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I'm off already. 39 00:02:35,000 --> 00:02:38,000 Oh, please, Milly, just this once more. My date's waiting. I'll do the same for you. 40 00:02:38,000 --> 00:02:40,000 What's the matter with him? 41 00:02:40,000 --> 00:02:44,000 What's the matter with him? Can he read, please do not honk your horn? It looks clear enough to me. 42 00:02:44,000 --> 00:02:47,000 It's a doctor's car. You see, he's probably in a rush. Anyway, you've got nobody waiting for you. 43 00:02:47,000 --> 00:02:48,000 Oh, all right. 44 00:02:48,000 --> 00:02:49,000 Oh, gee, thanks, Mille. 45 00:02:49,000 --> 00:02:51,000 Fried bread. 46 00:02:51,000 --> 00:02:54,000 It was true. I had no one waiting for me. 47 00:02:54,000 --> 00:02:58,000 Only the bus that was going to take me to Glendale where I lived alone in an apartment. 48 00:02:58,000 --> 00:03:03,000 So I buttoned up my raincoat and took a menu over to the car. 49 00:03:03,000 --> 00:03:05,000 Good evening. 50 00:03:06,000 --> 00:03:07,000 Never mind the menu. 51 00:03:07,000 --> 00:03:11,000 There's some black coffee, a pot of it, and a ham sandwich. Please hurry. 52 00:03:19,000 --> 00:03:27,000 When I took his order over to the car, the window was rolled up a little too far and it interfered with the tray, so I reached in to wind it down. 53 00:03:27,000 --> 00:03:34,000 When I touched the handle, it felt wet, kind of sticky, too, but I didn't think anything about it. 54 00:03:34,000 --> 00:03:40,000 I got the tray firmly set and then I looked at my hand. It was as red as blood. 55 00:03:40,000 --> 00:03:42,000 I looked up quickly at him. 56 00:03:42,000 --> 00:03:47,000 Oh, I'm sorry. I'm Dr. Morgan. I just had an emergency in the car. 57 00:03:47,000 --> 00:03:49,000 Oh, an accident? 58 00:03:49,000 --> 00:03:54,000 Yes, sunset and vine. Quite a crash. I just happened by and I took one of them to the hospital. 59 00:03:54,000 --> 00:03:55,000 Oh, gee, that's a shame. 60 00:03:55,000 --> 00:03:57,000 Yes, it's too bad. 61 00:03:57,000 --> 00:04:05,000 I walked back trying to wipe the blood from my hand with a paper napkin. 62 00:04:05,000 --> 00:04:09,000 It gave me a creepy feeling to have somebody's blood on my hand. 63 00:04:09,000 --> 00:04:11,000 Then I went in to wash. 64 00:04:11,000 --> 00:04:17,000 I was trying to keep close track of the time and I was a little worried for fear the big drive-in clock wasn't right. 65 00:04:17,000 --> 00:04:18,000 It sometimes ran slow. 66 00:04:18,000 --> 00:04:24,000 So I took a coin from my apron pocket. I figured it was worth a nickel not to miss that last bus to Glendale. 67 00:04:24,000 --> 00:04:33,000 I walked over to the pay phone and I was about to drop the nickel and I looked out and he was leaning on the horn and beckoning to me at the same time. 68 00:04:33,000 --> 00:04:36,000 I put the nickel back in my pocket and hurried out to him. 69 00:04:36,000 --> 00:04:41,000 I'm sorry, but I'm in a hurry. I haven't time for this coffee to cool off. I'll take the sandwich with me. 70 00:04:41,000 --> 00:04:42,000 How much do I owe you? 71 00:04:42,000 --> 00:04:45,000 Oh, it'll be 42 cents. 72 00:04:45,000 --> 00:04:46,000 Here you are. 73 00:04:46,000 --> 00:04:47,000 Thank you. 74 00:04:47,000 --> 00:04:51,000 I hope I didn't interrupt your phone call. It wasn't important, was it? 75 00:04:51,000 --> 00:04:54,000 No, I was just checking on the time. I don't want to miss my bus. 76 00:04:54,000 --> 00:04:56,000 There was a clock right over your head. 77 00:04:56,000 --> 00:04:57,000 Well, that's usually wrong. 78 00:04:57,000 --> 00:05:00,000 I have the time. It's about four minutes to 12. 79 00:05:00,000 --> 00:05:02,000 Oh, I'm going to miss my bus. 80 00:05:02,000 --> 00:05:03,000 What time does it leave? 81 00:05:03,000 --> 00:05:04,000 At midnight from Hollywood and La Brea. 82 00:05:04,000 --> 00:05:06,000 Hop in. I'll take you. I'm going right past there. 83 00:05:06,000 --> 00:05:10,000 Oh, would you? I'll take the train. I'll be right back. I might still be able to make it. 84 00:05:10,000 --> 00:05:12,000 Okay. 85 00:05:12,000 --> 00:05:17,000 In my hurry to unhook the tray from the window, I gave it a jerk and it fell crashing to the ground. Oh dear. 86 00:05:17,000 --> 00:05:18,000 Ruth! 87 00:05:18,000 --> 00:05:19,000 Yeah? 88 00:05:19,000 --> 00:05:21,000 I'm going to miss my bus. 89 00:05:21,000 --> 00:05:23,000 Go ahead. I'll get it. I'll get it. 90 00:05:23,000 --> 00:05:26,000 We picked the things up quickly and Ruth went off with the tray. 91 00:05:26,000 --> 00:05:30,000 I started to run around the other side of the car when I noticed something shining on the ground. 92 00:05:30,000 --> 00:05:35,000 It was one of the shakers that had fallen from the tray. I picked it up and started toward the drive-in. 93 00:05:35,000 --> 00:05:41,000 Why don't you just put that in your pocket? You can return it tomorrow. Come on. You're going to miss your bus. 94 00:05:41,000 --> 00:05:44,000 I put the shaker in my apron pocket and I rushed over to the other side of the car. 95 00:05:44,000 --> 00:05:49,000 He opened the door for me and I was just about to get in when I hesitated. 96 00:05:49,000 --> 00:05:52,000 I wasn't used to doing this kind of thing. 97 00:05:52,000 --> 00:05:56,000 The other girls sometimes let their customers drive them home, but I never did. 98 00:05:56,000 --> 00:05:58,000 Still, he looked so decent and I... 99 00:05:58,000 --> 00:06:01,000 Come on. You'll miss it. 100 00:06:01,000 --> 00:06:07,000 Then he reached out as if to help me in and I thought that he was really concerned about my missing the bus. 101 00:06:07,000 --> 00:06:09,000 Because he seemed to pull me into the car. 102 00:06:09,000 --> 00:06:12,000 First thing I knew, I was sitting beside him. 103 00:06:12,000 --> 00:06:17,000 Then the door slammed and we were driving home. 104 00:06:23,000 --> 00:06:30,000 I was a little uneasy, but when I thought it's only a few blocks, I won't be in the car long. 105 00:06:37,000 --> 00:06:40,000 I suppose you're in a hurry because someone's waiting for you. 106 00:06:40,000 --> 00:06:46,000 No, I live alone. But I'd hate to walk back to Glendale in this rain. 107 00:06:46,000 --> 00:06:48,000 You won't have to walk. 108 00:06:48,000 --> 00:06:52,000 Well, this is very nice of you. I appreciate it. 109 00:06:52,000 --> 00:06:54,000 Not at all. 110 00:06:56,000 --> 00:07:00,000 Would you mind rolling up that window on your side? There's a draft. 111 00:07:00,000 --> 00:07:02,000 Oh, of course. 112 00:07:02,000 --> 00:07:06,000 Oh, you can let me off at that corner over there. 113 00:07:06,000 --> 00:07:08,000 All right. 114 00:07:08,000 --> 00:07:10,000 Anywhere along here will be all right. 115 00:07:10,000 --> 00:07:14,000 This is fine. Right over there by the stop sign. 116 00:07:14,000 --> 00:07:17,000 Wait a minute, you're going through the stop signal. 117 00:07:17,000 --> 00:07:18,000 Am I? 118 00:07:18,000 --> 00:07:21,000 Yes, but I'll get off over there by the other one. 119 00:07:21,000 --> 00:07:24,000 My bus! You're turning the wrong way. 120 00:07:24,000 --> 00:07:25,000 Am I? 121 00:07:25,000 --> 00:07:28,000 Yes, this goes out of the way. 122 00:07:28,000 --> 00:07:32,000 Does it? 123 00:07:32,000 --> 00:07:34,000 Let me out of here. 124 00:07:34,000 --> 00:07:36,000 You thought you were pretty smart, didn't you? 125 00:07:36,000 --> 00:07:39,000 I don't know what you mean. Please let me out of this car. 126 00:07:39,000 --> 00:07:41,000 You went right to the phone. You thought I wouldn't see you. 127 00:07:41,000 --> 00:07:44,000 The phone? But I was calling about the time. Honest I was. 128 00:07:44,000 --> 00:07:47,000 The time. With that clock over your head. 129 00:07:47,000 --> 00:07:50,000 But that clock's wrong sometimes. Besides, who would I call? 130 00:07:50,000 --> 00:07:52,000 Why should I call anyone about you? 131 00:07:52,000 --> 00:07:54,000 I'm sorry. I'm sorry. 132 00:07:54,000 --> 00:07:58,000 You were going to catch a bus. 133 00:07:58,000 --> 00:08:00,000 You were going straight to the police. That's where you were going. 134 00:08:00,000 --> 00:08:02,000 But why? Why should I go to the police? 135 00:08:02,000 --> 00:08:03,000 You know why. 136 00:08:03,000 --> 00:08:05,000 No, really, I don't. 137 00:08:05,000 --> 00:08:07,000 Because you saw it. 138 00:08:07,000 --> 00:08:10,000 You saw his blood. 139 00:08:10,000 --> 00:08:14,000 No, you don't. 140 00:08:14,000 --> 00:08:16,000 There. 141 00:08:16,000 --> 00:08:19,000 You won't need to try to open that door again. 142 00:08:19,000 --> 00:08:21,000 I'm sorry. 143 00:08:21,000 --> 00:08:24,000 Now we'll be getting along. 144 00:08:36,000 --> 00:08:40,000 For Suspense, Roma Wines are bringing you Judy Garland in Drive-In. 145 00:08:40,000 --> 00:08:46,000 Roma Wines presentation tonight in radio's outstanding theater of thrills, Suspense. 146 00:08:46,000 --> 00:08:51,000 Between the acts of Suspense, this is Ken Niles for Roma Wines. 147 00:08:51,000 --> 00:08:56,000 One week from tonight, Thanksgiving dinner will be gone but not forgotten. 148 00:08:56,000 --> 00:09:01,000 Not if your turkey shares the festive table with Grand Estate California's best wine. 149 00:09:01,000 --> 00:09:04,000 The best wine in the world. 150 00:09:04,000 --> 00:09:07,000 The best wine in the world. 151 00:09:07,000 --> 00:09:09,000 The best wine in the world. 152 00:09:09,000 --> 00:09:11,000 The best wine in the world. 153 00:09:11,000 --> 00:09:13,000 The best wine in the world. 154 00:09:13,000 --> 00:09:18,000 Grand Estate shares the festive table with Grand Estate California wines. 155 00:09:18,000 --> 00:09:24,000 Before the feast, treat your guests to Grand Estate medium sherry, delicious with hors d'oeuvres. 156 00:09:24,000 --> 00:09:29,000 Let Grand Estate Burgundy or Sauterne bring out the full flavor of your holiday dinner. 157 00:09:29,000 --> 00:09:34,000 With dessert, enjoy Grand Estate Ruby Port or Golden Muscatel. 158 00:09:34,000 --> 00:09:42,000 Among the discriminating, Grand Estate wines are famed for brilliant clarity, full fragrance and mellow taste. 159 00:09:42,000 --> 00:09:48,000 A limited bottling by Roma Wintners, each Grand Estate wine is born of choicest grapes, 160 00:09:48,000 --> 00:09:58,000 guided to glorious taste richness by Roma Wintners patient skill, necessary time and America's finest winemaking resources. 161 00:09:58,000 --> 00:10:05,000 Enrich your Thanksgiving with Grand Estate wines presented by Roma, America's greatest winemaker. 162 00:10:05,000 --> 00:10:12,000 Save at present low prices, tomorrow buy a case of Grand Estate wines for the holidays. 163 00:10:12,000 --> 00:10:21,000 And now Roma wines bring back to our Hollywood Soundstage Judy Garland as Mildred, with Raymond E. Lewis as the man in Drive-In. 164 00:10:21,000 --> 00:10:25,000 A tale well calculated to keep you in suspense. 165 00:10:25,000 --> 00:10:48,000 After I made that last try to get out, he broke the handle of the door. 166 00:10:48,000 --> 00:10:51,000 All the strength seemed to go out of my body. 167 00:10:51,000 --> 00:10:58,000 I just sat there as we drove on. We passed a few people and some cars in the next blocks. 168 00:10:58,000 --> 00:11:07,000 And I thought of calling out, but then I knew why he'd asked me to roll up the window when I'd first gotten into the car. 169 00:11:07,000 --> 00:11:13,000 Then we were at the mouth of the canyon, and I could see the road dark and lonely up ahead. 170 00:11:13,000 --> 00:11:22,000 The car twisted and swerved. My arm ached from his strong fingers that had dug into it when I tried to jump out. 171 00:11:22,000 --> 00:11:27,000 I looked at him from the corner of my eye. 172 00:11:27,000 --> 00:11:33,000 He hadn't seemed like a criminal back at the drive-in, and he didn't seem like one now. 173 00:11:33,000 --> 00:11:40,000 His jaw was black from needing a shave, still his face, well it wasn't like a criminal at all. 174 00:11:40,000 --> 00:11:43,000 I was so tired. 175 00:11:43,000 --> 00:11:46,000 Quit staring at me. 176 00:11:46,000 --> 00:11:50,000 Oh look, I didn't know anything about you, honest, I didn't. Please let me go. 177 00:11:50,000 --> 00:11:52,000 You know something about me now. 178 00:11:52,000 --> 00:11:55,000 Well I won't tell anybody, whatever it is, I promise I won't. 179 00:11:55,000 --> 00:12:00,000 A woman's promises. Remind me to tell you a story about a woman and promise. 180 00:12:00,000 --> 00:12:03,000 Oh, let me out, please let me out right here. 181 00:12:03,000 --> 00:12:05,000 It's a long way back to Glendale. 182 00:12:05,000 --> 00:12:08,000 That's all the better. It'll take me hours to get back and you'll be miles away by then. 183 00:12:08,000 --> 00:12:11,000 I'm not taking any chances with you, Finn. 184 00:12:11,000 --> 00:12:15,000 Please let me out, I've got to get back. 185 00:12:15,000 --> 00:12:22,000 You said no one was waiting for you. You live alone, don't you? No one will miss you. 186 00:12:27,000 --> 00:12:32,000 We both heard the siren then. He looked quickly in the rear vision mirror. 187 00:12:32,000 --> 00:12:35,000 Then he took a gun from his pocket and he turned to me. 188 00:12:35,000 --> 00:12:38,000 If that's for us then we'll stop, remember just this. 189 00:12:38,000 --> 00:12:41,000 I've used this gun before tonight and I can use it again if I have to. 190 00:12:41,000 --> 00:12:45,000 If I'm taken you'll go first. Now listen, I'm a doctor and you're a nurse. 191 00:12:45,000 --> 00:12:50,000 We're headed for an emergency. If you want to live you won't try to pull anything. 192 00:12:55,000 --> 00:12:57,000 You're on awful fast for a wet night, aren't you? 193 00:12:57,000 --> 00:13:00,000 Followed you up from Hollywood. 194 00:13:00,000 --> 00:13:05,000 I'm Dr. Morgan, officer. This is Nurse Johnson, emergency call. 195 00:13:05,000 --> 00:13:07,000 I see your identification. 196 00:13:09,000 --> 00:13:13,000 He fumbled through his pockets with one hand holding the gun in my ribs with the other. 197 00:13:13,000 --> 00:13:18,000 A motorcycle cop looked over at me. I thought for a moment I could signal him with my eyes. 198 00:13:18,000 --> 00:13:25,000 But then I knew he wasn't looking at my face. He was looking down at my white starched blouse which you could see under my raincoat. 199 00:13:25,000 --> 00:13:28,000 He thought I was a nurse, he said. 200 00:13:28,000 --> 00:13:31,000 Ah, here you are. 201 00:13:31,000 --> 00:13:34,000 Okay Doc, sorry I stopped you. 202 00:13:38,000 --> 00:13:40,000 Hey, just a minute. 203 00:13:40,000 --> 00:13:42,000 What's the matter? 204 00:13:42,000 --> 00:13:48,000 Just wanted to tell you, rain started to slide up their ways. Take it easy. 205 00:13:48,000 --> 00:13:58,000 Thanks, I will. 206 00:14:02,000 --> 00:14:05,000 You're not Dr. Morgan, are you? 207 00:14:05,000 --> 00:14:19,000 What do you say? 208 00:14:23,000 --> 00:14:28,000 Then we came on the landslide. It wasn't a big one, but it made a terrible mess of the road. 209 00:14:28,000 --> 00:14:34,000 It didn't slow down and the car swerved crazily as it slipped from one side of the highway to the other. 210 00:14:34,000 --> 00:14:42,000 Suddenly I felt as though the whole rear end had slipped down. 211 00:14:42,000 --> 00:14:50,000 I looked over at him. He was tense. His lung was turned white as he clutched the wheelie. He shoved the car into reverse. 212 00:14:50,000 --> 00:14:54,000 I hoped it had never moved. 213 00:14:54,000 --> 00:14:58,000 It didn't. We were stuck, hopelessly stuck. 214 00:14:58,000 --> 00:15:00,000 But what a luck. 215 00:15:00,000 --> 00:15:07,000 Suddenly the car was filled with light. A car had come around the curb behind us. This might be my chance. 216 00:15:07,000 --> 00:15:11,000 Remember, I still have this gun. Don't try anything. 217 00:15:11,000 --> 00:15:16,000 Say, we're stuck here. Could you give us a push? 218 00:15:16,000 --> 00:15:22,000 We'll have some California hospitality, will you? 219 00:15:22,000 --> 00:15:24,000 I'll have to get out. 220 00:15:24,000 --> 00:15:28,000 I'll have to put something under the wheel. You stay here. 221 00:15:28,000 --> 00:15:30,000 I'll stay there. 222 00:15:37,000 --> 00:15:43,000 There were some bushes by the side of the road. If I could reach them, I could perhaps run up the side of the hill and hide. 223 00:15:43,000 --> 00:15:47,000 Then in the morning make my way back down the canyon. 224 00:15:47,000 --> 00:15:51,000 I carefully turned the handle of the door. I could see him in the mirror. 225 00:15:51,000 --> 00:15:53,000 He was at the back of the car. 226 00:15:53,000 --> 00:15:59,000 I eased the door gently open, put one foot out. I was just sliding out when I heard him. 227 00:15:59,000 --> 00:16:02,000 You're not going anyplace. 228 00:16:02,000 --> 00:16:03,000 Come here, give me the raincoat. 229 00:16:03,000 --> 00:16:04,000 Why? 230 00:16:04,000 --> 00:16:06,000 I need something dry to stuff under this wheel. 231 00:16:06,000 --> 00:16:07,000 But I... 232 00:16:07,000 --> 00:16:09,000 You won't be needing it. Come on. 233 00:16:09,000 --> 00:16:12,000 He practically ripped it off my back. 234 00:16:12,000 --> 00:16:17,000 Wouded into a ball and bent it down and stuffed it under the wheel. 235 00:16:17,000 --> 00:16:25,000 The gun stuck out of his back pocket. If I could get it, if I could lay my hands on it, I held my breath and reached out. 236 00:16:25,000 --> 00:16:28,000 I'd seen it so far, but I finally touched it. 237 00:16:28,000 --> 00:16:30,000 Then I snatched it from his pocket swiftly. 238 00:16:30,000 --> 00:16:31,000 Give me the gun. 239 00:16:31,000 --> 00:16:33,000 I'm going. You can't stop me now. 240 00:16:33,000 --> 00:16:34,000 Can't I? 241 00:16:34,000 --> 00:16:41,000 No. You stay right where you are. I won't hurt you. All I want to do is get home. I'm going, but if you follow me, I'll... 242 00:16:41,000 --> 00:16:42,000 You'll what? 243 00:16:42,000 --> 00:16:43,000 I'll kill you. 244 00:16:43,000 --> 00:16:45,000 I don't think you will. 245 00:16:45,000 --> 00:16:47,000 Yes, I will. You think I'm afraid. 246 00:16:47,000 --> 00:16:48,000 Aren't you? 247 00:16:48,000 --> 00:16:51,000 No. I don't care what happens to you. You're a murderer. You killed somebody. 248 00:16:51,000 --> 00:16:53,000 I thought you didn't know anything about me. 249 00:16:53,000 --> 00:16:56,000 I didn't, but I do now and I'm going to tell the police. 250 00:16:56,000 --> 00:17:01,000 You stay where you are. No, don't. I'm not afraid. I'll shoot. 251 00:17:03,000 --> 00:17:09,000 Too bad I used up all of those tonight. You could have filled me full of holes. 252 00:17:09,000 --> 00:17:15,000 Now give me that gun and get in the car. 253 00:17:26,000 --> 00:17:29,000 Are you going to kill me? 254 00:17:29,000 --> 00:17:40,000 What do you think? 255 00:17:41,000 --> 00:17:48,000 We were nearing the top of the canyon now. The road was very steep. The rain had let up. It was just drizzling now. 256 00:17:48,000 --> 00:17:54,000 Even though he hadn't answered my question, I knew the answer. He was going to kill me. 257 00:17:54,000 --> 00:17:59,000 I wouldn't get back home tonight. Not tonight or any other night. 258 00:17:59,000 --> 00:18:07,000 It was funny. I sometimes used to hate that little apartment of mine where nothing ever happened. 259 00:18:07,000 --> 00:18:14,000 But tonight, and then for some strange reason I thought about Ruth. 260 00:18:14,000 --> 00:18:17,000 What would she say tomorrow when I didn't show up at work? 261 00:18:17,000 --> 00:18:22,000 And I wondered where they'd find my body. 262 00:18:22,000 --> 00:18:27,000 Well, here we are. Let's look out the mountain. 263 00:18:27,000 --> 00:18:30,000 The top of the world. 264 00:18:41,000 --> 00:18:47,000 Suddenly we came over the crest of the hill and way down below the city stretched out for miles. 265 00:18:47,000 --> 00:18:56,000 Millions of lights glittering in the rain. For a moment I forgot everything. It was the most beautiful sight I'd ever seen. 266 00:18:56,000 --> 00:18:58,000 Ever been up here before? 267 00:18:58,000 --> 00:19:01,000 No. 268 00:19:01,000 --> 00:19:03,000 Nice, isn't it? 269 00:19:03,000 --> 00:19:05,000 Yes. 270 00:19:05,000 --> 00:19:12,000 I used to come up here with a girl once. We used to sit and talk for hours. 271 00:19:12,000 --> 00:19:16,000 Come on. We'll get a better view if we get out. 272 00:19:16,000 --> 00:19:19,000 I knew it was foolish to argue with him, so I followed him. 273 00:19:19,000 --> 00:19:25,000 But as he walked over towards the edge I became frightened. It was such a steep drop. 274 00:19:25,000 --> 00:19:28,000 Well? Come on. 275 00:19:28,000 --> 00:19:31,000 I'm afraid to get so close to the edge. 276 00:19:31,000 --> 00:19:34,000 You won't fall. 277 00:19:36,000 --> 00:19:43,000 Look. That's Los Angeles over there. That bright line of lights is Western Avenue. 278 00:19:43,000 --> 00:19:51,000 I went to school somewhere along in there. I used to get in all sorts of trouble at school, but I got by and managed. 279 00:19:51,000 --> 00:19:56,000 Everyone said I'd grow out of it. 280 00:19:56,000 --> 00:20:04,000 Over that way towards the ocean, that's Westwood. That's where she lived. This girl I was telling you about. 281 00:20:04,000 --> 00:20:08,000 That was the best part of my life, I guess. 282 00:20:08,000 --> 00:20:14,000 That's when they said marriage and a wife would straighten me out. 283 00:20:14,000 --> 00:20:18,000 Marriage and a wife would straighten me out in Westwood, they said. 284 00:20:21,000 --> 00:20:24,000 Does your wife still live there? 285 00:20:24,000 --> 00:20:27,000 No. She's dead. 286 00:20:27,000 --> 00:20:29,000 I'm sorry. 287 00:20:29,000 --> 00:20:33,000 You needn't be. I killed her. 288 00:20:33,000 --> 00:20:36,000 Why? 289 00:20:36,000 --> 00:20:41,000 Because she couldn't keep her promises. 290 00:20:41,000 --> 00:20:44,000 Did you kill her tonight? 291 00:20:44,000 --> 00:20:47,000 No. 292 00:20:47,000 --> 00:20:50,000 A long time ago. 293 00:20:50,000 --> 00:20:54,000 The jury said I was insane. 294 00:20:54,000 --> 00:20:58,000 But I think it was the sanest thing I ever did. 295 00:20:58,000 --> 00:21:02,000 They put me in an asylum. 296 00:21:02,000 --> 00:21:07,000 Do you know what it's like being locked up year after year when you know there's nothing wrong with you? 297 00:21:07,000 --> 00:21:11,000 No. No, I don't. 298 00:21:11,000 --> 00:21:14,000 It isn't good. 299 00:21:14,000 --> 00:21:17,000 You'd do anything to get out. 300 00:21:17,000 --> 00:21:20,000 Anything. 301 00:21:20,000 --> 00:21:22,000 Anything at all. 302 00:21:22,000 --> 00:21:28,000 I knew. I knew if I could keep him talking, maybe a car would come along. Maybe something would happen. It was my only chance. 303 00:21:28,000 --> 00:21:30,000 What were you thinking about? 304 00:21:30,000 --> 00:21:34,000 You killed someone else tonight, didn't you? 305 00:21:34,000 --> 00:21:36,000 Yes. 306 00:21:36,000 --> 00:21:38,000 Dr. Morgan? 307 00:21:38,000 --> 00:21:42,000 Yes. He was one of the men who thought I was insane. 308 00:21:42,000 --> 00:21:44,000 Why did you do it? 309 00:21:44,000 --> 00:21:49,000 I wanted his car to get away and I didn't want to be locked up anymore. 310 00:21:49,000 --> 00:21:52,000 But they'll catch you. 311 00:21:52,000 --> 00:21:59,000 No. They won't find the doctor for several days. I saw to that. 312 00:21:59,000 --> 00:22:01,000 How can you be so sure? 313 00:22:01,000 --> 00:22:04,000 I do things thoroughly. 314 00:22:04,000 --> 00:22:07,000 What are you going to do now? 315 00:22:07,000 --> 00:22:11,000 First I'm going to... 316 00:22:11,000 --> 00:22:17,000 And then I guess I'll go south. 317 00:22:17,000 --> 00:22:20,000 I knew what he meant by that pause. 318 00:22:20,000 --> 00:22:24,000 I started to back away slowly. I'd made a mistake by reminding him in the present. 319 00:22:24,000 --> 00:22:28,000 My hands went instinctively to my apron pocket for something to defend myself with. 320 00:22:28,000 --> 00:22:31,000 I knew there was a pencil there. It was sharp. 321 00:22:31,000 --> 00:22:34,000 Maybe I could scratch him or hurt him some way with it. 322 00:22:34,000 --> 00:22:39,000 But when I reached for it, I felt something else. Instead, something cold and hard. 323 00:22:39,000 --> 00:22:42,000 I was puzzled for a moment and then I remembered. 324 00:22:42,000 --> 00:22:44,000 There was a shaker I'd picked up at the drive-in. 325 00:22:44,000 --> 00:22:46,000 Stand still. 326 00:22:46,000 --> 00:22:48,000 Then he started moving toward me. 327 00:22:48,000 --> 00:22:51,000 Me with only a pencil and a shaker to defend myself with. 328 00:22:51,000 --> 00:22:54,000 It's too bad I came into that drive-in tonight. 329 00:22:54,000 --> 00:22:56,000 Why did you? 330 00:22:56,000 --> 00:23:00,000 I was hungry because I hadn't eaten for a long time. 331 00:23:00,000 --> 00:23:03,000 Weren't you afraid someone would see you? 332 00:23:03,000 --> 00:23:05,000 No alarm had gone out. 333 00:23:05,000 --> 00:23:06,000 How did you know? 334 00:23:06,000 --> 00:23:08,000 I knew. 335 00:23:08,000 --> 00:23:11,000 If only you hadn't rolled that window down. 336 00:23:11,000 --> 00:23:13,000 Well, if you're sorry, why don't you let me go? 337 00:23:13,000 --> 00:23:18,000 It's too late. What's that? 338 00:23:18,000 --> 00:23:22,000 With his sudden movement, his arms were around me in a tight embrace. 339 00:23:22,000 --> 00:23:25,000 I started to scream, but suddenly his lips closed over mine. 340 00:23:25,000 --> 00:23:28,000 He kissed me, brushing my head back roughly. 341 00:23:28,000 --> 00:23:35,000 I could scarcely breathe and I felt the car's headlights on us like a spotlight. 342 00:23:35,000 --> 00:23:38,000 Just look at this view, will you? 343 00:23:38,000 --> 00:23:40,000 I'll have to do this in a picture sometime. 344 00:23:40,000 --> 00:23:43,000 Can't you see you're interrupting something? 345 00:23:43,000 --> 00:23:45,000 Come on, drive on, will you? 346 00:23:45,000 --> 00:23:48,000 Okay, okay. And in all this rain, 347 00:23:48,000 --> 00:23:57,000 I'm sure people would have some more fun. 348 00:23:57,000 --> 00:23:59,000 He held me a moment longer. 349 00:23:59,000 --> 00:24:02,000 When the car had gone, he released me. 350 00:24:02,000 --> 00:24:06,000 My pencil had fallen to the ground and I was left with only the shaker in my hand. 351 00:24:06,000 --> 00:24:09,000 I fingered it nervously and then I felt the top coming off. 352 00:24:09,000 --> 00:24:11,000 I felt the content spilling in my hand. 353 00:24:11,000 --> 00:24:12,000 What have you got in your hand? 354 00:24:12,000 --> 00:24:13,000 Nothing. 355 00:24:13,000 --> 00:24:14,000 Give it to me. 356 00:24:14,000 --> 00:24:15,000 No! 357 00:24:15,000 --> 00:24:16,000 Give it to me! 358 00:24:16,000 --> 00:24:19,000 He pulled me toward him. We were moving to the edge of the cliff, 359 00:24:19,000 --> 00:24:23,000 but my other hand was free and I threw the contents of the shaker into his face. 360 00:24:23,000 --> 00:24:26,000 His hands flew to his face in an effort to clear his eyes, 361 00:24:26,000 --> 00:24:29,000 but I knew it was too late. The pepper had blinded him. 362 00:24:29,000 --> 00:24:34,000 He lunged out for me, but I stepped aside quickly and he slipped in the mud. 363 00:24:34,000 --> 00:24:36,000 His hands went out to steady himself. 364 00:24:36,000 --> 00:24:38,000 He clawed frantically at them. 365 00:24:38,000 --> 00:24:52,000 Then I saw him falling over backwards, over the edge. 366 00:24:52,000 --> 00:25:17,000 Then my strength gave way and I felt myself sinking down to the ground. 367 00:25:17,000 --> 00:25:20,000 I don't know how long I must have been there, 368 00:25:20,000 --> 00:25:23,000 but when I came to it was raining again. 369 00:25:23,000 --> 00:25:27,000 I was soaked to the skin and there was mud caked in my hair. 370 00:25:27,000 --> 00:25:30,000 There was no one in sight. 371 00:25:30,000 --> 00:25:36,000 The lights of Los Angeles stretched out in a pattern peacefully below. 372 00:25:36,000 --> 00:25:40,000 And I knew that somewhere at the foot of those hills was Glendale. 373 00:25:40,000 --> 00:25:46,000 And my apartment rose slowly to my feet, 374 00:25:46,000 --> 00:25:50,000 and I started back to other road. 375 00:25:50,000 --> 00:25:58,000 Somehow everything that had happened seemed unreal, like a dream. 376 00:25:58,000 --> 00:26:19,000 I think that the way he kissed me to keep me from crying out. 377 00:26:19,000 --> 00:26:21,000 Suspense. 378 00:26:21,000 --> 00:26:24,000 Presented by Roma Wines, R-O-M-A. 379 00:26:24,000 --> 00:26:29,000 Selected for your pleasure from the world's greatest reserves of fine wines. 380 00:26:29,000 --> 00:26:34,000 And now it's curtain call time for tonight's suspense star, Judy Garland. 381 00:26:34,000 --> 00:26:36,000 Judy, you were grand. 382 00:26:36,000 --> 00:26:39,000 We hope you enjoyed your part tonight as much as we did your performance. 383 00:26:39,000 --> 00:26:40,000 Thank you, Ken. 384 00:26:40,000 --> 00:26:43,000 As a matter of fact, playing the part of a waitress tonight was a treat. 385 00:26:43,000 --> 00:26:46,000 I just pictured myself knee deep in juicy steaks. 386 00:26:46,000 --> 00:26:50,000 That reminds me, Judy, as a waitress you deserve a tip. 387 00:26:50,000 --> 00:26:52,000 And here's the best tip I know. 388 00:26:52,000 --> 00:26:55,000 Make Thanksgiving dinner really outstanding. 389 00:26:55,000 --> 00:26:58,000 Serve Grand Estate California Burgundy or Sauterne. 390 00:26:58,000 --> 00:27:02,000 For Grand Estate wines presented by Roma, America's greatest vendor, 391 00:27:02,000 --> 00:27:05,000 are the ultimate in wine excellence. 392 00:27:05,000 --> 00:27:10,000 Yes, the brilliant clarity, full fragrance, and mellow taste of Grand Estate wines 393 00:27:10,000 --> 00:27:12,000 please the most discriminating guests. 394 00:27:12,000 --> 00:27:14,000 Well, I know that my guests would agree with you. 395 00:27:14,000 --> 00:27:19,000 And Judy, there's a reason Grand Estate Burgundy and Sauterne are distinctively better. 396 00:27:19,000 --> 00:27:24,000 Because for Grand Estate wines, Roma selects only the choicest grapes. 397 00:27:24,000 --> 00:27:29,000 Then the priceless skill of Roma Master Vintners, necessary time, 398 00:27:29,000 --> 00:27:36,000 and America's finest winemaking resources guide this choice grape treasure to rich taste luxury. 399 00:27:36,000 --> 00:27:40,000 So remember, when you serve Grand Estate wines, you serve the finest. 400 00:27:40,000 --> 00:27:42,000 The crowning achievement of Vintner skill. 401 00:27:42,000 --> 00:27:44,000 Well, that's a real tip, Ken. 402 00:27:44,000 --> 00:27:46,000 And so you can follow it, Judy. 403 00:27:46,000 --> 00:27:50,000 And here with Roma's compliments is your gift basket of Grand Estate wine. 404 00:27:50,000 --> 00:27:51,000 Well, thank you. 405 00:27:51,000 --> 00:27:56,000 And while I'm giving out thanks, let me give a great big portion with love and kisses 406 00:27:56,000 --> 00:27:59,000 to my great and good friend Bill Spear for his magical direction 407 00:27:59,000 --> 00:28:02,000 and to Raymond Lewis for playing the man so wonderfully. 408 00:28:02,000 --> 00:28:03,000 Well, thanks to you, Judy. 409 00:28:03,000 --> 00:28:06,000 And to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, producers of the yearling, 410 00:28:06,000 --> 00:28:08,000 for their cooperation in making you available to us tonight. 411 00:28:08,000 --> 00:28:11,000 Next week we'll have Chester Morris as star of Suspense. 412 00:28:11,000 --> 00:28:14,000 Oh, he's one of my favorite actors. I won't miss it. Good night. 413 00:28:14,000 --> 00:28:19,000 Tonight's Suspense play was written by Mel Denelli and Muriel Roy Bolton. 414 00:28:19,000 --> 00:28:25,000 Next Thursday, same time, you will hear Chester Morris as star of Suspense. 415 00:28:25,000 --> 00:28:54,000 Presented by the Roma Wine Company of Fresno, California. 416 00:28:55,000 --> 00:28:57,000 Ladies and gentlemen, in the coming weeks, 417 00:28:57,000 --> 00:29:02,000 Suspense will present such stars as Cary Grant, Olivia de Havilland, 418 00:29:02,000 --> 00:29:07,000 Alfred Hitchcock, Joseph Cotton, Roddy McDowell, and many others. 419 00:29:07,000 --> 00:29:10,000 Make it a point to listen each Thursday to Suspense, 420 00:29:10,000 --> 00:29:33,000 radio's outstanding theater of thrills. 421 00:29:33,000 --> 00:29:37,000 Suspense is broadcast from coast to coast and to our men and women overseas 422 00:29:37,000 --> 00:29:42,000 by shortwave and through the worldwide facilities of the Armed Forces Radio Service. 423 00:29:42,000 --> 00:30:11,000 This is CBS, the Columbia Broadcasting System.