Mystery of the Wax Museum Page #4

Wait a minute.

No kidding. What's your idea?

I got a look at that dump a while ago...

and if they don't have a wax figure

of Joan Gale, then I'm crazy.

- We'll grant that.

- What?

What of it? Where do we go from there?

Does this mean anything to you?

Joan Gale's body was swiped

from the morgue.

Did you ever hear of such a thing

as a death mask?

I used to be married to one.

And it came to life and divorced you.

I know that.

My idea is this:
Somebody swipes

the body, takes the impression...

makes a mold, produces a wax figure,

peddles it to the old skate there.

Work that up into a comic strip

and syndicate it.

- You go to....

- What's that?

Let it go.

Come down to earth.

Would they dare to do that?

Wouldn't they know

it would be recognized?

Shake your head, you'll be all right.

All right, mastermind.

Something's cockeyed about that joint,

I'll find out what.

By the way, another pet theory

of yours just blew up.

- What?

- That innocent Judge Ramsey...

that you were sure got bumped off,

has been located in South America.

- No kidding?

- Almost certain.

I'll still bet I'm right,

and let you write your own ticket.

- That settles everything.

- Yup, everything settled.

Good.

- I'm glad they didn't hold you.

- There's no case against me.

A clumsy thing,

but nothing to worry about.

- lf I can do anything for you....

- I know I can always depend on you.

- What do you think is the best time?

- I'll let you know.

- So long.

- See you later.

- I hope, soon.

- Good-bye.

Hello?

Don't swoon. This is the voice of

the New York Express broadcasting.

I'm awful glad you phoned.

Thank you for trying

to cheer me up last night.

If you're grateful, you can prove it.

And do yourself a good turn too.

About 8:
30 p. m., you be in your car at....

Good evening.

The history of these figures

becomes more interesting, perhaps...

when I tell you

that the originals were destroyed...

twelve years ago, in London, in a fire...

and were reproduced only after years

of arduous toil.

To reproduce the figures destroyed,

I had to train men for years...

to do the work that I could no longer do.

The results, you see here tonight.

Ladies and gentlemen, here is

one of the classic examples of chivalry.

Sir Walter Raleigh,

spreading his cloak in the mud...

so that Queen Elizabeth

might walk dry-shod.

This group represents

His Royal Highness, Le Duc D'Angouleme...

Ieader of the French nobility...

praying before the remains of the victims

of the Battle of Quiberon.

And next, we see

the ill-starred Maximilian...

established as Emperor of Mexico

by Napoleon lll.

Upon the conclusion

of the American Civil War...

Napoleon withdrew his military support...

Ieaving Maximilian to the mercy

of his rebellious subjects.

The figure lying in the bath is Marat...

one of the most bloodthirsty

leaders of the French Revolution.

He perished at the hands

of his mistress Charlotte Corday...

who was inspired to the deed

by her fanatical devotion to her country.

This my friends, is Napoleon,

Emperor of the French...

whose overwhelming ambition

swept him to world power.

Here we see him after his banishment

to St. Helena by the English.

Now, ladies and gentlemen,

on the right here...

we have a figure of Peter the Great.

- Hello, Ralph.

- Hello.

- Are we late?

- No.

- Pretty dress, have I seen it before?

- Yes, I think so.

- Thank goodness that's settled.

- Pay no attention to her.

I'm so excited to see all these things.

- Mr. Igor.

- Yes?

You're sure of that? You're quite sure?

- I'd know him anywhere.

- Keep track of him.

This is the most important thing

of my life.

That'd be easy.

I wish....

- My little Marie Antoinette.

- Good evening, Mr. Igor.

- It's kind of you to be present.

- All these things are beautiful.

They are.

- Too bad the audience was so poor.

- I wouldn't be too disappointed, Mr. Igor.

The people are tired from the festivities.

My boy, I think you're right.

Everybody is tired out tonight.

And now that I've seen my doors open

in a new country...

I begin to realize I'm a little tired myself.

- Call that fellow in, I'll close up for tonight.

- Yes, sir.

I might have felt a little discouraged.

But now, everything seems

just as it should be.

You know, to find even one person who

appreciates my beautiful children here...

- changes everything for me.

- I'm glad.

You're very beautiful.

Thank you.

You must come sometime in the morning

when there is no crowd about...

and I can give you more of my time.

Good evening, Mr. Igor.

I've just been admiring your works.

Properly lighted,

they're even more impressive.

Yes. At first I despaired of ever achieving

the same results I did abroad...

and then lighting came to my rescue.

I was particularly interested in that group.

Yes, that one is very fine. Its grim tragedy

seems to fascinate everyone.

- Yes, and that other one, that Joan of Arc.

- That was the most recently completed.

- lt arrived this morning.

- You did that yourself?

No. Never since these hands were burned

have I created anything.

- I only direct the work of others.

- Who did it?

Professor Darcy.

- He has been my hands for years.

- You are very generous, Mr. Igor.

But I don't deserve any credit.

I only carried out your instructions.

Good night.

It's getting late. I better be going.

- Good night.

- Good night.

- Shall we go?

- All right.

Thank you for coming.

Good night, my dear.

- Good night.

- Ready, Florence?

You two go without me. I've got a date.

No fouling in the clinches!

Winton!

Follow that man down the street!

And no questions.

We're on the trail of hot news.

- What's this all about?

- I might as well tell you.

That man is connected

with the robbery at the morgue.

I don't want anything

to do with this matter.

- Even if it gives you a clean bill of health?

- Not even then.

The police should handle this. If you've

suspicions we'll go to the police.

And let every rag in town

grab a red-hot story?

- Drive me around the corner and wait.

- I don't want to mix in this.

Then you can go to a warm place,

and I don't mean California.

- All right. What do you want me to do?

- I told you what to do.

Drive out of sight of the house.

I want to get a closer look at the place.

That's nonsense.

- I figure you're yellow.

- No, I'm not.

- I feel that someone's been watching me.

- Nobody's watching you.

You're yellow and your nerves are shot.

I'll do nothing to help you

until it's delivered.

- Get that through your head.

- All right.

- I'll phone.

- Not on this phone, you fool.

Go outside and call.

All right.

Well, buddy, what's the stall?

- I'm waiting for someone.

- Yeah, for who?

- I don't think it concerns you.

- Cut out the bluffing.

We've been following you,

and you've done very suspicious things.

- Now, what are you doing here?

- What have I done?

You had a visitor at your apartment

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