1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:16,000 Now, Auto Light and its 60,000 dealers and service stations present... 2 00:00:16,000 --> 00:00:18,000 Suspense! 3 00:00:18,000 --> 00:00:29,240 Tonight, Auto Light brings you Bob Hope in Death as a Shadow. 4 00:00:29,240 --> 00:00:37,800 A suspense play produced and directed by Anton M. Lieder. 5 00:00:37,800 --> 00:00:43,920 Friends, those April showers that bring May flowers have nothing on an Auto Light stay-full battery. 6 00:00:43,920 --> 00:00:50,080 Why the extra water in an Auto Light stay-full battery makes those April showers look like a drought in the Gobi Desert. 7 00:00:50,080 --> 00:00:55,160 Why an Auto Light stay-full battery needs water only three times a year in normal car use? 8 00:00:55,160 --> 00:01:01,320 Yes, sir, an Auto Light stay-full battery needs water only three times a year in normal car use. 9 00:01:01,320 --> 00:01:06,000 And in addition, an Auto Light stay-full battery has extra plates for extra power, 10 00:01:06,000 --> 00:01:10,280 protected by fiberglass insulation for stronger life and longer life. 11 00:01:10,280 --> 00:01:15,520 Why, in recent tests conducted according to the Society of Automotive Engineers' life cycle standards, 12 00:01:15,520 --> 00:01:22,640 Auto Light stay-full batteries gave 70% longer average life than batteries without all these features. 13 00:01:22,640 --> 00:01:27,960 So remember, you're right with Auto Light. 14 00:01:27,960 --> 00:01:41,240 And now, Auto Light presents Bob Hope in a tale well calculated to keep you in suspense. 15 00:01:41,240 --> 00:01:53,200 Don't ever answer a telephone just because you've got nothing else to do, just because you're curious. 16 00:01:53,200 --> 00:01:58,840 I was sitting in my big red leather swivel chair, my feet on the largest mahogany desk money could buy, 17 00:01:58,840 --> 00:02:04,600 a bottle of the best scotch balanced between my special custom-built shoes, everything the best. 18 00:02:04,600 --> 00:02:06,680 That's the way I like to operate. 19 00:02:06,680 --> 00:02:12,000 The gold lettering across my office window spelling out Harvey Warren, counselor at law. 20 00:02:12,000 --> 00:02:14,600 I liked it that way. It had dignity. 21 00:02:14,600 --> 00:02:19,480 Yeah, I had everything. I had a house that rambled for 14 rooms. 22 00:02:19,480 --> 00:02:24,480 I built that house for Lily. Lily, she was beautiful. 23 00:02:24,480 --> 00:02:28,320 From the top of her auburn hair to the tip of her pretty little toes. 24 00:02:28,320 --> 00:02:31,400 Yeah, I had it all. I had everything. 25 00:02:31,400 --> 00:02:37,680 Till the day my Lily was murdered. 26 00:02:37,680 --> 00:02:39,840 That's why I couldn't stand being home anymore. 27 00:02:39,840 --> 00:02:43,800 I could smell her cologne in every room, a touch of it on every chair. 28 00:02:43,800 --> 00:02:50,800 That's why I was at the office that night with nobody but the bottle to keep me company. 29 00:02:50,800 --> 00:02:53,560 And that was the call I should have never answered. 30 00:02:53,560 --> 00:02:59,160 But at night, eight stories up in an empty office building, that ringing sounded urgent. 31 00:02:59,160 --> 00:03:02,640 Like it was the most important thing in my lonely little world. 32 00:03:02,640 --> 00:03:03,400 Hello? 33 00:03:03,400 --> 00:03:04,280 Warren. 34 00:03:04,280 --> 00:03:05,760 Who's this? 35 00:03:05,760 --> 00:03:06,560 Oh. 36 00:03:06,560 --> 00:03:07,800 You know who this is. 37 00:03:07,800 --> 00:03:08,680 Yes, Bolster. 38 00:03:08,680 --> 00:03:11,160 No name, stupid. 39 00:03:11,160 --> 00:03:13,320 What are you doing at your office this time of night? 40 00:03:13,320 --> 00:03:14,400 What do you want? 41 00:03:14,400 --> 00:03:15,400 Have you got it? 42 00:03:15,400 --> 00:03:19,120 Sure I've got it. It's all ready for mailing. I'll drop it off when I leave. 43 00:03:19,120 --> 00:03:21,920 Don't bother. I'm gonna pick it up tonight. 44 00:03:21,920 --> 00:03:22,920 But I told you I'd mail it. 45 00:03:22,920 --> 00:03:27,280 I changed my mind. I'm coming over. I'll be there 10 o'clock. 46 00:03:27,280 --> 00:03:29,480 I can't make it tonight. I'm leaving. I'm just going out. 47 00:03:29,480 --> 00:03:31,240 You'll make it all right. 48 00:03:31,240 --> 00:03:32,400 Yeah, but why all of a sudden? 49 00:03:32,400 --> 00:03:34,960 Tonight, Warren. 10 o'clock. 50 00:03:34,960 --> 00:03:38,600 And Warren, don't try anything. 51 00:03:38,600 --> 00:03:42,920 What are you talking about? Why should I try anything? What could I try? 52 00:03:42,920 --> 00:03:48,520 You could be cute enough to figure out something. You're that kind of a guy. 53 00:03:48,520 --> 00:03:52,040 So don't try anything. 54 00:03:52,040 --> 00:03:55,240 Something must have gone wrong. 55 00:03:55,240 --> 00:03:57,560 All I was supposed to do was mail him his money. 56 00:03:57,560 --> 00:03:58,560 What got into him? 57 00:03:58,560 --> 00:04:00,760 Why would he want to come to my office now? 58 00:04:00,760 --> 00:04:03,880 At night, when the building was empty. 59 00:04:03,880 --> 00:04:05,680 Couldn't be just the money. 60 00:04:05,680 --> 00:04:07,880 He was coming for something else. 61 00:04:07,880 --> 00:04:09,320 Something else. 62 00:04:09,320 --> 00:04:10,320 But what? 63 00:04:16,400 --> 00:04:17,720 Police Department, Johnnisey. 64 00:04:17,720 --> 00:04:18,840 Get me homicide. 65 00:04:18,840 --> 00:04:23,760 Now hold on. He wants homicide extension 458. 66 00:04:23,760 --> 00:04:24,440 Hello? 67 00:04:24,440 --> 00:04:25,440 Homicide? 68 00:04:25,440 --> 00:04:26,440 This is homicide. 69 00:04:26,440 --> 00:04:28,320 Is Joe there? Lieutenant Joe Scarponi? 70 00:04:28,320 --> 00:04:28,960 Who's calling? 71 00:04:28,960 --> 00:04:29,800 Harvey Warren. 72 00:04:29,800 --> 00:04:32,680 Oh, hello, Mr. Warren. Hope you've been feeling better. 73 00:04:32,680 --> 00:04:35,080 Oh, thanks, Mike. I don't have much time. Would you get me Joe? 74 00:04:35,080 --> 00:04:36,320 Well, he ain't here, Mr. Warren. 75 00:04:36,320 --> 00:04:37,320 Where is he? 76 00:04:37,320 --> 00:04:38,320 I don't know. 77 00:04:38,320 --> 00:04:39,440 I've got to get to him. 78 00:04:39,440 --> 00:04:40,440 Something wrong? 79 00:04:40,440 --> 00:04:41,800 You've got to locate him, Mike. 80 00:04:41,800 --> 00:04:46,320 Well, I've got a whole police department, Mr. Warren. Just say the word. What's wrong? 81 00:04:46,320 --> 00:04:48,280 Only Joe. He's the only one that can help me. 82 00:04:48,280 --> 00:04:50,080 Well, he may be calling in. 83 00:04:50,080 --> 00:04:51,920 Then tell him to call me at my office, will you? 84 00:04:51,920 --> 00:04:54,600 Don't make any mistake, Mike. I'm at my office. 85 00:05:02,800 --> 00:05:04,720 I couldn't get it out of my mind. 86 00:05:04,720 --> 00:05:06,800 What had made Bolster switch like that? 87 00:05:06,800 --> 00:05:08,520 What had gone wrong? 88 00:05:08,520 --> 00:05:11,880 Must have figured it out and was coming over for just one thing. 89 00:05:11,880 --> 00:05:13,440 To kill me. 90 00:05:13,440 --> 00:05:14,440 Lion Apartments. 91 00:05:14,440 --> 00:05:15,920 Lieutenant Joe Scarponi, please. 92 00:05:15,920 --> 00:05:25,360 One moment. 93 00:05:25,360 --> 00:05:26,360 He doesn't answer. 94 00:05:26,360 --> 00:05:28,920 Well, where can I reach him? He must have left some kind of a message. 95 00:05:28,920 --> 00:05:31,200 I'm sorry, sir. He hasn't been in all evening. 96 00:05:31,200 --> 00:05:32,520 Well, tell him to call Harvey Warren. 97 00:05:32,520 --> 00:05:33,520 Yes, Mr. Warren. 98 00:05:33,520 --> 00:05:34,520 At my office, understand? 99 00:05:34,520 --> 00:05:35,960 Does he have your number, sir? 100 00:05:35,960 --> 00:05:38,040 He's got my number. Don't make any mistakes. At my office. 101 00:05:38,040 --> 00:05:41,200 He's got to reach me before 10 o'clock. That's tonight, understand? 102 00:05:41,200 --> 00:05:45,600 I'll tell him, Mr. Warren. Thank you. 103 00:05:45,600 --> 00:05:48,240 Madge. I've got to try Madge. 104 00:05:48,240 --> 00:05:53,440 He's got to be in Madge's place. I should have thought of it before. 105 00:05:53,440 --> 00:05:56,160 Busy. That must be Joe. He's got to be there. 106 00:05:56,160 --> 00:05:59,000 That's Joe trying to get me. I've got to wait. 107 00:05:59,000 --> 00:06:03,480 Have to give him a chance to get through. 108 00:06:03,480 --> 00:06:07,960 Why doesn't it ring? Why doesn't he call? 109 00:06:07,960 --> 00:06:09,720 Can't wait. 110 00:06:09,720 --> 00:06:15,720 Six, nine, four. 111 00:06:15,720 --> 00:06:16,720 Hello? 112 00:06:16,720 --> 00:06:17,720 Madge, baby? 113 00:06:17,720 --> 00:06:19,960 Oh, hello, Warren. What's this sudden devotion? 114 00:06:19,960 --> 00:06:22,320 Oh, Madge, let me talk to Joe and don't tell me he's not there. 115 00:06:22,320 --> 00:06:25,320 Of course he's not here, Warren. What's the matter with you? 116 00:06:25,320 --> 00:06:26,320 Madge, I've got to find him. 117 00:06:26,320 --> 00:06:28,040 Well, I am expecting him. 118 00:06:28,040 --> 00:06:29,040 When? 119 00:06:29,040 --> 00:06:30,040 Soon. 120 00:06:30,040 --> 00:06:31,040 Don't give me double talk, Madge. When? 121 00:06:31,040 --> 00:06:32,040 We've got a date. 10 o'clock. 122 00:06:32,040 --> 00:06:34,040 10 o'clock. That's too late, Madge. 123 00:06:34,040 --> 00:06:35,040 What's the matter, Warren? 124 00:06:35,040 --> 00:06:37,240 Where can I reach him? Where can I find Joe? 125 00:06:37,240 --> 00:06:38,560 Did you try his hotel? 126 00:06:38,560 --> 00:06:39,560 He's not there. 127 00:06:39,560 --> 00:06:40,560 He's called Homicide. 128 00:06:40,560 --> 00:06:41,560 He's nowhere, Madge. 129 00:06:41,560 --> 00:06:42,560 What's wrong, Warren? 130 00:06:42,560 --> 00:06:44,560 There's no time to explain. Help me find him, please. 131 00:06:44,560 --> 00:06:46,200 I'll do what I can. 132 00:06:46,200 --> 00:06:51,560 At my office. Don't forget it. My office. B410. 133 00:06:51,560 --> 00:06:58,800 I kept on calling. Everywhere. Every bar he'd ever had a drink. 134 00:06:58,800 --> 00:07:02,160 His favorite restaurants. Even the Turkish bath where he played handball and got his 135 00:07:02,160 --> 00:07:06,800 rub down. Joe was nowhere. I looked at my watch. It said 931. 136 00:07:06,800 --> 00:07:12,560 The clock on the wall showed 935. Now I wasn't even sure of the time. 137 00:07:12,560 --> 00:07:14,400 I couldn't afford to be wrong about the time. 138 00:07:14,400 --> 00:07:24,520 At the tone, the time will be 935 and 10 seconds. 139 00:07:24,520 --> 00:07:27,400 The clock on the wall was right. There wasn't much time. 140 00:07:27,400 --> 00:07:29,560 Even if I get a hold of Joe, it'd be too late. 141 00:07:29,560 --> 00:07:31,480 My mind was starting to play tricks. 142 00:07:31,480 --> 00:07:34,360 Starting to tie my insides up in a hundred little knots. 143 00:07:34,360 --> 00:07:37,920 Because Bolster got here early. Suppose he got here before 10 and no Joe. 144 00:07:37,920 --> 00:07:40,800 I got up in a panic. My shirt was soaked wet to my back. 145 00:07:40,800 --> 00:07:44,400 I could run. Yeah. I could get away while there was still time. 146 00:07:44,400 --> 00:07:47,040 But then Bolster would really know something was wrong. 147 00:07:47,040 --> 00:07:51,600 Maybe he wasn't going to kill me. Maybe he was just coming for his money. 148 00:07:51,600 --> 00:07:55,200 I had to get rid of the hysteria. Had to get a hold of myself. 149 00:07:55,200 --> 00:07:59,440 No use playing guessing games. I opened the door. 150 00:07:59,440 --> 00:08:03,440 I was going to leave. I wasn't going to be a sitting duck for a guy like Bolster. 151 00:08:03,440 --> 00:08:06,360 At that time of night, just one elevator was in use. 152 00:08:06,360 --> 00:08:08,640 It was directly opposite my office door. 153 00:08:08,640 --> 00:08:11,880 The indicator over the door flashed numbers when the car was running. 154 00:08:11,880 --> 00:08:14,480 I went to press the button to signal for the night man. 155 00:08:14,480 --> 00:08:18,160 Before I could press it, the car started up. 156 00:08:18,160 --> 00:08:21,080 Somebody was coming up. I wanted to run. 157 00:08:21,080 --> 00:08:23,040 I didn't know where. I was on the top floor. 158 00:08:23,040 --> 00:08:24,600 My eyes went to the ceiling. 159 00:08:24,600 --> 00:08:27,120 Down the end of the hallway, there was a spiral ladder that led into a trap. 160 00:08:27,120 --> 00:08:29,680 Up through the ceiling. It must have been the opening of the roof. 161 00:08:29,680 --> 00:08:33,000 I started to run for it. I stopped. Silly. 162 00:08:33,000 --> 00:08:35,400 When all the time there was a stairway going down. 163 00:08:35,400 --> 00:08:37,680 I ran for the exit sign and ducked into the stairway. 164 00:08:37,680 --> 00:08:40,120 Down one flight and I smacked right into it. 165 00:08:40,120 --> 00:08:43,880 A steel gate spread like an accordion across the bottom landing. 166 00:08:43,880 --> 00:08:46,760 The gate they always fasten in place at nine o'clock. 167 00:08:46,760 --> 00:08:49,680 Trapped. I was trapped. 168 00:08:49,680 --> 00:08:52,440 And then I just stood there. 169 00:08:52,440 --> 00:08:56,400 Everything quiet. What happened at the elevator? 170 00:08:56,400 --> 00:08:58,600 Then I heard the door open. 171 00:08:58,600 --> 00:09:01,360 Downstairs, right below. 172 00:09:01,360 --> 00:09:03,080 It didn't come up to the eighth. 173 00:09:03,080 --> 00:09:06,040 It was the night man letting off the cleaning woman. 174 00:09:06,040 --> 00:09:09,040 I walked back up the steps. 175 00:09:09,040 --> 00:09:13,000 The light on the indicator showed the fifth floor. 176 00:09:13,000 --> 00:09:16,040 Then the indicator started flashing again. 177 00:09:16,040 --> 00:09:17,640 It was going down. 178 00:09:17,640 --> 00:09:19,640 Now was my time to signal the night man. 179 00:09:19,640 --> 00:09:21,040 While he was still in the car. 180 00:09:21,040 --> 00:09:23,680 Before I had a chance, the telephone began to ring. 181 00:09:23,680 --> 00:09:25,480 It was coming from my office. 182 00:09:25,480 --> 00:09:28,800 Keep ringing, Joe. I'm coming. Just don't stop ringing. 183 00:09:28,800 --> 00:09:30,800 Hello. Hello, Joe. 184 00:09:30,800 --> 00:09:33,160 Oh, ain't this Gladstone 2707? 185 00:09:33,160 --> 00:09:34,400 That's right. Are you calling for... 186 00:09:34,400 --> 00:09:35,400 Well, give me Sammy. 187 00:09:35,400 --> 00:09:36,400 Who? 188 00:09:36,400 --> 00:09:37,800 I want to talk to Sammy. 189 00:09:37,800 --> 00:09:41,000 Oh, right number, girlie. Wrong party. 190 00:09:41,000 --> 00:09:44,400 I looked at the clock. It was no use. Too late. 191 00:09:44,400 --> 00:09:48,000 Even if he did call, I started to go. 192 00:09:48,000 --> 00:09:50,000 I saw the bottle on the table. 193 00:09:50,000 --> 00:09:52,000 I had to take another drink. 194 00:09:52,000 --> 00:09:56,000 I felt a little better. Now I have to get out. 195 00:09:56,000 --> 00:09:57,000 Hello. 196 00:09:57,000 --> 00:09:59,000 Hello. It's me again. 197 00:09:59,000 --> 00:10:01,000 Look, girlie, there's no Sammy at this number. 198 00:10:01,000 --> 00:10:04,000 I know, but you sounded kind of lonely. 199 00:10:04,000 --> 00:10:05,000 I'm lonely too. 200 00:10:05,000 --> 00:10:07,000 Forget it, will you? Don't tie up my phone, understand? 201 00:10:07,000 --> 00:10:10,000 Sure, I know. You waiting for a call too? 202 00:10:10,000 --> 00:10:12,000 Get off my number. I don't want this phone tied up. 203 00:10:12,000 --> 00:10:16,000 Sure, sure. I understand. But just in case, wine should take my... 204 00:10:16,000 --> 00:10:18,000 I'm sorry. I'm sorry. 205 00:10:18,000 --> 00:10:19,000 I'm sorry. 206 00:10:19,000 --> 00:10:22,000 I understand. But just in case, wine should take my... 207 00:10:22,000 --> 00:10:25,000 I started to go and wasn't going to stop, not for anything. 208 00:10:25,000 --> 00:10:28,000 Then I realized it might be too late. 209 00:10:28,000 --> 00:10:30,000 Suppose he was on his way up. 210 00:10:30,000 --> 00:10:32,000 Suppose he was watching the entrance. 211 00:10:32,000 --> 00:10:35,000 Why did that girl call back? What did she want? 212 00:10:35,000 --> 00:10:39,000 Then I knew it was a trick. A typical hoodlum trick. 213 00:10:39,000 --> 00:10:41,000 Bolster was using that girl to check up on me. 214 00:10:41,000 --> 00:10:43,000 Playing at cat and mouse. 215 00:10:43,000 --> 00:10:45,000 His way of holding me to the phone. 216 00:10:45,000 --> 00:10:47,000 Making sure while he was on his way up. 217 00:10:47,000 --> 00:10:49,000 A trick. 218 00:10:49,000 --> 00:10:51,000 Twenty minutes to ten. 219 00:10:51,000 --> 00:10:53,000 The clock kept staring at me. 220 00:10:53,000 --> 00:10:55,000 The minute hand beating its way around the circle. 221 00:10:55,000 --> 00:10:57,000 Twenty minutes to ten. 222 00:10:57,000 --> 00:11:00,000 That girl again checking up on me. 223 00:11:00,000 --> 00:11:02,000 Who did Bolster think he was kidding? 224 00:11:04,000 --> 00:11:07,000 He knew I had to answer that phone. 225 00:11:07,000 --> 00:11:08,000 Hello. 226 00:11:08,000 --> 00:11:09,000 Warren? 227 00:11:09,000 --> 00:11:11,000 Joe, you don't know how I've been trying to get you all night. 228 00:11:11,000 --> 00:11:13,000 Yeah, I know. Your line's been busy. 229 00:11:13,000 --> 00:11:14,000 Oh, come right over, Joe. 230 00:11:14,000 --> 00:11:15,000 What's the matter? 231 00:11:15,000 --> 00:11:17,000 There's no time to talk. Just get here. 232 00:11:17,000 --> 00:11:19,000 Oh, well, I got a date, Warren. It's on my only night off. 233 00:11:19,000 --> 00:11:21,000 You know how mad she is. 234 00:11:21,000 --> 00:11:23,000 Joe, this is a matter of life and death. 235 00:11:23,000 --> 00:11:24,000 Whose life? 236 00:11:24,000 --> 00:11:25,000 My life. 237 00:11:25,000 --> 00:11:27,000 Oh, well, I'll be right there. 238 00:11:27,000 --> 00:11:46,000 Before ten, Joe. It's gotta be before ten. 239 00:11:46,000 --> 00:11:49,000 For suspense, Auto Light is bringing you Bob Hope 240 00:11:49,000 --> 00:12:02,000 in Radio's outstanding theater of thrills, Suspense. 241 00:12:02,000 --> 00:12:04,000 Oh, dear, Harlow. 242 00:12:04,000 --> 00:12:07,000 Say, what happened to your face? 243 00:12:07,000 --> 00:12:09,000 Lose an argument with a revolving door? 244 00:12:09,000 --> 00:12:11,000 No, Hap. I was at a big community picnic. 245 00:12:11,000 --> 00:12:13,000 Oh, sat in the sun too long, huh? 246 00:12:13,000 --> 00:12:15,000 No, I sat at the speaker's table. 247 00:12:15,000 --> 00:12:16,000 In fact, that's how... 248 00:12:16,000 --> 00:12:17,000 Well, it was like this. 249 00:12:17,000 --> 00:12:19,000 There was an audience, so I jumped up and said... 250 00:12:19,000 --> 00:12:21,000 An Auto Light Stay Full Battery needs water 251 00:12:21,000 --> 00:12:24,000 only three times a year in normal car use. 252 00:12:24,000 --> 00:12:25,000 As a matter of fact, I did. 253 00:12:25,000 --> 00:12:29,000 I said that dandy, dynamic, dependable Auto Light Stay Full Battery 254 00:12:29,000 --> 00:12:32,000 has a camel hanging on the ropes back in a corner 255 00:12:32,000 --> 00:12:34,000 when it comes to capacity. 256 00:12:34,000 --> 00:12:37,000 Yes, sir, an Auto Light Stay Full Battery needs water 257 00:12:37,000 --> 00:12:39,000 only three times a year in normal car use. 258 00:12:39,000 --> 00:12:40,000 But Harlow, your face... 259 00:12:40,000 --> 00:12:43,000 I told him an Auto Light Stay Full Battery has extra plates 260 00:12:43,000 --> 00:12:45,000 protected by fiberglass insulation 261 00:12:45,000 --> 00:12:47,000 for longer life and stronger life. 262 00:12:47,000 --> 00:12:49,000 You said this during the picnic supper? 263 00:12:49,000 --> 00:12:52,000 Not only that, I told him in addition how in recent tests 264 00:12:52,000 --> 00:12:55,000 conducted according to the Society of Automotive Engineers 265 00:12:55,000 --> 00:13:00,000 life cycle standards, Auto Light Stay Full Batteries gave 70%, 266 00:13:00,000 --> 00:13:03,000 yes, 70% longer average life than batteries 267 00:13:03,000 --> 00:13:05,000 without all these features. 268 00:13:05,000 --> 00:13:07,000 And when I got through, do you know, Hap, 269 00:13:07,000 --> 00:13:09,000 they crowned me with a garland of leaves. 270 00:13:09,000 --> 00:13:11,000 But that doesn't explain about your face. 271 00:13:11,000 --> 00:13:14,000 Oh, I forgot to mention the leaves were poison ivy. 272 00:13:14,000 --> 00:13:18,000 Oh, and I forgot to mention, here's suspense. 273 00:13:19,000 --> 00:13:23,000 And now Auto Light brings back to our Hollywood soundstage 274 00:13:23,000 --> 00:13:29,000 Bob Hope as Warren in Death Has a Shadow, 275 00:13:29,000 --> 00:13:34,000 a tale well calculated to keep you in suspense. 276 00:13:39,000 --> 00:13:41,000 My eyes were drawn to the clock again. 277 00:13:41,000 --> 00:13:43,000 I watched the minute hand cutting down the time. 278 00:13:43,000 --> 00:13:45,000 If Joe came with a squad car, 279 00:13:45,000 --> 00:13:47,000 he'd be here in a matter of minutes. 280 00:13:47,000 --> 00:13:49,000 But it was his night off. 281 00:13:49,000 --> 00:13:51,000 Maybe he wouldn't be able to get a cab. 282 00:13:53,000 --> 00:13:56,000 I took another drink just for luck. 283 00:13:57,000 --> 00:13:59,000 I opened the door and listened for the elevator. 284 00:13:59,000 --> 00:14:01,000 Didn't take long. 285 00:14:01,000 --> 00:14:03,000 I went into the hallway. 286 00:14:03,000 --> 00:14:05,000 The light on the indicator was flashing. 287 00:14:05,000 --> 00:14:07,000 Two, three, four. 288 00:14:07,000 --> 00:14:09,000 Maybe it wasn't Joe. 289 00:14:09,000 --> 00:14:11,000 Maybe it was Boaster. 290 00:14:11,000 --> 00:14:14,000 I don't know. I ducked into the stairway landing. 291 00:14:14,000 --> 00:14:16,000 Watching. 292 00:14:22,000 --> 00:14:24,000 Joe! 293 00:14:24,000 --> 00:14:26,000 Warren, are you nuts? 294 00:14:26,000 --> 00:14:28,000 I've never been so glad to see you. 295 00:14:28,000 --> 00:14:31,000 You know better than that, coming up from behind a guy. 296 00:14:31,000 --> 00:14:33,000 Say, you look terrible. 297 00:14:33,000 --> 00:14:35,000 What's wrong? 298 00:14:36,000 --> 00:14:38,000 Well? 299 00:14:38,000 --> 00:14:40,000 Don't close the door, Joe. 300 00:14:40,000 --> 00:14:42,000 Why? 301 00:14:42,000 --> 00:14:44,000 When he comes, we can hear the elevator. 302 00:14:44,000 --> 00:14:46,000 Okay. 303 00:14:46,000 --> 00:14:48,000 Now, what's it all about? 304 00:14:48,000 --> 00:14:50,000 He's due here at 10 o'clock. 305 00:14:50,000 --> 00:14:52,000 He's a killer. 306 00:14:52,000 --> 00:14:54,000 Who is a killer? 307 00:14:54,000 --> 00:14:56,000 I have to start from the beginning. 308 00:14:56,000 --> 00:14:58,000 You don't have much time. 309 00:14:58,000 --> 00:15:00,000 But you won't understand unless I explain. 310 00:15:00,000 --> 00:15:02,000 Okay, but don't start dramatizing. 311 00:15:02,000 --> 00:15:04,000 It's a quarter to 10. 312 00:15:04,000 --> 00:15:06,000 We have to start with the day Lily was murdered. 313 00:15:06,000 --> 00:15:08,000 She was in the bedroom looking at her. 314 00:15:08,000 --> 00:15:10,000 Her head hanging almost to the floor. 315 00:15:10,000 --> 00:15:12,000 The rest of her doubled up in the bed. 316 00:15:12,000 --> 00:15:15,000 Her auburn hair gently suspended like someone spun fine silk around... 317 00:15:15,000 --> 00:15:18,000 where the bullet went through that lovely head. 318 00:15:18,000 --> 00:15:20,000 She was so beautiful. 319 00:15:20,000 --> 00:15:22,000 I was sitting there looking at her. 320 00:15:22,000 --> 00:15:24,000 And the sounds tumbling around my head. 321 00:15:24,000 --> 00:15:27,000 The photographers, the newspaper men, flash bulbs. 322 00:15:27,000 --> 00:15:29,000 All like a bad dream. 323 00:15:29,000 --> 00:15:31,000 Look, can't you take the hair away from her face? 324 00:15:31,000 --> 00:15:33,000 I'll cut your head off if you touch that body. 325 00:15:33,000 --> 00:15:35,000 Let's see the gun. 326 00:15:35,000 --> 00:15:37,000 Show him the gun, Mike. 327 00:15:37,000 --> 00:15:39,000 It's a gun. What's there to see? 328 00:15:39,000 --> 00:15:41,000 We understand it's Warren's gun. 329 00:15:41,000 --> 00:15:43,000 You understand nothing until it's official. 330 00:15:43,000 --> 00:15:45,000 The coroner said it happened this morning about four hours ago. 331 00:15:45,000 --> 00:15:47,000 Now, how about that, Lieutenant Scarpauli? 332 00:15:47,000 --> 00:15:49,000 Then quote him. Don't ask me. 333 00:15:49,000 --> 00:15:51,000 Mike. Yeah? 334 00:15:51,000 --> 00:15:53,000 They had enough. Get him out of here. 335 00:15:53,000 --> 00:15:55,000 Oh, wait a minute. Not so fast. 336 00:15:55,000 --> 00:15:57,000 I want one more shot of Warren. 337 00:15:57,000 --> 00:15:59,000 Put that drink back in your hand, Mr. Warren, please. 338 00:15:59,000 --> 00:16:01,000 Now, look, fella, don't overdo it. 339 00:16:01,000 --> 00:16:03,000 This is no private affair, Lieutenant Scarpauli. 340 00:16:03,000 --> 00:16:05,000 Why don't you lay off? 341 00:16:05,000 --> 00:16:07,000 Well, put the drink back in his hand. 342 00:16:07,000 --> 00:16:09,000 Take it the way he is and get out. 343 00:16:09,000 --> 00:16:11,000 We'd like to do it the way it happened. He had a drink in his hand. 344 00:16:11,000 --> 00:16:13,000 It wouldn't look so good, Lieutenant, 345 00:16:13,000 --> 00:16:15,000 if the paper said you were covering up for a lifelong friend. 346 00:16:15,000 --> 00:16:17,000 Mike, get him out of here. 347 00:16:17,000 --> 00:16:19,000 Now, wait a minute. Wait a minute. 348 00:16:19,000 --> 00:16:23,000 Well, this is some mess, Warren. 349 00:16:23,000 --> 00:16:25,000 Yeah. 350 00:16:25,000 --> 00:16:27,000 How did it happen? 351 00:16:27,000 --> 00:16:29,000 Oh, I loved her, Joe. 352 00:16:29,000 --> 00:16:31,000 You know how I loved her. 353 00:16:31,000 --> 00:16:33,000 More than anything in the world. 354 00:16:33,000 --> 00:16:35,000 Now, look at her. 355 00:16:35,000 --> 00:16:37,000 Yeah. 356 00:16:37,000 --> 00:16:39,000 You know we've been fighting. 357 00:16:39,000 --> 00:16:41,000 Last night was the worst that ever happened. 358 00:16:41,000 --> 00:16:43,000 So I ran out of the house. 359 00:16:43,000 --> 00:16:45,000 What time? 360 00:16:45,000 --> 00:16:47,000 Well, right after dinner. 361 00:16:47,000 --> 00:16:49,000 I went down to the silver grill and had a couple. 362 00:16:49,000 --> 00:16:51,000 You can check on that. 363 00:16:51,000 --> 00:16:53,000 Then they built more and had a few more. 364 00:16:53,000 --> 00:16:55,000 Then I remember 365 00:16:55,000 --> 00:16:57,000 calling a cab on Seventh and Hill. 366 00:16:57,000 --> 00:16:59,000 And then... So help me, Joe. 367 00:16:59,000 --> 00:17:01,000 That's all I remember. 368 00:17:01,000 --> 00:17:03,000 What do you mean, that's all you remember? 369 00:17:03,000 --> 00:17:05,000 Well, that's all. I drew a blank. 370 00:17:05,000 --> 00:17:07,000 We've known each other all our lives, Joe. 371 00:17:07,000 --> 00:17:09,000 Did you ever know me to black out? 372 00:17:09,000 --> 00:17:11,000 That's not like you, Warren. 373 00:17:11,000 --> 00:17:13,000 But that's what happened. I don't remember anything. 374 00:17:13,000 --> 00:17:15,000 Until when? 375 00:17:15,000 --> 00:17:17,000 Until you. 376 00:17:17,000 --> 00:17:19,000 Where did you wake up? 377 00:17:19,000 --> 00:17:21,000 Right here, in the bedroom. 378 00:17:21,000 --> 00:17:23,000 In bed? 379 00:17:23,000 --> 00:17:25,000 No, in this chair, just like I am now. 380 00:17:25,000 --> 00:17:27,000 I saw Lily, just like she is now. 381 00:17:27,000 --> 00:17:29,000 Blood on the floor. 382 00:17:29,000 --> 00:17:31,000 I know she's done for, my beautiful Lily. 383 00:17:31,000 --> 00:17:33,000 Then I get up to get a bottle. 384 00:17:33,000 --> 00:17:35,000 And I sit down again in this chair. 385 00:17:35,000 --> 00:17:37,000 I take one good, long drink. 386 00:17:37,000 --> 00:17:39,000 I reach for the phone on the night table. 387 00:17:39,000 --> 00:17:41,000 I call you. 388 00:17:41,000 --> 00:17:43,000 I've been sitting here since. 389 00:17:43,000 --> 00:17:45,000 With a bottle. 390 00:17:45,000 --> 00:17:47,000 Mm-hmm. 391 00:17:47,000 --> 00:17:49,000 And, uh, the gun. 392 00:17:49,000 --> 00:17:51,000 Is it yours, Warren? 393 00:17:51,000 --> 00:17:53,000 You know that gun is mine. 394 00:17:53,000 --> 00:17:55,000 It was on the floor. It's the gun that killed her. 395 00:17:55,000 --> 00:17:57,000 Joe, do you think I did it? 396 00:17:57,000 --> 00:17:59,000 Well, I don't have to tell you how it looks. 397 00:17:59,000 --> 00:18:01,000 I know how it looks. 398 00:18:01,000 --> 00:18:03,000 What I want to know is, do you think I did it? 399 00:18:03,000 --> 00:18:05,000 I'll have to book you, Warren. 400 00:18:05,000 --> 00:18:07,000 Oh, I couldn't have killed her, Joe. 401 00:18:07,000 --> 00:18:09,000 You know I couldn't. I loved her too much. 402 00:18:09,000 --> 00:18:11,000 I couldn't have killed her, Joe. 403 00:18:11,000 --> 00:18:13,000 If you were going to do it, Warren, for your own good, 404 00:18:13,000 --> 00:18:15,000 you'd better start remembering. 405 00:18:23,000 --> 00:18:25,000 Seems like a long time ago, Joe. 406 00:18:25,000 --> 00:18:27,000 I just couldn't remember what I'd been doing there in the bedroom 407 00:18:27,000 --> 00:18:29,000 after Lily was murdered. 408 00:18:29,000 --> 00:18:31,000 Couldn't even remember how I got there. 409 00:18:31,000 --> 00:18:33,000 Two minutes ago, you were scared to death. 410 00:18:33,000 --> 00:18:35,000 You were trying to reach me every place in town. 411 00:18:35,000 --> 00:18:37,000 Well, I'm here. 412 00:18:37,000 --> 00:18:39,000 Do you remember that day in the courtroom? 413 00:18:39,000 --> 00:18:41,000 That's what I'm coming to. But before he comes, 414 00:18:41,000 --> 00:18:43,000 you've got to know the whole story. 415 00:18:43,000 --> 00:18:45,000 I know the whole story. Not quite. 416 00:18:45,000 --> 00:18:47,000 Think back to that day in court, Joe. 417 00:18:47,000 --> 00:18:49,000 You remember how bad it looked for me? 418 00:18:49,000 --> 00:18:51,000 All the newspapers were sure I was done for 419 00:18:51,000 --> 00:18:53,000 because I couldn't remember where I was when she was killed. 420 00:18:53,000 --> 00:18:55,000 And I knew I was somewhere else when it happened. 421 00:18:55,000 --> 00:18:57,000 But all the evidence piled against me. 422 00:18:57,000 --> 00:18:59,000 Everybody's sure I was a dead duck. 423 00:18:59,000 --> 00:19:01,000 You imagine court at my side 424 00:19:01,000 --> 00:19:09,000 as a prosecuting attorney pressing the jury for the full penalty. 425 00:19:11,000 --> 00:19:15,000 And the only defense offered by the accused 426 00:19:15,000 --> 00:19:19,000 is that he doesn't remember. 427 00:19:19,000 --> 00:19:25,000 He pleads not guilty claiming temporary insanity. 428 00:19:25,000 --> 00:19:31,000 Forgetfulness, as so conveniently happening to the accused, 429 00:19:31,000 --> 00:19:35,000 cannot be construed as insanity. 430 00:19:35,000 --> 00:19:40,000 The state must therefore ask that the full penalty, according to the law... 431 00:19:40,000 --> 00:19:42,000 Match. 432 00:19:42,000 --> 00:19:44,000 Get me some water. 433 00:19:44,000 --> 00:19:46,000 Hey, pass it out. 434 00:19:46,000 --> 00:19:48,000 What a poor man. He just couldn't take it. 435 00:19:48,000 --> 00:19:50,000 This court will keep order. 436 00:19:50,000 --> 00:19:52,000 You all right now, Warren? 437 00:19:52,000 --> 00:19:54,000 You feel better? 438 00:19:54,000 --> 00:19:56,000 I...I didn't do it. 439 00:19:56,000 --> 00:19:58,000 Yeah, sure, sure. 440 00:19:58,000 --> 00:20:00,000 Joe, I remember now. 441 00:20:00,000 --> 00:20:02,000 I remember. I didn't do it. 442 00:20:02,000 --> 00:20:04,000 I was out of town when it happened. I was out of town. 443 00:20:10,000 --> 00:20:12,000 I was out of town when Lily was murdered, Joe. 444 00:20:12,000 --> 00:20:14,000 And we proved it, remember? 445 00:20:14,000 --> 00:20:16,000 And I was acquitted. 446 00:20:16,000 --> 00:20:18,000 Like a bad dream, wasn't it? 447 00:20:18,000 --> 00:20:20,000 Look, for the last time, Warren, is this what you call me up to your office for? 448 00:20:20,000 --> 00:20:22,000 What's this got to do with somebody coming over here to kill you? 449 00:20:22,000 --> 00:20:24,000 Yeah, like a bad dream. 450 00:20:24,000 --> 00:20:26,000 Okay, Warren, I've got a date with Madge. 451 00:20:26,000 --> 00:20:28,000 Oh, no, Joe, you've got a date with the killer. 452 00:20:28,000 --> 00:20:30,000 Then who is the killer? 453 00:20:30,000 --> 00:20:32,000 I'll never forget that day they acquitted me. 454 00:20:32,000 --> 00:20:34,000 I walked out of court a free man. 455 00:20:34,000 --> 00:20:36,000 I know you weren't guilty. Your alibi proved you weren't guilty. 456 00:20:36,000 --> 00:20:38,000 I know all that. 457 00:20:38,000 --> 00:20:40,000 Yes, Joe, but you don't know I was guilty. 458 00:20:40,000 --> 00:20:42,000 What? 459 00:20:42,000 --> 00:20:44,000 What did you say? 460 00:20:44,000 --> 00:20:46,000 I was guilty. 461 00:20:46,000 --> 00:20:48,000 Oh, you're losing your mind, Warren. You're nuts. 462 00:20:48,000 --> 00:20:50,000 If I'm nuts, what does that make you? 463 00:20:50,000 --> 00:20:52,000 Lily thought I was nuts, too. Smart little woman. 464 00:20:52,000 --> 00:20:54,000 Thinking she could make a sucker out of me. 465 00:20:54,000 --> 00:20:56,000 She was gonna leave me. Take half of all I had. 466 00:20:56,000 --> 00:20:58,000 That's what she thought. 467 00:20:58,000 --> 00:21:00,000 How did you kill Lily that morning when you were in Glendale? 468 00:21:00,000 --> 00:21:02,000 I know you were in Glendale because your alibi proved it. 469 00:21:02,000 --> 00:21:04,000 It was Lily who gave me the idea how to do it. 470 00:21:04,000 --> 00:21:06,000 You know how beautiful she was? 471 00:21:06,000 --> 00:21:08,000 Every Thursday, the maid's day off, she stayed in bed, 472 00:21:08,000 --> 00:21:10,000 slept the clock around, taking care of her looks. 473 00:21:10,000 --> 00:21:12,000 I began figuring. 474 00:21:12,000 --> 00:21:14,000 Lily all day alone. Lily in bed. 475 00:21:14,000 --> 00:21:16,000 All I had to do was hire somebody to kill her while I was out of town. 476 00:21:16,000 --> 00:21:18,000 Then the killer was the killer. 477 00:21:18,000 --> 00:21:20,000 Then the killer was the killer. 478 00:21:20,000 --> 00:21:22,000 Then the guy coming up here... 479 00:21:22,000 --> 00:21:24,000 That's right, is the killer. A three-time loser and very tough. 480 00:21:24,000 --> 00:21:26,000 I gave him my gun to do it with, and that's all there was to it. 481 00:21:26,000 --> 00:21:28,000 He's the man you want, Joe. 482 00:21:28,000 --> 00:21:30,000 He's on his way up here to kill me. 483 00:21:30,000 --> 00:21:32,000 Instead of doing that, you'll arrest him and clear your books on the Lily case. 484 00:21:32,000 --> 00:21:34,000 Instead of doing that, you'll arrest him and clear your books on the Lily case. 485 00:21:34,000 --> 00:21:36,000 So, this is why it was so important for me to get here, huh? 486 00:21:36,000 --> 00:21:38,000 So, this is why it was so important for me to get here, huh? 487 00:21:38,000 --> 00:21:40,000 You have to admit it was neat, getting myself pinched, 488 00:21:40,000 --> 00:21:42,000 faking the blackout, stacking the evidence against myself, 489 00:21:42,000 --> 00:21:44,000 and forcing you to bring me to trial. 490 00:21:44,000 --> 00:21:46,000 I never had a blackout in my life, but it got me off. 491 00:21:46,000 --> 00:21:48,000 I never had a blackout in my life, but it got me off. 492 00:21:48,000 --> 00:21:50,000 Great law, that double jeopardy. 493 00:21:50,000 --> 00:21:52,000 Puts you on the spot, though, doesn't it, Joe? 494 00:21:52,000 --> 00:21:54,000 You know I'm guilty, but there's nothing you can do about it. 495 00:21:54,000 --> 00:21:56,000 You know I'm guilty, but there's nothing you can do about it. 496 00:21:56,000 --> 00:21:58,000 The law says I can't be tried twice for the same crime. 497 00:21:58,000 --> 00:22:00,000 You see, Joe, I happen to be one of those lawyers who knows his law. 498 00:22:00,000 --> 00:22:02,000 You see, Joe, I happen to be one of those lawyers who knows his law. 499 00:22:02,000 --> 00:22:04,000 Yeah. 500 00:22:04,000 --> 00:22:06,000 You've always been at the head of the class. 501 00:22:06,000 --> 00:22:08,000 Never worked too hard to get there. 502 00:22:08,000 --> 00:22:10,000 Never worked too hard to get there. 503 00:22:10,000 --> 00:22:12,000 Just by looking over the next guy's shoulder and using him was the smart way. 504 00:22:12,000 --> 00:22:14,000 Just by looking over the next guy's shoulder and using him was the smart way. 505 00:22:14,000 --> 00:22:16,000 Yeah, Kitty, very neat. 506 00:22:16,000 --> 00:22:18,000 I knew you'd be a good sport about it. 507 00:22:18,000 --> 00:22:20,000 Maybe I'm just another dumb cop to you. 508 00:22:20,000 --> 00:22:22,000 Maybe I'm just another dumb cop to you. 509 00:22:22,000 --> 00:22:24,000 Well, I don't like anybody making a sucker out of me. 510 00:22:24,000 --> 00:22:26,000 Especially a guy who's supposed to be my good friend. 511 00:22:26,000 --> 00:22:28,000 Especially a guy who's supposed to be my good friend. 512 00:22:28,000 --> 00:22:30,000 Where you going? 513 00:22:30,000 --> 00:22:32,000 You got a date with this killer who's due here any minute. 514 00:22:32,000 --> 00:22:34,000 Well, I got a date with my girl. 515 00:22:34,000 --> 00:22:36,000 Good night, Warren. We're both gonna keep our dates. 516 00:22:36,000 --> 00:22:38,000 Joe, what are you trying to do? You're a cop. 517 00:22:38,000 --> 00:22:40,000 You've gotta pick him up. He's a killer, Joe. 518 00:22:40,000 --> 00:22:42,000 I can pick him up after 10 o'clock, can't I? 519 00:22:42,000 --> 00:22:44,000 Hey, Joe, you can't leave me here alone. 520 00:22:44,000 --> 00:22:46,000 I don't like your company. 521 00:22:46,000 --> 00:22:48,000 Oh, he's gonna kill me, Joe. He's gonna kill you. 522 00:22:48,000 --> 00:22:50,000 Now, why should he do that to a guy who pays so well for what he buys? 523 00:22:50,000 --> 00:22:52,000 Now, why should he do that to a guy who pays so well for what he buys? 524 00:22:52,000 --> 00:22:54,000 Well, I'm the only one who knows he fired that gun. 525 00:22:54,000 --> 00:22:56,000 Are you gentlemen all through for the night? 526 00:22:56,000 --> 00:22:58,000 Yeah, I'm all through. 527 00:22:58,000 --> 00:23:00,000 He's gonna stay. I'm going down. 528 00:23:00,000 --> 00:23:02,000 Well, step in. 529 00:23:02,000 --> 00:23:04,000 Stay where you are, Warren. You can't leave me. 530 00:23:04,000 --> 00:23:06,000 Let go of my arm. Joe! 531 00:23:06,000 --> 00:23:08,000 Close the door, mister. I said close the door. 532 00:23:08,000 --> 00:23:10,000 Joe, he's gonna kill me. 533 00:23:10,000 --> 00:23:12,000 Hello. Hello, Warren. 534 00:23:14,000 --> 00:23:16,000 What? 535 00:23:16,000 --> 00:23:18,000 Bolster. 536 00:23:18,000 --> 00:23:20,000 It was Bolster standing there and leering at me. 537 00:23:20,000 --> 00:23:22,000 Joe, he's here! Joe! 538 00:23:22,000 --> 00:23:24,000 Shut up. 539 00:23:24,000 --> 00:23:26,000 Don't do that again. 540 00:23:26,000 --> 00:23:28,000 Where did you come from? 541 00:23:28,000 --> 00:23:30,000 Well, you don't think I'd ever use a front door, do you? 542 00:23:30,000 --> 00:23:32,000 They built these place with fire escapes, you know. 543 00:23:32,000 --> 00:23:34,000 They built these place with fire escapes, you know. 544 00:23:34,000 --> 00:23:36,000 Now, uh, 545 00:23:36,000 --> 00:23:38,000 into your office. 546 00:23:38,000 --> 00:23:40,000 I started walking. I had to do something. 547 00:23:40,000 --> 00:23:42,000 Him right behind. 548 00:23:42,000 --> 00:23:44,000 Then I made a break for it. Into the office. 549 00:23:44,000 --> 00:23:46,000 Then I saw the butt of his gun 550 00:23:46,000 --> 00:23:48,000 smashed through the window. 551 00:23:48,000 --> 00:23:50,000 And then 552 00:23:50,000 --> 00:23:52,000 Bolster's hand reached through and 553 00:23:52,000 --> 00:23:54,000 unlocked the door. 554 00:24:00,000 --> 00:24:02,000 Oh, you're pretty cute. 555 00:24:02,000 --> 00:24:04,000 Bolster, you're not gonna do anything. 556 00:24:04,000 --> 00:24:06,000 You want your money. 557 00:24:06,000 --> 00:24:08,000 Don't you want your money? 558 00:24:08,000 --> 00:24:10,000 Oh, yeah, yeah. 559 00:24:10,000 --> 00:24:12,000 The money comes first. 560 00:24:12,000 --> 00:24:14,000 Well, it's in one of these drawers. 561 00:24:14,000 --> 00:24:16,000 You know, you told me to do it with your gun. 562 00:24:16,000 --> 00:24:18,000 I don't remember which drawer. 563 00:24:18,000 --> 00:24:20,000 I couldn't figure it out why a guy should want me to plant his gun. 564 00:24:20,000 --> 00:24:22,000 That's strange. I was sure. 565 00:24:22,000 --> 00:24:24,000 Warren, 566 00:24:24,000 --> 00:24:26,000 where's the money? 567 00:24:26,000 --> 00:24:28,000 I'm trying to find it. 568 00:24:28,000 --> 00:24:30,000 Don't stall. 569 00:24:30,000 --> 00:24:32,000 It was a white envelope. 570 00:24:32,000 --> 00:24:34,000 You know, I didn't figure until you went to trial and they acquitted you. 571 00:24:34,000 --> 00:24:36,000 And then I began to worry. 572 00:24:36,000 --> 00:24:38,000 So many white envelopes. 573 00:24:38,000 --> 00:24:40,000 But I still wasn't sure until tonight when I got here. 574 00:24:40,000 --> 00:24:42,000 When I see what you've been up to. 575 00:24:42,000 --> 00:24:44,000 Find that dough. 576 00:24:44,000 --> 00:24:46,000 I'm trying. I misplaced it. 577 00:24:46,000 --> 00:24:48,000 And then it hit me. 578 00:24:48,000 --> 00:24:50,000 You was free and I was liable. 579 00:24:52,000 --> 00:24:54,000 No more tricks. 580 00:24:54,000 --> 00:24:56,000 Find that dough. 581 00:24:56,000 --> 00:24:58,000 Here. Here it is. 582 00:24:58,000 --> 00:25:00,000 On a desk. Lay it down. 583 00:25:00,000 --> 00:25:02,000 Eh. 584 00:25:02,000 --> 00:25:04,000 Now turn around. 585 00:25:04,000 --> 00:25:06,000 Don't you want to see if it's all here? 586 00:25:06,000 --> 00:25:08,000 Turn around. 587 00:25:08,000 --> 00:25:10,000 Like a dumb six year old kid, I turned around. 588 00:25:12,000 --> 00:25:14,000 Oh! 589 00:25:14,000 --> 00:25:16,000 It was the funniest sensation. 590 00:25:16,000 --> 00:25:18,000 Hearing the shot. 591 00:25:18,000 --> 00:25:20,000 Feeling the panic. 592 00:25:20,000 --> 00:25:22,000 But nothing happened. 593 00:25:22,000 --> 00:25:24,000 I turned around. Bolster's eyes started to roll. 594 00:25:24,000 --> 00:25:26,000 His mouth opened like he had something to say. 595 00:25:26,000 --> 00:25:30,000 And then he dropped. 596 00:25:32,000 --> 00:25:34,000 No. 597 00:25:34,000 --> 00:25:36,000 It didn't happen to you, Warren. 598 00:25:36,000 --> 00:25:38,000 Joe. 599 00:25:38,000 --> 00:25:40,000 The elevator opposite your door and the broken window. 600 00:25:40,000 --> 00:25:42,000 You can thank them both. 601 00:25:42,000 --> 00:25:44,000 You're a very funny guy, Joe. 602 00:25:44,000 --> 00:25:46,000 At some game you played. 603 00:25:46,000 --> 00:25:48,000 Is he dead? 604 00:25:48,000 --> 00:25:50,000 He's dead. 605 00:25:50,000 --> 00:25:52,000 Hey, what are these for? 606 00:25:52,000 --> 00:25:54,000 I'm holding you for murder. 607 00:25:54,000 --> 00:25:56,000 I was acquitted, remember? 608 00:25:56,000 --> 00:25:58,000 You can't try me again. 609 00:25:58,000 --> 00:26:00,000 I'm talking about this murder. 610 00:26:00,000 --> 00:26:02,000 Are you crazy? I didn't shoot Bolster. 611 00:26:02,000 --> 00:26:04,000 I didn't even have a gun. 612 00:26:04,000 --> 00:26:06,000 I thought you were one lawyer who happened to know all about the law. 613 00:26:06,000 --> 00:26:08,000 Or didn't you know that it makes no difference who shot him? 614 00:26:08,000 --> 00:26:10,000 The two of you were committing a felony. 615 00:26:10,000 --> 00:26:16,000 And the law says all accessories to a felony are equally responsible for all acts resulting from the felony. 616 00:26:16,000 --> 00:26:18,000 Unquote. 617 00:26:18,000 --> 00:26:20,000 But Joe. 618 00:26:20,000 --> 00:26:22,000 Including homicide, Warren. Including homicide. 619 00:26:22,000 --> 00:26:28,000 I don't know all about the law like you, Mr. Harvey Warren. 620 00:26:28,000 --> 00:26:32,000 I only know just enough to get by. 621 00:26:32,000 --> 00:26:34,000 Let's go. 622 00:26:34,000 --> 00:26:36,000 Joe. Wait a minute. 623 00:26:36,000 --> 00:26:38,000 Joe. 624 00:26:38,000 --> 00:26:40,000 I think I'm gonna faint. 625 00:26:40,000 --> 00:26:42,000 I'm gonna black out, Joe. 626 00:26:42,000 --> 00:26:44,000 Wait. 627 00:26:44,000 --> 00:26:46,000 You see, I don't remember a thing, Joe. 628 00:26:46,000 --> 00:26:48,000 So help me, Joe. 629 00:26:48,000 --> 00:26:52,000 I don't remember. 630 00:27:06,000 --> 00:27:08,000 Thank you, Bob Hope, for a splendid performance. 631 00:27:08,000 --> 00:27:10,000 And thanks for the memory. 632 00:27:10,000 --> 00:27:14,000 Suspensefully you sat while I have been at bat. 633 00:27:14,000 --> 00:27:17,000 And now it's time to talk about our product and that's that. 634 00:27:17,000 --> 00:27:19,000 Skinny Wilcox, you sing too. 635 00:27:19,000 --> 00:27:21,000 Well, I swan. 636 00:27:21,000 --> 00:27:23,000 I know you do, Bob. Every Tuesday night for Swan Soap. 637 00:27:23,000 --> 00:27:25,000 On Thursdays I auto-light. 638 00:27:25,000 --> 00:27:27,000 I've run into a comic. 639 00:27:27,000 --> 00:27:31,000 Wilcox, you know, I was in Toledo recently and was given an auto-light, stay-full battery. 640 00:27:31,000 --> 00:27:33,000 Now I see why you've got a right to sing. 641 00:27:33,000 --> 00:27:36,000 Bob, I'm always singing the praises of auto-light, stay-full batteries. 642 00:27:36,000 --> 00:27:44,000 And for that matter, any of the more than 400 products for cars, trucks, airplanes and boats that are made in 28 auto-light plants from coast to coast. 643 00:27:44,000 --> 00:27:49,000 Yes, sir, and auto-light also makes complete electrical systems for many makes of America's finest cars. 644 00:27:49,000 --> 00:27:54,000 Batteries, spark plugs, generators, starting motors, coils, distributors. 645 00:27:54,000 --> 00:28:00,000 All engineered to fit together perfectly, work together perfectly, because they're a perfect team. 646 00:28:00,000 --> 00:28:04,000 So folks, don't accept electrical parts that are supposed to be as good. 647 00:28:04,000 --> 00:28:12,000 Ask for and insist on auto-light, original factory parts, at your neighborhood service station, car dealer, garage or repair shop. 648 00:28:12,000 --> 00:28:15,000 Remember, you're always right with auto-light. 649 00:28:22,000 --> 00:28:24,000 Now here again is Bob Hope. 650 00:28:24,000 --> 00:28:27,000 My thanks to Tony Leader for letting me be a villain for a change. 651 00:28:27,000 --> 00:28:33,000 And now as a graduate of suspense, I'll be more interested than ever to hear radio's outstanding theater of thrills next week. 652 00:28:33,000 --> 00:28:39,000 When that lovely Academy Award winner, Claire Trevor, returns to play in a story called The Light Switch. 653 00:28:39,000 --> 00:28:43,000 Another gripping study in suspense. 654 00:28:45,000 --> 00:28:48,000 Bob Hope will soon be seen in the Paramount picture, Sorrowful Jones. 655 00:28:48,000 --> 00:28:54,000 Tonight's suspense play was written by Joe Pagano with music composed by Lucian Morawakened, conducted by Lud Bluskin. 656 00:28:54,000 --> 00:28:57,000 The entire production was under the direction of Anton M. Leader. 657 00:28:57,000 --> 00:29:02,000 In the coming weeks, suspense will present such stars as James Stewart, Joan Crawford, Frederick March and many others. 658 00:29:02,000 --> 00:29:07,000 So make it a point to listen each Thursday to Suspense, Radio's Outstanding, Theater of Thrills. 659 00:29:07,000 --> 00:29:11,000 And next Thursday same time here, Claire Trevor in The Light Switch. 660 00:29:13,000 --> 00:29:20,000 You can buy auto-light staple batteries, auto-light resistor spark plugs, auto-light electrical parts at your neighborhood auto-light dealers. 661 00:29:20,000 --> 00:29:22,000 Switch to auto-light. Good night. 662 00:29:22,000 --> 00:29:37,000 This is CBS, the Columbia Broadcasting System.