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episode of Mister Moto Blackmail. This is mister Moto. Mister I A Moto.
The National Broadcasting Company presents the world's most brilliant international secretation. Mister I
A Moto, the popular Japanese character created by Pulitzer Prize winner John P.
Marquax. Mister Moto is quiet, Suave's infectly groom, and he is fighting
the enemies of law and order with courage and heroism. His only weapons are
his mind shark and lightning fast, together with his cool and calculated knowledge of
the behavior patterns exhibited by every race of people in the world. Tonight's story
is one of Blackmail, starring mister Moto. Mister I A Moto, I
mean the tret as none since I was a child in San Francisco. Now
that she is sixteen, I feel for her almost the same affection as for
my own revered mother. Still, she has a kind of courage that made
her keep a scheduled Red Cross engagement the day after she received notification that her
eldest son had been killed on Battle Canal. Now that she was in trouble
and she had sent for me, she received me in the morning room of
her fifth Avenue house. Her fine old eyes were strained with wine and bewilderm
Mister Loso, I've had the lost incredible shock. I've something to also,
which waited her. Then turned my dear old friend to me. Come now,
let me share your trouble. That, after all, is what friends
are for. Its Paul, What about Paul? I have reason to believe
that my deldest son is is what if I hadn't seen it with my own
eyes, I just wouldn't believe it. Please tell me, he last night
I couldn't sleep. I tossed around till three in the morning. Then I
put on a road and came down to the library. It was so warm
I sat outside. Their French doors had opened. From the library to the
patio, but I was sitting there in the dark. I'm quite Suddenly someone
switched on the library night. It was poor. He couldn't see me,
but I could see him quite clearly, and he he store a nettress of
mine out of the library walls. The store it, mister Moto. He
was wearing gloves I see. Then he turned off the lights and night upstairs,
without knowing you had seen him. Yes, it worried me, so
I couldn't sleep all night. Finally I telephoned you. The netrice is valuable
begged diamonds, cavish on emerald set in satment one of the emeralds ways study
four carrots. It was a wedding gift from my husband, but since his
death, I practically never wear it. And Paul knows this. Yes,
he knows that all months might go by before I missed it, and you
want it back. I could probably get it back by going up to his
room asking for it. That isn't cause I want. I want to help
him. He's all I have in the world. So our problem is why
why did he steal it? Yes, he needs money, Perhaps he really
has a good position and he gets a thousand dollars a month from his father's
state. He needed to cat Has Paul never married? No Amy, do
you hesitate? Oh there was a girl once they were engaged. She died.
Oh I am so, mister Moto. I don't get upset very easily,
but I'm sure there's something wrong in this house, something evil and terrifying.
It this honest, I know Paul is in trouble, trouble that I'm
too old. This motto, Yes, who a telephone Paul is a quarter
to nine in the morning. How do you know it's for Paul? There's
an extension in his bedroom. He's obviously answered it, but surely Paul has
many friends who telephone him. Tell him at a quarter to nine, and
especially the night after he's stolen Nicklass, I want you to listen to that
conversation. I'm dear, old friend to you stop on someone else's whoever will
hang up? I am afraid, but such a then I don't know.
No, no, if you insisted the receiver yet I'm calling me at home,
I d I mean it, don't tell on me at home in the
necklace. Yes, last night hang it to the maul teased room A friently
in seven. All right, and Paul, if you want to stay living,
don't try anything. Smile critic when Paul is meeting a man named Riddick
in the Maltese room of the thir plea at seven, have given the nextace?
Yes? Why why missus de clat has Paul that I've been arrested.
No, you're sure towards the mintatic violation and that is all. Yes,
my dear old friend, this is not my usual line of work. I
am saving for yours and a world play. As you've got to help me.
I couldn't possibly go to the police, not about my own son.
Please, mister Moto, they're the only one I can trust. Well,
then, of course I will help you. Please try not to worry.
Let me do that for you. Now do you suppose that Paul coming morning?
Mother? I'm afraid I'm late for breakfast. But why, mister Moto,
Hello Paul, good morning, dear How are you Tomoto? Ye?
Thank you? You and mother hatching up a plot your mother and I need
for as twice a year like the stockholder. Well, I'm sorry I can't
join you. I'm late for the office dining home tonight. No, Barbara
and I are going to the theater. He'll give him my love, have
a nice time. Thanks. I'm sorry to rush off the Tomoto hope I'll
see you soon. Goodbye, paulod bye dining, good bye. You must
admit he's a good act, impeccable. Oh he's so fine, so decent.
Mister Moto. What can we do? I will go to the Machiese
room at seven. In the meantime, I'll make a few inquiries. I
am sure that the trouble is Paul will be all right, mister Moto.
There's just one thing. Yes, some years ago I needed money rather badly.
I didn't want him to stay investments, so I sold the necklace of
fifty thousand dollars and later brought it back. And it seems silly to have
that amount of money and jewelry I never wore. I had a duplicate made.
You mean the necklace Paul took last night. Yes, it's worth about
two hundred dollars. Such man would be very kind of you to see me
on such short notice, of mister Moto. I'm here to help people,
especially people like you. Thank you so much. I would like to check
the police files on a young man named Paul Decresto, Paul decrest Yes,
do you know him? Yes, I do, and his mother. I've
known her for many years. I'm very gracious meeting. Yes she is,
mister Modo. Paul Decretos no prison record. I'm quite positive the files on
him a negative, but you would have no objection if I checked. I'm
afraid I would such burns. I do not understand. Look, mister Moto,
I know you've done some brilliant work for the government. You're a man
of honor and integrity, and naturally I wish to co operate with you in
every way I can. However, you are not a license detective in New
York State. That is true, and if you wish to check politics file,
you will have to get a notarized statement from him authorizing you to do
so. But surely, judge burns. Between friends, this formality can be
dispensed with. I am afraid not, but if its ticket, this license
would damage my cover as a secret agents. My regular work is done completely
incognito. I am really trying to assist an old friend. You must do
so through routine channels. Very well, I am sorry if I have bothered
to note at all. I assure you our next contact will be along much
more formaba. Hello Elean Chester, can you talk freely? Yes? Do
you know a Japanese named Moto? Yes? Yes, I don't. By
any chance? Is he working for you? Oh? Yes? He is
an official officially? Have you lost your mind? Do you realize what could
happen to me if that little man ever reopened the house? In murder case?
Mister Moto, I didn't expect to see you again today. The multi
room is my favorite bar? Oh? Is it? Yes? It's moved
fors gently on one's nerve. By any chance, you wouldn't be following me,
my dear boy, what a ridiculous suggestion? Will you have a cuptare?
Well? No thanks, I'm meeting a friend who should be here any
minute. On fact, furious now down the bar? Will you excuse me
suddenly and remember to call me some day? So? Yes, yes,
I'll do that all right, Eank, I's actual what it's talking to a
friend? Ian on this? Don't be crazy? If sure? Of course,
I'm sure relax. Got the necklace? Yes, I view the letter
I said I would, didn't I give it to me? Sure? Thanks?
Here's the neck question of the bar? You idiot. Listen, Rade
just finishes it. If you ever phone me or try to get in touch
with me again, I'll well, I'll you're one. This as the end.
You understand it's finished. I'll shut up and relax. Put the letter
on the pocket. I remember, radeck don't call me again. Never sell
and Paul obviously and keep out in front. But me, Paul, Look,
mister moto, will you leave me alone? Would you prefer that I
arrested you? Look modo? Whatever it is you've been drinking, have a
couple more and go home. Did you give me to rate it under the
bar? What are you talking about? The emerald necklace you stole last night?
Listen, motto? Do you write detective fiction? Your mother saw you
take a sheep? Oh? Now look here, she was upside on the
patio. She couldn't sleep. I detest scenes in boss. I want a
few minutes conversations with you alone. You will be so kind as to come
quietly to my apartment. Now all right, I'm here. What are we
doing next? Oh? I am your friend? Do you believe that?
Why should I? I have known your mother since before you were born.
I know that you are in trouble. I want to help you. Your
mother saw you take this next. She's worried and upfest for her sake,
I am trying to protect the honor of the detect Oh, won't give me
that oriental stuff about honor of the family. If you could see you always
clear, too, fusty, I have no other movie. Protect a friend.
I am very fond of your mother, and I am the be fond
of you. Now, Ken, please you radick for me, didn't you?
Yes? He returned from letter yes black mail Yes, in following what
murder murder. I I was in love with a girl named Mary Houghton when
she she was a singer in a nightclub that that rade owned. They get
on. He started, I was a baker's helper when he was sixteen.
He stole and fought and shot his way up to the top. He ended
up owning the Canyon Club. Mary Houghton sang there. I I was crazy
about her. I was just a kid and she was do you boy?
It is a very familiar that we were going to be married. Then I
found out that Raydick was was paying the rent on her apartment. I wrote
her a letter here you may as well read it. Dearest Mary, I
have thought about her phone night. Can't you understand how tortured I am,
and that I'd rather you were dead than not even to read it. I
promish you I'll kill you before Paul. How old were you when you broke
this? Anyone did you kill? No? Well, I don't know.
There were always a lot of older men. She even had a friend of
mother's, a judge, Judge, Judge Burns. Yes, do you know
him? He's like, are you suggesting that Judge Bloom a rayech? It
could have been anybody. She played the field and you were so in love
with her you didn't care. Yes. Then what happened? There was an
inquest. The verdict was suicide. You had an alified. I was at
my fraternity house to had trouble fixing the exact time of death. Why it
was winner twelve degrees blow zero. All the windows in her apartment were left
open, the body was frozen. Who found ye went through her personal effects,
found this letter and kept it and then telephoned the piece. Oh no,
no, no. Then he went home. The building is superintendent father.
The next morning one of the radiators was frozen and had burst at leaked,
and he went into repair it. And none of this came out of
the inquest. No, everybody concerned had an alibi and the case was dropped.
Dropped Why that scene at the time, as though there was pressure from
higher up? Maybe Radeck had something on the police. I don't know.
And how long has this blackmail's been going on? Well, this is the
first time Raydeck lost a lot of money recently, Paul, blackmail is something
that never ends. What do you mean? I mean that Radeck, in
all probabiliness, he had made go fer steps of this promised me. He
gave me his words, would Paul? Besides the nickast you gave him was
an imitation? Why? Yes, mother told me this morning. But diva
tour. She sold the original some time ago. She needed money. Then
when that tries to sell it hills exactly. So if he has not made
photos deeps the letter, our position is excellent. How can we find out?
What can we do? We is ridiculus the grom Hotel, Room eleven
twenty three, Telephonium. Do you know his number? Yes? But but
what do I say? Nothing? If he answered hang up? I merely
wish to find out if he is at home. That's Righteck. Please eleven
twenty three? Thank you? Are they mean yeah, it's not in?
Then we shall break into his room and such a threat, or you're crazy
as entry is something about which I know a great deal. I have the
equipment and the experience. Now come along. We took a textige to Groom
Hotel. The eleventh floor hallway was deserted, but brilliantly lit. Radex Doll
was around the corner in a dead ended foot hall while I worked down the
lock. Paus to God, never hurry up delicacy and haste our poor companions
very open. It would help if you were quiet. Ah, what the
way do a raider comes back? We will rely on the inspiration of the
moment. Come along. If we're caught here, we'll be turned on the
lights. Now where would a man of rady disposition hide valuable paper at the
desk? To up? Let me think, Mr Mode or listener? Someone's
coming which way? I know? That whistle coming the back room quickly and
throws the door. Just keep out of frighting the crass he carries our gun.
Mode f the back room quickly and be quiet unless I be careful.
He's dyning like what please? Mister Rabbick, do not reach for You're done?
This is a fantic call the Teplould you get in here? Who are
you? The door was unlocked, so I took the liberty of coming in.
You can take the liberty of getting up. Fair, mister Riddick,
would you like to make a great deal of money? Faded? I am
serious? Surely there is no harm in our discussing it. There is something
I want done that's so like? What? May we talk it over?
But two minutes? Talk? Fair? You are most kind? Uh?
May I have a cigarette? What goes? Are? I have come to
you because you have a reputation for being a tough man, and mister Riddick,
I need a tough man. I need him so badly. I am
willing to play twenty thousand dollars for his services. Yes, are you interested?
I might pay? What is it? May I have that cigarette?
Sure? Yeah? Thank you so much. You have a match lighton?
Thank you? Ju jitsu is very handy for dealing with tough men. Mystory.
Listen, what is nice? You will observe that a few ances more
pressure on your elbow will tear the shoulder bones from the stucket. Paul,
come here quickly, I listen, PAULA, you're drained up Jetty's gun quickly
right, got it? It's already. We have very little time. You
will never use this arm again unless you give us what we want. Where
are the focus stets of that left? Wouldn't you like another half inches of
radic and you will be a cripple? Where are they in an envelope?
Get them? Paul? Yes to hear? Is that all of them?
Medic? Yes? I would believe you. It's true. I had a
dozen men. That's all, canthom? Paul? I am that's right as
it doesn't the negative it's here too, keeping covered, Paul, i'ld like
Rick get up. I would advise you not to try blackmail again. If
it's a revoting profession, go ahead, Paul. What's your name? I
am mister Moto. Mister I ay moto. If you wish to see me,
I am in the manhappened directly. Good night, mistree, mister Motorway.
I don't know how to thank you. I don't something is radically wrong
wrong. Why give me mister Dick's gun? Bro? Thank you? No.
By the way, here is your mother's next you took it from her.
Its most extremely simple, Paul, I have some other calls to make
go home if radio getting such with you again, telephoned me at once at
my apartment. But why would we've gotten the photo stature? Unfortunately, I
am quite quite sure that I have bundled Judge Burns. I too have friends
in high places in this city. I was given access to the files on
the Merry Housen Murderkido, I'm not interested. I told you that. Nevertheless,
you shall listen. The bullet which killed Mary Hutton was fired from a
German Luga automatic of nine millimeters caliber. The gun was never found until to
night. What do you mean in Carl Radeck's position? I come too.
A single strand of short gray hair was sent to the Priest's laboratory. It
had been found on the marrying Houghton's fingernaire the cellular arrangements that amateur and general
condition of the hair was being examined when the laboratory attendant was suddenly called to
the priest Commissioner's office. When he returned, the hair had this appeared.
Why get out of here, that's been Your hair is both great and short.
Hello, It's called the cliff. How good money? Paul? Did
you sleep well? I just heard from raining kick on his way over to
your house. Yes, right now, he's your mother. I will be
there in fifteen minutes. You were too taking get away with this your prazy
there's nobody puzzle trick right that on me. He's commediately beto the talking.
Will you murdered? Mary Hart? I didn't all right by explaining that letter
in court, how he'll pay me? You offer it goes to the police.
By know, there were more than a dozen folf of tech needs.
As a matter of fact, that word, mister murdo, what's he means?
We got twelve of them? I think he's bluffing all. I used
to be a baker, remember a bigger that's a thirteene. Now let's crack
the form around and I'll try offering me that phony neck was fifty thousand in
cash. By known, you've got two thousand a half. Anybody gets started,
I can't possibly get fifty thousand dollars in cash. Bye, you will
wake up your old lady and tyler cash a check, will mother? It
is needless. The contrary, mister knowlto It's very important that i'd be included
in this discussion. I've been listening at the door. Mister Raydeck get out,
Love Graham, I join your here, said Kelly, it comes out.
I'll get high and mighty strong. Mother. I didn't kill her.
I didn't. That letter will send you with a chair so fast you won't
know what hit chick. Hen mister, all right, let's cut out the
talk. Fifty thousand in cash, bye on our sunny boy can take the
consequences. Mister Moto, you have guessed the flea. Judge Burns telephoned me.
I hate to do this to him that I have no other storie.
What do you mean, Judge Burns? Mother, Are you trying to say
that Judge Burns killed Mary? No, Paul, she is trying to say
that she did my dear old friend. If only you had told me everything
from the the ginni oh. I didn't think it would be necessary. I
never connected Paul Steve the netlace with mary husband's murder. She was cheap and
coming desperable For ten thousand dollars, she promised to end her engagement with Paul,
and the day after I paid her, she broke that problems. I
went to her apartment. We had oh her dreadful scene She took a gun
from her desk Ydex gun as you know now, and ordered me out.
I tried to take the gun away from her. It went off like why
did you put the windows up? I was wearing heavy persume. I thought
it might be noticed. I had no one to turn to, so I
went to Judge Burns and he managed to obtain the only bit of evidence against
the gray hair under Mary hoppin Syndony. Yes, please do not worry for
me. I am an old woman. I've had a rich, full life.
I have a fine boy. But a murder tire is so terribly unpleasant
of mister Moto. I'll never live through a murder tryer, Please do not
worry about I would Judge Burns students. Why would he conceal evidence of this
nature? And he felt obligated to me. In the crash of twenty nine
he lost everything he had. I saw the necklace and gave him fifty thousand
dollars You mean mont Oh, No, No, it was a gift.
So when I was in trouble he tried to help me. I'd so like
him not to be disgraced. His partners must never been known. He wouldn't
have done it if he believed that I well, that I wasn't innocent.
He is in love with you, didn't you? We never see each other.
He has a wife and family. I see, mister motto. Yes,
those who thinks he'll convict me, And gentlemen of the jury, have
you reached a verdict? We have your honor. We a jury find a
defendant, highly decret guilty of murder. But I leant destiny was not long
in the hands of justice. Before she could begin the spending of imprisonment for
the rest of her natural life, her tired but still spirit faded as the
insensitive temple quietly and gently, He's the strange, said, mystery of the
world beyond. You have just heard the world's greatest international secret agent, mister
I a motto. In Blackmail, James Monks starred as mister Motto. The
script was written and directed by Harry W. Junkin, produced by Carol Irwin.
Other members of the cast were Bill Lipton, Grace Cuddy, and Ralph
Fell. The music was transcribed welcome back. Yeah. I have to say
that I meant A Baker's Dozen has to be one of my all time favorite
clues. I think in the position mister Moto was kind of on the intense
side in terms of interrogators. You know the position he was in, and
he was gonna lie. He wasn't gonna be able to. I don't think
he was thinking, let's oh, I've got to find some way so that
later on I can say technically, I told you correct. But it was
a baker's dozen and also kind of minimalist on the effect. This has the
feel. I don't know whether it's a rehearsal or a badly edited tape,
but we do our best with what we have available. So I apologize that
some of these key things are missing from this. A lot of the transitions,
and we just kind of get action upon action here. So kind of
odd, but all right. Listener comments and feedback, Bobby says, my
wife and I've watched all the Mister Moto movies. This was our first time
to hear the radio show. I enjoyed it, but I wanted to hear
a few more episodes before I'm making my mind. Thanks for sharing. Well,
thanks, Bobby, and I will say that I'm actually enjoying Mister Moto
the second time through some of these episodes. I haven't listened to all of
them. I think I listened to four or five of the thirteen we're gonna
play, but these first three i'd heard and I actually like them better the
second time through. And then I want to have a comment on Facebook from
Bill Wise Guy Palucci, who says, listening to the Thin Man tonight,
Well, thanks Bill, and I love it. Folks availed them, say
of our archived which is available at archivestat Great Detectives dot net. We have
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All right, Well, that will actually do it for today. We will
be back on Wednesday with the next part of the Forbes Matter, and then
join us back here next Tuesday for another episode of Mister Moto. In the
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