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Speaker 1: The Perfect Crime by H. A. Ripley. Peter Johansson had

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one burning ambition to commit a perfect crime. After much

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thinking and careful planning, he chose burglary for his experiment

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and a large brown stone mansion for the scene of

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his action. Learning its occupants had left town, he arrayed

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himself in a business suit of conservative cut, flung a

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light top coat over his arm, picked up a gladstone

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bag covered with foreign labels, and set out. He had ascertained,

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of course, when the policeman patrolling the beat was furthest

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away at such a time. He drove up in his

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swanky sports roadster, swung jauntily to the sidewalk, skipped up

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the steps, and fitted a skeleton key into the lock,

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which yielded easily. So far, so good, he thought. Inside,

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he adjusted a black mask to his eyes and silk

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gloves to his hands, the former for a bit of

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local color, he couldn't resist, the latter for more practical purposes.

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What a jolly thing this burglary was. He quickly filled

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his Gladston with silver and other valuables. Hurrying out. He

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removed his gloves after closing the door. Done, and not

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a single clue left, he said to himself. As he

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was about to descend the steps, he saw out of

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the corner of his eye the policeman rounding the corner.

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Feigning disinterest. He quickly pushed the bell button and stood

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there whistling. Hey you, shouted the policeman, now standing at

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the bottom of the steps. What are you doing there? Damn,

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people ain't home. Howdy officer, how goes it? Said our

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hero blithely, as he turned to greet the blue coat.

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I know they're not home. Been trying to raise someone

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for five minutes. Annoying too after running out to see them.

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Oh well, he continued, I'll be going along, as he

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unconcernedly picked up his bag. You bet you will write

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to the hooscal bellowed the guardian of the piece. Your story,

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I might have believed, but come on now, I'm taking

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you down. Alas Peter Johansson had forgotten to remove his

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mask on leaving the house. Whoever thinks a perfect work

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to see thinks that ne'er was, nor is nor e'er

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shall be the end of the perfect crime.