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My dear, so glad you could come in from the rain. It's getting quite damp and a bit boomy out there, wouldn't you agree? Well, no matter. In here it's quiet and dry. I put another log on the fire, The tea is nearly done steeping. And well. There may be a storm coming, but we're ready for it, at least physically. Please relax, My favorite chairs right here for you to put your feet up. I worry sometimes about the weather, don't you. It's the ultimate exercise in dwelling on what you can't control. It comes into my mind like a hurricane.

Come in. Welcome, I'm E. G. Marshall. Welcome to the vivid world of your own imagination, to the miracle of your own mind's eye. We have all of us found ourselves at times in one predicament under another, and wondered how in. The world we got there. Our mystery drama Hurricane was written especially for the Mystery Theater by George lowther A stars Joseph Julian and E. V. Justter. Imagine yourself now in a beach house on the eastern shore of Florida. It's a wild and isolated part of the shore, and right now the savage wind and rain of a hurricane are bludgeoning the house.

In the living room, two men are playing scrabble by the light of a kerosene land. One of them is quite young, in his twenties. His left eye is badly bruised half closed. The other man is old in his mid thirties. Perhaps he is wearing a shoulder holster with a thirty eight caliber revolver in it, and the radio on, Ronnie, let's get the latest on the hurricane. Runnie. Yeah, don't get any fancy ideas, don't make any sudden moves. What ideas? What moves? Blower then me before I got half way to the door, and don't think I would.

Oh, it's a hurricane. Donna roared out of the Atlantic, heading north by northwest of the flow of the East coast, winds up to ninety miles grow. I have already been dropped at the Weather Bureau station in Miami. Which one is that they're expected to reach a velocity of one hundred and ten miles per hour. I told you in no sudden moves, get away from that window, Cary, I the over on the highway show there's a cow. In the drive. Two people, a man and a woman getting out of me coming in. Thing off and let me handle this.

Don't give me any trouble. Understand whatever you say, Joe, Yeah. You say, you tell you. I'm sorry, lady. Wait, the Overland highways underwater up the head. We can't go on, you can't go back. You've got to take it. There's a beach house about a half a mile there was it's been washed away. Look, you can't turn it away. Not in it? All right? Come in, thank you, don't you. I'm Martin Holliday. This is my wife friend and you Joe Joe Carrington, and I'm Ronnie Prentis. You were heard of my father? All right. They don't want your life history pleasure meeting you.

See. That's quite a black eye you got. Yeah. I go down to the dock to secure our boat. Ronnie slipped mister bear. I can't help noticing mister Carrington his gun. What about it? A little unusual, isn't it? I mean wearing a shoulder hooster and a gun and house makes me feel it. If I'd walk into a Humphrey boat like movie, maybe he'll. Have Oh what do you mean, mister prince? He didn't mean anything making a joke as you. Where are you from? You too see the key? Yes, we have a little beach house there, shack really kind of get away from it, a place get.

Away from all what we're school teachers Jacksonville Brand teachers English and and I'm what you call a student counselor Ah, you give advice to kids. Oh they're not exactly kids, not at seventeen and eighteen high school. Yes, but at that age adolescents have lots of problems, believe me, and you straighten them out. Well, let's say I try. My husband has a degree in clinical psychology. Oh, very interesting. I'll be back in a moment. Where are you going. Well, they heat up the coffee too. They look like they could use so now, well, what they need is a drink forget the coffee.

Well I don't need a drink. I'd rather have the coffee. Thank you to me too. Well, and no, wait, hey, excuse me, I'll give him a hand in the kitchen. Mightn't there something funny going on here? Yeah? I noticed the way Carrington, the one with the gun, kept watching the younger one, like well a cat watching a mouse. I noticed that too, But what mean the younger one, Ronnie. He seemed to be trying to warn me about temple. What do you mean warn? You know? He could be warm, but there was something seemed to me, something in his eyes, as if you were trying to warm.

Me with his eyes. And speaking of eyes, I don't think he got that shiner in a pall. Neither do I. I'll come and keetneth p and steaming. I can use a couple of that. Thank you, thank you very much. Yeah, we are as cream and sugar. You can help yourself. Oh, thank you. How do you take here as mister Crendon. Black and it's Ronnie? Oh well then okay, so you h mister Krington. None for me? Ah, you play gravel from love it grab a game with me, of course. You know. I'll come to think about maybe I'm biting off more than I can chew, taking on an English teacher.

What do you want ahead to get? This is a nice place you've got here, mister Kington. I've been admiring all the paintings on the walls. Who's the artist friend of mine? Distinctive technique, he's got talent and problems you think? So oh, no offense? No, I know no offense. I'm interested. What makes you think he's got problems? Well, there's something curious about the way, the way. Yeah, it's hard to put into words. See here in this landscape, that distant farmhouse is only partially finished. And here here again, these trees are only half painted in as if, well, there's something wrong, as if the artist for some reason went just so far and no further, as if something stuffy he shrieks her or alike, your beggard.

Your wife said you were a psychologist, so so right away, you got to read something into this painting, like the artist has problems because he didn't finish painting this or painting that. Maybe he ran out of paint, did he what he's a friend of your he said, you know him. Did he run out of paint? Or does he does not finish what he's done? Take it easy, Joe, Why pull a gun on us? I just accidentally upset the scrabble game. That's all, because you're going to shoot me. You're pretty edgy, Carrington. Sorry, you're basically a nervous thing.

But oh it happened. Roddie has hit the scrabble game. I said, sorry, he let me help you pick up the pieces. Then maybe we could all sit down and play. How about it, mister Halliday, Sure, sure, he'll pass the time you count me out. I'm gonna lie down for a while. A few minutes ago you wanted to play, well, I don't now nonsense. You like scrabble, not when I'm up against an English teacher. She was beating the socks off me. We'll all play. I'll sit down, Ronnie. I'm sleepy, Joe. I'm gonna catch her now. It looks like allowed to play three handed.

Yeah, yeah, as soon as I get back, I won't be a minute. Net braiding cable. Where'd you get that idea? He didn't get to set the scrabble game accidentally. He didn't deliberately. After he stealed out the words help me, help me. I look at the words, then at him, and he looked in Carrington's direction. Not net braiding danger. Maybe we are too, Joe, No, please don't handcup me to the bed. You're up to something out there, honey. I'm not taking any chance. I swear I wasn't up to anything at all. I think I haven't noticed the looks between you and her.

I think I haven't seen you trying to tell her something with your eyes. And why did you upset that scrabble game? It was an accident, yeah, some accident, and all of a sudden you're sleeping. You want to take a nap? Do you think you're kidding? Next thing, I know you'd be out that window trying to escape with a hurricane raging out there. How far do you think i'd get? I don't think. I know you're not getting beyond this bed. I put these handcuffs on you. Uh, you've got to do something, Marin. I warn you again, don't rush into something you'll be sorry for.

But we've got to help that boy. So all we know, we've got to help ourselves. Martin, he's got a gun and. He's more coffee before we start playing. No, thank you? Change your mind about a drink healthy? Why? Yes, yes, I think it will. And I'm second out. I I'll change mind. About coffee yourself, Scotch, bourbon rye? What will it be? What? Oh? Bourbon? Thanks? Coffee's cold mind? If I heed it? That, mister Carrington. Of course not. There's a gas stove in the kitchen. Lucky, we don't cook with electricity. It all went off hours ago kitchens through that door.

I'll just be a few minutes. What hellish? Keep your boys down? Wrong friend, you're soaked to the ship dredged. I pretended I wanted to heat up the coffee. I really wanted to get to you. I went out the kitchen door. It he came around to this window, Ronnie, what's the trouble. He's holding me for ransom? Ransom. He wants one hundred thousand dollars. My father is Garrett Prentice, the millionaire. I've heard it him. Ye, so Carrington, if that's his name, phoned my father yesterday. The money is on the way. But what worries me is I'm sure Carrington's going to kill me once he gets it.

If he gets the ransom money, I don't think it'll make any difference. He knows I can identify him, so he hasn't much choice. He has to kill me. You and your husband do is we. Could identify him. You've got to do something. We've got to do something. But what that's the question? Money? What you're wife? She's taking her own sweet time about eating that coffee. Oh here she is now? Had it been in your clothes? You're soaking wet? How did it happen? Than well, the coffee was heating. I went to the kitchen door and opened it.

It what for? What to see? What it was like out there? The wind caught the door. He ain't it open? I went out to try to close it it. You're lying? What have you been up to? I haven't been up to anything. I went out the kitchen door and around back, didn't you You made your way to the bedroom. No, I didn't. Well, I'll soon find out. I'll go see if you go crazy. You're hit him with that candlestick. You knocked him cold. It is gone, and the key of the handcumbs out of his pocket.

Handcuffs Ronnie's handcuff to the bed in there. Oh lord, stay here, take the gun while I hunt for the key. I'm not this pocket. Yeah here, keep him covered, fan, I'll release Ronnie. Mister HALLI it's okay, Ronnie. I don't know what this is all about yet. I'll soon have these cops off. Oh Carrington's got cold there? Oh good, hoys, is gun. My wife's got it. Keeping Carrington covered? Come on, he's still out. Yeah all right, I'll take. The gunfriends, Yeah here, I don't want it I don't even like the feel of it. Please my husband, well, still in the bedroom.

I guess what in the world is. He doing it? Martin? Martin? What are you doing in there? I stopped to have a closer look at this? What is it? It was hanging on the wall in his bedroom. But what is it? A straight jacket? Fan, a straight jacket? Money? What would a straight jacket be doing in your Oh? My god, that's right, Fran. You see I'm insane? Do you use that straight jacket to keep me quiet? When I got violent? Really violent? But he won't be using it on me anymore, not anymore, thanks to you.

As I said, we sometimes find ourselves in predicaments and wonder how we got there. Well, Fran and Martin Halliday needn't wonder how they got into theirs. They know. And there are those who say we cannot escape what the fates have ordained shall be our future. Others contend that we create our own destinies, masters of our fate, captains of our soul, and all that I don't know. Seems to me. There's such a thing as luck, good and bad. And as Fran and Martin Halliday stare into the barrel, of a gun held by Ronnie Prentiss. I'd say they're just victims of circumstance.

Wouldn't you kill you? Check it on you when you become violent? He did, but as I just told you, he won't anymore thanks to you. Dear impulsive friend. Holliday Carrington's coming around and see if I can help him. Leave him. He could be seriously hurt. Let's hope. So, Donny, how did you get that gun? She gave it to me after she took it away from you. Oh, maybe you made a big mistake. He told me you kidnapped him. We're holding him for at him. And you swallowed that. I'm afraid I did. No, don't blame yourself too much.

Ronnie's con smarter people than you. Thank you, Thank you very much. Anna. You shouldn't have said that, Joe, You've offended her. She's an obvious narcissus type. You should have realized that as you did. Of course, that's why I went after her sympathy instead of his. I know she'd be a pushover. Well quite the amateur psychologist. Amateur, I love a lot better psychologists than you are. Holiday. I'm not wasting my life as a kid counselor. And what's that's supposed to be? Honn you give me the gun. You've got to be kidding. Running one more step show and I'll kill you.

No, not me? Not after all these years? How many, Joe, I've lost? Count? Nineteen in four months and twenty seven days. Oh that's a long time. You never know how long the gnawing tooth of time. Well it's over now, Joe, end of the line. And no transfer, no transfer for you either. If you kill me, I put you in the asylum. Run not me too clever? Wow? Would you all I could drink? Or is the situation sufficiently intoxicating? Dear friend? Yeah, thank you, Holliday, not me? How about you? Dear brother Joe, dear dedicated, generous, self sacrificing, moderist brother, dear gentle, understanding, all suffering keeper.

Hit me just once again, Rhyn And and what skip it? I'm going over the bar to make myself a drink. Now, will you stay right where you are? Don't move not an inch, I said, not an inch. I'm only going to sit down on this chair and my jaw. I'll do more than tells you with this gun. If you disobey me again. I don't move, not an inch. Marden. Oh my, I'm sorry. It's not your fault. I sure you don't want to drink anyone, so your last chance? You know, well, I'll suit yourselves. And now who's first?

You? Haliday? Yeah? Why not? You? Just one bullet through the head, painless. So don't be afraid? Run, don't do it? Are you afraid? Haliday? I don't think so. No, not afraid of death? How come why? I don't know. I guess if you believe in God, and I do, I guess you. Well, you can't be very much afraid of anything. Really, Well, many people who believe in God are afraid to die, wouldn't you say? No? I don't see how they could be afraid if they did? Oh, provocative speculation. Give me the gun? Run or you're afraid, aren't?

I point the gun at you like this and you don't know whether I'm going to pull a trigger or not. You are afraid, aren't you? Joe? I certainly don't want to die yet you believe in God? Maybe I do, and maybe I don't. You do? You do? You told me you did. I remember a long time ago you told me that you did, you did, Okay, I did. Now you're trying to confuse me. He did it, does it all the time. He keeps making me think I got things twisted, all mixed up, that I'm that I'm not.

Thinking straight, that I'm crazy. I don't start that with me, John, No, I'm wanting you don't start right Ron, and don't take that ton either. You know I can't stand not trolld Ron. I will not be treated like a child in a tent. I will not. So I will not. Then why do not you stop behaving like one? How they don't cross him? Why not go ahead? Holiday Christmas? Say anything you like to me, anything, so what happens? You won't squalling? How about your friend? If you say something you cross me? Won't you please let us go?

Please? We have nothing to do with all of it. We just happened to come. Anyhow, save it. You can't reason with a homicidal mania. He really is, yes, missus Halliday, he really is. Why Oh clever? Oh oh yeah clever, but not as clever as I am. You see, he wants my father's money off for himself. There's enough for both, more than enough. When my father goes to that Great Hunt Club in the sky, her marvelous huntsman, my father red code breaches top pat, Oh, the whole bita hunting. We will go, don't flow down and go smash smash.

Not them? Oh, never smash for them, for me? For me? What do you mean smash for you? Would you? Would you like to know? Would you? Couldn't really be interested? I would? Yes? Now we we never tell about two wee Joe never never will. What would father's friends say, Garrett Planner's father in the Maniac, That's what they'd say. Garrett Flanders would shrivel. Up with shame. Who exactly is Garrett Prentis? Who is. Joe? Here? Here's a man who never heard a father of a wonderment. Holl I was, my dear man. Where have you been? Everyone to try to father right?

I'm not in that category. Oh then let's let's let me tell you about him, all about him and about Joe and me. The last stop, Joe, final destination. Why not open the luggage? You won't be taking it with you. You see, Joe's mama married my dear papa after his papa died. Now, in as you might say, the ordinary course of biological eventuality, I appeared on the scene and the last poor Joe's mama left it. Joe hated me for killing his mama. No, Ryan, I never did you did. If you didn't, why didn't you hit me and knock me down and make me hurt my head?

I didn't mean to. You were two years old, almost two. You always wanted whatever. I had, a toy, a game, whatever that they I wouldn't give up what you wanted, and I pushed you away. She knocked me down. You knocked me down and hurt my head. Joe, I did injure him. I am't responsible when I pushed him and he fell knocked down, all right? Ron When I knocked him down, he struck his head on the metal corner of a bed. He was unconscious for more than an hour when. Go on. When the doctor brought him around, he seemed all right, except for headaches had bought at him from time to time, but otherwise all right.

Then, when he was about four, he tried to kill his governess. At four. Yeah, he wanted her to give him something I don't remember what, and she wouldn't and he flew into a rage. He bitped, he clawed, he kicked, her. Small as he was, she was no match for him, and he'd have killed her if other servants hadn't come in time and dragged him off. Then years so later, he attacked a playmate boy his age, and he would have killed him there hadn't been other boys who pulled him away. From then on, he couldn't be sent to school.

He had to be tutored at home. You'd fly into the sudden, unexpected race, attack his tutors. You nearly murdered one with a pair of scissors. The psychiatrists who examine him, did they have It's never been to a psychiatrist. You can't mean that that's true, But that's. It's senseless characterrent is senseless, wealthy Financia has some playboy beloved darling of the jet set. Senseless? Oh no, fipeless, Yes, oh god, yes, fipless. He couldn't bear the shame, the notoriety of others knowing. But Carrington, Joe, you can't mean it. All these years you've taken care of him alone. It was my fault, so you took on the bigness, wouldn't you.

You've dedicated your entire life to him. Oh, it isn't as bad as you make a sound. Most of the time, he's rational enough. The lives are quite ordinary, except I have to keep watching for the signs, the symptoms that warned me that another attack is coming on. I try to give him as much freedom as I can, so I do have to keep an eye on him. And you know I hate being watched. If you only know how it feels to have someone's eyes glued on you all. Why are you looking at me like that?

Holiday like what it is? If you're studying me, I don't know what you mean. Yes you do, ansome, handsome, I'll put a hole in your head. Non look at you? Can't easy, friend, Easy, all right? I have been studying you. Why there's something I can't put my finger on it, but something I've known kids, well, young men and women, really high school seniors who we'll seem national at times. It's only the calm before the storm. Holiday. It's one of those symptoms that I mentioned, the silence before the volcano were RUPs a joe something like that, and then whoa I erupt?

Ill better to do that than to hold it in. And whether it eats you alive inside like most people like you, Holiday me, nothing's eating me. You're already eating up with bitterness, frustration. You you you couldn't be more off days. Believe me? How I ask her? That's Fran she knows my right, friend, well answering Fan, he's right, you see ah, come on, Fan, he is right, Martin. You know it. I know it. We just never talk about it. Don't talk about what. Nothing? Forget it? No, you just said that. He's right. But I am eating alive inside with frustrations, regrets.

You are, darling, You know you are? You never mentioned it because well because you're you god lord? Fran Are you? Are you talking about what happened at State College? Is there anything else we don't talk about? Since it happened? But in Heaven's name, friend, that's twelve years ago. It makes no sense. Deadened it, oh Martin? Dear Darling, Martin, deafened it? You know? Maybe it does? Maybe it doesn't that if all these years you've been thinking that I because I never talked thinking you ruined my life? I did you know? I did ruined it? Fran Barest, you made it?

How could you have lived with me all these years and not know that I? Oh, what a fool I've been? You yes, me, a so called psychologist, not knowing you'd feel guilty, that you'd better marden, you'd get sadened about it. All these years silent nothing I haven't got silent. I just haven't talked to you about it because I scarcely ever think about it. And when I do, I'm glad it happened. You're just saying that I'm not saying anything. I'm telling you the truth. Too late, just too late, because I'm sick of all this talk. The time has come to dirupt, to strike.

Can I think now? I'm sure I'll strike at you first, dear friend. Oh yes, I'll kill you first. Surely a twist of fate, an ironic twist when, in the very instant, Martin Halliday discovers that all unknowingly, he and his wife have misunderstood each other over the years, the homicidal maniac Ron Prentiss kills Fran Halliday. Remarkable. Isn't it that, no matter how intimately our lives are bound up with another's, we never really know what he's like, underneath what he truly thinks, truly feels. It's almost inconceivable that Fan Holliday would believe that her husband Martin has been eaten up with bitterness and frustration over something she did twelve years ago, when actually the reverse is true.

But no matter now it seems because Ron Prentiss has just fired point blank at fran I'm all right, I think he missed. Yeah, lucky your judge had a right moment. You would be dead with a pullap between your eyes right now. Ooh you crazy? Cool, my dear brother, You won't think so. When I finally decide to kill you, kill you, kill any one of us, it'll be the end for you. Ron. Oh No, not an end. I'm beginning to put you away behind bars in an asylum for the criminally insane. You could never bear that rhyme.

I've balln it for nearly twenty years, nineteen years, four months, twenty seven days. As you said you're talking about, you've lived an almost normal life. I've seen to that. You know, never a day out of your sight, the feel of your eyes always on me, waking, sleeping, You were always there's never alone, never handcome straight jacket. It change chain to you change. I have never wanted to be alone to live my life. You fall in love, marry, have kids, even to go for a walk by myself. You think it's been any easier for me? Chain?

For you? You made the chain, not me. You. Now I'm going to break it your once and for all. Break, don't you, Ron? Please? I thank you love. George's good lord. I thought we were finished. You are what the house can't last. They said in the radio. These winds were at one hundred and ten, one hundred and twenty miles an hour, and that's what they're starting to do, and we don't. We're better to get out of here, we beach. There are cams down there. We can make it. No rather than not you me? What do you mean?

You fran going to the bedroom and get those handcuffs? My brother used on me, what are you up to? You'll find a second set in the top bureaued war Job always kept a spare putting the straight jacket too, I always, I tell you, and don't get any fancy ideas. So it'll be the end of these through his assessments, calib all right, what rotten scheme off? You greamed up? Now? Ron? Well, not me? The Hurricanecay dreams that what the hell are you talking about? What kiss that those winds are getting worse. The house can't last. We ripped him.

Can the sun to smash the kindling? You, all three of you will be smashed to kindling, human kindling with it. God, here's impulsive pran with the handcuffs and the straight jacket. Hill Palladay, put that straight jacket on brother, Joe, ron Ronnie. You can't do this. I'm not you are. Get that jacket on him now, he says, callidey, you'll kill you if you don't obey him. Come on now, get this jacket on me, Palladay, if I could only be sure s if he won't. But he can't shoot to killer, Try me, Halliday. I'm going to count five if you haven't got that straight jacket, and then Joe I'll put a bullet for your head.

And he can do it. He's a crush shot. And how come he missed, fran I missed because you'll give me that plan. Couldn't object your head fast enough to avoid the bullet? You missed? Who deliberately missed? Why? How you're pushing your luck? Maybe I'm not saying I couldn't be wrong. No one ever really knows what's in another man's head. But if I'm right, gives me the gun, Ron, I warn you, put that straight jacket on shore. I'll kill you here and now. I don't think so. If you were going to shoot us, you'd have done it instead of talking about it.

How I've been sizing you up the way I size up high school kids sent to me when they're in trouble. They do a lot of talking too, a lot of bluster, a lot of bluff, half the time not knowing it is nothing but bluff because nobody's called him on it. Well, I'm calling you here and now, calling you Ron, one more step in Heaven's name. You're not dealing with a high school kid. You're dealing with a maniac. That's the chance I'm taking, Joe, that your brother is no more insane than I am. Well, you are insane, if you could.

If he isn't, I've been within night and day all his life. I tell you he's bad. I don't believe it. He believes it, Oh yes, he believes it all right, right now, this minute. He believes he'll suit to kill me. But I'm gambling it. When the chips are down, he'll throw in his hand. Oh you seem very sure of yourself. Holiday and anything but you around. But what have I got to lose? If I don't take that gun from you, we'll all die when the hurricane destroys the house. Even if you do shoot to kill and do kill me, it'll give Joe a chance to get that gun away from you.

Joe, Yes, get ready. If he shoots me, you'll have a split second to jump in. Okay, Okay, I didn't take it easy, Fan, All right, ron one more step than you're dead? Not if I'm right about you, Ronnie, I'm willing to take a calculated risk based on what I've learned about you in the past hour. Larnd They you nearly killed your governess, Joe said, when you were a child, but didn't. I was stopped before I could. Were you or would you have killed her before anyone came to save her? But held off until they came?

What about the playmate you tried to murder? Somehow you didn't succeed there either? Or the two? Are you nearly killed? The the scissors or my wife? Fan? Those pictures on the walls, you painted them, didn't you? What of it? None of them? Not one is finished? That's what of it? Why? Because you don't finish anything you start. You want to know the troopers. I see it, Ronnie. I don't give a damn what I see it. When you were a child and Joe knocked you down, yes you were not unconscious, but when you came to, you felt a warmth of security you've never felt before, because for the first time in your life, you were the center of attention, especially your father's attention.

You felt it, loved it, wanted more of it to shoot you you. Time went on and you got no more attention. You missed it, yearned for it. Then one day, as I see it, when your governess refused to give you something you wanted, you flew out her in a childish tantrum. Not tan from Ronnie, That's all it was. But again you got attention, and again you found it pleasurable and wanted more and had found a way to get more. Am I right? You can't be, ron If I'm right. For nearly twenty years, you've been playing it, being insane without knowing you were playing.

You've told yourself a lie the same life so often you came to believe it. But the fact is you're not insane at all. Ronnie. For the last time, give me that gun, all right, then I'll take it from you. I know he would. I was right. This is what was wrong. We won't need to stripe Jack had all right, Joe, handcuffs her of the water pipe. Move yes, all right now, handcuff yourself to her. Run so come after, you'll put you away. It was I say, right, all right, and now goodbye Joe. In a little while the house will be gone and you're with it.

I'll be a prey of you. Of you. Why Holiday. Is Howiday? What? The hurricanes getting worse? We can't last long. I just want to say, I'm sorry you got caught up and all this, it's nice bone. No, no, no. If I hadn't beneath your brother, Oh. He isn't that? How can he be a lie? We didn't get a chance to look at him up. The bullet could have only creased his skull. Oh, thank god, thank god. Here look over here. Uh we're handcuffed together. Here, man, oh. Man, what happened? Ron shot you? Oh yeah? Here my oh my head.

He went to the caves on the beach. He left us handcuffed with this pipe. Got to get out of here. There's no way. Halliday we're handcuffed with this water pipe. He got the head now now that if I was right, but we're wrong. He shot you didn't he didn't didn't kill me. If he could have, that shocked you said. But he didn't, and that means that means what didn't need to right? He'll be back to save it all. You're nuts. He can't go through with it. He never has bor. He won't know. He'll be back.

The question is will he come in time? There isn't much. This couldn't be it. We can't laugh close, I can, I can move. It's to you. Hold you in my aunt? What hor you tie my aunt? Done in my heart? Why are you falling? The boy? All right? No, run, I knew, I knew it. I can't do it. I can't let you die here. You've got me, okay, yeah, now because your friends your room through okay, yeah, so hurry worry. They escaped, all four, hanging on to each other, dragging Martin, who couldn't stand. They fought their way to the caves on the beach, even as the house exploded into flying wreckage.

Our cast included Joe, julian E v Jester, Jack Crimes and Gordon Gould. The entire production was under the direction of Hymon brown E G. Marshall, inviting you to return to our Mystery Theater for another adventure in the macabre. Until next time, pleasants dreams. Oh my dear, I see you've finished your tea already, No matter more coming right up. You don't lift a finger. You do enough throughout your busy week, and I am proud to be at your service. Or what's that? Well, there's no real way to know exactly when the rain will stop, but we all hope soon.

None of us, not a one wants to see a flood on the goodwinds. Tired of the every day grind, have a dream of a life of romantic it venture, want to get away from it all? We off Are you Escape? Escape designed to free you from the four walls of today. For a half hour of my adventure. You are on the English Channel in wartime, on a harrowing night, crossing the gray. Cold waters in a small boat, and. At the killer of the threat of instant death is in command from which there may be no escape.

Listen now as Escape brings you David Divine story blood on the goodwinds. Oh I don't just did that one? Where about off the starboard? M Now it's a mattress lasted bog? Would you see the living let alone and dead? I don't think we'll be finding any more about it, don't the. Way the stuff settling down? Now? What do you figure the cutter is the. Ought to be about a couple of hundred yards? Support greasy? Now Auntle, don't want to Ramma. Don't you worry about me? Dan this? You start singing out. Up a. H captain Mac of the merry.

Time we got a hit? Betta come it back? I fear we've come about. We're coming around your sun. Any more? Yes? Three? What that thing is? My season? Yeah? And we are coming among Is he alive? No? All wrong? Not to my mate. Let's get him a crown. Don't you bother done this? I can you attend down a couple of men? Sure? My mate here, he's only got one clip. Now I'm looking make that doesn't make any different your pound? I mean no, But wherever bloaters made a gloater? Oh that a pot of the horror?

Right? A part up? Do you want to put right? Lay? It's sure? I get my top back? What that it gets? Your boy? He's got the one of our men working these days. You have to talk about it, white a moms that being one of those they're loisting. Man, don't remind me of my arm I all loaded. He called man has been floating around dead in the water. He gets bloated, see gloater very pretty. You know what they call an old man like you? Never mind? I never you mind? Right, it's a bunch of I've only been brought into you so far, telling you what breath makes.

Even got this fun. We'll be putting duck without stuss or messas ships might be a butt or you both or your boat birt what a you boat tend to tank it down? A man they brought in an hour ago. He over the time bomb shafter car went off in the pot of old boom bamboo boo boo. Here happened. I heard my name Ross Slipper in the r A s taking it realized before you. Shouldn't take it now? Who said I shouldn't school Eddy? Or I'm just trying to cheer you, you know. Chere me by getting off this boat so we can shove off gore.

Lady sure, casting off going back to my go I'm in. For the night. We'll just make it. By God, I know understood, and native body had all lay off them? What didn't mean anything? I could lay off and I lay off, not all live, perfem. That's what he can have it too. You're met him doing a thing like that. Can you see a man doing it? It's war, you know, war fighting his war. They didn't all drown No, no, only twenty nine of them say one was alive. Eh, the offer could drown off the way to die?

M h wonders it'll clear tomorrow? War prop ahead, Yeah, would navigate Dundas. I want to be right ahead of it. Erry Dunder, I'm again, get ahead. Mac right, Yes, I'll jump it. Hello, you look up Verry? Oh how was it? Mac? Oh? Terrible? Dear John's terrible? Who are the many? Third? Oh? Dear Mac house appere anple didn't use a quarter? Are you going to fish tonight? That's Mac both fishing tonight. Uncle Mac. In this fog, I should say not, But. Dundas can navigate for you and the water they say time as a bostub, No, I brought your food done this?

I think that husband of yours asleep? Are you going to start again? All day long. He's been complaining like an old woman. He had a bad luck to lose his arm. Gez, he was on me. You know you are a little rough about it, Uncle Max. What oud I do? Help him feel solid with him? Not cut it both of you. There was a man to see you, Uncle Mad. Oh so he didn't say, said? He dropped back, very tall. Distinguished looking. Is that Max got me all your saying? Yes, he's carrying a little briefcase.

Mm hmm. Come for the payments on the boat? Max? Nor? What this? Yes? Uh? So you were looking for me? Yes, you are Captain Mad That right? And who is it? That's mister Dunis my Neiew the husband. Of this lady. Mister who are you? And what he wants? That's very simple? But you must have given my questioning. And one is engaged in my work? When can't be too careful your work? Intelligence? What's that got to do with that? I want to trust your boat for a trip the government worker? Huh yes, the secret mission? Oh where do you want to go to us?

End the night Belgium? That's a fair hole. And if the U boat the pub will cover them? I pay well. The client provides hands to be in new cases under time you're on Wait. A minute, uh huh? If you mind showing as your credential. Mission, I wouldn't mind the tumal development effect is I'm not carrying any you're nothing. Well, this isn't what you call a. Casual visitant to use your head guard that he's going with a Nazi credential. Would you mind explaining why you're sniffing around a little. Fishing boat like this when you could trust on one of those big fast torpedo boats that got over at the yard.

I find this man in suburbo cabin. What are you saying? I'm going short? Why don't you take a tope of booth or the sweeper? They got sweepers there, you know. Well, as a matter of fact, then you should be able to understand there's the government first. They might be seen by one of the animal shorts in this part. You're a liar, mystery. If you're a various good fellows? Yes, if my. Ticket to us, then captain, yeah, put that thing I got may indeed I am now do what he said, marry. Now you're captain, make me Shall I get him?

This is crazy and you I'm til the rope. Are you miss you sit up there? Why you don't stand a job? Real? See Ray and player? Okay, Max, they're very reasonable. Captain, I'll stood up in the front with the lady Trunk. You don't know much about boat to No one does. Shan't attend to Alison. Mister harbor entrance has closed up. They got the submarine nets in there, and I happen to know that they're opening until eight. And I'm going to warn you no tricks because I'm very good. You are, eh, Dundas he says, he's very good.

Shut up and let's go. So you're a Nazi, that's right, you talk like an Englishman. It really is a Nazi. What are you a spy? Or you're going back to the continence for the war's not over? What time do you think we've reached the buildium took right? You didn't answer the question what was that? Why are you leaving England scared? If you like? As a matter of fact, I'm returning because I completed my mission. And what was that? A matter of a bomb? Gosh that tanker, the one that went down off the coast. That you're working there?

Are you think fifty. Bloodily no, no, let him tell I find him an amusing or gather thirsty men to cut you thirty to me there were forty five aboard. With twenty nine. Man twenty nine tell me what does it matter? It's not a sneak in the dark with his mission. What's the time, cutness? Quarter two. Ought to be passing Goodwin's sands? Tie will be over them moon? What time to expose? Both kinds of money? That means we get a pass ride back and now. If you let us come back loudly, Noddy, how do we. Know you won't kill it when we let you off?

You have my word? Word, don't take on there. I don't help it. Let her come back here with us. We see how Tapia shoots women. Perfect. I'd like to see you get that close to me, would you? Yes? Look, Nagy, I'm walking torch mac John fine, yeah, point that. Gun at me. You're asking for it, an old bloody Noddy. Don't take another step, captain me. Look, you can't hear you, girl. Don't snow down? What's taking up? He is dead, he's very dead. He was a good man. He don't very very he's got now put your throttle back up, now, your wife next.

Yeah, now we continue our little boy. Mm hmmm, mm hmmm. How much longer than that? By then? Hour? I know that you change course from time to time. Why is that channel current? Right with it? You make that at time? I see? And you like to be rid of my company as quickly as possible. That's right. But I'm glad you're being reasonable. The old man was a pool do you think so? For of course, and so do you. I did say that you'll see in the war you'll know how it is. That's right. I know how it is done.

This. Don't talk like that. I was wrong, Mary. Don't talk with him. It's not right. We find each other very interesting, Mary. Yes, indeed, tell me how did you lose your arm r as the navigator and the very good one I imagine? Did it happen in England? No, bray braymad? You did a very fat job then, yeah, gotta be complimented. Thanks Sandy. Relax, Mary, relaxed. You must understand, Mary, may. I call you Mary? You must understand that this is a very extraordinary think of the soldiers of warring nations to get together for. A chat like take a nap?

Mary? Why? Yeah, why don't you hear? Who can pull the tarp pollen over? You know that it's got blood on it at top pollen blood? Really, the old man was over there, don't you see. Nats from him? Oh? We spent the day picking up after you. Oh I see, and you used the tarp paullan for the bodies. Yeah, well that's what you mustn't use that, please, I see my husband. No, you may not. Just be very quiet, Mary, Everything will be all right. Of course, a lot depends on you. You're done? Why do you say that?

Don't you know what I'm talking about? Now? That wrench you picked up about fifteen minutes ago, it's right behind you on the list. What what it's right behind you. On the forward? Should you mind dropping it overboard? Like I said? Hello? And to be a foolish waste war time? You know, winches are hard to come by. If I'm going, you might not slide it over here? All right? Light, if even if you could hit me accurately enough to disable me, the gun would go off? And oh you know I know, yes, thank you? Ask you?

I'm less? Well what are you fearing? Why don't you come and look? No? I don't think i'd better. Why not, Well, you may have another wrench there or if they have to try to take my gun, in which case I'll have to kill you. Generally, would I be? I might steel all the way back to without knowing, so then I'd have. To kill your wife, though she couldn't inform you. See how it is. How do you know I'm not tricking you? I'm sure you're not. If we don't arrive by three, I'm going to kill her.

And then, if you should continue to be stubborned our ways of forcing you mean touch o never. It's very difficult to do alone. But in your case, one arm that should be compellative. Isle, that's not wate words and all that. I'm taking you where you want to go, and I'm counting on you to keep your words for all our safe depatch. Of course I don't believe in, but why not? You are what you are dundas. Can't you see? They'll torch you desned. Please Mary, please don't worry. You have my words, my word of another, the gentleman e married.

We have nothing to worry about. Yes, it must be wonderful to be out of the fighting, not bad. I'll be glad when it's over. I think it'll be over soon. Oh, yes, quite soon. You've heard about plus bon. Yes, but that's over at the beginning. We're developing weapons A thousand times are terrible, ten thousand times as affected? Really? Why your wife? People have gone to sleep, But I can't see very well in this dark against my kneed about your new weapons. You wouldn't tell me all this were your intention to allow a safe departure, now, would you.

I'm sure your agents know this by now. I don't know how much long untill we reach the shore, not long now, and bringing her into a deserted beach a few miles outside about them I did. If you will look ahead, you may see light soon. Uh, yes, huh, I'm potable this. Far as much good, I'm I've. Not the time, give me that to head back. I raised him, good, hyge, I thought. He's never dropping with wedn't wit? Good work man? I take a reel. Yes, well, well, remarkable woman, you're. Yes, indeed, unfortunately there's no cartridge in the chamber pointed at your guts.

Why don't I pull the trigger and see if you're telling the truth? Perhaps you better not. I don't see why not if it didn't say. No, no, no, its loaded. You. I wonder if you are the type who can. Kill the man he's say, I don't know, I've never done it. It's very difficult, you know. Just think of me as a fellow human being, flesh and blood like yourself. Think of the infinite genius that went into making this body of mine. The skill, muscles, arter is the organ vessel, and the blood the blood. The murder is a very difficult thing when you're face to face with the murder.

I know, I don't feel as though I could kill you right at this minute. I suppose I try. All I have to do is weeze the figure. Ever, so let's wait. Now, don't why not? My life is worth a lot to me. It's more, believe it or not, in my pride, my honor, my love of Germany, much more than that. All right, you have a proposition still marry You know what I'm doing? Yes? What is your proposition? Money? You're going to need money, aren't you. A man with one arm has a tough time of it in peace time.

Jobs are hard to get go on. But I have to bo accounts in London banks, bigger count I. Can write you a check. You can cash it tomorrow? How much? A thousand times? I can't hear you, danaus, don't do this. Three? Why then not all the money I have in the world. What about on you you get? Yes, the baka one hundred and fifty pounds, I'll get it up. But the briek, I'll take care of that after you leave. Write the check for five thousand pounds Danish. Please don't do this thing, you white und families.

No for this. I let you off at the beach because I. Want to warn you against mentioning my name over it. For good. Yes, I'll I'll make it out in cash as a chick. Thank you. Yeah, I can go to shoot, bargain to the bargain. I'll follow through. You are an honest man? Used the meal? Yes? Yes, yes, right? Better take the will? Sure? Shall I take the gun? Gun now? Please? Not? Heaven can't I You can't steer and cover him at the same time, not with your one hand. If you take the gun, you'll shoot him.

Marry, I know you. No, I would, yes, you would. That would be dishonest. Mary. We've made a deal, this man and I. Yes, we have an honorable deal. Her to steer and all that does for the problem. Mary, bring me that big wrench. All right, what are you. Going to do? Since I can't handle the free lambs the gun, Mary is not to be trusted. I'll keep the wrench for just in case. About the problem very simply, you. Threw the gun in the sea and you'll find a fishing line with lead on the end of it, right up there in the front locker.

H I'm going to slow down now we're almost there. You'll do the sounding for. Me, yes, yes, yes, of course you deliberately threw the gun overboard. You're selling a five thousand pounds. I have the lion, all right, throw it ahead of you and see when it touches bottom. Then measure the depth by your spread arms. Here, Girland, I know the war is a shock to you, losing your arm and all, but don't do this. You will spread it all the rest of your game. It's bottom out it so. Three oh, alright, that's all. We're closing it on the coast swing again.

All right, we'll hear the surf in a minute now. Will not be very strong low t you know, so. Please adaha, all right? Every ready to jump up. Both has and wheels. You have to walk the last empet in all right, get ready, here we are a minute. You hear a great jump. Out and pushed the bow around right. Oh, he goes, good night, good night scer. Why sucker that ship the bank is short of under. The name, I sign already from the beach. Yes, I'm hon it. Take a few steps right. It's not the quarter of the yard.

The bank is short of fun. That beach is shorter than where am I. You're don Goodwin Sands Goby just six miles that way? Which way? I didn't say. And if you're thinking of swimming, I can tell you you don't stand a chance. You'll see. It's low tide now, but wait a while. In a few hours, it will be ten feet over your head. Drowning not pleasant, not see. If you have your gun, you could shoot yourself. You could hang yourself with yourself. But they're not trees. Don't think about those men you drown today. Think about them while you wait.

I may be around to pick. Up your body too. Maybe way. Whye, good night love. Escape has brought you the David friedkin Morton fine production of Flood on the Goodwind. The story is by David Divine and adapted for radio by James Poe. Featured in the cast where Betty Harford, Vic Perron, Joseph Kerns and Ben Wright. Also heard were Richard Peel and Alec Harford. You're an aunthor George Walsh. The special music for Escape is composed and conducted by Leif Stephen. Next week, you are in the jungles of Haiti, outside of foot of prints and a night heavy with tropics and small sounds of terror.

Below you, a sheer drop of almost half a mile. In the back of you a man with a submachine gun from whom there is no escape. So listen next week when Escape brings you the freakin fine story, Knight of the Gun. Stay tuned for a night watch. My dear. It does seem as if the storm is not quite retreating, not yet, but of course, when you're going through hell, keep going. I heard that somewhere recently. But the fire is hot. I'm happy to have your company, and I hope I'm providing some myself. I think weathering this pardon the pun will be no issue at all, and if I'm wrong, well blame it on the weather.

It's a pleasant night of the Storm. And now another tale, well calculated to keep you in. Suspense. Within minutes, he was to die for murder, yet three people knew of his innocence. In a moment Act one of Night of the Storm, written for suspense by Peter Fernandez. Well did she make the appeal? I did my best, Jim, but the governor turned me down. I see. Then there's no other chance, no hope at all. Well, as the governor pointed out, if we can come up with any new evidence, any new facts. Evidence facts, if I knew anything, don't you think I would have told you long ago, even before the trial.

I didn't kill my uncle. I hadn't seen him. And yet you know all that, Jim, But we haven't been able to prove it. The district attorney could prove that you killed him. I didn't right up to the second they strapped me in the chair. Tomorrow night and turn on the juice. I'm going to keep on swearing. Of course you are, Jim, Now do you my lawyer? You don't believe me either. You just pretend. That's what you're paid for. That's what you're doing. Listen to me, Jim. The only one who's ever believed in me, is Emily.

What's going to happen to her after tomorrow, when I'm dead? What's going to happen to Emily? Calm down, Jim, this isn't doing any good. I didn't kill my uncle. I did. I didn't. She didn't. He didn't kill Uncle Corey. Do you know that as well as I do? Steak? Jim needed money, didn't He never killed for it. He needed it desperately, and as will. Uncle Corey was leaving everything that Jimmy had. Reason. I've said it a thousand times already. Jim couldn't have done it. I know him so well. If there was even a bug in the house, he'd he'd take it outside and then let it go rather than kill it.

But look, Emily, Emily, sooner or later, we've got to start facing the fact that there isn't a shred of evidence to prove that he wasn't the killer. Steve, do you mean you never believed him either. Hugh his own brother? Oh? Come on, am I wanted to believe him. You know that, did you? Did you really want to? Steve? Yeah? Sure? What do you think? Why are you looking at me like that? You know? I just realized you could have been pretending all this time, couldn't you? Huh, pretending that the. Last thing you want is to have Jim executed tomorrow night.

You're all alone, Steve, When and if Jim dies you get that money, don't you? Jem? I don't know. I hadn't thought about it. Oh, I'm sure you must know that will buy heart? What does it say? Not everything is left to Jim. But in the event of Jim's death, then, Steve, you become the rightful air. Isn't that the way that will reads the miss? You'll become a rich man if your brother dies. I just wanted to stop buying comfort you tonight. Had an idea you'd be pretty broken up. But I don't have to listen to that kind of talk, not even from you.

Good night, Hello, Steve. I thought you'd be home by now. What do you want? Look, just before you left, you you gave me an idea. Tell me. I've forgotten what was the name of that woman you were with. The knight Uncle Corey was killed. Please? What's her name? Look in the morning, I can look it up in the court records. You might as well tell me I broke off with her. I don't see her. If I can find her, I'm going to have a talk with her. Steve, Why why you must have a reason? Tell me?

Are you afraid of me seeing her? Of course not. Jim killed Uncle Corey was proven in the court. There's nothing you, me or anybody else can do the same. The chair for Steve. If something can be done to save my husband who happens to be your brother. Don't you want me to try her name? Steve? What is the name of the woman who gave you such a good alibi? I see? So that's the attitude you're taking now all right, I'll have to find out for myself. I'll get her name and address from the court records.

Good night, Yeah, who's there? I'd like to talk to you, miss Mallard. Right opening this door for nobody, so beat it. But I'm Jim Russell's wife. I've got to see you. Why, Yes, got anybody with you? No? No, I'm alone? Please, what's a minute? Thank you? Look, sister, I know all about your husband. Get in the chair tonight and I'm real sorry. See, but there's nothing I can do for you. I got the idea from Steve that maybe if I had a talk with you you're trying to tell me that Steve sent you over here.

Look, Honey, don't hand me that because I know better. What do you mean? Nothing, nothing at all? Just go away and lean. Wait, don't shut the door and think you're a joy. You're keeping something from you, knowing you and Steve. The two of you. What are you thinking that I had something to do with killing that old guy? But I think you might have lied to the police about the night he was killed. And what if I did, It's too late now and I ain't never gonna change my story. You would rather see an innocent man die.

Listen, if I change my story now, if I change what I said in court, they'll send me up on a perjury wrap. I ain't going to jail no matter what. It's true, isn't it. Steve wasn't with you the night Uncle Cary was killed. Steve was the one who did it. What Jim, I ain't saying? I beat it when you please. You've got to change your story and tell the truth. You've got to save my house. I don't got to do nothing to get. Out of here. Last. Thank goodness, I've been waiting here in your office for almost two hours.

That storm out there. The highways are flooded. My car stalled from the ignition got wet. Well any way, I'm here, but I'm sorry to say that the news I brought from upstate isn't good. Missus Russell. There'll be no reprieve tonight for Jim. Yes, there will. They've got to give him a reprieve now and even well as soon as they know the truth of full pardon, what are you talking about last night? Steve? You know Jim's brother, Steve. Yes, yes, mister Rutland. He just about admitted to. Me that he was the one who killed Uncle Carey.

Russell. See, if Jim dies, then Steve gets all that money. He planned to kill Uncle Corey and then have Jim die for the murder. It's the way that will read that in the event of Jim's death and Russell. But that isn't proved, it is. Oh, it's only a possible motive, one that I know the police considered a long time ago. Mister, your husband's honey knife was used in the murder. I know, Prince honest planted or not, And your husband didn't have an alibi for that night. But Steve did an air tight alibi. Please listen. She lied that woman Muriel Mallard went into court and lied that Steve was.

With her that night. Forerjurie. Well, possibly, but I doubt it. She had no reason to. Part of that money would be good reason, wouldn't it? Yes, it would. But I saw her this morning. She wouldn't deny that she lied. But I'm sure that she wouldn't admit it either, well would she? No? What do you think we can do, missus Russell? But I think that I can. It's it's two forty five. Now, let's see, they're on standard time up at the capitol. Now that means in in seven hours, it'll be all over. Hours, mister Roland. Will you help me?

Well, of course, but you will have to tell me. How are you right here in your office? Wait for me to phone you so that you can get in touch with the governor. Very well, I'll be here, Thank you, Missus Russell. I know how you feel. There's hardly a loved run of a condemned man who doesn't feel that he he might be innocent. You've got to be prepared to accept the fact that the weight of evidence was against him, that he was proved guilty, right, even I, as his defense attorney, now believe that justice will be done.

Justice when he. Isn't guilly, I'll never believe he is never And now, after what I just heard, I'm going to try until the last possible second to save my husband. In just a moment, we will return for the concluding act of suspense. Well, well, let's put the cats jugg in out of the ring. Listen, I've got to talk to you a goo away. I told you once to day to beat it. I'm not going to be it. It's taken me all afternoon to find you again, and I'm not going to leave until I know it's too late and my husband is dead.

Oh, you don't have long to wait. Do you know that clock up there says eight. It's eight here, but up it's one hour, that's all. And then you're a free woman, right right? Hey, Mac, give my friend here one of these. I know a lot of ones to make. Come on, don't make sit down and take up that coaches stop and went to take up the coach. All right, Well that's going to be a long night. No, maybe not. It'll depend on you, Miriam. And if you will help me, help you this is a sister in my league.

Nobody helps anybody. Thank you Mac very much. Come on, honey, drink got huh, you'll be surprised how fast the time's going to pass. Go ahead, drink it, all right? Yes, yes, all right? I see. Well Cheer's. Brother. Just listen to that storm out there. One a night, a night to go to share Muriel, Muriel, look at that clock? Will you over there? Oh? Yeah? Nine? Just not, Oh, Buriel, do you realize what is happening to my husband right this minute? Yeah? Oh honey, I'm sorry, I'm real sorry. Sorry, he isn't going to bring him back.

Oh I know. Why didn't you tell the truth. You weren't with Steve that night? Why didn't you tell the truth? Why should I have? But now. What difference does it mean? Might as well tell you the truth? Now? See, Stephen me broke up a long time ago. I was with fred Baines that night. Freddy Baines, you know, on the Autoparts Company. I guess you don't know Freddy now, but that's where I was. That's who I was. Really, did you lie? You're real? Listen, sister? All my life I never seen one A couple hundred Bucks at one time.

And now, oh boy, now that's all over. I'm going to see ten thousand. Imagine ten Gee's awesome. Me. Okay, where are you going? Fred Baines, he's the one who can tell the police that you weren't with Steve that night. I can call my lawyer now and have him get a repriet for Johnny. You might as well stay and have another drink. It's too late to do anything now. Your husband's dead. That's all over with. It's nine o'clock here, but upstate they're on standard time there. He won't die for an hour. Yeah, I'll do her no good.

She can't prove nothing. I'm you thought i'd finally. See she's in there. I told her about me and Fred I didn't know. Hang no, I can get the. Proof now that Jimmy isn't the killer, and I can prove that you were the one Stevens. In my pocketing right at your head, Emily, hang up that phone, hang it up. Following you all up and I'm just waiting to see. If you make a move like this. Well, didn't do you any good. Just kept your nose out of this. I got my car park right outside of the purse to come on, what are you going to do?

Do you think I'm going to do? Now? You know about Muriel being with Fred? I won't this be a coincidence? He and Jim dang in the same night. Move Himily, I'll cut. You right here. Where are you taking me? Somewhere along the river? This rains are swollen away. I'll think twice about finding this car out and deep. Water with you in it. Let me out, Steve, I'll pull this trigger right now. I'm warning Himily, Oh, that doesn't scare. Me when you're gonna kill me anyway? Stop this car. Let me out. Be a jerk. Don't you think I know you'll go straight to the car.

Stop this car going the wheel? What are you doing last night? Oh? Oh oh? Old? Let me out. There? The gun? Where's that gun? Emily? Emily, come back here? I don't even depend. Undo the steering? Where like this? Twenty five? To line up there? Twenty five? The phone. I got to get to a phone. Come on, come on, this isn't anyone home. Yeah, please, there's been an accident down that way. Maybe I use your phone? An accident anybody hears? I don't know for certain. Please I've just got to get through. It can't be too bad if you don't.

I've got to make a phone call. I understand that, but. You could have seen for yourself if you looked up with the wire too many in the house, just electric. I ain't got no boom. No, that's what I said. What am I going to do? I've only got twenty minutes. I've got to get you. And can you make out that clump of trees up the road there? Yes, we'll get here the shide. There's a bend in the road and then a gas station. They got a booth right out near the point. Thank you. You're getting all soapd that'll lead you my umbrell?

A dime? No, my person is. This man? What can I do for you? I've got to have a dime? Would you like change for a coort? No? I left my purse back in the car. Give me a dime, please? Will you give me a dime? Just like that? He's my husband is going to die at ten minutes. Unless I make a take it easy. Will you just lend me your dime and I'll pay you back later? Oh? Sure, man? Please hurry Mary are one dime? Eight minutes. Number? What's the number. I can't remember. Let's looking up.

Oh you are or are you? Are you doing? But Land attorney being away? Five? Or nine eight? No? You hey? Oh nine eight? Oh listen two berries that it lay? Hello, mister Rutland is Emily Russell. You've got to stop the execution. Why you know they can't stop it, Missus Russell unless we've got deaf and I prove that he's innocent, Mister Rudland. We will be able to prove it. We will be able to prove that Muriel wasn't with Steve that night. We will, Russell, we will. That's what they're waiting for. They'll grant us stay to investigate.

But what can we give them to go on? Muriel was with the fred Baines that night when I found out Steve tried to kill me. Hurry, mister Rudland, Harry. What's the number of the phone you're talking about? Academy two three ninety nine. All right, I'll call you right back, just as soon as I spoken to the government. Then I'll wait here. Got to know what Junius say. I understand Hang up now, Miss Russell. Oh of course. He's got to be in turn. Yes, it's running Missus Russell, I'm sorry to say that I couldn't get through to the governor.

You couldn't well with this storm. The wires at the Capitol are down. There isn't one oversne now. But Missus Russell, didn't. You hear what I said? All the lines are down. I spoke to the power company and the electric wires are down too, don't you see, Missus Russell, there's. No power at all up there. Jim wasn't executed. No, he wasn't. Well. There's nothing more for you to worry about, Missus Russell. By the time the power is restored, the authorities will have the whole story and they can start. Checking it out, and they'll find it miss Emerson, just as I always knew he was.

Suspense. You've been listening to Night of the Storm, written for suspense by Peter Fernandez. In a moment the names of our players in a word about next week's story of suspense. Featured in tonight's story of Suspense was Rosemary Rice as Emily. Also in our cast, where Alan Manson is Steve, Ralph Camargo is Rutland, Terry. Keene is Muriel, James Stevens is Jim, and Lawson Derby as Parker. Musical supervision by Ethel Huber. Suspense is produced and directed by Bruno z Errato Jr. Listen again next week when we returned with Epitat, written by Walter Blanck. Other tale well calculated to keep you in.

Suspense. My, my, my, it is getting intense out there, but the sense of calm is still coming. I can feel it in my in my bones. Yes, soon, soon, my dear, things will be calm and right. In some ways, all the chaos is almost a comfort to be a part of nature, to be well, a man in the storm. And now they tune for the mystery program. That is unique among all mystery programs because even when you know who is guilty, you always receive a startling surprise at. The final curtain. In the signal oil program, the whistler.

Signal, the famous go farther gasoline invite you to sit back and enjoy another strange. Story by the whistler. I am the whistler, and I know many things. For I walk by night. I know many strange tales hidden in the hearts of men and women who had stepped into the shadows. Yes, I know the nameless terrors of which they dare not speak. And now for the Signal Oil Company, the whistlers strange stories men in the storm. The storm had been raging for two days, a solid downpour, over flooding the storm drains inundating town after town, particularly grows Landing, where the fury of its violence seemed as sent The river, which usually wound around grows Landing so caressingly, had turned into an overflowing.

Uncontrollable force. The townspeople, lining the banks with hastily filled. Sandbags, had the assistance of a group of soldiers and army engineers. Engineer Is rushed to the area the request of the government, but it was a losing battles. The rushing floodwaters were winning, even now, threatening to sweep away the town recreation Center, a building placed precariously close to the river's edge. Some of the men were giving up in spite of the excited shouted orders they received from one man who was working waist deep in the mire, struggling tirelessly as if possessed, He kept on as the others withdrew.

Hey almost failed to look up or listen as someone shouted to him. Over the two months, but at last. He did respond and waded. Him towards the bank. Wae, wait, wall, your letter read the mayor. The mayor. Why isn't he down here fighting this thing? Cal we could lick it up. Only hurry mind. The mayor is here and he wants to see you right away. Yeah, he's across the road there in that army car. What's the deal. I don't know the city engineers with him, and there are only some sort of meeting I guess with the officer from the Army engineers.

I better get over there then, uh huh, take my place where you can whip this now. Maybe you can read I'm for waiting to storm out. Go on, stay with it. Well, okay, okay, but just you go back ool. Out of my pet. Get that load of stand by tom oh here you are read come, mister mayor Tennant Avery, Army Engineers cann't read Gordoner City try no city engineer Hollis or a Corolla Holliser. You are kind of use that read time. All right. I have to get to the point quick me and Avery has been giving us some advice read a good advice.

I see you, and we're prepared to take it. I just wanted you to know. I'll admit to know what and I know how you're going to take this. I've been watching the pride you've been making out there. But we'll read. The simple fact of the matter is that in the Hollis during the lieutenant's opinions, they don't want us to give up here. I think it's the old thing to do, mister Gordon, me too. Read. We got to move fighter down the river see at an arrow point. But we can't. It's it's like pushing the recreation hall into the river.

We can't do that. These gentlemen's dealer letting the recreation building go. Oh well, it's the surest way to save the town. The town is a lot more important than the recreation building. Oh, I know how you feel about the recreation hall. Read. But it's but if you're going to let them do this, is that it That's exactly it. I'm not letting anyone do anything that I don't think is for the best. Yeah, qualified engineers read. After all of that building is the town mayor. Will you know what it means? How the school kids say the nickels and dimes to help build it.

We can't let it go. Like this, We've got to abandon this position. Read they've all this effort material for a spot where it will do some good. Check. Just give up, Let the recreation Hall go unto the river. Read we know how you feel that Hall is your baby, but we haven't any choice. No, well go ahead, then, Mayor. You may not have any choice, but I have. I'm going on with us right here. Read just a moment. Get read. Yes, read, you're going on. Not letting any of that stop you prevent you from doing everything humanly possible to prevent the floodwaters.

From toppling the recreation building into the river. It isn't long before you find yourself virtually alone at the river's edge, doggedly struggling to drag the few remaining piles of sand bags in the position. You work frantically for several hours till you see as if you're going to drop. And then as you wave back through the waters the shore and drop down from exhaustion, you hear a familiar voice. Read look up to find that your wife, Margaret is at your side. Read Please, you've got to give this up. Come home and get the red No, I'll rest right here in a few minutes.

I gotta tackle it again, Margaret. They've got to understand that, don't you think Everyone understands. Here, They know how you work to get the recreation building in the first place. That read, it's no use, maybe it's maybe you're right t theme or not. Of course you are go home there, please. Everyone understands, Yeah, yeah, I guess they do, all right, Margaret, I guess I'm lick. I'll see you back at the house. You feel beaten, don't you read, and the thought of what it means creates a strange feeling of number something not caused by your waringness, And driving through the flooded streets of groves Landing, you decide you've got to talk to someone.

Get it all off your chest. And so instead of going home, you'll pull up in front of an apartment. Bit, get out of the car and hurry upstairs. Read Come in, darling, sit down, I'll get you a drink of something. You don't look well. I'm lick, Clise deep, clue. The river's caught up for me, Claire. You know that money we've been playing around it hasn't come entirely for my job as city treasurer. Honey, I don't know what you mean. Okay, okay, So even as my secretary, I think you don't over Claire, you've said that you love me.

I do, sure, But how much? How much after I tell you about that recreation building, why I was down there fighting the river, trying to hold a flood back with my bare hands. I don't care. I don't care what you don't know. But Claire, that building is supposed to be fully in short, but if that building falls, read Gordon, the city treasurer falls with it. Yeah, sure, you've guessed it. I never took off any insurance. I've been pocketing all the premium since the day they laid the cornerstone. Oh no, and that's that part of it.

You're gonna take a good look at the books. They will find other discriptions too, lots of them. You still love me, curse I. I don't worry, darling. You'll find a way out. Of this. Exhere. Engine where engine where engine? Weear it's one of the principal reasons drivers have to spend big sums of money having their motors overhauled. Engine weear it's one of the principal reasons motors lose pet and power, get fewer mild per gallon of gas engine wear. It's one of the principal reasons. Guards gradually use more and more. Oil until eventually they become oil eaters.

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Crank case this week with Signal Premium. The amazing new Signal oil that reduces engine were due to lubrications fifty percent. Engine where engine where engine wear? Yes. Read. The storm with its heavy rainfall has full in the river near Groves landing to the point where the town is seriously flecking. But more important, there is a dread danger. The Groves Hall the Recreation Building will. Topple into the floodwaters and be destroyed. Groves Hall, the building you campaigned for five years ago. Read the building you helped design, the building upon which you were supposed to have taken out all coverage insurance.

But if city Treasurer, you're in a position to omit this item because you are so certain that nothing could happen to Grove Hall. But now the storm is reaching out to destroy the building, and you back home alone, you can't think of any way to present it, or the avalanche of investigation of power. Finally you begin to see your way out. You stop pacing the floor and call your wife. Margaret, what about the recreation building? You heard anything? No, but don't worry. You've done all you can. Besides, the building isn't cures. Margaret, I yes, dear nothing nothing.

You're right, of course, worrying about the building isn't going to help. If it's going down the river. Well, it's going on the river, that's all. There's always a slim chance at would now it's still, Margaret, only a matter of hours. The important thing right now is the town. We've got to say that, and I should be doing my. An you sleep in thirty six downs. You need your rest now, please, but get the river going that day. It could help without going to the river. What do you mean, Margaret, I've got an idea. I'm going to drive down fair View now.

But me, it's one o'clock in the morning. Yes, I know, I know. Hi on Earth? Do you want to go to Stairview Jess Morton? You remember he owns a construction company. I've done him a favorite two in the past, and now it's it's time to do one for me. I'm going to see if I can talk him under sending some of his heavy equipment up here. It's one chance to save gross Landing. Couldn't you phone him? You forget, Margaret, the lines are dump that they'd been repaired. Let me try. No, no, never mind, I'd rather talk to Jess in person.

I'm leaving Margaret right now. You've made up your mind, haven't you read? Yes, suddenly it all became quite clear to you what you must do. It's your one chance. Now. You hurry from the house, drive into town through the heavy downpour. Finally stop in front of Claire's apartment building, enter the front door, and walk to her apartment and ring her door. There read let me in. You have no, no, not yet, what is it. I'm on my way to Fairview to see if I can talk my old friend Jess Morton and sending some heavy equipment up here.

At least that's what I told Margaret. Oh, do you have other plan? Yes, I just can't take a bite, but not in the direction of Fairview. I'm headed north. By the time the building collapses and they get around to checking up in the insurance, I'll be miles away and. You would have to I'm going with you. Wait a minute, I'm going. You don't have to. You know you're you're not involved in this thing in any way. I couldn't stay on here and going without Julie. You don't know what you're letting yourself in. I know about the insurance premiums you haven't paid, the city's books that want their investigation.

What else is there too? It isn't pretty, Claire. Have a hear of Donetti, Mario Donetti. Well, I've done him favors a big payoffs. I'm in up to my neck and this thing breaks. You'll be gunning for me too. You'll kill me on site. I said it wasn't pretty. I'm going with you no matter what. I have to be with you. Oh you're wonderful, Claire. I didn't expect. We'll make it all right, the two of us. We'll go somewhere far away. They'll never mind us. Never. Okay, if you're sure now, you better get your things. We haven't got much time.

Whole town seems deserted. I hope it is. It wouldn't do if anyone says running out like that, no one's going to say is they're all down at the river. I passed the city Hall on the way over to your apartment. Black is pitched there. It's a good thing too, because I'm making a stop at the city Hall. Claire. We're gonna need some extra money. You oh read You. Wouldn't what difference is a few more thousand dollars going to make now? After all I've done. Believe me, this money will mean more to us than at will that Groves landing.

Sure it is. No one's running away, but we're doing it because we have to. There is I have to not too late to change your mind, Claire. You know my answer. It'll never change, all right, darling. Don't worry it won't take long to get the money out of a set, and we'll be on our way. You park on the dark and deserted side street of the city hall. Claire keeps the motor running while you use your key to open the side door, and once inside, you hurry along the familiar dark halls until you come to your own office.

You take a flashlight from the top drawer of your desk. Move for the wall safe and quickly click off the combination. The flashlight leads you to the packet of bills you're looking for several thousand dollars read enough to take you and Claire far away from Grove's Land. You close the safe and rush back to the car. Everything hurry, perfect, doc, Now let's get on it. Read yeah it say we're head of north. Aren't you being a little careless? What do you mean? It's the bridge? We got a car, need to get out of town. Of the roadblock at least checking all cars and remember us.

We're not going over the bridge. There is another bridge, the quarry up river about three miles. The big barge tied up there and use the whole trucks across the river. We'll just drive the car onto the BArch got across the river and we're on our way. What about the night watchman? He was down at the river when the others when I left Chatsari silly is And if he isn't, we'll just have to take that chance. I wish this infernal rain would stop. Oh, don't let that part of your read. Just think every minute. We're getting farther from Grodzac.

You and Irin. I like that. I don't care if it rains forever. And I guess you're right, Claire. We'll start all over, the three of us, you and I and the city's money. I always forgot. It'll be wonderful. No more recreation buildings, no more. No matter what day. There's the car following us. It's like a state patrol car. Oh no, made you gotta drive my can? I right it to speed limit home. We can't have found out about the money so soon. I don't know how, but they must have you, I know, I know where did they come from?

I don't know, but here it comes alongside. Keep your head now. Oh it's okay, Clay. They drove right past us. Yeah. The road to the quarry is narrow and money and you're forced to drive carefully slowly. When you arrive, the quarry seems deserted. You drive your car aboard the heavy steel bars and then prepare to cast off as you're trying to start up the motor. Come on, come on, what's the matter. Back there's the watchman's shack of life. He would have to come back. Hurry, hurry, get it started. That's what I'm trying to do. Ah, there goes.

Hey. Here you are there, hurried hurry. You breathe a sigh of relief. If the heavy barge moved out into the rim that was close, wasn't a breed. A little too close? The night watchman might have ruined everything for you. The crossing takes only a matter of minutes, and then as you reach the other side, Claire drives the car off a barge. You shut down the motors and as you do keep down. You're right. Here. I didn't like to shotlefraido buff Willers taking his job so seriously? Could of killers? You don't think you recognize what the car?

Do you? In this darkness? Of course? Not? Relax, honey, We're okay now. Oh, like I said, Joy, you've been sound asleep for over an hour. Where are we dying? How about seventy five miles away from gloves Landing. Well, we have been traveling, dud to stop raining? Look up there, stars around? What do you know, john over? It looks that way at least in this region of this How about some coffee? I love it. We'll pull into that place up ahead there. Fine, well stop it jump yeah you god by any chance for recreation building. I've been wondering the same thing.

We'll have to be sure, very sure. Well, come on g addie the mine. Well, let be folks and coffee. Would you like some breakfast? You'll be fine? Right? Well, it looks like she's all over. With her I mean, yeah, yeah, it looks that way according to the weather or it is. Oh yeah, id it on the news about fifteen minutes ago. You got to start going down pretty soon? Well that is getting you, yep. I'm sure I had folks up and down there stlly worried for a while. It did. Thanks, sure, look bad. Yeah, so I understand you hate your cream.

I thank you. Funny thing about that storm, if you're sudden like goes that same way loos like that? Do you have a telephone him? Yep? Right back there self. Thanks operator, Operator, would you give me one seven old Groves Landing please three minute please? Hello Hello Margaret, oh ree, how are you on the highway. I just heard the news about the storm and it's really over. Uh. Yes, it's all over, and you don't have to worry about your precious building anymore. The mayor called me. Only a few minutes ago. You and the city engineer went down to look it over.

It's still standing in the dangerous path. That's fine, Margaret. I guess I'll start back home now. Be careful on the road. Don't worry, I will, Margaret. Goodbye. Well, everything's fine, just fine. I mean, the building's okay, but angels passed. We can go back to Groves Landing now. Oh it's money, money took in the safe. You'd have to get it back somehow. I don't worry about that. I'll stop by city Hall when we got back to town. Nobody living know wait borrowed company even for a little while. We're okay, Claire. There's not a thing to worry about, not a thing engineware engine Where engine wear.

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But you've made up your mind to see to it that the building is going to be properly insured from now on. You're not going to take another chance. Are you go through the torture of the past two days again. Now you're going to play it safe. Somehow You'll even dissolve your connection with Mario Donnette, even though it will mean losing that easy money. But a man in your position, a city treasurer, well it shouldn't be too difficult to arrange another profitable sideline. It's almost gone. When you arrive at Groves Landing, drop Claire off at her apartment.

Then on your way home, you see the lights are on in the Mayor's office and you decide to drop in for a chat. Wow, good morning, maya morning read Just get back from fair Yes, good, glad to drop by, got to leave for the out he seating a little while. Wanted to check her insurance with you. H insurance? What insurance? Oh, that's right, that's right. You've been out of town. Yes, she didn't come in bry the river. Well, she'd have seen for yourself. You didn't know, read. I don't know how to tell you this. Just just take a look out the window.

But recreation building. Yeah, tapple over into the river. A total loss is what happened. I talked to Margaret on the phone around three. This morning and she says it happened shortly after four. But the storm, it was all over. It wasn't a storm. Read. You See, last night someone stole the quarry barge a few miles up the river, took it across. When they left it, they didn't tie it up properly. Uh, but yeah, got away take the momentum on its way downstream, finally crashed into the pilings supporting the recreation building and topple it into the river.

Whoever was responsible pay for this, read, I promise you. Now, let's take a look at that insurance. Let that whistle be your signal. The signal oil program the whistler each Sunday night at the same time throughout the seven Pacific hoast states, the same independently operated signal service stations who help you go farther with signal gasoline, are now prepared to reduce your engine wear due to lubrication fifty percent with amazing new signal premium motor oil. Why not let our friendly signal dealer change your motor. Oil tomorrow. Featured in Tonight's story were Bill Foreman, William Conrad, Virginia Agnello, Gene Tatum, Hal Dawson, Herb Litton, and Charles Calvert.

The Whistler was produced and directed by George w Allen, with story by Adrian John Doe, music by Wilbur Hatch, and was transmitted to our troops overseas by the Armed Forces Radio Service. The Whistler is entirely fictional, and all characters portrayed on the Winner are also fictional. Any similarity of names or resemblance to persons living or dead is purely coincidental. Remember at the same time, next Sunday, another strange tale by the Whistler, Marvin Miller speaking for the Signal Oil Company. Stay tune now for our Miss Brooks starring Eve Arden, which follows immediately. Over most of these stations.

It's the CBS, the Columbia Broadcasting System. My dear, it appears the clouds of auded just in time for the sun to rise. The darkness, the rain, it's all fading away as the light takes over once more. But I do hope you'll come back for shelter and camaraderie with me. I'll be here, same time, same place, ready to share something chilling with you. But if I may ask just one small favor. As you make your way home across the damp streets and the overturned tree branches, the piles of leaves gathering around your home, take one moment before you gnawed away the day and be thankful for what you have.

And I'll be seeing you soon. On the old Callian. Call comati rammatis coma. Wrong bring Down, bringing you, m bring you, mumbling tim think of bring