The Shadow - Murder in the Death House

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Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men?

The shadow knows you.

The shadow, mysterious character who aids the forces of law and order, is in reality

Le Mans Cranston, wealthy young man about town.

The shadow uses his hypnotic power to cloud men's minds so that they cannot see him.

Cranston's friend and companion, the lovely Margo Lane, is the only person who knows

to whom the unseen voice of the shadow belongs.

Today's story murder in the death house.

It is seven o'clock in the evening.

Margo is in the office of Wilson and Tuffle, head of a new reform party called the Citizens Committee.

Miss Lane, I'm going to make you my aide in the woman's division of the Citizens Committee.

You've shown such zeal in recruiting people to our court.

Well, the cause of a cleaner state is one that isn't hard to work for, Mr. Tuffle.

You're right, Miss Lane.

As you probably know, I'm enamored to politics myself.

But when I knew, when I understood what graft and corruption there was in our state, I

decided it was time for me to take an act of interest.

Well, if we get Warden Cooper in the government's chair, things in this state will change for

the better.

I hope so.

But the machine that controls things in this state isn't going to give up without a fight.

And I can promise you it won't be a fair one.

You mean that they'll try to discredit Warden Cooper in the voter's eyes?

Certainly.

There's a ring of racketeers and mobsters in this state headed by one man.

The underworld refers to him as the brain.

That's all anybody seems to know about it.

Well, I know one person who'd like to meet him.

And who is that, Miss Lane?

My friend of mine.

Oh, by the way, what time is it?

7.20.

7.20?

Good heavens, and I'm supposed to meet the man at 6.45.

I've got to go, Mr. Tuffle.

But I haven't told you what you do, Deezard.

I'll come and see you tomorrow.

Lamargo will be furious.

Ha, ha, ha.

All right, Miss Lane.

I'll expect you at the People's Rally tonight, though.

Margo, would you mind telling me where I'm going in such a hurry?

To a meeting of the Citizens Committee, Lamar, and we're late now.

Oh.

Now, Margo, just what is this Citizens Committee?

What is it?

Why is the most potent organization in this town?

We're fighting crime and corruption, crooked politics and bread.

Oh, easy, Margo, eat me.

I have to get you a derby in a soapbox.

But Lamar, with Warden Cooper as our candidate for governor and Wilson Tuttle behind us,

we ought to sweep the state.

Who?

You take another corner like that, and the state will be sweeping us out of a ditch.

Say, who is this fellow Tuttle?

A retired lawyer, yet scared of money.

And with his support behind us.

Here we go, sweeping the state again.

Too bad you won't be allowed to enjoy it.

Oh.

Say, Margo, what is this Citizens Committee stand for?

Law and order.

And we're going to...

Law and order, eh?

Now listen, Margo.

I know Warden Cooper, and if he's elected, the first thing I'm going to have him clean up

is reckless driving, and I do mean you.

But Lamar, I've simply got to hear the speeches.

Has it ever occurred to you that you have a radio in this car of yours?

A radio. Oh, please, Lamar, act.

Oh, yes, of course I have.

And the speeches are being broadcast.

Oh, dear, so they are. Why didn't I think of it?

That Margo might come under the heading of womanly intuition.

Take a second to warm up.

The cause that every citizen of our great country should be proud to fight for.

The cause of law and order.

We'll leave wonderful.

The powerful speaker, but I don't...

Lamar, I want to hear the speech.

We have the governorship of our state.

A man who, if elected, would make this state the clearest in the country.

Warden Richard Cooper.

Unfortunately, Warden Cooper cannot be with us tonight in person.

He has his duties to perform at the state penitentiary, but he will speak to us from there by special wire.

Ladies and gentlemen of the Citizens Committee and of our state,

I give you Warden Richard Cooper, our next governor.

Ladies and gentlemen, Mr. Tuttle spoke of the duties that keep me here at the penitentiary tonight.

I believe you all know what those duties are.

Tonight, killer Goren is to pay his debt to society, and a large debt that is.

At this very moment, Goren sits in a death house of this prison.

He posted that he couldn't be captured and convicted.

When he was captured and convicted, he posted that we couldn't execute him,

that the leader of his ring of racketeers and mobsters would rescue him.

Well, ladies and gentlemen, tonight is the night when killer Goren will pay for his crimes against society.

I stand on my record.

Killer Goren will die in the chair tonight.

The warden said I'm going to cook in the chair tonight, eh?

That's a good laugh.

You ain't got very long, Goren.

I ain't got long.

I got my whole life in front of me.

And I'm going to fry me tonight.

I got connections.

I've got Goren.

I don't have to fight down for you.

Screw up for anybody else.

You can tell that to your Warden.

Goren, I've never seen a man as hard as you.

Yes, for a radio to hear the warden speak, when you knew he was going to talk about you going to the chair.

I'd just like to hear my name mentioned, coast to coast.

Goren, if you weren't going to...

Well, you get yours.

Goren, you ought to act like that tonight.

What about tonight?

Well, look, we're all in this place together.

If you're going tonight, smoke you over there, it goes next week, and then I'd follow.

So what?

Well, I try not to think about it.

But you don't give me a chance to forget.

I don't have to worry.

I'm getting out.

But if it'll make you feel any better, I'll quit talking.

Hey, Smoky, give us a song.

No, I don't get him to sing it again.

It's too sad.

Yeah, hey, me, Smoky.

Give us a song.

What y'all want me to sing, killer?

Something good and unhappy.

We've got to keep jumping it's here, love.

Nobody knows the trouble I see.

Shut up, Smoky.

Shut up.

They met us Smoky, yet they're having me.

I can't stop this song.

It's not me on my head.

I like it.

They met us Smoky.

Come on, come on.

They met us.

They met us.

Stop this, writers.

What's the meaning of all this?

Speak up.

It's Smoky singing, warden.

It's got me nuts.

All right.

All right, quiet, you man.

Gone, I've come to tell you that the time has come.

So what?

A chaplain with me.

Wouldn't you like to say something to him?

No.

Please, my son.

Let me speak with you for a few minutes.

I'm sure you'll feel much better.

You're all I think like I was really going to fry tonight.

Well, I ain't.

You understand, warden?

I ain't going to fry in a chair.

And you ain't going to be governor.

Because you're going to look pretty silly

when people find out you can't run this prison right?

What are you talking about?

A brain don't like you, warden.

And you like even less if you get to the governor.

So he's going to stop you.

A brain, my boss.

Only one guy in this state knows who he really is.

And that's me.

And you're boss, the brain, as you call him.

He's out to get me.

Out to get you.

He's got you now.

We'll see about that.

God, I'm not going to sell.

He has him.

God, since you refuse the comfort

that the Japanese offered you.

He's son for the last time.

That Japanese have your breath hanging on a tie.

All right, let's start.

God's on either side.

Chapin, you and I walk by.

Come on, Gorn.

This is your last mile.

That's what you think.

I'll be father, who often heaven.

I'll have a divine name.

Yeah, this feels good.

I need an exercise.

My wife, boy.

He's gone for much killer.

Tell me it's over quick.

I'll be back in a few minutes, fellas.

Open the door, God.

Just a minute, Warden.

Yes?

Now that you got me where you want me.

Can I have a last request?

Anything within reason, Gorn?

Well, when they struck me in the chair

and they put the clamp on my head,

that's what they do in it.

Yes, Gorn.

And then when they turned on the juice,

would you hold my hand?

It's the water, ready, Gorn?

Yeah, you said to wait for a signal to throw the switch.

Good.

I'm glad we're getting this over with the heart of night.

I want to get home.

My wife isn't feeling so well.

Yeah.

Is that so?

Yeah, she's been here now for...

Say, what's the matter with you?

Hi.

I don't know oh I get it you're new here that was not you yeah well it's

sort of tough to watch him get it the first couple of times yeah I guess you're

right are you better stay in here with me the water that's why you didn't come

back into this chamber I'll tell him that you were helping me thanks it won't be

so bad in here you don't have to watch anything when I get the signal I just

throw this big switch here and it's all over in a few minutes that's it huh

yep that's it my head is not let go you'll be killed one one one the

executioner is out of the main switch no don't touch that the main switch

all right he's dead the executioner is dead I clearly couldn't kill me

I don't know what to make of it commissioner Western here I thought we had the

strongest man in the state as our candidate for governor and to have this

happened it wasn't the warden's fault mr. Tuttle the electric chair was

rewired to kill a man who touched the switch but Warren is going to be executed

tonight for sure a warden has found a new executioner and there'll be no

slip off this time I hope not I hope that Warren Cooper's

reputation for efficiency hasn't suffered too much or I'm right to make

you remember me how did you get past the man for death well that's a fine way

to greet all right that man McGuire plan I'll have him

close hello I didn't know you were here please miss Lane I came to speak with

commissioner Western about the happenings of the prisoners you two know

each other yes miss Lane is one of my assistants on the committee oh mr. Tuttle

this isn't mr. Cranston mr. Cranston you're an awful loosens why do you

bother me all the time coming in here like commissioner I'm writing a book what

did I tell you mr. Tuttle this man haunts me never leaves me alone what kind of a book

mr. Cranston well it's not much of a book it's present it's mostly notes but I'm

going to call it crime and it's causes oh sounds very interesting interesting what

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I'm in its causes your right commissioner absolutely right I'm just an amateur no

experience that's why you're going to get me into the death house of the state

prison tonight is a guard what so I can get some local color for my book some

authentic realism you think I'm crazy no but you better watch your blood pressure

commission I went and tonight goren is going to the chair don't you see what

drama there is there there may be drama there but you're not going to be there as

a guard or anything else but my literary future depends on it no please no if I

promise not to bother you for a month absolutely no I wouldn't what one whole

month just for one night as a prison guard now you're talking

transcend if I get you into the prison tonight you stay away from me for a month

word of honor cransen you've made a bargain but to ensure me from you for at least

the week you're going to stay in the death house not just one night you're

going to stay there for seven whole days I'll show you

are you can see yeah you're the new guard ain't you Gordon said you'd be on

tonight with me yeah well things are pretty quiet right now but you never

can see who's a no screw shut up goren hey just a minute can see I I'd like to

talk to mr. goren sure that the chance to speak on the can see so you're the

notorious killer goren huh well I need to warden what's your monitor I

you have my name's Jones John Jones I'm pleased to meet you I look screw just to

get things straight around here I run this place but I say go get it I understand

what you said to that's what you mean oh smart guy huh you know that everyone

they can talk back to me and get away with it so everyone's a fighter you

huh sure I'm the guy that can't kill say how did you work that goren I got

connection they've got to know the right people through you said me was an

amazing escape from the chair all right yeah sure was did you see the spread I

got in all the paper yeah listen you're pardon me for saying it but I don't think

the pictures did you justice you know that's just what I think I'm a better

looking mug in those newspaper pictures show me up to be oh sure you want to

have your own photographer take him then you could be sure say that's a

swell idea Jones I'll do that you know I like you maybe I can help you yeah how I

haven't you meet up with the real bunch that's running the state you're a smart

guy going yeah there's only one guy in the state who's smarter yeah yeah the brain

either one who had to carry wide and bumped off the execution though last night

oh I wondered how that was done he runs everything in the state every record every

mob you uh you think the warden runs this prison or who does brain we've got men

planted all over this place I would have got to get in with him you are you mean

you'd like to get in yes maybe you are in you're by face though

now listen tonight when the break comes the break you don't think I'm going to

stick around and give them another chance to put me in the chair do you find this

last night because the brain ordered it it was to make the warden look bad so

he wouldn't have a chance of being governor say that's pretty smart yeah yeah we

thought though but you ain't very smart clandestine what did you call me

clandestine I know why you're here still I see how did you know my name I get

ways of finding out then you knew all the time then all that talk about the jail

break was just gonna be a break all right but I ain't gonna do you want to go to

know about it I'm gonna bump you off myself just before well maybe you are and

maybe you're not a nice work Kenzie gosh corn suppose you seem to come in

a behind him suppose you've been able to get to the warden well he didn't so

don't worry Kenzie I go on right the guy clandestine over the corner they're out of sight

and the break comes I'll fix him so he'll never talk again

come in mr. Hartman sit down I thanks warden I'm mr. Hartman as our new

executioner you realize what your job is don't you yes or no I realize it's not

a pleasant task but it's one that must be done you must realize it when you

throw the switch that you're not the one who is executing the man it's the state

and the people of the state and the man is merely paying for his crimes please

warden I'd rather not talk about that part of it all right well I've had

electrical experts in from town they've been going over everything all day but

just to make sure you'd better go over the equipment again yes sir and that's

all for now you'd be writing about 45 minutes with the execution yes sir and

thank you what that's all for scared still I can't say I blame him

huh who just came in I must be my imagination this business has got me pretty

jumping no warden Cooper it's not your imagination who's there I can hear your

voice but I can't see you mean call me the shadow shadow you heard of me yes I

heard of you shadow you fight crime and injustice you're the fellow nobody can

see yes and that's why I'm here what do you want of me what do you know for the

murder of the executioner nothing shadow strange it should happen after

goren that boasted that he couldn't be killed in the chair shadow I'm fighting

for law and order killer goren will definitely die tonight at this very moment

the new executioner is testing the equipment what there'll be no slip-up

this time when did he go to test the equipment just a few minutes ago why

what I've just examined the wiring those men you hide to go over it have

fixed it so that the whole west wall of the prison will be blown off at the

first touch it was planned for a prison break quick we must stop him before he

touches anything on it's too late warden

I don't know where you are all of your stuff he looked at guns hanging in the air

by itself yeah the shadow is holding that gun go back to your

cells go back I say it's right not near half of it is that

convinced you I find above your head that time but the next time I'll aim

law kid let's go back all right one you've got to stop for a minute all right

I mean shadow are you still here yes what I want to thank you for what you've done

I don't know how I could have stopped that prison break without you I've

failed it's all of you but the prison break is stopped the prison break is

stopped but kill it goren has escaped but was it necessary for you to bring

these reports over to me tonight miss Lane well I suppose they could have waited

until tomorrow if you're seeing a trim Mr. Talbot well I had nothing to do so I

thought I'd bring them over tonight now you can have more time to look them over

well thank you very much I'll do that why you have a lovely home here Mr.

Talbot yes sir well miss Lane it won't be necessary for you to remain I can go

with these reports from the citizens committee myself why don't I'm waiting I've

got nothing else to do since Lamont got locked up in prison as a guard yes yes

well I'll just sign these papers then you can take me back to Talbot what without

reading them first oh no that's very bad business Mr. Talbot my eyes are bad I

I think it would be better for I'll be glad to read them to you please miss Lane I

think you'd better go now but I have no place to go and I'd love to read law I

think you'd better go miss Lane oh there's a doorbell Mr. Talbot you want me

answer for you no I'll get it why it's killer go yes my little busy body killer

gore that's the damn doing here boss he came to see me about the citizens

committee report you wouldn't go oh I'll go now Mr. Talbot oh no my dear Miss

Lane now you're going to stay here permanently what Mr. Tal you want

yes Miss Lane Wilson Tuttle known to the world as a prominent citizen I'm

a side of law and order my associates know me as the brain then you're the one

who's been trying to ruin Warden Cooper or the chance of the being governor yes my

dear Miss Lane now you know but your knowledge will do neither you nor the police any

good because you see you're going to die here oh no no you couldn't I won't say

you're late Miss Lane you wouldn't insist on staying gore and give me the gun

yeah how about turn your head Miss Lane I should like very much to get a nice

clean profile shot why don't you can't do this thing you can goodbye Miss Lane it

was so nice no hey what is it what's happened to your boss the same thing that's

going to happen to you gore all the monsters here are going just in time to are

they unconscious about five minutes I should say or you know shadow if I could

see you I'd say I was very happy to see you stick around will you I'll stay

until the police come to put these men away but I've got to get back to the

prison prison would your work have done there the shadows work is done

Marco but Lamont Crenston promised Commissioner Weston that he would stay in

prison for a week I've got to help him keep that promise

well Miss Lane I just sent from mr. Crenston you ought to be here in my office

any minute do you think prison has changed in much warden I bet it's not some of

the crazy notions out of his head oh Lamont darling it's so nice to see him

oh my god and commission all Crenston we're here to let you know that you're

being a part of a good behavior thank you how about the crime book Lamont did

you get any work while material oh it must have yes what were the prison

break and escapes I'll bet you got some exciting data Crenston well I did

write one chapter where I was here about the perils of a guard in the death

house worse than that commissioner the perils of writing with a woman driver

oh Lamont

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