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I Filo Vans the 21 00:02:25,759 --> 00:02:30,240 original airdate September the twenty seventh, nineteen forty nine, and this one is 22 00:02:30,639 --> 00:03:07,000 the Shoeless murder case in the combats are the beautiful. You have a splendid 23 00:03:07,000 --> 00:03:09,479 eye for a beautiful woman, mister Jordan. Each of the girls is lovelier 24 00:03:09,479 --> 00:03:14,199 than the other. They make quite a picture walking around your pool. All 25 00:03:14,479 --> 00:03:16,400 glad you took time off. We'll priv an investigating come down to my country 26 00:03:16,439 --> 00:03:21,159 place. I most certainly am, and I'm very grateful for the invitation. 27 00:03:21,680 --> 00:03:25,319 Although I'm hardly qualified to be a beauty contest judge, why not. You're 28 00:03:25,319 --> 00:03:30,280 a man, You've got eyes and to be perfectly prank about it. It 29 00:03:30,280 --> 00:03:34,319 doesn't matter who wins. I beg your pardon. I arrange this contest for 30 00:03:34,360 --> 00:03:37,360 a group of guests as a sort of publicity campaign for the line of shoes 31 00:03:37,360 --> 00:03:39,159 I manufact. I see each of the girls, as you can see, 32 00:03:39,199 --> 00:03:43,199 is wearing a bathing suit, and each of the bathing suits is different, 33 00:03:43,840 --> 00:03:46,159 but the shoes are all the same. I later smiled, what do you 34 00:03:46,159 --> 00:03:50,759 think? Well, as you've said, mister Jordan, I'm a man and 35 00:03:50,879 --> 00:03:53,680 I have eyes. Isn't it asking a little too much to think I'd have 36 00:03:53,719 --> 00:03:58,800 looked at shoes? You will, and so will everybody when the winner's picture 37 00:03:58,840 --> 00:04:01,240 appears in the papers, and no matter who wins, should be wearing my 38 00:04:01,319 --> 00:04:08,120 shoes. Very glever. I'm not exactly experienced of being a judge, mister 39 00:04:08,199 --> 00:04:12,879 Jordan. Uh, what am I supposed to do? Now? You're supposed 40 00:04:12,919 --> 00:04:15,199 to select the one that looks most attractive, and whoever that is, wins 41 00:04:15,199 --> 00:04:18,759 my ten thousand dollars prize? Which one of the five you think should be 42 00:04:18,759 --> 00:04:24,920 the winner? Well, now that requires some five? Did you say there 43 00:04:24,920 --> 00:04:28,399 are only four girls? Boy? Can it be? There must be five? 44 00:04:28,759 --> 00:04:31,439 The four girls you have are really a nice Hello? What is it 45 00:04:31,800 --> 00:04:36,000 better? Say? Come on, mister Jordan, what's happened here? That 46 00:04:36,160 --> 00:04:40,079 be pro pleas? I you don't mind? Excuse me? What't if you 47 00:04:40,199 --> 00:04:44,279 yelled, what is this? Is? Where? Jordan? Why here behind 48 00:04:44,279 --> 00:04:47,920 the bushes? I think she's dead? And yes, she's dead, all 49 00:04:48,000 --> 00:04:53,160 right. Mylon Stocking has been twisted around her neck. Who was shape one 50 00:04:53,160 --> 00:04:55,959 of the models in the contest. I don't know what name. I'll have 51 00:04:55,959 --> 00:04:59,439 to find out. Well, this is terrible. Why should anyone I don't 52 00:04:59,439 --> 00:05:00,519 know, mister Orde, And I imagine you were going to say, why 53 00:05:00,560 --> 00:05:04,720 should anyone murder such a lovely young lady? That's very important, of course, 54 00:05:05,000 --> 00:05:11,040 that there's something else important. Look closely, you see something missing her 55 00:05:11,079 --> 00:05:15,040 shoes. She's not wearing your shoes, that's right. So we have two 56 00:05:15,120 --> 00:05:18,439 questions, mister Jordan, why should somebody kill a lovely young lady and then 57 00:05:18,639 --> 00:05:41,040 steal her shoes? I'm glad you came to see means you realize that this 58 00:05:41,079 --> 00:05:43,399 is one of the few times we've really gotten to jump on the case. 59 00:05:43,759 --> 00:05:46,319 You were present at the time of the murder. Half of what you say 60 00:05:46,399 --> 00:05:49,560 is true, Markham, I was there, but the murder is still completely 61 00:05:49,600 --> 00:05:55,360 baffling to me. Why would anyone kill a lovely young lady and steal her 62 00:05:55,399 --> 00:05:58,920 shoes? Fans I've been district attorney in this city for many years, and 63 00:05:58,959 --> 00:06:01,639 I've never heard anything even close to so ridiculous a situation is this? I 64 00:06:01,680 --> 00:06:08,439 don't believe it? Oh? Just a second a crime? Yes, Markrams 65 00:06:08,639 --> 00:06:12,000 Bennett homicide. Yes, Bennett, we got another one? Another one? 66 00:06:12,000 --> 00:06:15,639 What? Another dead one? What young girl? Name was Sally Morse, 67 00:06:15,160 --> 00:06:17,839 one of them bathing beauties, was at the contest this afternoon. Go on, 68 00:06:18,519 --> 00:06:21,839 this one was shot in her home and somebody stole her shoes? What 69 00:06:23,399 --> 00:06:26,879 somebody stole her shoes? And what's going on in this town? Da? 70 00:06:27,040 --> 00:06:30,879 I don't know, Bennett, but thanks for calling. Why I know, 71 00:06:30,959 --> 00:06:33,959 markam I couldn't help overhearing a second girl has been murdered and her shoes stolen? 72 00:06:34,160 --> 00:06:39,079 Yes, why why the shoes? If we could only find the reason 73 00:06:39,120 --> 00:06:42,480 for that, no question, But that's the motivation behind the killings. What 74 00:06:42,560 --> 00:06:46,839 do you think? Hello? Oh, yes, come in, come in. 75 00:06:46,160 --> 00:06:49,360 Well the busy in your homicide department, isn't it he? Yeah, 76 00:06:49,439 --> 00:06:53,759 Well I guess you heard another girl got it? Yes, Bennett and homicide 77 00:06:53,759 --> 00:06:57,160 just phoned me. Bennett and he just phoned you. What are you talking 78 00:06:57,160 --> 00:07:00,720 about? A girl named Sally Moss who was found shot with her shoes missing, 79 00:07:00,720 --> 00:07:04,000 the second of the shoeless murders, Second's third. What I came up 80 00:07:04,040 --> 00:07:08,079 to tell you, dear, I didn't know anything about this more scale. 81 00:07:08,079 --> 00:07:10,600 It must have happened while I was on the way here, but about two 82 00:07:10,639 --> 00:07:13,639 hours ago one of the model's named Betty Blake, got it with a bullet. 83 00:07:13,680 --> 00:07:15,439 I what about our shoes missing? This is a fine case, no 84 00:07:15,560 --> 00:07:18,360 shoes, no clues. If I were you, Mark, am I get 85 00:07:18,399 --> 00:07:21,319 in touch with the remaining girls who were in that contest and offer them police 86 00:07:21,319 --> 00:07:24,639 protection. I'll do that at once. Of course, where are you going 87 00:07:24,680 --> 00:07:27,600 back back to see mister Jordan at whose home the first murder took place. 88 00:07:28,040 --> 00:07:31,560 Taking into consideration the scene of the crime, perhaps we can pool our information. 89 00:07:43,040 --> 00:07:46,439 What is fun? No thanks, I'll just stay here on the edge 90 00:07:46,439 --> 00:07:50,160 of the pool fail as long as you like to, we do get back. 91 00:07:50,160 --> 00:08:01,199 I'm coming out its one. If you don't go in. What's on 92 00:08:01,279 --> 00:08:05,560 your mind? Designed for some new shoe model you're dreaming of? Oh you 93 00:08:05,639 --> 00:08:09,439 know better than that. That's what happened here this morning. What are you 94 00:08:09,480 --> 00:08:13,639 worried about? We still't think you murdered the girl we found here, But 95 00:08:13,720 --> 00:08:18,600 I know what I think, Walter Darling, what's that None of the girls 96 00:08:18,600 --> 00:08:22,920 are in that contest is safe? And that includes me. In fact, 97 00:08:22,920 --> 00:08:26,519 the district attorney called me before I came here, wanted to give me a 98 00:08:26,519 --> 00:08:28,720 couple of cops for protection. You should have accepted, edith so murdering many. 99 00:08:28,720 --> 00:08:31,920 I was trying to kill all of the girls who we're here today? 100 00:08:31,200 --> 00:08:35,519 Why and why steal issues? Don't ask me. I don't know. Now 101 00:08:35,600 --> 00:08:39,440 I know a possible reason for the first girl being killed. I mean, 102 00:08:41,279 --> 00:08:43,840 you know, I mean a nz and you know what I mean when I 103 00:08:43,879 --> 00:08:48,919 say I know a reason for her death, Walter, I think, Oh, 104 00:08:48,039 --> 00:08:50,480 Van's glad to see you. Come on over, thank you? Oh 105 00:08:50,519 --> 00:08:54,120 you Amos screamed, don't you she was one of the models this morning. 106 00:08:54,120 --> 00:08:56,080 How do you do? I well, me for a plunge to the pool. 107 00:08:56,080 --> 00:09:00,200 I see you tune a little while, John, you said, miss 108 00:09:00,200 --> 00:09:03,639 Graham here was in this contest. Yeah, so you remember vaguely. So 109 00:09:03,759 --> 00:09:07,679 much happened then and since that, I'm not particularly positive. Help me. 110 00:09:09,399 --> 00:09:16,440 I can't swim, I can I'm coming Miss Graham here. We are just 111 00:09:16,720 --> 00:09:20,919 Relxles Graham. I'll have you to the edge of the pool and no time 112 00:09:22,120 --> 00:09:24,159 over here, Hends. Bring her overhead. I'll get your head. I'll 113 00:09:24,360 --> 00:09:31,039 have them very soon. Here we are are reached down to George. I've 114 00:09:31,039 --> 00:09:35,639 got her. I'll help you win good. Just let her lie there the 115 00:09:35,759 --> 00:09:41,440 edge of the pool. I'm coming out till just head or happy. Though 116 00:09:41,440 --> 00:09:45,519 she was all right before you got hit, you'll be all right again very 117 00:09:45,519 --> 00:09:48,399 shortly, as soon as she gets her breath back. She didn't swallow much 118 00:09:48,399 --> 00:09:52,440 water. Turn her over so that she's lying on her face. Yes, 119 00:09:52,480 --> 00:09:54,279 I know a little about artificial rescue us. What you know. I'm going 120 00:09:54,360 --> 00:09:56,279 into call a doctor. I used the phone up in the bath house. 121 00:09:56,279 --> 00:10:01,120 It's the nearest wine. I'll be back in a good enough Oh, i'd 122 00:10:01,159 --> 00:10:05,879 better you can stop all that foolishness. Waller's nothing wrong with me, all 123 00:10:05,000 --> 00:10:07,759 right. It's something to say to you, and I wanted to say it 124 00:10:07,799 --> 00:10:11,799 without vance being here. They'll be going for a few minutes to listen. 125 00:10:11,799 --> 00:10:16,240 I know why Anez was killed here this afternoon. You do. I don't 126 00:10:16,240 --> 00:10:20,879 get corny. I said I did, didn't I It's going to cost you 127 00:10:20,000 --> 00:10:24,399 ten thousand dollars to keep my mouth shut. Oh that's the way it is, 128 00:10:24,440 --> 00:10:30,440 eh, that's it ten thousand as a first installment. One word of 129 00:10:30,440 --> 00:10:33,159 warning, Edith, you know what happened to the last person that was blackmailing 130 00:10:33,159 --> 00:10:37,279 me? And yes, yes, but I'm talking about she got killed. 131 00:10:39,080 --> 00:10:41,919 How about the other two? Were they blackmailing you too? And why did 132 00:10:41,919 --> 00:10:45,960 you take their shoes? You seem to know so very much, Edith? 133 00:10:46,799 --> 00:10:58,320 Why don't you figure that out too? Ey? Any baby, what's the 134 00:10:58,399 --> 00:11:03,600 matter you sort me? No, Joey, I'm not sorry at you. 135 00:11:03,039 --> 00:11:05,799 Only if you're going to stay here in my apartment be quiet. I gotta 136 00:11:05,879 --> 00:11:09,879 think. I wish I could help you. Only thinking's one thing I ain't 137 00:11:09,960 --> 00:11:15,639 very good at. Now. If you want something heisted a diamond, maybe 138 00:11:16,240 --> 00:11:18,480 I could do it for you. Hey, how about it, dy A 139 00:11:18,519 --> 00:11:24,240 diamond, A big diamond, Joey layoff. I'm sorry. I'm just trying 140 00:11:24,279 --> 00:11:26,919 to take your mind off them killings. Hey, you don't think you're on 141 00:11:28,039 --> 00:11:31,720 it. That's just because you are one of them models day. Maybe our 142 00:11:31,759 --> 00:11:35,200 friend mister Jordan's a pre resourceful character. Oh yeah, I'm resourceful for him. 143 00:11:35,279 --> 00:11:37,840 I'm not going half. We had a little talk with him last night, 144 00:11:37,919 --> 00:11:43,759 a talk interrupted by final events Final vents. Well, I'm not kim 145 00:11:43,759 --> 00:11:46,320 halfway at the same place. If he gets in the way, that might 146 00:11:46,360 --> 00:11:50,960 be quite a chore you pick for yourself. Joey, maybe you know some 147 00:11:50,080 --> 00:11:54,639 honey. What with them three gals out of the way, it'd be a 148 00:11:54,759 --> 00:11:58,879 cinch to win that contest if they was to continue it. What does that 149 00:11:58,960 --> 00:12:03,919 mean? Anger? Somebody liked you very much like me. They might want 150 00:12:03,919 --> 00:12:07,279 to make sure you were a number one girl in that contact. Sure you 151 00:12:07,320 --> 00:12:13,720 didn't, No, of course you didn't unless you figured I'd give you part 152 00:12:13,759 --> 00:12:16,960 of that prize money. But what would you do with those missing shoes? 153 00:12:18,000 --> 00:12:20,279 Why would you want them? I canna have a reason, Joey, did 154 00:12:20,279 --> 00:12:28,000 you kill those three girls? Did you? I ain't saying I love you, 155 00:12:28,159 --> 00:12:33,720 sure only I don't trust you not that much anyhow, Eady darling, 156 00:12:43,000 --> 00:12:50,639 help me try to kill me quick afout. You can try to quick get 157 00:12:50,639 --> 00:12:56,960 out of here. Yes, man, what's all right? You said the 158 00:12:56,000 --> 00:13:00,759 girls made very contest yesterday. I just know I was can through the apartments 159 00:13:00,799 --> 00:13:01,919 at me. Try to kill me? Her Man, A Wayne, I 160 00:13:01,960 --> 00:13:05,799 found you, goodness, I found you at least time in my life again. 161 00:13:05,919 --> 00:13:09,360 Was there glad to see me? Take me home? Were more apartments 162 00:13:09,440 --> 00:13:13,120 only I want to make a top friend night lady, and I know where 163 00:13:13,159 --> 00:13:24,159 you want to step, police said quarters. Excuse me just a moment with 164 00:13:24,279 --> 00:13:26,759 Advance. When I read this report, Sergeant Heath gave me a right ahead, 165 00:13:26,799 --> 00:13:28,919 Markham. Well, Heath, what progress has the department made in tracking 166 00:13:28,919 --> 00:13:33,080 down our murderer? Progress? Progress? What kind of progress can we make? 167 00:13:33,679 --> 00:13:37,440 What kind of a guy kills beautiful girls and then steals their shoes? 168 00:13:37,759 --> 00:13:41,399 How do we find a guy like that? I wish I knew. I 169 00:13:41,480 --> 00:13:43,559 have a plan. Excuse me for interrupting events. This report is complete enough. 170 00:13:43,600 --> 00:13:46,519 He's good. At least something around it here is complete. Van. 171 00:13:46,639 --> 00:13:50,080 Sergeant Heath's given me the story of Doris Morgan, the model who claimed someone 172 00:13:50,080 --> 00:13:52,600 tried to kill her in the park last night. She ran, got into 173 00:13:52,639 --> 00:13:56,080 a cabin, came right down to headquarters. Any description of the man who 174 00:13:56,159 --> 00:13:58,200 tried to kill her. No, No, she was so terrified she just 175 00:13:58,320 --> 00:14:01,080 ran. Anyhow she got away. That's good. It's better than you think, 176 00:14:01,120 --> 00:14:03,960 markham I figured that Vance, Well, Sargeant. If the killer, 177 00:14:03,000 --> 00:14:07,399 assuming naturally that it's the same person who's doing all the killings, if the 178 00:14:07,480 --> 00:14:11,559 killer tried again last night, Apparently he doesn't have what he's killing for as 179 00:14:11,639 --> 00:14:13,679 yet. And what is that? The shoes? I get it, the 180 00:14:13,879 --> 00:14:18,639 right pair of shoes he wants. There's a reason for him trying to find 181 00:14:18,679 --> 00:14:20,480 just one pair of shoes, only he doesn't know which pair, right, 182 00:14:20,559 --> 00:14:24,080 Vans? Probably you see Markham. All the girls in the contest the other 183 00:14:24,120 --> 00:14:28,440 day wore different bathing suits, but all wore the same model shoes, the 184 00:14:28,480 --> 00:14:33,600 identical models. However, there should be something about one particular pair that's different, 185 00:14:33,919 --> 00:14:35,799 different enough for somebody to kill to get it. Yeah, but there 186 00:14:35,960 --> 00:14:39,639 isn't. He got the shoes from the two modelers who are still alive, 187 00:14:39,720 --> 00:14:43,840 and we ripped him apart. Only we didn't find a thing. Vans knows 188 00:14:43,879 --> 00:14:46,960 that. Yes, it makes this case more puzzling, but it did give 189 00:14:46,000 --> 00:14:48,679 me an idea. Well, before you tell us about that, Vans, 190 00:14:50,240 --> 00:14:52,840 have you ever had any contact with one of the models who was at Jordan's, 191 00:14:52,879 --> 00:14:56,120 a girl named Edith Graham. I practically saved her life, or at 192 00:14:56,159 --> 00:15:00,200 least that's what she wanted me to believe when she pretended she was drowned in 193 00:15:00,279 --> 00:15:05,799 Jordan's pool yesterday. Why why, I'll tell you why this Graham Dames got 194 00:15:05,799 --> 00:15:09,679 a boyfriend named Joey Silo, and he's a very tough character. I'm thinking 195 00:15:09,759 --> 00:15:13,279 maybe he ought to be picked up, even though I got nothing on him, 196 00:15:13,320 --> 00:15:16,000 working on the theory that he'd kill all the other contestants so that his 197 00:15:16,039 --> 00:15:20,080 girl would win the contest. Is that he's not It could be there was 198 00:15:20,120 --> 00:15:22,120 a lot of cash going to the galloh won that contest? Maybe his girl 199 00:15:22,200 --> 00:15:26,200 promised him a piece of it. What about the missing shoes? He Oh, 200 00:15:26,200 --> 00:15:28,919 how should I know? Well, gentlemen, if you excuse me, 201 00:15:30,000 --> 00:15:33,240 I have two letters to write. Letters fans. I was under the impression 202 00:15:33,240 --> 00:15:35,840 that this case was dominating your activities at the moment. Oh, it is 203 00:15:35,879 --> 00:15:39,200 Markham, definitely, and the letters are very pertinent to this case. Believe 204 00:15:39,240 --> 00:15:41,519 me. In fact, if I were you, I'd hope I got an 205 00:15:41,519 --> 00:15:43,799 answer to one of the letters. Well, who do you think he is 206 00:15:43,840 --> 00:15:46,519 going to write that answer? Fans? Oooh, why the murderer? Of 207 00:15:46,559 --> 00:16:07,320 course, this is just rict Attorney Markham. The Shoeless murder case involved the 208 00:16:07,399 --> 00:16:11,000 killing of three girl models, all of whom it participated in the contest at 209 00:16:11,039 --> 00:16:15,240 the home of Walter Jordan, shoe manufacturer. First to die was a girl 210 00:16:15,320 --> 00:16:21,039 named Inez Stone killed while a contest was going on. Later, two other 211 00:16:21,080 --> 00:16:23,879 models were murdered and their shoes stolen, a factor which we can't understand. 212 00:16:25,679 --> 00:16:27,919 We do know that one of the models still alive, Edith Graham, has 213 00:16:27,919 --> 00:16:32,679 a boyfriend who has a record, and Vance has an idea he can entice 214 00:16:32,679 --> 00:16:36,559 the killer into the open with two letters he wrote. That's all. Whom 215 00:16:36,559 --> 00:16:37,879 the letters were to go to, or what was in them, we don't 216 00:16:37,879 --> 00:16:45,399 know. I just come by taking a breakfast. It was nice if your 217 00:16:45,440 --> 00:16:51,120 Joey sit down hot nice, You're okay? Bring your mail up with me? 218 00:16:51,720 --> 00:16:55,919 Just one letter? Yeah, thanks to Joe. I wonder this can 219 00:16:55,919 --> 00:17:02,159 even films? Yes, yes, yeah, Joy, listener is I don't 220 00:17:02,159 --> 00:17:04,599 know what dy? This letter? Here's all it says, missus Earth Graham, 221 00:17:04,640 --> 00:17:07,960 I got what you want? Meet me to night tenth and Carver Streets 222 00:17:08,000 --> 00:17:14,519 midnight and it's signed shoes. Oh does it mean? Joy? What do 223 00:17:14,559 --> 00:17:19,519 you think it means? I know, honey, and I'm stoupid only not 224 00:17:19,599 --> 00:17:32,240 STOUPI enough to think that you don't know what it means too. That's all 225 00:17:32,240 --> 00:17:34,599 the mail this morning, mister Jordan, All right, except one letter marked 226 00:17:34,599 --> 00:17:37,279 personal. Do you want me to open it, please do, Mark Personal. 227 00:17:37,680 --> 00:17:41,799 Yes, it can't be anything my assistant shouldn't know about. Go ahead 228 00:17:41,799 --> 00:17:48,519 open it and read it. Yes, sir, it says mister Jordan. 229 00:17:48,559 --> 00:17:55,079 But you'd better read this yourself. Mister Aller Jordan, I got what you 230 00:17:55,119 --> 00:17:59,079 want. Meet me to night tenth and Carver Street, midnight, signed shoes. 231 00:17:59,400 --> 00:18:02,559 It doesn't make sense to me, mister Jordan, Does it to you? 232 00:18:03,640 --> 00:18:17,160 Yes? I'm afraid it does very good sense. Ten minutes after midnight 233 00:18:17,240 --> 00:18:19,200 vance, our murderer hasn't shown up. Ten past midnight, tenth and Culver, 234 00:18:19,359 --> 00:18:22,599 You and I, Markham, but no murderer is. I've got something 235 00:18:22,599 --> 00:18:26,400 to confess to you. What's it? Either I'm not as clever as you've 236 00:18:26,400 --> 00:18:30,640 always insisted, or our shoeless killer is a very smart individual, because he 237 00:18:30,680 --> 00:18:33,079 didn't fall for this plan. Well why did you think he would? He 238 00:18:33,119 --> 00:18:34,240 had to, Markham, don't you see? He was killing to get a 239 00:18:34,240 --> 00:18:37,839 certain pair of shoes, a pair of which was worn by one of the 240 00:18:37,839 --> 00:18:41,279 girls in that bathing contest, but he didn't know which girl wore them. 241 00:18:41,319 --> 00:18:44,519 He tried to kill one of the remaining models the night before last. That 242 00:18:44,559 --> 00:18:48,680 means he hadn't gotten what he wanted up until now. Logical enough I offered 243 00:18:48,680 --> 00:18:49,960 to give it to him in a letter should have risen to the bait. 244 00:18:51,039 --> 00:18:55,599 Unless unless our suspect list isn't complete. I'm pretty sure that if we could 245 00:18:55,599 --> 00:18:57,720 find the reason for those shoes being missing from the victim's feet, we'd have 246 00:18:57,799 --> 00:19:00,680 our murderer. Seems as if that's right, doesn't it? Yes? Well, 247 00:19:00,680 --> 00:19:03,279 it may or may not be so. But one thing I know is 248 00:19:03,319 --> 00:19:07,240 definite. I know where I'm going on this case. I wish I did 249 00:19:07,400 --> 00:19:11,400 know that. No, Markham, My next move may possibly be wasted, 250 00:19:11,440 --> 00:19:14,079 But I'm going back to the Jordan home for a look at some of Walter 251 00:19:14,200 --> 00:19:17,559 Jordan's personal records. Do you think he'll show them to you? Or do 252 00:19:17,559 --> 00:19:19,279 you want me to do it legally? I'd rather you didn't, Markham, 253 00:19:19,400 --> 00:19:22,559 thanks, just the same, I'd rather Jordan didn't know I was doing it 254 00:19:22,599 --> 00:19:37,319 either. I want to look at his records. Off the record. Stand 255 00:19:37,359 --> 00:19:38,920 right where you are, whoever you are. Turn't taught me with your hands 256 00:19:40,000 --> 00:19:41,319 up? Who as I say, now before I shoot, mister Orde, 257 00:19:41,319 --> 00:19:45,160 who as I say, caught you in my library? I could shoot without 258 00:19:45,160 --> 00:19:51,759 giving you this break don't taught me. I said, hello, mister Jordan, 259 00:19:52,160 --> 00:19:53,680 I must apologize with this. Well, I certainly think you ought to 260 00:19:55,119 --> 00:19:59,920 I didn't mean to you. I meant to myself or getting caught rather bungling 261 00:20:00,039 --> 00:20:03,039 of me. Then, I've never done anything quite like this before, quite 262 00:20:03,079 --> 00:20:07,559 like what like looking through a man's personal papers and de check books. I'm 263 00:20:07,640 --> 00:20:11,160 rather glad I did, though, I've uncovered a lot of interesting information. 264 00:20:11,319 --> 00:20:14,400 I'll tell you what you found. You found canceled checks made out by meet 265 00:20:14,440 --> 00:20:17,559 to as Stone. Correct, Yes, and in as Stone was murdered in 266 00:20:17,559 --> 00:20:19,799 this estate of yours, the first of the shoeless murders. She was blackmailing 267 00:20:19,839 --> 00:20:22,559 me, I admitted, and I admit I Peter, in view of the 268 00:20:22,599 --> 00:20:26,640 evidence here, you couldn't do anything else, but admitted you also admit you 269 00:20:26,759 --> 00:20:30,720 killed her. No, I'm glad you said. That makes this case even 270 00:20:30,759 --> 00:20:34,720 more interesting. There's a stub in your check book here I'd like to know 271 00:20:34,759 --> 00:20:38,759 about. It's one dated yesterday and indicates a check made out to Edith Graham 272 00:20:40,359 --> 00:20:44,160 ten thousand dollars. What was that for? She knew it, as was 273 00:20:44,160 --> 00:20:47,839 blackmailing me and threatened to tell the police. How did you know I can't 274 00:20:47,839 --> 00:20:51,000 figure that at all. I can understand her not saying anything to the police. 275 00:20:51,359 --> 00:20:55,880 It would destroy her chances of continuing to blackmail you. Very interesting, 276 00:20:55,920 --> 00:21:00,440 mister Jordan. I have an idea. I'll be seeing you again after I 277 00:21:00,480 --> 00:21:11,359 see Miss Graham. I don't know why I did it, mister Markham. 278 00:21:11,400 --> 00:21:15,119 I just don't know what my note was wrong, but I couldn't help. 279 00:21:15,240 --> 00:21:18,000 I think I understand Miss Graham, and I'm glad you came to me. 280 00:21:18,559 --> 00:21:21,920 How much money did you get from mister George Just one check for ten thousand 281 00:21:21,920 --> 00:21:23,440 dollars. I cashed the check, but I'll return the money. I'm sure 282 00:21:23,480 --> 00:21:26,559 we can straighten this out. And I'm very glad you came to me. 283 00:21:26,200 --> 00:21:30,039 So Jordan was being blackmailed by as Stone, the first of the girls to 284 00:21:30,119 --> 00:21:33,279 die, Yes, he was, and after she was killed, I thought 285 00:21:33,319 --> 00:21:36,599 I could do the same thing. I'm happy you change your mind. You 286 00:21:36,680 --> 00:21:38,640 know Vans has you on his list of suspects. This might do quite a 287 00:21:38,680 --> 00:21:44,240 bit to change his mind, perhaps, Markham. Oh, hello Vans Graham. 288 00:21:44,440 --> 00:21:47,200 Mind if I intrude Markham, You're not intruding Vans. Miss Graham was 289 00:21:47,240 --> 00:21:49,039 just reporting something very interesting to me. She was telling you that an S. 290 00:21:49,119 --> 00:21:52,799 Stone was blackmailing Jordan, and that after Miss Stone's death, she took 291 00:21:52,799 --> 00:21:56,680 over. That's right. How did you know, Markam? I left Walter 292 00:21:56,799 --> 00:22:00,400 Jordan about an hour ago. At that time I found out about Miss Stone 293 00:22:00,480 --> 00:22:03,480 and Miss Graham here, but she didn't know that. She came down to 294 00:22:03,519 --> 00:22:06,319 my office to tell me what she'd been doing without knowing you already knew, 295 00:22:06,400 --> 00:22:08,960 Vans. That's fine, but incorrect. As soon as I left Walter Jordan, 296 00:22:10,000 --> 00:22:12,440 he called Miss Graham called to tell her her blackmailing was over. That 297 00:22:12,519 --> 00:22:17,319 I knew. I overheard him calling the number, and her being here now 298 00:22:17,400 --> 00:22:19,920 indicates the conversation. Miss Graham knew I'd be after her to admit she was 299 00:22:19,960 --> 00:22:23,200 blackmailing Jordan, so she beat me to it and came to you, thereby 300 00:22:23,240 --> 00:22:27,279 eliminating suspicion from herself. She thought, that's all very cute and clever. 301 00:22:27,400 --> 00:22:30,359 Vans. But now what now? I want you to tell me how you 302 00:22:30,440 --> 00:22:33,599 knew and s Stone was blackmailing George Vans. Please, I'm sorry, but 303 00:22:33,640 --> 00:22:37,359 how can that be important? Why should it have resulted in the depths of 304 00:22:37,400 --> 00:22:40,680 two other models? The answer to the question I asked Markham will tell you 305 00:22:40,720 --> 00:22:42,519 what you want to know, Miss Graham. How did you know in s 306 00:22:42,519 --> 00:22:47,200 Stone was blackmailing Jordan? I overheard of fighting women. It all came out 307 00:22:47,200 --> 00:22:48,960 while they were arguing. Where were they and you at the time. I 308 00:22:49,000 --> 00:22:52,720 was putting on my bathing suit. The pool bath house has a roof, 309 00:22:52,759 --> 00:22:56,480 but there's an opening between the floor and the walls, an opening about two 310 00:22:56,480 --> 00:22:59,359 feet high running right around the bathroom, so you could hear what was going 311 00:22:59,359 --> 00:23:03,079 on outside, right. I see, That's all, miss Graham, except 312 00:23:03,119 --> 00:23:07,440 for one thing. I'll want you down to that bath house tomorrow morning and 313 00:23:07,640 --> 00:23:11,240 bring your friend Joey with you. Oh you know about him? Huh, 314 00:23:11,279 --> 00:23:14,039 of course we do. We'll expect you and him there tomorrow morning, Miss 315 00:23:14,079 --> 00:23:18,519 Graham. Okay, can I go now? Man's yes, but you're entitled 316 00:23:18,519 --> 00:23:21,839 to know this. Mister Jordan will be invited to his own bath house tomorrow 317 00:23:21,839 --> 00:23:26,200 morning too, and Marcom and I will be there planning a party, ending 318 00:23:26,200 --> 00:23:30,039 a party, Miss Graham. It's high time our killers stopped having a good 319 00:23:30,039 --> 00:23:41,000 time out of making fools out of us, Markam, can you hear me? 320 00:23:41,119 --> 00:23:44,599 Yes? Yes? Good? You have Joey at mister Jordan in the 321 00:23:44,599 --> 00:23:47,839 bath house with you. That's right, very well. You are now in 322 00:23:47,880 --> 00:23:49,799 the position that miss Graham says she was in when she heard Jordan and in 323 00:23:49,960 --> 00:23:53,960 es Stone arguing. Can you hear this? Very plainly? Listen, Go 324 00:23:55,000 --> 00:23:57,480 ahead, miss Graham, say the words you overheard. Okay, don't give 325 00:23:57,519 --> 00:24:00,720 me that water. You'll keep paying. You're blue in the face. And 326 00:24:00,799 --> 00:24:04,759 incidentally, I'm winning this contest today. Don't forget it. You're paying and 327 00:24:04,880 --> 00:24:08,680 I'm winning, or I talk. And then here Jordan tried to get at 328 00:24:08,680 --> 00:24:11,680 a quiet down, but she wasn't having I mean, she said, don't 329 00:24:11,759 --> 00:24:15,759 shush me, Walter. Jordan's suppose everybody knew how you took over your shoe 330 00:24:15,759 --> 00:24:18,880 business by swindling the man who wounded How long do you think you'd be such 331 00:24:18,880 --> 00:24:23,079 a big man? Well, how long? That's about all vants. You're 332 00:24:23,119 --> 00:24:26,880 all that Markham very distinctly party. She's joining the true vans. Yes, 333 00:24:27,359 --> 00:24:30,680 come out here, will you, Markham? All right, Miss Graham? 334 00:24:30,839 --> 00:24:33,519 Who was in the dressing room with you when you heard all this? Nobody? 335 00:24:33,640 --> 00:24:36,119 I came in early. That's why Inez and Jordan talked out here. 336 00:24:36,119 --> 00:24:37,920 They didn't know I was inside. I see and Ane Stone was killed in 337 00:24:38,000 --> 00:24:41,680 almost this same spot a few hours later. I suppose that's right. Where 338 00:24:41,680 --> 00:24:45,359 were you at the time. I don't know where I was when she was 339 00:24:45,480 --> 00:24:49,079 killed. You don't treat me, Van, what's up? Markham looked down 340 00:24:49,119 --> 00:24:52,880 at the opening in the bath house. The bath house wall, it doesn't 341 00:24:52,880 --> 00:24:56,799 extend all the way to the floor. What do you see see? Yes, 342 00:24:57,920 --> 00:25:02,559 I see a pair of legs belonging to mister Jordan, another belonging to 343 00:25:02,640 --> 00:25:04,200 Joy. Why shouldn't I see them? They're both in the bath house. 344 00:25:04,240 --> 00:25:07,799 That's right. And now if you will, you can make your arrest. 345 00:25:08,039 --> 00:25:11,960 You mean you know the murderer, why the three girls were killed, and 346 00:25:11,000 --> 00:25:14,759 why the shoes were missing. Yes, I'll tell you all about that later, 347 00:25:15,039 --> 00:25:40,440 but right now you can arrest Edith Graham or murder. Wait right there, 348 00:25:40,519 --> 00:25:45,839 Markham, I know I'm coming out of the pool. Hurry in figurating. 349 00:25:45,880 --> 00:25:49,240 He certainly looks good, I said mister Jordan to let me use his 350 00:25:49,319 --> 00:25:52,839 pool. Yes, he was, And it'd be very nice of you, 351 00:25:52,039 --> 00:25:55,759 Hans if you brought me up to date on the shoeless murder. You want 352 00:25:55,759 --> 00:25:59,079 to know first why they were shoeless? Is that right, Markham? I 353 00:25:59,119 --> 00:26:02,039 want to know why the shoe were removing the dead bodies. Yes, that 354 00:26:02,200 --> 00:26:03,559 was the most confusing part of this case, and it still is. It 355 00:26:03,759 --> 00:26:07,799 was intended to be confusing, Markham. In fact, that was the only 356 00:26:07,839 --> 00:26:11,400 reason the shoes were taken. I beg a pardon. The murderer, who 357 00:26:11,440 --> 00:26:14,519 we know now was Edith Graham, knew that we would try to find some 358 00:26:14,599 --> 00:26:18,319 link between the missing shoes and her. There was no link, of course, 359 00:26:18,359 --> 00:26:21,960 but she was trying to lead us up a blind alley. Well she 360 00:26:22,039 --> 00:26:25,920 most certainly succeeded. In other words, the shoes were taken merely to throw 361 00:26:26,000 --> 00:26:29,599 us off. She was sure we'd concentrate on them, and we did. 362 00:26:29,839 --> 00:26:33,000 Yes, a very clever idea. Now tell me this. Why were the 363 00:26:33,079 --> 00:26:37,160 three girls murdered? The answer is simple. When Edith Graham murdered Iness Stone 364 00:26:37,160 --> 00:26:41,880 out where she had heard Stone and Jordan arguing, she looked down and saw 365 00:26:41,920 --> 00:26:45,079 a pair of girl's legs in the bath house. She immediately assumed that whoever 366 00:26:45,119 --> 00:26:49,720 owned those legs had heard Miss Stone's death struggle, probably had heard Miss Stone 367 00:26:49,759 --> 00:26:53,799 mention her Miss Graham's name go ahead. But by the time she'd killed Miss 368 00:26:53,880 --> 00:26:56,839 Stone and made her way into the bath house, wherever it was in the 369 00:26:56,839 --> 00:27:02,319 bath house it disappeared. As Graham knew was that one of the girls was 370 00:27:02,359 --> 00:27:06,240 a possible witness to the murder, a murder she committed to enable her to 371 00:27:06,359 --> 00:27:11,640 blackmail Walter Jordan. She had to get rid of that possible witness. In 372 00:27:11,759 --> 00:27:14,400 order to do that, she had to kill three more girls. That's right. 373 00:27:14,640 --> 00:27:17,440 She had no idea which one of the three other girls in the contest 374 00:27:17,519 --> 00:27:19,160 was a possible witness to what she'd done, and there was no way to 375 00:27:19,160 --> 00:27:22,400 find out, right, listen to this, Vans. Originally there were five 376 00:27:22,480 --> 00:27:26,400 girls. Miss Jane was killed. That left four. Two of the other 377 00:27:26,440 --> 00:27:30,160 girls were murdered. That left two, Doris Morgan and Edith Graham. The 378 00:27:30,279 --> 00:27:33,720 killer tried to get Miss Morgan in the park, which she escaped. That 379 00:27:33,799 --> 00:27:36,359 left only one girl who could have done the killings. Miss Graham. You're 380 00:27:36,440 --> 00:27:40,000 right again, Markham. Now we know how and why and that she killed 381 00:27:40,039 --> 00:27:41,640 the others. Now we have her confession. We know one other thing, 382 00:27:41,680 --> 00:27:45,680 two Vans, we know. This is the end of the Shoeless murder case. 383 00:28:00,039 --> 00:29:14,880 A welcome back. While an interesting episode where it turned out the key 384 00:29:15,000 --> 00:29:19,440 Kloe was a red herring and they definitely didn't have me fools, so I 385 00:29:19,480 --> 00:29:25,839 will give them credit on that, though I will admit confusion on one thing. 386 00:29:26,559 --> 00:29:33,440 If stealing the shoes was a way to just distract them so that she 387 00:29:33,559 --> 00:29:40,319 could, you know, create this string of murderers by taking the shoes, 388 00:29:41,119 --> 00:29:48,279 did she go back to where she had killed the first victim and then took 389 00:29:48,319 --> 00:29:52,119 her shoes? And what did she do with the shoes? It wasn't like 390 00:29:52,359 --> 00:29:57,559 she had somewhere that she could have hid them on her But I guess those 391 00:29:57,599 --> 00:30:02,079 are not questions that would have her to Markham, who fell for one of 392 00:30:02,119 --> 00:30:08,920 the most audacious lines in the series when Miss Graham came and confessed to the 393 00:30:08,960 --> 00:30:15,480 blackmail and said she didn't know why she had done it and it's obvious why 394 00:30:15,559 --> 00:30:22,119 she had got it for ten thousand dollars, and Markham being Markham, it's 395 00:30:22,200 --> 00:30:25,960 like, oh, they're there, Well, we'll see what we could do. 396 00:30:26,359 --> 00:30:30,359 And of course the episode ends with Follow Vans in a bathing suit, 397 00:30:32,079 --> 00:30:37,839 and I don't think this is something that we have heard as much in later 398 00:30:37,880 --> 00:30:44,000 episodes of Follow Vans, but they did try to mix up a bit how 399 00:30:44,079 --> 00:30:49,799 the reasoning for the case was explained to the audience. There was one, 400 00:30:51,200 --> 00:30:56,519 you know, several months back where they had newspaper men recounting it, and 401 00:30:56,839 --> 00:31:03,000 another where they were watching television Vans came on and talked about it. So 402 00:31:03,319 --> 00:31:08,920 that's one of those little touches that I think does make fill Evans stand out 403 00:31:08,960 --> 00:31:14,319 a bit. Now it is time to thank our Patreon supporter of the day. 404 00:31:14,440 --> 00:31:21,119 Thank you to Maggie, Patreon supporter since January twenty eighteen, currently supporting 405 00:31:21,160 --> 00:31:25,440 the program at the Shawmut level of four dollars or more per month. Thank 406 00:31:25,480 --> 00:31:29,279 you so much for your support, Maggie, and that will actually do it 407 00:31:29,359 --> 00:31:33,000 for today. If you are enjoying this podcast, I encourage you to follow 408 00:31:33,039 --> 00:31:38,119 us using your favorite podcast software, and please be sure to rate and review 409 00:31:38,200 --> 00:31:44,559 us wherever you're downloading us from. We'll be back next Thursday with another episode 410 00:31:44,559 --> 00:31:49,559 of Fill Evans, but join us back here tomorrow for the conclusion of Yours 411 00:31:49,599 --> 00:31:53,640 truly, Johnny Dollar. Where As it turned out, it was just a 412 00:31:53,720 --> 00:31:57,839 youngster who wanted to see one of the new g strings a youngsterday. Let's 413 00:31:57,839 --> 00:32:02,799 see you're joking, but now let me take this magnificent instrument readjust the sound 414 00:32:02,839 --> 00:32:07,559 post and bridge so that no no, wait, mister Snowdon, it's later 415 00:32:07,599 --> 00:32:09,279 than I thought. There are some things I must do immediately. Suppose I 416 00:32:09,359 --> 00:32:14,359 come back here later, will meantime I shall make the adjustments on the amarty 417 00:32:14,440 --> 00:32:15,920 to restore No. No, I have got to take it with me. 418 00:32:16,200 --> 00:32:20,720 But I don't understand. There are a few things in this case I don't 419 00:32:20,759 --> 00:32:23,759 understand right this minute. But I hope to be fo very long. Mister 420 00:32:23,880 --> 00:32:27,559 Dolly, you talk in riddles. Why don't you leave the violin? Oh? 421 00:32:27,599 --> 00:32:30,400 Thanks, I'll see you later, but please be careful with it. 422 00:32:30,799 --> 00:32:34,440 If anything should happen to that less, don't worry. Nothing I'll happen to 423 00:32:34,480 --> 00:32:38,400 it. I found that I'd almost spoken too soon, for I pounded down 424 00:32:38,440 --> 00:32:40,920 the stairs, across the floor of the store, and out of the door 425 00:32:42,279 --> 00:32:45,799 without the caution the book says one should exercise when leaving a suspect in a 426 00:32:45,839 --> 00:32:51,160 case. No soon I got on on the streets. There's a flower pot 427 00:32:51,160 --> 00:32:52,839 big enough to have killed a horse, and it's fall from the upper story 428 00:32:52,880 --> 00:32:59,319 window. Ledge. I hope you'll be with us then. In the meantime. 429 00:32:59,440 --> 00:33:04,640 Do send your comments to Box thirteen at Great Detectives dot net. Follow 430 00:33:04,720 --> 00:33:09,000 us on Twitter at Radio Detectives and check us out on Instagram, Instagram, 431 00:33:09,079 --> 00:33:15,559 dot com, slash Great detectives from Boise, Idaho. This is your host, 432 00:33:15,759 --> 00:33:16,480 Adam Graham. Sign and off.