The Shadow 049 - Hypnotic Death

Knows what evil looks in the hearts of men. The Shadow nods. Your local blue Coal dealer presents the shadow. These half hour dramatizations are designed to forcibly demonstrate to old and young alike that crime does not pay. Before today's story begins, an important message to all householders. When ordering fuel, remember that there's a tremendous difference between various kinds of hard coal, and remember that there's one hard coal that offers you better heat with less furnace attention, and that's blue coal. You'll find that blue Cold banks and burns better and gives you absolutely the most for your money in heating. Service and satisfaction. So ask for Blue Cold my name the next time you order fuel, and be sure to listen at the close of today's program, for we have a special guest whom we wish to introduce to you. The Shadow, mysterious character who waves those in distress and helps the forces of law and order, is in reality, Lamont Cranston, wealthy young man about town. Cranston's friend and companion, the lovely Margot Lane, is the only person who knows to whom the unseen voice belongs, the only one who knows the true identity of that master of other people's minds, the shadow Today's story hypnotic Death. Help it? Why did you bring me to this doctor's office? I want you to meet the famous doctor Dahmer. He's a friend of mine. We might even get him to be my best male. Help it. It makes me so happy to hear you making plans for our theady. Martha, dear you stay here a minute. I want to prepare doctor Dama for the big sprise. Yes, help it. Tell us Look who's here, Charming Charlie himself? Cut that pets. Name's Herbert van Burston for the president. Uh oh, I got something, Unt Charlie. Uh I mean now? Yeah, yeah, where's the doctor? Alright, he's inside, but one of the lawyers. He'll be right out. What are your gods? Herbit? A servant girl, a living relations Yeah? Perfect, nay to order? What kind of a policy should get ten thousand life double indemnity? Alright? Yeah? You sure? And how to pick up you don't do so bad yourself? Here's doctor now, Hello, doctor Donna. Well herbit. We've been waiting for you, you know, Lawyer Munson. Yeah, where's the girl? No waiting? Good? Have you heard policy right here? Hey? Yeah, look it over, Munson, see that everything is in order. Sure, let me have it. Uh usual form no inserts double indemnity for death beneficiary. Herbert van Burston. That's made out to you. All right, you Burt, that's okay. Anyway, we'll bring the girl in. Okay, doctor, see that the boys have the instructions. Monsen right, doctor, I'm ride at Martha. Help it. These men are friends of mine, and this is the great doctor domb plead to meet you. Doctor. I help it, perpet hear. Martha, close to me. Yes, look at me, Look into my eyes. Look into my eyes, Martha. Oh it take me out of here, I mather, I am afraid. I don't run. Look in to your now, Martha. From this moment on, I will control your mind. My will shall be your will, My instructions, your commands, whether or not I'm with you, whether or not you see me, you will obey my orders. Oh be your or test yes, or. Be my orders? Alright, man, you must be going. He had about to witness an even greater demonstration of my principle of telepathic hypnosis. The car was Herbert and the girls just pulling over. To the carb, doctor Donna. Where the boys, I'll see they're standing on the corner. Herbert's getting out. Of the car. Very well, stop the car. Oh this far away, doctor, and. Distance in no way affects my powers. I must close my eyes and concentrate. Keep me informed of the results. Monson. Alright, say a girl stepped out of the car. Yes, now to test my theory of telepathic hypnosis, Martha, Martha, move close to the curb. She's doing it, doctor, she's there. Stump, Martha, wait for my orders. She's standing at the. Curb at a car coming. Monson, as this one coming down the street at the fast clip. How far from the girl? How about two hundred feet? Is one fifty? Dow's one hundred? Uh huh fifty? And oh Martha, twenty five? Walk Martha walk ten jez. Well that's done, doctor Donna. Yes, it is quite done. Monsoon quite Oh? Yes, fuck she's dead. Yeah good, you murderer. You kill my pear and say I didn't mean to do there your papers turned back? Oh buddy, what's happened? Well, the girls stop flight in front of my car. Officer. I couldn't start, of course, you couldn't. You were going too fair? All right, all right. We can't argue that out here. I'll have to place yonder rest, young feller. Just a moment, officer, what do you want? I saw what happened. That young man is not to blame. Girl walked right in front of the car. And you'd better let me. Have your name. Crenston Lamont Creston. This man's talking through his hat. This woman who was killed by a reckless primer officer. There's something very peculiar about this whole thing. I beg your pardon. Excuse me up, sir, I'm doctor Dharma. It is it your witness to this, So I'm. Not I didn't see it, but as a citizen, I feel that reckless driving must come to an end. You say you didn't see what happened, that is correct, then you'll pardon me. But I hardly think you're in a position to voice an opinion in this matter, Doctor Dory. I see you, of course, are a witness for the driver, exactly, very noble of you. Very I assure you, sir. That you and I will meet again. Yes, I'm sure we will meet again. The mart You've probably touched your dinner. You will stranger feelings been creeping upon me since that automobile accident. So martyr voice sounds awfully strange. Yes, I I must shake this off. I must. Perhaps some more coffee would help them. Mort that's the lord? Why are you staring so here? That guy? We'll meet again? What are you saying? Hey, I'm sure we will. You'll drop the cup? What did the matter? Yeah, I don't. Know, just some careable things come over him. Now, Miss lay try and calm yourself. Knows how long will I have to wait for and years about mister Kran Doctor Anthony, doctor Whitman. Aw with him now, mistication. Don't understand it. He was so well only yesterday and now I just can't believe it. Oh he is, doctor Anthony, mister Anthony, how is he just a moment? Miss Lane? Nurse? Will you stay with mister Curnston, Yes, of course, said down Ms Layne. I want to talk to you doctor. How is he no better? If anything is worse? That may be brutal, Miss Lane, but you should know the fact. Oh doctor, it sounds frightful. I've called in every specialist I thought might help. They're completely stunned, Miss Laye. Never in our experience. Have we encountered such a strange case? What can it be? We don't know. All the vital organs are in excellent condition, yet his energy is rapidly ebbing. Oh. I hate to have to tell you this, miss Lane. But we're afraid mister Curnston won't last to night. Oh no, oh no, that can't be possible. The most discouraging thing is mister Curnston's complete lack of cooperation. He seems to have lost the desire to live. Oh, I must go to him. He must fight this thing off, whatever it is. I'm along mistake him? Well? He put him in this room right across the hall anyway. Huh. I must laden tried to arouse his interest. In something, Yes, doctor, I would a step right? Didn't the month. Hold a mont olco? Oh are you la Mont? Are you any better? I say, Bressie, wish hair my head? Oh, hadn't squeezing the. Mont Listen to me, please, Your life is in your own hands. You must fight Lamont's fight. Hair I. Okay, I r by will. Here. What do you mean? What are you trying to tell us? Lamonts pad tell you. He will let me? What's that? Who won't. Is that you. Obey a Lamont. You've got to tell us we want to help you, sleepy doctor, Would you step over here in mind? Doctor, I don't think I'm mad that the man in that bed is not Lamont Creston. The body is Lamon Creston, all right, but the spirit is not here. Let me explain. Isn't it true that when a person suffers from a psychosis they mutter of things and experiences of the past. Yes, yes, that's quite correct. Well, these things mister Cranston's been saying. I've never heard him say before. No, But doctor, I'm convinced mister Creston is uttering the words to someone else else. Yes, will stronger than his own, dominates him, dictates his every word in action? You mean a form of hypnosis. Have you ever heard of telepathy? Hypnosis? Of course, the book has been published on a subject just recently. Fact, I have a copy in my office. I feel only in authority on that subject can help mister Criston. We must send for the author of that book. But miss Lane, the theories of hypnosis described in this particular book have not been endorsed by the medical profession. It makes interesting do Anthony. We don't know what's wrong with mister Crinston. Perhaps I'm clutching at a straw, but his life is in danger. I insist that you call him that author. Very well, nurse author, go into my office, a phoneless man, to come here at once. Here, I'll write the name for you, Doctor Agusta. Dama. Yes, nurse, what is it? Doctor Dormant? Here? Oh, thank heavens, how do you. Do, doctor Damer. I'm doctor Anthony Pleasure and this is miss Lane, a friend of patient. I'm honored, Miss Lane. Good of you to come, doctor. I hope you can help mister Criston. I shall do everything in my power. I suppose you've come in contact with similar cases. Uh frequently, miss Lane. Is it possible, then, that mister Kranston's will is dominated by another? Quite possible. His very existence is in the hands of the Guella master mentality. Oh, doctor, please help him? Please? Yes, yes, of course, miss Lane. I'll awaken the patient. No, doctor, I'll awaken him. Mister Cranston. Yes, open your eyes. Oh I wake why doctor, that's an amazing demonstration. Lamont, Lamont, this is doctor Dharma. He's come to help you. Oh, bey. Oh, they don't you understand? Why do you still like that? Lamont, Doctor Anthony, Doctor Dohma. That's the same expression he had on his face just before he collapsed in the restaurant. He seems frightened, Doctor Domo. You miss lane, Doctor Anthony, I think it best that you leave me alone with the patient. Of course, Doctor, it's a little pool in this room. Would you mind closing that window behind you? The window window? Of course, I I I'll take care of it now if you please, certainly, doctor will leave it once comes man. Doctor Dohma. I place my last hope in you. Mister Cranston, will be well taken care of. Thank you, doctor, Well Cranston, we meet again, eh, hey meet again? Oh yes, of course, your vocal cords I've got forgotten. You can think clearly enough, but can't express yourself. Well. I shall lessen the pressure a bit for the moment, so that you and I can have a little Tata tate. You may talk, Cranston. You may talk, you murderer. You fee rather a spectacular beginning for the Tata Tat and. Maybe a spectacular end to it to doctor Talma. Has a limit to your. Control affects dispute you, mister Cranston, you are helpless. You can speak no louder, no longer than I choose to permit. You're grown rich by murder and fraud. But in some way I'm going to put an end to you. And come now, Cranston, your slide recipite is over. I return you to the condition that baffles science and destroys you. My will is your will, my orders, your command. Obey, obey by will. Your will, Oh way, oh precisely, now, Cranston, I leave you to your doom. You shall be dead by morning. Before our second act begins. Let me ask you a question. Have you ever talked to an older person who said, well, of course, things are a lot easier for you people now than they were in my days. I guess you can't. 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Then you'll join the thousands of regular blue cod users who say there's no substitute for a blue coal for perfect heat with less furnace attention. Call your dealer tomorrow. His name is listed in the Whare to Buy Its section of your classified telephone directory under the words blue coal. Is mister Creston any better? Doctor Anthony, sorry, Miss Lynne? No improved? This is terrible. It's horrible. Even doctor Dahma couldn't help. No, he said, the patient refused to cooperate. Under the circumstances, help was impossible. I'm afraid, mister Cranston faith in doctor Dahmer. If there was some way I could, Dr Anthony, I have a copy of doctor Darmer's book. Yes, we might do it. If we show mister Cranston the book, you might realize how important doctor Darmi is. Right, we can try it, Nurse, go across to my office. You'll find doctor Dahmer's book on my desk. Bringing him. Yes, doctor Anthony the full ninety nine. Hello, Yes, sir, us to speak to mister Prianston. But that's impossible, you well, I see all right. Have him come up. I'll talk to him. What is it? Doctor? The driver of the. Car that killed the girl goes on trial tomorrow. His lawyer's downstairs in the reception room. He thinks mister Prinston can save the boy. Perhaps the pride of the boy might stimulate mister Prinston's interest. Why, yes, there is that possibility. There's a book, doctor, let me have it. Yes, look, Lamont, this is doctor Darmer's book. So you see his name on the cover. He's a tremendously important man, Lamont. You must let him help you. Miss Slaine. I believe we've stuck something. He's coming through the pages. I think we've got that's his interest. Oh that's the lawyer. He was putt him off. Doctor, Yes, nurse, tell the gentlemen, we can't see him just yet. Yes, after look, doctor, he's actually reading the book. This is the first break in the game. Oh I hope, so, said doctor Anthony. Yes, that's what is it. Why that lawyer was mister Cranston to establish how far the automobile was from the girl when she stepped off the curve. He brought us enlarged photograph of the scene of the accident, in the hope that mister Cranston could mark the spot on the picture. Well, I'm afraid that got. The look mister Cranston's reaching out for the photograph, I believe. Do you think he recognized him? Apparently? Let me have that photo. Yes, is Laine here, Lamont shows where the automobile was when the girl stepped off the curve. Why he's drawing his finger over the picture. No, no, Lama, not there the place where the car is. Ah, he's indicating a spot on the sidewalk. You see, it's useless. His brain is unfunctioning. I'm not look, miss Lane. He's he's pointing from Dahma's name on the book cover to the spot on the photographs. Doctor, I see it now, he's placing Dhama at the scene of the accident. Oh, doctor, don't you understand Lamart had met that man before. That's why he was agitated when Dama came in here. I believe you're rightless Lave. That's why he keeps repeating the words we will meet again. Do you think Dama might be the influence that dominates mister curs. I don't know, doctor, Hookless Layne. He's pointing to a passage in Dahma's book. Now, what is it, Lamar, In the passage. Of Laye, should the controlling mind lose poise for even an instant? In that moment the spell is broken and the will of the subject released. He's the controlling mind loses poison. And so and now he's trying to tell something by the association of ideas. Significant and the windowhead. I got it, doctor. Do you remember when you ask Dama to close that window? He lost his poise. He never went near it. He didn't dare look out of twenty six floor windows. Of course, I thought this conduct strange at the time. Dama is a victim of a phobia, the fear of high places. That is what mister Crampton is trying to do. Shell meet again. We've got to get Dama back up here. We've got to make him lose his self control up only for an instant. It's the only way to break Dama's in Florence. But will he come? And he's washed his hands of the case. I think I know a way to get him here. Get the chairs out there on the terrace, nurse years the doctor Anthony. I think we'd better move mister Cranston's bed a little closer to the edge. Yes, hurry, miss Lyne. Dama's already on his way. Where do you want this here? Lan, right over there, close to the pair of the dame. How did you manage to get Dama to come up here? I simply phoned and told him mister Craston was getting well. He nearly dropped the phone he was so nervously And that. Must be done now. Look, I'll go to the next room and leave you, mister Cranston alone with nurse You show doctor. Dahma in and you can go. Thank you, good luck, Miss Layne. I certainly hope this girl I hope. So doctor, hurry, hurry, I'm not watch him, watch Dama every second. This is our only chance to beat her. Oh, doctor Dama, I'm glad to see you. How do you do to him? Glad? Isn't this rather than wise having mister Cranston out here? It's it's quite windy at this. Mister Cranston requested it, requested it, mister Cranston did, Yes. Won't you sit down? Doctor? Here's a chair right over here. Yes, I from smally, miss Laine. But but I'm pressed for time, must examine mister Cranston alone. Do you man? Glad? At doll? Doctor, I'll leave Miss Layne. Look out fight ship. How awkward you nearly fell over the end? Did I frighten you? Come away from Sorry, I'll leave you now with. Your yes, I, Miss Lane, look, mister Cranston's gone. What was that here? The controlling mind lose poise for even an instant? Thanks for the tip, doctor, Miss Layne's fake stumbled at the trick You lost poise? Who are you? Your liberated subject? Love Crichton? I can't see you, might write, doctor. Nobody ever sees the shadow the shattle you. Yes, doctor, I've heard of you, the invisibles. But this can't be You accomplish this through hypnotism. Correct, doctor, we're masters of the same art, we apply it quite differently. You have hypnotized me. All my life. I've looked forward to an encounter with a shadow. I felt it would be the ultimate test of my hypnotic powers. Well, here we are, doctor. Quite so, and you shall see who is masters. What do you mean I lost control over your will, but only for the moment. You're a fool if you think you can best me. I have just to touch you, and you will again be helpless if you can touch me. You've made one mistake, a sable one mistake. Your selection of an arena was thoughtless. This terrace is small. You have to pass me to get away, I, Dama, this may mean your tomb I know where you are. Now there, I, you've lost the first move. You can't touch me, Dama, it's useless to try. Your wisest course is to surrender and settle with a long never time you. Move that chair. You're in the corner near the wicker fence. Now we see where you can get back from there. The mom nice, yes, mother, it was Dama. Cost's balance fell twenty six stories. Oh thank god, you are saying, oh, it was so good. Do you lie there aware of everything, not able to express your thoughts? You expressed them very well for me, Margot. If it were not for you, this would be my hour of doom instead of damas. He had an amazing mind, Margo, but like so many brilliant minds, it was bent in. The wrong direction. Men like Dama would be a boon to mankind did they use their talents constructively. We'll introduce our special guest in just a moment, but first let's hear from Blue Coals heating expert John Barclay. Thank you, Ken Roberts, and good afternoon friends. Many homeowners are under the prpression that all they need do to put coal on the furnish fire is thrown a few shovels. Woll. I can assure you that that's neither the most practical nor the most economical way to get satisfactory heating results. First, the grates should be shaken gently until you see the first red glow in the ashpit. Be sure not to shake red. Hot or unburned coal through into the ashpit, but then you'll simply be wasting coal. Next, pull a mound of live coals to the front of the fire box just inside the fire door with a shovel or a hole. Now you have a fire bed sloping down toward the back of the furnace. Put fresh coal into the hollow form by this slope, being sure to leave a few burning coals near the door. These live coals will act as a pilot light which will burn off the gases which rise from the fresh coal contact with the burning coal. Try this method of putting coal on the fire and see if it doesn't give you far more satisfactory eating results. And remember, if at any time you have difficulty with your heating plant, get in touch with your nearest blue coal dealer. He'll gladly send a John Barclay serviceman to show you how to fix up the trouble. John Barclay service is absolutely free, so call your blue coal dealer. I thank you, and now I have. The privilege of presenting doctor Lorne W. Barclay, National Director of Capping Activities of the National Council of the Boy Scouts of America. By the way, you're not related to John Barkley or heating expert for any chance are. You not that I know of, but I've heard his heating advice on this program and found. It very useful. Good Doctor Barclay. The producers of Blue Coal have asked me to congratulate your great organization, the Boys Scouts of America on the twenty ninth out of her story of its founding. Through the years, the Boy Scouts have made many important contributions to the finest American ideals, and for that we salute you. Thank you, mister Roberts, and may I say that we are grateful to the sponsors of the Shadow program. They too, are making a valuable contribution to Americans young and old by showing them that crime in any form does not pay. We appreciate having had you with us this afternoon, Doctor Barclay, and we sincerely hope you will visit us again. Today's program is based on a story copyrighted by the Shadow magazine. All the characters and all the places named are fictitious. Any similarity to persons living or dead is purely coincidental. A Shadow magazine is now on sale. That your a local news. Stat loed of crime. There's a bit of. Fruit crime does ay The Shadow load. Next week same time, same station. Blue Coal America's finest stand for site, will again present another thrilling adventure of the shadow. Be sure to listen, and be sure to burn blue coal, the solid fuel for solid comfort.