1 00:00:00,611 --> 00:00:02,579 In a few minutes, this newspaper publisher 2 00:00:02,680 --> 00:00:04,648 will become an obituary notice. 3 00:00:04,749 --> 00:00:05,545 Who killed him? 4 00:00:05,650 --> 00:00:06,173 Was it his sister? 5 00:00:06,284 --> 00:00:08,081 "The Examiner” belongs to me now. 6 00:00:08,185 --> 00:00:08,981 The editor-in-chief? 7 00:00:09,086 --> 00:00:12,419 You measure a newspaperman by the enemies he's made. 8 00:00:12,523 --> 00:00:13,353 The attorney? 9 00:00:13,457 --> 00:00:15,687 There was no love lost between Harriet and her brother. 10 00:00:15,793 --> 00:00:16,885 The well-connected reporter? 11 00:00:16,994 --> 00:00:20,020 The publisher is dead. Long live the publisher. 12 00:00:20,131 --> 00:00:21,257 The muckraking columnist? 13 00:00:21,365 --> 00:00:23,663 He's trying to bluff me into printing a retraction. 14 00:00:24,201 --> 00:00:25,498 Or was it someone else? 15 00:00:25,603 --> 00:00:27,298 Match wits with Ellery Queen 16 00:00:27,405 --> 00:00:30,499 and see if you can guess who done it 17 00:01:47,418 --> 00:01:49,613 - Morning, Mr. Manners. - Ah, good morning, Fred. 18 00:01:49,720 --> 00:01:52,951 Say, what did I hear yesterday about a wedding, your daughter? 19 00:01:53,057 --> 00:01:56,254 Oh, yes, sir, Mary Ellen. But it won't be for awhile yet, sir. 20 00:01:56,360 --> 00:01:58,294 The boy has a stretch in the service ahead of him yet. 21 00:01:58,396 --> 00:02:00,330 Well, you just let me know when. I'll be there. 22 00:02:00,431 --> 00:02:01,363 If I'm invited. 23 00:02:01,465 --> 00:02:02,898 Oh, absolutely, sir. 24 00:02:03,000 --> 00:02:05,696 - Have a good day, Fred. - You, too, sir. 25 00:02:08,139 --> 00:02:10,801 Private elevator, sir. Try the next one. 26 00:02:15,813 --> 00:02:17,075 [ Buzzing ] 27 00:02:18,616 --> 00:02:20,516 "Daily Examiner," 12th floor. 28 00:02:20,618 --> 00:02:21,607 He's on his way up. 29 00:02:21,719 --> 00:02:24,483 Mm. Thanks, Fred. 30 00:02:52,917 --> 00:02:57,445 Of course I'm sure he got on, Sally. I pushed the button myself. 31 00:02:57,555 --> 00:03:00,251 Well, maybe he got off somewhere. 32 00:03:00,357 --> 00:03:02,552 - Good morning, Fred. - Hiya, Mr. McCully. 33 00:03:02,660 --> 00:03:04,628 - Old man arrive yet? - Just went up, sir. 34 00:03:04,729 --> 00:03:06,993 - Thank you. - You're welcome, sir. 35 00:03:24,448 --> 00:03:28,942 I told you, Raymond, I have to get up early, and I need my beauty rest. 36 00:03:29,053 --> 00:03:30,486 Come on, Dorothy. 37 00:03:30,588 --> 00:03:34,080 Look, I'll sport you to a dinner, and then we'll take in a show. 38 00:03:34,191 --> 00:03:36,625 There's a swell Gable picture playing. 39 00:03:36,727 --> 00:03:40,493 Oh, Raymond, you're so persistent. 40 00:03:41,599 --> 00:03:43,032 [ Elevator doors opening ] 41 00:03:43,134 --> 00:03:45,102 Raymond? 42 00:03:48,005 --> 00:03:49,233 Holy cow! 43 00:03:49,540 --> 00:03:50,734 It's Mr. Manners. 44 00:03:51,609 --> 00:03:53,167 I think he's dead! 45 00:03:53,611 --> 00:03:54,373 Get it? 46 00:03:54,478 --> 00:03:55,308 A little harder. 47 00:03:55,412 --> 00:03:56,606 Always closed before. 48 00:03:56,714 --> 00:03:57,373 Hold it, Maestro. 49 00:03:57,481 --> 00:03:59,415 Don't you think it'd be better if the shirt was in the bag? 50 00:03:59,517 --> 00:04:01,712 Right, okay, I got it. Watch your fingers -- or mine. 51 00:04:01,819 --> 00:04:04,287 Ohh! Okay? 52 00:04:04,388 --> 00:04:05,320 Thank you, Velie. 53 00:04:05,422 --> 00:04:07,322 I don't know what I would have done without your help. 54 00:04:07,424 --> 00:04:10,188 That's okay, Maestro. Now, you're sure you got everything? 55 00:04:10,294 --> 00:04:11,192 Positive. 56 00:04:11,295 --> 00:04:13,229 All that stuff for just three days in a cabin? 57 00:04:13,330 --> 00:04:16,060 Well, 30 pages, 10 pages a day, yeah. 58 00:04:16,167 --> 00:04:17,099 Wh-What's wrong? 59 00:04:17,201 --> 00:04:18,600 I'm missing something. 60 00:04:18,702 --> 00:04:21,432 No, h-hold it, Maestro, no. Everything's in there, it's got to be. 61 00:04:21,539 --> 00:04:22,699 I have to get the key to the cabin. 62 00:04:22,807 --> 00:04:24,775 If we get it open, we'll never get it closed again. 63 00:04:24,875 --> 00:04:26,035 Well, what about the key? 64 00:04:26,143 --> 00:04:28,077 You wouldn't put the key in a suitcase. 65 00:04:28,179 --> 00:04:29,373 Well -- 66 00:04:29,480 --> 00:04:33,075 Well, then, I must have put it somewhere. 67 00:04:34,819 --> 00:04:35,683 [ Phone ringing ] 68 00:04:35,786 --> 00:04:39,654 You know I've never lost a key, I hardly ever lose a key? 69 00:04:41,025 --> 00:04:41,957 Hello? 70 00:04:42,059 --> 00:04:44,254 Son? I thought you might have left. 71 00:04:44,361 --> 00:04:45,760 No, Dad, I'm still here. 72 00:04:45,863 --> 00:04:48,593 Well, I gathered that. Is Velie there with you now? 73 00:04:50,034 --> 00:04:51,058 Ellery? 74 00:04:51,168 --> 00:04:52,032 Hello, Dad. 75 00:04:52,503 --> 00:04:54,232 Have we got a bad connection or something? 76 00:04:54,338 --> 00:04:55,327 Dad, do you have the key? 77 00:04:55,439 --> 00:04:56,531 What key? 78 00:04:57,975 --> 00:05:00,603 Now, Ellery, listen to me very carefully. 79 00:05:00,711 --> 00:05:02,645 Stop whatever you're doing. 80 00:05:02,746 --> 00:05:05,214 Sit down in a chair. Look straight ahead. 81 00:05:07,084 --> 00:05:08,449 Are you doing that? 82 00:05:08,552 --> 00:05:11,715 Huh? Oh, yeah, of course I am. 83 00:05:11,822 --> 00:05:14,256 I'm -- sitting right here in the chair. 84 00:05:14,358 --> 00:05:17,486 I need you and Velie down here at "The Daily Examiner." 85 00:05:18,362 --> 00:05:19,989 I thought you didn't like "The Examiner.” 86 00:05:20,097 --> 00:05:23,555 Henry Manners, the publisher, has just been shot to death. 87 00:05:23,667 --> 00:05:25,430 Now, if you've got a few minutes before you take off -- 88 00:05:25,536 --> 00:05:26,628 What? 89 00:05:26,737 --> 00:05:28,364 ...you might come down and poke around a little. 90 00:05:29,373 --> 00:05:31,068 Oh, no, no way, Dad. No way. 91 00:05:31,175 --> 00:05:33,370 I'm going off for a few days for a little peace and quiet. 92 00:05:33,477 --> 00:05:34,808 Now, what about the key? 93 00:05:35,779 --> 00:05:38,270 You can pick it up when you drop Velie off. 94 00:05:39,350 --> 00:05:41,648 All right, Dad, see you in a few minutes. 95 00:05:43,287 --> 00:05:45,380 Inspector, we have good, readable prints on all the buttons 96 00:05:45,489 --> 00:05:47,457 with the exception of the button to the 12th floor. 97 00:05:47,558 --> 00:05:50,356 I've looked at the prints... 98 00:05:54,965 --> 00:05:56,159 Oh, there you are. 99 00:05:56,267 --> 00:05:57,928 Here's Velie, Dad. Now, may I have the key? 100 00:05:58,035 --> 00:05:59,730 I want to get to Wrightsville before lunch. 101 00:05:59,837 --> 00:06:01,270 Just a minute. 102 00:06:01,372 --> 00:06:03,340 Velie, I want to fill you in on what happened. 103 00:06:03,440 --> 00:06:05,237 Now, as near as we can figure out, 104 00:06:05,342 --> 00:06:07,936 Manners got on the elevator on the ground floor. 105 00:06:08,045 --> 00:06:09,876 The starter pressed the 12th-floor button, 106 00:06:09,980 --> 00:06:12,710 but when the elevator got to the 12th floor, it was empty. 107 00:06:12,816 --> 00:06:14,340 Then the elevator went down to the 6th floor, 108 00:06:14,451 --> 00:06:16,885 and inside was Manners, dead. 109 00:06:16,987 --> 00:06:18,420 Then the elevator went up to the 5th floor -- 110 00:06:18,522 --> 00:06:18,954 Dad. 111 00:06:19,056 --> 00:06:22,514 Oh, I want a preliminary report from the medical examiner. 112 00:06:22,626 --> 00:06:24,059 Grab a ladder, Velie. 113 00:06:24,161 --> 00:06:25,150 Get in that elevator. 114 00:06:25,262 --> 00:06:27,355 I want to find out if the killer came down through the ceiling. 115 00:06:27,464 --> 00:06:28,226 Yes, sir. 116 00:06:29,033 --> 00:06:32,230 Dad, did you say the elevator was empty on the 12th floor? 117 00:06:32,336 --> 00:06:34,304 - Yeah, that's right. - That's interesting. 118 00:06:34,405 --> 00:06:35,337 What does that mean? 119 00:06:35,439 --> 00:06:36,098 What does what mean? 120 00:06:36,206 --> 00:06:38,401 "Interesting”, what does that mean? 121 00:06:38,509 --> 00:06:40,909 Oh, nothing, just... interesting. 122 00:06:41,011 --> 00:06:43,502 Anyway, the elevator continued down here to the 5th floor, 123 00:06:43,614 --> 00:06:44,342 where it remained. 124 00:06:44,448 --> 00:06:47,349 Did anybody see the elevator stop on the way up? 125 00:06:47,451 --> 00:06:50,909 The receptionists on all the floors were at their desks. 126 00:06:51,021 --> 00:06:52,454 They get here at 7:30. 127 00:06:52,556 --> 00:06:56,048 None of them saw Manners get off the elevator or anyone else get on. 128 00:06:56,160 --> 00:06:57,184 Inspector, 129 00:06:57,294 --> 00:07:00,730 I'm all for catching Henry's killer, but I've got a paper to get out. 130 00:07:00,831 --> 00:07:02,196 Mr. Johns, my son, Ellery. 131 00:07:02,299 --> 00:07:03,231 - How do you do? - How do you do? 132 00:07:03,334 --> 00:07:04,733 This is Mr. Thornton Johns, 133 00:07:04,835 --> 00:07:06,530 managing editor of "The Daily Examiner." 134 00:07:06,637 --> 00:07:08,832 It's a full-time job, and I can't spend all day here. 135 00:07:08,939 --> 00:07:10,634 Well, calm down. Calm down, Mr. Johns. 136 00:07:10,741 --> 00:07:12,709 All we want is your version of what happened. 137 00:07:12,810 --> 00:07:14,243 I have no version. 138 00:07:14,345 --> 00:07:17,314 As I told you, I was in the dispatch room when I heard the news. 139 00:07:17,414 --> 00:07:19,541 When I came here, I saw that he was dead. 140 00:07:19,650 --> 00:07:20,878 That's when I called the police. 141 00:07:20,985 --> 00:07:23,954 Excuse me, Mr. Johns. Do you always arrive early? 142 00:07:24,054 --> 00:07:26,784 Yes, around 7:30, sometimes earlier. 143 00:07:26,890 --> 00:07:28,858 There's a lot of work to get out a paper. 144 00:07:28,959 --> 00:07:31,621 Did Manners have any enemies? 145 00:07:31,729 --> 00:07:33,697 Inspector, you measure a newspaperman 146 00:07:33,797 --> 00:07:35,992 by the enemies he's made. 147 00:07:36,100 --> 00:07:37,795 Henry Manners was one hell of a newspaperman. 148 00:07:37,901 --> 00:07:39,596 You can't come in here. This is off limits. 149 00:07:39,703 --> 00:07:41,603 - Working press, Buster. - You're gonna have to go downstairs. 150 00:07:41,705 --> 00:07:43,172 Says who? Look, get that elevator. 151 00:07:43,273 --> 00:07:45,207 Hi, Inspector. I want a lot of pictures. 152 00:07:45,309 --> 00:07:47,004 Lie down on the floor and shoot straight up to the ceiling, 153 00:07:47,111 --> 00:07:48,806 you know, the last thing Manners saw before he died. 154 00:07:48,912 --> 00:07:50,573 - Hey, you, Flannigan -- - Any leads, Inspector? 155 00:07:50,681 --> 00:07:51,613 What are you doing up here? 156 00:07:51,715 --> 00:07:53,410 Hey, Junior, they got you on this case, too? 157 00:07:53,517 --> 00:07:54,916 Well, I don't know yet. 158 00:07:55,019 --> 00:07:57,146 Flannigan, you belong downstairs with the rest of the press. 159 00:07:57,254 --> 00:07:59,017 The "Gazette" doesn't have any special privileges. 160 00:07:59,123 --> 00:08:02,092 Well, from what I heard, you're gonna need all the help you can get. 161 00:08:02,192 --> 00:08:03,887 How about it, Thornton? Did you kill him? 162 00:08:05,529 --> 00:08:08,430 Do I have to stand here and listen to this overrated fool? 163 00:08:08,532 --> 00:08:09,499 No, you can leave. 164 00:08:10,667 --> 00:08:12,100 - Thank you. - Overrated, huh? 165 00:08:12,202 --> 00:08:15,899 Then how come Flannigan's column's in 200 papers from coast to coast? 166 00:08:16,006 --> 00:08:16,995 Now, listen, Flannigan -- 167 00:08:17,107 --> 00:08:17,971 No, no, no, no! 168 00:08:18,075 --> 00:08:20,270 I said to lie down on your back and shoot up at the ceiling! 169 00:08:20,377 --> 00:08:20,775 Hey, you! 170 00:08:20,878 --> 00:08:22,311 Inspector, what do you want me to do with this guy? 171 00:08:22,413 --> 00:08:24,108 Get him out of here! That goes for you, too. 172 00:08:24,214 --> 00:08:25,909 I'm just trying to serve the people, Inspector. 173 00:08:26,016 --> 00:08:27,449 There will be a press conference later. 174 00:08:27,551 --> 00:08:28,711 You can serve the people then. 175 00:08:28,819 --> 00:08:31,788 Yeah, if you need any help, give me a call! 176 00:08:31,889 --> 00:08:34,449 How about it, son? Want your key now? 177 00:08:34,558 --> 00:08:37,356 Huh? What key? 178 00:08:42,166 --> 00:08:43,326 You find anything? 179 00:08:43,434 --> 00:08:47,165 No sign anyone came in from the top. 180 00:08:47,271 --> 00:08:49,466 You know this is one of those self-service elevators? 181 00:08:49,573 --> 00:08:53,805 Yeah, for Manners' private use only. 182 00:08:53,911 --> 00:08:55,071 Hey, what are you doing, Maestro? 183 00:08:55,179 --> 00:08:58,444 Just checking it out. Why? Don't you like elevators? 184 00:08:58,549 --> 00:08:59,914 Not this one. 185 00:09:11,562 --> 00:09:13,928 Hey, where you going with that ladder? 186 00:09:14,665 --> 00:09:16,599 - Police. - Oh, okay. 187 00:09:16,700 --> 00:09:20,158 - I'm gonna look around, Maestro. - Okay, Velie. 188 00:09:20,270 --> 00:09:21,464 You with him? 189 00:09:21,572 --> 00:09:23,972 Yes, I am. Are you the elevator starter? 190 00:09:24,074 --> 00:09:25,041 Fred Durnhoffer. 191 00:09:25,142 --> 00:09:26,837 Been here 20 years, next month. 192 00:09:26,944 --> 00:09:30,175 It's a shame about the old guy, a real salt-of-the-earth man. 193 00:09:30,280 --> 00:09:30,905 Yeah. 194 00:09:31,014 --> 00:09:33,505 I understand Henry Manners got here every morning at the same time. 195 00:09:33,617 --> 00:09:37,348 You could set your watch by him, through those doors at 7:59. 196 00:09:37,454 --> 00:09:40,423 7:59 and a half, it was, "Good morning, good morning." 197 00:09:40,524 --> 00:09:41,456 We'd chat a little. 198 00:09:41,558 --> 00:09:44,254 He'd say, "Have a good day." I'd say, "The same to you, sir." 199 00:09:44,361 --> 00:09:46,556 I push the button for number 12, and off he'd go. 200 00:09:46,663 --> 00:09:49,359 - You push the button? - I always do. 201 00:09:49,466 --> 00:09:50,933 Mr. Durnhoffer, is it possible 202 00:09:51,034 --> 00:09:53,502 that the elevator could have been stopped partway up? 203 00:10:02,546 --> 00:10:04,741 Well, here's the control box. 204 00:10:04,848 --> 00:10:07,817 I guess it is possible somebody could have stopped the elevator, 205 00:10:07,918 --> 00:10:09,351 but why, what for? 206 00:10:09,453 --> 00:10:12,422 Well, I'm just exploring the possibilities, Mr. Durnhoffer. 207 00:10:12,523 --> 00:10:13,956 What possibilities? 208 00:10:14,057 --> 00:10:15,718 Even if somebody does stop the elevator 209 00:10:15,826 --> 00:10:17,259 halfway up for a few seconds, 210 00:10:17,361 --> 00:10:20,091 how does he get into the cab and kill Mr. Manners? 211 00:10:20,197 --> 00:10:22,392 If you ask me, this whole thing is screwy. 212 00:10:22,499 --> 00:10:25,559 Ah. Well, thank you. 213 00:10:35,546 --> 00:10:38,777 Excuse me, Mr. Durnhoffer. 214 00:10:38,882 --> 00:10:41,316 Where was Mr. Manners standing? Back here? 215 00:10:41,418 --> 00:10:43,613 Right. 216 00:10:43,720 --> 00:10:45,187 I wonder if you could push the button for me 217 00:10:45,289 --> 00:10:46,722 just the way you did for Mr. Manners. 218 00:10:46,823 --> 00:10:50,816 Sure. 219 00:10:50,928 --> 00:10:52,896 See you, I hope. 220 00:11:00,737 --> 00:11:03,865 I just can't believe that my brother's dead, Inspector. 221 00:11:03,974 --> 00:11:05,908 Miss Manners, I'm sorry you had to learn about it this way. 222 00:11:06,009 --> 00:11:08,204 We called you at home. There was no answer. 223 00:11:08,312 --> 00:11:12,078 I was on my way up here to see him and got caught in traffic. 224 00:11:12,182 --> 00:11:13,308 - Excuse me, Dad. - Oh, Ellery... 225 00:11:13,417 --> 00:11:16,409 ...this is Miss Harriet Manners, the victim's sister. My son, Ellery. 226 00:11:16,520 --> 00:11:17,350 How do you do? 227 00:11:17,454 --> 00:11:19,217 I was just saying to your father 228 00:11:19,323 --> 00:11:21,689 that I find it so hard to believe that Henry's gone. 229 00:11:21,792 --> 00:11:23,692 Well, Henry Manners was "The Examiner.” 230 00:11:24,194 --> 00:11:27,163 Yes, indeed. 231 00:11:27,264 --> 00:11:29,858 But life goes on, doesn't it, Inspector? 232 00:11:31,635 --> 00:11:33,796 - [ Phone ringing ] - Excuse me. 233 00:11:33,904 --> 00:11:35,371 Yes? 234 00:11:35,472 --> 00:11:38,407 Oh, yes, Thornton. 235 00:11:38,508 --> 00:11:41,773 No, no, I don't think so. 236 00:11:41,878 --> 00:11:44,312 Look, Thornton, I want you to kill everything on page 1. 237 00:11:44,414 --> 00:11:46,848 I want a right-column story on my brother's death. 238 00:11:46,950 --> 00:11:48,679 Put the head in 60 point. 239 00:11:48,785 --> 00:11:51,219 Then I want a two-column, photo center, black border. 240 00:11:51,321 --> 00:11:53,289 What? 241 00:11:53,390 --> 00:11:54,789 Just listen to me, Thornton. 242 00:11:54,891 --> 00:11:57,086 I want you to call Governor Dewey, call the mayor, 243 00:11:57,194 --> 00:11:59,924 maybe even call the White House. I want some good quotes. 244 00:12:00,030 --> 00:12:01,691 And listen, Thornton, this is gonna be an extra. 245 00:12:01,798 --> 00:12:06,292 Get it out in the streets by noon. 246 00:12:06,403 --> 00:12:09,895 I'm the last surviving member of my family, Inspector. 247 00:12:10,007 --> 00:12:13,943 "The Examiner” belongs to me now, and I intend to run it. 248 00:12:20,250 --> 00:12:21,945 [ Door knocking ] 249 00:12:22,052 --> 00:12:23,815 Come in. 250 00:12:25,389 --> 00:12:27,584 Good morning. 251 00:12:27,691 --> 00:12:29,352 Good morning, Thornton. 252 00:12:29,459 --> 00:12:30,653 I see you're in early. 253 00:12:30,761 --> 00:12:32,194 Well, there's a lot of work to be done. 254 00:12:32,296 --> 00:12:35,493 And a lot of people to do it. 255 00:12:35,599 --> 00:12:37,066 Want some coffee? 256 00:12:37,167 --> 00:12:39,362 I didn't come here for coffee. 257 00:12:39,469 --> 00:12:40,868 All right, Thornton, let's have it. 258 00:12:40,971 --> 00:12:42,939 Harriet, I've known you for a number of years, 259 00:12:43,040 --> 00:12:46,271 and I think I know what goes on in that pretty head of yours. 260 00:12:46,376 --> 00:12:48,241 If you've come here to patronize me-- 261 00:12:48,345 --> 00:12:52,679 No, not at all. And don't you patronize me. 262 00:12:55,185 --> 00:12:57,016 I don't know what you're talking about. 263 00:12:57,120 --> 00:13:00,351 Who the hell did you think you were talking to on the telephone yesterday? 264 00:13:00,457 --> 00:13:02,152 A copy boy? 265 00:13:02,259 --> 00:13:03,658 Well, I'm sorry if I offended you, 266 00:13:03,760 --> 00:13:06,752 but I thought we ought to get our relative positions straight 267 00:13:06,863 --> 00:13:08,091 right from the start. 268 00:13:08,198 --> 00:13:11,099 I'll tell you our relative positions. 269 00:13:11,201 --> 00:13:15,297 You publish, and I edit. And I won't have any interference. 270 00:13:16,073 --> 00:13:18,007 Thornton, I -- 271 00:13:18,108 --> 00:13:20,303 I know what you mean to "The Examiner,” 272 00:13:20,410 --> 00:13:22,344 and I know what she means to you. 273 00:13:22,446 --> 00:13:24,641 I don't want to shut you out. 274 00:13:24,748 --> 00:13:26,443 But I'm part of this business now, 275 00:13:26,550 --> 00:13:30,281 and you're gonna have to learn to live with that. 276 00:13:36,026 --> 00:13:39,257 He didn't come in through the ceiling. He didn't come up through the floor. 277 00:13:39,363 --> 00:13:41,024 So, how did he do it? 278 00:13:41,131 --> 00:13:42,564 Maybe he came up the stairs. 279 00:13:42,666 --> 00:13:44,133 All right, the killer came up the stairs, 280 00:13:44,234 --> 00:13:45,394 but where did he kill Manners, 281 00:13:45,502 --> 00:13:47,697 and how did he get the body back on the elevator? 282 00:13:47,804 --> 00:13:49,738 Maybe Manners shot himself. 283 00:13:49,840 --> 00:13:51,808 Maybe Manners shot himself. 284 00:13:51,908 --> 00:13:53,842 So, what did he do with the gun? 285 00:13:53,944 --> 00:13:56,139 Suppose the starter shot him when he was going up. 286 00:13:56,246 --> 00:14:00,740 What about the witnesses who saw Manners board the elevator alive? 287 00:14:00,851 --> 00:14:02,045 Anything on ballistics? 288 00:14:02,152 --> 00:14:03,813 Yeah, he was -- 289 00:14:03,920 --> 00:14:07,151 he was shot by a .32 at close range, probably 4, 5 feet away. 290 00:14:07,257 --> 00:14:09,817 That means the killer could have been inside the elevator 291 00:14:09,926 --> 00:14:12,793 or just outside. 292 00:14:12,896 --> 00:14:14,591 Anything in those personal files, son? 293 00:14:14,698 --> 00:14:17,394 Hmm? No, no, nothing yet. 294 00:14:17,501 --> 00:14:19,196 But I'd like to see the fingerprint results 295 00:14:19,302 --> 00:14:21,236 and also the plans for the rest of that building. 296 00:14:21,338 --> 00:14:22,805 Well, here's the print report. Velie? 297 00:14:22,906 --> 00:14:26,342 On my way, sir. 298 00:14:26,443 --> 00:14:30,777 Well, Manners' fresh fingerprints were on the 5th- and 6th-floor buttons. 299 00:14:30,881 --> 00:14:32,508 And the 12th-floor button was smudged, 300 00:14:32,616 --> 00:14:34,311 probably by the starter when he sent the elevator up. 301 00:14:34,418 --> 00:14:35,817 Or the killer's. 302 00:14:35,919 --> 00:14:36,613 Now, one thing's for sure, 303 00:14:36,720 --> 00:14:38,381 Manners was interested in seeing that that elevator 304 00:14:38,488 --> 00:14:41,480 got to the 5th and 6th floors. 305 00:14:41,591 --> 00:14:43,821 I'd just like to know if he pushed the button before 306 00:14:43,927 --> 00:14:45,224 or after he was shot. 307 00:14:47,431 --> 00:14:49,126 - Good morning, Inspector. - Oh, no. 308 00:14:49,232 --> 00:14:50,164 What are you doing here, Flannigan? 309 00:14:50,267 --> 00:14:51,427 I thought you might be interested 310 00:14:51,535 --> 00:14:53,503 in Flannigan's lead story in the "Gazette." 311 00:14:53,603 --> 00:14:55,298 It should be on the street in 10 minutes. 312 00:14:55,405 --> 00:14:57,339 Well, I'm not interested in anything you write. 313 00:14:57,441 --> 00:14:59,909 And if I were, I'm perfectly capable of reading it myself. 314 00:15:00,010 --> 00:15:01,170 Now, get out of here! 315 00:15:01,278 --> 00:15:04,770 Okay, Inspector. Never say that Flannigan didn't offer. 316 00:15:04,881 --> 00:15:08,874 It's just a story that's gonna break this case wide open. 317 00:15:08,985 --> 00:15:10,452 - But if you're not interested -- - Flannigan! 318 00:15:11,288 --> 00:15:12,186 Yes, Inspector? 319 00:15:12,289 --> 00:15:13,722 Read the story. 320 00:15:13,824 --> 00:15:15,792 Happy to. Junior? 321 00:15:16,893 --> 00:15:17,484 Mm. 322 00:15:19,296 --> 00:15:22,993 "Publisher Shot While Secretary Spoons". 323 00:15:26,870 --> 00:15:30,101 "The police are still having their ups and downs 324 00:15:30,207 --> 00:15:34,701 over the bizarre elevator murder of news mogul Henry Manners. 325 00:15:34,811 --> 00:15:37,780 While New York's finest remain totally baffled, 326 00:15:37,881 --> 00:15:40,076 this reporter has uncovered information 327 00:15:40,183 --> 00:15:44,449 that tosses most of their feathery theories into a cocked fedora. 328 00:15:45,055 --> 00:15:45,885 Judy Adams, 329 00:15:45,989 --> 00:15:50,358 4th-floor receptionist, was not at her desk, as she claimed, 330 00:15:50,460 --> 00:15:52,655 but was involved in a lovers' rendezvous 331 00:15:52,762 --> 00:15:57,597 at the very moment that Henry Manners was 'ele-victimized.' 332 00:15:57,701 --> 00:16:00,363 Memo to Inspector Richard Queen -- 333 00:16:00,470 --> 00:16:02,097 "It's not the boys in blue, 334 00:16:02,205 --> 00:16:04,730 but the working press that are out there 335 00:16:04,841 --> 00:16:05,671 doing the job." 336 00:16:05,775 --> 00:16:07,299 That's enough, Flannigan. Come on. 337 00:16:07,410 --> 00:16:09,275 Don't you want to hear the rest of it? 338 00:16:09,379 --> 00:16:11,074 - Where we going? - Down to the "Examiner” office. 339 00:16:11,181 --> 00:16:12,842 I want to talk to Miss Julia What's-her-name. 340 00:16:12,949 --> 00:16:15,440 That's Judy Adams, 4th floor! 341 00:16:16,786 --> 00:16:18,981 Now, Judy, as attorney for "The Examiner,” 342 00:16:19,089 --> 00:16:21,819 it's my responsibility to protect its interests, 343 00:16:21,925 --> 00:16:23,859 particularly in something as serious as murder. 344 00:16:23,960 --> 00:16:25,154 Do you understand? 345 00:16:25,262 --> 00:16:25,921 Yes, sir. 346 00:16:26,029 --> 00:16:28,497 Now, I want you to tell me why you lied to the police. 347 00:16:29,332 --> 00:16:30,526 That's exactly what I want to know. 348 00:16:30,634 --> 00:16:32,067 Excuse me, Mr. Klinger. 349 00:16:32,168 --> 00:16:34,363 This is Inspector Queen and his son, Ellery. 350 00:16:34,471 --> 00:16:36,268 The Inspector's looking for Judy. 351 00:16:36,373 --> 00:16:38,432 Mr. Queen, Inspector, 352 00:16:38,542 --> 00:16:42,376 I was just about to ask Miss Adams about this story in the "Gazette." 353 00:16:43,680 --> 00:16:48,174 Young lady, it's a serious business, lying to the police. 354 00:16:48,285 --> 00:16:50,253 Why did you say you were at your desk? 355 00:16:50,353 --> 00:16:53,550 Why didn't you tell us you were with your boyfriend? 356 00:16:53,657 --> 00:16:58,924 I know I did wrong, sir, and I feel terrible about it. 357 00:16:59,262 --> 00:17:02,129 I shouldn't have lied, but I was afraid I'd get in trouble. 358 00:17:02,232 --> 00:17:05,599 And now I've just made things worse. 359 00:17:05,702 --> 00:17:07,897 All I wanted was for Walter and me to be happy. 360 00:17:08,004 --> 00:17:09,437 Walter? Who's Walter? 361 00:17:09,539 --> 00:17:14,033 He's my boyfriend. He works here. 362 00:17:14,144 --> 00:17:15,304 He's just a copy boy now, 363 00:17:15,412 --> 00:17:19,678 but someday he's gonna be a great reporter like Mr. Flannigan. 364 00:17:19,783 --> 00:17:22,809 Walter admires him so much. 365 00:17:22,919 --> 00:17:25,820 That's why he talked to him last evening. 366 00:17:25,922 --> 00:17:28,618 I never dreamed he'd print it. 367 00:17:28,725 --> 00:17:31,717 I mean about Walter and me. 368 00:17:31,828 --> 00:17:33,591 Ohh. 369 00:17:35,899 --> 00:17:38,333 Go on, Judy. 370 00:17:38,435 --> 00:17:42,701 Well, anyway, Walter and I were going to get married. 371 00:17:42,806 --> 00:17:45,274 We've been going together for about three years now, 372 00:17:45,375 --> 00:17:47,741 just waiting for Walter to make enough money. 373 00:17:47,844 --> 00:17:51,712 After all, $22.50 a week doesn't go very far these days. 374 00:17:52,916 --> 00:17:58,582 But yesterday Walter threw caution to the winds. 375 00:17:58,688 --> 00:18:01,122 He took me by the hand, 376 00:18:01,224 --> 00:18:08,289 and he walked me down to the fire escape and proposed. 377 00:18:08,398 --> 00:18:09,990 It was so romantic. 378 00:18:10,100 --> 00:18:12,193 Judy, how long were you away from your desk? 379 00:18:12,302 --> 00:18:14,133 It couldn't have been more than 10 minutes. 380 00:18:15,605 --> 00:18:17,266 Yeah. 381 00:18:17,374 --> 00:18:18,534 What do you think? 382 00:18:18,642 --> 00:18:20,610 I think she's sacred to death. 383 00:18:20,710 --> 00:18:22,644 - Hiding something? - I don't know. 384 00:18:24,280 --> 00:18:26,475 Dad, can't we question her another time? 385 00:18:26,583 --> 00:18:29,017 We can always bring her back. Let her go, huh? 386 00:18:29,119 --> 00:18:30,814 All right, young lady, you can leave, 387 00:18:30,920 --> 00:18:33,388 but the next time a policeman asks you a question, 388 00:18:33,490 --> 00:18:34,457 you tell him the truth. 389 00:18:34,557 --> 00:18:36,354 Yes, sir. 390 00:18:37,961 --> 00:18:40,555 Well, at least we know how the killer got to Manners, 391 00:18:40,664 --> 00:18:42,928 he was waiting for him on the 4th floor. 392 00:18:43,033 --> 00:18:44,227 No, I don't think so. 393 00:18:44,334 --> 00:18:44,891 Why not? 394 00:18:45,001 --> 00:18:47,196 Unless Walter or Judy was in on the killing, 395 00:18:47,303 --> 00:18:48,770 the murderer would have no way of knowing 396 00:18:48,872 --> 00:18:52,069 at what particular time Judy was gonna be away from her desk. 397 00:18:52,175 --> 00:18:55,110 And how could he be certain which floor the elevator was passing? 398 00:18:56,279 --> 00:18:57,906 I see what you mean. 399 00:18:58,014 --> 00:18:59,504 Which leaves us exactly where we started. 400 00:18:59,616 --> 00:19:01,413 [ Buzzing ] 401 00:19:01,518 --> 00:19:03,349 Oh, excuse me. 402 00:19:03,453 --> 00:19:05,648 Oh, yes, I'll take that. 403 00:19:05,755 --> 00:19:08,383 Sam, what did you hear? 404 00:19:09,592 --> 00:19:11,253 $2 million? That man's got to be crazy. 405 00:19:11,361 --> 00:19:13,090 That's not a settlement. 406 00:19:13,196 --> 00:19:14,254 Of course we'll fight it. 407 00:19:14,364 --> 00:19:16,161 And you can tell Nelson Greene if he thinks he's gonna win this suit, 408 00:19:16,266 --> 00:19:17,961 he's got another thing coming. 409 00:19:18,068 --> 00:19:21,663 If McCully says he is a Communist, then he is a Communist. 410 00:19:23,406 --> 00:19:25,101 Of course he can prove it. 411 00:19:25,208 --> 00:19:29,941 Look, Sam, I have some people here. I'll get back to you later. 412 00:19:30,046 --> 00:19:30,978 Excuse me. I couldn't help but overhear. 413 00:19:31,081 --> 00:19:34,016 Did you mention Nelson Greene, the financier? 414 00:19:34,684 --> 00:19:35,844 That's a legal matter. 415 00:19:35,952 --> 00:19:37,647 That's has nothing to do with Henry's death. 416 00:19:37,754 --> 00:19:43,556 Since murder's involved, anything that concerns this paper concerns me, 417 00:19:43,660 --> 00:19:45,560 especially a $2-million suit. 418 00:19:45,662 --> 00:19:49,758 Well, I'm just not at liberty to discuss it. 419 00:19:49,866 --> 00:19:52,858 Well... who is? 420 00:19:53,403 --> 00:19:55,837 As long as I'm editor of this paper and making assignments, 421 00:19:55,939 --> 00:19:58,134 you'll write what you're told to write. 422 00:19:58,241 --> 00:20:00,937 Well, I do not intend to be buried among the obituaries 423 00:20:01,044 --> 00:20:01,976 for the rest of my life. 424 00:20:02,078 --> 00:20:05,809 You will until you're capable of writing something better. 425 00:20:05,915 --> 00:20:07,075 Don't count on it. 426 00:20:07,183 --> 00:20:10,016 Things may start to change around here a lot sooner than you expect. 427 00:20:10,120 --> 00:20:11,883 Just what does that mean? 428 00:20:12,822 --> 00:20:15,950 It means that Harriet Manners is in charge here now. 429 00:20:16,059 --> 00:20:18,357 I don't care how much stock your grandmother has in this paper 430 00:20:18,461 --> 00:20:20,929 or how close she is to Harriet Manners. 431 00:20:21,030 --> 00:20:22,554 You have just two choices. 432 00:20:22,665 --> 00:20:26,294 You either write the obituaries as they're supposed to be written, 433 00:20:26,402 --> 00:20:28,336 or clean out your desk. 434 00:20:28,438 --> 00:20:30,133 Mr. Johns? 435 00:20:30,240 --> 00:20:31,434 We'll continue this later. 436 00:20:31,541 --> 00:20:35,341 - If you're busy, I can come back -- - No, no, no, no, that's all right. 437 00:20:37,647 --> 00:20:40,343 Just another of those no-talent college graduates 438 00:20:40,450 --> 00:20:44,216 who thinks everything he writes should be chiseled in stone. 439 00:20:44,320 --> 00:20:45,252 What's on your mind? 440 00:20:45,355 --> 00:20:48,051 I understand your paper's involved in a lawsuit. 441 00:20:48,158 --> 00:20:50,854 Lawsuit? Which one? 442 00:20:50,960 --> 00:20:54,191 You know, this is a big-city newspaper, Mr. Queen. 443 00:20:54,297 --> 00:20:57,027 Yeah, well, I'm -- I'm referring to Nelson Greene. 444 00:20:57,133 --> 00:20:59,829 Oh, Mitch McCully's newest punching bag. 445 00:20:59,936 --> 00:21:02,404 That's the trouble with McCully. He's harmless-looking enough, 446 00:21:02,505 --> 00:21:05,440 nice guy, like your friendly next-door neighbor, 447 00:21:05,542 --> 00:21:09,034 except when it comes to Commies, pinkos, and fellow travelers. 448 00:21:09,145 --> 00:21:10,442 Meaning Nelson Greene. 449 00:21:10,947 --> 00:21:15,384 Well, if Greene's a Commie, then so are half the brokers on Wall Street. 450 00:21:15,485 --> 00:21:17,953 - Well, you let him run the story. - No, no, no. 451 00:21:18,054 --> 00:21:20,045 Henry Manners let him run the story. 452 00:21:20,156 --> 00:21:23,887 I warned Henry not to let McCully run wild, even if he could prove it, 453 00:21:23,993 --> 00:21:25,756 which he probably can't. 454 00:21:26,296 --> 00:21:28,389 But you're the editor. I don't -- 455 00:21:28,498 --> 00:21:30,022 Like every other employee at "The Examiner,” 456 00:21:30,133 --> 00:21:33,102 I serve at the pleasure of the publisher. 457 00:21:33,203 --> 00:21:35,137 Just let us say that Henry -- 458 00:21:35,238 --> 00:21:37,763 was more pleased with McCully than he was with me. 459 00:21:37,874 --> 00:21:40,536 Hmm. You don't like McCully very much, do you? 460 00:21:40,643 --> 00:21:43,111 Oh -- 461 00:21:43,213 --> 00:21:46,876 I don't know. 462 00:21:46,983 --> 00:21:50,783 McCully is an all-American, red-blooded idiot. 463 00:21:50,887 --> 00:21:54,084 Now, don't take my word for it. 464 00:21:54,190 --> 00:21:58,286 Find out for yourself. 465 00:22:08,805 --> 00:22:11,501 Oh, I can spot a Commie at 50 paces. 466 00:22:11,608 --> 00:22:14,076 Sure, they're all as pure as the driven snow, 467 00:22:14,177 --> 00:22:16,611 but take my word for it, Nelson Greene is a Commie, 468 00:22:16,713 --> 00:22:17,680 and you can bet on it. 469 00:22:17,780 --> 00:22:19,179 I mean, you can tell by looking at him. 470 00:22:19,282 --> 00:22:20,977 The shifty eyes, the clothes -- 471 00:22:21,084 --> 00:22:21,743 The clothes? 472 00:22:21,851 --> 00:22:23,284 Of course, the clothes. Haven't you noticed? 473 00:22:23,386 --> 00:22:26,082 They all dress a certain way. 474 00:22:26,189 --> 00:22:27,884 Well, it probably never occurred to you. 475 00:22:27,991 --> 00:22:28,958 [ Crashing ] 476 00:22:29,058 --> 00:22:29,956 Oh, darn! 477 00:22:30,059 --> 00:22:32,254 Oh. Can I give you a hand? 478 00:22:32,362 --> 00:22:35,058 I'm so clumsy. I'm always dropping things. 479 00:22:35,164 --> 00:22:38,861 Well, believe me, I know how that feels. 480 00:22:43,106 --> 00:22:44,004 Thank you. 481 00:22:44,107 --> 00:22:45,836 You're welcome. 482 00:22:47,477 --> 00:22:51,436 Key words: peace, brotherhood, freedom. 483 00:22:51,547 --> 00:22:54,516 You show me a man who's trying to sell world peace, 484 00:22:54,617 --> 00:22:58,348 and I'll show you a card-carrying Commie every time. 485 00:22:58,454 --> 00:22:59,386 That simple, eh? 486 00:22:59,489 --> 00:23:01,753 - Just about. - Including Nelson Greene? 487 00:23:02,792 --> 00:23:04,054 Especially Nelson Greene. 488 00:23:04,594 --> 00:23:05,492 And you can prove it? 489 00:23:05,595 --> 00:23:06,789 I have a dossier. 490 00:23:06,896 --> 00:23:09,865 Names, dates, places, people he's associated with, 491 00:23:09,966 --> 00:23:12,696 little things that don't mean much by themselves, 492 00:23:12,802 --> 00:23:14,997 but they all, all add up. 493 00:23:15,104 --> 00:23:16,867 Did they all add up for Henry Manners? 494 00:23:17,407 --> 00:23:18,567 What do you mean by that? 495 00:23:18,675 --> 00:23:20,802 What I mean was, was he gonna support you? 496 00:23:20,910 --> 00:23:22,172 Well, he always had. 497 00:23:22,278 --> 00:23:24,746 I've been bread and butter for this newspaper. 498 00:23:24,847 --> 00:23:29,841 Look, I had no quarrel with Henry, not on a professional level. 499 00:23:29,953 --> 00:23:33,184 That Greene lawsuit, that's typical Commie harassment. 500 00:23:33,289 --> 00:23:35,587 They'll never let it get to court. Believe me. 501 00:23:35,692 --> 00:23:38,058 All we're trying to determine is who had a motive 502 00:23:38,161 --> 00:23:40,061 for murdering Mr. Manners. 503 00:23:40,163 --> 00:23:43,530 There are other people who had more to gain by Manners' death than me. 504 00:23:43,633 --> 00:23:45,897 - What does that mean? - Well, for one thing, Al Klinger. 505 00:23:46,836 --> 00:23:48,167 The lawyer Al Klinger? 506 00:23:48,271 --> 00:23:51,104 He had an appointment with Henry first thing yesterday morning. 507 00:23:52,475 --> 00:23:56,206 Oh, I see. He didn't tell you, huh? 508 00:23:56,312 --> 00:23:57,745 I suppose not. 509 00:23:57,847 --> 00:24:00,315 First time in months that Al's been here by 8:00, 510 00:24:00,416 --> 00:24:02,111 and Henry winds up dead. 511 00:24:02,218 --> 00:24:07,155 Well, I'm not surprised that he didn't mention it. 512 00:24:07,824 --> 00:24:09,257 That is surprising. 513 00:24:09,359 --> 00:24:11,884 - It sure is, all things considered. - What things considered? 514 00:24:11,995 --> 00:24:13,360 Well, McCully and Klinger. 515 00:24:13,463 --> 00:24:16,694 Now, according to the personnel files I was reading, 516 00:24:16,799 --> 00:24:20,257 they were roommates at Brown University, best of friends. 517 00:24:20,370 --> 00:24:23,339 You know, Klinger was hired on McCully's recommendation? 518 00:24:23,439 --> 00:24:24,906 - He was, huh? - Yeah. 519 00:24:25,008 --> 00:24:29,502 Looks like something's happened to change Mr. McCully's attitude. 520 00:24:29,612 --> 00:24:31,307 Yeah. 521 00:24:31,414 --> 00:24:34,508 [ Door chimes ringing ] 522 00:24:36,753 --> 00:24:38,721 Ah, Miss Manners, come in. 523 00:24:38,821 --> 00:24:42,018 Hello, Arthur. 524 00:24:42,125 --> 00:24:43,820 Well, where's Zelda? 525 00:24:43,926 --> 00:24:45,120 She's not here. 526 00:24:45,228 --> 00:24:47,924 It's opening night at Roosevelt Raceway. 527 00:24:48,031 --> 00:24:52,024 But I-I thought -- You said she wanted to talk. 528 00:24:52,135 --> 00:24:55,832 No, I wanted to talk, in private. 529 00:24:55,938 --> 00:24:58,406 I was afraid you wouldn't come if it was just me. 530 00:24:58,508 --> 00:25:00,476 I don't understand. 531 00:25:00,576 --> 00:25:03,067 Well, maybe this will explain. 532 00:25:05,715 --> 00:25:08,149 What's this, some sort of diary? 533 00:25:08,251 --> 00:25:11,482 A log, a journal of the events of the past few months, 534 00:25:11,587 --> 00:25:14,055 everything that's happened at "The Examiner.” 535 00:25:14,157 --> 00:25:17,024 The whos, the what's, and the whys. 536 00:25:17,994 --> 00:25:19,461 Why are you giving this to me? 537 00:25:20,530 --> 00:25:23,499 Well, let's just call it insurance. 538 00:25:23,599 --> 00:25:25,794 Now that you are in charge of the paper, 539 00:25:25,902 --> 00:25:28,837 you really ought to know who you can trust and who you can't. 540 00:25:30,006 --> 00:25:34,773 In here, you will find the truth about Johns, and all the rest of them. 541 00:25:51,494 --> 00:25:52,688 Who was on the phone, Dad? 542 00:25:52,795 --> 00:25:54,990 Velie, still no sign of Albert Klinger. 543 00:25:55,098 --> 00:25:57,566 Hmm. You suppose he made a run for it? 544 00:25:57,667 --> 00:26:00,898 We got a man watching his house. 545 00:26:01,003 --> 00:26:04,200 It's midnight, and nobody's seen him since noon yesterday. 546 00:26:04,307 --> 00:26:05,501 I don't know what to think. 547 00:26:05,608 --> 00:26:09,567 Well, Klinger killed Manners without leaving a clue. 548 00:26:09,679 --> 00:26:13,945 It's not likely he made a run for it. And why should he? 549 00:26:14,050 --> 00:26:15,483 Klinger, Klinger, Klinger. 550 00:26:15,585 --> 00:26:19,043 Killers do strange things, Ellery, even in real life. 551 00:26:19,155 --> 00:26:21,089 I'm gonna make myself a sandwich. You want one? 552 00:26:21,190 --> 00:26:24,648 Hmm? Oh, yeah, thanks, Dad. 553 00:26:24,760 --> 00:26:28,093 Hey, did you know Klinger was studying to be a dentist? 554 00:26:28,898 --> 00:26:32,334 Let's see, we got roast beef, pastrami, 555 00:26:32,435 --> 00:26:33,663 Swiss cheese. 556 00:26:33,769 --> 00:26:36,966 And McCully was gonna be an electrical engineer. 557 00:26:37,073 --> 00:26:38,836 Strange how people end up, isn't it? 558 00:26:39,375 --> 00:26:40,569 What's so strange about that? 559 00:26:40,676 --> 00:26:42,906 You wanted to be a magician, didn't you? 560 00:26:43,012 --> 00:26:45,446 No, a juggler, but I was 8 years old. 561 00:26:45,548 --> 00:26:47,982 You want mayonnaise or mustard? 562 00:26:48,084 --> 00:26:48,778 Ellery? 563 00:26:49,385 --> 00:26:50,283 Huh? 564 00:26:50,887 --> 00:26:54,186 - Which one of these do you want? - Which one of what do I want? 565 00:26:54,757 --> 00:26:56,622 Make your own sandwich. 566 00:27:09,071 --> 00:27:09,901 That's it! 567 00:27:10,006 --> 00:27:11,769 - What is? - 12th-floor riddle. 568 00:27:11,874 --> 00:27:15,139 12th-floor -- 569 00:27:15,244 --> 00:27:17,644 Ellery? 570 00:27:18,548 --> 00:27:20,516 12th-floor riddle? What do you mean? 571 00:27:20,616 --> 00:27:22,049 I really can't say till I check it out, Dad, 572 00:27:22,151 --> 00:27:24,346 but if my guess is right, Henry Manners did not disappear. 573 00:27:24,453 --> 00:27:25,852 Disappear? What do you mean, disappear? 574 00:27:25,955 --> 00:27:27,422 Aren't you going to eat? Where are you going? 575 00:27:27,523 --> 00:27:29,218 To the "Daily Examiner," Dad. I'll know soon enough. 576 00:27:29,325 --> 00:27:30,758 You go ahead and eat. I'll be back in an hour. 577 00:27:30,860 --> 00:27:33,055 Not on your life. Ellery, wait for me. 578 00:27:33,162 --> 00:27:34,652 Ellery? 579 00:27:36,465 --> 00:27:37,124 I don't know. 580 00:27:37,233 --> 00:27:39,201 Maybe I better take a look at that badge again. 581 00:27:39,302 --> 00:27:40,963 You've already seen it three times. 582 00:27:41,070 --> 00:27:45,063 All right, Dad, would you sit behind the receptionist's desk, all right? 583 00:27:45,174 --> 00:27:48,143 Okay, now... 584 00:27:48,244 --> 00:27:51,941 just stay right there, and I'll be right back. 585 00:27:54,917 --> 00:27:57,112 Where's he going? 586 00:27:57,220 --> 00:27:59,654 How would I know? He's with you. 587 00:27:59,755 --> 00:28:03,122 Well, I'm sorry I asked. 588 00:28:04,126 --> 00:28:06,594 Well, where is he? 589 00:28:06,696 --> 00:28:07,754 Right there. 590 00:28:07,863 --> 00:28:09,091 Right where? 591 00:28:09,198 --> 00:28:11,632 Right here, Dad. 592 00:28:15,638 --> 00:28:17,606 You see, the papers on the edge of that desk 593 00:28:17,707 --> 00:28:19,140 kept the secretary from seeing Manners. 594 00:28:19,242 --> 00:28:20,903 Manners never got off that elevator. 595 00:28:21,010 --> 00:28:23,501 When the doors opened, he was on the floor, dead. 596 00:28:24,347 --> 00:28:26,872 Very good detective work, son. Where does that leave us? 597 00:28:26,983 --> 00:28:29,110 I don't know. 598 00:28:29,218 --> 00:28:30,378 I wish I was wrong. 599 00:28:31,787 --> 00:28:33,721 If Manners had gotten off the elevator on a different floor, 600 00:28:33,823 --> 00:28:37,020 at least we'd know how the killer got to him. 601 00:28:37,126 --> 00:28:39,594 But if he was on the elevator, 602 00:28:39,695 --> 00:28:42,926 that means that he was killed between the 1st and the 12th floor 603 00:28:43,032 --> 00:28:44,829 on an elevator that didn't stop. 604 00:28:44,934 --> 00:28:47,300 Do you mean I was dragged down here in the middle of the night 605 00:28:47,403 --> 00:28:49,837 to find this case is still impossible to solve? 606 00:28:49,939 --> 00:28:52,908 No, no, no, it used to be impossible. 607 00:28:53,009 --> 00:28:57,036 Now it's only improbable. 608 00:28:57,146 --> 00:28:58,306 ...conceal this information from me. 609 00:28:58,414 --> 00:29:00,314 Miss Manners, you are not the best judge of that. 610 00:29:00,416 --> 00:29:03,908 I've been open and honest with you ever since you've been on the paper. 611 00:29:04,020 --> 00:29:05,715 Sounds like somebody's having an argument. 612 00:29:05,821 --> 00:29:07,789 Yeah, it's coming from Manners' office. 613 00:29:07,890 --> 00:29:08,652 Well, let's take a look. 614 00:29:09,659 --> 00:29:11,718 Well, uh... 615 00:29:11,827 --> 00:29:16,196 My brother had finally caught on to you, Mitchell, and none too soon. 616 00:29:16,299 --> 00:29:17,766 Well, what's going on? 617 00:29:17,867 --> 00:29:19,801 What are you doing here, Inspector? 618 00:29:19,902 --> 00:29:23,895 My son was reconstructing a riddle. We overheard the argument. 619 00:29:24,006 --> 00:29:26,975 Oh, well, it was hardly an argument, Inspector. 620 00:29:27,076 --> 00:29:29,271 Why don't you try telling the truth for once, Mitchell? 621 00:29:29,378 --> 00:29:30,811 What is that supposed to mean? 622 00:29:30,913 --> 00:29:33,882 You know perfectly well what that means. 623 00:29:33,983 --> 00:29:37,749 Inspector, I discovered from a confidential source 624 00:29:37,853 --> 00:29:42,756 that my brother intended to fire both Mr. McCully and Albert Klinger. 625 00:29:42,858 --> 00:29:44,382 How about it, Mr. McCully? 626 00:29:44,493 --> 00:29:46,688 Henry often made idle threats. 627 00:29:48,064 --> 00:29:51,033 But earlier today, you specifically told us 628 00:29:51,133 --> 00:29:52,566 that Manners was gonna back you up. 629 00:29:52,668 --> 00:29:55,262 Well, he would have. He would have had to. 630 00:29:55,738 --> 00:29:58,229 He was trying to bluff me into printing a retraction, 631 00:29:58,341 --> 00:30:00,104 smooth things over. 632 00:30:00,609 --> 00:30:03,077 Inspector, it was no bluff. Believe me. 633 00:30:03,179 --> 00:30:07,138 All right, maybe the old man finally meant it this once. 634 00:30:07,249 --> 00:30:09,479 Not that I would have minded, you know. 635 00:30:09,585 --> 00:30:12,053 I don't like interference. I don't like it from anybody. 636 00:30:12,154 --> 00:30:15,351 I get my facts straight. I print the truth. 637 00:30:15,458 --> 00:30:17,392 I make a few enemies. But I'm a newspaperman. 638 00:30:17,493 --> 00:30:19,085 I don't know any other way of operating. 639 00:30:19,195 --> 00:30:21,993 Maybe you didn't really have the facts. 640 00:30:22,098 --> 00:30:24,362 I mean about your Nelson Greene story. 641 00:30:24,467 --> 00:30:25,331 The court's gonna decide that. 642 00:30:25,434 --> 00:30:28,164 Where were you when Mr. Manners was killed? 643 00:30:28,270 --> 00:30:31,467 Well, you know where I was, Inspector. I was in the lobby. 644 00:30:31,574 --> 00:30:33,235 Now, are there any more questions? 645 00:30:33,342 --> 00:30:34,036 No? 646 00:30:34,143 --> 00:30:36,839 Well, if you don't mind, since my column for tomorrow is put to bed, 647 00:30:36,946 --> 00:30:39,141 I would like to do the same thing for myself. 648 00:30:39,248 --> 00:30:42,479 Wait just a se-- I just got to get one thing clear in my head. 649 00:30:42,585 --> 00:30:46,112 You and Mr. Klinger weren't fired. 650 00:30:46,222 --> 00:30:48,622 - You just assumed you would be. - Right. Anything else? 651 00:30:48,724 --> 00:30:49,418 No, you can leave. 652 00:30:49,525 --> 00:30:52,460 Just keep yourself available for further questioning. 653 00:30:52,561 --> 00:30:57,658 Aw, you mean I can't skip town, huh? 654 00:30:59,468 --> 00:31:03,461 Well, now I know we've got to talk to Albert Klinger. 655 00:31:03,572 --> 00:31:05,540 Yes, we've been trying to reach him all morning. 656 00:31:05,641 --> 00:31:07,336 Any idea where he might be? 657 00:31:07,443 --> 00:31:09,638 No, I'm afraid I can't help you. 658 00:31:09,745 --> 00:31:12,441 Does he often leave the office without letting you know where he's going? 659 00:31:12,548 --> 00:31:14,243 Albert has outside clients. 660 00:31:14,350 --> 00:31:17,319 I'm sure there's a reasonable explanation for his absence. 661 00:31:17,420 --> 00:31:19,081 For his sake, there better be. 662 00:31:36,605 --> 00:31:39,836 I think in McCully and Klinger we got two good suspects. 663 00:31:39,942 --> 00:31:41,102 That Harriet Manners story 664 00:31:41,210 --> 00:31:43,144 about the traffic jam doesn't smell too good, either. 665 00:31:43,245 --> 00:31:44,712 This watch has stopped. You know what time it is? 666 00:31:44,814 --> 00:31:45,974 No, I left mine home. 667 00:31:46,081 --> 00:31:47,241 Excuse me. Do you know what time it is? 668 00:31:47,349 --> 00:31:51,342 It's about 1:00. 669 00:31:51,454 --> 00:31:54,184 Flannigan! 670 00:31:54,290 --> 00:31:55,848 Inspector. Junior. 671 00:31:55,958 --> 00:31:57,220 Flannigan, what are you doing here? 672 00:31:57,326 --> 00:31:59,419 Oh, just trying to make a living. 673 00:31:59,528 --> 00:32:01,758 Does Harriet Manners know you're down here skulking around? 674 00:32:01,864 --> 00:32:04,697 Oh, be a sport, Inspector. I'm just after a story. 675 00:32:04,800 --> 00:32:06,700 Junior here is bound to crack this murder sooner or later, 676 00:32:06,802 --> 00:32:08,736 and Flannigan's gonna be there when he does. 677 00:32:08,838 --> 00:32:11,568 I ought to turn you over to "Examiner” security, let them deal with you. 678 00:32:11,674 --> 00:32:15,166 Look, I've got some info that you may be interested in. 679 00:32:15,277 --> 00:32:16,209 Now, here's the deal, 680 00:32:16,312 --> 00:32:17,973 I'll tell you what I know, 681 00:32:18,080 --> 00:32:20,742 and you give me an exclusive on the final story. 682 00:32:20,850 --> 00:32:23,216 Anything you know about this case you'd better tell to the police. 683 00:32:23,319 --> 00:32:25,913 The police don't pay Flannigan's salary. 684 00:32:26,021 --> 00:32:27,989 - The "Gazette" does. - Okay, Flannigan. 685 00:32:28,090 --> 00:32:31,025 - Okay, you've got a deal. - Oh, oh, oh, Ellery. 686 00:32:31,126 --> 00:32:34,095 Now, get this, 11 days ago, 687 00:32:34,196 --> 00:32:37,427 the "Gazette" is approached by one aging and anxious editor. 688 00:32:37,533 --> 00:32:39,728 Topic: continued employment. 689 00:32:39,835 --> 00:32:41,598 - Thornton Johns. - The one and only. 690 00:32:41,704 --> 00:32:44,537 Are you trying to tell us that Johns was about to be fired, too? 691 00:32:44,974 --> 00:32:47,408 Not fired, Inspector, put out to graze. 692 00:32:47,510 --> 00:32:49,000 See, Manners didn't care much for Johns, 693 00:32:49,111 --> 00:32:50,203 but he didn't have to pink-slip him 694 00:32:50,312 --> 00:32:52,746 because Charlie Calendar was hot on his trail. 695 00:32:52,848 --> 00:32:54,008 Flannigan, will you speak English? 696 00:32:54,683 --> 00:32:57,379 What he's saying, Dad, is that Thornton Johns was going to retire. 697 00:32:57,486 --> 00:32:59,454 Right-a-rooney, Junior. 698 00:32:59,555 --> 00:33:00,988 You see, the old guy had reached 699 00:33:01,090 --> 00:33:03,024 "The Examiner's” official retirement age, 700 00:33:03,125 --> 00:33:06,094 only now, instead of climbing aboard the old rocking chair, 701 00:33:06,195 --> 00:33:08,390 he'll still be stoking the furnace. 702 00:33:08,497 --> 00:33:10,590 Thornton Johns would have been forced to retire 703 00:33:10,699 --> 00:33:12,257 if Henry Manners had not been killed. 704 00:33:12,368 --> 00:33:15,565 - But now that Harriet's taken over -- - I know what he was saying. 705 00:33:15,671 --> 00:33:16,729 We'll check it. 706 00:33:16,839 --> 00:33:18,898 - Don't forget my exclusive. - I won't. 707 00:33:19,008 --> 00:33:21,442 - I'll be seeing you. - Okay. 708 00:33:27,449 --> 00:33:30,680 Now we've got four good suspects -- Harriet Manners -- 709 00:33:30,786 --> 00:33:32,185 Why, just because she took over the paper? 710 00:33:32,288 --> 00:33:35,052 Harriet Manners, McCully, Klinger, 711 00:33:35,157 --> 00:33:37,352 and I'll speak to Thornton Johns in the morning. 712 00:33:37,459 --> 00:33:41,520 Meanwhile, let's get a good night's sleep. 713 00:33:42,565 --> 00:33:44,658 Ellery? 714 00:33:45,634 --> 00:33:46,032 Ellery -- 715 00:33:46,135 --> 00:33:48,069 Dad, what's the usual retirement age? 716 00:33:48,170 --> 00:33:50,104 Huh? 65. 717 00:33:51,273 --> 00:33:54,606 6 and 5, the two floors the elevator stopped on. 718 00:33:54,710 --> 00:33:55,642 That's right, Dad. 719 00:33:55,744 --> 00:33:57,268 It could have been a last dying clue. 720 00:33:57,379 --> 00:34:00,007 Of course! That's what Manners was trying to tell us. 721 00:34:00,115 --> 00:34:01,377 Well, now, hold on, Dad. It's just a thought. 722 00:34:01,483 --> 00:34:03,451 - We still got a long way to go. - What do you mean? 723 00:34:03,552 --> 00:34:06,521 Well, we can't prove a thing 'till we figure out how it was committed. 724 00:34:06,622 --> 00:34:08,055 Yeah. 725 00:34:08,157 --> 00:34:13,220 That's the mystery, and we still don't have an answer. 726 00:34:26,075 --> 00:34:27,770 - Mr. Klinger. - Yes? 727 00:34:27,876 --> 00:34:29,036 Oh, Mr. Queen. 728 00:34:29,144 --> 00:34:31,612 I'd like to talk to you before you get to your office. 729 00:34:31,714 --> 00:34:33,648 Would you like some breakfast? 730 00:34:33,749 --> 00:34:35,944 I ate on the train. I was in Philadelphia overnight. 731 00:34:36,051 --> 00:34:38,246 A meeting of my college alumni association. 732 00:34:38,354 --> 00:34:39,821 As a matter of fact, I'm late. You'll have to excuse me. 733 00:34:39,922 --> 00:34:41,856 No, this is very important. 734 00:34:41,957 --> 00:34:43,356 The morning that Henry Manners was killed, 735 00:34:43,459 --> 00:34:45,927 you had an appointment with him, didn't you? 736 00:34:46,028 --> 00:34:47,052 Who told you that? 737 00:34:47,162 --> 00:34:50,529 Then you were in the building before 8:00. 738 00:34:50,633 --> 00:34:52,100 That's right. 739 00:34:52,201 --> 00:34:54,635 Then I suppose you also know why Henry and I were meeting? 740 00:34:54,737 --> 00:34:55,761 The McCully lawsuit. 741 00:34:55,871 --> 00:34:57,202 Yes. 742 00:34:57,306 --> 00:35:00,036 But what you may not know is that I was gonna tell Mr. Henry Manners 743 00:35:00,142 --> 00:35:02,337 what he could do with his weekly retainer. 744 00:35:02,444 --> 00:35:05,140 I've been working 18 hours a day to save Mitch McCully's hide, 745 00:35:05,247 --> 00:35:07,374 and suddenly Henry was gonna cut him adrift, just like that. 746 00:35:07,483 --> 00:35:08,677 Oh, you were angry, weren't you? 747 00:35:10,352 --> 00:35:12,047 Not that angry, 748 00:35:12,154 --> 00:35:13,849 just angry enough to rip up my contract 749 00:35:13,956 --> 00:35:17,187 if I could have found it in Henry's files. 750 00:35:17,292 --> 00:35:19,988 You know, Mr. Queen, if you're really looking for a suspect, 751 00:35:20,095 --> 00:35:22,529 you ought to go talk to Harriet Manners. 752 00:35:22,631 --> 00:35:25,896 I understand she was caught in traffic when Henry was killed. 753 00:35:26,001 --> 00:35:27,195 And you're saying she wasn't? 754 00:35:28,303 --> 00:35:32,296 There was no love lost between Harriet and her brother, not lately. 755 00:35:32,408 --> 00:35:36,902 She was about to start a proxy fight to get control of "The Examiner” -- 756 00:35:37,012 --> 00:35:39,207 one way... 757 00:35:39,314 --> 00:35:41,407 ...or another. 758 00:35:51,326 --> 00:35:55,319 I keep forgetting, Mr. Queen, you are a detective of sorts, aren't you? 759 00:35:55,431 --> 00:35:58,889 Uh, well... 760 00:35:59,001 --> 00:36:00,559 Very well, I admit it. 761 00:36:01,303 --> 00:36:05,034 I was unhappy with the way my brother was running the paper. 762 00:36:05,140 --> 00:36:07,870 Over the years, it's been getting more and more reactionary, 763 00:36:07,976 --> 00:36:10,171 and I don't think it can properly report the news 764 00:36:10,279 --> 00:36:12,713 if it's editorial policy is slanted like that. 765 00:36:12,815 --> 00:36:17,843 But that's not really all there is to it, is it, Miss Manners? 766 00:36:17,953 --> 00:36:19,386 No. 767 00:36:19,488 --> 00:36:22,924 No, my brother, Henry, took a leave of absence during the war 768 00:36:23,025 --> 00:36:25,516 to do a job for the War Department. 769 00:36:25,627 --> 00:36:29,358 For over a year, I ran the paper, and I ran it well. 770 00:36:29,465 --> 00:36:33,629 Mm-hmm. But then Henry returned. 771 00:36:33,736 --> 00:36:37,069 It was as if I hadn't existed. He cut me out completely. 772 00:36:37,172 --> 00:36:38,833 I found myself back at "Harper's Bazaar," 773 00:36:38,941 --> 00:36:41,671 covering the Paris collections, for heaven's sakes. 774 00:36:41,777 --> 00:36:44,473 I don't want to work in the fashion end of journalism. 775 00:36:44,580 --> 00:36:48,880 I want to deal with world issues, with things that matter. 776 00:36:48,984 --> 00:36:50,144 I can understand that. 777 00:36:50,252 --> 00:36:54,279 But why didn't you tell us about Mrs. Zelda Van Dyke? 778 00:36:55,858 --> 00:36:57,951 - So! - Yeah. 779 00:36:59,962 --> 00:37:03,921 You know about that, too, do you? 780 00:37:04,032 --> 00:37:09,060 Look, Mrs. Van Dyke owns 22% of the paper's stock. 781 00:37:09,171 --> 00:37:13,403 Now, in order to get control, I had to go through a proxy fight. 782 00:37:13,509 --> 00:37:14,669 I wanted her support. 783 00:37:14,777 --> 00:37:15,744 Did you get it? 784 00:37:16,378 --> 00:37:18,278 Well, she's an unpredictable woman. I -- 785 00:37:18,380 --> 00:37:20,905 I felt that, with time, I would have gotten it. 786 00:37:21,016 --> 00:37:22,881 So, you weren't sure about her support, 787 00:37:22,985 --> 00:37:24,543 and you took matters in your own hands? 788 00:37:26,288 --> 00:37:28,756 I don't know quite what you're trying to say, Mr. Queen, 789 00:37:28,857 --> 00:37:32,088 but it doesn't really make any difference, does it? 790 00:37:32,194 --> 00:37:33,354 My brother is dead, 791 00:37:33,462 --> 00:37:36,727 and with or without Mrs. Van Dyke, the paper's mine now. 792 00:37:39,635 --> 00:37:42,069 It's the second inning here at Fenway Park in Boston, 793 00:37:42,171 --> 00:37:44,401 with the Red Sox ahead of the Yankees 2-0, 794 00:37:44,973 --> 00:37:48,340 as a result of Rudy York's home run, with Bobby Doerr aboard. 795 00:37:49,077 --> 00:37:52,513 [ Door chimes ringing ] 796 00:37:54,449 --> 00:37:56,144 Bill Bevens on the mound for the Yankees, 797 00:37:56,251 --> 00:37:58,446 looking in for the sign from Aaron Robinson, 798 00:37:58,554 --> 00:38:02,046 as Johnny Pesky, left-hand hitter, digs in. 799 00:38:02,157 --> 00:38:03,818 Bevens all set to work. Here's the pitch... 800 00:38:03,926 --> 00:38:05,860 Oh, do come in. 801 00:38:05,961 --> 00:38:08,953 Thank you. 802 00:38:09,064 --> 00:38:10,725 Mrs. Van Dyke, my name is Ellery Queen. 803 00:38:10,833 --> 00:38:12,266 I called you earlier. 804 00:38:12,367 --> 00:38:14,835 Oh, yes, you're here to fix the sink. 805 00:38:14,937 --> 00:38:17,132 No, I'm here to inquire about Harriet Manners. 806 00:38:17,239 --> 00:38:20,174 Oh, well, if Harriet sent you, you must be very good, indeed. 807 00:38:20,275 --> 00:38:22,766 No, no, you see, I'm not a plumber. I'm a writer. 808 00:38:22,878 --> 00:38:25,847 Oh. I'm so sorry. 809 00:38:25,948 --> 00:38:29,145 Well, do you mind if I water my plants? 810 00:38:29,251 --> 00:38:30,718 Oh, no, Ma'am, no, not -- of course not. 811 00:38:30,819 --> 00:38:34,016 Then you'd better follow me. 812 00:38:34,122 --> 00:38:38,388 I always give them vanilla extract on Wednesdays. 813 00:38:38,493 --> 00:38:41,462 They're so crazy about it. 814 00:38:41,563 --> 00:38:44,031 I'd like -- I'm sure they are. I'd like to ask you a -- 815 00:38:44,132 --> 00:38:46,623 few questions about Harriet Manners, if I may. 816 00:38:46,735 --> 00:38:47,827 That's funny. 817 00:38:47,936 --> 00:38:51,702 Someone else called about her just a little while ago. 818 00:38:51,807 --> 00:38:52,671 That was me. 819 00:38:52,774 --> 00:38:57,734 Are you by any chance related to Dennis King? 820 00:38:57,846 --> 00:38:58,904 That's Queen. 821 00:38:59,481 --> 00:39:02,780 You don't have to answer any of his questions, Grandmother. 822 00:39:02,885 --> 00:39:05,012 Queen, comma, Ellery. 823 00:39:05,120 --> 00:39:10,353 Mystery writer of some renown, born April 2nd, New York City, 1912. 824 00:39:10,459 --> 00:39:12,188 Father, Queen, comma, Richard. 825 00:39:12,294 --> 00:39:14,228 Inspector, New York City Police Department. 826 00:39:14,329 --> 00:39:18,095 Well, you mustn't bother Mr. Queen. He's here to see me. 827 00:39:18,200 --> 00:39:20,430 He's here to find out who killed Henry Manners. 828 00:39:20,535 --> 00:39:22,264 As if the world cared. 829 00:39:23,805 --> 00:39:26,706 Arthur writes for "The Examiner.” 830 00:39:26,808 --> 00:39:30,107 Obituaries. He's been practicing on mine. 831 00:39:30,212 --> 00:39:31,907 Would you like to see it? 832 00:39:32,014 --> 00:39:33,811 That is what you're here about, isn't it? 833 00:39:33,916 --> 00:39:35,474 - Henry's death? - Well, I just -- 834 00:39:35,584 --> 00:39:39,076 Look, Grandmother, could you please turn down your baseball game? 835 00:39:39,187 --> 00:39:40,347 No. 836 00:39:40,455 --> 00:39:43,686 Bevens just hasn't had his best stuff to date. 837 00:39:43,792 --> 00:39:46,386 It's certainly not the way the Red Sox have... 838 00:39:46,495 --> 00:39:47,962 [ Radio volume lowers ] 839 00:39:49,164 --> 00:39:53,897 Look, Queen, the publisher is dead. Long live the publisher. 840 00:39:54,002 --> 00:39:55,196 Couldn't we just let it go at that? 841 00:39:55,304 --> 00:39:56,931 You didn't like Henry Manners very much, did you? 842 00:39:57,606 --> 00:39:59,005 Not very much. 843 00:39:59,107 --> 00:40:01,302 I've been with the paper for seven years, 844 00:40:01,410 --> 00:40:04,174 six of them buried in obituaries. 845 00:40:04,279 --> 00:40:08,773 Do you have any idea what it's like writing about dead people every day? 846 00:40:08,884 --> 00:40:11,079 Well, sort of, yeah. 847 00:40:11,186 --> 00:40:15,054 Arthur frequently came home terribly depressed, 848 00:40:15,157 --> 00:40:18,183 probably because my name didn't cross his desk. 849 00:40:18,293 --> 00:40:20,227 Oh, now, Grandmother... 850 00:40:20,329 --> 00:40:22,854 The morning Henry Manners was killed, 851 00:40:22,965 --> 00:40:25,399 you were in the building, weren't you? 852 00:40:25,500 --> 00:40:28,697 Look, Queen -- I didn't like the old buzzard. 853 00:40:28,804 --> 00:40:31,364 He was not an old buzzard. 854 00:40:31,473 --> 00:40:33,839 But I certainly didn't kill him, either. 855 00:40:33,942 --> 00:40:36,172 Anyway, I have an alibi. 856 00:40:36,278 --> 00:40:38,974 Well, how nice for you, dear. 857 00:40:39,081 --> 00:40:41,049 What sort of alibi do you have? 858 00:40:41,149 --> 00:40:44,607 President Truman, I was writing his obituary. 859 00:40:44,720 --> 00:40:49,953 Oh, no, I had no idea. Oh, his poor wife. 860 00:40:50,058 --> 00:40:54,552 We always update the biographies on celebrities, just in case. 861 00:40:54,663 --> 00:40:57,655 I was at my desk from 7:30 until I heard the news, 862 00:40:57,766 --> 00:40:59,165 and I can prove it. 863 00:40:59,267 --> 00:41:01,030 Now, if you'll excuse me. 864 00:41:05,173 --> 00:41:08,142 Mrs. Van Dyke, if you don't mind, 865 00:41:08,243 --> 00:41:09,938 could I get back to Harriet Manners? 866 00:41:10,045 --> 00:41:13,537 Well, of course you may, and thank you so much for coming. 867 00:41:13,648 --> 00:41:15,309 No, no, no, no, I mean, 868 00:41:15,417 --> 00:41:18,147 it's my understanding that Harriet Manners 869 00:41:18,253 --> 00:41:21,279 was conducting a proxy fight to gain control of "The Examiner." 870 00:41:21,390 --> 00:41:24,257 And she told me that she was here on Tuesday morning 871 00:41:24,359 --> 00:41:25,553 to ask you about your votes. 872 00:41:25,660 --> 00:41:28,925 Oh, yes, of course, I -- I remember talking to her. 873 00:41:29,031 --> 00:41:30,157 On Tuesday morning? 874 00:41:30,265 --> 00:41:34,759 Oh, yes, absolutely. It could have been. 875 00:41:34,870 --> 00:41:38,169 "It could have been"? It could have been the afternoon? 876 00:41:38,273 --> 00:41:40,138 It could have been Tuesday. 877 00:41:40,242 --> 00:41:41,937 You don't remember what day it was? 878 00:41:42,044 --> 00:41:44,945 Young man, I am one of those persons 879 00:41:45,047 --> 00:41:50,417 who remembers only very important things. 880 00:41:50,519 --> 00:41:55,013 Now, give my best to Harriet. 881 00:42:01,763 --> 00:42:03,424 [ Radio volume raises ] Dave Ferriss comes to bat, 882 00:42:03,532 --> 00:42:05,898 with Hal Wagner on first. 883 00:42:09,538 --> 00:42:13,702 I'm telling you I made that paper what it is today. 884 00:42:13,809 --> 00:42:17,370 Then Henry Manners was completely unjustified in forcing you to retire. 885 00:42:17,479 --> 00:42:20,880 Manners didn't retire at 65. Why should I? 886 00:42:20,982 --> 00:42:24,315 But you knew Harriet Manners would keep you on if she were publisher. 887 00:42:24,419 --> 00:42:27,752 She would have needed me. We've always gotten along. 888 00:42:27,856 --> 00:42:29,824 Harriet's a strong woman, 889 00:42:29,925 --> 00:42:33,122 but she needs good people around her. 890 00:42:33,228 --> 00:42:38,165 Oh, if Manners hadn't died, I'd have been forced to retire. 891 00:42:38,266 --> 00:42:39,563 That's true. 892 00:42:39,668 --> 00:42:45,937 But I assure you, Inspector, I had nothing to do with his death. 893 00:42:46,041 --> 00:42:49,477 Now, you say you were in the dispatch office the morning of the murder. 894 00:42:51,179 --> 00:42:52,203 Anybody see you? 895 00:42:52,314 --> 00:42:55,249 I told you I get in early. There's a lot of work to do. 896 00:42:55,350 --> 00:42:57,477 I'm in and out of there constantly. 897 00:42:57,586 --> 00:43:00,214 I can't pay attention if anyone is watching me. 898 00:43:00,322 --> 00:43:04,053 As editor, you could be anywhere and everywhere in that building. 899 00:43:05,494 --> 00:43:09,954 Now, Mr. Johns, I want to know precisely where you were at 8:00. 900 00:43:14,970 --> 00:43:15,902 Excuse me. 901 00:43:16,004 --> 00:43:17,972 I'm looking for my father, Inspector Queen. 902 00:43:18,073 --> 00:43:20,007 He came down here to question Mr. Johns. 903 00:43:20,108 --> 00:43:23,077 Oh, no, no, I believe Mr. Johns was called to police headquarters. 904 00:43:23,178 --> 00:43:25,112 - He's not back yet. - Police head-- 905 00:43:25,213 --> 00:43:26,908 Oh, I must have misunderstood. 906 00:43:27,015 --> 00:43:29,040 Thank you. 907 00:43:35,490 --> 00:43:38,288 - Afternoon, Mr. Queen. - Good afternoon. 908 00:43:38,527 --> 00:43:41,860 Oh, sorry. It's going up. 909 00:43:43,398 --> 00:43:45,059 Isn't it wonderful about Judy? 910 00:43:45,167 --> 00:43:47,101 I guess you must have heard. 911 00:43:47,202 --> 00:43:48,169 Hmm? 912 00:43:48,270 --> 00:43:49,669 They got married! 913 00:43:49,771 --> 00:43:54,037 Judy and Walter, last night in Stamford. 914 00:43:54,142 --> 00:43:58,135 I guess they think two can live as cheap as one. 915 00:43:58,246 --> 00:44:03,479 To tell you the truth, I'm not so sure. 916 00:44:03,585 --> 00:44:06,076 Hmm? So sure about what? 917 00:44:06,188 --> 00:44:08,918 - Judy and Walter. - Oh. 918 00:44:11,560 --> 00:44:13,687 Mr. Queen? 919 00:44:29,744 --> 00:44:32,440 Well, that's it. Now, why didn't I think of this before? 920 00:44:32,547 --> 00:44:34,981 Probably because it's so simple. 921 00:44:35,083 --> 00:44:37,551 The impossible crime is not only possi-- 922 00:44:37,652 --> 00:44:40,348 I know who killed Henry Manners. 923 00:44:40,455 --> 00:44:42,946 It was somebody knew his rigid work schedule, 924 00:44:43,058 --> 00:44:45,754 somebody who knew how to get to him, and still have an alibi. 925 00:44:45,860 --> 00:44:47,259 Now, that's all the information you need. 926 00:44:47,362 --> 00:44:49,262 Oh, don't forget, three buttons were pushed! 927 00:44:49,831 --> 00:44:52,322 Inspector, I demand to know what's going on! 928 00:44:52,434 --> 00:44:54,732 - Now, what kind of game is this? - Quiet, quiet, please! 929 00:44:54,836 --> 00:44:56,497 You'll just have to be patient. 930 00:44:56,605 --> 00:44:58,402 I'm just conducting a few routine checks 931 00:44:58,506 --> 00:44:59,837 on certain aspects of the case. 932 00:44:59,941 --> 00:45:01,101 It'll all be over in a few minutes. 933 00:45:01,209 --> 00:45:01,698 Good evening, everyone. 934 00:45:01,810 --> 00:45:03,141 Would you all please get on the elevator? 935 00:45:03,245 --> 00:45:04,473 - All of us? - Yes, Ma'am. 936 00:45:04,579 --> 00:45:05,204 If you'll just cooperate, 937 00:45:05,313 --> 00:45:08,282 I think I can show you how Henry Manners was killed. 938 00:45:08,383 --> 00:45:10,044 And who killed him, too, huh? 939 00:45:10,151 --> 00:45:12,119 That, too. 940 00:45:12,220 --> 00:45:18,750 Miss Manners, would you please press the button for the 12th floor? 941 00:45:21,162 --> 00:45:24,097 - Hey, what's going on? - The elevator's going down. 942 00:45:25,800 --> 00:45:26,960 Aah! 943 00:45:27,068 --> 00:45:29,036 Henry Manners was shot just like that. 944 00:45:29,137 --> 00:45:29,831 But how? 945 00:45:29,938 --> 00:45:31,235 Well, come on. 946 00:45:31,339 --> 00:45:33,170 I'll show you. 947 00:45:34,509 --> 00:45:37,205 The elevator's electrical box is right here on the wall. 948 00:45:37,312 --> 00:45:39,507 Now, all the killer needed to do was to reverse the wires 949 00:45:39,614 --> 00:45:42,082 so the elevator would come down instead of going up. 950 00:45:42,183 --> 00:45:45,641 And when the doors opened, the killer shot Manners, 951 00:45:45,754 --> 00:45:48,154 changed the wires back the way they should be, 952 00:45:48,256 --> 00:45:50,349 and pushed the 12th-floor button. 953 00:45:51,126 --> 00:45:53,822 Now, this part of the basement is just used for storage anyway, 954 00:45:53,928 --> 00:45:55,623 so he knew nobody else would be here. 955 00:45:55,730 --> 00:45:56,526 Velie. 956 00:45:56,631 --> 00:45:59,828 Would you all please get back on the elevator? 957 00:46:11,346 --> 00:46:13,280 But your brother didn't die immediately. 958 00:46:13,381 --> 00:46:14,848 Now, from the bloodstains, 959 00:46:14,949 --> 00:46:16,780 we know that he was standing back here when he was shot. 960 00:46:18,286 --> 00:46:20,481 But he used the last few moments of his life 961 00:46:20,588 --> 00:46:21,714 to crawl over to that control panel 962 00:46:21,823 --> 00:46:24,189 to leave us a clue to the killer's identity. 963 00:46:24,292 --> 00:46:25,316 6 and 5. 964 00:46:25,427 --> 00:46:26,359 That's right. 965 00:46:26,461 --> 00:46:28,929 Now, it's significant that Manners waited 966 00:46:29,030 --> 00:46:31,726 until the elevator had passed the 6th floor 967 00:46:31,833 --> 00:46:33,528 before he pushed the 6 and 5 968 00:46:33,635 --> 00:46:37,093 Otherwise, the elevator would have stopped on those floors going up 969 00:46:37,205 --> 00:46:38,137 instead of coming down. 970 00:46:38,239 --> 00:46:41,106 He did that so we wouldn't think the numbers were 5 and 6, 971 00:46:41,209 --> 00:46:41,698 56. 972 00:46:41,810 --> 00:46:44,506 Well, that's right, Dad, but it's only part of the story. 973 00:46:44,612 --> 00:46:49,675 Actually, 56 is not the clue, and for that matter, neither is 65. 974 00:46:49,784 --> 00:46:51,149 Well, it's got to be one or the other. 975 00:46:52,821 --> 00:46:55,289 No, no, actually, Henry Manners was dead 976 00:46:55,390 --> 00:46:57,324 when the elevator reached the 12th floor. 977 00:46:57,425 --> 00:47:01,691 Now, the receptionist couldn't see the body lying over there 978 00:47:01,796 --> 00:47:05,254 because all these files and papers were in the way. 979 00:47:05,367 --> 00:47:09,736 She, the receptionist, thought the elevator was empty. 980 00:47:11,506 --> 00:47:13,474 I don't quite understand. 981 00:47:13,575 --> 00:47:15,509 Well, Manners knew the elevator was on the way to 12. 982 00:47:15,610 --> 00:47:17,305 That button had already been pushed. 983 00:47:17,412 --> 00:47:20,108 He was probably wishing there was some way that he could push it again. 984 00:47:20,215 --> 00:47:21,375 Why? 985 00:47:21,483 --> 00:47:25,749 Because the message that Manners meant to give us was "12, 6, 5." 986 00:47:25,854 --> 00:47:29,585 12, 6, 5? That sounds like a phone extension or something. 987 00:47:29,691 --> 00:47:31,659 Well, actually, it's an office number. 988 00:47:31,760 --> 00:47:34,058 It's your office number, Mr. McCully. 989 00:47:36,097 --> 00:47:37,155 That's ridiculous. 990 00:47:37,265 --> 00:47:38,061 Is it? 991 00:47:38,166 --> 00:47:39,656 Who better to know how to reverse an elevator 992 00:47:39,768 --> 00:47:43,033 than somebody who studied electrical engineering? 993 00:47:43,772 --> 00:47:45,467 You're crazy, Queen. 994 00:47:45,573 --> 00:47:49,031 No, you shot Henry Manners through the open door in the elevator. 995 00:47:49,144 --> 00:47:51,339 Then you rushed up the stairs 996 00:47:51,446 --> 00:47:53,346 until you reached Fred, the elevator starter, 997 00:47:53,448 --> 00:47:56,008 to casually inquire if Mr. Manners had arrived yet. 998 00:47:56,117 --> 00:47:59,553 Now, I timed that. It only takes about 15 seconds. 999 00:47:59,654 --> 00:48:01,451 You know, that should have been a perfect alibi. 1000 00:48:01,556 --> 00:48:05,151 Well, why should I kill him? I wasn't afraid of losing my job. 1001 00:48:05,260 --> 00:48:07,956 Oh, that's true, but you were afraid of having your reputation ruined, 1002 00:48:08,062 --> 00:48:10,462 which is exactly what Manners was going to do. 1003 00:48:10,565 --> 00:48:12,055 You see, he was going to fire you, 1004 00:48:12,167 --> 00:48:14,567 then print a retraction and expose you as a fraud. 1005 00:48:14,669 --> 00:48:16,034 That's why you killed him. 1006 00:48:16,604 --> 00:48:18,231 Hey, get him! 1007 00:48:18,339 --> 00:48:20,273 Velie, grab him! 1008 00:48:20,375 --> 00:48:22,570 Grab a shot of the collar, Dave! 1009 00:48:22,677 --> 00:48:24,645 Attaboy! 1010 00:48:24,746 --> 00:48:25,906 Nice going, Junior. 1011 00:48:26,014 --> 00:48:28,209 There's nothing like a story with a happy ending. 1012 00:48:28,316 --> 00:48:31,046 And when Flannigan gets a scoop, that's a happy ending. 1013 00:48:31,152 --> 00:48:32,312 Take him down and book him. 1014 00:48:32,420 --> 00:48:33,944 No, no! Move in for the close-up! 1015 00:48:34,055 --> 00:48:35,044 We have a scoop! 1016 00:48:35,156 --> 00:48:37,647 Kill the first page and replate for an exclusive. 1017 00:48:37,759 --> 00:48:39,226 Headline: 1018 00:48:39,327 --> 00:48:42,296 "McCully charged in 'Examiner slaying.” 1019 00:48:42,397 --> 00:48:43,557 Leadoff: 1020 00:48:43,665 --> 00:48:46,896 "At about 7:00 p.m., nationally known columnist Mitchell McCully 1021 00:48:47,001 --> 00:48:50,493 was charged with the murder of publisher Henry Manners. 1022 00:48:50,605 --> 00:48:54,336 Inspector Richard Queen made the arrest based on the evidence..." 1023 00:48:54,442 --> 00:48:55,534 Hold that elevator! 1024 00:48:55,643 --> 00:48:57,406 "...by his son," um -- 1025 00:48:57,512 --> 00:49:00,276 - Ellery. - "Ellery.” Check the spelling later.