The Line-Up 50-08-03 (005) UNTITLED (aka-Two Young Girls Killed by Hit and Run Driver)

Summary

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Podcast Summary: The Line-Up 50-08-03 (005) UNTITLED (aka-Two Young Girls Killed by Hit and Run Driver)

Podcast: Harold's Old Time Radio
Host: Harold’s Old Time Radio
Episode Air Date: September 4, 2025
Original Air Date of Story: August 3, 1950

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Episode Overview

This episode presents a dramatic police procedural from the golden age of radio, focusing on a chilling mystery: two young women, Elaine Kirk and Janet Irish, have been killed by hit-and-run drivers a year apart on the same date. The story follows Lieutenant Ben Guthrie and Sergeant Matt Greb as they peel back layers of trauma, jealousy, and guilt within a circle of acquaintances to uncover the connection between the two deaths. Built on tense interrogations and emotional confrontations, the narrative explores themes of memory, grief, unrequited love, and vengeance.

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Key Discussion & Story Points

1. The Lineup and Initial Suspect (00:24–05:36)

• The episode opens behind the scenes at a police headquarters where witnesses Mrs. Atwater and Mr. Bush attempt to identify the hit-and-run driver from a lineup.

• Both express strong, conflicting certainties about the suspect's appearance:

  • Mrs. Atwater is adamant that Melvin Cornell is the perpetrator:
    "That's him. That's the man I saw run down that girl. How could I forget that face, lieutenant?" (03:43)
  • Mr. Bush disagrees, asserting the driver was fat, not lean as Cornell is.

• The confusion between witnesses underscores the unreliability of memory under trauma.

• Lieutenant Guthrie and Sergeant Greb recognize that neither witness definitively saw the driver and decide to pursue additional investigative angles:

  • "Neither Bush nor that Atwater woman saw the man who was driving that car. They were just trying to be important. We'll have to do it the hard way." (06:41)

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2. Following the Victim's Trail: Elaine Kirk's Life (06:48–12:29)

• Investigators review Elaine's engagement book to track her last contacts and piece together possible motives.

• Frank Bennett, a former fiancé, reveals Elaine met with him the day she died to tell him she was marrying David Finley:

  • Frank expresses lingering feelings and jealousy, describing Elaine as "a special kind of girl" (08:13) and suggests talking to Finley for more insight.

• David Finley, an accountant and Elaine’s fiancé, is portrayed as a sympathetic figure, paralyzed from the waist down after a boating accident involving Elaine and Janet Irish.

  • Finley is deeply affected by her death and expresses self-doubt about their relationship:
    "She shouldn't marry me. Not me. I… I'm sorry, Mr. Guthrie." (10:36)

• Investigators also attempt to find Janet Irish, but learn from her mother that Janet was killed by a hit-and-run a year prior—the anniversary of Elaine’s death:
  "Janet is dead, Mr. Guthrie. She was killed. A hit and run driver killed her." (12:05)

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3. Connections Between the Victims (13:15–15:32)

• The deaths of Elaine Kirk and Janet Irish are revealed as not only similar in method but also in date—a detail that troubles the detectives.
• Both women were close friends and connected to the same social circle, suggesting a possible link beyond coincidence:
  • "Doesn't it bother you that they were both killed by hit and run drivers?" (14:07)

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4. Interviews and Emotional Confessions (15:33–20:19)

• Dorothy Finley, David's sister, grows increasingly erratic and eventually confesses:

  • "I murdered Elaine Kirk… I didn't mean to murder. He loved her so. She was so beautiful." (16:20-16:41)
  • She reveals guilt for not preventing Elaine from leaving on the night of her death, although initially, her confession is more symbolic of guilt than an admission of actual responsibility.

• Elsa Weaver, a columnist and acquaintance, shows jealousy and disdain for Elaine, providing background on the victims’ relationships and another potential motive rooted in social rivalry:

  • "Elaine Kirk was a beautiful girl, and she knew it. That's what made her intolerable." (20:03)

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5. The Underlying Secret: The Accident in Canada (24:02–25:21)

• Frank Bennett finally reveals the catalyst for David Finley’s paralysis—a boating accident inadvertently caused by Elaine and Janet:
  • "David...was swimming and the girls were in a motorboat. They didn't see David. They ran him down, hit him in the back with the boat. Paralyzed him from the waist down. That's what the girls did." (24:13)

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6. The Climax: The Truth Revealed (25:34–28:54)

• In a pivotal scene, Lieutenant Guthrie confronts Dorothy Finley with assembled parties:

  • He asserts that Dorothy is responsible for both deaths, striking on the anniversary of her brother's accident, motivated by a twisted sense of loyalty and resentment: "You ran over her a year ago on August 2nd. Killed her with a car. Like you killed Elaine yesterday on August 2nd with a car. Both of them. On the anniversary of your brother's accident." (27:53)

• Dorothy ultimately breaks down and confesses to both murders, her actions driven by a misguided attempt to avenge her brother’s suffering:

  • "Yes, I killed Janet. But with Elaine, I waited… She was falling in love with you, David… one year of loving you. And then I killed her." (28:27, 28:39)

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Notable Quotes & Moments (with Timestamps)

• On memory and identification:
  • Mrs. Atwater: "That's him. That's the man I saw run down that girl. How could I forget that face, lieutenant?" (03:43)
  • Mr. Bush: "The man who was driving the murder car was fat." (05:04)
• On witness unreliability:
  • Ben Guthrie: "Neither Bush nor that Atwater woman saw the man… We'll have to do it the hard way." (06:41)
• On relationships and jealousy:
  • Frank Bennett: "She was telling her friends that she was gonna marry me. And it didn’t work out." (08:18)
  • Elsa Weaver: "Elaine Kirk was a beautiful girl, and she knew it. That’s what made her intolerable." (20:03)
• On guilt and responsibility:
  • Dorothy Finley: "I murdered Elaine Kirk… I didn’t mean to murder. He loved her so." (16:20, 16:41)
• On the final confession:
  • Dorothy Finley: "Yes, I killed Janet. But with Elaine, I waited… one year of loving you. And then I killed her." (28:27, 28:39)
  • Ben Guthrie: "You ran over her a year ago… Like you killed Elaine yesterday on August 2nd… Both of them. On the anniversary of your brother's accident." (27:53)

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Important Segment Timestamps

• Opening Lineup & Witness Views: 00:24–05:36
• Interview with Frank Bennett: 06:48–09:09, 21:21–25:21
• Visit to David Finley: 09:16–11:33
• Revelation of Janet’s Death, Link to Elaine: 11:33–12:55
• Dorothy Finley's Emotional Confession: 15:33–18:13
• Discussion with Elsa Weaver (Columnist): 18:50–20:19
• Frank Bennett Reveals Canadian Accident: 24:02–25:21
• Dorothy's Final Confession & Arrest: 25:34–28:54

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Tone & Style

The episode masterfully captures the clipped, emotionally charged, and noir-inspired dialogue characteristic of radio crime dramas of the era. The detectives’ persistent, methodical approach is balanced by moments of poignant humanity, guilt, and moral ambiguity. The cast and writing evoke a tense, immersive investigation with layered motives and a tragic denouement.

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Summary for New Listeners

This episode embodies classic old-time radio drama, mixing atmospheric investigation with deep character study. Through persistent detective work and emotionally fraught encounters, the mystery of two lost lives is unraveled, revealing a tragic tale of revenge, misplaced loyalty, and human frailty. The final reveal—that a victim's own family member, consumed by guilt and vengeance, is behind both killings—delivers a haunting ending in keeping with the genre’s best traditions.

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Transcript

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[B]

I'd know that man anywhere, lieutenant. I haven't been able to get his face out of my mind.

[A]

Fine, Mrs. Atwater, fine. All we want you and Mr. Bush to do is identify him. Here, sit down here. Where do I sit, lieutenant? Right next to me. Oh, yes.

[B]

Thank you.

[A]

Now, I said to myself, Mr. Bush, now there's a face you'll never forget. Oh, those hit and run drivers. I tell you, not a hit and run driver. Mr. Bush. The driver of that car was a murderer. May I have your attention, please? Premeditated. You people out there on the other side of the wire. May I have your attention, please? Thank you. My name is Greb. Sergeant Matt Greb. I'll explain the lineup to you. Each of the suspects you will see will be numbered. I'll call out for number their names in charge. If you have any identifications, please remember the number assigned to the prisoner as I call his name at the end of the line. When I call for questions or identifications, call out the number. If you're sure or not too sure of the suspect, have him held. The officers who took your name will assist you. They're seated among you. Please be prompt with your questions or identification.

[B]

He had the face of a killer. A real mean.

[A]

Just as long as you remember what he looked at. Dressed back into their jail clothes it makes it quite difficult to bring them back after they leave here. The questions I ask these suspects are merely to get a natural tone of voice. So do not pay too much attention to their answers as they often lie. Bring on the line. All right, boys. All right. Right down to the end of the stage. Okay. Okay, that's far enough. Turn around and face front. You, the second man, face the audience. That's it. Hands to your sides, all of you. Look straight ahead so the people out there can see you. Number one, Augie, per se. Theft. Where do you live, Augie? The usual place. Where's that Bo? Jungle. It's under the bridge outside of town. What were you doing when the officer arrested you? Well, I was asking a lady for a handout at her back door. With a gun in your hand? Well, I was just asking her to hold it so I could hold her pocketbook so she could get me something to eat. Number two. Melvin Cornell. Vacancy. Where do you live, Melvin? Westville Hotel on Clover. Where were you when the officer arrested you? Standing in front of the Westville Hotel on Clover. What were you doing there? I was shifting my feet, getting ready to walk. Where were you going?

[B]

I don't know.

[A]

I haven't thought about it. Number three. Lyle Brooks. Theft. Where do you live, Lyle? 3000 Hills.

[B]

That's him. Looking at the Melvin, the one before him. Number two. I'm sure of it.

[A]

Hold it, sergeant. Right. Let's see number two again. Okay, sir. Step out here, Melvin. Turn around, Melvin. Slowly, slowly. That's it. Okay, that's enough.

[B]

That's him. That's the man.

[A]

What about him, Mr. Bush? No, Evelyn. Now, please. Now, just a moment. I have to consider.

[B]

I tell you, that's him. That's the man I saw run down that girl. How could I forget that face, lieutenant? That's the man.

[A]

Now. Hold for interrogation, sergeant. Right.

[B]

That all you want with me, lieutenant?

[A]

No, you come with me. You too, Mr. Bush. Cigarette, Mr. Bush? No, thank you. No, I never smoke. And please don't offer me a glass of water either.

[B]

I don't need or want a thing.

[A]

Me neither, lieutenant. Relax, Melvin. I know what you're after, lieutenant, and I may as well tell you. No amount of catering to what you think are my desires will make me identify this man, much as it will please you. But Mrs. Atwater here identified him. She's sure. She's positive. Mrs. Atwater is wrong. Aren't you, Mrs. Atwater?

[B]

You're dead wrong.

[A]

Because he's me.

[B]

You running hitter. You murderer.

[A]

There we are, Melvin. I'm not gonna hurt Mrs. Atwater. Mrs. Atwater's a fine lady. Aren't you, Mrs. Atwater? You couldn't have seen me driving that car, Mrs. Atwater. I don't know how to drive a car, so how could I steal a car, Mr. Bush? Tell Mrs. Atwater.

[B]

She didn't say that man is the man, lieutenant. I'll swear to it. I'll never forget his face. Never. One day I shall describe him to my grandchildren.

[A]

You will be deceiving them, Mrs. Atwater. Because that poor man is not the man. The man who was driving the murder car was fat.

[B]

He was lean, like this man here, this Melvin.

[A]

You will forgive me for differing with you, Mrs. Atwater, but the man in the car that ran down that girl was fat. I have seen fat people in my life, and he was fat.

[B]

And you need eyeglasses. He was lean. He was this Melvin here.

[A]

My eyes are in perfect order. He was fat. What's more, he had unneat blonde hair.

[B]

He needed a haircut. He was bald. He was bald and he was lean. He was Melvin. Melvin is bald and lean like your brain, Mrs. Ashlter.

[A]

The man was heavy, even in all that rain. It was very obvious.

[B]

I'll have you.

[A]

I'm not. Stop it, both of you. Stop it. That's all. You may go out that door.

[B]

He insulted me in front of a murderer.

[A]

Please.

[B]

You've made a jackass of yourself, haven't you, Mrs. Atlantic?

[A]

How about me, lieutenant? You too. Out. And we're sorry. Oh, forget it. You know, things like this happen. Forget it. This is the way out, huh? Never went out this way before. Ah, forget it. Lieutenant. Matt. Yeah, Ben? Where is everybody? Let him go. Melvin too. Yeah, but that woman identified him, Ben. A girl was deliberately run over. We know that because two witnesses saw the car stop. Back up and run over her body once more to make sure she was dead. Yesterday, on August 2, a girl was murdered. Elaine Kirk was murdered. Anything else, ma'? Am? A woman identified the murderer. And you let him go? Mm. He stole the car and murdered that girl. Ben, you threw. Yeah, yeah. What do you want with me, Ben? We're gonna have to do it the hard way. Neither Bush nor that Atwater woman saw the man who was driving that car. They were just trying to be important. We'll have to do it the hard way. Oh, well, what can I do? Ben, you got that engagement book we found on Elaine Kirk? It's in my office. Get it, Matt. I'm gonna keep Elaine Kirk's. What can I do for you? I'm from the police. Ben Guthrie. So, what can I do for you? I'm looking for Frank Bennett. Why? Is he in? Don't you catch on. I'm Frank Bennett. What do you want to see me about? About a girl named Elaine Kirk. In here. About a girl named Elaine Kirk. You know she's dead, don't you? I know. In her belongings was an engagement book on yesterday's date. August 2nd. Was your name. Did you see her yesterday? She wrote it down. Eh? Did you see her? Yeah, sure I did. We had cocktails Yesterday afternoon, about 5. That's too long ago. Eh, My prints wouldn't be on the glass now, eh? What was the occasion? She called me yesterday morning, said she wanted to see me. And I always said yes to Elaine. Whatever she asked me to do, I said yes. All right. What about yesterday? Over cocktail, she told me that she was going to get married. Why should she single you out to tell? Because once I'd been there myself once she was telling her friends that she was gonna marry me. And it didn't work out. Well, her friend said it another way, but didn't work out. Does it nicely. Yeah. Wait a minute. To tell you she was gonna get married? Yeah. To a man named David Finley. Him?

[B]

Mm.

[A]

His name's on the list too. Lucky him. You know this David Finley? Well, I've got nothing against him, Mr. Guthrie, except that he got the last kiss in the world from Elaine Kirk. I don't know why. I'll never know why, but that's the way it was. Not to a guy like David. Not a girl like Elaine. A special kind of girl, wasn't she? That'll do it nicely too. Say, do something for me, Mr. Guthrie. What? Talk to David Finley. I was going to. Then come back and explain to me why Elaine should give her life to him.

[B]

David's at his desk being his work. He's an accountant, you know. One of the best. That's his room, Mr. Guthrie. Just go right in.

[A]

Thank you. May I ask who you are?

[B]

I wondered. You didn't ask right off, lieutenant. I'm Dorothy Finley, David's sister. Don't keep David away from his work too long.

[A]

Be with you in a minute. Just want to total this column of figures. Go right ahead. That does it. Only take a second to enter it. Now, I don't know you, do I? Someone recommended you to me. I'm Ben Guthrie from the police. Buddy Lane. Is that why you're here? That's right. Your name was in her engagement book. You saw her yesterday. I saw her when? She came for dinner at 7. It was an occasion. Kind of a anniversary. What kind? Personal. How long did she stay? Until 10 o'. Clock. Then she went away. Walked down a long street. Death was waiting for her. If I'd known, I wouldn't have let her go. You were gonna be married? We were gonna be married, David. I didn't think it was right we should get married. No. No. You never saw Elaine, did you? No. I mean, once she was. No. You never spoke to her? You weren't fortunate like Me? You only saw her when death made her ugly. Huh? David, we. You never saw the other way. And you'd know that what I told her was right. She shouldn't marry me. Not me. I. I'm sorry, Mr. Guthrie. Did she ever mention anyone talk about anything? Elaine is dead. What are you staring at? Nothing. Didn't you know? Mr. Guthrie, I'm a cripple from the waist down. I have to use my crutches to show you to the door.

[B]

Yes, what is it?

[A]

My name is Ben Guthrie.

[B]

Yes, Mr. Guthrie, what can I do for you?

[A]

I'm from the police.

[B]

What do you want?

[A]

Can we go inside?

[B]

No, we can't. What do you want?

[A]

I'm trying to locate a girl named Janet Irish.

[B]

I'm her mother.

[A]

Her name was on a list. It's important that I see her.

[B]

Mrs. Irish, you can't. No one can see her no more. No one sees Janet.

[A]

I'm afraid I'll have to insist.

[B]

Insist? Then.

[A]

Listen to me.

[B]

Janet is dead. Janet is dead, Mr. Guthrie. She was killed.

[A]

Killed? How?

[B]

A hit and run driver killed her.

[A]

Oh, I'm sorry. It's just that a girl named Elaine Kirk had Janet's name on her appointment list.

[B]

Yes, she came here yesterday to console me.

[A]

Yes.

[B]

Yesterday was the anniversary of my daughter's death. Yesterday on August 2nd. Janet had been dead a year.

[A]

Abraham Lincoln once spoke of a government of the people, by the people and for the people. Members of the armed forces are as dedicated to the proposition of maintaining this government today as were those soldiers who sacrificed their lives on the battlefield of Gettysburg during the war between the states so many years ago. They know that as US Citizens in uniform, our military personnel have definite responsibilities to their God, to their country and to themselves. Ben. Oh, come in, Matt. Come in. Did you find anything? Oh, newspaper clippings, file reports. Nothing very satisfactory. All right, let's have it. That's just about what Mrs. Irish told you. A year ago, her daughter Janet was hit by a car. The car didn't stop. Janet died on the way to the hospital. The car driver of the car was never found. No wonder Mrs. Irish was bitter when I told her I was from the police. Yeah, no wonder she told me Elaine Kirk had stopped in to offer condolences. People do that. But doesn't it bother you that they were both killed by hit and run drivers? Yeah, it bothers me. What do you think? I don't know. You spoke to the man who owned the car that killed Elaine, didn't you? Sure, sure. The car was stolen. All Right. He and his wife went to the movies with some friends. Parked the car, left the keys. When they got out of the movies, the car was gone. Nothing there, huh? Except the man was screaming when they found the car later because his fender was bent. I bleed for him. Let's go back a minute, Matt. We were saying that Janet and Elaine were probably friends. That fact keeps throwing itself at me. And both kill the same way. You can call it coincidence. Would you? How do you expect me to answer that, Ben? I don't know anything more about this than you do. I know. I know. The thing to do is to find out. Two girls, friends. If their manner of death was not a coincidence, what was it? What secret? What thing did they share together? If you could find that out. Yes, if I could find that out. Well, I'm going to try a neat trick, Ben. How are you going to do it? EL Kirk was going to marry a man. Man named David Finley. Maybe she loved him enough to tell him her secret.

[B]

What is. Oh, it's you, Lieutenant. I'm glad you've come back. I wanted you to come back. I wanted you to come back.

[A]

Your brother, Ms. Finley. May I talk to him, please?

[B]

He's not here. He's at the Athletic Club swimming pool. He swims there every day for exercise because he's.

[A]

I know. I know.

[B]

Of course you know. Everyone knows about David. He's so brave and good, so efficient, so helpless. I drive him to the pool every day. I'm going back to pick him up in a little while.

[A]

Well, I'll come back a little later, then. Will you tell David?

[B]

Please don't go?

[A]

But, Ms. Finley, just tell David that I.

[B]

When I tell you what I'm going to tell you, I bet you won't go.

[A]

What is it, Ms. Finley?

[B]

Come in the house.

[A]

Well, what do you want to tell me?

[B]

I murdered Elaine. Kirk. Come in the house, Lieutenant Guthrie. We can go into David's room. He doesn't mind. He lets me help him. Lets me do the things I want to do. They're always for him or David. Sit right there in David's chair.

[A]

Lieutenant, you said you murdered Elaine.

[B]

I didn't mean to murder. He loved her so. He loved her so much. She was so beautiful. You won't tell him I killed him?

[A]

Why did you do it?

[B]

I don't know. Somewhere deep inside my brain, there must have been a hate for her.

[A]

Big enough to make me kill her.

[B]

Big enough to.

[A]

Miss Finley. Miss Finley.

[B]

I didn't want to do that. I wanted to be brave like David. I'm all right now. I'm all right.

[A]

Do you realize what you've said to me?

[B]

Yes. It was murder. As if I'd committed it with my own hand.

[A]

What?

[B]

As if I'd struck her down with my own hand.

[A]

Tell me about it.

[B]

The night Elaine died, it was raining. Remember? There was thunder and lightning. David wanted her to stay with us overnight. She said no. She wanted to walk home in all that rain. That long, long walk home through the park. I should have made her stay.

[A]

It was my fault.

[B]

I should have made her stay.

[A]

Miss Finley, stop it. Stop it. It's not your fault. It happens that way sometimes. It's not your fault.

[B]

It is. It is.

[A]

It's time for you to pick up David, isn't it?

[B]

Oh, yes. I'll be late. Thank you. Thank you for helping me. I'll go pick up David.

[A]

That's better. That's much better. Miss Finley, there was a name on Elaine's engagement book. Elsa Weaver. Do you know her?

[B]

No, but I've heard Elaine talk about her. She's the society editor on the Globe. You going to talk to her, too?

[A]

Yes.

[B]

Goodbye, Lieutenant. Thank you for your kindness. You say you're a policeman, Mr. Guthrie?

[A]

That's right.

[B]

I was trying to match you with a profession when you walked into my office. Funny, I didn't think policeman.

[A]

May I ask exactly what it is you do in this office? Miss Weaver, as society editor.

[B]

Elder Weaver.

[A]

Yes, I know. That's your name.

[B]

Else, the Weaver. I hear rumors and write innuendos. I'm a columnist. Society. You seriously didn't know who I am?

[A]

Miss Weaver, I want to talk to you about Elaine Kirk.

[B]

Why me?

[A]

Your name was found on Elaine's person when she was killed. Oh?

[B]

Why?

[A]

You tell me why.

[B]

My name was found on Elaine's person. Regarding what?

[A]

On her engagement list. She came to see you?

[B]

She certainly did.

[A]

Why now?

[B]

I've got to answer you, don't I? Elaine Kirk came to me to announce her wedding to David Finley. She told me that so I could put it in the papers. People tell me things. I put it in the papers. Each Friday I draw a check. Neat.

[A]

Doesn't it bother you that Elaine was killed?

[B]

I loathed her. I make up my mind about people and I keep it that way. Elaine is dead. One less person to loathe.

[A]

All right, so you're honest about it. Let's keep that that way. Sure. Why did you hate Elaine?

[B]

The reasons a woman has for hating another woman. The reasons a woman makes up her mind about another Woman like what? Elaine Kirk was a beautiful girl, and she knew it. That's what made her intolerable. Her beauty, her brains, her capacity for enjoying herself. It sickened me, that's all.

[A]

Did you know a friend of hers, Janet Irish?

[B]

Casually?

[A]

Think about this, Miss Weaver. It's important. Was there anything these two girls had in common? Shared, of course. What?

[B]

Frank Bennett.

[A]

Frank Bennett.

[B]

That Hulk? That gorgeous boy with the hair, the smile and the black eyes.

[A]

How well did you know him?

[B]

Arm's length. That's one of my burdens. Let me tell you how it was, Mr. Guthrie. When I knew Frank, he was engaged to Elaine Kirk. Janet Irish was Elaine's friend.

[A]

So?

[B]

So join me in my thoughts. Frank Bennett was never lonely. Am I clear, Mr. Guthrie?

[A]

You came back to tell me that Elaine wanted David and not me. That's why you came back. No, Frank. David with his condition, creates a big pity in people, you know, like he did in Elaine. So much pity that she just had to marry him. See, I knew the answer all the time. Drink, Lieutenant? Help yourself. You told me Elaine was something very special to you. You told me. I agreed with you. What about Janet Irish, huh? From left field, Lieutenant. From out of nowhere, like a bolt from the blue. Why do you spring Janet Irish on me all of a sudden? I hear she was something special, too, to me. Mm. Well, what you hear is a lie. What does a policeman have to do to hear a lie like this? Where does he go? Janet Irish, Frank? Tell me about it. Oh. To Elsa Weaver, perchance You went for this about me and Janet? Well, you went to the right place. That Elsa's a bitter girl. Frank doesn't light Elsa's cigarette, open doors for Elsa, Kiss Elsa good night for not doing these things and more. Elsa loathes Frank. Makes up lies about him and Janet about him. Then what's the truth, Frank? That's all I want. Well, Janet was a pretty girl. Janet was Elaine's best friend. And if she hadn't been, I wouldn't have looked at her twice. Janet was not one to make me hungry for her. That's the truth. Janet was killed in a hit and run a year ago on August 2nd. Elaine was killed the same way. Also on August 2nd. We know it was murder. You think Janet was murdered, Frank? Well, that's your department to think about things like that. If it was murder, they could have been murdered for the same reason. You know, it's interesting the way you come to me to think things out. You use my place, you take my time. Not that I Mind. You know the girls very well, Frank. Only Elaine. I told you, Elaine.

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Did she ever tell you anything about Janet? Some secret they shared? Some. Well, there was a thing, but it wasn't a secret. Oh? What was it? Well, it was Elaine and Janet that made David Finley what he is today. What are you talking about? Happened up in Canada, on a lake. David, he was a stranger to the girls. He was swimming and the girls were in a motorboat. They didn't see David. They ran him down, hit him in the back with the boat. Paralyzed him from the waist down. That's what the girls did to David upon meeting him. I never read anything about it. Well, it didn't come out till months later. David didn't want it to come out. When it finally did, it wasn't news. That's why you didn't read it in the papers. Why didn't David want it known? You never saw Elaine, did you, Lieutenant? To be crippled by a girl like that. Well, that could be a caress. You leaving me, lieutenant, without a goodbye. Without a thank you. Goodbye, Frank. Thank you. What took you so long, Matt? I've been waiting 15 minutes. Take it easy, Ben. I had to find somebody to take over the lineup for me. What do you got? Answers and a murderer. Come on in.

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Oh, Lieutenant Guthrie. Please come in. And you, too, the lieutenant's friend.

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This is Sergeant Greb. Miss Finlay.

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How do you do, Sergeant?

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Hello.

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You want to see David, don't you? He's in his room.

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I'll go back. Not yet. I think we want to talk with you. We want to tell you we know who killed Elaine Kirk.

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I told you I did.

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Mm. Let's go in here and sit down.

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Yes, of course. Sit here, Lieutenant. Sergeant, you're right over there.

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Miss Finley killed Elaine Kirk.

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Yes, I did. I explained it to the lieutenant. If I had insisted that Elaine stay here that night, nothing would have happened to her. I would have taken care of her.

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I see. Oh, no, you don't. Matt. What? The way I figure it, Matt, the person who killed Elaine Kirk also killed Janet Irish. Miss Finley, did you kill Janet?

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Who?

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The lieutenant said Janet. Janet Irish?

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Oh, no. I hardly knew her.

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Well, I'll tell you something else, Matt. Whoever killed Janet and Elaine had the identical motive.

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I want my brother in here with me.

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All right. Ben Rel. Hello, Mr. Guthrie. My sister tells me the other gentleman is Sergeant Greb. That's right, David. He also tells me you know who killed Elaine and Janet. That's also right. Tell me, David, how long ago did you have your accident? Two years ago on August 2nd? Yes. How are you getting along? Pretty good. Swimming. The exercises I take. I even drive a car. I'm making progress. Before long, I'll even be able to take care of myself.

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Oh, David, David. It'll be a long time.

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You know, that's all I've got now. Time. I'm glad your sister brought you in here, David, so I can tell you who killed Elaine and Janet. Someone who despised them for what they did to you. Elaine made it up to me. She made it up a thousand times. Miss Finley?

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Yes?

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Tell us how you killed Janet Irish.

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I told you, I hardly knew her.

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You ran over her a year ago on August 2nd. Killed her with a car. Like you killed Elaine yesterday on August 2nd with a car. Both of them. On the anniversary of your brother's accident.

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No, I didn't. David, tell them. I didn't.

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Dorothy, tell them. I can't. I can't tell them that, David. You're the only one who could have hated them so much.

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They did it for you. For you, David, for what they did to you. A cripple. Look at you. A helpless cripple.

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You, my sister.

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Yes, I killed Janet. But with Elaine, I waited. I saw it was happening. She was falling in love with you, David. The longer I waited, the more she had to lose one year of loving you. And then I killed her.

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Then I killed her. Oh, take her out of here and hold away.

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Auntie David. Elaine. Could she have done that? Cripple.

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Take her out of here. Matt. You better come with us, Ms. Finley.

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David. David. Dav.

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