Charlie Chan at Treasure Island Page #5

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and conduct spook show

like leader of orchestra.

Observe.

Boy, oh, boy. Whoever rigged

this up is a mechanical genius.

I could use him to design

some illusions for my show.

So this is how he fools his customers.

Favorite pastime of man is fooling himself.

- [Door Opens]

- Pop!

[Quietly] Get beside door.

[Switch Clicks]

You will please drop revolver to floor.

Mr. Chan makes empty command.

Man with gun stand behind you.

- Drop it.

- [Gun Hits Floor]

- Search him.

- Now don't try to put anything over on my pop.

Please lock door.

Go ahead, Pop. Ask him anything you want.

[Door Closes]

Finger of death fit glove perfectly.

- What are you getting at?

- This weapon sought my life at party tonight.

- [Pete] Did he try to kill you?

- Believe gentleman to be same.

Gee, Pop, you got him for attempted murder!

- [Pete] Lights! Hey, turn on the lights!

- Come on. Put 'em on, will ya?

- I can't find the button!

- Well, feel around there. You had it before!

- [Pete] Push the table!

- [All Chattering]

[Jimmy] Where's that light button?

- Where's the Turk?

- Where's my pop?

Now wait a minute. People can't vanish into

thin air. Come on! We've gotta find them.

[Pete] That door's still locked.

Now wait a minute. Wait a minute. Shh! Look.

Gentlemen, what are you doing in my house?

Wh-What have you done to my pop?

You have search warrant?

Come on, Zodiac. Open up and talk fast.

[Charlie's Voice] Thank you

so much. Appreciate bravery.

- [Rhadini] Why, it's Charlie!

- [Jimmy] Pop!

- Pop, don't ever do that again.

- What have you got there?

Face rubber. Beard false.

Massive body an illusion.

Elaborate disguise indicate

Dr. Zodiac two other people.

Wait a minute. Do you mean

to say that wire framework...

is used to make a person appear taller?

- Exactly.

- Then Zodiac could be a woman.

- Or the Turk.

- Anything possible.

But where is the Turk?

Make disappearance like ghost.

Ran into closet. Found

blank wall but no Turk.

Zodiac disguise hang here.

One of these walls must be false.

[Rhadini] Ah-ha. That's it.

This is the office.

He certainly did a goodjob of concealing

this place. Did you find something, Charlie?

Have found elusive manuscript of Paul Essex

- one taken by Gregory.

Oh, that. I brought that here.

I got it out of Gregory's room at the hotel

and left it here when I broke in tonight.

- You brought it here?

- Yeah. You didn't give me a chance to tell you before.

If befriend donkey, expect to be kicked.

How you get in here?

Through here.

I couldn't find my way

out of this place, so...

I went back out through here

- same way I came in.

Then I saw you from the

window and let you in.

Get a look at the size of this safe.

I wonder what a fortune-teller's

doing with a safe this big.

[Pete] I wish we could open it.

Suggest you start zero.

- Are you kidding?

- [Charlie] No.

Make two turn to left to five.

- One turn to right to 18.

- [Dial Clicking]

Two turn back to left to... 21.

- Back to zero.

- [Dial Clicking]

- [Door Bangs]

- [Pete] It works.

- How did you get the combination?

- Found same among possessions ofTurkish gentleman.

[Pete] Boy, it's dark in here.

There must be a switch someplace.

[Rhadini] Here's one.

Boy, what a setup.

It's a fireproof room.

What kind of a business is Zodiac in anyway?

Reason for presence here.

[Whistles] All kinds of dope

about all kinds of people.

Please, do not touch.

Suspicion confirmed.

Unfortunate and illegal experiences

of many people hidden in these boxes-

information collected from

false psychics in many cities.

- Organized blackmail.

- We'll get Kilvaine to seize that stuff.

Gee, Pop, here's one on Honolulu

- people who live there.

Here's something on

somebody named Bessie Sibley.

Mrs. Sibley doubtless supply

information on many others...

to buy Dr. Zodiac's silence.

I'll bet he had plenty on her.

What have you got there, Charlie?

Envelope on Paul Essex.

This letter written by

Paul Essex positive proof...

Dr. Zodiac demand money under

threat of exposing past misdeeds.

- Now we can nail him!

- Must punish Dr. Zodiac...

without betraying Paul

Essex secret... to widow.

- Uh, suggest thorough search of

office first- Dr. Zodiac desk. - Okay.

- What a yarn. This dynamite'll blow the whole town wide open.

- We oughta phone Kilvaine.

- I'll yell if I find anything, Pop.

- Mmm.

How to Tell Fortunes by Cards.

Maybe that's how he got his start.

Almanacs, horoscopes, astrological charts

- Ah, what a lot of trash.

- Say, we better get outta here before the Turk comes back.

- We are about ready to leave.

[Rhadini] Hey! Something's burning!

Am asking flames to keep secrets

of many unfortunate people.

- But, Charlie, the

evidence- - It is best.

We are destroying web of

spider. Now let us find spider.

[Yawns] Oh, good morning, Pop.

Hey, your bed's still made

up. Didn't you turn in at all?

- Have just read most interesting story.

- Paul's book?

- Yeah.

- Any clues in it?

Possible truth disguised as fiction.

Secret of Pygmy Arrow is story of

fake psychic who blackmail clients.

- Swell. How does that help us?

- No help.

Last page containing crime solution missing.

Yet we know Paul finished same.

- Then Gregory must have it.

- [Phone Rings]

Say, I can't understand why

you don't arrest that guy.

- [Rings]

- Please, do not ignore telephone.

Hello. Who?

Gregory wants to see ya.

Well, what you wait for?

Here is man ready for arrest.

Please come up, Mr. Gregory.

- [Handset Settles In Cradle]

- Boy, am I gonna pin it on him.

Would favorite son like

to make personal pinch?

Oh, you're kidding, Pop.

- Say, we'd better have a gun.

- [Knocking]

- Good morning, Mr. Chan.

- Good morning.

Say, didn't I see you yesterday at the Hotel

Walling wearing glasses and a false mustache?

- O-Oh, that. -

Good morning, sir.

- Please accept humble hospitality.

- Thank you very much.

- Have cup coffee?

- No, thanks.

- Mr. Chan, I've come to lay my cards on the table.

- Yes?

- First of all, I'm not an insurance actuary.

- Please continue.

I'm a private investigator for

the Granville Insurance Company.

- A detective?

- That's right.

- Gee, Pop, he's one of us.

- If I were one of Mr. Chan, I shouldn't be so worried.

Modesty forbids acknowledgement.

- Mr. Chan, I need help.

- Cooperation possible, Mr. Gregory...

- if you will answer one question.

- With pleasure.

Why did you remove Paul

Essex briefcase from Clipper?

I thought it might

furnish me with some leads.

I was unable to make head or tail of it.

Somebody took it from my room last night.

You follow Paul Essex to Honolulu?

- Yes.

- Why?

My company's already had

three suicides down there.

I thought the islands might furnish

the motives. It was a blind alley.

The only thing I discovered was...

that Dr. Zodiac had told Mr.

Essex that he would die this month.

Dr. Zodiac predict Paul Essex death?

Certainly. You knew I read that

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