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and you can check that out at Great Detectives dot net. Today we have
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two episodes of Police Headquarters, Episode thirteen Isaac Nathan death. In episode fourteen,
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the Mackenzie Death, Police Heads. What's that mean? That's the Police
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Headquarters, Henderson. I just heard hello, Hello, operator trace that call
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see, yes, sir, look in the city directory for an Isaac Nathan
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residence. Yes, sir, Hello, Yes, what is it? Five
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nine four seven Somerset Road. Thanks, Then the car to five nine four
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seven Somerset Road on an investigation address. That is good, Get the car
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if a hunch will be needed, yes, sir, how long? That's
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us? Follow up on barn Funnel Roads. Meet off of Ryan and Barry.
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Follow up. We received a headquarters something Ryan and Murdic Cantim will step
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on it and we all look that. Yeah, there already patrol cards of
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the head swinging the drive here. Okay, come with me. That's Wing
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at the door, sir. Yeah, what's up Ryan, I'm carry all
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and a half. You got a discussion. Good, let's get inside.
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Oh man, what's your name? And my name is miss of them?
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I mister Nathan's house people. You were the one who called me at the
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headquarters. I was just sleep and I heard noises down below. I looked
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down the heirs and they were too many killing away mister Nathan before I see
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Why did you scream? Because I thought it was coming from me too.
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Where's mister Nathan? I he was just slap in his room in left not
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there now and I down. You say you searched the house as have one
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room, but room was glass next to sonny stools. He ain't been opened
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in twenty Well, it's going to be open now. Where is it?
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Semester? Where is it? Oh? What? Where's the keys? Had
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the key in that room since his wife died twenty years ago? You know
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he hasn't planned the shoulder here feet? Yes, yeah, she's right,
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Lieutenant. Nobody's been in this room for a long time. We'll say you
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switch on the light light years How do you know Nathan twenty years help,
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he wouldn't allow the electric Put the lights in the room. All the candles
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over there on that bookcase, Ryan, line them up. There's been somebody
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in this room recently, Lieutenant. The footprints in the dust here, man's
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footprints. We did that couch over there, but they don't come back,
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Sir, they're one way print. Something screwy. Here, Jerk the sheet
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off of that couch. Feet, Yes, what's the he's a nest.
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It's him all right, don't try to wake him up, Pete, he's
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dead. Well, did you find out what killed him? Dark? Yes,
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it's rather or Lieutenant your man died of a hypodermic injection just above the
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heart. What poison was his, minister, You could hardly call it a
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poison. Adan died from an injection of an overdose of cocaine. Cocaine.
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Do you think he was a drug addict? Well, hardly. Oh.
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You figure that it's clear that Nathan was not an addict from the absence of
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stars on his legs. Are on you call it homicide? That's up to
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the corner. I withhold my report and said, you, fellows, find
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a hypodermic strange which killed him, don't worry about We'll find it. And
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when we do, we'll tell you whether he use it himself or whether somebody
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else use it. Well, that's you know, Blue Dennis. I'm going
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on, okay, doc hard to find out sete Oh. I found that
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mister Nathan has a son living in Frettonville, just twenty miles away. I
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called him and told him to come right over good. And I found out
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that missus Donovan and Nathan were the only ones who slept in the house.
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Anybody else around, the chauffeur, cook or somebody nobody except the gardener.
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Oh, follow up with the name of dan Bee. He speaks in a
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room above the garage. Call him in. Yes, you think it's homicide,
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sir. I'm not sure yet, looks as if it might be.
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But this door was locked from the inside, sir, and all the windows
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were locked and bolded. Yeah more, I know, I know. And
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there's only one set of footprints in the dust leading to that sofa where Nathan
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is lying the prince. Don't fret Nathan's shoes what? Oh? No,
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stand there with your mouth open, hotted Nathan getting the room with the prince
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where it is, that's easy. He was carried in. Oh, there
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are no tracks leading away from the corpse. Out of the murderer get out.
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That's something I've still got to figure out. Maybe he got out with
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the trampe Oh use your head, Pete. The baby couldn't get through that
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transom. Yeah, you're right, Lieutenant. Now, if you're through asking
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questions, you will get damned to the gardener. I'd like to talk with
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it. I've got a feeling that he can help us out. Your name
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is Danby. Did you hear the burglars who broke in here last night?
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Oh? I didn't. Well, then, how does it happen that you're
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fully dressed at two o'clock in the morning when my men get here. And
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I was in bed when I hear missus Jonovan strange. Right, I pulled
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on my pants and shirt and I'm running over. How long to take you
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to dress? Say about three minutes? And you saw nothing of the burglars?
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Okay? Was the front door open a lot? Don't walk right in?
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Let me see, mister Danby, do you know of anyone who'd benefit
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from mister Nathan's death? Lord? Would Donovan me have been with the old
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man for now on the twenty five years? They both get something under it?
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Whill and mister Howard John coming for right? Smart bees for my niece
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out and I see? And did you like mister Nathan? Yeah? I
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can't say I liked him or didn't like him. Job to me, that's
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all and fis he's right nice to me. And sometimes you right mean everybody
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like that? You can't well, well, missus Donovan and mister Nathan the
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only person is living in this house. Yes, why did you hesitate before
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your answer? Mister dandee? Let me remind you Danby, there was a
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murder committed here this evening. Murder is a serious matter. You know anything
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of value to us, it's your duty to make it known. Now,
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who else lived in this house besides Missus Donovan and mister Nathan. All right,
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Missus Donovan, that question? Do you think? She answered no?
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Then it's up to you to tell us where You're right? There's someone else
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living here, only nobody except Missus Donovan, mister Nathan, myself. Who
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another manchack? Missus Donovan's son. Well, why didn't Missus Donovan tell us
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that in cars? Their son ain't exactly right? What do you mean,
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Danny? That's son's name has been kept locked up in Missus Donovan's room for
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five years. Only let out? Now, man? You mean he's in
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changing He studied to be a doctor and away to school for years, and
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he had an accident explosion, he compy. Do you think he killed Nathan?
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I don't know her, but I do know mister Nathan was scared of
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him. The boy Danny holds term of fits seppings to care folks. Mister
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Nathan told me once he was scared Danny had killed him. And I see,
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all right, you can go Danby, but don't leave the place.
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I won't try to get the idea of asking all the questions about the sun.
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Oh, I don't know, just a hunch. I guess right.
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Nathan got here yet and not yet asked missus Donovan to come back in here
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for a minute. All right, Yes, you did come in, Missus
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Donovan. I was passing in the hall store and I thought I heard you
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call my name. You weren't, by any chance listening at the door.
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Oh loose, sir, But what did old Danby chase? I don't trust
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him. Him and mister Howard's been getting pretty sick. La. Do you
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trust how not anymore, sir, since he's been running with that city Blow
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used to come here every day after he started for money. He got right
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mad the other day when mister Nathan refused to give him anymore. Oh he
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did did. Oh, I wanted to ask you about your son. It's
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all right, mister Donovan. Dany told me all about it. I'm awfully
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sorry for you. Where is your son now? He's gone, he's not
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in the house. No. When mister Howard Layton came the other day,
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I had him take him away to a hospital. Oh, I know what
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you're thinking, and I'm glad now that Howard took me anyway. Are you
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sure that mister Howard Nathan didn't bring him back last night? No, he
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took him the day before yesterday. Howard Nathan hasn't been backed. I say,
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how about the mass or, sir? Did he he was murdered,
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Missus Donovan, by someone who used a hypodermic syringe. It's true, Missus
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Donovan, he was murdered, and I think I know who did it.
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We're coming back in the morning. And searched this house from top to bottom
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for the hypodermic niggle that was used to kill him. I don't know what
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you've got up your sleeve. Lint out here and the pushes behind the house
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for three hours and give us away hard about an hour ago. Yeah,
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you know, somebody's going out that door stuck down. We want to be
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seen whatever is going out to that tree over there, say they kind of
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shovel just what we want. Come on, all right, get him quick.
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I got him, sir, But it's thought of him. It's on
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her. You don't let me go. Take your hand there, uhh,
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hypodermic natal Just as I expected. She killed Nathan. She knew we were
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coming back in the morning, and we'd find both the needle and the body.
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The body, yes, the body of her son. Nathan was afraid
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for his life. Wait the boy, and he killed the boy. Missus
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Donovan killed Nathan because she knew Nathan killed her son. Then there's been two
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murders here, yes, and one of them has already been avenged, hasn't
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it, Missus Donovan, Yes, I kill him. He kills the only
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one I loved in all the world. My boy, He's never coming back
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to me. You know where's your son's body? Missus Doland? Did you
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leaning on an old offle up in the fourth floor. I'm sorry, Missus
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Doland. I'll have to arrest you for the murder of Isaac Nathan. Police,
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all right, this is hello Tim, call a Policemakron to come down
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and take charge of a prisoner. HOWMASI detailed, Captain Gregory? This is
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oh. Yes, the house at the home of Alexander mister is just beIN
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found dead on the roof of his house. Wants the address out there grave
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about a half mile house of the road. What were the circumstances surrounding the
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dead? Oh? No, one needs to know. Sound with a bullet
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room to the right. Are there any other guests? I'll give orders for
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knowing to leave the place. I don't there. In twenty minutes, m
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got a fast car. We're making a call of Twin Oaks. Old Alex
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McKenzie us been found dead. Well, uh, what did you find on
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McKenzie? Nothing much, captain. He made a lot of money on the
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market, then got odd well to get him as good lives out in the
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country. Doctor's orders because men is Jake pretty well hitted by everyone and one
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man in particular though about the name of Gleeson used to be a business associated
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McKenzie's. They sput up about ten years ago over one. Well, I
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couldn't get the top on that, Captain. You did pretty good as it
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is. Step on a mic, Yes, sir, one of the police
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coming. Doctors, I have holed them ten minutes ago. They could be
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here any moments now. Who did you get a hold of? Doctor why?
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Oh, here they are now you're Captain Gregory. Yes, I am
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doctor Manthew, Doctor Mathew. This is mister Gleason and claud Patterson. Oh
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the fire yes, God to know you captain who found mister Mackenzie's body,
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mister Gleeson, Is that right, mister Gleeson, Yes, well you'll please
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please go to the broof with me. I want the others to remain he
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suddenly, and see you do it, Mike, right, So this way,
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Captain, there's a private elevator to the roof. You lead away anyone
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else in the house. Yes, there's Margie, Missus Mackenzie, and doctor
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Matthew's wife. You were pretty well acquainted with McKenzie, yes, unfortunately and
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his wife? Yes? How well did you know missus Mackenzie? Very well.
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I was engaged to her before Alex married him. See how does it
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happen that you're here? Denied, mister Gleeson. And I understand from rumored
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that there was no love lost between you and Mackenzie. That's right. I
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hated him and he hated me. Don't get the impression that I killed him,
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Captain, because as much as I hated him, I regard for Margie
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would restrain any homicidal intentions. Life with him has been difficult enough as it
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is. Here we are what this price? This is a roof guard.
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Mister Mackenzie had it converted into a sort of Metaorrologists laboratory, and he was
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an amateur metrologist with the one half. Where's the body? You will find
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it over by the railing at the far corner of the room. And you
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don't mind coming with me, not if it's necessary. I'm sorry it is,
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And I'm not very well acquainted with meteorology. Perhaps you will tell me
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briefly what Mackenzie did all sorts of things. Predicted weather changes, measured rainfall,
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estimated wind velocities. I am not much on the subject myself or the
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body is just over here, Captain shot born. The doctor said, right,
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funtle, if that means anything. We're in golf clothes. And the
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button flinched in his left hand, fell in an awkward position. I wonder
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he didn't fall over the railing. You were the one to find him,
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Yes? Was he lying in the same position? Yes, you know where
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this button came from. No. Who was the last person to see him
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alive? I was, Oh you were? Where was he when you last
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time? Just where he is lying? Well? Did you see anything in
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the gun that was used to killing? I didn't stop to look. Has
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anybody been up here since you came down? Yes? All of us,
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Doctor Matthews took charge. He told us the man was dead, and then
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his wife took missus McKenzie to her room. Will you ask doctor Matthews and
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Clyde Patterson to step up here? There are some questions for the answer before
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we clear this thing up. That's all you know. Patterson? Yes,
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and you doctor, Well, I'm afraid I can't tell you any more than
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mister Patterson. We were all at luncheon after a round of golf. Attends
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he hadn't been playing, but he had been drinking heavily. After luncheon,
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he asked mister Gleeson to step up to the roof, that he had something
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to show it, and mister Gleason agreed. Yes. They were up here
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about five or ten minutes, and then Gleason came down greatly agitated. He
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was muttering something about breaking Mackenzie's neck. What then? Then Gleason said,
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I'll show him and went back upstairs again. It was less than a minute
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until he informed us that Mackenzie had been shot. Did either one of you
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hear the shot? I didn't not, did Ie? Is there any other
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way up here except for that elevator? No? I wish I knew what
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size gun was used to kill him? You have any idea, doctor,
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Yes, I have. He was killed with a rather unusual gun, probably
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a dringer, A positive but reasonably so. And nobody has seen anything of
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a gun. No, I believe the custom for a murderer to hide the
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weapon? Is it not necessarily? I noticed powder drains on the man's face.
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How far away would gun be held to inflickor burn like that? Oh?
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Less than the foot, I'd say. Now, doctor, here's a
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question about Mackenzie's health. Why did you order him to take up residence in
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the country because of his lungs and hearts? H Alexander Mackenzie was a very
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sick man. He had less than six months to live. He knew this.
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Why yeah, Oh, who's that mister Gleeson? Oh good, step
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over here a minute. Yes. What did Mackenzie tell you up here that
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made you flare up? Oh? Nothing much that I had never left to
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get margin anything else, nothing important. One word led to another I left.
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I was very angry. I noticed that you changed your coat, Grayson.
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Why it was uncomfortably warm up here in the sun. That wasn't the
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reason. Why The reason was you saw me find that small black button in
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Mackenzie's dead hand. That button came from the sleeve of your coat and you
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knew it. Yes, But I didn't kill him. I didn't. And
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you came here to night with a darringer pistol, didn't you. Why why
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I tell the truth, Gleason? Why why? Yes? I carried one
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for years in my top coat and Mackenzie knewartt Yes, where's this pistol?
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Now? I know you're not going to believe this story, but I looked
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in the coastal port. But I went downstairs and it was gone. On
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the other hand, that's exactly what I expected. You will think I killed
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it. You'll think I don't think anything. I know that Mackenzie's death was
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suicide. Yes, but where's the gun? Gom in search the grounds and
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house and it's not around the car. Yeah, it doesn't make any difference.
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It was suicide. This time, I'm working on the other side.
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I'm working to save Gleason here from the chair. Not quick, You can
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tell me something about some of these gadgets so I can, Oh, sure
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you're a fire. What's this barometer? Measure's the pressure? Which way is
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the wind blowing? Now? Dyle reads west. How fast an thermometer says
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five miles an hour? Party blowing one of these sounding balloons, the four
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feet in diameter when inflated, it tends to used them to redispeat of the
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winds? And law measured their flights were transit. What is the lifting bar
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of one of these balloons? Let's see speed hydrogen? We list two and
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three quarter pounds the bloom weighted purns about one? Good? Now, at
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what altitude will the air pressure and the weight of a balloon like this with
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a pound weight equalized? You mean where would it stop rising? About four
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thousand feet? Good? Now? What time was Mackenzie killed? Doctor?
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About one? And it's two thirty now, Patterson, Yes, your ship
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is on Mackenzie's golf course, isn't it? Yes? I want to use
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it. Your only instructions are climbed to four thousand feet, fly due west
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about five and a half miles, and all the time keep your eyes peeled
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for a four foot balloon? Haven't you seen anything of the chest? Captain
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very will? What that dust to our left? I don't know. I'll
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find out that's the boon? All right? God, calculations are right.
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Put me in close to it. What are you going to do? I'm
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gonna try to put a couple of bullets into it. Your job is to
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fallow down. Okay, how's that? Good? Hold it? I got
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it? Following down Patterson. Okay, Captain hold on a gon had McKenzie's
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own prints on it. Well, that's right. Nice job of flying,
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Patterson. Good calculations to take a bunch of vocals for yourself, Captain,
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Well, job of deduction. I went on hunches mostly Mackenzie hated Gleason.
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Therefore he had some reason for asking him up of the roof. I knew
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that he was going to He knew that he was going to die, and
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Gleason had get his wife after all, So he planned to kill himself and
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pentadon to Gleason. Someone I like that, you know, Kensey was a
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bit more. But anyway, I noticed that the first time I met him,
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and we failed to find a pistol. Gleason's pistol, I knew it
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was murdered. The idea of Mackenzie tying it onto a sounding balloon so to
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float away when he shot himself was just a hunch, but it worked out.
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Yes, But the button you found in Mackenzie's hand. It was the
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first thing that gave his suicide away. That button hadn't been pourn from gleason
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sleeve. It had been cut what cut by Mackenzie from gleason sleeve while he
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was playing golf. Police Headquarters, all right, Captain Kim take that card
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on the mcindication market suicide, Well, he said, Quarters, welcome back.
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These were the type of episodes I was really thinking about when I added
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Police Headquarters to our lineup. I know we've had some episodes that were not
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at the highest caliber, but these were two very good short mysteries. I
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particularly liked the Mackenzie death. I think that the way that that was done
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that had to be one of the more clever ways to get rid of the
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murder gun or suicide gun, excuse me. And then the first one,
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the Isaac Nathan. It's hard to not sympathize with the killer in that case
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because the way that Nathan killed her son is like he thought he was putting
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down an animal until you get a pretty understandable reaction. Police Headquarters will actually
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next be heard on Monday. We'll be wrapping up manhunt and we only have
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one fifty a quarter hour episode of Manhunt, so we're combining it with an
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episode of Police Headquarters. So listen to Police Headquarters on Monday, and then
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of course we'll be back here next Saturday with two more episodes of Police Headquarters.
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