1. Faster than a speeding bullet.
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2. More powerful than a locomotive.
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3. Able to leap tall buildings
in a single bound.
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4. - Look. Up in the sky.
- It's a bird.
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5. - It's a plane.
- It's Superman.
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6. Yes, it's Superman,
strange visitor from another planet...
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7. who came to Earth with powers
and abilities...
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8. far beyond those of mortal men.
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9. Superman, who can change
the course of mighty rivers...
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10. bend steel in his bare hands...
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11. and who. Disguised as Clark Kent...
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12. —mild-mannered reporter for a great
metropolitan newspaper.
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13. fights a never-ending battle for truth,
justice and the American way.
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14. And now, another exciting episode
in the Adventures oi Superman.
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15. - Afternoon. Can I help you?
- Possibly. We'll look around.
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16. Hey, what's the big idea?
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17. How much are they?
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18. - Fifty cents apiece. But that's no reason—
- I count 10.
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19. That would be $5.
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20. Nothing?
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21. Thank you. Sir.
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22. - Hello, Miss Lane.
- Greetings.
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23. - Good heavens. What happened?
- Craziest thing.
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24. Two fellas walked in. One was
a nice-looking gent carrying a cane.
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25. I just can't believe it.
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26. It's like in a dream
where everything gets smashed up.
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27. You mean someone did this deliberately?
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28. The fellow stood right here
smashing them on the floor.
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29. Ten of them. Here's the money.
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30. You mean he paid for them
and then smashed them?
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31. No. The little one smashed.
then the big one paid. It's cuckoo.
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32. Oh. you want your pitcher. Huh?
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33. I had a little trouble with the handle.
but if you lift it carefully. I think it'll hold.
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34. - Thank you.
- Glad to do it.
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35. By the way. I'm sorry about the breakage.
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36. All I'm sorry about is they didn't
smash some of the $50 vases.
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37. Oh. by the way. Do you have
any china eggcups?
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38. China eggcups? No. I'm afraid not.
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39. Try Edwards on Front Street.
He'd have them.
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40. Oh. no.
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41. - Wasn't no bull in the china shop—
- Don't tell me. I'll tell you.
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42. Two men walked in the shop.
a tall one and a short one.
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43. The short one smashed them.
and the tall one paid for them.
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44. - How did you know?
- I read minds. Thanks.
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45. And that was about 4:30?
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46. - I see. Yes. you told me.
- Busy?
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47. Come in. Mr. Kent.
You're just the man I wanna see.
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48. Nine.
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49. Well. Thanks a lot. Bye.
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50. You look like you just won
the Pulitzer prize.
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51. Mr. Kent. I have just stumbled onto
the wackiest story this side of a nuthouse.
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52. Get this. At 3:00 this afternoon. Two men
walked into Bonelli's Artcraft Shop—
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53. And smashed a lot
of cheap plaster statuettes.
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54. - Well. How do you know?
- Oh. I get around.
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55. Now. don't be difficult. They've done
the same thing at seven places.
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56. I have a list of 12 more still to check.
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57. Is there a Davis Brothers.
416 Kingsley Drive on your list?
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58. - Yes.
- Well. Mr. Davis called.
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59. It seems they went into his place
and smashed 14 statues.
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60. He wants us to send a photographer
and shoot the wreckage for free publicity.
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61. - What do you make of it?
- They're looking for something.
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62. - How big are these things?
- Oh. not very big.
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63. - White plaster. Real cheap.
- All the same?
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64. Sort of. Animal subjects.
Horses. Cows. Dogs. Cats.
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65. Clark. Will you be a good sport?
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66. I have a hunch there's a story
behind this statue-breaking binge.
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67. Now. let's buy some of them
and see what's inside.
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68. Here. You cover five of the places.
and I'll cover six.
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69. - Oh. Lois.
- Where's your spirit of adventure?
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70. - This is silly.
- I'll be home after I check my places.
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71. If you hear of anything exciting.
let me know.
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72. That's the dame. Boss.
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73. Follow her.
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74. No. wait a minute.
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75. If we follow. We'll have to get Pete
and Charlie to cover the rest of the shops.
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76. We'll lose her if we don't move fast.
It will be getting dark.
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77. Go ahead.
We'll call from wherever she stops.
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78. That's her car.
This must be where she lives.
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79. There's a drugstore
on the corner. Call Pete.
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80. Have him cover the rest
of the places with Charlie.
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81. - I'll wait here for you.
- Right.
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82. Eureka!
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83. Hello.
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84. - Clark. I found something.
- You did?
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85. I bought 15 statues. And guess what.
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86. I found a small brass key.
And that's not all.
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87. They'd already been
to two of the places on my list.
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88. Now. it doesn't make sense.
but at one place. MacVey's...
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89. the owner saw them pick up
a small acorn and a little toy automobile.
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90. - And at another—
- Now. wait a minute.
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91. I want to write that down.
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92. Yes. and a little toy automobile.
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93. At the other place.
I think it was the Art Mart...
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94. they found a safety pin
and a small. Dried-up onion.
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95. Just a minute now.
Safety pin and a small onion.
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96. - Sounds crazy, doesn't it?
- Maybe not.
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97. - How did you make out?
- They'd been to four places I checked.
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98. I haven't checked the fifth one. It's clear
across town. I'll call soon as you hang up.
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99. - Oh, getting interested, huh?
- Sort of-.
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100. They find anything at your places?
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101. Yes. They found a dollar bill
and a little plastic cow.
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102. - It gets crazier and crazier.
- I want you to hide that key that you found.
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103. - I'll get back to you later.
- Okay.
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104. Elite Gift Shop.
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105. This is Clark Kent of the Daily Planet.
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106. Two men have been going
around town smashing statuettes.
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107. Oh. yes. they're here now.
having a wonderful time.
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108. I have 19 of those horrid little things.
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109. And if they hadn't smashed them.
sooner or later I would have.
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110. - Call the police and have them arrested.
- Oh. now. really.
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111. They're not committing any crime.
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112. Well. They've paid for the little
monstrosities. Let them smash them.
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113. Very well.
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114. That was a newspaper reporter.
He told me to have you arrested.
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115. - For what?
- Oh. don't worry. Here.
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116. You can smash every solitary thing
in the shop. So long as you pay for them.
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117. - Okay. Let's go. Thanks. Chum.
- Don't mention it.
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118. Come again when you're in
a destructive mood.
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119. My name is Kent.
I'm a newspaper reporter.
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120. - I'd like some questions answered.
- Out of the way. Chum.
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121. Call Henderson at police headquarters.
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122. Goodness gracious.
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123. - But what am I gonna hold them on?
- I don't care.
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124. Disturbing the peace, willful destruction.
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125. You newspaper boys have to learn
you can't take the law into your own hands.
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126. - Now look. Inspector—
- This time. Kent. You pulled a real boner.
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127. Those two guys may beat their crippled
grandmothers five times a day...
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128. and 10 times on Sunday.
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129. They may be murderers. But in this case.
so far as the law's concerned...
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130. they haven't done a thing.
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131. Just smashed 19 statues.
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132. They paid for them.
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133. And what about the 3 cents
they found?
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134. Big deal. Those statues cost them 9 bucks.
and they get back 3 cents.
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135. Oh. they can get real rich that way.
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136. - Sorry. Kent. Have to release them.
- Now. just a minute.
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137. Even if it's certain from the descriptions
we got from various shopkeepers...
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138. that the tall one is Paul Marden.
one of the world's top con men?
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139. Law. Kent. The law.
What has he done to break the law?
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140. - We don't know. Yet.
- Until we do. we can't hold him.
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141. - Yes, sir.
- Release those two guys we just booked.
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142. And fill out form 114
and tell O'Brien to see to it.
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143. Great Scott!
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144. Lois!
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145. Lois?
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146. Get me police headquarters.
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147. After you. Miss Lane.
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148. Sit down. Miss Lane.
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149. Please.
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150. Believe me. I deeply regret...
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151. exposing you to these. Shall we say.
disreputable surroundings...
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152. but I'm afraid you have
no one to blame but yourself.
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153. Never mind the sweet talk.
Get to the point.
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154. There is only one point.
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155. Where is the key you found
in one of those statuettes?
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156. Aren't you tired of asking me
that same question?
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157. You'll discover that I
don't tire easily. Miss Lane.
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158. Nor does my associate.
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159. You interfered in something
that was none of your business.
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160. You stuck your pretty nose
into a matter...
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161. that concerned you not one whit.
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162. I know. Curiosity killed the cat.
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163. Well. You may have to kill more than a cat
before we're through.
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164. Don't threaten me.
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165. Dorn. Leave her alone.
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166. Look. Let's get one thing straight.
That key belongs to me.
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167. I paid for the statue it was in.
and I own it.
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168. And you can threaten me
until the cows come home...
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169. but it won't do you
one solitary bit of good.
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170. Nick? Paul Marden.
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171. Get the plane ready. We're going up in the
mountains to do a little persuasion job.
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172. Right.
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173. - Yes, when is h?
- Fingerprint report on Miss Lane's apartment.
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174. - Well. Bring it in.
- I'm sorry, sir. There were no prints.
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175. You mean to say—
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176. Oh. never mind.
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177. - Well. How do you like that?
- Marden's too smart to leave fingerprints.
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178. That place looked like a cyclone hit it.
You'd think there'd be a print somewhere.
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179. What difference does it make?
We know it was Marden and his men.
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180. Fingerprints won't help us locate Lois...
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181. and I have a horrible feeling if we don't
find her soon. It may be too late.
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182. - Cops.
- On the floor.
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183. - You folks need any help?
- No. thanks.
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184. Wire to the distributor head
popped out. It's okay now.
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185. - All right. Good night.
- Good night.
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186. - That was a close one.
- Get moving.
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187. Now. we know that all the statues
were shipped from one European factory.
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188. We also know Marden found
seven objects in the statues.
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189. And they were an acorn. A safety pin.
a toy automobile, a little plastic cow...
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190. an onion. A dollar bill
and three pennies.
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191. - Doesn't make any sense.
- Must be a code of some sort.
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192. I haven't had a chance to work it
out yet. But I've got an idea.
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193. - Yes?
- We've got one of Marden's men, inspector.
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194. Oh. bring him in.
Swing that chair around. Kent.
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195. You bet.
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196. Okay. Leave him here.
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197. Well. Sit down.
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198. Ain't you guys getting tired
of looking at me?
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199. Sit down.
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200. Take off your hat.
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201. - Where's Marden?
- How would I know?
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202. You're a two-time loser.
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203. Armed robbery in '39.
felonious assault in '44.
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204. You know what happens
if we clip you now.
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205. - I didn't do nothing.
- You broke into Miss Lane's apartment.
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206. - That wasn't me.
- Who was it?
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207. Well. I don't know.
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208. Okay. Punk.
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209. You wanna play tag. We'll play tag.
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210. Take the south gate.
You can drive right up to the plane.
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211. Okay-
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212. Once more. Where does Marden go
when he holes up?
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213. I told you. I don't know.
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214. Okay. You asked for it.
you're gonna get it.
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215. You'll go up for life
if we have to frame you—
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216. - No! You can't do that.
- Where's Marden?
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217. - Well. He's got a place up in the mountains.
- Where?
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218. - Rock Hollow.
- Is he there now?
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219. I don't know. He told the guy
who runs his plane—
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220. - Plane? Where does he keep it?
- Ramsey Airport.
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221. - Hey, Kent, wait a minute.
- Can't wait, no time.
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222. Keep Miss Lane up at the lodge
until you hear from me.
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223. - If you're nice. She might play canasta.
- Could be.
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224. Happy landings.
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225. - There.
- Well. We have an artist in our midst.
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226. Well. At least it'll give you an idea.
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227. The objects Marden and his men
found in the plaster statuettes...
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228. make up what's known as a rebus.
And here's how it works.
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229. That's an acorn...
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230. —PIUS "pin.“
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231. Now. we subtract “car.“
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232. Now we add “moo“ for cow.
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233. Now we subtract “onion.“
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234. O-N-I-O-N.
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235. Now we add a dollar.
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236. And subtract 3 cents...
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237. which leaves 97.
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238. - Now. what have we got left?
- PMO97.
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239. PMO97.
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240. Let's kick that around a little bit.
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241. PMO97 doesn't seem to mean anything.
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242. What about MPO97?
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243. Don't look at me.
I flunked simple arithmetic.
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244. What about PO97?
Let's leave the M out for a moment.
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245. Well. It could be post office 97.
Either a box or a substation.
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246. Well. Good girl. Now we'll add the M.
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247. It is a box.
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248. - Post office box 97, main branch.
- That's right.
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249. There's something in post office box 97
at the main branch...
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250. that Marden's gone
to a lot of trouble to get.
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251. Why are we sitting here?
He's got the key.
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252. Because the post office doesn't open
till 7:00 in the morning.
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253. And I'll be there in person
to help Mr. Marden open that box.
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254. You're under arrest. Marden.
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255. - Must you take so long? Let me do it.
- Relax. Lois.
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256. - We need a screwdriver.
- We'll break it open.
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257. No. no. Wait, wait.
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258. Oh. no.
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259. Is this what we've been
beating our brains out for?
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260. No. inspector...
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261. this.
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262. - It's a ruby.
- The Renssalaer Ruby.
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263. That's right. The largest ruby in the world.
Stolen from the London Museum.
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264. - What a story.
- Thanks to Kent here.
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265. And to Superman.
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266. Like I always say.
two heads are better than one.
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