1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:12,160 Auto Light and its 98,000 dealers bring you Mr. Charles Boyer in tonight's presentation 2 00:00:12,160 --> 00:00:17,000 of Suspense. 3 00:00:17,000 --> 00:00:24,840 Tonight, Auto Light presents a story about a man who successfully played both sides of 4 00:00:24,840 --> 00:00:25,840 the law. 5 00:00:25,840 --> 00:00:32,400 A true story which we call The Doc's Final Case, our star Mr. Charles Boyer. 6 00:00:32,400 --> 00:00:40,120 Hi Harlow, how are you feeling? 7 00:00:40,120 --> 00:00:44,200 Just like an Auto Light stay full battery app, full of pep, plenty of endurance and 8 00:00:44,200 --> 00:00:46,160 set to start anything. 9 00:00:46,160 --> 00:00:51,680 But the Auto Light stay full needs water only three times a year in normal car use Harlow. 10 00:00:51,680 --> 00:00:55,560 Auto Light Hap and that great battery has fiberglass retaining mats protecting every 11 00:00:55,560 --> 00:01:00,840 positive plate to reduce shedding and flaking and give the Auto Light stay full longer life 12 00:01:00,840 --> 00:01:04,600 as proved by tests conducted according to accepted life cycle standards. 13 00:01:04,600 --> 00:01:06,720 Now that's proof enough for me Harlow. 14 00:01:06,720 --> 00:01:09,240 And millions of other smart drivers Hap. 15 00:01:09,240 --> 00:01:13,160 So friends, visit your neighborhood Auto Light battery dealer. 16 00:01:13,160 --> 00:01:17,880 He services all makes of batteries and has an Auto Light stay full for your car if a 17 00:01:17,880 --> 00:01:19,560 replacement is needed. 18 00:01:19,560 --> 00:01:23,280 To quickly find his location call Western Union by number. 19 00:01:23,280 --> 00:01:25,760 And ask for me, Operator 25. 20 00:01:25,760 --> 00:01:29,160 I'll gladly tell you the address of your nearest Auto Light battery dealer. 21 00:01:29,160 --> 00:01:33,920 The man with your Auto Light stay full, the battery that needs water only three times 22 00:01:33,920 --> 00:01:36,680 a year in normal car use. 23 00:01:36,680 --> 00:01:42,480 And remember from bumper to tail light, you're always right with Auto Light. 24 00:01:42,480 --> 00:01:50,360 And now Auto Light presents transcribed VDoc's final case starring Mr. Charles Boyer and 25 00:01:50,360 --> 00:01:58,400 hoping once again to keep you in suspense. 26 00:01:58,400 --> 00:02:02,000 To Emil Dubigny, Commissioner of Police. 27 00:02:02,000 --> 00:02:10,280 Monsieur, I, VDoc, in writing this report beg your indulgence. 28 00:02:10,280 --> 00:02:14,760 This case, Monsieur, is my last. 29 00:02:14,760 --> 00:02:22,560 When the series of robberies began, I was, as you know, no longer with the surety. 30 00:02:22,560 --> 00:02:30,080 Ten years ago I had retired and in the last unhappy months had been touring the provinces 31 00:02:30,080 --> 00:02:32,080 with a variety show. 32 00:02:32,080 --> 00:02:40,080 Monsieur, Monsieur, Madame, it gives me infinite pleasure to introduce to you the first of 33 00:02:40,080 --> 00:02:46,240 all, that infallible, magnificent virtuoso of crime who for 18 years to the greater glory 34 00:02:46,240 --> 00:02:52,080 of the surety. 35 00:02:52,080 --> 00:02:56,920 Standing in the wings, the sad realization which for months had oppressed my heart was 36 00:02:56,920 --> 00:03:05,000 confirmed that already after ten short years I was forgotten in the capitals of the world. 37 00:03:05,000 --> 00:03:11,000 Then applause drew me from my unhappy rebel. 38 00:03:11,000 --> 00:03:15,000 And I give you my provido. 39 00:03:15,000 --> 00:03:19,320 Merci, merci, merci, mes amis. 40 00:03:19,320 --> 00:03:25,800 I shall describe to you some of the highlights of my career, show you some small aspects 41 00:03:25,800 --> 00:03:31,000 of my technique and answer questions on the art of detection. 42 00:03:31,000 --> 00:03:36,800 Monsieur, Monsieur, le bac, if you please, my souvenir. 43 00:03:36,800 --> 00:03:38,800 At once, Madame. 44 00:03:38,800 --> 00:03:42,600 Ah, the shoes of Poyon. 45 00:03:42,600 --> 00:03:50,280 These shoes were worn by Poyon, the brigand of Rouen who frequented county fairs. 46 00:03:50,280 --> 00:03:55,520 There he spied out rich men, whaling them and murdering them for their money. 47 00:03:55,520 --> 00:04:02,920 It was this pair of shoes which furnished the essential clue. 48 00:04:02,920 --> 00:04:12,480 Well, finally the bag of tricks was emptied and that day I took no pleasure in the wild 49 00:04:12,480 --> 00:04:16,360 applause of the ignorant and credulous. 50 00:04:16,360 --> 00:04:18,480 When I entered my dressing room. 51 00:04:18,480 --> 00:04:22,080 Ah, maître, this young man has come to pay his compliment. 52 00:04:22,080 --> 00:04:24,480 Ah, and le bac was telling me your motto. 53 00:04:24,480 --> 00:04:28,600 Justitia virtutum regina, justice is the queen of virtue. 54 00:04:28,600 --> 00:04:29,600 My motto? 55 00:04:29,600 --> 00:04:33,440 No, it's le bac who fancies himself a classical scholar. 56 00:04:33,440 --> 00:04:35,480 Oh, I misunderstood. 57 00:04:35,480 --> 00:04:36,480 My name is Williams. 58 00:04:36,480 --> 00:04:39,760 I came back to tell you that you are a very great artist. 59 00:04:39,760 --> 00:04:41,520 Indeed, how would you know? 60 00:04:41,520 --> 00:04:44,720 Well, in a small way, I'm in the same kind of work. 61 00:04:44,720 --> 00:04:46,520 A musical comedian, perhaps? 62 00:04:46,520 --> 00:04:47,720 Oh, no, no, no. 63 00:04:47,720 --> 00:04:49,560 He is from Scotland Yard, Vido. 64 00:04:49,560 --> 00:04:52,040 Oh, in a small way, correct. 65 00:04:52,040 --> 00:04:54,360 Yes, I'm over here on a case. 66 00:04:54,360 --> 00:04:56,440 Do you say that you were formerly with the C.O.P.? 67 00:04:56,440 --> 00:05:00,400 I was formerly commissioner for 18 years, commissioner. 68 00:05:00,400 --> 00:05:03,200 Oh, well, I'm on my way to see your present commissioner. 69 00:05:03,200 --> 00:05:05,000 I believe his name is Dubigny. 70 00:05:05,000 --> 00:05:08,400 A blackhead, a bangling fool, give him my regards. 71 00:05:08,400 --> 00:05:09,560 Yes, I will do that. 72 00:05:09,560 --> 00:05:12,840 And wish him luck in solving these recent robberies. 73 00:05:12,840 --> 00:05:14,400 Oh, you know about them? 74 00:05:14,400 --> 00:05:18,440 No, all France knows about them and is laughing at the police. 75 00:05:18,440 --> 00:05:19,640 One moment. 76 00:05:19,640 --> 00:05:23,520 You are here because of the robberies, monsieur? 77 00:05:23,520 --> 00:05:27,320 Yes, yes, the C.O.P. seems to think an Englishman is involved. 78 00:05:27,320 --> 00:05:28,560 Why, why do you ask? 79 00:05:28,560 --> 00:05:32,560 To give you my sympathies, the case will never be solved. 80 00:05:32,560 --> 00:05:34,080 No? Why? 81 00:05:34,080 --> 00:05:36,840 You see, Dubigny has been fortunate. 82 00:05:36,840 --> 00:05:38,640 Since he became commissioner, 83 00:05:38,640 --> 00:05:41,640 there have been no other crimes of this type. 84 00:05:41,640 --> 00:05:45,080 It involves a master criminal. 85 00:05:45,080 --> 00:05:47,720 It takes a master to catch a master. 86 00:05:47,720 --> 00:05:50,400 You seem so certain, monsieur. 87 00:05:50,400 --> 00:05:53,640 Well, naturally, I am Vidocque. 88 00:05:58,280 --> 00:06:02,440 Later, commissioner, Williams described to me 89 00:06:02,440 --> 00:06:04,360 how he arrived at your office 90 00:06:04,360 --> 00:06:08,880 to be greeted by a scene of noise, confusion and desperation. 91 00:06:08,880 --> 00:06:13,680 Detectives carried back and forth with urgent messages, 92 00:06:13,680 --> 00:06:17,400 while you, commissioner, vented your bad temper 93 00:06:17,400 --> 00:06:19,120 on an unfortunate gendarme. 94 00:06:19,120 --> 00:06:20,480 Fool, fool! 95 00:06:20,480 --> 00:06:23,080 But their uniforms were authentic, commissioner, 96 00:06:23,080 --> 00:06:25,480 and they said they needed the cabinet for evidence. 97 00:06:25,480 --> 00:06:27,880 So you helped carry the cabinet out of the truck. 98 00:06:27,880 --> 00:06:29,880 But it was an official truck. 99 00:06:29,880 --> 00:06:31,600 They had an order signed by you. 100 00:06:31,600 --> 00:06:34,320 Signed by me, signed by me! 101 00:06:34,320 --> 00:06:37,640 Here, you may leave. Get back to the prefecture. 102 00:06:37,640 --> 00:06:39,800 Yes, commissioner. 103 00:06:39,800 --> 00:06:41,240 Well, well, what do you want? 104 00:06:41,240 --> 00:06:43,120 I'm Williams from Scotland Yard. 105 00:06:43,120 --> 00:06:46,360 Oh, oh, yes, yes. Forgive me. 106 00:06:46,360 --> 00:06:48,360 This is a most trying day. 107 00:06:48,360 --> 00:06:50,200 Yes. 108 00:06:50,200 --> 00:06:51,200 Commissioner! 109 00:06:51,200 --> 00:06:53,800 Yes, yes, your honor, Baudenay. 110 00:06:53,800 --> 00:06:56,200 What progress have you made in finding the criminal 111 00:06:56,200 --> 00:06:57,480 who stole my medals? 112 00:06:57,480 --> 00:06:59,160 We must be patient. 113 00:06:59,160 --> 00:07:00,560 Adal my uniform! 114 00:07:00,560 --> 00:07:01,880 General, I beg you. 115 00:07:01,880 --> 00:07:06,000 Unless you find a way of curbing these crimes, 116 00:07:06,000 --> 00:07:08,000 we'll find a new commissioner. 117 00:07:11,120 --> 00:07:13,680 I... I failed to see the humor. 118 00:07:13,680 --> 00:07:16,000 He said it involved a master criminal. 119 00:07:16,000 --> 00:07:17,000 Who said this? 120 00:07:17,000 --> 00:07:18,440 Vidoc. 121 00:07:18,440 --> 00:07:19,440 Vidoc? 122 00:07:19,440 --> 00:07:20,440 Yes, I met him by chance. 123 00:07:20,440 --> 00:07:22,440 He's a fascinating man. He's a real artist. 124 00:07:22,440 --> 00:07:25,000 Greatly overrated, monsieur, I can assure you. 125 00:07:25,000 --> 00:07:26,480 He once held this office. 126 00:07:26,480 --> 00:07:28,480 His methods were most irregular. 127 00:07:28,480 --> 00:07:30,480 Still, in the case of these robberies, 128 00:07:30,480 --> 00:07:31,480 he might be able to find... 129 00:07:31,480 --> 00:07:33,480 Never! Never! 130 00:07:33,480 --> 00:07:36,760 For years, monsieur, his reputation overshadowed 131 00:07:36,760 --> 00:07:38,760 every man who held this office. 132 00:07:38,760 --> 00:07:41,480 Even I had to suffer these humiliating comparisons. 133 00:07:41,480 --> 00:07:42,480 Oh, how is that? 134 00:07:42,480 --> 00:07:44,480 Vidoc would have done it so. 135 00:07:44,480 --> 00:07:46,480 Vidoc would have caught them sooner. 136 00:07:46,480 --> 00:07:48,480 Vidoc would have known immediately. 137 00:07:48,480 --> 00:07:50,480 Yes, that must have been very irritating. 138 00:07:50,480 --> 00:07:52,480 I forgot his name to be mentioned. 139 00:07:52,480 --> 00:07:54,480 I took certain steps, which made it impossible 140 00:07:54,480 --> 00:07:56,480 for him to remain in Paris. 141 00:07:56,480 --> 00:08:00,480 I managed judicially to keep his name out of the papers. 142 00:08:00,480 --> 00:08:02,480 Now, finally, he is forgotten. 143 00:08:02,480 --> 00:08:04,480 Still, in the case of these robberies, 144 00:08:04,480 --> 00:08:06,480 he might be able to find... 145 00:08:06,480 --> 00:08:08,480 Never! 146 00:08:12,480 --> 00:08:14,480 Of course, I have no way of knowing 147 00:08:14,480 --> 00:08:16,480 what kind of turnings in your brain, 148 00:08:16,480 --> 00:08:19,480 before you made the inevitable decision. 149 00:08:19,480 --> 00:08:21,480 I can only say that your messenger 150 00:08:21,480 --> 00:08:24,480 did not take me wholly by surprise. 151 00:08:24,480 --> 00:08:26,480 Naturally, as my duty to France, 152 00:08:26,480 --> 00:08:29,480 I instantly obeyed your summons. 153 00:08:29,480 --> 00:08:31,480 Come in! Come in, Vidoc! 154 00:08:31,480 --> 00:08:33,480 How are you, mon ami? 155 00:08:33,480 --> 00:08:35,480 Excellent commu... 156 00:08:35,480 --> 00:08:38,480 Well... Bonjour, Inspector Williams. 157 00:08:38,480 --> 00:08:40,480 Allo, Vidoc. 158 00:08:40,480 --> 00:08:43,480 I want to discuss these recent robberies with you, Vidoc. 159 00:08:43,480 --> 00:08:45,480 Huh? 160 00:08:45,480 --> 00:08:47,480 Inspector Williams and I have been discussing them. 161 00:08:47,480 --> 00:08:49,480 Shall I summarize? 162 00:08:49,480 --> 00:08:51,480 Please do. 163 00:08:51,480 --> 00:08:53,480 We are satisfied that they've all been carried out 164 00:08:53,480 --> 00:08:55,480 by the same gang. 165 00:08:55,480 --> 00:08:57,480 The crimes are all of a similar nature. 166 00:08:57,480 --> 00:08:59,480 Yes, the robbery of the National Museum, 167 00:08:59,480 --> 00:09:01,480 of the Petit Palais Royal, 168 00:09:01,480 --> 00:09:03,480 of the home of General Bourdonnet. 169 00:09:03,480 --> 00:09:06,480 Yes, the criminals have consistent taste. 170 00:09:06,480 --> 00:09:08,480 We've watched all the fences closely. 171 00:09:08,480 --> 00:09:10,480 Nothing has turned up. 172 00:09:10,480 --> 00:09:12,480 Not a vase, not a brooch. 173 00:09:12,480 --> 00:09:14,480 They may have been smuggled out of France. 174 00:09:14,480 --> 00:09:18,480 No. All the stolen goods are still here. 175 00:09:18,480 --> 00:09:20,480 The thieves are waiting. 176 00:09:20,480 --> 00:09:22,480 They have time. 177 00:09:22,480 --> 00:09:24,480 Then all we can do is wait? 178 00:09:24,480 --> 00:09:27,480 You asked the help of Vidoc. 179 00:09:27,480 --> 00:09:29,480 I never wait. 180 00:09:29,480 --> 00:09:31,480 Well, well, what will you do? 181 00:09:31,480 --> 00:09:33,480 Gentlemen thieves, 182 00:09:33,480 --> 00:09:37,480 well, they are a very special lot, 183 00:09:37,480 --> 00:09:40,480 a tightly-knit, highly professional group, 184 00:09:40,480 --> 00:09:43,480 where each man knows everything about the others. 185 00:09:43,480 --> 00:09:45,480 Yet sometimes one may be found 186 00:09:45,480 --> 00:09:47,480 who is jealous of another. 187 00:09:47,480 --> 00:09:49,480 And can be induced to talk? 188 00:09:49,480 --> 00:09:51,480 But the commissioners had every known dual thief in Paris 189 00:09:51,480 --> 00:09:53,480 picked up and questioned. 190 00:09:53,480 --> 00:09:55,480 No thief will talk to a gendarme. 191 00:09:55,480 --> 00:09:57,480 It's a simple fact. 192 00:09:57,480 --> 00:09:59,480 Dubigny never comprehended. 193 00:09:59,480 --> 00:10:00,480 Then to whom? 194 00:10:00,480 --> 00:10:02,480 To another thief. 195 00:10:02,480 --> 00:10:05,480 I once knew a gentleman thief, 196 00:10:05,480 --> 00:10:08,480 who I doubt if he is involved in these robberies, 197 00:10:08,480 --> 00:10:11,480 but he is likely to know the ones who are. 198 00:10:11,480 --> 00:10:13,480 The Marquis de Villiers. 199 00:10:13,480 --> 00:10:15,480 A Marquis? 200 00:10:15,480 --> 00:10:18,480 He assumed the name for professional reasons. 201 00:10:18,480 --> 00:10:22,480 He gained entree into the greatest houses 202 00:10:22,480 --> 00:10:28,480 with such ease that he was also called Monsieur Latschke. 203 00:10:28,480 --> 00:10:30,480 Oh, it sounds charming. 204 00:10:30,480 --> 00:10:32,480 And you believe this Marquis would know? 205 00:10:32,480 --> 00:10:34,480 If I can find him. 206 00:10:34,480 --> 00:10:36,480 He isn't in Paris. 207 00:10:36,480 --> 00:10:40,480 The hiding has been for years. 208 00:10:40,480 --> 00:10:43,480 I'll get in touch with some of my old friends. 209 00:10:43,480 --> 00:10:45,480 You'll need some officers. 210 00:10:45,480 --> 00:10:46,480 Ah, what a bangler. 211 00:10:46,480 --> 00:10:48,480 No, no, no. None of you are police. 212 00:10:48,480 --> 00:10:49,480 I'll go alone. 213 00:10:49,480 --> 00:10:54,480 Unless Inspector Williams would enjoy meeting the Marquis. 214 00:10:58,480 --> 00:11:02,480 Inspector Williams and I met that night 215 00:11:02,480 --> 00:11:05,480 in the Luxembourg Gardens. 216 00:11:05,480 --> 00:11:07,480 It was a striking 10, 217 00:11:07,480 --> 00:11:10,480 and news vendors were crying their headlines, 218 00:11:10,480 --> 00:11:12,480 exhorting the public to patience, 219 00:11:12,480 --> 00:11:17,480 telling them that their infallible police were at work. 220 00:11:17,480 --> 00:11:20,480 Both Williams and I were dressed as sailors. 221 00:11:20,480 --> 00:11:23,480 We crossed the gardens and began our search, 222 00:11:23,480 --> 00:11:27,480 first calling on a certain woman of the Fauxbourg Saint-Germain. 223 00:11:31,480 --> 00:11:33,480 Yes? What do you want? 224 00:11:33,480 --> 00:11:35,480 Adèle. 225 00:11:35,480 --> 00:11:36,480 You! 226 00:11:36,480 --> 00:11:38,480 Yes. I am looking for the Marquis. 227 00:11:38,480 --> 00:11:40,480 The Marquis? 228 00:11:40,480 --> 00:11:42,480 Oh, chérie, I am sorry. 229 00:11:42,480 --> 00:11:44,480 I have not seen him for weeks. 230 00:11:47,480 --> 00:11:51,480 Then to a certain Maître D, in a fashionable restaurant, 231 00:11:51,480 --> 00:11:55,480 and to a young dancer at the stage door of a well-known theater, 232 00:11:55,480 --> 00:11:57,480 without success. 233 00:11:57,480 --> 00:11:59,480 Finally we stopped on the boulevard 234 00:11:59,480 --> 00:12:02,480 to buy white violets from an old beggar. 235 00:12:02,480 --> 00:12:04,480 The Marquis, monsieur? What do you mean? 236 00:12:04,480 --> 00:12:06,480 Café de la Tour. 237 00:12:06,480 --> 00:12:08,480 Café de la Tour. 238 00:12:08,480 --> 00:12:10,480 Merci, old man. 239 00:12:14,480 --> 00:12:18,480 Ah, Café de la Tour. Here we are. 240 00:12:18,480 --> 00:12:20,480 Down these steps. 241 00:12:25,480 --> 00:12:27,480 What do you want? 242 00:12:27,480 --> 00:12:30,480 Madame, are you expecting the Marquis? 243 00:12:30,480 --> 00:12:31,480 Who are you? 244 00:12:31,480 --> 00:12:35,480 Two lonely sailors who have business with the Marquis, 245 00:12:35,480 --> 00:12:39,480 and white violets for Madame. 246 00:12:39,480 --> 00:12:43,480 Oh, welcome in. He is not here yet. 247 00:12:45,480 --> 00:12:50,480 Here. We'll take this corner where we can see him. 248 00:12:50,480 --> 00:12:52,480 What a place. 249 00:12:52,480 --> 00:12:54,480 Something to drink, monsieur? 250 00:12:54,480 --> 00:12:56,480 Two calvados, Madame. 251 00:12:56,480 --> 00:12:57,480 Oui, oui, monsieur. 252 00:12:57,480 --> 00:13:04,480 Yes, cafes like these are the unwashed linen Paris hides from her guests. 253 00:13:04,480 --> 00:13:08,480 But I feel most at home with the criminals who frequent these places. 254 00:13:08,480 --> 00:13:10,480 Because you worked among them? 255 00:13:10,480 --> 00:13:15,480 No, because I was one of them. 256 00:13:15,480 --> 00:13:18,480 Look, here, on my chest. 257 00:13:18,480 --> 00:13:20,480 G-A-L? 258 00:13:20,480 --> 00:13:24,480 Burn into my flesh, the mark of the chain gang. 259 00:13:24,480 --> 00:13:25,480 You? 260 00:13:25,480 --> 00:13:27,480 I spent eight years on the chain gang. 261 00:13:27,480 --> 00:13:28,480 But how, then? 262 00:13:28,480 --> 00:13:33,480 It was supposed to be fifteen, but I escaped. 263 00:13:33,480 --> 00:13:35,480 In the habit of a nun. 264 00:13:35,480 --> 00:13:39,480 Oh, but did they know when you worked in the Syrreté? 265 00:13:39,480 --> 00:13:43,480 Well, of course. That's why I worked there. 266 00:13:43,480 --> 00:13:45,480 You know what it is to be a fugitive? 267 00:13:45,480 --> 00:13:50,480 To live expecting a return to that hell where I couldn't stand it. 268 00:13:50,480 --> 00:13:53,480 So I made a supreme gamble. 269 00:13:53,480 --> 00:13:55,480 And you went to the Syrreté? 270 00:13:55,480 --> 00:13:57,480 Ah, non, mon ami. 271 00:13:57,480 --> 00:13:59,480 What was more logical? 272 00:13:59,480 --> 00:14:02,480 I knew everything about crime, every trick of the trade. 273 00:14:02,480 --> 00:14:04,480 And then? 274 00:14:04,480 --> 00:14:08,480 Well, then, monsieur, inevitably, I became commissioner. 275 00:14:08,480 --> 00:14:10,480 Here he is. 276 00:14:10,480 --> 00:14:11,480 The marquis. 277 00:14:11,480 --> 00:14:13,480 Madame, have you a corn on table? 278 00:14:13,480 --> 00:14:16,480 Oh, certainly. And I have cooled some of your wine. 279 00:14:16,480 --> 00:14:18,480 I will bring it immediately. 280 00:14:18,480 --> 00:14:19,480 Are you going to speak to him? 281 00:14:19,480 --> 00:14:21,480 No, no, no. We'll wait. 282 00:14:21,480 --> 00:14:23,480 Be ready to leave. 283 00:14:23,480 --> 00:14:24,480 Leave? Just when he's around? 284 00:14:24,480 --> 00:14:26,480 No, no. Do as I say. 285 00:14:26,480 --> 00:14:29,480 When you see the old woman coming back. 286 00:14:29,480 --> 00:14:31,480 Now. 287 00:14:31,480 --> 00:14:35,480 Pardon, pardon, monsieur. May I pass? 288 00:14:35,480 --> 00:14:38,480 Just a moment. What is this wine you have? 289 00:14:38,480 --> 00:14:40,480 Oh, please. It has been ordered specially. 290 00:14:40,480 --> 00:14:42,480 I'd like to sample it. 291 00:14:42,480 --> 00:14:47,480 Oh, please. No, no. No, no, no. It is for the marquis. 292 00:14:47,480 --> 00:14:49,480 Monsieur, the marquis. Your butter. 293 00:14:49,480 --> 00:14:51,480 Eh? What? What? 294 00:14:51,480 --> 00:14:54,480 Pique! You take my wine? I think not. 295 00:14:54,480 --> 00:14:56,480 He's got a knife. Vidoc. 296 00:14:56,480 --> 00:14:59,480 I've handled two fellows with knives. 297 00:14:59,480 --> 00:15:04,480 Pique! When you steal wine, monsieur, memento mori! 298 00:15:04,480 --> 00:15:05,480 Remember, you must die. 299 00:15:05,480 --> 00:15:08,480 We all must die. 300 00:15:08,480 --> 00:15:10,480 Stand back. Against the wall. 301 00:15:10,480 --> 00:15:13,480 Attention, all. Be quick. 302 00:15:13,480 --> 00:15:15,480 Now, who was responsible for this fight? 303 00:15:15,480 --> 00:15:17,480 It was the sailor. He took the wine. 304 00:15:17,480 --> 00:15:21,480 Nana, why blame me? I was insulted by the marquis. 305 00:15:21,480 --> 00:15:23,480 I insulted you? 306 00:15:23,480 --> 00:15:24,480 Liar! 307 00:15:24,480 --> 00:15:27,480 Enough! You are both under arrest. 308 00:15:27,480 --> 00:15:31,480 Here, put out your hands. 309 00:15:31,480 --> 00:15:48,480 There. Locked together. A cozy, loving pair. 310 00:15:48,480 --> 00:15:54,480 Auto Light is bringing you Mr. Charles Boyer in Vidoc's final case. 311 00:15:54,480 --> 00:16:09,480 Tonight's presentation in radio's outstanding theater of thrills, Suspense. 312 00:16:09,480 --> 00:16:13,480 Hey, Harlow, how would you describe an auto light stay full battery? 313 00:16:13,480 --> 00:16:18,480 Why, that's easy, Hap. It's the world famous battery that needs water only three times a year in normal car use. 314 00:16:18,480 --> 00:16:23,480 And gives longer life, as proved by tests conducted according to accepted life cycle standards. 315 00:16:23,480 --> 00:16:27,480 Why, you just can't buy a better battery than an auto light stay full. 316 00:16:27,480 --> 00:16:30,480 Top's in quality and performance, eh, Harlow? 317 00:16:30,480 --> 00:16:38,480 You bet, Hap, and it's because of advanced engineering design and the fiberglass retaining mats around every positive plate that reduce shedding and flaking. 318 00:16:38,480 --> 00:16:40,480 That's the battery of a lifetime. 319 00:16:40,480 --> 00:16:44,480 You bet it is, Hap. 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I had boasted to Inspector Williams and I believed to you that the marquee would talk within 24 hours. 332 00:18:14,480 --> 00:18:20,480 But the hours dragged on and he sulked in his corner and I in mine. 333 00:18:20,480 --> 00:18:26,480 Finally, I gave a prearranged signal to a passing guard. 334 00:18:30,480 --> 00:18:33,480 You, on your feet. 335 00:18:33,480 --> 00:18:36,480 I only stand in the presence of gentlemen. 336 00:18:36,480 --> 00:18:39,480 Stand up. 337 00:18:39,480 --> 00:18:43,480 You are to come with me. 338 00:18:43,480 --> 00:18:47,480 Don't tell me this lying pig is being released while I... 339 00:18:47,480 --> 00:18:51,480 Released. He's being taken upstairs for questioning. 340 00:18:51,480 --> 00:18:53,480 We have a tip on this fine bird. 341 00:18:53,480 --> 00:18:54,480 A tip? 342 00:18:54,480 --> 00:18:58,480 That you know quite a lot, Monsieur, about these robberies. Now, march. 343 00:19:04,480 --> 00:19:08,480 Say, how did he look when you said you had a tip about me? 344 00:19:08,480 --> 00:19:12,480 He interested, Monsieur Villocque, and I think there was sympathy. 345 00:19:12,480 --> 00:19:13,480 No. 346 00:19:17,480 --> 00:19:26,480 When I reached your office, de Minis, you were eating your dinner. Yes, Chateau Briand with sauce Henri IV. 347 00:19:26,480 --> 00:19:33,480 And I thought, Commissioner, how you had never lived as I had so often on nothing but bread and water. 348 00:19:33,480 --> 00:19:38,480 But I was in your office because of duty, so I wasted no time. 349 00:19:39,480 --> 00:19:41,480 Well, the marquis will not talk. 350 00:19:41,480 --> 00:19:47,480 Ah, well, I am afraid this case is too much for you, Villocque. 351 00:19:47,480 --> 00:19:53,480 Your trap is sprung, the bird is caught, but he will not sing. 352 00:19:53,480 --> 00:19:56,480 Because you have a stool pigeon in the next cell. 353 00:19:56,480 --> 00:19:58,480 How did you know? 354 00:19:58,480 --> 00:20:03,480 What do you take me for? His ears wave through the bars. Remove him. 355 00:20:03,480 --> 00:20:04,480 Any more advice? 356 00:20:04,480 --> 00:20:09,480 Yes. Have your gendarmes give me a sound beating before they throw me back into the cell. 357 00:20:09,480 --> 00:20:10,480 My pleasure. 358 00:20:10,480 --> 00:20:12,480 After I have eaten. 359 00:20:12,480 --> 00:20:13,480 Oh. 360 00:20:13,480 --> 00:20:18,480 A Chateau Briand also, and pommes soufflées, and then a sweet. 361 00:20:18,480 --> 00:20:23,480 The beating was genuine. I insisted on that. 362 00:20:23,480 --> 00:20:31,480 An artist must make sacrifices to be near, must be willing to risk his flesh, his very life on every turn of the wheel. 363 00:20:31,480 --> 00:20:35,480 Which is why you will never be a Vidocque. 364 00:20:35,480 --> 00:20:40,480 It was two hours later when they threw me back into the cell. 365 00:20:40,480 --> 00:20:44,480 You will talk. You will talk. 366 00:20:44,480 --> 00:20:48,480 You will talk. You will talk yet. 367 00:20:52,480 --> 00:20:54,480 But I know nothing. 368 00:20:54,480 --> 00:20:57,480 Here. Let me see that coat. 369 00:20:58,480 --> 00:21:08,480 I told them I knew nothing. Whoever committed those robberies would not let himself fall into the hands of the police. 370 00:21:08,480 --> 00:21:10,480 That is right, my friend. 371 00:21:10,480 --> 00:21:15,480 But I must say I was flattered to think they believed that... 372 00:21:15,480 --> 00:21:17,480 You are right to be flattered. 373 00:21:17,480 --> 00:21:19,480 What? You mean you? 374 00:21:19,480 --> 00:21:20,480 You know them? 375 00:21:20,480 --> 00:21:24,480 The men who robbed the Petit Palais? The men who planned it? 376 00:21:24,480 --> 00:21:27,480 Ah, brilliant. Incomparable. 377 00:21:27,480 --> 00:21:31,480 Yes. I know them well. 378 00:21:31,480 --> 00:21:36,480 And so the birds sang. 379 00:21:36,480 --> 00:21:40,480 And I was ushered back to your office just before midnight. 380 00:21:40,480 --> 00:21:48,480 But it was fortunate you were alone, Dubigny, for much of what I had to say was only for your ears. 381 00:21:48,480 --> 00:21:50,480 Well? Well, Vidocque? 382 00:21:50,480 --> 00:21:55,480 Well, the case is solved. Let me sit down, please. 383 00:21:55,480 --> 00:21:57,480 Well, well? Did the marquis confess? 384 00:21:57,480 --> 00:22:02,480 No, no. Not so fast, mon ami. I know the names of everyone involved. 385 00:22:02,480 --> 00:22:05,480 I know where the stolen goods are stored. 386 00:22:05,480 --> 00:22:07,480 Excellent, excellent. Well? 387 00:22:07,480 --> 00:22:14,480 And I know I'm very weary of crime, commissioner. Of greed and envy and fear. 388 00:22:14,480 --> 00:22:19,480 Of men who seek success through fraud because they have no talent. 389 00:22:19,480 --> 00:22:21,480 All of us have whole crimes. 390 00:22:21,480 --> 00:22:27,480 And I am weary of you, Dubigny, who stole to achieve your success. 391 00:22:27,480 --> 00:22:28,480 I stole? 392 00:22:28,480 --> 00:22:32,480 My name. The only thing of value I owned. 393 00:22:32,480 --> 00:22:38,480 When I left the surety, I left a monument that towered in the minds of my countrymen. 394 00:22:38,480 --> 00:22:42,480 You stole it. You tore it down stone by stone. 395 00:22:42,480 --> 00:22:46,480 Why, I... How could I? You have delusion. 396 00:22:46,480 --> 00:22:51,480 You whispered in one ear and then another. 397 00:22:51,480 --> 00:22:58,480 You drove me out of Paris hoping that I would be utterly forgotten. Am I right? 398 00:22:58,480 --> 00:23:02,480 Vidocque, I beg you. You know the names. 399 00:23:02,480 --> 00:23:05,480 Yes. But there is a price. 400 00:23:05,480 --> 00:23:06,480 How much? 401 00:23:06,480 --> 00:23:09,480 I have composed a statement for you to sign. 402 00:23:09,480 --> 00:23:16,480 I, Emile Dubigny, declare that whatever poor talents I possess, 403 00:23:16,480 --> 00:23:21,480 I owe entirely to the master of all detectives, Vidocque. 404 00:23:21,480 --> 00:23:23,480 But what will you do with it? 405 00:23:23,480 --> 00:23:27,480 I will use it as I see fit. When I see fit. 406 00:23:27,480 --> 00:23:32,480 Very well. There. Now, the name. 407 00:23:32,480 --> 00:23:35,480 Here is the address where the stolen goods are stored. 408 00:23:35,480 --> 00:23:36,480 But who? 409 00:23:36,480 --> 00:23:41,480 If you make a raid now, I said immediately, you may find the whole gang there. 410 00:23:41,480 --> 00:23:42,480 But their names... 411 00:23:42,480 --> 00:23:47,480 Hurry, Commissioner. Do you need the names if you can't catch them with the goods? 412 00:23:52,480 --> 00:23:57,480 I let you lead the raid in person, knowing that newspapers would send reporters there. 413 00:23:57,480 --> 00:24:00,480 I was willing to let you have the glory for once. 414 00:24:00,480 --> 00:24:04,480 I remained in your office, drinking your excellent cognac, 415 00:24:04,480 --> 00:24:08,480 when young Inspector Williams joined me. 416 00:24:08,480 --> 00:24:11,480 He had been informed that the case was solved. 417 00:24:11,480 --> 00:24:15,480 Ah, a most charming cognac. 418 00:24:15,480 --> 00:24:19,480 Yes. And now tell me, the marquis was not involved? 419 00:24:19,480 --> 00:24:23,480 No, no, no, no. He merely disclosed the names. 420 00:24:23,480 --> 00:24:25,480 How many were in the gang? 421 00:24:25,480 --> 00:24:30,480 Seven. Yes, seven. All experienced thieves. 422 00:24:30,480 --> 00:24:32,480 Oh, was there an Englishman? 423 00:24:32,480 --> 00:24:36,480 Why, yes. I believe he said there was one who had escaped from Dartmoor. 424 00:24:36,480 --> 00:24:39,480 The Commissioner's reasoning was correct on that. 425 00:24:39,480 --> 00:24:42,480 And the mastermind? 426 00:24:42,480 --> 00:24:45,480 The marquis did not say. 427 00:24:45,480 --> 00:24:47,480 But surely Vidocque, you know? 428 00:24:47,480 --> 00:24:49,480 Not of his certainty. 429 00:24:49,480 --> 00:24:53,480 Then I have surpassed my teacher because I know. 430 00:24:53,480 --> 00:24:56,480 Oh? And who is he? 431 00:24:56,480 --> 00:24:57,480 You. 432 00:24:57,480 --> 00:25:02,480 Oh, Mr. Williams, what possible proof. 433 00:25:02,480 --> 00:25:03,480 Proof? 434 00:25:03,480 --> 00:25:05,480 My proof is the marquis. 435 00:25:05,480 --> 00:25:09,480 In the Cavit Latour, when you and he staged that very convincing fight. 436 00:25:09,480 --> 00:25:11,480 What? Staged, Mr. Williams? 437 00:25:11,480 --> 00:25:14,480 The marquis shouted, memento mori. 438 00:25:14,480 --> 00:25:15,480 What of that? 439 00:25:15,480 --> 00:25:17,480 The Latin motto. 440 00:25:17,480 --> 00:25:20,480 The marquis is le bac, your assistant in the variety show, 441 00:25:20,480 --> 00:25:23,480 the man who fancies himself to be a classical scholar. 442 00:25:23,480 --> 00:25:25,480 Justitia virtutum regina. 443 00:25:25,480 --> 00:25:28,480 Justice is the queen of virtues. 444 00:25:28,480 --> 00:25:30,480 What could be my motive? 445 00:25:30,480 --> 00:25:33,480 I mean, to rob and gain nothing for myself? 446 00:25:33,480 --> 00:25:38,480 Didn't you gain great satisfaction when all of France laughed at Daubegne? 447 00:25:38,480 --> 00:25:41,480 Bravo! You are worthy of your teacher. 448 00:25:41,480 --> 00:25:46,480 Before I go, what will Daubegne discover in this raid? 449 00:25:46,480 --> 00:25:50,480 The stolen goods, the jewels, the generous medals, 450 00:25:50,480 --> 00:25:54,480 the mirrors and paintings from the Petit Palais, everything. 451 00:25:54,480 --> 00:25:55,480 And the gang? 452 00:25:55,480 --> 00:25:59,480 Oh, they have escaped. But they are of no consequence. 453 00:25:59,480 --> 00:26:01,480 There were only two men. 454 00:26:01,480 --> 00:26:08,480 And now, one is a chabé marquis, and the other, well, 455 00:26:08,480 --> 00:26:12,480 a man who is rather pleased with himself. 456 00:26:17,480 --> 00:26:21,480 And so, I, Vidoc, beg your indulgence, 457 00:26:21,480 --> 00:26:24,480 Commissioner Daubegne, for the nature of this report. 458 00:26:24,480 --> 00:26:29,480 As I said, it is my final case, and perhaps not my best. 459 00:26:29,480 --> 00:26:33,480 If you wish, consign these pages to the fire. 460 00:26:33,480 --> 00:26:37,480 There are witnesses revealed here, both yours and mine, 461 00:26:37,480 --> 00:26:52,480 which I fancy both of us are willing to forget. 462 00:26:58,480 --> 00:27:00,480 Suspense! 463 00:27:00,480 --> 00:27:03,480 A true story presented by Auto Light. 464 00:27:03,480 --> 00:27:07,480 Tonight's star, Mr. Charles Boyer, will return in just a moment. 465 00:27:07,480 --> 00:27:10,480 This is Harlow Wilcock, speaking for Auto Light, 466 00:27:10,480 --> 00:27:14,480 world's largest independent manufacturer of automotive electrical equipment. 467 00:27:14,480 --> 00:27:18,480 Auto Light is proud to serve the greatest names in the industry. 468 00:27:18,480 --> 00:27:20,480 They are members of the Auto Light family, 469 00:27:20,480 --> 00:27:25,480 as well as are the 98,000 Auto Light distributors and dealers in the United States, 470 00:27:25,480 --> 00:27:28,480 and thousands more in Canada and throughout the world. 471 00:27:28,480 --> 00:27:34,480 Our family also includes the nearly 30,000 men and women in 28 great Auto Light plants from coast to coast, 472 00:27:34,480 --> 00:27:37,480 and Auto Light plants in many foreign countries, 473 00:27:37,480 --> 00:27:43,480 as well as the 18,000 people who have invested a portion of their savings in Auto Light. 474 00:27:43,480 --> 00:27:46,480 Every Auto Light product is backed by constant research 475 00:27:46,480 --> 00:27:51,480 and precision built to the highest standards of quality and performance. 476 00:27:51,480 --> 00:28:03,480 So remember, from bumper to taillight, you're always right with Auto Light. 477 00:28:03,480 --> 00:28:07,480 And now, once again, Mr. Charles Boyer. 478 00:28:07,480 --> 00:28:14,480 Next week, the fourth member of our first Drama Quartet will appear on Suspense. 479 00:28:14,480 --> 00:28:24,480 Sir Cedric Hardwick will star as the most infamous poisoner who ever lived, Dr. Edward William Pritchard. 480 00:28:24,480 --> 00:28:31,480 The program will be heard on Suspense. 481 00:28:31,480 --> 00:28:34,480 Suspense was transcribed and directed by Elliot Lewis. 482 00:28:34,480 --> 00:28:38,480 Music was written by Lucian Morawick and conducted by Lud Gluskin. 483 00:28:38,480 --> 00:28:42,480 The Doc's final case was written for Suspense by Sylvia Richards. 484 00:28:42,480 --> 00:28:45,480 Featured in tonight's story were Ben Wright, William Johnstone, 485 00:28:45,480 --> 00:28:50,480 Paula Winslow, Harley Bear, Victor Rodman, and Joseph Kern. 486 00:28:50,480 --> 00:28:58,480 Charles Boyer may be seen in the fall tour of the first Drama Quartet's presentation of Don Juan in Hell by George Bernard Shaw. 487 00:28:58,480 --> 00:29:11,480 Remember next week, Sir Cedric Hardwick, in another true story, which we call The Diary of Dr. Pritchard. 488 00:29:11,480 --> 00:29:19,480 You can buy auto light staple batteries, auto light electrical parts, auto light resistor type, or standard type spark plugs at your neighborhood auto light dealers. 489 00:29:19,480 --> 00:29:22,480 Switch to auto light. 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