A Night for Crime Page #3

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some cocktails now you're really earning

part of your salary thanks chief you'll

have to do the mixing job My servants

walked out on me a little while ago cam

Hamilton you lost that wonderful cook

Alice you've always been bragging about

we just make conversation because she

became quite intolerable Oh Alan hello

everybody how mothers this is Ellen

Smith how do you do and she's been

working on a lot that she really can act

to she's a clever child I wanted you to

meet her oh and a little Joe our

publicity director I have a last name

its power

this is Susan Cooper yes I know mr.

Cooper I follow your column religiously

well thank you splattering - no you have

at least one reader we live across the

hall we've seen each other often oh and

this is Carolyn what's your name Lynn.

Tony said Carol Gannon there in her own

small you're a very generous Mona wish I

could say the same for you a Joe do fix

the call.

Revan and solids usual team make mine

the same life can be beautiful oh please

make yourselves comfortable

step over there bring your cushion no

but it's not supply space no thank you

yeah Hamilton I want you to give Aaron a

chance and she's very lovely I agree

with that.

Thank You mr. Hart isn't she charming

and as I said before she's very talented

you know she can act rings around some

of those would-be actresses that thing

around your studio if I weren't a lady

I'd like to punch her right in the nose.

Oh Molly darling I'd like to write a

biography of your life really I'm

planning a book on Hollywood so much has

been written about the upper crust I'd

like to write a story about a crumb hey

Mona little Goldilocks has been here

ahead of us the bottles are decidedly

empty everything was prepared

looks like you're also stuffed for the

drinks that Mocambo the dinners on me

I heard that trashy savvy Hamilton I'm

sorry I can't go what do you mean of

course you're coming along if you read

your contract you'll see each other you

run along and I have something very

important to do what I'll join you later

well don't be too long I'm starving now

I'll run up and change my goal well.

Susie if you don't mind I'll wait for

Mona I want to thank her for introducing

me to you reason to thank her too hey

you don't know how happy you've made me

we all left for dinner

but neither moral or Ellen showed up at

the Mocambo well didn't you telephone to

find out where Mona was yes I tried all

day but got no answer

hmm can anyone add to what mr. Hardy

said hmm no it's about everything

Harlan Oh chief I practically had it

figured out in my mind you mean in your

dreams don't you Hoffman oh it's an

open-and-shut case where is this cool

right Cooper what happened to mr. Cooper

that's what I'm asking you go and see if

you can find her and don't go to sleep

- on the way far chief it's that hot milk

- that doc told me to drink from my ulcers.

Well from now on you drink it on your

own time

not on the taxpayers fine miss Cooper

miss Cooper

looking for something I you know I was

just climbing the stairs for my health

you ought to do something about that

figure Hoffman

unless you're developing that gas tank

in case of a national ration shall we go

down now

yeah would you like to powder your nose

your little shining oh that's just a

reflection from my badge I thought it

was the brilliance of your mind what's

the matter with my mind so you found her

right in Mona's bedroom and she was up

to something too I was chopping up

bodies and stuffing him in a trunk

there's a huddle over we haven't heard

from you yet Oh didn't Hoffman tell you

I committed the murder you couldn't do

that not without a motive but I had a

motive Hoffman I had a wonderful motive

yeah why well you see Ellen bought a

dress exactly like one of mine now you

- know what that does to a woman well we

- may as well go home for tonight but I.

Want you all to remain in town in case

we need you

come on Hoffman here's your bag Suze

I'll take you down to Barney's and you

can buy me some onion soup oh no thanks

I'm tired Joe I'm heading straight home

well can't shoot a man for trying

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Come out of there whoever you are I'll

shoot oh so we knew is it come on Z get

opposed to feel nothing at what what

don't be more stupid than necessary

listen Hoffmann somebody opened that

favorite wedding in the closet then when

I came out he tried to choke me sure I

know just a guy you mean you had a long

black beard black Pearson are you dumb

cluck I'm not kidding neither am I don't

call me buck that's better and don't

give me no more trouble I'll book you

for resisting arrest what about that

sellers have tried to choke me I think

I'll let Sherlock Holmes pick him up and

we'll see if we can get you adjoining

rooms at Alcatraz get me Mike Graham and

the camera department like Clarke

talking now listen carefully this is

important and confidential I want you to

meet me at the back gate in 45 minutes

bring along a camera and a roll of film

I figured out a way to get those scenes

so we can finish Mona's picture better

bring something along for Charlie get my

car and traveling bag brought to the

back gate in 30 minutes

you've been stalling me for two hours

you can't do that where is Mona Harris

oh you where did you put the papers I

hate them I was hungry and the food and

jail is off put that down.

Calendar can't even have Thursday no you

can't

oh come on Sylvie some kid who killed.

Ellen Smith I won't tell anybody honest

I'll keep it a secret mom told chief.

Cooper what do we owe the pleasure of

this early morning call

does the stupidity of this mastermind oh

so now you admit I got a mastermind I'm

glad to hear you say that that makes us

unanimous says it's a desperate point on

her I spent the night in your steel

hotel service is very bad really nah mr.

Cooper you think she's kidding

where do you think I found that well

according to this in miss Harrison's

bedroom I never know Hoffman could write

you're charged with illegal entry

- resisting arrest abusing an officer I'm.

- Robbery I can't believe the robbery.

Charge

just what were you after mr. Cooper I

closed come on ahead

since when does Mona keep her clothes in

a safe what's happened to heard that's

where they're keeping everything since

the ration how'd you sugar oh I got two

pounds up in the attic oh hey wait a

minute what are you trying to do get me

in trouble with the FBI

sit down Hoffman but if she squeals on

me Keith say you went back after some

clothes from this Harrison oh then I

take it that she's not missing after all

yeah just a publicity stunt cooked up by

Jill Powell you don't believe me Colin

that's just what we're going to do miss

Cooper Oakland okay chief give it to

Paul on the phone okay I hope you're

telling the truth miss Cooper because if

you're not it lungs Oh easy with you you

what yeah I got the dog pound what's his

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