1 00:00:28,559 --> 00:00:36,719 Welcome to the Great Detectives of Old Time Radio from Boise Adohol. This is 2 00:00:36,799 --> 00:00:40,920 your host, Adam Graham. If you have a comment, email it to 3 00:00:41,000 --> 00:00:48,439 me Box thirteen at Greatdetectives dot net. Follow us on Instagram, Instagram dot 4 00:00:48,479 --> 00:00:54,359 com, slash Great Detectives, and follow us on Twitter at Radio Detectives. 5 00:00:54,640 --> 00:01:00,159 If you are enjoying this podcast, please follow us using your favorite point software. 6 00:01:02,159 --> 00:01:04,159 And if you've not already, I do encourage you to check out my 7 00:01:04,280 --> 00:01:08,079 ebooks. All I needed to Know I learned from Colombo and All I needed 8 00:01:08,120 --> 00:01:14,599 to Know I learned from Dragnet. These ebooks examined the careers and histories of 9 00:01:14,799 --> 00:01:19,239 seven great fictional detectives and policemen, as well as life lessons that can be 10 00:01:19,319 --> 00:01:25,319 learned from them. They're available wherever fine ebooks are sold, or as audiobooks 11 00:01:25,319 --> 00:01:30,239 through audible dot Com or the Apple Store. Well, now it's time for 12 00:01:30,359 --> 00:01:36,480 this week's episode of Mister Chameleon. Now from March to twenty third, nineteen 13 00:01:36,599 --> 00:01:45,719 forty nine, here is the Dinner of Death Murder Case. Next Mister Chameleon 14 00:01:45,879 --> 00:02:17,800 and the Dinner of Death Murder Case. Tonight, we again present the famous 15 00:02:17,879 --> 00:02:23,439 mister Cameleon of Central Headquarters in his most famous cases of crime and murder, 16 00:02:23,680 --> 00:02:29,960 brought to you by the makers of genuine Bayer Aspirin. Mister Cameleon, as 17 00:02:30,000 --> 00:02:35,360 you all know, is the famous and dreaded detective of Central Police Headquarters who 18 00:02:35,400 --> 00:02:39,680 frequently uses a disguise or impersonation to confuse the criminals he is tracking down. 19 00:02:40,879 --> 00:02:46,199 In Tonight's case, he appears both as himself mister Chameleon, and in an 20 00:02:46,280 --> 00:02:51,879 especially clever and effective disguise. Tonight, we give you, mister Chameleon in 21 00:02:52,120 --> 00:03:07,120 the Dinner of Death murder case. The scene of Tonight's Chameleon case is in 22 00:03:07,199 --> 00:03:10,120 a home like countless others in this land of ours, a home like yours 23 00:03:10,199 --> 00:03:15,360 or mine, a home with the last thing expected or believed possible, is 24 00:03:15,360 --> 00:03:19,080 that the hand of murder and suspicion will strike to bring tragedy and horror. 25 00:03:20,159 --> 00:03:23,560 It is in the home of Herbert Martin on the evening of the Maid's day 26 00:03:23,599 --> 00:03:27,599 out. As Herbert, his young wife Felloise, and his daughter Lucy, 27 00:03:27,759 --> 00:03:30,159 only a few years her junior, are seated at the dinner table, and 28 00:03:30,240 --> 00:03:35,599 we hear Herbert saying, if I were asked to name the luckiest man I 29 00:03:35,639 --> 00:03:38,159 know. I'd say, Now, what do you think, I'd say, 30 00:03:38,199 --> 00:03:42,840 Herbert Martin, that's myself? How nice, Herbert? Oh, father, 31 00:03:42,919 --> 00:03:46,840 you're sweet. Two beautiful girls and a beautiful dinner prepared for an old duffer 32 00:03:46,919 --> 00:03:51,400 like me with their own hands. I hear's your plate, father, emm 33 00:03:52,479 --> 00:03:55,000 smells wonderful. What is it? The way to find out is to taste 34 00:03:55,039 --> 00:04:03,759 it, Herbert, that's good. Tastes like Augustin the kafe blow himself had 35 00:04:03,759 --> 00:04:11,199 a hand in a die. Ah, father, you look ill, father, 36 00:04:11,280 --> 00:04:15,759 what's wrong, Herbert? What's happened? It must be my heart? 37 00:04:16,160 --> 00:04:38,279 Call the doctor and Luisa. I'm dreadful, I'm father, father. But 38 00:04:38,399 --> 00:04:43,879 it wasn't Herbert Martin's heart. It was murder. The family dinner prepared by 39 00:04:43,879 --> 00:04:46,759 the two people he loved the most, concealed the hand of death. And 40 00:04:46,879 --> 00:04:50,959 a few minutes later we hear the Commissioner of Police assigning the famous mister Chameleon 41 00:04:51,319 --> 00:04:56,360 to one of the strangest cases of his career. Oh the facts of these 42 00:04:56,439 --> 00:05:00,720 chameleons. Herbert Martin, according to his doctor's report, was isn't a dinner, 43 00:05:00,879 --> 00:05:03,079 no doubt with a poison whose symptoms are the same as termain poisoning. 44 00:05:03,120 --> 00:05:06,160 Isn't that a commissioner, Yes, that's it, all right, chameleon. 45 00:05:06,199 --> 00:05:09,759 But who told you? Let's call it a good guess, commissioner. Let's 46 00:05:09,800 --> 00:05:13,319 go at that well. The addresses three, three, four four Burton Street. 47 00:05:13,519 --> 00:05:16,439 I'm on my way. Oh there you are, Detective Sergeant Donald. 48 00:05:16,800 --> 00:05:44,399 Get out a squad car quick. What's up, mister Comellion murder? Oh 49 00:05:44,480 --> 00:05:51,959 here's the house, mister Comelion. Right, Oh you're from the police. 50 00:05:53,120 --> 00:05:58,519 Yes, Comeleion of Central Headquarters. Mister Camillion, no doubt you are the 51 00:05:58,600 --> 00:06:03,839 murdered Man's Herbert Martin's daughter and his wife. His wife, I'm sorry, 52 00:06:03,879 --> 00:06:08,160 I understood. I was to see his daughter, Lucy. That's his daughter's 53 00:06:08,199 --> 00:06:12,560 here. I'll take you to her. Did you call me eloise? Oh? 54 00:06:12,560 --> 00:06:15,920 Who's this? Mister cameleon? The detective and this is detective Sergeant Arnold. 55 00:06:16,879 --> 00:06:20,040 The Commissioner of Police told me that mister Martin was poisoned at dinner. 56 00:06:20,399 --> 00:06:25,639 I can't spare to think of it. Didn't think such a dreadful thing should 57 00:06:25,639 --> 00:06:30,480 have happened to my husband. We had salmon and salery salad. It must 58 00:06:30,480 --> 00:06:32,000 have been changing. Yes, I'm sure that was it. Well, I've 59 00:06:32,040 --> 00:06:36,199 heard of many such cases, recently, violent tomain cases. If only we 60 00:06:36,240 --> 00:06:41,120 hadn't had ken salmon. It was you, I didn't have salmon. Alouise, 61 00:06:41,600 --> 00:06:46,759 Lucy dear, don't you remember you suggested it first? She's terribly upset, 62 00:06:46,800 --> 00:06:50,439 mister Comellion. Oh, who else beside mister Martin ate this salad? 63 00:06:51,040 --> 00:06:54,759 All of us had it, mister comedian, who prepared it? The maid? 64 00:06:55,079 --> 00:06:59,279 Why? Lucy and I prepared it together? This is the maid's night 65 00:06:59,319 --> 00:07:02,519 out. So all of you ate this fatal salad, but only one of 66 00:07:02,560 --> 00:07:06,399 you was poisoned? What do you mean by that, mister comedian? Here's 67 00:07:06,399 --> 00:07:10,519 what do you mean? I mean that when three people eat poisoned food, 68 00:07:10,839 --> 00:07:14,800 all three are poisoned, and if only one is poisoned. But mister comedian, 69 00:07:15,240 --> 00:07:17,759 who prepared the salad? You say the maid was out? So who 70 00:07:17,759 --> 00:07:21,120 did prepare it? Lucy and I prepared it together. That's right, mister 71 00:07:21,160 --> 00:07:25,600 Comellion. Eloise and I prepared it together, and all of you ate it 72 00:07:25,639 --> 00:07:29,959 together, Yet one of the three died. I can't understand. I think 73 00:07:30,000 --> 00:07:34,600 I can. One serving was poisoned, two were not, and that means 74 00:07:34,720 --> 00:07:38,959 murder. Do you mean, I mean to say that somebody murdered your father, 75 00:07:39,040 --> 00:07:43,160 Miss Lucy. Now tell me who served the death food to Herbert Martin. 76 00:07:43,920 --> 00:07:46,680 I don't remember. Elouise brought all three servings in on a tray, 77 00:07:46,800 --> 00:07:51,360 and you passed the tray, Lucy. Not that that makes any difference, 78 00:07:51,439 --> 00:07:57,439 Darling. Was any outsider in the kitchen when you were preparing dinner? Only 79 00:07:57,480 --> 00:08:01,000 Dick Reynolds, But he left before dinner. I bring dig into this, 80 00:08:01,040 --> 00:08:03,639 you know very well. Shouldn't his name be brought in, miss Lucy? 81 00:08:03,720 --> 00:08:05,879 And who is Dick Grendall's and what is his connection with his family? Just 82 00:08:05,920 --> 00:08:09,279 a boy Lucy's in love with Who suppose I am in love with you, 83 00:08:09,600 --> 00:08:13,199 but no more in love with him than you are, Elouise? What both 84 00:08:13,240 --> 00:08:16,560 of you in love with him? That's not true, mister Comedian. It's 85 00:08:16,639 --> 00:08:20,399 just a silly, jealous girl's idea. You know it's not true, Lucy. 86 00:08:20,560 --> 00:08:24,360 That's why my father's dead, mister Comedion. Eloise, when were you 87 00:08:24,439 --> 00:08:28,160 married to Herbert Martin ten months ago? Why did you marry him? Because 88 00:08:28,199 --> 00:08:31,959 I loved him? And because you had two children, no husband, in 89 00:08:31,959 --> 00:08:33,519 no way of earning a living, and you needed a roof over your head? 90 00:08:33,720 --> 00:08:37,600 That's what is that true? Eloise? I loved Herbert? Were you 91 00:08:37,679 --> 00:08:41,720 left with two children and no money? Two little girls? Twins? Herbert 92 00:08:41,720 --> 00:08:46,080 adored them. But they must be very young. You and your stepdaughter are 93 00:08:46,840 --> 00:08:50,519 almost the same age, an't you? Eloise is twenty eight and I'm twenty 94 00:08:50,559 --> 00:08:54,600 four? Mister comedian, Oh what could have made father do that? And 95 00:08:54,639 --> 00:09:00,000 these twins of yours? Alloways, there'll be three years old next month? 96 00:09:00,799 --> 00:09:05,639 How long before your marriage to Herbert Martin? Did your first husband, the 97 00:09:05,639 --> 00:09:09,960 father of these children, die five months before? But what a mother's love, 98 00:09:11,039 --> 00:09:15,200 missus Martin, is a very great love. In the name of it, 99 00:09:15,360 --> 00:09:18,000 many things have done, often distasteful things, things that are later regretted. 100 00:09:18,240 --> 00:09:22,200 If you are implying something by that, mister Camillion, I am implying 101 00:09:22,200 --> 00:09:26,399 that love for your children could have led to a marriage for security and then 102 00:09:26,440 --> 00:09:30,399 regret stop, and the cause of that regret could have been named. Let 103 00:09:30,480 --> 00:09:33,519 us say, mister Dick Reynolds. But what do you say to that, 104 00:09:33,600 --> 00:09:37,159 Ailoise? Mister comiedian, are you accusing me of murder? Then? I 105 00:09:37,279 --> 00:09:41,960 say your implications are lies. Horrible eyes, I say, mister Camellion, 106 00:09:41,000 --> 00:09:45,519 of what you say is true. Every word is true. Eloise would have 107 00:09:45,519 --> 00:09:48,080 been glad to see my father dead. Of Dick Greas. The one thing 108 00:09:48,200 --> 00:09:52,600 is certain, Lucy, you both love Dick Reynold's Haloise. Now tell me 109 00:09:52,639 --> 00:09:56,960 what did your husband think of this boy? He forbade Lucy to marry him, 110 00:09:56,159 --> 00:10:00,600 for better to see him. My husband hated him. I should like 111 00:10:00,679 --> 00:10:03,679 to meet Dick Reynolds. Both the man's young wife and his young daughter love 112 00:10:03,759 --> 00:10:09,080 him, yet he hated him. Why could one of you here have joined 113 00:10:09,080 --> 00:10:13,000 with Reynolds to clear the way to your own passionate desires by murder? With 114 00:10:13,159 --> 00:10:16,519 my father dead in this house, you come, with your callous, brutal 115 00:10:16,600 --> 00:10:20,879 questionings to torture and persecute. Why what right by the right of an officer 116 00:10:20,919 --> 00:10:26,519 of the law who sees both a motive for murder and a singularly inviting opportunity. 117 00:10:26,639 --> 00:10:30,000 Here's the thing that'll settle the case, mister cameleon. What is it, 118 00:10:30,039 --> 00:10:33,120 Detective Arnold? If the medical examiner knows what he's talking about. It's 119 00:10:33,159 --> 00:10:37,519 the same poison that killed Herbert Martin. Where do you find it? And 120 00:10:37,559 --> 00:10:41,480 a baking powder can in the kitchen? Pretty clever? Huh poison? What 121 00:10:41,759 --> 00:10:46,360 why? It's the insecticide Dick Reynolds bought for those greenhouse flowers he's trying to 122 00:10:46,360 --> 00:10:50,440 grow. I guess he forgot it or used it in the poisoning of your 123 00:10:50,519 --> 00:10:54,559 husband. Now we have fenced long enough. Tell me where does Dick Reynolds 124 00:10:54,600 --> 00:10:58,159 live? And don't lie. Don't tell him, Malouise. He has a 125 00:10:58,240 --> 00:11:01,759 flat at six one six, right, Dave, who are signed Detective Foley 126 00:11:01,759 --> 00:11:05,559 and his men to watch these two women. Don't let them out of sight? 127 00:11:05,639 --> 00:11:07,799 Okay, mister Commeleion? And then what come with me to see mister 128 00:11:07,840 --> 00:11:15,080 Dick Reynolds. Good night night, good night. Now that mister comedian is 129 00:11:15,120 --> 00:11:18,240 gone, Lucy, I want to warn you against talking too much to him. 130 00:11:18,639 --> 00:11:22,279 Remember he's a policeman. Don't arouse his animosity and don't arouse his suspicion. 131 00:11:22,519 --> 00:11:26,120 I suppose by that you mean don't say what I think about you. 132 00:11:26,200 --> 00:11:28,639 Eloise, This is no time for us to quarrel. We're both in a 133 00:11:28,639 --> 00:11:33,960 bad position. Let's not say things. Will be sorry for later. We 134 00:11:33,960 --> 00:11:39,519 were in a bad position, Eloise. That is nuttil until what until you 135 00:11:39,639 --> 00:11:43,519 told mister Camellion and that other detective. The poison used to kill father was 136 00:11:43,559 --> 00:11:46,720 Dick Reynolds. Why did you tell him that was it? Because you hate 137 00:11:46,759 --> 00:11:50,519 Dick because you know he's in love with me. He's not in love with 138 00:11:50,559 --> 00:11:54,600 you. And besides, it was his poison. So you say, you 139 00:11:54,720 --> 00:12:00,480 and I both know Dick bought that poison. Trying to conceal this only bring 140 00:12:00,559 --> 00:12:05,679 us more trouble. And oh, Lucy dear, please believe me. Whatever 141 00:12:05,720 --> 00:12:11,840 you've said against me means nothing. As far as I'm concerned. I'll never 142 00:12:11,919 --> 00:12:16,240 forget. You're your father's daughter, and I loved him. You loved him. 143 00:12:16,879 --> 00:12:20,159 You don't know what love is. I warn you again, Lucy, 144 00:12:22,000 --> 00:12:37,440 be careful what you say. And now in the apartment of Dick Reynolds, 145 00:12:37,440 --> 00:12:41,519 we hear mister Chameleon saying, so you admit that you were in the kitchen 146 00:12:41,519 --> 00:12:45,960 when Lucy and Elouise were preparing the dinner that resulted in Herbert Martin's death. 147 00:12:46,240 --> 00:12:50,000 Yes, I was, mister Camellion, and then you left. Yes, 148 00:12:50,759 --> 00:12:54,879 why I had another engagement. Well didn't Herbert Martin invite you to stay for 149 00:12:54,919 --> 00:13:00,080 dinner? Oh? Yes, yes she did, but I couldn't do it. 150 00:13:00,080 --> 00:13:03,039 It is better to tell the truth than to lie in these situations, 151 00:13:03,039 --> 00:13:07,480 Mister Reynolds, why should I lie? Is it criminal to refuse a dinner 152 00:13:07,519 --> 00:13:11,159 invitation when one has another date? You did not stay because you were not 153 00:13:11,279 --> 00:13:13,600 asked to stay. You know, and I know that Herbert Martin hated you, 154 00:13:13,639 --> 00:13:16,919 wouldn't have you in his house. His wife, Elowis told me as 155 00:13:16,000 --> 00:13:20,399 much. Heloise. She and this baking powder can. She told me that 156 00:13:20,440 --> 00:13:24,639 it was yours. Do you deny that too? It contains the rest of 157 00:13:24,679 --> 00:13:28,279 the poison that murdered Herbert Martin. Well what about it? Where'd you get 158 00:13:28,279 --> 00:13:31,240 it? And why did you get it? Is carrying a can of deadly 159 00:13:31,279 --> 00:13:33,000 poison a habit of yours. I was told to get it. It's for 160 00:13:33,200 --> 00:13:37,360 killing insects on flowers. Show me your greenhouse. I want to see those 161 00:13:37,399 --> 00:13:39,480 flowers. And who told you to buy that poison? I don't remember. 162 00:13:39,519 --> 00:13:43,279 Where are the flowers? Let me say them. I haven't started drawing them 163 00:13:43,360 --> 00:13:46,240 yet. It's too early, but not too early to kill the man who 164 00:13:46,240 --> 00:13:48,159 forbade you his house, A man who had to be gotten out of the 165 00:13:48,159 --> 00:13:54,200 way before you could marry his daughter. Oh widow his wife and marry her 166 00:13:54,799 --> 00:13:58,080 all right? Which was it. I'm very much interested. You're hurling a 167 00:13:58,120 --> 00:14:01,200 pack of preposterous accusations at me. That's what you're doing, looking for a 168 00:14:01,279 --> 00:14:03,679 victim. I've read how you copped tricked people, and perhaps you've read the 169 00:14:03,720 --> 00:14:09,679 law of circumstantial evidence. It operates on the principle that a murderer rarely invites 170 00:14:09,720 --> 00:14:13,799 an audience to watch him kill his victim. I take it that Lucy and 171 00:14:13,840 --> 00:14:18,200 Eluise left the kitchen for the moment, and in that moment you poisoned the 172 00:14:18,200 --> 00:14:20,279 food intended for Herbert Martin? But why why should I do that? You 173 00:14:20,360 --> 00:14:24,960 can answer that one better than I can, since Alowise is doing so much 174 00:14:24,000 --> 00:14:28,360 talking. Did she happen to tell you that another attempt was made to poison 175 00:14:28,360 --> 00:14:30,679 Herbert Martin less than a month ago? Did she tell you that? What 176 00:14:31,639 --> 00:14:35,480 another attempt? Who you are Ellouise? Not me? And not Eloise the 177 00:14:35,519 --> 00:14:39,240 woman Herbert Martin chucked when he met Alois and married her just seven days to 178 00:14:39,279 --> 00:14:41,559 the day after her first set eyes on her? Who told you that, 179 00:14:41,639 --> 00:14:46,080 Reynolds or is this another fairy story? It's no fairy story, mister comedian. 180 00:14:46,799 --> 00:14:50,320 I overheard the whole thing with my own ears. Tell me about it, 181 00:14:50,360 --> 00:14:54,279 Reynolds. Well, I'd sneaked into Martin's house one afternoon to see Lucy, 182 00:14:56,240 --> 00:15:01,120 had no idea he was home. Then I heard his voice. Woman's 183 00:15:01,159 --> 00:15:03,120 Mabel Woods. Well you mean the show girl, Mabel Woods. I've heard 184 00:15:03,120 --> 00:15:05,759 of her. That's the one, mister comedian. She was all set to 185 00:15:05,759 --> 00:15:11,240 marry Herbert Martin. Was she wild? And exactly what happened that afternoon? 186 00:15:11,559 --> 00:15:13,399 I didn't want Martin to catch me the house, so I slipped behind a 187 00:15:13,399 --> 00:15:18,080 big screen in the hall. And then I couldn't help overhearing everything that was 188 00:15:18,120 --> 00:15:24,360 said. And mister Martin was saying to Mabel Woods, are you completely out 189 00:15:24,399 --> 00:15:26,440 of your mind coming to this house? What's the idea? What are you 190 00:15:26,480 --> 00:15:31,080 after? I'll give you three guesses, Herbie. If you win, you 191 00:15:31,120 --> 00:15:35,480 get the box of cigars. Now what do you think brought me to make 192 00:15:35,519 --> 00:15:37,759 trouble between me and my wife? Oh? Yeah, your wife, Your 193 00:15:39,000 --> 00:15:41,960 lovely, innocent little snake chow. I don't want to hear anything more about 194 00:15:43,000 --> 00:15:45,799 my wife from you. No. I think I made things pretty clear how 195 00:15:45,840 --> 00:15:46,960 you and I stood when I told you I was going to marry her. 196 00:15:48,679 --> 00:15:52,879 I told you flat it was love at first sight I'd never realized before what 197 00:15:52,960 --> 00:15:56,080 love really was. Never too old to love? Huh, Herby forty six 198 00:15:56,200 --> 00:15:58,480 is not old. That's what you used to tell me, Mabel. One 199 00:15:58,519 --> 00:16:03,120 of my best lines. But I guess I didn't put it across and did 200 00:16:03,320 --> 00:16:07,399 I rehearse it. I ran through that scene a thousand times. Let's get 201 00:16:07,440 --> 00:16:10,919 back to the subject, Mabel. I don't want Elouise to find you in 202 00:16:10,960 --> 00:16:15,799 this house. I came to tell you something, Herby, something I've got 203 00:16:15,799 --> 00:16:18,200 an idea you'd like to hear. I ask you again, what do you 204 00:16:18,240 --> 00:16:22,279 want? I want to tell you that I've been exposed to the same disease 205 00:16:22,360 --> 00:16:26,000 you've got. I'm in love, Herbie, and it's not with you. 206 00:16:26,879 --> 00:16:33,879 I'm inviting you to my wedding, to your wedding. The lucky guy is 207 00:16:33,000 --> 00:16:37,600 Jim Carrington, the biggest producer on Broadway. Oh how I love that boy. 208 00:16:37,960 --> 00:16:44,519 When I see him, it's like pouring champagne down my back. But 209 00:16:44,600 --> 00:16:47,799 this is wonderful, Mabel. I can't tell you how happy it makes me. 210 00:16:48,039 --> 00:16:51,200 Yeah, don't rub it in, Herby. Let's have a drink instead. 211 00:16:51,320 --> 00:16:56,240 Can I see the makings over here? Shall I mix a couple a 212 00:16:56,399 --> 00:17:06,400 toast to happiness. Here you are, Herbie, Here's to both our weddings. 213 00:17:11,119 --> 00:17:14,599 Mabel, what have you put on this drink? You're trying to poison 214 00:17:14,640 --> 00:17:17,359 me. I'll get out of this house and get out fast before I call 215 00:17:17,400 --> 00:17:26,880 the police. You dirty double crossing. Go on exactly what happened to mister 216 00:17:26,960 --> 00:17:32,559 Comedion? A wonderful story, Reynolds? If true, Dave, We're about 217 00:17:32,599 --> 00:17:36,559 to go backstage at the Biju Theater. Goodbye, mister Reynolds. Don't believe 218 00:17:36,640 --> 00:17:41,680 me. Remember what I said about circumstantial evidence in the murder of Herbert Martin. 219 00:17:42,680 --> 00:17:56,440 It points to you, mister chameleon, and the dinner of death murder 220 00:17:56,519 --> 00:18:02,160 case continues in just a moment. The fast relief you want when you have 221 00:18:02,200 --> 00:18:06,400 an ordinary headache and the gentle, dependable relief that's so important to your health 222 00:18:06,960 --> 00:18:11,400 are both yours. 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So we find mister Camelion 239 00:19:26,440 --> 00:19:30,559 now saying to Mabel Woods, miss Wood's, my name is chameleon. I 240 00:19:30,559 --> 00:19:34,519 am from Central Police Headquarters wondering whether I killed off Herbert Martin. I suppose, 241 00:19:34,720 --> 00:19:38,279 did you? I just heard over the radio we passed out about seven 242 00:19:38,279 --> 00:19:45,920 o'clock tonight, right. He was poisoned sometime between six and seven. Where 243 00:19:45,000 --> 00:19:52,000 were you at that time? I never left this theater all afternoon. We 244 00:19:52,039 --> 00:19:55,480 had a special rehearsal of one scene. One of the leads got sick, 245 00:19:55,519 --> 00:19:57,440 and we had a run through the scene a few times with his understand you 246 00:19:57,480 --> 00:20:00,240 can prove this, of course. Do you think I'd tell you this if 247 00:20:00,240 --> 00:20:03,559 I couldn't prove it. I'm not that dumb. The show's got a cast 248 00:20:03,599 --> 00:20:07,079 of eighty people, not counting stage hands, property men, electricians and all 249 00:20:07,079 --> 00:20:10,799 the rest. Ask any one of them where I was. They'll tell you 250 00:20:11,400 --> 00:20:15,160 I was right here. I guess that's good enough. Miss Woods. Tell 251 00:20:15,200 --> 00:20:19,039 me you tried to poison Herbert Martin yourself a couple of weeks ago, or 252 00:20:19,160 --> 00:20:25,200 do you deny that I put little something in his drink? Yeah, that's 253 00:20:25,200 --> 00:20:27,799 what you mean. But it wasn't poison, just something funny tasting. I 254 00:20:27,839 --> 00:20:33,200 was trying to scare the guy. That was all who told you a little 255 00:20:33,440 --> 00:20:40,720 bird wise guy, and the little bird's name was Dick Reynolds. Oh he 256 00:20:41,079 --> 00:20:45,359 did, Diddy. Well, let me tell you this, mister Camelion. 257 00:20:45,880 --> 00:20:49,359 If I was a cop, I'd go after Reynolds and Eloise Martin. There's 258 00:20:49,440 --> 00:20:53,640 plenty up between those two. I am beginning to believe that you should be 259 00:20:53,680 --> 00:21:03,039 a cop. Mabel. Anyway, thanks lot so long, get anything out 260 00:21:03,079 --> 00:21:07,039 of Mabel Woods. Mister Camelion, she is definitely out of the picture, 261 00:21:07,160 --> 00:21:10,640 Dave, or at least it looks that way. She's sure that it was 262 00:21:10,680 --> 00:21:14,440 Dick Reynolds and Elowise. I'll bet my right arm Reynolds didn't have any part 263 00:21:14,440 --> 00:21:18,319 of killing Herbert Martin. No, Martin had himself mixed up between three dames, 264 00:21:18,359 --> 00:21:22,920 and one's enough for any guy to get himself bumped off. That wife, 265 00:21:22,920 --> 00:21:26,160 Eloise, she's on the make his daughter, Lucy Martin wouldn't let her 266 00:21:26,200 --> 00:21:30,720 marry Reynolds. And there's that little number from the gaieties back there, Mabel 267 00:21:30,720 --> 00:21:36,640 Woods. She tried at once, Dave, go out to Dick Reynold's apartment 268 00:21:36,680 --> 00:21:41,079 trying to find more of that poison them and then do this, tell Reynolds 269 00:21:41,119 --> 00:21:45,400 that he needs a first class criminal lawyer. Badly. You mean you want 270 00:21:45,400 --> 00:21:49,440 to talk to him in disguise. Yes, as the famous criminal lawyer Charles 271 00:21:49,480 --> 00:21:55,400 Watson Faddle. If I can frighten him enough, he may tell me what 272 00:21:55,599 --> 00:22:08,000 I want to know. Oh it's you, detective, Sergeant Arnold. How 273 00:22:08,039 --> 00:22:12,920 are you? Where's your partner? The famous mister Comedion. Does he still 274 00:22:12,920 --> 00:22:18,559 think I killed Herbert Martin? He sure does, But between ourselves, mister 275 00:22:18,599 --> 00:22:22,079 Reynold's I don't think you did. I think Chameleon's on the wrong tray. 276 00:22:22,160 --> 00:22:26,079 But it's time somebody on this case started thinking straight. Mister Cameleon told me 277 00:22:26,119 --> 00:22:29,480 to search your place for some more of that poison. Go ahead and search 278 00:22:29,480 --> 00:22:32,599 it. There's none here. I'm going to tell you something, mister Reynolds, 279 00:22:32,640 --> 00:22:36,599 that I've gotten all right telling you. You're on a tough spot, 280 00:22:37,119 --> 00:22:41,920 and mister Chameleon is a tough guy. What you need is a good criminal 281 00:22:41,000 --> 00:22:48,279 lawyer and fast, but a criminal lawyer. Never met one in my life. 282 00:22:48,839 --> 00:22:52,000 I promise you'll never tell I put you onto this guy, and I'll 283 00:22:52,039 --> 00:22:56,039 send you to one. He's the smartest mouthpiece in any man's town. Who 284 00:22:56,119 --> 00:23:00,640 is he Arnold? His name is Charles Watson Farrell. If he thinks you're 285 00:23:00,680 --> 00:23:03,559 on the up and up, he'll take you on. If he doesn't, 286 00:23:03,400 --> 00:23:08,160 then what he'll still take you on? Where can I see him? I 287 00:23:08,279 --> 00:23:11,359 think I can get him here to see you tonight. What do you say, 288 00:23:11,960 --> 00:23:15,039 as soon as you can, Detective Sergeant Arnold, as soon as you 289 00:23:15,119 --> 00:23:27,359 can. So. A short time later, we see mister Cameleon disguised as 290 00:23:27,359 --> 00:23:33,799 the fame criminal lawyer Charles Watson Farrell in Dick Reynolds's apartment, saying, but 291 00:23:33,079 --> 00:23:38,319 claiming that you're innocent isn't enough, mister Reynolds. Remember you have a district 292 00:23:38,359 --> 00:23:44,599 attorney to face a judge and a jury. So you you think Chameleon is 293 00:23:44,640 --> 00:23:48,960 going to arrest me? Mister Farrell, what he said to you about circumstantial 294 00:23:48,000 --> 00:23:55,519 evidence pointing to you is enough in itself. And then let's not disregard this. 295 00:23:56,279 --> 00:24:00,599 The poison was traced to you. You were in the kitchen when the 296 00:24:00,640 --> 00:24:06,480 death food was being prepared. Your relationship with Herbert Martin himself, with his 297 00:24:06,640 --> 00:24:12,759 daughter and his wife, would send would sound bad, very very bad for 298 00:24:12,920 --> 00:24:19,160 you in a criminal court. Personally, I would not be surprised if Comeleion 299 00:24:19,599 --> 00:24:25,839 stepped into this room any minute and arrested you. I knew with Chameleon after 300 00:24:25,880 --> 00:24:30,079 me, I'd never have a chance. He is not the smartest cop in 301 00:24:30,119 --> 00:24:34,440 the world. I have met smarter ones. But I'll give him credit for 302 00:24:34,559 --> 00:24:41,440 one thing. He has sent many a man to his execution. Uncircumstantial evidence. 303 00:24:41,480 --> 00:24:45,359 I suppose exactly, mister Reynolds. And the circumstantial evidence in this case 304 00:24:47,000 --> 00:24:52,240 is that the purchase of the poison that killed Herbert Martin was traced to you 305 00:24:52,000 --> 00:24:57,920 and admitted by you. I see, and that, if you will pardon 306 00:24:59,000 --> 00:25:03,480 the figure of speech, is enough to hang your Reynolds. And mister Farrell, 307 00:25:03,680 --> 00:25:06,400 you're advising me to confess to a crime. I swear I didn't commit. 308 00:25:06,559 --> 00:25:12,000 No, no, no, not at all. I am advising you 309 00:25:12,680 --> 00:25:18,480 to tell me who got you to buy that poison. Without that information, 310 00:25:18,720 --> 00:25:23,400 I cannot see myself going into court to defend you. I'll risk conviction before 311 00:25:23,440 --> 00:25:26,880 I tell you, or any living soul that, mister Farrell. That settles 312 00:25:26,960 --> 00:25:33,000 the thing. Mister Reynolds, I cannot take your case. Good night. 313 00:25:37,960 --> 00:25:41,039 I was listening to every word you said, mister Farrell. Helius Chameleon Dave, 314 00:25:41,559 --> 00:25:45,160 you did smart work on Reynolds getting me in there. In disguise. 315 00:25:45,240 --> 00:25:48,680 I was the famous mouthpiece Charles Watson Farrell, but you didn't get much out 316 00:25:48,680 --> 00:25:49,799 of them. On the contrary, Dave, I am ready to make the 317 00:25:49,920 --> 00:25:55,240 arrest. What that's it? Now? Go back, get Reynolds, bring 318 00:25:55,279 --> 00:25:56,839 him to the murdered man's home, to Herbert Martin. But who did it? 319 00:25:57,599 --> 00:26:00,519 I think that you will enjoy hearing the answer more when we have all 320 00:26:00,519 --> 00:26:04,359 the suspects cornered in Herbert Martin's home. Hurry along, get Reynolds. Day. 321 00:26:04,440 --> 00:26:18,960 Okay, mister commeleion. Why have I been dragged into this house comedian 322 00:26:18,079 --> 00:26:22,559 to be accused of murdered Dick Reynolds? And I caution you that anything you 323 00:26:22,640 --> 00:26:26,440 say will be taken down and can be used as evidence. Well right down, 324 00:26:26,480 --> 00:26:29,759 then that I didn't kill Herbert Martin. You bought the poison that killed 325 00:26:29,799 --> 00:26:30,799 him, I admit that, but I didn't poison. If you were in 326 00:26:30,839 --> 00:26:34,160 the kitchen when the poison was mixed with Herbert Martin's food, I charge you 327 00:26:34,200 --> 00:26:37,599 with mixing his dinner of death. That's a lie. I didn't go, 328 00:26:37,640 --> 00:26:41,000 nearest fool, And then who did? Nobody did? At least I didn't 329 00:26:41,039 --> 00:26:44,119 see anybody. No good Reynolds. I say you bought the poison, and 330 00:26:44,160 --> 00:26:45,359 I say you used it to kill a man. I tell you again, 331 00:26:45,400 --> 00:26:48,599 commeleion, I didn't use it. Well, then why did you have it? 332 00:26:48,039 --> 00:26:51,920 Why did you buy it? Or are you about to claim again that 333 00:26:52,000 --> 00:26:56,480 you bought it for somebody else? Reynolds, you've lied all the way through. 334 00:26:56,319 --> 00:27:00,480 I arrest you for the murder of Herbert Martin, and I promise you 335 00:27:00,519 --> 00:27:03,920 a quick trial and a quick execution. Dave handcuffing. No, no, 336 00:27:03,000 --> 00:27:07,839 mister commedian, You're wrong. Dick is innocent. Heaven forgive me. I 337 00:27:08,039 --> 00:27:12,480 killed my father. Lucy, No, be quiet, Dick. This is 338 00:27:12,559 --> 00:27:15,960 exactly what I've been waiting for. But I didn't mean to kill you, 339 00:27:15,039 --> 00:27:19,440 mister comedian. Oh why did this have to happen? I must have been 340 00:27:19,440 --> 00:27:23,920 insane. I couldn't stand Bathers being made a fooler by this woman. Lucy. 341 00:27:25,119 --> 00:27:29,079 You killed my husband, You killed your father. Oh, you horrible 342 00:27:29,119 --> 00:27:30,839 girl. I tried to kill you, Eloise, That's why I tried to 343 00:27:32,319 --> 00:27:36,720 hold it. I've got our mister comedian. I tried to kill her. 344 00:27:37,079 --> 00:27:40,319 I wanted a dead and I want to dead now. You gave your father 345 00:27:40,400 --> 00:27:42,519 the poisoned and a by mistake, you gave him the plate that you intended 346 00:27:42,519 --> 00:27:45,599 for Alouise. Isn't that it? And you've never found out if I hadn't 347 00:27:45,640 --> 00:27:49,480 told you, mister comedian, I only told you to save Dick from the 348 00:27:49,519 --> 00:27:55,200 horrible mistake you were making arresting him. Lucy Darling, I'd have stood up 349 00:27:55,240 --> 00:27:57,240 to the end, and so you would have, Dick. That's why I 350 00:27:57,279 --> 00:28:03,160 had to persist in my the mistake that saved you and threw Lucy into the 351 00:28:03,160 --> 00:28:07,799 hands of the law. Take it along, dam and on the way, 352 00:28:07,880 --> 00:28:12,759 explain my motto. 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Listen next Wednesday night at this same time for mister 366 00:29:48,559 --> 00:29:53,359 Cameleon, the man of many faces in the handprint on the ceiling murder case. 367 00:29:55,440 --> 00:30:00,160 The part of mister Chamelion is played by Carl Swenson, with dialogue by 368 00:30:00,200 --> 00:30:04,519 Frank Hummert from the original story by Frank and Anne Hummert, music directed by 369 00:30:04,720 --> 00:30:15,839 Victor Arden. Your announcer is Howard Claney. Now at last you can get 370 00:30:15,880 --> 00:30:22,799 an utterly new, radically different, incredibly better toothpaste. 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Listen 377 00:31:03,319 --> 00:31:08,119 for mister Chameleon in the handprint on the ceiling murder case next Wednesday night. 378 00:31:08,200 --> 00:31:30,000 At this time it's is CBS, the Columbia Broadcasting System, Welcome back. 379 00:31:30,200 --> 00:31:33,039 I loved how they emphasized at the start that this was an average home, 380 00:31:33,279 --> 00:31:37,160 just like anyone else's, and then told us it was the maid. Stay 381 00:31:37,279 --> 00:31:42,559 off. The whole subplot with the show girl felt like a bit of padding 382 00:31:42,599 --> 00:31:47,839 for a mystery without a whole lot to it. Her attempt to spike the 383 00:31:47,920 --> 00:31:52,720 dead man's food several weeks earlier couldn't have really had much to do with the 384 00:31:52,759 --> 00:31:57,519 poisoning, since she was nowhere near this average American home. Uh. The 385 00:31:57,599 --> 00:32:01,720 actress that played her had a voice that reminded me of Joan Davis, a 386 00:32:01,759 --> 00:32:07,799 popular comedian who had several radio programs. We actually heard part of one last 387 00:32:07,880 --> 00:32:15,319 year when Howard Duff guest starred when we were featuring Sam Spade. I wonder 388 00:32:15,480 --> 00:32:22,799 if that was the actress's natural way of speaking or an affectation based on Davis. 389 00:32:22,759 --> 00:32:30,880 I couldn't find any specific law of circumstantial evidence which chameleon stated like it 390 00:32:30,960 --> 00:32:35,160 was a legal principle or some sort of scientific law. I mean, there 391 00:32:35,160 --> 00:32:42,799 are general rules about circumstantial evidence, but there's no such thing as a set 392 00:32:42,880 --> 00:32:46,160 law that I was able to find. The lawyer disguised may have been one 393 00:32:46,200 --> 00:32:53,359 of the most potentially problematic disguised as chameleons used, but it probably only be 394 00:32:53,400 --> 00:32:58,240 a real problem if he actually had been trying to prosecute the guy he'd been 395 00:32:58,359 --> 00:33:01,160 questioning. As it is, it was just a bit pointless. Really, 396 00:33:01,599 --> 00:33:06,960 we could have had the same confrontation in front of the two women based on 397 00:33:07,160 --> 00:33:15,000 the suspect's refusal to answer the question about the poison and gotten the same result. 398 00:33:15,319 --> 00:33:21,359 One thing I will give Cameleian credit for is making as good a recovery 399 00:33:21,599 --> 00:33:28,279 as humanly possible after mistaking the wife of the victim for the dead man's daughter. 400 00:33:29,119 --> 00:33:32,240 That was a really tough one to recover from. Well, now we 401 00:33:32,319 --> 00:33:38,039 turn to listener comments and feedback, and Ronser says, it is interesting to 402 00:33:38,119 --> 00:33:45,240 me that Carl Swinson played old Man on TV throughout the sixties, several guest 403 00:33:45,240 --> 00:33:51,119 appearances on Perry Mason and other popular shows of the time. He always appeared 404 00:33:51,160 --> 00:33:55,599 in disguise until his role in Little House on the Prairie when he was actually 405 00:33:55,759 --> 00:33:59,519 an old man. Well, thanks for the comment, Ryan, sir, 406 00:33:59,759 --> 00:34:06,880 that that's the fate of character actors reminds me of Abe Vagoda. Bagoda had 407 00:34:07,079 --> 00:34:13,880 a long career as an actor going back to nineteen forty seven, but didn't 408 00:34:13,960 --> 00:34:22,920 really get famous until the seventies for his role in The Godfather and later Barnie 409 00:34:23,000 --> 00:34:30,159 Miller. And there was a video theater episode in which Bagoda had a small 410 00:34:30,239 --> 00:34:34,199 part, and I was curious about it because it was from nineteen forty nine, 411 00:34:34,519 --> 00:34:37,920 and so we watched the TV episode and you know, Abe Vigoda was 412 00:34:37,960 --> 00:34:43,880 twenty eight at the time, but he was wearing makeup and playing a guy 413 00:34:44,000 --> 00:34:50,360 who was middle aged store altar in this production of Two Sharp Knives. And 414 00:34:50,400 --> 00:34:58,920 then we had a comment from Pat who writes to me the disguised thing is 415 00:34:59,039 --> 00:35:05,679 the least compelling part of the Mister Chameleon show. For me, it's about 416 00:35:05,719 --> 00:35:13,679 his vaguely sophisticated personality and slightly British accent, his chemistry with Detective Sergeant Dave 417 00:35:13,840 --> 00:35:17,199 Arnold, and when he messes with and gets angry with all of the high 418 00:35:17,239 --> 00:35:22,079 society suspects. I love it, and Betsy agreed. I listened to many. 419 00:35:22,199 --> 00:35:27,159 I love the recurring voices, especially the older woman who plays the maid 420 00:35:27,280 --> 00:35:30,880 Gertrue. In this case it's can't be fun. Well, thank you so 421 00:35:30,000 --> 00:35:35,760 much, appreciate the comments, and I think there's definitely a point to it, 422 00:35:36,559 --> 00:35:42,599 with the whole disguise thing not being the most important fact. The Hummertz 423 00:35:42,880 --> 00:35:50,559 did four different half hour network detective program and I think there's a case to 424 00:35:50,599 --> 00:35:55,800 be made that three of them are essentially the same show. Mister Keenes Tracer 425 00:35:55,880 --> 00:36:02,679 of Lost Persons was the first one, then Mister Chameleon, and then Hearstone 426 00:36:02,960 --> 00:36:09,039 of the Desk Squad, and the other show is Inspector Thorne, which I'll 427 00:36:09,039 --> 00:36:15,599 talk about how that was slightly different, but essentially, each of these series 428 00:36:15,119 --> 00:36:24,320 featured a lead who generally investigated murder cases involving wealthy or prominent people in some 429 00:36:24,440 --> 00:36:30,599 way. As we talked about, mister Keene had a different original take, 430 00:36:30,719 --> 00:36:36,679 but by the postwar era, that was what he was doing. And the 431 00:36:36,840 --> 00:36:44,320 hero had a faithful sidekick, and the hero was, if not exactly British, 432 00:36:44,440 --> 00:36:50,280 they were kind of they were in that sort of upper class mid Atlantic 433 00:36:50,480 --> 00:36:55,360 accent. The mysteries followed the exact same formula. They have the exact same 434 00:36:55,480 --> 00:37:01,679 type of suspects. They are exactly the same and the reason was that they 435 00:37:01,679 --> 00:37:09,039 were popular. And honestly, television networks studios they do the same thing today. 436 00:37:09,159 --> 00:37:14,679 I mean, I don't think they're quite as obvious or flagrant about it 437 00:37:14,719 --> 00:37:19,679 as the Humworks were, but they do essentially the same thing. I mean, 438 00:37:19,760 --> 00:37:23,920 each of these series has got a very superficial thing that separates it from 439 00:37:24,000 --> 00:37:30,639 the other series, but it is really superficial, and probably just so that 440 00:37:30,840 --> 00:37:32,840 they could, you know, make the pitch to the network, well this 441 00:37:32,960 --> 00:37:37,960 is what the series is about. Okay, Well you got other highly rated 442 00:37:37,960 --> 00:37:42,360 shows on our network, so we'll buy this one too. And I think 443 00:37:42,400 --> 00:37:46,840 that those programs had an audience, and to an extent they still do today. 444 00:37:47,400 --> 00:37:53,480 Now. Inspector Thorne was different because first of all, that series came 445 00:37:53,679 --> 00:37:59,760 around in nineteen fifty one, so they were trying to do a fourth series. 446 00:38:00,400 --> 00:38:07,519 But his thing was that he would put himself down as stupid and was 447 00:38:07,639 --> 00:38:10,440 humble enough to believe it. But he was actually pretty smart. But he 448 00:38:10,639 --> 00:38:16,880 was unambiguously American and not particularly upper class. And so yeah, that one 449 00:38:16,920 --> 00:38:22,480 only lasted eleven weeks. Now, the distinction for mister Cameleon also may have 450 00:38:23,320 --> 00:38:30,000 been to play to Carl Swinson's strengths, which, as we've stated, included 451 00:38:30,199 --> 00:38:35,000 his ability to do all of these different voices, and he could be relied 452 00:38:35,079 --> 00:38:38,880 upon to do things like dialects as well, and that may have been an 453 00:38:38,920 --> 00:38:45,239 incentive for him as an actor. You get to star in this nationally broadcast 454 00:38:45,440 --> 00:38:51,639 primetime mystery series, and you get to create a new character every week. 455 00:38:51,880 --> 00:38:54,880 And I do think that that may have been a motivation for that distinction, 456 00:38:55,159 --> 00:39:01,199 because honestly, I think Carl Swinson was too good for this series as an 457 00:39:01,280 --> 00:39:08,840 actor. Having heard examples of his other work on programs like Romance, I 458 00:39:08,880 --> 00:39:15,840 feel he probably could have been a lot more popular and successful as a lead 459 00:39:15,960 --> 00:39:20,320 actor, particularly if he had left New York for Hollywood A lot earlier, 460 00:39:20,519 --> 00:39:24,760 but again I guess hindsight's twenty twenty. And then we have a question from 461 00:39:24,880 --> 00:39:30,480 Slake, who writes, Adam, are we ever told what mister Comeleon's rank 462 00:39:30,639 --> 00:39:35,679 is? I assume a lieutenant or maybe inspector. He only refers to himself 463 00:39:35,880 --> 00:39:40,119 as mister. No, we are never told what his rank is, and 464 00:39:40,159 --> 00:39:44,880 it's a really odd thing. I don't know why they did it. It 465 00:39:45,000 --> 00:39:51,360 may have been to have people associated with mister Keene, but they could have 466 00:39:51,400 --> 00:39:55,280 given him a rank in the series while still keeping the title as mister Chameleon, 467 00:39:55,599 --> 00:40:00,000 and I don't know why they didn't. It's just one of those elements. 468 00:40:00,079 --> 00:40:05,199 It's that, if you're trying to be realistic at all, are important 469 00:40:05,400 --> 00:40:09,599 but which the Hummers didn't think was important, and given the success of the 470 00:40:09,639 --> 00:40:13,639 series and how long it was on the air, I can't say they were 471 00:40:13,679 --> 00:40:16,840 wrong. 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We will 478 00:40:49,199 --> 00:40:53,199 be back next Thursday with another episode of Mister Chameleon, but join us back 479 00:40:53,239 --> 00:41:00,880 here tomorrow for the conclusion of this week's Yours truly Johnny Dollar serial aware like 480 00:41:00,000 --> 00:41:04,000 a very well, very well. It's just that I hate to see what 481 00:41:04,199 --> 00:41:07,679 was once a very strong investment program. Very well, mister Turnbull. If 482 00:41:07,679 --> 00:41:14,800 you Insie Turnbull, yes, yeah, good eye now now Eric Turnbull, 483 00:41:14,960 --> 00:41:17,119 mister Wilt, yes, but now just a minute, sir, it was 484 00:41:17,239 --> 00:41:21,119 very remissive me to mention the client's name in front of you, at least 485 00:41:21,199 --> 00:41:23,159 under the circumstances. Whatever I may have said on the phone just now was 486 00:41:23,239 --> 00:41:27,840 quite confidential. Yeah, I'm sure it was. I can only ask that 487 00:41:27,880 --> 00:41:30,920 you discreetly forget anything you may have heard. Not by a long shot. 488 00:41:31,400 --> 00:41:37,280 What's this? Who are you, sir Dollar? I believe the receptionist said, 489 00:41:37,320 --> 00:41:40,519 that's right, Johnny Dollar, Insurance investigator. And that conversation told me 490 00:41:40,639 --> 00:41:44,119 just what I came here to try to charm you into telling me, mister 491 00:41:44,159 --> 00:41:49,119 dollar, please remember this. That was entirely confidential, none of your business. 492 00:41:47,360 --> 00:41:53,400 Yeah, my credentials. Yeah, well now you'll remember something. So 493 00:41:53,480 --> 00:41:58,760 far as Eric Turnbull is concerned, my coming here is entirely confidential, none 494 00:41:58,760 --> 00:42:01,320 of Hope you'll be with us then. In the meantime, do send your 495 00:42:01,360 --> 00:42:08,920 comments to Box thirteen Great Detectives dot net, follow us on Instagram, Instagram, 496 00:42:09,079 --> 00:42:13,880 dot com, slash Great Detectives, and check us out on Twitter, 497 00:42:13,920 --> 00:42:20,079 Twitter at Radio Detectives from Boise, Idaho. This is your host, Adam 498 00:42:20,199 --> 00:42:21,440 Graham signing off.