it of h who strikes them before
you foul tip. The next oneI'm leaving for was that address, oh
um, three fifty six wearing avenue, three fifty six wearing avenue. So
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long, Susie, it wasn't avery nice neighborhood three fifty six wearing avenue,
but the flat I entered was neat, clean, scrubbed and polished.
And the woman who asked me tosit down was as neat and clean as
the room. I waited for herto start things, and she did.
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Oh I'm missus Sheila Corbett. Yes, I guess that, and I'm Box
thirteen. My name's Dan Holiday.Well, I I don't know how to
start. Mister Holiday the beginning.He's always a good place, Missus Carvitt.
Saves time and trouble. I wantyou to find my father. You
said you couldn't go to the policeabout it. Why not because because my
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father's er her old convict. Doyou understand? Are you afraid he's done
something? No? I know that'snot true. He's swore he goes straight
when he came home, but youthink he hasn't. I didn't say that,
but the fact that you're afraid togo to the police says. So
look, Missus Carbett. If he'sdone nothing wrong, there's nothing to be
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afraid of. Yes, I know, but there'd be questions. I have
two children, mister Holiday, ahusband who's wonderful to me. No one
in this neighborhood knows about my father, so well, all right, Missus
Carbett, I'll give it a whirl. But first, when did you last
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see your father? The day afterhe was released on parole, he came
here, was he all right?I don't know, you don't know.
Well, I'll tell you what happened. He come home. He was here
maybe two hours when the phone rang. Sheila here, telephone? Answer it?
Will you? Dad? I hello? Oh yeah, it's me.
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I'd call up. Look I said, nothing doing. I mean it,
I'm straight now, not the doing. You won't get him, and I
won't say where they are. Letme alone? Will you just let me
alone? Dad? Dad? Whowas it? Just a man? I
used to know? Who? Nobody? You know? Honey? Well what
did he want? Nothing? Youwere afraid? Why? Why were you
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afraid? It wasn't anything, Sheila? Dad? If there's something wrong right
your own parole? No, don'tyou think I know it. I'm sorry,
that's all right, But Sheila,what Dad? Here? I want
you to kick this for me?What is it? Just a piece of
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paper? What's up? Not?Put it in a safe place, Keep
it for me, keep it foryou, Dad? Why do you say
that there's nothing to worry about,Sheila, nothing at all. I just
forget all about it. Don't worrybecause there ain't anything to worry about.
He said, there wasn't anything toworry about, mister Holiday, But I
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was worried. He didn't come homethat night but the next day, and
you don't know where he went.No, I see the piece of paper
he gave you. Yeah, hereit is is this song that's all five
seventeen Slack Street as Thomas nine five? Does this mean anything to you?
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Know? Do you know the addressfive seventeen Slack Street? Not at all?
And then s Thomas, I neverheard it before. Do you mind
if I take this? No,of course not. Do you think you
know what it means? No morethan you do. But I'll try to
find out how by going to fiveseventeen Slack Street and seeing if there's a
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mister s Thomas there a piece ofpaper with a message on it. Seemed
like it might be a reminder tomeet mister S Thomas at nine forty five
of this address. But when?What day? Why was that's Thomas the
man who called missus Carbett's father onthe phone. You know, a guy
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can ask himself a lot of questionsand get no answers. So I drove
to five seventeen Slack Street. Who'sa pawn shop with everything from gold tooth
picks to elephant heads and clocks,lots of clocks that ticked off little punctuation
marks into the silence. Hello,Hello, anybody you here? Holy macol,
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Holy Maco. Hey, welcome,Hey you hey you come on?
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Wake up, Hey McGuire. Lookthis guys out like high button shoes.
You wake up. Come on,that's the boy. Come on, sit
up, sit up without my head. Look, fella parking on the side
of the road, isn't alone?Who are you? Stay trooper? Who
are you? I'm down holiday,Welcome to Hamilton County, hamil What did
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you say? Look are you drunk? Did you say Hamilton County? That's
it? When you saw your carlooked like there wasn't anybody in it,
stopped to take a look and foundme. You're no easter egg, but
brotly all at lump on your headneeds it's a show. How far is
it to the city? About seventymiles. Thanks, I'll be going now.
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Oh no, maybe you better comewith us. All right, get
in touch with Lieutenant Klingow, identifymyself and tell him a nice story.
You won't believe it, But I'vegot a lump on my head to back
me up. All right, then, all right, that's even from the
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beginning. You don't believe me.To you, it's saw a dead man
on that port and somebody teed offon me for a hole in one.
When I woke up, I wasout in the country, out in the
next county, in your own car, in my own car. What time
did you go to the port show? It was two fifteen, it's five
now. It's better than three hours, and no dead bodies have been reported.
I keep in touch with them.I tell you I saw one who's
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I didn't ask what they looked like, medium height, gray hair, blue
suit. That's about all I cantell you, gray, nothing else.
I didn't get to county his teethbecause the roof fell in. Look I've
got a knot on my head.Doesn't that prove anything? I guess it
does. That's just sure you didn'trecognize the man. You're still lying dead.
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I never saw anyfore, and youwent there looking for it. I'll
be dog gone matter. I didn'task her his name? Her? Who?
This is? Sheila Carvitt. Whatdoes that flint strike a spark in
your iron head. You ever heara man named Winslow? Albert Winslow,
no ex convict proles set up acounter thing. It might be we got
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a picture of him. Yeah,wait a minute, so I found Albert
Winslow. Bring it in. AlbertWinslow has a daughter named It is Sheila
Corvitt. Is that it what deduction? By the way, Winslow answers the
description of your dead man, roughly, let's get going. Hold your horses,
yes, sergeant, yes, nice, let's see it here? You
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all right? That's all? Sergeant? Okay, cling, Look, this
is Albert Winslow, and Albert Winslowis a man I saw dead in that
pawn shop. You're sure? Look? Could I make this up? I
guess not. Okay, damn,Let's go to your pawn shop. Let's
see what we can redeem. Thisis it by seventeen Slack Street. Go
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ahead, it's the same place itshould as ye, Shore, I do
something for you. Maybe this isyour shop? Yesh? Huh were you
in here at two fifteen this afternoon? Well, yes, yes, you're
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sure. Well of course, howlong have you been here? Way about
fifteen years? I mean today holiday? Would you like my badge, badge.
Yeah, police, I must saying, Oh my goodness, yeah,
so Matta Dan, you'll take alook behind this counter. Huh, I'm
looking. Where am I supposed tosee Albert Winslow? Dead? Where?
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Look? Winslow is behind this counter? At two fifteen this afternoon. Excuse
me, but I don't understand this. Neither do Why what's your name?
Holiday? Shut up? Yours,sir Borrow? Michael Borrow? You know
a man named Albert Winslow. Ineighbor heard of him. No, I'm
sure I didn't mind we look overyour place. Oh shit, not but
gay, still don't understand. I'lldraw it for you, mister Barlow.
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At two fifteen this afternoon, Iwalked into this shop, this one,
this one. There was no onehere except the dead man behind the counter.
Then I was slugged in here.That's right? But what that's she
impossible? What I mean? I'vebeen here all day. Come on,
we'll take a look around. Waita minute, clean, but now this
this place looks a little different fromwhat it did earlier. It looks as
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though it's been changed around. It'simpossible, too, damn Are you sure
this is the place? Of courseI am okay, we'll give it a
fine toothcomb job. Shouldn't he help? You should be only too glad to
do anything I can, although thisshouldn't be very peculiar. Thus we have
the understatement of the week. Well, let's get it. It's my phone?
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May I answer it? Yeah?Go ahead, thank you. That
will be a minute, you know? Oh oh oh yes, yes,
a minute. You tell a cleanYeah, it's for you. Thanks,
they're right with you. Hello,yeah, go ahead, Sigean? What
say that again? Okay, thankyou. It won't have to go over
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your place, Bilo, you won't. What are you talking about? Clean?
Hallebid is a sergeant. Garden's veryefficient. So as I got to
do with this lots, I leftwhere I could be reached. He reached
me. What are you building upto? I don't know, but it's
not good for you. Yeah,what's on your mind? More to the
point, what's on yours? Oh? Look, I don't get this.
How was that call about about AlbertWinslow? Go on, you saw him
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dead at two fifteen? I said, I did you want to change your
story? I'll look? Why shouldI? Because Albert Winslow reported to his
parole officer, no later and noearlier than four twenty this afternoon, and
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now back to Box thirteen and DanHoliday's latest adventure, The dead Man walked.
Yeah, that's it. The manI saw dead at two fifteen was
alive again at four twenty. That'simpossible. Claims that it wasn't better than
playing my own common senset. Itwas so Later that night I went back
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to see Missus Carbett. But youwent to the police. You promised you
wouldn't. I'm sorry, but Ihad to ie. I saw your father
dead dead, you said, Iknow. That's a brutal way to put
it, Missus cart the only way. And the police there's nothing they can
do or want to do. Yourfather reported to his parole officer. He
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has to do that once a month. Please please find him. I think
I did find him. No,no, Missus Carbett, I got to
ask some questions. You've got toanswer them. I'll try go ahead.
Now. Look, your father talkedto someone on the phone. He didn't
mention any names. No, noteven the name Thomas. I'm sure of
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it. One dead end after another. Do you know the names of any
of your fathers wrote accomplices? Yes, I don't remember any names, but
I can tell you the place wherethey used to meet where he was arrested.
Where was it? A house inBrennan Square six eighteen. I think
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now you said your father spoke tosomeone on the phone and said he wouldn't
well, wouldn't give them something.But I don't know what he was talking
about, and you haven't heard fromat all. No, you're sure you'd
get in touch her. Oh,I know it. Okay, missus Carment,
I'll try to lead. You gaveme six eighteen Brennan Square, six
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eighteen Brennon Square was an old framehouse that looked as though its last tenants
had moved out to go to GeorgeWashington's inaugural s. Windows were boarded up
in the rusty iron fence in front. Bob politely to the houses across the
street. I walked up the stairsand knocked on the front door, never
expecting an answer. I was aboutto turn away and chalk this off to
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exercise, when yeah, what doyou want? I'm looking for someone?
Ain't nobody here, mister s Thomas, Perhaps nobody? Now beat it just
a minute. Maybe you've got anAlbert Winslow living here? What was that
name again? Albert Winslow as anhomer. I don't get it, you
wouldn't. But do you know anyoneby that name? Maybe you better come
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in. Maybe I should come on? Do you live here? Care?
Tagging and so my sleep? What'syou stopping for it? I don't like
hearted houses. This looks like one. Look before we go any farther.
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Maybe you'd like to tell me whyyou let me in when I mentioned the
name of Albert Winslow. Maybe hewas a friend of mine. I think
i'd like a breath of fresh air. Maybe you'll be lucky to get any
breath at all, old Chim,Oh, it's start playing this way.
That's the idea. It was yours, Jim. Now come on, get
in front of me. Come on, company, Eddie looking Farrell getting crowding
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him coming. I've seen you beforesome point. Oh yeah, you came
in Barlow shop this afternoon. Hedidn't stay long, did it. I
took a sleeping tablet over the headand you prescribed it. Huh. Yeah,
I thought maybe you were just aguy. But now you come nudging
in here, Charlie, yes forall. Huh, sit on, Charlie.
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See if Bala's come to him that'sright. We couldn't get anything out
of him, so we'll try you. What do you mean, guess?
Take a look at blow. Yougave him plenty to remember you by,
didn't you. Huh? Now youkeep looking at him and keep thinking how
you'll look if you don't talk aboutwhat. That's a statu not Chuck,
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Sure, I still say about what. I'll give you five minutes to tell
us where the plates are? Plates? Yeah? Plates? Oh, I
don't know. Barlow is stubborn.You're gonna be that way too. Come
on, let him alone, shure, but him in Winslow with pals Winslow
tell him? Maybe you know too. Look, I'm trying to find Winslow.
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That's all. That's so are youand take it? Now? Come
on? Where the plates? Whatthe Winslow do with him? He hit
him before he took the rap,and we want him out of his plates?
Why are they? I don't know? All right, Charlie, go
ahead, go ahead and make himtalk. It's no use, said he.
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He won't spill. Get rid ofhim. And then, oh,
either here Barlow knows where Winslow's plates. Ballo doesn't know? Do why?
I think he's telling the truth Eddiegot through his pockets. Okay, identification
cards named Dan Holiday. Oh you'rereading some of the time. What else
is this? Look? And helook five seventeen slack straight. That's Thomas
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ninety five. That's the punchhot Barlow'splace. Yeah, what's the rest of
him? Me? I don't knowyou what's this mean? And if I
tell you I don't know, Iget battered around like a Q ball again.
Why you know? Look, hewent to Barlow's place this afternoon.
If he knew where the plates were, he wouldn't be here with he.
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So they've got to be at Barlow'sshop. And maybe you're right, Okay,
time I both them and mister Holiday. If we come back without the
plates, you'll walk out without yourhead. Had a good job at tying
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Balow and midle the chairs. Thenwhen they were gone, I talked with
Balom, Balom, Balom, Areyou all right? Yeah? I think
sure? What happened? Who arethose men? You know Albert Winslow years
ago he engrave counterfeit plates. Whathappened in your shop? He was in
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the shop early this afternoon and didn'tsee Albert since he was released. And
he came into the shop. Ofcourse it didn't recognize him, and he
spoke to me. You remember me, don't you bow? I seem to
take you get a look? Ohhow winslow? How are you fine?
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Fine? But do you her row? Oh? I see it's all right,
balow. I'm going straight. Andof course, of course here here
sit down back in the shop.Wait a minute, I want to take
a look around. You know whatare you looking for? Hell? Things
didn't change much around here, didthey? What do you mean nothing?
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Let follow? I want to gostraight. So there's something I gotta tell
you. What's the money? Oh, customers, I'll be back in a
minute. No, not customers.Boot Hello Eddie, this is Charlie.
You remember Charlie. Sure, sitdown, bollow, take it easy.
What do you say? Sit down? Do what he says? That's right?
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Okay? All where are they?I told you on the phone you
can't have him. I'm going straight. I'm going to turn them over to
the government. Beautiful place like us, not much you I know where are
they? No? I won't tellyou now. I'll be a sap.
We'll take them and get out,and i'd be picked up again to fetch
you know, my work. I'llhave a great chance. I'm on parole.
Please let me alone, Just justlet me alone. Sure, sure,
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when we got the plates in here? No, Ballow, what do
you say? You don't know anything? Come on out where Look? I
got a report to my parole officerthis afternoon. If I don't, they'll
come after me. And you gotit, Charlie shammi, Eddie, why
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are you whit? He it's yourmutton head. You killed him. I'll
call the police. Get Oneslow behindthe counter and I come on, Eddie,
there's somebody coming in. Ballo gotout of sight. Charlie, get
Onslow behind the counter. Now,tuck back of that screen. Come on,
hello, hello, anybody here?That was Humes? Donn Eddie?
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Hits you and you saw Winds losebuddy? Huh. That's where I came
in. But later when I wentback with Lieutenant Kling, what about that?
What I had to do? Whichdid? They were upstairs? My
wife was there that they threatened toto I see. But Winslow reported to
his parole officer that afternoon, afterhe was dead. It was a telephone
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call they made from my shop.Charlie pretended to be Winslow. He told
the officer. He'd report in personin an hour. Then he hid Winslow's
body in the basement. It's there. No, oh, nice clever people.
Now what about those plates? Doyou know where they are? No?
But Winslow frequently came to see me. He was opening the shop alone
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and fallow. I've got it.I know where those plates where. Come
on, let's go out of herefirst. But look a drinking glass on
that table. I'll scram my chairover there and knocked the glass on the
foo, breaking. But here Igo. Okay, balla scrape over over
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town your chat and get a pieceof glass. Got the drops on my
hand. I've got a date witha boy named Eddie, and he who
slaps last laps best. Better waitoutside the shop holiday. Oh no,
cling, I'm too fond of Eddie. Lump on my head in the well
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across my face. Please don't shoothim. Take it easy, Kelly,
michaelm take the back. Go ahead, you're ready, Dan, Yeah,
let's go. I ain't gonna go. Why are you you hello? Eddie?
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Ah? Just pick him up andstaring in my direction? Eddie disappointed
me? Yeah me too. Hedidn't hit you once? All right?
Now let you go Kelly, takepretty boy here and slaps fro jewelry on
him. And what are you lookingat? Holiday? Me? Why I'm
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looking at mister s Thomas. Huh, I thought his name was Illie.
I'm not looking at him, cling. I told you I was looking at
mister s Thomas and nine forty five, Well, coin with your holiday.
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What then? Who was mister sThomas? And what did nine forty five
mean? Mister s Thomas? Susywas a clock, one of the famous
old seth Thomas clocks, who wasthe only one in the shop whose hands
stood at nine forty five. Yeah, and well, Windswood put his counterfeit
plates on the pendulum, and that'swhere they were when we got them.
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You mean they looked like a pendulumweight exactly. Huh. It's very clever.
But gee, what if somebody hadbought the crocks? Well, that
was a chance he took, butno one did. And that's that.
There's one more thing that puzzles me. One. Yeah, suppose Eddie and
Charlie got the plate and they kindaffect money from them, So would they
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have to declare the income tax income? Oh good night, Susie. Next
week, same time through the courtesyof Paramount Pictures. Alan Ladd stars as
Dan Holiday in Box thirteen. Boxthirteen is directed by Richard Sandville, with
this week's original story by Russell Hughes. Original music is composed and conducted by
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Rudy Schrager. Part of Susie isplayed by Sylvia Pecker and that of Lieutenant
Kling by Edmund MacDonald. Production issupervised by Verne Corstenson. Box thirteen is
a Mayfair production from Hollywood. Watchfor Alan Ladd in his latest Paramount picture,
Welcome Back. Another solid performance byAlan Ladd as Dan Holiday. Speaking
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of that, for those of youwho have the app or our premium site,
we're actually going to sweeten the Daleon September's extra. I was actually
just going to do Alan Ladd onBurns and Allan, but I've decided that
we're going to go ahead and willinclude an episode of Cavalcade of America which
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featured Alan Ladd. It was Ladd'sonly guest appearance on the Cavalcade of America
and that was just released wonderful qualityreleased by the Old Time Radio Researchers.
Well, we're actually ending the endof our time with Alan Ladd as Dan
holiday. We only have nine moreweeks of Bucks thirteen to go after today,
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so it's time to talk about what'sahead. What are you going to
be hearing on Monday in season two. Well, we're gonna do kind of
a special, which is an episodeof Screen Directors Playhouse that featured Alan Ladd
and a roll that was a lotlike Dan Holliday, and then after that
we'll be doing the finnmn The thinMan was a well known franchise of movies
(30:21):
in the nineteen thirties and forties andalso a radio show that ran for many
years across many networks. And thenafter we do the Finnman series, we'll
be doing The Adventures of the Abbots, a nineteen fifty five radio series starring
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Less Demon and Claudia Morgan. Thenwe'll have a short series called Ideal and
Crime starring William Gargan, and thenwe'll get to hear William Gargan star as
Barry Craig, confidential investigator. Sothat's our plan for the upcoming season on
Monday. Listen tomorrow and we'll talkabout our plans for Tuesday in the next
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season and how you have an opportunityto help shape our schedule. All right,
and we have a quick A fewcomments from Podcast Alley. Very good
podcast, my favorite. Keep upthe great work. Thanks so much,
and every day I look forward toa new story and I'm never disappointed.
Thanks for making my day well.Thank you so much for your comments and
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your support, and every vote onPodcast Alley is appreciated, whether there's a
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