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00:04:46Now, how can you be more than engaged?
00:04:49Well, I'm married.
00:04:50Oh, well, make up your mind.
00:04:51What?
00:04:51Which is it?
00:04:52I'm married.
00:04:54Why, Kay, darling, that's wonderful.
00:04:55Married?
00:04:56As if I didn't have enough trouble.
00:04:57Well, what's this idiot's name?
00:04:59Roger.
00:05:00Roger Blake.
00:05:01Dunning, get my lawyer.
00:05:06Dad, don't be silly.
00:05:07You can't sue a man just because he married me.
00:05:09He may have married you, but it's my money he's after.
00:05:13Give me that.
00:05:15I suppose a man wouldn't marry me unless I had money.
00:05:18Not the last six no-accounting income poops you've been engaged to.
00:05:22Well, Roger's different.
00:05:23He works for the government.
00:05:25Dudley, why don't you at least meet Kay's husband?
00:05:28See for yourself what he's like.
00:05:29Why should I?
00:05:30Perhaps you'd like to give them honeymoon to South America.
00:05:36Maybe I will.
00:05:38All right, Kay.
00:05:40Trot him out.
00:05:40Where is he?
00:05:41Well, I made him stay in Washington.
00:05:43I thought tomorrow he'd drive up and you could meet him then.
00:05:45At least I'll have the pleasure of insulting him personally.
00:05:49You're an angel with a shining halo.
00:05:51Thanks a million.
00:05:51That's probably just about what it's going to cost me.
00:05:54I know you'll like him.
00:05:55I'm going up and call him right away.
00:05:57Well, good night, everybody.
00:05:59Good night, Kay.
00:06:00It's good to have you home again, Kay.
00:06:01It's good to be home, Anna.
00:06:03And if anyone ever tries to tell me about how mean stepmothers are,
00:06:06I'll just tell them that I know better.
00:06:09Good night, Anna.
00:06:09Good night.
00:06:19My daughters don't know absolutely nothing of what happened in this house tonight.
00:06:24Is that clear?
00:06:26Yes, sir.
00:06:29I told him, Roger, darling, and he was an absolute lamb.
00:06:34When?
00:06:36Oh, but that's three whole days.
00:06:39Can it wait?
00:06:41All right, honey, if you think your business is that important.
00:06:45Good night, sweetheart.
00:06:46I love you.
00:07:16I love you.
00:07:17Shall we get you?
00:07:19No.
00:07:35Yes, sir.
00:07:38You're welcome.
00:07:39Oh, I know.
00:07:40No.
00:07:45It has a light effect.
00:07:58Who's there?
00:08:18Kate! Kate! What's the matter?
00:08:20Let us in, dear?
00:08:20Yes, dear. Open the door. Let us in.
00:08:23What happened?
00:08:25There's a ghost. I saw a ghost. He tried to kill me.
00:08:28Oh, no.
00:08:29A ghost. I saw him. He had a gun in his hand.
00:08:49There isn't any ghost in there. You must have been dreaming.
00:08:52Oh, I wasn't dreaming. He had a gun in his hand and he fired at me.
00:08:56We didn't hear a shot.
00:08:57I tell you, he fired at me. He did.
00:08:59Well, if he took a shot at you, there'd be a bullet hole. And there's none here.
00:09:03There. You see, dear? It's probably just the store.
00:09:06You go back to bed, Dudley. I'll take care of her.
00:09:10Come, dear. Try and get some sleep.
00:09:11I wish you'd believe me. He was standing right there in that doorway and I saw him.
00:09:16Don't leave me alone, please.
00:09:47You told me he was dead.
00:09:48But he was dead.
00:09:49Then how the devil did he get out of his grave?
00:10:05There'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 land.
00:10:21And he called it the dear little shamrock of Ireland.
00:10:25Oh, the dear little shamrock, the sweet little shamrock, the dear little sweet little shamrock of Ireland.
00:10:32Mike, please stop clowning. This is serious.
00:10:34What's the matter?
00:10:34I couldn't tell you everything over the telephone.
00:10:36What's it this time?
00:10:38You trying to snag a husband or unload one?
00:10:40It's worse than that. It's murder.
00:10:42Well, anyway, an attempted murder.
00:10:44Well, go ahead. Let's have it.
00:10:45All right.
00:10:49I'll tell you on the way up to the house.
00:10:51Well, just climb right in, Miss Wolfe.
00:10:56And I told Dad I'd seen this ghost, but he wouldn't believe me.
00:11:00What about the shot? Didn't he hear that?
00:11:01Nobody heard it because just as the ghost fired at me, there was a terrific crash of thunder.
00:11:06Oh, what did 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.
00:11:13Now, wait a minute. You say that this ghost took a shot at you and there was no sign of
00:11:17a 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, but not this one, no thanks.
00:11:27Why not?
00:11:28For a very good reason. I don't believe in ghosts.
00:11:32Yet.
00:11:34Now, do you believe in ghosts, Mr. Shane?
00:11:37For $200, I would believe in anything.
00:11:41You were saying, Miss Wolfe.
00:11:43I wanted to call the police, but Dad wouldn't let me.
00:11:46In fact, when I suggested it, Dad almost had a fit.
00:11:49How come?
00:11:49Well, ever since the Senate's been investigating him, he hates policemen and reporters.
00:11:54Oh, what about private investigators?
00:11:57That was one of the things I wanted to tell you.
00:11:59Mike, you can be my husband.
00:12:01Okay, but that'll cost you an extra hundred.
00:12:03Your husband?
00:12:05Hey, 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.
00:12:13Oh, and you want me to take the poor guy's place.
00:12:16Mm-hmm.
00:12:17That'll still cost you an extra hundred, and that's wholesale.
00:12:21$300? That's my entire lawns.
00:12:24Oh, you poor kitty.
00:12:25But for a month, or does it have to last you a whole week?
00:12:28All right, you'll win.
00:12:30Now, you'll have to get some clothes and a toothbrush.
00:12:32No, no, not Michael Shane and Company.
00:12:35His office is in his hat, his home is in his car.
00:12:37Take a look in the back seat.
00:12:41Oh, Mark, you think of everything.
00:12:44Well, that's why you pay me the extra hundred.
00:13:03Oh, wait a second.
00:13:04Hey, what's the idea?
00:13:06This is the old custom of carrying the bride across the threshold.
00:13:08This service, I throw in free.
00:13:11Da, da, da, da, da.
00:13:13Stop! Stop!
00:13:14Stop!
00:13:15Stop!
00:13:18If you'll just trust me...
00:13:20Wait!
00:13:22Wait!
00:13:22Wait!
00:13:25You know, you almost dropped me.
00:13:27Oh, well, it was a silly custom, anyway.
00:13:29Oh, hello, Phillips.
00:13:30This is my husband, Mr. Blake.
00:13:33How 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.
00:13:40It's usually Jeeves or Hawkins.
00:13:43Permit me to offer my congratulations, sir.
00:13:46Oh, thanks, Jeeves.
00:13:47Uh, Phillips.
00:13:47Where's Dad?
00:13:48In his den, Miss Kaye.
00:13:50Good.
00:13:51That's the best place to be at a line.
00:13:52Maybe I need a whip and a chair, huh?
00:13:54Oh, Phillips!
00:13:55Yes, Miss...
00:13:55Mr. Blake's things are in his car.
00:13:57Will you take them up to my room?
00:13:58Very good, Miss Kaye.
00:14:00Mmm!
00:14:02Very, very good.
00:14:03Park that gleam in your eye, Mr. Roger Blake.
00:14:06Now, don't let Dad throw you.
00:14:08His roar is much worse than his bite.
00:14:10Oh, I see.
00:14:11Beneath all those millions meets a heart of ice, huh?
00:14:14Dry ice.
00:14:16Well, here we are.
00:14:17You know, Roger's always very neat.
00:14:19Uh-huh.
00:14:20Oh, say, does your Dad like stories?
00:14:22I got a couple of pimps that will just...
00:14:23No stories.
00:14:24No stories, huh?
00:14:25This investigation, which is simply one more attempt
00:14:28on the part of the present administration to...
00:14:30Well, what is it?
00:14:31Uh, Dad, this is my...
00:14:33This is Roger, my husband.
00:14:34I'm awfully glad to meet you, Mr. Wolfe.
00:14:36Kaye was telling me...
00:14:37All right, Danny.
00:14:38We'll pick it up later.
00:14:39Very good, sir.
00:14:39Mr. 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.
00:14:48So you're Blake.
00:14:50Yes, sir.
00:14:51Of the Westchester Blakes.
00:14:52All right.
00:14:52How 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
00:15:01that I don't want a cent of your hard chiseled dough?
00:15:03And the sooner you get that into your head,
00:15:05the 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.
00:15:13Yeah.
00:15:13What department?
00:15:16Oh, I'm afraid I can't tell you that.
00:15:18That's a military secret.
00:15:19Yes.
00:15:19Well, I don't like anybody who works for the government.
00:15:22Oh, I wouldn't say that, Pops.
00:15:24I mean, Dad.
00:15:25You know there's an awful lot of nice people in Washington.
00:15:27As a matter of fact,
00:15:28I 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?
00:15:33I thought we'd arrange...
00:15:34Oh, I forgot to tell you that Roger and I've decided
00:15:36we don't want to go to South America.
00:15:38No, we thought it'd be much more comfy
00:15:40if we spent the first couple of weeks of our honeymoon right here.
00:15:43And give you both a chance to get better acquainted.
00:15:45That's right.
00:15:46Well, it's been awfully nice to meet you, Mr. Wolfe.
00:15:48Yes, sir.
00:15:49You and I are gonna get along fine.
00:15:51I 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.
00:16:00You're not half as bad as people said you were.
00:16:02I mean it.
00:16:02Well, see you later, Pop.
00:16:06Mike, you were wonderful.
00:16:08You'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.
00:16:15I don't know, he'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.
00:16:35That'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.
00:16:54Which side do I sleep on?
00:16:55Right in that guest room, Mr. Shane.
00:16:58It's a fine thing.
00:16:59A brand new bride telling her groom to sleep in the guest room.
00:17:02Why, in rule four of Emily Post...
00:17:03I vote for the Marquis of Queensbury rules.
00:17:05Oh?
00:17:07Is that where you saw the ghost?
00:17:08Standing right in that doorway.
00:17:12Mmm.
00:17:14Does the mill have something to do with this?
00:17:16No.
00:17:18Where does this door lead to?
00:17:20Well, that's the guest room I was talking about.
00:17:22Is that door over there open into the hall?
00:17:24Yes.
00:17:29Do you think that the ghost could have come through that guest room?
00:17:32Well, I don't know.
00:17:39But it's a cinch he didn't enter through this window unless he had a parachute.
00:17:42I see you got a burglar alarm system in the house.
00:17:45Oh, yeah.
00:17:45But it was such a nuisance, Dad had it disconnected.
00:17:48Well, that's great.
00:17:48Of course, the system lasts much longer if you don't use it.
00:17:51If it was a real ghost, a burglar alarm wouldn't stop him.
00:17:54That's right.
00:17:54All he'd have to do is just float through a wall or pop out of a faucet.
00:17:58Yes, out of a faucet.
00:18:00Now, 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?
00:18:06Well, I don't know.
00:18:06He looked about eight feet to me.
00:18:08And his stocking feet?
00:18:09He had shoes on.
00:18:11Oh, he had his shoes on.
00:18:13Now, do you know of anybody who might have a good reason to kill you?
00:18:16Well, no.
00:18:17Not offhand.
00:18:18What about that Balkan prince you jilted last year?
00:18:20You know, the one that made all the fuss?
00:18:22Oh, well, he only threatened to kill himself.
00:18:23Not me, too.
00:18:25Well, he's either very considerate or just plain lazy, huh?
00:18:28Say, you don't think Gregory tried to kill me, do you, Mike?
00:18:31I don't know.
00:18:31You gave him an awful run around.
00:18:33Hey, look.
00:18:35I 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.
00:18:47We're not really married, you know.
00:18:48Well, lucky me.
00:18:50Can you get it out?
00:18:51Well, we're beginning to get someplace.
00:18:53It's a .32, and from an automatic.
00:18:56Now, all we have to do is find a .32 automatic.
00:18:59Say, what do you use for brains, feathers?
00:19:03Now, what have I done?
00:19:06I 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'll be in a fine...
00:19:18Darling.
00:19:19I love you.
00:19:20I adore you.
00:19:22What's the other?
00:19:22I...
00:19:22You make me so happy.
00:19:23I think you're the cutest, most sweetest, most adorable girl in the world.
00:19:26Shh, that door.
00:19:30Roger, 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.
00:19:42Promise me that you'll always love me.
00:19:44That we'll always be together.
00:19:49I didn't intend to disturb you, Mr. Blake.
00:19:52Oh, no.
00:19:53No, 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.
00:20:00I'll send up a flare.
00:20:08Who's that, Dumbo?
00:20:09Oh, no, Dunning.
00:20:11Well, he's been with Dad 25 years.
00:20:13I 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.
00:20:18Oh.
00:20:18Let's take a look at the rest of the house, hmm?
00:20:23Say, how about the servants?
00:20:25Do 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.
00:20:29Of course, Dr. Haggard has them, but...
00:20:31Who's Dr. Haggard?
00:20:32Well, Dad has him working on some experiments.
00:20:34He's even fixed up a laboratory for him in the basement.
00:20:37Hmm.
00:20:37Let's go down and take a look at it, hmm?
00:20:39Oh, no.
00:20:39I think we'd better ask the doctor first.
00:20:41No, let's say we don't ask the doctor, huh?
00:20:43Come on.
00:20:44Come on.
00:21:01Here it is.
00:21:11Say, 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.
00:21:20Hey, what's all this stuff for, huh?
00:21:22Well, Dad hates the idea that someday he's going to die.
00:21:25Simply can't stand it.
00:21:26Somebody must have told him to good die young.
00:21:28Go ahead.
00:21:29So for a long time he's had Dr. Haggard experimenting with methods to prolong life.
00:21:33Most guys are satisfied to live on borrowed time, but not your dad.
00:21:37No, he wants to buy it.
00:21:39All this equipment is supposed to give you vitamins A to Z in one jolt.
00:21:42Uh-oh.
00:21:44Here's something that's not supposed to prolong life.
00:21:47What is it?
00:21:48Thirty-twos and most of them missing.
00:21:52Holy smoke.
00:21:54Then it was Dr. Haggard who shot at me.
00:21:56Ah, take it easy, Kate.
00:21:58Take it easy.
00:21:59Don't get excited.
00:21:59Here.
00:22:00Have a cigarette?
00:22:01No, thank you.
00:22:02No?
00:22:03We mustn't jump to conclusions like that.
00:22:06Well, have a cigarette, Mr. Bones?
00:22:09Don't care how I do.
00:22:10Oh, I saw your lips move.
00:22:12Sorry.
00:22:14Hey, uh...
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.
00:22:21I've even told Dad so.
00:22:23That gives him a pretty good reason right there.
00:22:25Oh, but that's too fantastic.
00:22:27Well, you see, maybe he figured that with you out of the way,
00:22:29he could go right on fooling your old man.
00:22:31Sounds logical, doesn't it?
00:22:34Hey, look at this gadget.
00:22:35Huh.
00:22:36A built-in radio.
00:22:38Maybe we can tune in on Buck Rogers.
00:22:40Oh, well, Mike, I'd get out of there if I were you, all right?
00:22:42Oh, nonsense, my dear.
00:22:43Why, at high school, I was known as the Young Steinmetz.
00:22:46All you gotta do is understand, electorates.
00:22:49Mike.
00:22:50Mike, look out.
00:22:51Mike!
00:22:52Mike!
00:22:54Mike, get out!
00:22:55Get out!
00:22:56Mike!
00:22:57Mike!
00:23:00Mike!
00:23:01Mike!
00:23:02Mike!
00:23:03Mike!
00:23:04Mike!
00:23:05I didn't hear you!
00:23:09Oh!
00:23:10Mike!
00:23:15Oh, Dr. Haggard!
00:23:30How do you feel?
00:23:33I feel just like a neon sign.
00:23:37You were very fortunate.
00:23:38If that voltage hadn't been so high, you'd have been electrocuted.
00:23:41Say, if that's your idea of a practical joke, I don't like it.
00:23:44Practical joke?
00:23:46May I ask what you two are doing in my laboratory?
00:23:48Why, yes.
00:23:50Oh, by the way, Dr. Haggard, this is my husband, Roger Blake.
00:23:53How do you do, Mr. Blake?
00:23:54Well, maybe I'd better not shake hands the way I'm charged, though.
00:24:00Here, 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.
00:24:24Oh, there's no change, then.
00:24:27You see, I was telling Roger about the ghost I saw last night, and, well, we were just looking over
00:24:31the house.
00:24:32I can't imagine what my laboratory would have to do with your fanciful story about seeing a ghost.
00:24:37Oh, but I did see one. We even found the bullet.
00:24:40Oh, really?
00:24:40Uh, yes. And, as a matter of fact, it was of the same caliber as the bullets we found in
00:24:46this box.
00:24:48Those are mine, I believe.
00:24:49Oh, you own a .32 automatic, huh, doctor?
00:24:52Why, yes.
00:24:53Well, to be more precise, I did own one.
00:24:55You see, I lost it about three months ago, and I was out target practicing.
00:24:59Hmm.
00:24:59Planning on joining the army?
00:25:01Oh, shooting's merely a hobby.
00:25:04Oh, I see.
00:25:05Mm-hmm.
00:25:06Is there anything else you'd like to know, Mr. Blake?
00:25:08Uh, no.
00:25:09No, not right now.
00:25:11Thanks.
00:25:11Come on, Jake.
00:25:13Come on.
00:25:27Come on.
00:25:30Come on.
00:25:30What did I tell you about not mentioning this bullet to anybody?
00:25:35Gee, Mike, it just slipped out.
00:25:37Well, now, the next time it happens, I'm going to start charging you a double.
00:25:40I'm sorry. Really, I am.
00:25:43What are we going to do?
00:25:44I don't know.
00:25:45I guess we'll have to tell you, Father, we found the bullet.
00:25:48We don't haggard will anyway.
00:25:55I'm glad you showed me this, Roger.
00:25:58Yeah, but why should anyone want to take a shot at Kay?
00:26:01I suppose I should have mentioned this earlier, but I didn't want to frighten anyone.
00:26:07Last night, I had a visitor.
00:26:10He was a partner of mine many years ago.
00:26:13Our 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.
00:26:26For years, he'd been broke.
00:26:28Occasionally, I tried to help him.
00:26:29He was harmless. I felt sorry for him.
00:26:32And what happened?
00:26:33Well, last night, he wasn't satisfied with what I gave him.
00:26:38Demanded an outrageous sum.
00:26:40When I told him to go to the devil, he became violent.
00:26:43Blamed me for the death of his wife and daughter.
00:26:46Started to shout as if he were crazy.
00:26:49Threatened me and my family.
00:26:51Why didn't you call the police?
00:26:53Well, with this Senate investigation going on, I didn't feel I could afford the notoriety.
00:26:58But this man may come back again.
00:27:00I wouldn't worry about it, Kay.
00:27:02We've already taken the necessary precautions.
00:27:04You called the burglar alarm company, Dunny?
00:27:07Yes, sir. The alarm has been connected again.
00:27:09So you see, Roger, should our midnight visitor pay us another call, we're all ready for him.
00:27:14I hope you're right, but personally, I'm still a bit worried.
00:27:18Naturally. Kay's your wife. She's my daughter.
00:27:21We both share an equal responsibility.
00:27:23Now, if you'll excuse me, I have work to do.
00:27:30Oh, Mr. Blake, I hope Mr. Wolfe's explanation takes care of your curiosity about my gun.
00:27:36Oh, yeah, sure.
00:27:38My curiosity's always getting me in trouble. Don't give it another thought.
00:27:45Well, I guess that accounts for my ghost.
00:27:48Yeah, guess it does.
00:28:13Why are you locking the window?
00:28:15To keep the ghost out.
00:28:16What about the burglar alarm?
00:28:18Oh, that's okay, but suppose the ghosts are already in the house.
00:28:21Can't afford to take any chances, you know.
00:28:23Oh.
00:28:23Of course, it might be a little stuffy for us.
00:28:26Us?
00:28:27Personally, I don't need much air.
00:28:30I'll see you in my dreams.
00:28:33Well, how about it? Shall we go to bed?
00:28:36Mark!
00:28:38Mike, what are you looking for?
00:28:39Looking for my slippers. Where'd Phillips put my slippers?
00:28:41Oh, here they are.
00:28:44Someone took you out of my arms.
00:28:48Oh, oh.
00:28:50Still I'm feeling.
00:28:52Thrill of your chance.
00:28:53Mike, you don't think that...
00:28:54No, I never think, honey.
00:28:56Lips that once were mine.
00:28:59Tendered eyes that shine.
00:29:01Hey, wait a minute.
00:29:02What are you after?
00:29:04Say, is this a union-made mattress?
00:29:06Oh, I don't know.
00:29:07Oh.
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.
00:29:30Dreams, dreams.
00:29:35Da-da-dee-dee-dee-dee-dee-dee.
00:29:42Oh, come on.
00:29:46Oh.
00:29:47Oh!
00:29:48Oh, schon.
00:30:59I take, I take, I take, I take.
00:31:19I take, I take.
00:31:31I take, I take, I take.
00:31:52I take, I take, I take, I take.
00:32:22I take, I take.
00:32:49I take, I take.
00:33:01I take, I take, I take.
00:33:03Hey, who are you?
00:33:05I'm the caretaker.
00:33:06Did you see somebody running through here?
00:33:09No, sir.
00:33:11May, may I ask who you are, sir?
00:33:13I'm Mr. Wolfe's son-in-law, Blake's her name.
00:33:15Oh, yes, sir.
00:33:16Did you see anybody around here earlier tonight?
00:33:19No one, no one, no one.
00:33:23You sure about that?
00:33:33Dr. Dr. Haggard?
00:33:35Dr. Haggard?
00:33:35He's dead.
00:33:38What about the alarm?
00:33:39It didn't go off.
00:33:41Then the ghost is in the ghost.
00:33:43Then the ghost is in the house all the time.
00:33:44Roger was right.
00:33:45Where is your husband, Kay?
00:33:47I don't know, but...
00:33:48Here I am, Dad.
00:33:53Where have you been, Roger?
00:33:54I've been out chasing the ghost.
00:33:56He got away from me.
00:33:57So where's Haggard?
00:33:58He's dead.
00:34:00He's dead.
00:34:02Well, that makes this a case for the police.
00:34:04I'd better call him.
00:34:05No, Roger, I...
00:34:06Let him, Dudley.
00:34:06Let him call the police.
00:34:08We're all in danger.
00:34:09We've got to have protection.
00:34:12All right.
00:34:13Dunning, call the police.
00:34:15Right away, sir.
00:34:35Mighty important case.
00:34:37Yeah, I'm sure glad to be in on it, Chief.
00:34:39You 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.
00:34:49Who?
00:34:50No, 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.
00:34:58First case I ever covered where they had a butler show you the body.
00:35:01Follow me, please.
00:35:06If I owed this, I'd subdivide it.
00:35:08What a beautiful funeral parlor this would make.
00:35:10Make a better courthouse.
00:35:40Would you care to question the servants now, sir?
00:35:43Yeah, yeah, I'd better get them all together.
00:35:44They're already assembled in the dining room, sir.
00:35:47Oh, they are?
00:35:48I'm glad I followed it.
00:35:50Yes, sir.
00:35:51Follow me, please.
00:36:02If you folks know anything, you'd better own up right away.
00:36:05Wait later.
00:36:06It might not be healthy.
00:36:09Who are you?
00:36:10This is Mr. Blake, sir.
00:36:11Mr. Wolf's son-in-law.
00:36:13Do you mind if I sit in on the questioning, Chief?
00:36:14You see, I like to dabble in amateur detective work.
00:36:17I got a couple of ideas in the case myself.
00:36:19Well, I ain't running no school, but if you stand there and keep quiet,
00:36:22you might learn something about detecting.
00:36:24You?
00:36:25Where are you all night?
00:36:26My eyes have been closed since eight o'clock this evening.
00:36:29Answering yes or no?
00:36:30But it...
00:36:30Yes.
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.
00:36:47Hello, 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.
00:36:59Now, Peggy, what do you know about this murder?
00:37:02You know as much as I do.
00:37:04Interesting witness, ain't you?
00:37:05Quiet or out you go.
00:37:07Anything else you want to know, Mr. Snoop?
00:37:13Well, I guess that's all the question I'll do around here for a bit.
00:37:17I would think so.
00:37:20Where'd you say Mr. Wolfe was?
00:37:21He's in the library, sir.
00:37:23That's all right, Phillips.
00:37:23I'll take the Chief in to meet the folks.
00:37:26Coming, Chief?
00:37:35Right over there.
00:37:36Can't figure Peggy out.
00:37:38She's been sore at me ever since I took her at that Halloween dance last year.
00:37:41Yeah?
00:37:41She forgot her mask.
00:37:43All I said was you don't need one.
00:37:45Women's funny critters.
00:37:46You know, I can't understand why she should be sore.
00:37:49I guess all cooks are temperamental, huh?
00:37:52You first, Chief.
00:37:53Oh, wait.
00:37:55This yours?
00:37:56Sure.
00:37:57Excuse me.
00:37:58Dad, I want you to meet Jonathan, Chief.
00:38:00Jonathan Meek's name, the Chief of Police.
00:38:02Good evening, Chief.
00:38:03Hiya, Mr. Wolfe.
00:38:04I'd like to ask a few questions, if I might.
00:38:06Go ahead.
00:38:07Did any of you hear the shot?
00:38:08Yes, sir.
00:38:09They all heard it.
00:38:12Did any of you see who fired the shot?
00:38:14Well, my husband was the only one who saw the ghost.
00:38:17Ghost?
00:38:17What ghost?
00:38:18Well, you see, sometimes she...
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?
00:38:28What do you know about a .32, ma'am?
00:38:30You'll have to ask my husband.
00:38:32Mr. Blake, you own a .32?
00:38:34No, 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.
00:38:41I'm the one who'll be surprised around here, young fellow.
00:38:43I wouldn't be a bit surprised.
00:38:45Oh, I'm sorry.
00:38:48What's that?
00:38:49It's the burglar alarm.
00:38:50Someone's trying to break in.
00:38:52Someone's trying to get in.
00:38:55Kate!
00:38:56Kate, get down!
00:38:59There he is!
00:39:00Come on, Chief!
00:39:08Come on!
00:39:09Wake up!
00:39:10Keep shooting!
00:39:25Stop him!
00:39:26That's my car!
00:39:31Hey, Chief!
00:39:32Come on!
00:39:37No!
00:39:51Get down!
00:39:53Get down!
00:39:54You're always worried about my hat!
00:39:57No!
00:39:59I'm sorry!
00:39:59You're not worried about my hat!
00:39:59No!
00:40:00No!
00:40:00No!
00:40:02No!
00:40:03No!
00:40:04No!
00:40:05No!
00:40:11See if you can stop him. Take a shot at his tires.
00:40:14Sure, his tires.
00:40:15His tires? Those are my tires.
00:40:18Okay, forget it.
00:40:19Can't get any more.
00:40:23There's a shortcut right ahead. Maybe we can cut him off.
00:40:26Okay, say when.
00:40:27Right over there.
00:40:49Let go, will you?
00:40:51Don't drive so fast.
00:41:21Oh, gosh.
00:41:30His head's caved in. He's done poor.
00:41:33This will make it official.
00:41:42No 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.
00:42:14Hello, Charlie.
00:42:15Hello.
00:42:16Say, is Merlini you in yet?
00:42:17No, he's at number one dressing room.
00:42:19Okay, thanks.
00:42:41I've been playing hide and seek with a ghost.
00:42:44Same old Mike, always talking in riddles.
00:42:47How's the detectiveism?
00:42:48Yeah, it's full of riddles.
00:42:50So you're still giving out with a Malini Malachi, 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, I transformed three eggs into three full-grown hens.
00:43:00Now hold it, hold 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, I must hurry.
00:43:08Yeah.
00:43:13Here.
00:43:14Hold Casper for a minute.
00:43:16You were saying something about an old routine?
00:43:19Yeah.
00:43:20Did you ever do the Buried Alive Act?
00:43:22No, Mike, that's too tough for me.
00:43:24You have to master a trick called shallow breathing.
00:43:26And that's a talent that very few people possess.
00:43:29Well, did you ever see it done?
00:43:31Yes, I saw it done twice.
00:43:33Once by Houdini and once by an Assyrian illusionist named Zorabay.
00:43:38What's this Zorabay look like?
00:43:39Well, he's a tall, dark, effective-looking man.
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.
00:43:54There you are.
00:43:54No, here.
00:44:02Let's go.
00:44:25Let's go.
00:44:35Mighty slick piece of detective. Fastest 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. It calls for a
00:44:43little celebration.
00:44:44I knew the minute I entered that house. The doc wasn't killed by anybody there. Did you say celebration?
00:44:49You'll be the most popular man in the country. Wouldn't surprise me if you couldn't be elected sheriff.
00:44:53Especially with Wolf behind you.
00:44:56It's going pretty far. Why not? Here's Mr. Wolf.
00:45:01Say, I can just see the headlines in the New York papers. Chief of Police Meek Traps Murder Maniac.
00:45:10Larson's Mortuary.
00:45:12Uh, yes. Yes?
00:45:16Foley, the New York Bulletin. Uh, just one second. He's right here.
00:45:20Hey, what did I tell you? The New York Bulletin wants to talk to you personally.
00:45:28Yeah? Chief of Police Meek.
00:45:29Hello, Chief.
00:45:31Say, I understand you did a swell job on that Haggard case.
00:45:34Now, the Bulletin wants to give the story a big play. You know, pictures, the works.
00:45:38Oh, it ain't nothing. All in a day's work.
00:45:40I'd like to get a description of the murder for the next edition. Now, tell me, what's his name?
00:45:44Oh, I haven't exactly found out yet.
00:45:47Well, could you tell me what he looks like?
00:45:49Oh, I'd say about six feet. Weighs around 160 pounds. Sort of dark-complected. Kind of a skinny guy.
00:45:54But mighty powerful. Most dangerous criminal I ever tackled.
00:45:57Think the story will make the front page?
00:45:59Oh, sure, sure. Big headlines, you know. Now, uh, tell me, what's the color of his eyes?
00:46:04Funny thing, I never noticed that. Why do you want to know the color of his eyes?
00:46:09Well, you always got to know the color of a murderer's eyes. You know, blue-eyed Dillinger, brown-eyed Floyd,
00:46:14you know.
00:46:14Oh, you're right. I never quite thought of it that way.
00:46:17What'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. Is that 80?
00:46:27I'm asking you, copper. Now, go on. Give me the color of his eyes.
00:46:31Yes, sir. Hold the phone a minute, and I'll look.
00:46:51Oh, the dear little shamrock, the sweet little shamrock,
00:46:55Oh, the dear little sweet little shamrock of Ireland.
00:47:01The body's gone.
00:47:04Hello? Somebody stole the body.
00:47:06Oh, no, Chief, you wouldn't kid me, would you? Who would want to snatch a dead body?
00:47:10I don't know, but the body's drawn, I tell you.
00:47:12Well, I never heard of such insufficiency. Wait till I print this yarn.
00:47:16Come on, you'll be the laughing stock of 48 states.
00:47:55Hello. Is Mrs. Blake in?
00:47:58Who shall I say is calling, sir?
00:48:00Mr. Blake.
00:48:01Mr. Blake?
00:48:07Mr. Blake.
00:48:11That's what I thought you said, sir.
00:48:14Would you mind waiting here, sir?
00:48:20I'd certainly like to know where that husband of yours is.
00:48:23Well, maybe he's been detained by the police. As a witness, I mean.
00:48:26I'm sure we'll hear from Roger very soon.
00:48:30Stop coughing, Phillips. What is it?
00:48:32It's Mr. Blake, sir. Mr. Roger Blake.
00:48:34Well, show him in. What are you waiting for?
00:48:36Yes, sir.
00:48:37Uh, just a moment, Phillips.
00:48:39I think I'd better see Mr. Blake alone.
00:48:41Nonsense. Show him in, Phillips, and hurry up about it.
00:48:45Uh, Dad, I think I'd better tell you something.
00:48:48It can wait.
00:48:49But, Dad, you've got to let me...
00:48:50Some other time.
00:48:52This way, Mr. Blake.
00:48:56Kay Donnelly.
00:48:58How are you, dear?
00:49:01Get my telegram? My business didn't...
00:49:03Roger, I...
00:49:04What is it, Kay?
00:49:05Roger? What Roger?
00:49:07Oh, pardon me, sir. You must be Kay's father.
00:49:09And this must be Mrs. Wolfe.
00:49:11I'm sorry about arriving so late at night, but I thought that...
00:49:13I'm her father, but who are you?
00:49:17Dad, I tried to tell you. This is my husband.
00:49:20Your what?
00:49:21My husband. I mean, my real husband.
00:49:25Oh, Roger, don't look so troubled. I can explain everything.
00:49:29How many husbands have you?
00:49:32Kay.
00:49:33Uh, Dad, if you'll just listen...
00:49:35This better be good. That's all I've got to say.
00:49:37It was this way.
00:49:38Roger told me he'd have to stay in Washington.
00:49:47Hello, Phillips. Where'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. How are you, sweetheart?
00:50:10Hello, Dad. Hello, Mom.
00:50:12What's the matter, gosh? You think that...
00:50:19Uh-oh.
00:50:26Uh, I bet I know who you are.
00:50:32I'm sorry, Mike. I've been trying to explain to Dad what happened, but he wouldn't listen.
00:50:36You explained who he is, but who is he? Who are you?
00:50:41I'm... I'm Michael Shane.
00:50:43And who is Michael Shane?
00:50:45A private investigator.
00:50:47Now, let me get this straight. You told your father this man was your husband.
00:50:51Well, we 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. And what do you mean by so far?
00:51:01What does working with the government got to do with spending a night in my bedroom?
00:51:05Where are you going?
00:51:05Wait. Find a lawyer and get a divorce.
00:51:07Now, wait a minute, pal. Don'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, will 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. Go on. Get out.
00:51:21Oh, well, okay. Just as you say, Pops. I mean Mr. Wolfe.
00:51:25I never changed relatives so fast in my life.
00:51:28Well, thanks for the job anyway, Kay. I mean Miss Wolfe.
00:51:32I mean Mrs. Blake. It's all so confusing.
00:51:34I'm sorry, Mike. But now that the ghost is caught and all, perhaps it's better that you do go.
00:51:39Yeah, I guess so. Well, goodbye everybody.
00:51:43And, uh, it's been... Yeah, yeah.
00:51:46Oh, hello, Chief. Hello, 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?
00:51:52You told me.
00:51:54Oh, I did?
00:51:54Mm-hmm.
00:51:55Oh, that's all right then.
00:51:57What 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!
00:52:11Uh, Meek.
00:52:12Now, listen here, Mr. Blake.
00:52:13You made me Mr. Wolfe's son-in-law, but 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.
00:52:20One 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.
00:52:28Not a reporter?
00:52:30Then why...
00:52:31Then why'd you want to know if I still had the body?
00:52:33I just wanted to see if you were on your toes.
00:52:35You say the body's missing?
00:52:36Somebody stole it.
00:52:37Or else it just got up and walked away of its own accord.
00:52:40Ha!
00:52:41Who 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?
00:52:51Oh, why, just talking. Just a flight of fancy, that's all.
00:52:54Well, bye-bye, folks.
00:52:55Just a second, Shane.
00:52:56Yeah?
00:52:56I'd like to speak to you alone.
00:52:58Oh, is that so?
00:52:59That okay with you, Chief?
00:53:01Oh, yeah, yeah, that's all right.
00:53:02Whatever Mr. Wolfe says.
00:53:03Uh-huh.
00:53:05You're, uh...
00:53:06You're sure it's not putting you out?
00:53:08Uh, suppose we go in your den.
00:53:10Very well.
00:53:11And...
00:53:11Maybe Mrs. Wolfe would join us.
00:53:13Yes, of course.
00:53:14Fine.
00:53:14Don't you want me too, 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.
00:53:20Don't look so glum, chum.
00:53:26Excuse me.
00:53:27Oh, Donnie.
00:53:28Just 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 by 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.
00:53:58Now, 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.
00:54:17Well, that man was not my partner at all.
00:54:19As a matter of fact, I never saw him before last night.
00:54:22Well, who was he?
00:54:23Claimed to be a government agent.
00:54:24What 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.
00:54:32I asked him, show them to me.
00:54:34He took them out of his pocket.
00:54:36But 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.
00:54:44How 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?
00:54:56I've already told you why I didn't go to the police.
00:54:59What about those papers you grabbed?
00:55:02Absolutely worthless.
00:55:03If you'd like to see them, I...
00:55:04Dunning, get those shirts.
00:55:04No, no, no.
00:55:05Sit down, Dunning.
00:55:05I'll take your word for it.
00:55:07Is 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 when I found a clump of pine needles
00:55:21on 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...
00:55:29Yes.
00:55:29Yes.
00:55:30That's right.
00:55:31Mm-hmm.
00:55:32And was the body there?
00:55:34No.
00:55:35It was gone.
00:55:38Now, what kind of double talk is this?
00:55:40First you say you killed a man, then you buried him, and then several hours later he disappeared.
00:55:45That's just the point.
00:55:46I don't believe I killed him.
00:55:50Well, 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. I'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. Now, 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. Where are you going?
00:56:35Oh, Chief, you're just the man I wanted to see. I 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. What about the body?
00:56:44What body?
00:56:45Now, no stalling now. You know what body I mean.
00:56:47Of course, that body. I didn't quite get you at first.
00:56:50Well, 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?
00:57:00Most certainly. Go ahead. Go right in.
00:57:02Thanks.
00:57:02Oh, oh.
00:57:04I forgot again.
00:57:05That's okay, Chief.
00:57:08Dudley, what are we going to do?
00:57:11Come in.
00:57:13Mr. Wolfe, about the body.
00:57:15Have you found it?
00:57:16Have I? Why, no. I thought you...
00:57:18Why, he said it...
00:57:19Now, see here. I'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.
00:57:25Yes, sir.
00:57:29Around this house?
00:57:30That's right.
00:57:33Well, hey, leave it everything to me, Mr. Wolfe.
00:58:12Let's go to this house.
00:58:12Yes, sir.
00:58:12Oh, let's go.
00:58:12Ah.
00:58:12Ah.
00:58:23Oh.
00:58:29Who's in here.
00:58:29Oh, yes.
00:58:30Oh, my God.
00:58:30Ah, yes.
00:58:30Oh, no, no.
00:58:30Ah, no.
00:58:30Oh, no.
00:58:34Let's go.
00:59:10Zora 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...
00:59:37Thanks for the use of the body.
00:59:41Don't move. Stay where you are, all of you.
00:59:45Hey, now.
00:59:48Go ahead and shoot.
00:59:49Bullets are all gone. You wasted them in the mirror.
00:59:54Anna! Anna, what happened?
00:59:56What are you doing here with that gun?
00:59:57I think your wife can tell you.
00:59:59He broke into my room. He tried to frighten me.
01:00:01You sure you weren't frightened by Zora Bey?
01:00:03Zora 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.
01:00:17Well, I 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.
01:00:29So later, when I met you and you asked me to be your wife,
01:00:32I 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?
01:00:41I loved you, Dudley. I was afraid to lose you.
01:00:44And 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,
01:01:00so he tried to blackmail me with phony papers.
01:01:03It's all right, dear. It's all right.
01:01:06It's all over now.
01:01:09Now, Shane, I guess that finally clears up our mystery.
01:01:12Yeah? Well, maybe it doesn't, maybe it doesn't.
01:01:14What do you mean?
01:01:15Aren'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
01:01:22until 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?
01:01:40He'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,
01:01:51he 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,
01:02:13and then Dr. Haggard was to pronounce him dead,
01:02:16taking advantage of Zora Bey's ability to go into a trance,
01:02:19part of his famous buried alive trick.
01:02:21See, they had it all figured out that you couldn't stand the notoriety of a murderer
01:02:24if it was to be made public,
01:02:25and that you would try to dispose of the body.
01:02:28And they were right.
01:02:29Then, without your knowledge,
01:02:30they were to arrange for Zora Bey's escape
01:02:32and hold his murder over you.
01:02:35But these two had already plotted to double-cross Zora Bey
01:02:38by really burying him alive,
01:02:40four feet under the ground.
01:02:42That's right, isn't it, Mrs. Wolfe?
01:02:43It's a very neat plot.
01:02:45And it might have been successful
01:02:46if it hadn't been for that curious caretaker of yours.
01:02:50Once he was free, naturally,
01:02:52Zora Bey's motive became revenge.
01:02:55He came back to the house to kill your wife,
01:02:57but he got into the wrong room.
01:02:58That's why he took a shot at you, Kay.
01:03:00He came back the second night to kill Dr. Haggard.
01:03:03He found out that he hadn't killed Anna,
01:03:05and 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.
01:03:17What's the matter? You asleep?
01:03:21Oh, gosh.
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.
01:03:32Say, you did a great job.
01:03:34There. There's your prisoner.
01:03:36Well, huh?
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, meek.
01:03:42Yeah.
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. I did.
01:03:53I did.
01:03:54Well, 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.
01:04:17Oh?
01:04:18Hmm.
01:04:24Oh, I've been wanting to do this for...
01:04:26So long!
01:04:29Zorba!
01:04:30Oh, wait, there's a life on my mind.
01:04:33Oh, no, no...
01:04:36...
01:04:38Oh, no, no, no, no, no...
01:04:43Oh, no, no...
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