1063 - Talk Them To Death (Molle)

Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:02):
The journey into the realm of the strain and kill
a fie. I hope you will enjoy the ship, that
it will till you a little and kill you a little.

Speaker 2 (00:14):
So settle back, get a good grip on your nerves.

Speaker 3 (00:20):
Where are we going?

Speaker 1 (00:22):
You'll find out when we get there.

Speaker 2 (00:46):
Good evening the differy burn open you to the Moli
Mystery Theater, the program that presents the best in mystery
and Night's Mystery by Walter Bean Human Tuck Them to
Death and stars Ever it's Sloane. It might relevant called

(01:06):
Murder under the Big Path, and it has a circus
locale and is bright with the color and glitter of
circus people.

Speaker 4 (01:13):
But the most poor le mystery is its leading.

Speaker 2 (01:16):
Character, Nick Arnold, a strange, ugly little man who discovered
that the book way to rid himself of his enemies
was to talk them to death.

Speaker 3 (01:27):
And now for tonight'small Way Mystery, talk Them to Death,
starring Everet's Sloanna.

Speaker 5 (01:51):
I've been followed to talk to them all those between
me and what I wanted. Words had always been my
only defense. What other defense had you when you're weak
and small mood? Now I would take the offense in
that I would talk and they would listen. Shen die.

(02:20):
That morning, I was standing, as I often stood, just
inside the entrance to the Big Top, watching Annette rehearse.

Speaker 4 (02:27):
I love to watch trapeze outitts.

Speaker 5 (02:30):
The feel for just one moment, the freedom, the serenity,
the swooping exultation they experience at every performance.

Speaker 4 (02:38):
I watched Annette swim back and forth, back and forth.
What a lovely girl. I hungered for her. But what
had I to offer her? Nothing? But if I owned
the circus, Yes, I Nick Roald, if I were owner
of the circus.

Speaker 1 (02:56):
Neck snap out of the neck? What alway isn't a fog? Listen?

Speaker 6 (03:02):
I got Peter the Great outside. I know escape art, this,
this this is wagon ready for him.

Speaker 4 (03:07):
Well you didn't tell me, dude, You told Lee to
take care of the play.

Speaker 6 (03:12):
Come behind, Nick, I'm part of that. Look you rum hounds,
gets half of prompts and leaves me all agrieve.

Speaker 1 (03:20):
He'd be lost without you do This show.

Speaker 6 (03:22):
Could be a real money maker. I didn't have him
around my neck. Why does he sell out to me?

Speaker 1 (03:25):
Like I asked him? You're right, duke, he's no help
to you at all. Well, dude, Oh, nick tail brother,
it's some mattitude.

Speaker 3 (03:38):
You mad about something, your lush, your rum dumb. You're
a star wreck joins the outfit and there's no wagon.

Speaker 1 (03:44):
Ready for him. Oh that, I'm sorry about that, dude.
I guess his slip. Oh really you're sorry? How well,
that's just dandy.

Speaker 4 (03:52):
Just incredible, just because of a few words that grown
man covers, like the.

Speaker 1 (03:58):
Who Now, look, I'm finished. One of us has to
get out. I want you to sell your half to me, so,
oh you know I can't do that, dude. This show
is always.

Speaker 2 (04:10):
Belonged to my family, my grandfather, my father.

Speaker 1 (04:14):
I broke into show business with this search and it all.

Speaker 6 (04:18):
I don't want to hear any more about how you
once a lion tamer.

Speaker 1 (04:21):
It don't impress me.

Speaker 6 (04:22):
Fine lion tammer, you must have made you get clawed
once in your nerve breaks and.

Speaker 1 (04:26):
You don't go near a lion for fifteen years. I'm true.
I was a good lion taman. I'm not afraid of
the cats.

Speaker 5 (04:32):
I'm not.

Speaker 1 (04:33):
Oh why didn't you give it up there? Well?

Speaker 7 (04:36):
Because of my my other responsibilities, Yeah, running this show
and looking after my wife and raising my son Robbie
and all each other sparrows.

Speaker 1 (04:45):
Whether you don't run the show, I too.

Speaker 4 (04:47):
You don't look out half the robe.

Speaker 1 (04:48):
She looks half for you. Yes, she's a better tamer
than you ever were, because she's got the mock of bid. Say,
don't leave me something, are you? Hey? You won't sell
her to me?

Speaker 2 (04:57):
And find me?

Speaker 4 (05:01):
I said, what's going on?

Speaker 1 (05:04):
I'm talking to you, do Ruby?

Speaker 6 (05:05):
I still have a performer out there waiting for the wagon.

Speaker 1 (05:10):
All right, I'll see about that right now.

Speaker 4 (05:13):
Ruby, Yeah, go ahead me, I'll take care of this
all right.

Speaker 1 (05:19):
Ah, No, guys, Ruby, he won't buy and he won't sell.

Speaker 4 (05:24):
I told you wouldn't. Just don't bear down too hard
on him.

Speaker 1 (05:28):
I'm sorry. Working with him is like trying to write
with a post office pen. I lose my temper.

Speaker 8 (05:35):
I only asked because he doesn't have long to live.
I got him to take a physical examination, and temper
and his heart's and bad shit.

Speaker 4 (05:43):
He doesn't know, so be patient.

Speaker 1 (05:45):
Okay, you look tired, baby.

Speaker 4 (05:49):
I've been trying to work Jezubal all morning. It's no use.
She's turned to kill a cat. We'll have to shoot her.

Speaker 1 (05:55):
Come give me a case, I.

Speaker 3 (05:58):
Be that's only Nick you're gonna fade into the background
once too often, kid, go on.

Speaker 1 (06:06):
Go on, beat it? Sure, sure dude, Sure.

Speaker 4 (06:13):
Hello Nick? Oh, hello on, Matt, Where are you going
my wagon? You want to walk me home?

Speaker 2 (06:18):
Yeah?

Speaker 1 (06:19):
Hey?

Speaker 4 (06:19):
Was that you down there watching me rehearse this morning?
What'd you think?

Speaker 1 (06:22):
Oh?

Speaker 4 (06:22):
You're getting big time.

Speaker 5 (06:24):
If I own this show, i'd raise your pain and
give you a stop billing it. And that's not all Robbie.
Pretend you don't see it.

Speaker 1 (06:31):
Oh, Satin Skin, gonna smile for Robbie.

Speaker 5 (06:33):
He grab my arm again, give a baby, Come on, Nick, sella,
satin Skin.

Speaker 8 (06:41):
I hate that that mama's boy, just because Lee and
Ruby are as folks.

Speaker 4 (06:45):
He thinks that.

Speaker 8 (06:47):
He sits opposite me in the mess him and tries
to play footy footy under the table. You know, I
wish your brother do Do you want me to take
care of him?

Speaker 4 (06:57):
You?

Speaker 8 (06:59):
I mean, I forget it, Nick, I can take care
of myself.

Speaker 4 (07:04):
Oh look they're rolling a new wagon next to mine.

Speaker 5 (07:08):
Yes, we have a new star act, Peter the Great
escape Artist. Oh huh, I'll see you later. In that night,
sitting in the dark on the steps of my wagon,
I saw Ruby and Duke pass arm in arm.

Speaker 4 (07:27):
A little later, Robbie on his way to town.

Speaker 5 (07:31):
I finished my cigarette and stretched it was time I
started for Lee's wagon.

Speaker 1 (07:42):
Hello, Lee, Ah, it's you. Nick.

Speaker 4 (07:46):
Have a drink, I have no thanks.

Speaker 1 (07:49):
Oh what's that a photograph album? Yeah, just looking through
some old pictures. Look, here's me the first day I
did my line tamen act.

Speaker 4 (07:59):
Oh, good looking costume, wasn't it.

Speaker 1 (08:02):
I was a big success. I stopped the show cold.
I bet you did that.

Speaker 4 (08:07):
Yeah, have another drink.

Speaker 1 (08:09):
Yeah, here's another picture, Nick, that's me and my cats.

Speaker 4 (08:13):
How many did you work?

Speaker 1 (08:15):
Thirty one time? Greatest thing you ever saw?

Speaker 4 (08:18):
You?

Speaker 9 (08:18):
You think Ruby is good with the cats, you should
have seen me. I taught her everything she knows. I'm
as good as I ever wanted too. And if you
want to know something, I'm thinking of going back it.

Speaker 1 (08:31):
Really sure I would have left it, you know of it.

Speaker 7 (08:35):
I didn't have more important responsibilities running my show and
bringing up Robbie and taking care of Ruby.

Speaker 1 (08:42):
Well, it's true, you'll see, you'll all see. I didn't
lose my nerve. I didn't. It's a lie.

Speaker 5 (08:47):
Me drink up, and I think you could handle Jezebel Jezebel,
I could have that cat turning and rubbing against my
leg in five minutes.

Speaker 1 (09:05):
Nick, I told you I used to work thirty at
one time.

Speaker 4 (09:08):
Oh my goodness, how did you do it?

Speaker 5 (09:10):
Well?

Speaker 1 (09:10):
I heah, give me rubies whip. Yeah thanks, let me
have that ship.

Speaker 7 (09:17):
A cats would be all over the cage seeing the
band to be playing. As soon as I'd come in,
Rundo would like a swipe at me back, Rundo, back
your ship, need smiling, go back, and then I start
building them.

Speaker 1 (09:30):
At the Pyramids. You three on it. Now you on
the platform.

Speaker 6 (09:36):
Then you don't be on the pyramids and the audience
screaming itself crazy.

Speaker 5 (09:41):
Yeah, yeah, I have a drink, you know I I
sure would like to see you in action anytime, anytime.

Speaker 4 (09:49):
Well, how about now with just jes Ago?

Speaker 1 (09:55):
Well I why not?

Speaker 7 (09:57):
Sure, let's go then, little bit, and you know something,
After I tame Jezebel, I'm gonna have a little talk.

Speaker 10 (10:05):
With Ruby and getting out of hand lately. Yeah, you
know how some women have to be tamed. I'm the
guy who can tame them. I can tame anything. Look

(10:28):
at her back and for back and for.

Speaker 1 (10:33):
You, Jezebel, wouldn't you like to get out of that page? Mean?

Speaker 4 (10:39):
Look isn't she here?

Speaker 1 (10:40):
I think she's beautiful.

Speaker 7 (10:41):
Well, I don't come to me for Lee Duncan you
watch me taming it? You know something, I remember the
way it used to be. Ringmasters say, ladies and gentlemen,
the greatest of them all, Lee Duncan, And I'd be
standing there in that spotlight, holding my whip and wearing
that red and gold costume.

Speaker 4 (11:02):
Ladies and gentlemen, the greatest of them all, Lee Duncan.

Speaker 1 (11:08):
Yeah, Eh, yes, the value.

Speaker 5 (11:13):
Go ahead, Lee, Sure you watch me.

Speaker 1 (11:19):
I'll show you how a man does tam and Nick. Eh,
take a good look, Jezebelt, I'm gonna teach you how
what am I doing? No? This is Jeffrey Bond's Mystery Fans.

Speaker 2 (11:56):
In just a moment, we'll bring you at two of
tonight's more lay mystery, the story of a man who
has a unique way.

Speaker 1 (12:02):
Of getting rid of his enemies.

Speaker 3 (12:09):
And now back to act too, we'll talk them for them,
starring Everett's Loan as Nick Arnold.

Speaker 4 (12:26):
We buried Lee next day what was left for him?

Speaker 5 (12:30):
A month later, Duke married Ruby and became one hundred
percent owner of the circus. That's proving that everything comes
to him who waits. The money made by exhibiting Jezebel
the Man Killer almost paid for the new banners and
posters advertising the Duke Arnold Show.

Speaker 4 (12:47):
The Duke Arnold Show.

Speaker 5 (12:49):
I'd see my brother staring at those poor little words
on the tree sheets for minutes at a time. His
eyes would be filled with the wonder and the glory
of them, something like souls on the Road to Damascus,
I imagine.

Speaker 4 (13:03):
And what were they after all? Just words, pointed words
ink on paper words?

Speaker 1 (13:11):
I love words.

Speaker 5 (13:14):
Yes, Duke was a happy man except for a fu
little things. Are you happy, Duke?

Speaker 4 (13:23):
Do I make you happy?

Speaker 1 (13:25):
You know you do? Oh? I love you? Ruby?

Speaker 4 (13:29):
Crazy about you?

Speaker 1 (13:31):
I know you Ruby? Sometimes it scares me. I was
thinking about Lee. What about Lee? It's all right, though, honest,
I know you did it for me?

Speaker 2 (13:42):
Did it for you?

Speaker 1 (13:44):
Wasn't it? You either did it for me or trying?
You know I was with you, and I know I
don't know.

Speaker 4 (13:51):
Wait, wait, wait, don't talk, don't talk.

Speaker 1 (13:53):
Let's forget me answer.

Speaker 4 (13:54):
Talking about it could take us someplace we don't.

Speaker 1 (13:57):
Want to go.

Speaker 5 (14:04):
So they dropped it that they were never ever quite
sure about each other after that, never absolutely sure.

Speaker 4 (14:13):
Then Duke began to drink, and his temper grew murderous.
I could tell you your little pan mama, Mom, I'm
probably done that.

Speaker 1 (14:22):
I'll tell you what shit he's made. Three of the
coach gets handing the notices. Believe him because your little
Robbie's been throwing his way around? Did you do that?

Speaker 6 (14:30):
Rapping?

Speaker 3 (14:31):
Mama has only had a little fun?

Speaker 1 (14:32):
Is that about your corners?

Speaker 11 (14:34):
Put means the trouble expense to bringing three more girls down.

Speaker 1 (14:37):
If I can find you, you stay away, Michael Farmer?

Speaker 5 (14:40):
Can hear me?

Speaker 1 (14:40):
Tell anyways? You know all? And if I catch you
annoying your neck can't stop it.

Speaker 4 (14:47):
I'm donem on the park?

Speaker 1 (14:50):
And how'd you get the b boy?

Speaker 4 (14:51):
Why you?

Speaker 1 (14:52):
Duke?

Speaker 6 (14:54):
Why not?

Speaker 4 (15:00):
I enjoyed watching Dukes too.

Speaker 1 (15:02):
I would have liked it to go on and on.

Speaker 4 (15:05):
But what words was I to use?

Speaker 1 (15:07):
And upon whom?

Speaker 4 (15:09):
And then I thought of Duke's temper, and a name
popped into my head.

Speaker 1 (15:12):
Robbie.

Speaker 5 (15:13):
Yes, Robbie Ruby's darling, Robbie. Next afternoon, I was in
the office wagon writing some letters in it seen, Mom,
what did you say? Have you seen mom?

Speaker 4 (15:27):
Oh no, no, but I saw someone else.

Speaker 1 (15:31):
Come on in. You're just a man I was looking
for looking for me. What about?

Speaker 5 (15:38):
I have a message for you from Annette satin skin, No,
kidd what you're a lucky guy. She wants to see
you in her wagon after the night show. Probably wants
a date with a fool and ah, what.

Speaker 1 (15:51):
Do you know about that?

Speaker 4 (15:52):
Well, it's a bad time, that's all I gotta say.
It's a bad time.

Speaker 1 (15:56):
Boys. Hey, wait a minute, are you sure?

Speaker 4 (16:00):
She said Robbie last time, I said, that's the way
some women are. They like to say hard to get
you know what I mean? Yeah, thanks a lot, nick,
I see around, Yeah, don't mention it. Along in her
wagon after tonight's show. I followed Robbie to a nets

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wagon that night.

Speaker 1 (16:41):
Hell, I was satin the skin is your Robbie.

Speaker 4 (16:45):
Beat it or I'll tell your mother on you like
I got a box of candy for you five bucks worth?

Speaker 1 (16:51):
Doesn't that get Robbie a little kisses?

Speaker 4 (16:54):
Go away, little boy, I said, go away?

Speaker 1 (16:56):
I mean it.

Speaker 4 (17:00):
To get him, I know, but you don't have to
pretend with Robbie.

Speaker 8 (17:06):
I've got to kiss you can only see how funny
you look trying to trying to act like a man
of the world.

Speaker 4 (17:12):
Now go away, Robbie, go away, Come on, give me
a kiss. Stop. I don't come any closer. I'm warning you,
I said.

Speaker 1 (17:18):
Oh, why you little I don't, please, don't.

Speaker 4 (17:31):
I ran after them as quickly as I could in
the lights of the wagons.

Speaker 5 (17:35):
All down the line, I could see Robbie running, dodging,
stumbling over ten pegs, looking over his shoulder, tripping over ropes,
heading straight for Ruby, and Duke bounding after him. When
I got to a wagon, I saw Robbie inside, cowering
behind Ruby while she was trying to hold Duke off
with a gun. You can Ruby, I couldn't help thinking

(18:22):
how easy it is to kill with words. Robbie strangled
to death, Duke shot to death, Ruby charged with manslaughter. BINGO,
three birds with one stone, and I still had the stone.

(18:43):
It was nice to be boss of the duke Gndle circus.
There was only one cloud on my otherwise blue horizon
piece of the Great There wasn't anything definite between thems yet,
but it was plain that the net was interesting.

Speaker 4 (18:58):
If it were possible to describe Peter the Great one word.
That word would be egotistical. It wasn't hard to think.

Speaker 5 (19:06):
Of the words to use some Peter, you wanted to
see me, Nick? Yes, yes, sit down, Pete, Uh, Pete.
I was wondering how you'd react if Annette were to
share style building with you. She's become a big drawing card.

Speaker 1 (19:21):
Why sure, sure, give it to it. She deserves it.

Speaker 5 (19:24):
I don't mind fact, I'm glad for it. Nick, Is
she becoming a bigger drawer than me? Well, she's right
up there with you, you know how it is. Customer's
always liked something new and different, and she keeps adding
new stunts to a routine.

Speaker 1 (19:38):
Yes, and I know she's She's good. All right? Do
you think I ought to change my routine a little?

Speaker 2 (19:45):
No?

Speaker 5 (19:46):
No, you've got a good routine. But if I may suggest,
I certainly go ahead. You act isn't sensational enough. What
you need is to flash stunt something that will make
the yapp's ears flat. Back and forth of elf.

Speaker 1 (20:01):
Have you got any ideas well?

Speaker 4 (20:04):
I was thinking could you manage an underwater escape? Underwater?

Speaker 5 (20:09):
Yes, something like this. You're handcuffed and then after a
thorough search for hidden keys, you get into a crane.
The crate is sealed and lowered beneath the surface of
the water. A couple of minutes later, your head appears
above the surface. You're out of the cuffs and free
of the crane.

Speaker 4 (20:25):
Something like that. Could you do it?

Speaker 1 (20:28):
Why? Sure? Sure to be a snap? I think it's
just a question of shucking the cuffs. The rest is
only trimming. Okay, let's do it that way.

Speaker 5 (20:37):
You are sure you can handle it. I don't want
you to try it. If it's too dangerous. Maybe you're
not good enough to escape. I can escape from any Well,
all right, then I'll start working on it right away.
Our next stand is Scudterville. There's a bridge spanning a
pretty big stream right across the street from the fairground.

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Today falls hold.

Speaker 1 (21:02):
This history had already some chasm, and you are pavleget
it me? Why not?

Speaker 6 (21:07):
Host, She's tell me peets Hell up the ball.

Speaker 1 (21:10):
He will see Peter.

Speaker 11 (21:11):
They fi the impossible life before you already, eyes.

Speaker 1 (21:15):
Folks, you have just seen your Chief of.

Speaker 11 (21:17):
Plee, Sirs Peter Farley hand handcuffy handle the folks.

Speaker 1 (21:21):
Chief, did you.

Speaker 11 (21:22):
Discover any keys, picklocks, or other conceited device?

Speaker 1 (21:26):
I did not.

Speaker 11 (21:27):
Hey, you are folks now, step into the casket. Peter
Hain down and posingle.

Speaker 1 (21:36):
I'll set teeth down. You check the wins in the rope.
I don't want to slip ups there. Let this casket
is anchored to the bridge. I'm a dead pitch. Don't
worry about that.

Speaker 4 (21:45):
I attended to it personally.

Speaker 1 (21:46):
Okay, then, Nick, just remember if I'm not.

Speaker 3 (21:49):
Above water in three minutes, pull me up.

Speaker 1 (21:51):
Fants. Oh, the proper handle.

Speaker 11 (21:57):
The casket containing pets are great.

Speaker 3 (21:59):
Bee you what e's too?

Speaker 1 (22:00):
The raging rapids.

Speaker 2 (22:02):
Below there you awful?

Speaker 5 (22:07):
He is now beyond.

Speaker 1 (22:08):
Wafer Eat a moment, I hur the casket.

Speaker 11 (22:10):
We'll be resting all the bit off the street thirty
four feet below, Wafie.

Speaker 1 (22:15):
Notice the strong pull of the current.

Speaker 11 (22:18):
See how the rope from the casket to the winch's
pulp and stream, and notice it.

Speaker 2 (22:40):
This is Jeffrey Bonds again. And just a moment we'll
bring you at three of talk them to death.

Speaker 5 (22:55):
I turned my back on the crowd and walked away
from the bridge a happy man.

Speaker 4 (22:59):
Of course, the rope and snack. I attended to it personally. Yes,
I was happy.

Speaker 1 (23:05):
There is no greater.

Speaker 4 (23:06):
Satisfaction than that.

Speaker 5 (23:07):
Afforded by the knowledge of a good job well done.
I had the show, and it would be only a
question of time before I had a net. Also, meanwhile,
there was work to be done. A letter to Billboard
informing that Bible of the amusement world of the unfortunate
occurrence of the Scudterville Bridge. Then an advertisement to be
inserted for a new escape artist for the Duke on

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old Circuit.

Speaker 4 (23:32):
Peter, Peter, how did you hold on? No, No, Peter,
listened to me.

Speaker 1 (23:39):
Let me explain. You're upset and it I excited, and
I understand what you must think. Let me assure you
that I'm going to kill you.

Speaker 4 (23:47):
No, no, please, please stay.

Speaker 1 (23:49):
Where you are.

Speaker 4 (23:50):
Listen to me. Listen, listen to me.

Speaker 1 (23:53):
I have the show. I've answer you. No, don't come
any close to Peter.

Speaker 2 (23:59):
Be in the show.

Speaker 1 (24:00):
I love you.

Speaker 4 (24:01):
Shall I give me for I.

Speaker 1 (24:03):
Don't get room away?

Speaker 4 (24:04):
Listen to me.

Speaker 1 (24:11):
Think a boy for me?

Speaker 5 (24:14):
Waita Teter never heard me. My lovely words were wasted
on him. Yes, he was stone deaf. The pressure of
the water had burst his ear drums. Well, Peter couldn't

(24:37):
hear me, But it seems everyone else in Scudderville could
now what's passed his past. It isn't bad where I
am now, more like a rest home in the state
asylum for the criminally and saying, of course there are
guards all around, and my activities for the time being
are limited.

Speaker 4 (24:54):
But he does it's good sign.

Speaker 5 (24:57):
It's given me time to think, and I've arrived it
certainly inclusions of my interest you. My mistake was in
squandering my talents upon too small and undertaking what a
fool I was wasting my time and efforts on a
cheap little circus when there was a world to conquer.
Times seem always to be right for a man like me,
a man who can manipulate people with words.

Speaker 1 (25:19):
His country is filled with fools who are open to suggestion.

Speaker 4 (25:24):
Shall we say, if one knows the proper words, they'll listen.

Speaker 1 (25:28):
Do you think not? Do you think they won't listen
to me? It?

Speaker 4 (25:34):
Don't be silly. You've been listening.

Speaker 2 (25:48):
And now this is Jeffrey Barnes again bringing down the
final curtain on tonight's presentation I've Taught Them to Death,
written by Walter being Human.

Speaker 1 (25:57):
Be shore to John Us.

Speaker 2 (25:58):
Next week, when the Mystery Theater present and challenge to
the listener The original music for.

Speaker 3 (26:04):
The Mystery Theater is composed and conducted by Alexander Semler.
Everett Sloane was starred, Ralph Bell and Mary Chiff featured
in tonight's program. Any resemblance between the names and characters
used on this show and any actual persons living or dead.

Speaker 1 (26:20):
Is purely coincidental.

Speaker 3 (26:32):
And now this is Dan Seymour again saying good night
until next week at the same time when the Mystery
Theater

Speaker 1 (26:40):
Presents challenge to the listeners.