December 19, 2025 • 23 mins
The Whistler was a suspenseful mystery anthology that ran from 1942-1955. A character known only as the Whistler was the host and narrator of the tales, which focused on crime and fate and had a suspenseful and eerie tone, always ending with a twist. The Whistler was later adapted to television.
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Speaker 1 (00:09):
Presented by the United States Air Forces in Europe. I
am the whistler, and I know many things. Or I
walk by night. I know many strange tales hidden in
the hearts of men and women who have stepped into
the shadows. Yes, I know the nameless terrors of which
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they dare not speak. And now the whistler's strange story.
He wanted too much. Ruth Walker looked beautiful standing there
by the window. Part of it was because Ruth knew
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how to look beautiful, and more important, when to look beautiful. Yes,
you realize the importance of your appearance when you were
very young, didn't you, Ruthe And now, at this rather
late hour, your employer, Charles Burton, seems especially susceptible to
your wistful, seemingly innocent beauty. And as Charles smiles at
you and you smile and return, the relationship of employer
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and secretary seems to change. Here at your apartment, Charles
seems to forget his jewelry store, his troubles at home,
everything but his immediate surrounding. I think you'll find it
just right Chard, Thanks, Ruth, I'm sure I will. Everything
you do is just right. You know if you keep
saying that you might convince me, and then I'd be
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undereable darting here dinky things. Thanks good ooh, perfect, all right, Ruth.
One days exactly five months ago, I walked into you
a jewelry store asked for a job. There wasn't any
until until.
Speaker 2 (01:54):
I walked in and saw, and then there was.
Speaker 1 (01:59):
Five months ago. Other day it is, Charles. It's all
been wonderful. Only one thing missing for me anyway, is
not that thing you're always dying three hundred and sixty
five days a year, Ruth. I thought we'd agreed not
to discuss them. I'm sorry. It's just that, let's not
spoil what we have, Ruth. There's no change, nothing holding
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either of us said that. I've fallen in love with you.
You will get over it when you meet some nice
young man. I don't even want to ever. I'm still married, Ruth.
My wife isn't well. I couldn't leave her after twenty years.
The shock could be too much. I've asked nothing of you.
Accept the pleasure of your company from time to time.
If you'd rather not see me anymore, please, Charles. I'm sorry.
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I shouldn't have said anything. No Ruth, you really shouldn't live.
I wish you hadn't.
Speaker 2 (02:49):
Well, Ruthe.
Speaker 1 (02:50):
Even after five months, you're moving too fast, don't you.
Speaker 3 (02:54):
Charles Burton, your employer and friend.
Speaker 1 (02:56):
Is still cautious. On God, you're not even sure that
you haven't spoiled your original plan. You're still wondering about it.
After child leaves. When I said you shouldn't have come
here like easy baby, I saw him leave, close the door.
I want to talk to you. It's leave. I relax
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and it's all right. What's bothering you? When do we
go to work on your boyfriend? You get enough on
him right now for me to approach him. We have
nothing on him so far. He since he'd been friendly
and kind. He's given you quite a few expensive dodd,
hasn't he? He's been up here plenty of times. That's
enough for me. Sides, you can always exaggerate a little
you have before.
Speaker 2 (03:36):
Now?
Speaker 1 (03:37):
When do I go to see him and frend to
tell his wife I'll take you?
Speaker 3 (03:39):
When you told me that.
Speaker 1 (03:40):
Three months ago, Hey, you wouldn't have something else in
your mind? Would you like? What like deciding to sell
mister BigGAN, getting a divorce and marrying him cutting me
out of a deal. That's ridiculous. He's old enough to
be my father. That don't bother a lot of women.
I'm as anxious for some of the burden money as
you are. All right, then figure out something right I
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think I have, but it'll take a little mirve. I
don't like the Blackbaale idea. Fred, it's too risky. Charles
might not go for it. Eta, you've sort of a
better idea, and I think so you can hold him up,
hold him up, your boss, Yes, it would be easy. Fake. Oh,
you're oady on my side. I'm not interested in small change.
It's all twenty or thirty thousand small change you're telling me.
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He carries this and Fred, Damara and I. Charles is
taking some diamond rings and bracelets to the Blue Hills
Hotel the shore a woman customers from out of town,
an older woman. She didn't want to come to the store,
so Charles agreed to bring them over. Now he's due
there at nine o'clock. And here's a little reckless for
a man of his age and n not particularly It's
not unusual. He lives within five minutes drive of the
Blue Hills. He can carry them in a case. He's
inside pocket, and no one but me knows anything about it.
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I still don't like it. Well you will when I
tell you how I've worked it out. Let me get
your cup of coffee already here, Fred, Oh, what's the
idea of going through my desk drawer.
Speaker 2 (04:57):
I'm not going through it.
Speaker 1 (04:58):
I'm looking for some cigarette. Oh well there's some in
that box on the television. Say okay, here's your coffee. Look, Fred,
this is so simple a child could do it. Charles
will get to the Blue Gills and up nine. You'll
park on the lot and there's only one attendance. You
can get in the car while he's in the hotel.
Hide in the back seat. I'll give you a key
to the car. You got a key to his car? Yes,
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he forgets and locks his keys in the car every
now and then when he comes over, so he had
an extra one maid for me. The license number is
Q two four eight y one three. It's a big Bluesday. Yeah.
I know the car. I've seen it parked outside this
place offen than us. But it was your idea that
I get the job with Charles and play up to it. Okay,
you know you might have an idea that's just fool
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proof as anything can be. Wait a try, I guess am,
I yes, now listen said all you have to reserve.
Fred reacted exactly as you hoped, and you are certain
that after the hold up, Fred will be out of
your life for many years at least, aren't you, Ruthe
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Next evening, you return home immediately after the store closes.
Wait impatiently until twenty minutes before nine, then leave your apartment.
Speak pleasantly to the desk clerk in the lobby as
you carefully explain you'll be back in a few minutes.
Your certain Fred will do exactly as you've told him,
and you'll know what you're going to do too, don't you, Ruth, Yes,
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you know exactly what you're going to do, and you
smile grimly as you enter the corner drugstore. Walk quickly
to the phone boost and dial the.
Speaker 2 (06:32):
Police for Precinct Station.
Speaker 1 (06:33):
Sergeant Gray, there's going to be a hold up about
nine thirty.
Speaker 2 (06:36):
Yes, a minute, who's talking?
Speaker 1 (06:37):
It doesn't matter. You neednt try to trace this call.
I'm talking from a public phone. If you're interested, someone
is planning to hold up Charles Virden in his car
at nine point thirty on the parking lot of the
Bluehills Hotels. It's a Bluesedan license number Q two four
eight y one three. The hold up man will be
hiding in the car well. Rufe it's done, and you're
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certain that within the hour you will be well rid
of Fred Marker, your former sweetheart and partner in more
than one shady activity.
Speaker 3 (07:16):
When you return to the apartment building, you chat.
Speaker 1 (07:18):
Idly for twenty minutes or so over the desk clerk,
then take the elevator to your apartment. As you're about
to turn on your radio and perhaps hear a news
flash of the hold up Fred Samatical, you're looking at
me like you surprised. IM still around. No, come in,
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I'm just surprise you got back so soon. I don't
see how you had time. Didn't wait for him to
park at the Blue Hills. I drove by his house
about eight thirty. His car was parked outside. It was dark,
so I decided to take him before he went to
the Blue Hills. I parked and got in the back
of his car. Okay, in about five minutes, Burden came up,
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got find the wheel. Somebody saw you. No, but you
almost got a little rough. It's a pretty big guy.
Wasn't easy. Well I had to shoot him, Stevie, you
killed him? Man, I'm afraid so, you fool. I told
you not to get rough. Erd was the boy that
got rough? What else could I do? It was him
or me? Who did you get to do? No? I
didn't get the jews. I barely got a way that
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it was. When I want to know is who tipped
him off? Do you think he was tipped off? And
he acted like it? He had a gun, said, I'm
said I I'll get you a drink, then you can
tell me all about it. Okay, I can use one here, said,
I told you last night the cigarettes in that box
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on the TV set. That death drawer seems to fascinate
here and looking for cigarettes this time? Baby was looking
for this gun of yours. Noticed it last night when
I opened this drawer, looky for you. It's still here.
What do you mean? I mean that gun your friend
Burden was carrying a night looked a lot like this one.
Good thing it's still here. I'd have figured you tipped
him off. I'm alone of miss gun to rub me out.
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See what you get this gun? Never told me how
to Rod Child gave it to me sometimes when he
went out on deals like and i'd he asked me
to go with him. Bully girder, No it's still here.
Let me drake. We'll forget it. Yeah, it's manner. Hands
are shaken. Oh why wouldn't they be shaking after what
you've just done? The Charles of all the stupid.
Speaker 3 (09:24):
And just kip it.
Speaker 1 (09:25):
Point is our plans out the window, and if you're
cost you'll be faced with a charge of murder. We
will be faced with a charge of murder. You see.
I'll take this rapp alone your creek a minute. That's
the police, sir, Come on this way, you betta go
Fred out the back way and get out of town
for a while. But with if you know when down
and up and black, I can actually have two hundred
years cast a check today. This will take it by
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a distance and keep you for a couple of weeks.
About heaven's sake, get going. I'll be back baby a
couple of months.
Speaker 2 (10:00):
Ah, mis Walker, Yes, I'm Lieutenant will Son Homicide. I'm
sorry to disturb you at this hour.
Speaker 1 (10:08):
What's wrong, lieutenant? We'll rather have some bad news for
you about your employer, mister Barton, what's a certain Yes,
I'll make a brief. There was an attempted hold up.
He was killed.
Speaker 2 (10:19):
Certainly here you better sit out, Miss Walker.
Speaker 1 (10:21):
Thank you now? Uh tell me you were here all evening? Wait? Yes,
it kept for about five minutes when I walked down
to the drug store and said, de clerk saw me
leave and return to me.
Speaker 2 (10:33):
Ask him if you're like, oh, that will be necessary.
That's a routine question. So I guess that's all to no.
Good night, Miss Walter, Good.
Speaker 1 (10:40):
Night, lieutenant. You feel better after the officer leaves, but
you're still nervous and upset, aren't you, Louise. You're sure
Fred has left town, and you're glad he's gone. But
without Charles Burton, the man you would plan to marry
or compromise, your future seems darkly uncertain.
Speaker 3 (11:04):
You're not even sure you'll be retained at the.
Speaker 1 (11:06):
Verdon Jewelry Company? Are you? Next day the store is closed,
but the following day you return to work, and a
week later when you enter the private office formerly occupied
by your late employer, good morning, Oh excuse me, I
didn't know all right, Come on in, you're miss Walker,
aren't you.
Speaker 3 (11:25):
Yes, I am.
Speaker 1 (11:26):
I'm Bob Packsbrey, Missus Verdon's nephew. Won't you sit down?
Thank you? My aunt has asked me to sort of
run the business for at least for a while, un
sure she can find someone capable of it. I wasn't
very anxious to take it, but she and Uncle Charles
have always been so nice to me. I thought, I
want to give it a try at least, and I'm
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sure you'll do very well. I'm afraid not unless I
get a lot of help from a lot of new
people here in the store. And that brings me to
the big question, the big Yes, my aunt says, Uncle
Charles thought a great deal of you your ability, She says,
he offered, remarked he didn't know how he got along
before you became his personal secretary that night to hear.
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But I'm afraid it's more than I or not according
to that, Alice. Anyway, would you mind staying on as
my secretary till I sort of what are the things? Why? No,
I'll be glad you are good. That's a big load
off my mind. I'll do my best to show my appreciation.
I don't worry about it. Mister Packs, but I'm glad
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you offered me the position. I think I'm going to
enjoy working with you.
Speaker 3 (12:42):
Yes, you're certain of it, aren't you.
Speaker 1 (12:44):
Bob Paxford is handsome, young, wealthy, and single. You're careful
in everything you do and say, and within a few
days your certain Bob is almost as impressed as was
his late uncle. It isn't long until he invites you
to lunch, and this is followed by an invitation to
the theater. Many other dates follow, and at the end
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of two months, you're certain he's in love with you,
that it's only a question of time until he asks
you to marry him. In late one evening, Bob parks
at a quiet spot on a high cliff overlooking the
sea and turns on the car radio. I'm crazy about
this little stunt. It's for those days we have it
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stopped and Bob, Yeah, that's why I'm crazy about it.
I guess i'd like to believe it you can. That's
why I like parked in this particular spunt, this particular evening.
But so particular about this evening, mister Baxley.
Speaker 2 (13:42):
Well, I had something sort of particular to say, something
I've always been wanting to say since the first time
I saw him.
Speaker 1 (13:50):
Almost Well, I love you really soon. I want you
to marry me just like that, Just like that. Questions
about who I am, my past, no boyfriends, anything, nothing.
I don't care who you were, what you did before
you marry me. I don't even want him along? Well
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how about him? Yes, I don't you think again? Who
could answer that question a bit? Is the guy who
asked it is on the drama O Ruy Fred? Yeah,
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Fred told you ever be back in a couple of months,
even so he didn't have to come here. Oh, alert,
Paxford's gone for the evening. Watched him drive away ten
minutes ago. Hey, what a ring you're wearing tax fort
give it? Yes, he did. You're gonna marry him?
Speaker 3 (14:55):
No?
Speaker 1 (14:55):
Why shouldn't I? Everything between you and me died a
long time ago. Relaxed. I don't blame you, last guy
in the world to try to keep an old pal
from marrying Doe. You won't believe it, but I happen
to love it. Sure, I believe it, But I bet
you wouldn't have. He was broke, like if I am,
for instance, what are you getting at Fred? We're just
a little lone for old time sake, nice sindy blackmail.
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How much I'll go easy on you two thousand. I
couldn't possibly raise that much in you knowing, okay, I'm
a reasonable guy. One thousand until when until never let
me have a grand You'll never hear from you again.
You and Casanova can go happily ever after. That's a promise,
all right, Fred, I'll take your word this time. And
now you're being smart, baby, I'm out of your hair
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from now on. Promised, I'll take all my savings. I'll
have to pawn my necklace.
Speaker 2 (15:44):
But meet me at the.
Speaker 1 (15:45):
Mid City National Bank ATTENDVITY in the morning. I'll have
it for you. Next morning you'll give Fred one thousand dollars,
and as the week's pass you hear nothing further from him.
Then one day, when you and Bob attend the opening
day of the races and watching me finish line, I
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am a flower. It's first O your figure of the
day an time. Okay, off to being hosted right now.
Let's see your twenty two eighty twenty eight bucks had
a fourth n Yeah, and I got two of those winners,
my friend of mine, If you'll excuse me, permanent. Honey,
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I think I'll go to the bar and see what
he likes in the next week. He's been a perfect
figure so far.
Speaker 3 (16:34):
I won't be gone five minutes.
Speaker 1 (16:38):
She's taken. Lady. Yes, he's a reserve, said use. I
know what I said, and I met it, but I
lost most of that grand and Nevada's just let me
have one more thousand? You're crazy. Why do you think
I'm going to get it? We're even doing okay today,
I'm I'm watching Patsford collect for you. If you get
away from me a fad before you ruin everything, call
me at my apartment around eleven staded night. No, you
should call in your roof. I'll be there and come
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in through the rare entrance and walk up. I can't
afford for you to be seen. Okay, you're seeing it.
I got the answer, rude, homicide. What I bet in
the next place? Homicide? Homicide? You know I think that's
the real time starting homicide. Come out in fred to
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come in the back way, said I would, didn't I? Yeah,
the thousand? Yes, I had it good figured you decided
to play it to say, I've got to play it.
Save said Okay, let's have it, and this is the
last time loof on the level. All right, I'll get
it for you. And you're right said, this is the
last time. That's the idea to God. You'll see now
you say where you are? Who your former switchboard downstairs?
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The clerk's testimony will be very helpful. Yeah, birks speaking.
What is it miss Walker? In my apartment? After me?
Stay away? Money? Seeing away from its Walker? You're right,
I'm all right, but I shot the man that forced
his way in my apartment. I think I killed him.
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Do you feel well enough to talk now, miss Walker? Yes, lieutenant,
I'm I'm all right. Have you ever seen this man before?
Not before today? I saw him at the race tracks.
It's afternoon.
Speaker 2 (18:35):
Oh well, how did you happen on other day?
Speaker 1 (18:37):
He kept looking at me. Did you have a good
day at the tract? Miss Walker? What? Why? Yes? Very good?
Mister Paxford was with me. Uh huh. This man saw
your winning followed your home. But I had dinner with
mister Paxford after the races. It was had to eleven minutes.
This man knocks on my door and forced his way in.
He asked for money.
Speaker 2 (18:56):
Didn't he wait?
Speaker 1 (18:57):
The man of a thousand dollars. I think of it before,
but that's just about what I wanted. Lieutenant. He spotted
you with the freckle and wha.
Speaker 2 (19:05):
It wraps it up.
Speaker 1 (19:06):
Try to get a good night's rest. Forget the whole thing.
And I've just killed a man. But you killed him
in self defense.
Speaker 2 (19:13):
He might have killed Juli.
Speaker 1 (19:14):
Yes, still forget it, miss Walker. No one could possibly
blame you for this. You haven't a thing to worry about.
Speaker 3 (19:20):
Believe me, it was even easier than your thought it
would be.
Speaker 1 (19:37):
The police didn't seem to doubt your story for a moment,
did they. No, your timing was perfect, phoning the death
clerk at just the right moment, making certain he'd hear
your frantic call for help, your plea for the police,
then the shot. Now Fred Markle is out of your
life forever, and you're certain there's nothing left to stop
your marriage to wealthy Bob Paston. You're certain too, that
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the last link between you and the murder of Charles
Burton has been eliminated. Race The following morning, you're having
coffee in your apartment when, oh, good morning, Lieutenant, will
come in. We sit down, won't you? I uh, I
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brought your gun back, Miss Walker. Oh my gun. I
didn't know you had it.
Speaker 2 (20:24):
I took it when I left you last night. You
were probably too upset to notice. Just normal routine.
Speaker 1 (20:29):
I see you.
Speaker 2 (20:31):
Always keep the survolving your own personal possession to you,
Miss Walker, for.
Speaker 1 (20:35):
Ship, when I was with mister Burton, when he was
carrying unusually valuable jewelry, I keep it there in the
desk room. Incidentally, I have admitted I know we looked
that up. Ever loan it to anyone? I never what's
this all about, Lieutenant.
Speaker 2 (20:49):
I'm afraid I'm gonna have to charge you with murder,
Miss Walker.
Speaker 3 (20:51):
Murder.
Speaker 1 (20:52):
Well, last night you said it was self defendent.
Speaker 2 (20:54):
I'm not talking about last night. I'm talking about the
murder of Charles Burton and that attempt at hold up
a few months.
Speaker 1 (20:59):
Ago, and he went near there. How could you possibly
gun you used in Fred Marker last night? Your gun,
Miss Walker, it's the same gun that killed Charles Burton.
My gud ballistics provously under duck. We couldn't have been
It's sad.
Speaker 2 (21:15):
Fred mark that's the man you shot last night.
Speaker 1 (21:18):
Yes, he's the one who killed mister Dloton and I
I remember now. He was at my apartment the night
before mister Burdon was killed. He opened the desk door
and I kept the gun with him a cigarettes That's
when he took it. It had to be. And then
the night killed Charles, he opened his room again and
put it back. I know he did. Wait a minute,
are you saying that Fred Markle came to see you
at your apartment the night before mister Verdon was killed
and again the following night after mister Verdon was killed.
Speaker 3 (21:40):
Yes, but I can explain that last night.
Speaker 1 (21:42):
You said you've never seen him before.
Speaker 3 (21:44):
I know, but I'm not.
Speaker 1 (21:45):
I didn't want to get mixed up in anything but
Eddy than blackmailing me. You killed Michael before he could
get the young Bob Packsford to tell him about you
were at your marriage. Oh no, no, Fred Writon to
kill me last night. It's no, miss Walker.
Speaker 2 (21:56):
You're under arrest.
Speaker 1 (21:57):
I couldn't do it anywhere. I'll have to tell that
to the jury. With Walker, I'm afraid they'll never believe
that your gun killed two different men you knew, and
that you were innocent in both killing. Join us again
next week, and once again the United States Air Forces
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in Europe presents the Whistler.
Speaker 3 (22:31):
Does this Air Force?
Speaker 1 (22:32):
Aren't and Don Cormet speaking. The Whistler has come to
you through the worldwide facilities of the United States Armed
Forces Radio and Television service. This is the American Forces
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Network Europe
Presented by the United States Air Forces in Europe. I
am the whistler, and I know many things. Or I
walk by night. I know many strange tales hidden in
the hearts of men and women who have stepped into
the shadows. Yes, I know the nameless terrors of which
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they dare not speak. And now the whistler's strange story.
He wanted too much. Ruth Walker looked beautiful standing there
by the window. Part of it was because Ruth knew
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how to look beautiful, and more important, when to look beautiful. Yes,
you realize the importance of your appearance when you were
very young, didn't you, Ruthe And now, at this rather
late hour, your employer, Charles Burton, seems especially susceptible to
your wistful, seemingly innocent beauty. And as Charles smiles at
you and you smile and return, the relationship of employer
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and secretary seems to change. Here at your apartment, Charles
seems to forget his jewelry store, his troubles at home,
everything but his immediate surrounding. I think you'll find it
just right Chard, Thanks, Ruth, I'm sure I will. Everything
you do is just right. You know if you keep
saying that you might convince me, and then I'd be
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undereable darting here dinky things. Thanks good ooh, perfect, all right, Ruth.
One days exactly five months ago, I walked into you
a jewelry store asked for a job. There wasn't any
until until.
Speaker 2 (01:54):
I walked in and saw, and then there was.
Speaker 1 (01:59):
Five months ago. Other day it is, Charles. It's all
been wonderful. Only one thing missing for me anyway, is
not that thing you're always dying three hundred and sixty
five days a year, Ruth. I thought we'd agreed not
to discuss them. I'm sorry. It's just that, let's not
spoil what we have, Ruth. There's no change, nothing holding
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either of us said that. I've fallen in love with you.
You will get over it when you meet some nice
young man. I don't even want to ever. I'm still married, Ruth.
My wife isn't well. I couldn't leave her after twenty years.
The shock could be too much. I've asked nothing of you.
Accept the pleasure of your company from time to time.
If you'd rather not see me anymore, please, Charles. I'm sorry.
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I shouldn't have said anything. No Ruth, you really shouldn't live.
I wish you hadn't.
Speaker 2 (02:49):
Well, Ruthe.
Speaker 1 (02:50):
Even after five months, you're moving too fast, don't you.
Speaker 3 (02:54):
Charles Burton, your employer and friend.
Speaker 1 (02:56):
Is still cautious. On God, you're not even sure that
you haven't spoiled your original plan. You're still wondering about it.
After child leaves. When I said you shouldn't have come
here like easy baby, I saw him leave, close the door.
I want to talk to you. It's leave. I relax
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and it's all right. What's bothering you? When do we
go to work on your boyfriend? You get enough on
him right now for me to approach him. We have
nothing on him so far. He since he'd been friendly
and kind. He's given you quite a few expensive dodd,
hasn't he? He's been up here plenty of times. That's
enough for me. Sides, you can always exaggerate a little
you have before.
Speaker 2 (03:36):
Now?
Speaker 1 (03:37):
When do I go to see him and frend to
tell his wife I'll take you?
Speaker 3 (03:39):
When you told me that.
Speaker 1 (03:40):
Three months ago, Hey, you wouldn't have something else in
your mind? Would you like? What like deciding to sell
mister BigGAN, getting a divorce and marrying him cutting me
out of a deal. That's ridiculous. He's old enough to
be my father. That don't bother a lot of women.
I'm as anxious for some of the burden money as
you are. All right, then figure out something right I
(04:01):
think I have, but it'll take a little mirve. I
don't like the Blackbaale idea. Fred, it's too risky. Charles
might not go for it. Eta, you've sort of a
better idea, and I think so you can hold him up,
hold him up, your boss, Yes, it would be easy. Fake. Oh,
you're oady on my side. I'm not interested in small change.
It's all twenty or thirty thousand small change you're telling me.
(04:23):
He carries this and Fred, Damara and I. Charles is
taking some diamond rings and bracelets to the Blue Hills
Hotel the shore a woman customers from out of town,
an older woman. She didn't want to come to the store,
so Charles agreed to bring them over. Now he's due
there at nine o'clock. And here's a little reckless for
a man of his age and n not particularly It's
not unusual. He lives within five minutes drive of the
Blue Hills. He can carry them in a case. He's
inside pocket, and no one but me knows anything about it.
(04:44):
I still don't like it. Well you will when I
tell you how I've worked it out. Let me get
your cup of coffee already here, Fred, Oh, what's the
idea of going through my desk drawer.
Speaker 2 (04:57):
I'm not going through it.
Speaker 1 (04:58):
I'm looking for some cigarette. Oh well there's some in
that box on the television. Say okay, here's your coffee. Look, Fred,
this is so simple a child could do it. Charles
will get to the Blue Gills and up nine. You'll
park on the lot and there's only one attendance. You
can get in the car while he's in the hotel.
Hide in the back seat. I'll give you a key
to the car. You got a key to his car? Yes,
(05:21):
he forgets and locks his keys in the car every
now and then when he comes over, so he had
an extra one maid for me. The license number is
Q two four eight y one three. It's a big Bluesday. Yeah.
I know the car. I've seen it parked outside this
place offen than us. But it was your idea that
I get the job with Charles and play up to it. Okay,
you know you might have an idea that's just fool
(05:41):
proof as anything can be. Wait a try, I guess am,
I yes, now listen said all you have to reserve.
Fred reacted exactly as you hoped, and you are certain
that after the hold up, Fred will be out of
your life for many years at least, aren't you, Ruthe
(06:02):
Next evening, you return home immediately after the store closes.
Wait impatiently until twenty minutes before nine, then leave your apartment.
Speak pleasantly to the desk clerk in the lobby as
you carefully explain you'll be back in a few minutes.
Your certain Fred will do exactly as you've told him,
and you'll know what you're going to do too, don't you, Ruth, Yes,
(06:23):
you know exactly what you're going to do, and you
smile grimly as you enter the corner drugstore. Walk quickly
to the phone boost and dial the.
Speaker 2 (06:32):
Police for Precinct Station.
Speaker 1 (06:33):
Sergeant Gray, there's going to be a hold up about
nine thirty.
Speaker 2 (06:36):
Yes, a minute, who's talking?
Speaker 1 (06:37):
It doesn't matter. You neednt try to trace this call.
I'm talking from a public phone. If you're interested, someone
is planning to hold up Charles Virden in his car
at nine point thirty on the parking lot of the
Bluehills Hotels. It's a Bluesedan license number Q two four
eight y one three. The hold up man will be
hiding in the car well. Rufe it's done, and you're
(07:09):
certain that within the hour you will be well rid
of Fred Marker, your former sweetheart and partner in more
than one shady activity.
Speaker 3 (07:16):
When you return to the apartment building, you chat.
Speaker 1 (07:18):
Idly for twenty minutes or so over the desk clerk,
then take the elevator to your apartment. As you're about
to turn on your radio and perhaps hear a news
flash of the hold up Fred Samatical, you're looking at
me like you surprised. IM still around. No, come in,
(07:39):
I'm just surprise you got back so soon. I don't
see how you had time. Didn't wait for him to
park at the Blue Hills. I drove by his house
about eight thirty. His car was parked outside. It was dark,
so I decided to take him before he went to
the Blue Hills. I parked and got in the back
of his car. Okay, in about five minutes, Burden came up,
(08:00):
got find the wheel. Somebody saw you. No, but you
almost got a little rough. It's a pretty big guy.
Wasn't easy. Well I had to shoot him, Stevie, you
killed him? Man, I'm afraid so, you fool. I told
you not to get rough. Erd was the boy that
got rough? What else could I do? It was him
or me? Who did you get to do? No? I
didn't get the jews. I barely got a way that
(08:21):
it was. When I want to know is who tipped
him off? Do you think he was tipped off? And
he acted like it? He had a gun, said, I'm
said I I'll get you a drink, then you can
tell me all about it. Okay, I can use one here, said,
I told you last night the cigarettes in that box
(08:41):
on the TV set. That death drawer seems to fascinate
here and looking for cigarettes this time? Baby was looking
for this gun of yours. Noticed it last night when
I opened this drawer, looky for you. It's still here.
What do you mean? I mean that gun your friend
Burden was carrying a night looked a lot like this one.
Good thing it's still here. I'd have figured you tipped
him off. I'm alone of miss gun to rub me out.
(09:02):
See what you get this gun? Never told me how
to Rod Child gave it to me sometimes when he
went out on deals like and i'd he asked me
to go with him. Bully girder, No it's still here.
Let me drake. We'll forget it. Yeah, it's manner. Hands
are shaken. Oh why wouldn't they be shaking after what
you've just done? The Charles of all the stupid.
Speaker 3 (09:24):
And just kip it.
Speaker 1 (09:25):
Point is our plans out the window, and if you're
cost you'll be faced with a charge of murder. We
will be faced with a charge of murder. You see.
I'll take this rapp alone your creek a minute. That's
the police, sir, Come on this way, you betta go
Fred out the back way and get out of town
for a while. But with if you know when down
and up and black, I can actually have two hundred
years cast a check today. This will take it by
(09:48):
a distance and keep you for a couple of weeks.
About heaven's sake, get going. I'll be back baby a
couple of months.
Speaker 2 (10:00):
Ah, mis Walker, Yes, I'm Lieutenant will Son Homicide. I'm
sorry to disturb you at this hour.
Speaker 1 (10:08):
What's wrong, lieutenant? We'll rather have some bad news for
you about your employer, mister Barton, what's a certain Yes,
I'll make a brief. There was an attempted hold up.
He was killed.
Speaker 2 (10:19):
Certainly here you better sit out, Miss Walker.
Speaker 1 (10:21):
Thank you now? Uh tell me you were here all evening? Wait? Yes,
it kept for about five minutes when I walked down
to the drug store and said, de clerk saw me
leave and return to me.
Speaker 2 (10:33):
Ask him if you're like, oh, that will be necessary.
That's a routine question. So I guess that's all to no.
Good night, Miss Walter, Good.
Speaker 1 (10:40):
Night, lieutenant. You feel better after the officer leaves, but
you're still nervous and upset, aren't you, Louise. You're sure
Fred has left town, and you're glad he's gone. But
without Charles Burton, the man you would plan to marry
or compromise, your future seems darkly uncertain.
Speaker 3 (11:04):
You're not even sure you'll be retained at the.
Speaker 1 (11:06):
Verdon Jewelry Company? Are you? Next day the store is closed,
but the following day you return to work, and a
week later when you enter the private office formerly occupied
by your late employer, good morning, Oh excuse me, I
didn't know all right, Come on in, you're miss Walker,
aren't you.
Speaker 3 (11:25):
Yes, I am.
Speaker 1 (11:26):
I'm Bob Packsbrey, Missus Verdon's nephew. Won't you sit down?
Thank you? My aunt has asked me to sort of
run the business for at least for a while, un
sure she can find someone capable of it. I wasn't
very anxious to take it, but she and Uncle Charles
have always been so nice to me. I thought, I
want to give it a try at least, and I'm
(11:48):
sure you'll do very well. I'm afraid not unless I
get a lot of help from a lot of new
people here in the store. And that brings me to
the big question, the big Yes, my aunt says, Uncle
Charles thought a great deal of you your ability, She says,
he offered, remarked he didn't know how he got along
before you became his personal secretary that night to hear.
(12:10):
But I'm afraid it's more than I or not according
to that, Alice. Anyway, would you mind staying on as
my secretary till I sort of what are the things? Why? No,
I'll be glad you are good. That's a big load
off my mind. I'll do my best to show my appreciation.
I don't worry about it. Mister Packs, but I'm glad
(12:32):
you offered me the position. I think I'm going to
enjoy working with you.
Speaker 3 (12:42):
Yes, you're certain of it, aren't you.
Speaker 1 (12:44):
Bob Paxford is handsome, young, wealthy, and single. You're careful
in everything you do and say, and within a few
days your certain Bob is almost as impressed as was
his late uncle. It isn't long until he invites you
to lunch, and this is followed by an invitation to
the theater. Many other dates follow, and at the end
(13:05):
of two months, you're certain he's in love with you,
that it's only a question of time until he asks
you to marry him. In late one evening, Bob parks
at a quiet spot on a high cliff overlooking the
sea and turns on the car radio. I'm crazy about
this little stunt. It's for those days we have it
(13:26):
stopped and Bob, Yeah, that's why I'm crazy about it.
I guess i'd like to believe it you can. That's
why I like parked in this particular spunt, this particular evening.
But so particular about this evening, mister Baxley.
Speaker 2 (13:42):
Well, I had something sort of particular to say, something
I've always been wanting to say since the first time
I saw him.
Speaker 1 (13:50):
Almost Well, I love you really soon. I want you
to marry me just like that, Just like that. Questions
about who I am, my past, no boyfriends, anything, nothing.
I don't care who you were, what you did before
you marry me. I don't even want him along? Well
(14:12):
how about him? Yes, I don't you think again? Who
could answer that question a bit? Is the guy who
asked it is on the drama O Ruy Fred? Yeah,
(14:39):
Fred told you ever be back in a couple of months,
even so he didn't have to come here. Oh, alert,
Paxford's gone for the evening. Watched him drive away ten
minutes ago. Hey, what a ring you're wearing tax fort
give it? Yes, he did. You're gonna marry him?
Speaker 3 (14:55):
No?
Speaker 1 (14:55):
Why shouldn't I? Everything between you and me died a
long time ago. Relaxed. I don't blame you, last guy
in the world to try to keep an old pal
from marrying Doe. You won't believe it, but I happen
to love it. Sure, I believe it, But I bet
you wouldn't have. He was broke, like if I am,
for instance, what are you getting at Fred? We're just
a little lone for old time sake, nice sindy blackmail.
(15:17):
How much I'll go easy on you two thousand. I
couldn't possibly raise that much in you knowing, okay, I'm
a reasonable guy. One thousand until when until never let
me have a grand You'll never hear from you again.
You and Casanova can go happily ever after. That's a promise,
all right, Fred, I'll take your word this time. And
now you're being smart, baby, I'm out of your hair
(15:39):
from now on. Promised, I'll take all my savings. I'll
have to pawn my necklace.
Speaker 2 (15:44):
But meet me at the.
Speaker 1 (15:45):
Mid City National Bank ATTENDVITY in the morning. I'll have
it for you. Next morning you'll give Fred one thousand dollars,
and as the week's pass you hear nothing further from him.
Then one day, when you and Bob attend the opening
day of the races and watching me finish line, I
(16:09):
am a flower. It's first O your figure of the
day an time. Okay, off to being hosted right now.
Let's see your twenty two eighty twenty eight bucks had
a fourth n Yeah, and I got two of those winners,
my friend of mine, If you'll excuse me, permanent. Honey,
(16:30):
I think I'll go to the bar and see what
he likes in the next week. He's been a perfect
figure so far.
Speaker 3 (16:34):
I won't be gone five minutes.
Speaker 1 (16:38):
She's taken. Lady. Yes, he's a reserve, said use. I
know what I said, and I met it, but I
lost most of that grand and Nevada's just let me
have one more thousand? You're crazy. Why do you think
I'm going to get it? We're even doing okay today,
I'm I'm watching Patsford collect for you. If you get
away from me a fad before you ruin everything, call
me at my apartment around eleven staded night. No, you
should call in your roof. I'll be there and come
(17:00):
in through the rare entrance and walk up. I can't
afford for you to be seen. Okay, you're seeing it.
I got the answer, rude, homicide. What I bet in
the next place? Homicide? Homicide? You know I think that's
the real time starting homicide. Come out in fred to
(17:32):
come in the back way, said I would, didn't I? Yeah,
the thousand? Yes, I had it good figured you decided
to play it to say, I've got to play it.
Save said Okay, let's have it, and this is the
last time loof on the level. All right, I'll get
it for you. And you're right said, this is the
last time. That's the idea to God. You'll see now
you say where you are? Who your former switchboard downstairs?
(17:54):
The clerk's testimony will be very helpful. Yeah, birks speaking.
What is it miss Walker? In my apartment? After me?
Stay away? Money? Seeing away from its Walker? You're right,
I'm all right, but I shot the man that forced
his way in my apartment. I think I killed him.
(18:25):
Do you feel well enough to talk now, miss Walker? Yes, lieutenant,
I'm I'm all right. Have you ever seen this man before?
Not before today? I saw him at the race tracks.
It's afternoon.
Speaker 2 (18:35):
Oh well, how did you happen on other day?
Speaker 1 (18:37):
He kept looking at me. Did you have a good
day at the tract? Miss Walker? What? Why? Yes? Very good?
Mister Paxford was with me. Uh huh. This man saw
your winning followed your home. But I had dinner with
mister Paxford after the races. It was had to eleven minutes.
This man knocks on my door and forced his way in.
He asked for money.
Speaker 2 (18:56):
Didn't he wait?
Speaker 1 (18:57):
The man of a thousand dollars. I think of it before,
but that's just about what I wanted. Lieutenant. He spotted
you with the freckle and wha.
Speaker 2 (19:05):
It wraps it up.
Speaker 1 (19:06):
Try to get a good night's rest. Forget the whole thing.
And I've just killed a man. But you killed him
in self defense.
Speaker 2 (19:13):
He might have killed Juli.
Speaker 1 (19:14):
Yes, still forget it, miss Walker. No one could possibly
blame you for this. You haven't a thing to worry about.
Speaker 3 (19:20):
Believe me, it was even easier than your thought it
would be.
Speaker 1 (19:37):
The police didn't seem to doubt your story for a moment,
did they. No, your timing was perfect, phoning the death
clerk at just the right moment, making certain he'd hear
your frantic call for help, your plea for the police,
then the shot. Now Fred Markle is out of your
life forever, and you're certain there's nothing left to stop
your marriage to wealthy Bob Paston. You're certain too, that
(20:00):
the last link between you and the murder of Charles
Burton has been eliminated. Race The following morning, you're having
coffee in your apartment when, oh, good morning, Lieutenant, will
come in. We sit down, won't you? I uh, I
(20:20):
brought your gun back, Miss Walker. Oh my gun. I
didn't know you had it.
Speaker 2 (20:24):
I took it when I left you last night. You
were probably too upset to notice. Just normal routine.
Speaker 1 (20:29):
I see you.
Speaker 2 (20:31):
Always keep the survolving your own personal possession to you,
Miss Walker, for.
Speaker 1 (20:35):
Ship, when I was with mister Burton, when he was
carrying unusually valuable jewelry, I keep it there in the
desk room. Incidentally, I have admitted I know we looked
that up. Ever loan it to anyone? I never what's
this all about, Lieutenant.
Speaker 2 (20:49):
I'm afraid I'm gonna have to charge you with murder,
Miss Walker.
Speaker 3 (20:51):
Murder.
Speaker 1 (20:52):
Well, last night you said it was self defendent.
Speaker 2 (20:54):
I'm not talking about last night. I'm talking about the
murder of Charles Burton and that attempt at hold up
a few months.
Speaker 1 (20:59):
Ago, and he went near there. How could you possibly
gun you used in Fred Marker last night? Your gun,
Miss Walker, it's the same gun that killed Charles Burton.
My gud ballistics provously under duck. We couldn't have been
It's sad.
Speaker 2 (21:15):
Fred mark that's the man you shot last night.
Speaker 1 (21:18):
Yes, he's the one who killed mister Dloton and I
I remember now. He was at my apartment the night
before mister Burdon was killed. He opened the desk door
and I kept the gun with him a cigarettes That's
when he took it. It had to be. And then
the night killed Charles, he opened his room again and
put it back. I know he did. Wait a minute,
are you saying that Fred Markle came to see you
at your apartment the night before mister Verdon was killed
and again the following night after mister Verdon was killed.
Speaker 3 (21:40):
Yes, but I can explain that last night.
Speaker 1 (21:42):
You said you've never seen him before.
Speaker 3 (21:44):
I know, but I'm not.
Speaker 1 (21:45):
I didn't want to get mixed up in anything but
Eddy than blackmailing me. You killed Michael before he could
get the young Bob Packsford to tell him about you
were at your marriage. Oh no, no, Fred Writon to
kill me last night. It's no, miss Walker.
Speaker 2 (21:56):
You're under arrest.
Speaker 1 (21:57):
I couldn't do it anywhere. I'll have to tell that
to the jury. With Walker, I'm afraid they'll never believe
that your gun killed two different men you knew, and
that you were innocent in both killing. Join us again
next week, and once again the United States Air Forces
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Does this Air Force?
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