1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:10,080 Now, Roma wines, R-O-M-A, made in California for enjoyment throughout the world. 2 00:00:10,080 --> 00:00:14,400 Roma wines present Suspense. 3 00:00:14,400 --> 00:00:23,640 Tonight, Roma wines bring you the MGM star, Mr. Keenan Wynne, as star of The Night Reveals, 4 00:00:23,640 --> 00:00:33,160 a Suspense play produced, edited, and directed for Roma wines by William Spear. 5 00:00:33,160 --> 00:00:40,440 Suspense, radio's outstanding theater of thrills, is presented for your enjoyment by Roma wines. 6 00:00:40,440 --> 00:00:47,200 That's R-O-M-A, Roma wines, those excellent California wines that can add so much pleasantness 7 00:00:47,200 --> 00:00:51,980 to the way you live, to your happiness and entertaining guests, to your enjoyment of 8 00:00:51,980 --> 00:00:53,600 everyday meals. 9 00:00:53,600 --> 00:00:59,440 Yes, right now a glass full would be very pleasant, as Roma wines bring you Keenan Wynne 10 00:00:59,440 --> 00:01:07,720 in a remarkable tale of Suspense. 11 00:01:07,720 --> 00:01:09,520 Go ahead, tell us the story, Mr. Jordan. 12 00:01:09,520 --> 00:01:12,120 It might help to get it out of your system. 13 00:01:12,120 --> 00:01:14,760 Yes, go ahead, Harry. 14 00:01:14,760 --> 00:01:18,080 Well, tell it here, Marie, in front of you? 15 00:01:18,080 --> 00:01:21,520 Sure, I can stand it if you can. 16 00:01:21,520 --> 00:01:30,160 Well, all right, I'll tell it from when I first began to know for sure two weeks ago. 17 00:01:30,160 --> 00:01:34,280 I should have known before that something was wrong. 18 00:01:34,280 --> 00:01:37,160 I should have known by her eyes. 19 00:01:37,160 --> 00:01:44,000 It was a queer look in them, staring at me one minute, avoiding me the next. 20 00:01:44,000 --> 00:01:46,840 Well, I came home late one Monday night. 21 00:01:46,840 --> 00:01:51,960 They were asleep, my son John Ann, my wife here, Marie. 22 00:01:51,960 --> 00:01:54,280 I lay in bed reviewing my day's work. 23 00:01:54,280 --> 00:01:59,280 You see, I'm an investigator for the Herkimer Fire Insurance Company, and while thinking 24 00:01:59,280 --> 00:02:02,680 about the fire on Second Avenue, I fell asleep. 25 00:02:02,680 --> 00:02:07,480 Suddenly, I was sitting bold upright, wide awake, with a strange feeling of being alone 26 00:02:07,480 --> 00:02:08,480 in the room. 27 00:02:08,480 --> 00:02:11,360 I looked towards Marie's bed. 28 00:02:11,360 --> 00:02:14,200 It was too dark to see. 29 00:02:14,200 --> 00:02:17,160 I called, Marie? 30 00:02:17,160 --> 00:02:18,160 Marie? 31 00:02:18,160 --> 00:02:19,160 No answer. 32 00:02:19,160 --> 00:02:24,240 I got up, and I walked to her bed. 33 00:02:24,240 --> 00:02:25,240 The quilt was bunched up. 34 00:02:25,240 --> 00:02:26,520 I pulled the covers down. 35 00:02:26,520 --> 00:02:27,520 The bed was empty. 36 00:02:27,520 --> 00:02:29,520 In the bathroom? 37 00:02:29,520 --> 00:02:35,240 No, she wasn't there, and not in Johnny's room either. 38 00:02:35,240 --> 00:02:36,240 Johnny was alone. 39 00:02:36,240 --> 00:02:39,040 Marie wasn't in the apartment. 40 00:02:39,040 --> 00:02:40,040 I put on the light. 41 00:02:40,040 --> 00:02:41,040 I looked at my watch. 42 00:02:41,040 --> 00:02:42,480 It was two in the morning. 43 00:02:42,480 --> 00:02:47,200 I got dressed, walked out, rang for the elevator. 44 00:02:47,200 --> 00:02:48,200 It was nothing. 45 00:02:48,200 --> 00:02:53,080 Of course, it was nothing important, but my heart kept hammering away. 46 00:02:53,080 --> 00:02:54,760 Oh, morning, Mr. Jordan. 47 00:02:54,760 --> 00:02:55,760 Kind of late for you. 48 00:02:55,760 --> 00:02:56,760 Yes, yes. 49 00:02:56,760 --> 00:02:57,760 Good morning, Steve. 50 00:02:57,760 --> 00:03:00,160 Did you see my wife go downstairs? 51 00:03:00,160 --> 00:03:03,120 Yeah, Mr. Jordan, about a half an hour ago, I see. 52 00:03:03,120 --> 00:03:04,120 Oh. 53 00:03:04,120 --> 00:03:05,120 Oh, yes. 54 00:03:05,120 --> 00:03:06,120 Yes, of course. 55 00:03:06,120 --> 00:03:07,360 Did you see which way she went? 56 00:03:07,360 --> 00:03:08,360 Yeah, sure. 57 00:03:08,360 --> 00:03:09,360 She went towards Third Avenue. 58 00:03:09,360 --> 00:03:10,360 Said she was going to the- 59 00:03:10,360 --> 00:03:11,360 Going to the drug store, I guess. 60 00:03:11,360 --> 00:03:12,360 Yeah, that's right. 61 00:03:12,360 --> 00:03:14,760 I mean, it's over on 96th Street, open all night, you know. 62 00:03:14,760 --> 00:03:15,760 Oh, thanks. 63 00:03:15,760 --> 00:03:18,080 Well, that was it. 64 00:03:18,080 --> 00:03:19,920 She went to the drug store. 65 00:03:19,920 --> 00:03:23,240 I was worried over nothing at all. 66 00:03:23,240 --> 00:03:24,720 I didn't know what to do quite. 67 00:03:24,720 --> 00:03:31,280 I didn't want to follow her, but the elevator boy was watching me, so I strolled easily 68 00:03:31,280 --> 00:03:32,920 along toward Third Avenue. 69 00:03:32,920 --> 00:03:39,600 I stood on the deserted dark corner and looked up and down the street, and I saw her coming. 70 00:03:39,600 --> 00:03:42,520 She was walking toward me briskly. 71 00:03:42,520 --> 00:03:44,680 Harry, what are you doing here? 72 00:03:44,680 --> 00:03:46,520 Well, I got up and saw you were gone. 73 00:03:46,520 --> 00:03:47,520 I couldn't sleep. 74 00:03:47,520 --> 00:03:51,880 I had a dreadful headache, so I decided to go down for some aspirin. 75 00:03:51,880 --> 00:03:52,880 Yeah. 76 00:03:52,880 --> 00:03:54,480 Oh, yeah, of course. 77 00:03:54,480 --> 00:03:59,760 The drug store on 96th Street, but you were coming from 98th Street. 78 00:03:59,760 --> 00:04:02,800 I took a little walk, thought some fresh air would do me some good. 79 00:04:02,800 --> 00:04:03,800 Oh, yeah. 80 00:04:03,800 --> 00:04:05,000 Yeah, it's a nice night. 81 00:04:05,000 --> 00:04:06,520 I've only been gone about 10 minutes. 82 00:04:06,520 --> 00:04:08,440 Well, Steve said you were gone about a half an hour. 83 00:04:08,440 --> 00:04:09,960 I was only 10 minutes. 84 00:04:09,960 --> 00:04:10,960 What time is it now? 85 00:04:10,960 --> 00:04:11,960 2.35. 86 00:04:11,960 --> 00:04:12,960 I've been out for about 15 minutes. 87 00:04:12,960 --> 00:04:13,960 Well, it's more than that. 88 00:04:13,960 --> 00:04:16,160 It was 15 minutes, no more than that. 89 00:04:16,160 --> 00:04:18,160 Well, yeah. 90 00:04:18,160 --> 00:04:21,600 Yeah, I guess so. 91 00:04:21,600 --> 00:04:27,600 Well, everything seemed all right, but still I felt something was wrong. 92 00:04:27,600 --> 00:04:31,040 We got into our apartment and we both went to bed. 93 00:04:31,040 --> 00:04:34,000 For a minute or so, we said nothing. 94 00:04:34,000 --> 00:04:35,000 Listen. 95 00:04:35,000 --> 00:04:36,000 A fire. 96 00:04:36,000 --> 00:04:37,000 A fire. 97 00:04:37,000 --> 00:04:40,560 Yeah, yeah, not far. 98 00:04:40,560 --> 00:04:42,600 Over east a couple of blocks. 99 00:04:42,600 --> 00:04:44,600 By the river, I'd say. 100 00:04:44,600 --> 00:04:45,600 That's my district. 101 00:04:45,600 --> 00:04:46,600 A fire. 102 00:04:46,600 --> 00:04:47,600 Hello. 103 00:04:47,600 --> 00:04:48,600 Hello, Harry. 104 00:04:48,600 --> 00:04:54,600 Sorry to wake you in the middle of the night, but there's a bad one over near you. 105 00:04:54,600 --> 00:04:55,600 Between second and third. 106 00:04:55,600 --> 00:04:57,040 Maybe a total loss. 107 00:04:57,040 --> 00:04:59,320 Between second and third, Mr. Parmiter? 108 00:04:59,320 --> 00:05:00,320 On apartment building. 109 00:05:00,320 --> 00:05:01,320 Yeah. 110 00:05:01,320 --> 00:05:02,320 98th Street. 111 00:05:02,320 --> 00:05:03,320 340 East 98. 112 00:05:03,320 --> 00:05:06,320 I called you because I'd like you to go there direct first thing in the morning instead 113 00:05:06,320 --> 00:05:07,320 of coming to the office. 114 00:05:07,320 --> 00:05:08,320 Okay, I'll meet you there. 115 00:05:08,320 --> 00:05:09,320 Okay, Mr. Parmiter, good night. 116 00:05:09,320 --> 00:05:10,320 A fire on 98th Street. 117 00:05:10,320 --> 00:05:11,320 Yeah. 118 00:05:11,320 --> 00:05:12,320 Yeah. 119 00:05:12,320 --> 00:05:23,200 I couldn't see Marie in the dark, but I knew. 120 00:05:23,200 --> 00:05:25,920 I knew she was staring at me. 121 00:05:25,920 --> 00:05:28,320 I was very tired. 122 00:05:28,320 --> 00:05:29,320 Good night, Marie. 123 00:05:29,320 --> 00:05:30,320 Good night, Harry. 124 00:05:30,320 --> 00:05:45,200 For Suspense, Roma Wines are bringing you a star keen and win with Kathy Lewis in The 125 00:05:45,200 --> 00:05:47,800 Night Reveals by Cornell Woolrich. 126 00:05:47,800 --> 00:06:00,120 Roma Wines presentation tonight in radio's outstanding theater of thrills, Suspense. 127 00:06:00,120 --> 00:06:05,360 Between the acts of Suspense, this is Truman Bradley for Roma Wines. 128 00:06:05,360 --> 00:06:10,040 Tomorrow and Saturday, most American households will be busy with preparations for Easter 129 00:06:10,040 --> 00:06:15,400 Sunday dinner, the traditional feast ending the Lenten season. 130 00:06:15,400 --> 00:06:20,400 Time honored accompaniment to gracious Easter dining and entertaining is wine enjoyed throughout 131 00:06:20,400 --> 00:06:26,840 the ages by families and friends for pleasure and companionship in a sensible, moderate 132 00:06:26,840 --> 00:06:27,840 way. 133 00:06:27,840 --> 00:06:34,400 A fine wine that will add good taste and friendliness to your Easter day is Roma, the wine most 134 00:06:34,400 --> 00:06:36,560 Americans prefer. 135 00:06:36,560 --> 00:06:42,280 And most popular of all Roma wines is Roma California Sherry, a light, mellow wine of 136 00:06:42,280 --> 00:06:46,880 inviting fragrance and unusual nut-like taste. 137 00:06:46,880 --> 00:06:52,840 The centuries-old custom of sipping Sherry before dinner is now more popular than ever. 138 00:06:52,840 --> 00:06:59,360 Today, millions of Americans, especially those who seek good living, enjoy Roma Sherry before 139 00:06:59,360 --> 00:07:00,920 each evening meal. 140 00:07:00,920 --> 00:07:06,160 Yes, Roma Sherry is truly America's first call for dinner. 141 00:07:06,160 --> 00:07:08,640 Try Roma Sherry before dinner. 142 00:07:08,640 --> 00:07:11,960 Discover how it increases your mealtime pleasure. 143 00:07:11,960 --> 00:07:16,200 Get Roma Sherry tomorrow in time for the Easter weekend. 144 00:07:16,200 --> 00:07:24,120 Remember, that's Roma, R-O-M-A, Roma, America's favorite wine. 145 00:07:24,120 --> 00:07:29,400 And now Roma wines bring back to our Hollywood soundstage Keenan Wynne as Harry Jordan and 146 00:07:29,400 --> 00:07:35,320 Kathy Lewis as his wife Marie in The Night Reveals, a tale well calculated to keep you 147 00:07:35,320 --> 00:07:49,520 in suspense. 148 00:07:49,520 --> 00:07:50,520 Go on, Mr. Jordan. 149 00:07:50,520 --> 00:07:54,680 Well, gentlemen, the next morning I went over to 98th Street to inspect the remains of number 150 00:07:54,680 --> 00:07:59,520 340 and to see if there was evidence of anything suspicious about the origin of the fire. 151 00:07:59,520 --> 00:08:01,440 And Mr. Parmiter was there. 152 00:08:01,440 --> 00:08:02,880 There it is. 153 00:08:02,880 --> 00:08:03,880 Got it. 154 00:08:03,880 --> 00:08:05,480 You're paying off on this one all right? 155 00:08:05,480 --> 00:08:06,760 Yeah, completely burned out. 156 00:08:06,760 --> 00:08:07,760 Anyone hurt? 157 00:08:07,760 --> 00:08:08,760 A few. 158 00:08:08,760 --> 00:08:09,760 No one dead. 159 00:08:09,760 --> 00:08:11,600 Lucky they just installed the new fire escapes. 160 00:08:11,600 --> 00:08:13,600 Just the walls left. 161 00:08:13,600 --> 00:08:15,800 Fire must have been quite a sight in the height of its glory. 162 00:08:15,800 --> 00:08:16,800 Yeah, quite a sight. 163 00:08:16,800 --> 00:08:18,960 You say those walls look pretty bad. 164 00:08:18,960 --> 00:08:19,960 Might collapse most any time. 165 00:08:19,960 --> 00:08:21,680 Oh, the building will have to be razed. 166 00:08:21,680 --> 00:08:23,160 That fire did a good job. 167 00:08:23,160 --> 00:08:24,560 Oh, there's the commissioner. 168 00:08:24,560 --> 00:08:25,560 Hello, Parmiter. 169 00:08:25,560 --> 00:08:26,560 Jordan? 170 00:08:26,560 --> 00:08:27,560 How are you, morale? 171 00:08:27,560 --> 00:08:29,040 No, anything about the fire, commissioner? 172 00:08:29,040 --> 00:08:30,040 No, not a thing. 173 00:08:30,040 --> 00:08:31,160 Well, we'll have a look. 174 00:08:31,160 --> 00:08:32,640 I wouldn't go in there, Jordan. 175 00:08:32,640 --> 00:08:33,640 Those walls... 176 00:08:33,640 --> 00:08:34,640 I'm afraid I'd scare myself. 177 00:08:34,640 --> 00:08:35,640 Maybe you better not go inside, Harry. 178 00:08:35,640 --> 00:08:37,080 Now, don't worry about me. 179 00:08:37,080 --> 00:08:39,120 I know fires as well as anyone. 180 00:08:39,120 --> 00:08:40,320 You stay outside, Mr. Parmiter. 181 00:08:40,320 --> 00:08:41,320 I'm going in. 182 00:08:41,320 --> 00:08:50,240 I walked gingerly into the blackened, ruined hallway in ashes up to my ankles until I reached 183 00:08:50,240 --> 00:08:52,240 the remains of the stairway. 184 00:08:52,240 --> 00:08:58,160 Underneath were several baby carriages, just twisted pieces of metal. 185 00:08:58,160 --> 00:08:59,760 Burning fragment of something fell nearby. 186 00:08:59,760 --> 00:09:00,760 Come on back, Jordan. 187 00:09:00,760 --> 00:09:01,760 I'm all right. 188 00:09:01,760 --> 00:09:08,160 I poked around near the carriages, sifting through the fine, clean ashes. 189 00:09:08,160 --> 00:09:09,160 Something caught my eye. 190 00:09:09,160 --> 00:09:13,120 A glob of yellow metal. 191 00:09:13,120 --> 00:09:16,000 I picked it up and I worked my way out. 192 00:09:16,000 --> 00:09:19,160 Ah, she's burned through, isn't she? 193 00:09:19,160 --> 00:09:20,160 Yeah, cleaned through. 194 00:09:20,160 --> 00:09:21,160 Nothing left of her. 195 00:09:21,160 --> 00:09:22,160 Did you find anything, Harry? 196 00:09:22,160 --> 00:09:23,160 Oh, nothing much. 197 00:09:23,160 --> 00:09:25,160 Fire started in the hallway all right. 198 00:09:25,160 --> 00:09:26,160 Cellar's untouched. 199 00:09:26,160 --> 00:09:27,160 Firework's its way up. 200 00:09:27,160 --> 00:09:28,160 What's that in your hand? 201 00:09:28,160 --> 00:09:29,160 Oh, that? 202 00:09:29,160 --> 00:09:31,480 Oh, it's just a piece of metal I found. 203 00:09:31,480 --> 00:09:32,480 Here. 204 00:09:32,480 --> 00:09:33,800 I just picked it up for my kid. 205 00:09:33,800 --> 00:09:34,800 He likes shiny things. 206 00:09:34,800 --> 00:09:36,080 What do you think, Commissioner? 207 00:09:36,080 --> 00:09:38,880 Oh, probably one of those gadgets they have on baby carriages. 208 00:09:38,880 --> 00:09:39,880 Yeah, I guess you're right. 209 00:09:39,880 --> 00:09:40,880 Yeah. 210 00:09:40,880 --> 00:09:43,880 It isn't anything. 211 00:09:43,880 --> 00:09:45,440 But it was something. 212 00:09:45,440 --> 00:09:49,080 I had run my fingernail across this glob of metal. 213 00:09:49,080 --> 00:09:51,560 It looked like gold. 214 00:09:51,560 --> 00:09:55,400 I would examine it in detail at home. 215 00:09:55,400 --> 00:09:58,880 Hello, Johnny. 216 00:09:58,880 --> 00:10:01,280 How are you, Johnny? 217 00:10:01,280 --> 00:10:03,520 Just, Mama says I was bad today. 218 00:10:03,520 --> 00:10:04,960 Harry, you're home early. 219 00:10:04,960 --> 00:10:06,280 Yeah, yeah, I got sooner. 220 00:10:06,280 --> 00:10:09,800 I got through sooner than I expected. 221 00:10:09,800 --> 00:10:10,800 What is it? 222 00:10:10,800 --> 00:10:11,800 What is it, Harry? 223 00:10:11,800 --> 00:10:12,800 Your locket. 224 00:10:12,800 --> 00:10:14,840 You're not wearing it. 225 00:10:14,840 --> 00:10:16,560 You never had it off before. 226 00:10:16,560 --> 00:10:17,560 My locket? 227 00:10:17,560 --> 00:10:18,560 What? 228 00:10:18,560 --> 00:10:19,560 Why, don't you remember? 229 00:10:19,560 --> 00:10:22,480 Daddy, can I go over to see Davey Taylor for a minute? 230 00:10:22,480 --> 00:10:23,480 Yes, yes, Johnny. 231 00:10:23,480 --> 00:10:24,480 Go ahead. 232 00:10:24,480 --> 00:10:25,480 All right. 233 00:10:25,480 --> 00:10:26,480 Gee, thanks, Daddy. 234 00:10:26,480 --> 00:10:27,880 He shouldn't have done that, Harry. 235 00:10:27,880 --> 00:10:28,880 I didn't want him to go. 236 00:10:28,880 --> 00:10:29,880 He hasn't had his dinner. 237 00:10:29,880 --> 00:10:30,880 Never mind, Johnny. 238 00:10:30,880 --> 00:10:33,800 What did you say happened to the locket? 239 00:10:33,800 --> 00:10:35,400 Why, I gave it to you. 240 00:10:35,400 --> 00:10:36,400 To me? 241 00:10:36,400 --> 00:10:38,000 Well, I put it in your pocket to have it fixed. 242 00:10:38,000 --> 00:10:39,000 The catch was loose. 243 00:10:39,000 --> 00:10:40,000 I don't remember. 244 00:10:40,000 --> 00:10:41,600 I put it in your pocket, Harry. 245 00:10:41,600 --> 00:10:42,920 I forgot to mention it to you. 246 00:10:42,920 --> 00:10:45,680 I wanted you to take it to the jeweler's, get the catch fixed. 247 00:10:45,680 --> 00:10:48,800 I just put it in your coat pocket while you were shaving. 248 00:10:48,800 --> 00:10:49,800 When? 249 00:10:49,800 --> 00:10:50,800 Yesterday. 250 00:10:50,800 --> 00:10:51,800 Yes, yesterday morning. 251 00:10:51,800 --> 00:10:54,080 Well, then it should be in my pocket now. 252 00:10:54,080 --> 00:10:57,560 I wore this suit yesterday, too. 253 00:10:57,560 --> 00:10:59,360 Nothing in my pockets, Marie. 254 00:10:59,360 --> 00:11:00,360 Well... 255 00:11:00,360 --> 00:11:02,200 Yes, Harry? 256 00:11:02,200 --> 00:11:04,520 Is... is anything wrong with you? 257 00:11:04,520 --> 00:11:05,520 I'm perfectly all right. 258 00:11:05,520 --> 00:11:06,880 There's not a thing wrong with me. 259 00:11:06,880 --> 00:11:09,960 Well, you look worried, as if you had something on your mind. 260 00:11:09,960 --> 00:11:10,960 Oh, it's nothing. 261 00:11:10,960 --> 00:11:13,280 I've just been having a headache. 262 00:11:13,280 --> 00:11:14,280 Maybe you ought to see a doctor. 263 00:11:14,280 --> 00:11:16,760 No, it really doesn't amount to much. 264 00:11:16,760 --> 00:11:20,160 Well, I think I'll take another look for the locket. 265 00:11:20,160 --> 00:11:23,920 Uh, which suit did you say you put it in? 266 00:11:23,920 --> 00:11:26,960 Your blue suit, I think. 267 00:11:26,960 --> 00:11:27,960 Maybe it was the gray, though. 268 00:11:27,960 --> 00:11:28,960 I... 269 00:11:28,960 --> 00:11:31,560 I couldn't make it out. 270 00:11:31,560 --> 00:11:33,560 What had she done with the locket? 271 00:11:33,560 --> 00:11:34,560 Had she pawned it? 272 00:11:34,560 --> 00:11:36,520 Had she given it away? 273 00:11:36,520 --> 00:11:39,720 And then I remembered something. 274 00:11:39,720 --> 00:11:43,440 I went into the bathroom and locked the door. 275 00:11:43,440 --> 00:11:47,400 I looked at this shapeless little glob of yellow metal. 276 00:11:47,400 --> 00:11:50,400 I rubbed the blackened spots away until all of it was gleaming. 277 00:11:50,400 --> 00:11:54,720 I took a nail file out of the medicine chest and began to file it. 278 00:11:54,720 --> 00:11:59,160 I kept filing until I had enlarged the crack to the full length of the piece of gold. 279 00:11:59,160 --> 00:12:02,480 Then I slipped the nail file inside and pried. 280 00:12:02,480 --> 00:12:05,240 And pried it open. 281 00:12:05,240 --> 00:12:08,240 Tiny fragments of glass, and then... 282 00:12:08,240 --> 00:12:10,480 Then I saw a piece of scorched paper. 283 00:12:10,480 --> 00:12:13,480 It was a photograph. 284 00:12:13,480 --> 00:12:17,720 A picture of my son, Johnny. 285 00:12:17,720 --> 00:12:20,000 This glob of metal was my wife's locket. 286 00:12:20,000 --> 00:12:24,080 I put the locket and the picture in my pocket and walked out. 287 00:12:24,080 --> 00:12:25,800 All right now. 288 00:12:25,800 --> 00:12:28,200 Now what's the largest continent in the world? 289 00:12:28,200 --> 00:12:29,200 I know it's... 290 00:12:29,200 --> 00:12:30,200 It's... 291 00:12:30,200 --> 00:12:31,200 It's Asia. 292 00:12:31,200 --> 00:12:32,200 Mm-hmm. 293 00:12:32,200 --> 00:12:33,200 And the next largest? 294 00:12:33,200 --> 00:12:34,200 That's easy. 295 00:12:34,200 --> 00:12:35,200 Africa. 296 00:12:35,200 --> 00:12:36,200 Full of jungle. 297 00:12:36,200 --> 00:12:38,200 That's where Tarzan lives. 298 00:12:38,200 --> 00:12:40,880 Isn't it time for Johnny to be in bed? 299 00:12:40,880 --> 00:12:41,880 Yes. 300 00:12:41,880 --> 00:12:43,080 I had an idea it was so late. 301 00:12:43,080 --> 00:12:44,080 You run along to your room, Johnny. 302 00:12:44,080 --> 00:12:45,080 I'll be in in a minute. 303 00:12:45,080 --> 00:12:46,080 All right, Mother. 304 00:12:46,080 --> 00:12:47,080 Good night, Dad. 305 00:12:47,080 --> 00:12:48,080 Good night, Johnny. 306 00:12:48,080 --> 00:12:49,080 Sleep well. 307 00:12:49,080 --> 00:12:50,080 He's... 308 00:12:50,080 --> 00:12:53,880 He's getting along very well in school. 309 00:12:53,880 --> 00:12:55,360 Except for arithmetic. 310 00:12:55,360 --> 00:12:57,960 Seems to be having a little trouble. 311 00:12:57,960 --> 00:12:59,960 Johnny will be all right. 312 00:12:59,960 --> 00:13:01,360 Yes. 313 00:13:01,360 --> 00:13:03,320 Johnny will be all right. 314 00:13:03,320 --> 00:13:05,400 I know he'll be all right. 315 00:13:05,400 --> 00:13:08,800 I watched her. 316 00:13:08,800 --> 00:13:10,920 She seemed very uneasy. 317 00:13:10,920 --> 00:13:15,760 I walked over to my pipe rack where I kept several books of matches in a jar. 318 00:13:15,760 --> 00:13:18,960 But there weren't any there. 319 00:13:18,960 --> 00:13:21,640 All this time I knew she was watching me. 320 00:13:21,640 --> 00:13:22,640 Watching me closely. 321 00:13:22,640 --> 00:13:24,680 I looked behind the rack. 322 00:13:24,680 --> 00:13:29,840 There wasn't a match around. 323 00:13:29,840 --> 00:13:31,440 What the devil happened to all my matches? 324 00:13:31,440 --> 00:13:32,440 I have a match. 325 00:13:32,440 --> 00:13:33,440 Here. 326 00:13:33,440 --> 00:13:34,440 Here. 327 00:13:34,440 --> 00:13:35,440 Let me light it for you. 328 00:13:35,440 --> 00:13:36,440 Did you take the matches out of the jar, Marie? 329 00:13:36,440 --> 00:13:37,440 Well, I... 330 00:13:37,440 --> 00:13:38,440 Did you? 331 00:13:38,440 --> 00:13:39,440 Yes. 332 00:13:39,440 --> 00:13:40,440 I needed them in the kitchen. 333 00:13:40,440 --> 00:13:41,440 Shall I light your pipe for you? 334 00:13:41,440 --> 00:13:42,440 No. 335 00:13:42,440 --> 00:13:43,440 No. 336 00:13:43,440 --> 00:13:44,440 I'll light it myself. 337 00:13:44,440 --> 00:13:46,840 I picked a match out of the booklet. 338 00:13:46,840 --> 00:13:49,800 It was a clean white match with a green head. 339 00:13:49,800 --> 00:13:52,040 I struck it against the side. 340 00:13:52,040 --> 00:13:57,000 The match sputtered up into a yellow flame, fringed on the bottom with blue. 341 00:13:57,000 --> 00:14:01,840 Marie stared at it until I felt the sharp bite of the flame on my thumb. 342 00:14:01,840 --> 00:14:04,640 Would... would you like a cup of tea, Harry? 343 00:14:04,640 --> 00:14:05,640 No. 344 00:14:05,640 --> 00:14:08,640 No, dear, I don't think so. 345 00:14:08,640 --> 00:14:09,960 Marie! 346 00:14:09,960 --> 00:14:11,040 Leave the matches on the table. 347 00:14:11,040 --> 00:14:12,040 I need them. 348 00:14:12,040 --> 00:14:13,320 I'm rather short of matches. 349 00:14:13,320 --> 00:14:14,920 The pilot light isn't working. 350 00:14:14,920 --> 00:14:16,800 Is this the only book of matches in the house? 351 00:14:16,800 --> 00:14:17,800 I'll have to get some tomorrow. 352 00:14:17,800 --> 00:14:18,800 Where... where are you going, Harry? 353 00:14:18,800 --> 00:14:19,800 Get a drink of water? 354 00:14:19,800 --> 00:14:20,800 No, no. 355 00:14:20,800 --> 00:14:21,800 I'll get it for you, Harry. 356 00:14:21,800 --> 00:14:22,800 Never mind, Marie. 357 00:14:22,800 --> 00:14:23,800 I'll get it myself. 358 00:14:23,800 --> 00:14:28,520 I went into the kitchen. 359 00:14:28,520 --> 00:14:31,600 There was a paper bag alongside the gas range. 360 00:14:31,600 --> 00:14:34,720 Matches, all thrown in, helter-skelter. 361 00:14:34,720 --> 00:14:37,680 Books of matches and safety matches all mixed together. 362 00:14:37,680 --> 00:14:42,400 I walked back and sat down in my chair. 363 00:14:42,400 --> 00:14:46,440 Marie, you've been having headaches lately. 364 00:14:46,440 --> 00:14:47,440 I'm just tired. 365 00:14:47,440 --> 00:14:48,440 Nothing serious. 366 00:14:48,440 --> 00:14:51,360 Well, how would you like to go away for a few days? 367 00:14:51,360 --> 00:14:53,400 You know, take a vacation. 368 00:14:53,400 --> 00:14:55,600 I'll get a maid to take care of Johnny and Mia. 369 00:14:55,600 --> 00:14:56,960 It'll do you a lot of good. 370 00:14:56,960 --> 00:14:58,320 No, no, I don't need a vacation. 371 00:14:58,320 --> 00:15:00,760 There's nothing wrong with me, but, Harry, there is... 372 00:15:00,760 --> 00:15:01,760 Yes? 373 00:15:01,760 --> 00:15:04,080 There... there's... there's nothing the matter with... 374 00:15:04,080 --> 00:15:05,800 You were about to say something else. 375 00:15:05,800 --> 00:15:08,600 I've got to go into Johnny's room and see that he's covered. 376 00:15:08,600 --> 00:15:12,040 He always throws the covers off. 377 00:15:12,040 --> 00:15:17,720 I sat there, looking at the door, and then I glanced about the room. 378 00:15:17,720 --> 00:15:21,000 There was the pack of matches lying open on the table. 379 00:15:21,000 --> 00:15:25,760 I closed the cover, and my eye caught her purse lying nearby. 380 00:15:25,760 --> 00:15:27,520 It was bulging. 381 00:15:27,520 --> 00:15:28,520 Harry! 382 00:15:28,520 --> 00:15:29,520 Oh, what's the matter? 383 00:15:29,520 --> 00:15:31,520 My... my purse. 384 00:15:31,520 --> 00:15:32,520 Yeah. 385 00:15:32,520 --> 00:15:33,760 Yes, your purse. 386 00:15:33,760 --> 00:15:35,840 Here, look. 387 00:15:35,840 --> 00:15:40,720 See the handle's loose, and it's full of matches, a dozen books of them, and these newspaper 388 00:15:40,720 --> 00:15:41,720 clippings. 389 00:15:41,720 --> 00:15:42,720 Give it back to me. 390 00:15:42,720 --> 00:15:43,720 Why are you saving these clippings? 391 00:15:43,720 --> 00:15:45,080 Why do you carry matches with you? 392 00:15:45,080 --> 00:15:48,000 I bought the matches in a store a dozen for five cents. 393 00:15:48,000 --> 00:15:53,480 And these clippings, fire on 112th Street causes severe damage, and these others. 394 00:15:53,480 --> 00:15:55,840 Why are you saving these clippings, Marie? 395 00:15:55,840 --> 00:15:56,840 There's nothing wrong in that. 396 00:15:56,840 --> 00:15:57,840 I'm... I'm interested. 397 00:15:57,840 --> 00:15:59,960 I'm interested in your work. 398 00:15:59,960 --> 00:16:03,120 I intend to keep a file on fires. 399 00:16:03,120 --> 00:16:04,760 It will help you in your work. 400 00:16:04,760 --> 00:16:07,040 That's very considerate, Marie. 401 00:16:07,040 --> 00:16:09,720 Oh, Harry, you're so good. 402 00:16:09,720 --> 00:16:14,800 Why should this have to happen to us? 403 00:16:14,800 --> 00:16:20,520 As far as midnight, I went to bed. 404 00:16:20,520 --> 00:16:22,440 Marie did not follow me. 405 00:16:22,440 --> 00:16:27,440 I... I lay in the semi-darkness, wide awake, trying to think what I should do. 406 00:16:27,440 --> 00:16:29,880 I couldn't collect my thoughts. 407 00:16:29,880 --> 00:16:33,880 Every time I closed my eyes, I could see the flame of the match, yellow and blue, crawling 408 00:16:33,880 --> 00:16:35,880 along the matchstick. 409 00:16:35,880 --> 00:16:38,440 Here, drink this, Harry. 410 00:16:38,440 --> 00:16:40,480 It will help you sleep. 411 00:16:40,480 --> 00:16:41,480 What is it? 412 00:16:41,480 --> 00:16:42,480 It's cocoa. 413 00:16:42,480 --> 00:16:43,760 It's very good for you. 414 00:16:43,760 --> 00:16:47,000 I'm not the one that's having trouble falling asleep. 415 00:16:47,000 --> 00:16:49,280 We both couldn't sleep last night. 416 00:16:49,280 --> 00:16:52,400 I'm taking some of this myself as soon as I go to bed. 417 00:16:52,400 --> 00:16:53,400 All right. 418 00:16:53,400 --> 00:16:54,680 Leave it on the nightstand. 419 00:16:54,680 --> 00:16:57,000 You'll be sure to drink it while it's hot. 420 00:16:57,000 --> 00:16:58,000 Yes, Marie, I will. 421 00:16:58,000 --> 00:16:59,000 Good night, darling. 422 00:16:59,000 --> 00:17:00,000 Good night, Marie. 423 00:17:00,000 --> 00:17:01,000 Cocoa. 424 00:17:01,000 --> 00:17:09,360 And then suddenly, I knew. 425 00:17:09,360 --> 00:17:12,280 I looked around quickly for something to pour it in. 426 00:17:12,280 --> 00:17:13,880 It was the radiator pan. 427 00:17:13,880 --> 00:17:14,880 It was empty. 428 00:17:14,880 --> 00:17:16,720 I poured the cup of liquid into it. 429 00:17:16,720 --> 00:17:20,560 And then I laid back and waited, waited for her next move. 430 00:17:20,560 --> 00:17:28,280 About a half an hour later, I heard the door open softly, and Marie tiptoed toward my bed. 431 00:17:28,280 --> 00:17:29,280 Harry? 432 00:17:29,280 --> 00:17:30,280 Harry? 433 00:17:30,280 --> 00:17:31,280 Are you asleep? 434 00:17:31,280 --> 00:17:32,280 I didn't answer. 435 00:17:32,280 --> 00:17:33,280 Just kept breathing evenly. 436 00:17:33,280 --> 00:17:34,280 She hovered for a moment over me, and then she tiptoed out, carefully closing the door 437 00:17:34,280 --> 00:17:35,280 and then she went back to sleep. 438 00:17:35,280 --> 00:17:36,280 I didn't know what to do. 439 00:17:36,280 --> 00:17:37,280 I was so scared. 440 00:17:37,280 --> 00:17:38,280 I didn't know what to do. 441 00:17:38,280 --> 00:17:39,280 I didn't know what to do. 442 00:17:39,280 --> 00:17:40,280 I didn't know what to do. 443 00:17:40,280 --> 00:17:41,280 I didn't know what to do. 444 00:17:41,280 --> 00:17:42,280 I was so scared that I went home and went through a room, and I saw Marie carefully 445 00:17:42,280 --> 00:17:44,600 closing the door behind her. 446 00:17:44,600 --> 00:17:47,120 I dashed out of bed and hurried into my clothes. 447 00:17:47,120 --> 00:17:50,880 Quickly, I poured the liquid from the pan into a bottle and put the bottle into my pocket. 448 00:17:50,880 --> 00:17:53,180 Then I grabbed my coat and followed her. 449 00:17:53,180 --> 00:17:54,400 I rang for the elevator. 450 00:17:54,400 --> 00:17:56,980 She only a few minutes headway. 451 00:17:56,980 --> 00:18:02,400 I'd catch up with her easily, and then, well, then we'd have a showdown. 452 00:18:02,400 --> 00:18:03,960 Steve looked at me with controlled amazement. 453 00:18:03,960 --> 00:18:05,600 Hello, Steve. 454 00:18:05,600 --> 00:18:09,280 Hello, Mr. Jordan. 455 00:18:09,280 --> 00:18:11,000 My wife went down a moment ago, didn't she? 456 00:18:11,000 --> 00:18:13,000 Yeah, yeah, Mr. Jordan just took her down. 457 00:18:13,000 --> 00:18:15,000 She went toward Third Avenue, didn't she? 458 00:18:15,000 --> 00:18:17,000 I... I think so, sir. 459 00:18:17,000 --> 00:18:20,000 She sort of stopped for a minute then turned toward Third Avenue. 460 00:18:20,000 --> 00:18:22,000 I had to get back to the elevator because you were ringing. 461 00:18:25,000 --> 00:18:28,000 When I reached the corner, I looked up and down Third Avenue. 462 00:18:28,000 --> 00:18:30,000 Then I saw her. 463 00:18:30,000 --> 00:18:32,000 She was walking north. 464 00:18:32,000 --> 00:18:36,000 I crossed to the other side of the street and followed her, keeping it a distance. 465 00:18:36,000 --> 00:18:38,000 At 98th Street, she turned east. 466 00:18:38,000 --> 00:18:40,000 Down the middle of the block. 467 00:18:40,000 --> 00:18:43,000 With the remains of that last night's fire. 468 00:18:43,000 --> 00:18:48,000 She paused in front of the gutted building for a long time. 469 00:18:48,000 --> 00:18:50,000 Just stood there, looking at it. 470 00:18:50,000 --> 00:18:52,000 Then she walked inside. 471 00:18:52,000 --> 00:18:55,000 I waited for a few seconds and then followed her. 472 00:18:55,000 --> 00:18:58,000 It was pitch dark in the burned out hallway. 473 00:18:58,000 --> 00:19:03,000 Ahead of me, I could see the glow of a match. 474 00:19:03,000 --> 00:19:06,000 Then I saw what she was doing. 475 00:19:06,000 --> 00:19:10,000 She was collecting the charred debris near the baby carriages. 476 00:19:10,000 --> 00:19:12,000 How foolish. 477 00:19:12,000 --> 00:19:16,000 There wasn't anything... anything that could burn there now. 478 00:19:16,000 --> 00:19:18,000 She lit another match. 479 00:19:18,000 --> 00:19:21,000 I watched the flame light up her face. 480 00:19:21,000 --> 00:19:25,000 A face so intent upon her work that she didn't hear me approach. 481 00:19:25,000 --> 00:19:27,000 Marie! 482 00:19:27,000 --> 00:19:28,000 Who's there? 483 00:19:28,000 --> 00:19:29,000 It's me, Harry. 484 00:19:29,000 --> 00:19:30,000 Harry, why didn't you... 485 00:19:30,000 --> 00:19:32,000 Come along, Marie. We'd better get out of here. 486 00:19:32,000 --> 00:19:34,000 Police. 487 00:19:34,000 --> 00:19:38,000 I took her hand and without a word she came along. 488 00:19:38,000 --> 00:19:42,000 We walked home in complete silence. We both knew. 489 00:19:42,000 --> 00:19:47,000 When we came to our apartment house, I stopped and rang for the elevator. 490 00:19:47,000 --> 00:19:51,000 In the light of the hallway, I could see her face. 491 00:19:51,000 --> 00:19:53,000 My wife's face. 492 00:19:53,000 --> 00:19:54,000 Ashy gray. 493 00:19:54,000 --> 00:19:57,000 Her eyes bright and painful. 494 00:19:57,000 --> 00:20:00,000 You run upstairs, Marie. I'll be along in a minute. 495 00:20:00,000 --> 00:20:01,000 Harry, where are you going? 496 00:20:01,000 --> 00:20:02,000 I'll be right back. 497 00:20:02,000 --> 00:20:03,000 Please, Harry, don't... don't do anything. 498 00:20:03,000 --> 00:20:04,000 You run along, Marie. 499 00:20:04,000 --> 00:20:05,000 You're not going to... 500 00:20:05,000 --> 00:20:08,000 No, no, I'm only going to the drugstore to get something. 501 00:20:08,000 --> 00:20:10,000 I'll be back in a few minutes. 502 00:20:20,000 --> 00:20:24,000 I came home a half an hour later. She was waiting for me. 503 00:20:24,000 --> 00:20:26,000 Did... did you do it, Harry? 504 00:20:26,000 --> 00:20:29,000 Harry, please tell me I've got to know. 505 00:20:29,000 --> 00:20:31,000 I had the cocoa you gave me analyzed. 506 00:20:31,000 --> 00:20:34,000 I'm sorry, I had to do it. Don't you see? I couldn't help it. 507 00:20:34,000 --> 00:20:38,000 It was very easy for the druggist, especially when I told him what I thought was in it. 508 00:20:38,000 --> 00:20:41,000 That's sodium stuff that makes you sleep through an earthquake. 509 00:20:41,000 --> 00:20:44,000 Please try to understand, Harry. You must understand. 510 00:20:44,000 --> 00:20:45,000 Is the kid asleep? 511 00:20:45,000 --> 00:20:47,000 Yes, Johnny's all right. 512 00:20:47,000 --> 00:20:50,000 Well, I... I was sorry for Marie. 513 00:20:50,000 --> 00:20:54,000 She looked so haggard and worn. It wasn't her fault. 514 00:20:54,000 --> 00:20:58,000 I was sorry for myself. My head was roaring. 515 00:20:58,000 --> 00:21:01,000 I wasn't feeling too well. I kept seeing sparks in front of my eyes. 516 00:21:01,000 --> 00:21:04,000 I closed my eyes for a moment. 517 00:21:04,000 --> 00:21:06,000 Let's go to bed, Harry. 518 00:21:06,000 --> 00:21:09,000 Marie, we can do something. 519 00:21:09,000 --> 00:21:12,000 Let's burn up every match, every match in the house. 520 00:21:12,000 --> 00:21:13,000 We'll never bring another match in here. 521 00:21:13,000 --> 00:21:15,000 No, no, Harry, we can't do that. 522 00:21:15,000 --> 00:21:16,000 You don't want to? 523 00:21:15,000 --> 00:21:17,000 No, Harry, not now. 524 00:21:17,000 --> 00:21:20,000 See? This is the first book. 525 00:21:20,000 --> 00:21:22,000 It's turning black. We'll do it with every book of matches. 526 00:21:22,000 --> 00:21:24,000 It's no use. It's no use, Harry. 527 00:21:24,000 --> 00:21:27,000 Strange, isn't it, that this should happen to me? 528 00:21:27,000 --> 00:21:29,000 Me, a fire inspector? 529 00:21:29,000 --> 00:21:31,000 Oh, that's funny. 530 00:21:31,000 --> 00:21:33,000 Give me the matches, Marie. All the matches. 531 00:21:33,000 --> 00:21:35,000 No, I can't do that. I won't. 532 00:21:35,000 --> 00:21:36,000 Give them to me. 533 00:21:35,000 --> 00:21:37,000 Please, please don't. Please don't take them. 534 00:21:37,000 --> 00:21:39,000 I'll do anything you want, anything. 535 00:21:39,000 --> 00:21:41,000 Where did you hide them? Tell me, where are they? 536 00:21:41,000 --> 00:21:45,000 Inside the range behind the paper bag. 537 00:21:45,000 --> 00:21:51,000 I dropped her hand and she sank to the floor in a huddle, weeping. 538 00:21:51,000 --> 00:21:55,000 Then I went into the kitchen and I got all the matches. 539 00:21:55,000 --> 00:21:58,000 Please, please, Harry, don't burn them up. 540 00:21:58,000 --> 00:22:01,000 By now my anger was cooling off. 541 00:22:01,000 --> 00:22:04,000 Look, Marie, look up. 542 00:22:04,000 --> 00:22:11,000 See? I light each book of matches one at a time until they're all gone up in smoke. 543 00:22:11,000 --> 00:22:14,000 The yellow flame licked its way down the matches. 544 00:22:14,000 --> 00:22:17,000 The cover caught fire and blackened. 545 00:22:17,000 --> 00:22:21,000 I watched her look at the flame with dazed eyes. 546 00:22:21,000 --> 00:22:24,000 Listen, listen, Harry, do you hear? 547 00:22:24,000 --> 00:22:26,000 It's just someone in the hall. 548 00:22:26,000 --> 00:22:29,000 It's more than someone. Something's happened. 549 00:22:29,000 --> 00:22:30,000 Something has happened. 550 00:22:30,000 --> 00:22:32,000 I'll take a look. 551 00:22:32,000 --> 00:22:35,000 The house is on fire. 552 00:22:35,000 --> 00:22:36,000 Yes, yes, Marie, wake up Johnny. 553 00:22:36,000 --> 00:22:38,000 Johnny, Johnny. 554 00:22:38,000 --> 00:22:40,000 We'll have to hurry. The flames are coming up the stairs. 555 00:22:40,000 --> 00:22:42,000 There's an upward draft. 556 00:22:42,000 --> 00:22:44,000 What's the matter? 557 00:22:44,000 --> 00:22:46,000 The house is on fire. The house is on fire. We've got to get out. 558 00:22:46,000 --> 00:22:49,000 It's too late to go down. We'll have to go up through the room. 559 00:22:49,000 --> 00:22:51,000 Oh, I've hurt my leg. 560 00:22:51,000 --> 00:22:53,000 Mother, wait for mother. 561 00:22:53,000 --> 00:22:54,000 She'll come along. 562 00:22:54,000 --> 00:22:56,000 No, no, I want to wait for mother. 563 00:22:56,000 --> 00:22:58,000 It's all right, Johnny. Go along with daddy. I'll follow you. 564 00:22:58,000 --> 00:23:01,000 No, I won't go. I won't go. 565 00:23:01,000 --> 00:23:03,000 Hold on to my arm, Marie. Hold on. 566 00:23:03,000 --> 00:23:05,000 Come on. Give me your hand, Johnny. 567 00:23:05,000 --> 00:23:07,000 Now, don't be scared. The fire won't hurt you. 568 00:23:07,000 --> 00:23:10,000 It won't hurt you at all. It'll save your life. 569 00:23:16,000 --> 00:23:20,000 We made our way upstairs very slowly because of Marie's sprained ankle. 570 00:23:20,000 --> 00:23:22,000 Finally, we got to the roof. 571 00:23:22,000 --> 00:23:26,000 There were some firemen on the next roof about 10 feet separated the two buildings. 572 00:23:26,000 --> 00:23:29,000 Don't get panicky. We'll get you off safely. 573 00:23:29,000 --> 00:23:33,000 We're going to have to jump across, daddy. Mother won't be able to jump. 574 00:23:33,000 --> 00:23:35,000 It's all right, Johnny. Don't be scared. 575 00:23:35,000 --> 00:23:38,000 Putting a board across the two roofs, we'll just walk across. 576 00:23:38,000 --> 00:23:40,000 All right, now. One at a time. 577 00:23:40,000 --> 00:23:42,000 Put a rope around you and come across. 578 00:23:42,000 --> 00:23:45,000 Johnny, you go first. But don't be afraid, dear. 579 00:23:45,000 --> 00:23:47,000 The rope will hold you in case you slip. 580 00:23:47,000 --> 00:23:49,000 Mother, you've got to go first. 581 00:23:49,000 --> 00:23:50,000 I'll go right after you, Johnny. 582 00:23:50,000 --> 00:23:52,000 You promise. 583 00:23:52,000 --> 00:23:54,000 Go ahead, Johnny. Mother will follow you. 584 00:23:54,000 --> 00:23:56,000 No, don't turn around. Keep walking. 585 00:23:56,000 --> 00:23:58,000 That's it. 586 00:23:58,000 --> 00:24:00,000 All right, the kid's safe. Now you, lady. 587 00:24:00,000 --> 00:24:02,000 Oh, be careful. A board. 588 00:24:02,000 --> 00:24:04,000 The board slipped. 589 00:24:04,000 --> 00:24:06,000 Hey, honey, one of you guys, get another board. 590 00:24:08,000 --> 00:24:10,000 It's all right. It's all right. Your mother's going to be all right. 591 00:24:10,000 --> 00:24:13,000 You pushed the board off, Harry. I saw you do it. 592 00:24:13,000 --> 00:24:15,000 No, I didn't, Marie. I didn't. 593 00:24:15,000 --> 00:24:17,000 All right, there it is. 594 00:24:17,000 --> 00:24:20,000 Okay, lady, just tie the rope around you. Don't be afraid. 595 00:24:20,000 --> 00:24:22,000 Don't look down. Ready? 596 00:24:22,000 --> 00:24:24,000 Okay, boys. 597 00:24:24,000 --> 00:24:26,000 There, she's all right. 598 00:24:26,000 --> 00:24:28,000 Now you, mister. All right. 599 00:24:28,000 --> 00:24:30,000 That's right. Tie the rope around you. All set. 600 00:24:30,000 --> 00:24:32,000 Okay. 601 00:24:39,000 --> 00:24:42,000 On the ground, we stood there, the three of us. 602 00:24:42,000 --> 00:24:44,000 Watching the fire. 603 00:24:44,000 --> 00:24:47,000 Sparks were shooting up through the hole where it had been through. 604 00:24:47,000 --> 00:24:50,000 A great flame shot out, stabbing at the sky. 605 00:24:50,000 --> 00:24:53,000 The top of the roof was burning now. 606 00:24:53,000 --> 00:24:57,000 A red flame crawled along, searching out the inflammable spots. 607 00:24:57,000 --> 00:25:03,000 A wooden pole caught fire and blazed up in a long, narrow, curving arc. 608 00:25:03,000 --> 00:25:05,000 The wind was helping it. 609 00:25:05,000 --> 00:25:10,000 And all this time, Marie was shaking, shaking violently. 610 00:25:10,000 --> 00:25:13,000 Not with cold, I pity her. 611 00:25:13,000 --> 00:25:16,000 And then she threw up her hands and shrieked. 612 00:25:16,000 --> 00:25:18,000 Ah! 613 00:25:18,000 --> 00:25:20,000 Oh, no, no, darling, don't. 614 00:25:20,000 --> 00:25:24,000 We can't stand this. We can't go on this way. Police! 615 00:25:24,000 --> 00:25:27,000 Now, don't do it, Marie. There's no need. Not the police. 616 00:25:27,000 --> 00:25:29,000 You don't know what you're saying. 617 00:25:29,000 --> 00:25:31,000 What is it, lady? What is it? 618 00:25:31,000 --> 00:25:33,000 Pay no attention. 619 00:25:33,000 --> 00:25:35,000 No, no, it's no use, Harry. 620 00:25:35,000 --> 00:25:39,000 Officer, officer, these awful fires, they're not accidental. 621 00:25:39,000 --> 00:25:43,000 There's a pyromania, a criminal, I know who it is. 622 00:25:43,000 --> 00:25:49,000 You've got to arrest the person, arrest him, so there won't be any more. 623 00:25:49,000 --> 00:25:53,000 All right, lady, all right. Now, what is this? Who's the pyromania? 624 00:25:53,000 --> 00:26:00,000 The criminal is my husband, Harry Jordan. 625 00:26:00,000 --> 00:26:18,000 This man here, arrest him, officer. 626 00:26:18,000 --> 00:26:27,000 Well, that's about all there is to the story, gentlemen, that I was brought here. 627 00:26:27,000 --> 00:26:33,000 Must have sounded kind of, well, painful for you to hear it all over again, Marie. 628 00:26:33,000 --> 00:26:37,000 No, it was all right, Harry. 629 00:26:37,000 --> 00:26:42,000 I wonder, oh, I got a cigarette, could I? 630 00:26:42,000 --> 00:26:47,000 No, I'll light it for you, Harry. 631 00:26:47,000 --> 00:26:52,000 You don't have to worry. I won't try and keep the matches here. 632 00:26:52,000 --> 00:26:58,000 She's been awful good to me, gentlemen. Take care of her, won't you? 633 00:26:58,000 --> 00:27:04,000 She tried everything to help. She hid the matches so as to keep them from me. 634 00:27:04,000 --> 00:27:09,000 She even tried to give me sleeping pills so I wouldn't, I... 635 00:27:09,000 --> 00:27:12,000 It's all right, Harry. 636 00:27:12,000 --> 00:27:16,000 I'm sorry about the locket, dear. 637 00:27:16,000 --> 00:27:20,000 Must have fallen out of my coat when I was in that building at 98th Street. 638 00:27:20,000 --> 00:27:22,000 I... 639 00:27:22,000 --> 00:27:28,000 It's all right, Harry. You can buy me another one sometime. 640 00:27:28,000 --> 00:27:33,000 You can't blame anybody for liking fires. 641 00:27:33,000 --> 00:27:36,000 It's not their fault. 642 00:27:36,000 --> 00:27:41,000 Fires are beautiful to watch. So bright and clean. 643 00:27:41,000 --> 00:27:44,000 They burn up all the filth and dirt. 644 00:27:44,000 --> 00:27:47,000 And they're magnificent to watch. 645 00:27:47,000 --> 00:27:52,000 Especially the big ones. The way the flames roar and crackle. 646 00:27:52,000 --> 00:27:55,000 Lighting up everything around you. 647 00:27:55,000 --> 00:27:59,000 The beautiful fire. The beautiful fire. 648 00:27:59,000 --> 00:28:02,000 The beautiful fire. 649 00:28:02,000 --> 00:28:07,000 Suspense. Presented by Roma Wines. R-O-M-A. 650 00:28:07,000 --> 00:28:12,000 Made in California for enjoyment throughout the world. 651 00:28:12,000 --> 00:28:16,000 As traditional as fine frocks for the Easter parade. 652 00:28:16,000 --> 00:28:19,000 Is fine wine with Easter dinner. 653 00:28:19,000 --> 00:28:23,000 Here's how you can enjoy this festive Easter dining custom. 654 00:28:23,000 --> 00:28:26,000 With a little extra care. 655 00:28:26,000 --> 00:28:29,000 And a little extra care. 656 00:28:29,000 --> 00:28:32,000 Here you can enjoy this festive Easter dining custom. 657 00:28:32,000 --> 00:28:34,000 And still keep within your budget. 658 00:28:34,000 --> 00:28:37,000 Serve delicious Roma California Burgundy. 659 00:28:37,000 --> 00:28:43,000 At the first sip, you'll discover why robust Roma Burgundy is the perfect flavor mate. 660 00:28:43,000 --> 00:28:46,000 For your favorite roast or ham. 661 00:28:46,000 --> 00:28:49,000 How Roma Burgundies taste harmony with fine foods. 662 00:28:49,000 --> 00:28:52,000 Brings out hidden flavor in every morsel. 663 00:28:52,000 --> 00:28:57,000 Best of all, red Roma Burgundy with its rich, exciting color. 664 00:28:57,000 --> 00:29:01,000 Exquisite full bouquet and tempting taste luxury. 665 00:29:01,000 --> 00:29:03,000 Is a treat you can enjoy often. 666 00:29:03,000 --> 00:29:07,000 For fine Roma Wines. America's first choice. 667 00:29:07,000 --> 00:29:11,000 Cost no more than ordinary wines. 668 00:29:11,000 --> 00:29:14,000 Put Roma Burgundy on your weekend shopping list now. 669 00:29:14,000 --> 00:29:19,000 Give your family the utmost in gracious, satisfying Easter dining. 670 00:29:19,000 --> 00:29:23,000 Insist on Roma. R-O-M-A. Roma Wines. 671 00:29:23,000 --> 00:29:27,000 Made in California for enjoyment throughout the world. 672 00:29:27,000 --> 00:29:30,000 Keenan Wynn appeared through courtesy of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. 673 00:29:30,000 --> 00:29:32,000 Producers of The Postman always rings twice. 674 00:29:32,000 --> 00:29:37,000 Next Thursday, same time, Roma Wines will bring you Nancy Kelly, a star of... 675 00:29:37,000 --> 00:29:40,000 Suspense! Radio's outstanding theater of thrill. 676 00:29:40,000 --> 00:29:44,000 Produced by William Spear for the Roma Wine Company of Fresno, California. 677 00:29:44,000 --> 00:30:03,000 This is CBS, the Columbia Broadcasting System.