1069 - The Color Blind Killer (The Saint)

Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:02):
The journey into the realm of the strange and get
a fie.

Speaker 2 (00:07):
I hope you will enjoy the chap, that it will
trill you a little and kill you a little.

Speaker 1 (00:14):
So settle back, get a good grip on your nerves.
Where are we going? You'll find out when we get there.

Speaker 2 (00:49):
The Adventures of the Saint starring Vincent Prize The Saints
based on characters created by Leslie Charteris and onto millions
from books, magazines, and motion pictures. The robin Hood of
Modern Crime now comes to radio Darling Hollywood's brilliant and

(01:12):
talented actor Vincent Price as the Saints.

Speaker 1 (01:20):
Hello, how is my favorite shipboard acquaintance this evening?

Speaker 3 (01:25):
Simon you? You startle me then hardly see us through
the fog here on deck?

Speaker 1 (01:29):
Yes it is getting thicker, isn't it? But I suppose
it's to be expected. Last night nature went on a
binge of moonshine, and this is her foggy morning after.
How can you tell through the fog? So you know
you have a very pretty last barber. I'll listen for
it in all of your pictures from now on. Thank you,

(01:49):
But I'm I'm not going to make any more pictures.
I'm retiring, retiring at the peak of your career.

Speaker 3 (01:55):
I'm just tired of pictures at all.

Speaker 1 (01:57):
Barbara. You'll never be able to run away from it.
What do you mean I'm referring to whatever it is
that frightens you. Why don't you tell me about it?

Speaker 3 (02:06):
Barbara, there's nothing to call.

Speaker 4 (02:09):
I'm I'm tired.

Speaker 1 (02:10):
I need to raise see Simon, don't make me talk
about it.

Speaker 3 (02:13):
Somethings that that someone standing there?

Speaker 1 (02:16):
No, No, I don't see anyone. You are nervous, Simon.

Speaker 3 (02:22):
I could confide in someone if I could tell you what.

Speaker 1 (02:25):
Perhaps I already know more than you think I do.
You're cold? Where's your rats.

Speaker 3 (02:31):
Over there someplace in one of those days?

Speaker 1 (02:32):
Oh? How fine? I don't see it here, Barbara. You
assure your Barbara behind you, Barbara, Barbara, man overboard, Man overboard.

Speaker 3 (02:47):
Maybe you'd like a swim to Saint what hell? Oh oh,

(03:08):
mister templar, mister templar, Oh, oh hello.

Speaker 1 (03:12):
I suppose the usual question is why am I?

Speaker 5 (03:18):
Sometimes they awaken from your type of custom make coma
asking whoever.

Speaker 1 (03:22):
Evidently I wasn't hit quite that hard. I even remember
who you are, doctor Norman. It is doctor Norman, celebrated psychiatrist,
isn't it. It's very good templary.

Speaker 5 (03:32):
But I'm afraid I must still confine you here to
the ships in February for a while.

Speaker 3 (03:37):
A possible concussion.

Speaker 1 (03:39):
They tell me, what makes a famous neurologist like you
poses a mere ship doctor?

Speaker 5 (03:45):
I'm really not posing a patridge. The ship's physician is
here all. I was within earshot when I heard the
familiar call is there a doctor in the house?

Speaker 1 (03:54):
And I know, Simon, don't try to get up. I
have a flash here for a drink will make you happy.
Oh not right now, thank you. I recall I have
some unfinished business to attend Baba. Yeah. Well, they couldn't
find her and say folk, she's gone. It was a
horrible accident. Horrible, yes, accident. Now you mean to say

(04:17):
she didn't fall over book, She was murdered. Murdered But
who I think I know who? Oh my head. It
was like the Aberdeen proving ground.

Speaker 3 (04:27):
I will make you a seditive. You know you're not
looking very well.

Speaker 1 (04:30):
I always look like this, and I'm angry. There's only
one cure.

Speaker 3 (04:34):
Yes, I know.

Speaker 5 (04:35):
The lady with the scales nons Madam just you know, Timpler,
I've been curious about what makes a man like you think.

Speaker 1 (04:44):
Well, I'll tell you every eight days though someone winds
me up right now, I'm wound up tight, tight with
jury and it it's the chiatrist.

Speaker 3 (04:54):
I would advise you to unwind it we are.

Speaker 1 (05:01):
I think this.

Speaker 3 (05:02):
It will put you to sleep after a while.

Speaker 1 (05:04):
Thank you.

Speaker 3 (05:05):
You say you think you know who killed Barbara.

Speaker 1 (05:08):
I was wrong. I do know, But I.

Speaker 3 (05:11):
Think you ought to talk to me. And why ain't yourself?

Speaker 1 (05:13):
Do you think I need psychiatry? Doctor will? I think
you're too taught at the moment that bless your concussion,
it might be dangerous. Very well, doctor, all unwined, I'll
tell you the entire story.

Speaker 5 (05:25):
If you don't mind, Simon here this will help derism.
The metronome psychiatrisse often used it. But no, no, I
don't mind. I've never met Barbara Brooks, although I doubt
if there's a human being alive who hasn't heard of
her or.

Speaker 1 (05:43):
Seen her in the movies. I first saw her the
day we boarded ship. There was something in her expression,
in the way she walked and talked and smiled, and
immediately told me here with someone I should know. Her
entire demeanor was an attitude of invitation. Settle man, fear doctor.
She was a frightened lady. She wanted someone near her.

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I walked over to her there on deck and immediately
made myself useful. Her steward evidently had become busy elsewhere,
so I kissed my hat and said, somewhat idiotically, get
your program here, lady. You can't tell the state rooms
without the numbers. If your steward seems to have deserted you,
i'd say the scow before. So if it's the direction

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to your stateroom you're looking for, I would like him.
I would too, Please, thank you very very much. This way.
My my name Temper Simon, for sure, and of course
your Barbara Brooks. You know we've passed the bar on
route to a thirty six main deck. There's an old

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fashioned with a new acquaintance sound in writing.

Speaker 3 (06:52):
It will a little later after here on the ship.

Speaker 1 (06:55):
Oh several acts. Oh see, you're gonna I think I
tell the man you meant certain North Centers. Gentleman named Raider.

Speaker 3 (07:08):
I don't know that name.

Speaker 1 (07:09):
I'm sure you've heard of Phil Raider. He's just as
big as sign his line of work as you are
in yours.

Speaker 3 (07:14):
What what is his line of work?

Speaker 1 (07:17):
Well, he's uh, he's an exterminator of human being. Was
obvious in the moment I first saw you. Why don't
you tell me about it?

Speaker 3 (07:25):
No, I don't know. I'll be cured as.

Speaker 1 (07:27):
Good a reason as any for not telling me. But
I must warn you I have a peculiar talent for
finding things out for myself.

Speaker 3 (07:33):
Well, no, you mustn't do anything, please please.

Speaker 6 (07:50):
Hello Rader? Well mm hm, world's getting smaller, yes, yes, but.

Speaker 1 (07:56):
I understand you're doing your share to see that it
doesn't get over crowded. Traveling for your health again or
just haaving, just traveling?

Speaker 3 (08:04):
Rader?

Speaker 1 (08:05):
Why does the mere glimpse of you rounding her corner
got a lady's teeth chattering? Lady?

Speaker 6 (08:11):
I don't know any ladies, obviously if she thought I
was someone else, maybe, if.

Speaker 1 (08:15):
You're of a mind to annoy her, you'll wish you weren't.

Speaker 6 (08:19):
Look the saint. Just soak up sunshine on this cruise.
Don't go poking in any dark place might.

Speaker 1 (08:25):
Be bad for you. Oh what sort of bad rader?

Speaker 6 (08:28):
A big shot? Just so there's no misunderstanding. You butt
in where you ain't welcome on this.

Speaker 1 (08:33):
Cruise, and yes, and I'll kill you.

Speaker 3 (08:44):
I wish your head shutter.

Speaker 1 (08:46):
And it feels as if a regimental crap game was
going on in site of it with jet propelled bite.

Speaker 3 (08:52):
You haven't drunk your sedative yet?

Speaker 1 (08:53):
Here? Oh, thank you? Shall I go on taking the
load off of my concussion by army?

Speaker 3 (09:00):
I think I was presented, Yes.

Speaker 1 (09:02):
Doctor, you were. It was the night of that ridiculous
costume ball. Ship captains is so fond of a range,
he is. I remember we were at the bar together.

Speaker 3 (09:12):
You were a pirate very.

Speaker 1 (09:14):
Course years, and you were a clown. The ball was
loaded with clowns, some of them not even aware of
their clownishness. But it was gay and sprightly. The music
was good. I remember our conversation. Doctor. You suddenly appeared
at my elbow and said, in the most hivy sinister manner,

(09:35):
you know, templar, I have a confession to make to you. Well,
I'm always interested in confessions, doctor.

Speaker 5 (09:40):
I've had a schoolboy crush on the beautiful Barbara ever
since I saw her in pictures.

Speaker 3 (09:45):
First, tell me what does one do about it?

Speaker 1 (09:49):
Well, I know exactly what I would do if I
were you, doctor, Yes, I'd consult the nearest by chiaty.

Speaker 3 (09:55):
At the prices we judged the thing.

Speaker 5 (09:58):
I was hoping you would touch it illow in on
your acquaintanceship, Templar. But if you won't introduce me, won't
you at least show me which masks she's hiding under?
I think I might be able to make my own introduction.

Speaker 1 (10:11):
Oh very well, doctor, look for a self like figure
in a blue and yellow holl It can costume.

Speaker 3 (10:17):
Thank you, Templar. Thank you, And if you should ever
need a good sick at.

Speaker 1 (10:21):
The crisis, you try.

Speaker 3 (10:26):
Don't turn around, mister Templer.

Speaker 1 (10:28):
I have a pistol on the smaller back And now,
really is that any way to enjoy a wall?

Speaker 3 (10:34):
And listen hard?

Speaker 1 (10:35):
I'm all he is, except for the small of my back,
which feels abnormally large at the moment. Certain arrangements have
been made, saints, I mean the big hit of lettuce.

Speaker 3 (10:44):
If they go through all.

Speaker 1 (10:46):
The signs, say keep up, say that you do now,
don't turn around.

Speaker 3 (10:50):
It's custom so pretty. I'd hate to have to put
a hole from my pocket.

Speaker 1 (10:54):
Well, it's probably just a coincidence. But I've required the
same regard for the smaller my back. Keep regarding at all.
I think so Ata knows wonder where it doesn't belong.
You might begin, but beginning you saw certain people of
gord this boat. See. Just tell me how you're going
to swing with missus Miller or don't be surprised, I'd
recognize the notorious little Miller's voice on the party line.

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How are you going to take him? Little upalm dates
or or perhaps the mark deck.

Speaker 3 (11:24):
Just the touching your you're lucky thing, liver here de hear.

Speaker 1 (11:36):
Go crowd, crowd or all you want to She won't
mind now she yes, it's the letto in the back
leaves very little doubts she's dead.

Speaker 5 (11:46):
Yeah, you know, Simon, I would never have take, say,

(12:09):
late missus Miller for a professional card shop.

Speaker 3 (12:12):
She wants anything, but.

Speaker 1 (12:13):
They professional card shops are always anything but the type. Doctor.

Speaker 5 (12:17):
Yeah, and you think I actually played bridge with her
myself with a cook and they hot headed when it's said.

Speaker 1 (12:24):
Well, as my old grandmother used to say, doctor, beware
of lady thieves with red hair.

Speaker 5 (12:30):
I guess the lady's red hair accounted for the lack
of insulation and a temperament.

Speaker 3 (12:36):
How does your head feel, Simon?

Speaker 1 (12:38):
Better? Doctor, much better.

Speaker 3 (12:40):
You still haven't touched your sedative?

Speaker 1 (12:41):
You haven't.

Speaker 3 (12:42):
I I think you'll find it a help Simon.

Speaker 1 (12:45):
Here, oh thank you? Well, you know, shortly after the
murder of missus Miller, doctor, I called on her bereaved
husband and partner in crime. A very interesting visitor.

Speaker 3 (12:56):
Wise, you have the enact for making all of your
visits interesting, Simon.

Speaker 1 (13:01):
And I found Miller in the bar quenching his starrow
with the merry waters of the river are forgetful.

Speaker 4 (13:06):
Wow, fifty grand in the palm of our hands, and
beep no more live, no more lil, no more sucker,
no more sucker, Beep, no more fifty grand.

Speaker 1 (13:17):
I see you valued your wife highly. Who was the socker? Miller? Haha,
you're funny. Tell me what's still raider cruising for Miller?
And don't tell me it's a coincidence he's on board
the same ship. You get funnier and funnier. Why is
Barbara Brooks so afraid of raider?

Speaker 4 (13:36):
You ain't even warm.

Speaker 3 (13:37):
Think you're a mile wide of the target.

Speaker 1 (13:40):
And I better use a different kind of ammunition than Miller. Yeah,
like what like a little murder performed on an unwilling
sucker in Reno. Huh, well, you know about that. You
won't like going back to Reno, Miller. It gets hot
in the summer time, especially in the penitential.

Speaker 4 (13:57):
Well, Raider was with blowing this deal. Yeah, I wasn't
gonna say anything, feel honest.

Speaker 6 (14:05):
I was just I always knew someday you'd choke in
their yellow. I thought you and I had a little understanding.

Speaker 1 (14:12):
Saint. You've got a reputation for wrong thoughts, Rader.

Speaker 6 (14:15):
Yeah, but right or wrong, I've backed my ideas up
to the hell.

Speaker 1 (14:19):
Keep that frog sticker under cover, Raider, or I might
take it away from you and the Dutch courage that
rides with it too.

Speaker 6 (14:26):
I'll keep it hidden for now. You just be careful
of the places where the lights don't shine. Saint, Come on, Miller,
I want to talk with you.

Speaker 4 (14:34):
Well, I'll be out in a little while, Phil, I
want to drink dronk.

Speaker 1 (14:37):
Enough. Come on, you'd better go, Miller. And if you
can't talk your way out of it, my regards to
the fishes.

Speaker 5 (14:54):
And I recall it well. Shortly after mister Laider passed
on his second warning that you and I met for
the first time, Yes, doctor, the very next night, and I.

Speaker 3 (15:02):
Am very surprised at you. He'd want you to stay
away from Doc play.

Speaker 1 (15:07):
Yes, doctor, so he had. But I'm perverse by nature,
and I like to poke around. I was strolling around
the deck with Barbara, getting moon burned and trying desperately
to get some more information. So wonderful having you near, Simon.
I feel safe, say, I refuse to accept the compliment,

(15:28):
particularly on a moonlit night at sea. I'm referring to danger, Simon,
m They're often the very same thing. I'd like to
join the team. Barbara. Why don't you find him? Because
if I did, we'd both be dead that morning.

Speaker 3 (15:45):
I'm not going to a good night, Donna, good night.

Speaker 6 (15:50):
Don't turn around, Templer.

Speaker 1 (15:52):
I've got it. I know. I've gone pointed at the
small of my back.

Speaker 3 (15:56):
That's it.

Speaker 1 (15:58):
I'll keep away from Barbara Brooks. Am I clear clear enough?
Anything else?

Speaker 3 (16:03):
Yeah, just so it sinks in sync.

Speaker 1 (16:06):
Take this along the remembory. Fine, once again, you went
to the picture, doctor Norman. You found me there lying
on the deck, basking in moonlight and blood.

Speaker 3 (16:28):
Hey, go on, Simon, tell me the rest of you well.

Speaker 1 (16:31):
After your neat job of vulcanizing me, thus saving me
a trip to the ship's doctor and innumerable words of explanation,
I hit upon a strategy, and my next visit found
me calling in the lions. There. Who I tell you,
you're being made a patsy Raider. You're on the verge
of being demoted back to second class Hoodlum.

Speaker 6 (16:54):
I can take care of myself, and.

Speaker 1 (16:56):
I admit a minor sandbag and committed in your good
name doesn't amount too much, Raider. But what if the
same someone likes your name it designs to use it
in other way? What do you mean? I mean murder?
You're a lead pipe cinch to pay for one of
your own someday, Rader. But meanwhile, how would you feel
getting hung for somebody else's Shenanigan? I'd be anna if

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you sure would.

Speaker 6 (17:19):
Look, I'm not rigged up with no murder. Saint Little
meant fifty grand us alive. That's what we figured the
sucker was good for.

Speaker 1 (17:25):
It's a good enough reason for wanting lil among the
president instead of the late Raider. Tell me what was
the angle black moon? Nah?

Speaker 6 (17:32):
Nothing so crude, Saint I sponsored the party spot them,
finger them and oil them, and the millers squeeze them
through a deck of card. The guy's a sucker for
good looking dames and card game. That's all that sounds
very uncomplicated, easy picking. The guy ain't had a coin
long enough to be smart about it.

Speaker 1 (17:47):
Who's the guy he makes water heating the fat man
with the diamonds from pathetic that I should have dumbled.

Speaker 6 (17:54):
Looks like you did. I thought you were out for
a buster in fifty g's a lot of money, Saint.
I figured if I it's scared, you'd be insurance. How
about Barbara Brooke deal me out. I'm not in on
whatever the caper is there.

Speaker 1 (18:08):
She saw you the day we sailed, and she got scared.

Speaker 6 (18:10):
Maybe it's because I ain't exactly pretty. But if you
really want to know something to Saint, I'll tell you.
I was propositioned on the stunt again, said dame. A
few weeks before we sailed.

Speaker 1 (18:20):
I turned it down.

Speaker 6 (18:21):
The big dough too, Yeah, big dough to bump her off.
Not for me, though, she's too prominent. Too much heat
on those jobs who made the offer. Rader he wasn't
exactly interested in leaving his calling cart Saintes to John
Smith's as I'm concerned.

Speaker 1 (18:34):
But he had a description, didn't he? Everybody has a description? Sure, sure,
he was a medium sized guy with the lights who
turned them off. An brown tie blue shirt, brown tie
bu shirt, brown tie blue shirt. Not a very harmonious

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color scheme, is it really? Thank you? Rader? At least
your last earthly utterance was in the direction of good
thank you, round.

Speaker 3 (19:23):
Tie blue shirts. What does he need, Simon, Well.

Speaker 1 (19:26):
It means that either the man for whom I search
isn't a very fastidious dresser, doctor, or else, or else,
or else he's color blind. Blue and brown just aren't
worn together. I'll take that drink now, Doctor, I mixed
for you. You're concussion later, doctor later.

Speaker 5 (19:47):
Well, I can see that you're going to be a
very difficult patience. I hope you don't mind drinking out
of another medicine gloves.

Speaker 1 (19:54):
No, right now, I prefer it a little more. That's fine.
Has such a beautiful color, hasn't it?

Speaker 3 (20:02):
Don't? Aren't you going to drink.

Speaker 1 (20:07):
It in a moment? Doctor? When I finished my story.

Speaker 3 (20:10):
Yes, of course his study Barbara's murder, wasn't it?

Speaker 1 (20:14):
Yes, Barbara was next. But immediately before our last meeting
on deck and the fog. Doctor, I found out what
she was afraid of. You did, But how it was easy.
The steward had some keys, I had some money. The
steward has enough now for that chicken ranch He's always
dreamed of.

Speaker 3 (20:31):
You broke into Barbara's state room. Yes, but what did
you find it?

Speaker 1 (20:36):
I'm in largely perfume stockings and some letters, doctor, peculiar letters.
H Yes, no, from the same fan, the fan she
was once engaged to marry, Doctor, a fan who loved
her very much and hated her in equal proportions, who
was so torn between love and hate he had to

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kill her.

Speaker 3 (21:00):
It's get sophonanic.

Speaker 1 (21:01):
You should know what do you mean? Well, you know
the classifications. You're the doctor. Now drink your sedative. Simonch
a color blind schizophrenic. I don't believe I've ever met
one before, Doctor Norman, so color blind he missed up
the green and orange holloquin costume worn by Lil Miller
for the blue and yellow one worn by the Barbara.

Speaker 3 (21:22):
That is very interesting.

Speaker 1 (21:24):
Poor little if she'd come to the ball as anything
but a harlequin, she'd have lived to take in fifty
thousand dollars. You know you were wrong about Lil's hair. Doctor,
It wasn't red, it was brown.

Speaker 3 (21:35):
You said it was red.

Speaker 1 (21:37):
I wanted to see if you agreed. You said yeah,
if of course, handed to me, would you, doctor, they're
alongside the drink. No, no, don't try to tell them
apart by their aroma's doctor dobby is that they are
different colors? Or catch you tere.

Speaker 3 (21:52):
You'll find it saint like very much for you to
drink it.

Speaker 1 (21:56):
Doctor, what a pretty purple gun your or is it pink?

Speaker 3 (22:01):
Drink of timpler? You hardly feel it. It's just a
dash of Prussic acid.

Speaker 1 (22:06):
Doctor Norman. When you give a sedative, you go overboard
drink it Timpler. Well you're the doctor. A toast to you,
Doctor Norman, to your green shirt, blue tie, and gray handkerchief,
none of which match. Here's how.

Speaker 6 (22:24):
My eyes.

Speaker 1 (22:26):
You flud in my eyes with a question of your
eyes or my stomach? Doctor, my eyes, my blame. You
will get over it, doctor, which is more than can
be said of me. If one of those wild shots
of your should hit me, I know I shouldn't practice
medicine without a life, doctor, any more than you should.
But here's a headitive from me to you present nightmares,

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Doctor Norman.

Speaker 2 (23:05):
You have been listening to another adventure of the Saint,
the robin Hood of modern crime, and now here is
our star, Vincent Price.

Speaker 1 (23:13):
Ladies and gentlemen. In a prejudice filled America, no one
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inviting you to join us again next week at the
same time for another exciting adventure of the Saint. Good

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Night to Night.

Speaker 2 (24:29):
Script of the Saint was written by Michael Kramoy. Our
cast included Betty lou Gerson, Gene Bates, Frank Gerstel, Bill Conrad,
and Barney Phillips. The music was composed and conducted by
Harry Zimmermann. The Saint, based on characters created by Leslie
Charteris is a James L. Safier production and is directed
by Thomas A. Mcavittie. Vincent Price is soon to be

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seen in Harry and Popkins's production of Champagne.

Speaker 1 (24:55):
For Caesar, co starring Roberd Coleman.

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