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I got tired of waiting in the hall, so I presented this to you with the price of a bill. So it cost you five bucks. A dollar bill. My name's Roger Blake, Vice President of Intercontinental Indemnity and Bunk. My company holds an insurance policy. I don't know what you want, but doesn't a big company like yours have some pretty good insurance techies? Yes, but none of them have been able to do any good. Now what's the problem? The deals were stolen. That's a pretty good problem. The deals were stolen from Mrs. Carter's safe some three months ago. Until yesterday, neither our men nor the police had a clue as to the thief. Thief? Only one? Only one that we know of. Last night we got a tip that a certain man was responsible for the theft, that he knows where the jewels are hidden. Please, Brindle? No, and for a very good reason. This man is being held in Havana, awaiting extradition this weekend. When he gets back, he's bound to serve at least ten years, and we are due to pay off Mrs. Carter's policy by Monday noon of next week. And you want to know where he stashed the jewels before they put him away. Exactly. Now, now, let's see, this is very busy. We haven't much time. Yes, we must hurry. It's reasonable to believe the jewels are someplace in Cuba. When they're extradited, he will leave and the jewels will remain behind. What's his name? William Carnes. Hmm, wanted in this state through Council Forgery. Yes, that's the man. Now, what makes you think he knows where the jewels are? As I said, Mr. Diamond, a tip. My own source of information, and usually quite reliable. What do you want me to do? Do your utmost to find out where the jewels are before Carnes is extradited. When are they sending an officer down to pick them up? Today or tomorrow. You must meet them there. Well, then I'll have to get a tourist permit and a ticket. You can take care of the permit this afternoon, just for the ticket. I have one here on the 6 o'clock plane. Well, now, here, no rush things. Maybe I don't like the time. I'll give you a $500 retainer now and another $500 when you deliver the jewels. Oh, I'm always acting stupid, Hudson. Several things to remember. My company wants credit for recovering the jewels. Of course. The police are not to be told, as they may cause delay. We haven't the time. Well, if Mrs. Carter knows the jewels have been recovered, won't she be glad to give you an extension? No, indeed. She'd rather have the $800,000. Makes sense. Here's your return ticket. No, something else. The cons are taken away before you accomplish your mission. Wire me up to Plowsend, Miami Beach. If you have the jewels, fly to Miami, where I shall meet you. If you don't succeed, you may return to New York and the incident will be forgotten. If I get the jewels, I'm to meet you in Miami? I'm leaving on a vacation, and I would like to return with the jewels myself. As I said... Your company wants the credit. Exactly. I'm leaving. You paid me in five crispy $2100 bills and left the office, so I left also. When a man like Roger Blake walks in, offers me the total sum of 1,000 iron men to locate $800,000 of missing jewels, things start confusing me. I have a habit of putting myself in a prospective client's place and then asking the simple question, why? I decided if I were Mr. Roger Blake, I might gladly pay $1,000 for a chance at an $800,000 jackpot. I headed to the 5th Precinct Police Station to do some checking. Hello, Rick. Hello, Matt. Where's Otis? In with the lieutenant. I'm taking over for the next step of the day. Taking over? What's the matter with Otis? He's leaving town tomorrow morning. Expedition job. Expedition job? Okay. Okay. Wouldn't by any chance be too bad? Certainly would. How'd you know? He can't be going down there to bring back a criminal. That'd be a spottic gorilla or something. Somebody he can talk to. He in with the lieutenant? Yeah. Go ahead. Let me know what you find out. What difference does it make? Who's going to believe it anyway? You don't have to speak the language, Hornet. Somebody will be there to meet you. Oh, hello, Rick. Good afternoon, Lieutenant. How are you, Sergeant O'Levloon? Como esta, do we know of, my friend? Oh, an accent from a pochette steer. By way of explanation. Otis is going to Cuba. How did you find out? Merck told me. I'll have his badge outside of his office and to be considered nothing but an uncle-dormer. But I am going. I'll... Yes, you am. You are. Don't look at me, Rick. It's the commissioner. I've sent the police of kindness up there to see him unofficially, of course. The old man told you to send him, didn't he? Right over that intercom. Well, he must have given you a reason. That's like blowing up Boulder Dam to take a shower. Now, what kind of a remark is that, Thomas? I've been trying to think of that all day. Otis, go home and start packing. I'm packed. You just found out about this morning. How can you be packed? Well, it's a package of 10,000 gross of blue jay corn plasters and his book on 301 things a bright boy can do. He's packed. Okay, okay. You'll leave tomorrow afternoon. Go get your papers. Right, Lieutenant. At the wierd deal, Steyer... Ah! Oh. Who did you say he was going to bring back? William Karnes. You remember him. We got a tippy with hiding out in Cuba when we had the authorities down there pick him up. They're holding him in the jail in Havana? Yeah. Hmm. He'll be a favor, will you? Well, I can. Check on a guy named Roger Blake. Supposed to be the vice president of a firm called Ender Continent and being bonding. And anything to crack him? Oh, background, anything you can find out. I need it today. I'm sort of taking a little vacation myself, starting this evening. Yeah? Why don't you go along with Oden? Cuba's nice this time of year. You can help him keep his brains on one lump. Cuba sounds great, but you know me, Walt. Where would I get enough money to take a trip like that? Oh, my, oh, oh, oh. Diamond talking. Walt, nothing wrong with Roger Blake, Rick. Hmm? The vice president of a bonding corporation, like you said, married once. Wife died four years ago. Has a brother somewhere in the West, William Blake. Nothing on him. What else? Well, let's say vacations in Florida every year about this time. You should be in charge of the Cuban office of Intercontinental, whatever that is. And you're working for him. Uh-huh, you're getting nosy now. Well, he's got a good record. Scambles a lot when he's out in Florida, but who doesn't? How about his financial state, then? Not bad, not good. He's got about 15,000 in the bank. Okay, thanks. I'm in the luck, Walt. Well, have a good time. You'll hear all about it. I grab my plane okay, and six hours later we drop down for a landing at the Havana airport. I take them at customs and being able to hablar enough to stand you all, I got a tip-hungry cabbie to take me to one of the better hotels. Three dollars a night. I got a good night's sleep and bright and early the next morning went over to the local Bastille. After not too much effort, I was able to visit William Kynes and his jail fellows. I want to see you, Newk Kynes. Well, that makes me a new pilot too. You can call when you are case, Newk. Hello, Kynes. You the cop from now to take me back? No. I understand he won't be here until late afternoon. Well, who are you? Seems to be no pilot even in jail. Name's Diamond. Diamond? Now that. Oh, yeah? When I was in Havana and I heard you were going to be extradited, I thought you might have an interesting story. I'll bet you did. I understand you're wanted for two counts of forgery. Oh, you do, huh? No story. No story. Okay, pronto, move, or I'll save you again. Hey, hey, hey, hey, what's going on out there? I don't know. You think you can go car and sail? When? When? This is a sail. What do you want? What's the idea of a night? Once you are out of this lousy jail, senor, the idea of the night is to slit these big throats if you do not open yourself. You will open it now. See, see, see, he's opening it. He held the knife to the jailer's throat while the door was open. He was dressed in what used to be a white Panama suit. It stood about five feet tall, weighing in around 200. On his feet he wore sandals that looked like he'd stayed up nights doing hosun. On top of his head, covering his shaggy black veil, was a soft hat, and stuck in his fat lip was a long black shrew. Between the smell of garlic and cigar smoke, I began to feel what it might be like to come face to face with a billiard dragon. Senor, come. I'm a no, I'm a no. Who sent you? This friend. You go now, pronto. Now look, fella, I am. You go too, senor. If I had time, I would let everybody out. I don't get your angle, but I'm not squawking, okay, fine? Then now, then. Now you get in the cell, jailer. Easy. Senor Diamond, you're out. And that's exactly what I did. I don't bicker with a jerk. I had a.38 under my arm. It could have caused a lot of trouble, but I wanted to try and tail Karn. Knowing that the law was on the way to picking up, Karn's mic was fed for the duels and tried to get out of the country. I went out of that building like a homesick jackrabbit and I left Karn ducking into a building about halfway down the street. The sign over the door read, Eduardo, Savannah, Brooklyn, and Cafe. They'd be be letting home, so I slowed down to a splant of winner. You're listening to Richard Diamond, private detective, brought to you by the makers of Rexall Drug Products and your Rexall Family Drug. And here he is. 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Quality like that is what we're talking about when we tell you you can depend on any drug product that bears the name Rexall. Now back to tonight's adventure with Richard Diamond, Private Detective, starring Dick Powell. The bar room in Eduardo's Havana, Brooklyn, today was small and dark. The tines were nowhere in sight, so I walked over to a long bar and watched the lady bartender move slowly up the counter with a wet bar rag. Something for you, Mark? Yeah, yeah. Are you American? Yeah, well I got sold on siesta. Where did the guy go who came in here just before I did? I haven't seen no one. How lorca, lorca. I heard the name of clients get locked in here, and he didn't go back out the front door. Are you going to tell me where he went, or I'm going to pick you up till you take your siesta early? You know, friend, I got a bunch of bottles to take, too. Good, good. Line them up. I'll see if I can shoot the corks out. You win, Max. I'm glad to see Maria. She thinks her meetings are at the top of the stairs. I took off up the stairs like the V1 and didn't remember the knock at Maria's door. I went in and there, standing in the middle of the room, was the best reason I could think of for upholding the good neighbor policy. First south of the border, first north of the border. Wow, what a gorgeous yard it is. Yes? Yes. Where's Kahn? Don't you think they would have been more polite to knock? Oh, baby, I'm in a hurry. Sometimes I get so wound up I forget my manners. Now, where's Kahn? I don't know who you are talking about. Where did he go? Who, senor? Honey, honey, now listen. I just had trouble with a bartender. He said Kahn came up here to see you. Okay, now I got you. I still need Kahn. So shall I start convincing you two? How do you propose to convince me? Well, right now time's important. Five hundred dollars left to me. If I seize, I might even become a bully and start twisting your arms. I'm not going to tell you where to find Kahn. But as much as it hurts me, I'll have to twist your arms. You're not twisting very hard. Oh, well, my mind was on something else. My what? No, it was about that five hundred I was going to get for bringing in Kahn. I really don't need all. No? No, you like times a lot? You're the best one around. Why? Oh, I could get along on half of the five hundred. I could get along on a lot less. When will you come back? Where can I find time? Mr. Lee's a king of ten fifty now. Just to make sure you come back, of course. I could be behind you just to make sure you give me the right of rest, of course. No, I forget the money. Oh, so? When you come back you can bring everything. I may be bald, I think my hair just caught on fire. I left before the room filled up with smoke and went down to the bar center again. He told me where to find Avedito Posterio. The back entrance to the cafe opened up. The dead end free. A half block down I found the narrow three, a hired building all slumped down. I quietly tried the door. When I was locked I knocked so quietly, I broke myself against the firewall and took off like an erratic pile driver. I had to make it fold the first time I hit it. It did. And I fall in just in time to be timed to die for a dress to draw. He stopped cold and he thought a thirty-eight in my hand. Okay, okay, don't you. All right now, happy fingers. I won't unless you get too frisky. Well, all right, and you're tying a funny tune. Yeah, and there's writes and lead on all six cylinders. Where's the stuff? I'll get with it. You know about it? Yes, I know about the jewels. Come on, I give. Well, can't we make a deal? There's eight hundred thousand in cash, see? Right here in the bedroom. You can get at least five hundred grand at a fence in two hundred and fifty yards. Oh, my aching palm. What did you think that would happen to me? Do not worry about it, senor. What is it? As I say, senor, do not worry about the jewels, now. I and my forty-five will take all the responsibility. Hand me your pistol, senor. Hmm? Now, are you Jewish? I don't guess. First you put me on a stern, then you come in here. Ah, you got it now? He springs me a nice bird dog into the jewels. Well, all right, you now know what you would lead me to, senor, but I am one happy man. It turned out to be this. Keep them up and put them in my house, senor. Ah, fat boy, you said a friend sent you to get times out. No, no, no, not my friend. Friend of senor time. I think he had good reason for wanting them out of jail, so I followed. And I'm smart, I know. And you really smell as this really jewels, senor. Oh, well, here you are. Thank you. I don't think you should come after me for a while. I... You look pretty good. Adios, senor, and once more, drop. Chimes and I both went to the gun in that dresser's door like a mace to the gin bottle. It was bargain day in Twine's basement until Chimes decided to pick up a piece of the metal bedclothes and start me on the fiesta habit. Oh, oh, oh. When I finally came around, well, I'd never. Well, God, I'd lost the 800,000 in jewels, William Chimes, and enough blood for my scalp wound to make a vampire do a shot at me. I stumbled out of the building and put on the call to the plaza in Miami. Before I could take a maraca, Mr. Roger Blake was on the pipe. Yes? This is Blake, this is Diamond. Yes, Diamond. I was in touch with the party you sent me to see and took me to the item you wanted me to get hold of. Well? A big bundle of garlic, speaking in broken English, and sharing it to scholars now in possession of the item. You mean you had to, uh, can you let someone take them away from you? Yes, yes, but there's something bothering me. I wonder who gave you that tip. Maybe they kept the Cuban whiner who swiped the item from me. That way I can locate the guy and maybe still earn my other 500. Forget the whole thing, Diamond. What? Keep your original 500 and go on home. Just forget everything. You understand? Yeah, yeah. Goodbye, Mr. Blake. I really didn't understand much except that a very bad smell was beginning to creep over from Denmark and land in Havana. I couldn't put my finger on it, but something was really wrong. I thought the thing out and then put in calls to all the ticket offices in Miami. I got the answer I wanted. The United Airlines in Miami said that Mr. Roger Blake had booked passage and was due in Havana at five that evening. I was waiting at the airport when Mr. Roger Blake, his biggest life, stepped down from the big transport and I trailed him out of the cab stand. He climbed in a hat and took off with my cab right behind. Blake's cab reached the outskirts of town and stopped on a dirt street, funded by Adobe Building. I had my cab pull up a safe distance behind and got out. Blake went up to one of the buildings and knocked on the door. Someone let him in and I went around back to find a way to get in. I found it in the form of an open window. I could hear voices coming from the front of the place. I'm certain I'd like to see you, Senor Blake. Can I get you some batting or something? You can stay right there. Tell me where they are, one good yard open. I slipped quietly in and started moving in that general's direction. It was six yards, so I made like a bat, feeding the walls and hoping I wouldn't bump into something. For a crack in the door, I could spot six people, Mr. Roger Blake and Sergeant Baton-Bazier himself. I want the jewels, one. So do I, Senor, and I. I do not give them unless you want to pay me for it. I've already paid you well. You get, Senor, pounds out of getting those. I did that. Well, I warn you. No, you do not warn me, Senor. I don't care of you. That's when I heard it. Some copycat climbed in the same window I had with Eddie to the front of the house. While Flan and Blake continued to argue, I ducked into the shadows at the side of the door and waited. I didn't have to wait long, so I left the smuts a billion times, and his hand was the third shoe we'd rattle over earlier. He poked the buzz with the gun into the room and went and asked it. Roger Blake turned to me even for the first time I saw the gun in Blake's hand. They both posed, keeping their sights on each other's records. Wands with on a swamp alligator smile and sat on the watch. Well, William, I am so glad to see you again. I'll bet you are. Better drop the guns. My dear, we miss your brother. Senor Farnes is your brother. We don't brag about it. Especially when one of us is a cheat. And the others are no good double-crossing louts. I was in the police when I was in them. What do you think? Hey, if you're brothers, how come your name Farnes and your name Blake? I changed mine a long time ago when I got into some trouble. I didn't want to ruin my beloved brother's reputation. Senor Blake got a good reputation. He hired me to get you out of jail so that diamond fellow could follow you. He'd say nothing about the jewels, but I knew Senor Blake when he used to work in Havilland. You could not trust him. I wanted to do a jump-rope, let's see. Senor Farnes has his jewels. Half of them were supposed to be... Brother, look me up and ask me to see. Sure, I swiped them and forgot to split the wax. Senor Farnes has his jewels. Oh, for nothing. Real midday. Farnes who has his jewels and I am not giving to anyone. Well, I might as well get in on this. All the options for you. I'm a friend. Farnes turned and died of luck. I felt the bullet strike my head and hit the linoleum. Farnes was aiming again, but he forgot to figure three things. His brother, his brother's neck, his disposition, and the gun his brother was aiming at him. Farnes took the slug right around the belt line and went down like a punctured zeppelin. He must have cut his spine in two because he folded up the teeth. Then Blake decided to add me and play for a pair. Just as he started to skew the trigger, I saw Farnes leap back to his collet. His arm hit down in a blurred half-iron. And before Blake could nail me, he was trying to score him away from the ten-inch knife that made a gory pattern between his shoulder blades. I grabbed his gun quickly and covered one. They did not love each other, these two. I threw pretty good, eh? Yeah, yeah. Thanks, Farnes. I suppose you're going to want the jewels too, aren't you? That's right. Would you consider what you call the partnership? Afraid not. And the jewels? Sending them over to the constable. Oh, senora. It's the truth. Eh, okay. And me? Well, you killed man. What? I saved your life. I'm not the police, so I can't arrest you. I wouldn't think a long time before I'd see a man who saved my life. Oh, you would. But I warn you, don't try to make a break for it. Oh, I think I've got to. I do not want to stay in jail. The jewels are in my heart. I leave them in the middle of the floor. Adios, amigo. Come back one. Stop her off. Stop her off. Miss. Well, Maria will understand. I found a phone and explained the whole situation to the local chief of police, who was just leaving to meet one Sergeant Otis Loftloan, arriving on the seven o'clock plane from New York. I ducked out because in my blood was the call of the wild goose, and in twenty minutes I was sitting in Maria's room over the cafe. I dragged it in by three. I didn't get that extra five hundred. Oh, I didn't really get it. Because you must have come back just because you wanted to see me. Well, yes, I had something to do with it. You like little places? Oh, sure. Love it, love it. Oh, love it, love it. Vestame, vestame mucho. Each time I cling to a kiss, I hear music divine. Vestame mucho. Hold me, my darling, and pray that you'll always be mine. This joy is something new. My arms been holding you. Never knew this before. Who would have thought I'd be holding you close to me, Whispering if you do adore. Dear swan, if you could leave me, Each little dream would take wings, and my life would be true. Vestame mucho. Love me forever and make all my dreams come true. Vestame mucho. Well, it's, you know, it's... Vestame mucho. Oh, the reason for the ear twitching is quite interesting. It changes when I was very young. There's not too much light in here, you see. I have a terrible fear of light. Mad apobia, they call it. Vestame mucho. Well, I, I, I... Oh, no. Come on, Simon, you'd better open up. Oh, no. Otis. Who is it? I know you're in there. I trust you're down. Goodbye, dear. Call him, will you? His name is Lovelune. You'd better open up, Simon. Will I see you again? Not if you don't call him. Goodbye. Yes? Now, look, I can't touch... Come in. Well, I can't touch... 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