WEBVTT 00:00.000 --> 00:07.000 And now, Roma Wines, R-O-M-A, made in California for enjoyment throughout the world. 00:07.000 --> 00:10.000 Roma Wines present Suspense. 00:14.000 --> 00:19.000 Tonight, Roma Wines bring you Miss Judy Garland as star of Drive-In, 00:19.000 --> 00:24.000 a suspense play produced, edited, and directed for Roma Wines by William Spear. 00:24.000 --> 00:31.000 Suspense, radio's outstanding theater of thrills, is presented for your enjoyment by Roma Wines. 00:31.000 --> 00:39.000 That's R-O-M-A, Roma Wines, those excellent California wines that can add so much pleasantness to the way you live, 00:39.000 --> 00:44.000 to your happiness in entertaining guests, to your enjoyment of everyday meals. 00:44.000 --> 00:47.000 Yes, right now, a glass full would be very pleasant, 00:47.000 --> 00:52.000 as Roma Wines bring you Judy Garland in a remarkable taste of the world. 00:52.000 --> 00:54.000 Suspense. 01:01.000 --> 01:07.000 I wish I hadn't let Ruth talk me into serving that last car that came into the drive-in that rainy night. 01:07.000 --> 01:10.000 It was late and I was tired. 01:10.000 --> 01:13.000 I'd been on my feet all day carrying heavy trays, 01:13.000 --> 01:17.000 hopping to it with impatient people glaring their headlights on and off in my eyes. 01:17.000 --> 01:22.000 Heaven knows there are a lot of impatient people in Hollywood. 01:22.000 --> 01:25.000 We carhops don't have an easy time of it. 01:25.000 --> 01:27.000 Talk about your mail carriers. 01:27.000 --> 01:30.000 Well, we're the same, raining or blowing or boiling hot. 01:30.000 --> 01:34.000 We've got to get through with that tray and know the reason why. 01:34.000 --> 01:40.000 Tired, hungry people who sit back in their car expecting a million dollars worth of service for a ten-cent tip. 01:40.000 --> 01:42.000 Why do we do it? 01:42.000 --> 01:45.000 Sure, there are other ways of making a living in Hollywood, 01:45.000 --> 01:53.000 but not many that hold that glittering promise that maybe someday, somehow, maybe someone will say... 01:53.000 --> 01:55.000 Why, that girl looks like Lana Turner. 01:55.000 --> 01:57.000 Yes, at least her hair's done up that way. 01:57.000 --> 01:59.000 I think I could use her, Renée. 01:59.000 --> 02:03.000 The musical version of the Four Sides saga, or she'd be great in color. 02:03.000 --> 02:05.000 I think I'll ask her to come out to the studio. 02:05.000 --> 02:07.000 Yes, I know. 02:09.000 --> 02:13.000 Maybe it doesn't happen often, but there's always the chance. 02:13.000 --> 02:15.000 And there's always that hope. 02:15.000 --> 02:18.000 That's what keeps us going, I guess. 02:18.000 --> 02:23.000 But there are other things that can happen in the drive-in that aren't on the menu. 02:23.000 --> 02:29.000 Like that rainy night I was telling you about when I let Ruth talk me into serving that last car that came in. 02:29.000 --> 02:32.000 Milly, Milly, Milly, listen, please take his order, will you? 02:32.000 --> 02:33.000 I've got three cars. 02:33.000 --> 02:34.000 Oh, look at the clock, will you? 02:34.000 --> 02:35.000 It's nearly midnight. I'm off already. 02:35.000 --> 02:38.000 Oh, please, Milly, just this once more. My date's waiting. I'll do the same for you. 02:38.000 --> 02:40.000 What's the matter with him? 02:40.000 --> 02:44.000 What's the matter with him? Can he read, please do not honk your horn? It looks clear enough to me. 02:44.000 --> 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. 02:47.000 --> 02:48.000 Oh, all right. 02:48.000 --> 02:49.000 Oh, gee, thanks, Mille. 02:49.000 --> 02:51.000 Fried bread. 02:51.000 --> 02:54.000 It was true. I had no one waiting for me. 02:54.000 --> 02:58.000 Only the bus that was going to take me to Glendale where I lived alone in an apartment. 02:58.000 --> 03:03.000 So I buttoned up my raincoat and took a menu over to the car. 03:03.000 --> 03:05.000 Good evening. 03:06.000 --> 03:07.000 Never mind the menu. 03:07.000 --> 03:11.000 There's some black coffee, a pot of it, and a ham sandwich. Please hurry. 03:19.000 --> 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. 03:27.000 --> 03:34.000 When I touched the handle, it felt wet, kind of sticky, too, but I didn't think anything about it. 03:34.000 --> 03:40.000 I got the tray firmly set and then I looked at my hand. It was as red as blood. 03:40.000 --> 03:42.000 I looked up quickly at him. 03:42.000 --> 03:47.000 Oh, I'm sorry. I'm Dr. Morgan. I just had an emergency in the car. 03:47.000 --> 03:49.000 Oh, an accident? 03:49.000 --> 03:54.000 Yes, sunset and vine. Quite a crash. I just happened by and I took one of them to the hospital. 03:54.000 --> 03:55.000 Oh, gee, that's a shame. 03:55.000 --> 03:57.000 Yes, it's too bad. 03:57.000 --> 04:05.000 I walked back trying to wipe the blood from my hand with a paper napkin. 04:05.000 --> 04:09.000 It gave me a creepy feeling to have somebody's blood on my hand. 04:09.000 --> 04:11.000 Then I went in to wash. 04:11.000 --> 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. 04:17.000 --> 04:18.000 It sometimes ran slow. 04:18.000 --> 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. 04:24.000 --> 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. 04:33.000 --> 04:36.000 I put the nickel back in my pocket and hurried out to him. 04:36.000 --> 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. 04:41.000 --> 04:42.000 How much do I owe you? 04:42.000 --> 04:45.000 Oh, it'll be 42 cents. 04:45.000 --> 04:46.000 Here you are. 04:46.000 --> 04:47.000 Thank you. 04:47.000 --> 04:51.000 I hope I didn't interrupt your phone call. It wasn't important, was it? 04:51.000 --> 04:54.000 No, I was just checking on the time. I don't want to miss my bus. 04:54.000 --> 04:56.000 There was a clock right over your head. 04:56.000 --> 04:57.000 Well, that's usually wrong. 04:57.000 --> 05:00.000 I have the time. It's about four minutes to 12. 05:00.000 --> 05:02.000 Oh, I'm going to miss my bus. 05:02.000 --> 05:03.000 What time does it leave? 05:03.000 --> 05:04.000 At midnight from Hollywood and La Brea. 05:04.000 --> 05:06.000 Hop in. I'll take you. I'm going right past there. 05:06.000 --> 05:10.000 Oh, would you? I'll take the train. I'll be right back. I might still be able to make it. 05:10.000 --> 05:12.000 Okay. 05:12.000 --> 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. 05:17.000 --> 05:18.000 Ruth! 05:18.000 --> 05:19.000 Yeah? 05:19.000 --> 05:21.000 I'm going to miss my bus. 05:21.000 --> 05:23.000 Go ahead. I'll get it. I'll get it. 05:23.000 --> 05:26.000 We picked the things up quickly and Ruth went off with the tray. 05:26.000 --> 05:30.000 I started to run around the other side of the car when I noticed something shining on the ground. 05:30.000 --> 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. 05:35.000 --> 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. 05:41.000 --> 05:44.000 I put the shaker in my apron pocket and I rushed over to the other side of the car. 05:44.000 --> 05:49.000 He opened the door for me and I was just about to get in when I hesitated. 05:49.000 --> 05:52.000 I wasn't used to doing this kind of thing. 05:52.000 --> 05:56.000 The other girls sometimes let their customers drive them home, but I never did. 05:56.000 --> 05:58.000 Still, he looked so decent and I... 05:58.000 --> 06:01.000 Come on. You'll miss it. 06:01.000 --> 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. 06:07.000 --> 06:09.000 Because he seemed to pull me into the car. 06:09.000 --> 06:12.000 First thing I knew, I was sitting beside him. 06:12.000 --> 06:17.000 Then the door slammed and we were driving home. 06:23.000 --> 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. 06:37.000 --> 06:40.000 I suppose you're in a hurry because someone's waiting for you. 06:40.000 --> 06:46.000 No, I live alone. But I'd hate to walk back to Glendale in this rain. 06:46.000 --> 06:48.000 You won't have to walk. 06:48.000 --> 06:52.000 Well, this is very nice of you. I appreciate it. 06:52.000 --> 06:54.000 Not at all. 06:56.000 --> 07:00.000 Would you mind rolling up that window on your side? There's a draft. 07:00.000 --> 07:02.000 Oh, of course. 07:02.000 --> 07:06.000 Oh, you can let me off at that corner over there. 07:06.000 --> 07:08.000 All right. 07:08.000 --> 07:10.000 Anywhere along here will be all right. 07:10.000 --> 07:14.000 This is fine. Right over there by the stop sign. 07:14.000 --> 07:17.000 Wait a minute, you're going through the stop signal. 07:17.000 --> 07:18.000 Am I? 07:18.000 --> 07:21.000 Yes, but I'll get off over there by the other one. 07:21.000 --> 07:24.000 My bus! You're turning the wrong way. 07:24.000 --> 07:25.000 Am I? 07:25.000 --> 07:28.000 Yes, this goes out of the way. 07:28.000 --> 07:32.000 Does it? 07:32.000 --> 07:34.000 Let me out of here. 07:34.000 --> 07:36.000 You thought you were pretty smart, didn't you? 07:36.000 --> 07:39.000 I don't know what you mean. Please let me out of this car. 07:39.000 --> 07:41.000 You went right to the phone. You thought I wouldn't see you. 07:41.000 --> 07:44.000 The phone? But I was calling about the time. Honest I was. 07:44.000 --> 07:47.000 The time. With that clock over your head. 07:47.000 --> 07:50.000 But that clock's wrong sometimes. Besides, who would I call? 07:50.000 --> 07:52.000 Why should I call anyone about you? 07:52.000 --> 07:54.000 I'm sorry. I'm sorry. 07:54.000 --> 07:58.000 You were going to catch a bus. 07:58.000 --> 08:00.000 You were going straight to the police. That's where you were going. 08:00.000 --> 08:02.000 But why? Why should I go to the police? 08:02.000 --> 08:03.000 You know why. 08:03.000 --> 08:05.000 No, really, I don't. 08:05.000 --> 08:07.000 Because you saw it. 08:07.000 --> 08:10.000 You saw his blood. 08:10.000 --> 08:14.000 No, you don't. 08:14.000 --> 08:16.000 There. 08:16.000 --> 08:19.000 You won't need to try to open that door again. 08:19.000 --> 08:21.000 I'm sorry. 08:21.000 --> 08:24.000 Now we'll be getting along. 08:36.000 --> 08:40.000 For Suspense, Roma Wines are bringing you Judy Garland in Drive-In. 08:40.000 --> 08:46.000 Roma Wines presentation tonight in radio's outstanding theater of thrills, Suspense. 08:46.000 --> 08:51.000 Between the acts of Suspense, this is Ken Niles for Roma Wines. 08:51.000 --> 08:56.000 One week from tonight, Thanksgiving dinner will be gone but not forgotten. 08:56.000 --> 09:01.000 Not if your turkey shares the festive table with Grand Estate California's best wine. 09:01.000 --> 09:04.000 The best wine in the world. 09:04.000 --> 09:07.000 The best wine in the world. 09:07.000 --> 09:09.000 The best wine in the world. 09:09.000 --> 09:11.000 The best wine in the world. 09:11.000 --> 09:13.000 The best wine in the world. 09:13.000 --> 09:18.000 Grand Estate shares the festive table with Grand Estate California wines. 09:18.000 --> 09:24.000 Before the feast, treat your guests to Grand Estate medium sherry, delicious with hors d'oeuvres. 09:24.000 --> 09:29.000 Let Grand Estate Burgundy or Sauterne bring out the full flavor of your holiday dinner. 09:29.000 --> 09:34.000 With dessert, enjoy Grand Estate Ruby Port or Golden Muscatel. 09:34.000 --> 09:42.000 Among the discriminating, Grand Estate wines are famed for brilliant clarity, full fragrance and mellow taste. 09:42.000 --> 09:48.000 A limited bottling by Roma Wintners, each Grand Estate wine is born of choicest grapes, 09:48.000 --> 09:58.000 guided to glorious taste richness by Roma Wintners patient skill, necessary time and America's finest winemaking resources. 09:58.000 --> 10:05.000 Enrich your Thanksgiving with Grand Estate wines presented by Roma, America's greatest winemaker. 10:05.000 --> 10:12.000 Save at present low prices, tomorrow buy a case of Grand Estate wines for the holidays. 10:12.000 --> 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. 10:21.000 --> 10:25.000 A tale well calculated to keep you in suspense. 10:25.000 --> 10:48.000 After I made that last try to get out, he broke the handle of the door. 10:48.000 --> 10:51.000 All the strength seemed to go out of my body. 10:51.000 --> 10:58.000 I just sat there as we drove on. We passed a few people and some cars in the next blocks. 10:58.000 --> 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. 11:07.000 --> 11:13.000 Then we were at the mouth of the canyon, and I could see the road dark and lonely up ahead. 11:13.000 --> 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. 11:22.000 --> 11:27.000 I looked at him from the corner of my eye. 11:27.000 --> 11:33.000 He hadn't seemed like a criminal back at the drive-in, and he didn't seem like one now. 11:33.000 --> 11:40.000 His jaw was black from needing a shave, still his face, well it wasn't like a criminal at all. 11:40.000 --> 11:43.000 I was so tired. 11:43.000 --> 11:46.000 Quit staring at me. 11:46.000 --> 11:50.000 Oh look, I didn't know anything about you, honest, I didn't. Please let me go. 11:50.000 --> 11:52.000 You know something about me now. 11:52.000 --> 11:55.000 Well I won't tell anybody, whatever it is, I promise I won't. 11:55.000 --> 12:00.000 A woman's promises. Remind me to tell you a story about a woman and promise. 12:00.000 --> 12:03.000 Oh, let me out, please let me out right here. 12:03.000 --> 12:05.000 It's a long way back to Glendale. 12:05.000 --> 12:08.000 That's all the better. It'll take me hours to get back and you'll be miles away by then. 12:08.000 --> 12:11.000 I'm not taking any chances with you, Finn. 12:11.000 --> 12:15.000 Please let me out, I've got to get back. 12:15.000 --> 12:22.000 You said no one was waiting for you. You live alone, don't you? No one will miss you. 12:27.000 --> 12:32.000 We both heard the siren then. He looked quickly in the rear vision mirror. 12:32.000 --> 12:35.000 Then he took a gun from his pocket and he turned to me. 12:35.000 --> 12:38.000 If that's for us then we'll stop, remember just this. 12:38.000 --> 12:41.000 I've used this gun before tonight and I can use it again if I have to. 12:41.000 --> 12:45.000 If I'm taken you'll go first. Now listen, I'm a doctor and you're a nurse. 12:45.000 --> 12:50.000 We're headed for an emergency. If you want to live you won't try to pull anything. 12:55.000 --> 12:57.000 You're on awful fast for a wet night, aren't you? 12:57.000 --> 13:00.000 Followed you up from Hollywood. 13:00.000 --> 13:05.000 I'm Dr. Morgan, officer. This is Nurse Johnson, emergency call. 13:05.000 --> 13:07.000 I see your identification. 13:09.000 --> 13:13.000 He fumbled through his pockets with one hand holding the gun in my ribs with the other. 13:13.000 --> 13:18.000 A motorcycle cop looked over at me. I thought for a moment I could signal him with my eyes. 13:18.000 --> 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. 13:25.000 --> 13:28.000 He thought I was a nurse, he said. 13:28.000 --> 13:31.000 Ah, here you are. 13:31.000 --> 13:34.000 Okay Doc, sorry I stopped you. 13:38.000 --> 13:40.000 Hey, just a minute. 13:40.000 --> 13:42.000 What's the matter? 13:42.000 --> 13:48.000 Just wanted to tell you, rain started to slide up their ways. Take it easy. 13:48.000 --> 13:58.000 Thanks, I will. 14:02.000 --> 14:05.000 You're not Dr. Morgan, are you? 14:05.000 --> 14:19.000 What do you say? 14:23.000 --> 14:28.000 Then we came on the landslide. It wasn't a big one, but it made a terrible mess of the road. 14:28.000 --> 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. 14:34.000 --> 14:42.000 Suddenly I felt as though the whole rear end had slipped down. 14:42.000 --> 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. 14:50.000 --> 14:54.000 I hoped it had never moved. 14:54.000 --> 14:58.000 It didn't. We were stuck, hopelessly stuck. 14:58.000 --> 15:00.000 But what a luck. 15:00.000 --> 15:07.000 Suddenly the car was filled with light. A car had come around the curb behind us. This might be my chance. 15:07.000 --> 15:11.000 Remember, I still have this gun. Don't try anything. 15:11.000 --> 15:16.000 Say, we're stuck here. Could you give us a push? 15:16.000 --> 15:22.000 We'll have some California hospitality, will you? 15:22.000 --> 15:24.000 I'll have to get out. 15:24.000 --> 15:28.000 I'll have to put something under the wheel. You stay here. 15:28.000 --> 15:30.000 I'll stay there. 15:37.000 --> 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. 15:43.000 --> 15:47.000 Then in the morning make my way back down the canyon. 15:47.000 --> 15:51.000 I carefully turned the handle of the door. I could see him in the mirror. 15:51.000 --> 15:53.000 He was at the back of the car. 15:53.000 --> 15:59.000 I eased the door gently open, put one foot out. I was just sliding out when I heard him. 15:59.000 --> 16:02.000 You're not going anyplace. 16:02.000 --> 16:03.000 Come here, give me the raincoat. 16:03.000 --> 16:04.000 Why? 16:04.000 --> 16:06.000 I need something dry to stuff under this wheel. 16:06.000 --> 16:07.000 But I... 16:07.000 --> 16:09.000 You won't be needing it. Come on. 16:09.000 --> 16:12.000 He practically ripped it off my back. 16:12.000 --> 16:17.000 Wouded into a ball and bent it down and stuffed it under the wheel. 16:17.000 --> 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. 16:25.000 --> 16:28.000 I'd seen it so far, but I finally touched it. 16:28.000 --> 16:30.000 Then I snatched it from his pocket swiftly. 16:30.000 --> 16:31.000 Give me the gun. 16:31.000 --> 16:33.000 I'm going. You can't stop me now. 16:33.000 --> 16:34.000 Can't I? 16:34.000 --> 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... 16:41.000 --> 16:42.000 You'll what? 16:42.000 --> 16:43.000 I'll kill you. 16:43.000 --> 16:45.000 I don't think you will. 16:45.000 --> 16:47.000 Yes, I will. You think I'm afraid. 16:47.000 --> 16:48.000 Aren't you? 16:48.000 --> 16:51.000 No. I don't care what happens to you. You're a murderer. You killed somebody. 16:51.000 --> 16:53.000 I thought you didn't know anything about me. 16:53.000 --> 16:56.000 I didn't, but I do now and I'm going to tell the police. 16:56.000 --> 17:01.000 You stay where you are. No, don't. I'm not afraid. I'll shoot. 17:03.000 --> 17:09.000 Too bad I used up all of those tonight. You could have filled me full of holes. 17:09.000 --> 17:15.000 Now give me that gun and get in the car. 17:26.000 --> 17:29.000 Are you going to kill me? 17:29.000 --> 17:40.000 What do you think? 17:41.000 --> 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. 17:48.000 --> 17:54.000 Even though he hadn't answered my question, I knew the answer. He was going to kill me. 17:54.000 --> 17:59.000 I wouldn't get back home tonight. Not tonight or any other night. 17:59.000 --> 18:07.000 It was funny. I sometimes used to hate that little apartment of mine where nothing ever happened. 18:07.000 --> 18:14.000 But tonight, and then for some strange reason I thought about Ruth. 18:14.000 --> 18:17.000 What would she say tomorrow when I didn't show up at work? 18:17.000 --> 18:22.000 And I wondered where they'd find my body. 18:22.000 --> 18:27.000 Well, here we are. Let's look out the mountain. 18:27.000 --> 18:30.000 The top of the world. 18:41.000 --> 18:47.000 Suddenly we came over the crest of the hill and way down below the city stretched out for miles. 18:47.000 --> 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. 18:56.000 --> 18:58.000 Ever been up here before? 18:58.000 --> 19:01.000 No. 19:01.000 --> 19:03.000 Nice, isn't it? 19:03.000 --> 19:05.000 Yes. 19:05.000 --> 19:12.000 I used to come up here with a girl once. We used to sit and talk for hours. 19:12.000 --> 19:16.000 Come on. We'll get a better view if we get out. 19:16.000 --> 19:19.000 I knew it was foolish to argue with him, so I followed him. 19:19.000 --> 19:25.000 But as he walked over towards the edge I became frightened. It was such a steep drop. 19:25.000 --> 19:28.000 Well? Come on. 19:28.000 --> 19:31.000 I'm afraid to get so close to the edge. 19:31.000 --> 19:34.000 You won't fall. 19:36.000 --> 19:43.000 Look. That's Los Angeles over there. That bright line of lights is Western Avenue. 19:43.000 --> 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. 19:51.000 --> 19:56.000 Everyone said I'd grow out of it. 19:56.000 --> 20:04.000 Over that way towards the ocean, that's Westwood. That's where she lived. This girl I was telling you about. 20:04.000 --> 20:08.000 That was the best part of my life, I guess. 20:08.000 --> 20:14.000 That's when they said marriage and a wife would straighten me out. 20:14.000 --> 20:18.000 Marriage and a wife would straighten me out in Westwood, they said. 20:21.000 --> 20:24.000 Does your wife still live there? 20:24.000 --> 20:27.000 No. She's dead. 20:27.000 --> 20:29.000 I'm sorry. 20:29.000 --> 20:33.000 You needn't be. I killed her. 20:33.000 --> 20:36.000 Why? 20:36.000 --> 20:41.000 Because she couldn't keep her promises. 20:41.000 --> 20:44.000 Did you kill her tonight? 20:44.000 --> 20:47.000 No. 20:47.000 --> 20:50.000 A long time ago. 20:50.000 --> 20:54.000 The jury said I was insane. 20:54.000 --> 20:58.000 But I think it was the sanest thing I ever did. 20:58.000 --> 21:02.000 They put me in an asylum. 21:02.000 --> 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? 21:07.000 --> 21:11.000 No. No, I don't. 21:11.000 --> 21:14.000 It isn't good. 21:14.000 --> 21:17.000 You'd do anything to get out. 21:17.000 --> 21:20.000 Anything. 21:20.000 --> 21:22.000 Anything at all. 21:22.000 --> 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. 21:28.000 --> 21:30.000 What were you thinking about? 21:30.000 --> 21:34.000 You killed someone else tonight, didn't you? 21:34.000 --> 21:36.000 Yes. 21:36.000 --> 21:38.000 Dr. Morgan? 21:38.000 --> 21:42.000 Yes. He was one of the men who thought I was insane. 21:42.000 --> 21:44.000 Why did you do it? 21:44.000 --> 21:49.000 I wanted his car to get away and I didn't want to be locked up anymore. 21:49.000 --> 21:52.000 But they'll catch you. 21:52.000 --> 21:59.000 No. They won't find the doctor for several days. I saw to that. 21:59.000 --> 22:01.000 How can you be so sure? 22:01.000 --> 22:04.000 I do things thoroughly. 22:04.000 --> 22:07.000 What are you going to do now? 22:07.000 --> 22:11.000 First I'm going to... 22:11.000 --> 22:17.000 And then I guess I'll go south. 22:17.000 --> 22:20.000 I knew what he meant by that pause. 22:20.000 --> 22:24.000 I started to back away slowly. I'd made a mistake by reminding him in the present. 22:24.000 --> 22:28.000 My hands went instinctively to my apron pocket for something to defend myself with. 22:28.000 --> 22:31.000 I knew there was a pencil there. It was sharp. 22:31.000 --> 22:34.000 Maybe I could scratch him or hurt him some way with it. 22:34.000 --> 22:39.000 But when I reached for it, I felt something else. Instead, something cold and hard. 22:39.000 --> 22:42.000 I was puzzled for a moment and then I remembered. 22:42.000 --> 22:44.000 There was a shaker I'd picked up at the drive-in. 22:44.000 --> 22:46.000 Stand still. 22:46.000 --> 22:48.000 Then he started moving toward me. 22:48.000 --> 22:51.000 Me with only a pencil and a shaker to defend myself with. 22:51.000 --> 22:54.000 It's too bad I came into that drive-in tonight. 22:54.000 --> 22:56.000 Why did you? 22:56.000 --> 23:00.000 I was hungry because I hadn't eaten for a long time. 23:00.000 --> 23:03.000 Weren't you afraid someone would see you? 23:03.000 --> 23:05.000 No alarm had gone out. 23:05.000 --> 23:06.000 How did you know? 23:06.000 --> 23:08.000 I knew. 23:08.000 --> 23:11.000 If only you hadn't rolled that window down. 23:11.000 --> 23:13.000 Well, if you're sorry, why don't you let me go? 23:13.000 --> 23:18.000 It's too late. What's that? 23:18.000 --> 23:22.000 With his sudden movement, his arms were around me in a tight embrace. 23:22.000 --> 23:25.000 I started to scream, but suddenly his lips closed over mine. 23:25.000 --> 23:28.000 He kissed me, brushing my head back roughly. 23:28.000 --> 23:35.000 I could scarcely breathe and I felt the car's headlights on us like a spotlight. 23:35.000 --> 23:38.000 Just look at this view, will you? 23:38.000 --> 23:40.000 I'll have to do this in a picture sometime. 23:40.000 --> 23:43.000 Can't you see you're interrupting something? 23:43.000 --> 23:45.000 Come on, drive on, will you? 23:45.000 --> 23:48.000 Okay, okay. And in all this rain, 23:48.000 --> 23:57.000 I'm sure people would have some more fun. 23:57.000 --> 23:59.000 He held me a moment longer. 23:59.000 --> 24:02.000 When the car had gone, he released me. 24:02.000 --> 24:06.000 My pencil had fallen to the ground and I was left with only the shaker in my hand. 24:06.000 --> 24:09.000 I fingered it nervously and then I felt the top coming off. 24:09.000 --> 24:11.000 I felt the content spilling in my hand. 24:11.000 --> 24:12.000 What have you got in your hand? 24:12.000 --> 24:13.000 Nothing. 24:13.000 --> 24:14.000 Give it to me. 24:14.000 --> 24:15.000 No! 24:15.000 --> 24:16.000 Give it to me! 24:16.000 --> 24:19.000 He pulled me toward him. We were moving to the edge of the cliff, 24:19.000 --> 24:23.000 but my other hand was free and I threw the contents of the shaker into his face. 24:23.000 --> 24:26.000 His hands flew to his face in an effort to clear his eyes, 24:26.000 --> 24:29.000 but I knew it was too late. The pepper had blinded him. 24:29.000 --> 24:34.000 He lunged out for me, but I stepped aside quickly and he slipped in the mud. 24:34.000 --> 24:36.000 His hands went out to steady himself. 24:36.000 --> 24:38.000 He clawed frantically at them. 24:38.000 --> 24:52.000 Then I saw him falling over backwards, over the edge. 24:52.000 --> 25:17.000 Then my strength gave way and I felt myself sinking down to the ground. 25:17.000 --> 25:20.000 I don't know how long I must have been there, 25:20.000 --> 25:23.000 but when I came to it was raining again. 25:23.000 --> 25:27.000 I was soaked to the skin and there was mud caked in my hair. 25:27.000 --> 25:30.000 There was no one in sight. 25:30.000 --> 25:36.000 The lights of Los Angeles stretched out in a pattern peacefully below. 25:36.000 --> 25:40.000 And I knew that somewhere at the foot of those hills was Glendale. 25:40.000 --> 25:46.000 And my apartment rose slowly to my feet, 25:46.000 --> 25:50.000 and I started back to other road. 25:50.000 --> 25:58.000 Somehow everything that had happened seemed unreal, like a dream. 25:58.000 --> 26:19.000 I think that the way he kissed me to keep me from crying out. 26:19.000 --> 26:21.000 Suspense. 26:21.000 --> 26:24.000 Presented by Roma Wines, R-O-M-A. 26:24.000 --> 26:29.000 Selected for your pleasure from the world's greatest reserves of fine wines. 26:29.000 --> 26:34.000 And now it's curtain call time for tonight's suspense star, Judy Garland. 26:34.000 --> 26:36.000 Judy, you were grand. 26:36.000 --> 26:39.000 We hope you enjoyed your part tonight as much as we did your performance. 26:39.000 --> 26:40.000 Thank you, Ken. 26:40.000 --> 26:43.000 As a matter of fact, playing the part of a waitress tonight was a treat. 26:43.000 --> 26:46.000 I just pictured myself knee deep in juicy steaks. 26:46.000 --> 26:50.000 That reminds me, Judy, as a waitress you deserve a tip. 26:50.000 --> 26:52.000 And here's the best tip I know. 26:52.000 --> 26:55.000 Make Thanksgiving dinner really outstanding. 26:55.000 --> 26:58.000 Serve Grand Estate California Burgundy or Sauterne. 26:58.000 --> 27:02.000 For Grand Estate wines presented by Roma, America's greatest vendor, 27:02.000 --> 27:05.000 are the ultimate in wine excellence. 27:05.000 --> 27:10.000 Yes, the brilliant clarity, full fragrance, and mellow taste of Grand Estate wines 27:10.000 --> 27:12.000 please the most discriminating guests. 27:12.000 --> 27:14.000 Well, I know that my guests would agree with you. 27:14.000 --> 27:19.000 And Judy, there's a reason Grand Estate Burgundy and Sauterne are distinctively better. 27:19.000 --> 27:24.000 Because for Grand Estate wines, Roma selects only the choicest grapes. 27:24.000 --> 27:29.000 Then the priceless skill of Roma Master Vintners, necessary time, 27:29.000 --> 27:36.000 and America's finest winemaking resources guide this choice grape treasure to rich taste luxury. 27:36.000 --> 27:40.000 So remember, when you serve Grand Estate wines, you serve the finest. 27:40.000 --> 27:42.000 The crowning achievement of Vintner skill. 27:42.000 --> 27:44.000 Well, that's a real tip, Ken. 27:44.000 --> 27:46.000 And so you can follow it, Judy. 27:46.000 --> 27:50.000 And here with Roma's compliments is your gift basket of Grand Estate wine. 27:50.000 --> 27:51.000 Well, thank you. 27:51.000 --> 27:56.000 And while I'm giving out thanks, let me give a great big portion with love and kisses 27:56.000 --> 27:59.000 to my great and good friend Bill Spear for his magical direction 27:59.000 --> 28:02.000 and to Raymond Lewis for playing the man so wonderfully. 28:02.000 --> 28:03.000 Well, thanks to you, Judy. 28:03.000 --> 28:06.000 And to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, producers of the yearling, 28:06.000 --> 28:08.000 for their cooperation in making you available to us tonight. 28:08.000 --> 28:11.000 Next week we'll have Chester Morris as star of Suspense. 28:11.000 --> 28:14.000 Oh, he's one of my favorite actors. I won't miss it. Good night. 28:14.000 --> 28:19.000 Tonight's Suspense play was written by Mel Denelli and Muriel Roy Bolton. 28:19.000 --> 28:25.000 Next Thursday, same time, you will hear Chester Morris as star of Suspense. 28:25.000 --> 28:54.000 Presented by the Roma Wine Company of Fresno, California. 28:55.000 --> 28:57.000 Ladies and gentlemen, in the coming weeks, 28:57.000 --> 29:02.000 Suspense will present such stars as Cary Grant, Olivia de Havilland, 29:02.000 --> 29:07.000 Alfred Hitchcock, Joseph Cotton, Roddy McDowell, and many others. 29:07.000 --> 29:10.000 Make it a point to listen each Thursday to Suspense, 29:10.000 --> 29:33.000 radio's outstanding theater of thrills. 29:33.000 --> 29:37.000 Suspense is broadcast from coast to coast and to our men and women overseas 29:37.000 --> 29:42.000 by shortwave and through the worldwide facilities of the Armed Forces Radio Service. 29:42.000 --> 30:11.000 This is CBS, the Columbia Broadcasting System.