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A master criminal called The Spider puts the famous detective's brother under a hypnotic spell and turns him against Dick.
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01:58Apparently it fell on his face, and he was hit from behind with this poker.
02:01Well, I guess that's the rack over there where the poker belongs.
02:04Yeah, that's right.
02:05Well, since the lights were on in this room this morning when Miss Frothingham came in, apparently the killer was hiding.
02:13Otherwise, the butler wouldn't have been caught unawares.
02:15He must have been tampering with this strongbox when he heard somebody coming.
02:19Yeah.
02:21He's evidently hiding behind this chair.
02:24And when the butler came in, he hit him over the head with this poker.
02:27I guess that's right.
02:29Oh, Miss Frothingham said there were no other servants in the house, so it couldn't have been an inside job.
02:34It was a crime of violence, but unpremeditated.
02:36Yeah.
02:37Well, whoever it was knew his way around.
02:39Oh, Sam, will you ask Miss Frothingham to come in?
02:41I want to ask her a few questions.
02:43Oh, sure.
02:53This is terrible.
02:55Simply terrible.
02:56Poor Albert.
02:57He was such a fine butler.
02:58He'd been with my brother almost 16 years.
03:01Yeah, but what about the jewels?
03:02Oh, well, my brother had those insured, so we don't have to worry about anything there.
03:06Except for the insurance company.
03:07Yes, I guess you're right.
03:08But poor Albert.
03:12What's that big chalk mark?
03:14Why, I do believe it looks like the outline of a man's body.
03:17Yes, the medical examiner had it put there before they took Albert away for an autopsy.
03:22Oh, how dreadful.
03:23How simply dreadful.
03:25Won't that ruin the rug?
03:27No, we'll remove it later.
03:29Oh.
03:29In examining the strong box, I noticed it wasn't forced open in any way.
03:32The key is still in the lock.
03:34Where in the world did that come from?
03:38Well, there are only two people that have keys to that strong box.
03:41My brother, who's in Chicago in business, and myself.
03:45Well, that simplifies matters.
03:47Now we've got no clues at all.
03:49Yes, this does make it a bit difficult.
03:51Well, did he have any servants before?
03:53Yes, he did have a gardener and a cook who took care of the house for him.
03:58Well, what about them?
04:00Well, you see, the gardener drank too much, and the cook was always fighting with him.
04:04Well, how long have they been gone?
04:05He discharged them about two months ago.
04:07Well, that could be a lead.
04:09What's their names and addresses?
04:11Oh, I wouldn't worry about them if I were you.
04:13Then why not?
04:13Well, you see, my brother had the lock changed on the strong box a couple of days after they left.
04:19As a precaution, you see.
04:20Well, that was very wise of him.
04:22Well, that eliminates them.
04:24Well, Miss Farthingham, I wonder if you'd mind coming down to headquarters with us,
04:27just for the purpose of identifying some pictures.
04:29I'm sorry, but I'm afraid I can't.
04:32I have a very important appointment in about 15 minutes, and I mustn't be late.
04:38Well, can't you cancel the appointment?
04:40No, I can't.
04:41I simply can't.
04:43I must be there.
04:45Now, don't you think the murder of your brother's butler and the theft of his jewels is more important than your appointment?
04:49I think that's a matter for me to decide.
04:52You'll excuse me.
04:56Well, Sam, that's rather odd, isn't it?
04:59Yeah, it is.
05:00Miss Farthingham has such a mysterious appointment, she can't put it off.
05:05Well, Sam, I'm going to have a little assignment for you.
05:07Son?
05:08What?
05:09Well, you and I are going to leave this house right now.
05:12Yeah.
05:12But you're going to keep an eye on Miss Farthingham, see where she goes,
05:15and find out why her appointment was so mysterious.
05:18Where are you going to be?
05:19Well, I'll be back at headquarters.
05:20I'll wait for you there.
05:22Oh, I should be able to check in in about an hour.
05:24If I don't call in in an hour and a half, then you can start to worry.
05:28You summon me, Swami?
05:47Yes, Fundo.
05:52I can get no message from Shiri.
05:56She does not answer me.
05:59I know not what to do.
06:01What are your instructions, Swami?
06:04In a few moments, Fundo, Miss Farthingham will arrive for her seance.
06:10I must erase from her mind every memory she has of me.
06:14Then, Master, what concerns thee?
06:18Yesterday, when I communicated with Shiri, she told me that, no matter what occurred,
06:24I must leave this building before the clock strikes four.
06:28Then, Master, you want me to put everything together in order that we may leave as Shiri advises?
06:33I have never gone against the advice of Shiri, but I had already made plans for the sale of the Frothingham jewels.
06:43Yes, Swami.
06:45A man by the name of Pickett said he would be here this afternoon with cash to buy them from me.
06:51Yes, Swami.
06:52The clock strikes noon, Master.
06:57And at noon, Miss Farthingham arrives.
07:01I have so instructed her that she is never late.
07:16Ah, Miss Farthingham, come in.
07:22Shiri, I feel that Miss Farthingham has entered the room.
07:33What message, what instructions have you for her?
07:38Oh, Shiri, what instructions?
07:43Yes, Shiri.
07:47Yes.
07:49Thank you, Shiri.
07:50Thank you, Shiri.
07:52Miss Farthingham.
07:58Shiri has given me a message for you.
08:02Oh, Swami, I don't know what to do.
08:04I'm in such grave trouble.
08:06Fear not.
08:08All will be well.
08:09Last night, my brother's butler was murdered and all the jewels were stolen.
08:14Don't you worry.
08:15Fear not at all.
08:17Shiri is watching over you.
08:19You and I, Swami Elwaya, will help you.
08:25Come, look into the crystal ball.
08:30Sit down.
08:31Now, look deep into the crystal ball and you will see Shiri.
08:42Thank you, Swami.
08:45Now, relax.
08:48Relax.
08:52Close your eyes.
08:54Close your eyes.
09:00That's better.
09:03Now, you are asleep.
09:07And all the fear and power of Shiri is pouring through your veins.
09:13Now, Miss Farthingham, open your eyes.
09:33You will forget that you ever met Swami Elwaya.
09:41It shall be as you ordered, Swami.
09:44You will forget that you ever met me at Mrs. Eaton's house.
09:50You will forget that you gave me the keys to your brother's strong box.
09:55You will forget everything.
09:56You will completely erase from your mind my address.
10:03The fact that you came here this afternoon.
10:07You will forget everything.
10:10Do you understand?
10:12Swami, it shall be as you order it.
10:15Miss Farthingham, you are completely relaxed.
10:18And when I order you to come out of your trance,
10:23you will feel more refreshed than you have ever felt in all your whole life.
10:44Shhh.
10:45Shhh.
10:48Rise, Miss Farthingham, rise.
10:54You will come with me.
10:57When I clap my hands three times,
11:00you will awaken out of your trance
11:02and remember nothing.
11:05You will remember no part of this
11:07and you will go straight home.
11:09Fondo will see you to the door.
11:11Shhh.
11:18Get up on your feet.
11:27Come on, get up.
11:28Who are you?
11:32What are you doing here?
11:33Huh?
11:34Oh.
11:35I was walking down the street, see?
11:37And I come to this free as end,
11:38so I says to myself,
11:39now there's a D as I can...
11:39Well, I beg your pardon.
11:41What did you say?
11:43Oh, you're a foreigner.
11:44You don't understand English, huh?
11:45I, uh...
11:46I'm walking down the street,
11:47so I come to the free as end,
11:48so I says to myself,
11:49now there's a D as I can...
11:50Just a minute.
11:50Is that...
11:51Is that what you call double talk, isn't it?
11:53Huh?
11:54Double talk.
11:55I don't know what you're talking about.
11:58Shall I put the sharp edge
12:00of a blade close to his throat?
12:02No, Fondo, I have another idea.
12:05Sit down in that chair.
12:06I will not.
12:07Sit down.
12:11Now gaze into the crystal ball
12:13and you will see Shiri.
12:16Oh, you ain't gonna hypnotize me.
12:18I don't know what you're talking about.
12:21Don't you want to converse with Shiri?
12:23All right, get him up!
12:33Murphy, I can't understand it.
12:34Here it is, one o'clock,
12:35and I haven't heard from Sam.
12:36Something must be wrong.
12:38Oh, now don't tell me
12:39you're worried about Sam Katcham, Mr. Tracy.
12:41Murphy, no matter what happens,
12:43Sam never takes an hour and a half
12:44when he's supposed to check in within an hour.
12:46Well, didn't you say
12:47that he said something about
12:48start worrying in an hour and a half?
12:50Well, at the time,
12:51I thought he was only joking.
12:52Well, maybe he was at the time.
12:54Now, don't you worry, Mr. Tracy.
12:56Sam Katcham will be all right.
12:58Oh, it never hurts to be certain, Murphy.
13:00Well, you're right there, Mr. Tracy.
13:02You're always very careful.
13:04Last time I heard from Sam,
13:05he was trailing Miss Frothingham.
13:07I think the best thing I can do
13:08is talk with her
13:09and see where she's been.
13:11Now, Sam calls in,
13:12have him check with me there.
13:13And in the meantime,
13:14you better take charge here.
13:15That I will, Mr. Tracy.
13:17Gladly, sir.
13:18And when Patrick Francis Xavier Murphy
13:20takes charge of something,
13:21you can be sure everything's
13:23going to be all right.
13:24Okay, Murphy.
13:24Thanks.
13:25Come in, Mr. Tracy.
13:36Won't you sit down?
13:37Thanks.
13:38Can I help you?
13:40Well, yes.
13:41First of all,
13:42I'd like to know
13:42what time you got here.
13:44Oh, about 1.15.
13:46About 1.15.
13:47Yes.
13:48Well, where were you up until then?
13:49I was, um...
13:51Let me see.
13:52I was, uh...
13:54Well, Mr. Tracy,
13:55I don't believe
13:56I remember where I was.
13:58Are you certain?
14:00I don't remember a thing
14:01that happened before
14:02I walked my door just now.
14:04Well, now, Miss Frothingham,
14:05let's take it
14:06the other way around, huh?
14:08Two hours ago,
14:09you were in a tremendous hurry
14:10to leave here
14:11to keep a mysterious appointment.
14:13I had an appointment?
14:14Yes.
14:15Don't you remember?
14:16No.
14:17Well, you do remember
14:18leaving here, don't you?
14:20Yes.
14:21Well, let's reconstruct
14:22the sequence of events
14:23after you left here.
14:27Now, let me see.
14:28After Mr. Sam Ketcherman
14:29you left here,
14:30I took my hat
14:31and purse,
14:33went out the door,
14:34went outside
14:35and called a taxi cab.
14:37Well, now we're
14:37getting somewhere.
14:38Go on.
14:40I called the taxi,
14:42got in and said,
14:43would you please
14:43take me to...
14:45Yes, yes.
14:48I remember distinctly
14:49getting in the taxi
14:50and saying,
14:51would you please
14:52take me to...
14:55What?
14:56Mr. Tracy,
14:58what's the matter?
14:59What can have happened?
15:01I wish I knew.
15:02Can't you try
15:03to tell me more?
15:04I'm really trying,
15:05Mr. Tracy.
15:07I honestly am.
15:09What an interesting thing
15:10is this never happened
15:10to me before in my life.
15:13Well, now, in this city
15:14every taxi cab driver
15:15must keep a chart
15:16of all the trips he's made.
15:17Now, if you could give me
15:18a description of the cab driver,
15:20maybe we could pick him up
15:21and check on your journey.
15:23It wasn't a him,
15:24it was a her.
15:25What do you mean?
15:26The cab driver was a woman.
15:29I remember when I left
15:30the house,
15:31walking down,
15:33calling a taxi.
15:34When the taxi drove up,
15:35I saw that it was a woman,
15:37a tall woman.
15:39I remember that distinctly.
15:41Well,
15:42now we really have something.
15:44And if you'll just stay here
15:46for the next couple of hours,
15:47and in case you leave,
15:49call me at headquarters.
15:50We may have to check
15:50with you right away.
15:51I'll be glad to, Mr. Tracy.
15:54Thank you very much,
15:55Ms. Brodingham.
15:55It's two o'clock
15:56and I have to go.
16:14Now, Mr. Ketchum,
16:16it is almost two o'clock.
16:18On the fourth stroke of four,
16:21the electrical mechanism
16:23attached to the clock
16:24will set off that box of dynamite
16:27I have placed beneath your chair.
16:29It will not only blow you up
16:31and, of course, kill you,
16:34but it will destroy
16:35this entire building
16:36so that there will be
16:37no evidence left
16:39of Swami Del Weyya.
16:42And in case something
16:43should happen in the meantime,
16:45I'll leave the switch up.
16:48Mrs. Miller is here
16:49for her seance.
16:50This is no time
16:51to bother me about that.
16:52Tell her and anybody
16:53who may come along
16:54that Swami is busy
16:56to come back tomorrow.
16:57As you command, Swami.
16:59Swami.
16:59Time is passing rapidly, Mr. Ketchum.
17:16In a few short moments,
17:18the clock will strike two.
17:21I want you to become
17:22very familiar with these chimes
17:24because when it strikes
17:27the fourth note in succession,
17:29you will be no more.
17:42Mr. Tracy,
17:43took you quite a while,
17:44didn't it, sir?
17:45Yeah, sorry, Murphy.
17:46Any calls?
17:47No, not a thing, sir.
17:48Just a few routine things.
17:50I told them you weren't here
17:51and they just passed them
17:52on to someone else.
17:54Didn't Sam phone in?
17:55No, sir.
17:56Sam didn't call at all.
17:57What's the matter?
17:58Didn't you find him?
17:59I can't understand
18:00what's happened.
18:01I have one very weak clue.
18:03A set of mysterious circumstances
18:05surrounding his disappearance.
18:06Well, say,
18:07now that doesn't sound
18:08very good,
18:08very good,
18:09does it, Mr. Tracy?
18:10No, it doesn't.
18:11Robinson, Tracy.
18:20I want all your available men
18:22to go out to the various offices
18:23of the taxicab companies
18:24and check their records.
18:26Yes.
18:27Now, this is what must be done.
18:29A woman was picked up today
18:31around 12 o'clock
18:32at the corner of Moore Street
18:33and Mildred Place.
18:35Yes, in a taxicab.
18:37That's right.
18:38Now, what I want you to do
18:39is to check against any cabs
18:41that might have been there
18:41in that vicinity
18:42at the approximate time.
18:44All right?
18:45And also, here's another clue
18:47that is a little bit easier.
18:49The taxicab driver was a woman
18:50and a very tall one.
18:53Right.
18:54Now, hurry,
18:54because this might mean
18:55Sam Ketchum's life.
18:58Fondo, here are some more items
18:59we'll keep.
19:00We may be able to use later.
19:04One.
19:06Two.
19:08Three.
19:09Yes, Mr. Ketchum.
19:12Just three times.
19:15The next time that clock
19:16starts striking the hour,
19:18it will measure the seconds
19:20left in your life.
19:23Is that not so, Fondo?
19:25Swami Elwaya is always right.
19:29You know,
19:30I cannot understand it.
19:33I cannot understand
19:34not being able to contact Cherie,
19:36get a message
19:38to or from her.
19:40Swami,
19:40why not try once more?
19:42Let me have my crystal ball.
19:44As you command, Swami.
19:46Swami.
19:56Cherie,
19:57speak to me.
19:59Something must be wrong.
20:03I seem to have lost my power.
20:07Wait a minute.
20:09Maybe I haven't.
20:12Sam Ketchum,
20:14look at me.
20:17Look at me.
20:18Fondo,
20:19cause him to stop turning his head.
20:21Yes, Swami.
20:22Sam Ketchum.
20:26Look into this crystal ball.
20:29Bend his head down.
20:30Look into this crystal ball.
20:36Relax.
20:38You cannot resist me, Sam Ketchum.
20:42You are under my power.
20:46Close your eyes.
20:50Open your eyes.
20:52You cannot move.
20:55You're under my power.
20:56Move your hands.
21:02Yes, Swami.
21:04Sam Ketchum,
21:06you will do as I say.
21:09You won't make a move.
21:10You won't make a motion.
21:12Won't have a thought
21:13until I so direct you.
21:17Release this man's bonds.
21:19Is it safe, Swami?
21:20Of course.
21:21Release them.
21:26Now the gag.
21:32Sam Ketchum,
21:34you can hear me.
21:36Remember,
21:38up until four o'clock,
21:40you're in my power.
21:42On the fourth stroke of four,
21:44you will be free.
21:45But your mind
21:49will be able to function
21:51while you're listening to me.
21:53You know that at four o'clock,
21:56the explosive under your chair
21:57will go off
21:58and you will be killed.
22:01Your mind knows
22:02that you are not tied down by ropes.
22:05Your mind knows
22:06that I am saying,
22:08but you cannot talk.
22:10You cannot move.
22:11Come in.
22:18Are you Dick Tracy?
22:21Oh, yes.
22:22May I ask what your name is, please?
22:23My name is Akers O'Reilly.
22:25I'm a cab driver
22:26and I was sent here
22:26because there was something
22:27you wanted to check on my records.
22:29Oh, yes.
22:30Are you the cab driver
22:31who picked up a woman
22:32around 12 o'clock today
22:33at the corner of Moore Street
22:34and Mildred Place?
22:36That's right, I am.
22:37You have that on your chart, do you?
22:39Oh, yes.
22:40It's regulation that we keep
22:41a record of all these things.
22:42I see.
22:43Well, may I ask
22:44to what address
22:44you took this woman?
22:471309 Bartlett Place.
22:491309 Bartlett Place.
22:51Well, thank you very much,
22:52Akers O'Reilly.
22:53You've been a big help.
22:54You're very welcome.
23:04Hello, Gillis.
23:05I understand that Sam Ketchum
23:08is at 1309 Bartlett Place.
23:10That's right, 1309 Bartlett Place.
23:13Now, I'm going right over there.
23:15If I don't report in by 4 o'clock,
23:17I want you to take some SWAT cars
23:18and surround whatever building
23:19may be at that address
23:20and make a thorough search
23:22until you find me.
23:24You got it?
23:25Okay.
23:26Yes, that's right.
23:26Sam Ketchum,
23:35you cannot move.
23:41And it is almost 4 o'clock.
23:45You will soon die.
23:49The charge is set
23:50and the chimes
23:52will soon start.
23:54Fondo, let us go.
24:10Well, it looks like
24:11you fellas are in a hurry.
24:12Just a minute, sir.
24:13Who are you?
24:14I'm Dick Tracy.
24:15I'd like to have a little talk
24:16with you.
24:16Would you mind getting
24:17back in the office?
24:18Fondo, take care of Dick Tracy.
24:19When either one of you move?
24:21Now, look.
24:22I've got to catch a plane.
24:23It's almost 4 o'clock.
24:24If we've got to talk about something,
24:25let's do it outside.
24:27Let's get out of the building
24:27right now.
24:28Don't move or I'll shoot.
24:32Please, don't shoot me.
24:34It's almost 4 o'clock.
24:35Let's get outside.
24:36What do you mean,
24:36don't shoot you?
24:37It's almost 4 o'clock.
24:39You get back into that office.
24:40Sir.
24:41Come on, you heard me.
24:42Back in there.
24:44All right, come on.
24:45Get back in there.
24:46Sir, let's get out of here.
24:47Come on.
24:48Get over there.
24:50Sam.
24:51Sam.
24:52What is it?
24:53Speak to me.
24:54Sam, what's the matter?
24:55Sir, let's get out of here.
24:56At 4 o'clock he dies
24:57if we don't go.
24:58That's true.
25:05Sam, what's wrong?
25:07Sam.
25:08Tracy.
25:09Oh, Tracy.
25:11At the 4th chime of that clock,
25:13a box of dynamite under my chair
25:15was set to go off.
25:15You just broke the contact.
25:19Oh.
25:21Sam, what's wrong?
25:22What is it?
25:23Well, Swami had me hypnotized.
25:26But all the time,
25:27I knew I was going to die
25:29at 4 o'clock
25:30even though I couldn't move.
25:32Well, how is it you move now
25:33if you couldn't move before?
25:34Oh, Swami was so sure of himself
25:36that he said
25:37at the stroke of 4,
25:39I'd be free from his influence.
25:41Now, come on, Sam.
25:42You've been sitting in that chair
25:42long enough.
25:43Relaxing.
25:43Let's go.
25:44Relaxing?
25:45We've got to take this man
25:46down to headquarters.
25:47We've got another dead one outside.
25:48Oh, Mr. Tracy,
25:50that will be a pleasure.
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