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Well it is our four thousand and one, one 7 00:01:00,159 --> 00:01:06,599 hundred and fiftieth episode special, and today I'm bringing you an episode of suspense. 8 00:01:06,760 --> 00:01:11,000 The original air date is May the twenty second, nineteen fifty six, 9 00:01:11,239 --> 00:01:30,840 and the title is Fragile Contents Death and now Tonight's presentation of radio's outstanding theater 10 00:01:30,959 --> 00:01:41,879 of thrills, suspense. Tonight, we bring you a story of a postmaster 11 00:01:42,000 --> 00:01:47,799 and his desperate search for an unwelcome package. We call it Fragile Contents Death. 12 00:01:48,519 --> 00:01:52,640 So, now, starring Victor Perrin, here is tonight's suspense play, 13 00:01:52,640 --> 00:02:14,479 Fragile Contents Death. All it took was a phone call until it came that 14 00:02:14,599 --> 00:02:16,800 morning. Everything at the post office was the same as it had always been. 15 00:02:17,560 --> 00:02:23,120 I was just another postmaster, forty years old with the postal problems of 16 00:02:23,120 --> 00:02:27,960 some eighty thousand people to look after. All it took was that call to 17 00:02:28,000 --> 00:02:32,039 make things a nightmare. As I said, the day was just a day. 18 00:02:32,800 --> 00:02:36,280 I remember. I was making up my mind to get busy on the 19 00:02:36,280 --> 00:02:44,000 stuff piled on my desk. It was nine fifteen morning, mister Jordan, 20 00:02:44,199 --> 00:02:46,840 Ah, morning, Hartley. I'm just going to send for you. Don't 21 00:02:46,879 --> 00:02:53,400 tell me all this heat is for me? That's right. Didn't anybody weed 22 00:02:53,400 --> 00:02:57,680 it out? It's been weeded, mister Jordan. Wow, if I must, 23 00:02:57,719 --> 00:03:01,159 I must even a parcel I see, yeah, yeah, it's marked 24 00:03:01,159 --> 00:03:07,840 personal from Paxton and Brown something or other Broadway, New York. Oh, 25 00:03:07,879 --> 00:03:10,759 I remember? Sure? This must be that new type of lawn sprinkler I 26 00:03:10,840 --> 00:03:14,759 ordered for the wife. You should have had it sent to the house. 27 00:03:14,840 --> 00:03:16,000 Put it over there? Would you all take along when I go home? 28 00:03:16,240 --> 00:03:24,719 Here? That's fine? Post Office, This is Jordan Jordan at Postmaster Jordan. 29 00:03:25,400 --> 00:03:30,000 That's right. What can I do for you? Lenny? You got 30 00:03:30,000 --> 00:03:35,479 a bomb someplace and a mail down there? Is this a joke? Listen 31 00:03:35,639 --> 00:03:38,639 carefully, this is no joke. A guy I know sent another guy a 32 00:03:38,719 --> 00:03:44,360 bomb, a time bomb. It'll be delivered here in town. It was 33 00:03:44,360 --> 00:03:46,000 supposed to be set to go off at seven to night, but it ain't. 34 00:03:47,199 --> 00:03:52,479 You forgot to change the time or before he shifted. It's set for 35 00:03:52,560 --> 00:03:57,039 two thirty this afternoon, five hours from now. I don't like that. 36 00:03:58,080 --> 00:04:00,960 Maybe some poor a guy like a mailman get it instead of the guy you 37 00:04:00,199 --> 00:04:05,159 supposed to. That's why I'm telling you about it. You gotta find it 38 00:04:05,199 --> 00:04:11,439 and stop it. One other thing too, it's fixed so it'll go off 39 00:04:11,520 --> 00:04:15,680 when you open the package. You got all that, sure, I got 40 00:04:15,719 --> 00:04:17,920 it? But how do I recognize this bomb? Who's an addressed to? 41 00:04:18,160 --> 00:04:20,839 I ain't telling who, Senator. I don't care about who, Senate? 42 00:04:20,879 --> 00:04:30,720 Who gets it? Who gets the bomb? Hello? Hello hardly? Yes, 43 00:04:30,720 --> 00:04:32,160 sir, you probably heard enough of that to know what's going on. 44 00:04:32,480 --> 00:04:35,160 Something about about a bomb in the mail. Yeah, now listen carefully. 45 00:04:35,240 --> 00:04:38,639 I'm only going to tell you once get out of here on the double. 46 00:04:39,120 --> 00:04:43,000 I want the Assistant Superintendent of Mails and the dispatcher Stuart and Fox get him 47 00:04:43,000 --> 00:04:44,800 in here as quick as you can. You got that, Yes, sir, 48 00:04:50,680 --> 00:04:55,199 operator, this is Jordan. How many inspectors are in today? Do 49 00:04:55,240 --> 00:05:01,639 you know? Just a moment, mister Jordan, mister Williams is in. 50 00:05:02,319 --> 00:05:06,560 Mister Jackson left word he'll be out in Lincoln County until tomorrow. And mister 51 00:05:06,639 --> 00:05:11,759 Thompson entered the hospital this morning to have his appendix out. We'll ring ed 52 00:05:11,879 --> 00:05:14,720 Williams for me. Please tell him to get over to my office right away. 53 00:05:14,720 --> 00:05:19,040 It's urgent, Yes, sir, Oh Fox men, sit down, 54 00:05:19,240 --> 00:05:25,920 Yes, sir, something wrong, plenty bomb in the mail. You know 55 00:05:26,000 --> 00:05:28,240 much about it? I'll tell you later. Williamson, Stewart, they're in 56 00:05:28,240 --> 00:05:30,959 on this two and are we ever in for a busy day? Hardly said? 57 00:05:30,959 --> 00:05:33,480 There was a hurry up call. And here's a door in my face. 58 00:05:33,560 --> 00:05:36,560 Joe, come on in, d close the door. Sit down, 59 00:05:36,639 --> 00:05:43,079 both of you. I'll sit down and listen. Oh no, Roises. 60 00:05:43,120 --> 00:05:45,519 This year I've been waiting for him to spring it on. Button it up, 61 00:05:45,600 --> 00:05:47,839 Joe. Here's what we do have staring us in the face. I 62 00:05:47,920 --> 00:05:51,519 just told Fox a minute ago there's a bomb in the mail someplace. Hold 63 00:05:51,600 --> 00:05:56,040 on. That's right. A few minutes ago I got a phone call. 64 00:05:56,360 --> 00:06:00,519 I don't know who it was. All I got were these facts nine thirty. 65 00:06:00,639 --> 00:06:03,959 Between now and two thirty, we've got to find a time bomb which 66 00:06:04,000 --> 00:06:09,279 was mailed to somebody here in town. Somebody don't don't have any name at 67 00:06:09,279 --> 00:06:12,319 all. He didn't get around to that. Either he wouldn't tell me or 68 00:06:12,319 --> 00:06:15,680 he was cut off. I'm hoping, just a slender hope. I know. 69 00:06:15,759 --> 00:06:19,160 I'm hoping you'll call back, But we can't count on it. How 70 00:06:19,160 --> 00:06:23,600 do we know this isn't a leg pull dug? We don't, but we 71 00:06:23,639 --> 00:06:29,240 can't afford to take chances with somebody's life. Would you know what kind of 72 00:06:29,240 --> 00:06:32,680 a package? We don't know. Any kind? It's great that spreads your 73 00:06:32,720 --> 00:06:36,240 field out, something terrific star. Oh well, you not only have your 74 00:06:36,240 --> 00:06:41,000 truck packages, you have carrier packages too. Carrier wouldn't have that bigger package 75 00:06:41,079 --> 00:06:45,319 still with the powerful explosives we have nowadays and the small wiring circuits possible, 76 00:06:45,319 --> 00:06:48,240 why not? Yeah, I'll give you another one. How about a newspaper 77 00:06:48,360 --> 00:06:51,759 roll? That's big enough, isn't it? Carriers handle them? Don't that? 78 00:06:51,879 --> 00:06:56,839 That's right? Now? Here's what I think. If that thing was 79 00:06:56,879 --> 00:07:00,759 mailed early this morning, it's either out there in the parts I'll post ben 80 00:07:00,839 --> 00:07:03,000 or at one of the substations. If it was mailed last night, it's 81 00:07:03,040 --> 00:07:05,839 probably on one of the trucks. Right now, or else it's been delivered, 82 00:07:06,240 --> 00:07:11,199 or else it's been delivered. Yes, a lot of stuffs also trucks, 83 00:07:11,240 --> 00:07:14,399 but no, that complicates it. But let's do what we can as 84 00:07:14,439 --> 00:07:17,360 fast as we can. Fox. You round up all of the special delivery 85 00:07:17,399 --> 00:07:20,399 cars, send them out after those trucks, and get all the packages back 86 00:07:20,439 --> 00:07:24,720 here. We'll go over them after they get here. Okay. Try to 87 00:07:24,720 --> 00:07:29,079 get the drivers to remember what's been delivered and where. Skip the insurance deliveries. 88 00:07:29,240 --> 00:07:30,600 This won't be insured. Get as much back as you can. But 89 00:07:30,680 --> 00:07:33,720 what if they can't remember everything? You lead that to me. But do 90 00:07:33,839 --> 00:07:36,360 this too. Call the substations, get all their stuff in here, all 91 00:07:36,439 --> 00:07:40,839 right? Anything else not? Now? All right, I'm on away, 92 00:07:42,120 --> 00:07:46,839 Stewart. You'll go through our own stuff in the back. Let's see delivery 93 00:07:46,839 --> 00:07:48,920 from New York Central's number three hasn't come over from the station yet, hasn't. 94 00:07:48,920 --> 00:07:54,360 Oh now it makes it a little better. Get everything we've got together 95 00:07:54,480 --> 00:07:57,959 in one place and keep it there. Keep the out of town packages out 96 00:07:57,959 --> 00:08:00,959 of it. Just add the stuff from the substations and trucks as it comes 97 00:08:01,000 --> 00:08:03,600 in, and the pickup trucks of course, But some of the drop boxes 98 00:08:03,600 --> 00:08:07,839 out in the suburbs are for letters and parcels both. We'd get some packages 99 00:08:07,839 --> 00:08:11,639 coming in on the pickups from those boxes. I've forgotten many. The trucks 100 00:08:11,639 --> 00:08:16,920 should be in by eleven. We might as well go ahead with everything else 101 00:08:16,000 --> 00:08:18,360 until I get here. Just so we got them as soon as they come 102 00:08:18,399 --> 00:08:20,800 in. I'll leave that to you. If we're going to do all this, 103 00:08:20,959 --> 00:08:24,600 i'd better get on it. No, you're standing around here any longer 104 00:08:24,639 --> 00:08:28,480 than necessarily. Now go ahead. You want me to check the factors? 105 00:08:28,560 --> 00:08:33,480 Right? I don't have to tell you your business head. I know your 106 00:08:33,559 --> 00:08:37,360 record is an inspector is a one? Well fill me in a little more. 107 00:08:37,200 --> 00:08:43,600 What you done? Okay? Shoot this a time bun. That's what 108 00:08:43,679 --> 00:08:46,799 he said. We have less than five hours now, Yeah, I got 109 00:08:46,840 --> 00:08:50,399 that. Well what else about it? Would it be safe to open? 110 00:08:50,519 --> 00:08:52,360 No? No, it'll go off if you open it, he said, 111 00:08:52,399 --> 00:08:56,360 so rougher and rougher. I'm going to get help, Doug. All you 112 00:08:56,360 --> 00:09:07,600 want, use your phone? Help you step backs, operator outsideline, Thank 113 00:09:07,639 --> 00:09:30,600 you, Stay police company A sergeant rock speaking all Rocky. This is at 114 00:09:30,600 --> 00:09:33,440 William's Post Office? Is Jesse in today? Yeah? You want him? 115 00:09:33,559 --> 00:09:35,360 No, don't call him no time, Tell him to come on over here 116 00:09:35,440 --> 00:09:37,919 right away? Would you sure? What do you want with explosive experts? 117 00:09:37,919 --> 00:09:41,519 You got a bomb? Maybe keep it under your hat? You know me? 118 00:09:41,799 --> 00:09:46,320 Another thing, rocky. You guys got the fluoroscope just now I touch 119 00:09:46,360 --> 00:09:50,279 you one huh. No, we loaned the company up and forming I could 120 00:09:50,399 --> 00:09:52,399 use it, that's for sure. Tell me about one hundred miles. I'll 121 00:09:52,399 --> 00:09:54,919 call him up and get him to fly it in. Probably get it. 122 00:09:54,919 --> 00:09:58,039 Do you know about an hour a little over? Oh good, and you'll 123 00:09:58,039 --> 00:10:03,720 tell Jess I will do now to work. Doug, same here, boy? 124 00:10:05,639 --> 00:10:07,159 Yeah? How about those carriers? About one hundred of them are there? 125 00:10:09,039 --> 00:10:11,039 Can you do it? Can you hit them all? I don't know. 126 00:10:11,879 --> 00:10:16,279 All I can do is try. But you're thinking of the same thing 127 00:10:16,320 --> 00:10:22,320 I am remembering the same case Bowling Green, Kentucky. Yeah, the poor 128 00:10:22,480 --> 00:10:26,879 devil of a carrier alive but barely. That's one reason I want to find 129 00:10:26,919 --> 00:10:31,279 this bond before our luck runs out. And we're going to see that, 130 00:10:31,399 --> 00:10:37,159 but it doesn't run out. I hope you're right in I sure hope you're 131 00:10:37,240 --> 00:11:00,679 right. You are listening to Fragile Contents. Death to Night's Brother presentation in 132 00:11:00,799 --> 00:11:15,559 Radio's outstanding theater of thrills suspense. For you, the choice between living and 133 00:11:15,639 --> 00:11:18,759 ethical life or that of a fugitive from the law may be an easy one 134 00:11:18,799 --> 00:11:22,000 to make. But for the young Paroli and Tomorrow Night's drama on the FBI 135 00:11:22,159 --> 00:11:26,399 in Peace and War, the choice is more difficult. His old criminal friends 136 00:11:26,440 --> 00:11:31,919 want to involve him in an easy money scheme when he comes to the turning 137 00:11:31,960 --> 00:11:35,639 point, that moment at which he must decide between staying straight or going back 138 00:11:35,679 --> 00:11:39,600 to a life of crime. The temptation is most intense for drama that packs 139 00:11:39,600 --> 00:11:43,960 a human interest punch. Don't miss the turning point Tomorrow Night, when the 140 00:11:45,080 --> 00:11:48,559 FBI in Peace and War is on the air over most of these same stations. 141 00:11:50,000 --> 00:11:54,200 And now we bring back to our Hollywood sound stage, mister Victor Perrin's 142 00:11:54,320 --> 00:12:01,799 starring in to Night's production Fragile Contents, Death Tail, Well calculated to keep 143 00:12:01,840 --> 00:12:20,879 you in saucepan. They were all on it now, Williams, Fox, 144 00:12:22,000 --> 00:12:24,879 Stewart and all the others we could trust to keep a cool head. The 145 00:12:26,000 --> 00:12:30,480 lid was on every place possible. To the average man buying his three cent 146 00:12:30,559 --> 00:12:33,360 stamp, it was business as usual. We didn't even let the majority of 147 00:12:33,399 --> 00:12:37,559 the help know it, but often one of our fairly isolated corners, A 148 00:12:37,600 --> 00:12:43,919 pile of packages was growing. I looked at the clock ten twenty, just 149 00:12:43,080 --> 00:12:52,039 about an hour a gone, four hours left stew our thing's going? Who 150 00:12:52,080 --> 00:12:56,200 knows wells can be expected? And a thing like this, I suppose better 151 00:12:56,279 --> 00:13:01,879 wipe off that sweat before somebody tumbled that the day isn't that hot? Thanks, 152 00:13:01,759 --> 00:13:09,120 sit down or any of them wise yet? I don't think so. 153 00:13:11,320 --> 00:13:16,679 I'll probably get out. Things have a way that they do. How are 154 00:13:16,720 --> 00:13:20,399 you standing at yourself? Well? Are you worried? I'm not very happy, 155 00:13:20,840 --> 00:13:24,799 none of us are. I keep thinking what if I get hold of 156 00:13:24,840 --> 00:13:28,200 the thing? Ever been in an explosion? No? You weren't in the 157 00:13:28,279 --> 00:13:33,559 service? Now you ever see an explosion? Been close to one? Yeah? 158 00:13:33,559 --> 00:13:37,720 Well I came by once just after a gasoline truck tangled to the pole 159 00:13:37,759 --> 00:13:46,279 and took off. It was a pretty bad sight. See. Would would 160 00:13:46,320 --> 00:13:50,320 you like to take the day off? I wouldn't think of it. Nobody'd 161 00:13:50,320 --> 00:13:54,279 blame you. I wouldn't. I promise you. I can't do that. 162 00:13:54,360 --> 00:13:56,559 Dug, What if I did and the thing got by and I could have 163 00:13:56,600 --> 00:14:01,960 provided it I'm nervous. Maybe I don't like to set up. Maybe, 164 00:14:01,840 --> 00:14:07,679 but I'm not chicken. I'm staying with it. I figured you would, 165 00:14:07,759 --> 00:14:11,480 Joe. They say every soldier figures the next bullet isn't going to get him. 166 00:14:11,559 --> 00:14:16,080 That's the way I'm figuring myself on this deal. Good idea. The 167 00:14:16,120 --> 00:14:18,159 only thing we have to worry about, Joe, where is this one? 168 00:14:18,200 --> 00:14:35,200 Aimed eleven thirty two hours gone? I went back to the mail room. 169 00:14:35,240 --> 00:14:39,639 Hello, dog, how's it going? Well? Don't we have all this 170 00:14:39,720 --> 00:14:43,600 over here so far? A lot of work? And he leads head, 171 00:14:43,000 --> 00:14:48,519 not yet, not even anything suspicious. How can you tell? I can't 172 00:14:48,519 --> 00:14:50,639 tell, really. Sometimes there's something about the handwriting or the printing of the 173 00:14:52,480 --> 00:14:56,799 guess you just feel it. Sometimes I don't know. I don't get anything 174 00:14:56,840 --> 00:15:00,840 like that. And this stuff not even a fake return address, not a 175 00:15:00,919 --> 00:15:03,559 one in the lot. None of the locals anyway, check them off. 176 00:15:03,559 --> 00:15:07,720 Louroscoping ya all the plants an They phoned me a few minutes ago. It's 177 00:15:07,720 --> 00:15:11,360 on the way over here any minute as well, mister Jordan. Telephone, 178 00:15:11,919 --> 00:15:20,159 Okay, what line? Money, thank you, I'll get it. This 179 00:15:20,360 --> 00:15:24,200 is Jordan, mister Jordan, this is malloy and truck fifteen. Yes, 180 00:15:24,279 --> 00:15:28,039 malloy, I got the word about getting back these packages. Everything's practically okay. 181 00:15:28,440 --> 00:15:33,000 Only this my second delivery. I left one off at this place seventeen 182 00:15:33,080 --> 00:15:37,480 twenty four Lime Street. I go back there a while ago, and nobody's 183 00:15:37,519 --> 00:15:41,519 home. They were there when you left the package. Yeah, a fat, 184 00:15:41,559 --> 00:15:43,759 bald headed guy took it, as I remember. Well, check the 185 00:15:43,759 --> 00:15:46,639 neighbors I already have, mister Jordan. Nobody knows for sure where they went 186 00:15:48,240 --> 00:15:50,960 or some talk about'em leaving for Washington this morning. But I can't put 187 00:15:50,960 --> 00:15:56,480 it down. They drove anyway. Car's gone, garage is empty. It's 188 00:15:56,559 --> 00:15:58,000 using your head, malloy. At least we have something to shoot at. 189 00:15:58,159 --> 00:16:02,720 Do you remember the name? No, I don't, but that fat guy 190 00:16:02,759 --> 00:16:07,320 sure looked like a crook. Tad them for one a minute. I well, 191 00:16:07,759 --> 00:16:10,840 Miller came driving out and caught me in. Said you were hunting a 192 00:16:10,879 --> 00:16:15,080 package of stolen goods in the mail. Maybe shot off his mouth too much, 193 00:16:15,120 --> 00:16:18,559 John, wasn't I supposed to all? No, No, malloy, 194 00:16:18,639 --> 00:16:22,159 it's all right. I forgot that he knew what we were after. Will 195 00:16:22,200 --> 00:16:26,440 you say you got everything else? Yeah? Be right, in it. 196 00:16:26,519 --> 00:16:30,039 You say, so, you do that, check Foxy. Yeah, look 197 00:16:30,120 --> 00:16:33,480 up seventeen twenty four Lime Street and get the name. Anything else, get 198 00:16:33,519 --> 00:16:37,440 that name, then get onto it. The state police to intercept them if 199 00:16:37,440 --> 00:16:41,200 possible. Those people received the package this morning, and they may have left 200 00:16:41,200 --> 00:16:44,519 town for Washington. They're probably driving with luck. They may not have opened 201 00:16:44,559 --> 00:16:47,559 that parcel yet. It's a real long shot, sir, going on a 202 00:16:47,600 --> 00:16:51,279 trip carrying in an open package. I doubt it. It's against common sense, 203 00:16:51,320 --> 00:17:03,240 but we have to try. You try, Foxy. Twelve o'clock lunchtime. 204 00:17:03,200 --> 00:17:07,440 I ordinarily eat at Bailey's, but not today. We had sandwiches and 205 00:17:07,480 --> 00:17:11,640 coffee brought in. The coffee was welcome, but we didn't seem to be 206 00:17:11,720 --> 00:17:17,039 very hungry. Alone in my office sipping coffee, all I could think about 207 00:17:17,200 --> 00:17:25,319 was the time was half gone. This is Jordan's darling. Haven't you forgotten 208 00:17:25,400 --> 00:17:30,920 something? Oh? Hello, dear, forgotten something. I'm down at Bailey's 209 00:17:30,000 --> 00:17:33,759 waiting for you. I've been here twenty five minutes. We're lunching together today, 210 00:17:33,839 --> 00:17:38,119 remember, Oh yes, Well, look, Alice, I'm afraid I'm 211 00:17:38,160 --> 00:17:41,079 going to have to stand you up. Something's come up. You'll be sorry, 212 00:17:41,359 --> 00:17:45,000 there's the best looking man sitting in here all by himself, the tall, 213 00:17:45,119 --> 00:17:48,160 rugged, iron gray type. You know how I go for those. 214 00:17:48,480 --> 00:17:52,799 He'd probably be very glad to buy me a meal. You try him and 215 00:17:52,880 --> 00:17:56,039 see. I have confidence in you, sweetheart. Anything to save us a 216 00:17:56,079 --> 00:17:59,839 buck, then you definitely aren't coming. I'm afraid not. I'll tell you 217 00:18:00,079 --> 00:18:04,160 about it tonight sometime. Remind me never to marry a busy executive again. 218 00:18:04,559 --> 00:18:10,279 Bye bye. What do you got foxy things in my mind? Doug? 219 00:18:10,319 --> 00:18:12,039 First, let me get this one off. The cops picked up the Morgans. 220 00:18:12,359 --> 00:18:15,200 The Morgans, Yeah, the couple who were driving to Washington found him 221 00:18:15,200 --> 00:18:18,640 in a service station on the edge of tom They got the package, well, 222 00:18:18,640 --> 00:18:21,720 they'd already opened it. Nothing much in it except some fancy sports shirts 223 00:18:21,759 --> 00:18:25,279 from Morgan himself. Then they're on their way again. Yeah, with apologies. 224 00:18:25,279 --> 00:18:26,920 I understand they were scared silly though Morgan offered to show the cop the 225 00:18:27,000 --> 00:18:30,519 shirts. He even wanted to give him one, afraid they were stolen goods. 226 00:18:30,359 --> 00:18:33,440 Glad that's cleaned up. Yeah, say, just had a call from 227 00:18:33,440 --> 00:18:37,960 the Woodmot branch. Go on, So you remember Spicer. Spicer, Yeah, 228 00:18:38,079 --> 00:18:41,839 suspicion of robbing the mails. What about it be as though he hung 229 00:18:41,839 --> 00:18:44,200 one on himself this time? Well, how's that? Well? As I 230 00:18:44,279 --> 00:18:45,960 say, this clerk out at Woodmot put a bunch of packages in the bins 231 00:18:47,039 --> 00:18:49,599 just before he quit last night. He remembered one for doctor Turner. This 232 00:18:49,759 --> 00:18:53,400 Turner, it seems, collects magazine first editions. Sometimes he's aren't worth insuring, 233 00:18:53,519 --> 00:18:56,759 sometimes they are, but they're always worth something more than their original price. 234 00:18:57,160 --> 00:19:00,400 And this package looked like one of those. About the carrier Spicer, 235 00:19:00,480 --> 00:19:03,119 well, it seems he blew in just as the place was about to close 236 00:19:03,160 --> 00:19:06,599 and he forgot a bag he his with some new shoes that he'd bought. 237 00:19:06,759 --> 00:19:08,880 He drifted through and right out again. Nobody paid any attention at the time. 238 00:19:08,960 --> 00:19:11,759 And this morning Turner's package is gone? Is that it? And where's 239 00:19:11,799 --> 00:19:15,559 Spicer? This day off? Substitute's working. They're sure the package has gone. 240 00:19:15,640 --> 00:19:18,880 What Turner called to ask of it? Came in and they couldn't trace 241 00:19:18,920 --> 00:19:22,440 it. That's how they were shure it's missing. I don't have to tell 242 00:19:22,480 --> 00:19:23,920 you the next move to it. No already tried called his rooming house, 243 00:19:23,920 --> 00:19:26,799 he's not in. Didn't come in last night either. I call the police. 244 00:19:27,039 --> 00:19:30,559 I'd better do that, foxing thanks. Even if he has the thing, 245 00:19:30,559 --> 00:19:33,240 he surely opened it by now. I think so myself. But we 246 00:19:33,279 --> 00:19:44,000 can't be sure. We can't take chances. I'd better call operator, get 247 00:19:44,039 --> 00:20:02,279 me the police station. Any luck with this pile of stuff? Well, 248 00:20:02,400 --> 00:20:07,359 one that's uncertain. Trying to make up my mind. So let's see here. 249 00:20:08,160 --> 00:20:14,359 It's not very big. Wouldn't have to be addressed to Jack Gordon one 250 00:20:14,480 --> 00:20:17,880 twenty eight Andrew Street. Is that anybody important? Never heard the name? 251 00:20:18,319 --> 00:20:19,839 If you asked me, it's a kid? What makes you think so? 252 00:20:21,279 --> 00:20:27,240 Return address Columbia Foods Incorporated It I'm cereal coupons. Flora scope indicates a watch 253 00:20:27,279 --> 00:20:42,359 inside. Let's put a stufflet'scope on it, king get it ticks all right? 254 00:20:42,440 --> 00:20:48,720 Question? Is it a dollar watcher? Is it watch? Probably? 255 00:20:51,039 --> 00:20:56,720 Probably? Let's play it safe, That's what I thought. Take it outside 256 00:20:57,319 --> 00:21:00,640 ordinarily, yes, what we detect anything that would trigger out the thing, 257 00:21:00,720 --> 00:21:11,599 so we'll put it on the water bucket here? Did you put wedding agent 258 00:21:11,680 --> 00:21:15,680 in the water? Yeah, those socks with there wrapping quicker and then throw 259 00:21:15,720 --> 00:21:30,799 anything else inside that much faster that doesn't inside takes a little longer. Reminds 260 00:21:30,839 --> 00:21:34,799 me of the time I put in as an inspector. Here. You were 261 00:21:36,119 --> 00:21:44,839 pretty good, Doug, just lucky, getting the walkers. Lucky. Better 262 00:21:44,920 --> 00:21:59,200 have a look at your toy here, easy, easy, uh che come 263 00:22:00,720 --> 00:22:07,960 there, looks as though we were right the first time, Doug. Here, 264 00:22:08,000 --> 00:22:11,759 I have a pocket watch, Januarine Hoppy, keep it for a souvenir. 265 00:22:12,559 --> 00:22:17,559 That's one kid, we all watch. We'll a budget standard. It'll 266 00:22:17,599 --> 00:22:19,599 strain it, but it won't break it. And let's step up back. 267 00:22:19,640 --> 00:22:26,440 I need a cigarette. Good idea that you heard about this carrier, Spicer 268 00:22:26,920 --> 00:22:30,640 Fox. He told me get him, yet the police haven't. Maybe the 269 00:22:30,640 --> 00:22:42,039 police haven't got him, but has it. The clock's hands were still going 270 00:22:42,079 --> 00:22:47,799 around one thirty, just about one hour to go, and still we hadn't 271 00:22:47,799 --> 00:22:52,480 found that bomb. We hadn't found it, We hadn't found the missing carrier. 272 00:22:52,359 --> 00:22:57,000 All we had found was a new headache every few minutes. This is 273 00:22:57,079 --> 00:23:00,400 Jordan, mister Jordan, This is Malloy again, the driver you know. 274 00:23:00,759 --> 00:23:03,559 Oh yes, molloy, do you have something new? Well sort of, 275 00:23:04,000 --> 00:23:07,920 you see, mister Jordan is like this. While I was eating lunch, 276 00:23:07,920 --> 00:23:11,119 I kept thinking, and all of a sudden I remember this other package I 277 00:23:11,200 --> 00:23:15,400 delivered this morning out on Beach Avenue, so I drive over here to see 278 00:23:15,440 --> 00:23:18,200 about it. I'm at the house. Now, have you got the package? 279 00:23:18,480 --> 00:23:21,759 Have they opened it? No? It ain't open. Well, you 280 00:23:22,400 --> 00:23:26,000 better talk to this lady, mister Jordan. She won't listen to me here, 281 00:23:26,079 --> 00:23:30,279 Missus Bates, this is a big postmaster on the line himself in person. 282 00:23:30,880 --> 00:23:33,839 Hello. This driver says you're the postmaster. Is that right? That's 283 00:23:33,960 --> 00:23:37,720 right? This is Douglas Jordans. I don't understand all this about the package 284 00:23:37,759 --> 00:23:41,480 which came from my husband versus man delivers it now. I wants it back. 285 00:23:41,920 --> 00:23:45,920 He's perfectly right, Missus Bates. We'd very much like to have that 286 00:23:45,000 --> 00:23:48,119 parcel. I don't see why it has my husband's name on it. It's 287 00:23:48,160 --> 00:23:52,079 a correct address. I'm afraid I can't give it back until my husband has 288 00:23:52,079 --> 00:23:56,559 a chance to examine it. What did our driver tell you, Missus Bates. 289 00:23:56,759 --> 00:24:02,240 He had some story about stolen good but that doesn't make sense. Anyone 290 00:24:02,279 --> 00:24:06,480 would know that my husband was someone. Someone may have confused him with another. 291 00:24:06,519 --> 00:24:10,039 Bates. Have you thought of that? No, I hadn't. But 292 00:24:10,640 --> 00:24:14,039 I'm still sure that my husband should pass judgment on this. If I were 293 00:24:14,039 --> 00:24:17,759 to take the responsibility and I were wrong, let me take the responsibility, 294 00:24:17,759 --> 00:24:19,839 Missus Bates. He might not see it that way. He might say, 295 00:24:19,839 --> 00:24:23,640 I'll let myself be talked into something, Missus Bates. Believe me. I'm 296 00:24:23,680 --> 00:24:26,640 sure your husband would be the first to thank us, if he only knew, 297 00:24:26,720 --> 00:24:30,880 on my word of honor, we must have that package. Well, 298 00:24:30,680 --> 00:24:37,079 it's your responsibility, understand, very young man. But I don't think my 299 00:24:37,160 --> 00:24:41,359 husband will thank you. He doesn't like anyone connected with the government, none 300 00:24:41,359 --> 00:24:44,440 of you. For that. I'm sorry, missus Bates, but thank you 301 00:24:44,519 --> 00:24:56,480 for giving us that parcel. But it wasn't what we were after. A 302 00:24:56,559 --> 00:25:00,680 box of advertising pencils. That was all. Then it was half an hour. 303 00:25:02,400 --> 00:25:06,000 I forced myself to stay in my office waiting for a call that they'd 304 00:25:06,039 --> 00:25:15,319 caught Spicer, or that someone somewhere had turned up something head any luck, 305 00:25:15,799 --> 00:25:21,000 not a bit. We've combed everything, not a thing. They haven't caught 306 00:25:21,039 --> 00:25:25,519 up with Spicer yet. I think that's a false lead. Anyway, If 307 00:25:25,559 --> 00:25:27,759 he has the thing, he's opened it by now that leaves his nowhere. 308 00:25:29,799 --> 00:25:34,559 Yes it does. Somebody's forgotten something that that must be it, and maybe 309 00:25:36,559 --> 00:25:40,160 could be all a hoax. You know s matter? Don't you want it 310 00:25:40,240 --> 00:25:41,319 to be a hoax? All the suffered and nothing to show for it that 311 00:25:41,480 --> 00:25:45,480 it? Want to repeat the Walker business? Catch a murderer through the mill? 312 00:25:45,559 --> 00:25:48,920 No, d No, I just want to be sure by the way 313 00:25:48,960 --> 00:25:53,480 he's at. You know who Steve Walker, the brother he's out of jail. 314 00:25:53,559 --> 00:26:00,279 Didn't you know? What? Are you looking so funny? Team Walker? 315 00:26:03,279 --> 00:26:07,200 He said he'd get me? Yes? Or what where did I put 316 00:26:07,200 --> 00:26:11,759 it? Where's that lawn? Sprinkling lawn street? Now I know where'd that 317 00:26:11,759 --> 00:26:14,559 package come from? I've had it right here all day. I didn't even 318 00:26:14,559 --> 00:26:17,440 think about it came early this morning. Let's not think. Let's move. 319 00:26:17,480 --> 00:26:29,480 Gimme that is there time? I think, so better be get it unto 320 00:26:29,519 --> 00:26:40,960 the floorscope. Look that's it, brother, that's it all right. Do 321 00:26:41,000 --> 00:26:41,960 you have time to take it out to a safe place, No, sir. 322 00:26:42,200 --> 00:26:45,519 All we can do is put in the water bucket, taken into the 323 00:26:45,599 --> 00:26:56,480 alley and tray. Okay, here goes, daughter gets through that wrapper, 324 00:26:57,920 --> 00:27:11,720 Doug Miller, I'll give it an hour just in case. Five minutes, 325 00:27:14,359 --> 00:27:30,319 fifteen, thirty minutes, forty five, one hour and then, well, 326 00:27:30,400 --> 00:27:33,200 Doug, there it is all in little pieces to speak like those pieces, 327 00:27:33,200 --> 00:27:40,880 aren't you? I am? I am pretty good collection of evidence. You 328 00:27:40,880 --> 00:27:44,359 can go out to Steve Walker with this, Doug. Mister Jordan telephone coming. 329 00:27:48,200 --> 00:27:52,319 This is Jordan. Well, I couldn't bear the thought of you plodding 330 00:27:52,359 --> 00:27:55,400 away down there. Now. Maybe you'd like to hear the story about my 331 00:27:55,480 --> 00:27:57,359 lunch and it was the most think it had better be good? Honey? 332 00:27:59,119 --> 00:28:25,680 Will you hear the one I've got for you? Suspense, in which mister 333 00:28:25,759 --> 00:28:30,720 Victor Perrin starred in Tonight's presentation of Fragile Contents Death. Be sure to listen 334 00:28:30,799 --> 00:28:37,079 next week when we again bring you another presentation of radio's outstanding theater of thrills 335 00:28:37,359 --> 00:28:56,079 Suspense. Suspense is produced and directed in Hollywood by Anthony Ellis. Tonight's story 336 00:28:56,160 --> 00:29:00,319 was written by John F. Suter. The music was coms by Renee Arragancin, 337 00:29:00,359 --> 00:29:04,839 conducted by Wilbur Hatch featured in the cast where Vivi Channis, Leonard Winribb, 338 00:29:04,920 --> 00:29:08,400 Helen Cleeb, Herbert Ellis, Ted Bliss, John Larch, Charles Seal, 339 00:29:08,480 --> 00:29:14,200 and Frank Kurstell. This Friday Night, the CBS Radio Workshop takes you 340 00:29:14,279 --> 00:29:18,200 on an exciting excursion into the world of fantasy as it recounts Antoine de Saint 341 00:29:18,359 --> 00:29:23,599 Zuperi's delightful story of The Little Prince. A bestseller in America as well as 342 00:29:23,599 --> 00:29:27,200 France and a joy to readers of all ages, The Little Prince is sure 343 00:29:27,240 --> 00:29:30,480 to be one of your all time dramatic favorites. As you hear it this 344 00:29:30,519 --> 00:29:37,759 Friday night over most of these same stations on the CBS Radio Workshop, Stay 345 00:29:37,759 --> 00:29:41,400 tuned for five minutes of CBS News to be followed on most of these same 346 00:29:41,440 --> 00:30:04,480 stations by my son Jeep. You hear America's favorite shows on the CBS Radio 347 00:30:04,680 --> 00:31:17,359 Network. Welcome Back Well a really intriguing episode. It's a great premise, 348 00:31:17,599 --> 00:31:22,400 a great mystery with a ticking time bomb, and a really ironic conclusion. 349 00:31:22,000 --> 00:31:30,160 I did actually notice the package being delivered to the postmaster at the beginning on 350 00:31:30,279 --> 00:31:33,880 this second lesson through the episode, but I think that made just have been 351 00:31:34,119 --> 00:31:40,559 because I knew how it ended. I came across this episode a few months 352 00:31:40,640 --> 00:31:45,079 back and really enjoyed it and decided that I would love to play it for 353 00:31:45,759 --> 00:31:52,920 this particular special. This is actually the second time that Suspense performed the script. 354 00:31:52,119 --> 00:31:59,759 The first was in nineteen fifty one with Paul Douglas playing the lead role, 355 00:32:00,160 --> 00:32:02,839 but it was this version that I heard. Plus, I do think 356 00:32:02,920 --> 00:32:09,279 that this era of radio is interesting to listen to because you have actors who 357 00:32:09,400 --> 00:32:19,039 have mostly been cast in supporting roles getting to actually play a more significant part 358 00:32:19,240 --> 00:32:23,680 and really show their talent. And I think Victor Perrin does a really good 359 00:32:23,799 --> 00:32:29,240 job here. This is, of course a story that is kind of well 360 00:32:29,400 --> 00:32:35,759 suited to an actor who's not like some big star, as he's playing a 361 00:32:36,039 --> 00:32:40,880 very grounded character. And this is just such an interesting story with all of 362 00:32:40,920 --> 00:32:47,000 the details that they managed to work in and how they managed to build suspense 363 00:32:47,119 --> 00:32:51,880 throughout. So I really enjoyed it. I hope you locked it as well. 364 00:32:52,240 --> 00:32:55,640 Now it's time for me to go ahead and thank our Patreon supporter of 365 00:32:55,720 --> 00:33:00,720 the day, and thank you so much to Philip, Philip supporting the program 366 00:33:00,759 --> 00:33:07,119 at the Detective Sergeant level of seven dollars and fourteen since per month has been 367 00:33:07,160 --> 00:33:12,200 a Patreon supporter since December twenty one teen. Thank you so much for your 368 00:33:12,200 --> 00:33:15,160 support, Philip, and that will do it for today. If you are 369 00:33:15,279 --> 00:33:22,119 enjoying this podcast, please follow us using your favorite podcast software, and be 370 00:33:22,240 --> 00:33:25,960 sure to rate and interview the podcast wherever you download it from. We'll be 371 00:33:27,000 --> 00:33:32,279 back tomorrow to start our regular Great Detectives lineup with Sam Spade, where I 372 00:33:32,480 --> 00:33:36,599 have another point of beer by vendor. Let me buy it, Sir, 373 00:33:37,240 --> 00:33:39,759 you're can blain me drinks all night, but don't make the mistake a drain 374 00:33:39,839 --> 00:33:43,599 to get me drunk. Make it too, will you? Eddie him? 375 00:33:43,960 --> 00:33:47,480 Same? That means he knows you. You're okay by the oas well, 376 00:33:47,519 --> 00:33:53,920 then you're okay by Captain Nostro. Hey, you want jilbiz. What's the 377 00:33:53,960 --> 00:33:59,400 rest of its? Sim Spade? Well, I'll tell you something about you, 378 00:33:59,559 --> 00:34:01,680 Sam's Spade. You didn't come here to drink with me, You came 379 00:34:01,720 --> 00:34:05,559 to talk. I should we go over in a booth. That's a good 380 00:34:05,599 --> 00:34:12,679 idea, right, Yeah, now I'm ready to listen. Do you know 381 00:34:12,800 --> 00:34:16,280 Kelly Green, Kelly the dancer? Yeah? Why every blasted sailor in the 382 00:34:16,320 --> 00:34:21,239 Orient knows Kelly. Let me see now. The last time I remember her, 383 00:34:21,320 --> 00:34:24,199 she was dancing on a table in Singapore for some Dutch officers. Now 384 00:34:24,239 --> 00:34:28,400 she's in town right now. She said she has some information you'd want to 385 00:34:28,440 --> 00:34:32,760 buy I'll bet she has you a friend of hers since this morning. That's 386 00:34:32,800 --> 00:34:37,400 long enough for me. Now, what are you private? Detective? I 387 00:34:37,440 --> 00:34:39,880 am? And that brings up one other point. She said you would pay 388 00:34:39,920 --> 00:34:45,840 me for finding Oh surely, what's your fee at twenty final though year you're 389 00:34:45,960 --> 00:34:47,280 is fifty? No? No, no lot? Take it now, as 390 00:34:47,320 --> 00:34:52,559 far as I'm concerned, you've earned it. Then what's her address? Embassy 391 00:34:52,599 --> 00:34:54,559 Hotel, room six two seven. No, we'll get in touch with her. 392 00:34:54,880 --> 00:35:00,119 Well, see you're around. Hey, wait a minute, spade, 393 00:35:00,840 --> 00:35:04,599 how would you like to find someone for me? Why not? I hope 394 00:35:04,599 --> 00:35:07,360 you'll be with us then. In the meantime, do send your comments to 395 00:35:08,199 --> 00:35:15,679 Box thirteen at Great Detectives dot net, follow us on Twitter at Radio Detectives, 396 00:35:15,719 --> 00:35:21,679 and check us out on Instagram, Instagram, dot com slash Great Detectives 397 00:35:21,719 --> 00:35:25,719 from Boise, Idaho. This is your host, Adam Graham, signing off.