The Shadow: Night Without End 10/16/1938

Summary

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Choice Classic Radio Detectives Podcast

Episode: The Shadow: “Night Without End” (Original broadcast: 10/16/1938)
Release Date: August 6, 2026
Host: Choice Classic Radio

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Episode Overview

This episode features “Night Without End,” a gripping and suspenseful adventure from the classic radio drama The Shadow. Set during a terrifying crisis, the city is shrouded in impenetrable darkness for days—panic, lawlessness, and tragedy follow. Lamont Cranston, aka “The Shadow,” leverages his mysterious powers to battle not just the darkness but a criminal mastermind holding the city hostage with a deadly new invention.

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Key Discussion Points & Story Highlights

1. The City Plunged Into Darkness

• The Opening Crisis
  The episode opens with the city in total blackout for three days due to an unexplained black fog (“For three days there’s been no sun, no light. Nothing but this terrible darkness...” – The Shadow, 02:52). The terror and chaos this causes is palpable: mothers comfort frightened children, emergency services are overwhelmed, and widespread panic spreads.
• Impacts
  • Hospitals can’t operate (“I’ve got to have more light on this operating cable or this child will die.” – Doctor, 05:06)
  • Massive accidents and riots erupt
  • The blackout is unique to the city; nearby regions are unaffected

2. The Extortion Note and Dr. Heath’s Invention

• Emergence of a Clue
  Police discover the darkness is man-made and triggered by an extortion plot:
  • Criminals demand $5 million to restore light
  • They have stolen a new “smoke screen” invention by Dr. Heath, a scientist originally trying to protect cities from air raids (06:07)
• Dr. Heath’s Plight
  • He has been held captive and emerges with a dire warning: if the ransom isn’t paid, the criminals will weaponize his device to release deadly gas, “a calamity far greater than we’re going through now” (Dr. Heath, 08:38)

3. Stakeout with The Shadow

• Lamont Cranston’s Move
  Lamont decides it’s time for The Shadow to intervene and offers his unseen aid to Commissioner Weston (“The Shadow is the one person who might be able to accompany Dr. Heath to his rendezvous. Unknown. Unseen in the shadows.” – The Shadow, 12:24)
• The Plan
  • Dr. Heath will deliver the ransom under threat, as his young son is being held hostage
  • Margo Lane, Lamont’s confidante, helps by maneuvering her car to help The Shadow slip into Dr. Heath’s vehicle undetected (14:05)

4. The Villain’s Lair — The Old Steamer

• Meeting the Antagonist
  • The crooks, led by the sinister Zaroff, take Dr. Heath to a ship docked at Harland (“Come, doctor. Your son and your so valuable invention are together down here in the hold of this old tramp steamer.” – Zaroff, 18:53)
• Zaroff’s Plan
  Zaroff reveals he has no intention to spare anyone; he’ll kill Dr. Heath and his son, weaponize the gas, and threaten other cities for further extortion. (“With your black fog and gas, I can exact tribute from other cities. All cities. The world shall be at my mercy.” – Zaroff, 20:50)

5. The Shadow Confronts Zaroff

• Tense Showdown
  The Shadow reveals himself—his presence unnerves Zaroff (“I am here, close to you, watching you.” – The Shadow, 21:39)
• Final Gambit
  Zaroff tries to kill everyone by feeding poison gas into the city’s darkness. The Shadow and Dr. Heath act quickly:
  • Heath’s son helps rig tanks of compressed gas to explode and destroy the ship, stopping Zaroff’s plot (“It’s our lives against thousands.” – The Shadow, 24:01)
• Escape and Rescue
  The three escape moments before the ship explodes; Commissioner Weston is called for backup and fire-fighting teams (“Warn him to send police and all available firefighting apparatus. Equip all men with gas masks.” – The Shadow, 24:43)

6. Resolution

• Aftermath
  The trio survives and is taken to a hospital. Zaroff’s fate is left unclear, but the crisis is averted as the darkness begins to clear (“Margot, look. The black fog is thinning.” – The Shadow, 26:48)
• Final Moral
  The episode closes with The Shadow’s famous sign-off, affirming that “Crime does not pay” (27:05)

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

“For three days there’s been no sun, no light. Nothing but this terrible darkness... Because the world is evil, wicked, sinful. Let us pray, brethren, this is the end. The end of the—”
— Narration/Lamont Cranston, 02:52

“If the $5 million is not paid, these men who have my fog machines and the gas will blanket this city with a creeping death that will not spare a living soul.”
— Dr. Heath, 09:30

“The Shadow is the one person who might be able to accompany Dr. Heath to his rendezvous. Unknown. Unseen in the shadows.”
— The Shadow, 12:24

“I am here, close to you, watching you.”
— The Shadow addressing Zaroff, 21:39

“‘With your black fog and gas, I can exact tribute from other cities. All cities. The world shall be at my mercy.’”
— Zaroff, 20:50

“The weed of crime bears bitter fruit. Crime does not pay. The Shadow knows.”
— The Shadow, 27:05

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Timeline of Important Segments

• [02:52] – Opening narration; city’s plight and panic
• [06:07] – Discovery of the extortion note and Dr. Heath’s missing invention
• [09:30] – Dr. Heath’s warning about the weaponized fog and deadly gas
• [12:24] – The Shadow offers aid to Commissioner Weston
• [14:05] – Margo and Lamont execute a car switch so the Shadow can accompany Dr. Heath secretly
• [18:53] – Zaroff’s lair revealed; Heath’s son’s plight
• [20:50] – Zaroff’s world-domination plan and decision to kill Heath and his son
• [21:39] – The Shadow confronts Zaroff amid mounting danger
• [24:01] – Plan to destroy the gas tanks to save the city
• [24:43] – Emergency call to Commissioner Weston and the authorities
• [26:48] – Black fog dissipates, the crisis ends
• [27:05] – The Shadow's famous closing lines

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Final Notes

This episode delivers thrilling drama and classic radio suspense, capturing the dynamic between The Shadow’s cerebral detective work and the existential threat of science gone wrong. With high stakes, moral clarity, and iconic quotes, “Night Without End” exemplifies Golden Age radio at its best.

The episode’s mood: Ominous, urgent, and action-packed, filled with tension, high ideals, and a fight for justice.

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Transcript

[Lamont Cranston / The Shadow]

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[Lamont Cranston / The Shadow]

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[Lamont Cranston / The Shadow]

Welcome to Choice Classic Radio where we bring to you the greatest old time radio shows. Like us on Facebook, subscribe to us on YouTube and thank you for [e-mail]. Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men? The Shadow knows.

[Narrator]

Once again, your neighborhood blue coal dealer brings you the thrilling adventures of the Shadow. The hard and relentless fight of one man against the forces of evil. These dramatizations are designed to demonstrate forcefully to old and young alike that crime does not, does not fail. There is enough anthracite for all the lucky householders whose homes are heated with hard coal. These homes are enjoying healthful warmth in every room, even though winter winds blow. There is no need to cut down heat or close off rooms in homes heated with dependable hard coal. Yes, sir. When you have a supply of hard coal in your basement, you're the boss of heating your house. You are absolutely independent of any outside service. Be glad you heat with anthracite, the home heating fuel that never fails. And remember, blue coal is the finest anthracite money can buy. The Shadow who aids the forces of law and order is in reality Lamont Cranston, wealthy young man about town. Years ago in the Orient, Cranston learned a strange and mysterious secret. The hypnotic power to cloud men's minds so they cannot see him. Cranston's friend and companion, the lovely Margo Lane, is the only person who knows to whom the voice of the invisible shadow belongs.

[Lamont Cranston / The Shadow]

Today's story. Night without end. Darkness, brethren. Nothing but night. Night without end. For three days there's been no sun, no light. Nothing but this terrible darkness. Because the world is evil, wicked, sinful. Let us pray, brethren, this is the end. The end of the.

[Margo Lane]

Mother. Mother. Why is it always dark? Why doesn't it get light? Why doesn't the sun come out?

[Lamont Cranston / The Shadow]

I don't know, John. No one seems to know. Don't go out of the house, Johnny.

[Margo Lane]

I'm afraid. Don't be afraid, Mother. Nothing will hurt you. I won't let it. I won't let it.

[Lamont Cranston / The Shadow]

Yes, this is the weather bureau. No, we have no explanation. Atmospheric conditions are not because of this Black fog. Yes, we know. It's been three days of total blackness. No. No other city or section is affected. Boston, Philadelphia and all of the sections are normal. I'm sorry. Since we not know the cause, we cannot predict the end. Calling all cars. Calling all cars. Riot and panic. Accept the name. Riot and panic.

[Margo Lane]

Accept the name.

[Lamont Cranston / The Shadow]

Calling all cars. Late in heaven's name. More light.

[Margo Lane]

But all the lights are on, Doctor.

[Lamont Cranston / The Shadow]

It's this black fog. I can't see. I've got to have more light on this operating cable or this child Will time. Slow down, Bill? You can't see a thing in this track hog. If we hit anything hence along in the last four hours, couldn't even find three of the fires.

[Margo Lane]

Slow down.

[Lamont Cranston / The Shadow]

Look out for that building. City desk. Burke. Where the devil have you been? A censure. What? You're Commissioner Weston's office. Wait a minute. Rewrite commit to make a fresh start. Stop the presses. Hold everything. This is rewrite, Burke.

[Narrator]

Let's have it.

[Lamont Cranston / The Shadow]

After 72 hours of panic and terror floating and disastrous fires and accidents, a definite clue has been unearthed by the police. A clue explaining the black fog enveloping the city. At noon. Yesterday, an extortion note demanding $5 million as the prize of dispelling the black fog was received by the mayor. A sensational new smoke screen device invented by the famed scientist Dr. Heath and designed to protect entire cities from air raids has been stolen and Dr. Heath has disappeared. There now seems to be no doubt that the three days of darkness, terror and death is man made. An emergency meeting is in session at the office of Police Commissioner Weap. We've got to have more protection, Commissioner Weston. We've got to have it. Our warehouses are being systematically looted. Thunders have been killed in tires and accidents. 50 dead in that subway crash alone. Gentlemen, the police are doing everything in their power to preserve order to stop looting and rioting. Why doesn't the governor call out the National Guard? We've got to have martial law. That's what it is.

[Margo Lane]

Wait.

[Lamont Cranston / The Shadow]

Listen to me. In the last five hours, we have learned this black fog is man made. Then why don't you do something? Find them. Stop this horrible nightmare. Wait. We have definite proof that some man or group of men has stolen a smokescreen device invented by Dr. Heath. Where is this Dr. Heath? We don't know. But we do know these fiends want $5 million. Is the price of our ever seeing the light of day again. Well, then let's raise the money. Let's pay it. It's Costing business millions every hour this darkness continues. How many more people have to die before we. Why don't you find these men? We're doing everything in our power. Commissioner Weston. What is it, Sergeant? Commissioner, Dr. Heath is outside. Dr. Heath? Yes, sir. Sorry, gentlemen, you'll have to excuse me. Wait here and I may have news for you in a few minutes. He's in your private office. Alone. Close the door, Sergeant. See that we're not disturbed. Yes, Commissioner. Commissioner Weston? Yes. You are Dr. Heath? Yes, I am. Where have you been, man? Where is this fog machine of yours? I wish I could tell you. You mean you won't? I mean I can't. I don't. What? Perhaps you better let me explain what has happened. And what is going to happen if the men who have my fog machines do not get their $5 million that they're asking? Who are these men? Where are they? I don't know. I've been their prisoner, gagged and blindfolded since the day that they raided my laboratories. If that's true, how did you escape? I did not escape. They released me. Sent me here with a message, A warning. Yes. And why did they send you, Dr. Heath? Because they thought that I could convince you that if the $5 million is not paid a horrible f this entire city, a calamity far greater than we're going through now. What could be worse than this night without end? Commissioner Weston, my fog device is so constructed and so equipped that it can be quickly converted from a purely defensive weapon against air attacks to an offensive weapon. What do you mean? Dr. Heath, let me explain carefully. Yes, yes, go on. Let me warn you, Commissioner Weston. Yes? If one word of what I'm going to tell you gets in the newspapers, there'll be a panic the like of which no city in the world has ever known. A panic. Even now we have a panic on our hands with this cursed black fog of what could possibly be worse? Just this. Pumping into the black fog a deadly new gas. Gas? A deadly gas mixed in that fog. Yes. A deadly gas which, may heaven forgive me, I also perfected. And if the $5 million is not paid within the next six hours. Six hours? Yes. If it's not paid, these men who have my fog machines and the gas will blanket this city with a creeping death that will not spare a living soul. Special RADIO bullet Shortly afternoon. Today, Commissioner Weston left an emergency conference with leaders of the city. And for four hours he's remained in his private office with a mysterious visitor. This visitor, according to rumor, is Dr. Heath, inventor of the black fog smoke screen which has plunged this city into more than 72 hours of darkness, panic and a death list running into thousands and mounting hourly. The entire city awaits the result of their momentous conference. Turn off the radio again. The moment there are the Mott.

[Margo Lane]

Do you suppose Commissioner Weston has really found Dr. Heath?

[Lamont Cranston / The Shadow]

Most likely. Dr. Heath has been released by abductors, Margot. Sent to Weston with an ultimatum.

[Margo Lane]

Then you really believe that fantastic note asking $5 million is authentic, Lamont?

[Lamont Cranston / The Shadow]

Yes, I do, Margot. And this is what I've been waiting for.

[Margo Lane]

What are you going to do, Lamont?

[Lamont Cranston / The Shadow]

I believe the time has come, Margot, when our friend, Commissioner Weston will welcome the help of the Shadow. Doctor Heath. Yes, Commission? I have completed the arrangements for the payment of the $5 million in the manner prescribed by these men who are in possession of your fog machines. I believe your story. I'm forced to believe it. But how do we know they'll keep their word? How do we know they won't keep on blanketing this city in darkness, perhaps even using that deadly gas? There is no assurance, Commissioner Weston. But I must beg of you, don't try to have me followed when I take your message to them. They've warned me against that. And if it happens, they'll start releasing the deadly gas. It'll take only a few to wipe out the city. I understand. You won't be followed. Thank you. For myself, I don't care. I'm to blame for this catastrophe. You couldn't be expected to anticipate such a foul scheme. But tell me, Dr. Heath, why are they so sure you will obey their instructions? They are quite sure. You see, they're holding my young son James, as hostage. If I disobey their orders, I'll never see him again.

[Narrator]

Hello,

[Lamont Cranston / The Shadow]

Commissioner Weston. A Shadow? What do you. Dr. Heath is in your office. He is about to return to the criminals who stole his invention and are now demanding a king's ransom. How do you know so much? Are you mixed up on this? No, but I believe I can help you if you will cooperate. What could you do? Think, Commissioner. The Shadow is the one person who might be able to accompany Dr. Heath to his rendezvous. Unknown. Unseen in the shadows. That's ridiculous. This is a matter for the police. We can't have you. I'm waiting, Commissioner. Well, speaking unofficially, it might work. All right, Shadow. Much as I hate to admit it, we're stumped, desperate. Dr. Heath is here. He's leaving right away. They're holding his son to guarantee his return with the 5 million if it isn't paid, they threaten to wipe out the entire city with another invention of Heaths. A poison gas. Poison gas? Yes. But remember, Shadow, if one word of this gets out, there'll be a worse panic. Thousands have been killed already. But it's nothing to what will happen. I understand. What type of car is Heath driving? What is the license number? Blue four door sedan. License number 9F2727. But how are you going to. You will hear from me. Warn Dr. Heath. Tell him who and what I am. Tell him to expect me. Let him start in exactly 10 minutes. Then wait, Commissioner. Wait until you hear from me again.

[Margo Lane]

Remark. Dr. Heath must be driving straight up First Avenue.

[Lamont Cranston / The Shadow]

And you see to follow him, Margot.

[Margo Lane]

Yes, but I wouldn't dare go any faster.

[Lamont Cranston / The Shadow]

Now listen, Margot. I want you to drive in front of him. Force him to the curb just long enough for me to leave this car as Lamont Cranston and step into his car as the Shadow.

[Margo Lane]

Then what, Lamont? What am I to do? Just wait.

[Lamont Cranston / The Shadow]

Yes. Don't follow him, no matter what happens. Drive to the midtown section. And Margot, keep the car ready. Tuned in on the shortwave band the Shadow always uses. All right, Lamont.

[Margo Lane]

But I wish I could go along.

[Lamont Cranston / The Shadow]

Remember, they also serve who only stand and wait. Margot. Now. Now, Margot, cut in ahead of him. Force him to the curb. Apologize as if it were an accident, then drive on.

[Margo Lane]

I hate to give an imitation of a rotten driver, but here goes. Oh, I. I beg your pardon. I didn't see you. I'm sorry, I. I wanted to turn.

[Lamont Cranston / The Shadow]

That's quite all. Who said drive on? Dr. Heath? The shadow. Yes, doctor. I see Commissioner Weston warned you to expect me. Yes, but I told him it might prove fatal to millions of persons if this trick were discovered. You are afraid you'll be seen with me. Well, I. I can't see you. I hear your voice. It sounds close. And yet I am here in the backseat behind you. Dr. Weston told me that you seem to fade into darkness. But it's amazing, Dr. Heath, where have you been? Instructed to turn over the five. They told me to drive up First Avenue until I was stopped. I thought for a moment that car with a girl driving. I can just make out a big black sedan following us. Now that. That may be the car. If it is, do as they say. Act as if you were alone. Give no sign by word or action that I am with you. Where's the money? In this big suitcase beside me. But yes, Dr. Heath. Oh, I know you'll do all you can. I know that the lives of the millions of people in this city are far more important than any personal consideration. But if it's humanly possible, will try to save my son James. I don't care what happens to me. It doesn't matter. I'm to blame for all this. But he is innocent. He's only a boy. With his whole life. I will do what I can, doctor, but I make no promises. It may be your life, his life and the life of the shadow against millions of helpless and defenseless lives in this darkened and panic stricken city. Yes, I know, I know. They're driving alongside shuttle. Do as you're told, Dr. Heath. Hold. Lie over there, Heath. All right, Heath. Bring that suitcase and get out of your car. All right, all right, Heath. Get in my car. Yes, I've taken you to the chief. And just to make sure the cops didn't plant somebody in the back of your car. The tailor's what size you have in your hand. What are you going to do? A hand grenade, Dr. Heath. Watch it rip your car to pieces and anybody in it. All right, Heath, here we go. Get going up that gang plank. Why have you brought me here? You'll find out. Keep going. Why haven't you put a blindfold on me this time? Zarnoff doesn't care how much you see, Dr. Heath, now that you've brought the money. All right. Through that door there. Down that ladder. Snap it up. Where's my son? You'll find out soon enough. All right now stop where you are. Here he is. Our. Leave us alone. Nobody followed us here. I first blew up Heath's car and then I drove all over town just to make sure. I'll be below if you need me. I shall not need you. You've done your part very well. So, Dr. Heath, you have returned with the money. $5 million. Good. Very good. You knew I would. Where's my son? Why have I been broken? You didn't have me locked up near the river before. Ah, that you have been so curious about what happened to your wonderful fog machine. That I thought it would be kind to bring you here where you might have one last look at it. I don't care anything about the cursed fog machine. Where's my son James? Where have you been keeping him since he was taken from my home? Why haven't you let me see him if you've killed him? He is not dead. He is here also. Come, doctor. Your son and your so valuable invention are together down here in the hold of this old tramp. Steamer. If any harm has come to him. I promised he would be safe when you returned. Look, there he is. James. James.

[Margo Lane]

Dad. Are you all right?

[Lamont Cranston / The Shadow]

Yes, yes, my son. Have they. Have they treated you well?

[Margo Lane]

I'm all right. They haven't given me much to eat, but I don't care. I was afraid they'd done something awful to you. Zara wouldn't tell me what had happened to you. I was afraid they'd kill you.

[Lamont Cranston / The Shadow]

Very touching, Dr. Heath. You and your son have served me well. But now you are of no further use to me. You mean you're going to Release us? Yes, Dr. Heath. The greatest release one man can give to another in this world of life. The boon of merciful death. Wait, Sarah, wait. My son has done nothing. He is young, but he would remember. No, Dr. Heath. You have both served your purpose. And now that I have have the $5 million in my hands, I want to enjoy the fruits of my victory without the fear of a living person revealing the secret of my life. You'll never get away. To squander that money. They'll get you. Do you think I am so much a fool not to anticipate that, Doctor? When I leave this boat and this city, I shall wear one of your protective gas masks. And I shall walk without fear through a city of the dead. You. You're going to release the. Even though the money's been paid, how else can I be sure of escape? You must be mad. Insane. No. Merely strong. Because I do not let pity make a weakling and a coward of me. And this is only the beginning. When I am finished here, Doctor, I shall move on. With your black fog and gas, I can exact tribute from other cities. All cities. The world shall be at my mercy. But you and your son must be the first to die. You're a fiend, Zorrot. A fiend. I shall go into that steel cabinet there which houses your wonderful machines. Now, don't move. Don't waste your last moments in futile efforts. Make your peace.

[Margo Lane]

Dead. Dead.

[Lamont Cranston / The Shadow]

Steady, son. Steady. Don't give up hope.

[Margo Lane]

I'm not afraid.

[Lamont Cranston / The Shadow]

It is too bad, but look behind you. Zarro. What?

[Margo Lane]

Who?

[Lamont Cranston / The Shadow]

Look, Zaro, in the shadows. What do you see? Nothing. No one but that voice. I am more than a voice, Zorro. I am here, close to you, watching you. No. Don't shoot, Zaroff. Don't waste your bullets. Listen to me. What is the strictest. Listen, Zarov, in your career of crime, surely you have heard of the Shadow? The Shadow? You here on this boat? Yes. Zarok. You have called upon the darkness and the shadows to further your monstrous schemes. But there was one shadow you overlooked. And I am here to put an end to your scheme. I know you, Shadow. I've heard all about you. Your flesh and blood. I can't see you, but if you come near me, touch me, I'll shoot. And I won't miss. Shadow. I thought the hand grenade killed you. Don't let him get into that teal thunder. The gas and flood machines are in there. Get your son out of here, Doctor. I'll deal with Zoro dead.

[Margo Lane]

The Shadow. How did he get here?

[Lamont Cranston / The Shadow]

James De says. There's no time to explain. You won't get away, any of you. Stop him, Shadow. Stop him. Don't let him get in that. Get back. Dr. Heath. Get off the ship. He's going to feed the poison gas into the fog machine. He'll kill thousands. Stop him. Yes, try to stop me, Shadow. Try. You failed, Shadow. Failed. Now see if you can get at me through the steel walls of this cabinet before the poison gas gets you. Shad. Shadow. Shadow, where are you? He's turning on the gas. Get off the ship. Hurry. What are you going to do? Guard the ship. Open the sea valve. There's no time. The ship will be full of deadly gas in a few minutes. In a half hour the whole city will be. Is there any other way into that steel cabinet? No, but he'll never get out. I bolted the door on the outside. What about the power that runs those compressors? We can't stop them. They're run by diesel engines inside the cabinet. Gas is getting thicker. Wait. Dr. Heath. What are those tanks behind the cabinet? Compressed gas. The deadly gas. Would they explode if they were heated? Yes. Yes. It wouldn't take much. They tear this ship to pieces. How much higher? Just a little under one of them. But it would be dangerous. It might take a minute, it might take five. We must risk it. It's our lives against thousands.

[Margo Lane]

Quick.

[Lamont Cranston / The Shadow]

Find something that will burn. Anything.

[Margo Lane]

Dan. There's a bunch of oil so crags back here.

[Lamont Cranston / The Shadow]

Bring them here, Jimmy. Hurry. Hurry, Sis. Put them under the bottom tank.

[Margo Lane]

Quick.

[Lamont Cranston / The Shadow]

Jimmy. Here's the match. Now.

[Margo Lane]

Run. Run.

[Lamont Cranston / The Shadow]

Get off the ship. Take up Zaroff's gun.

[Narrator]

Jimmy.

[Lamont Cranston / The Shadow]

He gopted us. I struggled with him. Give it to your.

[Margo Lane]

You have the gun, dad?

[Lamont Cranston / The Shadow]

Yeah. The ladder leads to the deck. Zaros men. Try to shoot. You shoot them. Shoot without hesitation. Dr. Heath. Calling Margo Lane. Calling Margo Lane. Listen carefully. Phone Commissioner Weston that I have located fog and Gas machine aboard freighter at Harland docks. Warn him to send police and all available firefighting apparatus. Equip all men with gas masks. Keep away.

[Narrator]

Margo.

[Lamont Cranston / The Shadow]

There is going to be an explosion. Keep away. That is all.

[Margo Lane]

There's nobody on deck, dad.

[Lamont Cranston / The Shadow]

The men who brought me here went below, Jimmy.

[Margo Lane]

They're all down in the hold of the ship. Hurry.

[Lamont Cranston / The Shadow]

Hurry, Jimmy, before it's too late. Those tanks will blow this ship out of the water. They kill everyone else.

[Margo Lane]

Here's the gang plan to the water.

[Lamont Cranston / The Shadow]

Just. Shadow. Shadow. It takes only a few degrees rise in temperature to explode those compressed gas tanks. Files set them off. Any reach the wall, we may survive.

[Margo Lane]

Dad. Dad. I. I can't breathe. Jimmy.

[Lamont Cranston / The Shadow]

Jimmy. Here. Come on. Get me, Jimmy. Get me. We're almost on the wall. Get as far away as you can. All right, Doctor. He shut up. Why don't those tanks explode? Let the fire went down sor for gas the whole city to death. It's ready. Give it here. You go on. I'm going back to start another fire. Wait. The gas will kill you. Wait. Margaret. How on earth did I get in the car? Where's Dr. Heath and his son? I don't remember anything after the explosion.

[Margo Lane]

You were unconscious when I found you on the wharf. So was Dr. Heath and the boy.

[Lamont Cranston / The Shadow]

Oh, Mark. You didn't leave them there?

[Margo Lane]

No. I saw them being taken to a hospital. What happened?

[Lamont Cranston / The Shadow]

Lamont Zaroff, the leader of the extortionists, got away from us. Dr. Heath locked him in with the fog and gas machines. We had to set fire to the gas compression tanks and blow up the ship. Keep him from killing everyone in the city.

[Margo Lane]

And nearly killed yourselves doing it?

[Lamont Cranston / The Shadow]

Yes, but of course. Margot, look. The black fog is thinning.

[Margo Lane]

Oh, there's the San Lamond.

[Lamont Cranston / The Shadow]

The weed of crime bears bitter fruit. Crime does not pay. The Shadow knows.

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