The Shadow 055 - Dead Men Talk

Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men that shadows. And just the moment, the Shadow starts his first adventure of the new season. But first, let me tell you about this. Master of men's minds. The Shadow, mysterious character who furthers the forces of law and order, is in reality Lamont Cranston. Wealthy young man about town. Cranston devotes his spare time to his favorite hobby, criminology. As the Shadows, he is the seorn enemy of criminals, lawbreakers. And shopsters. An undaniable health of the Shadows is a hypnotic power by which he clouds men's minds so that they cannot see her. This he accomplishes by means of domestic christ acquired during the years he's spent in the Aurea. Christon's friend and companions, the lovely Margot Lane, is the only person who knows to home the unseen voice out of the Shadow belongs today's story Dead Men's. Pajamond demand, uh, look, killing there's something I think you will know. Promise you won't tell anyone. Of course, Margot. Of course, he just. Went through another red light, so you know there's nothing. Duller or harder to be with and a crime detective one, there's no crime to detect. You be with me. I know you'd be very glad to take me home. Last time I heard that line from a boy recorded me to a. High school parm No, Margot, I should think you'd be happy that our stair city has no murders. And no robberies, no corruption at the moment. Course, if you really are a victims, why don't you track down the villain who put the tax on cigarettes. Listen, my sweet, you can go to your psychology seech you and get your money back because you haven't helped my mood one bit. Okay, then go ahead and throw Could you mind telling me where we're headed for the More? You mean that? I mean the Mogue I see, of course, have you'd rather not come with me? No? No, In fact, after spending a day with you, the more will be a pleasant relief. Well, well, glad to see you, mister christ Oh, mister I like you to meet miss Lane. I'm glad to meet. How do you do? Mister Tuttler's a very efficient keeper of the mall. I yes, miss Lane, and we're open for business here twenty four hours a day. Anybody in particular you were, miss. No, no, you're just driving by, and I thought i'd Roppo and see what was going on. Well, business is very slow right now, very slack, but I suppose that's true of every business. But we did have a new one today, and old derelict died of pneumonia. Epose I get. Here he is over there? Oh, yes, a nice looking old boy. Is he the only new one? Yes? After now, but stick around, you know the old thing. You never know what's going to turn that pain in his name? Yeah, the mom let's get out of here. That tuttle is an interesting time, don't you think. Yes, yes, very a jolly sory model. Pode. Will you tell me what eating news? Yes, miss eating? Yeah, every knows it is. Thank you. Read all about what the headline say. Well, the steamship Bremen is the see in Chicago wearing a long white beard. Very funny, very funny. What about local news, Well, let's. See football teams sucking movie still goes on. Nope, No, nothing new. Oh why doesn't something happen? His name plantoon? Oh are you mister Harvey? Hello Harvey, say all things at the bank. We're just fine, thank you. Had any good robberies anything. Oh we've been why skip it? Give it so long? Harvey? Uh yeah, uh. I feel like Sherlock Holmes must have felt when Comman Doyle stopped writing him. Where to Now? We're going to dinner? Oh no, why not? Well, you're not going to give up so soon, Lamar. You know we can still chase ambulance. Morrom May I see that newspaper blue. You've sinny Kris salad first common Okay, whatever you say. You've gotten yourself an idea, haven't you. Uh huh? What is this? Well? I've just been thinking, you know the old saying that if there's no news, then make news. Yes, well, how about a rewrite on that. If there's no crime, then make crime exactly just a minute. You're not going out and commit a murder hardly. I have a different approach. What a well known civically that mister Grant Flynn, Oh, mister Flynn, the poor man's friend, benefactor of little kiddies, and the worst murdering feats community has ever known. But Lamont, they've been trying for years to hang something on Flynn. Granted, but just look at this newspaper. See the story here whereabout. The John Gordon racket king still a mystery? But what's that got to do with Flynn? John Gordon was Flynn's partner, oh not publicly of course, into the dirty work. He ran the rackets, collected the extortion money from poor shopkeepers, and when necessary, committed the murders. Well, what's happened to Gordon? About three weeks ago? He disappeared boom, stuff like that, and nothing's been heard of him since. Do you think that Flynn had something to do with his disappeared? Definitely, Gordon was becoming too dangerous to Flynn's interests. The names were being linked together, and Gordon was trying to cut in on Flynn's political interests and probably threatened him. And you think that Flynn had Gordon's murdered. Well, I'm not as sure of that, the murdered part. I mean, what I do think is that Flynn ordered him done away with, and now he's not so sure that his orders were carried out. But why because among those heading the investigation as to Gordon's whereabouts is his erstwhile partner, the same mister Flynn's. Oh and just what are you planning to do about all this? Well? If mister Flynn would receive a phone call telling him that Gordon was still alive, we might stir up some interesting development, particularly if he were to receive this phone call from the Shadow. Come in, well, what do you want, I'll call for you, missus Flynn? Hell, who is it? He wouldn't give no name, you know, I don't talk to people and leftys. He's got a message for you. Oh yes, yeah, from Johnny Gordon. What should I tell him your name? No? No, no, no, I'll take it now. You waiting here? Whatever you say, boss, whatever you say? Hello, Hello, Hello Flynn. Yes, this is the Shadow, the Shadow. I've heard of you. Thank you, mister Free. I have a message for you that might be of some importance. Yes, a message from John Gordon. Hear me from Carton Garden is coming to get you. Carton's dead. How do you know? Because I ordered them rubbed out? Why all I wanted to know? I didn't mean hear me. I didn't mean that. Perhaps you can explain yourself more clearly in the morning of the District Attorney's office. Yeh, God doesn't get you. Please, no, wait about it. Wait, good night, mister Flynn, Good morning Marco the morn. Have you seen the newspapers? Well, look at it? Did pleader die suddenly? Grand Flynn the moment this twitch no more fight at ninety m last night the moon. I spoke to Flynn at eight forty five. That means he contracted pneumonia, reached the crisis and died in fifteen minutes flat. Remarkable aids were living in. Isn't it to say the least? They say? At least there's something very funny about the whole thing. Let me see that paper. At his family's request, the funeral services will be strictly private. The body will be removed to Conrad undertaking parlors this evening. Well, you can be certain the one thing. Margo, what's that? The services won't be strictly private because we're paying our respects to the late mister Flynn at the funeral power ourselves tonight, La. Marsh not so loud, Margo is better? Yeah, I'm not too curious. Why are we prowling at this back eye? This is the rear of the funeral parlor, and as we aren't among the invited mourners, I thought this was the best way. In you mind, No fun haven't done this his prohibition. Huh, here's a DNA and we'll see if I have a key to fit it. Hmm. But the world best burglar will wear. How are you fixed the brass knuckles? Margot? Could you stop being a bright girl for justice minute? Please? Thanks? No, I'll try this one. No, this one? Ah? Here we are, Come on quiet now right, give me that flashlight. Hmm. There seems to be the storeroom with the coffins. Yes, I gather that one way. They're stacked up around here. You're not nervous, are you? No? No? Is this wishing you were back in that jolly old morgue. Come on, let's try this door over here. Stay close to me, don't worry about that. Ah. This must be the funeral rumor, Now to find mister Flynn. What's not we're there in the corner more. Oh that's a curtain blowing not being said? Ye us, nothing can possible. What was that? I don't know. Someone's coming down the stairs quick. Not beyond this, There is. Really no need of hiding. Come out from behind that coffee why, yes, sir, yes, thank you? Not better. We we're very close friends and mister and I know it may seem very unusual to you our being here at this. All, but it was the late mister Flynn. You want to see? Yes, follow me, Sorry, I haven't time to show you all around. You'd like it here? Yes, I'm sure we would. Mister Flynn, wasn't it? Yes? I haven't gotten to know him very well yet. He's new here. Ah, here he is now? Would you help me with the coffin lid? Sure there he is? Ah? The peace, the peace they find? Are you sure this is mister grand Fln. Yes, see the engraving and the coffin. His family just left here a short time ago. Thank you? Come on, yes, good night. I hope you weren't frightened. What's the matter with that body? That body in the coffin? That isn't fin No, it's the body of that poor old Geraldic we saw yesterday in the more. Would you mind telling me the moncol We're going now to the. Jam. Yes? Do you know the mount? Life with you? He passed two days as put it, then a merry girl. First the morgue, then an undertaking parlor. Then the moguees. Well, we've found out one thing. Glynna's definitely still alive. But where he is and why he's so desperately pretended to be dead. It's something we've got the unravel. Oh what do you think you'll mind at the mall? I wanna find out who removes the body of the old gremic. Do you think they'll tell you? Not me, model, but they will tell. The shadowy. I did. Mister? Where are you? Men? Call me the shadow? Talk with joking? Who is that? I can't see you. I am not joking, mister Tuttle, And you can't see me because I clout men's minds by the power of hypnosis. Now, no, look this morguya the night, So cut it off where you are. Let me assure you that I am not here to frighten anyone, mister Tuttle, unless, of course, you failed to give me the information I desire. What's that? Who took that old man's. Body out of here? Old man? Why you're starling Tuttle? I haven't much time to waste with you an to my question. No, I don't know nothing about this. Flynn can't protect you? Now, cuddle Flynn. Yes, Flynn, he claimed that body didn't say? Why didn't? Yes? Yes, But I was just saying, oh, redness, I was up bling all I wanted to know. Who will tell him? I squealed, will you no tuddle? But I stand by tonight. If I will you, you maybe sent another body. Excay, what do you mean? I mean the body of your earth. While for mister Flynn, he didn't read this evening sacred? Is he the man? No? Why Mabel? Well, here's an item that mine industry. Sometime last night the private vault of a makes Grant Flynn in the First Security Bank was rifled and the entire contents are moved. I might have known it. Remember that chaff Harvey I spoke to last night when we brought the paper. Yes, he's been a Custard Flynn employee for years, though he worked for the First National Bank. He undoubtedly did the trifling. Ooh, who are chap tickens? Huh sweepy hm, oh, exactly bright. At ten thirty in the morning. Oh remember those good old days when nothing was happening. We're modeling. What's up now, Chief? Not a fire? I can take you home if you want, not a chih Where to now A visit to mister Harvey Harvey, Yes, Chapita Bank. If we were to find out where he delivered the contents of the vault, it might lead us to Flint. M Wake up, Harvey, I said, wake up, mm hmm. But I want to talk to you, Harvey, right right beside you here in the shadows. Oh, put on a life. No one here. You weren't dreaming, Harvey. But don't try to look for me. You won't see me. But I'm still right beside you. See wait, M see the show man. Nobody can see. That's right. What do you want to be, Harvey? Why did you break in the Grand Flin's vault? And where did you deliver the contents of that bold? Please a bit of preference. To answer my question, Harvey, you're a fool hobby. Do you know that your novige, that Grand Flin is still alive? Is your own death? What that battle they up from the morgue and placed in Flynn's coffin. They'll have to replace that body, did you know that? Harvey? Until you know whose body they'll. Use as a substitute. Yours, Harvey, yours right off. Talk. You've got to protecting your can't let them kilby, I promise you. Then, Now where is Flint? I deliver the papers too? At his own well house down on the riverfront. I think he's trying to make it get away sometimes tonight. Then the warehouse right ahead of it. They're a looking place. No man, what's that borders that? Mydea is what is affectionately known to the text phase of our community as Flynn's follow. Flynn's Following is near there, we recall at me it's. The title that was bestowed on the vehicular tunnel that was built under the river by Flynn with public funds and then never use. Must have made something on that little deal millions. Yeah, I think it best that we leave the car here mont them well, look for a door in the rear of the building. Come on, I never like this neighborhood, even in the daytime. No one about it is high now if we can only ah, here's a door, they get. I don't know. These keys are very precious my way. I realized that it wouldn't it be fun to just ring a doorbell once in a while. Yeah, here we are the first one. Alright. Let me have the flashlight, yes, or the fish flight yes? Yes, the firelight. Hurry right, I left it in the car. You did, well, that's fry. I'm sorry. The ma, I can go there. No, no, no, never mind, we'll use matches. Stay right behind me, right behind her. Yeah, look them on. There's a lot of seers. Good. That's what I was looking for. See. I've heard that Flinn has maintained a hideaway here for years, upstairs, on top of the warehouse up there. Now only one way to find out. Now you wait here, wait here. Yes, it'll be much safer if I'm not back downstairs. In fifteen minutes. I want you to get in the car and go to the police headquarters. You can tell the Commission of Western our whole story, I should say, not see in a few minute. Timings, Yes, sir, see you in a few minutes. Don't worry. Everything will be all right. Everything will be all right. Shocks, I never could whistle. Oh here something wrong, lady, No, no, don't get alarmed. Put that flash sight out of my arms. I can't see that's the idea. Who are you? Oh sorry, I forgot to introduced by that. My name is Flynn. Flynn. Yes, I'm as your friend has gone upstairs the time. Won't he be surprised when he comes back. And finds you gone gone? What do you mean you see you're. Coming with me. She got tunnel when you came in here. What's that cat to do with? Let's keel up at fourten and the rest of it's buried in the river. Oh you can't, that's the upper you sit. Say, will you get down on the tunnel and you can scream all you want? Then you come on now, No, you got right through the tunnel on the wall. I stop fighting me. It's too late now, sister. You haven't told me how you liked it down here in the tunnel yet. Ladies, now you get used to. It after your hair a while the water is dripping from the walls and the cats running around. Why you won't want anything else? You can't keep me down now. This will be a lesson to you. And you're inquisi friend to keep out of other people's business. Well, I hate to be leaving you. I don't think you are leaving, mister Flynn. I believe we've talked before. I am shadow, shadow. How did you get here? I followed you down here, and I have come for you. I believe that Police Commissioner Western will be very interestive for the phenomena of a dead man. Let's come to life. Listen, even if I can't see, you aren't scaring me. Hearing seems to be your specialty cline. No one's turning me and I'm legally Come on, Flynn, Oh no, you know this is the one case that SAT fail. We do exact on the way. Can you see it sounds like he's running down the tunnel toward the river, and follow him quickly? Had their mother a shaft of lights? Come on, cat, mother, shaft of light, come on, careful mother. Fra The tunnel here is covered with fine I thought you who was going to follow me here? Have you crept this time? Win? That's what you think? You see this lever right by my hands at the bow. See a bow that'll let water roll in this tonnel one hundreds of tons a minute. Now you may be just a voice shadow, but you can die like the rest of it. And that goes for your girlfriend too. But don't you think you're being stupid, miss Flynn? Remember your tap too? Oh yes, I'm dead. I'm dead already. Trance beat me, don't well, Flynn? Who is that got a going along the ground? Three weeks ago I was a man? Maybe three weeks ago I was brought into this hole un left to die three weeks ago. I was John Gordon, Gordon, John, but you can't be gotten, not yet. I order you killed your bunny. Phone down the Fingerman sabum shot Flynn, but I'm not. You want to practical demonstration, Widon, but I'm not. You haven't got keep away from me, but not gone away. I'm the one to do something, Lady, Come and get a friend. I see why they're both ten. Gordon too, Yes, he should have died days ago down here. The only thing that kept him alive was the hope of getting flinn. Oh, can I suppose the next thing to do is to notify I can. Make no word, Yes, Margot, Look water water coming in through that now, plain must have turned it on. Come on, maga quickly quickly. Yeah he's a plastic way let's get up the stairs. Yeah sure he was close call. Oh well, what do we do now? Well, wand to pry The City Department tunnel is flooded. That's the telling Commissioner Western about Glenna and Gordon. Perhaps it's just as well as he never knows Italian. Well, it has been a busy day. You like to go home, but stop off at the bookstore. First really a bookstore. Yes, I want to rest my nerves, my curling up in dead with a very gory mystery story.