1948-xx-xx (010) The Great Torino

Box 13 with the star of Paramount Pictures Alan Ladd as Dan Holiday Box 13 care of star times. I know my life is in danger. I think you can help me I'm desperate and don't dare go to the police Please if you want to help call at the Tivoli Theater box office for the ticket left there

Our hand bill will tell you more Yeah, that's the way it started. The note from the girl Maria. The theatre ticket. And then murder. And now back to box 13. It was Thursday when I received a letter from Maria through box 13.

Some of the letters I get are from cranks. Some from people who are just curious about a reporter turned fiction writer who advertises adventure wanted. or go anyplace, do anything. But with this one, it was just like Susie said.

See, Mr. Holiday, it doesn't look like one of those crank letters, or somebody that's just curious thinks you're crazy or something. How can you tell Susie? Oh, I don't know. Maybe it's just female ignition.

There's a dictionary over there, Susie. Look up ignition. Don't you know what it means, Mr. Holiday? It's when a woman... Skip it, Susie. Skip it. Oh, okay. I'm supposed to pick up a ticket for tonight's show at the Tivoli.

Take a look at this hand, though. Torino. The great Torino. Like his look, Susie? Well... That's what I thought. Okay, Susie, goes up shop for the day. You're gonna follow it up, huh? That's the general idea, yes.

I want to see what Maria has on her mind and why she's afraid. This was it. I picked up the ticket at the Tivoli. A big poster told me this was a charity affair with the axe doing a two-night stand.