Mr. Chameleon - The Dusty Room Murder Case

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In the study of an old mansion in midtown New York, a man about 50 years old sits at an old-fashioned oak desk. He is Hiram Stevens, a wealthy inventor, and he is speaking into the telephone. He says "Hello there, Fitch. The connection was broken. I'll go back to where I was. No, I didn't misunderstand you, I know exactly what I want to do. I know what you mean. Just follow out my orders, that's all you have to do. Alright then come right out here. Alright, Fitch, I'll be waiting for you. Hiram hangs up the phone and says "Yes, that'll fix him. Suddenly, Hiram hears a strange sound, and says "What's that? Hey, stop it, stop it, oh..." Three gunshots are heard. As he lay dying, Hiram says "You murdered me". A few seconds later, Dick Stevens, Hiram's nephew, is knocking on the door to the study. He says "Uncle Hiram, Uncle Hiram, is anything wrong? I can't open the door!" Dick's wife, Tina asks "What's the matter, Dick?" He says "I heard shots coming from Uncle Hiram's study! Now, I can't get in and he doesn't answer". Tina says "Well, let's go inside". Dick says "How? He's evidently locked the door. Tina says "Oh, here's a chair. Get up on it and look through the transom!" Dick says "Oh, I'd forgotten the transom". He climbs up and says "Tina! Uncle Hiram is slumped over his desk. He's committed suicide! Tina says "Suicide? Let me get up there too, Dick". He says "No, it's horrible. His head is almost blown off". Tina says "Come down from that chair and try to break the door in. We must get in there. If you can't do it, I'll run out and call the gardener". Dick says "No, don't call anybody. I'll ring the police".

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