:17:00
Jacobs is a leader in the same field.
:17:02
Now when two big shots like that
get together...
:17:05
and hole up in the desert,
20 miles from civilization...
:17:08
I'd say they might
be working on something...
:17:10
they're not too anxious to talk about.
:17:14
You think whatever they might be doing
ties in with what killed Jacobs?
:17:18
I wish I knew.
:17:21
Oh, oh.
:17:23
Joe Burch is on the warpath again.
:17:25
- What'd you do this time?
- I forgot to tell him about Jacobs.
:17:31
Well, good day, my very, very good friends.
:17:34
A fine pair you turned out to be.
:17:35
I practically had the paper put to bed...
:17:37
when I found out about Jacobs by accident.
:17:39
Well, I'm sorry, Joe. It slipped my mind.
What do you want to know?
:17:42
Only what I haven't found out for myself.
:17:44
I sneaked a look at the death certificate
over at Barney's.
:17:46
Got the personal dope on him
out of Who's Who.
:17:49
How often does this acromegalia occur, Doc?
:17:52
Not very.
First time I've seen it, as a matter of fact.
:17:55
My dictionary says it's chronic,
it doesn't mention death.
:17:58
Well, death doesn't usually come
from the disease itself.
:18:01
It's caused by suffocation.
:18:03
What do you mean, suffocation?
:18:05
The tongue becomes enlarged.
The throat, the thorax, the heart...
:18:08
everything gets pushed out of place.
:18:11
What do you think
Deemer's been working on out there?
:18:14
That I'd like to know.
:18:16
I'll hop out with Ridley, grab a couple
of pictures, and see what I can find out.
:18:19
By the way, Doc...
:18:21
how long had Jacobs been dead when
our friend here remembered to call you?
:18:24
- Will you lay off?
- Eight or ten hours.
:18:27
Thanks, Doc.
I'll be sure to spell your name right.
:18:29
As for your friend,
it might just slip my mind...
:18:31
to support him the next time he comes up
for election.
:18:35
Say, that's a good idea, Jack.
Him going out to Deemer's.
:18:38
Joe will get him so riled up with questions,
he may take to me.
:18:55
If you go into the hotel, miss,
they'll tell you the best way to get there.
:18:58
Thank you.