1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:14,760 Now, Auto Light and its 60,000 dealers and service stations present... 2 00:00:14,760 --> 00:00:17,760 Suspense! 3 00:00:17,760 --> 00:00:29,680 Tonight, Auto Light brings you Edmund Gwen in Murder in Black and White, a suspense play 4 00:00:29,680 --> 00:00:34,680 produced and directed by Anton M. 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--> 00:02:40,120 Yeah. 34 00:02:40,120 --> 00:02:41,120 Mm-hmm. 35 00:02:41,120 --> 00:02:43,120 Yes, yes. 36 00:02:43,120 --> 00:02:46,120 Everything has been carried out exactly as I planned it. 37 00:02:46,120 --> 00:02:49,120 Tom is dead. 38 00:02:49,120 --> 00:02:52,120 Now, 915. 39 00:02:52,120 --> 00:02:53,760 Good. 40 00:02:53,760 --> 00:02:56,720 Everything is working out right on schedule. 41 00:02:56,720 --> 00:03:02,600 Now Tab C, procedure to follow murder. 42 00:03:02,600 --> 00:03:05,480 Yeah, here it is. 43 00:03:05,480 --> 00:03:08,360 Replace pistol in my left jacket pocket. 44 00:03:08,360 --> 00:03:09,360 Mm-hmm. 45 00:03:09,360 --> 00:03:15,080 Fold blanket across foot of bed, making sure that it's not still smoldering from the discharge 46 00:03:15,080 --> 00:03:17,280 of the gun. 47 00:03:17,280 --> 00:03:23,360 Using clean handkerchief from breast pocket, wipe soda dispenser and replace on sideboard. 48 00:03:23,360 --> 00:03:30,040 Then, pick up decanter and glasses, take them to the kitchen. 49 00:03:30,040 --> 00:03:34,640 Wash glasses, dry them on handkerchief from breast pocket. 50 00:03:34,640 --> 00:03:36,840 Put them away. 51 00:03:36,840 --> 00:03:38,840 Holding with handkerchief. 52 00:03:38,840 --> 00:03:39,840 Yeah. 53 00:03:39,840 --> 00:03:42,240 Dry handkerchief with handkerchief. 54 00:03:42,240 --> 00:03:45,240 Return to Tom's room and restore it to sideboard. 55 00:03:45,240 --> 00:03:46,480 That's it. 56 00:03:46,480 --> 00:03:48,080 The decanter there. 57 00:03:48,080 --> 00:03:50,520 Replace handkerchief in breast pocket. 58 00:03:50,520 --> 00:03:53,720 Pull covers up around body on the bed. 59 00:03:53,720 --> 00:03:55,540 Put on my hat. 60 00:03:55,540 --> 00:03:57,640 Take off my gloves. 61 00:03:57,640 --> 00:04:00,880 Put them in my left hand pocket with gun. 62 00:04:00,880 --> 00:04:03,840 And place notebook in right hand pocket. 63 00:04:03,840 --> 00:04:09,120 Remember, there is no hurry. 64 00:04:09,120 --> 00:04:10,120 No. 65 00:04:10,120 --> 00:04:12,120 Oh, no. 66 00:04:12,120 --> 00:04:16,040 Now, now let me see. 67 00:04:16,040 --> 00:04:19,120 I believe I anticipated everything quite correctly. 68 00:04:19,120 --> 00:04:20,600 Oh, yes. 69 00:04:20,600 --> 00:04:23,120 Yes, the bedroom lights. 70 00:04:23,120 --> 00:04:25,880 I'll leave on the downstairs light, naturally. 71 00:04:25,880 --> 00:04:26,880 Yeah. 72 00:04:26,880 --> 00:04:27,880 Well, now 9.30. 73 00:04:27,880 --> 00:04:34,080 Thomasina and Clark can't possibly return before 11.30, and I doubt if they'll want 74 00:04:34,080 --> 00:04:37,080 to disturb Tom at that hour. 75 00:04:37,080 --> 00:04:38,080 No. 76 00:04:38,080 --> 00:04:43,480 No, I'll just stroll across town to my apartment house. 77 00:04:43,480 --> 00:04:48,600 People are quite accustomed to my taking a walk each evening after dinner. 78 00:04:48,600 --> 00:04:56,040 Then the train at 11 o'clock for my usual weekly business trip to the city. 79 00:04:56,040 --> 00:05:00,520 I'll go directly upon arriving in the city in the morning to my usual hotel. 80 00:05:00,520 --> 00:05:10,040 And shortly after that, someone should notify me of Tom's death. 81 00:05:10,040 --> 00:05:13,720 Yes. 82 00:05:13,720 --> 00:05:20,960 I believe this has been a most satisfactory murder. 83 00:05:20,960 --> 00:05:23,960 Yes. 84 00:05:23,960 --> 00:05:37,840 For suspense, Auto Light is bringing you Edmund Gwen in Radio's outstanding theater of thrills, 85 00:05:37,840 --> 00:05:38,840 Suspense. 86 00:05:38,840 --> 00:05:43,840 Hi, there, Arnold. 87 00:05:43,840 --> 00:05:47,920 Say, what's that? 88 00:05:47,920 --> 00:05:49,160 That's my sound man. 89 00:05:49,160 --> 00:05:54,160 To make this commercial dramatic, we start with the deep, solemn tone of a gong. 90 00:05:54,160 --> 00:05:57,400 Sound man, I said gong. 91 00:05:57,400 --> 00:06:02,320 Oh, well, let's say it's a trainload of car owners rushing to get wide gap Auto Light 92 00:06:02,320 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install Auto Light Resistor spark plugs because 104 00:06:44,440 --> 00:06:49,880 their engines idle smoother, give better performance on leaner gas mixtures, actually save gas. 105 00:06:49,880 --> 00:06:55,960 Arnold, before your sound man loses his head, let's get back to suspense. 106 00:06:55,960 --> 00:07:03,280 And now Auto Light brings back to our Hollywood sound stage, Edmund Gwynn as Rice Archer in 107 00:07:03,280 --> 00:07:14,600 Murder in Black and White, a tale well calculated to keep you in suspense. 108 00:07:14,600 --> 00:07:16,160 I hope you had a nice trip, sir. 109 00:07:16,160 --> 00:07:17,160 Yes, very pleasant. 110 00:07:17,160 --> 00:07:18,160 Here you are, sir. 111 00:07:18,160 --> 00:07:19,160 Ah, yes, my regular room. 112 00:07:19,160 --> 00:07:20,160 Put my luggage on the floor there. 113 00:07:20,160 --> 00:07:21,160 Yes, sir. 114 00:07:21,160 --> 00:07:22,160 Thank you, boy. 115 00:07:22,160 --> 00:07:23,160 This is for you. 116 00:07:23,160 --> 00:07:24,160 Oh, thanks for nothing. 117 00:07:24,160 --> 00:07:25,160 My train was two minutes late in arriving, so it must be a long journey. 118 00:07:25,160 --> 00:07:26,160 I'll see you in a minute. 119 00:07:26,160 --> 00:07:27,160 I'll see you in a minute. 120 00:07:27,160 --> 00:07:28,160 I'll see you in a minute. 121 00:07:28,160 --> 00:07:29,160 I'll see you in a minute. 122 00:07:29,160 --> 00:07:30,160 I'll see you in a minute. 123 00:07:30,160 --> 00:07:31,160 I'll see you in a minute. 124 00:07:31,160 --> 00:07:32,160 I'll see you in a minute. 125 00:07:32,160 --> 00:07:35,960 It must be, yes, 832. 126 00:07:35,960 --> 00:07:38,360 Now my notebook. 127 00:07:38,360 --> 00:07:42,600 Tab C, item four. 128 00:07:42,600 --> 00:07:45,040 Procedure upon arrival in the city. 129 00:07:45,040 --> 00:07:46,040 I... 130 00:07:46,040 --> 00:07:52,480 Yeah, yeah, yeah, she is excellent, excellent. 131 00:07:52,480 --> 00:07:54,160 Your order, please. 132 00:07:54,160 --> 00:07:55,160 Room service, please. 133 00:07:55,160 --> 00:07:56,160 Just a minute, sir. 134 00:07:56,160 --> 00:07:57,160 Room service. 135 00:07:57,160 --> 00:07:58,160 This is room 459. 136 00:07:58,160 --> 00:07:59,160 459, yes, sir. 137 00:07:59,160 --> 00:08:00,160 I'd like to see you in a minute. 138 00:08:00,160 --> 00:08:02,160 Room 459. 139 00:08:02,160 --> 00:08:03,160 459, yes, sir. 140 00:08:03,160 --> 00:08:04,160 I'd like some grapefruit. 141 00:08:04,160 --> 00:08:05,160 Be sure that it's fresh. 142 00:08:05,160 --> 00:08:08,640 Two eggs boiled exactly one minute and a half. 143 00:08:08,640 --> 00:08:11,120 Three slices of whole-wheeled toast. 144 00:08:11,120 --> 00:08:14,160 I'd like this toasted exactly two minutes on each side. 145 00:08:14,160 --> 00:08:17,960 Plenty of butter, a pot of coffee with a double order of cream. 146 00:08:17,960 --> 00:08:18,960 Yes, sir. 147 00:08:18,960 --> 00:08:19,960 Oh, yes. 148 00:08:19,960 --> 00:08:23,640 And would you sit up at times and find out if there's an Amesville Gazette around, will 149 00:08:23,640 --> 00:08:24,640 you? 150 00:08:24,640 --> 00:08:25,640 Yes, sir. 151 00:08:25,640 --> 00:08:28,640 Let me see now. 152 00:08:28,640 --> 00:08:32,120 Undress, take a shower. 153 00:08:32,120 --> 00:08:34,560 Then shave and get dressed. 154 00:08:34,560 --> 00:08:36,520 Wear the blue shirt with matching tie. 155 00:08:36,520 --> 00:08:42,160 And by that time, breakfast should be served. 156 00:08:42,160 --> 00:08:44,040 Yes. 157 00:08:44,040 --> 00:08:47,040 Come in. 158 00:08:47,040 --> 00:08:50,600 Room service, sir. 159 00:08:50,600 --> 00:08:52,600 I'm sorry, sir, but there was no Amesville paper. 160 00:08:52,600 --> 00:08:53,800 It's not important. 161 00:08:53,800 --> 00:08:55,440 I have a niece who lives in Amesville. 162 00:08:55,440 --> 00:08:58,400 She works for an aircraft factory, the Hannigan Company. 163 00:08:58,400 --> 00:08:59,400 It's our company. 164 00:08:59,400 --> 00:09:01,600 That is, I'm a junior partner in the firm. 165 00:09:01,600 --> 00:09:05,440 The senior partner was... is Tom Hannigan. 166 00:09:05,440 --> 00:09:08,040 Well, I must remember to tell my niece. 167 00:09:08,040 --> 00:09:09,160 Will there be anything else, sir? 168 00:09:09,160 --> 00:09:10,160 No, no, no, thank you. 169 00:09:10,160 --> 00:09:11,440 I'll just sign the bill. 170 00:09:11,440 --> 00:09:13,640 I'm adding your gratuity to the bill. 171 00:09:13,640 --> 00:09:14,640 Thank you, sir. 172 00:09:14,640 --> 00:09:15,800 Perhaps you know my niece, sir. 173 00:09:15,800 --> 00:09:16,800 Her name is... 174 00:09:16,800 --> 00:09:18,880 I'm afraid I'm not familiar with the names of the employees. 175 00:09:18,880 --> 00:09:19,880 That'll be all, waiter. 176 00:09:19,880 --> 00:09:20,880 Yes, sir. 177 00:09:20,880 --> 00:09:21,880 Phew. 178 00:09:21,880 --> 00:09:27,320 I must be more careful. 179 00:09:27,320 --> 00:09:31,880 You almost referred to Tom in the past tense. 180 00:09:31,880 --> 00:09:34,560 I believe I should make a note of that. 181 00:09:34,560 --> 00:09:35,560 Yes. 182 00:09:35,560 --> 00:09:36,560 Yes. 183 00:09:36,560 --> 00:09:53,360 Be sure to speak of Tom in present tense until after the notification of his murder. 184 00:09:53,360 --> 00:09:54,880 Too bad I couldn't get the Amesville paper. 185 00:09:54,880 --> 00:09:58,840 But to have made an issue about them sending out for it would have been too pointed. 186 00:09:58,840 --> 00:10:00,920 Oh, perhaps the city paperwork. 187 00:10:00,920 --> 00:10:04,280 They must have discovered the body by this time. 188 00:10:04,280 --> 00:10:08,720 They probably haven't called or wired out of consideration of the hour. 189 00:10:08,720 --> 00:10:09,720 Yes. 190 00:10:09,720 --> 00:10:11,520 Yes, now let's see. 191 00:10:11,520 --> 00:10:13,480 Cold war gets warmer. 192 00:10:13,480 --> 00:10:16,440 President fishing in Gulf Stream. 193 00:10:16,440 --> 00:10:17,440 New highway. 194 00:10:17,440 --> 00:10:18,440 Politics. 195 00:10:18,440 --> 00:10:19,440 Benefit. 196 00:10:19,440 --> 00:10:20,440 Prominent citizen dies. 197 00:10:20,440 --> 00:10:21,440 Yes. 198 00:10:21,440 --> 00:10:22,440 Now, I'm going to go and get the Amesville paper. 199 00:10:22,440 --> 00:10:23,440 Yes, sir. 200 00:10:23,440 --> 00:10:26,440 Now, now the wrong one. 201 00:10:26,440 --> 00:10:27,440 Society. 202 00:10:27,440 --> 00:10:28,440 Sports. 203 00:10:28,440 --> 00:10:29,440 Drama. 204 00:10:29,440 --> 00:10:30,440 Oh, nothing. 205 00:10:30,440 --> 00:10:31,440 Nothing. 206 00:10:31,440 --> 00:10:35,840 It must be that it's just too early, of course. 207 00:10:35,840 --> 00:10:37,840 Of course, that's it. 208 00:10:37,840 --> 00:10:38,840 Yes. 209 00:10:38,840 --> 00:10:42,200 Fortunately, I've prepared for every possibility. 210 00:10:42,200 --> 00:10:45,440 All I have to do is to look in the notebook. 211 00:10:45,440 --> 00:10:47,720 It should be right here. 212 00:10:47,720 --> 00:10:48,720 Yes. 213 00:10:48,720 --> 00:10:49,720 Yes. 214 00:10:49,720 --> 00:10:54,800 Nothing in the morning paper and no notice received by time breakfast is served. 215 00:10:54,800 --> 00:10:57,600 Eat breakfast leisurely. 216 00:10:57,600 --> 00:11:03,600 Yes, then proceed with normal business calls, checking back with hotel at frequent intervals. 217 00:11:03,600 --> 00:11:04,600 Yes. 218 00:11:04,600 --> 00:11:05,600 That's it. 219 00:11:05,600 --> 00:11:06,600 That's it. 220 00:11:06,600 --> 00:11:07,600 Normalcy. 221 00:11:07,600 --> 00:11:09,600 Normalcy is the proper note. 222 00:11:09,600 --> 00:11:12,160 Now let's see. 223 00:11:12,160 --> 00:11:13,160 Plenty of butter. 224 00:11:13,160 --> 00:11:14,160 Toast. 225 00:11:14,160 --> 00:11:15,160 Just right. 226 00:11:15,160 --> 00:11:16,160 Time. 227 00:11:16,160 --> 00:11:17,160 Time. 228 00:11:17,160 --> 00:11:18,160 Time. 229 00:11:18,160 --> 00:11:19,160 Time. 230 00:11:19,160 --> 00:11:25,720 Well, Mr. Archer, I hope you didn't come in to tell me that the Hannigan Company can't 231 00:11:25,720 --> 00:11:27,000 deliver that order on time. 232 00:11:27,000 --> 00:11:28,000 Not at all. 233 00:11:28,000 --> 00:11:29,520 This is merely one of my courtesy calls. 234 00:11:29,520 --> 00:11:31,440 Tom and I like to keep our customers happy. 235 00:11:31,440 --> 00:11:35,320 Then all you have to do is to continue turning out precision parts as well as you have been. 236 00:11:35,320 --> 00:11:36,320 How is Tom? 237 00:11:36,320 --> 00:11:37,320 Tom, oh, Tom is fine. 238 00:11:37,320 --> 00:11:38,320 Hotel Sherman. 239 00:11:38,320 --> 00:11:39,320 Mr. Archer speaking. 240 00:11:39,320 --> 00:11:40,320 Mr. Archer speaking. 241 00:11:40,320 --> 00:11:41,320 Tom, I'm sorry. 242 00:11:41,320 --> 00:11:42,320 Tom, I'm sorry. 243 00:11:42,320 --> 00:11:43,320 Tom, I'm sorry. 244 00:11:43,320 --> 00:11:44,320 Tom, I'm sorry. 245 00:11:44,320 --> 00:11:45,320 Tom, I'm sorry. 246 00:11:45,320 --> 00:11:46,320 Tom, I'm sorry. 247 00:11:46,320 --> 00:11:47,320 Tom, I'm sorry. 248 00:11:47,320 --> 00:11:48,320 Tom, I'm sorry. 249 00:11:48,320 --> 00:11:49,360 Tom, I'm sorry. 250 00:11:49,360 --> 00:11:56,240 Tom, can I have another pair of gloves? 251 00:11:56,240 --> 00:11:57,240 Please? 252 00:11:57,240 --> 00:11:58,240 Mr. Archer speaking. 253 00:11:58,240 --> 00:11:59,240 Mr. Rice Archer, room 459. 254 00:11:59,240 --> 00:12:00,240 Are there any messages for me? 255 00:12:00,240 --> 00:12:01,240 Just a minute, Mr. Archer. 256 00:12:01,240 --> 00:12:02,240 I'll connect you with the desk clerk. 257 00:12:02,240 --> 00:12:03,240 Thank you. 258 00:12:03,240 --> 00:12:04,240 I must be sure I have this right. 259 00:12:04,240 --> 00:12:06,080 Tab C. Yes, here it is. 260 00:12:06,080 --> 00:12:07,480 Procedure with hotel clerk. 261 00:12:07,480 --> 00:12:09,980 And hm, hm, hm. 262 00:12:09,980 --> 00:12:11,580 Ah, good. 263 00:12:11,580 --> 00:12:12,680 Good. 264 00:12:12,680 --> 00:12:17,680 Ah, good. Good I have an answer for anything he may tell me. 265 00:12:17,680 --> 00:12:18,680 Yes, clerk. 266 00:12:20,680 --> 00:12:21,680 Hello, desk clerk. 267 00:12:21,680 --> 00:12:28,680 This is Mr. Rice Archer, room 459. Any messages, please? 268 00:12:28,680 --> 00:12:30,680 Just a minute, Mr. Archer. 269 00:12:30,680 --> 00:12:32,680 They are probably telephone, aren't they? 270 00:12:32,680 --> 00:12:33,680 Mr. Archer? 271 00:12:32,680 --> 00:12:33,680 Yeah? 272 00:12:33,680 --> 00:12:35,680 There's nothing for you, Mr. Archer. 273 00:12:36,680 --> 00:12:37,680 Nothing? 274 00:12:36,680 --> 00:12:37,680 Not a thing. 275 00:12:39,680 --> 00:12:40,680 Thank you. 276 00:12:40,680 --> 00:12:42,680 Very much. 277 00:12:59,680 --> 00:13:01,680 I'm really in town on business, Mr. Whiticum. 278 00:13:01,680 --> 00:13:05,680 But I couldn't resist stopping in long enough to see if there was anything new in jade on the market. 279 00:13:05,680 --> 00:13:14,680 I don't know if you're interested, Mr. Archer, but I've just heard that Joyner in Philadelphia is willing to sell his snuff box from the Ming dynasty. 280 00:13:14,680 --> 00:13:18,680 You know, it's white jade with an inlaid green dragon. 281 00:13:18,680 --> 00:13:20,680 Joyner is asking 12,000. 282 00:13:20,680 --> 00:13:22,680 From the Ming dynasty? Try to get it for me. 283 00:13:22,680 --> 00:13:25,680 All right, Mr. Archer. Business must be good. 284 00:13:25,680 --> 00:13:35,680 Business is... excellent. 285 00:13:35,680 --> 00:13:37,680 No, no one is called, Mr. Archer. 286 00:13:37,680 --> 00:13:39,680 And how's that old son of a gun Tom? 287 00:13:39,680 --> 00:13:42,680 Tom, he's... I believe he's fine. 288 00:13:42,680 --> 00:13:47,680 Not a thing, Mr. Archer. There's nothing for you, Mr. Archer. 289 00:13:47,680 --> 00:14:01,680 And sure, the eggs are one and a half minutes each. Three slices of whole wheat toast, toasted two minutes on each side, plenty of butter, a double order of cream with a pot of coffee, and that'll be all. 290 00:14:04,680 --> 00:14:09,680 24 hours since I arrived in the city and still no word? 291 00:14:09,680 --> 00:14:17,680 Well, there must have been some sort of slip-up at home in some manner, some manner perfectly plausible if I knew what it was. 292 00:14:17,680 --> 00:14:21,680 News of Tom's death has been delayed. 293 00:14:21,680 --> 00:14:27,680 It doesn't mean anything except my plan of action must be held up until someone calls me. 294 00:14:27,680 --> 00:14:31,680 Oh, surely I'll hear sometime during the day. 295 00:14:31,680 --> 00:14:43,680 It's nice of you to take me to lunch, Archer. I must say I look forward to your regular visits. 296 00:14:43,680 --> 00:14:44,680 How's Tom? 297 00:14:44,680 --> 00:14:47,680 Tom, I haven't... I mean, he's fine, very fine. 298 00:14:52,680 --> 00:14:57,680 Well, Archer, you certainly know your restaurants. That was quite a dinner. 299 00:14:57,680 --> 00:14:58,680 Thank you. 300 00:14:58,680 --> 00:15:04,680 You know, the last time I was talking to Tom, he mentioned you had a lot of bomber clips ordered by the government and then cancelled. 301 00:15:04,680 --> 00:15:11,680 He said you'd sell them cheaply since the government paid for the cancellation if someone could figure out a use for them. 302 00:15:11,680 --> 00:15:14,680 Well, I believe I've got an idea and I'd like to know what you and Tom think. 303 00:15:14,680 --> 00:15:17,680 Tom? Why, Tom's fine. 304 00:15:23,680 --> 00:15:24,680 Your order, please. 305 00:15:24,680 --> 00:15:25,680 Yes, clerk, please. 306 00:15:25,680 --> 00:15:28,680 Just a minute. 307 00:15:28,680 --> 00:15:29,680 Yes, clerk. 308 00:15:29,680 --> 00:15:35,680 This is Mr. Rice, Archer, room 459. Any... messages? 309 00:15:35,680 --> 00:15:37,680 No, no messages, Mr. Archer. 310 00:15:39,680 --> 00:15:47,680 I see. I'll be checking out in a few minutes, clerk. Taking the midnight train back to Amesville. 311 00:15:47,680 --> 00:15:56,680 You might send the boy up in 15 minutes and if there are any messages before I check out, you will call me, won't you? 312 00:16:06,680 --> 00:16:12,680 Two days away from home and not a word from anyone. Well, they must have discovered the body. 313 00:16:12,680 --> 00:16:18,680 Well, I'll be home in the morning. I'll go straight to the factory and then someone will tell me. 314 00:16:18,680 --> 00:16:24,680 Surely it's... of course, it's entirely possible that everyone thinks I've been told by someone else. Of course, of course, that's it. 315 00:16:24,680 --> 00:16:33,680 Things have been very strange today. Why, there have been times when I almost felt as if I hadn't killed Tom. 316 00:16:33,680 --> 00:16:35,680 That I'd imagined the whole business. 317 00:16:35,680 --> 00:16:43,680 Yes, it's really most fortunate that I wrote everything down in the notebook. I only have to reread it to remember... 318 00:16:43,680 --> 00:16:47,680 to remember that Tom is dead and that I killed him. 319 00:16:47,680 --> 00:16:54,680 Well, I'll be home in the morning. Nothing to worry about now. 320 00:16:54,680 --> 00:17:06,680 Now, I have everything in the notebook ready to say and do when I at last hear the news. 321 00:17:06,680 --> 00:17:16,680 Good morning. Good morning, Mr. Archer. Good morning. Good morning, sir. Good morning. Good morning, Mr. Archer. 322 00:17:16,680 --> 00:17:20,680 Strange. Everyone seems to be acting quite normally. 323 00:17:20,680 --> 00:17:28,680 Perhaps because they're only employees. Of course, that's it. The workers would feel no sorrow. They didn't know Tom was... as I did. 324 00:17:28,680 --> 00:17:34,680 Now, now, let me see. Normal procedure would be to let Clark Henry know I'm back. 325 00:17:34,680 --> 00:17:38,680 Yes. Miss Gordon, would you inform... Oh, never mind. Morning, Clark. 326 00:17:38,680 --> 00:17:41,680 Good morning, Mr. Archer. How was your trip to the city? 327 00:17:41,680 --> 00:17:48,680 Excellent, Clark. I managed to get a couple of orders increased substantially. Everything go all right here? 328 00:17:48,680 --> 00:17:57,680 Yeah. Sure. That's fine. How's Tom? Great. He'll probably be back to work in a day or two. 329 00:17:57,680 --> 00:18:03,680 He will? Fine. Excellent, in fact. Yeah, it'll be great to have him back, won't it, Mr. Archer? 330 00:18:03,680 --> 00:18:08,680 Oh, yes. Yes, yes. I was thinking about the additional orders. 331 00:18:08,680 --> 00:18:12,680 Tom will be glad to hear about those. You know how he worries about the business. 332 00:18:12,680 --> 00:18:18,680 Well, gotta get back to work. See you later, Mr. Archer. Yeah, yeah. 333 00:18:18,680 --> 00:18:29,680 Procedure following murder. What to say if notified of Tom's death by Thomas Senor, by Clark, by police? 334 00:18:29,680 --> 00:18:40,680 What to do if read of death in paper before personal notification? Everything. Everything except... 335 00:18:40,680 --> 00:18:45,680 Uncle Rice, you're back. Yeah. 336 00:18:45,680 --> 00:18:51,680 How was the wicked city, Uncle Rice? Like... like it always is. Everything is normal. 337 00:18:51,680 --> 00:18:54,680 Uncle Rice. Yeah. What is it, Thomas Senor? 338 00:18:54,680 --> 00:19:02,680 Purple lipstick. See? I'm going to leave lathers of it on Clark's cheek. You know why? He proposed last night. 339 00:19:02,680 --> 00:19:08,680 Congratulations. I suppose your father will be pleased. 340 00:19:08,680 --> 00:19:12,680 Tom, he was delighted. We're going to have an engagement party tomorrow night. 341 00:19:12,680 --> 00:19:16,680 Couldn't have it until after you got back. Tom wouldn't hear of it. 342 00:19:16,680 --> 00:19:21,680 Tom? How is he? Fine. Tom's fine. 343 00:19:27,680 --> 00:19:31,680 Mr. Archer, I'm going home early. I'm not feeling too well and tomorrow's a big day. 344 00:19:31,680 --> 00:19:34,680 But I'm taking some work home with me. Yeah, yeah, yes, of course. 345 00:19:34,680 --> 00:19:37,680 I suppose you'll be going over tonight to tell Tom about the new orders. 346 00:19:37,680 --> 00:19:39,680 Oh, yeah, yes, that might be a good idea. 347 00:19:39,680 --> 00:19:42,680 You'll be tickled to death to hear about him. You know Tom. 348 00:19:48,680 --> 00:19:51,680 Oh, Mr. Archer. Yeah? What is it, Miss Gordon? 349 00:19:51,680 --> 00:19:55,680 Clark Henley just called. He said he'd taken one of the account books home with him. 350 00:19:55,680 --> 00:19:59,680 And he suddenly thought you might see it was missing and worry about it. 351 00:19:59,680 --> 00:20:02,680 So he just wanted you to know he had it. Oh, which account book? 352 00:20:02,680 --> 00:20:05,680 Mr. Henley said he had the one covering our old government contracts. 353 00:20:05,680 --> 00:20:10,680 He but why? Well, Mr. Henley ordered a general audit for tomorrow. 354 00:20:10,680 --> 00:20:13,680 And he said he wanted to go over that book tonight. 355 00:20:13,680 --> 00:20:18,680 Why, Mr. Archer, what's wrong? You've turned as white as a sheet. 356 00:20:23,680 --> 00:20:30,680 Order. Order and control. Those are the important things. 357 00:20:30,680 --> 00:20:34,680 There must be a logical explanation why they haven't told me about Tom. 358 00:20:34,680 --> 00:20:38,680 Why Clark has ordered an audit? And why he's looking into our government contracts? 359 00:20:38,680 --> 00:20:42,680 Everything is in my notebook. Yes. 360 00:20:42,680 --> 00:20:50,680 Here it is. Plan for killing Tom Hannigan. Reasons why murder is necessary. 361 00:20:50,680 --> 00:20:53,680 The government contracts. Yes. 362 00:20:53,680 --> 00:20:56,680 Yes, it was so easy when the war was over and everything was being cleaned up 363 00:20:56,680 --> 00:20:58,680 to make the government pay twice for the orders. 364 00:20:58,680 --> 00:21:02,680 Just a few little changes in the books and that money was mine. 365 00:21:02,680 --> 00:21:06,680 It wasn't like taking the money from Tom or our regular customers. 366 00:21:06,680 --> 00:21:10,680 And it wasn't as if I was spending the money foolishly. No. 367 00:21:10,680 --> 00:21:13,680 No, it was spent on my jade collection. 368 00:21:13,680 --> 00:21:17,680 But Tom might have misunderstood him, might have called it stealing 369 00:21:17,680 --> 00:21:21,680 and I would have been put in jail. I wouldn't have had my jade. 370 00:21:21,680 --> 00:21:29,680 No, no, no. When Tom was ill, he started thinking about the government orders. 371 00:21:29,680 --> 00:21:35,680 Maybe Clark Henley put him up to it. He... 372 00:21:35,680 --> 00:21:42,680 Yes. I didn't think of that. All I knew was that I could let Tom live 373 00:21:42,680 --> 00:21:45,680 and lose all that was dear to me, which was unthinkable, 374 00:21:45,680 --> 00:21:49,680 or I could kill Tom and keep everything. 375 00:21:49,680 --> 00:21:54,680 Now I did put Tom to sleep and I did shoot him. 376 00:21:54,680 --> 00:21:59,680 And here, Tom's daughter who loved him giggles about her purple lipstick 377 00:21:59,680 --> 00:22:02,680 or it's unseemly. I'll demand that she... 378 00:22:02,680 --> 00:22:08,680 No, no. Order, order and control. 379 00:22:08,680 --> 00:22:14,680 Now what, what, what would be the normal procedure? 380 00:22:14,680 --> 00:22:16,680 Yes, course. 381 00:22:16,680 --> 00:22:19,680 The phone rings. 382 00:22:23,680 --> 00:22:25,680 Mr Hannigan's residence. 383 00:22:25,680 --> 00:22:27,680 Evening, Ethel. This is Mr Archer. 384 00:22:27,680 --> 00:22:29,680 Well, hello, Mr Archer. 385 00:22:29,680 --> 00:22:31,680 Is Mr Hannigan there? 386 00:22:31,680 --> 00:22:33,680 Yes, sir. You want to talk to him? 387 00:22:33,680 --> 00:22:35,680 Yes, please. 388 00:22:35,680 --> 00:22:37,680 Just a minute. 389 00:22:37,680 --> 00:22:41,680 Hey, Mr Tom. Mr Tom. 390 00:22:41,680 --> 00:22:46,680 Well, I guess he's sleeping, Mr Archer, but I'll tell him you called. 391 00:22:46,680 --> 00:22:48,680 He ain't feeling so good this afternoon. 392 00:22:48,680 --> 00:22:52,680 What seems to be trouble? 393 00:22:52,680 --> 00:22:55,680 Oh, he must have ate something. Something that didn't sit right. 394 00:22:55,680 --> 00:22:58,680 He's got kind of an ache-like, kind of a pain. 395 00:22:58,680 --> 00:23:01,680 Oh, you might call it heartburn. 396 00:23:01,680 --> 00:23:05,680 Oh, too bad. Bye. 397 00:23:05,680 --> 00:23:10,680 Bye. Clark, Thomasina. 398 00:23:10,680 --> 00:23:15,680 Now the housekeeper. Heartburn. 399 00:23:15,680 --> 00:23:19,680 Doesn't anyone know that Tom's dead except me? 400 00:23:19,680 --> 00:23:23,680 I can't be the only one. I've got to tell. I've got... 401 00:23:23,680 --> 00:23:29,680 No, no. Order and control. 402 00:23:29,680 --> 00:23:33,680 Yes, yes, I've got to think this out. I... 403 00:23:33,680 --> 00:23:38,680 Now, look here. I know. I know that Tommy's dead. 404 00:23:38,680 --> 00:23:43,680 I saw him die. But Clark and Thomasina announced an engagement, plan a party. 405 00:23:43,680 --> 00:23:46,680 Clark... 406 00:23:46,680 --> 00:23:50,680 Clark, Thomasina will do anything, he says. 407 00:23:50,680 --> 00:23:54,680 Clark ordered an audit of the books for tomorrow. 408 00:23:54,680 --> 00:23:59,680 Clark took home the book of government accounts, the book I had to alter. 409 00:23:59,680 --> 00:24:03,680 Clark. 410 00:24:03,680 --> 00:24:08,680 That's it. Uninterfering bibsqueak. I'll fire him right now. 411 00:24:08,680 --> 00:24:13,680 No. No, no, no, no, no. Better think it out. Think it out. 412 00:24:13,680 --> 00:24:18,680 Order, control. Yes. Yes, yes, yes. That's a better idea. 413 00:24:18,680 --> 00:24:23,680 Now, I shot Tom. I know I did. Because I wasn't sure I could stab him. 414 00:24:23,680 --> 00:24:27,680 A human being is a human being's frailness. Tom was my friend, had been for 20 years. 415 00:24:27,680 --> 00:24:31,680 It was just unthinkable that I could take a knife and stab him. I couldn't do a thing like that to a man who was my friend. 416 00:24:31,680 --> 00:24:35,680 No. No, that's why I shot him. 417 00:24:35,680 --> 00:24:40,680 But I... I can stab young Clark Henley. 418 00:24:40,680 --> 00:24:43,680 Impudent, interfering Clark Henley. 419 00:24:43,680 --> 00:24:50,680 Pierce him like a child's balloon. He's home now. Now. Looking for the mistake that'll catch me. 420 00:24:50,680 --> 00:24:53,680 My notebook. 421 00:24:53,680 --> 00:24:57,680 We'll take a new page for this. Yes. Yes. 422 00:24:57,680 --> 00:25:05,680 Plan for killing Clark Henley. 423 00:25:05,680 --> 00:25:08,560 The 424 00:25:09,680 --> 00:25:12,680 The 425 00:25:19,680 --> 00:25:22,680 Evening, Clark. Well, hello, Mr. Archer. 426 00:25:22,680 --> 00:25:26,680 How are you? I wanted to talk to you about something. I hope I'm not intruding. 427 00:25:26,680 --> 00:25:31,680 Not at all. Come right in. In fact, I'm glad you came. We were just talking about you. 428 00:25:31,680 --> 00:25:35,680 We? Yes, Tom and I. 429 00:25:35,680 --> 00:25:37,680 Tom? Yes, he's in the kitchen mixing a drink. 430 00:25:37,680 --> 00:25:41,680 Come on out, Tom. Mr. Archer's here. 431 00:25:41,680 --> 00:25:45,680 No. No, he can't be. Tom. Tom's dead. 432 00:25:45,680 --> 00:25:48,680 What did you say? How did you know Tom is dead? 433 00:25:48,680 --> 00:25:52,680 Well, it was either my notebook, it's right here, it's tab, it must be one of them. 434 00:25:52,680 --> 00:25:53,680 I'll take that notebook. 435 00:25:53,680 --> 00:25:58,680 And now? Yes. Yes. Just as I thought. 436 00:25:58,680 --> 00:26:02,680 All right, officer, here's the whole story in this little notebook. 437 00:26:02,680 --> 00:26:06,680 I guess you were right, Mr. Henley, but I never thought I'd see anything like this. 438 00:26:06,680 --> 00:26:08,680 No, no, you can't. You can't do this. It isn't the way I planned it. 439 00:26:08,680 --> 00:26:12,680 I knew we'd trap him this way. He's never been able to do anything without preparing a notebook. 440 00:26:12,680 --> 00:26:17,680 Tom told me you couldn't even hire a secretary without planning all the dialogue in advance and writing it out. 441 00:26:17,680 --> 00:26:20,680 Right. That's why I made everyone pretend Tom was still alive. 442 00:26:20,680 --> 00:26:23,680 I knew if he didn't have all the answers in his little book, he'd have to break. 443 00:26:23,680 --> 00:26:26,680 Break. Break. Well, come along, Archer. 444 00:26:26,680 --> 00:26:32,680 No, it really wasn't fair. 445 00:26:32,680 --> 00:26:36,680 Not telling me. 446 00:26:36,680 --> 00:26:41,680 And I had it all written down. 447 00:26:41,680 --> 00:27:01,680 Black and white. 448 00:27:01,680 --> 00:27:03,680 Thank you, Edmund Gwen. 449 00:27:03,680 --> 00:27:07,680 Friends, Autolite Resistor Spark Plugs, our ignition engineered by Autolite, 450 00:27:07,680 --> 00:27:14,680 which makes over 400 products for trucks, cars, airplanes, and boats in 28 Autolite plants from coast to coast. 451 00:27:14,680 --> 00:27:19,680 Yes, sir, and Autolite also makes complete electrical systems for many makes of America's finest cars. 452 00:27:19,680 --> 00:27:23,680 Spark plugs, batteries, generators, starting motors, coils, distributors. 453 00:27:23,680 --> 00:27:29,680 All engineered to fit together perfectly, work together perfectly, because they're a perfect team. 454 00:27:29,680 --> 00:27:33,680 So, folks, don't accept electrical parts that are supposed to be as good. 455 00:27:33,680 --> 00:27:40,680 Ask for and insist on Autolite original factory parts at your neighborhood service station, car dealer, garage, or repair shop. 456 00:27:40,680 --> 00:27:51,680 Remember, you're always right with Autolite. 457 00:27:51,680 --> 00:27:54,680 Now here again is our star, Mr. Edmund Gwen. 458 00:27:54,680 --> 00:27:58,680 You know, I really enjoyed returning to the Suspense Playhouse. 459 00:27:58,680 --> 00:28:03,680 This program is a favorite of most Hollywood actors, and much of their enthusiasm comes from the opportunities 460 00:28:03,680 --> 00:28:07,680 Suspense gives them to play a different kind of part. 461 00:28:07,680 --> 00:28:08,680 See? 462 00:28:08,680 --> 00:28:11,680 Well, for instance, I'm sure you're going to want to hear next week's show, 463 00:28:11,680 --> 00:28:18,680 when Betty Grable appears in an unusual role in a story called The Copper Tea Strainer. 464 00:28:18,680 --> 00:28:25,680 Another gripping study in Suspense. 465 00:28:25,680 --> 00:28:30,680 Edmund Gwen appeared through arrangement with MGM, producers of the Technicolor picture Little Women, 466 00:28:30,680 --> 00:28:34,680 starring June Allison, Peter Lawford, Margaret O'Brien, and Elizabeth Taylor. 467 00:28:34,680 --> 00:28:40,680 Tonight's Suspense Play was adapted for radio by Eli David from a story by Ann Wormser and Jess Oppenheimer. 468 00:28:40,680 --> 00:28:44,680 Music was composed by Lucian Morrowek and conducted by Ludd Gluskin. 469 00:28:44,680 --> 00:28:51,680 The entire production was under the direction of Anton M. 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