August 21, 2025 • 26 mins
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Speaker 1 (00:01):
Yes, your credentials seem to be in order. One moment,
I will get the jewels to pardon me, of course,
if I seem overcautious. But after all, the Baronian Crown
jewels would prove an excellent prize to anyone who could
successfully steal them. How there you are, thirty million dollars
worth of unset stones, beauties, every one of them. What's that?
(00:26):
The crystals are whirling, whirling, turning, turning, turning. Stop them
they make me dizzy. Yes, yes, you may take the jewels.
(00:49):
I will be able to recognize you, and I will tell.
I will tell you, sir, are short, dark, swarthy, and
you madam at all beautiful, blunt. I will tell, I
(01:11):
will tell, I will tell, I will tell I. Who
oh huh what what? Good? Heavens they're gone? The jewels
are gone.
Speaker 2 (01:28):
Help help must you be alarm?
Speaker 1 (01:31):
Help stoppen they've stolen the Broonian Jewel. Doctor Bentfield, student
(01:54):
of crime psychology, as many times provided the police with
a solution to a battling crime. There's an interesting case
they had for the doctor today. We'll call it the
case of the whirling mirrors. Jan oh, yes, rusty.
Speaker 3 (02:19):
Where's Baronia?
Speaker 1 (02:20):
Baronia.
Speaker 3 (02:21):
Yeah, where is it?
Speaker 1 (02:22):
Hu? Huh? I don't know, some some kind of principality
over in Europe or Asia or maybe Africa for all
I know why I was reading this morning that they
were selling their crown jewels over here in this country.
Speaker 3 (02:33):
They're being displayed at Carter's Jewelry store.
Speaker 1 (02:35):
Oh, their crowned heads are over here too. I understand
running a restaurant somewhere. Oh.
Speaker 4 (02:40):
Just think thirty million dollars worth of diamonds and I
haven't got just one little tea and to wear?
Speaker 3 (02:46):
Uh on this bank?
Speaker 1 (02:48):
Rusty? Are you proposing again?
Speaker 4 (02:51):
I'll go steale a fish.
Speaker 1 (02:56):
M Oh. If somebody's up the door resting.
Speaker 3 (02:59):
I'm busy.
Speaker 1 (03:00):
Oh well, uh, come in, said Daniel Danfield. Yes, I'm
Sydney Thomas. I'm from Pott's Jewelry Store, Catty. Oh, come in,
mister Thomas and close the door. Thank you. I have
a chair, Yes, I believe I will sit down. I'm exhausted,
been under a very great strain. Yes, I can see you.
(03:20):
Have you still are? For that matter? Would you like
to tell me about it? Doctor Danfield? The Baronian jewels
have been stolen Berroonian jewels.
Speaker 3 (03:30):
Oh, damn, we were just too interesting.
Speaker 1 (03:32):
That's very interesting, mister Thomas. But uh, I should imagine
their recovery with the routine police job. Just uh, what
do you come to me? Because of the circumstances under
which they were taken? Doctor? Oh? Yes, what circumstances? I
I don't know, I remember, can't remember. Wait a minute.
Were you present when they were stolen? Yes? Yes, indeed,
(03:54):
I myself was showing them to the party. And this
party they held you up at the point of the gun.
I don't know. I don't think so they might have.
I I can't remember. And mister Thomas, do you mind
if I examine your eyes? My eyes? Why? No, but
why I have perfect visions vision press. Yeah, just a moment, sir,
(04:19):
this one heard of it?
Speaker 3 (04:21):
What are you doing that for?
Speaker 4 (04:22):
Dan?
Speaker 1 (04:23):
And I'm not quite sure yet? Resting now, mister Thomas,
surely you saw the jewels actually taken. I don't know.
I can't remember. Now. Look, if I am to be
of any help to you, you've got to tell me everything.
Oh back, absolutely nothing. The only thing I know is
that I was showing the jewels to this party, A
man and a woman. They'd produced a letter from the
(04:45):
Baronian console, authorizing them to look at the gems. Yes,
the next thing I remember, I was lying on the floor.
The man and the woman were gone, also the diamonds.
I got up and immediately gave the alarm.
Speaker 3 (04:56):
Well maybe they hit you on the head, knocked.
Speaker 1 (04:58):
Your own I don't think so. I have a bump.
If they did, that wouldn't die well, at least you'd
have a headache. And that's all you absolutely remember. All
but one thing. I can describe this pair perfectly, well,
that might help. The man was short, dark and swarthy.
The woman was a tall, stately blonde, very beautiful. M Oh,
(05:22):
mister Thomas, have you any reason to suspect that anyone
followed you here? I wouldn't be surprised. I am definitely
under suspicion, being the last to handle the jewels and all.
Why well, there's a man standing just outside watching this
office window. Oh, oh, yes, I know him. He's the
top investigator for the insurance company that holds the policies
(05:42):
on the diamonds. Or rusty step out and ask him
to come in like a good girl.
Speaker 3 (05:46):
Well how else would I ask him to come in?
Speaker 1 (05:50):
Now? These people that you described, mister Thomas. Would you
be able to identify them in case you ever saw
them again? Definitely? Positively? Good?
Speaker 2 (05:58):
Good.
Speaker 1 (05:58):
We have a try and see that you get the chance.
You must do something, doctor Danfield. I can't stand the suspicion,
the looks everybody gives me at the store. I'm an
honorable man, doctor. If those jewels aren't found, it'll drive
me out of my mind. I shall do what I can.
Speaker 3 (06:14):
Here, he is dan I didn't even have to smile pretty.
Speaker 1 (06:17):
Oh, so the little rat came to you, did he?
Uh uh? Careful of your language, my friend. He's the
guy who stole those diamonds. All right. All we're trying
to do is find out where he hid them. Mister Brown,
I simply must insist that you stop making those accusations.
I did not take them. I didn't, and I'm inclined
to believe you, mister Thomas. Oh, mister Brown, what would
you do if I recovered the loot for you? Write
(06:40):
your own ticket? Good? Good? I will they hand me
a pan, rusty. We promise to pay for their recovery
one percent of the total value, approximately three hundred thousand dollars. Eh. Yeah,
(07:04):
signed there, mister Brown. Three hundred thousand dollars. Oh isn't
that enough? I could make it more?
Speaker 5 (07:08):
You wish?
Speaker 1 (07:09):
I know know who we pay its worth it? Give
me the pen with pleasure. Yeah yeah, well, rustee, maybe
you'll be getting that teeny weeny little diamond after all
(07:34):
in a moment. Will return for the second act of danger,
doctor Danfield. But first, now back to Michael Dunn for
the second act of danger, Doctor Danfield. Is excellency, the.
Speaker 6 (08:00):
Council received Doctor Dunfield.
Speaker 1 (08:02):
Thank you Captain.
Speaker 3 (08:04):
Oh damn, look at the council? Is he tall and handsome?
I love that youthful.
Speaker 1 (08:10):
First to control yourself.
Speaker 6 (08:12):
This way, please, thank you, Miss Fairfax and doctor Daniel Dunfield.
His excellency Sir Gay Elects of First Counsul for the
Principality of Varonia.
Speaker 1 (08:24):
I am charm Miss Fairfax.
Speaker 3 (08:26):
Thanks, the feeling is mutual.
Speaker 5 (08:29):
You may retire igor. Yes, your excellency, and you are
doctor Dunfield.
Speaker 1 (08:35):
I have heard awful of you in your work. Well,
thank you, your excellency.
Speaker 5 (08:39):
Crime psychology is of very great interest to me. I
myself studied only the great Professor hutch On it like see.
Speaker 1 (08:47):
There is none better of it. Do you mind if
we uh drop all this formality at the interface with
my thinking. Oh but of course.
Speaker 5 (08:56):
Uh, you are Americans, so impectous, so frank, but I
like it.
Speaker 1 (09:01):
You may call me s oh, and you.
Speaker 3 (09:03):
Can call me Rusty.
Speaker 1 (09:05):
Rusty.
Speaker 5 (09:06):
What a remarkable name, so simple yet so he's pity.
Speaker 3 (09:11):
You know something? You're cute.
Speaker 1 (09:13):
I don't know, Rusty. Maybe we'd better go back to
being formal.
Speaker 5 (09:17):
This is very replacing now, Dr Dunfield. I presume you
came here to ask about they, but only in Jews.
Speaker 1 (09:23):
Quite true, say, I would like to ask a little information.
Speaker 5 (09:27):
Yes, but of course, if you can only recover the jewels,
our country will be extremely grateful.
Speaker 1 (09:33):
I'd like your permission to bring in another party, if
you don't mind her gay. Yes, who may I ask
mister Sidney Thomas, from whom the jewels were stolen. He's
waiting outside in the cab.
Speaker 5 (09:43):
Mister thomis he's the one day police a spade?
Speaker 1 (09:47):
Yes?
Speaker 5 (09:48):
I am not sure, but he might become dangerous if
you are Cornedom.
Speaker 1 (09:52):
Oh well, I'll vouch for him, but certainly you may
have him coming. Oh thank you, Rusty, would you mind?
Speaker 3 (09:58):
But certainly looks seen like I'm doing all the legwork.
Speaker 7 (10:02):
On this case.
Speaker 1 (10:03):
That's the good girl, and you don't have to go
all the way down, just called on from the top
of the steps.
Speaker 5 (10:08):
Why kidding?
Speaker 1 (10:09):
You have a very charming secretary, Doctor Dunfield. However, I
know I never noticed. And now why is it that
you wish to bring in this this Tommy's person. Well,
mister Thomas swears that he'll be able to identify the
thieves if he ever sets eyes on them. But sure
you do not suspect any of us here of the
cons not necessarily, but three hundred thousand dollars, I'm not
(10:33):
overlooking any debts.
Speaker 3 (10:35):
We return just like a swallows.
Speaker 1 (10:37):
To good good. Oh, mister Thomas, step over here, if
you please, were mister Thomas, this is his excellency Sergey Alexo,
first Consul for the Principality of Baronia. I'm glad to
meet you, charm. Take a good look at mister alexof
Thomas and tell me have you ever seen him before?
But look at me course, yes, ye. Take a good look,
(11:01):
mister Thomas, a very careful look. I wish to be
cleared of these silly suspicions that ones. Well, how about
it Thomas. No, Doctor Dannfield, I've never seen this man before,
never in my whole life. Fie now anything else? Doctor?
Would you please show his excellency the letter, mister Thomas. Oh, yes,
indeed I have it right here. Ah here it is, well, Sergey.
Speaker 5 (11:28):
Yes, yes, this letter came from here. It is in
our official stationery. The signature. It isn't a forgery.
Speaker 1 (11:37):
No, I'm quite sure that I signed that letter myself.
Speaker 2 (11:41):
Well.
Speaker 3 (11:41):
Good, now, all Serge has to do is tell us
to whom he gave the letter. The case is song.
Speaker 1 (11:46):
I'm afraid he did not. Not as easy as that,
my dear Rosstie.
Speaker 5 (11:50):
This is more or less of a form letter, a
form letter.
Speaker 1 (11:54):
Yes, you see, we.
Speaker 5 (11:55):
Have had so many prospective purchases for the jewelers that
quite a number of letters were given out, all two
responsible persons, of course.
Speaker 1 (12:02):
But I'm afraid there is no way.
Speaker 5 (12:04):
Of ascertaining it to just who received this particular one.
Speaker 1 (12:08):
Tell me did you give them out yourself? No, that
was left up to Captain Eagle.
Speaker 5 (12:13):
The Captain also investigated each person personally.
Speaker 1 (12:17):
Well, and perhaps he may have some idea. Would you
mind having the captain come in?
Speaker 5 (12:21):
Not at all, I will Red fine, you are quite her,
I must say, doctor Danfie.
Speaker 1 (12:27):
Well, in a case like this, one has to be
sure of each and every little anger.
Speaker 5 (12:31):
You know you are giving me a great deal of confidence.
Speaker 7 (12:35):
Wow, Dan, get a load of her.
Speaker 1 (12:39):
Yes, indeed, rusty, that's my type. Tall will we brumette?
Speaker 7 (12:45):
Oh yeah, I'll scratch your eyes out.
Speaker 1 (12:48):
You wanted me, your excellency, Yes, Egle, you and Olga
are going.
Speaker 3 (12:53):
Out, Yes, sir day Igor was taking me out to
look at a new mean.
Speaker 1 (12:56):
That's a man, that's he? What what did you say,
mister Thomas? See the short, dark, squathy man. That's the
man who stole the jewels. I could pick him out
of a million. Well, I'm sorry it turned out this way,
your excellency, but it was necessary to turn your aid
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over to the police.
Speaker 5 (13:19):
I cannot be it isn't possible, Captain Ego, that's traitor
police content.
Speaker 1 (13:25):
Mister Thomas's identification was positive, your excellency, Yes, I suppose so.
Now if we can only get Ego to contest and
tell us where he is he sees all.
Speaker 3 (13:37):
If your doings are gay, my husband didn't do this thing.
Speaker 1 (13:40):
But please knock in front of our gay.
Speaker 3 (13:43):
You have already heated me, hated me because I have
resisted your adventist and now you get even with me
by persecuting my poor ego egor is innotence, I tell you, innocent.
This is all you're doing.
Speaker 1 (13:55):
No nothing but a low down miserable don't they lousy.
Speaker 7 (13:58):
Rag wh when she learned the English they taught her
all the world.
Speaker 5 (14:10):
I must apologize for Olga's outbursts.
Speaker 1 (14:14):
I would say the young lady was a bit upset.
Olga has always envied my position. She believed that eagles
should have it. Uh. Well, how often an ambitious woman
will come between a man and his friend is and
he how often?
Speaker 5 (14:32):
I must admit that you saw the case very quickly,
doctor Danfield. My country will forever be in your death.
Speaker 1 (14:39):
Oh nothing, nothing at all, wonderful ten minutes in the
case he saw. Oh there's just one more little thing.
You're excellent. Yeah, and what is that? The recovery of
thirty million in diameter. Remember in a moment. Will return
(15:07):
for the second act of danger, Doctor Danfield. But first,
now back to Michael Dunn for the third act of danger,
(15:28):
Doctor Danfield. Mister Thomas, now that we're back at my office,
I'm I'm going to ask you to submit to a
little experiment. Well, doctor, if you wish it, But I'm
losses to what more we can do now that we
have the criminals safely under lock and key. You really
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believe that, don't you, mister Thomas. Certainly it's impossible that
I could be mistaken. Well, I'll just try this experiment
and see what are you going to do then, mister
Thomas is about to be hypnotized. Hypnotize, but I won't
hurt you a bit. Well, very well, doctor dan Tude.
If you think it'll do any good, I'll submit. It's
(16:10):
the only thing that will. Now if you just gaze
steadily into this instrument here, sir rusty, will you throw
the switch? Twirling mirrors dead turning turning, they're spinning, mister Thomas.
(16:32):
Watch the mirror spin turning, turning, turning, turning. Yes, and
your mind is turning, mister Thomas, turning back to the
day when the diamonds were still turning, turning. Mister Thomas,
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you're back in the vault. Two people are they show
you a letter? Yes, the letter, You bring out the jewels,
set the tray on the counter. Yes. The two people
look at the jewels, Yes, look at the jewels. But
the man is carrying something's turning, turning, turning. I can't
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see it. Mirror turning, turning, turning. Now the man is
saying something to you. He's impressing something on your eyes.
You're looking at him very closely, I am. You're looking
at the girl very closely. Yes, yes, and you will
remember them. I will remember, remember, yeah, I will remember.
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I remember good. Because they turn off the machine now,
but quietly, I don't want to disturb mister Thomas the
state of hypnosis.
Speaker 3 (18:00):
You mean, he's still hypnotized. They're going to leave him
that way now.
Speaker 1 (18:04):
Just for the time being. And now I'll grab your code, Rusty.
We're all going for an automobile ride queer. Never mind,
you'll see, and I think mister Sidney Thomas will at
last tell us who'll really swipe the jewels?
Speaker 4 (18:31):
You know, it's funny, Dan, I I know that mister
Thomas here is in a hypnotic state, but he certainly
doesn't act like it.
Speaker 1 (18:38):
Well for fact, just uh, certain parts of his mind
are under hypnotic control. Certain parts, yes, yes, his a
conscious mind has been transferred back to that part of
the subconscious, wherein lies the memory of the events that
transpired on the morning of the robbery. You see, he
now sees that robbery just as it really happened. You hope,
I hope? In uh, In all other respects, our friend
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very strictly normal.
Speaker 3 (19:01):
Well, I always thought that he hypnotized people want to see.
Speaker 1 (19:04):
Oh no, no, no, no. Indeed, a person can be
hypnotized so that he will obey orders, even if the
orders are effected a much later time. This is a
called the conditioning process.
Speaker 3 (19:14):
You know, Dan, you ought to write a book on hypnotism.
Speaker 1 (19:18):
I still got let's still learn.
Speaker 3 (19:19):
Well, tell me more, do well?
Speaker 1 (19:21):
A person can be conditioned so that he'll receive and
obey orders that may be given to him in a
letter over the telephone. Yes, even over the radio, that is,
if the hypnotist could get the script and write in
a few choice words.
Speaker 3 (19:32):
Fancy that what is radio coming through?
Speaker 1 (19:35):
And he can also be conditioned so that his released
from his hypnotic spell will come at the say, the
ringing of a doorbell or a clock striking a certain.
Speaker 3 (19:43):
R Why don't you try hypnotizing me, Dan, I make.
Speaker 7 (19:47):
A willing subject.
Speaker 1 (19:48):
Mmm, that's the contulate just up ahead, isn't it, doctor Dean, Yes, yes,
yes it is, Mitter Thomas. Fine, Oh there's there's a
parking space. Yeah, how's that for any parking job?
Speaker 3 (20:06):
Couldn't do better myself?
Speaker 1 (20:07):
Oh come on, mister Thomas, we get out here. Oh
oh yes, of.
Speaker 4 (20:11):
Course I never could figure out my old government buildings
have so many steps.
Speaker 1 (20:20):
Right, George, we're just in time, so it's not to
miss his excellency. He's just coming out.
Speaker 3 (20:24):
On August with him.
Speaker 4 (20:25):
The way she's hanging onto his arm, does it look
like she's mad anymore?
Speaker 1 (20:29):
They're carrying bad Yeah they are. That's them, the short
dock man of the tall beautiful run. Well I thought
them them. They stole a Geroni and.
Speaker 2 (20:37):
Joe Boy Saidney you are Mister Thomas said, your excellency
you better stop.
Speaker 1 (20:40):
Oh no, no, we're not going to get me. No, no,
come on, don't.
Speaker 2 (20:49):
You dare wake.
Speaker 1 (20:53):
Him? I will up.
Speaker 2 (20:57):
See what happened. I'm your excellency, I'm God.
Speaker 1 (21:02):
And should you for that? Get him dot? Here's one free.
Speaker 2 (21:06):
Doctor and mister Thomas, right, you like this, your excellent sea,
don't do He's a rusty, every one of them. You
kill him enough, got enough, your excellent.
Speaker 1 (21:25):
Doctor Danfield. Cup it stop it you were.
Speaker 2 (21:28):
Yellow here extra one for good.
Speaker 1 (21:31):
Better do the Tanfield please, I wouldn't anymore, Doctor Danfield.
The fellows out completely. He's rusty.
Speaker 2 (21:41):
I'll come back and finished the job.
Speaker 1 (21:42):
I'm afraid that won't be necessary. He's already finished. In
a moment. Will returned for the conclude vision of danger,
Doctor Danfield. But first, now back to Michael Dunn for
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the conclusion of danger, Doctor Danfield. That for Pembroke call surgery.
Doctor Pembrooke call surgery. May I uh go in our nurse.
Speaker 3 (22:37):
Yes, only for a moment, doctor Danfield, and don't excite
the patience.
Speaker 1 (22:46):
Heah, how you can?
Speaker 3 (22:48):
Hi dan Hey, is it right? Uh? Huh, oh, well
not much. I was so good.
Speaker 1 (22:55):
Oh he live, but uh he'll remember me from any days.
Speaker 3 (22:58):
I'm glad you didn't kill him.
Speaker 1 (23:00):
That's so my sow.
Speaker 3 (23:02):
Mister Thomas says he you never saw a man as
angry as you were. He he says, you fought like
a tiger.
Speaker 1 (23:08):
Oooh, purely psychological reaction.
Speaker 3 (23:11):
Oh can't you forget your psychology for just a minute.
Speaker 4 (23:14):
Mm oh sure, sure, Court, I'm dying to know when
everything turned out well it uh it.
Speaker 1 (23:20):
Seems that his excellency and Captain Eagor's wife had uh
fallen in love.
Speaker 3 (23:25):
Oh what if that tantrum olgar thrill when her husband
was arrested.
Speaker 1 (23:29):
Mm, just a bit of theatrics to try and throw
us off the real trail.
Speaker 3 (23:33):
And it was Oga and Sir Gay who stole the jewel.
Speaker 1 (23:36):
Yep, they were the one, all rightactly.
Speaker 3 (23:38):
Said mister Thomas said. The thief was short, dark, swarthy,
his good friend of blonde, Oh he did. But the
dan Olga just the opposite exactly.
Speaker 1 (23:49):
And that is just what Sir Gay planted mister Thomas's
mind when he hypnotized him down there at the Bolt.
He conditioned him by minutely describing Igor and impressing it
so thoroughly upon his mind. At Sidney, truly believed that
Egor was a guilly. The bron park was uh to
throw us off completely and of course protect the beauty
it's older.
Speaker 4 (24:09):
But but how was it that mister Thomas finally was
able to identify the real cities.
Speaker 1 (24:14):
Oh that was because I re hypnotized him. Ah, I
took him back to the same hypnotic state he was
in at the time of the robbery. You see, in
that way, he was able to see these people as
he'd been told to see them. He therefore identified them
with his eye through hypnotics. Siggestion. I see, then, yes, Rustie,
what made.
Speaker 4 (24:33):
You think that mister Thomas had been in a hypnotized
statement briskly?
Speaker 1 (24:37):
Well, several things. I see. Mister Thomas's inability to remember
the details of the crime for one thing, the condition
of his eyes when I examined him for another. And
then uh, then, of course Surrogate's sto a mistake of
mentioning that he studied under Professor Hartshawn at Leipzig, the
sessor heart Shawn. Yeah. Uh, he's the greatest exponent of
hypnotism in the world. And oh, the inventor of the
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whirling mirror method. And of course you recovered the jewels.
Oh yes, yes, his excellency of them stashed away in
his suitcase. He and older were taking the Crown jewels
with him. They're they take us all bought the beautiful
Aisle of Nowhere.
Speaker 3 (25:12):
Oh, you lucky boy, you'll get three hundred thousand dollars.
Speaker 7 (25:15):
And all I got is a bullet hole in my
my shoulder.
Speaker 1 (25:20):
Oh yeah, I think yes, damn fuck.
Speaker 3 (25:27):
Damn diamonds. Six beautiful diamonds.
Speaker 1 (25:32):
Yep, they're all yours my uh huh, one for every
day in the week.
Speaker 3 (25:39):
Oh damn uh, What'd I have for Sunday?
Speaker 1 (25:42):
Well, I tell you. On Sunday, you get me.
Speaker 3 (25:47):
Diamonds and the rub if I ever saw one, uh huh.
Speaker 1 (25:49):
Last they remember your uh seller shoulder. Oh damn yes, rust,
get rub, dance, get rug.
Yes, your credentials seem to be in order. One moment,
I will get the jewels to pardon me, of course,
if I seem overcautious. But after all, the Baronian Crown
jewels would prove an excellent prize to anyone who could
successfully steal them. How there you are, thirty million dollars
worth of unset stones, beauties, every one of them. What's that?
(00:26):
The crystals are whirling, whirling, turning, turning, turning. Stop them
they make me dizzy. Yes, yes, you may take the jewels.
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I will be able to recognize you, and I will tell.
I will tell you, sir, are short, dark, swarthy, and
you madam at all beautiful, blunt. I will tell, I
(01:11):
will tell, I will tell, I will tell I. Who
oh huh what what? Good? Heavens they're gone? The jewels
are gone.
Speaker 2 (01:28):
Help help must you be alarm?
Speaker 1 (01:31):
Help stoppen they've stolen the Broonian Jewel. Doctor Bentfield, student
(01:54):
of crime psychology, as many times provided the police with
a solution to a battling crime. There's an interesting case
they had for the doctor today. We'll call it the
case of the whirling mirrors. Jan oh, yes, rusty.
Speaker 3 (02:19):
Where's Baronia?
Speaker 1 (02:20):
Baronia.
Speaker 3 (02:21):
Yeah, where is it?
Speaker 1 (02:22):
Hu? Huh? I don't know, some some kind of principality
over in Europe or Asia or maybe Africa for all
I know why I was reading this morning that they
were selling their crown jewels over here in this country.
Speaker 3 (02:33):
They're being displayed at Carter's Jewelry store.
Speaker 1 (02:35):
Oh, their crowned heads are over here too. I understand
running a restaurant somewhere. Oh.
Speaker 4 (02:40):
Just think thirty million dollars worth of diamonds and I
haven't got just one little tea and to wear?
Speaker 3 (02:46):
Uh on this bank?
Speaker 1 (02:48):
Rusty? Are you proposing again?
Speaker 4 (02:51):
I'll go steale a fish.
Speaker 1 (02:56):
M Oh. If somebody's up the door resting.
Speaker 3 (02:59):
I'm busy.
Speaker 1 (03:00):
Oh well, uh, come in, said Daniel Danfield. Yes, I'm
Sydney Thomas. I'm from Pott's Jewelry Store, Catty. Oh, come in,
mister Thomas and close the door. Thank you. I have
a chair, Yes, I believe I will sit down. I'm exhausted,
been under a very great strain. Yes, I can see you.
(03:20):
Have you still are? For that matter? Would you like
to tell me about it? Doctor Danfield? The Baronian jewels
have been stolen Berroonian jewels.
Speaker 3 (03:30):
Oh, damn, we were just too interesting.
Speaker 1 (03:32):
That's very interesting, mister Thomas. But uh, I should imagine
their recovery with the routine police job. Just uh, what
do you come to me? Because of the circumstances under
which they were taken? Doctor? Oh? Yes, what circumstances? I
I don't know, I remember, can't remember. Wait a minute.
Were you present when they were stolen? Yes? Yes, indeed,
(03:54):
I myself was showing them to the party. And this
party they held you up at the point of the gun.
I don't know. I don't think so they might have.
I I can't remember. And mister Thomas, do you mind
if I examine your eyes? My eyes? Why? No, but
why I have perfect visions vision press. Yeah, just a moment, sir,
(04:19):
this one heard of it?
Speaker 3 (04:21):
What are you doing that for?
Speaker 4 (04:22):
Dan?
Speaker 1 (04:23):
And I'm not quite sure yet? Resting now, mister Thomas,
surely you saw the jewels actually taken. I don't know.
I can't remember. Now. Look, if I am to be
of any help to you, you've got to tell me everything.
Oh back, absolutely nothing. The only thing I know is
that I was showing the jewels to this party, A
man and a woman. They'd produced a letter from the
(04:45):
Baronian console, authorizing them to look at the gems. Yes,
the next thing I remember, I was lying on the floor.
The man and the woman were gone, also the diamonds.
I got up and immediately gave the alarm.
Speaker 3 (04:56):
Well maybe they hit you on the head, knocked.
Speaker 1 (04:58):
Your own I don't think so. I have a bump.
If they did, that wouldn't die well, at least you'd
have a headache. And that's all you absolutely remember. All
but one thing. I can describe this pair perfectly, well,
that might help. The man was short, dark and swarthy.
The woman was a tall, stately blonde, very beautiful. M Oh,
(05:22):
mister Thomas, have you any reason to suspect that anyone
followed you here? I wouldn't be surprised. I am definitely
under suspicion, being the last to handle the jewels and all.
Why well, there's a man standing just outside watching this
office window. Oh, oh, yes, I know him. He's the
top investigator for the insurance company that holds the policies
(05:42):
on the diamonds. Or rusty step out and ask him
to come in like a good girl.
Speaker 3 (05:46):
Well how else would I ask him to come in?
Speaker 1 (05:50):
Now? These people that you described, mister Thomas. Would you
be able to identify them in case you ever saw
them again? Definitely? Positively? Good?
Speaker 2 (05:58):
Good.
Speaker 1 (05:58):
We have a try and see that you get the chance.
You must do something, doctor Danfield. I can't stand the suspicion,
the looks everybody gives me at the store. I'm an
honorable man, doctor. If those jewels aren't found, it'll drive
me out of my mind. I shall do what I can.
Speaker 3 (06:14):
Here, he is dan I didn't even have to smile pretty.
Speaker 1 (06:17):
Oh, so the little rat came to you, did he?
Uh uh? Careful of your language, my friend. He's the
guy who stole those diamonds. All right. All we're trying
to do is find out where he hid them. Mister Brown,
I simply must insist that you stop making those accusations.
I did not take them. I didn't, and I'm inclined
to believe you, mister Thomas. Oh, mister Brown, what would
you do if I recovered the loot for you? Write
(06:40):
your own ticket? Good? Good? I will they hand me
a pan, rusty. We promise to pay for their recovery
one percent of the total value, approximately three hundred thousand dollars. Eh. Yeah,
(07:04):
signed there, mister Brown. Three hundred thousand dollars. Oh isn't
that enough? I could make it more?
Speaker 5 (07:08):
You wish?
Speaker 1 (07:09):
I know know who we pay its worth it? Give
me the pen with pleasure. Yeah yeah, well, rustee, maybe
you'll be getting that teeny weeny little diamond after all
(07:34):
in a moment. Will return for the second act of danger,
doctor Danfield. But first, now back to Michael Dunn for
the second act of danger, Doctor Danfield. Is excellency, the.
Speaker 6 (08:00):
Council received Doctor Dunfield.
Speaker 1 (08:02):
Thank you Captain.
Speaker 3 (08:04):
Oh damn, look at the council? Is he tall and handsome?
I love that youthful.
Speaker 1 (08:10):
First to control yourself.
Speaker 6 (08:12):
This way, please, thank you, Miss Fairfax and doctor Daniel Dunfield.
His excellency Sir Gay Elects of First Counsul for the
Principality of Varonia.
Speaker 1 (08:24):
I am charm Miss Fairfax.
Speaker 3 (08:26):
Thanks, the feeling is mutual.
Speaker 5 (08:29):
You may retire igor. Yes, your excellency, and you are
doctor Dunfield.
Speaker 1 (08:35):
I have heard awful of you in your work. Well,
thank you, your excellency.
Speaker 5 (08:39):
Crime psychology is of very great interest to me. I
myself studied only the great Professor hutch On it like see.
Speaker 1 (08:47):
There is none better of it. Do you mind if
we uh drop all this formality at the interface with
my thinking. Oh but of course.
Speaker 5 (08:56):
Uh, you are Americans, so impectous, so frank, but I
like it.
Speaker 1 (09:01):
You may call me s oh, and you.
Speaker 3 (09:03):
Can call me Rusty.
Speaker 1 (09:05):
Rusty.
Speaker 5 (09:06):
What a remarkable name, so simple yet so he's pity.
Speaker 3 (09:11):
You know something? You're cute.
Speaker 1 (09:13):
I don't know, Rusty. Maybe we'd better go back to
being formal.
Speaker 5 (09:17):
This is very replacing now, Dr Dunfield. I presume you
came here to ask about they, but only in Jews.
Speaker 1 (09:23):
Quite true, say, I would like to ask a little information.
Speaker 5 (09:27):
Yes, but of course, if you can only recover the jewels,
our country will be extremely grateful.
Speaker 1 (09:33):
I'd like your permission to bring in another party, if
you don't mind her gay. Yes, who may I ask
mister Sidney Thomas, from whom the jewels were stolen. He's
waiting outside in the cab.
Speaker 5 (09:43):
Mister thomis he's the one day police a spade?
Speaker 1 (09:47):
Yes?
Speaker 5 (09:48):
I am not sure, but he might become dangerous if
you are Cornedom.
Speaker 1 (09:52):
Oh well, I'll vouch for him, but certainly you may
have him coming. Oh thank you, Rusty, would you mind?
Speaker 3 (09:58):
But certainly looks seen like I'm doing all the legwork.
Speaker 7 (10:02):
On this case.
Speaker 1 (10:03):
That's the good girl, and you don't have to go
all the way down, just called on from the top
of the steps.
Speaker 5 (10:08):
Why kidding?
Speaker 1 (10:09):
You have a very charming secretary, Doctor Dunfield. However, I
know I never noticed. And now why is it that
you wish to bring in this this Tommy's person. Well,
mister Thomas swears that he'll be able to identify the
thieves if he ever sets eyes on them. But sure
you do not suspect any of us here of the
cons not necessarily, but three hundred thousand dollars, I'm not
(10:33):
overlooking any debts.
Speaker 3 (10:35):
We return just like a swallows.
Speaker 1 (10:37):
To good good. Oh, mister Thomas, step over here, if
you please, were mister Thomas, this is his excellency Sergey Alexo,
first Consul for the Principality of Baronia. I'm glad to
meet you, charm. Take a good look at mister alexof
Thomas and tell me have you ever seen him before?
But look at me course, yes, ye. Take a good look,
(11:01):
mister Thomas, a very careful look. I wish to be
cleared of these silly suspicions that ones. Well, how about
it Thomas. No, Doctor Dannfield, I've never seen this man before,
never in my whole life. Fie now anything else? Doctor?
Would you please show his excellency the letter, mister Thomas. Oh, yes,
indeed I have it right here. Ah here it is, well, Sergey.
Speaker 5 (11:28):
Yes, yes, this letter came from here. It is in
our official stationery. The signature. It isn't a forgery.
Speaker 1 (11:37):
No, I'm quite sure that I signed that letter myself.
Speaker 2 (11:41):
Well.
Speaker 3 (11:41):
Good, now, all Serge has to do is tell us
to whom he gave the letter. The case is song.
Speaker 1 (11:46):
I'm afraid he did not. Not as easy as that,
my dear Rosstie.
Speaker 5 (11:50):
This is more or less of a form letter, a
form letter.
Speaker 1 (11:54):
Yes, you see, we.
Speaker 5 (11:55):
Have had so many prospective purchases for the jewelers that
quite a number of letters were given out, all two
responsible persons, of course.
Speaker 1 (12:02):
But I'm afraid there is no way.
Speaker 5 (12:04):
Of ascertaining it to just who received this particular one.
Speaker 1 (12:08):
Tell me did you give them out yourself? No, that
was left up to Captain Eagle.
Speaker 5 (12:13):
The Captain also investigated each person personally.
Speaker 1 (12:17):
Well, and perhaps he may have some idea. Would you
mind having the captain come in?
Speaker 5 (12:21):
Not at all, I will Red fine, you are quite her,
I must say, doctor Danfie.
Speaker 1 (12:27):
Well, in a case like this, one has to be
sure of each and every little anger.
Speaker 5 (12:31):
You know you are giving me a great deal of confidence.
Speaker 7 (12:35):
Wow, Dan, get a load of her.
Speaker 1 (12:39):
Yes, indeed, rusty, that's my type. Tall will we brumette?
Speaker 7 (12:45):
Oh yeah, I'll scratch your eyes out.
Speaker 1 (12:48):
You wanted me, your excellency, Yes, Egle, you and Olga
are going.
Speaker 3 (12:53):
Out, Yes, sir day Igor was taking me out to
look at a new mean.
Speaker 1 (12:56):
That's a man, that's he? What what did you say,
mister Thomas? See the short, dark, squathy man. That's the
man who stole the jewels. I could pick him out
of a million. Well, I'm sorry it turned out this way,
your excellency, but it was necessary to turn your aid
(13:18):
over to the police.
Speaker 5 (13:19):
I cannot be it isn't possible, Captain Ego, that's traitor
police content.
Speaker 1 (13:25):
Mister Thomas's identification was positive, your excellency, Yes, I suppose so.
Now if we can only get Ego to contest and
tell us where he is he sees all.
Speaker 3 (13:37):
If your doings are gay, my husband didn't do this thing.
Speaker 1 (13:40):
But please knock in front of our gay.
Speaker 3 (13:43):
You have already heated me, hated me because I have
resisted your adventist and now you get even with me
by persecuting my poor ego egor is innotence, I tell you, innocent.
This is all you're doing.
Speaker 1 (13:55):
No nothing but a low down miserable don't they lousy.
Speaker 7 (13:58):
Rag wh when she learned the English they taught her
all the world.
Speaker 5 (14:10):
I must apologize for Olga's outbursts.
Speaker 1 (14:14):
I would say the young lady was a bit upset.
Olga has always envied my position. She believed that eagles
should have it. Uh. Well, how often an ambitious woman
will come between a man and his friend is and
he how often?
Speaker 5 (14:32):
I must admit that you saw the case very quickly,
doctor Danfield. My country will forever be in your death.
Speaker 1 (14:39):
Oh nothing, nothing at all, wonderful ten minutes in the
case he saw. Oh there's just one more little thing.
You're excellent. Yeah, and what is that? The recovery of
thirty million in diameter. Remember in a moment. Will return
(15:07):
for the second act of danger, Doctor Danfield. But first,
now back to Michael Dunn for the third act of danger,
(15:28):
Doctor Danfield. Mister Thomas, now that we're back at my office,
I'm I'm going to ask you to submit to a
little experiment. Well, doctor, if you wish it, But I'm
losses to what more we can do now that we
have the criminals safely under lock and key. You really
(15:49):
believe that, don't you, mister Thomas. Certainly it's impossible that
I could be mistaken. Well, I'll just try this experiment
and see what are you going to do then, mister
Thomas is about to be hypnotized. Hypnotize, but I won't
hurt you a bit. Well, very well, doctor dan Tude.
If you think it'll do any good, I'll submit. It's
(16:10):
the only thing that will. Now if you just gaze
steadily into this instrument here, sir rusty, will you throw
the switch? Twirling mirrors dead turning turning, they're spinning, mister Thomas.
(16:32):
Watch the mirror spin turning, turning, turning, turning. Yes, and
your mind is turning, mister Thomas, turning back to the
day when the diamonds were still turning, turning. Mister Thomas,
(16:56):
you're back in the vault. Two people are they show
you a letter? Yes, the letter, You bring out the jewels,
set the tray on the counter. Yes. The two people
look at the jewels, Yes, look at the jewels. But
the man is carrying something's turning, turning, turning. I can't
(17:25):
see it. Mirror turning, turning, turning. Now the man is
saying something to you. He's impressing something on your eyes.
You're looking at him very closely, I am. You're looking
at the girl very closely. Yes, yes, and you will
remember them. I will remember, remember, yeah, I will remember.
(17:53):
I remember good. Because they turn off the machine now,
but quietly, I don't want to disturb mister Thomas the
state of hypnosis.
Speaker 3 (18:00):
You mean, he's still hypnotized. They're going to leave him
that way now.
Speaker 1 (18:04):
Just for the time being. And now I'll grab your code, Rusty.
We're all going for an automobile ride queer. Never mind,
you'll see, and I think mister Sidney Thomas will at
last tell us who'll really swipe the jewels?
Speaker 4 (18:31):
You know, it's funny, Dan, I I know that mister
Thomas here is in a hypnotic state, but he certainly
doesn't act like it.
Speaker 1 (18:38):
Well for fact, just uh, certain parts of his mind
are under hypnotic control. Certain parts, yes, yes, his a
conscious mind has been transferred back to that part of
the subconscious, wherein lies the memory of the events that
transpired on the morning of the robbery. You see, he
now sees that robbery just as it really happened. You hope,
I hope? In uh, In all other respects, our friend
(19:00):
very strictly normal.
Speaker 3 (19:01):
Well, I always thought that he hypnotized people want to see.
Speaker 1 (19:04):
Oh no, no, no, no. Indeed, a person can be
hypnotized so that he will obey orders, even if the
orders are effected a much later time. This is a
called the conditioning process.
Speaker 3 (19:14):
You know, Dan, you ought to write a book on hypnotism.
Speaker 1 (19:18):
I still got let's still learn.
Speaker 3 (19:19):
Well, tell me more, do well?
Speaker 1 (19:21):
A person can be conditioned so that he'll receive and
obey orders that may be given to him in a
letter over the telephone. Yes, even over the radio, that is,
if the hypnotist could get the script and write in
a few choice words.
Speaker 3 (19:32):
Fancy that what is radio coming through?
Speaker 1 (19:35):
And he can also be conditioned so that his released
from his hypnotic spell will come at the say, the
ringing of a doorbell or a clock striking a certain.
Speaker 3 (19:43):
R Why don't you try hypnotizing me, Dan, I make.
Speaker 7 (19:47):
A willing subject.
Speaker 1 (19:48):
Mmm, that's the contulate just up ahead, isn't it, doctor Dean, Yes, yes,
yes it is, Mitter Thomas. Fine, Oh there's there's a
parking space. Yeah, how's that for any parking job?
Speaker 3 (20:06):
Couldn't do better myself?
Speaker 1 (20:07):
Oh come on, mister Thomas, we get out here. Oh
oh yes, of.
Speaker 4 (20:11):
Course I never could figure out my old government buildings
have so many steps.
Speaker 1 (20:20):
Right, George, we're just in time, so it's not to
miss his excellency. He's just coming out.
Speaker 3 (20:24):
On August with him.
Speaker 4 (20:25):
The way she's hanging onto his arm, does it look
like she's mad anymore?
Speaker 1 (20:29):
They're carrying bad Yeah they are. That's them, the short
dock man of the tall beautiful run. Well I thought
them them. They stole a Geroni and.
Speaker 2 (20:37):
Joe Boy Saidney you are Mister Thomas said, your excellency
you better stop.
Speaker 1 (20:40):
Oh no, no, we're not going to get me. No, no,
come on, don't.
Speaker 2 (20:49):
You dare wake.
Speaker 1 (20:53):
Him? I will up.
Speaker 2 (20:57):
See what happened. I'm your excellency, I'm God.
Speaker 1 (21:02):
And should you for that? Get him dot? Here's one free.
Speaker 2 (21:06):
Doctor and mister Thomas, right, you like this, your excellent sea,
don't do He's a rusty, every one of them. You
kill him enough, got enough, your excellent.
Speaker 1 (21:25):
Doctor Danfield. Cup it stop it you were.
Speaker 2 (21:28):
Yellow here extra one for good.
Speaker 1 (21:31):
Better do the Tanfield please, I wouldn't anymore, Doctor Danfield.
The fellows out completely. He's rusty.
Speaker 2 (21:41):
I'll come back and finished the job.
Speaker 1 (21:42):
I'm afraid that won't be necessary. He's already finished. In
a moment. Will returned for the conclude vision of danger,
Doctor Danfield. But first, now back to Michael Dunn for
(22:21):
the conclusion of danger, Doctor Danfield. That for Pembroke call surgery.
Doctor Pembrooke call surgery. May I uh go in our nurse.
Speaker 3 (22:37):
Yes, only for a moment, doctor Danfield, and don't excite
the patience.
Speaker 1 (22:46):
Heah, how you can?
Speaker 3 (22:48):
Hi dan Hey, is it right? Uh? Huh, oh, well
not much. I was so good.
Speaker 1 (22:55):
Oh he live, but uh he'll remember me from any days.
Speaker 3 (22:58):
I'm glad you didn't kill him.
Speaker 1 (23:00):
That's so my sow.
Speaker 3 (23:02):
Mister Thomas says he you never saw a man as
angry as you were. He he says, you fought like
a tiger.
Speaker 1 (23:08):
Oooh, purely psychological reaction.
Speaker 3 (23:11):
Oh can't you forget your psychology for just a minute.
Speaker 4 (23:14):
Mm oh sure, sure, Court, I'm dying to know when
everything turned out well it uh it.
Speaker 1 (23:20):
Seems that his excellency and Captain Eagor's wife had uh
fallen in love.
Speaker 3 (23:25):
Oh what if that tantrum olgar thrill when her husband
was arrested.
Speaker 1 (23:29):
Mm, just a bit of theatrics to try and throw
us off the real trail.
Speaker 3 (23:33):
And it was Oga and Sir Gay who stole the jewel.
Speaker 1 (23:36):
Yep, they were the one, all rightactly.
Speaker 3 (23:38):
Said mister Thomas said. The thief was short, dark, swarthy,
his good friend of blonde, Oh he did. But the
dan Olga just the opposite exactly.
Speaker 1 (23:49):
And that is just what Sir Gay planted mister Thomas's
mind when he hypnotized him down there at the Bolt.
He conditioned him by minutely describing Igor and impressing it
so thoroughly upon his mind. At Sidney, truly believed that
Egor was a guilly. The bron park was uh to
throw us off completely and of course protect the beauty
it's older.
Speaker 4 (24:09):
But but how was it that mister Thomas finally was
able to identify the real cities.
Speaker 1 (24:14):
Oh that was because I re hypnotized him. Ah, I
took him back to the same hypnotic state he was
in at the time of the robbery. You see, in
that way, he was able to see these people as
he'd been told to see them. He therefore identified them
with his eye through hypnotics. Siggestion. I see, then, yes, Rustie,
what made.
Speaker 4 (24:33):
You think that mister Thomas had been in a hypnotized
statement briskly?
Speaker 1 (24:37):
Well, several things. I see. Mister Thomas's inability to remember
the details of the crime for one thing, the condition
of his eyes when I examined him for another. And
then uh, then, of course Surrogate's sto a mistake of
mentioning that he studied under Professor Hartshawn at Leipzig, the
sessor heart Shawn. Yeah. Uh, he's the greatest exponent of
hypnotism in the world. And oh, the inventor of the
(24:58):
whirling mirror method. And of course you recovered the jewels.
Oh yes, yes, his excellency of them stashed away in
his suitcase. He and older were taking the Crown jewels
with him. They're they take us all bought the beautiful
Aisle of Nowhere.
Speaker 3 (25:12):
Oh, you lucky boy, you'll get three hundred thousand dollars.
Speaker 7 (25:15):
And all I got is a bullet hole in my
my shoulder.
Speaker 1 (25:20):
Oh yeah, I think yes, damn fuck.
Speaker 3 (25:27):
Damn diamonds. Six beautiful diamonds.
Speaker 1 (25:32):
Yep, they're all yours my uh huh, one for every
day in the week.
Speaker 3 (25:39):
Oh damn uh, What'd I have for Sunday?
Speaker 1 (25:42):
Well, I tell you. On Sunday, you get me.
Speaker 3 (25:47):
Diamonds and the rub if I ever saw one, uh huh.
Speaker 1 (25:49):
Last they remember your uh seller shoulder. Oh damn yes, rust,
get rub, dance, get rug.
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