1 00:00:28,440 --> 00:00:33,359 Welcome to the Great Detectives of Old Time Radio from Boise, Idaho. This 2 00:00:33,439 --> 00:00:36,759 is your host, Adam Graham. If you have a comment, email up 3 00:00:36,799 --> 00:00:42,960 to me Box thirteen at Great Detectives dot net, follow us on Twitter at 4 00:00:43,079 --> 00:00:48,039 Radio Detectives, and check us out on Instagram, Instagram, dot com, 5 00:00:48,079 --> 00:00:53,039 slash Great Detectives. If you are enjoying this podcast, please follow up using 6 00:00:53,119 --> 00:00:58,920 your favorite podcast software. Our listener support campaign continues. You can become one 7 00:00:58,960 --> 00:01:03,000 of our ongoing Patreon supporters for as little as two dollars per month at Patreon 8 00:01:03,159 --> 00:01:08,319 dot Great Detectives dot net. You can also support the program on a one 9 00:01:08,400 --> 00:01:15,519 time basis using the zell app to Box thirteen at Great Detectives dot net. 10 00:01:15,760 --> 00:01:22,640 And if you're enjoining the podcast on YouTube, you can support the podcast directly 11 00:01:22,760 --> 00:01:29,040 from the YouTube page by sending a super thanks using the dollar sign button. 12 00:01:29,239 --> 00:01:34,200 Well, now it's time for this week's episode of Mister Chameleon. The original 13 00:01:34,280 --> 00:01:41,319 air date is October twenty seventh, nineteen forty eight, and the title is 14 00:01:41,760 --> 00:02:07,840 Murder from Across the Sea Next mister Kamleian, the Man of Many Faces. 15 00:02:15,520 --> 00:02:22,080 Tonight we again present the famous Mister Chameleon of Central Headquarters in his most famous 16 00:02:22,120 --> 00:02:25,439 Cases of Crime and Murder, brought to you by the makers of Genuine bay 17 00:02:25,520 --> 00:02:30,759 or Aspirin. Now let me tell you just who mister Chameleon is. Born 18 00:02:30,840 --> 00:02:36,120 of a well to do family and a college man, he tried from childhood 19 00:02:36,199 --> 00:02:39,680 to live up to the name he bore Chameleon by taking on the color of 20 00:02:39,719 --> 00:02:46,560 whatever situation in which he found himself, appearing in endless guises, finally entering 21 00:02:46,560 --> 00:02:50,120 the police force, where he became known as Chameleon, the man of many 22 00:02:50,159 --> 00:02:55,039 faces, the underworld's most dreaded man. Throughout this series, the listener invariably 23 00:02:55,080 --> 00:03:00,840 knows who mister Chameleon is, no matter in which disguise he appears, but 24 00:03:00,280 --> 00:03:07,120 the criminal is tracking down, sometimes does and sometimes doesn't. Tonight we give 25 00:03:07,159 --> 00:03:21,080 you mister Chamillion in the case of Murder from Across the Seas. While Beatrice's 26 00:03:21,120 --> 00:03:24,159 Heart is known in New York society for her rare gift of making even strangers 27 00:03:24,199 --> 00:03:29,199 feel like old friends in her home, we find her now feeling a strange 28 00:03:29,240 --> 00:03:31,919 sense of foreboding as she receives a visitor whom her husband has asked her to 29 00:03:31,960 --> 00:03:38,080 see this afternoon, a visitor who now enters saying, Ah, missus Hard, 30 00:03:38,879 --> 00:03:40,960 I'm Charles van Vogen. It's very nice of you to let me come. 31 00:03:42,080 --> 00:03:45,520 My husband telephoned me that you wanted to see our Rembrandt painting, but 32 00:03:45,960 --> 00:03:49,439 he's not home yet. He told me I might get here before he did. 33 00:03:49,879 --> 00:03:53,280 Oh, I almost forgot. I brought my friend Miss Carlyle and my 34 00:03:53,319 --> 00:03:55,080 nephew Jerry along with How do you do? How do you do? I 35 00:03:55,159 --> 00:04:00,800 presume they're interested in paintings too, Lida, Jerry and art. They're not 36 00:04:00,919 --> 00:04:05,319 interested in anything but themselves, are you? Jerry? Oh? Uncle Charles, 37 00:04:05,360 --> 00:04:09,360 Elda Darling? Now, were you interested in coming to see the Heart's 38 00:04:09,400 --> 00:04:13,439 famous painting by Rembrandt? Or did you simply hate to leave me out of 39 00:04:13,439 --> 00:04:15,879 your sight? Oh? For Heaven's sake, Elder and Jerry are so devoted 40 00:04:15,920 --> 00:04:19,040 to me, Missus Hart, so devoted they even followed me from Paris, 41 00:04:19,240 --> 00:04:23,160 and I presume they'll follow me back there. You haven't been here in America 42 00:04:23,199 --> 00:04:25,800 for some time, have you, mister Venville? No? No, I 43 00:04:25,839 --> 00:04:29,079 haven't, Missus Hart. I was born and raised here, and so are 44 00:04:29,160 --> 00:04:32,560 Leader and Jerry. But frankly, I can't stand most Americans really. Well, 45 00:04:32,600 --> 00:04:38,480 there are exceptions. Of course, you are one. You're quite famous, 46 00:04:38,480 --> 00:04:42,360 missus Hart for your beauty and charm. You have not been overrated. 47 00:04:43,040 --> 00:04:46,240 Thank you your husband too. I found him quite nice and nice introduced to 48 00:04:46,319 --> 00:04:49,160 him, and when I heard that he'd recently purchased a picture by Rembrandt, 49 00:04:49,160 --> 00:04:53,079 I couldn't resist asking if I could come here and see it. It's in 50 00:04:53,079 --> 00:04:56,319 this next room. Would you like to see it? Now? You are 51 00:04:56,360 --> 00:05:01,519 a lovely woman, the kind a husband would never let go the paintings in 52 00:05:01,600 --> 00:05:06,000 here. And if circumstances were different, Charles iciously Dryino, you're still here? 53 00:05:06,079 --> 00:05:09,360 Is if I could forget it, Uncle Charles. Let's look at the 54 00:05:09,360 --> 00:05:13,399 picture and get it over with, Uncle Charles. What's the matter with you, 55 00:05:14,120 --> 00:05:16,879 Charles? Mister van Boden, what is it? Are you ill? 56 00:05:18,480 --> 00:05:23,920 Yes, I'm right, so all of a sudden, I am the most 57 00:05:24,040 --> 00:05:29,839 terrible pain, most terrible pain. I don't think I can stand it. 58 00:05:34,600 --> 00:05:39,399 Meanwhile, at Central Headquarters, in the office of mister Camillion, that amazing 59 00:05:39,399 --> 00:05:44,519 detective, that man of many disguises and the underworld's most feared man, Mister 60 00:05:44,600 --> 00:05:48,040 Camillion is reading aloud from a newspaper while his colleagues Madeline Evans and Detective Sergeant 61 00:05:48,120 --> 00:05:54,199 Dave Arnold listened with varying degrees of interest. There's another juicy item in Ricky 62 00:05:54,360 --> 00:05:58,079 Rickerton's column, Ricky Rickerton, What kind of a name is that? I 63 00:05:58,120 --> 00:06:01,360 think that's a charming name for a society columnist, Dave. Anyway, Ricky 64 00:06:01,480 --> 00:06:06,160 writes, smart New Yorkers will be happy to hear that Charlie van Vogut is 65 00:06:06,199 --> 00:06:11,399 once more in our midst. The international playboy is kicking up his heels and 66 00:06:11,480 --> 00:06:16,319 causing a lot of talk among those in the For Pete's sake, mister Chamillion, 67 00:06:16,360 --> 00:06:18,839 do you have to read that track? You hush up, Dave. 68 00:06:18,959 --> 00:06:24,000 I'm enjoying it thoroughly, you see, Dave. Madeline may be one of 69 00:06:24,000 --> 00:06:27,319 our best detectives, but she still likes to hear about the international set. 70 00:06:28,360 --> 00:06:35,000 Excuse name? Hello, Yes, commissioner, what's up something? Bako? 71 00:06:38,639 --> 00:06:41,480 Yes, I know Beatrice Hart. I've known a socially for years. Very 72 00:06:41,480 --> 00:06:50,360 attractive woman. What no, Oh, okay, commission I'll be right there. 73 00:06:51,480 --> 00:06:56,079 Well, that's a nice little tidbit for the society columns. Charles van 74 00:06:56,160 --> 00:07:00,160 Vogert just dropped it in Beatrice Hart's drawing room. Charles van Vogut, the 75 00:07:00,160 --> 00:07:03,199 man you were just reading about, mister Chamillion, another Madeline, the playboy 76 00:07:03,240 --> 00:07:08,199 to end all playboys. He died in agony, apparently from some sort of 77 00:07:08,480 --> 00:07:12,160 poison. After I see the commissioner, I'm going right up there. At 78 00:07:12,160 --> 00:07:27,680 Beatrice Heart's home, mister Chamillion was like a nightmare. Here we were this 79 00:07:27,720 --> 00:07:32,360 man I'd never seen before and his friends sitting here chatting quite casually. And 80 00:07:32,399 --> 00:07:36,959 the next thing I knew he was dead. It was horrible. I can 81 00:07:38,000 --> 00:07:41,759 imagine, Missus Hard By the way, where was your husband? He hadn't 82 00:07:41,800 --> 00:07:45,519 come home yet. He still isn't home. We call his club the office, 83 00:07:46,040 --> 00:07:48,560 Beatrice. Oh, here he is now, Edward. Oh, Edward. 84 00:07:48,600 --> 00:07:51,560 I thought you'd never come, my poor darling. I couldn't believe it 85 00:07:51,639 --> 00:07:55,439 when I heard that you should have been here alone. I'll never forgive myself 86 00:07:55,439 --> 00:07:58,519 to be silly. It's all right now that you're here. Oh. They 87 00:07:58,600 --> 00:08:01,399 told me outside, mister Camillion, that you were on a job. Yes, 88 00:08:01,480 --> 00:08:05,160 mister Hart, I spent so many pleasant hours here in your home that 89 00:08:05,240 --> 00:08:07,399 I hate to come here on police business. I'm sonny, You and missus 90 00:08:07,399 --> 00:08:11,839 Hart are in vol Oh, but not directly I'd only seen that man van 91 00:08:11,920 --> 00:08:15,279 Voga two or three times. I met him in Paris when I was there 92 00:08:15,319 --> 00:08:18,040 last year on business. He was an American who preferred living in Paris. 93 00:08:20,439 --> 00:08:22,879 To be honest, I thought him a highly obnoxious character. Edward, Why 94 00:08:22,920 --> 00:08:26,240 did you ask him to come here to our whole? I couldn't get out 95 00:08:26,240 --> 00:08:28,600 of its? Sweetheart? I ran into him this noon, and he immediately 96 00:08:28,600 --> 00:08:31,480 told me that he'd heard I had a painting by Rembrandt and he simply had 97 00:08:31,480 --> 00:08:33,200 to see it. Could he come for tea? Though? He came, 98 00:08:33,559 --> 00:08:39,559 and he died without even seeing the painting, without even having tea. But 99 00:08:39,639 --> 00:08:43,440 mister Camillion, the poison poison was administered some time before he got here? 100 00:08:43,559 --> 00:08:48,799 Was that kind of poison? Slow and agonizing? Incidentally, mister Hart, 101 00:08:48,639 --> 00:08:52,200 why were you so late getting home? Well after luncheon at the club, 102 00:08:52,240 --> 00:08:56,399 I found I had a headache, so I went for a long walk through 103 00:08:56,480 --> 00:08:58,840 Central Park. How long, oh, I'd say roughly two and a half. 104 00:09:01,000 --> 00:09:05,279 The trouble was I lost all track of time. That wouldn't be much 105 00:09:05,279 --> 00:09:09,240 of an alibi if I were suspected of murder. No, that wouldn't be 106 00:09:09,279 --> 00:09:11,600 considered an alibi at all. Now, if you'll excuse me, I think 107 00:09:11,600 --> 00:09:15,480 I'll go into the next room and question the others to see if they can 108 00:09:15,679 --> 00:09:30,320 manage to throw some light on this miss train. Now, Miss Carlyle, 109 00:09:30,399 --> 00:09:33,440 don't get excited, mister Chmillion. Really, this whole thing is just too 110 00:09:33,440 --> 00:09:35,960 ghastly for words. I told Charles not to come back from Paris to this 111 00:09:37,080 --> 00:09:39,120 ghastly country. I told him not to come and look at any ghastly old 112 00:09:39,159 --> 00:09:43,320 painting. They should have listened to you, Miss Carlyle, though, I 113 00:09:43,399 --> 00:09:45,919 must say, for a native of Ioa, how did you find out I 114 00:09:45,919 --> 00:09:48,279 was born in Iowa? I've worked all my life to lose my Iowa accident. 115 00:09:50,480 --> 00:09:52,840 And stop laughing at me, Jerry, who do you think you are? 116 00:09:54,080 --> 00:09:58,639 I suppose he thinks he's Charles van Voge's nevjo who stands to inherit quite 117 00:09:58,639 --> 00:10:01,720 a lot of my name, you presume correctly, mister comedian. And does 118 00:10:01,799 --> 00:10:05,200 he need it? He's only twenty two, but in twenty two years he's 119 00:10:05,200 --> 00:10:09,759 piled up enough debt. Shut up leader, cheap parasite. Uncle Charles was 120 00:10:09,799 --> 00:10:13,120 through with you. You wanted him to marry you, and he didn't want 121 00:10:13,120 --> 00:10:16,639 to marry you. Were you miserable little squirrels. Oh please please, this 122 00:10:16,759 --> 00:10:20,279 is very disillusioning. I had no idea that smart people of the international set 123 00:10:20,360 --> 00:10:24,600 talk this way. Well, I'm not going to have this ghastly boy implying 124 00:10:24,600 --> 00:10:28,679 that I had any reason to hate poor Charles. Miss Carlyle. Where were 125 00:10:28,720 --> 00:10:33,480 you between three and five o'clock this afternoon? You said that you met Charles 126 00:10:33,559 --> 00:10:37,159 van Vogat at five at the Plaza before you came here to missus Hart's home. 127 00:10:37,039 --> 00:10:41,600 Why, yes, yes I did, mister comedian. So did Jerry. 128 00:10:43,159 --> 00:10:48,360 And what were both of you doing preceding that appointment? I was window 129 00:10:48,399 --> 00:10:54,639 shopping on Fifth Avenue? You, jerrym I was taking a walk to up 130 00:10:54,759 --> 00:10:58,519 Broadway through the fifties. Your uncle, Charles van Voguet sublet a very smart 131 00:10:58,519 --> 00:11:03,559 apartment in a remodeled house with no doorman. Unfortunately, in this afternoon, 132 00:11:03,720 --> 00:11:09,440 somewhere between three and five o'clock, he must have received a visitor who fed 133 00:11:09,519 --> 00:11:13,720 him a deadly poison. Now who could that visitor have been? Well, 134 00:11:13,759 --> 00:11:18,720 it wasn't I, and it certainly wasn't I. But mister Chamillion, I, 135 00:11:18,919 --> 00:11:22,759 yes, Jenny, want to tell me something about miss Carlyle. For 136 00:11:22,799 --> 00:11:28,159 instance, about me. Why me, because there's something about your name, 137 00:11:28,200 --> 00:11:31,960 Miss Carlyle. It's vaguely familiar, quite aside from the fact that you're mentioned 138 00:11:31,960 --> 00:11:37,240 in various society columns. So what did you start to say to me, 139 00:11:37,279 --> 00:11:43,080 young men? Nothing? And I didn't go near my uncle's place this afternoon. 140 00:11:43,200 --> 00:11:46,600 I was out walking, yes, and you said, you know, 141 00:11:46,679 --> 00:11:50,120 it's really quite amazing that so many people should have picked such a cold, 142 00:11:50,240 --> 00:12:05,240 windy day to go walking. The point is Commissioner not one of those three 143 00:12:05,279 --> 00:12:09,200 people as a genuine alibi. They could all have visited Van Voget's apartment for 144 00:12:09,320 --> 00:12:11,320 the poison we can't trace. It may have been purchased a long time ago. 145 00:12:11,679 --> 00:12:16,679 Chameleon, I grant you that Van Voget's nephew Jerry and Leader Carlyle both 146 00:12:16,679 --> 00:12:20,240 had reasons for killing him, all no very good reasons. Miss Carlyle for 147 00:12:20,279 --> 00:12:22,720 instance, all right, she was jilted. She couldn't possibly have expected a 148 00:12:22,720 --> 00:12:26,279 corpse to marry her, could she. No. Edward Hart had absolutely no 149 00:12:26,360 --> 00:12:31,159 motive at all. He'd only met Van Voget a few times casually. He 150 00:12:31,279 --> 00:12:37,080 met him first in Europe in Paris, van Vogut's own stamping ground, commissioner. 151 00:12:37,120 --> 00:12:41,879 I suspect that is where the answer really lies in Paris, in Van 152 00:12:41,000 --> 00:12:48,320 Voget's past, which I gather was a pretty unsavory past. Now I wonder 153 00:12:48,399 --> 00:12:52,559 who knew Van Voget and his crowd well enough to make trouble to tell all 154 00:12:52,679 --> 00:12:56,120 to spill the beans, as we crude Americans would put it, Chameleon, 155 00:12:56,120 --> 00:13:00,000 are you planning on taking a trip to Paris to dig up this individual? 156 00:13:00,200 --> 00:13:03,639 No commissioner will make him come here. In fact, he's already here. 157 00:13:03,360 --> 00:13:09,559 D. D. Castlebury is our boy? What D D. Castlebury Dale 158 00:13:09,720 --> 00:13:13,879 Dudley castle By d D for short, an American who's lived most of his 159 00:13:13,960 --> 00:13:18,759 life in Paris, very much a member of the international set. Gossipmonger, 160 00:13:18,879 --> 00:13:22,759 refined blackmailer in a subtle way, of course, nothing common or vulgar? 161 00:13:24,559 --> 00:13:26,679 Has a Van Dyke beard? And who has a monocle? Who the devil 162 00:13:26,679 --> 00:13:30,240 you are talking about? What I'm talking about? D? D. Castlebury? 163 00:13:30,759 --> 00:13:35,159 D D is starting a society column in the Daily Chronicle. They don't 164 00:13:35,159 --> 00:13:37,120 know it yet, however, I'm better tell them Wait a minute, comeleon, 165 00:13:37,159 --> 00:13:41,240 do you mean to say you are going to pose as a society columnist? 166 00:13:41,519 --> 00:13:43,519 Yes, yes, I am, Commissioner. That's the disguise that I'll 167 00:13:43,519 --> 00:13:46,919 take on to try to crack this case. Well, now, this afternoon, 168 00:13:46,960 --> 00:13:50,600 I shall write a series of little notes to Lita Carlisle, to Jerry 169 00:13:50,639 --> 00:13:54,440 van Vogat, to both of the Hearts, to everyone in fact who had 170 00:13:54,440 --> 00:13:58,039 contact with Charles van Vogert. And in those notes I shall say that we 171 00:13:58,159 --> 00:14:03,039 have mutual ends abroad. I shall hint that I expect to be lavishly entertained. 172 00:14:03,720 --> 00:14:09,720 I shall also hint that I know plenty about Van Voget's past. Now, 173 00:14:09,759 --> 00:14:13,399 commission him. What would you do if you received a note like this 174 00:14:15,080 --> 00:14:18,039 report to the police, since Van Voget was murdered, since it certainly sounds 175 00:14:18,080 --> 00:14:24,240 like blackmail exactly so whoever doesn't report it probably has something to fear from our 176 00:14:24,360 --> 00:14:28,720 friend d. D. Which reminds me, Commissioner, I'd like to keep 177 00:14:28,720 --> 00:14:33,120 this disguise a secret from Dave Arnold. I have a very definite reason for 178 00:14:33,159 --> 00:14:50,679 doing it. D D. Castleburry, what sort of a name is that, 179 00:14:50,759 --> 00:14:56,399 mister Kameron. I'm fed up with seeing those posters plastered all over town. 180 00:14:56,720 --> 00:14:58,559 Who cares if he's gonna write for the Daily Chronicle. No, A 181 00:14:58,559 --> 00:15:03,240 lot of people will make care. Dave. Never can tell I think we'll 182 00:15:03,240 --> 00:15:07,840 have any better luck today with young Jerry van Vogan. He's certainly holding out 183 00:15:07,879 --> 00:15:11,919 on us. What can we do except go on questioning Leta Carlyle too. 184 00:15:13,039 --> 00:15:16,960 No, there's something about that lady, some piece of information that I cannot 185 00:15:16,960 --> 00:15:20,320 put my fall for crying outle out there's another picture of the guy. I'm 186 00:15:20,360 --> 00:15:24,720 not billboard who d d Castleberry. It's enough to drive your nuts. You 187 00:15:24,759 --> 00:15:28,080 feel as if it was following you, huminous monocle. Yes, that's the 188 00:15:28,200 --> 00:15:33,159 idea of it. What m and nothing, Dave? But speaking of being 189 00:15:33,200 --> 00:15:39,039 followed, we are being followed. Black Limousine has been training us for blocks. 190 00:15:39,159 --> 00:15:43,279 You killing, No, we're almost there. That's Jerry van Vogus hotel 191 00:15:43,320 --> 00:15:48,879 don blocked, mister Camillion. I took a shot at you, Sure did, 192 00:15:48,000 --> 00:15:50,679 Dave. Did you get the license number? Oh? I didn't. 193 00:15:50,679 --> 00:15:54,600 I turned the corner too first. You're okay? They missed you, Yes, 194 00:15:54,679 --> 00:15:56,399 yes, they missed me. But that shot jogged my memory, Dave. 195 00:15:56,480 --> 00:16:00,440 Now I remember when I read Leta Carlyle's name. She's one a lot 196 00:16:00,440 --> 00:16:15,120 of contests abroad. She's an expert marksman. Mister chameleon, and the case 197 00:16:15,200 --> 00:16:21,399 of murder from across the seas continues in just a moment. 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And now back to mister 213 00:17:27,960 --> 00:17:33,960 Chamillion and the case of murder from across the seas. It is several days 214 00:17:33,039 --> 00:17:37,000 later, and in the police commissioner's office are very unhappy. Mister Chamillion is 215 00:17:37,039 --> 00:17:41,759 pacing the floor, and the commissioner says to him with a sort of sympathetic 216 00:17:41,799 --> 00:17:47,000 irony, chameleon, don't forget that motto of yours. The innocent must be 217 00:17:47,079 --> 00:17:49,480 protected, the guilty must be punished, even if you happen to like the 218 00:17:49,519 --> 00:17:52,720 guilty ones. Well, I haven't a gun, a commissioner, I'll admit 219 00:17:52,799 --> 00:17:56,559 it upsets me that neither Betris nor Edward Hart is reported receiving those notes from 220 00:17:56,599 --> 00:18:00,720 DD Castlebren Does it set you more than being alert? Will you forget? 221 00:18:00,720 --> 00:18:03,559 I'm used to being shann anne? Ah? Maybe this is it? May 222 00:18:03,599 --> 00:18:07,880 I take in heard ahead? Hello? Hello? Is this mister Chamillion, 223 00:18:08,279 --> 00:18:14,000 Yes, mister Camillion, this is Beatrice Heart. Yes, missus Hard I 224 00:18:14,119 --> 00:18:18,640 called you to tell you about a very strange note which I received from somebody 225 00:18:18,720 --> 00:18:22,480 named D. D. Castleberry, who apparent is going to have a society 226 00:18:22,519 --> 00:18:26,400 column in the Daily Chronicle. Yes, I saw his picture this morning. 227 00:18:27,200 --> 00:18:33,799 Horrible looking creature, mister Camlion. He implied that unless I entertained him and 228 00:18:33,920 --> 00:18:37,200 introduced him to my friends, he could make things difficult for me. I 229 00:18:37,240 --> 00:18:42,599 have no idea what he's talking about. Also, he mentioned Charles van Vogert, 230 00:18:44,279 --> 00:18:47,559 and I thought you people at police headquarters should be notified immediately. I 231 00:18:47,640 --> 00:18:51,400 am very glad you're called missus Hard. You don't know how glad? Tell 232 00:18:51,440 --> 00:18:55,839 me did your husband receive a similar non Ben? Why? No, he 233 00:18:55,920 --> 00:19:00,640 never mentioned it. I see, Missus Hart, do what this DD Castlebrey 234 00:19:00,720 --> 00:19:06,519 asks? Entertain him? Give a party for him, very special party. 235 00:19:06,559 --> 00:19:11,119 Invite Leita, Carlyle and Van Vogue's nephew Jerry, and also a young lady 236 00:19:11,200 --> 00:19:14,759 named Madeline Evans. She's a detective like myself, a very attractive girl. 237 00:19:15,319 --> 00:19:18,279 I would like to have her keep an eye on this D D. Castle 238 00:19:18,319 --> 00:19:21,519 brand. But what about yourself, mister Chamillion. You'll be here at the 239 00:19:21,559 --> 00:19:25,440 party. Surely I can count on your being here. Yes, Missus Hart, 240 00:19:25,480 --> 00:19:30,440 I think I can safely say that you can definitely count on my being 241 00:19:41,799 --> 00:19:44,720 Okay, Madeline Zach Cler. Yes, mister Chamillion, You're to mingle with 242 00:19:44,720 --> 00:19:47,799 Missus Hart's guest tonight, and only you, my dear, will know that 243 00:19:47,839 --> 00:19:49,920 I'm disguised as d D. Castle Brand. But mister Chamillion, what about 244 00:19:49,960 --> 00:19:53,440 Dave Arnold. Didn't you tell him that when he got that final data on 245 00:19:53,519 --> 00:19:56,680 Charles van Vogert, he was to bring it to Missus Hart's home. Yes, 246 00:19:56,759 --> 00:20:00,079 Madeline, but you will still be the only one who knows me. 247 00:20:00,839 --> 00:20:04,319 Charles van Vogart's murderer is extremely shrewd. I'm counting on Dave to help me 248 00:20:04,359 --> 00:20:10,039 convince them that Ted Castleburry is genuine. Don't want Dave to know that I 249 00:20:10,119 --> 00:20:26,799 am disguised as Castlebrey. Oh, mister Castleberry, I can hardly wait to 250 00:20:26,839 --> 00:20:30,359 start reading your column. When does it first appear on Monday, Miss Carlyle? 251 00:20:30,839 --> 00:20:36,039 On Monday? I promise you I shall startle New York as it has 252 00:20:36,079 --> 00:20:38,839 not been startled in years. Oh, goody, goody, sounds like fun. 253 00:20:40,200 --> 00:20:42,079 I beg your pardon, young men. My name is Van Voger. 254 00:20:42,440 --> 00:20:47,240 You claim you knew my uncle Charles, so naturally you must have known that 255 00:20:47,279 --> 00:20:51,240 he had a nephew. I never heard him mention your I'm not surprised. 256 00:20:51,400 --> 00:20:55,640 Did you ever hear him mention me? Mister you, mister Hart, my 257 00:20:55,720 --> 00:20:59,240 gracious host, and incidentally, you and your wife have been most hospitable. 258 00:20:59,359 --> 00:21:03,279 Did van Fogert ever mentioned me to you? It would be very surprising if 259 00:21:03,279 --> 00:21:06,440 he hadn't. You are a highly successful man, mister Hart. But I 260 00:21:06,440 --> 00:21:10,880 met him so casually. Did he speak of me favorably? A favorably? 261 00:21:11,960 --> 00:21:15,519 It's so dull to speak favorably of anyone. Pardon me for changing the subject. 262 00:21:15,559 --> 00:21:21,359 But who is that attractive girl over then? Where? I don't see 263 00:21:21,359 --> 00:21:26,920 any attractive girl. You women are strangely sighted when it comes to noticing a 264 00:21:27,000 --> 00:21:33,279 pretty girl. That one over there, Oh, that's someone my wife invited, 265 00:21:33,319 --> 00:21:37,119 mister Casseberry. I believe her name is Madeline Evans. But who's that 266 00:21:37,200 --> 00:21:40,799 talking to her, mister Hart. It's that detective Arnold. I think his 267 00:21:40,880 --> 00:21:44,519 name is the one that questioned us with mister Chmillion. What's the detective doing 268 00:21:44,559 --> 00:21:49,960 here? Yes, mister Hart, really, the smart New Yorkers invite detectives 269 00:21:51,039 --> 00:21:53,599 to their homes. Mister Casseberry, who seemed to forget Charles van Voget, 270 00:21:53,680 --> 00:21:57,519 died mysteriously here in my home yes, yes, so he did. I 271 00:21:57,640 --> 00:22:03,160 keep forgetting that this house was so honored. Excuse me, I think I 272 00:22:03,160 --> 00:22:07,759 will try to riscue that young lady from the unwelcome attentions of the place, 273 00:22:07,880 --> 00:22:12,079 if you excuse me. So here's the final report, Madeline. I'll give 274 00:22:12,119 --> 00:22:15,039 it to mister Camelion where I see him. Dave. I'm surprised he isn't 275 00:22:15,039 --> 00:22:22,400 here yet. I stand what are you annoying this young lady? I presume 276 00:22:22,440 --> 00:22:26,680 you are, so I suggest that you move on. I don't get it 277 00:22:26,880 --> 00:22:33,160 or you. My name is did Castleberry at your service, Miss Ellens. 278 00:22:33,480 --> 00:22:37,759 You see I have already learned your name. In fact, I have decided 279 00:22:37,839 --> 00:22:41,839 to let you call me Did, a privilege I accord to very few people. 280 00:22:42,039 --> 00:22:47,240 Well that's very nice of you. Wait on minute, you're right one 281 00:22:47,279 --> 00:22:52,799 of those society gossip columns, don't you. I can't say I care for 282 00:22:52,839 --> 00:22:57,039 your tone, But then you neolithic men are always so noisy and tiresome. 283 00:22:57,400 --> 00:23:02,240 Come along my dad, Wait on minute, what kind of man? Dave? 284 00:23:02,319 --> 00:23:04,960 Please keep out of this, Madeline. I think I've been insulted. 285 00:23:06,319 --> 00:23:10,440 You most definitely have been. I cannot stand your time. Well, I 286 00:23:10,440 --> 00:23:14,240 don't go for you. Either is anything wrong? Gentleman, missus hard do 287 00:23:14,279 --> 00:23:18,559 you mind if I ask why you're allowed is corrupt policeman to invade your home? 288 00:23:18,680 --> 00:23:22,039 Corrupt? Now listen, this is more than I can say. Please, 289 00:23:22,160 --> 00:23:23,519 mister Castleberry, won't you please come with me out into the hall? 290 00:23:23,559 --> 00:23:26,599 Please? Very well, Miss Evens, I must say this man is very 291 00:23:26,720 --> 00:23:33,799 tiresome. Will you excuse me? Miss That was quite an argument, mister 292 00:23:33,880 --> 00:23:37,839 Camillion. Dave still doesn't recognize you when you're disguise as Castleberry. It was 293 00:23:37,920 --> 00:23:41,920 perfect, Madeline. That doesn't convince everyone nothing well, Madeline? Was that 294 00:23:41,000 --> 00:23:47,680 lying on my head and gloves? It's a note printed addressed to Deedy Castleberry. 295 00:23:47,759 --> 00:23:51,640 Somebody's ready to do business, and I see what it says. Dear 296 00:23:51,759 --> 00:23:55,359 mister Castlebilly, if you will meet me in the library at eleven o'clock, 297 00:23:55,400 --> 00:23:59,079 I have something very private and important to say to you. All right, 298 00:23:59,119 --> 00:24:02,960 Madeleine will be there in the library ten minutes ahead of time. Now let 299 00:24:02,960 --> 00:24:19,759 me see that report that Dave brought Jon. It's eleven o'clock. Mister Camillion. 300 00:24:22,759 --> 00:24:26,480 You're sure no one can see us behind these curtains, extremely heavy curtains 301 00:24:26,759 --> 00:24:33,480 and muffle any sounds as well as consumers. The library doors opening. It's 302 00:24:33,559 --> 00:24:38,200 Jerry van Volkert. Yes, Jerry has been followed by Edward Hart. Mister 303 00:24:38,279 --> 00:24:45,160 Commillis. Listen, hello, Jerry. What? Oh? Oh, it's 304 00:24:45,279 --> 00:24:49,839 your mister Hart. But where's your friend mister Castleberry. You expected to meet 305 00:24:49,920 --> 00:24:52,720 him, didn't you. I saw you leave that note for him? And 306 00:24:52,799 --> 00:24:56,079 what business is it of yours? I've got a right to talk to mister 307 00:24:56,119 --> 00:24:57,880 Casseleburry. Haven't I talked to him? You mean sell him information, don't 308 00:24:57,880 --> 00:25:00,759 you? Maybe I do? That's my right business too, candleous information that 309 00:25:00,799 --> 00:25:04,119 he printed that filthy gussip color of his. Yes, I suppose he would. 310 00:25:04,480 --> 00:25:07,480 If he bought it, he'd have a right to you. Jerry, 311 00:25:07,519 --> 00:25:10,039 you're not going to sell it to him. Just try and stop me, 312 00:25:10,079 --> 00:25:11,720 mister Chamillion, Why do you keep watching the doors? Quiet man? Just 313 00:25:11,839 --> 00:25:15,880 try and stop me. When Deed Castleberry walks in here, I'll tell him 314 00:25:15,880 --> 00:25:21,119 everything I know. So how about it, mister Hart? Is it worth 315 00:25:21,160 --> 00:25:26,240 money to you? Is my memory for faces worth a nice fat sum? 316 00:25:26,279 --> 00:25:30,160 Because if it don't shoot Jenny, look out, look out, drop that 317 00:25:30,200 --> 00:25:33,920 gun, Drop that gun. I'veew colored drop that gun. Missus Hart or 318 00:25:33,960 --> 00:25:51,960 we'll have to use ours. Missus Hart, what is the use? You 319 00:25:52,039 --> 00:25:55,599 might as well confess all the evidences against Joe, quite aside from the fact 320 00:25:55,599 --> 00:25:57,680 that just now you're also trying to kill Jenny, your nephew. By many 321 00:25:57,720 --> 00:26:03,279 mister Chamillion stops saying that I'm married to Edward Hart. Many years ago, 322 00:26:03,359 --> 00:26:06,880 you were also married to Charles van Vogert. He refused to divorce you, 323 00:26:07,160 --> 00:26:11,440 so you disappeared. You turned up in New York as Beatrice Kerry, and 324 00:26:11,480 --> 00:26:15,880 by your beauty and wit, you captured Edward Hart. You married him, 325 00:26:15,920 --> 00:26:18,920 knowing that you were still married to Van Vogart, and you made up your 326 00:26:18,920 --> 00:26:22,720 mind if Van Vogart ever returned here, if he ever threatened your happiness, 327 00:26:23,279 --> 00:26:26,519 you would kill him if you had to. So you went to his apartment 328 00:26:26,559 --> 00:26:30,079 and gave him poisoned. But don't let him say such things. I love 329 00:26:30,119 --> 00:26:33,640 you, whatever you've done, I still love you. Indeed he does, 330 00:26:33,680 --> 00:26:37,240 Missus Hart. He suspected something was wrong. He's been fighting for you desperately. 331 00:26:37,720 --> 00:26:41,759 Not quite knowing what he was fighting, he realized vaguely that it had 332 00:26:41,799 --> 00:26:45,400 something to do with Van Vogart. Jerry, the nev you recognize you missus 333 00:26:45,400 --> 00:26:48,200 Hart. Don't forget. He was ten years old when he last saw you, 334 00:26:48,240 --> 00:26:51,640 but he never forgot your He never forgot his uncle's rage at losing you. 335 00:26:52,400 --> 00:26:56,920 Believe me, my dear, you haven't got eight chance. It won't 336 00:26:56,960 --> 00:27:00,319 be hard now to prove that you were married to Van Vogart, and when 337 00:27:00,319 --> 00:27:17,960 you married Edward Hart, you committed biggamy. So you confess to everything, 338 00:27:17,960 --> 00:27:22,400 missus Hart. Yes, everything, mister comedian, even to trying to shoot 339 00:27:22,440 --> 00:27:27,799 you on the street. Nothing mattered except keeping the truth from Edward. Certainly 340 00:27:27,839 --> 00:27:32,480 the life of a man like Charles van Borgert didn't matter. Only it did. 341 00:27:33,480 --> 00:27:36,720 You cannot take a human life, missus Hart. But you didn't know 342 00:27:36,920 --> 00:27:41,920 Charles. He was horrible, horrible, And I love Edward so much. 343 00:27:42,279 --> 00:27:45,599 You didn't love him enough to try to work this thing out without resorting to 344 00:27:45,680 --> 00:27:49,519 violence. You have no pity for me, have you, mister comedian? 345 00:27:51,599 --> 00:27:56,039 Missus Hart, you were mistaken. At first, I couldn't believe it was 346 00:27:56,039 --> 00:28:00,960 you. I didn't want to believe it, yet I suspected it when I 347 00:28:00,960 --> 00:28:06,160 found you had no background. You literally sprang out of nowhere. Detective Arnold's 348 00:28:06,200 --> 00:28:11,319 report at Van Vogat had once been married clenched it in my mind. You 349 00:28:11,359 --> 00:28:18,240 were faced with a tragic problem, and you found the tragic solution. I 350 00:28:18,279 --> 00:28:22,119 have great pity for you and great sympathy for Edwin Hart. But the fact 351 00:28:22,200 --> 00:28:37,519 remains that I am a policeman and you took a human life. And with 352 00:28:37,640 --> 00:28:52,279 these words, mister Chameleon concludes to Night's murder case. There's nothing as important 353 00:28:52,319 --> 00:28:56,079 as fast relief when you have an ordinary headache, euretic or neuralgic pain, 354 00:28:56,920 --> 00:29:00,519 and millions who want very fast relief use bay or aspirin. For bay Or 355 00:29:00,599 --> 00:29:04,079 aspirin is ready to go to work almost instantly. 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Maybe he could have taken some bare aspirin for that. 379 00:31:47,799 --> 00:31:52,160 It's a stretch, but maybe pushes the sponsor's product a little bit. 380 00:31:52,119 --> 00:31:57,079 I do have a question as to why Chameleon didn't tell Dave Arnold of his 381 00:31:57,640 --> 00:32:02,240 disguise. It could be he didn't trust Arnold and was afraid he'd give the 382 00:32:02,279 --> 00:32:07,720 game away. But personally, I think that he was just wanting to mess 383 00:32:07,759 --> 00:32:12,720 with Dave Arnold. He seems to relish a little bit those disguises where Dave 384 00:32:12,839 --> 00:32:17,079 doesn't know and where he can find some way to annoy him. All right, 385 00:32:17,119 --> 00:32:22,240 well, listener comments and feedback now, and we'll start out on Spotify, 386 00:32:22,359 --> 00:32:29,920 where regarding the episode Murder and the House of Whispers, dieters Child wrote 387 00:32:30,519 --> 00:32:37,480 enjoyed as always, thank you very much. 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We'll be 403 00:33:52,440 --> 00:33:58,960 back next Tuesday with another episode I'm Mister Chameleon, but join us back here 404 00:33:59,119 --> 00:34:07,920 tomorrow or the conclusion of the Calcules Matter where Johnny Doller, what are you 405 00:34:07,000 --> 00:34:10,199 doing lying around a hospital. This is Dave Blaine, Johnny, are you 406 00:34:10,239 --> 00:34:14,679 hearing Los Angeles? Oh? I'm in Boston. Still what happened? I 407 00:34:14,800 --> 00:34:17,239 was with Missus Parsons this afternoon trying to find out what happened to her husband. 408 00:34:17,960 --> 00:34:21,079 She missed a turn in the road. How is she? Is she 409 00:34:21,159 --> 00:34:25,599 all right? She was killed? Dave? Oh? Good? Look Johnny? 410 00:34:25,639 --> 00:34:28,960 What can I do to hell? Nothing? Dave? Nothing much to 411 00:34:29,000 --> 00:34:32,360 do now Parsons is back, and well, now he's back, I'll wrap 412 00:34:32,400 --> 00:34:37,199 it up, Johnny. What is it bal? She was a pretty nice 413 00:34:37,199 --> 00:34:40,760 person, Dave. I saw a die. I hope you'll be with us 414 00:34:40,800 --> 00:34:45,920 then. In the meantime, do send your comments to Box thirteen at Great 415 00:34:45,920 --> 00:34:52,480 Detectives dot net, follow us on Twitter at Radio Detectives, and check us 416 00:34:52,480 --> 00:34:59,360 out on Instagram, Instagram, dot com slash Great Detectives from Boise, Idaho. 417 00:34:59,719 --> 00:35:01,599 This she is your host, Adam Graham signing off.