A Night for Crime

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By order of the fourth interceptor

command work is leaving the air to

retrain when the blackout is over

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How about letting me out a while okay

mr. Paulo but I wouldn't try driving

through the blackout

oh don't worry I'll be where I'm a half

- the street lights are off good night pop

- good night.

Oh is it I could answer that but it

would only lead to bloodshed Oh Lady.

Macbeth I do believe you do all your

calling in black houses how do you like

it

I raised it all by myself the biggest

publicity stunt since Munich couldn't

you arrange with the army to have a

- searchlight spell out motion picture

- associate Oh story in Technicolor well.

Come on in be careful not to break your

neck did you come from your office or

from the Basel it serves your right

Susan for being so glamorous that

gorgeous every time I look at your

things just go black elephants in the

back oh well now just a moment as long

as I'm in this position I might as well

take advantage of the situation and

propose to you the most beautiful the

most gorgeous they oughta ration that

soft stuff as well as sugar Susan Susan

will you.

Saved by the Bell hello what is the use

I thought you might be a little romantic

by candlelight but it might as well blow

it out oh yes just a minute yes for you

it's from the studio who is it who else

would it be but ham heart he might hear

you

oh come he knew I was here the mystery

has only been calling you here for the

last seven years

hello get hard what's cooking mr. Hart

yeah that's all.

Bona Harrison didn't show up on the set

tonight make at locator in a long time

hope it's not just an ugly rumor Oh have

a hard heart

I mean mr. Hart listen it's tough enough

to have to write that stuff about it

without having to play bodyguard to well

health course if you put it that way mr.

Hart

but it'll go on the expense account okay

mr. Hart yes I will mr. Hart

yes sir mr. Hart yes mr. Hart

no mr. Hart hey you better get some

fresh air what for

you actually said no to him for once so

you sure you well no I'm sick I got a

person named well at least we can do our

night clubbing on the studio expense

account you're not dragging me out to

look for Mona Harris and I'm afraid we

might find her but there might be

another blackout you mean there is

another blackout

well that's strange lights are going on

all over Hollywood you won the civilian

defense better get together hey maybe I

forgot to pay my rent

a ventriloquist say you've been

rehearsing with Charlie McCarty that was

the real thing Joe yeah it sounded like

- it came from across the hall maybe we

- better go see what it is.

Sounded like it came from there and

apartment it is well let's see what's

going on

well if it ain't my old friendship that

way just because I solved that swimming

pool murder for you Hoffman that doesn't

make us friends who said you solved it

district attorney remember I don't

remember nothing well I'm glad to hear

you admit it say how did you get on the

scene of the crime so fast or did you

commit it what happened why don't you

look around maybe it came to the wrong

house so you're in on this too

nobody go away do you know anything

about this did you say hey that girl is

dead oh you figured that out all by

yourself

and that phone is off the hook come on

start talking somebody done the man's a

genius that's what the chief told me

this morning don't change the subject

what happened here when the blackout was

over the lights suddenly went out again

- miss Cooper and I heard a scream we came

- in here and found Miss Smith just as you.

See her

what's my Smith got to do with it

nothing nothing at all Hoffman she just

happens to be the victim Smith so that

was her name I did I thought the name

sounded familiar Hoffman you may need

mr. Powell I can saw

this without any help from you but you

can't go not yet I gotta ask some

questions now here's how I got it

figured see she was in here getting

ready to go out somebody snuck in and

tried to run she tried to call the

police they got scared murdered it's an

open-and-shut case

yeah descent all you have to do is prove

it I'll prove it don't worry.

Brit call headquarters and tell him to

send over some help okay get back to

your switchboard and as for you you

bully your apartment and stay there

until I call you

don't look now but we're being shadowed

don't tell me it's the gorilla all cut

out the wisecracks you two maybe you

don't realize it but you're in a jam hmm

this is beginning to make sense this is

going to be good hmm

why did you do it why did I - why you

can't squirm out of it playing innocent

you lured the poor kid in here and got

into a fight then you - strangled and

drug it across the hall it's an

open-and-shut case well you are method

one thing Hoffmann you forgot to say

that we caught you so you could get here

while the body was still warm I'll

figure that out too and when I do it'll

mean the hot seat come on Susan where do

you think you're going we're going out

and paint the town red and then we're

going to sign a confession you can't do

that you don't want a confession

any confession obtained under the

influence of alcohol ain't legal why

quibble well come on Susan let's go see

you again I'm afraid.

Oh Frederick yes sir

as for the Harrison bin here tonight I'm

sorry mr. Powell not tonight I mean she

hasn't been here at all no ma'am but if

she does show up will you tell her to

get in touch from the studio right away

I'm sorry sir but the terracing hasn't

been in for several evenings Oh am I

relieved look under the table pretty

that's where she usually winds up and be

sure look in the vacuum cleaners in the

morning certainly sir

good evening mr. ban mr. Paulo good

evening ready sir oh no Louis sir we're

on business tonight

we're slumming from ona Harrison what a

heavy so damn you haven't head Oh

everything about it except where she's

hiding

no no I'm in the paper I just bought one

one moment I'd show you what well what

do you suppose she's done now

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That's your power folding yet no yes of

course I want you to keep trying yes

that's the matter with him where is that

guy don't worry he'll show up come in

come in well it's time I heard from you

now just a minute mr. Hart I'll do the

talking

what's the idea of pulling a corny

publicity stunt like this either I'm

your publicity director or I'm not okay

you're not no way win

- aren't you can't

do this to me I got a contract it's got

some clauses in it right mr. Hardin

throw your only to produce it's all

right I'm sorry I'm all upset I guess it

looks as though Mona's run out on the

picture even Mona wouldn't do a dirty

trick like that

not with pictures still unfinished I've

got three hundred thousand sunk in that

office a lot of difference that makes to

her can't you finish the picture no ever

since I need are those of her this

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