Star of Midnight Page #4

a Jigsaw puzzle

If you're going to keep some

of the pieces in your pocket.

What do you mean?

I mean

that you haven't told me

All you know

or at least suspect

About her disappearance

from Chicago.

Now, how about it?

Do I get the other pieces?

Well, I...

Could anyone

have followed you?

I don't know.

Perhaps you better go

into my den and wait.

Right.

Ah, brother tennant.

Where's winthrop?

Well, if it's

off the record,

He was at the prince theater

seeing "midnight. "

There isn't anyone

seeing "midnight. "

The Smith girl has disappeared. No.

Disappeared

and given me

The greatest story

a newspaperman ever had.

Have a drink.

Thanks.

How's this for a setup?

The show's going on,

lights blazing, music blaring,

The girls dancing

their heads off.

Smith makes her entrance.

A guy in the third row

jumps up and yells, "Alice!"

Smith almost drops

in her tracks.

She has to start

all over again.

A guy races up the aisle and through

the lobby, and I'm right behind him.

And what's more...

I stay right behind him.

I tell you, dalzell,

this is sheer drama.

That girl

had to wear a mask.

Then it wasn't

just publicity?

No. In your wildest dreams, you

could never imagine the real reason.

This is the story of the year,

and I'm cracking it.

Well, that's swell,

but where do I come in?

I'm gonna play ball

with you, dalzell,

And I want you to play ball

with me.

I'll tell you

everything I know,

But you've got to do

the same.

Yes, but I don't know

anything.

Okay,

I'll take a chance.

Look, I trailed this guy

and picked up plenty.

Mary Smith

is not really Mary Smith.

Her name's Alice markham.

She comes from

a little jerkwater town in Ohio.

She disappeared from Chicago

about a year ago

Just as completely

as she did tonight.

Tennant, I apologize.

You're good.

Where'd you pick up

all this?

That's nothing.

I found out

The greatest double cross

that's ever been pulled.

This guy

was pretending to...

Tim.

Tim?

Stick 'em up!

Higher!

Turn around!

What's the matter, sir?

Where have you been?

To the theater, sir.

Come in here.

What's happened, sir?

Tommy tennant's been shot.

Some Brandy, swayne.

Never mind, swayne.

Uh, get me

police headquarters, please.

Are you hurt, sir?

Only grazed, I think.

Who did it?

I don't know.

Uh, let me have, uh,

inspector doremus, please.

"Acme arch supporters

will give tired feet new life

"And take away that pain

almost immediately,

Or your money back. "

Inspector doremus.

Huh?

Murder?

What's that address?

Yeah.

Yeah.

Now, listen,

don't touch a thing.

I'll be right over.

Can you picture that?

Tommy tennant's been plugged.

Tommy tennant?

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