
Call the Police 48-07-06 (23) The Case Of The Suntower Mystery Mansion (Case # 42-08)
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This is Commissioner Bill Grant. Case number 4208 in the Ashland police files was a nightmare. A black panic we try not to think of on moonless nights as the case of the Sun Tower Mystery Mansion. The case really began when Mrs. Potter, a devotee of occultism and wealthy mistress of Sun Tower Mansion, hired a mystic gentleman named Michel Braulier to serve as a cross between a servant and a ghostly ringmaster. This, I knew, was unhealthy stuff, but it didn't become my business until a few months later, one ugly rainy night. That was the night Mrs. Potter returned from her European junket. On hand to meet the train was of course, our boy, the mystical Michel and Mr. Potter.
Sybil
Gerald stayed over in New York.
Commissioner Bill Grant
He'll be in.
Sybil
In the morn.
Commissioner Bill Grant
He.
Michel Bruyler
He will not be taken when he gets here.
Sybil
Michel. You look different. So worried.
Michel Bruyler
The night after you went away, I. I made a mistake.
Sybil
Mistake?
Michel Bruyler
I was lonely in that enormous house.
Commissioner Bill Grant
Civil.
Michel Bruyler
It was natural that I should want to talk to our friends. But I was guilty of some fatal oversight.
Sybil
Michelle.
Michel Bruyler
Suddenly there was an infernal music and laughter. And then, as I stood trembling, a throne of skulls manifested in the center of the room. And there. There he sat.
Commissioner Bill Grant
Who?
Michel Bruyler
I think the Master of Darkness himself. I remembered the exorcistation of Balsami. Vade, vade. Magister Sinistrut. I shouted those words and the room was suddenly empty.
Sybil
Oh, thank heaven.
Michel Bruyler
But all.
Commissioner Bill Grant
All is not well.
Michel Bruyler
I do not think the house is a safe place for you. Sybil.
Sybil
What have we done? What have we done?
Michel Bruyler
We will talk about it inside. Come.
Sybil
There must be some way somehow of undoing the harm.
Michel Bruyler
Sybil.
Sybil
Yes?
Michel Bruyler
I'm sorry. The key to the front door. I've left it inside. You go on ahead. I will let myself into the cellar and open the door for you.
Sybil
You won't be long, will you? Where will this end? Where will it end? Gerald warned me. He said dealing with the beyond is dangerous. Someday you'll discover too late that.
Michel Bruyler
What?
Sybil
What was that? Michel. Michel. Michel. Oh, thank heaven. You. Oh, no. It isn't you. Oh, no. No. Let me out of here. Let me out. Let.
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Commissioner Bill Grant
Mrs. Potter, the wealthy addict of occultism, was driven home from the station by her mystic soothsayer and servant, Michael Bruhlier. Half an hour later, she was found strangled to death in the hallway of her enormous home by a passerby who had heard her earth rending scream. That was the beginning. But there was more to come. Lots more. All bad, as I discovered as soon as Libby and I walked into Suntower Mansion.
Dr. Robert Martin
There's the body, Commissioner.
Commissioner Bill Grant
And so I see you were the gentleman who heard Mrs. Potter's cries, came in to investigate.
Dr. Robert Martin
Yes, I happen to be passing by. I'm a doctor.
Commissioner Bill Grant
And the name?
Dr. Robert Martin
Robert Martin.
Commissioner Bill Grant
Any details, Dr. Martin?
Dr. Robert Martin
The woman was obviously strangled. Marks in her throat, face contorted.
Commissioner Bill Grant
Make a note, Louise.
Sybil
All right.
Dr. Robert Martin
If you'd like to have me make an official report at headquarters.
Commissioner Bill Grant
What's this, Commissioner?
Sybil
No, look.
Commissioner Bill Grant
It's our lad Bruy.
Michel Bruyler
Oh, Goodness.
Commissioner Bill Grant
What's the matter, Mr. Bruyer? Run into a strong arm spook?
Dr. Robert Martin
This man is hurt. Whoever attacked him meant to kill.
Commissioner Bill Grant
What went on here, Bruyer?
Michel Bruyler
I. I brought Mrs. Potter home. I. I forgot the key. I went into the cellar to let her in.
Commissioner Bill Grant
Where's Mr. Potter?
Michel Bruyler
New York. Stayed over. Not expected back until the morning.
Commissioner Bill Grant
You were going through the cellar to let her in.
Michel Bruyler
I started to run up the steps. She was calling my name. And then from somewhere something hit me and I lost consciousness. Is he all right?
Commissioner Bill Grant
Not exactly. What?
Michel Bruyler
What is the matter? Where is he?
Commissioner Bill Grant
On the floor in front of you. He was dead.
Michel Bruyler
Dead?
Commissioner Bill Grant
No. Sit.
Sybil
He's fainted.
Dr. Robert Martin
I think it was genuine shock.
Commissioner Bill Grant
If it was, Doctor him up. Revive him.
Dr. Robert Martin
Yes, sir.
Narrator
Libby.
Sybil
Yes, Bill?
Commissioner Bill Grant
Let's take a walk. I want to give this monkey house the once over. Livy and I had worked our way through a dozen massive hallways and up and down as many massive staircases, getting nowhere but lost. The sound from very nearby stopped us in our tracks.
Sybil
What's that?
Commissioner Bill Grant
I thought this joint was empty.
Sybil
What is that, Bill?
Commissioner Bill Grant
We'll soon find out. What's the idea? What does this mean?
G.F. Potter
Why, I. Oh, Commissioner Grant.
Commissioner Bill Grant
Well, if it isn't Mr. G.F. potter unpacking his expensive luggage. Come on in, Lavis.
Sybil
All right.
G.F. Potter
What are you doing here?
Commissioner Bill Grant
I'll tell you if you tell me.
G.F. Potter
This is my home.
Commissioner Bill Grant
Rumor had it that you were in New York.
G.F. Potter
Rumor's correct. I was. I just got in.
Commissioner Bill Grant
When?
G.F. Potter
A few minutes ago.
Commissioner Bill Grant
What time?
G.F. Potter
What is.
Commissioner Bill Grant
What time did you train it in at?
G.F. Potter
At 11:15. I just arrived at the station.
Commissioner Bill Grant
Seen your wife since you got in?
G.F. Potter
No, I came in quietly through the side entrance. I didn't want to disturb her.
Commissioner Bill Grant
Where do you think she is?
G.F. Potter
Well, she got in a couple of hours before I did. She's probably in her bedroom sleeping peacefully.
Commissioner Bill Grant
She's on the drawing room floor, GF and she's dead. What? Murdered. Corroborate. Libby.
Sybil
Your wife has been murdered. Mr. Potter.
Dr. Robert Martin
May I come in, Commissioner?
Commissioner Bill Grant
Sure. Mr. Potter, this is Dr. Martin. He discovered your wife's body.
Dr. Robert Martin
I just wanted to report that Michel Boullet is coming around.
Commissioner Bill Grant
Good.
Dr. Robert Martin
And one other item.
Narrator
I applied artificial respiration.
Dr. Robert Martin
And when I removed his coat for the purpose, this fell out.
Commissioner Bill Grant
A letter.
Dr. Robert Martin
Under the circumstances, it seemed a little bizarre. Postmarked three weeks ago.
Narrator
Foreign stamp.
Commissioner Bill Grant
Interesting. Mr. Potter has just returned from Europe. Let's see it.
G.F. Potter
Granted.
Commissioner Bill Grant
Relax, Gerald. My dear Brulee, I'm aware that there's a romantic relationship between you and my wife. You may think I will overlook this affront, but I assure you that I will avenge it if it means death for both of you. Signed, G.F. potter.
G.F. Potter
Give me that letter.
Commissioner Bill Grant
Sorry if it annoys you, Gerald, but you wrote it with your own little hands. And you kept your word. Goliath is alive by the skin of his teeth. And a little over an hour ago you murdered your wife.
G.F. Potter
You're insane. While my train didn't get in until 11:15, take it to be all right.
Sybil
Hello? Yes. Yes. Oh, I see. What time was that? Sure, sure, I'll tell him in thanks.
Commissioner Bill Grant
Tell who, Mr. Potter?
Sybil
That the airline is holding the briefcase that he left aboard the plane.
Commissioner Bill Grant
What plane was that?
Sybil
The one that arrived from New York at 6:30 this evening.
Commissioner Bill Grant
Well, G.F. what's the answer to that one? Before I turned around, Potter was making track for the open door to the terrace. I gave chase. He turned and let me have both feet of a solar plexus. It's sent me crashing back into the.
Libby Tyler
Wall of the house.
Commissioner Bill Grant
But the recoil was too much for him and he went over the railing, howling like a horrified banshee. Potter lay still where he fell. We went down to the drive below and heard Dr. Martin's diagnosis.
Dr. Robert Martin
Just a broken rib, Commissioner.
Commissioner Bill Grant
You sure that's all?
Dr. Robert Martin
I'm absolutely certain.
Commissioner Bill Grant
Dr. Martin accompanied his newly made patient to the city hospital where his r. Under the watchful eye of a guardian of the law, the sergeant and I proceeded to the international airline terminal to claim Potter's briefcase as material evidence. While we were driving back, Bourier was beginning to feel a little better at Suntower House. And Libby was doing some unrequested overtime.
Sybil
Unofficially, Mr. Bouiller, I think you know a lot more than you said. And on the other hand, I don't think that you're guilty.
Michel Bruyler
You are right both times.
Sybil
Then who are you shielding? Of course, if you don't want to talk.
Michel Bruyler
Ms. Taylor, do you believe in the powers of evil?
Sybil
In this world or the next?
Michel Bruyler
Either one.
Sybil
I believe in them. In this world.
Michel Bruyler
And how do you feel about them?
Sybil
I. I hate them.
Michel Bruyler
Are you sure?
Sybil
Look, Mr. Bruyer, I only took up police with because I thought it was the best way I knew of to protect the rights of decent people.
Michel Bruyler
Very well, I shall tell you.
Sybil
Tell me.
Michel Bruyler
This murder was actually the work of a man named Lefebvre.
Sybil
Lefair?
Michel Bruyler
Yes. A murderer and villain from my native island of Haai in the Caribbean.
Sybil
Where is he now?
Commissioner Bill Grant
Where?
Michel Bruyler
Where is the wind that brings pestilence What? He is everywhere.
Sybil
Listen. What's that?
Commissioner Bill Grant
Monsters. Monsters.
Sybil
No.
Commissioner Bill Grant
No.
Sybil
You're not to get up at the boot. And you're not strong enough.
Michel Bruyler
Let me go.
Commissioner Bill Grant
Let me go. Stop it. Stop it. You feel? You see?
Sybil
This is my eyes. This is my eyes.
Commissioner Bill Grant
Stop it. Stop.
Sybil
Oh, Mr. Br. Mr.
Commissioner Bill Grant
Five minutes later, when Magio and I walk into headquarters. Hello? Hello? Who is it? Hello?
Sybil
Bill? Bill?
Commissioner Bill Grant
Libby? Hello? Libby? Libby?
Libby Tyler
Hello?
Commissioner Bill Grant
Hello?
Sybil
Hello?
Commissioner Bill Grant
Libby? I yanked Maggio along on the double back at Suntower House. I must have taken the marble Escalade in three leaps. And then I stood on the doorway of the second floor bedroom.
Sybil
Bill. Bill.
Commissioner Bill Grant
And there I saw Libby on her hands and knees, dragging herself toward me, literally over the dead body of Michelle Bruier.
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When the second murder occurred and Michel Brulier was found strangled to death at Suntar mansion, we got Libby out of the joint fast. Back at headquarters, she began to talk to Magio and me incoherently at first.
Sybil
And then Beau was just telling me that the murder was committed by someone named Lefebvre.
Commissioner Bill Grant
Lev.
Libby Tyler
Hey, wait a minute. There's a thing in the paper about a guy named Lefebvre.
Commissioner Bill Grant
What about him?
Libby Tyler
He's a guy who's running for president in an island in the Caribbean.
Commissioner Bill Grant
Got the article?
Libby Tyler
Yeah, just a second. Oh, here it is. Page three.
Michel Bruyler
Where?
Libby Tyler
Yeah.
Commissioner Bill Grant
Hanai. July 3rd. Edmund Lefebvre has announced his candidacy for president to replace the late Manuel Deguera, recently assassinated by the aroused population.
Libby Tyler
It couldn't be the same Lefebvre. He's 2,000 miles from here.
Commissioner Bill Grant
Go ahead, Libby. Brudier mentioned a fever and.
Narrator
Well.
Sybil
And suddenly there was this music. This wild, unreal music. And the heavy pounding of a drum and people laughing down below.
Commissioner Bill Grant
What people laughing down below? No people.
Sybil
The place was empty.
Libby Tyler
What are you telling us, Ms. Tyler?
Sybil
What happened? Just what happened? I can't explain it any more than you can.
Libby Tyler
Who's that?
Commissioner Bill Grant
Come in.
Dr. Robert Martin
I just dropped by, Commissioner, to say that our patient is conscious and under police guard in City Hospital.
Commissioner Bill Grant
Potter?
Narrator
Yes.
Dr. Robert Martin
I just left him.
Libby Tyler
He couldn't have slipped out about 45 minutes ago?
Dr. Robert Martin
No, definitely not.
Sybil
Then that lets Potter out.
Commissioner Bill Grant
Sure. Sure does. It's obvious what we're dealing with here. Ghosts, goblins. Maggio.
Libby Tyler
Yeah.
Commissioner Bill Grant
Go out and round up a witch doctor and hand him the case. Get a real lollapalooza with a two headed mask.
Dr. Robert Martin
If I might suggest.
Commissioner Bill Grant
Huh?
Dr. Robert Martin
I. I was going to say that since we all know that ghosts don't exist, we might make a simple assumption in this case.
Commissioner Bill Grant
You mean somebody could be rigging up a ghost scare?
Dr. Robert Martin
Possibly. Though I can't imagine the reason.
Commissioner Bill Grant
The reason? Or could there be anything valuable at Suntower House? Dr. Martin.
Dr. Robert Martin
Yes, sir.
Commissioner Bill Grant
Is Potter well enough to have a little conversation?
Dr. Robert Martin
Yes, he is.
Commissioner Bill Grant
Okay. Let's get to the hospital. He's the boy to give us the answers. You better talk, Potter. If you didn't kill your wife, you intended to. Somebody had gotten the civil before you. And you gave us that phony timetable alibi because you were scared.
G.F. Potter
But I. I've told you all I know, Commissioner. But there's nothing of peculiar value at Suntower House.
Commissioner Bill Grant
Are you absolutely certain, Potter? Yes, yes.
G.F. Potter
There's nothing in any of the rooms that we know about.
Commissioner Bill Grant
Rooms you know about? What does that mean? Well, there.
G.F. Potter
Well, there's some lost space in Suntower House. That's all, Grant.
Commissioner Bill Grant
That's all, is it? That's all. Come on, come on.
G.F. Potter
Well, we rebuilt the right wing and the architect did a sloppy job and left a foot or so of the floor space out of the new blueprint. It was really a better house the way it was when we bought it from him.
Commissioner Bill Grant
From him? From who?
G.F. Potter
A foreign chap named something like. Yes, why, yes, that's it. Edmond Lefebvre. He was somewhere from the Caribbean. Be in the island of Hanoi, I believe.
Commissioner Bill Grant
I made a beeline for the original architect of Sun Tower House and came away with the blueprints. Burning the 10 o'clock oil with compass and slide rule. I finally scared Maggio out of a year's growth. There it is. There it lays. I got it.
Libby Tyler
Holy smoke.
Commissioner Bill Grant
Compare my ever loving Watson. A fast glance portrays that there's a discrepancy yielding us four and a half feet of unaccounted floor space in the attic reaches of Sun Tower House. Come on.
Libby Tyler
To where?
Commissioner Bill Grant
To the mansion. Come on.
Libby Tyler
Wait till I get my coat.
Commissioner Bill Grant
You don't need it.
Libby Tyler
My gun's inside.
Commissioner Bill Grant
I got a gun. We went up to that attic armed with axe and crowbar and started tapping for hollow sound. Maggio took the front wall, I took the rear. And then Maggio. Yeah, the axe.
Libby Tyler
Where do you find?
Commissioner Bill Grant
We'll soon know. Look at it crumble.
Libby Tyler
Sergeant, if you ask me, this is it.
Michel Bruyler
There.
Commissioner Bill Grant
Have a look. It's the four and a half feet between the real outer wall and this phony partition.
Libby Tyler
It's very nice, Chief, only it's as empty as a beggar's hat in Edinburgh. You notice?
Commissioner Bill Grant
I notice. I also notice it's papered so valuables can come in very small parcels. Magio, start ripping the wallpaper off wherever it looks a little loose as you.
Libby Tyler
Hey, listen.
Commissioner Bill Grant
Yeah.
Libby Tyler
That'S what Ms. Tyler said.
Commissioner Bill Grant
She had let him have a picnic down there. Sergeant, they can't stop us now.
Libby Tyler
I got an angry chief, lend me a gun and you keep looking.
Commissioner Bill Grant
What are you gonna do?
Libby Tyler
Fire a shot and see if it don't break up the celebration.
Commissioner Bill Grant
I kept working over the wallpaper while Maggio went out to the head of the stairs. He had fired that shot down into the darkness. I waited. The music was still. And then two shots came up out of the darkness and Maggio staggered into the room empty handed and gripping his right arm.
Michel Bruyler
Chief.
Commissioner Bill Grant
Chief Maggio.
Libby Tyler
It's coming. Coming.
Sybil
Seven.
Libby Tyler
Come up the stairs. Listen.
Commissioner Bill Grant
What is it?
Libby Tyler
I only saw one.
Commissioner Bill Grant
My gun. Where's my gun?
Libby Tyler
I dropped it over the staircase when I got my armor.
Commissioner Bill Grant
What?
Libby Tyler
I think this is really it. I'm sorry, Chief.
Commissioner Bill Grant
There was a dark figure in the doorway. I reached reflexively for the gun that wasn't in my holster, found my flashlight and turned it on the shadowy menace.
Dr. Robert Martin
You will be wise enough to respect the gun.
Commissioner Bill Grant
I trust you could miss with the light in your eyes.
Narrator
Hardly.
Dr. Robert Martin
With six bullets, Commissioner.
Commissioner Bill Grant
And there's a logic in what you say, Dr. Martin. By the way, I just located the valuable. It was a roll of 16 millimeter film plastered behind the wallpaper where the former tenant, Mr. Lefevre, left it.
Narrator
I will take it.
Commissioner Bill Grant
Please. What's this thing worth? Martin Gruyer evidently considered it pretty important. He started the ghost scare here at Suntower House to keep people away while he searched.
Dr. Robert Martin
What Bourier did is none of my business.
Commissioner Bill Grant
Your rivals weren't you both after this little roll of film?
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Dr. Robert Martin
So.
Commissioner Bill Grant
But essentially you and Bruy were mortal political enemies. You must have been. You killed him when he was about to enlist Libby and the police on his side.
Dr. Robert Martin
I have no time to talk.
Commissioner Bill Grant
You also killed Mrs. Potter to keep her from intruding on this vital hunting ground. But one point I don't get. Why did you enlist the services of the police?
Dr. Robert Martin
I needed official help. I needed it badly enough to take the risks involved. I had to get those architects prints and locate the missing room. Washington has discovered that I am here.
Commissioner Bill Grant
Without a visa and you wanted me to wind up your unfinished business, just.
Dr. Robert Martin
As you have done. And now, if you don't want to be the last business I finish, give me that film.
Commissioner Bill Grant
Not a chance.
Dr. Robert Martin
Very well. Play it your own way. Best wishes, Mr. Grant.
Commissioner Bill Grant
Well, well, who was it? Santa Claus or Libby Tyler? Did.
Sybil
Did I kill him, Bill?
Commissioner Bill Grant
No. It just knocked his artillery arm out of commission.
Sybil
Good news.
Commissioner Bill Grant
I got better news, angel. He didn't kill me. As soon as Maggio came around, Livy and I ran the 16 millimeter films, threw in a private projection booth. There were documentary proof of Lefebvre's intimate association with certain ruthless elements in Hanai. Enough to kill his chances for election. Royer was after the film to squelch Lefebvre's chances. Martin, on Lefebvre's payroll, was in this country to destroy the film.
Sybil
So now what happens, Bill?
Commissioner Bill Grant
Michelle Winslie be the mystical man of goodwill.
Sybil
How do you mean?
Commissioner Bill Grant
We ship the film to Hanai tomorrow.
Sybil
And the mystery's over.
Commissioner Bill Grant
Except for one thing. How did you manage to appear just in time?
Sybil
Oh, that. Yeah, well, I got onto Martin. I contacted the New York Medical association, found out there was no listing at all for a Dr. Robert Martin. And I came looking for you.
Commissioner Bill Grant
Very sly little lady. And what do we get for it in the end? A movie.
Sybil
At least a free movie.
Commissioner Bill Grant
Oh, it lacked a lot.
Sybil
What's that? Chance.
Commissioner Bill Grant
A finish. You know, a moment when the guy and the gal stand face to face and he murmurs something sentimental and then draws her to him.
Sybil
Bill. Bill, please.
Commissioner Bill Grant
What's the matter, sweetheart? I'm only trying to show you what I mean by a lovely finish.
Sybil
Bill. Oh, Bill Grant.
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Call the Police 48-07-06 (23): The Case Of The Suntower Mystery Mansion (Case #42-08) Released on March 3, 2025 by Harold's Old Time Radio
In this gripping episode of "Call the Police," listeners are transported to the enigmatic Suntower Mansion, the setting for a chilling mystery that intertwines wealth, occultism, and political intrigue. Hosted by Commissioner Bill Grant, the story delves into the investigation of a baffling double murder that shakes the foundations of the Ashland community.
The episode kicks off with the grim discovery of Mrs. Potter, the affluent and occult-obsessed mistress of Suntower Mansion, who is found strangled in her expansive home. Commissioner Bill Grant introduces the case, highlighting its eerie atmosphere:
"Case number 4208 in the Ashland police files was a nightmare. A black panic we try not to think of on moonless nights as the case of the Sun Tower Mystery Mansion." ([00:53])
G.F. Potter, Mrs. Potter's husband, is quickly identified as a person of interest. His alibi is shaky, claiming he was in New York and not present at the time of the murder. The presence of Michel Bruyler, Mrs. Potter's mystic servant, adds layers of complexity to the case.
As Commissioner Grant and his partner, Libby Tyler, delve deeper into the mansion's secrets, they uncover disturbing elements tied to occult practices. Michel Bruyler recounts a terrifying night when he encountered what he believes to be the "Master of Darkness":
"I think the Master of Darkness himself. I remembered the exorcistation of Balsami. Vade, vade. Magister Sinistrut." ([03:30])
This revelation introduces a supernatural angle to the investigation, suggesting that the murders may be connected to dark, otherworldly forces within the mansion. However, Grant remains skeptical, pondering the possibility of human machinations behind the eerie occurrences.
Commissioner Grant interviews Dr. Robert Martin, the first responder who discovered Mrs. Potter's body. Dr. Martin describes the crime scene:
"The woman was obviously strangled. Marks in her throat, face contorted." ([07:30])
Suspicion shifts towards G.F. Potter when discrepancies in his alibi emerge. A crucial piece of evidence surfaces—a letter found on Michel Bruyler:
"Relax, Gerald. My dear Brulee, I'm aware that there's a romantic relationship between you and my wife. You may think I will overlook this affront, but I assure you that I will avenge it if it means death for both of you. Signed, G.F. Potter." ([10:53])
This letter suggests a motive rooted in jealousy and betrayal, further implicating Potter in his wife's murder.
As the investigation progresses, strange phenomena such as infernal music and apparitions at Suntower Mansion fuel rumors of supernatural involvement. However, Dr. Robert Martin challenges these notions, proposing that someone might be orchestrating ghostly scares to divert attention:
"We might make a simple assumption in this case. Possibly. Though I can't imagine the reason." ([20:03])
Commissioner Grant begins to piece together the puzzle, suspecting that the supernatural elements are a facade masking human greed and political ambitions.
The breakthrough comes with the discovery of a hidden room containing a valuable roll of 16mm film. Commissioner Grant connects this to Edmund Lefebvre, a political candidate from the Caribbean island of Hanai:
"Commisioner Grant: I made a beeline for the original architect of Sun Tower House and came away with the blueprints... I finally found it. There it lay." ([22:02])
The film reveals Lefebvre's illicit associations, which could jeopardize his presidential candidacy. It becomes evident that Dr. Robert Martin, working on behalf of rival political forces, orchestrated the murders to obtain and destroy the film, ensuring Lefebvre's rise remains unchallenged.
In the climax, Commissioner Grant confronts Dr. Martin, unmasking his deceit:
"The Ghost scare was a very useful smoke screen... a hocus pocus... but essentially you and Bruy were mortal political enemies... you killed him when he was about to enlist Libby and the police on his side." ([25:26])
With the truth unveiled, the case concludes with the exposure of Martin's conspiracy. The valuable film is secured and sent to Hanai, guaranteeing that Lefebvre's scandal is exposed, thereby saving his presidential bid from ruin.
In a poignant final scene, Libby Tyler reflects on the intricate web of deception and the triumph of justice, solidifying her bond with Commissioner Grant:
"I got onto Martin. I contacted the New York Medical association, found out there was no listing at all for a Dr. Robert Martin. And I came looking for you." ([28:20])
The episode wraps up with a satisfying resolution, blending elements of mystery, suspense, and human ingenuity.
Michel Bruyler on the Supernatural Encounter
"I think the Master of Darkness himself. I remembered the exorcistation of Balsami. Vade, vade. Magister Sinistrut." ([03:30])
Dr. Robert Martin Challenging Supernatural Theories
"We might make a simple assumption in this case. Possibly. Though I can't imagine the reason." ([20:03])
Commissioner Grant Unveiling the Conspiracy
"The Ghost scare was a very useful smoke screen... a hocus pocus... but essentially you and Bruy were mortal political enemies." ([25:26])
Libby Tyler on Uncovering the Truth
"I got onto Martin. I contacted the New York Medical association, found out there was no listing at all for a Dr. Robert Martin. And I came looking for you." ([28:20])
"The Case Of The Suntower Mystery Mansion" masterfully weaves a tale of suspense, blending supernatural elements with a deep-seated human conspiracy. Commissioner Bill Grant and Libby Tyler exemplify unwavering dedication to uncovering the truth, ultimately delivering justice in the face of darkness and deception.
Listeners are left eagerly anticipating the next installment of "Call the Police," promising another enthralling mystery from the golden age of radio.
Music arranged and conducted by Ben Ledlow. Voiced by George Petrie as Commissioner Grant.