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Speaker 1 (00:18):
Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men,
the shadows. Once again, your neighborhood blue coal dealer brings
you the thrilling adventures of the Shadow, the hard and
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relentless fight of one man against the forces of evil.
These dramatizations are designed to demonstrate forcefully to old and
young alike that crime does not pay friends. Here is
a New York City newspaper headline of the day after
Thanksgiving which shows how unf fortune and serious a fuel
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shortage can be. Here it is holiday turkeys left uncooked
when gas runs law in Nassa. Yes, piped in fuels
for cooking or heating can fail at any time because
of conditions beyond your control. But when you have a
supply of hard coal in your basement, you are certain
of healthful, comfortable home heating without interruption. We suggest that
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you take action now against the threatened shortage. Call the
nearest blue coal dealer and ask him to schedule your
delivery as soon as he can, and to arrange future
deliveries so that your bin is always well filled with
blue coal. The shadow wigs the forces of law and
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order is in reality. Lamont Cranston wealthy young man about town.
Years ago, in the Audient, Cranston learned a strange and
mysterious secret, the hypnotic power to cloud men's minds so
they cannot see him. Cranston's friend and companion, the lovely
Margot Lane, is the only person who knows to whom
the voice of the Invisible Shadow belongs. Two Day's drama,
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Murder and the Medium. One night in midwinter, Lamont Cranston
and Margot Lane were sitting before an open fire in
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a mountain hunting lodge. Outside, the wind howled drilly around
the corners of the house, and inside, the conversation turned
to spiritualism.
Speaker 2 (02:41):
I don't mean to say that you believe in it, Lamar.
Speaker 1 (02:43):
No, not at all, Margot. I only remark that sometimes
the facts make you wonder.
Speaker 2 (02:47):
It never made me wonder.
Speaker 1 (02:48):
No, no, not even the Frankie Harmon case.
Speaker 3 (02:52):
Frankie Harmon case. Well, what was doing that to make
anybody wonder?
Speaker 1 (02:58):
You don't know.
Speaker 2 (02:59):
No, I don't know.
Speaker 1 (03:00):
And further, you remember it clearly clearly.
Speaker 2 (03:01):
Now the point I wanted to make.
Speaker 1 (03:03):
Just a moment, I will you see, we go over
the details before either of us makes a point. Now
six months before he will remember Percy Bainbridge, the millionaire
art dealer, had been murdered. Yes, his death was a
mystery until his brother Henry pointed out that Percy had
strongly objected to a certain hoodlum named Frankie Harmon running
around with their sister, Celia Bainbridge.
Speaker 2 (03:23):
You remember, I remember all about as they tried Harmon
and sent.
Speaker 1 (03:26):
Him up for life correctly, and he was safely kept
under lock and key until one night, a stormy night
in early spring. Attention all police cars. Frankie Harmon, convicted
murder of Percy Bainbridge, had just escaped from state prison
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last seeing, headed for parts unknown in a Packard touring
car license number one O.
Speaker 4 (03:53):
Two nine.
Speaker 3 (04:00):
Am.
Speaker 1 (04:07):
Yes, sir, i've your rest motel.
Speaker 5 (04:09):
Yes, sir, ee you're in luck Yard. We got just
one cabin.
Speaker 1 (04:12):
Say it for your regular customers.
Speaker 5 (04:14):
I thought you were looking for a place to sleep.
Speaker 1 (04:16):
I'm looking for a canary.
Speaker 4 (04:17):
Huh A dame.
Speaker 1 (04:18):
A girl, a blonde, blue eyes, about five feet six
of you seen her? Maybe?
Speaker 2 (04:22):
What's her name?
Speaker 1 (04:23):
What do you care?
Speaker 5 (04:24):
I don't only there was a girl in here a
few minutes ago looking for a fella.
Speaker 1 (04:28):
She was supposed to be well.
Speaker 5 (04:29):
Rishi outside waiting in the maroon convertible near the entrance.
Speaker 1 (04:33):
Oh, you are welcome, Celia, Celia Senior. It's me. It's
me fiky Harmon. Let us see a Harmon. Let's sound
right where you are? Hey, what my name's Western Mission
of Western I brought the gun along in case you
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decide to be unreasonable. I get it going back home, Harmon.
So she tipped you what she sold me out? Who
you know who? It was only one person in the
world who was wise that I'd be get the ivy
rest and that was Celia Vaine. Forget us. You should
live someone. I didn't tell you what, Harmon. It's been
half crazy trying to clear Yeah, it's been a lawyers
and judges ever since they put you away. E've been
going to a media medium for what. Contact a brother
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Percy beyond the grave. Get him to say that you
didn't kill here. That's a hot one. I'm telling you
the truth. Don't tell me. Save your breath and tell
her what to stick to the medium. Tell her she's
gonna need him when I get through with her. The
only way anybody you'll be able to contact her or
be through a medium. Hear me, O departed one. Let
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my voice penetrate the reaches of space. Hear me O
spirit through the unknown vastness that lies between life and
Who's there? Who? Excuse me? Please my wife? What is
the meaning of this? I have left explicit instructions, and
I'm never to be disturbed while I'm contacting the mystic
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Gleeji Janebridge. Girl is here? Well?
Speaker 2 (06:13):
Is she outside?
Speaker 1 (06:15):
Tell her? Tell her? I'm not here. I'm busy.
Speaker 2 (06:18):
I tried that too, but you won't take no for an.
Speaker 1 (06:20):
Accident that I won't miss, Spainbley.
Speaker 2 (06:24):
I want to talk to you, doctor Gammion.
Speaker 1 (06:26):
Of course, shall we see in half an hour?
Speaker 2 (06:28):
Shall we say? Right now? But Frankie Harmon was picked
up last night at the Ivory Rest.
Speaker 1 (06:33):
Really I did not know you didn't should die, Spainbrey.
Speaker 2 (06:38):
Who better, doctor Gammy? And you turned him in?
Speaker 1 (06:40):
Don't be ridiculous.
Speaker 2 (06:41):
I've been ridiculous. I was ridiculous when I trusted you,
when I told your Frankie's planning.
Speaker 1 (06:45):
Surely you don't think I've stopped thinking.
Speaker 2 (06:48):
All I know is I got Frankie last night, and now.
Speaker 1 (06:50):
You get yours, Spainbridge.
Speaker 2 (06:51):
Don't I bought it this morning, gammy and all for you.
Speaker 1 (06:54):
That gun from me. Let me go drop, I'll get
around you go.
Speaker 2 (07:02):
Do you want you call the police? No, no, that
won't be necessary. I'll go. I missed this time, but
there's always tomorrow and the next day.
Speaker 1 (07:10):
Get home.
Speaker 2 (07:11):
I'm going Gemmi in. But I'm telling you now I
know my way back. It's the matter with her.
Speaker 1 (07:19):
How do I know?
Speaker 2 (07:20):
Did she get the idea that you turned harm and?
Speaker 1 (07:23):
Feels hysterical, my dear, obviously historical.
Speaker 4 (07:27):
I'll get it.
Speaker 1 (07:28):
Hello, messing to Western.
Speaker 2 (07:29):
Came in.
Speaker 1 (07:30):
I guess you were informed we picked up Frankie Harmon
last night. Yes, I thank you. I can't talk very
much right now. I'll do the talking. You'll get your
money for turning him in sometime today.
Speaker 4 (07:40):
Very good?
Speaker 1 (07:41):
Not so very good? What do you mean, take care
of yourself?
Speaker 4 (07:45):
Came in?
Speaker 1 (07:46):
Harmon's escaped again. What We lost him on the way
from the jail to the pen, and I think he
may get around to seeing you. He's loose and he's
always dangerous. Can't you catch him doing all we can?
Of course, is working over time as an Ashal reward
of five thousand for his recapture. Who offered it? Somebody
who doesn't want harmon paying any social calls on Senior Bainbridge,
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Henry Bainbridge? Who else? I'm going to call the police,
aid Corterzolla. Oh and if my calls say I'll be
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back in an hour. He's looking straight ahead and whistles
something pretty. Who's that? I wanted to see you, Henry,
hope you don't mind my hiding in your car?
Speaker 4 (08:46):
Who is it?
Speaker 1 (08:47):
Where's your dear little sister? I don't know, Henry, unless
you want to steal engrave skull. She told me out
to the car, but she didn't. Harmon.
Speaker 2 (08:55):
You're you're you're wrong? Do you mean wraw?
Speaker 1 (08:57):
Nobody else could have? Somebody did? But you let me
tell you who did it? Can try? Celia has been
seeing a medium, a man named Gammion Gami. Where does
he tie in? She trusted him. She told him everything
she knew, including the fact that you'd be at the motel.
You're leveling with me, Yes, Where does he live? This
witch doctor? Five sixty Denim Street. That's all I want
to know. Pull over now?
Speaker 2 (09:16):
Is he here?
Speaker 1 (09:17):
Harmon? I've only told you this to protect city. You're
you're in enough trouble all over. I said, I stopped
the car for why, because you shouldn't drive when you
ain't feeling well. Henry says, I'm not feeling well. I do, Henry,
I do them.
Speaker 2 (09:47):
I thought we were going to see it.
Speaker 1 (09:48):
We are, Margaret. The commissioner just has to stop off
here for a moment, long Marco. Maybe a matter of
life and death.
Speaker 3 (09:53):
Life and death.
Speaker 1 (09:54):
Missioner wants to urge a certain gentleman to leave town
until Frankie Harmon has safely stowed away.
Speaker 2 (09:59):
Who is certain gentlemen?
Speaker 1 (10:01):
Here's his name on the bell. Doctor Rudeau cameon. Oh uh,
my name is Western and this is mister Cranston and
miss Lamb do you do yes? Uh, you're a missus Gammion. Yes, sir,
we'd like to see your husband.
Speaker 2 (10:16):
I'm afraid you will have to wait.
Speaker 6 (10:17):
My husband is.
Speaker 2 (10:18):
Communing with the dead.
Speaker 1 (10:19):
I'm afraid the dead will have to wait. This is
police business. Come a login, Margaret. Just tell him my hair.
Speaker 2 (10:25):
But he does not wish to be disturbed.
Speaker 1 (10:27):
It doesn't wish to wind up in a wooden box either.
What do you mean your husband's life is in dangerous? No,
where is he Missus Gamyon here, I'm through. Thanks. Doctor
came in, Doctor come in.
Speaker 2 (10:40):
The door is not locked.
Speaker 1 (10:41):
No, what do you mean? It isn't so as tight
as a drum.
Speaker 2 (10:45):
But he never locks that door.
Speaker 1 (10:48):
Doctor came in, Red, he's not going to answer, Commissioner,
what do you mean? Stand aside and I'll demonstraight man. Uh,
husband won't have to communicate with the dead anymore, Missus Cannon. Rudolph, Now,
Annie'll have on this spot information he's been killed. Did
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you hear the shop, Missus Cammon? No, why not?
Speaker 6 (11:11):
I was out.
Speaker 2 (11:12):
I had just come in the moment before you not.
Speaker 1 (11:14):
So Harmon beat us tourth you sure it was Harmon, Commissioner,
I am.
Speaker 6 (11:17):
Not so sure it was harm in. Mister Cranston, I
am not so sure at all.
Speaker 1 (11:22):
What do you mean?
Speaker 6 (11:23):
Celia Bainbridge was here today. She thought Rudolph had turned
Harmon into the police. She tried to kill him right
before my eyes, and when she feared, she said she
would be bad.
Speaker 1 (11:32):
You're accusing her of this murder.
Speaker 6 (11:33):
No, not yet before I accused anybody. I want to
show you something, what if you will just come with me.
Molly is a sliding panel Rudolph used it in his business.
Speaker 2 (11:49):
This is the room where he kept his equipment. You see.
Speaker 6 (11:52):
Now, if you will just let me turn on the lights,
I'll show you something.
Speaker 1 (11:57):
Miss. We'll return to the shadow in just a moment.
Your neighborhood blue coal dealer would like to do this.
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He'd like to send you a temp Master automatic heat
regulator for your furnace with a tag attached. The tag
would say this temp Master is yours. You are paying
for it here it is yes, that is exactly what
is happening. If you heat with coal and do not
have a temp Master, you are paying for all the
comfort and convenience of automatic temperature control without getting it.
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You see, fuel studies prove that a hand controlled furnace
fire can't help running away with itself at times and
overheating your house. When that happens, you're wasting a lot
of fuel. You may be wasting enough to pay for
a blue Coal tamp Master in a single heating season.
So if you don't have a temp Master now, you
are missing the carefree heating comfort that you are paying for. Anyhow,
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call the nearest blue coal dealer tomorrow and ask him
to demonstrate the blue coal temp Master. See how it operates.
See how furnace controls are automatically operated from a thermostat
in your living room. While you take it easy, remember
you're paying for a temp master anyhow, so why not
get the comfort, ease and more healthful heat. You're entitled
to call your blue coal dealer tomorrow. Now back to
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the shadow. Margol Lamont and Commissioner Weston are at the
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studio of a medium named doctor Gamion. Madame Gamion is
showing them into the mystic's private chamber when suddenly there's
a crash of bless a shot and Madame Gamion crumbles
to the floor. Missus Garrett, where's the I've got it?
The look, Missus Cammon, she's shot. Well, they had a
fire through the window and got away down the pirate street.
Speaker 2 (14:07):
They've killed her.
Speaker 1 (14:08):
It was a bad guess, Margot. Not that they didn't
try hard enough. No doubt she's even seriously wounded. Where
you're going, Commissioner, call the hospital. I'm thinking, what's not
on your toes? Western And if I were, they got
to a room and call her doctor one you can
trust a man for medical department at headquarters, one who
can keep his mouth shut. Strange room, isn't it, lamartin
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spiritualism is a strange profession, Margaret.
Speaker 3 (14:50):
Those gauze drapes hanging from the ceiling, gous drapes, Darling,
how an imaginative Those are the ghosts that Gamion summoned
for his paying customers.
Speaker 1 (15:01):
Is that a nice round figure?
Speaker 2 (15:02):
Ghosts? They look like yard goods to me.
Speaker 1 (15:06):
The proper circumstances, I imagine they're quite convincing.
Speaker 2 (15:09):
That electric turntable, what's that for?
Speaker 1 (15:12):
Voices from the beyond? What see this record cabinet? Yes,
it undoubtedly contains reasonable fac similes of the voices of
departed loved one.
Speaker 2 (15:21):
You think so?
Speaker 4 (15:22):
I know so?
Speaker 1 (15:24):
You see you've met them filed in alphabetical order, which
makes it very convenient for us. Convenient it's to locate Bainbridge. Ah,
here we are. This is the Bainbridge album right here?
Speaker 2 (15:38):
Is there anything in it?
Speaker 1 (15:40):
That's one record? I think it'll probably be number one
on the Supernatural Hit Parade. Switch on that turntable, downing, hy,
I listen.
Speaker 7 (15:50):
This is the voice of Percy Bainbridge from beyond.
Speaker 4 (15:53):
The grave them.
Speaker 7 (15:55):
I tell you now, the time is near at hand.
The truth will soon be known. The truth will soon
be known. The truth will soon.
Speaker 2 (16:07):
Be gives me the chills.
Speaker 1 (16:12):
He's a little disconcerting.
Speaker 3 (16:14):
What in the.
Speaker 2 (16:14):
World doesn't mean the truth will soon be known?
Speaker 1 (16:17):
It's hard to say, Margaret, Oh, startle his commissioner. We
were just communing with the afterlife. My man from the
medical department, say, how's missus Gammy says, she's all right,
mine a flesh one. She'll be Willamara. That can't be,
But he said, I don't care what he says. Missus
Gamion must be dead by tonight. I'd get on that phone, Commissioner,
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and call every newspaper in town. I don't have noticed
the obituaries that Gamion and his wife are both dead.
I'm afraid you'll have to do as I say, Commissioner,
if you want to prevent more murder. It's a double murder.
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Medium and wife found dead. Read all about it. Yeah,
I've sent for you and Margol a month because this
can't go on much longer.
Speaker 2 (17:18):
I can't go on.
Speaker 1 (17:18):
This is foolishness about missus Gammion's Death's got to go
on for a while. Medical depopments on the wall path.
The papers are full of a murder, but they know
she's as fit as a fit. We're dealing with a
rare type of murder of Western It requires a special
kind of treatment and probably the medical examiner again. Hello,
Commission to Western. Yes, this is Celia Bainbry to you, Bainbridge.
Speaker 2 (17:35):
I've got to talk to you.
Speaker 1 (17:37):
Where have you been with Frankie Harmon.
Speaker 2 (17:39):
I've been trying to control him.
Speaker 1 (17:40):
Yeah, and where's he now?
Speaker 2 (17:42):
He broke away from me?
Speaker 1 (17:43):
Please?
Speaker 2 (17:43):
You got to stop him before he kills somebody.
Speaker 1 (17:45):
Any idea where that might happen? Miss Bambridge.
Speaker 2 (17:48):
He's on his way to my brother Henry's.
Speaker 1 (17:50):
Thanks. Hammon's on his way to Bainbridge this place. Let's
go just a minute, minutes or hours at a time
like this. Hurry up, I'll see downstairs in the car.
Come on the Martin. I'm not going Margol, not going. No,
but you are. And when he's needed a certain old
friend of ours beyond hand, the shadow shadow. I listen
carefully and do exactly what I tell you. When you
get to Bainbridge's place, Harmon will probably be there. Harmon
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had a drop been on your home? Henry? What do
you want from me? A chance to blow this town?
But there's last you're asking me, you're asking you. This
gun's telling you. Do you think I'm going to help
an escape murder? If made the law, you're wrong and
we can just close the meeting right now. No, no,
don't soon. Get it up. What are you asking for?
A fast car and ten thousand dollars in small bills?
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But I haven't got that kind of money in the house.
Open up the wall safe behind you and let's take
a look. I can't open it, do I. That would
be a little difficult, wouldn't it. You don't know the comedy,
k Henry. If you want to play nasty, I'm your boy.
I'll give you just three to get moving. The gun
gets a workout, please, I haven't got got a chance
to open a safe one. Who three?
Speaker 2 (19:10):
We wait a second too soon?
Speaker 1 (19:12):
Commission right, Hammond, let's move, pick up that gun. Bambridge
pars coming on leaving this up with a copper. I
hadn't make a harmon. There's a toss up between your
gun hand of Bmbridge's life. I'll come on before Frankie,
frank you hurt not much? You an early minus a brother,
Miss Cambridge, Oh boyfriend was going to kill me? You
earn hot of water than other Harmon. Too bad you
didn't come quietly the last time I avedr Why so
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he could.
Speaker 2 (19:33):
Spend his life in prison for a murder he didn't commit.
Speaker 1 (19:35):
Okay, now he can spend his life in prison for
a couple of murders he did commit. What do you mean,
what murders Doctor Gammion and Unt Camon.
Speaker 2 (19:42):
He didn't kill Gammion?
Speaker 1 (19:43):
Oh no, No?
Speaker 2 (19:45):
Look what time was Gammian killed?
Speaker 1 (19:47):
Last night?
Speaker 2 (19:47):
Left of seven?
Speaker 3 (19:48):
I was with Frankie from two o'clock yesterday afternoon until
an hour ago.
Speaker 2 (19:52):
He wasn't out of my sight for a minute. You're
trying to tell me I am telling you he couldn't
have killed Gammion. Sounds pretty different to me. Or you've
got to believe me. I called you and told you
where Frankie was, didn't I would I have done that
if I didn't know he was innocent.
Speaker 1 (20:04):
Well, I'm warning you, commission that she's in love with Harmon.
You meant she'd take an alibi to protect her, don't
you think she might? It's it's hard to know what
to think.
Speaker 2 (20:12):
You're no commissioner.
Speaker 3 (20:14):
I'm afraid there's only one person who can tell us
who killed doctor Gammon and his wife?
Speaker 2 (20:18):
Who doctor Gamion? What are you talking about?
Speaker 3 (20:22):
As I remember he wrote an article for the papers
a few months ago promising to return after he died.
Are you suggesting I'm suggesting we give him a chance?
Speaker 1 (20:29):
Lost your mind?
Speaker 8 (20:30):
It?
Speaker 1 (20:30):
Seriously, I don't want any part of such monkey shine.
Speaker 3 (20:33):
You could wait outside the door and see that nobody escapes.
Speaker 1 (20:35):
Don't worry. I will wear the chance.
Speaker 3 (20:38):
Gammion might return and name his murderer. Sat beside me, Celia. Now,
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mister Bainbridge, turn off the lights. Quiet, concentrate, open your minds,
be ready to hear a voice from beyond the grave.
Speaker 2 (21:18):
Doctor Gamion.
Speaker 9 (21:21):
We need you. If you can return, if you can
get through to us, speak doctor Gamion. We're waiting, Doctor Gamion.
If the person.
Speaker 2 (21:40):
Who killed you and your wife is in this room,
speak speak to us. We're waiting.
Speaker 1 (21:51):
What's going on in here is some kind of a trick. Hey,
what are you trying to pull hair a frame? Turn
on them lights?
Speaker 2 (21:57):
Turn on your hair, sir. Oh the room is empty.
Speaker 1 (22:04):
It can't be empty. I heard somebody laugh. I heard
a voice. You hurt me, Frankie Harmon, Who are you
I am the shadow.
Speaker 2 (22:11):
Where are you?
Speaker 1 (22:12):
I'm here in this room, but you can see me
no better in the light than the dark. What are
you doing here? Shadow? I've come to say that the
guilty shall not escape.
Speaker 2 (22:21):
What do you mean?
Speaker 1 (22:22):
I mean that the Gamion's murder will soon be revealed
from beyond the grave. Are you saying that Gambion is
going to appear?
Speaker 4 (22:29):
Now?
Speaker 1 (22:29):
Someone else is going to appear, someone who's just been
with him in the outer world? Who his murdered wife,
Madam Gammion.
Speaker 2 (22:38):
Madame Gamion, what's that?
Speaker 4 (22:43):
He's here?
Speaker 1 (22:45):
Where outside the windows on the terrace?
Speaker 2 (22:49):
H I don't believe it.
Speaker 1 (22:51):
Open the door and see, sir. It is no speak,
Madame Gamion, It's not possible. She's dead. I tell you
who murdered you and your husband, Madame Gammion.
Speaker 2 (23:06):
My husband has sent me here. Yes, who says that
the man who killed him?
Speaker 1 (23:14):
Stop?
Speaker 2 (23:14):
Don't let me? Please go away? Go away.
Speaker 1 (23:17):
I'll tell you what's the matter. Henry Bainbridge murdered doctor Gamion.
Nor was it his first murder of me. He murdered
his brother Percy several months ago for his inheritance and
pinned a crime on harmon the only person who suspected
him was Gamion. Gamian didn't go to the police. Instead,
he played on Henry's devout faith in spiritualism. Gamion trained
Henry of every cent he had by threatening to have
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Percy come back from the dead and denounce his murderer.
When Harmon escaped, Henry saw his chance to get Frankie
to murder the medium for him and release him from
his troubles, but Celia forstole that, so Henry committed the
murder himself, knowing that the world would accuse Harmon of
his crime.
Speaker 2 (23:56):
Yes, he killed Rudolph and then he was afraid. My
husband had told me too much. We tried to kill me.
Speaker 1 (24:02):
Tried to You're not dead. No, this was just a
fakeer trick, a trick that worked her. Yes, it works, shadow,
but it isn't the last trick you mean? I mean,
I have Frankie, Harmon's gone in this time, Adam's death
will be once over or do I Henry? Henry take
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it easy, baby, any but he ever had it coming? Okay,
I come in, Eh, just wonder that the science was over.
Speaker 3 (24:30):
Yes, Commissioner, the seance is over.
Speaker 1 (24:48):
And that's the way it happened. Margo. That's the whole
Frankie Harmon case, from beginning to end.
Speaker 3 (24:53):
Yes, I remember, but I still don't see why that
has to do with spiritualism does.
Speaker 2 (24:58):
After all, it was a fake. Every part of it
was a fake.
Speaker 1 (25:01):
We found that out, Margot. Yes, you remember the record
we heard in the room behind the sliding panel.
Speaker 2 (25:09):
Yes, the voice of Percy Bainbridgemine.
Speaker 1 (25:12):
Mm. Right, of course it might have been made by
an actor at Gamion Higher.
Speaker 2 (25:18):
Of course it was.
Speaker 3 (25:19):
That was just part of doctor Gamion's phony, part to
blackmail Henry. Nothing supernatural about that, Darling, Hm.
Speaker 1 (25:27):
There is something supernatural about prophecy.
Speaker 2 (25:30):
Prophecy.
Speaker 1 (25:31):
Yes, a voice on that record foretold the future, foretold
the future, Miss marm said, the time was drawing near.
The truth will soon be known. Well, the time was
drawing near. Just a few hours later, the mystery was solved.
The truth was no marvel, The truth was no And
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now let me present Blue Coal's distinguished heating authority, John Barkley.
Thank you, Andre Brush, and good evening friends. Would you
like to save a lot of fuel over the course
of the winter. Would you like quicker, better heat in
the mornings? Of course you would then make sure that
you bank your furnace fire the right way, and the
right way is the easiest way. Here's what you do.
Speaker 8 (26:34):
After gently shaking the fire, pull the live coals forward,
forming a cavity that slopes to the rear of the
fire box. Into this put your fresh coal, leaving a
spot of glowing coals inside the feed door to ignite
the gases. Then see that the check damper is open
and the ashpit damper or draft damper is closed. On
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mild days, bank your furnace fire the same way. Conserve
fuel and be kind to your pocket book by following
this simple method.
Speaker 1 (27:03):
I thank you. This story is copyrighted by Street and
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Smith Publications Incorporated. The characters, names, places, and plot are fictitious.
Any similarity to persons living or dead is purely coincidental. Again,
next week, the Shadow will demonstrate that the weed of
crimes bitter fruit crime does not pay.
Speaker 4 (28:06):
Shadow.
Speaker 1 (28:30):
Same time, same station, Your friendly blue coal dealer brings
you another strange and thrilling adventure in the Shadow's daring
battle against the forces of evil. The Shadow is presented
by the D. L and W. Coal Company, distributors of
blue coal. Lamont Cranston is played by Brett Morrison, Margot
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by Grace Matthews. Your announcer is Andre Barouche. Remember it's
blue coal for finest heating service. It's blue coal for
finest modern equipment. It's blue coal for the best home
heat money can buy. This is the mutual broadcast insistence
Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men,
the shadows. Once again, your neighborhood blue coal dealer brings
you the thrilling adventures of the Shadow, the hard and
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relentless fight of one man against the forces of evil.
These dramatizations are designed to demonstrate forcefully to old and
young alike that crime does not pay friends. Here is
a New York City newspaper headline of the day after
Thanksgiving which shows how unf fortune and serious a fuel
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shortage can be. Here it is holiday turkeys left uncooked
when gas runs law in Nassa. Yes, piped in fuels
for cooking or heating can fail at any time because
of conditions beyond your control. But when you have a
supply of hard coal in your basement, you are certain
of healthful, comfortable home heating without interruption. We suggest that
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you take action now against the threatened shortage. Call the
nearest blue coal dealer and ask him to schedule your
delivery as soon as he can, and to arrange future
deliveries so that your bin is always well filled with
blue coal. The shadow wigs the forces of law and
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order is in reality. Lamont Cranston wealthy young man about town.
Years ago, in the Audient, Cranston learned a strange and
mysterious secret, the hypnotic power to cloud men's minds so
they cannot see him. Cranston's friend and companion, the lovely
Margot Lane, is the only person who knows to whom
the voice of the Invisible Shadow belongs. Two Day's drama,
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Murder and the Medium. One night in midwinter, Lamont Cranston
and Margot Lane were sitting before an open fire in
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a mountain hunting lodge. Outside, the wind howled drilly around
the corners of the house, and inside, the conversation turned
to spiritualism.
Speaker 2 (02:41):
I don't mean to say that you believe in it, Lamar.
Speaker 1 (02:43):
No, not at all, Margot. I only remark that sometimes
the facts make you wonder.
Speaker 2 (02:47):
It never made me wonder.
Speaker 1 (02:48):
No, no, not even the Frankie Harmon case.
Speaker 3 (02:52):
Frankie Harmon case. Well, what was doing that to make
anybody wonder?
Speaker 1 (02:58):
You don't know.
Speaker 2 (02:59):
No, I don't know.
Speaker 1 (03:00):
And further, you remember it clearly clearly.
Speaker 2 (03:01):
Now the point I wanted to make.
Speaker 1 (03:03):
Just a moment, I will you see, we go over
the details before either of us makes a point. Now
six months before he will remember Percy Bainbridge, the millionaire
art dealer, had been murdered. Yes, his death was a
mystery until his brother Henry pointed out that Percy had
strongly objected to a certain hoodlum named Frankie Harmon running
around with their sister, Celia Bainbridge.
Speaker 2 (03:23):
You remember, I remember all about as they tried Harmon
and sent.
Speaker 1 (03:26):
Him up for life correctly, and he was safely kept
under lock and key until one night, a stormy night
in early spring. Attention all police cars. Frankie Harmon, convicted
murder of Percy Bainbridge, had just escaped from state prison
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last seeing, headed for parts unknown in a Packard touring
car license number one O.
Speaker 4 (03:53):
Two nine.
Speaker 3 (04:00):
Am.
Speaker 1 (04:07):
Yes, sir, i've your rest motel.
Speaker 5 (04:09):
Yes, sir, ee you're in luck Yard. We got just
one cabin.
Speaker 1 (04:12):
Say it for your regular customers.
Speaker 5 (04:14):
I thought you were looking for a place to sleep.
Speaker 1 (04:16):
I'm looking for a canary.
Speaker 4 (04:17):
Huh A dame.
Speaker 1 (04:18):
A girl, a blonde, blue eyes, about five feet six
of you seen her? Maybe?
Speaker 2 (04:22):
What's her name?
Speaker 1 (04:23):
What do you care?
Speaker 5 (04:24):
I don't only there was a girl in here a
few minutes ago looking for a fella.
Speaker 1 (04:28):
She was supposed to be well.
Speaker 5 (04:29):
Rishi outside waiting in the maroon convertible near the entrance.
Speaker 1 (04:33):
Oh, you are welcome, Celia, Celia Senior. It's me. It's
me fiky Harmon. Let us see a Harmon. Let's sound
right where you are? Hey, what my name's Western Mission
of Western I brought the gun along in case you
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decide to be unreasonable. I get it going back home, Harmon.
So she tipped you what she sold me out? Who
you know who? It was only one person in the
world who was wise that I'd be get the ivy
rest and that was Celia Vaine. Forget us. You should
live someone. I didn't tell you what, Harmon. It's been
half crazy trying to clear Yeah, it's been a lawyers
and judges ever since they put you away. E've been
going to a media medium for what. Contact a brother
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Percy beyond the grave. Get him to say that you
didn't kill here. That's a hot one. I'm telling you
the truth. Don't tell me. Save your breath and tell
her what to stick to the medium. Tell her she's
gonna need him when I get through with her. The
only way anybody you'll be able to contact her or
be through a medium. Hear me, O departed one. Let
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my voice penetrate the reaches of space. Hear me O
spirit through the unknown vastness that lies between life and
Who's there? Who? Excuse me? Please my wife? What is
the meaning of this? I have left explicit instructions, and
I'm never to be disturbed while I'm contacting the mystic
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Gleeji Janebridge. Girl is here? Well?
Speaker 2 (06:13):
Is she outside?
Speaker 1 (06:15):
Tell her? Tell her? I'm not here. I'm busy.
Speaker 2 (06:18):
I tried that too, but you won't take no for an.
Speaker 1 (06:20):
Accident that I won't miss, Spainbley.
Speaker 2 (06:24):
I want to talk to you, doctor Gammion.
Speaker 1 (06:26):
Of course, shall we see in half an hour?
Speaker 2 (06:28):
Shall we say? Right now? But Frankie Harmon was picked
up last night at the Ivory Rest.
Speaker 1 (06:33):
Really I did not know you didn't should die, Spainbrey.
Speaker 2 (06:38):
Who better, doctor Gammy? And you turned him in?
Speaker 1 (06:40):
Don't be ridiculous.
Speaker 2 (06:41):
I've been ridiculous. I was ridiculous when I trusted you,
when I told your Frankie's planning.
Speaker 1 (06:45):
Surely you don't think I've stopped thinking.
Speaker 2 (06:48):
All I know is I got Frankie last night, and now.
Speaker 1 (06:50):
You get yours, Spainbridge.
Speaker 2 (06:51):
Don't I bought it this morning, gammy and all for you.
Speaker 1 (06:54):
That gun from me. Let me go drop, I'll get
around you go.
Speaker 2 (07:02):
Do you want you call the police? No, no, that
won't be necessary. I'll go. I missed this time, but
there's always tomorrow and the next day.
Speaker 1 (07:10):
Get home.
Speaker 2 (07:11):
I'm going Gemmi in. But I'm telling you now I
know my way back. It's the matter with her.
Speaker 1 (07:19):
How do I know?
Speaker 2 (07:20):
Did she get the idea that you turned harm and?
Speaker 1 (07:23):
Feels hysterical, my dear, obviously historical.
Speaker 4 (07:27):
I'll get it.
Speaker 1 (07:28):
Hello, messing to Western.
Speaker 2 (07:29):
Came in.
Speaker 1 (07:30):
I guess you were informed we picked up Frankie Harmon
last night. Yes, I thank you. I can't talk very
much right now. I'll do the talking. You'll get your
money for turning him in sometime today.
Speaker 4 (07:40):
Very good?
Speaker 1 (07:41):
Not so very good? What do you mean, take care
of yourself?
Speaker 4 (07:45):
Came in?
Speaker 1 (07:46):
Harmon's escaped again. What We lost him on the way
from the jail to the pen, and I think he
may get around to seeing you. He's loose and he's
always dangerous. Can't you catch him doing all we can?
Of course, is working over time as an Ashal reward
of five thousand for his recapture. Who offered it? Somebody
who doesn't want harmon paying any social calls on Senior Bainbridge,
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Henry Bainbridge? Who else? I'm going to call the police,
aid Corterzolla. Oh and if my calls say I'll be
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back in an hour. He's looking straight ahead and whistles
something pretty. Who's that? I wanted to see you, Henry,
hope you don't mind my hiding in your car?
Speaker 4 (08:46):
Who is it?
Speaker 1 (08:47):
Where's your dear little sister? I don't know, Henry, unless
you want to steal engrave skull. She told me out
to the car, but she didn't. Harmon.
Speaker 2 (08:55):
You're you're you're wrong? Do you mean wraw?
Speaker 1 (08:57):
Nobody else could have? Somebody did? But you let me
tell you who did it? Can try? Celia has been
seeing a medium, a man named Gammion Gami. Where does
he tie in? She trusted him. She told him everything
she knew, including the fact that you'd be at the motel.
You're leveling with me, Yes, Where does he live? This
witch doctor? Five sixty Denim Street. That's all I want
to know. Pull over now?
Speaker 2 (09:16):
Is he here?
Speaker 1 (09:17):
Harmon? I've only told you this to protect city. You're
you're in enough trouble all over. I said, I stopped
the car for why, because you shouldn't drive when you
ain't feeling well. Henry says, I'm not feeling well. I do, Henry,
I do them.
Speaker 2 (09:47):
I thought we were going to see it.
Speaker 1 (09:48):
We are, Margaret. The commissioner just has to stop off
here for a moment, long Marco. Maybe a matter of
life and death.
Speaker 3 (09:53):
Life and death.
Speaker 1 (09:54):
Missioner wants to urge a certain gentleman to leave town
until Frankie Harmon has safely stowed away.
Speaker 2 (09:59):
Who is certain gentlemen?
Speaker 1 (10:01):
Here's his name on the bell. Doctor Rudeau cameon. Oh uh,
my name is Western and this is mister Cranston and
miss Lamb do you do yes? Uh, you're a missus Gammion. Yes, sir,
we'd like to see your husband.
Speaker 2 (10:16):
I'm afraid you will have to wait.
Speaker 6 (10:17):
My husband is.
Speaker 2 (10:18):
Communing with the dead.
Speaker 1 (10:19):
I'm afraid the dead will have to wait. This is
police business. Come a login, Margaret. Just tell him my hair.
Speaker 2 (10:25):
But he does not wish to be disturbed.
Speaker 1 (10:27):
It doesn't wish to wind up in a wooden box either.
What do you mean your husband's life is in dangerous? No,
where is he Missus Gamyon here, I'm through. Thanks. Doctor
came in, Doctor come in.
Speaker 2 (10:40):
The door is not locked.
Speaker 1 (10:41):
No, what do you mean? It isn't so as tight
as a drum.
Speaker 2 (10:45):
But he never locks that door.
Speaker 1 (10:48):
Doctor came in, Red, he's not going to answer, Commissioner,
what do you mean? Stand aside and I'll demonstraight man. Uh,
husband won't have to communicate with the dead anymore, Missus Cannon. Rudolph, Now,
Annie'll have on this spot information he's been killed. Did
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you hear the shop, Missus Cammon? No, why not?
Speaker 6 (11:11):
I was out.
Speaker 2 (11:12):
I had just come in the moment before you not.
Speaker 1 (11:14):
So Harmon beat us tourth you sure it was Harmon, Commissioner,
I am.
Speaker 6 (11:17):
Not so sure it was harm in. Mister Cranston, I
am not so sure at all.
Speaker 1 (11:22):
What do you mean?
Speaker 6 (11:23):
Celia Bainbridge was here today. She thought Rudolph had turned
Harmon into the police. She tried to kill him right
before my eyes, and when she feared, she said she
would be bad.
Speaker 1 (11:32):
You're accusing her of this murder.
Speaker 6 (11:33):
No, not yet before I accused anybody. I want to
show you something, what if you will just come with me.
Molly is a sliding panel Rudolph used it in his business.
Speaker 2 (11:49):
This is the room where he kept his equipment. You see.
Speaker 6 (11:52):
Now, if you will just let me turn on the lights,
I'll show you something.
Speaker 1 (11:57):
Miss. We'll return to the shadow in just a moment.
Your neighborhood blue coal dealer would like to do this.
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He'd like to send you a temp Master automatic heat
regulator for your furnace with a tag attached. The tag
would say this temp Master is yours. You are paying
for it here it is yes, that is exactly what
is happening. If you heat with coal and do not
have a temp Master, you are paying for all the
comfort and convenience of automatic temperature control without getting it.
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You see, fuel studies prove that a hand controlled furnace
fire can't help running away with itself at times and
overheating your house. When that happens, you're wasting a lot
of fuel. You may be wasting enough to pay for
a blue Coal tamp Master in a single heating season.
So if you don't have a temp Master now, you
are missing the carefree heating comfort that you are paying for. Anyhow,
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call the nearest blue coal dealer tomorrow and ask him
to demonstrate the blue coal temp Master. See how it operates.
See how furnace controls are automatically operated from a thermostat
in your living room. While you take it easy, remember
you're paying for a temp master anyhow, so why not
get the comfort, ease and more healthful heat. You're entitled
to call your blue coal dealer tomorrow. Now back to
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the shadow. Margol Lamont and Commissioner Weston are at the
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studio of a medium named doctor Gamion. Madame Gamion is
showing them into the mystic's private chamber when suddenly there's
a crash of bless a shot and Madame Gamion crumbles
to the floor. Missus Garrett, where's the I've got it?
The look, Missus Cammon, she's shot. Well, they had a
fire through the window and got away down the pirate street.
Speaker 2 (14:07):
They've killed her.
Speaker 1 (14:08):
It was a bad guess, Margot. Not that they didn't
try hard enough. No doubt she's even seriously wounded. Where
you're going, Commissioner, call the hospital. I'm thinking, what's not
on your toes? Western And if I were, they got
to a room and call her doctor one you can
trust a man for medical department at headquarters, one who
can keep his mouth shut. Strange room, isn't it, lamartin
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spiritualism is a strange profession, Margaret.
Speaker 3 (14:50):
Those gauze drapes hanging from the ceiling, gous drapes, Darling,
how an imaginative Those are the ghosts that Gamion summoned
for his paying customers.
Speaker 1 (15:01):
Is that a nice round figure?
Speaker 2 (15:02):
Ghosts? They look like yard goods to me.
Speaker 1 (15:06):
The proper circumstances, I imagine they're quite convincing.
Speaker 2 (15:09):
That electric turntable, what's that for?
Speaker 1 (15:12):
Voices from the beyond? What see this record cabinet? Yes,
it undoubtedly contains reasonable fac similes of the voices of
departed loved one.
Speaker 2 (15:21):
You think so?
Speaker 4 (15:22):
I know so?
Speaker 1 (15:24):
You see you've met them filed in alphabetical order, which
makes it very convenient for us. Convenient it's to locate Bainbridge. Ah,
here we are. This is the Bainbridge album right here?
Speaker 2 (15:38):
Is there anything in it?
Speaker 1 (15:40):
That's one record? I think it'll probably be number one
on the Supernatural Hit Parade. Switch on that turntable, downing, hy,
I listen.
Speaker 7 (15:50):
This is the voice of Percy Bainbridge from beyond.
Speaker 4 (15:53):
The grave them.
Speaker 7 (15:55):
I tell you now, the time is near at hand.
The truth will soon be known. The truth will soon
be known. The truth will soon.
Speaker 2 (16:07):
Be gives me the chills.
Speaker 1 (16:12):
He's a little disconcerting.
Speaker 3 (16:14):
What in the.
Speaker 2 (16:14):
World doesn't mean the truth will soon be known?
Speaker 1 (16:17):
It's hard to say, Margaret, Oh, startle his commissioner. We
were just communing with the afterlife. My man from the
medical department, say, how's missus Gammy says, she's all right,
mine a flesh one. She'll be Willamara. That can't be,
But he said, I don't care what he says. Missus
Gamion must be dead by tonight. I'd get on that phone, Commissioner,
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and call every newspaper in town. I don't have noticed
the obituaries that Gamion and his wife are both dead.
I'm afraid you'll have to do as I say, Commissioner,
if you want to prevent more murder. It's a double murder.
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Medium and wife found dead. Read all about it. Yeah,
I've sent for you and Margol a month because this
can't go on much longer.
Speaker 2 (17:18):
I can't go on.
Speaker 1 (17:18):
This is foolishness about missus Gammion's Death's got to go
on for a while. Medical depopments on the wall path.
The papers are full of a murder, but they know
she's as fit as a fit. We're dealing with a
rare type of murder of Western It requires a special
kind of treatment and probably the medical examiner again. Hello,
Commission to Western. Yes, this is Celia Bainbry to you, Bainbridge.
Speaker 2 (17:35):
I've got to talk to you.
Speaker 1 (17:37):
Where have you been with Frankie Harmon.
Speaker 2 (17:39):
I've been trying to control him.
Speaker 1 (17:40):
Yeah, and where's he now?
Speaker 2 (17:42):
He broke away from me?
Speaker 1 (17:43):
Please?
Speaker 2 (17:43):
You got to stop him before he kills somebody.
Speaker 1 (17:45):
Any idea where that might happen? Miss Bambridge.
Speaker 2 (17:48):
He's on his way to my brother Henry's.
Speaker 1 (17:50):
Thanks. Hammon's on his way to Bainbridge this place. Let's
go just a minute, minutes or hours at a time
like this. Hurry up, I'll see downstairs in the car.
Come on the Martin. I'm not going Margol, not going. No,
but you are. And when he's needed a certain old
friend of ours beyond hand, the shadow shadow. I listen
carefully and do exactly what I tell you. When you
get to Bainbridge's place, Harmon will probably be there. Harmon
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had a drop been on your home? Henry? What do
you want from me? A chance to blow this town?
But there's last you're asking me, you're asking you. This
gun's telling you. Do you think I'm going to help
an escape murder? If made the law, you're wrong and
we can just close the meeting right now. No, no,
don't soon. Get it up. What are you asking for?
A fast car and ten thousand dollars in small bills?
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But I haven't got that kind of money in the house.
Open up the wall safe behind you and let's take
a look. I can't open it, do I. That would
be a little difficult, wouldn't it. You don't know the comedy,
k Henry. If you want to play nasty, I'm your boy.
I'll give you just three to get moving. The gun
gets a workout, please, I haven't got got a chance
to open a safe one. Who three?
Speaker 2 (19:10):
We wait a second too soon?
Speaker 1 (19:12):
Commission right, Hammond, let's move, pick up that gun. Bambridge
pars coming on leaving this up with a copper. I
hadn't make a harmon. There's a toss up between your
gun hand of Bmbridge's life. I'll come on before Frankie,
frank you hurt not much? You an early minus a brother,
Miss Cambridge, Oh boyfriend was going to kill me? You
earn hot of water than other Harmon. Too bad you
didn't come quietly the last time I avedr Why so
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he could.
Speaker 2 (19:33):
Spend his life in prison for a murder he didn't commit.
Speaker 1 (19:35):
Okay, now he can spend his life in prison for
a couple of murders he did commit. What do you mean,
what murders Doctor Gammion and Unt Camon.
Speaker 2 (19:42):
He didn't kill Gammion?
Speaker 1 (19:43):
Oh no, No?
Speaker 2 (19:45):
Look what time was Gammian killed?
Speaker 1 (19:47):
Last night?
Speaker 2 (19:47):
Left of seven?
Speaker 3 (19:48):
I was with Frankie from two o'clock yesterday afternoon until
an hour ago.
Speaker 2 (19:52):
He wasn't out of my sight for a minute. You're
trying to tell me I am telling you he couldn't
have killed Gammion. Sounds pretty different to me. Or you've
got to believe me. I called you and told you
where Frankie was, didn't I would I have done that
if I didn't know he was innocent.
Speaker 1 (20:04):
Well, I'm warning you, commission that she's in love with Harmon.
You meant she'd take an alibi to protect her, don't
you think she might? It's it's hard to know what
to think.
Speaker 2 (20:12):
You're no commissioner.
Speaker 3 (20:14):
I'm afraid there's only one person who can tell us
who killed doctor Gammon and his wife?
Speaker 2 (20:18):
Who doctor Gamion? What are you talking about?
Speaker 3 (20:22):
As I remember he wrote an article for the papers
a few months ago promising to return after he died.
Are you suggesting I'm suggesting we give him a chance?
Speaker 1 (20:29):
Lost your mind?
Speaker 8 (20:30):
It?
Speaker 1 (20:30):
Seriously, I don't want any part of such monkey shine.
Speaker 3 (20:33):
You could wait outside the door and see that nobody escapes.
Speaker 1 (20:35):
Don't worry. I will wear the chance.
Speaker 3 (20:38):
Gammion might return and name his murderer. Sat beside me, Celia. Now,
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mister Bainbridge, turn off the lights. Quiet, concentrate, open your minds,
be ready to hear a voice from beyond the grave.
Speaker 2 (21:18):
Doctor Gamion.
Speaker 9 (21:21):
We need you. If you can return, if you can
get through to us, speak doctor Gamion. We're waiting, Doctor Gamion.
If the person.
Speaker 2 (21:40):
Who killed you and your wife is in this room,
speak speak to us. We're waiting.
Speaker 1 (21:51):
What's going on in here is some kind of a trick. Hey,
what are you trying to pull hair a frame? Turn
on them lights?
Speaker 2 (21:57):
Turn on your hair, sir. Oh the room is empty.
Speaker 1 (22:04):
It can't be empty. I heard somebody laugh. I heard
a voice. You hurt me, Frankie Harmon, Who are you
I am the shadow.
Speaker 2 (22:11):
Where are you?
Speaker 1 (22:12):
I'm here in this room, but you can see me
no better in the light than the dark. What are
you doing here? Shadow? I've come to say that the
guilty shall not escape.
Speaker 2 (22:21):
What do you mean?
Speaker 1 (22:22):
I mean that the Gamion's murder will soon be revealed
from beyond the grave. Are you saying that Gambion is
going to appear?
Speaker 4 (22:29):
Now?
Speaker 1 (22:29):
Someone else is going to appear, someone who's just been
with him in the outer world? Who his murdered wife,
Madam Gammion.
Speaker 2 (22:38):
Madame Gamion, what's that?
Speaker 4 (22:43):
He's here?
Speaker 1 (22:45):
Where outside the windows on the terrace?
Speaker 2 (22:49):
H I don't believe it.
Speaker 1 (22:51):
Open the door and see, sir. It is no speak,
Madame Gamion, It's not possible. She's dead. I tell you
who murdered you and your husband, Madame Gammion.
Speaker 2 (23:06):
My husband has sent me here. Yes, who says that
the man who killed him?
Speaker 1 (23:14):
Stop?
Speaker 2 (23:14):
Don't let me? Please go away? Go away.
Speaker 1 (23:17):
I'll tell you what's the matter. Henry Bainbridge murdered doctor Gamion.
Nor was it his first murder of me. He murdered
his brother Percy several months ago for his inheritance and
pinned a crime on harmon the only person who suspected
him was Gamion. Gamian didn't go to the police. Instead,
he played on Henry's devout faith in spiritualism. Gamion trained
Henry of every cent he had by threatening to have
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Percy come back from the dead and denounce his murderer.
When Harmon escaped, Henry saw his chance to get Frankie
to murder the medium for him and release him from
his troubles, but Celia forstole that, so Henry committed the
murder himself, knowing that the world would accuse Harmon of
his crime.
Speaker 2 (23:56):
Yes, he killed Rudolph and then he was afraid. My
husband had told me too much. We tried to kill me.
Speaker 1 (24:02):
Tried to You're not dead. No, this was just a
fakeer trick, a trick that worked her. Yes, it works, shadow,
but it isn't the last trick you mean? I mean,
I have Frankie, Harmon's gone in this time, Adam's death
will be once over or do I Henry? Henry take
(24:23):
it easy, baby, any but he ever had it coming? Okay,
I come in, Eh, just wonder that the science was over.
Speaker 3 (24:30):
Yes, Commissioner, the seance is over.
Speaker 1 (24:48):
And that's the way it happened. Margo. That's the whole
Frankie Harmon case, from beginning to end.
Speaker 3 (24:53):
Yes, I remember, but I still don't see why that
has to do with spiritualism does.
Speaker 2 (24:58):
After all, it was a fake. Every part of it
was a fake.
Speaker 1 (25:01):
We found that out, Margot. Yes, you remember the record
we heard in the room behind the sliding panel.
Speaker 2 (25:09):
Yes, the voice of Percy Bainbridgemine.
Speaker 1 (25:12):
Mm. Right, of course it might have been made by
an actor at Gamion Higher.
Speaker 2 (25:18):
Of course it was.
Speaker 3 (25:19):
That was just part of doctor Gamion's phony, part to
blackmail Henry. Nothing supernatural about that, Darling, Hm.
Speaker 1 (25:27):
There is something supernatural about prophecy.
Speaker 2 (25:30):
Prophecy.
Speaker 1 (25:31):
Yes, a voice on that record foretold the future, foretold
the future, Miss marm said, the time was drawing near.
The truth will soon be known. Well, the time was
drawing near. Just a few hours later, the mystery was solved.
The truth was no marvel, The truth was no And
(26:11):
now let me present Blue Coal's distinguished heating authority, John Barkley.
Thank you, Andre Brush, and good evening friends. Would you
like to save a lot of fuel over the course
of the winter. Would you like quicker, better heat in
the mornings? Of course you would then make sure that
you bank your furnace fire the right way, and the
right way is the easiest way. Here's what you do.
Speaker 8 (26:34):
After gently shaking the fire, pull the live coals forward,
forming a cavity that slopes to the rear of the
fire box. Into this put your fresh coal, leaving a
spot of glowing coals inside the feed door to ignite
the gases. Then see that the check damper is open
and the ashpit damper or draft damper is closed. On
(26:55):
mild days, bank your furnace fire the same way. Conserve
fuel and be kind to your pocket book by following
this simple method.
Speaker 1 (27:03):
I thank you. This story is copyrighted by Street and
(27:38):
Smith Publications Incorporated. The characters, names, places, and plot are fictitious.
Any similarity to persons living or dead is purely coincidental. Again,
next week, the Shadow will demonstrate that the weed of
crimes bitter fruit crime does not pay.
Speaker 4 (28:06):
Shadow.
Speaker 1 (28:30):
Same time, same station, Your friendly blue coal dealer brings
you another strange and thrilling adventure in the Shadow's daring
battle against the forces of evil. The Shadow is presented
by the D. L and W. Coal Company, distributors of
blue coal. Lamont Cranston is played by Brett Morrison, Margot
(28:50):
by Grace Matthews. Your announcer is Andre Barouche. Remember it's
blue coal for finest heating service. It's blue coal for
finest modern equipment. It's blue coal for the best home
heat money can buy. This is the mutual broadcast insistence
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