1 00:00:27,220 --> 00:00:28,820 Good evening. 2 00:00:28,860 --> 00:00:31,860 If you’ve been wondering where it all began... 3 00:00:34,030 --> 00:00:34,960 here it is. 4 00:00:36,230 --> 00:00:40,500 In fact, here is where the first flat tire 5 00:00:40,540 --> 00:00:41,600 was patched, 6 00:00:41,640 --> 00:00:44,640 some 4,000 years ago. 7 00:00:44,670 --> 00:00:46,570 Patching was more practical, 8 00:00:46,610 --> 00:00:50,910 since a spare tire weighed several thousand pounds. 9 00:00:50,950 --> 00:00:53,720 Of course, once the wheel was invented, 10 00:00:53,750 --> 00:00:55,820 many things became possible, 11 00:00:55,850 --> 00:00:59,020 things which, before, had been only dreams. 12 00:00:59,050 --> 00:01:02,920 Things like the pancake, the pizza, and the doughnut. 13 00:01:02,960 --> 00:01:07,430 Of course, it took a long time for these things to catch on, 14 00:01:07,460 --> 00:01:10,630 since for hundreds of years, it was naturally assumed 15 00:01:10,670 --> 00:01:13,470 that they had to be made out of stone. 16 00:01:13,500 --> 00:01:16,200 But now, I must interrupt this scholarly discussion 17 00:01:16,240 --> 00:01:18,270 to bring you tonight’s play. 18 00:01:18,310 --> 00:01:21,510 It is called "Forty Detectives Later." 19 00:01:46,670 --> 00:01:48,100 [man] There are a lot of private detectives 20 00:01:48,100 --> 00:01:49,500 in this country. 21 00:01:49,540 --> 00:01:51,010 And once there was a man who seemed determined 22 00:01:51,110 --> 00:01:52,910 to hire ’em all. 23 00:01:52,940 --> 00:01:55,380 From Rahway, New Jersey, to Scranton, P.A., 24 00:01:55,410 --> 00:01:57,680 to the west side of Chicago, he hired them. 25 00:01:59,380 --> 00:02:01,650 And finally, he got around to me. 26 00:02:01,680 --> 00:02:05,050 I was number 41 on the list, and I wasn’t flattered. 27 00:02:05,050 --> 00:02:07,120 [typewriter clacking] 28 00:02:09,060 --> 00:02:11,060 [man] Mr. Tyre? 29 00:02:11,060 --> 00:02:13,560 I’m Munro Dean. I called you this morning. 30 00:02:13,600 --> 00:02:15,630 Oh, sure, Mr. Dean, I remember. Come on in. 31 00:02:17,530 --> 00:02:19,700 Have a seat. 32 00:02:19,730 --> 00:02:22,340 Seems to me I’ve heard your name somewhere before. 33 00:02:22,370 --> 00:02:23,840 You may have. 34 00:02:23,870 --> 00:02:25,410 Were you ever with the police, Mr. Tyre? 35 00:02:25,440 --> 00:02:26,780 No, not exactly. 36 00:02:26,810 --> 00:02:29,240 But I’ve got a lot of friends on the force. 37 00:02:29,280 --> 00:02:31,310 Something about your wife, wasn’t it? 38 00:02:31,350 --> 00:02:33,280 Something about my wife, yeah. 39 00:02:34,780 --> 00:02:38,850 Happened in October, 1948. A man killed her. 40 00:02:38,890 --> 00:02:41,720 He was a slim, dark man with bushy black hair. 41 00:02:41,760 --> 00:02:43,190 I came home from work one night, 42 00:02:43,220 --> 00:02:45,530 and I saw him running out the back door. 43 00:02:45,560 --> 00:02:47,930 My wife was in the living room, dead. 44 00:02:47,960 --> 00:02:49,460 The police never caught him. 45 00:02:49,500 --> 00:02:51,370 Mm-hmm. But you’re still interested 46 00:02:51,400 --> 00:02:52,630 in finding this guy, hmm? 47 00:02:52,670 --> 00:02:53,640 Interested? 48 00:02:53,670 --> 00:02:55,140 [scoffs] 49 00:02:55,170 --> 00:02:56,940 Yes, I’m still interested. I’ve been looking for him 50 00:02:56,970 --> 00:02:59,210 ever since it happened and you know that, Mr. Tyre. 51 00:02:59,240 --> 00:03:00,780 All you people, all you detectives, 52 00:03:00,810 --> 00:03:02,040 you know all about that. 53 00:03:02,040 --> 00:03:03,610 You think I’m some sort of a funny joke. 54 00:03:03,650 --> 00:03:04,850 Now, wait just a minute. 55 00:03:04,880 --> 00:03:06,410 You think I don’t know? 56 00:03:06,450 --> 00:03:08,250 I’ve had 40 detectives working for me, 57 00:03:08,280 --> 00:03:10,050 and not one of them has helped me. 58 00:03:10,050 --> 00:03:12,050 Some of them even took advantage of me. 59 00:03:12,050 --> 00:03:13,760 Now, look, Mr. Dean, let’s get one thing straight, 60 00:03:13,790 --> 00:03:15,090 shall we? 61 00:03:15,120 --> 00:03:17,460 Most of us guys are in this business for money. 62 00:03:17,490 --> 00:03:19,930 Only some of us take a long-range view, Mr. Dean. 63 00:03:19,960 --> 00:03:21,330 Some of us feel that an unhappy client 64 00:03:21,360 --> 00:03:23,060 is a bad advertisement. 65 00:03:23,100 --> 00:03:26,070 So I’m telling you right now. I’m no smarter than the police. 66 00:03:26,070 --> 00:03:27,840 And I’m no smarter than most of the other guys 67 00:03:27,870 --> 00:03:29,900 you’ve already hired. 68 00:03:29,940 --> 00:03:32,110 So here’s your hat, Mr. Dean. 69 00:03:32,140 --> 00:03:34,810 I think you better go out and hire detective number 42 70 00:03:34,840 --> 00:03:37,150 because I don’t think I can find your man for you. 71 00:03:37,180 --> 00:03:39,250 [Dean] You won’t have to. 72 00:03:39,280 --> 00:03:40,680 I’ve found him for you. 73 00:03:40,720 --> 00:03:42,380 You found him? 74 00:03:42,420 --> 00:03:44,220 I’ve found him. 75 00:03:44,250 --> 00:03:47,190 I did what 40 experts couldn’t do. 76 00:03:47,220 --> 00:03:48,920 All right, so you found him. Why don’t you go 77 00:03:48,960 --> 00:03:50,360 and tell the police about it? 78 00:03:50,390 --> 00:03:51,990 Because it wouldn’t do any good. 79 00:03:52,090 --> 00:03:54,860 The police lost interest in the case a long time ago. 80 00:03:54,900 --> 00:03:58,430 Besides, I can’t really prove he’s the man. 81 00:03:58,470 --> 00:04:00,200 For one thing, he’s changed. 82 00:04:00,240 --> 00:04:03,840 He’s older. He’s fatter. He’s lost some of his hair. 83 00:04:03,870 --> 00:04:05,640 [Dean] But he’s the man. 84 00:04:05,670 --> 00:04:07,540 What makes you so sure? 85 00:04:07,580 --> 00:04:08,910 [Dean] Because I am. 86 00:04:08,940 --> 00:04:12,110 That face is engraved right here. 87 00:04:12,150 --> 00:04:15,150 It’s funny, you know that? All those years, 88 00:04:15,180 --> 00:04:16,920 all those detectives. 89 00:04:16,950 --> 00:04:18,920 And by chance, I see him in a book store. 90 00:04:18,950 --> 00:04:21,420 Oh, it’s possible. Don’t forget, Mr. Dean, 91 00:04:21,460 --> 00:04:23,760 your description of him was pretty vague. 92 00:04:23,790 --> 00:04:26,730 Maybe you’re the only one who could have spotted this guy. 93 00:04:26,760 --> 00:04:28,300 Now what kind of a book store was it? 94 00:04:28,330 --> 00:04:30,130 It was one of those rundown shops 95 00:04:30,170 --> 00:04:31,130 on the north side of town. 96 00:04:31,170 --> 00:04:32,670 You know the kind of thing. 97 00:04:32,700 --> 00:04:35,870 Books, postcards, old records. 98 00:04:35,900 --> 00:04:37,540 He was working behind the counter. 99 00:04:37,570 --> 00:04:39,170 Maybe he even owns the place. 100 00:04:39,210 --> 00:04:41,540 He didn’t look very prosperous. 101 00:04:41,580 --> 00:04:43,580 Mm-hmm. But you didn’t let him see you? 102 00:04:43,610 --> 00:04:46,310 No. I don’t want it to happen that way. 103 00:04:46,350 --> 00:04:48,080 I ducked out as soon as I saw his face. 104 00:04:48,080 --> 00:04:50,090 Now, that’s why I came to see you, Mr. Tyre. 105 00:04:50,120 --> 00:04:52,090 I want you to act as go-between. 106 00:04:52,120 --> 00:04:54,190 I want you to set up a meeting. 107 00:04:54,220 --> 00:04:55,990 What for? 108 00:04:56,090 --> 00:04:57,090 What do you suppose? 109 00:04:57,090 --> 00:04:58,590 Uh-uh. 110 00:04:58,630 --> 00:05:01,030 Listen, pal, the last time I set up a target was at Fort Dix. 111 00:05:01,030 --> 00:05:03,030 I’m not interested in that kind of assignment. 112 00:05:03,030 --> 00:05:06,300 Oh, You don’t understand. I just want to talk to him. 113 00:05:06,330 --> 00:05:07,570 Meet him face to face. 114 00:05:07,600 --> 00:05:09,770 I want to be sure he’s the right man. 115 00:05:09,800 --> 00:05:13,210 Well, wait a minute, now. Wait a minute, Mr. Dean. 116 00:05:13,240 --> 00:05:17,150 I thought you said before you were so, uh, so positive. 117 00:05:17,180 --> 00:05:19,080 Mr. Tyre. 118 00:05:19,110 --> 00:05:20,850 We’re just wasting valuable time. 119 00:05:20,880 --> 00:05:22,780 Do you want to take this job, or don’t you? 120 00:05:22,820 --> 00:05:25,420 Well, I don’t know. 121 00:05:25,450 --> 00:05:28,290 It could be dangerous. For you, I mean. 122 00:05:28,320 --> 00:05:29,820 If he really is your wife’s murderer 123 00:05:29,860 --> 00:05:30,830 and he knows who you are-- 124 00:05:30,860 --> 00:05:32,260 I’ve thought about that. 125 00:05:32,290 --> 00:05:33,500 There’s no reason why he should know 126 00:05:33,530 --> 00:05:35,800 until we’re actually face to face. 127 00:05:35,830 --> 00:05:39,370 Now. I’m at the Hotel Bayshore on Smith Street. 128 00:05:39,400 --> 00:05:42,840 I’m in Room 305, registered under the name of Adams. 129 00:05:42,870 --> 00:05:45,770 Harry Adams. All you’ve gotta do is get him there. 130 00:05:45,810 --> 00:05:46,910 Harry Adams? 131 00:05:46,940 --> 00:05:48,580 Yes. You may want to use the name 132 00:05:48,610 --> 00:05:50,080 when you first approach him. 133 00:05:50,080 --> 00:05:52,080 Might make things easier. 134 00:05:52,110 --> 00:05:54,250 But then, I don’t have to teach you 135 00:05:54,280 --> 00:05:55,980 your business, do I, Mr. Tyre? 136 00:05:56,080 --> 00:05:58,320 All you detectives are so clever. 137 00:06:02,820 --> 00:06:03,860 OK, Mr. Dean. 138 00:06:03,890 --> 00:06:05,030 I don’t like this kind of work, 139 00:06:05,030 --> 00:06:06,190 but I’ve got a couple of good reasons 140 00:06:06,230 --> 00:06:07,200 for taking the case. 141 00:06:07,230 --> 00:06:08,260 Such as? 142 00:06:08,300 --> 00:06:09,900 Food and shelter. 143 00:06:09,930 --> 00:06:11,270 Now, what was the name of that book store? 144 00:06:13,130 --> 00:06:14,340 [Tyre] It was just before noon 145 00:06:14,370 --> 00:06:15,900 when I walked into the grimy joint 146 00:06:15,940 --> 00:06:18,040 where my pigeon was roosting. 147 00:06:18,070 --> 00:06:19,740 There was an inch of dust on everything, 148 00:06:19,770 --> 00:06:22,080 including the customers. 149 00:06:22,110 --> 00:06:25,050 I didn’t have any trouble spotting my man. 150 00:06:25,080 --> 00:06:27,180 I tried to place him in my mental rogue’s gallery, 151 00:06:27,220 --> 00:06:28,850 but nothing clicked. 152 00:06:28,880 --> 00:06:31,350 He was just a guy. I didn’t even know 153 00:06:31,390 --> 00:06:32,920 what kind of a guy. 154 00:06:32,950 --> 00:06:36,590 [man] Hard-boiled. Yeah. Yeah, two eggs. 155 00:06:36,620 --> 00:06:38,960 And a container of black coffee. 156 00:06:39,060 --> 00:06:40,300 Nah, I don’t want no Danish pastry. 157 00:06:40,330 --> 00:06:41,830 [customer] Look, will you please hurry it up? 158 00:06:41,860 --> 00:06:43,200 [man] OK, Sol. 159 00:06:43,230 --> 00:06:44,770 Listen, will you get it here in about fifteen minutes, 160 00:06:44,800 --> 00:06:45,970 on account of I’m starved? 161 00:06:46,070 --> 00:06:48,400 All right. Bye. 162 00:06:48,440 --> 00:06:49,970 Now, what was that, mister? 163 00:06:50,070 --> 00:06:55,080 I said, since when do you call these French postcards? 164 00:06:55,080 --> 00:06:57,180 What’s wrong with ’em? 165 00:06:57,210 --> 00:06:59,350 The best shots of Paris I ever saw. 166 00:06:59,380 --> 00:07:00,780 What, are you kidding me, buddy? 167 00:07:00,820 --> 00:07:03,020 I see better on the midway. 168 00:07:03,020 --> 00:07:04,750 Flake off, will you, mac? 169 00:07:11,060 --> 00:07:12,860 [man] Need some help, mister? 170 00:07:12,890 --> 00:07:16,560 I don’t know. I see you got some old Paul Whiteman records here. 171 00:07:16,600 --> 00:07:20,040 I was just wondering if Bix was on any of ’em. 172 00:07:20,040 --> 00:07:21,400 That’s Bix Beiderbecke. 173 00:07:21,440 --> 00:07:23,940 Oh, you don’t have to tell me. I’m an old Bix fan 174 00:07:24,040 --> 00:07:25,110 from way back. 175 00:07:25,140 --> 00:07:26,510 Ain’t many of us around these days. 176 00:07:26,540 --> 00:07:27,810 You’re a collector too, huh? 177 00:07:27,840 --> 00:07:30,610 Oh, sure. Only these old scratchy records 178 00:07:30,650 --> 00:07:32,080 don’t appeal to me no more. 179 00:07:32,110 --> 00:07:34,950 I dig hi-fi, you know what I mean? Stereo. 180 00:07:35,050 --> 00:07:37,120 Yeah, I guess that’s OK. But I don’t know though, 181 00:07:37,150 --> 00:07:38,250 there’s something about the old jazz-- 182 00:07:38,290 --> 00:07:39,520 Oh, I’m not putting down the old jazz. 183 00:07:39,550 --> 00:07:41,190 Come here a minute. 184 00:07:41,220 --> 00:07:42,620 You just give me some nice Brubecks 185 00:07:42,660 --> 00:07:44,060 at about 20,000 cycles, 186 00:07:44,090 --> 00:07:45,390 with all those tweeters and woofers going? 187 00:07:45,430 --> 00:07:48,560 Man, you really got something. 188 00:07:48,600 --> 00:07:51,830 Hey, if you’re really interested in the old labels, 189 00:07:51,870 --> 00:07:53,130 I got a pretty good private collection 190 00:07:53,170 --> 00:07:54,370 I’d be willing to dump. 191 00:07:54,400 --> 00:07:55,870 For the right price. 192 00:07:55,900 --> 00:07:56,870 Well, what have you got? 193 00:07:56,910 --> 00:07:58,610 Man, you name it, I got it. 194 00:07:58,640 --> 00:08:00,610 Let’s see, I got a bunch of Fletcher Hendersons 195 00:08:00,640 --> 00:08:02,580 on Vocalion, some old Louis, 196 00:08:02,610 --> 00:08:05,410 a big stack of Bluebirds. We could make a good deal. 197 00:08:05,450 --> 00:08:07,650 Well, that sounds OK. 198 00:08:07,680 --> 00:08:09,650 Look, you don’t suppose you could bring a few samples up 199 00:08:09,680 --> 00:08:11,090 to my hotel room tonight, could you? 200 00:08:11,120 --> 00:08:12,550 I’m staying at a joint called the Bayshore. 201 00:08:12,590 --> 00:08:13,620 It’s not far from here. 202 00:08:13,660 --> 00:08:16,090 Man, you’re kidding. 203 00:08:16,120 --> 00:08:17,760 It would take a truck to haul all the old records 204 00:08:17,790 --> 00:08:19,330 I got anywhere. 205 00:08:19,360 --> 00:08:21,330 Tell you what. Why don’t you stop over 206 00:08:21,360 --> 00:08:23,030 at my place and look the stuff over? 207 00:08:23,030 --> 00:08:26,100 Like maybe 9:00? 208 00:08:26,130 --> 00:08:27,670 Well, you sure it wouldn’t be too much trouble? 209 00:08:27,700 --> 00:08:30,170 -[phone ringing] -Heck, no. And I’ll give you a treat. 210 00:08:30,210 --> 00:08:32,240 I’ll let you listen to some real hi-fi. 211 00:08:34,110 --> 00:08:35,380 Otto’s. 212 00:08:36,780 --> 00:08:39,150 Hello, Gloria. 213 00:08:39,180 --> 00:08:42,180 Huh? No, just chewin’ the fat with a buddy of mine. 214 00:08:43,350 --> 00:08:45,190 [Otto] Yeah, sure, if you want to. Why not? 215 00:08:45,220 --> 00:08:47,590 My buddy’s comin’ over, too. 216 00:08:47,620 --> 00:08:49,190 Hmm? 217 00:08:49,220 --> 00:08:51,090 Oh, sure. 218 00:08:51,130 --> 00:08:54,660 Sure, he’s nuts about the bongos. 219 00:08:54,700 --> 00:08:56,100 OK, doll. 220 00:08:56,130 --> 00:08:57,400 See you tonight. 221 00:09:00,070 --> 00:09:02,400 That’s my girl. She’s a pain in the neck, 222 00:09:02,440 --> 00:09:04,410 but she’s good for laughs. 223 00:09:04,440 --> 00:09:08,240 Hey, I forgot to introduce myself. 224 00:09:08,280 --> 00:09:09,810 I’m Otto. 225 00:09:09,840 --> 00:09:12,850 My name’s Adams. Harry Adams. 226 00:09:12,880 --> 00:09:14,520 [Tyre] I called Munro Dean at his hotel 227 00:09:14,550 --> 00:09:16,480 and told him about my progress. 228 00:09:16,520 --> 00:09:19,720 He didn’t sound very grateful. He just told me to come over. 229 00:09:19,750 --> 00:09:22,160 Well, he was paying for my time, so I did. 230 00:09:26,660 --> 00:09:27,930 Oh. Come in. 231 00:09:28,030 --> 00:09:29,300 Thanks. 232 00:09:29,330 --> 00:09:30,800 I was just having a little drink. 233 00:09:30,830 --> 00:09:31,830 Would you care to join me? 234 00:09:31,870 --> 00:09:33,670 No, thanks. 235 00:09:33,700 --> 00:09:36,740 So, you’ve met our friend. 236 00:09:36,770 --> 00:09:38,740 Yeah, I got that far all right. 237 00:09:38,770 --> 00:09:40,140 The hook’s in his mouth. But the next part 238 00:09:40,180 --> 00:09:41,840 isn’t gonna be so easy. 239 00:09:43,510 --> 00:09:45,450 [Tyre] Getting him up here. 240 00:09:45,480 --> 00:09:47,120 But you think you can do it? 241 00:09:47,150 --> 00:09:50,290 [Tyre] Yeah, I can do it. 242 00:09:50,320 --> 00:09:53,790 It’s been so long. So many years. 243 00:09:53,820 --> 00:09:56,160 And so many dollars. This search of yours 244 00:09:56,190 --> 00:09:57,930 hasn’t been cheap, has it, Mr. Dean? 245 00:09:57,960 --> 00:10:00,700 No. It cost me thousands, hiring all those men. 246 00:10:00,730 --> 00:10:02,730 But you’re still sure he’s the guy? 247 00:10:02,760 --> 00:10:04,270 You’re not making any mistake? 248 00:10:04,300 --> 00:10:05,370 Why do you say that? 249 00:10:05,400 --> 00:10:06,670 [Tyre] Well, I don’t know. 250 00:10:06,700 --> 00:10:08,440 He just seems like a pretty jolly type, 251 00:10:08,470 --> 00:10:11,110 that’s all. 252 00:10:11,140 --> 00:10:12,740 He’s the man, all right? 253 00:10:12,770 --> 00:10:15,710 If I’m sure of anything, I’m sure of that. 254 00:10:15,740 --> 00:10:17,880 OK, Mr. Dean. I’ll keep you in touch. 255 00:10:17,910 --> 00:10:19,010 If there’s nothing else right now-- 256 00:10:19,050 --> 00:10:21,820 No. Wait a minute. Wait. 257 00:10:24,220 --> 00:10:25,520 [clattering] 258 00:10:33,930 --> 00:10:36,130 Well, I suppose that’s a good idea. 259 00:10:36,160 --> 00:10:37,630 You might need the protection. 260 00:10:39,100 --> 00:10:41,540 [Dean] It’s not for me. 261 00:10:41,570 --> 00:10:43,410 It’s for you. 262 00:10:43,440 --> 00:10:45,310 [Tyre] For me? 263 00:10:45,340 --> 00:10:47,110 Take it, Tyre. 264 00:10:47,140 --> 00:10:49,610 I don’t know anything about guns. They frighten me. 265 00:10:49,640 --> 00:10:51,110 Take it. 266 00:10:51,150 --> 00:10:52,710 Well, what do you want me to do with it? 267 00:10:52,750 --> 00:10:55,050 I thought I could do it myself, but I can’t. 268 00:10:55,080 --> 00:10:58,050 After all these years and I can’t. 269 00:10:58,090 --> 00:11:01,060 I want you to do it for me. I want you to kill him. 270 00:11:11,070 --> 00:11:14,100 Now that’s a real pretty weapon, Mr. Dean. 271 00:11:14,140 --> 00:11:17,470 Why don’t you just hang that on a mantelpiece somewhere, hmm? 272 00:11:17,510 --> 00:11:19,070 I mean it, Tyre! 273 00:11:19,070 --> 00:11:20,880 I want you to kill him for me. He deserves it. 274 00:11:20,910 --> 00:11:22,810 -You know he does. -Sure, sure he does, Mr. Dean. 275 00:11:22,840 --> 00:11:24,280 Only I think you better let the cops handle 276 00:11:24,310 --> 00:11:25,580 our friend Otto. Don’t you? 277 00:11:25,610 --> 00:11:26,920 If you can prove he’s your wife’s murderer, 278 00:11:26,950 --> 00:11:28,320 -you-- -Don’t lecture me! 279 00:11:28,350 --> 00:11:31,390 I’m sick of all these lectures! 280 00:11:31,420 --> 00:11:33,190 I want you to kill this man for me. 281 00:11:33,220 --> 00:11:34,260 He killed the most important thing 282 00:11:34,290 --> 00:11:36,320 in my life. 283 00:11:36,360 --> 00:11:38,760 And I’ll give you $3,000 to avenge me! 284 00:11:44,370 --> 00:11:46,130 -Three grand? -Yes! 285 00:11:46,170 --> 00:11:48,740 And there’ll be no risk, don’t you see? No risk at all. 286 00:11:48,770 --> 00:11:51,610 It’ll be self-defense. After all, I hired you 287 00:11:51,640 --> 00:11:53,110 to protect me, didn’t I? 288 00:11:53,140 --> 00:11:55,580 Now, when this man comes here and learns who I am, 289 00:11:55,610 --> 00:11:57,180 he’s gonna threaten me, isn’t he? 290 00:11:57,210 --> 00:11:59,650 But before he can do anything, you fire. Can’t you see it? 291 00:12:02,150 --> 00:12:04,450 Yeah, I can see it, Mr. Dean. Only I can’t buy it. 292 00:12:04,490 --> 00:12:06,320 Not even at your price. 293 00:12:06,350 --> 00:12:07,490 -[Dean] Four thousand. -No! 294 00:12:07,520 --> 00:12:09,660 -[Dean] Five! -Now, cut it out! 295 00:12:09,690 --> 00:12:11,360 Cut it out before you hit a number that tempts me 296 00:12:11,390 --> 00:12:12,430 because I don’t want to be tempted. 297 00:12:12,460 --> 00:12:13,660 Do you understand that, Mr. Dean? 298 00:12:16,530 --> 00:12:19,400 All right. 299 00:12:19,430 --> 00:12:22,240 If that’s how you want it. 300 00:12:22,270 --> 00:12:25,310 That’s how I want it. 301 00:12:25,340 --> 00:12:26,540 I’ll be in touch with you as soon 302 00:12:26,570 --> 00:12:28,110 as I get the meeting set up. 303 00:12:30,410 --> 00:12:32,180 -And, Mr. Dean? -Yes? 304 00:12:32,210 --> 00:12:34,080 I wouldn’t try any do-it-yourself, 305 00:12:34,080 --> 00:12:35,150 if I were you. 306 00:12:35,180 --> 00:12:36,690 The law’s pretty definite 307 00:12:36,720 --> 00:12:38,320 about murder in this state, no matter what the reason. 308 00:12:38,350 --> 00:12:39,920 I’ll remember that. 309 00:12:47,100 --> 00:12:50,670 -[Afro-Cuban music playing] -[bongos playing] 310 00:12:50,700 --> 00:12:52,930 [Otto] You ever see a rig like this in your life? 311 00:12:52,970 --> 00:12:55,000 Man, I hate to tell you what the speakers alone cost me. 312 00:12:55,100 --> 00:12:56,570 Music’s kinda loud, isn’t it? 313 00:12:56,600 --> 00:12:58,510 Yeah, ain’t it great? Only you’re not gettin’ 314 00:12:58,540 --> 00:13:00,240 the full effect. Come here, come here. 315 00:13:00,280 --> 00:13:02,210 See, this is stereo, you know what I mean? 316 00:13:02,240 --> 00:13:04,080 You gotta be in the right position. 317 00:13:04,110 --> 00:13:05,250 There we-- 318 00:13:05,280 --> 00:13:07,080 Will you cut that out a minute, huh? 319 00:13:07,120 --> 00:13:08,920 Ah, that’s right. Perfect. 320 00:13:08,950 --> 00:13:11,620 See, I got all the angles figured exactly. 321 00:13:11,650 --> 00:13:14,190 Come on, Gloria, will you listen to the music, please? 322 00:13:14,220 --> 00:13:16,590 Otto, why can’t I play the bongos? 323 00:13:16,620 --> 00:13:18,590 [Otto] You can play the bongos later. 324 00:13:18,630 --> 00:13:20,430 Sit here and listen. 325 00:13:25,270 --> 00:13:27,640 You hear that? You hear that? 326 00:13:27,670 --> 00:13:29,540 See, you got the bass coming in on the left ear, 327 00:13:29,570 --> 00:13:31,170 the treble on the right, they both come together 328 00:13:31,210 --> 00:13:33,340 in the middle. Am I right or am I right? 329 00:13:33,380 --> 00:13:36,210 Not for me. My ears are too far apart. 330 00:13:36,240 --> 00:13:38,680 It’s because you got no music appreciation. 331 00:13:38,710 --> 00:13:40,120 Am I right, Harry? 332 00:13:40,150 --> 00:13:43,320 Oh, yeah, Otto, that’s great, that’s real great. 333 00:13:43,350 --> 00:13:44,690 Say, I was wondering if we could talk 334 00:13:44,720 --> 00:13:46,090 about those records now? 335 00:13:46,090 --> 00:13:48,260 Oh, yeah, the records. I almost forgot. 336 00:13:48,290 --> 00:13:49,920 Come on! 337 00:13:51,790 --> 00:13:54,160 See, I got just what I told you I had. 338 00:13:54,200 --> 00:13:56,300 King Oliver and the Dixieland Jazz Band, 339 00:13:56,330 --> 00:13:57,870 Louis and the Hot Five... 340 00:13:57,900 --> 00:13:59,270 all choice stuff. 341 00:13:59,300 --> 00:14:00,900 Yeah, I can see that, all right. 342 00:14:00,940 --> 00:14:04,040 [Gloria] Hey, Otto, how about some Brubeck? 343 00:14:04,040 --> 00:14:06,470 My bongo’s getting cold. 344 00:14:06,510 --> 00:14:09,480 Will you butt out? I’m talking business. 345 00:14:09,510 --> 00:14:10,780 What about it, Harry? 346 00:14:10,810 --> 00:14:12,350 [Tyre] Now, how many records you got in all, Otto? 347 00:14:12,380 --> 00:14:14,380 [Otto] Oh, two hundred, maybe. 348 00:14:14,420 --> 00:14:16,450 Look, I’ll make you a good deal if you take the whole lot. 349 00:14:16,480 --> 00:14:17,790 What kind of a deal? 350 00:14:17,820 --> 00:14:20,420 Well, It’s worth 500, maybe more. 351 00:14:20,460 --> 00:14:21,890 But for a buddy, I’ll make it 250. 352 00:14:21,920 --> 00:14:23,760 -How’s that? -250, huh? 353 00:14:23,790 --> 00:14:25,330 Well, the price isn’t so bad, Otto. 354 00:14:25,360 --> 00:14:27,530 -You see, I only got one small problem. -What’s that? 355 00:14:27,560 --> 00:14:29,360 Well, I haven’t got too much cash on me now, 356 00:14:29,400 --> 00:14:30,970 and I don’t want to stick you with a check, 357 00:14:31,070 --> 00:14:32,900 so suppose I pay you off tomorrow night at my hotel? 358 00:14:32,930 --> 00:14:35,140 Are you kiddin’? Come on, let’s listen to music. 359 00:14:35,170 --> 00:14:37,240 -I ain’t in no hurry. -No, but, Otto. You see? I am. 360 00:14:37,270 --> 00:14:38,810 I’m going out of town in a couple of days, 361 00:14:38,840 --> 00:14:40,840 and I’d like to get this thing settled. 362 00:14:40,880 --> 00:14:42,880 So if you could come up tomorrow night, about 8:30, 363 00:14:42,910 --> 00:14:44,210 I’d have the cash for you by then. 364 00:14:44,250 --> 00:14:45,810 We can talk about delivery later on. 365 00:14:45,850 --> 00:14:47,520 OK, if that’s the way you want it, fine. 366 00:14:47,550 --> 00:14:49,950 Oh, good. I’m staying at the Hotel Bayshore. 367 00:14:49,980 --> 00:14:51,590 That’s over on Smith. 368 00:14:51,620 --> 00:14:53,590 -You better make note of that. -All right. 369 00:14:53,620 --> 00:14:55,190 It’s Hotel Bayshore. 370 00:14:55,220 --> 00:14:57,160 -Bayshore. -Room 305. 371 00:14:57,190 --> 00:14:58,390 305. 372 00:14:58,430 --> 00:15:00,060 Harry Adams. 373 00:15:00,100 --> 00:15:01,360 -Adams. Good. -Yeah. 374 00:15:01,400 --> 00:15:03,030 -OK, Otto, well, thanks. -Hey, wait a minute. 375 00:15:03,030 --> 00:15:05,130 Wait a minute. Are you ready for this? 376 00:15:05,170 --> 00:15:06,870 I want you to hear something really special. 377 00:15:06,900 --> 00:15:11,040 Wait a minute. Got it right here. 378 00:15:11,070 --> 00:15:13,480 A stereo recording of two trains crashing 379 00:15:13,510 --> 00:15:14,910 into each other head on. 380 00:15:14,940 --> 00:15:18,050 Man, it’s an experience. 381 00:15:18,080 --> 00:15:21,220 Aw, heck, Otto. How can I play the bongos 382 00:15:21,250 --> 00:15:22,820 to a train wreck? 383 00:15:26,920 --> 00:15:28,760 [Tyre] So the hook was in his mouth, 384 00:15:28,790 --> 00:15:30,860 and I was reeling him in. 385 00:15:30,890 --> 00:15:32,630 It had been easy. 386 00:15:32,660 --> 00:15:35,460 But somehow, watching him play with his expensive toy 387 00:15:35,500 --> 00:15:38,930 like an overgrown kid, I wasn’t feeling very happy 388 00:15:38,970 --> 00:15:40,500 -about my work... -[train whistle] 389 00:15:40,540 --> 00:15:43,510 [crashing] 390 00:15:43,540 --> 00:15:45,440 [Tyre] So it’s all set. He’s coming up tonight 391 00:15:45,470 --> 00:15:46,940 to see Harry Adams. 392 00:15:46,980 --> 00:15:49,310 Thinks he’s made a deal for some records. 393 00:15:49,340 --> 00:15:51,110 You’ve done well, Mr. Tyre. 394 00:15:51,150 --> 00:15:52,510 You’re the only detective I’ve hired 395 00:15:52,550 --> 00:15:55,120 that’s really been of service to me. 396 00:15:55,150 --> 00:15:58,090 Now, you said your fee was $50 a day. 397 00:15:58,090 --> 00:16:00,020 Yeah, plus expenses. There weren’t too many. 398 00:16:00,020 --> 00:16:02,290 It comes to $112. 399 00:16:02,320 --> 00:16:04,030 That’s a fair price. 400 00:16:05,030 --> 00:16:07,360 Here. 401 00:16:07,400 --> 00:16:11,270 What’s the matter? I thought you said you preferred cash. 402 00:16:11,300 --> 00:16:12,270 I do. 403 00:16:12,300 --> 00:16:13,740 Then take it. 404 00:16:18,270 --> 00:16:21,040 You act like my money’s dirty. 405 00:16:21,080 --> 00:16:24,350 Well, that depends. I’m not sure what I’ve sold you. 406 00:16:24,380 --> 00:16:28,550 You sold me justice. Anything wrong with that? 407 00:16:28,580 --> 00:16:31,050 You plan on letting the police in on your justice, Mr. Dean? 408 00:16:31,050 --> 00:16:32,620 Or you are just gonna keep it all to yourself? 409 00:16:32,650 --> 00:16:33,920 Mr. Tyre, 410 00:16:33,960 --> 00:16:35,620 I thought you were a businessman. 411 00:16:35,660 --> 00:16:36,930 [Tyre] I am. 412 00:16:36,960 --> 00:16:38,930 Then don’t you know how business is conducted? 413 00:16:38,960 --> 00:16:40,960 Once a piece of merchandise is bought and paid for, 414 00:16:41,060 --> 00:16:42,760 the seller has no more rights in the matter. 415 00:16:42,800 --> 00:16:45,400 The transaction’s closed. 416 00:16:45,430 --> 00:16:47,900 Only we’re not talking about merchandise, are we, Mr. Dean? 417 00:16:47,940 --> 00:16:50,670 We’re talking about a man. 418 00:16:50,710 --> 00:16:52,840 You mean a murderer. 419 00:16:56,080 --> 00:16:57,510 Good day, Mr. Tyre. 420 00:16:57,550 --> 00:17:01,380 And thank you for a very efficient job. 421 00:17:01,420 --> 00:17:03,750 Thanks. 422 00:17:03,790 --> 00:17:06,020 But just let me warn you about one thing. 423 00:17:06,050 --> 00:17:08,020 Stay out of it from now on. 424 00:17:08,060 --> 00:17:09,490 Stay away from Otto. 425 00:17:09,520 --> 00:17:11,330 And stay away from those "friends" of yours 426 00:17:11,360 --> 00:17:12,760 on the police force. 427 00:17:16,430 --> 00:17:19,770 Like you said, Mr. Dean, I’m a businessman. 428 00:17:23,510 --> 00:17:26,070 [typewriter clacking] 429 00:17:32,110 --> 00:17:34,080 [Tyre] It was at 6:00 that night that I typed out 430 00:17:34,120 --> 00:17:36,750 my final report on the Munro Dean case. 431 00:17:36,790 --> 00:17:38,550 It was pretty skimpy because I left out 432 00:17:38,590 --> 00:17:40,290 my speculations about what might happen 433 00:17:40,320 --> 00:17:43,430 in Room 305 at the Hotel Bayshore. 434 00:17:43,460 --> 00:17:46,230 That part was out of my hands. 435 00:17:46,260 --> 00:17:47,960 I suppose I should have been feeling sorry 436 00:17:48,060 --> 00:17:49,630 for Munro Dean. 437 00:17:49,660 --> 00:17:52,070 He was a man on a noble mission to track down 438 00:17:52,070 --> 00:17:54,140 the murderer of his wife. 439 00:17:54,170 --> 00:17:55,770 But for some reason, I felt sorrier 440 00:17:55,800 --> 00:17:58,270 for a hi-fi bug named Otto, 441 00:17:58,310 --> 00:18:00,180 who’d knock on Dean’s door in a couple of hours 442 00:18:00,210 --> 00:18:04,050 and hear a riff like he’d never heard before. 443 00:18:04,080 --> 00:18:06,920 I wasn’t proud to file the Dean case away. 444 00:18:07,020 --> 00:18:09,050 I had a drawer full of cases that didn’t make me feel pleased 445 00:18:09,080 --> 00:18:11,350 with my chosen profession. 446 00:18:11,390 --> 00:18:15,290 Divorce cases, runaway husbands, double-crossing wives, 447 00:18:15,320 --> 00:18:17,930 but there was nothing on file like this. 448 00:18:18,030 --> 00:18:20,760 Nothing under M... for murder. 449 00:18:22,460 --> 00:18:25,630 But my assignment was finished. So a little after 7:00, 450 00:18:25,670 --> 00:18:28,040 I decided to leave the office and visit the chophouse 451 00:18:28,040 --> 00:18:29,100 down the street. 452 00:18:33,780 --> 00:18:35,510 I didn’t stay there very long. 453 00:18:35,540 --> 00:18:37,510 Nothing on the menu stirred my appetite, 454 00:18:37,550 --> 00:18:41,520 so I had a cup of coffee and went for a walk. 455 00:18:41,550 --> 00:18:44,090 Hard as I tried to think my way out of it, 456 00:18:44,120 --> 00:18:46,620 one thing kept coming back to me. 457 00:18:46,650 --> 00:18:51,130 -I was putting the finger on a guy. -[Afro-Cuban music playing] 458 00:18:51,160 --> 00:18:52,630 That’s the same record he was playing 459 00:18:52,660 --> 00:18:54,500 up in his apartment. 460 00:18:54,530 --> 00:18:56,830 Could be his funeral march. 461 00:18:56,870 --> 00:18:58,830 I didn’t think about where I was going. 462 00:18:58,870 --> 00:19:00,870 I let my feet do the thinking. 463 00:19:00,900 --> 00:19:03,370 But somehow, I found myself across the street 464 00:19:03,410 --> 00:19:06,110 from Munro Dean’s hotel. 465 00:19:06,140 --> 00:19:07,340 [man whistles] 466 00:19:23,390 --> 00:19:25,590 I stood there, waiting, 467 00:19:25,630 --> 00:19:28,200 just as if I were being paid for a stakeout. 468 00:19:28,230 --> 00:19:30,170 But I wasn’t being paid. 469 00:19:30,200 --> 00:19:32,300 The report was all typed. The file drawer was closed. 470 00:19:32,330 --> 00:19:34,800 The money was in my pocket. 471 00:19:34,840 --> 00:19:38,210 But I just stood there, waiting. 472 00:19:38,240 --> 00:19:42,510 It was 8:25. Almost time for Otto to arrive. 473 00:19:42,540 --> 00:19:45,210 Suddenly, I found myself hoping he wouldn’t show at all. 474 00:19:48,950 --> 00:19:51,820 But there he came, right on schedule, 475 00:19:51,850 --> 00:19:54,560 my chubby friend, who liked Bix Beiderbecke, 476 00:19:54,590 --> 00:19:58,160 high-fidelity, and hardboiled eggs. 477 00:19:58,190 --> 00:20:02,030 The job was over. I didn’t have to hang around there anymore. 478 00:20:02,060 --> 00:20:03,330 I had nothing more to do with it. 479 00:20:03,370 --> 00:20:06,400 It was all up to the man in Room 305. 480 00:20:06,430 --> 00:20:07,970 Was it? 481 00:20:18,010 --> 00:20:19,280 [gunshot] 482 00:20:21,620 --> 00:20:23,720 [Tyre] Drop the gun! Drop it! 483 00:20:23,750 --> 00:20:25,120 Don’t let him get it! 484 00:20:27,090 --> 00:20:29,090 Don’t let him get it! Don’t let him-- 485 00:20:29,120 --> 00:20:30,860 [gunshot] 486 00:20:30,890 --> 00:20:31,890 [grunts] 487 00:20:36,030 --> 00:20:38,100 Now it’s your turn, finger man. 488 00:20:38,130 --> 00:20:40,500 No, wait a minute, Otto. No, wait a minute. 489 00:20:40,540 --> 00:20:41,500 Now, don’t try... 490 00:20:41,540 --> 00:20:42,800 [gunshot] 491 00:20:56,250 --> 00:20:58,150 [Otto groans] 492 00:21:03,120 --> 00:21:05,430 Now, look, Otto. You know who that guy is? 493 00:21:05,460 --> 00:21:07,300 Do you recognize him? 494 00:21:07,330 --> 00:21:10,270 You dirty crumb. You set me up good. 495 00:21:10,300 --> 00:21:11,570 Now, look, you’ve got to tell me, Otto. 496 00:21:11,600 --> 00:21:12,930 Why did he do it? 497 00:21:14,840 --> 00:21:16,170 I ain’t gonna tell you nothing. 498 00:21:16,200 --> 00:21:19,740 Otto, I’m just a hired hand, a private investigator. 499 00:21:19,770 --> 00:21:21,280 [Otto] That’s your story. 500 00:21:21,310 --> 00:21:24,080 Now, look, I’ve got to know. Did you kill Dean’s wife? 501 00:21:24,110 --> 00:21:26,720 Yes. Yes, I killed her. 502 00:21:29,980 --> 00:21:31,790 I was a hired hand, too. 503 00:21:33,090 --> 00:21:36,960 He paid me to kill her, back in ’48. 504 00:21:38,130 --> 00:21:39,960 He got nightmares about it. 505 00:21:41,860 --> 00:21:44,530 And he hired guys all over the country 506 00:21:44,570 --> 00:21:46,670 to find me and... 507 00:21:46,700 --> 00:21:48,100 knock me off... 508 00:21:49,540 --> 00:21:51,110 so I wouldn’t talk. 509 00:22:04,050 --> 00:22:06,150 [Tyre] I used to think that I was the kind of a guy 510 00:22:06,190 --> 00:22:08,360 who’d do anything for money. 511 00:22:08,390 --> 00:22:11,290 But I’d done too much already. 512 00:22:11,330 --> 00:22:14,800 It didn’t help much, but I gave it back. 513 00:22:40,090 --> 00:22:42,920 I seem to have been mistaken about this. 514 00:22:42,960 --> 00:22:45,260 It’s not a wheel. 515 00:22:45,290 --> 00:22:46,800 It’s a record. 516 00:22:46,830 --> 00:22:49,130 Long-playing, of course. 517 00:22:49,160 --> 00:22:51,230 The title is... 518 00:22:51,270 --> 00:22:55,270 "Ten Evenings with the Stonehenge Philharmonic." 519 00:22:55,300 --> 00:22:59,110 My, their disc jockeys must’ve been formidable men. 520 00:22:59,110 --> 00:23:02,310 While you are pondering my pithy remarks, 521 00:23:02,340 --> 00:23:03,910 I must take leave. 522 00:23:03,950 --> 00:23:07,720 Next time, we plan to show another story in two acts. 523 00:23:07,750 --> 00:23:08,850 And, of course, 524 00:23:08,880 --> 00:23:12,220 your host making his two appearances in one. 525 00:23:12,250 --> 00:23:15,060 Until next time, goodnight.