1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:27,000 Suspense! 2 00:00:27,000 --> 00:00:32,000 This is the Man in Black here again to introduce Columbia's program, Suspense. 3 00:00:32,000 --> 00:00:38,000 Heading our star Hollywood cast tonight is Mr. Warren Williams, and with him is Mr. Eric Bloor. 4 00:00:38,000 --> 00:00:48,000 No fewer than nine times have these two gentlemen appeared together in screen thrillers based on the adventures of one of the most celebrated characters of modern crime fiction. 5 00:00:48,000 --> 00:01:00,000 This familiar character will speak to you now for the first time on the air, as with the story called Murder Goes for a Swim, and the performances of Warren Williams as Michael Lanyard and Eric Bloor as Jameson. 6 00:01:00,000 --> 00:01:02,000 We again hope to keep you in... 7 00:01:02,000 --> 00:01:10,000 Suspense! 8 00:01:10,000 --> 00:01:13,000 Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. Allow me to introduce myself. 9 00:01:13,000 --> 00:01:19,000 Nowadays, meeting me on the street, you'd most likely recognize me as Michael Lanyard, an author of sorts. 10 00:01:19,000 --> 00:01:30,000 But, if you will not be true free with the information, because I've been in some pains to allow bygones to be bygones, I was once known rather well by quite a different name. 11 00:01:30,000 --> 00:01:40,000 And there are still times when I find myself obliged, or should I say forced, to return to that character, to resort to the somewhat questionable talents of the lone wolf. 12 00:01:40,000 --> 00:01:51,000 As a matter of fact, my presence here this evening is prompted by an uncontrollable desire to reminisce a little. 13 00:01:51,000 --> 00:01:52,000 Hey, Jameson? 14 00:01:52,000 --> 00:02:07,000 Oh, quite right, Mr. Lanyard. And if you'll pardon the gentleman's gentleman for saying so, sir, playing nip and tuck with the police, meeting lovely ladies, you pilfering an occasional gem, eye-living, so to speak, from hand to pocket. 15 00:02:07,000 --> 00:02:10,000 Ha-ha! Those were the days, sir. 16 00:02:10,000 --> 00:02:12,000 Yes, those were the days. 17 00:02:12,000 --> 00:02:17,000 Absconding of times. Perhaps a touch of embezzlement here and there. 18 00:02:17,000 --> 00:02:30,000 Now, now, hold on, Jameson. If we're going to reminisce in public, I suggest we can find our recollections to our later period, when the lone wolf had become a gentleman of leisure and used his talents in the interests of law and order. 19 00:02:30,000 --> 00:02:39,000 In that case, sir, I suggest you relate the episode of our little experience of that horrible party we attended at that Long Island estate. Remember, sir? 20 00:02:39,000 --> 00:02:49,000 Of course, Jameson, the Rutherford Bonds estate. If I remember correctly, the occasion was some sort of charity bizarre. We were invited for the weekend. 21 00:02:49,000 --> 00:02:53,000 The phone rang just as we were about to leave the apartment. 22 00:02:53,000 --> 00:03:03,000 Mr. Lanyard, this is Betty Lawson. You've never heard of me before, but I know you've been invited to spend the weekend with Mr. Rutherford Bonds. Please, you must accept the invitation. Come down immediately, right now. 23 00:03:03,000 --> 00:03:25,000 It's just a little after two o'clock, and if you're not too late, the lone wolf may be able to prevent a murder. 24 00:03:25,000 --> 00:03:37,000 Jameson and I arrived at the Bonds estate about two hours after we'd received the mysterious telephone message. I was introduced to all kinds of people. First, the famous gossip columnist, Ralph Clinton. 25 00:03:37,000 --> 00:03:56,000 Well, Mr. Lanyard, this is indeed a surprise, and I might say a pleasant addition to our little gathering. Something always happens when you're lone wolfing around. Oh, I know, I know, you've reformed. But a fellow can hope for a little excitement, can't he? See you later, old man. 26 00:03:56,000 --> 00:04:13,000 Then I met a very, very beautiful young lady. Oh, Mr. Lanyard, we haven't met yet. I'm Cynthia Waring. I've read all your stories and admired the ingenious way you solve those baffling mysteries. I think you're a wonderful friend. 27 00:04:13,000 --> 00:04:39,000 And of course, there was our host himself, Mr. Rutherford Barnes, who had recently announced his engagement to Miss Waring. I believe you've met just about everyone, Lanyard. That is, everyone except Bill Hodges. He's the firebrand of our little congregation. He's probably wandering around walking off the effects of the last ten cocktails. Just make yourself comfortable. 28 00:04:39,000 --> 00:04:56,000 Strangely enough, I failed to meet a Miss Betty Larson, the frightened young lady who had phoned. Anyway, the afternoon wore on through the beauty contest at which I was elected to preside as judge, and at which Miss Cynthia Waring, looking very pretty in a big picture hat and hoop skirt, was the winner. 29 00:04:56,000 --> 00:05:06,000 After it was over, Jameson and I managed to break away from the rest of the guests, and to escape the heat of the afternoon, we prepared ourselves for a cooling dip in the pool. 30 00:05:06,000 --> 00:05:18,000 I say, Mr. Lanyard, we've been to some pretty big and fancy places in our day, but this one is really something. This Rutherford Barnes person must be really an important person. 31 00:05:18,000 --> 00:05:28,000 You're quite right, Jameson. Rutherford Barnes is listed in Who's Who as the gentleman who made a fortune out of sardines. Just think, an entire estate built of sardines. 32 00:05:28,000 --> 00:05:29,000 Uncanny, isn't it, sir? 33 00:05:29,000 --> 00:05:30,000 Oh, Jameson. 34 00:05:30,000 --> 00:05:33,000 Forgive me, sir. No more puns, I promise. 35 00:05:33,000 --> 00:05:34,000 Well, I should hope so. 36 00:05:34,000 --> 00:05:41,000 I say, this pool is constructed just like a miniature lake. Lilies and all that sort of thing floating on top. 37 00:05:41,000 --> 00:05:45,000 Quite naturally, if you're going down for the third time, you just take a lily with you. 38 00:05:45,000 --> 00:06:06,000 Oh, what a jolly thought. Well, here goes. Watch this beautiful swan dive. I say, this is most unusual. 39 00:06:06,000 --> 00:06:14,000 There's a sort of a mermaid lying on the bottom of the pool, and she's very pretty, sir. 40 00:06:14,000 --> 00:06:17,000 Last night it was a firemaid, today it's a mermaid. 41 00:06:17,000 --> 00:06:19,000 Oh, but really, sir? 42 00:06:19,000 --> 00:06:27,000 Well, I'm the judge in the beauty contest. I'd better go down and have a look. 43 00:06:27,000 --> 00:06:36,000 Don't be away too long, sir. Remember, there are lots of warmer women in the world. 44 00:06:36,000 --> 00:06:39,000 Jameson, quick. Here, give me your hand. 45 00:06:39,000 --> 00:06:41,000 Give me my hand, sir. It's a girl. 46 00:06:41,000 --> 00:06:43,000 Quick, here, lift her out of here. Hurry. 47 00:06:43,000 --> 00:06:45,000 I'm doing my best. 48 00:06:45,000 --> 00:06:48,000 Here, now, let's put her down here. 49 00:06:48,000 --> 00:06:50,000 Hold her there. 50 00:06:50,000 --> 00:06:53,000 Jameson, I'm afraid she's dead. 51 00:06:53,000 --> 00:06:58,000 What do you make of it, sir? What, was it an accident? 52 00:06:58,000 --> 00:07:02,000 I don't know. There's a pretty nasty bump on the side of her head. 53 00:07:02,000 --> 00:07:05,000 Perhaps she slipped and hit her head as she fell. 54 00:07:05,000 --> 00:07:10,000 Perhaps, but her bathing suit, not quite the style you'd put on to take a swim. 55 00:07:10,000 --> 00:07:12,000 Possibly she was in the beauty contest. 56 00:07:12,000 --> 00:07:16,000 Of course, that's it. 57 00:07:16,000 --> 00:07:22,000 The program listed ten contestants, yet only nine girls competed. 58 00:07:22,000 --> 00:07:24,000 Meaning what, Mr. Lanyard? 59 00:07:24,000 --> 00:07:27,000 Meaning, Jameson, that this poor kid was the tenth contestant. 60 00:07:27,000 --> 00:07:30,000 And if my hunch is correct, her name is Betty Larson. 61 00:07:30,000 --> 00:07:31,000 The girl with the telephone message? 62 00:07:31,000 --> 00:07:39,000 Precisely. And if her call was on the level, we did arrive too late and she was murdered. 63 00:07:39,000 --> 00:07:42,000 Mr. Lanyard! 64 00:07:42,000 --> 00:07:45,000 Is Mr. Barnes in mis-wearing? Take off your robe and cover up the body, Jameson. 65 00:07:45,000 --> 00:07:48,000 Yes, sir. 66 00:07:48,000 --> 00:07:51,000 Well, Lanyard, we've been looking all over for you, haven't we, Cynthia dear? 67 00:07:51,000 --> 00:07:54,000 Yes, of course. I'm glad we found you, Mr. Lanyard. 68 00:07:54,000 --> 00:07:58,000 I've been wanting to thank you for awarding me the prize in the beauty contest this afternoon. 69 00:07:58,000 --> 00:08:00,000 I really didn't think that... 70 00:08:00,000 --> 00:08:03,000 Mr. Lanyard! There, at the edge of the pool! 71 00:08:03,000 --> 00:08:06,000 Yes, it's a girl, and I'm afraid she's drowned. 72 00:08:06,000 --> 00:08:10,000 Drowned? Oh, how horrible! 73 00:08:10,000 --> 00:08:14,000 But how did it happen? Who is she? 74 00:08:14,000 --> 00:08:18,000 I think she's Betty Larson. What do you think, Mr. Barnes? Here, look. 75 00:08:18,000 --> 00:08:20,000 Oh, good heavens! 76 00:08:20,000 --> 00:08:22,000 Oh, reference to the Lord! 77 00:08:22,000 --> 00:08:26,000 Yes, yes, that is Betty Larson. I had no idea. 78 00:08:26,000 --> 00:08:28,000 Then you do know the girl, Mr. Barnes. 79 00:08:28,000 --> 00:08:34,000 Why, yes. As a matter of fact, only recently I recommended her for a job. 80 00:08:34,000 --> 00:08:36,000 She's the local telephone operator. 81 00:08:36,000 --> 00:08:40,000 In the village beauty. Mr. Barnes and Miss Larson were childhood sweethearts. 82 00:08:40,000 --> 00:08:45,000 Mr. Barnes, tell me, do you know any... do any of the other guests know this girl? 83 00:08:45,000 --> 00:08:50,000 Ralph Clinton, for instance. Could our famous columnist have possibly known Miss Larson? 84 00:08:50,000 --> 00:08:54,000 Well, if not in person, most certainly by telephone. 85 00:08:54,000 --> 00:08:57,000 You see, for the last few weeks Miss Larson handled my personal calls. 86 00:08:57,000 --> 00:09:01,000 I see. Did she ever mention the fact that there might be a murder? 87 00:09:01,000 --> 00:09:02,000 Murder? 88 00:09:02,000 --> 00:09:05,000 Well, you see, I received a rather strange message. 89 00:09:05,000 --> 00:09:10,000 Now look here, Lanyard. If you're insinuating that Miss Larson was murdered, you're all wrong. 90 00:09:10,000 --> 00:09:13,000 It's perfectly obvious. She slipped and fell into the deep end of the pool. 91 00:09:13,000 --> 00:09:18,000 She can't swim. We couldn't hear her cry for help over the noise of the party, so the poor girl drowned. 92 00:09:18,000 --> 00:09:19,000 As simple as that, eh? 93 00:09:19,000 --> 00:09:25,000 Why, of course. And I'd appreciate it if you'd be kind enough not to mention this accident to any of the other guests. 94 00:09:25,000 --> 00:09:28,000 There's no need to disrupt the entire weekend. 95 00:09:28,000 --> 00:09:31,000 I'll notify the sheriff and call the coroner and they'll take care of everything. 96 00:09:31,000 --> 00:09:38,000 I think it might be a good idea, Mr. Lanyard, since you seem so certain that a murder's been committed that you and your man remain on the premises. 97 00:09:38,000 --> 00:09:42,000 Our famous lone wolf may have a little explaining of his own to do. 98 00:09:42,000 --> 00:09:44,000 Come along, Cynthia. 99 00:09:54,000 --> 00:09:57,000 Oh, I'm completely at sea, Mr. Lanyard. 100 00:09:57,000 --> 00:10:04,000 The sheriff seems to think the whole thing was an accident, that this Miss Betty Larson person dived into the pool and that's how she hit her head. 101 00:10:04,000 --> 00:10:07,000 I doubt that, Jameson. According to Barnes, the girl couldn't swim. 102 00:10:07,000 --> 00:10:08,000 Hey, buddy. 103 00:10:08,000 --> 00:10:10,000 Oh, I think we have company. 104 00:10:10,000 --> 00:10:11,000 Buddy. 105 00:10:11,000 --> 00:10:12,000 Yeah? 106 00:10:12,000 --> 00:10:14,000 If you see Mr. Barnes around, I want to see him. 107 00:10:14,000 --> 00:10:17,000 I think he's over at the other side of the house, getting things ready for the bazaar. 108 00:10:17,000 --> 00:10:21,000 Bazaar. They don't care how they celebrate a murder, do they? 109 00:10:21,000 --> 00:10:24,000 If I'm not mistaken, you're Mr. Bill Hodges, eh? 110 00:10:24,000 --> 00:10:27,000 Yeah. Betty Larson and I were gonna get married. 111 00:10:27,000 --> 00:10:31,000 Everything was great until she starts going around with this society bunch. 112 00:10:31,000 --> 00:10:36,000 I got a few things to settle with that society crowd, especially that keyhole peeper, Ralph Clinton. 113 00:10:36,000 --> 00:10:40,000 You seem quite positive, Hodges, that your girl was murdered. 114 00:10:40,000 --> 00:10:43,000 Well, I... What do you think it was, an accident? 115 00:10:43,000 --> 00:10:46,000 That girl could swim like a fish. Nothing could happen to her in the water. 116 00:10:46,000 --> 00:10:49,000 Hey, but Barnes says she couldn't swim a strew. 117 00:10:49,000 --> 00:10:51,000 I said she could swim like a fish. 118 00:10:51,000 --> 00:10:52,000 But Barnes says... 119 00:10:52,000 --> 00:10:57,000 Did you hear me, you little runt? Amazing how that girl could swim. 120 00:10:57,000 --> 00:11:01,000 Look here, Hodges, what makes you think Ralph Clinton had anything to do with this? 121 00:11:01,000 --> 00:11:03,000 Do you know you're practically accusing him of murder? 122 00:11:03,000 --> 00:11:06,000 Listen, Betty stood me up twice last week. 123 00:11:06,000 --> 00:11:09,000 I followed her in my car and she met Clinton both times. 124 00:11:09,000 --> 00:11:14,000 He was gonna put her in this contest, and she was a cinch to win. He promised her. 125 00:11:14,000 --> 00:11:18,000 Then look what happens to her. She's dead. Murdered, I tell you. 126 00:11:18,000 --> 00:11:21,000 Well, here comes Clinton now. Maybe you'd better tell him about it. 127 00:11:21,000 --> 00:11:24,000 Oh, there you are, Hodges. I understand you've been looking for me. 128 00:11:24,000 --> 00:11:27,000 Yeah, I have. And now I'm gonna fix that pretty face of yours. 129 00:11:27,000 --> 00:11:30,000 Yeah, well, wait a second. Here, you can't do that. 130 00:11:30,000 --> 00:11:31,000 Here, Jameson, help me break this up. 131 00:11:31,000 --> 00:11:33,000 I will as soon as they stop punching you. 132 00:11:33,000 --> 00:11:37,000 Hey, don't be a fool, Hodges. Stop it. Stop it, I say. 133 00:11:37,000 --> 00:11:41,000 All right. All right, let go of me. Let go. 134 00:11:41,000 --> 00:11:45,000 Oh, thanks, Mr. Lanyon. This man's a maniac. 135 00:11:45,000 --> 00:11:50,000 Okay. But I'm warning you, Clinton. I'll see you again. 136 00:11:50,000 --> 00:11:52,000 When you ain't got your friends around. 137 00:11:52,000 --> 00:11:55,000 Well, personally, I don't know whether the girl was killed or not, 138 00:11:55,000 --> 00:12:00,000 but if she was, our friend there, Hodges, will have a lot of explaining to do. 139 00:12:00,000 --> 00:12:02,000 You mean you've got something on him, Mr. Clinton? 140 00:12:02,000 --> 00:12:06,000 Well, when I was discussing the contest with Betty Larson a few days ago, 141 00:12:06,000 --> 00:12:09,000 she told me that Hodges had warned her not to enter it. 142 00:12:09,000 --> 00:12:14,000 It seems he was afraid that if she won, it might go to her head and she'd walk out on him. 143 00:12:14,000 --> 00:12:17,000 As a matter of fact, he told her to stay away from here. 144 00:12:17,000 --> 00:12:19,000 Well, there's going to be a coroner's inquest in the morning, 145 00:12:19,000 --> 00:12:22,000 and I suggest that you tell this to the sheriff as soon as he returns. 146 00:12:22,000 --> 00:12:29,000 Oh, why, tell that to the sheriff? Oh, no, no, I'd rather hate to do that. 147 00:12:29,000 --> 00:12:34,000 You see, Lanyon, someone in my position, I can't afford to get involved. 148 00:12:34,000 --> 00:12:38,000 After all, it's my business to report scandal and not get mixed up in it. 149 00:12:38,000 --> 00:12:40,000 But look here, you... 150 00:12:40,000 --> 00:12:49,000 I'll tell you what, give me a chance to think it over and I'll see you at the treasure hunt tonight. 151 00:13:03,000 --> 00:13:06,000 Oh, dear. Two in the morning, Mr. Lanyon. 152 00:13:06,000 --> 00:13:10,000 What a ghastly hour to go tramping over the ground. 153 00:13:10,000 --> 00:13:12,000 Must we participate in this treasure hunt? 154 00:13:12,000 --> 00:13:15,000 Of course, it's all a part of the weekend. 155 00:13:15,000 --> 00:13:17,000 Come in. 156 00:13:17,000 --> 00:13:19,000 Well, it's the witching hour, Mr. Lanyon. 157 00:13:19,000 --> 00:13:21,000 Here's your envelope with the clues for the treasure hunt. 158 00:13:21,000 --> 00:13:23,000 You'd better hurry. Everybody's ahead of you. 159 00:13:23,000 --> 00:13:25,000 Thank you, Mr. Clinton. We'll catch up. 160 00:13:25,000 --> 00:13:30,000 Fine. This ought to be very interesting, seeing the lone wolf stalking down his prey. 161 00:13:30,000 --> 00:13:31,000 You know very well, Clinton. 162 00:13:31,000 --> 00:13:34,000 Oh, sure, I forgot. 163 00:13:34,000 --> 00:13:36,000 You're not the lone wolf anymore. 164 00:13:36,000 --> 00:13:38,000 You're just nice, innocent Mr. Lanyon. 165 00:13:38,000 --> 00:13:41,000 Well, good hunting. See you later. 166 00:13:41,000 --> 00:13:47,000 Well, here you are, Jameson. This is our clue. Go ahead, read it. 167 00:13:47,000 --> 00:13:53,000 Under the oak and under the cover, where I have met many a lover, 168 00:13:53,000 --> 00:13:59,000 light a match and look deep down, find your clue and win your crown. 169 00:13:59,000 --> 00:14:01,000 I say, isn't that lovely? 170 00:14:01,000 --> 00:14:02,000 Can you decipher it? 171 00:14:02,000 --> 00:14:09,000 Of course, sir. It means, well, it means, well... 172 00:14:09,000 --> 00:14:13,000 Exactly, Jameson, the old well. That's where we'll find the next clue. 173 00:14:13,000 --> 00:14:15,000 Come on, let's get going. 174 00:14:27,000 --> 00:14:30,000 The well is down this path. It's right near the stables. 175 00:14:30,000 --> 00:14:33,000 You mean when we get to the well, we find another clue? 176 00:14:33,000 --> 00:14:37,000 That's right, and at the end is when we reach the treasure. 177 00:14:37,000 --> 00:14:41,000 Oh, the treasure. I say, what is this treasure? 178 00:14:41,000 --> 00:14:47,000 Jameson, it's unimportant what the treasure is. It might be a bag of jelly beans. 179 00:14:47,000 --> 00:14:51,000 It all sounds very silly to me, sir. There's the well over there. 180 00:14:54,000 --> 00:14:58,000 And look here. It's got a wooden cover on it. 181 00:14:58,000 --> 00:15:02,000 Exactly like it said on the poem. Well, what do we do now? 182 00:15:02,000 --> 00:15:05,000 Now, wait a minute. Oh, yes, under the cover. 183 00:15:05,000 --> 00:15:08,000 Light a match and look deep down. 184 00:15:08,000 --> 00:15:12,000 Here, I'll take this lid off and put it here. 185 00:15:12,000 --> 00:15:14,000 Now, you light a match, Jameson. 186 00:15:14,000 --> 00:15:16,000 Our second clue must be somewhere inside the well. 187 00:15:16,000 --> 00:15:18,000 I'd heard, just a moment. 188 00:15:18,000 --> 00:15:20,000 Ah, there's the clue we're looking for. 189 00:15:20,000 --> 00:15:23,000 A piece of paper pinned on the wall inside the well with a big pin. 190 00:15:23,000 --> 00:15:26,000 Oh, dash it all. Match went out. I'll light another one. 191 00:15:26,000 --> 00:15:30,000 Oh, Jameson, hold it. Hold it. The inside of this well smells like gasoline. 192 00:15:30,000 --> 00:15:34,000 Yes, it does. Yes, it does smell like it's full of... 193 00:15:34,000 --> 00:15:37,000 Get away, Jameson. Blow that match out. 194 00:15:44,000 --> 00:15:47,000 Oh, are you all right, Mr. Lanyard? 195 00:15:47,000 --> 00:15:49,000 Yes, and no thanks to you. 196 00:15:49,000 --> 00:15:54,000 Oh, I couldn't help it, sir. If you ask me, we walked right into a trap. 197 00:15:54,000 --> 00:15:57,000 And quite obviously. Here, let me help you up. 198 00:15:57,000 --> 00:16:01,000 Oh, thank you, sir. Oh, if I'd had any idea... 199 00:16:01,000 --> 00:16:02,000 Ouch! 200 00:16:02,000 --> 00:16:04,000 Well, now what's the matter? 201 00:16:04,000 --> 00:16:05,000 Oh, I've been stabbed. 202 00:16:05,000 --> 00:16:09,000 Well, let me see. Oh, steady, Jameson, I'll pull it out. 203 00:16:09,000 --> 00:16:13,000 Oh, be careful, sir. Oh. Oh. 204 00:16:13,000 --> 00:16:16,000 Oh! There we are. 205 00:16:16,000 --> 00:16:18,000 And very interesting. 206 00:16:18,000 --> 00:16:19,000 What is it, sir? 207 00:16:19,000 --> 00:16:22,000 Oh, it's that big pin. You could have been hurt quite badly. 208 00:16:22,000 --> 00:16:24,000 Well, if you ask me... 209 00:16:24,000 --> 00:16:27,000 Come along, Jameson. We've got work to do. 210 00:16:40,000 --> 00:16:42,000 And another thing, Mr. Barnes. 211 00:16:42,000 --> 00:16:45,000 We don't mind playing this little treasure hunt game of yours, 212 00:16:45,000 --> 00:16:47,000 but it's no fun when the prize is two bodies, 213 00:16:47,000 --> 00:16:50,000 especially if they happen to be our two bodies. 214 00:16:50,000 --> 00:16:52,000 Well, surely it was only an accident. 215 00:16:52,000 --> 00:16:54,000 I wish I could believe that, Miss Waring. 216 00:16:54,000 --> 00:16:56,000 But there's no rhyme, no reason for what's been happening. 217 00:16:56,000 --> 00:16:59,000 If the accident at the well was another attempted murder, 218 00:16:59,000 --> 00:17:03,000 then... well, then... then all our lives could be in danger. 219 00:17:03,000 --> 00:17:05,000 Steady, Cynthia, darling. 220 00:17:05,000 --> 00:17:09,000 I presume you have some idea of who the murderer might be, Mr. Lanyard. 221 00:17:09,000 --> 00:17:11,000 You flatter me, Mr. Barnes. 222 00:17:11,000 --> 00:17:15,000 I would think you had surely lined up one or two likely suspects, Mr. Lone Wolf. 223 00:17:15,000 --> 00:17:18,000 Why don't you tell them about our friend Mr. Clinton, sir? 224 00:17:18,000 --> 00:17:23,000 Oh, well, there are some mighty interesting aspects to that road company, Winchell. 225 00:17:23,000 --> 00:17:27,000 He was meeting Betty Larson secretly. At least that's what Hodges says. 226 00:17:27,000 --> 00:17:30,000 I can believe that. Clinton would stoop to anything. 227 00:17:30,000 --> 00:17:33,000 I didn't want to have him around, but Cynthia felt that we should cater to him 228 00:17:33,000 --> 00:17:35,000 for the sake of publicity for the Bazaar. 229 00:17:35,000 --> 00:17:39,000 Hodges also insists that Clinton arrange for Miss Larson to enter the beauty contest, 230 00:17:39,000 --> 00:17:42,000 and that Clinton promised her that she would win. 231 00:17:42,000 --> 00:17:44,000 And there's the little incident at the well. 232 00:17:44,000 --> 00:17:48,000 If you ask me, Clinton is in this thing right up to his, uh, his clues. 233 00:17:48,000 --> 00:17:52,000 Help! Mr. Barnes! Somebody come out here! Hurry! 234 00:17:52,000 --> 00:17:53,000 That sounds like Hodges. 235 00:17:53,000 --> 00:17:55,000 He's right out there at the side of the house. 236 00:17:55,000 --> 00:17:57,000 Well, come on. We can go through these French windows. 237 00:18:00,000 --> 00:18:03,000 In here! In the bushes! You'd better hurry! 238 00:18:05,000 --> 00:18:06,000 What is it, Hodges? What's wrong? 239 00:18:06,000 --> 00:18:08,000 I don't know. Don't ask me. I don't know anything about it. 240 00:18:08,000 --> 00:18:10,000 Great heavens! Look at Clinton! 241 00:18:10,000 --> 00:18:15,000 I can't stand it! I can't stand it! What awful things are going on! 242 00:18:15,000 --> 00:18:18,000 I don't know how it happened. I was just coming down the path. 243 00:18:18,000 --> 00:18:19,000 They're in the bushes. He was lying right there. 244 00:18:19,000 --> 00:18:22,000 He's done for, all right, Mr. Lanyon. Shot. Murdered. 245 00:18:22,000 --> 00:18:25,000 Murdered? You did this, Hodges. You said you'd get even with Clinton. 246 00:18:25,000 --> 00:18:26,000 Now you've done this. 247 00:18:26,000 --> 00:18:27,000 I tell you, I don't know anything about it. 248 00:18:27,000 --> 00:18:30,000 I was just walking down along the path. I don't know anything about it. 249 00:18:30,000 --> 00:18:33,000 It's all right, Hodges. You'll have an opportunity to prove your innocence. 250 00:18:33,000 --> 00:18:36,000 Don't you have some theory about all this, Mr. Lanyon? 251 00:18:36,000 --> 00:18:37,000 And let's hope he doesn't. 252 00:18:37,000 --> 00:18:42,000 There, there, Miss Waring. I think I can promise you at least that there won't be any more murders. 253 00:18:56,000 --> 00:19:00,000 Hold the flashlight a little higher, Jameson. On the clock on the mantelpiece. 254 00:19:00,000 --> 00:19:02,000 Yes, sir. Just as you say, sir. 255 00:19:02,000 --> 00:19:05,000 But aren't we taking a bit of a risk, Mr. Lanyon? 256 00:19:05,000 --> 00:19:07,000 Leaving the estate without checking with the sheriff? 257 00:19:07,000 --> 00:19:11,000 Shh, quiet, Jameson. If I don't find what I'm looking for here in Clinton's apartment, 258 00:19:11,000 --> 00:19:14,000 I'm afraid we'll have a lot of explaining to do. 259 00:19:14,000 --> 00:19:16,000 I just assume we didn't go back. 260 00:19:16,000 --> 00:19:19,000 There's been two murders already, and they say things come in threes. 261 00:19:19,000 --> 00:19:22,000 Hmm. How interesting. 262 00:19:22,000 --> 00:19:27,000 Jameson, why do you think I've got you flashing the light on that clock on the mantelpiece? 263 00:19:27,000 --> 00:19:33,000 Well, sir, well, I'm a bit rusty. I think it might be safe to say. 264 00:19:33,000 --> 00:19:35,000 Well, it would be safe. 265 00:19:35,000 --> 00:19:40,000 Exactly, Jameson. You never fail the safe behind the clock on the mantelpiece. 266 00:19:44,000 --> 00:19:47,000 I say I was right. Ingenious, eh, Miss Lanyon? 267 00:19:47,000 --> 00:19:52,000 You have your moments. Well, it's a long time since I've operated in this fashion, 268 00:19:52,000 --> 00:19:55,000 but we'll see, Jameson. 269 00:19:59,000 --> 00:20:02,000 If you don't mind, sir, this is like old times. 270 00:20:02,000 --> 00:20:07,000 I do mind, Jameson, but unfortunately, certain situations are born of necessity. 271 00:20:07,000 --> 00:20:11,000 Then allow me to compliment you, sir. You haven't lost the old touch. 272 00:20:11,000 --> 00:20:13,000 Well, I'm not so sure. 273 00:20:14,000 --> 00:20:16,000 Ah, there we are. 274 00:20:20,000 --> 00:20:25,000 Not much of a haul, if you ask me. Nothing but a stack of letters and a notebook. 275 00:20:25,000 --> 00:20:29,000 Let's have a look. All that trouble just for a bundle of papers. 276 00:20:29,000 --> 00:20:32,000 Just a waste of good time and talent. 277 00:20:32,000 --> 00:20:36,000 There could have been a pound of butter or a gas coupon or a back-axe saw. 278 00:20:36,000 --> 00:20:37,000 Oh, ha! 279 00:20:37,000 --> 00:20:39,000 I say, what's so interesting? 280 00:20:39,000 --> 00:20:40,000 Just the... 281 00:20:40,000 --> 00:20:41,000 Did you find a clue to the murders? 282 00:20:41,000 --> 00:20:44,000 Just the motive, Jameson. Just the motive. 283 00:20:52,000 --> 00:20:55,000 Look here, you can't keep me here, Sheriff. All I did was find Clinton. 284 00:20:55,000 --> 00:20:57,000 You can't hang a guy for that. 285 00:20:57,000 --> 00:21:01,000 Keep your shirt on, Hodges. Nobody moves out of this room till Lanyard shows up. 286 00:21:01,000 --> 00:21:04,000 If he doesn't come in five minutes, I'm going to put out a call and have him pulled in. 287 00:21:04,000 --> 00:21:07,000 Seems to me that Mr. Lanyard has admitted his guilt by disappearing. 288 00:21:07,000 --> 00:21:10,000 Well, whatever the case may be, I think you should allow me to go. 289 00:21:10,000 --> 00:21:13,000 After all, this is my house and I do have guests. 290 00:21:13,000 --> 00:21:15,000 They might think it rather strange if their host isn't around. 291 00:21:15,000 --> 00:21:20,000 Look, Mr. Barnes, party or no party, there's been a couple of murders committed around this joint, 292 00:21:20,000 --> 00:21:23,000 and everybody in this room is under suspicion. 293 00:21:23,000 --> 00:21:27,000 Really, Sheriff, if you're going to keep us here and allow Mr. Lanyard to stay... 294 00:21:27,000 --> 00:21:30,000 Good evening, Sheriff. Jameson, say good evening to the Sheriff. 295 00:21:30,000 --> 00:21:32,000 He's been very patient, I hope. 296 00:21:32,000 --> 00:21:35,000 Good evening, sir. I mean, Constable. I mean, Sheriff. 297 00:21:35,000 --> 00:21:38,000 All right, you two, you'd better make it good. 298 00:21:38,000 --> 00:21:41,000 Running away from the scene of the crime won't sit so well in court. 299 00:21:41,000 --> 00:21:43,000 Please accept my apologies, Sheriff. 300 00:21:43,000 --> 00:21:47,000 Well, now that you're here, Mr. Lanyard, perhaps we can clear up this nasty mess. 301 00:21:47,000 --> 00:21:50,000 Yes, I presume you've been spending your time checking up on the murders, Mr. Lanyard. 302 00:21:50,000 --> 00:21:55,000 That's right, and I've uncovered a few details which I'm sure will prove most interesting, Miss Waring. 303 00:21:55,000 --> 00:21:57,000 You're wasting time, Lanyard. 304 00:21:57,000 --> 00:22:00,000 Somebody in this room has been running around committing murders, 305 00:22:00,000 --> 00:22:03,000 and I'm going to find out who it is or die trying. 306 00:22:03,000 --> 00:22:04,000 Or die trying! 307 00:22:04,000 --> 00:22:05,000 Who said that? 308 00:22:05,000 --> 00:22:09,000 Oh, if it's all the same to you, Sheriff, I think I'll join the other guests. 309 00:22:09,000 --> 00:22:12,000 Now, isn't that thoughtful of you? 310 00:22:12,000 --> 00:22:16,000 Get away from that door before you tempt me to bring the murder score up to three! 311 00:22:16,000 --> 00:22:20,000 Do as he says, Jamison, after all, you don't want to miss all the fun. 312 00:22:20,000 --> 00:22:25,000 In just a minute, you're going to have the pleasure of meeting the murderer. 313 00:22:25,000 --> 00:22:27,000 That's just what I'm afraid of, sir. 314 00:22:27,000 --> 00:22:29,000 All right, Lanyard, let's have it. 315 00:22:29,000 --> 00:22:30,000 Very well, Sheriff. 316 00:22:30,000 --> 00:22:32,000 First, allow me to review events from the beginning. 317 00:22:32,000 --> 00:22:35,000 Just as Jamison and I were leaving for Mr. Barnes' residence, 318 00:22:35,000 --> 00:22:38,000 we received a rather unusual telephone message. 319 00:22:38,000 --> 00:22:39,000 It was Betty Larson. 320 00:22:39,000 --> 00:22:42,000 That was about 2 p.m., wouldn't you say, Jamison? 321 00:22:42,000 --> 00:22:45,000 Five minutes after 2, to be exact, sir. 322 00:22:45,000 --> 00:22:46,000 Thank you. 323 00:22:46,000 --> 00:22:49,000 We arrived at Mr. Barnes' estate by 3.30. 324 00:22:49,000 --> 00:22:52,000 At 5, Jamison and I went for a swim in the pool. 325 00:22:52,000 --> 00:22:54,000 It was then we found Miss Larson. 326 00:22:54,000 --> 00:22:57,000 At what time did the coroner examine her, Sheriff? 327 00:22:57,000 --> 00:22:59,000 By around 7 in the evening. 328 00:22:59,000 --> 00:23:01,000 But what difference does it make? 329 00:23:01,000 --> 00:23:03,000 The poor girl had been dead for 10 hours. 330 00:23:03,000 --> 00:23:05,000 All the difference in the world, my dear fellow. 331 00:23:05,000 --> 00:23:10,000 Simple arithmetic will show you that it was impossible for Miss Larson to call me at 2 o'clock. 332 00:23:10,000 --> 00:23:13,000 At 2 o'clock, she'd already been dead for five hours. 333 00:23:13,000 --> 00:23:14,000 Hodges, you did it. 334 00:23:14,000 --> 00:23:16,000 You paid someone to make that call. 335 00:23:16,000 --> 00:23:18,000 You're crazy. I had nothing to do with it. 336 00:23:18,000 --> 00:23:19,000 Wipe down, Hodges. 337 00:23:19,000 --> 00:23:20,000 Go on, Lanyard. 338 00:23:20,000 --> 00:23:23,000 Sheriff, what do you think was used to murder Miss Larson? 339 00:23:23,000 --> 00:23:24,000 Well, I... 340 00:23:24,000 --> 00:23:26,000 Could this have been the weapon? 341 00:23:26,000 --> 00:23:27,000 The pin! 342 00:23:27,000 --> 00:23:29,000 The pin, the one I fell on when the well exploded. 343 00:23:29,000 --> 00:23:30,000 Yes, Jamison. 344 00:23:30,000 --> 00:23:33,000 Let me paint a rather gruesome picture for you, Sheriff. 345 00:23:33,000 --> 00:23:36,000 Miss Larson is called down to the edge of the swimming pool. 346 00:23:36,000 --> 00:23:40,000 Someone who poses as a friend suggests that she try on a hat. 347 00:23:40,000 --> 00:23:45,000 In trying it on, our murderer, pretending to assist, neatly jabs Miss Larson... 348 00:23:45,000 --> 00:23:47,000 and thrusts the pin through the base of her brain. 349 00:23:47,000 --> 00:23:49,000 Oh, how horrible. 350 00:23:49,000 --> 00:23:51,000 Could I examine the pin, please? 351 00:23:51,000 --> 00:23:53,000 Of course, Mr. Barnes. 352 00:23:53,000 --> 00:23:55,000 Why? Why, it's a hat pin. 353 00:23:55,000 --> 00:23:59,000 Well, Cynthia, it's the one you had in the large hat you wore in that beauty contest. 354 00:23:59,000 --> 00:24:02,000 Cynthia, it was you! 355 00:24:02,000 --> 00:24:03,000 All right, stand back, all of you! 356 00:24:03,000 --> 00:24:05,000 The care, sister, you can't get away with it! 357 00:24:05,000 --> 00:24:07,000 Shut up! And listen, all of you. 358 00:24:07,000 --> 00:24:11,000 I assure you, I know how to handle this gun, and I'm not afraid to use it. 359 00:24:11,000 --> 00:24:12,000 Cynthia, I... 360 00:24:12,000 --> 00:24:13,000 Stand back, Hockerson! 361 00:24:13,000 --> 00:24:14,000 I don't get you, Cynthia. 362 00:24:14,000 --> 00:24:16,000 What earthly reason would you have for killing Betty? 363 00:24:16,000 --> 00:24:17,000 She wanted to be your friend. 364 00:24:17,000 --> 00:24:19,000 That's a laugh. 365 00:24:19,000 --> 00:24:23,000 Listen, little boy blue, a telephone operator sometimes hears too much for her own good. 366 00:24:23,000 --> 00:24:25,000 How do you think she got all those fine furs? 367 00:24:25,000 --> 00:24:27,000 From some boyfriend? 368 00:24:27,000 --> 00:24:31,000 No, she was too daft about you, so she decided to try her hand at blackmail. 369 00:24:31,000 --> 00:24:32,000 Blackmail? 370 00:24:32,000 --> 00:24:33,000 That's right. 371 00:24:33,000 --> 00:24:35,000 Only she pushed me just a bit too far. 372 00:24:35,000 --> 00:24:36,000 Why, you... 373 00:24:36,000 --> 00:24:38,000 You, prune face! 374 00:24:38,000 --> 00:24:40,000 Who? Who, me? 375 00:24:40,000 --> 00:24:41,000 I don't mean your brother. 376 00:24:41,000 --> 00:24:42,000 Open the door. 377 00:24:42,000 --> 00:24:43,000 Go on, open it! 378 00:24:43,000 --> 00:24:45,000 Yes, yes, ma'am. 379 00:24:47,000 --> 00:24:49,000 Now stand back, all of you! 380 00:24:51,000 --> 00:24:53,000 Very amusing picture. 381 00:24:53,000 --> 00:24:55,000 That's right, Mr. Lanyard. 382 00:24:55,000 --> 00:24:57,000 Step forward just a little. 383 00:24:57,000 --> 00:25:01,000 I'd like to thank you for spoiling a most delightful weekend. 384 00:25:01,000 --> 00:25:04,000 Here's a little something you'll remember me by! 385 00:25:04,000 --> 00:25:06,000 Jameson! 386 00:25:11,000 --> 00:25:13,000 Jameson, are you all right? 387 00:25:13,000 --> 00:25:16,000 Yes, I... I think so, sir. 388 00:25:16,000 --> 00:25:17,000 Oh, thank heaven. 389 00:25:17,000 --> 00:25:19,000 Yeah, you did a good job, Jameson. 390 00:25:19,000 --> 00:25:23,000 Not only saved Mr. Lanyard from getting caught, but when you fell against this door, 391 00:25:23,000 --> 00:25:26,000 you also managed to not miss wearing colder than a doornail. 392 00:25:26,000 --> 00:25:28,000 Oh, it was nothing, really? 393 00:25:28,000 --> 00:25:29,000 And it's for you, sister. 394 00:25:29,000 --> 00:25:31,000 Maybe these bracelets will keep you out of trouble. 395 00:25:31,000 --> 00:25:35,000 Because when you come to, you're going to find yourself booked for murder. 396 00:25:35,000 --> 00:25:36,000 Double murder, Sheriff. 397 00:25:36,000 --> 00:25:41,000 Dig the bullet out of the wall over there, and you'll find it will match the one found in Clinton's body. 398 00:25:41,000 --> 00:25:43,000 Well, what do you know? 399 00:25:43,000 --> 00:25:44,000 Come on, Hodge, just give me a hand. 400 00:25:44,000 --> 00:25:46,000 Okay, Sheriff. 401 00:25:46,000 --> 00:25:48,000 I can't believe it. 402 00:25:48,000 --> 00:25:51,000 Cynthia and I had so many plans together. 403 00:25:51,000 --> 00:25:55,000 It's hard to believe that she could be responsible for those horrible murders. 404 00:25:55,000 --> 00:25:57,000 I'm afraid she was. 405 00:25:57,000 --> 00:25:59,000 Mr. Barnes, this is Mr. Clinton's notebook. 406 00:25:59,000 --> 00:26:01,000 Several cancel checks and a few letters. 407 00:26:01,000 --> 00:26:07,000 Look them over, and you'll discover that your dream girl, Miss Cynthia Waring, has quite a number of aliases, 408 00:26:07,000 --> 00:26:11,000 and in certain circles has a reputation for landing the biggest fish in the pool. 409 00:26:11,000 --> 00:26:14,000 Then, after she's collected enough money, she tosses them back. 410 00:26:14,000 --> 00:26:16,000 You were her next victim, Mr. Barnes. 411 00:26:16,000 --> 00:26:21,000 And as for the unfortunate Mr. Clinton, being a newspaper man and gossip columnist, 412 00:26:21,000 --> 00:26:40,000 he ferreted out her little scheme and in turn was blackmailing Miss Waring. 413 00:26:40,000 --> 00:26:44,000 Well, ladies and gentlemen, I guess that just about puts the cap on that story 414 00:26:44,000 --> 00:26:48,000 of our little adventure at the estate of Rutherford Barnes. 415 00:26:48,000 --> 00:26:53,000 Miss Cynthia Waring was a very shrewd and fast-thinking young lady. 416 00:26:53,000 --> 00:26:55,000 She got one victim with a gun. 417 00:26:55,000 --> 00:27:00,000 She almost got Jameson and me at the old well when the gasoline exploded, 418 00:27:00,000 --> 00:27:04,000 all of which began with the first and most ingenious of the murders, 419 00:27:04,000 --> 00:27:09,000 the particularly cold-blooded murder of Betty Larson with that hat pin. 420 00:27:09,000 --> 00:27:16,000 And Jameson, of course, we have you to thank for having discovered that most important bit of evidence, 421 00:27:16,000 --> 00:27:18,000 the pin itself. 422 00:27:18,000 --> 00:27:20,000 Ah, yes, Miss Lanyon. 423 00:27:20,000 --> 00:27:23,000 And I must say, I got quite a lift out of that myself when I discovered it. 424 00:27:23,000 --> 00:27:27,000 Now, now, Jameson, remember your promise. 425 00:27:27,000 --> 00:27:32,000 Suffice it to say, you discovered the pin the hard way, I admit. 426 00:27:32,000 --> 00:27:34,000 Oh, yes, sir, there's no doubt about that. 427 00:27:34,000 --> 00:27:38,000 The criminal would never have been stuck in the final analysis 428 00:27:38,000 --> 00:27:40,000 if I hadn't sat down and got myself stuck. 429 00:27:40,000 --> 00:27:44,000 That will be all, Jameson. 430 00:27:44,000 --> 00:27:47,000 Good night, ladies and gentlemen. 431 00:27:47,000 --> 00:28:11,000 And so closes Murder Goes for a Swim starring Warren William with Eric Bloor, 432 00:28:11,000 --> 00:28:30,000 the first appearance of the lone wolf on the air, and tonight's tale of Suspense. 433 00:28:30,000 --> 00:28:35,000 This is your narrator, the man in black who conveys to you Columbia's invitation 434 00:28:35,000 --> 00:28:39,000 to spend this half hour in suspense with us again next week 435 00:28:39,000 --> 00:28:42,000 when Laird Kriegar will star in the Suspense play, 436 00:28:42,000 --> 00:28:48,000 The Last Letter of Dr. Bronson with a cast of four distinguished Hollywood players, 437 00:28:48,000 --> 00:28:54,000 Helen Vinson, Harold Huber, Ian Wolfe, and Theodore von Else. 438 00:28:54,000 --> 00:28:59,000 The producer of these broadcasts is William Speer, who with Robert Louis Shea 439 00:28:59,000 --> 00:29:02,000 and the guest director Bernard Herrmann and Lucy Ann Marowick, 440 00:29:02,000 --> 00:29:10,000 conductor and composer, collaborated on tonight's Suspense. 441 00:29:32,000 --> 00:29:44,000 This is CBS, the Columbia Broadcasting System.