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I just plain don't like it. 01:40.000 --> 01:43.000 You're alone here in the house all day, there are no close neighbors... 01:43.000 --> 01:45.000 and after all, you know nothing about the man. 01:45.000 --> 01:49.000 Good gracious, Mr. Armstrong, you think I was a pretty young thing of 20 to hear you tell it. 01:49.000 --> 01:53.000 And another thing, it seems very strange to me that a young man should be job-hunting... 01:53.000 --> 01:56.000 from door to door this day and age. Why, there are plenty of jobs to be had. 01:56.000 --> 01:59.000 That's just why it's so difficult to find help these days. 01:59.000 --> 02:01.000 You're a worrywart, Mr. Armstrong. 02:01.000 --> 02:07.000 Now that I've found someone to do my heavy work, I'm not going to let your silly notions change my mind. 02:07.000 --> 02:12.000 Well, all the same, though. I'm not leaving the house this morning till I get a look at the guy. 02:12.000 --> 02:16.000 I remember I kept worrying about poor Mr. Armstrong missing his train... 02:16.000 --> 02:18.000 because it was getting to be nine o'clock. 02:18.000 --> 02:21.000 He dried the breakfast dishes for me and as he talked... 02:21.000 --> 02:24.000 he kept looking out of the window toward the long driveway. 02:24.000 --> 02:26.000 Hey, here he comes. 02:28.000 --> 02:31.000 I guess I needn't have worried. 02:31.000 --> 02:35.000 Mr. Armstrong was smiling when he'd seen my young man who was coming up the door... 02:35.000 --> 02:37.000 and I smiled, too. 02:37.000 --> 02:40.000 Even I had forgotten what a meek, harmless-looking lad he was... 02:40.000 --> 02:43.000 and why he would hardly be called a man at all, I thought. 02:43.000 --> 02:47.000 So that's the critter who's been causing me all this mental anguish. 02:47.000 --> 02:50.000 There, you see, you and your silly ideas. 02:50.000 --> 02:54.000 Well, the little guy's not strong enough to keep a regular job, I suppose. 02:54.000 --> 03:00.000 Why, I believe Sarah's getting some of your foolish notions, Mr. Armstrong. 03:00.000 --> 03:03.000 There, now, Sarah. Sarah. 03:03.000 --> 03:05.000 I'm sorry that we made you nervous about him. 03:05.000 --> 03:08.000 Why, if you could see the guy... 03:08.000 --> 03:10.000 He'll hear you. 03:11.000 --> 03:14.000 Good morning, lad. I've been expecting you. 03:14.000 --> 03:16.000 This is my rumor, Mr. Armstrong. 03:16.000 --> 03:18.000 I don't believe you told me your name. 03:18.000 --> 03:20.000 I'm Howard Wilton, ma'am. 03:20.000 --> 03:22.000 Hello, Howard. How are you? I'm glad you've come. 03:22.000 --> 03:26.000 I know you'll be a great help to Mrs. Gillis here and you'll be company, too. 03:26.000 --> 03:28.000 Well, I'm off, Mrs. Gillis. 03:28.000 --> 03:30.000 Take care of yourself. 03:30.000 --> 03:35.000 Take care of yourself. I don't think you'll have much trouble. 03:39.000 --> 03:42.000 I don't think your dog likes me, Mrs. Gillis. 03:42.000 --> 03:45.000 Of course she does. She's just getting a little old and peabish. 03:45.000 --> 03:46.000 Oh. 03:46.000 --> 03:49.000 Come along now, Howard. I'll show you where to hang your coat. 03:49.000 --> 03:52.000 Oh, yes. I always like to hang my coat up. 03:52.000 --> 03:56.000 He followed me in the closet storeroom at the back of the house. 03:56.000 --> 04:01.000 Then I handed him a clothes hanger and a rough, heavy apron, which I kept for cleaning help. 04:01.000 --> 04:03.000 Is this apron clean, Mrs. Gillis? 04:03.000 --> 04:07.000 Why, of course it's clean. No one's worn it since it was laundered last. 04:07.000 --> 04:10.000 There are spots on it. See? 04:10.000 --> 04:13.000 Spots? Here. Let me look. 04:13.000 --> 04:17.000 Why, that's paint. No dirt and dried paint, son. 04:17.000 --> 04:20.000 If you don't mind, I'd rather not wear it. 04:20.000 --> 04:23.000 What will you wear, then? You didn't bring other clothes. 04:23.000 --> 04:27.000 I'm a neat worker, Mrs. Gillis. You needn't worry about my clothes. 04:27.000 --> 04:32.000 I turned, and the light hitting his face from the small window made him look so different. 04:32.000 --> 04:35.000 I was startled for a moment, and then I thought, 04:35.000 --> 04:38.000 you're a silly old woman, Mrs. Gillis. 04:38.000 --> 04:40.000 And then I smiled. 04:40.000 --> 04:42.000 Are you laughing at me, Mrs. Gillis? 04:42.000 --> 04:47.000 Why, no, son. I was laughing at myself. Come along. Let's get started now. 04:47.000 --> 04:50.000 He'd only been at the den floor a short time 04:50.000 --> 04:53.000 when I heard him walk back to the closet storeroom. 04:53.000 --> 04:55.000 Can I help you, son? 04:55.000 --> 04:57.000 I'm going after my coat, Mrs. Gillis. 04:57.000 --> 05:00.000 I don't like it being out there in the storeroom. 05:00.000 --> 05:02.000 It's a breeding place for moths, you know. 05:02.000 --> 05:06.000 No, son. It takes longer than that for moths to do any damage. 05:06.000 --> 05:10.000 Mrs. Gillis, perhaps you won't think it's quite so amusing 05:10.000 --> 05:13.000 when I tell you that it's my best and only coat. 05:13.000 --> 05:17.000 I didn't mean to hurt your feelings, lad. Where would you like to put it? 05:17.000 --> 05:18.000 In the kitchen, perhaps? 05:18.000 --> 05:20.000 No, the cooking fumes wouldn't be good for it. 05:20.000 --> 05:23.000 I'll take it right in the den with me. 05:23.000 --> 05:25.000 That is, if you don't mind. 05:25.000 --> 05:27.000 Go right ahead, Howard. 05:27.000 --> 05:29.000 If you don't mind. 05:29.000 --> 05:32.000 Suddenly I was thankful that there was a phone. 05:32.000 --> 05:36.000 He was such a peculiar boy. I wasn't really alarmed. 05:36.000 --> 05:37.000 Not then I wasn't. 05:37.000 --> 05:40.000 Still, it was good to know the phone was working. 05:40.000 --> 05:44.000 And that old Sarah was still in the kitchen asleep. 05:44.000 --> 05:47.000 MUSIC 05:47.000 --> 05:50.000 I went on about my own work that morning. 05:50.000 --> 05:53.000 But several times I went into the den to have a look at him. 05:53.000 --> 05:56.000 He wasn't doing much. I could see that. 05:56.000 --> 06:01.000 He seemed to keep polishing one small square in the corner of the room. 06:01.000 --> 06:04.000 Is there anything you need, Howard? 06:04.000 --> 06:05.000 I don't know. 06:05.000 --> 06:10.000 I won't be spied upon, Mrs. Gillis. I won't put up with that. 06:10.000 --> 06:13.000 See here, lad, I think we must have gotten off on the wrong foot. 06:13.000 --> 06:15.000 I'm not spying on you. 06:15.000 --> 06:17.000 Then why do you keep popping in like that? 06:17.000 --> 06:19.000 Would you like me to go faster? 06:19.000 --> 06:22.000 Would you like me to spill out my life's blood for you here on the floor? 06:22.000 --> 06:24.000 Is that what you're after? 06:24.000 --> 06:28.000 Howard, are you well? Are you well enough to work? 06:28.000 --> 06:29.000 Of course I'm well. 06:29.000 --> 06:31.000 If only you could bother me. 06:31.000 --> 06:35.000 Are you well enough to work? Of course I'm well. 06:35.000 --> 06:38.000 If only you could bother me and pester me and question me. 06:38.000 --> 06:40.000 Is it too much to ask? 06:40.000 --> 06:44.000 Howard, son, I'm interested in young men. 06:44.000 --> 06:48.000 I had two boys of my own. They were in the service. 06:48.000 --> 06:51.000 See, that's Bill on the desk there. 06:51.000 --> 06:53.000 He was a Marine. 06:53.000 --> 06:56.000 And on the table there, that's Dennis. 06:56.000 --> 06:58.000 He was in the infantry. 06:58.000 --> 07:00.000 So that's why you hate me. 07:00.000 --> 07:02.000 I see it all now. 07:02.000 --> 07:04.000 Hate you? Why, whatever gave you... 07:04.000 --> 07:07.000 Yes, you hate me. I could tell at the moment I walked into your house this morning. 07:07.000 --> 07:08.000 But Howard... 07:08.000 --> 07:11.000 You hate me because I'm young and I wasn't in the service like your boy. 07:11.000 --> 07:13.000 Why, it never occurred to me. 07:13.000 --> 07:15.000 You must know I was grateful when you came looking for work. 07:15.000 --> 07:17.000 Grateful? You resented me. 07:17.000 --> 07:21.000 The only reason you have me here is to work my life's blood away. 07:21.000 --> 07:23.000 To punish me for not being in the service. 07:23.000 --> 07:25.000 Just because your sons were in the service and I wasn't. 07:25.000 --> 07:27.000 Son, you're ill. 07:27.000 --> 07:29.000 Let's put the work away now. I'll make you a cup of tea. 07:29.000 --> 07:33.000 Oh, you don't want me to do the job. Is that it? 07:33.000 --> 07:35.000 You're like the Army. 07:35.000 --> 07:37.000 There was a job to be done and they wouldn't let me in. 07:37.000 --> 07:39.000 Now you'd like me to stop in the middle of this. 07:39.000 --> 07:42.000 I only want you to do whatever will make you feel better. 07:42.000 --> 07:44.000 Leave me alone then. 07:44.000 --> 07:46.000 Very well. 07:46.000 --> 07:47.000 Mrs. Gillis? 07:47.000 --> 07:49.000 Yes? 07:49.000 --> 07:52.000 I'll tell you why I wasn't in the Army. 07:52.000 --> 07:53.000 If you insist. 07:53.000 --> 07:55.000 I don't insist at all, Howard. 07:55.000 --> 07:59.000 If you must know, I'll tell you. 07:59.000 --> 08:02.000 They said there was something wrong with my mind. 08:12.000 --> 08:18.000 For Suspense, Auto Light is bringing you Mr. Gene Kelly co-starring with Ms. Ethel Barrymore 08:18.000 --> 08:25.000 in Radio's outstanding theatre of thrills, Suspense. 08:30.000 --> 08:34.000 Hap, I had a very embarrassing experience at New Year's Day dinner. 08:34.000 --> 08:36.000 What in the world happened, Howard? 08:36.000 --> 08:41.000 Well, the whole family was there, you see, brothers, sisters, aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, cousins, outlaws. 08:41.000 --> 08:43.000 I mean in-laws. 08:43.000 --> 08:46.000 And during a lull in the conversation, I thought I'd tell them all about that wonderful, 08:46.000 --> 08:48.000 abstinuous Auto Light Stay Full battery. 08:48.000 --> 08:49.000 Oh, my. 08:49.000 --> 08:54.000 So naturally, I told them about that extra large liquid reserve of Auto Light Stay Full batteries. 08:54.000 --> 09:00.000 Even the Great Lakes, said I, are no great shakes compared to the reservoir in those Auto Light Stay Full batteries. 09:00.000 --> 09:04.000 Why, those batteries need water only three times a year in normal car use. 09:04.000 --> 09:06.000 I'm beginning to understand. 09:06.000 --> 09:09.000 And then, of course, I told them that Auto Light Stay Full batteries give longer life 09:09.000 --> 09:12.000 than batteries without the Stay Full features. 09:12.000 --> 09:13.000 And then I explained... 09:13.000 --> 09:16.000 Wait a minute, Harlow, did you say all this at your big family dinner? 09:16.000 --> 09:18.000 Yes, and here's the funny thing, Hap. 09:18.000 --> 09:23.000 Just as I was telling them how every smart car owner was switching to Auto Light Stay Full batteries, 09:23.000 --> 09:29.000 two of my biggest cousins got up, came around to my chair, and carried me, chair and all, into the pantry. 09:29.000 --> 09:33.000 By Cornelius, the pantry was where I finished my New Year's dinner. 09:33.000 --> 09:36.000 Can you imagine my own relatives doing a thing like that to me? 09:36.000 --> 09:38.000 Well, that certainly was a dirty trick, Harlow, but quiet. 09:38.000 --> 09:40.000 Here's suspense again. 09:40.000 --> 09:45.000 And now, Auto Light brings back to our Hollywood soundstage, 09:45.000 --> 09:49.000 Miss Ethel Barrymore and Mr. Gene Kelly in. 09:49.000 --> 09:54.000 To find help, the tale well calculated to keep you in. 09:54.000 --> 09:56.000 Suspense! 09:58.000 --> 10:02.000 I just thought maybe you'd like to know, Mrs. Gillis. 10:02.000 --> 10:10.000 They said there was something wrong with my mind. 10:13.000 --> 10:18.000 The first thing that I thought of when I reached the hallway was the phone. 10:18.000 --> 10:20.000 But it was in the den with Howard. 10:20.000 --> 10:27.000 I ran quickly to the back door, but it was locked, and the key wasn't in its usual place. 10:27.000 --> 10:33.000 The front door was locked, too, and I heard a crash. 10:33.000 --> 10:35.000 It came from the den. 10:35.000 --> 10:39.000 I rushed in to find Howard, peacefully polishing away at the same spot. 10:39.000 --> 10:41.000 He hadn't moved an inch. 10:41.000 --> 10:43.000 He didn't look up at me. 10:43.000 --> 10:47.000 Then I saw the phone, which had fallen to the floor beside him. 10:47.000 --> 10:50.000 But it hadn't just fallen. 10:50.000 --> 10:54.000 The wires had been torn out of the wall. 10:54.000 --> 10:58.000 The phone, Mrs. Gillis, it fell. 10:58.000 --> 10:59.000 But the wires... 10:59.000 --> 11:02.000 I suppose you think I ruined your phone. 11:02.000 --> 11:03.000 The wires... 11:03.000 --> 11:05.000 That happened when it fell to the floor. 11:05.000 --> 11:06.000 It could have... 11:06.000 --> 11:08.000 It happened when it fell to the floor. 11:08.000 --> 11:12.000 I don't suppose you'll be able to use it anymore. 11:12.000 --> 11:14.000 Not for a while, anyway. 11:14.000 --> 11:18.000 No, I don't suppose I will. 11:18.000 --> 11:23.000 Sarah, here! Sarah! Sarah! 11:23.000 --> 11:25.000 Mrs. Gillis. 11:25.000 --> 11:26.000 Yes? 11:26.000 --> 11:27.000 Are you looking for your dog? 11:27.000 --> 11:30.000 Yes, yes. I haven't seen her all morning. 11:30.000 --> 11:31.000 She was in the kitchen. 11:31.000 --> 11:33.000 Well, she's not there any longer. 11:33.000 --> 11:36.000 I know. Where is she, Howard? 11:36.000 --> 11:37.000 Where is she? 11:37.000 --> 11:39.000 Yes, where is she? 11:39.000 --> 11:40.000 She's gone. 11:40.000 --> 11:42.000 Gone? If you've harmed her... 11:42.000 --> 11:44.000 She didn't like me, you know. 11:44.000 --> 11:46.000 See here, I've put up with enough. 11:46.000 --> 11:48.000 You tell me where my dog is or... 11:48.000 --> 11:49.000 Or what, Mrs. Gillis? 11:49.000 --> 11:50.000 I'll... 11:50.000 --> 11:52.000 You'll do what, Mrs. Gillis? What will you do? 11:52.000 --> 11:53.000 Sarah! 11:53.000 --> 11:56.000 She's gone, Mrs. Gillis. I told you that. 11:56.000 --> 11:57.000 You've harmed my dog. 11:57.000 --> 11:59.000 Have I? 11:59.000 --> 12:04.000 You killed poor old Sarah, who never heard a thing. 12:04.000 --> 12:06.000 She would have hurt me. 12:06.000 --> 12:09.000 You're bad, Howard. You're wicked. You're a coward. 12:09.000 --> 12:12.000 I'm not a coward, Mrs. Gillis. Cowards are afraid to kill. 12:12.000 --> 12:16.000 Only a coward would kill a poor old dog. 12:16.000 --> 12:20.000 If I were a coward, I'd be afraid of you. 12:20.000 --> 12:22.000 And I'm not afraid of you. 12:22.000 --> 12:23.000 Will you let me out of here? 12:23.000 --> 12:26.000 I have strong hands, Mrs. Gillis. My fingers are like steel. 12:26.000 --> 12:27.000 I've never harmed you. 12:27.000 --> 12:31.000 No, and Sarah didn't need it, but she would have if I hadn't harmed her first. 12:31.000 --> 12:32.000 Let me out of here! 12:32.000 --> 12:34.000 You're getting very noisy, Mrs. Gillis. 12:34.000 --> 12:37.000 Perhaps if I locked you in here, you'd calm down a bit. 12:37.000 --> 12:39.000 Howard! Howard! 12:45.000 --> 12:48.000 And then I heard the key turn in the lock. 12:48.000 --> 12:53.000 For a moment I had the feeling of unreality. Was this really happening? 12:53.000 --> 12:56.000 But I found out soon enough that it wasn't a dream, 12:56.000 --> 12:58.000 for the dim light from the little square window 12:58.000 --> 13:03.000 picked up a limp, lifeless object in the corner among the dusty mops. 13:03.000 --> 13:06.000 I knew without looking further what it was. 13:06.000 --> 13:08.000 Poor Sarah. 13:08.000 --> 13:11.000 Sarah, who'd never harmed a soul. 13:15.000 --> 13:17.000 I don't know how long he kept me there. 13:17.000 --> 13:19.000 I could hear him moving about the house. 13:19.000 --> 13:21.000 But he finally came. 13:21.000 --> 13:24.000 He spoke to me through the door. 13:24.000 --> 13:26.000 Have you calmed down, Mrs. Gillis? 13:26.000 --> 13:28.000 Yes, Howard. Let me out. 13:28.000 --> 13:30.000 Why? 13:30.000 --> 13:32.000 Because it's warm in here. 13:32.000 --> 13:34.000 Because I want to get out. 13:34.000 --> 13:37.000 You were looking for your dog, weren't you? 13:37.000 --> 13:39.000 Never mind about that, Howard. 13:39.000 --> 13:41.000 Let me out. 13:41.000 --> 13:43.000 Mrs. Gillis, if I kept you in there, 13:43.000 --> 13:47.000 you wouldn't be able to spy on me ever again. 13:47.000 --> 13:49.000 I won't spy on you, Howard. 13:49.000 --> 13:51.000 Let me out. 13:51.000 --> 13:54.000 Do you know what I've been doing, Mrs. Gillis? 13:54.000 --> 13:56.000 No. 13:56.000 --> 13:59.000 I've been doing your den floors, just like you asked me to. 13:59.000 --> 14:01.000 That's fine, Howard. 14:01.000 --> 14:05.000 It was fine being able to work peacefully, 14:05.000 --> 14:09.000 knowing that you were someplace where you couldn't bother me. 14:09.000 --> 14:11.000 I won't bother you, Howard. 14:11.000 --> 14:13.000 It was very peaceful. 14:13.000 --> 14:15.000 Nobody to bother me. 14:15.000 --> 14:17.000 Let me out, Howard. 14:17.000 --> 14:19.000 Will you promise to do as I tell you? 14:19.000 --> 14:21.000 I promise. 14:21.000 --> 14:23.000 Anything? 14:23.000 --> 14:25.000 Anything. 14:25.000 --> 14:27.000 Very well, then. 14:27.000 --> 14:29.000 Now, no tricks. 14:29.000 --> 14:31.000 No. 14:31.000 --> 14:33.000 Feel my hands, Mrs. Gillis. 14:33.000 --> 14:35.000 Are they nice hands? 14:35.000 --> 14:37.000 Yes, they're nice hands. 14:37.000 --> 14:39.000 You haven't felt them. 14:39.000 --> 14:41.000 I haven't felt them. 14:41.000 --> 14:44.000 Did your sons have as nice hands as these? 14:44.000 --> 14:46.000 No. 14:46.000 --> 14:48.000 No, they didn't. 14:48.000 --> 14:50.000 But they didn't have any trouble getting jobs, did they? 14:50.000 --> 14:52.000 I'm just as good as they were, you know. 14:52.000 --> 14:54.000 Of course you are, Howard. 14:54.000 --> 14:56.000 Wouldn't you like some food, lad? 14:56.000 --> 14:58.000 You haven't eaten all day, you know. 14:58.000 --> 15:00.000 Some food would be good, yeah. 15:00.000 --> 15:02.000 Yeah, let me fix you some. 15:02.000 --> 15:06.000 Mrs. Gillis, a woman I worked for once said my hands were weak. 15:06.000 --> 15:08.000 She did. 15:08.000 --> 15:10.000 I'm not allowed, however. 15:10.000 --> 15:12.000 Here, now, lad. 15:12.000 --> 15:14.000 I have some nice cold roast in the icebox. 15:14.000 --> 15:16.000 I taught her a lesson. 15:16.000 --> 15:18.000 It'll only take a minute to fix some salad. 15:18.000 --> 15:20.000 Were your sons' hands strong, Mrs. Gillis? 15:20.000 --> 15:22.000 Not as strong as yours, Howard. 15:22.000 --> 15:24.000 I'll set the table right away. 15:24.000 --> 15:26.000 Mrs. Gillis, feel my hands again. 15:26.000 --> 15:28.000 They're like steel, you know. 15:28.000 --> 15:30.000 I finally managed to get some lunch on the table. 15:30.000 --> 15:32.000 Howard sat beside me. 15:32.000 --> 15:34.000 He didn't say much. 15:34.000 --> 15:36.000 And he ate very little. 15:36.000 --> 15:40.000 I tried to appear casual, to engage him in conversation, anything. 15:40.000 --> 15:42.000 Do you work often, Howard? 15:42.000 --> 15:44.000 Not often. 15:44.000 --> 15:46.000 Do you have trouble finding jobs? 15:46.000 --> 15:48.000 People are anxious to find help these days. 15:48.000 --> 15:50.000 Weren't you? 15:50.000 --> 15:52.000 Yes. 15:52.000 --> 15:54.000 Do you have any problems finding jobs? 15:54.000 --> 15:56.000 No. 15:56.000 --> 15:58.000 Weren't you? 15:58.000 --> 16:00.000 Yes, to find help. 16:00.000 --> 16:02.000 Mrs. Gillis, 16:02.000 --> 16:04.000 they're looking for me. 16:04.000 --> 16:06.000 Who, Howard? 16:06.000 --> 16:08.000 I don't know exactly. 16:08.000 --> 16:10.000 The people I worked for last, I guess. 16:10.000 --> 16:12.000 Was that here, in this town? 16:12.000 --> 16:14.000 No. 16:14.000 --> 16:16.000 It was another town. 16:16.000 --> 16:18.000 Everyone was looking for me, 16:18.000 --> 16:20.000 so I went away. 16:20.000 --> 16:22.000 It's horrible to be spied upon, Mrs. Gillis. 16:22.000 --> 16:24.000 It's horrible to be spied upon, Mrs. Gillis. 16:24.000 --> 16:26.000 It's horrible to be spied upon, Mrs. Gillis. 16:26.000 --> 16:28.000 Do you know what it is to be spied upon? 16:28.000 --> 16:30.000 No, no, I don't. 16:30.000 --> 16:32.000 Would you like to know? 16:32.000 --> 16:34.000 No, I wouldn't, Howard. 16:34.000 --> 16:36.000 I think I'll spy on you the rest of the day. 16:36.000 --> 16:38.000 Then you'll know how it feels. 16:38.000 --> 16:40.000 No, no, please, Howard. 16:40.000 --> 16:42.000 Whatever it is you want, take it and go away. 16:42.000 --> 16:44.000 There's nothing I want, nothing. 16:44.000 --> 16:46.000 I only want to stay here with you. 16:46.000 --> 16:48.000 I can't stand it, Howard. 16:48.000 --> 16:50.000 I can't. 16:50.000 --> 16:52.000 I'm an old woman. 16:52.000 --> 16:54.000 I'm not going away, Mrs. Gillis. 16:54.000 --> 16:56.000 There's still a job to be done. 16:56.000 --> 16:58.000 There's still a job to be done. 16:58.000 --> 17:00.000 I'll go away after I've done 17:00.000 --> 17:02.000 everything that's to be done. 17:02.000 --> 17:04.000 Howard, I have some money here 17:04.000 --> 17:06.000 in the kitchen cabinet drawer. 17:06.000 --> 17:08.000 It's a great deal. 17:08.000 --> 17:10.000 I'll give it to you. 17:10.000 --> 17:12.000 I don't want your money, Mrs. Gillis. 17:12.000 --> 17:14.000 Then go away. 17:14.000 --> 17:16.000 That would be foolish. 17:16.000 --> 17:18.000 Then you'd tell on me. 17:18.000 --> 17:20.000 No, I wouldn't really, Howard. 17:20.000 --> 17:22.000 Never tell a soul that you've been here. 17:22.000 --> 17:24.000 I don't believe you. 17:24.000 --> 17:26.000 And I don't trust you. 17:26.000 --> 17:28.000 There's only one way of being certain 17:28.000 --> 17:30.000 that you won't tell. 17:30.000 --> 17:32.000 My heart jumped when I looked out the window. 17:32.000 --> 17:34.000 I thought it was the milkman. 17:34.000 --> 17:36.000 Tell him to go away. 17:36.000 --> 17:38.000 I can't. I've ordered some extra things. 17:38.000 --> 17:40.000 Then go into the store room until he goes. 17:40.000 --> 17:42.000 I can't, Howard. He knows I'm here. 17:42.000 --> 17:44.000 He'll expect me to pay him. 17:44.000 --> 17:46.000 You promised to do as I told you. 17:46.000 --> 17:48.000 When he pulled open the cabinet drawer, 17:48.000 --> 17:50.000 tell him to take a knife out. 17:50.000 --> 17:52.000 Will you tell him to go away? 17:52.000 --> 17:54.000 If I tell him to go, 17:54.000 --> 17:56.000 he'll think something's wrong. 17:56.000 --> 17:58.000 Then you'll get caught for sure. 17:58.000 --> 18:00.000 All right, Mrs. Gillis. 18:00.000 --> 18:02.000 Take whatever you've ordered, but if you pull any tricks, 18:02.000 --> 18:04.000 you'll be sorry. 18:04.000 --> 18:06.000 Just a moment. 18:06.000 --> 18:08.000 Good afternoon, Mrs. Gillis. 18:08.000 --> 18:10.000 Good afternoon. 18:10.000 --> 18:12.000 A lovely day, isn't it? Yes, it is. 18:12.000 --> 18:14.000 Mrs. Gillis, I think I have good news for you. 18:14.000 --> 18:16.000 You have? Yep. 18:16.000 --> 18:18.000 The company's taking on some more help. 18:18.000 --> 18:20.000 In the future, your deliveries will be made in the early morning. 18:20.000 --> 18:22.000 That's nice. 18:22.000 --> 18:24.000 I don't believe you ever did like these late deliveries, did you? 18:24.000 --> 18:26.000 I never really minded. 18:26.000 --> 18:28.000 If all of our customers were like you, 18:28.000 --> 18:30.000 it wouldn't be such a bad world. 18:30.000 --> 18:32.000 Here you are. 18:32.000 --> 18:34.000 One quart of milk and a pint of half and half. 18:34.000 --> 18:36.000 Goodbye, Mrs. Gillis. 18:36.000 --> 18:38.000 The extra things. You forgot them. 18:38.000 --> 18:40.000 The extra things? 18:40.000 --> 18:42.000 Yes, the extra things. 18:42.000 --> 18:44.000 Now, don't tell me you've forgotten them, 18:44.000 --> 18:46.000 the butter? 18:46.000 --> 18:48.000 Okay, I'll get them right away. 18:48.000 --> 18:50.000 Mrs. Gillis, 18:50.000 --> 18:52.000 I'm going to give you one more chance. 18:52.000 --> 18:54.000 When he comes back, you're going to get rid of him, do you hear? 18:54.000 --> 18:56.000 And if you give me away, I'm going to kill you. 18:56.000 --> 18:58.000 I'll kill you before he can get inside this house 18:58.000 --> 19:00.000 and I don't care what they do to me. 19:00.000 --> 19:02.000 I won't give you away, Howard. I'll only pay him. 19:02.000 --> 19:04.000 I have to do that. Shut up. 19:04.000 --> 19:06.000 Remember. Here you are, Mrs. Gillis. 19:06.000 --> 19:08.000 Thank you. Anything else? 19:08.000 --> 19:10.000 No, that's all. 19:10.000 --> 19:12.000 Mrs. Gillis, I was going to say... 19:12.000 --> 19:14.000 I can't stop. I can't talk today. 19:14.000 --> 19:16.000 I'm very busy. 19:16.000 --> 19:20.000 You're very clever, aren't you, Mrs. Gillis? 19:20.000 --> 19:22.000 What do you mean? 19:22.000 --> 19:24.000 You thought you were going to put something over on me, didn't you? 19:24.000 --> 19:26.000 I sent him away, didn't I? 19:26.000 --> 19:28.000 The extra things you wanted. 19:28.000 --> 19:30.000 There weren't any. 19:30.000 --> 19:32.000 Yes, there were. You saw him. You heard him. 19:32.000 --> 19:34.000 He didn't know what you were talking about. 19:34.000 --> 19:36.000 The milkman had returned. 19:36.000 --> 19:38.000 He stood outside the window. Howard looked at me. 19:38.000 --> 19:40.000 I saw his knuckles grow wide as he clutched the knife. 19:40.000 --> 19:42.000 This is your last chance. Get rid of him. 19:42.000 --> 19:44.000 I will, Howard. I will. 19:44.000 --> 19:48.000 I'm sorry to bother you again, Mrs. Gillis, but you forgot to pay me. 19:48.000 --> 19:50.000 That is, unless you want to... 19:50.000 --> 19:52.000 No, yes, yes. I'll pay you. 19:52.000 --> 19:54.000 Here you are. 19:54.000 --> 19:56.000 Sorry I had to bother you, Mrs. Gillis. 19:56.000 --> 19:58.000 But you see, this is the day I have to come... 19:58.000 --> 20:02.000 Yes, yes, I'm busy. Can't you see that I'm very busy? 20:02.000 --> 20:04.000 Tell me when he's gone, Mrs. Gillis. 20:04.000 --> 20:06.000 I stood by the window and watched. 20:06.000 --> 20:08.000 He got under his truck. 20:08.000 --> 20:10.000 He got under his truck. 20:10.000 --> 20:12.000 Then he drove off. 20:12.000 --> 20:14.000 So that was your scheme, was it? 20:14.000 --> 20:16.000 So you wanted to give me away. 20:16.000 --> 20:18.000 He's gone now, Howard. 20:18.000 --> 20:20.000 You thought he'd save you, didn't you? 20:20.000 --> 20:22.000 No, no, I sent him away like you asked me. 20:22.000 --> 20:24.000 Do you know what would have happened to me? 20:24.000 --> 20:26.000 Do you? 20:26.000 --> 20:28.000 They would have taken me away. 20:28.000 --> 20:30.000 Howard, leave me alone. 20:30.000 --> 20:32.000 I'm going to punish you. 20:32.000 --> 20:34.000 No, Howard, I've been punished enough. 20:34.000 --> 20:36.000 No, you haven't. 20:36.000 --> 20:38.000 Yes. 20:38.000 --> 20:40.000 He was standing very close now. 20:40.000 --> 20:42.000 I knew he still held the knife. 20:42.000 --> 20:44.000 Suddenly everything was black. 20:44.000 --> 20:46.000 I slipped to the floor. 20:54.000 --> 20:57.000 When I came to, I was on the kitchen floor. 20:57.000 --> 20:59.000 My head throbbed. 20:59.000 --> 21:01.000 There I remembered everything. 21:01.000 --> 21:03.000 But where was he? 21:03.000 --> 21:06.000 But where was he? 21:06.000 --> 21:08.000 And I heard a sound, 21:08.000 --> 21:11.000 a soft, swishing sound. 21:11.000 --> 21:13.000 Seemed like hours 21:13.000 --> 21:15.000 before I could bring myself to move. 21:17.000 --> 21:19.000 Suddenly, 21:19.000 --> 21:21.000 the whole clock began to strike. 21:24.000 --> 21:26.000 Why, it was five o'clock. 21:26.000 --> 21:28.000 I'd been unconscious 21:28.000 --> 21:30.000 for longer than I'd thought. 21:30.000 --> 21:32.000 The room had already turned dark 21:32.000 --> 21:34.000 in the late afternoon light, 21:34.000 --> 21:36.000 but I could see him now. 21:36.000 --> 21:38.000 He stood in the middle of the room. 21:38.000 --> 21:40.000 He was pushing my heavy floor polisher 21:40.000 --> 21:42.000 back and forth, 21:42.000 --> 21:44.000 back and forth. 21:44.000 --> 21:46.000 I tried to close the door quietly, 21:46.000 --> 21:48.000 but he looked up. 21:48.000 --> 21:50.000 He saw me. 21:50.000 --> 21:52.000 What time is it, Mrs. Gillis? 21:52.000 --> 21:54.000 About five. 21:54.000 --> 21:56.000 Well, I guess I'll call it a day now. 21:56.000 --> 21:58.000 I've done a nice job, haven't I? 21:58.000 --> 22:00.000 I've done a nice job, haven't I? 22:00.000 --> 22:02.000 Yes, Howard, very nice. 22:02.000 --> 22:04.000 I think I'll be going now. 22:04.000 --> 22:06.000 Doesn't it shine nicely, Mrs. Gillis? 22:06.000 --> 22:08.000 Yes, yes, it does. 22:08.000 --> 22:10.000 Is it worth five dollars to you? 22:10.000 --> 22:12.000 Yes, Howard. 22:12.000 --> 22:14.000 I have nice hands, 22:14.000 --> 22:16.000 haven't I, Mrs. Gillis? 22:16.000 --> 22:18.000 Yes, Howard, you have. 22:18.000 --> 22:20.000 Here, take the money. 22:20.000 --> 22:22.000 Thank you. It's a pity they have to be used 22:22.000 --> 22:24.000 to polish floors. 22:24.000 --> 22:26.000 You've done such a good job, Howard. 22:26.000 --> 22:28.000 I'll give you an extra dollar. 22:28.000 --> 22:30.000 Thank you. 22:30.000 --> 22:32.000 You'll be needing me tomorrow, Mrs. Gillis? 22:32.000 --> 22:34.000 No, thank you, Howard. 22:40.000 --> 22:42.000 The door's locked, Mrs. Gillis. 22:42.000 --> 22:44.000 Yes, Howard. 22:44.000 --> 22:46.000 Do you have the key? 22:46.000 --> 22:48.000 Yes. 22:48.000 --> 22:50.000 Yes, I do. I just remember. 22:50.000 --> 22:52.000 I just remembered 22:52.000 --> 22:54.000 a lot of things. 22:54.000 --> 22:56.000 Mrs. Gillis, there's someone at the door. 22:56.000 --> 22:58.000 Yes, Howard. 22:58.000 --> 23:00.000 Will you open it? 23:00.000 --> 23:02.000 Should I? 23:02.000 --> 23:04.000 Yes, Howard, you have the key. 23:04.000 --> 23:06.000 I have? 23:06.000 --> 23:08.000 Is this it, Mrs. Gillis? 23:08.000 --> 23:10.000 Yes, Howard. 23:10.000 --> 23:12.000 Open the door. 23:12.000 --> 23:14.000 Open the door, Howard. 23:14.000 --> 23:16.000 Open it. 23:16.000 --> 23:18.000 All right, Mrs. Gillis. 23:20.000 --> 23:22.000 I'm Mr. Stevens 23:22.000 --> 23:24.000 from the phone company. Your phone's been 23:24.000 --> 23:26.000 reported out of order. 23:26.000 --> 23:28.000 Mrs. Gillis, is your phone out of order? 23:28.000 --> 23:30.000 No, no, there must be a mistake. 23:30.000 --> 23:32.000 That's strange. We've had several reports. 23:32.000 --> 23:34.000 Maybe I'd better run back and check 23:34.000 --> 23:36.000 my books. 23:36.000 --> 23:38.000 Just a moment, Mr. Stevens. Could you do me a favor? 23:38.000 --> 23:40.000 Why, certainly. 23:40.000 --> 23:42.000 Mrs. Gillis. 23:42.000 --> 23:44.000 This boy, he's worked here all day. 23:44.000 --> 23:46.000 He's done a good job, but I don't think 23:46.000 --> 23:48.000 he's well. 23:48.000 --> 23:50.000 I'm all right, Mrs. Gillis. 23:50.000 --> 23:52.000 Aren't you tired, Howard? 23:52.000 --> 23:54.000 Doesn't your head ache? 23:54.000 --> 23:56.000 Yes. 23:56.000 --> 23:58.000 Yes, I am tired. 23:58.000 --> 24:00.000 My head does ache. 24:00.000 --> 24:02.000 Well, maybe Mr. Stevens will be kind enough 24:02.000 --> 24:04.000 to drive you to the car line. 24:04.000 --> 24:06.000 I'd be glad to, Mrs. Gillis, but I can't wait long. 24:06.000 --> 24:08.000 Right away, and I'll go along, too. 24:08.000 --> 24:10.000 I have some marketing to do. 24:10.000 --> 24:12.000 And Mr. Stevens, as long as you're here, 24:12.000 --> 24:14.000 would you mind checking the phone just to make sure? 24:14.000 --> 24:16.000 Of course. 24:16.000 --> 24:18.000 I'll show you where it is. 24:18.000 --> 24:20.000 Mrs. Gillis? 24:20.000 --> 24:22.000 No, Howard, you wait here. We'll be right back. 24:22.000 --> 24:24.000 I move quickly 24:24.000 --> 24:26.000 toward the den. 24:26.000 --> 24:28.000 Mr. Stevens followed me. 24:28.000 --> 24:30.000 Once inside, I closed the door behind me. 24:30.000 --> 24:32.000 He spotted the torn 24:32.000 --> 24:34.000 wires at once. 24:34.000 --> 24:36.000 Say, this phone... 24:36.000 --> 24:38.000 It's that boy. That man. 24:38.000 --> 24:40.000 He's dangerous. Drive us to the police 24:40.000 --> 24:42.000 station as fast as you can. 24:42.000 --> 24:44.000 Well, I... 24:44.000 --> 24:46.000 Before he could reply, I opened the den door and went out 24:46.000 --> 24:48.000 into the empty room. 24:48.000 --> 24:50.000 Howard! 24:50.000 --> 24:52.000 He's gone. 24:52.000 --> 24:54.000 It sure looks that way. 24:54.000 --> 24:56.000 No, no, you've got to find him. 24:56.000 --> 24:58.000 But, Mrs. Gillis, if you were afraid... 24:58.000 --> 25:00.000 You don't understand. He's angry with me. 25:00.000 --> 25:02.000 He wants to kill me, and now he's hiding here somewhere. 25:02.000 --> 25:04.000 When you go, he'll come out and kill me. 25:04.000 --> 25:06.000 Say that, ma'am. Take it easy. 25:06.000 --> 25:08.000 You're getting yourself all worked up. 25:08.000 --> 25:10.000 You don't believe me. 25:10.000 --> 25:12.000 Look, Mrs. Gillis, maybe I'd better run down to the corner 25:12.000 --> 25:14.000 and phone for somebody. 25:14.000 --> 25:16.000 I'll go with you. Well, sure, if it'll make you feel any better. 25:16.000 --> 25:18.000 My car's right outside in the driveway. 25:18.000 --> 25:20.000 Yes. Come on. 25:20.000 --> 25:22.000 Yes, and we'll call the police. 25:22.000 --> 25:24.000 They'll come and get him. 25:24.000 --> 25:26.000 Sure, whatever you say. 25:26.000 --> 25:28.000 He looked like a nice enough 25:28.000 --> 25:30.000 young fellow, though. Are you sure 25:30.000 --> 25:32.000 that he... 25:32.000 --> 25:34.000 Were you looking for me, Mrs. Gillis? 25:34.000 --> 25:36.000 Why, yes, 25:36.000 --> 25:38.000 Howard, I was. 25:38.000 --> 25:40.000 Are you ready to go? Yes, 25:40.000 --> 25:42.000 I'm ready. I just thought I'd wait in the car. 25:42.000 --> 25:44.000 Sure, sure. 25:44.000 --> 25:46.000 All right, Mrs. Gillis, 25:46.000 --> 25:48.000 you get in the back here. 25:48.000 --> 25:50.000 Thank you. 25:58.000 --> 26:00.000 It's very kind of you 26:00.000 --> 26:02.000 to do this for me. 26:02.000 --> 26:04.000 I'm very tired. 26:04.000 --> 26:06.000 Just relax, Howard. 26:06.000 --> 26:08.000 We'll take care of you. 26:08.000 --> 26:10.000 Already? 26:10.000 --> 26:12.000 Already, Mr. Stevens. 26:12.000 --> 26:14.000 Mr. Stevens. 26:14.000 --> 26:16.000 Don't you think I have nice hands? 26:16.000 --> 26:18.000 Why? 26:18.000 --> 26:20.000 Yes, I guess so. 26:20.000 --> 26:22.000 Yes. 26:22.000 --> 26:24.000 They're strong hands, too. 26:24.000 --> 26:40.000 Very strong. 26:44.000 --> 26:46.000 Thank you, Gene Kelly 26:46.000 --> 26:48.000 and Ethel Barrymore, for a splendid performance. 26:48.000 --> 26:50.000 Our stars will return in just a moment. 26:50.000 --> 26:52.000 Say, 26:52.000 --> 26:54.000 Hap, I've got a wonderful 26:54.000 --> 26:56.000 New Year's resolution here. 26:56.000 --> 26:58.000 Don't tell me you're resolved to give up talking, Howard. 26:58.000 --> 27:00.000 Give up talking? Me, auto light, 27:00.000 --> 27:02.000 powder-packed Wilcox? 27:02.000 --> 27:04.000 Will a pistol-packing cowboy give up his gun? 27:04.000 --> 27:06.000 Will a power-packed auto light stay full battery 27:06.000 --> 27:08.000 give up the ghost when you need it most? 27:08.000 --> 27:10.000 Not on your life, by Cornelius. 27:10.000 --> 27:12.000 No, sir, Hap, the New Year's resolution I've got 27:12.000 --> 27:14.000 is for every car owner who doesn't already have 27:14.000 --> 27:16.000 an auto light stay full battery. 27:16.000 --> 27:18.000 And the resolution reads, 27:18.000 --> 27:20.000 I resolve at the earliest opportunity 27:20.000 --> 27:22.000 that is tomorrow morning 27:22.000 --> 27:24.000 to drive down to my nearest auto light dealer 27:24.000 --> 27:26.000 and get a brand new auto light stay full battery. 27:26.000 --> 27:28.000 The battery that needs water only three times a year 27:28.000 --> 27:30.000 in normal car use. 27:30.000 --> 27:32.000 For remember, friends, 27:32.000 --> 27:34.000 you're right with auto light. 27:34.000 --> 27:36.000 And remember, too, auto light means 27:36.000 --> 27:38.000 batteries. 27:38.000 --> 27:40.000 Stay full batteries. 27:40.000 --> 27:42.000 Auto light means spark plugs. 27:42.000 --> 27:44.000 Ignition engineered resistor spark plugs. 27:44.000 --> 27:46.000 Auto light means ignition systems. 27:46.000 --> 27:48.000 The lifeline of your car. 27:48.000 --> 27:50.000 The lifeline of your car. 27:50.000 --> 27:52.000 And now here again is Mr. Gene Kelly. 27:52.000 --> 27:54.000 It's always a pleasure to appear on suspense, 27:54.000 --> 27:56.000 but it was especially wonderful playing opposite 27:56.000 --> 27:58.000 a truly great lady of the stage and screen, 27:58.000 --> 28:00.000 Miss Ethel Barrymore. 28:00.000 --> 28:02.000 Why, thank you, Gene. It was a great pleasure for me, too. 28:02.000 --> 28:04.000 Even though in the story I had a harrowing time. 28:04.000 --> 28:06.000 Well, that's the specialty of suspense, Miss Barrymore. 28:06.000 --> 28:08.000 That's why I try never to miss a chance 28:08.000 --> 28:10.000 to be on the stage. 28:10.000 --> 28:12.000 I'm glad you're here. 28:12.000 --> 28:14.000 I'm glad you're here. 28:14.000 --> 28:16.000 I'm glad you're here. 28:16.000 --> 28:18.000 I'm glad you're here, Miss Barrymore. 28:18.000 --> 28:20.000 That's why I try never to miss a program. 28:20.000 --> 28:22.000 For instance, next week, Radio's Outstanding 28:22.000 --> 28:24.000 Theatre of Thrills presents Danny Kay 28:24.000 --> 28:26.000 in a new kind of role for him. 28:26.000 --> 28:28.000 He plays a murderer in a story 28:28.000 --> 28:30.000 titled The Two Perfect Alibi. 28:30.000 --> 28:32.000 And you can be sure it's 28:32.000 --> 28:34.000 another gripping study in... 28:34.000 --> 28:36.000 Suspense. 28:36.000 --> 28:38.000 Gene Kelly can currently be seen 28:38.000 --> 28:40.000 in the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer All-Star 28:40.000 --> 28:42.000 Technicolor Musical, Words and Music, 28:42.000 --> 28:44.000 based on the lives and music of Rogers and Hart. 28:44.000 --> 28:46.000 Ethel Barrymore may currently be seen 28:46.000 --> 28:48.000 in the David O. Selznick Production Portrait of Jenny. 28:48.000 --> 28:50.000 Tonight's suspense play 28:50.000 --> 28:52.000 was by Mel Dinelli, with music composed 28:52.000 --> 28:54.000 by Lucian Morawek and conducted by 28:54.000 --> 28:56.000 Lud Bluskin. The entire production 28:56.000 --> 28:58.000 was under the direction of Anton M. Lieder. 28:58.000 --> 29:00.000 Next Thursday, same time, 29:00.000 --> 29:02.000 hear Danny Kay in The Two Perfect Alibi. 29:02.000 --> 29:04.000 The Two Perfect Alibi 29:04.000 --> 29:06.000 Remember, you're right 29:06.000 --> 29:08.000 with autolight. 29:08.000 --> 29:10.000 So switch to autolight. 29:10.000 --> 29:12.000 Good night. 29:12.000 --> 29:14.000 This is CBS, 29:14.000 --> 29:42.000 the Columbia Broadcasting System.