The Standard of California, on behalf of independent Chevron gas stations and standard stations throughout the West, invites you to let George do it. The Malignant Heart, another adventure of George Valentine. Personal notice, danger is my stock and trade. If you're getting your brains knocked out and are just hanging on until the gong sounds, you got a job for me, George Valentine. Take full detail. Dear Mr. Valentine, how do you explain this in a man? At 38 he's retired, a millionaire, yet he steals a trinket from a five and ten cent store, makes sure he's caught, and then merely laughs. He stands aside and lets his own father work as a night watchman. This man is my husband and I love him for what he was before he changed into the King of Evil. Into the King of Evil during the last year. I must find out what's happening to Walter. Won't you please come out to my home as soon as possible and sign yours most urgently, Edna Palister. Oh, you know, Brooksie, sometimes I think Lieutenant Riley is right. Well, you're exceptionally charitable today, George. Well it does seem that all the characters in the Lunatic Fringe find their way to us. Well, I guess we just get all the breaks. But how do you account for a Walter Palister? How do you account for a Walter Palister? Well, given a minimum of human curiosity, Brooksie, that's the question we can't pass up. You're an intelligent woman, Mrs. Palister. It hardly seems necessary to tell you your husband needs a psychiatrist. Do you think I haven't tried that? Well, what happened? At the end of the interview, Walter gave the doctrine inferiority complex. You see, my husband is a very brilliant man. Oh, I'm sure there's another word for him. But as you said in your letter, you love him. For what he used to be, Mr. Valentine. Good and kind. All right, now okay. You implied there are other incidents besides the theft in the five and ten and being the kind of son that's highly a comfort to anybody in his old age. Mr. Valentine, I hardly know where to start. Well, when did you first notice this change in your husband, Mrs. Palister? Well, we're not overly religious. But we used to go to church every Sunday. Yeah? There's no reason at all. There was that Sunday shortly after he retired. He dropped me off at the church and then he said loudly so everyone could hear. I'm going to put in a few rounds of golf and I'll see you later, darling, when you're through with your pagan rituals. Oh, well, Mrs. Palister, you might be attaching too much importance to that. He may not have been himself that morning and a lot of people skip church once in a while. Yes, I know. Why did you mention it? Because that was the first time I noticed a change in Walter's character. Oh, I didn't know you had company, Mrs. Palister. Well, you could have knocked, Lucy. But what do you want? I know this isn't my day off, but I'm taking the afternoon off to go into town and do some shopping, some personal shopping. Why do you take the trouble to announce it? Apparently I have nothing to say about it. Well, I just thought you'd like to know. If you've got any complaints about me, you can take them to Mr. Palister. I'm sorry for the interruption, Mr. Bellamy. You're a maid? Yes. Why don't I fire her? Sure, what's the matter? Is she under contract? Why don't you just bounce her out the front door? I can't. Walter again. How's that? He likes her here. Well, that's a real cozy arrangement. But being slightly feminine myself, you know what I do? Well, I... Oh, sorry, Mrs. Palister. It's all right, all our friends talk about Walter and Lucy. He made sure they would. But you know, she doesn't really mean anything to him. That's just one more thing I don't understand about him. You know, I'm beginning not to understand him at all. Yes, I know. It's not going to be easy to find a reason for anything my husband's done the last year. Look, you see this house? Now, this whole estate, frankly, is very beautiful. It's not very easy living in it. What does that mean? All this used to belong to my husband's partner. It meant everything to him. But Walter decided that he wanted it and he got it. Even if it meant ruining a man so he'd have to sell it. Well, it seems your husband isn't going to be happy till he becomes Mr. Obnoxious of 1948. Mr. Valentine, there must be an explanation. I owe it to Walter to find out what's happened. He's got to help me. You know, they don't make them like you very often, Mr. Palister. I don't know exactly what I can do, but one thing is sure. I'll have to meet Mr. Palister and talk to him. Where is he? Probably in the kennel. Down there near the caretaker's cottage. Sometimes it seems to me those vicious dogs are the only thing he cares about these days. I don't mean to be cynical, Mrs. Palister, but I don't know how to approach your husband. What do I say? You've been a naughty boy, Walter, so come on and tell the nice man why. Just do what you can. Anyway, he's probably expecting you. You can be sure that Lucy was eavesdropping. Oh, well, in that case, Brooksie, I guess we can expect anything. George, I think they're coming after us. Hey, Palister, just a minute. We want to talk to you. Come on, get him. Disgruntled, General. That's the boy. Please, get him off of me. Now you've got him, General. George, George. Oh, you don't. Palister, if you don't call those hounds off, I'll shoot all three of them. All right, now back. Go on, go on. What have you done to General? He's my best dog. What have I done? Did you hear the man, Brooksie? Oh, never mind that. Are you all right, Don? I'm okay, except it feels strange standing around with one sleeve missing. Let me have that. Wait a minute. What? Oh, no, no, no. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I didn't have to do this. The dog wasn't hurt. On the contrary he was. I believe your name is Valentine? Oh, did Lucy give you my Social Security number 10? And you wanted to talk to me? I think we'll be much more comfortable back in the library. the. Sorry to keep you waiting Valentine this is balance has been on there by all the excitement I can imagine I insisted she take a set of the light up. Well is there anything I can get you but you could run out and buy Mr Valentine a new OK OK that's our quota for small talk blended. Mr I came right over as soon as I got your call I tell me I could. Just broke Valentine I'd like to meet the gentleman who keeps the peace in our little village Chief Haggard. Where is this fellow you were telling me about I think he means me Chief OK I was there was the payout this time I could do. Although there's a sign down at the gate that distinctly says no trespassing and beware of dogs this man invaded my property and deliberately killed one of my best house and this man is a diamond studded lion on our young lady there's no call for language like that you'll find two bullets missing from his gun. It was a wanton killing of a defenseless creature oh I don't know I let him fight me first what charges do you want to make against Mr Pallister now according to the book you know I'm generous to a fault he I just don't like to see the law. How about a small fine anything you say Mr Pallister it'll be twenty five dollars young color now wait a minute look you can pay up right now because I'm the justice of the peace around here too. No I've seen everything he gives you any more trouble Mr Pallister you let me know I'll really make it tough for. You and Napoleon a water a hole Valentine don't look so grim that was you can't you appreciate it all right here's your twenty five dollars if you don't do something about him George I'm going to turn into a great big tomboy through enjoying yourself Pallister don't you see Valentine as the law would say I purged myself against you and I got the biggest laugh I've had in a long time and why my wife hired you to delve into the aberrations of my twisted. I wanted to give you something to think about. I suppose you had enough now. The only reason I let you have your fun is that I've decided to go to work for Mrs Pallister even though I don't know exactly what I'm supposed to do. You mean you don't mind on the contrary I'm intrigued with the possibility. In fact I insist that you stay right on here is our guest in fact I wouldn't think of refusing such hospitality very well come along Valentine let you have one of my suits oh. I believe Lucy is back now she'll show you to your room this book oh thanks I think I'd feel a lot safer if I found it myself and then we can get together here in the library again and go on with this fascinating inquiry as to why I'm such an unholy. Oh. Oh. Oh. Oh. Oh. Oh. Oh. Oh. Oh. Oh. Oh. Oh. Oh. Oh. Oh. Oh. Oh. Oh. Oh. Oh. Oh. Oh. Oh it's a child that I don't think you'd need to hear the. After what happened today I realized I have no right to ask anybody to share this with me you might have been killed and if I show you we can take care of us so we don't know he's so good I've felt like we could have. I'll just have to make up my mind to leave and frankly I can think of harder decisions to make now you must go I think he's planning something like a. Well truth is this moment and some of your eyes you're hardly an appetizing site my dear hostess. Go upstairs. I don't have to take this little game off a drawing room level sorry. Now darling will you go and see about dinner. Well. Do you have a chance to look around. Did you notice this little Hindu idol in the corner. For. The ugly thing I've ever seen it's been a constant source of inspiration to me. Those tentacles you see are the forces of evil reaching out claiming everything. They've gone all. You know Valentine. Was a melancholy thought to find out that at thirty eight I've been successful that. A. And everything I put my. Poor you oh you're quite right. All the best the challenge is gone. I can understand the fits of depression Alexander the great had when he found out he'd conquered the world and there was nothing else left. But would it be implied if I said I was hungry. Forgive me Miss Brooks I'll see what the delay. If he isn't mad what. Whatever power to stop my contagious what do you mean. But he isn't going about this haphazardly he's got a goal is a method of pattern Oh George he's the grown up addition of the kid next door you could tell the wind off but I fly nothing so simple angel how about this for a weird. Busters out to break every law man made a moral and he can think of one by one and with great fanfare he prefers having somebody know what he's doing so you get a real kick out of getting away with it the way you all right but I don't understand how is there is not just a peck spread boy he imagined himself an undersized Superman he stole from the five and ten and the palace the name saved him from any embarrassment all right he wanted this estate so we ruined partner to get it he turned the dogs on us and I paid a fine yeah. And look what he's doing with five yeah Brooks the every decency one by one that be nighted very good things that's the one way you can really prove his power but even so I don't see what we can do to help pull this is how it looks he would come to do something to me a man like palace to never stop play brings things to a logical conclusion and you can see him driving toward it now I told you a proxy he's out to break every law and I don't think you'll be satisfied until he's committed murder. 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And now back to tonight's adventure of George Valentine. Walter Palister a success that everything he touches has focused his dark brooding mind of what he considers the supreme proof of his power. He's determined to deliberately break every law and get away with it. So far only George and Brooksie have succeeded in guessing what he's doing and you can't help feeling that he won't rest until he's committed murder all of which doesn't make breakfast at the Palister home a very festive occasion. Let's see Valentine you and Miss Brooks have been with us more than 12 hours now. I'm afraid it's been very dull oh I can remember more boring occasions for instance the time I got my hand caught in a meat grinder. Walter won't you finish your coffee is that enough since everyone is so glum Miss Brooks let's see if I can make you laugh but the only place I'm ticklish is on the bottom of my feet a drone thought just occurred to me imagine the noble Sir Galahad going out to slay the fire breathing dragon and suddenly finding himself with a rubber spear. You ought to know what I mean Valentine ha ha very funny I think all of us have finished what I have an idea how to live enough things but we all pack up and go to my lodge in Wisconsin for a couple of days scheme little shooting. Oh Lucy come on in here what it is really isn't the time your husband seems to have made of his mind Mrs. Palisade so there couldn't be a better time did you call me well. Get upstairs and start packing we're going on a little vacation and you're coming along to. Know we'll have loads of fun. Go on it but why don't you go along with this. OK George maybe she can tell me where I can dig up a pair of red. Tell me friend. What is it you can do on the snowy slopes of Wisconsin that you can't do in this house just a notion I haven't been up to the lot in two years. You know the last time I was up there I brought down a running rabbit at a hundred yards with a twenty two that's perfect shooting shadow promised. Do I get on your nerves which one of us is it going to be have you decided. What are you talking about aren't you about ready to decide that you're big enough to get away with murder. What do you know I guess I've underrated you but you won't get away with it Palisade so finally I've met someone with perception enough to see the reasoning behind my little game. Heaven knows I've given enough clues I made it obvious what I was doing you know there's never yet been a superman who hasn't stubbed his toe trying to do what you're doing which makes the game all the more exhilarating yes especially now that you know that you can't do anything about your shore if you went to the police they love. Of course the simplest thing you could do would be to. Bow out of the picture on our now that might deprive you of some of that exhilaration you were talking about the appreciative audience good and you'd better run along and pack to. Valentine yeah don't forget to include your rubber speed. What do you think of Lucy everybody is beginning to ski like a champion and only in three days mind you I knew this was going to be a lot of fun I'm doing pretty well myself only three days I can stand up on the thing that's funny but you know it's never the way I. Have been have the advantage of war has been divided attention to one of the people we leave you're going to be able to ski down the whole north run right from the top of the hill to the road you really think I could. I'm going to go in and see about lunch it's obvious Lucy isn't going to have time to prepare well I'll be in a minute to help you Mr Talis. George be a good guy and. No fair if I have to be good. Thanks. Now would you mind saying something funny I was just scared that I'm scared and give me the willy like a shadow on it all the time it makes me feel like a boy scout and I don't like it there's nothing I can do probably has it all planned be any one of us depending on which one suits his vanity. Even a small guess what he's got to know Brooks here I can't follow Pallister on a bloodhound all I can do is keep my eyes open and try to keep one step ahead of them. I think you might be able to kill and get away with it just the way he has with everything else I'm not worried now about is getting away with it but how to do from committing murder. You can't stop me Mr Valentine we're leaving in a half hour and I'm going to make that north run down the hill I'm not going to let you do it Lucy what right of you to tell me what to do. Valentine may be right it is a little dangerous I don't care I'm going to do it I'll show you how good I am Walter just watch me. We have to stand here in the road all day but the matter with that girl why doesn't she stop the impatient my dear. Have we got everything in the station wagon Oh come to think of it we left all the skis down by the mailbox I'll be right back I see Lucy up there now it's about time here she comes look at it she's really showing off isn't oh God oh George you've got to admit she's pretty good look at her pick up speed well anyway she got by the first time well now all she has to do is make that last turn around the tree and it'll be easy going down the road yeah that's all she's got to do. Oh. Come on let's get up. To do any good. Right into the tree. Why didn't you listen to us Valentine you know she wouldn't listen to how I feel you had it all hopped up about making that run you know that one slip taking that turn and Lucy be a jigsaw puzzle for the undertaker it was an accident as much of an accident. That made you feel better so get ahead but it doesn't change the fact that it was an accident. Well sorry to take so long getting back here from the mortuary but I don't think I have to detain you folks much longer you're hardly worried about that at a time like this and the corner you're said to take one look at the poor girl it was too bad and that's that I sure you're just like Mr Valentine no if you people but you're starting to speak with this is the accident they will satisfy the state of Minnesota and they will satisfy me here Mr. Spallester if you will be kind enough yes I'll share it yes sir you said the coroner just had to take one look at Lucy you're all this what I said I'm sure he's not too busy to take a second look with me I'll have my fingers crossed to get back to you get back why we were just sitting here waiting to leave sorry Superman you'll just have to go on sitting and wait. It was a natural mistake Mr Valentine after what happened I just assumed I'll take it too hard corner at first I assumed the same thing too. Why did you want to stop by the mailbox Valentine nobody's leaving any mail this time of day what I'm looking for sheriff was left much earlier. Yeah but it's got to be around here in the snow somewhere sheriff no this is the mighty lot of stuff they can look at here that's it a high-powered 22 I can't believe it you'll be you're talking about a man who's perfect at everything he can bring a running rabbit down at a hundred yards. All right all right since you all seem so incredulous I'll skip right down to the words of one syllable department doesn't matter what I won't believe it you couldn't have done it thank you Edna that's why Valentine I'm vindicated I should have known you wouldn't leave anything to chance palestin when Lucy was about to make that ski run you went down the road to pick up the skis you planted there previously wouldn't that be rather hard to prove around the curve of the road we couldn't see you but you were there all right this rifle in hand you had a bead on Lucy every second when she came to that curve by the tree you let her have it but George we didn't hear a shot a silencer took care of that and a telescopic sight brought Lucy as close as a floating duck in a shooting gallery water for water why you wouldn't understand my dear even if I told you the whole magnificent concept would be too big for your mind I don't know what he's talking about it doesn't matter sure only the facts matter now. I was doing you'll kill Lucy Erwin with a malignant and abandoned heart as it states so beautifully in a murdering type here is another fact you're going to pay for it with your life. That's where you're wrong Valentine I'm not going to be destroyed as threatened when you flout all your precious convention I'm going to go right on living even though it may be in jail for a while how do you figure that what didn't you know. There's no capital punishment in the state of Wisconsin. Oh you're so right Palisade as always. But you're in the sovereign state of Minnesota I didn't you hear the sheriff say that before what. What did you say explain it to him sheriff as you explained it to me and the folks have been disputing this little corner of the state for four years now had a special referendum last election we decided we want to be in Minnesota. Your life. For you're making all this up you can do in Minnesota Palace there they have capital punishment. You. You. Oh God it's good to get back to the office I think I'll ever get more my. You thought I would you thought. So let's get busy and see what males. OK. Hey what is this sarcasm what do you mean. Look. Then your honeymoon in Paradise Valley have fun in this winter wonderland skiing ice skating to bargaining. No no honeymoon I'd rather skip the honeymoon if it means winter sport hey you know back in New England they used to be a winter sport called bundling highly recommended oh darling you're wonderful. Well if that's the case I could even go to the North Pole. If you're looking for ways to cut corners that will make your budget go further listen to this it's a statement by Mr. O.C. Blackburn of Van Nuys California who uses compounded R.P.M. motor oil in his car he says quote I use R.P.M. for economy R.P.M. I know reduces wear lengthens engine life and lowers repair cost on my car unquote. 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