Charlie Chan in Panama Page #4

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with smoke from cigarette.

You were right then, Charlie.

- Did you analyze the cigarettes in the package?

- They all contained boanide.

Why, the poor devil

didn't have a chance.

All right, Doctor. Thank you.

- What do you make of it, Charlie?

- Too soon to make much.

But unusual method

of causing death...

is Ryner's signature to crime.

Godley and Ryner

play "cat and mouse" game.

- And mouse strike first.

- He mustn't strike again.

With the fleet scheduled to go through the canal

in the next 18 hours, we've got to work fast.

Look here, Charlie.

Here's our fleet

concentrated off Cristobal at the Atlantic gate.

To reach battle stations

in the Pacific...

the fleet's full war complement

must pass through the Gatn Locks...

the Galliard Cut...

the Pedro Miguel

and the Miraflores Locks

any one of them

a possible point of danger.

If the lock does not function,

battleship caught like fish in trap.

A lot of fish, Mr. Chan.

The canal is practically invulnerable

against naval or aerial attack.

But we're at the mercy of Ryner

and his kind till they're run to earth.

We've got to stop him.

The full resources of Military Intelligence

are at your disposal, Charlie.

Am deeply grateful,

but think it wiser at present...

to remain humble purveyor of hats

Fu Yuen.

Say, gee, Pop,

this is just like old times.

Ah. But getting offspring

out of jail must not become habit.

No I mean you and I working together

on a case is just like old times

Was not aware

of current collaboration.

Gee, now that I'm here,

I can be a great help to you.

You just wait, Pop.

You'll be proud of me yet.

Can hasten pride by removing

odor of jail.

Scrub.

What have you got there, Rop?

Floor plan of airplane

which bring Mr. Godley to Panama City.

Same supplied by Captain Lewis who has

questioned stewardess and all passengers.

- You mean the murderer might

have been on the plane?

- Yes.

How do you figure that?

Before boarding plane,

Mr. Godley and schoolteacher...

smoke cigarettes from Mr. Godley's pack.

Neither suffer ill effects.

So someone substitute poison cigarettes

after boarding plane.

How'd they do it?

Weren't they in Godley's pocket?

Cigarettes in pocket

Mr. Godley's topcoat...

which stewardess place on rear seat.

Easily accessible to all passengers.

- Then one of them is Ryner.

- Quite possible.

But hiding behind what name?

- Finch? Halide?

- Achmed Halide?

Say, he sells cigarettes

right across the street from you.

And Godley was killed

by a poison cigarette.

Have not overlooked fact.

- Who's Miss Finch?

- Chicago schoolteacher.

- Young?

- Young maiden of 50 summers or more.

Oh

"Richard Cabot"? Who's he?

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