1 00:01:36,042 --> 00:01:38,408 F. Scott Fitzgerald once wrote, 2 00:01:38,478 --> 00:01:41,879 "The rich are different than you and me. " 3 00:01:41,948 --> 00:01:43,939 They sure are. They got more money. 4 00:01:44,017 --> 00:01:48,181 But there wasn't enough money in the world to save some of the members of Chicago's upper crust... 5 00:01:48,255 --> 00:01:52,919 from a fiendish force so dark, it can only be called diabolic. 6 00:01:55,495 --> 00:01:57,520 Chicago's rich and superrich... 7 00:01:57,597 --> 00:02:01,055 are no different from the privileged few of New York's Sutton Place... 8 00:02:01,134 --> 00:02:03,534 or the nouveau riche of Los Angeles. 9 00:02:03,603 --> 00:02:06,094 They enjoy a highly protected environment. 10 00:02:13,780 --> 00:02:15,714 November 12, 11:20 p. m. 11 00:02:15,782 --> 00:02:18,444 Rhonda June Markay, real name Adele Sapperstein, 12 00:02:18,518 --> 00:02:21,749 was coming home after an unusually successful day. 13 00:02:21,822 --> 00:02:25,918 Miss Markay was chairman of the board of Maison de Markay, Incorporated, 14 00:02:25,992 --> 00:02:30,156 manufacturers of the famous Rhonda June brassiere line, 15 00:02:30,230 --> 00:02:34,633 a longtime bulwark of the garment industry, serving women from eight to 80. 16 00:02:34,701 --> 00:02:39,536 She designed her first bra in '44 when she was an aircraft worker in Glendale. 17 00:02:39,606 --> 00:02:42,973 Miss Markay had a well-known proclivity for fine gems... 18 00:02:43,043 --> 00:02:46,945 and was reputed to have some of the biggest diamonds in Chicago. 19 00:03:47,240 --> 00:03:49,572 November 13, 1:30 a. m. 20 00:03:49,643 --> 00:03:53,773 Lucy LaPont Addison, the reigning queen of what was left of Chicago's old society, 21 00:03:53,847 --> 00:03:56,338 was returning home after an opera opening. 22 00:03:56,416 --> 00:03:58,714 She supplied the opera house. 23 00:03:58,785 --> 00:04:02,721 Lucy Addison had accumulated fortunes like she accumulated husbands. 24 00:04:02,789 --> 00:04:07,226 Friends referred to her as the "Steel Butterfly. '" 25 00:04:44,898 --> 00:04:49,232 The sudden demise of these two powerful ladies jolted Chicago's elite. 26 00:04:49,302 --> 00:04:51,668 Both funerals were S.R.O. 27 00:05:55,135 --> 00:05:58,593 In both cases, the police department ruled death by suicide, 28 00:05:58,672 --> 00:06:02,768 and I was calmly explaining to Vincenzo that I thought they had drawn a rather hasty conclusion. 29 00:06:02,842 --> 00:06:05,140 Yes, but why? Why? 30 00:06:05,211 --> 00:06:09,204 Two deaths in two days. Two of Chicago's wealthiest women. Coincidence. Purely coincidence. 31 00:06:09,282 --> 00:06:12,547 Then tell me this- Why are the police being so tight-lipped about it, huh? 32 00:06:12,619 --> 00:06:15,315 Kolchak, these women were very influential, very wealthy. 33 00:06:15,388 --> 00:06:19,256 They left behind financial dynasties which didn't want their good names dragged through the newspapers. 34 00:06:19,325 --> 00:06:21,793 "Suicide" is a very ugly word. 35 00:06:21,861 --> 00:06:25,797 Yeah, and so is "murder. " Yeah, here. Look, look. Look here. See? 36 00:06:25,865 --> 00:06:30,029 The Markay woman had just won a proxy suit to take over yet another corporation, 37 00:06:30,103 --> 00:06:32,537 and, the, uh- yeah, right here. 38 00:06:32,605 --> 00:06:36,974 The Addison woman had just added to her personal portfolio as she was about to marry her latest husband. 39 00:06:37,043 --> 00:06:39,034 I didn't know you were following the society columns. 40 00:06:39,112 --> 00:06:42,377 Well, Carl has a point, you know, Mr. Vincenzo. 41 00:06:42,449 --> 00:06:44,883 What point? 42 00:06:44,951 --> 00:06:48,648 Neither of these women fit the suicide profile, according to the Swedish studies. 43 00:06:48,722 --> 00:06:52,988 - Really? - They weren't chronically depressed. 44 00:06:53,059 --> 00:06:55,357 They hadn't had a recent shock. 45 00:06:55,428 --> 00:06:57,521 They weren't terminating any relationships. 46 00:06:57,597 --> 00:06:59,531 As a matter of fact, 47 00:06:59,599 --> 00:07:03,000 they both had immediate goals they were looking forward to. 48 00:07:03,069 --> 00:07:05,697 Miss Emily. 49 00:07:05,772 --> 00:07:08,002 Thank you. No. 50 00:07:11,911 --> 00:07:15,369 Well? Funerals are so depressing. 51 00:07:15,448 --> 00:07:19,475 I'll certainly be glad to get back to my other article. Your high-rise article. 52 00:07:19,552 --> 00:07:24,319 Did you know that there's a brand-new high-rise downtown, and they've only been able to lease the first five floors? 53 00:07:24,390 --> 00:07:26,881 I'm gonna call it "High-Rise Investments Take a Plunge. " 54 00:07:26,960 --> 00:07:30,088 Tony, you cannot believe that these women committed suicide. 55 00:07:30,163 --> 00:07:33,826 Carl, let me tell you something. Even if there was a story in this, I wouldn't assign you to cover it. 56 00:07:33,900 --> 00:07:35,868 Why not? 57 00:07:35,935 --> 00:07:40,668 Because you don't have any tact. You don't have a rapport with society. Well, just look at yourself. 58 00:07:40,740 --> 00:07:44,267 Even if I sent you there to interview them, I'm sure they wouldn't even let you inside their door. 59 00:07:47,113 --> 00:07:49,047 - Okay. - What's okay? 60 00:07:52,652 --> 00:07:54,586 Okay. 61 00:07:54,654 --> 00:07:59,489 If clothes make the reporter around here, 62 00:07:59,559 --> 00:08:02,551 then Carl Kolchak can play that game too! 63 00:08:02,629 --> 00:08:05,427 Where are you going? I'm taking the rest of the afternoon off. 64 00:08:05,498 --> 00:08:08,365 I am going out and buy myself some new clothes, okay? 65 00:08:08,434 --> 00:08:10,368 Finally! 66 00:08:11,638 --> 00:08:13,868 Code 3, Code 3... 67 00:08:13,940 --> 00:08:15,965 in the vicinity of State and Fourth. 68 00:08:16,042 --> 00:08:18,033 Proceed to 732 State Street. 69 00:08:18,111 --> 00:08:21,274 Code 3. 70 00:08:21,347 --> 00:08:23,508 November 16, 6:05 p. m. 71 00:08:23,583 --> 00:08:25,574 Police from three divisions of Chicago's finest... 72 00:08:25,652 --> 00:08:30,214 responded to a 211 that had surrounded the city's most prestigious gem exchange. 73 00:08:45,738 --> 00:08:48,138 Hold it. Hold back, hold back! 74 00:08:48,208 --> 00:08:52,440 Okay, keep these civilians back. All the way back. All the way. 75 00:08:52,512 --> 00:08:56,448 Couple of you guys around in back. Kolchak, you get out of here. Caselli, open those doors. 76 00:09:18,238 --> 00:09:21,298 The safe's been ripped open, and there's diamonds all over the floor, Captain. 77 00:09:21,374 --> 00:09:23,865 You stay right there. You make sure nobody touches them. 78 00:09:23,943 --> 00:09:28,141 - What are you waiting for? Let him go. 79 00:09:41,094 --> 00:09:44,825 Caselli, let's go. Get out of here, Kolchak! 80 00:09:54,908 --> 00:09:56,842 Upstairs. 81 00:10:07,387 --> 00:10:09,412 Freeze! 82 00:11:08,114 --> 00:11:10,674 A million-dollar sapphire stolen, 83 00:11:10,750 --> 00:11:12,684 two guards dead, 84 00:11:12,752 --> 00:11:17,246 and a man dressed like an Indian who dove off the roof into thin air. 85 00:11:17,323 --> 00:11:21,316 I saw it, but I didn't believe it, and I was sure the police didn't either. 86 00:12:14,714 --> 00:12:18,172 It is our conclusion then that the robber- or robbers- 87 00:12:18,251 --> 00:12:21,812 created considerable disturbance, stole the sapphire, 88 00:12:21,888 --> 00:12:24,914 and in the ensuing confusion, the guards shot each other. 89 00:12:24,991 --> 00:12:27,357 Captain? Yes, Mr. Kolchak? 90 00:12:27,427 --> 00:12:31,488 Did I hear you say that those guards shot each other... 91 00:12:31,564 --> 00:12:33,498 precisely in the heart? 92 00:12:33,566 --> 00:12:36,126 Yes, Mr. Kolchak. Regrettably, things like that do happen. 93 00:12:36,202 --> 00:12:39,137 Things like that do happen. Yeah. In all that confusion? 94 00:12:39,205 --> 00:12:42,902 You will all get the ballistic data as soon as we do. 95 00:12:42,975 --> 00:12:45,466 Captain. Just how did this man actually escape? 96 00:12:45,545 --> 00:12:49,106 We assume that the man we're looking for has experience as a high-wire aerialist, 97 00:12:49,182 --> 00:12:51,173 trapeze artist or acrobat. 98 00:12:51,250 --> 00:12:56,278 A trapeze artist eight feet tall? And I suppose his dog belonged to a circus too, huh? 99 00:12:56,355 --> 00:12:58,949 - Dog? What dog? - The dog that killed the police dog. 100 00:12:59,025 --> 00:13:02,188 Kolchak, you disrupt this conference, and I'll have you physically ejected. 101 00:13:02,261 --> 00:13:05,458 Hey, but, Captain. Captain. You haven't answered the question. 102 00:13:05,531 --> 00:13:08,295 - How do you explain the dog? - Yeah, what about the dog? 103 00:13:09,569 --> 00:13:12,766 That matter is under investigation, but there are a couple of possibilities. 104 00:13:12,839 --> 00:13:15,706 One, that the dog may have escaped while we were chasing the man... 105 00:13:15,775 --> 00:13:19,006 and perhaps there was no dog at all. 106 00:13:19,078 --> 00:13:23,606 May I remind the esteemed Mr. Kolchak that no one actually saw the alleged dog. 107 00:13:23,683 --> 00:13:27,983 What about the way this guy was dressed? He looked like an eight-foot Indian to me. 108 00:13:28,054 --> 00:13:30,955 When you've been in detective work as long as I have, 109 00:13:31,023 --> 00:13:35,653 you learn to expect every kind of kook and crazy imaginable, Mr. Kolchak. 110 00:13:35,728 --> 00:13:38,561 Little shot, Kolchak. 111 00:13:44,137 --> 00:13:46,867 - This conference is over. - Is that the ballistics report, Captain? 112 00:13:46,939 --> 00:13:49,601 No further questions. 113 00:13:49,675 --> 00:13:52,371 Captain? I'm sorry, boys. Not at this time. 114 00:13:52,445 --> 00:13:54,379 Please. No more comments. 115 00:13:54,447 --> 00:13:57,280 Ask the captain. Really, ask the captain. 116 00:13:57,350 --> 00:13:59,818 He knows all about it, honey. 117 00:14:35,755 --> 00:14:38,246 Ballistics, please. 118 00:14:38,324 --> 00:14:42,260 - Who? Uh, Lieutenant Tackwood. - Who? 119 00:14:42,328 --> 00:14:44,922 Tackwood. I just got ahold of the ballistics report... 120 00:14:44,997 --> 00:14:47,465 on those two dead guards on the gem exchange robbery. 121 00:14:47,533 --> 00:14:50,024 Oh, yeah. I didn't think you guys would go for that. 122 00:14:50,102 --> 00:14:52,764 Listen, we examined those slugs six times. There's no mistake. 123 00:14:52,838 --> 00:14:55,272 - Are you sure? - Listen, Tackwood. 124 00:14:55,341 --> 00:14:59,107 I'm telling you. Each guard was killed with a bullet from his own gun. 125 00:14:59,178 --> 00:15:01,146 What? 126 00:15:01,214 --> 00:15:03,705 Yes. 127 00:15:03,783 --> 00:15:05,717 Hey, who is this? 128 00:15:14,427 --> 00:15:17,419 Kolchak, what are you doing in the squad room? You're absolutely right. 129 00:15:17,496 --> 00:15:20,158 I couldn't agree with you more. See he gets out of here now! 130 00:15:20,233 --> 00:15:22,167 I've left! 131 00:15:26,772 --> 00:15:29,764 I decided to look up Albert Delgado, an old acquaintance... 132 00:15:29,842 --> 00:15:32,640 and fairly reliable source for underworld gossip. 133 00:15:32,712 --> 00:15:35,545 Delgado was a onetime cutter of stone and gems... 134 00:15:35,615 --> 00:15:38,641 and, more recently, a graduate of theJoliet State College of Barbering, 135 00:15:38,718 --> 00:15:41,551 where he had studied for seven years. 136 00:15:41,621 --> 00:15:44,954 No, Carl. I don't do that kind of work anymore. 137 00:15:46,559 --> 00:15:48,891 Ain't been near a diamond wheel in years. 138 00:15:48,961 --> 00:15:52,192 I'm talking about that Markay woman's diamond pendant. 139 00:15:52,265 --> 00:15:54,495 You know? Oh, the brassiere dame. 140 00:15:54,567 --> 00:15:56,535 Yeah. Three hundred and 50 carats? 141 00:15:56,602 --> 00:15:58,593 Yeah, 350 carats. Ain't seen nor heard of it. 142 00:15:58,671 --> 00:16:02,801 That's terrific. What about the, uh, Addison woman's emerald bracelet worth about 250 G's? 143 00:16:02,875 --> 00:16:05,343 Yeah, I read about that one. So? 144 00:16:05,411 --> 00:16:08,744 Sounds nice. Sounds nice. And the sapphire on the gem exchange? 145 00:16:08,814 --> 00:16:11,282 Mm-mmm. Nothing emerged. 146 00:16:11,350 --> 00:16:13,841 Nothing emerged. No. 147 00:16:16,722 --> 00:16:18,849 Ah! Albert. 148 00:16:18,924 --> 00:16:21,654 I want to tell you and warn you, I only have one throat. 149 00:16:21,727 --> 00:16:24,719 I don't nick people. You're just prejudiced because I'm an ex-con. 150 00:16:24,797 --> 00:16:27,288 No, I'm prejudiced not because you're an ex-con, Shh! 151 00:16:27,366 --> 00:16:29,857 But because your hand is shaking. 152 00:16:29,935 --> 00:16:32,927 Kolchak, I was a diamond cutter. 153 00:16:33,005 --> 00:16:35,997 What does that tell you about the steadiness of these hands? 154 00:16:36,075 --> 00:16:39,067 That's the point that I'm making, Albert. 155 00:16:39,145 --> 00:16:42,137 Kolchak, I think I got an angle for you. Yeah? 156 00:16:42,214 --> 00:16:45,115 This jewel thief has classy taste, right? Yes. Right, right. 157 00:16:45,184 --> 00:16:48,551 All of those little pebbles that only cost a couple of thou, he passes them right by, right? 158 00:16:48,621 --> 00:16:50,555 Yeah. Right, right. Meaning- 159 00:16:50,623 --> 00:16:53,956 Meaning what? The guy is a collector. 160 00:16:54,026 --> 00:16:57,928 He likes to have the stuff around. You know what I mean? 161 00:16:57,997 --> 00:17:00,966 Kolchak. I'm gonna show you something... 162 00:17:02,034 --> 00:17:04,525 if your tip is generous and from the heart. 163 00:17:04,603 --> 00:17:06,537 From the heart. 164 00:17:08,074 --> 00:17:10,702 Uh-huh. Still keeping your fingers in it, huh? 165 00:17:10,776 --> 00:17:12,767 Not exactly. 166 00:17:12,845 --> 00:17:14,779 Observe. 167 00:17:15,848 --> 00:17:18,681 Glass. All I do now- make duplicates for people. 168 00:17:20,219 --> 00:17:24,383 Most of the real rocks are stashed away in a wall somewhere. 169 00:17:24,457 --> 00:17:28,291 It takes a very dicey dame to wear real ice these days. 170 00:17:28,361 --> 00:17:30,352 The insurance kills 'em. 171 00:17:30,429 --> 00:17:33,023 Well, there's gonna be fewer and fewer of'em from now on. 172 00:17:33,099 --> 00:17:35,829 Kolchak, none of that stuff has hit the market. 173 00:17:35,901 --> 00:17:39,393 Believe me, I know, because I have my ear to the door. 174 00:17:39,472 --> 00:17:42,908 Frankly, the hot rock business is in a slump. 175 00:17:44,877 --> 00:17:47,368 Well, thanks very much for the shave, Albert. 176 00:17:48,681 --> 00:17:51,343 Is that from the heart? From the heart. 177 00:17:56,155 --> 00:17:58,123 Come on, come on. 178 00:17:58,190 --> 00:18:01,182 Congratulations. You finally got one in focus. Give me that. 179 00:18:01,260 --> 00:18:03,751 Dead dog. That's pretty important, huh? 180 00:18:03,829 --> 00:18:06,662 Yeah. Well, you can tell the difference between a dog and a cat. 181 00:18:06,732 --> 00:18:09,895 That correspondence school is doing wonders for you. Couldn't you get it any bigger? 182 00:18:09,969 --> 00:18:11,960 Not without losing quality. 183 00:18:12,037 --> 00:18:15,700 Quality. I could have shot that better with a shoe box and a pinhole. 184 00:18:15,775 --> 00:18:18,539 To think I stayed here all night to develop that. 185 00:18:18,611 --> 00:18:21,774 Why don't you stay a little longer and develop a personality? 186 00:19:03,823 --> 00:19:05,814 How long have I been warning you? 187 00:19:05,891 --> 00:19:08,382 If you need a number from the phone book, don't tear out the page. 188 00:19:08,461 --> 00:19:10,452 Take the time to copy it down. 189 00:19:10,529 --> 00:19:14,522 - Well, what was it you're looking for? - I'm looking for kennels, dear. 190 00:19:14,600 --> 00:19:18,263 Guard dogs. Guard dogs? For what possible reason? 191 00:19:18,337 --> 00:19:21,329 Well, I'm working up an angle on that gem exchange robbery. 192 00:19:21,407 --> 00:19:24,001 What angle? What angle? 193 00:19:24,076 --> 00:19:26,977 Once upon a time, there were some jewels. Somebody robbed them. 194 00:19:27,046 --> 00:19:29,708 Can't you just write that and send it in without going to a kennel? 195 00:19:29,782 --> 00:19:32,512 This is not your usual run-of-the-mill caper, Tony. 196 00:19:32,585 --> 00:19:35,076 This jewel thief, who dresses up like an Indian, 197 00:19:35,154 --> 00:19:38,419 managed to kill two guards at the gem exchange yesterday, each with their own gun. 198 00:19:38,491 --> 00:19:40,322 Police reports say they shot each other accidentally. 199 00:19:40,392 --> 00:19:42,952 You've been reading too much fiction. That's one of your problems. 200 00:19:43,028 --> 00:19:45,462 Well, somebody's cannibalized my book too. 201 00:19:45,531 --> 00:19:47,123 Uh-huh! 202 00:19:48,667 --> 00:19:50,897 I saw that Indian... 203 00:19:50,970 --> 00:19:54,531 go off the edge of a six-story building and disappear. 204 00:19:54,607 --> 00:19:58,134 Now, the police say, of course, that he's an aerialist or some kind of a circus acrobat. 205 00:19:58,210 --> 00:20:02,613 Some kind of smoke. But- ha-ha! Look at that! 206 00:20:04,216 --> 00:20:06,616 - Oh, a dead dog. - Mm-hmm. 207 00:20:06,685 --> 00:20:09,677 Boy, that's Pulitzer material, Carl. Yes, sir. 208 00:20:09,755 --> 00:20:11,780 Well, I happen to think... 209 00:20:11,857 --> 00:20:16,191 that it's highly unusual and probably very significant... 210 00:20:16,262 --> 00:20:19,288 that a jewel thief who dresses up like an Indian uses a killer dog. 211 00:20:19,365 --> 00:20:23,199 Kolchak, I don't care if he's got a trained seal that plays "La Paloma" on the bicycle horn! 212 00:20:23,269 --> 00:20:26,432 You just let the police worry about tracking down the leads - dogs or whatever. 213 00:20:26,505 --> 00:20:29,338 Now, you just- you just write and report. 214 00:20:29,408 --> 00:20:33,344 Now, you just wait here. I got an assignment for you. 215 00:20:33,412 --> 00:20:35,903 I'm sorry, Tony. I can't. After lunch. 216 00:20:35,981 --> 00:20:39,473 Wait there, and we can have lunch together. No, no. I can't do that. 217 00:20:39,552 --> 00:20:43,318 Why not? Nope. I've, uh, had lunch with you already. 218 00:20:43,389 --> 00:20:45,687 Well, I'll pay this time. 219 00:20:45,758 --> 00:20:47,749 Thanks, Ron. What? 220 00:21:02,274 --> 00:21:05,072 Reliance Guard Dog, Incorporated, 221 00:21:05,144 --> 00:21:09,945 and George M. Schwartz, trainer of the three-time Midwestern guard dog champion, 222 00:21:10,015 --> 00:21:12,347 Reliance's "Teutonic Knight. '" 223 00:21:12,418 --> 00:21:17,185 Mr. Schwartz knew his dogs. He also had the caution that comes from a lifetime of paranoia. 224 00:21:25,965 --> 00:21:30,299 L - I would like to find out what kind of dog made the tracks around the dead guard dog here. 225 00:21:30,369 --> 00:21:32,360 What do you want to know that for? 226 00:21:32,438 --> 00:21:36,033 Well, if I can find what kind of dog it is, Mr. Schwartz, then maybe I can find the trainer. 227 00:21:36,108 --> 00:21:38,599 Just what have you got against dog trainers? 228 00:21:38,677 --> 00:21:42,670 Oh, I can assure you, Mr. Schwartz, that I have the highest respect for dog trainers, sir. 229 00:21:42,748 --> 00:21:47,378 Mm-hmm. Can't really tell what kind of tracks these are. You wait right here. 230 00:21:47,453 --> 00:21:49,785 Yeah. 231 00:21:49,855 --> 00:21:52,653 What does that mean? Well, it's German. They seem to like it better. 232 00:21:52,725 --> 00:21:55,125 Told him to keep you company. Oh. 233 00:22:14,980 --> 00:22:17,847 "Bei Mir Bist Du Schon'"? 234 00:22:17,916 --> 00:22:20,817 Das ist ein gut... Hund? 235 00:22:24,390 --> 00:22:26,722 Nice- Nice doggy. 236 00:22:26,792 --> 00:22:28,783 Nice- Who do you take me for? 237 00:22:28,861 --> 00:22:32,490 I beg your pardon? These aren't the tracks of a dog. 238 00:22:32,564 --> 00:22:35,863 What do you mean? They belong to a coyote. 239 00:22:35,934 --> 00:22:37,868 Coyote? 240 00:22:47,012 --> 00:22:51,506 If a man dresses up like an Indian to raid the gem exchange, I say he's strange. 241 00:22:51,583 --> 00:22:55,883 But ifhe also brings his coyote along, then I say he's an Indian. 242 00:23:00,492 --> 00:23:03,825 Yes? May I help you? Yeah, Dr. Temple? 243 00:23:03,896 --> 00:23:06,558 Yes. Uh, my name is Carl Kolchak. 244 00:23:06,632 --> 00:23:09,100 From the Independent News Service, see? 245 00:23:09,168 --> 00:23:12,501 I'll get right to the point, if you promise not to laugh. 246 00:23:12,571 --> 00:23:17,372 I'm looking for a man who's masquerading as an Indian and runs around with a coyote. 247 00:23:17,443 --> 00:23:20,435 A boy and his dog. Oh, I love that kind of story. 248 00:23:20,512 --> 00:23:23,777 Well, I wouldn't tell this story to my children at bedtime, if I were you. 249 00:23:23,849 --> 00:23:28,183 The man that I'm seeking has killed four people over the past week. 250 00:23:28,253 --> 00:23:30,187 Oh. 251 00:23:30,255 --> 00:23:34,157 Well, don't you think that you'd be better off talking with a criminologist... 252 00:23:34,226 --> 00:23:36,160 or a psychiatrist? 253 00:23:36,228 --> 00:23:38,890 Dr. Temple, I seek information about Indians. 254 00:23:38,964 --> 00:23:42,092 Now, I don't know the difference between a Chippewa and a Chippendale. 255 00:23:46,305 --> 00:23:50,708 Do you see anything here that looks familiar? No. Nope. 256 00:23:50,776 --> 00:23:52,767 Aha! Yeah. That one over there. 257 00:23:52,845 --> 00:23:55,837 Yeah, yeah. I remember the snakeskin and the bone thing. 258 00:23:55,914 --> 00:23:58,246 How odd. Wh-Why odd? 259 00:23:58,317 --> 00:24:02,413 Well, how utterly odd that you should pick that one from all the others. 260 00:24:02,488 --> 00:24:06,219 Why? This is the sorcery costume of the Diablero. 261 00:24:06,291 --> 00:24:10,853 A strange figure that occurs and reoccurs throughout Southwestern Indian lore. 262 00:24:10,929 --> 00:24:13,420 Uh- Dia- D-I-A-B-L- 263 00:24:13,499 --> 00:24:15,433 E- R-O-S. Diableros. 264 00:24:15,501 --> 00:24:17,435 Diableros, yes. 265 00:24:17,503 --> 00:24:20,404 The Diableros were supposed to be the tribal sorcerers, 266 00:24:20,472 --> 00:24:23,202 the men who had learned to step into another reality. 267 00:24:23,275 --> 00:24:25,209 What? 268 00:24:25,277 --> 00:24:29,475 If I didn't know differently, I'd say that you were describing a Diablero. 269 00:24:29,548 --> 00:24:33,746 You see, the Diableros have the power to- 270 00:24:33,819 --> 00:24:37,220 to- Oh. Oh, it's preposterous. 271 00:24:37,289 --> 00:24:39,223 Uh, no, go on, go on, go on. 272 00:24:39,291 --> 00:24:42,783 Well, of course, it's only legend, but the lore says that the Diableros... 273 00:24:42,861 --> 00:24:45,853 had to power to throw their victims into a trance... 274 00:24:45,931 --> 00:24:47,922 and also, supposedly, 275 00:24:48,000 --> 00:24:50,901 they could transform themselves into animals - What? 276 00:24:50,969 --> 00:24:53,437 Hawks, crows, even coyotes. 277 00:24:57,309 --> 00:24:59,800 But- 278 00:24:59,878 --> 00:25:01,869 November 17, 3:00 p. m. 279 00:25:01,947 --> 00:25:05,007 About the time I was leaving the museum, a Mrs. Charlotte Elaine Van Piet... 280 00:25:05,083 --> 00:25:08,541 was returning home from an afternoon bridge game with the girls. 281 00:25:08,620 --> 00:25:12,522 She had made two grand slams, and she was happy, which was good... 282 00:25:12,591 --> 00:25:15,253 because it was the last game she would ever play. 283 00:26:24,429 --> 00:26:26,397 Kolchak, what are you doing here? 284 00:26:27,766 --> 00:26:30,132 Uh, well, Captain, 285 00:26:30,202 --> 00:26:34,468 when I hear on the police band radio that a man of your importance is gonna be doing what you do so very well, 286 00:26:34,539 --> 00:26:36,803 how can I possibly stay away? 287 00:26:36,875 --> 00:26:39,673 Neck's broken? How did you know? 288 00:26:39,745 --> 00:26:42,407 A little birdie told me. Don't make me laugh. 289 00:26:43,782 --> 00:26:48,446 - Uh, anything stolen? - A pearl necklace belonging to the woman's missing, we think. 290 00:26:48,520 --> 00:26:51,011 Mason. Shut up. Kolchak, out. 291 00:26:51,089 --> 00:26:53,421 Yes, sir. Yes, sir. Leaving. Leaving. 292 00:27:02,834 --> 00:27:04,859 Hey. Get out of there. 293 00:27:04,937 --> 00:27:06,871 Yeah. Sure. 294 00:27:14,813 --> 00:27:16,747 Kolchak! 295 00:27:21,253 --> 00:27:23,915 He's not here, huh? 296 00:27:27,626 --> 00:27:30,254 I.N.S. Emily Cowles speaking. 297 00:27:30,329 --> 00:27:33,093 - Emily, dear. Now, don't say anything. Just listen. - Who is this? 298 00:27:33,165 --> 00:27:34,826 It's Carl. Don't hang up on me. 299 00:27:34,900 --> 00:27:39,234 Now, there's supposed to be a big gem auction going on somewhere in downtown Chicago this evening. 300 00:27:39,304 --> 00:27:42,865 - I don't know a thing about it. - I need to know where it is and what time. 301 00:27:42,941 --> 00:27:45,432 And, as it's a financial transaction, 302 00:27:45,510 --> 00:27:48,104 you know who might know very well. 303 00:27:48,180 --> 00:27:51,274 - Well, why don't you ask him yourself? - He won't even give me the time of day. 304 00:27:51,350 --> 00:27:53,284 You know that, Emily. Emily! Come on! 305 00:27:53,352 --> 00:27:55,616 Ron. 306 00:27:55,687 --> 00:27:59,680 Do you happen to know anything about a jewelry auction that's being held in town? 307 00:27:59,758 --> 00:28:02,693 That's not general knowledge. Who wants to know? 308 00:28:02,761 --> 00:28:05,787 - It's a lady editor- - Of Ladies' Wear Weekly. 309 00:28:05,864 --> 00:28:10,426 She wants to cover it from the fashion angle, and she has to know where and when it is. 310 00:28:10,502 --> 00:28:13,528 She might as well forget it. It's not open to the press. If it were, I'd cover it. 311 00:28:13,605 --> 00:28:18,304 - She has an entree- - But she lost the note giving her the time and the place, 312 00:28:18,377 --> 00:28:21,835 and - She can't get hold of her contact on the inside until tonight. 313 00:28:21,913 --> 00:28:25,815 - No, no. You're getting complicated. Keep it simple, Emily. - What? 314 00:28:25,884 --> 00:28:27,442 - Now he's gonna want to know- - Who's her entree? 315 00:28:27,519 --> 00:28:30,044 - Now he's gonna ask- - Could I come along? - I knew it. 316 00:28:30,122 --> 00:28:32,488 - Let me speak to her. - Emily, I'm putting you on hold. 317 00:28:32,557 --> 00:28:35,549 Well, she just put me on hold. 318 00:28:35,627 --> 00:28:37,618 Well, I'll hold on. 319 00:28:42,200 --> 00:28:45,795 Miss Emily, would you get that for me, please? 320 00:28:45,871 --> 00:28:47,896 Sure. 321 00:28:52,377 --> 00:28:55,471 I.N.S. Mr. Ron Updyke's desk. 322 00:28:55,547 --> 00:28:58,015 Emily, thank heaven it's you. It's me. Tell him- 323 00:28:58,083 --> 00:29:03,020 It's John Vickers from the Commodity Exchange, and he says it's very important. 324 00:29:10,662 --> 00:29:13,096 Hello. Mr. Vickers? 325 00:29:13,165 --> 00:29:17,568 Now, tell him that she had to leave, but that he can come along, 326 00:29:17,636 --> 00:29:21,572 but get the, uh, place and the time, and she'll meet him at the front entrance. 327 00:29:21,640 --> 00:29:25,508 And then call me back at 555-8842. 328 00:29:25,577 --> 00:29:29,172 Now, get the information and call me right back. 329 00:29:31,650 --> 00:29:34,380 Ron, uh, she had to go, 330 00:29:34,453 --> 00:29:36,944 but she told me it was all right for you to come. 331 00:29:37,022 --> 00:29:39,855 And I'm to call her back and tell her the time and the place, 332 00:29:39,925 --> 00:29:42,018 and she'll meet you at the front entrance. 333 00:29:42,094 --> 00:29:45,086 Very good. 8:00. Waverly Building. Mr. Vickers, please. 334 00:29:45,163 --> 00:29:47,461 Ronald Updyke calling. 335 00:29:47,532 --> 00:29:51,024 Hi, we were cut off. Ron Updyke. 336 00:29:52,571 --> 00:29:55,597 U- P-D-Y-K-E. 337 00:29:55,674 --> 00:29:58,165 Uh- Of the I.N. - 338 00:29:59,277 --> 00:30:01,302 He hung up again. 339 00:30:01,379 --> 00:30:03,939 - Kolchak isn't here yet? - No. 340 00:30:04,015 --> 00:30:07,473 - You tell him I want to see him as soon as he sets foot in that door. - Oh, dear. 341 00:30:09,387 --> 00:30:12,117 Emily Cowles confessed to her crime, 342 00:30:12,190 --> 00:30:16,593 and Mr. Updyke, unfortunately, was spared the embarrassment of showing up at the auction. 343 00:30:16,661 --> 00:30:19,323 However, Emily did get the information to me first. 344 00:30:19,397 --> 00:30:23,231 It was to be the largest gem transaction in Chicago history. 345 00:30:23,301 --> 00:30:25,292 The auction itself was to be private, 346 00:30:25,370 --> 00:30:28,533 but was preceded by a reception where the most exclusive guests... 347 00:30:28,607 --> 00:30:31,440 were allowed to view the objects of their desire. 348 00:30:31,510 --> 00:30:34,946 Oh, 350,000 minimum. 349 00:30:35,013 --> 00:30:39,575 Yeah, well, I keep telling you that it is in the glove compartment of the Bentley, and the Bentley- 350 00:30:39,651 --> 00:30:42,449 What seems to be the problem? Are you the auctioneer here, Mr. - 351 00:30:42,521 --> 00:30:44,512 Beloit. Beloit, yes. 352 00:30:44,589 --> 00:30:48,525 Are you any relation to Roger Beloit of the Bar Harbor Beloits? 353 00:30:48,593 --> 00:30:51,084 No. No, I didn't think you were. 354 00:30:51,163 --> 00:30:54,496 Well, I appreciate security, Mr. Beloit, as much as the next person. 355 00:30:54,566 --> 00:30:59,401 But I must say that, uh, simply because I don't have your invitation on my person, 356 00:30:59,471 --> 00:31:03,669 I find it rather insulting to have your guards humiliate me. 357 00:31:03,742 --> 00:31:06,609 And your name is, sir? Kol... worth. 358 00:31:06,678 --> 00:31:08,703 Carl Kolworth. 359 00:31:08,780 --> 00:31:12,978 Any relation to the Woolworths? Distantly, yes. They dealt in wool, we dealt in coal. 360 00:31:13,051 --> 00:31:16,509 I happen to be the personal secretary, uh, chauffeur, 361 00:31:16,588 --> 00:31:18,522 majordomo, et cetera... 362 00:31:18,590 --> 00:31:21,616 of, uh, Adrianna Jennings. 363 00:31:21,693 --> 00:31:25,527 Oh, yes, yes. Well, uh, is Mrs. Jennings coming? 364 00:31:25,597 --> 00:31:30,159 Of course she's not coming. Certainly. I assumed that a man in your position would be reading the society columns. 365 00:31:30,235 --> 00:31:34,069 She's in the Orient, but she has authorized me to attend the auction and bid for her. 366 00:31:34,139 --> 00:31:37,131 Yes, well, I'm sorry, but I don't recall sending an invitation to Mrs. Jennings. 367 00:31:37,209 --> 00:31:39,473 Of course you don't recall. You never sent it. 368 00:31:39,544 --> 00:31:41,535 She was terribly insulted by it. 369 00:31:41,613 --> 00:31:45,811 As a matter of fact, when she spoke to Mrs. Ludlow, Mrs. Ludlow was absolutely shocked. 370 00:31:45,884 --> 00:31:48,375 Mrs. Ludlow is one of our best customers. 371 00:31:48,453 --> 00:31:53,254 I'd hate for her to be distressed. Perfectly all right, Beloit. I have smoothed the ruffled feathers. 372 00:31:53,325 --> 00:31:56,852 Thank you, Mr. Kolworth. Kolworth, yes. It's perfectly all right. 373 00:31:56,928 --> 00:31:59,920 Well, uh- Oh, good evening, Mrs. Ludlow. 374 00:31:59,998 --> 00:32:01,989 Good evening. Mr. Ludlow. 375 00:32:02,067 --> 00:32:04,001 Oh, excuse me. 376 00:32:05,103 --> 00:32:08,561 Mrs. Ludlow, do you know that man? 377 00:32:14,079 --> 00:32:17,845 Why aren't you in Yucatan as you're supposed to be, according to the columns? 378 00:32:17,916 --> 00:32:20,544 He's a reporter. Carl Kolchak. I.N.S. 379 00:32:20,619 --> 00:32:23,918 Oh, yes, of the Hoboken Kolchaks. 380 00:32:23,989 --> 00:32:26,651 You're to leave here at once. Now, just one moment. 381 00:32:26,725 --> 00:32:29,216 You stand a very good chance of being robbed here tonight. 382 00:32:29,294 --> 00:32:32,286 You do know about all the jewelry thefts that have been going on around town. 383 00:32:32,364 --> 00:32:36,562 Mr. Baker of the Chicago Police has checked out our security procedures. He feels our jewels are quite safe. 384 00:32:36,635 --> 00:32:40,401 Yeah, well, then Baker must be a 24-carat chump... 385 00:32:40,472 --> 00:32:45,068 because if you do get hit, you'll be dealing with something that no security force can stop. 386 00:32:45,143 --> 00:32:47,634 Will you please do us the kindness to leave here quietly? 387 00:32:47,712 --> 00:32:51,773 Or I'll have you physically removed. I will leave. I will leave by myself, if you don't mind. 388 00:32:51,850 --> 00:32:53,784 I know when I'm not wanted. 389 00:32:53,852 --> 00:32:57,379 Uh, ladies and gentlemen, we'd like to begin the auction at this time. 390 00:32:57,455 --> 00:33:00,652 Those of you who intend to bid on the large precious stones, 391 00:33:00,725 --> 00:33:03,990 please go with Mr. Beloit in the Georgian Room. 392 00:33:04,062 --> 00:33:07,259 Those who wish to participate in the jade and pearl sale, 393 00:33:07,332 --> 00:33:09,323 please follow me. 394 00:33:36,194 --> 00:33:38,185 Okay. Lock her up. 395 00:33:58,216 --> 00:34:01,344 Get me the case, please. Won't you sit down? 396 00:34:08,526 --> 00:34:11,017 Well, now, shall we begin? 397 00:34:14,733 --> 00:34:18,464 Mr. Beloit, my wife is very concerned about the man you talked to. 398 00:34:18,536 --> 00:34:20,504 Are we in any danger? 399 00:34:20,572 --> 00:34:23,336 Danger? Well, hardly. It was only a street reporter. 400 00:34:23,408 --> 00:34:26,275 Probably had too much to drink. 401 00:34:26,344 --> 00:34:31,680 Now, first, the latest offering from Van Hern in Johannesburg. 402 00:34:50,702 --> 00:34:54,331 Must have been a bird. They hit this building all the time. 403 00:35:35,613 --> 00:35:37,342 Freeze! 404 00:35:47,692 --> 00:35:51,458 All right, Carl. Let's try it from the top. 405 00:35:51,529 --> 00:35:56,091 How do you want it this time? In italics or in press book Roman with expletives deleted? 406 00:35:56,167 --> 00:35:58,158 Don't get smart with me. 407 00:35:58,236 --> 00:36:01,228 You've got a lot of questions to answer about what went on at that auction, 408 00:36:01,306 --> 00:36:03,297 like number one- what were you doing there? 409 00:36:03,374 --> 00:36:08,073 Why won't you believe me when I tell you I was there to get a story on the Diablero? 410 00:36:08,146 --> 00:36:10,842 Diablero. Now, what is that? Some kind of Italian racing car? 411 00:36:10,915 --> 00:36:15,079 Before any European ever set foot on this continent, he was already a legend here. 412 00:36:15,153 --> 00:36:17,212 - A legend? - Yeah, that's right. A legend. 413 00:36:17,288 --> 00:36:21,349 Yeah, he was an Indian sorcerer who had the power to transmute himself into different animal forms. 414 00:36:21,426 --> 00:36:23,018 Transmute, huh? That's right. 415 00:36:23,094 --> 00:36:26,257 He had the power to change himself from a human being, a man, 416 00:36:26,331 --> 00:36:28,526 into a coyote, into a crow, 417 00:36:28,600 --> 00:36:30,659 into a man, into a coyote. Oh, brother! 418 00:36:30,735 --> 00:36:33,067 Look, I saw him change from a man into a crow! 419 00:36:33,137 --> 00:36:36,368 Are you trying to tell me a crow killed those people? Their necks were broken. 420 00:36:36,441 --> 00:36:40,707 By the Diablero. Listen, I found a black crow feather next to the hand of that dead chauffeur. 421 00:36:40,778 --> 00:36:44,339 Joe, we did find some black feathers in that Markay woman's apartment. 422 00:36:44,415 --> 00:36:47,612 - Uh-huh! Uh-huh! - Don't "uh-huh" me, Kolchak! 423 00:36:47,685 --> 00:36:49,619 I got a question for you. 424 00:36:49,687 --> 00:36:52,781 What does an Indian sorcerer need with expensive jewels? 425 00:36:56,427 --> 00:36:59,692 - Well, I haven't quite figured that out yet. - Uh-huh! 426 00:37:00,832 --> 00:37:02,800 Maybe a little bird will give you the answer. 427 00:37:04,002 --> 00:37:07,165 Or maybe this, uh, crow man is selling the jewels for cash... 428 00:37:07,238 --> 00:37:11,334 because he's tired of flying south for the winter, and he wants to take a cruise ship. 429 00:37:11,409 --> 00:37:16,506 Well, I don't hear anything coming from you. Uh-huh. 430 00:37:16,581 --> 00:37:20,073 They held me another three hours, but they knew they didn't have anything, 431 00:37:20,151 --> 00:37:22,142 so they finally let me go. 432 00:37:23,254 --> 00:37:25,245 Thanks a lot, Kemp. 433 00:37:29,928 --> 00:37:32,692 Here's a message for you from a Miss Cowles. 434 00:37:37,936 --> 00:37:39,927 Thanks for nothing. 435 00:37:45,176 --> 00:37:49,169 Dr. Agnes Temple had called. She wanted me to meet her at the museum. 436 00:38:06,998 --> 00:38:10,559 I was late, but Agnes Temple and her friends had waited. 437 00:38:10,635 --> 00:38:13,468 Mr. Kolchak, this is Charles Rolling Thunder. 438 00:38:13,538 --> 00:38:15,699 How do you do? How do you do? How do you do? 439 00:38:15,773 --> 00:38:18,264 Charles lives with his family here in Chicago, 440 00:38:18,343 --> 00:38:21,540 and I told him how you were talking about the Diablero, 441 00:38:21,613 --> 00:38:24,912 and- well, now, mind you, I don't believe any of this- 442 00:38:24,983 --> 00:38:27,884 but Charles insisted that I get in touch with you. 443 00:38:27,952 --> 00:38:30,614 Yes, it is important, Mr. Kolchak, that we talk. 444 00:38:30,688 --> 00:38:34,089 You have been saying some very, very serious things. 445 00:38:34,158 --> 00:38:36,854 Now, if you are telling the truth, 446 00:38:36,928 --> 00:38:38,862 you should be armed. 447 00:38:38,930 --> 00:38:41,421 Mr. Kolchak says he has seen a Diablero. 448 00:38:41,499 --> 00:38:43,433 Yeah. Right. Here. 449 00:38:43,501 --> 00:38:47,904 This is a picture of the dog that was killed by the, uh - possibly by the coyote. 450 00:38:47,972 --> 00:38:50,907 Uh, there were two guards who were killed in the same place. 451 00:38:50,975 --> 00:38:55,969 And here's this, uh, feather that I picked up at a spot where two people were murdered. 452 00:38:56,047 --> 00:38:58,538 Last night, he almost tried to kill me. 453 00:38:58,616 --> 00:39:01,608 Hmm. I must ask you, Mr. Kolchak, 454 00:39:01,686 --> 00:39:04,280 how did you escape the Diablero's spell? 455 00:39:04,355 --> 00:39:06,880 Well, I wish I knew. I don't know. I, uh- 456 00:39:06,958 --> 00:39:09,893 Well, I took a picture. Did you use a flash? 457 00:39:09,961 --> 00:39:11,895 Oh, yeah, sure. Oh, the burst of light. 458 00:39:11,963 --> 00:39:16,297 Oh, listen, a flash can smart, but it's not gonna harm that gargantuan I saw. 459 00:39:16,367 --> 00:39:18,995 To the Diablero, the eyes are everything. 460 00:39:19,070 --> 00:39:22,335 Uh, through his sorcery, through his eyes, 461 00:39:22,407 --> 00:39:24,898 he can "stop the world," as he calls it. 462 00:39:24,976 --> 00:39:28,673 He changes reality, making his enemies helpless. 463 00:39:28,746 --> 00:39:33,615 But that light from the flash blinded him, made his eyes useless. 464 00:39:33,685 --> 00:39:36,449 - Changes reality. - Mmm. 465 00:39:36,521 --> 00:39:39,684 Well, the, uh- the bird that I saw... 466 00:39:39,757 --> 00:39:42,419 was a big, black bird right there. 467 00:39:42,493 --> 00:39:45,189 I mean, it was a bird! Now, is it a bird, or is it a man? 468 00:39:45,263 --> 00:39:50,098 Well, uh, it is both a- and neither. 469 00:39:50,168 --> 00:39:52,830 He uses the magic of both... 470 00:39:52,904 --> 00:39:54,838 and only for evil. 471 00:39:54,906 --> 00:39:57,568 Evil is all he really is. Oh, yeah. 472 00:39:57,642 --> 00:39:59,701 Yeah, yeah. Yeah, that I'll agree with. 473 00:39:59,777 --> 00:40:02,610 Tell me, h-how would I- 474 00:40:02,680 --> 00:40:06,116 How do you kill a Diablero? Yeah. Yeah. That's what I mean. 475 00:40:06,184 --> 00:40:08,516 Well, since earliest times, it was said... 476 00:40:08,586 --> 00:40:13,216 a Diablero cannot live with the sight of his own gaze, hmm? 477 00:40:13,291 --> 00:40:16,522 Nothing more, nothing less will kill it. Oh, that's terrific. That's- 478 00:40:16,594 --> 00:40:18,960 That's a big help. 479 00:40:19,030 --> 00:40:21,931 How do I find, uh, it? 480 00:40:21,999 --> 00:40:26,902 No one knows that, but we have heard in our lore of the Diablero that you describe. 481 00:40:26,971 --> 00:40:29,565 He lived for years under a curse, roaming near and far. 482 00:40:29,640 --> 00:40:32,632 What kind of a curse? A curse to acquire a treasure. 483 00:40:32,710 --> 00:40:35,702 Uh-huh. You see, this Diablero... 484 00:40:35,780 --> 00:40:38,112 was an ancient sorcerer among the cliff dwellers. 485 00:40:38,182 --> 00:40:40,673 - The cliff dwellers, the Yakis- - Yoshone. 486 00:40:40,752 --> 00:40:43,880 Yoshone! Yoshone! They lived in holes in the wall, in pueblos! 487 00:40:43,955 --> 00:40:46,719 Yes, yes. And he dared to steal the ritual treasure, 488 00:40:46,791 --> 00:40:49,021 which belongs to the gods alone. 489 00:40:49,093 --> 00:40:51,891 And for his greed, he was put under a curse- 490 00:40:51,963 --> 00:40:56,491 a curse to build an eternal treasure before he could cross the River of the Seven Winds. 491 00:40:56,567 --> 00:40:58,728 Thank you, thank you very much, Mr. Rolling Thunder. 492 00:40:58,803 --> 00:41:00,794 Thank you, thank you, Dr. Temple. 493 00:41:00,872 --> 00:41:05,172 You have no idea how much you've helped me. Thank you! Thank you very much! 494 00:41:45,316 --> 00:41:48,444 Carl, what are you doing? That's Ron's desk. Hi, Tony. 495 00:41:50,121 --> 00:41:53,716 - Those are Ron's private papers. - Yeah, yeah. I'm looking for something. 496 00:41:53,791 --> 00:41:58,251 - Carl, you know how particular Ron is about people disturbing his things. - In his ear. 497 00:41:58,329 --> 00:42:01,093 - What, are you- You staying here tonight? - Yes, I'm staying here. 498 00:42:01,165 --> 00:42:04,430 - You, uh, nursing a story? - No, I'm not nursing a story. 499 00:42:04,502 --> 00:42:08,029 I'm camping here because I thought that sometime during a 24-hour period, 500 00:42:08,105 --> 00:42:11,404 like a moth returns to the flame, you would return to this office, 501 00:42:11,475 --> 00:42:14,069 and the waiting was worth it for what I'm gonna tell you. 502 00:42:14,145 --> 00:42:16,909 - Well, tell me this- What's the name of that building? - What building? 503 00:42:16,981 --> 00:42:19,040 That deserted tower story that Ron was working on. 504 00:42:19,116 --> 00:42:22,085 You know, "High-Rise Investments Take a Nosedive"? 505 00:42:22,153 --> 00:42:26,214 Tony. Tony, listen, there is an empty high-rise somewhere here in Chicago... 506 00:42:26,290 --> 00:42:29,453 that is being used as a rest place by an eight-foot creature... 507 00:42:29,527 --> 00:42:32,928 who has killed at least 10 people in Chicago and who knows how many elsewhere? 508 00:42:32,997 --> 00:42:35,397 - Carl, are you insane? - Yeah, he's called a Diablero. 509 00:42:35,466 --> 00:42:39,402 - "Dia" what? - Yeah, he's a- a member of a tribe of cliff dwellers. 510 00:42:39,470 --> 00:42:42,667 Carl, what are you babbling about? What's Ron got to do with a tribe? 511 00:42:42,740 --> 00:42:47,143 If you were a cliff dweller, where else in downtown Chicago would you be except in that building? 512 00:42:47,211 --> 00:42:50,146 If I were a cliff dweller, I wouldn't be downtown Chicago. 513 00:42:50,214 --> 00:42:54,651 I'd be dwelling in my cliff in an adobe hut two stories high, which is not exactly the Hancock Tower! 514 00:42:54,719 --> 00:42:56,710 Tony, have you ever seen a pueblo, huh? 515 00:42:56,787 --> 00:42:59,915 They're built in the side of a cliff hundreds of feet high. Where is that story? 516 00:42:59,991 --> 00:43:01,982 Don't you ever read the paper? No. 517 00:43:02,059 --> 00:43:05,426 Ron's feature went out over the wire this morning. What? 518 00:43:05,496 --> 00:43:07,691 Right here. 519 00:43:07,765 --> 00:43:09,699 Champion Towers! That's it! 520 00:43:09,767 --> 00:43:13,362 Tony, call the police and tell them- tell them the Champion Towers right away. 521 00:43:13,437 --> 00:43:16,929 Thank you very much, Tony. You've been a great help. Thank you. Carl! 522 00:43:17,008 --> 00:43:20,068 Carl, come back here! Carl, this- 523 00:43:23,447 --> 00:43:25,438 Cliff dwellers. 524 00:43:33,190 --> 00:43:36,523 The owners went broke, and the whole project went into receivership. 525 00:43:36,594 --> 00:43:40,086 Only the first five floors had been furnished and leased. 526 00:43:41,599 --> 00:43:44,261 Uh- It's after hours, sir. You can't go up. 527 00:43:44,335 --> 00:43:46,496 Oh, no, no. Wait a minute now. 528 00:43:46,570 --> 00:43:49,562 See, uh, I.N.S. Intercity Neon Service. 529 00:43:49,640 --> 00:43:52,302 We don't have a neon sign. Well, that's your problem. 530 00:43:52,376 --> 00:43:55,971 Your manager ordered a neon sign for the top of the building. You could use some advertising. 531 00:43:56,047 --> 00:43:59,380 What are you doing coming at night? When do you expect me to make my estimates? High noon? 532 00:43:59,450 --> 00:44:01,441 What floor do you want? The roof. 533 00:44:01,519 --> 00:44:03,851 Elevator will only go to the fifth floor. I'll walk. 534 00:44:03,921 --> 00:44:06,515 Forty floors? 535 00:44:06,590 --> 00:44:08,581 How many? Forty. 536 00:44:11,195 --> 00:44:13,186 I'm used to it. 537 00:45:20,097 --> 00:45:22,122 I didn't bother to look on the lower floors. 538 00:45:22,199 --> 00:45:26,636 Something told me that if the Diablero was here at all, it would seek the heights. 539 00:50:32,076 --> 00:50:34,874 Nothing was found on that floor, not even ashes. 540 00:50:34,945 --> 00:50:38,005 Baker and the police have ruled the case closed, 541 00:50:38,082 --> 00:50:40,550 all in the public interest, of course. 542 00:50:40,617 --> 00:50:43,313 But there is the matter of those stolen gems. 543 00:50:47,324 --> 00:50:50,452 Those prized stones worth millions, billions- 544 00:50:50,527 --> 00:50:53,963 over 300 years of treasure claimed by the Diablero- 545 00:50:54,031 --> 00:50:57,797 the crown jewels of Queen Elizabeth, the Star Sapphire of Nicholas the First, 546 00:50:57,868 --> 00:51:02,669 the Firestone Diamond of Bonaparte and Josephine, to name but a few. 547 00:51:02,740 --> 00:51:05,800 None of them have ever turned up in any market... 548 00:51:05,876 --> 00:51:08,606 in this world. 549 00:51:08,679 --> 00:51:10,613 Only one thing remains. 550 00:51:10,681 --> 00:51:13,946 The detectives won't admit it, of course, but somewhere, locked deep in the evidence files... 551 00:51:14,017 --> 00:51:16,508 of the Chicago Police Department... 552 00:51:16,587 --> 00:51:19,579 is a handful of black feathers. 553 00:51:19,629 --> 00:51:24,179 Repair and Synchronization by Easy Subtitles Synchronizer 1.0.0.0