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Readick, Jr. |
Orson Welles starred in 41 episodes of The Shadow. Welles never once uttered the famous opening and closing signature lines of the Shadow, for he could never master the appropriate sinister laugh. Instead, recordings of Frank Readick's Shadow were used instead. Orson Welles had it written into his contract that he never had to rehearse for The Shadow. He usually showed up moments before broadcast time and read the script cold. |
Welles |
Dated Death'The Death Triangle' is the twelfth episode of The Shadow. The first episode was 'The Death House Rescue' on Sept 9, 1937. Welles last episode as the Shadow will be 'The Caverns of Death' on Sep 11, 1938. |
The Shadow (Frank Readick) Announcer |
Organ music. rush of wind. laughter. The Shadow knows. ha haha hahahahahaha Blue Coal presents the Shadow, the mystery man who strikes terror into the very hearts of sharpsters, lawbreakers and criminals. Today, the Death Triangle. MUSIC PEOPLE MURMURING DRUM ROLL |
French Guiana. Devil's Island is one of three smaller penal-colony islands located off this island. Prisoners from France and French colonies were sent here. |
VOICE |
On this day, December 22, 1913, by order of the authority of Devil's Island, you, Pierre Martan, are hereby sentenced to one hundred days in confinement solitaire. MEN'S MURMURING And a hundred lashes in the presence of the assembled prisoners, as a warning to all who would attempt to escape. Let the punishment begin. DRUM ROLL |
Martan |
I will find the devil who betrayed me. |
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VOICE |
One. SOUND OF LASH |
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Martan |
I will learn his name. |
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VOICE |
Two. Sound of lash |
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Martan |
I will kill him |
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VOICE |
Three Sound of lash |
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Martan |
I will find him and kill him |
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VOICE |
Four. Sound of lash |
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Martan |
I will kill him (VOICE GROWING PROGRESSIVELY ANGRIER AND WEAKER) |
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VOICE |
Five. Six. Seven. Eight (Each number followed by sound of lash) MUSIC |
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ORGAN MUSIC |
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On October 30, 1938, an organ recital is interrupted by a reporter commenting on a strange object that has struck the ground near Grover's Mill, New Jersey. Perhaps Welles got the idea for that famous hoax from this episode.. ,,p.. ,P> |
NEWS ANNOUNCER |
Ladies and gentlemen, we interrupt this program of organ music to bring you a special newsflash from our affiliated press service. New York, December 12, 1937. The Shadow has been found. Dr. James Evans, world famous child surgeon, told reporters this afternoon that a wounded man who claimed to be The Shadow forced his way into Dr. Evan's private clinic, and at the point of a gun, forced him to remove a bullet. The wounded man then revealed that he was none other than that mysterious character who has waged a one man war against crime, The Shadow. Before Dr. Evans could report the case to the police, however, the Shadow mysteriously disappeared. The famous surgeon believes the Shadow has little chance of surviving his wound. Our organ recital now continues.... ORGAN MUSIC PHONE RINGS, LIFTED UP |
Evans |
Hello, Dr. Evans speaking. |
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SHADOW |
LAUGHS. Dr. Evans, the man you claim to have operated upon was a fake. The real Shadow has not been wounded. |
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Evans |
The Shadow? You are the Shadow? |
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SHADOW |
Yes, Doctor. Evans You don't seem surprised. |
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Evans |
I'm not. I've been hoping you'd get in touch with me. That statement I issued...was false. |
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SHADOW |
False? Come now, Dr. Evans. A man of your high standing in the medical world, does not issue false statements without very grave reasons. |
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Evans |
There was a very grave reason. I need your help. An old acquaintance of mine, Raymond Dubrille, the financier has received a death threat. |
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SHADOW |
Have him notify the police. |
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Evans |
No, he refuses to do that. |
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SHADOW |
Then, let him take the consequences...unless...Dr. Evans, have you also received a death threat? |
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Evans |
Yes, I have. |
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SHADOW |
Before I made this call, I investigated your past, Dr. Evans. |
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Evans |
My past is a matter of public knowledge. |
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SHADOW |
You were once a political prisoner on Devil's Island. You escaped twenty years ago with three other men, Raymond Dubrille, the banker and Pierre Martan the concert pianist. |
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Evans |
Yes, but our convictions were reversed by a high court a year after we escaped. |
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SHADOW |
I know it was proved that you three were innocent, but what about the fourth man who escaped with you. The murderer. |
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Evans |
Doug Corvet, he was caught and sent back to Devil's Island. |
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SHADOW |
After the escape. One of you betrayed him to the police. |
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Evans |
I don't believe that. |
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SHADOW |
Why else should he mark you for death? |
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Evans |
Then you know Corvet escaped from Devil's Island a second time, six months ago? |
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SHADOW |
Yes, Dr. Evans. |
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Evans |
Then you're interested? You'll help? |
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SHADOW |
Yes, I will help. But only because your life is in danger, Doctor. The world can ill afford to lose the skill and genius that has saved the lives of countless children. |
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Evans |
You overestimate my importance Shadow. But will you help? |
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SHADOW |
Yes. When and where does Corvet's warning say he will strike first? |
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Evans |
At Dubrille's Long Island estate, tonight. |
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SHADOW |
How do you know this warning came from Corvet? |
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Evans |
Dubrille received a miniature music box, in the shape of a coffin, in the mail, this morning. |
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SHADOW |
A musical coffin? |
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Evans |
Yes And when the lid of the coffin is raised, the music box plays a tune. A tune Dubrille , Martan, Corvet, and myself whistled as a danger signal when we were planning our escape from Devil's Island. |
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SHADOW |
Where is Dubrille, Dr. Evans. |
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Evans |
At his Long Island estate. Martan is staying with him and I am driving out there to spend the night. I had hoped you'd come and help. |
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SHADOW |
I will help you, Dr. Evans. Tell Dubrille, and Martan, that the Shadow will be there, tonight. |
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OMINOUS MUSIC BUZZ OF DOORBELL |
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Clearing throat, Opening door, Sound of wind, and Traffic noises |
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In the pulps, the Shadow had an army of agents, and Lamont Cranston had a manservant. On the radio, the manservant showed up less often. In the pulps, Cranston was just one of the Shadow's secret identities. |
Manservant Margot |
Good afternoon, Miss Lane. Is Mr. Cranston at home? |
Manservant |
No, Miss Lane, he's not. |
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Margot |
Do you know where I can reach him? |
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Manservant |
He may be at his club. |
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Margot |
No, I've tried there. |
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Manservant |
Well, his office? |
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Margot |
Yes, everywhere. Nobody's seen him all day. |
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Manservant |
Well, is there anything I can do? |
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Margot |
Be sure and stay here in case he comes home. I'll call you on the phone later. |
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Manservant |
Yes, miss. |
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Margot |
I've got to find him, I've got to, I've just got to! Sound of cars. Music and cars |
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Margot |
I've got to find Lamont. Maybe Dr. Evans knows more than he told the newspapers. His office said he might be at home. Music and car sounds. Number 33. Yes, this is it. Knocks on door. Oh, Lamont, I knew they'd shoot you some day. |
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Butler |
Yes, miss? |
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Margot |
Is Dr. Evans here, I must see him. |
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Butler |
I beg you pardon, miss, but are you another reporter? |
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Margot |
Yes, and I must see Dr. Evans. It's important. It's A matter of life or death. |
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Butler |
I'm sorry miss, but Dr. Evans has nothing to say to the press. He's not at home. |
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Margot |
But I must see him, I must find him! |
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Butler |
I'm sorry. SOUND OF CAR DRIVING AWAY |
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Margot |
That car! That's Dr. Evan's car! |
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Butler |
Yes, miss |
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Margot |
Where's he going? |
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Butler |
I'm not at liberty to say, Miss. |
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1937 Buick taxicab |
Margot Taxi Driver |
Never mind, I'll find out myself! Taxi! Taxi! Okay Miss. CAR DOOR SHUTS Where to? |
Margot |
Follow that big black limousine. The one with the green cross on the license plate. |
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As long as a doctor was responding to an emergency,he could drive through traffic lights and break the speedlimit. This law is in effect today in the United States, as well. |
Taxi Driver |
That's a doctor's car, miss. I may have to break a lot of traffic laws if it goes through red lights. |
Margot |
Never mind, I'll pay the fines. But don't lose sight of that car for a minute. |
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Taxi Driver |
Okay, lady, but this is going to be one fast ride. Organ music. Car driving |
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Margot |
Driver, driver slow down. That car is turning into that estate. |
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Taxi Driver |
What do you want me to do? Go through the gates after it? |
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Margot |
No, no, stop here. |
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Taxi Driver |
Okay. |
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Margot |
Here's five dollars. |
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Taxi Driver |
Hey, thanks, ma'am. Car door opens and closes, car drives off. |
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Being a wealthy young man about town, Lamont might have driven a Lincoln roadster. |
Margot |
I wonder if this is just a wild goose chase. Lamont couldn't be way out here. Not if he's wounded, dying.
Sound of car driving up. That car, it sounded like... Oh, but it couldn't be. It is! Sound of someone getting out of car. Whistling. It's Lamont! Lamont. |
Lamont |
Margot! Margot! What in heaven's names are you doing here? |
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Margot |
Oh, Lamont, then it wasn't true. You weren't shot. Dr. Evans didn't operate on you. |
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Lamont |
Oh, so you heard that newsflash too. |
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Margot |
The papers are full of it. I tried to find you, at your office, at home, at your club, everywhere. |
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Lamont |
I'm sorry, Margot, I should have known you'd worry, but I've had a very busy afternoon. Uh, How did you get here? |
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Margot |
I followed Dr. Evans car. He just drove through those gates. What's happening, Lamont. Are you trying to find out why he said he'd operated on the Shadow? Is someone impersonating you? |
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Lamont |
No. No, Dr. Evans did that knowing I'd get in touch with him. He needs my help in a very special manner. |
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Margot |
But why? Is someone after him? Threatening him? |
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Lamont |
Yes, also the owner of this estate. The banker Dubrille, and Martan, the concert pianist. |
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Margot |
And you're going to help them? |
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Lamont |
I'm interested in helping Evans. He's a great doctor and a great humanitarian. His life is in danger. |
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Margot |
Lamont, now that I'm here, is there anything I can do? |
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Lamont |
Yes, Margot, wait in my car, keep your eye on the house. If you see a light go on and off twice in one of the windows, drive to the nearest payphone and notify the state police to come to the Dubrille estate. |
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Margot |
I'll watch for the signal. |
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Lamont |
Fine. |
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Margot |
I suppose there's no use my asking you to be careful? |
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Lamont |
No, Margot, (Annoyed and tired with it) but, I'll try, I'll try to avoid really putting Dr. Evans to the trouble of removing a bullet from the Shadow. MUSIC POUNDING ON TABLE |
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Evans |
Dubrille, stop pounding on the table and cursing Corvet. |
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Dubrille |
Oh, that's all very well for you to say, Evans. Your turn hasn't come, but it will. If we three sitting here you, or me or Martan, don't get Corvet when he comes here tonight, you will be next on his list. You or Martan. |
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Martan |
Don't concern yourself about my fate, Dubrille. I am not afraid of Corvet. |
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Dubrille |
Oh, you'll change your mind if he manages to kill me, Martan. |
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Martan |
Laughs. I wonder what it's like to die? What do you think, Dubrille, or do you ever think of anything but your fat stomach and your money? |
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Dubrille |
Why you..... |
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Evans |
Gentlemen, this is no time to argue. I have something more important to tell you. |
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Martan |
What is it, Evans? I hear you had quite an experience today. Operated on this man who calls himself The Shadow. |
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Evans |
Yes, that's what I wanted to talk to you about. |
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Martan |
Ah, there's a man, Dubrille. The Shadow. He might save you from Corvet |
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Dubrille |
Oh, what could he do? I've had the best private detectives in the country trying to find some trace of Corvet, ever since he escaped from Devil's Island again, six months ago. |
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Martan |
By the way, Dubrille, I've always wondered, who tipped off the police, when Corvet was hiding after he helped us escape twenty years ago. |
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Dubrille |
Corvet was a murderer, we were innocent men. |
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Martan |
And also, who betrayed me, Dubrille, the time I tried to escape alone the first time. |
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Evans |
Mantan, Dubrille, now listen to me. A moment ago we were talking about the Shadow. Well, he isn't dying. I didn't operate on him. I announced that hoping the real Shadow would get in touch with me. |
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Dubrille |
Did he? |
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Evans |
Yes. He's coming here tonight, to help us. |
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Martan |
I've always been curious to see this Shadow. |
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Evans |
You won't see him. No man has ever seen him, but, he'll be here. |
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Dubrille |
Ah, Evans, for a man of intelligence you're talking like a fool. The age of ghosts and mystic presences... |
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Evans |
You're wrong, Dubrille, you're wrong. Because I am a doctor I can readily accept the fact that the Shadow is a master of the powers of mental suggestion. Of mass hypnosis. Recent experiments have proven conclusively that ... |
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Dubrille |
Rubbish. |
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SHADOW |
LAUGHTER Allow me to convince him, Dr. Evans. |
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Dubrille |
What? What was that? Who spoke then? |
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SHADOW |
The Shadow, Dubrille. You do not accept the theory of my power of invisibility, but perhaps you will accept the fact, for I am here. |
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Evans |
Sit down, Dubrille. You look rather pale. |
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SHADOW |
If I am to help you, you will all sit down. Sit at that table there. I understand there is little time to lose. I must know the whole story, the truth, if I am to help you. |
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Evans |
Do as the Shadow says. Sit there, Martan, and you, there, Dubrille. |
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Martan |
Well, why don't you talk back, Dubrille? |
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SHADOW |
Be quiet, Martan. Dr. Evans, I will help you if I can, but there is one gap in the chain of events leading up to this moment. |
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Evans |
I'll tell you anything I know, Shadow. |
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SHADOW |
Then tell me this. When, and under what circumstance, did Corvet first threaten your lives? |
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Evans |
It was the last day we spent in the open boat in which we escaped from Devil's Island, twenty years ago. Storms had blown us off our course. Our food was gone. Our water was exhausted. Corvet, the only one who knew how to navigate, was...well, he was slowly dying from hunger and thirst. |
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Corvet |
Water, water... |
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Dubrille |
Oh, be quiet, Corvet, there is no water. The cask is empty. |
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Corvet |
You're lying, Dubrille, all of you. You've been drinking my share. Give me that bucket. Give me a drink of that bucket! |
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Evans |
Don't do that. Salt water will kill him. |
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Dubrille |
What does it matter, Dr. Evans. Seventeen days in this open boat. Nights of storm and days of blazing heat. |
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Corvet |
Water, water, I'm dying. I tell you, dying. You're not giving me my share! You're stealing my water. Where will you be if I die?! I'm the only one who knows navigation! |
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Evans |
Be patient, Corvet. It may rain tonight. |
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Martan |
Ah, we may as well be back on Devil's Island. At least there was bread and water there. |
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Corvet |
(Weakly) Bread. Bread. A crust. Just a crust of bread and water. Water. |
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Evans |
There's no bread, Corvet. The last crust went three days ago. |
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Corvet |
You're cheating me. Cheating me. You only brought me along to steal the boat and now you're starving me to death. You don't want me to live. But I will live. I'll get you for this. I'll live to kill everyone of you for this. You, Dubrille, you, Martan, you, Evans. |
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Dubrille |
Oh, shut him up, Evans. You're a doctor. You know what to do. |
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Evans |
Gasps. Look! Martan, Dubrille, seagulls! |
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Martan |
What does it matter? We have no a gun. |
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Evans |
I know , but don't you see? Seagulls never fly far from land, or a ship. |
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Martan |
Look! |
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Dubrille |
Look, to the west, it's land, land at last! |
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Evans |
You're right, there to the southwest. You can see the sun on othe mountains. We're saved, free at last. Corvet, Corvet, sit up, sit up! Look, We've sighted land. There'll be food and water. Plenty for everybody. |
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Corvet |
You tried to kill me. Starve me to death. But I'm going to live. I'm going to live until the last one of you is dead. Dead! (Voice fading) |
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Evans |
So you see, that's how it all began. And now Corvet is free and out to get us, Shadow. |
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SHADOW |
But, what makes you so sure it is Corvet. |
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Evans |
Well, it couldn't be anyone else. |
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Martan |
It's Corvet, alright. He sent Dubrille that thing on the table. |
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SHADOW |
That oblong box. |
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Evans |
Yes, Shadow. Notice its shape. It's a miniature coffin, beautifully carved. |
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Martan |
Corvet was a wood carver. He was always handy with a knife. |
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SHADOW |
But still it does not follow that he is the one. |
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Evans |
Except for one thing, Shadow. When the lid of the coffin is raised, it's a music box. And that tune its playing is the warning signal we used while planning our escape from Devils Island. Remember, only the four of us knew it. Dubrille, Corvet, Martan and myself. |
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Dubrille |
Stop it, Evans, stop that cursed thing. Stop it I tell you. I can't stand it! SOUND OF BREAKING WOOD |
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Martan |
So, you have a conscience, eh. Dubrille That danger refrain recalls the past, doesn't it? |
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Dubrille |
Stop talking about it! |
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Martan |
It looks as though Corvet meant business, doesn't it? |
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Dubrille |
Don't sit there conniving over me. You forget your turn may be next. Maybe tonight, even! |
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Martan |
I am not forgetting anything, Dubrille. |
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Evans |
You'd better steady yourself, Dubrille. I'll get you a drink. |
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Dubrille |
Oh, never mind. Here's the decanter. I'll pour it myself. SCREAMS SUDDENLY Oh, that tune, where is it coming from? I smashed the coffin. |
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Evans |
Good heavens, Dubrille. It's the decanter in your hand! YELL AND SMASH OF GLASS |
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Dubrille |
Someone! Someone changed the decanter. Corvet, he did it, he's here, he's been in this house tonight. |
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Evans |
Dubrille, Where are you going? |
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Dubrille |
To my room. I don't trust anybody. I'll be safe there behind locked doors. And if Corvet comes I'll be ready for him. |
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Evans |
Wait, Dubrille, wait. |
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SHADOW |
Let him go, Dr. Evans. |
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Evans |
He shouldn't be left alone. Corvet may carry out his threat. |
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SHADOW |
Are you sure it is Corvet? |
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Martan |
What do you mean, it must be! It couldn't be anybody else. The coffin, the decanter, are his warning. |
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SHADOW |
I know, but you said the four of you knew the signal. Are you sure, it isn't one of you. |
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Evans |
Of course not. |
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Martan |
I thought you said the Shadow was here to help us. |
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SHADOW |
I am. But I am content to let events lead themselves to a logical conclusion. |
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Evans |
You mean, you won't use your power to save us from him? |
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SHADOW |
I shall use my power at the moment it is required, Dr. Evans. Right now, for instance, look on the table. There's a note where the decanter was standing. |
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Evans |
Good heavens! Corvet has been here. Listen to this Martan. 'You are the first, and you will die tonight, Raymond Dubrille.' COMMERCIAL ORGAN MUSIC Wind blowing. Door closing. |
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Corvet |
Dubrille, Dubrille, wake up, I have come for you. |
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Dubrille |
Laughter. So you've come, Corvet. Why you poor deluded fool. You think I'd let you kill me in my sleep? I've been awake, waiting here in the dark for you to come. Strike of match. A little light. So you've grown a beard since I saw you last, Corvet. And your hair is gray. |
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Corvet |
That gun in your hand won't save you, Dubrille. If I die I will take you with me. |
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Dubrille |
Listen , Corvet. I didn't steal your food in the open boat, I swear it! |
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Corvet |
Oh? You also betrayed me to the police, you told them where to find me. And I am not the only one you betrayed, am I, Dubrille? You betrayed Martan the time he tried to escape alone, didn't you, Dubrille. |
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Dubrille |
Yes, yes, but what do you care, Corvet? He wouldn't take me with him. But I did not betray you! |
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Corvet |
Have you paid Martan for those hundred lashes, and those hundred days of bread and water he got because you betrayed him? |
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Dubrille |
Oh, he doesn't know, he will never know, it was I. |
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Corvet |
Dubrille, remember how we passed the long days in that open boat, throwing knives? |
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Dubrille |
Don't raise that knife, Corvet! |
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Corvet |
We got so good we seldom missed. |
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Dubrille |
I'll shoot if you move! |
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Corvet |
But Martan was the best. You may shoot me Dubrille but my knife won't miss. |
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Dubrille |
Wait, Wait a minute, Corvet. I will make a deal with you. Listen, Corvet. You're out to get Evans and Martan, too. If you throw that knife I will shoot you and you will never get them! |
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Corvet |
You would help me kill Evans? I know he's here in the house. |
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Dubrille |
Yes, yes, yes, I hate Evans, and Martan, too. I will help you get them. |
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SHADOW |
LAUGHS So, you would betray Dr. Evans to save yourself, Dubrille? |
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Dubrille |
The Shadow. Courbet, don't be afraid. He's only a man. By some trick he can make himself invisible. But he's flesh and blood. Quick. Lock the door. We'll deal with him first! SOUND OF KEY TURNING IN LOCK |
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Corvet |
He won't get out. |
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Dubrille |
Now, now, Shadow, what can you do to stop us? Speak up! I dare you to speak. |
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Corvet |
Listen where his voice comes from, Dubrille. Then shoot quickly. |
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Dubrille |
No no no, the shot would bring Evans and Martan. Throw your knife, Courbet. |
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Corvet |
Make him speak! I won't miss. |
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Dubrille |
Speak up Shadow!. We will find you anyway! You can't get out! |
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SHADOW |
I am here, in the corner. |
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Dubrille |
In the far corner! Throw your knife, Corvet! THUKK |
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SHADOW |
LAUGHTER |
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Dubrille |
Oh, you missed! |
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Corvey |
But he was there! |
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SHADOW |
No, only my voice was there. |
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Corvet |
Throw your voice. He's there in front of you, Dubrille. Shoot, shoot! |
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Dubrille |
Dubrille Laughs. Yes, I will shoot now. Yes, I will shoot. But not the Shadow. He came here to help us catch you, Corvet, and he has. Your knife, it's gone. Now, Corvet, you are helpless. And now I'll deal with you. BANG! |
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Corvet |
You treacherous snake! You fool! You think I'd carry only one knife? This one is for you. |
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Dubrille |
GASP. oh! You devil! But I take you with me, Corvet! BANG, BANG |
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Evans |
Dubrille, Dubrille, Dubrille, open the door. Dubrille. Dubrille! |
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SHADOW |
Dubrille is dead, Dr. Evans |
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Evans |
Is? Corvet's kept his word. Where is he? |
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SHADOW |
Look there, on the floor by the window. |
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Evans |
Corvet? That's Corvet? |
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SHADOW |
Dubrille tried to save his life by promising to help that man kill you. |
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Evans |
Dubrille? Dubrille offered to help Courbet kill me? |
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SHADOW |
Look closely, Dr. Evans. Remove the gray wig, and the false beard. |
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Evans |
Its....its.. It's Martan! |
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SHADOW |
Yes. Martan disguised as Corvet. |
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Evans |
Still alive, breathing. |
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Martan |
Get away from me, Evans Don't touch me. I hate you. I hate you both. |
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Evans |
Why did you do this, Pierre, why? |
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Martan |
I hated Dubrille because he betrayed me on Devil's Island. I hated you Evans because you have got the things that I always wanted. Success, fame, glory. It was I sent the musical coffin. The warning note. I knew you'd think it was Corvet. I got Dubrille but Courbet will get you, Evans. He's after you. He will get you. He will kill you..eh |
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Evans |
Martan! Not breathing...dead. |
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SHADOW |
Yes, Dr. Evans, he's dead. You are quite safe now. |
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Evans |
You forget Corvet. |
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SHADOW |
No, Dr. Evans. I knew, when I phoned you today, that it was not Corvet who sent the musical coffin. |
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Evans |
What? |
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SHADOW |
I knew it was not Corvet, it had to be Martan or Dubrille. |
Evans |
Why didn't you stop them? |
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SHADOW |
Martan or Dubrille were both criminals plotting to kill you. If I'd stopped them your life would have been in danger as long as you lived, hating you always for having obtained the things that life denied them. |
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Evans |
But you forget, Shadow. Corvet may find me, succeed where Mantan failed. |
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SHADOW |
Never. I learned the whole history of all of you before I saw you. |
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Evans |
Yes? |
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SHADOW |
Everything, Dr. Evans. Your escape from Devil's Island after Dubrille's betrayal of Martan, that resulted in a hundred lashes. His resolve for vengeance. From the authorities of Devil's Island, I learned the truth about Corvet's ...last escape. |
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Evans |
Yes? Yes, I see now why he hated us. But what about Corvet? |
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SHADOW |
You are safe now, Dr. Evans. Safe from Corvet. The chain of logic is complete. Three months ago, a bleached skeleton was found on a deserted beach, at Trinidad. It has just been identified, as the body of Corvet. |
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Shadow/Frank Readick |
Rush of wind, organ music. Hmm hmmhmm ha ha ha. The weed of crime bears bitter fruit. Crime does not pay. The Shadow knows..HHHAHAHahahahaah. MUSIC. |
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