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Speaker 1 (00:02):
The journey into the realm of the strangers to terrify.
I hope you will enjoy the chamber, that it will
fill you a little and kill you a little. So
settle back, get a good grip on your nerves.
Speaker 2 (00:20):
Where are we going?
Speaker 1 (00:22):
You'll find out when we get there. Who knows what
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evil works in the hearts of men? The Shadow?
Speaker 2 (01:09):
These thrilling adventures of the Shadow are on the air.
These dramatizations are designed to demonstrate, forcibly to old and
young alike, that crime does not pay. The Shadow, mysterious
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character who aids the forces of law and order is
in reality Lamont Cranston, wealthy young man about town. As
the Shadow, Cranston is gifted with hypnotic power to cloud
men's minds so that they cannot see him. Cranston's friend
and companion, the lovely Margot Lane, is the only person
who knows to whom the voice of the invisible Shadow belongs.
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Today's story, the leopard strikes.
Speaker 3 (02:11):
Hello, Officer Hofster, Kelly, Hell, how are you make fine?
Had any excitements today?
Speaker 1 (02:16):
Now, my young lad what would be excitement on the
beat like this? Surround the animal house. Nothing's happened here
in the park for twenty years. Well you can always hope, Oh,
yes that you can. What time have you got offster
Kelly and it's almost midnight? Well, if anything's to happen,
this is the time midnight day. Do those animals always
howl like that, never let up all night long? They
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just don't like being changed up in a zoo. I
guess you could get used to them after a while,
I suppose so. You know, for my first assignment, I
sort of hoped i'd get a more exciting place than this.
The park is the home of the rookies, and the
has been son part of promotion. You start here, move
away and Indian. Well, I hope I move away soon.
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Maybe you've noticed that I sort of like action. It's
action you want go in in the rest with one
of them wild beasts that are the only countort you'll
ever find here. I guess you're right. Well, I suppose
I had better take one more turn around the beat. Yes, yes,
see that the squires and the spooners are behaving themselves.
We'll see you later, said, Okay, see you later. Excitement
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The rookies want excitement at those green kids that are
pushing us old ones. Up the fause. Maybe some of
them will get marred and they bargain for uh, what's.
Speaker 3 (03:39):
What's the matter? The name of.
Speaker 1 (03:44):
Lord Macbie. What happens? Son mich like your face and
cut mac speak, son speak?
Speaker 4 (04:06):
Read all about it, policeman by one.
Speaker 3 (04:09):
Element part read all about it.
Speaker 1 (04:18):
They're holding an inquiry at the head keeper's office at
the zool. This happening, Margot, commission of Weston asked me
to drop.
Speaker 5 (04:24):
Yes, well, why are they holding an inquiry? They know
how he was killed.
Speaker 1 (04:28):
I'm not so sure that they do.
Speaker 5 (04:30):
What do you mean?
Speaker 1 (04:31):
Well, when I spoke to the commissioner this morning, he
told me that there was no evidence of any animal
having escaped from the zoo last night.
Speaker 3 (04:37):
Excuse me, but could I subject my opinion?
Speaker 1 (04:41):
Of course, Rev this is your cab.
Speaker 5 (04:43):
What is your opinion?
Speaker 6 (04:44):
Trevy?
Speaker 4 (04:45):
Well, uh, it is not exactly my opinion. Hey, it
is more the opinion of my friend and acquaintance, Big Charlie.
Speaker 1 (04:52):
Oh well, what is Big Charlie's opinion?
Speaker 4 (04:54):
Well, he is making the observation, which is the same
thing as an opinion, that this hand our copper is
not being killed by.
Speaker 3 (05:02):
One of the animals from the zoo.
Speaker 7 (05:04):
Tall.
Speaker 3 (05:05):
No, no, he thinks it was done by a squirrel.
Speaker 4 (05:09):
A squirrel exactly exactly. He says that them bushy tail
beef can be very mean when they're up a mind to.
Speaker 5 (05:17):
Be Oh now, shreety, How could it squirrel kill a man?
Speaker 3 (05:20):
That's just what I asked the jolly and what did
did jolly day?
Speaker 4 (05:24):
Well, he just shows me a scar on his finger
that was gifted him by a squirrel, and he says
that if a squirrel could do that for him, he
could sertly kill anybody else.
Speaker 3 (05:35):
A brabe, that's.
Speaker 1 (05:37):
An excellent deduction. In fact, I'd like to hear more.
Sreb But I think we've reached a zoo.
Speaker 3 (05:43):
Reached the zoo? Oh yeah, yeah, so we have, so
we have come on, how do you want I should wait?
Speaker 1 (05:51):
Hey, well, yes, you might as well treat it good.
Speaker 4 (05:54):
I'm going out and give a couple of squirrels to
third degree.
Speaker 7 (06:02):
All then, are they holding us in cry in one
of the cages?
Speaker 1 (06:05):
They are?
Speaker 2 (06:06):
They will probably lock you.
Speaker 1 (06:07):
Up and throw away the keys. Can we go right
in here.
Speaker 2 (06:13):
On him?
Speaker 1 (06:13):
Well? Thank you, commissioner.
Speaker 3 (06:15):
Oh am, I going fine, thank you, commissioner.
Speaker 1 (06:17):
Reasonably two keepers were on duty here at the zoo
last night, mister Oliver and mister Harper, Well, have you
come up with anything yet? Commission our thing after was
killed by a wild animal? All right, both these men
here swere that none of them was lose last night. Yes, yes,
that's right, they were all locked in and he clues
it all. Well, Harper here thinks that the job was
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done by some member of the cat family. Isn't that right?
Speaker 3 (06:41):
Oh?
Speaker 1 (06:41):
Yes, yes, after looking at the body, and my guess
would be that he was killed by a member of
the cat family. See why do you say that? Well,
we get to know all the habits of the animals
around here. We watched the knees and sleep. We practically
live with them. My opinion is that it was a leopard.
Speaker 8 (06:58):
Wait a minute, I don't agree now, John.
Speaker 1 (07:01):
You know why don't you agree with him, mister Olivan.
Speaker 8 (07:03):
Because that would put the blame on Reboot.
Speaker 3 (07:06):
She's the only leopard we've got here.
Speaker 8 (07:07):
Why she wouldn't hurt nobody. She was in a cage
all night.
Speaker 3 (07:11):
And you know that.
Speaker 1 (07:12):
Wait a minute, job, I wasn't blaming Reboot. Of course,
I know she was in a cage, But there's more
than one leopard in the world.
Speaker 8 (07:20):
You know, Yeah, I know, And I also know you
don't like Reboo. You're jealous because she only lets me
feed her.
Speaker 3 (07:26):
She'll only obey me.
Speaker 1 (07:27):
Hold on, hold on for here. You can teddle that later.
I've got a tougher problem on my hands, as a
wild beat alidge in this park, and we've got to
find it. Just how do you propose to do that,
commission Well, now, don't you worry. We'll We'll find him.
That's all that fast for him. That's what we'll do.
Should be very effective, very You'll probably catch everything in
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town but the leopard.
Speaker 5 (07:50):
But in this weather you might catch a cold in
that track.
Speaker 1 (07:53):
Yes, you're both a big help. If you don't mind,
I'll conduct this thing my own way. The commissioner, you
asked me to come here. Yes, I thought that your
knowledge of wild animals that you picked up in Africa
or whatever it was, it might be of use to me. Well,
I still offer that nulline. Oh I don't need it.
Very well, I guess we better be going. Margo a
good day.
Speaker 3 (08:10):
Gentlemen. Why God.
Speaker 1 (08:16):
Might be wise if I took an active interest in
this affair. What do you mean that argument between the
two keepers interested me very much. I like to learn
more about them.
Speaker 5 (08:27):
Oh, what are you going to do?
Speaker 1 (08:29):
Well this evening? Late, this evening, those two gentlemen are
going to receive a visit from the shadow.
Speaker 8 (08:46):
Now, now, Rebel, quiet girl, don't you behave like the others?
Speaker 1 (08:53):
Look, Oliver, there are other animals in this house. You
know they need attention to.
Speaker 8 (08:58):
Rebel hasn't finished your dinner yet.
Speaker 1 (09:00):
Oh cat, she eat it without your help.
Speaker 8 (09:01):
Leave me alone, Harper. I'll tend to the others when
I'm done with Rebel.
Speaker 1 (09:05):
I wonder if she knows that she's under suspicion of
committee murders.
Speaker 8 (09:09):
And don't start that again as well.
Speaker 1 (09:10):
You heard what the police commissioner said, Well, who put
the eye tea in his head?
Speaker 8 (09:14):
And a leopard down? The killing you jam?
Speaker 1 (09:16):
You know he had my opinion, didn't they?
Speaker 8 (09:18):
Yes, And you tried to frame poor Rebel.
Speaker 3 (09:21):
That's what you've done.
Speaker 5 (09:24):
What was that?
Speaker 1 (09:25):
Which of you, gentlemen is on the right side of
this quarrel?
Speaker 2 (09:28):
Me?
Speaker 1 (09:28):
I asked? Who was that? Who spoke to us?
Speaker 3 (09:31):
I did?
Speaker 1 (09:31):
Gentlemen? Who are you? Men? Call me a shadow?
Speaker 5 (09:36):
On?
Speaker 8 (09:37):
Where are you?
Speaker 1 (09:38):
Can't see you? I'm standing right here beside you? Well
where don't try to find me. By my hypnotic power,
I made myself invisible to your eyes. What are you
doing here? What do you want of us? I'd like
to learn just what you both know about the officer
who was killed last night here in the park. We
don't know anything about it except he was killed by
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a wild animal? Was that animal from the zoo? I
don't know. Do you know what kind of an animal
it was?
Speaker 3 (10:06):
Why? What was the leopard?
Speaker 8 (10:08):
I guess no, No, he's wrong, It wasn't a leopard.
Speaker 1 (10:10):
How do you know?
Speaker 3 (10:12):
I don't know, stept I know.
Speaker 8 (10:13):
It wasn't Gribu here. That's who Harper's trying to put
the blame on.
Speaker 1 (10:17):
Why should mister Harper do that?
Speaker 8 (10:19):
Because she's scared of her. That's why she hates him,
and he knows it. That's why he wants to get
rid of.
Speaker 1 (10:25):
Heh He doesn't know what he's saying. I'm not blaming
this cat here, and I'm not afraid of her either.
Speaker 8 (10:30):
Then why don't you go into our cage the way
I do?
Speaker 1 (10:33):
Just a minute. You're avoiding my questions, both of you.
You're hiding something from me, something that you know and
refuse to tell. Isn't this true? Isn't it?
Speaker 9 (10:44):
No?
Speaker 1 (10:44):
No, of course I don't believe either one of you.
Don't let me warn you. I'm going to be watching
you both, And if the leopard strikes again, your answer
to the.
Speaker 3 (10:56):
Shadow beat all about it.
Speaker 8 (11:06):
But Silius Leppard Jose to my people in pot Nor
close fine.
Speaker 7 (11:18):
A month. We've been walking through this path for three
nights straight, and all we've accomplished to fill our shoes
with snow.
Speaker 1 (11:24):
I'm sorry, Margot.
Speaker 5 (11:25):
Now Hawkshaw, you know you're not a bit sorry.
Speaker 1 (11:29):
Well, I I just didn't want to miss being around
or that don leopard should strike again.
Speaker 5 (11:33):
Well do you think that we might be the victims?
Speaker 2 (11:35):
Could be?
Speaker 3 (11:36):
What?
Speaker 1 (11:37):
Don't be alarmed. I have a gun here with me
as I'm afraid this weather is a little too cold
for a tropical beast.
Speaker 3 (11:44):
Yes, come on, Mongo.
Speaker 1 (11:49):
To these bushes here, Margo, Well, now what happened? What's
going on here? Look the leopard? The leopard has struck again.
Look at that, but Mongol stand over there. He's beyond help.
Speaker 2 (12:02):
He's dead.
Speaker 1 (12:03):
Yes, who is the victim? You know? Apart dere Lick
from his appearance, did you see the leopard. Yes, yes,
I did. Where were you when the screams were heard?
Speaker 6 (12:11):
Where was I?
Speaker 1 (12:11):
When I? I was walking my bit about fifty yards
away when I heard the scream. I come running. And
what happened?
Speaker 3 (12:17):
Then?
Speaker 1 (12:17):
I came near this clear and I saw a large
spotted animal standing over the body, chearing at it with
its claws. And I was so surprised.
Speaker 3 (12:26):
I cried out.
Speaker 1 (12:27):
And the animal heard you. Yes, he turned quickly and
snarled and laid into the bushes. And I see, and
that's when you've fired him. Yes, I was quite a
distance away, but I think that one of my shots
must have winged him. I'll have another look at this bunny.
He did a hop on him, didn't the leopard? All right,
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that's a matter of killing. Yes, the same dirty beast
that got my pal mac. Something wrong? Yeah? Something missing? Yeah?
Quite Please?
Speaker 5 (12:57):
What it is?
Speaker 1 (12:58):
I'm going out to send out an alarm. All right,
I'll be right back.
Speaker 5 (13:02):
Oh, Laman, what do you make of it?
Speaker 1 (13:04):
I don't know, Margo. When I was hunting one time
in Africa, one of our native boys was killed by
a leopard. The buddy when we found it, look exactly
this one does.
Speaker 5 (13:14):
And there is a wild leopard at large?
Speaker 1 (13:16):
I'm not sure. Well, this Killington night is brought back
that whole episode in Africa, that there's something missing here.
Speaker 7 (13:26):
Well, a model, I can say, is a good thing.
I'm not an old fashioned girl. What do you mean
so this little episode, I certainly need some smelling, some smell.
Speaker 1 (13:35):
Margo. That's shit.
Speaker 6 (13:37):
What that's ship.
Speaker 1 (13:39):
That's what's been missing, the smell, the unmistakable smell of
the leopard.
Speaker 2 (13:59):
And now back to Lamont down, Margo.
Speaker 3 (14:11):
Are you dragging me?
Speaker 9 (14:12):
Now?
Speaker 1 (14:12):
Laman to the zoo? Margo? The commissioner should be there by.
Speaker 5 (14:15):
Now are you going to tell him about your discovery?
Speaker 1 (14:17):
You mean the fact that there was no smell of
leopard at the scene of the crime. Yeah, I should
say not. Can't you imagine what his reaction would be
to that?
Speaker 5 (14:24):
Yes, I supposed to be a big joke to him.
Speaker 1 (14:26):
Certainly. Squad cars are arriving.
Speaker 7 (14:29):
Now, that's the zoo just ahead, they Lament, you're not
forgetting the commissioner.
Speaker 5 (14:33):
Western is still angry at both of us.
Speaker 1 (14:35):
He gets over those things very quickly. Margo, Oh, where
are you going? We are friends of the commissioner. Officer.
Oh okay, you're looking forward.
Speaker 8 (14:44):
Me's in the big animal heart.
Speaker 1 (14:45):
Thank you, thank you very much. Come on, Margo, they.
Speaker 7 (14:49):
Lamn Just how important is the fact that there wasn't
any smell of leopard near the body?
Speaker 1 (14:55):
Can be most important? Margo?
Speaker 5 (14:56):
Well, how do you mean?
Speaker 1 (14:58):
Well, I can't tell you that. Yeah, good evening. Commissioner,
it's you, and what are you doing here? Well, Margaret
and I happened to be in the park when the
last victim was killed. Oh, yes, I remember, the commissioner.
They stood by the buddy while life phoned in the alarms. Oh,
my amateur friend, you're a little too late this time.
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What do you mean crime has been sou Really? Who
is the murderer? He is right in that cage, leopard
that belongs in the zoo.
Speaker 3 (15:25):
No, no, you're wrong, Wyatt.
Speaker 1 (15:26):
Oliver, Yes, killed by one of the bullets from Officer
Kelly's gun. You mean one of the shots you fired
in the park, officer, Yes, sir, I got one of
them out right, and he called back to his cage
and died.
Speaker 3 (15:39):
Is that it?
Speaker 1 (15:39):
That's it. It's not true.
Speaker 3 (15:40):
Reboot didn't do Oliver.
Speaker 1 (15:42):
Your friendly leopard did do it.
Speaker 3 (15:43):
And that's that.
Speaker 1 (15:44):
Will you on duty here in the zoo when the
animal got out, Oliver, No, No.
Speaker 8 (15:48):
I always eat my late dinner this time, but I
wasn't gone.
Speaker 3 (15:51):
Long and she couldn't have got out of this house
got out?
Speaker 2 (15:54):
All right?
Speaker 3 (15:54):
Uh?
Speaker 1 (15:55):
May I examine the beast, Commissioner, my compliments, grant, and
thankfully make out your report. I'm calling this case of yes,
calling the squad that's coming the park. We're finished here, Yes, sir,
I wouldn't be too sure of that, commissioner. Ah that
I say, I wouldn't call this case sufficiently posed? Yet?
Why not just come here a minute?
Speaker 2 (16:12):
Will you please?
Speaker 3 (16:13):
What is it?
Speaker 6 (16:13):
What is it?
Speaker 1 (16:15):
Officer Kelly killed this leopard? Right? Yes, Kelly killed him.
Would you say that Officer Kelly was a knife thrower
by any chance? Knife thrawer? Yes, of course he's not
a knife drawer. That's strange, because this animal died from
a stab wound in the heart.
Speaker 5 (16:38):
A Lamont. You certainly spoil the commissioner's case.
Speaker 1 (16:41):
Yes, I'm afraid I didn't what to do.
Speaker 5 (16:43):
Now say, what's the next angle on this?
Speaker 1 (16:46):
Oh? Well, we'll have to wait until the police clear
out of the zoo. Then then the two gentlemen in
charge of the animals are going to receive another visit
from the Shadow. Ooh, reboo, poor reboo. They tried to
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put the blame on you, didn't They go.
Speaker 8 (17:14):
Tried to say you killed all those.
Speaker 1 (17:16):
People, mister Oliver, mister Oliver.
Speaker 8 (17:22):
Oh, it's it's the shadow again, that's right.
Speaker 3 (17:25):
What do you want?
Speaker 4 (17:27):
Why are you here?
Speaker 1 (17:28):
Don't you remember my telling you that if another murder occurred,
I would return, Yes, yes I do. Where is your
friend Harper? I don't know. Isn't he supposed to be
on duty tonight?
Speaker 8 (17:39):
Yes, yes he is.
Speaker 1 (17:41):
And why isn't he here?
Speaker 8 (17:42):
I don't know. I tell you, I haven't seen him
since early in the evening bo or Ebo was killed.
Speaker 1 (17:48):
You don't like mister Harper, do you? Why do you
say that it's true? Isn't it?
Speaker 8 (17:52):
What difference does that make?
Speaker 1 (17:54):
Do you know who killed that animal?
Speaker 5 (17:56):
Do you?
Speaker 8 (17:56):
Why do you keep asking me all these questions?
Speaker 1 (17:58):
Because I want to find out all I can about Harper.
He killed your leopard. I know he did, and you
know it too, But you're afraid to say so because
he has some hold on you, something that he knows
will keep you from talking. Oh yeah, sure, you're afraid
of him afraid.
Speaker 3 (18:15):
That's not true.
Speaker 8 (18:15):
I'm not afraid of him, even though he has got
something on me that doesn't stop me from.
Speaker 1 (18:19):
Talking, especially since he killed Ribo.
Speaker 8 (18:21):
Okay, okay, I'll tell about him, I'll tell plenty good.
Speaker 1 (18:24):
Where is he now?
Speaker 6 (18:24):
I'm not sure.
Speaker 8 (18:25):
He's probably downtown, down where he always goes to the
big House on Columbus Square.
Speaker 1 (18:30):
What's down there? In that house?
Speaker 8 (18:32):
That's where they meet all of the meat meat, the
whole cult. You mean, I mean that Harper is the
leader of a crazy har.
Speaker 3 (18:43):
Harber didn't get a chance, yes, yes, to tell you
the cult is he's dead? You want I should close
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around the square again, mister Clamson.
Speaker 1 (19:10):
Hey, uh yes, shreb once more, if you please.
Speaker 5 (19:13):
You think we ought to get out and ring doorbells.
Speaker 1 (19:15):
Lamont No, We'll never learned anything doing that.
Speaker 8 (19:18):
Hey.
Speaker 4 (19:18):
You know, going around and around the square like this
is fun. It's sort of like a Merry go round?
Speaker 3 (19:24):
Hey? Do you indulge much in Mary go rounds? Mister Clanson?
Speaker 1 (19:27):
Hey, I haven't lately, Shree.
Speaker 3 (19:30):
That's a nice clean spot, you know.
Speaker 4 (19:32):
I remember one time I'm riding on the big one
that's down on the island.
Speaker 3 (19:36):
And what is it?
Speaker 5 (19:37):
Sreebe stopped the cabin?
Speaker 7 (19:38):
Oh sure, sure, Come on that house on the corner.
Two men and a girl just went up to stairs,
and she seemed to be ill.
Speaker 5 (19:45):
They were holding her up between them.
Speaker 1 (19:47):
Yes, and what happened to me?
Speaker 5 (19:48):
I may still be upset from that killing in the park,
but I could have sworn it.
Speaker 7 (19:52):
When a door open, they were greeted. But what appeared
to be a big leopard read up on his hind lay.
Speaker 1 (19:57):
I'm quite sure, Laman, that's the we're looking for. It's
the headquarters of the cult that all of us spoke
of just before he died.
Speaker 5 (20:04):
What kind of a cult?
Speaker 1 (20:05):
A cult of leopard women and men. I've heard much
about these things, but I never never thought they were
in this country.
Speaker 5 (20:11):
That's incredible.
Speaker 1 (20:12):
Smuggle, go get the police, hell them outside the house
as soon as possible.
Speaker 5 (20:15):
What about the girl, the girl that were bringing in
that house.
Speaker 1 (20:17):
He's probably their next victim. Go, Muggle, go at once.
Speaker 9 (20:19):
As we are all gathered, the ceremony will begin. To you, Leopard,
most lovelier beast, We bar down and hope they your
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beauty of form. We greatly admired your courage and cunning.
Is our courage and cunning as you are, so we
will try to be as you so majistically stalk through
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the jungle, So we too will stalk through the streets
of the city.
Speaker 6 (21:12):
Are deed, the deed that are done for you?
Speaker 1 (21:22):
I appreciate or worshiper the offering, the sacrifice is ready, There.
Speaker 6 (21:31):
Is time yet there is time? No, no, he must
do it now, you are too eager. We are not
really going to kill this beautiful girl.
Speaker 3 (21:43):
Why do we not kill her?
Speaker 5 (21:44):
Why?
Speaker 6 (21:46):
Because we are not murdered. We worship beauty, not death.
Speaker 1 (21:53):
Yes, it's the beauty supreme.
Speaker 6 (21:56):
You do not know what you are saying.
Speaker 8 (21:58):
Because of the leopard is death.
Speaker 1 (22:00):
It has always been death.
Speaker 6 (22:02):
Worshiper, you are behaving most strange. Why did we bring
the victim here?
Speaker 1 (22:08):
If not to kill?
Speaker 6 (22:09):
Enough of that talk. There is no need your arm?
What is wrong with your arm?
Speaker 1 (22:17):
Oh?
Speaker 5 (22:18):
That is?
Speaker 6 (22:19):
How did you hurt it? Answer me? How did you
hurt your arms?
Speaker 1 (22:26):
We'll tell you how he hurt it?
Speaker 6 (22:29):
Who speaks?
Speaker 3 (22:31):
It is I?
Speaker 1 (22:32):
The shadows?
Speaker 3 (22:33):
Shadow?
Speaker 6 (22:34):
Quiet?
Speaker 3 (22:35):
Quiet?
Speaker 6 (22:37):
Where are you? I cannot see you.
Speaker 1 (22:40):
I am standing right beside you here in the shadows,
your friend, mister Harper can explain how I make myself invisible?
Speaker 6 (22:47):
Do you know this this voice? Did you bring him here?
Speaker 3 (22:51):
No?
Speaker 1 (22:51):
No, no, he didn't bring me here, madam. I came
here seeking him. What do you mean I said that
I'd reveal how you hurt your arm?
Speaker 3 (22:59):
Mister?
Speaker 6 (23:00):
How did he do it?
Speaker 1 (23:01):
He was shot, shot by a policeman who discovered him
in the act of committing murder.
Speaker 3 (23:05):
That's not true.
Speaker 6 (23:06):
What are you saying this man, this member.
Speaker 1 (23:08):
Of your culture, disguised as a leopard, has already claimed
two victims. No, killing them as a leopard kills by
slashing their approach with razor sharp clause.
Speaker 6 (23:16):
Is this true, Harp?
Speaker 8 (23:18):
No, of course not.
Speaker 3 (23:18):
He's lying.
Speaker 1 (23:19):
I suppose that you denied too, that you shot and
killed your fellow keeper in the zoo just as he
was about to tell me all about you. Of course
I deny it. Then how do you account for that
wound in your arm?
Speaker 9 (23:30):
Yes?
Speaker 6 (23:31):
Yes, Harper, explain that.
Speaker 3 (23:34):
Why should I have to explain? What are you trying
to do to me?
Speaker 1 (23:37):
I already know what I'm going to do to you.
I'm going to turn you over to the police.
Speaker 6 (23:42):
Oh no, no, you're not let him Harper? Then you
can prove your inn.
Speaker 3 (23:46):
Do you keep out of this?
Speaker 1 (23:47):
He's afraid, afraid that he'll be found out.
Speaker 3 (23:49):
I'm not afraid.
Speaker 8 (23:50):
I'm not afraid of anything, Harper.
Speaker 5 (23:55):
What is wrong with you?
Speaker 1 (23:56):
You think that any of you can trap me, that
you can match cunning or courage a cunning the courage
of a leopard hopper?
Speaker 5 (24:04):
Do not talk that way?
Speaker 8 (24:06):
What if I did kill?
Speaker 3 (24:07):
The leopard's right to kill?
Speaker 5 (24:09):
What?
Speaker 3 (24:10):
Joyously? Just for the love of chilling?
Speaker 1 (24:13):
Inquired Harper.
Speaker 3 (24:14):
You can't silence me, and you can't trap me either.
I'll fight, I'll talk kill.
Speaker 6 (24:19):
Hear me, Jill, Jill? Oh, oh, you have killed him.
Speaker 1 (24:32):
That's right, madam. And now you and your colt are
going to have to explain your existence to the police. Well,
Margo Western has rounded up all the members of the cult,
so I guess our work is done.
Speaker 7 (24:50):
Well the more. What I don't understand is how a
cult like that was fun?
Speaker 5 (24:55):
What was the purpose?
Speaker 1 (24:56):
Well, Coats of Leopard Men had their origin and at
it's still active there. They're ritual. There's a form of
pagan worship. This group that we encountered tonight were obvious
fanatics who learned the secrets of the African ceremony, and
we're practicing them here.
Speaker 5 (25:12):
Nice people is fanatics. I wonder if you'd mind taking
me home.
Speaker 7 (25:17):
Oh, I go home because I want to dig into
my closet and burn my leopard skin coat.
Speaker 2 (25:49):
Today's program is based on the story copyrighted by The
Shadow magazine. The characters, names, places, and plots are fictitious.
Any similarity to persons living or dead is purely coincidental.
The journey into the realm of the strangers to terrify.
I hope you will enjoy the chamber, that it will
fill you a little and kill you a little. So
settle back, get a good grip on your nerves.
Speaker 2 (00:20):
Where are we going?
Speaker 1 (00:22):
You'll find out when we get there. Who knows what
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evil works in the hearts of men? The Shadow?
Speaker 2 (01:09):
These thrilling adventures of the Shadow are on the air.
These dramatizations are designed to demonstrate, forcibly to old and
young alike, that crime does not pay. The Shadow, mysterious
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character who aids the forces of law and order is
in reality Lamont Cranston, wealthy young man about town. As
the Shadow, Cranston is gifted with hypnotic power to cloud
men's minds so that they cannot see him. Cranston's friend
and companion, the lovely Margot Lane, is the only person
who knows to whom the voice of the invisible Shadow belongs.
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Today's story, the leopard strikes.
Speaker 3 (02:11):
Hello, Officer Hofster, Kelly, Hell, how are you make fine?
Had any excitements today?
Speaker 1 (02:16):
Now, my young lad what would be excitement on the
beat like this? Surround the animal house. Nothing's happened here
in the park for twenty years. Well you can always hope, Oh,
yes that you can. What time have you got offster
Kelly and it's almost midnight? Well, if anything's to happen,
this is the time midnight day. Do those animals always
howl like that, never let up all night long? They
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just don't like being changed up in a zoo. I
guess you could get used to them after a while,
I suppose so. You know, for my first assignment, I
sort of hoped i'd get a more exciting place than this.
The park is the home of the rookies, and the
has been son part of promotion. You start here, move
away and Indian. Well, I hope I move away soon.
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Maybe you've noticed that I sort of like action. It's
action you want go in in the rest with one
of them wild beasts that are the only countort you'll
ever find here. I guess you're right. Well, I suppose
I had better take one more turn around the beat. Yes, yes,
see that the squires and the spooners are behaving themselves.
We'll see you later, said, Okay, see you later. Excitement
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The rookies want excitement at those green kids that are
pushing us old ones. Up the fause. Maybe some of
them will get marred and they bargain for uh, what's.
Speaker 3 (03:39):
What's the matter? The name of.
Speaker 1 (03:44):
Lord Macbie. What happens? Son mich like your face and
cut mac speak, son speak?
Speaker 4 (04:06):
Read all about it, policeman by one.
Speaker 3 (04:09):
Element part read all about it.
Speaker 1 (04:18):
They're holding an inquiry at the head keeper's office at
the zool. This happening, Margot, commission of Weston asked me
to drop.
Speaker 5 (04:24):
Yes, well, why are they holding an inquiry? They know
how he was killed.
Speaker 1 (04:28):
I'm not so sure that they do.
Speaker 5 (04:30):
What do you mean?
Speaker 1 (04:31):
Well, when I spoke to the commissioner this morning, he
told me that there was no evidence of any animal
having escaped from the zoo last night.
Speaker 3 (04:37):
Excuse me, but could I subject my opinion?
Speaker 1 (04:41):
Of course, Rev this is your cab.
Speaker 5 (04:43):
What is your opinion?
Speaker 6 (04:44):
Trevy?
Speaker 4 (04:45):
Well, uh, it is not exactly my opinion. Hey, it
is more the opinion of my friend and acquaintance, Big Charlie.
Speaker 1 (04:52):
Oh well, what is Big Charlie's opinion?
Speaker 4 (04:54):
Well, he is making the observation, which is the same
thing as an opinion, that this hand our copper is
not being killed by.
Speaker 3 (05:02):
One of the animals from the zoo.
Speaker 7 (05:04):
Tall.
Speaker 3 (05:05):
No, no, he thinks it was done by a squirrel.
Speaker 4 (05:09):
A squirrel exactly exactly. He says that them bushy tail
beef can be very mean when they're up a mind to.
Speaker 5 (05:17):
Be Oh now, shreety, How could it squirrel kill a man?
Speaker 3 (05:20):
That's just what I asked the jolly and what did
did jolly day?
Speaker 4 (05:24):
Well, he just shows me a scar on his finger
that was gifted him by a squirrel, and he says
that if a squirrel could do that for him, he
could sertly kill anybody else.
Speaker 3 (05:35):
A brabe, that's.
Speaker 1 (05:37):
An excellent deduction. In fact, I'd like to hear more.
Sreb But I think we've reached a zoo.
Speaker 3 (05:43):
Reached the zoo? Oh yeah, yeah, so we have, so
we have come on, how do you want I should wait?
Speaker 1 (05:51):
Hey, well, yes, you might as well treat it good.
Speaker 4 (05:54):
I'm going out and give a couple of squirrels to
third degree.
Speaker 7 (06:02):
All then, are they holding us in cry in one
of the cages?
Speaker 1 (06:05):
They are?
Speaker 2 (06:06):
They will probably lock you.
Speaker 1 (06:07):
Up and throw away the keys. Can we go right
in here.
Speaker 2 (06:13):
On him?
Speaker 1 (06:13):
Well? Thank you, commissioner.
Speaker 3 (06:15):
Oh am, I going fine, thank you, commissioner.
Speaker 1 (06:17):
Reasonably two keepers were on duty here at the zoo
last night, mister Oliver and mister Harper, Well, have you
come up with anything yet? Commission our thing after was
killed by a wild animal? All right, both these men
here swere that none of them was lose last night. Yes, yes,
that's right, they were all locked in and he clues
it all. Well, Harper here thinks that the job was
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done by some member of the cat family. Isn't that right?
Speaker 3 (06:41):
Oh?
Speaker 1 (06:41):
Yes, yes, after looking at the body, and my guess
would be that he was killed by a member of
the cat family. See why do you say that? Well,
we get to know all the habits of the animals
around here. We watched the knees and sleep. We practically
live with them. My opinion is that it was a leopard.
Speaker 8 (06:58):
Wait a minute, I don't agree now, John.
Speaker 1 (07:01):
You know why don't you agree with him, mister Olivan.
Speaker 8 (07:03):
Because that would put the blame on Reboot.
Speaker 3 (07:06):
She's the only leopard we've got here.
Speaker 8 (07:07):
Why she wouldn't hurt nobody. She was in a cage
all night.
Speaker 3 (07:11):
And you know that.
Speaker 1 (07:12):
Wait a minute, job, I wasn't blaming Reboot. Of course,
I know she was in a cage, But there's more
than one leopard in the world.
Speaker 8 (07:20):
You know, Yeah, I know, And I also know you
don't like Reboo. You're jealous because she only lets me
feed her.
Speaker 3 (07:26):
She'll only obey me.
Speaker 1 (07:27):
Hold on, hold on for here. You can teddle that later.
I've got a tougher problem on my hands, as a
wild beat alidge in this park, and we've got to
find it. Just how do you propose to do that,
commission Well, now, don't you worry. We'll We'll find him.
That's all that fast for him. That's what we'll do.
Should be very effective, very You'll probably catch everything in
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town but the leopard.
Speaker 5 (07:50):
But in this weather you might catch a cold in
that track.
Speaker 1 (07:53):
Yes, you're both a big help. If you don't mind,
I'll conduct this thing my own way. The commissioner, you
asked me to come here. Yes, I thought that your
knowledge of wild animals that you picked up in Africa
or whatever it was, it might be of use to me. Well,
I still offer that nulline. Oh I don't need it.
Very well, I guess we better be going. Margo a
good day.
Speaker 3 (08:10):
Gentlemen. Why God.
Speaker 1 (08:16):
Might be wise if I took an active interest in
this affair. What do you mean that argument between the
two keepers interested me very much. I like to learn
more about them.
Speaker 5 (08:27):
Oh, what are you going to do?
Speaker 1 (08:29):
Well this evening? Late, this evening, those two gentlemen are
going to receive a visit from the shadow.
Speaker 8 (08:46):
Now, now, Rebel, quiet girl, don't you behave like the others?
Speaker 1 (08:53):
Look, Oliver, there are other animals in this house. You
know they need attention to.
Speaker 8 (08:58):
Rebel hasn't finished your dinner yet.
Speaker 1 (09:00):
Oh cat, she eat it without your help.
Speaker 8 (09:01):
Leave me alone, Harper. I'll tend to the others when
I'm done with Rebel.
Speaker 1 (09:05):
I wonder if she knows that she's under suspicion of
committee murders.
Speaker 8 (09:09):
And don't start that again as well.
Speaker 1 (09:10):
You heard what the police commissioner said, Well, who put
the eye tea in his head?
Speaker 8 (09:14):
And a leopard down? The killing you jam?
Speaker 1 (09:16):
You know he had my opinion, didn't they?
Speaker 8 (09:18):
Yes, And you tried to frame poor Rebel.
Speaker 3 (09:21):
That's what you've done.
Speaker 5 (09:24):
What was that?
Speaker 1 (09:25):
Which of you, gentlemen is on the right side of
this quarrel?
Speaker 2 (09:28):
Me?
Speaker 1 (09:28):
I asked? Who was that? Who spoke to us?
Speaker 3 (09:31):
I did?
Speaker 1 (09:31):
Gentlemen? Who are you? Men? Call me a shadow?
Speaker 5 (09:36):
On?
Speaker 8 (09:37):
Where are you?
Speaker 1 (09:38):
Can't see you? I'm standing right here beside you? Well
where don't try to find me. By my hypnotic power,
I made myself invisible to your eyes. What are you
doing here? What do you want of us? I'd like
to learn just what you both know about the officer
who was killed last night here in the park. We
don't know anything about it except he was killed by
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a wild animal? Was that animal from the zoo? I
don't know. Do you know what kind of an animal
it was?
Speaker 3 (10:06):
Why? What was the leopard?
Speaker 8 (10:08):
I guess no, No, he's wrong, It wasn't a leopard.
Speaker 1 (10:10):
How do you know?
Speaker 3 (10:12):
I don't know, stept I know.
Speaker 8 (10:13):
It wasn't Gribu here. That's who Harper's trying to put
the blame on.
Speaker 1 (10:17):
Why should mister Harper do that?
Speaker 8 (10:19):
Because she's scared of her. That's why she hates him,
and he knows it. That's why he wants to get
rid of.
Speaker 1 (10:25):
Heh He doesn't know what he's saying. I'm not blaming
this cat here, and I'm not afraid of her either.
Speaker 8 (10:30):
Then why don't you go into our cage the way
I do?
Speaker 1 (10:33):
Just a minute. You're avoiding my questions, both of you.
You're hiding something from me, something that you know and
refuse to tell. Isn't this true? Isn't it?
Speaker 9 (10:44):
No?
Speaker 1 (10:44):
No, of course I don't believe either one of you.
Don't let me warn you. I'm going to be watching
you both, And if the leopard strikes again, your answer
to the.
Speaker 3 (10:56):
Shadow beat all about it.
Speaker 8 (11:06):
But Silius Leppard Jose to my people in pot Nor
close fine.
Speaker 7 (11:18):
A month. We've been walking through this path for three
nights straight, and all we've accomplished to fill our shoes
with snow.
Speaker 1 (11:24):
I'm sorry, Margot.
Speaker 5 (11:25):
Now Hawkshaw, you know you're not a bit sorry.
Speaker 1 (11:29):
Well, I I just didn't want to miss being around
or that don leopard should strike again.
Speaker 5 (11:33):
Well do you think that we might be the victims?
Speaker 2 (11:35):
Could be?
Speaker 3 (11:36):
What?
Speaker 1 (11:37):
Don't be alarmed. I have a gun here with me
as I'm afraid this weather is a little too cold
for a tropical beast.
Speaker 3 (11:44):
Yes, come on, Mongo.
Speaker 1 (11:49):
To these bushes here, Margo, Well, now what happened? What's
going on here? Look the leopard? The leopard has struck again.
Look at that, but Mongol stand over there. He's beyond help.
Speaker 2 (12:02):
He's dead.
Speaker 1 (12:03):
Yes, who is the victim? You know? Apart dere Lick
from his appearance, did you see the leopard. Yes, yes,
I did. Where were you when the screams were heard?
Speaker 6 (12:11):
Where was I?
Speaker 1 (12:11):
When I? I was walking my bit about fifty yards
away when I heard the scream. I come running. And
what happened?
Speaker 3 (12:17):
Then?
Speaker 1 (12:17):
I came near this clear and I saw a large
spotted animal standing over the body, chearing at it with
its claws. And I was so surprised.
Speaker 3 (12:26):
I cried out.
Speaker 1 (12:27):
And the animal heard you. Yes, he turned quickly and
snarled and laid into the bushes. And I see, and
that's when you've fired him. Yes, I was quite a
distance away, but I think that one of my shots
must have winged him. I'll have another look at this bunny.
He did a hop on him, didn't the leopard? All right,
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that's a matter of killing. Yes, the same dirty beast
that got my pal mac. Something wrong? Yeah? Something missing? Yeah?
Quite Please?
Speaker 5 (12:57):
What it is?
Speaker 1 (12:58):
I'm going out to send out an alarm. All right,
I'll be right back.
Speaker 5 (13:02):
Oh, Laman, what do you make of it?
Speaker 1 (13:04):
I don't know, Margo. When I was hunting one time
in Africa, one of our native boys was killed by
a leopard. The buddy when we found it, look exactly
this one does.
Speaker 5 (13:14):
And there is a wild leopard at large?
Speaker 1 (13:16):
I'm not sure. Well, this Killington night is brought back
that whole episode in Africa, that there's something missing here.
Speaker 7 (13:26):
Well, a model, I can say, is a good thing.
I'm not an old fashioned girl. What do you mean
so this little episode, I certainly need some smelling, some smell.
Speaker 1 (13:35):
Margo. That's shit.
Speaker 6 (13:37):
What that's ship.
Speaker 1 (13:39):
That's what's been missing, the smell, the unmistakable smell of
the leopard.
Speaker 2 (13:59):
And now back to Lamont down, Margo.
Speaker 3 (14:11):
Are you dragging me?
Speaker 9 (14:12):
Now?
Speaker 1 (14:12):
Laman to the zoo? Margo? The commissioner should be there by.
Speaker 5 (14:15):
Now are you going to tell him about your discovery?
Speaker 1 (14:17):
You mean the fact that there was no smell of
leopard at the scene of the crime. Yeah, I should
say not. Can't you imagine what his reaction would be
to that?
Speaker 5 (14:24):
Yes, I supposed to be a big joke to him.
Speaker 1 (14:26):
Certainly. Squad cars are arriving.
Speaker 7 (14:29):
Now, that's the zoo just ahead, they Lament, you're not
forgetting the commissioner.
Speaker 5 (14:33):
Western is still angry at both of us.
Speaker 1 (14:35):
He gets over those things very quickly. Margo, Oh, where
are you going? We are friends of the commissioner. Officer.
Oh okay, you're looking forward.
Speaker 8 (14:44):
Me's in the big animal heart.
Speaker 1 (14:45):
Thank you, thank you very much. Come on, Margo, they.
Speaker 7 (14:49):
Lamn Just how important is the fact that there wasn't
any smell of leopard near the body?
Speaker 1 (14:55):
Can be most important? Margo?
Speaker 5 (14:56):
Well, how do you mean?
Speaker 1 (14:58):
Well, I can't tell you that. Yeah, good evening. Commissioner,
it's you, and what are you doing here? Well, Margaret
and I happened to be in the park when the
last victim was killed. Oh, yes, I remember, the commissioner.
They stood by the buddy while life phoned in the alarms. Oh,
my amateur friend, you're a little too late this time.
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What do you mean crime has been sou Really? Who
is the murderer? He is right in that cage, leopard
that belongs in the zoo.
Speaker 3 (15:25):
No, no, you're wrong, Wyatt.
Speaker 1 (15:26):
Oliver, Yes, killed by one of the bullets from Officer
Kelly's gun. You mean one of the shots you fired
in the park, officer, Yes, sir, I got one of
them out right, and he called back to his cage
and died.
Speaker 3 (15:39):
Is that it?
Speaker 1 (15:39):
That's it. It's not true.
Speaker 3 (15:40):
Reboot didn't do Oliver.
Speaker 1 (15:42):
Your friendly leopard did do it.
Speaker 3 (15:43):
And that's that.
Speaker 1 (15:44):
Will you on duty here in the zoo when the
animal got out, Oliver, No, No.
Speaker 8 (15:48):
I always eat my late dinner this time, but I
wasn't gone.
Speaker 3 (15:51):
Long and she couldn't have got out of this house
got out?
Speaker 2 (15:54):
All right?
Speaker 3 (15:54):
Uh?
Speaker 1 (15:55):
May I examine the beast, Commissioner, my compliments, grant, and
thankfully make out your report. I'm calling this case of yes,
calling the squad that's coming the park. We're finished here, Yes, sir,
I wouldn't be too sure of that, commissioner. Ah that
I say, I wouldn't call this case sufficiently posed? Yet?
Why not just come here a minute?
Speaker 2 (16:12):
Will you please?
Speaker 3 (16:13):
What is it?
Speaker 6 (16:13):
What is it?
Speaker 1 (16:15):
Officer Kelly killed this leopard? Right? Yes, Kelly killed him.
Would you say that Officer Kelly was a knife thrower
by any chance? Knife thrawer? Yes, of course he's not
a knife drawer. That's strange, because this animal died from
a stab wound in the heart.
Speaker 5 (16:38):
A Lamont. You certainly spoil the commissioner's case.
Speaker 1 (16:41):
Yes, I'm afraid I didn't what to do.
Speaker 5 (16:43):
Now say, what's the next angle on this?
Speaker 1 (16:46):
Oh? Well, we'll have to wait until the police clear
out of the zoo. Then then the two gentlemen in
charge of the animals are going to receive another visit
from the Shadow. Ooh, reboo, poor reboo. They tried to
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put the blame on you, didn't They go.
Speaker 8 (17:14):
Tried to say you killed all those.
Speaker 1 (17:16):
People, mister Oliver, mister Oliver.
Speaker 8 (17:22):
Oh, it's it's the shadow again, that's right.
Speaker 3 (17:25):
What do you want?
Speaker 4 (17:27):
Why are you here?
Speaker 1 (17:28):
Don't you remember my telling you that if another murder occurred,
I would return, Yes, yes I do. Where is your
friend Harper? I don't know. Isn't he supposed to be
on duty tonight?
Speaker 8 (17:39):
Yes, yes he is.
Speaker 1 (17:41):
And why isn't he here?
Speaker 8 (17:42):
I don't know. I tell you, I haven't seen him
since early in the evening bo or Ebo was killed.
Speaker 1 (17:48):
You don't like mister Harper, do you? Why do you
say that it's true? Isn't it?
Speaker 8 (17:52):
What difference does that make?
Speaker 1 (17:54):
Do you know who killed that animal?
Speaker 5 (17:56):
Do you?
Speaker 8 (17:56):
Why do you keep asking me all these questions?
Speaker 1 (17:58):
Because I want to find out all I can about Harper.
He killed your leopard. I know he did, and you
know it too, But you're afraid to say so because
he has some hold on you, something that he knows
will keep you from talking. Oh yeah, sure, you're afraid
of him afraid.
Speaker 3 (18:15):
That's not true.
Speaker 8 (18:15):
I'm not afraid of him, even though he has got
something on me that doesn't stop me from.
Speaker 1 (18:19):
Talking, especially since he killed Ribo.
Speaker 8 (18:21):
Okay, okay, I'll tell about him, I'll tell plenty good.
Speaker 1 (18:24):
Where is he now?
Speaker 6 (18:24):
I'm not sure.
Speaker 8 (18:25):
He's probably downtown, down where he always goes to the
big House on Columbus Square.
Speaker 1 (18:30):
What's down there? In that house?
Speaker 8 (18:32):
That's where they meet all of the meat meat, the
whole cult. You mean, I mean that Harper is the
leader of a crazy har.
Speaker 3 (18:43):
Harber didn't get a chance, yes, yes, to tell you
the cult is he's dead? You want I should close
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around the square again, mister Clamson.
Speaker 1 (19:10):
Hey, uh yes, shreb once more, if you please.
Speaker 5 (19:13):
You think we ought to get out and ring doorbells.
Speaker 1 (19:15):
Lamont No, We'll never learned anything doing that.
Speaker 8 (19:18):
Hey.
Speaker 4 (19:18):
You know, going around and around the square like this
is fun. It's sort of like a Merry go round?
Speaker 3 (19:24):
Hey? Do you indulge much in Mary go rounds? Mister Clanson?
Speaker 1 (19:27):
Hey, I haven't lately, Shree.
Speaker 3 (19:30):
That's a nice clean spot, you know.
Speaker 4 (19:32):
I remember one time I'm riding on the big one
that's down on the island.
Speaker 3 (19:36):
And what is it?
Speaker 5 (19:37):
Sreebe stopped the cabin?
Speaker 7 (19:38):
Oh sure, sure, Come on that house on the corner.
Two men and a girl just went up to stairs,
and she seemed to be ill.
Speaker 5 (19:45):
They were holding her up between them.
Speaker 1 (19:47):
Yes, and what happened to me?
Speaker 5 (19:48):
I may still be upset from that killing in the park,
but I could have sworn it.
Speaker 7 (19:52):
When a door open, they were greeted. But what appeared
to be a big leopard read up on his hind lay.
Speaker 1 (19:57):
I'm quite sure, Laman, that's the we're looking for. It's
the headquarters of the cult that all of us spoke
of just before he died.
Speaker 5 (20:04):
What kind of a cult?
Speaker 1 (20:05):
A cult of leopard women and men. I've heard much
about these things, but I never never thought they were
in this country.
Speaker 5 (20:11):
That's incredible.
Speaker 1 (20:12):
Smuggle, go get the police, hell them outside the house
as soon as possible.
Speaker 5 (20:15):
What about the girl, the girl that were bringing in
that house.
Speaker 1 (20:17):
He's probably their next victim. Go, Muggle, go at once.
Speaker 9 (20:19):
As we are all gathered, the ceremony will begin. To you, Leopard,
most lovelier beast, We bar down and hope they your
(20:45):
beauty of form. We greatly admired your courage and cunning.
Is our courage and cunning as you are, so we
will try to be as you so majistically stalk through
(21:05):
the jungle, So we too will stalk through the streets
of the city.
Speaker 6 (21:12):
Are deed, the deed that are done for you?
Speaker 1 (21:22):
I appreciate or worshiper the offering, the sacrifice is ready, There.
Speaker 6 (21:31):
Is time yet there is time? No, no, he must
do it now, you are too eager. We are not
really going to kill this beautiful girl.
Speaker 3 (21:43):
Why do we not kill her?
Speaker 5 (21:44):
Why?
Speaker 6 (21:46):
Because we are not murdered. We worship beauty, not death.
Speaker 1 (21:53):
Yes, it's the beauty supreme.
Speaker 6 (21:56):
You do not know what you are saying.
Speaker 8 (21:58):
Because of the leopard is death.
Speaker 1 (22:00):
It has always been death.
Speaker 6 (22:02):
Worshiper, you are behaving most strange. Why did we bring
the victim here?
Speaker 1 (22:08):
If not to kill?
Speaker 6 (22:09):
Enough of that talk. There is no need your arm?
What is wrong with your arm?
Speaker 1 (22:17):
Oh?
Speaker 5 (22:18):
That is?
Speaker 6 (22:19):
How did you hurt it? Answer me? How did you
hurt your arms?
Speaker 1 (22:26):
We'll tell you how he hurt it?
Speaker 6 (22:29):
Who speaks?
Speaker 3 (22:31):
It is I?
Speaker 1 (22:32):
The shadows?
Speaker 3 (22:33):
Shadow?
Speaker 6 (22:34):
Quiet?
Speaker 3 (22:35):
Quiet?
Speaker 6 (22:37):
Where are you? I cannot see you.
Speaker 1 (22:40):
I am standing right beside you here in the shadows,
your friend, mister Harper can explain how I make myself invisible?
Speaker 6 (22:47):
Do you know this this voice? Did you bring him here?
Speaker 3 (22:51):
No?
Speaker 1 (22:51):
No, no, he didn't bring me here, madam. I came
here seeking him. What do you mean I said that
I'd reveal how you hurt your arm?
Speaker 3 (22:59):
Mister?
Speaker 6 (23:00):
How did he do it?
Speaker 1 (23:01):
He was shot, shot by a policeman who discovered him
in the act of committing murder.
Speaker 3 (23:05):
That's not true.
Speaker 6 (23:06):
What are you saying this man, this member.
Speaker 1 (23:08):
Of your culture, disguised as a leopard, has already claimed
two victims. No, killing them as a leopard kills by
slashing their approach with razor sharp clause.
Speaker 6 (23:16):
Is this true, Harp?
Speaker 8 (23:18):
No, of course not.
Speaker 3 (23:18):
He's lying.
Speaker 1 (23:19):
I suppose that you denied too, that you shot and
killed your fellow keeper in the zoo just as he
was about to tell me all about you. Of course
I deny it. Then how do you account for that
wound in your arm?
Speaker 9 (23:30):
Yes?
Speaker 6 (23:31):
Yes, Harper, explain that.
Speaker 3 (23:34):
Why should I have to explain? What are you trying
to do to me?
Speaker 1 (23:37):
I already know what I'm going to do to you.
I'm going to turn you over to the police.
Speaker 6 (23:42):
Oh no, no, you're not let him Harper? Then you
can prove your inn.
Speaker 3 (23:46):
Do you keep out of this?
Speaker 1 (23:47):
He's afraid, afraid that he'll be found out.
Speaker 3 (23:49):
I'm not afraid.
Speaker 8 (23:50):
I'm not afraid of anything, Harper.
Speaker 5 (23:55):
What is wrong with you?
Speaker 1 (23:56):
You think that any of you can trap me, that
you can match cunning or courage a cunning the courage
of a leopard hopper?
Speaker 5 (24:04):
Do not talk that way?
Speaker 8 (24:06):
What if I did kill?
Speaker 3 (24:07):
The leopard's right to kill?
Speaker 5 (24:09):
What?
Speaker 3 (24:10):
Joyously? Just for the love of chilling?
Speaker 1 (24:13):
Inquired Harper.
Speaker 3 (24:14):
You can't silence me, and you can't trap me either.
I'll fight, I'll talk kill.
Speaker 6 (24:19):
Hear me, Jill, Jill? Oh, oh, you have killed him.
Speaker 1 (24:32):
That's right, madam. And now you and your colt are
going to have to explain your existence to the police. Well,
Margo Western has rounded up all the members of the cult,
so I guess our work is done.
Speaker 7 (24:50):
Well the more. What I don't understand is how a
cult like that was fun?
Speaker 5 (24:55):
What was the purpose?
Speaker 1 (24:56):
Well, Coats of Leopard Men had their origin and at
it's still active there. They're ritual. There's a form of
pagan worship. This group that we encountered tonight were obvious
fanatics who learned the secrets of the African ceremony, and
we're practicing them here.
Speaker 5 (25:12):
Nice people is fanatics. I wonder if you'd mind taking
me home.
Speaker 7 (25:17):
Oh, I go home because I want to dig into
my closet and burn my leopard skin coat.
Speaker 2 (25:49):
Today's program is based on the story copyrighted by The
Shadow magazine. The characters, names, places, and plots are fictitious.
Any similarity to persons living or dead is purely coincidental.
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