WEBVTT 00:00:18.829 --> 00:00:21.489 There's something new in radio, new that is if 00:00:21.489 --> 00:00:24.370 you're under 30. Network radio drama returned 00:00:24.370 --> 00:00:26.890 to the air Sunday night when the CBS radio network 00:00:26.890 --> 00:00:29.589 presented the first episode in its new hour -long 00:00:29.589 --> 00:00:32.990 daily program called the CBS radio mystery theater. 00:00:33.649 --> 00:00:36.369 The program is being broadcast by over 200 radio 00:00:36.369 --> 00:00:38.850 stations around the country in effort to revive 00:00:38.850 --> 00:00:41.570 a once major art form that lost out to television 00:00:41.570 --> 00:00:44.549 in the 50s. These are all new programs but they're 00:00:44.549 --> 00:00:46.969 being put together in much the same way the great 00:00:46.969 --> 00:00:49.810 radio dramas used to be. with big name actors, 00:00:50.109 --> 00:00:52.689 sound effects, music, and narration. E .G. Marshall 00:00:52.689 --> 00:00:54.670 is hosting the series, and they'll be using such 00:00:54.670 --> 00:00:57.549 well -known actors as Richard Widmark, Zero Mostel, 00:00:57.729 --> 00:01:00.810 Agnes Moorhead, Celeste Holm, and Mercedes McCambridge. 00:01:01.130 --> 00:01:03.250 Producing and directing the series is Hyman Brown. 00:01:03.810 --> 00:01:05.590 If you're old enough to remember them, Brown 00:01:05.590 --> 00:01:08.670 did such radio big -era greats as Enter Sanctum 00:01:08.670 --> 00:01:13.989 and Thin Man. Doug Poling, CBS News. This is 00:01:13.989 --> 00:01:36.040 KOIN Radio 97 in Portland. It's 10 -07. Come 00:01:36.040 --> 00:01:43.680 in. Welcome. I am E .G. Marshall. Welcome to 00:01:43.680 --> 00:01:48.260 the sound of suspense. Welcome to the fear you 00:01:48.260 --> 00:01:53.439 can hear, but mostly to the world of terrifying 00:01:53.439 --> 00:01:57.819 imagination. In the story you are about to hear, 00:01:58.480 --> 00:02:02.730 the heroine is a young woman of 77. who has reached 00:02:02.730 --> 00:02:05.469 her golden years with her sense of independence 00:02:05.469 --> 00:02:09.789 intact, with a spryness to her limbs, very good 00:02:09.789 --> 00:02:13.770 vision, and excellent hearing. But as you are 00:02:13.770 --> 00:02:16.590 about to learn, there are times when hearing 00:02:16.590 --> 00:02:21.689 well is not a blessing. I did it, Mrs. Canby. 00:02:21.909 --> 00:02:26.189 Are you listening to me? I killed Richardson. 00:02:27.090 --> 00:02:47.650 I did it. Me. No, no, no. mystery drama the old 00:02:47.650 --> 00:02:50.909 ones are hard to kill was written especially 00:02:50.909 --> 00:02:54.090 for the mystery theater by henry slusser and 00:02:54.090 --> 00:02:59.090 stars agnes moorhead i'll return shortly with 00:02:59.090 --> 00:03:15.439 act one And now here's Act One of The Old Ones 00:03:15.439 --> 00:03:20.500 Are Hard to Kill. It begins with a stethoscope, 00:03:21.360 --> 00:03:24.840 a blood pressure reading, an electrocardiogram, 00:03:25.319 --> 00:03:29.280 and an altogether satisfying report on the health 00:03:29.280 --> 00:03:33.539 of Mrs. Ada Canby. Hmm. Well, can't see a thing 00:03:33.539 --> 00:03:36.259 to complain about, Ada. That little congestion 00:03:36.259 --> 00:03:39.319 you had last time is all cleared up. All in all... 00:03:39.150 --> 00:03:41.930 I'd say you're doing fine. For a woman my age, 00:03:41.969 --> 00:03:45.490 you mean? The older the chicken, the tougher 00:03:45.490 --> 00:03:48.949 it is to kill. That's what my grandmother used 00:03:48.949 --> 00:03:53.409 to tell me. She lived to be 98. Speaking of relatives, 00:03:53.590 --> 00:03:58.009 you see much of Walter. My grandson? Oh, the 00:03:58.009 --> 00:04:01.090 usual once a year visit. He always comes up with 00:04:01.090 --> 00:04:03.810 the same complaint. What's that? That I shouldn't 00:04:03.810 --> 00:04:06.979 be living all alone. Oh, that big house of yours 00:04:06.979 --> 00:04:10.659 must get pretty lonely sometimes. Well, the truth 00:04:10.659 --> 00:04:14.259 is, Dr. George, I'm not alone there. You're not? 00:04:14.500 --> 00:04:16.680 I decided to take you in the border last month. 00:04:16.899 --> 00:04:20.540 Really? I haven't written Walter about it. I'm 00:04:20.540 --> 00:04:22.620 sure he'd object to my taking in a stranger, 00:04:23.399 --> 00:04:26.319 but there's really nothing wrong with Mr. Paulson. 00:04:26.920 --> 00:04:30.850 Except his health, maybe. His health? What's 00:04:30.850 --> 00:04:33.709 wrong with him? Oh, the poor man's had a terrible 00:04:33.709 --> 00:04:36.709 cold for the past two weeks. Won't let me do 00:04:36.709 --> 00:04:38.990 a thing for him, though. Well, where did you 00:04:38.990 --> 00:04:42.750 meet this Mr. Poulson? He answered the ad I ran. 00:04:43.050 --> 00:04:46.269 He was just back from South America. Been living 00:04:46.269 --> 00:04:49.569 in Brazil for years. He's a very nice gentleman, 00:04:49.629 --> 00:04:53.290 really. He keeps himself and tends his birds. 00:04:54.110 --> 00:04:57.750 He has the loveliest blue parakeets. You can 00:04:57.750 --> 00:05:01.410 hear them chippin' all over the house. It's the 00:05:01.410 --> 00:05:04.889 friendliest song. Well, I don't see anything 00:05:04.889 --> 00:05:07.790 wrong with what you're doing, either. Just make 00:05:07.790 --> 00:05:10.730 sure you don't go and catch the man's cold. There's 00:05:10.730 --> 00:05:13.629 not much chance of that. Poor man hardly ever 00:05:13.629 --> 00:05:17.990 leaves his room. Well, how much do I owe you? 00:05:18.170 --> 00:05:20.949 I'll send you the bill. I'm sure you'll forget 00:05:20.949 --> 00:05:46.699 all about it. Promise me you'll send it. I'm 00:05:46.699 --> 00:05:50.639 all right. That call sounds worse than that to 00:05:50.639 --> 00:05:53.300 me. Why don't you let me fix your little hot 00:05:53.300 --> 00:05:56.819 milk and honey? No, thank you, Mrs. Canby. Thanks 00:05:56.819 --> 00:06:00.240 very much. I'm going to try to get some sleep. 00:06:00.579 --> 00:06:05.480 Well, all right, if you say so. I guess it's 00:06:05.480 --> 00:06:21.959 time I was in bed myself. I wonder if he keeps 00:06:21.959 --> 00:06:26.879 his birds awake too? Mrs. Canby! Please! Please! 00:06:26.980 --> 00:06:30.319 For heaven's sake, is he calling me? Mrs. Canby! 00:06:30.519 --> 00:06:35.779 He is calling me! I'm coming, Mr. Poulsen! Oh 00:06:35.779 --> 00:07:08.040 no, where are those darn slippers? Listen to 00:07:08.040 --> 00:07:10.600 me. I've got to get help for you, Mr. Poulsen. 00:07:10.839 --> 00:07:15.800 I'm dying. I'm dying. Confession. Do you want 00:07:15.800 --> 00:07:20.060 a priest? Is that what you want? Richardson murdered 00:07:20.060 --> 00:07:25.579 ten years ago. What? Murder. I did it. I killed 00:07:25.579 --> 00:07:29.439 him for money. I was paid. Did you hear me? Oh, 00:07:29.480 --> 00:07:33.220 Lord. Mr. Poulsen, do you know what you're saying? 00:07:33.560 --> 00:07:38.279 Do you understand me, Lindell? He's innocent. 00:07:38.879 --> 00:07:43.040 I killed Richardson, not Lindale. Let me get 00:07:43.040 --> 00:07:46.160 help. You can tell them yourself, Mr. Poulsen, 00:07:46.459 --> 00:07:49.079 and the police, and the doctor. You tell them, 00:07:49.160 --> 00:07:52.199 please. Tell them to free Lindale. He's innocent. 00:07:52.319 --> 00:07:55.899 Tell them I'm the one who killed Richardson ten 00:07:55.899 --> 00:07:59.779 years ago. I don't know anything about such things, 00:07:59.819 --> 00:08:03.620 and I don't want to. I did it. I killed Richardson. 00:08:04.220 --> 00:08:38.769 I... I'll leave them in his room. Well, let's 00:08:38.769 --> 00:08:43.929 see about this letter now. Dear Walter, I hope 00:08:43.929 --> 00:08:46.350 you don't mind my turning to you for advice, 00:08:46.769 --> 00:08:49.909 and I really don't know what to do. It's been 00:08:49.909 --> 00:08:52.429 three days since my border mister Paulson passed 00:08:52.429 --> 00:08:55.470 away, and I still haven't told the police what 00:08:55.470 --> 00:08:59.129 the man said to me. I just can't bring myself 00:08:59.129 --> 00:09:04.730 to get mixed up in anything like this. What's 00:09:04.730 --> 00:09:06.929 the use of writing, Walter? He'll probably think 00:09:06.929 --> 00:09:11.129 I've dreamed it all up. No, I'll just forget 00:09:11.129 --> 00:09:17.830 it. How do you forget such a thing? Those names, 00:09:17.950 --> 00:09:21.649 I keep hearing them. Richardson, Lindell. Lindell 00:09:21.649 --> 00:09:26.429 is innocent. Oh dear God, what if it's all true? 00:09:27.009 --> 00:09:29.929 If Mr. Paulson actually murdered this Richardson, 00:09:31.029 --> 00:09:35.470 and Lindell is innocent. Only... Well, who are 00:09:35.470 --> 00:09:40.070 they? I wonder if it's a telephone book. Well... 00:09:40.070 --> 00:09:44.590 Well, why not? Let's see. Richard... Richard... 00:09:44.590 --> 00:09:47.389 Oh, I see there, J .R. Yes, yes, here it is. 00:09:48.309 --> 00:09:51.669 Oh, Lord, this doesn't sound... Well, I'll try 00:09:51.669 --> 00:09:54.669 Lindell. That wouldn't be as common, I don't 00:09:54.669 --> 00:09:59.009 suppose. Yes, yes, here it is. That's only about 00:09:59.009 --> 00:10:02.350 half a dozen, then. D -O -D -D -O -O -O -O -O 00:10:02.350 --> 00:10:02.669 -O -O -O -O -O -O -O -O -O -O -O -O -O -O -O 00:10:02.669 --> 00:10:02.669 -O -O -O -O -O -O -O -O -O -O -O -O -O -O -O 00:10:02.669 --> 00:10:02.669 -O -O -O -O -O -O -O -O -O -O -O -O -O -O -O 00:10:02.669 --> 00:10:06.070 -O -O -O -O -O -O -O -O -O -O oh my heavens lindell 00:10:06.070 --> 00:10:09.789 and richardson both names together lindell and 00:10:09.789 --> 00:10:16.049 richardson investments nine concourse 4153132 00:10:16.049 --> 00:10:21.590 i wonder if well maybe maybe it's the only way 00:10:21.590 --> 00:10:50.029 to be sure Mr. Lindell? He isn't? Well, then 00:10:50.029 --> 00:10:55.970 what about Mr. Richardson? Oh, I see. Well, is 00:10:55.970 --> 00:11:00.330 there someone there I can speak to? Yes, yes, 00:11:00.429 --> 00:11:05.990 please. Thank you. Hello. This is Mr. Tilton. 00:11:06.629 --> 00:11:09.850 May I be of service? Well, maybe you can. I want 00:11:09.850 --> 00:11:12.870 to know about your Mr. Richardson, about when 00:11:12.870 --> 00:11:15.840 he died. I think I did business with him once 00:11:15.840 --> 00:11:19.360 a long time ago. Well, it's ten years, madam, 00:11:19.600 --> 00:11:22.799 just about. But if you're interested in investment 00:11:22.799 --> 00:11:24.980 advice... Well, I'll think about it. Thank you 00:11:24.980 --> 00:11:31.620 very much. Ten years. Well, it could be a coincidence. 00:11:32.799 --> 00:11:47.940 I guess it all depends on how he died. How can 00:11:47.940 --> 00:11:51.379 we be of help to you? I didn't come here to get 00:11:51.379 --> 00:11:55.259 help, Mr. Shelton. I came to help you, as a matter 00:11:55.259 --> 00:11:59.899 of fact. Or, rather, somebody you know. Who would 00:11:59.899 --> 00:12:03.220 that be? A Mr. John Lindell, the man who was 00:12:03.220 --> 00:12:06.759 supposed to have murdered Mr. Richardson. I'm 00:12:06.759 --> 00:12:08.840 afraid I'm not following you. Well, it took me 00:12:08.840 --> 00:12:11.139 all week to find out what happened to those two 00:12:11.139 --> 00:12:14.299 men, and finally I found the story in the old 00:12:14.299 --> 00:12:17.389 newspaper room down at the library. About Mr. 00:12:17.629 --> 00:12:20.029 Lindell being indicted for killing his partner? 00:12:21.009 --> 00:12:23.190 Well, I'm sure you know the whole story a lot 00:12:23.190 --> 00:12:25.610 better than I do. Well, of course I know the 00:12:25.610 --> 00:12:29.269 story, but that was quite a long time ago, Mrs. 00:12:29.529 --> 00:12:32.970 Canby. Ten years doesn't seem so long when you're 00:12:32.970 --> 00:12:37.750 my age. Anyway, the point is that I can help 00:12:37.750 --> 00:12:41.610 you, Mr. Lindell, only I can't do it alone. Did 00:12:41.610 --> 00:12:45.360 you know John Lindell? No, no, I didn't. No, 00:12:45.360 --> 00:12:48.379 Mr. Richardson, for that matter. The man I knew 00:12:48.379 --> 00:12:53.200 was named Paulson. I rented a room to Mr. Paulson 00:12:53.200 --> 00:12:55.960 and he died about eight days ago of pneumonia. 00:12:56.720 --> 00:12:59.759 I was there when it happened. That's unfortunate, 00:12:59.879 --> 00:13:03.279 but... Before he died, Mr. Paulson told me something 00:13:03.279 --> 00:13:07.340 about Mr. Richardson's murder. He said Mr. Lindell 00:13:07.340 --> 00:13:11.460 hadn't been responsible. That he, Mr. Paulson, 00:13:11.740 --> 00:13:16.850 had committed it. For money. Oh, Mrs. Canby, 00:13:17.129 --> 00:13:20.330 listen to me. It was this man Lindell that bothered 00:13:20.330 --> 00:13:22.809 him. The fact that he was in prison for something 00:13:22.809 --> 00:13:25.950 he didn't do. I thought I should tell you this, 00:13:25.950 --> 00:13:29.690 Mr. Cheldon, because you knew both of these gentlemen. 00:13:30.149 --> 00:13:36.009 It said so in the newspaper. Mrs. Canby, my dear 00:13:36.009 --> 00:13:41.750 woman. Why? I don't know what silly story you 00:13:41.750 --> 00:13:45.289 heard, but... It's completely wrong. There wasn't 00:13:45.289 --> 00:13:48.350 any question about what happened. This border 00:13:48.350 --> 00:13:51.669 of yours, whatever his name is, merely had an 00:13:51.669 --> 00:13:53.990 obsession. Well, just the same, I thought you 00:13:53.990 --> 00:13:57.490 could follow through on this business. Tell the 00:13:57.490 --> 00:14:01.789 police, because if it is true, Mr. Lindell should 00:14:01.789 --> 00:14:05.169 be freed. Aren't evidence like that? Well, I 00:14:05.169 --> 00:14:08.350 don't know anything about evidence. I'm just 00:14:08.350 --> 00:14:13.080 telling you what I've heard. Well, never mind. 00:14:13.080 --> 00:14:15.519 I suppose I should have told the police myself. 00:14:15.779 --> 00:14:19.480 Wait, wait, Mrs. Canby. Let me put your mind 00:14:19.480 --> 00:14:24.080 at rest. John Lindell is no longer in prison. 00:14:24.980 --> 00:14:28.320 Decent? He's dead, Mrs. Canby. He's been dead 00:14:28.320 --> 00:14:31.679 for the last three years. He wasn't a young man 00:14:31.679 --> 00:14:34.559 when all this happened. When he accused his partner 00:14:34.559 --> 00:14:37.279 Fred Richardson of defrauding him and shot him 00:14:37.279 --> 00:14:42.419 dead. He died? In prison? Even if all you say 00:14:42.419 --> 00:14:45.559 is true that this man was Richardson's murderer, 00:14:45.700 --> 00:14:49.000 you can't help John Lindell any longer. He's 00:14:49.000 --> 00:14:51.519 beyond that. But his name, don't you want to 00:14:51.519 --> 00:14:54.480 clear his name? Have you any proof? Any living 00:14:54.480 --> 00:14:59.059 witness? Just myself. But you'd be willing to 00:14:59.059 --> 00:15:02.240 involve yourself, start a whole new investigation, 00:15:02.440 --> 00:15:06.139 open up the whole dreadful mess again? Mrs. Canby, 00:15:06.139 --> 00:15:08.399 do you know that John Lindell had a daughter? 00:15:09.279 --> 00:15:12.490 No. But wouldn't that be all the more reason 00:15:12.490 --> 00:15:15.370 to do something? His daughter's married, living 00:15:15.370 --> 00:15:17.950 in Minneapolis. A husband and three children. 00:15:19.029 --> 00:15:21.750 People have forgotten about her father by now. 00:15:22.429 --> 00:15:24.669 Would you want that poor woman to see his name 00:15:24.669 --> 00:15:27.350 dragged through the newspapers a second time? 00:15:27.409 --> 00:15:29.889 But if her father was innocent... Forget it, 00:15:30.009 --> 00:15:33.730 Mrs. Canby. That's my advice to you. The old 00:15:33.730 --> 00:15:38.549 wound is healed. Don't. Reopen it. Oh, and it 00:15:38.549 --> 00:15:41.970 troubles me so. I haven't thought of anything 00:15:41.970 --> 00:15:47.750 else since it happened. Perhaps if I saw a minister, 00:15:47.809 --> 00:15:50.950 if I had some advice from a man of God, maybe... 00:15:50.950 --> 00:15:55.190 Mrs. Kenby, now you've said something. Now you've 00:15:55.190 --> 00:15:58.470 shown me the way. That's where our answer lies, 00:15:58.669 --> 00:16:01.389 dear woman, in prayer. In the forgiveness of 00:16:01.389 --> 00:16:05.129 our dear Lord. Will you pray with me, Mrs. Kenby? 00:16:05.269 --> 00:16:12.049 Pray? Oh, not. God is everywhere. Please, join 00:16:12.049 --> 00:16:18.629 me. Dear Lord, tell us what to do. Give us your 00:16:18.629 --> 00:16:22.149 divine guidance. Show us the path to righteousness. 00:16:22.289 --> 00:16:26.490 Mr. Stanton! Help us, O Lord. Help us to understand. 00:16:27.049 --> 00:16:29.889 Teach us to forgive the sins of others and to 00:16:29.889 --> 00:16:36.070 forget them. To forget. I feel much better now, 00:16:36.149 --> 00:16:42.169 Mrs. Canby. Do you? I'm not sure. Let's turn 00:16:42.169 --> 00:16:44.970 this matter over to God, Mrs. Canby. Not to the 00:16:44.970 --> 00:16:48.330 police, but to the Lord. It's in His hands now. 00:16:48.809 --> 00:16:52.950 Don't you agree? Well, in a way, that's true. 00:16:54.029 --> 00:17:10.700 Since they're dead now, all of them... Mrs. Canby? 00:17:11.160 --> 00:17:15.380 Yes. My name's Stuart Winfield, Mrs. Canby. I 00:17:15.380 --> 00:17:17.859 understand you have a room for rent? Yes. Yes, 00:17:17.900 --> 00:17:20.920 I do. Well, I'm new in town. I just arrived from 00:17:20.920 --> 00:17:23.579 Philadelphia. I've been staying at a hotel, but 00:17:23.579 --> 00:17:26.880 I'd like something homeier. Well, the room I 00:17:26.880 --> 00:17:30.720 have is $35 a week. I can't offer you any meals, 00:17:30.740 --> 00:17:33.000 but you can use the kitchen all you want. Well, 00:17:33.000 --> 00:17:36.319 that sounds good to me. Would you like to see 00:17:36.319 --> 00:17:39.480 the room? Yes, ma 'am. I sure would. Come on 00:17:39.480 --> 00:17:45.680 in, then. Thank you. By the way, how did you 00:17:45.680 --> 00:17:48.619 know I had a room for that? I was going to place 00:17:48.619 --> 00:17:52.099 an ad this weekend. Oh, I guess someone at the 00:17:52.099 --> 00:17:56.339 hotel mentioned it. I forget just who. Say, this 00:17:56.339 --> 00:18:00.200 is a real fine old house, Mrs. Canby. I can see 00:18:00.200 --> 00:18:03.839 that I'm going to like this place. Just fine. 00:18:09.900 --> 00:18:14.460 And so Mrs. Canby has a new border. He's a very 00:18:14.460 --> 00:18:18.039 personable young man with a great deal more charm 00:18:18.039 --> 00:18:22.019 than old Mr. Paulsen had. Perhaps in a little 00:18:22.019 --> 00:18:25.099 while Mrs. Canby will be able to forget her former 00:18:25.099 --> 00:18:28.480 border and the shocking confession he made on 00:18:28.480 --> 00:18:32.680 his deathbed. I'll be back shortly with Act Two. 00:18:45.259 --> 00:18:48.099 Mr. Winfield took no time at all to make himself 00:18:48.099 --> 00:18:51.640 at home at Ada Canby's big old house. He loved 00:18:51.640 --> 00:18:55.259 everything about his room. The fine old four 00:18:55.259 --> 00:18:58.660 -poster bed. The crazy quilt that Ada herself 00:18:58.660 --> 00:19:02.539 had sewn up 40 years ago. The lace curtains on 00:19:02.539 --> 00:19:05.980 the window. He even loved Mr. Paulson's blue 00:19:05.980 --> 00:19:09.619 parakeets. But what he really seemed to like 00:19:09.619 --> 00:19:15.200 best was Mrs. Canby herself. Just take me two 00:19:15.200 --> 00:19:18.279 minutes to get these clean sheets on the bed. 00:19:18.420 --> 00:19:20.940 Here, let me give you a hand. No, no, no, I can 00:19:20.940 --> 00:19:22.720 manage. I've been making this bed for almost 00:19:22.720 --> 00:19:26.000 50 years. 50? You've lived in this house that 00:19:26.000 --> 00:19:28.900 long? Didn't hear when I got married back in 00:19:28.900 --> 00:19:33.180 1919. My husband David bought it for us. Our 00:19:33.180 --> 00:19:36.019 only son Ralph was born in it. And you've lost 00:19:36.019 --> 00:19:39.720 them both? Yes, they're both dead, but I haven't 00:19:39.720 --> 00:19:42.900 lost them. Oh, yes, yes, I understand, Mrs. Canby. 00:19:43.460 --> 00:19:47.299 I guess I feel that way about my mom. Your mother's 00:19:47.299 --> 00:19:51.220 dad? Yes, she died when I was two. Listen, Mr. 00:19:51.420 --> 00:19:53.940 Winfield, are you sure you want these birds in 00:19:53.940 --> 00:19:57.299 your room? I could take them to the parlor if 00:19:57.299 --> 00:20:00.000 you want. No, no, I think they're great. I think 00:20:00.000 --> 00:20:02.740 everything's great about this house. But there 00:20:02.740 --> 00:20:05.180 is something you can do for me. What's that? 00:20:05.779 --> 00:20:09.140 Would you mind not calling me Mr. Winfield? That's 00:20:09.140 --> 00:20:12.930 what they call my father. My name's Stuart. Well, 00:20:12.930 --> 00:20:22.609 well, all right. It's good. Dear Walter, I think 00:20:22.609 --> 00:20:24.769 it's about time I told you that I have a boyder 00:20:24.769 --> 00:20:28.509 in my house. Mr. Winfield is the nicest young 00:20:28.509 --> 00:20:31.789 man you could want to meet. He's a great deal 00:20:31.789 --> 00:20:33.970 friendlier than my first gentleman, Mr. Paulson, 00:20:34.130 --> 00:20:36.329 and he seems to like nothing better than to sit 00:20:36.329 --> 00:20:39.960 around evenings and talk. We talk about his home 00:20:39.960 --> 00:20:42.839 and his parents and his plans for the future. 00:20:43.640 --> 00:20:46.079 I think the poor boy misses his home and family, 00:20:46.079 --> 00:20:52.940 and I'm sort of a substitute for all that. You 00:20:52.940 --> 00:20:57.220 know, it isn't really fair, Mrs. Canby. You said 00:20:57.220 --> 00:20:59.539 I had kitchen privileges, but that doesn't mean 00:20:59.539 --> 00:21:01.880 you have to cook for me. Well, it's a pleasure, 00:21:02.359 --> 00:21:05.059 Stuart. I haven't had anyone to cook for in years. 00:21:05.200 --> 00:21:08.019 You're kidding. You mean to say you cook this 00:21:08.019 --> 00:21:10.500 good without practice? Oh, you're just being 00:21:10.500 --> 00:21:14.900 nice. I'm sure that stew is just plain ordinary. 00:21:15.000 --> 00:21:18.420 It's terrific. No kidding. It tastes like, well, 00:21:18.900 --> 00:21:21.299 it tastes like home, if you know what I mean. 00:21:21.519 --> 00:21:25.299 It depends on whose home you mean. Well, my mom 00:21:25.299 --> 00:21:27.539 cooks stews like this. That's what I meant. Your 00:21:27.539 --> 00:21:32.019 mom? But she died when you were only two. Oh, 00:21:32.019 --> 00:21:36.210 well, I guess I didn't mean my mom exactly. I 00:21:36.210 --> 00:21:39.309 was thinking of my Aunt Martha. I mean, she's 00:21:39.309 --> 00:21:41.470 the one who sort of took over the cooking and 00:21:41.470 --> 00:21:44.109 stuff after my mother died. And my father's sister, 00:21:44.230 --> 00:21:47.250 you know? I see. Well, that was lucky that you 00:21:47.250 --> 00:21:50.009 had someone to take her place. Yeah, that's right. 00:21:51.639 --> 00:21:54.920 Excuse me. My Stuart, you're not coming down 00:21:54.920 --> 00:21:57.559 with anything, are you? No, no, I'm fine. Just 00:21:57.559 --> 00:21:59.380 a little case of the sniffles. Listen, if your 00:21:59.380 --> 00:22:01.319 room isn't warm enough, I have an extra blanket. 00:22:01.359 --> 00:22:04.240 No, no, the room's just fine. Don't worry about 00:22:04.240 --> 00:22:07.480 it. Well, you be sure now. I know I felt a little 00:22:07.480 --> 00:22:09.980 guilty about poor Mr. Paulson when he got sick. 00:22:10.840 --> 00:22:13.619 Maybe I didn't take good enough care of him. 00:22:13.900 --> 00:22:17.359 Paulson? Was that your former boarder, the bird 00:22:17.359 --> 00:22:20.720 lover? Yes, that was his name, the poor man. 00:22:20.940 --> 00:22:24.819 Tell me about him. Well, I don't really know 00:22:24.819 --> 00:22:27.279 that much about him. He lived here less than 00:22:27.279 --> 00:22:31.059 two months. What sort of a guy was he? Very quiet. 00:22:31.220 --> 00:22:34.160 He kept himself. Did you say he was from South 00:22:34.160 --> 00:22:39.430 America? I don't remember if I did or not. You 00:22:39.430 --> 00:22:43.349 must have said it. Yeah. Yes, of course He was 00:22:43.349 --> 00:22:46.990 American, but he'd been living in Brazil. I don't 00:22:46.990 --> 00:22:51.329 know why exactly Although come to think of it. 00:22:51.970 --> 00:22:54.829 Maybe I do What do you mean? Well, it it just 00:22:54.829 --> 00:22:57.650 occurred to me that Brazil might be just a place 00:22:57.650 --> 00:23:01.390 for someone who came into a lot of money and 00:23:01.390 --> 00:23:03.990 wanted to leave the country I don't understand 00:23:05.900 --> 00:23:08.920 I really think you are getting a cold, Stuart. 00:23:09.920 --> 00:23:12.039 I'm getting that blanket out this minute. Now 00:23:12.039 --> 00:23:13.900 wait, Mrs. Canby. I'd rather hear about... Never 00:23:13.900 --> 00:23:17.299 mind. I don't want to take any chances. I'll 00:23:17.299 --> 00:23:24.680 be right back. Yes, Mrs. Canby. Don't take any 00:23:24.680 --> 00:23:37.109 chances. Stuart? Yes? Come in. I bought you a 00:23:37.109 --> 00:23:40.170 tray, Stuart. Oh. Now, you shouldn't have... 00:23:40.170 --> 00:23:42.130 You shouldn't have gone to all that trouble, 00:23:42.289 --> 00:23:44.309 Mrs. Kennedy. It wasn't a nice day of trouble. 00:23:44.430 --> 00:23:47.490 Besides, you've got to have some supper. Feed 00:23:47.490 --> 00:23:49.650 a cold and start a feeling of despair. I mean, 00:23:49.730 --> 00:23:52.549 I was going to come out to the kitchen and get 00:23:52.549 --> 00:23:54.769 myself a sandwich or something. You didn't have 00:23:54.769 --> 00:23:58.990 to bring it to me. Oh, look at that. Is that 00:23:58.990 --> 00:24:01.430 roast chicken? Well, that's what it's supposed 00:24:01.430 --> 00:24:05.019 to be. I hope it tastes all right. Noodle soup 00:24:05.019 --> 00:24:07.980 with dumplings. Mrs. Candy, you're spoiling me 00:24:07.980 --> 00:24:10.440 rotten. Do you know that? I just thought it'd 00:24:10.440 --> 00:24:12.740 be a good idea if you stayed in bed and took 00:24:12.740 --> 00:24:15.859 it easy. You weren't planning to go out tonight, 00:24:15.880 --> 00:24:17.880 were you? No, no. I was just going to stay in 00:24:17.880 --> 00:24:20.880 and read for a while. Maybe watch television. 00:24:21.059 --> 00:24:24.319 Oh, that's good. Here, I'll just set this tray 00:24:24.319 --> 00:24:29.279 down. The service here is just too good. Oh, 00:24:29.480 --> 00:24:33.309 we never... I never finished our talk the other 00:24:33.309 --> 00:24:36.210 day about that border of yours and Mr. Paulson. 00:24:36.769 --> 00:24:39.549 Well, there's not much to say about him, really. 00:24:40.049 --> 00:24:42.089 Well, you said something about his living in 00:24:42.089 --> 00:24:46.069 South America. You said you thought you understood 00:24:46.069 --> 00:24:48.869 why he was living there. Sounded real interesting. 00:24:49.630 --> 00:24:52.769 Well, the truth is, Stuart, there is something 00:24:52.769 --> 00:24:56.789 to tell about Mr. Paulson. Maybe you can help 00:24:56.789 --> 00:25:00.339 me feel better about it all. About what? I'm 00:25:00.339 --> 00:25:04.140 not going to tell you if you don't eat. All right, 00:25:04.279 --> 00:25:09.599 Mrs. Canby. I'll eat. Well, it happened just 00:25:09.599 --> 00:25:24.259 about... You know something, Mrs. Candy, that's 00:25:24.259 --> 00:25:26.539 about the best roast chicken I've had in years. 00:25:26.680 --> 00:25:29.259 I'm sure I spoiled your appetite with all my 00:25:29.259 --> 00:25:31.740 chocolate. No, no, that was a really interesting 00:25:31.740 --> 00:25:34.279 story. But what do you think of it all, Stuart? 00:25:35.140 --> 00:25:37.779 Do you think I did the right thing? Well, frankly, 00:25:37.960 --> 00:25:42.259 Mrs. Candy, I do. Honestly? Well, this guy Cheldon 00:25:42.259 --> 00:25:45.099 sounds a little screwy, but I think he's all 00:25:45.099 --> 00:25:47.619 right. I mean, from a practical standpoint. Then 00:25:47.619 --> 00:25:51.200 you agree with him? Sure. This man Richardson's 00:25:51.200 --> 00:25:53.809 dead, right, and... What's his name, Lindell? 00:25:54.069 --> 00:25:57.710 Yes. Well, he's dead too, right? Yeah, and poor 00:25:57.710 --> 00:26:01.089 Mr. Paulson, the man who supposedly killed Richardson. 00:26:01.430 --> 00:26:05.329 Well, there you are. Nothing you can do will 00:26:05.329 --> 00:26:08.190 bring any of them back, right? Well, yes, but 00:26:08.190 --> 00:26:10.369 just the same. And you know the police, Mrs. 00:26:10.650 --> 00:26:14.369 Canby. They'll be hounding you forever, tracking 00:26:14.369 --> 00:26:17.130 mud into your parlor, bothering you with questions. 00:26:17.730 --> 00:26:20.420 No, Mrs. Canby. You're too nice a person to put 00:26:20.420 --> 00:26:23.180 up with that kind of thing. You mean too old 00:26:23.180 --> 00:26:25.640 a person. I just think Mr. Chilton was right. 00:26:25.880 --> 00:26:29.680 Let sleeping dogs lie. Yes, that's what I keep 00:26:29.680 --> 00:26:33.599 telling myself, but you know something? There's 00:26:33.599 --> 00:26:37.500 one thing Mr. Chilton forgot. And me too, I suppose. 00:26:37.779 --> 00:26:42.180 What's that? Why, the real murderer. He may still 00:26:42.180 --> 00:26:45.460 be alive, even if all the others are gone. Don't 00:26:45.460 --> 00:26:50.269 you see? No, I... I don't. Even if Mr. Lindell 00:26:50.269 --> 00:26:53.390 can't be helped anymore, that doesn't mean the 00:26:53.390 --> 00:26:57.410 real murderer should get away. But the real murderer 00:26:57.410 --> 00:27:02.250 is dead. Poulsen. No, the killer is the man who 00:27:02.250 --> 00:27:05.769 hired Mr. Poulsen. Don't you see? Is it right 00:27:05.769 --> 00:27:08.009 that he should get away with it? No, wait a minute. 00:27:08.490 --> 00:27:11.730 You're jumping to conclusions. No, I'm not. Mr. 00:27:11.910 --> 00:27:14.730 Poulsen told me that he was hired to do this 00:27:14.730 --> 00:27:17.829 thing. Well, maybe he was hired by Lindell. Maybe 00:27:17.829 --> 00:27:20.829 Lindell hired him, and then Paulson got a cold 00:27:20.829 --> 00:27:24.890 feed, and Lindell did the shooting himself. No, 00:27:24.890 --> 00:27:27.549 I'm sure that isn't true. You see, I read the 00:27:27.549 --> 00:27:31.349 newspaper article all about it. Well, you really 00:27:31.349 --> 00:27:33.910 were thorough about this, weren't you, Mrs. Candy? 00:27:36.029 --> 00:27:40.509 You poor man. That cold's gone to your chest 00:27:40.509 --> 00:27:44.390 now, hasn't it? No, I'm all right. Stop worrying 00:27:44.390 --> 00:27:48.059 about me. Let's talk about this. This other problem 00:27:48.059 --> 00:27:51.759 of yours. Well, maybe I'm making it more of a 00:27:51.759 --> 00:27:54.779 problem than it should be Maybe if I just told 00:27:54.779 --> 00:27:58.079 the police everything I could forget once and 00:27:58.079 --> 00:28:03.339 for all no, I I Really couldn't advise that mrs. 00:28:03.400 --> 00:28:06.740 Candy Well, it said in the newspaper story that 00:28:06.740 --> 00:28:09.319 the two men were partners in that investment 00:28:09.319 --> 00:28:12.480 firm And mr. Lindell thought that his partner 00:28:12.480 --> 00:28:15.700 Richardson was cheating Taking money out of the 00:28:15.700 --> 00:28:19.089 firm That's why he's supposed to have shot him. 00:28:19.410 --> 00:28:23.190 Wasn't there a witness to the shooting? Why, 00:28:23.289 --> 00:28:26.690 yes, I think there was. Come to think of it, 00:28:27.289 --> 00:28:30.369 it was Mr. Shelton. That's right, that's right. 00:28:30.470 --> 00:28:33.509 Well, doesn't that wrap it up for you? Well, 00:28:33.509 --> 00:28:37.009 it would if it wasn't for Mr. Poulson. Listen, 00:28:37.150 --> 00:28:40.710 Mrs. Canby, you know how much I like you. Well, 00:28:40.710 --> 00:28:43.710 in just a few days, you're more like family to 00:28:43.710 --> 00:28:47.220 me than my Aunt Martha ever was. Nice of you 00:28:47.220 --> 00:28:49.759 to say Stuart, and that's why I want you to listen 00:28:49.759 --> 00:28:53.119 to me about this That's why I want you to forget 00:28:53.119 --> 00:29:33.210 about this whole foolish thing Mr. Chilton, it's 00:29:33.210 --> 00:29:38.289 me, Winfield. What's happening? I think I better 00:29:38.289 --> 00:29:40.470 stick around for a few more days, Mr. Chilton. 00:29:41.210 --> 00:29:44.230 The old lady's beginning to get fidgety, if you 00:29:44.230 --> 00:29:56.930 know what I mean. Well, something tells me that 00:29:56.930 --> 00:29:59.670 Stuart Winfield isn't such a nice young man after 00:29:59.670 --> 00:30:02.980 all. Could it be that he wasn't telling mrs. 00:30:03.059 --> 00:30:06.259 Canby the truth about his dear mother and his 00:30:06.259 --> 00:30:09.880 aunt Martha? Could he have not told her the truth 00:30:09.880 --> 00:30:13.660 about his plans for the future? Of course the 00:30:13.660 --> 00:30:17.160 real issue is what sort of plan does he have 00:30:17.160 --> 00:30:21.539 for Ada Canby's future? I'll be back shortly 00:30:21.539 --> 00:30:25.240 with act 3. I'm high Brown and as producer of 00:30:25.240 --> 00:30:27.960 radio mystery theater Welcome to the premiere 00:30:27.960 --> 00:30:31.589 of an exciting venture in modern radio the return 00:30:31.589 --> 00:30:34.809 of spine tingling suspense and mystery seven 00:30:34.809 --> 00:30:38.150 times a week with fine actors and actresses and 00:30:38.150 --> 00:30:42.849 one other star player. Your imagination. We'd 00:30:42.849 --> 00:30:45.309 like to hear whether you're glad radio drama 00:30:45.309 --> 00:30:48.009 is back. 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She 00:31:47.430 --> 00:31:49.890 doesn't want the bother of going to the police. 00:31:50.710 --> 00:31:54.349 And she firmly believes in the old adage, if 00:31:54.349 --> 00:31:58.089 you don't trouble trouble, trouble won't trouble 00:31:58.089 --> 00:32:05.150 you. But still... Oh my. I'm just never going 00:32:05.150 --> 00:32:11.250 to get to sleep tonight. Poor Stuart. He's still 00:32:11.250 --> 00:32:14.910 coughing. I'm sure that room is just too dry. 00:32:16.150 --> 00:32:18.690 I never should have let any boarders in until 00:32:18.690 --> 00:32:24.170 I got the windows fixed. Oh dear, that poor boy. 00:32:25.390 --> 00:32:27.970 I'll never forget the terrible night Mr. Paulson 00:32:27.970 --> 00:32:33.359 was coughing so badly. And away he looked, all 00:32:33.359 --> 00:32:38.460 gray and shrunken. If only I knew he was so sick. 00:32:39.960 --> 00:32:43.900 No, if only he'd never even come to this house. 00:32:44.059 --> 00:32:50.660 Mrs. Canby, I killed Richardson. I did it. Will 00:32:50.660 --> 00:32:53.599 I ever forget the sound of that man's voice? 00:32:53.859 --> 00:32:58.440 McDowell is innocent. McDowell is innocent. That 00:32:58.440 --> 00:33:03.180 poor man. the years he spent in jail for something 00:33:03.180 --> 00:33:08.619 he didn't know. Let sleeping dogs lie, Mrs. Canby. 00:33:09.440 --> 00:33:14.119 My Aunt Martha always said, let sleeping dogs 00:33:14.119 --> 00:33:19.359 lie. If only I could get some sleep. Let us turn 00:33:19.359 --> 00:33:23.480 this man over to God, Mrs. Cary. Not to the police. 00:33:23.900 --> 00:33:29.299 Not to the police. Not to the police. What a 00:33:29.299 --> 00:33:33.869 strange man he is. Mr. Chum, where he talked 00:33:33.869 --> 00:33:38.670 about God, praying in his desk. Of course, God 00:33:38.670 --> 00:33:44.130 is everywhere, but his desk! I killed Richardson! 00:33:44.769 --> 00:33:51.630 I murdered him for money! I was paid! I was paid! 00:33:52.049 --> 00:33:58.069 Paid? Paid! Someone had to pay him. Mr. Paulson 00:33:58.069 --> 00:34:01.299 wasn't the only guilty one. Someone else was 00:34:01.299 --> 00:34:13.300 too. Oh dear lord. Mr. Shelton. Shelton. What 00:34:13.300 --> 00:34:16.840 did that newspaper article say? The chief witness 00:34:16.840 --> 00:34:22.239 against Mr. Vindel was Arnold Shelton. But how 00:34:22.239 --> 00:34:25.380 could he be a witness? Just something that never 00:34:25.380 --> 00:34:30.809 happened. How could he be? Oh, let me tell someone. 00:34:31.030 --> 00:34:35.690 I'll have to talk to someone. Yes, I'll tell 00:34:35.690 --> 00:34:48.130 Stuart about it. In the morning. Stuart, are 00:34:48.130 --> 00:34:51.369 you awake? Yes, I'm up, Mrs. Swanby. Come on. 00:34:54.570 --> 00:34:57.929 Oh, no. Now, don't tell me I'm getting breakfast 00:34:57.929 --> 00:35:01.369 and dead, too. I know you had a terrible night 00:35:01.369 --> 00:35:03.949 last night, Stuart. You were coughing much worse 00:35:03.949 --> 00:35:06.949 than ever. I guess that medicine wasn't very 00:35:06.949 --> 00:35:09.690 good. I'm sorry I kept you awake, Mrs. Kanger. 00:35:09.730 --> 00:35:14.090 That wasn't your fault. Something else kept me 00:35:14.090 --> 00:35:18.690 up. What was that? Oh, my mind, I guess. Maybe 00:35:18.690 --> 00:35:22.349 I should say my conscience. That sounds serious. 00:35:23.349 --> 00:35:27.170 It is something serious, Stuart. I might have 00:35:27.170 --> 00:35:30.769 let a man get away with murder. No, it's even 00:35:30.769 --> 00:35:34.489 worse than that. He did something worse than 00:35:34.489 --> 00:35:39.010 murder. You're talking about Paulson again. No, 00:35:39.090 --> 00:35:42.949 I'm talking about the man who hired Mr. Paulson. 00:35:43.469 --> 00:35:47.610 He didn't just have that man Richardson shot. 00:35:48.130 --> 00:35:51.829 He let an innocent person go to jail and die 00:35:51.829 --> 00:35:55.030 there. Now that's like committing two murders, 00:35:55.050 --> 00:35:58.800 if you ask me. I have to tell you something that 00:35:58.800 --> 00:36:01.400 occurred to me last night. Sure, go ahead. Well, 00:36:01.519 --> 00:36:07.400 it's about Mr. Chelton. Mr. Arnold Chelton. Yeah? 00:36:08.440 --> 00:36:12.639 Go on. I don't miss him. Stuart, I wonder if 00:36:12.639 --> 00:36:15.139 maybe the reason Mr. Chelton was so upset with 00:36:15.139 --> 00:36:17.900 me, the reason he didn't want me to go to the 00:36:17.900 --> 00:36:24.199 police, was because he was afraid. Explain what 00:36:24.199 --> 00:36:27.440 you mean. Well, what I mean... is maybe Mr. Shelton 00:36:27.440 --> 00:36:31.260 had good reason besides the one he told me. He 00:36:31.260 --> 00:36:35.219 was working for both Mr. Richardson and Mr. Lundell 00:36:35.219 --> 00:36:39.219 at the time of the murder. Oh, well, so what? 00:36:39.300 --> 00:36:41.739 Well, he was also the chief witness at the trial, 00:36:42.440 --> 00:36:45.380 a witness for the prosecution. But he saw the 00:36:45.380 --> 00:36:48.079 shooting, didn't he? Well, that's just the point. 00:36:48.400 --> 00:36:53.420 He saw Mr. Lindell shoot Mr. Richardson. Well, 00:36:53.420 --> 00:36:56.840 that's not what you told me last time. I mean 00:36:56.840 --> 00:36:59.219 that he was an eyewitness. No, that's right. 00:36:59.219 --> 00:37:02.719 He didn't actually see the shooting. He was miles 00:37:02.719 --> 00:37:06.099 away when it happened. I don't quite remember 00:37:06.099 --> 00:37:09.340 the details. Is there was something about a phone 00:37:09.340 --> 00:37:13.500 call, maybe? Yes. Yes, that's what it was. He 00:37:13.500 --> 00:37:16.179 claimed that Mr. Richardson was talking to him 00:37:16.179 --> 00:37:18.880 on the phone when Mr. Lindell showed up at his 00:37:18.880 --> 00:37:21.980 apartment. He said that Richardson cried out 00:37:21.980 --> 00:37:24.900 something about Lindell. Having a gun. And then 00:37:24.900 --> 00:37:27.900 he heard the shot. But how could that have happened 00:37:27.900 --> 00:37:32.880 if the gun was fired by Mr. Paulson? If, Mrs. 00:37:33.239 --> 00:37:36.679 Candy, that's the big little word, isn't it? 00:37:36.880 --> 00:37:42.139 If? But don't you see what I'm saying, Stuart? 00:37:42.659 --> 00:37:47.659 Arnold Chauvin had the most to gain. Gain? From 00:37:47.659 --> 00:37:51.099 what? From both these men leaving the firm. That'll 00:37:51.099 --> 00:37:53.750 leave the whole thing to him. All those customers, 00:37:54.030 --> 00:37:56.989 all the investments he handled. All the commissions, 00:37:57.630 --> 00:38:00.230 or whatever they call it. Are you accusing this 00:38:00.230 --> 00:38:04.929 guy Chelton of being the killer? Yes. It's the 00:38:04.929 --> 00:38:07.969 only answer, Stuart. Well look, if that was the 00:38:07.969 --> 00:38:11.969 case, the police would have figured it out. But 00:38:11.969 --> 00:38:14.630 they didn't. There was nothing in the stories 00:38:14.630 --> 00:38:17.489 I read that pointed to any suspicion at Mr. Chelton. 00:38:18.349 --> 00:38:21.570 I don't suppose it even occurred to them. And 00:38:21.570 --> 00:38:27.039 now... The company is all his. You don't call 00:38:27.039 --> 00:38:30.539 out evidence, do you? Well then why didn't he 00:38:30.539 --> 00:38:34.940 let me go to the police? Why did he try so hard 00:38:34.940 --> 00:38:39.239 to talk me out of it? That man was praised to 00:38:39.239 --> 00:38:42.460 it. He was taking the name of the Lord in his 00:38:42.460 --> 00:38:48.900 name. Oh, I'm sorry, Stuart. I'm so sorry. I 00:38:48.900 --> 00:38:52.119 won't bother you anymore. I know what I have 00:38:52.119 --> 00:38:56.280 to do, anyway. One minute, Mrs. Candy. I won't 00:38:56.280 --> 00:38:58.880 be gone long, Stuart. No, no, wait. When the 00:38:58.880 --> 00:39:01.400 minute I get back, I'm going to call Dr. George 00:39:01.400 --> 00:39:04.900 and ask him to come over. Never mind the doctor. 00:39:05.400 --> 00:39:08.679 You're calling the police. No, no, I won't call 00:39:08.679 --> 00:39:10.920 them. You're right. I don't want them tracking 00:39:10.920 --> 00:39:14.030 Latin in my parlor. I'm going down to the station 00:39:14.030 --> 00:39:17.130 house and talk to them. Go get dressed now and 00:39:17.130 --> 00:39:19.969 go straight there. Please, please think about 00:39:19.969 --> 00:39:22.650 what you're doing. I'll tell them what I know 00:39:22.650 --> 00:39:26.329 and they can do the rest. Now you try to eat 00:39:26.329 --> 00:39:44.099 something, Stuart. Please! Mrs. Candy! What is 00:39:44.099 --> 00:39:46.480 this, Winfield? I told you not to call me in 00:39:46.480 --> 00:39:50.780 the office. It's emergency. You sound terrible. 00:39:50.980 --> 00:39:54.539 What's the matter with you? I'm sick. Only you're 00:39:54.539 --> 00:39:56.719 going to be a lot sicker. What are you talking 00:39:56.719 --> 00:40:00.000 about? The old lady. I can't stop her. She's 00:40:00.000 --> 00:40:03.559 decided to talk. What? She figured it out. Figured 00:40:03.559 --> 00:40:05.639 out exactly what you did, Sheldon, and how you 00:40:05.639 --> 00:40:08.960 did it. You fool. You've got to stop her. Do 00:40:08.960 --> 00:40:11.780 you hear me? That wasn't part of the deal, Cheldon. 00:40:12.099 --> 00:40:15.260 It's all of the deal now. The price didn't include 00:40:15.260 --> 00:40:18.960 anything like that. The price just doubled. Old 00:40:18.960 --> 00:40:22.239 ladies are always having accidents. Make her 00:40:22.239 --> 00:40:30.539 have one. Make her have one now, Winfield. He's 00:40:30.539 --> 00:40:34.219 gonna have a fall down there and sell his steps. 00:40:34.860 --> 00:40:42.059 Right now. I think I've got to get my robe on, 00:40:42.719 --> 00:40:52.500 and I slip as I... I've got to hurry. Stuart? 00:40:53.219 --> 00:40:57.300 Is that you? Open up, Mrs. Canby. I can't believe 00:40:57.300 --> 00:41:02.920 it. Stuart Winfield, what are you doing out of 00:41:02.920 --> 00:41:04.719 bed? Now, you go right back there this second. 00:41:04.800 --> 00:41:08.199 I've got to talk to you, Mrs. Canby, before you... 00:41:08.199 --> 00:41:11.079 Go to the police. Just listen to you. You're 00:41:11.079 --> 00:41:13.739 all winded. You can hardly talk, Stuart. Now 00:41:13.739 --> 00:41:16.000 go back to bed before you catch pneumonia, too. 00:41:16.019 --> 00:41:18.920 Now don't go, Mrs. Canby. It would be better 00:41:18.920 --> 00:41:22.500 if you never went to the police. Better for you. 00:41:22.840 --> 00:41:26.639 Better for me. For you? I don't understand. Well, 00:41:26.760 --> 00:41:31.199 then I... I wouldn't have to hurt you, Mrs. Canby. 00:41:31.800 --> 00:41:35.650 That's what I mean. I wouldn't have to do anything 00:41:35.650 --> 00:41:38.829 bad to you. Stuart, what in the world are you 00:41:38.829 --> 00:41:41.550 talking about? Come on, old lady. You're smart, 00:41:41.550 --> 00:41:44.130 old lady. You really think things through. So 00:41:44.130 --> 00:41:47.929 now, think a little harder. You knew? Stuart, 00:41:48.150 --> 00:41:51.250 you knew about Mr. Polk? That's right. That's 00:41:51.250 --> 00:41:53.809 how you knew my room was so rat because Mr. Shelton 00:41:53.809 --> 00:41:56.730 told you. Now you're getting there, Mrs. Canby. 00:41:56.750 --> 00:41:59.949 That's why you rented it. That's why you were 00:41:59.949 --> 00:42:03.519 sent... Just to watch you mrs. Canby just to 00:42:03.519 --> 00:42:10.440 see that you stayed sensible I was hoping you'd 00:42:10.440 --> 00:42:12.579 never change your mind about calling the police. 00:42:12.760 --> 00:42:16.460 I didn't want this part of it. This is the part 00:42:16.460 --> 00:42:30.849 I like Just like my Aunt Martha would have been 00:42:30.849 --> 00:42:37.809 if I had an Aunt Martha. We've got a date now, 00:42:38.329 --> 00:42:48.010 Mrs. Candy. Let me go! I'm sick, remember? Just 00:42:48.010 --> 00:42:52.289 shut your eyes. Please, shut your eyes and don't 00:42:52.289 --> 00:43:02.570 look down. Help me! Help me! Help me! Help me! 00:43:02.570 --> 00:43:06.269 Help me! Help me! Help me! Help me! Help me! 00:43:06.269 --> 00:43:10.829 Help me! Help me! Help me! Help me! Help me! 00:43:10.829 --> 00:43:25.880 Help me! Help me! Help me! Will he be all right 00:43:25.880 --> 00:43:29.000 dr. George now? I do want to worry about that 00:43:29.000 --> 00:43:33.000 man for Truth is his injuries don't amount to 00:43:33.000 --> 00:43:35.920 very much Covered in a broken rib seemed to be 00:43:35.920 --> 00:43:39.159 the worst of it Well, he'll be a patient for 00:43:39.159 --> 00:43:41.239 some time before they can put him in prison where 00:43:41.239 --> 00:43:47.039 he belongs him and his friend What was that man's 00:43:47.039 --> 00:43:52.400 name again? You mean mr.. Chaka? Have they arrested 00:43:52.400 --> 00:43:56.460 here That's what the police technique said. I 00:43:56.460 --> 00:44:01.079 understand Stuart's injuries aren't safe. It's 00:44:01.079 --> 00:44:04.539 not the fall that made Winfields sick. His case 00:44:04.539 --> 00:44:08.039 was diagnosed as simple pneumonia at first. And 00:44:08.039 --> 00:44:12.199 then I remembered about your first border. Nelson 00:44:12.199 --> 00:44:16.099 was it? No, Fawson. But he had pneumonia too. 00:44:16.800 --> 00:44:20.599 He died of it. Is pneumonia contagious? Yes, 00:44:20.619 --> 00:44:24.900 yes it is. This disease was even more contagious. 00:44:25.980 --> 00:44:30.760 It's a pneumonia caused by a disease called Cytokosis 00:44:30.760 --> 00:44:35.519 better known as parrot fever. You get it from 00:44:35.519 --> 00:44:39.719 sick birds like the parakeets in your spare room. 00:44:39.719 --> 00:44:45.500 Oh no. Mr. Coss's bird. Sorry Ada, but it had 00:44:45.500 --> 00:44:49.800 to be taken out and destroyed. Oh, what a shame. 00:44:50.019 --> 00:44:54.750 There's one reason. I feel sorry for them. They 00:44:54.750 --> 00:44:58.869 saved your life. Made Mr. Winfield too weak even 00:44:58.869 --> 00:45:01.909 to throw a little old lady down a flight of steps. 00:45:02.989 --> 00:45:05.670 Those poor little creatures. Yeah, but you can 00:45:05.670 --> 00:45:09.010 be grateful they didn't make you sick too. Parrot 00:45:09.010 --> 00:45:12.610 fever is so contagious that no more than one 00:45:12.610 --> 00:45:15.389 person in a thousand could be exposed to it and 00:45:15.389 --> 00:45:19.190 escape infection. It was pretty darn close to 00:45:19.190 --> 00:45:23.489 a miracle, they do. We're hard to kill doctor 00:45:23.489 --> 00:45:34.409 remember the old ones are hard to kill They say 00:45:34.409 --> 00:45:37.170 that people are living longer than ever before 00:45:37.170 --> 00:45:41.210 And when we look at Ada can be we can understand 00:45:41.210 --> 00:45:46.349 why? She's a tough old lady So tough she could 00:45:46.349 --> 00:45:52.309 withstand the threats of man beasts So let that 00:45:52.309 --> 00:45:54.829 be a warning to all those who think that our 00:45:54.829 --> 00:45:59.030 senior citizens are easy prey for crime. Watch 00:45:59.030 --> 00:46:03.690 out. They may turn the tables on you. Or the 00:46:03.690 --> 00:46:19.320 stairs. I'll be back shortly. We have one final 00:46:19.320 --> 00:46:23.480 comment for you on behalf of Ada Canby and old 00:46:23.480 --> 00:46:26.920 people everywhere. There's a saying, there's 00:46:26.920 --> 00:46:30.940 no fool like an old fool. But it's also true 00:46:30.940 --> 00:46:34.619 that there's no wisdom and strength like old 00:46:34.619 --> 00:46:39.099 wisdom and strength. There. Does that make you 00:46:39.099 --> 00:46:42.980 feel better about your next birthday? Our cast 00:46:42.980 --> 00:46:46.500 included Agnes Moorhead, Leon Janney, and Roger 00:46:46.500 --> 00:46:49.630 de Kloven. The entire production was under the 00:46:49.630 --> 00:46:55.750 direction of Hyman Brown. Now, a preview of our 00:46:55.750 --> 00:47:07.789 next tale. You spoil me shamefully. And that 00:47:07.789 --> 00:47:11.010 night, I spoiled her just a bit more by bringing 00:47:11.010 --> 00:47:16.050 hot cocoa to her in bed. Drink it down now. Does 00:47:16.050 --> 00:47:20.659 it taste all right? Oh, it tastes just fine. 00:47:22.039 --> 00:47:25.440 Now that was very good news, because I prepared 00:47:25.440 --> 00:47:29.340 the hot cocoa myself. And I had no idea whether 00:47:29.340 --> 00:47:32.699 25 melted sleeping pills would seriously affect 00:47:32.699 --> 00:47:37.340 the flavor. This is E .G. Marshall inviting you 00:47:37.340 --> 00:47:40.440 to return to our mystery theater for another 00:47:40.440 --> 00:47:46.340 adventure in the macabre. Until next time. Pleasant 00:47:46.340 --> 00:47:47.119 dreams.