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THE TELEVISION MURDERS
by Maxwell Grant

As originally published in "Shadow Mystery," February-March 1948.

A television mystery that comes true... thousands of people actually see
a
man being shot (but with the wrong bullet!) as a sinister plot is woven into a
television drama... a plot that wasn't in the script. Then there was a second
murder - also daring. In the subway - at rush hour - in full view of the
crowds. Here was a killer who liked publicity... and here was a case for none
other than... Lamont Cranston.


CHAPTER I

'CRIME PASSIONEL!'
A BOB DORRY VISUMYSTERY!
Directed by Cary Cummings

CAST:
Eliot Mannix (Forty, bluff, stupid)
Maria Mannix (Twenty-eight, pretty, not stupid)
Letty Branner (Twenty, and much prettier than Maria)
Homer Elwood (Thirty, jilted fiance of Letty)
Roddy Hogan (Forty, friend of Mannix)
Vic Todd (Thirty-five, handsome friend of Mannix)
Bob Dorry (Private detective, thirty, tough)

Props: Thirty-eight police positive blank gun; glasses, cocktail shaker,
napkins.
SCENE: The home of the Mannix's. Very uppercrust, modernly furnished
living room. Big fireplace across back of set. In front of this is a low
cocktail table. Heavy carpet on floor. Working door to left. Windows across
right. Six comfortable chairs.

Running Time. Thirteen Minutes

Camera One:
Anncr: Opening commercial; standard: "Pull your chairs up close to your
big new Planet television set, folks, and get set to match your wits once more
with those of that crack private detective, Bob Dorry! See if you can beat him
to the solution of this strange drama of love and hate, of kisses... and
death!
Take it away, Bob!
Bob Dorry: "As always, friends, you will be given all the clues that I
had
at the time this case actually took place. It's up to you to see if you can
beat
me to the solution!