1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:06,000 Now, the Roma Wine Company of Fresno, California presents... 2 00:00:06,000 --> 00:00:10,000 Suspense! 3 00:00:10,000 --> 00:00:24,000 Tonight, Roma wines bring you the suspenseful play called, A Guy Gets Lonely, starring Dane 4 00:00:24,000 --> 00:00:29,000 Clark. 5 00:00:29,000 --> 00:00:30,000 Suspense! 6 00:00:30,000 --> 00:00:33,000 Is presented for your enjoyment by Roma Wines. 7 00:00:33,000 --> 00:00:35,000 That's R-O-M-A. 8 00:00:35,000 --> 00:00:36,000 Roma Wines. 9 00:00:36,000 --> 00:00:41,000 Those excellent California wines that can add so much pleasantness to the way you live. 10 00:00:41,000 --> 00:00:43,000 To your happiness and entertaining guests. 11 00:00:43,000 --> 00:00:46,000 To your enjoyment of everyday meals. 12 00:00:46,000 --> 00:00:50,000 Yes, right now a glass full would be very pleasant. 13 00:00:50,000 --> 00:00:54,000 As Roma Wines bring you, A Remarkable Tale of Suspense. 14 00:00:54,000 --> 00:00:57,000 And with the drama called, A Guy Gets Lonely. 15 00:00:57,000 --> 00:01:01,000 And with the performance of Mr. Dane Clark as Eddie Lewis, Roma Wines hope indeed to 16 00:01:01,000 --> 00:01:02,000 keep you in... 17 00:01:02,000 --> 00:01:03,000 Suspense! 18 00:01:03,000 --> 00:01:20,000 Have you ever been lonely? 19 00:01:20,000 --> 00:01:21,000 Desperately lonely? 20 00:01:21,000 --> 00:01:26,000 Well, there's an emptiness in the pit of your stomach that no food can remove. 21 00:01:26,000 --> 00:01:30,000 There's a coldness about people's faces that make you shudder. 22 00:01:30,000 --> 00:01:33,000 And you do silly things when you're lonely. 23 00:01:33,000 --> 00:01:36,000 Maybe that explains what happened to me. 24 00:01:36,000 --> 00:01:38,000 Maybe. 25 00:01:38,000 --> 00:01:42,000 Anyhow, I was hanging around the shooting gallery in one of those Broadway penny arcades 26 00:01:42,000 --> 00:01:43,000 that night. 27 00:01:43,000 --> 00:01:46,000 One of those places where you can play a game of chess, get your fortune told, have ten 28 00:01:46,000 --> 00:01:48,000 shots at Hitler all fifteen cents. 29 00:01:48,000 --> 00:01:50,000 And I was alone as usual. 30 00:01:50,000 --> 00:01:55,000 Thinking the dull, drab, dreary things a guy thinks about when he's alone. 31 00:01:55,000 --> 00:01:59,000 And suddenly an old man standing next to me said... 32 00:01:59,000 --> 00:02:03,000 Well, my aim is not what it used to be. 33 00:02:03,000 --> 00:02:06,000 Oh, got a match, my boy? 34 00:02:06,000 --> 00:02:07,000 Match? 35 00:02:07,000 --> 00:02:09,000 Oh, sure, here. 36 00:02:09,000 --> 00:02:10,000 Oh, thank you. 37 00:02:10,000 --> 00:02:15,000 You haven't by any chance got a cigarette to go with that match, have you, son? 38 00:02:15,000 --> 00:02:18,000 Of course, here, take one. 39 00:02:18,000 --> 00:02:19,000 Thanks again. 40 00:02:19,000 --> 00:02:24,000 You know, with cigarettes so scarce nowadays, the only way a gentleman gets a smoke is to 41 00:02:24,000 --> 00:02:25,000 smoke himself. 42 00:02:25,000 --> 00:02:26,000 Yep. 43 00:02:26,000 --> 00:02:28,000 Thank you, thank you. 44 00:02:28,000 --> 00:02:31,000 What's the matter, kid? 45 00:02:31,000 --> 00:02:35,000 You look like your ship came in, only your mother-in-law was aboard. 46 00:02:35,000 --> 00:02:36,000 Oh, nothing. 47 00:02:36,000 --> 00:02:37,000 Oh, come on. 48 00:02:37,000 --> 00:02:42,000 Fess up to old Horace, I'm Beatrice Bearfax without the girdle. 49 00:02:42,000 --> 00:02:46,000 Well, I'm just fed up with this town, that's all. 50 00:02:46,000 --> 00:02:48,000 There's nothing wrong with this town, kid. 51 00:02:48,000 --> 00:02:50,000 It's like all other towns. 52 00:02:50,000 --> 00:02:51,000 Except the one you grew up in. 53 00:02:51,000 --> 00:02:53,000 I suppose you're right. 54 00:02:53,000 --> 00:02:56,000 You know what you need is a little diversion. 55 00:02:56,000 --> 00:02:58,000 Oh, here, my man. 56 00:02:58,000 --> 00:03:00,000 Load these guns up again, will you? 57 00:03:00,000 --> 00:03:01,000 Yes, sir, both guns, chum. 58 00:03:01,000 --> 00:03:02,000 Naturally. 59 00:03:02,000 --> 00:03:03,000 You'll try it again, won't you, son? 60 00:03:03,000 --> 00:03:04,000 All right, sir. 61 00:03:04,000 --> 00:03:05,000 Okay. 62 00:03:05,000 --> 00:03:08,000 You know, I think perhaps I've got just the right medicine for your homesickness, young 63 00:03:08,000 --> 00:03:09,000 fellow. 64 00:03:09,000 --> 00:03:10,000 Oh, what's that? 65 00:03:10,000 --> 00:03:11,000 A girl. 66 00:03:11,000 --> 00:03:12,000 A girl? 67 00:03:12,000 --> 00:03:13,000 Yes. 68 00:03:13,000 --> 00:03:14,000 Don't tell me you've never heard of them. 69 00:03:14,000 --> 00:03:15,000 Well, if you haven't, bless me. 70 00:03:15,000 --> 00:03:17,000 I don't want to be the one to tell you. 71 00:03:17,000 --> 00:03:19,000 No, that's not it. 72 00:03:19,000 --> 00:03:21,000 Here you are, sir, that'll be two bucks. 73 00:03:21,000 --> 00:03:22,000 Two dollars? 74 00:03:22,000 --> 00:03:23,000 That's right, chum. 75 00:03:23,000 --> 00:03:24,000 There's a war on in case you haven't heard. 76 00:03:24,000 --> 00:03:26,000 Ambulance is kind of hard to get nowadays. 77 00:03:26,000 --> 00:03:30,000 Oh, well, as a matter of fact, it's a little dark in here and my eyes aren't what they 78 00:03:30,000 --> 00:03:32,000 used to be, so perhaps I'll simply forget. 79 00:03:32,000 --> 00:03:33,000 No, no, no. 80 00:03:33,000 --> 00:03:34,000 Here's the money. 81 00:03:34,000 --> 00:03:35,000 Go on. 82 00:03:35,000 --> 00:03:36,000 Go ahead, Pop. 83 00:03:36,000 --> 00:03:37,000 Shoot. 84 00:03:37,000 --> 00:03:40,000 You wouldn't care to make a small wager on this, would you, my boy? 85 00:03:40,000 --> 00:03:41,000 As I say, my eyes. 86 00:03:41,000 --> 00:03:42,000 No, no, no, no, thanks. 87 00:03:42,000 --> 00:03:46,000 Well, as I was saying, son, I have a splendid idea. 88 00:03:46,000 --> 00:03:50,000 Now, tomorrow, being the Sabbath, my wife and I are bound for Minnewanka on a peaceful 89 00:03:50,000 --> 00:03:52,000 little fishing expedition. 90 00:03:52,000 --> 00:03:56,000 If you'd care to accompany us, there is a faint chance, just a faint chance, mind you, 91 00:03:56,000 --> 00:04:01,000 that I might round up a beautiful young lady who will make it a fortune. 92 00:04:01,000 --> 00:04:03,000 Well, wouldn't that be too much trouble? 93 00:04:03,000 --> 00:04:05,000 Oh, not at all, son. 94 00:04:05,000 --> 00:04:06,000 Meet me here tomorrow at nine. 95 00:04:06,000 --> 00:04:07,000 What do you say? 96 00:04:07,000 --> 00:04:08,000 Gee, that... 97 00:04:08,000 --> 00:04:10,000 Well, that's swell, except that... 98 00:04:10,000 --> 00:04:11,000 Except what? 99 00:04:11,000 --> 00:04:12,000 Oh, do you mind if I shoot first? 100 00:04:12,000 --> 00:04:13,000 No, no, go ahead. 101 00:04:13,000 --> 00:04:15,000 Except that I've never been fishing before in my life. 102 00:04:15,000 --> 00:04:17,000 Oh, don't worry about it. 103 00:04:17,000 --> 00:04:19,000 Hey, your eyes aren't too bad. 104 00:04:19,000 --> 00:04:27,000 With a fish, the big thing is not so much your experience as your bait. 105 00:04:35,000 --> 00:04:38,000 The idea of not being alone again on Sunday is what excited me. 106 00:04:38,000 --> 00:04:42,000 I didn't give much thought to the girl until I saw her. 107 00:04:42,000 --> 00:04:47,000 If you've ever seen a truly beautiful woman walking toward you, you'll know what I'm talking about. 108 00:04:47,000 --> 00:04:50,000 First, you see the tiny gray silhouette in the distance, 109 00:04:50,000 --> 00:04:53,000 and then the figure seems to spring to life. 110 00:04:53,000 --> 00:04:57,000 Each curve rums into place, and finally you see the smooth oval face 111 00:04:57,000 --> 00:05:00,000 and the long, aw-burned hair dancing in the breeze. 112 00:05:00,000 --> 00:05:04,000 And before you know it, you're in a trance, that's all. 113 00:05:04,000 --> 00:05:07,000 That must have been what happened to me when I first saw Jolly, 114 00:05:07,000 --> 00:05:11,000 because I don't remember much of anything until I heard myself saying... 115 00:05:11,000 --> 00:05:14,000 Oh, hey, what's that? 116 00:05:14,000 --> 00:05:15,000 A worm, silly. 117 00:05:15,000 --> 00:05:17,000 You can't fish without a worm. 118 00:05:17,000 --> 00:05:18,000 Do I have to? 119 00:05:18,000 --> 00:05:19,000 Well, of course. 120 00:05:19,000 --> 00:05:22,000 As captain of this boat, I promised to bring in more fish than horse. 121 00:05:22,000 --> 00:05:25,000 I order you to put that worm on the hook. 122 00:05:25,000 --> 00:05:27,000 No, it shakes. 123 00:05:27,000 --> 00:05:29,000 Rather gracefully, don't you think? 124 00:05:29,000 --> 00:05:32,000 Kind of reminds me of a shimmy queen in a burlesque show. 125 00:05:32,000 --> 00:05:34,000 Oh. 126 00:05:34,000 --> 00:05:36,000 There. Now you did it. 127 00:05:36,000 --> 00:05:38,000 Easy, wasn't it? 128 00:05:38,000 --> 00:05:39,000 Now drop your line in the water. 129 00:05:39,000 --> 00:05:41,000 Okay. 130 00:05:41,000 --> 00:05:43,000 Well, where's the fish? 131 00:05:43,000 --> 00:05:45,000 Patience, lad, patience. 132 00:05:45,000 --> 00:05:48,000 The fish haven't had a chance to read Dreadbird yet. 133 00:05:48,000 --> 00:05:50,000 Well, if they could only see you, Jolly, 134 00:05:50,000 --> 00:05:52,000 I doubt if they'd bother with my line at all. 135 00:05:52,000 --> 00:05:54,000 Oh, your line isn't bad, Eddie. 136 00:05:54,000 --> 00:05:56,000 This is so bad at all. 137 00:06:05,000 --> 00:06:09,000 I guess in the next few hours, I told her just about all I could remember about myself, 138 00:06:09,000 --> 00:06:12,000 about wanting to be an actor and leaving home 139 00:06:12,000 --> 00:06:14,000 and coming to this town and the disappointments 140 00:06:14,000 --> 00:06:18,000 and how I decided to go home while I still had some money left 141 00:06:18,000 --> 00:06:22,000 and how lonely I was, how terribly lonely I was. 142 00:06:22,000 --> 00:06:25,000 And before she left that night, she wouldn't let me take her home. 143 00:06:25,000 --> 00:06:27,000 I made a day for the next night. 144 00:06:27,000 --> 00:06:31,000 It's funny how quick you can get to feel that way about somebody when you're lonely. 145 00:06:31,000 --> 00:06:34,000 We met in the Astolabian after we talked for a while. 146 00:06:34,000 --> 00:06:39,000 Well, for a slow starter, you certainly pour it on in the backstretch. 147 00:06:39,000 --> 00:06:41,000 No, no, no, please don't laugh, Jolly. I'm pretty serious. 148 00:06:41,000 --> 00:06:42,000 About what? 149 00:06:42,000 --> 00:06:43,000 About you. 150 00:06:43,000 --> 00:06:45,000 How about me? 151 00:06:45,000 --> 00:06:48,000 Jolly, look, look, I was planning to go home today. 152 00:06:48,000 --> 00:06:52,000 I had the ticket in my pocket, and this morning I turned it in. 153 00:06:52,000 --> 00:06:53,000 Oh. 154 00:06:53,000 --> 00:06:58,000 Look, I still want to go home, Jolly, but I want you to go with me. 155 00:06:58,000 --> 00:07:00,000 You want what? 156 00:07:00,000 --> 00:07:02,000 I...I want you to marry me. 157 00:07:03,000 --> 00:07:04,000 Jolly? 158 00:07:04,000 --> 00:07:06,000 I heard. 159 00:07:06,000 --> 00:07:07,000 Well? 160 00:07:07,000 --> 00:07:09,000 You want an answer, no? 161 00:07:09,000 --> 00:07:10,000 Yes. 162 00:07:10,000 --> 00:07:11,000 No, Eddie. 163 00:07:12,000 --> 00:07:13,000 Oh, I... 164 00:07:13,000 --> 00:07:14,000 I'm sorry. 165 00:07:15,000 --> 00:07:17,000 Well, is there somebody else... 166 00:07:17,000 --> 00:07:18,000 No, it isn't that, Eddie. 167 00:07:18,000 --> 00:07:20,000 It isn't anything you could possibly imagine. 168 00:07:20,000 --> 00:07:24,000 It isn't even that I don't love you, because maybe I do. 169 00:07:24,000 --> 00:07:25,000 Jolly! 170 00:07:25,000 --> 00:07:29,000 But you see, Eddie, I was going to ask you something tonight, too, 171 00:07:29,000 --> 00:07:33,000 and it doesn't stack up very well against what you asked me. 172 00:07:33,000 --> 00:07:34,000 Jolly, what? What? 173 00:07:34,000 --> 00:07:35,000 Oh, I know it's silly. 174 00:07:35,000 --> 00:07:38,000 We've only known each other for 48 hours, and it shouldn't matter, but... 175 00:07:38,000 --> 00:07:40,000 Oh, it doesn't matter anyway, no. 176 00:07:40,000 --> 00:07:41,000 Jolly, you've got to tell me. 177 00:07:41,000 --> 00:07:43,000 It's just an old, old story, Eddie. 178 00:07:43,000 --> 00:07:46,000 Such an old story that you probably wouldn't even believe it. 179 00:07:46,000 --> 00:07:48,000 That's the trouble. 180 00:07:48,000 --> 00:07:50,000 Look, I believe anything you told me. 181 00:07:50,000 --> 00:07:55,000 It's about my mother out west and how I support her and how she needs an operation, and... 182 00:07:56,000 --> 00:07:59,000 I was going to ask you for $1,000. 183 00:08:00,000 --> 00:08:01,000 Is that all? 184 00:08:01,000 --> 00:08:02,000 That's enough. 185 00:08:02,000 --> 00:08:06,000 Oh, Jolly, why did you put me through such a cold sweat for a little thing like that? 186 00:08:06,000 --> 00:08:07,000 It's pretty complicated. 187 00:08:07,000 --> 00:08:09,000 Oh, what's complicated about it? 188 00:08:10,000 --> 00:08:12,000 Look, Jolly, look, here's a ring. 189 00:08:12,000 --> 00:08:15,000 It's all I've got right now, but I wish you'd wear it. 190 00:08:15,000 --> 00:08:17,000 Oh, it's beautiful. 191 00:08:17,000 --> 00:08:19,000 An old Samoan chief gave it to me when I was in Tahiti. 192 00:08:19,000 --> 00:08:21,000 Go ahead, look inside. 193 00:08:21,000 --> 00:08:24,000 The Eddie Lewis from Question Mall. 194 00:08:24,000 --> 00:08:26,000 Yeah, I had that engraved in it when I got back to the States. 195 00:08:26,000 --> 00:08:28,000 I never did know the old guy's name. 196 00:08:29,000 --> 00:08:30,000 Will you wear it? 197 00:08:31,000 --> 00:08:34,000 Eddie, I'll meet you here tomorrow for lunch. 198 00:08:34,000 --> 00:08:41,000 And if I'm wearing the ring, third finger left hand, you'll know that I do. 199 00:08:41,000 --> 00:08:42,000 All right. 200 00:08:43,000 --> 00:08:44,000 Jolly. 201 00:08:44,000 --> 00:08:45,000 Yes? 202 00:08:45,000 --> 00:08:46,000 Do you want the money now? 203 00:08:46,000 --> 00:08:47,000 No, Eddie, no. 204 00:08:47,000 --> 00:08:48,000 Not now. 205 00:08:48,000 --> 00:09:02,000 The next day I was there waiting for her way ahead of time again, but this time she was late. 206 00:09:02,000 --> 00:09:05,000 After a half hour, I began to get worried. 207 00:09:05,000 --> 00:09:07,000 Then I began to get scared. 208 00:09:07,000 --> 00:09:11,000 After a full hour had gone by and she still hadn't shown up, I was half crazy. 209 00:09:11,000 --> 00:09:14,000 Then I felt a hand on my arm and a voice peaking over my shoulder. 210 00:09:14,000 --> 00:09:16,000 You waiting for somebody? 211 00:09:16,000 --> 00:09:18,000 That's right. 212 00:09:18,000 --> 00:09:19,000 A lady? 213 00:09:19,000 --> 00:09:20,000 Yeah, what about it? 214 00:09:20,000 --> 00:09:23,000 Was your name the Eddie Lewis? 215 00:09:23,000 --> 00:09:24,000 Yes. 216 00:09:24,000 --> 00:09:27,000 Say, what do you know about the fact that I'm... 217 00:09:27,000 --> 00:09:32,000 We found your name written in lipstick on the back of a bathroom door up on the 10th floor. 218 00:09:32,000 --> 00:09:34,000 After it, it said, ask the lobby, 1 o'clock. 219 00:09:34,000 --> 00:09:37,000 So we sort of put two and two together. 220 00:09:37,000 --> 00:09:39,000 You see, I'm from headquarters, Eddie. 221 00:09:39,000 --> 00:09:40,000 What? 222 00:09:40,000 --> 00:09:41,000 I'm a detective. 223 00:09:41,000 --> 00:09:42,000 Detective? 224 00:09:42,000 --> 00:09:45,000 Listen, if you know anything about Jolly Andrews, I was supposed to meet you. 225 00:09:45,000 --> 00:09:47,000 I was supposed to meet her here about an hour ago and she hasn't... 226 00:09:47,000 --> 00:09:50,000 Would she have been wearing this ring by any chance? 227 00:09:50,000 --> 00:09:52,000 Well, that's right. That's my ring. 228 00:09:52,000 --> 00:09:53,000 Where is she? 229 00:09:53,000 --> 00:09:55,000 She's down at the city morgue, Eddie. 230 00:09:55,000 --> 00:09:56,000 She's dead. 231 00:10:06,000 --> 00:10:10,000 For suspense, Roma Wines are bringing you as star Mr. Dane Clark, 232 00:10:10,000 --> 00:10:14,000 whom you have heard in the first act of A Guy Gets Lonely, 233 00:10:14,000 --> 00:10:16,000 a radio play by Don Paul Nathanson, 234 00:10:16,000 --> 00:10:20,000 which is Roma Wines' presentation tonight of Suspense. 235 00:10:28,000 --> 00:10:33,000 Between the acts of suspense, this is Truman Bradley for Roma Wines. 236 00:10:33,000 --> 00:10:37,000 Gracious hostess, internationally known on entertaining, 237 00:10:37,000 --> 00:10:40,000 Elsa Maxwell's suggestions are always worthwhile. 238 00:10:40,000 --> 00:10:44,000 Spring is here and nature is again bursting into life. 239 00:10:44,000 --> 00:10:47,000 Let's bring some of this beauty to the dinner table. 240 00:10:47,000 --> 00:10:50,000 A centerpiece of spring flowers will brighten your table 241 00:10:50,000 --> 00:10:54,000 and there's no better way to awaken winter weary appetites 242 00:10:54,000 --> 00:10:58,000 than by serving cool Roma Burgundy with the meal. 243 00:10:58,000 --> 00:11:02,000 This glorious wine from California goes well with almost any food. 244 00:11:02,000 --> 00:11:05,000 So simple and yet how charming. 245 00:11:05,000 --> 00:11:09,000 A few flowers to give your table the gay note of spring, 246 00:11:09,000 --> 00:11:12,000 a bottle of cool delicious Roma Burgundy 247 00:11:12,000 --> 00:11:15,000 as the subtle accompaniment to a savory meal. 248 00:11:15,000 --> 00:11:17,000 You'll enjoy the tart piquancy, 249 00:11:17,000 --> 00:11:22,000 the fruity robust taste of this distinguished Roma Burgundy. 250 00:11:22,000 --> 00:11:27,000 Like all Roma wines, unvaryingly good, always high in quality. 251 00:11:27,000 --> 00:11:29,000 The result of selected grapes, 252 00:11:29,000 --> 00:11:33,000 slowly brought to perfection in California's choicest vineyards, 253 00:11:33,000 --> 00:11:36,000 gently pressed, then brought to fullest flavor 254 00:11:36,000 --> 00:11:40,000 by the ancient skill of Roma's famed wineries. 255 00:11:40,000 --> 00:11:44,000 Yet all this goodness is yours for only pennies a glass. 256 00:11:44,000 --> 00:11:49,000 Remember, more Americans enjoy Roma than any other wines. 257 00:11:49,000 --> 00:11:53,000 R-O-M-A, Roma wines. 258 00:11:53,000 --> 00:11:57,000 And now Roma wines bring back to our Hollywood sound stage, 259 00:11:57,000 --> 00:12:01,000 Dane Clark as Eddie in A Guy Gets Lonely, 260 00:12:01,000 --> 00:12:06,000 a play well calculated to keep you in suspense. 261 00:12:13,000 --> 00:12:16,000 My mind was going round like a merry-go-round, 262 00:12:16,000 --> 00:12:19,000 having an old mooch or like Horace walk up out of a clear sky 263 00:12:19,000 --> 00:12:21,000 and introduce you to a girl like Jorley, 264 00:12:21,000 --> 00:12:24,000 proposing to her after only 48 hours 265 00:12:24,000 --> 00:12:28,000 and then having a cop come along and tell you she's dead. 266 00:12:28,000 --> 00:12:31,000 They took me down to headquarters and I was there all day 267 00:12:31,000 --> 00:12:34,000 answering questions and trying to dope out what had happened myself. 268 00:12:34,000 --> 00:12:37,000 I even told them how she'd asked me for a thousand dollars, 269 00:12:37,000 --> 00:12:40,000 but they didn't pay much attention to anything I said. 270 00:12:40,000 --> 00:12:42,000 It's a simple case of suicide and that's that. 271 00:12:42,000 --> 00:12:45,000 But it couldn't be! Jorley wouldn't commit suicide? 272 00:12:45,000 --> 00:12:47,000 You recognized her, didn't you? 273 00:12:47,000 --> 00:12:48,000 Well, I... 274 00:12:48,000 --> 00:12:49,000 Well, what? 275 00:12:49,000 --> 00:12:51,000 People don't look quite the same 276 00:12:51,000 --> 00:12:54,000 after they've fallen ten stories on a concrete site. 277 00:12:54,000 --> 00:12:56,000 But you recognized her. 278 00:12:56,000 --> 00:12:59,000 Yes, yes, I recognized her, but why did she write my name on the inside of that door? 279 00:12:59,000 --> 00:13:02,000 How do I know what women think about before they jump out the window? 280 00:13:02,000 --> 00:13:03,000 I'm not Mr. Anthony. 281 00:13:03,000 --> 00:13:05,000 Well, look, maybe somebody followed her. 282 00:13:05,000 --> 00:13:07,000 Maybe somebody tried to force the door... 283 00:13:07,000 --> 00:13:09,000 There wasn't any lock on the door. 284 00:13:09,000 --> 00:13:11,000 Then it would have been that much easier. Maybe somebody... 285 00:13:11,000 --> 00:13:13,000 Look, Eddie, just what are you trying to make out of this? 286 00:13:13,000 --> 00:13:14,000 I don't know! 287 00:13:14,000 --> 00:13:17,000 All I know is it couldn't have been as simple as this! 288 00:13:17,000 --> 00:13:20,000 You wouldn't be thinking about murder, would you? 289 00:13:20,000 --> 00:13:21,000 Maybe. 290 00:13:21,000 --> 00:13:25,000 Now, Eddie, this sort of thing happens all the time. 291 00:13:25,000 --> 00:13:28,000 Look, I'll draw you a picture. 292 00:13:28,000 --> 00:13:30,000 A friendless girl meets guy. 293 00:13:30,000 --> 00:13:32,000 They start going together. 294 00:13:32,000 --> 00:13:33,000 Then she asks him for money. 295 00:13:33,000 --> 00:13:34,000 He doesn't give. 296 00:13:34,000 --> 00:13:35,000 The next day... 297 00:13:35,000 --> 00:13:37,000 Look, I told you we were going to get married. 298 00:13:37,000 --> 00:13:38,000 I'm doing the talking. 299 00:13:38,000 --> 00:13:41,000 She asks him for money and he doesn't give, see? 300 00:13:41,000 --> 00:13:45,000 The next day she writes his name on the handiest plain white surface and... 301 00:13:45,000 --> 00:13:47,000 Boom. 302 00:13:47,000 --> 00:13:49,000 Now, how does that look to you? 303 00:13:49,000 --> 00:13:50,000 All right, all right. 304 00:13:50,000 --> 00:13:52,000 But what about Horace? 305 00:13:52,000 --> 00:13:53,000 Have you tried to trace him? 306 00:13:53,000 --> 00:13:56,000 Yes, sure, sure. We tried to find Horace. 307 00:13:56,000 --> 00:13:57,000 Only we didn't. 308 00:13:57,000 --> 00:14:00,000 Mainly on account of he doesn't exist, if you ask me. 309 00:14:00,000 --> 00:14:03,000 I talked to him, I tell you! He introduced us! 310 00:14:03,000 --> 00:14:07,000 You don't have to go that far to explain how a man meets a girl nowadays, Eddie. 311 00:14:07,000 --> 00:14:10,000 Look, he did introduce us. He was an old man, white-haired, was in a shooting gallery... 312 00:14:10,000 --> 00:14:14,000 Eddie has a hobby of introducing guys to beautiful gals and nobody knows where he lives. 313 00:14:14,000 --> 00:14:17,000 And the only time you ever met him was in the Penny Arcade that's so busy 314 00:14:17,000 --> 00:14:21,000 they wouldn't remember George Washington being in there. 315 00:14:21,000 --> 00:14:25,000 That and the time you were seen together by a couple of lake trouts. 316 00:14:25,000 --> 00:14:27,000 I'll cut it out, will you, son? 317 00:14:27,000 --> 00:14:29,000 All right, go on home, Eddie. 318 00:14:29,000 --> 00:14:31,000 I wouldn't leave town just yet, though, if I were you. 319 00:14:31,000 --> 00:14:32,000 All right. 320 00:14:32,000 --> 00:14:33,000 And, uh, Eddie. 321 00:14:33,000 --> 00:14:34,000 Yeah? 322 00:14:34,000 --> 00:14:37,000 I wouldn't push that murder theory too far, either. 323 00:14:37,000 --> 00:14:39,000 Why? 324 00:14:39,000 --> 00:14:43,000 Because you know who's the only possible suspect for murder? 325 00:14:43,000 --> 00:14:54,000 That's right. You. 326 00:14:54,000 --> 00:14:56,000 First, I didn't know what to do or what to think. 327 00:14:56,000 --> 00:14:58,000 I didn't blame the cops. 328 00:14:58,000 --> 00:15:02,000 From where they sat, it just didn't make any sense any other way. 329 00:15:02,000 --> 00:15:06,000 And then all at once, I knew what I was going to do. 330 00:15:06,000 --> 00:15:09,000 First, I moved to another hotel just in case. 331 00:15:09,000 --> 00:15:12,000 And then I started growing a full beard and I dyed it black. 332 00:15:12,000 --> 00:15:14,000 And my hair, too. You see, I'm a natural blonde, 333 00:15:14,000 --> 00:15:17,000 so it turned out pretty good. Good enough to pass off for a night anyway. 334 00:15:17,000 --> 00:15:19,000 And I really am an actor. Maybe no Barry more, 335 00:15:19,000 --> 00:15:22,000 but enough to give a fair imitation of an accent. 336 00:15:22,000 --> 00:15:25,000 And I got some different clothes. And then I was ready. 337 00:15:25,000 --> 00:15:27,000 I began haunting that shooting gallery 338 00:15:27,000 --> 00:15:29,000 because I figured the old man had a system. 339 00:15:29,000 --> 00:15:32,000 But after about three weeks, I had about given up hope. 340 00:15:32,000 --> 00:15:35,000 When one Saturday night, I walked into a little place off Times Square 341 00:15:35,000 --> 00:15:37,000 and I saw him! 342 00:15:37,000 --> 00:15:40,000 My heart was jumping through hoops, but I just sort of 343 00:15:40,000 --> 00:15:43,000 swung it around, tried to look as down in the mouth as I could, 344 00:15:43,000 --> 00:15:45,000 kept my face out of the light. 345 00:15:45,000 --> 00:15:47,000 I felt pretty safe with the beard. 346 00:15:47,000 --> 00:15:49,000 So I went over and I stood next to him. 347 00:15:49,000 --> 00:15:54,000 Oh! Well, my aim seems to be off tonight. 348 00:15:54,000 --> 00:15:57,000 Oh, pardon me. Do you have a match? 349 00:15:57,000 --> 00:16:00,000 I reckon I do. Sure, here you are. 350 00:16:00,000 --> 00:16:02,000 Oh, thank you. 351 00:16:02,000 --> 00:16:07,000 My boy, would you like to try your skill at the shooting gallery? 352 00:16:07,000 --> 00:16:09,000 Perhaps a little wager? 353 00:16:09,000 --> 00:16:13,000 Oh, thanks. I've just about had enough shooting to last me a lifetime. 354 00:16:13,000 --> 00:16:16,000 I just come back from two years in the South Pacific. 355 00:16:16,000 --> 00:16:18,000 So that's where you got the beard? 356 00:16:18,000 --> 00:16:20,000 Yeah, a bunch of us fellas grew them down there. 357 00:16:20,000 --> 00:16:23,000 I promised my kinfolk I'd let them see it before I shaved it off. 358 00:16:23,000 --> 00:16:26,000 I'm not so sure I would shave it off. It's mightily becoming to you. 359 00:16:26,000 --> 00:16:27,000 Thank you. Thank you. 360 00:16:27,000 --> 00:16:29,000 Where are your folks? 361 00:16:29,000 --> 00:16:33,000 Texas. Got a mighty nice little ranch of my own down there. 362 00:16:33,000 --> 00:16:35,000 Sure do miss it. 363 00:16:35,000 --> 00:16:37,000 Kind of lonely, huh? 364 00:16:37,000 --> 00:16:39,000 You don't say that again, mister. 365 00:16:39,000 --> 00:16:43,000 Well, son, if you'd forgive an old man for sticking his nose in somebody's business where he's got no call to... 366 00:16:43,000 --> 00:16:45,000 Shanks, no. What's on your mind? 367 00:16:45,000 --> 00:16:48,000 I think I know just the medicine for you. 368 00:16:48,000 --> 00:16:50,000 What's that? 369 00:16:50,000 --> 00:16:52,000 A girl. 370 00:16:54,000 --> 00:16:58,000 That was it. That's what I've been waiting for. 371 00:16:58,000 --> 00:17:01,000 First I thought of taking the old devil out in the alley and sweating it out right then and there. 372 00:17:01,000 --> 00:17:03,000 Then I thought, no. 373 00:17:03,000 --> 00:17:06,000 No, there'll be a girl and I want to have a talk with that girl. 374 00:17:06,000 --> 00:17:10,000 In the meantime, the old man was going on about that fishing trip. 375 00:17:10,000 --> 00:17:16,000 If you'd care to join us, my boy, I think I can promise you a very pleasant afternoon. 376 00:17:16,000 --> 00:17:22,000 Well, I reckon I couldn't do that. Perhaps if you could make it tomorrow night. 377 00:17:22,000 --> 00:17:26,000 Well, now that might be arranged. Where would you like to have us meet you? 378 00:17:26,000 --> 00:17:31,000 Couldn't you just sort of give me the young lady's phone number? Tell her I was fixing it all? 379 00:17:31,000 --> 00:17:34,000 I'm afraid, you see, this particular young lady doesn't have a phone. 380 00:17:34,000 --> 00:17:38,000 Don't think I'm not downright grateful, Mr. Orr, that I wouldn't enjoy your company, but... 381 00:17:38,000 --> 00:17:40,000 But you'd rather be alone. 382 00:17:40,000 --> 00:17:44,000 Shucks. No, don't get me wrong. I'm no wolf or nothing like that. 383 00:17:44,000 --> 00:17:50,000 But when a fella has his first date with a gal more than two years, maybe you can't understand what that means. 384 00:17:50,000 --> 00:17:53,000 I think maybe I get the general idea, son. 385 00:17:53,000 --> 00:17:56,000 I'll tell her to look for a handsome Texan with a beard. 386 00:17:56,000 --> 00:17:59,000 Can you be here tomorrow night at, say, eight o'clock? 387 00:17:59,000 --> 00:18:01,000 I calculate I sure can. 388 00:18:01,000 --> 00:18:04,000 My boy, you've got yourself a date. 389 00:18:09,000 --> 00:18:12,000 The next night I was there in plenty of time. 390 00:18:12,000 --> 00:18:15,000 I had plans for that girl, lots of plans. 391 00:18:15,000 --> 00:18:18,000 As I got around toward eight o'clock, I kept looking toward the street entrance, 392 00:18:18,000 --> 00:18:21,000 but somehow I must have missed her because the next thing I knew, 393 00:18:21,000 --> 00:18:23,000 there was somebody standing beside me and I heard a voice. 394 00:18:23,000 --> 00:18:26,000 Hello there. I'm Joyce Arlen. 395 00:18:26,000 --> 00:18:30,000 It seemed as though minutes went by before I was able to say a word. 396 00:18:30,000 --> 00:18:34,000 If it hadn't been dark where I was sitting, she couldn't have but helped to see that something was wrong 397 00:18:34,000 --> 00:18:39,000 because the girl was Jorley, my Jorley, who was supposed to be dead, 398 00:18:39,000 --> 00:18:43,000 the Jorley that I'd seen it myself at the slam at the city morgue. 399 00:18:43,000 --> 00:18:48,000 And somehow, somehow I managed to pull myself together and start talking. 400 00:18:48,000 --> 00:18:50,000 You're Johnny Farrell, aren't you? 401 00:18:50,000 --> 00:18:53,000 Yeah, well, that's right. 402 00:18:53,000 --> 00:18:56,000 It was sure mighty nice of you to come. 403 00:18:56,000 --> 00:18:58,000 Oh, that's all right. I wasn't doing anything. 404 00:18:58,000 --> 00:19:02,000 Is there anything in particular you'd like to do now? 405 00:19:02,000 --> 00:19:04,000 No, nothing in particular. 406 00:19:04,000 --> 00:19:07,000 I thought maybe you'd like to go dancing or something like that. 407 00:19:07,000 --> 00:19:08,000 Only I... 408 00:19:08,000 --> 00:19:09,000 Only what? 409 00:19:09,000 --> 00:19:12,000 Well, I discovered a terrible thing just before you got here, Miss... 410 00:19:12,000 --> 00:19:13,000 Ma'am. 411 00:19:13,000 --> 00:19:15,000 You can call me Joyce. 412 00:19:15,000 --> 00:19:18,000 You see, I left my wallet up in my hotel room. 413 00:19:18,000 --> 00:19:19,000 Oh? 414 00:19:19,000 --> 00:19:22,000 If you all wouldn't mind stopping by, they would make me a drink. 415 00:19:22,000 --> 00:19:25,000 If you wouldn't mind stopping by, they would meet for a minute while I pick it up, 416 00:19:25,000 --> 00:19:26,000 then we could... 417 00:19:26,000 --> 00:19:28,000 I suppose while we're up there, I can look over your actions or... 418 00:19:28,000 --> 00:19:31,000 Oh, no, ma'am. I ain't that kind honest, I'm not. 419 00:19:31,000 --> 00:19:33,000 But if you don't want to go, it... 420 00:19:33,000 --> 00:19:35,000 Oh, what's the difference? Come on, let's go. 421 00:19:45,000 --> 00:19:47,000 You always keep it this dark in here? 422 00:19:47,000 --> 00:19:49,000 Well, there's a couple of bulbs burned out. 423 00:19:49,000 --> 00:19:51,000 I told them to have them fixed, but they... 424 00:19:51,000 --> 00:19:53,000 Where's that wallet? 425 00:19:53,000 --> 00:19:55,000 In the closet there, my other suit. 426 00:19:55,000 --> 00:19:57,000 Say, Joyce. 427 00:19:57,000 --> 00:19:58,000 Yes? 428 00:19:58,000 --> 00:20:01,000 Would you mind if I stepped in here and saw it slicked up a little before we went out? 429 00:20:01,000 --> 00:20:04,000 No, no. Go right ahead. 430 00:20:04,000 --> 00:20:07,000 I went into the bathroom and got out my razor. 431 00:20:07,000 --> 00:20:09,000 My plans were still the same. 432 00:20:09,000 --> 00:20:11,000 I excused myself a minute before we came upstairs, 433 00:20:11,000 --> 00:20:13,000 and I made the phone call that I planned to. 434 00:20:13,000 --> 00:20:16,000 There was a couple of little extra flourishes to be added on now 435 00:20:16,000 --> 00:20:18,000 that I hadn't figured out before. 436 00:20:18,000 --> 00:20:21,000 First I shaved off my beard. 437 00:20:21,000 --> 00:20:23,000 Then I went to work on the hair dye with some rubbing alcohol. 438 00:20:23,000 --> 00:20:25,000 It came out pretty easy. 439 00:20:25,000 --> 00:20:27,000 And I was almost ready when I heard her voice in the next room. 440 00:20:27,000 --> 00:20:29,000 Johnny! 441 00:20:29,000 --> 00:20:30,000 Yes? 442 00:20:30,000 --> 00:20:32,000 I think maybe I'd better go home. 443 00:20:32,000 --> 00:20:35,000 You mean you reckon you don't want to go out with me? 444 00:20:35,000 --> 00:20:37,000 Oh, well, it isn't you, Johnny, but... 445 00:20:37,000 --> 00:20:39,000 Well, what is it? 446 00:20:39,000 --> 00:20:41,000 You'll think I'm crazy if I tell you. 447 00:20:41,000 --> 00:20:43,000 No, no, I won't. What is it? 448 00:20:43,000 --> 00:20:47,000 Well, you sort of remind me of someone. 449 00:20:47,000 --> 00:20:49,000 Who? 450 00:20:49,000 --> 00:20:51,000 Oh, just someone I used to know. 451 00:20:51,000 --> 00:20:54,000 Oh, but, Joyce, I'm all ready to go now. 452 00:20:54,000 --> 00:20:55,000 Well... 453 00:20:55,000 --> 00:20:58,000 Only first I thought maybe we'd better have a little more light on the subject. 454 00:20:58,000 --> 00:21:00,000 I thought you said you didn't have any... 455 00:21:00,000 --> 00:21:02,000 Hello, Jolly. 456 00:21:02,000 --> 00:21:03,000 Eddie. 457 00:21:03,000 --> 00:21:04,000 That's right. 458 00:21:04,000 --> 00:21:05,000 Eddie, I thought you... 459 00:21:05,000 --> 00:21:07,000 You thought I'd never catch up with you. 460 00:21:07,000 --> 00:21:09,000 All right, Jolly, all right. Give. 461 00:21:09,000 --> 00:21:10,000 What? 462 00:21:10,000 --> 00:21:12,000 Come on, talk and talk fast. Who was that other girl? 463 00:21:12,000 --> 00:21:14,000 The one they thought was you, the one who's dead. 464 00:21:14,000 --> 00:21:16,000 Well, she was my sister. 465 00:21:16,000 --> 00:21:18,000 What happened to her? 466 00:21:18,000 --> 00:21:19,000 I don't know. 467 00:21:19,000 --> 00:21:21,000 What kind of a racket are you and the old man running anyway? 468 00:21:21,000 --> 00:21:24,000 Well, Horace is... He's my father, Eddie. 469 00:21:24,000 --> 00:21:25,000 He's my stepfather anyway. 470 00:21:25,000 --> 00:21:27,000 Oh, that's nice. It's very nice. 471 00:21:27,000 --> 00:21:28,000 He keeps it all in the family, huh? 472 00:21:28,000 --> 00:21:30,000 Oh, Eddie, you can think anything you want to. 473 00:21:30,000 --> 00:21:32,000 Nothing could be quite bad enough, but... 474 00:21:32,000 --> 00:21:35,000 Please believe me, I wasn't playing any games with you. 475 00:21:35,000 --> 00:21:36,000 No? 476 00:21:36,000 --> 00:21:37,000 No! 477 00:21:37,000 --> 00:21:39,000 That's why I sent Evelyn that day, my sister. 478 00:21:39,000 --> 00:21:43,000 I gave her your ring so you'd know she really came for me. 479 00:21:43,000 --> 00:21:45,000 I just couldn't face her myself. 480 00:21:45,000 --> 00:21:46,000 Face me with what? 481 00:21:46,000 --> 00:21:49,000 With what Horace and I had planned to do to you. 482 00:21:49,000 --> 00:21:50,000 The old shakedown, huh? 483 00:21:50,000 --> 00:21:52,000 I guess so. 484 00:21:52,000 --> 00:21:54,000 Evelyn was horrified anyway when she got wind of it. 485 00:21:54,000 --> 00:21:56,000 She was a funny girl. 486 00:21:56,000 --> 00:21:58,000 She belonged to one of those religious sects, 487 00:21:58,000 --> 00:22:03,000 and she said we'd have to atone for our sins and be punished. 488 00:22:03,000 --> 00:22:05,000 And now... 489 00:22:05,000 --> 00:22:08,000 Maybe you'd better start from the beginning. 490 00:22:08,000 --> 00:22:11,000 Well, that's about all. 491 00:22:11,000 --> 00:22:14,000 We were awfully hard up, 492 00:22:14,000 --> 00:22:16,000 and Mother really was sick. 493 00:22:16,000 --> 00:22:21,000 And I'd borrowed some money once from a man I'd met. 494 00:22:21,000 --> 00:22:25,000 I paid it back that time, but it gave Horace ideas. 495 00:22:25,000 --> 00:22:29,000 He weaseled and threatened and said our mother might die, and... 496 00:22:29,000 --> 00:22:33,000 Well, I'd had a couple of pretty raw deals pulled on me out here, 497 00:22:33,000 --> 00:22:36,000 and I just didn't care anymore, I guess. 498 00:22:36,000 --> 00:22:39,000 That is... 499 00:22:39,000 --> 00:22:40,000 Till I met you. 500 00:22:40,000 --> 00:22:42,000 And so you sent your sister to me to confess all, 501 00:22:42,000 --> 00:22:44,000 and she jumped out of the window instead. Is that what you think happened? 502 00:22:44,000 --> 00:22:46,000 I don't know. 503 00:22:46,000 --> 00:22:47,000 Then why didn't you tell me what you knew then? 504 00:22:47,000 --> 00:22:50,000 Well, I wouldn't have brought Evelyn back to life. 505 00:22:50,000 --> 00:22:53,000 And Horace said we'd all go to prison, and... 506 00:22:53,000 --> 00:22:56,000 You see, Mother didn't know what was going on. 507 00:22:56,000 --> 00:22:57,000 It would have broken her heart. 508 00:22:57,000 --> 00:22:59,000 Yes, but you went right back at it again. 509 00:22:59,000 --> 00:23:03,000 Well, Horace said if he'd had just a little money, he'd go away. 510 00:23:03,000 --> 00:23:05,000 He'd leave us alone and go back east. 511 00:23:05,000 --> 00:23:07,000 And I was supposed to be the next victim as Johnny Farrell 512 00:23:07,000 --> 00:23:08,000 with a ranch in Texas. 513 00:23:08,000 --> 00:23:11,000 No, Eddie, no. 514 00:23:11,000 --> 00:23:12,000 Not after I met you. 515 00:23:12,000 --> 00:23:13,000 No. 516 00:23:13,000 --> 00:23:15,000 No. 517 00:23:15,000 --> 00:23:18,000 You weren't before, were you? 518 00:23:18,000 --> 00:23:20,000 Oh, Eddie, maybe if you knew a little more about 519 00:23:20,000 --> 00:23:22,000 what a girl is up against in this town, you'd understand. 520 00:23:22,000 --> 00:23:24,000 Where is it? Where is it? 521 00:23:24,000 --> 00:23:25,000 Telegram. 522 00:23:25,000 --> 00:23:26,000 Telegram? 523 00:23:26,000 --> 00:23:27,000 Well... 524 00:23:27,000 --> 00:23:30,000 Ah, yes. I had a hunch about you, my boy. 525 00:23:30,000 --> 00:23:31,000 Horace! 526 00:23:31,000 --> 00:23:32,000 Why, you will... 527 00:23:32,000 --> 00:23:33,000 Oh, don't try anything foolish. 528 00:23:33,000 --> 00:23:37,000 I'm quite expert with this little gun, as you may recall, my boy. 529 00:23:37,000 --> 00:23:40,000 I suggest we close the door and have a nice quiet talk 530 00:23:40,000 --> 00:23:42,000 just between ourselves. 531 00:23:42,000 --> 00:23:44,000 That's better. 532 00:23:44,000 --> 00:23:46,000 So, in spite of all my admonitions, 533 00:23:46,000 --> 00:23:49,000 you still persist in this confessional mood, do you, my dear? 534 00:23:49,000 --> 00:23:50,000 Horace, what are you going to do? 535 00:23:50,000 --> 00:23:52,000 You young people may not see it quite my way, 536 00:23:52,000 --> 00:23:55,000 but I'm an old man and I don't fancy the notion 537 00:23:55,000 --> 00:23:58,000 of spending my remaining years behind bars. 538 00:23:58,000 --> 00:24:00,000 It's quite a penalty for extortion, you know? 539 00:24:00,000 --> 00:24:01,000 You're telling me. 540 00:24:01,000 --> 00:24:05,000 And so I'm afraid there's going to be a little accident up here, 541 00:24:05,000 --> 00:24:08,000 something like the accident that happened to poor Evelyn. 542 00:24:08,000 --> 00:24:09,000 So you did kill her! 543 00:24:09,000 --> 00:24:13,000 Well, technically, yes, I did assist her through that window 544 00:24:13,000 --> 00:24:15,000 after she insisted on making a scene. 545 00:24:15,000 --> 00:24:16,000 Why, you... 546 00:24:16,000 --> 00:24:17,000 Evelyn was always excitable, you know, 547 00:24:17,000 --> 00:24:19,000 really not quite normal, I'm afraid. 548 00:24:19,000 --> 00:24:20,000 Horace, you're mad. 549 00:24:20,000 --> 00:24:23,000 Now, my dear, I want you to write a little note. 550 00:24:23,000 --> 00:24:25,000 See, there's paper and pen over there on the desk. 551 00:24:25,000 --> 00:24:27,000 And you will say, 552 00:24:27,000 --> 00:24:29,000 Darling, forgive me, 553 00:24:29,000 --> 00:24:32,000 but it will be best this way for both of us. 554 00:24:32,000 --> 00:24:33,000 And sign your name. 555 00:24:33,000 --> 00:24:35,000 You must be mad to think I'd do such a thing. 556 00:24:35,000 --> 00:24:38,000 You wouldn't like to see me kill your lover here, would you? 557 00:24:38,000 --> 00:24:41,000 Oh, yes, these old eyes can still tell love when they see it. 558 00:24:41,000 --> 00:24:43,000 Jolly, look, don't do it, don't do it. 559 00:24:43,000 --> 00:24:45,000 Can't you see he's going to kill us both anyway? 560 00:24:45,000 --> 00:24:46,000 Horace, will you promise then? 561 00:24:46,000 --> 00:24:47,000 Of course I will. 562 00:24:47,000 --> 00:24:49,000 That's it, my dear. 563 00:24:49,000 --> 00:24:51,000 Write it down just as I told you. 564 00:24:51,000 --> 00:24:54,000 There's only one thing wrong with all this, Horace. 565 00:24:54,000 --> 00:24:55,000 You want to know what it is? 566 00:24:55,000 --> 00:24:56,000 Naturally. 567 00:24:56,000 --> 00:24:57,000 I've already called the police. 568 00:24:57,000 --> 00:24:59,000 They're waiting for me in the lobby right now. 569 00:24:59,000 --> 00:25:02,000 And if I'm not down there in about five minutes, they'll be up here. 570 00:25:02,000 --> 00:25:04,000 Oh, dear. This is embarrassing, isn't it? 571 00:25:04,000 --> 00:25:05,000 Isn't it? 572 00:25:05,000 --> 00:25:07,000 I think perhaps you'd better get on that telephone, my boy. 573 00:25:07,000 --> 00:25:10,000 Give directions for the officers to go away immediately. 574 00:25:10,000 --> 00:25:13,000 Say that you no longer have any need of them. 575 00:25:13,000 --> 00:25:16,000 Well, all right. 576 00:25:19,000 --> 00:25:21,000 Hello? Hello, desk? 577 00:25:21,000 --> 00:25:24,000 You know, those two men who are waiting in the lobby for me. 578 00:25:24,000 --> 00:25:26,000 Well, tell them... 579 00:25:26,000 --> 00:25:28,000 Tell them to get up here as fast as they can. 580 00:25:28,000 --> 00:25:29,000 Horace, no! 581 00:25:29,000 --> 00:25:31,000 Jolly, why you won't... 582 00:25:33,000 --> 00:25:35,000 Jolly, Jolly, are you all right? 583 00:25:35,000 --> 00:25:37,000 I think so. It's only my shoulder. 584 00:25:37,000 --> 00:25:39,000 Oh, darling, you shouldn't have gotten in the way. 585 00:25:39,000 --> 00:25:41,000 I'd rather have had it been me than you. 586 00:25:41,000 --> 00:25:43,000 Look, I'll call a doctor. 587 00:25:43,000 --> 00:25:45,000 What's going on here? We heard a shot. 588 00:25:45,000 --> 00:25:48,000 Look, there's the man who's responsible for the suicide of Jolly Andrews. 589 00:25:48,000 --> 00:25:51,000 Only it wasn't a suicide. He killed her. 590 00:25:51,000 --> 00:25:54,000 It wasn't Jolly Andrews. That's Jolly Andrews over here. 591 00:25:54,000 --> 00:25:55,000 What are you talking about? 592 00:25:55,000 --> 00:25:57,000 Hello, hello, hello? I've got to get a doctor. Wait a minute, will you? 593 00:25:57,000 --> 00:25:58,000 All right. 594 00:25:58,000 --> 00:25:59,000 Hello? 595 00:25:59,000 --> 00:26:01,000 Look, don't you understand? Look, that isn't Jolly Andrews. 596 00:26:01,000 --> 00:26:02,000 That's Jolly Andrews over there. 597 00:26:02,000 --> 00:26:04,000 You're not making sense, man. 598 00:26:04,000 --> 00:26:07,000 Look, fella, look. I met this guy at a hotel. 599 00:26:07,000 --> 00:26:10,000 And then we went fishing and then we put the worms on a hook. 600 00:26:10,000 --> 00:26:12,000 And then she was in a slam and she was dead. 601 00:26:12,000 --> 00:26:14,000 Only she's not dead. She's wonderful. We're going to get married. 602 00:26:14,000 --> 00:26:15,000 See, I love her. 603 00:26:15,000 --> 00:26:17,000 And then Horace and I were in the shooting gallery. 604 00:26:17,000 --> 00:26:19,000 Then I met him and I dyed my hair and I made a... 605 00:26:19,000 --> 00:26:21,000 ...flame taxis accent, see. 606 00:26:21,000 --> 00:26:22,000 And I met him one afternoon. 607 00:26:22,000 --> 00:26:24,000 I'd like to show him something over myself. 608 00:26:24,000 --> 00:26:26,000 Jolly's alive. 609 00:26:30,000 --> 00:26:32,000 And so closes, a guy gets lonely. 610 00:26:32,000 --> 00:26:37,000 In which Roma wines have brought you, Mr. Dane Clark, a star of tonight's study in... 611 00:26:37,000 --> 00:26:39,000 Suspense. 612 00:26:40,000 --> 00:26:47,000 Before our star returns to the microphone, let me say a word for Roma Wines, the sponsor of Suspense. 613 00:26:47,000 --> 00:26:52,000 Elsa Maxwell is known the world over for her great charm as a hostess. 614 00:26:52,000 --> 00:26:55,000 Now, here's a brief message from this noted authority. 615 00:26:55,000 --> 00:27:01,000 It is always a gracious act of hospitality to serve a glass of distinguished Roma wine. 616 00:27:01,000 --> 00:27:11,000 I suggest you try Roma California Toque, a wine of unusual versatility, enjoyable anytime, before or after meals. 617 00:27:11,000 --> 00:27:14,000 I serve it frequently with dessert or coffee. 618 00:27:14,000 --> 00:27:17,000 It's perfect with fruit or nuts or with any light snack. 619 00:27:17,000 --> 00:27:29,000 Follow Miss Maxwell's good suggestion. Try Roma Toque, a velvety smooth, flame bright wine, moderately sweet, light, yet delightfully rich in flavor. 620 00:27:29,000 --> 00:27:37,000 And you'll find that all Roma wines are always delicious, always of unvarying goodness and fine quality. 621 00:27:37,000 --> 00:27:42,000 The next time you use vermouth, sweet or dry, use Roma vermouth. 622 00:27:42,000 --> 00:27:48,000 Zestful, herb flavored Roma vermouth is blended, mellowed, developed, and bottled in California, 623 00:27:48,000 --> 00:27:54,000 with all the traditional winemaking skill of Roma wineries, yet surprisingly low priced. 624 00:27:54,000 --> 00:27:57,000 Try Roma vermouth soon, won't you? 625 00:27:57,000 --> 00:28:02,000 This is Dane Clark. That I enjoyed appearing on Suspense goes without saying, all of us do. 626 00:28:02,000 --> 00:28:05,000 Next week's show sounds like it'll be really swell. 627 00:28:05,000 --> 00:28:10,000 It's a story written by one of the great contemporary masters of the art of suspense, Dashiell Hammett. 628 00:28:10,000 --> 00:28:16,000 And starring in it will be two of your favorite Hollywood people, John Payne and Stuart Irwin. 629 00:28:16,000 --> 00:28:19,000 I'll surely want to catch the one next Thursday, and I know you will too. 630 00:28:19,000 --> 00:28:23,000 Suspense is produced, edited, and directed by William Spear. 631 00:28:23,000 --> 00:28:28,000 Dane Clark appeared through the courtesy of Warner Brothers, and will soon be seen with Dennis Morgan 632 00:28:28,000 --> 00:28:31,000 in their production, God Is My Co-Pilot. 633 00:28:31,000 --> 00:28:38,000 Next Thursday, same time, John Payne will be your star of Suspense. 634 00:28:38,000 --> 00:28:42,000 Presented by Roma Wines, R-O-M-A. 635 00:28:42,000 --> 00:29:01,000 Made in California for enjoyment throughout the world. 636 00:29:01,000 --> 00:29:16,000 This is CBS, the Columbia Broadcasting System.