Abbott and Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff Page #6

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Hmph.

That's enough.

You know, the way you're perspirin'

now, you could use that handkerchief.

It's a big one!

I'll take my rubdown in my

room, Bozzo. Okay, Mr. Brooks.

I'll get you in a minute,

Freddie.

Okay, Mr. Bozzo. Uh,

Mr. Brooks! Mr. Brooks!

I'd like to talk to you

for another minute!

Oh-ho, you.

Guy never gave me a chance to cut my

price. He could've chiseled me a little bit.

Ha-ha. That's all.

If you...

Casey!

If you let me sweat that bellhop

a little, I'll get a confession.

If nobody falls for the

handkerchief gag, he's all yours.

There's still a chance

that Brooks is the killer.

Freddie's working on him now.

You've got until tonight to prove it.

There's a train outta here at 9:00, and

that bunch of creeps are plannin' to take it.

You're not gonna let 'em? They

know as much about the law as I do.

I got to book 'em or let 'em go.

I haven't got a thing on 'em.

Help! Help!

The hotel's burning!

It's the health club.

Freddie's in there. Come on!

Freddie.! Freddie.!

Casey!

Freddie, where are you?

Casey!

Wait'll I turn off

the steam!

Get him out of there,

quick!

Whew.

Somebody was trying to cook

my goose. What do you mean?

I-I saw a hand come around the

corner and he put on a lot of steam.

A lot of steam,

all the steam he could put on.

Full force. I think

somebody's trying to kill me.

Sounds phony to me.

You're just tryin' to divert suspicion for

yourself. You're not as dumb as you look.

Get your hand off me. I don't

want anymore of this from you.

I'm a citizen and a taxpayer and it's my

taxes that buys you your gun and your badge.

It's my taxes that pays your salary

every week. You're workin' for me!

You're a public servant!

So what?

Get me another bottle of water. Okay.

What?

Well, the Inspector's not foolin' with

you anymore. You heard what he said.

If nothing develops by 9:00 tonight, he's

gonna place a charge of murder against you.

Murder? Murder? Are you

nervous? Gimme the key.

Absolutely!

Wait a minute. Stand back. What's wrong?

Get in. Get in! What's the matter with you?

What in the world is

that? It's a booby trap.

What for? I'm not taking chances

of anyone sneakin' in here...

and killin' me without me

knowing it. You big dope.

What's to prevent anybody from

coming in those French doors?

Ah.

It's pretty good,

isn't it?

That is the most ridiculous thing

I have ever seen! Is that so?

If the murderer comes in this room by

himself, somebody else is gonna carry him out.

Why, you dirty

double-crosser.

We've got it all arranged to have somebody try

and kill you and you're trying to prevent it.

Ya know... Come here. Come here!

I suppose you've got these windows

rigged up too? They can't hurt me here.

We're three stories up.

Boy, are you lucky. Somebody's finally

trying to bump you off. Congratulations.

Wait until the Inspector

hears about this.

Oh, boy, oh, boy.

Uh... Get me

Inspector Wellman.

Uh... Oh, look at those

bullet holes. Marvelous!

Wonderful.! Casey, why is everybody

so happy I'm gonna be killed?

Boy, are they really

after you.

Oh, come. Come, put a smile on your face.

That's a boy. Sure, enjoy life. That's it.

Go in the other room and lie down.

Go in and rest. Relax, go ahead.

I will.

Sure, go ahead.

That's swell.

Uh, what?

He's not in his room?

Well, page him

in the lobby.

Everybody's so happy

I'm gonna get murdered.

I don't understand nothin'

about the whole thing.

Uh-oh.

Every time I open up one of those

closet doors, I always find a dead body.

Is there anybody in there?

Hmm?

Ah.

Casey?

Casey!

I didn't hear you come in. You're supposed

to be out there talkin' to Inspector Wellman.

People around here are all dyin' to kill me

and here you come in resting. Oh, you! Casey!

You oughta be embarrassed. That's why you

got your face all covered up. Now, come on...

Now, Casey... What was the matter with

the dark suit? You look good in that one.

Fine.!

What's the matter? Freddie,

what's wrong? What happened?

Come in! I wanna show you

something! Take it easy.

There he is, over there! All right,

so you messed up the bed. Relax!

No, he was here. Milford.

Are you trying to tell me that

Milford's body was there and it's gone?

Take care of yourself. Take it easy.

Go get yourself a drink of water.

That'll fix you up.

Go ahead.

Take it easy. Take it easy.

Don't get excited.

Go ahead.

Wait a minute.

What's the matter now?

Now what? Where? Milford.

Must be a leak in the tub. Come here.

Keep quiet.!

There's nobody in this suite.

Now, uh, uh, shut up!

Just to satisfy ya, I'll check. You get on the

phone and see if the Inspector's on his way up.

- Hurry up. Go on!

- All right, all right.

That boy don't know what's goin' around

here. He don't know what's happening.

I know I saw it in there before.

When I go back, it ain't there.

I was in the other room there,

I went in to gargle my throat.

And I go down like that. I, I saw

it. I was in the bathtub over there.

I know I'm not losin' that.

I know that.

I could be havin' ha... who... su... nation...

halluke-inations... but I know I saw it.

Hello?

Hello.

What's a matter now? What are... Come here.

Come on, let me in on it. Now what?

What? Oh, no, no. Not again.

You mean to tell me that

Milford was there? He was there.

Now, listen. I am getting sick and

tired of this nonsense of yours.

He was there. Don't tell

me that! Milford was there.

Milford was there! How

could he be? The man is dead.

For a dead man,

he's sure gettin' around.

Listen, I'm gonna prove to you

once and for all that he's not here.

Is he there?

No.

Come here. Is he there? No.

No.

Come here.

All right.

Is he there?

Yes.

Milford!

Cover it up!

There's something strange goin' on here.

Somebody's tryin' to scare you out of this room.

I know who it is.

Him.

That's the Inspector. We gotta get rid

of him before he finds this body in here.

Uh, hello, Inspector. I'm sorry to

have bothered you, it was all a mistake.

It was just his imagination.

That's right, Inspector.

You see those three bullet holes in

the window? That's only my imagination.

That's all.

Where were you

when these shots were fired?

I was sittin' right here,

but not for long.

Mike Relia!

Casey, do you think I'm

in the right room? Yes.

Stone, go in the bedroom and get a

sheet. Bedroom! Not in the bedroom...

Shut up.

Sure.

Shut up!

Shut up.

I ain't said nothin'.

Well, Phillips, what do you

know about this? Oh, sure, sure.

What do you know about this? Quit stallin'.

Now you got two murders to explain.

- Better make it three,

Inspector.

Milford! I pulled the

spread down and there he was.

Freddie! Freddie couldn't have done

this. These bodies were planted here.

This one was

planted over here...

Look, I don't understand the whole thing.

In the suite, I got every door locked.

That whole room is all booby traps.

I'll prove it. I wanna show it to you.

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