Speaker 1: The Avenger.
Speaker 2: Crime ends in attracted as a sense, crime does not pay.
The Avenger, sworn enemy of evil, is actually Jim Brandon,
a famous bio kennist. Through his numerous scientific experiments, Brandon
have perfected two inventions to aid him in his crusade
against crime as the Avenger, the tomopathic indicator, by which
he is able to pick up thought flashes, and the
sacred diffusion capsule, which pokes him in the black light
of invisibility. Brandon's assistant, the beautiful Fern Collier, is the
only one who shared there's his secrets and knows that
he is the man the underworld fears as the Avenger
and now the Avenger and the Thoroughbred Murder. A group
of weekend guests are gathered at the racecourse on George
Feldon's elaborate country estate.
Speaker 3: Oh, this is going to be a very exciting weekend, Jim.
Just imagine having our pick of George Feldon's famous thoroughbreds
to row.
Speaker 1: It'll be a treat, all right, friend.
Speaker 3: And that stage coach race at the pay tomorrow, that
would be somebody to see.
Speaker 2: Will be The idea of having women drivers is quite
a novelty.
Speaker 1: Come over to the rail.
Speaker 2: Friend, Roslyn Burke is going to give George Sheldon's coaching
for a workout. She's going to drive his coach in
the race tomorrow.
Speaker 3: Gee, do you think Roslin has a chance to win?
I don't think she looks strong enough to handle that team.
Speaker 2: Well, I'll be able to answer that better after I've
seen what kind of showing she makes on this practice run. Well, Brandon,
how much are you willing to put on Rosalind to
win the race tomorrow? Whether she wins or not, at
he shall get dreams of publicity out of it. I
take it that was the idea behind the whole thing. Well,
of course, an actress always needs publicity, you know, But
I thought.
Speaker 3: Roslin retired from the stage two years ago when she
married William hirt.
Speaker 2: A great actress never retires, Fern, and Rosalind is a
great actress.
Speaker 3: Yes, I saw several plays in which you too.
Speaker 2: Were coast and you'll see our name in lights again, Fern.
If I can talk some sense into roslind Eddie Woods
in Roslindale, that combination still has a draw. Oh, George
is bringing the coach up to the Strawning line. She'll
be ready to go in a minute. Oh, I'll see
you later. I want to time this.
Speaker 3: Eddie Woods is certainly anxious to get Roslin back on
the stage, isn't.
Speaker 1: He man with good reason?
Speaker 2: He hasn't had a play since she retired to Mary Burke,
But I think he's wasting his time. Burke is set
against Rosalind going on with her career.
Speaker 3: Yes, mister Burke seems to hate the theater.
Speaker 2: And everyone connects to this.
Speaker 1: The coach is ready to start.
Speaker 2: Watch this Fern, Yes, you come.
Speaker 3: Good, heavens you look at her go.
Speaker 2: Yes, we don't need to worry about her getting strong
enough to handle that team.
Speaker 1: She's in perfect control.
Speaker 3: Takes a lot of mirrors I couldn't do.
Speaker 2: She's reached the given her head. I thought she was
going to turn on, and she's racing them for all
their work. Now if she doesn't break the time, I
miss my guess.
Speaker 3: They're on the home stretch now, look at Rodin's fairly enjoying.
Speaker 1: An'm driving.
Speaker 2: A wonderful time. They're over the line. What was the
time of that, Eddie?
Speaker 1: Five second nd the record?
Speaker 2: Brandon, Oh, she drives in like that tomorrow she's a
sure winner. Her husband Oh, that's easy to understand. Causes
her Burke's great love. Yes, quite a stable of his own.
In fact, I'd be willing to Betty's down here trying
to buy a few of George Fulton's prize winners.
Speaker 3: Come on, Jim, let's go over and congratulate Joslin.
Speaker 2: Oh, George, before we go back to the house, I'd
like to have a look at that new Bastelli.
Speaker 1: In yours all right, Bert, but on your demons, not
for sale. I want that clearly understood. Don't worries, George.
I don't want to buy him.
Speaker 2: Now we were a flat racer instead of a steeple chaser,
I might be interested.
Speaker 1: Even though he does have the reputation of being a
man kill.
Speaker 2: Up Well, demon's a thorough bad He gracious and sensitive, excitable.
Speaker 1: He has a great staying power. I hear he has
a fine head.
Speaker 2: But personally I think he's just as great as a racehorse
as Herold and Eclipse. That's mighty fast company, George. How
about manning to take him out for run in the morning.
Speaker 1: Well, if you think you can handle him, you're welcome
to try. No horses ever thrown me yet, George.
Speaker 2: Well, before you mount demon, you had better see that
your insurance is paid up. Oh right, this way, demons stalls.
Speaker 4: You see, Harold, these heavy strokes in your hand riding
sure that you're determans even headstrong.
Speaker 3: And that white spacing of your mothers it means of
your genius, las.
Speaker 2: One, Dear, anytime I'm suffering from a deflated ego, I'll have.
Speaker 1: You read my hand on it. Oh.
Speaker 4: I know you think handwriting analysis is just a parlor trick,
but there's really quite a lot.
Speaker 2: Of proof in it, Harold, no doubt, But you know
me too well. Ros You couldn't really give me an
little biased anaosy.
Speaker 4: Well, I don't know, Jim Brandon, suppose I am as
he is writing a fern can judge whether I'm right
or wrong.
Speaker 2: Come on, Jim, I'm a detective. I can't afford to
have my writing analyzed. It might give away my secrets.
Speaker 3: I'd like that, Rosmin, I thought all these stories I
used to read in the Pepers. In fact, you're being
a handwriting expert with just so much publicity.
Speaker 4: Oh, I just play around at it, Ferner, I'm a
rank amateurier.
Speaker 1: How about it, Tess for Oz, there's music in the
drawing room.
Speaker 4: Oh wonderful, O, dear hell excuses Prince, I want you
to teach me that he set ust Roslin is just
as fascinating your stage as all.
Speaker 2: Yes, she has the rare combination of beauty and brains, and.
Speaker 3: It seems as if every man here is in love
with her.
Speaker 2: Well, that statement is a little too inclusive, young lady,
but there's some truth from what you say.
Speaker 3: Her husband is terribly jealous too, until by the way,
he watches it.
Speaker 2: Now, now, don't let that romantic imagination of yours tape wings.
Rosamond has known all these people for a long time,
your old friends.
Speaker 3: But who was Harold Lansbury?
Speaker 2: He wrote and produced the last play in which Rosalind
and Nettie stared, What.
Speaker 3: About George Field and our host? Is he an old
friend of Herstey?
Speaker 2: No, he's Burke's Brandon. Their mutual interest is horses.
Speaker 3: Well, I guess that brings me up to date on
the guest list.
Speaker 2: All right, then, how about a walk on the terrace
before teeth so, mister Brandon, Well, Rosalind, have you spoken
of that husband of yours about the money?
Speaker 4: Not yet, Harris, Frankly, I'm finding it very difficult and
must poscourage.
Speaker 2: Well, don't tell me you're going to back out now
after getting George. You can invite us all down here
for the express purpose of softening him up.
Speaker 3: No, I'm going to carry out my part of the bargain.
Speaker 1: Well. The long he put it off, the herder to be.
Speaker 2: I can't wait much longer, Rosalind, I have to give
my plan to rehearsal if it's going to be produced
this season.
Speaker 3: I know what You've been sweet to wait as long
as you have.
Speaker 1: It's the perfect vigor for your bossman. Actually, I wrote it.
Speaker 3: With you and mind I know you did, Harold. Well,
the part's wonderful either door play, but.
Speaker 2: Backing's the only thing that's holding us up. You can
persuade that contrarian their minded man. You marriage loosen up
his personal Oh, Harold, don't start.
Speaker 3: On perfect game.
Speaker 4: I know you hint him, but after all, you can
expect him to look at these things the same way
we do.
Speaker 2: Want n't see how you can stand it. For two
whole years, Burke stood between you and your career. Can't
you see that if you cared anything, it's all about you.
He wants you happy? Why, Ros, the theater is the
very breath of life to you. You were a fool
ever to think you could give it back.
Speaker 3: Yes, I realize that now.
Speaker 2: Well, if you don't want your public to forget you,
you'd better make up your mind.
Speaker 1: A lot of the young stars beginning to blossom.
Speaker 4: I'll do my best to convince Burkett your play is
a good investment.
Speaker 3: If I can persuade him to put up the money,
he'll be one of us. You'll have an interest in
my work.
Speaker 2: In a baby, Yes, Ros, don't give me that one
little happy family rootle team. Even if Burke does put
up the money, keep him away from me, and I
look at him.
Speaker 1: I got the urge to commit a sort from my husband.
Speaker 3: Certainly isn't very popular as my friend.
Speaker 1: He's the villain for my money. When are you going
to speak to him right away?
Speaker 4: But I'll have to talk it over with Eddie's first. Why, Well,
naturally i'd want Eddie for my leading man.
Speaker 1: Oh, you could do much better, Ross, Eddie's on the skis.
Speaker 3: No, it's both of us are nothing.
Speaker 1: All right? The leading man's a stoogimous play.
Speaker 3: Anyway, it's settled, then I'll get a hold of Eddie.
We'll go to Burke together.
Speaker 2: Burke, misplay of Harold's is sure of fire. It can't miss.
If I had the money, I wouldn't hesitate a second.
Speaker 1: If not, Woods, that's the reason you have no money.
Speaker 4: Okay, Burke, listen, This chance means everything to me.
Speaker 3: This play would put me right back.
Speaker 2: Up on top of Roslin. You've agreed when we were
married to give up the theater. I'm holding here of
that agreement.
Speaker 1: I know.
Speaker 4: I've tried, Burke, honestly I have, but the theater is
in my blood.
Speaker 3: I can't be happy away.
Speaker 1: From the stage except it comes to a choice between us.
Speaker 3: Then it doesn't have to work.
Speaker 2: If you'd be reasonable, Yes, of course, I'd be reasonable
and invest a small fortune and the play for you,
you'd be willing to put up with me.
Speaker 3: You're just being nasty. It all boils down to the
fact that you're too tight.
Speaker 4: And mean to invest your money in anything that will
bring happiness to people.
Speaker 2: In just a minute, you're not on the stage now,
and there's no one in the Gwery.
Speaker 4: I mean every word I'm saying, and so do I.
Speaker 2: I'm not putting one penny into any theatrical venture.
Speaker 1: That you or anybody else is interested in. Kindly inform
your friends of that and tell them to keep away
from me. Why you, Penny, leave us alone from it?
I can say so, right, but I'd like to take.
Speaker 2: A swing at this away from the outside, all right,
But don't let him bully.
Speaker 3: Well, Burt. Time has come for us to spreading out a.
Speaker 1: Few things, Yes, it certainly has.
Speaker 3: I've made up my mind to go back on the stage.
I was hoping you'd understand now we could work things out.
But if we can't.
Speaker 1: We can't. This is the parting of the ways. I
can't say I'm sorry.
Speaker 3: I guess there's nothing more to be said.
Speaker 1: Oh, yes, yes there is.
Speaker 2: I wanna make it clear that I intend to arrange
my affairs in such a way that not one cent
will get into your hands.
Speaker 1: I'm giving you your grease paint for Rosalm, but that's
all I'm getting.
Speaker 2: Well, George, I'd certainly be disappointed. If Demon doesn't live
up to his name. Well, he'll give you a run
for your money, Burke, worry about that, say, uh.
Speaker 1: George, Oh I uh.
Speaker 2: I wanted to speak to you privately, so I think
we've known each other for a long time.
Speaker 1: I know I can trust you. I'd like you to
do me a favorite anything. Burt.
Speaker 2: If Roslyn approaches you for money to back her plane,
I uh want you to refuse because she if she
approached me some weeks ago. Bert, but uh I have
all mine Malay turned up in the horses anyway, I
I knew.
Speaker 1: Uh you fell about the okay thanks to it.
Speaker 2: You always were true blue, and that's why I've willed
you my entire stables. WI what Yes, of course you'll
have to outlive me to collect for Hell, I guess
it's not very likely. Over there's demon stall, Burt, he's
already saddled. Why do you bring him out and get acquainted.
Speaker 1: I'll have the groom saddle my horse, Hue. I've decided
to take the can of him.
Speaker 2: Oh good, hurry though the best buyer of the morning
will be gone by.
Speaker 5: Well do you.
Speaker 1: I'm gonna give you a chance to show me what
you can do this morning? How do you feel about coming?
If you've what as golf?
Speaker 6: Easy up easy, just sey you are hard to handle it?
Seady stay stay buy no, no, get me.
Speaker 2: Now Back to the Avenger and the Thoroughbred, murder.
Speaker 3: Back in your stall?
Speaker 5: Easy, now, boy, ease back up there?
Speaker 1: What ap, George? It's part Brandon standing trample him. I
warned him. Beans dangerous to assistance upon riding him. Oh,
i'll call it that.
Speaker 2: Wait, Birch's dead, George. Yeah, we'll have to call the sheriff.
Oh but George, where were you when this awful thing happened?
Speaker 1: But I was only outside of the stable having you
four saddle. Oh, Eddie, believe me. I I never dreamed
demon was as dangerous as that. Yeah, it was horrible. Alright,
tell me where's Rosny? Brind and Harold took her upstairs.
She was hysterical. Oh if it was friendly?
Speaker 3: No, you stay.
Speaker 1: The sheriff have living though. That's strange.
Speaker 2: I thought the sheriff would want to question you. But
where's the sheriff Jim? They had to go back to
town to file his report. We're all to hold ourselves
available for a questioning, but I think it would be
better if we could get Rosalind.
Speaker 1: Out of him.
Speaker 2: I'm sorry, Eddie, but none of us believe here until tomorrow.
Speaker 1: At least these pick policemen. Well, my next move is
to get rid of demons. No since having a dangerous animal.
Speaker 2: Like that around, I'd wait until all this is over, George.
I strapped one of demon's fore legs under him and
locked him in a stall. He can't do any harm.
Speaker 1: P good work to him. Horse can't kick, and I
spoke his poor legs of free.
Speaker 2: You know, I simply can't understand how an experienced ticking
like Burke could allow himself to be picked to death
of horse. It is strange, George, strange beyond all understanding.
That is why I'd like you to assemble all your guests.
I have an announcement to make to them.
Speaker 3: Sit here, Roslyn, Jim over here in a minute.
Speaker 2: What is it to me?
Speaker 3: What called gaslicks? There's something else hurt. I don't know
any more about it than you doing. Oh here's Jim.
Speaker 1: Now? Is everybody here?
Speaker 2: Yes, Jim, all my guests or servants from the groom
with all duty this morning.
Speaker 1: I'll come straight to the point.
Speaker 2: Then. I thought all of you would be interested to
know that the sheriff hasn't listed the death of William
Burke as accidental, not accidental. But just what do you mean, Jim?
Speaker 1: Justice.
Speaker 2: Someone in this room besides myself, knows that William Burke
was murdered.
Speaker 1: Last three ridiculous. I don't see how just a moment, please.
Speaker 2: The truth of the matter is that each and every
one of us is under suspicion until this case is sought.
If anyone leaves these grounds, you will be tracked down
and arrested instantly.
Speaker 1: For the moment.
Speaker 2: That is all I am authorized to tell you.
Speaker 3: Ask Jim that announcement you made certainly caused us insist, Fern.
Speaker 2: While everyone is out there on the terrace letting you off, Steve,
I'm going to make a thorough examination of all their rooms.
Speaker 1: Come along.
Speaker 2: I want you to keep watch at the head of
the stairs. Nothing at all suspicious. George Vern's room, Fern,
no clues. In Eddie's rooms, Rosalind's room reveals nothing at all.
I drew another blank in Harold's room. What now, Je,
We'll have to change our tactics, Fern and shift to
the offensive. How do you mean you well, the sheriff
only gave me until midnight on this case. Then the
local police are going to move in.
Speaker 3: That doesn't give you much time.
Speaker 2: No, so we'll have to force our murderer into a
tight position, make him do something he hadn't counted on.
Speaker 3: But how can we do that?
Speaker 2: While I'm searching the servants' quarters, I want you to
go down to the terrace and blandly announce that I've
uncovered several clues and have promised the sheriff to deliver
his murderer tomorrow.
Speaker 3: That will call for s actor.
Speaker 2: Well, f you've had a chance to serve a good
actress this weekend. Just take a few cues from her. Okay,
I'll meet me in the library in an hour. We'll
compare notes there.
Speaker 3: So after I read my lines about the clues you
are supposed to have, I made a hasty exit and
took a walk around the ground hearne.
Speaker 2: Did anyone seem particularly upset by on.
Speaker 1: What you said?
Speaker 3: They all did, Jim, Everyone did guilty.
Speaker 1: Oh, I was afraid of that.
Speaker 4: I help.
Speaker 3: You might as well search this library.
Speaker 2: That's already been done. I gave this to so good
going over before we searched upstairs.
Speaker 1: Well, wait a minute, there's something different about this desk different. Yes,
it's this desk blodder.
Speaker 2: Someone's put a clean one here within the last two hours.
Speaker 4: That's odd, Oh, Jim, Look it's just been reversed there's
quite a lot of blooded writing on the other.
Speaker 2: Side, and very interesting too. Let me go mirror hearn here.
Speaker 3: Can you make out anything, Jim?
Speaker 2: Yes, the name of George Felton has been written several
times since I last saw this blodder.
Speaker 3: Not particularly unusual when you stop to consider this is
his library.
Speaker 1: There's something else here?
Speaker 2: Why it's George Felton's confession, Farn his confession. Yes, I
can make out part of it very clearly. According to this,
he encouraged demon to trample Burke to death.
Speaker 3: Somehow, I didn't think George Felden was guilty.
Speaker 2: Whether he's guilty or not, I have some good reasons
for doubting he wrote this confession by Jim. If George
Belvin did write this, why should he bother to reverse
the blodder? And why should he write and blot his
name several times when the confession is signed only once?
Speaker 3: No, I'm completely lost, Jim. What was that he just
hidden your hand?
Speaker 2: You a small piece of fingernail. Another reason why I
don't believe Feldon wrote this. There's still another, but I
will have to wait, because that was the clue that
told me Burke was murdered. Jim, I asked you to
come to my room so that we could have a
private talk. I'm glad you did, George. I've been hoping
for a chance to speak with you. You talked first.
Speaker 1: What's on your mind? Well, Ferne told us earlier this
afternoon that you knew whom jured Burke. Now, if that's so,
why haven't you exposed the killer?
Speaker 2: Frankly, I wasn't sure who the killer was then, but
I am now. I'm waiting for the sheriff will be
here any moment.
Speaker 1: Oh.
Speaker 2: Also, there's a plot against your life, John, but against me.
Say what are you talking about, Jim? Someone intends to
kill you tonight. Well, I hope you're planning to do
something about it. Yes, I intend to prevent it.
Speaker 1: That's a relief.
Speaker 2: Say I could stand a drink, how about you, Jim? No, thanks,
I'll rink for something. There's a drink already mixed here
on your table. Well, good old Robberty murder doesn't make
him forget my nightcap. Hand it over, Jim, or certainly
need it? Say this drink doesn't have a true color,
George is you're a butler and habit of leaving a
drink here for you.
Speaker 1: Every nine fourways worth.
Speaker 2: Well, tonight, somebody drops some poison in your drink. Georne
poison off hand, I'd say it's been dosed with a
goodly portion of some sort of mecuric compound.
Speaker 1: With Jim, You've got to get to the bottom of this,
all right.
Speaker 2: When the sheriff arrives, we're going to accuse you of murder. Well,
what are you talking about when you must be mad
as you had nothing to take it east. That's the
way I mean to trap the killer. Now listen carefully,
the sheriff and I will pretend to believe that you
murder Berth. And that's the whole story, Sheriff. Everyone's waiting
for you in the drawing room to win and put.
Speaker 1: On your reck Ooh me, and you're not coming in
to see the fireworks. No, I've got a pack.
Speaker 2: I'm taking the one o'clock train back to the city.
You can take the bows on the sheriff.
Speaker 5: Why right, everyone, quietly, God's fell in the sheriff this township.
I'm arresting you for the murder William Burke. Yes, and
I'm warning you than anything you say can be used
against you.
Speaker 3: Oh, this is ridiculous.
Speaker 1: Sheriff, missus Burke, I know what I'm doing. Feldn is guilty.
Speaker 3: I don't believe, Georgia. I'll help you fight this. I'll
go and call my lawyer. They'll come down. You immediately
handle anything.
Speaker 2: Don't touch that glass, Rosalind Burke.
Speaker 3: Who's who's in here?
Speaker 2: It's the Avenger, Rosalind. I've been waiting for you. Yes,
I know you plan to poison George Feldon tonight and
make it look like guilty suicide.
Speaker 3: Have a hard time proving that.
Speaker 2: I don't think so. Your very presence in this room
condemns you, not only that you have Feldon's confession to
your husband's murd there and your purse. You wrote it
early this afternoon in the library.
Speaker 3: What sort of goes are you that you know what
I've done.
Speaker 2: I'll tell you more. When your little planned to kill
George failed, you came back here to get rid of
that tell tale poison, and that was the greatest mistake
you made.
Speaker 3: Where are you well? Silence you Avenger.
Speaker 2: The sheriff is awaiting you, Rosalind. Open the door. It's
time for your last curtain call.
Speaker 3: I don't believe this is some sort of joke. I'll
call you. It's oh, I.
Speaker 1: Don't missus Burke. I'm a quiet name child. He was murdered.
Speaker 2: Well, friend, how do you like riding a coach?
Speaker 3: And for Oh, it's wonderful, Jim, thanks an awful lot.
But let him persuade you to stay over an extra day.
Speaker 2: Well, this weekend turned out badly for you. You've planned
on doing a lot of riding, and instead you got
mixed up in a murder.
Speaker 3: Jim the horse a minute, there are a few points
on that murder you've got to clear up for me.
Speaker 5: Whoa there?
Speaker 3: Whoa?
Speaker 1: Okay? Turn shoot good?
Speaker 3: How are you so, sire? Roslin was guilty?
Speaker 2: Well, Rosalond was something of an expert in handwriting, as
she demonstrated the other day, so she was the logical
one to suspect of writing that false confession. In addition
to that, she had practiced writing the name George Felton
several times. Then I found a small piece of red
lacquered finger nail, which he must have broken when she
reversed the blogger. Later I checked on that and found
that the nail on her right forefinger was much shorter
than the others.
Speaker 3: Do you mean, Jimmie Rosmind came down here for the
weekend planning to commit to murders.
Speaker 2: No, her original plan was to murder her husband, and
that only if he refused to back her play. He
did refuse, so she killed him. If we hadn't tumbled
to the fact that his death was an accidental, she
would have collected enough insurance to back her own play.
Speaker 3: Then why did she decide to get rid of George.
Speaker 2: When I announced that we knew Burke had been murdered.
She decided to pin the crime on George and shut
him up. She planned to poison him and leave the
confession in his room. She was certain his suicide would
close the case.
Speaker 3: Wait a minute, Jim, I forgot to ask you the
most important thing. How did you know Berke was nervy?
Speaker 2: Well, friend, a horse always up, but the marks of
the horseshoe and Burke's face and body were down. Rosalind
nailed a horseshoe on a board and waited for Burke
and demon's stall. She was a strong woman, as you know,
and she hit him quickly and repeatedly. But her mistake
was in the position of the horseshoe. The open end
of it should have been toward the top of the board.
She nailed it with the open end down, and that
told me it was murder.
Speaker 3: Then she made another mistake, because you didn't reveal that
you knew how Burke was murdered.
Speaker 2: Yes, in that confession she wrote for George, she had
him admitting that he had let demon kick Burke to death.
I knew Burke couldn't have died that way, so the
confession had to be phony.
Speaker 3: Well, that takes care of everything.
Speaker 2: Good. Let's compete with our ride here, friend, take the ring.
Oh no, go on, take them. Let me see how
you can have these faiths. He'll take them. If you're
good enough, I'll enter you an affair next year.
Speaker 1: Get up, Get up.
Speaker 3: There.
Speaker 2: All characters, names, places, and used in the Avenger program
or fictitious. Any similarity to persons living or dead is
purely coincidental.
Speaker 1: This is a thought, a thought, a thought.
Speaker 2: Remember listen for another adventure of
Speaker 1: The Avenger.