1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:10,000 Auto Light and its 96,000 dealers present Suspense. 2 00:00:10,000 --> 00:00:18,800 Tonight, Auto Light brings you the Victoria Cross, a suspense play starring Mr. Herbert 3 00:00:18,800 --> 00:00:19,800 Marshall. 4 00:00:19,800 --> 00:00:30,800 You're in command now, Bale. 5 00:00:30,800 --> 00:00:31,800 Stout fellow. 6 00:00:31,800 --> 00:00:32,800 Well done, my boy. 7 00:00:32,800 --> 00:00:33,800 I'm afraid. 8 00:00:33,800 --> 00:00:34,800 I'm afraid. 9 00:00:34,800 --> 00:00:35,800 It'll hurt. 10 00:00:35,800 --> 00:00:36,800 I don't want to be hurt. 11 00:00:36,800 --> 00:00:37,800 Stay down! 12 00:00:37,800 --> 00:00:38,800 Dig in the... dig in the air! 13 00:00:38,800 --> 00:00:39,800 Cover yourself! 14 00:00:39,800 --> 00:00:40,800 Nurse! 15 00:00:40,800 --> 00:00:41,800 Nurse! 16 00:00:41,800 --> 00:00:42,800 No, no, Captain, there's no need to be afraid. 17 00:00:42,800 --> 00:00:43,800 I'm not afraid. 18 00:00:43,800 --> 00:00:44,800 I'm not afraid. 19 00:00:44,800 --> 00:00:45,800 I'm not afraid. 20 00:00:45,800 --> 00:00:46,800 I'm not afraid. 21 00:00:46,800 --> 00:00:47,800 I'm not afraid. 22 00:00:47,800 --> 00:00:48,800 I'm not afraid. 23 00:00:48,800 --> 00:00:49,800 I'm not afraid. 24 00:00:49,800 --> 00:00:50,800 Now, now, Captain, you'll wake all the patients. 25 00:00:50,800 --> 00:00:51,800 What is it? 26 00:00:51,800 --> 00:00:52,800 I was dreaming again. 27 00:00:52,800 --> 00:00:53,800 Please, I can't stand it. 28 00:00:53,800 --> 00:00:54,800 Please, give me... 29 00:00:54,800 --> 00:00:55,800 I'm sorry, Captain, the doctor said no more. 30 00:00:55,800 --> 00:00:56,800 I've got you. 31 00:00:56,800 --> 00:00:57,800 I want to sleep without dreams. 32 00:00:57,800 --> 00:00:58,800 It'll make me sleep, make me forget. 33 00:00:58,800 --> 00:00:59,800 I'm sorry, but it won't help. 34 00:00:59,800 --> 00:01:00,800 The doctor doesn't want you to take any more. 35 00:01:00,800 --> 00:01:01,800 Those are his orders. 36 00:01:01,800 --> 00:01:02,800 Orders? 37 00:01:02,800 --> 00:01:03,800 What is it to him? 38 00:01:03,800 --> 00:01:04,800 He doesn't know. 39 00:01:04,800 --> 00:01:05,800 If you're going to take that schoolmaster position you told me about, you'll have to 40 00:01:05,800 --> 00:01:06,800 get well. 41 00:01:06,800 --> 00:01:07,800 Now, I want to... 42 00:01:07,800 --> 00:01:08,800 You've been taking that medicine too long now, Captain. 43 00:01:08,800 --> 00:01:09,800 It's better this way. 44 00:01:09,800 --> 00:01:10,800 Just be strong for a while. 45 00:01:10,800 --> 00:01:11,800 I'm sorry, Captain. 46 00:01:11,800 --> 00:01:18,800 It's better this way. 47 00:01:18,800 --> 00:01:21,800 It'll be better. 48 00:01:21,800 --> 00:01:22,800 Strong. 49 00:01:22,800 --> 00:01:27,800 I wish I was strong enough to wipe that professional kindness from your face. 50 00:01:27,800 --> 00:01:33,560 I'd like to kill you. 51 00:01:33,560 --> 00:01:37,800 In just a moment, Mr. Herbert Marshall, in the first act of the Victoria Cross. 52 00:01:37,800 --> 00:01:38,800 Water. 53 00:01:38,800 --> 00:01:39,800 Water. 54 00:01:39,800 --> 00:01:40,800 Water. 55 00:01:40,800 --> 00:01:43,800 What's that, Wilcox, a desert rat? 56 00:01:43,800 --> 00:01:47,800 That, my dear Senator, is an ordinary battery, dying of thirst. 57 00:01:47,800 --> 00:01:49,800 Come, come, Wilcox. 58 00:01:49,800 --> 00:01:51,800 Come is the word, Senator. 59 00:01:51,800 --> 00:01:55,160 Everyone comes to the Auto Light Stay Full Battery, the battery that needs water only 60 00:01:55,160 --> 00:01:57,800 three times a year in normal car use. 61 00:01:57,800 --> 00:02:02,600 Why, an Auto Light Stay Full Battery is so cautious of water, it makes a camel look like 62 00:02:02,600 --> 00:02:04,600 a double deck water tank. 63 00:02:04,600 --> 00:02:06,880 That's faulty, Raoul Wilcox. 64 00:02:06,880 --> 00:02:11,680 Factual, Senator, because the Auto Light Stay Full has over three times the liquid protection 65 00:02:11,680 --> 00:02:14,320 of batteries without Stay Full features. 66 00:02:14,320 --> 00:02:16,400 Water, water everywhere. 67 00:02:16,400 --> 00:02:20,840 And furthermore, Senator, the Auto Light Stay Full Battery has fiberglass retaining mats 68 00:02:20,840 --> 00:02:24,000 protecting every positive plate for longer life. 69 00:02:24,000 --> 00:02:29,200 Seventy percent longer life, in fact, as proven by tests conducted according to SAE minimum 70 00:02:29,200 --> 00:02:30,480 life cycle standards. 71 00:02:30,480 --> 00:02:33,200 Give me that longer life, Wilcox. 72 00:02:33,200 --> 00:02:37,200 So friends, see your neighborhood Auto Light Battery dealer and ask him for an Auto Light 73 00:02:37,200 --> 00:02:42,240 Stay Full, the battery that needs water only three times a year in normal car use. 74 00:02:42,240 --> 00:02:43,240 Right. 75 00:02:43,240 --> 00:02:47,080 And remember, you're always right with Auto Light. 76 00:02:47,080 --> 00:02:51,740 And now with the Victoria Cross and the performance of Mr. Herbert Marshall, Auto Light hopes 77 00:02:51,740 --> 00:03:12,360 once again to keep you in suspense. 78 00:03:12,360 --> 00:03:14,360 Wait here in the hall a bit and I'll call you. 79 00:03:14,360 --> 00:03:15,360 All right, sir. 80 00:03:15,360 --> 00:03:17,360 Come in, please, Ord. 81 00:03:17,360 --> 00:03:19,360 Yes, sir. 82 00:03:19,360 --> 00:03:21,360 Sit down. 83 00:03:21,360 --> 00:03:22,360 Thank you, sir. 84 00:03:22,360 --> 00:03:25,840 Ord, I have no intention of sermonizing upon the dignity of our school. 85 00:03:25,840 --> 00:03:30,960 You and Bateman are both aware that at Huxley the boys are on their honor during examinations. 86 00:03:30,960 --> 00:03:32,560 Yes, sir. 87 00:03:32,560 --> 00:03:35,920 And yet knowing this, you deliberately passed information to him. 88 00:03:35,920 --> 00:03:36,920 Why? 89 00:03:36,920 --> 00:03:37,920 I don't know, sir. 90 00:03:37,920 --> 00:03:39,760 Come on, I thought we were friends. 91 00:03:39,760 --> 00:03:42,280 You've never lied to me before. 92 00:03:42,280 --> 00:03:43,280 I don't know, sir. 93 00:03:43,280 --> 00:03:44,280 Really. 94 00:03:44,280 --> 00:03:45,280 Please don't ask me. 95 00:03:45,280 --> 00:03:49,280 Did you know when you arranged this that you could both be expelled? 96 00:03:49,280 --> 00:03:50,280 Yes, sir. 97 00:03:50,280 --> 00:03:55,600 Nevertheless, you, who as far as I know have never been particularly friendly with Bateman, 98 00:03:55,600 --> 00:03:57,800 ran the risk of expulsion for his sake. 99 00:03:57,800 --> 00:04:00,120 Again, I ask you why. 100 00:04:00,120 --> 00:04:02,440 Did he threaten you? 101 00:04:02,440 --> 00:04:03,440 I know. 102 00:04:03,440 --> 00:04:04,440 No, why do you ask that? 103 00:04:04,440 --> 00:04:07,040 Well, there must be a reason. 104 00:04:07,040 --> 00:04:09,880 All right. 105 00:04:09,880 --> 00:04:12,480 He's the most popular boy in school. 106 00:04:12,480 --> 00:04:15,200 He's captain of the cricket and rugby teams. 107 00:04:15,200 --> 00:04:17,720 Nobody likes me. 108 00:04:17,720 --> 00:04:20,160 I want him to be my chum. 109 00:04:20,160 --> 00:04:22,840 You're not telling the truth, old. 110 00:04:22,840 --> 00:04:23,840 Wait outside, chief. 111 00:04:23,840 --> 00:04:24,840 Yes, sir. 112 00:04:24,840 --> 00:04:25,840 Send Bateman in. 113 00:04:25,840 --> 00:04:26,840 He wants to see you. 114 00:04:26,840 --> 00:04:27,840 Sit down, Bateman. 115 00:04:27,840 --> 00:04:28,840 Thank you. 116 00:04:28,840 --> 00:04:29,840 Well, what are you going to say for yourself? 117 00:04:29,840 --> 00:04:30,840 Nothing. 118 00:04:30,840 --> 00:04:31,840 Take off your cap. 119 00:04:31,840 --> 00:04:32,840 You deny cheating? 120 00:04:32,840 --> 00:04:33,840 Why should I? 121 00:04:33,840 --> 00:04:34,840 You're being insolent, Bateman. 122 00:04:34,840 --> 00:04:35,840 And you will address me as sir. 123 00:04:35,840 --> 00:04:36,840 Yes, sir. 124 00:04:36,840 --> 00:04:37,840 What do you think this will do to your reputation as the mayor? 125 00:04:37,840 --> 00:04:38,840 I'm not sure. 126 00:04:38,840 --> 00:04:39,840 I'm not sure. 127 00:04:39,840 --> 00:04:40,840 I'm not sure. 128 00:04:40,840 --> 00:04:41,840 I'm not sure. 129 00:04:41,840 --> 00:04:42,840 I'm not sure. 130 00:04:42,840 --> 00:04:43,840 I'm not sure. 131 00:04:43,840 --> 00:04:44,840 I'm not sure. 132 00:04:44,840 --> 00:04:45,840 I'm not sure. 133 00:04:45,840 --> 00:04:46,840 I'm not sure. 134 00:04:46,840 --> 00:04:47,840 I'm not sure. 135 00:04:47,840 --> 00:04:48,840 I'm not sure. 136 00:04:48,840 --> 00:04:49,840 I'm not sure. 137 00:04:49,840 --> 00:04:50,840 I'm not sure. 138 00:04:50,840 --> 00:04:51,840 I'm not sure. 139 00:04:51,840 --> 00:04:52,840 I do think that you'll learn your lesson. 140 00:04:52,840 --> 00:04:53,840 I do think that you'll learn your lesson. 141 00:04:53,840 --> 00:04:54,840 And the mayor's reputation is the most popular boy in the school. 142 00:04:54,840 --> 00:04:55,840 I don't think it will do anything, sir. 143 00:04:55,840 --> 00:04:57,200 We shall have to allow the headmaster to decide that. 144 00:04:57,200 --> 00:04:59,720 You wouldn't sneak to Mr. Walkley, now would you, sir? 145 00:04:59,720 --> 00:05:03,040 You're one of the older boys, Bateman, but you're still not too old to be caned. 146 00:05:03,040 --> 00:05:04,560 By you, sir? 147 00:05:04,560 --> 00:05:08,420 It's time you learned that you're still a schoolboy and in need of discipline. 148 00:05:08,420 --> 00:05:10,160 By going to Mr. Walkley's office. 149 00:05:10,160 --> 00:05:11,160 Come on. 150 00:05:11,160 --> 00:05:12,160 Stand up. 151 00:05:12,160 --> 00:05:13,160 All right. 152 00:05:13,160 --> 00:05:14,160 And while you're telling Mr. Walkley about me, I'm going to ask you a question. 153 00:05:14,160 --> 00:05:15,160 What is it? 154 00:05:15,160 --> 00:05:16,160 What is it? 155 00:05:16,160 --> 00:05:17,160 What is it? 156 00:05:17,160 --> 00:05:19,660 Well, you're telling Mr. Walkley about me. 157 00:05:20,660 --> 00:05:23,860 Will it be all right if I tell him about you in the village? 158 00:05:24,860 --> 00:05:26,960 About the dagger and drum? 159 00:05:29,260 --> 00:05:32,160 What's the matter, Mr. Vale? Is it Maggie's plane? 160 00:05:32,860 --> 00:05:34,260 She knows a lot of men, 161 00:05:34,360 --> 00:05:37,260 but I'll bet she doesn't know any of them as well as she knows you. 162 00:05:37,360 --> 00:05:38,360 Does she? 163 00:05:38,360 --> 00:05:46,360 May I go now, sir? 164 00:05:53,360 --> 00:05:57,360 The position of a housemaster at an English public school is one of traditional conformity 165 00:05:57,460 --> 00:06:01,360 and demands of its holder the admirer of individual principles. 166 00:06:01,460 --> 00:06:05,360 I had come to Huxley during the last year of the Second World War 167 00:06:05,360 --> 00:06:08,260 directly upon my release from the hospital. 168 00:06:08,360 --> 00:06:13,260 And through seniority in 1949 found myself housemaster at Peckham House. 169 00:06:14,260 --> 00:06:16,260 The years had not been pleasant, 170 00:06:16,360 --> 00:06:19,260 but I had felt at least an uneasy security 171 00:06:19,360 --> 00:06:22,260 until the day of the examination 172 00:06:22,360 --> 00:06:25,260 when the model British schoolboy Giles Bateman 173 00:06:25,360 --> 00:06:29,260 had destroyed the security and left in its stead 174 00:06:29,260 --> 00:06:37,160 the fear and the fear grew. 175 00:06:38,160 --> 00:06:41,160 Returning after supper, I sat at my desk in a steady hall 176 00:06:41,260 --> 00:06:43,160 and wondered about the boys before me, 177 00:06:43,260 --> 00:06:45,160 quiet with their books and scribbling. 178 00:06:45,260 --> 00:06:48,160 Did they know? Did they all know? 179 00:06:48,260 --> 00:06:52,160 What had this terrifying child with the body of a man told him? 180 00:06:52,260 --> 00:06:56,160 He sat, head bowed over his ancient history, 181 00:06:56,160 --> 00:06:59,060 the most popular boy at Huxley. 182 00:07:10,060 --> 00:07:11,060 What's yours? 183 00:07:11,160 --> 00:07:12,060 Mild and bitter. 184 00:07:12,160 --> 00:07:13,060 Right. 185 00:07:16,060 --> 00:07:17,060 Good evening, sir. 186 00:07:17,160 --> 00:07:19,060 What's the idea of coming in here like this? 187 00:07:19,160 --> 00:07:20,060 I've got to talk to you, Maggie. 188 00:07:20,160 --> 00:07:21,060 I'm busy. 189 00:07:21,160 --> 00:07:23,060 I've got to talk to you. What time do you get off? 190 00:07:23,160 --> 00:07:25,060 Not till ten, and I've got a date. 191 00:07:25,060 --> 00:07:26,960 You'd better order something. They'll think it queer. 192 00:07:27,060 --> 00:07:27,960 Anything, anything. 193 00:07:28,060 --> 00:07:30,960 Off a pint hand, right you are. 194 00:07:31,060 --> 00:07:33,960 What did you tell Giles Bateman? 195 00:07:34,060 --> 00:07:34,960 Here you are, sir. 196 00:07:35,060 --> 00:07:36,960 What did you tell him? He knows about it. 197 00:07:37,060 --> 00:07:37,960 Go on, Alcann. 198 00:07:38,060 --> 00:07:39,960 He said so. He mentioned your name. 199 00:07:40,060 --> 00:07:40,960 You've talked to him, haven't you? 200 00:07:41,060 --> 00:07:41,960 Well, what if I have? 201 00:07:42,060 --> 00:07:43,960 He's a nice young bloke, and I can talk to him 202 00:07:44,060 --> 00:07:45,960 wherever I want, can't I? 203 00:07:46,060 --> 00:07:47,960 But I didn't say nothing bad about you. 204 00:07:48,060 --> 00:07:48,960 What did you say? 205 00:07:49,060 --> 00:07:51,960 Just that I knew you, that you were a nice, generous gentleman. 206 00:07:52,060 --> 00:07:52,960 I should never have trusted you. 207 00:07:52,960 --> 00:07:56,860 I didn't ask you to. You came to me, don't forget. 208 00:07:56,960 --> 00:07:58,860 I'll thank you not to be so iron-mighty. 209 00:07:58,960 --> 00:08:00,860 I'm sorry, I'm sorry. 210 00:08:00,960 --> 00:08:01,860 Are you sure you didn't say anything else? 211 00:08:01,960 --> 00:08:03,860 I can't talk no more. The boss is watching. 212 00:08:03,960 --> 00:08:04,860 Did you say anything else? 213 00:08:04,960 --> 00:08:05,860 No, no. Go away. 214 00:08:05,960 --> 00:08:06,860 Maggie! 215 00:08:06,960 --> 00:08:08,860 In a jiffy, sir. 216 00:08:12,960 --> 00:08:14,860 I returned to the school undiscovered 217 00:08:14,960 --> 00:08:17,860 and made my rounds at Peckham House, now silent. 218 00:08:17,960 --> 00:08:19,860 And as I looked into each darkened room 219 00:08:19,860 --> 00:08:22,760 and listened to the sounds of sleep, I wondered 220 00:08:22,860 --> 00:08:25,760 if I could at this moment give each boy an insight into his future 221 00:08:25,860 --> 00:08:27,760 and the tragedies lying before him. 222 00:08:27,860 --> 00:08:29,760 Granted the power. 223 00:08:29,860 --> 00:08:32,760 How many would choose to awake in the morning? 224 00:08:32,860 --> 00:08:36,760 And how many would choose never to awake again? 225 00:08:36,860 --> 00:08:39,760 There was one room outside of which I stopped, listened. 226 00:08:39,860 --> 00:08:41,760 It was door I did not open. 227 00:08:41,760 --> 00:08:44,660 The week passed, and once more I allowed myself 228 00:08:44,760 --> 00:08:47,660 the luxury of an uneasy security. 229 00:08:47,760 --> 00:08:51,660 I convinced myself that whatever Giles Baitman knew about my visits 230 00:08:51,760 --> 00:08:55,660 to the Dagon Grum, it was not sufficient to cause my arrest. 231 00:08:55,760 --> 00:08:58,660 I determined to avoid any further visits, 232 00:08:58,760 --> 00:09:00,660 at least until the boy was out of school. 233 00:09:00,760 --> 00:09:04,660 And then, the afternoon of a half-holiday, 234 00:09:04,760 --> 00:09:06,660 Francis Ord came to me. 235 00:09:06,760 --> 00:09:08,660 Mr. Baitman, I'm sorry. 236 00:09:08,660 --> 00:09:11,560 Francis Ord came to me. 237 00:09:11,660 --> 00:09:12,560 May I speak to you, sir? 238 00:09:12,660 --> 00:09:14,560 Of course, Ord, come in. 239 00:09:14,660 --> 00:09:16,560 Would you like some tea? 240 00:09:16,660 --> 00:09:18,560 No, no, thank you, sir. 241 00:09:18,660 --> 00:09:19,560 A cake? 242 00:09:19,660 --> 00:09:20,560 I'm not hungry, sir. 243 00:09:20,660 --> 00:09:22,560 Oh. What's the matter? 244 00:09:22,660 --> 00:09:24,560 Nothing, sir, nothing. 245 00:09:24,660 --> 00:09:26,560 I thought that we were friends. 246 00:09:26,660 --> 00:09:28,560 You used to like to have tea with me and talk. 247 00:09:28,660 --> 00:09:30,560 I've been very busy, sir. 248 00:09:30,660 --> 00:09:33,560 I'm sweating. I want to get better marks. 249 00:09:33,660 --> 00:09:35,560 I'm not angry with you about the examination last week. 250 00:09:35,660 --> 00:09:37,560 I know it wasn't your fault. 251 00:09:37,560 --> 00:09:39,460 That's why I didn't take the matter any further. 252 00:09:39,560 --> 00:09:41,460 Yes, sir. 253 00:09:41,560 --> 00:09:44,460 I suppose you think that showing favoritism, don't you? 254 00:09:44,560 --> 00:09:45,460 In a way, I'm cheating. 255 00:09:45,560 --> 00:09:47,460 Oh, no, no, sir. 256 00:09:47,560 --> 00:09:49,460 It was very sporting of you. 257 00:09:49,560 --> 00:09:51,460 Sporting, was it? 258 00:09:51,560 --> 00:09:54,460 You came to see me about something, Ord. What is it? 259 00:09:54,560 --> 00:09:58,460 Sir, I should like your permission to change my room. 260 00:09:58,560 --> 00:09:59,460 Oh? 261 00:09:59,560 --> 00:10:00,460 Yes, sir. 262 00:10:00,560 --> 00:10:02,460 Don't you get along with Watson Minor? 263 00:10:02,560 --> 00:10:05,460 Well, Baitman has asked me to share his dig. 264 00:10:05,460 --> 00:10:07,360 Has he? You want to? 265 00:10:07,460 --> 00:10:10,360 Yes, sir. I want to very much. 266 00:10:10,460 --> 00:10:11,360 You're lying. 267 00:10:11,460 --> 00:10:13,360 He's holding something over your head. 268 00:10:13,460 --> 00:10:15,360 You can tell me. I'm your friend. I'll help you. 269 00:10:15,460 --> 00:10:17,360 Thank you, sir. 270 00:10:17,460 --> 00:10:20,360 Do I have your permission to move, sir? 271 00:10:25,460 --> 00:10:28,360 Because I didn't have the courage to question him any further, 272 00:10:28,460 --> 00:10:30,360 I gave him permission. 273 00:10:30,460 --> 00:10:34,360 And as he left the room, I saw the look of the condemned in his eyes. 274 00:10:34,360 --> 00:10:38,260 I had given him the privilege of becoming a bully's bootlack. 275 00:10:43,360 --> 00:10:45,260 The school term waned. 276 00:10:45,360 --> 00:10:47,260 I was very careful. 277 00:10:47,360 --> 00:10:51,260 Except in my ancient history form, I saw very little of Francis Ord. 278 00:10:51,360 --> 00:10:54,260 Baitman frayed in the glory of his victories, his top marks, 279 00:10:54,360 --> 00:10:58,260 his prowess on the playing fields of old Huxley. 280 00:10:58,360 --> 00:11:01,260 This was his last term, and for me, 281 00:11:01,260 --> 00:11:04,160 that meant freedom once again from the fear. 282 00:11:04,260 --> 00:11:07,160 Then, few weeks before final exams, 283 00:11:07,260 --> 00:11:11,160 Baitman asked Mr. Walkley to call him into his study. 284 00:11:13,260 --> 00:11:15,160 Come in. 285 00:11:15,260 --> 00:11:17,160 Good afternoon, Mr. Vale. 286 00:11:17,260 --> 00:11:18,160 Do sit down. 287 00:11:18,260 --> 00:11:19,160 Thank you, sir. 288 00:11:19,260 --> 00:11:22,160 Just had an interesting talk with Giles Baitman. Very interesting. 289 00:11:22,260 --> 00:11:23,160 Oh, very, sir. 290 00:11:23,260 --> 00:11:25,160 I want to do something for the boy, Vale. 291 00:11:25,260 --> 00:11:27,160 I'm petitioning for a scholarship at Cambridge. 292 00:11:27,260 --> 00:11:29,160 As Baitman's housemaster, 293 00:11:29,160 --> 00:11:33,060 your signature to this letter on his behalf will be of inestimable value. 294 00:11:33,160 --> 00:11:36,060 After all, you know him better than any of us do. 295 00:11:36,160 --> 00:11:38,060 Yes, I do, sir. May I read the letter? 296 00:11:38,160 --> 00:11:40,060 Of course. It is rather glowing, I admit, 297 00:11:40,160 --> 00:11:43,060 but what can one say? He is all of these things. 298 00:11:43,160 --> 00:11:45,060 Don't you agree? 299 00:11:46,160 --> 00:11:49,060 I'm sorry, sir. I can't sign it. 300 00:11:49,160 --> 00:11:50,060 You... 301 00:11:50,160 --> 00:11:53,060 I won't sign it, sir, because I can find only one truth in the letter. 302 00:11:53,160 --> 00:11:55,060 He has been a successful athlete. Nothing more. 303 00:11:55,160 --> 00:11:56,060 Nothing more? 304 00:11:56,160 --> 00:11:58,060 You speak of his integrity. He has none. 305 00:11:58,060 --> 00:11:59,960 His leadership. He rules through fear. 306 00:12:00,060 --> 00:12:01,960 You don't know what you're saying. 307 00:12:02,060 --> 00:12:04,960 You forget, sir, I'm his housemaster. 308 00:12:05,060 --> 00:12:06,960 I know him better than any of you. 309 00:12:07,060 --> 00:12:09,960 You praise his high principles. He's a cheat. 310 00:12:10,060 --> 00:12:12,960 You point out his sense of fair play. He's a bully. 311 00:12:13,060 --> 00:12:14,960 I've heard enough, Mr. Vale. Quite enough. 312 00:12:15,060 --> 00:12:16,960 Needless to say, I'm shocked beyond words. 313 00:12:17,060 --> 00:12:19,960 I can only construe from this monstrous outburst 314 00:12:20,060 --> 00:12:22,960 that you're allowing an entirely personal malice to sway your judgment. 315 00:12:23,060 --> 00:12:23,960 I'm sorry, sir. 316 00:12:24,060 --> 00:12:25,960 Your apology is not sufficient, sir. 317 00:12:25,960 --> 00:12:28,860 I suggest that you return to your quarters and give the matter serious thought. 318 00:12:28,960 --> 00:12:31,860 Very serious thought, Mr. Vale. For your own good. 319 00:12:35,960 --> 00:12:37,860 It was a curious thing. 320 00:12:37,960 --> 00:12:40,860 And I felt almost lightheaded as I walked back to my rooms. 321 00:12:40,960 --> 00:12:43,860 For a moment I had forgotten my personal involvement. 322 00:12:43,960 --> 00:12:46,860 And stated quite objectively, I felt, 323 00:12:46,960 --> 00:12:49,860 what I knew to be the truth about Giles Bateman. 324 00:12:49,860 --> 00:12:55,760 I even felt that I might have said the same thing had Bateman been there. 325 00:12:55,860 --> 00:12:57,760 Did you sign the letter, sir? 326 00:12:57,860 --> 00:12:59,760 What are you doing in my room? Get out. 327 00:12:59,860 --> 00:13:00,760 Did you sign it? 328 00:13:00,860 --> 00:13:03,760 I told you to get out. Do you want a good hiding? 329 00:13:03,860 --> 00:13:05,760 Do you want me to tell the head about you? 330 00:13:05,860 --> 00:13:07,760 You can't bluff me again, my boy. 331 00:13:07,860 --> 00:13:09,760 You know I've gone to the Daiguan Drum. 332 00:13:09,860 --> 00:13:11,760 That silly girl told you about my visits. 333 00:13:11,860 --> 00:13:14,760 It's not enough for your filthy blackmailing. You can't bluff me. 334 00:13:14,860 --> 00:13:17,760 She told me enough to send you to prison, Mr. Vale. 335 00:13:17,760 --> 00:13:19,660 What did she tell you? 336 00:13:19,760 --> 00:13:21,660 I'd be afraid to tell you. 337 00:13:21,760 --> 00:13:25,660 But I wouldn't be afraid to tell Mr. Walkley or the constable. 338 00:13:25,760 --> 00:13:27,660 What did she tell you? 339 00:13:27,760 --> 00:13:29,660 You wouldn't hit a schoolboy, would you, Mr. Vale? 340 00:13:29,760 --> 00:13:31,660 They'd want to know why. 341 00:13:31,760 --> 00:13:33,660 Get out. Get out! 342 00:13:33,760 --> 00:13:37,660 You will sign that letter for me, won't you, Mr. Vale? 343 00:13:43,760 --> 00:13:46,660 I knew then that I would have to sign the letter. 344 00:13:46,660 --> 00:13:51,560 Or if I didn't, something would have to be done about the boy. 345 00:13:51,660 --> 00:13:56,560 And because of my fear, I did something that I had promised myself I would not do. 346 00:13:56,660 --> 00:14:01,560 I went to the Daiguan Drum and to Nellie's playing... 347 00:14:01,560 --> 00:14:17,460 so that I would forget, perhaps forget too much. 348 00:14:20,560 --> 00:14:24,460 Mortal Light is bringing you Mr. Herbert Marshall and the Victoria Cross. 349 00:14:24,460 --> 00:14:31,360 Tonight's production in radio's outstanding theater of thrills, Suspense. 350 00:14:38,460 --> 00:14:41,360 Water. Water. Water. 351 00:14:41,460 --> 00:14:43,360 There's that battery again, Wilk Howe. 352 00:14:43,460 --> 00:14:47,360 Water first. But let me tell you about the famous Auto Light Stay Full Battery. 353 00:14:47,460 --> 00:14:51,360 The battery that needs water only three times a year in normal car use. 354 00:14:51,460 --> 00:14:52,360 I'm listening. 355 00:14:52,360 --> 00:14:58,260 Why, the Auto Light Stay Full has over three times the liquid protection of batteries without Stay Full features. 356 00:14:58,360 --> 00:15:03,260 That advantage alone helps overcome one of the greatest causes of battery failure. 357 00:15:03,360 --> 00:15:05,260 You don't say so, Wilk Howe. 358 00:15:05,360 --> 00:15:16,260 Oh, I do, Senator, and more, too, because the Auto Light Stay Full Battery has fiberglass retaining mats protecting every positive plate to prevent shedding and flaking and give longer life. 359 00:15:16,260 --> 00:15:23,160 Yes, sir, eh, 70% longer life as proven by tests conducted according to SAE minimum life cycle standards. 360 00:15:23,260 --> 00:15:26,160 Me for an Auto Light Stay Full. 361 00:15:26,260 --> 00:15:32,160 Right, Senator. So friends, see your neighborhood Auto Light Battery dealer and ask him for an Auto Light Stay Full Battery. 362 00:15:32,260 --> 00:15:36,160 The battery that needs water only three times a year in normal car use. 363 00:15:36,260 --> 00:15:40,160 And remember, you're always right with Auto Light. 364 00:15:40,260 --> 00:15:45,160 And now Auto Light brings back to our Hollywood Sound stage Mr. Herbert Marshall. 365 00:15:45,160 --> 00:15:49,060 In Elliot Lewis's production of the Victoria Cross. 366 00:15:49,160 --> 00:15:53,060 A tale well calculated to keep you in suspense. 367 00:16:04,160 --> 00:16:08,060 I have no memory of what I did or where I went later that night. 368 00:16:08,060 --> 00:16:16,960 But the next morning in Batesman's room, I found myself standing over what had once been the most popular boy in school. 369 00:16:17,060 --> 00:16:23,960 During the war, there have been other dead bodies, but this one aroused within me no feeling whatsoever. 370 00:16:24,060 --> 00:16:27,960 There was neither triumph nor sorrow. 371 00:16:28,060 --> 00:16:32,960 I was aware only of the four walls of his room and the stained cricket bat on the floor. 372 00:16:33,060 --> 00:16:36,960 Has anything in the room been moved, sir? Mr. Bates? 373 00:16:36,960 --> 00:16:38,860 Yes, I beg your pardon? 374 00:16:38,960 --> 00:16:40,860 The inspector is talking to you. 375 00:16:40,960 --> 00:16:41,860 Oh, I'm sorry. 376 00:16:41,960 --> 00:16:44,860 That's quite all right, sir. I understand. Has anything been moved? 377 00:16:44,960 --> 00:16:46,860 Not as far as I know. 378 00:16:46,960 --> 00:16:50,860 As house master, it's your duty to make the rounds at night. 379 00:16:50,960 --> 00:16:51,860 Yes. 380 00:16:51,960 --> 00:16:54,860 Would you say that there was any sign of trouble last night? 381 00:16:54,960 --> 00:16:56,860 Not so far as I know. 382 00:16:56,960 --> 00:17:00,860 Tell me, sir, how did the deceased get along with Francis Ord? 383 00:17:00,960 --> 00:17:03,860 Well, it was Batesman who requested Ord to share his quarters. 384 00:17:03,960 --> 00:17:05,860 What about his other school fellows? 385 00:17:05,860 --> 00:17:07,760 I admired him tremendously, inspector. 386 00:17:07,860 --> 00:17:12,760 I may say without fear of contradiction that he was the most popular boy in school. 387 00:17:12,860 --> 00:17:17,760 I'm afraid, Mr. Walker, they must have been extremely unpopular with somebody here. 388 00:17:17,860 --> 00:17:22,760 I should like to have the door of this room locked until the laboratory men arrive. 389 00:17:22,860 --> 00:17:26,760 God, so shocking. Shocking. Poor boy. 390 00:17:26,860 --> 00:17:29,760 Well, I imagine you'll want to question Francis Ord, inspector. 391 00:17:29,860 --> 00:17:30,760 Yes. 392 00:17:30,760 --> 00:17:35,660 Well, he's detained in Mr. Vale's quarters. You'll find me in my study. 393 00:17:35,760 --> 00:17:36,660 Very well, sir. 394 00:17:36,760 --> 00:17:42,660 I can tell you, sir, that a murder investigation involving schoolboys is something out of my line. 395 00:17:42,760 --> 00:17:44,660 I'd be obliged if you'd stand by. 396 00:17:44,760 --> 00:17:46,660 I'd be happy to. 397 00:17:46,760 --> 00:17:50,660 Mr. Vale, what did you think of Batesman? 398 00:17:50,760 --> 00:17:51,660 I... 399 00:17:51,760 --> 00:17:55,660 It doesn't matter. You don't have to answer that. 400 00:17:55,760 --> 00:17:56,660 Francis Ord. 401 00:17:56,660 --> 00:18:01,560 Very fond of him, inspector. He's quite shy, but he's a sensitive lad. 402 00:18:01,660 --> 00:18:05,560 What he has told me, I know that his family life has been quite unhappy. 403 00:18:05,660 --> 00:18:07,560 He lost his mother when he was eight. 404 00:18:07,660 --> 00:18:13,560 His father remarried, and I gather that he feels, well, forsaken. 405 00:18:13,660 --> 00:18:15,560 Is he happy here? 406 00:18:15,660 --> 00:18:17,560 Happier, perhaps, than at home. 407 00:18:17,660 --> 00:18:19,560 Yet he doesn't get on too well here. 408 00:18:19,660 --> 00:18:23,560 I'd say he's about the most unpopular boy at Huxley. 409 00:18:23,560 --> 00:18:29,460 Rather strange, don't you think, sir, that two lads are complete opposites, so chum together? 410 00:18:29,560 --> 00:18:31,460 Yes, perhaps it is. 411 00:18:31,560 --> 00:18:35,460 Did you talk to him this morning before he tried to run away? 412 00:18:35,560 --> 00:18:37,460 Ord ran away? 413 00:18:37,560 --> 00:18:39,460 You didn't know? 414 00:18:39,560 --> 00:18:40,460 Hmm. 415 00:18:40,560 --> 00:18:42,460 Here we are. 416 00:18:42,560 --> 00:18:45,460 Ord. 417 00:18:45,560 --> 00:18:47,460 This is inspector Forbes. 418 00:18:47,560 --> 00:18:49,460 He wants to ask you some questions. 419 00:18:49,460 --> 00:18:55,360 Well, young fellow, my lad, you were caught trying to run away this morning. 420 00:18:55,460 --> 00:18:57,360 That doesn't look very good, you know. 421 00:18:57,460 --> 00:19:01,360 I'm sure it would be better if you'd tell us exactly what happened. 422 00:19:01,460 --> 00:19:02,360 Francis. 423 00:19:02,460 --> 00:19:03,360 Hmm. 424 00:19:03,460 --> 00:19:07,360 I think he might be trying to protect somebody, don't you, sir? 425 00:19:07,460 --> 00:19:10,360 Sooner or later things will find out, Francis. 426 00:19:10,460 --> 00:19:12,360 Tell him the truth. 427 00:19:12,460 --> 00:19:14,360 I don't want you to protect anyone. 428 00:19:14,460 --> 00:19:16,360 Why should I protect anybody? 429 00:19:16,360 --> 00:19:19,260 Nobody cares about me. 430 00:19:19,360 --> 00:19:21,260 All right. 431 00:19:21,360 --> 00:19:24,260 I'll tell you the truth. 432 00:19:24,360 --> 00:19:26,260 I killed him. 433 00:19:26,360 --> 00:19:28,260 It doesn't matter now. 434 00:19:28,360 --> 00:19:30,260 I hated him. 435 00:19:30,360 --> 00:19:35,260 He was a dirty, filthy, rotten swine. 436 00:19:35,360 --> 00:19:37,260 I did it, Mr. Vale. 437 00:19:37,360 --> 00:19:39,260 I hit him. 438 00:19:39,360 --> 00:19:41,260 No, I could hit better. 439 00:19:41,360 --> 00:19:42,260 I hit him. 440 00:19:42,360 --> 00:19:43,260 And I hit him. 441 00:19:43,360 --> 00:19:45,260 And he fell down. 442 00:19:45,260 --> 00:19:46,160 And he cried. 443 00:19:46,260 --> 00:19:48,160 And he begged me to stop. 444 00:19:48,260 --> 00:19:49,160 But I didn't. 445 00:19:49,260 --> 00:19:51,160 I didn't stop. 446 00:19:51,260 --> 00:19:53,160 And I felt strong. 447 00:19:53,260 --> 00:19:54,160 Why did you kill him? 448 00:19:54,260 --> 00:19:55,160 Inspector, I... 449 00:19:55,260 --> 00:19:56,160 Yes, Mr. Vale. 450 00:19:56,260 --> 00:20:00,160 I think we should leave him alone. 451 00:20:06,260 --> 00:20:10,160 It's not very pretty to hear a confession like that, especially from a kid. 452 00:20:10,260 --> 00:20:12,160 What happens to him now? 453 00:20:12,260 --> 00:20:14,160 I should take him back to London. 454 00:20:14,160 --> 00:20:16,060 But I'm not going to just yet. 455 00:20:16,160 --> 00:20:19,060 There's something else that he hasn't said. 456 00:20:19,160 --> 00:20:21,060 It's not finished. 457 00:20:27,160 --> 00:20:30,060 It wasn't finished. 458 00:20:30,160 --> 00:20:33,060 The inspector wasn't a brilliant man, but he was diligent. 459 00:20:33,160 --> 00:20:38,060 I felt he had done this sort of work for a long time and done it very well. 460 00:20:38,060 --> 00:20:43,960 And in finding why, if Frances ordered Kilbettman, perhaps she would find out about me. 461 00:20:44,060 --> 00:20:45,960 Find my secret. 462 00:20:52,060 --> 00:20:55,960 He asked me for company and he questioned other masters and other schoolboys. 463 00:20:56,060 --> 00:21:01,960 It was in the gymnasium that we found the very physical sports master, Samuel Jennings. 464 00:21:03,060 --> 00:21:04,960 He had great style at the wicket. 465 00:21:05,060 --> 00:21:06,960 Reminded me of Jack Hobbs. 466 00:21:06,960 --> 00:21:08,860 I can tell you one thing about him, Inspector Forbes. 467 00:21:08,960 --> 00:21:10,860 The school's going to miss him. 468 00:21:10,960 --> 00:21:11,860 Don't you agree, Mr. Vale? 469 00:21:11,960 --> 00:21:14,860 He was the very best of the British schoolboy, Mr. Jennings. 470 00:21:14,960 --> 00:21:16,860 I wouldn't go so far as to say that. 471 00:21:16,960 --> 00:21:18,860 Nothing namby-pamby about him. 472 00:21:18,960 --> 00:21:20,860 He was a bit of a lad. 473 00:21:20,960 --> 00:21:24,860 Take a nip now and again and there was a bit of fluff in the village that caught his eye. 474 00:21:24,960 --> 00:21:25,860 Oh? 475 00:21:25,960 --> 00:21:28,860 Yes, the barmaid at the Dagger and Drum, Maggie Splade. 476 00:21:28,960 --> 00:21:30,860 He broke her bounds a couple of times to see her. 477 00:21:30,960 --> 00:21:32,860 Of course, he wasn't the only one. 478 00:21:32,960 --> 00:21:35,860 Mr. Jennings, what do you think of young Orch? 479 00:21:35,860 --> 00:21:38,760 Well, to tell you the truth, I don't and I never did. 480 00:21:38,860 --> 00:21:40,760 He's a coward and a liar. 481 00:21:40,860 --> 00:21:44,760 The boys call him a nasty little beast and that's what I think he is. 482 00:21:44,860 --> 00:21:45,760 Sopier. 483 00:21:45,860 --> 00:21:46,760 Nothing. 484 00:21:46,860 --> 00:21:48,760 I'm sure you've been very helpful, Mr. Jennings. 485 00:21:48,860 --> 00:21:50,760 Yes, thank you very much. 486 00:21:50,860 --> 00:21:54,760 Well, Mr. Vale, I think I've learned as much as I can for the moment. 487 00:21:54,860 --> 00:21:56,760 Oh, I want to call Scotland Yard. 488 00:21:56,860 --> 00:21:58,760 If you could direct me to a telephone, I won't trouble you anymore. 489 00:21:58,760 --> 00:22:08,660 You'll find one in the gymnasium office just there to the left. 490 00:22:08,760 --> 00:22:10,660 He knew about the Dagger and Drum now. 491 00:22:10,760 --> 00:22:13,660 He knew about Maggie Splade. 492 00:22:13,760 --> 00:22:16,660 Now he was going to call Scotland Yard and he'd find out more. 493 00:22:16,760 --> 00:22:18,660 He'd find out about me. 494 00:22:18,760 --> 00:22:21,660 I couldn't leave the school grounds until later that afternoon and when I did, 495 00:22:21,660 --> 00:22:34,560 I was slipping past the front gate porter. I ran to the village. 496 00:22:34,660 --> 00:22:35,560 Maggie. 497 00:22:35,660 --> 00:22:37,560 You're going to get me into trouble coming in here like this. 498 00:22:37,660 --> 00:22:40,560 Listen to me. A detective is going to come here. 499 00:22:40,660 --> 00:22:41,560 He'll ask you a lot of questions. 500 00:22:41,660 --> 00:22:43,560 Me? Questions? Oh, no. 501 00:22:43,660 --> 00:22:45,560 There'll be questions about Bateman. 502 00:22:45,660 --> 00:22:46,560 Why? What's he done? 503 00:22:46,660 --> 00:22:47,560 He's been murdered. 504 00:22:47,660 --> 00:22:48,560 Murdered? 505 00:22:48,660 --> 00:22:50,560 Be quiet. You don't have to worry. 506 00:22:50,560 --> 00:22:51,460 Did you say anything about me? 507 00:22:51,560 --> 00:22:52,460 You killed him, didn't you? 508 00:22:52,560 --> 00:22:54,460 No. There's been a confession. 509 00:22:54,560 --> 00:22:56,460 Francis Award, his roommate. 510 00:22:56,560 --> 00:22:57,460 It wasn't you? 511 00:22:57,560 --> 00:23:00,460 I told you no. Remember now, you don't know me. 512 00:23:00,560 --> 00:23:03,460 I won't say anything. I swear it. You won't hurt me, will you? 513 00:23:03,560 --> 00:23:06,460 You've never met me. You don't know my name. 514 00:23:06,560 --> 00:23:07,460 You don't know anything about me. 515 00:23:07,560 --> 00:23:15,460 All right, all right. 516 00:23:15,560 --> 00:23:17,460 When I left the Dagger and Drum, 517 00:23:17,460 --> 00:23:21,360 I felt that my secret was reasonably secure. 518 00:23:21,460 --> 00:23:23,360 I wanted a good excuse to have been away from school 519 00:23:23,460 --> 00:23:26,360 and had no one chance to see me. 520 00:23:26,460 --> 00:23:30,360 So I had tea in the village, then went to the cinema. 521 00:23:30,460 --> 00:23:33,360 When I returned to Peckham House about 10 o'clock. 522 00:23:33,460 --> 00:23:34,360 Mr. Vale. 523 00:23:34,460 --> 00:23:36,360 Oh, Inspector. 524 00:23:36,460 --> 00:23:37,360 Where have you been? 525 00:23:37,460 --> 00:23:39,360 Why, in the village, at the cinema. 526 00:23:39,460 --> 00:23:42,360 Would you come with me, please? 527 00:23:42,460 --> 00:23:44,360 I don't quite understand. 528 00:23:44,360 --> 00:23:47,260 Francis Award tried to commit suicide tonight. 529 00:23:47,360 --> 00:23:51,260 He's been asking for you. 530 00:23:51,360 --> 00:23:52,260 Where is he? 531 00:23:52,360 --> 00:23:56,260 In his room. He'll be all right. 532 00:24:05,360 --> 00:24:08,260 Francis. Francis. 533 00:24:08,360 --> 00:24:09,260 Hello, sir. 534 00:24:09,360 --> 00:24:13,260 Well, this is a nice thing for the school, I must say. 535 00:24:13,260 --> 00:24:15,160 I'm sorry, sir. 536 00:24:15,260 --> 00:24:16,160 I thought it would be better this way. 537 00:24:16,260 --> 00:24:18,160 Better? 538 00:24:18,260 --> 00:24:20,160 I was afraid, sir. 539 00:24:20,260 --> 00:24:22,160 Afraid they'd make me talk about... 540 00:24:22,260 --> 00:24:24,160 Who's that with you? 541 00:24:24,260 --> 00:24:26,160 It's the Inspector, Francis. 542 00:24:26,260 --> 00:24:30,160 There was no need for you to tell him, Francis. 543 00:24:30,260 --> 00:24:33,160 I want him to know, Francis. It's all right. 544 00:24:33,260 --> 00:24:34,160 It's about you, sir. 545 00:24:34,260 --> 00:24:36,160 I know, I know. 546 00:24:36,260 --> 00:24:38,160 Bateman said things about me, didn't he? 547 00:24:38,260 --> 00:24:40,160 Yes, sir. 548 00:24:40,160 --> 00:24:43,060 You remember the examination when you caught us cheating? 549 00:24:43,160 --> 00:24:44,060 I remember. 550 00:24:44,160 --> 00:24:46,060 Well, he knew then about you and... 551 00:24:46,160 --> 00:24:48,060 The girl in the village? 552 00:24:48,160 --> 00:24:50,060 Yes, sir. 553 00:24:50,160 --> 00:24:52,060 I didn't want to believe him. 554 00:24:52,160 --> 00:24:54,060 But he said if I didn't help him with the exam, 555 00:24:54,160 --> 00:24:57,060 he'd tell something about you and you'd be arrested. 556 00:24:57,160 --> 00:25:00,060 So, you see, I had to. 557 00:25:00,160 --> 00:25:02,060 You were my friend, sir. 558 00:25:02,160 --> 00:25:04,060 And I knew that no matter what Bateman said about you, 559 00:25:04,160 --> 00:25:05,060 it couldn't really be bad. 560 00:25:05,160 --> 00:25:08,060 It was bad, Francis, because I was weak. 561 00:25:08,060 --> 00:25:09,960 I didn't have courage. 562 00:25:10,060 --> 00:25:12,960 You're the only friend I ever had, sir. 563 00:25:13,060 --> 00:25:14,960 I didn't want you to get into trouble. 564 00:25:15,060 --> 00:25:17,960 I was in the war, Francis. 565 00:25:18,060 --> 00:25:19,960 When I was wounded and they sent me home, 566 00:25:20,060 --> 00:25:21,960 the King gave me a medal. 567 00:25:22,060 --> 00:25:25,960 He thought I was brave because I'd helped some people. 568 00:25:26,060 --> 00:25:27,960 But when he gave me the medal, 569 00:25:28,060 --> 00:25:30,960 I wasn't brave any longer. 570 00:25:31,060 --> 00:25:33,960 I was a coward because I was taking medicine 571 00:25:34,060 --> 00:25:35,960 and I couldn't stop taking the medicine. 572 00:25:35,960 --> 00:25:37,860 Yes, sir. 573 00:25:37,960 --> 00:25:39,860 Bateman found out I was buying it from Maggie's plane 574 00:25:39,960 --> 00:25:42,860 at the Dagram Drum. 575 00:25:42,960 --> 00:25:45,860 Isn't that what you were protecting me from? 576 00:25:45,960 --> 00:25:47,860 Yes, sir, but I... 577 00:25:47,960 --> 00:25:51,860 Francis, did you kill Bateman? 578 00:25:51,960 --> 00:25:53,860 Tell me the truth. 579 00:25:53,960 --> 00:25:55,860 No, sir. 580 00:25:55,960 --> 00:25:57,860 Go on. 581 00:25:57,960 --> 00:26:00,860 I went out for a walk that night. 582 00:26:00,960 --> 00:26:03,860 When I left, Bateman was all right. 583 00:26:03,860 --> 00:26:07,760 When I came home, you passed me on the stairs 584 00:26:07,860 --> 00:26:09,760 and you didn't know me. 585 00:26:09,860 --> 00:26:11,760 You wouldn't talk to me. 586 00:26:11,860 --> 00:26:14,760 When I got in the room, 587 00:26:14,860 --> 00:26:18,760 Bateman was dead, lying on the floor. 588 00:26:18,860 --> 00:26:21,760 You're the only friend I ever had, sir. 589 00:26:21,860 --> 00:26:23,760 I couldn't let it happen. 590 00:26:23,860 --> 00:26:26,760 That's enough talking, son. You'd better rest. 591 00:26:26,860 --> 00:26:28,760 Mr. Vail? 592 00:26:28,860 --> 00:26:30,760 Yes, yes. Good night, Francis. 593 00:26:30,760 --> 00:26:34,660 Good night, son. 594 00:26:39,760 --> 00:26:43,660 I don't remember a thing that I did last night, Inspector. 595 00:26:43,760 --> 00:26:46,660 But when Francis confessed this morning, I thought, 596 00:26:46,760 --> 00:26:48,660 he must have done it. 597 00:26:48,760 --> 00:26:50,660 But I was safe. 598 00:26:50,760 --> 00:26:52,660 Look at me. 599 00:26:52,760 --> 00:26:56,660 I'm the housemaster of Tickham House at Huxley School. 600 00:26:56,660 --> 00:27:00,560 I won the Victoria Cross for bravery at Tablook. 601 00:27:00,660 --> 00:27:02,560 And yet I almost allowed that boy to plead guilty 602 00:27:02,660 --> 00:27:05,560 for the murder that I committed. 603 00:27:05,560 --> 00:27:27,460 What metal will they distill from me for this bravery? 604 00:27:27,560 --> 00:27:29,460 Tonight's star, Mr. Herbert Marshall. 605 00:27:29,560 --> 00:27:31,460 J. Wilcox, are you leaving? 606 00:27:31,560 --> 00:27:33,460 No, going, Senator. 607 00:27:33,560 --> 00:27:34,460 Going where? 608 00:27:34,460 --> 00:27:35,360 Tomorrow morning? 609 00:27:35,460 --> 00:27:37,360 улак. 610 00:27:37,460 --> 00:27:52,360 Посsein, where's the radio? 611 00:27:52,360 --> 00:27:57,440 and cable starting motors, all engineered to fit together perfectly, work together perfectly, 612 00:27:57,440 --> 00:27:59,540 because they're a perfect team. 613 00:27:59,540 --> 00:28:04,020 So friends, don't accept electrical parts supposed to be as good. Ask for and insist 614 00:28:04,020 --> 00:28:08,720 on auto light, original factory parts, at your neighborhood service station, car dealer, 615 00:28:08,720 --> 00:28:13,480 garage or repair shop. And remember, you're always right with auto light. 616 00:28:13,480 --> 00:28:18,880 Next week on Suspense, Mr. William Holden as star of Blood on the Trumpet. And in weeks 617 00:28:18,880 --> 00:28:23,640 to come, you will hear such famous stars as Cary Grant, Ozzie Nelson and Harriet Hilliard, 618 00:28:23,640 --> 00:28:32,640 and Van Heflin, all appearing in tales well calculated to keep you in Suspense. 619 00:28:32,640 --> 00:28:37,120 Suspense is produced and directed by Elliot Lewis with music composed by Lucian Morawek 620 00:28:37,120 --> 00:28:41,760 and conducted by Lud Bluskin. Herbert Marshall may be heard on his own radio program, The 621 00:28:41,760 --> 00:28:43,160 Man Called X. 622 00:28:43,160 --> 00:28:50,160 And remember next week on Suspense, Mr. William Holden in Blood on the Trumpet. 623 00:28:50,160 --> 00:28:58,480 You can buy auto light staple batteries, auto light standard or resistor type spark plugs, 624 00:28:58,480 --> 00:29:03,800 auto light electrical parts at your neighborhood auto light dealers. Switch to auto light. 625 00:29:03,800 --> 00:29:05,040 Good night. 626 00:29:05,040 --> 00:29:10,080 One of the most cherished possessions we Americans have is our right to vote for representatives 627 00:29:10,080 --> 00:29:14,840 in all elective offices. They represent us, the American people. We should make every 628 00:29:14,840 --> 00:29:25,240 effort on Tuesday, November 7th, to vote for those we believe best qualified. 629 00:29:25,240 --> 00:29:40,880 This is CBS, the Columbia Broadcasting System.