1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:12,000 Autolight and its 96,000 dealers present Suspense. 2 00:00:12,000 --> 00:00:19,500 Tonight, Autolight brings you a story of tension and heroism. 3 00:00:19,500 --> 00:00:22,120 Fragile, contents, death. 4 00:00:22,120 --> 00:00:28,320 Starring Mr. Paul Douglas. 5 00:00:28,320 --> 00:00:33,000 Before our play begins, here is a word about Autolight from our good friend, Harlow Wilcox. 6 00:00:33,000 --> 00:00:36,800 Hello, Harlow Wilcox. 7 00:00:36,800 --> 00:00:39,600 Why, it's Oscar, the orating auto. 8 00:00:39,600 --> 00:00:42,320 As gay as a giddy gazelle, since you told my owner. 9 00:00:42,320 --> 00:00:43,000 Ha ha. 10 00:00:43,000 --> 00:00:45,360 About ignition engineered Autolight spark plugs? 11 00:00:45,360 --> 00:00:47,400 Yep, I was down in the hood. 12 00:00:47,400 --> 00:00:50,800 Sluggy, slow on the hills, no pep. 13 00:00:50,800 --> 00:00:56,240 But then they slipped you a set of smooth, sleek and salubrious, world famous Autolight spark plugs. 14 00:00:56,240 --> 00:00:58,040 And now I'm really right. 15 00:00:58,040 --> 00:01:02,640 Well sure, replacing worn out spark plugs with ignition engineered Autolight spark plugs 16 00:01:02,640 --> 00:01:07,640 will give smoother performance, quick start, gas savings. 17 00:01:07,640 --> 00:01:09,600 I get a real run for the money. 18 00:01:09,600 --> 00:01:13,880 Well, that's because Autolight spark plugs are made by the same Autolight specialists 19 00:01:13,880 --> 00:01:17,560 who designed the coil, distributor and all the other important parts of the complete 20 00:01:17,560 --> 00:01:24,280 ignition systems used as original factory equipment on many leading makes of our finest cars. 21 00:01:24,280 --> 00:01:28,840 That means they're ignition engineered to perform in perfect precision with your car's 22 00:01:28,840 --> 00:01:30,120 complete ignition system. 23 00:01:30,120 --> 00:01:32,520 They're divine, and they're mine. 24 00:01:32,520 --> 00:01:35,200 Your car will love them too, friends. 25 00:01:35,200 --> 00:01:39,680 Have your neighborhood Autolight spark plug dealer replace worn out spark plugs with world 26 00:01:39,680 --> 00:01:43,120 famous ignition engineered Autolight spark plugs. 27 00:01:43,120 --> 00:01:48,280 And whether you choose the standard type or the resistor type, in accordance with specifications 28 00:01:48,280 --> 00:01:51,400 of the manufacturer of your car, you'll be right. 29 00:01:51,400 --> 00:01:55,280 Because you're always right with Autolight. 30 00:01:55,280 --> 00:02:01,360 And now with fragile, contents, death, and the performance of Mr. Paul Douglas, Autolight 31 00:02:01,360 --> 00:02:15,160 hopes once again to keep you in suspense. 32 00:02:15,160 --> 00:02:18,040 All it took was a phone call. 33 00:02:18,040 --> 00:02:21,960 Until it came that morning, everything at the post office was the same as it had always 34 00:02:21,960 --> 00:02:22,960 been. 35 00:02:22,960 --> 00:02:28,920 I was just another postmaster, 40 years old, with the problems of some 80,000 people to 36 00:02:28,920 --> 00:02:29,920 look after. 37 00:02:29,920 --> 00:02:34,400 All it took was that phone call to make things a nightmare. 38 00:02:34,400 --> 00:02:37,760 As I said, the day was, well, just the day. 39 00:02:37,760 --> 00:02:43,000 I remember I was making up my mind to get busy on the stuff piled on my desk. 40 00:02:43,000 --> 00:02:44,000 It was 9.15. 41 00:02:44,000 --> 00:02:45,000 Morning, Mr. Jordan. 42 00:02:45,000 --> 00:02:46,000 Morning, Hartford. 43 00:02:46,000 --> 00:02:50,920 I was just going to send for you. 44 00:02:50,920 --> 00:02:53,840 Don't tell me that all this heap is for me. 45 00:02:53,840 --> 00:02:54,840 That's right. 46 00:02:54,840 --> 00:02:55,840 Well, didn't anybody weed it out? 47 00:02:55,840 --> 00:02:56,840 Oh, it's been weeded, Mr. Jordan. 48 00:02:56,840 --> 00:02:57,840 Oh, no. 49 00:02:57,840 --> 00:02:59,840 Well, if I must, I must. 50 00:02:59,840 --> 00:03:01,960 Well, even a parcel, I see. 51 00:03:01,960 --> 00:03:02,960 It's marked personal. 52 00:03:02,960 --> 00:03:07,720 Hmm, from Paxman Brown, something around the Broadway, New York City. 53 00:03:07,720 --> 00:03:09,920 Hmm, something Alex ordered. 54 00:03:09,920 --> 00:03:11,120 Oh, I remember. 55 00:03:11,120 --> 00:03:13,720 Sure, this must be that new type of lawn sprinkler I ordered. 56 00:03:13,720 --> 00:03:15,400 I should have had it sent to the house. 57 00:03:15,400 --> 00:03:16,400 You'd have it over there, would you? 58 00:03:16,400 --> 00:03:18,160 I'll take it along with me when I go home. 59 00:03:18,160 --> 00:03:19,160 Here? 60 00:03:19,160 --> 00:03:20,160 Yeah, that's fine. 61 00:03:20,160 --> 00:03:21,160 Post office, this is Jordan. 62 00:03:21,160 --> 00:03:22,160 Jordan? 63 00:03:22,160 --> 00:03:23,160 That postmaster Jordan? 64 00:03:23,160 --> 00:03:24,160 That's right. 65 00:03:24,160 --> 00:03:25,160 What can I do for you? 66 00:03:25,160 --> 00:03:26,160 Plenty. 67 00:03:26,160 --> 00:03:27,160 You got a bomb someplace in the mail down there. 68 00:03:27,160 --> 00:03:28,160 What? 69 00:03:28,160 --> 00:03:29,160 Hey, is this a joke? 70 00:03:29,160 --> 00:03:30,160 This is no joke. 71 00:03:30,160 --> 00:03:31,160 Listen carefully. 72 00:03:31,160 --> 00:03:32,160 A guy I know sent another guy a bomb, a time bomb. 73 00:03:32,160 --> 00:03:33,160 It'll be delivered here in town. 74 00:03:33,160 --> 00:03:34,160 It was supposed to be set to go off at 7 tonight, but it ain't. 75 00:03:34,160 --> 00:03:35,160 He forgot to change the timer before he shipped it. 76 00:03:35,160 --> 00:03:36,160 It's set for 2.30 this afternoon, five hours from now. 77 00:03:36,160 --> 00:03:37,160 I don't like that. 78 00:03:37,160 --> 00:03:38,160 I'm going to have to go to the post office. 79 00:03:38,160 --> 00:03:49,400 Maybe some poor guy like a mailman will get it instead of the guy who's supposed to. 80 00:03:49,400 --> 00:03:50,400 That's why I'm telling you about it. 81 00:03:50,400 --> 00:03:51,400 You got to fight it and stop it. 82 00:03:51,400 --> 00:03:52,400 Yeah, and another thing. 83 00:03:52,400 --> 00:03:55,400 It's fixed so it'll go off when you open the package. 84 00:03:55,400 --> 00:03:56,400 You got all that? 85 00:03:56,400 --> 00:04:00,040 Sure, I got it, but how do I recognize this bomb? 86 00:04:00,040 --> 00:04:01,040 Who's it addressed to? 87 00:04:01,040 --> 00:04:02,040 I ain't telling who sent it. 88 00:04:02,040 --> 00:04:04,120 I don't care about who sent it. 89 00:04:04,120 --> 00:04:05,120 Who gets it? 90 00:04:05,120 --> 00:04:06,120 Who gets it? 91 00:04:06,120 --> 00:04:07,120 I... 92 00:04:07,120 --> 00:04:08,120 Hello? 93 00:04:08,120 --> 00:04:09,120 Hello? 94 00:04:09,120 --> 00:04:10,120 Don't hang up on me. 95 00:04:10,120 --> 00:04:11,320 Who gets the bomb? 96 00:04:11,320 --> 00:04:12,320 Don't hang up. 97 00:04:12,320 --> 00:04:13,320 Look, you're still there. 98 00:04:13,320 --> 00:04:14,320 I can hear you breathing. 99 00:04:14,320 --> 00:04:15,320 Hello? 100 00:04:15,320 --> 00:04:16,320 Hello? 101 00:04:16,320 --> 00:04:17,320 He hung up. 102 00:04:17,320 --> 00:04:18,320 Hartley. 103 00:04:18,320 --> 00:04:19,320 Yes, sir? 104 00:04:19,320 --> 00:04:24,400 You probably heard enough of that to know what's going on. 105 00:04:24,400 --> 00:04:25,680 Something about a bomb in the mail. 106 00:04:25,680 --> 00:04:26,680 Yes. 107 00:04:26,680 --> 00:04:27,680 Now listen carefully. 108 00:04:27,680 --> 00:04:28,680 I'm only going to tell you once. 109 00:04:28,680 --> 00:04:30,080 Get out of here on the double. 110 00:04:30,080 --> 00:04:34,120 I want the assistant superintendent of mails and the dispatcher, Stuart and Fox. 111 00:04:34,120 --> 00:04:35,720 Get them in here as quick as you can. 112 00:04:35,720 --> 00:04:36,720 Got that? 113 00:04:36,720 --> 00:04:37,720 Yes, sir. 114 00:04:37,720 --> 00:04:41,360 I'll get all the help I can get. 115 00:04:41,360 --> 00:04:43,680 Operator? 116 00:04:43,680 --> 00:04:44,680 This is Jordan. 117 00:04:44,680 --> 00:04:45,680 How many inspectors are in today? 118 00:04:45,680 --> 00:04:46,680 Do you know? 119 00:04:46,680 --> 00:04:47,680 Just a moment, Mr. Jordan. 120 00:04:47,680 --> 00:04:48,680 Mr. Williams is in. 121 00:04:48,680 --> 00:04:49,680 Mr. Jackson left word that he'll be out in Lincoln County until tomorrow. 122 00:04:49,680 --> 00:04:50,680 Mr. Thompson entered the hospital this morning to have his appendix out. 123 00:04:50,680 --> 00:04:51,680 One out of three. 124 00:04:51,680 --> 00:04:52,680 I suppose I should be thankful for that much. 125 00:04:52,680 --> 00:04:53,680 What, Mr. Jordan? 126 00:04:53,680 --> 00:04:54,680 Ring Ed Williams for me, please. 127 00:04:54,680 --> 00:04:55,680 Tell him to get over to my office right away. 128 00:04:55,680 --> 00:04:56,680 It's urgent. 129 00:04:56,680 --> 00:04:57,680 Yes, sir. 130 00:04:57,680 --> 00:04:58,680 All the police are here. 131 00:04:58,680 --> 00:04:59,680 I'm going to call the police. 132 00:04:59,680 --> 00:05:00,680 I'm going to call the police. 133 00:05:00,680 --> 00:05:01,680 I'm going to call the police. 134 00:05:01,680 --> 00:05:02,680 I'm going to call the police. 135 00:05:02,680 --> 00:05:03,680 I'm going to call the police. 136 00:05:03,680 --> 00:05:08,680 I'm going to call the police. 137 00:05:08,680 --> 00:05:09,680 All the possibilities. 138 00:05:09,680 --> 00:05:10,680 Sent for me? 139 00:05:10,680 --> 00:05:11,680 Yes, Foxy. 140 00:05:11,680 --> 00:05:12,680 Sit down. 141 00:05:12,680 --> 00:05:13,680 Something wrong? 142 00:05:13,680 --> 00:05:14,680 Plenty. 143 00:05:14,680 --> 00:05:15,680 Bomb in the mail. 144 00:05:15,680 --> 00:05:16,680 Know much about it? 145 00:05:16,680 --> 00:05:17,680 I'll tell you later. 146 00:05:17,680 --> 00:05:18,680 Williams and Stewart are in on this too. 147 00:05:18,680 --> 00:05:19,680 Man, are we in for a busy day. 148 00:05:19,680 --> 00:05:24,680 Oh, Hartley said there was a hurry-up call in here, so I can't excuse the loose calling. 149 00:05:24,680 --> 00:05:25,680 Well, forget it. 150 00:05:25,680 --> 00:05:26,680 Will you? 151 00:05:26,680 --> 00:05:27,680 Hey, practically close that door in my face, Joe. 152 00:05:27,680 --> 00:05:28,680 Morning, everybody. 153 00:05:28,680 --> 00:05:29,680 Sit down, you two. 154 00:05:29,680 --> 00:05:30,680 Sit down and listen, will you? 155 00:05:30,680 --> 00:05:31,680 Uh-oh, no raises this year. 156 00:05:31,680 --> 00:05:34,680 I've been waiting for them to spring it on us. 157 00:05:34,680 --> 00:05:36,680 Now, button it up, Joe. 158 00:05:36,680 --> 00:05:38,920 Here's what we do have staring us in the face. 159 00:05:38,920 --> 00:05:40,760 I just told Fox a minute ago. 160 00:05:40,760 --> 00:05:42,680 There's a bomb in the mail someplace. 161 00:05:42,680 --> 00:05:43,680 A bomb? 162 00:05:43,680 --> 00:05:44,680 Holy. 163 00:05:44,680 --> 00:05:45,680 That's right. 164 00:05:45,680 --> 00:05:46,680 That's right. 165 00:05:46,680 --> 00:05:47,680 A few minutes ago, I got a phone call. 166 00:05:47,680 --> 00:05:48,680 I don't know who it was. 167 00:05:48,680 --> 00:05:50,600 All I got were these facts. 168 00:05:50,600 --> 00:05:53,120 It's now 9.30. 169 00:05:53,120 --> 00:05:57,920 Between now and 2.30, we've got to find a time bomb which was mailed to somebody here 170 00:05:57,920 --> 00:05:58,920 in town. 171 00:05:58,920 --> 00:05:59,920 Somebody? 172 00:05:59,920 --> 00:06:00,920 Don't have any name at all? 173 00:06:00,920 --> 00:06:02,200 Well, I didn't get around to that. 174 00:06:02,200 --> 00:06:04,160 Either he wouldn't tell me or he was cut off. 175 00:06:04,160 --> 00:06:05,160 I'm hoping. 176 00:06:05,160 --> 00:06:06,520 Just a slender hope, I know. 177 00:06:06,520 --> 00:06:08,320 But I'm hoping he'll call back. 178 00:06:08,320 --> 00:06:09,480 We can't count on it. 179 00:06:09,480 --> 00:06:11,800 How do we know this isn't a leg, bulldog? 180 00:06:11,800 --> 00:06:12,800 We don't. 181 00:06:12,800 --> 00:06:15,120 But we can't afford to take chances with somebody's life. 182 00:06:15,120 --> 00:06:16,120 Would you? 183 00:06:16,120 --> 00:06:17,120 No. 184 00:06:17,120 --> 00:06:18,760 Well, what kind of a package? 185 00:06:18,760 --> 00:06:20,320 We don't know any kind. 186 00:06:20,320 --> 00:06:21,320 Oh, that's great. 187 00:06:21,320 --> 00:06:23,920 That spreads your field out something terrific. 188 00:06:23,920 --> 00:06:24,920 How? 189 00:06:24,920 --> 00:06:28,280 Not only have your truck packages, you have carrier packages, too. 190 00:06:28,280 --> 00:06:30,560 Well, a carrier wouldn't have that big a package. 191 00:06:30,560 --> 00:06:31,560 You can use your head. 192 00:06:31,560 --> 00:06:36,600 The powerful explosives we have nowadays and the small wiring circuits possible, why not? 193 00:06:36,600 --> 00:06:37,600 Yeah, that's right. 194 00:06:37,600 --> 00:06:38,600 I'll give you another. 195 00:06:38,600 --> 00:06:39,600 How about a newspaper roll? 196 00:06:39,600 --> 00:06:40,600 That's big enough, isn't it? 197 00:06:40,600 --> 00:06:41,600 Carriers handle them, don't they? 198 00:06:41,600 --> 00:06:42,600 That's right. 199 00:06:42,600 --> 00:06:43,600 Well, here's what I think. 200 00:06:43,600 --> 00:06:45,600 If that thing was mailed early this morning, it's either out there in the parcel post bin 201 00:06:45,600 --> 00:06:46,600 or at one of the substations. 202 00:06:46,600 --> 00:06:47,600 If it was mailed last night, it's probably on one of the trucks right now. 203 00:06:47,600 --> 00:06:48,600 Or else it's been delivered. 204 00:06:48,600 --> 00:06:49,600 Or else it's been delivered, yes. 205 00:06:49,600 --> 00:06:50,600 A lot of stuff's off the trucks by now. 206 00:06:50,600 --> 00:06:51,600 Well, that complicates it, but let's get to the point. 207 00:06:51,600 --> 00:06:52,600 We've got to find a way to get to the point. 208 00:06:52,600 --> 00:06:53,600 We've got to find a way to get to the point. 209 00:06:53,600 --> 00:07:03,640 We've got to find a way to get to the point. 210 00:07:03,640 --> 00:07:06,680 Fox, you round up all of the special delivery cards. 211 00:07:06,680 --> 00:07:09,780 Send them out after those trucks and get all packages back here. 212 00:07:09,780 --> 00:07:11,580 We'll go over them after they get here. 213 00:07:11,580 --> 00:07:15,160 Try to get the drivers to remember what's been delivered and where. 214 00:07:15,160 --> 00:07:16,460 Skip the insured deliveries. 215 00:07:16,460 --> 00:07:19,280 This won't be insured and get as much back as you can. 216 00:07:19,280 --> 00:07:21,100 What if they can't remember everything? 217 00:07:21,100 --> 00:07:22,300 Leave that to me. 218 00:07:22,300 --> 00:07:23,300 But do this, too. 219 00:07:23,300 --> 00:07:25,400 Go to the substations, get all their stuff in here. 220 00:07:25,400 --> 00:07:26,400 Will do. 221 00:07:26,400 --> 00:07:27,400 Anything else? 222 00:07:27,400 --> 00:07:28,400 Not now. 223 00:07:28,400 --> 00:07:29,400 I'm on my way. 224 00:07:29,400 --> 00:07:32,320 Stewart, go through our own stuff in the back. 225 00:07:32,320 --> 00:07:33,820 Let me see. 226 00:07:33,820 --> 00:07:36,920 Delivery from the New York Central's number three hasn't come over from the station yet, 227 00:07:36,920 --> 00:07:37,920 has it? 228 00:07:37,920 --> 00:07:38,920 No. 229 00:07:38,920 --> 00:07:39,920 Well, that makes it a little better. 230 00:07:39,920 --> 00:07:42,520 Get everything we've got together in one place and keep it there. 231 00:07:42,520 --> 00:07:44,800 Now, keep the out of town packages out of it. 232 00:07:44,800 --> 00:07:47,640 Just add the stuff from the substations and the trucks as it comes in. 233 00:07:47,640 --> 00:07:49,280 And the pickup trucks, of course. 234 00:07:49,280 --> 00:07:50,280 What? 235 00:07:50,280 --> 00:07:53,800 Drop boxes out of the suburbs are for letters and parcels both. 236 00:07:53,800 --> 00:07:56,680 We'd get some packages coming in on the pickups from those boxes. 237 00:07:56,680 --> 00:07:57,960 Yes, I'd forgotten that. 238 00:07:57,960 --> 00:08:00,320 Yeah, the trucks will be in here by 11. 239 00:08:00,320 --> 00:08:03,200 Well, might as well go ahead with everything else until they get here. 240 00:08:03,200 --> 00:08:05,200 Yeah, just so we get them as soon as they come in. 241 00:08:05,200 --> 00:08:06,200 I'll leave that to you. 242 00:08:06,200 --> 00:08:08,440 Yeah, if we're gonna do all this, I better get on it. 243 00:08:08,440 --> 00:08:10,480 You're standing here any longer than necessary. 244 00:08:10,480 --> 00:08:11,480 No, no, no. 245 00:08:11,480 --> 00:08:12,480 Go on. 246 00:08:12,480 --> 00:08:13,480 Go ahead. 247 00:08:13,480 --> 00:08:14,840 You want me to check the packages, right? 248 00:08:14,840 --> 00:08:17,080 I don't have to tell you your business, Ed. 249 00:08:17,080 --> 00:08:18,880 I know your record as an inspector. 250 00:08:18,880 --> 00:08:21,320 Well, fill in a little more for me, won't you, Doug? 251 00:08:21,320 --> 00:08:22,320 Okay. 252 00:08:22,320 --> 00:08:23,320 Is this a time bomb? 253 00:08:23,320 --> 00:08:24,320 Well, that's what he said. 254 00:08:24,320 --> 00:08:25,920 We have less than five hours now. 255 00:08:25,920 --> 00:08:26,920 I got that. 256 00:08:26,920 --> 00:08:27,920 What else about it? 257 00:08:27,920 --> 00:08:28,920 Would it be safe to open? 258 00:08:28,920 --> 00:08:30,720 No, no, it'll go off if you open it. 259 00:08:30,720 --> 00:08:31,720 He said so. 260 00:08:31,720 --> 00:08:32,720 It's rougher and rougher. 261 00:08:32,720 --> 00:08:34,520 Well, I'm gonna get help, Doug. 262 00:08:34,520 --> 00:08:35,520 All you want. 263 00:08:35,520 --> 00:08:36,520 Now use your phone. 264 00:08:36,520 --> 00:08:37,520 Help yourself. 265 00:08:37,520 --> 00:08:38,520 Thanks. 266 00:08:38,520 --> 00:08:39,520 Operator. 267 00:08:39,520 --> 00:08:40,520 Outside line, please. 268 00:08:40,520 --> 00:08:41,520 Thank you. 269 00:08:41,520 --> 00:08:55,920 State police, Company A. Sergeant Rock speaking. 270 00:08:55,920 --> 00:08:57,840 Oh, Rocky, this is Ed Williams, post officer. 271 00:08:57,840 --> 00:08:58,840 Is Jesse in today? 272 00:08:58,840 --> 00:08:59,840 Yeah, why not? 273 00:08:59,840 --> 00:09:00,840 No, no, don't call him. 274 00:09:00,840 --> 00:09:01,840 No time. 275 00:09:01,840 --> 00:09:03,960 Tell him to come on over here right away, would you? 276 00:09:03,960 --> 00:09:04,960 Sure. 277 00:09:04,960 --> 00:09:06,760 What do you want with explosives experts? 278 00:09:06,760 --> 00:09:07,760 You got a bomb? 279 00:09:07,760 --> 00:09:08,760 Well, maybe. 280 00:09:08,760 --> 00:09:09,760 Keep it under your hat. 281 00:09:09,760 --> 00:09:10,760 You know me. 282 00:09:10,760 --> 00:09:11,760 Oh, another thing, Rocky. 283 00:09:11,760 --> 00:09:12,760 You got the fluoroscope just now? 284 00:09:12,760 --> 00:09:13,760 Touchy one, huh? 285 00:09:13,760 --> 00:09:14,760 No, we loaded the Company E up on four. 286 00:09:14,760 --> 00:09:15,760 I could use it, that's for sure. 287 00:09:15,760 --> 00:09:16,760 It's only about 100 miles. 288 00:09:16,760 --> 00:09:17,760 I'll call them up and get them to fly it in. 289 00:09:17,760 --> 00:09:18,760 Probably get it to you in an hour or a little over. 290 00:09:18,760 --> 00:09:19,760 Good. 291 00:09:19,760 --> 00:09:20,760 And you'll tell Jesse? 292 00:09:20,760 --> 00:09:21,760 Will do. 293 00:09:21,760 --> 00:09:22,760 Now to work, Doug. 294 00:09:22,760 --> 00:09:23,760 Same here, boy. 295 00:09:23,760 --> 00:09:24,760 How about those carriers? 296 00:09:24,760 --> 00:09:25,760 About 100 of them, aren't they? 297 00:09:25,760 --> 00:09:26,760 Ninety-four. 298 00:09:26,760 --> 00:09:27,760 Can you do it? 299 00:09:27,760 --> 00:09:28,760 Can you hit them all? 300 00:09:28,760 --> 00:09:29,760 I don't know. 301 00:09:29,760 --> 00:09:30,760 All I can do is try. 302 00:09:30,760 --> 00:09:31,760 I'll try. 303 00:09:31,760 --> 00:09:32,760 I'll try. 304 00:09:32,760 --> 00:09:33,760 I'll try. 305 00:09:33,760 --> 00:09:34,760 I'll try. 306 00:09:34,760 --> 00:09:35,760 I'll try. 307 00:09:35,760 --> 00:09:36,760 I'll try. 308 00:09:36,760 --> 00:09:37,760 I'll try. 309 00:09:37,760 --> 00:09:42,500 Didn't know how to recognize you. 310 00:09:42,500 --> 00:09:51,480 Oh, we used to have a bombed pilot. 311 00:09:51,480 --> 00:09:57,300 He had a dream of walking into deep connected space and taking most of it. 312 00:09:57,300 --> 00:10:01,680 And we became wood, wood-necked... 313 00:10:01,680 --> 00:10:05,040 He didn't say a thing. 314 00:10:05,040 --> 00:10:18,580 Auto Light is bringing you Mr. Paul Douglas in fragile, contents death. 315 00:10:18,580 --> 00:10:27,200 Night's production in radio's outstanding theater of thrills, Suspense. 316 00:10:27,200 --> 00:10:38,000 Harlow, you know what we cars always say? 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A tale well 332 00:11:45,480 --> 00:12:00,120 calculated to keep you in suspense. 333 00:12:00,120 --> 00:12:06,200 They were all on it now. Williams, Fox, Stewart and all the others we could trust 334 00:12:06,200 --> 00:12:10,960 to keep a cool head. The lid was on every place possible. The average man buying 335 00:12:10,960 --> 00:12:15,280 his three-cent stamp it was business as usual. We didn't even let the majority of 336 00:12:15,280 --> 00:12:20,000 the help know it but off in one of our fairly isolated corners a pile of 337 00:12:20,000 --> 00:12:28,080 packages was growing. I looked at the clock 10 20 just about an hour gone. Four 338 00:12:28,080 --> 00:12:38,560 hours left. Stu how are things going? Well who knows? Well it can be expected in a 339 00:12:38,560 --> 00:12:42,440 thing like this I suppose. Better wipe off that sweat before somebody tumbles. 340 00:12:42,440 --> 00:12:47,600 You know the day isn't that hot. Oh thank you. Are many of them wise yet? I don't 341 00:12:47,600 --> 00:12:52,780 think so. Yet. It'll probably get out you know things have a way. That they do. How 342 00:12:52,780 --> 00:12:58,820 are you standing at yourself? Well. Worried? I'm not very happy. Happy? Well none 343 00:12:58,820 --> 00:13:03,440 of us are. Yeah I keep thinking what if I get hold of the thing? Have you ever 344 00:13:03,440 --> 00:13:07,920 been in an explosion? No. You weren't in the service? No. Ever see an explosion 345 00:13:07,920 --> 00:13:12,840 and been close to one? Yeah well I came by once just after a gasoline truck 346 00:13:12,840 --> 00:13:17,360 tangled with a pole and took off. It's pretty bad. Mm-hmm. 347 00:13:17,360 --> 00:13:21,440 See Joe would you like to take the day off? Oh no no I wouldn't think of it. No 348 00:13:21,440 --> 00:13:25,800 wait a minute nobody's blame you really I wouldn't. No I can't do that. What if I 349 00:13:25,800 --> 00:13:30,400 did and the thing got by and I could have prevented it. I'm nervous maybe I 350 00:13:30,400 --> 00:13:36,040 don't like the setup maybe but I'm not chicken. I'm staying with it. I didn't 351 00:13:36,040 --> 00:13:39,640 suppose you wouldn't stay with it Joe. Well they say every soldier figures that 352 00:13:39,640 --> 00:13:44,280 the next bullet isn't gonna get him. That's the way I'm figuring myself on this 353 00:13:44,280 --> 00:13:51,960 deal. Good idea. The only thing we have to worry about. Where is this one aimed? 354 00:13:51,960 --> 00:14:07,240 1130. Two hours gone. I went back to the mail room. Hello Doc. How's it going? We have 355 00:14:07,240 --> 00:14:12,520 all day so far. A lot of work. Any leads Ed? Not yet. Not even anything 356 00:14:12,520 --> 00:14:16,840 suspicious. Well how can you tell? Can't tell really. Oh sometimes there's 357 00:14:16,840 --> 00:14:19,960 something about the handwriting or the printing. I guess you just feel it 358 00:14:19,960 --> 00:14:24,800 sometimes. I don't know I don't get anything like that in this stuff. Well not 359 00:14:24,800 --> 00:14:29,120 even a fake return address. Not a one in the lot. None of the locals anyway. 360 00:14:29,120 --> 00:14:33,400 Floor a scope in yet? Oh planes in. They phoned me a few minutes ago. It's on the 361 00:14:33,400 --> 00:14:38,120 way over. Be here any minute. That's a help. Mr. Jordan. Telephone. Okay what line? Eight. 362 00:14:38,120 --> 00:14:45,080 Thanks I'll get it. This is Jordan. Mr. Jordan this is Malloy on truck 15. Yes 363 00:14:45,080 --> 00:14:48,600 Malloy. I got the word about getting back these packages. Everything's practically 364 00:14:48,600 --> 00:14:54,240 okay only this. My second delivery I left one off at this place 1724 Lyme Street. I 365 00:14:54,240 --> 00:14:57,720 got back there a while ago. Nobody's home. They were there when you left the 366 00:14:57,720 --> 00:15:01,720 package? Yeah. Fat bald headed guy took it as I remember. Well check the neighbors. I 367 00:15:01,720 --> 00:15:05,560 already have Mr. Jordan. Nobody knows for sure where they went. There's some talk 368 00:15:05,560 --> 00:15:08,840 about them leaving for Washington this morning but I can't pin it down. They drove 369 00:15:08,840 --> 00:15:13,400 anyway. Cars gone. Garage is empty. Well that's using your head Malloy. At least 370 00:15:13,400 --> 00:15:17,240 we have something to shoot at. Remember the name? No I don't but that fat guy 371 00:15:17,240 --> 00:15:21,800 sure looked like a crook. Tapped him for one the minute of late. What's this? Oh 372 00:15:21,800 --> 00:15:26,120 Miller came driving out and caught me and said you're hunting a package of stolen 373 00:15:26,120 --> 00:15:31,120 goods in the mail. Maybe he shot his mouth too much huh? Wasn't I supposed to know? 374 00:15:31,120 --> 00:15:34,880 No no Malloy it's it's all right. I forgot that he knew what we were after. 375 00:15:34,880 --> 00:15:38,760 You say you got everything else. Yeah be right in if you say so. You do that. 376 00:15:38,760 --> 00:15:44,480 Check. Foxy. Yeah. Look up 1724 Lyme Street and get the name. Anything else? 377 00:15:44,480 --> 00:15:47,920 Get that name and then get on it to the state police to intercept them if 378 00:15:47,920 --> 00:15:51,160 possible. Those people have received a package this morning and they may have 379 00:15:51,160 --> 00:15:55,160 left town for Washington. They're probably driving. By luck they may not 380 00:15:55,160 --> 00:15:58,840 have opened that parcel yet. It's a long shot. Going on a trip carrying an 381 00:15:58,840 --> 00:16:03,880 unopened package. I doubt it. It's against common sense but we have to try. You try 382 00:16:03,880 --> 00:16:06,280 Foxy. 383 00:16:06,280 --> 00:16:18,680 Twelve o'clock. Lunchtime. I ordinarily eat at Bailey's. Not today. We had 384 00:16:18,680 --> 00:16:24,520 sandwiches and coffee brought in. The coffee was welcome but we didn't seem very hungry. 385 00:16:24,520 --> 00:16:31,360 Alone in my office sipping coffee all I could think about was the time was half 386 00:16:31,360 --> 00:16:39,360 gone. It made me forgetful. This is Jordan. Haven't you forgotten something? Oh 387 00:16:39,360 --> 00:16:44,400 hello dear. Forgotten something? I'm down at Bailey's waiting for you. I've been 388 00:16:44,400 --> 00:16:49,080 here 25 minutes. We're lunching together today. Remember? Oh that's right. Today is 389 00:16:49,080 --> 00:16:55,040 Thursday. Well look Alice I'm afraid I'm gonna have to stand you up. Something's 390 00:16:55,040 --> 00:17:01,320 come up. You'll be sorry. There's some fast looking man sitting in here all by himself. Tall, rugged, iron gray type. You know how I go for 391 00:17:01,320 --> 00:17:05,920 those. He'd probably be glad to buy me a meal. Yeah try him and see. I have confidence in you 392 00:17:05,920 --> 00:17:19,840 sweetheart. Anything to save us a buck. Then you definitely aren't coming. I'm afraid not. I'll tell you all about it tonight. Sometime remind me never to marry a busy executive again. Bye. Bye. What have you got there Foxy? 393 00:17:19,840 --> 00:17:23,440 Things on my mind Doug. First let me get this one off. The cops picked up the 394 00:17:23,440 --> 00:17:27,440 Morgans. The Morgans? A couple who were driving to Washington. Found them in a 395 00:17:27,440 --> 00:17:30,560 service station on the edge of town. You get the package? It already opened it. 396 00:17:30,560 --> 00:17:34,200 Nothing much in it except some fancy sports shirts for Morgan himself. They're 397 00:17:34,200 --> 00:17:38,160 on their way again. With apologies. Understand they were scared silly. Morgan 398 00:17:38,160 --> 00:17:42,000 offered to show the cop the shirts. Even wanted to give them one. Afraid they were 399 00:17:42,000 --> 00:17:46,120 stolen goods. Well I'm glad that's cleaned up. Just had a call from the Woodmount 400 00:17:46,120 --> 00:17:53,360 branch. Go on. Remember Spicer? Who? Spicer? Yes, yes. Suspicion of robbing the 401 00:17:53,360 --> 00:17:57,320 males. What about him? Looks as though he hung one on himself this time. How's 402 00:17:57,320 --> 00:18:01,880 that? Well as I say this clerk out at Woodmount put a bunch of packages in the 403 00:18:01,880 --> 00:18:06,920 bins just before he quit last night. He remembered one for Dr. Turner. This 404 00:18:06,920 --> 00:18:12,240 Turner it seems collects magazine first editions. Sometimes these aren't worth 405 00:18:12,240 --> 00:18:16,000 insuring. Sometimes they are. They're always worth something more than their 406 00:18:16,000 --> 00:18:20,600 original price. This package looked like one of those. What about the carrier 407 00:18:20,600 --> 00:18:25,000 Spicer? Seems he blew in just as the place was about to close. Said he forgot a 408 00:18:25,000 --> 00:18:29,880 bag of his with some new shoes he bought. He drifted through and out again. Nobody 409 00:18:29,880 --> 00:18:34,320 paid any attention at the time. And this morning Turner's package is gone. Is that 410 00:18:34,320 --> 00:18:38,800 it? Where's Spicer? His day off. Substitutes working. They're sure the 411 00:18:38,800 --> 00:18:43,360 package is gone? Turner called to ask her to come and they couldn't trace it. 412 00:18:43,360 --> 00:18:47,560 That's how they were sure it was missing. I don't have to tell you the next move 413 00:18:47,560 --> 00:18:51,880 do I? Already tried. Called his rooming house. He's not in. Didn't come in last 414 00:18:51,880 --> 00:18:57,240 night either. Do I call the police? I'd better do that Foxy. Thanks. Even if he 415 00:18:57,240 --> 00:19:02,800 has the thing he surely open it by now. Think so myself but we can't be sure. We 416 00:19:02,800 --> 00:19:06,720 we can't take chances. I'd better call. 417 00:19:06,720 --> 00:19:22,560 Operator? Get me the police station. 418 00:19:22,560 --> 00:19:27,920 Ed, any luck with this pile of stuff? One that's uncertain. Trying to make up my 419 00:19:27,920 --> 00:19:34,800 mind. Let's see. Here. Not very big. Wouldn't have to be. Addressed to Jack 420 00:19:34,800 --> 00:19:40,840 Gordon 128 Andrew Street. That anybody important? Never heard the name. You asked 421 00:19:40,840 --> 00:19:47,160 me it's a kid. And so why? The return address. Oh Columbia Foods and corporate. I 422 00:19:47,160 --> 00:19:51,560 don't know. Serial coupons. Florescope indicates a watch inside. Furthermore 423 00:19:51,560 --> 00:20:03,360 let's put a stethoscope on it. Put it in your ears. Okay. You get it? Yeah it ticks 424 00:20:03,360 --> 00:20:09,840 all right. Question is it a dollar watch or or is it it? It's a watch probably. 425 00:20:09,840 --> 00:20:15,520 Probably. Look let's play it safe. That's what I thought. In here? Ordinarily no. But 426 00:20:15,520 --> 00:20:18,560 we couldn't detect anything that would trigger the thing so we'll put her in the 427 00:20:18,560 --> 00:20:25,120 water bucket. Here. Did you put the wedding agent in the water? Yeah it'll soak through 428 00:20:25,120 --> 00:20:30,080 the wrapping quicker and through anything else inside that much faster. 429 00:20:30,080 --> 00:20:39,280 That doesn't. The inside takes a little longer. Reminds me of the time I put in as 430 00:20:39,280 --> 00:20:46,840 an inspector. I hear you're pretty good Doug. Just lucky. Getting the walkers 431 00:20:46,840 --> 00:20:55,400 lucky? Well better have a look at your toy here. Yeah. Easy. 432 00:20:55,400 --> 00:21:05,840 Oh she comes. Looks like we're right the first time Doug. Here have a pocket 433 00:21:05,840 --> 00:21:10,160 watch. Genuine Hoppy. Keep it for a souvenir. That's one kid we owe a watch. 434 00:21:10,160 --> 00:21:14,560 Will the budget stand it? It'll strain it but it won't break it. Let's step out 435 00:21:14,560 --> 00:21:20,160 back. I need a cigarette. Good idea. You heard about this carrier Spicer. Foxy 436 00:21:20,160 --> 00:21:24,440 told me. Got him yet? No the police haven't. Maybe the police haven't got him but 437 00:21:24,440 --> 00:21:27,440 has it. 438 00:21:33,800 --> 00:21:41,600 The clock's hands were still going around 1 30. Just about one hour to go and still 439 00:21:41,600 --> 00:21:46,000 we hadn't found that bomb. We hadn't found it. We hadn't found the missing 440 00:21:46,000 --> 00:21:53,480 carrier. All we found was a new headache every few minutes. This is Jordan. Mr. 441 00:21:53,480 --> 00:21:58,100 Jordan this is Malloy again. The driver you know. Oh yes Malloy. Do you have 442 00:21:58,100 --> 00:22:02,680 something new? Sort of. See Mr. Jordan is like this. While I was eating lunch I 443 00:22:02,680 --> 00:22:05,680 kept thinking and all of a sudden I remember this other package I delivered 444 00:22:05,680 --> 00:22:09,760 this morning out on Beach Ave. So I drive over here to see about it. I'm at the 445 00:22:09,760 --> 00:22:15,600 house now. You got the package? Have they opened it? No it ain't opened but well you 446 00:22:15,600 --> 00:22:20,120 better talk to this lady Mr. Jordan she won't listen to me. Here Mrs. Bates this is 447 00:22:20,120 --> 00:22:24,680 the postmaster on the line himself and first. Hello this driver says you're the 448 00:22:24,680 --> 00:22:29,000 postmaster is that right? That's right this is Douglas Jordan. I don't understand 449 00:22:29,000 --> 00:22:34,040 all this about the package which came from my husband. First this man delivered it and now he wants it back. 450 00:22:34,040 --> 00:22:38,880 He's perfectly right Mrs. Bates we'd very much like to have that parcel. I don't 451 00:22:38,880 --> 00:22:49,480 see why. It has my husband's name on it. It's the correct address. Well I'm afraid that I can't give it back until my husband has a chance to examine it. What did our driver tell you Mrs. Bates? 452 00:22:49,480 --> 00:23:19,360 He had some story about stolen goods but that doesn't make sense. Well you see. Anyone would know that my husband would never. Someone may have confused him with another Bates have you thought of that? No I hadn't but I am still sure that my husband should pass judgment on this. But if you. If I were to take the responsibility and I were wrong. Let me take the responsibility Mrs. Bates. He might not see it that way. He might say I let myself be talked into something. Mrs. Bates believe me I'm sure your husband would be the first to thank of 453 00:23:19,360 --> 00:23:45,680 a scene if he knew. On my word of honor we must have that package. Well it's your responsibility do you understand. Here young man. Thank you lady. But I don't think my husband will thank you. He doesn't like anyone connected with the government none of you. For that I'm sorry Mrs. Bates but thank you for giving us that parcel. One hour. Please let this one be it. 454 00:23:49,360 --> 00:24:15,560 But it wasn't what we were after. A box of advertising pencils. That was all. Then it was a half an hour. I forced myself to stay in my office waiting for a call that they caught Spicer or that someone somewhere had turned up something. Ed any luck. Not a bit we've combed everything not a thing. They haven't caught up with Spicer yet. I think that's a false lead anyway. If he has the 455 00:24:15,560 --> 00:24:45,560 thing he's opened it by now. That leaves us nowhere. Yes it does. Somebody's forgotten something. That must be it. Maybe. It'll be all a hoax you know. What's the matter don't you want it to be a hoax. All this effort and nothing to show for it. That it. Want to repeat the Walker business catch a murder through the mail. No no Ed no. I just want to be sure. He's out you know. Who? Steve Walker the brother he's out of jail. He's out of jail. 456 00:24:45,560 --> 00:25:15,480 Didn't you know. Why are you looking so funny. Steve. Walker Steve. He said he'd get me. So what. Where do they put it where do they. Where's that lawn sprinkler. Now I know. Hey where'd that package come from. I had it right here all day didn't even think about it came early this morning. Let's not think let's move give me that. Is there time. I think so. Better be. Hey Jesse got another one. Florescope. Yeah. 457 00:25:16,120 --> 00:25:36,720 Get around the floor. Look at her brother that's her all right you have time to take it out to a safe place or all we can do is put her in the water bucket take her into the alley and pray OK here goes. Water get through that wrapper. Get out of here. We'll give her an hour just in case. 458 00:25:36,720 --> 00:26:04,920 Five minutes. Fifteen minutes. Thirty minutes. Forty five minutes. One hour. Well Doug there she is all in little pieces. We glad those pieces aren't you. I am. Believe me I am pretty good collection of evidence. You can go after Steve Walker. 459 00:26:07,600 --> 00:26:14,520 Mr. Jordan. Got it. This is Jordan. I couldn't. 460 00:26:14,520 --> 00:26:34,880 Bear the thought of you plotting a way down there maybe you'd like to hear about my luncheon here it was the most. Better be good when you hear the one I thought up for you. 461 00:26:44,520 --> 00:27:05,000 Suspense presented by auto light tonight star Mr. Paul Douglas. I've got a new slogan for you. What is it Oscar. Keep your auto right with auto light. 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