The Case of the Double Nephews

0:00The craft foods company bring you the adventures of the Falcon starring less demon. Hello. Yes, this is the Falcon speaking. Oh, Denise. Oh, thanks for calling, but I can't make it tonight, Angel. A quarter of a million dollars worth of jewelry is missing. And when that much ice is on the loose, someone is likely to get frozen stiff. This is Ed Hurley. He friends in fighting you on behalf of the craft foods company to listen to the adventures of the Falcon. You met the Falcon first in his best selling novels. Then you saw him in his thrilling motion picture series. Now join him on the air when the Falcon solves the case of the double nephew.

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2:04He clicks on the light, looks around nervously and walks quickly to the door to the bedroom. Goes in, turns on the bedside lamp between the twin beds, tosses a brief case on his own bed, then turns to the other bed and shakes the shoulder of his pretty wife. No. Julie, Julie wake up. What is? I've got to talk to you. In the morning. You love me, Julie? Do you love me? What kind of a call? To you. Ow! I'm so sorry. I've got to know. You've been drinking. I'm looking serious. What time is it anyway? Oh no. Three o'clock. Go to bed. Not Julie. Listen to me. Julie, I've done something. It's hard to explain. No, the woman. No, no, nothing like that. It's going to mean it. Well, I'm going to have to go away. I want you to go with me. I want you to stick by me. Will you? What have you done?

3:04Well, you stick by me. No matter what. What have you done? I robbed the vault when I closed up last night. Robbed you? Yeah. More than a quarter of a million dollars worth of Julie. I know it was a crazy thing to do, but I blew my top. For four years, I've almost been running the firm. You know that. Yesterday, I find out Carol Wei's retiring. You know I've been counting on them making me mad at you when he quit? They didn't. Why are came from the Forest Family in Staten, Oregon. Oh, man, Forest is sending one of his nephews, Ed Forest, a kid right out of school, never been in New York. There's no thing about the business. He's going to take over. Wouldn't you know? Well, do you blame me, Julie? Do you blame me for getting sore? That's why I looted the safe. I was sore. That's good. I'll know you did it. Why didn't stop to think? Just said to myself, they don't want me here. Okay, I'll get out. Only I'm taking my share with me. I'm entitled to it. What now? Well, now? Well, I don't know. South America is something. You can go a long ways on what I took, Johnny.

4:04Where's the jewelry? Right here in my briefcase. I see it. Why? Just want to see what a quarter of a million looks like. Oh, okay. There you are. Turn. Beautiful. Are you going to sell them? Well, there's always a market. We'll find someone in South America who won't get what they're worth, but we ought to clear somewhere around 100,000. 100,000? You shouldn't have done it, Tom. Well, it's too late to think of that. Now, I can't put it back. There's a time lock on the floor. You're a thief. But what do you want me to do? You know, I think I'm going to like South America. Hey, sure there's nothing. No. No, no, no, no. That'll be too late.

5:04I see. All right, never mind, goodbye. Johnny, I've tried all the lines. No planes until Tuesday with sunk. We can't be sunk. But it's 10 o'clock already. I'm not out of the country by the time Caraway opens the vault tomorrow. There'll be an alarm out for us, and we'll never get away. I know that. You can only get to mine. And we could cross the Cuban. Once we're there, we can make arrangements. But the way things are. You stop babbling and let me think. There's nothing to think. No plan. Oh, I know, I know. Let's get ready. We'll go to the airport anyway. Oh, what could it be? There may be a last minute cancellation. He's not well chartered or private plane. And it's right. Only pull yourself together. You started this. Now help me see it through. Yeah, yeah, sure, Johnny. Now what? Well, answer it and find out. Yeah. Yes? Hello. Are you Thomas Lacey? That's right. I'm pleased to know you. I'm Ev Forest. Ev Forest? Yeah. I see you're surprised. Well, well, we didn't expect you so soon. Yeah, I know. My uncle had a special reason for having me get here today.

6:04May I come in? Well, uh, uh, uh, yeah. Sure. I'm going to go to the airport. I'm going to go to the airport. Well, uh, uh, yeah, sure. Sure. Thanks. Um, this is my wife. Dear, I'd like you to meet Mr. Forest. Ev Forest. You know, I was just telling you he's going to be the new manager. Oh, yes. How do you do, Mr. Forest? How do you do? Now, uh, I'd like a word with Mr. Lacey. Or go right ahead. You don't have to worry about Juni. This is very confidential. Whatever you say to me, you can say in front of her. Very well. It's about Mr. Carroway. Oh. How do you get along with him? Uh, so, so why? Well, my uncle's a little concerned about the last few reports he's received from Carroway. He's concerned? Oh. Well, the figures don't look right. And now Carroway's resignation. Uncle wants me to look into it. That's why I came right to you. I came up directly from the station.

7:05Carroway doesn't know I'm in town. Well, what can I do? Look it down to the firm. I want to look over the books today before Carroway can find out. Oh. Well, I'm sorry, Mr. Forest, but Juni and I were just leaving. We have a date. Uh, I'm sorry, but you'll have to cancel it. This can't wait. I don't know what to say. If you should only give me some notice. I couldn't. No. I'll be frank, Lacey. We suspect Carroway, not you. But we don't know how close you are to him. We didn't want you to warn him. I see. That's why I'm going to have to ask both of you, you and your wife to come along with me. I'm awfully sorry to have to do this, but, uh, well, you see how it is. Uh, uh, and, uh, I'm awfully sorry to have to do this. No! All right, Juni, come on. Let's get out of here. Don't wait a minute, Tom. Well, once you use your head instead of jumping into things. Well, he was going to let the land. I know, I know. And how far do you think we're going to get when Mr. Forest wakes up? What? Call the police the first thing.

8:05Yeah, yeah, that's right. I didn't think. I've got the jitters. I've got to have a drink. Take a good stiff one. You'll need it. I didn't have to show up today. Well, maybe it's a good thing he did. Now, we don't have to rush to get away. We can take our time. What do you mean, one forest wakes up? Who says he's going to wake up? What? Take your drink. Oh, yeah. No. Now, what are you talking about? Mr. Forest would look good in one of my scars, don't you think? Of course, he's going to have to wear it a little too tight for comfort. Oh, no, no, no, Jimmy. Can't quit now, Tom. You're going to do what I tell you. No, I can't. You've got to. Oh. No time to argue. He's coming too. Take another drink. I'll get the scarf. Oh, we shouldn't have killed them all. No, it's time.

9:05You still don't get it. Now we have a body to dispose of it all takes time. Now we have time. How? We still have to get away. No, we don't. That's what you can't seem to get through your thick head. But, you'll need tomorrow the robbery will be discovered and maybe the bot. Who's to say you committed the robbery? Well, it couldn't have been an outside job. That there's a burglar alarm and a time-locked vault. Besides, besides I locked up, I'm the only one who could have done it. Who knows you locked up? Carrow it. That's right. Only suppose you say he locked up. You're word against his. Now that we know old man forest already suspects Carrowave being a crook, Carrowave has no chance. Say, that's right. Oh, sure it is. Oh, still a... It'll be in investigation. Our place may be searched. That's why we had to get rid of Ev Forest. We have to have time to hide the stuff and plant a little of it where it'll do Carrowave the least good. Oh. The robbery should be pinned on him and if Ev Forest's body is ever found, he'll take credit for that too. Ev Forest found out about the robbery, so Carrowave killed him.

10:06Yeah, Mike. It will. If you just sit tight and keep your mouth shut. Hello? Hello, is that Michael Grading the Vulcan? Yes, this is the Vulcan speaking. How do you do me to worry? This is James Carrowave. Something dreadful has happened. Fightful. I don't know how... Can you come over here right away? Over where? Forest jewelers. I... It's fantastic, but I'm suspected of robbery. Fantastic. Well, nothing like a little fantasy now then. All right, Carrowave, I'll be over. And you will, of course, bring references. Will I? Well, I heard you were a covenant detective, but this is a highly important matter. Great deal at stake, and I must be sure I'm dealing with a completely trustworthy and capable person. You have my word for it. No need for references. Never the less I prefer to see the references.

11:08You doubt my word? Fantastic. Well, there it is, Mr. Waring. The whole story. Only two possible suspects. My assistant Thomas Lacey and myself. And since I know it's not myself, it must be Lacey. Hmm. Though it's hard to believe. Been with us for years. Quiet chap, respectable, whole things fantastic. Yeah, but where do I fit? A place of insurance detectives around the case. I want my name cleared. And a little piece. I've been grilled for hours. So is Lacey. Now they're waiting. Hoping one of us would crack. What makes you think I can speed up the cracking? There are ways. Oh, you don't say it. I think you know what I mean. I think so too. Good. I think I can trust you to see that Lacey is properly uncomfortable. Of course, you understand, Mr. Waring. I de-pro-such tactics.

12:09But under the circumstances, what can one do? One can go to blazes and you're just the one to do it. Watch that. You're hired yourself the wrong boy, Caraway. Third degree is out of my line. No, no, no. I did. I say it. Yes, you certainly did say. Oh, well, you misunderstood me. I don't think so. You're not going to mention this. I'm making no promises. I'll... Look, let's be reasonable. Nothing hasty, eh? I'm prepared to pay. Well, I'm not prepared to accept. Well, suppose we forget what I just said. Use your own methods, whatever you prefer. Only continue to work for me. See if you can't get something on, Lacey. No rough stuff? No, no. I... I had no idea. You private detectives were so concerned with propriety, is it? Well, maybe I'm an exception. Now, I'll spoil you, Sen, for Lacey. I'd like to talk to him. Here? Here. Very well. Yes, Mr. Caraway. Sen, Mr. Lacey, and... And now, our little conversation, I trust it'll go no further. All right, Caraway. It's not that important. I'm glad you see it that way.

13:09Unless something happens to Lacey. Oh. What do you want, Caraway? Come in, Lacey. Come in. And my name is Mr. Caraway. I thank you to remember I'm still in charge. General Mr. Paula is the right. Now, why don't you fire me if you think I'm a crook? When I can prove it, I shall. Now, I'd like you to meet Mr. Wearing. Mr. Michael Wearing, the Falcon. How do you do, Sen? Hello, Lacey. You crazy? What's that? Well, one of you is to pull a job like this. Well, I... I guess... Mr. Paula is the most important, Caraway. Good. Say, be mean. Yes. Mr. Farrist. The old man has come? Certainly not, Lacey. The nephew, Everett Farrist. You know we're expecting him. Well, yes, yes, but I... What's the matter with you? Well, nothing. Nothing at all. Oh, well, hello, Mr. Paula. Let's come in. Thank you. Well, it's not the old man. Of course he isn't. What makes you think... Well, nothing. Nothing. Never mind, I... Well, hello, Mr. Farrist.

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16:13I know he's not at Forest because I've killed the real F Forest. All right. Long didn't say anything. Well, now what do we do? Just sit tight. Oh, we've got to expose him. We can't. Well, the Mekum expose himself. We could only get the old man here face to face with this fake. We don't have to expose him. The important thing is to wait until word comes from the old Mr. Forest. Not about the nephew. He doesn't matter, but about Carroway. Now that there's been a robbery for us, he's sure to wire the police his suspicions about Carroway. Only old man's away from his home. He's on a hunting trip. They haven't been able to contact him. So we wait. But it's getting me, Jony. What's this fake erupt to? What does he want? What does he hope to gain by impersonating him? I don't know. Wait a minute. I know. He must know about the murder. Sure. Sure, otherwise how could he be sure the real nephew won't show up? Yeah, that city knows. And this is a subtle form of blackmail. His way of telling me he knows soon he'll be coming to me direct. Jony, what am I going to do?

17:14You're going to do nothing. Just sit tight and wait. But he knows. Are you listening to me? There's nothing anyone can prove. How do you know? Because if there were the police, he'll be holding you. Now pull yourself together. You hear? Yes, yes, Jony. But you... What did you think of it? Lacey. Why? It's easy for us. I'm working for Caraway. Yes, but you have no proof against Lacey. Oh, not yet. I'm still looking for the angle. Why? What angle? Only an idiot would pull a job where he was sure of being one of only two possible suspects. So he must have some angle. Some scheme to clinch it against the other suspect. Yes, but you don't have any idea what it is. No. No. How can I? I just got here. I hardly know either of the men. Neither do I. What did your uncle tell you about them?

18:14Oh, nothing much. Sent you here without instructions? Oh, instructions, yes, but not on personalities. Except he did say I might expect a little jealousy from Lacey. Jalousy? Well, Lacey caught it on getting Caraway's job and Caraway retired. He probably resents me for taking it. Yeah, he probably does. I wonder just how much. Well, does it matter? Might be an answer. You mean the angle? Not the sort of angle I was looking for, but I was trying to follow the script. And it's just possible Lacey has been ad-libbing. Hello? Mr. Waring. Yes? This is Caraway. I'm in jail. Imagine. In jail. Fantastic. You took the word right out of my mouth. No, fancy that. Now come and I joke you. Because there are idiots that's why they should know as a plant. What's the plant? I'm not a plant. I'm not a plant. I'm not a plant. I'm not a plant. I'm not a plant. I'm not a plant. I'm not a plant. I'm not a plant. Does it matter what?

19:14Wory? Makes you know as a plant? What's a plant? The diamond. What diamond? No, my car. Oh, there are diamonds on your car. Yes, yes, Lacey must have put them there. Most likely – so that's his angle. I guess he is ad-libbing. Uh, what's that? That sort of plant is pretty feable. He's working off the cuff. I'll be seeing your caraway. Uh, are you coming down here? No, I'm going to visit Lacey. I may do some ad-libbing of my own. Yes. Hello, Mrs. Lacey. Yes? My name is Mike Waring. I'd like to see your husband, please. He isn't in. You mind if I come in and wait? I don't know when he'll be back. Well, I'm in no hurry. I'm sorry, Mr. Waring. Ma'am. I can't ask you in. Can you keep me out? I'm in. I'm in. I'm in? I'm in. I'm in. I'm in. I'm in. I'm in. You're in. I'm in. I'm in. You're in. I'm in. I'm in. Well, that depends on how determined you are. What do you want? I told you, Lacey. I told you. He's not here.

20:15You alone? Yes, but I have a gun. Do you want to see it? No, I'll take your word for it. But I'm not so sure I'll take your word for being alone, unless you smoke cigars. But Tom went out just a few minutes ago. The smoke hasn't cleared yet. Oh, I see. Well, I won't press the point, Angel. If Lacey doesn't want to see me... I don't know if you want to see you or not. Does he know you? We met today at Forest Jewelry. Oh, you're working on the robbery. Yeah. Well, when Tom comes in, I'll tell him you were here, but he's told all he knows. But I haven't. What do you mean? Just tell him I know how the stones that in Caraway's car... What, what stones? The ones in Caraway's car. Where there's stones. There were. Hadn't you heard? No. Well, you just ask your husband. I'm sure he knows all about it. And so do I. Are you accusing Tom? Just give Tom my message. See what he says. Good night, Mrs. Lacey. Good night. Johnny, what was all that? Who was it? It was Michael Waring. The Falcon. What did he want? You. Well, why? What, what?

21:16He's on you. Oh, no. He's on you, I say. Oh, no. I'm starving because I didn't want anybody to see you. It'll get pulled yourself together. But what he knows, I'm afraid the jigs up anyway. What does he know? Everything. About Forest Jewelry? I think so. I'm not alone. It's no use. I'm no good at this sort of thing. It's only one thing to do. I'm going to give myself up. Don't be absurd. Put down the phone. Put it down, I say. But Johnny, I said put down the phone. We're caught at the electric chair. Don't you realize that? But what can we do? I got out your revolver. Here it is. Be careful. It's loaded. Well, what could this going to do? We're going to get away. But Johnny, the resident chance. Excellent chance if you'll do what I tell you. Now go on. Start packing while I go out for a few minutes. Where, too? Never mind. Where, too. Well, I'm out. Pour yourself a long glass of courage. You'll need it. Hello? And Mr. Wearing? Yes? This is Mrs. Lacey. Oh, not a little Miss Sunshine. Maybe I wasn't friendly. I'm usually not one strange men try to force their way into the apartment.

22:34My husband's home now. He wants to see you. You gave my mother? Yes. What did he say? Well, I told you he wants to see you. Is that all? Well, he claims he doesn't know anything about the diamonds and Mr. Caraway's car. Diamonds. Did I say they were diamonds? What, right? Oh, oh. Well, Tom seemed to think that that's what you meant. He did, huh? May I speak to him? Well, why not come over? He wants to talk to you in person. All right, Mrs. Lacey. I'm on my way. All right, Tom. That's enough. Johnny, what are we going to do? I'll set. I've got a taxi waiting downstairs. Oh, and then we're going? Leave it to me. All right, all right. Let's go. In the middle. Well, what are we waiting for? You said taxi. You're waiting. Just one of them. Who is it? I don't know. Who is it? I don't know. Who is it? Mike Wearing. Wearing.

23:34What's he want? This boils everything, unless... Where's the gun? Right here. Good. Only one thing to do. We've got to shoot our way out of here. Oh, no, Johnny. I can't. You've got the... I can't. You want the electric chair. This is our only chance. I'll throw the door open and you shoot. I know I can't. You shoot fast enough. Wearing will never have time to get his gun out. I remember me. I'm waiting. All right, I'm coming. Now you do what I tell you. As soon as I open the door, don't give me a chance. Then we can make a run for it. Miracle wet. Has the flavor so pleasing? Miracle wet. Tastes so lively, so teasing. Miracle wet. Only one of its kind. Miracle wet. Best salad dressing you will find. Miracle wet is the only one of its kind. Because it's a different type of salad dressing,

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25:34Oh, is that? Give me the gun. What are you going to do with it? Let me have it. Here. But now what? Now you're going to commit suicide. Huh? You saw you were trapped, so you turned the gun on yourself. No, no, no, no, Johnny, wait. Try to kill your husband, Mr. Lacey. Anything happens to him will know you get it. He couldn't help. Come on, open the door again. You're going to come out slowly, both of you with your hands off. Can't if we don't. You will when the police get here, they'll drive you off. The hurry up, come on. What are you going to do now, Johnny? What are you going to do now? You're such a good one to figure things out. Well, go ahead, Johnny. Start figuring. Fantastic, wearing? Absolutely fantastic. To think he'd go to such lengths. Fantastic. Well, once they got rolling, there was no stopping.

26:34Especially when they were given what took like a sure chance to frame you. Yes. And then how's the body been recovered? Yeah, the forest identified it as a chauffeur. A chauffeur? That's right. You see, the fellow new forest was expected, so he beat him to New York and tried to trick Lacey into letting him into the building. That would get him past the burglar alarm. Then he could knock out Lacey and either blow the lock on the vault or wait until the next day when the time lock went off. But by then, I'd be back at the place and eat meat you with a gun. Anyway, once inside, his job was much simpler. That's why he tried it. And got killed for it. Yes, because the story about all forest suspecting you of monkey shines fit into well with the Lacey's plans. Yes, yes. But you see, then Lacey lost his nerve, so his wife tried to get rid of him so he couldn't implicate her. She wanted him to take the whole blame. She tried to get him in a gunfight with me and she had his gun loaded with planks. Oh, so he'd be killed trying to make a getaway. That's it. She hoped to have me do her dirty work for him. And when I tumbled to it, I knew she tried a famous suicide, so I called her on that.

27:35But what made you the tumbled as you put it? Oh, all the whole thing out of the prong. Her not letting me see Lacey when he was obviously in. Then her calling me right back saying Lacey wanted to see me. But not letting me speak to him on the phone. I see. So you anticipated the trap. Uh-huh. And I didn't figure that even with my bluffing, I could represent enough of a threat to make them go gunning for me, so it looked like the trap was set for Lacey. That's why I was ready to duck instead of shoot. Well, I'm glad you figured it out. Nice bit of deduction. Very nice. In fact, I might almost say... Fantastic. Exactly. How did you know? Do you like rich, delicious chocolate flavored maltids? Well, you can make a maltid just like that right in your own kitchen with craft chocolate flavored maltid milk. Just make a tasty piece of craft chocolate flavored maltid milk and a little milk in the bottom of a big glass.

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