46xxxx (005) Trigger Man

So you're dropping a chicken, eh? Hey guys, what do you know? A chicken's turning out to be a rooster all of a sudden. Caca doodle doo! Caca doo! In case anybody here is interested, from here on in the name is just plain Charlie Nicks.

Midnight, the witching hour when the night is darkest, our fears the strongest, and our strength at its lowest end. Midnight, when the graves came open and the death strikes. How? You'll learn the answer in just a minute in Trigger Man.

murder at midnight. Tales of mystery and terror by radio's foremost mystery writers. Our story written by Max Ehrlich is different from any of the other tales you have heard in this program. Its mystery is not that of the supernatural, but of the unknown quantities in the human soul. And so, because it has suspense and complete credibility, we give you trigger man.

We give you trigger man. Was that the door? No. No, not yet. Not that it matters. You can't get very far with the slug in your guts, but I can sit here. And when I come through that door, I'll show them what chicken Charlie next can do with a gun.

Sure. Maybe it'll be for the last time. But what can I lose now? It's funny how it all comes back to you in the end. Just a year and a half ago that it all started.

But I remember it like it was yesterday. I was standing back in the doorway waiting. Waiting for some sucker to come along. I was down at the waterfront and was plenty dark. I stood there.

The rod cold in my hand waiting. Finally, I heard footsteps. A man and a woman. I waited until I were almost opposite the doorway and then... Hey buddy! Got a match? Why? Yes, I think so.