I See Ghosts an episode of The Creaking Door

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man, just the sort of personyou'd like to invite for a weekend.
And who if only the nasty,suspicious police weren't convinced that a murderer got
heard again, Logan, there's nothingto wear nothing. Who cares? You

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got time? I'm paid by thepolice department, so I got time.
Let's see it again, Lieutenant.I don't want to throw it again.
Baby, you might even convince me. How do you like that? But
I know so little. I wokeup in this girl's a power Logan,
how'd you get to the apartment?I've told you, I don't know it.
It's all a blank. I wonderif grand jury I believe you've gone.

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Well. I woke up in thisapartment. It was a nicely furnished
place. I've been sleeping in achair in there before, never, I
swear it. You don't know howyou got there. You've never been there
before. But you were sleeping ina chair. And miss Allis stays at
her name. You wouldn't know whatyou only killed her. Well, that's
a lot of care, Okay,tell it nicely. I walked through the

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apartment. Well, I found her. She was lying on a bit,
but when the doctor got there,she was on the floor. I explained,
you know, I explained that themore the dead body I didn't know
she was dead, I'll tell you. But she was lying there as if
she were sleeping. And you'll neverseen her before and never been there before
in this Dallas strangle while you're sleepingin a chair. She's wearing a night

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dress and she was triangled, logand this triangle. And her name is
Hollister, Marian Hollister was a fewdidn't know, a rich girl with rich
parents. And they have enough PaulaCity Hall to put you away from life
just for being there on a changeyour story. I can't change it.
That's the way it happened. Ordo you remember immediately before you found yourself

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in this apartment. The last Iremember is getting off a subway between at
City Central, and I was walkingup the escalator and oh, oh there
was a girl. Oh there wasa girl. Was there? You missed
that bit? Art? Where whyshe? She seemed to be sick.
She was leaning against the wall ofthe station, just beyond the escalator,
and I think I stopped and afterif I could help. And you remember

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nothing more, no, not athing. This is a highly likely story.
Let me tell you, Logan Alesiahas been put forward as a defense
and the score of mega cases inthe city it has succeeded twice most times
with girls, so probably would theyhave got away with it if they've been
caught with a smoking gun in onehand. I can't help it. I'm
telling you the true. Okay,I'm gonna put you back in a cell.

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Maybe you can remember a little more. Officer, take this man away,
kry Cheef. I hate to saythis at my time of life,

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but I have a sneaking through inthis guy. Harry Logan was telling the
truth from the Harmster case. Itjust happened to get in this apartment where
she was killed. And he can'tremember a thing. As he saw a
girl in the subway. She wassucked, or so he thinks, or
so he thinks. Yeah, howdid he get to the apartment? How
did you get in? I don'tknow yet, but there's something we do

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now. Logan's hands don't fit theprints on the Hollister girl's neck. She
was strangled by a much larger man. I'll tell you what, Cardy,
If you can't tie this guy,lover him with a kill. But he
were on for a while and wecan find out how he goes and followed.
None of it makes sense, Noneof it, how did you get

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into that apartment? Well maybe,chef, if we follow him long enough,
we'll find out if you asked himto identify the body. No,
but we'll do that before time loose. Maybe we can learn something from his
reaction here, logan, is thisthe more because that's not the you'll see

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him over here? Did you eversee her before? It's horrible? Horrible
and inclined to a gray with him. I asked her if you'd ever seen
her before? No, never,not to mind all sure, she was
like, can't be you can't callyou. This is like a nightmare.
Okay, So I come upstairs inmy office. I'm want to show your

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pictures of how she was when shewas still alive. Well, recognize her?
No, no, I'm sorry tosay. I don't lash she the
woman in the suburb. I don'tknow. You know how it is there

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or the os and lights? Ijust don't know. I don't worry.
Then, I never discus Henning.You're in the clear sand. Just go
on your way. What why?Thanks? I don't understand what happened.
I don't understand it all. It'sa mystery to me. I made too
son. Maybe one of those casesnow, But they can ever explain.
We'll see, Yeah, we'll see. Yeah. Give me a be on

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a sandwich and you're coming up,buddy. Thanks, send it over to
the table there. Hello, beatit, sister. I only wanted to
thank you for what you did forme that night in the subway. And
in the subway, yeah, Ithank you. You help me? Who
are you? A name doesn't matter, Sit on, have a drink,

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not now? Thank you. Thehats hiding your face. I don't recognize
him. I'll take it off.Eh? Is that bad? But you
want Marian Hollister? Why? Whynot the girl here? Where did you
go? What? Girl? Idon't see no girl, mister. I

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looked at it, Carlia. Iknow you think I'm crazy, but this
is on the level. I sawher. I spoke to him. Marian
Hollister is being buried today. Whodid you identify? Her? Father made
the identification, but we checked herfingerprintster on record. She knocked the guy
over with her car three years back, got away with a rapp although I
think she should have gone to jail. I'll just take it easy. So

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what happened then? I've been undera bad strained boy Ben in jail accuse
the murder. Well, you gota dream or hallucination or something, or
somebody was impersonating up, but shewas exactly like a photographs. Take it
easy. So where was this bar? You were at Murphy's on the corner,

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remaining sixty and I can't see agirl I'm marrying, Hollis to going
in a place like that. Nowwe're busy on the case. I'll talk
to about ten or later. Justyou go home and relax. But it
was her, right I did.It was her And if you weren't going
to do anything about it, thenI will. Hey, yeah, yes,

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sir, take a lover at theshield. Okay, have a drink
in the house there. I'm achick cut SCOTTSI I don't want a drink.
What is this, mister holder?Oh I get it? I pay
you or you raid the place.Yeah, a business is lousy. The
most I could go is fifty black. I want information. A guy named

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Logan was in here the other night. Yeah, that's right, I do
know. His name's Dan. Wait. One of the reporters told me one
of the newsmen you served on abeard at his table. There was a
dame with them. I never sawa day is sure, Cherrim, you
get your jack at buster and takingyou in, say say what is asked
for a question? And you're comingquietly or in two faces? I'll come

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quiet. Cops. You can't winwith cops, mister Palmer. Ask me

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John, you're the climate of theuper band. Yeah, I know your
face. You're the guy that waspicked up as a suspect in the Holster
case and you're released. I'm sorry, you're yesterday's dude. I want to
know something about Merion Hollister. Whatkind of a woman she was? Eh,
Come in my office, take yourseat. You got anything to tell

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me? We don't know what kindof person was she? The hollisty girl
between you and me, strictly ahot rod, A poor little rich girl.
Could you be more specific? Partlose my job? Her dad owns
half the city and half this newspaper. Oh look, she lived for the
kicks, drink cord, drugs oranything else. It was all the same

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as a sweet little marriage. Shedidn't look that kind of girl. I
so you didn't see her, onlyher picture. She was arrested once for
driving stinking drunk. She killed aguy. Her old man even sprung her
on that one and she had asweet face, no heart. Was there
anywhere specific that she used to frequentmm Felena's gambling club on the East Side.

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Duke Feleni was said to be herspecial boyfriend. But don't quote me,
Shay, What is it anyway?Oh, it's only that I saw
her ghost. I'll let you knowI hear anything. Move in world class.

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don't think Logan believes in ghosts,do you? But after all, he
saw the girl dead. The fingerprintschecked. The fingerprints don't lie, but
ghosts do. They lie uneasily intheir grave. This police club Shore where

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Westeline? Not here? Where itclosed? Where does Feline live? How
should I know? I'm a friendof his who cares how much fifty bucks?
Uh? Spring a ten spot hurd? It out over there now talk
thirteen Wheelshair Chambers. I said,I'm lucky number. Come on, come

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on, Oh what do you know? Wasn't even luck? Huh? What

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police give me? Lieutenant Cally,Hello, Carley, I'm in the apartment
of Carlow Felinia thirty Woodshire Chambers.Come over quick. Felini's dead. Okay,

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but I'm cercy. You don't playcopsin rabber's log and that's my job.
How did he die? Shots aboutthree days back? Another guy?
Of course. Not you don't knowanybody, don't No, no, I
don't know anybody that beats me.No, kidd, please identified her by

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a prince and you say you sawor her ghost And now they find Felini
dead. Well, let's put outof the library. Check everything we've got
on is girl. This is thedriving case. Just like I said,
Oh, here's an item though youponsled me probably nothing. Is just an

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item about her personal maid being arrestedfor possessing drugs released released in the custody
of missus Hollister, and there's anote to say the maid appeared in court
in a mink coat and crocodile's shoes. Suppose the maid is posing as her
now she's dead. Why should youdo that? Well? How do I
know? Have you got the maid'shome address? Oh? For you anything

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here? It is seven Links Boulevard. That's a Karnowski in the state.
Thanks. Her name is Ellis,Mary Ellis. Well, thanks for the
filliny story. Let's know if youcome across anything. He're right, I
owe you that much. Perhaps youlaid a ghost for me? What do

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you want? I want to discoverthe whereabouts of miss Mary Alice. I
understand she is about to inherit somemoney under Miss Hollister's will. I don't
like him me, Marian wouldn't haveleft Mary a red sense. Mary was
fired long since? What is itdead? No? Not dead? Is
Mary Alice? Here? You're lock? Theme matter? Come in? Thanks

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now then? Whatever? You lookrather like Marion Hollister. Don't you a
bed? Where's the mink coat?Gone to the pawn shop? What's it
to you? Mary? Who killedCarlo Felini? Who was that rat?
Dad god Reddins? I think MaryHollister killed him, don't you? Then

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she was killed herself by one ofFellini's Gangsters, and you've been impersonating her
for some reason. Now why gofry an egg? Would you rather tell
me, not the police? Whatfor this? I don't know a thing
about it. I've got nothing tohide. I'm going home now. If
you want me, my telephone numberis Channel three three seven. Make a

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note of it. I'll write iton the Hudson River and forget it.
That might be your hard luck.I live at the Hobby Hotel, Room
sixty one. That's in Mesia,and I don't care if it's in the
Bronx Sunday. You may just care. Sunday. You may wake up dead
the way Mary Hollister did. Nowyou just think about it. I'll give

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you two seconds consideration. Now beatit. Thanks for nothing. You can
see yourself out, but don't scratchthe woodwork. Logan here from sixty one,

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says Marion Hollist. Mister logan,huh. I don't know what the
king is, honey, but MarionHollister is dead and I don't believe in
ghosts, aren't you, honey?Perhaps you should? Whoever you are,
what do you want to talk to? You? Come over to the apartment.
Where are you from? Sure,Sure, and I'll bring the police

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with me. Oh, I wouldn'tdo that, darling, if I were
you. Why not, because theywouldn't find anything. There are you coming?
Oh okay, I'll be alone.I'll leave the door off the latch.
I'll be seeing you police. Giveme Lieutenant Carley. Hello, Carlly.

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I just wanted to tell you thatthat I've got a date with a
dead woman, I thought myself.Thanks, anybody there? Where are you,

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Marion? Where are you? I'mhere, darling, where where I
was before? No? Don't youlike me the same? The same,
black, darling. I want youto forgive me. Please, I can't

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rest all this goes on. Pleaselet me sleep and peep where the light
switch old? Here? She washere, I tell you, she was
here, just like it was thatnight she was hearing and she was dead

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like. I don't know what thisis all about, but I'm going to
find out, Sagon, well,if I searched this place, find out
how that woman escaped, Logan,if this is all a figment of your
imagination or the trouble I'm wanting,I don't know anymore. I just don't
know. Maybe I'm doing mad.Go back to your hotel, Logan,
keep off the streets. You maybe in danger. I'm in danger's going

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out of my mind. Hey,what is this? What are you doing
here? Don't you like me evena little? You're real? You want

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a ghost? No, I'm nota ghost, Logan. I'm marrying Harleston.
I said possible, and you knowit. I was Mary Ellis too,
see herself, thousand, don't scratchthe paintwork. But the Hollister Girl's
fingerprints were checked for surely. Butyou see, I was on a drunken
driving charge. My maid looks alot like I do. That's why I

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chose her. She could always giveme an alibi. Well, I paid
her well to stand in for me. It's been her finger Prince, they
took, not mine. Then,the the real Mary Ellis was was the
dead girling in your apartment. That'sright. My money comes from my dad.
When I went to Felini's place,Mary was seen around as me.

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I'd been forbidden to visit Fellini.Poor Carlo. I killed him. I
killed him with this gun. Putthat thing away. I shot Carlo because
he was through with me. Allhe ever wanted was money and more money.
He called me names that night.Carlo has a brother. Carlo's brother

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has big pounds. Poor Mary Alice, she did look like me. Give
yourself up if you explained it.I was going home by subway and I
suddenly felt faint. After all,i'd just shocked Carlo. You wanted to
help me, and that was all. But I couldn't let you give evidence
later that you'd seen me. Thatwould have placed me too near the Pelini's
place or what happened to me.I asked you to take me home.

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Then I rang a certain doctor.I know he just hypnotized you. That's
all, told you to forget andsleep locan. If I'd have gone into
my bedroom, i'd have seen MaryEllie dead. I didn't not till later.
Then I couldn't move you, andI had to leave you there now.
I tried to make you think Iwas my own ghost and shake you

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off the trail. I made upas Mary Ellis in case the police went
to question her, but they didn't. You turned up, But you didn't
really believe in ghosts, did you. I began to at the end,
how did you get out of thebedroom? S passed the police in the
dark. I decided to shoot myselfbut the game isn't played out yet.

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It might be easier to shoot you. You're only making it harder for yourself.
You know that. I don't thinkthey'll do much to you for shot.
Like Logan, you are good tome, you like me even,
but I'm rotten and I always was, and I'm going to do the selfish
things for they Air put it down. So you see, Logan's been closed
her level since we let him outof here. It goes nothing. Rat

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You stop me doing the only bacentthing I ever tried in my whole life.
I hate you, I hate everybody. He'll pass, Marian, everything
does. Things can get better foryou, Believe me, dear me,

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