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[Assistant] I will give you the location. You have four minutes to write your essay.


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[Assistant] After 4 minutes, I will write what I imagined at the location. You can also post your paragraph in the comments section of the video and I will check it for you. Start!


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[Assistant] Long ago, there was a beautiful stone castle. It was next to a clean and clear river.


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[Assistant] The river had many fish that the people could catch and cook for food.


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[Assistant] The land was full of healthy trees, mushrooms and plants.


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[Assistant] Behind the castle, there was often an amazing rainbow. The people of the castle loved their home and always welcomed people to visit.


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[Assistant] It is a little difficult at first, but with practice, it will make you a better writer. It will help you see more details in a photo. It will also help you to think of more details about what is happening in a photo location or just subject writing. Let's practice some more.


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[Assistant] You can also post your paragraph in the comments section of the video and I will check it for you. Add lots of detail. Start!


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[Assistant] There are a few clouds in the sky and there are many people in the park.


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[Assistant] They are all enjoying their Saturday with their family and friends. There is a bench with a couple sitting on it. They are under the lamp.


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[Assistant] Behind them is a field with a few trees and lots of grass.


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[Assistant] There are some families having a picnic on the grass.


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[Assistant] That was great. I can't wait to read your essay in the comments section. I want to see what you wrote. Describing the picture is a common test for English level in schools and on academic tests. These essays will help you learn how to describe what you see to people easily. So great job today. I will see you for the next lesson. Goodbye.


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[Assistant] Welcome to English as a Second Language Podcast, number 32.


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[Assistant] This is English as a Second Language Podcast, Episode 32.


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[Assistant] I'm your host, Dr. Jeff McQuillen, coming to you from the Center for Educational Development in beautiful Los Angeles, California.


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[Assistant] In this episode, we're going to see Lucy cleaning up and putting on her makeup. Let's get started.


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[Assistant] To clean up is to clean yourself, to make yourself ready to go out of your house usually. To put on makeup means to put


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[Assistant] Something usually on your face that makes you look better. This is something that women do.


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[Assistant] I need makeup to make me look better because I'm so ugly, but I don't normally wear makeup. But more about that later.


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[Assistant] Episode 2 begins with Lucy saying that she shares a bathroom with her roommate, the other woman that she lives with in her apartment. She shares the bathroom. They have only one bathroom.


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[Assistant] This is usually not a problem, however.


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[Assistant] Lucy says that each of them tries to keep the sink, tub, and toilet clean.


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[Assistant] The sink, S-I-N-K, is where you put the water, where you pour the water into in order to clean. A tub, T-U-B, sometimes called a bath tub.


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[Assistant] Box in your bathroom that you put water into it and you then get into the water and you clean yourself kind of like when you go swimming.


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[Assistant] You go in, your whole body goes into the water. Well, that's what a tub is. It's a large long container.


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[Assistant] That you put water into in order to take a bath.


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[Assistant] A toilet, T-O-I-L-E-T, is what you use when you go to the bathroom, when you get rid of things out of your body.


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[Assistant] Both Lucy and her roommate have separate medicine cabinets. They each have their own medicine cabinet.


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[Assistant] Is something that you use to put your things, your bottles, your medicine, your toothpaste, things you use in your bathroom.


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[Assistant] You put them in a medicine cabinet. It's a cupboard. It's a small area where you can put things. Usually medicine cabinets have a mirror on the front.


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[Assistant] Which is also the door and you can open up the medicine cabinet and get things out of it. Lucy and her roommate have separate medicine cabinets.


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[Assistant] We mean there is space, there is a place for you to put things. The word room also refers to a part of your house or a part of a building, the bedroom, the dining room, and so forth.


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[Assistant] But here it's used to mean space. So there is room under the sink for their hair dryers and their tampons.


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[Assistant] Hair dryers and tampons are two things that I do not use as a man.


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[Assistant] Is a machine that you use to, you can guess, dry your hair. So when you wash your hair and it is wet, you can use a hair dryer to make sure that it becomes dry.


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[Assistant] T-A-M-P-O-N is something that I have never used. A tampon is something that a woman or a girl would use.


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[Assistant] A girl between the age of 12 and up to a woman of the age of 55 or 60 perhaps would have to use a tampon every month. This is something that men do not have to do.


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[Assistant] Basically a tampon is a long thin piece of cotton that a woman puts in her body.


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[Assistant] To absorb or to prevent blood from coming out of her body during each month. I don't think I need to say more. A woman has something happen to her every month. What we would call her period. P-E-R-I-O-D Her period is when blood leaves her body.


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[Assistant] And that is part of her menstrual cycle.


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[Assistant] Menstrual, m-e-n-s-t-r-u-a-l means monthly.


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[Assistant] So this is something that men do not have to worry about.


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[Assistant] But in this case, Lucy has hair dryers and tampons in her bathroom.


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[Assistant] I start by rinsing my mouth, Lucy says. That is when she first walks into her bathroom, she begins to clean up.


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[Assistant] By rinsing her mouth out or rinsing her mouth to rinse r-i-n-s-e means to clean with water.


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[Assistant] Which is a kind of liquid soap for your teeth. It helps clean your teeth and make your breath smell better. Or at least, it's supposed to.


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[Assistant] So, she rinses her mouth with mouthwash, and then she flosses.


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[Assistant] To floss, f l o s s, means to take a piece of string and put it between your teeth to get food from between your teeth, to get rid of, to remove that


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[Assistant] Small piece of food that might be in your teeth.


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[Assistant] After Lucy takes out or gets her toothbrush and toothpaste and brushes her teeth.


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[Assistant] So she gets her toothbrush and puts on toothpaste, which is a kind of soap for your teeth, and she brushes or cleans her teeth.


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[Assistant] She only washes her hair every other day.


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[Assistant] That means that she doesn't clean her hair every day. She does it every other day. Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday, every other day.


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[Assistant] So, she puts on a shower cap.


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[Assistant] A shower, s-h-o-w-e-r, cap, c-a-p, two words, is a piece of plastic that you put on your head


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[Assistant] You put it over your hair so your hair does not get wet when you take a shower. It's called a shower cap. Again, this is something that I do not need.


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[Assistant] Lucy says she doesn't need to get out her shampoo and conditioner.


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[Assistant] She doesn't need to get out, meaning she doesn't mean to remove it from the medicine cabinet.


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[Assistant] Is a liquid soap for your hair.


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[Assistant] Is a liquid that you put on your hair after you shampoo to make your hair soft and nice.


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[Assistant] That's shampoo, which cleans your hair, and conditioner that makes your hair soft, if you have hair.


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[Assistant] Lucy likes to take bubble baths when she has time. A bubble bath, b-u-b-b-l-e, bubble bath, b-a-t-h, two words, is a bath where you get into the tub and you have


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[Assistant] A liquid that you put into the water


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[Assistant] Usually it makes the water smell nice. It is something that makes bubbles. Bubbles are parts of water that have air in them.


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[Assistant] They are very light and sometimes they go up into the air. It's like a little ball of water that has air in it. That's a bubble.


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[Assistant] Lucy likes to take bubble baths when she has time.


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[Assistant] But on a busy morning, she does not have time to take a bubble bath, so she has to take a shower. She says a shower will have to do.


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[Assistant] The expression have to do means that it will be sufficient. It will be enough. It will be good enough.


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[Assistant] So a shower will have to do, it will have to be good enough.


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[Assistant] Quickly and gives her legs a quick shave.


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[Assistant] To lather l-a-t-h-e-r up, two words, means to put liquid on your body, soap or shampoo or what we would call shaving cream.


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[Assistant] And move it back and forth.


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[Assistant] Mix it with water until you have bubbles that cover your skin. This is to lather up.


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[Assistant] Or covers your hair to lather up with shampoo on your hair.


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[Assistant] Lucy lathers up and gives her legs a quick shave.


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[Assistant] Shave, s-h-a-v-e, can be a noun and a verb.


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[Assistant] To shave means to remove hair from your body, from your skin.


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[Assistant] Lucy says she gives her legs a quick shave.


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[Assistant] Women in the United States usually shave their legs. They get the hair off of their legs. They'll also shave under their arms, what we would call their armpit.


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[Assistant] A R M P I T Your armpit is that space underneath your arm that connects your arm to the rest of your body. Men do not shave their legs.


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[Assistant] They do sometimes shave their face, or, like me, shave their head.


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[Assistant] Lucy says that she doesn't wear a lot of makeup to work.


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[Assistant] Meaning, she doesn't put on a lot of things on her face in order to go to work. She just puts on


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[Assistant] A little blush and light colored lipstick.


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[Assistant] Is a pink powder that women put usually on their cheeks.


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[Assistant] That is the place underneath or below your eyes next to your nose on either side of your nose. Those are your cheeks. It's a pink powder. Powder is when you take something and you break it up into very small pieces.


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[Assistant] And it's, it's so small that you can take your hand and the pieces will stick to your hand. They'll be on your hand. This is powder.


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[Assistant] So blush is a powder that you put on your cheeks. Well, women usually put on their cheeks.


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[Assistant] Is a color that you put on your lips, the part of your mouth.


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[Assistant] Women often put on red lipstick.


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[Assistant] Lucy says she puts on light colored lipstick. So not very dark, a very light color.


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[Assistant] I do not wear lipstick, usually, but women often wear lipstick. It makes their lips look better.


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[Assistant] Lucy says that she skips the mascara and eyeshadow. To skip SKIP means that she doesn't use it. She doesn't use mascara. M-A-S-C-A-R-A.


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[Assistant] Mascara is a black or brown liquid.


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[Assistant] That a woman puts on her eyelashes.


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[Assistant] Your eyelash, E-Y-E-L-A-S-H, one word, are the little hairs that come out of your eyes, or come out of what we would call your eyelid, L-I-D. That's the piece of skin that covers your eyes.


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[Assistant] On the end of your eyelid are eyelashes, and these are little pieces of hair. Women sometimes try to make those darker by putting on mascara.


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[Assistant] Eyeshadow, s-h-a-d-o-w, two words, eyeshadow, is another kind of powder


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[Assistant] But it's powder that a woman puts on the eyelid, the skin that covers the eye, so it has some color to it. That is called eye shadow.


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[Assistant] Lucy says she puts a few hot curlers in her hair and she's ready for breakfast.


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[Assistant] Is a small piece of round plastic that women use to make their hair look better. They heat up the plastic and usually there's some metal.


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[Assistant] That they heat up and they put it in their hair to make their hair more curly.


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[Assistant] Curly, c u r l y, is the opposite of straight.


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[Assistant] Women can put curls in their hair by putting hot curlers in them and then their hair will be curly.


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[Assistant] Now let's listen to the story, this time at a normal speed.


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[Assistant] Thanks to our wonderful scriptwriter, Dr. Lucy Say, for her hard work. And thanks to you for listening.


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[Assistant] From Los Angeles, California, I'm Jeff McQuillen. Come back and listen to us again here on ESL Podcast.


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[Assistant] English as a Second Language podcast is written and produced by Dr. Lucy Say, hosted by Dr. Jeff McQuillen. This podcast is copyright 2006.


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[Assistant] I mean, when you sing, you bring a sense of foundation and security and grace with each and every performance.


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[Assistant] Okay, that's not bad. But, Donald Glover does not have a daughter, right?


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[Assistant] So I think it's Aloe Blacc. He's got a daughter. And my game changing clue was the alarm clock. His hit song with Avicii, Wake Me Up.


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[Assistant] You know what you did my friend, you lifted our spirits and you are a powerful presence. You've been such a blessing to this show. Thank you so much. Thank you.


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[Assistant] I'm not sticking with it because there were all these clues, early riser, blue clues, blueberries, blue wings everywhere for her song Blue, which one her Grammy.


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[Assistant] I go to the fridge to take out the eggs. When I have time, I like to cook a hot breakfast.


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[Assistant] And turn on the front burner on the stove top. While the eggs are cooking, I put two pieces of bread into the toaster.


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[Assistant] When the eggs are nice and brown on the edges.


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[Assistant] I use a spatula to put them on a plate.


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[Assistant] Some mornings, I have to settle for some cold cereal or just toast with jam, but it's nice to start the day with a sit-down meal when I get the chance. When I'm done, I take my plate and my silverware to the sink.


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[Assistant] I put a little dish washing detergent on the sponge, scrub the dishes, and leave them in the drying rack to dry.


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[Assistant] In the kitchen, the first thing I do is pour myself a cup of coffee and I add a little skim milk and sugar. My roommate usually makes a pot when she wakes up for both of us since she gets up first. I go to the fridge to take out the eggs.


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[Assistant] When I have time, I like to cook a hot breakfast, so I take out the frying pan.


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[Assistant] Pour a little oil in it and turn on the front burner on the stove top.


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[Assistant] While the eggs are cooking, I put two pieces of bread into the toaster. When the eggs are nice and brown on the edges, I use a spatula to put them on a plate. Some mornings, I have to settle for some cold cereal or just toast with jam.


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[Assistant] But it's nice to start the day with a sit-down meal when I get the chance.


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[Assistant] When I'm done, I take my plate and my silverware to the sink where my roommate has left her breakfast dishes.


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[Assistant] Since she makes the coffee in the morning, I wash the dishes. It's a pretty good arrangement. I put a little dishwashing detergent on the sponge.


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[Assistant] Scrub the dishes and leave them in the drying rack to dry.


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[Assistant] Hmm, is it the sky?


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[Assistant] Oh, that's a good one. My turn now. Hmm.


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[Assistant] I spy with my little eye something brown.


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[Assistant] Something... not brown?


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[Assistant] But he only works in the afternoons, so we don't usually get in each other's way too much. I boot up my computer and look at my agenda for today.


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[Assistant] I had about 30 new emails in my inbox.


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[Assistant] But I decide not to read them right away.


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[Assistant] There were some new inter-office paperwork in my inbox too.


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[Assistant] But I decide to look at them a little later.


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[Assistant] First I wanted to start in on a report that I had to finish today. I had a conference call at the end of the day with the head office, but I had most of the day to get it done. Before long, it was the lunch hour. I didn't pack a lunch.


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[Assistant] So I asked my supervisor if she wanted to have lunch together. We head down the street to a sit-down restaurant.


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[Assistant] The hostess shows us to a table in the back of the restaurant. The waiter arrives a few minutes later.


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[Assistant] And we order entrees. No appetizers since we need to get back by one o'clock. The waiter was very busy.


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[Assistant] So I had to wave him down to get the check. He brought the bill.


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[Assistant] And my supervisor and I split the check. We walk back to the office and I get back to work.


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[Assistant] Just four more hours until quitting time.


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[Assistant] I get to the office and sit down at my desk. I share a cubicle with another employee, Jim.


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[Assistant] But he only works in the afternoons, so we don't usually get in each other's way too much.


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[Assistant] I boot up my computer and look at my agenda for today.


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[Assistant] I had about 30 new emails in my inbox, but I decided not to read them right away.


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[Assistant] There were some new inner office paperwork in my inbox too, but I decided to look at them a little later.


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[Assistant] First, I wanted to start in on a report that I had to finish today.


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[Assistant] I had a conference call at the end of the day with the head office, but I had most of the day to get it done. Before long, it was the lunch hour.


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[Assistant] I didn't pack a lunch, so I asked my supervisor if she wanted to have lunch together.


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[Assistant] The waiter arrives a few minutes later and we order entrees, no appetizers, since we need to get back by one o'clock.


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[Assistant] He brought the bill and my supervisor and I split the check. We walk back to the office and I get back to work. Just four more hours until quitting time.


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[Assistant] I don't think your hiding log is smaller and the stepping stones are closer and your spy hole has been moved down. I think you have grown bigger. See?


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[Assistant] Chapter 1. We want your voting stock, Doug.


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[Assistant] In the clear October air, orange and gold leaves screamed their color against the cold blue sky. The room was full of cigarette smoke.


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[Assistant] The room was enormous, but it was full now.


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[Assistant] Full of the dirty ash trays, used glasses and empty bottles, left at the end of a long and difficult discussion.


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[Assistant] The men themselves were as exhausted as the smoky air. Tired but determined.


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[Assistant] Think of shoes, yes, Rudy Stone said. Don't forget shoes, but think of


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[Assistant] Granger shoe is a business dog. A business. Profit and loss. The black and the red.


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[Assistant] A thin man, he moved fast and silently to a glass table, which was covered with women's shoes.


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[Assistant] Mrs. America, our customer, the stupidest little woman in the world. We've got to excite her, Doug.


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[Assistant] You're a married man, Doug. What excites Mrs. King?


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[Assistant] I hold a lot of stock in this company and I can see now why Granger is almost in the red.


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[Assistant] I'm Sales Chief, your production, and Rudy here is fashion and design.


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[Assistant] We're all on the board of directors, and we all know what's wrong with the company. What's that? King asked. The old man.


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[Assistant] What does he know about women's tastes? What does he know about women, Stone said? But, he's president of Granger.


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[Assistant] Year after year, he's president. Because he has enough stock to keep it that way. And the company goes down and down.


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[Assistant] And my stock is worth less and less each year, Frank Blake said.


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[Assistant] King watched as Benjamin went quickly to the glass table and picked up a red shoe. Look at this, he said. This is what I mean by excitement.


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[Assistant] Made up for my own design, Rudy Stone said proudly. Take a good look at it, Doug. Women will love it, Benjamin said.


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[Assistant] I know what he's thinking, Stone said. He's thinking the old man would never let Granger make a shoe like that.


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[Assistant] But the old man won't have anything to say about it. That's why we're here today. Oh, is that why we're here? King said smiling. Only Cameron smiled back at him.


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[Assistant] We want your voting stock, Doug. You've got 13%.


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[Assistant] Come in with us, and we'll have 34%. More than enough to get the old man out.


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[Assistant] How about it, Doug? With a shoe like this one, we'll take control of the cheap end of the market and kill the competition.


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[Assistant] George is right, Blake said. I don't care what kind of shoes we sell, as long as we make money. Who will be the new president? King asked. There was a short silence.


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[Assistant] At 42 years old, his hair was turning grey.


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[Assistant] But this only added to the strong character which showed in his face and his blue eyes.


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[Assistant] You'll sell a shoe like this, George? He asked.


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[Assistant] You'll use the Granger name on a cheap shoe? Yes, that's right. It's a good idea, isn't it? Profits will be higher, Blake said.


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[Assistant] I've worked for this company since I was 16. I know shoes. Good shoes. Quality.


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[Assistant] I won't put the Granger name on a piece of garbage.


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[Assistant] Is this what you're going to sell to women?


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[Assistant] I know it's business. It's my business. The business I love.


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[Assistant] Shoes are part of my life, and if I make garbage, my life will smell.


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[Assistant] Then sell out! What the hell do you want from me?


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[Assistant] Go ahead, vote me out, being said. If you find yourself out in the street,


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[Assistant] You would get a much bigger salary. You could... Please stop. Where are you going? I'm talking to you!


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[Assistant] This is my house, King said. I've had enough of this meeting and your plans. And I've had enough of you. So I'm leaving. Why don't you leave too? Benjamin's narrow face was red with anger.


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[Assistant] Don't play the innocent, Pete, Benjamin said. We offered him a plan and he refused us. He must be feeling strong to do that. What's he feeling so strong about? Why don't you ask him?


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[Assistant] Don't get clever with me, boy. What's your salary? Twenty, twenty five thousand? You can do better than that, Pete. Can I? What is it? A deal with the old man?


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[Assistant] I've been Doug's assistant for a long time, Cameron said. Then it's time for a change. Give me a call.


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[Assistant] You're very persuasive, Pete said. It's a good thing I'm an honest man.


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[Assistant] It was on the edge of the precinct, in Smoke Rise, the most expensive area of the city.


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[Assistant] It was clear that the walker was arriving at the poorer parts of the city.


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[Assistant] After the short burst of color of the Puerto Rican area around Mason Avenue, Grover Avenue looked gray, dirty, and very poor.


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[Assistant] Detective Meyer Meyer was at his desk on the second floor, making notes as the man sitting opposite him spoke. The man was called David Peck.


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[Assistant] He owned a store on Culver Avenue which sold radio parts, he told Meyer.


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[Assistant] I sell mainly the hams, Peck said, hams.


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[Assistant] By hams, I mean people who build their own radios as a hobby. They use them to talk to other hams. You'd be surprised how many hams we've got in this city. It's a good business to be in. I guess so, Mr. Peck, Meyer said. So, what's your problem? Well, Peck said, someone busted into my store. When was this? Last week.


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[Assistant] Growing up with parents who had given him that name, he had had to learn to be patient. Being the only Jewish boy in the area,


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[Assistant] He had had to learn to fight with his intelligence, not with his hands. Patiently now he asked, Tell me Mr. Peck.


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[Assistant] What did the thief steal the first time you broke into your store? An oscillator, X said. What does an oscillator cost?


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[Assistant] I sell them for fifty two dollars and thirty nine cents. And that's all he took the first time? Yes. And what did he steal last night?


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[Assistant] Little things. More bits of equipment. Batteries. The whole lot isn't worth more than $25. So why are you reporting it this time?


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[Assistant] In the 87th precinct, crimes like that happen every day of the week. Why get excited about this one?


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[Assistant] Unless you are a very patient detective called Meyer Meyer, who has a very good memory.


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[Assistant] Steve Carella was sitting there typing up a report.


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[Assistant] The list gave details of five break-ins at radio parts stores.


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[Assistant] Each time, only a few pieces of equipment had been stolen. Think it's the same thief? Corella asked. Sure as hell looks that way to me, Meyer said. Anyway, it's not very serious. I suppose not. Meyer paused and scratched his head. You don't think he's a Russian spy. Why would anyone want to steal radio parts?


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[Assistant] Never try to understand crooks, Corella said. You'll go crazy if you try to do that. Still, Meyer said, all that equipment. Seven break-ins. What does it mean, Steve? Search me, Corella said, and he began typing again.


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[Assistant] Chapter 3 Jump down and attack. Take him by surprise.


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[Assistant] Diane King was not what Hollywood calls a beautiful woman. She was, however, an attractive woman.


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[Assistant] She stood there in her luxurious house, a woman of thirty-two, wearing narrow black trousers and a white shirt.


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[Assistant] She had a towel around her shoulders and a silver streak in her black hair. Again she asked Pete Cameron, What did they do to Doug? Nothing, Cameron said. What did you do to your hair?


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[Assistant] On her left hand, she wore an enormous diamond ring.


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[Assistant] Is he in trouble, Pete? That look on his face. Don't you know that look, Liz said? My Harold wears it all the time. It means he's about to murder someone. Murder? Diane said. Pete, what happened?


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[Assistant] Nothing, they offered Doug a deal and he turned them down.


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[Assistant] Well Diane, Cameron said, that's business. Dog eat dog. Anyway, Liz said, murder can be fun. Lie back and enjoy it.


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[Assistant] She smiled at Cameron, and he smiled back at her. The two had been secret lovers for years.


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[Assistant] Surprisingly perhaps this had never stopped Liz from loving her highly successful husband Harold with all her heart.


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[Assistant] Is that you, Hanley? Darkass. How's it all going?


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[Assistant] Listen, we've got to act fast. Get the deal all tied up today.


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[Assistant] I don't care how you do it, but get that deal for me today.


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[Assistant] Well, I'll try, Doug, but don't just try, Handley. Succeed. I'll be waiting for your call. He put the phone down and turned to Cameron. Pete, you're going to Boston. I am? Cameron said, handing Liz her drink.


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[Assistant] Lucky boy, he said. I just love the shops in Boston.


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[Assistant] You're gonna help make me the biggest deal of my life. What's it all about, Doug? I'll tell you later, King said. Not yet.


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[Assistant] Telephone the airport and see when the next flight leaves.


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[Assistant] The man who had come into the room was only 35, but he looked older.


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[Assistant] He was Charles Reynolds, the king's chauffeur.


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[Assistant] Looking at him, you felt that there was something weak about the man, and also something terribly sad. It was not a surprise to learn that his wife had died, leaving him to bring up his young son alone.


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[Assistant] Oh, thank you ma'am. I, I never seem to be able to decide.


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[Assistant] You'll probably be driving Mr. Cameron to the airport later, King Interrupted. Yes sir. When will we be leaving, sir?


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[Assistant] Closely followed by Jeff Reynolds, who was wearing a red sweater.


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[Assistant] And at first sight they could have been mistaken for brothers.


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[Assistant] Taking no notice of the adults, they ran towards the door.


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[Assistant] Hey! King shouted to his son, stop there! What is it, dad? Where are you going?


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[Assistant] Don't go too far from the house, Bobby," Diane said. I won't, Mom. Who's the Indian now? King asked. I am, shouted Jim.


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[Assistant] Doug, what are you saying to the boy? Only the facts of life, Liz answered.


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[Assistant] If you don't move, there's no game, King said. What's the point of playing?


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[Assistant] With a shout, the two boys rushed out of the house. A madhouse, just like my own home, Liz said.


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[Assistant] I'll have the car ready when Mr. Cameron needs it, sir, Reynolds said. When he had gone, Diane said, You shouldn't have told Bobby that dog. What do you want him to grow up to be, a wild animal?


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[Assistant] So is he, said Liz. He's trying to make love to you, Diane.


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[Assistant] All this jumping on people and taking them by surprise. It's just what you do in business. It's what you're doing with this Boston thing. You're getting so hard, Doug. So merciless to other people.


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[Assistant] That's what I'm trying to tell you. Well, I thought you'd like to know.


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[Assistant] Get me Oscar Hadley at the Hotel Stanhope in Boston. Okay, call me back. How about a drink, Diane, before-


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[Assistant] The door burst open and Bobby rushed in.


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[Assistant] I forgot my gun, Mom, he shouted. I've gotta get it. Jeff's already hiding in the woods. I've gotta find a tree to climb, Dad. Still ready to jump down and attack, Doug? Diane said. The man was hidden, waiting to attack.


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[Assistant] He was dying for a cigarette, but he could not have one. He watched the chauffeur cleaning the Cadillac. He looked at his watch. He looked at the sky. It would be dark soon. Good. He wondered if Eddie was still with the car. He wondered if everything was okay at the house. He wondered if their plan would work. Then he began to worry.


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[Assistant] And he needed a cigarette more than ever. Easy now, he told himself. Just take it easy.


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[Assistant] That special October dark that smells of wood smoke and autumn leaves. It starts to get cold in October. People hurry home, wanting their dinner, wanting the companionship of their loved ones. It will be dark soon.


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[Assistant] Oh, excuse me, Kingstead, I was expecting another call. Who is this, please?


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[Assistant] There's nobody called Mac here, King said. You must have the wrong number. He put the receiver down. Cameron was standing there watching him. Not Hanley? Cameron said. No, a wrong number. Talking about wrong numbers, Pete. Yeah? Were you talking to George Benjamin a little while ago? Yes, I was. Why? To tell him I won't be at the sales meeting tomorrow.


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[Assistant] You didn't tell him you were going to Boston, did you? No. Should I have told him? Hell no. The phone rang again. That will be Hanley, King said, walking over to the phone.


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[Assistant] I'd better call Bobby and Diane said it's getting dark.


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[Assistant] I'll send Pete Cameron with the check on the nine o'clock plane. Can you meet him at the airport? Okay, Doug. Oh, and Hanley? Yes, Doug. Good work, boy. You can put down the receiver.


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[Assistant] Now we move, he said excitedly. Pete, phone the airline and get a seat on the nine o'clock plane.


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[Assistant] He pushed a button on the phone, picked up the receiver again and said,


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[Assistant] Oh no no, I guess I wouldn't tell him.


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[Assistant] Wait a minute, Diane, don't you wanna hear this? Bobby's safe enough, he's just outside his own house. Well, alright, but I really-


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[Assistant] There's a guy there who owns some voting stock I wanna buy.


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[Assistant] Hanley's been working on it for the last two weeks and now he's finally ready to sell it to me. He sat down at a desk and began to write a check. How much stock is it? Cameron asked. Nineteen percent. What? Add it up.


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[Assistant] Nineteen and twenty-eight makes forty-seven. Enough to make me president of Granger. I'll run the company my way, and I'll make the shoes I want to make. He tore the check from the book and gave it to Cameron. Take a look at this, he said. Cameron took it and gave a low whistle.


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[Assistant] Listen to me, King, a voice said. Don't put the phone down this time. This is no joke.


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[Assistant] Your son, the voice said. We've kidnapped your son.


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[Assistant] Now listen, and listen hard. I'll only say this once. The kid is safe.


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[Assistant] He'll stay safe if you do what I say. Get $500,000. Get it by tomorrow morning.


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[Assistant] Then call the phone company. Tell them I hung up on the bastard. Why did you do that? Diane shouted. She ran to the door and screamed into the darkness.


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[Assistant] I hung up so that he'll call back, King said. Then the phone company may be able to find out who made the call. He took Diana in his arms. We'll get him back, darling, said.


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[Assistant] Diane ran to him, fell to her knees and threw her arms around him.


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[Assistant] He did not like cases which involve very rich people, or cases which involve children.


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[Assistant] Now sitting in Douglas King's enormous, luxurious living room, talking about a kidnapped child, Garella felt bad. He didn't want to be here, but he had no choice.


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[Assistant] But when the kidnapper asked you for the ransom money, he thought he had your son. Yes. Has he called you again? No.


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[Assistant] Then he may still believe he has your son, Corella said. I don't know what he believes, King said angrily. Why do I have to answer all these questions?


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[Assistant] I am not the boy's father, and I know, but you spoke to the kidnapper. That's true, Mr. Corella. Corella. I'm sorry, Corella. Was it a man, the person who called? It was a man, King said. Did he say, I have your son or we have your son? I don't remember.


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[Assistant] And I don't see why it's important. Somebody has Jeff Reynolds. And all these stupid questions. Exactly, Mr. King, Corella said.


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[Assistant] Somebody has the boy, and we want to know who that somebody is.


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[Assistant] Excuse me, Steve," Meyer said. I'd better go and get a description of the boy. I ought to talk to his father. Yeaah, Gorilla said. Where is Mr. Reynolds, Mr. King? In his apartment, over the garage. He's taking this badly. Do you want me to speak to him, Meyer? Gorilla asked.


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[Assistant] No, no, I'll do it," Meier said, giving King a quick look as he turned to leave the room. I think you have your hands full here. Now, Mr. King, Garela Stark again.


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[Assistant] Did you notice anything unusual about the man's voice? An accent, or? I'm sorry, Mr. Coretta, he said. I refuse to play this little game any longer.


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[Assistant] My name is Corella, and what game do you mean?


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[Assistant] There's nonsense about how the man spoke. What difference could it possibly make? How will any of this get Jeff back to his father? Gorilla did not look up from the book he was writing in.


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[Assistant] I wouldn't dream of going into your factory and telling your workers how to make shoes.


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[Assistant] In case you have any doubts about this, let me tell you that I am a good detective. A hell of a good detective. I know my job, and if I'm asking you questions, it's because I have a good reason to ask you those questions. Now, do we understand each other, Mr. King?" I think we understand each other, Mr. Corella. My name is Corella," Corella said flatly. Did the man have an accent?


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[Assistant] I don't know, I never, I don't know, maybe a little tall, he's a handsome boy, tall for his age. How much does he weigh? I don't know, Meyer breathed in deeply.


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[Assistant] And then sent out to the police forces of 14 states.


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[Assistant] The message which followed it immediately was about a grey Ford car. It had been stolen.


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[Assistant] Sands Spit was not the kind of place where many visitors chose to spend their summers.


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[Assistant] The Ford stopped at the farmhouse and a young man in his late twenties stepped out and ran to the door. He knocked three times, then waited. Eddie? a woman's voice asked. It's me, Kathy. Open the door. The door opened. Where's Si? the girl asked. In the car. He'll be here in a moment. Ain't you got a kiss for me, Kathy? Oh, Eddie, Eddie.


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[Assistant] A woman of twenty-four with the pretty but hard face of one whose life has never been easy, Cathy Folsom kissed her husband warmly with a love which came straight from her heart. Are you all right? She asked him.


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[Assistant] The man who had pushed him through the door sighed, laughed as he said.


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[Assistant] Sigh laughed. Oh, Eddie, look at the surprise on her face. What a girl. Let me talk to her, Sigh, Eddie said. Where's the gun? Jeff said. Come on, I have to get home soon. He turned to Kathy. Have you got the gun? What gun? Who is this kid?


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[Assistant] Come on, kid, the gun room is this way, he said. Kathy waited until the door closed behind them. Then she said, Tell me about it, Eddie. It's what it looks like. He could not raise his eyes to look at her. We've kidnapped the boy.


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[Assistant] Take it easy, Kathy. Try and take it easy. She lit a cigarette with fingers that shook. Alright, I'm listening. Tell me everything. We've kidnapped the boy. We're asking for a ransom of five hundred grand. You said it was a bank job. I was lying. We never went near a bank.


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[Assistant] Don't you know how serious this is, Eddie? You're crazy! You could go to the electric chair for this! Calm down, don't get excited! Who is the kid, Kathy asked? Bobby King. And who's Bobby King?


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[Assistant] His father's a big guy in Granger's shoe. You know the company, Kathy, they make those expensive shoes. Yes, I know it.


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[Assistant] Of course I won't agree to it, he shouted. Get that boy out of here!


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[Assistant] Take him back where you got him. His parents must be going mad with worrying about him. How could you do a thing like this?


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[Assistant] Then he said more gently, Kathy, we'll get five hundred grand from this job.


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[Assistant] Izzy? Cathy said. What's Si doing to him?


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[Assistant] It's alright, I promised to show him a real gun. That's how we got him to come with us. Try to understand, honey.


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[Assistant] I just got it. Sy and me worked on the plan together. This is safer than a bank job. We just borrow a kid and get 500 grand when we give him back.


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[Assistant] Don't you even realize what you've done? Bang!


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[Assistant] Jeff shouted as he ran into the room carrying a gun. Cy was just behind him. The kid likes guns, he laughed. Play with the gun, kid. Get to know it. Cy, is that gun loaded? Cathy asked, frightened.


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[Assistant] Would I give a loaded gun to a little child? Psy asked innocently. What do you think I am, a bad guy? He turned to Eddie and said, time to turn on the magic box, professor. Eddie looked at Kathy, but she would not meet his eyes.


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[Assistant] Watch the professor, kid! Sighs said as Eddie turned the huge radio on.


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[Assistant] Pushing buttons and watching needles move from side to side.


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[Assistant] You sure found yourself a smart guy, Cathy.


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[Assistant] Why don't you leave my husband alone? Kathy said. Why did you get him into this rotten thing?


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[Assistant] He came willingly, Sy said. I ain't forcing him! A high sound came from the radio. The magic box speaks, kid!


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[Assistant] Not so hard, Eddie said, trying not to sound too pleased. Clever husband you got yourself, Kathy, Sy said. That's why the little woman loves you so much, Eddie. And you learned it all in reform school, didn't you? Stop it, Sy, Kathy said.


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[Assistant] Wanna build radios like Eddie here? And have all the girls running after you? sigh-ass Jeff. I sure do! Okay, this is what you have to do.


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[Assistant] When you're fifteen years old, rob a store.


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[Assistant] Then they'll send you to reform school. That's where Eddie got his education.


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[Assistant] Me kid, I had to get my education in the rope factory. He laughed. Is it coming, Professor? Suddenly voices came from the radio. Accident at Morrison and North 98. Car 303. They were listening to the police talking on their radios. Are you going to take me home now? Jeff asked. I'm busy, kid. Scythe said.


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[Assistant] Car 207, Car 207, go to Smoke Rive. House of Douglas King. Hey! Jeff said excited. He said Douglas King!


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[Assistant] Do you really expect this plan to succeed, Psy? Kathy said.


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[Assistant] Sure I do. And all because of the professor here in his radio. I love Eddie and his radios. I love this job. It's going to do great things for all of us. Tell her, Eddie. Tell her all about it.


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[Assistant] Sigh, she's not interested, Eddie said. I'm interested in anything Eddie does, Cathy said softly. Sure you are.


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[Assistant] Okay, here's what we did. We called King and told him we wanted five hundred grand. Jeff said,


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[Assistant] We told him to get the money ready by tomorrow morning. Then in the morning we call again.


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[Assistant] Son of Charles Reynolds, chauffeur to Douglas King.


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[Assistant] What's he talking about, Psy? Eddie said. His face was white with terror. They're lions, Psy said. It's some kind of trick.


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[Assistant] This kid is Bobby King, Psy said. Sure he is. Me? Jeff said puzzled. I'm not Bobby. Shut your mouth, kid. Let him talk, Cathy said. What's your name, sonny? Jeff. He's lying, Psy shouted. I am not.


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[Assistant] Psy caught him roughly by the arm and pulled him back. He stood very close to the boy, and there was no laughter in his voice as he said, What's your name? Your real name.


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[Assistant] Chapter 6. This little boy is in big trouble. A cold wind blew off the river harb.


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[Assistant] Along the road which led to Douglas King's house.


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[Assistant] It froze the fingers of Parker, Hawes, and Cronig, the three detectives who were working there, working in the cold and the dark. Any detective, any man, would rather be at home on a night like this. At home with a good book, a good woman, or a good bottle of whiskey. Be honest about it, a bad book, a bad bottle of whiskey.


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[Assistant] Even a bad woman would be better than this cold. But the job had to be done.


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[Assistant] The marks made by a car, a match thrown in the road, a cigarette end, anything could be important in a case like this. Anything could lead to the missing boy. At last they found it.


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[Assistant] Small marks in the frozen mud by the side of the road. The marks made by the tires of a car. A car that has been turned around in a hurry.


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[Assistant] Cassidy was putting an extra telephone into Douglas King's house for the police to use. He was putting in a wiretap, too.


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[Assistant] So that it would be possible for the police to trace the kidnapper's call if he called again.


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[Assistant] I thought we'd hear something by now, Reynolds said. Don't worry, mister, Cassidy told him.


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[Assistant] It's all a waste of time if you ask me. The kid's probably dead already.


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[Assistant] But it seemed that the chauffeur had not heard Parker's remark.


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[Assistant] They ought to take all kidnappers out and shoot them, Cassidy said. The electric chair is too good for guys that can steal a man's kid from him.


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[Assistant] Well, I guess I finished here. I'll just test my phones and go. Have you heard anything yet, Detective Corella?


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[Assistant] King said as he came into the living room with a coffee cup in his hand. Diane and Cameron were directly behind him. Not yet, Mr. King, Corella said. Well, what's the problem? Are your men really looking for the boy? Do they have a description of him? Yes, sir, they do.


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[Assistant] Do they know he may be somewhere out on the street? Some member of the public may find him. Is anybody taking phone calls from the public? It's all taken care of, sir.


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[Assistant] All this, King said, extra phones, wiretaps.


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[Assistant] Go on, man, you've got to eat. Jeffrey will be back before you know it. When Reynolds had gone, Diane said, Mr. Corella,


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[Assistant] It's been on all the radio and TV stations and in all the newspapers. You don't think they'll harm him, do you?


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[Assistant] As far as they're concerned, it's just a business deal that's gone wrong.


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[Assistant] That would be senseless, King said. I'm sure they'll let him go as soon as they know he's not my son. These people are not stupid.


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[Assistant] You don't have to be smart to be a kidnapper, Corella said. You just have to be hard-hearted.


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[Assistant] We hadn't thought of that, Cameron said. They may hurt him before they let him go. It's a possibility. Yes, Gorilla said. There's another possibility, too.


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[Assistant] You lying little bastard, Sy shouted and pushed Jeff hard, throwing the boy across the room. Kathy screamed and took a step towards the boy.


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[Assistant] Shut up. Sigh shouted. Take off that sweater. He pulled it over Jeff's head roughly. A slow smile spread over his face. If you are called Jeff,


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[Assistant] Why is the name in your sweater Robert King?


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[Assistant] That's Bobby's sweater, you have said. Mrs. King lent it to me. Tell the truth. I am telling the truth. Sigh stood there calm.


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[Assistant] He says he borrowed it. Is that so hard to accept?


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[Assistant] Yeah, as I said, with 500 grand to lose, it is hard to accept. Let's take the boy home.


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[Assistant] Kathy said softly, Sure, Sy said, and go straight to prison. He knows us. He could lead the police to us. He turned to Eddie. We want that money, don't we? I don't want it. Kathy screamed. I don't need it. Well, I do. And he said softly, I want that money.


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[Assistant] I wasn't born in smoke rise with a rich father. When the hell did anyone ever give me anything?


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[Assistant] But he's the wrong boy, Cathy said. No, Eddie said, no he ain't. Eddie, you know he is. When you think about it, Si said softly, what difference does it make? Maybe we got the wrong kid.


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[Assistant] Maybe this is the chauffeur's boy. We can still ask King for the money. He won't pay, Sigh, Eddie said. He'll pay all right, Sigh said, because if he won't, then this little boy is in big trouble. He paused and smiled at Jeff.


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[Assistant] And I don't think Mr. King would want blood on his hands.


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[Assistant] Chapter 7. I wanna talk to you about the ransom.


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[Assistant] Lieutenant Peter Burns was on his way to Smoke Rise. A child had been kidnapped.


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[Assistant] Burns had a son of his own, and he knew the pains and pleasures of fatherhood.


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[Assistant] To him, kidnapping a child was the worst crime in the world.


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[Assistant] Cronick, Hawes, how are you boys? He said. What have you got there? We've got a tire mark, Cronick said. It's a good one. I'm making a cast of it. Fine, fine, Burns said, looking around. Can you bring that light here a minute, Hawes? What is it, Lieutenant? Let's take a look at this rock.


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[Assistant] In King's living room the telephone rang. Wait! Corella shouted as King moved to answer it. Corella picked up the wiretap equipment.


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[Assistant] We've got him on the phone now. Start tracing the call. Alright, King, the voice said, listen.


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[Assistant] We don't care whose kid this is. We heard the radio message and we don't care.


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[Assistant] I was afraid this would happen, Corella said. He picked up his coat and hurried out of the room. Diane looked puzzled. Is Jeff all right? She asked her husband. He's fine. Are you sure? Of course I'm sure, Diane. I'll go and tell Reynolds, she said. Diane. Yes? They want me to pay the ransom.


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[Assistant] But they still want me to pay. They want me to, we'll do whatever they say. Thank God Jeff's all right, Diane said.


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[Assistant] As she left the room, King stared after her, frowning.


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[Assistant] We're dealing with professionals, Cameron said. He knew we would try to trace the call. That's why he made it so short. Yes, King said. He seemed to be thinking hard. Why are they still asking you to pay?


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[Assistant] Hell, if you pay them, it's the end of your Boston deal. Yes, yes it is. The doorbell rang. It was Meyer. I just saw Corella, he said. He's gone outside to talk to Lieutenant Burns. The kidnappers called again, King said. They want me to pay the ransom. What do you mean? Do they know they got the wrong kit?


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[Assistant] Yes. And they still want you to pay? Meyer shook his head. First time I ever heard this one, he said. Crazy.


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[Assistant] Well, whoever said kidnappers have to be normal human beings?


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[Assistant] If he's alive, it will certainly help him, Meyer said. If he's dead, nothing can help him.


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[Assistant] But we could use the dollar bills to catch the kidnappers. I see.


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[Assistant] Doug, the boy's still alive, Cameron said. Your money will keep him alive. Remember that. Diane came into the room from the kitchen. I think Reynolds is in shock, she said. He's just sitting at the table staring at nothing. She turned to King. Doug, have you called the bank yet? No, not yet. Isn't it time? Mommy?


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[Assistant] They all turned and saw Bobby King in his night clothes, standing on the stairs.


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[Assistant] He doesn't really understand what has happened. He only knows that his friend is gone, and I think he feels guilty. I feel like that myself.


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[Assistant] You have no reason to feel guilty, Cameron said. Doug will pay the ransom and... Yes, but I do feel guilty, Diane said. I almost feel that my own son is missing. She paused.


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[Assistant] Detective Meyer, he said, could you come and talk to Reynolds?


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[Assistant] You could explain to him what the police are doing to get Jeff back. All this is such a terrible shock for him. Sure, Myers said. When he was alone in the living room, Cameron lit a cigarette, stood listening for a moment.


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[Assistant] And then quickly went to the telephone and dialed a number.


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[Assistant] Uh, may I speak to Mr. Benjamin, please? He said. This is Peter Cameron. Yes, I'll wait, but please hurry. At last a voice said, This is George Benjamin. Pete Cameron.


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[Assistant] I have to make this fast. Do I still get Doug's job?


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[Assistant] I offered it to you, didn't I? Do you want it in writing? Yes, I do.


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[Assistant] The Boston thing I told you about. It's a stock deal.


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[Assistant] The only way to do it is to get the old man on your side, Cameron said. Tell the old man that Doug is trying to do a deal behind his back.


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[Assistant] How will that help? If he buys that stock, he'll have 47% of it.


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[Assistant] We can't get rid of him. Hell, he can get rid of us!


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[Assistant] This kidnapping nonsense, Benjamin said. What difference can that make? The kid isn't king, son.


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[Assistant] No, but they've asked him for the ransom.


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[Assistant] If he pays, he can't afford to buy that extra 19% of the stock.


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[Assistant] If he pays, the Boston deals off. Will he pay? Benjamin asked. Sure he will.


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[Assistant] Meanwhile, I'm trying to find out who he's dealing with in Boston. Good work, Pete, Benjamin said. Thanks, George. Take my advice. Go talk to the old man. I'll do that, and I won't forget this. I know you won't. I have to go now, George.


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[Assistant] I would like to see Mr. King, please. You may tell him that Adrian Score is here to see him. On personal business. Cameron took Score into the living room, and went upstairs to tell King about his arrival.


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[Assistant] I don't know anyone called Score, King said. He says it's personal business. I'll come down, Bobby's gone to sleep. King came into the room where Score was waiting. What do you want? he asked. To do business, Mr. King. Isn't it a bit late in the evening for that? It's never too late to do business.


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[Assistant] Now I know where he is, Mr. King. And for a small fee, I can help you to get him back. Who has the boy, Mr. Score?


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[Assistant] Before what, Score, a voice said, before you disappear, leaving another unhappy family behind you? Meyer Meyer had come quietly into the room, and had heard everything Score had said.


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[Assistant] And there are plenty of other sick characters like him, Mr. King, who will try to make money out of this kidnapping. I don't know how he got past our men at your gate. There's only one thing I do know, Mr. King. What's that?


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[Assistant] I'm glad I'm not back at the office answering the telephones right now. Lieutenant Burns walked into King's living room and said, Hello, Steve, how's it going? All right, sir, Corella said. Mr. King, this is Lieutenant Burns. How do you do, sir? Burns said, and he shook hands with King. How does it look, Lieutenant? King asked. Not too bad, not too good.


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[Assistant] I understand they're asking you to pay the ransom, Mr. King. That's bad. But we may have found something good outside. What's that? We're getting a clear cast of a tire mark.


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[Assistant] This car was turned around in a hurry outside your house.


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[Assistant] Detective Corella asked Auto Squad to get me a list of stolen cars. I've just received a list. And now, with a little luck, we'll soon know which car we're looking for. How will that help you find the boy? King asked. It will give us something to look for.


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[Assistant] I know it doesn't sound like much, but we haven't got much to help us. And anything is better than nothing.


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[Assistant] Once the money has been delivered, we can note down some of the numbers on the dollar bills. That will help us to trace them later. And when we get the boy back, perhaps he'll be able to describe the kidnappers. Unless he's dead, thinks Sir Flatley.


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[Assistant] If he's dead, there wouldn't be any sense in continuing, would there, Mr. King? Not at all, King said.


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[Assistant] You haven't called your bank yet, have you? No I haven't.


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[Assistant] What are you saying, Mr. King? Karela said frowning. You have to pay the ransom. That boy hasn't got a chance unless... Shut it, Steve, Ernst said. I don't have to do anything, King said slowly. I'll tell you again.


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[Assistant] I'll tell the kidnappers and I'll tell anyone else who wants to listen. I am not paying the ransom. You understand? I am not paying the ransom.


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[Assistant] Chapter 8. I'm taking you out of here. Jeff Reynolds turned over in his sleep.


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[Assistant] And the blanket which covered him fell free of his shoulders.


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[Assistant] Kathy Folsom went to the bed and covered him again. Eddie Folsom lit a cigarette.


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[Assistant] In the bathroom, Cy was singing at the top of his voice.


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[Assistant] Psy, dressed only in his trousers, came out of the bathroom, where he was shaving. What's the matter? he asked.


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[Assistant] What about after we get the money? Eddie said. How are we going to leave? They'll still be watching.


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[Assistant] We won't have the kid with us, Sighs said. There's nothing to worry about. Let me finish shaving, will ya? When he had closed the bathroom door, Cathy said, Eddie.


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[Assistant] What will happen to the boy after Si gets the money? We'll leave him here. We'll call King to tell him where the boy is.


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[Assistant] That sounds so dangerous, Eddie. Oh, Eddie, let's get out of here now before it's too late!


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[Assistant] Stop worrying, honey, Eddie said. You've gotta believe what Si says, Cathy. He's been a good friend to me. A good friend, Cathy said. I think he wants to kill the boy, Eddie.


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[Assistant] Ah, come on, Cathy. Si doesn't want to kill anyone. All he wants is his share of the money. What about you? she asked. What do you want, Eddie? The same thing, the money.


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[Assistant] What the hell are you talking about, Eddie said angrily. He looked around for another cigarette, found an empty packet, and called a sigh. Got any cigarettes, sigh?


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[Assistant] In the car, Sy shouted from the bathroom. Let a guy shave in peace, can't you? Eddie started to walk toward the door. Tell me, Eddie, Cathy asked again. What will you do to get that money? Is kidnapping okay? Then why not murder? Will you stop at murder, Eddie? This is crazy, Cathy.


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[Assistant] I never had anything, Cathy. I-


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[Assistant] Don't ask me why I'm doing this. It's the only thing I can do. It isn't daddy, you said.


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[Assistant] To the car for those cigarettes and, and then I'm going for a walk. I'll go with you. I don't want you with me. Leave me alone.


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[Assistant] The door closed, leaving her alone with the sleeping child. In the bathroom, Psy began singing again. Kathy looked at the bathroom door, then at the boy. She had decided what she must do. Quickly, she touched Jeff on the shoulder and whispered, Jeff, wake up, Jeff. He sat up immediately. What is it? He said. What? What? Quiet, she whispered.


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[Assistant] He broke away from her and rushed back into the room. The gun was on a table as he picked it up.


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[Assistant] It sent a heavy ash tray crashing to the ground. The two of them froze, unable to move. The bathroom door opened.


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[Assistant] Well, well, Sighs said as he came out. Where do you think you're going? Where's Eddie? He went to the car for cigarettes, Cathy said.


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[Assistant] Try that again, and you're gonna need a good doctor to put your face together again. Understand?


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[Assistant] Maybe I'll forget what you tried to do if you're real sweet to me.


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[Assistant] Sy put the knife away and Cathy unlocked the door. Eddie came into the room.


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[Assistant] Oh, it's a great night, he said. Cold, but clear. You can see the stars.


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[Assistant] Nothing can stop us now, he said. We're all gonna be rich. He turned to Eddie.


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[Assistant] I want her to know how great it is. You see, Kathy?


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[Assistant] We're gonna call King in the morning and tell him what to do. And the cops won't be able to stop us or find us. How does that sound, Cathy? Very smart, she said in a flat voice. Yeah, Psy said. Very smart.


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[Assistant] Nobody will know where we are or what we're gonna do. And all because of Eddie and his magic box. He pointed to the radio equipment.


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[Assistant] Why do you think we took the trouble to rob all those different radio stores? To give Eddie something to play with?


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[Assistant] I thought that you needed it to listen to police calls, Cathy said puzzle.


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[Assistant] We've got a big surprise for King, and the cops too.


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[Assistant] Once King starts to do what we want, nobody will know what's happening except him and us. Once he leaves the house with the money, if he leaves the house, Cathy said, if he pays the ransom,


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[Assistant] I'll tell you a secret, sweetheart," Sai said. He'd better leave the house, and he'd better pay the ransom.


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[Assistant] He looked at Jeff as he put his hand into his pocket and took out the knife. The boy's eyes were wide with terror. He'd better pay the ransom, Sigh said softly.


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[Assistant] It was his job to take the cast of the tire mark which Kronik had made, and the tiny bit of grey paint,


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[Assistant] And to find out what kind of car they came from. Grossman's job was not always pleasant.


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[Assistant] Pieces of bodies, hair, blood and bone were things he saw every day. However, he enjoyed his work.


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[Assistant] Meyer took the call from Grossman in Douglas King's living room.


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[Assistant] While the two policemen talked, King sat silently staring at the fire.


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[Assistant] He did not look up when Meyer told him that he was going to talk to Burns.


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[Assistant] She said so quietly that he could only just hear her. Pete told me what you've decided. You can't be serious. I am serious, Diane. I don't believe you. I'm not paying.


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[Assistant] Start believing it, Diane. I'm not paying. You have to pay, Diane said. I don't have to do anything.


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[Assistant] They're just crooks. Why should I play their game? Game? It isn't a game.


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[Assistant] Doug, how can you play with a child's life like this?


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[Assistant] Why should I care about this kid at all, King said? What is Reynolds doing to help his son? Nothing. Why should I pay for his son? But he's just a child. I don't care. He's nothing to me. Do you know, Diane, I don't even like the kid. Why should I be responsible for him?


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[Assistant] They meant to take Bobby, Diane said. That makes you responsible for him.


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[Assistant] Not at all. It just makes him unlucky, King said.


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[Assistant] In any case, I haven't got the money they're asking for.


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[Assistant] I need all the money I've got for this deal. I can't give that away, don't you understand?


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[Assistant] Yes, I understand completely, she said. Your business deal means more to you than a child's life.


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[Assistant] The business is my life, King said. It's everything I've worked for. It's a part of me, Diane. Don't you realize that?


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[Assistant] I didn't get it by sitting around watching the world go by. I've worked hard for everything I've got.


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[Assistant] Why can't red-olds pay the ransom for his own son?


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[Assistant] Because he's never worked as hard as I have. That's why.


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[Assistant] He's sat around doing nothing, and now he wants me to help him. Well, I don't want to help him. I don't want to help anybody except myself. You don't mean that, Diane said. You can't mean that. What's happened to you, Doug? What's happened to the man I love? I don't know what you mean. Maybe it's my own fault, Diane said.


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[Assistant] All those years I just stood and watched as you got harder and crueler and did worse and worse things to people.


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[Assistant] You've destroyed so many men on your way to the top, Doug, and I just watched.


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[Assistant] You wanna destroy Benjamin too, and the old man, and throw them into the street. You don't care about anyone.


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[Assistant] That isn't true, Diane, and you know it, Ing said. Haven't I always given you what you wanted? Haven't I been a good husband to you and a good father to Bobby?


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[Assistant] The business has always meant more to you than we have, you said. You've given us money, a home, food, but you've never given us anything of yourself. Only the business matters to you.


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[Assistant] Murder? No, Dyett. It is murder, she said.


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[Assistant] I'm taking Bobby and I'm getting out of this house.


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[Assistant] Because I don't want to be anywhere near you if you don't.


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[Assistant] Have the money ready when the kidnappers call tomorrow morning. I can't give it to them he said. Diane I can't pay. You can't ask me to. But she had already walked out of the room.


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[Assistant] In the bedroom Diane silently packed clothes into a bag, while Liz Ballew drank coffee and watched her.


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[Assistant] Why are you doing this, Diane? Liz asked.


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[Assistant] By asking Doug to pay the ransom, you're asking him to destroy his life and yours too. It doesn't make sense, doesn't it? Diane said.


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[Assistant] What would you do if one of your children was kidnapped, Liz?


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[Assistant] Bobby was taken, and they asked you for the money. Liz drank some coffee. Even at this time in the morning she looked beautiful.


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[Assistant] Darling, she said, I love you like a sister, but I'm not sure that I would pay all that money to save somebody else's son. I'm surprised, Diane said. Why? Because I'm a mother?


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[Assistant] I'm only mother to three children, not the whole world, Liz said. They were silent for a while, and then Diane said, It was good of you to offer me a place to stay.


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[Assistant] He knocked on my bedroom door three times in the night. The last time I think he was crying. But I wouldn't let him come in. He has to understand that I'm serious.


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[Assistant] I always wake up early and ready for action, Liz said. What brings you to a lady's bedroom? A problem.


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[Assistant] I oughta tear it up, Cameron said. He's going to pay that ransom, I'm sure of it. Why are you sure, Diane said. I don't understand. Look, Cameron said.


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[Assistant] Let's say I go to Boston and the deal goes ahead.


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[Assistant] Imagine the story in the newspapers. Douglas King, they'll say. The man who now controls Granger Shoe. The man who refused to save a little boy's life. Hell, they'll tear him to pieces.


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[Assistant] His eyes were red and tired, but he had a determined look on his face.


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[Assistant] Good morning, Doug, Cameron said. Did you sleep well? No, I didn't sleep well. Diane, why is Liz here? I called her last night, Doug. I'm taking Bobby to Liz's house. I see. He turned to Cameron. When are you leaving, Pete? What? Well, I don't know. What do you mean? Which plane are you on?


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[Assistant] I gave you a check to take to Boston, didn't I? Yes, but I didn't know whether you still wanted me to- Nothing's changed.


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[Assistant] Go downstairs and call the airport. Get a seat on the next flight to Boston. As Cameron left the room, Diane said, I guess I better finish packing, Liz.


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[Assistant] King stared at her for a moment and then went downstairs. Cameron was already talking on the telephone.


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[Assistant] The twelve o'clock flight, he said. Fine. The name is Peter Cameron. Alright, thank you. He put the receiver down. Okay, he said to King. We just put a bullet in Jeffrey Reynolds' head. Stop it, Pete.


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[Assistant] It's true. I think this is murder, Cameron said. Doug, listen to me.


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[Assistant] Please Doug, let the deal go and save the kid. He's an innocent child and-


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[Assistant] Don't you know that the Boston deal will help you as well as me?


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[Assistant] Is Jeffrey Reynolds really more important to you than your own success? I find that very interesting, Pete.


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[Assistant] Doug, don't be silly. Why did you call Benjamin yesterday? And don't tell me that lie about a sales meeting. What are you planning with him?


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[Assistant] Nothing! Cameron gave a weak laugh. I'm not planning anything with anybody. Did you tell him about this Boston deal?


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[Assistant] That deal you offered me yesterday, I turned it down. Maybe that was a mistake. I think I'd like to accept your offer George.


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[Assistant] You're too late, Doug, Benjamin said. You see, I know all about your deal in Boston. And I know that your deal is off because of this kidnapping.


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[Assistant] And now, you're out, Mr. King, out.


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[Assistant] You're out and I'm in. Tomorrow, you're out on the street.


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[Assistant] Suddenly he put his hands on Cameron's shoulders and threw him across the room. Get out of my house, he shouted. With pleasure, Cameron said.


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[Assistant] He took the check out of his pocket and tore it into pieces.


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[Assistant] Even after Cameron had left the house, he was still shouting.


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[Assistant] Chapter 11. The boy needs a hot drink. The boy was cold.


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[Assistant] He wanted a hot drink. Hot chocolate, he said.


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[Assistant] But there was no milk in the farmhouse, and no chocolate.


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[Assistant] To Kathy, robbing a bank was not really a crime at all. But kidnapping a child? How could Eddie, a man who had so much good in him, do a terrible thing like that?


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[Assistant] Kathy had seen maps and knew that they were going to use the radio equipment.


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[Assistant] Never try to understand women, Sy said. The roads are full of cops, and you want to send Eddie out for a hot drink. That really takes the prize, Kathy.


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[Assistant] When you make the call, get the kid what he needs. Am I going to make the call? Eddie said. Why not? No reason. Okay, I'll go. Do you know what to do? Psy asked.


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[Assistant] Make sure he's got the money first. Tell him to leave the house at 10 o'clock sharp.


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[Assistant] Tell him to go straight to his car. It must be the Cadillac.


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[Assistant] Be certain to tell him that, Eddie. We don't want him to use the wrong car. Tell him it has to be the Caddy. Alright, Eddie said.


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[Assistant] Tell him to start driving away from smoke rise.


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[Assistant] Say you'll be met by someone with further instructions.


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[Assistant] Nobody, Sigh said, and he laughed. Tell him he'll be watched all the time. And if the police are following him, we'll kill the boy. Okay, Eddie said, what do you want me to buy, Kathy? A packet of hot chocolate and some milk. Get some cookies too. He kissed her and said, I'll be back soon. Be careful, Eddie.


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[Assistant] And Steve Carella, too, had some bad memories.


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[Assistant] As soon as he saw Charles Reynolds come into the room.


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[Assistant] He knew that he would never be able to forget what was about to happen. He wanted to close his eyes, but he could not.


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[Assistant] Reynolds looked lifeless, a defeated man. He stood there patiently and waited for Douglas King, his employer, to notice him. At last, King looked up. What is it? What do you want, Reynolds? He said. Reynolds took a step towards King.


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[Assistant] I want to ask you to pay the ransom for my son, Mr. King, he said. Don't ask me, King said and he turned away. I have to ask you, Mr. King, Reynolds said. Don't you see that?


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[Assistant] I've never begged in my life, but I'm begging you now. Please, Mr. King.


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[Assistant] I'm talking to you as one father to another. Please save my son. I can't help you.


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[Assistant] I can't help you. I don't believe that, Mr. King. You can save him. Who else can I ask?


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[Assistant] You're asking me to destroy my own life. Do you understand that? I can't do it.


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[Assistant] Could you please leave me alone? Could you do that? Please?


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[Assistant] He turned and walked slowly out of the room. Douglas King stared after him.


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[Assistant] I've just been on the telephone, Burns said, checking our list of stolen cars, and sure enough, there it was. A five-year-old gray Ford. They'll have changed the number plates, though.


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[Assistant] She was carrying a bag and holding Bobby King by the hand. Good morning, he said. Any news yet? I'm afraid not, Em, Burns said.


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[Assistant] Corella hoped that he would never see the look that was on Bobby King's face on the face of his own son. Come on, Bobby, Liz said. She said to King, he's coming over to my house, Doug. Where's Diane? Did you talk to her? Yes, but it's no good. Give her time, Doug. Just be patient.


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[Assistant] Why aren't you getting Jeff back, Dad? Bobby asked. But Liz pulled him towards the door and then they were gone.


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[Assistant] I think I should explain, King said. I know that my refusal looks... The telephone rang.


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[Assistant] King stopped speaking and Corella rushed to the wiretap equipment. Answer it, Mr. King, he said. Keep him talking for as long as you can. Burns picked up the other phone. What, what shall I tell him? King said.


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[Assistant] I'm only gonna say this once. You will leave the house at 10 o'clock sharp. Carry the money in a plain box.


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[Assistant] You will continue driving until someone meets you with instructions.


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[Assistant] I don't think it was the same guy that called before. Good work, Mr. King. Thank you, King said dully. Eddie Folsom had finished his telephone call. Now he had some shopping to do.


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[Assistant] Give me a packet of hot chocolate and a bottle of milk, he said. And a box of those cookies there.


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[Assistant] She walked up and down the room, looking out of the window, and lighting one cigarette after another. Where is Eddie? she said. Shouldn't he be back by now? He'll be back, Zai said.


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[Assistant] Remember, you told him to get chocolate for the kid as well as make the call. When he gets back, Cathy said, what are you going to do? Nothing. Not until just before ten o'clock. And what will you do then? Don't worry about it.


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[Assistant] Everything will be fine, and we'll all be rich as hell. You know why? Because Cy Bernard is planning this. Not some small time punk like you're Eddie.


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[Assistant] He's not a small-time punk. No, Sigh said. So, he's a real big shot. How did you meet such a big shot? We just met, Cathy said, that's all. But you knew he was a crook. Yes, she said, but it didn't matter to me. He's a good man.


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[Assistant] He was lying on the bed with Cathy's coat over him. Shut up, kid. Sigh said. He turned to Cathy. Why worry about Eddie?


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[Assistant] There's other fish in the sea. Bigger, smarter fish than Eddie. He's my husband. I love him. Love.


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[Assistant] That's just for teenagers, there's no such thing.


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[Assistant] You're mistaken. You just don't know, Cathy said.


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[Assistant] One thing I do know. Your Eddie is just a cheap crook. And he'll never change. It's too late now for that.


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[Assistant] It's not too late. Once this is over, once this is over, there'll be another job and another. He paused and looked at her. Listen, let's have a drink. No, thanks. What's the matter? Don't you drink? I don't want any. Where's Eddie? Psy picked up a bottle and drank from it. You know what your trouble is? He asked her. You worry too much. You don't know how to live.


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[Assistant] Okay, Sigh said, stand here and worry if that's what you want to do. I can think of better ways to kill in time. He walked closer to her, his eyes on her sweater.


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[Assistant] Eddie oughta buy you some new clothes. A girl like you needs nice things, not this old sweater.


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[Assistant] Thanks, Cathy said dryly. Know what I think? Sigh went on. You're wasting your time with a punk like Eddie.


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[Assistant] You don't know. A smart little bastard like you must have some ideas. Do you want me to go to the electric chair? Is that what you want? Stop it, Psy. Cathy said. Leave the boy alone.


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[Assistant] Suddenly Jeff rushed to Kathy and threw his arms around her. He buried his head in her sweater.


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[Assistant] Get your hands off her, Sigh shouted.


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[Assistant] Kathy pulled the boy closer. That's enough, Cy.


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[Assistant] He pulled Jeff roughly from her, throwing the boy across the room.


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[Assistant] Kathy hit him as hard as she could across the face. Slowly, Psy took out his knife.


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[Assistant] Okay, baby, he said, you're finally ready to play. Sigh, don't, don't what, baby? Don't worry, I won't cut you. Carefully he ran the knife up her body, tearing the sweater to pieces.


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[Assistant] Kathy moved her hands to try to cover herself. Sigh laughed. Get your hands out of the way. I'd hate like hell to hurt you. Now, let's see.


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[Assistant] The boy seemed to come from nowhere. He landed on Sai's back like a wildcat.


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[Assistant] Hitting, kicking, pulling Sai's hair. Surprised, Sai turned, tore the boy off him and threw him to the floor. Kathy was at the door trying to unlock it. Sai caught her by the arm and pulled her to him.


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[Assistant] Welcome home, Sigh said as Eddie came into the house. Did you get the milk? Yea. Seeing the look on Cathy's face, Eddie asked, What's the matter here? Nothing, Cathy said.


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[Assistant] Listen, this is no time for fighting among ourselves.


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[Assistant] I said I was sorry, Sy said. Get the magic box working, Eddie. I want to know what the cops are doing. I'll make you some hot chocolate, Cathy said to Jeff. The radio suddenly came to life.


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[Assistant] Car used in the Jeff Reynolds kidnapping, Gray Ford.


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[Assistant] Five years old, number possibly RN 6210.


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[Assistant] Waits, I said. Calm down, Eddie. I'll be driving the car, not you. Listen.


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[Assistant] You said you didn't see any cops when you went to the store. Okay. We're gonna use this radio to find out exactly where they are. He looked at his watch. We've got half an hour.


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[Assistant] Let's hope that the cops send a lot of messages in that time. We can't lose that money now.


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[Assistant] That 500 grand has got to be ours.


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[Assistant] At ten o'clock in the morning, the front door of Douglas King's house opened, and King came out.


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[Assistant] He was carrying a plain box filled with old newspapers.


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[Assistant] He went to his garage, got into the black Cadillac, and drove out onto the road. He seemed to be alone. No police car was behind him.


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[Assistant] He seemed to be following the kidnapper's instructions exactly.


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[Assistant] Nobody who was watching him could know that Detective Steve Corella was hidden in the back of the car, lying on the floor. Do you see anything? Corella asked King.


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[Assistant] Is anyone waving to you from another car? Is there a helicopter overhead? No, nothing.


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[Assistant] How the hell are they going to contact you, Corella said? At ten o'clock in the morning, Eddie Folsom turned on his radio equipment.


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[Assistant] Psy had left earlier, after he had heard enough to know where the police were blocking the roads.


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[Assistant] Eddie looked at his radio equipment and his maps. Then he looked at his watch. It was ten-three. He would give King another seven minutes. At ten-ten, it would start. Can you see anything yet? Corella asked. No. What time is it? Ten-five.


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[Assistant] Why did you come, Mr. King? Corella asked. A detective could have taken your place. I know. King paused for a moment and then asked. Are you married, Mr. Corella? Yes. Do you love your wife? Yes.


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[Assistant] Because I won't pay the ransom for Jeff Reynolds.


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[Assistant] You think I'm rotten, I know. But I can't do it. I can't lose Granger's shoe now. It's all I want.


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[Assistant] If it's all you want, you shouldn't care that your wife has left you. I guess not.


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[Assistant] I only know I can't pay the ransom for that, boy. It would destroy my life. I'd be poor again.


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[Assistant] I was a poor kid and I worked hard. I fought to get what I wanted.


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[Assistant] Now I'll fight these kidnappers by being here. By doing something. But I'll never pay their ransom. If that means I'm rotten, then I'm rotten. But I won't be poor again.


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[Assistant] I want my house and my servants and my big car with a telephone. At that moment, the telephone in the car began to ring. What's that? Corella said from the back seat.


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[Assistant] The telephone, said King. The telephone's ringing.


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[Assistant] Listen carefully. I'm going to give you your instructions. Don't put the phone down. Nobody can trace this call.


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[Assistant] Corella climbed over into the front seat and took the phone from King.


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[Assistant] He knew the voice the kidnapper could hear over the car phone would not be clear.


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[Assistant] It seemed that Eddie had not noticed the different voice. Calmly, he said.


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[Assistant] Go south until you reach Rover Avenue then turn left again. When you reach Hall Avenue let me know. Have you got that? Yes.


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[Assistant] Rella put his hand over the mouthpiece and said,


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[Assistant] He's telling us where to go little by little so that we can't let the cops know what we're doing. These people are smart, Mr. King.


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[Assistant] I wish I knew how to stop them. I just wish I knew. Sy Bernard sat in his car and waited.


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[Assistant] He was smoking his tenth cigarette in half an hour. Anxiously he looked at his watch, then at the road again.


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[Assistant] He felt strangely worried that the plan would go wrong. But how could it?


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[Assistant] The place was just past a bend in the road.


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[Assistant] Eddie would tell King to throw the box of money out of the car window, and then to drive quickly on, still following Eddie's instructions.