Speaker 1: The Blue Beetles leaping down upon the underworld. A mash
gangland comes a friend of the unfortunate, enemy of criminals,
and it still is all powerful talacot, a problem to
the police, but a true state of law in reality.
Dan Garrett a rookie patrolman, loved by everyone, but suspected
by none of being the Blue Beetles. As the Blue Beetle,
he hides behind a strange mask, in a suit of
intelegrable blue chain armor, flexible assilt, but coller than still.
Today's episode of The Blue Beetle is entitled The Sea Serpent.
Rumors have reached the city that a sea serpent has
been ravaging the nearby coast. Already several bodies have been
washed ashore, each of them has borne the mark of
a serpent spang What is behind these rumors? Are they true?
Is there really a sea serpent ravaging the coast? Or
is there a definite plan on foot to frighten people
away from the shore resorts. As I Stowy opened, Doctor
Frans is listening to the radio while dusting the shells
of his little apothecary shops and awaiting the usual morning
call of his young friend for Throman Dan Garrett, who
in secret is really the blue beetle owning that Hello, Hello, Danny, Hey,
what's thatatter? Radio? Don't tell me than a modern eye.
This coin little shop of yours, it's not that bad.
I guess that I'd like to have a little music
quince in the wild. The customers also like to get
the baseball calls from the new behind. What are you
and Mike Mannigan doing these days? Any special attirement? No,
not the little choir, since we take those racketeers out
of Chinacount. But what do you think about the sea
serpent scare? I don't really know what to think. Other
such things as sea sapent snuck where certain sea serpent
has been associated with huge dragon like creatures we read about.
But as a matter of fact, the serpent can be
any side. Butting of the purse. The bodies of these
vaders who were bitten showed the signs of having been poisoned.
That's change. We interrupt our regular programs to bring you
a special news. Bull of them Bread's physics. The body
of another beat is brought ashore by a lifeguard. Dissolved
the new the Beato a man about fifty showed signs
of displays while swimming about three hundred feet off shore.
I cries for help. We're immediately answered by a lifeguard
who rushed to his rescue. However, when brought the shore,
he fails to respond to effort the Great Raider and
died on his way to the hospital. Doctors who examined
the man reported finding marks upon the man's leg resembling
snake bite. They contend that the man did not grown,
but died from the effects of Pardon late news. Dispassions
will be given over the station as the seas we
continue on with our regularly scheduled quot same. In fact,
I get the whole thing looks very fishy to me,
if you'll excuse the funds saying what are you going
to do about that when our territory doesn't extend beyond
the city limits. But I'm gonna ask the commissioner to
that office. The managing to knee take a run down
the breakers. Put he in, see what we can uncover.
And that's a good idea, Danny, the sea air will
do you good. If I go, I'll dropping the sea
when I get back. Are you wearing the poison? Detective
ring I gave you, Danny wouldn't be a got it.
They find it useful on this case. Remember the stone
turns from green to yellow, and the questions the police.
I know, well so long that if I put the
seat pep and I'll stuff him and bring him back
to you. Ye serve the dark driving through these pine
woods from the rain doesn't make diving it easier, you
know it. It seems famous chairs to be walking on
a cag in cities. They don't see the light. Somehow,
I guess he miss the feel of the police captain
kind of me police died. He still look like a
cop man again, do why, Danny y? Nobody'd ever mistake
you for anything but an honestly goodness cop. Well, then
that's where they are. I am, and I'm proud of it. Hey,
there there's a light ahead now that must be the
lake cause, and they can put us up for the night.
We can drive over the breakers city in the morning. Yeah,
that's the shot ideas, I hain't pulled it in, and
you'll run in and see if they can take care
of us. Eh, good easy? And the way outside, isn't it? Yes?
Well weather, it's the duck. Yeah, traveling far. My friend
and I on our way to Breaker City. We saw
your lights and decided to stop off for the night.
Uh are you the clerk? I am the owner? Uh
oh several hotel and the lake. Yeah, I I beg
your pardon, got any accommodations? Sorry, but we're all failed up.
Business must be good. There's the rainforce to courtess inside. Yeah,
it isn't the rain. We're having the best season we
ever had. That's so. I thought the summer results were
complaining about poor business. Not here, fine man a lake. Well,
I guess we'll have to keep going. It isn't far
to break the city. You'll find plenty of accommodation there.
If you're filled up, there'll be two. I hardly think so.
They're not doing so well this season. The sea serpent
scare seems to be keeping people away from the sea shore.
But one man's misfortune is another man's game. We seem
to be getting the business that usually goes to the
sea show. That's so well, that's very interesting to night.
I'm more anxious than ever to get the Breakers City.
Say daddy, hey, this is a swim room they gave
us overlooking the ocean and only four bucks doubles, and
we must be the only guest in the hotel. There
the lobby is as did is amuse you ab after
closing hours. How about a bit before we tell him
that's a good idea. Let's go in the coffee shop here?
Uh uh? Then what let be uh some jobber the
piece of apple pie, a lam orb and uh a
slice of cheese? Eh, your mister? Uh well, my friend
here is dieting, but I'm hungry. Bring me a glass
of hot milk and a posted word for it's such
a husky ladier this morning, said daddy. H But what
I next, muscle? Hey, look through that window out there
in the boardlock. Isn't that John Mason or the chronicle? Yeah?
Then she's coming this way and there's a man father
that Hey, Daddy, come on, he got that girl way
came up crooked you and who are stopped? That gun? Oh? Yeah?
Well how are you like that? After him? Daddy? I
can't runn he got me in the legs at bads,
not just a flesh warm mate. I'd better stay here
and look after you and miss map Well, Danny, I
was never so glad to see any one in my life.
Are you all right? Yes? What about officer manniguant here?
He can't walk as be alright? If Danny and live here,
shoulder to Lena and come on, Mike, we'll get you
into the hotel and call a doctor in the morning.
We'll send you back to the city a wounded hero. Okay,
but right now I want that piece of apple pye
alamore with geese and the cup of dripper. I say, John,
you talked as one of the lifeguards who has made
several rescues. Yes, I told him I was investigating the
sea surpings guy for the chronicle. What did he say?
He said that in each case he'd seen something that
looked like a certain tail lash out of the water
just before victim cried for help. Have you ever found
anyone else who claims to have seen the sea serpents? No?
I haven't. Hm. Hm, that's great, yes, isn't it. What
did you pick up this man who was following him
in the restaurant on the boardwalk. He came in there
I was eating and fall with me when I left. Well,
this seat serpent is scary. Is either a practical jokers
plan gone haywire? But if the well thought out scheme.
The ruin the season for Breakers City doesn't look like
a joke to me. Misus Down's, the owner of this hotel,
is ready to commit suicide. He's losing thousands of dollars
every day. Well, you better get some sleep. I'll see
you in the morning. What about Manigan. Oh, I'll put
him on the train and ship him back to the city.
The doc said his wound wasn't serious, but he won't
be much help to his hair. How about meeting me
out on the pier and pulling him the next sunrise
and they may catch a seat, serpent. I'll be there
with some salt for his tail. Any way, better marry
John has starting to haul in the net. I'm right
with you. Oh there's mister Downes. I want you to
meet him. Good morning, mister Downes. Oh hello, miss Mason.
This is damn jaff beautiful days. Say maybe to some people,
but not to me. If you seem down in the mouth,
you'd be down in the mouth. If everything you'd drive
for is gradually slipping away from you. I understand you're
financially interested in Becker's City. I own the Sunset Hotel
for one thing. If peace sep and business is making
the tough for you. Help is not the word. I'm
on a special assignment in the New York City Police
Department investigating this case. Oh are you well? I certainly
hope you can clear up this mystery. It's costing us
hotel and concession on therese thousands of dollars a day
to keep open, and there's no business except day excursionists. Well,
I'll certainly do what I can. Er. Suppose you and
miss Mason come with me. I I want you to
meet Professor Meredith. He's an authority on feetion such things,
and uh, he's in charge here. I'd like to meet him.
All right, boy, you can begin hauling in the net,
hope Professor Murder. Oh, good morning with the dolls, or
good morning. I'd like to have you meet miss Mason
or the chronic old mister Garrett of the York City Police.
Happy to meet you, Valentine. Uh. By the way, who's
Batman standing over there? One with a dog? Hare? Oh
that's quite nice one of the lfeguards. Yeah, needs the morning. Yes,
I thought i'd seen him before I go pardon, Oh,
I were just killing miss Mason. Uh? How long it
will be before we pull up the net. They're pulling
him up. Now. It got some moments with the cover
of our hall contains the seat self all right, times
brings the night over. The there keep their eyes out.
We don't want to lose any days. We'll tell uh.
I call it. Oh the well, I've quite a hall.
I hear variety processing I do start there, Yeah, small one,
that fella stay eat big he come aback? It's one
ever looks like a blue or I stop blow fee.
He didn't seem the nam making by the big one. H.
I guess I'll have to fry again. What's the use murder?
You won't find anything. You might as well admit will
licks and close up. I give a lock and know
just got out there. Well, I'm going to find out
if it's still there. Why what you going to do.
I'm going to find out if he's waters and says
the bathing hit it down, you're not think yes, I am.
I'm going into that water. If the Sea seven is
there and wants human pleash, you can have mine. My god,
that's mad one. If I got to lose, I have
no family. Everything I have is invested in this beat.
If I can bathe here holding everybody else. I'm gonna
get it over. It happened. He's gone crazy with water.
Here you life, God trab him? Oh st he good,
Let us the chip. I'm going after him. No damn,
don't go the life. God keep your right one and everybody.
I'm going into No, Daddy, no, poor me, don't. I'm
going out in that rowboat under the pier. Mister Downs
swimming away from the cab. He's a strong swimmer. I
ever meet him, do it? This thing is played on
his mind for a long time. Will one of the
dodger says, help you men? Then for a doctor. I'm
formed the lifestyle station for a conboy life. Mister Downs
has said the white gun comes happened to me. He's
not doll that. I gotta thinking, heyst O, the desert
comes to Downs. He's swimming. I know that. I know
what is the slimy thing that lurks in the waters
off Breakers City? Is it a sea serpent on a
pizonous fish? Will Danny solve his mystery or will the
blue beetle have to go into action? I played her
at the Breaker City Hospital. Dan Garrett and Joe Mason
are waiting outside one of the private rooms for Professor Meredith.
How is the professor mister Downs is dead dead? Yes,
didn't the co motor help him? Mister Downs didn't die
from the effects of submersion. Learned I from the effects
of a poisonous bite? Then you think there want two
punctures on mister Downson's laid like those left by the
fangs of a fairly large serpent. No one saw anything
in the water. Strange how the effects of that serpent's
bite is exactly like the bite of a cobra. The
reactions while identical. Could it be a water marcison? You
don't find water markersons in the ocean, and their venom
doesn't work in the same way it works on the blood.
Kobra's venom works on the nerve center, polyzes the muscle
controlling the act of breeding. Could it Could it be
a fish? I hardly think so. No unchos were more
like those of a fairly large snake. As long as
any cobras that live in the water are they The
onlyest thing I can think of is a serpent, which
is found in the tropical waters of the Pacific Ocean,
but it's never been found in these waters. Mm, well,
I've found out what I want to know. What are
you going to do now? I'm going back to the
city to check with my friends. Got friends may be
able to help on this case. When are you coming back?
I'm not sure. Well, I think I'll stay a while.
I don't see what I'd like to pick up in
this case. Mine. You say, okay, but keep away from
those two lifeguards. They're bad medicine. You so you suspect
the two lifeguards of being implicated in these dead Yes,
I do. I'm convinced of it. What makes you so sure?
All the time I was rowing the boat and the
two lifeguards and mister Downs back the shore, a stone
and the poison detector ring was right yellow. That the
poison and mister Downs Bobby. Oh, you see, after they
took him away, the stone was still yellow. What about
the man who tried to abdust Miss Mason and shot Lannagan.
Did he say he said, move one of the guards.
He was one of the lifeguards, but I didn't let
on I recognize him. I didn't wanna spoil my chance
of getting enough evidence to convict him in this larger
case by showing my hand in the case of simple
as dogs. I'm very wise, very wise. Well what are
you going to do now? Put on my blue beetle
armor and mask and uh eye lights for it. Hello,
the trobman down gathered. Yes, yes, he's here. It's see
you Danny, long distance, long distance, probably John Mason. Hello.
Oh hello, Professor Meredith. What Joe Mason has disappeared, but
she hasn't checked out of the hotel. Well, I can't
get down there myself, but I'll see the teverle of
our best men are sent down right away. Thanks for calling. Goodbye.
Watch the troubles Daddy, listen if someone had kidnapped Joan Mason.
Help me with my Blue People costume, with your dark life, certainly, Danny, certainly.
Uh where are you going? I'm driving down the breakers City,
which you just told Professor Merredith you weren't contact right,
and Garrett isn't. But the Blue People is certainly pleasant
driving down the moonlight than it was in the rain. Well,
there's somebody walking ahead of me in the road. He's
got a long stick and a flashlight. Probably been fishing
by moonlight on the left. Oh, thanks, mister, see you
going on masquerade in that costume? Uh uh yes, uh,
that's the blue beetle. Say I've played the blue beetle
you have? Huh what do people say about him? Well,
he say he's a crusader against crime, and then he's invulnerable,
probably the truth. See that's well. Oh where are you going?
Oh I'm taking a ride in the moonlight? Are you
going fishing in the moonlight? No, I'm going home. Oh
I thought that was a fishing ride you had there? No,
that's for catching snake. Here you you see these fot
dan dollars? Oh yes, yes, I say it. Now what
do you do with the snakes? Sell 'em? Tell 'em
to whom? Ah, a couple of fellow the fact, down
in the woods. What do they do with them? Eat them?
Eat 'em? Folks? Don't eat rattlesnakes? You mean to say,
you catch rattlesnakes alive? Sell them? Sure? Dead rattlers ain't
no good to them folks. Mm they If I gave
you a dollar, you think you could lead me to
the place where these fellas you mentioned live? Oh? Sure
I can't. But you don't have to pay me your dollar,
miss d I'll take you that for nothing. Okay, done,
you'll get the dollar just the same. I'll turn around
to the next post road. We'll pay a moonlight visit
to your rafflesnake buyers. So, miss Mea, it's very unfortunate
for you that you've got as far as you did
with your investigation. I'm sure your newspaper will miss your
valuable services. What are you going to do with me?
Make sure you won't disclose the information you have to anyone.
You can't get away with them. Oh, you are in error,
miss Mason. We have gotten away with it in the past.
We will again. The vacation business has been detoured to
Pine man A Lake. It will still follow that detour
after your body is found floating in the ocean, our
victim of a poisonous sea serpent. You wouldn't dare, wouldn't dare?
Reab well er. What suppose we leave miss Mason with
the raj are there for a while while we step outside.
Her education has been neglected. She has never met a
six foot coobra. No, you can't do that. You can't
laise the lid of his cage and let him. Yes,
the blue beetle, he's going to nip harder than your
cobra can strike open the cage, Joe, then dive out
the window. I've got the blue beetle covered with this gun.
Heave your bullets. You can't injure the blue beetle. That
no white guy, Well, how do you like this? Let
that be a lesson to you. Never telegraph your punches,
that of you blue beetles. Oh no you don't. Oh
how do you like this blue beetle? Or rat o
snake around your neck? You're a fool. No snake can
waite through this chain armor. Yeah, I give it back
to you. Take him off, Take him off. He'll kill me.
He'll kill you. Yellow on your corner, you murderer, cripple.
Don't tell the king cobras. Get me out of here.
They're gonna let me out here. I'll palyze him with
my magic wave. That'll hold him for a while. Now
for the one around your next clavit there, I should
have let you die of the agonizing death, some of
your victims of dying. I'm bitten, I'm poisoned. I'm gorying
to die, Hi poisoned claviot. We all will take care
of you in the proper manner. Here, Miss Mason, give
me a hand. We'll handcut these lifeguards the snakes cages.
I'm still unconscious. Now put these snakes back in their cages. Yeah,
certainly have a powerful punch bool beet them. I need
that power now, mister Slavitt will take care of you.
Keep them away from me, Keep the snake ay from me. Here.
Get in this room. Here are gonna do with me?
Don't let to lave me here. Get up on this
chair and climb up on those rafters. M I oh,
I will just pull the king Copra's box right here
under you and open the lid. Then we'll shut the
door and let the cobra god you till the police arrive.
I don't think you'll try to escape. Come on, miss Mason.
I'll drop you off your hotel. You can phone a
front paid scoop your paper and the heading will be
seized up and hope exposed. Murderous rackets mess by the
blue beetles. But Denny, uh, how did the life guards operate?
They couldn't take the cobra into the water with them,
or they they extracted the poison from his poison facts
use it in two hypodermic needles, tape together the hypodermic
syringes were small and easily can field in the palm
of their hands. But when did they inject the poison
into their victim as they rescued them. If some poor
devil was take him with a cramp and called for help,
the lifeguards would swim off or roll out to him.
Then when they got to him, they'd put their twin
needles in him and give him a shot of poison.
Those points made a double incision, and then they'd bring
him in the shore to die a painful death from
cobra venom. What were the battle snakes used for to
feed the cobras, Professor of Metati told me. Then, uh,
I see, Well, how do you account for the stories
of people actually seeing the sea serpent? Oh? They let
their imaginations run riot after the lifeguard started the serpent story.
M I see, And you got your first clue from
the poison detector ring I gave you, Yes, Doc, it
was your gift to me that really saved the businessmen
of breakers city from ruination. Where you did a good job, dadday, Yes,
but I'm glad it over. I never liked snakes. I'll
fight them whether they call on their belly a.
Speaker 2: Walk on two feet, and so another fiendish racket was
smashed by the Blue Beetle.
Speaker 1: What will Dan Garrett's next the time it be? Where
will the Blue Beetles strike next in his crusade against
the underworld. These questions will be answered in the next
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