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L H. E. K. Pound check. Ye, I have the
name as sweetest man. They have him in jade. That's all I know.
Yeah, well I'm having miss Brooks checking on the other form. So
just calmed down. The nicest porter I have and he wouldn't do anything right.
His life depended on it. He's gender and he never takes a chick.
Yeah. Yeah, Hold on a minute, will you, missus Fenton?
What did you find out? Brookson? Do you have a Simon powercheck
and jail are right? Uh? Huh? What's the charge with him killing
a young woman? He ran it down with his car. He was very
drunk, why, missus Fenton? Yes, yes, what is it,
mister d I'll get down there and look into it. I'll get back to
you later. Yeah, Simon powcheck Age forty eight. He is still in
the cell, sleeping. The door open and shut. Case I sagin As
far as I can tell, it smelled like a brewery when he was brought
in. The car is pretty badly smashed. The poor girl was hitting.
Where did the accident take place? In pretty deserted section of the time this
books, You know the toy factor where his powcheck works. Farnton Toys boys
picked him up just sitting there sling booth. The whoop. I see there's
anything wrong, mister Belton. Wow, just a slight discrepancy on a man's
character. Probably just shows the gentle sweet ladies like missus Fentler bad judges of
character, don't get it. But I'm other man. Maybe this is worth
drinking Johnson away from supper. Yeah, it might be worthwhile. Well,
I don't know anything looking at Johnson and my head Hurst Valentine, I don't
know how you manage to get in the middle of things like that. The
lunch, his report is clear and to the point, this man hasn't been
drinking. He was slunk, I don't remember slug and then liquor was poured
over so that he would be thrown in jail, and no questions asked,
Questions would be asked, and do time as Brooks enough so that we'd find
out everything we have to know. There's no reason why we shouldn't take a
look at Palcheck's car, is it? Come on? No question? Now?
Isn't no dense in front of that car we put there by? Someone
probably smashed in with a heavy monkey rancher. They weren't a result of hitting
that poor girl at all. No, she was probably killed by someone first,
then thrown on the pearl Chick's car. Pretty clumsy frame up by somebody
who was desperate and needed time for a getaway. Yeah, well, I
guess one job was over, such as it was. What's in well,
mister Pearls shaking? Go back to missus funtons. She'll make him some nice
chicken soup, and you're staying here? You don't come in and get things
started and then waltz out. Girl's handbag was nowhere around, no means of
identification. What do you need me? There were some laundrymarks on our clothes.
We're checking those. You're sticking around, Laura Gillespino. I never heard
of her, lieutenant, and you don't remember seeing her before? No,
No, I came off of the plant. That's Thornton's toy, and I
was going to start driving my car, and I guess somebody hit me.
That must have been hiding them back of the car. And that's all I
remember. He'll probably just happen to be the handiest guy around, mister Pelcheck.
Pretty lucky to get out of a thing might have killed you. They
could, couldn't they. Missus Fenton is still pacing outside like a nervous mother
hand Lieutenant. Yes, I guess you can go a pelcheck. We'll be
wind to ask some more questions another time. Anything I can do anything.
Let the gentleman outsige Jesse. Well, might as well see what we can
find out at the address you have for Laura ga Westbie. Laura dead dead.
I can't get it through my head. Why why? I'm afraid that's
something we don't know yet, mister glaslie were trying to find out. You
can give us some ideas to why your wife was down on Manson Street.
Mister Gillespie, I don't know. I don't know. It's a little out
of the way. With missus Gillespie out shopping this afternoon visiting some friends.
She was out, working, working, because I was never a good enough
man to provide her with the things she deserves. Writer would ever get the
idea that I could ever write anything in my life? All I could do
was to write this trash drink water than I should. So I don't know
what I can do to help you. Lit me what different doesn't make anyway?
It won't bring Laura back. Can you understand how you feeling? Mister
Glassie would believe me these questions are necessary? Where did missus Gillespie work?
Sorry, Lesoftski Import and Export company that down on Fifth Street. Laura's was
very smart, got to be a lieutenant in the waves during the war.
She was mister Lesoftski's good right arm. Anything about the job that might have
led to into what happens? No, no, mister Valentine. As far
as I know, it was a pretty humdrum, orderly job. But maybe
just a little wolf from mister Lesovski. Go on. You see Laura's hand
bank was god. Then this must have been a robbery. Yeah, that's
the most logical explanation, isn't it isn't this is? I suppose so about
this afternoon? I suppose you were here, Oh, that's right, an
alibi. I should account for my whereabouts. That's another one of the things
you must ask me. Oh, I have a beauty of an alibi.
I was in my usual hangout Mike's barn grill all afternoon. Well, I
should have been trying to work. At least a dozen people saw me.
Please please leave me. If you work with a girl for over two years,
mister Lesovski, you should get to know her pretty well. Oh I
did. I did. She was a lovely lady, smart, brilliant,
terrible crudge did missus Gillespie had the afternoon off or it wasn't anything. This
formal has that and this office she came and went without having to account to
anyone because no matter of fact, mister or Subsky, we were curious as
to whether you might know of any enemies Missus Gillespie might have had eni.
Mister no, I was kind of a reluctant. No. Is it supposed
to mean anything? No? No, I'm sure you'll understand that if you
have anything that might possibly help us. The husband, mister Callespie is a
very jealous man and a very weak one. Of course, I don't mean
to imply, and I see I say thank you very much. I presume
you were here all afternoon, mister Lesovski Oh yes, yes, been three
customers, very fine people Aliborina. But two. This export and import business,
mister Losovskiy, is of a general nature. Oh yes, mostly to
Europe, the mostly Eastern Europe. Of course, the business isn't as good
as it was once. Since we import some fine lace, Bohemian glass,
we send them some machinely even toys toys, Yes, you know the Turton
toy firm down on Manson. They are very fine clients of us. What's
the matter? Did I say something? Porton toys for good girls and boys.
That's been the slogan of our firms since my grandfather started in eighteen eighty
four. Yeah, it's very interesting, mister Thornton. But we were very
interested in whether missus Gallaspie came down to Sigure this afternoon here at your planning.
Well, no, that was a matter of fact. You didn't.
Oh what's the why are y'all looking at? Knew that way? Wells she
did come down here, you'd see you, wouldn't she? Miss Here's of
course she placed the order with me, and she didn't see you today.
I'm not in the habit of lying this book. I sho say. We
probably established a good reason for missus Gillespie to be down here. We thought
you might give us some further help in tracking down the man who killed her.
I see the Leasowski firm buys only a moderate amount of toys. Oh
hereunds like this, some dolls that seen their own lulibis, some handmade toy
soldiers. Mister Palcheck has been making toy soldiers for us what almost point a
year? Oh yeah, some some cowboy dogs. So your relationship with missus
Gillespie was rather casual and purely business exactly. Oh but wait, wait,
I couldn't have seen missus Gillespie it all this afternoon, even if she did.
What do you mean, slip my mind? I was uptown in our
designers office most of the afternoon going through the new line of stuffed animals.
It's Perkins, that's the designer. Come back me up, no doubt.
A perfect score in Alibi would really never mind day, Oh Valentine, let's
be phone down here while we were all good. Phone him back so I
can pick up Brooks he and take her off at dinner. He wants to
get in touch with you right away. Me. Must have liked your plant,
baby blue eyes. Exactly what did he say? Want you to call
him at this number? Go and use this phone. I wonder what's on
his mother? It's me. This is Valentine Glee. Yeah, yeah,
what did you want me to call you about it? Come on over right
away. There's something I have to tell you. I was afraid of shame,
but I'm not anymore. I'm not. I'm sure it. Can't you
lear some things that even are no good faithing like me can't take things like
this on. I was in the Pacific three years. Did you know that?
Did you? I'll be over as soon as I can. Come on
it skips off, doors open, wide open, Honey, he isn't here.
Maybe his curry's left him again. What was the name of that barn?
Lan? But that sound in the bedroom sounds like the window shadeer of
blind banging against the world. Onne, Holy Macrol. Poor guy couldn't wait.
Hello, Hennessey, this is Johnson. Send a crew down to four
eighteen Harrow Street. Glaspie just hung himself. We'll return to tonight's adventure of
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Simon Palchek from a framed hit and run murder of young woman. The
three men who could be suspects for her death are near Towell husband, her
employer, and the head of Thornton Toys, near whose plant the murder took
place. All have perfect alibies, So you seem to be at a dead
end when suddenly the husband calls you up and tells you that there's something he
must get off his chest. But even if your name is George Valentine,
you'll never find out what that is, because by the time you get there,
the husband is dead, a suicide note still in the timper enter just
as he left it. Yeah to whom and may concerned. I thought I
could stand up to it, but I know now that I can't. Laura
was no good, or I should say, she was no better than I
deserved. She was faithless, and I could not accept that I killed her,
and I framed the funny little man who works in the toy plant.
Sorry, but this is the only fitting way to end a life which has
been nothing but a comedy of errors. Boys will be here pretty soon.
Go through the four memonies. Yeah, yeah, I guess it was just
what's the matter. I can't quite make the two things fit. The words
going us be used when he called me, and it seems so important for
him to tell me he was a soldier, or a good soldier who served
in the Pacific. Man likes to hold onto whatever he thinks has been worthwhile
in his day. Well, the words he used in the fear of facing
us. I'm seeing too many suicides to try and figure out why they would
Dewinning Johnson, what are you doing? Look the fibers on the rope.
What are you talking about? They're pointing up towards the ceiling. Hey,
it's right. Yeah, he was killed and then his body was hauled up.
That's the only explanation murder, another as vicious as the first, which
leads us exactly nowhere. Especially since we know that all the three alibis are
poo. We don't have to go back and talk to Lesovsky and Thornton.
There are only possibilities. I guess, so, but why killed Gillespie?
What did he know? You'll try and guess? Oh, come on,
okay, but may I make a suggestion here. Let's keep up the myth
that this was suicide. It's always easier to make a slip if you feel
you're safe. Poor man, poor poor man. Yeah, I guess that
washes up the case line, Greg, I wonder who the man was that
Missus Gillespie was saying. Well, I wouldn't know, Honestly, I wouldn't.
Okay, mister SASKI you realize how'd you find anything? Brooks? But
there is nothing in missus Gillespie's desk that can help anyone in that respect,
I'm sure, mister Valenteck, we were just looking around. I hope you
don't mind mine, No, no, no, by shouldn't all the usual
things, George, pencils and tissues? Do you let us to be files?
So I see Brooks Sky just as a matter of curiosity, I'd like
to check up on your whereabouts since I spoke to your answer that there's something
I am becoming used to. But I'm perfectly willing to cooperate, of course.
What is it? Angel, that's cool to those files for there's playing
cover. Let me see, that's funny. What is I can use?
Oh? Laugh? This book is written in some foreign language. It belongs
to you, mister Lisowski. Me, no, that is strange. Pictures
of soldiers, battles. What does it say? It isn't Polish, Shulish.
Laura wasn't American? Why isn't she? Yes, yes, that is
where they cannot understand. Published in Europe. Pretty good pictures, diagrams to
show just how troops should be set up in different military maneuvers. What connection
is there between the two murders and the books she couldn't even read. That's
a big question, Johnson. I'll see you later. Yeah, where you're
going war maneuvers. That's why mister Valentine or I'll put on the life pol
Check books over that part of the planet. Of course, during the day
there there'll be fifty or sixty people working here, huh. And on the
fall and we get ready for the Christmas rush, we have more than one
hundred. But Paul check is the one who's responsible for the making of toy
soldiers. That's right, that's right. Oh, he's a craftsman, has
the most beautiful toy soldiers gassed them, paints their bright uniforms excellent. There
sure enough of them, yeah, yes, all ranks all times, foreign
soldiers, grenadiers, Ebuloman, the soldiers that are exported. How are they
usually packed, mister Carnton. Oh, say a gross to the box and
then on a stone. So here here's a box already, thank yeah,
oh yeah yeah, all pretty well mixed up soldiers pointing up in it.
There's one raising his arm to call charge. Are the one reaching for sword?
Just a big man jumble? But oh well, of course they're not
works of arts, you know, just toy soldiers, no offense, mister
Sarting, Oh one, little toys, little lead soldiers. I remember I
used to play with them. Children don't play with them as much as they
used to. Wonder why there's one raising a trumpet to his lips. Of
course most of them are playing ordinary foot soldiers all alike. I was very
glad when these orders came a couple of years ago, pretty steady orders.
Oh that's fine. Well, I guess you'll be wanting to close up and
go home now, mister Thornton, Yes, yes indeed, But anything else
I can do to cooperate. No, no, no, thanks, that's
somebody else I have to see now. Oh yes, I feel much better,
mister Valentine. And thank you, thank your soul for everything I did,
very little, mister project. That young woman, that unfortunate young woman.
Police found out your two chiltern. They're working on it. They usually
do a good job. Shame, terrible shame, mister Polcheck. When did
you notice that the book was stolen? But the book, the one in
Polish, the one about soldiers and Battlement Ofver's true formations. When I sold
that, yes, of course, how did you know? I didn't sure.
I had it for a long time. You can't buy it in this
country, you know. And I kept it out of the plant or I
copied many uniforms from it for Farlen's soldier. When was it stolen, mister
Polcheck, Well, a few months ago I found out it was gone.
Why do you say stolen? I thought just someone threw it out cleaning woman.
Maybe. No, No, I think it was stolen, and for
a very good reason. But stolen by whom? Why? I have an
idea? I'm not sure, mister Parncheck. Do you feel strong enough to
come down to the plant with me. But no, it's closed. You
have a key, haven't you. I understand you've often worked late and you're
one of the oldest employee. Yes, I believe me. It's important.
It's sort of setting a trap for someone. What are you saying, Well,
of course, mister Valentine, I will just get dressed and these mamma
dolls. Sure cude. How much longer are we going to wait, mister
Velentine Phy, not much. Who are we waiting for? Then? I
don't really know? But no, you know how I make the little bit
soldiers? Yeah, yeah, molton d hubble, bubble toilent No, no,
no, no, I wouldn't come too near, mister Velona and little
forms to cast the soldiers from. Yes, that's right. I thought this
box of soldiers was already for export. You what, what on any reason
why you melted down some of the soldiers from it? Oh, you must
be mistaken. All of them players and he seems. But the the ones
with the drawing the ban and the trumpet and the arms raised the sick signal
charge the day, Oh yeah, they were not quite like perfect. However,
And while I was helping from some lead only way I can make the
matter. You know, I was wondering all along, how come that lead
soldiers are shipped to you? You're from here, you know, usually they
sho should be imported here from what the country is, to say Japan or
Checkos, Slovakia. The way they were is cheaper. I would not know
about this, this development, and mister Thornton makes me the deals with mister
lusostitude, I just make the soldiers. Yeah, I know, I think
we awake or nothing. Ter scheme is, that's an They all had perfect
alibi guys for the time that missus Gillespie was kid. How about you,
mister polcheck me but was in the car. No one would suspect the framing
man La. You're a very smart man, mister pot Check. You kill
Laura Gallespie and then frame you yourself on a hit and run sage you said
you knew very well was to stand. You're really smart, fust to completely
equipment with a gun. Rich, I can you know I suspect I to
kids you policheck like ever since I found that book. But I know you
were somewhat lat enough so that you'd have to tip your hand yourself. That's
why I got you down here. That's why I watched your meltdown, those
particular souljects. I will take you out in my car. I'll kill you,
mister Lellonton, and then I shall disappear. I have friends, many
friends. They will see I get out of this cut, I know,
and you get lost somewhere behind the iron curtain. Don't move. Of course
I killed the Gillespie's, first the woman, and then him. He began
to think of of all missus Gillespie when he was blackmailing you, wasn't she
She was smart too. She realized that the little lead soldiers were semaphoring the
position of the arm standing for letters of the alphabet, signaling, just like
say, different ship to ship. Should not have meddled at one. Then
she found the book and saw how the gimmick really was. The people you
send the jumble box of soldiers just to have the book. Also, they
know the diagram you mean sort the soldiers out, so they correspond to the
diagram and then read the message clears about stop moving the match, you sharp
moving buster, lad shower. Look cow you a little warman over. I
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FBI been able to decipher George? None without polchecks cooperation. He cooperated all
right, once he started to singing sound a full grown choir. Deadliest sabotage
of bone. That's what Polcheck's friends were planning. Deadliest sabotage. You were
sending out the name the people in different fields whose death would hurt the United
States most, And I guess there'd be other pal Chicks to see that the
sabotage was carried out, no matter what would happen to them. A war
maneuver, yeah, and a war where no holes are bard. Mister Thornton
and mister the sous gear outside, who's still shaking over the way they've been
used as dupes by pal Chick. I'm gonna go around and talk to him.
They wasn't her mama don present from mister Thornton. You know Thornton toy
for good girls and boys. He think you have an idea we might find
some sports someday. Okay, okay, You see, darling, you're a
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Welcome back, Well. I had a sense of who the killer was kind
of around the midpoint of the show because because they revealed that all of the
main suspects seemed to have alibis. Now that kind of indicated that there was
a problem with one of the alibis. But on, let George do it.
Usually in decades that the person we thought was innocent really isn't. I'm
not certain the case was all that predictable in the generic sense. However,
after listening to one hundred and sixty two episodes on this podcast, plus close
to a couple dozen that I won't be able to play here, I kind
of have a sense for how the writer's minds work. I did like the
twist about the messages. I caught that when they found the book. I
imagine there was some arrangement of the toy soldiers. This does seem to be
one of the few detective shows which didn't originally deal with by material, but
as definitely got into Cold War style, and I think it's interesting some people
have a reaction to the Cold War. Anything with the Cold War in it
is dated, not necessarily anything more than any story where, say Sherlock Holmes
dealing with opion dens is dated. You were certainly quite a villain on the
American scene, and it's always interesting to hear these sort of stories. While
we turned down a listener comments, Bet says, your podcast are what get
me through my work days. Love them, especially the Sherlock Holmes episodes,
since I'm a huge fan of all things Sherlock. Well, thanks so much,
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