My name is Samuel leni samuel you can call me Len
I is a private detective detective who work for anyone who will pay him
I'm not a policeman I work on my own as a private eye
my office is on the west side of Los Angeles on the fourth floor of a high
building there are only two rooms in my office the outer room and the inner room
the outer room is the waiting room there are four chairs in the waiting room
although there are never four people waiting to see me in fact there is
usually no one at all waiting to see me in the inner room there's a cheap wooden
desk is a big wooden share for me to sit on and on the opposite side of the desk
is a low metal chair for my visitors the rest of the furniture in my office
consists of a large empty metal cupboard and the low bed in one corner when there
is a lot of work I sometimes sleep in the office the notice outside my door
says L Samuel private detective
that's me i'm quite tall nearly 2 meters and i weigh 80 kilos a lot of men say
that i'm ugly but women seem to find me attractive
I've got brown eyes brown hair and very nice teeth
I had a good nose too until someone broke in a fight last year
recently i haven't been very busy in fact I've had very little to do however
i did have some work last month
it all started late one afternoon when i was sitting in my office i had just
finished cutting my nails and I was about to clean them suddenly I heard
someone walk into the outer room I always leave the door of the outer room
open in case anyone wants to come in and see me when I heard the footsteps in the
outer room I wasn't very surprised i thought that someone had made a mistake
and come into the wrong office
it was probably someone looking for the doctor next door but a moment later
there was a very quiet knock on the door of the inner room come in i shouted and
put away the scissors i had been cutting my nails with the door opened and in
walked one of the most beautiful women I have ever seen
she was about 18 years old with blue eyes and long
long blonde hair she was wearing a smart green coat and had a big brown handbag
excuse me said the girl I'm looking for mr. Samuels i'm samuel i said with a
quick smile come in and sit down the girl didn't smile back at me
no I won't sit down she said well if you won't sit down at least come in and
close the door i replied the girl came in walked over and put her handbag on my
desk now I said what can I do for you
I need help said the girl slowly but i don't know if you will be able to help
are you a real private detective of course I am i replied angrily didn't you
see the notice on the office door it says L Samuel private detective
i'm samuel I'm a private eye alright mr. Samuels the girl said coldly
there's no need to get angry I have a little job for you right
I said quickly what do you want me to do it's very simple really
the girl replied I want you to find my sister she has disappeared
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I see I said your sister has disappeared
have you reported his appearance of the police the blonde girl shook her head
she looked very nervous and was starting to cry now I i haven't told the police
she said I don't want any trouble with the police I just wanted to help find my
sister she took a small pink handkerchief out of her handbag and
alright I said tell me all about your sister her name is Elaine Garfield said
I interrupted Helen Helen Garfield she replied my sister disappeared a week ago
we had arranged to have dinner together last Monday night but she didn't come
perhaps your sister didn't come because she doesn't like the food you cook i
suggested don't try to be funny
I flew all the way from New York to see her last Monday she said angrily oh so
you don't live in los angeles then I said no she replied quickly i live in
new york i flew right across America to see my sister but when I got here I
discovered that she had disappeared
how do you know she's disappeared i asked perhaps your sister just forgot
the blonde girl took a deep breath look she said let me finish my story if you
don't stop asking questions I'll find myself another detective right I said
I waited for my sister last Monday evening in my hotel said the girl but
she didn't come i telephoned her but there was no answer so the next morning
I went to the office where she worked at her office they said that she had been
to work the day before on the Monday they also told me that she left suddenly
in the middle of the afternoon without telling anyone
after that I went round to her flat but there was no one there
the girl stop for a minute and then continued mr. Samuels she said I'm very
it's not unusual for her to disappear suddenly like this i'm sure that she's
in danger and I want you to find her all right I said it may be easy or it may be
difficult but i'll find there but first tell me why you've waited
three days before coming to me that's none of your business
the girls said okay i replied your sister's name is Elaine Garfield what
oh that's easy Helen Garfield replied she looks like me were twins now mr.
Samuels how much money do you charge fifty dollars a day I said very well mr.
Samuels said the girl but fifty dollars a day is a lot of money i hope that you
oh yes I replied with a smile I work very hard
now give me the address of your sisters flat and the name of the office where
she works i'll start work at once the blonde girl wrote the addresses on a
piece of paper and gave me the paper
one more thing i said can he give me your address to that won't be necessary
she replied as she picked up her handbag I'll come and see you again tomorrow
goodbye mr. Samuels without waiting for an answer
the girl turned around and walked out of the office as I watched her walk out of
my office i smiled to myself this is better than cleaning my nails I thought
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after the blonde girl had left my office i looked at the two addresses which he
had written on the piece of paper
the first was Elaine Garfield apartment 716 Manson building sunset place the
second address was my errand Meyer attorneys Title Insurance Building
putting the paper in my pocket i got up and walked towards the door then I
stopped and went back to my desk i opened the top left-hand drawer and took
out my gun a 38 Smith & Wesson then I put the gun back in the drawer
I decided that it was safe to leave it behind it's easy to get shot if you
carrying a gun i ran down the stairs all four floors and out into the street my
old gray Chrysler was outside so I jumped in and drove off fast towards
sunset place the Manson building was a tall ugly block of apartments I parked
the Chrysler outside and walk towards the big glass front doors
hey mr. a voice said I continued walking a mr. said the voice again
you can't leave your car there i stopped and turned around a man in a gray
uniform was standing by the Chrysler a mr. the man repeated you can't park your
why not i ask because only people who live in the mansion building can park
here he replied so I said how do you know that I don't live in the Manson
building because I'm the porter the man replied I work in the entrance of the
building and let people in and out of the door I know everybody here right
I said then please let me in the porter and I walked up to the big glass front
what do you want to see the porter ask Miss Elaine Garfield I said she lives in
apartment 716 i'm sorry the porter replied mrs. Garfield is out when did
she go out i asked trying not to look interested
mind your own business said the porter I'm not gonna tell you and I'm not gonna
let you go up to miss Garfield's apartment when she's not there
why don't you go for a walk I said to the port
and put five dollars in his hand I gave the port of the money to make him go
away the porter shook his head no he said I gave the porter five dollars more
now go for a long walk i said the porter went out into the street and I went up
to apartment 716 miss Elaine Garfield's apartment
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I rang the bell beside the door of apartment 716 and waited there was no
I rang again but there was still no answer then I took a small square piece
of plastic out of my pocket i looked around I was alone i push the piece of
plastic into the space between the door and the door frame and move the plastic
up and down in a minute the door opened and I went into the flat i stood still
and listen there was silence i switched on the light and looked around it was a
modern apartment i was standing in the living room through an open door on my
left eye could see the bedroom which was very neat and tidy
I looked in the wardrobe it was almost empty
that's funny I thought people who disappear don't usually take most of
their clothes with them they only take the clothes if they've been planning the
disappearance for a long time I walked back into the living room and searched
it carefully but i found nothing to explain Garfield's disappearance and I
went into the kitchen the kitchen was also very clean and tidy there were no
dirty plates and cups there was no old milk in the refrigerator
everything was in its place well I thought there's only the bathroom left
the search now the bathroom to was empty and clean
I want quickly around the flat making sure that I haven't forgotten anything I
wiped everything i had touched with my handkerchief because I didn't want to
leave any fingerprints then I switched off the lights and open the door to
leave but I didn't leave with two men standing outside the door
one of them was short and had red hair and a nasty smile
the other was quite tall and was wearing a hat pulled down over his face
the one with the hat was holding a gun and the gun was pointing at me I tried
to close the door but the redhead man put his foot out to stop the door
closing I let go of the door the door open and both the man came in the one
with the hat was in front and he was still carrying the gun
hold your hands up in the air said the man with the gun then he turned to the
redhead man see if he's got a gun on him joe joe the red
that man came over towards me I waited when Joe was between me and the man with
a gun i jumped I jumped forward caught Joe around the neck
I held him in front of me the man with the gun couldn't shoot because he would
hit his friend right i said to the man with the gun
get out of the way I'm leaving now and I'm taking your friend with me holding
Joe in front of me I walked slowly towards the man with a gun then
something went wrong with my plan
the man with a gun started to laugh he put the gun back in his pocket and stood
laughing why are you laughing I asked i'm laughing because you're so stupid
the man with the gun said and walked up to me stop I said around solid well will
you do ask the man with the gun
you can't do anything I'm the one with the gun as he said this the man leant
forward he pulled Joe out of my hands and hit me in the face i must say that i
wasn't expecting to be hit in the face it hurt it hurt even more when he hit me
again and I fell on the floor i lay still on the floor hoping that the two
men would go away but they didn't go away instead they picked me up and hit
everything went black i lay on the floor I was unconscious
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I woke up with a terrible pain in my head I was lying on the floor outside
the front door of Miss Elaine Garfield's apartment i looked around the man with
the gun and his red haired friend left I was alone and I had a terrible headache
i got up slowly and felt my head gently to see if there was any blood there
wasn't any blood but my head was still very painful i decided to go back to the
there was no sign of the porter at the entrance of the Manson building i walked
out of the door and across to the old gray Chrysler i drove slowly back to the
the telephone was ringing when i arrived at the office I went in quickly and
Samuel speaking listen Samuel replied a voice forget about Elaine Garfield we
hurt you a little in her apartment if you don't forget all about Elaine
Garfield will hurt you a lot more who are you
I asked but there was no answer the man had put down the telephone
I decided to do with the man that told me I would forget all about it later
Garfield for 10 hours after a good night's sleep I would look for a lane
Garfield i would also try to find the man with the gun and his friend Joe I
laid down on the hard low bed and went straight to sleep
I woke up the next morning at eight o'clock i felt my head carefully but it
did not hurt so much now i left the office and went across the street to the
cafe where I usually had breakfast
I drank a glass of orange juice ate some fresh toast and drank several cups of
coffee i read the morning newspapers there was a lot of news but nothing
about Miss Elaine Garfield i looked at my watch left the cafe and walked over
to the Chrysler by nine o'clock i was outside the title insurance building at
three minutes past nine I was standing outside the door of Meyer and Meyer
attorneys at twenty past 9i was still standing outside the door
nobody had arrived yet to work at nine-thirty the first secretary arrived
I was sitting in mr. Maya's office well mr. Meyer i said my name is Samuel and
i'm pleased to meet you mr. Maya said politely he was about 55 years old with
a grey suit grey hair and a great face does miss Elaine Garfield work here I
mr. Maya said but she hasn't been to work since monday the $DAY why do you
want to see Lane her sister has asked me to help find her i replied can you think
of anything Elaine said or did which could explain her disappearance mr.
Myers scratched his head no he said I'm afraid I can't help you
who did Elaine work with I asked mr. Meyer looked at me
why do you say who did Elaine work with and not who does Elaine work with
he asked i look straight back at mr. Meyer I don't know if Wayne is dead or
not I said would you be very sad if she was dead
yes of course I would be sad mr. my replied angrily are you trying to
suggest that I know where Elaine is my smile when I don't get excited mr. Maya
I said and he tell me the name of anyone who works with Elaine anyone who shares
a desk with her or works in the same room
yes mr. Maya said that's easy Elena's shares a room with Susie great i got up
thank you very much mr. Meyer I said where is Susie grams office plays it's
along the corridor said mr. Meyer the third door on the left
I thank mr. Meyer again and walk to the door
Oh mr. Samuels mr. Meyer said I'm sorry that I got angry but you understand that
I interrupted you don't want dirty private detectives in your nice clean
office i walked out of mr. Maya's office and bang the door behind me I walked
slowly down the corridor and knocked on the third door on the left
come in said a voice so i went into the room are you Susie Graham I asked yes
said the girl sitting at the desk
i'm susie i smiled at Susie was the kind of girl everyone smile that she was
small and slim and a pair of beautiful brown eyes
what can I do to help you Susie asked i smiled again I'd like to ask you some
questions miss Graham don't call me Miss Graham the girl said you can call me
Susie well Susie i said i would like to ask you some questions about a friend of
yours name is Elaine Garfield Susie stop smiling
yes all ride she said but I don't want to talk about Elaine here in the office
right i replied I'll tell you what we'll do we'll go out and find a cafe
I'll buy you a cup of coffee and you can tell me about Elaine all right Susie
cheered up and look much happier
I'd like to have a cup of coffee she said but Mr Maya might get angry if I
don't worry about mr. Meyer i said with a big smile mr. Meyer and I are great
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Susie put on her coat and we left the office together we found a little cafe
just opposite the title insurance building in the cafe
I told susie why i was asking questions about Elaine Garfield Elaine's twin
sister Helen thinks that Elaine has disappeared and she has asked me to find
Elaine I said Helen told me that she came to meijer and my last Tuesday she
was told that Elaine had left work suddenly last Monday afternoon is that
right Susie knotted at least part of its ride she said elaine was at work last
Monday and she hurried off in the middle of the afternoon
Susie stop for a minute and then she continued but i don't remember seeing
Elaine sister Helen on tuesday in fact I didn't even know that Elaine had a
sister Elaine sister lives in New York I explain now can you remember last Monday
afternoon did Elaine give any reason for leaving suddenly oh yes
Susie said Elaine said that she wasn't feeling well and he was gonna lie down
did Elaine receive any visitors or phone calls last Monday afternoon i asked no I
don't think so said Susie no wait a minute i think yes
Elaine did receive a phone call just before she left i smiled I don't suppose
that by chance you might have heard any of the telephone conversation
certainly not Susie replied I don't listen to other people's phone calls can
you think of any reason why lane disappeared i asked know Susie replied
elaine was always very friendly with everyone and she didn't seem to have any
troubles did Elaine have any special friends any many women she talked about
Susie replied Elaine and I used to be quite friendly and we went out dancing
together a lot but recently we haven't been out together at all
I understand i said though I really didn't understand anything at all
can you remember the last time you went out together can you remember the place
Susie said quickly we went to the last cabanas club we always went there it was
about a month ago we had an argument there and we haven't gone out together
since it was the argument about
I asked it was after midnight Susie explain and I wanted to go home but
Elaine said she wanted to stay a bit longer
she said that she had met a wonderful man and didn't want to leave i said i
was going home and I left lane in the club after that evening
one thing led to another what do you mean I asked one thing led to another
Susie smiled i often spoke to Elaine about the man she had met Elaine thought
he was wonderful i told her that he was no good at all
what did Lena say when you told her that I asked with interest
she became very angry replied Susie we have been out dancing together since
then i paid $MONEY for the coffee
you've been very helpful Susie I said and I've only got one more question can
you remember the name of the man lame Garfield met at Alaska banos Benny greep
Susie said that's his name benny greep thank you very much indeed Susie I said
with a smile you've been a great help
not at all Susie said and looked at me with her beautiful big brown eyes if
there's anything else I can do for you just ask i looked straight into her eyes
what are you doing tonight I asked i'll be at home watching television
Susie replied my boyfriend's a boxer and he's fighting in a match on television
goodbye Susie I said and watched as she walked back across the street to the
title insurance building her boyfriend was a boxer that was just my luck
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I looked at my watch it was nearly eleven o'clock i went back into the cafe
and asked if I could look at the telephone book i turned to l and ran my
finger down the outside of the page
soon I found the name i was looking for alaska banos I look more closely the
address was Alaska banos 232 golden drive telephone 3230 313 i left the cafe
and walked over to where i had parked the Chrysler it wasn't time for lunch
yet so i decided to go and see what Alaska banos was like it took me nearly
20 minutes to drive there and another 10 minutes to find somewhere to park
have you ever seen a night club in the daytime it's a very depressing sight at
night the nightclub seems wonderful
however at a quarter to twelve in the morning it looks old empty and dirty the
man I met at last cabanas looked old empty and dirty to I rang the bell 45
minutes before he answered the door even then he didn't open the door itself
instead he opened a small window in the door what do you want
he asked the club doesn't open until ten o'clock tonight I'm looking for someone
I said someone called Benny greep I don't know anyone called Benny greep the
man replied and started to shut the window
wait a minute i said and push five dollars through the window
that's better the man said and he opened the door and let me in i followed him
the man was a cleaner he picked up a brush and began to clean the floor you
know where i can find many group i asked a man again if you come back tonight at
ten o'clock you'll find Benny group here
the man said many plays the drums in the band
I give them an another five dollars where can I find Benny now I asked the
man picked up a piece of paper from the floor and wrote an address on it
I took the paper and left immediately as I drove the great chrysler away from
Alaska banos i looked at the address the cleaner and written 5314
arvida street west los angeles
5314 arvida street was an old block of apartments i gave the porter a couple of
dollars and he told me which was Benny groups apartment I walked up the narrow
dark stairs until I came to the fifth floor
I was looking for apartment 507 I knocked on the door of apartment 507 and
waited there was no answer so I rang the bell
no answer i knocked again hard i was still no answer i pushed against the
door and it opened easily i waited there was no sound from the apartment so I
went in the light was on and the curtains were drawn the apartment was
there was one main room which was used as the living room dining room and
the room had two doors one of the doors let into the kitchen and the other into
the bathroom the main room was very untidy the table was covered with dirty
plates and glasses and there was a full ashtray lying on the floor there was a
strange smell in the room I looked into the kitchen the kitchen was also dirty
and untidy i walked across to the bathroom and open the door
Benny group was in the bath his left hand was hanging over the side of the
bath the hand that neatly cut nails and there was a gold ring on one finger the
wrist was covered by a shirt sleeve which was rather dirty I couldn't see
the rest of the arm because it was under the water many groups head was just out
he had a handsome face and quite long black hair his eyes were wide open the
only other parts of his body out of the water where his feet but I couldn't see
his toes because he still had his shoes and socks on the bath water was red i
pulled out the plug in the bath to let the water out when the bath was empty i
looked at the Deadman more closely had been dead for several hours he had been
shot in the chest and then pushed into the bath i looked on the floor by the
bath there was blood there too and I was standing in it i moved back and clean
the blood off my shoes with some water then I quickly looked around the main
room again the dead man's coat was lying on a chair and I felt in the park
gets i found a few dollars and a driving license the driving licence had a
photograph of the dead man on it the license belong the Bene greep and the
address and the license was 5314 arvida street west los angeles the dead man in
the bath was definitely been Ygritte
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I moved around the room and carefully cleaned everything i had touched I
didn't want to leave any fingerprints
there was nothing in the room to connect Benny group with Elaine Garfield i
picked up the telephone and ask for the police i'm speaking from apartment 50 75
314 arvida street i said there's a dead man in the bath right said the policeman
at the other end of the telephone
what's your name I told him don't touch anything
the policeman said and stay where you are a police car will be there in a few
minutes i put down the phone and sat down to wait three minutes later I heard
the car stopped outside the building and I could hear heavy feet running up the
stairs two policemen walked into the apartment they were both wearing
ordinary clothes and looked hot and tired one was about 25 years old the
other about 40 the older policeman came up to me and showed me his police papers
where's the body he asked i pointed to the bathroom
both policeman went into the bathroom to have a look the younger one came back
first shaking his head all right said the younger policeman
why did you do it do what I asked in surprise
why did you kill your friend in the bath said the young policeman he wasn't my
friend i replied I don't care if he was your friend and not said the policeman
I didn't kill him i said calmly and what are you doing here
ask the older policeman coming in from the bathroom
my name's leni samuel I explain
I'm a private detective and I came here to talk to Benny greep the door was open
and so I came in I looked in the bathroom and I found the dead man in the
bath so I telephoned the police the dead man is Benny greep why did you want to
talk to Benny greep the younger policeman asked I'm sorry I can't answer
that i replied who are you working for
ask the older policeman I'm sorry I can't answer that either i said as far
as i know Benny groups death doesn't have anything to do with the person i'm
working for tell me who you are working for shouted the younger policeman
take it easy said the older policeman to the younger one
you stay here until the other police arrived i'm going to take mr. Samuels
down to the police station I kept quiet and followed the older policeman out of
the room and down the stairs outside the building we got into my old Chrysler the
policeman drove we were soon at the police station where the policeman
locked me in a small room i sat down on a hard wooden chair in the locked room
it was no use getting angry or upset at being arrested for murder and is
something you have to get used to if you're a private detective
it happens all the time but I could not sleep i was thinking about all the
things which had happened since i had met Helen Garfield the day before I
couldn't sleep because several things were worrying me but I couldn't remember
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while i was in the police station I remembered one of the things which was
worrying me how it Joe and his tall friend known that I was in a lane
Garfield's apartment the porter at the man's and building must have told the
two men I decided that I would go and talk to the porter when i left the
i SAT back in the chair and looked at my watch the time was nearly four o'clock
then I remembered the Helen garfield was coming to my office at five o'clock i
would not be there to meet her but there was something else that was worrying me
it was quite a small thing but I couldn't remember what it was
suddenly the door opened and a policeman came in standup shouted the policeman
follow me I stood up and follow the policeman out of the room and along a
corridor the policeman stopped knocked on a door and opened it
are you ready to see the private detective asked the policeman as he put
his head around the door without waiting for an answer the policeman open the
door wide and push me into the room
the policeman came into the room and close the door behind him in the room
there was a man sitting behind a desk he was completely bald he had no hair at
all he was about 55 years old and his name was sergeant Murphy sergeant Murphy
had spent all his life in the police and he didn't like private detectives
sergeant Murphy SAT looking at me he looked at me for about five minutes
without saying anything I was standing in front of his desk looking straight
the silence didn't worry me in fact that quite liked it
the silence was much nicer than questions about what I've been doing in
what were you doing in many groups apartment as sergeant Murphy suddenly I
wanted to talk to him i replied why did you kill Benny grape shouted sergeant
Murphy suddenly I didn't kill him i replied and I told sergeant Murphy the
same story that i had told the policeman and many groups apartment
I don't believe a word of what you have told me said the sergeant who are you
I'm sorry i replied I can't tell you i'm working for as far as i know Benny
groups death has nothing to do with me or with the person i'm working for iced
often looked at the sergeant I knew that what I had just said wasn't true
in fact I thought many groups death was connected with Elaine Garfield's
disappearance but I couldn't tell the police
Helen Garfield had said that she didn't want the police to know about her
sister's disappearance sergeant Murphy looked me straight in the eyes
I hate all private detectives he said slowly and you are the private detective
I don't think you're telling me the truth I think you're hiding things from
me i think you know more about Betty groups death and you say you do and you
are gonna tell me all you know now I've already told you all I know i replied
quietly sergeant Murphy's face went red the red color one up until it covered
all of his bald head told try to play games with me he shouted now get out
can I go home now I asked you know said sergeant Murphy the sergeant told the
policeman at the door to take me back to the small room and lock me up again i
went with the policeman didn't argue i don't like arguing with policemen when I
was alone in the room again i sat down i tried to remember the other thing that
someone had said something important but i could not remember what it was
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I looked at my watch it was half-past five i was still at the police station
I'd seen sergeant Murphy once more during the afternoon it hadn't been a
pleasant meeting I haven't told the sergeant who i was working for and I
haven't told him why I wanted to talk to Benny greep half-past five
I wonder if Helen garfield was waiting for me at my office
suddenly the door the room opened and sergeant Murphy came in Dad's out he
said I decided to let you go now go before I change my mind i went before
sergeant Murphy changed his mind as I got my car out of the police garage
I wondered why sergeant Murphy and let me go as I drove away from the police
station I noticed a small yellow car behind me a minute later I looked in the
mirror again the small yellow car was still behind me i drive a little faster
and then suddenly turned right up a narrow street at the end of the narrow
street i turned left and then left again soon i was back on the main road
I looked in the mirror the yellow car was still right behind me so that was
why sergeant Murphy and let me go
the sergeant had ordered some policemen to follow me they were gonna watch what
i did and who i met i drove straight back to the office as I parked the car
outside i noticed the yellow car had stopped across the road
I ran up the stairs and into my office the door to the outer room was open as
Helen Garfield wasn't there but there was a letter on the table on top of the
magazine's I picked the letter up and read it i am mr. Samuels I came here at
five o'clock and waited but you didn't come i must see you urgently
meet me at laska banos at eleven-thirty tonight Helen Garfield i put the letter
in my pocket and looked at my watch it was just after six o'clock i had five
and a half hours before the meeting with Helen Garfield there's plenty of time to
go to the Manson building and talk to the porter I got into the Chrysler and
drove off the words the man's and building a small yellow car was still
I thought about Helen Garfield's letter why does she want to meet me at last
cabanas i asked myself in fact how does she know about last cabanas at all
she says that she lives in New York i would have to ask Miss Helen Garfield a
few questions the next time I saw her but the most important thing now is to
get away from the yellow car which was still following me I was going to the
building where lane Garfield lived and I didn't want the police to know there
were two men in the yellow car i turned right and the yellow car followed I
stopped and the yellow car stopped i turned the Chrysler around and the
yellow car turned around I tried to drive faster than the yellow car but the
Chrysler was too old and too slow
I slow down and waited until I was near the next traffic lights then just as the
lights were changing from green to red
I drove across them the yellow car was too late
the lights will now read but that didn't stop the car drove straight past the red
light then as I looked angrily in my mirror something happened which made me
police men on a motorbike drove after the yellow car
the policeman made the drivers stopped because he had driven past the red light
i drove away as fast as possible in my mirror I could see the driver inside the
car are giving with the policeman on the motorbike it was the funniest sight i
had seen for a long time i drove on toward the Manson building happy to have
I may even have sung a little because i was feeling so good
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as I was driving a paleta words the Manson building i had a surprise i
looked in the mirror the yellow car was coming up fast behind me I drove as fast
as I could but the yellow car got closer and closer
just then a dog ran across the road in front of the Chrysler I braked hard and
the tires screamed as the Chrysler stopped suddenly to avoid the dog then
there was the scream of more tires as the driver of the yellow car tried to
stop there was a loud crash and a bang as the small yellow car ran right into
the back of my big old gray Chrysler the two men and the yellow car weren't hurt
but the car was badly damaged at the front oil and water were running out
onto the road the old Chrysler was not damaged at all i got out and walked back
to the yellow car you want to be more careful i said to the driver you were
its lucky for you that my car isn't badly damaged but but the driver began
to say but i did not wait to listen I ran back to the Chrysler jumped in and
drove on the last I saw the yellow car was the two men pushing it to the side
I was soon at the mansion building and I went into the hall to look for the
porter I couldn't see him anywhere
then I noticed the door with a sign on it saying Porter I not quietly but there
I opened the door slowly and looked into the room the porter was sitting at his
his feet were on the desk and he was lying back in his chair i walked quickly
and quietly into the room and close the door and went up to the desk and notice
the piece of paper lion by the telephone there was a telephone number written on
the paper 3230 313 Alaska banos i said to myself that's the telephone number of
the night club without waking the porter i left the room I had found out what I
wanted to know the two men who hit me on the head had probably come from Alaska
banos the porter must telephone them when i went up to Elaine Garfield's flat
i was now very interested in Alaska
bonus in garfield used to go dancing there was Susie many group work there
before he was killed Helen Garfield wanted to meet me there at half past
eleven and now the porter and the two men who hit me on the head were
connected with Alaska banos I went home washed changed and had a meal at eleven
o'clock i went out again i was going to Alaska banos there are lots of cars
parked outside and i had to leave the Christ look quite a long way away from
the nightclub as I walked up to the entrance of Alaska banos it started to
rain heavily I knocked on the door and the little window and the door opened a
face look at me for a minute then the door opened and I went in the club no
longer looked empty and dirty soft lights and sweet music and change the
appearance of the club completely i stood and looked around it was a small
dance floor on which a few people with dancing
the band was small and not very good
there was a new drummer instead of Benny greep around the dance floor several
groups of people were sitting around low tables to the right of the dance floor
there were more tables where people were eating there were two doors behind the
tables which led into the kitchen
i sat down at a table by the dance floor in the darkest part of the room and
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exactly at eleven-thirty Helen Garfield came into the nightclub she was looking
as beautiful as ever but seemed to be a little worried her blue eyes looked
around the room until she saw me then with a little smile she walked up and
sat down at the table she sat next to me with her back to the dance floor she was
carrying a bag which he put on the floor beside her smile disappeared from her
where were you this afternoon mr. Samuels she said sharply I'm paying you
fifty dollars a day in return for that money I want you to do what I tell you
now why weren't you at your office this afternoon at five o'clock i took a deep
breath well mrs. Garfield I said it's a long story let's have a drink and I'll
a waiter came over and I ordered some drinks when the waiter had gone the
beautiful blonde girl said come on mr. Samuels tell me okay i said but stop
calling me mr. Samuels call me Len all my friends call me land i'm not a friend
of yours mr. Samuels the blonde girl said in a voice like ice
I'm paying you a lot of money to work for me
fifty dollars a day doesn't allow you to be rude to me i replied quietly in the
last 24 hours I've been hit on the head and suspected of murder
what do you mean the girl said and led towards me
murder just then the waiter brought the drinks and we sat in silence until he
had gone then I told Helen Garfield about my visit to assist his apartment
I told her about the two men who had caught me there Ellen Garfield listened
in silence you like the band mrs. Garfield I asked I didn't come here to
talk about the band the blonde girl said angrily
the band has got a new drama tonight I said because I found the old drummer
the blonde girl turned around quickly to look at the band she said something to
herself which I didn't hear she lifted her right hand and started stroking her
hair she looked sad and very worried what what was the drummer the dead man's
name Helen Garfield last Greek
I said Benny greep I don't suppose that you know Benny group to ya Helen
Garfield shook her head no she said I told her what had happened at the police
station then I told her about the policeman who had followed me in a
yellow car do you think they're still following you
the blonde girl ask quickly and looked around the club i told her how i had got
away from the yellow car now I'm is Garfield i continued it's time for me to
ask you a few questions there are some things about your sister's disappearance
which worried me I want to ask you about them all right she said but I don't
I don't know much about the lanes life here i don't know very much about Los
Angeles either i said back in my chair and looked at it this beautiful blonde
girl was paying me fifty dollars a day to find her sister I liked what I saw
then very quietly I began to ask Helen Garfield some questions you don't know
that's right the girl replied but you were able to find out where Elaine
worked i continued and he went to meijer and Meyer last Tuesday to ask if they
knew anything about Elaine yes
the girl said looking at me closely what did you speak to admire admire I asked
Susie know the girl said i spoke to mr. Meyer I want to ask you something else i
said when i went to Elaine's flat i noticed something unusual there were
very few clothes in the wardrobe
it seems your sister plan to disappearance quite carefully she had
taken her clothes with her i see the girl said and looked around the
I waited until she looked back at me do you like it here
I asked yes she said I like it too i said but there's something else which is
do you mind if I ask you one more question not at all
the girl said well I began I've been wondering why you ask me to meet you
here at Alaska banos Helen Garfield push back her chair and stood up would you
she picked her bag up from the floor and walked over towards the ladies toilet
which was near the entrance would you like another drink
I shouted after yes please she shouted back / shoulder I wanted two more drinks
and sat back in my chair I looked around the nightclub it was almost midnight
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the dance floor and last cabanas waiting for Helen Garfield to come back from the
toilet i was waiting for her to answer my question
I wanted to know why she had asked me to meet her here I looked around at the
people who are dancing on the other side of the dance floor I could see people
sitting eating at the tables waiters were carrying food in and out of the two
doors leading to the kitchen i looked at my watch again it was five past twelve
Ellen garfield was taken a long time i finished my drink and ordered another
I got up and walked over towards the entrance there was a man standing by the
front door of the nightclub I asked him if he had seen Helen the beautiful
the man asked yes I said she left nearly a quarter of an hour ago said the man
are you sure i asked yes the man replied she asked me to get her a taxi
did you hear her give the taxi driver an address i ask quickly the man shook his
I thank the man and walked back to my seat
why did helen Garfield leave without telling me ask myself perhaps some of
the questions that I asked made her angry just then I looked up and saw a
man walking across the dance floor towards me I recognize the man he was
he was looking at me and smiling in a rather unfriendly way it was Joe one of
the men would found me and Elaine Garfield's apartment i decided to leave
i stood up and started to walk towards the door I didn't want to meet Joe again
as i walk towards the door I thought that I heard someone shouting excuse me
sir said a voice I didn't stop a look around then I heard the voice again
excuse me sir you haven't paid your bill i had forgotten to pay for the drinks
the waiter came running up to me and i quickly took out ten dollars and gave
them to the waiter you can keep the change
i said as i gave him the money without waiting for a reply I turned and hurried
towards the door and I heard the waiters voice again
excuse me sir excuse me sir he said I
stopped and turned around the waiter came up to me excuse me sir ten dollars
he said the price of your drinks is $12 Alaska banos is very expensive i said as
i gave the waiter another five dollars now you can keep the change
then I stopped thinking about money Joe was walking quickly towards me I turned
around and ran towards the door as fast as I could
I got to the door and was just about to leave Alaska banos and I was happy
because i had escaped then I got a surprise there standing by the door of
the nightclub was Jose to all friend
it was the same man who hit me on the head and miss Garfield's apartment
the tall man and see me coming and had moved in front of the door now I
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I stopped and looked behind me Joe was closer now and the smile on his face
looked very unfriendly I was caught I could not go out of the door and Joe was
right behind me I turned around quickly and ran towards Joe before he knew what
I was doing I put my arms around him and started dancing
he was very surprised and tried to pull away from me but he couldn't fight
properly he was afraid that the other people would notice i looked over my
shoulder and saw the tall man standing helplessly on the side of the dance
floor I pushed Joe into the middle of the dance floor where there were lots of
other people dancing then I felt something sharp touching my back
it was a knife stop trying to be funny Samuel said Joe angrily stop dancing and
go over to the door or else i'll push this knife India we were right in the
middle of the dance floor and a long way from the tall man Joe was holding a
knife against my back some of the other people around us had stopped dancing
they were staring and surprised at the sight of two men dancing together I
lifted my foot and kick Joe's leg as hard as I could
he gave a cry of pain and fell to the floor I looked around to see where i
could run to joe's tall friend was coming through the dancers towards me I
turned around and ran off the dance floor I look back over my shoulder and
saw that both Joe and his friend were following me i ran between the tables
where people were eating the floor was slippery and I fell over as I fell I
knocked over a table and the plates of food and glasses fell on top of me i got
up quickly and ran out through one of the doors into the kitchen then I
stopped and counted to five as Joe and his tall friend were coming towards the
door I pushed the door closed as hard as I could
there was a loud bang as the man ran into the door nice smiled and turned
round but i did not smile for very long
three cooks were coming towards me with big kitchen knives in their hands
I looked at the cooks and at the knives they were holding I thought about
running towards them and trying to fight them
I decided that it would be a stupid idea to try and fight three big men with
it was a very big saucepan full of boiling soup on the stove i picked it up
and threw it at the cooks they were loud cries of pain as the hot soup hit the
men just then the door open behind me Joe and his tall friend stood in the
doorway and the tall man was holding a gun
there's a loud bang as the gun went off the bank was followed by a scream of
pain from one of the cooks because the tall man had shot him in the foot by
mistake and i quickly picked up a large pile of dirty plates and threw them at
Joe he saw the plates coming and he tried to move away as he moved he
slipped on the floor and fell onto a pile of broken plates without waiting I
ran into a door at the back of the kitchen
the door was locked and I banged against the door with my shoulder the lock broke
easily and I pushed the door open as i ran out into the dark street I could
still hear the shouts and cries coming from the club i came to the Chrysler and
just then there was a noise behind me I turned around and saw a man with his arm
raised then I felt a terrible pain in my head everything went black i felt the
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and now asked voice I opened my eyes and looked around me I didn't know where I
was I was lying on something hard and there was a bright light on my eyes
where am I I asked then I realized what I was recognized the gray walls the hard
furniture and the bright electric lights i was in the police station again beyond
better now the voice repeated i looked at the policeman he was talking to me
yes I said very slowly but my head feels as if it is breaking in half
you're lucky to be alive said the policeman the police car found you lying
in the middle of the road on golden drive you would have been hit by passing
cars and probably killed if the police car and found you I thought for a moment
I wasn't sure how much the police knew I didn't want to tell the police anything
yes i was lucky I said by the way what was a police car doing on golden drive
all said the policeman there is a big fight at a nightclub called laska banos
we had a telephone call to say that there was a madman in the club the
madman was breaking up all the furniture a police car was sent to the nightclub
but the madman escape before the police arrived the police car was returning
when I found you lying in the middle of the road he were very lucky that car
nearly ran right over you i smiled I don't feel very lucky i replied in fact
nevermind said the policeman and you walk and I stood up and walked a few
steps my head hurt but otherwise I felt alright
the policeman said let's walk along the corridor then and have a talk with a
we went along the corridor the policeman stopped at a door and knocked it was a
shout from inside the room and the policeman open the door
I walked into the room and the policeman followed he shut the door and stood in
front of it there was only one desk in the room
and behind the desk was a man he was bald
it was my old friend sergeant Murphy hello sergeant Murphy i said trying to
how are you feeling tonight sergeant Murphy didn't smile back at me are you
trying to be funny yes it is a night it's mornin
you've been unconscious on night oh I said now said sergeant Murphy let's
begin I want you to tell me why you were lying unconscious in the middle of
golden drive at half-past twelve last night you were a danger to the traffic i
thought that the traffic was a danger to me i replied but the sergeant didn't
even smile I waiting for you to tell me what happened said the sergeant nothing
much happened i began i spent part of the evening at Alaska banos and left
I walked back to my car just as i was about to get into the car someone hit me
over the head that's the last I remember this policeman and I pointed to the one
standing by the door told me that I had been found in the middle of the road
someone must have put me there sergeant Murphy smiled
yes he said someone who wanted to kill you put you in the middle of the road
someone was hoping that a car would hit you and kill you i smiled back at the
sergeant can you think of anyone who would want to kill you
the sergeant asked me oh yes I replied hundreds of people would like to kill me
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did you leave last cabanas before midnight ask sergeant Murphy that's
right i replied i left the nightclub just before 12 so you weren't at last
cabanis when the big fight started just after 12 asked the sergeant big fight i
said trying to sound surprised
don't sound so surprised said sergeant Murphy angrily we received a telephone
call from the order of Alaska banos he said that just after midnight last night
at our man with brown hair and brown eyes called leni samuel attacked or the
people at the club the owner of the club said that you then attacked and injured
three cooks then you broke over 100 plates and a table and ruined food worth
I didn't say anything I could not think of anything to say
did you really do all that sergeant Murphy asked in a different voice the
sergeant sounded both surprised and pleased
did you really do all that on your own or did you have meant to help you I did
it all on my own I said beginning to feel a little proud of myself you know
that you could go to prison for six months for what you did last night it
the sergeant asked he was laughing as he said it I wasn't laughing I couldn't see
anything funny about six months in prison
look sergeant Murphy said I'm not stupid i agreed with the sergeant that he was
sergeant Murphy repeated and I know why you're at last cabanas last night any
grape used to work there and you went to find out about his death
I agreed with the sergeant again it seems the best thing to do now sergeant
Murphy said slowly i'm interested in Alaska banos the club is owned by people
who are criminals but we can't prove that they have broken the law
I've also interested in many groups murder now what I suggest is this
tell me all you know about Alaska banos and Benny group and i will let you go if
you tell me all you know you won't go to prison for the fight at the nightclub
but I want the truth not the lies you told me yesterday I took a deep breath
even started to tell the sergeant what I knew I told him about everything except
the lane Garfield I wasn't sure how closely Elaine garfield was connected
with many groups death so I told the sergeant that Helen Garfield from New
York and asked me to find out about Alaska banos sergeant Murphy asked me
for Helen Garfield's address in new york and i said i didn't know it then the
sergeant asked me where Helen garfield was staying in los angeles i said i
didn't know I told sergeant Murphy all that I knew about Benny greet except
that the drummer had known felon Garfield then I asked him about the two
men in the yellow car who had followed me
the sergeant smiled and said that the two men were policemen finally I told
him about the fight Alaska banos sergeant Murphy listen to everything
when I had finished my story he looked at me in silence for a few moments right
Samuel I hope that you've told me the truth and all the truth if you've been
telling me more lies I'll make sure that you go to prison for six months because
of the fight Alaska banos now you can go i stood up
thank you i said with a smile sit down
he said and listen you can go but you must promise to tell me anything you
find out about last cabanas and about Benny greep I promise I said quickly and
wait a minute since sergeant Murphy I have one more thing to tell you i'm
going to telephone the new york police i'm going to ask them to find out all
they can about Helen Garfield if the police New York discovered that you've
told me lies about Helen Garfield you will be in very serious trouble
I told the sergeant not to worry and thank him very much
I left the police station feeling very happy because sergeant Murphy and let me
go I call the taxi and went out to golden drive to get the Chrysler
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I drove the Chrysler back to the office and walked up the stairs the office
looked just the same then 10 letters for me I went down to the cafe and had a
late breakfast as I drank my coffee I thought about some of the things Helen
Garfield had told me at last cabanas before the fight i decided to check one
of the things immediately and walked over to the telephone
I opened the telephone book and looked on the $TIME a.m. until I found the
telephone number of Meyer and Maya I picked up the telephone and dialed the
Maya and Maya good morning said a voice which I recognized can I help you hello
Suzie I said this is lance Samuel you remember me
of course I remember you said Susie did your boyfriend when his boxing match on
television I asked know Susie replied and anyway he's not my boyfriend anymore
really I said happily thinking that perhaps I can ask susie to go for a
yes Susie said the boxers had a fight with my new boyfriend outside my house
last night and who won i asked my new boyfriend replied Suzie oh I said sadly
and what does your new boyfriend do my new boyfriend's our weightlifter he
lifts big weights in competitions i was about to say goodbye then I remembered
that I had not telephone to speak to Suzie I wanted to speak to her boss mr.
Maya can I speak to mr. Maya please Suzy I asked ride
Susie said I'll put you through to mr. Maya goodbye
there was a pause and then i heard mr. Myers voice hello my you speaking a good
morning mr. Meyer i said in the deep voice I had put my handkerchief over the
telephone so that mr. Meyer would not know my voice this is the police
I said sergeant Murphy speaking I pretended to be sergeant Murphy so that
mr. my would answer my questions
good morning said mr. Meyer what do you want to ask me about it's about a girl
I said her name is Elaine Garfield she has disappeared and we're trying to find
Elaine sister Helen came to see you
excuse they didn't she know said mr. Meyer Elaine sister didn't come to see
me last Tuesday and I didn't know that Elaine had a sister until a private
detective told me he said that Elaine sister was called Helen the telephone
line was very bad and it was difficult for me to hear what mr. Meyer was saying
what did you say I asked I said that
Elaine's sister was called Helen replied mr. Meyer the names are very similar
thank you very much mr. Baier i said and put the telephone down mr. Maya was
the name's Helen and Elaine were very similar elane Garfield had disappeared
and so far i was the only person who had met Helen Garfield i left the cafe and
walked back up to my office as I climbed the stairs
I can hear my telephone ringing I didn't hurry i walked slowly along the corridor
into my office and answered the telephone is that Samuel the voice said
I recognize the voice at once he was Joe yes i said this is len Samuel listen
Samuel joe said we wanted lane God field and we think you know where she is
we are coming to your office to see you wait for us
don't go out but I i started but it was too late Joe and put the telephone down
i sat down at my desk sadly now what's gonna happen I thought Joe and his
friend will come to see me I'll ask me if I know where Elaine Garfield is but I
I wonder if they will believe me when I tell them the telephone rang again I
hello i said hello Samuel said a familiar voice hello sergeant Murphy i
replied trying to sound pleased we've just telephone New York the sergeant
said angrily and a new york police were very helpful
the new york police told us that there is no such person as Ellen Garfield
Helen Garfield does not exist there is no one living in New York called Helen
when you told me that you were working for Helen Garfield but I started out
listen the sergeant interrupted i am sending a police car around to your
I want to see you wait for the police car
don't go out the sergeant put down the telephone and i SAT back in my chair I
was worried what would happen now Joe was coming to see me and so was a
I tried to think of what I would say to them both i hope that the policeman and
joe would not arrive at the same time
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again I was afraid to answer it the telephone continues ringing finally i
I said is that mr. Samuels asked voice it was Helen Garfield yes mrs. Garfield
i replied this is len Samuel speaking I must see you said Helen Garfield well i
would like to talk to you too mrs. Garfield I said slowly and I think there
are a lot of things you and I must talk about right
the girl said meet me at the seventh man cafe in five minutes
do you know what the cafe is it's about half a mile from your office
I know the seventh man i replied but i can't meet you in five minutes because
you must come in once mr. Samuels she said but I began it was too late
Helen garfield and put a telephone down i got up from the chair and walked to
the door I decided to go and meet Helen Garfield both Joe and sergeant Murphy
had told me not to go out but i decided i would rather talk to Helen Garfield
into the policeman or the Joe if Joe and the policeman came when I was out they
could talk to each other i left the building and drove the Chrysler down the
road i was very lucky because i was able to park right outside the seventh man i
walked into the café Helen garfield was sitting at a table in the corner I
walked over and sat down beside ER I ask the waiter for a cup of coffee I drank
the coffee without saying anything
then I put the cup down and looked at the beautiful blonde girl sitting beside
me is Garfield I said you are a very beautiful girl but I think you are a
I think that everything you've said to me has been lies i don't think you've
the blonde girl's face slowly became red she looked straight at me mr. Samuels
she said I'm paying you a lot of money to work for me I asked you to find my
I didn't ask you to call me a liar well mrs. Garfield i think i have found
Elaine Garfield would you like me to tell you where she is
yes the blonde girl said where is Elaine
she's here in this cafe I said Elaine Garfield is sitting next to me you are
Elaine Garfield Helen Garfield doesn't exist
you pretended to be Helen Garfield but they're really never was any such person
the police in New York say that Helen Garfield doesn't exist
I went on Helen garfield and Elaine Garfield are the same person you are
Elaine garfield and you pretended to be Helen the blonde girl stood up angrily
how much money do you want mr. Samuels you are no longer working for me she
shouted sit down I said quietly
the blonde girl did not sit down so I pulled her down beside me now listen
miss Garfield I said firmly you are going to tell me all about yourself and
I want to know all about Benny group and last cabanas I want to know why you
disappeared i will tell you anything she said oh yes you will tell me everything
i replied you'll tell me everything or else I'll take you straight to the
you see the police are looking for me at this moment the police think that i may
have killed Benny greep i continued the police know that i had a fight at last
cabanas last night a redhead man and his tall friend are also chasing me
they are the two men who started the fight at last cabanas they will try to
kill me if I don't tell them where you are so you see mr. Garfield I think you
had better tell me everything i'm the only person who can help you
the blonde girl sat in silence for a minute then she began to cry
alright she said I'll tell you everything I am Elaine Garfield
the picture sequence from the cinema has finished you can look
I looked at the blonde girl so you agree that you're really Elaine garfield and
not Helen I said quietly now tell me about Benny greep the girl took a deep
Susie Graham and I used to go out dancing together a lot said Elaine we
often went to Alaska banos one night when we were there i met a wonderful man
called Benny Benny was the drummer in the band
I liked him very much and went to the nightclub very often to see Benny we
became very good friends the girl stopped again and took out her
I said quietly I used to go to Alaska banos to see Benny nearly every night
but it was difficult for us to talk to each other
the girl continued why was it difficult for you and Benny to talk to each other
i asked because many was the drummer in the band of course lan Garfield replied
we couldn't talk to each other very much because he was playing with the band
most of the evening i understand i said and ordered two more coffees so i spent
a lot of time in less cabanas watching Benny play the drums
the girl said and i also watched everything else which happened in the
what did you see I asked i didn't notice anything unusual at first the girl
replied but after a few nights i noticed that the same people always came to the
club at the same time which people i asked there was a red-haired man at all
man who never took off his hat and 12 others said Elaine Garfield yes i said i
think i have met two of them they were the men who hit me on the head and the
Manson building anyway the girl continued one night I asked many why
these men came to the club every night when he told me not to ask questions so
i watch the men more carefully afterwards and noticed that they always
arrived with bags but when the men left they weren't carrying bags
what did you do then i asked i asked me about the man again she said then he
said that there were a lot of strange things happening at Alaska bonus and
that it was dangerous to ask questions
the waiter brought the coffees and Elaine waited until he had gone
one night she continued one of the men was sitting at the table next to me he
was talking to some other men and he opened the bag he was carrying i was
sitting quite close and I could see into the bag the bag was full of diamonds and
jewelry really i said and drank my coffee I told me about the bag of
jewelry later on in the evening continued Elaine been he was very
excited at the news he told me that he had known for a long time that criminals
use laska baddest they use the club as a place to buy and sell stolen things
Benny and I talked all evening about the bag of jewelry then he said that the
the men who were selling it were criminals and they had stolen the
well Elaine continued when he wanted to steal one of the bags
he said that the jewelry was stolen so it didn't matter if we stole it from the
I agreed to help him we hope to sell the bag and to use the money to go away
I see I said and did you help Benny to steal the bag of jewelry
yes we waited for nearly a week Elaine replied then last Sunday I had a chance
to steal the bag it was at the end of the evening and nearly everyone had left
the club i had found out where they hid the bag and i was able to take it and
give it to Benny Benny had big bags in which he carried his drums it was easy
for him to hide the bag of jewelry in the drum bag we left the club together
with the bag of jewelry we decided to hide the jewelry in my apartment and
the next day was monday Elaine continued and i went to work in the afternoon I
had a telephone call from Benny Benny said that the red-haired man knew that
the bag of jewelry had been stolen
he was very angry when he told me to stop work and go home
he told me to stay at home to make sure that no one came to take the jewels then
he was going to continue working at last cabanas then no one would think that he
had stolen the jewels and it just stay at home i asked
yes I stayed at home for three days Elaine replied but I was afraid that the
red-haired man would find out where I was living then he would come to get the
bag of jewelry so what did you do
I asked that was easy she said with a smile
I moved into a hotel in the center of the town and then came to see you but
why did you come to see me I asked to make sure that I was safe said Elaine I
pretended to be my sister and said that I had disappeared i asked you to find me
why i asked because you were looking for me
Elaine continued if the men from Azkaban is found me and took me away you would
thank you very much for thinking that I am such a good detective
I said but why didn't you tell me the truth
that's easy said Elaine I didn't want to tell you about the jewels
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go on with your story I said the evening I came to see you at your office said
Elaine I telephoned Benny at last cabanas I told me what I had done then
he told me that the red-haired man knew that we had stolen the jewelry then he
told me that there would be no trouble if I brought the jewels back to Alaska
banos the next night you were stupid to trust the redhead man i said i know the
girl said I was afraid so I asked you to meet me at last cabanas at midnight so
you didn't know that many was dead until I told you at laska banos I said no
Elaine said that is why I ran away before midnight i decided not to give
them the jewelry because they had killed many you've still got the jewels then I
where are they here Elaine said and pointed to a small bag under the table i
reached under the table picked up the bag and opened it
the bag was full of diamonds and jewelry just then I heard a voice and at the
Elaine screamed give it to me said the voice I looked up quickly and saw Joe
standing beside me his tall friend was right behind him
give me the bag said Joe once again how did you know I was here I asked you park
your car right outside i said joe with a laugh now give me the bag
I passed him the bag as I gave him the bag I jumped to my feet and hit Joe hard
in the face he tripped and fell heavily on to the floor i moved awards the tall
man who was still standing a few feet away i was about the run Adam but then I
stopped the tall man had taken a gun from his pocket and the gun was pointing
straight at me right said the tall man don't move or else I'll shoot you
Joe got up from the floor he still had the bag of jewelry in his hand together
Joe and his friend with the gun walk towards the door they walked backwards
to make sure that Elaine and I did not try to get the bag back as the two men
reach the door i started the laughs what do you often at shouted the man with the
look behind you I said both men turned
around and looked in the doorway of the cafe stood sergeant Murphy with two
other policemen sergeant Murphy jumped on the tall man with the gun and Joe ran
back into the café I step forward to stop Joe and he ran straight into me
we both fell on the floor and the two policemen ran up one of the policemen
held Joe the other policemen held me they are the criminals I shouted
pointing at Joe and his friend not me
you are all coming down to the police station sergeant Murphy said and looked
over to a lane Garfield you must come to it took a long time to tell sergeant
Murphy the whole story in the end he believed was late and I told him the
sergeant warned me not to tell him lies again and agreed to let me go free
Elaine told sergeant Murphy all she knew about Alaska banos the sergeant was very
pleased to catch Joe and his friend with the jewels sergeant Murphy agreed to let
lane go free because she helped catch the criminals as we were leaving the
police station I asked sergeant Murphy how he had found us in the seventh man
cafe it was very lucky really said the sergeant we went to your office to see
you but you weren't there as we believe and we saw the red-haired man and his
friend entering we waited and when they left
we followed them to the cafe thank you very much sergeant said Elaine and thank
you very much mr. Samuels that's alright i said you are paying me fifty dollars a
i'm sorry mr. Samuels Healing said I'm afraid I can't pay you now that I've
given the jewels to the police
I don't have any money i smiled and got into the old gray Chrysler and drove
I didn't say goodbye when I got back to the office and sat down in my chair
I've and I get hit on the head nearly killed and chased by the police and you