Another journey into the realm of the strange and terrifying.

I hope you will enjoy the trip that it will thrill you a little and chill you a little.

So settle back.

Get a good grip on your nerves.

Where are we going?

You'll find out when we get there.

You'll find out when we get there. Who knows what evil lurps in the hearts of men.

The shadow knows.

The shadow, mysterious character who waged the forces of law and order, is in reality Lamont Cranston, wealthy young man about town.

The shadow uses his hypnotic power to cloud men's minds so that they cannot see him.

Cranston's friend and companion, the lovely Margot Lane, is the only person who knows to whom the unseen voice of the shadow belong.

Today's story, Murder in the Death House.

At a 7 o'clock in the evening, Margot is in the office of Wilson M. Tuttle, head of the new reform party called the Citizens Committee.

Miss Lane, I'm going to make you my aid in the woman's division of the Citizens Committee.

You've shown such zeal in recruiting people to our cause.

Well, the cause of a clean estate is one that isn't hard to work for, Mr. Tottle.

You're right, Miss Lane.

As you probably know, I'm an amateur at politics myself.

But when I knew, when I understood what graft and corruption there was in our state,

I decided it was time for me to take an act of interest.

Well, if we get Warden Cooper in the governor's chair,

things in this state will change for the better.

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