Creature with the Atom Brain Page #5

What about those other two,

Banning and whatever his name is?

Who, Dunn? We put them in the county jail.

They'll be safe there.

It's the first time that gunsel

ever begged to be put into jail.

He was scared stiff.

He isn't the only one.

- Yes?

- Call for you, sir. Personal.

The party says it's important.

Hello. Yes, this is Chief Camden.

You will stop all planes and trucks

searching for radioactivity.

I will give you until 3:00 this afternoon

to do this.

If you do not, many people will be killed

exactly one hour later.

Who is this? Who is this?

There will be no other warning.

Hello? Hello? Hello?

They hung up before

I could put a tracer on it.

It was a warning to withdraw

all our planes and trucks

equipped with radium finders by 3:00.

Or else.

What do you mean "or else"?

He, or whatever it was, practically

threatened mass murder one hour later.

What did the voice sound like?

Sort of mechanical.

What do you think, Dr. Walker?

Could he, or they, or whatever these

creatures are, could they do this thing?

There's no definite knowledge

as to what they can or cannot do.

Then they must be stopped.

- How?

- Well...

Our only chance is to find their source.

But if we pull back all the planes and

trucks we'll never find the source.

Give into Buchanan now and there's

no telling what he'll ask for next.

You think they're bluffing, Chet?

They could be, but I doubt it.

Captain, alert the entire force. Put

every available officer on duty at 4:00.

I wonder just what they're trying to do.

We'll find out in two hours.

As Governor, I am declaring

a state of emergency.

All police facilities have been alerted

to protect us against any further crimes

by so-called atomic creatures.

The state militia will assist

in patrolling all traffic.

All scheduled transportation shall be

canceled until further notice.

If you must go outside,

have identification papers with you.

The radium-finding planes and trucks will

continue to operate

since this is our best hope of locating

the source of these beings.

Do not be alarmed as we are confident

we will soon pinpoint

the origin of these emanations.

All possible measures for your safety

are being taken...

I think we'd better dismantle the panel

right now and get out of here while we can.

Not till I'm finished.

There are two more yet, to say nothing

of that bright boy, Dr. Walker.

But you don't even know where

they have hidden Banning and Dunn.

Walker'd know.

- If we got him...

- Why, as a creature,

he would have no memory. You know that.

He's a cop, isn't he?

We can use him

to get the information for us.

Bring one of them out, right now.

Oh, hey, Dave, will you do me a favor

and take my car over to the lab?

Have one of the boys take

the Geiger counter out of the trunk.

- It needs a little adjustment.

- All right. You can drive mine home.

- Thanks.

- I'll bring it back in the morning.

Okay.

Hey, what's the big idea?

Identification.

Oh, yes. Of course. I forgot.

Franchot.

Hand me the scalpel.

I think we've made our first real mistake.

- A dangerous mistake.

- I don't think so.

What will you use Captain Harris for?

The same thing I was going

to use Walker for.

He's a cop, too, isn't he?

Get him in shape as fast as you can.

- Is he ready?

- Yes.

Let's take a look at him.

Come in.

Closer.

Stop.

Why doesn't he see us?

What's wrong?

Look at us.

See how the selen cells transmit the image

the creature sees on this screen?

And with him I have actually

succeeded in stimulating

the muscular impulse of the larynx

so that I can activate him to speak.

- With his own voice?

- Yes.

Let's hear it.

Make him say something to me.

What do you want him to say?

His name. And make him look at me.

Look at him.

Say, "My name is David Harris.

Captain Harris, Homicide Squad."

My name is David Harris.

Captain Harris, Homicide Squad.

Steigg, you may be a crackpot,

but you're also a genius.

I think we can finish up

all our unfinished business by tomorrow.

I'll go.

Penny! Ask who it is first.

Who is it?

I am Captain Harris, Homicide.

It's Uncle Dave.

Why so formal?

"I am Captain Harris, Homicide."

Hello, Uncle Dave.

Daddy isn't home.

He just left.

I'm baking a cake for Penny.

It's her birthday.

I'm seven today, going on eight.

Excuse me, will you? My

cake will be ruined.

Gosh, your hand is cold.

Sit down, Uncle Dave. I want you to see

what Mother got for Henrietta.

See? She got a new dress, panties,

socks and shoes.

Don't you think they're beautiful?

What's the matter, Uncle Dave?

Cat got your tongue?

Where is your father?

I don't know.

Ask your mother.

Mommy, Uncle Dave wants

to know where Daddy is.

He went to see Chief Camden, Dave.

Something about those two men involved

with Buchanan.

Those two you're keeping

in the county jail.

What are their names again, Dave?

You know who I'm talking about.

- Banning and Dunn.

- That's it.

You sound terrible, Dave.

Are you sure you feel well?

Penny, keep away from him.

He may be coming down with a cold.

Here. Hold Henrietta for me.

It's time to feed her.

Chet had a brainstorm this morning, Dave.

Something about giving out

phony information

as to where those two men were hidden.

He thinks Buchanan will send out

one of those creatures to kill them

and then you can capture him.

But he'll tell you all about that

when you see him.

Penny, what are you looking for?

Where's Henrietta's bottle?

Here is it.

Now please stay out of the kitchen.

I'm busy enough as it is.

Mommy!

Penny! Penny!

Mommy!

Penny, baby, what's the matter?

- Honey, what's the matter?

- It's my dolly!

I told you I'd make use of him.

They were going to trick you

with false information.

We're about to pull

a neat little trick ourselves.

Tell him to hurry up.

Faster. Faster.

Dr. Walker's trying to locate you, Captain.

He said to get in touch with him

immediately.

This is 13-F-1 calling from frequency two.

Inform Dr. Chet Walker that

Captain Harris is at the county jail.

KMA 3-6-7.

Oh, Captain Harris.

Glad to see you again.

Yeah. We're getting tired

of looking at one another.

How long do we have to stay holed up here?

Being with him is like being in solitary.

Well, if we can judge by the progress

the police are making,

we may as well resign ourselves

to spending the rest of our lives together.

That may not be as long as you think.

What's wrong, Captain?

Captain, you off your rocker?

I'm Frank Buchanan.

You're cracked! You ain't Buchanan.

You're Captain Harris.

I am Buchanan.

I told you I'd see you die.

Hi, Dave!

Joyce called me. Why in

the world did you...

Hey, Dave. Wait a minute. What's the rush?

We got Walker.

For Pete's sake, Dave. What's eating you?

Slow down, Dave.

Attention all cars.

Lester Banning and Tom Dunn found

murdered in county jail.

Police Captain David Harris, suspect.

Proceeding south with Dr. Chet Walker

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