, ▁k ills ▁him . ▁ ▁After ▁st ow ing ▁the ▁j ew els ▁inside ▁Mer l ' s ▁chair , ▁he ▁ph ones ▁Daw son ▁to ▁tell ▁him ▁he ▁has ▁found ▁them . ▁When ▁Mer l ▁returns ▁to ▁her ▁a partment , ▁he ▁tells ▁her ▁she ▁is ▁going ▁down ▁for ▁the ▁crime . ▁They ▁struggle ▁and ▁he ▁knock s ▁her ▁out ; ▁he ▁takes ▁her ▁to ▁the ▁roof , ▁int ending ▁to ▁throw ▁her ▁off ▁and ▁make ▁it ▁appear ▁like ▁suic ide . ▁The ▁police , ▁having ▁arrived ▁as ▁per ▁B enson ' s ▁call , ▁hear ▁her ▁sc ream s ; ▁Cooper ▁and ▁Daw son ▁rescue ▁her . ▁Back ▁in ▁her ▁a partment , ▁B enson ▁lear ns ▁that ▁Charlie ▁has ▁been ▁taken ▁in ▁for ▁possession ▁of ▁the ▁st olen ▁property ; ▁the ▁private ▁eye ▁is ▁further ▁caught ▁in ▁his ▁web ▁of ▁lies ▁and ▁is ▁arrested . ▁ ▁Cast ▁ ▁Dor othy ▁Lam our ▁as ▁Mer l ▁K ram er ▁ ▁Ster ling ▁Hay den ▁as ▁Joe ▁Cooper ▁ ▁Dan ▁D ury ea ▁as ▁Karl ▁B enson ▁ ▁I rene ▁Her vey ▁as ▁Ruth , ▁Mrs . ▁Al ton ▁Ben net ▁ ▁Phill ip ▁Re ed ▁as ▁Guy ▁Bay ard ▁ ▁Harold ▁Verm ily ea ▁as ▁Dr . ▁Red man ▁ ▁Alan ▁Nap ier ▁as ▁Al ton ▁Ben net ▁ ▁Art ▁Smith ▁as ▁Det ect ive ▁L t . ▁Bill ▁Daw son ▁ ▁Ir ving ▁Ba con ▁as ▁S gt . ▁F ay le ▁ ▁Production ▁It ▁was ▁known ▁as ▁The