June 20, 2024 • 27 mins
"The Incomparable Charlie Chan" is an old-time radio show that brings to life the adventures of the legendary detective Charlie Chan, a character created by author Earl Derr Biggers. First airing in the 1930s and running through the 1940s, the show features Chan, a Chinese-American detective from Honolulu, known for his wisdom, keen observation, and methodical approach to solving crimes. The series captures the essence of classic detective fiction, presenting intriguing mysteries, colorful characters, and suspenseful storylines. Listeners are drawn into a world of deduction and intrigue as Chan unravels complex cases with his signature calm demeanor and insightful reasoning. The show remains a beloved example of early 20th-century radio drama, reflecting the era's fascination with mystery and crime-solving tales.
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The incomparable Charlie Chan. We proudlypresent the incomparable Charlie Chan in a new
and exciting series. Join the famousdetective as he combines the wisdom of the
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East and the science of the West. In the dramatic chapter from the Adventures
of Charlie Chan, Chalie Chan Handleybids you good evening and extends rome welcome.
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Ancient proverb relates what ten men build, one hand may destroy. Tonight
we meet hand that spread highly oddform of destruction. Listen, please thank
you. Tonight's adventure the Telltale Hands. Judy Carroll stands at the intersection of
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Logan Avenue on First Street. Sheis nineteen years old, short, dark,
pretty in a cheerful way, andshe might be beautiful if she knew
how to dress and use makeup properly. But Judy doesn't. She's blind.
Is anybody crossing Logan Avenue? Please? Anybody getting across? I'd like to
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cross Logan Avenue? Girl, isn'tget anyone around? Hello? Anybody crossing
Logan Avenue? Hello? Please?Yes you can miss inferior person lender system.
Our old Charlie Chan. We werejust driving past and we saw you.
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Oh, that's tofully kind of you. But I don't need a list.
I'm waiting to cross slogan. Ilive on the other side. Ah
inferior number one. Son's happy tolender system. You don't have to bother.
Someone will be along soon. Notrouble at all. Catch me missing
a chat to walk with a prettygirl. Come on, life's change.
I bet you tell that to allthe girls, only the pretty one.
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What's your name, Judy Carroll,I'm lead Chen. My pup's are detective
Charlie Chas. I'm a kind detectivetoo. That's nothing. I'm a piano
tuner, no fool, sure,proven easy. I've got my tuning hammer
right here. Oh god, I'veleft it where I was working. I'm
worsening the plumber always forgetting my tools. This is a curb about. Want
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me to go back and get thatcheoting homopoil? Oh no thanks, Ley,
I'll film them. Gant me totake you to your house. Don't
bother. It's the second from thecorner, fourteen steps and five left.
I can then right see you soon, and if our piano needs tuning,
I'll call you, daddy. I'mhome. That's it all, daddy,
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I all right, have a jobthe this morning. Tell me all right,
daddy, the vain case has abeautiful piano. Why not? I
got a million dollars. Tell meabout the house, Judy. Everything you
remember, how many rooms, howmany steps from dawn? At all?
Wherever they is? What it feelslike? You always ask me that,
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Daddy, Hm you get into suchhigh plass houses, Judy, not me.
I've gotta hear about him the secondhand, third hand, Daddy,
I didn't see them, I justfeel them. Oh that's good enough for
me. Go ahead, well,three steps up to the front door,
their novel. The front door isoaks. Going to the foyer. Two
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steps to the list there's a closet. Three to the rider is a small
waiting room. You go straight aheadinto the hall. It's ten steps long.
It least wait a minute, juddy, I just remembered something. Excuse
me a minute. Ever, Yeah, Bowlo, you listen to the girl.
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Yeah, got a good memory,the best. We'll make sure you
remember everything. The girl says,you know, I got a hand it
to you, Barlow. Every praksmanin town's wondering how you've been breaking into
joints so long without getting caught nowI know it's just too easy when a
blind girl gives you the whole layoutfirst, he got voice down. She
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doesn't know those. She just thinksthat daddy is just curious about the upper
classes. Huh. He doesn't knowthat she helps her daddy make visits at
night that make money for him.Yeah, if you're just listening carefully while
the girl's talking, we'll drop inon the van case tonight. Hooray.
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It'll be easy. As easy astaken pennies from a blind man. I
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made a good batch in my trailersafter I sure did help me out on
the door jobs, just as easyas I told you. Whether they'd be
room paste off for us, andname what everything is or not done?
Yeah, yeah, it was well. Her girl of yours is worth plenty
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blind. Yeah. The doctors werearound last year trying to talk into operation
for her eyes. I've got tostop that though. I don't want to
have any eyes back. I don'twant to watch in her old dead mixing
is nitroglycerine in the kitchen. Eh, the safe is really loaded, jipper,
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behold the knife yick in your hand. Yeah, it's all all right,
you know. I I still don'tfigure why you cut me in on
the steel boller. You don't needme. You're wrong, Jipper. Hell,
the police are too interested in thesejobs of mine lately. This is
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the thirty Well wait a minute,Well make sure I got everything? Oh
sure, sure that's right. Allright, let's go blow. I'm going,
Jipper, not you? What doyou mean? That's why I brought
you in, Jipper. The lord'sgetting a little post for my lucky now.
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They give me to check up onme, so I gotta put them
up a cent. I need youfor a decoy. Sorry, Jipper,
but this is where you get it. Pound. There's no one hip hop.
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The whole house is in darkness.He's just the right one. Positive.
This person not given to making mistakes. Maybe the phone operator was wrong
or what does she say? Phoneoperators say, call came from this house
home of wealthy than caves. Shesay, voice, very faint but distinctly,
said get Charlie chan quick and dying. That's plain enough. What will
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you now? Break him? Becomesthis person's ignoble task. To enter Van
Cay home with skeleton keys is writtenpurpose of visits. May pardon this courteous
entry into home. Come personally,I think the call was just a dirty
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trick to keep us from going hometo dinner. If you ask me,
Papa, Oh careful please, thisperson illuminates touch. Wow, what a
hell? Us looks like a mansion? Shift? Hey, Pap, can
you lighten that rum a minute?I think I saw I did? Yes,
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Pop, take a look. Thesafement opened and before us is criminal
who opened same and then made oddtelephone call to police announcing crime. Most
unfortunate cannot explain actions. Is dead? Ah attention please, Father has completed
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hurried investigations. Go ahead, Pop, I shall tell you I've got a
clue. Very good. Dead manbefore us was one of two men who
robbed house, fought with companion aninjured same note, broken knuckles and wrench
in hand. H was stabbed withknife and left for dead. Crawled to
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telephone and called police. Anything else, Pap, hm extremely odd clue bruises
on nikoff. Dead men are moistwith chemical most probably night throw glitzerin same
use to open safe escaped thief andmurderer had knight throw glitzerin on hands right
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norly did he leave Michael gristling behind. Pop, but one of his tools
I fell of the piano look it'smy clue. Ah, excellent, but
this not burglar equipment. Son histuning hammer for piano used by piano tunas
tuning hammers. Gee, I'd betterstudy Carrols the blind girl. You remember
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her? Pop? What a funnycoincidence if this is the piano she chews
after the silence God night, dearpap This bankrupt brain entertains odd thought.
During investigation of recent vagaries, oneinteresting fact noted what parts that prior to
each piano in house was tune?You mean the piano tuner learned the lay
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out of the house first? Youmean Judy cowded that or lo pop?
This person has noted that when coincidencesbecome extremely odd, demount instant investigation.
But she blind? How could shesun because locality of home or blind piano
tuna? Of course, very good. We'll telephone homicide department to take charge
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here and then make instant journey tohouse of miss Carroll, will return the
vice for tuning piano and perhaps locatesthe results of murder. Blood. What's
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the matter? You came rushing intothe house ten minutes ago and you've been
packing. I hurt you. Igotta go away for a couple of weeks.
Judy, go away. You'll beall right. Now, get out
of the way. I'm gonna hurry. Hi, I gotta get out of
here. Oh daddy, wat's theget away from me? Don't touch me.
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You've got enough jobs to take careof you. So long, Judy,
you're hurt. I felt your head. It's bleeding. What happened.
I'll be all right. I aside arguing with a friend. That's all
where hush. Shut up. Youdon't know anything I understand. You don't
know where I've been or where I'mgoing. Daddy, you can't go out
like this. Su're hurt. Itold you to keep your hand off me.
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Oh daddy, I wish you haveyou got a hat or something for
me to wear on my head.No, I haven't, never mind,
I'll get one at the store onthe corner. Gotta hide the side of
my head. Now, listen,someone at the door. You answer it.
I'm going out the back way.You've not seen me. Remember,
you don't know where I am.You don't know nothing. Understand. And
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if you talk, if you're sayinganything, I swear I'll make you happy.
You're blind. I'll make you wishyou were dead. Our story will
continue in just a few moments.Meanwhile, though you're announcer and now back
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to the incomparable Charlie chan Bolo.Carol, injured in a fight with Jipper,
finds it necessary to leave Tom.We left him fretting his blind daughter
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Judy into silence. When the doorbellrings and Judy answers, yes, so
if it please hi, Judy,it's me. Oh, the young chair
and undistinguished father of saying good evening, Miss Carroll, have come to return
tuning hammer recently forgotten? Oh comein? Were you at the then k
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house? Yes, listen to anamidst this person of their ill news,
Miss Carroll. Attention, who residesin house with you? Just my father?
He isn't home now he's gone away. I don't know where, missus
Carroll. So sorry, your fathermay be implicated in recent robbery and murder
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in vicinity of van Ky home murder. Oh no, your father recently at
home, Miss Carroll. No,so sorry, this person perceives lie.
Your face shows recent marks of roughhands. Have been struck by unkind father
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or someone else. No, that'snot true. No one's struck me.
Strains of blood on fingers miss Carroll, have recently touched wounded head of father.
No, I never did open closetin bedroom behind you proclaim someone hastily
packed and left home whilst father inspectedchair. Please, my head's wording,
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laddie. I've got to sit downrightly, Judy, lay off a pop
with you. This most interesting symptomdidn't a sentiment at all. Can't you
see how sick the poor girl is? You can't blame me. They'd not
refer to son's gallantry. I pleasewith say, refer to missus Carroll's headache.
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Get doctor, Please, my head'sbursting. I never said anything like
it before. Horror will send physicianinstantly. Miss Carroll now must ask one
question highly urgent to inform Charlie chanwhere father has gone? I don't know
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very good. My respects to misguidedloyalty, Miss Carroll. We'll now telephone
for physicians and then depart to findrunaway father. How we going to find
im? Part by trail left bysaying what trail? Trail of headache?
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Pap? Are you crazy? What'sall this about? Headache? How can
a man leave a trailer headache?Exercise vision? Please keep sharp lookout for
any person in extremely sick condition.We'll go to corner and begin search from
that point. Is Carol going aroundhitting people on the head? And look
inside hat store on corner? Whatdo ies proceed? Hey, there's a
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fellow double up on the counter.This most fortuness hardly expected. Immediate redubts
from deduction. Will enter store?Please? Oh pardon, please, eh,
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oh go away. I my head'ssplitting. Get me a doctor,
William, pardon. That's intrude onillness? Is this our Charlie channel?
Police? You had recent customer,a man purchased hat, possibly to conceal
wound on head. Yes, that'sright, about ten minutes ago. In
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which direction did man proceed after leavingstore? Down Logan Avenue? Very good?
Are too many urgent tasks before fatherto employ time and explanation. Must
telephone for physician, then broad carand continue search down Logan Avenue. Do
we look for more headaches? Maybe fortunate enough to locate saying. When
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we reach end of headache trail,we'll find criminal. It is written youth
can see ten years beyond old age. Urgent that miserable son justify position as
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assistant to father. All right,path, I'll look out for the six
people. But but just answer meone thing. Proceed? How does Carol
hand out headaches with hands? Withhands but sharp? Please? Ambulance on
left side of avenue. This madethe additional clue to whereabouts mister Carroll will
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question patient. Come please may proceedto patiently one sightly. This is respect
the chelly CaMLA please sightly the SIplease if the in turn, we'll forgive
intrusion desire to ask patient several questions. Thank you you have had headache,
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never felt anything like it before.I fighted right here in the street with
a pain. What happened to manin new hat? Please? How do
you know about him? But we'llexplain later. What happened? Please?
I don't know. He was carryinga bag and he was rather sick.
Offered me a dollar if i'd carryhis bag to the blue check cabstand very
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good if you performed tasks but receivespayment with splitting headache as bonus. That's
just what happened. Inspector and mana new hat to cat. Yes,
the driver helped him. The bitterkeen is a note address given? No
seems like a dead end. Pop. We almost had him, are not
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yet defeated. Instant journey to trafficoffice of blue check cab may reveal further
clues. Come, Inspector, Channa, I've heard a lot about how smart
you are, but I don't seehow you can be as smart as this.
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Our driver just checked in two minutesago. He said he had such
a blinding headache he couldn't work anymore. Excellent, But how on earth did
you know he would insufficient time?Kindly examine trip sheet of sick driver and
inform him self of last fear.Got it right here, Inspector eh obtained
fair at regular cat stand on LoganAvenue Grove. Same to bayside, Sir,
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he get a catch a boat wherein Bayside? Please? Uh?
Private wharf number twenty seven? Manythanks, come some quickly? Could you
at least tell me who you're Arthur, Inspector. We're after a man who
hands out headaches? Do you thinkCarol stood at the wolf part? Perhaps
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have followed him with utmost acceleration.Hey, it's really private, it's all
enclosed. This person recalls warf usedby bootleggers during regrettable days of prohibition.
Crowns door at this side. IfCarroll's inside we may be walking right into
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a track. Sns Hey, Pop, there's a launcher head or I think
someone's in it looks as if he'spouring gasoline into the tank. He possibly
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mister Canon preparing to leave cities.Come mister Carroll, this is a police
Carol. You don't move another step. Come on, Pop, he has
not a gun. Say this job. Gasoline is gonna stop as Carrol,
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that's all you know. It's nightdog dog literin explosive use to smash.
Then Kate say huh, that's right. Oh, I have the newest throw
it. Just let a little facingthem all be over. Listen to me.
I'm running this launch carry here,and don't you find to stop me.
Noither you want to stay on oneplease happy gotta stop. We can't
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camp. You don't bluff me.I know you don't carry guns. This
does a really procures match to illuminateseeing mister Carroll, and see if night
thro Bitteren is bluff it. Don'tblub it. Hey stop it, Pap
pap them for that makes you thenight throw Pap will be those burnings the
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fight did my micro explode? Ithought I am necessary to rest mister Carroll
from flame that once before bettin itnights will explode unfortunate man's hands, our
venues will. It's plain ironic.Justice of Saints had conclusion of King.
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All right, Pa, all right, thou tell me why didn't the nitro
explode when you drop the match?In number one? Son under delusion that
nitroglycerine explodes from contact with fire,does not nearly burns like kerosene, can
only be exploded by intense shock orconcussion. I see, mm hmm.
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Now what about the trailer headaches thatCarroll left behind? How he do that?
Did so because hands had been moistenedwith nitro glycerin. I remember left
it on Jipper's neck. Nitroglycerine highlypotent poison, instantly absorbed through skin,
producing intense headache, and sharp areso strong can be passed nearly thy touch
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off hand. You mean then thatevery time Carol touched somebody they got nitro
on their skin, not to givethem headaches. Precisely same accounts for headaches
of daughter as shop assistant, porterand taxi driver. Mister Carroll did not
suffer effects because had built up resistanceto say he mean by manufacturing it all
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the time, trolly he certainly hada pear of tell tale hands. They
led us straight to him, andwith finish off mister Carroll must now continue
case of daughter. Police records revealedpossibility of cure for blindness, of same
always sported by father. What atype he was. Perhaps that same cannot
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be true of daughter, who maysomeday balance father's evil with goodness and beauty.
Truly it is written, blackest Earthalways produceth fairest roles. Before this
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person has further words with you,here is an answer with words of wisdom.
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Before saying good night, Charli Chancommenced to you words of ancient wisdom.
There could be no better surplice inthe world than that of gratitude.
Good night, Thank you. Besure to join us next week at this
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same time for the Adventures of Charliejam based on the famous character created by
Elder Bigger. This is the GraceGibson radio production produced by Reg Johnston.
The incomparable Charlie Chan. We proudlypresent the incomparable Charlie Chan in a new
and exciting series. Join the famousdetective as he combines the wisdom of the
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East and the science of the West. In the dramatic chapter from the Adventures
of Charlie Chan, Chalie Chan Handleybids you good evening and extends rome welcome.
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Ancient proverb relates what ten men build, one hand may destroy. Tonight
we meet hand that spread highly oddform of destruction. Listen, please thank
you. Tonight's adventure the Telltale Hands. Judy Carroll stands at the intersection of
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Logan Avenue on First Street. Sheis nineteen years old, short, dark,
pretty in a cheerful way, andshe might be beautiful if she knew
how to dress and use makeup properly. But Judy doesn't. She's blind.
Is anybody crossing Logan Avenue? Please? Anybody getting across? I'd like to
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cross Logan Avenue? Girl, isn'tget anyone around? Hello? Anybody crossing
Logan Avenue? Hello? Please?Yes you can miss inferior person lender system.
Our old Charlie Chan. We werejust driving past and we saw you.
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Oh, that's tofully kind of you. But I don't need a list.
I'm waiting to cross slogan. Ilive on the other side. Ah
inferior number one. Son's happy tolender system. You don't have to bother.
Someone will be along soon. Notrouble at all. Catch me missing
a chat to walk with a prettygirl. Come on, life's change.
I bet you tell that to allthe girls, only the pretty one.
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What's your name, Judy Carroll,I'm lead Chen. My pup's are detective
Charlie Chas. I'm a kind detectivetoo. That's nothing. I'm a piano
tuner, no fool, sure,proven easy. I've got my tuning hammer
right here. Oh god, I'veleft it where I was working. I'm
worsening the plumber always forgetting my tools. This is a curb about. Want
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me to go back and get thatcheoting homopoil? Oh no thanks, Ley,
I'll film them. Gant me totake you to your house. Don't
bother. It's the second from thecorner, fourteen steps and five left.
I can then right see you soon, and if our piano needs tuning,
I'll call you, daddy. I'mhome. That's it all, daddy,
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I all right, have a jobthe this morning. Tell me all right,
daddy, the vain case has abeautiful piano. Why not? I
got a million dollars. Tell meabout the house, Judy. Everything you
remember, how many rooms, howmany steps from dawn? At all?
Wherever they is? What it feelslike? You always ask me that,
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Daddy, Hm you get into suchhigh plass houses, Judy, not me.
I've gotta hear about him the secondhand, third hand, Daddy,
I didn't see them, I justfeel them. Oh that's good enough for
me. Go ahead, well,three steps up to the front door,
their novel. The front door isoaks. Going to the foyer. Two
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steps to the list there's a closet. Three to the rider is a small
waiting room. You go straight aheadinto the hall. It's ten steps long.
It least wait a minute, juddy, I just remembered something. Excuse
me a minute. Ever, Yeah, Bowlo, you listen to the girl.
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Yeah, got a good memory,the best. We'll make sure you
remember everything. The girl says,you know, I got a hand it
to you, Barlow. Every praksmanin town's wondering how you've been breaking into
joints so long without getting caught nowI know it's just too easy when a
blind girl gives you the whole layoutfirst, he got voice down. She
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doesn't know those. She just thinksthat daddy is just curious about the upper
classes. Huh. He doesn't knowthat she helps her daddy make visits at
night that make money for him.Yeah, if you're just listening carefully while
the girl's talking, we'll drop inon the van case tonight. Hooray.
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It'll be easy. As easy astaken pennies from a blind man. I
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made a good batch in my trailersafter I sure did help me out on
the door jobs, just as easyas I told you. Whether they'd be
room paste off for us, andname what everything is or not done?
Yeah, yeah, it was well. Her girl of yours is worth plenty
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blind. Yeah. The doctors werearound last year trying to talk into operation
for her eyes. I've got tostop that though. I don't want to
have any eyes back. I don'twant to watch in her old dead mixing
is nitroglycerine in the kitchen. Eh, the safe is really loaded, jipper,
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behold the knife yick in your hand. Yeah, it's all all right,
you know. I I still don'tfigure why you cut me in on
the steel boller. You don't needme. You're wrong, Jipper. Hell,
the police are too interested in thesejobs of mine lately. This is
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the thirty Well wait a minute,Well make sure I got everything? Oh
sure, sure that's right. Allright, let's go blow. I'm going,
Jipper, not you? What doyou mean? That's why I brought
you in, Jipper. The lord'sgetting a little post for my lucky now.
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They give me to check up onme, so I gotta put them
up a cent. I need youfor a decoy. Sorry, Jipper,
but this is where you get it. Pound. There's no one hip hop.
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The whole house is in darkness.He's just the right one. Positive.
This person not given to making mistakes. Maybe the phone operator was wrong
or what does she say? Phoneoperators say, call came from this house
home of wealthy than caves. Shesay, voice, very faint but distinctly,
said get Charlie chan quick and dying. That's plain enough. What will
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you now? Break him? Becomesthis person's ignoble task. To enter Van
Cay home with skeleton keys is writtenpurpose of visits. May pardon this courteous
entry into home. Come personally,I think the call was just a dirty
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trick to keep us from going hometo dinner. If you ask me,
Papa, Oh careful please, thisperson illuminates touch. Wow, what a
hell? Us looks like a mansion? Shift? Hey, Pap, can
you lighten that rum a minute?I think I saw I did? Yes,
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Pop, take a look. Thesafement opened and before us is criminal
who opened same and then made oddtelephone call to police announcing crime. Most
unfortunate cannot explain actions. Is dead? Ah attention please, Father has completed
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hurried investigations. Go ahead, Pop, I shall tell you I've got a
clue. Very good. Dead manbefore us was one of two men who
robbed house, fought with companion aninjured same note, broken knuckles and wrench
in hand. H was stabbed withknife and left for dead. Crawled to
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telephone and called police. Anything else, Pap, hm extremely odd clue bruises
on nikoff. Dead men are moistwith chemical most probably night throw glitzerin same
use to open safe escaped thief andmurderer had knight throw glitzerin on hands right
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norly did he leave Michael gristling behind. Pop, but one of his tools
I fell of the piano look it'smy clue. Ah, excellent, but
this not burglar equipment. Son histuning hammer for piano used by piano tunas
tuning hammers. Gee, I'd betterstudy Carrols the blind girl. You remember
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her? Pop? What a funnycoincidence if this is the piano she chews
after the silence God night, dearpap This bankrupt brain entertains odd thought.
During investigation of recent vagaries, oneinteresting fact noted what parts that prior to
each piano in house was tune?You mean the piano tuner learned the lay
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out of the house first? Youmean Judy cowded that or lo pop?
This person has noted that when coincidencesbecome extremely odd, demount instant investigation.
But she blind? How could shesun because locality of home or blind piano
tuna? Of course, very good. We'll telephone homicide department to take charge
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here and then make instant journey tohouse of miss Carroll, will return the
vice for tuning piano and perhaps locatesthe results of murder. Blood. What's
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the matter? You came rushing intothe house ten minutes ago and you've been
packing. I hurt you. Igotta go away for a couple of weeks.
Judy, go away. You'll beall right. Now, get out
of the way. I'm gonna hurry. Hi, I gotta get out of
here. Oh daddy, wat's theget away from me? Don't touch me.
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You've got enough jobs to take careof you. So long, Judy,
you're hurt. I felt your head. It's bleeding. What happened.
I'll be all right. I aside arguing with a friend. That's all
where hush. Shut up. Youdon't know anything I understand. You don't
know where I've been or where I'mgoing. Daddy, you can't go out
like this. Su're hurt. Itold you to keep your hand off me.
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Oh daddy, I wish you haveyou got a hat or something for
me to wear on my head.No, I haven't, never mind,
I'll get one at the store onthe corner. Gotta hide the side of
my head. Now, listen,someone at the door. You answer it.
I'm going out the back way.You've not seen me. Remember,
you don't know where I am.You don't know nothing. Understand. And
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if you talk, if you're sayinganything, I swear I'll make you happy.
You're blind. I'll make you wishyou were dead. Our story will
continue in just a few moments.Meanwhile, though you're announcer and now back
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to the incomparable Charlie chan Bolo.Carol, injured in a fight with Jipper,
finds it necessary to leave Tom.We left him fretting his blind daughter
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Judy into silence. When the doorbellrings and Judy answers, yes, so
if it please hi, Judy,it's me. Oh, the young chair
and undistinguished father of saying good evening, Miss Carroll, have come to return
tuning hammer recently forgotten? Oh comein? Were you at the then k
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house? Yes, listen to anamidst this person of their ill news,
Miss Carroll. Attention, who residesin house with you? Just my father?
He isn't home now he's gone away. I don't know where, missus
Carroll. So sorry, your fathermay be implicated in recent robbery and murder
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in vicinity of van Ky home murder. Oh no, your father recently at
home, Miss Carroll. No,so sorry, this person perceives lie.
Your face shows recent marks of roughhands. Have been struck by unkind father
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or someone else. No, that'snot true. No one's struck me.
Strains of blood on fingers miss Carroll, have recently touched wounded head of father.
No, I never did open closetin bedroom behind you proclaim someone hastily
packed and left home whilst father inspectedchair. Please, my head's wording,
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laddie. I've got to sit downrightly, Judy, lay off a pop
with you. This most interesting symptomdidn't a sentiment at all. Can't you
see how sick the poor girl is? You can't blame me. They'd not
refer to son's gallantry. I pleasewith say, refer to missus Carroll's headache.
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Get doctor, Please, my head'sbursting. I never said anything like
it before. Horror will send physicianinstantly. Miss Carroll now must ask one
question highly urgent to inform Charlie chanwhere father has gone? I don't know
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very good. My respects to misguidedloyalty, Miss Carroll. We'll now telephone
for physicians and then depart to findrunaway father. How we going to find
im? Part by trail left bysaying what trail? Trail of headache?
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Pap? Are you crazy? What'sall this about? Headache? How can
a man leave a trailer headache?Exercise vision? Please keep sharp lookout for
any person in extremely sick condition.We'll go to corner and begin search from
that point. Is Carol going aroundhitting people on the head? And look
inside hat store on corner? Whatdo ies proceed? Hey, there's a
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fellow double up on the counter.This most fortuness hardly expected. Immediate redubts
from deduction. Will enter store?Please? Oh pardon, please, eh,
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oh go away. I my head'ssplitting. Get me a doctor,
William, pardon. That's intrude onillness? Is this our Charlie channel?
Police? You had recent customer,a man purchased hat, possibly to conceal
wound on head. Yes, that'sright, about ten minutes ago. In
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which direction did man proceed after leavingstore? Down Logan Avenue? Very good?
Are too many urgent tasks before fatherto employ time and explanation. Must
telephone for physician, then broad carand continue search down Logan Avenue. Do
we look for more headaches? Maybe fortunate enough to locate saying. When
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we reach end of headache trail,we'll find criminal. It is written youth
can see ten years beyond old age. Urgent that miserable son justify position as
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assistant to father. All right,path, I'll look out for the six
people. But but just answer meone thing. Proceed? How does Carol
hand out headaches with hands? Withhands but sharp? Please? Ambulance on
left side of avenue. This madethe additional clue to whereabouts mister Carroll will
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question patient. Come please may proceedto patiently one sightly. This is respect
the chelly CaMLA please sightly the SIplease if the in turn, we'll forgive
intrusion desire to ask patient several questions. Thank you you have had headache,
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never felt anything like it before.I fighted right here in the street with
a pain. What happened to manin new hat? Please? How do
you know about him? But we'llexplain later. What happened? Please?
I don't know. He was carryinga bag and he was rather sick.
Offered me a dollar if i'd carryhis bag to the blue check cabstand very
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good if you performed tasks but receivespayment with splitting headache as bonus. That's
just what happened. Inspector and mana new hat to cat. Yes,
the driver helped him. The bitterkeen is a note address given? No
seems like a dead end. Pop. We almost had him, are not
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yet defeated. Instant journey to trafficoffice of blue check cab may reveal further
clues. Come, Inspector, Channa, I've heard a lot about how smart
you are, but I don't seehow you can be as smart as this.
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Our driver just checked in two minutesago. He said he had such
a blinding headache he couldn't work anymore. Excellent, But how on earth did
you know he would insufficient time?Kindly examine trip sheet of sick driver and
inform him self of last fear.Got it right here, Inspector eh obtained
fair at regular cat stand on LoganAvenue Grove. Same to bayside, Sir,
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he get a catch a boat wherein Bayside? Please? Uh?
Private wharf number twenty seven? Manythanks, come some quickly? Could you
at least tell me who you're Arthur, Inspector. We're after a man who
hands out headaches? Do you thinkCarol stood at the wolf part? Perhaps
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have followed him with utmost acceleration.Hey, it's really private, it's all
enclosed. This person recalls warf usedby bootleggers during regrettable days of prohibition.
Crowns door at this side. IfCarroll's inside we may be walking right into
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a track. Sns Hey, Pop, there's a launcher head or I think
someone's in it looks as if he'spouring gasoline into the tank. He possibly
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mister Canon preparing to leave cities.Come mister Carroll, this is a police
Carol. You don't move another step. Come on, Pop, he has
not a gun. Say this job. Gasoline is gonna stop as Carrol,
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that's all you know. It's nightdog dog literin explosive use to smash.
Then Kate say huh, that's right. Oh, I have the newest throw
it. Just let a little facingthem all be over. Listen to me.
I'm running this launch carry here,and don't you find to stop me.
Noither you want to stay on oneplease happy gotta stop. We can't
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camp. You don't bluff me.I know you don't carry guns. This
does a really procures match to illuminateseeing mister Carroll, and see if night
thro Bitteren is bluff it. Don'tblub it. Hey stop it, Pap
pap them for that makes you thenight throw Pap will be those burnings the
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fight did my micro explode? Ithought I am necessary to rest mister Carroll
from flame that once before bettin itnights will explode unfortunate man's hands, our
venues will. It's plain ironic.Justice of Saints had conclusion of King.
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All right, Pa, all right, thou tell me why didn't the nitro
explode when you drop the match?In number one? Son under delusion that
nitroglycerine explodes from contact with fire,does not nearly burns like kerosene, can
only be exploded by intense shock orconcussion. I see, mm hmm.
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Now what about the trailer headaches thatCarroll left behind? How he do that?
Did so because hands had been moistenedwith nitro glycerin. I remember left
it on Jipper's neck. Nitroglycerine highlypotent poison, instantly absorbed through skin,
producing intense headache, and sharp areso strong can be passed nearly thy touch
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off hand. You mean then thatevery time Carol touched somebody they got nitro
on their skin, not to givethem headaches. Precisely same accounts for headaches
of daughter as shop assistant, porterand taxi driver. Mister Carroll did not
suffer effects because had built up resistanceto say he mean by manufacturing it all
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the time, trolly he certainly hada pear of tell tale hands. They
led us straight to him, andwith finish off mister Carroll must now continue
case of daughter. Police records revealedpossibility of cure for blindness, of same
always sported by father. What atype he was. Perhaps that same cannot
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be true of daughter, who maysomeday balance father's evil with goodness and beauty.
Truly it is written, blackest Earthalways produceth fairest roles. Before this
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person has further words with you,here is an answer with words of wisdom.
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Before saying good night, Charli Chancommenced to you words of ancient wisdom.
There could be no better surplice inthe world than that of gratitude.
Good night, Thank you. Besure to join us next week at this
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same time for the Adventures of Charliejam based on the famous character created by
Elder Bigger. This is the GraceGibson radio production produced by Reg Johnston.
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