1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:12,040 Auto Light and its 98,000 dealers bring you Mr. Cornell Wild in tonight's presentation 2 00:00:12,040 --> 00:00:19,680 of Suspense. 3 00:00:19,680 --> 00:00:25,960 Tonight Auto Light presents a true story with only names changed about a man who inadvertently 4 00:00:25,960 --> 00:00:34,320 became involved in a murder plot. Our story, Alan in Wonderland, our star Mr. Cornell Wild. 5 00:00:34,320 --> 00:00:43,480 See Harlow, our team looks great out there. 6 00:00:43,480 --> 00:00:48,320 Ah, you bet hap. And it's their teamwork that counts. Oh, by the way, that's why you can 7 00:00:48,320 --> 00:00:52,920 count on the Auto Light electrical system in your Auto Light equipped car. Every unit 8 00:00:52,920 --> 00:00:58,320 and component part is related by Auto Light engineering design and manufacturing skill 9 00:00:58,320 --> 00:01:02,840 to give you the finest teamwork and the smoothest performance money can buy. We were talking 10 00:01:02,840 --> 00:01:08,240 about the game, Harlow. And that Auto Light electrical system is game as they come, hap. 11 00:01:08,240 --> 00:01:13,060 It includes the starting motor, distributor, generator, battery, coil, wire, spark plugs, 12 00:01:13,060 --> 00:01:17,420 and all the other parts of the complete Auto Light electrical system installed as original 13 00:01:17,420 --> 00:01:22,900 equipment on so many leading makes of our finest cars, trucks, and tractors. Top performers 14 00:01:22,900 --> 00:01:28,200 say Harlow. Ah, you can be sure of that, hap. So friends, insist on Auto Light original 15 00:01:28,200 --> 00:01:34,320 factory parts for your Auto Light equipped car. Be sure of top performance. And remember 16 00:01:34,320 --> 00:01:41,240 from bumper to tail light, you're always right with Auto Light. And now Auto Light presents 17 00:01:41,240 --> 00:01:48,120 Alan in Wonderland, a true story starring Mr. Cornell Wild, hoping once again to keep you 18 00:01:48,120 --> 00:02:03,560 in suspense. To Judge Gordon Hall Jr. Judge of the Superior Court, Office 62, County Building, 19 00:02:03,560 --> 00:02:10,080 Greenville, South Carolina. Your Honor, as attorney for the plaintiff in the case now 20 00:02:10,080 --> 00:02:17,120 before you, I fully realize my absence from court this morning. If so facto places me 21 00:02:17,120 --> 00:02:24,160 in contempt. However, due to the fact that I almost had my throat cut, I hope the court 22 00:02:24,160 --> 00:02:33,800 will accept this explanation, but we'll keep it in the strictest confidence. 23 00:02:33,800 --> 00:02:39,640 When your Honor adjourned court last Wednesday, I left by train for New York, planning to 24 00:02:39,640 --> 00:02:46,960 spend the weekend with friends, return on the 3.50 Sunday afternoon. My stay was pleasantly 25 00:02:46,960 --> 00:02:52,960 uneventful until approximately train time. When due to extremely heavy traffic, I arrived 26 00:02:52,960 --> 00:03:00,200 at the station later than expected. I missed by about five seconds. The next train wasn't 27 00:03:00,200 --> 00:03:06,560 until 11.50. I looked at the station clock to see how much time I had to kill. I took 28 00:03:06,560 --> 00:03:12,160 out my wallet to see what I could afford in the way of killing time. Almost immediately, 29 00:03:12,160 --> 00:03:18,800 I was aware of a rather attractive young lady coming directly toward me. 30 00:03:18,800 --> 00:03:24,400 I told you butter wouldn't suit the works. If the court is familiar with Lewis Carroll's 31 00:03:24,400 --> 00:03:29,040 Alice in Wonderland, your Honor may recall, as I did, that this is a line from the Matt 32 00:03:29,040 --> 00:03:34,880 Hattas Tea Party. Feeling certain that the lady was inebriated, I gave her the Marge 33 00:03:34,880 --> 00:03:38,400 Hare's classic reply. It was the best butter. 34 00:03:38,400 --> 00:03:44,200 All right, now listen. Seven o'clock sharp. Be at 624 West 15. You'll get your money 35 00:03:44,200 --> 00:03:48,000 and instructions there. Make sure you're not followed. Understand? 36 00:03:48,000 --> 00:03:49,400 Oh, yes, ma'am. 37 00:03:49,400 --> 00:03:53,920 No buts. And you were five minutes early. You know that's dangerous. 38 00:03:53,920 --> 00:03:55,520 Oh, now look, honey, there's- 39 00:03:55,520 --> 00:04:00,880 Next time, you better be on time. 40 00:04:00,880 --> 00:04:06,120 Obviously, I had received information of importance to someone. Now, thinking it over, I got a 41 00:04:06,120 --> 00:04:11,640 strong feeling it was something unlawful. The next thing was to make sure. I wrote down 42 00:04:11,640 --> 00:04:15,480 the address on the back of an envelope and moved a few yards away from where I'd been 43 00:04:15,480 --> 00:04:21,160 standing just under the station clock. At exactly four o'clock, a man in a dark suit 44 00:04:21,160 --> 00:04:26,680 took up my exact same position. He glanced at the clock, took out his wallet, started 45 00:04:26,680 --> 00:04:34,800 to count his money. I walked toward him casually. I told you butter wouldn't suit the works. 46 00:04:34,800 --> 00:04:37,120 It was the best butter. 47 00:04:37,120 --> 00:04:39,360 Get out of town fast. They're wise to us. 48 00:04:39,360 --> 00:04:40,600 Wise to us, but- 49 00:04:40,600 --> 00:04:48,120 No buts. The boss says get out of town. Apparently, my choice of words was effective because the 50 00:04:48,120 --> 00:04:52,960 man immediately followed my instructions with amazing speed and professional finesse. If 51 00:04:52,960 --> 00:04:58,080 I had any doubts, the crime was in the making. They were now completely erased. Consequently, 52 00:04:58,080 --> 00:05:08,840 I reported my evidence to the police. 53 00:05:08,840 --> 00:05:11,360 Certainly an interesting story, Mr. Stone, but- 54 00:05:11,360 --> 00:05:13,200 You don't believe me, Lieutenant? 55 00:05:13,200 --> 00:05:14,280 I didn't say that. 56 00:05:14,280 --> 00:05:15,880 But that's what you mean, isn't it? 57 00:05:15,880 --> 00:05:20,480 What I mean is there's no law against quoting Alice in Wonderland in Pennsylvania Station 58 00:05:20,480 --> 00:05:23,840 or anywhere else for that matter. You're a lawyer. You ought to know that. 59 00:05:23,840 --> 00:05:27,840 All right, sure, but they were using it as a code. Isn't that plain? 60 00:05:27,840 --> 00:05:28,840 You'd like to know why. 61 00:05:28,840 --> 00:05:31,240 Well, it's not just a question of curiosity, Lieutenant. 62 00:05:31,240 --> 00:05:36,680 Look, Mr. Stone, New York is a city of over eight and one half million. A certain percentage 63 00:05:36,680 --> 00:05:37,680 are screwballs. 64 00:05:37,680 --> 00:05:41,880 No, this wasn't a screwball. These people were deadly serious. They're up to something, 65 00:05:41,880 --> 00:05:43,280 Lieutenant, I assure you. 66 00:05:43,280 --> 00:05:48,040 I've got to have something to go on, Mr. Stone. Even if we could find these people, what do 67 00:05:48,040 --> 00:05:50,640 I charge them with? I've got to have something concrete. 68 00:05:50,640 --> 00:05:54,800 Well, now, the address on 15th Street. Can't you investigate it? 69 00:05:54,800 --> 00:05:58,800 Okay. All right, wait a minute. 70 00:05:58,800 --> 00:05:59,800 Healy? 71 00:05:59,800 --> 00:06:00,800 Yeah, Lieutenant. You want me? 72 00:06:00,800 --> 00:06:06,760 Yeah, Healy. This is Mr. Stone. I want you to drive him to an address on 15th Street. 73 00:06:06,760 --> 00:06:08,760 He'll explain all about it on the way. 74 00:06:08,760 --> 00:06:18,440 Of course, I couldn't blame the lieutenant for being skeptical. It sounded crazy telling 75 00:06:18,440 --> 00:06:23,720 it that way, but it was the truth and I couldn't help presenting his attitude as if I'd dreamed 76 00:06:23,720 --> 00:06:31,680 up the whole thing merely to get myself a ride in a squad car. 77 00:06:31,680 --> 00:06:36,920 As we drove downtown, I recounted the events to Officer Healy, who fortunately showed serious 78 00:06:36,920 --> 00:06:41,620 interest. He explained that this part of New York was not known as a crime center, which 79 00:06:41,620 --> 00:06:47,840 further increased my belief that I had stumbled onto no ordinary criminal undertaking. 80 00:06:47,840 --> 00:06:54,560 The traffic thinned as we approached the neighborhood of 15th Street. Everything looked ordinary 81 00:06:54,560 --> 00:06:59,600 enough, the typical Sunday afternoon street scene. Children to play, strolling couples 82 00:06:59,600 --> 00:07:05,880 in their Sunday best, baby carriages, the drug store open on the corner, a blind man 83 00:07:05,880 --> 00:07:09,520 selling pencils. 84 00:07:09,520 --> 00:07:11,680 What was that number again, Mr. Stone? 85 00:07:11,680 --> 00:07:12,680 624 West. 86 00:07:12,680 --> 00:07:22,560 Now that'll be the north side. Now let's see, 618, 620, 622. That's funny. 87 00:07:22,560 --> 00:07:23,560 What? What's funny? 88 00:07:23,560 --> 00:07:29,760 When they're tearing down the building. That's 624. Got to be. 89 00:07:29,760 --> 00:07:30,760 It can be. 90 00:07:30,760 --> 00:07:32,920 You're sure 624 is the number? 91 00:07:32,920 --> 00:07:35,080 I'm positive. I wrote it down right away. 92 00:07:35,080 --> 00:07:43,040 Well, maybe I'm wrong, but let's go over and check. Hey, hey you. 93 00:07:43,040 --> 00:07:45,240 Yeah? What do you want? 94 00:07:45,240 --> 00:07:50,400 Come here a minute. Keep your eyes open, Mr. Stone. Let me know if you see anybody you 95 00:07:50,400 --> 00:07:51,400 recognize. 96 00:07:51,400 --> 00:07:52,400 All right. 97 00:07:52,400 --> 00:07:54,960 What's the matter, Officer? Something wrong? 98 00:07:54,960 --> 00:07:58,040 Want some information. Who's the boss of this job? 99 00:07:58,040 --> 00:08:02,400 Me. Me, I'm the boss. What's the trouble? What's the number here? 100 00:08:02,400 --> 00:08:03,400 What? 101 00:08:03,400 --> 00:08:04,920 We want to know the number of this building. 102 00:08:04,920 --> 00:08:07,680 Oh, oh, this was 624. 103 00:08:07,680 --> 00:08:08,680 You sure? 104 00:08:08,680 --> 00:08:15,120 Sure, I'm sure. 624. I'm tearing down the right building. Don't think I'd make a mistake 105 00:08:15,120 --> 00:08:16,120 like that, do you? 106 00:08:16,120 --> 00:08:17,840 How long you been working here? 107 00:08:17,840 --> 00:08:22,720 Two weeks. Gonna tear down the ones on both sides, too. I know what I'm doing. You want 108 00:08:22,720 --> 00:08:23,720 to see the papers? 109 00:08:23,720 --> 00:08:24,720 We believe you. 110 00:08:24,720 --> 00:08:26,920 How come you're working on Sunday? 111 00:08:26,920 --> 00:08:30,800 Rush job. Anything wrong with that? I guess not. 112 00:08:30,800 --> 00:08:32,840 Why are you tearing the building down? 113 00:08:32,840 --> 00:08:36,840 I declared a lot, you're kidding. What are you guys looking for? 114 00:08:36,840 --> 00:08:37,840 Sure, I'd forget it. 115 00:08:37,840 --> 00:08:41,440 You're welcome to watch, but I gotta get back to work. 116 00:08:41,440 --> 00:08:46,200 Okay, that's all. Thanks. 117 00:08:46,200 --> 00:08:47,800 See anything, Mr. Stone? 118 00:08:47,800 --> 00:08:50,040 No, no, nothing at all. 119 00:08:50,040 --> 00:08:55,120 That all look legit to me, too. 120 00:08:55,120 --> 00:08:58,600 I guess the lieutenant was right. I got all hopped up over nothing. 121 00:08:58,600 --> 00:09:00,880 Well, that's the way it goes sometimes. 122 00:09:00,880 --> 00:09:03,000 Can't get over it. I was so sure. 123 00:09:03,000 --> 00:09:05,720 Oh, you did right anyway. Take it from me. 124 00:09:05,720 --> 00:09:08,080 I feel kind of foolish now, but... 125 00:09:08,080 --> 00:09:11,480 Don't feel that way. You had cause. 126 00:09:11,480 --> 00:09:15,480 Ah, well, let's just forget the whole thing. I'm sorry I troubled you. 127 00:09:15,480 --> 00:09:18,480 Oh, no trouble at all. That's what we're here for. 128 00:09:18,480 --> 00:09:22,200 Now, where would you like me to drop you off? 129 00:09:22,200 --> 00:09:24,000 My train doesn't leave till 11.50. 130 00:09:24,000 --> 00:09:28,000 Well, you got plenty of time. Why don't you take in a movie or something? 131 00:09:28,000 --> 00:09:32,000 Yeah, I might as well, I guess. Just drop me off around Times Square, please. 132 00:09:32,000 --> 00:09:37,000 Sure thing. Next time you're up from Greenville, drop in and see us again. 133 00:09:41,000 --> 00:09:44,400 Officer Healy dropped me at one of the Broadway theaters. 134 00:09:44,400 --> 00:09:47,600 I bought a ticket and went in. 135 00:09:47,600 --> 00:09:49,600 There had to be something to it. 136 00:09:49,600 --> 00:09:52,400 Somewhere along the line, I'd made a mistake. 137 00:09:52,400 --> 00:09:55,400 I took out the envelope on which I had written the address. 138 00:09:55,400 --> 00:09:58,400 By the light of the screen, I re-read it again. 139 00:09:58,400 --> 00:10:01,400 No, the mistake wasn't there. 140 00:10:01,400 --> 00:10:04,400 Then my mind went back over the Manhattan Tea Party. 141 00:10:04,400 --> 00:10:07,400 No, there was nothing there. 142 00:10:07,400 --> 00:10:09,400 Then it suddenly hit me. 143 00:10:09,400 --> 00:10:13,400 The girl had said to be at 624 West 15th Street at 7 o'clock. 144 00:10:13,400 --> 00:10:17,400 Nothing about being inside. That was it. It had to be. 145 00:10:17,400 --> 00:10:22,400 I glanced at my watch. It was just 641 when I left the theater. 146 00:10:22,400 --> 00:10:25,400 Taxi! Hey, taxi! 147 00:10:30,400 --> 00:10:33,400 624 West 15th and step on it. 148 00:10:40,400 --> 00:10:45,400 It was exactly three minutes to seven when I reached the corner of West 15th. 149 00:10:45,400 --> 00:10:47,400 The street was deserted now. 150 00:10:47,400 --> 00:10:52,400 I walked slowly toward all that was left of 624. 151 00:10:52,400 --> 00:10:56,400 I could see no one, but I was such and I was being watched. 152 00:10:56,400 --> 00:11:00,400 I reached the front of the building and stopped. 153 00:11:00,400 --> 00:11:03,400 It was exactly seven o'clock. 154 00:11:06,400 --> 00:11:09,400 The sound came from the opposite end of the street. 155 00:11:09,400 --> 00:11:14,400 Fortunately, whoever it was would have to pass under the only street light. 156 00:11:14,400 --> 00:11:20,400 When I reached the cone of light, I saw a man, well dressed, wearing dark glasses, 157 00:11:20,400 --> 00:11:23,400 feeling his way toward me with a cane. 158 00:11:23,400 --> 00:11:26,400 It didn't look real. 159 00:11:31,400 --> 00:11:33,400 Seven maids? 160 00:11:33,400 --> 00:11:35,400 Seven mops? 161 00:11:35,400 --> 00:11:38,400 Good. Follow me. 162 00:11:38,400 --> 00:11:42,400 And I remembered the rest of it from Alice in Wonderland. 163 00:11:42,400 --> 00:11:47,400 If seven maids with seven mops swept for half a year, 164 00:11:47,400 --> 00:11:51,400 you suppose the Walrus said that they could get it clear? 165 00:11:51,400 --> 00:11:55,400 I doubt it, said the carpenter, and shed a bitter tear. 166 00:11:55,400 --> 00:12:00,400 Auto Light is bringing you Mr. Cornell Wild in Alan in Wonderland. 167 00:12:00,400 --> 00:12:26,400 Tonight's presentation in radio's outstanding theater of thrills, Suspense. 168 00:12:26,400 --> 00:12:31,400 Well, Harlow, we won. 169 00:12:31,400 --> 00:12:35,400 And Hap, you always win with an Auto Light electrical system. 170 00:12:35,400 --> 00:12:40,400 That's why it's used as original equipment on so many leading makes of our finest cars, trucks, and tractors. 171 00:12:40,400 --> 00:12:43,400 Yes, sir, the boys really went all out today. 172 00:12:43,400 --> 00:12:46,400 And so does your Auto Light electrical system, Hap. 173 00:12:46,400 --> 00:12:51,400 It goes to work the instant you start the ignition and keeps on working every second your engine runs, 174 00:12:51,400 --> 00:12:55,400 as well as when you sound your horn, play your radio, turn on your lights, 175 00:12:55,400 --> 00:12:57,400 use your electric windshield wiper, or lighter. 176 00:12:57,400 --> 00:13:01,400 That electrical system is mighty important to every car owner, eh, Harlow? 177 00:13:01,400 --> 00:13:02,400 Right you are, Hap. 178 00:13:02,400 --> 00:13:08,400 So, friends, treat your car's electrical system to a periodic checkup at your car dealers 179 00:13:08,400 --> 00:13:11,400 or at your nearest authorized Auto Light service station. 180 00:13:11,400 --> 00:13:15,400 You can easily locate your nearest authorized Auto Light service station 181 00:13:15,400 --> 00:13:19,400 in the classified section of your phone book under Automobile Electrical Service, 182 00:13:19,400 --> 00:13:24,400 or call Western Union by number and ask for Operator 25. 183 00:13:24,400 --> 00:13:26,400 You'll find it pays. 184 00:13:26,400 --> 00:13:30,400 And remember, from bumper to tail light, you're always right with Auto Light. 185 00:13:30,400 --> 00:13:36,400 And now, Auto Light brings back to our Hollywood soundstage Mr. Cornell Wild 186 00:13:36,400 --> 00:13:40,400 in Elliot Lewis's production of Allen in Wonderland, 187 00:13:40,400 --> 00:13:46,400 a true story well calculated to keep you in suspense. 188 00:13:46,400 --> 00:14:01,400 The Blind Man led me east along 15th Street. 189 00:14:01,400 --> 00:14:05,400 To assure myself, I've passed my hand in front of his face. 190 00:14:05,400 --> 00:14:08,400 He was blind, all right, if that was any comfort. 191 00:14:08,400 --> 00:14:11,400 I had no choice except to follow him, but I still couldn't help wishing 192 00:14:11,400 --> 00:14:13,400 there had been time to phone the police. 193 00:14:13,400 --> 00:14:16,400 You were right on time, that's what we like. 194 00:14:16,400 --> 00:14:19,400 Yeah, sure. Business is business, ain't it? 195 00:14:19,400 --> 00:14:21,400 Exactly, young man, exactly. 196 00:14:21,400 --> 00:14:25,400 The dame told me I'd get my money here, that right? 197 00:14:25,400 --> 00:14:29,400 As agreed. One thousand before, two thousand after. 198 00:14:29,400 --> 00:14:33,400 If all goes well, we were informed you were the best. 199 00:14:33,400 --> 00:14:38,400 The best? Why, sure. What else? You pay for something, you should get the best. 200 00:14:38,400 --> 00:14:42,400 Wait a minute. Is there anyone watching? 201 00:14:42,400 --> 00:14:45,400 I don't see anybody. It's too dark. 202 00:14:45,400 --> 00:14:50,400 Oh, good. Then we go in here, the cellar. 203 00:14:50,400 --> 00:14:56,400 Now, my key. 204 00:14:56,400 --> 00:14:58,400 Follow me. 205 00:14:58,400 --> 00:15:00,400 I can't see anything. 206 00:15:00,400 --> 00:15:08,400 Don't worry, I'll be your eyes. 207 00:15:08,400 --> 00:15:13,400 I held on to the blind man's arm as he led the way down a narrow corridor. 208 00:15:13,400 --> 00:15:15,400 It was black as pitch. 209 00:15:15,400 --> 00:15:20,400 As he walked, my nostrils filled with countless smells, all musty and old. 210 00:15:20,400 --> 00:15:25,400 The corridor made a turn, and up ahead a faint light appeared. 211 00:15:25,400 --> 00:15:28,400 As we approached, I could see the outline of a door. 212 00:15:28,400 --> 00:15:35,400 We stopped in front of it, and the blind man knocked. 213 00:15:35,400 --> 00:15:36,400 Who is it? 214 00:15:36,400 --> 00:15:42,400 Pig and Pepper. 215 00:15:42,400 --> 00:15:45,400 The sudden light from the naked bulb was blinding. 216 00:15:45,400 --> 00:15:50,400 As my eyes adjusted, a row of iron sinks came into view along one wall. 217 00:15:50,400 --> 00:15:53,400 The room evidently had been the building's laundry. 218 00:15:53,400 --> 00:15:57,400 Casually shifting my gaze, I observed three men. 219 00:15:57,400 --> 00:16:00,400 One was big, all over hair like a gorilla. 220 00:16:00,400 --> 00:16:02,400 The second was small, rat-faced. 221 00:16:02,400 --> 00:16:04,400 The blind man went over to the third. 222 00:16:04,400 --> 00:16:11,400 Obviously the boss, whose strange glowing eyes studied me carefully from behind a battered table. 223 00:16:11,400 --> 00:16:13,400 He doesn't look what I expected. 224 00:16:13,400 --> 00:16:14,400 What did you expect? 225 00:16:14,400 --> 00:16:17,400 A countryman. He doesn't look like a countryman. 226 00:16:17,400 --> 00:16:20,400 What difference does it make? They guaranteed he could do the job. 227 00:16:20,400 --> 00:16:22,400 They promised me a countryman. 228 00:16:22,400 --> 00:16:25,400 They told us we'd have to take what they sent. 229 00:16:25,400 --> 00:16:27,400 Sure he's the one, no mistake. 230 00:16:27,400 --> 00:16:31,400 Positive. The appointed place, the appointed time, the password. 231 00:16:31,400 --> 00:16:34,400 Even a blind man could see. 232 00:16:34,400 --> 00:16:38,400 Let us get on with it, Alex. Give him the instructions. 233 00:16:38,400 --> 00:16:40,400 All right, all right. 234 00:16:40,400 --> 00:16:41,400 You. 235 00:16:41,400 --> 00:16:43,400 Yeah? 236 00:16:43,400 --> 00:16:45,400 Listen carefully. 237 00:16:45,400 --> 00:16:47,400 It is now seven-five. 238 00:16:47,400 --> 00:16:52,400 They will leave their hotel at seven-thirty and they are very punctual. 239 00:16:52,400 --> 00:16:54,400 This is Nicholas. 240 00:16:54,400 --> 00:16:56,400 Nicholas? 241 00:16:56,400 --> 00:16:59,400 Nicholas will be your driver. 242 00:16:59,400 --> 00:17:00,400 My driver? 243 00:17:00,400 --> 00:17:02,400 Yes. You will sit in front with him. 244 00:17:02,400 --> 00:17:04,400 Did you bring a weapon? 245 00:17:04,400 --> 00:17:05,400 Well, no, I... 246 00:17:05,400 --> 00:17:09,400 Good. Extremely clever of you. In case you were caught coming here. 247 00:17:09,400 --> 00:17:11,400 We have a weapon for you in the car. 248 00:17:11,400 --> 00:17:12,400 Carlo. 249 00:17:12,400 --> 00:17:17,400 Yes. A beautiful mechanism. Accurate. You will enjoy using it. 250 00:17:17,400 --> 00:17:23,400 Carlo will be sitting directly behind you in case anything goes wrong. Understand? 251 00:17:23,400 --> 00:17:25,400 Yeah, sure. Just as you say. 252 00:17:25,400 --> 00:17:29,400 They will probably come out together. Pray for it. 253 00:17:29,400 --> 00:17:33,400 Love does not smile and Santusian comes out alone, let him go. 254 00:17:33,400 --> 00:17:35,400 Being only foreign minister, he is less important. 255 00:17:35,400 --> 00:17:37,400 Yeah, I understand. 256 00:17:37,400 --> 00:17:40,400 It is the Premier, Massini, that we want. 257 00:17:40,400 --> 00:17:42,400 I... Yeah, of course. 258 00:17:42,400 --> 00:17:48,400 You must get Massini. If he comes out first, empty your gun in him and forget Santusian. 259 00:17:48,400 --> 00:17:52,400 If they come out together, kill them both. 260 00:17:52,400 --> 00:18:01,400 Kill. I was being hired to kill. Massini, Premier of one of the Balkan Republics, and Santusian, the foreign minister. 261 00:18:01,400 --> 00:18:06,400 Their pictures have been in the papers constantly since they arrived for an important UN meeting. 262 00:18:06,400 --> 00:18:10,400 Their deaths in the United States were so the Balkans into an uproar. 263 00:18:10,400 --> 00:18:17,400 And I was to be the assassin. It seemed like part of some terrible nightmare. 264 00:18:17,400 --> 00:18:22,400 No one knew where I was. If I gave myself away, they'd kill me on the spot. 265 00:18:22,400 --> 00:18:29,400 I was in it alone, up to my neck. I needed help. I had to think of something. Stole, anything. 266 00:18:29,400 --> 00:18:32,400 You listening? Yeah, sure I'm listening. 267 00:18:32,400 --> 00:18:36,400 Your car will develop engine trouble directly in front of the Park Avenue entrance. 268 00:18:36,400 --> 00:18:38,400 This will give you a clear line of fire. 269 00:18:38,400 --> 00:18:41,400 We were given to understand you never miss. 270 00:18:41,400 --> 00:18:43,400 No, that's right. I never miss. 271 00:18:43,400 --> 00:18:45,400 Nicholas, please, I'm sorry. 272 00:18:45,400 --> 00:18:47,400 No, that's right. I never miss. 273 00:18:47,400 --> 00:18:50,400 Nicholas will be outside the car, pretending to examine the engine. 274 00:18:50,400 --> 00:18:54,400 You will be alone in the front seat. The moment will be yours. 275 00:18:54,400 --> 00:18:57,400 Then there's nothing to worry about, is there? 276 00:18:57,400 --> 00:19:04,400 That's one thing more. If you fail us, lose your nerve, or decide to change your mind once the plan is in motion, 277 00:19:04,400 --> 00:19:07,400 Carlo has orders to kill you instantly. 278 00:19:07,400 --> 00:19:09,400 I will be right behind you. 279 00:19:09,400 --> 00:19:13,400 Well, okay, sure. You guys got a right to protect your investment. 280 00:19:13,400 --> 00:19:17,400 All right. It is now 7.10. You will leave in five minutes. 281 00:19:17,400 --> 00:19:19,400 Nicholas, the finished card, game on? 282 00:19:30,400 --> 00:19:31,400 Hey. 283 00:19:32,400 --> 00:19:33,400 What? What is it? 284 00:19:34,400 --> 00:19:36,400 My money. Yeah, what about my dough? 285 00:19:36,400 --> 00:19:40,400 I have it right here. One thousand. 286 00:19:40,400 --> 00:19:43,400 Oh, yeah, thanks. 287 00:19:43,400 --> 00:19:44,400 Play, Nicholas. 288 00:19:54,400 --> 00:19:56,400 Cigarette, young man? 289 00:19:56,400 --> 00:19:58,400 No, no, no, no thanks. 290 00:19:58,400 --> 00:20:02,400 I seem to sense a nervousness about you. 291 00:20:02,400 --> 00:20:06,400 A nervous one? No, I just want to get my hands on that rod. 292 00:20:06,400 --> 00:20:08,400 Of course you do. That's the spirit. 293 00:20:08,400 --> 00:20:10,400 All right. It's 7.15. 294 00:20:15,400 --> 00:20:17,400 Wait. Wait a minute. 295 00:20:17,400 --> 00:20:18,400 What? 296 00:20:18,400 --> 00:20:22,400 The rest of the money. What about the other two grand? 297 00:20:22,400 --> 00:20:25,400 Carlo has it with him. You'll get it the moment you complete the job. All set? 298 00:20:25,400 --> 00:20:27,400 Now wait. Now let's see if Carlo's got it. 299 00:20:27,400 --> 00:20:29,400 I have it. It is getting late. We have to... 300 00:20:29,400 --> 00:20:30,400 I want to see it. 301 00:20:30,400 --> 00:20:31,400 I have it. 302 00:20:31,400 --> 00:20:32,400 Come on, come on. 303 00:20:32,400 --> 00:20:33,400 Show it to him. 304 00:20:33,400 --> 00:20:34,400 But, Alex... 305 00:20:34,400 --> 00:20:38,400 Show it. 306 00:20:38,400 --> 00:20:40,400 There. Satisfied? 307 00:20:40,400 --> 00:20:43,400 Yeah. I'm satisfied. 308 00:20:43,400 --> 00:20:46,400 All set. Now go. And may luck be with you. 309 00:20:46,400 --> 00:20:50,400 Good hunting, young man. Good hunting. 310 00:20:51,400 --> 00:20:53,400 We left. 311 00:20:53,400 --> 00:20:57,400 Carlo leading now and Nicholas right behind me. 312 00:20:57,400 --> 00:21:01,400 I could only sense that we were headed for the back of the building this time. 313 00:21:01,400 --> 00:21:05,400 But even if I'd been able to see in that inky black, 314 00:21:05,400 --> 00:21:07,400 the narrow car had offered no chance of escape. 315 00:21:07,400 --> 00:21:09,400 Stairs now. 316 00:21:09,400 --> 00:21:13,400 I'd try to make myself think or something, but I couldn't. 317 00:21:13,400 --> 00:21:18,400 Only that I was dreaming it all like Alice and pretty soon I'd wake up. 318 00:21:20,400 --> 00:21:24,400 We came out of the back of the building into a deserted alley. 319 00:21:24,400 --> 00:21:28,400 The big ape was still behind me, Carlo in front. 320 00:21:28,400 --> 00:21:31,400 He led the way to a large black car. 321 00:21:31,400 --> 00:21:34,400 You ride in front with Nicholas. 322 00:21:38,400 --> 00:21:42,400 It is now 7.19. 323 00:21:42,400 --> 00:21:44,400 All right, Nicholas. 324 00:21:46,400 --> 00:21:48,400 Hey, Carlo. 325 00:21:48,400 --> 00:21:49,400 Huh? 326 00:21:49,400 --> 00:21:51,400 The gun. Let's have it. 327 00:21:51,400 --> 00:21:53,400 You will have it in plenty of time. 328 00:21:53,400 --> 00:21:56,400 I feel funny without one. If anything goes wrong before... 329 00:21:56,400 --> 00:21:58,400 Nothing will go wrong. 330 00:21:58,400 --> 00:22:01,400 Nicholas is an excellent driver and the plan is perfect. 331 00:22:01,400 --> 00:22:03,400 Perfect. 332 00:22:04,400 --> 00:22:08,400 The gun is too quick for Massini. 333 00:22:08,400 --> 00:22:11,400 If it had been left to me, it would have been a knife. 334 00:22:11,400 --> 00:22:14,400 Pay attention to the traffic, Nicholas. 335 00:22:18,400 --> 00:22:22,400 We turned uptown and the traffic began to get heavier. 336 00:22:22,400 --> 00:22:26,400 I looked at my watch. It was 7.23. 337 00:22:26,400 --> 00:22:29,400 I thought about jumping Nicholas, wrecking the car. 338 00:22:29,400 --> 00:22:32,400 But not with Carlo in the back seat. 339 00:22:32,400 --> 00:22:35,400 I could feel his little rat's eyes burning into the back of my neck. 340 00:22:35,400 --> 00:22:38,400 Any sudden move, he'd be right on top of me. 341 00:22:38,400 --> 00:22:43,400 My only chance was a policeman, a squad car, someone I could signal. 342 00:22:43,400 --> 00:22:46,400 7.25. 343 00:22:46,400 --> 00:22:49,400 One more block. 344 00:22:49,400 --> 00:22:52,400 You better give me that gun. 345 00:22:52,400 --> 00:22:54,400 In time. 346 00:22:57,400 --> 00:22:59,400 We are here, Nicholas. 347 00:23:01,400 --> 00:23:03,400 Perfect. 348 00:23:03,400 --> 00:23:06,400 7.27. 349 00:23:06,400 --> 00:23:09,400 Get out and look at the engine, Nicholas. 350 00:23:09,400 --> 00:23:12,400 Hey Carlo. Pay attention to me. 351 00:23:12,400 --> 00:23:15,400 Look across at the entrance to the hotel. 352 00:23:15,400 --> 00:23:17,400 They will come out the left hand door. 353 00:23:17,400 --> 00:23:20,400 The doorman will signal for their official car. 354 00:23:20,400 --> 00:23:22,400 It is right back there, you see. 355 00:23:22,400 --> 00:23:24,400 They will step to the cab before the car arrives. 356 00:23:24,400 --> 00:23:26,400 That is when you fire. 357 00:23:26,400 --> 00:23:28,400 Okay, now give me the gun. 358 00:23:28,400 --> 00:23:30,400 First, the knife. 359 00:23:30,400 --> 00:23:32,400 Then the gun. 360 00:23:32,400 --> 00:23:34,400 And the gun. 361 00:23:34,400 --> 00:23:36,400 And the gun. 362 00:23:36,400 --> 00:23:39,400 Okay, now give me the gun. 363 00:23:39,400 --> 00:23:41,400 First, the knife. 364 00:23:41,400 --> 00:23:43,400 At the side of your neck, you feel it? 365 00:23:43,400 --> 00:23:46,400 Insurance for a good job. 366 00:23:46,400 --> 00:23:49,400 Sharp as a razor, my friend. 367 00:23:49,400 --> 00:23:51,400 Here is the gun. 368 00:23:51,400 --> 00:23:53,400 Here trigger. 369 00:23:53,400 --> 00:23:55,400 Carefully, not. 370 00:23:55,400 --> 00:23:57,400 That knife, you don't want me to miss, do you? 371 00:23:57,400 --> 00:23:59,400 You will not miss. 372 00:23:59,400 --> 00:24:02,400 It is your business not to miss. 373 00:24:02,400 --> 00:24:06,400 And the door. 374 00:24:06,400 --> 00:24:11,400 I could feel the point of that knife just barely scratch the back of my neck. 375 00:24:11,400 --> 00:24:13,400 I looked across at the hotel. 376 00:24:13,400 --> 00:24:16,400 It was 729. 377 00:24:16,400 --> 00:24:18,400 Everything was normal. 378 00:24:18,400 --> 00:24:20,400 People passed. 379 00:24:20,400 --> 00:24:22,400 Doorman nodded and smiled. 380 00:24:22,400 --> 00:24:24,400 But no one looked our way. 381 00:24:24,400 --> 00:24:28,400 I felt the gun go slippery as my hand began to sweat. 382 00:24:28,400 --> 00:24:30,400 They wouldn't come out. 383 00:24:30,400 --> 00:24:32,400 They'd go out another door. 384 00:24:32,400 --> 00:24:34,400 The meeting was canceled. They'd see us. 385 00:24:34,400 --> 00:24:36,400 I knew I had a gun. 386 00:24:36,400 --> 00:24:38,400 Nothing to worry about. They weren't coming out. 387 00:24:38,400 --> 00:24:40,400 730. 388 00:24:40,400 --> 00:24:42,400 There. 389 00:24:42,400 --> 00:24:44,400 There they come. Both of them. 390 00:24:44,400 --> 00:24:46,400 Move the knife, will you? 391 00:24:46,400 --> 00:24:48,400 They are walking to the curb. 392 00:24:48,400 --> 00:24:49,400 Take aim. 393 00:24:49,400 --> 00:24:50,400 Move the knife. 394 00:24:50,400 --> 00:24:51,400 Take aim. 395 00:24:51,400 --> 00:24:52,400 I am. 396 00:24:52,400 --> 00:24:53,400 No. 397 00:24:53,400 --> 00:24:54,400 Shoot. 398 00:24:54,400 --> 00:24:55,400 Shoot straight. 399 00:24:55,400 --> 00:24:56,400 Shoot. 400 00:24:56,400 --> 00:24:57,400 Pull the trigger. 401 00:24:57,400 --> 00:25:01,400 Shoot. 402 00:25:13,400 --> 00:25:17,400 It all happened at once. 403 00:25:17,400 --> 00:25:19,400 It all happened at once. 404 00:25:19,400 --> 00:25:22,400 Just relax. You're all right. 405 00:25:22,400 --> 00:25:23,400 What? 406 00:25:23,400 --> 00:25:26,400 You've been under a sedative. 407 00:25:26,400 --> 00:25:28,400 The nurse. 408 00:25:28,400 --> 00:25:29,400 Hospital. 409 00:25:29,400 --> 00:25:30,400 My throat. 410 00:25:30,400 --> 00:25:32,400 You're going to be all right. 411 00:25:32,400 --> 00:25:34,400 The doctor even said you could have visitors. 412 00:25:34,400 --> 00:25:35,400 You can come in now. 413 00:25:35,400 --> 00:25:37,400 No, no. You mustn't let them in. 414 00:25:37,400 --> 00:25:39,400 Wow, Mr. Stone. 415 00:25:39,400 --> 00:25:41,400 How are you feeling? 416 00:25:41,400 --> 00:25:43,400 Huh? 417 00:25:43,400 --> 00:25:44,400 I... 418 00:25:44,400 --> 00:25:45,400 You are... 419 00:25:45,400 --> 00:25:47,400 I feel fine, Lieutenant. 420 00:25:47,400 --> 00:25:49,400 My head's buzzing a little. 421 00:25:49,400 --> 00:25:51,400 It should. You got a pretty nasty bump. 422 00:25:51,400 --> 00:25:53,400 Doctor says you should get over it. 423 00:25:53,400 --> 00:25:54,400 You're a lucky guy. 424 00:25:54,400 --> 00:25:56,400 What happened? What hit me? 425 00:25:56,400 --> 00:25:57,400 I did. 426 00:25:57,400 --> 00:25:59,400 When I saw you aim the gun, I didn't know what you'd do. 427 00:25:59,400 --> 00:26:01,400 There wasn't time, so I just ran the squad car 428 00:26:01,400 --> 00:26:04,400 into the one you were in trying to spoil your aim. 429 00:26:04,400 --> 00:26:06,400 You were around all the time? 430 00:26:06,400 --> 00:26:07,400 Mm-hmm. 431 00:26:07,400 --> 00:26:08,400 The big ones dead. 432 00:26:08,400 --> 00:26:11,400 They don't hold out much chance for the other one either. 433 00:26:11,400 --> 00:26:12,400 What the... 434 00:26:12,400 --> 00:26:14,400 I did kill them. 435 00:26:14,400 --> 00:26:16,400 No, I mean the guys you were with. 436 00:26:16,400 --> 00:26:20,400 We had a tail on you every minute after you left the precinct. 437 00:26:20,400 --> 00:26:22,400 He went to the movies. Six of us. 438 00:26:22,400 --> 00:26:24,400 And the blind man, Lieutenant, what about him? 439 00:26:24,400 --> 00:26:27,400 I picked him and that other character up right after you walked out. 440 00:26:27,400 --> 00:26:29,400 Got the girl, too. 441 00:26:29,400 --> 00:26:31,400 Yeah, well, that's fine. 442 00:26:31,400 --> 00:26:33,400 Just one more thing. 443 00:26:33,400 --> 00:26:35,400 None of this is going to be made public. 444 00:26:35,400 --> 00:26:37,400 It might create some sort of incident. 445 00:26:37,400 --> 00:26:39,400 I'm sorry, but that goes for you, too. 446 00:26:39,400 --> 00:26:41,400 Oh, of course. I understand. 447 00:26:41,400 --> 00:26:43,400 Sorry. Time's up. 448 00:26:43,400 --> 00:26:45,400 So long, Mr. Stone. 449 00:26:45,400 --> 00:26:46,400 Long. 450 00:26:46,400 --> 00:27:11,400 If I need a good lawyer, I'll look you up. 451 00:27:11,400 --> 00:27:13,400 Suspense. 452 00:27:13,400 --> 00:27:15,400 Presented by Auto Light. 453 00:27:15,400 --> 00:27:18,400 The star, Mr. Cornell Wilde. 454 00:27:18,400 --> 00:27:21,400 This is Harlow Wilcock speaking for Auto Light, 455 00:27:21,400 --> 00:27:25,400 world's largest independent manufacturer of automotive electrical equipment. 456 00:27:25,400 --> 00:27:29,400 Auto Light is proud to serve the greatest names in the industry. 457 00:27:29,400 --> 00:27:31,400 They are members of the Auto Light family, 458 00:27:31,400 --> 00:27:36,400 as well as are the 98,000 Auto Light distributors and dealers in the United States 459 00:27:36,400 --> 00:27:39,400 and thousands more in Canada and throughout the world. 460 00:27:39,400 --> 00:27:43,400 Our family also includes the nearly 30,000 men and women 461 00:27:43,400 --> 00:27:46,400 who own 28 great Auto Light plants from coast to coast 462 00:27:46,400 --> 00:27:49,400 and Auto Light plants in many foreign countries, 463 00:27:49,400 --> 00:27:54,400 as well as the 18,000 people who have invested a portion of their savings in Auto Light. 464 00:27:54,400 --> 00:27:58,400 Every Auto Light product is backed by constant research 465 00:27:58,400 --> 00:28:02,400 and precision built to the highest standards of quality and performance. 466 00:28:02,400 --> 00:28:15,400 Now remember, from bumper to tail light, you're always right with Auto Light. 467 00:28:15,400 --> 00:28:18,400 Next week, Halloween weekend, 468 00:28:18,400 --> 00:28:23,400 a new radio dramatization of one of the most famous suspense stories ever written, 469 00:28:23,400 --> 00:28:26,400 Mary Godwin Shelley's Frankenstein. 470 00:28:26,400 --> 00:28:29,400 Our star, Mr. Herbert Marshall. 471 00:28:29,400 --> 00:28:38,400 Our program will be heard on Suspense. 472 00:28:38,400 --> 00:28:41,400 Suspense is produced and directed by Elliot Lewis, 473 00:28:41,400 --> 00:28:45,400 with music written by Lucian Morawick and conducted by Lud Gluskin. 474 00:28:45,400 --> 00:28:49,400 Alan in Wonderland was adapted for Suspense by Richard Chandley 475 00:28:49,400 --> 00:28:51,400 from the True Story by Kurt Singer. 476 00:28:51,400 --> 00:28:55,400 Featured in tonight's cast were Joseph Kearns, Trude Marsen, 477 00:28:55,400 --> 00:29:02,400 John Thorpe, Charles Calvert, Clayton Post, Edgar Barrier, and Jack Crouchon. 478 00:29:02,400 --> 00:29:08,400 Cornell Wild may soon be seen in the Warner Brothers picture, Operation Secret. 479 00:29:08,400 --> 00:29:11,400 And remember next week on Suspense, 480 00:29:11,400 --> 00:29:21,400 Mr. Herbert Marshall in Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. 481 00:29:21,400 --> 00:29:24,400 You can buy Auto Light electrical parts, Auto Light staple batteries, 482 00:29:24,400 --> 00:29:29,400 Auto Light resistor or standard type spark plugs at your neighborhood Auto Light dealers. 483 00:29:29,400 --> 00:29:39,400 Switch to Auto Light. 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