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for some of you ladies when you get out.

And little present for you.

I didn't know Boston Blackie was a magician.

There isn't a trick he doesn't know.

Have we time for one more trick, Warden,

before the Thanksgiviving dinner?

Let's have it. Good.

Ladies...

You are e now gazing upon the Phantom Cabinet.

With the use of this box and three little magic w words,

I can cause anyone to disappear.

I assure you, Warden, the disappearance will be only temporary.

Now, I'll need the assistance

of someone in the audience, please.

Who will help me?

(MURMURING

Oh, come, come, ladies.

Surely there must be one of you

who'd lilike to disappear.

I'll give you a nd!

Would you mind coming up on thehe stage, please?

Why not?

Thank you so much.

May y I ask your name, please?

31329.

Dinah Moran. Thank you, Miss Moran.

Wod you nd steppi to the other side of the cabinet, please?

Why not?

I want to call your attentionon, ladies,

to the fact that there are no trapdoors, mirrors, or secret panels.

Nothing but magic.

And, now, Miss Moran, will you step in the cabinet, please? e?

And now, we say the magic words.

Knickernker, Pollywacker, Chingasaw.

Will you help me, please, r?

Surely.

Now, watch closely.

And now, ladies, it'time to bring Miss Moran back.

So once again, I'm going to say the magic words.

Knickernacker, Pollywacker, Chingasaw.

Single fil back to your cells.

Quiet there. Take it easy. Walk!

It's a break, Warden. Meadows called it in from the South tower.

Who was it? Coululd they tell?

No, sir. Too dark. She jumped the garbage truck.

Get everybody back in their cells.

Phone Inspector Farraday right away!

Tell him I'm sending Boston Blackie to him under guard.

Yes, sir! Why, Warden?

Because he's a lonely man

anhates to eat his Thanksgiving dinner by himself.

I'll give you three guesses why.

I hope you know that you have preventeted my enjoying

a Thanksgiving dinner in the bosom of my family.

Oh, I'm terribly sorry, Inspector.

You know, the two prison guards and I

pa stopped off on the way down here,

and we had the most wonderful breast of turkey.

Oh, I suppose, you imagine that's funny.

Well, you have to think about it aittle while, Chief, before you get it.

Homicide. Inspector Farraday speaking.

Yeah.

Not a trace of her, huh?

Yeah? What?

Wait till I write that down.

Uh, it doesn't make much sense, but...

Maybe it'll he. Okay. Thanks.

They found this note under the mattress of Dinah's cell.

Mean anything to you?

"Lampau is being married next Sunday."

Well, I don't know, Inspector. Is it supposed to mean something?

Oh, why don't you stop being coy, Blackie?

You know you arranged the escape of Dinah Moran.

You're talking through your cheap hat.

Talking through my hat, am I? And it's not cheap.

I suppose it was just a big happy coincidence,

the botrick, the disappearance, and the garbage truck.

Well, maybe. Then again, maybe it wasn't.

You know, you're overlooking two important little points, Inspector.

First, I've been giving that same show every Thanksgivingng

at the prison for the past five years.

Now, Dinah Moran knew that.

Maybe, I it fitted in with her plans.

And second, her prison record states that

she was formly in show business...

...as a magician's assistant.

It would make it easier for you two to work together. That's what it proves.

And why wasn't The Runt with you?

Prisoners make him nervous.

Oh. Shut up!

What beats me is why she wanted out so badly

with only six months to go before parole?

Come on, Blackie, tell m m

How does it wo T?

Get up, Inspector, I can't.

You see, it's against the rules s the Magician's Union.

The rabbits might picket me.

I'd like to third deg...

Why don't you let Matthews hunt for the secret panel?

Why should I let Matthews hunt for a secret panel?

Becaususthere isn't any, and then, you wot be emrrassed.

I'm serious. And I'm bored.

All right, Matthews. Examine that box thoroughly.

Come on, Blackie.

Tell me how she got away, and I'll...

I'll send out and get you a big turkey sandwich.

Well, that's very nice of you, Inspector.

(CHUCKLE

You tell me, and I'll send out and get you one.

Do you think I'd be silly enough to help?

The Warden asked me to put on e show,

and I asked for somebody to help me.

You mean, you helped her.

I never saw her before in my life.

You're getting yourself all confused there, Blackie.

If you want totoee someone reallyonfused

get a load of Sergeant Matthews.

Matthews! Get out of that box.

It might interest you to know, Blackie,

that we have a very fine amateur magician right here on the police force.

Good. You'll need him.

Matthews. Matthews!

Will you stayy out of that box?

What watch is Patrolman Peterson working?

Oh, he's in the, uh...

Oh, in the desk sergeant's office.

I'll go get him. N.

You'll stay here and watch Blackie.

I'll go in and talkk to Peterson myself.

Beer keep that cheap hat on.

Why? Your amateur magician

might produce a ThThanksgiving dner out of it for you.

The Inspector seems mad about something.

He ain't happy.

I'm gonna find that secret panel or know why.

Yeah, you do that.

Let me out of here! Matthews! Let me out of here.

Blackie! Blackie!

I'm over here, Matthews.

Oh, I just heard you in here.

It sounded just like you.

It's an old ventriloquial trick I've learn. Do you want to try it?

No. I don't want to try noing with you.

You'd be the hGH of the party.

I'd rather be the hit of the police department...

All right.

...and keep you re..

Well, Matthews, you'll never be the hit of the police department

as long as Farraday treats you the way he does.

Yeah, I guess you're right. Why, sure.

I'm tired of being the stumbling block for r hi. Yeah.

You know, I like you, Matthews.

I rely do. Yeah?

And I have a good mind to...

You got a good mind to what?

...show you how this box works.

Then you'll have it all over Farraday, and it'll serve him right.

No? Yeah.

Good.

Oh, no, I'd better not. No.

Oh, come on, Blackie.

Look, you won't need it anymore.

You're gonna spend the rest of your life in prin anyway.

Oh, thanks.

Now, you're being mean to me..

Me? Yes.

And, I think I'll take my 50 cents back.

Oh, Blackie.

No more tricks, please.

soou'll know how this thing works.

You're really gonna show it to me?

I'm going to show it to you.

You readady? Yeah.

Well, get in.

Oh, no, you don't, wise guy.

You get in.

All right. Now, I asked Dinah Moran

to step in the box like this, see?

ten I pull the curtain... Are you watching?

I pullll the curtain slowly, like this.

Then, I said the magic words.

Knickernacker, Pollywacker, Chingasaw.

And I opened the curtain.

What then?

I said, what then?

Oh, Blackie! That is wonderful!

Blackie! Blackie! Where are you?

Come out of here! Blackie! Come out, come out, wherever you are.

Blackie!

Blackie! Blackie!

Blackie! Blackie, where are you?

Blackie! Blackie, where are you?

Blackie! Come out! Come out or I'll shoot! Come out!

Blackie, come out! Come out or I'll shoot!

What are you doing? Playing marbles?

Come out, Blackie, or I'll shoot!

Get out of there!

I've lost him. You lost who?

Blackie. Huh?

He was showing me how the box worked, and I...

Geout into that hall and look around.

What did I ever do to deserve an assistant like you

You...

Oh! You scared me.

For a minute, I thought it was Blackie.

I ouought to crown..

There's no one in the hall. Clean as ahistle.

Now are you satisfied?

All I asked you to do was to k keep your eyes on him, and what did you do?

I kept my... Shut up!

I didn't say anything.

The hit of the party.

Gesundheit!

What are you smoking, Matthews, corn silk?

Chief! H, Chief!

I got him! I got him!

Chief, I got him! Good work, Matthews!

Where is he? He's in the box.

Uh-huh.

But... I saw him there.

And I see you, too, walking a beat,

out in the cntry, way out in thentry.

Oh, who would want to steal a desk?

Knick... Knickerbocker, Pollyanna, Saginaw.

Knkerbocker, Pollyanna, Saginaw.

Well, congratulations, Matthews.

You've learned the magigic word.

Oh, thank you. Oh, Chi!

Hey, Chief I got him. He'sack again!

Now, just a minute, Matthews.

If y're playing another game, I'll.

oss my heart. He's theres time, for sure!

He'd better be.

All right, Bl...

But he... He was just ther

Matthews, there's a limit to humanan endurance.

Uh, maybe, Blackie doesn't know it.

I'm talking abouout yo! I'm not tired.

Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh!

All right, Mr. Whodunit. Are you coming out?

Okay! WaWatch out for your head.

Tryin' to give the Chief the idea that I'm not bright, huh?

And that...

And that...

And that...

And th...

Come on out!

Come on out!

Come on out!

Did you get him? Did you...

Well, where's the trick box you wanted me to analyze, Inspector?

There. There it is, Mr. Peterson.

Matthews! You moron! You've destroyed the evididence!

Say, Inspector.

I was looking outside the window,

and I sasaw Boston Blackie getting into a cab.

Did you let him go?

No, Mr. Sn

I didn't let him go.

Ex-Sergeant Mahews let him go!

What's this about Boston Blackie?

I thought he'd strahtened out

Straightened out!

Blackie's like a well-used telephonone cord.

You straighten it out one day,

and the next, it's tangled up worse than ever.

In my opinion, Blackie is too crooked ever to o straighten ou.

Is it okay to print that y hadim...

Then, he got away? PTUh...

Mr. Jackson, please sit down.

Look, son, between yoreporters and my office,

there's always been a very cordial understanding.

Would you mind not saying that Blackie has eaped?

The Commissioner will find it out soon enough.

Not from me, he won't.

Huh?

Hello? Blackie?

Where have you been?

Well, you've had me worried. You weren't home all night.

Yeah. Now, listen. Drop everything and meet me

at the reading room of the Uptown public library.

Yeah, right away.

Yeah, that's right. We're hot again.

Will you stop asking so many questions?

Meet me inin the reading room, Uptown library. Got it?

Go.

How's about breaking t that Dinah Moran-Boston Blackie story, Inspector Farraday?

Please! It would be very embarrassing to me just at this time.

Well, it's very embarrassing to me with my City Editor just at this time.

He wants to know where Blackie is.

So do we.

This is Callahan.

Give me homicide, Inspector Farraday.

Well, get it.

Homicide. Sergeant Matthews speaking.

Just a minute.

It's Callahan. He wants to talk to you.

Yeah, what did you find out?

Public library, eh?

Good work, Callahan.

Cover that entrance. We'll be right down.

All right.

e, do Yeah.

Sit tight, and I'll have a lulu for you! Come on, Matths.

Shh.

Hey, boss. Shh.

Do you have to make so much noise?

I...

Hey. What are you doing here anyway?

I've got to get some information on a woman named Dinah Moran.

Hey, Blackie.

You haven't gone and got yourself behinthe eight ball again, ave you?

No. Her number is 31329.

Who is this?

There it is.

"Magician and assistant ld for murder and theft."

"Lampau freed. Showgi wife held."

"Dinah Moran gets threers for robbery."

"Police fail to find stolen fortune in Lampau-Moran case."

Where do we go from here?

We've got to find Lampau.

Maybe she's heading for him now.

You know, you're even going to make a good detective somey.

Oh!

Under the table, quick.

I'll have a look around, Chief.

Shh.

It's fun. I don't see 'em.

Young man, this is a library where people are trying to think.

Lady, we ain't here to think.

I can certainly believe that.

Take off your hat.

And that thing in your mouth.

Police department, lady.

Come o on, Matthews. This is just anoer wild goose chase.

Hey, Mephistopheheles the Grea!

Come on out, and no tricks.

Blackie! Blackie, my boy!

We, I'm glad to see you.

This is The nt. This is an old friend of mine,

Mephistopheles the Great, alia Bordeaux.

Mr. Me...

It's a pleasure.

Glad to meet any frfriend of Blackie's.

Say, give an account of yourself.

Huh? I mean, in a out of town

Oh.

Say, this is quite a little business you havhere.

Betttt than playing one night stands and going hungry.

can always get a rabbit stew or a pigeon pie.

Say, sit down. Sit down.

No, I'd ther wander around, if you don't mind.

Well, same old pro.

They never change their acts.

They've been using the same routitine that I've used 20 years ago.

Hey. Hey. Have you got any l?

Well, certainly. Honest?

Dishonest. Oh.

Say, do you remember a fellow...

Oh, uh, what's his name?

Lam... Lampau, that's it. Yes, Lampau.

Oh, of course.

Of course! Lampau.

He h had the greatest rope trick in the business.

That's the flow. Whatever becamof him?

Well, he's around somewhere.

of him for years.

Sort of disappeared into thin air.

Why the sudden interest in Lpau, Blackie?

Oh, just curious, at's all.

You're losing your old technique, Blackie.

What's the gimmick?

Well, to be truthful, I'in one of my usual jams,

and I thout Mr. Lampau might come in handy.

This is strictly off the record. Mmm-hmm.

Honor among thieves. Ohsure, yeah.

Lampau is playing ate right now.

No? Hey, wait a minute. I think you've got that all wrong.

I saw the show yesterday afternoon.

There's a fellow by the name e of Jani doing with the magic there.

Jani is Lampau.

Really? Well, why the name switch?

Oh, he got mixed up in some murder and robbery deal,

and the publicity, of course, almost rned him.

So he got a new tag, and he's packing them in again.

Runt, this is the biggest rabbit we ever pulled out of a hat.

Thank you, old-timer, for your help.

Come on, kid. Drop in again, Blackie.

Say, by the way, don't forget if you have time, I got a new shipment of dice.

Oh! Say, h honest ones.

I'll be in.

Get a seat on the aisle, so you'll be able to get out in a hurry.

And why can't I go with you?

'Cause I'm going back stage.

I'll meet you at the car as soon as the show is over.

Now, on the aisle.

Okay, okay, okay, the aisle.

Shall I get it?

No, I'll answer it. Okay!

Hello, Mr. Jani.

I'm Donovan of the Backstage Mirror. Can we have a little chat?

Oh, come in. Thanks.

This is my assistant, Miss Irene.

Well... Oh, how do you do?

Hello. H Have you caught our act yet, Mr. Donovan?

Mmm. No, but I'm looking forward to it.

Won't you sit down? Thanks.

I have read the Backstage Mirror for years.

Good paper. You have been with it long?

No, only about a mononth.

As a matter of fact, I don't know one act from another.

You'll get along a right.

There are just two things to rememember.

Be sure to spell the actor's name right,

and say he is great.

We had a wonderful run in Cincinnati.

Seven weeks to standing room only.

Good. . Where do you go from here?

We are taking a little vacation.

Shall we tell him, dear?

Wee going to be married Sunday.

No? Wellcongratulations.

- I'll have to jot that down. - Thank you.

Does, uh...

Dinah Moran spell her name with an "H"?

How do you know about her?

What has Dinah Moran to do with it?

You're not going to drag that up again, are THu?

You said you knew nothing about show people.

I don't, but I Ised to be a police reporter, Mr. Lampau.

Look here, old man.

You evidently know the whole story.

We were divorced. I have not seen Dinah Moran in years.

I'm afraid you will.

But she's in the penitentiary.

Well, she was in the peninintiary up until a couple of hours ago.

Where is she now?

Well, if I know anything about women, she's on her way here.

I should like to speak to Mr. Donovan alone.

Do you mind, dear?

All right...

Who are you? What is your rket?

We, I've lost e racket, but I haven't lost the name.

I'm Boston Blackie.

Boston Blackie! Mmm-hmm.

Whato you want?

Well, first, I want to prevent Dinah Moran from taking a potshot you,

and I want to get her back to the penitentiary

so the police won't take a potshot at me.

Did you help her escape?

That's what the police say.

I would not like I Irene toe mixed up in this.

No, I shouldn't think you would.

So after the trial, I anged my nam

From Lampau to Jani, huh?

Then I met Irene.

And divorced the woman in pson.

What else could I do?

Wasn't there a little bbery of some hundred thousand dollars involved?

Well, you shouould know the police cleared me,

but the public did not.

I had to start all over again.

Irene encocouraged me. She had faith in me.

She mu have.

I would not want to go on living wit Irene.

Yes?

Wardrobe.

Hell Miss ran.

What are you doioing here?

Waiting for you to show up.

I wantedo find out how u escaped.

Yore a magician. You figure it out.

What're you going to do?

I don't know yet, but I've got a good idea.

Now, as a guo's had a lot of experiencnce both in and out,

willou listen to me for a minute?

Go ahead. I'm ino hurry.

I'm not going any place.

Oh, yes, you are, Miss Moran.

You're going back to your cell.

Who's going to take me? I am.

You see the police a trying to pin your escape on me.

There's a lot of thihings I could explain, if you'd give me time.

They gave me time.

Three years, and there was nothing I could explain.

The judge banged his gavel,.

I took t rap.

Get in there, Blackie.

You know, you're not being very smart.

Shut up. Keep moving.

Yes, ma'am.

And now, you double-crosser...

Dinah, please, listen!

Where is she? Who?

You know who.

The woman you're going to marry on Sunday.

How do you know that?

You want to get news fast, go to the penitentiary.

All I'm here for is my share of the monone.

The money we were supposed to split after I'd served my time.

I haven't any money.

You're a liar! Someone stole it.

Sure, someone stole it. You stole it.

I tell you, I never touched that money!

I dot know where it is.

I'll give you three to remember.

One...

Two...

Open the door.

Open up. Let me out of here!

Jani! Jani!

What happened? I don't know!

Let me out of here!

Jani, are you all right?

Let me ouout of her.

Are you all right? Uh, just a scratch.

Jani!

Oh, that's not too bad. You'd better wrap this around it.

Where'd she go? Out there.

Jani, open the door! Have you got a gun?

In the trunk, top drawer.

Jani! Open the door!

w, look. You were fooling around with this gun

and it went off accidentally, see? Yes.

I'll verify it.

Uh, betteret them in.

Jani!

Jani, are you all righght? What happened?

I was fooling around with my prop gun.

It is alwa the unloaded gun.

I shot myself in the wri.

I'll be all right.

Come in, dear.

Sorry to have caused all this trouble.

Now, tell me the truth. What really happeneded?

Dinah Moran was here.

at? Where is she now?

She went out the windo Took a potshot at him.

Fortunately, it just grazed his wrist.

I feel too upset to go on.

Now don't worry. I'll do the show for you.

You? Sure. I know enough about magic to get by,

if you give me the routine. I might as well tell you, Irene.

Mr. Donovavan is the notorious Boston Blackie.

Boston Blackie! Now, don't be alarmed, dear.

This time, he is on our side, I hope.

Anyway, he knows enoh magic to do this one show.

Uh... I'll be all right in a little while.

Take this off, willllou, Jani? Yes.

Got some stuff I can make a beard and mustache out of?

Take this. Good.

Now, we en with the milk pitcher trick.

That's the one with the cone, where you pour the...

Yeah, and the old cigarette routine.

Irene will cue you.

(KNOCK ON DOOROR MAN: Fifteen minutes.

All right.

Hey, Chief, look.

Look how big they got your name in the paper.

Where do you think you are?

I n't seem to convince you, Sergnt Mthews,

at we're in aerrible situation!

There's nothing wrong with us, Cef.

I've got e everything covered.

Covered! What have you t covered besides the seat of th chair?

Well, I t l The Runt's hideouts and Black's apartment.

Whhave you got staked out at Blackie's apartment?

Officer Callahan. Calla...

I'm afraid, that's just another Matthews.

ll, he's a pretty good...

How did it go? Good. What about you?

Oh, I'm all right. How's... H's the wri?

It's fine now. Good.

Jani! I think you ought to call the police.

No. No. No. That's the wrong thing to do.

Now, believe me, I know what's best.

You haven't proved it up till now.

Well, I warned you Dinah h Moran had escaped.

I didn't think she'd catch up with Jani so fast.

She'll try again, too.

That's what I am hoping.

If I impersonate you, Jani, she'll go after me.

You'll be taking a big ance.

I wouldn't want anything to happen..

Oh, only for a feways.

You'll get proteion, and I'll get a cs nce to clear myse with the poli.

I... se do, dear.

Come on, what do you say?

All right, then. od.

Now, you'll have to keep out of sight.

We'll de out at a friend's apartment.

What is wrong with my apartment?

Well, Dinah is liable to show up.

Do as he says, Jani.

Don'n't goo your apament tonight.

What about cloes? You're not going to wear

Jani's turban on t street, are you?

Maybe.

I thought I told you to wait the car?

You scared me. I was worried about you, Blackie.

There were two wagons and an ambulance went by, and.

This is a friend of mine, Mr. Jani.

How do you do? How you do?

How was the show, Runt? Oh, terrible.

That Jani is slipping. He's, uh...

What did you say byour name was?

Jani.

Uh, look, Blackie. I ha got the car parked

right by a fire plug.. I'afraid of a ticket.

We're going to Harry Burton's apartment. Come on, Jani.

Make yourself comfortable.

What about your friend, Mr. Burton?

He's out of town, on business.

Anything youant, just ask The Runt for it.

He's a swell cook, too. Well, thank you. I'm very grateful.

While I think of it, I wonder whatever happed

to that money that Dinah was supposed to have stolen.

I've often thought she might have been working with someone else,

someone who o kept the money after she was sent to prison.

Well, that's possible.

No, thank you.

May I have the key to your apartment, please?

Oh, but I thought you wanted...

In case Dinah calls, I nt to be there.

Oh.

Number 10 Mount Street.

Apartment 26.

10 Mount Street, huh?

Do you always wear that ring?

Oh, yes.

Would you let me have it, please? Mmm-hmm.

And, uh, the turban.

Of course.

Keep your eyes open, Runt. He's got a bad scratch on his hand.

Take care of it, and make our guest comfortable.

Yeah, yeah, but who's gonna make me comfortable?

Inspector Farraday, if we're not careful.

Look, fellows, as soon as I have any information,

I'll release it in the regular manner.

Regulalar manner.

You didn't release it in the regular manner this morning.

Now, wait a minute!

I told you I did not give out

any story about Boston Blackie.

No? Well, how did the Gazette get an exclusive on it?

Look, fellows, if you'll just have a littleatience,

I may have something to tell you soon.

As a matter of fact, I've got...

Hello!

Oh, hello, Mr. Commissioner.

But, Commissioner, I've...

Uh, Mr. Commissioner, I'll have this case

solved in 48 hours. I...

Yeah, I know, I... I mean...

Uh, but, Commissioner, I promise you, I'll...

Get out of here.

Get out of here! All of you!

Scat! Beat it!

I'm going home. Maybe, a good night's sleep will help.

could use a little sleep, to Chief.

Go ahead. Curl up in the wastebasket.

You're gonna beere all night.

Oh, the e precinct reports. You forgot to look them over.

Yeah. Give 'em to me.

Precinct.

"John Jani, appearing in magic act at Orpheum Theatre,

"woundeded in right writ while cleaning gun.

"Report telephoned in by theater manager.

"No further investigation. No..."

Wait a mine.

Matthews!

Do youealize how important this is?

Only because you're excited, and that's nothing new.

Look in the files there under "L",

and u'll find that Lampau and Jani are the same man!

Then, you look in the files under "M", and you'll find

thatinah Moran was the woman in the case.

Well, if you know all that, why should I look 'em up?

My dear Sergeant Matthews, will you sit in that chair?

Now, in your long and colorful and distinguished police career

were you ever called upon to find a man?

Sure.

How did you go about it?

I looked him up in the phone book.

In the phone book!

Look, Jani would not list

his obvious stage name in a telephonene directory.

To look him up in that

woulbe an absolute waste of time, and I'll prove I it to you.

Look here, Jani... "J".

"J..." It's before "K".

"J..."

"J-A..."

"J-A..."

"J-A..." Look, "John Jani. 10 Mount Street."

J... See, I told.d...

Shut up, don't say it! Come on!

Who is there?

Homicide. Inspector Farraday.

Uh, just a moment, please.

Well, come in, gentlemen. Come in.

Inspector Farraday, so nice to see you again.

Oh, thanks.

I'm Inspector Farraday.

Oh, I beyour pardon.

Please, forgive me. It has been so long now.

Mmm-hmhmm. And you were known as Lampau then.

Yes, yes.

An unfortunate incident.

Unfortrtunate for the mn who was murdered.

Yes...

And unfortunate for you. Hmm?

er embarrassing

failing to solve a crime.

And I solve all of them eventually.

Did you know that Dinah Moran had broken out of prison?

Escaped? That's right.

But no! Mmm-hmm.

And she's plenty dangerous.

Why do you say that?

She'd have been released in six months for good conduct.

Something important madedeer break out. She's after something.

Yes? Or somebody.

Don't you worry, Mr. Jani, you're safe

with Matthews and Farraday on the case.

Well, I feel quite sure of that, yes.

And thank you for warning me.

Oh, by the way, have a peanut?

Oh, thanks.

It is a litttt trick of mine.

Of course, too simple fory act,

but perfect for him.

What happened to that hand?

I, uh... I was cleaning a gun.

Always keep a gun in your dressing room?

Yes.

g As a matter of fact, I use it in my act.

Got permit for it? But of course.

All right. That'll be all for now, Jani.

And if you hear of anything

that might help us locate Dinah Moran,

call me at headquarters.

Well, you may be sure I will.

Nice of you to drop in, Inspector. Mmm-hmm.

Possibly we could have lunch together sometime?

Oh, that would be... Don't say it!

Goodbye, g gentlemen.

Pancakes are very good for your butterflies in your stomach.

It gives them something soft to sit on.

Come on, sit down. Uh...

Just like a bulletoof vest,

with maple syrup on it.

Come on, sit down! can't eat.

Now, what are you worried about?

Blackie's the one that's in the jam.

Any news

Mmm, not much.

Dinah Moran dropd in last night.

Did you get her?

Well, the only way I could have stopped her was with a bullet.

That's right, Blackie. Never shoot a woman,

solutely necessary.

Now, I am sure.

She is out to kill me. She resents Irene.

US Well, I I ould think she would.

There's only one little thing against the jealousy angle, Jani.

Huh?

She wawasearching last night, not shooting.

What for?

That's what I want to find out.

I got there in time to see her rummaging through a desk.

Irene was in there, do you?

Well, I've had enough of this.

I'm going to cl the police. Oh, now listen.

Will you stop trying to shake the building down

and tell me what she was after?

How should I know?

Was it the money?

The 100 grand that no one ever found?

You're crazy if you think I know anything about that money!

op it. Sit down. Give me my keys!

Hey, wait a minute. Ain't you got any manners?

I said give me my k keys!

Wait a minute.

You seem to be very interested in three little keys.

Hey, maybe they could b be importan?

Maybe. They belong to me!

Quiet.

What's this one?

Mailbox. Mmm-hmm.

How about this? My car.

And how about this?

Why do you third-degree me?

Because I'm curious, thatat's all.

What this one for?

I don't remember.

rember, huh?

Well, maybe it belongs ta...

To an old stage trunk I threw away. I...

Oh, I see. Yououust carry it around for ballast, huh?

Runt. Mmm-hmm?

Keep this pointed at him till I get back, will you?

He come on. Sit down. Come on.

Eat my pancakes.

Go ahead, they're good.

How are you?

I'd like a duplicate for this, please.

Well, this is quite an interesting little shop you have here.

Yes, sir.

I, uh... I suppose, being an expert,

you can probably tell what every k key is for, huh?

I'll bet you can't figure out that one of mine.

Yes, sir, I defy any expert to figure that one out.

Now, uh... Now, this key here,

I bet that belongs to a truck, huh?

Young man, do you see thalo? Sure.

Take a lesson from it.

Thirty yea I've spent working on locks,

and in that time I've learned

that a man's mouth is like a lock.

When you keep your mouth shut up tight,

you keep the right things locked in

and the wrong things locked out.

Yeah, I see. Mmm-hmm.

ecialist,

if you can't tell me what my key is for.

Who says I can't?

'to say anything. aid

No key so odd that I can't identnty it.

Uh, you have a safety depepit box in the State Bank.

Well, by golly, you're right. Yes, sir. Wononrful.

But, uh, what branch?

I'll bet can't tell me that?

Uh, Tenth Street.

I got a customer, Mrs. Duffy, s a box there.

Uh, how do know it's Tenth Street?

Because Mrs. Duffy loses at least a dozen keys a year.

She dodoes, huh? Look.

You notice on that key there's very thiline running right through...

Hey, I'm not through with that key yet.

Well, neitheam I.

Hey, you forget your change!

Hello, Mr. Jani, how's tricks?

Standing room only.

Have, uh... Have you caught the new act?

It was swell

I'm thinking out taking the kids next Saturday afternoon.

Good, good! Thank you very much.

If, uh... If I did not have this game hand,

I wod write yoout a pass.

Unfortunately, I was playing with my gun

and, uh, I g nicked.

Well, that's too bad.

But how are you going to sign your cd

to get into ur safety deposit bo

Oh, but surely you will take my wd for it.

After all, wht the great Jani

would wander around wn in this silly outfit, huh?

I think we'd betr see Mr. Andrews, our new manager.

Yes, ut of course.

Uh, Mr. Jani, do you have any type of identification?

Oh, but of course.

My card.

t That's Jani, all right.

Well, uh, just a moment.

Hello? Oh, Orpheum Theatre?

I'd like to speak to the manager, please.

Oh, uh, speaking?

Well, uh, this is Andrews, the State Bank.

I'd like to know if anything happened

to Mr. John Jani recently?

Yes?

An accident? I see.

While cleaning a gun.

I see.

Well, I just wanted to make sure.

He couldn't sign the slip to get into his safe deposit box.

Thanks.

I hope you don't mind, Mr. Jani.

Oh. But, uh, you understand,

we can't be too careful.

rotecting my interests.

Oh, I... Sorry. Thank you so much.

Got room for another passenger?

Dinah.

Drive on.

Arenen't you beig rather foolish?

Sure, but I've been foolish all my life. Why stop now?

How did you find me?

You should be smart enough not to ask trade secrets.

t's have that money.

There's enough here for a split, Dinah,

and you'll be needing help.

There's no need for help where I'm going.

Give me that money.

Now, pull up to the curb down there.

Get out!

What about my car?

You can tell the police I'm using it for a hearse.

Oh, cab!

United Nations meeting, sir?

To the Orpheum Theatre, if you will be so kind.

Come in!

Blackie!

Hello, Irene.

Is everything all right?

Well, that all depends on what develops.

Dinah Moran turned up in Jani's apartment last night,

just as I expected.

And what happened?

She rigged the lights and got away.

But found out what s she's really after, $100,000.

I don't understand..

Did she expect to find it in Jani's apartment?

Well, yosee, when Dah was tried for murder,

one of the big mysteteries was the missing money.

She claims she left it with Jani and now she wants her share.

But that can't be.

Jani himself told me he never had anything to do with that money.

I'm afraid he lied to you, Irene.

But they cleared Jani completely.

Oh, they did at the time, ye.

But, you see, what really happened,

the police were very stupid.

Because... This is going to be a bit of shock to you.

...Jani hid the money.

I don't believe it.

Would you believe I know where it is?

Never, until you show it to me.

They can't identify money.

You can't link Jani to that theft.

Well, Irene, it was in thousand dollar bills

and all the numbers were recorded.

That's why Jani was afraid to use it.

Oh.

Oh, now, comon.

That w't help, really.

But...

He lied to me.

But I'm sure it's for my sake,

for my own peace of mind.

Give me the money, Blackie, please.

Let me give it back to Dinah Moran.

I don't want a penny of it.

to leave us alone.

You know, that Jani's a pretty lucky guy

to have a girl like you feel this way about him.

I love him.

You must give e the money

and let me get in touch with her

and give it back to hersomehow.

Well, it isn't hers, really, or his, either, for a matter of fact.

No, as long as she knows I have it, she'll come to me for it.

Don'n'you see, Irene, it's the only chance I have

to turn her over to the police and clear myself?

But how do you know she'll come to you?

ll, she knows I've got the money

and she also knows I'm impersonating Jani

to keep clear of the cops.

She's been following me all day.

Hello, Mr. Burton. Hello, Tom.

Where've you been?

Out of town, on business.

Nice having you back.

Thanks. Nice to be back.

Good night. Good night, Tom.

Operator, operator, give m me the police, quick!

And now, ladies and gentlemen,

may I call your attention to this empty box.

And now, watch closely.

Appafungai!

I have here 100 bills,

each one of a thousandollars denomination.

Of course, you think this must be stage money,

but assure you it's real and I will prove it to you.

Someone who would come up and examine these bills, please?

Oh, come, come. Nothing to be ashamed of, bankers.

Ahan expert!

Would you mind coming up on the stage, please?

Thank you so muc

Thank you so mh.

May I ask your name, please?

Uh, Jones. Jones!

Would yomind stepping to e center of the stage, Mr. Jones?

I, uh... I take it you must be a banker, Mr. Jones?

Well, I... I work for one.

I see. Then let us call you

the brains behind the

Oh, yeah, that's right.

Mr. Jones, be so kind as to examine this $1,000 bill, please.

See if it's real.

Look it l over, Mr. Jones.

Why, it's... It'real! Yes, but of course!

And would you mind looking at those, please

Why, they're real! All of 'em! Fine!

Of crse. I told you I would prove it to you.

Mr. Jones, wouldouold on to that bil please?

You are sure that's real?

Yes, sir.

All right, Mr. Jones.

Now, what I wantnt you to do is,

puit in the fire, please?

Oh, no, it's... 's ainst the law.

I will protect you.

Please, Mr. Jones.

It's good. We burn it good.

Hey, Chief. They ain't allowed to burn real money.

Oh, stop worrying. It isn't real.

There we are. Thank you.

And, uh, now, these.

Watch, lads and gentlemen, thousand dollar bills.

It is a she, is it t not?

Watch them burn, ladies and gentlemen.

And now, in the box.

Appafungai!

Would you mi saying the magic words, Mr. Jones?

Attaslinghigh.

Splendid!

Now, watch, ladies and gentlemen.

You see, they are all restored.

Which simply proves that rich oror poor, it's nice to have money.

Thank you so much, Mr. Jones.

It was a great pleasure. Thank you, ladies and gentlemen.

Okay, thanks.

Yeah, Farraday speaking.

Jani murdered! Why, you're crazy!

Listen, he's right here on the stage, right now.

That's one t thing I'm sure of.

No, it must be a case of mistaken identity.

Don't tell me what I can see with my own eyes

from where I'm standing! I...

Yeah, all right.

All right, you check into it, too.

Yeah.

And now, ladies and gentlemen...

Who would like to be sawed in half?

I'm afraid, if we sawed you in half,

there would be very little left.

In the box.

In the box.

In the box.

This way, this way.

Pardon, ladies and gentlemen.

Oh!

Are you all right?

Jani got knocked off this afternoon.

Jani, murdered? I don't believe it!

He's tipping 'em off to something.

Farraday's after you.

He's out on that stage, right now.

You'd better get out of here.

You'rere under arrest, Blackie, for the murder of John Jani.

You're under arrest, Runt,

as accomplice in the murder of John Jani.

You can't fool me.

Curtains! Draw the curtains!

Open up, Sid. Don't push.

Now, wait a minute, Matthews.

You searched him, didn't you?

Uh, no.

I turn my back for one minute

to m make a report, and nothing gets done!

When are you going to learn ordinary police procedure?

I want to be distinctive.

You do.

All right, and take off that false face.

You don'n't fool anybody with that.

Ah, but I did once, remember?

You look... Don't say it!

Come on, shell out there. Empty your pockets.

All ririt. Let's see what you've got.

Oh, I'm clean, Farraday.

What have you got in that Quonset hut?

Nothing.

Maybe we should take them to the zoo.

Oh, shut up and get 'em in there!

Come on!

Farraday, you're wonderful. Yeah?

I've got to hand it to you. Well...

Uh...

Shut up! Don't say it! Come on!

He's hnted.

Here we are again.

No place like home.

Okay, Runt, come o on. Let's have it.

Now, what happened?

You know, right after you left Burton's apartment...

Yes? ...I heardome funny noises out the hall.

So I opened up the door and looked out

That's all I could remember,

until she hit me over the head.

Who, Dinah Moran?

Well, who else but?

Well, didn you get a go look at her?

And the first thing you know, I saw Jani laying on the floor

and he was dead, murdered.

So I picked him up and I put him in the closet

and went out looking for you.

Well, how did I know Harry was going to come back so soon?

I looked all over for you and couldn't find you anyplace.

Whe we you?

I was out trying to find the 100 grand

that I used at the theater tonight as bait for Dih Moran.

That was a good idea.

Yeah.

She must be desperate with that murder rap hanging over her.

She'll probably ransack the theater nigh

looking for it,

figuring I'd hid it before Farraday

caught up with m

Look, Blackie,

why don't you let me ll 'em tt I killed Jani

and that'll geget you ou?

Aw, thanks, Runt. That won't do any good.

They'll still blame me for Dinah Mon being on the loose.

But she'll never find that mon.

Oh, you haven't got that dough on you, ve you?

Farraday'll frisk us all over again.

No, I haven't got the money on me.

I shouldn't do this, lady.

You can have just about a minute with him, no more.

Hey, you got company.

You shouldn't have come down here, Irene.

I on wanted you to know that I...

don't blamyou for what happened.

If only they didn't find the money on you.

Well, who said they did?

Don't forget that Black's hds

are quicker than Farraday's ey.

Yes, that's right. I, uh... I y in that magic box,

justefore we sawed Runt in half.

Hey, you got to go, the Chief just came in.

All right.

Goodbye. Goodbye, Irene.

Boy, that dame is sures.

If she ever runs into that dame Moran...

Brother!

Runt, we gottaet out ofere.

Oh, yeah?? Well, just how?

I don't know, but...

Looks as though weste gogoing to be in here a long time, Runt.

Yes! Yes, it does.

How about brushing up on that mind-reading routine of ours, huh?

Why...

Yes, I, uh... I think it's a good idea!

You got a handkerchief?

Yes, I have.

I think I'll get it. I haven'n't done it for a long time.

All right. Well, let's do a little practicing here.

All right. I'll tie this tightly around my head.

No place to go anyway.

That's right. Uh-huh.

Now, look, relax.

N N, make 'em easy. Don't give me hard ones.

No, I won't give you any hard ones,

but you got to remember, you got to relax.

All right. Okay, uh...

All right, I'm going to start with the first one.

All right. And try to give you an easy one.

Mmm-hmm. I'm concentrating.

Now, think. Mmm-hmm.

What do I have here?

A tie. That's right! It's a tie, is right.

Absolutely a tie!

How do you like it?

It's pretty good. All right. No you're ready

for the second one? I'm ready.

Okay, relax. Now, concentrate.

What do I have here?

Suspenders. Absolutely right! 100%.

I knew I'd get it. That's pretty good.

All right. Now, this is a toughie. All right.

You gotta concentrate. Mmm-hmm.

Okay.

What do I have here?

That has a familiar ring to it. It's a ring.

You're absolutely right. It's a ring!

How do you like that? Say, that's all right! How do you do that?

Oh, it's's. Oh, wait a minute.

I'm going to give him a real tough one now.

A toughie, huh?

What am I pointing at?

A very handsome policeman.

You're absololely right!

How do you like that?

Say, that's pretty good, fellows. Can anybody do that?

Anybody can do it, if I teach 'em. Oh, sure.

I taught The Runt in five minutes. That's right.

You mean, you could teach me to concentrate

and read... And read your mi? Why, of course.

You don't think I can see through the handkerchief, do you?

You got a lot of holes in it, don't you?

I have not. Look at that.

Holes in it? Do you see a hole in that?

Look.

Hey, that's all right.

You want to try it? Yeah. Can I do it?

Of course, but come on in.

By golly, I'll try anything once.

Why, sure. Come on right in. We're all together.

We've got no plala to go.

And I mean, it's a lot of fun and...

Just make yourself comfortable.

Sure. Just... Just like that.

Show people do that and I think it's a lot of fun.

Yes, we'll teach you in five minutes.

There you are. That's right.

Now, here we go.

Now, loosen your hands, become relaxeded

That's just... That's right, relax. That's right, that's right.

Now, can you see through that?

By golly, I can't!

Can you breathe? Can you breathe?

Are you sure you can't see through that?

Not a thing, no. Good, good!

Now, in order to relax and concentrate,

you have to count up to 20.. Up to 20.

Slowly. Mmm-hmm. Slowly.

One, two, three... Oh, no, no, no.

That's too fast. Too fast.

You see, after you count up to 20,

you realize exactly what's on our minds.

I can read your minds? You can read our minds.

Huh? Well, that's good!

Now, here we go.

One, two,

three, four, five... Three, four, five...

...six, seven... Fine!

...eight... Uh-huh.

...nine, ten, eleven, twelve... No.

Ten, eleven, twelve, thirteen,

fourteen, fifteen, sixteen,

seventeen, eighteen, nineteen, twenty.

All right, I'm relaxed and I'm concentrating.

I'm concentrating.

Hey, fellows! Hey, fellows!

Hey, you can't't do this to me!

Hey, Chief!

Oh, boy, what a dumbbell!

Hey, Chief! Let me oututf here!

They'll have a dragnet out for us in 10 minutes.

We've got to separate.

Good. I'm going to go home and rest.

No, you're not! You're going uptown.

Uptown? Yes.

Oh, that's some way to get a price on my head.

I figure they'll nab me as sure as you're born.

That's what I'm hoping.

If they nab you uptown, they'll think I'm uptown, too.

But I won't be there, you see?

No, I don't.

But I'll go anyway.

Dead about six hours, shot in the back, below the heart.

Mmm-hmm, do you hear that, Burton?

A murder rap isn't as easy to beat as bookm.

Does Blackie have a key to your apartment?

Sure he had one. I gave out lots of keys.

Always open house at Harry Burtoton's.

Did Blackie know you were going to be out of town?

That's right. My friends didn't expect me back for at least a week.

It a adds up.

Blackie's going around pretending he's Jani

�Blackie has a key! which

Do you know something, Chief?

That's exactly how I had it figured out.

Only I was waiting for you to speak first.

Well, you never have before.

We just got a flash, Inspector.

ped from jail.

What, again? Blackie on the loose?

Were you holding him for murder, Inspector?

No!

Let me get to that phone! Me, too!

Uh, it's bent.

It's bent!

Irene.

Well, Blackie, how convenient.

She's deadad.

You've been lookg everywhere for Dinah.

There she is.

So it was you?

You got rid of Jani, too, huhuh?

Now you know.

So it was you, d not Dinah,

who came to Jani's apartment

the other ninight when I was there?

You think so?

You didn't expect to find anyone there

and it was your first good chance to really search the place.

Can you prove it?

All the time you were gaged to Jani you were after the money

You know, Irene, as a sort of amateur detective,

I'm rath curus to know how you found out about it.

Since you're gng toay theenalty for two murds,

I don't see why I shouldn't tell you.

I wouldn't want toeny the condemned man hilast wish.

Well, now, that's very nice of you.

I suppose Jani confessed?

Yes.

t he wouldn't tell me where he hid the money.

He wouldn't trust anybody.

So you decided to marry him?

But not for love, I can assure you.

When he divorced Dinah, you needled her with unsigned nos,

hoping she'd make a break foit

and lead you to the money?

turally.

Then the marriage wouldn't have en necessary.

That's very smart thinking.

But there's one bet that you didn't cover...

Me.

That's a bet I didn't need to cover.

You lead me to the money that you hid in the box,

take you away.

Get over t tre.

You know, that thing might go off.

Itight.

Police headquarters, please.

I'll be a front-page heroine for catching you.

Oh, sure, yes.

Hello, police headquarters?

Connect me with Inspector Farraday, please.

Are you going to tell us what you were doing uptown?

Mmm-hmm.

Just walking.

Listen, you'll take your last walk,

unt.

Yeah, Farraday speaking.

What?

I'll be right down.

I must be slipping.

I should have known when you were uptown, Blackie's downtown.

Come on, Matthews. You, too, Runt! Come on!

There, have a good cry for yourself.

Mmm. Lovely.

What is that?

Well, we might as well be entertained while we're waiting.

How's about a little music, huh?

Get away from that machine!

Now, now, now, now. It'll calm your nerves.

Isn't that wonderful?

Shut that thing off!

Yes, ma'am.

You confessed to killing Jani and Dinah,

and now your nerves are snapping.

If you don't calm down, you'll give yourself away.

No one, but you, knows I killed them.

And the electric chair makes a very bad witness stand.

Yes, that's right. It does.

All right, spread out! Cover all the entrances!

Come here, you Runt!

Get in there. Go ahead!

This way, Inspector.

Hello, Inspector.

All right, I'll take that, lady. Come on, Blackie.

There's your murderer, Inspector.

Pretending to help Jani and me, and...

And all the time he was after money.

You won't think it's so funny, Blackie.

I promise you that... Save y your promiss

until after you've heard Irene's confession.

Confession?

Why, yes, sugar. You know that, uh... That little conversation al had

before the Inspector arrived?

You're wasting your time, Blackie.

Am I? You don't think I'm fool enough to get a confession

without being able to prove it, do you?

Let's see you prove it.

You see, I was all set to record Irene's confession

on this recording set-up

because I thought she'd killed Jani.

Listen.

- You confessed to killig - Jani and Dinah,

and now your nerves are snapping.

If you don't calm down, you'll give yourself away.

Watch her, Runt! All right. Get her, Runt, get her!

Co back here, lady.

So you don't like hearing your own confession, huh?

I should have finished you off, too!

Why not?

You might as well be electrocuted

for killing three people as two.

She had an airtight plan all worked out.

They always have. Yeah.

All right. Where's the money?

Blackie has it. He hid it in one of the props!

Well, I hate to disappoint you, Irene,

but I'm afraid you wouldn't have found it there.

Well, then, who has got it?

Matthews has got it!

Sure, I plananted t in his pocket for,

while he was searching me tonight. Here you are, Inspector.

Well, I'll be... Don't say it!

Get out of my sight, and take her with you!

Of all the lump-headed lummoxes...

She's such a pretty girl, too.

All right. Now, I want to tell you a few things.

All right, Inspector.

The police department was ju waiting

for Dinah Moran's release,

knowing that she would lead us straight to ththis mone,

if she and Jani had hidden it.

So you needn't feel so cocky

about solving this case single-handed.

I'd have done it myself.

I never ququ on an unsolved case,

and you know that, don't you?

Oh, yeah, yeah! Yeah, yeah!

Well, all right.

Now, let's hear the rest of that confession.

You mean, right from the beginning?

From the top.

When dumber inspectors are born,

they'll be named Farraday.

Ventriloquism, Inspector. What?

It's a great art. You know, it's a part

of every magician's stock in trade.

And I can do that and drink a glass of water

at the same time.

Why...

Oh, come on, laugh, will you?

That's it, Farraday.