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number three for points not Hager's field Merced Guesco San Francisco I was

just sending a wire.

There's Paterno and Brewston.

Looks like he's sent for all of us, Bob.

I don't like it.

Well, take it from me the fellow's poison.

Why don't you stay here?

And admit that I'm afraid of him.

Listen, my friend.

I'm not going because he's sent for me.

I'm going because of something I wish to do.

Paterno and Brewster are against him, too.

Well, let me go with you.

Not this time.

Put your step, Chief.

Don't worry about me.

I'll take care of myself all right.

Did any of you see him when you brought on?

Perhaps the rest of you know why you're here.

Perhaps you're afraid of him.

Well, I'm not.

Nor do I consider him useful to me.

We understand each other.

We're organized.

What good is he to us?

Maybe he will have something to say about that when he comes here.

Suppose he does.

He's not here.

And what if he were?

Are we sheep that we follow him blindly?

The man isn't human.

That.

I don't think he's on the train.

He's coming.

Hi.

Well, gentlemen.

When?

You.

What is your report?

Fine.

Yeah, everything fine.

That's all I know.

Fine, Chief, fine.

Everything's okay.

My affairs are in excellent shape.

You wish to hear what I have to say?

Then listen.

I'm through with you.

The rest might be yellow and lick your boots, but not me.

Not me.

I'm not afraid of you, nor of anything you can do.

Let me out of here!

Let me out of here!

Okay, I'll tell you.

Hey, this way!

Let me go!

No!

No!

Oh!

Hello.

Dick Tracy speaking.

Oh, yes.

Well, I think you'd better take that up with Anderson's office.

Yes, he has my report on it.

Oh, and goodbye.

Hello?

Speaking.

Oh, yes.

Well, I know all about that.

Send Steve Lockwood in, will you?

Now, Gordon, what's on your mind?

Well, I'm thinking you're about the busiest man I ever saw.

Hello, Gwen.

Hello, Steve.

Stern reports another spider mark case.

Strange how every single person has a spider mark.

The person branded with the spider mark and then murdered turns out to be some

well -known criminal.

Petorno.

Benson.

Corvidge.

Were all those men victims of the spider's mark?

Seven of them here.

Now Stern reports another.

Ceased to be a job for the local authorities,

the murders have taken place all over the United States.

Before I can expect to receive any notice of my G -man brother,

I guess I'll have to become an arch criminal.

What was it you had on your mind, Gordon?

I think it was something to do with the fact that...

But it's your birthday.

Well, I...

We had sort of planned to celebrate.

That is, if the nation can spare you for half a day.

What are you talking about?

Why the circus?

It's more than just a circus.

Ellery Brewster has hired reformers to give a show for the little orphans at

his country estate.

And we promised him that we'd drag you along with us.

Uh, I can't make it, Gwen.

Oh, Dick.

Hey, can I go, Chief?

I guess so, Mike.

Thank you.

I think it's wonderful of Mr.

Brewster to do all this for the orphans.

Oh, it's swelling.

Hey, come on, let's sit down, Joey.

Well, well, well, look who's here.

Oh, hiya, Steve.

Hiya, Brewster.

And Miss Gwen, I'm glad to see you.

Hello, Gordon.

Hello there, Brewster.

Well, uh, where's that brother of yours?

Oh, working hard as usual.

He can't take time off yet.

Come on, let me have that ball.

Here, let me have that ball.

You kids don't know how to hold that ball.

Did you play football, sir?

Did I play football?

Say, I was a shortstop on all -American team.

I was.

Shortstop?

You mean quarterback, don't you?

Oh, well, it's all the same thing.

You know what I did?

I made three touchdowns in the first inning,

and I made a home run in the last quarter.

And how did I do it?

Just like this, with a drop.

Music.

Good to know.

Oppo, come out.

Oppo, come out to make your vow.

And now, darned people, I must leave you with Oppo, because without me,

the puppets, they have no voice and cannot talk.

Isn't that right, Oppo?

Hey, you big lug, take your hat off.

The kids can't see.

How about taking your own off?

I told a lie today, and jack -o -net cuts bangs for it.

Ooh, ooh, ooh, yes.

A long distance call is waiting for you in your study, Mr.

Brewster.

A long distance call?

Yes, sir.

All right, I'll take it.

Will you excuse me for just a moment, please?

Why, was your little sister's jack -o -net spank, Coco?

Because I told a lie.

I'll never tell lies again.

Honest, I won't!

You've learned your lesson.

Oh home and be a good boy Ooh, I will hold it to you.

Ralph, help!

Mr.

Royster's been matted.

Hey, McGirt, bring everybody in from outside, will you?

Federal four thousand.

Hello?

Hello, Dick.

Ellery Brewster has just been murdered.

Murdered?

I'll leave right away.

Here's a footprint.

This is the direction from which the shot must have come.

Make an examination of that.

Take a look at these, Gwen.

See what you think.

The two specimens of sawdust are not the same.

They come from different types of wood.

I noticed that sawdust does not cling to your clothes as it does to the others.

We are puppeteers, sir.

We do not perform in a sawdust range.

We can hold off to the puppeteers, Mr.

Dracey.

They were giving their performance at the time of the murder.

I see.

Can you explain this?

Sawdust, no doubt.

Some of my puppets are stuffed with it.

Oh.

I wasn't aware of that.

Watch yourselves.

Mr.

Gracie!

Mr.

Gracie!

Gracie, stop!

Stop it!

All right, boys, take these two crooks back into the house.

Let me take care of these fellas, Chief.

Here's something they left behind them.

Let me see it.

That was a pretty good tackle you made there, son.

Oh, gee, that was nothing.

But say, you sure can use a gun.

You're Dick Tracy, aren't you?

Yes.

I'm just an orphan, but someday I'm going to be a G -man too.

Well, now's a good time to start.

Come along.

I saw three men out here you did one of them got away I know him if I ever saw

him again though you sure about that certainly well take this into the house

and wait there for me how about it when the sawdust you found on that puppeteer

is the same as we discovered in this room Martino can you account for the

sawdust I found in the cup of your trousers certainly no doubt it fell there

when I was fixing one of my little puppets some of them I stuffed with sawdust

to make them fat let me have one of those records Steve project please please

mr.

ghost don't hurt me why was your little sister shotgun that spanked coke Oh

honest honest mr.

ghost I'll never tell lies again honest I won't put up your hands everybody I

took the precaution to remove the bullets before bringing that cleverly

disguised revolver in here you came here while your assistant worked the

puppets and this record played your voice you shot Elre Brewster and then

returned to the booth in time to take your ball take him away boys you didn't

think I'd get you did you I knew it was you all the time if they're locked up

I'll be on the station shortly You certainly cleaned up this murder in a hurry.

These men were only tools.

They didn't plan the murder.

Have you seen anything of Junior?

Oh, there you are.

Why didn't you get in the bus with the others?

Everyone was terribly worried.

You bad boy.

Well, I'm sorry, ma 'am.

I'd like to keep this little rascal with me for a while, miss.

You see, he can identify one of the men that got away.

And his life won't be safe until this matter is cleared up.

Well, I guess that'll be satisfactory, Mr.

Tracy.

But you'll have to make the necessary arrangements.

He really is one of our very best boys.

Say, Gordon, you were Booster's attorney.

Did he at any time say or do anything to arouse your suspicions?

Well, about a month ago, he did give me a sealed envelope,

which he asked me to keep for him.

An envelope?

Yes.

He wouldn't tell me what was in it.

As I remember now, he acted rather peculiar about it.

He said he wanted me to have it in case anything happened to him.

Could you get that for me right away?

Yes, it's in my office.

I'll go down there and then meet you at the lab.

Good.

He's still breathing.

Let's get him up the car.

Is he still alive?

Bring him inside, quick.

What if he should die?

Then we will eliminate a very dangerous enemy.

He won't die.

But by means of this operation, a simple altering of certain glands,

he will be unable to distinguish between right and wrong.

In the end, In that event, he will be very useful to us, Moloch.

Very useful.

My brother, Gordon, Brewster's attorney,

goes to get a certain sealed envelope bearing on the case.

His car is discovered wrecked, and Gordon can't be found.

Last night, his office was broken in due in all records taken.

Whoever is responsible for those spider marks is the man we want.

And I'm asking for full assignment to the case.

Go to it, Dick.

You can have a free hand.

Thanks.

This looks like the work of some crank.

Unless you can give me a more definite reason why the bridge should not open,

Mr.

Tracey, the plans will go through as scheduled.

I have two weeks in which to work.

Perhaps I may get a lead from these notes in that time.

Meanwhile, if you receive any more, will you please let me know?

Certainly.

Gladly.

Thank you.

I have just removed the bandages.

The transformation is complete.

Will his face be recognized?

No.

There is a slight scar, and the facial nerves have contracted.

There is also a white streak of his hair.

Is the operation completely successful?

Can he be dominated?

He is entirely incapable of recognizing evil from good.

Wait.

Come in, Gordon.

Stop it, Gordon.

We are your masters.

You are my masters.

You regret nothing that has happened.

I regret nothing.

Your brother is your enemy and a fool.

He is a fool.

It is well that you feel it.

You will be privileged to share in the power...

is mine.

It is time we startle these fools out of their smug complacency.

This little machine is only a model of the big one which we have,

the one we shall use to destroy the Bay Bridge.

Watch that face!

Each threatening note was sent to the governor from a different post office.

Each one was written on a different typewriter.

There is one note however which gives us a real clue.

This letter was typed on a 5 -8 -underton.

That model was discontinued three years ago.

Each letter is imperfect.

The clue is the G.

The letter G is new.

Was replaced from a different type model.

That means it was repaired in some shop.

Right.

I want you men to find out where that 5 -8 -underton was Who paid the bill and

the address of that person?

Time is short.

This clue must lead us to the man back of the spider murders.

The man who is threatening to destroy the Bay Bridge.

Get going.

I found it, Dick.

You found the shop where the typewriter was repaired?

No, better than that.

Here's the address of where it was returned.

238 Burden Place.

Chief, we've located the address.

238 Burden Place.

8 Burden Place.

Take him into the next room and drag any information out of you can.

Due to making an attempt on the bridge in less than an hour,

we've got to work fast.

The bridge is being patrolled.

No one will be anywhere near it.

You know, I never saw a chart like that before.

20 ,000 cycles, crystallization point.

36 ,000 cycles, steel breaks.

Steve, name everything that's calibrated in cycles.

Well, years of cycles.

Electricity, sound.

Sound.

That's it.

Sound vibrations.

Caruso's voice could break a wine glass.

It's not impossible.

These beings may have just such a machine.

A machine that will disintegrate matter by sound.

Yes, but there may still be time to save the bridge.

Send out a police conscription for every available truck.

To be driven onto the Bay Bridge, the more heavily loaded, the better.

Whoa, but, Dick, I...

Caruso's voice could not have broken the glass had it been filled with wine.

We may be able to load the bridge with tons of extra weight,

and thereby destroy all their calculations.

Mobilize every truck in the city.

Right.

Hello.

Give me the O operator.

Calling all cars.

Mobilize every truck.

Send them to the pay bridge.

This great mass of steel...

concrete...

and wonderfully spun cables is more than just a bridge.

It symbolizes a highway to a greater civilization.

Everything in order?

Right.

It's clanking up!

Bishop Howard.

This is the end of this video.

Increase your power.

Fred, it's cranking up!

Come on, come on!

Come on!

Come on!

Come on!

Come on!

Increase your body.

I'm giving it everything I got.

Pick her up from the stratosphere.

We're getting out of here.

Here's the guy that jammed the entrance to the bridge.

Have him help for questioning.

I've got to get to a telephone.

Okay.

Take him away, fellas.

Hello.

Hello, operator.

Dick Tracy speaking.

Give me the police airdrome.

Hurry it up.

This is the patrol plane trying to follow us.

Rise above its ceiling.

Level off.

They can't climb any higher.

We'll land at the power plant.

Right, sir.

Okay, thank you, Ted.

Police report that the wing disappeared into the stratosphere.

Naturally, they were unable to follow.

They'll probably hover up there and descend at night.

See, I've been questioning Burke.

You know, the fellow had his truck jammed on the bridge.

Couldn't get a thing out of him.

You know, I have a hunch he's tied up with a spider ring.

The sound is integrator that nearly wrecked the bridge as a menace to the

entire nation.

It is vital that we destroy it within the shortest possible time.

Go ahead,

you and Steve better go to the lab and see what you can find in those vacuum

cleanings.

Hey, lady, you can't come in here.

Young man, I'll report you to your superior.

Yeah, but Mr.

Tracy doesn't want to be bothered.

Well, you take your hands off of me.

I've been a round -out sausage and a perfect young man in all my life.

Which of you be Mr.

Tracy?

Hi, Mr.

Tracy.

What can I do for you?

Well, who are the other two?

These are my superiors, Miss...

Hankins.

Hankins and Eve.

Well, Miss Hankins, won't you be seated?

Well, I don't mind if I do.

It's about my white legged chickens, Mr.

Tracy.

Mr.

Tracy's very busy.

I'm sure there are other departments to take care of your trouble.

No one else would listen to me.

So I came to you.

I knew you'd listen to me.

Well, I'll be glad to.

My white leg and chickens were mighty fine layers once.

But ever since that peculiar humming sound come from that old power plant on

the other side of the hill, they won't lay worth a ding -dang.

Not to ding -dang, Mr.

Tracy.

Where do you live, Mrs.

Higgins?

To the side of the hill from the power plant I told you.

Of course.

Now, let's see.

That power plant belongs to...

That is the old Sierra Pacific plant.

They don't use it no more.

And I want that humming sound investigated.

Well, I don't blame you.

Thank you very much, Mrs.

Higgins.

I'll see what can be done.

Mike?

Yeah, Chief?

Mike, will you escort Mrs.

Higgins to the elevator?

Come with me, Mrs.

Higgins.

Hummin' noise.

Old power plants.

It's a what do we ever get anything done?

And yet, Chief, it will obtain leads from stranger sources.

I guess you're right, Dick.

There can't be anything to that chatter.

Perhaps not.

Well, I'm working in my laboratory tonight.

If I find anything, I'll let you know in the morning.

All right, Dick.

I'll let you know in the morning.

Shh.

Yes?

That G -man brother of mine messed things up at the bridge.

Don't talk of failure, Gordon.

We can and must gain the power we seek.

I'll remain here with the wing until morning,

then fly in with an ordinary plane.

Tomorrow then.

Brother against brother.

One good, and one evil.

I wonder which will win.

We shall eliminate the G -man.

Thank you.

Have you any lead on the whereabouts of Gordon?

I can't tell you a thing, except that I feel certain my brother is alive.

Do you attribute his disappearance to the spider ring?

Spider ring is guilty of a great many crimes.

We've got to wipe it out.

Well, Vic, I see you're pretty busy.

You know how it is, I'm sorry.

I guess we'll be running along.

Good luck, fella.

Thanks.

Good night.

Good night.

From the vacuum cleanings taken from Burke's clothes,

we can pretty well tell where the man has been in the past week.

Check over that list, Gwen.

Brick dust, 12%.

Mustard seed pollen, 20%.

Cold dust, 8%.

Asbestos fiber, 43%.

Asbestos fiber.

Where would a man be apt to get that much asbestos on his clothes?

Well, he might have worked in a factory.

Asbestos, now let me see.

Ding dang, let go of my ear.

Junior.

Well, he run off while I was reading to him.

Young man, it's time for you to be in bed.

Now run along with Mike.

Okay, I'm going.

Junior, what was that expression you just used?

Ding dang.

Ding dang.

That's what that little old lady said in my office this afternoon.

How long would it take to drive you to the Sierra Pacific steam plant?

Well, we could make it by morning.

Why?

It may be a wild goose chase,

but the pipes and boilers of a steam plant are usually well covered with

asbestos.

I'll see if I can dig up a watchman.

You wait here.

All right.

I won't take off until the coast is clear.

What do you want?

Department of Justice Investigator.

I'd like to inspect this plant.

Thank you.

Sure.

No reason why not.

You can't see much, though.

Plants been closed down for a long time.

See who it is.

Well, there's nothing much here to investigate.

Uh -huh.

Okay.

Just a minute, what's in that building?

The place is locked and I haven't the key.

No.

I see.

Well, I guess we can skip it this time.

What's up?

We're being watched by a dozen guys.

That's the spider's den, all right.

Start the car and let's go.

Listen, Steve, when we go through that dip, I'm bailing out.

Keep driving.

Come on Steve. We're taking off.

There they go!

I can't fly any higher.

The wing is taking off.

This is not much we can do about this.

Well, anyway, I destroyed the sound disintegrator.

That menace has been removed.

I wonder where they can be taking the win.

If we can make Burke talk, we'll find out.

Rise into the stratosphere before you set your course for our number two base.

I tell you, Burke,

the law may show more leniency in your case if you give us the information we

want.

What can I say when I don't know anything?

What about my brother Gordon Tracy, who disappeared two months ago?

I'll bite.

What about him?

All right, boys, take him away.

I'd give a fortune to be able to locate the headquarters of the spider ring.

This is very bad, Gordon.

Burke is yellow at heart, and if they sweat him, he might talk.

Burke knows we have made arrangements to get him out.

He will keep his mouth shut.

Then we can go ahead with our plans.

They are already underway.

This time there will be no interference.

Did you get anything out of Burke?

No, not yet.

Doesn't he know where your brother is?

If he does, he isn't telling.

But it doesn't seem possible for a man like Gordon to disappear without leaving

some trace.

Oh, well.

It'll work out somehow.

Would you like a new radio, Junior?

Oh, gee, Mr.

Tracy, it's swell.

Now.

May I come in?

Certainly, Commander Brandon.

Come right in.

Oh, hello, Junior.

Guess we'll have to postpone this, Gwen.

How do you do, Miss Andrew?

How do you do?

Won't you sit down, Commander?

Thank you.

Well, is this a business call or social?

Business, Dick.

Steamship Moravania docks this afternoon, one full day ahead of schedule.

Well, there's nothing so bad about that.

No, but the Captain radioed that he expects trouble on his arrival.

What kind of trouble?

Valued at a million dollars, the Captain believes they're aboard his ship,

and that there will be an attempt made to snuggle them into the country.

I'm afraid I wouldn't be of much help to you, Commander.

You see, that's out of my department.

Besides, I'm concentrating on the spider ring right now.

I'd feel a whole lot better with you on the case.

I hope I have better luck next time.

Thanks, Commander.

Thanks for asking me.

Thank you.

Goodbye, Miss Andrew.

Goodbye.

Goodbye, sir.

10 -4 -6 -8 -4 -1 -5.

East Newmarket, 7 points of ground hour.

7 points of dash 6, 84, wherever I go.

East Newmarket, 7 points of ground hour contact.

7 points of dash 6, 84, wherever I go.

Thank you.

Sign off now, but stand by for any message regarding the Moravania.

Do you suppose that was China, Mr.

Tracey?

Certainly sounded like it.

What does your log chart say?

Well, that's a funny thing about it.

There isn't a single station listed in that wavelength.

Well, that's too low a wavelength for an established station.

Sounds like Russian or hog lapping or something.

Maybe it's one of them Fiji islands that say, you know that might be Fiji.

Down to Fiji Islands.

You don't want to do that dance?

Well, Mr.

Lockwood...

Something turned up to be?

Yes, this package was sent to the jail for Burke,

so I brought it right over to you.

Let's examine it in the laboratory.

Can I go with you, Mr.

Tracey?

No, that may be an international spy sending a message in code.

You stick by the radio, Junior.

Gosh.

Junior, you better let me help you do that now.

Oh, no, you don't.

Mr.

Tracey told me to do it.

Gwen, I'd like to examine this in the X -ray.

And I'll start the machine.

Have you got the whistle?

Well, the X -ray doesn't show a thing in any of them, Dick.

No, I guess not.

Hello, here's one that's been opened and resealed.

Where?

The fourth one from the right.

Let me have it, Gwen.

There must be something wrong here,

or the package wouldn't have been tampered with.

You couldn't have used any disappearing ink on these, or it would show up.

Does that mean anything, Dick?

It looks like a small pinhole.

Maybe you're right, Gwen.

We'll soon find out.

Morrovania alters plans.

Release you tomorrow.

Morrovania?

That's the lot our commander Brandon was speaking of.

They're planning to free Burke tomorrow, break jail.

Brandon was right in suspecting the furs were on board the Morrovania.

The Spider's men will be too busy getting a hold of them to free Burke.

If we could only make Burke talk, maybe he won't have to talk.

What's the idea of moving me to another jail?

It's all right, Sonny boy.

Get in.

Well, get out and see what's wrong.

Put him up, copper.

Ain't you there, copper?

Why'd you go, Bart?

Swell.

Good work, fellas.

Take this off, wise guy.

Come on.

Stop that roadster and beat it.

We'll take care of these guys.

Thanks.

Gee, men.

Ha, ha, ha, ha.

Ha, ha, ha.

Good work, fellas.

It looked like the real McCoy.

You think we fooled Frank with it?

Well, he's gone, isn't he?

Thank you.

Thank you.

I tell you the spider's expecting me what makes you think so listen you don't

think the spider would pull a jailbreak if he didn't want to see me do you all

right I'll have somebody take you out to him you Zeke's coming out here in a

lodge.

There's a man with him.

He says it looks like Burke.

That jailbreak was slick, Chief.

Those G -men were as meek as lambs.

We had nothing to do with it.

You were not supposed to be released until tomorrow.

You'd better be on the level.

I am.

Something's wrong.

Someone's slipped up somewhere, Chief.

Well, Mr.

Tracy told me to stay tuned in on that station.

Well, you ain't getting nothing on it.

Just the same he told me to.

Ouch.

Calling Mike McGurk.

Calling Mike McGurk.

That was Mr.

Tracy.

Calling Junior.

Hello, Junior.

Can you hear me?

How do you know?

Well, if it ain't Dick Tracy, we didn't expect to get you this easy.

Now that you've got Dick Tracy,

I suppose you intend to keep him prisoner on this...

Sam Steamer in the river basin.

Maybe we won't bother keeping you very long.

Police know all about the abandoned boats in this river basin.

They know all about the Moravian, the million -dollar fur deal, too.

Mike McGurk is right now telling Steve Locke wouldn't have the police boat...

Meet the Moravian before it docks.

Why, you...

What?

What?

Why didn't you let me?

Not yet.

Tie him up.

All right.

Steve's going to the docks.

He is, huh?

See,

we got to get on my motorcycle and get down at that dock before they leave.

Come on.

Moravania is entering the harbor.

The wind is just right for a smoke stream.

Get them into their places with gas masks.

Have the smoke machine ready for immediate action.

All right, men.

Get to your port.

Burke, be right with you.

Come along.

He won't give us any more trouble, Chief.

Start the smoke.

All right, now shoot the gas through.

Redo speed, high ice, it's gas.

Hey, wait, we're here, stop it, stop it.

I can't stop it.

Look, there's a place.

And speed ahead.

What happened, Dick?

They're waiting for the moravian.

Move feet ahead!

Police boat!

You better get out of here.

What about the other?

They can take that boat.

Come on!

We're going to have to get out of here.

Whoa!

All right, you men, get aboard.

I'm going after that launch.

You're up.

Look out for him.

We can't make it through there.

Let me kill him.

We can't make it through there.

We can't make it through there.

We can't make it through there.

What happened, Vic?

They're raiding the Moravian.

Move me to hell!

Police boat!

Come on!

All right, you men, get aboard.

I'm going to have a better launch.

Get out of the way.

We can't make it through there.

We can't make it through there.

Why you want to ride your motorcycle off the end of a dock beats me.

Well, I was going to...

You what?

We was going to...

You don't say so.

Like a lot of good equipment for such an old tough.

This tramp steamer was one of the spider's hideouts, Steve.

If we're lucky, we may find something which will tell us more about them.

Hey, the men we captured have been searched.

One of my men found this.

Does it mean anything?

Thanks, Brandon.

It may.

Don't tell me anything now.

Steve, your pockets are dry.

You better keep it.

Arriving on Pacific Queen, hoping you will meet me, Aunt Mary.

What's that?

Mmm.

Aunt Mary.

This may be of some value.

A million dollars lost and many of our men captured by the police,

all caused by stupidity, Moloch.

And if Dick Tracy finds out that we're after the Mogra necklace,

he'll try to block that too.

I have just received word that the wireless message concerning the Mogra

necklace has been found by federal men.

And that means Dick Tracy.

I don't think even Dick Tracy can stop us this time.

This year,

player Renee arriving with famous Mogra necklace aboard Pacific Queen today.

Necklace is of great value.

Signed, Baggett Brothers, New York City.

Is that what you wanted to know, Dick?

It all ties up, Chief.

The spider ring, unless I miss my guess, will make an attempt for the necklace.

Steve and I will fly out to meet the Pacific Queen.

Why are the commander to expect us?

Tell him we will pose as newsreel photographers.

Yes,

and that way we can use the fluoroscopic equipment without exciting too much

suspicion.

Right, we're leaving right away.

Mr.

Tracy, Mike won't take his castor oil.

He won't, huh?

So, don't you get away, huh?

All right, Doctor, take care of your patient.

Come in.

Oh, Mr.

O 'Dette, I see you.

And Mr.

Potter.

How do you do, sir?

How do you do?

We just drop in for a moment, Dick.

For what?

We've heard about your cleanup at the waterfront.

Oh, that, that's ancient history now.

Oh, Steve, you better put that stuff right in the car.

All right, Chief, we'll have to hurry.

No.

Going away?

Oh, just one of those things.

Be back by night.

Hey, wait a minute, Steve, I'll help you.

Hey, I thought you were sick.

I never felt better in my life.

Dick, have you heard anything, found any trace of your brother Gordon?

I'm sorry, old man.

Oh, well, it'll work out some way, I'm sure.

I'll have to be running along.

I'm awfully glad you gentlemen dropped in.

Goodbye, sir.

See you again.

Goodbye, Dick.

I wonder what kind of a person is that marrying?

You never can tell.

Hey!

There she is now!

Ready to drown, sir?

Thanks for watching!

You can't see how these G -men get on the failure of prime.

No answer.

They've picked up gears and readiness for their landing.

And stand by to render all assistance.

Yes, sir.

We're already forced to hook on!

All right, lower away.

You're not going to follow me on that, are you?

Taylor showed the gentlemen to Maseer's statement.

Of course, sir.

But of course you are mistaken, only an hour ago,

I put the necklace away in his secret hiding place.

I hope our suspicions are groundless, Monsieur Rene.

It's gone.

I was afraid it would be.

Monsieur, the mogra necklace.

It was at King's ransom.

I could understand, Mr.

Monet.

We must work fast.

I believe that necklace is still aboard the dirigible.

Can you describe what it looks like?

I can do better than that.

I have a very fine imitation of it.

An imitation?

Every valuable jewel purchased by our company has a synthetic duplicate made of

it.

I'll show you.

It is just an imitation.

But a very good one.

May I keep it for a while?

We're sure.

Commander, what's the position of the dirigible?

We are just over Santa Barbara, heading north for San Francisco.

Have the people assembled in the main salon.

Make them think it's a newsreel stunt.

Very well, Mr.

Tracy.

Thank you, Mr.

Cherton.

Thank you very much.

Not at all.

Not at all.

Any sign of a nickel, chef?

No, none as yet.

The fluoroscope will sure pick it up and the right guy comes in.

It's working perfectly.

That's fine, that's fine.

Oh, I do hope he asked me to speak.

Oh, I'm just dying to do it.

Open the fucks back over.

How will you say a few words?

Me?

Yes, come right along.

And now, Miss, uh...

Miss Clarabelle.

Georgina Clarabelle.

I'm from Creamy Falls, Iowa.

Yes.

Well, Miss Clarabelle, will you say a few words for us?

Yes, into the mic.

Mic?

The microphone, Miss.

Oh, yes, of course.

Okay, Steve, I'm sure this will be a thrill for the people in Creamy Falls.

And now, tell us, Miss Clarabelle,

have you enjoyed your flight in the Pacific Queen across the ocean?

Oh, my, yes.

It's been just too, too wonderful.

And now, friends of the radio.

That's fine, Miss Clarabelle.

Thank you very much.

And now, uh...

And now, if someone else find anything.

Oh, but I have so much more to say.

Don't move, everyone.

Ahh!

Your phony camera didn't pull me.

Your G -man looking for the motor necklace.

But you're not going to get it.

You get me?

You're not going to get it.

Got the necklace, Steve.

Come on.

Come on.

We're slamming.

I can't believe it.

Hold on.

Oh no, careful!

Too late, Steve.

Spider has the motor necklace.

Hey, boss.

I think you ought to know that these newspapermen out here are threatening to

bust right into the place if you don't give them a story about them jewelry.

All right, Mike, send them in.

I'll give them a story that will make headlines in the next edition.

Boys, I have a surprise for you.

Take a look.

Looks like the mugger necklace.

That's exactly what it is.

The spider ring stole the imitation.

You wouldn't fool me, would you, mister?

Figure it out for yourself.

You know there's an imitation in a real one.

So which would you take?

The one that was carefully hidden away, or?

I get you.

It's the imitation that's hidden away that the crooks grab,

thinking it was a real McCoy.

That was Monsieur Rene's idea, exactly.

I'll say that using the old bean, human psychology.

Boy, what a story.

Look out.

Let us look out, please.

It worked.

I can't understand.

You will.

Now, here's the idea.

You will take off this afternoon on an announced flight east.

Once in the air,

a robot plane controlled by radio will take the course you were supposed to

follow.

I am banking on the spider reading the report of the imitation having been

stolen and trying to get the real one.

Oh, I begin to understand.

You're a clever trick, but Monsieur Rene has not outwitted us yet.

Gordon must be told of this at once.

He is with the wing.

I will communicate with him.

Hey!

Mike!

Hey, Mike!

We're taking off!

He's not letting the robot play, is he?

Yep, that's it.

Mess up the Dick Tracy.

I'll let him run by.

The regular plane's heading back, Dick!

There comes the wing!

We've got sight of the passenger plane.

When we get within range, let them have it.

Check straight for the robot plane, Dick!

Dick!

Junior's in that plane!

I'll send you into a dive!

Radio control is out of order!

Drop the stick, Steve, and head to the robot plane.

I'm going to order!

There's another plane coming at us, and it carries a machine gun.

Tell the other gun crew to stand by.