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Many people have been confused with the phrase forgiveness of taxes. Remember

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this, there is no forgiveness of the second installment of your 1942 federal

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income tax. This installment must be paid by midnight tonight, so be sure to put

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your check in the mail before that time.

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Suspense!

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This is the man in black, here again to introduce Columbia's program, Suspense.

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Heading our Hollywood cast is a young lady known simply as Margot, whose talent

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for the art of suspense has been heard before on this series. Tonight, Margot,

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using the name of Jacqueline Blaine, tells of strange happenings on a dude

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ranch, including the hurried and unexplained departure of an important

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guest. Appearing with Margot is Mr. Kent Smith, a newcomer to our microphone, as

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Gil Blaine, a young man forced by unrelenting circumstances into many odd

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and mysterious actions. Margot will soon be seen in Behind the Rising Sun, and

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Kent Smith is currently appearing in This Land is Mine, both RKO radio

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productions. The story by Cornell Woolrich called Last Night is tonight's

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tale of suspense. If you have been with us on these Tuesday nights, you will know

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that suspense is compounded of mystery and suspicion and dangerous adventure. In

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this series, our tales calculated to intrigue you, stir your nerves, to offer

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you a precarious situation, and then withhold the solution until the last

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possible moment. And so it is with Last Night and the performances of Margot and

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Kent Smith, we again hope to keep you in suspense.

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Miss Blaine, Miss Blaine, it's late, ain't you thinking on giving up at all?

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Huh? Oh, oh yes. I'll be down in a minute, Leona. Go away now.

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I lay there looking up at the ceiling. Strange, I hadn't slept well last night.

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All night I had tossed and turned. Worry, that's what it was. Worry, the weekend was

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over and Gil and I hadn't raised the $2,500. We were right back where we

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started from, stuck here in the Hudson Valley with our addued ranch that wasn't

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paying expenses and the debts piling up like new snow. That was Gil in the shower.

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I lay still and listened to the hiss of the water. Poor Gil, it had been a tough

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weekend for him, trying to be nice to Mr. Burroughs, neglecting the other guests to

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play up to him, flattering him, agreeing with everything he said. What was the

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use? I knew he'd never lend us the money, I knew it from the first. I never even

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wanted to invite him and his secretary up, but Gil had pinned his hopes on it.

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He'd worked so hard. Worked, funny word to apply to it. Maybe if Gil had done some

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real work now and then instead... Morning, Jackie. Morning. Well, how did you make out?

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How did you make out with Mr. Burroughs? Gil, I'm talking to you. Is he still here?

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Who? Mr. Burroughs. Oh, no, he left. Well, I'm glad I didn't have to say goodbye to

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him. I got pretty tired of being nice to him, didn't you? Yeah. Took the eight o'clock

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train? Eight o'clock. He took the milk train. The milk train? How do you know?

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Well, I drove him to the station, that's how I know. Well, what were you doing up at

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that hour? Well, I hadn't come to bed yet, that's all. But what got into him, the

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milk train? Why, that hits here about 4.30 in the morning, doesn't it? About.

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Well, I can't get it into my head why they should bolt off like that. They? He went

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alone, his secretary's still here. You mean he left without Marsh? Yeah, Marsh was

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up in his room sleeping at the time. I guess Burroughs didn't want to wait for

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him. He went off and left his secretary behind? Well, now, that's the strangest

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thing I ever heard of. Why did he bring him in the first place? You had a

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row with him, Gil. He turned you down and you let it get the best of you.

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I did not. That's why he suddenly decided to leave like that. I did not, I tell you.

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Why should I say I didn't if I did? Oh, I don't know. Everything is so mixed up.

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Gil, dear, want to toss me my dressing gown? It's on the chair there. Here you are, honey.

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Jackie? Yes? Jackie, I got it out of him. What? I got the 2,500.

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Gil! He finally came in when I was driving him to the station. Well, you got

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all of it? The works. I didn't think he would. I mean, the way he was acting. Yes, I

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know, I know, but he began to soften up after you'd gone to bed. When I asked him, he

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came through. But, Gil, you mean he carries that much cash around with

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him? Well, there it is, isn't it? That's funny. You know, he came to me only

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yesterday and asked me where he could cash a $25 check. Oh, yes, I know about

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that. I cashed it for him. But the 2,500? Well, he had that all ready for deposit

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when he got back to town Monday. Couldn't get it to the bank on time on

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Friday. He didn't want to touch it, but when I told him I'd rather have cash

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than the check, well, he just went the whole way and accommodated me. Well, if

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there wasn't any friction, why did he leave at such an unearthly hour? I don't

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know. But, Gil... And I don't care. Look, baby, we got the money. Let's just be

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thankful. Well, of course I'm thankful. It's just that... Miss Blaine? Miss Blaine? Yes, Leona?

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Well, just about to give you two up. Miss Roeville and Mr. Carver's almost finished

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with the breakfast. Ain't you two coming? Yes, in a minute, Leona. Come on, Gil. Let's

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hurry. It's hard enough to get paying guests without neglecting the ones we

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have. Well, I done fixed up Mr. Burroughs' room while I was waiting for you. Mr. Burroughs' room?

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You didn't have to bother. He won't be using it anymore. He won't? No, he left.

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He didn't leave? Why, yes. Leona, what's the matter? And what about all them suits and

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things he left hanging up in the closet? His clothes left in the closet? What about

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that, Gil? Well, he... he left in an awful hurry, that's all. Oh, leave me alone. Don't

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let's talk about it. All right. But somehow I feel that something very

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strange happened last night.

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That's what happened, Miss Rose. I told him I wouldn't take any more stuff from him. Next time he tries it, it'll be too bad for him.

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Here comes Gil and Jackie. Have some more eggs, Carmen. Oh, hello, Gil. What do you do so chummy about?

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Why, we were just talking about Mr. Burroughs. Mr. Burroughs? Why, yes. Mr. Carmen had an

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appointment to play golf with him today. Golf? Yes, fine player, fine player. Oh, by the way,

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where is he? I haven't seen him all morning. He's... he's not here. Not here? Well, what

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do you mean? He's left. He left? Yes, can't a guy leave if he wants to? Sure, sure I...

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Well, for one, I'm glad. He was an old goat. He's mad because he made a pass at her. Well,

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you didn't like him too well either, Carmen. You see, Carmen had a run-in with him back

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in the days of bootleg gin. Oh. Well, let's not talk about it. Gil's right. Mr. Burroughs

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is gone. Let's forget it. What's this? Oh, Mr. Mark. What did you say about Mr. Burroughs

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leaving? Do we have to go through this again? Gil, please. Mr. Burroughs left on an early

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train. Oh, you're joking. No, no, no. But I don't understand. Well, you're his secretary.

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You ought to know what he's going to do. That's right, Gil. I should know. That's why it's

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so strange. He told me we definitely were going to stay until this afternoon. Well,

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he changed his mind. Blaine's right. Oh, yes, I can see him. Just a minute. Is Blaine?

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Is Blaine telephone? Coming. Excuse me. Hello. Mrs. Blaine. Yes, I'm here. Hello. Hello.

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Mrs. Blaine. Yes. This is Mrs. Burroughs. Oh, how do you do? We were awfully sorry you

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couldn't come out with Mr. Burroughs for the weekend. I'm sure you've been good. I think

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it was most inconsiderative of Homer not to let me know he was staying over an additional

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day. And you can tell himself for me. I think the least he could have done was phone me or

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send a wire. Mrs. Burroughs. I don't doubt he finds it attractive up there. Mrs. Burroughs,

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wait a minute. He isn't here anymore. He did leave early this morning. Early this morning?

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What do you mean? Well, he took an early train. He should have been in at... Now let me see.

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At 8.30 this morning. 8.30? Well, then where is he? Why hasn't he come? Well, maybe he

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went directly to his office. Oh, no. I called his office. They haven't heard from him. You

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see, that's why I'm calling you. Oh, I don't understand all this. It does seem that Marsh

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would at least get in touch with me. Marsh? Well, Marsh is still here, Mrs. Burroughs.

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Marsh is still there? Yes. He went off without Marsh? Oh, oh, now I know there's something

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wrong. Why, he's never done that before. Please, please, Mrs. Burroughs. I'm sure there's nothing

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wrong. He's just... Well, I better let you talk to Marsh. Well, yes. Yes, please, please

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get him. Mr. Marsh, Mr. Marsh, Mrs. Burroughs is on the phone. She wants to talk to you.

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Better take the extension in the front room. All right. She's very upset. We have to calm

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her. Hello, Mrs. Burroughs. Marsh is coming. Oh, something's wrong. I know it. Hello, Mrs.

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Burroughs. Oh, Marsh, is that you? Yes. Marsh, did you know Mr. Burroughs was going to leave?

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No, he didn't say anything to me. Well, Mrs. Blame says he's deaf. Should have been here,

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and he isn't. Well, I don't... He probably was just delayed. Oh, no, no, something's happened.

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Charles, Marsh, he had that important package in his inside pocket. He did? Yes. Oh, I don't

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know what to do. Shall I call the police? The police? That's not necessary. Mrs. Blame's

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right. Let me take care of it. I'll wait a few hours, and if he hasn't shown up by then...

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All right. Do what you think best. Hello? Hello? She hung up, Mrs. Blame. Important package.

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The $2,500. The $2,500 Gill got. Oh, Gill. That was Mrs. Burroughs. She was awfully upset.

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Burroughs didn't show up. She wants me to call the police. The police? Oh, now, wait a minute.

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You don't have to call the police. Why shouldn't I call the police? After all, Mr. Burroughs

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is missing. Oh, he may show up yet. Certainly, he may show up yet. Carmen's right. You don't

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have to call the police now. And why don't you want the police? Why, there's something

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strange here, all right. Why didn't Mr. Burroughs say a word to me about leaving? Well, you

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were asleep. I guess he didn't want to wake him. Oh, I've never known him to be considerate

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in my life. I suppose he knew what he was doing. I'm not so sure. What do you mean? Well, if

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he knew what he was doing, why did he leave his return ticket on the dresser?

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A strange silence fell over the entire group. Marsh was suspicious. Soon he would call

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the police. And I had a strong feeling that Gill knew more about this than he let on.

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After breakfast, the group broke up and I stayed to help Leona clear the table. And I

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saw Gill and Carmen walk out on the porch together. Cigarette, Gill? Yeah, thanks. Here.

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Fine morning. You didn't ask me out here to speak about the weather. No, no I didn't.

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I want the money you owe me. Yeah, that's what I thought. It was due long ago. With the

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list, it adds up to 2,500. I can't pay you now. Why not? You said you'd pay it today.

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Well, it's not that I haven't got it. It's... It's what? Well, it's... Well, everything's

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so mixed up now. You know... You mean Burroughs' disappearance? Look, give me another 24 hours.

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I'd like to, Gill, but... Gill, Gill! Here comes Jackie. All right, 24 hours and no more.

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I'm sorry if I'm interrupting something important. Oh, no, no. We were just talking about the

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weather. It is lovely, isn't it? Yeah. Well, I'd better get up to the golf course. Oh, say,

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Gill, could you lend me the car to drive up? It's pretty far and I'll do plenty of walking

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when I get there. Well, as a matter of fact, Carmen, I'm going to use it myself. Oh. Well,

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in that case, I'd better start walking. So long. Goodbye. He was after the money, wasn't

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he? Yeah, but I didn't give it to him. Why not? Mr. Burroughs gave it to you and we do owe

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it to Carmen. Can't you leave me alone for a minute? Say, you two, why the frown? Hello,

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Miss Robles. I don't want to interrupt a private fight, so I'll state my business quickly.

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How about lending me the car, Gill? I want to drive and... I'm sorry, Miss Robles, but

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I need it. I'm driving into town and right now...

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Gill drove off. The rest of the day went by in a haze. Gill didn't come back. He stayed

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away all day without even phoning me. He had never done that before. It almost seemed as

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though he avoided me intentionally. Good evening, as I was putting the finishing touches on

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dinner, Leona came up to me. Has a man yet to see you, Miss Blaine? Where is he? In the

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front room. Well, who is it? Somebody I ain't never seen before. All right, I'll talk to

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him. You look after things here, Leona. Yes, I will. Good evening. My name's Ward. I'm

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Mrs. Blaine. You wanted to see me? I wanted to have a few words with Mr. Blaine. Oh, I

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see. What was it about? You know what it's about. It's about Burroughs. His office sent

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me down. Mr. Burroughs? How about about him? He was a guest here, wasn't he? Yes. When did

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he leave? Last night. My husband drove him to the station. Really? How interesting. What

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do you mean? We happened to know that he never got on that train. I thought maybe your husband

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could tell me a few things I'd like to know. I'll see if he's here. Just a moment. I'd

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also like to see some of the other guests. Well, I'm sorry, but nobody's here just now.

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Miss Robes is out walking and Mr. Carman hasn't come. Carman? Carman? A short, fat Italian?

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Why, yes. How did you know? Mr. Burroughs always ran into him before. Now I'd like to see

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your husband. Please sit down. I'll see if I can find him. Thank you. Leona, Leona. Yes,

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Mrs. Blaine? Hasn't Mr. Gill come back yet? No, ma'am. I ain't seen him since he drove

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off this morning. I see. Well, tell the gentleman to wait. I'm going out on the veranda. I went

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out on the veranda. Up and down the length of the porch and back again I walked, my eyes

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glued to the dark highway that ran past the house, hoping against hope that Gill would

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show up before the detective came looking for me. Gill had the 2,500 on him. Burroughs'

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his cash. That important package Mrs. Burroughs spoke of to Marsh. I had to see Gill first

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and suddenly I saw a car speeding down the road. Gill's car. I could tell by the one

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dim headlight. It toiled through the dark at top speed. Then swerved through our gate

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and into the garage. I was about to run down the steps when another pair of headlights

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flipped the gloom of the highway. As the car came on, I recognized the taxi from town.

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A figure climbed out quickly. Gill! Jackie, did you see the car? Oh, car? Yes, Gill. It

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went through the garage. Who was driving it? Well, I couldn't see. What is it, Gill? Are

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you in... No time to talk. No time to talk. Where are you going? The garage. I'm coming

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with you. The doors are closed. There. Nobody here. Anyone in the car? No. Whoever it was,

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beat it. I'd like to know who it was. Gill, I don't understand what this is all about.

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Well, frankly, I don't either. I... Well, that is... I was parked in front of the store

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in town. I came out and saw somebody hop in my car and drive off like mad. That's odd.

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I don't know what he was after, but I don't think he got it. I chased the car all the

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way here in the taxi. I saw it coming down the road. I thought it was you. Well, let's

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go back to the house. Gill. Yes? Gill, there's somebody here to see you. A man named Ward.

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Ward? Who's he? What does he want? He wants to talk to you about Burrows. He's a detective.

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Oh. And you'd better let me have the wallet with the money just to be on the safe side.

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I'll look. I don't want you mixed up in anything. Why, it'll be all right. Please, give it to

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me. Well, okay. Now you'll have to go in and talk to him. Yeah, I suppose so. I went up

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to my room and lay there in the dark, trying to distinguish the murmur of voices from below.

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But all I could hear was a blur of sound. I got the 25,000. Something's happened. The

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next time it'll be too bad for him. He made a pass at me. He left in a hurry. Let me alone.

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Why don't you want the police? Why don't you want the police? Why don't you want the police?

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Jackie, you awake? Yes. Here, sit down, Gil. You look tired. I am, very. What did Ward

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say? That much. But I know he's suspicious. He's going to stay tonight. Oh. Well, let's

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go to bed. I'm tired. Oh, by the way, did you see the key to the rumble seat? The key

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to the rumble seat? I know. Must have lost it. Good night. Gil, you've never told me.

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You've never told me one way or the other. Gil, you've got to tell me. All right. All

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right, Jackie. I will. Burroughs never gave me the 2,500. He refused me. We quarreled

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and I was mad. I suppose he was afraid of me, afraid of what I might do to him. Anyway,

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that's why he left so suddenly. Made me drive him to the station. Did you see him get on

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the train? No, I left him at the station. Left my car there and walked down the street.

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I was sore. I had to think. I heard the train come and go. And when I went back, Burroughs

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was gone. I got in the car and drove home. And the 2,500? I lied when he said he had

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that cash. Then where did you get it? Remember the $25 check I cashed for him? Yes. I added

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two zeros after the 25. Oh, Gil. I wrote in the word hundred. There was a space for it

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made to order. Then I cashed it. Gil, Gil. Oh, I know I'm low, Jackie, but I didn't kill

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him. I didn't. Then what became of him? Where is he? I don't know. I wish I did. What's

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that? Somebody's out there. Whoever it is is trying to open the garage door. I can't

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see who it is. It's not a woman. Not Miss Robles. I can see that much. It could be Carmen.

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What are you doing in that drawer? Just getting this gun. Now quiet. No, Gil. Give me that

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gun. You can't shoot anybody in the dark like that. Please, Jackie. I'm going to turn all

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the lights. Don't, Jackie. Yes, Gil. He's running away. Gone. Who was it? I couldn't

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see. Would you? No, Gil. Now it just means waiting until the next time. Oh, Jackie, what

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am I going to do? I don't know, dear, but we'll get out of it somehow. How? I'm all

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mixed up. There's one clear thing. Somebody is awfully interested in that car. I lay awake

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until the sun was up. Then a shallow feverish sleep came. But when I awoke, it was almost

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evening. Gil's bed was empty. There were the indistinct sounds of life in the house below.

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I rose and as my mind cleared, my words of the night before broke through the edges of

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my consciousness. There's one clear thing. Somebody is awfully interested in that car.

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I dressed slowly. A tantalizing thought hovered just beyond my grasp. The car. What was there

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about the car? I slowly walked down the hallway, my eyes half closed, thinking I had to talk

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to Gil. Leona, Leona. Yes, sir? Where's Mr. Gil? Oh, he done went to town with Mr. Ward.

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He went with Ward? Yes, and right after breakfast. Mr. Carmen gave him a lift down and... Carmen?

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Yes, but Mr. Gil, he done left you this note. Oh, let me see it. Jackie, I've gone downtown

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with Ward. I'm going to tell him about the check. And whatever happens will have to happen.

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No, Gil. No, Gil, no. Mr. Jacqueline! Leona, I've got to stop him. I'm going to drive to

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town. I've got to get there before Gil. Mrs. Blaine, Mrs. Blaine, where are you going?

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I'm going to town, Mr. Marsh. Well, may I come along? Well, I... Oh, I suppose so. Hurry

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up and get in. Getting dark. Yes. I hope you don't mind me driving so fast. I'm in a terrible

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hurry. No. Pull down the next side road. What? I said pull down the next side road. The gun?

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Yes, a gun. Now do as I say. There's something in this car I want. I won't. I must get to

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Gil. Let go of that wheel. Let go of that wheel. I said there's something here I want. There's

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a car coming. Let go. Let go! I tried to move. Miraculously, we were alive. The other car

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had careened beyond us up the road. I saw that the side was smashed in. Then I heard

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Marsh's voice. I ought to kill you for this. That was a police car. Keep your mouth shut.

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Here he comes now. Now remember, there's a gun pointing at your back. Hey, you maniacs.

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What's the idea? You trying to kill somebody? Oh, sorry, officer. We had a little trouble

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with the steering wheel. Well, you won't have any more trouble with it. This is the end of

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your license. Oh, see here, officer. I'm in a terrible hurry. If you let me drive to the

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station... Ah, wait a minute, buddy. Let's have your names. What's yours? Come on. Marsh.

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Charles Marsh. Oh, Marsh. What's yours, lady? This is Gilbert Blayne. And yours? Well, come

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on. What's yours? What's your name? Who are you talking to? That guy in the rumble seat.

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The rumble seat? Mr. Burroughs. Oh, it's Burroughs, is it? Why don't you say so? Hey, what are

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you, a wise guy sitting there like a mummy? Come on, answer me, will you? Wait a minute.

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This guy's dead. You did this. The rumble seat flew open when we crashed. Officer, he's got

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a gun. He murdered that man. I'm warning you. Keep back or I'll... That takes care of him.

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We're all right now, sister. Yes. I'm all right now. Well, that job's finished. Nothing left

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for me to do but go back to town. So it was, Marsh, after all. Yeah. I don't understand

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why... He was contemplating a change from secretary to husband. Naturally, with Mr. Burroughs

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dead, Mrs. Burroughs would inherit all the money. I see. Marsh followed Gill and Mr.

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Burroughs that night to the station. Gill was gone, he killed Burroughs, stuffing him into

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the rumble seat, locked it, and kept the key. Well, the thing I don't understand is why Marsh

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kept fiddling with the car. What was it that he wanted? Seems to me he was in the clear

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if he left well enough alone. That's what tripped him up. Remember when he talked to

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Mrs. Burroughs on the phone? They said something about an important package. Oh, yes. I assumed

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it to be the 2,500 Gill told me about. But of course it wasn't. There was a package of

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letters that Mr. Burroughs had gotten hold of. I get it. Those letters were written by Marsh

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to Mrs. Burroughs. Right. And they would incriminate him. He found out about them after the murder.

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Right again. Oh. He had to get them to make it perfect. Well, I guess I'll shove off.

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So long and thanks. Oh, by the way, you may want to deposit, oh, say, $2,500 to Mr. Burroughs

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account. Yeah, I see what you mean. Thanks. Goodbye. Goodbye. Jackie. Yes. Our debts,

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there's still $2,500 that have to come from somewhere. We went a long way around to get

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right back where we started from. We come through all that trouble and end up broke.

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Yes, darling. That's the way it ends.

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And so closes the story called Last Night starring Margot and Kent Smith. Tonight's tale of

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to spend this half hour in suspense with us again next Tuesday when John Sutton and George

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