April 5, 2025 • 30 mins
Original Air Date: January 05, 1941
Host: Andrew Rhynes
Show: The Shadow
Stars:
• Bill Johnstone (Lamont Cranston)
• Marjorie Anderson (Margot Lane)
Intro and Exit music from: Resurgence by Ghostrifter https://bit.ly/ghostrifter-sc
Host: Andrew Rhynes
Show: The Shadow
Stars:
• Bill Johnstone (Lamont Cranston)
• Marjorie Anderson (Margot Lane)
Intro and Exit music from: Resurgence by Ghostrifter https://bit.ly/ghostrifter-sc
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Speaker 1 (00:20):
Whode what evil in the hearts of men?
Speaker 2 (00:27):
The Shadow node.
Speaker 3 (00:37):
These rolling adventures of the Shadow are on the air,
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of America. These dramatizations are designed to demonstrate portably to
old and young alike that crime does not pay. The
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Shadow will be with us in just a moment. But first,
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Speaker 2 (01:39):
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Speaker 3 (01:41):
Way to heat your home. The Shadow, the serious character
who aids the forces of law and order, is in
reality Lamont Cranston, wealthy young man about town. As the Shadow,
Cranston is gifted with hypnotic power to cloud men's minds
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so that 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. Today's story,
The leopard strikes. Oh hello, as hoster, Kelly, how are
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you mag fine? Had any excitements tonight?
Speaker 2 (02:34):
Now, my young lad?
Speaker 4 (02:35):
What would be excitement on the beat like this surround
the animal house.
Speaker 2 (02:39):
Nothing's happened here in the park for twenty years.
Speaker 3 (02:41):
Well you can always hope, Oh, yes, that you can.
What time has you got afster, Kelly?
Speaker 2 (02:45):
And it's almost midnight?
Speaker 3 (02:47):
Well, if anything's to happen, this is the time midnighty
do those animals.
Speaker 2 (02:53):
Always howl like that, never let up all night long?
Speaker 4 (02:56):
They just don't like being changed up in a zoo.
I guess he would get you through them after a while,
I suppose, So, you.
Speaker 3 (03:03):
Know, for my first assignment, I sort of hope that
i'd get a more exciting place than this.
Speaker 4 (03:08):
The park is the home of the rookies and the
hasban Son part in promotion.
Speaker 2 (03:12):
Just start here, move away and in here.
Speaker 3 (03:14):
Well, I hope I move away soon. Maybe you've noticed
I sort of like action.
Speaker 2 (03:20):
It's action. You want to win in resta with one
of them white beast. That is the only comfort you'll
ever find, hear me, I guess you're right.
Speaker 5 (03:29):
Well, I suppose I'd better take one more turn around
the beat.
Speaker 4 (03:32):
Yes, you see that the Squires and the Spooners are
behaving themselves, and see you later.
Speaker 2 (03:36):
So okay, see you later.
Speaker 4 (03:40):
Excitement The rookies want excitement at those extreen kids that
are pushing us old ones up the coast.
Speaker 2 (03:48):
Maybe some of them will get mard and be barking
for uh, what's the matter the name of Lord Macbie.
What happened? Son? Ma, Ma, your face speak, son speak,
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Read all about it?
Speaker 6 (04:25):
Police was cut with pot Read all about him.
Speaker 2 (04:36):
They're holding an inquiry at the head Keeper's office of
the zoo This afternoon, Marvel, the mission of Weston asked
me to drop by.
Speaker 7 (04:42):
Well, why are they holding an incline?
Speaker 2 (04:44):
They know how he was killed, and I'm not so
sure that they do.
Speaker 7 (04:48):
What do you mean?
Speaker 8 (04:49):
Well, when I spoke to the commissioner this morning, he
told me that there was no evidence of any animal
having escaped from the zool last night.
Speaker 9 (04:55):
Excuse me, but could I subject my opinion?
Speaker 2 (04:59):
Of course, this is your cat.
Speaker 9 (05:01):
What is your opinion, Treaty, Well, it is not exactly
my opinion, hey, it is more the opinion of my
friend and acquaintance, Big Charlie.
Speaker 2 (05:10):
Oh well, what is Big Charlie's opinion?
Speaker 9 (05:12):
Well, he is making the observation, which is the same
thing as an opinion, that this hand our copp is
not being killed by one of the animals from the
zoo at all. No, No, he thinks it was done
by a squirrel. A squirrel exactly exactly. He says that
them pushy tail fees can be very mean when they're
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of a mind to be.
Speaker 7 (05:35):
Oh, now, shreety, how could it squirrel kill a man?
Speaker 9 (05:38):
That's just what I asked for, Jolly?
Speaker 7 (05:40):
And what did Big Jolly say?
Speaker 9 (05:42):
Well, he just shows me a star on his finger
that was gift to him by a squirrel, and he
says that if a squirrellrow could do that for him,
he could shut me kill anybody else all the treebe.
Speaker 2 (05:54):
That's an excellent production. In fact, I'd like to hear more.
Tre but I think we reached the zoom reach the show.
Speaker 10 (06:02):
Oh yes, yeah, show we have, so we have.
Speaker 7 (06:07):
How do you want to I should wait?
Speaker 2 (06:09):
Hey, Well, yeah, you might as well treat it good.
Speaker 9 (06:12):
I'm going out and give a couple of squalls to
third degree.
Speaker 8 (06:20):
All the money they holding this inquiring one of the
cages they are, they will probably lock you up and
throw away the key.
Speaker 3 (06:27):
We go right in here, Hello, come on in, well,
thank you, commissioning. Oh am, I.
Speaker 2 (06:33):
Going fine, Thank you, Commissioner.
Speaker 3 (06:34):
These are the two keepers we're on duty. Here's the
zoo last night, mister Oliver, mister Harper, Well, have you come.
Speaker 8 (06:41):
Up with anything yet, commission O.
Speaker 3 (06:43):
Thing after was killed by a wild animal? All right,
Both these men here swhere that none of them was
lose last night.
Speaker 2 (06:49):
Yes, yes, that's right. They were all locked in and
he clues it all.
Speaker 3 (06:54):
Well, Harper here thanks that the job was done by
some member of the cat family. Isn't that right?
Speaker 10 (06:59):
Oh?
Speaker 11 (06:59):
Yes, after looking at the body, and I guess would
be that he was killed by a member of the
cat family.
Speaker 2 (07:06):
Why do you say that?
Speaker 11 (07:07):
Well, we get to know all the habits of the
animals around here. We watched the me eat and sleepy.
Fact they live with them. My opinion is that it
was a leopard.
Speaker 10 (07:16):
Wait a minute, I don't agree.
Speaker 2 (07:18):
Now, John, you know why don't you agree with him,
mister Olivan.
Speaker 10 (07:21):
Because that would put the blame on Rebool.
Speaker 12 (07:24):
She's the only leopard we've got here. Why she wouldn't
hurt nobody. She was in a cage all night and
you'll know that.
Speaker 11 (07:29):
Well wait a minute, joh, I wasn't blaming Reboot. Of course,
I know she was in a cage. But there's more
than one leopard in the world, you know.
Speaker 12 (07:38):
Yeah, I know, And I also know you don't like Rebool.
You're jealous because she only lets me Feta.
Speaker 10 (07:44):
She'll only opeyed me.
Speaker 3 (07:45):
Hold on, hold on, lord here, you can tattle that later.
I've got a tougher problem.
Speaker 2 (07:49):
On my hands. There's a wild beast at lodge in
this park and we've got to find it. Just how
do you propose to do that, commission.
Speaker 3 (07:55):
Well, now, don't you worry. We'll We'll find him.
Speaker 2 (07:59):
That's all that that far, that's what we'll do to
be very effective. Very you'll probably catch everything in town
but the leopard.
Speaker 13 (08:08):
But in it, well you might catch a cold in
that trend.
Speaker 3 (08:10):
Yes, you're both a big health If you don't mind,
I'll conduct this thing my own way.
Speaker 2 (08:14):
The commissioner you asked me to come here.
Speaker 3 (08:16):
Yes, I thought that your knowledge of wild animals that
you picked up in Africa or whatever it was, it
might be of use to me.
Speaker 2 (08:22):
Well, I still offer that nulling.
Speaker 3 (08:23):
Oh I don't need.
Speaker 2 (08:24):
It very well. I guess we better be going Margo.
Good day, gentlemen. Why i'd see wise if I.
Speaker 8 (08:35):
Took an active interest in this affair.
Speaker 2 (08:38):
What do you mean that that argument between the two
keepers interested me very much?
Speaker 8 (08:43):
I like to learn more about them.
Speaker 7 (08:45):
Well, what are you going to do?
Speaker 2 (08:47):
Well this evening? Late, this evening, those two.
Speaker 8 (08:51):
Gentlemen are going to receive a visit from the shuttle.
Speaker 12 (09:04):
Now, now, Rebel, quiet, people, don't you behave like the others?
Speaker 2 (09:10):
Look, Oliver, there are other animals in this house. You
know they need attention to.
Speaker 10 (09:16):
Rebel hasn't finished your dinner.
Speaker 2 (09:17):
Yet, Well, can't you eat it without your health?
Speaker 12 (09:19):
Leave me alone, hop I'll tender the others when I'm
done with Rebel.
Speaker 2 (09:23):
I wonder if she knows that she's under suspicion of
committee murder.
Speaker 10 (09:27):
But don't start that again as well.
Speaker 2 (09:28):
You heard what the police commissioner said.
Speaker 10 (09:30):
Well, who put the idea in his head? And a
left had done the killing?
Speaker 2 (09:33):
Your game you know he had my opinion, didn't he?
Speaker 7 (09:35):
Yes?
Speaker 10 (09:36):
And you tried to frame poor rebel.
Speaker 3 (09:38):
That's what you've done.
Speaker 2 (09:42):
What was that? Which of you, gentlemen, is on the
right side of this quarrel?
Speaker 9 (09:46):
Me?
Speaker 2 (09:46):
I asked? Who was it who spoke?
Speaker 9 (09:49):
Was?
Speaker 2 (09:49):
All right, gentlemen? Who are you? Men? Call me a shadow?
Speaker 10 (09:55):
Where are you? And see you?
Speaker 14 (09:57):
I'm standing right here beside you with well, God kind
of find me. Why am i hypnotic power? I have
made myself invisible to your eyes?
Speaker 2 (10:07):
What are you doing here? What do you want of us?
Speaker 14 (10:10):
I'd like to learn just what you both know about
the officer who was killed last night here.
Speaker 2 (10:14):
In the park. We don't know anything about it. Stept
that he was killed by a wild animal? Is that
animal from the zoo? I don't know. Do you know
what kind of an animal it was? Why? What is
a leopard?
Speaker 10 (10:26):
I get no, No, he's wrong. It wasn't a leopard.
Speaker 3 (10:28):
How do you know?
Speaker 2 (10:30):
I don't know.
Speaker 12 (10:31):
I know it wasn't Rebal here. That's who Harper kind
of puts the blame on.
Speaker 2 (10:35):
Why should mister Harper do that?
Speaker 10 (10:36):
Because she's shared of her That's why she hates him,
and he knows it. That's why he wants to get
rid of her.
Speaker 2 (10:43):
He doesn't know what he's saying.
Speaker 11 (10:44):
I'm not blaming this cat here, and I'm not afraid
of her either.
Speaker 10 (10:48):
And why don't you go into our cage the way
I do?
Speaker 2 (10:51):
Just a minute.
Speaker 14 (10:51):
You're avoiding my questions, both of you. You're hiding something
from me, something that you know and refuse to tell.
Speaker 2 (11:00):
Isn't this true? Isn't that No? No, of course I
don't believe it.
Speaker 1 (11:04):
The one of you.
Speaker 2 (11:05):
Don't let me warn you. I'm going to be watching
you full and if.
Speaker 14 (11:10):
The leopard strikes again, you'll answer to the shadow.
Speaker 7 (11:22):
You know about it. But sire, a leper kills so
much people in part don't close.
Speaker 13 (11:28):
Fine a month, been walking through this park for three
nights straight.
Speaker 7 (11:39):
No, we've accomplices to fill our shoes with snow.
Speaker 3 (11:42):
I'm sorry, Margot, now Hawkshaw, you know you're not a
bit sorry.
Speaker 8 (11:46):
Well, I I just didn't want to miss being around
or that dune leopard should strike again.
Speaker 2 (11:51):
Do you think that we might be the victims? Could be? What?
Don't be alone?
Speaker 8 (11:56):
I have a gun here with me as I'm afraid
this weather.
Speaker 2 (11:59):
Is a little too cold for a tropical piece. Come on,
so these bushes here, Margo, right.
Speaker 12 (12:11):
Now?
Speaker 2 (12:11):
What happened? What's going on here?
Speaker 10 (12:12):
Look?
Speaker 2 (12:13):
Look at the lep. The leopard has struck again.
Speaker 8 (12:16):
Look at that stand over there.
Speaker 2 (12:17):
Please, he's beyondhelp. He did? Yes, who is apart derelic
from his appearance? Did you see the leopard? Yes? Yes,
I did.
Speaker 8 (12:27):
Where were you when the screams were heard?
Speaker 2 (12:29):
Where was I?
Speaker 4 (12:29):
When I I was walking my feet about fifty yards
away when I heard the scream?
Speaker 2 (12:33):
I come running? And what happened? Then?
Speaker 4 (12:35):
I came there this clear and I saw a large
spotted animals standing over the body, chairing at it with
its claws.
Speaker 2 (12:41):
Life. I was so surprised, I cried out.
Speaker 8 (12:45):
And the animal heard you.
Speaker 4 (12:46):
Yes, turned quickly and snarled and laid into the bushes.
Speaker 2 (12:50):
And I see, And that's when you've fired at him.
Speaker 4 (12:53):
Yes, I was quite a distance away, but I think
that one of my shots must have weighed them.
Speaker 8 (13:00):
Have another look at the bunny.
Speaker 2 (13:02):
He did it, Jop and the leopard. All right, that's
a method of killing. Yeah, it's the same dirty beast
that got my paddle, Mac. And there's something wrong. Yeah,
it's been missing. Yeah, great place?
Speaker 7 (13:15):
What it is.
Speaker 2 (13:16):
I'm going out to say that an.
Speaker 15 (13:17):
Alarm, all right, I'll be right back. Oh mom, what
do you make of I don't know, madel and I
was having one time in Africa. One of our native
boys would killed by a leopard. Buddy when we found
it look exactly.
Speaker 7 (13:30):
As this one does, and a little wild leapord at large.
Speaker 8 (13:34):
I'm not sure. Well, this killing tonight is brought back
that whole episode and effort of it.
Speaker 16 (13:41):
Something missing, Yeah, on a model, I can say is
because I'm not an old fashioned girl.
Speaker 7 (13:47):
What do you mean this a little episode? I certainly
need some snowing, some.
Speaker 2 (13:53):
Marble.
Speaker 5 (13:54):
That's ship.
Speaker 10 (13:55):
That's ship.
Speaker 2 (13:57):
That's what's been missing. The smell, the unmoss takable smell
of the leopard.
Speaker 3 (14:13):
Is the killer really a leopard? That's an important question,
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Speaker 7 (15:38):
Why are you dragging me?
Speaker 10 (15:39):
Now?
Speaker 2 (15:39):
Lamon to the zoo? The commissioner should be there by.
Speaker 7 (15:42):
Now are you going to tell you about your discovery?
Speaker 8 (15:44):
You mean the fact that there was no smell of
lempard at the scene of the crime. Yeah, I should
say not. Can't you imagine what his reaction would be
to that?
Speaker 7 (15:51):
Yes, I supposed to be a big joke to him.
Speaker 8 (15:53):
Squadcaster arriving nowt that's the zoo.
Speaker 3 (15:58):
Just a hint, te Lament, you're not forgetting.
Speaker 13 (15:59):
The Mission of Western is still angry at both of us.
Speaker 8 (16:02):
He gets over those things very quickly, Margot, Oh, where
are you going somewhere? We are friends of the commissioner officers?
Speaker 2 (16:09):
Oh okay, you're looking for me in the big animal house.
Speaker 8 (16:12):
Thank you, thank you very much to mom.
Speaker 13 (16:17):
Just how important is the fact that there wasn't any
smell of leopard.
Speaker 7 (16:21):
Near the body?
Speaker 2 (16:22):
Can be most important?
Speaker 8 (16:23):
Bugle?
Speaker 7 (16:23):
Well, how do you mean?
Speaker 8 (16:25):
Well, I can't tell you that.
Speaker 2 (16:26):
Yeah, here, I don't know.
Speaker 8 (16:33):
Commissioner, it's you, and what are you doing here? Well,
Margot and I happened to be in the park when
the last victim was killed.
Speaker 2 (16:39):
Oh, yes, I remember them, commissioners. They stood by the buddy.
Why life pont in the alarms?
Speaker 3 (16:43):
Oh, my amateur friend, you're a little too late this time.
Speaker 2 (16:46):
What do you mean?
Speaker 3 (16:46):
Prime has been sold?
Speaker 2 (16:47):
Really?
Speaker 8 (16:48):
But who is the murderer?
Speaker 3 (16:50):
He is right in that cage leopard that belongs in
the zoo.
Speaker 2 (16:52):
Oh no, you're wrong, yott Oliver.
Speaker 3 (16:56):
Yes, killed by one of the bullets from off to
Kelly's gun.
Speaker 2 (16:58):
You mean one of the shots you fired in the park, officer.
Speaker 4 (17:01):
Yes, Sir, I got one of them out right, and
he crawled back to his.
Speaker 14 (17:05):
Cage and died.
Speaker 3 (17:06):
Is that it said? It's not true, Reboot, didn't you, Oliver,
your friendly leopard did do it?
Speaker 2 (17:10):
And that's that.
Speaker 8 (17:11):
Were you on duty here in the zoo when the
animal got out?
Speaker 2 (17:14):
Oli him? No?
Speaker 10 (17:15):
No, I always eat my late dinner at this time.
Speaker 12 (17:17):
But I wasn't gone long and she couldn't have got
out of this house got out all right?
Speaker 2 (17:22):
May I examine the beast?
Speaker 3 (17:23):
Commissioner, my compliments, grandson, Thank you, I got your report.
I'm calling this case officially closed.
Speaker 2 (17:27):
Yes, calling the squad.
Speaker 3 (17:28):
That's calling the park. We're finished here.
Speaker 8 (17:30):
Yes, sir, I wouldn't be too sure of that, Commissioner.
Speaker 3 (17:32):
Ah that I say.
Speaker 2 (17:34):
I wouldn't call this case officially posed yet? Why not
just come here a minute, would you please? What is it?
What is it? Officer Kelly killed this leopard?
Speaker 3 (17:44):
Right, yes, Kelly killed him.
Speaker 2 (17:46):
Would you say that Officer Kelly was a knife thrawer
by any chance?
Speaker 3 (17:50):
Knife thrawer? Yes, of course he's not a knife drawer.
Speaker 8 (17:54):
Oh that's strange, because this animal died from a stab
wound in the heart.
Speaker 13 (18:06):
A La Montez certainly spoiled the commissioner's case.
Speaker 8 (18:08):
Yes, I'm afraid I didn't what to do?
Speaker 12 (18:10):
Now?
Speaker 7 (18:12):
Okay, what's the next angle on this?
Speaker 8 (18:13):
Oh well, we'll have to wait until the police clear
out of the zoom. Then the two gentlemen in charge
of the animals are going to receive another visit from
the shadow.
Speaker 2 (18:37):
They tried to put the blame on you, didn't They go.
Speaker 10 (18:41):
Tried to say you killed all those people? Mister.
Speaker 2 (18:49):
Oh it's it's the shadow again, that's right.
Speaker 10 (18:53):
What do you want?
Speaker 9 (18:54):
Why are you here?
Speaker 14 (18:55):
Don't you remember my telling you that if another murder occurred,
I would return?
Speaker 7 (19:00):
Yes, yes, thank you.
Speaker 2 (19:02):
Where's your friend Harper? I don't know.
Speaker 8 (19:04):
Isn't he supposed to be on Judy tonight?
Speaker 10 (19:07):
Yes, yes he is.
Speaker 2 (19:08):
And why isn't he here?
Speaker 10 (19:09):
I don't know. I tell you I haven't seen him
since early in the evening?
Speaker 2 (19:12):
Or oh rebou kill?
Speaker 14 (19:15):
You don't like mister Harper?
Speaker 12 (19:17):
Do you?
Speaker 2 (19:17):
Why do you say that it's true? Isn't it?
Speaker 10 (19:19):
What difference does that make?
Speaker 2 (19:21):
Do you know who killed that animal?
Speaker 9 (19:23):
Do you?
Speaker 10 (19:24):
Why do you keep asking me all these questions?
Speaker 3 (19:25):
Because I want to find out.
Speaker 2 (19:26):
All I can about Harper? He killed your report. I
know he did, and you know it too.
Speaker 8 (19:34):
You're afraid to say so because he has some hold
on you, something.
Speaker 1 (19:38):
That he knows will keep you from talking.
Speaker 2 (19:39):
Oh, yeah, sure, you're afraid of him.
Speaker 3 (19:41):
Afraid.
Speaker 2 (19:42):
That's not true.
Speaker 12 (19:42):
I'm not afraid of him, even though he has got
something on me that doesn't stop me from talking.
Speaker 2 (19:46):
Especially since he killed reb Okay, okay.
Speaker 10 (19:49):
I'll tell about him. I'll tell plenty good.
Speaker 2 (19:51):
Where is he now?
Speaker 10 (19:52):
I'm not sure.
Speaker 12 (19:52):
He's probably downtown, down where he always goes to the
big house on Columbus Square.
Speaker 14 (19:57):
What's down there in that house?
Speaker 10 (19:59):
That's where they meet the meat?
Speaker 2 (20:01):
Oh? The whole coat? You mean?
Speaker 10 (20:04):
I mean that Harper is the leader of a crazy.
Speaker 7 (20:12):
Didn't get a chance?
Speaker 10 (20:14):
Yes, yes, tell you.
Speaker 7 (20:17):
The coat is.
Speaker 9 (20:34):
Why I should close around the square again?
Speaker 2 (20:36):
Mister Clanson, Hey, uh, yes, once more? If you play?
Speaker 13 (20:40):
You think we ought to get out and ring door Belsamar.
Speaker 8 (20:43):
No, you've never learned anything doing that.
Speaker 9 (20:45):
Hey, you know, going around and around the square like
this is fun. It's sort of like a merry go round.
Hey do you indulge much in Mary go round? Mister Cranson, Hey,
I haven't lately. Tre that's a nice clean spot.
Speaker 7 (20:59):
You know why I'm a a one time.
Speaker 9 (21:00):
I'm riding on a big one that's.
Speaker 2 (21:02):
Down on the island. And what is it?
Speaker 7 (21:04):
Three bee? Stop the cabin?
Speaker 2 (21:06):
Oh sure, sure?
Speaker 7 (21:07):
Come on the house on the corner.
Speaker 13 (21:09):
Man and a girl just went off to stand and
she seemed to be ill.
Speaker 7 (21:12):
They were holding her up between them.
Speaker 8 (21:14):
Yes, and what happened to me?
Speaker 13 (21:15):
I may still be upset from that killing in aparkment.
Speaker 3 (21:19):
I could have sworn it when a door when they
were greeted, but what appeared to be a big leopard
reared up on his time lay.
Speaker 7 (21:24):
I'm quite sure, Lama.
Speaker 8 (21:26):
That's the face we're looking for, the headquarters of the
coat that all of us spoke of just before he died.
That's kind of a cult of leopard. Women and men
heard much about these things, but I never never thought
they were in this country.
Speaker 7 (21:38):
That's incredible.
Speaker 8 (21:39):
Muggle, go get the police. Have them outside the house
as soon as possible.
Speaker 7 (21:42):
What about the girl, the girl they were bringing in
that house.
Speaker 8 (21:44):
He's probably their next victim.
Speaker 2 (21:45):
Go muggle, go at once.
Speaker 16 (21:55):
As we are all gathered, the ceremony will begin. To
you or lepards, most lovely of peace, We bar down
and comble. Let your beauty of form with greatly admired
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your courage and cunning. It's our courage and cunning as
you are.
Speaker 7 (22:24):
So we try as you some majestically start through the jungle,
So we too will start through the spleet of our deeds,
the deeds that are.
Speaker 10 (22:43):
Done for.
Speaker 7 (22:49):
I apprecias for worshipers.
Speaker 2 (22:52):
The offering sacrifice is ready.
Speaker 7 (22:58):
There is ton yet, there is time.
Speaker 2 (23:01):
You know, No, he must do it now.
Speaker 7 (23:04):
You are too easy. We're not really going to kill.
Speaker 2 (23:07):
This beautiful girl. Why do we not kill her?
Speaker 10 (23:11):
Why?
Speaker 7 (23:13):
Because we are not murdered. We worship fuses, not dea.
Speaker 2 (23:20):
Death is the beauty supreme. You do not know what
you are seen the cause of the leopard's death. It's
always been.
Speaker 7 (23:29):
Death, worshiper, You are behaving more strange.
Speaker 2 (23:33):
You know why did we bring the victim here? If
not to kill?
Speaker 7 (23:36):
Enough of that talk. There is no need your arm?
But is wrong with your arm?
Speaker 2 (23:44):
Oh?
Speaker 7 (23:46):
How did you hurt it? Anthey? How did you hurt
your arm?
Speaker 2 (23:53):
Well? Tell you how he heard it?
Speaker 7 (23:57):
Who speaks?
Speaker 2 (23:58):
It is? I? Shadow? Shutout?
Speaker 7 (24:01):
Quiet? Quiet? Where are you? I cannot see you.
Speaker 14 (24:07):
I am standing right beside you here in the shadows,
your friend, mister Harper, can explain how I make myself invisible?
Speaker 7 (24:14):
Do you know this this voice? Did you bring him here?
Speaker 10 (24:18):
No?
Speaker 2 (24:18):
No, no, he didn't bring me here, madam. I came
here seeking him. What do you mean I said that
I'd reveal how you hurt your arm?
Speaker 7 (24:26):
Mister Harper, How did he do it?
Speaker 14 (24:28):
He was shut shot by.
Speaker 2 (24:30):
A policeman who discovered him in the act of committing murder.
That's not true.
Speaker 7 (24:33):
What are you saying?
Speaker 2 (24:34):
This man is member of.
Speaker 14 (24:35):
Your culture disguise as a leopard had already claimed too victims, no,
killing them as a leopard kills by slashing their throats.
Speaker 2 (24:42):
With raisor sharp clothes.
Speaker 7 (24:44):
Is this true?
Speaker 2 (24:45):
No, of course not. He's lying.
Speaker 14 (24:46):
I suppose that you denied too, that you shut and
kill your color keeper in the zoo just as he
was about to tell me all about you.
Speaker 2 (24:53):
Of course I deny it. Then how do you account for.
Speaker 14 (24:55):
That wound in your arm?
Speaker 7 (24:57):
Yes, yes, Harper, explain that.
Speaker 2 (25:01):
Why should I have to explain?
Speaker 10 (25:03):
What are you trying to do to me?
Speaker 2 (25:04):
I already know what I'm going to do to you.
Speaker 3 (25:07):
I'm going to turn you over to the police.
Speaker 7 (25:09):
Oh no, no, you're not let him harper, then you
can prove you keep out of this.
Speaker 14 (25:14):
He's afraid afraid that he'll be found out.
Speaker 2 (25:16):
I'm not afraid. I'm not afraid of anything, Papa.
Speaker 9 (25:22):
What is wrong with you?
Speaker 11 (25:23):
You think that any of you can trap me if
you can match my cunning or courage.
Speaker 10 (25:29):
Cunning and courage of a leopard.
Speaker 7 (25:31):
Do not talk that way?
Speaker 10 (25:33):
What if I did kill de.
Speaker 9 (25:35):
Leoper's right to kill partly joyously, just for the lover
of chilling.
Speaker 2 (25:41):
You can't silence me. You can't trap me either. I'll fight,
I talk, kill.
Speaker 7 (25:47):
You hear me kill kill?
Speaker 5 (25:56):
Oh?
Speaker 2 (25:58):
Oh you have killed him, madam, And now you and
your are going to have to explain your existence to
the police.
Speaker 8 (26:12):
Well, Margo Western has rounded up all the members of
the Coast. I guess our work was done well the more.
Speaker 13 (26:18):
What I don't understand is how a cult like that
was fun?
Speaker 7 (26:22):
What was the purposes?
Speaker 8 (26:23):
Well, Coats of Leopard men had their origin in Africa.
They're still active there. They're ritual is a form of
pagan worship.
Speaker 2 (26:31):
This group that we.
Speaker 8 (26:32):
Encountered tonight were obvious fanatics who learned the secrets of
the African ceremony and we're practicing them here.
Speaker 7 (26:39):
I believe fantic. I wonder if you'd mind taking me home.
Speaker 2 (26:44):
Oh, I go home, because I want to.
Speaker 7 (26:46):
Dig into my closet and burn my leopard skin coat.
Speaker 3 (27:00):
In just a moment, we'll hear from a shadow again.
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Speaker 5 (27:11):
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Any similarity to persons living or dead is purely incidental.
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Way to heat your home. The Shadow, the serious character
who aids the forces of law and order, is in
reality Lamont Cranston, wealthy young man about town. As the Shadow,
Cranston is gifted with hypnotic power to cloud men's minds
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so that 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. Today's story,
The leopard strikes. Oh hello, as hoster, Kelly, how are
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you mag fine? Had any excitements tonight?
Speaker 2 (02:34):
Now, my young lad?
Speaker 4 (02:35):
What would be excitement on the beat like this surround
the animal house.
Speaker 2 (02:39):
Nothing's happened here in the park for twenty years.
Speaker 3 (02:41):
Well you can always hope, Oh, yes, that you can.
What time has you got afster, Kelly?
Speaker 2 (02:45):
And it's almost midnight?
Speaker 3 (02:47):
Well, if anything's to happen, this is the time midnighty
do those animals.
Speaker 2 (02:53):
Always howl like that, never let up all night long?
Speaker 4 (02:56):
They just don't like being changed up in a zoo.
I guess he would get you through them after a while,
I suppose, So, you.
Speaker 3 (03:03):
Know, for my first assignment, I sort of hope that
i'd get a more exciting place than this.
Speaker 4 (03:08):
The park is the home of the rookies and the
hasban Son part in promotion.
Speaker 2 (03:12):
Just start here, move away and in here.
Speaker 3 (03:14):
Well, I hope I move away soon. Maybe you've noticed
I sort of like action.
Speaker 2 (03:20):
It's action. You want to win in resta with one
of them white beast. That is the only comfort you'll
ever find, hear me, I guess you're right.
Speaker 5 (03:29):
Well, I suppose I'd better take one more turn around
the beat.
Speaker 4 (03:32):
Yes, you see that the Squires and the Spooners are
behaving themselves, and see you later.
Speaker 2 (03:36):
So okay, see you later.
Speaker 4 (03:40):
Excitement The rookies want excitement at those extreen kids that
are pushing us old ones up the coast.
Speaker 2 (03:48):
Maybe some of them will get mard and be barking
for uh, what's the matter the name of Lord Macbie.
What happened? Son? Ma, Ma, your face speak, son speak,
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Read all about it?
Speaker 6 (04:25):
Police was cut with pot Read all about him.
Speaker 2 (04:36):
They're holding an inquiry at the head Keeper's office of
the zoo This afternoon, Marvel, the mission of Weston asked
me to drop by.
Speaker 7 (04:42):
Well, why are they holding an incline?
Speaker 2 (04:44):
They know how he was killed, and I'm not so
sure that they do.
Speaker 7 (04:48):
What do you mean?
Speaker 8 (04:49):
Well, when I spoke to the commissioner this morning, he
told me that there was no evidence of any animal
having escaped from the zool last night.
Speaker 9 (04:55):
Excuse me, but could I subject my opinion?
Speaker 2 (04:59):
Of course, this is your cat.
Speaker 9 (05:01):
What is your opinion, Treaty, Well, it is not exactly
my opinion, hey, it is more the opinion of my
friend and acquaintance, Big Charlie.
Speaker 2 (05:10):
Oh well, what is Big Charlie's opinion?
Speaker 9 (05:12):
Well, he is making the observation, which is the same
thing as an opinion, that this hand our copp is
not being killed by one of the animals from the
zoo at all. No, No, he thinks it was done
by a squirrel. A squirrel exactly exactly. He says that
them pushy tail fees can be very mean when they're
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of a mind to be.
Speaker 7 (05:35):
Oh, now, shreety, how could it squirrel kill a man?
Speaker 9 (05:38):
That's just what I asked for, Jolly?
Speaker 7 (05:40):
And what did Big Jolly say?
Speaker 9 (05:42):
Well, he just shows me a star on his finger
that was gift to him by a squirrel, and he
says that if a squirrellrow could do that for him,
he could shut me kill anybody else all the treebe.
Speaker 2 (05:54):
That's an excellent production. In fact, I'd like to hear more.
Tre but I think we reached the zoom reach the show.
Speaker 10 (06:02):
Oh yes, yeah, show we have, so we have.
Speaker 7 (06:07):
How do you want to I should wait?
Speaker 2 (06:09):
Hey, Well, yeah, you might as well treat it good.
Speaker 9 (06:12):
I'm going out and give a couple of squalls to
third degree.
Speaker 8 (06:20):
All the money they holding this inquiring one of the
cages they are, they will probably lock you up and
throw away the key.
Speaker 3 (06:27):
We go right in here, Hello, come on in, well,
thank you, commissioning. Oh am, I.
Speaker 2 (06:33):
Going fine, Thank you, Commissioner.
Speaker 3 (06:34):
These are the two keepers we're on duty. Here's the
zoo last night, mister Oliver, mister Harper, Well, have you come.
Speaker 8 (06:41):
Up with anything yet, commission O.
Speaker 3 (06:43):
Thing after was killed by a wild animal? All right,
Both these men here swhere that none of them was
lose last night.
Speaker 2 (06:49):
Yes, yes, that's right. They were all locked in and
he clues it all.
Speaker 3 (06:54):
Well, Harper here thanks that the job was done by
some member of the cat family. Isn't that right?
Speaker 10 (06:59):
Oh?
Speaker 11 (06:59):
Yes, after looking at the body, and I guess would
be that he was killed by a member of the
cat family.
Speaker 2 (07:06):
Why do you say that?
Speaker 11 (07:07):
Well, we get to know all the habits of the
animals around here. We watched the me eat and sleepy.
Fact they live with them. My opinion is that it
was a leopard.
Speaker 10 (07:16):
Wait a minute, I don't agree.
Speaker 2 (07:18):
Now, John, you know why don't you agree with him,
mister Olivan.
Speaker 10 (07:21):
Because that would put the blame on Rebool.
Speaker 12 (07:24):
She's the only leopard we've got here. Why she wouldn't
hurt nobody. She was in a cage all night and
you'll know that.
Speaker 11 (07:29):
Well wait a minute, joh, I wasn't blaming Reboot. Of course,
I know she was in a cage. But there's more
than one leopard in the world, you know.
Speaker 12 (07:38):
Yeah, I know, And I also know you don't like Rebool.
You're jealous because she only lets me Feta.
Speaker 10 (07:44):
She'll only opeyed me.
Speaker 3 (07:45):
Hold on, hold on, lord here, you can tattle that later.
I've got a tougher problem.
Speaker 2 (07:49):
On my hands. There's a wild beast at lodge in
this park and we've got to find it. Just how
do you propose to do that, commission.
Speaker 3 (07:55):
Well, now, don't you worry. We'll We'll find him.
Speaker 2 (07:59):
That's all that that far, that's what we'll do to
be very effective. Very you'll probably catch everything in town
but the leopard.
Speaker 13 (08:08):
But in it, well you might catch a cold in
that trend.
Speaker 3 (08:10):
Yes, you're both a big health If you don't mind,
I'll conduct this thing my own way.
Speaker 2 (08:14):
The commissioner you asked me to come here.
Speaker 3 (08:16):
Yes, I thought that your knowledge of wild animals that
you picked up in Africa or whatever it was, it
might be of use to me.
Speaker 2 (08:22):
Well, I still offer that nulling.
Speaker 3 (08:23):
Oh I don't need.
Speaker 2 (08:24):
It very well. I guess we better be going Margo.
Good day, gentlemen. Why i'd see wise if I.
Speaker 8 (08:35):
Took an active interest in this affair.
Speaker 2 (08:38):
What do you mean that that argument between the two
keepers interested me very much?
Speaker 8 (08:43):
I like to learn more about them.
Speaker 7 (08:45):
Well, what are you going to do?
Speaker 2 (08:47):
Well this evening? Late, this evening, those two.
Speaker 8 (08:51):
Gentlemen are going to receive a visit from the shuttle.
Speaker 12 (09:04):
Now, now, Rebel, quiet, people, don't you behave like the others?
Speaker 2 (09:10):
Look, Oliver, there are other animals in this house. You
know they need attention to.
Speaker 10 (09:16):
Rebel hasn't finished your dinner.
Speaker 2 (09:17):
Yet, Well, can't you eat it without your health?
Speaker 12 (09:19):
Leave me alone, hop I'll tender the others when I'm
done with Rebel.
Speaker 2 (09:23):
I wonder if she knows that she's under suspicion of
committee murder.
Speaker 10 (09:27):
But don't start that again as well.
Speaker 2 (09:28):
You heard what the police commissioner said.
Speaker 10 (09:30):
Well, who put the idea in his head? And a
left had done the killing?
Speaker 2 (09:33):
Your game you know he had my opinion, didn't he?
Speaker 7 (09:35):
Yes?
Speaker 10 (09:36):
And you tried to frame poor rebel.
Speaker 3 (09:38):
That's what you've done.
Speaker 2 (09:42):
What was that? Which of you, gentlemen, is on the
right side of this quarrel?
Speaker 9 (09:46):
Me?
Speaker 2 (09:46):
I asked? Who was it who spoke?
Speaker 9 (09:49):
Was?
Speaker 2 (09:49):
All right, gentlemen? Who are you? Men? Call me a shadow?
Speaker 10 (09:55):
Where are you? And see you?
Speaker 14 (09:57):
I'm standing right here beside you with well, God kind
of find me. Why am i hypnotic power? I have
made myself invisible to your eyes?
Speaker 2 (10:07):
What are you doing here? What do you want of us?
Speaker 14 (10:10):
I'd like to learn just what you both know about
the officer who was killed last night here.
Speaker 2 (10:14):
In the park. We don't know anything about it. Stept
that he was killed by a wild animal? Is that
animal from the zoo? I don't know. Do you know
what kind of an animal it was? Why? What is
a leopard?
Speaker 10 (10:26):
I get no, No, he's wrong. It wasn't a leopard.
Speaker 3 (10:28):
How do you know?
Speaker 2 (10:30):
I don't know.
Speaker 12 (10:31):
I know it wasn't Rebal here. That's who Harper kind
of puts the blame on.
Speaker 2 (10:35):
Why should mister Harper do that?
Speaker 10 (10:36):
Because she's shared of her That's why she hates him,
and he knows it. That's why he wants to get
rid of her.
Speaker 2 (10:43):
He doesn't know what he's saying.
Speaker 11 (10:44):
I'm not blaming this cat here, and I'm not afraid
of her either.
Speaker 10 (10:48):
And why don't you go into our cage the way
I do?
Speaker 2 (10:51):
Just a minute.
Speaker 14 (10:51):
You're avoiding my questions, both of you. You're hiding something
from me, something that you know and refuse to tell.
Speaker 2 (11:00):
Isn't this true? Isn't that No? No, of course I
don't believe it.
Speaker 1 (11:04):
The one of you.
Speaker 2 (11:05):
Don't let me warn you. I'm going to be watching
you full and if.
Speaker 14 (11:10):
The leopard strikes again, you'll answer to the shadow.
Speaker 7 (11:22):
You know about it. But sire, a leper kills so
much people in part don't close.
Speaker 13 (11:28):
Fine a month, been walking through this park for three
nights straight.
Speaker 7 (11:39):
No, we've accomplices to fill our shoes with snow.
Speaker 3 (11:42):
I'm sorry, Margot, now Hawkshaw, you know you're not a
bit sorry.
Speaker 8 (11:46):
Well, I I just didn't want to miss being around
or that dune leopard should strike again.
Speaker 2 (11:51):
Do you think that we might be the victims? Could be? What?
Don't be alone?
Speaker 8 (11:56):
I have a gun here with me as I'm afraid
this weather.
Speaker 2 (11:59):
Is a little too cold for a tropical piece. Come on,
so these bushes here, Margo, right.
Speaker 12 (12:11):
Now?
Speaker 2 (12:11):
What happened? What's going on here?
Speaker 10 (12:12):
Look?
Speaker 2 (12:13):
Look at the lep. The leopard has struck again.
Speaker 8 (12:16):
Look at that stand over there.
Speaker 2 (12:17):
Please, he's beyondhelp. He did? Yes, who is apart derelic
from his appearance? Did you see the leopard? Yes? Yes,
I did.
Speaker 8 (12:27):
Where were you when the screams were heard?
Speaker 2 (12:29):
Where was I?
Speaker 4 (12:29):
When I I was walking my feet about fifty yards
away when I heard the scream?
Speaker 2 (12:33):
I come running? And what happened? Then?
Speaker 4 (12:35):
I came there this clear and I saw a large
spotted animals standing over the body, chairing at it with
its claws.
Speaker 2 (12:41):
Life. I was so surprised, I cried out.
Speaker 8 (12:45):
And the animal heard you.
Speaker 4 (12:46):
Yes, turned quickly and snarled and laid into the bushes.
Speaker 2 (12:50):
And I see, And that's when you've fired at him.
Speaker 4 (12:53):
Yes, I was quite a distance away, but I think
that one of my shots must have weighed them.
Speaker 8 (13:00):
Have another look at the bunny.
Speaker 2 (13:02):
He did it, Jop and the leopard. All right, that's
a method of killing. Yeah, it's the same dirty beast
that got my paddle, Mac. And there's something wrong. Yeah,
it's been missing. Yeah, great place?
Speaker 7 (13:15):
What it is.
Speaker 2 (13:16):
I'm going out to say that an.
Speaker 15 (13:17):
Alarm, all right, I'll be right back. Oh mom, what
do you make of I don't know, madel and I
was having one time in Africa. One of our native
boys would killed by a leopard. Buddy when we found
it look exactly.
Speaker 7 (13:30):
As this one does, and a little wild leapord at large.
Speaker 8 (13:34):
I'm not sure. Well, this killing tonight is brought back
that whole episode and effort of it.
Speaker 16 (13:41):
Something missing, Yeah, on a model, I can say is
because I'm not an old fashioned girl.
Speaker 7 (13:47):
What do you mean this a little episode? I certainly
need some snowing, some.
Speaker 2 (13:53):
Marble.
Speaker 5 (13:54):
That's ship.
Speaker 10 (13:55):
That's ship.
Speaker 2 (13:57):
That's what's been missing. The smell, the unmoss takable smell
of the leopard.
Speaker 3 (14:13):
Is the killer really a leopard? That's an important question,
but there's no question about this.
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words blue coal and Now back to Lamont and Margo.
Speaker 7 (15:38):
Why are you dragging me?
Speaker 10 (15:39):
Now?
Speaker 2 (15:39):
Lamon to the zoo? The commissioner should be there by.
Speaker 7 (15:42):
Now are you going to tell you about your discovery?
Speaker 8 (15:44):
You mean the fact that there was no smell of
lempard at the scene of the crime. Yeah, I should
say not. Can't you imagine what his reaction would be
to that?
Speaker 7 (15:51):
Yes, I supposed to be a big joke to him.
Speaker 8 (15:53):
Squadcaster arriving nowt that's the zoo.
Speaker 3 (15:58):
Just a hint, te Lament, you're not forgetting.
Speaker 13 (15:59):
The Mission of Western is still angry at both of us.
Speaker 8 (16:02):
He gets over those things very quickly, Margot, Oh, where
are you going somewhere? We are friends of the commissioner officers?
Speaker 2 (16:09):
Oh okay, you're looking for me in the big animal house.
Speaker 8 (16:12):
Thank you, thank you very much to mom.
Speaker 13 (16:17):
Just how important is the fact that there wasn't any
smell of leopard.
Speaker 7 (16:21):
Near the body?
Speaker 2 (16:22):
Can be most important?
Speaker 8 (16:23):
Bugle?
Speaker 7 (16:23):
Well, how do you mean?
Speaker 8 (16:25):
Well, I can't tell you that.
Speaker 2 (16:26):
Yeah, here, I don't know.
Speaker 8 (16:33):
Commissioner, it's you, and what are you doing here? Well,
Margot and I happened to be in the park when
the last victim was killed.
Speaker 2 (16:39):
Oh, yes, I remember them, commissioners. They stood by the buddy.
Why life pont in the alarms?
Speaker 3 (16:43):
Oh, my amateur friend, you're a little too late this time.
Speaker 2 (16:46):
What do you mean?
Speaker 3 (16:46):
Prime has been sold?
Speaker 2 (16:47):
Really?
Speaker 8 (16:48):
But who is the murderer?
Speaker 3 (16:50):
He is right in that cage leopard that belongs in
the zoo.
Speaker 2 (16:52):
Oh no, you're wrong, yott Oliver.
Speaker 3 (16:56):
Yes, killed by one of the bullets from off to
Kelly's gun.
Speaker 2 (16:58):
You mean one of the shots you fired in the park, officer.
Speaker 4 (17:01):
Yes, Sir, I got one of them out right, and
he crawled back to his.
Speaker 14 (17:05):
Cage and died.
Speaker 3 (17:06):
Is that it said? It's not true, Reboot, didn't you, Oliver,
your friendly leopard did do it?
Speaker 2 (17:10):
And that's that.
Speaker 8 (17:11):
Were you on duty here in the zoo when the
animal got out?
Speaker 2 (17:14):
Oli him? No?
Speaker 10 (17:15):
No, I always eat my late dinner at this time.
Speaker 12 (17:17):
But I wasn't gone long and she couldn't have got
out of this house got out all right?
Speaker 2 (17:22):
May I examine the beast?
Speaker 3 (17:23):
Commissioner, my compliments, grandson, Thank you, I got your report.
I'm calling this case officially closed.
Speaker 2 (17:27):
Yes, calling the squad.
Speaker 3 (17:28):
That's calling the park. We're finished here.
Speaker 8 (17:30):
Yes, sir, I wouldn't be too sure of that, Commissioner.
Speaker 3 (17:32):
Ah that I say.
Speaker 2 (17:34):
I wouldn't call this case officially posed yet? Why not
just come here a minute, would you please? What is it?
What is it? Officer Kelly killed this leopard?
Speaker 3 (17:44):
Right, yes, Kelly killed him.
Speaker 2 (17:46):
Would you say that Officer Kelly was a knife thrawer
by any chance?
Speaker 3 (17:50):
Knife thrawer? Yes, of course he's not a knife drawer.
Speaker 8 (17:54):
Oh that's strange, because this animal died from a stab
wound in the heart.
Speaker 13 (18:06):
A La Montez certainly spoiled the commissioner's case.
Speaker 8 (18:08):
Yes, I'm afraid I didn't what to do?
Speaker 12 (18:10):
Now?
Speaker 7 (18:12):
Okay, what's the next angle on this?
Speaker 8 (18:13):
Oh well, we'll have to wait until the police clear
out of the zoom. Then the two gentlemen in charge
of the animals are going to receive another visit from
the shadow.
Speaker 2 (18:37):
They tried to put the blame on you, didn't They go.
Speaker 10 (18:41):
Tried to say you killed all those people? Mister.
Speaker 2 (18:49):
Oh it's it's the shadow again, that's right.
Speaker 10 (18:53):
What do you want?
Speaker 9 (18:54):
Why are you here?
Speaker 14 (18:55):
Don't you remember my telling you that if another murder occurred,
I would return?
Speaker 7 (19:00):
Yes, yes, thank you.
Speaker 2 (19:02):
Where's your friend Harper? I don't know.
Speaker 8 (19:04):
Isn't he supposed to be on Judy tonight?
Speaker 10 (19:07):
Yes, yes he is.
Speaker 2 (19:08):
And why isn't he here?
Speaker 10 (19:09):
I don't know. I tell you I haven't seen him
since early in the evening?
Speaker 2 (19:12):
Or oh rebou kill?
Speaker 14 (19:15):
You don't like mister Harper?
Speaker 12 (19:17):
Do you?
Speaker 2 (19:17):
Why do you say that it's true? Isn't it?
Speaker 10 (19:19):
What difference does that make?
Speaker 2 (19:21):
Do you know who killed that animal?
Speaker 9 (19:23):
Do you?
Speaker 10 (19:24):
Why do you keep asking me all these questions?
Speaker 3 (19:25):
Because I want to find out.
Speaker 2 (19:26):
All I can about Harper? He killed your report. I
know he did, and you know it too.
Speaker 8 (19:34):
You're afraid to say so because he has some hold
on you, something.
Speaker 1 (19:38):
That he knows will keep you from talking.
Speaker 2 (19:39):
Oh, yeah, sure, you're afraid of him.
Speaker 3 (19:41):
Afraid.
Speaker 2 (19:42):
That's not true.
Speaker 12 (19:42):
I'm not afraid of him, even though he has got
something on me that doesn't stop me from talking.
Speaker 2 (19:46):
Especially since he killed reb Okay, okay.
Speaker 10 (19:49):
I'll tell about him. I'll tell plenty good.
Speaker 2 (19:51):
Where is he now?
Speaker 10 (19:52):
I'm not sure.
Speaker 12 (19:52):
He's probably downtown, down where he always goes to the
big house on Columbus Square.
Speaker 14 (19:57):
What's down there in that house?
Speaker 10 (19:59):
That's where they meet the meat?
Speaker 2 (20:01):
Oh? The whole coat? You mean?
Speaker 10 (20:04):
I mean that Harper is the leader of a crazy.
Speaker 7 (20:12):
Didn't get a chance?
Speaker 10 (20:14):
Yes, yes, tell you.
Speaker 7 (20:17):
The coat is.
Speaker 9 (20:34):
Why I should close around the square again?
Speaker 2 (20:36):
Mister Clanson, Hey, uh, yes, once more? If you play?
Speaker 13 (20:40):
You think we ought to get out and ring door Belsamar.
Speaker 8 (20:43):
No, you've never learned anything doing that.
Speaker 9 (20:45):
Hey, you know, going around and around the square like
this is fun. It's sort of like a merry go round.
Hey do you indulge much in Mary go round? Mister Cranson, Hey,
I haven't lately. Tre that's a nice clean spot.
Speaker 7 (20:59):
You know why I'm a a one time.
Speaker 9 (21:00):
I'm riding on a big one that's.
Speaker 2 (21:02):
Down on the island. And what is it?
Speaker 7 (21:04):
Three bee? Stop the cabin?
Speaker 2 (21:06):
Oh sure, sure?
Speaker 7 (21:07):
Come on the house on the corner.
Speaker 13 (21:09):
Man and a girl just went off to stand and
she seemed to be ill.
Speaker 7 (21:12):
They were holding her up between them.
Speaker 8 (21:14):
Yes, and what happened to me?
Speaker 13 (21:15):
I may still be upset from that killing in aparkment.
Speaker 3 (21:19):
I could have sworn it when a door when they
were greeted, but what appeared to be a big leopard
reared up on his time lay.
Speaker 7 (21:24):
I'm quite sure, Lama.
Speaker 8 (21:26):
That's the face we're looking for, the headquarters of the
coat that all of us spoke of just before he died.
That's kind of a cult of leopard. Women and men
heard much about these things, but I never never thought
they were in this country.
Speaker 7 (21:38):
That's incredible.
Speaker 8 (21:39):
Muggle, go get the police. Have them outside the house
as soon as possible.
Speaker 7 (21:42):
What about the girl, the girl they were bringing in
that house.
Speaker 8 (21:44):
He's probably their next victim.
Speaker 2 (21:45):
Go muggle, go at once.
Speaker 16 (21:55):
As we are all gathered, the ceremony will begin. To
you or lepards, most lovely of peace, We bar down
and comble. Let your beauty of form with greatly admired
(22:16):
your courage and cunning. It's our courage and cunning as
you are.
Speaker 7 (22:24):
So we try as you some majestically start through the jungle,
So we too will start through the spleet of our deeds,
the deeds that are.
Speaker 10 (22:43):
Done for.
Speaker 7 (22:49):
I apprecias for worshipers.
Speaker 2 (22:52):
The offering sacrifice is ready.
Speaker 7 (22:58):
There is ton yet, there is time.
Speaker 2 (23:01):
You know, No, he must do it now.
Speaker 7 (23:04):
You are too easy. We're not really going to kill.
Speaker 2 (23:07):
This beautiful girl. Why do we not kill her?
Speaker 10 (23:11):
Why?
Speaker 7 (23:13):
Because we are not murdered. We worship fuses, not dea.
Speaker 2 (23:20):
Death is the beauty supreme. You do not know what
you are seen the cause of the leopard's death. It's
always been.
Speaker 7 (23:29):
Death, worshiper, You are behaving more strange.
Speaker 2 (23:33):
You know why did we bring the victim here? If
not to kill?
Speaker 7 (23:36):
Enough of that talk. There is no need your arm?
But is wrong with your arm?
Speaker 2 (23:44):
Oh?
Speaker 7 (23:46):
How did you hurt it? Anthey? How did you hurt
your arm?
Speaker 2 (23:53):
Well? Tell you how he heard it?
Speaker 7 (23:57):
Who speaks?
Speaker 2 (23:58):
It is? I? Shadow? Shutout?
Speaker 7 (24:01):
Quiet? Quiet? Where are you? I cannot see you.
Speaker 14 (24:07):
I am standing right beside you here in the shadows,
your friend, mister Harper, can explain how I make myself invisible?
Speaker 7 (24:14):
Do you know this this voice? Did you bring him here?
Speaker 10 (24:18):
No?
Speaker 2 (24:18):
No, no, he didn't bring me here, madam. I came
here seeking him. What do you mean I said that
I'd reveal how you hurt your arm?
Speaker 7 (24:26):
Mister Harper, How did he do it?
Speaker 14 (24:28):
He was shut shot by.
Speaker 2 (24:30):
A policeman who discovered him in the act of committing murder.
That's not true.
Speaker 7 (24:33):
What are you saying?
Speaker 2 (24:34):
This man is member of.
Speaker 14 (24:35):
Your culture disguise as a leopard had already claimed too victims, no,
killing them as a leopard kills by slashing their throats.
Speaker 2 (24:42):
With raisor sharp clothes.
Speaker 7 (24:44):
Is this true?
Speaker 2 (24:45):
No, of course not. He's lying.
Speaker 14 (24:46):
I suppose that you denied too, that you shut and
kill your color keeper in the zoo just as he
was about to tell me all about you.
Speaker 2 (24:53):
Of course I deny it. Then how do you account for.
Speaker 14 (24:55):
That wound in your arm?
Speaker 7 (24:57):
Yes, yes, Harper, explain that.
Speaker 2 (25:01):
Why should I have to explain?
Speaker 10 (25:03):
What are you trying to do to me?
Speaker 2 (25:04):
I already know what I'm going to do to you.
Speaker 3 (25:07):
I'm going to turn you over to the police.
Speaker 7 (25:09):
Oh no, no, you're not let him harper, then you
can prove you keep out of this.
Speaker 14 (25:14):
He's afraid afraid that he'll be found out.
Speaker 2 (25:16):
I'm not afraid. I'm not afraid of anything, Papa.
Speaker 9 (25:22):
What is wrong with you?
Speaker 11 (25:23):
You think that any of you can trap me if
you can match my cunning or courage.
Speaker 10 (25:29):
Cunning and courage of a leopard.
Speaker 7 (25:31):
Do not talk that way?
Speaker 10 (25:33):
What if I did kill de.
Speaker 9 (25:35):
Leoper's right to kill partly joyously, just for the lover
of chilling.
Speaker 2 (25:41):
You can't silence me. You can't trap me either. I'll fight,
I talk, kill.
Speaker 7 (25:47):
You hear me kill kill?
Speaker 5 (25:56):
Oh?
Speaker 2 (25:58):
Oh you have killed him, madam, And now you and
your are going to have to explain your existence to
the police.
Speaker 8 (26:12):
Well, Margo Western has rounded up all the members of
the Coast. I guess our work was done well the more.
Speaker 13 (26:18):
What I don't understand is how a cult like that
was fun?
Speaker 7 (26:22):
What was the purposes?
Speaker 8 (26:23):
Well, Coats of Leopard men had their origin in Africa.
They're still active there. They're ritual is a form of
pagan worship.
Speaker 2 (26:31):
This group that we.
Speaker 8 (26:32):
Encountered tonight were obvious fanatics who learned the secrets of
the African ceremony and we're practicing them here.
Speaker 7 (26:39):
I believe fantic. I wonder if you'd mind taking me home.
Speaker 2 (26:44):
Oh, I go home, because I want to.
Speaker 7 (26:46):
Dig into my closet and burn my leopard skin coat.
Speaker 3 (27:00):
In just a moment, we'll hear from a shadow again.
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Speaker 2 (27:07):
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Speaker 5 (27:11):
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cheering to realize that in spite of war and widespread destruction,
civilization marches steadily ahead. For instance, take the American home
of one hundred years ago. There's no electricity, no running water,
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I'll compare that home with the American home of the day.
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Speaker 3 (28:44):
Today's program is based on a story copyrighted by The
Shadow magazine. The characters names places and plots off a tissues.
Any similarity to persons living or dead is purely incidental.
Speaker 1 (29:10):
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