786 - Trouble Hits The Trolleys

The Green Hornet - Air Date - 06-08-1939 -

Episode Transcript

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The journey into the round of thestrain and CALLI fine. I hope you
will enjoy the chamber, that itwill trill you a little and kill you
a little. So settle back,get a good grip on your nerve.
Where are we going? You'll findout when we get there. The Green

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Hornet. He hunts the biggest ofall game public enemies that even the g
men cannot reach. The Green Hornet. The adventure trouble hits the colors.

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The events and characters depicted in thisdrama are fictitious. Any similarity actual presents,
living or dead is purely coincidental.Parent pariants feet times fifty passingers in

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panic client perict he see thy tellstory and the clarin anemican about the seat
tin, Yeah, I know allabout it. Listen, kid, why
don't you plug the Daily Sentinel insteadof the Clarion High You're selling both of
the marching But that doesn't Matinal's gota better story than mcclarion ever had.
No, I ain't let them tellme funny. I phoned it in myself

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all over the front page. Yeah, but it ain't as good as a
Clarius story. Now listen, takea look. If you don't believe me.
There's a Sentinel right here, love, Hey taxi taxi Hill. Look
at that selling street aquariums, everyone of ours. The Daily Tunnel off
the step on it find you onthis is why didn't we give it an

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eight column head like a Clarion.And I don't even read a byline.
And sometimes that's the con Maybe I'mworking for the wrong outfit. Oh there's
the headline, ex Lay street clubservice death. They've got no matter what,
this taxi i can make better timewalking. There's a semple story of

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the street car business. Nothing likethe Clarions. The story Case Declarine isn't
happyiness. It can be sensational.As long as I'm publisher of this paper,
I'm not going to color any storyto gains circulation. Other readers may
want your yellow journalism, but theywon't get it from the Sentinel that Laurie
will be burned up, the threeLaurie's knee expected the byline and the wilines

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reserved for scoops to special features.Every paper in town covered this Lawie knows
that he ought to harbor is oneof the best reporters in the game.
Is case Once you know whiley let'shis nose n the US carry him to
which streams I get to every reportedexpresentation this case, there's something behind these
accidents that doesn't strike me as beingon the left off. Well, I
didn't notice that the word that isuntil about the last month or so,

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just when this man's pressure starts acampaign to operate bosses and pleasure of the
street cars to read, I didn'tnotice that what's going on around the firing
up feeding a three for one ohhellos to read on the street car story?
Is that Larry, Well, yeah, that's it boss. Of course,
I know they want any passengers injured, and there was no real damage
to speak us, I've not saidthat. Laurie and I get the clients
stress the truth a little, alittle. They called it a penny any

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sign of panic that Jew saw alreadyno one day family when the doorgy and
that's all Clary would call a bargainsail at a dress counter a panic.
But look for us, I don'tusually go out on a limb this way
about a small time accident. Onlywith that battle about the bus franchise coming
up before the city council. Thisstuff is no dust. The way you
think, Lawry. Huh. Yourecognize the name Fisher, the guy who's
angling for the bus franchise. It'syour opinion of him, all a fan.

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I don't like him. That's thefeeling of most people. No things
have ever been improved against him,has it, mister mus Case. He's
very clever. He may get hisbuses. He's Slowry. A month ago
the city council would have laughed athis demand, and not laughing now.
But don't you get it doesn't strikeyou as odd that the street, Carl,
I just start running into trouble rightwhen Fisher starts his campaign. One
more accident and he'll get that franchise. I must have been wearing blinders not

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to see it before. If thisplain as the nose on my face,
say it's possible, Lawry, Iwant to find out what's going on,
you and me both. Boss Fisher'sresponsible for the trouble of choice of having
the secles to know it. Okay, I'll start taking up tope on Fisher,
alright. It goes who he sees, what he does. Everything,
make it good and you get thatpiline right and get me the distric attorneymus
Case. You might have some stuffto approved useful. So Fisher is the

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baby to go in. You havethe distinct to turn into the culture.
To mister Reidswire, she's still allowknowing Casey, there's one thing that burns
me up. Do tell because youdidn't get a by line. Oh no,
it's the clarion selling three papers towire one. It isn't right.
Could use a scoot flaring you're tellingme the next time trouble hit the trolleys.
All I wish for it that fishesin the middle of it, the

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middle of the rake. No pal, the middle of the story. I
hope you're right. I no,No, Fish is too smart. But
you heard the boss. I'm goingafter him anyway. Me no trouble greeding,
not a soul suspect. Those accidentsweren't genuine and what more do you
want? Plenty? The city councilalready has my report. Those reports aren't

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strong enough, Fish and Fisher.There's a limit when the limits reach them.
The one who call a whole greedynot you now hold on. City
council will never act the reports likeyours. If you weren't stronger reports,
you've got to have tougher accidents.You're the city inspected on you. Sure
and fake those reports. There's alimit to what I can fake, Fisher.
When a George Hams, I can'tmake it look like a smack up

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at the brake stick. I can'tsay there ain't no brakes at all?
Why not? Too many people cancheck up on me. That's why thus
franchise is going through Grady. Idon't care her. That's your and yours.
If you want any dope for me, you'll see that I get this
Fisher. I'm in with you.Sure I can use a couple of the
gravy your head and force, samewith anyone else. I'm making my reports
as strong as possible without no onegetting wise saying you better. Now you

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get that man of yours in mycab. I have to do a job
on one of those streets. Isort to really crack up, and what
I'll turn in a reportable spell ruinfor the street car company. Just like
that, you'll be in Fisher.The ones we have aren't strong enough.
Huh. You'd be taking a chancefix another accident, and you can't miss
the case. I might as wellmake sure now you're talking, I'll get

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in touch with my men at once. This time there'll be plenty for you
in a district attorney too. Ican't go in there. I am into
the why did you sup in likethis, mister Fisher? But I have
a deadline to me. Oh you'rea reporter, and it's different to have
a sharing things. A nice placeyou got here, mister Fisher, which
the Daily Sentinel would do as wellby us, said Hayley ship. I
think maybe I'll be on my way. Hey, if I'm interrupting something,

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no hold on at all. Goodbye, figure guy. Sure it was in
a hurry. He had an engagement, isn't he Grady? The city inspected
Grady worse for the city. No, no, just a friend of mine.
What can I do for you?Mister? What did you say your
name was? I didn't say,but it's Lowery. Oh it's Lowerry.
With a Daily Sentiner they what happenedto you boys? On that street car

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story? We had it? TheClarion played it up big. I wasn't
important enough, not important? Ithink how many people right on those street
cars? A lot? The livesof hundreds, thousands of people, maybe
in constant danger, and you callit unimportant? Get off the salt box
fish or everyone knows your arangle.Of course they do. I want my
bus franchise to go through because thestreet card has mismanaged. They had dated
at the minute of the citizens ofthe city. Buses are better and much

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better. Is no comparison? Well, why don't the Centinel get smart and
help in my campaign? Like declarion? Exactly about it? Lowry? How
about what you're in a position todo me some good? Lowry? You
mean a nice little follow up storyon the speaker accident, blasing the blame
on the management of the company.Let's see idea, or maybe an editorial.

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Sure, who knows I might beable to do a favor for you
in return? Sounds pretty nice hereit is. Anyway, as soon as
you came in the door, youwere a smart guy. What do you
see? Why you chiddling lying crook? You know, good scheming grafter.
Now see here'll see here. Tryto bribe me? Will you ride a
reporter? If you weren't smaller thanme, I flash you flatter than that

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rug. Get out of my ownass up pleasure and get this pleasure.
The settle is going after you withboth barrels. If this plus franchise,
yours the pony as you are,and all I hope I am the guy
who writes it up. Oh ohboy, will I escort you a two
point reporters, I'm gonna meter waytherefore I get through that street Church company,
there will be enough lift. Friend, you know who this is?

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Now? What's you? And that? Will? I get busy? And
that's right? Make it a realcrack up. This time the worst the
street cars ever had. Yeah,what do you want? Rain? Put
down that runch. We've got ajob to do. You mean for ever?
Mine the name? What's the nextcar going out by six eighteen?

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Right over there? Okay, comeon, what's it gonna be this time?
The race? Another game? Doyou up and get a moment?
We're getting twice as much over thisone. We're giving up the works.
Can you tell me where I getthe steat Copper Parkins Avenue walks right here,

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lady, at the bottom of thisThank you from that's right now,
just starting down the hill coming offthe class. Hey, look at that
Swolley. Why would you stop?You ought to control is heady this point?
Look out it's got a cry byreport of the street car accident shows

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that the cause of the crash wasfully safety equipment. There is definite evidence
of criminal negligence on the part ofthe street car company, Signed Gray,
City Inspective. The City Council herebycalls a special meeting to port on the
bus franchise. Signed Hopkin, Chairmanof the City compil as District Attorney for

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this city. I am indicting theofficials of the street car company for criminal
negligence resulting an injury to passengers,Signed Martin, District Attorney. You're streaking
sunny tell street cart crack Cody caston the boards. First, try what

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I tell your horse. I wentover the whole set up with a fine
tooth comb. There's not a singlestring leading to Fisher. What I want,
Gretty, not a thing calling onFisher while you were there. Oh
I knew it was him. Buthe's in the clearer. His report on
the crack up has been checked,the double checked. And if he wants
to flight to blame squarely on thestreet car offishals who's to stopping those two
new men in the car barns?You got anything on them? Ran and
atwell you should have been spending moneyfreely to the ex player. Yeah,

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I claimed they wanted betting on ahorse. Try to check up on that.
When it's Bolsmith staming, it's they'retight all the way. Gosh.
I hate to think of a manlike Fisher getting away with a stunt like
this. Me too, Casey.Sometimes I'd like to take the lawn to
my own hands. Was honestly,mister Reid. Isn't that the only way
to catch these crooks? Oh?CAZy hole done. There's only one gender
can get away with that stuff.And you don't look like the green Horner

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for me? Were right? Boardswere in my ride? He says,
I don't look like the green Hornet. But there's nobody listens to me around
here. No, I heard yourlorry. I was just thinking that evening

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while Bret Reid was in his apartment, he spoke to Keto with his valas
and the only living men do knowthat brit Red is really the dreaded green
Hornet. And that's the whole story, Keto. Faisher has his tracks covered
from every angle. What about Otwayin Milan? No good, Kato.
Even if those two could be chargedwith a crime of damaging the street carry
even they were picked off, itwouldn't have to catch Fisher. Why not?

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There's no actual evidence to connect himwith Fisher. Did not he ever
heard of him for something, writingfavor I hear it is hit eight.
I don't want to think it wouldbe some of the other in this joy.
Yeah, here we are. Iwant the mask and Gunkato cry the

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black girl Ready, Yes, sir, I did a job disguising my handwriting.
Now I seal on the bottom,placing the letter in his pocket.
But Reid went through a secret paddlein his closed dress with Cato. He
walked through a narrow passage within thewalls of the apartment house and downstairs to

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the suppose the abandoned warehouse that housedthe sleek black car the Green Hornet.
Ready all right, call in oncemore. The powerful black car rode through
the city street, carrying the GreenHornet on his errand of justice. The

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curtain falls on the first act ofour Green Hornet adventure. Before the next
exciting scenes, please permit us topause for just a few moments now to

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continue our story. A serious accidenton the trolley line increased agitation to replace
the street cars with buses. Althoughthe street car lines were blamed for the
accidents. Bit Reid had reason tobelieve that they had been engineered by a
Fisher who was out to grab thebus franchise. An ordinary methods failed to
pin the guild on Fisher. Thatread assumed the role of the Green Hornet
to bring the criminal to justice.I can't sleep, Sally, tomahold a

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council aside on the bus franchise.They'll vote against me, Dad. They
can't throw away all you've worked for, the take car lines with the finest
in the country. Not anymore,Sally. Not when people are hurt through
my neglect. Oh it's not yourdoing, Dad, it's my response ability.
The should want to get his franchise. Put me out of business.
Here's something to me to sleep.Leave it on the night's table, Sally.

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Yeah, the lights are out too. Good night, then good night,
and oh good thinking about it.I just won't do as Sally says.
I'll open doing the first fresh air. Oh move, handsOn, what

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a you? What are you doingout there in that? Take this wanted?
That's a better listen, Handsome,I'm not listening to the mask.
You want a green hearts that,Sarah? Want you how somebody's cass.
What do you want? I tellsyou want to do handsOn, you're gonna
touch it, all of it.Suppose I have a periods underside. If

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you want to go on running yourtrolleys, you'll do as I say at
the Ace of Spades at forty smackers, you owe me a bro, shut
up and deal regular suckers? Ain'tyou next thing? You know? You

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won't have none of that? ThoughFisher gave you what the cards down around?
Who's button in the guy's master hasn'ta type of Hey, I know
who you are at mass kill wearing? Doant a green hornets? The hornet?
Let me out of here. Iain't hanging around. I got a
chair and listen. You'll tell outwell, we ain't a uping for you.
You'll tell her experts on fixts andstreet cars. I check now what

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us car? I don't want topart you too. I tell you you
got a strong they'll cut it outup, bro, this guy's a green
hornet. We ain't pulling with him? Okay, sure what the guy that
done a job and then Trolly's headFisher's horners listen, hone had mark?
You know it all anyway with thesense of asking us sure it was Fishers.
Hey, who you call it?I'm calling your post for what He's
gonna meet us at the carpines.Well, we ain't going to the carpines.

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And I want car tishing from youtoo. I'll ask for it.
This gun has gas enough to takecare of both of you. Hello,
Fisher, this is a green hornettalking. That's why I said the green
hornet. I ran, come here. Meet Fishers on the other another's phone,
he doesn't believe it's the green Hornetis calling. Confront him my boss,

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Yeah, this is Maryan. It'sall rights enough and get this Fisher.
I'm going over to the car pineswith these two starses of yours asked
tonight. I expect to meet youthere inside half an hour. I don't
mind why you expect that bust friendsize of years to go through. You'll

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be there. Are your host chemillbe bound higher than a kite. You
can't do this point. You can'tmake us go over there. Your hard
life sat up movement not on yourlife. Okay, So I'll call the
police. It'll be glad to knowwho's responsible for that Charliet trouble. Hold
on cut spy. I have themsmart. Yeah, yeah, who'll go
with you? Hunt? Remember onefalse morning? Rock on it? We're

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going all right? Come on?You were rats much? That was pretty
slow tonight, Alry, nothing buta couple of disturbing the peace chargers stuff

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like that. As long as I'mcovering the police news, I might as
well keep hanging around everything to tellwhen something's going to pop. That's what
we're here for. Say whatever happenedto that big love that you used to
work for, mister Reid? Youmean Mike expent dog? Whose would I
be? Meaning? The way thatguy used to get in my hair?
Him and his theories and every lastone of them wrong. The boy's got

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a letter from the other day.He's out west or he is. Ah.
Well, all I hope is hestays there. Don't thank God too
much. He may come back beforepolice, said Potters. Sergeant Doors speaking,
This is handsOn. Person is strictlyaways. Yeah, what's wrong miss
Hanson? Earlier this evening I gota beta from the green Hordes. That
name did you say green Horness onthe girl toil? Ye? Sorry,

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keep talking, mister handsOn. Iprefer to have you come out here to
my place. At once. It'son the corner. I know where it
is. A squad cow will beout there with me in it. What's
up, I'll explain that's what you'rebuying. Okay, the green horness is
it? Well, here's where thehorness loses his steam. That's what you
think, Doyle. I want tobe around when you try, say,

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listen on it. What's the ideaof that one? On me doing a
job on this trolley? Yeah,don't tell me you're work in the same
record that picture has been doing yourhorsing. You'll learn no reasons selling a
hard work using this file and onlyflashlight to give us lights once, I'm
soap on that file. I don'twant any unexpected visitors. What's the difference
the regular carbines on the next blockrepairs out same empty at the midnight?

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Sure, nobody's gonna put in.Nobody could even hear us. Hey,
you turned up a flash light.We can't seen up a biet. Let's
because your hortage keep the last noteither of you try to move. I
can see your figures playing me againstthe window right, well right, i'd
like it's playing beside the other specialat the horn of Fisher he's got us
and you're in that phone call.Bring your todd Hart a hurry, so

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it is too phone call did comefrom the green hornet? I told you
I wasn't sure, but I couldn'tchance he made us. What are you
up? Well? By your handshigh? What are you we have to
hornet? Is it money? Yousee these fishing green hornet stickers? You're
enough spots fishing. Suppose I flashedwith us tonet with these stickers, put
them all over, go ahead.That has nothing to do with me.

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Huh. The city council will thinkthe green hornet caused the street car accidents,
Hans, it will be vindicated.What will happen to your bus fans?
Fires them? Let the seat guysgo and run exactly freshuret. I
give you twenty thousand. I wantmore than that. Thirty thousands If I
get the does mean money? Fisher? And I want from you? Is
your signature? My signature is youcan fish your apart in these trolley crashes?

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Are those stickers? Go on?But whichever I do, I'm pinny
right, he's our way, you'reLouis, he's got your boss, your
pluffing hornet A right? What canyou possibly get out of it if I
can fess nothing personally. I meanthe satisfaction of knowing it. Joe does
his scheme as pen rollin. Allright, for sure, the police will
be here any minutes. The copsay what, you're not serious? All

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right? Freshure the stickers go on. No, no wait, I'll give
me tell the good away before hecome. Yeah, James right him my
pocket. Here's the confession, andhe sures yourself. Word sorry, turn
your flesh light on a minute,Hornet so I can see one in.
Yeah, I'll put him out.Work on handy, Hornet. I'm a
preaching for my tin. Nice work, boss, you had a shoulder holst
fire tangell away with it. Iam getting away with a draft dead telling

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you if I come out from yeah, it will get you one. And
it's played by party police a ride. All right, that's well, cram
it okay, Yeah, we gotlead Pisher it me Hornet, you're called
you? Yes, be sure whatyou told me here? Yes? Hold?
Let you get him. You're notyou take care of him. I

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setting the rent my yards in Fisher'schest. He's too knocked out, you
kitch to one appolo. Yes,I was behind the car. Sorry,
that what the others didn't rent,and that will be coming to one a
minute. Pretty pick up a gun. They well, we'll leave this confession
beside Fisher. It's not sorry,but I think it'll serve the purpose anyway,

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Yes, sir, Now we getback in the shadows beside that window
and see what happened the post himwith me. There's no light bombs.
Oh here hey, here behind theholley. Here they are those Sish sights.
This way. These two hooks havebeen stocked. They're knocked out style.
Here's Fisher Fisher yeah, and codFish has been kay officer. These

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two men the Maranon at well,they work in the repair shot dirty,
work out best. Where is theactual Let's try file all the fall the
way through. He's coming around.Listen, listen, don't chill it.
Don't kill the cops. Harness,go on, that's what keeps talking the
cops. You'll arounded this job,didn't you say telling that? Well you're
into deep already. Yes, yes, but we was working for Fisher.
That's how fishers begin. How Itell your Fisher pagers to recall him college

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and use father letting court. SureI will sure if for and too that
this means Fisher will be implicated.Implicated, mister Hanson, Fisher will be
convicted. He might have got awaywith it before, but now that we
found him here with these two,right right in the middle of another job,
he sunk fors Hampson. He's lookat this. I found it next
to Fisher's body. Gonna give youthat. So police already, what the
hey, it's the confession, butit isn't sign don't forty. It will

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be when we get fished down theheadquarters. Take those lugs out. Oh
mys home on us, grab thearms. Don't have come back for a
Fisher later. Well they are headone. You don't have to worry about
the bus franchise when this hits thefront page, I guess me is what
happened to these guys? Well,why do you think Doyle the green hornet?
Huh? If I hadn't followed theinstructions in that letter, we'd never

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have caught Fisher. Or do youmean, mister Hampson, his letter told
me to call you. At first, I wasn't going to trust him.
Then I thought it, Okay,we haven't seen that letter yet. It
was such a rush, you gotit with your guests. I think so
it's in longhand longhand give Hampson.Maybe that handwriting can be traced here it
is, but I doubt if youcan trace it. I would take that.
When I first looked at it,the handwriting seemed to be the skuy
Man Doyle. Come on and openit up. Hey, no writing on

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this page. It's playing. Maybeyou'll need glass as Doyle. I'll tell
you it's playing. Look, well, what do you know. I'm positive
I was writing on that paper before. There ain't here, you know.
All there is is this here,green hornored seal in the corner. So
I am I get it. It'sdisappearing ink disappearingly. Yeah, fiance,
Prace, that man, that greenhord, thanks to everything. And I
thought I had the hooks on him. What's that the horrors power at the

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window? Ask him? All right, I'm very go car Love get it
travel well, doyld, I getthe hordes. Still got his thing I
have, But don't worry your nameof going the papers anyway. Yeah,
that's right. I'm not feature onthem too. It was a little help.
I got a point around here.I can use it to Henson.
The Sentinel's going to get an airportof front page stuff, And boy,

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I'd like to see the Clarion tryand beat this yarn hardest matches, racket,
fisture, recket, what friend tisfeet? It read hordes