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Speaker 1 (00:03):
Quiet Please, Quiet please. M hm m m m m.

(00:31):
The American Broadcasting Company presents Quiet Please, which is written
and directed by what Is Cooper, which features Ernest Champeles.
Quiet Please for today is called The Man Who Knew Everything?

(00:52):
How do you do? That's just a matter of speaking,
isn't it? When I know perfectly well, how you do?
I know you're all right except for the weather and
all that. I should have said, how do you No?
I mean good day? Yeah, that's better. I excuse me,
yester moment. I know who that is? Hello? Yes, yes,

(01:15):
I know why. The name of the mystery tune is
Interlude Dramatique, but Piero Cropola was formerly conducted of the
Paris Conservatori Orchestra. Thank you.

Speaker 2 (01:25):
I know a brand new automobile, two refrigerators. Yes, yes, yes, yes, I.

Speaker 1 (01:37):
Know, yes, thank you, But you forgot it doesn't pair
of crime and played it stills? Yes, thank you. No,
I'm not very excited. Thank you. I knew I was
going to win the jackpot, yes, and send everything to
my home. That's always the way it is. There's a

(01:58):
surprise when I know the answer is I can't really
help it. You see, I know everything It's a little
awkward at times knowing everything, and sometimes I find it
difficult to explain. You see, I never know anything until
I think about it. My goodness, some of the things
I think about. I'll be sitting here, for instance, so

(02:22):
stiling away the time, and all of a sudden I think,
what is the square root of seven hundred and seventy seven?
It's two seven point sixty seven four seventh plus. Ornamental
but hardly useful. Mister Willis Cooper's telephone number in Chicago
in nineteen twenty two is Buckingham one five seven. Oh,
it's interesting. Mister Dorothy Needly of Woodland Hills, California has

(02:44):
a dog named Kilby, a Scottish terrier. Ernest Chapel went
to North High School in Syracuse. Joseph Silverman of New
York City speaks Chinese, and I don't know who that is? Hello, Yes,
I know it's one of EUROA. Tomorrow will fair and colder.
Moderate depression already wins. You're awesome, you see. So I'm

(03:08):
continually bothered by people who want to know things. What
is a tank of beings? That was President Rutterford B.
Hayes middle name? Where did I lose my diamond bracelet.
What does Patsy bobosho moon? The answers, respectively, are a
South American product used for flavoring cigarette tobacco. Britchyard in
the laundry, hamper in your bathroom, under your green the unmentionable,

(03:30):
and thank you very much in Russian, quite welcome. I'm
sure I said it's a little bumperate at times. I
mean by that it's shall I say unpleasant? I shall
say unpleasant when I get to thinking about myself. I
know all about me. Match is mister Barry bull And

(03:52):
at Pacific Colissates, California, often says, I am aware that
my scleen is two centimeters to hide, I have a
tendency to high potension, and that I should probably perish
of an ordeal aneurism. However, don't let those ailments of
mind bother you. I shall not tell you about them
in any more detail. It was of yourself I wish
to speak, and I hope you will bear with me.

(04:15):
As a matter of fact, I know you will bear
with me. Excuse me. There is a gentleman at the
door with a very interesting question. Come in. How do
you do mister Perry Byingport at Tayalla, Washington. You will
sit down. My name is Your name is Perry Bymport.

(04:35):
You were formerly in the bicycle repair business in Payalla.
You were convicted of veritary in nineteen thirty four but
released on a technicality. Nineteen forty seven you broke your
right ankle, and last October you went through bankruptcy with
the liabilities of eighty three thousand dollars. And I said,
I've heard about you, obviously, but I came here to
secure the combination of the ball to the Cord Winners

(04:56):
National Bank on thirteenth Street. Exactly the combination is you
better write it down eleven left right, two left sixteen,
write twenty four left six right five and open. There
you got it. Thank you very much. Are there any

(05:16):
other questions, mister Binfort? How much is there in the ball?
I'm maybe six hundred and ten thousand dollars series six. Well,
thanks very much. Any other questions, No, I think not
very well. Goday, sir today let's him how a burglar

(05:36):
they bother me today? But I was starting to talk
about you. May I go on, Pete, I know a
few thanks, but I think you want to know too.
Do you know these people by their descriptions. A tall,
grossly fat man with a bald head, an absolutely bald head, been,

(05:56):
an extremely unpleasant deep voice, dress, the trace of an accident,
probably six feet six ince is tall, weighed about three
hundred pounds, and the man and the woman with him,
both of them not more than four feet tall. The
man very fat too, in a sort of unhealthy way,

(06:17):
wearing a little black mustache. The woman short and dumpy,
whereas glasses kerts on, a very sharp nose, has a
very red face. Well, they know you. They were talking
about you in a certain restaurant Wednesday nights, Wednesday nights.

(06:41):
Does I'll give you any ideas? I'll think, please think.
Let me describe him a little more. The tall, gross,
cruelty man wore a tan gabardine suit with a white
shirt and a knitted red and black tie. He was
eating a redded veal cup that I think is rather
unpleasant watching this small. A man with a blue search suit,

(07:06):
rather shiny blue shirt and a bow tie. He was
drinking beer Pilsner quo, all of he mispronounced that. He
called it a quell. A woman has a very red fast.
It looks as if she threw it all over shot
pature kind of modified halkin glasses, dark gray dress with

(07:27):
an animal that looks like a woman's hands, rather like
the hand of Patma. But I'm sure it couldn't be that.
This woman a dark blue half of a kapa callis
you know? Well? She knows you. I wish you to

(07:51):
search your memory. That really is quite important. You must
excuse me a moment, Miss Fragasant is coming into the
male Come in, Miss tragasad Good Mary, Miss Tragissant. Uh.
The safety things which you fashioned your girdle when you
broke azier this morning is open, Miss trag Aslant, and

(08:12):
it will presently stick you in the It will presently
stick you if you do not fix it. That is
one of the unfortunate aspects knowing everything. But Miss Tragacant
is more or less used to my knowing everything. I
noticed your stopped when she addressed me by my name.
I am sorry. I should have introduced myself long ago.

(08:33):
Here we've been sitting and tapping all this time, and
I'm sorry. My name is Charles W. Afternoon. It was
very New Jersey, our ancestral home. I'm not trecta stet
in Woodbury. One of the sights the strag at is
affectively repairs. Come on, Miss Tad, entirely welcome the strakistance.

(08:58):
I see you have only two letters today ecoletic to
missus Grover Cleveland McNulty. The dells are again, dear missus McNulty,
No yours, truly, No, Miss track Atana, I do not
need to see the letters. I know what is in them.
The next one to mister Marshall bird Dog, Albuquerque, New
Mexico Bean. Mister bird Dog, Your great grandfather's name was

(09:20):
thirteen Sons Period. He was a state t of the
Stone Boiler Indians and Upper Apabasca Comma, and was captured
in eighteen twelve and converted to the Shinto faith by
a band of wandering Japanese fisherman Period. He escaped seven
years later. Comma emigrated to Doyle, Contensylvania, Comma and became

(09:40):
the father of a large family, which later he moved
to Albuquerque, Comma. Although your great grandfather deserted the apaches
near Anton Chico, New Mexico, Comma and resumes his former
life as the station period. Yes, truly, never mind, Miss
Tragisante was from uncle right asking for Money's not him

(10:01):
a check for sixty dollars and give my best regards
to him, and that he'll do. You have as you will.
People either get over the call or they eventually die
from it. I know that you are not going to
die from a cold. There go. You will get over
this point and all the others you might have, which
in your case is fourteen more before you die. What

(10:22):
am I going to die? Never mind? I don't know. No,
I don't know who. Will I be murdered? No? Would
it be an accident? No? Should I behind? No? Please

(10:44):
go away with me? Well will I do? Why should I? Well?
Then I would please go away, Miss Pragas. There's somebody
at the door. That's the door. It will ring there

(11:11):
you will, whether I give you permission or not. Miss
Tregasant is going to die at all reading at the
age of eighty one. A man at the door. Now
that's a policeman. It's opposite Shapiro, an old friend of mine.
He's come to tell me that he is arrested. The
gentleman from Puyola, Washington, mister Baronforth. You remember the man
wanted the combination of the bank ball. You thought I

(11:34):
was being an excessive or a crime, didn't you. It was
quite all right to give him the combination. You see,
I knew the police were looking for him. I'd have
told him that. He didn't ask me. You see, I
do know everything, but generally I don't tell unless I'm
at But in your case, these people I was telling

(11:58):
you about as I know you don't know them, but
I do know. You've seen me separately, perhaps a tall,
fat man with a cruel mouth and the eyes that
always seemed to be looking over your shoulder, and yet
you never miss a movie. And the greasy little man
with a black mustache and the heavy thing in his

(12:20):
left hand coat coffer he's left handed. And the sharp
faced woman with the glasses with the mature chrome stains
on her right thomb, the brand new Cora Rett handbag
that has nothing in it but an ice picker. He

(12:44):
wouldn't kid me. I you can't kid me out of
your fidgeting about. You see, remember this morning when you
felt as if there was someone watching? Then tell me something.

(13:06):
Did you coffee taste funny this morning? You see, maybe
you do know them? After all, I'm gonna strike at tance.
I don't watch it affect your sent She's going out
to have a peanut butter and chetney sand, but she
usually has a cream teese and spam on Russian rabbit.
She's came to mind to day. By the way, wasn't

(13:31):
that door to your bedroom open? You didn't close it? No,
I wouldn't go look yet if I were you. Matter
of fact, I wouldn't like to be you. No, I
don't know exactly what is going to happen, but I
don't know when it does happen. How kind of rather
difficult to predict happenings takescept, of course, perfectly obvious things

(13:54):
like my secretor dying of overeating the age of eighty one,
and my own demise, and they all anealism. But I'm
not sure when that will occur. And your own case,
I know that something rather dreadful mean occur to you,
and I actually want to warn you about it so
that it won't come as a complete surprise to you.

(14:16):
There's nothing I can do about it except warn you. Incidentally,
the winds in that room could stand a washing. No,
don't look. You might see something you don't want to see.
Listen to me. This tall gross man I told you about.
He limps slightly in his left leg a night cut.

(14:43):
He's unhealthy too, has elsis the way he eats pride food.
But he's quite dangerous. Not a nice person at all.
And those accomplices. It is. The woman's name is Mami.
Recognize that. I don't need to tell your last name,
do I? Or have you forgotten it? Maybe? And her

(15:10):
a little man? Oh, he has several names. No, I'm
not trying to kill you. I just don't think it's
a good idea to tell you right here in front
of everybody. Ah lean over here and I'll whispered to you.
One of his names is you know? And now he

(15:31):
didn't have the mustache maybe then, but you'll recognize him
by now. A little mustache kind of like Hitler's. You
wouldn't think of hippos mustache. Would always carry a book.
He had it on the table beside his plate Wednesday night,
and the cover had all stains of beer. He's a
little slappy his name, And that judge Rodney Erickson. He's
trying to clap a card that you know the gangsta

(15:54):
their accusing of putting his enemies in the depres up
in Connecticut. Allow Jude Jackson, No, Clapperclow that he is innocent. Job,
it was his lawyer that did it. Ali thought, hang him, Job,
it's you a bench wart. And here contents Clapperclod that
he really was in jail in Michigan when it happened. Ali,

(16:15):
pop did it. You're welcome, job all ready, just help
out justice. Yes, miss, I know anything you don't now
of course the heavy face and eyes that don't Maxine.
He's wearing a brown Gabardine suit. You were joining this?

(16:43):
How do you? I mean, hello, mister, I want you
to know something, mister afternoon, and I already know it.
My right name is My name is not amadayas Wolfgang
Duke Rat, but that is the name you are using
a present. It is sure I have a message for me.
I will tell you the message. Of course, you are
in communication with a certain party. I am. I want

(17:06):
to walk away from that key hole, Miss Tragostino. You
want to warn me that I must not communicate further
with this certain person party. I'm sorry, then, I'm afraid
that price your life to take steps. You mean kill me?
That is what I mean. You will not kill me.
Oh yes, sir, I beg to differ with you. You

(17:28):
will attempt to kill me, but your gun, which you
are carrying in your hand with your broad brim detective
style hat, will miss fire and miss Tragocians will call
the police, but you'll escaped before they arrive. You will
thank Joe. I know so no, but yes, miss nice
to see if the gun will miss fire, you see

(17:51):
you better run? This to do has someded too fast
time a throat. Well, police are arriving in Miss track
Assad card. They tell them they won't be needed. Did
you recognize his voice when your room knocked at your

(18:19):
door and you asked who's there? And you heard that
voice again? Well, by the way, perhaps you'd better double
lock your door. He's quite powerful, and this Miss track
Assad says, he moves fast for a batman. There's a

(18:39):
car driving away quite rapidly down the street. I could
see it in the window, but I don't need you.
I know who's in it. No woman with the sharp
features and the little man with a hit the mustache,
and the man who calls himself good routed. You don't
know where they're going. I do. I know everything. I

(19:06):
even know why thereafter you. Even if you can't think why,
you could think why if you wanted to. There's enough
time left. It's best famous Dragasa. No, there isn't much

(19:27):
time there, and it isn't far to your place. Its
eyes had been there before, you know, they know all
the records. I think if I were you were to
put something against the door, if you only knew what
I overheard in the restaurant Wednesday night, Well that's all
fat man talk, tall fat man with the cold killer's

(19:48):
eyes and the gun that won't miss fire the next time,
and he's taking care of that. I would have frightened
you a great deal more if you had heard what
he said to the woman he calls Ami, a woman
with a brand new corrept curse and nothing in it
but an ice pick. And what the little greasy man

(20:08):
said to him the man in the blue start suit
was something heavy in the left hand coat pocket. It
frightens me, and I'm not easily frightened. And then a tall,
fat man coming to see me. I didn't expect that,
even if I didn't know who he was making to
the front door. I know what he's got in his pocket.

(20:31):
But the fat Man's carrying a coil of piano wire.
And I know what they're talking about right now as
they drive along on the way to your house. Don't
you know? Can't you figure it out? Don't you know

(20:53):
what they want? I do think, don't you No, I
don't know at tell you don't be obstinate. You do
know who they are, all three of them. Don't answer
the telephone of the rings. That wasn't your phone, it

(21:17):
was mine. It's the police. Just wait a second, Yes,
opposite Rucker, Now it is quite true. Opposite Druckger, he
tried to shoot me, but he escaped. He is in
a cry with two other persons, a man and a woman,
and he ran down an old man and a corporal

(21:38):
in the airport at the street in the section, and
the corporal has internal injuries. He will survive. Yes, I
know why. No, opposite Rucker, I haven't the faintest idea.
I'm sorry, I don't know I had to do that.

(22:11):
And you don't want the police innoymous to you? Of
course you don't listen? Is that? Is that so nice?
Your daughter? With the people next door they're listening to.
I think they're getting ready to go out. They don't
want to get involved in this. I'm sure I don't
blame them that after what I heard Wednesday night. No,

(22:33):
it's too late for you to go out. You wouldn't
have a chance. You know that time's getting short. Why
were there? Would you? I might be able to help
if I say that, I know I could help you.
Not I'm not there unfortunately. And please don't call the police.
Stay away from the telephone. You're sick. Thank you. I

(23:01):
told you about the coffee. Are you sure there hasn't
been somebody in your house? I know you don't think
it's possible, but don't be too sure. Wasn't there a
drawn when you came home yesterday? The drawing you thought

(23:21):
you'd closed. Remember when you woke up in the middle
of the night Friday night and wondered what it was?
It woke you up? Sure? Are you frightened? I'd be.
I know, because you don't know what's going to happen.
That's why you're not so scared. But I know what's

(23:43):
going to happen, and it scares me. It scares me
to know everything. You have no idea of all the
things I know, frightening things, funny things, strange, things but
dogs talk about, and how to make a piece of punch,
what's hidden in that cave on the Radio City in
New York, the beach where Captain Kid buried his treasure,
and how much it costs to put an ad on

(24:03):
the London Daily Mail. A size at that Stalin wears,
and that Miss Tragisant wants for Christmas next year? How
I'm going to die sometime of anudlandeurism. The name of
the mayor of Peoria, Illinois, And what's going to happen
to you? I'm a man, a little sharp featured woman

(24:30):
with glasses, and the little man with a hit mustache.
In the presence they're bringing here. You do know them?
Don't you come in? Miss Ragistant? You've wropped the letters.
How many side will be all for today? Miss? I don't? No, yeah,

(25:04):
thank you must strike a sad You can go now.
I'm busy. I had to get out of her in
a hurry. I've got something more to tell you. You
only got a few more minutes to wait. I hope
you're ready. Somebody outside you're doing now? This is close

(25:25):
to listen, Okay, I thought you what to do. There's
only one thing that I know only one thing you
can do. All right you're doing? How did you put
something against it? I can I'm out of bread. I'll

(25:47):
tell you what to do it. Just take it, okay,
just take. Oh I have to hurry. I told you
about that. Let the order and your insm I'm afraid.
All you have to do at the door. All you
have to do is chest you just take. Just take.

(26:11):
It's come, it's come. Help. Let's try to just I'm
trying to tell. What can I do? What's your get?
All you have to do at the door, that's the
conning in Just take it. I'm sorry, you gotta take

(26:34):
to the the door. Yah h m hm mm hmmm uh.

(27:11):
The title of today is Quiet Please. Story is The
Man who Knew Everything was written and directed by Willis Cooper,
The Man who Spoke to you from Ernest Checkel and
others in the cast for James Guss, Arthur Cole and
Jemmie Crime is it. The Quiet Place is by albertna.
Now for word about next week, here's I rather director

(27:32):
Willis Cooper, thank you for listening to Quiet Please. Next week,
for all my Irish friends, I have a story for
it called Doc Rosie and so until next week. At
the same time, I am five years and it's just
and now a listening reminder. In just a little while,

(27:52):
you want to hear the predictions of things to come
that will come your way from Drew Person. This is ABC,
the American broadcasting Company.
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