WEBVTT 00:00.000 --> 00:19.840 Suspense. 00:19.840 --> 00:27.000 Radio's outstanding Theatre of Thrills brings you an hour, a full 60 minutes of suspense. 00:27.000 --> 00:30.840 Tonight, our star, Mr. Edmund O'Brien. 00:30.840 --> 00:35.920 Our story, The Blind Spot, by Louis Eby and John C. Flebbing. 00:35.920 --> 00:44.600 A suspense play produced and directed by Anton M. Lieder. 00:44.600 --> 00:49.360 It sometimes happens with men and institutions who deal only in facts, formulae, and the 00:49.360 --> 00:52.240 cold logic of scientific deduction. 00:52.240 --> 00:58.240 They often underestimate or overlook the unpredictability of the human element. 00:58.240 --> 01:02.240 They may covet reason and disregard instinct and emotion. 01:02.240 --> 01:06.960 Tonight, against the background of Rogers International Research Institute, pulse of 01:06.960 --> 01:12.640 the nation's opinions, we meet Eric Strange, Leland Rogers, Mona Bartlett, and Gregory 01:12.640 --> 01:18.200 Rohn in a dramatic combination of logic and fear. 01:18.200 --> 01:24.480 And now, with the performance of Edmund O'Brien as Eric, and with The Blind Spot, we again 01:24.480 --> 01:30.440 hope to keep you in suspense. 01:30.440 --> 01:33.920 Each of us has a blind spot, some of many. 01:33.920 --> 01:37.680 Blank walls in our minds or memory or opinion. 01:37.680 --> 01:41.440 Walls which we cannot penetrate and so we're held back. 01:41.440 --> 01:47.920 Or because we can't or won't understand, we try to draw away from the world. 01:47.920 --> 01:49.680 Run from it. 01:49.680 --> 01:54.440 Because the blind spot has made us afraid. 01:54.440 --> 01:56.560 I started writing books about this during the war. 01:56.560 --> 01:58.840 Maybe you've read or heard about them. 01:58.840 --> 02:00.800 Blind Spots by Eric Strange. 02:00.800 --> 02:05.680 Well, whether you have or haven't, there's little bearing on what I'm about to tell you. 02:05.680 --> 02:08.340 I mention it simply by way of introduction. 02:08.340 --> 02:11.840 Not to myself, but to fear. 02:11.840 --> 02:17.000 Yes, it was The Blind Spot of Fear and the mind and heart of Leland Rogers that led to 02:17.000 --> 02:20.960 ... Well, I'm getting ahead of myself. 02:20.960 --> 02:25.920 Perhaps it's best that you meet Leland Rogers and see him as I did that day when I went 02:25.920 --> 02:30.120 to his suite in the Park Central Hotel to settle a business matter. 02:30.120 --> 02:33.400 It wasn't our first meeting, but in a way it seemed to be. 02:33.400 --> 02:40.280 For as I pressed the buzzer and the door opened, I found myself looking at a different Leland 02:40.280 --> 02:41.280 Rogers. 02:41.280 --> 02:47.240 A man completely changed for me by his look of sheer terror. 02:47.240 --> 02:48.240 Strange. 02:48.240 --> 02:49.240 Eric Strange. 02:49.240 --> 02:52.480 How do you know where... Your secretary, Mr. Rogers. 02:52.480 --> 02:54.800 She said... Mona, she had no right to tell you where I... 02:54.800 --> 02:56.360 This Bartlett is worried about you. 02:56.360 --> 02:59.360 So is your partner, the whole staff. 02:59.360 --> 03:03.600 You know, Rogers, when you first approached me as a possible client, I was invited into 03:03.600 --> 03:06.960 your office, offered cigars, a drink. 03:06.960 --> 03:09.000 I'm sorry, Strange. 03:09.000 --> 03:10.000 Come in. 03:10.000 --> 03:11.000 Thank you. 03:11.000 --> 03:13.400 I did like to hold a conference in a hotel hallway. 03:13.400 --> 03:16.360 But there's to be no conference, understand, Strange. 03:16.360 --> 03:19.920 I thought I made it clear we can't handle the survey for you. 03:19.920 --> 03:25.300 Now, I suppose if I suggested that Rogers International Research could be sued for breach 03:25.300 --> 03:28.400 of contract, I might not be offered a chair. 03:28.400 --> 03:31.840 You have grounds for a suit, of course. 03:31.840 --> 03:32.840 Sit down. 03:32.840 --> 03:33.840 Thanks. 03:33.840 --> 03:35.880 Ah, much better. 03:35.880 --> 03:39.920 Now, Rogers, what's it all about? 03:39.920 --> 03:42.160 Why did you really call things off? 03:42.160 --> 03:44.360 It's exactly like I told you on the phone, Eric. 03:44.360 --> 03:46.480 No mystery about it. 03:46.480 --> 03:51.320 Albert LeBlanc, our European supervisor, was killed yesterday in a crash at Le Bourget Airport. 03:51.320 --> 03:52.320 Hmm. 03:52.320 --> 03:54.160 Too bad for the supervisor. 03:54.160 --> 03:58.520 His organization of our overseas officers was a one-man miracle. 03:58.520 --> 03:59.520 That was a mistake, of course. 03:59.520 --> 04:01.120 Won't happen again. 04:01.120 --> 04:04.920 But in the meantime... The survey on my book is impossible. 04:04.920 --> 04:05.920 Quite. 04:05.920 --> 04:09.560 Well, your partner, Jim Carr, now... Yes, he doesn't agree. 04:09.560 --> 04:12.200 I know, but Carr isn't running that end of the business strange. 04:12.200 --> 04:13.800 He shouldn't have even been talking to you. 04:13.800 --> 04:16.320 He just happened into the office while I was with your secretary. 04:16.320 --> 04:17.320 He seemed quite upset. 04:17.320 --> 04:20.720 Yes, he's always upset, but whatever he had to say means nothing. 04:20.720 --> 04:22.200 I suppose not. 04:22.200 --> 04:25.600 But he was enthused over the plans you people had. 04:25.600 --> 04:27.160 He's always enthused. 04:27.160 --> 04:30.400 However, in this case, I was myself. 04:30.400 --> 04:31.400 You know that? 04:31.400 --> 04:32.400 Yes. 04:32.400 --> 04:34.560 That's what confuses me, Rogers. 04:34.560 --> 04:37.760 You seem so anxious to establish the validity of the book's premise. 04:37.760 --> 04:39.800 I believe in that premise, Mr. Strange. 04:39.800 --> 04:42.200 I believe every word of your book, Blindspots. 04:42.200 --> 04:46.720 I agree that the American has the highest natural demand for freedom and guards that 04:46.720 --> 04:50.760 freedom with unequal personal responsibility for national welfare. 04:50.760 --> 04:52.440 The survey could have proved that belief. 04:52.440 --> 04:53.640 I know, I know. 04:53.640 --> 04:56.760 Or proved it to be wrong. 04:56.760 --> 05:03.760 You know, in that event, had we discovered my premise to be arrogant assumption, I intended 05:03.760 --> 05:06.280 that this would be the last edition of Blindspots. 05:06.280 --> 05:09.600 I understood your intention. 05:09.600 --> 05:11.800 People without freedom are happier without facts. 05:11.800 --> 05:12.800 Yes, yes. 05:12.800 --> 05:16.120 However, Mr. Strange, under the circumstances, with my organization powerless to conduct 05:16.120 --> 05:18.240 an immediate survey, I don't see what news there is. 05:18.240 --> 05:19.240 Sit down, Mr. Rogers. 05:19.240 --> 05:20.240 What? 05:20.240 --> 05:22.000 I said sit down. 05:22.000 --> 05:25.840 Or better still, fix us both a drink. 05:25.840 --> 05:26.840 Because I'm not leaving. 05:26.840 --> 05:28.680 Now, see here, Strange, you're wasting your time. 05:28.680 --> 05:29.680 I've told you it's all off. 05:29.680 --> 05:31.540 I've given you a good reason. 05:31.540 --> 05:35.200 You can take your business to universal surveys or sue me for breach of contract. 05:35.200 --> 05:36.200 I don't care. 05:36.200 --> 05:37.200 I don't care, Rogers. 05:37.200 --> 05:39.640 I want to know who threatened you. 05:39.640 --> 05:40.640 Threatened? 05:40.640 --> 05:42.160 I should have warned you months ago. 05:42.160 --> 05:43.320 Threats would be a nuisance item. 05:43.320 --> 05:45.440 You'd have to figure on with my survey. 05:45.440 --> 05:47.200 There have been no threats. 05:47.200 --> 05:48.480 Not at all. 05:48.480 --> 05:49.920 I think there have. 05:49.920 --> 05:53.880 I've been threatened regularly since the first edition of Blindspots. 05:53.880 --> 05:59.360 First by radicals who call the book reactionary, then by reactionaries who suggest I'm proposing 05:59.360 --> 06:00.360 revolution. 06:00.360 --> 06:02.840 There have been no threats. 06:02.840 --> 06:05.200 No threats, Strange. 06:05.200 --> 06:11.840 Simply that my key man LeBlanc in our foreign office is at this very moment as alive as 06:11.840 --> 06:12.840 either one of us. 06:12.840 --> 06:13.840 What? 06:13.840 --> 06:14.840 What are you saying? 06:14.840 --> 06:16.960 What you've been saying is more important. 06:16.960 --> 06:18.960 A call came in while I was at your office. 06:18.960 --> 06:19.960 Miss Bartlett took it. 06:19.960 --> 06:20.960 It was from LeBlanc. 06:20.960 --> 06:22.760 You, you let me lie, Strange. 06:22.760 --> 06:24.640 Yes, because it made you feel easier. 06:24.640 --> 06:30.280 It might make it easier for me to discover what kind of fear you're living with. 06:30.280 --> 06:31.600 This doesn't change anything. 06:31.600 --> 06:33.920 We're not handling the survey with or without a reason. 06:33.920 --> 06:37.920 Nothing helps your kind of fear but action, Rogers. 06:37.920 --> 06:41.240 If it's free for all, I'd like to get in. 06:41.240 --> 06:44.760 Would you care to fix those drinks? 06:44.760 --> 06:46.800 Tell me about it. 06:46.800 --> 06:48.520 Strange. 06:48.520 --> 06:52.080 Were you ever so afraid? 06:52.080 --> 06:54.560 It was like leprosy. 06:54.560 --> 06:59.240 You felt your mind, your body rotting away. 06:59.240 --> 07:07.000 Sometimes sitting on the ground during a war that sometimes seems like it didn't happen. 07:07.000 --> 07:16.200 There was a length of barbed wire in front of me, day after day, night after night. 07:16.200 --> 07:19.840 One day I tried to walk through the wire. 07:19.840 --> 07:26.080 They pulled me off and I tried again and again. 07:26.080 --> 07:29.720 After that I had some kind of fever. 07:29.720 --> 07:30.720 Now it's your turn. 07:30.720 --> 07:34.040 I'll get the drinks. 07:34.040 --> 07:38.080 I'll need one telling you this. 07:38.080 --> 07:54.240 You might need one listening. 07:54.240 --> 07:56.320 Very interesting, Rogers. 07:56.320 --> 07:58.440 All of it. 07:58.440 --> 08:01.240 And where is this little black book? 08:01.240 --> 08:04.120 Right here. 08:04.120 --> 08:05.120 Looks harmless enough. 08:05.120 --> 08:07.560 Lots of people carry them. 08:07.560 --> 08:09.400 You just use it for memoranda? 08:09.400 --> 08:10.400 That's right. 08:10.400 --> 08:13.480 Dates, places, stray ideas I want to jot down. 08:13.480 --> 08:16.360 Certainly nothing unusual about that. 08:16.360 --> 08:18.560 But the last four pages of the book. 08:18.560 --> 08:19.760 Take a look, strange. 08:19.760 --> 08:22.120 Read those last four pages. 08:22.120 --> 08:25.760 Just one line to a page. 08:25.760 --> 08:26.760 That's right. 08:26.760 --> 08:29.040 And not one of them. 08:29.040 --> 08:31.120 Seems to make any sense. 08:31.120 --> 08:35.320 Now you know why my partner, my doctor, even my secretary are beginning to guess. 08:35.320 --> 08:37.040 I don't understand. 08:37.040 --> 08:38.480 Why did you write these things? 08:38.480 --> 08:43.720 Would you say that I did write them? 08:43.720 --> 08:45.520 Handwriting is the same. 08:45.520 --> 08:47.120 Or a very clever imitation. 08:47.120 --> 08:48.120 Exactly. 08:48.120 --> 08:50.280 I wrote all the previous pages. 08:50.280 --> 08:52.960 Those last four I didn't. 08:52.960 --> 08:53.960 Perhaps you will not... 08:53.960 --> 08:54.960 Oh, no, no. 08:54.960 --> 08:55.960 I didn't write them and forget them. 08:55.960 --> 08:58.640 After the first two entries, I mentioned this to Dr. Whitehouse. 08:58.640 --> 09:00.280 He explained it. 09:00.280 --> 09:03.400 Said I'd had the book on my bed table and wrote it in my sleep. 09:03.400 --> 09:05.080 That would be my guess too. 09:05.080 --> 09:06.320 And quite possible. 09:06.320 --> 09:09.200 Except that after that I left the book at the office. 09:09.200 --> 09:13.280 The other two messages I found on different afternoons during the last few days. 09:13.280 --> 09:14.920 I didn't write them. 09:14.920 --> 09:17.080 Perhaps it's the work of a practical joker. 09:17.080 --> 09:18.080 Someone... 09:18.080 --> 09:19.080 Oh, no, strange. 09:19.080 --> 09:21.200 They have other aberrations too. 09:21.200 --> 09:25.000 They began soon after the first message in the book. 09:25.000 --> 09:26.000 Such as? 09:26.000 --> 09:28.760 I hear the telephone ring. 09:28.760 --> 09:29.760 Well? 09:29.760 --> 09:31.400 There's no one on the wire. 09:31.400 --> 09:32.400 I answered doorbells. 09:32.400 --> 09:33.640 There's no one at the door. 09:33.640 --> 09:35.920 One night I woke with a spotlight in my face. 09:35.920 --> 09:36.920 No one was in the room. 09:36.920 --> 09:37.920 You... 09:37.920 --> 09:39.920 You found the third message yesterday? 09:39.920 --> 09:40.920 Yes. 09:40.920 --> 09:43.520 And called you that our deal was off. 09:43.520 --> 09:48.560 You're lucky, actually, how would it be for your survey to have it come out later that 09:48.560 --> 09:53.400 the head of the research organization was off his rocker? 09:53.400 --> 09:54.400 Not good. 09:54.400 --> 09:55.400 But I... 09:55.400 --> 09:56.400 Not good. 09:56.400 --> 09:57.400 Let's leave it at that, strange. 09:57.400 --> 09:59.600 Wait a minute. 09:59.600 --> 10:02.160 This weather report clipped to the last page. 10:02.160 --> 10:03.660 You found it this way? 10:03.660 --> 10:05.080 This way. 10:05.080 --> 10:09.800 The reports is generally clear with rising temperature and the entry, it will still be 10:09.800 --> 10:12.480 gloomy when you go home. 10:12.480 --> 10:14.040 Funny. 10:14.040 --> 10:16.200 The combination mean anything to you? 10:16.200 --> 10:18.760 Yes, it means something to me. 10:18.760 --> 10:22.960 It means I'm going to die tonight. 10:22.960 --> 10:24.800 That's ridiculous. 10:24.800 --> 10:26.800 Is it? 10:26.800 --> 10:31.000 The writer of these notes would be a superstitious person, strange. 10:31.000 --> 10:33.720 Today is the 13th. 10:33.720 --> 10:36.480 I don't make sense, do I? 10:36.480 --> 10:38.480 No you don't. 10:38.480 --> 10:39.480 Delusions. 10:39.480 --> 10:40.480 Good night. 10:40.480 --> 10:41.480 You... 10:41.480 --> 10:45.160 You have no idea who the writer of the messages might be. 10:45.160 --> 10:46.640 I know who it is. 10:46.640 --> 10:49.640 He's in my office and he has every reason to kill me. 10:49.640 --> 10:50.640 But if... 10:50.640 --> 10:52.080 But I don't know how to identify him. 10:52.080 --> 10:57.160 If I did, I might not be afraid. 10:57.160 --> 10:58.160 Blind spots again. 10:58.160 --> 10:59.160 Yeah. 10:59.160 --> 11:00.160 They're with us all. 11:00.160 --> 11:03.320 Yes, I suppose so. 11:03.320 --> 11:06.240 Look strange, I've told you more than I intended to. 11:06.240 --> 11:07.920 Now get out of here, will you? 11:07.920 --> 11:10.280 You've got a lot at stake in that poll of yours and... 11:10.280 --> 11:17.240 You know, maybe I figure there are things even more important than four nation polls. 11:17.240 --> 11:18.240 People. 11:18.240 --> 11:21.120 They're troubles. 11:21.120 --> 11:24.920 People like you, Leland Rogers, a man who was once strong enough to build a great organization 11:24.920 --> 11:25.920 from nothing. 11:25.920 --> 11:26.920 Will you get out? 11:26.920 --> 11:28.640 You've got to fight, Leland, and I'll help you. 11:28.640 --> 11:29.800 There's nothing I like better. 11:29.800 --> 11:31.280 Good Lord strange, didn't you hear me? 11:31.280 --> 11:32.280 I said get out. 11:32.280 --> 11:33.280 Why? 11:33.280 --> 11:34.280 If I wanted a bodyguard, I'd hire one. 11:34.280 --> 11:35.280 You've done it. 11:35.280 --> 11:36.400 And for free. 11:36.400 --> 11:38.360 This is my own mess. 11:38.360 --> 11:39.680 Why do you want to get yourself into it? 11:39.680 --> 11:41.200 I don't. 11:41.200 --> 11:42.200 Never do. 11:42.200 --> 11:44.960 Look, look, this is strictly business. 11:44.960 --> 11:46.480 Tonight I bodyguard for you. 11:46.480 --> 11:49.800 Tomorrow you throw away that little black book in the ash cannon. 11:49.800 --> 11:51.800 Go on with my survey. 11:51.800 --> 11:54.640 I don't know what to say. 11:54.640 --> 11:57.080 You're sure you can't identify this man? 11:57.080 --> 12:01.040 The Burnham Detective Agency in New York is working on it for me. 12:01.040 --> 12:06.120 If I can break through this fog, maybe I can give them more to go on. 12:06.120 --> 12:07.780 Blind spot in your memory? 12:07.780 --> 12:09.440 Something like that. 12:09.440 --> 12:15.360 Maybe if you told me the whole story, it might show up. 12:15.360 --> 12:16.360 It might. 12:16.360 --> 12:17.360 Only I... 12:17.360 --> 12:18.360 Well, it... 12:18.360 --> 12:21.360 Embarrassing, huh? 12:21.360 --> 12:22.360 It's a long story. 12:22.360 --> 12:25.400 Well, we have a long evening on our hands. 12:25.400 --> 12:26.400 It's only 7.30. 12:26.400 --> 12:27.400 7.30. 12:27.400 --> 12:28.400 You had to be somewhere? 12:28.400 --> 12:29.400 Oh, no, no. 12:29.400 --> 12:30.400 Look, strange. 12:30.400 --> 12:31.400 Eric. 12:31.400 --> 12:32.400 That's better. 12:32.400 --> 12:33.400 I've decided that I can trust you. 12:33.400 --> 12:34.400 Thanks. 12:34.400 --> 12:35.400 I'm going to go. 12:35.400 --> 12:36.400 I'm going to go. 12:36.400 --> 12:37.400 I'm going to go. 12:37.400 --> 12:38.400 I'm going to go. 12:38.400 --> 12:39.400 I'm going to go. 12:39.400 --> 12:40.400 I'm going to go. 12:40.400 --> 12:41.400 I'm going to... 12:41.400 --> 12:42.400 Thanks. 12:42.400 --> 12:43.400 I think I'll take a shower, climb into a robe. 12:43.400 --> 12:44.660 Then I'll tell you... 12:44.660 --> 12:45.660 The works? 12:45.660 --> 12:46.660 Everything, yes. 12:46.660 --> 12:48.800 Go ahead with your shower. 12:48.800 --> 12:50.880 I'll wait. 12:50.880 --> 13:01.920 He went into the other room to change. 13:01.920 --> 13:03.680 I could hear him moving around. 13:03.680 --> 13:07.340 Then a few minutes later he turned on the water in the shower. 13:07.340 --> 13:12.000 I couldn't help feeling sorry for him the way he seemed to be dodging shadows 13:12.580 --> 13:15.480 He'd been in there about ten minutes from the phone rang on the desk 13:16.500 --> 13:18.500 Shall I get it Leland? 13:18.700 --> 13:23.060 He didn't seem to hear me. I wasn't sure if he'd want me taking his calls, but I took a chance 13:25.140 --> 13:27.140 Hello 13:27.140 --> 13:29.140 Yes 13:30.340 --> 13:32.340 Me 13:32.340 --> 13:37.620 Asked me to tell you he was called out on an appointment, but mr. Rogers is right here he 13:39.540 --> 13:43.700 Finished that story. Mr. Strange meantime sir. He wants you to turn off the shower 13:46.260 --> 13:51.020 The shower all right clerk. I'll I'll take care of it 13:54.220 --> 14:00.740 Leland Rogers had given me the slip I didn't know how long he'd be but curiosity and an unusual interest in this 14:00.740 --> 14:02.740 unusual man 14:03.220 --> 14:05.620 held me right there in his hotel suite I 14:06.620 --> 14:10.980 Turned off one shower turned on another with the seltzer water in the liquor cabinet 14:11.500 --> 14:16.260 That together with a few magazines and some interesting pen sketches on the wall 14:16.900 --> 14:19.140 Kept me occupied for some two and a half hours 14:20.340 --> 14:25.980 Then I thought I heard Rogers at the door. It wasn't locked and I sat back waiting for him to come in 14:27.020 --> 14:29.020 He didn't but 14:29.020 --> 14:37.660 Someone else did a very expensive looking young lady with ash blonde hair the right amount of jewelry and from the average male 14:37.660 --> 14:39.660 viewpoint the right dress 14:39.860 --> 14:45.540 She entered the room slowly then acted almost as frightened as Rogers had when she caught sight of me. Oh 14:46.660 --> 14:48.660 Good evening 14:49.060 --> 14:53.740 Who are you? Oh, let's just say a friend Leland Rogers 14:53.740 --> 14:59.980 You're Eric Strange I've seen your picture in the papers. All right. I'm Eric strange and you're 15:00.860 --> 15:02.860 Well, I 15:03.420 --> 15:05.940 Have a friend Leland Rogers 15:06.620 --> 15:08.620 Yeah 15:08.420 --> 15:11.700 He isn't here I'm expecting him any minute. Oh 15:12.420 --> 15:17.460 Well, I'd better not wait perhaps I'd better not no no really 15:17.460 --> 15:22.020 Mr. Rogers didn't even know I was coming. I'm sure he'd be furious if I've interrupted him 15:22.020 --> 15:24.020 He'd be furious if I've interrupted anything 15:25.060 --> 15:30.220 You see he wasn't I I'm taking calls tonight. Excuse me 15:32.020 --> 15:34.380 Yes, speaking 15:38.780 --> 15:40.780 Yes, lieutenant 15:40.780 --> 15:47.780 The desk clerk tells me you've been with mr. Rogers part of the evening. Yes. I have stepped out a while ago 15:47.780 --> 15:49.780 I expect him back soon 15:49.780 --> 15:51.780 He won't be oh 15:52.420 --> 15:54.420 Calling from his office. Mr. Strange 15:55.020 --> 15:57.020 Leland Rogers is dead 15:57.740 --> 16:00.420 Roger dead. Oh, no 16:01.300 --> 16:07.780 When did it happen lieutenant how but an hour ago watchman found her making his rounds single shot did the jump 16:07.780 --> 16:10.780 Will you come over I'll leave right away? 16:12.540 --> 16:14.540 What is it 16:14.620 --> 16:17.180 Mutual friend Leland Rogers was shot to death 16:18.140 --> 16:22.580 Happened in his office. I'm going over there. You'd better come with me. No, no, no, I can't do that 16:22.580 --> 16:29.500 Why not? Well, I I I can't get mixed up in anything like this. Maybe you already are miss Milner 16:30.180 --> 16:32.180 Gerald Milner 16:32.180 --> 16:40.180 Listen, mr. Strange, you must believe me. I I only met mr. Rogers once before how do I know that wasn't an hour ago in his office? 16:40.180 --> 16:45.860 Well, I haven't been out of the hotel. We live here too. We have the suite on the floor above we 16:46.500 --> 16:48.220 my 16:48.220 --> 16:50.220 my husband and I oh 16:50.780 --> 16:52.780 I see and he 16:53.580 --> 16:58.220 Well, he wouldn't like this. He wouldn't understand. I guess not have 16:58.220 --> 17:02.020 Have you been up there with him for the past few hours? No 17:02.500 --> 17:07.660 No, I was alone. Well, then how do I know that you oh, it's easy to prove that I didn't go out 17:07.900 --> 17:11.500 Just check room service. I've sent down for things all evening. I I 17:12.780 --> 17:19.220 Was bored that I believe oh, please mr. Strange now you won't implicate me. I'll 17:19.220 --> 17:27.180 Check with room service. Oh 17:27.180 --> 17:31.740 Police Lieutenant John Mannix was a very efficient gentleman 17:32.180 --> 17:35.020 When I pulled up at the downtown office of Rogers International Research 17:35.740 --> 17:37.900 Alone police car was parked at the curb 17:37.900 --> 17:42.500 I learned that the others including an ambulance and Roger's own car had already been driven off 17:42.980 --> 17:45.340 My cab rolled in behind the police car. I 17:45.340 --> 17:49.900 Got out paid the driver and entered the building. They were expecting me my 17:50.500 --> 17:56.700 Elevator boy on the trip up was a heavyset sergeant. He took me straight to Leland Rogers office 17:57.500 --> 18:03.940 Mannix had made a few other calls Rogers partner Jim Carr was there together with an older man who Mannix immediately introduced strange 18:03.940 --> 18:11.140 Mr. Fogarty you've met Jim Carr. Oh, yes. Yes, we met. Mr. Fogarty is more or less a silent partner in the firm 18:11.140 --> 18:16.380 But under the circumstance I'm only silent so I can listen better lieutenant. I know what's going on 18:16.860 --> 18:22.100 Know all about strange his survey how Leland felt about it. Did you know he wanted to call it off? 18:22.580 --> 18:26.180 What that's the way it was. Mr. Fogarty changed his mind all of a sudden 18:26.180 --> 18:30.260 I tried to talk him out of it, but he wouldn't listen. No, he was very determined. I 18:30.820 --> 18:33.420 I don't understand. I don't understand at all 18:33.420 --> 18:37.740 Either of you know any reason why he would have come down here the night if you're impulsiveness 18:37.740 --> 18:43.460 Maybe he's the worker lieutenant lived for this office this business. We all do. Mr. Fogarty 18:43.460 --> 18:45.460 Hmm, I suppose 18:45.460 --> 18:51.980 He had been actually usually lately worried like he had things in his mind and always had things on his mind 18:51.980 --> 18:56.780 But he did behave oddly lieutenant. We've been worried about him. Yeah, and the rest have I haven't 18:57.580 --> 18:59.980 What are you getting out lieutenant suicide, right? 19:00.540 --> 19:04.340 Unless one of you might be able to suggest an enemy and had no enemies 19:04.340 --> 19:10.060 Everybody loved the boy. I wouldn't go that far here now Carl. The man's dead. Don't you say anything gentlemen? 19:10.060 --> 19:12.060 I believe there's something I should tell you 19:12.620 --> 19:18.220 Go ahead strange unless I mistaken you were the last person to see Rogers alive. You are mistaken lieutenant 19:18.220 --> 19:25.980 There was a hotel clerk and if this wasn't a suicide, there was also his murder. I stand corrected. Thank you 19:26.700 --> 19:29.180 Now I'll tell my little story or rather 19:29.900 --> 19:31.900 Leland Rogers story 19:31.900 --> 19:39.540 That's all there is to it strange isn't that enough lieutenant? The man was terrified poppycock. Mr. Strange 19:39.540 --> 19:45.420 Leland was never terrified by anything. That isn't quite true. Mr. Fogarty. I told you he'd been acting odd 19:45.420 --> 19:52.220 He was carrying no little black book when we found it naturally a murderer wouldn't leave it to the mercies of a handwriting 19:52.220 --> 19:56.460 He was a very good man. He was a very good man. He was a very good man 19:56.460 --> 20:02.900 But you saw this boy I saw it they could be the simple explanation that Rogers had some sort of a lopsided idea 20:02.900 --> 20:08.420 That he didn't want his death to look like suicide. Good day. You don't think I don't think so 20:08.420 --> 20:13.460 I've been in the business a long time strange. I've been writing about people for a long time lieutenant 20:13.460 --> 20:20.260 I think I know when a man shows genuine fear and of course you have the added advantage of being the last brand of salmon 20:20.260 --> 20:27.140 Me yes and the hotel clerk lieutenant. Yes, mr. Kyle. I I saw that book myself many times 20:27.140 --> 20:31.540 But Rogers always carried it his idea book jotted down ideas 20:31.540 --> 20:36.900 He got at odd times strange. Can you recall the wording of those unusual messages? 20:36.900 --> 20:40.740 I think so. There were four of them one to a page 20:41.620 --> 20:48.900 The first was at dawn the first was at dawn the second was at dawn the third was at dawn the fourth was at dawn 20:48.900 --> 20:52.020 At dawn the sun casts long shadows 20:52.020 --> 20:59.060 Huh? Go on the other three the horse lost a shoe while our bells were still ringing and the third was 20:59.700 --> 21:02.260 Turned down the blind spots pole and the last 21:02.980 --> 21:07.780 It will still be gloomy when you go home. There was a weather report attached to that nonsense 21:07.780 --> 21:12.980 Not as a fruitcake. Hey, you know lieutenant. We all tried to get Leland to take a vacation 21:12.980 --> 21:19.140 The secretary dr. Weiser's didn't have any idea. It was this bad car. Why didn't he know he was cracking up? 21:19.140 --> 21:22.740 Sell out before before he made the rest of us go broke lieutenant 21:22.740 --> 21:27.700 There won't be a lot of fuss made over this will there research group can't stand a lot of notoriety 21:27.700 --> 21:33.780 You know if you would see your way clear to keep things as quiet as possible and let the police get the notoriety 21:33.780 --> 21:40.100 I didn't mean that I'm afraid we'll have to face the fact that the lieutenant isn't hired to keep things quiet gentlemen 21:40.100 --> 21:44.660 He's here to try and discover why Leland Rogers is dead tonight instead of alive check 21:45.300 --> 21:49.780 Maybe I can even pull a murder out of this and get myself a raise one more thing 21:50.660 --> 21:56.260 Where do I get hold of rogers relatives? He has none that I know of i'll give you his secretary's address 21:56.580 --> 22:02.740 She was the closest to him. Oh lord all the organization needs now is some relative popping in and trying to take over 22:02.740 --> 22:09.700 Uh you through with us lieutenant for the present mr. Fudd then i'll say good evening coming car. All right with you if I may 22:12.580 --> 22:18.740 Yeah, they seem more upset over themselves than their partner they do have a lot to lose lieutenant 22:19.380 --> 22:23.700 That story rogers told you what do you think now? No known enemies no relatives 22:25.060 --> 22:30.340 Car and rogers had very opposite views on how to run the business. What do you mean car? 22:30.340 --> 22:33.140 Just thinking how do you figure this foggily? 22:33.700 --> 22:36.900 Oh seems like a nice old gent. Yeah, not a blue beard 22:37.700 --> 22:42.740 Well fine time of night to be waking up a young lady from her beauty sleep, but i'm gonna talk to that secretary 22:43.220 --> 22:45.220 Uh, do you want to come along strange? 22:45.540 --> 22:47.700 So you can keep an eye on me. I didn't say that 22:48.660 --> 22:52.580 No matter of fact i'm bursting to go if you hadn't asked I might have been over there so fast 22:52.580 --> 22:54.180 I'd have answered her door for you 22:54.180 --> 22:59.300 Yeah, that sounds like a man almost fast enough to be here tonight and back at that hotel 22:59.300 --> 23:02.020 and time to answer my phone call 23:03.060 --> 23:05.780 Why don't you check with room service? I might 23:07.860 --> 23:13.400 What's so funny? Oh nothing lieutenant nothing at all. Let's go call on miss mona botland 23:21.460 --> 23:24.660 Mannex was all right. I found that out as we drove across town 23:24.660 --> 23:29.460 He was just a hard-working fellow anxious to do his job and do it. Well, I liked him 23:29.860 --> 23:33.540 But I didn't share his growing theory that this was a simple case of suicide 23:34.340 --> 23:38.980 We reached mona botland's apartment after climbing a steep flight of terracotta steps to a 23:39.540 --> 23:41.540 handkerchief sized landing 23:41.940 --> 23:46.500 Almost immediately we heard the soft slap of moccasins coming in response to our ring 23:47.300 --> 23:49.700 I almost didn't remember her when she opened the door 23:49.700 --> 23:55.140 Remember in white robe and slippers her hair hanging to her shoulders 23:55.780 --> 23:57.220 She was slight 23:57.220 --> 24:04.180 Childlike a totally different creature from the formidable efficient office guardian of the late leiland rogers 24:04.660 --> 24:06.660 Come in, please 24:07.860 --> 24:10.740 Jim car called me told me what happened 24:11.700 --> 24:16.100 Oh, i'm sorry do sit down. Thank you. Sorry to disturb you disturb me 24:16.100 --> 24:19.140 Me here here miss botland you sit down 24:21.940 --> 24:24.180 I'm sorry, but 24:24.180 --> 24:26.020 When jim called I 24:26.020 --> 24:28.500 Well, I felt like I was in the middle of a bad dream 24:29.060 --> 24:36.260 I kept thinking it but now you're coming here. Jim must have told you lieutenant mannex wants to contact the next of kin 24:36.500 --> 24:38.100 He thought that you 24:38.100 --> 24:40.100 I really can't help you much there 24:40.740 --> 24:42.740 Mr. Rogers wrote to no relatives 24:42.980 --> 24:44.980 Mentioned under my knowledge. Yeah 24:44.980 --> 24:45.700 Yeah 24:45.700 --> 24:47.220 He was a long wolf 24:47.220 --> 24:51.780 Maybe in his room or in a safety deposit box. There'll be something oh, well one more thing 24:51.860 --> 24:55.860 Do you know of any business appointment he had tonight? No, I don't 24:56.660 --> 24:59.220 Could have been meeting any one of the 80 people in the office 25:00.100 --> 25:02.260 Do you know of any man in the office that? 25:02.900 --> 25:04.900 He might have been afraid of meeting 25:04.980 --> 25:06.820 No 25:06.820 --> 25:10.340 Then there were the hundreds of past and present clients of the concern 25:10.340 --> 25:15.300 And look i'll give you the key to my desk lieutenant. You can check our appointment books. Thanks 25:15.620 --> 25:21.700 Don't think i'll find anything but you never know. Wasn't there a doctor you wanted to talk to mannex? Dr. Whitehurst. Yeah 25:21.700 --> 25:27.780 That's the name. It's hildale seven seven five seven. I'll try. Well, that's about all miss Bartlett 25:28.180 --> 25:35.000 Unless of course, you know of any enemies he had no you had no idea. He was contemplating suicide 25:37.300 --> 25:39.300 What is it miss Bartlett I 25:39.300 --> 25:41.300 Should have known that what? 25:42.500 --> 25:48.260 Well, there was an assignment paper he dictated it to me about a week ago said it was confidential 25:48.260 --> 25:50.260 What was it all about? 25:50.260 --> 25:52.260 His voting shares of stock in the company 25:52.980 --> 25:54.980 He assigned them to Jim Carr. Oh 25:55.460 --> 26:01.700 I remember he said this would be until a certain situation was cleared up. You had no idea what that situation was 26:01.940 --> 26:07.060 No, can't know about the assignment. He still doesn't it's in. Mr. Rogers safety deposit box 26:07.060 --> 26:13.940 He said that no one not even mr. Carr must know well, he'll know now all right. Yes, he will say 26:14.660 --> 26:19.460 How did those two get along they had different ideas, but they complemented one another 26:20.020 --> 26:25.300 Both knew it the company meant everything to both of them. Okay. Thanks for spotting 26:25.940 --> 26:27.700 See you tomorrow. Oh 26:27.700 --> 26:29.700 Are are you all right? 26:30.100 --> 26:31.860 I will be 26:31.860 --> 26:33.140 Would you? 26:33.140 --> 26:35.140 Could you stay for a few minutes? 26:35.140 --> 26:37.140 Of course 26:37.380 --> 26:40.500 Go ahead Manix. I'll get in touch with you. You won't have to strange 26:41.780 --> 26:43.780 We're always around 26:45.940 --> 26:47.940 You'll find the liquor in the cupboard above the sink 26:48.980 --> 26:51.700 And and Jim Carr wanted you to call him back 26:52.420 --> 26:54.420 After Manix left if possible 26:55.060 --> 26:57.060 Nobody wants I can guess 26:57.620 --> 27:03.220 Never approved of calling off the survey on your book. That's my guess too. I'll sleep on it call him in the morning 27:03.220 --> 27:05.220 Whatever you say 27:07.700 --> 27:10.180 I feel like a fool going to pieces like this 27:11.140 --> 27:16.100 Really? I'm not a goofy stenog in love with her boss. You should have been he seemed like a lot of man 27:16.100 --> 27:18.420 Oh, he was a powerhouse 27:19.620 --> 27:21.060 He was the 27:21.060 --> 27:23.060 The heart and soul of that business 27:24.020 --> 27:26.020 It'll all be lost without him 27:26.900 --> 27:28.900 I'll be lost. Oh 27:28.900 --> 27:34.340 I've only told someone about that assignment. Oh now please please take it easy 27:35.140 --> 27:39.380 That's the bad part about a thing like this. Everybody thinks about what they might have done 27:39.860 --> 27:42.740 chances are miss Bartlett there there wasn't any way you or 27:43.380 --> 27:45.380 Anyone could have stopped him 27:45.700 --> 27:46.980 Do you? 27:46.980 --> 27:48.580 believe that 27:48.580 --> 27:50.580 Yes 27:51.620 --> 27:53.620 She buried her face on my shoulder 27:54.900 --> 27:56.980 I could smell the fragrance of her skin 27:56.980 --> 28:01.220 And feel the convulsive movement as she cried it out 28:02.660 --> 28:05.300 She stayed there until her breath grew even again 28:05.940 --> 28:07.220 peaceful 28:07.220 --> 28:08.900 her taut body 28:08.900 --> 28:11.060 relaxed 28:11.060 --> 28:16.980 Then abruptly she pulled away from me stood up. I must I want to call Greg Greg Greg Rome 28:17.460 --> 28:19.460 He's one of our research workers 28:19.460 --> 28:22.340 Mr. Rogers thought a lot of him. Oh, of course 28:23.220 --> 28:24.340 Thank you 28:24.340 --> 28:30.260 Very much. Mr. Strange not at all. Do you want me to call a taxi for you? No, I won't 28:31.860 --> 28:33.300 Good night 28:33.300 --> 28:34.500 Mona 28:34.500 --> 28:35.780 Good night 28:35.780 --> 28:37.620 eric 28:37.620 --> 28:43.060 Operator I want to put in a call to san francisco for greg rome at the wilkins hotel 28:44.260 --> 28:45.540 That's right 28:45.540 --> 28:47.540 Greg rome 28:47.540 --> 28:53.620 I went down the stairs wondering if I wasn't being a little foolish about the whole matter 28:54.500 --> 29:01.700 I tried to tell myself that I ought to tab that story of rogers for what it probably was and accept mannix's ideas about the case 29:02.900 --> 29:07.300 I guess I just about decided that way as I came out of the building and stepped off the curb 29:08.260 --> 29:11.060 That's when I heard the car come roaring around the corner behind me 29:11.060 --> 29:16.660 Look out what are you doing? You'll run me down 29:26.020 --> 29:33.940 In tonight's full hour of suspense edmund o'brien stars as eric in the blind spot adapted for radio by joel mallone 29:34.420 --> 29:36.320 tonight study in 29:36.320 --> 29:42.180 suspense 29:42.180 --> 29:45.380 In just a moment, we will return with act two of suspense 29:46.340 --> 29:49.060 This is cbs the columbia broadcasting system 29:50.020 --> 29:56.660 And now back to our hollywood sound stage and act two of the blind spot starring edmund o'brien 29:58.020 --> 30:00.020 Eric strange has known fear 30:00.820 --> 30:04.980 And this night he has seen the brilliant mind of leiland rogers overpowered by fear 30:04.980 --> 30:06.980 A fear that has cost his life 30:07.620 --> 30:09.620 Now it is eric's life that is in danger 30:10.260 --> 30:13.060 This man whose business it is to deal in facts 30:13.620 --> 30:20.820 Has been driven by instinct and intuition to dismiss the verdict of suicide against his friend leiland rogers in favor of murder 30:21.620 --> 30:24.980 And this course has led him into the path of a swerving automobile 30:26.100 --> 30:27.380 And now 30:27.380 --> 30:31.700 With edmund o'brien as eric and with act two of the blind spot 30:31.700 --> 30:34.760 We again hope to keep you in suspense 30:37.940 --> 30:43.640 Time was irrelevant seconds minutes hours 30:45.780 --> 30:51.400 But when the first bright thread of consciousness broke through the pattern of darkness 30:52.580 --> 30:55.540 I had the feeling that I hadn't been knocked out for long 30:55.540 --> 30:58.980 The damp night air chilled me as I lay sprawled on the sidewalk 31:00.980 --> 31:02.980 I got up slowly 31:04.260 --> 31:06.740 Wondering why I was still alive 31:08.500 --> 31:10.580 I discovered one thing for sure 31:11.540 --> 31:18.420 Someone had wanted me out of the way badly enough to risk his own neck in jumping his car over an 18 inch curbing 31:18.420 --> 31:24.100 Around the corner where the car must have been parked waiting for me. I found something else 31:24.820 --> 31:26.820 Three cigarette stubs 31:26.900 --> 31:32.020 One was still warm. I jumped like a jackrabbit at what I thought was my friend coming back 31:33.380 --> 31:35.380 It was just a cruising cab 31:36.180 --> 31:38.180 I must have looked pretty frightened 31:39.380 --> 31:41.380 I was a little scared 31:42.260 --> 31:44.260 I was a little scared 31:44.260 --> 31:51.140 Just a cruising cab. I must have looked pretty frightening to the driver. You're you're all right, buddy. Yes 31:51.700 --> 31:53.620 Yeah, great 31:53.620 --> 32:00.020 Take me to the park central hotel the park central. Hey look when I see guys picking up cigarette butts, I don't here here 32:00.580 --> 32:02.580 I i've got plenty of money here 32:03.300 --> 32:05.300 Get going. Yeah get going 32:05.300 --> 32:15.300 I'm going all right going nuts 32:15.460 --> 32:19.300 Mr. Strange, what why you've been hurt you ought to see the other car 32:20.100 --> 32:22.980 Look, I was going to stay here with Leland Rogers. Oh, yes, sir 32:23.300 --> 32:29.460 We'll give you the room next to his suite. The police are up there now. Oh, uh lieutenant manix is he's having mr 32:29.460 --> 32:31.300 Roger's rooms locked up 32:31.300 --> 32:35.940 Uh, the boy will take you up. Mr. Strange and if you want anything just bring yes 32:44.020 --> 32:46.100 What happened strange try to kiss her 32:46.980 --> 32:48.260 Yes 32:48.260 --> 32:50.180 Yes, the angel of death 32:50.180 --> 32:52.180 And I don't mean miss Bartlett 32:52.260 --> 32:55.220 Lieutenant when I came out of the building somebody tried to run me down 32:55.220 --> 33:00.660 I'm gonna hit and run drivers. Yeah, they're bad out here. You're too logical lieutenant. I could grow to hate you 33:01.780 --> 33:06.100 I tell you the man was waiting for me. I found cigarette stubs one was still warm 33:06.340 --> 33:09.300 It'll be called before you can get into court as evidence 33:09.940 --> 33:11.940 Let's say a hit and run driver, huh? 33:12.740 --> 33:14.740 I'm not talking to you anymore 33:16.180 --> 33:21.860 Find anything next door another thing and mac just called from headquarters only fingerprints on rogers gun were his own 33:21.860 --> 33:24.900 Uh want to say something pretty walk gloves 33:26.020 --> 33:33.320 Okay, i'm too knocked out to argue. I'll run along eric. You better get yourself some sleep and uh, maybe tomorrow 33:34.020 --> 33:39.780 Yes, you'll decide that I know what i'm talking about. Maybe i've already decided. I doubt it. You're the stubborn type. Think so 33:40.260 --> 33:42.900 Definite i'm forgetting all about the cases of right now 33:44.900 --> 33:46.900 Oh 33:46.980 --> 33:49.380 That must have been a Cadillac a big one 33:49.380 --> 33:54.500 Um, sorry, I accused you of playing post office. It's all right night 33:59.620 --> 34:02.420 Post office post office, maybe that's it 34:04.500 --> 34:06.500 Come on come on 34:08.260 --> 34:11.540 Switch board get me the post office. I want to speak to the post master 34:12.020 --> 34:13.220 Huh? 34:13.220 --> 34:16.660 Are you kidding? It's two o'clock in the morning. Huh? Oh 34:17.300 --> 34:18.340 Oh 34:18.340 --> 34:20.100 Sorry 34:20.100 --> 34:22.840 Sense of time never was too good. I'll try them a little later 34:30.900 --> 34:35.800 The post office hunch was a wild one, but I followed it through I was there bright and early talking to the supervisor 34:36.820 --> 34:38.820 Would you repeat that request mr? Strange? 34:38.900 --> 34:43.860 Certainly now I want to want a list of people who've applied for post box rentals in the last two weeks, right? 34:43.860 --> 34:49.060 I hate to turn you down. Mr. Strange. I know about your work for the state department, but uh 34:49.780 --> 34:51.380 What the devil do you want for those names? 34:51.380 --> 34:54.740 Well, a friend of mine was corresponding with a burnham detective agency in new york 34:54.900 --> 34:57.700 I don't think he would have wanted his correspondence to go through his office 34:58.580 --> 35:03.540 We couldn't open any letters, you know, I know I know but there probably aren't any I just want to know if he rented a box 35:04.580 --> 35:08.580 Look, I checked with henley upstairs. Oh, well, that's different. Why didn't you say so? 35:08.580 --> 35:12.740 Oh, let's have a look here last two weeks, huh? 35:16.020 --> 35:18.020 Only one name 35:18.180 --> 35:22.980 lance martin box 208 lance martin 35:24.100 --> 35:25.940 perhaps he 35:25.940 --> 35:31.060 Look, i'll be back. You've been a big help. Uh, thanks a lot. Hey, where do you think you're going? 35:31.060 --> 35:38.920 I'm i'm terribly sorry. I'm in a hurry. Certainly. Yes. I have to make a new york call 35:43.540 --> 35:47.540 The call was to pete star my agent the man who'd do anything for me for 10 35:48.340 --> 35:54.260 I asked him to check somehow with the burnham detective agency see if they were working for a lance martin in bevelie hills post office box 35:54.260 --> 35:57.220 Number 208 all I could do was wait on that 35:57.220 --> 36:03.300 Yeah, so I made another call then headed down to the research office to keep an appointment with jim car 36:04.580 --> 36:06.340 He'd taken over but good 36:06.340 --> 36:12.500 He was sitting in roger's chair dictating furiously when I walked in and if this emergency division of authority 36:13.060 --> 36:18.900 Between the board members and myself results in a more balanced and scientific control of rir 36:19.540 --> 36:23.300 I see no reason why the system should not be made perfect. I 36:23.300 --> 36:29.700 I oh didn't hear you come in strange. Sorry if I interrupted miss bartlett said it's all right. Sit down 36:30.340 --> 36:32.340 Tight that much up right away miss adkins. Yes, sir 36:32.980 --> 36:38.580 I caught that last paragraph about your dividing control. It's a method. I've always advocated 36:38.580 --> 36:43.540 It's an excellent time to install it after that assignment of roger stark. Oh, yes. Yes 36:44.660 --> 36:50.340 Strange you don't suppose that assignment might cause anybody to wonder have they any cause to 36:50.340 --> 36:58.100 I shouldn't have mentioned it strange. I hope you never know what it feels like to kill a man what? 36:59.460 --> 37:04.340 These pills I have to feed myself for ulcers nerves everything in the book 37:05.060 --> 37:09.700 I'm killing myself strange slowly, but surely. Oh, oh this business 37:10.500 --> 37:15.140 Mr. Carr, I'd better ease one of your worries right now. We'll go ahead with my survey. When when can you start? 37:15.140 --> 37:22.900 Well, why right away strange immediately i'll start things humming there'll be 700 men out asking questions about your book within 24 hours 37:22.900 --> 37:26.500 Fine, i'll be at the hotel if you have to check on anything. I'm expecting a long-distance call 37:26.580 --> 37:32.580 Very good. And thank you. Mr. Strange. Thank you very much be assured that I that will do a job for you 37:39.060 --> 37:43.060 Crossing the hotel lobby toward the desk I happened to glance into the cocktail room 37:43.060 --> 37:46.740 I saw a familiar reflection in one of the big mirrors and back of the bar. In fact 37:47.380 --> 37:51.540 Two familiar reflections. I went in sat down beside mona bartlett 37:52.180 --> 37:57.060 Mr. Strange. Hello. Hi. Eric strange. Gregory rosa. Yes 37:57.060 --> 38:01.060 Hello. Greg just got in from san francisco about 20 minutes ago. Really? 38:01.700 --> 38:06.740 Well, he must do it with mirrors. What we ran into each other in the post office this morning 38:07.220 --> 38:09.700 The post office. Oh, you must be mistaken. I 38:09.700 --> 38:11.700 Must be 38:12.180 --> 38:14.180 You're a lucky girl mona 38:14.260 --> 38:19.940 If anything should happen to this boyfriend, you've got his exact twin to turn to all you have to do is find him just to mix up 38:19.940 --> 38:26.180 Strange chances are the fellow was doesn't even look like you're sure probably smokes a different brand of cigarettes, too 38:26.180 --> 38:28.660 Just what are you getting at strange? Sorry. I'm uh 38:29.700 --> 38:31.700 I'm always suffering from uh 38:32.020 --> 38:34.020 blind spots 38:34.020 --> 38:36.420 Have to dash mona expecting a call but eric 38:36.420 --> 38:38.420 I 38:45.940 --> 38:52.980 Rode up in the elevator wondering vaguely where greg rohm fitted into the picture and just what time he had arrived from san francisco 38:53.540 --> 38:55.540 But I didn't have long to think about it 38:55.540 --> 38:57.860 They'd given me the room next to leiland rogers suite 38:58.500 --> 39:03.380 It was supposed to be locked up on police order, but I could hear someone moving around in there 39:03.380 --> 39:07.060 I went out on the balcony found that it connected with his 39:07.860 --> 39:11.380 A few moments later. I was looking through a pair of french doors 39:12.340 --> 39:14.180 at a pair of legs 39:14.180 --> 39:20.500 They belonged to cheryl milner. She saw me almost passed out and changed her mind and came over to let me in 39:21.700 --> 39:27.300 Eric, what are you doing here? That's a funny question cheryl, but I haven't time to lie. What's the idea the idea? 39:28.180 --> 39:29.940 oh 39:29.940 --> 39:34.420 Well, I I lost a ring when I was here with you and I thought I'd better get it back 39:35.220 --> 39:39.540 My husband wouldn't understand. I know where's the ring? Uh 39:40.500 --> 39:44.980 Right here, then you're through looking around better get out the way you got in. Uh, just how did you get in? 39:45.620 --> 39:47.460 the bell captain 39:47.460 --> 39:49.460 I bribed him. Yes 39:50.740 --> 39:56.900 They're so obliging here so understanding when a lady's in distress so's room service 39:57.300 --> 39:58.340 I 39:58.340 --> 40:00.340 Don't know what you mean eric 40:00.660 --> 40:06.420 Oh really darling don't you see what this can do to your alibi? Oh, I never thought i'm not so sure that 40:07.380 --> 40:10.020 My call look you better get out of here. I'll talk to you later 40:10.660 --> 40:12.660 Please do go on go on 40:15.780 --> 40:24.340 Hello hello eric this is pete pete did you get what I wanted? Yeah, I think so burnham detective agency has been corresponding with a lance martin in beveley hills 40:24.340 --> 40:29.300 I uh got a girlfriend in their file room. Uh-huh the power of a woman. Here's the dope now 40:29.620 --> 40:34.500 Martin's been after them to trace his ex-wife aline martin in the agency's first report 40:34.500 --> 40:39.860 They found that she died in an asylum for the insane 10 years ago brought there by the police. I see 40:40.740 --> 40:42.740 I wonder if rogers was ever married. What? 40:43.620 --> 40:50.660 Nothing keep talking a letter in her purse asked that she be treated right it was signed by her son darrell martin 40:51.140 --> 40:53.140 There's no trace of the boy before or since 40:53.140 --> 40:56.260 I think we've hit it her son rogers son 40:56.980 --> 40:59.780 He'd be grown up now. It's the man he was afraid of 41:00.340 --> 41:06.260 The name's martin eric not rogers. It's all right. That that could have been a maiden name. Don't you see no I don't what's it all about eric 41:06.260 --> 41:08.260 Haven't time write your book about it later 41:09.380 --> 41:12.740 If he deserted them left them what a motor 41:13.780 --> 41:16.580 Huh? Oh coming coming 41:20.020 --> 41:22.020 Mona 41:22.020 --> 41:23.460 I 41:23.460 --> 41:26.100 I thought you would have to see you eric. I made an excuse 41:26.820 --> 41:28.820 Sure, come on in 41:29.380 --> 41:35.860 I haven't long but I had to know what you were driving at downstairs about greg. I mean meeting him in the post office this morning 41:36.020 --> 41:37.700 You didn't of course 41:37.700 --> 41:39.700 I met his plane eric 41:40.420 --> 41:42.420 Why are you protecting him? 41:43.220 --> 41:45.220 In love with the guy I 41:46.260 --> 41:48.260 I don't know 41:48.260 --> 41:50.260 I've known him ever since college 41:50.260 --> 41:53.780 I guess he's well. He's always sort of dependent on me 41:56.020 --> 41:57.860 Big fella like that 41:57.860 --> 42:02.260 I should think you don't know him eric. He's been hurt inside. I mean by 42:02.980 --> 42:05.140 By things that have happened what kind of things? 42:06.180 --> 42:07.540 eric 42:07.540 --> 42:08.980 he 42:08.980 --> 42:14.260 Greg once killed a man killed a man. It wasn't his fault. It was an accident 42:14.820 --> 42:17.060 But please I didn't come here to tell you about that 42:17.860 --> 42:19.860 And why did you come here? 42:19.860 --> 42:21.860 eric I 42:21.940 --> 42:23.940 I like you very much 42:25.300 --> 42:29.940 I wish you'd give this up except lieutenant mannix's theory before 42:31.460 --> 42:33.460 Before what mona? 42:33.540 --> 42:35.380 Oh, I don't know 42:35.380 --> 42:37.380 I have a feeling that something might happen 42:38.100 --> 42:41.700 It almost did I tangled with a hit-and-run driver when I left your place. What? 42:41.940 --> 42:45.460 It's all right. Manic says pedestrians are on their own in this town, but mona. Yes 42:45.460 --> 42:52.500 Won't you tell me when greg really got back in town? I've told you all i'm going to how old is greg 42:53.380 --> 42:57.860 About 26, but where are his folks? Have you ever met them? No 42:58.740 --> 43:00.740 No, I never have 43:01.140 --> 43:03.620 You won't tell me any more about his accident 43:05.220 --> 43:08.180 Where'd you two go to school san carlos college 43:09.620 --> 43:12.020 Oh, that seems like such a long time ago 43:12.020 --> 43:16.420 No, stop it. Will you how do you think you make me feel i'm 35? 43:17.040 --> 43:19.040 positively ancient 43:19.460 --> 43:21.140 eric 43:21.140 --> 43:23.140 You will get out of this 43:23.140 --> 43:25.220 Leave greg alone. I'm sorry mona 43:26.260 --> 43:30.020 I want to be very sure about the guy you marry. I didn't say I no 43:30.660 --> 43:33.380 No, but he's a habit and i'll bet he said it. Yes 43:35.140 --> 43:39.780 He wants me to marry him right away don't please mona just give me a couple of days maybe less 43:39.780 --> 43:42.420 I have to get back down. He'll wonder what you won't promise 43:43.700 --> 43:45.700 I can't eric 43:45.860 --> 43:47.860 I'm too mixed up 43:47.940 --> 43:49.940 Come here what? 43:53.540 --> 43:55.860 That makes you up a little more eric 43:57.220 --> 44:03.380 eric why maybe maybe to confuse you enough to wait maybe a lot of other reasons mona 44:04.660 --> 44:06.660 We'll talk about it when I get back 44:06.660 --> 44:10.360 Where are you going right now? To college? 44:20.260 --> 44:26.100 Dean spear at san carlos college was a man who lived by a routine it didn't include sudden unannounced visitors 44:26.420 --> 44:30.100 And after my long flight up there it appeared that I might not get to see him 44:30.820 --> 44:32.900 A lady came to my rescue again 44:33.460 --> 44:35.460 the dean's housekeeper 44:35.460 --> 44:40.980 She's uh read my books didn't like them but thought all writers were romantic figures 44:41.380 --> 44:46.820 She said she had a plan she disappeared a few minutes later the dean came ambling out of his study 44:48.180 --> 44:50.180 Hey, Mr. Strange 44:50.340 --> 44:55.620 You're the author of blind spots. That's right, sir. Have a chair. Thank you. May I commend you young man? 44:56.180 --> 44:59.240 You have the rare gift of making facts plausible 45:00.020 --> 45:02.020 Even our freshman radio 45:02.020 --> 45:09.480 Uh, thank you dean my housekeeper mrs. Wilkins tells me you're considering a post in our economic department 45:09.860 --> 45:10.900 oh 45:10.900 --> 45:12.260 hmm 45:12.260 --> 45:14.260 That woman always does things the hard way 45:14.900 --> 45:21.220 Didn't she think I'd talk to the author of blind spots? She doesn't like the book, sir. Yeah, she's stupid kind and harmless though 45:22.100 --> 45:25.940 So what did you have in mind? Mr. Strange an ex-student of yours? 45:27.140 --> 45:29.140 Gregory rome 45:29.380 --> 45:31.380 What about rome? 45:31.380 --> 45:33.140 I uh 45:33.140 --> 45:38.980 Well, i'm going to greece you see for the state department. I'm picking up two assistants. Uh rome's name was suggested now 45:39.940 --> 45:41.940 If you could add your recommendation 45:42.100 --> 45:43.380 I can't 45:43.380 --> 45:48.180 I suggest you contact rogers international research. He works for them. Well, naturally I had leelin rogers on my list 45:48.180 --> 45:50.420 But since his violent death violent death 45:51.620 --> 45:54.660 Well, I thought suicide came under that category 45:55.860 --> 45:57.540 In any case since I can't ask him 45:57.540 --> 46:01.700 I thought perhaps the man who must have suggested rome for the job in the first place. I didn't suggest him 46:02.260 --> 46:04.980 If anyone did it was our honor student here muna bartlett 46:05.620 --> 46:06.580 then 46:06.580 --> 46:09.940 You refused to put in a word for rome. I resent your asking it 46:10.580 --> 46:13.380 I resent your forcing me to blight a man's career 46:14.100 --> 46:17.220 rome may have fought his way successfully out of a bad beginning but 46:17.860 --> 46:23.060 Confounded stranger after our experience with him. He was an accident of some sort that I don't mean that 46:23.060 --> 46:27.140 That was during a wrestling match rome killed his opponent. The athletic board dismissed it 46:27.700 --> 46:33.300 Blamed it on inexperience the result of imperfect wrestling technique. I'm sure he was blameless in that instance 46:33.780 --> 46:40.100 Might have happened to anybody there was something else there was indeed a shocking premeditated act of violence 46:40.500 --> 46:43.940 That's why you reacted so to leelin rogers suicide. It is 46:44.580 --> 46:46.420 To be explicit strange 46:46.420 --> 46:49.860 We expelled rome for something just short of murder 46:49.860 --> 46:53.540 And go on on a certain spring evening during his junior year 46:54.020 --> 47:00.980 Rome waylaid and brutally beat his professor of public opinion measurement left the man a mass of bruises lacerations and a concussion 47:01.540 --> 47:04.660 We found him only just in time. What motive did he have? 47:04.900 --> 47:07.700 That's exactly the point he had none whatsoever 47:08.260 --> 47:15.700 He told a preposterous story of the professor making improper advances toward rome's fiancee a charge described as ridiculous by the girl 47:16.020 --> 47:18.020 as well as by the professor I see 47:18.020 --> 47:23.780 Well, why didn't the professor prefer charges? He had no wish to bring notoriety on either the school or his family 47:23.940 --> 47:29.060 What about rome's parents couldn't they shed any light on his actions as I recall the boy was an orphan 47:29.460 --> 47:31.060 I see 47:31.060 --> 47:36.180 Say he didn't have any grandparents. Did he name of martin? I see no reason to pursue the matter further. Mr 47:36.180 --> 47:38.340 Strange, I I do not recall names 47:38.980 --> 47:44.340 And I have no intention of doing anything at all that might help gregory rome into a position of trust 47:44.340 --> 47:48.340 Good night, sir 47:53.620 --> 47:55.140 And that was that 47:55.140 --> 47:58.020 The dean went back to his routine and I headed back to the airport 47:58.580 --> 48:02.100 I'd had to lie, but i'd learned plenty about the past of gregory rome 48:02.820 --> 48:04.820 And it wasn't pretty 48:04.820 --> 48:14.420 So flying down the coast I felt as if I was trying to push that plane to greater speed 48:15.140 --> 48:21.220 my mind my heart my body were all tensed and driving it forward with the the terrible realization that 48:21.860 --> 48:27.460 Mona Bartlett might at that moment be with this madman might even be deciding to marry him 48:29.060 --> 48:32.740 It was all clear now rogers knowing there was a son somewhere a boy 48:32.740 --> 48:37.300 He'd never seen hadn't even known about when he left the mother to be committed to an asylum 48:37.940 --> 48:41.940 When he learned it realized from those notes that it was someone in his own office 48:42.500 --> 48:44.260 The fear had hit him 48:44.260 --> 48:46.260 I didn't blame him for being afraid. I 48:47.300 --> 48:49.300 But I shuddered thinking about mona 48:49.940 --> 48:56.020 The way she'd somehow believed in greg all these years championed him remained faithful in spite of everything 48:56.020 --> 49:02.660 I had to get back. I had to get back 49:07.700 --> 49:12.740 Look mister, we're in town if you want this hack to go any faster drive it yourself. It's all right 49:12.740 --> 49:17.060 It's deserted. I don't care. Well, look turn left at the end of the block or apart was right around the corner 49:17.060 --> 49:24.660 Uh, see the car in front stop right behind it. Okay 49:25.940 --> 49:27.220 He's here 49:27.220 --> 49:33.780 Hey, that's the car. That's the car that hit me. Say, what are you talking about? Never mind. Look driver. Here's 49:34.420 --> 49:36.420 Ten dollars for you now pick up 49:36.820 --> 49:40.200 lieutenant manix homicide division police headquarters 49:40.200 --> 49:46.680 Bring him here on the double. Oh mister take it from me. Don't go mixing with the police. Tell him look 49:47.000 --> 49:53.880 Go up there and talk it over with a peaceable and then just say blind spots. He'll come now go on. Okay 49:57.160 --> 49:59.480 I turned towards the apartment started inside 50:00.360 --> 50:03.560 It wasn't easy, but I had to realizing mona was up there with him 50:03.560 --> 50:09.480 Um as I went up the steps my head kept spinning with a jumble of things. I'd heard about the man I 50:10.040 --> 50:12.040 I was about to face 50:12.120 --> 50:15.880 A madman an ex-wrestler who'd killed one of his opponents 50:17.080 --> 50:19.800 I wondered how his next opponent would make out 50:19.800 --> 50:23.800 So 50:29.800 --> 50:32.760 Hello greg hello, I want to see mona 50:33.480 --> 50:35.400 You want to see mona? 50:35.400 --> 50:39.880 Sure you do you post office johnny all the men i'd like to see mona 50:41.960 --> 50:46.120 Glad you're here strange glad you went to san carlos 50:46.120 --> 50:52.520 Yes, now, you know what's coming. He's a good greg not here if if we go over the stair rail 50:53.480 --> 50:55.480 Try to drag her into it. Huh? 50:55.480 --> 51:00.440 Just because she had a date with him that night you won't I won't let greg stop it. Stop it. Leave him alone 51:01.160 --> 51:03.160 I can stop 51:03.160 --> 51:12.620 Oh mona mona you shot me 51:12.620 --> 51:20.620 Me 51:26.620 --> 51:28.620 Mona i'm right here eric 51:29.740 --> 51:33.500 Eric i'm sorry. I was trying to I know 51:34.780 --> 51:41.100 Where's he's still out. He struck his head on the stairs when you hit him. Did you did you call the police? No 51:41.100 --> 51:42.060 No 51:42.060 --> 51:43.980 Eric, please 51:43.980 --> 51:48.300 He suffered enough. You know, you know who he is. He told me tonight 51:48.860 --> 51:50.860 That horrible childhood 51:51.260 --> 51:55.020 Can't you see why he had to make rogers suffer as he'd seen his mother suffer? 51:55.100 --> 51:59.820 I'm sorry for him mona, but we've got to turn him in he's a homicidal maniac 52:01.180 --> 52:03.660 Come on help me to the phone. No eric. No 52:04.300 --> 52:05.260 Listen 52:05.260 --> 52:08.080 We'll have to put him away ourselves quietly 52:08.080 --> 52:14.160 Finally, this is no time to drag this thing through the courts. Why why isn't it the time your survey darling? 52:14.880 --> 52:18.560 A murder trial now with everything everything coming out 52:19.360 --> 52:20.800 eric 52:20.800 --> 52:22.800 You've got to think of yourself 52:23.040 --> 52:25.040 You have to go on being a success 52:26.400 --> 52:27.680 like 52:27.680 --> 52:29.040 rogers 52:29.040 --> 52:31.040 Greg was right 52:31.200 --> 52:33.200 I'm very fond of you eric 52:33.920 --> 52:35.520 please 52:35.520 --> 52:37.520 Please for my sake 52:37.520 --> 52:44.320 Don't call the police mona mona. Don't you realize what you're saying? We can't decide this thing you're talking crazy 52:45.920 --> 52:50.960 That's when it hit me gregg's words suddenly came bouncing back words that changed everything 52:51.520 --> 52:53.520 Wiped away the last blind spot 52:54.560 --> 52:58.480 Try to drag her into it just because she had a date with him that night 52:59.440 --> 53:01.440 mona you 53:01.600 --> 53:03.280 darrell martin 53:03.280 --> 53:05.040 a girl's name 53:05.040 --> 53:06.560 your name 53:06.560 --> 53:08.560 I gave you a chance eric 53:08.960 --> 53:14.800 I could have fired again. It wasn't an accident you you meant to hit me then you lost your nerve. I love you eric 53:15.440 --> 53:17.040 I really do 53:17.040 --> 53:17.920 No 53:17.920 --> 53:20.000 I'm asking you to play this my way 53:21.200 --> 53:23.200 Will you no? 53:23.360 --> 53:25.040 Then I 53:25.040 --> 53:27.760 I'm glad I won't have to shoot you again eric 53:29.840 --> 53:31.840 You're bleeding badly 53:32.240 --> 53:34.160 very badly 53:34.160 --> 53:36.160 That should do it 53:36.160 --> 53:38.160 I won't have to 53:38.720 --> 53:39.760 Greg 53:39.760 --> 53:43.040 Greg he was just a foil someone to help me 53:44.080 --> 53:45.440 Yes 53:45.440 --> 53:47.440 and at fool rogers 53:47.600 --> 53:52.320 Greg was an orphan the right age and after his wrestling accident. He was shaken 53:53.280 --> 53:57.600 I kept him that way. Oh, it's crazy rotten that professor 53:58.160 --> 54:00.160 I goaded him into that 54:00.160 --> 54:02.720 He was so jealous of me eric 54:02.720 --> 54:06.800 That poor fool he didn't have a chance. What about me? 54:07.360 --> 54:13.040 My mother did we have a chance but mona mona to destroy the lives of others to get to leiland rogers 54:13.680 --> 54:20.080 I'd do it all over again every step those entries in his book effective too. Weren't they eric? 54:20.720 --> 54:22.080 you know 54:22.080 --> 54:24.720 They almost drove him out of his mind, but 54:25.520 --> 54:27.920 Why me you wouldn't stop? 54:29.040 --> 54:31.040 I begged you to 54:31.040 --> 54:33.300 remember 54:33.300 --> 54:36.980 And this was to look like greg's doings still can 54:38.020 --> 54:39.780 It's his gun 54:39.780 --> 54:43.700 And if you're not alive to challenge me, oh lord 54:44.820 --> 54:46.820 Lord mona, please 54:46.820 --> 54:50.740 Get compresses stop the blood. I know eric 54:51.860 --> 54:53.860 I won't have to shoot you again 54:53.860 --> 54:59.880 Then i'm so glad so fair 55:08.260 --> 55:14.020 He's coming around now lieutenant. Yeah, thank heaven the guy can't go out on me. I owe him too many apologies can 55:14.900 --> 55:17.540 Can I talk to him? Dr. Whitehurst now take it easy all of you 55:18.260 --> 55:21.940 Mr. Strange, this is dr. Whitehurst. You're in a hospital. Hmm 55:21.940 --> 55:23.140 No 55:23.140 --> 55:25.140 Hospital where? 55:26.180 --> 55:30.980 Mona, what about she's dead eric shot herself when we pulled up in front 55:32.260 --> 55:33.140 Oh 55:33.140 --> 55:36.340 Did a funny thing though. She called the emergency hospital for you 55:37.300 --> 55:38.420 No 55:38.420 --> 55:39.780 something 55:39.780 --> 55:42.660 Talks young greg here into a jealous rage and 55:43.380 --> 55:45.780 Gets him to try to run you down and shoot you 55:46.580 --> 55:47.620 self 55:47.620 --> 55:49.380 Changes the mind 55:49.380 --> 55:56.660 Saves your life. I guess it's a woman's privilege to change her mind. Yeah, by the way, eric, uh, what about young greg here? 55:57.380 --> 55:59.380 What do you want us to do? Hmm 56:00.180 --> 56:01.540 Oh 56:01.540 --> 56:03.060 Hello greg 56:03.060 --> 56:08.020 Mr. Stranger she she had quite a hole on you, didn't she? Yes 56:08.500 --> 56:12.020 I I didn't know what I was doing. I I was so much in love with you 56:12.740 --> 56:15.620 You'll get over it and don't feel too bad. I 56:15.620 --> 56:21.140 I had the same blind spot. Oh, thanks. Mr. Strange. Hey, dr. Whitehurst 56:21.220 --> 56:26.260 Could the patient possibly take a phone call and say it's urgent? I don't know. How do you feel strange? All right 56:26.740 --> 56:29.860 I'll plug in right here. Hold the receiver for you. Thanks 56:31.060 --> 56:32.500 Hello 56:32.500 --> 56:34.500 Mr. Strange. Yes 56:35.140 --> 56:37.140 Cheryl millner 56:37.620 --> 56:38.580 Hi 56:38.580 --> 56:40.580 Hi yourself 56:40.580 --> 56:47.300 Oh goodness darling. What have they done to you? How long i'm gonna be in that horrible old hospital. I'm just dying to see you again 56:48.740 --> 56:51.940 I'm bored darling. Yeah, i'll bet 56:53.060 --> 56:56.180 And i'm tired honey too tired 56:57.140 --> 56:59.140 i'm afraid you 56:59.140 --> 57:11.140 You better call room service 57:11.140 --> 57:20.100 Oh 57:20.980 --> 57:29.060 Thank you edmund o'brien for a magnificent performance as eric and to jeff corey bruce cammon francis cheney paul mcvay 57:29.300 --> 57:34.660 Ralph moody bud widom martha shore and bill lolly our thanks for your fine support 57:35.620 --> 57:40.360 Next week for suspense the lives of three persons cross in an atmosphere 57:40.360 --> 57:43.080 fear fraught with the fears of a doting mother 57:43.880 --> 57:50.200 The story title holds the premise of our play. It is aptly called life ends at midnight 57:51.080 --> 57:57.340 So join us next week then when with life ends at midnight. We again hope to keep you in suspense 57:58.520 --> 58:03.640 Mr. O'brien may soon be seen in the universal international production another part of the forest 58:03.640 --> 58:12.040 The blind spot by lois eeby and john c fleming was adapted for radio by joel malone and was produced and directed by anton m leader 58:12.760 --> 58:19.320 Ludgluskin is our musical director and conductor lucien morrowak and renee garagank composed the original scores 58:20.120 --> 58:25.240 Listen again next week for life ends at midnight on radio's outstanding theater of thrills 58:25.860 --> 58:27.860 suspense 58:27.860 --> 58:35.540 In this weather most of us have a yen to get out into the country well this year 58:35.940 --> 58:40.900 Enjoy it don't destroy it forest fires do destroy miles of countryside every year 58:41.540 --> 58:45.720 And nine out of ten forest fires are man set started through carelessness 58:46.500 --> 58:50.500 That's another way of saying that nine out of ten forest fires could have been prevented 58:51.380 --> 58:55.060 When you go into the country this spring and summer take a few simple precautions 58:55.060 --> 58:59.620 Crush out cigars cigarette and pipe embers snap matches in half after using 59:00.100 --> 59:03.140 Drown campfire stir the ashes and then drown them again 59:03.940 --> 59:10.100 And before you start a fire anywhere for any purpose find out what the law about fires is in that locality 59:10.900 --> 59:18.020 Don't you be one of the guilty ones to turn the destructive rampage of fire loose in our forests this spring 59:18.740 --> 59:21.860 Be careful and help avoid forest fires 59:21.860 --> 59:23.860 Forest fires 59:24.340 --> 59:29.640 This is cbs where 99 million people gather every week the columbia broadcasting system 59:29.640 --> 59:43.640 You