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00:30As you probably know, Mr. Hedge,

00:32radium is a mysterious, practically unexplored element.

00:37Mysterious, practically unexplored.

00:41Why, Mr. Hedge, why does radium emit rays?

00:46Yes, why?

00:47And what effects do these rays have?

00:49Effects? Rays?

00:53These questions, above all, must be answered, Mr. Hedge.

01:00I can hardly begin my report on the highly strange case of the missing radium

01:07in all modesty,

01:10than with the conversation I had with Professor Dexter

01:14from the Physical Institute for my newspaper, the Daily New Yorker.

01:19However, conversation is not the right expression.

01:22Professor Dexter, a scientist of the slightly enthusiastic kind,

01:27gave me a lecture.

01:29And I listened and wrote along.

01:32And these questions, Mr. Hedge, will be answered shortly.

01:36Shortly answered.

01:39And where, Mr. Hedge?

01:41In New York, Mr. Hedge.

01:43In the university, in this laboratory.

01:45New York, university, laboratory.

01:49Because here, in months of effort and hard work, we have managed

01:54to collect the largest amount of radium the world has ever seen.

01:58Since my dear colleague, Madame Curie,

02:01discovered this mysterious element a year ago.

02:05Madame Curie, a year ago.

02:08A whole ounce of radium, Mr. Hedge.

02:10Almost 30 grams.

02:12Do you know what value this amount represents, Mr. Hedge?

02:15I have no idea, Professor.

02:17Almost 3 million dollars, Mr. Hedge.

02:21Please do not believe that Professor Dexter

02:23was the main person in the mysterious radium case.

02:27And I, too, only had a side role

02:30in which I could make myself useful from time to time in a modest way.

02:35The main person, the star, if you will,

02:39was none other than my highly esteemed friend,

02:42the great scientist and amateur criminologist,

02:45Professor Dr. Dr. Dr. Augustus Van Dusen.

02:49Generally known as the thinking machine.

02:53Professor Van Dusen has kindly agreed to help me

02:56in the upcoming experiments

02:59with his immense physical knowledge.

03:03For this very reason, I am firmly convinced

03:06that this time the radium will reveal all its secrets to us.

03:11All its secrets.

03:12And then, Mr. Hedge,

03:14it would turn out that our young 20th century

03:18will be the century of radium.

03:21And what does that mean, Mr. Hedge?

03:23Well, what do you mean?

03:25That it will be a century of health,

03:27of life and the power of creation.

03:30A great, wonderful time, Mr. Hedge,

03:33in which there will be neither war nor illness or old age.

03:36In which humanity will be raised to the height of perfection.

03:41Magnificent.

03:43People always like to read things like that.

03:45And that is why the next day it was on page 1,

03:49right next to the headline.

03:51It read,

03:52Bodies in the harbour, beautiful strangers stung.

03:56That there was a connection between the headline

03:59and my article about Professor Dexter's radium experiments,

04:03at that time no one could guess.

04:06Not even that our radium would be stolen in Dexter's possession.

04:11But I assume the events.

04:14Professor Dexter, still happy,

04:17because he did not know what was ahead,

04:19made his final preparations in the laboratory

04:22and waited for his colleague Van Dusen

04:25to begin the experiments.

04:31Yes?

04:33Yes, what is it?

04:35Excuse me, Mr. Professor, a lady would like to speak to you.

04:38A lady?

04:39How? What?

04:40That is not possible. Order her...

04:42She says it is urgent.

04:44And it has something to do with radium.

04:46Radium, I see. And urgent.

04:49Well then, ask the lady to come in.

04:52I'll be right there.

04:57Oh, what is it?

04:59Oh, how clumsy of me.

05:01I put my big, heavy suitcase in the middle of the door.

05:06You poor thing, did you hurt yourself?

05:09No, no, it is not worth talking about.

05:11Do not bother, just leave the suitcase there.

05:14There is no one else in the lab who could come out and fall over him.

05:18Yes...

05:19You are Professor Dexter.

05:21You must be Professor Dexter.

05:23You are just like Madame Curie described you to me.

05:26Young, handsome...

05:28But I beg you...

05:29Yes, yes!

05:31And with whom do I have the honor...

05:33I mean the pleasure...

05:35Give me a card.

05:37Madame de Chateauneuf.

05:39Aha, you come from France.

05:41From Paris.

05:43Or more precisely from La Havre.

05:45With the campaign.

05:47Then you only landed yesterday.

05:48Quite right, last night.

05:50Just because I wanted to talk to you, Professor Dexter,

05:54I dared the difficult crossing.

05:57Madame de Chateauneuf was a big, strong,

06:01but quite well-proportioned young woman of about 30 years.

06:06Very pretty, very elegantly dressed,

06:08surrounded by the scent of a perfume that threatened to confuse Professor Dexter,

06:13and brought him the surprising realization

06:16that, apart from physical experiments,

06:19there were other interesting things in the world.

06:23Before I actually touch the object of my visit,

06:27may I give you this letter?

06:29Come to my window.

06:31The light is much better here.

06:33As you wish, Madame.

06:38Oh, you are suffering, Madame.

06:40A small affection of the airways.

06:43Nothing more. The hot sea air has...

06:46From Madame Curie.

06:48That's a surprise.

06:50Dear colleague,

06:52may I recommend a friend to you, Madame de Chateauneuf,

06:57and hope that you will grant her your request.

07:00You would...

07:02Therefore very obliging?

07:05Your result, Madame Curie.

07:08I am completely at your disposal, Madame,

07:11with such a recommendation.

07:13Not that it would have been necessary.

07:16Already your appearance, Madame,

07:18if I may say so, your charm.

07:21Well, what can I do for you?

07:24To present you my request, dear Professor Dexter,

07:28I have to make do a little.

07:30Please, Madame, you have my time and mine.

07:32I am a widow.

07:34I am sorry, Madame.

07:36My soulful husband, Monsieur de Chateauneuf,

07:39he was considerably older than me, by the way,

07:42he devoted himself to physics.

07:44Ah, physics, yes.

07:46However, I hardly believe that you know his name.

07:48Unfortunately, Madame, I have to admit that...

07:51He was not connected to a university,

07:53but was able, thanks to his wealth,

07:56as a private student to pursue his passions.

07:59His field of research was...

08:02the radio.

08:04Your husband, said Madame de Chateauneuf

08:07to the professor,

08:09your husband had discovered a new method of radio acquisition

08:13and, in a short time,

08:15produced about an ounce of the rare element.

08:18Then he was dead.

08:20And since he, regrettably,

08:22had sacrificed the entire possession

08:24of his scientific desire to experiment,

08:27the grieving widow had nothing left

08:30but his unreadable notes

08:32and said ounce of radio.

08:35On the advice of Madame Curie,

08:37she continued to tell,

08:39who had pointed out to Professor Dexter

08:41the imminent attempt,

08:43she had, decisively,

08:45traveled to New York.

08:47Now I am here

08:49and offer you my ounce of radio for purchase.

08:51Madame...

08:52For a million dollars.

08:54Unbelievable, Madame,

08:56another ounce,

08:57a whole ounce of radio

08:59for my experiments,

09:00unbelievable.

09:01So you are interested.

09:03How can you ask?

09:04Of course I am interested.

09:06Only your price, Madame,

09:08your price...

09:09But far below the actual value, Professor.

09:11Without question, Madame,

09:13but a million dollars...

09:15I beg you, Professor...

09:17I must speak to the president of the university,

09:19with our donors,

09:20Mr. Carnegie, Mr. Rockefeller...

09:22Do it, Professor.

09:24I make you a proposal.

09:30Oh, God.

09:32So I give you time until tomorrow evening

09:35and I will be back here at,

09:37let's say, seven o'clock,

09:39if you wish to speak to me in the meantime.

09:42I stay at the Hotel Paris.

09:45May I take your suitcase?

09:49Thank you very much, Professor,

09:50it is not necessary.

09:51The suitcase is not heavy,

09:52despite its size.

09:54So...

09:55Live well.

09:57See you tomorrow.

10:03See you tomorrow, Madame.

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