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Auto Light and its 98,000 dealers bring you Mr. Robert Cummings in tonight's presentation

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of Suspense.

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Tonight Auto Light presents a story based on fact, the dramatization of one man's deadly

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way of earning his living.

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All he needed was the morning newspaper, a telephone, and a gun.

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It's called WANT-AD, our star Mr. Robert Cummings.

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Good evening, this is Harlow Wilcox.

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You and I mean every one of you have the opportunity of a lifetime.

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The Auto Light family offers $100,000 to be distributed by you to your church, hospital,

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favorite, local or national charity, heart or cancer fund, March of Dimes, any recognized

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charity.

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It's so easy to participate.

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Just visit the showroom of any DeSoto, Hudson, Plymouth, Studebaker, Dodge, Willis, Nash,

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Packard, Kaiser or Chrysler dealer.

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Ask him for a registration form, print your name and address and have him sign it.

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Now here is Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney who is famous for her work with charities.

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She like thousands of others wants to know more about the amazing Auto Light family charity

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fund.

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Thank you.

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The $100,000 Auto Light family offer for charity sounds like a most extraordinary opportunity

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for all Americans to help their favorite charities.

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Can anyone register?

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Anyone in America, Mrs. Whitney.

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Mrs. Whitney will be back later to hear more about this great drawing.

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Remember visit your Auto Light family car dealer and sign up tomorrow.

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And now Auto Light presents Transcribed WANT-AD starring Mr. Robert Cummings, hoping once

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again to keep you in suspense.

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See a guy in my line works alone more or less.

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At least he should.

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But when I first got into town I met a little lady and after we'd known each other a couple

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of months we got married.

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As a matter of fact it worked out pretty well.

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Every morning she gets up ahead of me, picks us some eggs and coffee.

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Pretty nice huh?

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The little lady's name is Wilma.

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Baby.

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Oh baby.

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You're with the funnies?

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Do you have to work today?

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I'm afraid so.

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Oh I was hoping we could spend a quiet day together here.

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You know sort of lie around and look at the paper and everything.

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Maybe you know I'd like that.

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But I have to do other things.

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Leave me all alone to spend the day by myself.

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I've got a new dress.

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I could wear it.

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Fine.

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Now I better get busy.

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Oh you're just never paying attention.

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Well alright.

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Baby.

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I think I'll go window shopping.

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I'll see you later.

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Yeah.

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Bye.

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Bye bye.

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Section three.

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Pages ten to seventeen.

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Now then.

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Eight.

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Hello.

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I'm uh calling about an advertisement in this morning's paper.

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Do I have the right number?

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Yes.

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Yes I am.

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What kind of code is it?

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Ah well that sounds like something I might be interested in seeing.

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Let me get that down.

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All right.

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1425 what?

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Yondota. How do you spell that?

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Yondota, yeah.

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In about an hour.

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Thank you.

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One for the money.

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Two for the show.

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Three to make ready.

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Four to go.

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And five to make sure.

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And six to blow.

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If I have to.

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How many women can go out and pluck down the kind of money it takes to walk out of a store with a mink coat?

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Huh? Not many.

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From my dough, not any. That means where there's a mink, you can bet there's a boyfriend or a husband around to pay for it.

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Yeah.

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And you can bet when the coat's got to go, that he's already gone.

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The lady's got to eat. Get it?

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She's all alone and she wants to sell her coat.

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Oh, how do you do?

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Yes?

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I'm Mr. Vernon. I called about your advertisement in the paper this morning.

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Oh, yes, Mr. Vernon.

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You haven't sold it yet?

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Well, no, I haven't.

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Oh, that's good.

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Now, I don't want to do business with any dealer. I just don't want to be bothered with any dealers.

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Half a dozen have called me already.

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I hope you're not a dealer, Mr. Vernon.

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Do I look like a dealer?

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Well, I can't tell anymore. They're very clever people.

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I just want to sell the coat outright to somebody.

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Not on any contingency basis or anything like that. Just sell it outright. You know what I mean?

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Yes, I know what you mean. But I'll have to see it before I can make an offer.

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Well, all right. Come in.

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Well, I'm Mrs. Phelps.

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Oh, how do you do? You have a very, very nice home here, Mrs. Phelps.

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Thank you.

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Have you lived here long?

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Two years. Would you like to step in here, please?

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Oh, yes, sure.

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Oh, dear, I've been plagued to death with all kinds of dealers. I don't know how, but some of them found my address without even calling the number I put in the paper.

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Do they do things like that?

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Oh, they sure do. Let me tell you, they certainly do.

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Well, there it is.

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Yes. That's very, very nice. Very, very nice. It's silver mink.

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Yes.

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Oh, say, could I ask you to put it on for me, Mrs. Phelps, and help me? You see, you're about my wife's size.

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Oh, sure. Well, you can see it's cut very full.

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Sleeves are very full, too. See? See, batwing sleeves and cups, too. Makes the coat very luxurious.

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Yes, a lot of coat there. Just a lot of coat, Mrs. Phelps.

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Well, I love it. I just love it. My husband bought it for me a year ago, and I hate to have to sell it, but, well, I need the money.

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You can see that it's hardly worn at all.

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Uh-huh.

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See? Here, look at the lining. It's all intact. I don't think I wore this coat more than a dozen times.

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How much did it cost you to retail, Mrs. Phelps?

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Well, Mr. Phelps paid $4,500 for it. These are the insurance papers. Now, you can see what they insured it for.

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Uh-huh.

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Now, I'll tell you right now, a friend has already offered me $2,800 for it. I wouldn't think of selling it for any way near that. I'd rather keep it.

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Um, would you think of selling it for $34,000?

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$34,000?

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Yeah.

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Well, that's still pretty cheap.

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I don't have to tell you that a coat's a year old, $600 depreciation, that's not bad. I could possibly get the same coat for $38,000.

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I doubt if you'll get a better offer than $34,000, Mrs. Phelps. I'm willing to pay for it right now.

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Well, I'll have to talk to my husband first.

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Is he here now?

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Well, he's not home right now, but he'll be here any minute. Could you come back this afternoon, or maybe you could just...

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I came to buy the coat now. I'm leaving town this afternoon. I thought you were ready to sell.

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Well, I...

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All right, Mr. Vernon, I'll take your offer.

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Good.

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But I don't know you at all. You understand you'd have to give me a certified check, or I'd have to keep the coat until your check cleared the bank.

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Well, I'll pay cash. I brought the cash with me.

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Oh.

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Anything wrong with that?

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Oh, no, no, Mr. Vernon. I just didn't expect to sell it so quickly.

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I still have the box that came in. It's a perfectly lovely box. I'll give you that for nothing.

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Yes, I would like the box.

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You know, Mr. Vernon, you are getting a bargain, a real bargain, in this coat.

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I tell you, my husband and I looked almost two years before we found a mink that, well, just suited. You know what I mean?

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Now, you can buy any fur coat, a mink or a sable. I don't care what it is. Thirty days later, you hate the sight of it.

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But this one, your wife will never get tired of.

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Look, isn't this a pretty box?

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Yes. Yes, this.

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Now, you tell your wife to be sure and keep it in a fur storage vault during the warm months. You have to take care of mink. Now, that's all there is to it.

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Yes, I know. There's something like this you really got to take care of.

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Oh, my, I'm glad you came in the morning. I want to take the money to the bank right away. I'd hate to have to keep that much money around the house.

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I figured you would, Mrs. Phelps, so I won't bother giving you the money.

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What?

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Well, then you won't have to make a trip to the bank or worry about the money around the house.

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Oh, you mean you want to give me a personal check?

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I want to give you nothing.

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Well, you did come here to buy this coat. Don't you want it?

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Yeah. I want it, lady.

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Oh, you're a thief.

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I sure am. Now, don't scream. Don't open your mouth.

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Oh, don't hurt me. Please don't hurt me.

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Over there. Go on.

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Oh.

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Worth $4,000. One year old. Real good-bye.

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You should have seen your face when I told you I'd give you $5,400 for it.

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I'm a thief. Anybody could buy that coat brand new for $2,500.

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It'll bring me about a thousand of shapes in right now.

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I'm a thief with a gun in my hand, taking what I want.

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Now, if you figure out what you'd be if you were counting my $3,400.

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Oh, you're quite a cute kidder, Mrs. Phelps.

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But then I'm used to people like you.

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Get in there.

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Oh, don't take my coat, please.

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It's the only thing I have that's worth anything.

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Well, that's how simple it works.

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I've been in the business for a little while now, and I know a few things about it.

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Of course, you've got to watch your step and be ready for anything that happens, like today.

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Uh-oh.

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Liz? Liz, I've been trying...

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Oh. Who are you?

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Oh, hi. Who are you?

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Well, I'm Frank Phelps. Who'd you say you were?

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Oh, I didn't say. Besides, you wouldn't know me anyhow.

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Where's Liz?

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Hey, that's Liz.

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It is.

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That's Liz Coat.

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My gun.

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Why, you...

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Help! Help!

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What have you done to her? What's been going on here?

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Hang on to your hat, brother. You won't get hurt. She's okay.

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No cheap crook's gonna come into my house and pull a stunt like this. I'll show you.

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Get down!

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Down!

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Down!

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Stay down.

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Well, well. You people certainly have something to talk about over dinner tonight, won't you?

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Yeah. Something you can talk about all right.

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Now, when the hard part's done, and it isn't usually as hard as it was today,

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the next part's to get ahold of a fence who can use a mink coat. Pretty easy.

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I use Walter myself.

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He takes the paint out of everything. I don't go to him. Just a little old phone call, and he comes to me.

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Sorry. Huh?

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You blew it this time, boy. I don't want this thing. It's too hot. Keep it.

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What's the matter? You getting touchy?

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I'm not getting anything. I just don't want to do business with you anymore. No, sir.

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Hey, now, now. Wait, wait a minute.

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Get your hands off of me, boy. Get your hands off of me.

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A smash makes you big time, huh? Is that it? A gun whip turns you into Class A stuff?

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Hands off of me, boy. The last time I'll ask.

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That's no sense in us arguing, Walter.

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I'm going to try very hard, but I don't think I'm going to like you anymore. You're a killer now.

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Huh?

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That guy Phelps died this afternoon. It's in all the papers.

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Well, he shouldn't have run at me.

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Is that what you're going to tell the cops when they drag you out of somewhere by the scrub of the neck?

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No cop's going to do that to me.

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They always grind off little punks like you, boy. You kill the guy. You beat him to death.

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You stole his wife's main coat. There isn't any place they won't look for you, boy.

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And they know where to look for your kind. They won't stop till they find you.

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You're gone, boy. Just plain gone. Only you don't know it yet.

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So long.

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Auto Light is bringing you Mr. Robert Cummings in WANT AD, tonight's presentation in radio's outstanding theater of thrills, Suspense.

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Here you are, Mac. Your Hudson Dealers.

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Thanks, Cabby, and here you are.

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Oh, thank you.

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Yes, sir. What can I do for you?

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Well, I'm Harlow Wilcox. I'd like to get some information on the new Hudson.

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Tonight, we are privileged to salute Hudson on Suspense as a distinguished member of the Auto Light family.

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And you're saluting a great car. Or I should say cars.

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Here's one of our three models, the new Hudson Hornet.

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Only 60 inches high with that famous step-down design for the road-huggingest ride you ever had.

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And it has the new instant action engine with super induction.

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And what model is this?

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That's the 54 Hudson Wasp. More power, new styling, and a new lower price.

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And here's that new Hudson Jet, eh?

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Yes, sir. A new kind of car. Compact, economical, and really low priced.

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And of course, all these Hudson's are equipped with quality Auto Light products.

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Well, thanks for your cooperation. Auto Light is proud of its long association with the Hudson Motor Car Company and Hudson Dealers everywhere.

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And now, Auto Light brings back to our Hollywood soundstage, Mr. Robert Cummings in Elliot Lewis's production of WANT AD.

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A story based on fact and well calculated to keep you in suspense.

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I know maybe a half a dozen fences in town. I only tried two of them after Waller.

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Those fellows are kind of chicken about some things.

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They get a little action with a piece of merchandise and they all get scared.

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Of course, they're all afraid of something or other.

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Are you thinking, hon?

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I'm thinking about the

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Are you thinking, hon? Is that what you're doing, thinking?

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Yeah. Yeah, that's what I'm doing.

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About that man. Didn't he want the coat?

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No.

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Such a pretty, pretty coat.

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Oh, baby, I wish we had a fireplace. I wish we had a big, big fireplace and then we could sit in front of a fire on a rainy night like this and everything.

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That'd be nice, wouldn't it, baby?

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Yeah, it sure would.

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We could drink hot coffee, maybe listen to music, make fudge.

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Uh-huh.

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You like my new thing?

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What?

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This. Isn't it pretty?

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Oh, yeah. Like a million. Like a whole million bucks.

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I liked it, so I bought it just like that. You hardly looked.

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I'll have to leave town. I have to get out of here. I have to go where they can't find me.

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Oh, baby.

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Oh, no. What's the matter? Did I say something?

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You're gonna leave me. You're going away.

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Oh, now look, kid, look. I have to go. Don't you understand, Puddin'? I have to leave town. If I don't, they'll get me.

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They won't get you here. Just stay here with me.

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I have to go. I have to go.

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Take me with you.

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Huh?

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Let me go with you. We can have some real nice time, some other place the same as we did here.

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Well, I... Yeah, sure. I'll take you.

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Oh, baby.

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I'll take you.

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Oh, baby, you're so good to me.

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No, no. We haven't got time for that. We gotta get busy. We have to get a car first.

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But we haven't got any money.

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Look, how did I get that coat? How'd I get all those coats?

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Oh, but Ralph, you can't do that anymore. That man who was here said they're looking for you. You can't do that anymore. They'll be waiting for you.

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He says I can't. I say I can. Don't you see how I use my head, baby? They're waiting for me, okay?

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They're waiting for a guy with a fur coat on his mind. But, baby, I'm now a guy with a car on his mind. Get it?

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Oh, baby, you're so smart. Gee, you're so smart.

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Well, sir, with the little old Wilma Wigman around in my arms, I began to go for the new idea with myself. It was pretty good.

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The next day when the papers came out, I went right to work.

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Hey, baby, this is the one. Hey, this is the one.

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Which one is the one?

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This one, for sale. Like new late model convertible private party. I just called.

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Oh, well, what was the matter with the others, baby?

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I told you. A man answered on the other calls. This time it was a woman who answered.

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Oh.

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It's the same thing. A woman trying to sell a car or a coat. She's alone. No one around. Makes it safer.

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Oh, I see. Do you like my new hat?

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Yeah, fine. It's a knockout, baby. Knockout.

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I'll wear it in the car. What kind of car do you say it is?

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Convertible. Big new convertible.

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Oh, well, looks like it.

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Convertible. Big new convertible. Oh, well, looks well going down the highway in a big convertible.

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Maybe we can put the top down.

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Yeah, we sure can. I told her we'd be right over to look at the car.

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You're coming with me. Yeah. It'll look better if you come with me.

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There won't be any trouble. I mean, the police are looking for you, aren't they?

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Baby, you let me worry about the police. There won't be any trouble at all.

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Just keep your new hat on. Come with me, baby.

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All right. I'll dress all up.

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It took her a little while, but I finally got her over there.

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It was a very nice looking house. Just the kind of place where they need a convertible to show off a little bit.

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My me. Wilma thought it was a very nice place, too.

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Hey, baby. The gum.

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Oh, juicy fruit. You want some? Take out the gum, baby.

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Oh. And I better do the talking, you know.

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I've been this kind of thing for a long time now. Yeah, well, you know best.

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Do I look all right? Yes, well.

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Hello. Oh, hello. I'm the man about the car. Oh, yes.

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I'm Mr. Watson. This is Mrs. Watson. Oh, come in, please.

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Well, we'd like to see the car if we could, we're in kind of a hurry.

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Well, the car's in the garage in the back. It's just easier to come through the house.

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Well, all right.

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This way. Yeah, there's something funny about this.

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What? If she had a car for sale, she'd have it sitting in the driveway or out front.

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Not hidden in the garage. After the rain last night, I thought it best to keep it in the garage.

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I wanted it to look nice to show today. Ah, silly. Come on.

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I bet you two are newly married. Oh, no, we...

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Yeah, we've been married for some time now.

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You just look like newlywed somehow.

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This way.

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Hello. Oh, hello.

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This is my husband, Mr. and Mrs. Watson. Oh, hello, Mr. Watson.

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How do you do? I'm sure. You seem familiar, Mr. Watson.

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Have you lived here long? No, no, we're just passing through, as a matter of fact.

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Where are you staying? At the Alpine Hotel.

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How long did you say you've been in town? A week.

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Where do you do for a living? I'm an electrician.

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Where did you say you were from? Cleveland.

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What part? Shaker Heights.

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This must be quite different than Shaker Heights, Mrs. Watson.

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Oh, it is. It is. Isn't it?

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What do you think of the car? Well, I haven't really had a chance to look at it yet.

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Well, there she is. Take a look.

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Yeah. That's a pretty nice car, all right.

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What are you asking for it? Blue Book's paying 32 for this model right now.

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Cost you 38 on a lot. We'll compromise. 35?

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Well, that sounds pretty good. A little steep, though.

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How about 34? Can you get someone to carry the papers?

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Oh, I can pay for it myself. You're brought cash?

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Oh, no, but I can go over to the bank and get it, if you'll give me an hour.

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No cash? Well, you didn't expect me to walk in here with 3400 on me, did you?

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After all, I don't know you people from Adam. No offense, but...

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man, it'd be crazy to carry that much money around strangers.

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What bank? Huh?

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He asked you what bank you'd go to to get the money.

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Oh, why, just any bank. I'll draw a draft on myself, on my Cleveland account.

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You say you're an electrician, Mr. Watson. Yes.

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Is your name really Watson?

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What? Don't you usually look for fur coats?

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What? What's your real name? Huh?

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Your real name. What is it? Baby.

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Shut up. Let her talk.

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Say, I came over here by a car. What is this?

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Where's the car? Buy it. I'd like to try it out first.

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Baby, will you shut up? Will you please shut up?

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Do you have some identification?

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Identification? Baby, will you shut up? Just shut up.

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What's the matter with your wife? I don't know. I don't know.

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We thought you might be needing a car. Huh?

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I said we thought you might be needing a car to take a trip in.

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I don't know what you're talking about.

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You know a man named Phelps? Frank Phelps?

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1425 West Yondota Street.

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Well, I told you I knew here. I don't know any talent at all.

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I don't know any Frank Phelps. Baby.

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Frank Phelps was killed yesterday. A man went in his house, stole a mink coat from his wife,

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then used his gun on Frank Phelps when he came home unexpectedly.

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He beat him to death, Watson. He stood there and beat him to death.

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I don't know any Frank Phelps. I think you do.

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No, I don't. I tell you. I don't.

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Do hi, baby. No, honest he doesn't. Neither do I.

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Mrs. Watson. Yes?

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You know we're police officers, don't you? Yes.

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I want to ask you one question. Yes?

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Why are you wearing Mrs. Phelps' mink coat?

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What? Well, I didn't think you'd mind.

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You never pay any attention to the things I wear.

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You just never pay any attention at all.

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Oh, baby. Baby?

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Huh? Let's go.

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We went.

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And let me tell you this in case you want to think something over later.

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Always work alone. Always.

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That's one little old rule I'm sticking to from now on.

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Yes, sir. Now the next time it'll be different.

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But that don't make any difference either.

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Because there isn't going to be any next time.

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For me.

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Suspense.

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Here is Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney again to hear more about the $100,000 Auto Light family charity drawing.

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Next week, a lady with a big voice and lots of good humor meets a man with a soft voice and a very sharp knife.

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It's called Never Follow a Banjo Act. Our star, Miss Ethel Merman.

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That's next week on Suspense.

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Suspense is transcribed and directed by Elliot Lewis with music composed by Lucian Morrowick and conducted by Lud Gluskin.

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Featured in tonight's cast were Mary Jane Croft, Virginia Greig, Paula Winslow, Larry Thor, and Charles Calvert.

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