Exposed #4 (1948)

In the 1948 crime tale "The Deadly Dummy!", newly appointed Detective Jim Stutz and his partner Ed Coley investigate the murder of a dummy maker, finding only a dying man’s cryptic whisper and a business card linking the crime to ventriloquist Valli. As the detectives follow the trail from the workshop to Valli’s stage show, they uncover a web of deception involving a seemingly innocent dummy, a suspicious stage assistant, and a hidden motive tied to stolen diamonds.

In a Boston park, a woman’s scream triggers the city’s Citizen Alarm system, instantly summoning police and setting off a chain of events that leads to a murder investigation. As officers race to the scene, they uncover a dying woman’s final clue—“Find Charley”—pointing to a suspect named Charles Carpenter, whose identity is confirmed through the alarm’s rapid response network.

When Bruce Mills reports his cousins Mary and Chris Mills missing, State Trooper John Morris investigates a locked cabin where Mary claims she killed her brother in her sleep—only to uncover a clever murder staged through a hidden pole and a knife, leading to a shocking reveal about the true killer. The story hinges on Morris’s sharp mind and a simple test that exposes the murderer’s fatal flaw in logic.

When a young man is found dead at his father’s mansion, the local police assume a double suicide—father and son both dead by their own hands. But a rookie patrolman, fresh from college, begins to notice inconsistencies in the scene: a hat left on, a perfectly tied tie, and a height discrepancy that doesn’t add up. As he pieces together the clues, he challenges the official story, suggesting a murder disguised as suicide—and that the real killer may be the deceased banker’s brother, who stands to gain from the tragedy.

In a tense moment during a target shooting session, Linda accidentally discharges a Tommy-gun, killing her husband Tom. As police investigate, a sharp lieutenant uses the precise ejection pattern of spent cartridges—revealing the gun was fired toward the target, not sideways—to expose George’s lie and prove he’d shot Tom while pretending to help.

Rose Monaghan, trapped in a decade of abuse by her husband Frank, devises a plan to escape his wrath by framing him for a murder she orchestrates using a mysterious stranger, Joe Janes, across the hall. As Frank grows increasingly suspicious of her late-night visits and drunken rants, Rose manipulates the situation to make him believe she’s involved with Janes—until the night Frank confronts the man, only to be shot by the very man he thought was his rival. The story unfolds with tense domestic drama and a carefully laid trap, leaving the fate of all involved in the balance of a twisted game of deception.

Georgie Prince is arrested for the murder of Jack Carr, but insists he didn’t pull the trigger—though he admits being at the scene with a .38, which was fired. Young detective Johnny Meary pieces together a crucial clue from Prince’s odd behavior and a peculiar detail about his cigarette supplies, leading to a shocking revelation about how the murder was committed.