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tell me van

what happened backstage were you able to

see the canary

no luck ciao cheater but hard to get out

in a dressing room this year's on a

swing

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if you want an idea what I ran into back

there let me point out a few of her

might it

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man telling the budget yeah

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oh he was outside her dressing room just

now along with these other two I

understand that the Canaria has their

claws in all three of them are there it

naturally well then what does she want

with my son the allowance I give Jim is

Hydra Tempe no my dear Charles our

little feathered friend in the swinger

at social images she wants to be mrs.

Jimmy spots would possibly I do anything

in my power to prevent that even if

Jimmy still cared for her and I still

believe that she listened to dollars and

cents I wouldn't be too sure about

Charles as you know oh I have more or

less made a Fabio crime in the criminal

that girl is no ordinary black never and

I'm firmly convinced that she'll stop at

nothing to manage Amina Jimmy I won't

have it

I tell you he's really come to his

senses another go yes we don't know what

Alan oh yes caught a very nice girl too

yes she is

man I'm afraid I'd have to use my own

judgment in this matter I'm going to see

this canary at her apartment as soon as

possible

oh very well Charles but

act quickly oh I know you'll smile but

you know I have a strange premonition

that the canary is headed for disaster

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evening mr. Spotswood hello there it

shall I announce you to miss O'Dare no

don't bother that's perfectly all right

give me

Alice gimme you were going to see the

canary again no I wasn't dear in fact I

just started to put this note under the

door to tell us all

Oh gimme I'm afraid of her I would she's

clever and cruel and unscrupulous she'll

hurt us again I know she will

Nadia she can't hurt look now

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boy will you announce my mitt nevermind

oh yes sir hello Jimmy

why hello dad good evening Alice good

evening mr. Spotswood you know I'm

delighted that you and Jenna have made

it up again thank you

you know I'm gonna try to show you that

I'll show girls not like well like the

canary yes yes I want to talk to her

do you suppose she's home yet I suppose

so

no dad you know you're you're a regular

guard call me other thing you know if

the canary ever came between Alice me

again I don't know what I do I don't

know if what I do it's all right Jimmy

I'll do everything I can

shall I go along with you no I can

handle this better alone I send in my

name now

send him in please

we didn't Adele good evening

can we go over here well yes

will you sit down

well I don't think we need waste anytime

miss adèle you know why I am here

how much nothing doing mr. Spofford I've

decided to marry Jimmy

I'm afraid that marriage is quite out of

the question miss adèle oh you're sure

about that are you I'm positive

well how would you like me to tell the

world about Jimmy's embezzling from your

bank what you heard me you know Jimmy

has a weakness for writing letters and I

have a weakness for using them if Jimmy

did write you a letter you will tear it

up

now before I leave here

sure go ahead tear it up yourself my

memories still perfect yes very well you

win now what do you really walk I've

told you what I want I want to be mrs.

James spots and that's bet Oh haven't

you any heart won't you give him up miss

Adele for the sake of his happiness for

the sake of the girl whom he really

loves give him up no what do you want me

to do burst out crying listen mr. spots

what I know all about Jimmy and Alice

and if he marries her I'll tell every

newspaper in this country that he's a

dirty thief no no you wouldn't dare do

that that's blackmail yeah it is call it

anything you like but get this into your

head that's what I'm going to do well

that remains to be seen

good night

look at later please this is mr. cleaver

speaking now see mr. cleaver the great

reformer well this is your favorite

weakness yes darling I'm going to marry

young Spotswood may I send you my

hottest congratulations

you bet you can but send them from

Tiffany's

you heard me and send me one of those

fancy autographs of yours on a nice fat

check I'm very sorry but I'm afraid I

don't have to refuse I'll be yourself

big reformers who lead double lives

can't refuse see you first listen you'll

be here after the theater with a dough

and like it

a little rate

may I speak to mr. Louis Mannix please

don't get excited I just thought you'd

like to know I've sold the body down the

river I'm gonna marry young Spotswood

man yeah the best man I know up to kick

in with a nice handsome president Kay

what do you mean is you can't afford to

let the ball and chain know what a big

heart and Santa Claus you've been I look

here I've told you what I'd do to you

have you ever got to the wife forget

that bunk and be on my front porch after

the show with that jet or I'll get to

your wife all right

let's let the linguist speaking oh yes

dr. Lin quit how would you like to do me

a little favor

secondary market I do anything for you

you know how would you like to go jump

in the lake Oh

Margaret don't joke with me I'm not in a

mood for it

I'll get white to yourself I'm through

with you you give me the willies

everyone you Margaret I'm desperate if I

can't have you no other men shall ever

have you alive

Tony in person baby that was my little

squaw I thought you were still in jail

well I got tired of the big house mr.

Skeel so I dropped in to see my little

wife I'm not your wife

oh come I divorced you six months ago

yeah listen baby a little thing like a

divorce don't mean anything to me I

heard you taking those suckers down over

the phone and I'm in and in on the works

fifty-fifty

yeah big crook you're not in on this one

don't ya baby heel Hey I ought to bump

you off you're doing your swing for ya

well maybe it'll be worth it I'll get

that I'm in on this racket I'll be back

for my cut yeah try and get it

say baby don't bother changing the box

on this door the lock I can't pick is

still in Yale

miss Adele JIT of a few moments please

it won't get you anything but come ahead

thank you

I have something to say to you miss

Adella which I believe will make you

change your mind about Jimmy

paper mister morning paper no no no

thank Nyssa

very well mr. Dell that suits me

perfectly

take it over tonight and they'll come

for your answer in the morning good

night why would you call me a taxi

please

yes sir

shut down what's wrong what I'm on right

now are you sure you're all right yeah

in the morning very well then

I see you in the morning good night

travel to trunk yes

say fellow what big garden you coming in

there lathe milling you get you laid my

finger but now I don't know that though

fit pretty pardon mrs. Potts would

calling on missile del by appointment

it she don't answer and she's gone out

do you think I've been on all night did

you haven't seen it go out no sir that's

funny

do you suppose she can be ill what we

may go and knock yes yes let's do this

now Miss Adele are you know what Matt go

get your passkey hey fella just gets

running in the beginner cop and say he

did get over over though what one two

let me have that

what America copies happening there does

it that can go in

again

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please headquarters please

patrolman Cassidy speaking there's a

woman dead at 184 West 71st Street

it looks like murder okay cast it

she's made that since midnight sergeant

strangled to death

darlin the district attorney just pulled

updates coming right in great you've got

that mr. final dance with him well

that'll be just dandy Sherlock Holmes

on-the-job beginner adjunct boy morning

sergeant

good morning it's tomorrow well hello

mr. van Hoek sighted find haven't seen

use of the green murder case quite right

oh good morning mr. Spotswood good

morning mr. Macha well sergeant what

does it look like well chief just

another clear case of robbery all I can

make out of it nasty business Charles Oh

terrible as you know I was here last

night to make my final appeal to her for

Jimmy and when I came back this morning

for her answer this has happened yeah

they'll probably want to keep you here

for a few moments Charles yes I suppose

they will and by the way I explained to

the district attorney I'm away down

about Jimmy and the girl here oh that's

good I'm glad you did that file you know

if I can tell you anything that will

help

well perhaps later Joe meanwhile I'll

have a bit of a look about I don't think

there's anything worth you looking at

mr. Vance get your clear case robbery

she put up a battle and they wrecked the

Joey I see as simple as that

that's it well just the same sergeant

you don't mind I think I'll have just

one little look surely mr. Lance go

right ahead

make yourself privately at home Thank

You sergeant excuse me listen when do we

sleep and you get this Sonny Boy you'll

go for a long sleep unless you button up

that big trap of yours yes sergeant yes

chief

any fingerprints well so far no I'll

tell you this job was done by an expert

yes perfect yes that's just the trouble

what's that it's too perfect

well that's a little over my head mr.

Vance

just what do you mean by to perfect well

sergeant what usually happens when a

heavy lamp like that is knocked off the

table well I don't know but I'll bite

what does happen it usually smashes left

this it might look at that one well what

about it or simply that that lamp was

placed there to give the effect of a

struggle maybe let me see sergeant it

does look a little obvious of the

defense hi cessation hey boy what

happened here last night after you heard

miss Odell scream and you and mr.

Spotswood ran down the hall to her door

hitch she said she was alright and I

calm it the Spotswood a taxicab

then you got away with it yes sir that's

like what time was this it's on the call

sheet there I gave you about well Tim

Thomas Spottswoode where did you go last

evening after you left here I went

directly to the Stuyvesant Club

that's right sergeant I met mr.

Spotswood at the club shortly after

12:00 we played poker until almost

daylight I believe wasn't it master bee

I know it is long after 4:00 oh yeah you

mention that coming down here then right

that'll be all for the present mr.

Spotswood Thank You Marcum but if you do

want me later on mr. Vance has my number

Wainwright goodbye you lie by the fire

child I'll phone you go right ahead boys

go

or sergeant would you step over here for

a moment please

all right mr. Rance

what is it now but do you observe

anything you do here

why surely the key is on the inside

excellent sighs don't you think we might

go over that enough for fingerprints

well no oh I get you mr. that the murder

locked himself in this closet

when Spotswood left he came out and the

canary no I hardly think so sergeant if

you'll observe this is the one place in

the entire apartment that hasn't been

disturbed now what does that signify

that an activity being found on the

inside just as I told the murderer was

in this closet and came out when spot

was left I don't think you quite get my

point sergeant yes the murderer had been

in here he would have upset this closet

that he did the rest of the apartment

wouldn't he well yes I guess he would

precisely gentlemen it was someone else

who was in that closet while the

apartment was being ransacked and that's

someone witnessed the murder through the

keyhole

splendid sergeant and if you'll find it

was in that closet I think you'll learn

from him or her who it was that killed

the canary Darden get the fingerprints

when you or Joe

Oh sergeant you might check up on the

other apartments mr. Vance now going

outside

you come here yes sir

who lives in that apartment that suppose

isn't she the Dame that had the battle

with the canary the other night over

yellow spots would

and possibly get in here I'd say so

that

I thought they'd put that image thing

what do you think I see mr. Foss I see

but you looking at I had a fight over

young spots for dinger well yes we

didn't have a fight you see she took

Jimmy away from him got him into trouble

but that's all over now Jimmy and I made

it up just day before yesterday you

didn't see young Spotswood last night

did you

why yes he brought me home from the

theater oh so he was hanging around here

last night wedding yes but he would with

me until after one day wait a minute

wait a minute you save your alibis till

we get you down to headquarters go slip

on your things I'm frightened

why don't you be worried on it just you

do as Assad himself

you know I'm beginning to question this

robbery theory mr. Vance you and I were

right oh yes why I can see plainly that

this murder is all mixed up and I love

that you know chief I think we better

round up this young Spotswood and give

him the worked what do you say white I

thought it Markham I'd like you to add a

few names to that list if you don't find

the men I mentioned on the way up here

dr. Ambrose linguist John cleaver and

Louie

when young man

what do you know about what happened at

the Canaries apartment last night

nothing but loo kisses that has nothing

to do with ours I mean miss Lafosse the

papers say the canary was murdered

before midnight and I tell you we were

together the whole time it isn't fair to

hold it you haven't the right how do

they don't get worked up everything's

going to be all right why not it a few

of the others first month there are

Gordon ain't mr. spots without the other

room and hole in there I'll talk you

don't mean a young man

bill

well it was next on the list Mannix

I'd like to make a bit of an experiment

have you a pad and pencil that yes

Leila

you have that newspaper handed get right

here

already all right

- Matt come on Marcus Diwali here please

take a seat back

sorry mr. Maddox there are a few

questions I'd like to ask you questions

what about I don't know anything about

this it's a great shot to me what was a

great shock for you right I thought

perhaps you were going to ask me about

the canary yeah exactly

it read my thoughts mr. Mannix did you

ever see that necklace before

why why yes fact is I gave that to

canary

little token of esteem nice girl the

canary I'd met her once or twice mm-hmm

casual acquaintance robbed an expensive

gift to give it to a casual acquaintance

isn't it do you know them the canary was

strangled that necklace

most remarkable

unfortunate I should say where were you

last night between 11:00 and 1:00

o'clock between 11:00 and 1:00 yes

let me see why I was home I went to bed

about ten o'clock Oh tired out to fifty

he'll understand

five name is money

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in a comment to make mr. Malik's odd

habit of mine drawing triangles a mr.

Maddux if you were in your bed last

night at ten o'clock how did you manage

to drop that newspaper just outside the

Canaries pop and that edition isn't on

the streets until 11:00

well you drop me

I'll tell the truth it's always best to

tell the truth especially when there's

no reason to lying it was like this the

canary called my home at dinnertime last

night most embarrassing he mrs. Mannix

was with me I had admitted to tell my

wife about the canary

she couldn't understood the canary told

me that she was going to be married and

wanted to see me said that I should come

to her apartment at 11 o'clock well I

bet I couldn't argue over the phone he

the missus was missed me so I said all

right so at eleven o'clock I went to the

Canaries apartment I entered the hall by

a side door I went directly to her

apartment I was about to wind it when I

heard voices inside I listened it was a

man in there he was arguing of course

well there's no place for me so I

returned home without seeing the canary

our entry her apartment well that'll be

all requesting for present at the melons

but I'll have to ask you to wait in the

outer office I may want to speak to you

later on oh won't you let me go home

I'll get an awful mess with my wife I'm

sorry you'll have to wait mr. Markham I

wouldn't run away Millfield that'll be

all

Markham

you've gotta help you square this with

my wife

we will now have mr. cleaver

they're luring us clever good morning

with DeMarco and I do anything for you

when you stay you have a safe

mind if I smoke a cigar or pay a bill

mr. favor do you mind if I ask you some

questions

why of course if I can be of any help

where were you last night between 11:00

and 1:00 Oh Bob muttering up a husband

in the moonlight alone

so I don't see what that has to do with

the District Attorney's Office well only

this mr. cleaver if you were indulging

in the nocturnal beauties of nature

along the Hudson last evening now how

does it happen that this cigar ban

bearing your initials was found just

outside the Canaries window at an early

hour this morning

well if I was passing the Canaries of

poplar you can't twist back into a crime

oh then you didn't pass her father why

yes I

I'm nothing to hide about dinnertime

last night the canary phone to me Oh

boss my my acquaintance with her was

holy in my line as social reformer I'd

hoped that she was going to leave a

remodel - the Marion's settled down the

important and you kept the appointment

yes yes and no I was a little late

arrived at her apartment about two 4212

or thereabout

I waited for a minute outside her

windows light a cigar then I jumped down

to the side entrance to the building but

who should I chance to see dr. Linney

priest

he was behaving in a very peculiar

manner seemed to me very queer very

mysterious I didn't like it so I made up

my mind not to see the canary again and

I turn walk back home well I can tell

you busy man and I hope you'll excuse me

I'm very sorry mr. cleaver but I'll have

to ask you to wait in the outer office I

might want to question you again

mark my words mark you'll be sorry for

this

well I think my chances mr. cleaver

a charming fellow of cleaveth there

rather not only immense I didn't see you

pick up this cigar band and from

McNary's apartment this morning I didn't

brand you get it from your wastebasket

waste buster

keep it wrapped up there when he heard

it I took a chance on his not

remembering that it seemed to work well

I'll be very good doctor min Chris come

on doctor I can't be caught doctor

Linkwood just that he was leaving town

tonight it was not a grateful patient Oh

would you please sit down doctor I'd

like to ask you a few questions

doctor where were you last night between

11:00 and 1:00 o'clock none of your

business it is some of my business

you were seen coming on the Canalis

apartment at midnight

and started

I lost my temper

I'm under a terrible strain

I loved canary theory and and I be upset

do you know that the canary was

strangled with that necklace

you

you don't kill me but dr. linguist

there's really no need for you to be

excited

now mr. Markham here is really trying to

find out what you know kanakam don't you

think that we might postpone the

interview with dr. linguist for a while

well I what

very well that'll be all for the present

doctor I'd like to have you remain in

the outer office

come on that

what was the idea event we had in

Wellington's about to tell us everything

well on the contrary Martin in his

present extremely excited condition I

very much doubt if he would have told us

anything I do think however that if we

give him a chance to cool off of it he's

very likely to tell us the truth well

perhaps you're right do not acknowledge

oh yes I did

good morning chief hello mr. van take a

slant opposed

there is the canary his jewels they were

found in an ashcan about a block from

her apartment this morning I guess that

kind of disproves the robbery theory we

were right mr. Vance hmm I'd say we were

right oh oh yes yes apparently we were

sergeant now it's up faster find another

motive yes quite right sergeant

you know Malcolm I've been taking this

over all mornings and I believe that I

can come could be close to the

psychology of the man who committed this

murder I believe that I can pick him out

from that list of suspects if he's among

them however it will require a bit of an

experiment now what is in your mind well

I'd like to use that conference room of

yours there but a friendly little game

of poker with your suspects well now

that's a cute idea - what is your idea

then oh just this month a man's true

nature always comes out in a game of

poker now I know the type and the

temperament the man who murdered the

canary and in the game of poker I

believe that I can come pretty close to

putting my finger on him that's a new

way of catching crooks maybe it's not me

please oh go ahead Vance the experiment

can do no harm but right now I'd like to

have the sergeant tell well I'd be very

glad to help you mister that long

don't try to hang the murder on me it's

not him you take mr. Benton honestly

okay chief

will you get me a deck of card and have

some poker chips handy just outside

there that's easy then bring in the

suspects and impress upon them that they

may be detained here for quite a while

possibly two or even three hours well

that's okay mr. Vance but how are you

gonna get these suspects into this poker

game without it appearing for me - but

sergeant I rather think that the power

of suggestion will take care of that Oh

our suggestion exactly now sergeant

looking from time to time and when I

told my handkerchief from my pocket so

break up the game by telling them that

they're all free to go home understand I

get you but when you release them I'll

have my boys tail them

very good son Oh mr. Vance here to the

power of suggestion

I mean

well gentlemen here liable to be here

for two or three hours perhaps longer

and some creatures just make yourselves

at home

well you know this is gonna get me in an

awful mess with my life that is a no

interest to me

sorry what's the idea miss Vance well

what am I gonna do without Jimmy don't

you worry nothing is going to happen to

Alice mr. Mane's you know this is gonna

get me in an awful mess with my wife

Martha - what my wife's a wonderful

woman and all that but sometimes she

just doesn't understand me the last time

I was little indiscreet it cost me a fur

coat hmm okay I hate to think what this

we're gonna go there but don't you think

it's a clue okay they get pardon I'm

sorry mr. Vance you haven't got an extra

pack of cards no no I'm sorry mr. Mannix

but you're welcome to the oh thanks just

the same

and it Hey I wish we could play a little

cards hey that's a good idea

how about poker I'm agreeable what about

the others dr. banquet anything goes

master time mr. Gaeta

when they're as a rule it begins my

principle but I suppose on an occasion

like this when when connect

just draw off chest thank you

beside it how about some poker chips

Shirley

- yes but just not with it here having

it

and then but nothing it's about good

morning Markham good morning and him

Markham what are you holding

Jimmy law surely of not accusing him

until no course not

where's let me try to find out what he

knows that's all well yeah yeah where is

he now by the other will never dance

may I see why certainly important dance

which is possible it here

oh hello dad hello Jimmy hey good

morning Charles wadding file oh yeah

what are you doing here I came to be

with you Jimmy

why new agitate oh wow I mean we've just

started a little game of poker here

Charles would you like to join come on

dad sit and take a head well alright

House to the end I'm fine

suppose you take that chair child thanks

gentlemen Victor's mister Spotswood mr.

Manik Manik doctor linguist dr. and mr.

cleaver how do you do

Charlotte big jackpots gentlemen what

yes anything yes the missus and I

usually play deck but

Todd three mr. Hanson thank you

- so it's between you and me mr. cleaver

yeah

I'll be the Whiteman

oh so you're calling me yeah now just

open this verb Jax

being patient oh so you called a one

ship bet with three aces

open I'm out

in the passage

how many missed event too costly

mr. many I think I'll play these

I checked about do you

calling

nine eight seven six five and they're

all spades you bet on a sure thing mr.

Monica

I owe one I'll stay

oh that's made a little more interesting

ten more well there lets me out i'm and

me I asked a with you Charles

cards gentlemen

pigley hitman two-three dispatchable I

have plenty

mmm

wait stop

to my ex tax

up to chips job - oh you want me to do

with abetting a alright

I'm afraid I'm overcome by curiosity

what have you

total reduces their good

that what

well why the philanthropy paddle well I

have 85 minutes left

today the fingerprints on the canary

murdered gentlemen here is the man who

was in the Canaries clothes closet and

who witnessed her murder hmm well I

shouldn't like to be the man he saw

Thank You Anders he didn't see me

through the keyhole so that man witness

to murder

singularly unattractive countenance what

if he knows why doesn't he tell who did

it

gentlemen I have been instructed by the

district attorney to inform you that

you're all free to go home

thank goodness for that wonder what the

wife looks ready as anyone about

intently that there's my thank you

now what I didn't tell you about this

bird mr. Vance in front of the others is

that he called in and said that he'd be

in the district attorney's office

tomorrow still a little work he says

that he saw the guy that crooks in there

he'll come in tell us who was what how

we have been able to locate him yet so I

guess we just have to wait

parrot Island

that takes about that out of my hand

Markham there can be no doubt of it

the same person who strangled the canary

and strangled scheme this new murder was

done to cover up the quest scheme was

obviously blackmailing the Canaries

murder he threatened to inform the

police

what he had seen through the keyhole of

a club and when the murderer learned

yesterday at the poker game that the

police knew who had been in the closet

he puts keel out of the way at the

earliest possible moment I believe

you're right

in any of the suspects go away from your

men last night we never lost sight of

linguist Mannix and the girl for young

Spotswood and cleaver gave us the slip

and they all let's these Timmy and favor

Morning chief Bobby hey boy

hello mr. van good morning sucker well

chief everything is okay I've got the

guilty man and I've got him right

fuck him I'll tell you I am where is he

all right Mac bring him in

best Jimmy the spool arrested me this

morning at breakfast for the murder

why get get lights you can fish the

tough cheap I've got all windows I've

got it down pat motive and everything

now this Dame Alice croak the canary

jealous because she's stolen or thought

the kid here

fuck seal off to shut his mouth and to

protect the be alive there's no chief

I've got the evidence and it's not

psychology mr. Vance he likes he has

another L since he couldn't have just

imagined well I don't go on theory I go

back mr. Vance and you wait a minute

did you ever see that Tim yes mine you

bet your life it's yours

take a look at that time mister that

jeez well I listen to this this morning

I found that pen on the floor they have

at the table where steel was murdered

and the kid here that Nixon it's his

when your man what have you to say

yes I kill them oh-ho I get that dirty

cheap we've come in a sack

now this game Ahlers weightless just

what you want it now

take me off take them away max

well do you let it be always cheap

sorry mister that

well then I guess that closes the case

no mark ms-dos what do you mean I mean

that the boy is not using well that's

nonsense nonsense Martin because I know

who is given come now fanfare I tell you

maka mine no an inside of one hour

you'll know - I'm going to telephone at

once - the real murder and had him come

to the Canaries apartment I want you to

be there the boy has confessed

everything

Marcus if you don't leave me that you'll

be the laughingstock of New York in 24

hours because I'll have a confession of

a real murderer

well

all right path we walk that way I'll be

there

Bayview to one to one yet

and this is final Vance I want to speak

with me I didn't recognize your voice

I've something of extreme importance to

tell you Jimmy has just been arrested he

has confessed to the murder of both the

canary and steel do you understand

yes I understand fellow Jimmy is not

guilty I am the nicer one how soon will

you meet me at the Canaries Apollo

you'll thank me almost an hour to get in

from the country but I'll be there

it's been over an hour now Vance don't

be impatient pockemon he'll be here

who is it you're expecting

you wouldn't believe me as I told you

and I must admit that without his

confession I haven't a shred of real

proof too obvious

at all

yes

a little bit about speaking

what

yes

all right

what is it that's but what has just been

killed and a motor accident

Spottswoode kill

my sympathies oh man I know what great

friends you were

it's worse than you realize Markham it

was Spotswood who killed both the canary

and skis first one I've known it ever

since the poker game but how could you

know shit Alma

that wasn't really so difficult remember

a man who committed this particular

crime must have had certain definite

qualities a mind capable of working out

a well-planned

and brilliant cause of action willing to

take a desperate chance and see it

through now consider the man in the game

Ginny I ruled out of start but I've

known him as a boy and his youth and

impulsiveness were hardly consistent

with such a such an obviously

premeditated murder

Lindquist was far too excitable and

erratic

to have plotted such a carefully

calculated crime cleaver much too

cautious an entirely lacking in the

necessary old

Mannix timid and unwilling to take any

risk except upon an absolutely sure

thing the only man at the table with

enough imagination to plan such a crime

and with sufficient self-confidence and

daring to carry it through or spatula

when he held a pair of deuces refused to

draw to them and that every chip he had

on the chance of bluffing me out a

realization suddenly dawned upon me that

he was the murder for he was the one man

of them all psychologically fitted for

such an act but how about finding him

his pen in the steel apartment

I borrowed Jimmy's fountain pen after

the poker game my hypothesis is but in

the confusion

Spottswoode put the pen into his own

pocket and that Jimmy saw him do it that

is why Jimmy made his confession to

shield his pup

yes but against all that fear events we

have certain definite facts now for

instance

Spottswoode left the canaries apartment

while she was still alive he talked to

her through that door the hall boy

looking through the keyhole saw the

canary lying on this sofa smoking a

cigarette

Spottswoode then went away and spent the

rest of the evening with you true

and yet I know he committed the murder

and I've got to find out how he did it

I'm afraid you will pass the timmikins

all free watch what himself was coming

here to tell how it was done in order to

free Jimmy now he's dead

I've got to solve it

I think I have the whole thing now

follow me closely the canary was lying

there Spottswoode

let us say was standing here making a

final plea for his boy which met but an

absolute refusal he walked around to the

head of the sofa suddenly he clapped his

hand over her mouth and with his other

hand coffer necklace and before she had

a chance to cry out he strangled her he

then proceeded to set the stage to make

it appear that the crime had been

committed with robbery as a motive he

strutted jewels number and placed them

in his pocket then

he took a cigarette from that bus and

lit it he laid her hand here placed the

cigarette between her fingers so that in

case anyone should look through the

keyhole of that door there it would

appear as if she were lying here smoke

he then overturned the entire apartment

to make it look as if a burglar and

ransack the place now just step over

here mark

he came to this closet door but he

couldn't open it Steele had locked

himself in those spots we didn't know

that and sealed through the keyhole saw

everything that Spotswood did that

accounts for the orderly condition of

this one closet but everything else in

the apartment was ransacked and that

Markham was the technique of the crime

itself but that doesn't account for the

fact I just a minute I haven't quite

finished I want you to go out into the

hall and stack to the desk where

Spotswood stood when he ordered his cap

hello

something starts with me mrs. buck would

but I'm alright now

yes quite sure run along home and come

back in the morning

you understand now this record was

Spotswood alibi undoubtedly the reason

he returned here the next morning was to

get it back but he was prevented by the

arrival of the officer who entered the

apartment with him the canary was dead

in the screen issued from the apartment

that night she was dead when she

apparently spoke to Spotswood through

the door but what flew Leger to the

photograph matter

it was this magazine

that is hardly a magazine a canary would

have read so I concluded that someone

else must have brought it here then in

running through the pages

I happened to notice this closely

you see it oh yes the imprint of a large

circle and on the opposite page the same

thing precisely as if a disk have been

pressed between the two pages that

brought to my mind the thought of a

phonograph record and suddenly the whole

plot became clear to me it was the only

way that Spotswood could have committed

the murder and have produced a voice in

the apartment after the Canaries death I

can't understand how it could he could

have reproduced the Canaries voice it

wasn't the Canaries voice mock Squatch

would made that record himself probably

it was his own voice in falsetto and

remember it was only necessary to fool

the houseboy and for a closed door yes I

can see it although he played the game

shrewdly unfolding

it was Jimmy's whole life's happiness

that was at stake and Spotswood risked

his own life for his boy

goodbye miss event you'll never know how

grateful we are

goodbye my dear

I wish you happy

goodbye to me your happiness will come

Thank You mr. van I

I can't anymore just now

well at the van

whatever

I guess we put it over again right you

are funny many things well I'll be

seeing you later goodbye

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