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Green Hornet - The Devil's Playground (aka-Carnival)
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Green Hornet - The Devil's Playground (aka-Carnival) - 07/11/1939
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And they wander around evenings taking in all the excitement. They don't tell me you've never been here before. I was meant to, but after leaving the newspaper. Well, you know how it is. Even those newspaper hounds get a day off once in a while. Anyhow, Mr. Reid suggested I come out here with you. So here we are. Yes, with orders to see how all these confessions are going. Where did Mr. Reid want me to go? I'm a secretary, not a recorder. So we look like the rest of them couple out for a good time. It's den. Here's another complication. What do you think of it? Softly. Fine, isn't it? In the world. How about it, brother? You and the lady friends are living right now. I like the drag. They think all night. Not me though. Why not? Sure, lady, you ain't got to worry about you. That's not safe. Well, every time a car goes around that curve there, the whole support seems to shake. That's the way it's built, lady. Vibration can't have it written. Yes, but so much face with ground. You stand, old lady, absolutely safe. Come on, get aboard the Devil's D T it. Well, the lady says no. I guess you're a little ba. Come on, Larry. Let's see what's further along. Okay, double different folks. Whims, hands. What's the matter with you? Now don't you start telling me crazy because I didn't want to ride that roller coaster. The only way for us to get any joke or future story is a right old thing. You're the one that Writes the stories, not me. Besides, it did take a lot. I didn't know the difference now, but forget it. Jason, there are plenty of people who don't go for a roller coaster. How about a hot dog? Okay, stand right over there. Did you see that roller coaster go past? Yeah, they streak around those turns like nobody's business. Come on. Hey, what's that? Sounded like there at the bottom of that dip. This place I can't see over. I can. Looks like the car shut the rail. Anyone heard? Can't come from here. Come on back to the entrance. Nobody in here. Gangway coming through here. Stop coming, will you? Do you see it? Here. I'm right behind you, Molly. Hey, where do you think you're going? Inside to see that accident. Sorry brother, nobody get past this gate. But people might be hurt. A little car in that car. Nothing serious. Listen, we're recorded. You can't keep up. Nobody goes in. That's ordered. Please get your safety house. Easy does it. Like this case and don't let nobody in. Officer. Okay. That doesn't go for reporters. Oh, are you a reporter? He's lowers and the daily separate sure. Let me in on this. It might be a story. Well, yes, I guess reporters chase here everyone's face. A double zipper is private property. You understand? Those people who are riding your roller coaster doctor in there now. You can come in as soon as it's okay. How long are we going to have to wait, Dear Esther, Breathe. Ah, there you go. Getting all tangled up again. Carry the way Casey. Max you see a tighter fly and use knocks and fingers through. Soon I try it again and no set of papers to begin first. There we are, Casey. The book is waiting. Oh, hold on, dear Nox. But you know better than what happened to my typewriter. Yeah, the room is halfway out and cried crumbled paper all over the floor. Oh, I. But what have you been up to? No, take it easy, Casey. Can I help it if your machine is so old and ran Shackle is found upon it'll go right until you got at it. Use the sled hammer just to figure out. No, no. Look here you two sp I save you plenty. If Mr. Reed weren't expecting it especially yet he never said nothing to me about it. Why did he? Because I miss b this way and then put the morgue beyond that evening told us to sit here and keep people out where the case has been gone. You can stop then. I'm back here now. I'm still on duty this case, Mr. Reed. Solly and I are Back again. I've been expecting you. Come here, both of you. Hey, hold on that chair, ax. But Mr. Reed doesn't want you, Johnny. I can't understand, Mr. Reed. Since then you get back. Oh, Lorry, close the door. Well, Ms. Gates, I heard you and Lowry ran into a lot of excitement last night. Yes, we did, Mr. Reed. And we've been out all this morning talking to people about it. Maybe she'd rather be a reporter than a secretary, boss. She do all right too. You got anything that the submarine can use? Laws? We got plenty. You know about the accident last night? Yes, we already had that story in. What I want now is the facts on who's responsible for it. Send the bag, Mr. Reed. We got enough to call out the militia and have that blower poster padlock. It isn't safe, Mr. Reed. Sure. That statement made by the owner after the accident blamed it on the stick that had been lying across the rail. And that's what he said for us. By the time we got back the cops and took a look, well, they might have fixed things up. What about the surgery, Inspector? That's just it, Mr. Reed. He gave him a clean bill of health on it. While you so sure it wasn't merely an unfortunate accident? Here's why, boss. These little statements where they from some of the injured passengers? No, Mr. Reed. The passengers only knew there was an accident. They didn't know how it happened. These statements are from guys who count, boss. Yeah, but I still. The guys who built that roller coaster. The contractors. And here's one from one of the roller coaster employees. He worked right there. He knew what went on. We got them this morning and every one of them sang Good works will be be able to close down that rickety trap immediately. Hello. Get me Gunigan. Shall I do the rewrite on this book? Yeah, at once. Mr. Case. Yes, Mr. Re. Take this other phone and call the composing and tell him to hold the front page, Ganigan, for just a moment. We're starting a campaign against Grand Shack and Amusement concession. Hold it. Hold the front page for us. That's right. We're going after them. Hammer and throwing. Here I am. Rich. What's going on? We have enough for a series Gan bloody approved. No, we won't use names yet. No sense in using all of ammunition at once. Ammunition, is it? Who shot who? Oh, I first hush out. Certainly name the roller coaster. The devil's deeper. It's unsafe. Hammer on it. Tell the readers who'll have more later. Ms. Case, put these statements in an envelope. Yes, Mr. Reed, what can I do? Rich Axford, you're going to do some bodyguarding. Sorry, Me? You read oh those papers Ms. Case has. You're going to see that nothing happens to them. No, Reed. That ain't no fit kind of a job for a he man like me. I want something important. Well, these papers are plenty important. They're going to make certain that innocent people aren't the victims of another accident. Like the one that happened last night. Rory Poster declared unsaved Demand police closed down a music sexual. Those meddling newspapers. How did the Sentinel get the story, Scanlan? Not for me, Decken. What about that accident? You told me there was a reporter from the Sentinel at the Devil's Dipper when it crashed. Sure, with a bane. But they didn't get in. I swear it said then how. Now, Durkin, let's look at the facts calmly. Calm, huh? You're in as deep as I am, Buckley. You're the inspector who paid my permit on that roller coaster. That's very true. And you got plenty for it. A lot of good it's doing us now. This doesn't answer my question. How did the Sentinel get enough information to be so positive? If you read past the headlines, you'd know, huh? He ain't had a chance. I have. The Sentinel got that information from the contractor and men who built the roller coaster. Why? They have statements from them. Furthermore, they have a statement from one of your own employees, Durkin, to the state Apple. Not in so many words. This story in the Sentinel is just the beginning, Durkin. It intimates that unless I as inspector tore down the Devil's Dipper, they have proof and they intend to publish it. So that's why all those reporters outside are running a trail. They think the Sentinel's got an exclusive. The Devil's Dipper will not close. That's what I paid you for. But relax. Please, Jerkin. I have this whole situation well figured out. Yeah, you better have. It's very simple. A few threats will take care of these witnesses the Sentinel talks about. Sure, but they got statements, signed statements. And that's where you come in, Scanlan. Yeah, get to the point, Buckley. If I remember, Scanlon once did a stretch for a safe cracking. What about it? Simply that I know where those statements are kept. They're being guarded by a man named Axford. He's not very smart. Oh, I get it. I swipe them statements before the Sentinel can use them, huh? Precisely. As for those reporters out there, Durkin, come along. We will see them together. What Are we going to tell them? Leave that to me. There they are. What about their signal yarn? Are you not? There's Buckley, the Inspector. Are you closing them down? The Sentinel newspaper has not only blackened the reputation of Mr. Durkin, but its report has caused him to lose a lot of trade. He'll lose more than that. Who are you? I'm Lowry. The Sentinel is a paper I work for. Is Durkin closing up or isn't he? No, he is not. What's more, as Inspector, I can vouch for him. That accident was caused by a stick thrown across the rail by some passerby. Purely unintentional. There'll be a better story than that in the Sentinel tomorrow. Young man, you can tell your employer this. Both Mr. Durkin and I have been libeled. We intend to sue. That's a laugh. Well, we have proved and you had better use it. We're suing the Sentinel immediately unless it publishes a retraction. Oh, it's unless, is it? I don't like your tone. Gentlemen. You can notify the editors of your various papers that we are suing the Daily Sentinels today. We'll demand a million dollars damage. And gentlemen, you may print this too. So here's how you can save up to 70% on your favorite brands. From rebel.com has everything for your home, family and life. From strollers to skincare at unbeatable prices. Every day, REBBL drops thousands of new products for up to 70% off. It's a constant stream of endless deals from brands like Uppababy, Nuna, Baby Bjorn, Nespresso, Breville, Wilson, Dyson, Caraway and more. Every listing is one of a kind and the best things go first. So you have to move fast. Save big on your favorite brands. Shop now for up to 70% at from rebel.com Mr. Durkin and I are going to collect it. Late that evening, Scanlon and an accomplice took up their post near Brick Reed's home in the entrance to a dark alley. There they waited until they saw the bulky figure of Mike Axwood approaching. Very comes along same Cosmos Street. You mean that big guy scanner. Hey, he must have been a pushover. They'll handle him. But they sure was right about that guy being a little bit on the dumb side. All I did was send him a telegram to bring them statements to his boss's place. And he falls for it. He looks that way. He's turned in. Bull. That's them all right. Couldn't be nothing else. Stay here in the shadows when I talk to him. You know what to do. It's all finally, brother, you're a man. Sir Garling. That's a fun way to help out in the dark. And besides, I'm in too much of a hurry to. That sounds like Asrid. Good Lord, Mike, what happened? Why are you here? Charged in ambush. They nab the papers. Somebody must have known you told me to bring him here. What? It was Cinema Brit all around me. Hey, tell me this, Mike. I never told you to bring those statements to me. Sure, and I ain't a bit about it to happen. But what you said. How long ago did this happen? Connie, think. You must have told me to come here. Here's your telegram. It's Magnolia Van White. But I don't know what's wrong with you. Cato, get in the other room accident and lie down. You have a bad bruise in your head. Beyond me. You're in the stupid telegram. It's on the line. That's what it is, Cato. The statements pledging the blame for the roller coaster accident are gone. Stolen. There's no doubt about who's responsible for that, Mr. Durkin. That's why Buckley and Durkin are so sure about suing the Daily Settlement for arrival. Without the evidence upon which we based our story, they've got us right where they were. Want us very bad. Ms. Brett, there's only one answer. Unless we recover those statements, we get new ones from the same witnesses. There's no power on earth that can save us from this live issue. What's more important, the Devil's D will continue to operate and endanger the lives of hundreds of people. What are you going to do? Roll the pace and every available man. I'll try and get new statements from those witnesses. That fails. Cato. Yes. This may be one more job for the Green Hornet. Now to continue our story with the evidence against the Devil's Dipper stolen bit. Reed sent reporters out in an attempt to get their stories on paper a second time. But the attempt was doomed to fail. Where we stand, Bones. I went to every one of those witnesses after you phoned here to the paper last night. And none of them would repeat his previous statement. Not a one. Boss. Yes? Mr. Buckley is here to see you. Mr. Reed Buckley. Send him in this case and come in yourself. Bring your notebook. Oh, sure, Daddy. That guy here with a summon show is on the foot high. I can't avoid it forever. A.R. buckley. You wanted to see me? I didn't expect you'd be so easy to see. Get to the point. I wanted to have the extreme pleasure of serving you with this summons myself. Don't imagine that you surprised me with this. You're just a crooked a d butler. You can't talk to me like that. No, we know all about you. Durkin wants the Devil's liberal and because he bribes you to overlook it FL construction. You need poop with that breed not talk. Perhaps we should add a slander suit to this one. For libel. You deny what you know is true. Your secretary needn't take notes, Reed. I'll do all my talking in court. When you answer that summons here, Mr. Chase, smile it in the waste basket. Recline it were you. Butley. Open that door. In here. Where you been? Near the same treatment your someone's got. Only instead of a waste bag outside, don't show your face around here again. You'll get the fr. What a he I am. Too new for a frozen battery. Read. You can't get away with it. Go ahead, try it. Only remember, the Daily Settlers got to keep after your rotten rocket liable suit or no libel suit. That evening, after Brit Reed arrived at his apartment, he described the situation to Cato, his valet and the only living man to know him as the Green Hornet. Well, that's the story, Kato. The witnesses refused to repeat their evidence. They've been intimidated, threatened. I understand Bailey's fence being sued for libel. No defense. Peter, it's up to us to make sure this crookedness is settled once and for all. Yes, sir. Larry told me about one of those witnesses and a man named Thomas. He's an attendant at the Devil's Dipper. His job is to inspect the roller coaster after closing time each night. Will he talk? Equals. We get one to repeat his statement, the others will follow. Let the mask and gun KO and we'll take the Black Beauty. Tonight, Thomas is going to meet the Green Hornet. Thomas. Jimmy Thomas. Yes, what do you want then? Let's turn off the music. We're closing up the Devil's Dipper for the night. And a bad take tonight, I reckon. All right. Considering our assembly's been talking up that accident, we'll split plenty from that libel suit. Okay, Stan, all fixed. Except I gotta make my tour of inspection. Don't bother us with details, Thomas. Go ahead and do your inspecting. And make it snappy. Thomas, me and Durkin will be waiting over in the shack next to the entrance. Thomas. Yeah? Just a little warning. Remember what we told you about any squealing? We took care of that statement you signed for that Sentinel recorder. We got him Back all them, yours included. Whenever I will suit comes up, you keep your lip button about the accident, you understand? I ain't going to talk. You better not. You know what will happen if you do. I told you once I wouldn't talk no more. I ain't that enough. Hey, look over there. What? One of the roller coaster cars is starting up the slope. Huh? Get off your. Thomas. It must have caught on the cable. It's empty. How could it catch that out? Roll and get it and snap it up. Can't figure it. If the cable control must have slipped and pulled the empty car up the grave. Ah, this whole devil's dipper ought to be chunked and James rotten equipment all over. Where's that cable lever? Hey, shut off this. Will leave that car there till morning. Now you, you'll be with it. Thomas. Huh? Who's that? Don't you know this place? Clement Special President Climax. Hey, you're mashed, John the Grin Hornet, right? What are you doing here? I came to see you. Me? For what? You gave us statements of the papers about the accident. I ain't got it now. You might repeat it, Thomas. Not me. I'm doing like Durkin and Scanlan told me to. I'm keeping my mouth shut. Perhaps they don't believe that, huh? Perhaps Durkin and Scanlan are still afraid you'll try. Jason. Hornet, as long as you're alive, you're a danger in a scam and wouldn't do nothing like that. How do you know they don't plan to put you out of the way? They said they pay me plenty for keeping quiet. You trust them, huh? I go there. Suppose I tell you there's no intention of paying. You're just. Suppose they want all that money from a libel suit for themselves. They're the kind of guys to do a stunt like that. All right, but. Okay, Harness, what's your stake in this? Sign this and I'll tell you. Present it. Look at it. Okay. Okay, agent with the gun. I'll look. Hey, this about the accident? The duplicate of the statement you signed? Yeah. I thought they burned it. Not before I got a copy. Sign it. What? You think you can trust documents coming? What's that got to do with signing this? When they know the Green Hornet has your signed statement, what will happen then? You mean they won't take a chance on doing nothing to me? Exactly. You're safe as long as someone has your statement. Yes, but I think they'd pay plenty to get it back from the Green Hornet. Hey, I never figured that you're right. Joyce. My guy silent. Sure, pal. You and me. Huh? We'll blackmail him for a loaded go. Yeah. That'll keep them guys that threaten me. There's a pen. Okay? They're on a level harness. They'll smuggle me whatever I get from Bergen and Scanlan. You'll get your share. That's enough for me. Do you? We thought you couldn't be trusted. Thomas. So you would double crosses what two veterans? You were texting me. You're in with scan and touching. You were warned to keep your mouth. Shut it up. Tear up that statement. I will talk. I swear. Too late. You do it on it. So I can stop. I can't breathe. Isn't the gas. I have a statement that it's not enough. We'd say it was slamming a ton of force. But now he believes. Durkin and Scanlan try to finish him. Yes sir. We're making sure he doesn't change his mind. Yeah. Take his feet. Yes sir. I have them. I get his arm. When he recovers from the effects of the gas he'll be high up on the double dipper and that roller coaster car. That stall up about after we leave him there. I'm going to phone the police. Then we'll take care of Durgan and Scanlan. The three and Cato carried the unconscious form up the narrow catwalk. High above the ground they deposited Thomas's limp body in the stalled car. Beating Cato on guard, descended and went to the nearest home. First removing his green haunted mask. Police department. I'm calling from the amusement park. There's something wrong at the Devil's Dipper. Yes. That's right. The Devil's Dipper. Better get over in a hurry. I was just thinking. Durkin. What's happened to Thomas's been gone a long time. Hey. How's the thought? Maybe that car gave him a little more trouble than he figured. Yeah. Maybe so. Still I don't trust that guy. Now he's not going to talk. He knows what'll happen. Why take chances? No sense in letting him out of our sight this late in the game. We already burned that statement he gave to the Sentinel. We can make another one. Can he? Come on. Perhaps you're right. We'll soon see if he's around or not. There's the car. Still up there. St halfway up the top of the first ride. That's funny. Look. Josh. There's someone up there. He's standing up in the car. Out landing up in the sky. Must be another one right Beside him. See a little guy. Looks like he's holding a gun on top. You're seeing things. Gallop. This is too dark to tell for sure. We're going to make sure. Here's the trash going out. We'll climb up the cat. Yes. Hurry. Single file. That's finished. I'll go with you. The cable will carry us up. Now. Listen, Hornet. What's the idea? We ain't done nothing to you. It's moving too. Of course it is. The same kid will lift this one at the top of the first bike. What's that one as well? See, it's going over the top now. Hey, one guy got out. He's standing at the top. Thomas is filling up roller coaster. He's getting a free ride along the whole length of your Devil zipper. Hey, where you going? There you are. You're timing the brakes. We won't be able to stop. Actually, once we reach the top of this first incline, this car will of Thomas's this flexo jam too. You can't do that. What's the idea? Just making sure you the unit Thomas will be able to get out before you reach the end of the tle stiffer. Are you playing games? Yes, if you must know exactly that. Duncan, you and Janet have been playing a game in the public long enough. You and your infernal devil dipper. Now I'm taking a hand at it. He at the top. And here's where I get off. I'll get you Thomas to use this. If you want to catch Thomas, you better hurry. He's halfway down already. So here's a little sheriff help you on your way. Look at them, K. They're already over the first dip and going faster all the time. You fix the brakes on Thomas's car? Yep. Good. Either one of them will stop until they reach the end. Thomas's pertinence D and Dirk and have it in for him. He kicked the ball back, Mr. Dick. Seeing him come after will make him even more afraid. You see them? They're going around that curve now with dirking and scan. About 50 yards behind. Should you go now the tire time we were on our way, Kato. Not that rink we've lost. Straight into the police. How then down the beams. Time the police get things straightened out. The Green Hornet will be miles away. Here's the Devil's dipper. I don't see nothing wrong. This is utterly ridiculous. Getting me down to a deserted roller coaster. This tap of knife. Listen, Buckley. Didn't the call come into the police saying something was Wrong here. And aren't you the safety inspector for the amusement park? Well, then this is where you ought to be, Sergeant. There's nothing wrong here. Looks like a false alarm. Right now. Yeah. Look at that. I don't see nothing. Where? Lori, I'm on the roller coaster. New guards coming around that last curve and you're right. They'll need this platform any minute. This is Coward. Who'll be riding at this house? The first baby. We're back. You Truman? What goes on? Who's out there? Captain and chairman. Somebody wanted this car. Oh, just put that sticking out of your pocket, please. Got some piece of paper? Hand that over, Larry. We're running this, not you. No, wait a minute. Let me read it. This is ridiculous. Yeah. You know what the statement is? I'd have a notice here. This is a signed statement about the accident. Impossible. Those statements were. Huh? I mean. Hold on, Say it. They were swiped from the Daily Sentinel. That's what you were going to say. That's right. Buckley, nobody knew about those statements. How did you. Hey, Durkin and Canon. How Tough fighting. Nobody's put me on the spot. I haven't time for this. I'm leaving. You're staying here. Buckley. Here comes your pal. We'll take them in. Up on the platform. Make it snatch. What's the idea? You're almost up, sir. Than you and your pals. We have promised a signed statement. Right here. You ain't putting me on the spot. He's crazy. It was the Green Hornet. Sure, the Green Hornet's working with you. The Hornet? Is he in on this? That's what I'm telling you. These guys sent him to get me. Only he slipped up. I'm stealing the whole work. Why? Oh, no. That stuff. You. Listen, officer, I have nothing to do with it. I'll tell you the whole story. He's as girly as we are. We have the goods in all of you. You're going behind five. If I could lay my hands on a Green Hornet, he'd be there with you. You can't have everything. Sides, jewelry got away. But the roller coaster is finished. And so is that rival suit. Boy, I'll bet the boss will be tickled when he finds this out. Green Heart is still alive. That's the light.