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00:04:29Isn't it funny? Dad always thinks there's a catch to everything.
00:04:32Come on, out with it. What is it?
00:04:34Well, all right.
00:04:36Now, watch your blood pressure.
00:04:38I'm engaged.
00:04:39Engaged? What, again?
00:04:41Well, I'm not engaged exactly.
00:04:44You see, I'm more than engaged, really.
00:04:46Now, how can you be more than engaged?
00:04:48Well, I'm married.
00:04:49Oh, well, make up your mind. Which is it?
00:04:52I'm married.
00:04:53Why, Kay, darling, that's wonderful.
00:04:55Married? As if I didn't have enough trouble.
00:04:57Well, what's this idiot's name?
00:04:58Roger. Roger Blake.
00:05:00Dunning, get my lawyer.
00:05:04Dad, don't be silly.
00:05:06You can't sue a man just because he married me.
00:05:08He may have married you, but it's my money he's after.
00:05:11Oh, give me that.
00:05:14I suppose a man wouldn't marry me unless I had money.
00:05:17Not the last six no-accounting income poops you've been engaged to.
00:05:21Well, Roger's different. He works. For the government.
00:05:24Dudley, why don't you at least meet Kay's husband?
00:05:26See for yourself what he's like.
00:05:28Why should I?
00:05:29Perhaps you'd like to give the money moon.
00:05:31To South America.
00:05:35Maybe I will.
00:05:37All right, Kay. Trot him out. Where is he?
00:05:40Well, I made him stay in Washington.
00:05:42I thought tomorrow he'd drive up and you could meet him then.
00:05:44At least I'll have the pleasure of insulting him personally.
00:05:47You're an angel with a shining halo. Thanks a million.
00:05:50That's probably just about what it's going to cost me.
00:05:53I know you'll like him. I'm going up and call him right away.
00:05:56Well, good night, everybody.
00:05:57Good night, Kay.
00:05:58It's good to have you home again, Kay.
00:06:00It's good to be home, Anna.
00:06:01And if anyone ever tries to tell me about how mean stepmothers are,
00:06:05I'll just tell them that I know better.
00:06:07Good night, Anna.
00:06:08Good night, Anna.
00:06:09Good night.
00:06:19My daughter is to know absolutely nothing of what happened in this house tonight.
00:06:24Is that clear?
00:06:26Yes, sir.
00:06:28I told him, Roger, darling, and he was an absolute lamb.
00:06:34When?
00:06:35Oh, but that's three whole days.
00:06:38Can it wait?
00:06:40All right, honey, if you think your business is that important.
00:06:44Good night, sweetheart.
00:06:46I love you.
00:07:05I love you.
00:07:06Come over with him.
00:07:07Come over with me.
00:07:08Okay, take your business up again.
00:07:09Put your business up behind you.
00:07:10Let's see.
00:07:12It will be enough to be with you.
00:07:13Here,.
00:07:15Come over with us.
00:07:16ייע Mes Rabb Vacuum sau
00:07:29Let's go.
00:07:59It's there.
00:08:16Kate. Kate.
00:08:18What's the matter?
00:08:19Let us in, dear.
00:08:20Yes, dear. Open the door. Let us in.
00:08:22What happened?
00:08:23Oh, right. It's okay.
00:08:24There, a ghost. I saw a ghost. He tried to kill me.
00:08:27Oh, no.
00:08:28A ghost. I saw him. He had a gun in his hand.
00:08:31There isn't any ghost in there. You must have been dreaming.
00:08:35Oh, I wasn't dreaming. He had a gun in his hand and he fired at me.
00:08:38We didn't hear a shot. I tell you, he fired at me. He did.
00:08:39Well, if he took a shot at you, there'd be a bullet hole. And there's none here.
00:08:43There. You see, dear? It's probably just the storm. You go back to bed, Dudley. I'll take care of her. Come, dear. Try and get some sleep.
00:08:50I wish you'd believe me. He was standing right there in that doorway. And I saw him. Don't leave me alone, please.
00:08:57Don't leave me alone, please.
00:08:59Don't leave me alone, please.
00:09:01Don't leave me alone.
00:09:02Don't leave me alone, please.
00:09:03Don't leave me alone, Don't leave me alone, Please.
00:09:05Don't take care of you, Jimmy.
00:09:06Oh, dear. And we're going out.
00:09:07Don't see you.
00:09:09It's just a
00:09:23You told me he was dead.
00:09:32But he was dead.
00:09:34Then how did he get out of his grave?
00:09:41You told me he was dead.
00:09:44But he was dead.
00:09:46Then how did he get out of his grave?
00:09:53There's a dear little plant that grows in our isle
00:10:08To a St. Patrick himself sure that set it
00:10:11And the sun on his labors with pleasure did smile
00:10:14And with dew from his eye often wet it
00:10:17It shines through the bog, through the break and the mile
00:10:20And he called it the dear little shamrock of Ireland
00:10:24Oh, the dear little shamrock, the sweet little shamrock
00:10:28The dear little sweet little shamrock of Ireland
00:10:31Mike, please stop clowning. This is serious.
00:10:33What's the matter, you don't like it?
00:10:34I couldn't tell you everything over the telephone.
00:10:36What's it this time?
00:10:37You trying to snag a husband or unload one?
00:10:39It's worse than that, it's murder.
00:10:41Well, anyway, an attempted murder.
00:10:43Well, go ahead, let's have it.
00:10:44All right.
00:10:45I'll tell you on the way up to the house.
00:10:50Well, just climb right in, Miss Wolfe.
00:10:55And I told Dad I'd seen this ghost, but he wouldn't believe me.
00:10:59What about the shot? Didn't he hear that?
00:11:01Nobody heard it because just as the ghost fired at me
00:11:03There was a terrific crash of thunder.
00:11:05Oh, what'd your dad say when you showed him the bullet?
00:11:08Well, that was the funny thing. There wasn't a sign of a bullet.
00:11:11Now, wait a minute. You say that this ghost took a shot at you
00:11:15and there was no sign of a bullet?
00:11:17Yes.
00:11:18Huh.
00:11:19You sure it wasn't Cupid with his little bow and arrow?
00:11:21Mike, I'm not kidding.
00:11:22Uh-uh. I've handled a lot of screwy scrapes for you,
00:11:25but not this one, no thanks.
00:11:27Why not?
00:11:28For a very good reason. I don't believe in ghosts.
00:11:31Yet.
00:11:34Now, do you believe in ghosts, Mr. Shane?
00:11:36For $200, I would believe in anything.
00:11:41You were saying, Miss Wolfe?
00:11:42I wanted to call the police, but Dad wouldn't let me.
00:11:45In fact, when I suggested it, Dad almost had a fit.
00:11:48How come?
00:11:49Well, ever since the Senate's been investigating him,
00:11:51he hates policemen and reporters.
00:11:53Oh, what about private investigators?
00:11:56That was one of the things I wanted to tell you.
00:11:58Mike, you can be my husband.
00:12:00Okay, but that'll cost you an extra hundred.
00:12:02Your husband?
00:12:04Hey, isn't this kind of sudden?
00:12:06Well, you don't understand. I'm already married.
00:12:09I was married yesterday, but Daddy hasn't met my husband yet.
00:12:12Oh, and you want me to take the poor guy's place.
00:12:15Uh-huh.
00:12:16That'll still cost you an extra hundred, and that's wholesale.
00:12:19$300? That's my entire allowance.
00:12:23Oh, you poor kitty.
00:12:24But for a month, or does it have to last you a whole week?
00:12:27All right, you'll win.
00:12:29Now, you'll have to get some clothes and a toothbrush.
00:12:32No, no, not Michael Shane and company.
00:12:34His office is in his hat, his home is in his car.
00:12:36Take a look in the back seat.
00:12:41Oh, Mark, you think of everything.
00:12:43Well, that's why you pay me the extra hundred.
00:12:59Oh, wait a second.
00:13:03Hey, what's the idea?
00:13:05This is the old custom of carrying the bride across the threshold.
00:13:08This service I throw in free.
00:13:10Da-da-da-da.
00:13:12Oh, look out! Stop!
00:13:14Hey, oh, look out!
00:13:16If you'll just trust me...
00:13:19Wait a minute!
00:13:21Oh, wait!
00:13:23Oh!
00:13:24You know, you almost dropped me.
00:13:26Oh, well, it was a silly custom anyway.
00:13:28Oh, hello, Phillips.
00:13:30This is my husband, Mr. Blake.
00:13:32How do you do, sir?
00:13:34Roger, Phillips.
00:13:35Hello, Phillips.
00:13:36Here, let me help you.
00:13:37You know, that's an extraordinary name for a butler.
00:13:39It's usually Jeeves or Hawkins.
00:13:42Permit me to offer my congratulations, sir.
00:13:45Oh, thanks, Jeeves.
00:13:46Phillips.
00:13:47Where's Dad?
00:13:48In his den, Miss Kaye.
00:13:49Good.
00:13:50That's the best place to fear to lie.
00:13:52Maybe I need a whip and a chair, huh?
00:13:53Oh, Phillips!
00:13:54Yes, ma'am.
00:13:55Mr. Blake's things are in his car.
00:13:56Will you take them up to my room?
00:13:57Very good, Miss Kaye.
00:13:59Mmm.
00:14:00Very, very good.
00:14:02Park that gleam in your eye, Mr. Roger Blake.
00:14:05Now, don't let Dad throw you.
00:14:07His roar is much worse than his bite.
00:14:09Oh, I see.
00:14:10Beneath all those millions meets a heart of ice, huh?
00:14:13Dry ice.
00:14:14Well, here we are.
00:14:16You know, Roger's always very neat.
00:14:18Uh-huh.
00:14:19Oh, say.
00:14:20Does your Dad like stories?
00:14:21I got a couple of pips that will just...
00:14:22No stories.
00:14:23No stories, huh?
00:14:24This investigation, which is simply one more attempt on the part of the present administration
00:14:29to...
00:14:30Well, what is it?
00:14:31Uh, Dad, this is my...
00:14:32This is Roger, my husband.
00:14:34I'm awfully glad to meet you, Mr. Walt.
00:14:36Kaye was telling me...
00:14:37All right, Donnie.
00:14:38We'll pick it up later.
00:14:39Very good, sir.
00:14:40Mr. Blake, may I welcome you?
00:14:41Oh.
00:14:42Roger, this is my mother.
00:14:43Your mother.
00:14:44You look more like sisters.
00:14:46Thanks.
00:14:47I'm Kaye's stepmother.
00:14:48You know it.
00:14:49So you're Blake.
00:14:50Yes, sir.
00:14:51Of the Westchester Blakes.
00:14:52All right.
00:14:53How much do you want?
00:14:54Doug.
00:14:55You got it all figured out, haven't you, Pop?
00:14:57Don't call me Pop.
00:14:58Kaye, Pops.
00:14:59But would it surprise you if I were to tell you that I don't want a sin of your hard chiseled dough?
00:15:03And the sooner you get that into your head, the happier our little family circle's gonna be.
00:15:07Remember, Dad?
00:15:08I told you Roger was different, Mr. Blake.
00:15:10I understand you're with the government.
00:15:12Oh, yes.
00:15:13That's right.
00:15:14Yeah.
00:15:15What department?
00:15:16Oh, I'm afraid I can't tell you that.
00:15:18That's a military secret.
00:15:19Yes.
00:15:20Well, I don't like anybody who works for the government.
00:15:22Oh, I wouldn't say that, Pops.
00:15:23I mean, Dad.
00:15:24You know there's an awful lot of nice people in Washington.
00:15:27As a matter of fact, I might be able to put in a good word for you in that investigation.
00:15:30Why, you...
00:15:31Oh, come on, darling.
00:15:32I'll show you our room.
00:15:33Room?
00:15:34I thought we had arranged...
00:15:35Oh, I forgot to tell you that Roger and I've decided we don't want to go to South America.
00:15:38No, we thought it'd be much more comfy if we spent the first couple of weeks of our honeymoon right here.
00:15:42And give you both a chance to get better acquainted.
00:15:44That's right.
00:15:45Well, it's been awfully nice to meet you, Mr. Wolfe.
00:15:48Yes, sir.
00:15:49You and I are gonna get along fine.
00:15:50I can see that right now.
00:15:52You'll excuse us, won't you, Mrs. Wolfe?
00:15:57You know, you've really been a great surprise to me.
00:15:59You're not half as bad as people said you were.
00:16:01I mean it.
00:16:02Well, see you later, Pop.
00:16:06Mike, you were wonderful.
00:16:07You're the first man I've ever seen really stand up to Dad.
00:16:10Now, don't build me up too much, kid.
00:16:12That's why I'm gonna cost you an extra hundred.
00:16:13It'll be worth it.
00:16:14I don't know.
00:16:15He's a pretty tough old cookie.
00:16:16Oh, don't be so hard on him.
00:16:17He's really very sweet.
00:16:19Oh, yeah?
00:16:20Well, so's arsenic.
00:16:21I understand it tastes just like sugar.
00:16:29I've taken care of Mr. Blake's wardrobe, miss.
00:16:31Oh, thank you, Phillips.
00:16:32Oh, be careful of that suitcase, Phillips.
00:16:34That's been in the family for years.
00:16:36I can well believe it, sir.
00:16:41No sense of humor.
00:16:43Well, look what I married into.
00:16:46This is quite a playpen you got here.
00:16:49Hey, where'd you get the oversized army cut?
00:16:51Big enough to hold a rodeo in.
00:16:53Which side do I sleep on?
00:16:55Right in that guest room, Mr. Shane.
00:16:57It's a fine thing.
00:16:58A brand new bride telling her groom to sleep in the guest room.
00:17:01Why, in rule four of Emily Post...
00:17:03I vote where the Marquis of Queensbury rules.
00:17:05Oh?
00:17:06Is that where you saw the ghost?
00:17:08Standing right in that doorway.
00:17:09Hmm.
00:17:10Does the mill have something to do with this?
00:17:11No.
00:17:12Where does this door lead to?
00:17:13Well, that's the guest room I was talking about.
00:17:14Is that door over there open into the hall?
00:17:15Yes.
00:17:16Yeah.
00:17:17Mm-hmm.
00:17:18Do you think that the ghost could have come through that guest room?
00:17:19Well, I don't know.
00:17:20But it's a cinch he didn't enter through this window unless he had a parachute.
00:17:24I see you got a burglar alarm system in the house.
00:17:25Oh, yeah.
00:17:26But it was such a nuisance, Dad had it disconnected.
00:17:27Well, that's great.
00:17:28It costs the system much longer if you don't use it.
00:17:29If it was a real ghost, a burglar alarm wouldn't stop him.
00:17:30Yeah.
00:17:31No, I know.
00:17:32Do you think that the ghost could have gone through that guest room?
00:17:33Oh, yes.
00:17:34Do you think that the ghost could have come through that guest room?
00:17:35Well, I don't know.
00:17:36But it's a cinch he didn't enter through this window unless he had a parachute.
00:17:39I see you got a burglar alarm system in the house.
00:17:40Oh, yeah, but it was such a nuisance Dad had it disconnected.
00:17:45Well, that's great.
00:17:46Of course, the system lasts much longer if you don't use it.
00:17:47Well, that's great. Of course, the system lasts much longer if you don't use it.
00:17:50If it was a real ghost, a burglar an arm wouldn't stop him.
00:17:53That's right.
00:17:54All he'd have to do is just float through a wall or pop out of a faucet.
00:17:57Out of a faucet.
00:17:59Now, you say he stood here and you were in bed when he took a shot at you.
00:18:03That's right.
00:18:04About how tall was he?
00:18:05Well, I don't know. He looked about eight feet to me.
00:18:08And his stocking feet?
00:18:09He had shoes on.
00:18:10Oh, he had his shoes on.
00:18:12Now, do you know of anybody who might have a good reason to kill you?
00:18:15Well, no, not offhand.
00:18:17What about that Balkan prince you jilted last year? You know, the one that made all the fuss?
00:18:21Oh, well, he only threatened to kill himself, not me, too.
00:18:24Well, he's either very considerate or just plain lazy, huh?
00:18:27Say, you don't think Gregory tried to kill me, do you, Mike?
00:18:30I don't know. You gave him an awful runaround.
00:18:32Hey, look!
00:18:34I wonder when you couldn't find the bullet.
00:18:36It smacked into this loose knob and turned it around, see?
00:18:39Well, at least that proves I wasn't dreaming.
00:18:41Wait till I tell my dad a thing or two.
00:18:43You're not gonna tell your dad anything, young lady.
00:18:45Don't bark at me, Mr. Shane. We're not really married, you know.
00:18:48Well, lucky me.
00:18:49Can you get it out?
00:18:50Well, we're beginning to get someplace.
00:18:52It's a .32, and from an automatic.
00:18:55Now, all we have to do is find a .32 automatic.
00:18:58Say, what do you use for brains? Feathers?
00:19:02Now, what have I done?
00:19:04I don't know who should be sore, Roger or me.
00:19:09I'd say Roger.
00:19:10Suppose somebody should see that.
00:19:12Then we'd be in a fine...
00:19:17Darling, I love you. I adore you.
00:19:21What's the only... I...
00:19:22You make me so happy.
00:19:23I think you're the cutest, sweetest, most adorable girl in the world.
00:19:26Shh, that door.
00:19:27Roger, you're so sweet.
00:19:31And I'd rather be married to you than anybody in the whole world.
00:19:34Keep on talking, only try and make it sound sincere.
00:19:37My darling.
00:19:41Promise me that you'll always love me.
00:19:44That we'll always be together.
00:19:48I didn't intend to disturb you, Mr. Blake.
00:19:51Oh, no.
00:19:52No, you're as quiet as a moose.
00:19:54Mice, mice.
00:19:55I'm Dunning, Mr. Wolfe's secretary.
00:19:57If I can be of any service, please let me know.
00:19:59I'll send up a flare.
00:20:08Who's that, Dumbo?
00:20:09Oh, no, Dunning.
00:20:10Well, he's been with Dad 25 years.
00:20:12I wouldn't worry about him.
00:20:14Oh, I'm not worried.
00:20:15He was just wandering by and got his ear caught in the door.
00:20:17Oh.
00:20:18Let's take a look at the rest of the house, hmm?
00:20:23Say, how about the servants?
00:20:24Do you think any of them might have played ghosts?
00:20:26Oh, no.
00:20:27They've all been with us for years and years.
00:20:28Of course, Dr. Haggard has them, but...
00:20:30Who's Dr. Haggard?
00:20:31Well, Dad has him working on some experiments.
00:20:33He's even fixed up a laboratory for him in the basement.
00:20:36Hmm.
00:20:37Let's go down and take a look at it, hmm?
00:20:38Oh, no.
00:20:39I think we'd better ask the doctor first.
00:20:40No, let's say we don't ask the doctor, huh?
00:20:42Come on.
00:20:43Come on.
00:21:01Here it is.
00:21:02Say, this is some little layout Dr. Jekyll's got here.
00:21:14It's cost Dad a young fortune.
00:21:16What, no electric trains, huh?
00:21:18Oh, looky.
00:21:19Hey, what's all this stuff for, huh?
00:21:21Well, Dad hates the idea that someday he's going to die.
00:21:24Simply can't stand it.
00:21:25Somebody must have told him to good die young.
00:21:27Go ahead.
00:21:28So, for a long time, he's had Dr. Haggard experimenting with methods to prolong life.
00:21:32Most guys are satisfied to live on borrowed time, but not your Dad.
00:21:36No, he wants to buy it.
00:21:38All this equipment is supposed to give you vitamins A to Z in one jolt.
00:21:41Uh-oh.
00:21:43Here's something that's not supposed to prolong life.
00:21:46What is it?
00:21:47Thirty-twos, and most of them missing.
00:21:50Holy smoke!
00:21:52Then it was Dr. Haggard who shot at me.
00:21:55Ah, take it easy, Kate.
00:21:57Take it easy.
00:21:58Don't get excited.
00:21:59Here.
00:22:00Have a cigarette, hmm?
00:22:01No, thank you.
00:22:02No?
00:22:03We mustn't jump to conclusions like that.
00:22:05Well, have a cigarette, Mr. Bones?
00:22:08Don't care if I do.
00:22:09Oh, I saw your lips move.
00:22:11Sorry.
00:22:12There ya.
00:22:15Oh, I still don't see why he would want to kill me.
00:22:18Of course, I've always thought he was an awful phony.
00:22:20I've even told Dad so.
00:22:21That gives him a pretty good reason right there.
00:22:24Oh, but that's too fantastic.
00:22:26Well, you see, maybe he figured that with you out of the way,
00:22:28he could go right on fooling your old man.
00:22:31Sounds logical, doesn't it?
00:22:33Hey, look at this gadget.
00:22:34Ah, a built-in radio.
00:22:37Maybe we can tune in on Buck Rogers.
00:22:39Oh, Mike, I'd get out of there if I were you.
00:22:41Oh, nonsense, my dear.
00:22:42Why, at high school I was known as the Young Steinmetz.
00:22:45All you gotta do is understand the electrician.
00:22:48Mike!
00:22:49Mike, look out!
00:22:50Mike!
00:22:51Mike!
00:22:52Mike!
00:22:53Mike, get up!
00:22:54Get up!
00:22:55Mike!
00:22:56Mike!
00:22:57Mike!
00:22:58Oh!
00:22:59Oh, Mike!
00:23:00Mike!
00:23:01Mike!
00:23:02Oh!
00:23:03Oh!
00:23:04Mike!
00:23:05Mike, can you hear?
00:23:06Oh!
00:23:07Oh!
00:23:08Mike!
00:23:09Oh, doctor Haggard!
00:23:10Oh!
00:23:11Oh!
00:23:15Oh!
00:23:16Oh!
00:23:17Oh!
00:23:18Oh!
00:23:19Oh!
00:23:20Oh!
00:23:21Oh!
00:23:22Dr. Hager!
00:23:30How do you feel?
00:23:31I feel just like a neon sign.
00:23:35You were very fortunate.
00:23:37If that voltage hadn't been so high, you'd have been electrocuted.
00:23:40Say, if that's your idea of a practical joke, I don't like it.
00:23:43Practical joke?
00:23:45May I ask what you two are doing in my laboratory?
00:23:47Why, yes.
00:23:49Oh, by the way, Dr. Haggard, this is my husband, Roger Blake.
00:23:52How do you do, Mr. Blake?
00:23:54Maybe I'd better not shake hands the way I'm charged up.
00:23:59Here, drink this.
00:24:05Go ahead, drink it. It'll do you good.
00:24:20Is my face changing?
00:24:21Well, you do look sort of funny.
00:24:23Oh, there's no change then.
00:24:26You see, I was telling Roger about the ghost I saw last night,
00:24:29and, well, we were just looking over the house.
00:24:32I can't imagine what my laboratory would have to do
00:24:34with your fanciful story about seeing a ghost.
00:24:36Oh, but I did see one.
00:24:38We even found the bullet.
00:24:39Oh, really?
00:24:40Uh, yes, and as a matter of fact,
00:24:43it was of the same caliber as the bullets we found in this box.
00:24:46Those are mine, I believe.
00:24:48Oh, you own a .32 automatic, huh, Doctor?
00:24:51Why, yes.
00:24:52Well, to be more precise, I did own one.
00:24:55You see, I lost it about three months ago,
00:24:57and I was out target practicing.
00:24:58Hmm. Planning on joining the army?
00:25:01No. Shooting's merely a hobby.
00:25:03Oh, I see.
00:25:04Mm-hmm.
00:25:05Is there anything else you'd like to know, Mr. Blake?
00:25:07Uh, no.
00:25:09No, not right now.
00:25:10Thanks.
00:25:11Come on, Jane.
00:25:26Come here.
00:25:28Just what did I tell you about not mentioning this bullet to anybody?
00:25:33Gee, Mike, it just slipped out.
00:25:36Well, now, the next time it happens, I'm gonna start charging you double.
00:25:39I'm sorry. Really, I am.
00:25:41What are we gonna do?
00:25:43I don't know.
00:25:44I guess we'll have to tell you, Father, we found the bullet.
00:25:47We don't haggard will anyway.
00:25:54I'm glad you showed me this, Roger.
00:25:57Yeah, but why should anyone want to take a shot at Kay?
00:26:00I suppose I should have mentioned this earlier, but I didn't want to frighten anyone.
00:26:05Last night, I had a visitor.
00:26:08He was a partner of mine many years ago.
00:26:12Our association wasn't any too happy.
00:26:15I finally found proof.
00:26:17He tried to cheat me.
00:26:19To save myself, I pulled out of partnership.
00:26:22Well, what did he want, Dad?
00:26:24Money.
00:26:25For years, he'd been broke.
00:26:27Occasionally, I tried to help him.
00:26:29It was harmless.
00:26:30I felt sorry for him.
00:26:31And what happened?
00:26:32Well, last night, he wasn't satisfied with what I gave him.
00:26:37Demanded an outrageous sum.
00:26:39When I told him to go to the devil, he became violent.
00:26:42Blamed me for the death of his wife and daughter.
00:26:45Started to shout as if he were crazy.
00:26:48Threatened me and my family.
00:26:50Why didn't you call the police?
00:26:52Well, with this Senate investigation going on,
00:26:55I didn't feel I could afford the notoriety.
00:26:57But this man may come back again.
00:26:59I wouldn't worry about it, Kay.
00:27:01We've already taken the necessary precautions.
00:27:04You called the burglar alarm company, Dunning?
00:27:06Yes, sir.
00:27:07The alarm has been connected again.
00:27:08So, you see, Roger,
00:27:10should our midnight visitor pay us another call,
00:27:12we're all ready for him.
00:27:14I hope you're right,
00:27:15but personally, I'm still a bit worried.
00:27:17Naturally.
00:27:18Kay's your wife.
00:27:19She's my daughter.
00:27:20We both share an equal responsibility.
00:27:22Now, if you'll excuse me, I have work to do.
00:27:26Oh, Mr. Blake,
00:27:31I hope Mr. Wolfe's explanation takes care of your curiosity about my gun.
00:27:35Oh, yeah, sure.
00:27:37My curiosity's always getting me in trouble.
00:27:39Don't give it another thought.
00:27:41Well, I guess that accounts for my ghost.
00:27:46Yeah.
00:27:48Yes, it does.
00:27:51Why are you locking the window?
00:28:14To keep the ghost out.
00:28:15What about the burglar alarm?
00:28:17Oh, that's okay.
00:28:18But suppose the ghost were already in the house.
00:28:20Can't afford to take any chances, you know.
00:28:22Oh.
00:28:23Of course, it might be a little stuffy for us.
00:28:25Us?
00:28:26Personally, I don't need much air.
00:28:28I'll see you in my dreams.
00:28:32Well, how about it?
00:28:33Shall we go to bed?
00:28:35Mike!
00:28:36Mike, what are you looking for?
00:28:38Looking for my slippers.
00:28:39Where'd Phillips put my slippers?
00:28:40Oh, here they are.
00:28:42Someone took you out of my arms.
00:28:47And oh-oh.
00:28:49Still I feel the thrill of your chance.
00:28:53Mike, you don't think that...
00:28:54No, I never think, honey.
00:28:55Lips that once were mine.
00:28:57Tendered eyes that shine.
00:29:00Hey, wait a minute.
00:29:01What are you after?
00:29:03Say, is this a union-made mattress?
00:29:05Oh, I don't know.
00:29:06Oh.
00:29:09I thought not.
00:29:10And I refuse to sleep in it.
00:29:13They will light my way tonight.
00:29:17Good night, kid.
00:29:20Good night, pal.
00:29:24I'll see you in my dreams.
00:29:31Dreams of dreams.
00:29:33Good night.
00:29:34Good night.
00:29:35Good night.
00:30:03Good night.
00:30:33Good night.
00:30:53Can't you just...
00:30:54Whoa.
00:30:55I take.
00:30:57I take.
00:31:00I take.
00:31:01Oh, no, no, no.
00:31:31That does it, gin.
00:31:52Gin.
00:31:53Discard.
00:31:56Oh, boy, did you catch me with a load of tomatoes.
00:32:01Oh, boy, did you catch me with a load of tomatoes?
00:32:07Oh, boy, did you catch me with a load of tomatoes?
00:32:15Oh, boy.
00:32:20Oh, boy.
00:32:25Oh, boy.
00:32:29Oh, boy.
00:32:33Oh, boy.
00:32:37Oh, boy.
00:32:41Oh, boy.
00:32:45Oh, boy.
00:32:57Oh, boy.
00:32:59Oh, boy.
00:33:00All right.
00:33:01Give me that gun.
00:33:02Hey, who are you?
00:33:04I'm the caretaker.
00:33:06Did you see somebody running through here?
00:33:08No, sir.
00:33:10May I ask who you are, sir?
00:33:13I'm Mr. Wolf's son-in-law.
00:33:14Blake's her name.
00:33:15Oh, yes, sir.
00:33:16Did you see anybody around here earlier tonight?
00:33:18Uh, no one.
00:33:20No one.
00:33:21No one.
00:33:22Mm-hmm.
00:33:23You sure about that?
00:33:33Dr. Haggard.
00:33:35He's dead.
00:33:37What about the alarm?
00:33:39It didn't go off.
00:33:40Then the ghost is in the house all the time.
00:33:43Roger was right.
00:33:44Where is your husband, Kay?
00:33:46I don't know, but...
00:33:47Here I am, Dad.
00:33:52Where have you been, Roger?
00:33:54I've been out chasing the ghost.
00:33:55He got away from me.
00:33:56See, where's Haggard?
00:33:57He's dead.
00:33:58Dead.
00:34:02Well, that makes this a case for the police.
00:34:03I better call him.
00:34:04No, Roger, I...
00:34:05Let him, Dudley.
00:34:06Let him call the police.
00:34:07We're all in danger.
00:34:08We've got to have protection.
00:34:11All right.
00:34:13Dunning, call the police.
00:34:15Right away, sir.
00:34:27We're all in danger.
00:34:35Mighty important case.
00:34:36Yeah, I'm sure glad to be in on it, Chief.
00:34:38You know, I've been wanting to see the inside of Dudley Wolf's house as long as I've lived around here.
00:34:44How do?
00:34:45I presume you gentlemen represent the local constabulary.
00:34:48Who?
00:34:49No, I'm the chief of police, and this is Tim Larson, the coroner.
00:34:53If you'll come in, I'll show you the body.
00:34:57First case I ever covered where they had a butler show you the body.
00:35:00Follow me, please.
00:35:06If I owed this, I'd subdivide it.
00:35:07What a beautiful funeral parlor this would make.
00:35:10Make a better courthouse.
00:35:27Would you care to question the servants now, sir?
00:35:42Yeah, yeah. Better get them all together.
00:35:44They're already assembled in the dining room, sir.
00:35:46Oh, they are?
00:35:47I'm glad I followed it.
00:35:48All of it.
00:35:49Yes, sir.
00:35:50Follow me, please.
00:36:02If you folks know anything, you'd better own up right away.
00:36:04Wait later.
00:36:05It might not be healthy.
00:36:09Who are you?
00:36:10This is Mr. Blake, sir.
00:36:11Mr. Wolfe's son-in-law.
00:36:12Do you mind if I sit in on the questioning, chief?
00:36:14You see, I like to dabble in amateur detective work.
00:36:16I've got a couple of ideas in the case myself.
00:36:18Well, I ain't running no school, but if you stand there and keep quiet,
00:36:21you might learn something about detecting.
00:36:23You?
00:36:24Where are you all night?
00:36:25My eyes have been closed since eight o'clock this evening.
00:36:28Answering yes or no?
00:36:29But if... yes.
00:36:30Nothing better.
00:36:31Nothing better.
00:36:32What are you doing?
00:36:37Nothing.
00:36:38Nothing.
00:36:40I can guarantee that.
00:36:41I had a talk with him before you came.
00:36:43Suppose you let me do the questioning from now on.
00:36:46Hello, Peggy.
00:36:49Peggy, I've got to ask you a few questions.
00:36:52Just be careful what you ask Jonathan Meek,
00:36:55or it may be embarrassing for the both of us.
00:36:57Now, Peggy, what do you know about this murder?
00:37:01You know as much as I do.
00:37:03Interesting witness, eh, chief?
00:37:04Quiet or out you go.
00:37:06Anything else you want to know, Mr. Snoop?
00:37:11Well, I guess that's all the question I'll do around here for a bit.
00:37:16I would think so.
00:37:19Where'd you say Mr. Wolfe was?
00:37:21He's in the library, sir.
00:37:22That's all right, Phillips.
00:37:23I'll take the chief in to meet the folks.
00:37:25Coming, chief?
00:37:26Right over there.
00:37:27Can't figure Peggy out.
00:37:28She's been sore in me ever since I took her
00:37:29that Halloween dance last year.
00:37:30Yeah?
00:37:31Yeah, she forgot her mask.
00:37:32All I said was you don't need one.
00:37:33Women's funny critters.
00:37:34You know, I can't understand why she shouldn't be sore.
00:37:35I guess all cooks are temperamental, huh?
00:37:36You first, chief.
00:37:37Oh, wait.
00:37:38This yours?
00:37:39Sure.
00:37:40Excuse me.
00:37:41Dad, I want you to meet Jonathan, chief.
00:37:42Jonathan, meet your name.
00:37:43The chief of police.
00:37:44Good evening, chief.
00:37:45Hiya, Mr. Wolfe.
00:37:46I'd like to ask a few questions, if I might.
00:37:47Go ahead.
00:37:48Did any of you hear the shot?
00:37:49Yes, sir.
00:37:50They all heard it.
00:37:51Did any of you see who fired the shot?
00:37:52Well, my husband was the only one who saw the ghost.
00:37:53Ghost?
00:37:54What ghost?
00:37:55Well, you see, sometimes she had...
00:37:56I do.
00:37:57What's the verdict, Tim?
00:37:58Well, he was shot by the ghost.
00:37:59You first, chief.
00:38:00You first, chief.
00:38:01Oh, wait.
00:38:02Is this yours?
00:38:03Sure.
00:38:04Excuse me.
00:38:05Dad, I want you to meet Jonathan, chief.
00:38:06Jonathan, meet your name.
00:38:07The chief of police.
00:38:08Good evening, chief.
00:38:09Hiya, Mr. Wolfe.
00:38:10I'd like to ask a few questions, if I might.
00:38:11Go ahead.
00:38:12Did any of you hear the shot?
00:38:13Yes, sir.
00:38:14They all heard it.
00:38:15Did any of you see who fired the shot?
00:38:16Well, my husband was the only one who saw the ghost.
00:38:17Ghost?
00:38:18What ghost?
00:38:19Sometimes she had...
00:38:20I do.
00:38:21What's the verdict, Tim?
00:38:22He was shot just above the heart.
00:38:23Died almost instantly.
00:38:24Did you find the bullet?
00:38:25Was he shot with a .32?
00:38:26Oh, you...
00:38:27What do you know about a .32, ma'am?
00:38:29Oh, you'll have to ask my husband.
00:38:31Mr. Blake, do you own a .32?
00:38:33Uh, no, but Dr. Haggard did.
00:38:36Oh.
00:38:37Well, maybe the deceased was shot with his own gun.
00:38:39Say, I wouldn't be a bit surprised.
00:38:40I'm the one who'll be surprised around here, young fellow.
00:38:43I wouldn't be a bit surprised.
00:38:44Oh, I'm sorry.
00:38:46Ah!
00:38:47What's that?
00:38:48It's the bugger alarm.
00:38:49Someone's trying to break in.
00:38:51Ah!
00:38:52I'm trying to get in.
00:38:53Ah!
00:38:54Ah!
00:38:55Kate!
00:38:56Kate, get down!
00:38:57Ah!
00:38:58There he is!
00:38:59Come on, Kate!
00:39:00Wake up!
00:39:01Keep shooting!
00:39:02Ah!
00:39:03Ah!
00:39:04Ah!
00:39:05Ah!
00:39:06Ah!
00:39:07Ah!
00:39:08Ah!
00:39:09Ah!
00:39:10Ah!
00:39:11Ah!
00:39:12Ah!
00:39:13Ah!
00:39:14Ah!
00:39:15Ah!
00:39:16Ah!
00:39:17Ah!
00:39:18Ah!
00:39:19Ah!
00:39:20Ah!
00:39:21Ah!
00:39:22Ah!
00:39:23Ah!
00:39:24Ah!
00:39:25Ah!
00:39:26Ah!
00:39:27Ah!
00:39:28Ah!
00:39:29Ah!
00:39:30Ah!
00:39:31Ah!
00:39:32Ah!
00:39:33Ah!
00:39:34Ah!
00:39:35Ah!
00:39:36Ah!
00:39:37Ah!
00:39:38Ah!
00:39:39Ah!
00:39:40Ah!
00:39:41Ah!
00:39:42Ah!
00:39:43Ah!
00:39:44Hold on to your hat, Chief.
00:39:53Oh, get out.
00:39:54You're always worried about my hat.
00:40:12See if he can stop him.
00:40:13Take a shot at his tires.
00:40:14Sure, his tires.
00:40:16His tires?
00:40:17Those are my tires.
00:40:18Okay, forget it.
00:40:19Can't get any more.
00:40:23There's a shortcut right ahead.
00:40:25Maybe we can cut him off.
00:40:26Okay, say when.
00:40:27Right over there.
00:40:28Let go, will you?
00:40:40Don't drive so fast.
00:40:42Let go, will you?
00:40:51Don't drive so fast.
00:40:52Oh, no no no no let familiars wanted to be on.
00:40:56Oh, bottles are blood, do you톤?
00:41:05Oh, my gosh!
00:41:06Oh, my God.
00:41:07Oh, my goodness.
00:41:07Oh, my goodness.
00:41:08Oh, my goodness.
00:41:09Oh, my gosh.
00:41:30His head's caved in. He's done for.
00:41:33This'll make it official.
00:41:39No sign of breath.
00:41:44Deader than a mackerel.
00:41:45Well, I guess this winds up your case, Chief.
00:41:47You go get the coroner. I'll stay here and watch the body.
00:41:50All right.
00:41:57My car.
00:41:59And my tires.
00:42:09Hello, Charlie.
00:42:15Hello.
00:42:16Say, is Marlene you in yet?
00:42:17No, he's at number one dressing room.
00:42:19Okay, thanks.
00:42:36Come in.
00:42:37Hello, Gus.
00:42:38Mike.
00:42:40Good to see you.
00:42:41Thanks.
00:42:42Where have you been?
00:42:43I've been playing hide-and-seek with a ghost.
00:42:45Same old Mike.
00:42:46Always talking in riddles.
00:42:47How's the detective business?
00:42:49It's full of riddles.
00:42:50So you're still giving out with a Malini malaki, huh?
00:42:52Finest in the world.
00:42:53Got me 14 weeks in this nightclub.
00:42:54All due to my new routine.
00:42:56Greatest thing since Houdini.
00:42:57I tell you, Mike,
00:42:58I transformed three eggs into three full-grown hens.
00:43:01Right.
00:43:01Now hold it.
00:43:02Hold it, will you, Gus?
00:43:03Right now, I happen to be interested in an old routine.
00:43:06Three minutes, Malini.
00:43:07Thanks.
00:43:07Excuse me, Mike.
00:43:08I must hurry.
00:43:08Yeah.
00:43:13Here.
00:43:14Hold Casper for a minute.
00:43:17You were saying something about an old routine?
00:43:19Yeah.
00:43:20Did you ever do the Buried Alive act?
00:43:22No, Mike.
00:43:23That's too tough for me.
00:43:24You have to master a trick called shallow breathing.
00:43:27And that's a talent that very few people possess.
00:43:29Well, did you ever see it done?
00:43:31Yes.
00:43:32I saw it done twice.
00:43:33Once by Houdini and once by an Assyrian illusionist named Zorabay.
00:43:38What's his Zorabay look like?
00:43:40Well, he's a tall, dark, effective-looking man.
00:43:43Mm-hmm.
00:43:43Well, there goes my music.
00:43:45I'll tell you more about him when I get through with my act.
00:43:47In the meantime, make yourself at home.
00:43:49Thanks.
00:43:49Uh, you might find a couple of pictures of him in that scrapbook.
00:43:53See you later.
00:43:54I'll tell you later.
00:44:24Mighty slick piece of detective.
00:44:36Fastest job this country's ever seen, even if I do say so myself.
00:44:39A case like this might have gone unsolved for months if it hadn't been for you.
00:44:43It calls for a little celebration.
00:44:44I knew the minute I entered that house.
00:44:46The doc wasn't killed by anybody there.
00:44:48Did you say celebration?
00:44:49You'll be the most popular man in the country.
00:44:51Wouldn't surprise me if you couldn't be elected sheriff.
00:44:53Especially with Wolfe behind you.
00:44:56It's going pretty far.
00:44:58Why not?
00:44:59Here's Mr. Wolfe.
00:45:01Say, I can just see the headlines in the New York papers.
00:45:04Chief of Police Meek Traps Murder Maniac.
00:45:06Say, I understand you did a swell job on that Haggard case.
00:45:34Now, the bulletin wants to give the story a big play.
00:45:36You know, pictures, the works.
00:45:38Oh, it ain't nothing.
00:45:39All in a day's work.
00:45:40I'd like to get a description of the murder for the next edition.
00:45:43Now, tell me, what's his name?
00:45:45Oh, I haven't exactly found out yet.
00:45:47Well, could you tell me what he looks like?
00:45:48Oh, I'd say about six feet.
00:45:50Weighs around 160 pounds.
00:45:52Sort of dark-complected.
00:45:53Kind of a skinny guy.
00:45:54But mighty powerful.
00:45:55Most dangerous criminal I ever tackled.
00:45:58Think the story will make the front page?
00:45:59Oh, sure, sure.
00:46:01Big headlines, you know.
00:46:02Now, tell me, what's the color of his eyes?
00:46:05Funny thing, I never noticed that.
00:46:07Why do you want to know the color of his eyes?
00:46:09Well, you always got to know the color of a minor of his eyes.
00:46:11You know, blue-eyed Dillinger, brown-eyed Floyd, you know.
00:46:14Oh, you're right.
00:46:15I never quite thought of it that way.
00:46:18What's the color of the killer's eyes?
00:46:21I'll have to go look.
00:46:23Hey, you sure you got him there?
00:46:25Sure, I'm sure.
00:46:26Is that 80?
00:46:27I'm asking you, copper.
00:46:29Now, go on.
00:46:30Give me the color of his eyes.
00:46:31Yes, sir.
00:46:32Hold the phone a minute, and I'll look.
00:46:44Oh, the dear little shamrock, the sweet little shamrock,
00:46:55Oh, the dear little sweet little shamrock of the island.
00:47:01The body's gone.
00:47:03Hello?
00:47:05Somebody stole the body.
00:47:06Oh, no, Chief, you wouldn't kid me, would you?
00:47:08Who would want to snatch a dead body?
00:47:10I don't know what the body's drawn, I tell you.
00:47:11Well, I never heard of such insufficiency.
00:47:15Wait till I print this, Yarn.
00:47:16You'll be the laughingstock of 48 states.
00:47:18Okay, please.
00:47:18Okay, please.
00:47:48Hello, is Mrs. Blake in?
00:47:58Who shall I say is calling, sir?
00:48:00Mr. Blake.
00:48:01Mr. Blake?
00:48:07Whom did you say was calling, sir?
00:48:09Mr. Blake, Mr. Roger Blake.
00:48:11That's what I thought you said, sir.
00:48:14Would you mind waiting here, sir?
00:48:18I'd certainly like to know where that husband of yours is.
00:48:23Maybe he's been detained by the police.
00:48:25As a witness, I mean.
00:48:27I'm sure we'll hear from Roger very soon.
00:48:30Stop coughing, Phillips.
00:48:31What is it?
00:48:32It's Mr. Blake, sir.
00:48:33Mr. Roger Blake.
00:48:35Well, show him in.
00:48:35What are you waiting for?
00:48:36Yes, sir.
00:48:37Just a moment, Phillips.
00:48:39I think I'd better see Mr. Blake alone.
00:48:41Nonsense.
00:48:42Show him in, Phillips, and hurry up about it.
00:48:46Dad, I think I'd better tell you something.
00:48:48It can wait.
00:48:49But, Dad, you've got to let me explain.
00:48:50Some other time.
00:48:53This way, Mr. Blake.
00:48:56Kay, darling.
00:48:58How are you, dear?
00:49:01Get my telegram?
00:49:03My business didn't work.
00:49:04Roger, I...
00:49:04What is it, Kay?
00:49:05Roger?
00:49:06What Roger?
00:49:07Oh, pardon me, sir.
00:49:08You must be Kay's father.
00:49:10And this must be Mrs. Wolfe.
00:49:11I'm sorry about arriving so late at night, but I thought that...
00:49:14I'm her father, but who are you?
00:49:15Dad, I tried to tell you.
00:49:19This is my husband.
00:49:20Your what?
00:49:21My husband.
00:49:22I mean, my real husband.
00:49:25Oh, Roger, don't look so troubled.
00:49:27I can explain everything.
00:49:29How many husbands have you?
00:49:32Kay.
00:49:33Dad, if you'll just listen, I'll...
00:49:34This better be good.
00:49:36That's all I've got to say.
00:49:38It was this way.
00:49:39Roger told me he'd have to stay in Washington.
00:49:40Hello, Phillips.
00:49:48Where's Mrs. Blake?
00:49:49Inside, sir.
00:49:50Good.
00:49:51Pardon me, sir, if I may be permitted to say so.
00:49:53I don't think Mrs. Blake would like to see you at the moment, sir.
00:49:56Oh, nonsense.
00:49:57Phillips, she's always anxious to see me.
00:50:01Hello, folks.
00:50:02Well, the prodigal son returns.
00:50:06Gosh, it's nice to be home again.
00:50:08I'm sorry I was so late, darling.
00:50:10How are you, sweetheart?
00:50:11Hello, Dad.
00:50:11Hello, Mom.
00:50:12What's the matter, guys?
00:50:14You think that...
00:50:19Uh-oh.
00:50:21Is it?
00:50:26Uh, I bet I know who you are.
00:50:32I'm sorry, Mike.
00:50:33I've been trying to explain to Dad what happened,
00:50:35but he wouldn't listen.
00:50:36You explain who he is, but who is he?
00:50:40Who are you?
00:50:42I'm Michael Shane.
00:50:43And who is Michael Shane?
00:50:45A private investigator.
00:50:47Now, let me get this straight.
00:50:49You told your father this man was your husband.
00:50:51We just went all through that, Roger.
00:50:52And that he worked for the government.
00:50:54But that was only because we wanted to catch the ghost.
00:50:56And that he even went so far as to spend a night in your bedroom.
00:50:58It was only an evening.
00:51:00And what do you mean by so far?
00:51:01What does working with the government
00:51:02got to do with spending a night in my bedroom?
00:51:05Where are you going?
00:51:06Wait, find a lawyer and get a divorce.
00:51:07Now, wait a minute, pal.
00:51:09Don't let's lose our head.
00:51:10You'll lose your head if you don't take your hands off me.
00:51:12Hey, Mr. Wolfe,
00:51:13will you kindly explain to your brand new son-in-law?
00:51:15Get out.
00:51:17Oh, no, I wouldn't kick him.
00:51:18Oh, you mean me?
00:51:19Yes, you.
00:51:20Go on, get out.
00:51:21Oh, well, okay, just as you say, Pops.
00:51:23I mean, Mr. Wolfe.
00:51:25I never changed relatives so fast in my life.
00:51:28Well, thanks for the job anyway, Kay.
00:51:31I mean, Miss Wolfe.
00:51:32I mean, Mrs. Blake.
00:51:33It's all so confusing.
00:51:34I'm sorry, Mike.
00:51:36But now that the ghost is caught and all,
00:51:38perhaps it's better that you do go.
00:51:39Yeah, I guess so.
00:51:40Well, goodbye, everybody.
00:51:42Right.
00:51:43And it's been...
00:51:45Yeah, yeah.
00:51:46Oh, hello, Chief.
00:51:47Hello, Mr. Wolfe.
00:51:48Say, did you find the body yet?
00:51:49Not yet, Mr. Blake.
00:51:50No?
00:51:51How'd you know the body was gone?
00:51:53You told me.
00:51:54Oh, I did?
00:51:54Mm-hmm.
00:51:55Oh, that's all right, then.
00:51:57When did I tell you?
00:51:58Over the phone.
00:51:59Over the phone?
00:52:00Well, that's right, I did.
00:52:02Over the phone?
00:52:04Oh, you're that reporter,
00:52:06the one who's gonna make me the laughing stock of 40 states.
00:52:08No, no, 48 states, remember, Chief?
00:52:10Meek.
00:52:11Gee, uh, Meek.
00:52:12Now, listen here, Mr. Blake.
00:52:13You made me Mr. Wolfe's son-in-law,
00:52:15but you're tampering with justice.
00:52:16He's not, Mr. Blake.
00:52:17And he's not my son-in-law.
00:52:18I'm not quite certain who I am.
00:52:20Hmm.
00:52:21One of them smart-aleck reporters
00:52:22wanting to know the color of the killer's eyes.
00:52:25Uh-oh, Mike's not a reporter.
00:52:27He's a private investigator.
00:52:29Not a reporter?
00:52:30Then why...
00:52:30Then why'd you want to know if I still had the body?
00:52:33I just wanted to see if you're on your toes.
00:52:35You say the body's missing?
00:52:36Somebody stole it.
00:52:38Or else it just got up and walked away of its own accord.
00:52:40Oh!
00:52:40Who ever heard of a body getting up and walking away of its own accord?
00:52:44No, I wouldn't be surprised at anything that happens around here.
00:52:47Once before it was supposed to be dead.
00:52:49What do you mean, once before it was supposed to be dead?
00:52:52Oh, I was just talking.
00:52:53Just a flight of fancy, that's all.
00:52:54Well, bye-bye, folks.
00:52:55Just a second, Shane.
00:52:56Yeah?
00:52:57I'd like to speak to you alone.
00:52:58Oh, is that so?
00:53:00That okay with you, Chief?
00:53:01Oh, yeah, yeah, that's all right.
00:53:02Whatever Mr. Wolfe says.
00:53:03Uh-huh.
00:53:04You're, uh, you're sure it's not putting you out?
00:53:08Uh, suppose we go in your den?
00:53:10Very well.
00:53:11And maybe Mrs. Wolfe would join us.
00:53:13Yes, of course.
00:53:14Fine.
00:53:15Don't you want me to, Mike?
00:53:16No, no, you stay here with the Chief.
00:53:18Maybe he can help straighten you out with, uh, Jolly Roger here.
00:53:21Don't look so glum, chum.
00:53:22Excuse me.
00:53:27Oh, Donnie, just a second.
00:53:29I'd like to have you sit in on this, too.
00:53:31Stay here.
00:53:32Sit down, darling.
00:53:35Now, Shane, I'm going to come right to the point.
00:53:38Just exactly what did you mean with that remark?
00:53:41What remark?
00:53:42You said that partner of mine was supposed to be dead once before.
00:53:46Oh, yes.
00:53:47Yes, that's right.
00:53:47The first time was last night when you buried him in the woods.
00:53:50How did you know that, Mr. Shane?
00:53:53Oh, no.
00:53:54You see, a good investigator, like a good reporter, never reveals the source of his information.
00:53:59Now, I'll come to the point.
00:54:01Mr. Wolfe, just exactly what do you know?
00:54:05Tell him, Dudley.
00:54:06He may be able to help us.
00:54:10You understand, Shane, that what I tell you is in strictest confidence.
00:54:14Let's hear it first.
00:54:15Well, that man was not my partner at all.
00:54:19As a matter of fact, I never saw him before last night.
00:54:22Now, who was he?
00:54:23Claimed to be a government agent.
00:54:25What do you want?
00:54:26Came to blackmail me.
00:54:27Said he had certain papers in his possession that would expose me to the Senate investigating committee.
00:54:33I asked him, show them to me.
00:54:35He took them out of his pocket.
00:54:37But that's as far as he went.
00:54:38I made a grab for them.
00:54:40He hit me.
00:54:41I hit him.
00:54:42My blow knocked him to the floor.
00:54:45Go on.
00:54:46At first, I thought I had merely knocked him out.
00:54:48So I called him Dunning and Dr. Haggard.
00:54:51When Haggard examined him, he said the man was dead.
00:54:55Is that all?
00:54:57I've already told you why I didn't go to the police.
00:55:00What about those papers you grabbed?
00:55:02Absolutely worthless.
00:55:03If you'd like to see them, I...
00:55:04Dunning, get those.
00:55:04No, no, no.
00:55:05Sit down, Dunning.
00:55:06I'll take your word for it.
00:55:08Is there anything else?
00:55:09I've told you everything.
00:55:11Why did you and Haggard and Dunning here go back to the grave a second time?
00:55:16Well, I knew my daughter was telling the truth about that shot
00:55:19when I found a clump of pine needles on the bathroom floor.
00:55:22Oh.
00:55:23And you went to see if the body was still there, hmm?
00:55:26Yes.
00:55:27Is that right, Dunning?
00:55:28Why, uh, yes.
00:55:30Yes, that's right.
00:55:31Mm-hmm.
00:55:32And was the body there?
00:55:34No.
00:55:35It was gone.
00:55:38Hey, now, what kind of double talk is this?
00:55:40First you say you killed a man, then you buried him,
00:55:43and then several hours later he disappeared.
00:55:45That's just the point.
00:55:46I don't believe I killed him.
00:55:48Well, now, don't tell me that you're all beginning to believe in ghosts, too.
00:55:54Well, I'll admit, Shane, it sounds fantastic.
00:55:57Fantastic, huh?
00:55:59Well, that's a masterpiece of understatement.
00:56:01You know, I think you're just about as wacky as your daughter.
00:56:04I'm sorry now that I ever got mixed up in this.
00:56:07What you need is a Ouija board.
00:56:08I'm quitting right now.
00:56:09Please, Mr. Shane, you've got to help us.
00:56:12All our lives are in danger.
00:56:14No, no, this is a job for the police.
00:56:16Now, don't worry.
00:56:17Whatever I know, I'll keep under my hat.
00:56:19I don't want people to start thinking that I'm crazy, too.
00:56:33Just a minute, Shane.
00:56:34Where are you going?
00:56:35Oh, Chief, you're just the man I wanted to see.
00:56:37I thought you might like to know.
00:56:38I'm bowing out, and I'm leaving all the honors to you.
00:56:41Not so fast.
00:56:42What about the body?
00:56:44What body?
00:56:44Now, no stalling now.
00:56:46You know what body I mean.
00:56:47Sure, of course, that body.
00:56:49I didn't quite get you at first.
00:56:50Well, uh, I tell you, why don't you ask Mr. Wolfe?
00:56:54I'm sure he could give you some information.
00:56:55As a matter of fact, he might be delighted to confide in you.
00:56:59You think so?
00:57:00Why, certainly.
00:57:01Go ahead.
00:57:01Go right in.
00:57:02Thanks.
00:57:03Oh, oh.
00:57:04I forgot again.
00:57:05That's okay, Chief.
00:57:08Dudley, what are we going to do?
00:57:10Come in.
00:57:13Mr. Wolfe, about the body.
00:57:15Have you found it?
00:57:17Have I?
00:57:17Why, no.
00:57:18I thought you, why, he said it.
00:57:19Now, see here.
00:57:19I'm going to ask you to keep a particularly close watch tonight.
00:57:23If that body shows up, it'll be somewhere around this house.
00:57:26Yes, sir.
00:57:29Around this house?
00:57:31That's right.
00:57:31Well, hey, leave it everything to me, Mr. Wolfe.
00:57:36I'm going to ask you, Mr. Wolfe.
00:58:06Oh, my God.
00:58:30Let's go.
00:59:00Zora Bey. Zora Bey, don't kill me.
00:59:13I didn't do it. It was Dr. Haggard. He double-crossed you.
00:59:17Please don't kill me. I'll do anything you want. I'll go away with you. I'll...
00:59:20Thanks for the use of the body.
00:59:38Hey, don't move. Stay where you are, all of you.
00:59:46Hey, now. Go ahead and shoot.
00:59:49Bullets are all gone. You wasted them in the mirror.
00:59:53Anna! Anna, what happened? What are you doing here with that gun?
00:59:58I think your wife can tell you.
00:59:59He broke into my room. He tried to frighten me.
01:00:02You sure you weren't frightened by Zora Bey?
01:00:04Zora Bey? Who's Zora Bey?
01:00:05Here. Take a look at this.
01:00:10Go ahead, Mrs. Wolfe. You better tell him.
01:00:14I'm sorry, Dudley. I should have told you everything long ago.
01:00:18I was married to Zora Bey and worked with him in his magic act.
01:00:23He was on the steamship Morrow Castle eight years ago when it burned off the Jersey coast.
01:00:27He was reported missing.
01:00:28So later, when I met you and you asked me to be your wife, I thought I was free to marry you.
01:00:34But six months later, Zora Bey turned up.
01:00:36He demanded money.
01:00:37Threatened to tell you I was still legally his wife.
01:00:40Why didn't you tell me this?
01:00:42I loved you, Dudley. I was afraid to lose you.
01:00:45And you've let this man blackmail you all these years?
01:00:47Yes.
01:00:48But the last time he demanded such a huge sum, I was unable to pay.
01:00:52I was desperate.
01:00:53I told him to do whatever he wanted.
01:00:55So that's the real reason he came to see me last night.
01:00:58Didn't have the nerve to tell me the truth, so he tried to blackmail me with phony papers.
01:01:03It's all right, dear.
01:01:04It's all right.
01:01:07It's all over now.
01:01:09Now, Shane, I guess that finally clears up our mystery.
01:01:12Yeah?
01:01:13Well, maybe it doesn't. Maybe it doesn't.
01:01:14What do you mean?
01:01:16Aren't you satisfied with my wife's explanation?
01:01:18No.
01:01:19You see, I happen to know that Zora Bey didn't return to this country until one month ago.
01:01:24Don't believe him, Dudley. He's lying.
01:01:25Mr. Wolfe, ask your wife if she knows a magician called the Great Merlini.
01:01:30Do you know him, Anna?
01:01:34Yes.
01:01:36I do.
01:01:39And who is this Merlini?
01:01:41He's a friend of mine that knew Zora Bey and your wife.
01:01:43He gave me some very interesting information.
01:01:46Go ahead, Shane.
01:01:48Well, when Zora Bey returned to this country, he located his wife and found out that she was married to you.
01:01:55He also found that she was very friendly with Dr. Haggard.
01:01:59Zora Bey came to Anna and demanded money.
01:02:01She and Dr. Haggard agreed to put him in a position to blackmail you.
01:02:05How?
01:02:05Well, he was to try to frighten you with that set of phony papers about the Senate investigation.
01:02:11To get into a fight with you, you were to hit him, and then Dr. Haggard was to pronounce him dead,
01:02:16taking advantage of Zora Bey's ability to go into a trance, part of his famous buried alive trick.
01:02:21See, they had it all figured out that you couldn't stand the notoriety of a murder if it was to be made public,
01:02:26and that you would try to dispose of the body.
01:02:28And they were right.
01:02:29Then, without your knowledge, they were to arrange for Zora Bey's escape and hold his murder over you.
01:02:35But these two had already plotted to double-cross Zora Bey by really burying him alive, four feet under the ground.
01:02:42That's right, isn't it, Mrs. Wolfe?
01:02:44It's a very neat plot.
01:02:45And it might have been successful if it hadn't been for that curious caretaker of yours.
01:02:50Once he was free, naturally, Zora Bey's motive became revenge.
01:02:55He came back to the house to kill your wife, but he got into the wrong room.
01:02:58That's why he took a shot at you, Kay.
01:03:01He came back the second night to kill Dr. Haggard.
01:03:03He found out that he hadn't killed Anna, and that was why he came back the third time.
01:03:10Where is everybody?
01:03:12I said, where is everybody?
01:03:15Well, you might at least give me a civil answer.
01:03:18What's the matter? You asleep?
01:03:26Why? Who put that body out in the hall?
01:03:28Chief, congratulations.
01:03:30What for?
01:03:31Well, for solving the case. Say you did a great job.
01:03:34There. There's your prisoner.
01:03:36What?
01:03:36Can't you see your name in all the headlines?
01:03:38Mysterious murder solved by Monathan Jerk.
01:03:41Jeek. I mean, Neek.
01:03:43Yeah.
01:03:43Here, you'll be wanting this.
01:03:45That's all right. It's empty.
01:03:47Babe, why don't you be careful?
01:03:49I thought you said it was empty.
01:03:51Oh, yeah.
01:03:52I did.
01:03:53I did.
01:03:53Well, I...
01:03:55So long, people. I'll be seeing you.
01:03:57Where are you going?
01:03:59Back to school to learn to count up to six.
01:04:02Mike.
01:04:03Yeah?
01:04:03You were wonderful the way you solved this case.
01:04:06Well, thanks.
01:04:07But how on earth did you get all those facts about Zorbae and Anna and Dr. Haggard?
01:04:11Mrs. Blake,
01:04:13a good detective never reveals the source of his information.
01:04:16Oh, I've been wanting to do this for...
01:04:26So long!
01:04:28Dwarf!
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