The Shadow 032 - Death Stalks The Shadow

Who knows what evil looks in the hearts of men. The Shadow loads. Again Blue Coal Dealers present radio's strangest adventurer, the Shadow. The curtain rises on the Shadow's thrilling adventure in just a moment. But first, may I advise all homeowners who want steadier, more dependable home beatings to be sure and order blue coal. It's America's finest anthracite, the coal that will ensure you and your family greater heating comfort at less cost. Blue coal is mined from Pennsylvania's richest anthracite deposits. It's carefully sized, prepared, laboratory tested, and trademarked the harmless Blue as your guarantee of its superior quality. Remember insist on blue coal. Order your supply from your nearest Blue coal dealer tomorrow. The Shadow Lamont Cranston, a man of wealth, a student of science, and a master of other people's minds, devotes his life to righting wrongs, protecting the innocent, and punishing the guilty. Cranston is known to the underworld as the Shadow, never seen, only heard. His true identity is known only to his constant friend and aid, Margot Lane. Today's story Death stalks. The shadow. Malay's in the end serves to murdachs talk down through the bars. You're the last visitor you'll see. Ends, all right? Hello, Mally huh sneaking Peter murder Murdach. Should I touch you? Never get here? Put yourself together, Melly. Yeah, it's easy enough for you to talk. You ain't been sitting here waiting every day, the chair getting closer to Mellet testing the current. Listen, could that big. Dynamo turnover coming? They tested it for me, for me. Hard? You see the governor? I saw him. Yeah, well, I'll say something. There won't be any reprieved. Kid. We're licked. We're licked. That's funny, Murdoch. You ain't in here. You ain't gonna sit in that chair. I didn't kill anybody, Mellie. Are you dirty? Double crossing rat? Who planned that killing? Who promised I'd never even do time for it? You did well? I didn't figure on the shadow Malley. Yeah, yeah, I know the shadow. He caught me. He didn't know. I was only doing your dirty work for you. I should have told, but you didn't. I trusted you. Peter Murdoch, great lawyer. He said you get me off. I can't win all my case. He didn't even try pull me to. The wolves, so the Shadow wouldn't learn the truth about. The Well it worked, didn't. I could get through these bars. I'd fix you, Murder, anyhow I can tell the truth about you. I'll sing so lowing your head off. My reputation is too good. Nobody will believe. You Shadow, Michael Murder. Suppose I told the shadow who turned Dan Malley from a decent kid into a killer. Stopped dreaming, Melley, this is the death house. An you're walking right through that door down there, and you're not coming back. Oh, you'd better forget all about the shadow. So long, Melle come heack here, come back here, so long, Sucker. And Mally Holli. And he knows for you, bad news. He tough luck kid. Yeah, but I ain't through yet. Before they burn me. There's something I gotta do. God, Hey, God, with that same cup. I kind you guys, Piper don't matter, Malley. I want to talk to Commissioner Western. I gotta see him right away. He's gotta locate somebody for me, somebody I want to talk to. Well, don't stand. There, gay coming in the Western. How did you happen to choose this cat le mon? Well, Margot, this is the place Commissioner Western showed me, and I hopes the gate he might stop my thinking. What's bothering you? Today? Is the twelfth Margot, Young Dan Malley goes to the chair tonight thanks to the shadow and the mantula. You don't regret the shadows having captured that murder. Of the police. No, not exactly, Mally fired the shadow, right, But I have never felt the case was completely sold at Oh well, let's forget that. Oh and not look when that w he just started for the kitchen. The door open without his touching it. Yes, works by photoelectric ray. Oh what's that? Look each side of the door, Margo. See those chromium fixtures sticking out of the floor. Light's sitting at the top of them. Yes, there's a beam of light between those two bombs. When anyone approaches the door, his body breaks that ray. Whenever the ray is broken, the door opens without touching it. Yes, inconvenient, But Margo, I have sometimes thought it might even prove dangerous to a certain friend of yours. Who do you mean the shadow? But I don't understand the shadow can hide himself from the human eye, Margo. But he has a physical being and the photoelectric beam could detect his presence. Here comes Commissioner within. Now I see well. Good evening, Commissioner, very well, Commissioner Wed. Won't you join us? Thanks? But I think not. I'm rather upset tonight, Commissioner Well, Chris Layne, have you ever heard of this shadow. The Shadow? Yes, Margot, you've heard the absurd stories about his great deeds. Huh oh, Poppy Cuck. Of course I give anything to contact the Shadow right this minute. But why a boy named Dan Malley goes to the Electric Share tonight with vital information the only person he'll talk to is the Shadow is because I don't know how to find the Shadow. I'm beaten. Well, I will find him here, so if you forgive me, I'll run along. Good Night, Good night, commissioners, Good night mother. My hunch about Danny's case must be right. Waiter waited his money for my bill. I never mind the change. Come over quick, I'm going to the deathhouse now as the Shadow. Why does he come? Why doesn't he come? Were you waiting for me? Dan Malley? Who's that? Who spoke? The Shadow? The Shadow? There isn't much time, Mallie. They're coming after you to take you to the chair. Speak quickly. What have you to say? Plenty, I can't save you. You know you killed a man, Mally. I know, but it wasn't my idea Shadow, honest. It was. There was no evidence against anyone else. Yeah, don't I know it. He's too clever for that. Who is too clever? The bird that got me into this, The smart fellow that saw the dumb kid on crime being a good business. His name Peter Murdoch. Do you know what you're saying? Then? Murdoch's a famous criminal lawyer. He's repped. Your wraps are blind. Listen. Pete Murdoch's the biggest crook in this section. He's got a piece of everything. Well right now, he's planning a slum fire that'll kill thousands and not I'm a million from insurance companies. You're telling the truth. A man doesn't lie when he's only got a few minutes to live, mister Shadow. The job's going to be pull late this week. I'll investigate it then. If it's true, Peter Murdoch will pay for his crimes. But how can I get proof? That's easy. Now listen, there's a friend of mine named Don't Beat Jake, done by the waves, but five South Street. Jake knows enough about Murdock's latest plan to prove what I saw. Yeah, listen, if you can. Get to the Fining Cabinet Murdoch's house, there's records and things enough to finish him. The Shadow promises, justice, Dan Malley, that's all I want. They're coming down. Okay, I can take it. Thanks Shadow, thanks for coming. Well, then it's time. Yeah, I know what unlocked the dog? Guess Nike money, Well, here goes take his arms, Gus diady, kid, I ain't scared. I ain't got as scared as Murdoc will be white. The Shadow gets him. All right, men forward. Shadow, Yeah, don't be Jake. They'll fix him by Mallie. Come on, kid, keep your chin up. Hello Dan. The other prisons are saying goodbye. It's a lot boys, am I saying? You? Malley? Mc kay? The Shadow? Hey what was that about? The Shadow? The Shadow caught Dan Mallee. He put him here in the big house. Oh, hey, do you suppose it hurts much when they pull a switch? Well we'll find out. Yeah, you know it's It's funny how a nice kid like that gets to be a gunman. Yeah, the. Man responsible will answer for that. My friend, Hey, who said that the shadow? What hurt goes the joice? Oh? My doc like planned I got the jab of getting Dan Malley out of the hut spot and he went raving. Yeah, guts they usually do. That's right, all right, all right, cut a chick. That's what did Melle say when he was raving something about you may dock? He mentioned, Yeah, Bessie was yelling something about Dopey Jake and his shadow. The shadow. Seems like he'd been talking to the shadow in the deathhouse. May Doc doesn't means the shadow got the Dan. Now all right, all right, beat it, guys, I'm busy, okay, Hey Joe, Yeah, boss sugars up? Okay, all right, come on, guess that's why. Okay, what the shadow? The shadow? Shut up? All of you dust. Didn't see a soul gett near the Malley? You full a shadow hides from human eye. Yeah, that's right. He knows about Dopey Jake. Now if he should get Dopey to talk, listen to you halfwits. We've got to beat the shadow or lose the juiciest set of a gang ever had in this country. A fire little lettere a million bucks might not get can't lay hands on a shadow. That's just what I'm going to do with the shadow. Wait, real, he's kind of a spoil. Oh he's real enough. He's a man, all right, he can die like any other man. Wait to see the trap I'm billing. But how can you find this shadow? You know, and I know where it can always be found where a crime has been committed. Yeah, but there ain't any crime, right, It's going to be one, a crime that will set the Shadow on my tray all I want to meddle with him. Lay me out of this. Why are you listening to me? Best? Jack? And you too, Joe. You're in this hall of you. If anyone tries to rat, I'll pitch on the same spot with Dan Melly, I mean it? Or what do you say? You're going to be good? All right? You win? What's this wonderful crime gonna be? Right? That? A little job down on the waterfront at number five South Street. I want you and Joe to go down there to I and kill our good friend. Don't be Jake. 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Remember, furnaces in this section of the country were designed especially to burn anthracite, and in any of the four popular domestic sizes egg, pea, chestnut, or stove, you'll get America's finest anthracite When you order blue coal, so plan today to order your supply tomorrow. Your dealer's name is listed in the whet Toby It section of your classified telephone directory under the name Blue Coal. Let me have that tieslight. Mogo. Here we are five South Street is where Dopey jaylives the month. Do you hear that water? Yes, these old empty tenements are built on piles over the river. It's the tide rushing. Out to sea. Please give me the creeps here, take my Armgo, I've got to go down a dark passage way to the door, and Margo. After we enter the passageway, we mustn't speak. Just go up to the door and I'll knock. Yes them, I'm ready. Come, there's no one here. Wait, lamm, let's get away from here. No, wait a margot, the door's not locked. I'm going in. I'm going with you. I will be left behind. No, let me get my flashlight out there. Come on, then, what is it? Can you like that for your floor? There's a man lie there, Yes, let me. Get a look at him. Uh, poor old fella, he lies so still. Yes, there's a knife through his heart. Oh no, it's spending a note to his breast. What does it say? Let me see it, says, this is our padd dopey cheek. Get him to talk to you now, a shadow boggle. This is Murdoch's challenge to the shadow, and it must be accepted. I'm going direct it to Murdock as the shadow. Yeah, he finished with you're wiring job. See yeah almost, mister Murdoch. Yeah, helpe it works well, don't you worry, miss Best. When I get the electric wires connected with his sliding steel door, this room and mister Murdoch's is going to be fixed so nobody can get in or out. Say, I've been wondering why you want this arrangement, mister Murdoch. What's it for? Well, we call it the lion's cage the lions. You aren't going to put a lion in it? Are you? You're kidding? Sure, of course I am, though we do plan to use the room soon. By the way, you haven't mentioned this job to anyone, have you? Well? Most serve you, he said, not to, so well I didn't. Hey, how did this steal door work? Anyway? I'll show you, miss ready. Yeah. Now, mister Murdoch, if you have your man outside, throw the switch. Fast step out in the hall and tadle. Check the switch on the curtain. He's in the room next to this. Okay, okay, oh Steve. Won't that photo electric ray be visible to anyone coming down the hall towards the door. No, not a chance. The ray is in for red invisible. Look for yourself. Yeah, you're right, you can't see the rights. You understand. The ray goes from one door jam across to the other. And anyone crossing the threshold breaks the ray. That's right. And when the ray's broken, the steel door slam shut. What, mister, Bess, would your mind stepping back into the room for a minute, Sure. What happens the good night? What happened when you came in? You broke the ray and the steel door slam shut? Yeah, and it locks automatically. I don't like being locked in. I'm going on, Look, don't touch that door. That door is charged with electricity, man, and it touched that you've been electric cure. Yea, you see, Bess. I figure even our clever friend, the shadow will do the first natural thing after we trap him in here. He'll try the door to see if it's locked, get it, and when he does, when he does, it's goodbye. Shadow. You sure he'll come when he finds Dobe Jake, he'll be here. Say, mister Murdock, you don't want to fool around with this door. You know it's dangerous. I don't know who this guy's shadow is. Young man, you talk too much? Yes, doesn't he BET's go over to that panel in the wall. It's open. Yell a chick in the next room to shut off the current. I don't get the idea of the panel in the wall with. A steel screen over, mister Murdoch. And well, don't worry about it. If you hadn't turned off the current, you couldn't moved it. Chick, pay off, This man likely agreed. Okay, well thanks, What are your bill's gonna be settled in full? Hey? Hey, put that gun down? What do you do? This is that payoff? Mystic? No, you can't. Good hunting jack. You know where to hide the body? Kick? Yeah, might stand by the front door, ready to open it for the shadow. I supposed to let him in. Oh yeah, sure? Are you a fool? And if he speaks to you, you know what to do. Pretend to be scared and answer his questions. Yeah, I don't have to pretend. If I'm scared, all right, but he's ever beat the shadow. Yeah, there's a first time where everything you sure real comts getting a light. He'll come all right, doesn't matter how late it is. We'll be here waiting. I like you talk to him? How crazy? No, I've got to get behind the glass panel in the room next to the Lion's gate so I can see what's happening in there. That's it. It's the door, Burty wed go it head peeked between the curtains, snowing out there. Nobody's touching about, but it's swinging. Pull yourself together. It's the shadow. If you give me a second to get away before you let him in, and remember, watch yourself. I I don't like this. I don't like it. Up bit, but here goes. Wh What do you want? Who's there? Who is it? Who shut the door? Oh? Is it. The shadow? What do you want? I never speak softly? Where does Peter Murdoch keep his spiling cabinet? Quick? If you know what's good for you, that's down of Holland that room, that room, that's Murdoch's private room, goes straight ahead of you. Yes, And I won't stop until I get Murdoch. It worked, got electric right saw all right, Murdoch, we got him. We caught the shadow. Chick him from here. Can you see him? Portion? Oh, but he's in the line case alright, right in the next room, only this panel and a steel screen between us. Open the panel, Murdoch. Maybe we can hear him. Move al right, advice geez matter sound? Maybe maybe he ain't in there. Oh, yes he is. Hello, Shadow, Allow me to introduce myself, Peter Murder, the one man in the world who's too much for the Shadow. Come on, speak up so I'll know you're there, even if I can't see you. Yes, Murdoch, the Shadow is here, getting all ready to beg for mercy. No, Murdoch, you're doomed to disappointment. I warn me. You're my prisoner. You can't get away. We don't believe me. Try the door, Shadow, No, Murdoch, I'm sure that it's locked. Try it. Why don't you go on? You can't be sure, Triad, you're much too anxious to have me touch that door. I don't wish to be electrocuted as young Dan Malley was. You're a smart shadow, but I'm smarter, smart enough to trap and kill you. I'm not dead yet, Murdoch, but you will be very soon. And before I die, I might at least read the record of your crimes. Dan Malley said they were in this spiling cabinet. I'd go on there and open the cabinet. Oh, wires lead to what I see, Yes, Murdoch, I think I shall open it. Good Lord, you like what you long? Shadow, don't be afraid. It's only a body, just a dead body. Who is this man, Hodoc? Answer me. Let me see a young man in overalls, a pair of pliers in his pocket. So he's the poor devil who wired this. Room for you. You killed him so as to keep the secret of this death chamber. It is a death chamber, the death chamber of the Shadow. Margo Lane. Margo Lane, the Shadow calling Margo Lane, own Commissioner Western, tell him to surround. The house of Peter Murdoch. I'm held captain there. Hurry, hurry. This walking into an empty room gives me the curius. You're sure he's still ware Shore. Go wait, wait, I raise the panel and figure him. Shadow does the time drag? Don't you admire my room? Don't put too much hope in this room? Of yours, Murdoch. This shadow has escaped from worse places than this. Yeah, you talk a lot of shadow. Yeah, I wish we could see him, murder. We'll see him soon enough, we'll see him dead. We'll be able to see you when you're a stiff shadow. What are your planet? You can't shoot what you can't, but we can smoke him out. You're ready with that gasline, chick, Joe. Anytime you say this is your finished shadow, we're slipping a tube through this panel and feeding you a nice little smoke screen of poison gas. Ah, Shadow, take a deep breath of this gas. In ten minutes, you'll be dead. Turn the valve, chick. Give our regards to daniel' mally shadow. When you see him? How do you like it? Shadow makes your cough, doesn't it? But not for long? Panel wash, now watch. He'll be dead in ten minutes. Then we'll be able to see just who the shadow was. He's he's putting around the court. Honey in no, bess, you can't see him. No, but the body of the electrician move chic. That workman didn't have a gun, Nah, Murder. I went through his pockets. Nothing left the number A pair of plyers wires. I can't do much with flyers. Calm down, Bess. Won't be very long. Mate o'clock. The light in the room went out. He unscrewed the boat. I don't like that. You're all scared, silly. It's the lights. They're out. Come on, turn off, that guess it's all dark. The currents are the shadow blew the fuse. He must have used those fires. That means the steel doors unlocked. That's the steel door opening. He's out to the front of the house. Quack, don't let him get away. I can't see the damn. Come on, everybody in the hall. Hurry, line on, Line up there across the front door. You fools can put them slips off fingers now, after we nearly had him, but we can't think we can hear. Be quiet now, everybody listening. I hears some murder. That's outside the house. The shadow. Oh, the cops were right. Shut up. Don't let them hear you. They can hear me. Murdoch smashing the door. Commissioner Western, they're all here, the shadow, Yes, Murdoch, the shadow, hory Commissioner Arm, I'm not here, comes run for it. I'll shoot the first one that moves made. I think calorn is the car. Stay here and I'll bluff it out. You'll stay yourself. I'm getting down. No you're not. Murder's not best. Shadow? Where are you? Come on? I tell you to show yourself. I'll take that gun. Murdoch, you'll tell you. My arm. Shadow call me now stand still? All right, you've got my gun. You go ahead. Shoe blocks man Commission the Western These men are criminals. He the Murdoch, the leader, just murdered the woman dying on the floor. It's another body down. The hall, an electrician predday. This is a surprise. Well why didn't you shoot Shadow? I tried to kill you. Are you afraid to fight back. Like a man? No, Murdoch, I saved you for the same death that you sent Dan Mally to death in the electric chair. You've evaded the law for the longest time. Murdoch. You had a great mind. You were a brilliant lawyer. But for wealth you threw all that away. I'll crime upon crime, but you went too far. Now you will meet as must all men justice. Before today's episode comes to an end, here's John Barclay, Blue Cole's heating expert Thank you, Ken Roberts, and good evening everyone. Every fall and winter, thousands of thousands of people burn up money needlessly in heating their homes. They pile on excess coal in their efforts to get satisfactory heating results, and never realize that their furnace is to blame for their failure. All too often, the fault lies in the fact that the damper, draft or great may not be in proper working order. So this year, why not have a check up now at the start of the season. Make sure from the beginning that you are going to save money, not waste money. Call your Blue Coal dealer first thing in the morning, ask him to send a train John Barclay serviceman to your home to give your furnace a thorough inspection, and while he's there, ask him about Blue Coal's automatic heat regulator. 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