No, don't try to sneak open the door, Pam. Look through the keyhole. That's what I did. What'd you see? An eye. A human eye? Well, I hope it was human. Because if I saw it, it must have seen me. Mr. and Mrs. North, starring Alice Frost and Joseph Curtin. Listen as Pam and Jerry solve the mystery, murder mismanaged. The man in the un-pressed suit is still a little unsteady as he rises heavily from his bed and consults a mirror on the bedroom wall. It's almost noon. The effects of a late night spent at a neighborhood bar have lingered into the morning after, leaving him with a pair of red-rimmed eyes and a handful of shaky fingers. Sally. Sally, what time is it? Are you up, Arnold? Yeah, I'm up. What'd you think I was doing in here? Walking in my sleep? A cup of coffee in the house? Yes, Arnold. I'll get it for you. Make it snappy, will you? I gotta throw some water on my face, get down the store. I'm late. Maybe you better not go to the store today. I mean, looking the way you do, maybe you better stay home. Sure, sure. Just take the day off. Just like that. The old man would have a fit. Arnold. Well, wouldn't he? You don't have to stick up for him because he's your father. I know what a cheapskate he is. Darling, I don't want to argue with you about father. Well, then tell him to quit saying he's supporting me. Tell him to quit saying I married you for your money. Why did you marry me, Arnold? For the same reason you married me. Because you loved me. You thought it would work out. Only you didn't know I'd never amount to anything. Honey, I still love you. And I still think it can work out. If you just stop drinking so much and try to make a fresh start... Honey, will you stop it? I've got to get down the store. No, wait. I've got to get down there, I tell you. Arnold, please don't go to the store today. Stay with me. You crazy? Stay with me, Arnold. You've got to. My father doesn't want you to work for him anymore. Doesn't want me? He told you that? Well, he thinks he'd be better off in another kind of job. After all, a jewelry store is not... Sure, sure. A jewelry store is risky business. With all those diamonds lying around, you've got to be careful who's working for you. He didn't say that. I don't care what he said. That's what he means. He doesn't trust me no more. He thinks I'm stealing from him. Arnold, listen. To what? Now let go of my arm, will you? I'm going down that store and I... No, please. You'll have a fight. All right, then I'll have a fight. Now let go of me. Arnold, you're not going down there. Let go of me, I said. Don't! Honey, you hurt me. All right, I'm sorry. Next time, don't get in my way. 1410. Hayden's jewelry store? Yes, this is Mr. Hayden speaking. Oh, Mr. Hayden, this is Mrs. Norris. I'm calling about my husband's watch. I left it with your son-in-law the other day and he didn't seem to know when it'd be ready. Why, it's ready right now, Mrs. North. You can pick it up any time you like. Well, Mr. North and I'll be over a little later on. Thank you, Mr. Hayden. You're quite welcome. Yes? Oh, it's you. Hello, Pop. Surprise to see me? Surprised isn't the right word, Arnold. What is? Well, I don't see any reason why we have to have an argument about it. Didn't Sally tell you I don't want you to work for me anymore? Yeah, yeah, she told me. Then why did you come down here? I want to find out what's behind it. What's the real reason you're firing me, Mr. Hayden? I want to know the truth. The truth is very simple. I can't stand the sight of you, Arnold. Never could. And when I think of what you've done to my daughter's life and mine, it makes me sick inside. Is that all? No, there's more. I'm going to take Sally away from you, Arnold, if it's the last thing I do. I'm going to take her away and put you where you belong, behind bars. I thought you'd be coming to that. And I thought you could be trusted until I realized you were a thief, a common ordinary thief. Keep your mouth shut! Another crack like that and I'll forget how old you are. Slapping me won't do any good, Arnold. When I've got the proof, I'm going to the police. You're not going to do nothing of the kind. And if I catch you calling up the police... We'll finish this later on, Pop. Somebody just came in the store. No. Can I help you, sir? Well, maybe you can, mister. I'm looking for a ring. For yourself or for... What are you doing? Stay where you are, grandpa. This is a stick up. What? You too, mister. Don't move. I've got you covered. I'm not moving. All right, then keep your trap shut. Do like I tell you. These trays over here, get them out. Come on, come on, hurry it up. You help him, grandpa, and keep your hands away from that burglar alarm. I'm not fooling. I didn't think you were. Okay, trays on the case and turn around. Turn around, I said. That's what I'm doing. Hey, you! Look out! Hey, where are you going, Pam? The jewelry store is over here. Oh, that's right. I was thinking we were on 6th Avenue. Now don't tell me you gave my watch to the wrong place. Oh, no, no. This is right, dear. I spoke to Mr. Hayden about an hour ago. Only I... Only what? Oh, for goodness sake, look at the crowd, Jerry. Something must have happened inside the store. There's a policeman outside. Okay, move it, please. Move right along. Somebody must have been hurt. Excuse me, please. Excuse me. Just a minute, lady. You can't go in there. Oh, but we have to. My husband has a watch in there. Mr. Hayden's a very special friend of ours. Oh, my, I... Thank you, officer. We won't be in the way. Come on, Jerry. All right, dear, all right. Give me a chance. We shouldn't have come in here anyway. Mr. Hayden's been hurt. Ask the doctor what happened to him. Go ahead, Jerry. They're just standing there. Oh, darling, will you stop pushing? I'll ask Mr. Hayden's son-in-law. What happened, Mr. Ransom? Huh? What happened? Oh, I didn't recognize you, Mr. North. We had a robbery in here, and I'm still kind of shaky about it. The old man was almost shot. Good heavens. How? He got rattled, tried to set off the burglar alarm, so the stick-up man hit him with a gun. Yeah, he knocked him cold. What a shame. Yeah, I may have to take him to the hospital. I don't think that will be necessary, Arnold. Mr. Hayden, are you all right? I am now. The doctor says I can go home if I want to. Well, maybe, maybe you better, maybe you better get right into bed. You stay here, Pop. I'll get the car, and we'll both go home together. No, no, I... It won't take a minute. I'll be right back. Mr. North, don't let him take me home. I don't want to be alone with him. Why, what's the matter, Mr. Hayden? I'm afraid, afraid of what he might do to me. He's tried to kill me already. What do you mean? My head, this blow I got. It wasn't from the stick-up man. It was Arnold who hit me. Hello? Hello, honey, this is me. Arnold, where are you? I've been worried about you all day. Why haven't you called me? Well, I would have, baby, only we had a little trouble down at the store. Trouble? With father? No, not that kind of trouble. Somebody robbed the place. Oh, no. Yeah, hold up, man. He got away with three trays. He didn't hurt anybody, did he? Well, your old man got pushed around a little, but he's okay now. A couple of friends of his, Mr. and Mrs. North, are driving him home. Where are you? Well, I stopped off for a little drink, honey. Arnold, please, come home, darling. Oh, now, now, don't you worry about me, baby. I'm turning over a new leaf. Honey. A new leaf, I tell you. For a while there, I thought your old man was going to let me, but after what happened today, everything's going to be fine. Fine and dandy. I'm so glad you could drive me home, Mr. North. I needed this chance to talk to you. Well, if you think Arnold was the one who hit you, Mr. Hayden. It's the truth, I tell you. For months now, Arnold's been stealing from the store, substituting cheap imitations for valuable diamond rings. You're joking. He's a thief, Mrs. North, and this robbery today was a deliberate attempt to cover it up. You mean he wanted the store robbed? Wanted it and made it possible for the holdup man to do the job. Oh, now, wait a minute, Mr. Hayden. That's a pretty broad statement. It's not a statement, Mr. North. It's the only explanation for what happened. And if he's gone this far, he'll go the rest of the way. He'll kill me. He won't do anything if you can prove what you just told us. But I can't prove it. Now that the jewels are gone, it's my word against his. Well, we'll see what we can do, Mr. Hayden. In the meantime, just be careful and keep away from Arnold. Hello, Pop. Arnold. Yeah, Arnold. What took you so long to get home? You left the store before I did. Well, I had a long talk with Mr. and Mrs. North. And then I stopped off to see Sally at your apartment. What about? About you. And what happened this afternoon? That's what I thought. You're doing everything you can to turn her against me, ain't you? Am I? I don't think she needs any help from me. She knows it all now. Knows what? What'd you tell her? The truth about you and what happened today. I don't know what you're talking about. Now, stay where you are, Arnold. I'm ready for you this time. I have a gun. I don't care what you got. You're not going to blame me for something I didn't do. What you did hit me, Arnold. And you were stealing from the store. And I can prove it. You're crazy. How could you prove a thing like that? By the man who held up the store. I have his name right here on this piece of paper. His name and his address. And I... Give me that. Look out, Arnold. This gun is loaded. All right, then go ahead and use it. Go ahead. Shoot me. I will if you come any nearer. Oh, no, you won't, Arnold. Drop that gun. Drop it before... Mr. Hayden! Well, come right in, Lieutenant Wygand. It's nice to see you. Oh, hello, Jerry. You waiting for me? Almost an hour, Bill. Don't you ever come back to your office? Not when there's work to be done. Now, what's on your mind? Well, I don't suppose this is exactly your line, Bill. But you might be able to help us out. Out of what? Well, it could be murder eventually. But right now, it's only the threat of it. With whom? A man by the name of Hayden. He's a jeweler, Bill. And his son-in-law is thinking of killing him. Are you kidding? No. Why? Well, I just came from Hayden's apartment. His son-in-law shot him in the shoulder. Shot him? When was this? Oh, about three quarters of an hour ago. Was just a flesh wound. Well, that's enough, isn't it? This afternoon, he robbed Mr. Hayden's store and hit him over the head with a candle holder. Yes, Mr. Hayden was telling me. Well, you're going to do something about it, aren't you? I mean, a guy like that should be put away. He was put away, Jerry. You arrested him? No, we didn't have to. He was dead. Arnold? Mr. Hayden's son-in-law? That's right, Pam. We found his body in a dark alley about two blocks from where he lived. Somebody shot him. This way, Jerry. The policeman said we'd find Arnold's apartment at the end of the hall. Well, I don't know why we came here, dear, or what you expect to prove. I don't expect to prove anything, dear. I'd just like to know a little bit more about Mr. Hayden's daughter. But she isn't home. The police haven't been able to find her. Well, then maybe we'll find something that'll help us find her. What? Never mind, darling. Just try the door. The policeman said they left it open. They did? Only I feel awful funny about barging in here. Why? Bill told us it was all right. I'll bet anything he'd like us to get him a good lead on this case. Then why don't we go see Mr. Hayden instead of fooling around here? After all. Wait a second. That's the phone, Jerry. Well, what are you going to do? Answer it, of course. Hey, Pam. Hello? Hello, Sally? Yes. I've got to see you right away. Who is this? Me, Manny. I've been laying low like you told me. Only I didn't expect no double cross. What do you mean? You know what I know. I'm not lying. I'm not lying. I'm not lying. I'm not lying. I'm not lying. I'm not lying. I'm not lying. You don't understand? It's not what you think it is. Not what it is? I mean, you don't understand. I mean, you don't understand. What you mean? You know what I mean. What's the idea of sending your husband around to see me? Arnold? Who else? How many husbands you got? Well, I don't understand. And the pig's eye you don't understand? He had my name and address on a little piece of paper. You know what he threatened to do? What? Tell the cops. He said I was in this just as much as he was. And if I made one move he'd squat. Pam, who is it? What's the idea, Sally? What are you trying to pull? Oh nothing. You've got a lot of explaining to do. You better do it fast. Look, I'll meet you over at my place in about an hour. Just as soon as I make sure it's safe. Oh, well, um... Where do you live? Oh, you know where I live, on the second floor over at Mo'Roy's Bar. Now, be there! Okay, Manny, I'll be there. See you later. Yeah. Now, what did you get yourself into? Oh, nothing yet. But as soon as we find out where Mo'Roy's Bar is, we are going over to Manny's place. Only we're going a little earlier than he expects us. Who in the world is Manny? Oh, I haven't the faintest idea, Jerry. But that's what we're going to find out. Quiet now, Jerry. We mustn't let anyone know we're here. Well, where are we? I don't see any apartments on this floor. Shh! This door right here. And if I'm not mistaken... Yes, it is! What is? Is what? Manny's place. His name's on the card. Take it easy. There may be somebody in there. Well, there shouldn't be. But there is! Who's there? Jerry, it's Mr. Hayden's daughter. What? Sally, what are you doing here? Well, I was waiting for someone. I had a message to meet somebody here. Who? Well, I don't know what his name is. But Sally, I think you'd better tell us the truth. The police are looking for you. Yes, I know. I've been hiding from them. I suppose it's wrong. But there's something I've got to find out before I tell them. Tell them what? About Arnold? About everything. I've got to tell somebody. I'll go out of my mind if I don't. There's nobody I can turn to. Is it because you killed him? No! I didn't kill him. I tried to help Arnold, but everything turned out so badly. And then when I saw my father tonight, when you dropped him off in my apartment, I made a terrible mistake. In what way? I told him about Manny. The one who lives here? Yes. I never should have talked. If I hadn't said anything, Arnold might still be alive. But my father kept pounding at me, so hammering at me. As soon as he walked in the door, he accused Arnold of being a thief. He said he had proof that Arnold had struck him. That the whole robbery... I saw it with my own eyes, I tell you. He struck me when I reached for the burglar alarm. And what's more, he planned to do it. Planned the whole thing with that stick-up man. Father, it's not so. You're always against Arnold, no matter what he does. Oh, Sally, Sally, how can you defend this man? How can you go on protecting him when he treats you the way he does? There isn't an ounce of decency in him. I love him, Father. And he loves me. Does he? Is that why you stick to him? Well, then maybe you'd better know the truth. Maybe you'd better know what he does when he doesn't come home to you. Father. He's no good, Sally. For three weeks, I hired a private detective to follow him wherever he went. And every time he didn't come home, he was out with another woman. That's a lie. That's a matter of record, Sally. I have the names and addresses of every one of the women he went out with. And some of them he gave presents to. Expensive jewelry that he probably stole from my store. Then it's true. He doesn't even love me. Not what I call love. I'm sorry, darling. I thought I could spare you this, but... Sure, Father. I would... I would have known sooner or later, and I'm glad you told me. But you're wrong about Arnold at the store today. Wrong? He might have struck you to cover up the fact that he'd been stealing. But he had nothing to do with the holdup. How do you know? I know. Because I was trying to cover up for him, too. I hired that holdup man myself. That was the mistake I made. I never should have told him. I... Never should have given him Manny's name. Manny is the man who held up the store? Yes, I hired him because I thought it would help my husband. Then he might have killed Arnold. When I spoke to him on the phone, he said your husband had been over here. That's what I wanted to find out. If Arnold knew him, if Arnold had been to see him... See who? Manny. What's going on here, Sally? Who are your friends? We're Mr. and Mrs. North, Manny. And before you reach for that gun of yours, I might as well warn you that the police know we're here. What else do they know? Enough to want to see you down at headquarters. I think it would be a good idea if Sally had a chance to identify you. I think it would be a good idea if the three of you took a trip to the morgue. On a stretcher. That'll make a lot of noise. It'll make a lot more noise if I give you a chance to open your mouths. Why? What have we got on you, Manny? Nothing, sister. You ain't gonna get nothing, neither. Now stand up. All of you. Face the wall. What's the idea? Face the wall, I said. Manny, please don't shoot. Who's gonna shoot? I'm gonna beat it, Sally, and I ain't ever coming back. Now, don't be upset, Jerry. I know you couldn't help letting Manny get away last night. I'm just glad you didn't get hurt. Well, we might have if we tried to hold him. Where are you taking his bill? Oh, in here for a while. It's a line-up. We had the net out this morning, and it's just possible we picked up your friend Manny. He's not our friend. Well, if you see him, just let me know. All right, Sergeant. Here's him. Come on, you guys. Stand up straight. When you hit the line, face front. I'll tell you when you can go. Holy mackerel. Where in the world did you find these guys? No Manny? Not yet. Try the next bunch, Sarge. Right. Come on now. Keep moving. Move along. He's a short man, Billy. Short and stocky. You see him? Not yet. Hey, wait a minute, Pam. Isn't that him, the second one from the left? I don't know, Jerry. We only saw him for a minute last night. That's him all right. Look how he's trying to hide. Hey, you. No, no, no, you. That's right. Say something. I didn't do nothing, Lieutenant. I just blew in from Cleveland. That's right, Jerry. That's him. No, it's not. That's enough, Manny. Come on on down here. But I tell you, I... That's enough, I said. You think Mr. and Mrs. North are lying? I've got some other people down here to identify you. Well... Come on in, Mr. Hayden. Thank you, Lieutenant. You recognize this man? Which one? Well, this one over here, Manny. Isn't this the guy who held up your store yesterday? Why, no, I've never seen this man before in my life. He's lying, Bill. He's lying to protect his daughter. That's why she won't say anything either. But why? How can Hayden protect his daughter by saying that this Manny guy did it? By saying that this Manny guy didn't rob the store? Well, that makes sense. If he denies that Manny robbed the store, it's the same as saying that somebody else robbed it. Somebody who hasn't been found yet. Somebody who will never be found and who will never be able to testify. Oh, I see. Hayden's convinced that Manny's testimony will convict his daughter. And since she had a good motive for the murder, her father's willing to commit perjury to protect her. But how is her father so sure that Sally's guilty? How does he know that Manny didn't kill Arnold? I'll tell you how he knows. He knows because he killed Arnold himself. Mr. Hayden? Well, he must have, Jerry. I hate to say it, but it's the only logical answer. Hayden killed Arnold? For what reason? Oh, for any number of reasons, Bill. Because of what Arnold was doing to his daughter. Because Arnold had ruined her life and she was still in love with him. There was no other way to get rid of him. Then Mr. Hayden wasn't protecting his daughter. When he refused to identify Manny, he was protecting himself. Was he? Only the murderer could have known that Manny wasn't guilty. And only the murderer would have refused to identify him. Oh, fine, fine. But how am I going to prove it? You know, you two are just talking in the air. No, they're not, Lieutenant. They're telling you the truth. What? Oh, how careful what you say, Mr. Hayden. This can be held against you. It doesn't matter. I've written you a full confession. Why? What made you change your mind? I knew you'd have broken me down sooner or later. I'd have broken myself down. A man like me can't live with murder in his heart. I'm too old and too tired to have resisted you. I realized that as soon as I lied to you this morning. Mr. Hayden, I... No, no, no. Let me go on. I made a great mistake and I'm willing to pay for it. That's why I'm giving myself up. You killed Arnold? Yes, I killed him. Last night after he left my apartment, I followed him and shot him. Because his life was taking two of ours. But that wasn't my mistake, Lieutenant. My mistake was not killing him sooner. Pam! Pam, I've got to be at the office early this morning. What time is it? It's 8.30 in here, darling. What time is it in there? That's why I asked, dear. The kitchen says 9 o'clock and the living room says 7.30. Well, that's about right. What's about right? How is it we've got seven clocks in this house and nobody can ever tell the right time? Don't say nobody, dear. I can always tell the right time. How? Well, first of all, I look at my watch, if I can find it. And if I can't, I know it's stopped anyway because I must have forgotten to wind it. Then? Then I take ten minutes off the kitchen clock, add ten minutes to the living room, and average them out. Unless the current's been turned off because they're electric. But how do you tell the time? Well, if those two systems don't work, I have one way that never fails. What's that? Go downstairs and ask the doorman. The adventures of Mr. and Mrs. North are brought to you through the facilities of the United States Armed Forces Radio Service. The United States Armed Forces Radio Service The United States Armed Forces Radio Service
