The Line Up: The Fur Flaunting Floozie (aka-Lorraine Oberhauser Murder)

Ladies and gentlemen, we take you now behind the scenes of a police headquarters in a great American city We're under the cold glaring lights will pass before us the innocent the vagrant the thief the murderer This is the line up How do you do miss Jenny?

I'll see you later then. Yeah. Oh Don't worry. I'll drive you back home when you're finished. I see you a little bit Thank you, Sergeant. I hope I can be of some help, Lieutenant. He's been so nice to me.

He drove me over on the ferry instead of the bridge. I told him I'd like to see ships up close. So do I. Mrs. Jennings, our man probably won't be any of these, but we have to cover every possibility.

Of course, Lieutenant. How is that poor girl? All about the same. Oh, such a terrible thing. Is he a criminal? None of the suspects are down here, Mrs Jennings. I will be up on the stage.

Let's cap the devroom. The conics come on. You be glad to be the only one in the audience room. May I have you retention please. Thank you. My name is Greg. I will explain the line up to you.

Each of the suspects you will see will be numbered. I will call up a number then even charge. If you have any questions or identifications, please remember the number of signs that the president would like to call his name.

If you're sure enough to show the suspect having help, the officers who took your name will assist you, their seated among you. The questions I ask these suspects are needed to get a natural toil of voice, so do not pay too much attention to their answers as they often lie.

Bring on the lie. Sergeant looks like a nice man. All right, friend, come on. Family man. I've got so. That's right. All the way down, I'll turn face front hands to your sides and look straight ahead.

I don't be afraid to talk white up so the people in the back of the room can hear you. All right, number one, Roswell Brennan, robbery. Where do you live, Roswell? Yes. Here on this stage in the county jail in town, where?

You don't have any address. Just moved in yesterday. I picked up a fork itself. It's any site. And you're people here back there? No. All right. All right, a little louder, Roswell. Now, where do you live before you move to the east side of town yesterday?

Yes. Come on, speak up. Here, here in town, right here in the spickin' town. Where? I lived at the White Hotel for a while. And before that? I lived out of town. You married? Not anymore.

Ever served time? You heard the question? Yes. Well, when, where, what for? It was a couple of years ago. I did nine months in the county jail, and it's child Wyoming for robbery. Okay. Number two, Frank Sundell, the seven of the piece.

Where do you live, Frank? I hate it, you lovin' shit. Is that your permanent residence? Herman is in it. He did there almost three months now. According to the report, he threw a brick to the laundry truck that smashed the windshield.

They wouldn't make good on the three shirts of mine, they ruined it. I don't take that line down. It's a felony to throw a missile in a moving vehicle. Did you know that? I told you that crimin laundry wouldn't make good on the windshield, so mine.

The driver was pretty badly cut up. He's in the hospital. Oh, that's tough. Yeah, but they should have paid. They did pay yourself the... Oh, sure, yeah, five bucks. Well, if you weren't satisfied with that settlement, you should have gone to the small claims court.

I've been out of work for six minutes. I can't afford no lawyer. No lawyers are allowed in small claims court. You've cleaned your own case. Now you have to get a lawyer, Frank. All right, number three, Jules Caravello, self.

What you're gonna work, Jules, cook. Don't look at me, look right up, so the people can see you. Where do you cook? In a restaurant, huh? What restaurant? The one where it happened. What restaurant, all restaurants have names?

Tell us which one you work at. Oh, you got it on your books. My brother will always be played. Your brother-in-law's name on Joe Capelli? Yeah! You went after him with a meat-cleaver last night?

Well, I was upset. I didn't feel good. Alright, Joe's alright. Number 4, John Smith. Thanks. Alright. Well, anything matter? Mmm. Just tired again. I keep telling you to try a massage, then those guys...

Not me. Well, then let quine. No, thanks. Thanks. I'll let him do it to me. And show you how easy it is. Mr. Jennings spotted anyone? No. He's coming back tomorrow and try again. That's too bad she didn't get the license number of the car.

Only just passed a window and parked out of a range of vision. She thinks it was a 50-buy. It was dark out past night. No moon. She has a face pretty clear in her mind.

Says he wasn't too feet from a window when he walked back to his car. And besides, there's a street light on a corner in that house. Ah, how's Ash are doing? Any identification on our Jane Doe yet?

He's looking into the clothes, labels, and laundry marks. Put her prints on the wire. Well, maybe she'll regain consciousness long enough to tell us who she is. And Dr. Gordon said he'd let me know if there was any change.

She was sure shot up. Ash is checking in that coat she was wearing and should get something. It was expensive. Mink. And oh Molly says she could never stand to wear a mink. Oh, Brian, Brian, just the guy I want to see.

Ben needs a neck job. Yeah? No, I didn't say I did it. No, look, Ben, look, he can take your head and twist it just right so your neck cracks. Relax your chin half a second.

Go ahead, Brian. Go ahead, Sean. Oh, you don't show me. What's the matter? You're scared? Come on, Brian. Come on, come on. Do it to me. Show him. Okay, sit over here, man. All right.

Sit down and relax. I'm relaxed. Relax, man. That's it. Relax now. Relax now. Relax. How's that? Oh great. See? Now the other way. What's this been? I'm watching. You see, you gotta get a hold of them just right by the way.

Clevver. Now relax Matt. Just loosen up. I'll hold it. I'll take it Ben. This is exactly what you should do. You feel better right away? Oh, sorry. I gotta get you set just right. It's important.

It's a big secret. It's a giant gut. Relax. All over. Yeah. Wait a minute. Let me take that down. Thirty forty one Albiens. Yeah, okay Come on. I'm doing to you Ben. I tell you it makes you feel ten years younger than ten seconds. Does it really work?

Well, you said that well maybe later. Yeah, that was asha He came up with an identification on our Jane Doe She worked in a defense plant for a while Prince Warren file with a bureau and names Lorraine Oberhauser ashes over the apartment now Okay, then yeah I want to think about it. Come on, man.

Oh, Azure. Oh, hi. I haven't picked up much here yet. No family? Nothing. Not even a letter. But cracker should get something out of the transplant. Oh, the apartment house manager, clown and Dylan's waiting to talk to you.

Oh, sure. In here. Lieutenant Guthrie and Sergeant Brad Miss Dylan. Hello, Miss Dylan? Hello. I couldn't believe it when they told me about poor Lorraine. I still can't believe that. I wish you a friend of yours, Miss Dylan.

When she quit her job three months ago, we sort of got acquainted. We'd have coffee together late in the morning. She ever speak to you about her family? Never. Although I think she was married once.

What about her friends? I never met any of them. What about the man who drove the Buick? He used to come by and pick her up, didn't he? Oh. You know about Claude. Claude who?

Why? I never met him. She just called him Claude when she talked about him. What did she say about Claude? Well, you know, I have to meet him or I'm going to see him tonight.

A few times I saw him in the hall. Oh, what do you look like? Tall, sort of getting bald. How old? Well, maybe 40. How old's Lorraine? 25. She had a birthday a week ago.

She had a body? Sort of. Didn't Claude come? No, it was just Lorraine and myself. We had a drink or two and then went out to dinner in the movie. Did Claude come by here last night?

I couldn't say. I was out last night. He does drive a doink. What kind? Where the era, blue, trimmed in black. You know where we can get hold of him? No. Did Lorraine ever mention what kind of work he does?

No. How do you strike you? A few times you saw him. Quiet, man. Very quiet. Have money? Seemed to. Did he buy Lorraine that per coat? I suppose so. He bought her a lot of things.

Where's your apartment? Across the hall. Do you ever hear them arguing? No, I don't think they saw enough of each other to argue. What do you mean by that? Well, they only saw her once or twice a week, always during the week too.

They hardly ever went out. But Claude had money. Seemed to, yes. Lorraine pays all her bills on time, does she, her rent? Oh, yes, always. But she hasn't been working for three weeks. Do you think Claude was helping her out?

I don't know. Is Claude a married man? Yes. Get that, Ash. Right, then. Now those times you had coffee with her orange. She ever asked your advice? No. Never mentioned she was in love with a married man?

Just once. She was unhappy about it. She didn't like it. Oh. Claude's wife wouldn't give him a divorce. Uh-huh. Anything else? Well, she said she knew she'd have to break it off. It was no good.

Oh, won't she tell you then? Yes, today, morning. This picture was found in one of the drawers, Miss Dylan. Do you recognize this man? Well? That's him. That's Claude. That's 390W at Crossroads and City.

How do you feel? Good story, I'm not sure. Oh, you should have let Quine fix you up. No, I'm thinking about it. Yes you are. Well, I am. 13J, make a 1021. Hey, that's hot.

Yeah. 13J, make a 1021. 13J, Roger. We can form from this restaurant. Where's the telephone, Miss? Around the side. I'll do it. No, I want to make another call too. Got some nickels? Yeah. I'll order me some coffee.

Okay. Two coffees. Black. Sure. Sandwich or something? Eh, let me see the menu. It's up there. Oh. Mmm. I'm guessing that. Good pie. Oh. What kind? Apple, Huckleberry, Boyz, and Berry Black Bottom. I'll try the black bottom.

Ha ha. Good, huh? Yeah, it's swell. Where are you by your pies? Oh, maybe. Just petals with certain places around town. Well, sure good. Did the other fella make a call? He a plain cosemon?

Mm-hmm. I had a hunch. It doesn't look like one. More like a banker. Never can tell. He sure can't. An napkin. Yeah. What was it? What was Ben? Gurden at the hospital. Girl's coming around.

Fine, Doc. Remember Sergeant Graham? Sure. Hi, Sergeant. Hello, Doc. Maybe I shouldn't have bothered getting in touch with you. She hasn't died. No, not yet. But she's about two inches away. How did it do anything with the patient in her condition?

She's in the oxygen. Oh. Uh, no who she is yet? Her name is Lorraine Oberhauser. Did it use, sir? The priest? She was wearing a sketch in the metal. Is there anything you own? On the knee and take the floor?

How many parts? He should use his father, Ben. Sometimes just before it comes, everything consciousness long enough to say a few words. Sorry Ben, you're tripping with me.

Beginning next week, the lineup will move to Thursday evenings. So listen to the lineup Thursday nights over most of these same stations. Also a week from tonight, plan to help CBS Radio celebrate the return of the great Bing Crosby show, starting another year with Bing songs, music, guests and merriment.

else when most of these stations welcome back the Bing Crosby show this is a surprise hello mr. Jennings and this sergeant Graham good afternoon well come in come here Sergeant quine didn't come with you no no he just on duty at the precinct station oh we don't want to take up too much of your time as a

Jennings we'd just like to have you look at a few pictures of course oh sit down I'm sorry, Jim. Thank you. Now, you recognize this man? No. This one? No. How about this one? No.

This? This? This? This? Wait, let me see that one. Yes. That one. I believe that's the man I saw take that poor girl out of his car the other night. Uh-huh. Is that him? Is that him?

Yeah, we're pretty sure. Have you rested him yet? No, we only know his first name. Oh, how is the girl? She died a couple of hours ago. Oh, I'm sorry. Well, that's about all for now.

When we get him, we'll ask you to come downtown again. Will Sergeant Klein come and get me? Possibly. Oh, he's such a nice man. You know this morning when he came to get me, I told him I didn't feel too well.

And he made me feel good just like that. Well, Klein's quite a kidding. Oh no, that isn't what I mean. He cracked my neck. It felt wonderful. Well... Yes, oh, he's very good at it.

So I've heard. Come on, Sergeant. Er, yes, sir. Well, you call me... Certainly. Bye. Nice to meet you, Mr. Jennings. Bye. Well, are you gonna see Klein when we get back? Oh, shut up. Yeah, she's got quite a case on you.

Where's my... Don LaHalle will be along a little bit. 36G, 4, 7, you're 45. You still feel bad? Well, about the same. Got a match? Yeah. Yeah, here you are. Thanks. Hey, Michigan State takes time, Michigan this week.

A lot of you are freaking me out. Yeah. Is State in the conference yet? Well, this year, next time if I remember. Hey, play ball, both places. You said it. Hi, Ben. How did it come out?

Oh, Claude's a boy, alright. Whoever and wherever he is. Well, Crockett found out that Hanson girl didn't have a family of any kind, but her ex lives in town. They were married in 46 to Boston 48.

Can you pick him up yet? No, I thought I'd leave that up to you and Matt. His name's Claude. Claude Oberhauser. Police, did you say? That's right, Mr Oberhauser. I'm Lieutenant Guthrie, this Sergeant Graham.

Oh, how'd he do? Well, sit down, gentlemen. Just getting ready to leave the office. Nice. Well, but is it? You were once married to a girl named Lorraine Hanson. Yes, once. We've been divorced almost three years now.

Lorraine in trouble? She was shot to death last night, Mr. Oberhauser. Uh... You sure it's Lorraine? Well, we checked her prince with the FBI. She worked in the defense plant and was on file. Poor kid. The poor mixed up little kid.

Have you been seeing her? Oh yes, occasionally we have a drink together. We even talked and trying out marriage again. You married now? Yeah, it's more or less. When did you last see it? A week or so ago, I don't remember exactly.

Friendly? Oh yes. We were just kids when we got married. We knew we'd made a mistake and then we separated. Guess we both grew up a little in the meanwhile and we kind of needed each other.

We'd like to have you come along with us. Oh, well all right, wait a minute. I'll get my hat. Hey. Tell Asha to take his boys off the front and back entrance. This isn't the right Claude.

You feel all right, Mr. Elba Rosen? Yes, I'm all right with him. All right, Chum. That's the rain. You're positive. That's the rain I'm past. Okay. Let's go out front. Have you talked to anyone else yet?

Just a land-making. What about Claude? Claude on right It's sit down mr.. Oberha's a sergeant grab will be long haven't it? Tell me is this Claude on right? Yes, yes, that is. Oh, what can you tell me about him?

Just about everything yeah Well, and she's been seeing him for the last year. I knew that of course at the same time she's been seeing you I checked I don't want to see what kind of man he was I didn't want him to do something foolish making a rash move Did Lorraine know he was married?

No, not at first, not until I told her. Where can we get in touch with him? I don't remember his address, and I know it isn't the book, so... Well, what about where he works?

Well, I don't know where that is, but I've got his address... Or... My... Let's wait outside. Where are you? My name's Guthrie. Who are you?

I'm Tommy arm rack. Oh, uh, your daddy home? No, your mother? She hasn't been home for three days. She's out of town I'm hungry. I don't know why my daddy's so late. He's usually home like I'm home from school. I'm at Matt come on around He's a friend of mine We're policemen Tommy. No, you're not. We don't even have a uniform

I'm waiting, saw it in the garage, she cut. Oh, this is Tommy Arden right? Oh, hi, Tommy. They take a look around, man. She's out of town, he hasn't been here all afternoon. But, let's see looking around my house for...

Oh, just looking. I'm sure glad you came. I was getting lost. I'm still hungry. Where's your phone? It's out in the hall. You stay here, Tommy. I'll be right back. Sergeant Ashrampleen. Asher? Anything new?

Huh? Yeah, yeah. Okay, we won't take any chances. Now look on your way back, stop on a drive-in and pick up a half dozen hamburgers and French fries. We're just moans. You like onions, Tommy?

Yeah! With, and three moans too. Right, we wait here for on-ride. You didn't pack anything, Ben. Empty suitcases in the closet. Asha says, on right, uh, sold his Buick two hours ago to our youth car dealing.

Well, he's getting some money together. Yeah. Let's see if he wants to take the kid with him. The kid know anything? He was asleep when the Matrix took him down to join the hall. It's half to 10.30, man.

Do you think on right might have beat it already? I don't know. Oh. Hard to see. It's been a long day. I hope it doesn't get any longer. Yeah. How long? Yeah, okay. Turn off the light man.

Gaga says a yellow marks been circling the block. I think it's on right driving. Better get your car warmed up. We might not stop. Right. Cline. Cline. Yeah, but. Notice the yellow mercury circling the block?

Yeah, that him? I think so. Here comes again. Get down. Nice spot on us. Matt, bring it around! Climb, call as you to block the boulevard. Right. Let's go Matt. 13J, Code 3, suspect, proceeding west on Kenilworth.

Yellow Mercury sedan, license number 8O. Robert, 1, 1, 3, 5, over. KQAR, attention all units in area G for George. Code 3, suspect, proceeding west on Kenilworth. Yellow Mercury sedan 80 Robert 1 1 3 5 he's going into the park 13 J suspect heading for the park Hey, you are a code 3 suspect heading towards park area

Hey, isn't gonna stop he's trying to go around ashes car There he goes shoot the air mat. Okay. Let him have it. Yeah, that did it. He's done Watch it now. He's had it, Ben.

Yeah. You get him all right, Ben? Yeah. You okay? Yeah, I'm okay. My cause, I'm just... I guess so. I better call it an action. Right. Well, that's that. It's been a long one, huh?

Yeah. Ooh. Next still body? Yeah. I'm quite around. Back at the house. I guess I let him try. Just this once. The line up, or before you pass the innocent, the vagrant, the thief, the murderer.

Listen next Thursday when we again bring you the line up. May I... You people out there on the other side of the wire in the audience room, may I have you attention please. Thank you, my name is Grapp, Sergeant Mack, we're about to explain the line up to you.

Each of the suspects you will see will be numbered. I'll come up with a number of them in charge. If you have any questions or identifications, please remember the number assigned to the President, as I call him name. At the end of each line when I ask my question or any other.

The Line Up, starring Bill Johnstone as Lieutenant Ben Guthrie and Wally Mayer as Sergeant Matt Greb, was written by E. Jack Newman with music composed and conducted by Eddie Dunsteady. Featured in tonight's cast were Haya Verback, Jeanette Nolan, Harry Lang, Howard McNeer, Peter Leeds, Lee Patrick and Virginia Gregg.

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