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Remember, you're always right with auto light. 01:20.800 --> 01:25.720 And now with the search for Isabelle and with the performance of Red Skelton, auto light 01:25.720 --> 01:38.920 hopes once again to keep you in suspense. 01:38.920 --> 01:42.880 You know, Isabelle first came into my life when I received a card from the telephone 01:42.880 --> 01:46.840 company stating that my application for a phone had been approved and they were going 01:46.840 --> 01:51.760 to install one in my apartment. Well, I left instructions with the apartment house management 01:51.760 --> 01:53.400 to let the service man in. 01:53.400 --> 01:59.180 When I got home from work that evening, there was the telephone, his biggest life, sitting 01:59.180 --> 02:00.400 there on the night table. 02:00.400 --> 02:05.400 Well, I just looked at it for a minute, like I'd never seen that phone before. 02:05.400 --> 02:11.680 Gosh, it started to ring. I about jumped out of my skin. 02:11.680 --> 02:15.600 I just let it ring a couple of times. Just wanted to hear it. 02:15.600 --> 02:19.320 To me it sounded like the bells of St. Mary. 02:19.320 --> 02:20.320 Hello? 02:20.320 --> 02:22.320 Is Isabelle LaRue in please? 02:22.320 --> 02:24.920 Oh, I'm sorry. You must have the wrong number. 02:24.920 --> 02:26.400 Is this Evergreen 31924? 02:26.400 --> 02:30.400 Take a look. Yes, Evergreen 31924. 02:30.400 --> 02:33.520 Well, isn't Miss LaRue there? 02:33.520 --> 02:37.360 No, this phone was just installed. This must be her old number. 02:37.360 --> 02:39.680 Oh, I'm sorry to have troubled you. Thank you. 02:39.680 --> 02:40.680 Oh, no trouble at all. 02:40.680 --> 02:53.400 I wouldn't have thought much about the call except by next Saturday I'd had a dozen more 02:53.400 --> 02:58.940 just like it. And most of them were men. But it interested me. Any gal that gets around 02:58.940 --> 03:03.760 like that must interest a guy. So I decided that the next time I would try to find out 03:03.760 --> 03:04.760 a little further. 03:04.760 --> 03:05.760 Hello? 03:05.760 --> 03:08.920 Harold Mason's office calling for Miss LaRue. 03:08.920 --> 03:10.400 Oh, yes. Put him on. 03:10.400 --> 03:11.400 Just one moment. 03:11.400 --> 03:14.440 Hello, Miss Isabelle LaRue. Mr. Mason calling. 03:14.440 --> 03:17.440 Well, Miss LaRue will be right here. Put Mr. Mason on. 03:17.440 --> 03:19.400 Hello, Isabelle. Harold. 03:19.400 --> 03:21.160 Well, this isn't Isabelle. 03:21.160 --> 03:22.160 Who is this? 03:22.160 --> 03:26.240 Well, you see, this is Dick Brown. Isabelle LaRue used to have this number. You know, 03:26.240 --> 03:30.280 I would appreciate it very much if you could tell me any other way I could get a hold of 03:30.280 --> 03:37.280 her. You see, I get quite a few calls and... Hello? Hello, Mr. Mason? Hello? 03:37.280 --> 03:48.280 He hung up. Why? I don't know. But one thing I found out was that little Isabelle, if nothing 03:48.280 --> 03:53.040 else, must know the right people. A guy like Mason who has got to go through two secretaries 03:53.040 --> 03:59.920 to make a phone call must have a couple of chips. She was beautiful, no doubt about that. 03:59.920 --> 04:04.200 She must have to be. They get so many calls from so many different guys. And the right 04:04.200 --> 04:11.200 kind, too. She was very mysterious. Or why else would they hang up when I ask about her? 04:11.200 --> 04:20.240 She was tall, willowy, very sophisticated, and a blonde. No, a brunette. And a lot of 04:20.240 --> 04:26.320 fun. I drew a mental picture of her as a gag just to see how close I'd come when I actually 04:26.320 --> 04:38.720 met her. While I finally dozed off, she must be beautiful and lovely. Beautiful, tall, 04:38.720 --> 04:41.720 maybe a redhead. 04:41.720 --> 05:10.800 Dick? Dick? Dick? Can't you see me? Here I am. Where? Up here. Oh. That's it. Come 05:10.800 --> 05:21.400 on. Just a little further. That's the boy. You're? Who else? Isabelle. Of course. Oh, 05:21.400 --> 05:28.840 you are lovely. So beautiful. Just as I pictured. Thanks, Dick. You're pretty swell yourself. 05:28.840 --> 05:38.080 Oh, what am I? Come here. Oh? Well, you wouldn't. Afraid? Of course not. It's just- What? Well, 05:38.080 --> 05:44.200 what are you doing with me? I'm just a common bank clerk. What about Mr. Mason? Harold, 05:44.200 --> 05:50.720 he bores me terribly. Oh? Look, every man is at my fingertips. Yeah, that's what I mean. 05:50.720 --> 05:57.040 If I wanted them, I'd be with them. Instead, I'm with you. You only want something you 05:57.040 --> 06:03.840 haven't got. Once you have it or know you can get it, you love with your heart, not 06:03.840 --> 06:16.160 mine. Oh, I do love you. Put your arms around me. Kiss me. The alarm clock broke it up just 06:16.160 --> 06:23.480 when it was getting good. Well, the next day was Sunday. It may sound kind of silly, but 06:23.480 --> 06:28.600 I just couldn't get her or that dream off of my mind all day. Instead of ordering donuts 06:28.600 --> 06:36.080 for breakfast, I ordered two Isabelle's plain. It got on my nerves. Well, the public library 06:36.080 --> 06:40.320 was open, so I wandered down and I thumbed through the present and all the past issues 06:40.320 --> 06:46.600 of who's who, the phone books, film magazines, newspapers, and there was nothing. Not a word 06:46.600 --> 06:56.320 about Isabelle Le Roux. Then that night about 11 o'clock- Hello? Let me speak to Isabelle, 06:56.320 --> 07:00.840 will you? Look, she doesn't live here. The phone- Don't hand me that, pal. This is John 07:00.840 --> 07:05.680 Worthington and I have to speak to the Roux, understand? I'm sorry. I can't help you. 07:05.680 --> 07:09.800 Then just give Isabelle this message, will you? Listen, I can't- Just tell Isabelle 07:09.800 --> 07:14.560 I don't want to see her friend. 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I dreamed 10:19.840 --> 10:25.000 about her all the time now. It was getting so bad that I was actually fond of going to 10:25.000 --> 10:31.760 sleep so I could meet her again. And suddenly one night, just as I was dropping off, I thought 10:31.760 --> 10:51.800 of something. The Beverly Towers, a clue. I would ask her. I love you. I love you. Isabelle, 10:51.800 --> 11:01.320 are you at the Beverly Towers? Where else? Thanks, honey. 11:01.320 --> 11:05.600 The Beverly Towers is about as swanky as you can get, strictly for the white tie and ermine 11:05.600 --> 11:11.400 trade. But Isabelle was different. I knew that. So different. I arrived at the Beverly 11:11.400 --> 11:15.480 Towers and I walked up to the elevator as big as life. Boy, I've never seen a joint 11:15.480 --> 11:23.800 like this. The elevators were even gilded. Your floor, sir? Well, I'm from the FBI, a 11:23.800 --> 11:34.040 tea man. What apartment is Miss Isabelle LaRue's? LaRue? Well, I shouldn't tell you, but for 11:34.040 --> 11:42.640 how much? Money? The United States government don't tip, my boy. Yeah, it's 903. But look, 11:42.640 --> 11:46.680 I think you better get your information across the street. The blue bottle bar and grill, 11:46.680 --> 11:50.200 talk to the bartender. Because if you don't, I'll be in trouble. Thanks, son. We won't 11:50.200 --> 11:53.920 forget you when we crack this case because your government has plenty of influence in 11:53.920 --> 12:01.040 Washington. It was actually around the corner on 3rd Street, the blue bottle bar and grill. 12:01.040 --> 12:09.800 Well, I cased it with the joint through the window. It looked pretty rough. Well, anyway, 12:09.800 --> 12:15.960 well, I realized it was midnight already and they were starting to close up and I was pretty 12:15.960 --> 12:21.560 tired. So I figured that tomorrow would tell the tale. A half hour later, I was back in 12:21.560 --> 12:32.040 my apartment, got undressed and climbed into bed. I was tired. So tired. Hello. Hello, is 12:32.040 --> 12:36.320 Mr. Brown in, please? This is Brown speaking. This is the Mount Vernon Police Department. 12:36.320 --> 12:41.040 Police? Oh, now don't worry. We noticed that you have the telephone number Evergreen 31924. 12:41.040 --> 12:47.520 Yes, I do. Well, we're trying to locate an Isabelle LaRue. Isabelle? And we thought you 12:47.520 --> 12:54.520 might be getting some calls for her. Oh, you did. Floorbell McCoy, you said? No, no, Isabelle 12:54.520 --> 13:00.400 LaRue. No, never heard of her. Well, we're sorry to bother you. But look, if you do get 13:00.400 --> 13:04.920 any calls for her, try to get their names and let us know, will you? Sure will. All 13:04.920 --> 13:15.880 right. Thank you. I put the receiver back on the hook. I must be going really nuts. 13:15.880 --> 13:22.160 Why did I do that for? So she's in trouble. What business is it of mine? Why didn't I 13:22.160 --> 13:45.840 tell him? Well, about after an hour, I finally went off to sleep. Dear, dear, darling, come 13:45.840 --> 13:55.160 here. Isabelle, look, why don't you let me alone? I don't want to, darling. Do you love 13:55.160 --> 14:02.920 me? What difference does that make? A great deal. Tell me. No. I love you. Well, you couldn't. 14:02.920 --> 14:10.400 But I do. All right, I'll tell you. I love you. I need you, darling. No, no, I need you. 14:10.400 --> 14:17.080 I'm in trouble. Yeah, but what kind? Terrible trouble. Come help me. I will. Promise? I 14:17.080 --> 14:23.280 promise. And come quick. Help me. Help me, Dave. Oh, Isabelle, wait a minute. Wait a 14:23.280 --> 14:29.920 minute, Isabelle. I forgot to ask you. What apartment are you in? 903? Where is? Where 14:29.920 --> 14:38.400 is? It was 730 and by 815 that morning, I was standing in front of 903. I was standing 14:38.400 --> 14:44.960 in front of 903. I was shaking like a leaf. I could feel my lower lip start to quiver. 14:44.960 --> 14:53.080 It always does that when I'm getting nervous. I knock softly. Twice. I waited. There was 14:53.080 --> 14:58.720 no answer. I was holding one of my new calling cards in my left hand and I could feel it 14:58.720 --> 15:08.240 getting wet. What do you want? Well, does the... I'm Mr. Brown calling for Miss 15:08.240 --> 15:14.440 LaRue. Never heard of her. Well, she lives here. I live here, smart boy, and I go away. 15:14.440 --> 15:20.160 You live here? Who else? I'll beat it, smart boy. Well, now look, I know she's in... Hey! 15:20.160 --> 15:26.720 Next time don't pound the door off. He was a big guy in a brown pinstripe suit. I got 15:26.720 --> 15:31.920 a look at the room inside. There was another tough guy in there. He'd been holding a revolver. 15:31.920 --> 15:35.400 Well, I tried to find that elevator boy to check whether I heard him right when he said 15:35.400 --> 15:42.240 room 903 was Isabelle's. But he wasn't around. So I did what else he said. I went around 15:42.240 --> 15:51.560 to the blue bottle bar and grill. Yeah, what'll it be? What do you got? Oh, about a little 15:51.560 --> 16:00.400 eight-year-old scotch. Good. Huh? Chaser? Yeah. A root beer. Huh. Well, you're serious 16:00.400 --> 16:05.480 about this drinking stuff. What's the matter? You gay, I leave you? Well, it's worse than 16:05.480 --> 16:12.640 that. I can't find her. Hey, you don't know Isabelle LaRue. Isabe... Hey, just who are 16:12.640 --> 16:19.440 you, huh? Here's my card. Ah, light's kind of bad in here. Richard Brown, Municipal Bank 16:19.440 --> 16:26.440 and Trust Corporation. Uh-huh. Are you a good friend of Isabelle's? We had only just discussed 16:26.440 --> 16:31.480 getting married, that's all. Oh, I see. Well? Well, I don't know where she is myself, but 16:31.480 --> 16:36.680 I think this gentleman does, Mr. Brown. Oh, hello. Hi. Mr. Brown here is looking for 16:36.680 --> 16:42.480 Isabelle LaRue. Says he and she was gonna get married. So I told him you might be able 16:42.480 --> 16:49.120 to help him, Roy. Oh, sure, sure. I know where she is right now. Oh, where? What are you 16:49.120 --> 16:54.200 drinking, pal? Oh, eight-year-old pre-war. Ah, you don't want to drink that. Hey, Max, 16:54.200 --> 16:58.520 that 13-and-a-half-year-old special, huh? Right. That's just... You know, I was about 16:58.520 --> 17:06.080 to recommend it. And here you are. Not for me, Max. I'm a brandy drinker myself, Mr. Brown. 17:06.080 --> 17:12.240 Well, you must be the fella Isabelle's been talking about. Come on, come on, drink up. 17:12.240 --> 17:21.680 Well, I'm probably not the guy she's been talking about, but she's in trouble and I 17:21.680 --> 17:27.040 want to help her. Of course, of course you do. Well, where is she? Well, the address is 17:27.040 --> 17:32.280 a little involved. Look, why don't we step in here, huh? Finish our drinks here. Oh, 17:32.280 --> 17:39.960 sure thing, sure thing. You have a car? Oh, of course. Where? Well, it's right out there. 17:39.960 --> 17:44.920 It's that great convertible. Oh, well, fine then. You won't have any trouble. Hey, come 17:44.920 --> 17:57.240 on, drink up. Thanks. Well, how long have you known the delightful Isabelle, Miss Leroux, 17:57.240 --> 18:04.480 that is, Mr. Mr. Just call me Roy. Oh, thanks, Roy. Ah, forget it. Come on, come on, a toast, 18:04.480 --> 18:12.080 a toast to Isabelle, the one and only Isabelle Leroux. To Isabelle, wherever she may be. 18:12.080 --> 18:26.960 Well, well, how long have you known the delightful Isabelle, Miss Leroux, that is. Oh, but, Isabelle. 18:26.960 --> 18:38.120 Oh, Isabelle. Nick, I knew for sure I was back at my apartment with enough bandages 18:38.120 --> 18:42.880 around my head to pass for a Hindu Swami, which is maybe what I should have done. I 18:42.880 --> 18:48.400 was lying on the bed and my left hand was clutched one of my own cards. On the back 18:48.400 --> 18:53.760 of it was scrawled, it's a misdemeanor and so forth to say you are a member of the FBI 18:53.760 --> 19:04.160 and thus such is true. Lay off trying to contact I Leroux, sign, sincerely, your FBI. Oh, 19:04.160 --> 19:08.920 my head was throbbing like a trip hammer. I reached over and took a couple of aspirins 19:08.920 --> 19:15.520 and in a few minutes I was off again in the land of Nod. 19:15.520 --> 19:36.360 I'm here. Isabelle. Dick. Here. Look, please don't come near me. Why didn't you help me? 19:36.360 --> 19:43.760 I tried, honest. Don't you love me? Oh. Don't you? You know I do. Tell me again. I love 19:43.760 --> 19:50.360 you. I love you, Dick. I can't go on like this. We can't. I'm with you now. I'll always 19:50.360 --> 20:02.160 be with you. But you'll leave again. Never again. Come close to me. There. Oh, Isabelle. 20:02.160 --> 20:09.960 You smell of liquor. Oh, well, I just had a... My big foolish brave boy. They give you a 20:09.960 --> 20:19.760 lucky. They did? What else? Oh, I love you. Promise you'll always be mine. Forever. Dick. 20:19.760 --> 20:26.760 What, dear? Where are you going to go when you get up and have a nice hot dinner? Blue 20:26.760 --> 20:39.640 bottle bar and grill. Where else? As I walked in, I detected a hush fall over the patrons. 20:39.640 --> 20:43.840 The bartender hadn't seen me yet. But when he did, his face turned the same color as 20:43.840 --> 20:49.520 the dish towel he was wearing over one shoulder. Hey, give me the same as you gave me before, 20:49.520 --> 20:56.160 only this time not so strong. Oh. Oh, it's you. Yeah. Brown's the name. You want to see 20:56.160 --> 21:02.280 a card? I remember. That was a scotch, wasn't it? Yeah, you got a good memory. But not that 21:02.280 --> 21:08.200 13 and a half year old stuff this time. Oh, sure. Had your head, sir? No, I always wear 21:08.200 --> 21:15.400 bandages. It holds my hair down. Pour above the bar if you don't mind so I can see it. 21:15.400 --> 21:22.680 Oh, sure, sure. That's better. Now, where is Isabelle Leroux? Oh, really? I didn't have 21:22.680 --> 21:28.440 nothing to do with it. Come on. Out with it. Where is she? Please. She's in 903 Beverly 21:28.440 --> 21:32.680 Towers. 903, just as I suspected. Mr. Brown, don't tell nobody I told you that they'll 21:32.680 --> 21:46.640 kill me. Oh, no, they won't. Thanks for the scotch. Yes, sir, what can I do for you? Well, 21:46.640 --> 21:55.240 what kind of a gun can I get for 1750? Say a gun, gun 1750. Oh, yes, I have a practically 21:55.240 --> 22:01.440 brand new shotgun, 12 gauges. No, I was looking for a pistol. Pistol, pistol, pistol. Yes. 22:01.440 --> 22:06.960 Ah, here. Here's a honey, a.38 revolver. Well, it don't look so good to me. Well, what 22:06.960 --> 22:13.880 can you expect for 1750? It shoots and I was told very accurately. It's a deal. Ah, fine, 22:13.880 --> 22:19.200 fine. You will have to sign some forms here and some identification. You know, sleep 22:19.200 --> 22:30.840 longer. And then there I was, standing in front of room 903 in the Beverly Towers. 22:30.840 --> 22:37.640 If Isabel was in there, I was going to get her out. And this time I knew she was in there. 22:37.640 --> 22:43.240 I reached in my pocket and I pulled out the gun. I pulled the hammer back. I held it 22:43.240 --> 22:48.760 close to my body so if anyone might be walking down the hall, they wouldn't see it. I started 22:48.760 --> 22:55.320 to pound on the door again. Well, if it isn't Smart Boy, I thought I told you not to pound. 22:55.320 --> 23:04.480 Let me in. Smart Boy's got a gun. I might get hurt. Let me in. What else? My hospitality's 23:04.480 --> 23:10.680 boundless. Come in and have a cocktail. Yeah. 13 half year old Scotch cocktail, I suppose. 23:10.680 --> 23:15.760 Where's Isabel? Oh, come on. Where is she? I know she's here. Put the rod away before 23:15.760 --> 23:20.920 you get hurt, Smart Boy. Hey, there's a moony. Oh, hello, Roy. Come on in. Close that door 23:20.920 --> 23:26.440 behind you. Now you two put your hands out. What is this? Now both of you get over back 23:26.440 --> 23:29.880 against that wall. Look, Brown, I don't know what you're trying to prove. If you're as smart 23:29.880 --> 23:37.120 as you think you are, you'll get out of here fast. Isabel. Isabel, come out. It's OK. Stand 23:37.120 --> 23:42.940 back where you are. You got hurt once, nosy. Keep quiet. Isabel. What are you waving the 23:42.940 --> 23:47.680 gun around for? Now stand back. You nervous? You let Isabel go. Hey, you're shaking so 23:47.680 --> 23:51.440 bad you couldn't hit the wallpaper. Now you stay away from that mantle. I just want to 23:51.440 --> 23:55.360 pick up this automatic. That's all. Now stay away. You're too nervous. You're out of your 23:55.360 --> 24:00.360 league, Smart Boy. Put that gun down. Drop the rod. Drop it. Don't. That's it. Drop 24:00.360 --> 24:11.360 the gun. Well, the cops were there before the last bullet had left my gun. They slapped 24:11.360 --> 24:16.040 handcuffs on me and both of them. Apparently the only thing I'd shot was the gun out of 24:16.040 --> 24:21.320 Desimone's hands, a feat for which I'm still being complimented for. Well, the lieutenant 24:21.320 --> 24:27.120 looked across the desk at me with real respect. Gosh. Yes, sir. I got to hand it to you, my 24:27.120 --> 24:31.720 boy. Takes nerve to walk in on a guy like Desimone. Who's Desimone? What do you mean? 24:31.720 --> 24:37.240 Tony Desimone, the guy who tried to murder you. Yeah, but so what? What does he do? 24:37.240 --> 24:43.940 You didn't know. The biggest racketeer and bookmaker alive. Yeah, takes nerve. Does? 24:43.940 --> 24:47.740 We were waiting to catch him on something big and you fixed it for us. Now we got him 24:47.740 --> 24:53.000 on attempted murder. Hey, how much do you owe you? Nothing. Oh, you're lucky. He owed 24:53.000 --> 24:57.600 about 200 grand and Betsy had taken off the other suckers. Guys like that poor Worthington 24:57.600 --> 25:04.800 guy and what's his name, Mason. Oh, yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Looks like Isabelle Le Roux is 25:04.800 --> 25:12.120 finally out of business. Oh, don't say that. Oh, why not? Please. Who's Isabelle Le Roux? 25:12.120 --> 25:18.480 You don't know. No, tell me. Oh, you're kidding. No, I'm not. Who is she? You don't know how 25:18.480 --> 25:24.400 it works, huh? Well, look, all bookies use fronts. Fronts? You mean Isabelle is a front 25:24.400 --> 25:29.760 for Tony Desimone? No, no, no. Isabelle Le Roux is Tony Desimone. There is no such person 25:29.760 --> 25:41.560 as Isabelle Le Roux. No. Oh, no. Oh, well, that isn't so. Huh? Now, will you tell me 25:41.560 --> 25:48.840 why you went to all of this trouble? Well, you see, well, there was a girl and well, she's... 25:48.840 --> 25:58.840 Oh, you wouldn't understand. Tony Desimone is up in prison now. Now, wouldn't this be 25:58.840 --> 26:03.120 true if Tony Desimone was the same as Isabelle Le Roux? She wouldn't be coming to see me 26:03.120 --> 26:10.000 anymore now, would she? Well, you'll have to excuse me now because it's a little late 26:10.000 --> 26:17.600 and well, I got to turn in and besides, well, we want to be alone. I'm sure you'll understand. 26:17.600 --> 26:30.760 Dear, dear. Oh, dear Isabelle. Oh, a new dress. Mm-hmm. Like it? Well, it's a little... 26:30.760 --> 26:35.360 Well, I love it, you understand, but isn't it a little daring? Oh, my gosh. I wouldn't 26:35.360 --> 26:41.520 want to see you wear it around anyone else. 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