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He escaped from Tolson Prison after serving 15 years

of his sentence.

His name is Harry Crowell, but he chooses to call himself 39 -013,

his old prison number.

The man is insane.

There's no telling what he will do next.

Which is no excuse for your repeated failures to capture this man.

Everything is being done, Commissioner.

The man is just not to be found.

But he's got to be found.

Every few days another Granville interest is destroyed.

I want this man captured.

If you have to tear down the city brick by brick.

You'll rapidly leave me up the score against the man who sent you to prison,

39 -013.

Five of the nine major Granville enterprises have been wiped out so far.

The score is a long way from being evened yet, Doctor.

When I get through with Horace Granville, he'll be entirely ruined.

Read me the list of the Granville property.

There's the Granville Amusement Center.

It represents quite a lot of money.

Amusement Center, eh?

That's it.

It'll be next.

The Granville Amusement Company.

Hurry, hurry, hurry, friends.

It's the big attraction, and it's absolutely free.

See the news?

The daredevils and their triple, death -defying, hair -raising,

world -famous stunt introducing the three daredevils of the Red Circle.

Number one is trying it awesome, ladies and gentlemen.

By himself, my friends, and without assistance,

he will support that 80 -foot ladder during the death -defying routines of his

brother, Daredevil.

And number two, ladies and gentlemen, is Gene Townley, world champion,

professional high diver, and all around ATHLEAN.

Thank you.

Gene carries a flare.

Now, that flare will be lighted when he reaches the top of that ladder.

And third, but not least, ladies and gentlemen, that famous escape artist,

Burt Noel.

Strapped in a standard -approved straitjacket,

and with his feet chained together, this young lad will be hoisted,

head downwards, to the top, the very top, ladies and gentlemen,

of that eighty -foot ladder.

The second that he starts up, ladies and gentlemen,

that flare will be lighted at the top of the ladder.

The flare burns for exactly two minutes.

There he goes!

Well, hold your hat.

Here I go.

Dollar says you don't make the tank.

If I don't, you're gonna look awfully funny back behind that soda fountain.

Yeah?

There he goes!

How we doing, Sammy?

That was a pit, Gene.

Now, the next show, ladies and gentlemen, is at eight -thirty tonight.

Come on back and see us.

Bring your family.

Tell your friends.

And remember, the time is eight -thirty tonight.

Hello?

The next show starts at 8 .30.

Allow 12 minutes before the flare is thrown into the diving tank.

Yeah, the flare is always burning when it hits the tank.

Get aboard the fuel port of the harbor.

My men on the pier will signal you when it's safe to approach.

Or I want that diving tank emptied and refilled before the second show.

Okay, it's empty.

Close the valve.

I'll go and signal in the boat.

Pull in under the pier and we'll pump this stuff up into the diving tank.

Watch this.

Curve your back a little more.

Like this.

You see, it's balanced first.

And strained afterwards.

How's that?

Oh, it kind of helped, have you?

I'll show you a lot of things, Sammy.

You don't want to end up just another high -diver like, um, your brother.

That's all right,

but there's more to life than picking locks and getting out of straight

jackets.

Unless, of course, you want to land in a pug house at an early age.

Don't forget, Sammy, it's brains that come.

What do you want to be when you grow up, Sammy?

Well, first I want to be as strong as you, Tiny.

And then I want to be as fast as Perth.

And then I want to have a lot of brains, like Jean.

Attaboy, Sammy, you have the right idea.

And now, little brother, soap and water, and plenty behind the ears.

Me catch.

Yes, I'm ready.

Get to the police station.

Chief Landon.

This is 39 -013.

Trace this call.

I'm destroying the Granville Amusement Center tonight.

You've got exactly ten minutes.

Hello.

Hello.

Broadcasting station.

Calling all cars.

Calling all cars in the neighborhood of Granville Pier.

Ready?

What happened?

I don't know, but it's a since we came here.

I'll take it down the ladder.

We both have to slide.

Get going.

Set.

Thanks, pal.

Thanks going, boy.

Forget it.

Where's Sammy?

Cheat!

Bird!

Cheat!

Bird!

Cheat!

Cheat!

Come on!

Sammy!

Sammy!

Are you all right, Miss?

Oh, yes, Mr.

Butler!

You've got to get up to the hospital quick!

You're going to be all right, Sammy.

The doctor says that in a couple of days, you'll be as good as new.

Sure I will, Gene.

I feel good.

And remember, when you grow up,

you're going to be as strong as tiny and as fast as birth.

Remember?

Yeah.

I'm going to have a lot of brains like you, Gene.

What is it?

It hurts.

Doctor!

It hurts.

Thank you.

I sympathize with you for your loss and understand your motives in wishing to

work for Mr.

Granville.

But unfortunately we're not hiring any new men.

Even if we were, they'd have to be experienced in detective work.

But we can do a lot of things.

Yeah, all we want is a chance to get on the trail of 39 -013.

I'm sorry, boys,

but this present case is more of an intellectual job than a physical one.

Now if you'll excuse me, I'm very busy.

This way out, boys.

That's all very well, Mr.

Dixon, but we still like to see Mr.

Granville.

Hey, you mugs.

You're wasting mr.

Dixon's valuable time Come on toppy Why it's the daredevils they saved my life

at the pier, how's the youngster?

Sammy's not with us.

Oh, I'm so sorry.

There's anything I could do.

Thank you.

Just same this We had planned on seeing mr.

Granville,

but apparently he's a very difficult man to get to then there is something I

can do You shall see him at once.

You mean you can arrange you certainly I can I'm his granddaughter.

Come on This is as far as we go Grandfather's doctor and private nurse and

sometimes mr.

Stanley a secretary are the only ones who ever go beyond that glass door Well,

why is that?

Hello, Jeff.

Let me speak to grandfather.

Jeff's the nurse You say grandfather had a mysterious stroke while on a trip

He's better now, but until he's completely recovered,

he keeps everything sterilized and never leaves this part of the house.

Well, how's he manage his affairs?

You'll see.

Hello, Gramps.

I've got to see you a moment.

It's terribly important.

All right.

Be right out.

Blanche, who are these men?

I told you about them, Gramps.

These are the men who saved my life at the pier.

Oh, yes, yes.

And for that, they've earned an old man's gratitude.

My granddaughter is very precious to me.

And for saving her life, you only have to make her own reward.

Well, we didn't come here to get a reward, sir.

We didn't come here to get a reward, sir.

Because of 39013, my little brother lost his life.

We've sworn to do everything we can to find him.

We thought that by coming here and cooperating with you,

success would come a lot sooner.

Your wish is most certainly granted.

Yes?

Say, I'm putting three new men on.

They'll report to you right away.

See that they're given comfortable quarters,

so that they may work from here as a base.

But we...

Now, if that meets with your satisfaction, you can go and see Mr.

Dixon at once, and he'll take care of everything.

Thank you, sir.

And thank you, Miss Granville.

It's little enough.

Thanks, Gramps.

Blanche, dear.

You remain.

I want to talk to you.

I'll see you later.

Good morning, Doctor.

Good morning, Miss Granville.

How's the patient?

There's considerable excitement going round over 39 -013's threat to destroy

the Channel Tunnel.

This paper says that public fear will ruin your venture, even if 39 -013 fails.

Well, this is one time that fiend will fail.

There's nothing he can do to harm the Tunnel.

Every precaution has been taken.

But the public doesn't realize that.

Well, something must be done to inspire public confidence,

otherwise the Tunnel will not open.

Blanche, dear.

Yes, Grandfather.

Would it be asking you too much to be the first to ride through the Tunnel?

Of course, if you're afraid, I...

Oh, I'm not afraid, Gramps.

I'll be there.

Oh, that's the spirit, Blanche.

I knew you would.

I'm ready for my treatment, Doctor.

Dr.

Malcolm.

Yes?

May I speak to you a moment, please?

Thank you.

Well, 39 -0 -13, you've got your wish.

A hateful granddaughter will attend the opening of the famous Channel Tunnel.

Tell Dr.

Malcolm to meet me here.

Thanks for watching!

Mm -hmm.

What's the more reading matter for you, my friend?

Come here.

I hope you're satisfied, Crowell.

I'm going mad.

Mad?

You're going mad.

You wait till you've had fifteen long years of it.

One of these days, Crowell.

You'll make a slip during your fiendishly clever impersonation of me.

Without thinking, you'll speak in your own natural voice and be discovered.

You'll build no hopes on that score.

When I wear this mask, I am yourself.

I make a point never to speak in my own natural voice until this wig and mask

are off.

This sounds a duplicate of the one you sent me to.

How'd you like it?

You never thought of me, did you?

Well, I thought of you plenty.

Waiting for the day when my chance would come.

Well, it came.

I escaped from prison.

You took that trip.

It was almost too easy.

The papers played up the gag that you'd had a stroke.

But I was the sick man they brought back to this house.

Your very own home.

Why, you're not alone.

Even your granddaughter failed to see the change.

How you can be so cruel and yet lives beyond me.

Your best prey that I continue to live.

Grandel.

If anything happened to me, so that I failed to come down here and refill this.

Reservoir water would rip entirely away when the reservoir the game later.

And these lethal gas capsules would break up on the floor.

The gas would kill you in a very short time Mr.

Granville.

So you see.

Your life depends on nothing happening to me.

I want you to keep your eyes open and patrol it thoroughly from now until the

ceremony takes place tomorrow.

Beat Sheffield at the garage in five minutes.

Okay, we'll get right down there.

Get ready.

We're leaving for the tunnel.

What is it, Tubby?

What do you make of it?

Some kind of a warning, but what's this red circle stand for?

Red circles are our own symbol.

That's right.

Whoever wrote it must be looking out for us.

We'll get down to the garage and meet Sheffield.

Stay here, Tubby.

Here we are on the air to bring you a word picture of the opening of the six

million dollar channel tunnel connecting sunny Santa Alicia Island to the

mainland.

The air is tense with excitement, ladies and gentlemen,

as the tunnel is being opened in direct defiance of threats that it will be

destroyed.

Crowds of people are being kept back as a safeguard against any eventuality.

The public knows that the elusive malevolent 39 -013 team has never yet failed

to carry out a threat.

But in contrast to the ominous circumstances surrounding this event,

it's a beautiful day.

I'm going to try to give you a picture of the setting from the promenade to

joining the tunnels main entrance I can see across the channel to Santa Alicia

Island Seems an incredible distance from and a tunnel following a curving

straight -up rock below the oceans bottom off to the left is the Granville oil

well actually standing out in the water pumping oil up from underneath the sea

I See chief of police Landon ladies and gentlemen,

I'll try to get him to answer a few questions for us Pardon me chief Landon,

but do you believe this 39 oh 13 has any chance of carrying out his threat to

destroy the tunnel?

I Think it is the idle boast of a madman.

Thank you very much chief Landon chief Landon's right Your threat to destroy my

tunnel is the idle boast of a madman.

There's no way you can do it You're Drilling an hour well off the course very

near to where the Tunnel runs beneath the passage.

Yeah,

it was through that well that day The rock strata was discovered that made the

channel town impossible.

Now take a look at this.

My men in control of well number one has been drilling an offset for the past

three weeks.

Miss Blanche Granville has just arrived, ladies and gentlemen,

with a full police escort.

Blanche!

What, you sent her there?

Why, you...

My little surprise.

She went gladly on your behalf.

We've reached the shell.

Cut her off until they start into the tunnel.

Okay, shut her off.

What's the matter?

I just heard a strange noise.

It seemed to come from overhead.

Something suspicious?

I don't know.

Well, I guess it couldn't have mounted too much.

I'm rounding up all the men.

You better get out of here now.

The ceremony's due to start.

Yes, sir.

I'm gonna use your phone, Al.

I wouldn't use that phone if I were you.

You're not me.

Hello, hello.

This phone is dead.

Well, wait a minute.

What's your hurry?

Look, I was supposed to take orders from you.

But from now on, I'm doing my own thing.

If there's something wrong back in that tunnel, I'm gonna find out what it is.

This man was going to try and make the tunnel.

Hey, what's the other deal?

I've got you.

I've been out of the store.

Quick, out the back way.

I've been out of the store.

Come on, boys, I'm going out the back door.

I'll meet you at the mainland entrance.

Okay, start her up.

It's going to time perfectly.

It's going to time perfectly.

It's going to time perfectly.

Thank you very much.

What's that?

What happened?

They crushed him at the top of the tome with some sort of drilling bit.

Must be from one of those oil wells.

I'm getting out there.

You think that's wrong enough to hold it?

It'll hold.

We'll report it.

It'll hold.

It'll hold.

Whee!

Stand by, there's a boat coming.

Hey, back to the boat.

Come on, Bart.

We turned them over to Chief Landon for questioning.

They talked, but they didn't seem to know for whom they were working.

How badly is the tunnel damaged?

The engineers report that the break can be fixed within a week.

Oh, good, good.

You must be congratulated on your fast thinking.

Perhaps this would be a lesson to 39 or 13,

not to underestimate the abilities of those who are resisting him.

But now if you'll excuse me, I must go.

Come into my office.

I want to talk to you.

Get rid of those three.

But how?

That's up to you.

But make it look like an accident.

I don't want an investigation about this place.

Well, go ahead, tell me the channel tunnel's been destroyed.

No, my friend, I'll keep that news for some future date.

What has happened then?

Very little, thanks to three meddlers.

They are three circus performers who feel I'm responsible for the death of a

youngster, the brother of one of them.

Masquerading as you, Granville,

I was forced to pretend maudlin' sympathy and to hire them when they came

begging for a chance to capture 39 -0 -13.

Yeah, rather amusing hiring men to track oneself to earth.

However, those three daredevils, as they call themselves,

proved a trifle annoying.

I'll get rid of them this afternoon.

And be careful how you go about it.

Don't worry.

There won't be any slip -up.

Right.

I'll get rid of them.

Dixon, my briefcase has just been stolen out of my car.

Was there anything of importance in it?

Yes, there was.

A complete report of the equipment of the Granville Chemical Laboratories been

just made up of the War Department.

Mr.

Granville had offered to turn the plant over to the government for the

manufacture of chemicals to be used by the Army Navy.

Would those plans be of any use to 39 -013?

Unquestionably.

In fact, it would be easy for anyone who had them to destroy the entire plant.

Have you any idea who stole your case?

No.

39 -013, all those warns I had when he means business.

But he might be changing his tactics.

You boys get out there and see if everything's okay.

Right.

What is it?

A note from our mysterious friend?

No.

Just a note from Dixon.

Have the oil.

No change.

Hey, what did that note say?

It was a red circle message, wasn't it?

Yeah, read it yourself.

I was afraid we were being watched back there at the garage.

Don't go.

It's a trap.

If it is a trap, 39 or 13 must be behind it.

Yeah, that's what I figured.

Well, we'll be going into this thing with our eyes open.

Right.

Did Dixon send you?

Yes, that's right.

I was told to watch out for you.

The superintendent wants to see you right away.

You can park right in here.

He's down this way.

Here they come.

Are you ready?

You'll find the superintendent right down that line of chemical tape.

Thanks a lot.

Hey, look out!

Get him, Tony.

We'll get the others.

We'll be right back.

The Who might want to.

Turn it on.

All right yeah I'm all right.

I'll be right back.

Shortly after I got out of the tank, the police arrived.

We gave them the description of the men who got away and left them guarding the

place.

I don't think anything will happen up there for a while.

There's a couple of things I want to ask you You boys have done pretty well so

far What do you think of the case you're on?

Well,

it's occurred to me that 39 or 13 has an uncanny knowledge of everything that

happens in this household What do you mean?

Well simply this Isn't it possible that some member of this household might be

a spy?

Yeah, I thought of that.

But except for you three there isn't a soul in the house who hasn't been here

for years Well, how about Stanley?

How long has he been with grandpa about 20 years?

There's an old phone probably just a mouse shame on you toughie growling at

mice That dog belonging to those circus boys nearly gave me away a few moments

ago how he's dangerous get rid of him Did you think I wouldn't be here in time

why we got a full You needn't worry,

I'll always be here in time to fill this.

Of course, if anything happens to detain me,

your prison sentence will be abruptly terminated.

When you brought me here,

you said you were going to make me experience all the tortures of mine that you

went through in prison.

Surely you were not in constant fear of death?

I'm seeing to it that the torments which I suffered during 15 years were

experienced by you in a much shorter time.

Oh, yeah.

Oh, yeah.

Hey, Tuffy, come on, Tuffy.

I thought he was trying to catch them.

I guess we'd better get back.

Here, Tuffy.

Come on, Tuffy.

Attaboy!

Come on, Toppy.

No, no, Toppy.

Come here.

Come here.

Do you do anything to him?

No.

No, of course not.

The dog's just vicious.

Oh, no, he's not.

He wouldn't harm anyone without good reason.

I tell you, I've never done anything to him.

You didn't hire those men to do away with him, did you?

I don't know what you're talking about.

I refuse to stand for any more of these insults.

He must have done something to Toppy.

That man'll bear watching.

Stand as usefulness is over.

You're afraid he's due for a change.

Why, what happened?

Oh, he's gotten himself under suspicion.

Once I start questioning him, I'm afraid he'll crack.

In that case, he better just quietly disappear.

No, I got a better plan than that.

See that the black sedan's in the garage tonight.

What do you think?

Oh, so you're the one.

Yeah.

With those three daredevils in their dark, I had to do something to suspect me.

I understand.

But just show you're not the one that's been handing out those other warnings.

I swear it.

Then this note would have done you no good.

The red circle, whoever he is,

would have warned those circus fellas to disregard it.

But what am I to do?

Well, if you were to take a little business trip,

it wouldn't have asked suspicion, would it?

That might do it.

And as soon as I get rid of the daredevils, you'll come back.

Take the black sedan.

All right. I let you know where I am.

Good morning, Doctor.

Good morning.

Ah!

Food!

Good morning.

Put it right here, Snowflake.

Morning, Snowflake.

Good morning.

Good morning, Snowflake.

What you will find in the garage is not suicide.

Garage?

I wonder what that means.

I don't know, but we're going to find out.

Stanley.

Carbon monoxide.

Sure looks like suicide.

The card said it's not suicide.

Fine, Dixon.

Tell them to call the coroner.

Yes, sir.

I'll shut the motor off.

Waste.

Footprints.

Somebody's been on top of this car.

Look, there's some of this waste up there in that sprinkler.

Stanley was standing on top of this car,

using this waste to stop something from coming out of that sprinkler.

Couldn't have been water because everything around here is dry.

Somebody close the door.

Try the other doors.

I'll turn on the car lights.

We got to get those doors open.

Come on!

Give us a hand!

We got to get those doors open.

I came out of the sprinkler.

First thing I knew, I didn't know anything.

Hey, fellas!

I traced the fake sprinkler pipe.

It comes in through the back of this tool house.

Let's take a look.

You see, the pipe comes down through here.

Lethal gas, all right.

Look, a footprint that flies through the fellow of that wheelbarrow.

Must have stepped on a hot iron.

Channel burned right across the heave.

That should lead to something.

Maker's nameplate has been pried off.

I'll have my men check on all the chemical plants.

We should locate where this gas was made within the next day or two.

Hey, Bert, give me a hand.

No one connected with the house made that footprint with the burned heave.

The shoe was of the workman type.

Oh, I told Snowflake we'd eat it in hand.

If we could trace where that tank came from,

we might get a lead on who planted it.

Yeah.

It might take two or three days for Dickson's men to find out.

Come here.

Another one of them notes.

Here, give me that.

Investigate the Tri -City gas plant.

A mysterious helper, the Red Circle.

Do you think it's on the level?

I don't know, but we'll soon find out.

Come on.

And the three daredevils had a hunch the tank came from the Tri -City gas

plant.

What made them think of the gas plant?

They wouldn't say.

But I sent them over to make a third investigation.

All right, Dixon.

Let me know what happens.

Thank you.

Hello.

Get this, Davis.

Dixon's just sent three men down to investigate the gas plant.

Hold off on your plans till after they leave.

Yes.

If you get a chance to dispose of them at the same time, do it.

Okay, Chief.

I'll take care of it.

We've been doing a lot of experimenting with our byproducts lately.

It looks like it might be one of ours.

What do you think, Al?

Well, I didn't know.

Might have been taken from the storeroom at night.

What about your assistance?

No.

They're above suspicion.

It must have been someone connected with the plant.

Unquestionably, that I'll have to investigate.

By the way, while we're here, Mr.

Peck, we'd appreciate seeing the plant.

Well, I'd be glad to show you through.

I'll see that that's locked up in the storeroom.

We'll go out here.

Tell us, Mr.

Peck, what is the most vulnerable part of your plan?

The key unit.

Well, of course, that's the boiler room.

It's in that building over there.

I'd be very glad to show it to you.

We'd like to see it.

You'll find these boilers the most modern available.

What would happen if one of the boilers blew up?

Well, that would be disastrous, but of course that can't happen.

I'll show you.

This thermostat controls the fire and also rings a warning bell.

That's just in case the pressure gets too high.

Up there we have an emergency safety bell.

Would you care to see that?

If you don't mind.

All right.

This lever opens a relief valve.

Of course, that's just in case the other two fail.

Then there's practically no possibility of an accident.

No, we've taken all of the caution.

You know, safety is a byword with us.

We'd better be going now.

Thanks for your courtesy, Mr.

Pack.

Not at all.

I'll check on that gas tank.

Find out anything, I'll give you a phone call.

I'll appreciate that.

All right.

You see, we're pretty well protected.

Get the boys to bring them down to boiler room.

Wait a minute.

The footprint with the burned heel.

There he goes.

Headed for the boiler room.

Hey, where's Johnson?

He's got a little headache, and I'm relieving him.

Oh.

Hey, Joe, cut the wires to the warning bell.

Mac, fix that safety valve so it can't open.

Ted, open that thermostat and break the top contact.

What's going on here?

Okay.

Where's the boiler room?

What is it?

Hello.

Hello.

Yeah, here.

What is this?

They were trying to wreck the plane.

We were cleaning up here when these mugs jumped us.

Why, these three men are Mr.

Granville's private detectives.

That's right.

Yeah, how do you know?

Well, they had a letter and they...

Yeah, I'm telling you, they're ponies.

They were here to wreck the boilers.

How about it?

Why, it's ridiculous.

Call Mr.

Granville.

He'll settle it.

That's just what we'll do.

I'll call him Mr.

Beck.

What's the number?

Harvard, 6093.

Harvard, 6093.

I'm calling for Mr.

Peck.

Put me through to Mr.

Granville.

Mr.

Granville, this is Davis.

Mr.

Peck asked me to call you.

There are three suspicious characters here who claim to be your private

detectives.

Yes, they say you sent them over to inspect the plant.

Yes, Mr.

Granville.

We'll take care of him.

Well, what did he say?

He said he never heard of him.

You're lying.

Let me talk to him.

This is no time for bluffing.

Time up, men.

See if they don't get away.

Davis, you better call the police.

I'll take care of it.

Hey, wait a minute.

Come on.

That'll hold him.

Just too smart for you, wasn't it?

You'd better start saying your prayers because in a few minutes,

the whole work's gonna go up.

And you're gonna go up with him.

Come on, get out of here.

Hey, Mac.

Stand guard here.

We'll pick you up on our way out.

How you doing, Bert?

Boy, if I were only Houdini, this would be child play.

Yeah, but you're not Houdini.

Maybe not, but...

Houdini.

Can you hold him, fellas?

Sure.

Ready?

Chomp!

Hurry it up.

We're going down to the gate to stand guard.

Leave them off.

I'll try to make the boiler room.

Hey!

Hurry it up.

I got the feed valve wide open.

You go up and wreck the emergency relief valve.

Good boy.

We'll be right back.

We'll be right back.

We'll be right back.

You all right, Gene?

Yeah, I'm all right.

You wouldn't believe me, and they finally did it.

They done what?

Jammed up all the safety devices in order to blow up the boiler.

But I told you to...

I got there and opened the relief valve just in time.

Well, now, that is nice work.

I'll certainly see that Mr.

Granville here's about this.

Only one more, Mr.

Granville, and Mr.

Klein.

Mr.

Klein?

From some charitable organization.

Oh, yeah.

Over here, please.

We use this to talk with Mr.

Granville.

What can I do for you?

Mr.

Granville, I am one of the directors of the Cripple Children's Aid Foundation.

You know, of course, the wonderful work we are doing.

Oh, yes, yes, of course.

We have operated at a loss during the past season.

And even with the contributions received so far,

we are in dire need of an additional $10 ,000

to see us through the coming season.

Very worthy cause.

I should be glad to make up the deficit.

That's splendid of you, Mr.

Granville.

Send you a check tomorrow morning.

Thank you, sir.

That's all, Mr.

Granville.

Oh, you want to play, do you?

All right.

Here, boy.

Here, boy.

My cane.

I'll get it for you.

Here, Tuffy, bring it in.

Here you are, boy.

Come on.

Sorry, sir.

You only wanted to play.

Give me that.

Just a moment.

Perhaps we'd better take a look at this.

I've got no concern of yours.

Give me that cane.

Take it easy, mister.

What is it?

Sure looks complicated.

A wiring diagram of some sort.

Looks as though somebody wanted a change to bet.

Is this what you were worried about?

I don't know a thing about it.

Seems rather peculiar to me.

Well, what is it?

Hmm, now we're getting somewhere.

Come on, let's take this fellow in to Dixie.

Good night.

Thirty -nine, old thirteen.

Okay, the plans are inside.

You coming in with us?

That's the way I understood it.

All right, let's go.

There it is.

Go to it.

Go, go, go, go, go.

The district attorney's a friend of mine, but I don't understand.

I believe some of your money went to finance the development of the giant ray

machine.

That's true.

I also recollect that this same district attorney and yourself were responsible

for sending me to the penitentiary.

Little by little, I'm settling the score.

Tomorrow, your friend, the district attorney,

will be mysteriously killed by the very machine your money helped build.

But the ray will cure him, not kill him.

No, no, my friend.

My experts have discovered how to reverse the wiring and convert the curative

gamma ray into the violent destructive delta ray.

And at this very moment, they are working on it.

Give me those plugs.

Well, that takes care of the relay.

The changeover's perfect.

How you doing, Dan?

All ready for the mic.

This is just the spot for it.

Bring that table over.

That's good.

I don't quite get the microphone angle.

Well, you see, they'll test the machine before they use it,

and it's got to be right.

Yes, I gathered that.

Now any high -pitched noise in this room will be picked up by the microphone

under the table and for the relay switch.

We'll make a test now and see that everything is perfect.

The lead stops the force of the ray.

Okay, Dan, throw the main switch.

That's gamma ray, perfectly harmless, but watch, better step back aways.

It worked perfectly,

I sure wish I could be here in the morning when they shoved the sister attorney

under this tube.

Clean up this mess, we won't leave everything just till we found it.

What are you doing here?

I had an accident with the cane and those boys got on to me.

When?

This afternoon,

your watchdog Dixon locked me in here and sent one of his men to the clinic to

investigate.

Hmm, that's bad.

You stay here and I'll send Jeff to take you out through the getaway tunnel.

Jeff, Klein is upstairs in the bedroom.

Get him out of here.

Right.

It's the service phone, I'd better answer it.

Black Tannic.

Burton?

That's right, this is Burton.

They're here now.

They've just finished.

Everything's just as we found him.

Okay.

We'll take care of him.

Put up your hands.

Get over here.

What are we gonna do with him?

There's an old vault in the sub cellar.

That ought to do.

Come on, Dan.

Gene's not with him.

I can't figure it out.

Should we follow him?

No, we better go inside.

Gene might be in trouble.

Yeah.

Something you wanted?

We're closed for the night, you know.

A friend of ours came in here a while ago with two other men.

They just left, but he didn't.

Well, oh yes, they were working on the main switchboard in the sub -seller.

Maybe he's still there.

I'll show you where it is.

He's not here, but the main switchboard's in there.

All right, reach.

Back up.

Jean.

You all right?

Yes, I guess so.

I feel as though I've been hit by a truck.

What happened?

I'll tell you about it later.

Let's see if we can get out of here.

Oh, there's not a chance.

His bolts support the door.

Hey, Bert, is there a file in that gadget of yours?

Yeah.

Maybe we can file them off.

Yeah, that ought to work.

Take a lot of elbow grease.

Give me a crack at it.

Here we are, Mr.

Graves.

This is the machine that's going to make you a well man.

It's certainly an imposing -looking affair.

And highly efficient.

It's going to be a great boon to the afflicted.

I have no doubt of it.

Now, if you'll just step over here.

There's the old boy now, right on time.

Black's giving him the whatsoever.

From your examination on Friday, I was sure you could take it.

I just wanted to get a final check on the heart.

And how do you find it?

The very fit.

We can proceed.

Won't be long now.

Just a moment.

I want to make a test first to be sure that everything is in order.

All right.

That's enough.

All right, Miss Woodson.

Okay.

I made the test.

Do your stuff.

That clinic?

No.

No, I don't think so.

The tab is open.

12 after 10.

Let's give it a try.

That's got it.

One more, here, then she popped.

All right, George, go ahead.

I don't understand.

It was a plot to get the district attorney.

39 -013's men changed the wiring last night.

But I tested it just a few minutes ago.

Yes, they figured on that, so they rigged up a relay.

Tell me, after your test, wasn't there a loud, unusual sound in this room?

Why, no.

I don't remember.

Yes, yes, there was a peculiar sound during that phone call from the outside.

That's it.

Somebody must have known the exact moment to call in.

Well, no one can see into this room.

How about that window?

That must be it.

There's a window in the building across the street, directly in line.

Come on.

This is it.

I must have gone down the fire escape.