Night Beat - The Elevator Caper

Finding a dead body in the dark alley is business as usual in the big city, however, this time it was different. The police asked newspaper reporter, Randy Stone, to identify the body. Early the next morning, Randy was in the morgue standing beside a sheet covered slab. The Police Lieutenant nodded, and the attendant pulled back the sheet. The Lieutenant says "Well?" Randy says "Yes, that's him, that's Ted Carter". The Lieutenant says "Okay, that does it. We had to get positive identification and you were the only one we could reach. Sorry I had to get you out of bed. Well, I guess that winds it up. Thanks for the trouble". Randy says "Wait a minute, what do you mean by "thanks?" What happens now? We go back and catch up on our sleep?" Lieutenant says "I know you had a friendly interest in the kid, Randy, but he got it the way all hoodlums eventually get it". Randy says "He was going straight, you know it". Lieutenant says "Getting sore about it ...." Randy says "Who did it? Who killed him? Lieutenant says "Go into any book joint, any gin mill, look at any back alley, any flop house. Whoever you find there could have done it, take your pick". Randy says "Take my pick?" Lieutenant says "Nobody talks. Nobody remembers anything. No clues. But enough suspects to fill Soldier's Field. In my book, it's murder by person or persons unknown". Randy says "Oh, it's just like that". Lieutenant says "Just like that". Randy says "Maybe for you it's that way, but not for me, Lieutenant. You want the man who put Ted Carter under that sheet? Well, brother you just reach out and touch him". Lieutenant asks "What are you talking about?" Randy says "I've known Ted since we were kids. We grew up in the same block of tenements. Whenever we got together, I never missed a chance for some fancy speeches about Ted going straight and leading a good life. Well, he listened and started going straight, you know he did. However, somebody didn't like the idea of him going straight so he's now lying on that slab as a tribute to my eloquence. If I don't find who killed Ted Carter, I'm going to start having some lousy dreams, Lieutenant, and I'm a guy that likes to sleep soundly".