Indestructible Man

I was dictating the wrap-up on the

butcher Benton package

I'm lieutenant dick Jason this hadn't

been a routine case and to find the

answer I've had to put a lot of little

pieces together it began on the day most

cases can be called closed was the day

before the butcher was to be executed he

was visited by his attorney Paul lo in

the death house it was at this first

meeting the butcher Benton case took its

first switch when I did watching the

evidence against yourself strong the

government turned on your oath you

you're a rotten Lyle oh you started now

and now you're still trying to throw me

curves okay I don't blame you for being

edgy but get this straight I didn't

double-cross you I never worked harder

for our client you mean you never worked

harder for a client to get him sentenced

you're a fool butcher if you hadn't

tried to double-cross Queenie Ellis and

Joe Marcella they wouldn't turn state's

evidence against you but you had to get

greedy you wanted to keep the whole

$600,000 for yourself well the boys got

sore and I don't blame them

it was all your idea you planned the

whole job you hired us when you found

out our state's good money you decided

to return for me to die you got those

two crumbs to turn state's evidence on

me you stinking rotten mouthpiece we

both know that isn't true watcher hello

what's the sense of not giving me the

money not gonna do you any good.

Wow I'll have the satisfaction of

knowing that many in three crumbs are

gonna spend it what about Eva don't you

owe her something you tell me where the

money is I'll see that she gets your

share I've got a different idea I'm

gonna kill you and screaming Joe and

I'll take care of even myself he's sick

hit the tape you're gonna die tomorrow

none of what I said

I'm gonna get you all three of you even

for your butcher that'd be quite a trick

song dead man remember what I said

I'm gonna kill you all three of you

you

back in Los Angeles two men sat on a

barroom listening to a newscaster tell

his headline story he played a big

butcher's threat to kill palos Queenie

Ellis and Joe Marcel II for their having

turned state's evidence against him

squee me Ellis didn't seem happy over

the butcher's threat neither did Joe

Marcel II but they had figured once a

dead man always a dead man but this was

one time everyone was in for a surprise

including the entire police department

you've seen the headlines captain solid

I just came in from San Francisco

butchers execution is set for five

o'clock this afternoon.

Mike the newspapers say he still refuses

to talk about that stolen money well I

still have hopes of coming up with

something what's what a drop by for a

dick with butchers execution the

department's marking it case closed that

means you'll be reassigned I spent a

whole year trying to break this case as

far as I'm concerned

butchers death is just the beginning of

course I I can't prove it but I think

that Paul Lowe was the top man and even

though I have to keep working on it

while off-duty I'm going to get low.

Queeny Ellis and Joe Marcel II okay

lieutenant officially I've taken you off

of the case unofficially I wish you luck

do me a favor keep me posted will do

thanks John I headed for Eva Martin

she worked in a local burlesque house

I'm a cop and my job is to ask questions

and get answers so I decided I might as

well start again we've heard

come in

what do you want I'd like to talk to you.

Todd you're a cop aren't you that's a

good question

I can't even find a three-ton armored

car let alone the $600,000

I've been on the case a year I've told

you and I've told you and I've told you

I don't know anything about the money I

never did been who's gonna be dead in a

little while I thought it might make a

difference I never knew anything about

the money

call me dumb I didn't even know Charles

within the rackets until the trial I'll

take it

honey here's your wrap

your moments ago but your benton without

revealing the whereabouts of the

$600,000 stolen in the armored car

holdup paid for his crimes against

society in the gas chamber at San.

Quentin now for a look at the

international scene today come on baby

always tears on Benton feel so badly

about Charles if I know maybe I could

have done something how about a drink we

could both you know I just can't drink

while she's working or see

what's that

well now what's the matter the message

from Charles he told me to open it it

god Banali IVA

alright how about a steak after the show

no thanks not tonight Paul.

I didn't find out until much later

but Paul Lo and opening the letters of

butcher at given Eva found a map

outlining a section of the city sewer

system and clearly identified was the

spot where the butcher and hidden was

stolen payroll he replaced it with a $50

bill I guess he figured $50 to gain

600,000 was not a bad days work

200 miles away in San Francisco the case

took another switch which turned the

next 72 hours into one long hideous

nightmare dr. Bradshaw a distinguished

biochemist was making preparations for a

final experiment which he hoped would

lead the way to a cure for cancer

he'd been successful with laboratory

animals

the last step called for a human body

and dr. Bradshaw's a system quickly made

a deal with a local mortuary and

returned to the laboratory with the dead

body of butcher Benton

you made good time well I didn't waste

any I need trouble now I just handed the

money over and moved the body into your

station wagon that was that good get a

syringe

he's in good shape I hope so we'll get

other blood samples later we'll run this

one through fast right

now we live into the Machine and then

raise him right

ready you mean you're going to give him

two hundred and eighty-seven thousand

volts yes yes I'll get the fluoroscope

set we'll check with that before we

start the second turn off the lights

there you are oh boy you respond

properly in my theory is sound you'll be

more famous dead than alive throw the

switch

we I thought I saw a pulsation of apart

dr. Bradshaw we're getting the free your

blood to slam back to life the heart

muscle simply responded to a terrific

electrical shock that's all

yes but it does prove that the cells

still function dr. Bradshaw he is alive

a shock reaction it can't last his cells

are multiplying now if your theory is

right we could keep that reaction going

longer but it's worth a try

get the body out

get some adrenaline from the supply room

sometime bell night right - hurry hurry

you

you must move your heart can't stand the

strain

now you must lie still please please

please it out easy easy

you must have easy please only

dr. Bradshaw's experiment had given life

back to the butcher he tried to talk but

the electrical voltage had burned out

his vocal cords yet it hadn't destroyed

his brain he knew who he was he knew who

he hated he stumble about the room I

think he thought only about one kill low

squee me and Joe Marcel a tremendous

electrical voltage that dr. Bradshaw had

given the butcher had increased his

cellular structure to the point where he

was no longer a man dr. Bradshaw's