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What's the big mystery, 27 00:03:21,800 --> 00:03:24,000 Markham? Why did you want me here at exactly eleven o'clock at night? 28 00:03:24,319 --> 00:03:27,919 I'm not sure this whole thing isn't a gag of some kind vance, 29 00:03:28,000 --> 00:03:30,560 but if it isn't, I can promise you some excitement. Well, the 30 00:03:30,639 --> 00:03:34,639 Strict Attorney is famous for keeping their promises. I'm glad I came. I 31 00:03:34,680 --> 00:03:38,199 hope you will be. What's up, Vance? I found a message on 32 00:03:38,240 --> 00:03:42,360 my desk this evening indicating I could expect a phone call at eleven o'clock tonight 33 00:03:42,479 --> 00:03:46,719 that might save somebody's life. That's what we're waiting for. Well, that's 34 00:03:46,719 --> 00:03:51,039 fine with me. I don't know anything i'd rather do. It's one minute 35 00:03:51,039 --> 00:03:53,919 after eleven, though, perhaps somebody else did a little life saving, or 36 00:03:53,919 --> 00:03:59,159 perhaps we'll wait a few hold everything then, yes, of course? Is 37 00:03:59,159 --> 00:04:01,759 it? Attorney Markham begging Marcolm. This is John Green, Windmere Apartments. 38 00:04:02,039 --> 00:04:04,840 You got my message about saving your life? Why? Yes? Just what 39 00:04:05,000 --> 00:04:08,479 is all? Is Green? It's terrible? Oh what's in trouble? Man? 40 00:04:09,560 --> 00:04:14,039 I can't talk to you right now? Goodbye? Vans. Did you 41 00:04:14,039 --> 00:04:16,959 hear that? I certainly did? Handed that phone book next year? Yeah? 42 00:04:16,959 --> 00:04:20,639 Thanks, he said. His name is Green, John Green, wind 43 00:04:20,639 --> 00:04:30,800 Mirror Apartments, Green Green. Oh, yes, here we are Dell Green. 44 00:04:30,839 --> 00:04:31,600 If he's in trouble, we can be over there in ten minutes. 45 00:04:31,600 --> 00:04:42,319 All Vans, Hello Green, this is Marcom again. I listen, Filo. 46 00:04:42,439 --> 00:04:44,480 Vans and I are on the way over there. We'll be at your 47 00:04:44,519 --> 00:04:47,040 house in ten minutes. Oh no, don't come. If you tried green 48 00:04:48,000 --> 00:04:51,480 Green, he doesn't answer vants Let's get over to his place right away. 49 00:04:51,600 --> 00:04:56,600 Apparently somebody shut him while he was talking to you. Marcolm, you've just 50 00:04:56,800 --> 00:05:18,680 eaves dropped on a murder. Did the police question Lucy most of the night 51 00:05:18,720 --> 00:05:23,439 and the morning? Eddie? They say my husband was killed at eleven o'clock 52 00:05:23,519 --> 00:05:27,160 or a couple of minutes after, and they insisted on knowing where I were. 53 00:05:27,959 --> 00:05:30,519 Figured they would you told them I'm worried if you were talking much too 54 00:05:30,560 --> 00:05:34,439 loudly. After all, this is a public library and some people come here 55 00:05:34,480 --> 00:05:38,720 to read. You know. Sorry, don't be sorry. Just blow your 56 00:05:38,759 --> 00:05:41,839 voices if you please. You'll see the only thing you have to worry about 57 00:05:41,959 --> 00:05:45,319 is losing your head. You might have a perfect alibi for eleven o'clock, 58 00:05:45,480 --> 00:05:47,959 so, by indeed we do. We were both seen by different people in 59 00:05:48,000 --> 00:05:51,199 different places at eleven, and the police are certain your husband was shot at 60 00:05:51,199 --> 00:05:55,720 that time. I know, Eddie or you were very clever, but well, 61 00:05:55,879 --> 00:05:59,759 how did you do it? We don't go into it now. All 62 00:05:59,800 --> 00:06:01,560 you have to do is sit tight and nobody will come nearly that you or 63 00:06:01,639 --> 00:06:05,399 me I killed John but nobody will ever be able to prove it. You 64 00:06:05,439 --> 00:06:09,639 don't have to worry about me. I love you too much and they're too 65 00:06:09,680 --> 00:06:12,079 close to me. Right now, I need to do anything that would hurt 66 00:06:13,800 --> 00:06:15,519 I. Remember what I said. All you have to do is take it 67 00:06:15,560 --> 00:06:19,600 easy. Right now, I'm going over to play gin with young Bill Steadman. 68 00:06:19,800 --> 00:06:24,319 You go home and make like I'm very sorry that you either have to 69 00:06:24,360 --> 00:06:28,639 stop talking so loud or leave. This is a library and people do come 70 00:06:28,720 --> 00:06:31,319 here to read. I know it's all right, we're just leaving. Well, 71 00:06:31,639 --> 00:06:43,959 we've done everything we wanted to do. I do mean everything. Remember, 72 00:06:47,000 --> 00:06:50,120 you keep shuffling the cards, Bill, and you'll rub the spots off 73 00:06:50,160 --> 00:06:54,040 them. What's your hurry, Eddie. Sooner you deal them out, the 74 00:06:54,120 --> 00:06:57,759 sooner we get the game going. Oh, the sooner you win more of 75 00:06:57,800 --> 00:07:00,839 my money. Huh? All right, any time you want a quick kid, 76 00:07:00,879 --> 00:07:04,079 it's okay with me. I'm hooked almost five hundred dollars. I'll keep 77 00:07:04,199 --> 00:07:10,000 playing. Oh. I was just figuring how much you've won from me in 78 00:07:10,000 --> 00:07:15,360 the past month. How much over seven thousand dollars you could afford it? 79 00:07:15,800 --> 00:07:18,519 Yeah? And if you can't, you shouldn't have played nobody hit you on 80 00:07:18,560 --> 00:07:21,199 the head and made you play gin with me? You know which somebody had 81 00:07:21,279 --> 00:07:26,480 hit me on the head before I started. I want that card. It's 82 00:07:26,519 --> 00:07:31,439 a diamonds. No use for it. Taking out of him, Eddie. 83 00:07:31,800 --> 00:07:35,399 How about doubling the stakes the last thing doing and get out the way you 84 00:07:35,519 --> 00:07:42,439 got in. Anything to give me a break, huh anything? Maybe if 85 00:07:42,439 --> 00:07:46,199 you're not so smart, friend, maybe I know a way to get some 86 00:07:46,240 --> 00:07:50,079 of my money back. What's with that kind of talk? Well, I 87 00:07:50,240 --> 00:07:55,959 suppose the police knew that you and the wife of the guy who was shot 88 00:07:56,079 --> 00:08:03,600 last night, that John Greene, were pretty friendly. Don't be a baby, 89 00:08:03,360 --> 00:08:07,360 So I know, Lucy, I knew the guy too, didn't I. 90 00:08:07,360 --> 00:08:11,199 I rented my apartment from them a year ago. I'll keep this game 91 00:08:11,279 --> 00:08:18,040 going. I knock with three. That's good. H three queens, three 92 00:08:18,120 --> 00:08:22,920 seven, three jacks. That's three. I had no layoffs. I got 93 00:08:22,920 --> 00:08:31,279 eight eighteen twenty four. Wait a minute, what's the matter those other cards 94 00:08:31,319 --> 00:08:33,679 you have palmed in your hand. You've been cheating me. I'd be a 95 00:08:33,759 --> 00:08:37,320 dope. I have no card. You just dropped him on the floor. 96 00:08:37,480 --> 00:08:39,080 I saw you, and I'm gonna find it. You're out of your head. 97 00:08:39,159 --> 00:08:43,039 Don't stop choking, you stop her off. And if you want to 98 00:08:43,039 --> 00:08:52,399 play that way boys with too much money, you shouldn't get suspicious as I 99 00:08:52,480 --> 00:08:56,799 get hurt. Get up, Bill and pay me off. I get up 100 00:08:56,840 --> 00:09:00,679 all riding, and you'll get paid off too, one way or another. 101 00:09:09,799 --> 00:09:13,080 Look Vans, are you a private investigator? Aren't you take it easy? 102 00:09:13,159 --> 00:09:16,240 Mister Steadman? As far as I know, I am a private investigator. 103 00:09:16,240 --> 00:09:18,840 Good, then do something. I came up to tell you that the police 104 00:09:18,840 --> 00:09:20,279 are looking for the man who killed John Green, and I know who it 105 00:09:20,399 --> 00:09:24,360 is. So you said, or should I say shovel? Well, all 106 00:09:24,399 --> 00:09:26,799 I can say now is that you're a whole lot overrated. Vance You're supposed 107 00:09:26,840 --> 00:09:30,480 to be the guy who can spot a murderer with his eyes closed. Most 108 00:09:30,559 --> 00:09:33,519 murderers don't walk around with their eyes closed. You don't know what I mean 109 00:09:33,679 --> 00:09:35,879 yet Here I am coming to you with a perfect case, motive and all, 110 00:09:37,000 --> 00:09:39,120 and you're not taking me seriously, of course I am. Now. 111 00:09:39,240 --> 00:09:43,519 Look, Bill, I know your mother, I know you. He spoiled 112 00:09:43,519 --> 00:09:46,480 you a little. You had too much money and too little supervision. But 113 00:09:46,600 --> 00:09:50,559 don't think you can come up here and order me around. Okay, Okay, 114 00:09:50,639 --> 00:09:52,720 Vans, just answer one thing. I told you Edward Lee had a 115 00:09:52,720 --> 00:09:56,360 crush on John Green's wife. I told you Lee carried a gun and has 116 00:09:56,360 --> 00:10:00,279 a bad reputation. Why don't you investigate him? Or a very si full 117 00:10:00,279 --> 00:10:03,240 reason. The medical examiner placed the time of Green's death between ten thirty and 118 00:10:03,279 --> 00:10:07,919 eleven thirty. As a matter of fact, District Attorney Markham was talking on 119 00:10:07,919 --> 00:10:09,279 the phone to Green at a minute or so after eleven when he heard the 120 00:10:09,279 --> 00:10:13,679 shots that killed him. And Edward Lee was with neighbors on his floor, 121 00:10:13,919 --> 00:10:16,919 completely legitimate neighbors who say he was with them at one minute after eleven. 122 00:10:18,159 --> 00:10:22,559 Now are you satisfied? Now? Well the police are we has an absolute 123 00:10:22,559 --> 00:10:24,759 alibi? Oh he has? Yes? Well, all I can tell you 124 00:10:24,919 --> 00:10:28,879 is if you think he has, then you're not as smart as people think 125 00:10:28,879 --> 00:10:50,399 you are. And Eddie Lee is a whole lot smarter. Okay, okay, 126 00:10:50,639 --> 00:10:56,200 yes, Hello, I'm filo Vans. You are and you've come to 127 00:10:56,240 --> 00:11:01,559 see me. How nice you're Edward Lee. That's right, you're the guy 128 00:11:01,559 --> 00:11:05,320 who just pushed his way in here. That's right. Where were there to 129 00:11:05,320 --> 00:11:07,559 sit down? I'll be through working out in a minute or so. Oh, 130 00:11:07,679 --> 00:11:11,159 go right ahead. You won't disturb me. I just have some facts 131 00:11:11,200 --> 00:11:16,759 to find out. What pretty good left hand you have there, Lee or 132 00:11:16,799 --> 00:11:20,240 a right handed person that is? How do you know I'm right handed? 133 00:11:20,399 --> 00:11:24,399 Your belt buckle it's on the right side. Most people wear their buckles in 134 00:11:24,399 --> 00:11:28,559 the center when they don't. A left handed person as the buckle near his 135 00:11:28,639 --> 00:11:31,720 left hand, and a right handed person there is right hand, so I'm 136 00:11:31,840 --> 00:11:37,639 right handed? What you came up to find out? Oddly? I want 137 00:11:37,639 --> 00:11:43,799 to know how well you knew John Green? That again, I didn't know 138 00:11:43,919 --> 00:11:48,080 him well at all. I rented this apartment from him about a year ago. 139 00:11:48,480 --> 00:11:50,559 He took another place upstairs in the building. You didn't know his wife? 140 00:11:50,799 --> 00:11:56,080 Sure, she was here when I rented the joint. What's it to 141 00:11:56,159 --> 00:11:58,759 you, Vans? What makes all your character so curious? All of us 142 00:12:00,080 --> 00:12:03,240 characters? Sure characters, busybodies, guys that can't mind their own business, 143 00:12:03,320 --> 00:12:09,120 Guys like you. Somebody killed John Green? Okay, he's dead. How 144 00:12:09,159 --> 00:12:11,960 do you figure to help him? I figured to stop somebody else sometime from 145 00:12:13,039 --> 00:12:16,240 murdering a person, because they'll remember that Green's killer was caught. So far 146 00:12:16,279 --> 00:12:20,080 as I can see Green's killers going free, You've got nothing on anybody, 147 00:12:20,080 --> 00:12:24,879 including and especially me. So how about getting out of here before I go 148 00:12:24,960 --> 00:12:30,240 to work on you instead of that bag, I'd rather enjoy any effort you 149 00:12:30,360 --> 00:12:35,240 made to throw me out of here, you'd enjoy well. Never let it 150 00:12:35,279 --> 00:12:39,639 be said that I'm a bad host. Never let it be said that I 151 00:12:39,679 --> 00:12:43,120 didn't see to it. You had a good time. You have worked on 152 00:12:43,200 --> 00:12:52,480 that punch long enough to take care of you. Wow. That, as 153 00:12:52,519 --> 00:12:58,080 the saying goes, is that perhaps the tip I got from young Bill Steadman 154 00:12:58,120 --> 00:13:03,799 about you Lee wasn't But what tip was that that you killed Green? Anyhow, 155 00:13:03,879 --> 00:13:07,519 I did have a good time this afternoon, So thank you very much 156 00:13:07,559 --> 00:13:13,759 for the entertainment. And Lee. Yeah, you must come over and see 157 00:13:13,840 --> 00:13:28,200 me sometime. Eddie Lucy, I don't want that librarian to come over here 158 00:13:28,200 --> 00:13:31,000 and warn us again. I do want to talk to you. I'll be 159 00:13:31,039 --> 00:13:37,440 careful. Well, what's been happening? Bill Steadman got sore because I beat 160 00:13:37,480 --> 00:13:39,879 him in a couple of card games, and he wanted to file out Vance 161 00:13:39,919 --> 00:13:41,840 and told Vance I killed your husband. Oh he didn't, he did, 162 00:13:41,879 --> 00:13:46,360 all right. Vance was over at my place to find out a little more 163 00:13:46,399 --> 00:13:48,960 about Why do you Kireed, you got an alibi that nobody will be able 164 00:13:50,000 --> 00:13:52,600 to crack. You will with you next door neighbor at a minute after eleven. 165 00:13:54,399 --> 00:13:58,360 But you know I gimmicked everything. I know you did it, but 166 00:13:58,480 --> 00:14:01,159 I don't know how you did it. Oh, Eddie, you're wonderful. 167 00:14:01,320 --> 00:14:05,440 Cut it out the library. Oh, I don't care about her. I 168 00:14:05,480 --> 00:14:07,159 only care about us. It's about you and me. Now that John's out 169 00:14:07,159 --> 00:14:11,759 of the way, quick, will you cut it out? Oh? Don't 170 00:14:11,759 --> 00:14:16,639 you realize how loud talking distracts the other's humans library? Okay, okay, 171 00:14:16,639 --> 00:14:20,159 we'll be quiet. You'd better. You're disturbing the others. It isn't only 172 00:14:20,200 --> 00:14:37,399 the others he's disturbing. He's also disturbing. Nicky, you want Markham, 173 00:14:37,879 --> 00:14:39,879 you're just skeleton. Key back right, fans, Eric at the light switching 174 00:14:41,200 --> 00:14:48,200 right. This is pretty risky business. Fans breaking into an apartment breaking in 175 00:14:48,360 --> 00:14:50,519 Markham. Yes, you didn't break in. We used the key, just 176 00:14:50,600 --> 00:14:54,360 as missus Green would use a key if she came home right this night. 177 00:14:54,200 --> 00:14:58,919 Besides, who could arrest the district attorney? Fans, It's remarkable how you 178 00:15:00,000 --> 00:15:01,840 a logic can sound so good even though both of us knew your ad living. 179 00:15:03,440 --> 00:15:05,639 Now that we're here, tell me what we're doing, all right? 180 00:15:05,919 --> 00:15:09,399 You heard of hunches? Yes, yes, they're the thing a fictional detective 181 00:15:09,440 --> 00:15:13,440 always follows when he can't find a clue. Do you have one? No, 182 00:15:13,600 --> 00:15:16,320 not at all. This is the spot where I should have one, 183 00:15:16,360 --> 00:15:20,039 though if that logic of mine which you seem to light wasn't functioning, Which 184 00:15:20,080 --> 00:15:24,200 means that there's a tie up between Green's widow and Edward Lee. Lee is 185 00:15:24,320 --> 00:15:28,799 very smug and very sure of himself. His apartment is six floors down, 186 00:15:30,080 --> 00:15:33,559 but the visit here might result in our finding something that will connect him with 187 00:15:33,639 --> 00:15:35,960 the crime. This is a room where Green's body was found at the telephone, 188 00:15:37,159 --> 00:15:39,039 a gun inches away from his hand, but not the gun that killed 189 00:15:39,080 --> 00:15:41,519 him. In other words, when you called him back from your office, 190 00:15:41,519 --> 00:15:45,559 he answered the phone while holding a gun on somebody in the room. Fance. 191 00:15:45,720 --> 00:15:48,159 Is it possible that my call distracted him so that the murderer had a 192 00:15:48,240 --> 00:15:52,399 chance to shoot? I'd hate to think that. I don't believe that's what 193 00:15:52,480 --> 00:15:56,080 happened. Markham looked through this desk where you. I'm going into missus greens 194 00:15:56,159 --> 00:15:58,960 room and see what I could defy all right if you see anything that's even 195 00:15:58,039 --> 00:16:04,080 remotely interesting. Oh, Markom, what happened? Markham? Markham? You 196 00:16:04,159 --> 00:16:15,080 hurt badly? Where's that phone operator? Operator? Russian ambulance to the Windmere 197 00:16:15,120 --> 00:16:18,799 apartments. The district attorney has been shot. I'm afraid he's badly hurt. 198 00:16:34,519 --> 00:16:41,080 This is Filo Vans, District Attorney. Markham was shot about an hour ago. 199 00:16:41,960 --> 00:16:45,159 See and I were looking through the apartment of John Green, who had 200 00:16:45,200 --> 00:16:49,639 been murdered the day before. Both of our suspects, missus Green and a 201 00:16:49,679 --> 00:16:56,120 man named Edward Lee, have alibis for around eleven o'clock, the time we 202 00:16:56,159 --> 00:17:00,519 believe the murder was committed. Markham has been taken to the hospital. I 203 00:17:00,519 --> 00:17:11,759 am about to go into his room now, Hello markhams. The nurse said 204 00:17:11,759 --> 00:17:15,240 I could stay only a few moments. How do you feel? Not bad? 205 00:17:17,279 --> 00:17:22,240 The bull had just grazed my side. I've been told I guess somebody 206 00:17:22,279 --> 00:17:23,759 didn't want us at the Green apartment. Vans. Oh, I don't know. 207 00:17:23,880 --> 00:17:26,680 Nobody fired at me. Well, then somebody didn't want me that, 208 00:17:26,839 --> 00:17:32,319 I'd say somehow I'd have preferred being told I wasn't wanted to. Can't blame 209 00:17:32,319 --> 00:17:34,200 you for that. I'll tell you something, Markham. I got on the 210 00:17:34,240 --> 00:17:37,920 telephone and called Edward Lee after I've done what I could for you, while 211 00:17:37,960 --> 00:17:42,000 I was waiting for the ambulance. Did you reach him? No? Then 212 00:17:42,119 --> 00:17:45,400 Lee may have shot me. Yes. It could have been missus Green, 213 00:17:45,480 --> 00:17:49,119 of course, or it might have been somebody else, someone I've overlooked. 214 00:17:49,400 --> 00:17:53,880 Who's that Bill Steadman, that wealthy young man who came to my office insisting 215 00:17:53,880 --> 00:17:57,680 that Edward Lee killed John Green. Perhaps we've been on the wrong track right 216 00:17:57,720 --> 00:18:02,359 at the moment. I don't particularly care about. All I care about is 217 00:18:02,359 --> 00:18:04,200 getting out of his hospital so we can work together on this case. You 218 00:18:04,319 --> 00:18:07,200 just stay here and rest. I'll stay here, of course, until the 219 00:18:07,240 --> 00:18:10,960 doctors say I can go. But I don't know how I can rest with 220 00:18:11,039 --> 00:18:14,200 a murder on South in that case, Markamand in view of the fact that 221 00:18:14,240 --> 00:18:18,119 we started this investigation together and it must be continued, let's say that you 222 00:18:18,240 --> 00:18:32,200 remain here and leave the rest to me. I want to talk to you, 223 00:18:32,839 --> 00:18:34,319 mother. I've got to go. I've got an appointment. I'm kind 224 00:18:34,359 --> 00:18:37,720 of an appointment to gamble again. Oh me, don't lie to me, 225 00:18:37,759 --> 00:18:41,519 William. I've known about your gambling for some time any day now, I 226 00:18:41,559 --> 00:18:45,799 expect to pick up a paper and read William Steadman Junior Welt, the young 227 00:18:45,839 --> 00:18:49,039 playboy rested in gambling raid. I won't have that, William. I don't 228 00:18:49,039 --> 00:18:52,000 go to gambling houses. I know you haven't been going to them, but 229 00:18:52,039 --> 00:18:56,440 I know you've been gambling, and I know you've been losing. Vancod often 230 00:18:56,440 --> 00:18:59,640 said you were overdrawn. They read me the amounts of the checks you've been 231 00:18:59,640 --> 00:19:03,799 giving somebody named Edward Lee, and before that for someone named John Green. 232 00:19:03,000 --> 00:19:06,599 Well, I had a little bad luck. Little you had a lot of 233 00:19:06,599 --> 00:19:08,559 bad luck. And you're going to stop gambling right this minute. But I 234 00:19:08,559 --> 00:19:11,559 don't always lose. Look here, look, thank you. Look see all 235 00:19:11,559 --> 00:19:15,240 this money I haven't deposited, but I want it from whom? From John 236 00:19:15,279 --> 00:19:18,960 Green? Just before he was murdered? John Green, who was murdered? 237 00:19:18,279 --> 00:19:22,079 Is that the manual playing with? Why not? But I won this money 238 00:19:22,079 --> 00:19:26,440 from him while he was still alive, did you, William? Did you 239 00:19:26,480 --> 00:19:29,480 win it from him while he was alive or did you take it from him 240 00:19:30,240 --> 00:19:41,920 after you killed him? Thank you for coming down here to Markham's office with 241 00:19:42,000 --> 00:19:45,680 me. Missus Green. That's all right. I believe you want to be 242 00:19:45,680 --> 00:19:48,759 with me when I find out something. If I find it out, what 243 00:19:48,759 --> 00:19:52,240 are you looking for? Some indication of who killed your husband? Of course, 244 00:19:52,279 --> 00:19:56,960 Well, Vance, I have a confession to make. I know you 245 00:19:56,119 --> 00:20:02,960 know, I think so you shot mister Markham did? Yeah? Yeah, 246 00:20:02,960 --> 00:20:04,640 that's what I was going to say. But how did you know? It 247 00:20:04,720 --> 00:20:10,519 was rather simple? You realize Marcolm isn't seriously hurt, and I certainly didn't 248 00:20:10,519 --> 00:20:12,920 expect you to confess your husband's murder. So what else could it be? 249 00:20:14,079 --> 00:20:17,839 I didn't mean to shoot Markholm. I came home, saw somebody bending over 250 00:20:17,839 --> 00:20:21,559 the desk and thought it was a burglar carried a gun, so I shot. 251 00:20:21,880 --> 00:20:23,599 Then when I heard you called mister Markham's name, I knew I'd made 252 00:20:23,599 --> 00:20:26,480 a mistake, so I ran out. Well, thank you for telling me, 253 00:20:26,519 --> 00:20:30,720 Missus Green. I'm sure we'll be able to straighten up the situation. 254 00:20:30,200 --> 00:20:33,880 Now, would you mind coming in here to Markham's office with me? Not 255 00:20:33,960 --> 00:20:40,599 at all than we are now. I want you, Missus Green, be 256 00:20:40,720 --> 00:20:45,400 me. I beg your pardon. Sit here in this chair now. I'm 257 00:20:45,440 --> 00:20:49,000 going to pretend to be Markholm, and also pretend this is the night your 258 00:20:49,079 --> 00:20:53,119 husband was killed. I'm at the desk. When the phone rings, Marcolm 259 00:20:53,200 --> 00:20:59,279 picks it up and a voice says, I'm John Green, went mere apartments, 260 00:20:59,319 --> 00:21:02,480 I'm in trouble, and so forth and so on, and hangs up. 261 00:21:03,000 --> 00:21:07,119 Markolm told me what happened, then went through the phone book here looking 262 00:21:07,119 --> 00:21:11,599 for your number. What tell you the number? It's clover six one five 263 00:21:11,759 --> 00:21:15,920 six one. Oh? Is it? Well? Markholm then dialed the number. 264 00:21:17,359 --> 00:21:19,160 Of course, you know there won't be any answer. There's no one 265 00:21:19,200 --> 00:21:22,720 at my house. You'll see. I'm trying to do exactly what Markholm did 266 00:21:22,720 --> 00:21:26,799 the night your husband was shot. Remember they're ringing missus Green one, I'll 267 00:21:26,880 --> 00:21:32,160 answer. I imagine that's so. Well, Hello, hold the phone, 268 00:21:32,960 --> 00:21:36,000 there's somebody in my house. But who could it be? I'll let you 269 00:21:36,000 --> 00:21:38,079 know in a moment. Hello, who is this? Jinally twenty third pre 270 00:21:38,119 --> 00:21:41,480 sect? I might duty here? Who is this? Oh? I'm sorry, 271 00:21:41,519 --> 00:21:44,480 Donnally, this is final Vans. Please excuse this call? Right? 272 00:21:45,119 --> 00:21:48,160 It was a police officer, Oh, Missus Green. Yeah, I've just 273 00:21:48,240 --> 00:21:52,000 had an idea, a very brindant idea. Well, if you say so 274 00:21:52,160 --> 00:21:56,119 yourself, and you said so yourself, so I did. Yeah, Now 275 00:21:56,160 --> 00:22:00,319 I'm going to see if mister Markham is well enough to come over here and 276 00:22:00,559 --> 00:22:04,000 promise him as a reward that I know who killed your husband and how his 277 00:22:04,119 --> 00:22:18,759 killer could have a perfect alibi. I'm a little weak, but I'll be 278 00:22:18,799 --> 00:22:21,119 all right. Donal leg are you will, sir? Thank you for helping 279 00:22:21,119 --> 00:22:22,920 me here to my office. There's no trouble at all us market Ah, 280 00:22:23,519 --> 00:22:26,839 here we are. Oh you're sitting down now, so you shouldn't feel too 281 00:22:26,839 --> 00:22:30,880 bad. Life you fine? How I really needed was final Vance's request to 282 00:22:30,880 --> 00:22:37,359 come down here? What's this on my desk? What is it? Oh? 283 00:22:37,400 --> 00:22:41,279 It's not from Vance. It says called John Greene's house. Alivan says, 284 00:22:41,279 --> 00:22:42,480 so I'll do it. I'm handing that phone book. Please sure? 285 00:22:42,480 --> 00:22:48,319 I think here yard and I called Green's number the night he was killed, 286 00:22:48,319 --> 00:22:56,559 but I don't remember his Let me see we are Green Green John Green windmer 287 00:22:56,680 --> 00:23:03,359 partner said this what's supposed to happen after you fall the number? I don't 288 00:23:03,359 --> 00:23:06,200 have the slightest idea, Donna Lee, but I'll know in just a minute. 289 00:23:08,200 --> 00:23:11,519 Hello Vans speaking, This is Markham Vance. Why do you feel all 290 00:23:11,640 --> 00:23:15,079 right? But why did you want me to call? Where am I? 291 00:23:15,119 --> 00:23:18,880 Where are you? Hell? Look, Vance, I'm the one that was 292 00:23:18,920 --> 00:23:22,279 shot. Remember you're at John Green's place. Of course, I just looked 293 00:23:22,319 --> 00:23:26,680 up your number in the phone book. But I'm not Markham. You're not. 294 00:23:26,039 --> 00:23:30,720 No. I'm in Edward Lee's apartment, six floors below Greens, and 295 00:23:30,839 --> 00:23:34,039 I'm quite certain I can prove he killed Green. He's upstairs in the Green 296 00:23:34,079 --> 00:23:47,640 apartment. Now I'm going up and have a showdown with him. So you 297 00:23:47,720 --> 00:23:51,440 see, wee, that's how you arranged the entire setup. That very apparent 298 00:23:51,480 --> 00:23:53,319 to me why you did it. Of course, there's an alibi for your 299 00:23:53,359 --> 00:23:57,680 whereabouts at the time we thought Green was killed. They're pretty smart, Vance, 300 00:23:57,759 --> 00:24:00,880 Holy tell me Markham's office. He was brilliant. He can hit and 301 00:24:00,920 --> 00:24:04,720 he can think. That's a tough combination to beat. Thank you, Okay, 302 00:24:04,799 --> 00:24:08,200 Van's health. I'll tell you the truth. I did kill Green. 303 00:24:10,079 --> 00:24:12,599 The diference kid. He knows I wouldn't have set up that alibi gimmick if 304 00:24:12,599 --> 00:24:17,759 I hadn't killed him, But Vans it it was self defense and I have 305 00:24:17,799 --> 00:24:19,759 a witness to prove it. Missus Green, Yes, yes, that's right, 306 00:24:21,160 --> 00:24:26,519 I'm listening. Was this way I was up here in Green's apartment. 307 00:24:26,599 --> 00:24:29,880 The radio was on. I was dancing with Missus Green, right, Lucy, 308 00:24:29,960 --> 00:24:33,359 Oh, yes, yes, yes, it is vance. Anyhow, 309 00:24:33,400 --> 00:24:37,319 I was dancing with Missus Green. Her husband came in, saw us and 310 00:24:37,759 --> 00:24:40,920 yanked out a gun. I never even thought about what I was doing. 311 00:24:41,720 --> 00:24:45,039 That whole thing happened so fast. I never even took my hand from around 312 00:24:45,079 --> 00:24:49,359 Missus Green. Right, Lucy right, I pulled my gun and shot before 313 00:24:49,400 --> 00:24:55,519 he could. That's my story, Vans it is. That's right. You 314 00:24:55,640 --> 00:24:57,559 found Green's gun next to his body, and it's a story that Lucy will 315 00:24:57,599 --> 00:25:03,079 back up with self depend I admit I planted the alipi that you bro that 316 00:25:03,240 --> 00:25:07,119 I rigged up that telephone stunt, But I did it because I was scared. 317 00:25:07,200 --> 00:25:11,079 You can really start getting scared now, Lee, I can break your 318 00:25:11,079 --> 00:25:14,960 self defense story in a minute. You're right handed. If you were dancing 319 00:25:14,960 --> 00:25:17,759 and you still had your arm around Missus Green, how could you pull a 320 00:25:17,799 --> 00:25:22,079 gun with your left hand. Well, that's what I thought. Another thing, 321 00:25:22,480 --> 00:25:25,680 that telephone idea of yours took a little time to plant. You had 322 00:25:25,720 --> 00:25:27,079 to do that the afternoon of the night you were going to kill Green. 323 00:25:27,720 --> 00:25:32,480 And if that's not premeditation, I don't know. Water you're nuts. You're 324 00:25:32,519 --> 00:25:34,039 coming with me, both of you, but we can't. Then I'm going 325 00:25:34,079 --> 00:25:59,880 to explain to Markham just how your telephone gimmick worked. Start from the beginning. 326 00:26:00,440 --> 00:26:03,599 Well, the beginning was a year ago when Edward Lee rented the Green's 327 00:26:03,599 --> 00:26:07,160 apartment in the Windmere Building. When the Greens lived in the place, they 328 00:26:07,160 --> 00:26:10,640 had a telephone, and naturally the telephone book listed their name and number. 329 00:26:10,640 --> 00:26:12,279 Then they moved to another apartment in the same building. What happened to the 330 00:26:12,359 --> 00:26:18,119 number? It was changed? The number they had Edward Lee now has h 331 00:26:18,400 --> 00:26:21,400 If you look up Lee's name in the new phone book, you'll find it 332 00:26:21,440 --> 00:26:23,240 as the same phone number as the Greens used to have. I see what 333 00:26:23,279 --> 00:26:26,799 happened now. I looked up Green's number after the call came into my office, 334 00:26:27,039 --> 00:26:30,000 and happened to look it up in the old phone book, so that 335 00:26:30,039 --> 00:26:33,000 I was really calling the number that now is in Lee's apartment exactly, except 336 00:26:33,039 --> 00:26:36,640 that you didn't happen to look it up in an old book. What do 337 00:26:36,640 --> 00:26:38,880 you mean Lee was here the afternoon of the murder and left an old book 338 00:26:38,920 --> 00:26:41,880 in place of the one in your office. Slot that could be done without 339 00:26:41,880 --> 00:26:45,799 exciting any suspicion. Yes, I imagine. So if my secretary's back were 340 00:26:45,839 --> 00:26:48,880 turned, or if it were done surreptitiously, I'll grant you no one would 341 00:26:48,880 --> 00:26:52,920 notice. After that, it was easy for Lee. He killed Green at 342 00:26:52,920 --> 00:26:56,759 ten thirty in Green's apartment. Then he went to his own apartment and called 343 00:26:56,799 --> 00:26:59,720 you, put on his act, and went next door. It was neighbors 344 00:26:59,720 --> 00:27:03,039 to ablish his alibi. The medical examiner did say Green was killed between ten 345 00:27:03,079 --> 00:27:04,759 thirty and eleven thirty, But having heard that shot on the telephone, the 346 00:27:04,759 --> 00:27:07,640 one that Lee apparently faked, I was certain the murder took place at a 347 00:27:07,640 --> 00:27:11,839 minute after eleven o'clock, and so was I. Lee tried to get away 348 00:27:11,839 --> 00:27:15,640 with saying it was self defense, but too much detail had to be established 349 00:27:15,680 --> 00:27:18,599 in advance of the killing for it to be anything but murder, No question 350 00:27:18,640 --> 00:27:22,000 about that. All the things like my being alerted for something to happen at 351 00:27:22,000 --> 00:27:23,839 eleven o'clock, a phone call. It was cut short abruptly so that I'd 352 00:27:23,839 --> 00:27:27,519 call back. Yes, it was all too well planned, well planned, 353 00:27:27,559 --> 00:27:30,240 Markham, but not too well planned, or it might have succeeded. What 354 00:27:30,279 --> 00:27:33,960 do you mean that stunt of using the telephone to establish an alibi was unusual, 355 00:27:34,039 --> 00:27:40,240 but it could be figured, and I figured you certainly did. Vance. 356 00:27:40,319 --> 00:27:42,440 You told me missus Green was the one who fired at me. Did 357 00:27:42,440 --> 00:27:45,319 she mean to kill me? I think she was honest about believing there was 358 00:27:45,359 --> 00:27:49,200 a burglar in her apartment and that's why she fired. But she's an accessory 359 00:27:49,200 --> 00:27:53,079 to the crime of killing her husband, so you have her on that charge. 360 00:27:53,279 --> 00:27:56,960 It seems to me that thanks to you Vance, she and Edward Lee 361 00:27:56,000 --> 00:27:59,880 have reached the end of their trail. That's fair enough, my friend. 362 00:28:00,160 --> 00:28:03,799 And as much as we've reached an end to the end of the alibi murder 363 00:28:03,839 --> 00:29:30,839 case, welcome back. Was nice Vance to be reassuring to the wife that 364 00:29:30,279 --> 00:29:37,960 he'd smooth things over so that he wouldn't get prosecuted for shooting the district attorney 365 00:29:37,039 --> 00:29:42,319 thinking he was an intruder in her home because he was an intruder in her 366 00:29:42,319 --> 00:29:51,599 home. That whole conversation where Hans is talking about how nobody's going to arrest 367 00:29:51,680 --> 00:29:56,119 them because Markham is district attorney, and then she's kind of chuckling a bit 368 00:29:56,160 --> 00:30:00,720 about it might have been good to there for someone to say, are we 369 00:30:00,839 --> 00:30:07,799 sure we're the good guys? This is a series that you know has had 370 00:30:07,000 --> 00:30:14,559 so many odd moments that it's hard to buy too much into them getting all 371 00:30:14,680 --> 00:30:21,559 dramatic after Markham gets shocked, injury didn't seem that serious. He said, 372 00:30:21,599 --> 00:30:25,680 he was only grazed, but he was hurt so bad that he couldn't narrate. 373 00:30:25,880 --> 00:30:29,680 And when you get injured so that you can't narrate, I mean that 374 00:30:29,839 --> 00:30:34,599 right, there is a serious injury. As to the solution involving the murderer 375 00:30:34,960 --> 00:30:42,160 sneaking into the district attorney's office and putting last year's phone book in well, 376 00:30:42,160 --> 00:30:49,920 I mean you cannot go into a New York District attorney's office and swap out 377 00:30:49,960 --> 00:30:55,759 his phone book. Even in the nineteen fifties, I mean I couldn't get 378 00:30:55,799 --> 00:31:03,039 into the Ada County Prosecutor's office and swap the phone book. There's just no 379 00:31:03,039 --> 00:31:07,240 nonchalant way to do that if you don't have any business being there. I 380 00:31:07,480 --> 00:31:14,680 don't think we're to the point where we have listeners who don't understand what phone 381 00:31:14,680 --> 00:31:19,440 books were. I think even relatively young people understand that these things exist, 382 00:31:19,759 --> 00:31:26,640 because as long as businesses continue to pay to advertise in these things, there'll 383 00:31:26,640 --> 00:31:33,400 still be around. But for those who don't understand how dependent people were back 384 00:31:33,480 --> 00:31:40,720 then. It would be like the killer sent a trojan onto Markham's cell phone 385 00:31:41,000 --> 00:31:47,640 to cause Google to pull up the incorrect phone number. Only in nineteen fifty 386 00:31:47,759 --> 00:31:52,119 you accomplish this by swiping a book and replacing it with the old copy of 387 00:31:52,160 --> 00:31:57,319 the book. But our killer would never have been clever enough for something that 388 00:31:57,400 --> 00:32:04,920 was as complex as Hackey, as illustrated by the ridiculous idea of trying to 389 00:32:04,960 --> 00:32:10,359 make this into a self defense case. That's his backup plan, but it's 390 00:32:10,400 --> 00:32:17,920 so obviously premedicated. And it's funny that Vets points out the whole dancing thing, 391 00:32:19,680 --> 00:32:24,240 which you know, again is just kind of adding a unnecessary detail that 392 00:32:25,000 --> 00:32:30,559 makes it even more clear that he's lying. Bans picking on that. It's 393 00:32:30,640 --> 00:32:35,079 kind of like the smallest problem with the case. It's like if you had 394 00:32:35,119 --> 00:32:40,319 a case where you had the fingerprints on the gun and an eyewitness account that 395 00:32:40,480 --> 00:32:45,799 showed that the killer was at the scene of the crime and had left covered 396 00:32:45,799 --> 00:32:52,160 with blood, and you highlighted the fact that he spelled labor the American way, 397 00:32:52,279 --> 00:32:55,319 which indicated that he really wasn't British and was therefore the killer. Well, 398 00:32:55,359 --> 00:33:02,079 I guess it's Vats showing that even if our killer hadn't made numerous large 399 00:33:02,119 --> 00:33:08,480 mistakes, fans would have caught the small mistakes that might have been missed by 400 00:33:08,559 --> 00:33:15,240 the last concerned observer. Listener comments and feedback now, and we have a 401 00:33:15,240 --> 00:33:22,920 comment regarding the closing discussion on the World around Murder Case, Raven Rites. 402 00:33:22,519 --> 00:33:30,880 I was quite surprised by your revelation regarding the treasure trove of radio transcription disc 403 00:33:30,000 --> 00:33:36,279 held by Radio Archives and that they part with these once they've been transcribed. 404 00:33:36,359 --> 00:33:40,319 I'd like to have a disc representative of the ZIV Filo Vance program, such 405 00:33:40,319 --> 00:33:44,400 as the one I just heard on your website, not to play, just 406 00:33:44,519 --> 00:33:47,519 to have it. I'm probably the foremost Filo Vance collector on the planet. 407 00:33:49,039 --> 00:33:54,440 Immodestly submit my most prized item is the Clark agnew painting which was used for 408 00:33:54,480 --> 00:34:04,359 the Dragon Murder case of the magazine cover with the installment, the Scribner's first 409 00:34:04,519 --> 00:34:10,800 edition dust jacket, and the dust jacket of the Grosset and Dunlap reprint, 410 00:34:10,840 --> 00:34:16,320 and even a nineteen thirty four foreign language paperback. I want to go ahead 411 00:34:16,360 --> 00:34:22,480 and address this part first of all, sounds like a great collection. Collections 412 00:34:22,559 --> 00:34:30,960 that are really detailed are interesting just because they have so many things that you 413 00:34:30,000 --> 00:34:36,039 wouldn't think of, even if you've got a casual or pretty good knowledge of 414 00:34:36,079 --> 00:34:39,559 the subject matter. Now, I want to be clear less that conversation left 415 00:34:39,599 --> 00:34:47,920 anyone under a false impression. Radio Archives doesn't currently sell old transcription disc It's 416 00:34:47,960 --> 00:34:53,800 been years and years since I've seen those listed on their website. And what 417 00:34:53,920 --> 00:35:00,960 they do have left in terms of transcription disk the physical media, they are 418 00:35:00,159 --> 00:35:05,920 donating to a museum, so they don't have those for sale. If you're 419 00:35:05,960 --> 00:35:10,199 looking for a transcription disc, you can find those on eBay, but most 420 00:35:10,400 --> 00:35:20,000 of the transcription disc on eBay tend to be at this point Armed Forces Radio 421 00:35:20,119 --> 00:35:25,440 Services Music disc. If anyone out there does have a Filo Vance transcription disc 422 00:35:25,559 --> 00:35:30,559 they would like to part with, I would be more than happy to connect 423 00:35:30,639 --> 00:35:37,119 you with Raymond. Raymond continues, I put on a Filo Vance presentation at 424 00:35:37,159 --> 00:35:45,079 the Syracuse Film Convention, wrote the liner notes for the Radio Archives Filo Vans 425 00:35:45,159 --> 00:35:50,639 CD box set, which still can be viewed on the internet at the announcement 426 00:35:51,320 --> 00:35:54,800 of the second set, and my case Scope magazine one of these having my 427 00:35:54,960 --> 00:36:01,519 article on the Filovents Motion Pictures was subsequently select could buy the Xerox Corporation for 428 00:36:01,719 --> 00:36:09,360 their university microfilms program. I interviewed Jackson back regarding the ze Filo Vance program. 429 00:36:09,599 --> 00:36:15,599 It was a comedian soupie sales who kindly gave me his phone number and 430 00:36:15,719 --> 00:36:22,000 told me that his soupies Filo caveatch was indeed a takeoff on the famous sleuth. 431 00:36:22,440 --> 00:36:28,039 Before phoning back, I sent him a complimentary copy of the Citadel Peter 432 00:36:28,119 --> 00:36:31,719 Lorrie book I co wrote. So imagine my shock went upon asking him if 433 00:36:31,719 --> 00:36:37,480 he'd gotten what I'd said. He roared angrily, yes, I got it, 434 00:36:37,800 --> 00:36:40,960 and it's garbage, garbage, and hung up on me. I was 435 00:36:42,199 --> 00:36:46,440 literally walking around in circles. So taken aback? Was I? The Lorrie 436 00:36:46,440 --> 00:36:52,639 book was always getting excellent reviews. Well, I got up my nerve and 437 00:36:52,679 --> 00:36:58,000 called him again upon his answering, and he had a most indemidating voice. 438 00:36:58,079 --> 00:37:05,880 I nervously stammered something like, mister Beeck, you didn't like the Peter Lorie 439 00:37:05,920 --> 00:37:10,360 book I sent you? Oh, he responded apologetically, I'm so very sorry. 440 00:37:10,920 --> 00:37:15,519 I mistook you for a salesman who has been pestering me. I used 441 00:37:15,599 --> 00:37:21,760 what he told me in the aforementioned liner notes. Gratefully, ray ray that 442 00:37:21,920 --> 00:37:25,280 is a wonderful story. I think we've all done that. It was probably 443 00:37:25,360 --> 00:37:30,039 more prevalent in the days before cooler ID, but even still, sometimes you 444 00:37:30,119 --> 00:37:36,599 just don't recognize a phone number. Thick definitely had a commanding voice. In 445 00:37:36,679 --> 00:37:40,760 fact, he might have had multiple because his voice had a lot of flexibility 446 00:37:42,159 --> 00:37:46,480 and was such a great talent in that regards. He created characters like Beanie 447 00:37:46,519 --> 00:37:52,719 Over on the Adventures of Superman, the Copyboy at the Daily Planet. He 448 00:37:52,880 --> 00:37:59,119 also did voices that were more working class, and they've kind of worked a 449 00:37:59,119 --> 00:38:04,960 bit of his vocal imitation skills into the final Evans episodes, and that's been 450 00:38:05,039 --> 00:38:07,920 a positive point for the series. Thanks so much for the comment, Raymond, 451 00:38:08,000 --> 00:38:12,920 as well as for the story. And now we turn to some comments 452 00:38:13,039 --> 00:38:17,039 on the Money Machine murder case, and we have an email from Jonathan in 453 00:38:17,199 --> 00:38:22,000 Las Vegas who writes, Hello, Adam, I really enjoyed the Money Machine 454 00:38:22,000 --> 00:38:28,079 episode. Being someone who has probably touched more money than anyone else you will 455 00:38:28,119 --> 00:38:31,559 ever meet, I listened carefully to the show to figure out how the machine 456 00:38:31,599 --> 00:38:37,599 work. After seeing Mission Impossible and other spy shows. I really wondered what 457 00:38:37,679 --> 00:38:40,239 the trick was. When Joe said, you can check it out. It's 458 00:38:40,280 --> 00:38:45,760 a good bill. I would have immediately asked to see another one to see 459 00:38:45,760 --> 00:38:49,920 if the serial numbers were the same or different. Then he said, I've 460 00:38:49,920 --> 00:38:53,920 got the paper right here in my pocket. Also impossible, as the paper 461 00:38:53,960 --> 00:39:00,920 that money is printed on is a very special blend that is a special concoction 462 00:39:00,159 --> 00:39:05,599 of paper and cloth. Whenever a customer gives me a bill for change, 463 00:39:05,719 --> 00:39:10,639 I always instinctively snap it and feel it with my fingers. Modern bills now 464 00:39:10,679 --> 00:39:19,480 contain holograms and microprinting, which makes counterfeiting not impossible. But almost every now 465 00:39:19,480 --> 00:39:23,239 and then, counterfeit bills do make their ways into casinos, sometimes right out 466 00:39:23,280 --> 00:39:27,719 of the ATMs. Believe it or not, if you get stuck with one, 467 00:39:27,960 --> 00:39:31,760 hopefully unknowingly tough luck, you don't get your money back from anyone a 468 00:39:31,880 --> 00:39:37,519 fountain pen rubbing it on your thumb. What a clever, low tech IDEA 469 00:39:37,760 --> 00:39:42,519 Ballpoint puts that scam out of business for good. Keep up the good work. 470 00:39:42,920 --> 00:39:45,760 I enjoy listening to all the gambling shows, as you know, plus 471 00:39:45,800 --> 00:39:51,440 all the others yours truly, Jonathan, Well, thank you so much. 472 00:39:51,519 --> 00:39:57,559 And then we have another comment from a different geographic location over on Facebook, 473 00:39:57,760 --> 00:40:00,599 and this comes from Michael, who writes, high Adam, I had a 474 00:40:00,639 --> 00:40:05,960 money making machine when I was a kid. Good to see you can still 475 00:40:06,079 --> 00:40:12,719 get them. Greetings from Melbourne, Australia. Thank you so much, Michael. 476 00:40:13,199 --> 00:40:19,960 And this links over to a YouTube video of a magic money maker that 477 00:40:20,079 --> 00:40:23,760 was uploaded all the way back in two thousand and seven. Believe it or 478 00:40:23,800 --> 00:40:31,679 not, and the product from Banishing Magic is actually still available. The magic 479 00:40:31,760 --> 00:40:37,440 money maker and the way it works as you put a piece of paper in, 480 00:40:37,719 --> 00:40:42,480 you feed it through the machine and a bill comes out the other end. 481 00:40:42,679 --> 00:40:47,960 Now, obviously, since they don't want to get prosecuted by the Treasury 482 00:40:49,000 --> 00:40:55,199 Department, the imprint does not look like US legal tender. It's play money. 483 00:40:55,400 --> 00:41:00,280 But given that this was around when Michael as a kid, I wonder 484 00:41:00,360 --> 00:41:06,840 how long this particular trick has been out there and whether one of the writers 485 00:41:06,920 --> 00:41:13,559 might have seen the trick and been inspired to write this episode. At any 486 00:41:13,639 --> 00:41:16,239 rate, Thank you so much, Michael. Was a fun video and you 487 00:41:16,280 --> 00:41:21,079 can find it on YouTube. I'll try to include it in the show notes. 488 00:41:21,280 --> 00:41:24,159 Now it's time to thank our Patreon supporter of the day, and I 489 00:41:24,199 --> 00:41:29,000 want to go ahead and thank Kevin. Kevin has been one of our Patreon 490 00:41:29,079 --> 00:41:34,639 supporters since August twenty twenty two, currently supporting the program at the Detective Sergeant 491 00:41:34,760 --> 00:41:37,840 level of seven dollars and fourteen cents or more per month. Thank you so 492 00:41:37,960 --> 00:41:43,039 much for your support, Kevin, and that will actually do it for today. 493 00:41:43,280 --> 00:41:46,280 If you are enjoying this podcast, please follow us using your favorite podcast 494 00:41:46,360 --> 00:41:51,119 software. And if you are enjoying this on YouTube, be sure to like 495 00:41:51,360 --> 00:41:54,559 the video, subscribe to the channel, and mark the notification bell, all 496 00:41:54,639 --> 00:42:00,719 those great things that help our channel to grow. And we are now less 497 00:42:00,719 --> 00:42:07,280 than a thousand subscribers away from the big ten thousand marks, so welcome those 498 00:42:07,280 --> 00:42:13,000 subscriptions over there. We'll be back next Thursday with another episode of Final Advance, 499 00:42:13,119 --> 00:42:16,800 but join us back here tomorrow for yours truly. Johnny Doller. Where 500 00:42:19,679 --> 00:42:22,519 Johnny Doller? This is mister Oldfield calling sir. You've left wood at my 501 00:42:22,559 --> 00:42:25,119 office. Mister Deller, that's right, mister Oldfield. I think I'm gonna 502 00:42:25,119 --> 00:42:31,320 need an attorney divorce civil suits. What mister Deller withholding evidence murder? Let's 503 00:42:31,320 --> 00:42:36,239 take the murder first I don't know, but I'm pretty sure I have the 504 00:42:36,320 --> 00:42:38,199 murder weapon in my possession right now. Who is kid? A man named 505 00:42:38,239 --> 00:42:40,480 Belden. I think, what do you want me to do? So? 506 00:42:40,719 --> 00:42:45,440 Take my statement, notarize it, give me some legal advice. Police station 507 00:42:45,480 --> 00:42:49,159 in the pay booth down the hall of the homicide in minutes. I hope 508 00:42:49,159 --> 00:42:52,800 you'll be with us then. In the meantime, do send your comments to 509 00:42:52,000 --> 00:42:59,239 Box thirteen at Great Detectives dot net, follow us on Twitter at Radio Detectives, 510 00:42:59,320 --> 00:43:04,960 and check us out on Instagram, Instagram, dot com slash Great Detectives 511 00:43:05,000 --> 00:43:08,840 from Boise, Idaho. This is your host, Adam Graham signing off.