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Professor Wylie's line is still busy. If you got any more horses up there, /trot/ 'em out.

"Metropolitan University" Dept. of psychology

No.

No, absolutely not. I will not be a party to the scheme.

And I told you what I'd do if you didn't.

Yes. I'll go to the police.

Mary.

Mary!

I'm leaving.

You can go as soon as you're finish correlating the // motivational stimulus data.

Yes, professor. Good night.

Hello.

Professor Wylie? No, I'm sorry, he isn't here. Who's calling, please?

Never mind. A friend. Where can I reach a professor? It's a matter of life or death.

He just left a few minutes ago.

Find him. Get him back to his office. Tell him not to move, his life is in danger.

Aagh! No!

Another challenge for the Green Hornet, his aide Kato and their rolling arsenal the Black Beauty.

On police records a wanted criminal,

the Green Hornet is really Britt Reid,

owner publisher of the Daily Sentinel.

His dual identity known only to his secretary

and to the district attorney.

And now to protect the rights and lives of decent citizens rides the Green Hornet.

I expecting your call. What happened last night?

Well, in the first place the police were wrong. Oh?

Wylie wasn't killed by a bomb.

His car was hit by an armored truck.

An armored truck? Yeah, huge thing. Like a tank.

Got away because Kato and I tried to stop and save Wylie, but...

What you doing there?

Maybe this will explain.

This is a call I received last night, 20 minutes before Wylie was killed.

This machine records all my calls.

Hello.

Mr. Reid? Speaking.

Mr. Reid, I can't tell you who I am. But you must believe what I'm gonna tell you.

You must contact professor Thomas Wylie at Metropolitan University immediately.

Warn him that his life is in danger. He's going to be... Harriet?

Just a minute, Mr. Reid. Yes.

Mr. Eden wants you in the Tangerine Room.

Coming.

Professor Wylie is going to be murdered tonight.

Hello, hello?

No idea who the woman was?

Only that her name was Harriet.

/Why you suppose/ she called you instead of the police, or Wylie himself for that matter?

Wait a minute.

That man's voice in the background said that she was wanted in the Tangerine Room?

Does that mean anything to you?

Well, it could be the name of a restaurant, a nightclub, or cocktail lounge.

I've already checked that out. Drew a blank.

But, wait a minute, it could...

Hey.

That man's voice said that she was wanted by a Mr. Eden.

There's a... a health club called the "Vale of Eden". It's run by Peter Eden.

It's become very fashionable, very chic, very expensive.

I don't see what that has to... Well, the treatment rooms is designated by color.

Mauve, Chartreuse.

Tangerine. Yeah. Why not?

"Vale of Eden"

Yes, Dorothy dear.

There's a man on the phone, Mr. Eden. He wants to speak to Harriet, but he won't say who he is.

And?

Well, he wants her home address and phone number.

Peter Eden speaking. May I be of assistance?

I'm terribly sorry, sir. We can't give out that sort of information about our employees. We must protect them from...

Well, you understand.

However, if you would like to leave your name and number, I'd be glad to give it to her...

Would you please ask Harriet to step in here for a moment?

Alright.

Kato, find out what time the Vale of Eden closes tonight.

See you later, Frank.

Honestly, Mr. Eden.

I can't imagine who that man was that called me.

Harriet,

I've been noticing you the past few days, and...

you've seemed nervous and upset.

Is there anything wrong?

Anything that...

I should know about?

No, Mr. Eden.

Of course.

You may go then.

Dorothy dear.

Please alert Cork and Johnny for a job tonight.

Hornet Gun

check.

Hornet Sting

check.

Let's roll, Kato.

"Vale of Eden - Deliveries"

Hold it!

Here it is. Harriet Dennis.

71 Harding Road.

Look.

After it, Kato.

Johnny, look, behind us.

It's the Green Hornet!

What is he done to that girl? Let's go.

I'm a doctor, let me help her.

"The Green Hornet Strikes. Girl injured in mysterious attack"

Are you ready for this?

Harriet Dennis once worked for the Sentinel 2 years ago as a switchboard operator.

That maybe the reason she called me about Wylie instead of going to the police.

Get me Peter Eden at the Vale of Eden.

Dorothy dear, please show Miss Case around the women's section while I escort Mr. Reid around the man /diggings/.

Right. This way, Miss Case.

Allow me.

It is indeed an honor for us to have the Sentinel interested in our little establishment, Mr. Reid. Thank you.

The Tangerine Room is occupied. Let me show you the Mauve Room.

Time's up, Miss Vane.

Miss Vane.

Miss Vane...

/come on please find out Martha please/

What...

Oh.

That's /all right/. I must have been dreaming.

It's just strange dream.

/Guest served/, Mr. Reid. This place is the greatest, it's really been a lifesaver.

You know, I'm treasurer of the racetrack and I have a millions of dollars every day. So there's lots of strain, there's nervous tension.

And I come here 2-3 times a week, and I just get the knots and the kinks all worked out.

There's nothing more soothing than the proper music. You ought to try it, Mr. Reid.

After your recommendation, perhaps I shall, Mr. Cavanaugh.

And I may ask you for a tip on the races.

Tips are no better than the horses on the track.

Nice meeting you, Mr. Reid. Nice meet you, Cavanaugh.

I'll see you on Thursday. Thursday, Cavanaugh.

What was that he said about the proper music?

We, eh, personalize it for each of our patrons.

Come. Let me show you our music room.

Ah, Miss Case! Just in time to see our music room. This way.

Now, as I was saying, we select the music to suit the overall personality and the psychological need of a given client.

Varying it from time to time to accommodate the specific mood at treatment time.

The music is piped in from here to the various rooms.

What's this, Mr. Eden?

Ah, that is what we call our dubbing machine.

We use it to make any special tapes that we might needed /works in a/...

Dorothy, dear. We've left poor Mrs. Wilcox in the tub too long. Excuse us. Will you?

Surely.

Make yourselves at home.

It's a bit wild, isn't it? To say the least.

How did Miss Case behave? Alright. Reid too.

Something...

Something amiss.

What do you want that for?

I don't know.

Maybe I'll find out when I play it.

Ah, Mr. Reid, I've had the most wonderful idea! Why don't you take a treatment yourself and see how it works?

Well, thanks, Mr. Eden, but I have an appointment. Some of the time perhaps.

Miss Case then? Oh, I don't think, I couldn't...

Why don't you, Miss Case?

Well... Excellent! Come along with me, Miss Case.

Right this way, Miss Case. We'll take good care of her, Mr. Reid.

Britt, darling!

Hi, Vanessa.

Where you been keeping yourself, darling?

I haven't seen you for ages! Oh, you naughty boy, why aren't you call me?

Well... You buy me a drink. Oh no, I can't. I'm due at Oliver the jeweler's.

I'm gonna see the Katherine necklace, have you seen it? No.

Oh, /I'm be gonna come late until/ you can drop me off, darling. It's good to see you again, I wanna hear everything you been doing...

You'll call me?

Yes.

Promise?

Of course.

"Oliver's fine jewelry"

Britt.

I'll bet my last good shirt the Green Hornet was behind it.

Behind what?

You mean you haven't heard?

No. I've been working on this speech.

Heard about what? Oliver's!

What about Oliver's?

They just had a necklace stolen. The famous Katherine necklace worth $250,000. Some dame heisted it.

Some dame?

Young, beautiful, real swanky gal according to one of the clerks.

What time was this? A few minutes after 4:00 this afternoon.

But the strange part is, the dame had an appointment with Oliver and stole a necklace from under his nose right in his own office.

Now Oliver says he can't remember a thing about it. Matter of fact, he denies any such dame was ever in his office.

If the clerk Hartley hadn't seen...

Britt.

Now, where'd he go to?

It doesn't make any sense, Britt. It just doesn't make any sense!

Why on Earth would I steal the Katherine necklace? If I wanted it that badly, I would've bought it.

For a quarter of a million dollars? Are you forgetting that I'm worth at least 20 million.

The fact remains, Vanessa, that you were in Oliver's this afternoon and... I wasn't.

What? I haven't been in Oliver's in over 2 years.

What, I dropped you there, don't you remember? I picked you up at the Vale of Eden and...

I don't know what you're talking about. I haven't set eyes on you in over 3 months.

Vanessa.

I wasn't at the Vale of Eden, I haven't left this apartment all day.

No, I don't know what you're getting at with this accusation, but I think you better leave.

Oh, Miss Case.

Oh, Miss Case, you look wonderful! How do you feel?

Fine, but... Yes?

Well, frankly I felt fine before the treatment too,

so I really can't see any difference. Oh, you will, you will in time. You'll see a big difference.

Oh, well, thank you, Mr. Eden. Now I really must go. Miss Case,

aren't you forgetting something?

Yes?

Oh, of course. How stupid of me.

Thank you, Mr. Eden so much. Goodbye.

Thank You.

Vanessa Vane?

I don't believe it, Britt. That's incredible!

Incredible!

I don't know what's happening to the good people of this city.

You know, in the last 2 months 3 of our outstanding citizens have been involved in rackets of some sort.

Harvey Wakes - embezzlement.

George Foster /Matson/- grand theft and /Bunco/.

Hamilton - /Bartlett/ and fraud.

And now Vanessa. Not to mention Oliver the jeweler.

He even denies that Vanessa was in his store!

They all say the same thing. They all claim they have no memory of committing a crime.

Frank, I think I know what wrong with those people. I want you to listen to something.

You too, Kato.

Thanks.

Huh what, music?

That's at normal speed.

Now listen what happens when I turn the speed down to where the tape is barely moving.

"...when

"...when you

"...when you get

"...when you get the

"...when you get the mo-

"...when you get the money,

"...when you get the money, you

"...when you get the money, you will

"...when you get the money, you will bring

"...when you get the money, you will bring it

"...when you get the money, you will bring it to

"...when you get the money, you will bring it to me.

You

You will

You will not

You will not re-

You will not remem-

You will not remember

You will not remember a-

You will not remember any

You will not remember any of

You will not remember any of the

You will not remember any of the ins-

You will not remember any of the instruc-

You will not remember any of the instructions

You will not remember any of the instructions I

You will not remember any of the instructions I have

You will not remember any of the instructions I have gi-

You will not remember any of the instructions I have given

You will not remember any of the instructions I have given you..."

What is that?

You know what Professor Wylie was working on? Motivational research.

He had made a significant breakthrough in the field of motivational technique.

You've heard of subliminal suggestion? Aha.

You mean where words are flashed so fast on a screen a person can't see them?

Only you do see them, Kato. Not with the eye, but with the brain.

Professor Wylie took that principle, applied it to the spoken word, perfected 'this'.

A method of giving verbal instructions so rapidly, that they bypass the auditory senses

and are picked up only by the subconscious mind. A sort of silent brainwashing.

Where did you get this tape?

The Vale of Eden.

The Vale of Eden?

Somehow Eden got a hold of Professor Wylie's technique and he's using it for his own purposes.

Frank, I think you'll find that Harvey /Wix, George Foster Madsen/, Desmond Oliver and Vanessa Vane

all have something in common. They're all patrons at the Vale of Eden.

And Peter Eden programmed them to commit these crimes for his own benefit.

Miss Case! How was it at the Vale of Eden? Just fine.

Easy, Miss Case. Easy.

What was I gonna do?

Where I get that gun?

Vale of Eden. You were doing what you were programmed to do.

Eden evidently found out we were on to him and tried to get rid of me.

What...? I don't remember anything.

You not supposed to, that's the name of the game. I'm gonna put an end to it right now.

How, Frank? You can have Eden arrested, but what have you got to prosecute him with?

People like Casey, Vanessa Vane don't even know they've been programmed.

Harriet Dennis in the hospital. We don't even know whether she'll live, and if she does live, we don't know what she'll say!

I'm afraid you're right.

And that tape certainly isn't admissible as evidence.

Give me some time, Frank. I'll have you all the evidence you'll need.

The Green Hornet is gonna have a little business conference with Peter Eden.