A Night for Crime Page #4

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number

you

be careful you know what'll happen to

you if they catch you barking without

the wisecracks and tell me the number

state 111 hello that's you pal

this is Hoffmann detective bureau we got

that Cooper gal here

yeah Cooper you know Cooper say she

tells us more NAT Harris named missing

after all hold it

you always tip our hand give me that

phone

hello miss Williams

hey I want to congratulate you that was

quite a publicity stunt you pulled for I

flattered thanks Williams no hard

feelings I hope that's fine or say I'd

like to speak to Susan we'd like to talk

to you

good tell him I'll call him as soon as I

leave here mr. Cooper says you go talk

to you later

what's that oh well just a second I

think you better talk to him now

hello Joe darling oh I hope you're not

angry at me for spilling the beans about

Mona odd yeah oh that's sweet of you yes

I did unless you come down and bail me

out I'm stuck okay then you're stuck

there who cares you realize the spot you

put me in suppose Mona doesn't show up

what then right for two cents I'd wring

your neck so tight of course I'll marry

you darling

just as soon as you bail me out of this

best deal yeah yes dear

mm-hmm yes darling

all right he wants to tell you he'll

send the money right down

do you want us to release her very well

yeah right away let me go miss

comfortable hey and don't make my bed up

I am won't be using it again tonight I

[Applause]

Am at the heart have a nice trip

no thanks Joe I just had one yeah what a

sense of humor where'd you go Palm

Springs

oh yes yes I went to Palm Springs I felt

I needed a rest after the Smith girls

murder and Mona's disappearance and all

left I just thought I had to get away to

figure things out

yeah certainly as funny police haven't

turned up a thing on Mona no one I saw

in the papers where they hadn't made any

progress on the Smith case either too

- bad about her she was a lovely child

- yeah looks like we're throwing 300,000.

Bucks right out the window

tough luck to another dare and we would

have had the picture right in a bag.

Kjell we're going to finish the picture

we can't do that not without those shots

of Mona no I was resting I felt I had to

get out of Hollywood to find a way out

I've always given you credit for being a

great producer but if you've got this

one worked out you're a genius this is

confidential Joe if it ever got out your

business is your business my business is

telling it to the public that's just

what I don't want you to do this time

well you're paying me what is humorously

called a salary so if you say forget it

I'll forget it I remembered some old

scenes from some of Mona's earlier

pictures by inserting them it'll give us

exactly what we want certainly got a

better memory than my not I don't

remember any old scenes you'll just

leave that to me with you of course I

will mr. Hart but all right then you go

right ahead with your publicity campaign

give it everything you've got

sparing no expense this will probably be

our last Mona Harrison so I'm hoping to

clean up on it what do you mean the last

Mona I'm fed up with our little actions

I'm going to use the absence clause to

care for a compact okay yeah ever come

right in it's Susan Cooper she ought to

be barred from the lot I just assumed

she didn't learn about what I just told

you I didn't like what I saw on the

papers about her trying to rifle Mona's

safe come in Susan ah my little

bride-to-be come into my aching arms and

see what Pappy's got for you the nuptial

permit no less a dollar down and you

keep paying for the rest of your life

all it needs is your moniker on the

dotted line are you kidding am I kidding

certainly I'm not kidding did you tell

Williams and Hoffman you were going to

marry me didn't you say you would if I

bailed you out

listen Romeo the law says that any

confession gained under duress maybe

bothers evidence but what's good enough

for the American courts of good enough

is Susan Cooper Oh mr. Hart out to say

I'm terribly sorry for your take about

the bad news

bad news bad news oh don't if you of all

people haven't heard about Mona

[Applause]

[Music]

[Applause]

I can't believe why do you say that oh

nothing nothing to us this makes me feel

awful that's iron it for you half the

people in Hollywood would gladly have

strangled it what actually happened that

really puts the kibosh on the picture

three hundred thousand dollars right in

the ashcan I'm not so sure come in your

secretary said you wanted this film

- delivered to you personally mr. Hart

- well yes just the foot well in that.

Closet right over there please

yes sure special film for the War.

Department of course you'll know

there'll be an inquest I'm afraid so

but of course there could be some

mistake yeah if Hoffman has anything to

do with it it'll probably turn out to be

two other people yeah you and I I hope

the police are positive in their

identification

is Jimmy Starr here yes yeah mr. Starr

you were a columnist I believe I wish I

could make my boss believe I am now in

your experience as a columnist you would

have become personally acquainted with

the deceased

I know Maura Harrison very well over a

number of years is there any doubt in

your mind that this is Mona Harrison no

I don't believe so thank you that is all

mr. Mr. Hart you better give me your

keys your car's parked in front of a

fireplug it is not my back that way up

the street well maybe you didn't set

your brakes in front of the plug now you

might get a ticket all right

many thanks.

[Applause]

Mr. penguins cello please yes mr.

Shallot with your intimate knowledge of

Hollywood celebrities you would be in a

position to know Mona Harrison very well

yes I would mm-hmm I'd say without

hesitation if that that isn't Mona I'm

badly mistaken Thank You mr. Shut up

[Applause]

Mr. ISKCON Johnson please yes mr.

Johnson you conduct a column and a radio

program I believe that's right and on

your radio program picture stars appear

from time to time yes the program

concerns personalities I occasionally

present them on the air

miss Harrison appeared only last week

you're sure of this identification

positive thank you that's all here chief

thanks mr. Harry Crocker please all

right here mr. Crocker your experience

as a columnist Ruth place you in a

position to make a positive

identification of Moana Harrison it does

furthermore I lunched further just a day

or two before her disappearance

and this body unquestionably will

inherit thank you that's all

I think that is sufficient

identification still teentop in my mind

I only feel that way because I do that

way because he knows who's gonna oh how

do you like that priority on brains

that's all as far as the police are

concerned okay with Givens I would like

to have everyone come here for a moment

please

now I'm going to ask each of you to

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