WEBVTT 1 00:00:28.600 --> 00:00:33.159 Welcome to the Great Detectives of Old Time Radio from Boise, Idaho. This 2 00:00:33.280 --> 00:00:36.479 is your host, Adam Graham. If you have a comment, email it 3 00:00:36.600 --> 00:00:40.520 to me Box thirteen at Great Detectives dot Net. Give us a call two 4 00:00:40.560 --> 00:00:46.039 O eight nine nine one four seven eight three, and if you have iTunes, 5 00:00:46.119 --> 00:00:50.079 be sure to rate the show. Before we do get started, I 6 00:00:50.119 --> 00:00:55.119 do want to say another couple thank yous, special thank you to those who 7 00:00:55.520 --> 00:01:03.920 supported us during the listener support him Hi in particular tists Stephen and also uh 8 00:01:03.079 --> 00:01:11.400 to uh uh in I hope I'm pronouncing all right. Uh actually our first 9 00:01:11.439 --> 00:01:17.319 contribution from Belgium. Thank you so much and we will send her a long 10 00:01:17.439 --> 00:01:21.760 access to the premium site to both of those listeners. Well, now it's 11 00:01:21.840 --> 00:01:26.480 time for today's episode of Rogue's Gallery. This one is called Blue Eyes. 12 00:01:30.000 --> 00:01:34.640 YF W. Fitz Company Prison sip follow as private investigator Richard Rogue in Rogues 13 00:01:34.760 --> 00:01:57.280 Gallery, y W. Fix Company, makers of Fitzer Savona Fide Coconut Oil 14 00:01:57.400 --> 00:02:05.200 champoo and Fitzer Shaving Cream. Prison Powell as private investigator Richard Grove in Rope 15 00:02:05.480 --> 00:02:17.719 Gallery Rock Speaking Call me a silly impashionable boy if you want to, but 16 00:02:17.840 --> 00:02:22.360 when I first laid eyes on suspicious Slim at that party, I was over 17 00:02:22.400 --> 00:02:25.680 the side like a Jacob's letter. Her hair was as black as the lover's 18 00:02:25.680 --> 00:02:30.240 despair, her eyes with the blue of the wash guy around a rainbow, 19 00:02:31.039 --> 00:02:36.240 and she was the feminine architecture. What the at a bomb is the science? 20 00:02:37.280 --> 00:02:43.439 Ah, There's never been anything like it. I liked her and seemed 21 00:02:43.520 --> 00:02:46.479 like me. In fact, she seemed to be spending most of the evenings 22 00:02:46.479 --> 00:02:53.919 trying to be alone with me. But another lovely flatter out maneuvered her. 23 00:02:53.919 --> 00:02:58.360 The next day, I went to my office a little late. I was 24 00:02:58.400 --> 00:03:01.120 just sitting there at my desk trying to make my checkbook agree with the bank 25 00:03:01.280 --> 00:03:09.080 serious when the door opened and who walked in? But I've explained the foolish 26 00:03:09.080 --> 00:03:15.840 impulse to grab her and shout I love you by looking bored and saying hello, 27 00:03:15.400 --> 00:03:20.439 hello, road. I guess I should have called an appointment. Oh 28 00:03:20.599 --> 00:03:24.240 now, now look, first off, let's call me Richard, because I'm 29 00:03:24.240 --> 00:03:28.360 going to call you Pat. I'm so glad you came in seeing me. 30 00:03:28.400 --> 00:03:30.400 Pat. Let's get down to the hunt room and talk things over, Shalli 31 00:03:30.680 --> 00:03:36.280 after a while, if you wanted it sounds charming, but I want it't 32 00:03:36.400 --> 00:03:40.120 talk to you here alone first? Oh oh okay, what should we talk 33 00:03:40.159 --> 00:03:46.360 about? Mister road Richard? Thank you? I know this sounds dramatic. 34 00:03:46.280 --> 00:03:50.879 There'sn't two attempts made in my life in the past three weeks. M Well, 35 00:03:50.879 --> 00:03:53.319 why would anybody want to harm you? I don't know, I really 36 00:03:53.360 --> 00:03:57.759 don't. There's no reason that I can think of. Who aren't you poor 37 00:03:57.960 --> 00:04:00.639 kids? Where does these atte I'm from in your life take place at our 38 00:04:00.680 --> 00:04:04.759 summer place up on lake the country? And there's nobody up there with any 39 00:04:04.800 --> 00:04:09.439 motive for wanting you out of the way. Nobody. I don't know whether 40 00:04:09.439 --> 00:04:12.599 you've ever been the lake to comes or not. It's a small resort, 41 00:04:12.639 --> 00:04:16.120 just a few families have cast maybe a better starts in the beginning. You 42 00:04:16.160 --> 00:04:20.680 know, I don't really know much about you. Give me the whole story 43 00:04:20.680 --> 00:04:24.879 when you know, all right, You already know. My name is Pat 44 00:04:24.920 --> 00:04:29.480 Prine. My father was Michael's in the attorney. Yes I knew of him. 45 00:04:29.480 --> 00:04:32.480 Of course. Mother was much younger than dad. About a year after 46 00:04:32.480 --> 00:04:36.000 he died, she married Herbert Lewis, the British artist. He was a 47 00:04:36.000 --> 00:04:41.480 widower. He had a daughter, Diane. That's my age. She's a 48 00:04:41.480 --> 00:04:46.519 lovely girl, very British English finishing school and the wonderful musical education. Was 49 00:04:46.560 --> 00:04:49.839 the best of friends. She got married about three months ago to John Anderson, 50 00:04:50.439 --> 00:04:55.279 the boy had known since he was about ten. They're very happy. 51 00:04:55.759 --> 00:04:58.600 We're all up the lake together, all staying in the same cottage. Yes, 52 00:04:59.519 --> 00:05:01.720 well, isn't exactly a cottage. We all call it that, but 53 00:05:02.240 --> 00:05:06.920 it's really rather a large house. Okay. Now tell me about the attempts 54 00:05:06.920 --> 00:05:11.399 on your life, how to hap them? Well? That three weeks ago, 55 00:05:11.439 --> 00:05:13.879 I got up earlier than the rest of the family I often do. 56 00:05:14.720 --> 00:05:16.439 I went down to the lake for a dip. I'm pretty good swimming. 57 00:05:17.000 --> 00:05:20.000 I headed right out to the island in the middle of the lake. I 58 00:05:20.040 --> 00:05:25.160 heard a bullet whistle past my head. I dove under water and swam back 59 00:05:25.199 --> 00:05:28.439 to the shore as long as I could hold my breath. Then I came 60 00:05:28.560 --> 00:05:31.000 up. I heard another bullet hit the water and out of foot from me. 61 00:05:32.120 --> 00:05:36.079 I was frightened to death. I stayed under water as much as I 62 00:05:36.079 --> 00:05:40.720 could until I saw mother and John coming down for them morning dip, and 63 00:05:40.839 --> 00:05:43.800 I swam in and joined them. Did you tell them about him. No, 64 00:05:44.639 --> 00:05:48.680 I was afraid they'd laugh at me. There was another attempt later. 65 00:05:49.079 --> 00:05:53.560 Yes, I always have a glass of milk in my room at night. 66 00:05:54.519 --> 00:05:58.240 One night, for no reason at all, I gave it to my cat 67 00:05:58.920 --> 00:06:08.120 indeed, and don't die. She had convultions and died. The veterinary that 68 00:06:08.240 --> 00:06:13.160 she'd been poisoned. Somebody tried to poison me. Look, baby, I 69 00:06:13.240 --> 00:06:15.399 think it's about time you're telling somebody about this. There's no future in being 70 00:06:15.480 --> 00:06:19.360 murdered at all. That poisoned milk makes it look like an inside job, 71 00:06:19.399 --> 00:06:23.120 doesn't I don't see how it could be anyone in the house, mister Rogue. 72 00:06:23.120 --> 00:06:27.279 There's only the family and no servants. Only Mary is a crooking While 73 00:06:27.360 --> 00:06:31.439 she's like a mother, she wouldn't want to hurt me. Richard, I'm 74 00:06:31.519 --> 00:06:36.480 scared. I'm supposed to go back up to the lake tomorrow. I know 75 00:06:36.600 --> 00:06:42.120 that the next time they've only succeed in killing me. What do you want 76 00:06:42.160 --> 00:06:43.959 me to do? I want you to come up with me as a house 77 00:06:44.000 --> 00:06:46.639 guest. No, I don't know. You're an investigator and mister Rogue, 78 00:06:46.839 --> 00:06:58.720 Yes, Pat, you can protect me. We'll continue our story in just 79 00:06:58.839 --> 00:07:04.120 a moment. The three essentials of attractive, healthy looking hair are one cleanliness, 80 00:07:04.439 --> 00:07:11.800 two manageability, and three a fresh, clean fragrance. Fitches Seponified Coconut 81 00:07:11.800 --> 00:07:15.879 oil shampoo does all three for your hair. It's mild yet efficient shampoo. 82 00:07:16.480 --> 00:07:21.160 It cleanses the hair thoroughly of dust, dirt, perspiration, and other unpleasant 83 00:07:21.199 --> 00:07:28.480 scalpoldis leaves the hair smelling fresh and clean. 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The living room was a little 97 00:08:43.039 --> 00:08:46.799 smaller than the Los Angeles Union Station, but it was much more comfortable. 98 00:08:48.759 --> 00:08:50.360 There was a fireplace at each end of it, about the size of the 99 00:08:50.519 --> 00:08:56.600 entrance to the Hudson Tube, and the room was done in rustic furniture with 100 00:08:56.759 --> 00:09:01.440 down cushions. Every place you'll look at the walls, you either got an 101 00:09:01.440 --> 00:09:05.759 inquisitive look from a defunct moose or a cold stare from a motted fish. 102 00:09:05.759 --> 00:09:11.200 If this was roughing it, I gave up my scouting too early. The 103 00:09:11.279 --> 00:09:15.120 first evening I sat her on and talked with Pat's mother, who looked thirty, 104 00:09:15.519 --> 00:09:20.799 and her stepsister, Diane, who looked dandy, and John Anderson, 105 00:09:20.840 --> 00:09:26.799 who looked like John Anderson. John was Diane's husband. We're so happy that 106 00:09:26.879 --> 00:09:30.600 you could come up with Patricia. Mister rogue she hasn't been enjoying herself this 107 00:09:30.720 --> 00:09:33.720 summer for some reason. She seems so depressed. Well, girls of her 108 00:09:33.759 --> 00:09:37.919 look should never be depressed. If I went Patricia's mother, I think she 109 00:09:37.000 --> 00:09:39.919 was in love. She has all the symptoms. Are you the cause of 110 00:09:39.960 --> 00:09:45.080 all this? Rogue? Well, I hope so, but I adopted. 111 00:09:45.440 --> 00:09:48.279 It's an interesting thought. Where is it she went out for a walk down 112 00:09:48.320 --> 00:09:50.919 around the lake? I suppose? Oh, well, perhaps we're keeping you, 113 00:09:50.960 --> 00:09:56.080 mister rogue moonshiney know they romantic out for the league. No. I 114 00:09:56.080 --> 00:09:58.559 think if she had wanted me to go with her, she would have asked 115 00:09:58.559 --> 00:10:03.039 me. You don't know, women, mister rogue are very settled. It's 116 00:10:03.120 --> 00:10:05.080 really a lovely night. Come on, Diane, let's take a walk and 117 00:10:05.159 --> 00:10:07.600 show mister rogue around the place a little bit. No, you and mister 118 00:10:07.679 --> 00:10:11.679 rogue go ahead, John, I'm going to stay in tonight. I about 119 00:10:11.679 --> 00:10:13.519 this sniffles all day. I don't think I should be out in the night. 120 00:10:13.960 --> 00:10:16.200 You'd better slip a coat on over your sweater if you go out. 121 00:10:16.240 --> 00:10:20.440 Mister rogue gets pretty chilly up here nights. Well, how about it, 122 00:10:20.480 --> 00:10:22.519 a rogue, Shall we take a look around? Oh? Yes, certainly, 123 00:10:22.519 --> 00:10:26.120 I'd like to take a look around this place. Sure I'm not putting 124 00:10:26.120 --> 00:10:28.240 you out, Oh not at all. I usually take a stroll before turning 125 00:10:28.279 --> 00:10:31.440 in. Come on, okay, if you ladies will excuse us, of 126 00:10:31.480 --> 00:10:35.279 course, I'll see would break with mister Rogue. I'd probably retired before you 127 00:10:35.320 --> 00:10:39.759 return. It's so nice having you here. Thank you, good night, 128 00:10:39.960 --> 00:10:46.679 good night. Well you live very quietly here on the lake Roadue, I'm 129 00:10:46.679 --> 00:10:50.840 afraid you might find it a little doll I could use a little quiet, 130 00:10:52.600 --> 00:10:56.039 you know. Ted long Oh well, though quite a while. She's a 131 00:10:56.080 --> 00:11:01.440 grand girl, as no, one of the best strange kids. I think 132 00:11:01.440 --> 00:11:05.799 she's the most beautiful girl I've ever seen. There's something on her mind lately 133 00:11:05.799 --> 00:11:09.320 at all. Doesn't seem to be quite her old caffree self. You've noticed 134 00:11:09.320 --> 00:11:13.759 the two. She was very close to her father, you know, hasn't 135 00:11:13.799 --> 00:11:18.279 been two shots since he's dead. I'm kind of worried about her. Do 136 00:11:18.320 --> 00:11:22.080 you think that's what she's brooding about her father's death. I can't figure her 137 00:11:22.159 --> 00:11:26.720 lately. She's changed completely. Can't look at it down there by the side 138 00:11:26.720 --> 00:11:31.240 of the lake all alone as usual. Suppose she would resent it if he 139 00:11:31.399 --> 00:11:35.759 joined it now we can try and see a pat. You're receiving callers this 140 00:11:35.799 --> 00:11:41.519 evening. Wow, you look mighty beautiful setting out there on the moonline. 141 00:11:41.759 --> 00:11:45.799 That remark has my enthusiastic approval. How don't you called out here with no 142 00:11:45.879 --> 00:11:48.399 rep petting? No, it's nice out here. I like to breathe. 143 00:11:48.799 --> 00:11:52.000 I have a seat on the stand, mister Goad. Wow. Thanks, 144 00:11:54.080 --> 00:12:00.559 Oh brother, this is the live breaks out the David crocketting the garment. 145 00:12:00.559 --> 00:12:03.679 Does a place come equipped with a canoe? Canoe, speedboat, rowboat? 146 00:12:03.720 --> 00:12:07.440 Take a choice? Personally, I prefer the speedboat. These both hands break, 147 00:12:07.559 --> 00:12:09.879 yo, you and your elephant's memory. John used to make mad love 148 00:12:09.879 --> 00:12:13.240 to me out there on at lake, mister Rogue before he was married. 149 00:12:13.279 --> 00:12:18.639 Okay, well that was puppy love. Pats soon tired of me. What's 150 00:12:18.639 --> 00:12:22.440 the program for tomorrow, Panna go Riley? Sure? Six o'clock. Then 151 00:12:22.519 --> 00:12:26.159 at the stables six o'clock in the morning. Will the harshest to be awake 152 00:12:26.320 --> 00:12:28.279 or they go to bed early? What are you looking for? Rogue? 153 00:12:28.360 --> 00:12:33.559 Oh? My cigarettes? Because I left them on my coat. Can you 154 00:12:33.720 --> 00:12:37.759 spare one? I didn't bring any with me, did you, Pat? 155 00:12:37.120 --> 00:12:41.320 You know I don't smoke. Well, I'm an awful slave. Looks like 156 00:12:41.360 --> 00:12:43.679 I'm gonna have to go get them. I'll be back in a minute. 157 00:12:43.759 --> 00:12:50.759 Okay, we'll be here. I didn't know handsome John well enough to call 158 00:12:50.840 --> 00:12:54.759 him a liar, but I didn't know he had cigarettes in his pocket. 159 00:12:56.120 --> 00:13:00.720 It was hard for me to believe that a guy living in all that luxury 160 00:13:00.879 --> 00:13:05.720 would begrudge a house guest a cigarette for financial reasons, so I had to 161 00:13:05.720 --> 00:13:09.360 assume that he wanted to be along with pat I felt as unnecessary as a 162 00:13:09.399 --> 00:13:13.000 laugh at a funeral. As I walked back up to the house, the 163 00:13:13.039 --> 00:13:16.919 French doors into the living room were all put and I headed for them. 164 00:13:16.960 --> 00:13:22.639 I wasn't making any noise walking in the sand, and I stopped an embarrassment 165 00:13:22.720 --> 00:13:26.919 when I heard the conversation which was in progress in the room between Diane and 166 00:13:26.960 --> 00:13:28.600 Patricia's mother. I tell you, I'm not going to put up at this 167 00:13:28.759 --> 00:13:33.960 much longer. The brie pet throws itself at John is sickening. John's old 168 00:13:33.039 --> 00:13:37.360 enough to take care of himself. I believe Diane. She's doing everything she 169 00:13:37.399 --> 00:13:41.399 can to cause trouble between John and me. Everything she hates me from Nettie 170 00:13:41.399 --> 00:13:46.519 and John. Yes, I believe she's still in love with John. She 171 00:13:46.600 --> 00:13:50.759 always has been. And if she hadn't been away at school when you met 172 00:13:50.879 --> 00:13:54.639 John and married him, Jeez, don't you dare say that again. Ever, 173 00:13:56.600 --> 00:14:00.960 it's the truth. If it hadn't been for you, John and Pet 174 00:14:01.039 --> 00:14:05.399 would be married as they always planned to be. She doesn't leave John alone. 175 00:14:05.519 --> 00:14:11.120 Something terrible is going to happen to her. I love Jos He's nice. 176 00:14:13.919 --> 00:14:18.799 You hate you hate the mendiant chalk. No, I don't hate you, 177 00:14:18.879 --> 00:14:24.360 Diane, but I'm her mother. I want my daughter to be happy 178 00:14:24.399 --> 00:14:31.080 again, and I'll do anything anything to bring her happiness back. You can't 179 00:14:31.120 --> 00:14:35.360 take John away from me. I'm going to have a talk with it now. 180 00:14:37.679 --> 00:14:45.240 We're leaving here in the morning. When Diane left that room, you 181 00:14:45.279 --> 00:14:48.559 could feel a hape radiating from her, like heat from a deepost stove. 182 00:14:48.559 --> 00:14:52.440 She walked directly toward the spot where I was standing, and I ducked back 183 00:14:52.440 --> 00:14:56.240 into the shrubbery. I followed her as she headed for the couple on the 184 00:14:56.240 --> 00:14:58.919 beach, and I was only a few feet behind her. When she stopped. 185 00:15:01.080 --> 00:15:03.960 Hat and John were knee deep in a conversation that was a phone Lord 186 00:15:05.039 --> 00:15:09.960 and the last note of asleep in the beep. Diane listened so to die. 187 00:15:09.480 --> 00:15:11.440 We have to do something about this, John, and we can't go 188 00:15:11.559 --> 00:15:15.320 on this way if you don't tell her you wanted a voice. I don't 189 00:15:15.320 --> 00:15:18.080 want a voice. Pack. Now that's final. I'm not going to let 190 00:15:18.080 --> 00:15:20.679 the fact that you fancy yourself in love with me ruin my whole life. 191 00:15:20.679 --> 00:15:24.159 Make it over to night, done making on me. I'm at six tomorrow 192 00:15:24.200 --> 00:15:28.200 morning. Good better go in. All right, I'm eat in the morning, 193 00:15:28.200 --> 00:15:37.000 Pack, but you go in, John, I love you. This 194 00:15:37.120 --> 00:15:41.039 group of lovely people was just full of potential dramas a little bitter. On 195 00:15:41.159 --> 00:15:46.440 opening night, I followed Diane back into the house, walked noisily in the 196 00:15:46.480 --> 00:15:50.200 front door, and said good night. I thought I heard somebody enter and 197 00:15:50.279 --> 00:15:52.559 leave my room while I was under the shower, but there was nothing much 198 00:15:52.559 --> 00:15:56.279 I could do about it. The room was empty when I re entered it, 199 00:15:56.720 --> 00:16:00.240 and I helped myself to a drink of water from the turmos on the 200 00:16:00.320 --> 00:16:12.159 night table. The water tasted funny. As I hit the pillow, I 201 00:16:12.240 --> 00:16:18.000 knew what it was. I went up like a match a bucket of water, 202 00:16:19.759 --> 00:16:26.440 and when I opened my eyes I was on Cloud ape. You Gore 203 00:16:26.679 --> 00:16:33.720 was looking me over, and that little dame was there. Think you guys, 204 00:16:33.000 --> 00:16:41.000 You guys ain't cheepy? What happened on your head? Oh? Never 205 00:16:41.120 --> 00:16:48.440 mind? What's that girl doing here? If you're going to ask me for 206 00:16:48.559 --> 00:16:52.240 permission to get married, the answer is no, Yeah, but cheep. 207 00:16:52.879 --> 00:16:57.159 Don't you think it's about tying you when I sudden down? Don't you get 208 00:16:57.159 --> 00:17:03.279 tired of getting hit on the head. Look you go. You've got all 209 00:17:03.399 --> 00:17:07.640 you can do to take care of your job as my alter ego without taking 210 00:17:07.680 --> 00:17:18.119 on any more responsibilities. I don't meet any can no roy I ask you 211 00:17:18.200 --> 00:17:23.480 man to man to man anything you ask me a spook to man, yougor, 212 00:17:25.559 --> 00:17:32.400 you're nothing but a figment of my imagination. He's a little off his 213 00:17:32.599 --> 00:17:37.119 trolley right now. No, this is no time to be making a decision 214 00:17:37.119 --> 00:17:41.680 which will affect the entire lives of free people. You're not clear in that 215 00:17:41.880 --> 00:17:47.000 he Did it ever occur to you that if I was clear in my head, 216 00:17:47.039 --> 00:17:52.599 I wouldn't be here on Cloud eight talking to you in that lettyputian Lana 217 00:17:52.680 --> 00:17:57.480 Turner. This Cloud eight is strictly non coeducational. Now you throw her out 218 00:17:57.480 --> 00:18:06.079 of here you. Oh no, no, no, I have to rest 219 00:18:06.160 --> 00:18:15.440 a while. Go away, you go help me all right over? You? 220 00:18:15.400 --> 00:18:21.279 No, no, cut it off. I strangle you, but your 221 00:18:21.279 --> 00:18:38.200 own beard. You gore. Stop pushing you see it? When I woke 222 00:18:38.319 --> 00:18:45.519 up, the sun was high in the heavens. My head felt like a 223 00:18:45.640 --> 00:18:51.799 busy blacksmith's anvil, and my tongue was made of mink. I leaped out 224 00:18:51.799 --> 00:18:56.680 of bed like a startled fawn, and oh boy, I sat back down 225 00:18:56.839 --> 00:19:03.480 fast. I dressed without loring my head, and made a belated appearance at 226 00:19:03.480 --> 00:19:07.759 the breakfast table. Pat and her mother were having breakfast. John came in 227 00:19:07.799 --> 00:19:11.319 a two months after me. He didn't look well either. Good morning, 228 00:19:11.400 --> 00:19:15.119 John. Where's Diane? I don't know. We had a bit of a 229 00:19:15.119 --> 00:19:21.559 disagreement last night. She slept in a guest room and I just looked in. 230 00:19:21.640 --> 00:19:25.920 She wasn't there. She probably went for a morning dip. Have you 231 00:19:26.000 --> 00:19:27.759 been in here this morning? Pat? Not me. I slept. I 232 00:19:27.799 --> 00:19:32.480 couldn't wake up this morning. Whatever happened to our horseback? Ryan? Pan? 233 00:19:32.799 --> 00:19:34.680 Oh did you get up for it? Oh me? Oh no, 234 00:19:34.680 --> 00:19:37.759 No, I slept. I slayed through. As a matter of fact, 235 00:19:37.839 --> 00:19:41.680 I never slept a lot in my life. Yeah, that goes for me 236 00:19:41.759 --> 00:19:45.079 too. And I feel terrible this morning? So do I I feel dopy? 237 00:19:45.400 --> 00:19:48.240 How about a canoe ride after breakfast? Pat? It was both good? 238 00:19:48.319 --> 00:20:04.079 Maybe that's what I need? Do I look as stupid as I feel. 239 00:20:04.240 --> 00:20:07.079 I don't know what you mean. You look kind as sleepy. You 240 00:20:07.200 --> 00:20:11.279 look like I feel somebody tope me last night, Pat? You did? 241 00:20:12.039 --> 00:20:15.559 Are you sure? Honey? I know? And I've been stepped a tricky 242 00:20:15.599 --> 00:20:19.240 mickey last night? Will run of those times? Who would have wanted me 243 00:20:19.279 --> 00:20:23.200 out of the way last night? I don't know. I'm sure somebody told 244 00:20:23.200 --> 00:20:30.240 me last night too, Richard. It's almost as some crazy personal hiding there. 245 00:20:30.720 --> 00:20:33.839 Maybe we should call a police. Look, Chicken, that that step 246 00:20:33.880 --> 00:20:37.359 sister of yours. It's kind of burned for you, Diane. No, 247 00:20:37.599 --> 00:20:41.200 don't look so surprised. You know it. I happened to over here a 248 00:20:41.200 --> 00:20:45.119 little conversation between Diane and your mother last night. Diana lifted your boyfriend, 249 00:20:45.119 --> 00:20:48.799 didn't you. You're asking for trouble, Pat, hiding back like that? 250 00:20:49.680 --> 00:21:00.559 I Hey, what's Mary? What's that over there? Oh? Riches? 251 00:21:00.799 --> 00:21:07.799 Don't look Diane, isn't it? Yes? My white bathing suit she's wearing 252 00:21:07.799 --> 00:21:15.319 my bathing suit. She's dead. Pat somebody shot her. Hello Richard, 253 00:21:15.240 --> 00:21:27.200 whoever shot her thought they were shooting me. We'll return to our story in 254 00:21:27.240 --> 00:21:30.839 just a moment. First, a word to the ladies. You know how 255 00:21:30.839 --> 00:21:34.799 often your hair is caught in the spotlight of the summer sun. Be sure 256 00:21:34.799 --> 00:21:41.599 your hair meets the test. 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Oh, darling, John, take it easy, old 273 00:23:18.119 --> 00:23:22.720 man. Let go of me, Rogue, let me. I know how 274 00:23:22.759 --> 00:23:26.559 you feel, John, Oh, you know how I feel. You ever 275 00:23:26.599 --> 00:23:32.079 loved anybody so much you couldn't get your breath then had them murdered? You 276 00:23:32.240 --> 00:23:36.599 know how? I how could you know? John? Just please, you 277 00:23:36.599 --> 00:23:40.000 don't away from me. Patty, you're here. This is all your faults. 278 00:23:41.000 --> 00:23:42.440 You hadn't been such a supid little fool, she wouldn't be dead. 279 00:23:42.480 --> 00:23:45.680 I'll take it easy, John. You don't know what you're saying, could 280 00:23:45.720 --> 00:23:49.039 you blaby? John? Whoever killed her thought they were shooting me. I 281 00:23:49.079 --> 00:23:53.400 wish they had. You were the cause of all the trouble. You've hated 282 00:23:53.440 --> 00:23:56.480 her ever since we were married. You think she stole me from you? 283 00:23:57.319 --> 00:24:03.079 How could you think that you wouldn't never anything to me. We'd better get 284 00:24:03.119 --> 00:24:06.200 up to the house. The police have to be called. This is murder. 285 00:24:06.240 --> 00:24:08.759 You know you take care of that. Of course, you better come 286 00:24:08.799 --> 00:24:15.359 with me, John, I'll stay here with the an. Let's take that 287 00:24:15.559 --> 00:24:19.480 with you. God, leave her out here with me. It's all good 288 00:24:19.559 --> 00:24:27.440 job. Who as you wouldn't get back to that house. And when the 289 00:24:27.440 --> 00:24:32.319 police get here, rob something that tell him bring him right out here to 290 00:24:32.400 --> 00:24:36.599 me? All right, all right, John, Oh this is a horrible 291 00:24:36.640 --> 00:24:41.000 thing. Pat Tell me, how did your mother react to the news of 292 00:24:41.079 --> 00:24:48.119 her stepdaughter's murder. She didn't say anything. She just said, oh, 293 00:24:48.240 --> 00:24:52.039 Richard, you don't think mother, I don't know. It looks like everybody 294 00:24:52.039 --> 00:24:56.079 in the house was dope last night. But your mother, Mother, she 295 00:24:56.079 --> 00:25:00.039 wouldn't want to hurt me. You're overlooking the fact that whoever shot Diane might 296 00:25:00.039 --> 00:25:06.519 have known just who was wearing that white bathing suit, aren't you You couldn't 297 00:25:06.559 --> 00:25:10.680 have been mother. It was someone trying to kill me. That's just a 298 00:25:10.759 --> 00:25:15.319 theory. Go call the police to him to come up here. I'm going 299 00:25:15.400 --> 00:25:21.079 to have a talk with your mother. As soon as Pat was out of 300 00:25:21.079 --> 00:25:22.880 the way, I ran up the stairs to my room. I took the 301 00:25:22.920 --> 00:25:26.759 stopper out of the thermis and sniffed the water in it. There had been 302 00:25:26.880 --> 00:25:32.079 coral in that water. I knew the pungent smell of it. I visited 303 00:25:32.079 --> 00:25:36.200 Pat's bedroom and John's and sampled the order of the water at their bedsides. 304 00:25:36.960 --> 00:25:41.960 It was a very interesting experiment. I headed for the bedroom occupied by Pat's 305 00:25:41.000 --> 00:25:45.599 mother and hesitated outside the door. There was the order of burning cloth. 306 00:25:47.680 --> 00:25:51.599 I opened the door and walked in. She was on her knees in front 307 00:25:51.599 --> 00:25:56.640 of the fireplace, trying to burn a scanty red swimsuit, a damp one. 308 00:25:56.279 --> 00:25:59.960 What do you mean coming into my bedroom, mister rogue. Your step 309 00:26:00.039 --> 00:26:03.440 daughter Diane has been murdered, and I'm investigating the circumstances. Give me that 310 00:26:03.960 --> 00:26:08.000 bathing suit. Give it here. No, I won't. I'm sorry, 311 00:26:08.039 --> 00:26:11.839 I'll have to take it. Then, you know destroying evidence is bad business. 312 00:26:12.359 --> 00:26:18.960 Give it here. I killed her. I killed Diane, mister Rogue. 313 00:26:18.079 --> 00:26:25.559 You did why she was ruining my daughter's life. I killed her this 314 00:26:25.720 --> 00:26:30.000 morning. Where there's a bathing suit and into it? Why are you trying 315 00:26:30.000 --> 00:26:33.079 to destroy it? I didn't want the police to know that I'd been in 316 00:26:33.079 --> 00:26:40.079 the lake this morning. Oh I see, well the Polica mother. What 317 00:26:40.160 --> 00:26:45.519 are you doing with that swim suit? Pat? Whose is it? It 318 00:26:45.839 --> 00:26:49.200 was done? You might as well face it. Pat, your mother killed 319 00:26:49.240 --> 00:26:52.599 I aane. You just confessed to me. He was bringing that suit to 320 00:26:52.680 --> 00:26:56.440 keep the police from finding out that she'd been in swimming this morning. That's 321 00:26:56.559 --> 00:26:59.279 ridiculous. Look at that. So look at the size of it. I'm 322 00:26:59.279 --> 00:27:03.279 not looking no more into that. Pet. No, No, she couldn't, 323 00:27:03.359 --> 00:27:07.079 could she? But you could? Pat? And if I did it, 324 00:27:07.799 --> 00:27:11.319 I killed her. Pat, don't say anything. The water on my 325 00:27:11.440 --> 00:27:15.680 nightstand was drug last night, Pat, chloral so was John's, but yours 326 00:27:15.799 --> 00:27:22.279 wasn't. And you shot Diane, didn't you know? Pat? Don't answer 327 00:27:22.319 --> 00:27:26.119 him. I shot her. I hated her. She was no good mother. 328 00:27:27.440 --> 00:27:33.119 I did it. I killed her. I saw her sneaking around listening 329 00:27:33.160 --> 00:27:40.480 to what John and I were saying last night, spying on us. I 330 00:27:40.519 --> 00:27:45.400 gave her something to listen to. I made a date to meet John on 331 00:27:45.440 --> 00:27:49.400 the island a day, six o'clock this morning. I knew what she'd do. 332 00:27:51.799 --> 00:27:56.799 I knew, Pet, Pet, how could you do? I'm glad 333 00:27:56.839 --> 00:28:03.759 I did it. If I can't have, I just as soon be did. 334 00:28:04.920 --> 00:28:10.359 I'm only sorry I wasn't a little more clever, Pat, dear will 335 00:28:10.960 --> 00:28:15.799 we'll get the best attorneys. No, not for me, Bless your heart. 336 00:28:18.200 --> 00:28:34.559 That wasn't wonderful you try made for me. The police arrived a few 337 00:28:34.559 --> 00:28:41.039 minutes later, and Pat told him everything. Her diary was admitted as evidence 338 00:28:41.079 --> 00:28:45.599 of her trial. Every day since the marriage of John and Diane, Pat 339 00:28:45.599 --> 00:28:48.880 had planned Diane's death. The funny attempts on her life that she told me 340 00:28:48.920 --> 00:28:52.880 about were part of the build up. There could be no doubt about the 341 00:28:52.920 --> 00:28:57.519 fact that Pat's mind had given away under the deadly poison of jealousy and hate. 342 00:28:59.519 --> 00:29:02.759 She was I'm not guilty by a reason of insanity, and was committed 343 00:29:02.759 --> 00:29:08.920 to an institution all on account of jealousy. Oh well, jealousy is a 344 00:29:10.039 --> 00:29:15.119 very strange thing. You drive yourself daffy trying to prove something that you hope 345 00:29:15.160 --> 00:29:18.400 isn't true, because if it is, you're going to drive yourself crazy trying 346 00:29:18.400 --> 00:29:23.519 to convince yourself that it wasn't important anyway. You know what I mean? 347 00:29:34.960 --> 00:29:38.039 This is Dick Powell again. Ladies and gentlemen. I hope you enjoyed our 348 00:29:38.119 --> 00:29:44.200 story tonight. Ray Buffam wrote it, Leith Stevens composed and conducted the music 349 00:29:44.240 --> 00:29:48.319 in the Ankelbach produced and directed. Next week we have a story for you 350 00:29:48.400 --> 00:29:55.519 about a redheaded stranger, a young wife, and something different a murder. 351 00:29:56.480 --> 00:29:59.599 Be with us then, will you? Thanks for listening enough, Here's Jim 352 00:29:59.599 --> 00:30:03.559 Doyle be here to tune in again next week, same time, same station. 353 00:30:03.720 --> 00:30:07.480 When you will again hear Dick Powell as private investigator Richard Rogue in Rogue's 354 00:30:07.519 --> 00:30:17.839 gallery for a while that a song be your style. You stitch shampoo called 355 00:30:17.960 --> 00:30:25.400 Despair. Use your head, save your hair. You stitch shampoo after and 356 00:30:25.519 --> 00:30:29.440 between Fitch shampoos. You can keep your hair shining and manageable by using a 357 00:30:29.440 --> 00:30:33.000 few drops of Fitch's Ideal Hair Tonic every day. Fitch's Ideal Hair Tonic is 358 00:30:33.039 --> 00:30:45.839 not sticky or greasy, yet it gives your hair that well groomed look. 359 00:31:00.200 --> 00:31:04.279 Welcome back, well a very good morality play the way it worked out, 360 00:31:06.039 --> 00:31:10.519 and this is one of those episodes where Gerald Moore is a guest star but 361 00:31:10.640 --> 00:31:14.440 did not actually commit the murder. Well, which is kind of different for 362 00:31:14.599 --> 00:31:19.920 our Rogues Gallery. I've kind of developed the habit of when there's a murder 363 00:31:19.920 --> 00:31:26.599 on an episode of Rogues Gallery and Gerald Moore is on guessing that Gerald Moore's 364 00:31:26.720 --> 00:31:30.839 character is the one who did an unusually end up to being right like three 365 00:31:30.839 --> 00:31:34.240 out of four times. We do have a listener comment from Melissa who says, 366 00:31:34.279 --> 00:31:37.599 I love you're showing a fallen in love with Rogues Gallery. Is the 367 00:31:37.680 --> 00:31:44.960 voice of yougor actually William Tracy, Tracy who plays Peppy in the Shop around 368 00:31:44.960 --> 00:31:48.880 the Corner with Jimmy Stewart and Margaret Sullivan. It sure does sound like him. 369 00:31:48.559 --> 00:31:52.400 Well, thanks so much, Melissa. It is actually not him. 370 00:31:52.839 --> 00:31:59.079 Rather, it is Peter Leeds, a well known sort of I guess Radio 371 00:31:59.279 --> 00:32:02.400 and Tell of Vision character actor, and I'm thinking for one of our am 372 00:32:02.559 --> 00:32:09.519 extras coming up, we might play a Peter Leeds in another role. He 373 00:32:09.599 --> 00:32:12.960 didn't have a whole lot of storing rules. Well, we'll see what we 374 00:32:13.000 --> 00:32:16.359 can put together. All Well, thanks so much for your comments and questions. 375 00:32:16.680 --> 00:32:22.200 We will be back tomorrow with let George do it and next week another 376 00:32:22.279 --> 00:32:25.960 episode of Rogues Gallery. In the meanwhile, send your comments to Box thirteen 377 00:32:27.000 --> 00:32:30.720 at Great Detectives dot net, follow us on Facebook, Facebook dot com, 378 00:32:30.759 --> 00:32:35.720 Slash Radio Detectives, and give us a call to eight nine nine one four 379 00:32:35.839 --> 00:32:38.559 seven eighth three. But from Boise, Idaho, this is your host, 380 00:32:38.599 --> 00:32:39.880 Adam Graham signing off.