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Relax, David. There's no hurry to get home.
Who can relax in this mess of traffic? There must be a wreck or something up ahead.
This keeps up, we'll get caught in the rain.
Yeah, looks like a big storm building up too.
Hey, remember that shortcut?
Which one?
The little tarred road that goes across through Santa Marcia and comes out on the other highway.
What we took last summer?
Yeah, I'll turn off there and duck this pile up. I'd like to get as far as possible before that storm hits.
Why don't you put out your hand?
David, don't get mad.
He cut right in front of me trying to turn into that gas station.
Maybe he needed gas.
Turn on the radio, huh?
Oh, there. Sounds like news. Turn it up, dear.
My mother-in-law. At least we aren't the only crazy people on Long Island.
Why did you change it?
I don't want to listen anymore. Let's get home quickly, David.
I don't like being out here with that woman running loose.
Uh-oh, here's the storm. Roll up the windows.
In just a moment, Mr. Cary Grant in the first act of On a Country Road.
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Why don't they put her to sleep instead of just locking her up where she can escape and kill more people?
Hmm? But who to sleep?
That woman they were talking about on the radio.
Oh, she can't help what she does. She's sick.
What good does that do the people who get chopped up with a meat cleaver?
I don't know. The laws were made before the doctors knew very much about the human mind.
I still don't know much.
Hmm. I can see what it is.
There's a roadblock up ahead.
What's happened?
I don't know. Cops all over the road.
David, I'll bet they're looking for that crazy woman.
I guess so.
I'll hold it a minute.
What's up, Officer?
Just a checkup, folks. Anything in the back seat?
Only the blanket and the lunch box.
We went on a picnic.
Yes, ma'am. Seen any hitchhikers?
No. Just traffic.
Okay. Move right along, please.
Are you looking for the crazy woman?
Moving along. Let's go.
He didn't answer.
He's busy.
What are you doing?
Listen.
All residents of motorists on Long Island are warned to be on the alert for the escaped insane woman who is somewhere on the island.
She is described as tall, broad-shouldered, gray-haired, and rather heavy.
She may still be armed with the cleaver.
One hundred men are searching the area, and they're prepared to shoot on sight.
Here is another bulletin on the case which just came in.
Just a few minutes ago, the decapitated bodies of an elderly man and woman were found by police near Center Morritches.
Here's the shotgun.
They haven't found her yet.
This will get us out of that traffic.
I repeat that. The bodies of an elderly couple have just been found in their car near Center Morritches on a lonely, tired road.
Police are certain they were killed by Nellie Goller, the insane woman now at large.
Residents of the area are warned not to open their doors to strangers.
Motorists are cautioned to stay off lonely roads and not to pick up any hitchhikers.
All persons are asked to be on the lookout for this woman.
Here is her description again.
They haven't caught her yet.
Better turn that off, darling.
I thought you wanted to hear it.
That's enough of it.
All right.
This shortcut will save us a lot of time.
You turned off the highway.
Sure. I told you when I did it.
We've come over a mile already.
It'll save us a lot of time.
David, didn't you hear what the radio said about staying off lonely roads?
We only have to go across the other highway. It won't take long.
You sure?
Of course. We go past Center Marches, then take the left road and come out right by the highway bridge.
Center Marches is where she just killed those two people.
Oh, no, no, no. What can happen to us while we're driving?
Besides, the whole island is full of men looking for this lunatic.
They'll catch her.
It's just the dawn.
Come on, quiet down, you're jumping.
I guess I'm silly.
David.
What?
The gas gauge says empty.
There's still a couple of gallons left when it boils to empty.
How long has it said empty?
I don't know. I'll get gas when we get across to the other highway.
David, I'm scared.
Relax, honey. Rain and wind always make you nervous as a cat.
I wish we'd stayed on the highway.
Well, I know you'd act like this. I would have.
Well, it's not my fault.
It's not mine either.
I'm having trouble enough just trying to see through this storm.
David, let's not fight.
Driving through these burned out woods in this kind of weather
is enough to give anyone the willies.
Oh, goodness, it got dark so fast.
I can hardly see ahead even in the headlights.
There's something ahead.
Don't stop, David.
That's only a sign.
David, the crazy woman could be around here.
I'm not picking up anyone. I just want to know where I am.
Don't get out of the car.
I'm not. Now, calm down.
Let's say...
Center marches that way.
Now, we'll take this road.
Center marches.
This must be the road where she killed those people.
Charlie, please.
I'm sorry.
I'm so jumpy.
Turn on the radio.
Oh, this is a desolate place.
We haven't even passed a house yet.
Miles of woods on both sides of this.
It's so dark.
We couldn't have seen one if it were there.
This rain seems to be getting worse.
David, I'm just sure this is the road where that woman killed those two people.
Oh, now stop that.
That's why the police had a roadblock by this road.
That crazy woman might be any place in these woods.
But not necessarily where we are.
David, what's the matter?
Oh, that's fine.
What a place to run out of gas.
Oh, no.
David, you mean we're stuck here?
I'm afraid so, for the time being anyway.
I'm sorry, dear.
That crazy woman is in the woods.
She'll kill us.
She's nowhere near us.
David, quick.
Turn off your headlights.
Why?
Did you hear something?
David, I don't know.
I don't know, but I'm scared.
I guess I should have got gas.
Oh, turn off the headlights, please.
Why?
She'll see us if you don't.
We won't see her if I do.
Please, David, turn them off.
Oh, now listen, Dorothy.
Don't let this silly thing get the better of you.
Oh, just look at the headlights.
Hoking into darkness, nothing but wet bushes and trees.
Rain falling.
Please, David.
Oh, all right.
There, now they're off.
Do you feel better sitting in the dark?
Only the thunder and lightning would stop.
And this rain.
Look, Dorothy, there's no sense sitting here all night.
It's only a few minutes past 10 o'clock.
I'm going to walk up the road a bit.
There might be a house or something there.
You're not going to leave me here.
I won't let you go.
Look, Dorothy, we can't sit here in the middle of nowhere
for the rest of the night.
We're safer here than out there.
David, she's probably hiding in the woods.
She's just waiting for a chance to kill us.
Oh, come on, Dorothy.
Why should she be right where we run out of gas?
Why can't she be here?
Please stay in the car.
All right.
Lock the doors from the inside.
Why? What is it?
Now she can't get in here.
She's nowhere near us.
Don't be mad at me, David.
I'm so scared.
Well, if she's out there, she can easily smash the windows.
Oh, don't scare me anymore.
I know I'm acting silly. I can't help it.
Come on, don't be a good mom around here.
There.
Oh, David.
Put your head on my shoulder.
Forgive me, David.
Go ahead and cry.
It'll make you feel better.
Isn't there some popular music?
We're now in search for the escaped insane woman
who has killed five persons
and is fleeing from a Long Island mental hospital.
Rain and darkness are hampering the search.
Over 100 police are combing the wooded area
near center morrages.
It was near there that an elderly couple
were butchered on a lonely tarred road.
In making her escape this morning,
the madwoman killed a doctor and a nurse.
The doctor said that the woman had been killed
and that she was a woman.
Let's leave it out for a while.
It's so quiet and lonely here.
I wish it were morning.
Look, Dorothy, I'll run up the road.
There might be a house.
No, no, David, please.
David, listen.
Do you hear that?
What?
I don't hear anything.
Listen.
There it is.
No, I can't.
It's a dog.
A little dog barking.
David.
I guess it's only a lost dog.
Maybe there's a house nearby.
Who are the crazy women?
Oh, David!
She's out there!
Something hit the back of the car.
It's her.
Is the door locked on your side?
Yes, yes.
Well, what if she breaks the windows?
She's got a cleaver.
In the face of lightning!
I saw somebody!
Is it the crazy woman?
I can't tell.
She's lying on the road.
Can you see her?
Is she still there?
It's too dark to see.
Have to wait for the lightning.
I saw her!
She's getting up now!
She'll kill us!
Calm down.
Please.
What is she doing?
I don't know.
She must have been running.
She didn't see the car.
I ran right into it.
She's at the window!
Right next to you!
Oh, my Lord!
Look at her!
Get away from that window!
David, she's trying to get in the car.
Look at her face!
And her hair!
Go away!
Let me in!
I'm not crazy!
The crazy woman is after me!
David, don't let her in.
Let me in!
I can't really scare her.
Go away!
We've got a gun!
We'll shoot!
It worked.
She's staring at us.
I'm warning you!
I'll shoot!
David, she's coming back!
Please, don't leave me out here!
Please!
That woman will kill me!
Please!
David, take your pipe.
Hold it like a gun.
It'll look like a gun.
Where is it?
It was in the club compartment.
Here, here it is.
Look!
I've got a gun!
I'm going to shoot!
She's backing away.
Keep going!
Before I start shooting!
David, she's gone.
She disappeared.
We can't get out now.
All we can do is sit here all night
and wait for help.
Can you see her?
Where did she go?
I don't know.
She's out there though.
Probably planning on how to get in this car.
David, what are we going to do?
She's the one I know.
She didn't have a cleaver?
She must have dropped it when she ran into the car.
Her face is all twisted and her hair hanging down.
She's back there looking for the cleaver now.
She'll kill us!
Dorothy, stop it.
She'll kill us!
Help!
David!
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On a Country Road.
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The window. David, she broke the window.
Get away from there. Stay out of the car.
I'm coming in. I can't stand it.
Stay out of the car, I warn you. I've got a gun.
You wouldn't shoot me.
Go away. You're crazy. We know all about you.
I'm not the crazy woman. Believe me, let me in.
Don't do it, David. She's trying to trick us.
Listen to me, please. I've been running in this awful storm.
My car is stuck in the ditch back there.
How far back?
I don't know. It seems like miles.
I heard about the crazy woman on the radio.
I was afraid to stay in the car alone. Let me in.
No, David.
Go back to your own car.
No! It's so dark and so lonely in this storm.
I locked the doors when I was afraid I could see things
and hear things in the darkness.
I couldn't stand it anymore. I got out and I ran.
It's the rain. That's why I look like this.
I'm not the crazy woman.
Dorothy, maybe she isn't the crazy woman.
Maybe she's just scared and exhausted.
Let me in. Please, let me in.
No, David, no. She's the one. I know.
The crazy woman had a cleaver.
I'm not armed. The three of us will be safer together.
She makes sense to me, Dorothy.
We would be safer with one more person.
David, I don't know.
Let me in, please. I'm wet to the skin.
I'm going to unlock the door, Dorothy.
David.
All right. Now, get in.
Make one move and I'll shoot you.
Oh, Jesus. Oh, Jesus.
Good. Sit down.
All right. Now, there's a blanket on the floor back there.
Try and dry yourself off with it.
The darkness and the rain.
There's enough to drive me out of my mind.
Now, just take it easy, lady.
I ran and ran.
All I could hear was feet chasing after me, hunting me.
Do you live near here?
Farther out, near Restview.
I used to live in Brooklyn.
Restview is the mental hospital.
I know. I'm used to the crazy people.
But not a night in a lonely place like this.
Not the kind you kill people.
You live at Restview?
No. Just near there.
David, we can't sit here not knowing.
If we could get to a phone.
A phone. Why?
To call the police. Get some help.
No. Don't do that.
Why not? Why don't you want the police?
Oh, I do. But you'll be killed.
What do you mean?
The woman. She'll kill him if he goes away from this car.
Oh. There's that dog. You hear it?
Somebody's out there.
There must be a house up ahead. Maybe it's barking.
You'll be let in.
No. It senses somebody.
There's somebody out there.
The crazy woman's creeping around out there.
Quick. Let's get away.
Look out, David.
Go of me. What are you trying to do?
Start the car. Quick. We'll get away.
We're out of gas.
Out of gas?
You don't think we parked here for the fun of it, do you?
Oh. Such a desolate place to run out of gas.
Stop barking.
What does it mean?
You can't just sit here. We've got to get away.
I'm not a magician, lady. I can't make gasoline out of rain.
Oh, we can't stay here the whole night. You hear me?
Let go of me. There's nothing I can do.
Try something. Anything. Don't just sit there.
She's scaring me. David, stop her.
Cut it out. Cut it out. You'll have it all in the hysterics.
All right. All right. I'm sorry.
Look. I got an idea. Give me your gun.
What for?
I'll tell you. I want it. Give it to me.
David, listen to me.
I'm all right, but I can't sit here all night. I go crazy.
Give me the gun. I'll go. I won't be afraid of the dark.
The noises, the feet following me. I'll go.
I promise you. But give me the gun.
No, don't. Sit down.
Please. I'll go. I promise. I can't stand sitting in the dark like this.
Can't you stop her, David?
I told you to shut up. If you don't, you'll have to get out of the car.
Not into the woods again.
Oh, you're nice people, aren't you?
Or do you want me to leave so you can shoot me? Is that it?
We're not going to shoot you. We don't have a gun. It's only a pipe.
A pipe? A smoking pipe?
David, I'm sorry. Then... then you're unarmed.
I'm sorry, David.
It's all right.
Why did you tell me you had a gun?
What difference would it make to you whether I'm armed or not?
I don't know you. Maybe you two are more dangerous than the crazy woman.
I'll tell you what I think. I think you're the crazy woman.
The way you grabbed David when you wanted him to start the car.
Dorothy, stop it. Don't excite her.
Don't excite me? Why?
Do you think I'm dangerous? An old woman you took into your car?
Two of you and you're afraid of me?
We're not afraid of you. Now sit back in the seat and don't try anything.
David, the storm is stopping. Maybe now is the time.
The time for what? What are you going to do?
You two are up to something.
Oh, shut up! My wife meant now is the time to go for help.
I did not. I meant now is the time for us to escape.
David, can't you see it? She's the one. She'll kill us.
You little...
Oh, stop it. Sit back in that seat.
You haven't got a gun.
No, but I've got a knife.
David!
It's my jackknife, but it's sharp and strong, so don't try any tricks.
All right. Threaten me. Watch me while that woman is out there.
All you can do is sit and wait for her to make the next move.
David, she can kill us like that old man and woman.
It must have been on this same road.
They were in their car too. They must have let her in.
We'll leave then. The three of us will walk.
We'll stay close together. We'll be quiet.
Anyone hiding in the woods won't hear us.
Don't get out of the car, David.
Oh, how will we find our way? It's too dark.
We'll find our way.
Look out there. The road's full of shadows.
Get her out of the car, David. She wants to kill us.
Kill you!
Look, if you want to go, why don't you leave?
We're going to stay here until some help comes.
Oh, I'd be helpless alone. If I had a gun or something, you're nice.
Why doesn't somebody come?
Where are the police? I can't stand this.
Nobody will come. There's no one in these woods.
They're burned out and deserted.
Dorothy, come on, please.
It was your idea to use this road.
Why not?
You wouldn't listen to me and stop again.
I couldn't help it. I got lost.
Why don't you do something?
Not just sit here waiting, waiting.
Do something before we're murdered.
Are you so helpless?
All right. I am going to do something. I'll go for help.
That's it. Get help.
David, in her hand.
I saw it in the moonlight. It glittered.
What is it?
Your wife is hysterical.
She was holding it. A long piece of broken glass, long and pointed.
See? She doesn't answer.
She's just watching us.
What is she waiting for?
It's from the broken window. That's where she got it.
So what if I have it?
I'm not going to sit here defenseless.
She's going to attack us.
Don't be silly.
It's all right for you to have a knife. Why can't I be armed for whatever may come?
Give me that broken glass.
Give it to you. You think I'm crazy?
You couldn't protect us from anything.
David, what are you doing?
Why are you climbing over the seat?
I warn you.
I'm through letting my wife be terrified.
Give me that glass.
Stay away from me.
If I had the car, you were going to butcher my wife with that broken glass.
No. No.
David.
Give me that glass.
You're crazy.
Let me along.
Hold her, David. Hold her.
Don't let her free.
Wrong. I got my arm.
You killed me?
Drop that glass.
Have you both gone crazy trying to kill me?
Like you were going to murder us?
No, I wasn't.
You're not free.
I can't hold her. She's strong.
If you have a knife, then I'll have glass.
David, David, hold her.
I'm not crazy.
Please believe me.
You got my throat. You're choking me.
Your knife. David, your knife.
David.
David, you killed her.
I couldn't help it. I couldn't.
You're covered with blood.
She was going to kill us.
There's some lights.
The car is coming. Help's coming.
Hey there, you in the car.
Why are you parked here?
It's the police.
We ran out of gas.
The crazy ones.
What a night to run out of gas.
You couldn't have picked a better spot.
What with that woman running around loose.
Officer, we want to tell you...
A farmer up the road called and said his dog's been barking at something.
We caught her.
Who'd you catch?
The crazy woman. She's in the back seat dead.
What?
No, no, she's alive.
Hurt bad though.
She was trying to kill us.
Well, we'll get her to a hospital.
You two had better come with me.
We captured that crazy woman a half hour ago.
I don't know who this lady is.
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Next week on Suspense for your Thanksgiving holiday listening,
Mr. Ozzie Nelson and Miss Harriet Hilliard
as stars of Going, Going Gone.
And in the weeks to come, you will hear such famous stars
as Van Heflin, Alan Ladd, and Cornell Wild
all appearing in tales well calculated to keep you in...
Suspense.
Suspense is produced and directed by Elliot Lewis
with music composed by Lucian Morrowak
and conducted by Lut Bluskin.
On a country road was written for Suspense by Walter Bazaar.
And remember next week on Suspense, Ozzie Nelson and Harriet Hilliard
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