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and Now from New York The First Man, starring Jay Scott smartin Murder
is the Medium. The Raynards, Oscar and Harriet were a typical suburban bear
except an. Oscar was six or eight years younger than he's over upholstered Bob.
He was a neat little guy in a fair super suit, while Missus
Raynard looked like the vice president and charge of production for the Hillsdale Sewing Circles.
I'm missus Harriet Raynard, mister Runyon, and this is my husband,
Oscar, my second husband. That is my first husband. Nervin was the
post who have died two years ago. Isn't it official yet? Of course,
mister Runyon, But Harriet has been Mashna. You promised to let me
fill it to mister Rnyon in my own way. I'm sorry, my dear.
What's the story about? Four weeks ago? Asked? When I happened
to wander into a rub shop on the Lower West Time. After we looked
at the owner's wares, he invited us into a bath room to meet his
wife, an attractive woman. Mister Ryan was an interesting thing. We were
told that she had a cut power and could bring the dead best life.
Then he asked us if we wanted to attend to manifestation. You mean he
didn't call her to stay on, but I thought that's what it was.
At any rate, We returned that evening just out of curiosity, and I
spoke my dear departed husband. No, Harriet, it's too after you were
there. It was Melvin's voice, and I saw his face light up in
the dog right in front I ad Nitchie's right. Mister Rayon thought it was
some kind of a trick and asked me not to go there again. But
I couldn't resist, and I went by myself without his knowledge. I saw
Melvin again. He seemed to be sitting in an office dictating a letter towards
phenographer business. Go on, missus, but I'm the second visit. I
received a message from Melvine asking for a little money to tide him over.
I couldn't refuse, mister Runnyon and live with my conscience after all of it,
Melvin's money I inherited and decide how much did he ask you? For?
Five hundred dollars? Can you imagine that? And Harriet was full enough
to give it to them. It wasn't much, mister Runny, and neither
was a sixteen hundred years for a later. But now I'm beginning to think
I may have made a mistake. The last time I went there, on
Wednesday night, I was told that Melvine was bankrupt and he needed twenty thousand
dollars in a hole. That is when I decided I ought to have some
outside decides. You still think you spoke to your versions. I wouldn't have
accepted Melbourne's voice alone a final proof, but I saw him write in front
of me, and I wouldn't restretched the face of a man I'd been married
to for fifteen years. When's your next rendevo with Melbourne? Missus Renner?
Is that when you're supposed to show out for the twenty grand I was told
to bring it all in cash. Have you made the withdrawn it? But
I had five hundred dollars in my dad nuts have that in advance. Isn't
that unusual, mister Runyon. Keep your shirt on. I'm not in that
much of a hurapor of thing here. You are five one hundred dollars good?
Just a minute, what are you doing mister union working these bills all
right, missus Raymond, put them back in your bag and hand them to
the medium when you say, then leave the rest to me. Just what
do you intend to do? Communicate with the spirit world, obscar, and
get a receipt from Melvine or missus Raynard. The rug shop was a murky
little joint that reminded me of an Asiatic bazaar. The walls were covered with
orient a rug and I could smell a pungent odor of a strong aromatic coffee
someone was growing in the ram. The proprieta was a thin little man whose
actual and I couldn't quite place, but I knew it wasn't far from the
Persian Gulf. His manners were impeccable, and his smile was full of teeth
while he clasped his skinny hands in a gesture of reading. It is my
wish to serve your sir. Oh, are you the owner? With that
possen at your command? I'm chomping from ruge Ah. We make a specialty
here of rugs. You are perhaps familiar with oriental rugster sketchy way, then
permit me to make a few suggestions in my humble mother. The primus rugs,
as you might know, come from pleasure, and this is a perfect
example. It feeling texture stuff. It is a cashon a notable leave observed.
The spiking red foundation, with his floral designs and exquisite line reminds me
a little of ahimh i Mistan. Then you do know something about leading me
I Behan is a rare treasure. Indeed, creations of genius from the sixteen
seny with only a few choice specimens and now in existence, and they're worth
a king's ransom. He's got quine a display here. Presume must take point
a bit of letters to make a collection like this. Looks to me like
it's well alanna though, yeah here on consignment only, my friend, and
all I received is a commission for the sale. That's a not to feel
very interested. Oh why don't you let me browse around for an hour or
so? I like to take my time. I would be most happy to
commit it, sir, but unfortunately I must close the shopper sting. My
wife is conducting a manifestation at that time. Oh, your wife is a
medium, and she does not call herself a medium, but she communicates with
the students. Well, it sounds interesting. Any chance of getting in.
Is there some dear departed love one you wish to contact? Oh dozens of
them. We've done, Angela idea as my assistance. Your wife wants to
see you. Oh, thank you, Angela. Excuse me for one moment,
sir, how are you her name is running? How are you doing
here shopping? You're not looking for rugs, you're looking for trouble. Well
by that too. It's necessary. Is this a raid? Not exactly.
There's no law against conducting a meeting and mistake, but there's a law against
fraud. Sweet Ireland. It's still in a book. Yeah, my wife
has requested if you join us in times showed the chances in in Angela,
you'd better get out of here while the going's good. And mister, chance
of communicating with a dead do yourself, but look out you don't end up
on that side. She led me to a room in the back that was
windowless and smell as stuff is a tomb. There were a number of polling
chairs lined up against the walls, the kind they used in funeral parlors,
and behind a bare desk, her face as rigid as a mask, sat
an oriental looking woman. We were joined by Oscar Reynard and his wife about
five minutes later, but we gave no sign of recognition, and as Puissan
shuffle at the center of the room, I could feel the tension mounting,
like the approach of an electrical storm. The night Angel it out. Please
now we are ready to begin. We are waiting sala. We are gathered
here together this night at camp to make contact with our friends in other world.
Is there anyone here who wishes to talk to one of the deposits?
I and deacified their Please, Harry did not, And who do you wish
to see now? Then, Bishop, my late husband? No win?
No win, Bishop, Do you hear me? Return to Earth and make
your present known? No, m The contact is Difficultella, very difficult.
But you promised me he comes. I am sorry, missus, try not,
but it's quite impossible. No, he is, mister Ryan above her
head. It happened so fast I didn't have a chance to make a move.
The face of a man of sixty appeared behind the median hazily. At
first, they're much clearer, like solidifying smoke. The next thing I knew,
someone brushed past me quickly, and I heard the door open and closed,
and I romp to the light, but Roster beefy to it. And
when the light went on, I saw him standing near the switch while his
wife had passed out some streetly in her chair. Us she thinks it,
Jimmy, all right, looks as though the Russian party they're trying to follow
the day. So you know that if I'll show you what, she's sam
as I and I'm Morbard of this wall? What did this, mister Ruggan?
Look, there's a whole wall covered door who was transparent paper and there's
a camera and hid the whole work by remote control. A role of movie
film and I'm looking to genuity goes a long way as far as suckers are
concerned. And as for his voice, m it looks as though something new
has been added. A voice at death concert? What's the new look?
Behind with a penny stiletto stuck in her bank? Now let's check up with
up batsman. The police sent out a city wide alarm. We sign and
his girlfriend. But three days when n was practically no result, then I
got myself a bright eyed dad. I put an ad in all the papers.
It must have read like a winning lottery number or a Rugby and Lands
because I offered to sell a genuine insign for exactly one hundred bucks. I
listed my phone addressed in my apartment number, but I didn't include my name,
and for a day or so I was flooded with fancy offerers. I
get about figured that Puisign was wise to the gag. When I got another
call, and as I put on my best international accent, I recognized quissign
dot of tone at the other end of the wire. Yes, I am
calling the rug Oh, the genuine article and why do you wish? I
am selling a rob for my friend, but not a history of how I
abstaind it? Do you wish to inspect it? My address was included?
Didn't he advertise me? We'll be home within the house. I should be
most delighted and I should be most seized to visit your house. Mister Hello,
boys, come yourself at home. But the name down don't tell anybody.
But he's the guy who sells in my towel, and a pretty obvious
one. I didn't think you were dumbin at the ball. I'll just raise
your hands above your shoulder, sweetheart, like a good little man. Oh,
I have know what that's what you were looking for. No extras to
let us to spare. Do you think I killed fellow? Oh? No,
court, shoot, didn't He died of a heavy colt. Didn't you
even know what it happens in that room? In the papers? And we're
gonna I swear it? And what was your hurry to scram on? And
don't tell me you had a date for the attendant. I was folder by
one of Salah's ghosts, by Angela. I don't starve with time. I'm
way ahead at the end. I don't know where she has come. That
sounds very okay trying this. How did you get ahold of the film of
Melvin Bishop? What? Brother? Now we're really getting caging. Do nothing
about the film or a camera? And how about those old dictaphone record you
use? Don't tell me Melvin made them? After even buriable? You are
trying to confuse me. I'm too what you mean mister? Okay, I'll
explain it to you in a different way. Up to now, all you
faced was a fraud brand. You might have got me a year or two
in the clink, or even a suspended sentence for a first offense. But
homicide, there's a different story. I didn't murder homister running? What should
I do? Tell me how to sing myself? I'm an innocent man.
Where's Angela put him? If I tell you where to find her, will
I go? Sweet on? Depend? But if you don't give me a
lead, you haven't got a chance very well in running, I would think
it's what Angela. We got into my car and drove downtown to a section
near greenwich Ville and Hard near one of those gypsy hangouts converted from an empty
storm. The phrenologious call was pictured in the window, along with a giant
human hand, and inside at a small table a bottle of poofs. In
front of her was Angela with on I see you double in brass baby as
the pom reading business. What do you want? I'd like to have my
fortune's old, Angela. So this is what I gets to being loyal to
you. You double crossing those two pigs. But he shouldn't murder Angela?
And he told me did you need electric chest? And I hope they do.
I don't get to sit up with time from maybe you'll be sitting on
his lap, Sweeter't you've got nothing on me? I didn't kill Salah why
should I because you hated her? Are you tempered? Temper? How many
times did you make a place for me behind her back? This is not
true, mister ro not much. It isn't your hypocritical little fake. No.
I tweeted Angela as a daughter, and as far as my wife would
concerns, I never knew him tail the other night that she was a prop
You mean you attended those phony sessions and played it straight. I believe my
wife had awk of powers because I am a superstitious man. Whatever was done
was done without my knowledge. It's directly so damn his own life and him,
and I felt sorry for him. I got dope. I try to
say this rock and hide. But from Nani's on his own. You can
worm his way out of this one all by himself. You've got a little
worming of your own with any sweet on't threaten me. You've got nothing on
me but a misdemeanor. You don't say, all right. So I did
figure out the moving pictures gone so much was Salo collected the dolls, And
it was Stalo who also held out of me from my shoe. But I
fixed her wagon with a ten inch nine. I didn't touch all I did
was worked the movie camera when she didn't expect it. I knew you were
a private picking, so did she. We were supposed to let this accle
flat that night, though you couldn't get any evidence. Oh God, that
room was dark. I would have loved to see her face when I flashed
that picture on the wall. Where'd you get a hold of him? Whouldn't
you like to know? Believe me, sweetheart, I'm gonna know. You
can take me into custody and you can question me from Narn to the cows
come home. You won't be able to hold me from murdering. You know
it. How much you're getting paid to keep your mouth shut, plenty a
lot more than you can afford to pay to open it up. And there's
no question about my getting the moon of this time, Handsome, because this
time I'm on the receiving end alone. There's lots the overstide flat food,
all good for me, and all of that. I wonder what it opened
for. That funal of booze must be loaded with poisoned dynamite. She said
she was on the receiving end, and she wasn't kidding. I put in
a corner head for this and left. We stide with the bunny. Then
I hopped into my car and started Permissus Rayne suburban. I didn't bother with
the doorbell, but entered through the service entence in the basement and on my
way upstairs to the first floor. The house was dark, which suited be
fine, and I used a pocket flash to browse around. But ten minutes
later, as I was going through a study desk, I suddenly found out
the place wasn't as empty as I thought. It was. Oh good evening.
What are you doing in my house, mister Runyan? Didn't the butler
anounce me? Ask her? I can't leave. It cannot be possible that
you're nothing but a common sea soft Stop. Where's your wife? She's ill
in bed. I was turning in myself when I heard a noise down here,
so I found my gun and decided to investigate. Relax oscar and put
the gun away. You know, I didn't come here to see us overwhere?
Oh why did you come? I was looking for some film film movie
film with a late Melbourne bishop and amateur motion picture fan. That's something I
couldn't tell you. Then maybe Missus Raynard came. I told you she was
ill. None were there. The shock of the medium's murder was a little
too much. Well, she can spare me a couple of minutes and we'll
be long. You will insist done seeing her, if it's all right with
you? Very well, mister Runyon asc yes, don't you think we'd both
be a little more comfortable without that gun in your hand. I'm perfectly relaxed,
and so I noticed my wife is on the floor above. We'll use
those stairs. You can proceed to her room, mister Runyon, and I
will follow right behind. We slowly climbed the staircase to the upper floor,
and Oscar nugged me into the room with a barrel of his gun. His
wife was in bed, popped up on a couple of pillows, and I
noticed a glance of milk on the table right next to her. She looked
a little startled when her husband and I walked in, particularly when she saw
the gun and ask her hand, and the unusual expression on his ordinarily timid
face. Sorry to disturb you, missus, Raynardon, I found mister Unyan
in the study downstairs, prowling through the house. You will in just a
minute, mister Runyan would like to ask you a question, Harriet, and
it's already answered. That moving picture film, the medium used belonged to Melvin
Bishop, and it came from here. I found more just like it in
the study desks. How did they get hold of it? And that's when
I was trying to figure out it could have been stolen by Angela, for
instance, But that theory was eliminated when Angela was The girl was dead,
missus Raynardon. She had a visitor a few minutes before I spoke to her.
He brought a bottle of poisons whiskey in a proposition to keep her mouth
shuts. She accepted both and crossed herself off my list. That's incredible.
Your husband made a bargain with stal of a medium to place you a little
dull. He gave her the film and a couple of Melvine's old dictaphone discs.
When Melvine asked you for the money, the voice was dubbed in,
but it wasn't a hard to do with a perfect model on a record.
The man as man. Harriet absolutely mad. On the night I went to
piss arms, Oscar got in touch with Salow. He told her a private
detective was on his way and had to play it down. She was going
to do just what he asked her to. When Angela decided to throw a
monkey wrench in the works, Oscar thought Salo was crossing it, so he
knocked her on. Don't you think you might find it's as good as in
the bag. You're the only logical nominee who happens to be left. Oscar.
You settled that when you settled with Angela. Yes, I settled with
her the way I intend to settle with you, mister Runyan Holly. I'm
not blackmailing you, Oscar. I'm putting you in the chat you want to
stick to point. The only thing that would kill this guy would be a
dose of DDT You mind if I borrow that pressive milk, Missus Raynar,
I imagine Oscar prepared it for you with his own little hand. Come on,
come out of a tweetheart, I got a little drink. Yeah,
would you like to watch your fist on? No? Take it away,
by Heaven, take foot that cost there my mouth. It's funny. I
had a hunt you about that one's dose of poison, Missus Rainer, probably
enough to kill a horse. Someone must have given your husband a chemistry,
said Christmas. All right, oscared up on your feet, all right.
All The next time you attend to See once you will be sitting in the
important chair, and when they pull that switchmith there you'll contact Melvin Bishop in
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Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Welcome back. Well we want to again here's something a
little bit different here. I should know that this episode was originally broadcast July
twenty second, nineteen forty nine, and it's the last of the nineteen forties
episodes of The Fat Man we have available to us. And of course this
was actually this particular recording was originally broadcast in Canada. Now you may wonder
what the Dominion Network was The Dominion Network was a second network of the Canadian
Broadcasting Company. There were a bunch of independent stations that private affiliates. They
wanted to start their own radio network so they could carry some American programming,
and they were turned down by the government, but there really was a demand
and a need for that sort of network, and so the CBC kind of
afraid that eventually they might get their way. The Dominion Network was established and
during the evening the Minion Network they tended to run that. They tended to
run lighter programs and American programs in particular during the daytime, there wasn't any
particular programs so they could purchase, so affiliate owners could go ahead and purchase,
purchase programs and syndicate things, do local shows. A whole lot of
choice there, and then it eventually did break up. The network did in
nineteen sixty two. But thanks to them we have an episode of The Fat
Man. It's somewhat unique because there were actually only thirty four privately owned networks,
so last opportunity for transcription disk to exist. But I think it does
say something about The Fat Man that it did end up being picked up in
cann it's us popularity and quality. We're enough to make it in demand up
there. All right, Well, that will do it. We'll see you
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