WEBVTT 00:00:18.120 --> 00:00:27.239 Come in. Welcome. I'm E .G. Marshall. Welcome 00:00:27.239 --> 00:00:31.800 to the sounds of suspense. The fear you can hear. 00:00:33.179 --> 00:00:35.740 Vengeance is traditionally supposed to be the 00:00:35.740 --> 00:00:39.560 province of the Lord. But too often individuals 00:00:39.560 --> 00:00:42.020 decide that they will take it upon themselves 00:00:42.020 --> 00:00:45.600 to mete out punishment to those who may richly 00:00:45.600 --> 00:00:49.859 deserve it. The results are almost always devastating 00:00:49.859 --> 00:00:53.880 as witness you ask me how we're gonna kill him 00:00:53.880 --> 00:00:59.119 Harry We're going to shoot Jason Grant in the 00:00:59.119 --> 00:01:05.700 belly Is that painful Larry You don't like the 00:01:05.700 --> 00:01:11.359 idea Like it so much it scares me then it's a 00:01:11.359 --> 00:01:15.980 deal You're with me. I'm with you all the way 00:01:16.909 --> 00:01:21.310 We thought about a place the time for the the 00:01:21.310 --> 00:01:33.670 execution. Yeah You bet Our mystery drama dead 00:01:33.670 --> 00:01:36.890 for a dollar was written especially for the mystery 00:01:36.890 --> 00:01:40.829 theater by Murray Burnett and stars Paul Hecht 00:01:40.829 --> 00:01:58.609 I'll return shortly with act one In today's world, 00:01:58.969 --> 00:02:02.829 the golden key to success is too often unfortunately 00:02:02.829 --> 00:02:06.230 attained through absolute ruthlessness and utter 00:02:06.230 --> 00:02:09.449 disregard of ethics, morality, and the rights 00:02:09.449 --> 00:02:13.810 of others. Jason Grant was a symbol of such success. 00:02:14.650 --> 00:02:17.210 A multimillionaire and a power in the world of 00:02:17.210 --> 00:02:20.669 international finance, Grant sat on a golden 00:02:20.669 --> 00:02:23.669 throne built on the ruin of many lives and many 00:02:23.669 --> 00:02:27.849 hopes. Along with his millions, Jason Grant had 00:02:27.849 --> 00:02:30.150 earned the hatred of more people than he bothered 00:02:30.150 --> 00:02:34.870 to remember. This day, two men in whom the fires 00:02:34.870 --> 00:02:41.810 of hatred burned sat in a bar. Now to toast Harry. 00:02:42.770 --> 00:02:48.090 Why not? To Jason Grant. May his soul rot in 00:02:48.090 --> 00:02:55.250 hell. Amen. How long has it been, Harry? How 00:02:55.250 --> 00:02:57.729 long has what been? How long have we been meeting 00:02:57.729 --> 00:03:01.050 in this bar and drinking the same stupid toast? 00:03:01.689 --> 00:03:06.849 Let's see... The niece divorced me in 69. I ran 00:03:06.849 --> 00:03:09.770 into you here about a year later, so... Let's 00:03:09.770 --> 00:03:13.270 see... Two years? Give or take a couple of months? 00:03:15.750 --> 00:03:18.569 What do you think Jason would say if he heard 00:03:18.569 --> 00:03:22.379 us? How folly it went. Here we are, two men acting 00:03:22.379 --> 00:03:25.560 like a couple of sniveling school kids. Now what 00:03:25.560 --> 00:03:30.800 do you suggest we do? Kill them. Just like that? 00:03:30.939 --> 00:03:34.000 Kill them, as slowly and as painfully as possible. 00:03:34.219 --> 00:03:37.120 I want to hear Jason Grant screaming and begging 00:03:37.120 --> 00:03:39.479 for mercy. Just like my brother screamed when 00:03:39.479 --> 00:03:41.340 Jason left him to bleed to death on the road 00:03:41.340 --> 00:03:43.960 to Busan while he bugged out to save his own 00:03:43.960 --> 00:03:48.180 skin. I would be sure and get caught. So what? 00:03:48.789 --> 00:03:52.129 So what? Yeah, so what? We'll just tell our story 00:03:52.129 --> 00:03:54.330 to a jury. We can... That still doesn't give 00:03:54.330 --> 00:03:56.969 us the right to kill. Look, does Jason Grant 00:03:56.969 --> 00:04:00.270 deserve to die for what he did to you? It wasn't 00:04:00.270 --> 00:04:02.430 only breaking up your marriage. You and Jason 00:04:02.430 --> 00:04:05.590 were partners. And he not only stole Denise, 00:04:05.710 --> 00:04:07.949 but the business you'd built up for 11 years. 00:04:07.969 --> 00:04:09.550 Yeah, I know what he did. So what did you do 00:04:09.550 --> 00:04:12.870 about it? Wynn, get off my back. You're so dead 00:04:12.870 --> 00:04:15.310 set on killing him, why don't you go ahead and 00:04:15.310 --> 00:04:20.420 do it? Because I need you Harry for what? Look 00:04:20.420 --> 00:04:23.060 Harry. I'm willing to go to prison But I don't 00:04:23.060 --> 00:04:24.899 see any sense in walking in if there's a way 00:04:24.899 --> 00:04:27.959 of staying out How am I going along with you 00:04:27.959 --> 00:04:30.120 help keep you out of jail? We'll give each other 00:04:30.120 --> 00:04:34.279 an alibi We'll swear we were together when Grant 00:04:34.279 --> 00:04:38.000 is killed You thought about how we'd do it. I 00:04:38.000 --> 00:04:44.180 have You see this hey put that away so I'm tired 00:04:44.180 --> 00:04:48.589 it's a gun I picked up in I think I might have 00:04:48.589 --> 00:04:51.930 a use for it someday, so I kept it in good condition. 00:04:51.949 --> 00:04:55.509 Get away! Harry, you asked me how we were gonna 00:04:55.509 --> 00:05:02.829 do it. We're gonna shoot him in the belly. That's 00:05:02.829 --> 00:05:09.949 painful. Very. You don't like the idea? I like 00:05:09.949 --> 00:05:16.810 it so much it hurts. Then it's a deal. You're 00:05:16.810 --> 00:05:22.790 with me I'm with you all the way we thought about 00:05:22.790 --> 00:05:28.870 a place and a time for the Yeah The execution 00:05:28.870 --> 00:05:33.129 yeah, you bet but Harry I need you to check some 00:05:33.129 --> 00:05:36.350 facts for me I can now you once told me that 00:05:36.350 --> 00:05:39.149 Jason worked late every Monday night. That's 00:05:39.149 --> 00:05:42.009 right. He still does it I'm not sure, but I guess 00:05:42.009 --> 00:05:44.189 he does. That's when we're gonna do it. Late 00:05:44.189 --> 00:05:46.810 on a Monday night. He'll be alone. I'll walk 00:05:46.810 --> 00:05:51.550 in, shoot him, and walk out. Oh, Finn. I thought 00:05:51.550 --> 00:05:53.870 you really had something worked out. You can't 00:05:53.870 --> 00:05:55.730 go into the building at night without signing 00:05:55.730 --> 00:05:57.509 in and signing out. Who said anything about getting 00:05:57.509 --> 00:06:00.759 in at night? You just listen. Walk into the building 00:06:00.759 --> 00:06:02.839 about five o 'clock carrying one of those those 00:06:02.839 --> 00:06:05.540 two boxes a telephone repairman have yeah There 00:06:05.540 --> 00:06:07.620 won't be any tools in it. Just work clothes I'll 00:06:07.620 --> 00:06:10.139 hang around till about eight or nine when I'm 00:06:10.139 --> 00:06:12.300 sure Jason will be alone. They're cleaning women 00:06:12.300 --> 00:06:16.620 sure by that time. I love change clothes All 00:06:16.620 --> 00:06:19.660 you have to do is look like you're you're working 00:06:19.660 --> 00:06:22.540 or going somewhere to do something. They won't 00:06:22.540 --> 00:06:25.180 bother you How will you get out after I leaving 00:06:25.180 --> 00:06:31.930 bleeding? No, he left Mike in Korea Just walk 00:06:31.930 --> 00:06:35.790 out the door. Take the elevator, walk by the 00:06:35.790 --> 00:06:41.629 night guard. It might. It just might work. It 00:06:41.629 --> 00:06:45.350 will work. And all you have to do is say that 00:06:45.350 --> 00:06:48.790 we had dinner together at your place. No. No! 00:06:49.410 --> 00:06:51.050 I thought you said... I said I was with you all 00:06:51.050 --> 00:06:52.910 the way. That means I could also pull a trigger. 00:06:53.829 --> 00:06:55.709 We'll toss a coin to see who does the killing. 00:06:56.569 --> 00:06:58.550 The alibi will work just as well at your place. 00:06:58.860 --> 00:07:02.040 Do you know how to use a gun? What's to know? 00:07:02.579 --> 00:07:04.439 Hey, what about the sound of the shots? No sweat. 00:07:04.620 --> 00:07:09.879 I got a silencer. Okay. Let's toss. You're sure? 00:07:11.120 --> 00:07:26.379 Dead sure. Jason Grant's office. Mr. Grant, please. 00:07:26.639 --> 00:07:31.360 May I ask who's calling? Well, I'm afraid that... 00:07:31.360 --> 00:07:34.819 Tell him it's his former partner, Harry Tolan. 00:07:35.740 --> 00:07:42.120 Hold on a moment, please. Yes? Harry Tolan. Harry 00:07:42.120 --> 00:07:46.660 Tolan? Somebody's putting you on, Kay. Maybe. 00:07:47.000 --> 00:07:49.399 I've never met Harry, but he sounds as he would 00:07:49.399 --> 00:07:52.560 sound from what you've told me. Have I ever told 00:07:52.560 --> 00:07:56.699 you you're bright as well as beautiful? I think 00:07:56.699 --> 00:08:06.199 maybe once. Do you want to talk to him? Your 00:08:06.199 --> 00:08:10.680 pleasure is my only desire, sir. I think you've 00:08:10.680 --> 00:08:14.540 proved that. Thank you, Mr. Gratt. Go ahead, 00:08:14.600 --> 00:08:19.120 Mr. Toland. Jason? Yes, Harry. What can I do 00:08:19.120 --> 00:08:22.379 for you? You might ask what I can do for you 00:08:22.379 --> 00:08:25.959 this time, Jason. That will be the day. It is 00:08:25.959 --> 00:08:28.800 the day. I strongly suggest that you see me. 00:08:28.800 --> 00:08:33.379 You never strongly suggested anything. I'm all 00:08:33.379 --> 00:08:35.139 tied up, so you'd better let me hear it now. 00:08:35.179 --> 00:08:37.460 It's face -to -face, Jason, or it's goodbye. 00:08:37.639 --> 00:08:43.620 Goodbye. So long. Hold the phone. Do you have 00:08:43.620 --> 00:08:45.700 a number where I can reach you if I get a break 00:08:45.700 --> 00:08:58.139 in my schedule? I do indeed, Jason. Jason, that 00:08:58.139 --> 00:09:01.139 secretary of yours is something else. You of 00:09:01.139 --> 00:09:03.019 all people, Harry, ought to know that I have 00:09:03.019 --> 00:09:07.159 very good taste in women. Yes, I know. What have 00:09:07.159 --> 00:09:09.860 you got in that toolbox? Don't tell me you're 00:09:09.860 --> 00:09:14.120 now a mechanic. All in good time, Jason. You 00:09:14.120 --> 00:09:16.860 had something to tell me. Yes, but I don't have 00:09:16.860 --> 00:09:20.100 much time. You know the saying, if you can't 00:09:20.100 --> 00:09:22.879 lick them, join them? Come on. I've decided to 00:09:22.879 --> 00:09:27.980 join you, Jason. To do business your way. You 00:09:27.980 --> 00:09:31.399 wouldn't know how. Well, how's this for a starter? 00:09:31.720 --> 00:09:34.659 Before I tell you what you must hear. I want 00:09:34.659 --> 00:09:38.879 a certified check for $50 ,000. When I've finished, 00:09:39.340 --> 00:09:42.120 I'll want another 50. And you know me well enough 00:09:42.120 --> 00:09:44.519 to realize that I'm not going to give you $50 00:09:44.519 --> 00:09:47.279 ,000 just because you asked for it. Not even 00:09:47.279 --> 00:09:51.080 to save your life? Are you trying to blackmail 00:09:51.080 --> 00:09:54.460 me, Harry? I'm trying to do you a favor. Your 00:09:54.460 --> 00:09:58.519 life should be worth at least $100 ,000. You're 00:09:58.519 --> 00:10:00.539 serious? You think anything else in the world 00:10:00.539 --> 00:10:03.230 would have brought me to your office? And before 00:10:03.230 --> 00:10:07.710 I agree, answer one question. Do you know who's 00:10:07.710 --> 00:10:14.590 going to kill me? I do. Who? Me. You see, the 00:10:14.590 --> 00:10:23.789 coin came up tails. The check will be here any 00:10:23.789 --> 00:10:26.190 minute. I suppose you start telling me about 00:10:26.190 --> 00:10:29.889 it. Suppose we wait for the check. Hmm. You have 00:10:29.889 --> 00:10:33.259 changed. Here's the check. Certified as requested. 00:10:33.639 --> 00:10:37.740 Thank you, Kate. Not at all. Here you are, Harry. 00:10:38.259 --> 00:10:41.940 Now let's have the story. You remember Wynn Thomas. 00:10:42.299 --> 00:10:45.940 Who? Wynn Thomas. You served in Korea with him 00:10:45.940 --> 00:10:48.779 and his brother. Oh, yes. Yes, I remember him. 00:10:48.779 --> 00:10:50.759 He's never forgiven you for running off and leaving 00:10:50.759 --> 00:10:54.299 his brother to die. He's a damn fool. The kid 00:10:54.299 --> 00:10:56.360 would have died anyway. I have my own neck to 00:10:56.360 --> 00:10:59.039 save. He doesn't agree with you. Well, this isn't 00:10:59.039 --> 00:11:03.779 worth $50 ,000. And how about this? Put that 00:11:03.779 --> 00:11:07.659 gun down. It's wind's gun. We tossed a coin to 00:11:07.659 --> 00:11:11.659 see who was going to use it on you You're crazy 00:11:11.659 --> 00:11:16.200 You're lying. Am I you asked me about the toolbox. 00:11:16.200 --> 00:11:19.000 I'm carrying if you care to look in it You'll 00:11:19.000 --> 00:11:22.539 find a repairman's uniform I'm supposed to stay 00:11:22.539 --> 00:11:24.620 here tonight until you're alone. You still work 00:11:24.620 --> 00:11:27.159 late on Mondays. Don't you Jason? Yes And I'm 00:11:27.159 --> 00:11:28.840 supposed to come in here and shoot you with a 00:11:28.840 --> 00:11:31.220 silencer you'll also find in the toolbox. You'd 00:11:31.220 --> 00:11:34.019 never get away with it. Maybe not. But Wind's 00:11:34.019 --> 00:11:36.539 waiting at home right now, and he'll swear that 00:11:36.539 --> 00:11:39.960 we had dinner together. Now, how about the other 00:11:39.960 --> 00:11:43.740 50? You've got a lot as much chance of getting 00:11:43.740 --> 00:11:46.159 that as you have of cashing the check I just 00:11:46.159 --> 00:11:51.500 gave you. Well, I'd try it. It's certified. Not 00:11:51.500 --> 00:11:54.320 by the bank. We have a stamp here which looks 00:11:54.320 --> 00:11:57.429 authentic. Did you think you could really put 00:11:57.429 --> 00:12:01.090 something over on me? Yes, I see by your stupid 00:12:01.090 --> 00:12:05.389 face you did Now get out of here before I call 00:12:05.389 --> 00:12:09.110 the police I never believe you I'll tell him 00:12:09.110 --> 00:12:12.610 you'll tell them what you see this This is a 00:12:12.610 --> 00:12:15.009 tape recorder. Every word you said is right here 00:12:15.009 --> 00:12:17.470 on tape And what do you think the police will 00:12:17.470 --> 00:12:20.789 say when they hear it? your confession If it's 00:12:20.789 --> 00:12:24.190 really true, not a con game, now put the gun 00:12:24.190 --> 00:12:26.769 on my desk and get out. I thought I could play 00:12:26.769 --> 00:12:29.690 your own dirty game, but you're right. I can't. 00:12:29.750 --> 00:12:32.830 But I can still kill you. The tape recorder's 00:12:32.830 --> 00:12:36.230 still on. Would you like to check it? No. Put 00:12:36.230 --> 00:12:40.909 the gun down, Harry. That's right. Now beat it. 00:12:40.929 --> 00:12:43.370 I'll kill you. I promise I'll kill you. Or if 00:12:43.370 --> 00:12:46.809 I don't, win Thomas well. That's something you'd 00:12:46.809 --> 00:12:55.700 better believe. A murder has not been committed. 00:12:56.759 --> 00:12:59.220 Jason Grant, as you've heard, is an expert at 00:12:59.220 --> 00:13:02.940 writing rough shod over people. Believe me when 00:13:02.940 --> 00:13:05.500 I tell you that he was certain he had nothing 00:13:05.500 --> 00:13:08.559 to fear from Harry Tolan, nor was he too much 00:13:08.559 --> 00:13:12.019 concerned with Win Thomas. We'll learn whether 00:13:12.019 --> 00:13:15.620 Jason judged his men correctly when I return 00:13:15.620 --> 00:13:31.960 shortly with Act Two. We've heard the ruthless 00:13:31.960 --> 00:13:36.159 side of tycoon Jason Grant, but we must also 00:13:36.159 --> 00:13:39.700 be fair and remember that Jason was a family 00:13:39.700 --> 00:13:46.039 man with a wife and a son and a mistress. As 00:13:46.039 --> 00:13:49.320 we continue, Jason Grant is sitting in his office 00:13:49.320 --> 00:13:54.399 later that same evening, Monday night. The door 00:13:54.399 --> 00:13:57.669 to his office opens. And his beautiful secretary, 00:13:57.809 --> 00:14:01.830 Kate Woodhouse, enters. Finished working? No, 00:14:01.830 --> 00:14:08.870 but come in and close the door. It's quite a 00:14:08.870 --> 00:14:13.250 gown. Thank you, sir. And I do mean you, since 00:14:13.250 --> 00:14:15.889 you were kind enough to pay for it. My pleasure. 00:14:17.129 --> 00:14:19.870 You had me close the door. Are you expecting 00:14:19.870 --> 00:14:25.120 someone? Just Tony. Your son? Tony, yes. Well, 00:14:25.179 --> 00:14:30.159 then I'd better get... Hey, what's this? A gun? 00:14:31.379 --> 00:14:34.240 Terry Toland's. He was just here. He was going 00:14:34.240 --> 00:14:39.000 to kill me. You're putting me on. No, no, he 00:14:39.000 --> 00:14:42.179 really was. The fool. He actually thought he 00:14:42.179 --> 00:14:44.600 could get away with a stupid ploy like that. 00:14:45.519 --> 00:14:49.120 He had a whole story that I have on tape. You 00:14:49.120 --> 00:14:51.799 ought to put that gun away. Oh, no, no. It amuses 00:14:51.799 --> 00:14:54.399 me to leave it there. to remind me how right 00:14:54.399 --> 00:14:57.940 I was to get rid of him years ago. I only made 00:14:57.940 --> 00:15:01.299 one mistake, and that was marrying his wife, 00:15:01.460 --> 00:15:05.360 Denise. Well, how about Tony, the son you had 00:15:05.360 --> 00:15:10.879 with her? That's to remind you that Tony is something 00:15:10.879 --> 00:15:14.179 very special to me. And that's the last time 00:15:14.179 --> 00:15:16.620 you'll ever slap me. I'm warning you. I hope 00:15:16.620 --> 00:15:18.519 this is the last time you'll need it. Then maybe 00:15:18.519 --> 00:15:21.059 you need a new girl. I know exactly what I need, 00:15:21.500 --> 00:15:25.230 Kay. I need you as my wife. Well, maybe you'd 00:15:25.230 --> 00:15:28.070 better tell that to Denise, your present wife. 00:15:28.090 --> 00:15:30.690 I already have. I've told Denise I'm divorcing 00:15:30.690 --> 00:15:32.909 her. And I'm telling Tony when he comes here 00:15:32.909 --> 00:15:35.090 tonight. Well, if Tony's coming, I'd better get 00:15:35.090 --> 00:15:37.610 out of here. We'll go over it later tonight, 00:15:37.669 --> 00:15:41.389 huh? Stop talking and come here. Yes, Jason. 00:15:44.509 --> 00:15:46.570 Excuse me. I didn't mean to... Come in, Tony. 00:15:46.610 --> 00:15:49.070 Come in. It's quite all right. It looked a little 00:15:49.070 --> 00:15:52.759 better than all right to me. That's quite a gown, 00:15:53.039 --> 00:15:57.720 Kay. Thank you. See you later, Jason. Right. 00:15:58.259 --> 00:16:04.080 The usual place? Of course. I've got to hand 00:16:04.080 --> 00:16:07.039 it to you, Dad. I've had big eyes for Kay myself, 00:16:07.039 --> 00:16:09.600 but while I was thinking, I guess you were doing. 00:16:10.539 --> 00:16:14.100 And speaking of that, what's that gun doing on 00:16:14.100 --> 00:16:19.519 your desk? Oh, remember Harry Tolan? Isn't? Wasn't 00:16:19.519 --> 00:16:22.440 he your partner years ago and wasn't he married 00:16:22.440 --> 00:16:26.240 to mother correct the gun is his what's it doing 00:16:26.240 --> 00:16:29.159 here Harry you said he was going to use it to 00:16:29.159 --> 00:16:33.720 kill me What? After all these years. Well, he 00:16:33.720 --> 00:16:35.500 wanted money. He said he'd make some kind of 00:16:35.500 --> 00:16:38.179 deal with me I put the whole conversation on 00:16:38.179 --> 00:16:40.919 tape and kicked him out. He sounds like a fool 00:16:40.919 --> 00:16:43.820 a good description Now, what I wanted to tell 00:16:43.820 --> 00:16:46.139 you... If it's about the VCM steel deal, I've 00:16:46.139 --> 00:16:48.320 already taken care of it. They agreed to our 00:16:48.320 --> 00:16:51.580 terms. It's not about the VCM deal. Now, one 00:16:51.580 --> 00:16:53.919 thing you still have to learn, Tony, is to listen. 00:16:54.440 --> 00:16:56.759 Remember, people are sending up signals all the 00:16:56.759 --> 00:16:58.700 time. Now, if you can read them, you'll always 00:16:58.700 --> 00:17:01.179 be one or two steps ahead of them. What if you 00:17:01.179 --> 00:17:03.879 don't like the signals? Suppose the signal light 00:17:03.879 --> 00:17:06.839 is flashing red. What is that supposed to mean? 00:17:07.660 --> 00:17:10.259 The signal I see coming up is something about 00:17:10.259 --> 00:17:18.809 U and K. Hmm. Right. And mother? Right again. 00:17:20.069 --> 00:17:21.809 Well, why can't you play around with Kate? You 00:17:21.809 --> 00:17:23.829 haven't heard what I'm going to say. I don't 00:17:23.829 --> 00:17:29.789 have to. No. Oh. All right, go ahead. I suppose 00:17:29.789 --> 00:17:31.990 you must have known that for many years the marriage 00:17:31.990 --> 00:17:35.529 between your mother and me was a matter of convenience. 00:17:35.809 --> 00:17:38.430 Look, Dad. I know how you feel about your mother, 00:17:38.970 --> 00:17:41.410 so I wanted you to hear from me first that... 00:17:42.400 --> 00:17:46.400 We've decided on a divorce you mean you've decided 00:17:46.400 --> 00:17:50.140 on a divorce You can put it that way if you like 00:17:50.140 --> 00:17:53.180 But your mother will never have anything to worry 00:17:53.180 --> 00:17:55.380 about financially when you think that'll make 00:17:55.380 --> 00:17:57.720 mother happy. It'll make her rich That's not 00:17:57.720 --> 00:18:01.420 what she wants. What I want and that's all that 00:18:01.420 --> 00:18:05.380 matters. What do you want? What about her? I? 00:18:05.380 --> 00:18:07.279 See a quarrel coming. I don't think we should 00:18:07.279 --> 00:18:09.900 talk about this anymore time that I agree with 00:18:09.900 --> 00:18:15.950 you tonight Tony. Yes? Think over what I've been 00:18:15.950 --> 00:18:17.930 saying about your mother being well provided 00:18:17.930 --> 00:18:21.930 for. She'll be fine, I know. I think you'll see 00:18:21.930 --> 00:18:26.450 it my way tomorrow. And if I don't? Then you'll 00:18:26.450 --> 00:18:39.289 see it my way next week. Yeah. When? Harry, where 00:18:39.289 --> 00:18:42.230 are you? What happened? I've been warned. You're 00:18:42.230 --> 00:18:45.609 white you mean you mean Jason Grant still alive. 00:18:45.769 --> 00:18:48.869 Yeah, how it's a long story. Have you got the 00:18:48.869 --> 00:18:53.009 gun? No, where is it? You better get up here 00:18:53.009 --> 00:18:57.589 right away If I'm not here sit down and wait 00:18:57.589 --> 00:19:00.930 and leave the TV on you understand you better 00:19:00.930 --> 00:19:06.690 repeat it Harry Right and make sure you know 00:19:06.690 --> 00:19:09.589 what the show's about never mind get the cab. 00:19:09.650 --> 00:19:28.319 Goodbye Mom? Tony? May I come in? Oh, of course 00:19:28.319 --> 00:19:33.339 dear. Mom? I thought you were going to be at 00:19:33.339 --> 00:19:39.160 the office. I was. Dad told me. I know how you 00:19:39.160 --> 00:19:41.660 feel, and I... I'd rather not talk about it. 00:19:42.140 --> 00:19:44.339 That's what Dad said, but somebody has to talk 00:19:44.339 --> 00:19:49.900 about it. Why? Because... Well, because you don't 00:19:49.900 --> 00:19:52.559 just throw 18 years of marriage down the drain 00:19:52.559 --> 00:19:54.519 like... You'd be surprised how many people do 00:19:54.519 --> 00:20:01.819 just that. I was surprised. Honestly? Well, yes, 00:20:01.859 --> 00:20:04.630 I... I could see that you and dad weren't really 00:20:04.630 --> 00:20:07.130 getting along, but I thought... And you were 00:20:07.130 --> 00:20:12.970 wrong. Do you want it? Want what? The divorce. 00:20:13.630 --> 00:20:17.549 Of course I want it. You don't think I was very 00:20:17.549 --> 00:20:21.410 happy living with your father when... When what? 00:20:22.710 --> 00:20:26.650 Tony, now what's happening to us? We've never 00:20:26.650 --> 00:20:28.789 been uncomfortable with one another, and now 00:20:28.789 --> 00:20:33.009 we can't seem to talk straight. I can. Well, 00:20:33.089 --> 00:20:36.829 fine. What do you want to say? I want to know 00:20:36.829 --> 00:20:40.609 whether you're really happy about it, or whether... 00:20:40.609 --> 00:20:45.029 whether... You see, I said we couldn't. Or whether 00:20:45.029 --> 00:20:47.490 you're just saying that to make me feel better, 00:20:47.569 --> 00:20:50.509 or whether Dad forced you to say it. Oh, don't 00:20:50.509 --> 00:20:53.009 be ridiculous, Tony. How could your father force 00:20:53.009 --> 00:20:55.589 me to do anything? Oh, you know what Dad's like. 00:20:55.890 --> 00:21:03.619 Do you, Tony? Yes. I do. Please mom. I just want 00:21:03.619 --> 00:21:07.019 to know how you feel about this This divorce 00:21:07.019 --> 00:21:13.640 I told you told me I feel fine just fine The 00:21:13.640 --> 00:21:17.000 devil you do and this is the first time you ever 00:21:17.000 --> 00:21:33.839 lied to me Who is it? What? Don't be a fool. 00:21:34.759 --> 00:21:40.420 Give me that gun. Give it to me! Don't! Maybe 00:21:40.420 --> 00:21:45.759 I was wrong the way I handled it. No. Please. 00:22:09.259 --> 00:22:12.859 I'm sorry, ma 'am, but there's just no gentle 00:22:12.859 --> 00:22:14.740 way to tell a woman her husband's been murdered. 00:22:15.099 --> 00:22:18.400 I'm sorry. I'm a hysterical officer, but I... 00:22:18.400 --> 00:22:20.720 No, it's Lieutenant, ma 'am. Lieutenant Metcalf. 00:22:21.619 --> 00:22:26.619 Lieutenant, how can I help you? Just a few questions. 00:22:27.519 --> 00:22:30.500 But when did it happen? As near as the coroner 00:22:30.500 --> 00:22:35.980 tells us, around 11 p .m. How? He was shot several 00:22:35.980 --> 00:22:41.240 times with a revolver. Well, I don't have to 00:22:41.240 --> 00:22:43.819 ask much about mr. Grant everybody knows about 00:22:43.819 --> 00:22:46.519 him I I just want to find out if there was anything 00:22:46.519 --> 00:22:49.299 different about last night. I mean about him 00:22:49.299 --> 00:22:55.099 or his actions No, no nothing He usually worked 00:22:55.099 --> 00:22:58.519 late on Monday evenings last night was no exception 00:22:58.519 --> 00:23:01.160 How many people knew about this Monday night 00:23:01.160 --> 00:23:06.680 habit of his? Just well just about everyone It's 00:23:06.680 --> 00:23:09.819 been in the papers, and there have been magazine 00:23:09.819 --> 00:23:12.619 articles. Did he tell you about any special appointments 00:23:12.619 --> 00:23:15.079 that he might have had last night? No, he never 00:23:15.079 --> 00:23:18.799 discussed business with me, Lieutenant. You might 00:23:18.799 --> 00:23:21.920 ask his secretary. Miss Woodhouse? Yes. Yeah, 00:23:21.920 --> 00:23:25.440 that's being handled. Mrs. Grant, murder is a 00:23:25.440 --> 00:23:29.460 messy business, but I have to ask you this. How 00:23:29.460 --> 00:23:34.279 did you and Mr. Grant get along? How do any married 00:23:34.279 --> 00:23:36.819 couple who've been with each other for 18 years 00:23:36.819 --> 00:23:40.160 get along there? Well, there've been rumors and 00:23:40.160 --> 00:23:44.079 I'm sorry. Yes, we were talking about getting 00:23:44.079 --> 00:23:49.920 a divorce Whose idea was the boy? It was mutual 00:23:49.920 --> 00:23:53.180 lieutenant We'd both gotten tired of being married. 00:23:53.180 --> 00:23:56.680 I see is your son in why couldn't tell you have 00:23:56.680 --> 00:23:58.779 you asked the servants? I don't seem to know 00:23:58.960 --> 00:24:02.839 I'm sorry, but Tony's young and well he he comes 00:24:02.839 --> 00:24:04.920 and goes as he pleases. Where do you think it 00:24:04.920 --> 00:24:08.500 would please him to go today? If he's heard the 00:24:08.500 --> 00:24:12.680 news I Expect he'll either come home or go to 00:24:12.680 --> 00:24:14.779 the office. Thank you. You've been most cooperative. 00:24:14.880 --> 00:24:23.619 I won't bother you anymore Hello Tony, where 00:24:23.619 --> 00:24:31.519 are you? Excuse me, Mrs. Grant, is that your 00:24:31.519 --> 00:24:34.559 son? Yes, he's at the office. Who's that? Who's 00:24:34.559 --> 00:24:37.119 there? A police lieutenant. May I speak to him? 00:24:37.420 --> 00:24:41.720 Well, of course. Just a minute, Tony. Mr. Grant? 00:24:41.960 --> 00:24:45.079 Yes? I'm Lieutenant Metcalf. Your mother seems 00:24:45.079 --> 00:24:46.940 to be in pretty good shape. I'm in charge of 00:24:46.940 --> 00:24:49.119 the case, and I'd like you to wait for me at 00:24:49.119 --> 00:24:51.819 your office. I'll be right down. But, Mom... 00:24:51.819 --> 00:24:54.619 I told you she's all right. We sent for a doctor, 00:24:55.339 --> 00:24:57.880 and you can go home as soon as we've talked. 00:25:06.000 --> 00:25:08.359 Morning, Duffy. Morning, Lieutenant. Where is 00:25:08.359 --> 00:25:10.559 he? Back in his own office. Lab men finished? 00:25:10.640 --> 00:25:12.579 They're packing up now. It was a big job, blood 00:25:12.579 --> 00:25:14.019 all over the joint. Yeah, I saw it. Which way 00:25:14.019 --> 00:25:16.180 to the kid's office? Down the hall and to the 00:25:16.180 --> 00:25:18.640 left. Anyone with him? I thought it was okay 00:25:18.640 --> 00:25:21.579 to leave him alone. How did he take it? About 00:25:21.579 --> 00:25:26.500 the way they all do. Except... Except? We kept 00:25:26.500 --> 00:25:28.900 repeating I don't believe it. I don't believe 00:25:28.900 --> 00:25:32.359 it and Seemed as if he really couldn't believe 00:25:32.359 --> 00:25:34.900 that his father had been murdered shock. Maybe 00:25:34.900 --> 00:25:39.039 maybe for what I've heard about Jason Grant He 00:25:39.039 --> 00:25:42.740 was a prime candidate for murder Okay, Duffy 00:25:42.740 --> 00:25:48.920 hang in here. I'll be right back Mr. Grant who 00:25:48.920 --> 00:25:51.779 are you lieutenant Metcalfe homicide I spoke 00:25:51.779 --> 00:25:55.160 with you on the phone. Oh, yes, I'll come in 00:25:56.529 --> 00:25:59.430 I'm sorry, but I'm going to need your help. I'll 00:25:59.430 --> 00:26:02.630 do anything I can. I have to make funeral arrangements 00:26:02.630 --> 00:26:05.470 and take care of Mother, but... Well, how can 00:26:05.470 --> 00:26:08.190 I help? First, when did you last see your father? 00:26:08.869 --> 00:26:13.309 Last night, about 9 .15. Anyone with him? His 00:26:13.309 --> 00:26:16.490 secretary, Kay Woodhouse. But she left. Did your 00:26:16.490 --> 00:26:19.089 father mention anything about appointments that 00:26:19.089 --> 00:26:22.349 he may have had later? No. Then as far as you 00:26:22.349 --> 00:26:25.230 know, you left him alone sometime between 9 and 00:26:25.230 --> 00:26:28.049 9 .30, and he had no appointment schedule. That's 00:26:28.049 --> 00:26:32.390 right. And where did you go? Home. Now, it's 00:26:32.390 --> 00:26:34.589 no secret that your father had a lot of enemies. 00:26:34.849 --> 00:26:37.049 Can you think of anyone who might have... Look, 00:26:37.589 --> 00:26:39.910 Lieutenant, it'll come out sometime, so you may 00:26:39.910 --> 00:26:42.750 as well hear about it now. But first, I want 00:26:42.750 --> 00:26:45.509 to tell you that I still can't believe it. Believe 00:26:45.509 --> 00:26:49.960 what? My father's former partner Harry Tolan 00:26:49.960 --> 00:26:52.640 who was also married to my mother before she 00:26:52.640 --> 00:26:56.880 married dad Harry was in yesterday and threatened 00:26:56.880 --> 00:27:00.559 my father with a gun What happened to the gun? 00:27:00.700 --> 00:27:02.980 No dad took it from him. It was on his desk when 00:27:02.980 --> 00:27:06.279 I was there earlier And on dad's tape recorder 00:27:06.279 --> 00:27:08.779 in the desk. He'll find the entire conversation 00:27:08.779 --> 00:27:11.799 between them Thanks. We'll check it, but I'd 00:27:11.799 --> 00:27:13.500 like to know what it is that you can't believe 00:27:14.210 --> 00:27:17.089 I can't believe that Harry Tolan murdered my 00:27:17.089 --> 00:27:20.730 father. I've known him for years and he He just 00:27:20.730 --> 00:27:29.789 hasn't got the guts to kill a man Why don't you 00:27:29.789 --> 00:27:31.829 leave me alone lieutenant, I never went back 00:27:31.829 --> 00:27:35.349 to his office I didn't kill Jason and you know 00:27:35.349 --> 00:27:38.250 it. Okay, let's go over it again. Mr. Tolan you 00:27:38.250 --> 00:27:40.859 went to Grant's office with the gun The gun that 00:27:40.859 --> 00:27:43.819 Ballistic says killed him. I told you I left 00:27:43.819 --> 00:27:46.599 it there. You did, and we know you did. At least 00:27:46.599 --> 00:27:50.119 two witnesses saw it on his desk. You told him 00:27:50.119 --> 00:27:52.299 about the plot you and Wynn Thomas had cooked 00:27:52.299 --> 00:27:54.619 up. You asked money for your information. He 00:27:54.619 --> 00:27:59.220 laughed at you. That's right. Fine. So far. And 00:27:59.220 --> 00:28:00.819 then you went over to Wynn Thomas' apartment 00:28:00.819 --> 00:28:03.160 to tell him what happened. And we watched TV 00:28:03.160 --> 00:28:06.000 all night. I can tell you the shows that we... 00:28:06.000 --> 00:28:09.240 Olan, you're in big trouble. You're smart enough 00:28:09.240 --> 00:28:11.759 to realize that. Forget that tired old gag about 00:28:11.759 --> 00:28:14.200 telling me the plot of TV shows. I want to know 00:28:14.200 --> 00:28:17.880 if you and Thomas were there all night. I told 00:28:17.880 --> 00:28:19.599 you. Now, what did he say to you when you reached 00:28:19.599 --> 00:28:25.109 his place? Hello. And then? Then... Then he he 00:28:25.109 --> 00:28:28.450 you offered me a drink and and he said something 00:28:28.450 --> 00:28:30.849 about the show that was on TV I you're alive 00:28:30.849 --> 00:28:33.289 in line all the time I swear this where you're 00:28:33.289 --> 00:28:35.670 gonna swear that you hatched up a plot to kill 00:28:35.670 --> 00:28:38.250 Grant muffed it came back and you and Thomas 00:28:38.250 --> 00:28:41.210 talked about what was on TV come on stolen get 00:28:41.210 --> 00:28:47.150 wise and get yourself some help Okay, okay When 00:28:47.150 --> 00:28:49.750 Thomas wasn't there when I got there he'd left 00:28:49.750 --> 00:28:54.869 the TV on When did he get back? About midnight. 00:28:56.170 --> 00:29:05.230 Just about. Wynn Thomas and Harry Tolan had their 00:29:05.230 --> 00:29:11.049 revenge. Jason Grant is dead. Before the body 00:29:11.049 --> 00:29:13.910 was quietly buried, the police had arrested Wynn 00:29:13.910 --> 00:29:16.990 Thomas for first degree murder and named Harry 00:29:16.990 --> 00:29:21.049 Tolan as an accomplice. The case was closed to 00:29:21.049 --> 00:29:23.660 the satisfaction of the public. and the police. 00:29:24.420 --> 00:29:27.660 But there may be some surprises when I return 00:29:27.660 --> 00:29:43.119 shortly with Act 3. Jason Grant's death made 00:29:43.119 --> 00:29:46.900 headlines for two days. His funeral made the 00:29:46.900 --> 00:29:50.660 bottom of page one. And then, Grant was just 00:29:50.660 --> 00:29:54.089 about forgotten. To win Thomas and Harry Toland 00:29:54.089 --> 00:29:57.490 charged with his murder, Grant was still an important 00:29:57.490 --> 00:30:00.769 part of their lives. He was also much in the 00:30:00.769 --> 00:30:04.430 thoughts of his widow Denise, his son Tony, and 00:30:04.430 --> 00:30:09.630 in the report of Lieutenant Metcalf. Report from 00:30:09.630 --> 00:30:12.769 Lieutenant Metcalf Homicide 11th Precinct on 00:30:12.769 --> 00:30:15.430 the murder of Jason Grant to the Office of the 00:30:15.430 --> 00:30:21.210 District Attorney. One. An elaborate plot was 00:30:21.210 --> 00:30:25.279 hatched. Then botched. And it will be our contention 00:30:25.279 --> 00:30:28.259 that Wynn Thomas went to Grant's office to finish 00:30:28.259 --> 00:30:31.980 it off. Although we can place him at the building 00:30:31.980 --> 00:30:34.759 at the time of the murder, we cannot put him 00:30:34.759 --> 00:30:40.819 inside the office. Two. We know the gun was there 00:30:40.819 --> 00:30:45.180 and the silencer. Why then did Thomas use towels 00:30:45.180 --> 00:30:49.740 from the men's room to muffle the shots? Three. 00:30:50.759 --> 00:30:53.940 Why didn't he follow his own plot and change 00:30:53.940 --> 00:30:57.380 clothes and take the toolbox with him as planned, 00:30:57.380 --> 00:31:03.359 instead of leaving it for us to find? Four. If 00:31:03.359 --> 00:31:06.500 Thomas was the killer, why didn't he take the 00:31:06.500 --> 00:31:09.160 gun with him instead of leaving it for us to 00:31:09.160 --> 00:31:15.420 find? Five. Ditto the tape recording, which Toland 00:31:15.420 --> 00:31:18.700 admits having told Thomas was made earlier that 00:31:18.700 --> 00:31:38.029 afternoon. Who is it? Denise. Come in. Is it 00:31:38.029 --> 00:31:41.250 all right if I sit down? You can do anything 00:31:41.250 --> 00:31:46.549 you want. After all, you own me now. That's foolish. 00:31:47.190 --> 00:31:51.309 You put up my bail, didn't you? Yes. Why? I felt 00:31:51.309 --> 00:31:56.210 guilty. Guilty? About you. About the way I left 00:31:56.210 --> 00:32:00.109 you. If it's any consolation to you Harry I had 00:32:00.109 --> 00:32:03.970 about two months of happiness with Jason The 00:32:03.970 --> 00:32:06.930 rest was all a bad trip. We were getting a divorce. 00:32:07.150 --> 00:32:10.329 Why didn't you get off? Well, I guess I was ashamed 00:32:10.329 --> 00:32:13.289 to admit to myself or to anyone else that I made 00:32:13.289 --> 00:32:17.609 a mistake Okay And that's why you put up the 00:32:17.609 --> 00:32:22.509 bail bond money Partly the other part. I know 00:32:22.509 --> 00:32:27.390 you Harry. I lived with you You're not a murderer. 00:32:27.430 --> 00:32:30.150 I went along with Wynn's idea. But you didn't 00:32:30.150 --> 00:32:32.809 kill Jason and I couldn't bear the thought of 00:32:32.809 --> 00:32:36.190 you being in jail. What about Wynn? I wasn't 00:32:36.190 --> 00:32:39.710 married to Wynn. Neither was I, but I've done 00:32:39.710 --> 00:32:43.470 just as good or as bad a job on him as you did 00:32:43.470 --> 00:32:46.289 on me. I don't understand. I told you I went 00:32:46.289 --> 00:32:49.509 along with the idea. Part of which was that we 00:32:49.509 --> 00:32:53.650 would alibi each other. I tried, but I messed 00:32:53.650 --> 00:32:58.829 it up. I... Let him down Would you like me to 00:32:58.829 --> 00:33:01.869 post bail for him, too? Would that make you feel 00:33:01.869 --> 00:33:10.450 better Harry? Yes, it would Where's the phone? 00:33:16.650 --> 00:33:19.470 Will you have a drink lieutenant? No, thanks. 00:33:20.289 --> 00:33:23.009 I thought you caught the man who committed the 00:33:23.009 --> 00:33:26.000 murder. I think we have But you're not sure. 00:33:26.359 --> 00:33:28.400 Mrs. Grant told me that she and her husband were 00:33:28.400 --> 00:33:31.119 getting a divorce. Did you figure in that in 00:33:31.119 --> 00:33:33.740 any way? Well, yes, Jason and I were going to 00:33:33.740 --> 00:33:36.339 be married. Then you were on intimate terms with 00:33:36.339 --> 00:33:41.099 Jason Grant. Yes. A long time? Our relationship 00:33:41.099 --> 00:33:44.799 started about a year ago. Then you'd know all 00:33:44.799 --> 00:33:48.660 about him. No one knew all about Jason Grant. 00:33:48.740 --> 00:33:50.660 Let's not fence. The night of the murder, when 00:33:50.660 --> 00:33:53.369 did you leave? About nine o 'clock. I've already 00:33:53.369 --> 00:33:56.650 told you that was grant alone. No Tony was with 00:33:56.650 --> 00:33:58.789 him Did he know about your friendship with his 00:33:58.789 --> 00:34:04.009 father? I? Think he found out that night he He 00:34:04.009 --> 00:34:07.210 saw us embracing now. What was his reaction? 00:34:08.530 --> 00:34:11.670 An honest answer they're usually the best kind. 00:34:11.670 --> 00:34:15.269 I think it was a combination of shock and jealousy 00:34:15.269 --> 00:34:18.429 You see inspector although Tony never made a 00:34:18.429 --> 00:34:23.139 pass I knew he was attracted to me. Did he know 00:34:23.139 --> 00:34:26.039 his father intended to marry you? Not at that 00:34:26.039 --> 00:34:27.880 time. Jason was going to tell Tony that night. 00:34:28.119 --> 00:34:32.880 And did he? I have no idea. Why don't you ask 00:34:32.880 --> 00:34:37.039 Tony? I intend to. Now, you've told us that you 00:34:37.039 --> 00:34:39.699 came right home and never left the apartment. 00:34:39.980 --> 00:34:41.820 That's right. And when Grant never showed at 00:34:41.820 --> 00:34:44.239 your place, you went to sleep. Right again. Isn't 00:34:44.239 --> 00:34:46.570 that strange? I mean, you weren't concerned? 00:34:46.590 --> 00:34:49.349 You didn't know Jason, Lieutenant. He didn't 00:34:49.349 --> 00:34:52.190 like to be accountable to anyone for his actions. 00:34:53.889 --> 00:34:57.710 And really, of all the people involved, I had 00:34:57.710 --> 00:35:01.969 the most to gain from Jason alive. Dead, I get 00:35:01.969 --> 00:35:05.110 nothing. Yes, I'm aware of that. But I've talked 00:35:05.110 --> 00:35:07.469 to the garage man in your building, and he tells 00:35:07.469 --> 00:35:10.070 me that a little after midnight, you took your 00:35:10.070 --> 00:35:12.829 car out and didn't bring it back until about 00:35:12.829 --> 00:35:17.769 two hours later. He told you that? Mm -hmm. Well, 00:35:17.769 --> 00:35:19.869 I believe all the papers said that Jason died 00:35:19.869 --> 00:35:23.170 around 11 o 'clock. And if that's right, why 00:35:23.170 --> 00:35:27.429 then he's a darling for giving me a perfect alibi. 00:35:28.449 --> 00:35:40.769 Wouldn't you agree, Lieutenant? Why? Why? Why 00:35:40.769 --> 00:35:43.650 would she put up bail for me? I told you when, 00:35:43.829 --> 00:35:46.269 because I asked to do it. Ah, I don't buy that. 00:35:46.550 --> 00:35:48.329 Well, you don't know her the way I do. And she 00:35:48.329 --> 00:35:50.909 doesn't know me. Nobody puts up that kind of 00:35:50.909 --> 00:35:53.349 money for a stranger, no matter what she tells 00:35:53.349 --> 00:35:55.610 you. How does she know I won't skip? She took 00:35:55.610 --> 00:35:58.289 my word for it. I don't buy that either. All 00:35:58.289 --> 00:36:00.389 that talk about how she felt she had done you 00:36:00.389 --> 00:36:04.070 wrong, and the guilt she said that she was... 00:36:04.070 --> 00:36:08.309 Of course. Why didn't I think of that before? 00:36:08.489 --> 00:36:11.510 That's it. What? Guilt. That's the key word. 00:36:12.789 --> 00:36:15.750 guilt She feels guilty because she killed Jason 00:36:15.750 --> 00:36:19.309 Are you crazy? I'm just getting smart. She said 00:36:19.309 --> 00:36:21.949 Jason was divorcing her. Didn't didn't you tell 00:36:21.949 --> 00:36:24.610 me she said that I said they were getting a divorce 00:36:24.610 --> 00:36:27.349 Sure. Sure. We both know Jason if he divorced 00:36:27.349 --> 00:36:30.110 her he was through with her She'd never get a 00:36:30.110 --> 00:36:32.210 cent from him He'd fix it with his attorney so 00:36:32.210 --> 00:36:34.349 that she spent the rest of her life chasing him 00:36:34.349 --> 00:36:36.869 for for alimony or a settlement She couldn't 00:36:36.869 --> 00:36:40.000 face up to that. So she killed What are you doing? 00:36:40.300 --> 00:36:42.380 I'm calling Lieutenant Metcalf. Are you listening 00:36:42.380 --> 00:36:45.119 to me? You say you didn't kill Jason. I don't 00:36:45.119 --> 00:36:46.599 know who killed him if you didn't, but I know 00:36:46.599 --> 00:36:49.860 one thing for sure. Denise didn't. And I'm not 00:36:49.860 --> 00:36:51.460 gonna let you throw her to the wolves to save 00:36:51.460 --> 00:36:54.280 your own skin. That's a noble speech, Harry. 00:36:54.940 --> 00:36:57.460 Particularly coming from a guy who threw me to 00:36:57.460 --> 00:36:59.699 the same wolves to save his own skin. You can't 00:36:59.699 --> 00:37:01.619 make me feel any worse about that than I do. 00:37:02.420 --> 00:37:04.119 That's one of the reasons she put up the bail. 00:37:04.300 --> 00:37:06.260 I told her how I felt about letting you down. 00:37:06.340 --> 00:37:10.940 Yeah? Yeah. Listen, she's got all the money in 00:37:10.940 --> 00:37:13.900 the world. She can hire great lawyers. They'll 00:37:13.900 --> 00:37:16.460 be sure to get her off. We can testify about 00:37:16.460 --> 00:37:19.460 what a louse Jason was. She's still attractive. 00:37:19.599 --> 00:37:21.239 She's got everything going for her. I don't care 00:37:21.239 --> 00:37:23.239 what you say. She didn't kill him. And you're 00:37:23.239 --> 00:37:25.239 not gonna let me call Lieutenant Metcalfe. That's 00:37:25.239 --> 00:37:46.480 right. Sorry, Harry. Duffy bring me the lab reports 00:37:46.480 --> 00:37:50.920 again lieutenant. You heard me coming up Want 00:37:50.920 --> 00:37:53.820 some coffee with him? No, no just the reports 00:37:53.820 --> 00:38:00.159 Here they are You know what you're looking for 00:38:00.159 --> 00:38:04.119 no The call from Wynn Thomas made a lot of sense. 00:38:04.119 --> 00:38:08.659 You think so we should put up the bail She had 00:38:08.659 --> 00:38:12.610 a motive We got no one who swear she stayed home 00:38:12.610 --> 00:38:14.750 all that night. Yeah, we got no one who place 00:38:14.750 --> 00:38:17.309 her at the murder scene either How about when 00:38:17.309 --> 00:38:19.530 Thomas why don't you think he did it? I didn't 00:38:19.530 --> 00:38:21.949 say he didn't do it sit there a lot of loose 00:38:21.949 --> 00:38:29.090 ends And I hate loose ends Hey, you got something 00:38:29.090 --> 00:38:34.329 look here and the coroner's report here That 00:38:34.329 --> 00:38:38.400 resulted from one bullet in the heart Three other 00:38:38.400 --> 00:38:41.139 bullets were fired into the body all below the 00:38:41.139 --> 00:38:46.519 waist Well, I don't see what could be Duffy It 00:38:46.519 --> 00:39:00.000 just could be Who is that? Well, I know you think 00:39:00.000 --> 00:39:02.659 I'm a very smart girl Tony, but I really can't 00:39:02.659 --> 00:39:06.139 see through doors. I send them away Kay You're 00:39:06.139 --> 00:39:09.400 uptight about being here, aren't you? Yeah, sure 00:39:09.400 --> 00:39:11.860 I am. Everybody knows about you. Oh, we're never 00:39:11.860 --> 00:39:14.039 going to have a relaxed relationship until you 00:39:14.039 --> 00:39:16.880 stop worrying about what people will think. Who 00:39:16.880 --> 00:39:20.039 is it? Lieutenant Metcalf. Don't let him in. 00:39:20.920 --> 00:39:24.000 Well, it's late, Lieutenant, and unless... I 00:39:24.000 --> 00:39:26.559 think you'd better let me in, Miss Woodhouse. 00:39:29.139 --> 00:39:32.340 That sounds ominous, Lieutenant. Evening, Mr. 00:39:32.500 --> 00:39:35.769 Grant. Evening. I, uh... know you better than 00:39:35.769 --> 00:39:39.510 to offer you a drink, so what can we do for you? 00:39:39.769 --> 00:39:45.170 A few answers. I am afraid I'm all out of answers. 00:39:45.469 --> 00:39:47.750 How about you, Mr. Grant? I'll do anything to 00:39:47.750 --> 00:39:50.329 help, but we've been over everything so often. 00:39:50.389 --> 00:39:52.730 There's been a new development. Oh? Mr. Grant, 00:39:52.909 --> 00:39:55.670 did you know your mother has posted bail for 00:39:55.670 --> 00:39:59.809 Wynn Thomas as well as Harry Tolan? No, but... 00:39:59.809 --> 00:40:01.789 Can you think of any reason why your mother would 00:40:01.789 --> 00:40:04.130 do a thing like that? I haven't given it any 00:40:04.130 --> 00:40:08.150 thought. Your mother told Mr. Toland she posted 00:40:08.150 --> 00:40:10.449 his bail because she felt badly about the way 00:40:10.449 --> 00:40:13.530 she treated him. That makes sense. She also spoke 00:40:13.530 --> 00:40:17.010 about guilt. What kind of guilt? That's the question. 00:40:17.250 --> 00:40:19.030 Thomas thinks it's connected with her not wanting 00:40:19.030 --> 00:40:21.250 to let an innocent man go to prison for a crime 00:40:21.250 --> 00:40:25.050 she committed. Thomas is a liar, and you're a 00:40:25.050 --> 00:40:26.869 fool for listening to him. What makes you so 00:40:26.869 --> 00:40:29.449 sure? Because I know my mother. She couldn't 00:40:29.449 --> 00:40:32.550 have killed Dad any more than... Any more than 00:40:32.550 --> 00:40:34.849 she could kill a fly. She can't account for a 00:40:34.849 --> 00:40:37.190 time around 11 o 'clock. She says she was at 00:40:37.190 --> 00:40:39.469 home. We can't place her there. Oh, yes, you 00:40:39.469 --> 00:40:42.230 can. I was there with her. I was there with her 00:40:42.230 --> 00:40:44.570 the whole time. Now, that's a stupid lie, Mr. 00:40:44.769 --> 00:40:46.630 Grant, and I'm sure you only said it because 00:40:46.630 --> 00:40:50.969 you're so upset. Of course I'm upset. Why don't 00:40:50.969 --> 00:40:53.750 you forget about Mother and concentrate on nailing 00:40:53.750 --> 00:40:56.610 down the case against Thomas and Toland? Although 00:40:56.610 --> 00:40:58.650 I can't see what else you need. I need to know 00:40:58.650 --> 00:41:01.650 why four bullets were fired when the first shot 00:41:01.650 --> 00:41:05.530 killed your father. The killer hated Dad. He 00:41:05.530 --> 00:41:08.789 just kept firing and firing. We all know how 00:41:08.789 --> 00:41:11.809 much Thomas hated him and why. But the bullets 00:41:11.809 --> 00:41:16.309 were fired low. It all seemed very deliberate. 00:41:17.090 --> 00:41:20.480 Well, maybe it was. Maybe maybe Thomas hated 00:41:20.480 --> 00:41:22.559 him so much that he stopped in the men's room 00:41:22.559 --> 00:41:25.099 to get towels to Muffle the sound of the shots 00:41:25.099 --> 00:41:27.480 when all along he knew there was a was a silencer 00:41:27.480 --> 00:41:30.980 in the toolbox Toland left behind Maybe maybe 00:41:30.980 --> 00:41:34.139 he didn't have time May it takes time to fit 00:41:34.139 --> 00:41:37.079 a silencer onto a gun or maybe the killer was 00:41:37.079 --> 00:41:40.300 someone who saw the gun But didn't know about 00:41:40.300 --> 00:41:45.119 the silencer in the toolbox Yeah, that's possible 00:41:45.119 --> 00:41:48.139 Does your mother know you're seeing miss woodhouse? 00:41:50.280 --> 00:41:53.340 And take it she doesn't how do you think she'd 00:41:53.340 --> 00:41:55.559 feel about that her son taking right up with 00:41:55.559 --> 00:41:58.679 the same woman his father You do play a very 00:41:58.679 --> 00:42:01.500 dirty game of pool. Don't you lieutenant murder 00:42:01.500 --> 00:42:05.619 is a very dirty game miss Woodhouse? well, Tony 00:42:05.619 --> 00:42:08.639 isn't the men's room locked does your mother 00:42:08.639 --> 00:42:13.929 have a key or Do you miss Woodhouse? I think 00:42:13.929 --> 00:42:16.250 you'd better get out, Lieutenant. This is my 00:42:16.250 --> 00:42:18.809 apartment. And don't come back without a warrant. 00:42:18.829 --> 00:42:21.150 That can be arranged. What do you think your 00:42:21.150 --> 00:42:23.230 mother's gonna say, Tony, when she finds out 00:42:23.230 --> 00:42:25.170 that you're in love with Miss Woodhouse, just 00:42:25.170 --> 00:42:28.449 as your dad was? You think she's gonna feel she 00:42:28.449 --> 00:42:31.590 killed your father for nothing? She didn't do 00:42:31.590 --> 00:42:36.750 it. She didn't. You know she didn't do it. I 00:42:36.750 --> 00:42:39.090 just couldn't stand seeing him hurt her that 00:42:39.090 --> 00:42:43.280 way. And all for... Because he had a picture 00:42:43.280 --> 00:42:47.059 of himself as the great lover the great great 00:42:47.059 --> 00:42:51.579 lover So I I took care of him I was glad to take 00:42:51.579 --> 00:42:54.280 care of him the way he would have taken care 00:42:54.280 --> 00:43:07.820 of anyone like him Like father like son Jason 00:43:07.820 --> 00:43:11.780 Grant was dead murdered by his own son who was 00:43:11.780 --> 00:43:14.159 driven to kill him because of his love for his 00:43:14.159 --> 00:43:30.420 mother. I'll be back shortly. Tony Grant confessed 00:43:30.420 --> 00:43:34.099 and was sent to a mental institution. As for 00:43:34.099 --> 00:43:37.900 Wynn Thomas and Harry Tolan, they had their revenge 00:43:37.900 --> 00:43:41.789 and they found it empty. For a while they kept 00:43:41.789 --> 00:43:45.030 on meeting every Friday night, but strangely 00:43:45.030 --> 00:43:47.869 after a while they found they had nothing to 00:43:47.869 --> 00:43:51.909 talk about and drifted apart. It was almost as 00:43:51.909 --> 00:43:55.750 if with Grant dead their lives were now without 00:43:55.750 --> 00:44:00.409 purpose. Our cast included Paul Hecht, Tony Roberts, 00:44:00.889 --> 00:44:04.489 Joan Lovejoy, Mary Jane Higbee, George Petrie 00:44:04.489 --> 00:44:08.090 and Joseph Julian. The entire production was 00:44:08.090 --> 00:44:11.789 under the direction of Hyman Brown. This is E 00:44:11.789 --> 00:44:14.769 .G. Marshall inviting you to return to our mystery 00:44:14.769 --> 00:44:19.050 theater for another adventure in the macabre. 00:44:19.050 --> 00:44:22.769 Until next time, pleasant dreams.