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Also this week, we take 10 00:01:19,920 --> 00:01:25,480 a bit of a sci fi turn as we review a modern radio drama, 11 00:01:25,959 --> 00:01:32,120 Charlotte Pollard box Set one one. Now it's time for our two episodes of 12 00:01:32,200 --> 00:01:38,000 Police Headquarters for the week. Here's episode twenty eight, retired in episode twenty 13 00:01:38,079 --> 00:01:45,239 nine, No learning at Least end Quarters, Sorry, Lieutenant Owens. One 14 00:01:45,239 --> 00:01:57,760 space and duty tonight at the Writ Hotel at Least end Quarters. I see 15 00:01:57,920 --> 00:02:01,159 round and I too. Hell all how's the boat? Okay? Lieutenant? 16 00:02:01,159 --> 00:02:04,920 How things down? Head Quarter? All about the same moment? How's it 17 00:02:04,959 --> 00:02:07,000 with you one of these old taels didn't jobs of the things Attendant. I'd 18 00:02:07,080 --> 00:02:10,360 rather be back in the riot squad. I don't have some excepting on this 19 00:02:10,400 --> 00:02:14,199 job before I'll make the commission put me back in the old job. Ag. 20 00:02:15,240 --> 00:02:16,639 Hey, you'll soon get your fill of it. This is your feet, 21 00:02:16,680 --> 00:02:21,879 Tim watching for a jewels snatch at a swell party. I'm Tim sell 22 00:02:21,960 --> 00:02:23,800 it, hoping that I am not going to accept. The hotel tells me 23 00:02:23,879 --> 00:02:27,840 to roam around this affair, getting my eyes open so none of these bols 24 00:02:27,840 --> 00:02:30,639 don't lose this part work. This guy, Van the Griss comes up to 25 00:02:30,680 --> 00:02:32,439 me and he says, to help. It's opposed to stinging over by the 26 00:02:32,479 --> 00:02:37,639 door. I can see what burns up. Then I ain't gonna now different 27 00:02:37,680 --> 00:02:40,439 guys like that living one of these white money and what are you doing here 28 00:02:40,479 --> 00:02:44,360 to night? Lieutenant and missus. Van the Gris called the commission this afternoon 29 00:02:44,360 --> 00:02:46,199 and requested someone from the Detective Girl to look over the party of this evening 30 00:02:46,599 --> 00:02:50,840 apple this. He wasn't impressed by the hotel detection. Yeah, I remember 31 00:02:50,840 --> 00:02:53,560 seen the day I could in hand or something and take teeny you punk stand 32 00:02:53,599 --> 00:02:58,479 and take care of them where's that screen? Fun? All over over the 33 00:02:58,520 --> 00:03:02,080 prone another story? Have partners for you? What happened nowhere? Here? 34 00:03:02,240 --> 00:03:06,439 My wife is fain to do it. I don't know. I was like 35 00:03:06,680 --> 00:03:12,520 blue diruit, it's gone. I don't know understanding of about math or perhaps 36 00:03:12,520 --> 00:03:15,479 you've got an ant brandings. Let's let your wife telling that story go ahead? 37 00:03:15,479 --> 00:03:20,159 Man, well iderstanding of at about that showing the blues to some thin 38 00:03:20,599 --> 00:03:23,960 I had just tended on my dress, but I hand reached out behind that 39 00:03:23,039 --> 00:03:30,360 curtain and told it loose my grander to buy and sun, but mostly a 40 00:03:30,479 --> 00:03:32,759 very valuable pin man, not such hard to be valuable officers. I d 41 00:03:34,240 --> 00:03:36,840 more as an el. I'm going to cause free prating. Oh, I 42 00:03:36,840 --> 00:03:38,919 don't suppose it's be more than worth more than a thousand dollars. That's a 43 00:03:39,080 --> 00:03:42,800 string of pro you're wearing. Man, What do they work? When you 44 00:03:43,159 --> 00:03:45,800 you embarrass here in front of all these people? Officer, I'm sorry, 45 00:03:45,840 --> 00:03:47,439 ma'am. I had a fatal reason and asking that question, Well, they 46 00:03:47,520 --> 00:03:52,639 cost meate or that is henry or ten thousand dollars, and thieves made no 47 00:03:52,719 --> 00:03:54,759 attempt to grand lam. You know, I kind of destend. You know, 48 00:03:54,919 --> 00:03:58,639 maybe I can't. Well you, George, that's where you were standing. 49 00:03:58,680 --> 00:04:00,719 Ma'am, come along a tennant. I got a idea and i'd like 50 00:04:00,719 --> 00:04:03,039 to see what you think of all right, Tim, Now I was tending 51 00:04:03,120 --> 00:04:06,800 right to right here and as here, starting behind this curtain. Yeah, 52 00:04:06,960 --> 00:04:10,520 and did you get a look at his face? No? I didn't. 53 00:04:10,560 --> 00:04:13,759 I just threw his hands. It seemed to be clutching at my throat. 54 00:04:14,039 --> 00:04:15,759 I screamed, and then I must have saved it. Now, man, 55 00:04:15,839 --> 00:04:18,160 you get back to your party and let us work on this. There's no 56 00:04:18,240 --> 00:04:23,040 cause for any excitement. And if any of your gets feel uneasy, they 57 00:04:23,079 --> 00:04:26,079 can they can put their valueabiles in the hotel face. Very well, officer, 58 00:04:26,439 --> 00:04:29,360 you've been very kind, and I do hope that you'll be able to 59 00:04:29,360 --> 00:04:31,160 recover the pin. You see, I was going to give it to my 60 00:04:31,279 --> 00:04:35,000 niece for her graduation. You're going to give it to your knees. Yeah, 61 00:04:35,319 --> 00:04:39,399 you see, he's always admired a Tim. Now you just let us 62 00:04:39,399 --> 00:04:41,920 work now, man, we'll have a report pot you before the party breaks 63 00:04:42,000 --> 00:04:45,480 up. Thank you, officer. Oh my god, I feel so friendly, 64 00:04:46,000 --> 00:04:49,759 Hendy. The investigation right out of my hand. Tim. I just 65 00:04:49,800 --> 00:04:53,720 wanted to show you tim that even though I am retired, I'm still as 66 00:04:53,759 --> 00:04:57,680 good as any of you boys. You would off a chunk of bubbles. 67 00:04:58,120 --> 00:05:00,240 We let to handle this case. And if you want up against wall, 68 00:05:00,279 --> 00:05:02,600 don't come the headquarters. Oh sorry, Come on, all do you want 69 00:05:02,600 --> 00:05:06,199 to do? And I'm gonna find that Dame's diamond pins? What do you 70 00:05:06,199 --> 00:05:10,800 expect the side behind those curtains, dust? I know the employee he this 71 00:05:10,879 --> 00:05:13,920 hotel better than you do, Lieutenant. They wouldn't think it doesn't behind the 72 00:05:13,959 --> 00:05:16,920 curtains and the money. Huh, what is it? That's what I thought? 73 00:05:17,519 --> 00:05:20,439 He is radiator? Yeah, there's a cover on it. This cover 74 00:05:20,519 --> 00:05:24,600 probably hasn't in dusted. Will put on? What's that got to do with 75 00:05:24,680 --> 00:05:27,800 it? Just this this jewels? Snap you. Whoever he was was hiding 76 00:05:27,879 --> 00:05:30,399 behind this curtain, you probably had to wait quite a while until someone come 77 00:05:30,480 --> 00:05:34,279 near enough to let him grab a spark curt and scream by these backstairs. 78 00:05:34,399 --> 00:05:39,040 All right. He probably get tired, sins, so he looked for breaces. 79 00:05:39,040 --> 00:05:42,079 Sit down. But you see that's spotting at us. That's where the 80 00:05:42,199 --> 00:05:44,879 guy sat probably was waiting. Oh, I see what they're up to. 81 00:05:45,560 --> 00:05:47,399 Got a lot up to tele them guests and have them to lift their coattails 82 00:05:47,839 --> 00:05:49,879 while it has us on the seat of his swaves. This is going to 83 00:05:49,920 --> 00:05:53,439 be slapped in the jug, all right, I stop rising a lieutenant, 84 00:05:53,439 --> 00:05:56,079 you know as well as I do. Ann at least twelve fool that John. 85 00:05:56,439 --> 00:06:00,560 They're all wearing more jewelry than missus Vandergrid's flow. Oh what's the significant 86 00:06:00,560 --> 00:06:03,439 about the deff not except that the pointed himself up here and his readyo to 87 00:06:03,480 --> 00:06:06,839 cover the guy we're after to use his hands to put ras and me. 88 00:06:06,879 --> 00:06:10,600 And take a close look at this cover you'll see prints of both hands, 89 00:06:10,759 --> 00:06:15,519 perfect prints, just what we need it. Jove, you are right big 90 00:06:15,680 --> 00:06:20,279 pardon I mean excuse me? Have you gentlemen then dying right? Were just 91 00:06:20,439 --> 00:06:24,040 the same as on the life history and picture of the guy who's towing your 92 00:06:24,079 --> 00:06:26,879 wife staying, hey, stay away from those prince. What do you trying 93 00:06:26,879 --> 00:06:29,839 to do? A sup? Oh, I'm s got a finger ben Man's 94 00:06:29,920 --> 00:06:31,360 headquarter to check these out. Attend a while I stay here and try to 95 00:06:31,560 --> 00:06:34,720 look after him. I got to haunt that these prince will cause everything we 96 00:06:34,839 --> 00:06:53,920 want to know my hunts and open man. Hell, the prince belongs to 97 00:06:53,959 --> 00:06:57,040 gentleman, Jim Bradley, gentleman, Jim, when you get out of the 98 00:06:57,079 --> 00:06:59,800 big house, the first of the last love, I suppose you put out 99 00:07:00,240 --> 00:07:04,800 to pick him up. They'll have him by morning. Oh and its hotel 100 00:07:04,879 --> 00:07:11,040 detective. All right, all right, all right, I'll be right down. 101 00:07:11,519 --> 00:07:14,120 What is it? I guess I'm getting an ass for tonight? One 102 00:07:14,160 --> 00:07:15,839 of the guests just took a header out of a fourteenth story window. Come 103 00:07:15,879 --> 00:07:19,160 on, who wasn't I didn't know. Let's take the stairs. They will 104 00:07:19,199 --> 00:07:25,839 shoot us right out onto the street. Yeah right here, all right, 105 00:07:25,920 --> 00:07:28,000 up and up there, let us show. Come on, get back, 106 00:07:28,000 --> 00:07:31,879 and holy smoke, the tennant look, and wasn't much of a job to 107 00:07:31,959 --> 00:07:35,759 find him. Man, there's when David Bird will never fly again. Come 108 00:07:35,759 --> 00:07:54,839 on, let's sek him for the diamond. Oh you're crazy as a little, 109 00:07:54,959 --> 00:07:58,160 Jim exct to find in here? Man, I badly didn't have the 110 00:07:58,199 --> 00:08:01,720 diamond on him. It's probably in his room here. Any worry begetting to 111 00:08:01,759 --> 00:08:03,439 flee that he isn't the man we're after. I'm about the fingerprint. Sure 112 00:08:03,519 --> 00:08:09,560 here, Dan, that's funny, but it's a slipper up here. What's 113 00:08:09,600 --> 00:08:13,360 funny about that? The other one of the three. But everything, say, 114 00:08:13,160 --> 00:08:16,879 gentleman, Jim didn't sue eacud. That's where I've been wrong. If 115 00:08:16,920 --> 00:08:20,439 he had jumped out, or we'd have found both slippers on the street. 116 00:08:20,680 --> 00:08:24,480 But if he'd been hit on the head and tossed out, one of the 117 00:08:24,519 --> 00:08:26,519 slippers could have easily come off. While the killer we're dragging his body to 118 00:08:26,600 --> 00:08:30,560 the window. Quick. Good Timmy Woods on that phone for him. What's 119 00:08:30,600 --> 00:08:33,039 all it for? And Tommy knows more about what goes on in this town 120 00:08:33,080 --> 00:08:35,840 between midnight and morning and the town himself. When you get him out, 121 00:08:35,919 --> 00:08:37,759 talk to him, and then you chase down the room eight twenty six and 122 00:08:37,759 --> 00:08:39,879 get sole weapons and out of bed. He will yell his head off, 123 00:08:39,919 --> 00:08:41,919 but get him up here. I've got a job for him, all right, 124 00:08:43,039 --> 00:08:46,039 him, You got me all mixed up the orcase you and just do 125 00:08:46,159 --> 00:08:48,320 as I say. That's all I think I'll having a rest for you. 126 00:08:48,519 --> 00:08:58,919 Okay, thanks Tommy. Yeah, you've told me all I need to know. 127 00:09:00,000 --> 00:09:03,440 Oh yeah, yeah, I think we got a pretty good gase on 128 00:09:03,559 --> 00:09:11,240 him now, don't you know. And then it's the big idea here, 129 00:09:11,240 --> 00:09:13,120 I am sleeping soundly of this guy breaks in and see you want to see. 130 00:09:13,440 --> 00:09:16,720 So what's the idea. You'll find out you're the best diamond expert in 131 00:09:16,759 --> 00:09:20,440 town. So I want your advice on something that's move It's like at night 132 00:09:20,679 --> 00:09:22,960 three. I'm going back to down. No, you're not your weight here, 133 00:09:22,759 --> 00:09:26,279 that'll be mister Vandergrast. I sent a boy back and to come down. 134 00:09:26,639 --> 00:09:30,639 Open the door, attendant, I did someone. Yeah, come on 135 00:09:30,759 --> 00:09:31,919 in, mister Vandergrace too. We want to talk to you. But my 136 00:09:33,039 --> 00:09:35,919 wife was giving a potty. I really shou just ain't a garding to law. 137 00:09:35,879 --> 00:09:41,519 What would I feel this one? You fuck't? You will? I'll 138 00:09:41,600 --> 00:09:46,240 be a monkey vocal you founder? Did you? Yeah? Yeah, that's 139 00:09:46,320 --> 00:09:48,279 the diamond pin? All right? You can't do that. There's a poor 140 00:09:48,399 --> 00:09:50,519 time to be coming us here. Take a look at this. Rocks are 141 00:09:50,600 --> 00:09:56,960 what's worth? The old ship, the nice setting of him. But see 142 00:09:56,240 --> 00:10:01,159 twenty dollars time is worth one grand. It might be if it was real. 143 00:10:01,480 --> 00:10:03,759 I'll call my god. Yeah, you won't call nobody until we tell 144 00:10:03,759 --> 00:10:07,320 you can Where do you get this rock? I won't stay a steam until 145 00:10:07,320 --> 00:10:09,960 I see my going. All right, I'll tell you you need a pretty 146 00:10:09,960 --> 00:10:11,919 wildlife. Andr Grist. You haven't got a diame your own. You spend 147 00:10:11,960 --> 00:10:15,559 what your wife give you, but that isn't enough for the kind of part 148 00:10:15,600 --> 00:10:18,840 of you from me. So you hired gentlemen Jim Bradley just you your wife's 149 00:10:18,879 --> 00:10:22,840 diamond pin. You're going to stay locked in this room until we make a 150 00:10:22,840 --> 00:10:28,200 little visit upstairs. I tell you I'm not you know, my boy. 151 00:10:37,639 --> 00:10:39,919 Oh maybe you know what they're up to, but they're a liable getting an 152 00:10:39,919 --> 00:10:45,639 awful jam. Lizzar if andr gris they gotten neither the entire wing. I 153 00:10:45,759 --> 00:10:48,879 wish you'd tell me what this is all. I'm sorry to disturb him, 154 00:10:48,879 --> 00:10:52,240 this Vandegrist, but too we just received word at all your jewels have been 155 00:10:52,279 --> 00:10:54,679 stolen out of your safe. I'm sure that they haven't. I would trying. 156 00:10:54,679 --> 00:11:00,559 I wonder if you'd mind looking again, man, I mean, let's 157 00:11:00,559 --> 00:11:03,519 stay right over here. But I'm sure there must be on the stage. 158 00:11:05,159 --> 00:11:09,039 You see all here everything? I see the diamond necklace, yea, take 159 00:11:09,080 --> 00:11:13,039 a look at it. So what's worth fifty dollars? Fifty dollars? I 160 00:11:13,399 --> 00:11:16,399 have you know a paste? Lady? Hey, look at this other steps 161 00:11:16,399 --> 00:11:22,840 dollars? Mmmm, same thing, missus. Vanny Grist I'm sorry to tell 162 00:11:22,840 --> 00:11:26,720 you, but your jewels have been stolen, and to keep you from finding 163 00:11:26,720 --> 00:11:30,679 it out, these imitation stones were replaced in the original setence. Now, 164 00:11:31,200 --> 00:11:33,279 if you'll end us your cooperation, I think we'll be able to apprehend the 165 00:11:33,320 --> 00:11:37,440 criminals. What do you want me to do? Just silence complained here, 166 00:11:37,519 --> 00:11:39,399 we'll do the rest. Well, I really should consult my husband. I 167 00:11:39,480 --> 00:11:46,960 don't believe that's necessary. Man, when yes, thank you, and we'll 168 00:11:46,200 --> 00:11:52,600 have some news for you within an hour. What Heaven's say? Were you 169 00:11:52,720 --> 00:11:54,799 up to? So I'm too old to be in the court? Huh? 170 00:11:54,360 --> 00:11:58,000 You young functed about a swell time with this case. I haven't got a 171 00:11:58,080 --> 00:12:01,720 straight yet. Easy this guy vanned Chris needed money. His wife wouldn't give 172 00:12:01,759 --> 00:12:05,519 him anymore, so he've been steadily stealing her jewels and replacing them with imitations. 173 00:12:05,799 --> 00:12:09,559 Why did he have, gentleman Jim Bradley steal the pennet that was worthless? 174 00:12:09,720 --> 00:12:11,759 And because his wife was going to give it to her niece. The 175 00:12:11,840 --> 00:12:15,480 nie would have probably discovered the imitation and totally old lady, But why did 176 00:12:15,559 --> 00:12:18,320 fanded it so gentleman Jim Bradley? Out of the window? Hand we heard 177 00:12:18,399 --> 00:12:20,879 to prove that, but he knew that we didn't get Badley sooner or later, 178 00:12:20,960 --> 00:12:24,440 and the Bradley had squealed, I don't come out of town. It's 179 00:12:24,440 --> 00:12:26,360 work to be done, the officer, Please, can I go to bed? 180 00:13:07,200 --> 00:13:11,200 All he loved calling half fifty six, half three six? What is 181 00:13:11,200 --> 00:13:15,000 the call of Williams and Fens Street? All an investigation? Meet a woman 182 00:13:15,039 --> 00:13:26,840 on the fall fall you're the woman to call the police man? Yes, 183 00:13:26,960 --> 00:13:28,919 I call room. Well, there's an awful smell of gas coming up to 184 00:13:30,000 --> 00:13:33,840 my room where right here? I run the room in house and all morning 185 00:13:33,919 --> 00:13:35,720 long, I've been smelling gas. Can't seem to find out where it's coming 186 00:13:35,799 --> 00:13:39,320 from. I didn't you call the gas company because I want you to look 187 00:13:39,360 --> 00:13:41,519 in old dead Heggins Taylor's shop. I'd be coming from there and I don't 188 00:13:41,559 --> 00:13:45,279 see dead up and about all right, gold on, Max, Let's see 189 00:13:45,279 --> 00:13:46,559 if we can find where the gas is coming from. Right, I never 190 00:13:46,639 --> 00:13:50,440 knew dead hegins to be so late getting up. He d be up long 191 00:13:50,519 --> 00:13:52,440 before this. All he's seen sitting in the window there when I go to 192 00:13:52,519 --> 00:13:56,279 the store. Let's see it ataways place? Yes, and my room to 193 00:13:56,399 --> 00:14:03,200 right upstairs define us to be where the guess that's coming from? All right? 194 00:14:03,279 --> 00:14:07,759 Man? Yeah, So it was like it's play all right, what's 195 00:14:07,799 --> 00:14:11,960 in the chair there in the back room where mister Higgins give me a hand? 196 00:14:13,240 --> 00:14:20,200 Right? You know I want but stand back? All right? Come 197 00:14:20,240 --> 00:14:24,320 on, hey, look out for the gas? Who's your handkerchiefs? Come 198 00:14:24,360 --> 00:14:28,080 on, we gotta get this all my aud where's the gas coming from? 199 00:14:28,200 --> 00:14:33,039 That's so probably off? Okay, let me turn it off with the pipe? 200 00:14:33,919 --> 00:14:37,360 Okay, all right, I'll give me a hand. Yeah, right 201 00:14:37,440 --> 00:14:43,840 here we go. Better carry him right out on the street down, all 202 00:14:43,879 --> 00:14:46,000 right, don't crowd in around here, holpen up, just laying down on 203 00:14:46,039 --> 00:14:50,159 the sidewalk, head you rubber. Next is gonna call into the fire department. 204 00:14:50,679 --> 00:14:52,679 The latter hurrying out with how's it look at? And it's like a 205 00:14:52,759 --> 00:14:56,120 garner. Bobby's cold. It'd be like a circulation, you know. I'll 206 00:14:56,159 --> 00:14:58,840 work as long I didn't find some water. All right, I'll be right, 207 00:15:00,360 --> 00:15:22,440 but you're waiting your time, all right, I've done any good man? 208 00:15:22,840 --> 00:15:24,799 All right, boys, No, he was working on him no longer. 209 00:15:26,279 --> 00:15:28,519 Definitely carried him out. I wanted you to say it was him until 210 00:15:28,519 --> 00:15:31,440 the ambulance gone a man, So where are you going? And trying the 211 00:15:31,480 --> 00:15:33,960 store? Look around? Had time to tear out against Yeah, makes me 212 00:15:35,080 --> 00:15:39,120 feel sick. Well, fella, probably down in the mouth and blue. 213 00:15:39,600 --> 00:15:43,000 I'll ask to get pretty despots. Do nothing like that. Man, alright, 214 00:15:43,120 --> 00:15:46,000 be careful of the glass here. You better shutuch left of the door 215 00:15:46,039 --> 00:15:50,639 to keep that crowd of rubber necks out. Who's funny left here? Maybe 216 00:15:50,639 --> 00:15:52,759 a better open on the those the windows and let him push air in. 217 00:15:54,000 --> 00:15:56,679 Okay, I'll wait a minute. I guess you better leave alone until the 218 00:15:56,679 --> 00:15:58,679 lieutenant gets here. You know how he yells when we disturb anything. Yeah, 219 00:16:00,360 --> 00:16:03,080 Hey, what's that away on the tables? Looks like a note? 220 00:16:04,279 --> 00:16:10,559 It isn't now It says life has become a burden to me, getting old 221 00:16:10,639 --> 00:16:12,919 and have no reason to live any longer. The only one who has been 222 00:16:14,000 --> 00:16:18,320 kind to me is Peter Torrence. I leave him all I have buying de 223 00:16:18,519 --> 00:16:22,399 Higgins. Well, I guess that settles left. Yeah, I guess, 224 00:16:22,440 --> 00:16:25,799 so we broke in on him here I had a feelman. Maybe everything was 225 00:16:25,960 --> 00:16:29,000 on the level, but I guess that note settles everything. And anyways, 226 00:16:29,000 --> 00:16:32,399 the lieutenant's job to investigate these kadons. Our job is riding around looking him 227 00:16:32,440 --> 00:16:36,559 up for him? Who's that the lieutenant? Oh it Burt, where's little 228 00:16:36,600 --> 00:16:40,559 Hibert Gold out on a murder? Sent me over to tell you boys to 229 00:16:40,600 --> 00:16:44,559 handle this yourself. Make a full report before he has a radio. Put 230 00:16:44,600 --> 00:16:48,159 your back in service. What happened as the old man got tired of living 231 00:16:48,200 --> 00:16:52,440 and bumped himself off, And guess that's must have been him. I show 232 00:16:52,519 --> 00:16:56,759 him cart not the General Hospital ambulance when I drove up. Yeah, well 233 00:16:56,919 --> 00:17:00,399 you got to Lieutenant's message. I'm going home and get to sleep. I 234 00:17:00,600 --> 00:17:03,400 was up all night making fingerprints off the hotel safe, only to find out 235 00:17:03,440 --> 00:17:07,519 that the clerk himself took it all. And obviously yeah you wait a minute, 236 00:17:07,559 --> 00:17:11,359 Burke, where he was? Have you got your finger pronounces with you? 237 00:17:11,680 --> 00:17:14,720 Yeah? I wonder if you'd see what you can find on that gas 238 00:17:14,839 --> 00:17:18,200 bell there. I'm doing hard. It will take a minute here, so 239 00:17:18,839 --> 00:17:22,480 I don't think that there's anything wrong here. And if if you find old 240 00:17:22,519 --> 00:17:25,480 Dad Higgins prints on that gas oh I'll know there's nothing wrong. Yeah. 241 00:17:25,559 --> 00:17:27,400 But if you think I'm gonna make a trip down as a mark to take 242 00:17:27,480 --> 00:17:30,319 his in prices, so I can check about your prey. That will be 243 00:17:30,440 --> 00:17:33,400 necessary. I imagine you'll find plenty of his prints all over the place. 244 00:17:33,480 --> 00:17:37,440 Here, try those irons on the shelf there, hey mac hell, or 245 00:17:37,480 --> 00:17:41,079 you chase upstairs and get that everyone house. A woman who called it on 246 00:17:41,119 --> 00:17:45,039 the team. Yeah, sure, saying well, what do you find, 247 00:17:45,119 --> 00:17:48,319 Burke, and what do you think? I am a magician, give me 248 00:17:48,480 --> 00:17:52,799 some time. You're worse than the tenants. Every time there's a suicide, 249 00:17:52,880 --> 00:17:56,640 he takes your prints everybody living within a five mile radius. I'll let your 250 00:17:56,720 --> 00:18:00,359 game, isn't it? Yeah? But not taking them in row offs. 251 00:18:00,279 --> 00:18:06,559 Yeah, I hope he's satisfied when you find nothing. Nothing you heard me 252 00:18:06,960 --> 00:18:11,319 about as clean as a pan. Fun of you. Dummy's probably spared whatever 253 00:18:11,440 --> 00:18:14,440 Prince were on it. That's where you're wrong. I had head shut it 254 00:18:14,440 --> 00:18:17,440 off of the pipe, not at the burner. Was the cars wearing glove 255 00:18:17,599 --> 00:18:22,960 corse not prince? Huh? That's funny. How about the dark locked on 256 00:18:22,000 --> 00:18:26,160 the inside, both of them, the windows all locked right in a safe 257 00:18:26,599 --> 00:18:33,519 Look here dead cats been Higgins. Cat looks like he set some milk yard 258 00:18:33,559 --> 00:18:37,640 for it just before he turned on the gas. Funny to do that and 259 00:18:37,839 --> 00:18:41,839 where do you think you are? Ed on the detective detail? Lieutenant said 260 00:18:41,839 --> 00:18:44,480 to investigate this, didn't me? Yeah, but he didn't say they're gone 261 00:18:44,519 --> 00:18:48,880 building up any high pathetical cases. Listen, ed when a guy gets bumped 262 00:18:48,920 --> 00:18:52,039 off, you got to have a motive. The means you're doing the job 263 00:18:52,079 --> 00:18:56,799 in a criminals You ain't got nothing but a dead cat. Well maybe I'm 264 00:18:56,839 --> 00:19:00,319 surprise here. I got a suicide note too, and you got me wasting 265 00:19:00,480 --> 00:19:04,920 my time around here. Take the note the headquarters and check it suicide. 266 00:19:04,960 --> 00:19:08,519 I'm gone hard just a minute. Would you take a look at that transom 267 00:19:08,559 --> 00:19:12,079 of the back door there for me? All right, but that's all. 268 00:19:12,720 --> 00:19:15,559 What do you want me to look for? I don't know, but it's 269 00:19:15,599 --> 00:19:21,160 the killer was there rising again? Dad Higgins was killed. That's the only 270 00:19:21,200 --> 00:19:23,240 place the murderer could get out after he bolted both doors and the insides, 271 00:19:23,440 --> 00:19:26,519 and he could close the transom after him and snapped the lock. I don't 272 00:19:26,559 --> 00:19:33,039 all figure it out. Well what you're find I got damn for one thing. 273 00:19:33,160 --> 00:19:38,039 Anyway, there was someone frawling over this transom recently. I can see 274 00:19:38,079 --> 00:19:44,599 where the desks been wiped away. Any prints, no friends, Well that's 275 00:19:44,640 --> 00:19:48,200 that thanks for it. I'll buy a cigar sometimes I'll probably be too old 276 00:19:48,319 --> 00:19:53,119 a volktm Oh, pardon me, ma'am, I didn't see you. Here's 277 00:19:53,160 --> 00:19:57,279 the ladyho's all of said? Good? What's your name? Man Jukin? 278 00:19:57,519 --> 00:20:02,359 Mister Dukin? And I've been living here for how well did you know Dad 279 00:20:02,480 --> 00:20:04,680 Higgins? Well? Has anyone a written? He didn't get about much. 280 00:20:04,759 --> 00:20:07,960 He stayed in the shop here most of the time, cooked and slept here 281 00:20:08,039 --> 00:20:11,200 too. You know, have any reason for anyone killing him? Kill him? 282 00:20:11,599 --> 00:20:15,559 Fine? I am stakes no. Did he have any money or I'm 283 00:20:15,599 --> 00:20:18,680 not a lot at leastway's I don't think he had. How long has he 284 00:20:18,759 --> 00:20:21,599 been living here? Well? He was liven here when I came. That 285 00:20:21,720 --> 00:20:23,960 was fifteen years ago. Do you have any relatives I'm not going to know 286 00:20:25,079 --> 00:20:26,319 of. He used to get some letters from my sister at he is, 287 00:20:26,359 --> 00:20:29,799 but she died a few years ago. How do you know, well, 288 00:20:29,839 --> 00:20:32,480 I how do I know far? How do you know that he used to 289 00:20:32,519 --> 00:20:34,799 get letters from his sister because he'd bring him upstairs for me to read to 290 00:20:34,960 --> 00:20:38,200 him. Of course, so he never had no way, vacation, no 291 00:20:38,480 --> 00:20:45,359 learning. This is cat Land's sake. But sure he is. Oh, 292 00:20:45,480 --> 00:20:48,519 he was right fond of a two. Do you think that mister Higgins would 293 00:20:48,559 --> 00:20:51,240 pour addition of milk for the cat and then leave it in the room to 294 00:20:51,359 --> 00:20:53,599 die when he killed himself. No, no, I don't think he would. 295 00:20:53,839 --> 00:20:57,519 Mister Higgins wasn't that kind of a man. I see, give me 296 00:20:57,599 --> 00:21:02,519 that anening, all right, And missus Dilgan, do you know mister Thrrance 297 00:21:02,920 --> 00:21:07,160 your tars sure annoying. He's room with me for five years. We're in 298 00:21:07,240 --> 00:21:10,720 Dad Higgins good friends? Well, now I can't answer that. They used 299 00:21:10,720 --> 00:21:12,799 to talk a lot down here in the evening. As far as being real 300 00:21:12,880 --> 00:21:17,240 good friends, I don't know. Would you be surprised if you knew the 301 00:21:17,319 --> 00:21:19,519 Dad Higgins had left the shop from everything he had to this fellow Tarms, 302 00:21:19,680 --> 00:21:23,119 Well, yes I would. Here's something else. What's that? I just 303 00:21:23,200 --> 00:21:26,279 found a savings account book on this desk. Oh, man Higgins, I 304 00:21:26,400 --> 00:21:30,359 know you a five thousand dollars saved up in the first nation, my man, 305 00:21:30,119 --> 00:21:33,960 yeah, man, Well, thank you, missus DILGANU get back upstairs. 306 00:21:34,039 --> 00:21:37,839 Now, come on, mac, let's look around downstairs here then, 307 00:21:59,400 --> 00:22:03,920 yes, oh if you office, yes, we just findished are looking around 308 00:22:03,960 --> 00:22:06,359 downstairs and when you wanted to tell us it's harance. If he's a good 309 00:22:06,359 --> 00:22:10,640 portion, which room does he live in? Right across the hall at number 310 00:22:10,680 --> 00:22:12,359 twelve? All right? Think? Oh is he in? I don't know. 311 00:22:12,799 --> 00:22:15,759 I will see hey, but on your mind, lad, we can 312 00:22:15,839 --> 00:22:26,240 see not funny sto. He's probably out the point? What are you run? 313 00:22:26,599 --> 00:22:30,240 Where? Officers? The laws? That's good news for you. I 314 00:22:30,279 --> 00:22:33,599 ain't done nothing, Nobody said, your head mindfull? We come in. 315 00:22:33,359 --> 00:22:37,720 I don't try to pin enough, honey, I'm going straight now all the 316 00:22:37,759 --> 00:22:40,960 time. All right, I ain't done my bad. Well, everything's they're 317 00:22:40,960 --> 00:22:44,839 looking better for your pitch. You you knew the Dad Higgins committed suicide. 318 00:22:45,160 --> 00:22:48,519 Yeah, missus stegan tons to bad. That's bad for you. But here's 319 00:22:48,519 --> 00:22:53,240 a note, Daggs Higgins left everything to you. Everything he had. That's 320 00:22:53,359 --> 00:22:56,960 me everything right, Yeah, but you won't get a chance for you. 321 00:22:57,039 --> 00:23:02,000 Say what what are you doing? All right? I'm completed on Hey, 322 00:23:02,599 --> 00:23:04,839 how you going Down't you get away with it? Didn't you any What are 323 00:23:04,839 --> 00:23:07,279 you talking about? You know what I'm talking about. If you killed Dad 324 00:23:07,319 --> 00:23:11,079 Higgins, you're finally with a big towel, so it wouldn't leave any marks 325 00:23:11,079 --> 00:23:12,480 and then you turn on the gas. You left this note, so this 326 00:23:12,599 --> 00:23:17,359 looks like a suicide. That's a lie, is it? You'd think pretty 327 00:23:17,359 --> 00:23:19,720 well thought out, Tarns. You knew that the old man was alone at 328 00:23:19,799 --> 00:23:23,319 night. You knew that he had a savings account with almost five thousand dollars 329 00:23:23,359 --> 00:23:27,240 in it. You knew nearly everything about him except one thing, what he 330 00:23:27,279 --> 00:23:30,839 means. Why you called dumb bell. You slipped up just like all the 331 00:23:30,880 --> 00:23:34,960 other smart guys, two bad tarns when you wrote that note that you didn't 332 00:23:36,000 --> 00:23:47,920 know that old man Higgins never learned to read and write. Welcome back, 333 00:23:48,519 --> 00:23:52,160 and the moral of the story, he's not to try and fake a suicide 334 00:23:52,240 --> 00:24:00,200 by leaving a holographic will signed by an illiterate guy. I want you found 335 00:24:00,240 --> 00:24:03,039 out that he couldn't write. There really was just one suspect in the thing, 336 00:24:03,240 --> 00:24:12,519 but an interesting story and how the officers determination ended up leading to a 337 00:24:12,519 --> 00:24:18,680 result. I'm always one thing that's really odd about the show is the number 338 00:24:18,759 --> 00:24:26,559 of times that somebody will just suggest not doing basic due diligence. I no, 339 00:24:26,839 --> 00:24:30,200 don't do any fingerprints up people make me do fingerprints all the times and 340 00:24:30,480 --> 00:24:36,960 switch to another department. All right, well, listener comments and feedback, 341 00:24:36,960 --> 00:24:40,559 and we have this from Norah, who says love your podcast. I've been 342 00:24:40,599 --> 00:24:44,359 listening since the beginning and never miss an episode. I just listened to the 343 00:24:44,440 --> 00:24:49,960 Police Headquarters episode where the doctor murdered his wife and killed himself after his conscience 344 00:24:51,000 --> 00:24:55,200 spoke audibly to him. That ending was really bizarre. However, other than 345 00:24:55,279 --> 00:24:59,119 the weird ending, the casts the case sort of reminds me of the Dragon 346 00:24:59,200 --> 00:25:02,119 that episode, the building the doctor killed his wife and that one, and 347 00:25:02,200 --> 00:25:04,720 if I remember correctly, there was a large sum of money involved that the 348 00:25:04,839 --> 00:25:08,000 doctor wanted to use for an office building. In the Dragnet episode, he 349 00:25:08,039 --> 00:25:11,759 wanted to name the building after himself. I think the doctor even killed himself 350 00:25:11,839 --> 00:25:15,480 there too, though he mentioned in the epilogue that he did so in jail. 351 00:25:15,480 --> 00:25:18,319 I wonder if that could have been based on the same case. Anyway, 352 00:25:19,039 --> 00:25:22,880 thank you so much for doing these podcasts with your commentary, which had 353 00:25:22,000 --> 00:25:26,960 so much to these shows. I've learned a lot about old time radio detective 354 00:25:26,000 --> 00:25:30,640 shows from you. Well, thanks so much, Norah. The answer to 355 00:25:30,640 --> 00:25:33,240 the question is, as far as we can determine, with Police Headquarters, 356 00:25:33,839 --> 00:25:41,880 unlike a Dragnet or Gangbusters. This series did not use actual cases. Rather, 357 00:25:41,039 --> 00:25:45,880 it tried to tell the stories in realistic ways, and we see that 358 00:25:45,119 --> 00:25:49,680 sometimes that works, sometimes it doesn't. All right, Well, that we'll 359 00:25:49,720 --> 00:25:55,200 do it for today. Join us back here on Monday as we bring you 360 00:25:55,279 --> 00:26:00,880 Pursuit, and join us on next Saturday for another episode of The Lineup or 361 00:26:00,039 --> 00:26:04,839 CUSP of Police Headquarters and the Meanwhile, send your comments to Box thirteen at 362 00:26:04,920 --> 00:26:08,960 Great Detectives dot net, follow us on Twitter, Radio Detectives, and become 363 00:26:08,960 --> 00:26:14,279 one of our friends on Facebook, Facebook dot com. Slash Radio Detectives from 364 00:26:14,359 --> 00:26:18,039 Boise, Idaho. This is your host, Adam Grahamson and Off