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Speaker 1 (00:19):
What evil.

Speaker 2 (00:21):
In the hearts of men? The shadow Now.

Speaker 1 (00:33):
Today's dummer stake out. It is almost midnight in a

(00:54):
run down section near the waterfront. Two dark figures stand
in the shadows of a lonely hand. He said that
tramps and line up for a killdo where he had
him staked up, But we got ahead with ket Where
is the running.

Speaker 3 (01:13):
Promise my brother Sholki, I take care of Crampson for
putting a finger on and waited long enough.

Speaker 1 (01:17):
Now where is he? He went up that alley just
before I cause you ain't come much. Sure, sure, I'm sure, Okay,
come on, don'ty too good a target? Joey that got
Crampton can handle a rod but good.

Speaker 3 (01:34):
Yeah, but he's used of a trigger and lets getting
my throt.

Speaker 1 (01:37):
The business and that up there at the end of
the alley. Then no where, but I lost him in
the shadows.

Speaker 3 (01:51):
You can't it out of the alley without tad on us.
It's behind and behind that private chowe at the end
of the alley.

Speaker 1 (02:00):
This true things what Joey, Joey Pim did. So he's
gonna be your format at Crampton for not can off
to skip. But yeah, awful may.

Speaker 2 (02:39):
You got to stop the fight made bullship Los, I'm gonna.

Speaker 4 (02:41):
Turn less lakes his hands to mine.

Speaker 1 (02:45):
Yes, got oh god, that boy taken enough management for
one night.

Speaker 5 (02:48):
They win a lowly Walker by a technical knockout. Say time,
two minutes, been four seconds on the third round.

Speaker 2 (02:58):
What the next fight evenly met?

Speaker 1 (03:00):
It will be Margao. In fact, that's when we've done
to see to be a classic. Well we'll do it here.
Hello Maty, how's my favorite fight manager? Hello? Mister Chrispoon?
Hello miss He's been around a long time. Seemed lying
han't been a fight worth coming out to in a
long time.

Speaker 6 (03:15):
I ain't.

Speaker 1 (03:15):
It's the truth, and I'll make them like Dempson mclan
in the Moore's flame fuzz. That's what they are like.
I always say, that's oh yes, what is it? What's
bunk called? I'll take excuse me, but take a care
of Margamay. I'll be right back.

Speaker 2 (03:27):
Great teller that mister cran Spoon.

Speaker 6 (03:31):
Playin.

Speaker 1 (03:32):
He ain't no jam is he?

Speaker 4 (03:35):
What do you mean?

Speaker 1 (03:36):
Well? It's uh, just going here around time on.

Speaker 2 (03:38):
My own business.

Speaker 1 (03:39):
But can I hear things?

Speaker 4 (03:41):
What kind of things really?

Speaker 7 (03:43):
Here?

Speaker 1 (03:43):
He's hot for shooting, shooting and all they still.

Speaker 8 (03:48):
Out that they.

Speaker 5 (03:51):
And the corner waiting one seven and one half well
in black clucks.

Speaker 1 (03:58):
Tow well foot.

Speaker 2 (04:02):
Fanning them should be back by now does the fight
he wanted so badly?

Speaker 1 (04:05):
You see, maybe you got the lane you want to go?

Speaker 5 (04:08):
See, I'll go with you money and in this corner
wait ninety seven pounds where Bobby markets the farmer.

Speaker 4 (04:18):
Money's not in any of the phone.

Speaker 7 (04:20):
Where could he have gone?

Speaker 1 (04:21):
Make him a dorman? Sing him? Hey, hey, Jerry, you
singing the craft.

Speaker 2 (04:25):
And comebacker mister crafton.

Speaker 1 (04:27):
Yeah, he dissessed me to flag him down a hacker.

Speaker 3 (04:31):
That's impossible.

Speaker 4 (04:33):
He wouldn't go home without telling me.

Speaker 2 (04:35):
He didn't go home, Lady gave the heck your giant
named the Silver Slipper on Water Street.

Speaker 1 (04:39):
It ain't home silver Slipper at a tough time. Hey, hey,
where you're going, Miss Blaine?

Speaker 4 (04:44):
Is the Silver Supermany. I'm old fashioned. I like to
go home with a man who brought me.

Speaker 1 (05:00):
O name.

Speaker 4 (05:06):
I don't think I want anything, thanks. I'm looking for
a man.

Speaker 1 (05:12):
So you're looking for else?

Speaker 4 (05:13):
Well, you don't understand the man I'm looking.

Speaker 9 (05:16):
For came in here?

Speaker 2 (05:17):
What you look like?

Speaker 1 (05:19):
Oh dog?

Speaker 4 (05:20):
Good looking oh am, you mean he's here?

Speaker 1 (05:23):
Yeah, damn you that at the corner.

Speaker 9 (05:26):
Ykay, I beg your pardon.

Speaker 1 (05:34):
What did you do?

Speaker 4 (05:35):
I'm looking for mister Pranceton.

Speaker 9 (05:37):
The bartender said, you know what he was, so I said,
you don't want to be disturbed, but looking good his
lady friend, that'd be a good girl and blow huh
his lady?

Speaker 4 (05:46):
What simple.

Speaker 1 (05:49):
Shot?

Speaker 9 (05:49):
That came from the back room. That's where Colin Clanton.

Speaker 1 (05:51):
I'll come on.

Speaker 8 (05:56):
More, he shout, He he shot carl he shows up
the gun.

Speaker 4 (06:00):
Heaven, Jake Lamont?

Speaker 5 (06:01):
What is.

Speaker 1 (06:04):
Got through that window?

Speaker 4 (06:05):
Shoven?

Speaker 9 (06:07):
Color?

Speaker 2 (06:08):
Color?

Speaker 8 (06:08):
Really?

Speaker 4 (06:10):
Holy not?

Speaker 1 (06:11):
She's attention off police Lamont. Cranston wanted the questioning and
the murder of Colin Devon's cabaret entertainer, lad singing. Cranston

(06:32):
was wearing.

Speaker 4 (06:34):
That's another that missions and you can't believe Lamont is
guilty of that, Kilsmas.

Speaker 1 (06:38):
I'm sorry, Margot. You saw now yourself with a gun
in his hands. He was innocent.

Speaker 2 (06:43):
Why did he run away?

Speaker 4 (06:43):
I don't know, but I do know Lamant he couldn't
be guilty of such a thing.

Speaker 1 (06:48):
W tiy him and again I kept telling him that
if he kept getting involved in police affairs. Some days
get in over his head out today with that?

Speaker 4 (06:54):
Some day, what do you intend to do? Commission?

Speaker 1 (06:58):
What can I do? Mart believe me? I won't enjoy it,
but I intend to find a month Cranston and book
them for murder?

Speaker 4 (07:21):
Com On, Maria, there, no.

Speaker 1 (07:28):
Let's get away from him. You don't think questions affect
You're on your way to meet me?

Speaker 6 (07:35):
Do you no.

Speaker 1 (07:38):
Sounds? Thank you? Darling? Surely you don't believe I believe?

Speaker 4 (07:43):
Why did you run away?

Speaker 1 (07:44):
Why did I have to meet you like this? Because
I have to stay free long enough to find who
did kill that girl? Darling? How could you believe?

Speaker 4 (07:51):
I don't know what I believe? You believe me at
your men and go running off without a word.

Speaker 1 (07:54):
Don't you get my message?

Speaker 2 (07:56):
I send that usher back with words that I have.

Speaker 1 (07:58):
An emergency call, that I meet you a place after the.

Speaker 4 (08:00):
Fight, an emergency car here.

Speaker 1 (08:03):
She said it was a matter of life with this.
She bade me to come to the Silver Slipper immediately
said her name was Carr.

Speaker 9 (08:08):
I know the blonde girls that you and color were
all friends.

Speaker 1 (08:13):
That's ridiculous. We just started to talk when there was
a shot from the window and someone threw a gun
into the room. I was starting out the window after
the killer when you and the cloud broke in.

Speaker 4 (08:23):
Darn, Why didn't you stand It was.

Speaker 1 (08:24):
Still a chance I could dropped the killer before he
got down the fire escape.

Speaker 4 (08:28):
I I guess I believe you.

Speaker 1 (08:32):
So you know it cause I'm past hold.

Speaker 2 (08:35):
I'm not going to turn run as off the road.
What's it?

Speaker 1 (08:41):
You are right?

Speaker 4 (08:42):
They're getting out the line.

Speaker 1 (08:45):
I don't move. What is it? The guy went to
see you? Kratston? Awful?

Speaker 2 (08:49):
Fair?

Speaker 1 (08:50):
For who are you? What do you want? You don't know?
It's Creston, but you know I bought his name, Silk
Sulkie reed. Remember that was what they're doing out of
Jail'll find out Plancus when you send him up. You
didn't do as good a job as he did on
his skip brother. You're gonna wish his gun. Sulky too done.
Wait a minute, I didn't feel real skip brother. Now

(09:13):
try telling that to Sulky when we get there. Dope
got him, yeah, So bring a man, bring him in.

(09:35):
Mustn't keep our guests waiting, right, okay, let me tait
a minute. Well, well, Friendstom, I haven't seen us testified
against me six years ago. Six years in the ten
is gonna be a long time by the young lady
here was with him, so we had to bring it
no unfortunate for her, Duke. Yeah, the lady's comfortable and

(09:57):
well tied. Well, it's wait a minute. I've seen you
someplace before I get around. Come on, wait, you'll have
to pardon. That's broken down, old Shaq Crimston. You're needing
to get rid of it. We're taking care of that tonight.
And what's this all about? Surely you must have guessed
that i'd resent you're killing my kid brother, Joey, I
didn't kill your brother. Unfortunately for you, there were witnesses.

(10:19):
Don't tell him. So Joey followed Cranston into an alley
one night. I've seen him both go in. There's a shot.
Criston came on. Hell, lie, he'll call me a liar copper.
Now I know where I saw you. What to do
that for? Duke? I wanted to know what was happening.

(10:41):
He'll know what's happened, all right, Key, this place of
up like fish and paper. We've got the gasoline ready.
How about to day like the gag out of her mouth.
Maybe Cranston would like to hear a scream. What do
you do if you only your boyfriend reception? Baby? Then
you wake up baby in time? Okay, Louie said the
first right, there's you're going. You better get out of here.

(11:06):
There's no fancy than we saw it. The month good
sup to him. Lamont, Clanston and Barco Lay not kidnapped

(11:33):
by gangster. The old flame building where they're being held.
It set a fire as Clanston begins to regain consciously.

Speaker 7 (11:41):
The month m h month, mandey, the whole place is going.

Speaker 4 (11:53):
Out the place?

Speaker 1 (11:57):
Think that the true?

Speaker 4 (12:00):
I think I can rip this slot open on this nild.

Speaker 1 (12:09):
How can you walk?

Speaker 3 (12:10):
Thank you mama?

Speaker 1 (12:13):
Let me joint wait my love that way Margins probably
outside waiting, but bl out the back. Woman's fairly well
rubbed a turn back.

Speaker 4 (12:30):
Now we can get through it.

Speaker 7 (12:32):
I do tell me, haven't got a mint?

Speaker 1 (12:39):
Keep down, nor gotta keep out of sight? What should
have drawn?

Speaker 6 (12:46):
And let it go.

Speaker 1 (12:49):
I think it's safe for us to get started. I
recognize one of those street woods on the pad, the
young one named Joke, the one who poses the user
to block me the message of arena. How are you
doing this don a pair of visits and an old
friend me know what's behind all this, mister flind exter

(13:09):
are underworld context.

Speaker 4 (13:24):
So this is a ship point ex latest headquarters.

Speaker 9 (13:27):
I'm exclusive little thoughts you don't mind shot at.

Speaker 1 (13:30):
In Tudway, Darling, this is considered the store club with
the water.

Speaker 4 (13:33):
Fronts to find at your wedding.

Speaker 1 (13:37):
Believing mister.

Speaker 2 (13:39):
Crimpton and the loveliness Lane be seated.

Speaker 1 (13:42):
By all means, I hated to impose on you, but
this is very important to me. First, by all means,
my friends, By all means, I took the liberty of
ordering a brief vibation. You'll you'll be my.

Speaker 4 (13:58):
Guest, a calling wife. Thanks you list the time.

Speaker 2 (14:00):
Let At one point, however, it seems time financially embellassed.

Speaker 1 (14:05):
Oh just just te brawl must allowed. No, no, no, no,
most emphatically no. I well perhaps just this time.

Speaker 2 (14:14):
I U you you you may bring the order, my
untrusting friends.

Speaker 1 (14:19):
And now now what your serting you read about the
girl Carla Devons. I'm supposed to have killed heys in
my position one here is that things that Defenson leave
us to say I didn't kill her. I was sent
to the scene of the murder by a man posing
as an arena husher. He's a hudlum named Duke. They're interesting,
they're interesting. Indeed, you see you've see Duke with the

(14:40):
late lamented Carla Sweetheart. Although one heard rumors of the
ripped late land is it the worst time a new
light of love had dazzled the pickled young Duke. Now
it's beginning to make sense. He's wanted to get rid
of Carla, so he shot and tried the plan to
blame on knees, possibly and retaliation for your supposed killing

(15:04):
of Tiokie.

Speaker 2 (15:04):
Reeve's young brother.

Speaker 1 (15:06):
Our underworld is sensily upon such a point. Yes, we
had some evidence of that tonight. Whether I've bothered you
or not with my problem, it's the point. Extras, Thank
you very much.

Speaker 6 (15:17):
Come on, Margaret, we've got to run before you.

Speaker 4 (15:19):
Like patient Roun, you have eyes just to point all
free very well, but only as.

Speaker 1 (15:26):
An accommodation, you understand, being my friends. A very good
evening to you both, very Where is he the plant
of the silver Slipper who told you I was an old.

Speaker 6 (15:36):
Friend of Callers.

Speaker 1 (15:38):
I want to know why she lies?

Speaker 6 (15:41):
Oh brother to be this is a good modern that's
where the plant lives.

Speaker 9 (15:58):
I'm not coming coming. Don't knock the door down.

Speaker 4 (16:05):
What do you want?

Speaker 1 (16:05):
I answer you?

Speaker 9 (16:07):
But the coup had you in more sports by now?

Speaker 1 (16:10):
Mind? If we come in you.

Speaker 9 (16:11):
Bet I do. I'm allergic to killing.

Speaker 1 (16:14):
I have to talk to you, but I don't know
what you tool up to.

Speaker 9 (16:17):
But if you don't get out of here, you'll compa
so loud it'll curl your ind.

Speaker 1 (16:21):
You'll deliver me playing me blondie. Why I never saw
your friend call it before in my life? Okay, Bud.

Speaker 9 (16:26):
If your story for the little woman is that telephone gag,
I can go along with it.

Speaker 4 (16:30):
Are you doing this?

Speaker 1 (16:32):
Look? Baby?

Speaker 8 (16:32):
Would it convince you if I showed you a picture
of him and collar all a lovey dovey Please? Yes,
I guess talk Okay, you ask for this show down, Cranston,
just forgure these pictures? Did you.

Speaker 1 (16:50):
Here?

Speaker 5 (16:50):
It is?

Speaker 2 (16:53):
Get your hands out where I can see.

Speaker 1 (16:54):
I'm done. What are you gonna do? Call the police?

Speaker 4 (16:58):
I know stood.

Speaker 2 (16:59):
If I and over to them, you beget when they
took up.

Speaker 4 (17:02):
Now get out and set out. I wouldn't have believed
I've never seen you cows so easy and buy a woman.

Speaker 1 (17:21):
I hope she thinks the same thing, Margot, what you mean?
And then now I know I'm on the right track.
Blondie couldn't have known about that telephone call unless she
was in on the frame up Sekla had time to
tell me she wasn't the one who called.

Speaker 4 (17:36):
But he's going to do.

Speaker 6 (17:38):
Shadow is going to have a talk with Blondie.

Speaker 1 (17:41):
I think she'll talk to the shadow.

Speaker 4 (17:55):
Try to number again with the operator.

Speaker 2 (17:57):
I try to get her my daughter, the shadow, Blondie,
have your boyfriend run out on here?

Speaker 3 (18:08):
I don't know what you mean.

Speaker 2 (18:10):
Your boyfriend named Gil?

Speaker 4 (18:13):
How do you know about that?

Speaker 1 (18:14):
You card?

Speaker 2 (18:14):
He can get rid of Carla? Blame around Cranston.

Speaker 1 (18:19):
You William on the plan.

Speaker 2 (18:20):
Weren't you Bland?

Speaker 9 (18:21):
No call Clanston. Sure you told me what to say,
But I swear I didn't know Carla was gonna die.

Speaker 4 (18:29):
That's the truth. So help me, I swear at all.

Speaker 2 (18:33):
Tell me where now?

Speaker 9 (18:35):
I don't know. I can't read to have a job
on the night they should be fish.

Speaker 2 (18:39):
Now after the job, where will they be.

Speaker 1 (18:43):
At?

Speaker 9 (18:44):
The hideout? The la Man and Ice house near the bridge,
the leading there the split of takes.

Speaker 2 (18:50):
Perhaps the shadow will join that little meeting. If you'll
tell the truth, no harm will come to you. But
if you'll lie, blondee your answer shut up.

Speaker 1 (19:17):
Yeah, hey, Lloyd Duke, the first time you got here,
chok his twenty thought you've begun of that watchman. Better
get in there. There's Joky. Well if it isn't Daniel Boone.
Look he didn't mean to killing your guy. I thought
he was going for a rod. So like blast, keep
a pretty fastful that rod likely do. Okay, So I
killed the guy. We made it queans and we had

(19:38):
that point fifty pestrol. And I don't like being hot, okay,
Well as if you don't like seeing hot, I can
six that crazy, just the commentation. You're still complaining about
seeing hot, just to get to cool you up a
little bit. Yeah, you kill it with that here, or
you're and the boy don't know it was you. You
wouldn't last to day. There's more than one way. The

(20:00):
cool at guy off and then all dice house like this, Louise,
we're talking about Duke.

Speaker 2 (20:04):
That chamber had been using years the ammonia pipe.

Speaker 1 (20:06):
Systill that that's good enough.

Speaker 2 (20:08):
You think I'm gonna let Yeah, says Louis.

Speaker 6 (20:10):
That's not so.

Speaker 1 (20:12):
I go out back up, slow fire the fighter. That's it,
Luly open the door to the ice chamber. Only do
it nice and slow like so I can wash your hands. Thanks, Now, boys,

(20:33):
after you go on inside. So you think you're gonna
knock me? And Louis off? Is that a duke can
catch on? Set? Okay, I'm taking over. Boy, gonna find
a duke and what they do and they do, you
won't know it. You come home the ammonia pipe fell
on boys, happy dreams and set the can't kid.

Speaker 2 (21:06):
You have a little cap and tell him to it
that this is a shadow. Hil. I found you in
a close the door behind me. I thought it was
more polite that way. I want the truth at Colin Devoni,
Guy Quinn because Gil ill clip you'll you'll kill the milk.

(21:33):
She couldn't tell the truth about Joy Leaves and you'll
kill her?

Speaker 1 (21:36):
All right?

Speaker 2 (21:38):
All right, let me, But Granson didn't kill Joy.

Speaker 1 (21:49):
William, you wouldn't.

Speaker 2 (21:51):
I think I can hold on a few minutes longer
than milk who kills.

Speaker 1 (21:57):
Wanted Kilil?

Speaker 5 (21:59):
What?

Speaker 1 (22:01):
All right? All right? I couldn't you kill my but
come up, let's tend the lamp.

Speaker 2 (22:26):
Till cut the story to tell Commissioner Wester, You and
Tilki want to make sure I tell the story right.

Speaker 1 (22:43):
But that's when I've seen it up here this time.
But next time, I won't see you next time. Mission No, indeed, Commissioner,
I've really learned my lesson this time. I've heard that before.

Speaker 9 (22:53):
I don't understand why you went to so much trouble.

Speaker 3 (22:55):
To try to frame you for Coline.

Speaker 1 (22:57):
Well, he had to kill Talamago, she said, to tell
the truth about Joey's learner. See, she was the only
one who knew you was systematically working his way up
in the gang. The first player of the ladder was Joey.
That was the easy one. He had already made four
guy in France. Louis was number two man, and the
gang was made. It to go next And finally, so
Hey read from tel He was certainly an ingenious takeout.

(23:18):
You know, for a while, Commissioner, I almost believed I
was guilty myself, So did I what's worth? So with
a jury? May you have something there, Commissioner.

Speaker 2 (23:28):
So now I leave police work to the police.

Speaker 4 (23:32):
Then Prance and you uncrossed those fingers.

Speaker 2 (23:44):
Sweed up crime. There's I am, do not pay.

Speaker 1 (23:52):
The shadow
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