The Corpse Laughs Last

Inner Sanctum Mysteries. Good evening, friends, with the creaking door. This is your host to welcome you once again into the Inner Sanctum. Come in. Meet Edgar, our electrical wizard. At school he was vaulted the most likely to shock him there.

Edgar's wife was a dull dame, so he plugged her into a wall socket. Now you should see the way she sparkles. Yes, sir. Now she's the light of the party! Hahahaha! Ever roll your eyes over the dream of a half million dollars?

Mmm... you did. Careful friend or that dream would become a nightmare. We're in White Oak. A gloomy estate somewhere along the jagged coastline between Frisco and Seattle. On the floor in a corner of the library, staring blindly at the ceiling, is an old man. Across the room is a young man, mortally wounded, but fighting to keep the

threat of life from snapping. Ten feet away from him is an old style floor safe. The door of a safe is blown off and the content scatter and lying nearby. He tries to get up there.

But he can't. His hand creeps to a bundle of cash and drops helplessly over it. Gus. Gus Miller. Open your eyes. Come on son. Show fight. Don't cash in yet. Who are you? Sheriff Ben Lomax Gus. Gus, how'd you know my name?

Went through your bags. You've been masquerading as Tomery. Yeah. In the County Hospital? You take a lot of killing but next stop is the County Morgue. You wouldn't be busting with curiosity about me, Sheriff.

You wouldn't be busting to talk, son. If you'll listen. That's what I'm here for. Gus Miller's my name. Check back on my pedigree and you'll find I've been a number more than I've been Gus Miller.