BOLD VENTURE Adventure, intrigue, mystery, romance starring Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall together in the sultry setting of tropical Havana and the mysterious islands of the Caribbean BOLD VENTURE BOLD VENTURE Once again the magic names of Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall bring you BOLD VENTURE and a tale of mystery and intrigue BOLD VENTURE We ought to do this more often, Slate. You like window shopping, huh? Well, it's not only that. It's the walking on a bright, sunshiny day, smiling at people, having them smile at you, things like that. I hate it. Senor, go ahead, take a ten dollar bill, take two. Huh? I'll take one. What is this? What's the idea of standing on the street corner and giving away money, Carlo? Huh? You know my name? Let me take a close look at you. Ah, Senor Shannon. Here, take some ten dollar bills, Senor Shannon. Is it all right if I stand in line again? Cut it out, sailor. I know this guy, old Carlo. He's got a fishing boat down at the... No, no more. For thirty years, but no more. All Carlo have now is fifty thousand dollars. No special do it to you every time. Boat sold for cash money. Business sold for cash money. Plus other cash money Carlo has saved from selling the friendly fish is fifty thousand dollars. Have some, Senor Shannon. No, put it away. But why should I not give away money, Senor? Well, you tell me. I will be dead pretty soon, so what good is the money? Ah, you've got a long time of living, Carlo. No, no, my brother will kill me. You will see. Take some money, Senor. Slate, let's take him home. Sure. Come on, Carlo. No one's gonna kill you. Oh, my brother. No, don't worry about it. I'll see that nothing happens to you. A promise? Sure. Sure is a promise. Come on. We'll take you home. Set before me a banquet, Senorita. Everything on the menu. I am rich and I am going to die soon. Therefore, I wish to eat good before I die. Oh, you have many days to live, you old man. I will bring you the blue plate, ah? Bring many, many blue plates for everybody in the restaurant. Oh, yeah, listen, everyone. The blue plates are on me. Sit down. Sit down, you stupido. You bring shame. You make a spectacle. Aye, oh, one. Brother of my blood. Brother who wishes to kill me. You are insane. You should be in a cage. You think I'm alone? You don't know how to nobody. Of course, Senorita. He will not kill me here. He has not the courage with so many eyes on him. In a day you are changed, Carlo. You talk now with the mouth of a man who has no fear of death. Because I have a friend. Friend who will not permit you to commit death upon me. With $50,000, you have bought such a friend. Not bought. His friendship was given. Slate Shannon take my hand. Promise. Shannon? I have heard the name. I have heard for money he will steal from a hungry dog. You lie. You are sick with evil, brother of mine. He is my friend. For nothing, for nothing he will. Shannon will not keep you from death, hermano Carlo. Brother Carlo. Nothing. No one will keep it from you. Because it is in my hand to offer it to you. At a place, at a moment of my choosing. Because I will give you none of my money? Because you are evil? I will take it from you, Carlo. All of it. Before you have given it away to street beggars. From your dead hands I will take it. Adios, hermano. Eat heartily. Shannon's Place welcomes you, senor. And I welcome Shannon's Place. Where is this Shannon of Shannon's Place? Oh, you're bashful. You don't like to sign a register in front of a lady. Slade, Slade, come here. What do you want, sailor? I'm busy. Oh, Shannon's Place welcomes you, senor. The Hotel Nifty, room three. You are Shannon of this Nifty Shannon's Place? Real Nifty, huh? I have come here to ask you not to help my brother Carlo. Oh, wait a minute. Who did you say you were? Juan Ruiz. Brother of the crazy one who gives away money on street corners. Brother of Carlo. Please, he will do no harm. Do not ask of the police to put him away in an asylum. He says you want to kill him. For this delusion I am sending him to a doctor so he will be cured. So he will know that I have for him only the brother to brother love. The doctor will vouch this what I tell you. The doctor for the head. The doctor Tracy Jones. Tracy Jones. That's a nice normal name for a psychiatrist. Was that you having a thought, Slate? Very funny. Slate Shannon speaking. He tried it again, senor. My brother tried to kill me. He did, Carlo? When? He instantly shot at me, but he missed. That's fine. I'm glad he didn't hit you. You promised. You promised. Do something. I'll be right down, Carlo. That was your brother, senor Ruiz. What did he want? Said you tried to shoot him. Just now. He tried to kill you. You tried to kill me. You tried to kill me. You tried to kill me. You tried to kill me. You tried to kill me. You tried to kill him. Just now. It is ridiculous, senor. I am here in your very nifty hotel. What are you going to do about Carlo, Slate? I don't know. Let's go see how he almost got killed. knock does it Mac what a try again slate look if you two got the time to play you got nothing important to do here point yourself north playmates who are you landlord Croft the landlord what do you want we want to see Carlo Ruiz grabbers that's why you want to see Carlo your grabbers part-time panhandler is watchdog huh I'll give you a reading landlord Carla call me a little while ago said his brother tried to kill him his brother was standing under my nose when Carlo told me that he was that's where brother one was well what do you know about that now that we gave you the password we can talk to Carlo hmm sure but he ain't here go find a street corner with a crowd they'll be kissing his hand and making the local sign behind his back you mean no one tried to kill him he was making it up who said anything like that someone tried to kill him all right come on I'll prove it to you right down the hall yeah now take a look whoever was stood in the alley shot through the window Adam you can see the bullet hole in the glass what's this sticking out from under the bed Carlos suitcase where he keeps all his dough I don't put a finger to it don't even smell it won't mind a friendly look uncrossed sure you won't mind yeah trust you don't he landlord I told you easy kid you're among friends say that come here would you find state look if someone shot a call off in the alley the way he said the shattered glass would be inside the room wouldn't it let me think about it a minute it would the glass is out there in the alley that means no one shot at him from there the shot came from inside hey wait a minute yeah yeah like I thought gun under the mattress hmm fired not too long ago you're wonderful slate you find guns sniff them and you're wonderful Carlos states the whole thing just convinces he's go find himself I'll go find him before someone puts him away and you're going to stay here for a friendly game of rummy with Croft the land I would have I didn't feel so sick sailor a sick fellow like me needs a doctor you go find Carla while I go get my head examined the way you keep looking at me and adding me up I wouldn't diagnosis neurotic not in the least how would you diagnose a dr. Jones Oh part surprise because I'm a woman doctor part delight because I'm a woman mr. Shannon when were you first aware that you were in need of a psychiatrist well there was a time then after that years later that was the time Carlo Ruiz tried to prove to me his brother was going to kill him oh he told you that but doesn't he tell everybody two weeks ago his brother sent him to me because of that aberration he's been coming to my office every day I have a professional interest in Carlo what's yours mr. Shannon he's an old friend I want to help him if I can he does have a lot of money doesn't he and he gives it away have I have trouble with violent patients doctor I only asked because I can feel it coming on you would be a provocative one don't be angry I find greed universal I have it myself and how about you for instance I could be greedy yes you think you could hold the blush long enough to show me your records on Carlo you'll have to listen to it I record the things my clients tell me on tape like a radio program you know I'm crazy for soap operas let's hear it shall we now normally they're confidential however with you being Carlos friend and wanting to help him see oh here it is Carlo Ruiz case history it's played on that machine in back of you mr. Shannon Carla will enchant you he always has why do you want to kill me why do you want to kill me one my brother why do you want to kill me why do you want to kill me I do want to kill me one you can turn it off now that's all he wants over and over my brother I'll cure him of it another week with me he'll be cured of everything sure he will cured of hate cured of 50 grand you're a doc after a man's own heart aren't you doc and for you say no I can't dollar bill see see little boy you may have one too for your mama and your papa thank you for a new scenario looking for you take more name Carlo listen to I have not much time seniorita I must come on let's get out Carlo nothing's going to happen no one's trying to kill my brother the evil brother of mine I was in my room and he shot no no he did he saw he shot then said you're here take money it is for you and you said your take what's the matter with what is a knife somebody somebody help did I not say he would kill me my brother now back to bold venture our stars Humphrey Bogart and Lauren McCall and the second act of our story a fisherman stood on Havana Street hand out money savings deplete to ladies say Laura ten dollar bill to mr. slate he say brother will kill mr. slate he go to lady doctor who say fisherman sick I make him sick no more but lady doctor she get no chance to heal because fishermen die from blade of steel slate now what do you want stop looking like that you don't like how I look tell yourself away from me run don't walk you couldn't have stopped Carlos dying why whip yourself with it ladies say those speaks true mr. slate death comes to a man in many ways as he has wished it as he has dreamed it as he has sweated in terror over it as he had more of your Haitian hillbilly philosophy King it is only that you cannot blame yourself for the death of a man who man who what a man who gave away his heart earned dough wanted to make people happy who asked me to save him from dying I know how you feel slate what do you think it did to me when Carlo you were right there standing next to him you sure you didn't see who gave it to him sure I'm sure I told you he turned away from me for a minute to hand someone more money it wasn't his brother it wasn't his brother you told the cops you told the cell I told the cops I told the cell let's go talk with him some more sailor have you left out something I can fill in I am glad you have waited at least this long to come here senior Kennedy I said I handle it didn't I see already the papers have been screaming of my brother's death sad sad what's the sad sad business you hire me to stick a knife in your brother fresh off the boat of mine when you come dancing up to me now it's sad sad character talk now of course you wish payment uh-huh here this envelope make it two more envelopes just like it for valor and a kind of I've been roaming a barrier word come up that little brother of yours left the satchel at oh so it ups the payment did you not get the suitcase what was under his bed crawl through the window like you said no suitcase you got it huh the suitcase the money what have you done with it again the character talker okay character see a character because I feel this way saying you're dead man you're dying means nothing no that of my brother of the money sleep peacefully senior I will get it you told the police all you knew what did it get you say you saw what it got me a hearty handshake a slap in the back for citizenship two passes to the police man's ball and an official clucking of the tongue because I wasn't included in Carlos will you're lucky all I got was a fanfare from a rookies police whistle when I turned my back go back and get his name sailor who knows you might overpark in a 10-minute zone someday go on you don't want me to do that say when he blew his whistle he trailed and you know what that means go anywhere you like just leave me alone that's how you want it that's how I want it I need time to think I think good when I walk by myself you walk close to me and things get mixed up when you see how mixed up it gets without me bye sucker I'm delighted you got rid of mr. Shannon huh I said I was delighted you got rid of your aunt it'll give us more time to get her she's she's not my aunt doctor she's isn't she though but you prefer to travel light is that it sometimes man never knows when he'll need his hands free to course he doesn't but first he must bring his doctor a gift in a suitcase in Carlos suitcase and leave off the pink ribbon no Carlos money belongs to you is that what you're trying to tell me doctor he promised it to me you must give it to me and I'll thank you in a gentle way golly day no doctor ever talked to me like that before no doctor hey what's the matter that guy walking down the street all dressed up in fancy clothes new clothes what about him he interests me when I saw him before he was a dream in a dirty t-shirt so long happy head bump foolish man so close to death and you think you can run away from it foolish man can I help you where is senior show on the sidewalks of Havana at the present moment he is not with us he is I must see I must see him find him for me quickly immediately bring him to me the senior who is want something King he wants me to produce mr. sleep do you have the suitcase did he bring it here what suitcase is he talking about lady say Lord it's mine I'm his only living relative the money belongs to me if you say so and you have it you or your mr. Shannon I want it you have stolen it it belongs to me all that money all your brother's money gone huh with a suitable reward for its return interest you seniorita sure how much I know women such as you seniorita greedy but for this money my poor brother is dead and of you too are you threatening us ruins not a threat seniorita merely a morsel for your consideration death is for so long a time seniorita get up rock no suit will get dirty how come a poor landlord like you blossoms forth with new clothes right after his prized tenant gets murdered but Carlo give me a hundred bucks before he got killed ten Chris saw bucks makes a hundred so I bought clothes gave it to you huh what did you slip that knife into him and suddenly get wealthy with fifty thousand dollars you know so that none of that what you said I could do it's a weakness with me how I'm in love with good people like Carlo all right Carlo have any callers sure you and that Dame who else his brother his brother his doctor what his doctor a perfume girl doctor called on him huh like how often like practically every day a beautiful lady doctor was a thing a man can look forward to where you go and I finished my confession yet Oh Slate Shannon what a delightful surprise no it isn't either I see you brought your aunt Slate this is a doctor it is your slip showing doctor let's all go inside and join the National Geographic shall we you won't mind that I'm a bit disheveled will you my last patient thought he was a housefly tried to light on the chandelier hand me that magazine Slate thanks you just lost your patient doctor that's it girls have fun but don't fight I'm gonna look around don't go in there you leave him alone he can go any place he wants out of my way I told you you can't go in there pretty living room planning a trip doctor no that's good because this suitcase it's kind of shabby for a career girl like you leave it alone and the initials CR what do they stand for Tracy Jones and code all this money hey Sarah breathing down your neck neff Carlos money could have made so many friends with it he gave it to me because I was going to cure him they cure it with murder now that must be a patient Shannon may I answer it sure we'll wait in your office come on Sarah get rid of Tracy we got lots to talk about I will I'm sorry not to be sorry about anything let us go inside I can't very well argue with a gun can I what do you want ruins my brother's mom I don't have it no one has it he's that not strange give it to me or you die as Carl tight it's in there in my office good very good why do you want to kill me one my brother why do you want to kill me why do you want to go he's not dead but I had him killed nice going slave how do you like my nephew doc listen to me that money I'll explain how I got it I went back and I took it and I was going to turn it in a cop so listen get your smelling sauce doctor you're going to need them did you have a good time slaves well if you've been to a policeman's ball like we have you've been to a policeman's ball like we have more than that well have you ever danced with a policewoman sailor you ought to be proud slate that was senora sergeant babe alvarez you danced with she's got six notches in her gun seven she had a hard day today before the ball aren't you proud of me too just because they made you honorary captain a precinct 12 yes and you're walking on my beat now pull over to the curb that's right now come here how'd you like that ticket hmm two in one night my mom get out the book officer there's gonna be a crime wave tonight and so our two stars Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall have brought to a close our latest bold ventures story special music was composed and conducted by David Rose may we invite you to listen again next week at this time for another exciting adventure starring Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall together in bold venture
