WEBVTT 00:00.000 --> 00:08.000 Yes, Roma wines taste better because only Roma selects from the world's greatest wine reserves for your pleasure. 00:08.000 --> 00:17.000 That's R-O-M-A, Roma wines. Those better tasting California wines enjoyed by more Americans than any other wine. 00:17.000 --> 00:20.000 For friendly entertaining, for delightful dining. 00:20.000 --> 00:27.000 Yes, right now a glass full would be very pleasant as Roma wines bring you Agnes Moorhead in a remarkable tale of... 00:27.000 --> 00:30.000 Suspense! 00:35.000 --> 00:40.000 We were driving too fast. But I knew that if I slowed down at all I would begin to tremble. 00:40.000 --> 00:46.000 And so although the road was torturous, climbing steeply up the mountain, I kept my foot pressed hard on the gas pedal. 00:46.000 --> 00:51.000 Out of the corner of my eye I could see that my husband was looking quietly into the green valley far below. 00:51.000 --> 00:56.000 He looked peaceful now. He had made his speech about driving too fast. 00:56.000 --> 01:00.000 I'd asked him to be quiet. And now he was quiet. 01:00.000 --> 01:06.000 I wondered what he would do if I stopped the car and told him right then that we were driving up to the Johnson house so that I might kill him. 01:09.000 --> 01:13.000 I parked the car on the highway at the foot of the dirt road leading up to the house. 01:13.000 --> 01:19.000 We walked quickly behind the heavy trees. My husband stopped once to wipe the dust off his shoes. 01:19.000 --> 01:22.000 I hurried him on and we soon arrived at the front door. 01:22.000 --> 01:26.000 As planned I'd forgotten the key. I did open my purse and look however. 01:26.000 --> 01:31.000 And that gave me the opportunity to release the safety catch on the gun I'd borrowed from my husband's belongings. 01:31.000 --> 01:35.000 I suggested that we try one of the windows. He agreed. 01:35.000 --> 01:41.000 And we slowly made our way through the underbrush that was growing wild at the side of the Stucco building until we reached a first floor window. 01:41.000 --> 01:47.000 The window was set high above the ground and my husband had to stretch his body to reach it. 01:47.000 --> 01:54.000 I waited until he had his back to me with his hands raised high in the air reaching for the window frame. 01:54.000 --> 02:05.000 Then I opened my purse, took out the gun, aimed very carefully at a spot just in the center of his left shoulder blade and pulled the trigger four times. 02:05.000 --> 02:12.000 He didn't fall right away. He had had his fingers over the window ledge ready to unfasten the catch when the bullets hit him. 02:12.000 --> 02:17.000 With some terrible effort he dug his nails into the Stucco and tried to keep from dying. 02:17.000 --> 02:22.000 I couldn't move. I wanted to scream but my throat felt paralyzed. 02:22.000 --> 02:25.000 He tried to turn his face and look at me. 02:25.000 --> 02:28.000 I tried to look at him but he didn't move. 02:28.000 --> 02:35.000 He tried to turn his face and look at me. But he hadn't that much life left. 02:35.000 --> 02:39.000 At last he's dead. 02:51.000 --> 02:55.000 I stopped screaming finally. Felt better for it. 02:55.000 --> 03:00.000 I bent and looked at my husband's body. He was quite dead. 03:00.000 --> 03:05.000 I wiped off the gun, his gun and threw it behind an acacia bush. 03:05.000 --> 03:11.000 Then I walked back to the car slowly and carefully removing any of my footprints which showed in the loose dirt of the road. 03:11.000 --> 03:16.000 At the car I emptied some cigarette butts from the dashboard ashtray onto the road. 03:16.000 --> 03:25.000 Dusted my shoes. Then turned around and drove home. 03:29.000 --> 03:35.000 I put the car in the garage, went in and had my shower and lay down in the library to wait. 03:35.000 --> 03:41.000 A few minutes after the grandfather clock struck eleven the telephone rang. 03:41.000 --> 03:42.000 Hello? 03:42.000 --> 03:46.000 Miss Skinner? This is she. 03:46.000 --> 03:52.000 This is Jonathan Brown, Sheriff's office. I have some bad news for you. 03:52.000 --> 03:57.000 My husband? Yes ma'am. He's been killed. 03:57.000 --> 04:01.000 Miss Skinner? Hello Miss Skinner? You alright? 04:04.000 --> 04:09.000 I waited quietly for a moment. Then I let the phone fall to the floor. 04:09.000 --> 04:15.000 I listened until I heard Jonathan Brown hang up. Then I replaced my telephone on its stand. 04:15.000 --> 04:19.000 Went into the kitchen for some ice which I put in a large Turkish towel. 04:19.000 --> 04:26.000 I then arranged myself carefully and attractively on the living room to then and waited again. 04:33.000 --> 04:36.000 Miss Skinner? In here please. 04:36.000 --> 04:43.000 Oh yes. You alright Miss Skinner? That was a stupid thing for me to do, breaking the news that way. 04:43.000 --> 04:44.000 I'm alright. 04:44.000 --> 04:46.000 I came over as soon as you dropped the phone. 04:46.000 --> 04:48.000 I felt faint suddenly. 04:48.000 --> 04:50.000 No wonder. 04:50.000 --> 04:52.000 Tell me what happened Mr. 04:52.000 --> 04:54.000 Jonathan Brown, Sheriff's office. 04:54.000 --> 04:56.000 Mr. Brown please sit down. 04:56.000 --> 04:57.000 Thank you. 04:57.000 --> 05:06.000 Well, your husband was up at the Johnson house this afternoon as well as we can figure. Up there on the side of the mountain you know. 05:06.000 --> 05:14.000 He must have been trying to get into the window and somehow somebody well, shot him. 05:14.000 --> 05:17.000 I'm sure he wants me to tell you. 05:17.000 --> 05:20.000 I'm sorry. Go on please. 05:20.000 --> 05:28.000 Well, we looked around the place, couldn't see anything. Though we found the, you know, weapon that was a gun. 05:28.000 --> 05:39.000 Found it in the brush near where he was and no footprints or anything except tire marks down the main highway and a bunch of cigarette butts where someone must have been sitting in the car, waiting you know. 05:39.000 --> 05:41.000 Those were my tire marks. 05:41.000 --> 05:42.000 You was up there? 05:42.000 --> 05:47.000 Well, I had an appointment to meet my husband this afternoon at the foot of the road leading up to the Johnson house. 05:47.000 --> 05:52.000 He had said that he had had some business to attend to and would get a ride with this other person. 05:52.000 --> 05:54.000 He was very mysterious about it. 05:54.000 --> 05:58.000 I waited for an hour or more at the foot of the road. 05:58.000 --> 06:01.000 You were so clever to recognize the meaning of those cigarette stuff. 06:01.000 --> 06:02.000 Well, yes. 06:02.000 --> 06:09.000 When he didn't come I thought perhaps I was mistaken about the appointment and so I drove home. 06:09.000 --> 06:17.000 When I think of perhaps I'd gone up to the house I might have saved my poor dear husband's life. 06:17.000 --> 06:19.000 No, no, no, no. Don't shock. I know. 06:19.000 --> 06:21.000 I'm all right. I'm all right. I'll be all right. 06:21.000 --> 06:28.000 Now don't you worry about a thing, Mrs. Skinner. The sheriff's office will round up the guilty party or parties and have them brought to trial, you know. 06:28.000 --> 06:39.000 As I'm sure. 06:39.000 --> 06:43.000 I slept well that night for the first time in ten years. 06:43.000 --> 06:53.000 My husband during his lifetime had snored loudly and steadily and during his later years he had acquired the nervous and distressing habit of grinding his teeth in his sleep. 06:53.000 --> 06:56.000 This night all was quiet and peaceful in the house. 06:56.000 --> 07:00.000 In my house. And as I say I slept beautifully. 07:00.000 --> 07:03.000 The next few days were also beautifully quiet. 07:03.000 --> 07:10.000 A few photographers and newspaper men but they were kind and gentle and didn't make too much bother. 07:10.000 --> 07:14.000 Finally Mr. Jonathan Brown called to say that he would send a car for me on Friday morning. 07:14.000 --> 07:19.000 The next day it turned out to take me to the car in his inquest. 07:19.000 --> 07:24.000 Small courtroom was crowded and almost everyone there eyed me with great sympathy. 07:24.000 --> 07:30.000 The inquest proceeded evenly. There was as yet no evidence as to the identity of my husband's murderer. 07:30.000 --> 07:37.000 I again stated that I had left the tire marks and cigarette stubs at the foot of the road that led to the Johnson house. 07:37.000 --> 07:40.000 No I hadn't heard a shot. 07:40.000 --> 07:43.000 No my dear husband had no enemy. 07:43.000 --> 07:50.000 Then I've had this blackboard brought to court so that I might show the position of the body when found. 07:50.000 --> 07:54.000 I think it might be of interest. Very well proceed. 07:54.000 --> 08:00.000 The body was found just below the first story window on the left side of the house. 08:00.000 --> 08:04.000 The dead man was obviously trying to gain admittance you know. 08:04.000 --> 08:09.000 He didn't die immediately as I will show you. 08:09.000 --> 08:13.000 But stayed alive long enough to try to keep himself from falling. 08:13.000 --> 08:18.000 Since marks from each of his fingernails were found running down the side of the building. 08:18.000 --> 08:24.000 Here then is the window sill and here are the marks of his fingernails. 08:24.000 --> 08:29.000 And here is the spot where the body lay when it was discovered. 08:29.000 --> 08:31.000 And here is the house. 08:31.000 --> 08:33.000 As he talked he watched me. 08:33.000 --> 08:38.000 I didn't know why until I heard the first scrape of the chalk against the blackboard. 08:38.000 --> 08:45.000 For one awful moment it was the sound that had been made by my husband as he tried so desperately to hold himself alive. 08:45.000 --> 08:49.000 I found myself tightly holding the wooden table in front of me. 08:49.000 --> 08:53.000 My arms and body tears trying not to faint. 08:53.000 --> 08:59.000 Since a large deposit of the dried stucco from the building was found under each of the victims fingernails. 08:59.000 --> 09:07.000 I believe I can best illustrate the manner of the victims last moments with a physical illustration. 09:07.000 --> 09:14.000 Suppose I am the victim you know and this blackboard is the side of the building. 09:14.000 --> 09:21.000 We hear the gunshots and then the victim slowly sinks to the ground. 09:21.000 --> 09:28.000 Oh please, please I can't sir. 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He must have seen my eyes open. 11:57.000 --> 11:59.000 Ah, feeling better? 11:59.000 --> 12:02.000 Yes, thank you. I'm terribly sorry. 12:02.000 --> 12:05.000 That's all right. Quite a strain, you know. 12:05.000 --> 12:07.000 Yes, it was quite a strain. 12:07.000 --> 12:14.000 I asked whether it would be all right to go on without you. Everybody seemed to grieve, you know. So he finished up while the doctor looked you over. 12:14.000 --> 12:15.000 What happened? 12:15.000 --> 12:17.000 Oh, he said you'd be all right. Shock. 12:17.000 --> 12:19.000 I meant about my husband. 12:19.000 --> 12:23.000 And his death at the hand of a person's unknown, you know. 12:23.000 --> 12:26.000 Is there anything further I must do? 12:26.000 --> 12:28.000 Not a thing, Mrs. Skinner. 12:28.000 --> 12:30.000 You've been very kind. 12:30.000 --> 12:33.000 It's a terrible thing happened to you. 12:33.000 --> 12:36.000 Well, I'm going now if there's nothing more you need from me. 12:36.000 --> 12:38.000 No, no, nothing, thank you. 12:38.000 --> 12:44.000 Well, goodbye then and don't you worry. We'll find who did it, you know. 12:53.000 --> 12:58.000 After he had left I had the time to be angry at myself for my behavior at the inquest. 12:58.000 --> 13:00.000 I was the people of Thoth. 13:00.000 --> 13:04.000 To fade only from the noise of a piece of chalk on a blackboard. 13:04.000 --> 13:12.000 I wondered if Mr. Brown had suspected anything because as I remembered back to earlier afternoon, he had been watching me as he drew those silly little diagrams on the board. 13:12.000 --> 13:14.000 He hadn't been looking anywhere else. 13:14.000 --> 13:18.000 Not at the coroner or at any other reporters, not even at what he was doing. 13:18.000 --> 13:21.000 He'd been looking at me. 13:21.000 --> 13:23.000 Well, of course he was looking at me. 13:23.000 --> 13:28.000 He was showing his sympathy. 13:34.000 --> 13:38.000 I slowly allowed myself to return to my former position in the community. 13:38.000 --> 13:45.000 I was able now to do the things I'd always wanted to do but had been restrained from doing by a certain attitude of my husband. 13:45.000 --> 13:47.000 He had never liked entertaining. 13:47.000 --> 13:54.000 He believed that we should belong to the country club and take a civic pride in the fact that our home was the largest and most beautiful in the community. 13:54.000 --> 14:02.000 In fact, it was his desire to sell our lovely home that caused me to finally take that complete and drastic step. 14:02.000 --> 14:08.000 The first evening that I accepted an outside invitation was for one of the Wednesday night evenings of bridge at our club. 14:08.000 --> 14:12.000 At my table were the president with the bank and his wife. 14:12.000 --> 14:15.000 As I sat down I noticed that a window pane on my left was shining. 14:15.000 --> 14:18.000 Good evening, Miss Gray. Good evening. 14:18.000 --> 14:21.000 Well, I'm afraid I'm the culprit here. 14:21.000 --> 14:26.000 Playing ball with the kids this afternoon and I threw one right through your lovely window. 14:26.000 --> 14:27.000 Oh, really? 14:27.000 --> 14:32.000 But I got old Sam here. I brought him along with no pane of glass and he'll fix us up ship-shaped no time at all. 14:32.000 --> 14:34.000 Go ahead, Sam. Right over there. 14:34.000 --> 14:37.000 Yes, Mr. Brown. Sure. Don't mind me, folks. I'll be through here in just a jiffy. 14:37.000 --> 14:45.000 Oh, incidentally, Miss Skinner, I always meant to ask you whether or not you minded noises especially. 14:45.000 --> 14:50.000 Sharp noises like you see chalk on a blackboard. 14:50.000 --> 14:53.000 I don't understand. Chalk on a blackboard? 14:53.000 --> 15:01.000 At the end test, I always wondered about it. You faded just when the chalk was scratching across the blackboard. 15:01.000 --> 15:05.000 I don't remember hearing. I'm afraid I faded before you drew any diagram. 15:05.000 --> 15:08.000 I think that's what you were planning to do, draw a diagram. 15:08.000 --> 15:10.000 That's what I was planning to do, yes, ma'am. 15:10.000 --> 15:14.000 Yes. Does he have to do that? 15:14.000 --> 15:16.000 There's something wrong, Mrs. Skinner. 15:16.000 --> 15:21.000 Does he? Does he have to do that? I can't. I can't. I didn't know. 15:30.000 --> 15:34.000 I stayed at home for the next few days. I canceled all appointments. 15:34.000 --> 15:37.000 The heat really was unbearable. 15:37.000 --> 15:41.000 In October, I resumed my activities. I began to see people again. 15:41.000 --> 15:44.000 I grew especially interested in chamber music. 15:44.000 --> 15:49.000 Through my activity, I arranged a musical evening to be given by a group of which I was the second vice president. 15:49.000 --> 15:53.000 They planned the formation of the Philharmonic Society eventually. 15:53.000 --> 15:58.000 I went to the musical alone and I was studying my program when... 15:58.000 --> 16:01.000 Ah, is this seat taken? 16:01.000 --> 16:02.000 Good evening, Mr. Brown. 16:02.000 --> 16:05.000 Well, Mrs. Skinner, good evening. Didn't recognize you, ma'am. 16:05.000 --> 16:07.000 Well, I was to be joined later. 16:07.000 --> 16:09.000 Well, I'll just sit here a moment then. 16:09.000 --> 16:13.000 You know, I'm terribly sorry about the other night. 16:13.000 --> 16:15.000 It's really nothing at all for you to be sorry about. 16:15.000 --> 16:21.000 Very kind of you to say that, you know, but I do feel guilty as all sin, being the cause of getting sick like that. 16:21.000 --> 16:23.000 Oh, really, Mr. Brown, I wasn't sick at all. 16:23.000 --> 16:24.000 Why? 16:24.000 --> 16:27.000 Mr. Gregg told me I'd probably been affected by the heat. 16:27.000 --> 16:29.000 It was very close to the club that night, if you'll remember. 16:29.000 --> 16:32.000 Yes, yes, well, it was. 16:32.000 --> 16:34.000 Well, just so I don't feel it, it was my fault, you know. 16:34.000 --> 16:37.000 No, I don't want you to feel that it was your fault. 16:37.000 --> 16:41.000 That's very kind of you, you know. 16:41.000 --> 16:46.000 If you don't mind, I'll stay here until whoever holds the seat gets it, all right? 16:46.000 --> 16:47.000 That's all right. 16:47.000 --> 16:54.000 We crave your indulgence and a certain open-mindedness 16:54.000 --> 17:03.000 for giving a fair chance to the first piece with which we are going to open our program this evening. 17:03.000 --> 17:15.000 The title of this piece is The Thirteenth Sound, and the composer is young Julian Carillo. 17:15.000 --> 17:25.000 This piece, because of the unorthodox nature of it, created a veritable furor in New York City some weeks ago 17:25.000 --> 17:28.000 on the occasion of its premiere. 17:28.000 --> 17:33.000 It's what you'd call, I guess, modern music. 17:33.000 --> 17:41.000 And the really unusual thing about it is that the instruments, instead of playing as they usually do 17:41.000 --> 17:49.000 in Mozart, Haydn and such classical veins, play in quarter tones. 17:49.000 --> 17:59.000 Now, a quarter tone is somewhere in between the other tones, such as we are accustomed to hearing. 17:59.000 --> 18:07.000 So on this following piece, the instruments are not playing, as you would think, out of tune. 18:07.000 --> 18:12.000 This is the way it is supposed to sound. Thank you. 18:12.000 --> 18:22.000 So now, the various members of the quartet will tune their various instruments into these quarter tones. 18:22.000 --> 18:37.000 And this is quite a short piece, but I know you're going to like it. Tune up, gentlemen. 18:37.000 --> 18:44.000 This should be very interesting, I think so, Miss Skinner. Thirteenth sound. Have you heard it? 18:44.000 --> 18:48.000 No, no, I haven't. 18:48.000 --> 18:52.000 It's too hot again, Miss Skinner. It does get stuck in here. 18:52.000 --> 18:56.000 I mean, it's hot in here. 18:56.000 --> 18:59.000 You're terribly painted. Show me your arm. 18:59.000 --> 19:02.000 I'm colored. Excuse me. Will you let me out? 19:02.000 --> 19:05.000 I am... will you please excuse me? 19:11.000 --> 19:16.000 I left Mr. Brown sitting there. My man drove me home. 19:16.000 --> 19:21.000 I never liked modern music. I locked all the doors and I turned on all the lights. 19:21.000 --> 19:25.000 And then I did a foolish thing. I found a hammer and a piece of board. 19:25.000 --> 19:30.000 And I beat, and beat, and beat, and beat on the board with a hammer as hard as I could. 19:30.000 --> 19:38.000 And finally the heavy, steady, safe pounding that I made drove the other sharp, shrill, awful noise from my mind. 19:38.000 --> 19:44.000 Then I turned out all the lights and opened the windows and went to sleep. 19:44.000 --> 19:47.000 I didn't sleep well, but I didn't stay awake either. 19:57.000 --> 20:03.000 I hadn't set the alarm next to my bed, and when I first awoke the next morning, for a minute I couldn't remember what had happened. 20:03.000 --> 20:09.000 I felt grudged. Got out of bed and put on this lovely chartreuse, brocade housecoat and started downstairs. 20:09.000 --> 20:16.000 The sun was shining outside. It was a beautiful day. Not the sort of day when you could be disturbed by unrelated noises. 20:16.000 --> 20:21.000 I felt grand when I got downstairs. Then I heard... 20:22.000 --> 20:30.000 What? I didn't know. I didn't care. I knew only that I had to stop it before it happened to me again. 20:30.000 --> 20:33.000 Stop it! Please stop it! 20:33.000 --> 20:34.000 Huh? Pardon me, Miss... 20:34.000 --> 20:39.000 Get out of here! Get out of here! Who told you to do your work here? Did someone tell you to make that noise near my house? 20:39.000 --> 20:43.000 Why, no, ma'am. The lawnmower, the dirty thing wasn't cut and I had to shut it. 20:43.000 --> 20:45.000 Get out! Go on! Get off this property! It's one! 20:45.000 --> 20:46.000 Yes, ma'am. 20:46.000 --> 20:50.000 Don't ever come back! Do you hear? Don't ever come back! Don't! 20:51.000 --> 20:54.000 Morning, Miss Skinner. Lovely day. 20:54.000 --> 21:07.000 I turned and ran right back to my living room. I stood shivering there in a beam of sunlight. 21:07.000 --> 21:12.000 I waited for him to come bursting into the room after me. I waited. 21:12.000 --> 21:16.000 And then the doorbell rang. Who is it? 21:16.000 --> 21:17.000 It's Mrs. Gray. 21:17.000 --> 21:19.000 Oh, just a moment. 21:19.000 --> 21:22.000 Come in. 21:22.000 --> 21:23.000 What, did I disturb you? 21:23.000 --> 21:24.000 Oh, no, no. 21:24.000 --> 21:27.000 Then I will come in. But I can only stay a minute. 21:27.000 --> 21:28.000 Would you like some coffee? 21:28.000 --> 21:33.000 Oh, no, thank you. When I was so sick, you remember, the doctor absolutely forbid me having any more coffee. 21:33.000 --> 21:36.000 Oh, I didn't know that. Oh, sit down, please. 21:36.000 --> 21:38.000 Do you drink much coffee? 21:38.000 --> 21:39.000 No, why do you ask? 21:39.000 --> 21:42.000 Well, I thought perhaps your recent attacks might have been caused by that. 21:42.000 --> 21:45.000 Mr. Gray is a great one for aspirin and salt tablets. 21:45.000 --> 21:49.000 I think it's much simpler than that cut out coffee. 21:49.000 --> 21:55.000 Well, I think my attacks were just caused by this heat. I planned a sea voyage. 21:55.000 --> 21:58.000 Oh, how splendid. That will certainly fix you. 21:58.000 --> 22:00.000 You know, I don't mean to be disrespectful, heaven knows. 22:00.000 --> 22:05.000 But perhaps on the boat you might meet a fine young man who will. 22:05.000 --> 22:06.000 Perhaps. 22:06.000 --> 22:08.000 When do you plan to leave? 22:08.000 --> 22:10.000 This afternoon. I'm leaving for New York. 22:10.000 --> 22:12.000 Oh, you can't. 22:12.000 --> 22:13.000 Pardon? 22:13.000 --> 22:16.000 For the clubhouse, the unveiling ceremonies of this afternoon. 22:16.000 --> 22:17.000 Oh, I forgot. 22:17.000 --> 22:20.000 Well, you simply can't leave. We have no one who can replace you on the speaker's platform. 22:20.000 --> 22:22.000 Oh, well, I... well... 22:22.000 --> 22:26.000 Well, all right then, Mrs. Greg. I'll stay for the ceremony. 22:35.000 --> 22:38.000 I drove to the new clubhouse with Mr. and Mrs. Greg. 22:38.000 --> 22:40.000 The building was really very lovely. 22:40.000 --> 22:42.000 It was almost ready for occupancy. 22:42.000 --> 22:45.000 We were unveiling a heroic figure which graced the entranceway. 22:45.000 --> 22:48.000 Our speaker's platform was built alongside the figure, 22:48.000 --> 22:53.000 and quite a few of the members and their families were sitting on the wooden benches in the front patio, 22:53.000 --> 22:55.000 waiting for the ceremonies to begin. 22:57.000 --> 22:58.000 Isn't this exciting? 22:58.000 --> 22:59.000 Oh, yes, yes, very. 22:59.000 --> 23:01.000 You ladies have done a marvelous job. 23:01.000 --> 23:02.000 Oh, thank you. Thank you. 23:02.000 --> 23:04.000 Ah, what's that fellow doing up there? 23:04.000 --> 23:05.000 Why, where? 23:05.000 --> 23:07.000 See, up on the roof there. That's Rockman. 23:07.000 --> 23:09.000 Oh, yes. 23:09.000 --> 23:12.000 Makes me nervous to see people at such heights. 23:12.000 --> 23:15.000 Off the toast bed. I guess he knows his business, I imagine. 23:15.000 --> 23:16.000 Yes, I suppose he... 23:16.000 --> 23:19.000 I'm very anxious to hear your little talk, Mrs. Skinner. 23:19.000 --> 23:20.000 Thank you. 23:20.000 --> 23:23.000 I think you've managed that, Marvoli, since you're unfortunate. 23:23.000 --> 23:25.000 Well, you understand. 23:25.000 --> 23:26.000 Yes, yes, thank you. 23:26.000 --> 23:28.000 Well, I think we should get on with it, eh? 23:28.000 --> 23:30.000 Well, I believe it'll be only a few more minutes. 23:33.000 --> 23:34.000 What? 23:34.000 --> 23:35.000 What is it? 23:35.000 --> 23:37.000 Oh, good heavens, look, that's Workman. 23:37.000 --> 23:39.000 He's going far. 23:39.000 --> 23:41.000 Can't someone catch him? He's hanging on the ledge. 23:41.000 --> 23:43.000 Some of the men are running up there now. 23:43.000 --> 23:44.000 But they've got to catch him. 23:44.000 --> 23:45.000 Oh, they will, they will, don't they? 23:45.000 --> 23:46.000 They've got to catch him. 23:46.000 --> 23:47.000 What? 23:49.000 --> 23:50.000 They saw him. 23:50.000 --> 23:51.000 Oh, no. 23:51.000 --> 23:53.000 Turn your eyes, ladies. Turn your eyes. 23:53.000 --> 23:56.000 I... I did it. 23:56.000 --> 23:57.000 I did it. 23:57.000 --> 23:58.000 Why, nonsense. 23:58.000 --> 23:59.000 I did it. 23:59.000 --> 24:00.000 You had nothing to do with it. 24:00.000 --> 24:02.000 I did it. I did it. I did it. 24:02.000 --> 24:03.000 Why, he's not hurt at all. 24:03.000 --> 24:04.000 I did it. I did it. 24:04.000 --> 24:05.000 Well, do not worry. 24:05.000 --> 24:07.000 Listen to me. Listen to me. 24:07.000 --> 24:08.000 Listen to me. Listen to me. 24:08.000 --> 24:09.000 Listen to me. Listen to me. 24:09.000 --> 24:10.000 I understand. 24:10.000 --> 24:11.000 I can't even... 24:11.000 --> 24:12.000 I can't even... 24:12.000 --> 24:13.000 Make some noise. 24:13.000 --> 24:14.000 Did you hear that? I can't even... 24:14.000 --> 24:15.000 I can't even... 24:15.000 --> 24:16.000 I know, I know, man. 24:16.000 --> 24:18.000 It's going to be all right, you know. 24:18.000 --> 24:46.000 You just come along with me. 24:46.000 --> 24:51.000 Did she sign it, Jonathan? 24:51.000 --> 24:52.000 Mm-hmm. 24:52.000 --> 24:53.000 Yeah. Shame. 24:53.000 --> 24:54.000 Yeah. 24:54.000 --> 24:55.000 People do funny things. 24:55.000 --> 24:56.000 Yeah. 24:56.000 --> 24:57.000 Did you pay the fella? 24:57.000 --> 24:58.000 Mm-hmm. 24:58.000 --> 24:59.000 He's clever. 24:59.000 --> 25:00.000 Very clever. 25:00.000 --> 25:01.000 Sure is. 25:01.000 --> 25:02.000 I really thought he was falling off of that building. 25:02.000 --> 25:03.000 Used to be an acrobat. 25:03.000 --> 25:04.000 Oh. 25:04.000 --> 25:05.000 So how did he make that noise? 25:05.000 --> 25:06.000 Yeah. 25:06.000 --> 25:07.000 Holding ten-pony nails in his hand. 25:07.000 --> 25:08.000 Yeah. 25:08.000 --> 25:09.000 He was holding ten-pony nails in his hand. 25:09.000 --> 25:10.000 Yeah. 25:10.000 --> 25:11.000 He was holding ten-pony nails in his hand. 25:11.000 --> 25:12.000 Yeah. 25:12.000 --> 25:13.000 He was holding ten-pony nails in his hand. 25:13.000 --> 25:14.000 Yeah. 25:14.000 --> 25:15.000 He was holding ten-pony nails in his hand. 25:15.000 --> 25:16.000 He scraped them along the face of the building as he slid down. 25:16.000 --> 25:17.000 Yeah. 25:17.000 --> 25:18.000 Did you think of that too? 25:18.000 --> 25:19.000 Mm-hmm. 25:19.000 --> 25:20.000 Made an awful racket. 25:20.000 --> 25:21.000 Mm-hmm. 25:21.000 --> 25:22.000 Pretty. 25:22.000 --> 25:23.000 Nice lady, you know. 25:23.000 --> 25:24.000 Yeah. 25:24.000 --> 25:25.000 What the devil are you doing? 25:25.000 --> 25:26.000 Hmm? 25:26.000 --> 25:27.000 Oh. 25:27.000 --> 25:28.000 Fixing my nails, I guess. 25:28.000 --> 25:29.000 Well, cut it out, will you? 25:29.000 --> 25:30.000 Sure. 25:30.000 --> 25:31.000 What's the matter with you? 25:31.000 --> 25:32.000 The noise makes me nervous, I guess. 25:32.000 --> 25:33.000 You know? 25:33.000 --> 25:34.000 I'm not going to be able to get out of here. 25:34.000 --> 25:35.000 I'm going to be able to get out of here. 25:35.000 --> 25:36.000 I'm going to be able to get out of here. 25:36.000 --> 25:37.000 I'm going to be able to get out of here. 25:37.000 --> 25:38.000 I'm going to be able to get out of here. 25:38.000 --> 25:39.000 I'm going to be able to get out of here. 25:39.000 --> 25:46.000 I'm going to be able to get out of here. 25:46.000 --> 26:01.000 I'm going to be able to get out of here. 26:01.000 --> 26:02.000 Suspense. 26:02.000 --> 26:03.000 Presented by Roma Wines. 26:03.000 --> 26:04.000 R-O-M-A. Roma. 26:04.000 --> 26:05.000 America's favorite wines. 26:05.000 --> 26:06.000 This is Ken Niles. 26:06.000 --> 26:11.000 Returning for a curtain call with a brilliant star of tonight's suspense play, Agnes Moorhead. 26:11.000 --> 26:14.000 Apparently, Agnes, you're not superstitious. 26:14.000 --> 26:19.000 Accepting the lead in a play called The Thirteenth Sound on February 13th? 26:19.000 --> 26:20.000 Ha ha. 26:20.000 --> 26:23.000 Superstitions are no phobia with me, Ken, but I do have one. 26:23.000 --> 26:24.000 What is it? 26:24.000 --> 26:26.000 I refuse to give a party for 13 people. 26:26.000 --> 26:31.000 Yes, but even a 13th guest is in luck, Agnes, when you serve Roma ports. 26:31.000 --> 26:35.600 Ruby red, fragrant, nectar-tasting, and 26:35.600 --> 26:41.400 nectar-sweet Roma California port adds warmth to the welcome for everyone. 26:41.400 --> 26:44.400 And Roma port is so easy to serve. 26:44.400 --> 26:47.000 You simply pour and hospitality reigns. 26:47.000 --> 26:50.360 Yes, Ken, Roma port does make entertaining a pleasure. 26:50.360 --> 26:55.360 Not only that, Agnes, there's a difference you can taste in all Roma wines. 26:55.360 --> 27:00.360 And this better taste begins with the choicest grapes in all California. 27:00.360 --> 27:06.160 Then, Roma's unmatched skill and winemaking resources guide these luscious grapes unhurriedly 27:06.160 --> 27:08.160 to tempting taste perfection. 27:08.160 --> 27:13.460 Later, Roma places this rich taste treasure with Roma wines of years before. 27:13.460 --> 27:18.360 And finally, Roma selects from the world's greatest wine reserves for your pleasure. 27:18.360 --> 27:21.360 Well, it's easy to see why Roma wines taste better, Ken. 27:21.360 --> 27:24.840 Yes, Agnes, and here's the most conclusive proof of all. 27:24.840 --> 27:30.320 A gift basket of Roma wines for you and your guests to enjoy with a compliment of Roma. 27:30.320 --> 27:32.360 The greatest name in wine. 27:32.360 --> 27:33.360 I'm delighted, Ken. 27:33.360 --> 27:34.360 Thank you very much. 27:34.360 --> 27:35.360 And good night. 27:35.360 --> 27:40.360 Tonight's Suspense Play was written by Kathy and Elliot Lewis. 27:40.360 --> 27:48.360 Next Thursday, same time, you will hear Ann Baxter as star of Suspense. 27:48.360 --> 28:09.360 Produced and directed by William Spear for the Roma Wine Company of Fresno, California. 28:09.360 --> 28:14.320 Stay tuned for the thrilling adventures of the FBI in Peace and War, following immediately 28:14.320 --> 28:20.400 over most of these stations. 28:20.400 --> 28:25.640 In the coming weeks, Suspense will present such stars as James Stewart, William Bendix, 28:25.640 --> 28:27.680 Eddie Bracken, and others. 28:27.680 --> 28:35.360 Make it a point to listen each Thursday to Suspense, radio's outstanding theatre of thrills. 28:35.360 --> 28:45.000 This is DBS, the Columbia Broadcasting System.