0:01:08 > 0:01:11FANFARE PLAYS
0:01:17 > 0:01:22Tom, you've had success tracking down criminals. How about tracking down a winner for me?
0:01:22 > 0:01:26I wish I could help you, but criminals are more predictable.
0:01:26 > 0:01:29Nah, Tom, gimme just one peek.
0:01:29 > 0:01:33- You wouldn't be interested.- You're wrong. Horses are my first love.
0:01:33 > 0:01:35What have you got there?
0:01:35 > 0:01:38- Lady's Profile.- Lady's Profile?
0:01:40 > 0:01:43Lady's Profile? Have you got the right track?
0:01:44 > 0:01:47Oooh! Yes, yes!
0:01:47 > 0:01:50I have Serene Gale to win, Pleasant Surprise to win,
0:01:50 > 0:01:54and Proud Nancy - it'll win too - and Lady Beautiful.
0:01:54 > 0:01:56Look at the lovely animals!
0:01:56 > 0:02:00And the jockeys - I just adore THAT one!
0:02:00 > 0:02:04You can't bet every horse in every race!
0:02:04 > 0:02:08- Why? One of them's bound to win!- But you're betting more than you can win!
0:02:08 > 0:02:10OK, I'll forget Lady Beautiful.
0:02:10 > 0:02:14- You mustn't forget Lady Beautiful. - Have you information on this race?
0:02:14 > 0:02:17I wouldn't overlook Lady Beautiful.
0:02:17 > 0:02:19I can see that you know something!
0:02:19 > 0:02:23- I'll cut out Proud Nancy instead. - The horses are nearing the gate.
0:02:23 > 0:02:25Run down and make these bets for me.
0:02:25 > 0:02:2910 each on numbers 2, 3, 5 and 7 to win.
0:02:29 > 0:02:314 on number 8...
0:02:31 > 0:02:34- You have the money, haven't you? - Yes, Mrs Peabody.
0:02:42 > 0:02:46- Who do you think you're fooling? - Joan! What a coincidence!
0:02:46 > 0:02:51- It wasn't a coincidence in New York OR Havana!- Maybe I like to follow the ponies.
0:02:51 > 0:02:56And maybe you don't. If you don't stop following me, I'm going to...
0:02:56 > 0:02:59Tell the law? I don't think you would.
0:02:59 > 0:03:05It's funny - out of 35,000 people here, you're the only one that's annoyed by my presence.
0:03:05 > 0:03:09That's where you're wrong, Metcalf - you annoy me too.
0:03:09 > 0:03:12In fact, you always have.
0:03:12 > 0:03:14ANNOUNCER: 'And there they go!
0:03:17 > 0:03:21'Baby Boy is in front, ahead of Proud Nancy.
0:03:21 > 0:03:24'Choo-Choo Rodgers is coming up fast.'
0:03:24 > 0:03:27- Now, look here... - No, no, no - the race!
0:03:28 > 0:03:32- I'm sorry if I butted in.- That's your long suit - butting in.
0:03:32 > 0:03:36I don't believe I've had the pleasure. My name is Tom Lawrence.
0:03:36 > 0:03:40Some people feel that Metcalf here isn't the best company in the world.
0:03:40 > 0:03:42- Can I be of any assistance? - No, thank you.
0:03:42 > 0:03:44Oh.
0:03:44 > 0:03:47Well, I'm sorry.
0:03:49 > 0:03:52So, now you've got the Falcon trailing you...
0:03:52 > 0:03:56- What?! Who did you say?! - Tom Lawrence - the Falcon.
0:04:00 > 0:04:02'Lady Beautiful and Baby Boy.
0:04:02 > 0:04:05'Here they come to the finish. Baby Boy and Beautiful...
0:04:05 > 0:04:07'Lady Beautiful wins!'
0:04:07 > 0:04:09I didn't want to bet today.
0:04:09 > 0:04:13- Yoo-hoo, young man!- Me? - Yes, you wonderful man, you.
0:04:13 > 0:04:18You know, Lady Beautiful - I won so much money on her. How did you know she would win?
0:04:18 > 0:04:21- She looked like a winner to me. - Remarkable!
0:04:21 > 0:04:25- I'm Gloria Peabody.- How do you do? I'm Tom Lawrence.
0:04:25 > 0:04:29- This is Harvey and Alex. - How do you do?- Glad to know you.
0:04:29 > 0:04:32I'm going to place a bet. I'll go with you.
0:04:32 > 0:04:34- Won't you join me?- Thank you.
0:04:34 > 0:04:38Joan, this is Mr Lawrence. He's the man that gave me Lady Beautiful.
0:04:38 > 0:04:44- Miss Meredith - my secretary. - It's a pleasure.- Thank you. I'm happy to know you.
0:04:44 > 0:04:47How can I ever repay you for giving me a winner?
0:04:47 > 0:04:51I know! You must come to my birthday party tonight!
0:04:51 > 0:04:53Sorry, but I'm flying to Miami tonight.
0:04:53 > 0:04:57Oh, you big businessman! You could postpone it, just this once.
0:04:57 > 0:05:00I'm afraid I've made my reservations.
0:05:00 > 0:05:05We're going to have such a good time, and it's not every day a girl celebrates her 37th birthday.
0:05:05 > 0:05:10May I be the first to congratulate you. And may I add that you don't look your age.
0:05:10 > 0:05:15- Aren't you a dear!- Oh, Mr Lawrence, you dropped this.- Oh, thank you!
0:05:20 > 0:05:24You know, you've been so nice, I'm tempted to accept your offer.
0:05:24 > 0:05:26How charming!
0:05:26 > 0:05:28Tonight at eight, the Barbary Bowl.
0:05:29 > 0:05:33Hey, boss, we nearly didn't make it, but you know me!
0:05:33 > 0:05:37I ran into Lefty Lewis. You know Lef... You wouldn't know Lefty Lewis.
0:05:37 > 0:05:41Says he's on the legit. Anyway, we leave tonight at 8.14.
0:05:41 > 0:05:44Sorry, but we'll have to cancel them.
0:05:44 > 0:05:50OK, I'll call... Cancel them?! What do you mean?! You give me one iota why we should c...
0:05:51 > 0:05:53Never mind. I get it.
0:06:08 > 0:06:11# How do you fall in love?
0:06:11 > 0:06:14# You meet a boy, and then you say, "Hey!"
0:06:14 > 0:06:16# And then he, um...
0:06:16 > 0:06:20# You just fall It just happens to happen
0:06:20 > 0:06:22# That's all
0:06:23 > 0:06:26# How do you meet a boy?
0:06:26 > 0:06:28# You walk outside, and...
0:06:28 > 0:06:30# And then he, um...
0:06:30 > 0:06:34# You just fall It just happens to happen
0:06:34 > 0:06:37# That's all
0:06:37 > 0:06:40# Throw in some stars and moonlight
0:06:40 > 0:06:43# They might enhance the scene
0:06:43 > 0:06:45# There's really not an answer
0:06:45 > 0:06:47# I can't say what I mean
0:06:47 > 0:06:50# How do you fall in love?
0:06:50 > 0:06:53# Steal a kiss, and you, um...
0:06:53 > 0:06:55# And then he...
0:06:55 > 0:07:00# You just fall It just happens to happen
0:07:00 > 0:07:02# That's all. #
0:07:02 > 0:07:04APPLAUSE
0:07:07 > 0:07:11Mrs Peabody mustn't know that you came because I asked you to.
0:07:11 > 0:07:13This sounds serious.
0:07:13 > 0:07:18And I thought you invited me because of my irresistible charm!
0:07:18 > 0:07:23- Joan and Mr Lawrence seem to be enjoying themselves. - They're doing well for strangers.
0:07:23 > 0:07:29It don't take the Falcon long to get acquainted with a gorgeous bir... um, pretty girl.
0:07:29 > 0:07:31Did you say...the Falcon?
0:07:31 > 0:07:33Yes, in the flesh.
0:07:37 > 0:07:40Last year, after I started working for Mrs Peabody,
0:07:40 > 0:07:46- a valuable bracelet disappeared. - And she collected the insurance money from Metcalf's company.
0:07:46 > 0:07:49Yes. He's been trailing me ever since. Sometimes I think I'll...
0:07:49 > 0:07:53- That's just his way of doing his job.- But that isn't all.
0:07:53 > 0:07:56A few days ago, I took her pearls to the jeweller's to have them copied.
0:07:56 > 0:08:01- Without consulting her?- Yes. I know it was stupid of me,
0:08:01 > 0:08:04but I was helpless and had to protect myself.
0:08:04 > 0:08:07Just how much are these pearls worth?
0:08:07 > 0:08:10They're insured for 100,000.
0:08:10 > 0:08:14- But...when I took them to the... - I think I know the rest.
0:08:14 > 0:08:17The jeweller told you they were fakes.
0:08:17 > 0:08:21- Yes!- And to protect yourself, you've got to find the real ones.
0:08:21 > 0:08:28- You must help me. - Anyone in their right mind would say that you took them yourself.
0:08:28 > 0:08:32But... who said I was in my right mind?
0:08:32 > 0:08:34Come on, let's join the others.
0:08:34 > 0:08:38Don't forget the chopped egg and onions, just like...
0:08:38 > 0:08:43- How did you like that last number? - Very nice. Will you join us? - Later. I'm going to speak to Lola.
0:08:43 > 0:08:47- Bring her along. Lola was the girl who sang.- I'll see you all later.
0:08:49 > 0:08:51There you two are!
0:08:51 > 0:08:55- Look who arrived - the Baron and Baroness. Mr Lawrence. - How do you do?
0:08:55 > 0:08:59Nina, this gentleman is the Falcon.
0:08:59 > 0:09:02You're very young to be so famous.
0:09:02 > 0:09:07You're very kind. Thank you for a delightful evening. If you'll excuse me, I...
0:09:07 > 0:09:11You can't go yet! The party isn't over.
0:09:11 > 0:09:16I'm having Louis serve a snack in my room. First, we'll visit Nick the Night Owl.
0:09:16 > 0:09:19Night owl...? Who wants to go to a zoo at this time of night?
0:09:19 > 0:09:22It's a radio station, upstairs on the roof.
0:09:22 > 0:09:26Nick plays records for people who call in. It's loads of fun!
0:09:26 > 0:09:31- Louis, where were we?- Where were we...? Caviar with chopped egg and onions...
0:09:31 > 0:09:35- That's fine! Don't fail me! - Parfait, Madame!
0:09:35 > 0:09:37That's French!
0:09:39 > 0:09:43'This is your nocturnal playmate - Nick the Night Owl,
0:09:43 > 0:09:47'broadcasting from the top of the Barbary Towers.
0:09:47 > 0:09:49'Station KGR.
0:09:49 > 0:09:53'Now, for Terry and Ruth, we give you Gene Krupa, an old tom-tom man,
0:09:53 > 0:09:56'playing I Wake Up In The Morning.'
0:09:56 > 0:09:59DRUM INTRO
0:10:01 > 0:10:03MUSIC STOPS
0:10:03 > 0:10:05SMASH!
0:10:23 > 0:10:24You!
0:10:24 > 0:10:27What are you doing in here?! No!
0:10:27 > 0:10:29Put down that knife!
0:10:41 > 0:10:45- What took you so long, honey? - Alex called another rehearsal.
0:10:45 > 0:10:50- He's calling a lot of rehearsals. - Please don't start that again. He's my boss, I've got to...
0:10:50 > 0:10:52I'm your husband.
0:10:52 > 0:10:56Please be patient. We won't have to keep our marriage a secret much longer.
0:10:56 > 0:10:58Not after you become a star...?
0:10:58 > 0:11:01Well, I don't want you to be a star.
0:11:01 > 0:11:04Not if it means I'm gonna lose you.
0:11:04 > 0:11:07Lose me? You haven't a chance.
0:11:09 > 0:11:14So, THIS is what goes on in all-night radio stations! Nick, you rascal!
0:11:14 > 0:11:19- Perhaps we'd better knock before coming in!- Gloria and Joan! This is a pleasant surprise.
0:11:19 > 0:11:22Nick, this is Tom Lawrence and his friend Goldie.
0:11:22 > 0:11:24Miss Carpenter, Mr Lawrence.
0:11:24 > 0:11:28- What are you celebrating tonight? - It's my birthday, darling!
0:11:28 > 0:11:30Hold everything! This is an occasion!
0:11:30 > 0:11:36Boys and girls, this is Nick again! We interrupt this programme to give you a special flash.
0:11:36 > 0:11:38It's birthday time in the Owl's Nest.
0:11:38 > 0:11:42One of my favourite people is celebrating her 21st birthday tonight!
0:11:42 > 0:11:47- Nick, I'm 37!- 37...?! Believe me, folks, she looks 19!
0:11:47 > 0:11:50SHE GIGGLES And that is the girlish laughter of Gloria Peabody!
0:11:50 > 0:11:56- Say hello to your public.- What shall I...?- That's fine! What would you like me to play for you?
0:11:56 > 0:12:01- Tell them.- Well...- And for Gloria, who grows younger each birthday, what could be more appropriate
0:12:01 > 0:12:05than the King Cole Trio, singing their own arrangement of Heavenly?
0:12:08 > 0:12:11- Mr Lawrence, how do you like our setup?- Very interesting.
0:12:11 > 0:12:13I think it's crazy!
0:12:13 > 0:12:19- You've got to be crazy to do this! - We're going to my apartment. Too bad you can't join us.
0:12:19 > 0:12:22The Baron and Baroness were meant to meet us here.
0:12:22 > 0:12:27Joan, see if they stopped off at our apartments. And check if Louis is ready for us.
0:12:27 > 0:12:32I'll go with you. ..Goldie, you'd better keep Mrs Peabody company.
0:12:32 > 0:12:34Thanks(!) Mighty white of you.
0:12:34 > 0:12:37Well, anybody want to rumba?
0:12:40 > 0:12:43There's never a dull moment with Mrs Peabody.
0:12:43 > 0:12:47- You should see us when things are REALLY booming!- My sympathy!
0:12:47 > 0:12:52- If you want me to help you, I'll have to know some things. - About Mrs Peabody?
0:12:52 > 0:12:56That would help too, but I'd like to know more about Mr Beaumont
0:12:56 > 0:13:02- and the mysterious Baron and Baroness.- You don't suspect Mr Beaumont - he's an old friend.
0:13:02 > 0:13:06- And the Baron and Baroness? - Mrs Peabody met them in Europe.
0:13:06 > 0:13:08They seem to be all right.
0:13:12 > 0:13:14It's open.
0:13:14 > 0:13:17- Louis must be ready.- Looks like it.
0:13:17 > 0:13:21- Everything seems to be here. You'd better call Mrs Peabody.- Right.
0:13:26 > 0:13:28SHE SCREAMS
0:13:28 > 0:13:30Mr Lawrence! Come quickly!
0:13:37 > 0:13:39It's Louis.
0:13:41 > 0:13:43Is he...dead?
0:13:44 > 0:13:46Yeah.
0:13:46 > 0:13:48Murdered, evidently.
0:13:48 > 0:13:50Knifed.
0:13:58 > 0:14:01Mr Lawrence... the pearls have been stolen.
0:14:01 > 0:14:06Relax, Miss Meredith, you've just told me they are worthless.
0:14:08 > 0:14:10Give me the police department, please.
0:14:10 > 0:14:15- He was dead when you came into the room...?- Yes.- Hold it, for a picture.
0:14:15 > 0:14:18It's frightful. Five robberies in six months in this hotel.
0:14:18 > 0:14:23- And now this!- Did Mrs Peabody look to see if anything else was missing?
0:14:23 > 0:14:27- I didn't think to ask her. - I'll check the files. Probably committed by the same person.
0:14:27 > 0:14:30- An employee of this hotel?- Possibly.
0:14:30 > 0:14:32I want a list of those on duty and off.
0:14:32 > 0:14:36This one went through his heart. Death was instantaneous.
0:14:36 > 0:14:40- He used this to open the dresser. An amateur, probably. - What makes you think so?
0:14:40 > 0:14:43A professional would have his own tools.
0:14:44 > 0:14:48You may go now. Do not move from the hotel without notifying the police.
0:14:48 > 0:14:51And in no event has anyone to leave the city.
0:14:51 > 0:14:55What a catastrophe! You poor darling. The shock you must have had.
0:14:55 > 0:15:01- I'd like to ask you more questions. - I was with Miss Meredith when she found the body.
0:15:01 > 0:15:06- I've been with her all evening. - Look, we want to give you every consideration possible,
0:15:06 > 0:15:11- but I have to demand co-operation and no interference.- He's a nosy amateur, if you ask me.
0:15:11 > 0:15:13Nobody asked you.
0:15:13 > 0:15:18- I forgot to mention, Mrs Peabody has retained me to help recover her pearls.- What?!- I did?!
0:15:18 > 0:15:25- I didn't have a chance to mention it, but I did hire him.- OK, the fact some jewels are missing is secondary.
0:15:25 > 0:15:28- The important thing here is a murder's been committed.- Naturally.
0:15:28 > 0:15:35- However, we all agree the crimes were committed by the same man.- Who said it was committed by a man?!
0:15:35 > 0:15:37I'll handle this, Metcalf.
0:15:37 > 0:15:41I'd like to talk to you, Miss Meredith - alone.
0:15:44 > 0:15:49This is great. Stuck here, and me with a date in Miami with a gorgeous tomay-to!
0:15:49 > 0:15:53- Tomato!- Tomay-to, tomato - she's a dame, ain't she?
0:15:53 > 0:15:56You've no sense of adventure.
0:15:56 > 0:16:00A beautiful girl in trouble, missing pearls, murder...
0:16:00 > 0:16:02- Ow! Not so hard!- Sorry, boss.
0:16:02 > 0:16:08- You know...- I know what you're gonna say. "There's more to this than meets the eye."
0:16:08 > 0:16:12- You're right!- There's enough trouble in this world without looking for it.
0:16:12 > 0:16:16If you leave a window open, it's liable to climb right in your lap.
0:16:16 > 0:16:20- I've got a few hunches already. - Tell me.
0:16:20 > 0:16:25- There are two unrelated factors. - Come on, boss, speak English!
0:16:32 > 0:16:35- Boss! Boss, where are you?- Over here.
0:16:52 > 0:16:55It must have been fired from a helicopter.
0:17:02 > 0:17:04Hey, do you want them to do it again?!
0:17:04 > 0:17:08- Pull down the shades. - Them shades ain't bullet-proof.
0:17:08 > 0:17:10We ought to change rooms.
0:17:11 > 0:17:13Maybe even cities.
0:17:15 > 0:17:21'Now for Bill White and his friends, Tommy and Ralph, we're gonna play Jimmy Dorsey's recording
0:17:21 > 0:17:25'of Beat Me Daddy, Six To The Bar. It should be EIGHT to the bar,
0:17:25 > 0:17:28'but Jimmy's agent probably got the other two bars!'
0:17:28 > 0:17:33- This is like lining up a target - I feel like a bull's-eye.- He wasn't trying to hit the bull's-eye.
0:17:33 > 0:17:36He was celebrating the 4th of July...?!
0:17:36 > 0:17:40Anyone could hit us at 15 feet. Somebody's trying to frighten us.
0:17:40 > 0:17:43He did a good job on me. Who do you think it was?
0:17:43 > 0:17:49I don't know, but I have an idea it was someone who is familiar with the layout of the hotel.
0:17:49 > 0:17:54- Otherwise, he wouldn't have disappeared so quickly. - Someone who lives or works here?
0:17:54 > 0:17:59- You're covering a lot of people. - This is as good as a fingerprint - it will only fit one gun.
0:17:59 > 0:18:01I'm for getting out of here.
0:18:01 > 0:18:07- After receiving an invitation like this?- If this is an invitation, it's an invitation to a funeral!
0:18:07 > 0:18:10Let's stay and see whose funeral.
0:18:29 > 0:18:32That's a cute trinket. I'd like it for a paperweight.
0:18:32 > 0:18:34Hold it for me, will you?
0:18:37 > 0:18:40This is heavy enough to sink a battleship.
0:18:40 > 0:18:43- I'd say...um, 12 carats?- Um, 11.
0:18:43 > 0:18:48- All pure, unadulterated glass. - You don't say!- Stage jewellery.
0:18:53 > 0:18:57- So this is the way to great detective work?!- Good morning!
0:18:57 > 0:19:00I can assure you, my interest was entirely professional.
0:19:00 > 0:19:06- I hoped you'd find time to help me. - I am! A good criminologist never overlooks anything.
0:19:06 > 0:19:10- So I see!- That's very unfair, and I'll prove it!
0:19:10 > 0:19:14Miss Carpenter probably makes 75 to 100 a week.
0:19:14 > 0:19:16What's that got to do with me?
0:19:16 > 0:19:20She is either a good actress or poor judge of precious stones.
0:19:20 > 0:19:24She told me this was cheap costume jewellery.
0:19:24 > 0:19:26- Isn't it?- Certainly not.
0:19:26 > 0:19:30This diamond is probably worth several thousand dollars.
0:19:30 > 0:19:33But if someone gave Lola expensive jewellery,
0:19:33 > 0:19:37- they'd want her to know its real value.- I'm sure they would.
0:19:37 > 0:19:42- You see, I HAVE been working. Shall we have breakfast? - Hadn't you better return that?
0:19:42 > 0:19:44I'll join you in a second.
0:19:48 > 0:19:53This much is clear - whoever stole the real pearls substituted the duplicates.
0:19:53 > 0:19:58- That seems obvious.- And to do so, that person must have been close to Mrs Peabody.
0:19:58 > 0:20:03- That puts the spotlight on me. - And on the Baron and Baroness and on Mr Beaumont.
0:20:03 > 0:20:09- You mean, you suspect them?!- All good detectives, including Metcalf...
0:20:09 > 0:20:13start by suspecting everyone. Now I've caught up with my correspondence.
0:20:13 > 0:20:15Speak of the devil...
0:20:16 > 0:20:20- How do you feel this morning? - Just frightful!
0:20:20 > 0:20:23- I didn't sleep a wink.- Sorry to hear that.- It was a shock for us all.
0:20:23 > 0:20:26Yes. ..Oh, waiter! Waiter!
0:20:26 > 0:20:29- I've been looking all over for you. - I've been looking for you.
0:20:29 > 0:20:33- Mail this to my Aunt Cleora, will you?- Sure, boss, sure.
0:20:33 > 0:20:35Airmail, special delivery.
0:20:38 > 0:20:40Cleora... He ain't got no Aunt Cleora.
0:20:40 > 0:20:43"Goldie, sealed orders."
0:20:50 > 0:20:53"1. Be sure no-one follows you...
0:20:57 > 0:21:01"..then go to Harvey Beaumont's room.
0:21:01 > 0:21:04"2. Pick lock, and enter.
0:21:27 > 0:21:30"3. Open window facing terrace."
0:21:34 > 0:21:36It IS open.
0:21:38 > 0:21:41"4. Place wastebasket before window.
0:21:41 > 0:21:44"Start fire in it."
0:21:49 > 0:21:52Hope he knows what I'm doing.
0:22:07 > 0:22:11"5. Hide in the closet and observe everything that happens."
0:22:11 > 0:22:14Hide in the...?
0:22:20 > 0:22:23"PS Swallow this note."
0:22:23 > 0:22:26This is going too far. I refuse to...
0:22:26 > 0:22:28I ref... Oh...
0:22:35 > 0:22:41- I don't feel like eating a thing. - Don't starve yourself because of last night. It wasn't your fault.
0:22:41 > 0:22:45- My 37th birthday - I'll never forget it.- That's strange.
0:22:45 > 0:22:47Isn't that smoke coming out of that window?
0:22:47 > 0:22:50Must be a fire.
0:22:50 > 0:22:52That's the fifth floor.
0:22:52 > 0:22:54Looks like MY room!
0:23:58 > 0:24:02- Nice work, Goldie.- Thanks. - How did it taste?
0:24:02 > 0:24:06For your information, I'm in what is commonly known as a dilemma.
0:24:06 > 0:24:11- Let me know what I'm meant to be doing.- First, tell me what Beaumont did when he came in.
0:24:11 > 0:24:12Well...
0:24:12 > 0:24:15He flings open the door...
0:24:15 > 0:24:17he closes it - bang!
0:24:17 > 0:24:21His eyes is wild, his face a symphony of mixed commotions.
0:24:21 > 0:24:24He's breathing hard...
0:24:24 > 0:24:27- The next thing... - Please, stop hamming it up!
0:24:27 > 0:24:32- You want it as it was, don't you? - We're in a hurry! Where did he go?
0:24:32 > 0:24:34He shoots around the bed,
0:24:34 > 0:24:36and he stops right there.
0:24:36 > 0:24:41- Then?- I thought he was crazy. With a fire burning, he got interested in literature!
0:24:41 > 0:24:45- Get to the point. - He picked up one of those books.
0:24:45 > 0:24:50- Imagine a guy so dumb he's got to look up instructions on how to put out a fire.- Which book?
0:24:50 > 0:24:53- Pluto's Lives.- Plutarch's Lives. - Pluto, Plutarch...who cares?!
0:24:53 > 0:24:55Then he grabs the water,
0:24:55 > 0:24:57and the fire is out.
0:25:00 > 0:25:01Hey, here I am(!)
0:25:04 > 0:25:08- And here are the pearls.- The pearls! - Yeah, the REAL pearls!
0:25:08 > 0:25:10What do ya know?!
0:25:10 > 0:25:13Pardon the interruption...
0:25:13 > 0:25:17- What is it?- We found the pearls, right?- Right.
0:25:17 > 0:25:19That's what we call "mission accomplished".
0:25:19 > 0:25:24- Give them back to the owner, and we go on our merry way.- Not quite.
0:25:24 > 0:25:26There's something you've overlooked.
0:25:26 > 0:25:31You've forgotten that Inspector Blake has requested that we stay here
0:25:31 > 0:25:34- until a certain murder's been cleared up.- Yeah, I did.
0:25:34 > 0:25:37The murderer was after these
0:25:37 > 0:25:40and it's possible he'd arranged for a way to dispose of them.
0:25:40 > 0:25:44Where's the most logical place to dispose of something of this value?
0:25:45 > 0:25:50Well, it would be my opinion, based upon a reasonable amount of experience -
0:25:50 > 0:25:55in the past, of course - that stuff of this kind would be handled by the biggest fence in town.
0:25:55 > 0:25:58From your experience - in the past, of course -
0:25:58 > 0:26:03- wouldn't you say that a fence is aware of a robbery before it's committed?- Sometimes.
0:26:03 > 0:26:06What are you getting at?
0:26:06 > 0:26:11If we can find out who is the biggest fence in town, and dangle these in front of him,
0:26:11 > 0:26:15- he may make the next move. - You know something, boss?
0:26:15 > 0:26:19I thought of a way to get that information for you.
0:26:19 > 0:26:21From your friend, Lefty?
0:26:22 > 0:26:24Yeah! How'd you guess?!
0:26:31 > 0:26:36- One wouldn't expect to have a meeting with a fence in a place like this.- Lefty said to be here at 11.
0:26:36 > 0:26:38It's almost 11 now.
0:26:38 > 0:26:41Think you could play bodyguard to these?
0:26:41 > 0:26:45Sure, but you shouldn't have brought them along.
0:26:45 > 0:26:48- They're safer with us.- Safer than in the vault at the hotel?
0:26:48 > 0:26:52And have the clerk broadcast our little secret of Beaumont?!
0:26:52 > 0:26:55- Pardon, are you awfully busy? - Speaking of tomatoes...
0:26:55 > 0:26:59- Only with our thoughts. Would you care to join us?- Oh, no, thank you.
0:26:59 > 0:27:03I thought there was a lot of wonderful music going to waste.
0:27:03 > 0:27:08- By all means.- Boss, the...- Goldie! Beauty has been known to stop 1,000 clocks!
0:27:10 > 0:27:12Looks like Lefty made a mistake.
0:27:12 > 0:27:16- We haven't introduced ourselves. - Is that necessary?
0:27:16 > 0:27:20- I guess not.- Then let's leave it that way - it's more exciting.
0:27:20 > 0:27:25- You like mystery and excitement? - What makes you think you're mysterious, Mr Lawrence?
0:27:28 > 0:27:31Thanks for the dance, Mr Lawrence.
0:27:31 > 0:27:33Thanks for the 40-cent tour(!)
0:27:36 > 0:27:38A smooth organisation you have here.
0:27:38 > 0:27:40Coming from you, that's a compliment!
0:27:40 > 0:27:42- Sit down.- Thanks.
0:27:42 > 0:27:45What can I do for you?
0:27:45 > 0:27:49- You're misinterpreting my visit. I was just...- Oh, come on!
0:27:49 > 0:27:52Let's play like we're both grown up.
0:27:52 > 0:27:58Oh! Perhaps you're under the impression I might know something about a pearl necklace...
0:27:58 > 0:28:02It doesn't take a detective to see that I'm in the restaurant business.
0:28:02 > 0:28:06- Why would I be interested in a necklace? - I thought we were acting grown up.
0:28:06 > 0:28:09You stick to that, and we'll get no place.
0:28:10 > 0:28:12Cigarette?
0:28:12 > 0:28:14Thanks.
0:28:18 > 0:28:21- Thank you. - Just for the sake of argument,
0:28:21 > 0:28:24let's say I AM interested in a certain necklace.
0:28:24 > 0:28:31I could tell you that the necklace, which was expected to fall into your hands, isn't going to.
0:28:31 > 0:28:33Why?
0:28:33 > 0:28:38- Cos it fell into my hands first. - If I were a fence, you'd expect that news to shock me.
0:28:38 > 0:28:41But it wouldn't, cos I wouldn't believe it.
0:28:43 > 0:28:45Ah, one of the classics.
0:28:45 > 0:28:49Are you familiar with some of the others?
0:28:49 > 0:28:51Nightclub operators aren't illiterate.
0:28:51 > 0:28:54Have you read Plutarch's Lives?
0:28:57 > 0:29:00If you'll permit a pun, I'd say there's a few gems in it.
0:29:00 > 0:29:03I must admit, you've read the right book.
0:29:05 > 0:29:10Of course, a smart man like you would never carry so valuable a trinket in his pocket.
0:29:10 > 0:29:12Hardly.
0:29:12 > 0:29:17Well, now that you know my taste in literature, it would be nice to hear from you sometime.
0:29:17 > 0:29:19Goodnight.
0:29:19 > 0:29:20Goodnight.
0:29:29 > 0:29:32- We're in for trouble.- Dame trouble? - No!
0:29:32 > 0:29:35- The necklace?- Yeah.- I told you we shouldn't have brought it!
0:29:35 > 0:29:37Let's go.
0:29:38 > 0:29:41You go ahead and get a cab.
0:29:41 > 0:29:43Give me that box, please.
0:29:46 > 0:29:48- Thanks.- You've got 10 coming.
0:29:48 > 0:29:54- Oh. Is this for sale?- That's my supper.- You're supper?- I don't eat here - you think I'm crazy?!
0:29:54 > 0:29:56I'll keep this, you keep the change.
0:30:01 > 0:30:02Uptown.
0:30:11 > 0:30:12Cab!
0:30:14 > 0:30:16- Where were they going? - He said, "Uptown."
0:30:20 > 0:30:22Tail that cab!
0:30:32 > 0:30:33Unwrap that for me.
0:30:33 > 0:30:37I don't wanna smoke, and I ain't hungry. Let's concentrate on them.
0:30:37 > 0:30:41- That's what I'm doing. - Gee, boss, I'm sorry.
0:30:41 > 0:30:45All the time I thought you were falling for that twist in the check room.
0:30:45 > 0:30:50Poor kid. Works in a nightclub, and has to bring her own sandwiches!
0:30:50 > 0:30:52Cruel system, I call it.
0:30:52 > 0:30:54Hey, boss!
0:30:54 > 0:30:56Caviar!
0:31:01 > 0:31:03We ain't lost them yet.
0:31:04 > 0:31:06Come on! Give it some gas!
0:31:23 > 0:31:25- Driver, stop the car! Quick! - Yes, sir.
0:31:30 > 0:31:33- Can you take care of this for us? - Certainly.
0:31:33 > 0:31:36Here's something for your trouble.
0:31:36 > 0:31:37Thanks!
0:31:37 > 0:31:40You can always depend on Uncle Sam.
0:31:54 > 0:31:56Something you boys wanted?
0:31:56 > 0:31:59- Nothing at all.- No, not a thing.
0:31:59 > 0:32:02Well, goodnight.
0:32:09 > 0:32:12Well, sorry, Nick - bad news.
0:32:13 > 0:32:18- Bad news? What do you mean? - They're phonies. No good.
0:32:18 > 0:32:20No good?
0:32:20 > 0:32:24- You're kidding. Now, look... - You don't kid in this business.
0:32:26 > 0:32:31They can't be... They've got to be real! I know where I got them.
0:32:31 > 0:32:33Nick, they're cheap paste.
0:32:33 > 0:32:36Phonies. Now, take them someplace else.
0:32:36 > 0:32:39- But I got 'em from... - I know where you got 'em!
0:32:39 > 0:32:43From Mrs Peabody. But Beaumont had the real ones all the time.
0:32:43 > 0:32:48- Beaumont?!- Yes. I wouldn't even touch the real ones now.
0:32:48 > 0:32:50There's blood on them.
0:32:51 > 0:32:52That's all, Nick.
0:33:03 > 0:33:06Goldie, be a good boy and bring me my robe.
0:33:08 > 0:33:09Oh.
0:33:09 > 0:33:12- It's you, is it?- Yeah.
0:33:12 > 0:33:15You know, you're a little bit late.
0:33:15 > 0:33:19- Late?- Yeah.- For what?
0:33:19 > 0:33:22Two minutes sooner, and you could have scrubbed my back.
0:33:24 > 0:33:28- Can I help you?- I'm looking for a match, if you don't mind.
0:33:28 > 0:33:31I don't think you'll find any in there.
0:33:32 > 0:33:35As long as you're so interested, Williams...
0:33:35 > 0:33:39Let's see now... Here I have handkerchiefs.
0:33:39 > 0:33:41Very good linen, too.
0:33:41 > 0:33:46What's your game? Why did you say you were retained by Mrs Peabody?
0:33:46 > 0:33:48Oh! Oh, that!
0:33:48 > 0:33:51It was just conversation.
0:33:51 > 0:33:56- I am trying to find her pearls for her.- You're not making things easier for the department.
0:33:56 > 0:34:01We'll arrange for a pair of seats for you and your stooge on the Florida plain.
0:34:01 > 0:34:03That's very gracious of you.
0:34:03 > 0:34:06- We wouldn't do this for everyone. - I'm certain of that.
0:34:06 > 0:34:11- Williams will bring your tickets later. - Package for Mr Lawrence.- Thanks.
0:34:13 > 0:34:16Um, lend me half a dollar, will you?
0:34:19 > 0:34:22- Dime help you?- Take a tip from the police - a small one.
0:34:22 > 0:34:26You afraid this will put me in an upper bracket?
0:34:26 > 0:34:29It's from my Aunt Cleora.
0:34:29 > 0:34:32Aren't you gonna open it?
0:34:32 > 0:34:34Of course! Why not?
0:34:34 > 0:34:37Aunt Cleora is always sending me things.
0:34:37 > 0:34:39Jams, cookies...
0:34:39 > 0:34:42I wonder what this can be.
0:34:43 > 0:34:45Oh, cigars!
0:34:45 > 0:34:48- Will you have one?- Never use them.
0:34:49 > 0:34:52I won't offer you one - you haven't got a match.
0:34:52 > 0:34:56Hey, have I got news? Go ahead - I'm listening.
0:34:56 > 0:34:58For what?
0:34:58 > 0:35:02I just asked myself a question. I said, "Have I got news?"
0:35:03 > 0:35:05No.
0:35:05 > 0:35:07Let's get outta here.
0:35:11 > 0:35:12What's with them?!
0:35:12 > 0:35:15Oh, boy! The pearls came!
0:35:15 > 0:35:19- Ssssh!- I changed my mind. I will have a cigar after all.
0:35:22 > 0:35:24It's an expensive brand.
0:35:27 > 0:35:30Yes. VERY expensive.
0:35:30 > 0:35:33Might cost you as much as 20 years to life.
0:35:33 > 0:35:37- That's a long time.- Very. Get some clothes on.
0:35:37 > 0:35:39Boss, tell him the truth.
0:35:39 > 0:35:43- The truth is, no-one ever believes it.- Let me be the judge of that.
0:35:46 > 0:35:48All right.
0:35:48 > 0:35:53I trapped Beaumont into revealing that he'd hidden the real pearls in his room.
0:35:53 > 0:35:56I was using them to smoke out the murderer.
0:35:56 > 0:35:58As you said, Inspector,
0:35:58 > 0:36:02the jewels are of secondary importance. There's still a murderer at large.
0:36:02 > 0:36:06Your alibi is easy to check, if ever you get some clothes on.
0:36:06 > 0:36:08Where are we going?
0:36:08 > 0:36:10Mr Beaumont's room, of course.
0:36:14 > 0:36:16Hey! It's Beaumont!
0:36:25 > 0:36:28Well? Looks like your alibi won't stand up.
0:36:30 > 0:36:34An untimely death, I calls it. Take over, Williams.
0:36:34 > 0:36:36Come on, Lawrence.
0:36:38 > 0:36:42Ain't you overdoing it? We're in here for the night.
0:36:42 > 0:36:47At a time like this, the best policy is to maintain an attitude of complete...
0:36:47 > 0:36:52- insouciance.- Does that mean putting on your tie before hitting the hay?
0:36:53 > 0:36:57- Look who's here!- Come on. The inspector wants you.
0:37:01 > 0:37:05Miss Meredith, what reason did you have to want the false pearls copied?
0:37:05 > 0:37:10I didn't know they were false. I wanted to protect myself in case they were stolen.
0:37:10 > 0:37:14That's a stall! She took the real ones, and wanted to cover up.
0:37:14 > 0:37:19Your case against her is as cut and dried as all that?! Swear out a complaint against her.
0:37:19 > 0:37:24I resent being cross-examined by a man who is under suspicion as an accessory.
0:37:24 > 0:37:29- Relax! Mr Burke is a jeweller... - I can identify them at a glance.
0:37:29 > 0:37:31- Excuse me.- Oh, sorry.
0:37:31 > 0:37:35Are these the pearls that Miss Meredith brought to you?
0:37:36 > 0:37:38What did I do with my glasses?
0:37:43 > 0:37:46Yes, I'd recognise them anywhere.
0:37:46 > 0:37:51- Even to this small, unmatched pearl at the side of the clasp. - Those are not the real pearls?
0:37:51 > 0:37:55Exactly. That is the necklace Miss Meredith brought to my office.
0:37:55 > 0:37:57You've been helpful. Thank you.
0:37:57 > 0:37:59Glad to be of service. Goodnight.
0:37:59 > 0:38:03You can clear up some things for me, if you will.
0:38:03 > 0:38:09- What becomes of those? - I think you should have those. They're just as phoney as you are.
0:38:09 > 0:38:13- Lock 'em up! - You know what they say about acting in haste.
0:38:13 > 0:38:16I've got a proposition for you.
0:38:16 > 0:38:19Give me 24 hours' freedom, and I'll give you the real pearls.
0:38:19 > 0:38:22I told you, I'm not interested in pearls.
0:38:22 > 0:38:27That's part of the deal. The pearls can be produced in five seconds, but for the murderer, I need 24 hours.
0:38:27 > 0:38:31The real pearls in five seconds? What are you talking about?
0:38:33 > 0:38:36Here you are. I've fulfilled the first part of my bargain.
0:38:36 > 0:38:39These? The jeweller said they were paste.
0:38:39 > 0:38:44Experts, even like yourself, have been known to make mistakes under pressure.
0:38:44 > 0:38:48- The gentleman was handicapped without his glasses.- Wait a minute.
0:38:48 > 0:38:52I read that real pearls have a sandy feeling when you rub them across your teeth.
0:38:52 > 0:38:54Phonies are smooth as satin.
0:38:58 > 0:39:01These are genuine. Say, I ought to read more.
0:39:01 > 0:39:06- OK, you three can have your 24 hours on one condition.- What's that?
0:39:06 > 0:39:10I wanna be there to see Metcalf's face when he finds out they're real.
0:39:10 > 0:39:14- You won't be sorry.- I have to put my trust in someone.- Thanks.
0:39:20 > 0:39:24- How do you know he won't cross you? - Cos you're going to follow him.
0:39:35 > 0:39:37- Barbary Towers.- Yes, sir.
0:39:48 > 0:39:53I don't know what to say. If it weren't for me, you wouldn't be involved in a theft and a murder...
0:39:53 > 0:39:58- Perhaps it was worth it!- Start thinking - we've only got 24 hours. - What's there to think about?
0:39:58 > 0:40:02You two wait at the hotel while I pick up the real pearls at the hatchery.
0:40:02 > 0:40:06- Hatchery?- Chicken hatchery. - But I thought...
0:40:06 > 0:40:10You don't think I'd leave them where Metcalf could lay his hands on them?
0:40:10 > 0:40:13- Met...! - Certainly not. That was very wise.
0:40:13 > 0:40:16On second thought, you go and pick them up.
0:40:16 > 0:40:18Sure! Where are they?
0:40:18 > 0:40:21Go to the chicken hatchery, Second and River.
0:40:21 > 0:40:27- I'll find it.- The watchman is a friend of mine, and he's left the door of the third pen open.
0:40:27 > 0:40:29(It's full of setting hens.)
0:40:29 > 0:40:33The floor is covered with straw. They're under the straw. You can't miss them.
0:40:33 > 0:40:39Gee, that was clever! Nobody would think of looking in a henhouse for jewellery.
0:40:39 > 0:40:41You go there now. We'll be waiting for you.
0:40:45 > 0:40:49I may as well keep this cab. No, I'm through for the day.
0:40:58 > 0:41:02Is he in a hurry! He didn't even wait to get paid!
0:41:04 > 0:41:09# Come out, come out Wherever you are
0:41:10 > 0:41:14# I know, I know You're not very far
0:41:14 > 0:41:17# How I wish you'd hurry
0:41:17 > 0:41:20# Cos I'm inclined worry
0:41:20 > 0:41:22# These arms of mine are open
0:41:22 > 0:41:26# Hopin' you'll appear, my dear... #
0:41:26 > 0:41:28- Thank you.- You're welcome.
0:41:30 > 0:41:34We got just 24 hours, and you've got to practise your rumba.
0:41:34 > 0:41:39- Not at all - I'm hungry. Besides, I think we've earned a nice supper. - I ain't hungry.
0:41:39 > 0:41:42Maybe a good dinner is what we all need.
0:41:42 > 0:41:45We ought to plan to follow up a suspect or a clue or something.
0:41:45 > 0:41:50- This is as good a place as you can find to do that very thing.- You mean you're working on something?
0:41:50 > 0:41:57- We didn't just come here to eat? - On a clear day, you can see two beautiful suspects from here.
0:41:57 > 0:41:59# So come out, come out, come out
0:42:00 > 0:42:02# Wherever you are... #
0:42:02 > 0:42:04Order for me. I'll be right back.
0:42:04 > 0:42:06Oh...
0:42:06 > 0:42:10This'll probably be our last meal in a long time.
0:42:10 > 0:42:14..Hey, waiter, bring me the first half.
0:43:03 > 0:43:05FOOTSTEPS APPROACH
0:43:11 > 0:43:17- You really put that number over, darling.- It was because of your help. You've taught me so much.
0:43:17 > 0:43:20- This situation's driving me crazy. - Please, Alex...
0:43:20 > 0:43:23Look, honey, when are you gonna tell Nick?
0:43:23 > 0:43:30- I want to, you know I do. I just don't know how.- We can't go on like this - we love each other.
0:43:30 > 0:43:33- You've got to hurt him sooner or later.- He's been so good to me.
0:43:33 > 0:43:37We can go places together. I can do so much for you.
0:43:37 > 0:43:41Believe me, I want to, Alex. I don't know, it's... PHONE RINGS
0:43:44 > 0:43:45Hello?
0:43:45 > 0:43:47Hello, Nick.
0:43:47 > 0:43:50Right away? Can't it wait?
0:43:51 > 0:43:54I see. I'll be right up.
0:43:55 > 0:43:57He says it's important.
0:43:57 > 0:44:02- Maybe this is as good a time as any. - If I get a chance, I'll try.
0:44:02 > 0:44:03Promise?
0:44:36 > 0:44:39What's wrong, Nick?
0:44:39 > 0:44:42I'm due on the air in a few minutes, so I've got to talk fast.
0:44:42 > 0:44:47- What's wrong?- Plenty. My contract with the sponsor's up in a few days. I told them I won't renew it.
0:44:47 > 0:44:52- Are you crazy?!- We're going out of town, both of us.- Both of us? But...
0:44:52 > 0:44:54If we don't, there's no telling what'll happen.
0:44:54 > 0:44:58I can't leave now, Nick. I'm just getting somewhere.
0:44:58 > 0:45:03Alex promised to feature me in a show in New York. I've worked so hard. I've got a career to think about.
0:45:03 > 0:45:07I have more than a career to think about.
0:45:07 > 0:45:11- What have you done? - What I've done I did for you.
0:45:11 > 0:45:13You can't treat me this way.
0:45:13 > 0:45:16- You're in this too.- In what?!
0:45:18 > 0:45:20Why, every ring...
0:45:20 > 0:45:24every piece of jewellery, everything you've got, I paid for.
0:45:24 > 0:45:27Not with that measly salary I earn upstairs.
0:45:27 > 0:45:30- You know that...- I don't know what you're talking about.
0:45:35 > 0:45:37Lola...
0:45:38 > 0:45:44Everything that's been missing around this hotel during the past year...
0:45:45 > 0:45:47Well...
0:45:47 > 0:45:49- the things...- You stole them?!
0:45:49 > 0:45:52That's right, Lola.
0:45:52 > 0:45:57I stole them so I could buy things to make you look pretty.
0:45:58 > 0:46:00You are pretty, Lola.
0:46:00 > 0:46:03Awfully pretty.
0:46:03 > 0:46:07I'm sorry we have to leave, but somebody's closing in on me.
0:46:07 > 0:46:11I don't want any part of this! No-one asked you to do this!
0:46:11 > 0:46:16- You can't involve me! You won't ruin my life!- You're awfully pretty, Lola,
0:46:16 > 0:46:20- but that won't help you when you're facing a jury.- You wouldn't dare!
0:46:23 > 0:46:26I'd dare anything where you're concerned.
0:46:29 > 0:46:33Gee, I didn't realise you were in such a jam.
0:46:33 > 0:46:35You know now.
0:46:35 > 0:46:37What are you gonna do about it?
0:46:37 > 0:46:42Well...of course, I'll go if you want me to, Nick.
0:46:42 > 0:46:44That's more like it.
0:46:47 > 0:46:50I haven't been a very good wife, have I?
0:46:50 > 0:46:53I've been so...
0:46:53 > 0:46:55so neglectful. I've been so selfish.
0:46:55 > 0:46:59But, honest, way down deep, I do love you.
0:47:00 > 0:47:04Lola, without you, nothing makes any sense.
0:47:04 > 0:47:06Darling,
0:47:06 > 0:47:08we've got to be smart.
0:47:08 > 0:47:12We can't just disappear - it would look too suspicious.
0:47:12 > 0:47:16I'll tell Alex that I have to go home, that Mother sent for me.
0:47:17 > 0:47:20I knew I could depend on you.
0:48:10 > 0:48:16- You'd better leave - you're on the air in a minute.- Give Alex your notice, and we'll leave.
0:48:16 > 0:48:17You have to hurry!
0:48:24 > 0:48:27Hello! Get me the Barbary Bowl.
0:49:19 > 0:49:23- CHIMING - And again, as the clock strikes midnight,
0:49:23 > 0:49:26the Night Owl comes to you from KGR
0:49:26 > 0:49:30for another session of music as requested by all you sun-dodgers
0:49:30 > 0:49:34in the high Sierras to the Mexican border, the Mojave to the Pacific.
0:49:34 > 0:49:39Sponsored by the Hysterical Scotchman, who rather give you an automobile than sell you one.
0:49:39 > 0:49:43At the request of Shirley, Bruce and Nancy at the White Bowl,
0:49:43 > 0:49:49and the three boys at Clark's mortuary, here's I Couldn't Sleep A Wink Last Night.
0:49:49 > 0:49:55We sure have been busy here. I almost missed being on the air tonight by a slip.
0:49:55 > 0:49:59A slip of a girl, of course, you foolish people!
0:49:59 > 0:50:01MUSIC BEGINS
0:51:02 > 0:51:06Here's a demand note from the Radio Clock & Watch Company
0:51:06 > 0:51:09for a recording of 7 O'clock In The Morning.
0:51:23 > 0:51:25What's the matter?
0:51:25 > 0:51:28- Tell me. What's wrong? - Everything's wrong.
0:51:28 > 0:51:33- Nick was desperate. Something serious is going to happen. - And you won't be here when it does.
0:51:33 > 0:51:35What are we going to do?
0:51:35 > 0:51:40- Where is he now?- 'And now, folks, light up a cigarette, and listen to this.
0:51:40 > 0:51:44'This is for Gary Turner and his grandad in Inglewood.'
0:51:44 > 0:51:48You're starting to pack right now. You're leaving here right away.
0:51:48 > 0:51:51You can't let me go alone. What about us?
0:51:51 > 0:51:56There's no time to waste. Go to another hotel, and call me. I'll figure out something.
0:51:56 > 0:51:59- Can't you go with me? - We haven't time to argue.
0:51:59 > 0:52:02I can't leave with you, but I can cover up for you.
0:52:02 > 0:52:05You've got to go before Nick gets any ideas.
0:52:05 > 0:52:07Alex, I'm scared.
0:52:10 > 0:52:15- Pull yourself together, dear. - Suppose he finds out and follows me. He's mad.
0:52:15 > 0:52:18He'll be on air till 5am. You'll be on your way by then.
0:52:18 > 0:52:21The police will find him before he knows where to look for you.
0:52:21 > 0:52:24I'd better go, or he'll wonder where I am.
0:52:24 > 0:52:28- I'll send a boy up for your things in 20 minutes.- All right.
0:52:42 > 0:52:46You weren't planning to pack tonight, were you?
0:52:48 > 0:52:50What's the matter, Lola?
0:52:50 > 0:52:52Did I frighten you?
0:52:52 > 0:52:57'It's a privilege to present a recording by that favourite of favourites, Francis Langford,
0:52:57 > 0:53:01'singing Dreaming Out Loud, from her new picture.'
0:53:01 > 0:53:04Yeah, that's what everyone thinks.
0:53:04 > 0:53:06Clever, isn't it?
0:53:06 > 0:53:08Yes, Nick, it's...
0:53:08 > 0:53:10it's very clever.
0:53:12 > 0:53:14So are you, Lola.
0:53:14 > 0:53:16Very clever.
0:53:16 > 0:53:20You were getting ready so we could go away together, weren't you?
0:53:20 > 0:53:23I wanted to get started as soon as possible.
0:53:25 > 0:53:27No, Nick...
0:53:27 > 0:53:28No!
0:53:28 > 0:53:31What's the matter?
0:53:31 > 0:53:33Don't be afraid.
0:53:33 > 0:53:36Nick, please! Please!
0:53:36 > 0:53:39Kiss me, Lola.
0:53:39 > 0:53:41GUNSHOT
0:53:45 > 0:53:47Shouldn't waste good food.
0:53:49 > 0:53:51Uh-oh.
0:53:51 > 0:53:55- That ain't good. Maybe we ought to tip off the boss. - Where do you think he went?
0:53:56 > 0:54:01I got a notion he's having a few words with a suspect who should be up there, singing,
0:54:01 > 0:54:05but who ain't been around for 20 minutes.
0:54:06 > 0:54:09She could have gone to her room.
0:54:09 > 0:54:11But then again...
0:54:11 > 0:54:15she might be on the roof at the radio station with the Night Owl.
0:54:15 > 0:54:19We ought to warn Mr Lawrence. He doesn't know that man is trailing us.
0:54:19 > 0:54:22You take KGR and I'll go to Lola's.
0:54:22 > 0:54:24I'll try her dressing room first.
0:54:24 > 0:54:26Come on!
0:54:29 > 0:54:32'How do you like this? I got a letter from a couple of boys in jail
0:54:32 > 0:54:36'with a special request. Don't go away, boys, here it is.
0:54:36 > 0:54:41'Charlie Barnett and his gang, with You Slay Me.'
0:55:10 > 0:55:16- Don't touch that gun! Keep your hands up!- You're wasting time! The murderer must have gone out that door.
0:55:16 > 0:55:19Stop! Save that talk for the inspector.
0:55:24 > 0:55:28I've been looking everywhere for you! What goes on here?!
0:55:28 > 0:55:29Oh!
0:55:30 > 0:55:33I didn't do it! Just the man I want to see...
0:55:33 > 0:55:38- Where's Joan?- I sent her up to KGR. - You have to take us to the radio station.
0:55:38 > 0:55:44- No.- The girl's in trouble. - He won't help you now. Get into these.- You've got to listen.
0:55:44 > 0:55:46- I'm sorry.- So am I!
0:56:09 > 0:56:12'A great number from the '20s!
0:56:12 > 0:56:16'And now, what have we here? The phone's been ringing all night.
0:56:16 > 0:56:22'We may be slow, but we plan to get round to every request at KGR. Yes, sir!
0:56:22 > 0:56:26'OK, Twilight Time with Les Brown and his orchestra.'
0:56:41 > 0:56:44I wish you hadn't come up here, Joan.
0:56:44 > 0:56:49I, um, was looking for Mr Lawrence. I thought he was up here.
0:56:50 > 0:56:53You're such a nice girl, Joan.
0:56:53 > 0:56:55I wish you hadn't done it.
0:56:55 > 0:56:58I haven't done anything, Nick.
0:57:01 > 0:57:03I'm awfully sorry, Joan.
0:57:03 > 0:57:05About what?
0:57:05 > 0:57:08I don't like to have to do this.
0:57:10 > 0:57:13I haven't anything against you, Joan.
0:57:13 > 0:57:15No, Nick, no!
0:57:15 > 0:57:20If you hadn't come up here, you wouldn't have known my little secret.
0:57:20 > 0:57:23You might as well know everything now.
0:57:24 > 0:57:26I just killed Lola.
0:57:27 > 0:57:29She was my wife.
0:57:30 > 0:57:33She was pretty.
0:57:33 > 0:57:35Awful pretty.
0:57:37 > 0:57:39I killed her, I tell you.
0:57:43 > 0:57:45And you won't tell.
0:57:45 > 0:57:46No.
0:57:46 > 0:57:49You won't tell anybody.
0:57:51 > 0:57:53Please, Nick, NO!
0:57:53 > 0:57:55SCREAMING
0:57:56 > 0:58:01- What are you doing?!- Don't ask me questions! Just do as I say, Joan!
0:58:05 > 0:58:07Stay where you are!
0:58:23 > 0:58:25All right. Come on up.
0:58:25 > 0:58:31There's no doubt - the fingerprints on this will check with those on the knife that killed the waiter.
0:58:31 > 0:58:32Goldie, just a minute.
0:58:32 > 0:58:37I think this souvenir which was fired at us through the window
0:58:37 > 0:58:39will fit Nick's gun perfectly.
0:58:39 > 0:58:45- And match the bullets that killed Beaumont and Lola.- I guess I had you a little wrong at first, but...
0:58:45 > 0:58:47Let me go! Let me go! >
0:58:47 > 0:58:50Leave me alone! Keep your hands off me!
0:58:50 > 0:58:53You...! This is outrageous!
0:58:53 > 0:58:58- Look here...- I know all about it. Take it easy. We'll talk to you later.
0:58:58 > 0:59:02Just a minute, Inspector! Hold that man. Chicken hatchery, huh?!
0:59:02 > 0:59:05I want a warrant for his arrest, and the girl too.
0:59:05 > 0:59:10- I have the pearls at headquarters. - But he's the man that... - Calm yourself.
0:59:10 > 0:59:14If you had a brain, you'd have sworn out a warrant long ago...
0:59:14 > 0:59:18- for THIS lady and her clique of crooks.- Clique of crooks?
0:59:18 > 0:59:23This isn't the first time she and Beaumont have swindled your insurance company.
0:59:23 > 0:59:30- Mrs Peabody?!- Yeah, you stupid fat-brain! We made a sucker out of you for years.
0:59:30 > 0:59:34I don't understand. I thought we were friends.
0:59:34 > 0:59:38Fine fellows don't always make fine friends.
0:59:38 > 0:59:40Oh, I can't believe it.
0:59:40 > 0:59:43Ha! Look - he's moulting!