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glad you called. You're busy to night? Oh y are?
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me this evening will be a dead loss.
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of the Unwelcome Christmas Preciples. In a Saturday afternoon of
New York, two days before Christmas, and on Manhattan's busy corners,
Kayley dressed Santa Claus's ring their bells while people to
do their last minute shopping. One of those credit shoppers
is a man named Larry Sterling. Got the crisis of
a store window s fucking and as he shakes his
head sadly, and a small delivery drug pulls alongside, and
the driver to watching you in for a minute calls
to it. Hey, list listen.
Speaker 1: Huh me?
Speaker 2: Yeah, then come out, you look like a nice guy.
Oh I wait, don't go away. I want to talk
to you. I'm sorry, I'm yes. What's your name, Sterling,
Larry Sterling, I'm glad to know you. My name is Haines,
Walter Haines. I've been watching you, so I notice you
got a girl. Listen to you look stern and don't
want to do your faith.
Speaker 1: I don't bother. Okay, that's the way you fail. Wait
a second, what kind of a failure?
Speaker 2: How would you like to give the girl a silver
fox jacket for Christmas?
Speaker 1: You crazy? Then you know what those things cost?
Speaker 3: Yeah?
Speaker 1: I haven't got that kind of though. Well would you
be willing to sen and seventy five bucks for one?
But getting the car? Well, make up your mind, Sterling.
And do you want to look at this jacket? Your don't? Well?
Why can't I see it out here?
Speaker 4: Because there's a cop watching us?
Speaker 1: Careful, don't sit on the box? Is it in here? Yeah?
Take a look?
Speaker 4: Pretty?
Speaker 2: Is this stolen merchandise? And I look, Sterling, ask me
no questions. I'll tell you no lies. All I know
is that any gallow gets a jacket like this is
going to think a boyfriend is plenty?
Speaker 4: All right?
Speaker 1: Seventy five bucks?
Speaker 2: You said, that's right? And throwing that gift box. Do
you notice a label?
Speaker 1: Hey, that's one of the biggest furries in town.
Speaker 2: Sure, when your girlfriend gets a load of that, what
do you think she'll say?
Speaker 1: Wonder where I got the money? Okay, if you don't
want to now, I'll take an answer. There.
Speaker 2: You get yourself up. Bye there, Sterling take it for me. Pal,
you don't know what you walked int he You better
fill up the tight Joe, I'm going out again. Only
sold one sober Fox today. I think I'll have to
try lower Broadway.
Speaker 5: I wouldn't need to try with you.
Speaker 2: Oh hello, Bunny, Hello, things which which you dropped from?
Speaker 5: Steve Ellis told me you kept your trumping?
Speaker 4: What's up?
Speaker 5: Mister renaud Is looking for you? We know.
Speaker 4: Before?
Speaker 5: Don't you know?
Speaker 2: No?
Speaker 1: No what I do?
Speaker 5: It's what Reno thinks you didn't do.
Speaker 1: He's crazy.
Speaker 5: Do you want to tell him.
Speaker 1: That you know? There's no talking to him once he
gets an idea and he said, Hey, Bunny, what do
I do?
Speaker 5: How would you like to hide up my place?
Speaker 1: You mean you let me?
Speaker 4: Why not.
Speaker 2: Ever found out about this?
Speaker 4: Why should it?
Speaker 1: But somebody might watch?
Speaker 5: I'm not worried.
Speaker 1: I want you to know, Bunny, I'll never forget you
for this as long as I live.
Speaker 5: I know you mean well, darling.
Speaker 6: But if mister Renault ever discovers this little dece, that's
not saying very much, is it.
Speaker 4: Uh?
Speaker 5: Look, Hanes, maybe it would be better.
Speaker 1: If if were I'll skip it. Go ahead. He No, Boddy,
for a minute, I was afraid you changed your mind.
Speaker 3: Oh, there's very little danger of that real.
Speaker 7: I'm delighted you remember me. Oh, Bunny, will you please
shut the door? So it was a trap, yes, but
you're very lucky, Hanes. Not every rat has offered such
attractive bait. It was a very fine piece of work, Bunny.
Speaker 6: Listen, Raino, you promised me nothing would happen to him
if I brought him here.
Speaker 4: Good. Well, let's not worry about it, Joey.
Speaker 7: Oh, Hans, I believe you know, sure he does.
Speaker 1: We're all friends, aren't we?
Speaker 4: Powerful, right, Leonard?
Speaker 7: That's hardly the way to treat the guest, really, Hanes,
I'm so sorry about this. May I offer you something?
Speaker 1: No? No, I don't want anything. That's where we differ,
because I do.
Speaker 7: Two weeks ago you received your usual consignment of third jackets.
Speaker 4: One cult was different.
Speaker 1: Where is it in my truck?
Speaker 5: Then?
Speaker 1: Will you'll be good enough to check?
Speaker 4: Sure?
Speaker 5: Well, never mind, I've already looked.
Speaker 1: It isn't the did no?
Speaker 2: Yeah, you know something. I must have sold the by mistake.
You gotta believe me, mister Reynold. Of course I do.
Who was the lucky buyer?
Speaker 1: Well, it's just the trouble and I don't know his.
Speaker 4: Name, Leonard.
Speaker 2: I've been looking forward to this for a long time, Haynes.
When I get through with you, your own mother won't know what.
Speaker 1: Was his name?
Speaker 5: I don't know for heaven's sake. Right now he led
it away from him.
Speaker 7: You'll kill him, I hope not, bunny, But if he
does well in our trade death there is always an
occupational hazard.
Speaker 8: Carry on, man, Yeah, you're the superintendent of this building
and that try.
Speaker 2: Got a Larry Sterling living here? Oh, come on, pop,
get with it. Larry Sterling?
Speaker 1: Do you know him?
Speaker 4: Sure?
Speaker 1: What apartment is he living? A? Thanks? But he ain't
home now? Did not help? Went out about twenty minutes ago.
What does he do?
Speaker 4: Back?
Speaker 2: Didn't say, Well, how's about letting me wait for him?
Help yourself? No, I mean in his apartment, in his apartment. Yeah,
you gotta pass key, haven't you?
Speaker 1: Oh? Am? I sure? Well I suppose you let me
borrow it. I couldn't do that. Why iming with you
a while? Did you use ten bucks? Yeah?
Speaker 2: Well, all you gotta do is let me borrow you keen,
I told you can. You don't understand, Papa. My name's Leonard.
You see, I'm an old friend of Larry's. I want
to surprise me. Yeah, sorry, all right, and I'll tell
you what I'll do. You still want to make that
ten and if it's fine, don't forget the key. All
I want to know is when Larry came home tonight,
did he have a big package with him?
Speaker 1: Big package? Eh, a package about this size? Why do
you want to know? Listen to you, Jack, I'm asking
the questions. Well, I don't have to, and I say
you to.
Speaker 2: Oh, you keep your hands slot if you got big long.
Speaker 1: Pop, I don't want to hurt you. Why don't we
forget this ever happened. You'll just get out of here. Okay.
Speaker 2: If I was you, I wouldn't mention it Larry than
anybody dropped around to seem I wanted to be a surprise. Yeah, yeah,
I'm gonna be awful angry if you spoil it.
Speaker 1: And take care of yourself. Pop, I'd hate to drop
around again to do it for you.
Speaker 2: No, I shouldn't do this, George. We promised we wouldn't
open our presence till Christmas Eve.
Speaker 5: No, Larry, twenty four hours one way or the other
will make a difference. Is it a robe? Nope, lounge
and pajamas.
Speaker 1: You'll never guess.
Speaker 5: Let me see, Oh, Larry, it.
Speaker 1: Didn't expect to for a code.
Speaker 5: No, I didn't.
Speaker 1: Well, what do you say? God?
Speaker 5: I think it's lovely lays on try Oh sure, it's.
Speaker 1: Certainly not enthusiastic about it.
Speaker 6: I'm sorry, honey, I guess i'm behaving you see.
Speaker 1: Hello, Yes, said ju Miss Colin.
Speaker 9: Yeah, missus Parker the superintendent where mister Sterling lives?
Speaker 1: Do you expect to see him tonight?
Speaker 5: As a matter of fact, he is here now?
Speaker 1: Oh? Could I talk to him? Please?
Speaker 5: Sue? It's for you, Larry. Who is it the superintendent
of your building? Funny?
Speaker 1: Hello, I am mister Sterling. Well what's the trouble, Bob?
Speaker 9: I just thought you ought to know something A fellows
around here tonight? Ask him questions about yo poo. He
wouldn't give his name, but he wanted me to let
him in your apartment. He was awful interested in that
big box you brought home tonight. When I wouldn't tell
him anything about it, he almost did me.
Speaker 1: Oh listen, Papa, are you sure he was after me? Positive?
If I was you, mister Sterling, I'd be careful. Thanks
a lot, Pop, I'll be seeing it.
Speaker 5: Was it true to Larry?
Speaker 1: Somebody's awfully curious about that for a cold Now?
Speaker 5: What would anybody is right mind be interested in that coat?
Speaker 1: Well, what's a nice way for you to talk?
Speaker 5: I hurt your feelings? Done if you came more than
twenty dollars, But this you were stuck.
Speaker 1: So you think I was a sucker. You know you
could be wrong too.
Speaker 5: How are you going to prove me?
Speaker 2: Maybe I can, But if you give me the classified directory,
I'll find me.
Speaker 10: Someone who can. Yeah, I don't know whether I've.
Speaker 1: Got the right party. What apartlem do you want? Twelve A?
This is it you Mike wearing the Fulton? That's right.
My name is Larry Sterling. I hate the body of
mister wearing it all right? Come in, thank you? What's on?
Your mind. I'm not too busy. I'd like to talk
to you about what this go on? Open the box.
It's for a jacket.
Speaker 2: Hey, I bought it this afternoon with a man named
Walter Haynes.
Speaker 1: How come it's sporting the DuPont Brother's label. This guy
Haynes led me to believe it was stolen. They all racket.
Then there's a new one on me. Well, what do
you want me to do? Get your money back?
Speaker 5: No?
Speaker 1: I was the sucking story, and I'm willing to take
my loss. And what's your problem? How much would you
guess I paid for this coat? Oh, I don't know.
Speaker 2: One hundred dollars seventy five, but my girlfriend says it
isn't worth twenty Well, well, if this coat's worthless, why
is somebody so anxious to get it from me?
Speaker 1: What do you mean?
Speaker 2: My Superintendent's only several parties were making inquiries about me?
Speaker 1: What doesn't mean anything funny?
Speaker 2: They should all ask if I brought home a big,
bulky box that looked like it might contain.
Speaker 1: A fur jacket.
Speaker 2: Let me see that coat again. Well, it still looks
like a skin rabbit to me. That I've been wrong before.
I'll see what the experts done.
Speaker 11: A DuPont brothers have to say.
Speaker 1: Yes, sir, is there something I can do for you?
There is. I've been one of your furred jackets in
this pocket. Oh.
Speaker 2: I'm awfully sorry, sir, but the exchange department is closed
till after Christmas.
Speaker 1: But I don't want to exchange it. I just wanted
to pray.
Speaker 2: I'm afraid that's out of the question now, mister Wearing. Well,
as you can see, we're practically rushed to death. Well
how long would it take you to look at it,
my dear fellow. You just won't understand. Mister Dupond himself
would have to look at it, and I wouldn't dare
disturb them.
Speaker 1: Mout Oh, I see, But then suppose I leave the
jacket here. Well, I can't make any promises, mister Wearing.
Oh that's all right. I'm willing to take my chances.
I'll be back in an hour. Hello huh oh, hello
a lady burglar. I hope I didn't start with you,
not particularly well.
Speaker 6: If I'm in your way, oh, nothing of it. You
must be, Mike Wearing. Also call the folkon.
Speaker 1: I guess I must be, and you you can call me, Bonnie, Well,
I'd like nothing better than.
Speaker 6: A young man named Larry Sterling wrapped in the seal
about an hour ago.
Speaker 5: Well, oh, that's what I've been.
Speaker 1: Learned to believe. How did you get in here?
Speaker 5: I could say the door was unlocked, as.
Speaker 1: You could, but I wouldn't necessarily have to believe you.
Speaker 5: In that case. You may as well know the truth
I used these.
Speaker 1: Oh that's not nice, Bunny, it's a penal offense.
Speaker 6: Oh thinking of calling someone, just the police.
Speaker 4: Oh, let's not be hasty, shall we?
Speaker 1: Who will you? Oh?
Speaker 5: I'm terribly sorry, mister Wearing. Mister Reinold.
Speaker 2: You'll forgive me for not shaking, as I understand. That
gun makes it rather awkward, doesn't it?
Speaker 1: What do you want? Right on?
Speaker 4: Didn't Bonnie explain?
Speaker 5: I didn't get very far?
Speaker 4: Mister Wearing?
Speaker 1: I have reason to believe that a young man named
Larry Sterling left the fur jacket with you today. Why
should he do that?
Speaker 2: Maybe he became suspicious, maybe he had reason to be Maybe,
but that's hardly the point.
Speaker 1: Where is the colt?
Speaker 4: Mister Wearing?
Speaker 2: My client bought that coat and good faith, in good faith, Yes,
he gave seventy five bucks for it. I assure you
neither of you will lose by this stretch at well,
I don't.
Speaker 1: Know his girlfriend was awfully crazy about it?
Speaker 4: Shall we say one thousand dollars?
Speaker 1: Shall we say? Nuts?
Speaker 7: Suppose I send one of my agents around. He's much
more persuasive than I am. Come bany hold it?
Speaker 1: Where do you think you're going home?
Speaker 4: Naturally? Have you any objections?
Speaker 1: Yes, several. You're staying here till the police arrive. We
are overlooking one thing, mister wearing what they're gun?
Speaker 4: Huh?
Speaker 1: Well, somehow I've got a feeling stupid, plundering fool your
type can never let will enough.
Speaker 2: Alon see if it ticked sluck of this Mike, I'll
never mind stealing.
Speaker 1: I want to hear the rest of your story.
Speaker 2: It's just like I told you, and I walked in here,
I found you stretched out on the floor.
Speaker 1: How come you decided to pay me a visit? Well,
I know Renault was on his way over.
Speaker 2: You didn't think it necessary to warn me and tried
to call you, but there was no answer. Why did
you tell Renauld you hired me?
Speaker 1: I didn't? And who did my girlfriend? Georgia Cohen?
Speaker 2: He found out where she lived, and well, I guess
it wasn't very bright of it, but Georgia told my
gun over and see you, Mike, that coat must be
worth thousands. What was the name of that character? You
bought it from Waterhines? And get the phone book and
see if he's listed. Oh, Bober, I can tell you
where he lives in twenty seven nineteen West ninety third,
apartment two D.
Speaker 1: Thanks, and you're Leonard.
Speaker 2: I think mister Renault told you I'd be around as
he did.
Speaker 1: I want that coat wearing. You know, Leonard Renault made
a bad bet.
Speaker 2: You're no more persuasive than he is, and you're not
nearly as pretty as Bunnie.
Speaker 1: You tell me you're a pretty tough cooking. You don't
want to believe everything you hear, and there's one way
to find out of the.
Speaker 2: Way, Mike, nice going, Larry, I hope you don't mind
me ruling that decaya. No, if I had a lot
easier to get a new bottle. And this boy will
a new head.
Speaker 1: Come on, let's go. Fellow's happen to be see here?
Speaker 2: We are you sure this is the right place the nameplate,
says Walter Harvey. That's probably an alias. Notice the initials
are the same. Could be a coincidence, as could be.
Speaker 1: But Leonard sounded a new way was what's the lot
of doors open? Careless of mister case? Yes, that sort
of thing can cost you your life, and in this.
Speaker 4: Case it did.
Speaker 1: What isn't that a hand sticking out of that trunk? Yeah?
I think so. Oh no, I'll take it easy. Then, Oh,
look at this facey he was beaten to death, wasn't he.
That's a fairly safe assumption. Oh well, Hans, might you
get to find out who did this?
Speaker 5: Why?
Speaker 1: Well, you can't let Renold get away with this.
Speaker 6: Look.
Speaker 1: Maybe we ought to take this from the beginning. Who
am I working for? Anyway? I don't understand.
Speaker 2: You came to my apartment this evening with the yarn,
and Haines sold you a hot for a colt? Well,
it's true. And if you were stuck, why didn't you
write the whole thing off? Why did you bring me
into this?
Speaker 1: I told you that. Don't you understand? Wearing that coat
must be worth thousands? All right?
Speaker 2: All right, let's assume for the sake of argument it is.
What does that mean to me?
Speaker 1: We we'll split the money. What money. You admit the
cold must be stolen. Maybe it's a reward. Well, there's
one way to find out.
Speaker 2: Suppose we see the brothers DuPont.
Speaker 1: Yes, sir, can I help you? I hope?
Speaker 2: So my name is Wearing. I was in here little
earlier today.
Speaker 1: I'd have the coke to be a praised. Oh, yes,
of course I had, Miss DuPont. Look at it? Would
you be good enough to identify your merchandise? That's the
same one, Larry? Yeah, I cannot forbear that, fir. What's
the coke worth?
Speaker 2: Would you care to venture? I guess, judging by the
trouble has caused, i'd say ten thousand.
Speaker 1: Oh your way off set? What did I said? Twenty?
Speaker 7: Uh?
Speaker 1: If I might be so bold? What'd you pay for
this coat? Well, you can't judge by that. If I'm
got a bargain right and he gained, believe it or not,
seventy five dollars? Really?
Speaker 2: Ah, well, strictly entra new mister wedding. This is a
very rare example of jenus Philly dye oh English translation
please skinned alley cat, And as such it isn't worth
a dime.
Speaker 1: You don't understand it, Mike, are you sure that's the
same coat. Positive? If the coat's worthless, why was Haines killed?
And don't ask me, Larry, I'm a stranger here myself.
Maybe Raina doesn't know it's value about that?
Speaker 2: Ray know, Leonard and Bonnie are two second tree or
to get worked up over a phony fur piece. But
it must mean something, that's obviously, and brother ain no knows. Oh,
maybe you won't mind sharing his information with us. How
are you gonna find him through, Leonard? And do you
think you'll cooperate if it's put to.
Speaker 1: Him the right way? And remember how you knock him cold? Yes, well,
don't forget how you did it. I may want you
to try it again. Still here, Mike, right way or left?
And come on, let it get up. Come on, Palser.
You'll miss Santa Claus, Yes, but I won't miss you.
Speaker 5: Mike.
Speaker 1: Don't move trouber. I'll let you have it from here.
It wasn't nice of you the fools that way, Leonard.
Speaker 2: I would have sworn you had moved a nin since
we left.
Speaker 1: Don't feel too bad worrying. I only moved two from
here to where you left my gun and back? Where's
the coat?
Speaker 2: Are you still harping on that you're wasting your time.
It's worthless to soon.
Speaker 1: Take it over your dead body. I think he means that, Mike. Well,
I don't you're bluffing Leonard, who shouldn't have called me?
Speaker 2: Pal Me got weary?
Speaker 1: Arry?
Speaker 2: Arry?
Speaker 1: All right? Yeah? I think so. It's been made a
frighten folks.
Speaker 2: Oh that's perfectly all right, friend, another second in this
falk and would have been cold turkey?
Speaker 1: What about him? And he's dead?
Speaker 4: Now?
Speaker 1: Whom are we indebted?
Speaker 3: Yeah?
Speaker 1: Whi it's a night of Larry. Don't you know me?
Speaker 4: Mister?
Speaker 2: The way your face looks, I don't think your own
mother would hit puddy. You got a girl Haines? Sure, Mike,
this is Waller Hayes. Wait a minute, if you're Haines,
who's the stiff in your apartment right now? Lennet could
oh the old double cross?
Speaker 1: Huh? Yeah? Or where have you been?
Speaker 2: Well? They kept me tied up in some dame's apartment Bunny's, Yeah, yeah,
Bunny's a dank got loose, went to Larry's apartment and
some other dad told me I could locate him here.
Speaker 1: It must have been Georgia.
Speaker 2: What's this all about Haines. What's what all about this
fur coat? Believe me, worry, I don't know. I got
it in a consignment with my regular merchandise.
Speaker 1: Where does Bonnie come in?
Speaker 5: Right on, cue mister Waring funny.
Speaker 1: You want to do something about that door?
Speaker 5: Mike? Yes, next time, get a spring total clothes. Where's
the cot Mike?
Speaker 1: I want it now? What do you say, Haines? I say,
give it to her now. She's a pretty determined young lady.
Larry here you are by name word?
Speaker 6: Well, no, just drape it over the chair. Now, all
of you stay put for the next five minutes. The
first one who gets careless enough to show his face
out of the doorway, we'll get it blown off.
Speaker 5: Good Night, folks, Thanks a million.
Speaker 1: Let's get the phone, sterling. Maybe we can have a
row up. Heare hurried up, Larry Gold outstairs. I thought
you were gonna rush away. If you're worried about that
Colt Haines, forget it.
Speaker 2: She won't get away. Oh she can keep the coat
for a light cat might fill it. This business and
I'm blaming. Oh it's deadly. What happened to the box
that came in? I threw it away?
Speaker 1: You'll get it. Why it wasn't worth than anything? Look,
I want that box wearing, and I'm not cloud why
I make an.
Speaker 2: Issue a little thing like that, Haynes, unless it isn't
a little thing.
Speaker 1: Suppose we see and I wait to that door. I
want the box. Don't you done? If I can see? Why?
Looks like any other cardboard box to me? Maybe if
I were to rip the cardboard aparty cut that out?
What do you know? Pretty cute? Huh?
Speaker 2: We never think of looking for a letter pasted between
two sheets of cardboard.
Speaker 4: You did?
Speaker 5: Hell?
Speaker 1: Well, you gave me the lead.
Speaker 2: And this is pretty important piece of stationary Hanes. I
got the name on top of Moscow Federation.
Speaker 1: I want that letter where he has. I'm beginning to understand.
Why do I get it?
Speaker 5: Mister? You certainly do?
Speaker 1: Did you have to do that? Larry? And I have
to do that? You realize he was gonna kill you? Sure,
but I might as well be dead. You realize that
was my last bottle of Christmas?
Speaker 10: Cheir?
Speaker 1: Now what am I gonna do? Weearing? That was a
real great job. Oh thanks, larrym say, hadn't you better
be running off to see a girl? How not?
Speaker 5: Like it.
Speaker 2: The complete story and what happened from yesterday morn until
last night. What was in that letter anyway, something the
boys in the Department of Justice have been looking for
for a long time. You've heard of the international movement
known as Moscow Federation. Yes, Unfortunately that letter contained a
complete list of outfits here and in South America that
are cooperating with them.
Speaker 1: Well hard it wind up in Haines's hands. Renault had it.
Speaker 2: Originally he was an agent for Moscow. He was told
to contact these organizations and keep them in line. Oh,
then Haines was working for Renault. Ah sure, peddling hot
fur was a blind for the mob. He was Renault's
boy until he realized what a wonderful source of blacknail
that list was. So he got you to hold the
list for him while they carried out his plan. He
killed Renault and messed up his face so it would pass.
Speaker 4: For his own.
Speaker 1: Well where did Bonnie figure in this o? Kids?
Speaker 2: You didn't even know this score. She thought the coke
was the all important thing. How much you know it wasn't.
That appraiser gave me the.
Speaker 1: Tip offs and the one thing we'd overlooked in the case,
was the box that came in? Well, what made you
realize Haines was a killer? This was a story he told.
He claimed he was beaten up and kept a prisoner
in Bonnie's place, and he came to my house right
after he escaped and learned where you were.
Speaker 2: But when I asked him about the corpse in his
own apartment, he wasn't even surprised.
Speaker 1: Right off the bat, he knew it was right now.
I guess that'll learn me Myles a lot. Mike, I'll
be saying it. So what a minute we are you
rushing off to?
Speaker 2: In case you've forgotten, this is the night before Christmas.
My girlfriend Georgia must still be wondering what happened to him?
Speaker 1: Ah, yes, of course, But what about you? Well, I
guess this is my unlucky Knights.
Speaker 2: I don't have a date on Christmas Eve? Isn't that
irony for him? Me and Santa Claus are the only
two guys in town who I left holding the bag