1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:12,000 Auto Light and its 96,000 dealers present Suspense. 2 00:00:12,000 --> 00:00:21,160 Tonight, Auto Light brings you Christmas for Carol, a suspense play starring Mr. Dennis 3 00:00:21,160 --> 00:00:22,160 Day. 4 00:00:22,160 --> 00:00:23,160 Hey, Hap. 5 00:00:23,160 --> 00:00:24,160 Hello, Shandy. 6 00:00:24,160 --> 00:00:30,360 Well, it's Wilcox. 7 00:00:30,360 --> 00:00:34,760 Now, what are you doing in that costume, Harlow? 8 00:00:34,760 --> 00:00:36,320 Going to a Christmas party, Hap. 9 00:00:36,320 --> 00:00:37,880 Oh, what's in the sack? 10 00:00:37,880 --> 00:00:39,960 Why, a load of Merry motoring. 11 00:00:39,960 --> 00:00:42,800 In this box, I've got smoother performance, you see? 12 00:00:42,800 --> 00:00:45,560 Ignition engineered Auto Light spark plugs. 13 00:00:45,560 --> 00:00:50,320 Sure, and when you replace worn out spark plugs with these new Bantam beauties, your car will 14 00:00:50,320 --> 00:00:53,840 perform smoother than Santa skidding down a slippery chimney. 15 00:00:53,840 --> 00:00:55,800 And what's in this box, Harlow? 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41 00:02:13,440 --> 00:02:14,440 Come on, let's get out of here. 42 00:02:14,440 --> 00:02:16,040 I said we wait for the old couple to get back. 43 00:02:16,040 --> 00:02:17,040 What for? 44 00:02:17,040 --> 00:02:18,040 Why take chances now? 45 00:02:18,040 --> 00:02:19,040 We got some money. 46 00:02:19,040 --> 00:02:20,640 How do we know it's all of it? 47 00:02:20,640 --> 00:02:22,560 Maybe they split it and put it in two places. 48 00:02:22,560 --> 00:02:25,160 We'll wait here and watch for them when they come in. 49 00:02:25,160 --> 00:02:26,280 They'll tip it. 50 00:02:26,280 --> 00:02:27,280 It was 8,000. 51 00:02:27,280 --> 00:02:28,280 That's what he withdrew. 52 00:02:28,280 --> 00:02:29,280 You asked for this, kid. 53 00:02:29,280 --> 00:02:31,200 Now do as you're told. 54 00:02:31,200 --> 00:02:38,000 We wait. 55 00:02:38,000 --> 00:02:39,760 I couldn't help being scared. 56 00:02:39,760 --> 00:02:42,280 This was my first job, my first and last. 57 00:02:42,280 --> 00:02:43,800 I just wanted that money. 58 00:02:43,800 --> 00:02:46,840 I wanted it fast and short and I wanted to run away from it and forget it. 59 00:02:46,840 --> 00:02:48,200 A one shot. 60 00:02:48,200 --> 00:02:50,000 That's why I got hold of Rocky Perea. 61 00:02:50,000 --> 00:02:51,000 Lucky. 62 00:02:51,000 --> 00:02:52,760 I had to be lucky just this once. 63 00:02:52,760 --> 00:02:54,640 For Carol, not for me. 64 00:02:54,640 --> 00:02:55,640 It was for Carol. 65 00:02:55,640 --> 00:02:57,160 Nothing else I cared about, see? 66 00:02:57,160 --> 00:03:10,440 It didn't seem possible now that three days ago I hadn't known Rocky, hadn't needed him. 67 00:03:10,440 --> 00:03:11,440 What is it, doctor? 68 00:03:11,440 --> 00:03:12,440 How about the baby? 69 00:03:12,440 --> 00:03:14,400 Your wife must remain in bed. 70 00:03:14,400 --> 00:03:15,400 Serious? 71 00:03:15,400 --> 00:03:18,840 No, not serious, but she's got to stay flat on her back. 72 00:03:18,840 --> 00:03:19,840 A nurse. 73 00:03:19,840 --> 00:03:21,320 You should have a nurse with her all the time. 74 00:03:21,320 --> 00:03:23,480 Oh, but it's two months away, doctor. 75 00:03:23,480 --> 00:03:27,440 It's just a question of keeping her relaxed and quiet, not letting her do any work around 76 00:03:27,440 --> 00:03:30,080 the house, lift things or even walk. 77 00:03:30,080 --> 00:03:31,080 Okay. 78 00:03:31,080 --> 00:03:32,080 Okay, doctor. 79 00:03:32,080 --> 00:03:33,080 And she'll be all right? 80 00:03:33,080 --> 00:03:35,040 There's one other thing. 81 00:03:35,040 --> 00:03:37,680 She was quite worried when I told her about the nurse. 82 00:03:37,680 --> 00:03:40,680 I got the feeling she's well afraid to have the baby. 83 00:03:40,680 --> 00:03:41,680 Afraid? 84 00:03:41,680 --> 00:03:42,680 Not for herself. 85 00:03:42,680 --> 00:03:47,640 I can't put my finger on it, but it's having a detrimental effect on her condition. 86 00:03:47,640 --> 00:03:49,640 I know what it is, doctor. 87 00:03:49,640 --> 00:03:50,640 Money. 88 00:03:50,640 --> 00:03:52,640 Oh, I see. 89 00:03:52,640 --> 00:03:57,080 Well, it might not be easy finding a nurse only four days till Christmas. 90 00:03:57,080 --> 00:03:58,080 I'll get one, doctor. 91 00:03:58,080 --> 00:03:59,080 Thanks. 92 00:03:59,080 --> 00:04:00,080 I'll call you this evening. 93 00:04:00,080 --> 00:04:01,080 Yeah. 94 00:04:01,080 --> 00:04:02,080 Thanks again, doctor. 95 00:04:02,080 --> 00:04:03,080 Paul? 96 00:04:03,080 --> 00:04:05,080 Sweetheart, it'll be all right. 97 00:04:05,080 --> 00:04:10,640 I'm going to get the nurse to take care of you. 98 00:04:10,640 --> 00:04:12,920 I'll be able to get up and around in a day or two. 99 00:04:12,920 --> 00:04:13,920 Not if you want that, son. 100 00:04:13,920 --> 00:04:16,920 The doc said everything will be all right if you take it easy, and you're going to take 101 00:04:16,920 --> 00:04:17,920 it easy. 102 00:04:17,920 --> 00:04:18,920 But a nurse? 103 00:04:18,920 --> 00:04:19,920 Look, I've got to get back to the bank. 104 00:04:19,920 --> 00:04:21,480 I'm only on my lunch hour, sweetheart. 105 00:04:21,480 --> 00:04:24,440 I'll make a few calls from there, and tonight we'll pick out the nurse. 106 00:04:24,440 --> 00:04:27,040 How much do they charge? 107 00:04:27,040 --> 00:04:28,040 What's the difference? 108 00:04:28,040 --> 00:04:29,040 How much, Paul? 109 00:04:29,040 --> 00:04:31,040 It's a lot of money, I know. 110 00:04:31,040 --> 00:04:32,200 50, 60 a week. 111 00:04:32,200 --> 00:04:33,200 We'll make out all right. 112 00:04:33,200 --> 00:04:34,640 Now there's nothing to worry about. 113 00:04:34,640 --> 00:04:35,640 Oh, Paul. 114 00:04:35,640 --> 00:04:38,200 This was going to be a happy Christmas. 115 00:04:38,200 --> 00:04:39,200 Now... 116 00:04:39,200 --> 00:04:40,200 Yeah. 117 00:04:40,200 --> 00:04:41,200 We'll make out all right. 118 00:04:41,200 --> 00:04:42,200 It's a happy Christmas in this dump. 119 00:04:42,200 --> 00:04:43,200 It's funny, Paul. 120 00:04:43,200 --> 00:04:45,720 $50 a week for a nurse. 121 00:04:45,720 --> 00:04:48,640 For another two months, it's funny. 122 00:04:48,640 --> 00:04:50,840 You make $48.50 at the bank. 123 00:04:50,840 --> 00:04:57,160 You'll have to pay the nurse more money than you earn. 124 00:04:57,160 --> 00:05:01,040 Yeah. 125 00:05:01,040 --> 00:05:02,040 More money than I earn. 126 00:05:02,040 --> 00:05:04,560 You know how it is being a bank teller? 127 00:05:04,560 --> 00:05:08,360 Feeling, seeing, handling money, taking in money, paying it out. 128 00:05:08,360 --> 00:05:11,760 When I went back to work, I was seeing it for the first time with something more than 129 00:05:11,760 --> 00:05:14,440 a detached feeling, thinking, I need this money. 130 00:05:14,440 --> 00:05:15,440 I need this money. 131 00:05:15,440 --> 00:05:16,440 I need this money. 132 00:05:16,440 --> 00:05:20,960 How I need this money for Carol and the baby. 133 00:05:20,960 --> 00:05:25,400 It was almost 3 o'clock when Eddie the bookie came in. 134 00:05:25,400 --> 00:05:26,400 Hi, Paul. 135 00:05:26,400 --> 00:05:27,400 Ha ha. 136 00:05:27,400 --> 00:05:28,400 Good day yesterday. 137 00:05:28,400 --> 00:05:29,400 And big action in a few days. 138 00:05:29,400 --> 00:05:30,400 Santa Nita opens. 139 00:05:30,400 --> 00:05:31,400 Yeah. 140 00:05:31,400 --> 00:05:32,400 People like to throw their money away. 141 00:05:32,400 --> 00:05:33,400 They throw it. 142 00:05:33,400 --> 00:05:34,400 I catch it. 143 00:05:34,400 --> 00:05:35,400 Eddie, could I see you later? 144 00:05:35,400 --> 00:05:36,400 You ready to make a deal? 145 00:05:36,400 --> 00:05:37,400 I want to talk to you. 146 00:05:37,400 --> 00:05:38,400 What time you through? 147 00:05:38,400 --> 00:05:39,400 Five o'clock. 148 00:05:39,400 --> 00:05:48,160 Meet you outside at five o'clock. 149 00:05:48,160 --> 00:05:49,960 Eddie Garth, bookie. 150 00:05:49,960 --> 00:05:51,880 He quit school in the seventh grade. 151 00:05:51,880 --> 00:05:53,860 I held out and went through college. 152 00:05:53,860 --> 00:05:56,040 And all these years he's tried to get me to go in with him. 153 00:05:56,040 --> 00:05:57,960 To run his office, do the book work. 154 00:05:57,960 --> 00:05:59,960 He was waiting for me when I finished work. 155 00:05:59,960 --> 00:06:02,200 We went to a coffee shop and sat down. 156 00:06:02,200 --> 00:06:07,000 And all around us, the loudspeakers reminding me what a happy Christmas it was. 157 00:06:07,000 --> 00:06:10,560 How's Carol, Paul? 158 00:06:10,560 --> 00:06:11,560 Not so good, Eddie. 159 00:06:11,560 --> 00:06:13,720 That's what I want to talk to you about. 160 00:06:13,720 --> 00:06:15,200 No more loans, Paul. 161 00:06:15,200 --> 00:06:16,200 You need money? 162 00:06:16,200 --> 00:06:17,200 Come with me. 163 00:06:17,200 --> 00:06:18,200 Don't you ever give up. 164 00:06:18,200 --> 00:06:19,800 What's so good at the bank? 165 00:06:19,800 --> 00:06:21,880 25 bucks for a Christmas bonus? 166 00:06:21,880 --> 00:06:22,880 Look, Eddie. 167 00:06:22,880 --> 00:06:24,440 Come in with me now. 168 00:06:24,440 --> 00:06:25,760 With Santa Nita opening. 169 00:06:25,760 --> 00:06:27,600 I can work the outside, get new accounts. 170 00:06:27,600 --> 00:06:28,600 Eddie. 171 00:06:28,600 --> 00:06:30,080 And I'll give you 10% of those accounts, Paul. 172 00:06:30,080 --> 00:06:31,600 But I won't lend you the money. 173 00:06:31,600 --> 00:06:33,600 I'd be a sucker to lend it to you. 174 00:06:33,600 --> 00:06:36,280 I'll give it to you if you come in, but I won't lend you anymore. 175 00:06:36,280 --> 00:06:37,280 Okay, Eddie. 176 00:06:37,280 --> 00:06:38,280 Forget it. 177 00:06:38,280 --> 00:06:40,280 I'll get it some other way. 178 00:06:40,280 --> 00:06:41,560 I don't get it. 179 00:06:41,560 --> 00:06:42,560 What's wrong with my deal? 180 00:06:42,560 --> 00:06:45,120 Look, Eddie, how many times have you been routed by the vice squad? 181 00:06:45,120 --> 00:06:46,120 Plenty. 182 00:06:46,120 --> 00:06:48,640 And every time, they book you and they fingerprint you and take your picture. 183 00:06:48,640 --> 00:06:49,640 So what? 184 00:06:49,640 --> 00:06:50,760 They never have anything on me. 185 00:06:50,760 --> 00:06:51,800 It's on your record, Eddie. 186 00:06:51,800 --> 00:06:52,800 As long as you live. 187 00:06:52,800 --> 00:06:54,560 Sure, I need money. 188 00:06:54,560 --> 00:06:57,560 Maybe I'm getting close to the time when I'm not too choosy about the way I get it. 189 00:06:57,560 --> 00:06:59,240 But it won't be your way. 190 00:06:59,240 --> 00:07:00,240 What? 191 00:07:00,240 --> 00:07:01,240 What are you talking about? 192 00:07:01,240 --> 00:07:03,680 If I ever break the law, it's going to be with the right guy and it's going to be the 193 00:07:03,680 --> 00:07:04,680 right job. 194 00:07:04,680 --> 00:07:05,680 You're dreaming, Paul. 195 00:07:05,680 --> 00:07:08,080 You'll still be in that cage 10 years from now. 196 00:07:08,080 --> 00:07:09,240 I'd hit and run. 197 00:07:09,240 --> 00:07:11,920 One job with enough out of it to make it worthwhile. 198 00:07:11,920 --> 00:07:12,920 That's the way to be, Eddie. 199 00:07:12,920 --> 00:07:13,920 A one shot. 200 00:07:13,920 --> 00:07:16,120 There is no such thing, Paul. 201 00:07:16,120 --> 00:07:18,240 You do something like that, you're stuck in it. 202 00:07:18,240 --> 00:07:20,880 And you're worse off than if you came with me. 203 00:07:20,880 --> 00:07:25,880 Think about it, Paul. 204 00:07:25,880 --> 00:07:34,320 Go home then and fix dinner for Carol all the time, thinking of the money and Carol 205 00:07:34,320 --> 00:07:35,840 and the baby and debts. 206 00:07:35,840 --> 00:07:39,280 The worry eating at me and thinking about what I'd said to Eddie. 207 00:07:39,280 --> 00:07:42,360 Then the next morning, old man Forbes made a withdrawal. 208 00:07:42,360 --> 00:07:43,920 The first he'd ever made. 209 00:07:43,920 --> 00:07:44,920 Hi, son. 210 00:07:44,920 --> 00:07:45,920 What? 211 00:07:45,920 --> 00:07:46,920 Oh, hello, Mr. Forbes. 212 00:07:46,920 --> 00:07:47,920 I'm going to miss you, son. 213 00:07:47,920 --> 00:07:48,920 Seems like we're good friends after all these years. 214 00:07:48,920 --> 00:07:49,920 Miss me? 215 00:07:49,920 --> 00:07:50,920 Take a look at the slip. 216 00:07:50,920 --> 00:07:51,920 That's a lot of money. 217 00:07:51,920 --> 00:07:52,920 12 years hard work. 218 00:07:52,920 --> 00:07:53,920 That's what that money means. 219 00:07:53,920 --> 00:07:54,920 But you're taking it all out? 220 00:07:54,920 --> 00:07:55,920 Yeah. 221 00:07:55,920 --> 00:07:56,920 And I quit the job. 222 00:07:56,920 --> 00:07:57,920 I'm going to get a job. 223 00:07:57,920 --> 00:07:58,920 I'm going to get a job. 224 00:07:58,920 --> 00:07:59,920 I'm going to get a job. 225 00:07:59,920 --> 00:08:00,920 I'm going to get a job. 226 00:08:00,920 --> 00:08:01,920 I'm going to get a job. 227 00:08:01,920 --> 00:08:02,920 I'm going to get a job. 228 00:08:02,920 --> 00:08:04,280 You're going to get a job? 229 00:08:04,280 --> 00:08:05,280 Yeah, and I quit my job today. 230 00:08:05,280 --> 00:08:06,280 Quit your job? 231 00:08:06,280 --> 00:08:09,400 Ada and me, we've been waiting a long time for this Christmas. 232 00:08:09,400 --> 00:08:10,400 We're moving out of the city. 233 00:08:10,400 --> 00:08:11,400 Oh? 234 00:08:11,400 --> 00:08:13,320 And we've had our eye on a little farm. 235 00:08:13,320 --> 00:08:14,320 Now we can buy it. 236 00:08:14,320 --> 00:08:16,040 Even got the papers drawn up. 237 00:08:16,040 --> 00:08:17,600 Then you're leaving right away? 238 00:08:17,600 --> 00:08:18,780 About a week. 239 00:08:18,780 --> 00:08:20,080 But Ada don't know yet. 240 00:08:20,080 --> 00:08:21,080 I'm going to surprise her. 241 00:08:21,080 --> 00:08:22,240 Kind of a Christmas present. 242 00:08:22,240 --> 00:08:24,560 But it's not safe to keep so much cash on you. 243 00:08:24,560 --> 00:08:25,560 Especially... 244 00:08:25,560 --> 00:08:26,560 I've got a perfect place to hide. 245 00:08:26,560 --> 00:08:28,120 It's unknown and things look there. 246 00:08:28,120 --> 00:08:32,240 Besides, I figure I've worked too hard and too long to lose it now. 247 00:08:32,240 --> 00:08:33,240 Oh, no, son. 248 00:08:33,240 --> 00:08:34,240 It wouldn't happen. 249 00:08:34,240 --> 00:08:42,800 It wouldn't seem right, son. 250 00:08:42,800 --> 00:08:44,200 It stayed with me and it grew. 251 00:08:44,200 --> 00:08:47,320 Like a wheel spinning, gaining momentum. 252 00:08:47,320 --> 00:08:49,000 This could be the right job. 253 00:08:49,000 --> 00:08:51,840 Eight thousand dollars, enough for that single shot. 254 00:08:51,840 --> 00:08:53,280 It stayed with me. 255 00:08:53,280 --> 00:08:54,280 All the time growing. 256 00:08:54,280 --> 00:08:55,280 Growing. 257 00:08:55,280 --> 00:09:01,560 Yeah, lunch is on me, Paul. 258 00:09:01,560 --> 00:09:02,560 If you change your mind. 259 00:09:02,560 --> 00:09:06,080 No, I called you Eddie because I need your help. 260 00:09:06,080 --> 00:09:07,080 What kind of help? 261 00:09:07,080 --> 00:09:08,960 Well, you can arrange for me to talk to someone. 262 00:09:08,960 --> 00:09:09,960 Maybe. 263 00:09:09,960 --> 00:09:10,960 Who is it? 264 00:09:10,960 --> 00:09:11,960 Rocky Perea. 265 00:09:11,960 --> 00:09:12,960 Rocky Perea? 266 00:09:12,960 --> 00:09:15,400 Are you kidding? 267 00:09:15,400 --> 00:09:17,000 You picked yourself the right guy, all right. 268 00:09:17,000 --> 00:09:19,360 The cops don't even know what he looks like. 269 00:09:19,360 --> 00:09:20,880 They never mugged him or printed him. 270 00:09:20,880 --> 00:09:21,880 Yes, Eddie, that's right. 271 00:09:21,880 --> 00:09:23,600 You're crazy, I tell you. 272 00:09:23,600 --> 00:09:26,120 A million people want to talk to Rocky Perea. 273 00:09:26,120 --> 00:09:27,120 Including the cops. 274 00:09:27,120 --> 00:09:29,880 No, no, Paul, I can't touch it. 275 00:09:29,880 --> 00:09:32,080 You can, Eddie, if you want to do bad enough. 276 00:09:32,080 --> 00:09:33,080 Please, Eddie. 277 00:09:33,080 --> 00:09:39,120 All right, let's see what I can do. 278 00:09:39,120 --> 00:09:40,120 Maybe I do know someone. 279 00:09:40,120 --> 00:09:42,760 And Eddie, it's got to be soon. 280 00:09:42,760 --> 00:09:44,800 You know you'll be taking a chance. 281 00:09:44,800 --> 00:09:45,800 It better be good. 282 00:09:45,800 --> 00:09:46,800 It is, Eddie. 283 00:09:46,800 --> 00:09:56,840 Good enough to take the chance for. 284 00:09:56,840 --> 00:09:57,840 That was two days ago. 285 00:09:57,840 --> 00:09:59,960 And this morning, Eddie came through. 286 00:09:59,960 --> 00:10:04,120 A certain friend, Rocky's only outside contact, told him to keep an eye on a house on Hoover 287 00:10:04,120 --> 00:10:05,120 Street. 288 00:10:05,120 --> 00:10:06,440 Eddie gave me all the dope. 289 00:10:06,440 --> 00:10:08,960 What Rocky looked like, how he'd act, what to expect. 290 00:10:08,960 --> 00:10:13,560 And early this evening, I told Carol I was going out for a while, that I'd borrow the 291 00:10:13,560 --> 00:10:17,480 money from Eddie, and we wouldn't have to worry about paying it back for a while. 292 00:10:17,480 --> 00:10:18,480 That's what I told her. 293 00:10:18,480 --> 00:10:20,240 But that wasn't the answer. 294 00:10:20,240 --> 00:10:24,720 The answer was at the house on Hoover with Rocky Perea. 295 00:10:24,720 --> 00:10:31,920 I waited there, hidden in the dark corner behind the incinerator. 296 00:10:31,920 --> 00:10:34,000 I kept thinking, making excuses. 297 00:10:34,000 --> 00:10:35,920 It wasn't up to me anymore. 298 00:10:35,920 --> 00:10:37,520 It wasn't any other choice. 299 00:10:37,520 --> 00:10:38,920 I needed money desperately. 300 00:10:38,920 --> 00:10:40,960 I needed help to get the money. 301 00:10:40,960 --> 00:10:42,840 I waited more than an hour. 302 00:10:42,840 --> 00:10:45,400 And then I heard footsteps come up the alley. 303 00:10:45,400 --> 00:10:49,120 He stopped before the open patch of light, just like Eddie told me. 304 00:10:49,120 --> 00:10:53,160 He was careful, very careful, making sure no one was staking him. 305 00:10:53,160 --> 00:10:55,320 I took a deep breath and hitched my weight forward. 306 00:10:55,320 --> 00:10:58,080 He was going to cut across the open for the back door. 307 00:10:58,080 --> 00:11:02,640 I remember thinking, now, do it for Carol, for the rotten, miserable Christmas. 308 00:11:02,640 --> 00:11:04,640 Do it now. 309 00:11:04,640 --> 00:11:05,640 Rocky! 310 00:11:05,640 --> 00:11:06,640 No! 311 00:11:06,640 --> 00:11:11,440 He froze for a split second. 312 00:11:11,440 --> 00:11:14,400 And almost faster than I could see, he ducked into a shadow and spun around. 313 00:11:14,400 --> 00:11:16,640 Streetlight didn't touch him. 314 00:11:16,640 --> 00:11:19,320 He glinted on something metallic in his hand. 315 00:11:19,320 --> 00:11:35,880 And even from where I was standing, I could see he had a gun pointed at me. 316 00:11:35,880 --> 00:11:39,760 Auto Light is bringing you Mr. Dennis Day in Christmas for Carol. 317 00:11:39,760 --> 00:11:53,880 Tonight's production in radio's outstanding theater of thrills, Suspense. 318 00:11:53,880 --> 00:11:57,160 Say, Hap, are you going to the in-laws for Christmas? 319 00:11:57,160 --> 00:11:58,160 Yes, Harlow. 320 00:11:58,160 --> 00:11:59,160 Ah, it's rough. 321 00:11:59,160 --> 00:12:00,160 No, they're okay. 322 00:12:00,160 --> 00:12:04,480 Oh, I mean rough trip, unless you've replaced worn out spark plugs with ignition engineered 323 00:12:04,480 --> 00:12:05,920 auto light spark plugs. 324 00:12:05,920 --> 00:12:08,640 They give your car sensationally smooth performance. 325 00:12:08,640 --> 00:12:10,000 I've heard of them, Harlow. 326 00:12:10,000 --> 00:12:14,000 Well, then you must know that they're designed by the same auto light engineers who design 327 00:12:14,000 --> 00:12:18,920 complete ignition systems used as original factory equipment on many leading makes of 328 00:12:18,920 --> 00:12:20,840 our finest cars. 329 00:12:20,840 --> 00:12:24,640 That's why ignition engineered auto light spark plugs work perfectly with your car's 330 00:12:24,640 --> 00:12:26,200 complete ignition system. 331 00:12:26,200 --> 00:12:28,040 The folks really treat us right. 332 00:12:28,040 --> 00:12:31,040 You mean the auto light spark plug dealers, eh, Hap? 333 00:12:31,040 --> 00:12:35,800 Well, they'll replace worn out spark plugs with ignition engineered auto light spark plugs 334 00:12:35,800 --> 00:12:41,760 for smoother performance, quick starts, gas savings. 335 00:12:41,760 --> 00:12:44,720 After we visit them, we always find... 336 00:12:44,720 --> 00:12:45,720 Find what, Hap? 337 00:12:45,720 --> 00:12:49,320 That you're always right with auto light, Harlow. 338 00:12:49,320 --> 00:12:55,360 And now auto light brings back to our Hollywood soundstage, Mr. Dennis Day in Elliot Lewis's 339 00:12:55,360 --> 00:13:01,800 production of Christmas for Carol, a tale well calculated to keep you in Suspense. 340 00:13:01,800 --> 00:13:06,240 Rocky, don't shoot. 341 00:13:06,240 --> 00:13:19,960 It was a good thing I'd said it. 342 00:13:19,960 --> 00:13:21,760 His gun was aiming front and center. 343 00:13:21,760 --> 00:13:26,720 He crouched there looking at me, his eyes flat and hard, and then his voice deep and 344 00:13:26,720 --> 00:13:27,720 tight and deadly. 345 00:13:27,720 --> 00:13:28,720 Who are you? 346 00:13:28,720 --> 00:13:29,720 I'm not a cop, Rocky. 347 00:13:29,720 --> 00:13:30,720 Come closer. 348 00:13:30,720 --> 00:13:33,720 I can see you better. 349 00:13:33,720 --> 00:13:34,720 Sure, Rocky. 350 00:13:34,720 --> 00:13:36,920 I just want to talk to you. 351 00:13:36,920 --> 00:13:37,920 You call me Rocky. 352 00:13:37,920 --> 00:13:39,720 You been talking to anyone? 353 00:13:39,720 --> 00:13:40,720 I've been watching you. 354 00:13:40,720 --> 00:13:41,720 I know you're Rocky Pereira. 355 00:13:41,720 --> 00:13:42,720 You've been watching me? 356 00:13:42,720 --> 00:13:43,720 What for? 357 00:13:43,720 --> 00:13:45,720 You're wanted, Rocky, and you need money. 358 00:13:45,720 --> 00:13:46,720 Who are you? 359 00:13:46,720 --> 00:13:48,200 Where'd you come from? 360 00:13:48,200 --> 00:13:49,200 That doesn't matter, Rocky. 361 00:13:49,200 --> 00:13:50,200 This is a business deal. 362 00:13:50,200 --> 00:13:52,200 I figured it out very carefully. 363 00:13:52,200 --> 00:13:53,200 You need money? 364 00:13:53,200 --> 00:13:54,200 Well, so do I. 365 00:13:54,200 --> 00:13:55,200 And I got a way to get it. 366 00:13:55,200 --> 00:13:56,200 Just like that, eh? 367 00:13:56,200 --> 00:13:57,200 And Rocky, I'm not staying. 368 00:13:57,200 --> 00:13:58,200 This is a one-shot deal. 369 00:13:58,200 --> 00:13:59,200 A one-shot? 370 00:13:59,200 --> 00:14:01,520 There's no such thing. 371 00:14:01,520 --> 00:14:02,640 That's the way it's gotta be. 372 00:14:02,640 --> 00:14:04,400 We do this job together and we're through. 373 00:14:04,400 --> 00:14:05,400 We never see each other again. 374 00:14:05,400 --> 00:14:09,000 I sure ain't gonna go looking for you, but you won't quit. 375 00:14:09,000 --> 00:14:10,680 Not if it comes off easy. 376 00:14:10,680 --> 00:14:12,560 I'll quit, Rocky. 377 00:14:12,560 --> 00:14:13,560 What's in this for me? 378 00:14:13,560 --> 00:14:14,560 Half. 379 00:14:14,560 --> 00:14:15,560 Four thousand dollars. 380 00:14:15,560 --> 00:14:21,160 Well, kids, you ain't dumb by any means taking me out like this. 381 00:14:21,160 --> 00:14:23,000 Almost smart enough to be a cop. 382 00:14:23,000 --> 00:14:24,000 You got guts, too. 383 00:14:24,000 --> 00:14:26,360 Tell me, you got a family? 384 00:14:26,360 --> 00:14:27,600 There's no one to stop me. 385 00:14:27,600 --> 00:14:29,040 I have a job that doesn't pay enough. 386 00:14:29,040 --> 00:14:30,040 This'll raise my salary. 387 00:14:30,040 --> 00:14:32,920 You want this one haul, then it's back to your job. 388 00:14:32,920 --> 00:14:33,920 Yeah. 389 00:14:33,920 --> 00:14:34,920 Is it a deal? 390 00:14:34,920 --> 00:14:35,920 What's the job? 391 00:14:35,920 --> 00:14:36,920 I have a car. 392 00:14:36,920 --> 00:14:37,920 I'll tell you on the way. 393 00:14:37,920 --> 00:14:38,920 If you go for it, okay. 394 00:14:38,920 --> 00:14:40,920 If not, we forget the whole thing. 395 00:14:40,920 --> 00:14:41,920 Okay, kid. 396 00:14:41,920 --> 00:14:42,920 Now listen to it. 397 00:14:42,920 --> 00:14:43,920 Let's go driving. 398 00:14:43,920 --> 00:14:51,680 I told him what I'd planned and why I needed him. 399 00:14:51,680 --> 00:14:53,200 He agreed to come with me. 400 00:14:53,200 --> 00:14:54,920 We drove to the Forbes' house. 401 00:14:54,920 --> 00:14:57,320 It was a small and old house. 402 00:14:57,320 --> 00:14:58,320 Just big enough for the two of them. 403 00:14:58,320 --> 00:15:02,240 I drove down to the corner and parked, and we started back. 404 00:15:02,240 --> 00:15:06,200 Lucky there's no one on this street. 405 00:15:06,200 --> 00:15:07,600 Let's go up the alley. 406 00:15:07,600 --> 00:15:08,600 Yeah, Rocky. 407 00:15:08,600 --> 00:15:09,600 There's the back door. 408 00:15:09,600 --> 00:15:10,600 Look, no lights. 409 00:15:10,600 --> 00:15:11,600 They're not home. 410 00:15:11,600 --> 00:15:12,600 That makes it a cinch. 411 00:15:12,600 --> 00:15:13,600 Okay, go on, second. 412 00:15:13,600 --> 00:15:14,600 It's your baby. 413 00:15:14,600 --> 00:15:17,600 Rocky, I'll have to break a window. 414 00:15:17,600 --> 00:15:18,600 Yeah. 415 00:15:18,600 --> 00:15:21,160 You want me to hold your hand? 416 00:15:21,160 --> 00:15:22,600 I'll wrap my jacket around my fist. 417 00:15:22,600 --> 00:15:23,960 That'll keep the noise down. 418 00:15:23,960 --> 00:15:25,880 I'll let you write me a book. 419 00:15:25,880 --> 00:15:26,880 Okay, okay. 420 00:15:26,880 --> 00:15:27,880 I'm going. 421 00:15:27,880 --> 00:15:28,880 I'm going. 422 00:15:28,880 --> 00:15:29,880 I'm going. 423 00:15:29,880 --> 00:15:30,880 I was lucky. 424 00:15:30,880 --> 00:15:38,040 The side of the house was hidden from the street by a big tree, and there was light 425 00:15:38,040 --> 00:15:40,000 to see with from the Christmas tree in the living room. 426 00:15:40,000 --> 00:15:43,680 I wrapped the jacket around my knuckles, and one of the short sharp jabs broke through 427 00:15:43,680 --> 00:15:44,680 the window. 428 00:15:44,680 --> 00:15:46,680 It sounded like a canon. 429 00:15:46,680 --> 00:15:50,560 The street being so quiet before, I was scared it would rouse the whole neighborhood. 430 00:15:50,560 --> 00:15:52,240 But like I said, I was lucky. 431 00:15:52,240 --> 00:15:54,920 I scrambled up the sill and dropped into the living room. 432 00:15:54,920 --> 00:15:56,280 I was pretty clumsy. 433 00:15:56,280 --> 00:15:59,780 I pulled out drawers, looked behind pictures, hundered cushions. 434 00:15:59,780 --> 00:16:02,280 I went in the kitchen and poked around the cabinets. 435 00:16:02,280 --> 00:16:05,280 I looked in the cookie jar and I found a rolled up wad of bills. 436 00:16:12,280 --> 00:16:14,280 It was money, all right, but only forty dollars. 437 00:16:14,280 --> 00:16:16,280 The old lady's secret treasure. 438 00:16:16,280 --> 00:16:18,280 I put it back and went into the living room again. 439 00:16:18,280 --> 00:16:22,280 Looking around, nervous, I stumbled on the Christmas tree and knocked it over. 440 00:16:22,280 --> 00:16:25,280 And then I remembered what the old man had said. 441 00:16:25,280 --> 00:16:27,280 A Christmas present for his wife. 442 00:16:27,280 --> 00:16:29,280 And I knew it was somewhere on that tree. 443 00:16:29,280 --> 00:16:34,280 There were Christmas stockings and favors and little red boots in and around the tinsel and the lighted bulbs. 444 00:16:34,280 --> 00:16:38,280 And I found the eight thousand dollars hidden deep in one of the stockings. 445 00:16:40,280 --> 00:16:41,280 Got it, Rocky. 446 00:16:41,280 --> 00:16:42,280 Let me see it. 447 00:16:42,280 --> 00:16:44,280 It's there, Rocky. It's all there. 448 00:16:44,280 --> 00:16:48,280 Yeah? Eight grand. I guess I'll hold it. 449 00:16:48,280 --> 00:16:49,280 Come on, let's go. 450 00:16:49,280 --> 00:16:51,280 Take it easy. You're gonna stick around for a while. 451 00:16:51,280 --> 00:16:53,280 Stick around? What for? 452 00:16:53,280 --> 00:16:55,280 I got some money. How do we know it's all of it? 453 00:16:55,280 --> 00:16:58,280 Maybe they split it and put it in two places. 454 00:16:58,280 --> 00:17:01,280 We'll wait here and watch when they come in. Tell us about it. 455 00:17:01,280 --> 00:17:03,280 It was eight thousand. That's what he withdrew. 456 00:17:03,280 --> 00:17:06,280 You asked for this, kid. Now do as you're told. We'll wait. 457 00:17:10,280 --> 00:17:14,280 I couldn't help being scared. My first job. My first and last. 458 00:17:14,280 --> 00:17:17,280 A one-shot. I wanted to get away fast, run and put it behind me. 459 00:17:17,280 --> 00:17:23,280 But Rocky just stood there, like he didn't have a worry in the world. 460 00:17:23,280 --> 00:17:29,280 Listen, kid. They're ringing for us. They're wishing us a Merry Christmas. 461 00:17:29,280 --> 00:17:34,280 Wait. There they are. They're unlocking the door. 462 00:17:35,280 --> 00:17:38,280 You know, Harvey, the Christmas services were so beautiful. 463 00:17:38,280 --> 00:17:40,280 Sure were. This year in particular. 464 00:17:40,280 --> 00:17:44,280 Harvey, look. The tree. Someone's been in here. A burglar. 465 00:17:44,280 --> 00:17:45,280 Burglar? 466 00:17:45,280 --> 00:17:48,280 My cookie jar. I've got my house money hidden there. 467 00:17:54,280 --> 00:17:57,280 The old lady ran to the kitchen, but Forbes knew where to look. 468 00:17:57,280 --> 00:18:01,280 And he knew it was gone. Rocky was grinning, his face lit up like floodlights. 469 00:18:02,280 --> 00:18:04,280 Let's go, Rocky. We've seen enough. 470 00:18:04,280 --> 00:18:05,280 No, no. Hold on a minute. 471 00:18:05,280 --> 00:18:08,280 It's all here, Harvey. I wonder what he was after. 472 00:18:08,280 --> 00:18:11,280 Ada, it's gone. All the money. 473 00:18:11,280 --> 00:18:12,280 All what money? 474 00:18:12,280 --> 00:18:15,280 Eight thousand dollars. I took it all out of the bank. 475 00:18:15,280 --> 00:18:19,280 Ada, I quit my job. It was going to be a surprise. 476 00:18:19,280 --> 00:18:20,280 No. 477 00:18:20,280 --> 00:18:23,280 Every penny we had in the world. 478 00:18:23,280 --> 00:18:27,280 Oh, Harvey. All that money. 479 00:18:27,280 --> 00:18:29,280 No, no, no. It'll be all right, Ada. 480 00:18:29,280 --> 00:18:33,280 Twelve years you've worked so we could have something. 481 00:18:33,280 --> 00:18:36,280 I can keep on working, Ada. I'll do it all over again. 482 00:18:36,280 --> 00:18:42,280 You can't work anymore, the doctor. Oh, what's a person to believe? 483 00:18:42,280 --> 00:18:47,280 You work so hard and we do without things for twelve long years. 484 00:18:47,280 --> 00:18:49,280 And for what? 485 00:18:49,280 --> 00:18:54,280 In one minute some good-for-nothing hoodlum takes it all away from us. 486 00:18:54,280 --> 00:18:58,280 I looked at Rocky standing there next to me, his face split by that grin. 487 00:18:58,280 --> 00:19:01,280 It was funny to him. Something to laugh about, to gloat over. 488 00:19:01,280 --> 00:19:05,280 That's why he stayed. Suddenly I knew I couldn't go through with it. 489 00:19:05,280 --> 00:19:09,280 Me, the guy who needed the money so bad, the guy with the bright one-shot idea. 490 00:19:09,280 --> 00:19:12,280 Quite a show, eh, kid? Come on, let's go. 491 00:19:12,280 --> 00:19:16,280 He moved off a few steps, but I just stood there, knowing what I was going to do. 492 00:19:16,280 --> 00:19:18,280 I was going to do what I was going to do. 493 00:19:18,280 --> 00:19:20,280 I was going to do what I was going to do. 494 00:19:20,280 --> 00:19:24,280 No, no, Rocky, we're not going. I said we're not going and neither is the money. 495 00:19:24,280 --> 00:19:27,280 What's that? Don't, Rocky, I've got a gun too. 496 00:19:27,280 --> 00:19:30,280 What's got into you? I'm going to give that money back, Rocky. 497 00:19:30,280 --> 00:19:33,280 I can't stomach this. Give it back? You're crazy. 498 00:19:33,280 --> 00:19:37,280 No, Rocky, I just didn't see deep enough. Old people like this. 499 00:19:37,280 --> 00:19:39,280 This was your idea, I'm responsible for it. 500 00:19:39,280 --> 00:19:41,280 I know, Rocky, but I can make it right. 501 00:19:41,280 --> 00:19:43,280 So what? 502 00:19:43,280 --> 00:19:46,280 I'm going to give it back. I'm going to give it back. 503 00:19:46,280 --> 00:19:50,280 That's the idea, I'm responsible for it. I know, Rocky, but I can make it right. 504 00:19:50,280 --> 00:19:53,280 Suppose I don't give you the money. 505 00:19:53,280 --> 00:19:55,280 Then I'll kill you, Rocky. 506 00:19:55,280 --> 00:19:59,280 Okay, kid. You got the gun. 507 00:20:04,280 --> 00:20:07,280 He gave me the money, all the hate showing in his eyes. 508 00:20:07,280 --> 00:20:11,280 I turned and started for the house. I gave him my back for a target. 509 00:20:11,280 --> 00:20:14,280 But he didn't use it. I knocked on the door. 510 00:20:14,280 --> 00:20:19,280 Who? Paul, from the bank. 511 00:20:19,280 --> 00:20:22,280 I just had a fight with a guy, Mr. Forbes. I saw him jump from your window. 512 00:20:22,280 --> 00:20:24,280 I chased after him. 513 00:20:24,280 --> 00:20:26,280 Our window? You saw him? 514 00:20:26,280 --> 00:20:29,280 Yes, ma'am. I was walking past. I kind of figured he'd just finished robbing you. 515 00:20:29,280 --> 00:20:31,280 Did you catch him? 516 00:20:31,280 --> 00:20:34,280 I couldn't hold on to him. He broke away, but not before I got this. 517 00:20:34,280 --> 00:20:37,280 Why, Harvey, the money. 518 00:20:37,280 --> 00:20:38,280 Yes. 519 00:20:38,280 --> 00:20:40,280 Paul, bless you. 520 00:20:40,280 --> 00:20:42,280 Forget it. I'm only sorry I couldn't hold him. 521 00:20:42,280 --> 00:20:46,280 You say you fought with this burglar? 522 00:20:46,280 --> 00:20:48,280 Yes. He broke away before... 523 00:20:48,280 --> 00:20:51,280 We want to thank you, Paul. 524 00:20:51,280 --> 00:20:53,280 Forget it. I'll be going now. 525 00:20:53,280 --> 00:20:55,280 Wait, Paul. We want to give you a reward. 526 00:20:55,280 --> 00:20:59,280 No, I don't want a reward. I'll have to be going. 527 00:21:06,280 --> 00:21:09,280 I stopped there on the porch for a minute, afraid to go back to Rocky. 528 00:21:09,280 --> 00:21:11,280 Suddenly, terribly afraid of what he'd do to me. 529 00:21:11,280 --> 00:21:14,280 The old couple was still talking, loud, like old people do. 530 00:21:14,280 --> 00:21:17,280 Yes, it all happened so fast. 531 00:21:17,280 --> 00:21:22,280 I always wonder about that boy. What made him bring the money back? 532 00:21:22,280 --> 00:21:25,280 He's honest, Ada. I know him from the bank. 533 00:21:25,280 --> 00:21:28,280 Oh, Piddlesticks, Harvey. He didn't fight with anyone. 534 00:21:28,280 --> 00:21:29,280 What do you mean, Ada? 535 00:21:29,280 --> 00:21:32,280 His clothes, by the whole story he told us. 536 00:21:32,280 --> 00:21:35,280 Your young friend took the money in the first place. 537 00:21:35,280 --> 00:21:36,280 I... 538 00:21:36,280 --> 00:21:38,280 Ada, I think you're right. 539 00:21:38,280 --> 00:21:40,280 Of course I'm right. 540 00:21:40,280 --> 00:21:44,280 Now, what on earth made him change his mind like that? 541 00:21:44,280 --> 00:21:48,280 It's Christmas, Ada. Merry Christmas. 542 00:21:56,280 --> 00:21:59,280 She'd known. The old lady had known all along. 543 00:21:59,280 --> 00:22:04,280 And it didn't make any difference what she'd offered, even offered to give me a reward. 544 00:22:04,280 --> 00:22:08,280 Suddenly, I felt something strange, like being clean inside. 545 00:22:08,280 --> 00:22:11,280 Like being able to see something that wasn't there before. 546 00:22:11,280 --> 00:22:14,280 And the tightness, the fear eased a little. 547 00:22:16,280 --> 00:22:19,280 All right, let's go, kid. The car. 548 00:22:19,280 --> 00:22:20,280 Rocky... 549 00:22:20,280 --> 00:22:25,280 You did what you wanted. You just forgot that half of that money was mine. 550 00:22:25,280 --> 00:22:27,280 Now, move. 551 00:22:27,280 --> 00:22:33,280 Get it moving. 552 00:22:36,280 --> 00:22:40,280 What was it you said? You need me, Rocky. You're high. 553 00:22:40,280 --> 00:22:42,280 Rocky, I... I made a mistake. 554 00:22:42,280 --> 00:22:45,280 I want to team up with you, Rocky. You need money. 555 00:22:45,280 --> 00:22:46,280 I got a way. 556 00:22:46,280 --> 00:22:47,280 I was wrong. 557 00:22:47,280 --> 00:22:50,280 Maybe the next job, you won't get soft in the head. 558 00:22:50,280 --> 00:22:52,280 There's not gonna be a next one, Rocky. I'm through. 559 00:22:52,280 --> 00:22:56,280 Through? You think I spent Christmas Eve with you because I like you? 560 00:22:56,280 --> 00:22:58,280 I'm out four grand, kid. 561 00:22:58,280 --> 00:23:01,280 I'm sorry, Rocky, but there's not gonna be a next time. 562 00:23:01,280 --> 00:23:03,280 You think so, huh? 563 00:23:03,280 --> 00:23:05,280 Stop the car. 564 00:23:05,280 --> 00:23:07,280 All right. 565 00:23:07,280 --> 00:23:09,280 But I'll never see it different, Rocky. 566 00:23:09,280 --> 00:23:13,280 I found out tonight, if it's not these old people, then it's someone else taking it just as hard. 567 00:23:13,280 --> 00:23:17,280 Are you sure? You sure it's not Christmas doing this? 568 00:23:17,280 --> 00:23:19,280 I'm sure. It's not for me, Rocky. 569 00:23:19,280 --> 00:23:22,280 You know, I'm kinda glad it turned out this way. 570 00:23:22,280 --> 00:23:23,280 Your what? 571 00:23:23,280 --> 00:23:25,280 Your throw-wetting. 572 00:23:25,280 --> 00:23:27,280 Going back to your job. 573 00:23:27,280 --> 00:23:29,280 Yeah, Rocky, sure. 574 00:23:29,280 --> 00:23:31,280 Good. And I figured it right. 575 00:23:31,280 --> 00:23:32,280 What? 576 00:23:32,280 --> 00:23:34,280 I didn't think you'd go through with it. 577 00:23:34,280 --> 00:23:36,280 Say, wait a minute. 578 00:23:36,280 --> 00:23:37,280 Yeah? 579 00:23:37,280 --> 00:23:39,280 You're not Rocky Perea. 580 00:23:39,280 --> 00:23:41,280 I said you were a smart kid. 581 00:23:41,280 --> 00:23:44,280 But the way you acted, I thought you were a smart kid. 582 00:23:44,280 --> 00:23:46,280 I'm not a smart kid. 583 00:23:46,280 --> 00:23:49,280 I said you were a smart kid. 584 00:23:49,280 --> 00:23:52,280 But the way you acted, so careful, sneaking in the alley and... 585 00:23:52,280 --> 00:23:54,280 Say, who are you? 586 00:23:54,280 --> 00:23:56,280 Weissman's the name. 587 00:23:56,280 --> 00:23:58,280 Police Lieutenant Richard Weissman, Gangster Squad. 588 00:23:58,280 --> 00:24:01,280 You're a cop? But where's Rocky? 589 00:24:01,280 --> 00:24:03,280 We picked him up this afternoon, kid. 590 00:24:03,280 --> 00:24:07,280 He had a couple of guys working with him, and I thought maybe you were one of them. 591 00:24:07,280 --> 00:24:09,280 Now I know different. 592 00:24:09,280 --> 00:24:11,280 Cop. 593 00:24:11,280 --> 00:24:14,280 I don't expect I'll run into you again, kid. 594 00:24:14,280 --> 00:24:16,280 But take care of yourself. 595 00:24:16,280 --> 00:24:19,280 And, uh, Merry Christmas. 596 00:24:27,280 --> 00:24:29,280 Lucky. All the breaks. 597 00:24:29,280 --> 00:24:31,280 But I was no better off than this morning. 598 00:24:31,280 --> 00:24:33,280 There was still money, two months paying the nurse. 599 00:24:33,280 --> 00:24:36,280 There was still the worry for Carol. 600 00:24:36,280 --> 00:24:39,280 Oh, Mr. Shane, we've been expecting you. 601 00:24:39,280 --> 00:24:40,280 Congratulations. 602 00:24:40,280 --> 00:24:42,280 Doctor, what's the matter? Why? 603 00:24:42,280 --> 00:24:45,280 Nothing's wrong. Quite the contrary. Your wife just had a baby. 604 00:24:45,280 --> 00:24:47,280 Baby? Carol? 605 00:24:47,280 --> 00:24:50,280 She's perfectly all right. So is your daughter. 606 00:24:50,280 --> 00:24:53,280 Carol. Oh, Carol, darling. Are you all right? 607 00:24:53,280 --> 00:24:55,280 Hello, sweetheart. I'm fine. 608 00:24:55,280 --> 00:24:57,280 Carol, is... is... 609 00:24:57,280 --> 00:24:59,280 We won't have to borrow the money now, Paul. 610 00:24:59,280 --> 00:25:01,280 It's turned out for the best after all. 611 00:25:01,280 --> 00:25:02,280 Oh, darling. 612 00:25:02,280 --> 00:25:04,280 And it always will, my dear. 613 00:25:04,280 --> 00:25:07,280 We have so much. You and I. 614 00:25:07,280 --> 00:25:09,280 We have each other. 615 00:25:09,280 --> 00:25:12,280 Now we've got a daughter. 616 00:25:12,280 --> 00:25:15,280 A fine, healthy little girl. 617 00:25:15,280 --> 00:25:18,280 The rest will come, Paul. 618 00:25:18,280 --> 00:25:21,280 Let's live the day we have. 619 00:25:21,280 --> 00:25:24,280 Your little girl's over there, Paul. 620 00:25:24,280 --> 00:25:28,280 Tell her we're very, very happy she's in the family. 621 00:25:28,280 --> 00:25:45,280 I wish her a Merry Christmas. 622 00:25:45,280 --> 00:25:50,280 The first Noel 623 00:25:50,280 --> 00:25:55,280 the angel did say 624 00:25:55,280 --> 00:26:00,280 to us, to certain poor shepherds 625 00:26:00,280 --> 00:26:05,280 in fields as they lay 626 00:26:05,280 --> 00:26:10,280 in fields where they 627 00:26:10,280 --> 00:26:15,280 lay keeping their sheep 628 00:26:15,280 --> 00:26:21,280 on a cold winter's night 629 00:26:21,280 --> 00:26:26,280 that was so dear 630 00:26:26,280 --> 00:26:29,280 Noel 631 00:26:29,280 --> 00:26:32,280 Look, Carol, look. She's smiling. 632 00:26:32,280 --> 00:26:38,280 Noel, Noel 633 00:26:38,280 --> 00:26:55,280 Noel 634 00:26:55,280 --> 00:26:58,280 Suspense presented by Auto Light. 635 00:26:58,280 --> 00:27:02,280 Tonight's star, Mr. Dennis Day. 636 00:27:02,280 --> 00:27:04,280 Santa visits girls and boys 637 00:27:04,280 --> 00:27:06,280 after they've been good. 638 00:27:06,280 --> 00:27:08,280 And Auto Light keeps cars and trucks 639 00:27:08,280 --> 00:27:10,280 performing as they should. 640 00:27:10,280 --> 00:27:12,280 Right you are, Hap, 641 00:27:12,280 --> 00:27:15,280 because Auto Light makes more than 400 products 642 00:27:15,280 --> 00:27:17,280 for cars, trucks, planes, and boats 643 00:27:17,280 --> 00:27:20,280 in 28 plants coast to coast. 644 00:27:20,280 --> 00:27:22,280 These include complete electrical systems 645 00:27:22,280 --> 00:27:24,280 used as original equipment 646 00:27:24,280 --> 00:27:27,280 on many leading makes of America's finest cars. 647 00:27:27,280 --> 00:27:29,280 Electric windshield wipers, starting motors, 648 00:27:29,280 --> 00:27:32,280 voltage regulators, coils, distributors, 649 00:27:32,280 --> 00:27:34,280 wire and cable, generators. 650 00:27:34,280 --> 00:27:36,280 All engineered to fit together perfectly, 651 00:27:36,280 --> 00:27:38,280 work together perfectly, 652 00:27:38,280 --> 00:27:40,280 because they're a perfect team. 653 00:27:40,280 --> 00:27:42,280 So friends, don't accept electrical parts 654 00:27:42,280 --> 00:27:44,280 supposed to be as good. 655 00:27:44,280 --> 00:27:47,280 Ask for and insist on original factory parts 656 00:27:47,280 --> 00:27:49,280 at your neighborhood service station, 657 00:27:49,280 --> 00:27:52,280 car dealer, garage, or repair shop. 658 00:27:52,280 --> 00:27:54,280 And because all Auto Light parts 659 00:27:54,280 --> 00:27:56,280 are original factory parts, 660 00:27:56,280 --> 00:27:58,280 you can be sure you're right. 661 00:27:58,280 --> 00:28:01,280 Because you're always right with Auto Light. 662 00:28:01,280 --> 00:28:05,360 Now what about the 663 00:28:05,360 --> 00:28:08,280 next week on suspense? 664 00:28:08,280 --> 00:28:12,280 Next week on Suspense Mr. Cornell Wild, 665 00:28:12,280 --> 00:28:14,280 a star of A Ring for Marriott. 666 00:28:14,280 --> 00:28:17,280 And in weeks to come you will hear such famous stars 667 00:28:17,280 --> 00:28:19,280 as Mickey Rooney, Ginger Rogers, 668 00:28:19,280 --> 00:28:22,280 Eve Arden, and Ezio Pinza. 669 00:28:22,280 --> 00:28:24,280 All appearing in tales well calculated 670 00:28:24,280 --> 00:28:26,280 in Suspense. 671 00:28:26,280 --> 00:28:41,280 Suspense is produced and directed by Elliot Lewis with music composed by Lucian Morrowek 672 00:28:41,280 --> 00:28:43,940 and conducted by Ludd Bluskin. 673 00:28:43,940 --> 00:28:47,640 Christmas for Carol was written for suspense by David Friedman. 674 00:28:47,640 --> 00:28:51,880 Dennis Day appears through arrangement with Colgate Palmolive Fleet Company and may be 675 00:28:51,880 --> 00:28:55,680 heard on his own program, A Day in the Life of Dennis Day. 676 00:28:55,680 --> 00:29:10,760 And remember next week on Suspense, Mr. Cornell Wild in A Ring for Maria. 677 00:29:10,760 --> 00:29:12,740 This is Harlow Wilcox again. 678 00:29:12,740 --> 00:29:18,440 On behalf of Auto Light, its 96,000 dealers and the cast of Suspense, I extend to all 679 00:29:18,440 --> 00:29:21,800 of our listeners best wishes for a Merry Christmas. 680 00:29:21,800 --> 00:29:22,800 Good night. 681 00:29:22,800 --> 00:29:48,800 This is CBS, the Columbia Broadcasting System.