WEBVTT 00:00.000 --> 00:04.720 Many people have been confused with the phrase forgiveness of taxes. Remember 00:04.720 --> 00:09.240 this, there is no forgiveness of the second installment of your 1942 federal 00:09.240 --> 00:14.920 income tax. This installment must be paid by midnight tonight, so be sure to put 00:14.920 --> 00:41.800 your check in the mail before that time. 00:41.800 --> 00:51.800 Suspense! 00:51.800 --> 00:57.440 This is the man in black, here again to introduce Columbia's program, Suspense. 00:57.440 --> 01:03.000 Heading our Hollywood cast is a young lady known simply as Margot, whose talent 01:03.000 --> 01:08.280 for the art of suspense has been heard before on this series. Tonight, Margot, 01:08.280 --> 01:13.080 using the name of Jacqueline Blaine, tells of strange happenings on a dude 01:13.080 --> 01:17.960 ranch, including the hurried and unexplained departure of an important 01:17.960 --> 01:23.400 guest. Appearing with Margot is Mr. Kent Smith, a newcomer to our microphone, as 01:23.400 --> 01:28.320 Gil Blaine, a young man forced by unrelenting circumstances into many odd 01:28.320 --> 01:33.840 and mysterious actions. Margot will soon be seen in Behind the Rising Sun, and 01:33.840 --> 01:38.640 Kent Smith is currently appearing in This Land is Mine, both RKO radio 01:38.640 --> 01:45.400 productions. The story by Cornell Woolrich called Last Night is tonight's 01:45.400 --> 01:49.480 tale of suspense. If you have been with us on these Tuesday nights, you will know 01:49.480 --> 01:55.360 that suspense is compounded of mystery and suspicion and dangerous adventure. In 01:55.360 --> 02:00.120 this series, our tales calculated to intrigue you, stir your nerves, to offer 02:00.120 --> 02:04.240 you a precarious situation, and then withhold the solution until the last 02:04.240 --> 02:09.680 possible moment. And so it is with Last Night and the performances of Margot and 02:09.680 --> 02:15.520 Kent Smith, we again hope to keep you in suspense. 02:15.520 --> 02:28.520 Miss Blaine, Miss Blaine, it's late, ain't you thinking on giving up at all? 02:28.520 --> 02:37.520 Huh? Oh, oh yes. I'll be down in a minute, Leona. Go away now. 02:37.520 --> 02:48.200 I lay there looking up at the ceiling. Strange, I hadn't slept well last night. 02:48.200 --> 02:56.960 All night I had tossed and turned. Worry, that's what it was. Worry, the weekend was 02:56.960 --> 03:02.760 over and Gil and I hadn't raised the $2,500. We were right back where we 03:02.760 --> 03:07.320 started from, stuck here in the Hudson Valley with our addued ranch that wasn't 03:07.320 --> 03:14.480 paying expenses and the debts piling up like new snow. That was Gil in the shower. 03:14.480 --> 03:21.440 I lay still and listened to the hiss of the water. Poor Gil, it had been a tough 03:21.440 --> 03:26.080 weekend for him, trying to be nice to Mr. Burroughs, neglecting the other guests to 03:26.080 --> 03:30.760 play up to him, flattering him, agreeing with everything he said. What was the 03:30.760 --> 03:35.600 use? I knew he'd never lend us the money, I knew it from the first. I never even 03:35.600 --> 03:39.600 wanted to invite him and his secretary up, but Gil had pinned his hopes on it. 03:39.600 --> 03:48.320 He'd worked so hard. Worked, funny word to apply to it. Maybe if Gil had done some 03:48.320 --> 03:57.400 real work now and then instead... Morning, Jackie. Morning. Well, how did you make out? 03:57.400 --> 04:03.880 How did you make out with Mr. Burroughs? Gil, I'm talking to you. Is he still here? 04:03.880 --> 04:10.440 Who? Mr. Burroughs. Oh, no, he left. Well, I'm glad I didn't have to say goodbye to 04:10.440 --> 04:14.960 him. I got pretty tired of being nice to him, didn't you? Yeah. Took the eight o'clock 04:14.960 --> 04:19.720 train? Eight o'clock. He took the milk train. The milk train? How do you know? 04:19.720 --> 04:23.920 Well, I drove him to the station, that's how I know. Well, what were you doing up at 04:23.920 --> 04:28.880 that hour? Well, I hadn't come to bed yet, that's all. But what got into him, the 04:28.880 --> 04:32.800 milk train? Why, that hits here about 4.30 in the morning, doesn't it? About. 04:32.800 --> 04:38.360 Well, I can't get it into my head why they should bolt off like that. They? He went 04:38.360 --> 04:43.800 alone, his secretary's still here. You mean he left without Marsh? Yeah, Marsh was 04:43.800 --> 04:47.280 up in his room sleeping at the time. I guess Burroughs didn't want to wait for 04:47.280 --> 04:52.320 him. He went off and left his secretary behind? Well, now, that's the strangest 04:52.320 --> 04:58.200 thing I ever heard of. Why did he bring him in the first place? You had a 04:58.200 --> 05:02.520 row with him, Gil. He turned you down and you let it get the best of you. 05:02.520 --> 05:06.120 I did not. That's why he suddenly decided to leave like that. I did not, I tell you. 05:06.120 --> 05:12.400 Why should I say I didn't if I did? Oh, I don't know. Everything is so mixed up. 05:12.400 --> 05:17.880 Gil, dear, want to toss me my dressing gown? It's on the chair there. Here you are, honey. 05:17.880 --> 05:30.200 Jackie? Yes? Jackie, I got it out of him. What? I got the 2,500. 05:30.200 --> 05:35.680 Gil! He finally came in when I was driving him to the station. Well, you got 05:35.680 --> 05:42.040 all of it? The works. I didn't think he would. I mean, the way he was acting. Yes, I 05:42.040 --> 05:46.760 know, I know, but he began to soften up after you'd gone to bed. When I asked him, he 05:46.760 --> 05:51.040 came through. But, Gil, you mean he carries that much cash around with 05:51.040 --> 05:54.760 him? Well, there it is, isn't it? That's funny. You know, he came to me only 05:54.760 --> 05:59.800 yesterday and asked me where he could cash a $25 check. Oh, yes, I know about 05:59.800 --> 06:06.480 that. I cashed it for him. But the 2,500? Well, he had that all ready for deposit 06:06.480 --> 06:09.640 when he got back to town Monday. Couldn't get it to the bank on time on 06:09.640 --> 06:13.400 Friday. He didn't want to touch it, but when I told him I'd rather have cash 06:13.400 --> 06:19.240 than the check, well, he just went the whole way and accommodated me. Well, if 06:19.240 --> 06:24.000 there wasn't any friction, why did he leave at such an unearthly hour? I don't 06:24.000 --> 06:29.440 know. But, Gil... And I don't care. Look, baby, we got the money. Let's just be 06:29.440 --> 06:36.000 thankful. Well, of course I'm thankful. It's just that... Miss Blaine? Miss Blaine? Yes, Leona? 06:36.000 --> 06:41.640 Well, just about to give you two up. Miss Roeville and Mr. Carver's almost finished 06:41.640 --> 06:46.680 with the breakfast. Ain't you two coming? Yes, in a minute, Leona. Come on, Gil. Let's 06:46.680 --> 06:50.440 hurry. It's hard enough to get paying guests without neglecting the ones we 06:50.440 --> 06:54.440 have. Well, I done fixed up Mr. Burroughs' room while I was waiting for you. Mr. Burroughs' room? 06:54.440 --> 06:58.880 You didn't have to bother. He won't be using it anymore. He won't? No, he left. 06:58.880 --> 07:04.480 He didn't leave? Why, yes. Leona, what's the matter? And what about all them suits and 07:04.480 --> 07:11.840 things he left hanging up in the closet? His clothes left in the closet? What about 07:11.840 --> 07:18.480 that, Gil? Well, he... he left in an awful hurry, that's all. Oh, leave me alone. Don't 07:18.480 --> 07:26.640 let's talk about it. All right. But somehow I feel that something very 07:26.640 --> 07:30.280 strange happened last night. 07:36.280 --> 07:43.280 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. 07:43.280 --> 07:51.600 Here comes Gil and Jackie. Have some more eggs, Carmen. Oh, hello, Gil. What do you do so chummy about? 07:51.600 --> 07:56.520 Why, we were just talking about Mr. Burroughs. Mr. Burroughs? Why, yes. Mr. Carmen had an 07:56.520 --> 08:02.360 appointment to play golf with him today. Golf? Yes, fine player, fine player. Oh, by the way, 08:02.360 --> 08:07.600 where is he? I haven't seen him all morning. He's... he's not here. Not here? Well, what 08:07.600 --> 08:13.560 do you mean? He's left. He left? Yes, can't a guy leave if he wants to? Sure, sure I... 08:13.560 --> 08:19.200 Well, for one, I'm glad. He was an old goat. He's mad because he made a pass at her. Well, 08:19.200 --> 08:23.040 you didn't like him too well either, Carmen. You see, Carmen had a run-in with him back 08:23.040 --> 08:28.400 in the days of bootleg gin. Oh. Well, let's not talk about it. Gil's right. Mr. Burroughs 08:28.400 --> 08:32.440 is gone. Let's forget it. What's this? Oh, Mr. Mark. What did you say about Mr. Burroughs 08:32.440 --> 08:37.400 leaving? Do we have to go through this again? Gil, please. Mr. Burroughs left on an early 08:37.400 --> 08:42.280 train. Oh, you're joking. No, no, no. But I don't understand. Well, you're his secretary. 08:42.280 --> 08:47.640 You ought to know what he's going to do. That's right, Gil. I should know. That's why it's 08:47.640 --> 08:53.600 so strange. He told me we definitely were going to stay until this afternoon. Well, 08:53.600 --> 09:03.600 he changed his mind. Blaine's right. Oh, yes, I can see him. Just a minute. Is Blaine? 09:03.600 --> 09:16.600 Is Blaine telephone? Coming. Excuse me. Hello. Mrs. Blaine. Yes, I'm here. Hello. Hello. 09:16.600 --> 09:21.640 Mrs. Blaine. Yes. This is Mrs. Burroughs. Oh, how do you do? We were awfully sorry you 09:21.640 --> 09:24.640 couldn't come out with Mr. Burroughs for the weekend. I'm sure you've been good. I think 09:24.640 --> 09:28.640 it was most inconsiderative of Homer not to let me know he was staying over an additional 09:28.640 --> 09:32.640 day. And you can tell himself for me. I think the least he could have done was phone me or 09:32.640 --> 09:37.640 send a wire. Mrs. Burroughs. I don't doubt he finds it attractive up there. Mrs. Burroughs, 09:37.640 --> 09:42.640 wait a minute. He isn't here anymore. He did leave early this morning. Early this morning? 09:42.640 --> 09:47.640 What do you mean? Well, he took an early train. He should have been in at... Now let me see. 09:47.640 --> 09:55.640 At 8.30 this morning. 8.30? Well, then where is he? Why hasn't he come? Well, maybe he 09:55.640 --> 10:00.640 went directly to his office. Oh, no. I called his office. They haven't heard from him. You 10:00.640 --> 10:06.640 see, that's why I'm calling you. Oh, I don't understand all this. It does seem that Marsh 10:06.640 --> 10:10.640 would at least get in touch with me. Marsh? Well, Marsh is still here, Mrs. Burroughs. 10:10.640 --> 10:17.640 Marsh is still there? Yes. He went off without Marsh? Oh, oh, now I know there's something 10:17.640 --> 10:22.640 wrong. Why, he's never done that before. Please, please, Mrs. Burroughs. I'm sure there's nothing 10:22.640 --> 10:28.640 wrong. He's just... Well, I better let you talk to Marsh. Well, yes. Yes, please, please 10:28.640 --> 10:38.640 get him. Mr. Marsh, Mr. Marsh, Mrs. Burroughs is on the phone. She wants to talk to you. 10:38.640 --> 10:42.640 Better take the extension in the front room. All right. She's very upset. We have to calm 10:42.640 --> 10:52.640 her. Hello, Mrs. Burroughs. Marsh is coming. Oh, something's wrong. I know it. Hello, Mrs. 10:52.640 --> 10:57.640 Burroughs. Oh, Marsh, is that you? Yes. Marsh, did you know Mr. Burroughs was going to leave? 10:57.640 --> 11:01.640 No, he didn't say anything to me. Well, Mrs. Blame says he's deaf. Should have been here, 11:01.640 --> 11:08.640 and he isn't. Well, I don't... He probably was just delayed. Oh, no, no, something's happened. 11:08.640 --> 11:17.640 Charles, Marsh, he had that important package in his inside pocket. He did? Yes. Oh, I don't 11:17.640 --> 11:22.640 know what to do. Shall I call the police? The police? That's not necessary. Mrs. Blame's 11:22.640 --> 11:26.640 right. Let me take care of it. I'll wait a few hours, and if he hasn't shown up by then... 11:26.640 --> 11:36.640 All right. Do what you think best. Hello? Hello? She hung up, Mrs. Blame. Important package. 11:36.640 --> 11:52.640 The $2,500. The $2,500 Gill got. Oh, Gill. That was Mrs. Burroughs. She was awfully upset. 11:52.640 --> 11:56.640 Burroughs didn't show up. She wants me to call the police. The police? Oh, now, wait a minute. 11:56.640 --> 12:00.640 You don't have to call the police. Why shouldn't I call the police? After all, Mr. Burroughs 12:00.640 --> 12:05.640 is missing. Oh, he may show up yet. Certainly, he may show up yet. Carmen's right. You don't 12:05.640 --> 12:11.640 have to call the police now. And why don't you want the police? Why, there's something 12:11.640 --> 12:15.640 strange here, all right. Why didn't Mr. Burroughs say a word to me about leaving? Well, you 12:15.640 --> 12:20.640 were asleep. I guess he didn't want to wake him. Oh, I've never known him to be considerate 12:20.640 --> 12:25.640 in my life. I suppose he knew what he was doing. I'm not so sure. What do you mean? Well, if 12:25.640 --> 12:30.640 he knew what he was doing, why did he leave his return ticket on the dresser? 12:33.640 --> 12:40.640 A strange silence fell over the entire group. Marsh was suspicious. Soon he would call 12:40.640 --> 12:46.640 the police. And I had a strong feeling that Gill knew more about this than he let on. 12:46.640 --> 12:51.640 After breakfast, the group broke up and I stayed to help Leona clear the table. And I 12:51.640 --> 12:58.640 saw Gill and Carmen walk out on the porch together. Cigarette, Gill? Yeah, thanks. Here. 13:00.640 --> 13:06.640 Fine morning. You didn't ask me out here to speak about the weather. No, no I didn't. 13:06.640 --> 13:11.640 I want the money you owe me. Yeah, that's what I thought. It was due long ago. With the 13:11.640 --> 13:17.640 list, it adds up to 2,500. I can't pay you now. Why not? You said you'd pay it today. 13:17.640 --> 13:23.640 Well, it's not that I haven't got it. It's... It's what? Well, it's... Well, everything's 13:23.640 --> 13:28.640 so mixed up now. You know... You mean Burroughs' disappearance? Look, give me another 24 hours. 13:28.640 --> 13:33.640 I'd like to, Gill, but... Gill, Gill! Here comes Jackie. All right, 24 hours and no more. 13:33.640 --> 13:38.640 I'm sorry if I'm interrupting something important. Oh, no, no. We were just talking about the 13:38.640 --> 13:43.640 weather. It is lovely, isn't it? Yeah. Well, I'd better get up to the golf course. Oh, say, 13:43.640 --> 13:47.640 Gill, could you lend me the car to drive up? It's pretty far and I'll do plenty of walking 13:47.640 --> 13:52.640 when I get there. Well, as a matter of fact, Carmen, I'm going to use it myself. Oh. Well, 13:52.640 --> 13:59.640 in that case, I'd better start walking. So long. Goodbye. He was after the money, wasn't 13:59.640 --> 14:05.640 he? Yeah, but I didn't give it to him. Why not? Mr. Burroughs gave it to you and we do owe 14:05.640 --> 14:10.640 it to Carmen. Can't you leave me alone for a minute? Say, you two, why the frown? Hello, 14:10.640 --> 14:14.640 Miss Robles. I don't want to interrupt a private fight, so I'll state my business quickly. 14:14.640 --> 14:17.640 How about lending me the car, Gill? I want to drive and... I'm sorry, Miss Robles, but 14:17.640 --> 14:22.640 I need it. I'm driving into town and right now... 14:25.640 --> 14:31.640 Gill drove off. The rest of the day went by in a haze. Gill didn't come back. He stayed 14:31.640 --> 14:38.640 away all day without even phoning me. He had never done that before. It almost seemed as 14:38.640 --> 14:43.640 though he avoided me intentionally. Good evening, as I was putting the finishing touches on 14:43.640 --> 14:48.640 dinner, Leona came up to me. Has a man yet to see you, Miss Blaine? Where is he? In the 14:48.640 --> 14:54.640 front room. Well, who is it? Somebody I ain't never seen before. All right, I'll talk to 14:54.640 --> 15:04.640 him. You look after things here, Leona. Yes, I will. Good evening. My name's Ward. I'm 15:04.640 --> 15:09.640 Mrs. Blaine. You wanted to see me? I wanted to have a few words with Mr. Blaine. Oh, I 15:09.640 --> 15:15.640 see. What was it about? You know what it's about. It's about Burroughs. His office sent 15:15.640 --> 15:21.640 me down. Mr. Burroughs? How about about him? He was a guest here, wasn't he? Yes. When did 15:21.640 --> 15:26.640 he leave? Last night. My husband drove him to the station. Really? How interesting. What 15:26.640 --> 15:31.640 do you mean? We happened to know that he never got on that train. I thought maybe your husband 15:31.640 --> 15:37.640 could tell me a few things I'd like to know. I'll see if he's here. Just a moment. I'd 15:37.640 --> 15:42.640 also like to see some of the other guests. Well, I'm sorry, but nobody's here just now. 15:42.640 --> 15:49.640 Miss Robes is out walking and Mr. Carman hasn't come. Carman? Carman? A short, fat Italian? 15:49.640 --> 15:55.640 Why, yes. How did you know? Mr. Burroughs always ran into him before. Now I'd like to see 15:55.640 --> 16:06.640 your husband. Please sit down. I'll see if I can find him. Thank you. Leona, Leona. Yes, 16:06.640 --> 16:10.640 Mrs. Blaine? Hasn't Mr. Gill come back yet? No, ma'am. I ain't seen him since he drove 16:10.640 --> 16:26.640 off this morning. I see. Well, tell the gentleman to wait. I'm going out on the veranda. I went 16:26.640 --> 16:32.640 out on the veranda. Up and down the length of the porch and back again I walked, my eyes 16:32.640 --> 16:36.640 glued to the dark highway that ran past the house, hoping against hope that Gill would 16:36.640 --> 16:43.640 show up before the detective came looking for me. Gill had the 2,500 on him. Burroughs' 16:43.640 --> 16:49.640 his cash. That important package Mrs. Burroughs spoke of to Marsh. I had to see Gill first 16:49.640 --> 16:56.640 and suddenly I saw a car speeding down the road. Gill's car. I could tell by the one 16:56.640 --> 17:02.640 dim headlight. It toiled through the dark at top speed. Then swerved through our gate 17:02.640 --> 17:07.640 and into the garage. I was about to run down the steps when another pair of headlights 17:07.640 --> 17:13.640 flipped the gloom of the highway. As the car came on, I recognized the taxi from town. 17:13.640 --> 17:20.640 A figure climbed out quickly. Gill! Jackie, did you see the car? Oh, car? Yes, Gill. It 17:20.640 --> 17:25.640 went through the garage. Who was driving it? Well, I couldn't see. What is it, Gill? Are 17:25.640 --> 17:28.640 you in... No time to talk. No time to talk. Where are you going? The garage. I'm coming 17:28.640 --> 17:45.640 with you. The doors are closed. There. Nobody here. Anyone in the car? No. Whoever it was, 17:45.640 --> 17:53.640 beat it. I'd like to know who it was. Gill, I don't understand what this is all about. 17:53.640 --> 17:58.640 Well, frankly, I don't either. I... Well, that is... I was parked in front of the store 17:58.640 --> 18:03.640 in town. I came out and saw somebody hop in my car and drive off like mad. That's odd. 18:03.640 --> 18:07.640 I don't know what he was after, but I don't think he got it. I chased the car all the 18:07.640 --> 18:12.640 way here in the taxi. I saw it coming down the road. I thought it was you. Well, let's 18:12.640 --> 18:22.640 go back to the house. Gill. Yes? Gill, there's somebody here to see you. A man named Ward. 18:22.640 --> 18:29.640 Ward? Who's he? What does he want? He wants to talk to you about Burrows. He's a detective. 18:29.640 --> 18:35.640 Oh. And you'd better let me have the wallet with the money just to be on the safe side. 18:35.640 --> 18:39.640 I'll look. I don't want you mixed up in anything. Why, it'll be all right. Please, give it to 18:39.640 --> 18:49.640 me. Well, okay. Now you'll have to go in and talk to him. Yeah, I suppose so. I went up 18:49.640 --> 18:56.640 to my room and lay there in the dark, trying to distinguish the murmur of voices from below. 18:56.640 --> 19:03.640 But all I could hear was a blur of sound. I got the 25,000. Something's happened. The 19:03.640 --> 19:09.640 next time it'll be too bad for him. He made a pass at me. He left in a hurry. Let me alone. 19:09.640 --> 19:13.640 Why don't you want the police? Why don't you want the police? Why don't you want the police? 19:13.640 --> 19:29.640 Jackie, you awake? Yes. Here, sit down, Gil. You look tired. I am, very. What did Ward 19:29.640 --> 19:37.640 say? That much. But I know he's suspicious. He's going to stay tonight. Oh. Well, let's 19:37.640 --> 19:46.640 go to bed. I'm tired. Oh, by the way, did you see the key to the rumble seat? The key 19:46.640 --> 20:03.640 to the rumble seat? I know. Must have lost it. Good night. Gil, you've never told me. 20:03.640 --> 20:12.640 You've never told me one way or the other. Gil, you've got to tell me. All right. All 20:12.640 --> 20:20.640 right, Jackie. I will. Burroughs never gave me the 2,500. He refused me. We quarreled 20:20.640 --> 20:26.640 and I was mad. I suppose he was afraid of me, afraid of what I might do to him. Anyway, 20:26.640 --> 20:31.640 that's why he left so suddenly. Made me drive him to the station. Did you see him get on 20:31.640 --> 20:37.640 the train? No, I left him at the station. Left my car there and walked down the street. 20:37.640 --> 20:44.640 I was sore. I had to think. I heard the train come and go. And when I went back, Burroughs 20:44.640 --> 20:51.640 was gone. I got in the car and drove home. And the 2,500? I lied when he said he had 20:51.640 --> 20:59.640 that cash. Then where did you get it? Remember the $25 check I cashed for him? Yes. I added 20:59.640 --> 21:04.640 two zeros after the 25. Oh, Gil. I wrote in the word hundred. There was a space for it 21:04.640 --> 21:11.640 made to order. Then I cashed it. Gil, Gil. Oh, I know I'm low, Jackie, but I didn't kill 21:11.640 --> 21:19.640 him. I didn't. Then what became of him? Where is he? I don't know. I wish I did. What's 21:19.640 --> 21:23.640 that? Somebody's out there. Whoever it is is trying to open the garage door. I can't 21:23.640 --> 21:28.640 see who it is. It's not a woman. Not Miss Robles. I can see that much. It could be Carmen. 21:28.640 --> 21:39.640 What are you doing in that drawer? Just getting this gun. Now quiet. No, Gil. Give me that 21:39.640 --> 21:43.640 gun. You can't shoot anybody in the dark like that. Please, Jackie. I'm going to turn all 21:43.640 --> 21:49.640 the lights. Don't, Jackie. Yes, Gil. He's running away. Gone. Who was it? I couldn't 21:49.640 --> 21:56.640 see. Would you? No, Gil. Now it just means waiting until the next time. Oh, Jackie, what 21:56.640 --> 22:01.640 am I going to do? I don't know, dear, but we'll get out of it somehow. How? I'm all 22:01.640 --> 22:13.640 mixed up. There's one clear thing. Somebody is awfully interested in that car. I lay awake 22:13.640 --> 22:20.640 until the sun was up. Then a shallow feverish sleep came. But when I awoke, it was almost 22:20.640 --> 22:25.640 evening. Gil's bed was empty. There were the indistinct sounds of life in the house below. 22:25.640 --> 22:32.640 I rose and as my mind cleared, my words of the night before broke through the edges of 22:32.640 --> 22:43.640 my consciousness. There's one clear thing. Somebody is awfully interested in that car. 22:43.640 --> 22:51.640 I dressed slowly. A tantalizing thought hovered just beyond my grasp. The car. What was there 22:51.640 --> 23:01.640 about the car? I slowly walked down the hallway, my eyes half closed, thinking I had to talk 23:01.640 --> 23:10.640 to Gil. Leona, Leona. Yes, sir? Where's Mr. Gil? Oh, he done went to town with Mr. Ward. 23:10.640 --> 23:15.640 He went with Ward? Yes, and right after breakfast. Mr. Carmen gave him a lift down and... Carmen? 23:15.640 --> 23:22.640 Yes, but Mr. Gil, he done left you this note. Oh, let me see it. Jackie, I've gone downtown 23:22.640 --> 23:32.640 with Ward. I'm going to tell him about the check. And whatever happens will have to happen. 23:32.640 --> 23:37.640 No, Gil. No, Gil, no. Mr. Jacqueline! Leona, I've got to stop him. I'm going to drive to 23:37.640 --> 23:51.640 town. I've got to get there before Gil. Mrs. Blaine, Mrs. Blaine, where are you going? 23:51.640 --> 23:56.640 I'm going to town, Mr. Marsh. Well, may I come along? Well, I... Oh, I suppose so. Hurry 23:56.640 --> 24:18.640 up and get in. Getting dark. Yes. I hope you don't mind me driving so fast. I'm in a terrible 24:18.640 --> 24:25.640 hurry. No. Pull down the next side road. What? I said pull down the next side road. The gun? 24:25.640 --> 24:32.640 Yes, a gun. Now do as I say. There's something in this car I want. I won't. I must get to 24:32.640 --> 24:37.640 Gil. Let go of that wheel. Let go of that wheel. I said there's something here I want. There's 24:37.640 --> 24:53.640 a car coming. Let go. Let go! I tried to move. Miraculously, we were alive. The other car 24:53.640 --> 24:59.640 had careened beyond us up the road. I saw that the side was smashed in. Then I heard 24:59.640 --> 25:04.640 Marsh's voice. I ought to kill you for this. That was a police car. Keep your mouth shut. 25:04.640 --> 25:10.640 Here he comes now. Now remember, there's a gun pointing at your back. Hey, you maniacs. 25:10.640 --> 25:14.640 What's the idea? You trying to kill somebody? Oh, sorry, officer. We had a little trouble 25:14.640 --> 25:17.640 with the steering wheel. Well, you won't have any more trouble with it. This is the end of 25:17.640 --> 25:21.640 your license. Oh, see here, officer. I'm in a terrible hurry. If you let me drive to the 25:21.640 --> 25:26.640 station... Ah, wait a minute, buddy. Let's have your names. What's yours? Come on. Marsh. 25:26.640 --> 25:33.640 Charles Marsh. Oh, Marsh. What's yours, lady? This is Gilbert Blayne. And yours? Well, come 25:33.640 --> 25:37.640 on. What's yours? What's your name? Who are you talking to? That guy in the rumble seat. 25:37.640 --> 25:45.640 The rumble seat? Mr. Burroughs. Oh, it's Burroughs, is it? Why don't you say so? Hey, what are 25:45.640 --> 25:51.640 you, a wise guy sitting there like a mummy? Come on, answer me, will you? Wait a minute. 25:51.640 --> 25:57.640 This guy's dead. You did this. The rumble seat flew open when we crashed. Officer, he's got 25:57.640 --> 26:05.640 a gun. He murdered that man. I'm warning you. Keep back or I'll... That takes care of him. 26:05.640 --> 26:22.640 We're all right now, sister. Yes. I'm all right now. Well, that job's finished. Nothing left 26:22.640 --> 26:27.640 for me to do but go back to town. So it was, Marsh, after all. Yeah. I don't understand 26:27.640 --> 26:32.640 why... He was contemplating a change from secretary to husband. Naturally, with Mr. Burroughs 26:32.640 --> 26:37.640 dead, Mrs. Burroughs would inherit all the money. I see. Marsh followed Gill and Mr. 26:37.640 --> 26:42.640 Burroughs that night to the station. Gill was gone, he killed Burroughs, stuffing him into 26:42.640 --> 26:45.640 the rumble seat, locked it, and kept the key. Well, the thing I don't understand is why Marsh 26:45.640 --> 26:49.640 kept fiddling with the car. What was it that he wanted? Seems to me he was in the clear 26:49.640 --> 26:54.640 if he left well enough alone. That's what tripped him up. Remember when he talked to 26:54.640 --> 26:59.640 Mrs. Burroughs on the phone? They said something about an important package. Oh, yes. I assumed 26:59.640 --> 27:04.640 it to be the 2,500 Gill told me about. But of course it wasn't. There was a package of 27:04.640 --> 27:08.640 letters that Mr. Burroughs had gotten hold of. I get it. Those letters were written by Marsh 27:08.640 --> 27:13.640 to Mrs. Burroughs. Right. And they would incriminate him. He found out about them after the murder. 27:13.640 --> 27:19.640 Right again. Oh. He had to get them to make it perfect. Well, I guess I'll shove off. 27:19.640 --> 27:28.640 So long and thanks. Oh, by the way, you may want to deposit, oh, say, $2,500 to Mr. Burroughs 27:28.640 --> 27:38.640 account. Yeah, I see what you mean. Thanks. Goodbye. Goodbye. Jackie. Yes. Our debts, 27:38.640 --> 27:43.640 there's still $2,500 that have to come from somewhere. We went a long way around to get 27:43.640 --> 27:48.640 right back where we started from. We come through all that trouble and end up broke. 27:48.640 --> 28:09.640 Yes, darling. That's the way it ends. 28:09.640 --> 28:16.640 And so closes the story called Last Night starring Margot and Kent Smith. Tonight's tale of 28:16.640 --> 28:22.640 suspense. This is your narrator, the man in black, who conveys to you Columbia's invitation 28:22.640 --> 28:27.640 to spend this half hour in suspense with us again next Tuesday when John Sutton and George 28:27.640 --> 28:34.640 Zuko will star in the suspense play by John Dickson Carr called The Man Without a Body. 28:34.640 --> 28:38.640 The producer of these broadcasts is William Spear, who with Ted Bliss, the director, 28:38.640 --> 28:43.640 Ladd Gluskin and Lucian Mahawick, conductor and composer, and Cornell Wurich, the author, 28:43.640 --> 28:54.640 collaborated on tonight's suspense. This is CBS, the Columbia Broadcasting System.