Lux presents Hollywood. The Lux Radio Theatre brings you Loretta Young and Fred McMurray in true confession. Ladies and gentlemen, your producer, Mr. Cecil B. DeMille. Greetings from Hollywood, ladies and gentlemen. Anna Nyus, Baronman Chousen and Paul Bunyan developed considerable fame as tellers of tall tales, but they were small fry compared to Helen Bartlett, a young lady in tonight's play true confession. When a young wife usually says the wrong thing at the right time and always tells a lie with the best intentions, she's lucky to have a lawyer for her husband. And by the same token, the lawyer is lucky if he can keep his wife and himself out of jail. It's a great help if they if they love each other and that's the case in true confession. It's an exciting comedy with everything in it from romance to murder with waist ups for lunacy and laughter. And in spite of her weakness for exaggeration, I think you'll find Helen Bartlett a charming heroine. As this lovely liar, we present Loretta Young in a role that any comedian would give her right arm to play. And as the distracted husband, Fred McMurray has the same part he played in the Paramount Picture true confession. Loretta and Fred are an ideal starring team. And teamwork, of course, is the secret of any successful project, both on the stage and off. That's why so many good homemakers team up with Lux Flakes. They know that half their worries go out the window when Lux Flakes comes in the door. Now the curtain rises and our team of stars, Loretta Young as Helen Bartlett and Fred McMurray as Kenneth Bartlett with Ruth Donnelly as Daisy in act one of true confession. In the modest office building in New York City is the very modest law office of Kenneth Bartlett. One room, one desk, no secretary. This morning, business is progressing as usual. Our young attorney, his feet resting comfortably on the edge of the waste basket, is contemplating his diploma. That's all he has to contemplate. Well he hasn't had a paying client for weeks. As he reads the parchment that was to be the key to success, he's moody and depressed. Unaware that even at this moment, his charming wife is dialing his number excitedly, bursting with great news. As the phone rings, Kenneth Bartlett snaps to a position of dignity. Good morning, Kenneth Bartlett's office. Hello, Ken. This is me. Oh, hello, Helen. Now darling, listen, I've got one. I've got a case for you. Yeah? Well, who is it? What's it about? Well, you know darling is in the crowd. Yeah, but what happened? Well, now darling, what have you done? I mean, he didn't really steal the carload of hams. Well, even if he did, you've got to take this case, eh? Now Ken, listen, I found this case for you and you've got to take it. Now darling, and this is the biggest chance you've ever had. Will you please call me just as soon as you've talked to him? Take the case, darling, you've been... Well, I mean... I'll see you tonight. Well, I want you to come over right away. I have to see you. And Daisy, you'll have to come over. I guess I'll have to tell you. What? Medicine cabinet. I was dizzy, Daisy, and I just want to see Daisy. Come on in, honey. I suppose it doesn't mean a thing to you that I practically have heart trouble from rushing over here. Oh, I'm sorry, Daisy, but you have to help me. Well, what is it this time? Another of your fairy tales? Oh, no, no, honest. Now, Daisy, you know Ken isn't doing well, and my stories aren't selling. Of course not. Of course they aren't selling. The people you write about. Gee, they're crazy. Who could believe them? I believe them. I live every story with them. Well, anyway, Daisy, like I said, we're not doing so well financially, I mean. So, Daisy, I, uh, I got a job. No. Uh-huh. In other words, you're inviting Ken to walk out on you. He won't say a word. Oh, no. All he's done so far is tell you that if you go to work, it'll be over his dead and battered body. Well, we can't live on what he's making. My job starts tomorrow morning, and Ken isn't going to offer the slightest protest because he isn't going to know. Listen, Helen, if you think you can hold a job six days a week without Ken knowing it, you're ready for a mentality test. It's five days a week. All right, five. Uh-huh. And three hours a day. And that leaves me plenty of time for my writing. Three hours. Uh-huh. Steady, Helen, steady. Oh, no, no, no. It's true. I'm a private secretary to a, um, a broker. Is that so? Isn't that nice? Isn't that hot out? And $50 a week? $5 a week. A week. Three dollars a day. $50. Helen, how does your head feel? Is there a pressure? No, darling, I'm not kidding. I'm going to learn shorthand. Say, that's not all you're going to learn. Huh? Whoever offered you a proposition like that. Mr. Crailer, Mr. Otto Crailer, he was an old friend of my father's. And even if he fires me, he'll have to give me two weeks notice. Not $100 anyway. How are you going to explain the extra money to Ken? Well, I'll tell him that I've finally learned how to manage efficiently. You're not only believe me, you'll be proud of me. Helen, I wish I had your imagination. No, I don't either. See, what am I doing here? You don't need me. Oh, I do, I'm all excited, Daisy. And Ken will notice if we're alone and ask questions. Well, you know how lawyers ask questions sort of practicing like. Well, I'm sorry, Helen, but I've got to go. Oh, now, Daisy, wait a minute. I was just going to ring. Yeah? Helen, who's he? It's a man. Say, Mr. Look, I'll pay you next week. Don't make me laugh. You owe us $12 and I'm here to get the typewriter. Hey, you have a nerve. Get out of here. Don't make me laugh. Nothing can make you laugh. Oh, listen, Mr. Really, I'll pay you next week. Honest, I will. Will you please leave the typewriter here until then? I need it in my business. No. Don't touch that. Why not? All right. Go ahead and take it. Why should I worry about what's going to happen to you? Huh? What do you mean? I was just talking about my husband. But go ahead and take it. Maybe he won't see you. Say, I'm not afraid of your husband. Well, that's because you don't know what's wrong with him. Yeah? Yeah. Well, what is wrong with him? Well, I guess I have to tell you. He's insane. Helen. Well, Daisy, he might as well know the truth. You mean your own husband is nuts? Absolutely nuts. Well, so what? Your husband is ready. Is he locked up? Oh, no. No, we're trying to get him away quietly. You see, he's been insane ever since we lost our baby. Oh. Oh, I'm sorry. The first time I realized he was insane was about a week ago. It was two in the morning. I woke up and saw a light on in here. I got up and tiptoed in. And there was my husband, smiling at that typewriter and talking baby talk and patting it. Patting it? Yes. Patting it. Always heartbreaking. Then it dawned on me what had happened. He thinks that typewriter is our baby, our little Harold. That's a, that's a cute name, Harold. Yes, isn't it? But go ahead and take the typewriter. Maybe you can get away with it before he comes home. But if you meet him, you'll never get through that doorway alive. Say, a guy like that ought to be locked up. He can cause a lot of trouble. The thing for me to do is to get this baby. I mean this typewriter right away. Well, suit yourself. It's your own risk. Hello there. How's my baby? Baby. Hello, Daisy. Hello, Ken. I didn't know you had guests. Well, Ken, I want you to meet Daisy's friend. This is Mr. MacDougall. This is my husband, Mr. Bartlett. How do you do? How can I go out to know you? Mr. MacDougall was just leaving, dear. He, he brought Daisy here. Just leaving? With the typewriter? Well, no, no. Well, well, I gotta go. Oh, don't hurry off. Where's the shaker? Helen, I'll mix up a batch of poison. Poison? Poison? Say, he's not gonna poison me. Hey, what's wrong with that guy? I don't know. Why, you do too, Daisy.  On account of he drank some bad liquor once and it went to his head. Remember? Oh, of course. Oh, I'm sorry. I was talking about cocktails. Why'd you meet him, Daisy? Why, well, I... They went to school together, dear. Yes, we went to school together. Well, I'll have to leave now. Mr. MacNuland is waiting outside for me. His name isn't MacNuland. It's MacDougall. Well, darling, that's what she said. Yes, that's what I said. Goodbye. Goodbye, Daisy. Well, dear, how do you feel? Who was that man? What man? Who was he? Oh, you mean Daisy's boyfriend, Mr. McCormick. Mr. MacDougall. That's right, MacDougall. Why did he run out of here? Well, I told you, dear, he, he ate some lobsters. Someday, right in the middle of one of your lies, I'm going to get up, put on my hat and walk out that door. I'm going to walk all the way to China. Now, who was that man?  At school? All right, darling, at school. Who was he? He came here to take the typewriter away, and I didn't want him to take it. So what did you do? Well, I told him that you thought the typewriter was your baby, and that you'd kill him if he touched it. In other words, you told him I was crazy. Well, yes. Well, that's fine. That's just great. There you see. I tell the truth, and now you're mad at me. I'm not mad. I was just thinking I could ring your neck. That's all. Well, I don't blame you. I didn't mean to tell him that, but all of a sudden it just popped out. As usual. Do you remember the time I came into the room and discovered you told people I was a reformed bank robber? Well, that's only because all the other women were bragging about their husbands. And the time I met the Ralsons on the street after you told them we couldn't play bridge because I was in the hospital with gallstones? Well, you know we can't play bridge at all well together, dear. All right, go ahead and get mad at me. Let's have it over with. Oh, what's the use? I've done that. I'm living a nightmare. The darndest nightmare a man ever lived. Can, can. Gee, I wouldn't have had to tell that man alive. I'd had the money to pay him, would I? Oh, thanks. Oh darling, I don't mean it's your fault.  I'm taking care of you. If you want to work, I'd be a confess failure. And I'm not that yet. Oh, of course you're not. But if I had a job, I mean secretly, maybe. Do you know what I do if you went out and got a job behind my back? Yes. Are you going to try it? No. Are you telling the truth? Can, I, I might as well tell you. What? I've made a resolution. For now on, I'm telling the truth so help me.  Oh, Helen. Good morning, madam. Good morning. I'm Mr. Krayler's new secretary. Very good. Very good indeed. This way please. Thank you. Do you wish breakfast, miss? Oh no. Am I supposed to eat here? If you like. In this room, please. Oh, is this his office? Yes, miss. But does Mr. Krayler have any other office? I mean, maybe in an office building. An office building? Will you have a drink? Say, what kind of a place is this? Good morning, my dear. It'll be all four sides. Yes, Mr. Krayler. Good morning, Mr. Krayler. I'm late. Aren't we all? You can call me Otto. After all, an old friend of the family, you know. Yes, sir. I mean Otto. You're going to work out all right, my dear. Sit down. Thank you, sir. If I... Otto? Otto.  Well, I'll be patient, my dear. Very patient. Now, let's see. Take a letter. I can't, remember? That's right. Well, don't you know any word games or anything? No, sir. But all the while I'm working, I'll be learning shorthand.  Oh, that's fine. Fine.   Sit down, my dear. Thank you, but I'm sitting already. No, no, no. Sit over here, by me. Oh, excuse me, but I don't think... Oh, come on. Come on. I don't know. Don't you think we ought to start answering your mail or something?  Look, if you just... And quit following me. I'm not following you. Now, don't get excited. After all, I'm an old friend of the... Stand still. Let me go. My dear girl. Let me go. I'll punch you in the stomach. Oh, no, my dear. Oh, no. Yes, I will. There, you see? I told you I warned you. This is the one, Daisy. I was afraid to come back alone. Well, what am I supposed to do? Well, you just ring the bell and you're telling that you've come for my hat and my coat and my purse and I'll wait right here. Is that so? Uh-huh. Listen, I'll do the waiting.  But why, Daisy? Won't you even go in with me, at least? Well, somebody has to be outside to call for help when you don't come out. Oh, please. Please look at me, Daisy. I'm all upset and... What's that? Look, it's the police. Police? But what for? I don't know. But they're stopping right here. Let's get out of here, Helen. Oh, there you go.  Hey, who are you? Detective Dasty's a name homicide squad. What are you doing outside this house? Oh, well, we... Well, we... That's fine. Bring them inside, boys. Okay, Chief. Come on, yous. Hey, you, let go. Let us alone, let... Come right in, sir. You with a button to this joint? Yes, sir. Well, where's the body? Body. What's he mean? Hip quiet. What were your girls doing out front? Nothing. Oh, yes, we were. She came here to get her things, her coat and her hat and her purse.  Oh, by all means. So you came to get your things. And would you mind telling me when you left them here? Yes, this morning, in that room right over there. Well, that's fine. Let's go get them. All right. There, you see? There's my purse and there's my coat right over there. What's the matter, girls? Didn't you ever see a dead man before? Who is it? It's Otto. Otto, eh? Call him by his first name, eh? Nice point. What happened to him? He's dead, lady. But, of course, you don't know anything about it. No. No. Well, let's get out of here, Daisy. Oh, I wouldn't leave. Let's go in the other room there and talk. Don't do it. You don't have to talk without a lawyer. Get 10. What's there to talk about? I was here this morning, of course, but I didn't have anything to do with it. Of course not. But let's talk anyway. Why did you kill him, sister? I didn't. All I did was run out of here. Okay. Why did you do that? Well, I mean, I, I hit him first, and then I ran out.  Yes. Two fist marks right through the head, eh? Is he shot? Where'd you hide the gun? Now, where's the money? Where's the 12,000 dollars you took out of that desk? A thousand. I'm going home. Oh, no, you're not. You're coming downtown with me, honey. No, I'm not. Joe Bab this time. Take it to my office and keep it there. Hey, cut it out. Come on, lady, we're going for a little ride. I thought that said the story.  Is that right? So far, yes.  So you stand looking at this man, looking and hating like only a dame can hate, and all at once out comes your gun. You said he was shot twice. All right. The trouble's up his chair, right on his puss, and out you fly so excited you forget your purse and stuff. Hey, you're as simple as that. That'd make a good story. You mean that I did it because he... That's it, that's it. Now, come on, come on, confess right now. I will duck the electric chair.  Life? But I didn't do it. I say you did. I don't care what you say. I did not do it. And anyway, if I did do it, like you said, where does the $12,000 come in? Oh, that. But wait. Wait. Now I know what happened. All at once is clear to me. That's fine. You don't love him, see? You never did love him. You don't have nobody. You're that type of dame. Gee, go on. You know, he's got the $12,000 in the desk, so you wait your time until he's not looking. Then, bam! Bam?  Well, how do you like it? What do I get for it? The chair. I don't like it. They just found the money. It was in the desk all along in the cigar box. What? Get out of here. That makes you and your little story sound pretty silly, doesn't it? Well, a man can make mistakes. You can't always be right. Yeah. Say, you know something? You know how I'd have figured this thing out? No, and I don't care. Well, just look at me. Now look at me for a minute. I'm a poor, trusting working girl until I meet Otto at a gay house party, see? Yeah. My husband's always been kind to me, but he's away from home so often on business, and on his last trip, he's gone a year. Yeah, yeah. Go on. Go on. Well, I'm pining. Literally pining away for companionship. Mr. Crater. Otto, that is, see? He sees this, and soon, soon my husband leaves me. Does, huh? Yeah. I come to Otto, ask for help. He laughs at me. That's a guy for you. There's only one course for me. I tell him I'll go to the papers, ruin him in business if he doesn't help me. And slowly, he opens his desk drawer and takes out a gun. I reach for it. We scuffle. Suddenly, your shot rings out. Two shots. All right. Two shots. And he eats. Boy, oh boy. Now, there's a story for you. What would I get for that? Five years. Five years at the most. Maybe nothing. There, you see? I know how to do it.  Sure, sure. Now we'll just get that on paper and you can sign it. Oh, by the way, what happened to the gun? What gun? Well, the gun you were just talking about. The gun you and Otto were fighting for. Well, we weren't fighting for any gun. But you just said... Oh, that. Oh, no, that wasn't true.  Do you mean to tell me that... Of course, and stop yelling. Oh. Hey, Chief, we found the gun in the trailer murder. Yeah, where was it? In this woman's apartment in the butler's drawer. And two bullets fired here. In your apartment, Mrs. Bartlett. Well. Well, of course you found that gun there. Why shouldn't you? That gun belongs to my husband. Your husband, eh? With two bullets fired? Well, wait a minute. I got it now. I got it. He finds out another man that's been after his wife. He goes to the man. They argue. The husband pulls out a gun. Bam! Bam! Craylor? Cold is a cucumber. Oh, no, no. Oh, yes. No, that isn't it. It couldn't be. You wonder what really happened. Don't tell me. Joe, get her out of here. And send for an ambulance out there. Call her husband. I want both of them held without fail. Five minutes. Thanks. Oh, Helen. Daisy. Daisy, did you hear anything about Ken? Yeah. They got him. He's in the other wing. In the jail? Yeah. They say he killed him. Oh, but he didn't. Listen, Daisy. I shot those two bullets from that gun over a month ago when I was out in the country working on my book. I shot them at a tree. You did? Of course. Well, then we can take them out to where you were and show them the bullets in the tree. Of course we can. Daisy. Mr. DeMille presents Act Two of True Confessions, starring Loretta Young and Fred McMurray with Ruth Donnelly. During our brief intermission, let me present three friends. They each have something to tell you about new quick lux flakes. Here comes our first friend, Speed. New quick lux is so fast. Give suds in a second. 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The Bartlett's man and wife are still stopping in adjoining wings of the city jail. At last, however, they've been permitted a brief meeting. In the visitors room, Ken looks despairingly out of the barred window into the busy world from which he was so rudely torn. Helen can stand the silence no longer. Ken, won't you please sit down? How could we talk when you stand there like a pallbearer? How else can I stand when my wife, my own wife... Go ahead and say it. This isn't so bad here. How's the food? All right, I guess. I haven't eaten any... No, you should eat. No, matter what happens, you should eat. I'm sorry I yelled. Well, that's all right. I'm sorry they put you in jail. That's all right. I was wondering how it was. Did they, uh, did they upset the apartment very much? No, just the dresser drawers. Found some socks I thought I'd lost. They were for you to keep your manuscripts. That's good. Ken, all I was trying to do was to get a job. I wanted to help out. I told you not to. But there was so many things that we needed. Well, it's happened. I'm going to do everything I can. I'll fight this like a case has never been fought before. Gee, I feel better already. But I'm your lawyer and your husband and I have to know all the facts. Of course. Maybe I'd better tell you what I found out first. Oh. They've got a mile of evidence lined up against you. First, they can prove that you went to Craylor's house. That's right. I did. And they can prove that you struggled with him. I punched him in the stomach. And then you ran from the house. Yes. Finally, we might as well face the fact that they can prove the bullets came from our gun. What? But how can they prove a thing like that? The ballistics expert. He says that the bullets that killed Craylor came from the gun they found in our apartment. Well, who cares what he says? What does he know about it anyway? I said he's an expert. That's his work. That's his career. Oh, what's his career to us? He can be wrong, candy. Helen, listen to me. You can't even think of trying to convince a jury that you didn't fire those shots. Do you know what will happen if you try to enter a regular plea of not guilty? What? Well, let's not talk about it. I know what will happen. They'll prove that I did do it. They'll put me in prison for life. Well, maybe they, maybe it'll even be worse. I said let's not talk about it. Oh. Well, I have to sort of get my bearings again. Before I saw you, I thought we were going to plead self-defense.  Certainly. A woman has a right to protect herself against a brute. Oh. Well, there's no use thinking about it. If you're going to claim you didn't do it, throw our case out the window. Helen. Hmm? Won't you listen to me? What, what are you thinking about? About you in court. Oh, I love to hear you fighting for a woman's life. Well, it's a case you've always hoped for, but I can't. It's your big opportunity. Do you think you could win? Fighting for you? Of course I'd win. Oh, I can just see you standing there, pleading for me, your wife, whose only crime was defending herself against this human wolf.  We'll show them, though. We'll vindicate you in the eyes of the world. Yes. And in defending me, you'll be pleading the case of all womankind. Oh, it's wonderful. You'll be sensational. Do you think so? Of course I do. Oh, forget it. You're going to say you didn't do it. Again? Can I guess I'll have to tell you the truth? You might as well know. What? Tell me what.   Not so loud, Daisy. I did, too. I was with you when you went back. You were as surprised as I was. Well, as far as I'm concerned, you're right in the middle of one of your lying nightmares, and I'm going straight to Ken. Oh, no, Daisy, don't. Well, you can't never find out about this heat. Look, would you please mind your own business? No. Did you or didn't you kill him? No, of course I didn't. Well, then why did you say you did? I don't know exactly. I was talking to Ken and, gee, all at once it just popped out. We were both so excited about how we could prove I shot him for a good reason. And well, it seemed like the only chance I had to go free was to say that I did it. But I'm a mess you're in. I know. No. No, I'm not either. Everything's going to be all right. But if you say anything, Daisy, this will be the end with Ken, and I'll go to jail for perjury. Well, isn't that better than going to the chair? Oh, Daisy. No, I didn't mean to scare you. Well, you're not scaring me exactly. And understand this, Daisy, it's too late to try to change anything now. You'll ruin my life and you'll spoil Ken's big chance and you'll put an end to everything. Is that clear? They're waiting for you in court. Just a minute, Matron. Is that clear, Daisy? Oh, I guess so. Oh, thanks. All right, Matron, I'm ready. My husband will defend why I've been free to flee for him. Helen Bartlett is guilty of murder in the first degree, a murder that calls for payment with her very life. The state will show that Helen Bartlett killed only to protect herself, an act which has been justified in our court since time immemorial. I was Mr. Krayler's butler. Helen Bartlett came to the house at exactly the time. Well, I questioned her the morning of the murder. First, she denied it, then confessed to it, then denied it, then confessed to it again, then denied it.  Your honor, I object. Your honor. Order. Order. Court's adjourned until 10 o'clock tomorrow. There's a man here to see you. My husband. No, says his name is Jasper, says it's very important. Important. Oh, all right. Okay, you, come on. I'll be back for you in five minutes. Good evening, Mrs. Bartlett. May I sit down? Thank you. Well, what did you want? What's so important? Nothing is important. That's what makes life so simple. Am I right?  Why? I wanted to get a good look at you, my dear, so that I might understand. Understand what? I am Charles Jasper, criminologist in the utmost.  What?  Get out of here. You're crazy. Sure. Getting lots of publicity, aren't you? Big articles, pictures in the papers. You like it, don't you? It's the nectar of the gods for fools.  Right. I'm Charles Jasper, criminologist in the utmost. Oh, can't please. All right, Mr. outside. Certainly, it was nice meeting you, Mrs. Bartlett. Good evening. That's why. Oh, can't. What did he want? Nothing. He said he just wanted to look at. All right, all right. Now take it easy. He's just one of those nuts that hang around courts. You can't hurt you. Oh, can't. I'm so glad you're here. Well, I can't stay long. You've got to get some rest. We may have a tough day tomorrow. I know. How do you feel, honey? I don't know. Sometimes just sitting in court and listening, I want to see myself electrocuted. And, Ken, if I feel that way, how will the jury feel? Now, don't worry, please. I haven't even started yet. Well, I can't help being scared, can I? Okay, listen. I've done something that's awfully silly. I know, dear. No, darling, you don't know. Look, look, this is all a mistake. It's a great, big, crazy joke. See?  I was lying. Can you understand that, Ken? Darling, can't you understand why I'd lie about a thing like that? I know how you feel, Helen. You're nervous and excited worrying about what might happen. But it's not going to happen because we're fighting honestly and openly admitting that you killed Otto Crater. And if we can't win the right way, the honest way, we don't want to win. Oh! The defense will proceed. Your Honor, I want to thank you for permission to have the scene in Otto Crater's home reenacted for the benefit of the jury. But first, I must have the defendant and her motives clearly established in their minds.  To that charge, our answer is not guilty. But in an effort to convince you of our sincerity, I shall call upon the defendant to stand and face the jury. Ladies and gentlemen, meet Helen Bartlett, my wife, who on August 8th killed Otto Crater. Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, it is the morning of August 8th and I am Otto Crater. And this is the office in his home. What follows is an honest reenactment of what occurred that morning as related to me by my wife. I'm ready, Helen. Well, the Butler let me in. He showed me into the office and he offered me a drink. You refused, of course. Of course. Go on. And then Mr. Crater came in. Yes. He said to you, well, well, good morning, my dear. Good morning, Mr. Crailer.  The first thing we must do, Mrs. Bartlett, is reach and understanding. Is that clear? All I know, sir, is that I'll work hard and study while I'm working. Oh, why work hard? Because that's the only honest way to make a living. You have a lot to learn, Helen. Now here, sit over here by me. Let me alone. Oh, but my child, I'm an old friend of the family. Let me go. Mr. Woobin put up with this because she needs a job. Now take it easy, Helen. We're going to get along just fine, just as soon as you...  I'll do what I please.  Let me go. Let me go or I'll punch you in the stomach. Oh, no, you won't, Helen. Oh, you... Oh, can't. Darling, I'm sorry. No, no, no, go on. Don't stop. All right. You pay for this, Mrs. Bartlett. No woman can do this to Otto Crailer. Oh, where's my gun? I'll kill you for this. Stop. Give me that gun. Bam, bam. Oh, you shot me. Oh, I've killed him. And that, ladies and gentlemen of the jury, is the true picture of the death of Otto Crailer. Oh, darling, sit down. Did I hurt you? No, no, I'll be all right. Don't leave the stand, Mrs. Bartlett. I have a few questions. Oh, certainly. Mrs. Bartlett, you took that job at $50 a week. Yes, sir. Can you take shorthand? No, sir. But you took the job in good faith. Oh, yes, I did. And you can't type either. No. Nice going for a private secretary at $50 a week. Mrs. Bartlett, could it be that in your charming way, you, shall we say, forced Mr. Crailer to employ you on threat of exposing your friendship with him?  Your Honor, I object to the district attorney's unfounded and vicious accusations. If he doesn't stop it, I'll knock his teeth out. Order! Order!  Yours, you big clunk. I want you to ask yourselves this.  Ask yourselves this. Has not woman kind the right to work so there should be bread in her home? Has not woman kind the right to expect decency from her employer whom she trusts? Has not woman kind the sacred right to protect herself at any cost? I know what your answer will be, ladies and gentlemen. For I know you are honest, wise, and just. And I place the destiny of my wife in your hands. Your Honor, the defense rests. Ken. Oh, darling, you won't want me to fall. I think it'll be all right, Ellen. I don't think so. Ken, isn't that crazy, man?  A wonderful defense, Mr. Bartlett. Well done, I say. But I still think your wife is going to crash. I think it ought to be. You have just heard Loretta Young, Fred McMurray, and Ruth Donnelly enact two of True Confession.  What's new in styles this week, Libby? This week, I'm bringing you news of the stocking world. It's a mighty important world, too. Do you know, Mr. Roy, how many stockings are made every year in the United States? Why, hundreds of thousands, I imagine.  More than one billion pairs are made every year. New styles are being developed, and this week even a new kind of stocking is making its appearance. Oh, you mean the nylon stockings I've been reading about. Yes. On Wednesday of this week, the new nylon stockings go on sale in many stores. We've been hearing for a long time about this new kind of stocking made out of coal, air, and water. And of course, we women are eager to see them and try them. Coal, air, and water. It's certainly strange to think of something as sheer and lovely as stockings coming from those. Beauty out of a test, too. Well, we women are lucky to have beautiful hosiery, whether it's nylon or silk. And we're lucky to have an easy way of keeping our precious stockings lovely looking longer. You'll be interested to know, Mr. Roy, that makers of nylon stockings advise caring for them exactly the same way you do silk ones. And of course, Libby, I don't have to tell you that caring for stockings with gentle lux is ideal. As millions of women have testified by their daily use of these mild pure flakes. Of course, all lovely stockings need the gentler's kind of washing. And when women think of gentle washing, they think of lux flakes. And now for more stocking news, we'll see stockings not only of nylon and silk this summer, but of lyle, because another spring fashion is the knee length sock. They're like the wool ones we had last fall, only these are made of lyle. They come in colorful shades and patterns and often in checks. Therefore sports, aren't they, Libby? Yes, and aware in the country. Incidentally, fashion experts say the open toe and heel shoes are still going big this summer. Another reason for taking good care of your stockings. Thank you, Libby. The important thing to remember is that lovely stockings, whether they are silk or nylon, lyle or wool, are fine fabrics and need fine fabric care. Always wash them in new quick lux, the most popular care for fine fabrics in the whole country. When you use lux for stockings, you help preserve beauty, prolong wear. New quick lux comes in the same familiar box. It's fast, thrifty, gentle, and it costs you no more. We pause now for a station identification. This is the Columbia Broadcasting System. We continue with the third act of true confession. The case of the people versus Helen Bartlett rests. The jury is behind locked doors considering its verdict. And now at last, the doors open and the jury files in. Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, have you reached a verdict? We have. And how do you find the defendant guilty or not guilty? We find the defendant not guilty. I told you the truth would win for us. Not guilty. A new lease on life for Helen Bartlett. A new life altogether. Adoration from the crowd. Can I have your autograph, Mrs. Bartlett? Same. Can you give us the statement, Mrs. Bartlett? We'll give you $20,000 for your life story. All these are Helen Bartlett. No longer do she and Ken live in a kitchenette apartment in New York. A ten-room house in the country is none too good for such a world-famous pair. Oh, hello. Hello, darling. How about a swim? Oh, no, thanks. Later. Where were you? Dorothy's tea in town, I told you, remember? What are you doing tonight? Tonight. Oh, tonight I'm going to dictate some more of the novel to Daisy. How are things going at the office? Oh, good, I guess. More business than I can handle. Oh, Ken, did you ever think all this had happened? What do you mean? Oh, everything. The apartment in town, this house, your business, my novel. All we ever wanted we have now. Well, I'm so happy. I'm afraid it's just a heavy dinner. Yeah, maybe it is. Oh, darling, what's the matter? Is anything wrong? No, of course now. What could be wrong? I'm making money. You have what you want. You're doing what you like.  You just said so. Again. Well, I'm sorry, but I can't be that way because I can't remembering why all this happened. And that's why what I can't understand about you, how you can ever forget that we'd be broken. I'd be happier if, if autocrater was still alive. I haven't forgotten. I guess I shouldn't have said that. No, no, you're right. Why, here, I, I've killed a man and I'm happy. Doesn't make sense, does it? Maybe it does. Maybe I just don't know how to act in a case like this. Wouldn't it be perfect if, if everything were just as it is, except, except that other thing hadn't happened? More than perfect, but it's too late. Again, remember that day in the cell when I, I tried to tell you I was innocent. Yeah, trial had worn you down. Well, if I hadn't killed him, I mean just pretend. Pretend? Pretend that anyone would lie about a thing like that? That she'd make a mockery of justice and a fool of the man who was defending her? Leave an unsuspected criminal at large already plotting against his next victim? Well, that would be worse than murder. Yeah, I guess it would, huh? Helen, you're not trying to tell me that. What? Nothing, I guess the heat's got me. Yeah, it is kind of warm, isn't it? And then as McCormick enters Ivan's room, he was certain that I... Go ahead. You know what's the matter with me lately? Are you having trouble with Ken again? Oh, I don't want to talk about it. I'll bet you don't. Here you are out of one jam and into another. I'm not in a jam. Ken will get over this and everything will be fine again. It's just a matter of time, that's all. If he ever finds out, but you didn't find out... He won't find out. Oh, let's get on. McCormick enters Ivan's room and the door opens stealthily and... Who's that? Ms. Barnett. Yeah? He won't go away. Who won't go away, Ella? The man's what's here. But who? What man are... I, Charles Jasper. You. Daisy, he's the one that came to me in the cell. What do you want? Nice little place we have here. Hello, my house. What do you mean, your house? Daisy, be careful. It will be my house soon. I've always wanted a nice house. Hello, my house. What do you want? I'm selling wallets. Well, we don't want any wallets. So get out of here. You'll want this wallet. See, it has a name printed on it. Otto Kreiler. Otto... Where did you get this wallet? Lovely house, Charmie. I asked you, where did you get this wallet? Where do you think? It was on Mr. Kreiler's desk. I found it there after I killed him. You killed him. I, Charles Jasper, utmost imprimanologist, committed the perfect crime. And who stole the glory of my deed?   My crime. You thief. I didn't mean to take anything away from you. Where's our liquor? Not the guest soup, our private bottle. Helen, I'm going out and find Kim. Oh, no, Daisy, wait. Mr. Jasper, there's a bottle in that cabinet over there. And when you have a drink, will you please go away? Certainly. As soon as you've purchased the wallet, with that bit of leather goes my entire interest in the crime. Don't pay any attention to him, Helen. How do we know he did it? Of course. How do we know you did it? Are you insane? On my word of honor. That isn't enough. Well, for that matter, how did I know you didn't do it? Because I did.  And the prison gate shall climb behind you. How much do you want for it? The price, complete with crime, is $30,000. $30,000? Don't give him a cent. He can't expose you without putting his own pants in the chair. Yes. Did she get the chair? No. Will I get the chair? Likewise, no. I have a wife. Crailer tried to give her a job. She turned him down. He insulted her. So I shot him. I don't believe that. Believe what you want. I have an airtight defense and I'm ready to test it at any time. But look, mister, I haven't got $30,000. Well, you have this house, haven't you? Perhaps I'll take that. Is there a mortgage? Listen, can we talk about this some of the time? You see, I got. Oh, oh, Ken. And what's going on here? Well, darling, I don't know. You see, he came. Oh, what's the use? Good evening. What do you want? Shall I tell him, Mrs. Bartlett?   I still love you. That's why I do things like this. I guess I. What are you talking about? Did you really want to know? Of course, I want to know. Well, I, I didn't kill Otto Crailer. You, you didn't? No, he didn't. Charles Jasper. Oh, I can't stand it. I can't stand it. Grab her. I'll take care of her. Nice girl. What's your name? That's a mortar. Ken, Ken, it seemed I'd have a better chance if I, if I said I did it, than if I told the truth. Well, even you told me that, remember, Ken, and, and so I did it. Oh, I know I shouldn't have, but I did and now he's here and he wants money. Keep quiet. Daisy, are you all right? What happened? Here, take her out on the beach and walk her around. She needs fresh air. I'll take care of this guy. Ken, I was only trying to... Go on outside. Yes, Ken. Come on, Daisy. I need to be here, too. My story, Mr. Bartlett, but you don't have to pay the money all at once. A thousand a month is all right, or I'll take the house. Hello, my house. You're very considerate.  I'll go to the police. After all, I know a little or myself young man.  Ten years or more for perjury. And what will happen to you? I'll go free. On the strength of that lie about your wife? I think not. You were after that money they found in the cigar box. Was I? Listen, you might as well get this straight from the start. You can't reopen this case. Why can't I? Because only the condemned person or his representative has the right to do that. And there is no condemned person. Nobody was convicted. What? You mean that's the law? That's the law. Are you trying to tell me there's no justice? Justice and the law aren't always the same, but in this case they are, because I'm going to the police. But, uh, why?  But they can't reopen the case, you just told me. No, but you've just attempted extortion. You threatened my wife and demanded money. I did that? What kind of a country is this? Get away from that phone. Do you realize you're sending your own wife to jail just to report me? We'll see. Wait, my boy, wait. Whatever we do, let's not lose our heads. There's really no need to call, Mr. Bartlett, because, unfortunately, I didn't kill Otto Craven. You didn't kill him. Oh, I'm sorry. Really, I am. Then who did? Control yourself, please. My brother-in-law. I found the wallet in his room and he confessed to me. Then where is he? Dead. Killed the next week in a holdup. An amateurish tap. He couldn't find the money after he, uh, disposed of Craila, so he attempted a trivial holdup in broad daylight, lost his head, and... It was in the papers. I don't believe it. I don't care what you believe. I can prove my statements in a court of law. Shall we have a drink? Get out of this house. Certainly. You know, there was a moment when all this was almost mine. When my destiny came with win, one eye Ota being fulfilled. When fortune lifted the corners of a petty lips as Ota smiled, and then bared her teeth. But that's life. Goodbye. Goodbye, my house. Yes, he told me. Helen, I think I'll go in the house and lie down. Oh, Daisy, don't leave me alone. That was a silly thing to say, wasn't it? Leave me alone with my own husband. Did he go? Yes, he's gone. And he won't bother you anymore.  He didn't commit the murder either. He didn't? No, his brother-in-law did. And his brother-in-law is dead.  Because mark my words, if the murder had been at large, I would have gone straight to the police. Oh, that's right. That's what any honest person would have done. You're leaving now. I'm catching the 910 to New York. What's left for me? You've made a farce of our lives. You've ridiculed justice, my profession, me. Oh, Ken, I know this is all a nightmare, too, you darling. Wondering how and why everything happened. And I don't think I could ever explain it so you could understand. I do want to say, though, that I tried to tell the truth, but it seemed that everything would work out better if I lied. And it did, too. Up to now? Yes, everything worked out beautifully. Here we are, both successful standing on the biggest lie in the history of mankind. Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, Helen Bartlett is not Helen Bartlett alone. Helen Bartlett is womankind. Ain't I the pretty one? And when that terrible moment came, she faced it, afraid but unflinching, laughing at you, Judge, laughing at me, laughing at Otto Kraler, defending the principle that is their prime heritage. Oh, you. Ken, I can't really. Well, go on, defend it. Think of some more hot ones for your life story and your cockeyed books. I'm going so far away I won't even know what year it is. And despite everything I've just said, Helen, I still love you. But I'll be darned if I can live a life like ours. Goodbye. Ken, wait.  I'm sorry. Oh, but I've got to tell you something that's important. Goodbye. Ken, never. What did you say? I said if it's a boy, I'll name it after you. Oh, Helen, why didn't you tell me? Well, I wanted to surprise you. Oh, Helen, when's it going to be? Oh, what, dear? I said, when's it going to be? Oh, well, I don't know exactly. Well, what did the doctor say? The doctor? Oh, the doctor, nothing. This, this is the last straw. Even that wasn't true, was it? No, but it could leave me, Ken. Please, please, darling, I couldn't help it. Oh, hold me, Ken. Hold me, darling. Oh, Helen. I suppose this is the price of life with a person like you. Happiness, misery, one after the other, till you don't know which is which. And I suppose I'll walk out on you and come back and walk out again. Darling. But first, I'm going to make one last attempt to teach you not to lie. From now on, whenever you lie, we're going to make it come true.  Oh, Ken, I think I've told my last one. We bring down the curtain on the last act of true confession. You'll hear from our stars Loretta Young and Fred McMurray in just a moment. But while we're waiting for them to come to the microphone, I'd like to ask a question. When you have an unpleasant task to do, do you complain about it or make the best of it? You know, I think most people try to make the best of things. For instance, I read about a woman who hates to wash dishes. But does she complain? No, indeed. She just props a book of poetry on the windowsill above the sink and memorizes a poem while she's doing her dishes. Oh, nice, rising above the circumstances.  Well, it's partly on account of their hand. Well, Sally, you can't blame a woman for wanting to keep her hands soft and lovely-looking, even if she does wash dishes every day. That's why I'd like to tell every woman in the country about new, quick lucks and the one-hand test. Five leading soaps commonly used for dishes, including lucks, were tested. Hundreds of women dipped one hand in lucks suds, the other in suds from another soap. They did this three times a day for weeks under conditions similar to home dishwashing. The results proved lucks kindest to hands. In case after case, the lucks hand was soft and smooth. The other hand, rough, red, and unattractive. Now, you can easily prove how kind lucks is to hands if you'll just try new, quick lucks for your dishes. There is no harmful alkali, absolutely nothing to dry or roughen your hands in new, quick lucks.  It comes in the same familiar box at no extra cost. Now, here's Mr. DeMille with our stars. As Loretta Young and Fred McMurray return to the footlights, we have a true confession of our own that should be made at once. Pencil and paper, please. What for, Loretta? Well, the true confession is a sessledy minute. I'd beg your pardon. Sessledy to me. I'd say you may even. Oddly worth something, don't you think? Don't bother.   As a matter of fact, CB, I've been a little surprised all week at the convincing way Loretta told those tall stories in the play. And no, Fred, I'm seriously taking up fishing and giving you some competition on tall stories. But what's your latest fantastic adventure, Fred, with our fiscatory or friends? Well, CB, this didn't happen to me exactly, so I can't absolutely guarantee it. But a friend of mine just came back from a fishing trip with his brother. Every day, the brother pulled in fish as fast as he could get his line out, but this friend of mine couldn't get a nibble. After about a week of it, he was fit to be tied, so one morning he got up early and bought his brother's boat and tackle and rode out to the same spot where his brother had been having all the luck. He fished all day and still didn't get a bite. Oh, he finally gave up and discussed and started for home. Just as he pulled away, he heard a hissing sound behind him.  How big was that fish, Fred? That was a small one. He said it was only eight or 10 inches long. You know, if he'd exaggerated the size of the fish, I wouldn't have believed that story, would you? I hope already you'll believe me when I tell you that we have a great bill for the Lux Radio Theater next week. I will, I'm sure. What is it, Mr. DeNel? The next Monday night, our stars will be Claudette Colbert and Donna Michi. And they're going to appear in the Paramount screen hit, Midnight. It's a romantic story of an American girl in Paris pretending to be a Baroness. Her masquerade fools just about everybody except a taxi driver who happens to be in love with her. Claudette Colbert as the girl and Donna Michi as the taxi driver will have the same parts they played in the picture when they meted our microphone in Midnight next Monday night. That's a swell show. Good night, CB. It certainly is. Good night, Mr. Colbert. Good night. For one more situation, we are both mighty girls. Our sponsors, the makers of Lux Flakes, join me in inviting you to be with us again next Monday night when the Lux Radio Theater presents Claudette Colbert and Donna Michi in Midnight. This is Cecil B. DeMerelle saying good night to you from Hollywood. Heard in tonight's play where Lou Merrill is Charlie Jasper, Wally Mayer is Darcy, Arthur Q. 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Linda bomb as you mentioned a joe boo the linebacker that they decided to go get I think you look at it You say well where they replacing Hollywood brown at there's no receivers all they got is a shot Bateman that we can look forward to But I'm gonna tell you this There's a kid named Devon Williams Devon Williams From Oregon wasn't drafted. He was signed as an undrafted free agent And I understand why cuz he's got you know, they got to manage him a certain way, but I promise you if they get him, right? Oh my god And knowing that T Martin is there as a receiver coach along with Keith Williams Two guys that can mentor to that particular kid I think Lamar Jackson will be satisfied if they could keep him Straight they just keep his mind, right? That'll be a real interest when I know you say undrafted But it's not like that. He just got some other stuff that he was dealing with or if Devon Williams like that sign me up So YouTube team keep it clean what's going on is engraving here with another video and in this video Thank you all for your patience because I have been hearing so many people What do you think about Devon Williams? Hey, we just signed Devon Williams.  He might be a diamond in the rough I've been hearing so much talk about Devon Williams that I finally got an opportunity to see for myself And I was happy with what I saw and I was just envisioning like man for Devon Williams Y receiver six five two hundred pound wide receiver How could he fit in with the Baltimore Ravens and one of the first things I did when I watched him? I envisioned a scenario where the Ravens have the ball and they just they just need a big play They just need something because the offense may have been going a little bit slow early on and they just need a big Play to just give them a spark So it may be second or third and long Lamar Jackson drops back the protection is good for now But then some of the past Russia just he creeps through so Lamar Jackson scrambles out to his right and he throws it up And he got Devon Williams in a cornerback one-on-one and that would be a matchup That I would have trust Devon Williams to make that play that jump ball that fifty-fifty ball that the Ravens Just need to incorporate so much more of He would give you an opportunity to do it That was one of my favorite traits about him when I watched him the fifty-fifty ball He is not afraid to jump up and go get it those contested catches He specializes in those he will box you out as if you're a corner And he will make sure that he gets his hands on the ball and not you So I just I love that and I just feel like the Ravens as far as the fade routes and the jump balls And I know there's something something that we said before on here that we just want to see the Ravens Incorporate more of that into their offense and that could be on Lamar and that could also be on Greg Roman But it needs to be Incorporated a lot more because it could take simple things simple fix the simple tweaks could take this Ravens offense a long way So with Devon Williams He plays big but also He can also play a little smaller too now and when I say play small I don't mean that as a diss to him But what I mean when I say that is when I watch him He's a little bit twitchy now to them because he will catch the ball sometimes he gets somebody little stiff arms Hey, I wasn't the highest man winner, but I'll show you what it looks like. I'll put you on a trophy But then he would he would turn up feel sometimes he'll try to Try to make somebody miss but he has very very good control of his body, especially for somebody who is six feet five Tall individual right there. Um, but what he could add to this offense, man Just a yak the yak. That's something that he likes to do. He is not afraid of contact He will initiate contact as a matter of fact sometimes too, but then I wondered like man What happened to how can this person this size who was actually a five-star recruit? How could he go? Undrafted I was just very Concerned about that and I wondered like what's going on. What did I miss and I'm sure I don't have all the information as to why he went Undrafted, but some of the things I gathered At first I looked at the the situations Because I know there was a little bit of confusion on where he was gonna commit to when he was coming out of high school Since he was so highly recruited And I heard some Florida State there was some stuff with the Oregon Doug It was just a lot of confusion But he ended up going to USC and he was at USC for two years and it looks like there was a lot of it was it was underwhelming His numbers that he put up was were underwhelming the first year USC Play for games had four receptions 87 yards in a touchdown and then He was at USC in 2019 as well and he Just played in one one one game one catch for 11 yards and I know um, I believe that's when he entered the portal but there With USC his situation, I'm sure he wasn't a big fan of his Situation because he had a lot of guys in front of him He had of course the the first round draft pick the guy who won Drake a hundred a hundred thousand dollars or half a much He went off of that bet that he placed on Drake London being the first receiver taken. He was behind him He was behind Michael Pittman a monitor st. Brown.  Oh, and well, he wasn't taking away theirs So a lot about football a lot about these players So much depends on being in the right situation and for a lot of players that have had success Whether on the collegiate level or on the professional level So much is about the being in the right place at the right time Because we've seen it time and time and time and time again where this player will be talented coming out of college It's like, oh, man, it's those real deal They go to a poorly run franchise or a poorly run organization Everything fails Everything falls apart and that person's career is literally turned upside down in a bad way and Sometimes they recover but a lot of times they don't because in the NFL It does really stand for not for long and whether you a first round pick you drafted high in the first round You drafted late in the seventh whatever it may be you have to be at the right place at the right time Or else everything can crumble You look at just to use these guys in this as an example and I know these are two extremes But you look at Josh Rosen. He was drafted very high in the first round I want to say he was seventh overall I believe but whatever wherever he was drafted he was drafted high in the first round So many people like oh man, this guy's gonna be an amazing quarterback and it just Didn't work out didn't work out and the Cardinals moved on right away. He went to like the 49ers I think he went to the Bucks He went to the Dolphins and I don't know what he is right now Then you look at a guy like and again, I know these are extremes, but they're just examples and you look at a guy like Tom Brady drafted in the sixth round Went to the right situation and everything worked out wonderfully for him better than wonderfully so So much matters on where you are and if you at the right place But he felt like he was in the wrong place back to Devin Williams. So he transferred to Oregon So in 2020 he just played in five games 15 catches 286 yards to touchdowns But then in 2021 So last year played in 10 games have 35 catches 557 yards in four touchdowns And when you look at those numbers the numbers are very Underwhelming because teams I'm sure teams and teams look at more than numbers But NFL is a production based business and if they're looking at you As a college receiver, they're gonna wonder how your production from college can translate to the professional level And you can take your production and add it to theirs, but if you don't have much production Then that can decrease your value to them and how your viewed as a prospect and as a player and just as potential So he didn't end up going drafted and I know it's for a lot more reasons than that I know I've heard a lot about that his quarterback play It definitely didn't help it the situation at all his quarterback play was not the best So that's another scenario that could possibly benefit him because we and I believe I believe that the Ravens They signed his quarterback to so that could either help her But no that could help because if the Raven sign his quarterback Just envision this scenario They're in training camp then training camp and Lamar is obviously running with the ones Tyler Huntley He's running with the twos and whoever else is going to be running with the threes but Devin Williams, he has his quarterback and His quarterback and him even though in college is a little off, but they know each other. They have chemistry So his quarterback is throwing to him and he's making these plays with against the third team And he's starting to turn some heads and people keep hearing Who's that? It's like, oh, that's oh, that's the older 65 got a 65 receive. Oh, okay. I number two Okay, well not number two the title honey number two, but you get what I'm saying. Oh, that's him. Oh, okay. Nice Oh, okay, but he did it against the third string though coaches. They they they hear about Devin Williams They like oh, you know what come here We want you to go practice against the second string is we gonna move you up Just just for the day We just want to see what you got if you really like that like that go ahead and practice against the second stringers Say for instance, he makes plays against the second strings. Oh, okay. It's alright and he consistently makes plays against the second stringers It's like, hmm. Okay, you know what? All right, that's that's cool. You did it against the third stringer. You did it against the second stringers How about you try against the starters? You see Marcus Peters over there. Oh, you know him I know you do. Oh that you know Marlon Humphrey. Oh, yeah, yeah physical corner, huh? Yeah Go try that against them. We just want to see what you got And if he could give them a run for their money if he could really apply some pressure To the Raven secondary as a whole going against corners going against the safeties He can make a name for himself with the Ravens and because he's because he's in a tough situation Because I'm not gonna sit up here and try to sugarcoat it like oh just cuz he's six five and he's He's a little twitchy for his size now, which is a good thing I'm not gonna sugarcoat it because we know what the Raven situation is we know their history So he has a lot stacked against him. He already had a lot stacked against him coming out of college He went undrafted, but now he enters the league as an undrafted rookie free agent So he has a lot stacked against him right here right now, and I hope he makes it Well, I really hope he makes it but it's going to take a lot of work and extra work too because As an undrafted guy You have to do more than the required You can't just do the basic the minimum and expect to get by no the guys that are drafted they can barely do that So as an undrafted guy, you really got to go with the extra amount of proof to people Hey, I should have been drafted, but I wasn't but let me show you what I can do now Something that does give me a lot of confidence and shout out to my guy JT for pointing this out Something that gives me a lot of confidence With Devon Williams and with a lot of the other guys that are on the team at the wide receiver position And anybody that the Ravens may have chosen to bring in Keeshawn Johnson mentioned it as well T Martin and Keith Williams Those two they have an eye for talent at wide receiver and I would have to think that The Baltimore Ravens who brought in those two Who both specialized at the wide receiver position? I would have to think that the Ravens consulted with them Before they chose to bring in the wide receivers that they chose to bring in I would I would have to think that Because it's like why wouldn't they it only makes sense. It only makes sense So not only would they help as far as the consulting is like a this guy a that they oh, he went undrafted really Okay, you know what? Let's bring him in trust us But not only the process of recruiting him, but also developing him the process of really trying to pull out that potential and Try to help him take it to the next level try to make him make that transition and again It's not gonna be easy. It is not going to be easy But with those guys on staff Things they seem to be headed in a better direction Than what it had been when they weren't on staff Ravens, of course still got some issues that they got to get through They still got some growing pains that's gonna come with this whole their whole just vibe at wide receiver but It's part of the process It's part of the process if you've been struggling with something for such a long time for forever You bring in somebody to help you You ain't gonna turn it around like that You certainly are not and it shouldn't be expected that you're just gonna turn it around like that But if you are going to turn it around then you have to be willing to make some changes You have to be willing to do some things differently. You have to be willing to step out of your comfort zone. I remember that But they're going to be some they're gonna be some ugly times in the process and that's fine as Long as you getting through those ugly times So with somebody like a Devon Williams the odds are stacked against him like crazy, especially with the Ravens organization But I wonder I wonder because I'm sure he probably had his options as a with different teams He could have chosen to sign with but I wonder if the Ravens presented him with a Devon look We Have a Rashad Bateman. We got a Devon Duvenay. We got a James crochet. We got a Tylen Wallace. Got a Benjamin Victor We got some guys here already, but We don't have a you and You see look look at our free agency look at our draft We didn't bring in any wide receivers and in fact Sammy Watkins. He went to Green Bay. We traded Hollywood Brown Miles Boykin.   Because you got to think about it Guys wide receivers Y'all already know how it is with the with the Ravens a wide receiver would have to for them to get a quality wire receiver They may have to overpay Because a lot of guys are so I want to come here because they know There's no about the system and then what Holly will put in that stuff out publicly too Even though he had already put it out publicly like two years ago And a lot of people already knew and even this was even before Greg Roman and why receive has been an issue with the Ravens Even before Greg Roman even stepped on the field So it's a lot deeper than just Greg Roman But that's a whole another topic for another day So Ravens would really have to show like he would have a legitimate opportunity But again, it's one thing to show it. It's another thing to actually do it And it's another opportunity. It's another thing to actually give that real opportunity So I'm interested just this is such I mean every every single offseason is but this is such an interesting offseason for the Baltimore Ravens because This is such a huge turning point in the organization It's such a huge turning point with everything going on with the uncertainty of Lamar Jackson Them trading away Eric the cost is first first not only first-round pick but his first pick overall as the official Ravens GM Ravens and them getting rid of all the receivers that they drafted in 2019 as a matter of fact and Them not even taking a receiver after trading their receiver So it is it's just so many different ways that this the rest of this offseason could go And you know, we're gonna be with it every step of the way But it's just I'm so like I'm very very curious and excited to see how things are addressed Do the Ravens go to old-school Ravens route like a lot of people are thinking like oh, we're gonna get one of them Older veterans here comes Julio. Oh We're gonna get one of the guys who's not a older veteran, but what do you really take us to that next level Jarvis Landry? He will be solid Will we get a speedster to replace a Hollywood brown like a willful or who's there been a lot of talk about but also There's been minimal talk about with the Shawn Jackson So what are the Ray or the all the Ray is gonna be like, you know what? We going young We going young we rolling with our guys that we got that we Drafted and we're gonna run with some undrafted guys What are the Ravens gonna do? It's such a tough question, but again, it's a fun question to think about We've had so many conversations with so many different people in a comment section on Twitter and DMs or whatever About what are the Ravens going to do and the fact of the matter is we don't know We just really do not know but it's fun to think about as far as Devon Williams Again, he has an opportunity here He has an opportunity here because of how the Ravens have moved or really haven't moved this offseason at the wide receiver position So he has a real shot, but he just got to show up And like I said, he'll have to do extra work in order to make it But it is not far-fetched that he does it is not impossible that he does but it's gonna take a lot So we'll see how it goes. I'm rooting for rooting for Hope everything goes well, and I hope that he ends up showing now and the potential That potential that we saw from him at Oregon it wasn't it wasn't drawn out of him a hundred percent, but we saw that potential and Let's let's get back to the reasons why he was a five-star recruit There's five star crews. They don't just grow on trees when especially for somebody that size, too Hopefully Ravens can pull out that potential Shout out to the Ravens


If you want to be resilient against misinformation, you need to be aware of the different techniques that are used to mislead.  FLIC stands for Faker Experts, Logical Fallacies, Impossible Expectations, Cherry Picking, and Conspiracies. These are the five techniques of science denial, and they're seen in every movement that denies a scientific consensus, whether it be human-caused global warming, vaccine safety, or the link between smoking and cancer. However, FLIC only scratches the surface. There are a wide range of fallacies and rhetorical tricks used to distort the science. And while this looks complicated, this isn't even comprehensive, but it does cover the most common denial techniques you're likely to encounter in climate misinformation. So understanding these techniques will help you defend against misinformation. And not just misinformation about climate change, you'll see these fallacies in misinformation across all topics. Before we start exploring FLIC, I should point out that Faker Experts is actually a logical fallacy. Cherry picking is a logical fallacy. Technically, all of FLIC are logical fallacies. So how does it make sense having logical fallacies as a category? The reason that FLIC is so useful in understanding science denial is it highlights and organizes the most important techniques used to distort science. I've looked for better frameworks. I even tried to develop one myself, but haven't found anything that beats FLIC. But if anyone out there thinks there is something better, I'd love to hear from you. The first technique of denial is Faker Experts, also known as the Appeal to False Authority. These are people who convey the appearance of expertise, but don't actually possess any relevant expertise. Having a degree in one field of science doesn't automatically convey understanding of complicated science in another discipline. We understand that principle in real life. When it comes to complicated issues, we want the person working on the problem to have relevant expertise, especially when it's an important problem that matters to us. But a scientist or someone from an official sounding organization can often be convincing to the general public.   This particular myth comes from the Global Warming Petition Project. This is a website listing over 31,000 Americans with a science degree who have signed a statement claiming that humans aren't disrupting climate. The problem is the only qualification to be on this list is a science degree. That means the list is populated with computer scientists, veterinary scientists, mechanical engineers, but very few climate scientists. In fact, 99.9% of the 31,000 are not climate experts. The Global Warming Petition Project is a brazen example of fake experts in bulk. But it's also a powerfully effective rhetorical argument. The Global Warming Petition Project is one of the most effective climate myths in reducing acceptance of global warming and support for climate action. The Petition Project also uses another misleading technique to cast doubt on the scientific consensus on global warming, magnified minority. This involves amplifying the significance of contrarian scientists in order to make it look like there is more scientific disagreement than in reality. While 31,000 science graduates sounds like a lot, there are millions of Americans with a science degree. The Petition Project amounts to less than 1% of American science graduates. Another way that people can get confused about a scientific consensus is when the science and pseudoscience are presented together as a debate between two opposing sides. This is how the media often cover the climate change issue, pitting a climate scientist against someone disputing the science. While balanced media coverage is appropriate for political issues or matters of opinion, it's a misleading way to present issues where there's scientific consensus. The very format that the media use to cover climate change can have a misinforming effect, giving people the impression of an ongoing scientific debate. Next, let's look at logical fallacies. Generally speaking, logical fallacies appear in arguments where the conclusion doesn't logically follow from the premises. This is known as a non sequitur Latin for does not follow. We also call this jumping to conclusions. Let's look at some types of logical fallacies. Ad hominem is Latin for to the person and involves attacking a person's character instead of addressing their arguments or science. One of the most common forms of climate misinformation are ad hominem attacks on scientists. This often takes the form of exaggerated stereotypes. Attacking a scientist's character is an easy and effective way to avoid dealing with their scientific research. Another logical fallacy is misrepresentation, which involves misrepresenting a situation in order to mislead people. Sometimes this can be misrepresenting a situation or the science, but the most common form of misrepresentation is the straw man argument. This is where an opponent's position is misrepresented in order to make it easier to refute. For example, arguing that environmentalists think all we have to do to solve climate change is drive electric cars. This oversimplifies the environmentalist position to make it easier to refute. This oversimplifies the environmentalist position to make it easier to refute. The fallacy of ambiguity involves using ambiguous language in order to lead to a misleading conclusion. The most common form of ambiguity is the fallacy of equivocation, using words that have multiple meanings as if they mean the same thing. For example, a common example of ambiguity in science denial is exploiting confusion about the word theory. To a scientist, a theory is an explanation of the world that has been confirmed by many experiments and empirical evidence. For non-scientists, a theory is just a hunch or someone's idea. This difference in meaning can be used to cast doubt on established science. In climate misinformation, ambiguity around the word uncertainty is often exploited. When scientists talk about uncertainty, they mean a measurement is accurate within a well-defined range of values. For non-scientists, uncertainty means you're not sure if the measurement is right at all. This ambiguity can be exploited by arguing that when scientists express uncertainty, they don't know what's going on. That ends part one of our series on the techniques of science denial. In part two, we'll continue to look at more logical fallacies such as oversimplification, false analogy and red herring.


Let's go over to our man Mr. Kevin Hinks a TD Ameritrade think-as-women's who do every Tuesday Wednesday and Thursday And don't forget folks outstanding show here every trading day 11 to 12 Eastern standard time You want to understand to find risk options the option market futures all the above? Great program Kevin Hinks. What's going on? Good morning, Tom. Good morning, Tommy boy I you know another day another big move in some of these names, you know, and I think the What really made this day move in these bonds move is two things I thought Mario Draghi and you know, let's face it all the announcements that he made Well, what we expected him to make they were all pretty much expected starting QE lowering the deposit rate by by 10 basis points and But the guidance was even more dovish than we thought it would be yes And that's where I think bonds kind of took off because let's face it guys you look at that CPI number that came out at 730 Chicago time 830 Eastern. It was a little warm It was a little on the oh, yeah, you know less food and energy 2.4 That's getting a little warm there. Yeah, so you know, but Mario Draghi then his comments came out He started talking and like I said It's gonna be an interesting day in the bond market No, there's no doubt for sure because the US market that number was not weak in terms of inflationary data No, it's it's inflationary in a big way actually, you know, I mean Yeah, that's why bonds have not held here. Yeah, you know bonds are only up three ticks on everything Mario Draghi said They were up over a point and now we're sitting here up three ticks So pretty significant day here in the bond market because the end of the day people are looking at the US data going wait a minute We can't trade US bonds off European data, especially when our data is coming in strong. Yeah, and you know the movement is Extraordinary, I just want to switch gears on there for a second because folks if you were listening here on Tuesday when Kevin came on You know the speculation Well, you know, of course, we're in the speculative business of bottom-on Kevin was talking about the rotation and you talk about a rotation coming in Kevin Hanks. Oh my god Yes, meaning into the small caps, you know, it might have been a speculation on Tuesday morning But it certainly wasn't Wednesday and Thursday, right? Right. Right. It's pretty pretty interesting I mean what they did to it was you know anything that had big numbers on it and they went after what they went after financials They went after the ruffle and they went after some beat-up industrials I'm telling you that really glad today. So it was pretty impressive and it's fascinating because it wasn't just selling when the ruffles Haven't a move like that, you know, that's a rotation. Yeah, that's we haven't seen something like that in a long period of time No, you're right Months and months and months right most, you know a year and a half since since we saw a rotation like this Yeah, and you know you know the Theory behind it folks would be that large money managers are getting out of momentum stocks at Taking their profits because it made a fortune and they're saying, okay I'm actually going to go into value You know we've heard for a good couple years that value, you know is where it's at but get yet The value kept going down down down, you know, so it it came through now find out just how far it goes man I mean, yeah, I mean think about what what they were buying the ruffle was strong in many ways because they were buying regional banks Right, which is such a big percentage of the ruffle that was lifting the ruffle and you know with You know financials Jamie Diamond coming out saying the other thing that that I talked about on your show And we've talked about on our network is the fact that trading revenues for some of these financials Are going to be a little better than expected because of the volatility We saw in the third quarter Jamie Diamond confirmed that Tuesday when he came out and said they're going to be higher than we thought You know remember the third quarter you're talking about July August and September those are three normally pretty slow months for trading historically Not this summer This summer we were rocking the whole time vixx was you know between 17 and 20 and 21 For a lot of that third quarter that's good That's some good trading so I think with the summer we had In a couple of weeks when when financials come out with their earnings. I think the trading revenues are going to be a little better You know and that's going to be interesting as we're just speaking here kevin This is what's going on. This is charts are moving. This is pretty phenomenal folks When we started speaking with kevin the s&p's were up eight points. They're up six The bonds as you just said, you know the 30 year had been up three. Well, we're down eighth right now and yeah, they They just broke hard here bonds broke and and e-minis popped Right as since we came out of the air. I'm sitting here watching it on my on my screen as i'm talking to you guys and uh Yeah, there's some interesting movement going on here Well, you know what you know what i'm trying I mean we're all trying to wrap our heads around the you know the negative aspects But there's no doubt when drug code what they're going to do folks that november They're going to buy back 22 billion a month and bonds They they went down 10 more basis points and now they're at a negative half a percent. Yes, okay on on a rate And then they're They're going to do with it. They're going to do something else with the banks over there So the bank's not going to get hit as hard. I'm not quite sure How they they're shaking with I think some are going to be exempt from that. Yes, yeah um, but That's pretty intense man. I mean 20 billion monthly and I think it was something to the tune of as long as it takes You know the indefinite approach as long as it takes. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah, so that the market. Yeah, that's so I I would say that you know That the bottom line is that we're in a negative negative rate environment a huge way here, man I mean this is like pretty they're not going to stop buying those bonds to all as well No, it's all going to be well And now we're not even talking brexit, you know I mean brexit's going to be a whole different animal and it looks like I mean the pound is hanging tough here, you know, so A lot of moving pieces, man. So what are we going to be talking about on the show today, kev? Uh today, you know, uh, we were going to talk about oracle The oracle kind of pre-release our earnings yesterday. So we're going to talk about uh, Like folio's going to cover yeti, you know the cooler company. Yeah We're going to talk about broadcom that's got earnings after the bell and then we're going to talk about something interesting If you looked lawgreens boots alliance got downgraded and cvs got upgraded today So we're going to talk about a pair straight in those two names Nice nice, which corner are you going to go to the one on this corner or the one on that corner? Yeah, exactly.  They'll allow you to trade the paper money Kevin you have a great one safe one, of course We look have a great weekend. We look forward to speaking the next Tuesday always great being out. Thanks for having me guys Thank you. Stay right there folks. Tommy and I come right back


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