1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:06,000 Suspense! 2 00:00:06,000 --> 00:00:20,000 Tonight, to find help, starring Frank Sinatra and Agnes Moorhead. 3 00:00:20,000 --> 00:00:25,080 My roomer, Mr. Armstrong, tried to warn me that morning he left on his business trip. 4 00:00:25,080 --> 00:00:29,400 I remember we were just finishing breakfast and he was rather in a hurry. 5 00:00:29,400 --> 00:00:32,960 I don't care what you say, Mrs. Gillis, I just plain don't like it. 6 00:00:32,960 --> 00:00:36,280 You're alone here in the house all day. There are no close neighbors. 7 00:00:36,280 --> 00:00:38,520 After all, you know nothing about the man. 8 00:00:38,520 --> 00:00:42,800 Good gracious, Mr. Armstrong, you'd think I was a pretty young thing of twenty to hear you tell it. 9 00:00:42,800 --> 00:00:48,560 And another thing, it seems very strange to me that a young man should be job-hunting from door to door in this day and age. 10 00:00:48,560 --> 00:00:50,280 Why, there are plenty of jobs to be had. 11 00:00:50,280 --> 00:00:53,160 That's why it's so difficult to find help these days. 12 00:00:53,160 --> 00:00:55,800 Oh, you're a worry ward, Mr. Armstrong. 13 00:00:55,800 --> 00:01:00,560 Now that I've found someone to do my heavy work, I'm not going to let your silly notions change my mind. 14 00:01:00,560 --> 00:01:05,600 All the same, though, I'm not leaving the house this morning till I get a look at the guy. 15 00:01:05,600 --> 00:01:11,640 I remember I kept worrying about poor Mr. Armstrong missing his train because it was getting to be nine o'clock. 16 00:01:11,640 --> 00:01:17,640 He dried the breakfast dishes for me and as he talked, he kept looking out of the window towards the long driveway. 17 00:01:17,640 --> 00:01:19,920 Hey, here he comes. 18 00:01:19,920 --> 00:01:24,120 Well, I guess I needn't have worried. 19 00:01:24,120 --> 00:01:28,520 Mr. Armstrong was smiling before he'd seen my young man who was coming up the driveway. 20 00:01:28,520 --> 00:01:30,280 And I smiled, too. 21 00:01:30,280 --> 00:01:34,200 Even I had forgotten what a meek, harmless-looking lad he was. 22 00:01:34,200 --> 00:01:37,800 Why, he could hardly be called a man at all, I thought. 23 00:01:37,800 --> 00:01:40,600 Sure, that's the critter who's been causing me all this mental anger. 24 00:01:40,600 --> 00:01:43,760 There, there, you see, you and your silly ideas. 25 00:01:43,760 --> 00:01:47,880 Why, the little guy's not strong enough to keep a regular job, I suppose. 26 00:01:47,880 --> 00:01:52,760 Why, I believe Sarah's getting some of your foolish notions, Mr. Armstrong. 27 00:01:52,760 --> 00:01:54,760 There, there, there, now, Sarah. 28 00:01:54,760 --> 00:01:57,440 I'm sorry that we made you nervous about him. 29 00:01:57,440 --> 00:01:59,200 Why, you could see the guy. 30 00:01:59,200 --> 00:02:01,480 He'll hear you. 31 00:02:01,480 --> 00:02:05,400 Oh, good morning. Good morning. I've been expecting you. 32 00:02:05,400 --> 00:02:10,600 This is my rumor, Mr. Armstrong. I don't believe you told me your name. 33 00:02:10,600 --> 00:02:11,880 I'm Howard Wilton, ma'am. 34 00:02:11,880 --> 00:02:14,960 Ah, hello, Howard. I'm glad you've come. 35 00:02:14,960 --> 00:02:16,920 I know you'll be of great help to Mrs. Gillis. 36 00:02:16,920 --> 00:02:19,680 And you'll be company, too. 37 00:02:19,680 --> 00:02:22,640 Well, I'm off. Take care of yourself. 38 00:02:22,640 --> 00:02:25,040 I don't think you'll have much trouble. 39 00:02:30,880 --> 00:02:33,520 I don't believe your dog likes me, Mrs. Gillis. 40 00:02:33,520 --> 00:02:35,520 Oh, yes, of course she does. 41 00:02:35,520 --> 00:02:38,720 But she's just getting a little old and peedy. 42 00:02:38,720 --> 00:02:39,400 Oh. 43 00:02:39,400 --> 00:02:42,080 Come along now, Howard, and I'll show you where to hang your coat. 44 00:02:42,080 --> 00:02:46,120 Yes. Oh, yes. I always hang my coat up. 45 00:02:46,120 --> 00:02:49,480 He followed me into the closet storeroom at the back of the house. 46 00:02:49,480 --> 00:02:52,080 Then I handed him a clothes hanger and a rough heavy apron, 47 00:02:52,080 --> 00:02:54,160 which I kept for cleaning help. 48 00:02:54,160 --> 00:02:56,760 Is this apron clean, Mrs. Gillis? 49 00:02:56,760 --> 00:03:02,080 Why, of course it's clean. No one's worn it since it was laundered last. 50 00:03:02,080 --> 00:03:05,440 But there are spots on it. See? 51 00:03:05,440 --> 00:03:08,000 Spots? Well, here, let me look at it. 52 00:03:08,000 --> 00:03:11,240 Oh, for that's paint. No dirt and dried paint. 53 00:03:11,240 --> 00:03:13,520 Well, if you don't mind, I'd rather not wear it. 54 00:03:13,520 --> 00:03:16,720 Well, what'll you wear then? You didn't bring other clothes, did you? 55 00:03:16,720 --> 00:03:21,640 I'm a neat worker, Mrs. Gillis. You needn't worry about my clothes. No. 56 00:03:21,640 --> 00:03:24,440 I turned, and the light hitting his face from the small window 57 00:03:24,440 --> 00:03:26,880 made him look so different. 58 00:03:26,880 --> 00:03:30,520 I was startled for a moment, and then I thought, 59 00:03:30,520 --> 00:03:32,880 you're a silly old woman, Mrs. Gillis. 60 00:03:32,880 --> 00:03:35,800 And then I smiled. 61 00:03:35,800 --> 00:03:38,480 Are you laughing at me, Mrs. Gillis? 62 00:03:38,480 --> 00:03:41,800 Oh, why, no. I was laughing at myself. 63 00:03:41,800 --> 00:03:45,040 Come along. Let's get started now. 64 00:03:45,040 --> 00:03:48,680 You'd only been at the den floor a short time when I heard him walk back 65 00:03:48,680 --> 00:03:51,480 to the closet storeroom. 66 00:03:51,480 --> 00:03:53,000 Can I help you, son? 67 00:03:53,000 --> 00:03:55,000 I'm going after my coat, Mrs. Gillis. 68 00:03:55,000 --> 00:03:57,000 I don't like it being out there in the storeroom. 69 00:03:57,000 --> 00:03:59,000 It's a breeding place for moths, you know. 70 00:03:59,000 --> 00:04:04,600 Oh. Oh, now, son, it takes longer than that for moths to do any damage. 71 00:04:04,600 --> 00:04:07,160 Perhaps you won't think it's quite so amusing when I tell you 72 00:04:07,160 --> 00:04:09,600 that it's my best and only coat. 73 00:04:09,600 --> 00:04:12,240 Oh, I didn't mean to hurt your feelings. 74 00:04:12,240 --> 00:04:15,240 Oh, I didn't mean to hurt your feelings, Howard. 75 00:04:15,240 --> 00:04:18,240 Where would you like to put it? In the kitchen, perhaps? 76 00:04:18,240 --> 00:04:21,240 No, the cooking fumes wouldn't be good for it. 77 00:04:21,240 --> 00:04:23,240 I'll take it right in the den with me. 78 00:04:23,240 --> 00:04:25,240 That is, if you don't mind. 79 00:04:25,240 --> 00:04:27,240 We'll go right ahead, Howard. 80 00:04:27,240 --> 00:04:29,240 If you don't mind. 81 00:04:31,240 --> 00:04:34,240 Suddenly I was thankful that there was a phone. 82 00:04:34,240 --> 00:04:36,240 He was such a peculiar boy. 83 00:04:36,240 --> 00:04:40,240 I wasn't really alarmed. Not then I wasn't. 84 00:04:40,240 --> 00:04:43,240 Still, it was good to know the phone was there 85 00:04:43,240 --> 00:04:46,240 and that old Sarah was still in the breakfast room asleep. 86 00:04:54,240 --> 00:04:56,240 I went on about my own work that morning, 87 00:04:56,240 --> 00:04:59,240 but several times I went into the den to have a look at him. 88 00:04:59,240 --> 00:05:01,240 He wasn't doing much. I could see that. 89 00:05:01,240 --> 00:05:06,240 He seemed to keep polishing one small square in the corner of the room. 90 00:05:06,240 --> 00:05:09,240 Is there anything you need, Howard? 91 00:05:09,240 --> 00:05:11,240 Howard? 92 00:05:11,240 --> 00:05:13,240 Howard? 93 00:05:13,240 --> 00:05:16,240 I won't be spied upon, Mrs. Gillis. I won't put up with that. 94 00:05:16,240 --> 00:05:19,240 Well, see, see here, lad, 95 00:05:19,240 --> 00:05:22,240 I think we must have gotten off on the wrong foot. 96 00:05:22,240 --> 00:05:24,240 I'm not spying on you. 97 00:05:24,240 --> 00:05:26,240 Then why do you keep popping in like this? 98 00:05:26,240 --> 00:05:27,240 Why? 99 00:05:27,240 --> 00:05:28,240 Would you like me to go faster? 100 00:05:28,240 --> 00:05:30,240 Would you like me to spill out my life's blood for you here on the floor? 101 00:05:30,240 --> 00:05:32,240 Is that what you're after? 102 00:05:32,240 --> 00:05:34,240 Howard, I'm not spying on you. 103 00:05:34,240 --> 00:05:36,240 I'm not spying on you. 104 00:05:36,240 --> 00:05:40,240 Howard, are you well? Are you well enough to work? 105 00:05:40,240 --> 00:05:41,240 Of course I'm well. 106 00:05:41,240 --> 00:05:44,240 If only you'd quit bothering and pestering and questioning me. 107 00:05:44,240 --> 00:05:46,240 Is that too much to ask? 108 00:05:46,240 --> 00:05:51,240 Well, look, look, Howard, I'm, I'm interested in young men. 109 00:05:51,240 --> 00:05:54,240 I have two boys of my own. They're in the service. 110 00:05:54,240 --> 00:05:56,240 You see that Bill on the desk there? 111 00:05:56,240 --> 00:06:00,240 He's a Marine. And, and on the table there, that's Dennis. 112 00:06:00,240 --> 00:06:02,240 He's in the infantry. He's overseas. 113 00:06:02,240 --> 00:06:06,240 So that's why you hate me. I see it all now. 114 00:06:06,240 --> 00:06:08,240 Hate you? 115 00:06:08,240 --> 00:06:10,240 Well, what ever gave you that? 116 00:06:10,240 --> 00:06:14,240 Yes, you hate me. I could tell at the moment I walked into this house this morning. 117 00:06:14,240 --> 00:06:15,240 But Howard, why did you... 118 00:06:15,240 --> 00:06:18,240 You hate me because I'm young and I'm not in the service like your boys. 119 00:06:18,240 --> 00:06:23,240 Why? Why? It never occurred to me. 120 00:06:23,240 --> 00:06:26,240 You must know I was grateful when you came looking for work. 121 00:06:26,240 --> 00:06:28,240 Grateful? You resented me. 122 00:06:28,240 --> 00:06:32,240 The only reason you have me here is to work my life's blood away. 123 00:06:32,240 --> 00:06:36,240 To punish me for not being in the service just because your sons are in the service and I'm out. 124 00:06:36,240 --> 00:06:38,240 Son, son, you're ill. 125 00:06:38,240 --> 00:06:42,240 Let's put the work away now and I'll make you a cup of tea. 126 00:06:42,240 --> 00:06:44,240 Oh, so you don't want me to do the job, is that it? 127 00:06:44,240 --> 00:06:48,240 You're like the Army. There was a job to be done and they wouldn't let me in. 128 00:06:48,240 --> 00:06:50,240 Now you'd like to stop me in the middle of this. 129 00:06:50,240 --> 00:06:52,240 I only want you to do whatever will make you feel better. 130 00:06:52,240 --> 00:06:55,240 Well, leave me alone then. 131 00:06:55,240 --> 00:06:57,240 Very well. 132 00:06:57,240 --> 00:06:59,240 Mrs. Gillis. 133 00:06:59,240 --> 00:07:00,240 Yes? 134 00:07:00,240 --> 00:07:04,240 I'll tell you why I'm not in the Army, if you insist. 135 00:07:04,240 --> 00:07:06,240 I don't insist at all, Howard. 136 00:07:06,240 --> 00:07:09,240 If you must know, I'll tell you. 137 00:07:09,240 --> 00:07:14,240 They said... they said there was something wrong with my mind. 138 00:07:14,240 --> 00:07:17,240 Yes, I just thought maybe you'd like to know, Mrs. Gillis. 139 00:07:17,240 --> 00:07:27,240 They said there was something wrong with my mind. 140 00:07:27,240 --> 00:07:30,240 The first thing that I thought of when I reached the hallway was the phone, 141 00:07:30,240 --> 00:07:32,240 but it was in the den with Howard. 142 00:07:32,240 --> 00:07:37,240 I ran quickly to the back door, but it was locked and the key wasn't in its usual place. 143 00:07:37,240 --> 00:07:40,240 The front door, but it was locked too. 144 00:07:40,240 --> 00:07:43,240 And I... I heard a crash. 145 00:07:43,240 --> 00:07:44,240 It came from the den. 146 00:07:44,240 --> 00:07:49,240 I rushed in to find Howard peacefully polishing away at the same spot. 147 00:07:49,240 --> 00:07:51,240 He hadn't moved an inch. 148 00:07:51,240 --> 00:07:53,240 He didn't look up at me. 149 00:07:53,240 --> 00:07:57,240 Then I saw the phone which had fallen to the floor beside him. 150 00:07:57,240 --> 00:07:59,240 But it hadn't just fallen. 151 00:07:59,240 --> 00:08:03,240 The wires had been torn out of the wall. 152 00:08:03,240 --> 00:08:07,240 The phone, Mrs. Gillis, it fell. 153 00:08:07,240 --> 00:08:10,240 But... the wires? 154 00:08:10,240 --> 00:08:12,240 I suppose you think I ruined your phone. 155 00:08:12,240 --> 00:08:14,240 The wires? 156 00:08:14,240 --> 00:08:16,240 That happened when it fell to the floor. 157 00:08:16,240 --> 00:08:17,240 It couldn't have. 158 00:08:17,240 --> 00:08:19,240 That happened when it fell to the floor. 159 00:08:19,240 --> 00:08:20,240 But it couldn't have. 160 00:08:20,240 --> 00:08:23,240 I don't suppose you'll be able to use it anymore, Mrs. Gillis. 161 00:08:23,240 --> 00:08:25,240 Not for a while anyway. 162 00:08:25,240 --> 00:08:29,240 No, I... I don't suppose I will. 163 00:08:29,240 --> 00:08:30,240 Sarah! 164 00:08:30,240 --> 00:08:32,240 Yes, Sarah? 165 00:08:32,240 --> 00:08:33,240 Yes, Sarah? 166 00:08:33,240 --> 00:08:34,240 Mrs. Gillis? 167 00:08:34,240 --> 00:08:36,240 Yes? 168 00:08:36,240 --> 00:08:38,240 You're looking for your dog? 169 00:08:38,240 --> 00:08:41,240 Yes, I... I... I haven't seen her all morning. 170 00:08:41,240 --> 00:08:42,240 She was in the breakfast room. 171 00:08:42,240 --> 00:08:44,240 Well, she's not there any longer. 172 00:08:44,240 --> 00:08:46,240 Yes, I know. 173 00:08:46,240 --> 00:08:48,240 Where is she, Howard? 174 00:08:48,240 --> 00:08:49,240 Where is she? 175 00:08:49,240 --> 00:08:50,240 Yes, where is she? 176 00:08:50,240 --> 00:08:52,240 She's gone. 177 00:08:52,240 --> 00:08:53,240 Gone? 178 00:08:53,240 --> 00:08:54,240 If you've harmed her... 179 00:08:54,240 --> 00:08:55,240 She didn't like me, you know. 180 00:08:55,240 --> 00:08:58,240 See, here, I... I've put up with enough, you know. 181 00:08:58,240 --> 00:09:00,240 You tell me where my dog is or I... 182 00:09:00,240 --> 00:09:01,240 Or what, Mrs. Gillis? 183 00:09:01,240 --> 00:09:02,240 You'll do what, Mrs. Gillis? 184 00:09:02,240 --> 00:09:03,240 What will you do? 185 00:09:03,240 --> 00:09:04,240 Sarah! Sarah! 186 00:09:04,240 --> 00:09:05,240 She's gone, Mrs. Gillis. 187 00:09:05,240 --> 00:09:06,240 I told you that. 188 00:09:06,240 --> 00:09:07,240 You've harmed my dog. 189 00:09:07,240 --> 00:09:08,240 Have I? 190 00:09:08,240 --> 00:09:09,240 You killed her. 191 00:09:09,240 --> 00:09:12,240 Oh, poor old Sarah, who never heard a thing. 192 00:09:12,240 --> 00:09:13,240 She would have hurt me. 193 00:09:13,240 --> 00:09:14,240 You're bad, Howard. 194 00:09:14,240 --> 00:09:15,240 You're wicked. 195 00:09:15,240 --> 00:09:16,240 You're wicked. 196 00:09:16,240 --> 00:09:17,240 You're a coward. 197 00:09:17,240 --> 00:09:18,240 I'm not a coward, Mrs. Gillis. 198 00:09:18,240 --> 00:09:19,240 Yes, you are. 199 00:09:19,240 --> 00:09:20,240 Cowards are afraid to kill. 200 00:09:20,240 --> 00:09:22,240 Only a coward would kill a poor old dog. 201 00:09:22,240 --> 00:09:25,240 Well, if I were a coward, I'd be afraid of you, and I'm not afraid of you. 202 00:09:25,240 --> 00:09:26,240 Will you let me out of here? 203 00:09:26,240 --> 00:09:27,240 Let me out of here. 204 00:09:27,240 --> 00:09:29,240 I have strong hands, Mrs. Gillis. 205 00:09:29,240 --> 00:09:30,240 My fingers are like steel. 206 00:09:30,240 --> 00:09:31,240 I've never harmed you. 207 00:09:31,240 --> 00:09:35,240 No, and Sarah didn't either, but she would have if I hadn't harmed her first. 208 00:09:35,240 --> 00:09:36,240 Let me out of here! 209 00:09:36,240 --> 00:09:38,240 You're getting very noisy, Mrs. Gillis. 210 00:09:38,240 --> 00:09:41,240 Perhaps if I locked you in this closet, you'd calm down a bit. 211 00:09:41,240 --> 00:09:42,240 Howard! 212 00:09:42,240 --> 00:09:43,240 Howard! 213 00:09:49,240 --> 00:09:51,240 And then I heard the key turn in the lock. 214 00:09:51,240 --> 00:09:55,240 For a moment I had the feeling of... of unreality. 215 00:09:55,240 --> 00:09:56,240 What? 216 00:09:56,240 --> 00:09:58,240 What is really happening? 217 00:09:59,240 --> 00:10:01,240 But I found out soon enough that it wasn't a dream. 218 00:10:01,240 --> 00:10:03,240 For the dim light from the little square window 219 00:10:03,240 --> 00:10:08,240 picked out a limp, lifeless object in the corner among the dusty mops. 220 00:10:08,240 --> 00:10:12,240 I knew without looking further what it was. 221 00:10:12,240 --> 00:10:14,240 Poor Sarah. 222 00:10:14,240 --> 00:10:17,240 Sarah, who never harmed her soul. 223 00:10:22,240 --> 00:10:25,240 I don't know how long he kept me there. 224 00:10:25,240 --> 00:10:30,240 I could hear him moving about the house, but he finally came back. 225 00:10:30,240 --> 00:10:33,240 He spoke to me through the door. 226 00:10:33,240 --> 00:10:36,240 Have you calmed down, Mrs. Gillis? 227 00:10:36,240 --> 00:10:38,240 Yes, Howard. 228 00:10:38,240 --> 00:10:39,240 Yes. 229 00:10:39,240 --> 00:10:41,240 Let me out. 230 00:10:41,240 --> 00:10:42,240 Why? 231 00:10:42,240 --> 00:10:44,240 Well... 232 00:10:44,240 --> 00:10:47,240 Well, because it's... it's warm in here. 233 00:10:47,240 --> 00:10:50,240 Because I... I want to get out. 234 00:10:50,240 --> 00:10:52,240 You were looking for your dog, weren't you? 235 00:10:52,240 --> 00:10:55,240 Never mind about that, Howard. Just let me out. 236 00:10:55,240 --> 00:10:57,240 You know, Mrs. Gillis, if I kept you in there, 237 00:10:57,240 --> 00:10:59,240 you wouldn't be able to spy on me ever again. 238 00:10:59,240 --> 00:11:02,240 I won't spy on you, Howard. Please let me out. 239 00:11:02,240 --> 00:11:04,240 Do you know what I've been doing, Mrs. Gillis? 240 00:11:04,240 --> 00:11:05,240 No. 241 00:11:05,240 --> 00:11:08,240 I've been doing your den floors, just like you asked me to. 242 00:11:08,240 --> 00:11:10,240 And that's fine, Howard. 243 00:11:10,240 --> 00:11:12,240 It was fine being able to work peacefully, 244 00:11:12,240 --> 00:11:15,240 knowing that you were someplace where you couldn't bother me. 245 00:11:15,240 --> 00:11:17,240 I won't bother you, Howard. 246 00:11:17,240 --> 00:11:19,240 It was very peaceful. Nobody to bother me. 247 00:11:19,240 --> 00:11:21,240 Let me out, Howard. 248 00:11:21,240 --> 00:11:23,240 Will you promise to do as I tell you? 249 00:11:23,240 --> 00:11:24,240 Yes, I promise. 250 00:11:24,240 --> 00:11:25,240 Anything? 251 00:11:25,240 --> 00:11:26,240 Anything. 252 00:11:26,240 --> 00:11:29,240 Very well, then. 253 00:11:36,240 --> 00:11:38,240 Now, no tricks. 254 00:11:38,240 --> 00:11:40,240 No. 255 00:11:40,240 --> 00:11:43,240 Feel my hands, Mrs. Gillis. 256 00:11:43,240 --> 00:11:45,240 He held them out before him. 257 00:11:45,240 --> 00:11:48,240 They were thin, weird-looking hands. 258 00:11:48,240 --> 00:11:52,240 Then he turned them over slowly, and he looked down at them. 259 00:11:52,240 --> 00:11:55,240 Are they nice hands, Mrs. Gillis? 260 00:11:55,240 --> 00:11:58,240 Yes. Yes, they're nice hands. 261 00:11:58,240 --> 00:12:01,240 But you haven't felt them. 262 00:12:01,240 --> 00:12:03,240 I knew better than to argue, 263 00:12:03,240 --> 00:12:06,240 and I forced myself to take hold of one of them. 264 00:12:06,240 --> 00:12:10,240 It was icy cold, and the floor wax had made it sticky. 265 00:12:10,240 --> 00:12:12,240 Have your sons as nice hands as these? 266 00:12:12,240 --> 00:12:14,240 Oh, no. No, they haven't. 267 00:12:14,240 --> 00:12:16,240 But they got into the army, didn't they? 268 00:12:16,240 --> 00:12:18,240 I'm just as good as they are, you know. 269 00:12:18,240 --> 00:12:20,240 Of course you are, Howard. 270 00:12:20,240 --> 00:12:22,240 Wouldn't you like some food, lad? 271 00:12:22,240 --> 00:12:24,240 You haven't eaten all day, you know. 272 00:12:24,240 --> 00:12:25,240 Some food would be good. 273 00:12:25,240 --> 00:12:27,240 Let me fix you some. 274 00:12:27,240 --> 00:12:31,240 Mrs. Gillis, you know, a woman I worked for once said my hands were weak. 275 00:12:31,240 --> 00:12:33,240 She did? 276 00:12:33,240 --> 00:12:35,240 Yeah, but she soon found out, however. 277 00:12:35,240 --> 00:12:37,240 We're here. 278 00:12:37,240 --> 00:12:39,240 I have some nice cold roast in the ice locker. 279 00:12:39,240 --> 00:12:41,240 I'd thought her a lesson. 280 00:12:41,240 --> 00:12:43,240 And it'll only take me a minute to fix some salad. 281 00:12:43,240 --> 00:12:45,240 Are your sons' hands strong, Mrs. Gillis? 282 00:12:45,240 --> 00:12:47,240 Not as strong as yours, Howard. 283 00:12:47,240 --> 00:12:49,240 I'll set the table right away. 284 00:12:49,240 --> 00:12:51,240 Mrs. Gillis, feel my hands again. 285 00:12:51,240 --> 00:12:54,240 They're like steel, you know. 286 00:13:01,240 --> 00:13:04,240 I finally managed to get some lunch on the table. 287 00:13:04,240 --> 00:13:06,240 And Howard sat beside me. 288 00:13:06,240 --> 00:13:08,240 He didn't say much and he ate very little. 289 00:13:08,240 --> 00:13:14,240 I tried to appear casual to engage him in a conversation, just anything. 290 00:13:14,240 --> 00:13:16,240 Do you work often, Howard? 291 00:13:16,240 --> 00:13:18,240 Not often. 292 00:13:18,240 --> 00:13:21,240 Do you have trouble finding jobs? 293 00:13:21,240 --> 00:13:24,240 Well, people are anxious to find help these days, weren't you? 294 00:13:24,240 --> 00:13:28,240 Yes, to find help. 295 00:13:28,240 --> 00:13:31,240 Mrs. Gillis, they're looking for me. 296 00:13:31,240 --> 00:13:33,240 Who, Howard? 297 00:13:33,240 --> 00:13:35,240 Well, I don't know exactly. 298 00:13:35,240 --> 00:13:37,240 The people I worked for last, I guess. 299 00:13:37,240 --> 00:13:39,240 Was that here, in this town? 300 00:13:39,240 --> 00:13:41,240 Oh, no, no. It was in another town. 301 00:13:41,240 --> 00:13:43,240 Everyone was looking for me, so I went away. 302 00:13:43,240 --> 00:13:46,240 It was horrible to be spied upon, Mrs. Gillis. 303 00:13:46,240 --> 00:13:48,240 Do you know what it is to be spied upon? 304 00:13:48,240 --> 00:13:50,240 No, no, I don't. 305 00:13:50,240 --> 00:13:51,240 Would you like to know? 306 00:13:51,240 --> 00:13:53,240 No, no, no, I wouldn't, Howard. 307 00:13:53,240 --> 00:13:56,240 I think I'll spy on you for the rest of the day so that you'll know how it feels. 308 00:13:56,240 --> 00:14:00,240 No, no, no, no, Howard, whatever it is you want, just take it and go away. 309 00:14:00,240 --> 00:14:02,240 There's nothing I want, Mrs. Gillis. 310 00:14:02,240 --> 00:14:04,240 I only want to stay here with you. 311 00:14:04,240 --> 00:14:06,240 I can't stand it, Howard. I can't. I am an old woman. 312 00:14:06,240 --> 00:14:08,240 Now please go away and leave me alone. 313 00:14:08,240 --> 00:14:10,240 I'm not going away, Mrs. Gillis. There's still a job to be done. 314 00:14:10,240 --> 00:14:13,240 I'll go away after I've done everything that's to be done. 315 00:14:13,240 --> 00:14:15,240 Howard, I have some money here in my pocket. 316 00:14:15,240 --> 00:14:17,240 I got it upstairs where it's a great deal and I'll give it to you. 317 00:14:17,240 --> 00:14:19,240 I don't want your money, Mrs. Gillis. 318 00:14:19,240 --> 00:14:20,240 Well, then go away. 319 00:14:20,240 --> 00:14:23,240 Oh, that would be foolish. Then you tell him. 320 00:14:23,240 --> 00:14:25,240 Oh, no, no, I wouldn't. I wouldn't really, Howard. 321 00:14:25,240 --> 00:14:27,240 Go away and I'll never tell him so that you've been here. I won't tell him so. 322 00:14:27,240 --> 00:14:30,240 I don't believe you, Mrs. Gillis, and I don't trust you. 323 00:14:30,240 --> 00:14:33,240 There's only one way of being certain that you won't tell and that... 324 00:14:33,240 --> 00:14:35,240 My heart jumped. 325 00:14:35,240 --> 00:14:37,240 When I looked out the window, I thought it was a new man. 326 00:14:37,240 --> 00:14:39,240 Howard moved quickly to the window with me. 327 00:14:39,240 --> 00:14:40,240 Tell him to go away. 328 00:14:40,240 --> 00:14:43,240 I can't. I've... I've wanted some extra things. 329 00:14:43,240 --> 00:14:45,240 Then go into the store room until he goes. 330 00:14:45,240 --> 00:14:47,240 I can't, Howard. He knows I'm here and he'll expect me to pay him. 331 00:14:47,240 --> 00:14:50,240 You promised to do as I told you. Now will you tell him to go away? 332 00:14:50,240 --> 00:14:53,240 Howard, Howard, if I tell him to go, he'll think something's wrong 333 00:14:53,240 --> 00:14:55,240 and then you'll get caught for sure. 334 00:14:55,240 --> 00:14:57,240 All right, Mrs. Gillis, take whatever you've ordered, 335 00:14:57,240 --> 00:15:00,240 but if you pull any tricks, you'll be sorry. 336 00:15:00,240 --> 00:15:03,240 He opened the cabinet drawer and I saw him take a knife out. 337 00:15:03,240 --> 00:15:05,240 Without another word, he stepped back between the stove and the wall, 338 00:15:05,240 --> 00:15:07,240 but he was still within easy reach of me. 339 00:15:07,240 --> 00:15:09,240 Oh, my hands were shaking. 340 00:15:09,240 --> 00:15:11,240 The milkman knocked as usual at the window over the sink. 341 00:15:11,240 --> 00:15:13,240 Just a moment. 342 00:15:13,240 --> 00:15:15,240 Well, good afternoon, Miss Gillis. 343 00:15:15,240 --> 00:15:16,240 Good afternoon. 344 00:15:16,240 --> 00:15:17,240 Lovely day, isn't it? 345 00:15:17,240 --> 00:15:18,240 Yes, yes it is. 346 00:15:18,240 --> 00:15:20,240 Miss Gillis, I think I have good news for you. 347 00:15:20,240 --> 00:15:21,240 You have? 348 00:15:21,240 --> 00:15:24,240 Yeah. Beginning the first, I think we're getting some badly needed help. 349 00:15:24,240 --> 00:15:26,240 In the future, your deliveries will be made in the early morning. 350 00:15:26,240 --> 00:15:28,240 Well, that's nice. I... 351 00:15:28,240 --> 00:15:30,240 I don't believe you ever did like these late deliveries, did you? 352 00:15:30,240 --> 00:15:32,240 Well, I had never really minded. 353 00:15:32,240 --> 00:15:34,240 Well, if all our customers were like you, Miss Gillis, 354 00:15:34,240 --> 00:15:36,240 it wouldn't be such a bad world. 355 00:15:36,240 --> 00:15:38,240 Here you are. One quart of milk, fine a half and a half. 356 00:15:38,240 --> 00:15:40,240 Bye, Miss Gillis. 357 00:15:40,240 --> 00:15:42,240 But the extra things, you forgot them. 358 00:15:42,240 --> 00:15:44,240 The extra things? 359 00:15:44,240 --> 00:15:46,240 Yes, yes, the extra things. 360 00:15:46,240 --> 00:15:48,240 Now, don't tell me you forgot the eggs and the butter. 361 00:15:48,240 --> 00:15:50,240 I'll get them right away. 362 00:15:50,240 --> 00:15:52,240 Miss Gillis, I'm going to give you one more chance. 363 00:15:52,240 --> 00:15:54,240 When he comes back, you're going to get rid of him. 364 00:15:54,240 --> 00:15:56,240 Do you hear? 365 00:15:56,240 --> 00:15:58,240 And if you give me away, I'm going to kill you. 366 00:15:58,240 --> 00:16:00,240 I'll kill you before he can get inside this house, 367 00:16:00,240 --> 00:16:02,240 and I don't care what happens to me. 368 00:16:02,240 --> 00:16:04,240 I won't. I won't give you away, Howard. 369 00:16:04,240 --> 00:16:06,240 I won't give you away. I'll only pay him. 370 00:16:06,240 --> 00:16:08,240 I have to do this. 371 00:16:06,240 --> 00:16:08,240 Shut up and remember. 372 00:16:08,240 --> 00:16:10,240 Well, here you are, Miss Gillis. 373 00:16:10,240 --> 00:16:12,240 Thank you. 374 00:16:10,240 --> 00:16:12,240 Anything else? 375 00:16:12,240 --> 00:16:14,240 No, no, no, that's all. 376 00:16:14,240 --> 00:16:16,240 Miss Gillis, I'm going to get it. 377 00:16:16,240 --> 00:16:18,240 I'm sorry, I can't stop to talk to Dan Barry. 378 00:16:18,240 --> 00:16:20,240 Oh, I stood for a moment behind the stove. 379 00:16:20,240 --> 00:16:22,240 His eyes were blazing. 380 00:16:22,240 --> 00:16:24,240 And he spoke without moving. 381 00:16:24,240 --> 00:16:26,240 You're very clever, aren't you, Mrs. Gillis? 382 00:16:26,240 --> 00:16:28,240 What do you mean? 383 00:16:28,240 --> 00:16:30,240 You thought you were going to put something over on me, 384 00:16:30,240 --> 00:16:32,240 didn't you? 385 00:16:32,240 --> 00:16:34,240 I sent him away, didn't I? 386 00:16:34,240 --> 00:16:36,240 The extra things you ordered, there weren't any. 387 00:16:36,240 --> 00:16:38,240 Yes, there were. 388 00:16:38,240 --> 00:16:40,240 You saw him, you heard him. 389 00:16:40,240 --> 00:16:42,240 He didn't know what you were talking about. 390 00:16:42,240 --> 00:16:44,240 The milkman had returned. 391 00:16:44,240 --> 00:16:46,240 He stood out right in front of me. 392 00:16:46,240 --> 00:16:48,240 Howard looked at me, and I saw his knuckles go up. 393 00:16:48,240 --> 00:16:50,240 I had to catch him. 394 00:16:50,240 --> 00:16:52,240 This is your last chance. Get rid of him. 395 00:16:52,240 --> 00:16:54,240 Yes, I will. I will, Howard, I will. 396 00:16:54,240 --> 00:16:56,240 Sorry to bother you again, Miss Gillis, 397 00:16:56,240 --> 00:16:58,240 but you forgot the points on the butter. 398 00:16:58,240 --> 00:17:00,240 Oh, yes. Yes, the ration point. 399 00:17:02,240 --> 00:17:04,240 Here you are. 400 00:17:04,240 --> 00:17:06,240 Sorry I had to bother you, Miss Gillis, 401 00:17:06,240 --> 00:17:08,240 but you see, I had to... Yes, yes, I'm busy. 402 00:17:08,240 --> 00:17:10,240 Can't you see I'm busy? 403 00:17:10,240 --> 00:17:12,240 Tell me when he's gone, Mrs. Gillis. 404 00:17:12,240 --> 00:17:14,240 I stood by the window and watched. 405 00:17:14,240 --> 00:17:16,240 He got into his truck, 406 00:17:16,240 --> 00:17:18,240 and then he drove off. 407 00:17:22,240 --> 00:17:24,240 So that was your scheme, was it? 408 00:17:24,240 --> 00:17:26,240 So you wanted to give me away. 409 00:17:26,240 --> 00:17:28,240 He's gone now, Howard. 410 00:17:28,240 --> 00:17:30,240 You thought he'd save you, didn't you? 411 00:17:30,240 --> 00:17:32,240 No. No, I sent him away like you asked me. 412 00:17:32,240 --> 00:17:34,240 You know what would have happened to me. 413 00:17:34,240 --> 00:17:36,240 I sent him away. Do you? 414 00:17:36,240 --> 00:17:38,240 They would have taken me away. 415 00:17:38,240 --> 00:17:40,240 Howard, leave me alone. I'm going to punish you. 416 00:17:40,240 --> 00:17:42,240 No, Howard, I haven't been punished enough. 417 00:17:42,240 --> 00:17:44,240 No, you haven't. 418 00:17:44,240 --> 00:17:46,240 He's standing very close now, 419 00:17:46,240 --> 00:17:48,240 and I knew he still held a knife. 420 00:17:50,240 --> 00:17:52,240 And suddenly, 421 00:17:52,240 --> 00:17:54,240 everything was black, 422 00:17:54,240 --> 00:18:02,240 and I stepped to the floor. 423 00:18:06,240 --> 00:18:08,240 When I came to, 424 00:18:08,240 --> 00:18:10,240 I was in a den, 425 00:18:10,240 --> 00:18:12,240 on the den floor. 426 00:18:14,240 --> 00:18:16,240 My head clapped. 427 00:18:16,240 --> 00:18:18,240 Then I remembered everything. 428 00:18:18,240 --> 00:18:20,240 I laid there for a moment. 429 00:18:20,240 --> 00:18:24,240 I listened. 430 00:18:24,240 --> 00:18:26,240 Then I... I heard a sound. 431 00:18:28,240 --> 00:18:30,240 A soft, swishing sound. 432 00:18:32,240 --> 00:18:36,240 Suddenly, the whole clock began to strike. 433 00:18:36,240 --> 00:18:38,240 What? 434 00:18:38,240 --> 00:18:40,240 Why, it was five. 435 00:18:40,240 --> 00:18:44,240 I'd been unconscious for longer than I'd thought. 436 00:18:44,240 --> 00:18:46,240 I sat up. 437 00:18:46,240 --> 00:18:48,240 The room had already turned dark 438 00:18:48,240 --> 00:18:50,240 in the late afternoon, my friend. 439 00:18:50,240 --> 00:18:52,240 But I could see now. 440 00:18:52,240 --> 00:18:54,240 He stood in the middle of the room. 441 00:18:54,240 --> 00:18:57,240 He was pushing my heavy floor polisher 442 00:18:57,240 --> 00:18:59,240 back and forth. 443 00:18:59,240 --> 00:19:08,240 Back, forth, back, forth, back, forth. 444 00:19:10,240 --> 00:19:12,240 What time is it, Mrs. Gillis? 445 00:19:12,240 --> 00:19:14,240 About five. 446 00:19:14,240 --> 00:19:17,240 Well, I guess I'll call it a day now. 447 00:19:17,240 --> 00:19:19,240 I've done a nice job, haven't I? 448 00:19:19,240 --> 00:19:21,240 Yes, Howard. 449 00:19:21,240 --> 00:19:23,240 Very nice. 450 00:19:23,240 --> 00:19:25,240 I think I'll be going now. 451 00:19:25,240 --> 00:19:27,240 I got to my feet. 452 00:19:27,240 --> 00:19:29,240 He paid no attention. 453 00:19:29,240 --> 00:19:31,240 He picked up his coke, 454 00:19:31,240 --> 00:19:33,240 which he'd placed over a chair 455 00:19:33,240 --> 00:19:35,240 when he'd taken it from the store room. 456 00:19:35,240 --> 00:19:37,240 Then he looked at the floor again. 457 00:19:37,240 --> 00:19:39,240 Doesn't it shine nicely, Mrs. Gillis? 458 00:19:39,240 --> 00:19:41,240 Yes. 459 00:19:41,240 --> 00:19:43,240 Yes, it does. 460 00:19:43,240 --> 00:19:45,240 Was it worth five dollars to you? 461 00:19:45,240 --> 00:19:47,240 Oh, yes, Howard. 462 00:19:47,240 --> 00:19:50,240 I have nice hands, haven't I, Mrs. Gillis? 463 00:19:50,240 --> 00:19:52,240 Yes, Howard, you have. 464 00:19:52,240 --> 00:19:54,240 Here, take the money. 465 00:19:54,240 --> 00:19:56,240 Thank you. 466 00:19:56,240 --> 00:19:58,240 You know, it's a pity they have to be used to polish floors. 467 00:19:58,240 --> 00:20:00,240 You've done such a good job, Howard. 468 00:20:00,240 --> 00:20:02,240 I'm going to give you a few extra dollars. 469 00:20:02,240 --> 00:20:04,240 Thank you. 470 00:20:04,240 --> 00:20:06,240 Will you be needing me tomorrow, Mrs. Gillis? 471 00:20:06,240 --> 00:20:08,240 No, no, thank you, Howard. 472 00:20:11,240 --> 00:20:13,240 The door's locked, Mrs. Gillis. 473 00:20:13,240 --> 00:20:15,240 Yes, Howard. 474 00:20:15,240 --> 00:20:17,240 Do you have the key? 475 00:20:17,240 --> 00:20:19,240 Yes, yes, I do. 476 00:20:19,240 --> 00:20:21,240 I just remembered. 477 00:20:21,240 --> 00:20:23,240 I just remembered a lot of things. 478 00:20:25,240 --> 00:20:27,240 Mrs. Gillis, there's someone at the door. 479 00:20:27,240 --> 00:20:29,240 Yes, Howard. 480 00:20:29,240 --> 00:20:31,240 Will you open it? 481 00:20:31,240 --> 00:20:33,240 Oh, should I? 482 00:20:33,240 --> 00:20:35,240 Yes, Howard, you have the key. 483 00:20:35,240 --> 00:20:37,240 I have? 484 00:20:37,240 --> 00:20:39,240 This it, Mrs. Gillis? 485 00:20:39,240 --> 00:20:41,240 Yes, yes, I have. 486 00:20:41,240 --> 00:20:43,240 Open the door. 487 00:20:43,240 --> 00:20:45,240 Open the door, Howard. 488 00:20:45,240 --> 00:20:47,240 Open it. 489 00:20:47,240 --> 00:20:49,240 All right, Mrs. Gillis. 490 00:20:53,240 --> 00:20:55,240 Hello. 491 00:20:55,240 --> 00:20:57,240 I'm Mr. Stevens of the phone company. 492 00:20:57,240 --> 00:20:59,240 Your phone's been reported out all day. 493 00:20:59,240 --> 00:21:01,240 I'm sorry we couldn't get around any sooner, 494 00:21:01,240 --> 00:21:03,240 but we're really swamped. 495 00:21:03,240 --> 00:21:05,240 Mrs. Gillis, is your phone out of order? 496 00:21:05,240 --> 00:21:07,240 No, no, there must be some mistake. 497 00:21:07,240 --> 00:21:09,240 Well, now that's strange. 498 00:21:09,240 --> 00:21:11,240 We've had several reports. 499 00:21:11,240 --> 00:21:13,240 Maybe I better run back and check my books. 500 00:21:13,240 --> 00:21:15,240 Just a moment, Mr. Stevens. 501 00:21:15,240 --> 00:21:17,240 Could you do me a favor? 502 00:21:17,240 --> 00:21:19,240 Well, certainly. 503 00:21:19,240 --> 00:21:21,240 This boy, he's worked here all day. 504 00:21:21,240 --> 00:21:23,240 He's done a good job, but I don't think he's well. 505 00:21:23,240 --> 00:21:25,240 I'm all right, Mrs. Gillis. 506 00:21:25,240 --> 00:21:27,240 Oh, but you're tired, aren't you? 507 00:21:27,240 --> 00:21:29,240 Aren't you tired, Howard? 508 00:21:29,240 --> 00:21:31,240 Doesn't your head ache? 509 00:21:31,240 --> 00:21:33,240 Yes, yes, I am tired. 510 00:21:33,240 --> 00:21:35,240 And my head does ache. 511 00:21:35,240 --> 00:21:37,240 Well, maybe Mr. Stevens will be kind enough to drive you to the car line. 512 00:21:37,240 --> 00:21:39,240 Sure, I'll be glad to, Mrs. Gillis, but I can't wait long. 513 00:21:39,240 --> 00:21:41,240 Well, right away, and I'll go along, too. 514 00:21:41,240 --> 00:21:43,240 I have some marketing to do. 515 00:21:43,240 --> 00:21:45,240 Mr. Stevens, as long as you're here, would you mind checking the phone 516 00:21:45,240 --> 00:21:47,240 just to make sure? Of course. 517 00:21:47,240 --> 00:21:49,240 I'll show you where it is. Can I show him, Mrs. Gillis? 518 00:21:49,240 --> 00:21:51,240 No, no, Howard, you wait here. 519 00:21:51,240 --> 00:21:53,240 We'll be right back. 520 00:21:53,240 --> 00:21:55,240 I move quickly towards the den. 521 00:21:55,240 --> 00:21:57,240 Mr. Stevens follows me. 522 00:21:57,240 --> 00:21:59,240 Once inside, I close the door behind us. 523 00:21:59,240 --> 00:22:01,240 He spotted the ripped wires at once. 524 00:22:01,240 --> 00:22:03,240 Say, this boy... 525 00:22:03,240 --> 00:22:05,240 That man is dangerous. Drive him to the police station as fast as you can. 526 00:22:05,240 --> 00:22:07,240 Where is... 527 00:22:07,240 --> 00:22:09,240 Howard! 528 00:22:09,240 --> 00:22:11,240 Howard! We've got to find him! 529 00:22:11,240 --> 00:22:13,240 We can't let him get away! We'll take the truck. Come on. 530 00:22:21,240 --> 00:22:23,240 But when we reached the car, 531 00:22:23,240 --> 00:22:25,240 I suddenly saw him. 532 00:22:25,240 --> 00:22:27,240 He was sitting in the front seat, 533 00:22:27,240 --> 00:22:29,240 with his coat folded neatly over his left. 534 00:22:29,240 --> 00:22:31,240 Were you looking for me, Mrs. Gillis? 535 00:22:31,240 --> 00:22:33,240 I was looking for you. 536 00:22:33,240 --> 00:22:35,240 Were you looking for me, Mrs. Gillis? 537 00:22:35,240 --> 00:22:37,240 Yes, Howard. 538 00:22:37,240 --> 00:22:39,240 Yes, I was. 539 00:22:39,240 --> 00:22:41,240 Are you ready to go? 540 00:22:41,240 --> 00:22:43,240 Yes, I'm ready. 541 00:22:47,240 --> 00:22:49,240 It's very kind of you to do this for me. 542 00:22:49,240 --> 00:22:51,240 I'm very tired. 543 00:22:51,240 --> 00:22:53,240 I... 544 00:22:53,240 --> 00:22:55,240 I can't seem to remember things. 545 00:22:55,240 --> 00:22:57,240 Well... 546 00:22:57,240 --> 00:22:59,240 Well, don't try too, Howard. 547 00:22:59,240 --> 00:23:01,240 Well, are we all ready? 548 00:23:01,240 --> 00:23:03,240 All ready, Mr. Stevens. 549 00:23:03,240 --> 00:23:05,240 All ready, Mr. Stevens. 550 00:23:23,240 --> 00:23:25,240 And so closes To Find Help, 551 00:23:25,240 --> 00:23:27,240 starring Frank Sinatra and Agnes Moorhead. 552 00:23:27,240 --> 00:23:29,240 Tonight's study in... 553 00:23:29,240 --> 00:23:31,240 Suspense. 554 00:23:31,240 --> 00:23:33,240 Suspense is produced, edited, 555 00:23:33,240 --> 00:23:59,240 and directed by William Spear. 556 00:24:03,240 --> 00:24:29,240 This is the Armed Forces Radio Service. 557 00:24:29,240 --> 00:24:34,240 The Armed Forces Radio Service.