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The original air date MAYENNI, nineteen fifty 19 00:02:15,560 --> 00:02:50,120 and the title is The Whistling Murder Case. Please, Daniel, I'm sorry, 20 00:02:50,159 --> 00:02:53,479 dear, I just can't help being nervous. To man once one hundred 21 00:02:53,479 --> 00:02:55,520 thousand dollars, it's every bit of money we have in the bank. He'll 22 00:02:55,599 --> 00:02:59,080 kill you if you don't give it to him, though he said he would 23 00:02:59,439 --> 00:03:01,120 give him them money. Daniel, you know what happened to George Morris. 24 00:03:01,159 --> 00:03:05,039 I won't do it. I told him I wouldn't do it on the telephone 25 00:03:05,039 --> 00:03:07,080 this afternoon. I told him I wouldn't go to the police, but I 26 00:03:07,080 --> 00:03:10,199 wouldn't pay him the money either, Daniel, Daniel, you did the wrong 27 00:03:10,240 --> 00:03:15,919 thing. Maybe maybe that's what's making me nervous. The killer who whistles, 28 00:03:16,719 --> 00:03:22,039 who just whistles and kills You told him you weren't going to call the police. 29 00:03:22,120 --> 00:03:24,280 Yes, I told him I didn't have one hundred thousand dollars, but 30 00:03:24,280 --> 00:03:28,759 he laughed as if he knew I had, Daniel, I won't have you 31 00:03:28,800 --> 00:03:36,240 working yourself into a breakdown. I'm going to call the police. I Daniel, 32 00:03:37,520 --> 00:03:44,639 those footsteps maybe butler, it could be coming downstairs, Daniel. That 33 00:03:44,680 --> 00:03:51,759 can't be a butler, you know it can it's the killer. It's the 34 00:03:51,800 --> 00:04:04,240 Whistling Killer. Who are you? Don't? Don't don't murder? You murder 35 00:04:04,439 --> 00:04:33,519 you feel I tell you, Van, You've got to do something. This 36 00:04:33,600 --> 00:04:36,759 isn't any scientific murder series. There aren't any clues. All we know is 37 00:04:36,759 --> 00:04:41,079 that three people were murdered by the Whistling Killer. I know Markham, Believe 38 00:04:41,160 --> 00:04:45,199 me. I understand the complications. Undoubtedly. All three victims, Morrissey and 39 00:04:45,279 --> 00:04:48,160 mister and Missus Daniel Stewart, had been threatened and refused to pay. Why 40 00:04:48,160 --> 00:04:51,639 didn't they call me? What good is being a district attorney off people won't 41 00:04:51,680 --> 00:04:54,959 call on you for help? By the same token, what good is being 42 00:04:55,000 --> 00:04:58,879 a private investigator if there's nothing to work once? I never heard you talk 43 00:04:58,920 --> 00:05:00,879 that way? What else can I It wasn't a single place for me to 44 00:05:00,879 --> 00:05:03,759 begin working. What do we know? Tell me? What do we know? 45 00:05:04,399 --> 00:05:09,000 Well? We know the Stuart's butler heard someone whistle and shots. He 46 00:05:09,120 --> 00:05:10,920 was on the third floor, and by the time he came down to the 47 00:05:10,959 --> 00:05:14,439 library, mister Stewart was dead, and missus Stewart lived only long enough to 48 00:05:14,480 --> 00:05:16,560 say that the killer wanted one hundred thousand dollars. Where does anybody go from 49 00:05:16,600 --> 00:05:19,560 there? What do I do? Investigate the butler? He's been with the 50 00:05:19,560 --> 00:05:23,399 Stewarts for years, absolutely beyond approach. The Butler's out, Vance, I 51 00:05:23,480 --> 00:05:26,439 know he's out, but who's in? What do we do for suspects? 52 00:05:26,759 --> 00:05:30,040 How do I find a killer nobody living has ever seen? I don't know, 53 00:05:30,160 --> 00:05:31,720 Vance. All I know is that if there's anyone in the world who 54 00:05:31,759 --> 00:05:49,600 can do it, that person is you, say Mullins, Joe, Mike, 55 00:05:49,839 --> 00:05:53,600 I'm going a statement from the day I on the Whistling Killer murders. 56 00:05:53,800 --> 00:05:58,079 Yeah, District Attorney Mark Emerges. Any citizen who was approached by the Whistling 57 00:05:58,160 --> 00:06:00,279 Killer to call him immediately, and the Law and Order et cetera, et 58 00:06:00,279 --> 00:06:03,279 cetera, et cetera. The DA asked we put it in the box and 59 00:06:03,360 --> 00:06:06,480 paid one. I'll take it up the city editor. Nothing more to the 60 00:06:06,519 --> 00:06:12,279 statement that said the usual business about the law being more powerful than any criminal 61 00:06:12,439 --> 00:06:15,279 please have several leaves are tracking down, you know can do? Maybe the 62 00:06:15,360 --> 00:06:18,720 Adam will give the DA something to work on. I guarantee he doesn't have 63 00:06:18,759 --> 00:06:40,399 a thing on that whistling killer. Right now, sweetie, Oh sweetie, 64 00:06:40,399 --> 00:06:43,959 I've been waiting for you, honey, it's good to see you. Sit 65 00:06:44,040 --> 00:06:46,959 down here, Yeah, sit here in your favorite chair. That's email. 66 00:06:47,720 --> 00:06:50,839 Come on now, honey, put your feet up right here on this dool. 67 00:06:53,319 --> 00:06:56,920 That's better, isn't it. You're hungry, darling. Well, I'm 68 00:06:56,959 --> 00:07:00,759 going to picture something super special here. Let me let me hope your color. 69 00:07:00,920 --> 00:07:03,600 Huh? Is that better? Now? You sit right there, and 70 00:07:03,759 --> 00:07:08,920 don't you move. I know you work very hard last night. I've been 71 00:07:08,959 --> 00:07:14,360 reading all about it in the newspapers. Say you killed three people already. 72 00:07:14,920 --> 00:07:18,959 The whole town's looking for you. Nobody knows who you are, but every 73 00:07:19,000 --> 00:07:25,480 cup's on a muscle. Don't that scare you? Don't make it nervous, 74 00:07:28,399 --> 00:07:43,439 Holly like that. He's fast as sleep, just like a baby. No, 75 00:07:43,639 --> 00:07:46,680 markam not a thing I knows. The most helpless situation I've ever been 76 00:07:46,680 --> 00:07:48,240 in. Nobody's calling after that item I had put in the newspapers out the 77 00:07:48,279 --> 00:07:51,319 vans. Does this mean we'll have to wait for somebody else to be killed 78 00:07:51,360 --> 00:07:55,839 before we do something about the Whistling Killer. I sincerely hope not the very 79 00:07:55,879 --> 00:07:58,360 moment you hear. And mister Vans, I've got to talk to you immediately. 80 00:07:58,399 --> 00:08:01,160 Hello, Matt, all you back, Margarem. I have a visitor. 81 00:08:01,240 --> 00:08:05,120 Goodbye. Well it's a little late for me to ask you in, 82 00:08:05,240 --> 00:08:09,639 my friend, but would you mind closing the door? Vants. My name 83 00:08:09,680 --> 00:08:13,879 is Wilbert Jones. I've received a warning the Whistling killer. You've got to 84 00:08:13,920 --> 00:08:16,399 do something to help me. I don't dare go to the police. You've 85 00:08:16,399 --> 00:08:20,040 got to help me. Somebody has to help me. Take it easy, 86 00:08:20,079 --> 00:08:22,720 please, mister Jones, I was just talking to the district attorney. We 87 00:08:22,800 --> 00:08:26,399 knew the whistling Killer would look for another victim. He hasn't been successful in 88 00:08:26,439 --> 00:08:30,800 getting any money so far. He's killed three people and I'm going to be 89 00:08:30,839 --> 00:08:33,240 the fourth unless you do something to prevent it. He warned me against going 90 00:08:33,279 --> 00:08:37,120 to the police. He said he killed me if I did. I don't 91 00:08:37,200 --> 00:08:41,039 dare go near the district attorney. I came to you. You've got to 92 00:08:41,039 --> 00:08:43,360 help me. How much money does he want? One hundred and fifty thousand 93 00:08:43,399 --> 00:08:46,879 dollars, every cent I have in the world. I won't give it to 94 00:08:46,960 --> 00:08:50,440 him, my cat, It's taken me years to save it. What right 95 00:08:50,480 --> 00:08:54,039 has he to demand I give it to him? Mister Vants, does something? 96 00:08:54,120 --> 00:08:56,919 Please do something? What is the killer going to be in touch with 97 00:08:56,960 --> 00:09:01,960 you? Again? I don't know. He didn't say he's too smart. 98 00:09:03,000 --> 00:09:07,720 He won't take a chance on calling and having the phone call traste. He'll 99 00:09:07,720 --> 00:09:09,840 come up to me on the street. Maybe when I'm alone, he'll kill 100 00:09:09,840 --> 00:09:13,759 me. He'll kill me, sure of thanks, I don't think he will. 101 00:09:13,799 --> 00:09:16,600 Mister Jones. Something you've told me has given me the first clue I've 102 00:09:16,639 --> 00:09:20,960 had on this case. Something I have told you. Yes, I want 103 00:09:20,960 --> 00:09:24,360 to telephone the bank where mister Stewart kept his money. We know the whistling 104 00:09:24,440 --> 00:09:28,559 killer asked Stewart for a hundred thousand dollars. Yes, if I find out 105 00:09:28,639 --> 00:09:33,240 one thing at the bank, I'll have the one thing I need to start 106 00:09:33,279 --> 00:09:46,320 work on catching him. And you can bank on that. Yes, Yes, 107 00:09:46,480 --> 00:09:54,240 come in, come in, Hello dnne oh, hello son, ill 108 00:09:54,679 --> 00:09:58,360 come on, sit down, sit down. Thanks, But I I have 109 00:09:58,480 --> 00:10:03,480 no time to adda Oh guess what I came in for well, I don't 110 00:10:03,480 --> 00:10:07,559 have to guess. How much do you want this time? One hundred bucks? 111 00:10:07,639 --> 00:10:11,639 Dad? O a big night tonight. But Jimmy, you're spending a 112 00:10:11,639 --> 00:10:15,559 lot of money lately. Why not? Who taught me to spend money? 113 00:10:15,559 --> 00:10:18,600 But my ever eleven father? That's not the poll Your fault, Dad, 114 00:10:18,639 --> 00:10:22,399 You brought me up wrong. Well one hundred Dad, I'll look at here, 115 00:10:22,399 --> 00:10:26,799 son, I'm not made pop. Listen. How would you like it 116 00:10:26,799 --> 00:10:30,120 if James Whitby Junior went out with a dollar and thirty cents in his pocket? 117 00:10:30,320 --> 00:10:33,039 What would people say about you? This is nothing to joke about, 118 00:10:33,120 --> 00:10:37,559 Jimmy. Who's joking? James Whitby Junior, young banking executive with a buck 119 00:10:37,600 --> 00:10:43,039 thirty in his kick? Is that funny? Oh? All right, Jimmy, 120 00:10:43,360 --> 00:10:46,799 I'll give you the money, thanks, Dad, I know you would. 121 00:10:48,000 --> 00:10:50,480 Maybe you won't have to keep shelling out like this, Pop, not 122 00:10:50,600 --> 00:10:54,320 much longer anyhow. If plans I have come through, I won't have to 123 00:10:54,360 --> 00:11:07,480 ask you for a dime ever. Come on, Markham, how Joel? 124 00:11:07,559 --> 00:11:11,080 Our readers want to know what progress the police have made on the Whistling killer 125 00:11:11,080 --> 00:11:13,039 case. Has nothing I can tell you, Joe, not a thing when 126 00:11:13,039 --> 00:11:16,720 interviewed in his office, the district attorney asserted that the police are running down 127 00:11:16,799 --> 00:11:20,960 several clues and an early arrest is anticipated. Want that, No, No, 128 00:11:22,000 --> 00:11:24,480 I don't well, and you'd better, Joel, Can I tell you 129 00:11:24,559 --> 00:11:28,440 something off the record that's against my better judgment? But go ahead. Wilo 130 00:11:28,519 --> 00:11:31,080 Vans called me on the telephone a little while ago. Vans, yes, 131 00:11:31,120 --> 00:11:33,720 He said he had found a connection between Daniel Stewart, the man who was 132 00:11:33,799 --> 00:11:35,759 killed with his wife, and another man who shall be nameless, who came 133 00:11:35,799 --> 00:11:39,399 to him after being threatened by the whistling killer. Oh you mean there is 134 00:11:39,440 --> 00:11:41,720 a break coming up in this case if you don't print that, you know, 135 00:11:41,840 --> 00:11:43,840 Vans, Joe, you know, all he needs is one little opening 136 00:11:43,879 --> 00:11:46,799 and you'll crack this thing wide open. That's right just between you and me. 137 00:11:48,399 --> 00:12:01,200 An early arrest is anticipated, at least by me. Mister Hohodby. 138 00:12:01,360 --> 00:12:03,919 You were the head of the Layton Bank for many years, weren't you, 139 00:12:05,360 --> 00:12:07,879 Yes, Vans, Yes, yes, I was. I still have an 140 00:12:07,879 --> 00:12:13,639 interest in it. Why do you ask you knew Daniel Stewart, Well, 141 00:12:13,679 --> 00:12:18,480 I've met him. He was a client of the bank. I have a 142 00:12:18,559 --> 00:12:22,360 very important question to ask you. Oh, well, go ahead. By 143 00:12:22,360 --> 00:12:26,639 all means your bank has two branches. That's right. What official of your 144 00:12:26,679 --> 00:12:31,399 company would have knowledge of the depositors in both branches. I don't think I 145 00:12:31,480 --> 00:12:35,399 know what you mean. I guess I haven't been very clear. Let's say 146 00:12:35,440 --> 00:12:37,840 that I had a hundred thousand dollars in your Main Street branch. Yeah, 147 00:12:39,200 --> 00:12:43,159 and a friend of mine had let's say two hundred thousand in your Maple Street 148 00:12:43,159 --> 00:12:48,000 branch. How many people would know both figures? Oh? Well, now 149 00:12:48,120 --> 00:12:52,279 let him see. Oh, I imagine none of the tellers would know about 150 00:12:52,360 --> 00:12:56,559 both branches. I know that the vice president in charge of accounts would have 151 00:12:56,639 --> 00:13:01,320 supervision over both branches. Fans, and who is he? I shirt anyone 152 00:13:01,360 --> 00:13:09,000 else? Mister Whitby. Now let me think there's you got, mister Whitby, 153 00:13:09,879 --> 00:13:11,480 No, I didn't. Well, come on, let's get after whoever 154 00:13:11,480 --> 00:13:13,919 fired those shots? All right, I'm with here. He couldn't have gotten 155 00:13:15,000 --> 00:13:20,000 very far. We'll get out this door. And whoever did it was pretty 156 00:13:20,039 --> 00:13:22,799 cute locked the door from the outside, as Whitby. Have you received any 157 00:13:22,799 --> 00:13:28,000 communication from the whistling Killer? Well? Have you? Yes, yes, 158 00:13:28,080 --> 00:13:33,200 I have. That's what I thought. I'm on the right track. Anyhow, 159 00:13:33,080 --> 00:13:37,799 only one thing puzzles me right now? What is that? Bence? 160 00:13:37,159 --> 00:13:43,120 In all probability that was the whistling killer who fired those shots. But I 161 00:13:43,159 --> 00:13:54,799 wonder why he didn't whistle stop it? What are you hit me for? 162 00:13:56,440 --> 00:13:58,840 I didn't ever gonna do it. I only tell I might if you didn't 163 00:13:58,840 --> 00:14:03,080 treat me far. Cut it out, get it out, get it up? 164 00:14:03,399 --> 00:14:13,879 You? Who are you going? Where are you going? M M? 165 00:14:16,720 --> 00:14:22,360 Clip me? Wi? What what did I do? Nothing? That's 166 00:14:22,399 --> 00:14:26,279 what? Well? No, I'm really going to give you something to clip 167 00:14:26,279 --> 00:14:31,159 me about. Who do you think you are? Anyway? You're clip me 168 00:14:31,240 --> 00:14:35,120 for nothing? Well, you're never gonna do that again. I can tell 169 00:14:35,120 --> 00:14:41,039 you. Journey markom speaking, I've got something spell of you. Who is 170 00:14:41,039 --> 00:14:45,360 this? This is the dame who's calling up to do you a great big 171 00:14:45,399 --> 00:14:48,960 paper? Yes, Malcolm, you're trying to find out who the whistn't killer 172 00:14:50,080 --> 00:14:52,279 is? Aren't you? We most certainly are. Do you know who is 173 00:14:52,279 --> 00:14:56,759 it? It's a guy who's gonna be awful. Sorry that he he was? 174 00:14:58,360 --> 00:15:01,399 Hello, he was? I don't want the trouble. Hello? Are 175 00:15:01,440 --> 00:15:11,879 you still there? Hello? Don't get you wrong? Hello? Hello, 176 00:15:11,120 --> 00:15:30,360 Hello, Hello, Hello? Are you there? This is just your to 177 00:15:30,440 --> 00:15:35,080 turning mark of the Whistling murder case concerns the killing by an unknown extortionist of 178 00:15:35,120 --> 00:15:39,960 several people, most recent of whom was shot while talking on the telephone to 179 00:15:39,039 --> 00:15:46,080 me bylo Vans. Appealed to for help by a man named Wilbert Jones uncovered 180 00:15:46,120 --> 00:15:50,279 something that sent him to a former banker named James Whitby, and from Whitby 181 00:15:50,399 --> 00:15:54,200 learned that his son, James Junior, knew the exact deposits several of the 182 00:15:54,279 --> 00:15:58,279 victims maintain in their bank accounts. He's about to explain the significance of this 183 00:15:58,320 --> 00:16:04,440 to me in my office. It's reasonably simple, Markham. Just before she 184 00:16:04,559 --> 00:16:07,600 died, missus Stewart was able to tell her butler that the Whistling killer had 185 00:16:07,639 --> 00:16:11,840 demanded a hundred thousand dollars. Yes, I know that hundred thousand represented every 186 00:16:11,879 --> 00:16:15,559 sense Stewart had in the bank. Somebody knew that, or it was a 187 00:16:15,559 --> 00:16:18,559 coincidence. It might have been, except that the Wilburt Jones who came to 188 00:16:18,639 --> 00:16:22,720 me told me that the Whistling killer had demanded exactly the same amount as he 189 00:16:22,799 --> 00:16:26,840 had in the bank, and both Jones and Stuart used the same bank, 190 00:16:26,919 --> 00:16:30,360 although different branches. Oh, I think I'm beginning to understand, and I'm 191 00:16:30,360 --> 00:16:33,559 trying to say it's about time I did. We almost had a break on 192 00:16:33,600 --> 00:16:36,960 this case. That phone call I got from the girl who was shot, 193 00:16:37,559 --> 00:16:40,919 she didn't live long enough to talk. We'll make our own break, Markham. 194 00:16:41,000 --> 00:16:42,679 As you know, James Whitby told me that his son would know how 195 00:16:42,759 --> 00:16:48,039 much depositors in both branches of the bank would have in their accounts. But 196 00:16:48,360 --> 00:16:52,559 I've uncovered the strangest thing. Yes, yes, I discovered that mister Jones 197 00:16:52,759 --> 00:16:56,720 is a director of the bank and that he too might very easily have access 198 00:16:56,759 --> 00:17:00,159 to the accounts. You mean the man who came to you for help is 199 00:17:00,159 --> 00:17:03,720 a suspect. Why not? That device has been tried before, pretending to 200 00:17:03,720 --> 00:17:07,200 be a victim, so that suspicion is removed. I've got to do some 201 00:17:07,319 --> 00:17:11,839 more checking. I want to find just how many people would know about the 202 00:17:11,839 --> 00:17:17,079 deposits in both bank branches. Then I have a plan to make the whistling 203 00:17:17,160 --> 00:17:19,599 killer show his hand. It sounds very interesting if one of the bank employees 204 00:17:19,680 --> 00:17:22,680 is the killer. What goes on from here? Vans? I go on 205 00:17:22,759 --> 00:17:26,880 from here, Markham, onto a series of questions with which I won't for 206 00:17:27,119 --> 00:17:32,319 you. The next time you hear from me, I'll have some answers for 207 00:17:32,440 --> 00:17:47,279 you. Yes, sir, mister Jonson, who should I see? He 208 00:17:47,359 --> 00:17:52,799 is calling James Whitbey Junior. One moment please hello, Hello? What is 209 00:17:52,839 --> 00:17:56,799 it? What is it mister James Whittbey Junior to see you? Mister June. 210 00:17:56,759 --> 00:18:02,920 Hell No, I want you very wait wait just a moment. Maybe 211 00:18:02,920 --> 00:18:12,720 you had better send him in through that dorms. Thanks, hello, Jones. 212 00:18:14,039 --> 00:18:18,599 I mean I'll listen with me. I don't want you to do anything 213 00:18:18,640 --> 00:18:19,960 foolish. I want you to listen to me for that. Hold the phone, 214 00:18:21,000 --> 00:18:22,799 Jones. I came to see you. Remember, I know what you 215 00:18:22,880 --> 00:18:26,759 came about, but you've got to give me time. Let's start from the 216 00:18:26,759 --> 00:18:30,799 beginning. Well, I walked in here for one reason, Jones, because 217 00:18:32,000 --> 00:18:36,519 I want you to lay off my father. What that's it? Lay off 218 00:18:36,599 --> 00:18:38,000 my dad? What are you talking about? He told me a shot was 219 00:18:38,000 --> 00:18:41,839 fired at him when he was talking to Filo Vans yesterday. I know that 220 00:18:41,119 --> 00:18:45,640 the whistling Killer fire that shot? Is that what you think? Yes? 221 00:18:45,759 --> 00:18:49,039 And you're the whistling Killer what. I figured it all out when I told 222 00:18:49,119 --> 00:18:52,759 vance about the amount of money I was asked for. He figured it was 223 00:18:52,799 --> 00:18:57,000 somebody at the bank. You know how much everybody has deposited. You've got 224 00:18:57,039 --> 00:19:00,000 to be the killer. I'll kill a lover. Call for Hilp. That's 225 00:19:00,000 --> 00:19:03,119 a good act you're doing. But you have as much opportunity to look at 226 00:19:03,119 --> 00:19:07,680 our accounts as I have. You know the amount East Depositor has. But 227 00:19:07,680 --> 00:19:12,240 I'll give you a break, Jones. You lay off my father and I 228 00:19:12,240 --> 00:19:17,680 won't tell anybody what I know. What you know? Just what is it? 229 00:19:17,759 --> 00:19:33,000 You know? You're the whistling killer? Of course, Markham speaking, 230 00:19:33,000 --> 00:19:34,319 This is Vance, my friend. I've been waiting for your call. Vance 231 00:19:34,400 --> 00:19:38,079 means you've asked all your questions, doesn't it It most certainly does. Are 232 00:19:38,079 --> 00:19:41,319 there any newspapermen in your office at the moment? There generally are a few 233 00:19:41,319 --> 00:19:45,960 within call. Why I want you to make an announcement to them, Markham, 234 00:19:45,000 --> 00:20:00,680 here's what I want. What question? What's the on the whole train? 235 00:20:00,839 --> 00:20:03,920 Let's shut out and get lost. Guy can't come home from working to 236 00:20:03,000 --> 00:20:07,480 sell away reading this paper without get into an argument. We'll just give me 237 00:20:07,519 --> 00:20:10,200 a little room to read my paper. Who bit a while? Okay, 238 00:20:10,240 --> 00:20:14,400 so you got room, So shut up. Go ahead, read big front 239 00:20:14,400 --> 00:20:18,640 page story. Yeah what about I read it yourself. You kept shoving to 240 00:20:18,680 --> 00:20:22,759 get yourself room to read. Is pushing me the on a side. What's 241 00:20:22,759 --> 00:20:26,440 on the front page? First, I get shoved around. Now I gotta 242 00:20:26,480 --> 00:20:30,640 read to the guy. It's about the whistling killer. Yeah, you could 243 00:20:30,680 --> 00:20:33,400 say that again, only this time he didn't kill nobody this time. The 244 00:20:33,440 --> 00:20:37,880 papers say he made a date to call on Fino Vans. You ever hear 245 00:20:37,960 --> 00:20:41,359 of Fino Vans? Yeah? Sure, who hasn't. Killer's got some knife 246 00:20:41,359 --> 00:20:45,559 full around with Vance. So he's got some knives. So what what's he 247 00:20:45,599 --> 00:20:48,319 gonna see? Vance? Ah? The paper says the guy called Vance and 248 00:20:48,319 --> 00:20:52,680 said he oh, sorry, this is my stock. Oh you got room? 249 00:20:52,759 --> 00:21:06,799 Now read it from your own path. I could use another scene, 250 00:21:06,839 --> 00:21:11,519 note Dad, what yeah? Another hundred? Another hundred? Look here, 251 00:21:11,599 --> 00:21:15,920 boy, I gave you one hundred dollars the other night. I guess you 252 00:21:15,000 --> 00:21:18,000 did, but it's gone. I meant to ask you for it today down 253 00:21:18,000 --> 00:21:21,440 at the bank, but you left before I had a chance. Well you 254 00:21:21,519 --> 00:21:23,920 might as well know this. I'm not giving you any more money, Jimmy, 255 00:21:23,960 --> 00:21:26,359 but damn I don't have it. Come on now, Dad, let's 256 00:21:26,359 --> 00:21:30,680 stop with that talk. You've got plenty of dough. You've got stocks, 257 00:21:30,119 --> 00:21:36,440 bonds. I don't have anymore. You don't what happened? The wrong stocks 258 00:21:36,480 --> 00:21:38,880 went up, the wrong ones went down? Oh what's the difference. You 259 00:21:38,960 --> 00:21:42,160 got plenty of cash. Come on, Pap, A hundred that's all I 260 00:21:42,200 --> 00:21:48,759 need. One hundred. No, and that's definite a pop. You wouldn't 261 00:21:48,759 --> 00:21:52,720 want me. I was there, file of Vans. What does he want 262 00:21:52,759 --> 00:21:56,319 here? Open the door and see what's the matter, Jim? What are 263 00:21:56,319 --> 00:22:02,039 you afraid of? Nothing? Nothing? I open it all advance. I'm 264 00:22:02,079 --> 00:22:08,599 on the way. Well you're young Whitby. Well that's my son Vans. 265 00:22:08,680 --> 00:22:12,640 He doesn't seem particularly pleased to see me. How are you, mister Whitby. 266 00:22:12,720 --> 00:22:15,160 I'm pretty well, thank you. What do you want here, Vans? 267 00:22:15,400 --> 00:22:18,359 I merely want to invite you over to my office, young man? 268 00:22:18,799 --> 00:22:23,400 What for to meet the whistling Killer? What are you talking about? Just 269 00:22:23,680 --> 00:22:27,640 that the whistling killer is calling on me? Your son won't be alone, 270 00:22:29,079 --> 00:22:33,839 mister Wilburt Jones will be there and District Attorney Mark. Are you what do 271 00:22:33,839 --> 00:22:36,920 you want with me? Huh? I'm not going there. I won't go. 272 00:22:37,319 --> 00:22:40,519 I think you can convince him differently, can't you, mister Whitby, 273 00:22:40,839 --> 00:22:44,519 Well, my office in an hour. You want to bring your son, 274 00:22:44,599 --> 00:22:56,640 mister Whitby, just to make sure he gets there. Of course, I 275 00:22:56,799 --> 00:23:00,480 told you, mister Markham, I have worked to do tonight at the there's 276 00:23:00,519 --> 00:23:03,720 no reason for me to be here advances office, jeopardizing my life. He's 277 00:23:03,799 --> 00:23:06,240 right, you can say that again. I'm sorry, mister Jones, and 278 00:23:06,319 --> 00:23:08,319 my apologies to you. Mister Whitby and your son. Vans said he'd be 279 00:23:08,319 --> 00:23:11,799 here at eight o'clock. It's only seven thirty. Well, look, what's 280 00:23:11,799 --> 00:23:15,440 all this business about the whistling Killer? Vans believes the killer will keep his 281 00:23:15,480 --> 00:23:18,079 word and be here, providing we don't have the buildings surrounded by police, 282 00:23:18,440 --> 00:23:22,160 and we're doing without any policeman for that reason. Well, I don't think 283 00:23:22,160 --> 00:23:26,039 I understand, mister Markham. I can explain it partially. I believe mister 284 00:23:26,039 --> 00:23:29,680 Whitby, the whistling killer has been in touch with you demanding money. Yes, 285 00:23:30,000 --> 00:23:33,480 yes he is. I told that to Vans and you, mister Jones. 286 00:23:33,519 --> 00:23:36,440 Well, Vants knows that I told him the killer was after me. 287 00:23:36,559 --> 00:23:38,200 What is he trying to do set me up here in this office to make 288 00:23:38,200 --> 00:23:41,839 it easy for him. I honestly don't know what Vance is trying to do. 289 00:23:41,880 --> 00:23:47,000 Mister Whitby Junior. Well, no threat from the Whistling Killer to you? 290 00:23:47,720 --> 00:23:49,400 Oh what could he get out of me? Which leads me to ask 291 00:23:49,440 --> 00:23:52,640 what am I doing here? I'm sure Vans will explain that he was most 292 00:23:52,640 --> 00:23:55,839 anxious to have you. I believe he'd call on you in person. Did 293 00:23:55,839 --> 00:24:02,880 indeed so, so I'm quite certain. Wait, it's the whistling Killer, 294 00:24:03,160 --> 00:24:07,400 the whistling Killer. He's coming here. I'm here to kill me, Markham. 295 00:24:07,440 --> 00:24:08,400 You have a gun. You must have a gun on I don't carry 296 00:24:08,400 --> 00:24:12,440 one. I'll get down behind Vance's death. That's for me. You you 297 00:24:14,160 --> 00:24:18,279 okay, Dad, Dad, I'm staying here. Son, I want to 298 00:24:18,279 --> 00:24:21,039 get this over with that. Don't be crazy. He'll kill you, Dad, 299 00:24:21,240 --> 00:24:26,960 He dance. What's going on? I never heard about it? He's 300 00:24:26,960 --> 00:24:30,200 so ridiculous. Well, everybody, that's quite a true reprimanding me for pretending 301 00:24:30,240 --> 00:24:34,240 to be the Whistling Killer. I'll explain all I should would. Yes, 302 00:24:34,640 --> 00:24:40,519 thank you very much. This little experiment was very necessary, gentleman, definitely 303 00:24:40,559 --> 00:24:42,279 necessary. All right, all right, it was necessary to scare all of 304 00:24:42,359 --> 00:24:45,400 us to death. But why did it prove? What did it prove, 305 00:24:45,440 --> 00:24:49,200 mister Whitby. That's what I said, Nothing very much except that you are 306 00:24:49,240 --> 00:24:53,440 the whistling killer. Is going from no no, no more killing my after 307 00:24:53,519 --> 00:24:57,799 pool, let go but healthy, young man Markham, which I'm sure you'll 308 00:24:57,799 --> 00:25:19,640 see to it that the whist killer it talks all right, all right, 309 00:25:19,759 --> 00:25:25,400 what's the point of my denying it. I'm the whistling Killer. Although how 310 00:25:25,440 --> 00:25:27,400 you knew how I gave myself away, I'll never know, Vans. It 311 00:25:27,480 --> 00:25:32,160 so happens that I don't know either, Whitby. Vans. Let's see if 312 00:25:32,200 --> 00:25:33,720 I can start from the beginning of this case and bring it right up to 313 00:25:33,799 --> 00:25:37,759 date. I'll admit that some of this is pure supposition, but I believe 314 00:25:37,839 --> 00:25:41,960 you lost all your money in the stock market. Correct, mister Whitby. 315 00:25:41,119 --> 00:25:45,759 It's your story, Van, It's correct, Thank you, Margaret. Anyhow, 316 00:25:45,799 --> 00:25:48,279 Whitby hit upon the idea of the whistling Killer, an idea that would 317 00:25:48,319 --> 00:25:53,000 cloak his identity. He investigated the bank accounts of his friends, bound just 318 00:25:53,160 --> 00:25:56,480 how much cash they were worth, and went to work. There was a 319 00:25:56,519 --> 00:26:00,920 girl killed, wasn't there Vans, how do you explain, amen, that 320 00:26:00,039 --> 00:26:03,960 Whitby was your girlfriend? Of course you two probably had a falling out. 321 00:26:04,359 --> 00:26:07,759 Incidentally, when Markham was talking to her on the phone just as you shot 322 00:26:07,799 --> 00:26:11,559 her, he heard your whistle, which was how I could imitate it in 323 00:26:11,640 --> 00:26:15,200 my office. You still haven't told me how you found me. I will. 324 00:26:15,759 --> 00:26:18,839 There were some details to fill in. One of them was the shot 325 00:26:18,880 --> 00:26:22,839 that was fired when you and I were together. Whitby. You see, 326 00:26:22,880 --> 00:26:26,200 your son knew you were the killer. I'm sure he did. He fired 327 00:26:26,279 --> 00:26:29,599 that shot missing purposely just to throw me off. Young Whitby knew about his 328 00:26:29,640 --> 00:26:33,000 father. I think. So you want to see my client, Wilbert Jones, 329 00:26:33,000 --> 00:26:36,720 and accused him of being the whistling killer to keep Jones from suspecting mister 330 00:26:36,720 --> 00:26:40,559 Whitbey here. After all, there are only three men who had access to 331 00:26:40,599 --> 00:26:44,200 the accounts in both branches of the bank, the two Whitbees and Jones. 332 00:26:44,519 --> 00:26:47,039 As you say, Vants, this is all hypothetical, although it does sound 333 00:26:47,079 --> 00:26:49,720 completely logical. But let's get back to your office. When you named Whitbey 334 00:26:49,799 --> 00:26:53,920 here, how would you do that? When I, impersonating the whistling killer, 335 00:26:55,000 --> 00:26:57,559 came to the door, Markham you and young Whitbey and Jones were behind 336 00:26:57,640 --> 00:27:03,319 my desk. Only Whitby here was in the open with a much feared killer 337 00:27:03,359 --> 00:27:07,200 closing in. Why would he stay out in the clear? No reason, 338 00:27:07,279 --> 00:27:11,359 Vans. One reason, because he knew it wasn't the Whistling Killer at all. 339 00:27:11,960 --> 00:27:15,480 It couldn't be he was the Whistling Killer, so he knew he had 340 00:27:15,559 --> 00:27:18,599 nothing to fear. He realized it was a trick. Oh no, that's 341 00:27:18,599 --> 00:27:22,200 how I gave myself away. Yes, you imagine the killer would do just 342 00:27:22,359 --> 00:27:26,599 that, didn't your Vans. I hoped he would, But we were in 343 00:27:26,640 --> 00:27:29,720 the middle of this case before I got the idea for it. It doesn't 344 00:27:29,720 --> 00:27:32,640 matter that you got the idea in the middle vance. It only matters that 345 00:27:32,680 --> 00:28:56,519 we've reached the end of the Whistling murder case. On Welcome Back, there 346 00:28:56,720 --> 00:29:04,559 is really something unst adeline about that whist lane before and after the murder that 347 00:29:04,839 --> 00:29:15,440 was pretty effective. I also had to appreciate the two passengers crimped together on 348 00:29:17,240 --> 00:29:23,319 the subway cars to react to the minor plot point in the newspaper. It 349 00:29:23,400 --> 00:29:29,839 was patting of a plot that was kind of thin, but it was a 350 00:29:29,920 --> 00:29:34,799 fun patty. On the other hand, trying to blackmail people out of their 351 00:29:34,839 --> 00:29:42,240 whole account was kind of dumb. Not only did the exact account balance serve 352 00:29:42,440 --> 00:29:47,519 as the only lifeline the police or final of Vans could get in this case, 353 00:29:48,000 --> 00:29:53,960 but people are not likely to give up every petty they have as to 354 00:29:55,039 --> 00:30:00,559 how Vans solve the case. Okay, so let me understand here. The 355 00:30:00,799 --> 00:30:07,160 killer did not hide because he knew who the whistling murderer was, and he 356 00:30:07,240 --> 00:30:12,319 knew it was him. His son, on the other hand, had known, 357 00:30:14,039 --> 00:30:18,000 and that's why he fired the shot and tried to throw suspicion on the 358 00:30:19,119 --> 00:30:26,079 bank board member. And he had he knew his dad was the killer, 359 00:30:26,240 --> 00:30:32,279 and that his dad was inside and couldn't have been out in the hall whistling, 360 00:30:33,079 --> 00:30:40,519 but the whistling scared him anyway of Okay, some logic problems in that 361 00:30:40,559 --> 00:30:44,640 conclusion. Well, we turned a lesson our comments and feedback, and we 362 00:30:44,720 --> 00:30:51,079 start with an email from Derek, who writes on the Latest File Advance episode. 363 00:30:51,279 --> 00:30:56,559 I think the shoe designer sounds like mister chameleon. Any chance I'm right? 364 00:30:56,279 --> 00:31:00,759 Oh, my, mister chameleon, you are a master of disguise. 365 00:31:00,359 --> 00:31:06,160 Well, Tim, I will say this, I think you could be right, 366 00:31:06,680 --> 00:31:14,880 but I'm not one sure. I'm not the best at recognizing actor voices, 367 00:31:14,960 --> 00:31:22,720 particularly someone like Carl Swinson, who really did have the ability to play 368 00:31:22,759 --> 00:31:26,960 a lot of different voice roles, and who also did most of his work 369 00:31:27,160 --> 00:31:32,880 in New York, where the voices are not nearly as familiar. But it's 370 00:31:32,920 --> 00:31:38,200 certainly possible because Swinson was working in New York. Of course, he was 371 00:31:38,319 --> 00:31:45,960 starring in Mister Chameleon at the time, but starring in one detective series didn't 372 00:31:45,960 --> 00:31:51,799 really stop actors from going and appearing in another series. So while I can't 373 00:31:51,839 --> 00:31:56,000 confirm it Swinson, it's not far finched that it could have been. And 374 00:31:56,039 --> 00:32:00,680 then we turned to Facebook and Emmett, who writes regarding the same episode, 375 00:32:00,799 --> 00:32:04,720 this was one of the better file of vance stories. Oh, I know 376 00:32:04,799 --> 00:32:08,799 the script is utterly silly, but for Fillow this is top drawer. Well, 377 00:32:08,880 --> 00:32:13,359 thanks so much, Ammon, and I'd agree that that was a pretty 378 00:32:13,359 --> 00:32:20,519 good story for Filo Vans and I am once again really grateful to Radio Archives 379 00:32:20,519 --> 00:32:24,240 for sharing their copy because we wouldn't have been able to play it otherwise because 380 00:32:24,279 --> 00:32:30,640 the one in circulation was only half there. So I'm so glad that you 381 00:32:30,839 --> 00:32:35,720 enjoyed it and it was a really good episode for Filo Vance. Well, 382 00:32:35,759 --> 00:32:39,640 now it's time to thank our Patreon supporter of the day, and I want 383 00:32:39,640 --> 00:32:45,559 to thank Dawn Don has been one of our Patreon supporters since October twenty twenty 384 00:32:45,559 --> 00:32:50,640 one, currently supporting us at the Detective Sergeant level of seven dollars and fourteen 385 00:32:50,680 --> 00:32:53,000 cents or more per month. Thank you so much for your support, down 386 00:32:53,599 --> 00:32:59,079 and that will do it for today. If you are enjoying this podcast, 387 00:32:59,119 --> 00:33:04,720 please follow us your favorite podcast software, and please be sure to write and 388 00:33:04,880 --> 00:33:09,640 review the podcast wherever you download it from. Follow Vans will return in two 389 00:33:09,680 --> 00:33:16,359 weeks, taking next week off for our celebration of the birthday of Bob Bailey, 390 00:33:16,759 --> 00:33:22,839 but join us back here tomorrow for the conclusion to the Flat Sex matter. 391 00:33:22,960 --> 00:33:28,000 Where you happen to know this girl Marvel Terrence A by sight? I 392 00:33:28,000 --> 00:33:31,079 mean she has been pointed out to me. Did you see her at the 393 00:33:31,119 --> 00:33:36,160 airport? See? I did. I was under the impression she was going 394 00:33:36,200 --> 00:33:38,680 to leave on the plane, but after it departed, she was still in 395 00:33:38,720 --> 00:33:44,039 the terminal. Did you notice her talking to anyone before the takeoff? Yes, 396 00:33:44,759 --> 00:33:47,519 to some American I believe, right here and Stocky built about thirty five. 397 00:33:49,000 --> 00:33:52,240 She he would fit that description, Blakely, did you see her talking 398 00:33:52,279 --> 00:33:57,200 to anyone else, any of the baggage handlers or the ground crew. I'm 399 00:33:57,240 --> 00:34:01,640 afraid I did not notice. Is it important? It could be? Well? 400 00:34:02,160 --> 00:34:06,519 Thanks for your information, Don Serrano. My only concern is to see 401 00:34:06,640 --> 00:34:09,440 justice done. I'm sure it will be. And I suppose we take a 402 00:34:09,440 --> 00:34:14,920 look at what you didn't tell me, senior, the fact that Maria took 403 00:34:14,920 --> 00:34:17,639 out a flight accident policy for twenty five thousand dollars named you as a beneficiary. 404 00:34:19,079 --> 00:34:22,199 By considered it dear a mere whim of my sisters. But the way 405 00:34:22,199 --> 00:34:24,679 things turned out, it was a pretty valuable whim, wasn't it, Don 406 00:34:24,719 --> 00:34:29,440 Serrano? For you, I mean signor are you implying I'm implying that Roman 407 00:34:29,599 --> 00:34:31,719 wasn't the only one with a motive. Wasn't the only one who will profit 408 00:34:31,760 --> 00:34:36,639 by Maria's death? You'll do pretty well yourself. Half for a state and 409 00:34:36,679 --> 00:34:39,000 twenty five thousand dollars cash. That's not a bad deal. I should kill 410 00:34:39,039 --> 00:34:42,639 you for such an insult. You'd like to, wouldn't you. You're very 411 00:34:42,719 --> 00:34:45,480 big on this killing business. That's how you planned to handle things with Raman, 412 00:34:45,639 --> 00:34:49,039 wasn't it as soon as Maria went back to Havana. It is only 413 00:34:49,079 --> 00:34:51,360 what he deserves, and now you're trying to use me to do it. 414 00:34:51,639 --> 00:34:54,960 That's why you came here. You don't care about justice. All you want 415 00:34:55,000 --> 00:34:59,199 to do is get Roman. He is guilty. If he is Don Serrano, 416 00:34:59,639 --> 00:35:01,880 I'll find it out and I'll tend it on him. But if he 417 00:35:02,000 --> 00:35:06,440 isn't, I'm not going to be pushed into framing him. So you can 418 00:35:06,440 --> 00:35:12,039 take these dirty, underhanded insinuations of yours and you can get out down sir, 419 00:35:12,079 --> 00:35:15,199 run on. I hope you'll be with us then. In the meantime, 420 00:35:15,360 --> 00:35:19,719 do send your comments to Box thirteen at Great Detectives dot and net. 421 00:35:19,880 --> 00:35:23,880 Follow us on Twitter at Radio Detectives, and check us out on Instagram, 422 00:35:23,880 --> 00:35:30,679 Instagram, dot com, slash Great Detectives from Boise Idahold. This is your 423 00:35:30,679 --> 00:35:31,800 host, Adam Grahamson and Off