WEBVTT 1 00:00:28.879 --> 00:00:34.560 Welcome to the Great Detectors of Old Time Radio from Boise, Idaho. This 2 00:00:34.679 --> 00:00:38.079 is your host, Adam Graham. If you have a comment, email it 3 00:00:38.200 --> 00:00:42.479 to me Box thirteen at Great Detectors dot Net. Give us a call to 4 00:00:42.600 --> 00:00:47.719 e eight nine four seven eight three, and become one of our friends on 5 00:00:47.719 --> 00:00:53.320 Facebook, Facebook dot com Slash Radio Detectors. Well, today's episode is brought 6 00:00:53.359 --> 00:00:57.560 to you by the financial support of our listeners. Thanks so much for all 7 00:00:57.600 --> 00:01:03.240 your support. Now we're going to get into today's episode of Let George Do 8 00:01:03.280 --> 00:01:07.920 It. This one is called the gray Stone Ghosts. Stange is my stock 9 00:01:08.000 --> 00:01:11.799 and trade. If the job's too tough for you to hand it, you've 10 00:01:11.840 --> 00:01:34.079 got a job for me. George Valentine. 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So 19 00:02:27.319 --> 00:02:30.000 why take chances with your car when you can get the protection of heavy duty 20 00:02:30.120 --> 00:02:37.120 RPM motor oil at any independent Chevron gas station or standard station where they say 21 00:02:37.360 --> 00:02:49.840 and mean we take better care of your car. The Graystone Ghost another adventure 22 00:02:49.840 --> 00:03:02.800 of George Valentine. Who's that? What is it? I'll be read? 23 00:03:05.120 --> 00:03:10.319 Oh no, no, Garrett, it isn't you out there? It can't 24 00:03:10.400 --> 00:03:15.759 be. You're dead. I must be reading dead, I must be. 25 00:03:21.400 --> 00:03:24.080 Well, you get it? You be there just a month ago? What 26 00:03:24.199 --> 00:03:30.159 you weren't there? Well you you're dead. Don't you get it? You 27 00:03:30.400 --> 00:03:47.400 couldn't you just cotton cot George? Because is the strangest layer out everywhere. 28 00:03:47.599 --> 00:03:52.919 I'm sure we get some strange ones. Dear mister Valentine, will you please 29 00:03:53.000 --> 00:03:55.879 be my guest at Graystone for a few days. I'm prepared to play whatever 30 00:03:55.919 --> 00:04:00.599 you ask for your services. Your work will be to Riddney of a ghost 31 00:04:00.639 --> 00:04:03.639 that I'm sure isn't a ghost at all. When you arrive, please cough 32 00:04:04.000 --> 00:04:09.240 from the telephone at the gatekeeper's lodge, as you won't be able to get 33 00:04:09.280 --> 00:04:27.680 across the moat until I lower the drawbridge. Signed them on to Gray. 34 00:04:28.279 --> 00:04:35.319 Down comes the drawbridge excites the imagination personally, I think, imagine the bridge 35 00:04:35.319 --> 00:04:39.439 over the moat is down. We ended the palace. It certainly looks like 36 00:04:39.560 --> 00:04:45.360 one. Mister Ben Til Yes, missus Gray coming right in? Suppose she 37 00:04:45.360 --> 00:04:46.639 goes the bridge backup? How do we get out of here? We'll face 38 00:04:46.720 --> 00:04:50.120 that problem when we come to it, as is Gray. This is miss 39 00:04:50.199 --> 00:04:54.240 Brooks my assistance. How do you, my dear, I'm happy to have 40 00:04:55.959 --> 00:04:59.839 yes, dry, I think we finish all of our business for today. 41 00:05:00.040 --> 00:05:04.000 So oh you have guessed? Yes, of course. Dwight. I want 42 00:05:04.000 --> 00:05:09.079 you to meet mister Valentine and miss Brooks. Mister Dwight owned my attorney. 43 00:05:09.120 --> 00:05:12.439 How do you do. Please come out to help me, Dwight. He's 44 00:05:12.480 --> 00:05:15.839 going to help find out about these things. Oh, yes, well, 45 00:05:15.879 --> 00:05:20.639 I certainly hope you can. Valentine, a man is pretty upset about the 46 00:05:20.639 --> 00:05:23.920 whole thing. I hope I can't too, mister h are you. I 47 00:05:24.000 --> 00:05:26.480 just don't have it I know what my job is yet. Oh, well, 48 00:05:26.480 --> 00:05:29.600 of course you don't. If you'll excuse me, goodbye, man, 49 00:05:29.639 --> 00:05:32.959 I'll see you, yes, right, and now if you tool step in 50 00:05:32.959 --> 00:05:46.800 a little farther it, come in study. Please. I expect you to 51 00:05:47.079 --> 00:05:53.720 think I'm completely crazy, don't you. No, I won't blame you if 52 00:05:53.720 --> 00:05:57.360 you did. A woman living in a house with a moat around it this 53 00:05:57.519 --> 00:06:00.000 day and alien, Oh, there must be a reason for any cross stairs 54 00:06:00.079 --> 00:06:05.759 a sit down for. My husband was an architect. His name was Garrett 55 00:06:05.839 --> 00:06:09.639 Gray. Oh, yes, I've heard of him. He was notority on 56 00:06:09.800 --> 00:06:14.800 old English architecture. He loved it. That's why he brought His house was 57 00:06:14.839 --> 00:06:16.279 a short place. I can see that. It was. The bridge over 58 00:06:16.279 --> 00:06:23.079 the moon was set and raised before his death. But since then things had 59 00:06:23.160 --> 00:06:28.279 happened. It needed quite necessary, I see. Oh would you tell us 60 00:06:28.279 --> 00:06:32.360 exactly what has happened, missus Green? Certainly, my husband died a month 61 00:06:32.399 --> 00:06:38.759 ago, just two weeks ago. I was awakened to see his face in 62 00:06:38.839 --> 00:06:44.319 my bedroom window. You do, of course I didn't. I told her 63 00:06:44.399 --> 00:06:46.959 my husband is dead. I saw him buried. And how do you account 64 00:06:47.040 --> 00:06:51.879 for the seen his face? It's quite simple. Some years ago a scoop 65 00:06:51.920 --> 00:06:57.120 defriend of Garrett's, did a bust of him. The next morning after my 66 00:06:57.680 --> 00:07:04.040 apparition, I on the bust on the ground outside my bedroom window. Some 67 00:07:04.240 --> 00:07:08.839 practical joker. I suppose. They seldom have any regard for personal feelings. 68 00:07:08.920 --> 00:07:13.639 I know, but my practical joker must have had extraordinary powers. Mister Valentine. 69 00:07:14.199 --> 00:07:18.839 The house was completely locked. The bust was in this room. Ah, 70 00:07:18.879 --> 00:07:24.639 I see a whole is here besides yourself, Missus Grey, just my 71 00:07:24.920 --> 00:07:30.439 niece and nephew, Ronald and Sylvia Gray. They are really my husband's niece 72 00:07:30.480 --> 00:07:33.759 and nephew. Of course they're Stevens. He's the butler, Missus Gray. 73 00:07:33.920 --> 00:07:39.519 Is that when you began raising that bridge over the moat? No, not 74 00:07:39.720 --> 00:07:44.240 until after the second thing happened. What was that? A large portrait of 75 00:07:44.279 --> 00:07:47.639 my husband disappeared over the metal in the living room one night. I searched 76 00:07:47.720 --> 00:07:50.839 everyone for it, to the Utalian Nisan nephew about it, of course, 77 00:07:50.920 --> 00:07:57.199 and Stevens too. They were all as amazed as I. The next day 78 00:07:57.279 --> 00:08:01.319 it was in place again. Well, Missus, why I still think somedood 79 00:08:01.439 --> 00:08:07.680 stains on it? Oh? And there were those signs that any of your 80 00:08:07.720 --> 00:08:11.879 household have been hurt, none at all. Well, one thing seems certain, 81 00:08:11.920 --> 00:08:16.480 Missus Gray. Somebody's trying to get you to move. I trt with 82 00:08:16.480 --> 00:08:18.399 you. I'm all sounded like an explosion of some kind. Stay here with 83 00:08:18.439 --> 00:08:24.839 Missus Gray Brooks. I'm going to see what this is all about. Hello, 84 00:08:26.920 --> 00:08:28.879 who are you? And what do you want? Just having to be 85 00:08:28.920 --> 00:08:33.600 a guest of Missus Gray, Valentine's and Amy, I am anagine your Stevens. 86 00:08:33.600 --> 00:08:37.639 Yes, what happened back there? I was just going to tell Missus 87 00:08:37.639 --> 00:08:41.240 Gray about it. There was an exclusion in the kitchen. Come on back, 88 00:08:41.240 --> 00:08:43.720 we'll have a look. Yes, but I must tell missus Grays. 89 00:08:43.799 --> 00:08:46.799 Come on, where's the kitchen? Right through this door? Styre gone? 90 00:08:48.360 --> 00:08:52.879 Oh well yeah, I stop that corner pretty well, didn't it. Yes, 91 00:08:52.919 --> 00:08:54.759 sir, I was in my room, the first one down the hall, 92 00:08:56.080 --> 00:09:00.120 and it practically threw me out of my chair, right I say this 93 00:09:00.200 --> 00:09:07.000 moment and the burned up fuse the wire running right out here. Come on, 94 00:09:07.039 --> 00:09:09.559 Stevens, let's follow this wire out the back. Don't see where it 95 00:09:09.639 --> 00:09:15.320 goes very well? But I feel very uncomfortable about this whole business. Things 96 00:09:15.399 --> 00:09:18.840 have been happening. That's why I'm here. I think there is a ghost 97 00:09:18.879 --> 00:09:22.039 around here, mister Vallings. And here's a live ghost around here, Stevens, 98 00:09:22.039 --> 00:09:24.559 A pretty clever live ghost too. Here take a look at this. 99 00:09:26.519 --> 00:09:31.399 Why that is my alarm clock. It disappeared yesterday, very mystuously, and 100 00:09:31.559 --> 00:09:35.840 I had it's all ragged up to spark that fuse at exactly this hour. 101 00:09:35.440 --> 00:09:39.639 The job was a little lamatorish, but it worked, didn't it, Stevens, 102 00:09:41.759 --> 00:09:45.399 Yes, sir, it didn't. But what I want to know is 103 00:09:45.960 --> 00:09:48.240 who could have done it? That's what I want to know, too, 104 00:09:48.519 --> 00:09:50.960 So come on, let's find out. You mean you have a way of 105 00:09:52.080 --> 00:09:54.559 knowing? Not sure. I just don't like all these things happening to my 106 00:09:54.639 --> 00:10:00.200 friend, missus Gray. Well, naturally neither do I, sir. Right, 107 00:10:00.240 --> 00:10:03.440 then do something for me. Get the niece and nephew, Sylvia and 108 00:10:03.519 --> 00:10:05.600 Ronald, and come to again. We're then as soon as possible, I'd 109 00:10:05.600 --> 00:10:22.360 like to have a little conference. Anna murmur Yes, Sylvia, who steven 110 00:10:22.440 --> 00:10:24.639 says, there's a man here who wants to see us. That's right, 111 00:10:24.720 --> 00:10:28.799 my dear, come in all three of us personally, mister Valentine. This 112 00:10:28.919 --> 00:10:33.159 is my niece Sylvia and my nephew, Ronald, and you've missed Steve. 113 00:10:33.279 --> 00:10:37.759 Yes, that's right. And miss Brooks, we're here, is your ansk. 114 00:10:37.879 --> 00:10:41.600 Yes, but we're also here to help her get rid of a live 115 00:10:41.759 --> 00:10:46.840 post. Mister Valentine, I don't like to say this. Isn't it possible? 116 00:10:48.120 --> 00:10:50.879 Forgive me, adam Man, I don't want to, right, my 117 00:10:50.000 --> 00:10:56.360 dear. You mean that perhaps I've been imagining things that's possible, isn't it. 118 00:10:56.879 --> 00:11:00.000 I feel just as Sylvia doesn't. Neither one of you or Steven's here. 119 00:11:00.000 --> 00:11:01.879 I saw the face in the window, of course, but you'll move 120 00:11:01.919 --> 00:11:05.480 about the portrait being missing. I must make a confession about the portrait, 121 00:11:05.480 --> 00:11:09.879 mister Valentine. After Missus Gray told me about it, I made a thorough 122 00:11:09.879 --> 00:11:15.080 search of the house. I found it in the storeroom and put it back 123 00:11:15.159 --> 00:11:20.120 quite belong with the blood stains on it. I expect I shall lose my 124 00:11:20.159 --> 00:11:22.879 position anyway, so I may as well say it. Did you notice the 125 00:11:22.960 --> 00:11:28.720 bendige on Missus Gray finger? Oh? No, no, I guess I 126 00:11:28.759 --> 00:11:33.919 didn't. But we've got another thing to think about. Ronald, Sylvia, 127 00:11:33.039 --> 00:11:37.519 didn't you hit explosion a few minutes ago? I didn't. I was asleep. 128 00:11:37.679 --> 00:11:39.440 I heard it. Of course, it sounded like a car back firing 129 00:11:39.480 --> 00:11:43.279 to me. Okay, then I want to ask you one thing. Don't 130 00:11:43.320 --> 00:11:46.440 you all think missus Gray should move out of this house? I do. 131 00:11:48.080 --> 00:11:50.799 If she doesn't, something really bad might happen to her. Well, I 132 00:11:50.919 --> 00:11:56.840 don't. If somebody is trying to make her move for some reason, you 133 00:11:56.919 --> 00:11:58.759 can find out who it is, can't you, mister Valentine? Yes, 134 00:12:00.879 --> 00:12:03.679 I think he cares. How about your Stevens. I happen to have one 135 00:12:03.799 --> 00:12:07.240 theory, mister Valentine. I don't agree with what I'm sure you are thinking. 136 00:12:07.759 --> 00:12:13.559 If I may say so, I don't think this is an inside job. 137 00:12:13.039 --> 00:12:16.879 Oh you don't know. And for one, I am happy to have 138 00:12:16.960 --> 00:12:22.759 you here. I just hope nothing bad happens to you too. Very nicely 139 00:12:22.799 --> 00:12:26.480 spoken Stevens. All right, we'll shawnas Brooks and me to our rooms, 140 00:12:26.480 --> 00:12:31.639 will freshen up for dinner, and tomorrow, well tomorrow, we'll see what 141 00:12:31.759 --> 00:12:52.240 happens. Is who's that? What do you want in my room? I 142 00:12:52.240 --> 00:12:56.840 can see you moving. I warn you I have a gun, go away 143 00:12:56.919 --> 00:13:13.840 or a shoot this room. You don't come any clus around time? Ray? 144 00:13:13.879 --> 00:13:18.320 I heard a shop on who's the delegation in my room on the floor, 145 00:13:18.919 --> 00:13:37.559 I think, I you so fucking in just a moment, will return 146 00:13:37.679 --> 00:13:43.559 to tonight's adventure of George Valentine. Take that moment, if you will to 147 00:13:43.799 --> 00:13:48.159 think back over the past year. How many times in the last twelve months 148 00:13:48.159 --> 00:13:52.039 have you had battery trouble? Did you know that American motorists have to call 149 00:13:52.120 --> 00:13:56.120 for emergency service because of battery failures more than ten million times a year, 150 00:13:56.799 --> 00:14:01.000 Yet most of these failures need never happen. Don't wait for trouble to come 151 00:14:01.000 --> 00:14:03.960 to you. Have your battery checked if it's just plain tired up. 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Someone is obviously trying to 171 00:15:52.519 --> 00:15:56.480 frighten your client out of this strange house that is surrounded by a moat. 172 00:15:56.159 --> 00:16:00.720 If your name is George Valentine, you suspect that a man the gray has 173 00:16:00.720 --> 00:16:04.720 solved the case herself by shooting a nocturnal prowler in the room, and as 174 00:16:04.759 --> 00:16:10.120 you hurry with her on the hallway, you're, mister Valentine, all and 175 00:16:10.200 --> 00:16:12.720 white like a ghost. It opened the door and came into my room. 176 00:16:12.960 --> 00:16:17.159 I shot and it fell on the door. All right, now we'll find 177 00:16:17.159 --> 00:16:21.159 out down the hall. Brook say this is your own listeners, Yes, 178 00:16:21.879 --> 00:16:26.440 Ry know where's the white switch? It's right here. Where did you see 179 00:16:26.480 --> 00:16:32.200 this? Oh? It was someone? I know it. You are right, 180 00:16:32.320 --> 00:16:34.679 Missus Gray, Yes, yes, but your ghost left it's why sheet 181 00:16:34.679 --> 00:16:40.080 All right, Missus Gray, I'm afraid your aim wasn't so good. He 182 00:16:40.600 --> 00:16:44.960 or she has climbed out of the shroud and left shot. I didn't down 183 00:16:45.039 --> 00:16:48.279 the floor. Wait a minute, let's see your gun? Yes, yes, 184 00:16:48.440 --> 00:16:53.080 is here on my ta Something sounds pretty funny about this. Yeah, 185 00:16:53.240 --> 00:16:56.639 yeah, here's the answer. All right. You're sure this gun was properly 186 00:16:56.679 --> 00:17:00.519 loaded, Missus Gray. Yes, and men loaded it for me in the 187 00:17:00.679 --> 00:17:03.799 store. Well, I'm afraid something has happened in the meantime, George, 188 00:17:03.799 --> 00:17:07.599 what do you mean? This is great? I didn't kill anybody, Brook. 189 00:17:07.640 --> 00:17:11.640 See she couldn't because this gun is loaded with blank cartridges flesh. But 190 00:17:11.839 --> 00:17:17.440 it couldn't be mister Valentine, I saw him put in the real bullet. 191 00:17:17.440 --> 00:17:19.599 Oh, I'm sure he did, but someone else decided it would be safer 192 00:17:19.599 --> 00:17:22.759 this way. Somebody in this house, Jeworge, Oh, it's pretty obvious 193 00:17:23.000 --> 00:17:26.039 anyone coming in from outside would have to swim across the moat. I don't 194 00:17:26.039 --> 00:17:29.839 see any signs of water around here. The sheet is perfectly dry. This 195 00:17:29.920 --> 00:17:32.880 is great, This is great. I heard the commotion as anything wrong. 196 00:17:32.960 --> 00:17:36.400 Well, Stevens, you're quite well dressed for the middle of the night. 197 00:17:36.519 --> 00:17:37.880 I came as quickly as I could. And if you're trying to accuse me 198 00:17:37.920 --> 00:17:42.440 of sometime, yeah, gathering the clan, just one more party to be 199 00:17:42.480 --> 00:17:47.920 heard from. Now, what's the matter? Why are you all here an 200 00:17:47.920 --> 00:17:52.279 Anima's room? Your aunt shot a ghost, Sylvia, She was, yeah, 201 00:17:52.440 --> 00:17:56.359 what's that you said, Valentine? You heard me, Ronald. Pretty 202 00:17:56.400 --> 00:17:59.960 frightful experience for your aunt, for all of you, in fact, imagine 203 00:18:00.240 --> 00:18:03.480 a ghost in the house. But that's nonsense. There's no such thing as 204 00:18:03.519 --> 00:18:07.559 a real, live ghost. I think there is. I wonder if any 205 00:18:07.559 --> 00:18:11.839 of you would like to try on this sheet, just for si. Missus 206 00:18:11.880 --> 00:18:15.079 Valentine, I realize you're trying to help me. But now you're casting suspicions 207 00:18:15.079 --> 00:18:21.279 on Sylvia and Ronald and Steven's They wouldn't do anything like this. No, 208 00:18:21.279 --> 00:18:25.119 no, I suppose not. All right, we've had our little excitement for 209 00:18:25.160 --> 00:18:27.359 to night. Suppose you will go back to your arms. Eh. I'd 210 00:18:27.359 --> 00:18:32.240 like to ask a few questions of missus Gray. What are you thinking, 211 00:18:32.319 --> 00:18:36.640 George? Oh? I was just trying to go along with Stevens theory for 212 00:18:36.680 --> 00:18:40.200 a moment. You know that this isn't an inside job, as he so 213 00:18:40.400 --> 00:18:44.039 quietly puts it. But that is impossible, is it? Oh? I 214 00:18:44.079 --> 00:18:47.799 don't know, Missus Gray. Your husband left it, will, I suppose, 215 00:18:47.400 --> 00:18:48.720 of course. Well, then tell me. Was there any provision that 216 00:18:48.759 --> 00:18:52.119 someone else would get the house if you moved out of it? Oh? 217 00:18:52.240 --> 00:18:56.240 No, nothing like that. He left everything to me outright, just with 218 00:18:56.279 --> 00:18:59.559 a provision that I take care of his niece and nephew, see that they 219 00:18:59.599 --> 00:19:04.440 had a whole Well, I blast another theory. My husband left the holographic 220 00:19:04.519 --> 00:19:08.599 will wrote it himself. No, no one had ever seen it. It 221 00:19:08.680 --> 00:19:11.920 was sealed and in the safe at our attorneys. But the holographic world an 222 00:19:11.960 --> 00:19:18.079 unusual As a George, that part wasn't unusual. No, just one paragraph 223 00:19:18.160 --> 00:19:22.000 in it. I've never found out what it meant or what was it. 224 00:19:22.599 --> 00:19:30.079 I said something like, my beloved Amanda, there is more fortune than I 225 00:19:30.160 --> 00:19:34.000 leave you. It is in Graystone, and you alone will know the key 226 00:19:34.039 --> 00:19:38.599 to finding it. Just remember how well we loved Pennsylvania, and remember my 227 00:19:38.680 --> 00:19:44.480 work. This treasure is for you, and you only. I haven't the 228 00:19:44.559 --> 00:19:48.000 least idea. I've never been able to figure it out. I see the 229 00:19:48.000 --> 00:19:51.599 world, certainly, but not tonight. I return it right own. You 230 00:19:51.680 --> 00:19:55.119 met him this afternoon he has, remember, Yes, Well, tell me 231 00:19:55.200 --> 00:19:57.599 how many people know about this? Just the people to whom he left something, 232 00:19:57.880 --> 00:20:03.480 Sylvia and Ronald Stevens, He's secretary, mister Carver, and myself righthead 233 00:20:03.559 --> 00:20:07.000 is all together when he read it. The same people keep cropping up, 234 00:20:07.000 --> 00:20:10.599 don't they, George you? One exception? What about the secretary Carver? 235 00:20:10.680 --> 00:20:14.119 Where is he now? He's living in town, works for another architect. 236 00:20:14.160 --> 00:20:17.319 I believe I got his address. Yes, I'll get it for you good. 237 00:20:17.519 --> 00:20:19.240 And I'd like to see the exact wording in that clause in the world 238 00:20:19.599 --> 00:20:22.799 he's a word. You could have, mister Owen bring it out here tomorrow 239 00:20:22.799 --> 00:20:26.119 morning, of course, But I think I puted it almost word for work. 240 00:20:26.160 --> 00:20:30.039 I'm sure you have, but sometimes just one little word makes a difference. 241 00:20:30.400 --> 00:20:45.759 Very well, how cold, Dwight bursting in the morning here Angel in 242 00:20:45.799 --> 00:20:49.039 the study, Jorge, something else has happened, missus Bray and I just 243 00:20:49.039 --> 00:20:52.759 went in the morning room today and the place is a math darling, an 244 00:20:52.759 --> 00:20:59.480 old hutch cabinet assess been pried apart, and there an American chair was mister 245 00:20:59.559 --> 00:21:03.039 Valentine. I can't understand. I think I can. This is gray. 246 00:21:03.119 --> 00:21:07.000 It's probably our fault because we're here. I mean those early American pieces might 247 00:21:07.039 --> 00:21:11.640 be from Pennsylvania spots. I suppose, so at least it's a good try. 248 00:21:11.680 --> 00:21:14.799 Then might what are you talking about, George? Just but with us 249 00:21:14.799 --> 00:21:18.519 in the house to check up on what's going on, somebody's getting frantic to 250 00:21:18.559 --> 00:21:33.000 find the answer first. Oh here's the will a man, as you asked, 251 00:21:33.440 --> 00:21:37.079 I don't quite understand, though we've been over it many times. Yes, 252 00:21:37.160 --> 00:21:41.599 Dwight, I know I wanted mister Valentine to see you. Oh that's 253 00:21:41.599 --> 00:21:45.640 okay, nice. I suppose we could save a little time here. I'm 254 00:21:45.680 --> 00:21:51.359 just interested in one clause the Pennsylvania So that's why you got these people out 255 00:21:51.400 --> 00:21:53.680 here about it. No, Dwight, actually it isn't. Let me show 256 00:21:53.720 --> 00:22:02.920 you. Let's see, it's here. We are right here. Why you 257 00:22:03.039 --> 00:22:06.759 be loving, Amanda. There is more fortune than I leave you. It 258 00:22:06.920 --> 00:22:10.240 is in Graystown, and you alone will know the key to finding it. 259 00:22:10.680 --> 00:22:15.359 Just remember how well we love the state of Pennsylvania and what it symbolizes, 260 00:22:15.920 --> 00:22:18.759 and remember what I did about it in my work. This treasure is for 261 00:22:18.839 --> 00:22:23.880 you, and you only, Valentine, I must tell you, and I 262 00:22:23.920 --> 00:22:30.519 hope you will forgive me Amanda it. Garrett Gray was a little eccentric about 263 00:22:30.599 --> 00:22:36.119 thing, and also a pretty good architect, one of the best. By 264 00:22:36.160 --> 00:22:38.799 the way, mister On, did you know mister Gray's secretary Carver quite well? 265 00:22:40.880 --> 00:22:44.599 Oh yes, he's a nice sort of fellow. Any reason if you're 266 00:22:44.640 --> 00:22:48.839 asking that, Oh no, not at all. Understandsterested in everybody mister Gray 267 00:22:48.839 --> 00:22:52.880 mentioned in its way Miss Gray. Yes, mister Baron, I'm going to 268 00:22:52.920 --> 00:22:55.359 look up miss Brooks, and then would you mind lowing the bridge over the 269 00:22:55.400 --> 00:22:57.000 mode for us. You are not going to be here for lunch, it's 270 00:22:57.039 --> 00:23:00.599 almost ready. No, I'm sorry. I have some business of my own 271 00:23:00.599 --> 00:23:03.160 to take care of in town. We'll be back later though. I see 272 00:23:03.119 --> 00:23:06.720 you stay, won't you do? I? Oh, certainly, Amanda, 273 00:23:06.720 --> 00:23:10.359 I'd love too. I hope you will come back, mister Valentine in spite 274 00:23:10.359 --> 00:23:12.279 of everything that happened, Missus gray you don't have to worry about that. 275 00:23:12.960 --> 00:23:26.319 And when I get back, we'll have an answer to this thing. George, 276 00:23:26.359 --> 00:23:30.000 I'm sure you know what you're doing. I think so. For se 277 00:23:30.359 --> 00:23:33.039 well, I don't why. You see, we're up against a paradox. 278 00:23:33.440 --> 00:23:37.519 Nobody inside Graystone seemed to be guilty of those stunts, and nobody from outside 279 00:23:37.519 --> 00:23:41.279 could get in the paradox. Are one fact or the other had to be 280 00:23:41.319 --> 00:23:44.720 wrong, and I figured it must be the second. You mean, if 281 00:23:44.720 --> 00:23:48.759 somebody could get in some way. Sure, then I remembered seeing a pile 282 00:23:48.759 --> 00:23:51.839 of planks outside the house on the far side of the moat, the once 283 00:23:51.880 --> 00:23:53.359 you looked at when you came out. Yeah, that's right. That's when 284 00:23:53.359 --> 00:23:56.359 I knew I was right after dark. It wouldn't be hard to throw one 285 00:23:56.400 --> 00:23:59.680 of those planks across the mold and get in the house. You'd have a 286 00:23:59.680 --> 00:24:02.599 hard time. I'm proving that, wouldn't I don't think so. One of 287 00:24:02.599 --> 00:24:04.400 the planks had quite a lot of dried blood on it. Somebody had hurt 288 00:24:04.480 --> 00:24:07.759 himself on a rough edge, so I don't forget. There was also blood 289 00:24:07.759 --> 00:24:11.119 on that portrait that disappeared and then showed up. Oh yes, that's right. 290 00:24:11.920 --> 00:24:15.519 Well, where are we going now? Like a call in town for 291 00:24:15.720 --> 00:24:18.359 just a little more evidence. We can tell missus Gray who's trying to run 292 00:24:18.359 --> 00:24:36.119 her out of our house. It doesn't seem to be anyone in the apartment. 293 00:24:36.200 --> 00:24:38.079 Choice. Oh no, that's fine, much easier to find what I'm 294 00:24:38.079 --> 00:24:41.759 looking for. Come didn't find, but here he could have us arrested. 295 00:24:41.839 --> 00:24:45.559 I don't take that chance. Angel, they're gonna like this thing. Yeah, 296 00:24:45.559 --> 00:24:49.440 No, one's hutter. It's one in. Angel. Let's stay right 297 00:24:49.480 --> 00:24:52.599 there by the door, call out if anyone comes, Yes, all right, 298 00:24:53.200 --> 00:24:59.319 please be careful or would anybody be liable to him? Let's try this 299 00:25:02.759 --> 00:25:12.039 no soup desk maybe? Yeah, yeah, I thought so, Peter, 300 00:25:12.319 --> 00:25:15.880 George, I'm fired. You're right with the Angel. I struck pay dirt. 301 00:25:15.880 --> 00:25:18.519 Sure, take a look at this. Those are cartridges, that's right, 302 00:25:18.720 --> 00:25:22.319 a box partly full of blanks, plus some real shells. Angel. 303 00:25:22.559 --> 00:25:26.680 It looks as though we have this deal pretty well pinned down. What's next 304 00:25:26.079 --> 00:25:29.440 after we get out of this place, I'm not a fast telephone call to 305 00:25:29.519 --> 00:25:32.640 our client, and then a little later we'll go back out to Graystone and 306 00:25:32.680 --> 00:25:47.119 start some fireworks. All right, Missus Gray, you've got everybody in the 307 00:25:47.119 --> 00:25:49.680 study there all acceptmence to Carver. I called several numbers after I talk to 308 00:25:49.720 --> 00:25:52.960 you on the phone, but couldn't find him. Oh that's too bad. 309 00:25:53.079 --> 00:25:56.480 I'd like to have had him here. Well, let's get on with anyway. 310 00:25:56.680 --> 00:26:02.240 Come on in. Yes, I'm talking to George. You have really 311 00:26:02.319 --> 00:26:07.319 found something conserving, Missus Gray. Well, hello, there should well. 312 00:26:07.400 --> 00:26:11.720 I wanted you all here so I could put your minds at rest about these 313 00:26:11.720 --> 00:26:15.160 strange happenings out here. You mean you found up? Yes, yes, 314 00:26:15.200 --> 00:26:18.880 I believe we have. What is it? Come on, come and time? 315 00:26:18.960 --> 00:26:22.200 Tell us? Are you're sure you want me too? On? I 316 00:26:22.240 --> 00:26:26.119 don't know what you mean. You see, when we first met yesterday, 317 00:26:26.240 --> 00:26:30.480 I didn't notice that your left hand is bandaged, the one that you heard 318 00:26:30.480 --> 00:26:33.559 on those boards across the moon. You're making an accusation, that's right. 319 00:26:33.640 --> 00:26:37.920 It would have been the same night the portrait of mister Gray reappeared with blood 320 00:26:37.920 --> 00:26:44.119 on it. Mister Vant you can't be so afraid. I am missus Gray, 321 00:26:44.640 --> 00:26:47.160 you see her. And I took the liberty of looking around your apartment 322 00:26:47.200 --> 00:26:52.799 this afternoon, and I came across these meddling young food buet bullets that were 323 00:26:52.799 --> 00:26:56.240 taken out of your gun, the rest of blanks, just like the ones 324 00:26:56.279 --> 00:27:00.559 that replaced them. Do what. I can't believe you of all. I 325 00:27:00.559 --> 00:27:03.640 don't know what you can do to him. Of course, kind of a 326 00:27:03.759 --> 00:27:07.319 prowling, I suppose. Maybe if you're trying to frighten you to desks so 327 00:27:07.319 --> 00:27:10.759 we can have time to search the house for more treasure, possibly we can 328 00:27:10.799 --> 00:27:14.480 have in this Bard at least. I'm sure he won't be an attorney any 329 00:27:14.519 --> 00:27:17.400 longer. But George, you still haven't found what's hidden here. Now we'll 330 00:27:17.440 --> 00:27:19.079 find it now, all right, it says Gray. If you'll call in 331 00:27:19.119 --> 00:27:22.599 a couple of stone Masons as soon as possible, I think we can remove 332 00:27:22.640 --> 00:27:36.920 this temptation. If you're missing something in driving pleasure, if a sputtering motor 333 00:27:36.960 --> 00:27:40.519 has you hugging the side of the road, here's a suggestion. Before you 334 00:27:40.599 --> 00:27:45.400 spend any money for engine repairs, try a tankful of Chevron Supreme balanced gasoline. 335 00:27:45.920 --> 00:27:52.200 Chevin Supreme gives you all eight high performance qualities quick starting, fast warm 336 00:27:52.279 --> 00:27:57.279 up, smooth acceleration, vaporlock prevention, and enough full power, economy, 337 00:27:57.319 --> 00:28:03.000 mileage and area lending. Get top all around performances from your car. Drive 338 00:28:03.039 --> 00:28:08.440 in and fill her up with Chevern Supreme gasoline at any standard station or independent 339 00:28:08.519 --> 00:28:18.079 Chevron gas station where they say and mean we take better care of your car. 340 00:28:25.319 --> 00:28:29.240 George Angel, why are you having those ment down that stone arch over 341 00:28:29.279 --> 00:28:32.680 the trunk or yes, mister Valentine, I'm willing to do what you say. 342 00:28:32.960 --> 00:28:36.119 I finally figured out that clause in your husband's will, Missus Gray. 343 00:28:36.640 --> 00:28:41.279 The state of Pennsylvania and his work? How did they fit together? Simple? 344 00:28:41.720 --> 00:28:45.480 His work was architecture. Pennsylvania is the keystone states yo'd you figured that 345 00:28:45.559 --> 00:28:49.000 out? And the keystone is one of the important parts of architecture. There's 346 00:28:49.039 --> 00:28:52.680 only one in this house. Why I should have thought of that? Probably 347 00:28:52.720 --> 00:28:56.720 On would have liked to also, Oh, there, it looks like they've 348 00:28:56.759 --> 00:28:59.920 got into it. It was apparently hollow, all right, ad at Adam 349 00:29:00.000 --> 00:29:04.039 and that keystone was hollow, just as Valentine thought it would be. Is 350 00:29:04.119 --> 00:29:07.759 there anything? Of course, it's packed with currency, big bills. Come 351 00:29:07.799 --> 00:29:11.599 on, come and see. Yes, I'm coming brock Well, Angel, 352 00:29:11.640 --> 00:29:15.559 I guess we've got rid of missus Gray's ghost for nothing more for him to 353 00:29:15.599 --> 00:29:22.720 look for George. Do you know what I'd like a house just like this 354 00:29:22.720 --> 00:29:26.200 one with a moat around it, and you could hide something in the keystone 355 00:29:26.279 --> 00:29:30.160 for me. Oh no, I man at Angel, I'm still alive, 356 00:29:30.279 --> 00:29:37.400 you know. Oh prove it? Uh yeah, come on, broke see 357 00:29:37.440 --> 00:30:00.920 let's go eat good lines. Have venture of George Valentine has been brought to 358 00:30:00.960 --> 00:30:07.359 you by Standard Oil Company of California, on behalf of independent Chevron Gas Stations 359 00:30:07.519 --> 00:30:11.440 and Standard stations throughout the West. Robert Bailey is starred as George, with 360 00:30:11.559 --> 00:30:15.799 Virginia Gregg as Brook See. Let George Do It was written by Lloyd London 361 00:30:15.839 --> 00:30:21.680 and directed by Kenneth Webb. Geen Bates was heard as Amanda, Larry Dobkin 362 00:30:21.759 --> 00:30:26.559 as Owen, Polly Bear as Stevens, Jack Lloyd as Ronald, and Jean 363 00:30:26.640 --> 00:30:30.799 Tatum as Sylvia. The music was composed and presented by Eddie Dunsteader your announcer 364 00:30:30.880 --> 00:30:40.359 John Houston. Listen again next week, same time, same station to Let 365 00:30:40.400 --> 00:30:45.720 George Do It. Let George, do it has heard overseas through the worldwide 366 00:30:45.759 --> 00:30:52.680 facilities of the Armed Forces Radio Service. This is the mutual Don Lee Broadcasting 367 00:30:52.720 --> 00:31:15.400 System and welcome back. Another solution successfully brought about by George Valentine. An 368 00:31:15.480 --> 00:31:22.240 illustration of an answer I give. I'm part of. If you're on Facebook, 369 00:31:22.279 --> 00:31:26.880 they have a group called Old Time Radio Lovers and they post a lot 370 00:31:26.920 --> 00:31:33.960 of lengths and questions and just great old time radio discussion. There's sixteen hundred 371 00:31:33.960 --> 00:31:37.799 and ninety seven members currently, so a little less than our Great Detectives group, 372 00:31:37.839 --> 00:31:42.039 but a lot of discussion. And they ask a question, you suspect 373 00:31:42.039 --> 00:31:47.359 your business partner of some dirty dealing. What Golden age radio detective would you 374 00:31:47.400 --> 00:31:51.319 hire to get to the bottom of this? And why? I actually answered 375 00:31:51.319 --> 00:31:56.079 George Valentine. He seems to get the best results. Now. I know 376 00:31:56.319 --> 00:32:00.920 some folks take a question like that. It's like who is is uh the 377 00:32:01.039 --> 00:32:10.880 coolest m the coolest detective around? But I didn't look at it. It's 378 00:32:12.000 --> 00:32:16.880 who's actually going to be able to solve the problem? Uh? That I 379 00:32:16.880 --> 00:32:22.000 think is a big challenge. George Allenheine intended to get the best results. 380 00:32:22.039 --> 00:32:27.680 He has some clients die on him, and he has some cases that escalate 381 00:32:27.720 --> 00:32:30.599 to murder, but he seems to have a lower percentage than the others. 382 00:32:30.640 --> 00:32:35.440 So uh, you know, some people said Pat Nolvac for hire and Pete 383 00:32:35.559 --> 00:32:40.359 Kelly. Um, wow, those guys don't tend to get the best results, 384 00:32:40.400 --> 00:32:45.759 even though they're interesting to listen to. I'd probably rather listen to Pat 385 00:32:45.839 --> 00:32:52.720 Novac, but I'd rather hire George Valentine. Well, anyway, we do 386 00:32:52.880 --> 00:32:55.839 have a comment. This one comes off of podcast ally. I love to 387 00:32:55.839 --> 00:33:00.920 listen to the great detective stories. They're very in or my faves are Pat 388 00:33:00.920 --> 00:33:06.240 Novac and let George do it. Did anyone ever consider doing a TV series 389 00:33:06.319 --> 00:33:12.920 for Novak? My answer is sort of. There were actually a series of 390 00:33:13.200 --> 00:33:21.799 three movies that were that actually could have been and we're basically said that could 391 00:33:21.799 --> 00:33:25.960 be packaged as movies or they could be practiced as a TV episode pilot, 392 00:33:27.880 --> 00:33:34.400 and it starred Hugh Beaumont better known as Ward Cleaver as Dennis O'Brien, and 393 00:33:34.480 --> 00:33:45.200 these episodes are often identified as bean Pat Novak for higher stories, but they're 394 00:33:45.240 --> 00:33:53.200 not. The writer on those particular stories was Herbert Margolis. Margolis was a 395 00:33:53.240 --> 00:33:58.200 writer for Johnny Madero, which how if you've been with us a long time, 396 00:33:59.039 --> 00:34:02.519 Johnny Madero was a show was done by mutual. Jack Webbs started it, 397 00:34:04.079 --> 00:34:09.800 and what they did is they basically ripped off Jack Webb's earlier show, 398 00:34:10.039 --> 00:34:15.559 Pat Novac for Higher ABC complained they made a few changes, but if you 399 00:34:15.639 --> 00:34:20.719 listen to it, it's pretty close in tone. But the big difference, 400 00:34:20.719 --> 00:34:27.400 of course was Herb Margolis did the writing on Johnny Madero, but Pat Novak 401 00:34:27.679 --> 00:34:36.079 was really the brain child of of Richard Breen, who had no involvement with 402 00:34:36.760 --> 00:34:39.920 in terms of officially with the Johnny Madero series. And so if you read 403 00:34:40.000 --> 00:34:46.960 the synopsises like Pure twenty three, they did a series of three of these 404 00:34:47.119 --> 00:34:55.000 that were adapted adapted to the radio show, and you see that these are 405 00:34:55.159 --> 00:35:05.480 actually the these are acts the synopsis of Johnny Madero episodes, not Pat Novac 406 00:35:05.559 --> 00:35:12.320 episodes. So the answer is it was tried. In terms of the Johnny 407 00:35:12.360 --> 00:35:20.440 Madero copy. The film Producers is very low budget. So you know, 408 00:35:20.519 --> 00:35:22.679 I've not watched them, and they tend to be in kind of some odd 409 00:35:22.719 --> 00:35:27.440 and hard to get sense, and from the reviews, I'm not certain they 410 00:35:27.440 --> 00:35:30.000 would be worth the money and effort to get so. I hope that answered 411 00:35:30.000 --> 00:35:35.039 your question, and I'm glad you're listening out there. I should mention those 412 00:35:35.119 --> 00:35:39.360 movies really quick. The titles are Danger's Own Roaring City and Pure twenty three. 413 00:35:39.639 --> 00:35:44.000 All right, well, we'll see you on Thursday with Sherlock Holmes and 414 00:35:44.079 --> 00:35:46.519 join us back here on Wednesday for another episode of La George Do It. 415 00:35:46.559 --> 00:35:51.079 In the meanwhile, send your comments to Box thirteen at Great Detectives dot net. 416 00:35:51.519 --> 00:35:54.480 Follow us on Twitter at Radio Detectives. Become one of our friends on 417 00:35:54.519 --> 00:36:00.159 Facebook, Facebook dot com. Slash Radio Detectives from Boise, Idaho. This 418 00:36:00.239 --> 00:36:01.280 is your host, Adam Graham, signing off.