From Hollywood, it's time now for Edmund O'Brien as... Johnny Dollar. This is Lieutenant Reece down at homicide. Oh, good morning, Lieutenant. Did you hire a... Yeah, I did, why? He was found dead this morning. Dead? Yet another adventure of the man with the action-packed expense account. America's fabulous freelance insurance investigator. Yours truly, Johnny Dollar. Johnny Dollar. The account submitted by a special investigator, Johnny Dollar, to a home office, great Eastern insurance company, Hartford. I don't know how much responsibility you'll want to take for these expenses, but I hope you realize that a large share of them were incurred in an effort to protect the company. The following is an accounting of expenditures during my investigation of the Douglas Taylor matter. Expense account item one, a dollar twenty, a cab fare from my apartment to Hartford Police Headquarters, homicide division. Yes, sir? My name is Dollar, Lieutenant Reece. Oh, yeah, the second door there. He's waiting. Just go right in. Thanks. Well, I can't say it's a pleasure, Lieutenant. Sorry to hear about Taylor. What happened? We don't know yet. Where did it happen? We aren't sure of that either. He was found out by the freight yards, but chances are he was shot someplace else and dumped there. How did you happen to land on me? His wife came down to identify him this morning. She told us he was working for you. Well, I might as well get this off my chest now, Lieutenant. You won't like it any better if I say that. I can't answer any questions about what Taylor and I were working on. Not now. Why not? Because it'll wreck a case that could be worth about a half million dollars if you start nosing into it looking for a motive. I hate to see you turn on cooperatives so early in the game, Dollar. They can't help it. There are usually plenty of motives around when it's a private detective. We've got plenty of other places to start. We like to have them all. I don't like this. I don't need it, Lieutenant, but I'm stuck with some confidences I'll have to stand by. I can tell you this. I don't see how my case could have anything to do with his dying. There are two men suspected of insurance fraud. I was following one, Taylor, the other. I don't think they knew we were tailing them. All right, Dollar. I guess I can understand the spot you're on. I'll talk it over with the people that hired me, but I can't open it up until they give me the word. How long had you known him? Oh, about two years, I guess. Not well, but he was a good, careful worker, and I hired him when I needed somebody. Did he talk to you about any trouble? No. No, he never said a word. How well do you know his wife? I met her twice. That's all. Both times, she came with Taylor when I had a check for him. She seemed like that kind of a wife. That's as well as you knew him. That's it. I'm sorry. Yeah. It brings us back to that half million you mentioned, doesn't it?  I knew that when I told you. It's up to you. Beat it. If you ever need some help from us, I hope I'm on hand to turn you down. I came to know that Lieutenant Reece had put a plane closed in on me as soon as I left the building because I would have done the same in his place. So I went back to my apartment and phoned the news to the company. I hope you've done the right thing, Johnny. I think you have. Well, I can always change it, Mr. Nibley, but I know one thing. If I stay on the arson case, the police are going to get on it and mess it up. Yeah, I suppose our problem is nothing to them. Are you positive there's no connection? Not positive, but fairly sure. Anyway, I think I'd better drop it for a while. If you'll put a couple of men on it, all we have to know is if either one contacts a professional fire bug. If and when that happens, I have all the rest of the evidence we'll need. All right, I guess that's the way to handle it. Oh, what about Taylor's wife? Did she know anything about the case? I don't think so. Lieutenant Reece would have found out from him. But I'll have to go see her. I'll find out. All right, Johnny. I want to thank you for this. You can feel awful about what happened. Yeah, so do I. I hired him. Glad you came over. Doug spoke obviously so often. Sit down. Thank you, Mrs. Taylor. Well, there's no way for me to say what I feel about him. Of course there is. I do want to clear your mind and my conscience on one thing, though. Doug wasn't killed because he was working for me. I'm sure of that. Wouldn't have made any difference if he had been. Doug was 40 last month. He was 21 when I married him in New York. He was on the force there for 12 years before we opened his office here. I've been waiting for this to happen all these years. Can you understand that? I think so. I tried not to think of it, but not a day passed that I didn't. Now that it's happened, it's like so many things are supposed to be. The anticipation was so bad. Well, I thought that another detective might understand. I think I do. Mrs. Taylor, did Doug talk his cases over with you? No, not for a long time. You knew he was working for me? Yes, he mentioned it, but that's all. He liked you, agreed to you? He didn't speak of any trouble or the chance of any? No. I suppose it's my fault that he didn't. He knew I've worried too much as it was and he never told me anything. Do you know if there would be any specific reason for his being killed? I mean, outside of his work. What do you mean? Well, it'll sound like a rotten thing to ask, but was there anyone else in his life? You mean a woman? Yeah. I don't think so. If there was, I didn't know about it. You don't sound quite sure. I'm not. I did suspect him. You know, one of the things that kept gnawing at me all those years, but I never found out anything. I hope you're telling me everything, Mrs. Taylor. I am. That's the way it was being married to him. I was alone so much I... Oh, I know I thought about things too much, but I couldn't help it. Yeah. Who were some of his friends, Mrs. Taylor? I don't remember that he ever mentioned any to me. We had a few friends who were in the neighborhood. And there's the man who was his partner for a while, Henry Fauner. Never heard of him. Where is he? He's a house detective at the Hotel Mellard. How close were they? Well, they were good friends. They hunted me face to face. Oh. Have the police been here? No, I'd... Do I have to talk to them? I don't think it'd be wise to try not to. You want me to let him in? No. No, I'll let him in. You want to answer some questions now? Yes. Yes, I'm all right. Thanks. I'll try not to take any more... Lieutenant Reese. Got everything taken care of? What does that mean? Did you get her story rehearsed? Climb off, Lieutenant. I don't play that way. What's this man doing here, Mrs. Taylor? What? My husband was working for Mr. Dollar when he was killed, so he came to see me. Has he been asking you questions? Yes. What kind? Look, Lieutenant. $9. What kind of questions, Mrs. Taylor? About Doug being killed. Did he tell you how to answer police questions? No. That never came up. Dollar, how much information on this insurance case did Taylor have in his office? No reason for him to have any. Why? The office had been torn to pieces by the time we got to it this morning. All or part of the motive was there and somebody came back after it. You'd better clear yourself of this mess, Dollar. Or I'm going to cede to it that you'll put right out of business. I had to wait until seven that evening before I could get to Henry Bonner, the hotel detective Mrs. Taylor had spoken of. He was the slight dark type of a hairline moustache and too much aftershave powder. The kind of house stick that usually causes the feminine guests the kind of trouble they're paid to stop. Yeah, I had a little deal cooked up this afternoon. The kind of way you don't leave a phone until we can be reached if you know what I mean. Yeah, yeah. Yeah, what a doll. Hey, what's behind a stuck Taylor miss anywhere? Haven't read any papers. Hasn't broken yet. His wife told me you and Doug were good friends. Oh, yeah, yeah. We used to be partners for a while. We used to get out of town once in a while. Hunting and fishing? Yeah, that was a pitch. When did you see him last? Let's get out of the lobby and go in the office, John. It seems to me the last time I saw Doug was around a middle of last week he stopped by here in the way home. Was he on a case? I don't remember him saying. You know, it was one of those things I asked him how it was going. He said the same old stuff. He got killed over one of his cases? Looks like it. His office was broken into. Somebody after one of his reports is something the police say. It seems to me it was awful fed up the last few minutes we got together. A couple of times he mentioned there was going to be a change. He was going to go back to New York or to Florida or out west some place. With or without his wife? Without. I think she's a creep. You know, jealous and all that stuff. The poor guy had to sneak the money to spend all we got together. What about the money for this change you mentioned? I don't have any idea. Never followed it up because I thought he was just dreaming. Hey, uh, who's paying you for this? Not his wife. Nobody. I'm trying to clear myself with the police. They think I'm holding out information on them. Oh, how come? He was working with me when he was killed. I made you think his wife might have hired me. I was wondering if she hired you before for the talent. Say, um, just for the four walls and me, do you think she'd be capable of killing him? Oh, yeah. One of those fits it was.  If she got Wendy, he was really leaving. If she figured he had some dough hidden in the office. Yeah. That's what I meant. Sure it could all fit. Maybe he got something. He owned a car, didn't he? The police say the body was driven to the freight yard. And the yard, sir, was just down. He might have something. Well, I'll go see. Thanks for the time, Bonnie. It was dark by the time I got across town again and back to the Taylor duplex. I happened to look up at their second floor apartment and I saw a light switch on behind a drawn shade in one of their rooms. If I hadn't done that, a number of things would not have taken place. Yeah, sure. I don't move right across the room. Where's Mrs. Taylor? She's in the bedroom. Maybe she's dead. I don't know how I hit her. She wouldn't be quiet and I hit her with a gun. And I'll kill you too if I have to. I don't care how many anymore.   Don't you try to follow me around.  And I mean it. That doesn't mean anything anymore. What are you fighting? What did you come after? Don't you try to follow me? Hey, come here. He was young and obviously out of his head from fear. I hoped the shots he fired would alert the plain clothesman that I thought was still sticking to me. But he wasn't there. If I tried to lose him, it probably would have taken a week. But as I learned later, a split second set of circumstances caused him to miss me when I left the hotel. And Douglas Taylor's killer simply disappeared into the night. Julie Johnny-Dollar in just a moment. Do more great shows, climb aboard your CBS radio bandwagon tomorrow night. Eve Arden, as wisecracking Armist Brooks, returns to dear old Madison High. And the Edgar Bergen, Charlie McCarthy's show, resumes its pot shots at your sense of humor. Listen for Armist Brooks starring Eve Arden and Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy back in business on most of these stations tomorrow night. Now with our star, Edmund O'Brien, we bring you the second act of yours, Julie Johnny-Dollar. The knocked unconscious but hadn't been seriously hung. I phoned Lieutenant Reese, argued some tenants, and they're going back to their dinners, and then did what I could for them. He was crazy. It's all right, it's all right. When I screamed he came at me. I knew he was going to kill me. I knew it. I knew that was the last thing I'd ever see. He's amazing. Take it easy, Miss Taylor. Take it easy. He's gone, and you're all right now. Oh, I guess it's lame. I knew I was dying, but I tried to hang on, and I couldn't. Here, here. Can you drink some more of this? Yes. I'll try. You swarmed, didn't you? Yeah, yeah, I swarmed. I love you. Hadn't you ever seen him before? No, never. He was crazy.  What else did he say? I couldn't understand. Nothing about hug, Doug, ruin, too lie. I wish he could kill him again. Then I screamed that he'd give it. Does anybody set mean anything to you? No. I wanted to ask him why he came here. He was looking for something. For the place to pieces. Must be the same one that broken at Doug's office. I don't understand anything. Police are on their way in. I want to talk to you. I'll wait for them in the living room. Waiting the hall all night, did you? Why didn't you go out after him? One of your men has been tailing me since morning. I thought he'd be outside, and that the two shots would wake him up. Where was he? How hard did you make yourself to follow? I didn't give him any trouble. A boy scout could have stayed on me. Then Parker is probably following the boy. How long did you have to study him? Less than a minute, but I think I can give you a fair description. Let's have it. Well, he's about 5'9", between 17 and 20 years old, I'd say. Fair complexion. Small features. Brown wavy hair, brown eyes. Very white teeth. And what looked like a mole above his right eyebrow. No other marks? Not that I saw. He's wearing a ring on his left hand. I couldn't see it too well, but it could have been a class ring. How about clothes? Well, no hat. White shirt without tie. It was open. Flannel slacks. Brown tweed jacket. And brown wingtip shoes. His clothes were well cut, looked expensive. What kind of gun? Revolver Smith and Western 38 with a black rubber hand grip. You're sure of all this? I'm sure. You think I'm making it up? I can't forget you're holding out a half-million-dollar motive on me. You'll feel better if you do. You talked to witnesses that heard the shots, didn't you? You could have fired them. With what? I'm not carrying a gun. You could have got rid of one. Go look for it, Lieutenant.  Watch it, dollar. You're doing a pretty good job of needling me. If you'll stop riding your badge for a little while, we can get together and make some sense. Go ahead.  There must be a record of it. The kid missed it at the office, or he wouldn't have come here. And I'm sure he didn't take anything out of the apartment. So it must be around someplace. If you're all through, go sit down someplace. What's the matter with it? It's nothing, that's all. We've gone through every file that was in Taylor's office, and we went through this apartment. There's nothing hot enough for a killing, nothing. Then why did the kid show up here? I'll work on that when I'm convinced he did. None of the witnesses saw him, you know. Nobody did. Nobody but you and your friend the widow in there. It turned out to be a long night. Looking back at it now, I can see how the lieutenant felt justified in pushing around somebody who wouldn't cooperate. For that night it was tough, including a paraffin test that he called inconclusive, because I could have been wearing a glove when I fired the two shots and then gotten rid of it. Finally, at about 1.15 in the morning, he got tired of it and he let me go home. I didn't leave my apartment the next day, except to go out after the extra additions that called me the private investigator whose position and importance in regard to the case is not clear at the moment. But nine that night I was at home again and the door buzzer sounded. I thought it was a delivery boy bringing some liquor, I doubt it. Hey, you're fat. Go on, get back inside. What do you want here?  You know I will, don't you?  What's the matter with you anyway? What do you want? You were in with Douglas Taylor, weren't you? What do you mean? He told us about you. When did he tell you? That he brought somebody else in for protection. He said we'd never find out who it was. But I did find out, didn't I? You're pretty mixed up about something, aren't you? Don't lie to me. If you'd only stopped when he told us you were going or none of this would have happened. But you didn't. He kept coming back. We told him to have to stop some way. We couldn't pay anymore. We've got nothing left. Now, wait a minute. Now, you wait. Now, he had a file on me, and I've got to have it.  We've got to have it. I haven't got it. That's what he said, and it didn't do any good. I killed him anyway. I won't do you any good to lie now. I'm not lying. I guess you are, and I'll do you any good. Don't you know that? You're way wrong. Now, listen to me. No, I won't.  And I believe you.  And I will. I know you would. Now, listen.  Huh? If I had your file or whatever it is, wouldn't I give it to you to save my life? All right, then give it to me. I don't have it. I don't have anything of yours. I don't know who you are. I don't know your name. All I know is that you're wrong. You're mixed up, confused. You think I'm someone I'm not. Oh, Taylor told me about you. What did he say to make you so sure that he meant me? You came to his apartment. You were the only one, and you were in the paper. If I was mixed up in anything with Taylor, I wouldn't have come to the apartment. I would have stayed as far away as I could. Don't you see how wrong you are? You've got everything wrong. But you're knowing. A lot of people know him. I hired him once in a while, that's all. I don't know what you're talking about. You can believe that. Well, I got to go. Where? You don't know where to go. Oh, I shouldn't have come if I'd been able to think I wouldn't have come. But I don't think anymore. I just do things. My life's all winding up, and it goes faster and faster, and I can't stop it. And Douglas Taylor did all this things? Oh, not all of it. Part of it, I did myself. I don't know anything about it or about you. I feel sorry for you.  I did what I had to do.  What's that? Who's that? Don't just go to the insert. I don't know. It's just a boy bringing some liquor inside the door. You're lying. Please, they're coming in. No, it isn't the police. He just put the liquor down against the door. Now he's gone. Oh, no police. Why would the police come here? Because they're looking for him. Not in my apartment. You can believe that. See? There's nobody there anymore. The police would be breaking in by now.  Sure it was. You got nothing to be afraid of. I don't think any more. You're on their strike. You know why? Yeah, yeah, yeah, I know. Because you're fighting something you know you can never beat. I've been doing that all right.  No. No, I can't do that. Why not? I can't. I've got to get away. You'll never get away from this. Then I'll die. Taylor was black. What did he have on you? How did you know that? There'll be a lot of it these days. Be as bad off as you think of you. This isn't even important any... Go. What is important like this, huh? A family? What makes you think I... Because it sticks out all over you.  All right, and a sister engaged to a lawyer. That's why I can't give myself up and have our name all over the papers. That's why I've got to find that filed Taylor hat and get rid of it and then get away. I've almost ruined the family now. Dad's been blood dry, keeping Taylor from turning my name in. Now, now they don't have to pay anymore. What do they think about his being dead? Well, they asked me and I told them I didn't do it. I think they believe me. That's all right. Anyway, it's better now than it has been for the last two years. That long? Yeah, two years. It started when Dad got a feeling about what I was doing. He hired Taylor to find out and when he finished his job, that's what he threw at us. Hey, wait a minute. Where are you going now? I'm gonna get a ride if that's okay. I live here, you know. I got to go. I don't know why I've talked like this. You wanted someone to talk to.  I don't care what you think. I did what I had to do and I know what I got to do now. You ought to give yourself up and you know it. Now, I'm through talking sense.  I know what I have to do. There's nothing you can do. Now, look, I want you to come down to the ground floor with me. All right. All right, we'll use the stairway and you know that I'll kill you if I have to. I've gathered that, yes. Well, anytime you want to leave. There are enough people on the sidewalk to stop him but I didn't start anything because I knew that he would open up with his 38 without thinking about who might get hit. He had the fear crazed look in his eyes again as he left me just outside the entrance and started across the street. I realized what was going to happen before he did. Either he had been spotted and followed or my building had been staked out. It didn't make any difference. When the police officers saw us together, it was all they needed. Hey, you! Step one! We're police. We want to talk to you. Step five! Our debts. The father a judge and so on. The son got at least one wish. He didn't live to stand trial for murder. But as far as protecting his family, he'd done nothing. The whole story rocked Hartford for weeks following. Expense account item two, miscellaneous, $180. Expense account total, $181.20. Remarks? For a number of reasons, I'm sorry I had to drop the arson case for this interlude but somehow a half million dollar loss which I couldn't have prevented anyway doesn't seem as important as the destruction of an entire family. And I couldn't prevent that either. Yours truly, Johnny Dollar. Johnny Dollar stars Edmund O'Brien in the title role and is written by Gildowd with music by Wilbur Hatch. Edmund O'Brien will soon be seen starring in the Paramount Pictures Silver City featured in tonight's cast were Ray Hartman, Joseph Kearns, Edgar Berrier, Jeanette Nolan, and Haie Averbach. Yours truly, Johnny Dollar, is produced and directed by Jaime Delvalli. This is a cutting inviting you to join us next week at this time when Edmund O'Brien returns as... Yours truly, Johnny Dollar. Gave 36 million pounds of U.S. farm surplus eggs and milk to save the Yugoslavs but somebody had to pay the freight. Care undertook to raise it from the American people and at $5.35 for a 300-pound package that people gave. Three million Yugoslav mothers and children have already received the care, eggs, and milk but with a month to go before winter closes down the program, one million remain to be reached. You can reach 100 with only $5.35. Mail it to your local care office or to C.A.R. Los Angeles or C.A.R. New York. The Vaughn Monroe Show is back from vacation. Vaughn, The Moon Made, The Moon Men, Ziggy Talent, and their singing guest stars will again be heard every Saturday beginning tonight. In fact, on most of these same CBS radio stations, Vaughn Returns to Action takes place immediately following station identification with slick syncopation every Sunday afternoon on the CBS radio network.


Okay, evil to hope. Do you think people in the US should embrace the collapsing economy from the mind? Mind boggling amount of money being printed and distributed. What do you mean embrace it? I think people should be working towards creating disruptive innovation and making their communities and themselves and their families antifragile Decouple yourself from this economic system centralized economic system, right? You need to decouple yourself. You can't be under the whim of these Psychopaths and that are ruling these puppets that are Governing over us because they'll burn the place down, right as they're told to do Okay, so everybody should be working towards decoupling themselves from this from this economic system really


Welcome back. Now, let us ask ourselves the following question. We have two reservoirs at two distinct temperatures T1 and T2. T1 is definitely not equal to T2. So, we have a two T heat engine. And let us say that the engine works by absorbing Q1 from the reservoir at T1, rejecting Q2 to the reservoir at T2 and producing a positive work output. The question is if this works, then let us consider a situation where we have the same reservoirs. And now let us see whether we can have an engine say E prime which will produce work say W prime. Instead of absorbing from the reservoir at T1, let it absorb Q2 prime from the reservoir at T2 and Q1 prime be rejected to the reservoir at T1. So, the question we are asking ourselves is if an engine, two T heat engine works like this, can we have another two T heat engine working in a sort of different way? Will such an engine E prime will also be possible? Notice the difference. Here the heat is absorbed from the reservoir at T1 whereas heat is absorbed from the reservoir at T2. Here heat is rejected to the reservoir at T2. Here heat is rejected to the reservoir at T1. So, the source and sink are interchanged for the two engines. Now what we do here is the following. We always check whether this combination will violate the Kelvin-Planck statement of the second law. That means can we set up a one T heat engine using this combination? If we can set up a one T heat engine, that means we are violating the Kelvin-Planck statement and that means the second assumption which we made that engine E is working as well as engine E prime is working. The second statement that the engine E prime is working will obviously be false. Let us see whether we can do that. What we do is we say let Q2 prime be adjusted in such a way that Q2 prime equals Q2. Remember that we assume that all our interactions are continuous and are scale independent. So I can always scale this engine up or down as required to adjust Q2 prime equal to the Q2 of the first engine E. And obviously W prime and Q1 prime will automatically get adjusted as required when Q2 prime is adjusted equal to Q2. Now let us set up our T2 in such a way that all that it does is absorb Q2 from this engine E and reject it or provide it to this engine E prime. Let me re-sketch it like this. So I will draw a big reservoir T1. What it is doing is providing heat Q1 to our engine E. Engine E produces W greater than 0. Engine E provides Q2 to this reservoir at T2. But T2 says I do not really have to keep it with me because Q2 prime equal to Q2 is now being made available to the engine E prime. So the reservoir T2 just says that the temperature here is T2. Otherwise the reservoir T2 neither gains nor loses any amount of energy in the form of heat. It essentially goes out of the picture. Now what does E prime do? E prime produces a positive amount of work W prime greater than 0 and it rejects to this reservoir at T1 heat equal to Q1 prime. Now let us see the consequence of this. First W is greater than 0. Consequently Q2 will be less than Q1. Why? Because W is Q1 minus Q2. If W is positive Q2 has to be less than Q1. Now here Q2 prime equals Q2. So we have Q2 prime less than Q1. Now some positive work is extracted and we will have by the first law. Remember E prime is also a cyclic device. Q2 prime equals Q1 prime plus W prime. And since W prime is positive Q1 prime will be less than Q2 prime and hence we will have Q1 prime less than Q2 prime which has been showed to be less than Q1. Now consider the whole of this as an engine, combined engine E and E prime put together. It is a cyclic device because E is a cyclic device, E prime is a cyclic device and T2 does not come into picture because it receives no net heat. Now what does it do? This is equivalent to an engine E and E prime absorbing heat equal to Q1 minus Q1 prime from this reservoir at T1 and producing a positive work output which is W plus W prime. Since both of these are positive, the sum is also positive and we have shown that Q1 minus Q1 prime, Q1 is greater than Q1 prime. So this one also is greater than 0. So that means this is equivalent to a 1T heat engine. Now what does this mean? This means that such a combination would violate the Kelvin Planck statement of the second law. That means it directly violates the second law of thermodynamics and this implies that if an engine works as T1, T2 and T1 not equal to T2, then we cannot have an engine like this. And what is that engine like this? It is an engine which works between the same two reservoirs but absorbs from T2, rejects to Q1 and produces W prime greater than 0. So if this is true, this is not true. That means this implies that given two reservoirs T1, T2 such that T1 is not equal to T2, a 2T heat engine will work only in one way. It will work like this and not like this or if you insist that it will work like this, it will not work like this. Thank you.


My name's Regan. I work for Anthony J. Lyon, International Detective Bureau. They call me The Lion's Eye. Wednesday at 9 and CBS brings you Jeff Regan, investigator starring Frank Graham as Regan with Frank Nelson as Anthony J. Lyon. So stand by for mystery and suspense and adventure in tonight's story of some enchanted car hop. It was just an ordinary drive-in hamburger joint on Vermont off Sunset, but they called it Hamburger Heaven. And just to carry out the idea, they'd hired six angels to wait on cars. Three blondes, a redhead and two brunettes. I was lucky. I drew the redhead. Only she didn't serve up what I ordered. All she brought me was trouble. The whole thing started when there were only eight more shopping days until Christmas. I fought my way through the necktie and socks set, and by the time I reached the office, I was ready to start celebrating New Year's. But my boss, The Lion, had other ideas. When I walked in, all 280 pounds of him was up on an office stool. He was tacking a dried-up sprig of mistletoe over the door. Jeff Reg, Jeff Reg, my boy, come in. Come in. The festive season is at hand. How's that again? I said the festive season is at hand. I'm feeling overflowing with the old-time spirit.  Oh, yes. Yeah, I guess you're right, my boy. I got carried away. Yeah, sure. You and Tiny Tim. We're, uh, expecting women clients? Women clients? Oh, oh, you mean the mistletoe. Well, Jeffrey, you never can tell what a sweet young thing might accidentally happen is. Stop drooling, Fatso. You dropped out of a mistletoe set 50 pounds ago. Well, maybe so. But I still believe in Santa Claus. Now, where was I? You were up on the stool with berries in your hair. No, no, I mean about the new client. What have I told you so far? That the festive season is at hand. Huh?  His name is Ward Hamilton, Jeffrey. He was in just a few minutes ago. Fine figure of a man. Well-dressed, distinguished, and prosperous. That explains the Christmas spirit. How much? Jeffrey, the Christmas spirit cannot be measured in terms of money. This is the time of goodwill toward men of unselfish devotion. Sure. How much unselfish devotion did he buy? $50 worth. It's something about his niece or daughter or some friend or something. What about them? Well, it seems this girl's been receiving packages, flowers, candy, that sort of thing. What's so mysterious about that? Doesn't she know it's Christmas? Well, for some reason, rather, Ward Hamilton says she's worried about them. He'll tell you all about it when you see him. The address is on the desk. It's out on Irodel Road in North Hollywood. So I find the Santa Claus that's been sending the packages. Say, that's right. This case does fit right in with the season, doesn't it? Sure. And Merry Christmas to you, too, Fatso. That started it. I hopped in my sleigh and headed my reindeer out over Coengapas. Irodel Road was twin rows of California bungalows with Christmas decorations strung out in front. All except one house. It was the address Lion had given me. Redwood Front on the usual cream-colored stucco. Quite ranch-type fence, swimming pool in the backyard. No Christmas anywhere. Behind the fence, a big down-nation wagged his tail and grinned at me in a nice, friendly sort of way. Only he was growling when he did it. I circled wide and made the porch, but I didn't get as far as the doorbell. What do you want? Mr. Hamilton, I'm Regan, international. Regan? Oh, yes, the detective. Come in, Mr. Regan, come in. He was big and grey-haired, the man of distinction. But what he had in his hand wasn't a glass. It was a whip, black ten feet long with lead weights at the tip. In here. I appreciate your coming right out, Mr. Regan. I'd like to get prompt action. Is that what you use that for? Well, oh, the whip. No, no. No, just a hobby of mine. I practice hitting toy ducks floating in the swimming pool. Oh, nice way to get use out of your pool during the winter season. Well, yes. Never mind that. Sit down, Mr. Regan. I want to tell you about Mary. That's the niece. Nease? No. No relation. I'm a close friend of her family's. Her parents died several years ago. There was no one else, so I tried to take over the reins and help the girl along. It hasn't been easy. She isn't broken to harness. It's a nice metaphor, but it doesn't fit. Not at all. Mary Winter is a strange girl. Very strange. She's the shy retiring type. Ah, I see. The detective training. You're thinking ahead, assuming that she's not attractive to men. Nothing could be further from the truth. She's a lovely girl. Very lovely. Albin hair, green eyes, fine, firm, youthful figure. Desirable is the word, Mr. Regan. Desirable. You understand what I mean. You make it pretty clear. So, um, that brings us to the anonymous packages. For almost six weeks, someone has been sending Mary gifts. Almost every day. Flowers, candy, novelties, that sort of thing. No name, no indication where they come from. Mary has no idea, either? No. But she's reacted them to them badly. They're making her nervous, upset. There's something I can't afford to have happen. Come again? Mr. Regan. I can observe that there's little use in trying to keep anything back from you. My interest in the package matter is because of money. Now the story begins to make sense. Mary is strange. Perhaps I should have said peculiar. A reversion to men is almost... Well, I've been sending her to a Mr. Farthing, a human relations counselor. A psychologist. Something like that. And it costs money. Yes, it costs money. The more delay in cure, the more it costs. Frankly, Mr. Regan, I'm tired of the obligation. She work? Yes. She works at one of those drive-in stands, Car-Hop. Something wrong with that? The place is called Hamburger Heaven, Mr. Regan. And you want me to find the guy who sends the packages so he'll marry her, or so you can get rid of him? It works the same, either way. You'll take the job, Mr. Regan. Sure. I'll find your guy. Maybe he'll look good under your Christmas tree. Ward Hamilton gave me the girl's address in Hollywood. It was a tired stucco four-flat just off Kingsley, the home of Mary Winter, the girl who hated men. And then it was too easy. Standing out front near the curb was a little man in a trench coat. He carried an umbrella over his arm and he paced up and down, watching the apartment. That was too good a bet to pass up. You going somewhere? I beg your pardon. Someone you know lives in there? Why? Why, that's none of your business, sir. The name of the friend wouldn't be Mary Winter. Get out of my way. That's what I thought. Hold it. Wait, let go of my arm. Let go, I say! Why are you watching Mary Winter's apartment? I warned you, let go! Let go! Answer me! Very well, I'll answer you! The umbrella in his hand came down on my wrist and he broke for the corner. By the time I turned, he was out of sight. On the ground, broken, was the little man's umbrella. I picked it up. Real break. Name engraved on the handle. In nice big gold letters it said, Smith. I headed for Mary Winter's apartment. I knocked and nothing happened. Knock again. The radio in the room told me somebody was in and liked their music loud. I tried the door and it worked.  A redhead came in from another room in slacks and holder. She saw me.  Came out wearing a coat. Then she snapped off the radio. Get out of here! Look, I tried knocking but...  The name's Regan. Ward Hamilton sent me. You're lying. You're trying to trick me. I'll call him and he'll tell you. What? What do you want? About the presence you've been getting. Tell me. I... I... I'm not sure. I can't trust you. Look, for the last time I'm supposed to find out who's sending them. Either you help or you don't. Now take your choice. All right. I'll listen. But don't you come a step closer. I sat down one corner of the room. Redhead, other corner. She was tall, graceful, beautiful. Everything a guy could want. Except for the look in her eyes. Scared, hunted. I waited for her to start it. They began several weeks ago. The presence. I... I don't know who is sending them or why but I... Any card identification? No, nothing. You sure? You think I'd accept gifts from a stranger? Take it easy. Nobody said that. What did Farthing tell you? Farthing. This human relations counselor you go to. Oh, you know about that? Yeah, I know about that. What did he say? That... That I shouldn't worry. That I... I should find out. That all? Oh, you don't understand. You're like all of them. Get out of here. One question. Do you know a little guy about 30 carries an umbrella? Where's a trench coat? Shy? No, no. Are you sure? Think. A little guy. No, no, I don't know him.  Get out. I left the Redhead sobbing softly to herself. Maybe a lot of flowers and candy would be kind of nice to a lot of people during Christmas. But not to marry Winter. She was mixed up. Inside and out. I headed back to my car and then I was mixed up. It had looked easy until I got to my car. That's when I got complications. A big complication. Fat, 40, with a gun. Get in, Shummers. Now what? Your choice, Shummers. Like what? The Winter Dame, uh-uh. Your property? Not my type. Belong to the boss? Question, Shummers, uh-uh. Be that will you? I'm not through with you. Okay, get through. Stay away from Mary Winter or you'll get trouble. Real bad trouble. Any questions now, Shummers? Yeah. Who pays you? You shouldn't have asked that question. It looked like it was going to be a real holiday season. Brotherly love all over the place. The next stop was a man named Mr. Farthing. Only the sign on the door said John J. Farthing, Human Relations Counselor. It was a plush layout. Waiting room the size of a box top. Rich. Solid. Lined with deep green leather chairs. Brass studs. On the wall. Van Gogh. Go-Gar. That kind of stuff. The receptionist was out and I took a crack at the thick mahogany door. Yes, come in, please. What may I do for you, sir? The name's Regan. International detective. Oh, sit down, Mr. Regan. Oh, is something troubling you? A girl named Winter. Mary Winter. Go on, Mr. Regan. She's a patient of yours? Why do you ask? A couple of questions about him. I see. Since you know her background, I thought you could fill me in on a few things. I said- I heard you, Mr. Regan. Well? Perhaps, sir, you're aware of the nature of my work. Since I assume you're an intelligent man, I don't believe it's necessary to be much more explicit than that. Try it for size. Very well. Cigarette, Mr. Regan? Thanks. There is in existence a code of ethics. Some practitioners call it the Hippocratic Oath. I'm not a doctor, as you know, yet I, too, Mr. Regan, have a moral code. I'm listening. Nothing in my code, either morally, ethically, or in any other way, allows me to discuss the affairs of my patients. Is that clear? Yeah. That's clear. I'm sorry I can't assist you in whatever it is you're trying to do, Mr. Regan. I'd like to help, but as you see, my hands are tied. That makes two of us. Thanks. Thanks a lot. Mr. Farthing, grey suit, ivory cigarette holder, and gold cufflinks stood up and shook hands solemnly. I left. It'd given me nothing. There was only one thing wrong with that. Mr. Farthing was right. I decided to check in with my boss, Anthony J. Lyon. The International Detective Agency, Anthony J. Save it for the customers, Fatso. Jeffrey, where have you been? Look, I just started this business two hours ago. What's eating you? Just me. It seems he's been sending gifts to one merry winter. What? That's correct, Regan. The man you're supposed to be looking for. Well, don't just stand there. Get over here at once. This young man can't wait all day for lazy detectives. And besides, he needs help. He needs help? That's right, Jeffrey. The man you were supposed to find. His life's in danger. This is CBS, and you're listening to Jeff Regan, investigator in tonight's adventure, some enchanted car hop. It started when a guy named Ward Hamilton hired the lion and me to find out who was sending packages to a car hop named Merry Winter.  Then I phoned my boss, Anthony J. Lion, and found the mysterious Santa Claus who'd been sending the girl gifts and walked right into our office. When I got there, I found the lion sitting with his fingertips touching as he talked to the man across the desk from him. Like I guessed, it was the same guy I'd seen outside Merry Winter's apartment. The little guy. Thirty French coat and nervous. Jeffrey, Jeffrey, come in, come in. I want you to meet our new client, Mr. Smith, Mr. Ernest Smith. He's in trouble. Well, if he isn't, he should be. Jeffrey, what on earth do you mean? I found you, Mr. Smith, outside the girl's apartment. He wasn't looking for frost on those windows. Oh, no, no, no, no, Mr. Regan, that's... What Mr. Smith is trying to say, Jeffrey, is that that's not true. Mr. Smith is in real trouble. You sell it to him? Jeffrey, how can you say such a thing? Mr. Smith feels his life is in danger. Hence, he has retained us to act in his behalf. That's true, Mr. Regan. I'll admit I sent the gifts to Ms. Winter. I didn't realize I didn't know... Get to the point. Now, now I'm afraid. Since I saw you this afternoon, someone's following me. Fat guy, big coat. Yes, I came here for help. Someone doesn't like my sending the gifts. Well, that's real bright. Well, you can start with Merry Winter. She doesn't like the Mr. Regan? Then there's a guy named Hamilton. She's married? We'll call him a guardian, family friend. Finish your story. I like Ms. Winter. I wanted to do something for her. So you've been sending her anonymous presents for almost six weeks. Isn't that carrying the Christmas spirit too far? Well, I like her. That's not abnormal, is it, Mr. Regan? Of course not, Mr. Smith. You keep out of this, Fatso. It would, Jeffrey, I'll client. We got another client named Hamilton, remember? Besides, you haven't met the girl. Neither have I. What? I've never met Merry Winter. Is that abnormal, Mr. Regan? Oh, dear. Dear, perhaps I'm sicker than Mr. Farthing told me. Say that again. Mr. Farthing, my human relations counselor. He takes care of me. No, wait a minute. Maybe this is gonna add up. You've never met Merry Winter? No. You've seen her in the waiting room of Farthing's office. Why, Mr. Regan, how on earth did you guess that's exactly it? She was reading a copy of Reader's Digest, and I was reading an old national geographic. It was a fall down. Never mind. Well, Lyon, I think that wraps that up. Jeffrey, what do you mean? Merry Winter is afraid of unknown guys sending packages. Unknown guy turns out to be Smith. Take Smith to Merry. Show her he's harmless. Collect our feet. But, Jeffrey, what about Mr. Smith? What about the man who's following him? Maybe you just imagined it. Come on, Smith. We're gonna visit a redhead. The Lyon didn't believe Smith imagined it any more than I did. But he only sputtered, and I loaded Smith into the car and headed out to Merry Winter's apartment. It looked simple. Then, like a glass of mild eggnog, what I didn't know was that somebody had slipped me a zombie. It was turning dark when we pulled up in front of the place. Smith stated my heels like a sheepdog. I knocked. This time, she opened the door. Mr. Eakin, what are you doing here? Brought your Christmas present. Only this one's harmless. Oh, no! Take it easy, sweetheart. Just a guy named Smith. You might even like him. No! Please go away! Please go away! Smith and I walked on in, and Merry backed into a chair in the far corner of the room. She and Smith looked at each other and didn't say anything, so I waited for the sparks to die out of her eyes. But they didn't. There's nothing else on her mind. This? This is the man who sent the packages. You're guested. Smith? Merry winter. Merry winter? Smith. Get him out of here! Huh? I said get him out of here before he kills me! Oh, no! Sit down. Now, just a minute, lady. He won't hurt anybody. Just take it easy, will you? To take quiet? That's what you're talking about! Oh, no, no. I'm sorry. Wait a minute. It's Christmas. You've heard of that, I think, haven't you? People send presents to each other because it makes them feel good. Now, Smith sent you presents for the same reason.  You're like he is. Try to trap me. Oh, that does it. All right. Look at this. What a card. It came in a box of flowers. Mr. Levitt here to my apartment tonight. Each man kills the thing he loves. Well, Regan, try and explain that. Try and...  Did you send this, Smith? No, no, Mr. Regan. I didn't send it. I sent flowers and candy and nice things. Mr. Regan, at the window! I left them with their mouths open and ran to the hall and then outside. The girl may have had an overworked imagination, but her mind didn't knock over that garbage can. It was dark and peaceful and still outside. Me and a half moon and nobody else. And then I saw him, thick-set, crouched, moving away from the window. I dove after him. We went down together as his hand came out of his pocket. The heavy gray 45 got itself in my direction and I grabbed at the wrist behind him. The gun fell into the rose bush, but he got to his feet. I warned you once, Shamus. Stay away from that girl. Who said so? Never mind. Get off the case now. Before it's too late, it'll only mean... No! Were you gonna say, trouble? The big guy was 200 pounds of unconscious as I banned over him. The heavy camel hair coat was wrapped around him. The same guy I had seen before. I unbuttoned the coat figuring some identification might help only. When it came open, I didn't need any more. He was wearing a tailored starched jacket.  It was white. That gave me the lead I needed, and I headed fast for my car. Ten minutes later, I stopped at a drugstore on my way out to the valley. I phoned the lion and told him to check on Farthing. Then I headed the car out Kuwinga. The pass was crowded with home-from-work traffic. It took me 25 minutes to make Ira Del Road and the home of Ward Hamilton. This time, the Dalmatian was out for the night. But Ward Hamilton wasn't. He opened the door. Well, well, Mr. Regan, come in. You work late. A time clock's out of order. Perhaps you'd like one for Christmas. No thanks. Wouldn't fit in my sock. Well, Mr. Regan, I take it by this visit that you have good news for me. Call it that. You know who's been sending the girl those gifts? A guy named Smith. How's that again? Smith, Ernest Smith, his birth certificate says. I'm afraid I've never heard of him, Mr. Regan. You saw Mary in the waiting room of Farthing's office. Never met her. A shy little guy. Well, now isn't that something? Well, I must say, Mr. Regan, you did a remarkably fast job. There's something else you ought to know, Hamilton. Chances are Farthing's a phony. Mr. Farthing? Looks like. Why, it seems absurd. Just thought I'd let you know. Want me to go on with the case? What do you mean, Mr. Regan? I found your guy, Smith. That's what you hired me for. And when I get to Farthing, he'll sing like a primadonna. He'll sing? Talk. We'll then keep going. Okay, Hamilton. It's your money. It's your life, Mr. Regan. Be careful. I made a fast phone call to the lion on my way back into town. And that tied it up. Farthing was working late when I got there only when he looked up and saw me. He wasn't happy. What do you want? Conversation. A lot of it. Mr. Regan, I must ask why you've come to my office at this hour. I told you for conversation. Then I may regard this whole thing as a sort of joke? Maybe. Only the laughs you'll get wouldn't get by even on television. I demand an explanation of your attitude. Fair enough. Start with your name. Not Farthing, it's Farnham Howard Farnham. You want more? Where did you get that? I had a phone conversation with my boss. He's got ways of getting things. Like your record. Five arrest bunco, one arrest forgery, one arrest fraud. No conviction. You were lucky. Maybe you won't be this time. You haven't got anything on me, Regan? How about Blackmail? Not a chance. Maybe not yet. Only you were getting set for a job. I believe the guy's name was Hamilton. You can't prove it. Well, that was your mug, the big guy on the white jacket. He meant business. Does he do your legwork? Listen, Regan, you can't pin Blackmail on me. Sure, maybe I had ideas, but I don't claim I'm a doctor. I don't hand out any pills. Just advice, Regan. That's all, just advice. That's too bad.  A lot of people that could use advice. Real advice. Mine's real. They say, uh, should I marry him? And I say, yes or no, depending... On how much there is in it for you. What do you want from me, Regan? Who paid you to put the B on Mary Winter? Never mind, Farthing. You won't have to answer that. Come on in, Hamilton. I've been waiting for you. You're bragging, Mr. Regan. It made sense if I could get you to join Farthing and me, you might have something to say. You're showing up, check my story. What story? Like this. A man named Hamilton's supposed to look out for a young redhead named Mary Winter. Only Hamilton takes one look at this number and suddenly he's not fatherly anymore. He decides to move in for himself. Is it? You convinced the girl she couldn't trust any man in the world, but you. Should have been the other way around. You're the one she couldn't trust. Isn't that right, Farthing? Leave me out of this, Regan. I run a legitimate business. Leave you out? Well, that wouldn't be fair. You were the guy Hamilton came to with money. He paid you to tell Mary Winter who was the man for her. Am I right, Farthing? You're lying, Regan. No, no I'm not. Everything worked fine until along came a nice shy little guy with an umbrella, Mr. Smith. Met Mary in Farthing's waiting room, starting setting her presence.  Regan, I've had enough out of you. I thought you were getting nosy. You hired me to find the guy, and I did, and a story. Except if anybody should happen to tell Mary Winter what kind of a guy you really are, Hamilton. You might suddenly find yourself out of a lifetime career. You'll never tell her, Regan. I'll see to that. Forget one item. For a last touch, you send Mary a threatening note. Really put the pressure on. You're washed up, Hamilton. This revolver says I'm not, Mr. Regan. Farthing, come over here out of the way. We're going to take care of Mr. Regan. Self-defense, not a chance with Farthing's record. My right, Farnham. Do as I say, Farthing. Go ahead, Farnham. Go ahead. Murder bullet good on your list. I... I won't play ball, Hamilton. I told the girl what you wanted, but I'm not in this. It's your fight. I can make it, yours. Don't try it. I am as good with this gun, gentlemen, as I am with a whip. Farnham, watch out! Farnham, doctors, I hit Hamilton's wrist. The bullet buried itself in the desktop and the gun hit the floor. I got the gun as Hamilton moved in fast. Only what he got for his trouble was the barrel across his head. Farnham crawled up to his chair and sat down, puffing. I let him catch his breath. When I waved the gun in his direction, he didn't mind phoning the police. The heavy guy on the white jacket showed up bright and early for work the next morning, and the cop greeted him with a pair of handcuffs. He got off with a salt and battery, and Farnham, alias Farthing, made the blotter for a light charge. Hamilton wasn't that lucky. His red assault with intent to kill. It was noon when I got to the lion's office. He was admiring the Christmas tree stuck in the corner, and from the sounds that came out of his mouth, it looked like his holiday fever was becoming serious. Oh, well, Jeffrey. They're looking for a replacement for Vaughn Monroe? Jeffrey, how unkind. It's the season for songs. Sunday is Christmas, my boy. And today is payday. Sorry. Well, perhaps I could manage a small token, a sign of my gratitude. Thanks. By the way, what about Mary Winter the car hop? How is the girl, Jeffrey? Oh, I left her with Smith last night when I went after Farthing's mug. Jeffrey, you didn't? Alone together? And that girl hating all men and that boy shy backwards? Jeffrey, how could you? How cruel. It's too late now, Lion. Maybe we'll read about it in the afternoon paper. Double murder. Double hamburger. What did you say? I drove by Mary's drive-in this morning. There was a car park there. Jeffrey, you mean? Little guy behind the wheel, trench coat, umbrella. He looked an awful lot like our boy Smith. Then you talked to them? For a minute. Oh, wonderful, wonderful. Tell me, Jeffrey, tell me. What did Mary say? She said, with or without onions? Merry Christmas, Lion. Merry Christmas, Jeffrey. CBS, The Columbia Broadcasting System.


The question is that motion 12096, in the name of Schoner-Obbison, on budget Scotland's number three bill at stage one be agreed and nobody should cast their votes now. The vote is closed. The result of the vote on motion 12096 in the name of Schoner-Obbison is yes, 63, no, 53, there was one extension. The motion is therefore agreed. I propose to ask a single question on three parliamentary bureau motions. Does any member object? No member objects. Therefore, the final question is that motions 12102 on committee meeting times, 12103 on committee membership and 12104 on substitution on committees in the name of George Adam on behalf of the parliamentary bureau be agreed. Are we all agreed? The motions are therefore agreed and that concludes decision time and I close this meeting.


What is up everyone happy Friday Friday October 20th On the downhill slope of October a little bit of red coming in but Seeing a little bit of push-up from the futures here Man yesterday was wild, huh? Jeez that talk about some major swings in the market Netflix was up over 15% after earnings and they're currently up a little under 1% but Yeah, yesterday was wild right now the S&P's down seven NASDAQ down 29 thou features down 64. So yeah, I would think I'm gonna put on a zero DTE iron condor bell rings. That's my paper trading continues I've been focusing on You mentioned something in the zero DTE channel yesterday We're focusing on iron ducts Obviously our mighty 90 and runners and then the zero DTE iron condors and Up up around 15k since the beginning of October So of course a lot of that when it comes to zero DTE iron condors paper trading. I was just looking at but I'm trading iron ducts and Mighty 90 runners real money and then Zero DTE is paper. So I'm told myself I give it a few months and so Man, it's really tempting right now to jump in with real money, but yeah, I want to get a few months results on my zero DTE Also need to watch the reverse iron condor Course and start practicing that The bell has rung S&P down six bear with me here. I'm gonna Put in my as this first five minutes goes on. I'll put in my zero DTE Hopefully everyone can hear me 35 foot The Amazon pushing down Tesla still coming down got hurt real bad after earnings yesterday For some reason my sound isn't working in toss So not hearing my fills Good morning bumblebee Got my zero DC Zero DTE iron condor in oh, here we go second bar is now rolling you look for some volume here. It's Friday, so We will be trading The seven DTE for the mighty 90 and runners not not zero So make sure you're on the correct one look for some volume coming in here And for some reason I didn't my sound isn't working to where I hear when I get filled that's kind of worrisome miss a fill volume looking pretty light here Yeah, three light volume Roku getting some volume, but it's in the opposite direction Something like doesn't do as much good In video getting a little bit of volume a half way there. Well, we'll get there though my Nvidia Roku Opposite direction. I don't think Nvidia is gonna get there Roblox getting close But I don't think anything is gonna get there Coinbase got there in the opposite direction. So Not really seeing any volume runners out of the gates, which is not uncommon on a Friday VIX is down two and two-thirds percent Friday's are always a little bit lighter in terms of trading. So if you knew Friday's I try to just get a couple trades in and You know if I can't even get out it's A lot of times you don't get a lot of good setups. It's just lighter trading VIX coming down though So I'll look for some mighty 90s here. So mighty 90 we're looking for that Third bar to be higher than the previous one And in the same direction Yeah, Tuesday Wednesday Thursday or all my as this is my three favorite days really I mean You'll get you'll get lower volume and then you'll get like this like Tesla stair stepping down in volume And you can even see like the range like look at Tesla's got a really tight range Same thing with Roku and Amazon. I mean they all pretty much do so You get a tight range that makes it difficult and then when you get the volume that stair steps down Makes it difficult as well Bob I get in a big volume bar, but again, you can see it's a really tight range and it's like Real close to flipping back and forth red green So don't really know it's kind of stay away from them like look at Apple and Microsoft man Just small volume. So don't want to force anything I mean even Coinbase getting a big volume bar to the upside So I would consider this an upside volume runner even though the first one's red They got a big green one and then now another big green one. So that would qualify it for a upside volume runner coin base Man, remember seven DTE seven DTE I would trade the 75 calls Built at three bucks. And so if it if it pushes back down and goes below right here, then I would cut it So I saw it as kind of a pretty low risk trade. It had some pullback already And I would get out a half at 330. So put that in I'm gonna have to watch for some reason. I like I mentioned I can't hear my fills and so I'm gonna have to Pay close attention And just it almost it almost seems really lighter than normal even like I Friday's are usually light days but man this thing this seems like it's even lighter than a normal Friday, I mean Apple, Microsoft, Amazon, Netflix meta just No volume at all Built at 330 In Coinbase Just close half so nice push up in coin Uber pushing up Netflix up almost 2% after earnings So no pullback in Netflix yet. I guess by do you got a Kind of got a mighty 90. I'd like to see it a little more separation there, but I'll close another coin base at 360 Roku look how tight a range that is meta I feel kind of lucky to have gotten in on coin We're pushing up this pivot. Let's hope it gets through that pivot Yeah, I mean just very very little volume bowing Square all these really tight range Yeah, by do you would have been a nice mighty 90 get filled right there Missed that one Target pushing up No mighty 90 and baba This this at least according to Orion this bar is bigger than the the first one So therefore it would not be bigger than or it now would be it wouldn't be a mighty 90 It can't be as big as the first first bar Look at by do you then look at baba See by do you says it's bigger than the first bar coin base pushed up and close to close to getting filled That's pretty close To getting rid of another coin base Stay above that pivot not many chains not many options so far not many opportunities and you know just Look across the board here Intel zoom jpm all of these just nothing No opportunities Roku stair stepping down Nvidia stair stepping down My zero DTE iron condor is pretty much set in dead center still You want to put it on right when the market opens build a 360 coin base Nice job Pushed up right up to yesterday's high like to see it blow through yesterday's high Still nothing apple Extremely small volume Amazon same Boeing pushing through highs you know netflix Had a nice push up here now. It's just chopping. I'm wondering If it's setting up for like an upside continuation where you got this push up then a pause Still pretty early to To put on a continuation runner and coin base really coming down now Well, that's interesting. It pushed right up to yesterday's high and then got rejected Zero DT iron condor Take a look here. I am The 4300 and 4350 calls And the 4235 In 4185 puts so 50 points wide so 4300 and then 4350 calls 4185 4395 They were pretty much right. It's 20 deltas and right now it's currently I got filled at 835 and it's currently at 820 And I've gotten an order at 665 to get out of half my contracts in a trail stop at 1350 The coin base trying to hold on there it came down popped back up Took a pause. Let's hope it's hope it now rips through highs That's some p down 10 nasdaq down 31 down down 53 so it hasn't The indices haven't haven't gone too far since they opened but man, I'm just I'm It just doesn't look like I'm going to get anything on some of these, you know apple meta Amazon microsoft it just It just doesn't look like any one of these want to give me a A set up here to trade just due to such low volume Yeah, see netflix pushed down popped right back up. I wondered if it would be continuing upward I was going to give it about 10 or 15 more minutes and if it was still holding I was going to maybe get long for an upside continuation Yeah, I was looking in the video too It's kind of the same thing But It's it's pushing up now. I see it's breaking through highs. So It was a little early to do a continuation runner, but But that's kind of what you look for is you look through a little bit, you know Some just consolidation where it just kind of doesn't go anywhere After a push up I mean if this would have happened about you know 10 and 15 minutes From now probably would have And it still might still might come down here. We'll have to just keep an eye on it And sometimes on fridays like It just doesn't move much, you know So you got to be careful with theta decay too. I mean, even though we're on the seven DTS Price doesn't move Coinbase trying to get through yesterday's high. So that's good. I've got an order in it. I got an order in at 390 To close another quarter of coinbase So baba had a little mighty 90 short here Although there's you know, not a lot of separation there. Let me check it and toss Yeah, I would probably consider that a mighty 90 and uh Baba so let's take a look So if they can push up to the top here, I'm jumping to put here and I would trade the 81 puts So I'll put an order in at um A buck 60 see if no hit me It's gonna have to push up though This is where you know, you've got a little bit of separation there like With the mighty 90 and then it pushes up even more That's where I really like to get filled I love for it to push back up, but it may not that doesn't look like it Yeah, if could have gotten filled right up at the top here, it's probably be even be out of half right now Yep, you're gonna cancel my baba JPM staying weak intel staying strong Uber pushing up And now a little little pull back here could be upside continuation Netflix coming back down What I want to Netflix What Netflix? Calls are setting that right now Yeah, I'll jump in some Netflix calls 410 calls Try to get filled at seven bucks A little upside continuation Build at 710 a little upside continuation runner in Netflix on the 410 calls Man tesla. Whoo pushing up Build at 390 Coinbase to shed another at two coin bases left So if Netflix breaks down below right here, I'll probably bail on it so you can kind of see where the Key level is how it's hasn't gone very far and what? 30 minutes Yeah, two coin base left Definitely could have got a better fill than I got in Netflix. That's for sure If you're new I always tell people, you know, don't don't think you got to get the exact fill that I get sometimes, you know, I adjust my I look at like how much time is left in the five minute bar And a lot of times if I really wanted to trade and it's in the last minute, I'll just adjust to get filled Or depending on what price is I'll just to get filled And you can see Baba it really it really pushed up I definitely would have gotten filled on that mighty 90, but It looks like it might put together a big green volume bar. So I'm kind of glad I didn't Asla Maybe getting the mighty 90 short Yeah, and Nvidia is still consolidating. That's correct. So Netflix coming down It's kind of right there at that point where I want to see it bounce So I'm in Netflix rather than in video. I mean, they're basically the same thing So I'm not going to do both of them. But if you're not in Netflix You know, I wouldn't get in Nvidia unless it comes down to about right here for bounce I'll thought that might happen Okay, so Netflix You know, it's it's dipping its toe below. So I want to see it hold S&P coming down a little bit it's down 17 now So you can see why it's important to get a good fill like in net in Netflix Like if I could have gotten a little bit better fill You know, then you're it's like you can you can get out of half a lot easier but No, everything was everything was starting to push up. You see how tesla pushed up and I just I got in I was aggressive on my get in there, but It definitely came down some more. All right, so netflix I'm gonna go ahead and cut my netflix built at 635 close netflix So broke down and it may still bounce but you know I only did a couple contracts And I could have added maybe but you know, I went in with just a couple hoping that it would bounce and if it came down I could add but It's just pushing down too far now to even add to it. So I'll just take the small loss And that's what that's the beauty of a continuation runner You know, if you get filled close to where the you know, in this case it would be a long would be a upside continuation because of this push up But if you get filled on, you know, the bottom part of the consolidation area And it goes against you. You know, it's it's not a big loss So it's kind of something we kind of take for granted with these strategies Like if you if you if you play them right Shouldn't have massive losses I think starting to get pretty weak now s and p down 21. So it's really starting to fall So check my zero dte Yeah, it's in the it's in the negative right now. So You need to bounce here or uh, it's at nine bucks my stop is at 1350. So it's got a little ways to go but but uh I tell you it's uh There's not a lot of positivity going on right now in the world. So There's not a lot of reason for stocks to be going up. Unfortunately And I think I saw something this morning about What was that? Treasury yields Were as high as they've been since 2007 Which we know what happened then So coin base coming down Yep, that's right. But we'll be just way too much uncertainty. We need to get some We need to get I mean, we all have our political opinions, but I just don't feel like we have strong leadership Going on at the moment here in the united states and A lot of uncertainty a lot of unrest a lot of wars So coin base as long as it holds above this pivot, I'll keep it. But if it starts like and like it wants to just start Flushing like some of the rest of these then I will Just bail on it. It's kind of trying to look for a downside continuation runner here, but The vix is still negative It's really hard. It's really hard to get in some of these because The range is so tight Netflix sitting up for a rebound upside runner I mean, I don't trade up the rebound runner very much. So I'm not really I mean, I probably haven't traded the rebound runner in a couple of years something I probably could Go back over and polish up my Knowledge on it's just that You know with the mighty 90 the volume runner and the continuation runner as three strategies And that's kind of all I took on when I Started leading the live stream felt like that was enough to to be trading And it just seemed like the continuation of all your runners were just A little more consistent. All right, so coin base.  So Still a good trade, but man I had a couple contracts left from this pulled back here. That's the p-down 27 P-town Yeah, it's a little mighty 90 there, but I mean, it's just such a small stock, but that's a good I mean, you're correct in identifying that volume was Pop is bigger than the previous and then you got a little more upside be good, you know, if this was a Stock that was a tradeable in terms of its price. I Will be a good spot to get in So not currently in anything in this flush Yeah, I mean, I'm probably up just a little bit because of the Netflix was a smaller losing trade, but Yeah, sitting here trying to find a short to get if we're getting this flush, but there's just it's just nothing Microsoft is looking like a little mighty 90 That volume is so small though But it's setting up for a mighty 90 long That's the p-down 28 Dow down 176 NASDAQ down 94 So I'm gonna have to keep an eye on my iron ducts as well that I have on I had a couple iron ducts that were Sitting right in the middle of the duck head so let's try a little uh Try a little Microsoft Mighty 90 here. It's already bouncing. You kidding me? Never mind Still the volume's really small though So Roku I'm gonna try a little downside continuation in Roku range is pretty tight, but 61 puts In Roku Now let's wait a second here. Is there a better option to get short on this uh bounce? Quick base bounce right back up See Fridays can be a little erratic Well, Roku really pop back up of course tight range though It's not as far as it's not as big as it looks I'm gonna get short, uh, amazon on a downside continuation 126 puts Where's my sound? Why is it not making a sound filled at 465? So it's pushed down has a little two bar pop up Looking forward to roll back over Now we close half at 510 That's some p down 29 Not looking good for my zero DTE iron condor It's up to 1015 my stop is at 1350 JPM just bleeding lower I was considering downside and that one but didn't bounce much Wow, look at Roku really pop up Of course, I mean when you look at it the range is what 61 0.5 A 5 tenths of a point so You need to bounce out of the s&p to get my Iron condor back in green But futures are not looking good. You can see The old flush we got going on here Like to see a little bounce Except in amazon it does not bounce P down 30 now Amazon trying to roll over You can see why that's gonna. That was a good out in netflix there See down 31 Get out in coinbase Uh alpha options. You probably want it. We don't we're not doing the reverse iron condor here We're doing the mighty 90 and runners So you want to go to the zero dte chat for those and then on the live stream so if you click on Live stream channel under the day trading channels you can see See where it says on the 20th today. It's me live. So that would be Mighty 90 runners and then the zero dte the orange would be those Iron condors reverse iron condors and whatnot So amazon trying to roll over here for us Even though it's a tight range here S&p still down 30. I'd like for it to just hold right there I have an order at 5 10 to close half of my amazon Man, is it gonna get bloody today or what? Costco bleeding lower So amazon came down to where it bounced So will it bounce again here? And will it push through loads of day apple looks like it wants to push through loads of day So it could have gotten that's another one. It could have got short right here on this popped up Nasdaq Is the weakest? Well, I guess nasdaq and it's appear about the same down three quarters of a percent S&p down 31 though. I don't know that it's gonna hold The dow tried to give a little has tried to give it a little bit of a bounce here But S&p is not looking good. I'm not quite sure how I did not get filled in amazon Filled at 505 so I got out of half my amazon Because I wanted to shed half Amir, that's the That's the 126 puts Not the 61 puts not sure how you got 61 there It's amazon's the 126 puts S&p's still coming down down 31 Nasdaq breaking lows Man, it might be bloody day folks. And we got roku Popped up came all the way back down Microsoft pushed through lows S&p down 33 It's inching closer and closer to my stop On my iron condor Amazon, what are you doing? so amazon i'm just It's 930 central so i'm not going to get in any more trades here. It's just Not many good setups plus The range is so tight and all these so amazon if it if it bounces And it gets back above Where it got forced down right here I'll just cut it. Otherwise I'll scale out so That's how I would play it So gc is like a tight range and so if it just doesn't if it also if it if it just doesn't move much I mean it's a 125 30 I mean it's all within a point here if I don't see much movement. I may just close it out too. So not waste my time so Let's see live stream next week Well is the same as it was this week. I'll be back monday tuesday and friday of next week steve here wednesday thursday Everyone have a great weekend talk to you later Peace