WEBVTT 00:00:18.260 --> 00:00:25.019 Come in. Welcome. I am E .G. Marshall, and I 00:00:25.019 --> 00:00:28.149 have a ghost story to tell you. but her most 00:00:28.149 --> 00:00:31.809 unusual ghost story since it violates all the 00:00:31.809 --> 00:00:35.289 established rules. You know the rules for a ghost 00:00:35.289 --> 00:00:38.990 story. It must be set on some desolate windswept 00:00:38.990 --> 00:00:43.270 moor or perhaps in a ruined isolated mansion 00:00:43.270 --> 00:00:48.250 or a lonely deserted castle. However, this spine 00:00:48.250 --> 00:00:51.409 -tingling tale actually takes place in a modern 00:00:51.409 --> 00:00:55.310 luxury high -rise apartment building and in broad 00:00:55.310 --> 00:01:00.189 daylight. I don't want to die, George, please. 00:01:01.049 --> 00:01:03.189 I don't want to die. Margaret, darling, listen 00:01:03.189 --> 00:01:06.150 to me. No! No! Margaret, it would be better. 00:01:06.709 --> 00:01:10.150 Better for who? For you, dear, for you. I have 00:01:10.150 --> 00:01:13.590 very little left, George. Please, just let me 00:01:13.590 --> 00:01:16.590 live a little longer. Margaret, life means nothing 00:01:16.590 --> 00:01:21.510 to you now. I know, but just let me live a little 00:01:21.510 --> 00:01:33.840 bit longer. I can't, Margaret. I can't. Our mystery 00:01:33.840 --> 00:01:37.260 drama, The Man Who Heard Voices, was written 00:01:37.260 --> 00:01:39.939 especially for the Mystery Theatre by Sam Dann 00:01:39.939 --> 00:01:44.099 and stars Larry Haynes. I'll be back shortly 00:01:44.099 --> 00:01:59.700 with Act One. At 42, George Wesley Sanderson 00:01:59.700 --> 00:02:04.299 is handsome, intelligent, and wealthy. He is 00:02:04.299 --> 00:02:07.799 married to a most beautiful woman. He is a partner 00:02:07.799 --> 00:02:11.520 in a prestigious law firm. He has a host of friends 00:02:11.520 --> 00:02:14.280 because he is gracious, considerate, sensitive, 00:02:14.780 --> 00:02:18.479 and obliging. And so you look at him sipping 00:02:18.479 --> 00:02:20.860 his morning coffee in his luxurious apartment 00:02:20.860 --> 00:02:24.280 in New York City and you say to yourself, here 00:02:24.280 --> 00:02:28.560 indeed is one of fortune's favorites. How wonderful 00:02:28.560 --> 00:02:32.659 life must be for George Wesley Sanderson. But 00:02:32.659 --> 00:02:36.319 we have invaded his privacy. We have caught him 00:02:36.319 --> 00:02:41.120 alone and off guard. And so we see a look of 00:02:41.120 --> 00:02:45.639 terror in his eyes. And no wonder, because George 00:02:45.639 --> 00:02:49.740 Wesley Sanderson hears a voice. A woman's voice. 00:02:50.159 --> 00:02:53.740 It's time for my pills, George. The voice is 00:02:53.740 --> 00:02:57.960 clear and distinct. May I have my pills, George? 00:02:58.520 --> 00:03:04.599 But George is alone in the room. My pills! Not 00:03:04.599 --> 00:03:07.240 only is George Wesley Sanderson alone in the 00:03:07.240 --> 00:03:11.599 room, but the voice belongs to a woman ten years 00:03:11.599 --> 00:03:55.639 dead Margaret Margaret Yes, I'm here, Sally. 00:03:55.939 --> 00:03:57.759 We all decided that you should be down here. 00:03:57.800 --> 00:04:01.659 Well, I... Well, you what? Are you all right, 00:04:01.979 --> 00:04:05.699 George? Yes, I'm fine. Good. Get on the plane. 00:04:06.039 --> 00:04:08.460 Well, darling, somebody has to work. Oh, come 00:04:08.460 --> 00:04:11.379 on. That silly place runs itself. Goodbye, dear. 00:04:12.800 --> 00:04:16.079 Georgie, are you sure you're all right? Yes, 00:04:16.079 --> 00:04:19.680 yes, I'm fine. And really, I have to get to the 00:04:19.680 --> 00:04:22.399 office. I notice you'd rather get to the office 00:04:22.399 --> 00:04:24.500 than fly to... Darling, it's not what I'd rather 00:04:24.500 --> 00:04:27.600 do. It's what I have to do. My next husband will 00:04:27.600 --> 00:04:31.120 be a man with absolutely no ethics at all. Goodbye. 00:04:33.939 --> 00:04:37.399 My name, as you know, is George Wesley Sanderson. 00:04:38.220 --> 00:04:41.519 And I must talk to somebody, unburden myself, 00:04:41.519 --> 00:04:45.459 but there is nobody. Oh, my wife loves me. My 00:04:45.459 --> 00:04:47.519 father -in -law is most understanding. I have 00:04:47.519 --> 00:04:53.199 good friends. I could confess to a priest. Is 00:04:53.199 --> 00:04:57.180 it a psychiatrist? But you see each in his own 00:04:57.180 --> 00:05:00.040 way would fail me because no one would accept 00:05:00.040 --> 00:05:02.279 the basic point of my problem and no one would 00:05:02.279 --> 00:05:07.279 ever believe that that I'm a man who hears voices 00:05:07.279 --> 00:05:11.199 There are times when I can hear what people think 00:05:11.199 --> 00:05:13.680 what they're going to think and there are times 00:05:13.680 --> 00:05:16.420 when I can hear people who are miles away or 00:05:16.420 --> 00:05:25.879 or even dead It started oh 15 years ago I Was 00:05:25.879 --> 00:05:28.360 married to my first wife then her name was Margaret 00:05:28.360 --> 00:05:33.279 She was 23 years old vivacious active loved sports. 00:05:33.519 --> 00:05:36.779 She could even beat me in tennis, but She did 00:05:36.779 --> 00:05:41.319 it with such charm. I didn't mind it a bit That's 00:05:41.319 --> 00:05:45.259 all that looked into me. Okay If you want the 00:05:45.259 --> 00:05:47.519 point you can have the point you should have 00:05:47.519 --> 00:05:50.779 a handicap anyhow. Okay, just look out for this 00:05:50.779 --> 00:05:56.319 ace Inase, how'd you like that, huh? I say, how'd 00:05:56.319 --> 00:06:01.300 you like that? Margaret? Margaret, is something 00:06:01.300 --> 00:06:06.540 wrong? No. I'm fine. Well, you had a funny look 00:06:06.540 --> 00:06:11.980 on your face. Did I? It's just... Just what? 00:06:12.139 --> 00:06:16.259 Nothing, nothing. I... I just had a funny little 00:06:16.259 --> 00:06:27.750 twinge in my back. It was the voice of our doctor. 00:06:27.750 --> 00:06:31.750 You both should know the truth. We don't know 00:06:31.750 --> 00:06:35.269 what's wrong with Margaret. She won't be able 00:06:35.269 --> 00:06:39.810 to walk. She'll have to stay in bed for a while 00:06:39.810 --> 00:06:48.750 anyway. These pills will keep her alive. Exactly 00:06:48.750 --> 00:06:52.709 one year later, the doctor spoke those very words 00:06:52.709 --> 00:07:08.230 to us in the hospital. for me Mr Cartwright yes 00:07:08.230 --> 00:07:13.310 George sit down thank you sir George I read your 00:07:13.310 --> 00:07:17.050 brief on the Hollingsworth case brilliant is 00:07:17.050 --> 00:07:19.389 that what you'd like to specialize in criminal 00:07:19.389 --> 00:07:23.230 law yes sir good this firm could use a crackerjack 00:07:23.230 --> 00:07:26.730 trial lawyer and let's have dinner one night 00:07:26.730 --> 00:07:28.970 this week and start making some plans for you 00:07:28.970 --> 00:07:33.629 sir I really can't go out much at night you know 00:07:33.629 --> 00:07:39.459 no you see My wife is bedridden. Oh I'm sorry 00:07:39.459 --> 00:07:41.899 to hear that we we don't even know what it is 00:07:41.899 --> 00:07:44.939 one of those mysterious ailments Anyhow, she 00:07:44.939 --> 00:07:48.000 has to have constant attention. I have a woman 00:07:48.000 --> 00:07:50.060 who stays with her during the day, but at night 00:07:50.060 --> 00:07:53.319 I can't leave her alone Hmm. Well, that's too 00:07:53.319 --> 00:07:58.879 bad We'll arrange for lunch perhaps And I heard 00:07:58.879 --> 00:08:04.569 his voice his silent voice but to me It was crystal 00:08:04.569 --> 00:08:10.589 clear. Too bad. We may have to forget about George, 00:08:11.269 --> 00:08:17.290 and it's a tragedy. But, if he wants to be an 00:08:17.290 --> 00:08:22.509 eight hour day man, he'll remain in an eight 00:08:22.509 --> 00:08:33.000 hour day job. That's all for now, George. I just 00:08:33.000 --> 00:08:35.440 wanted to let you know how pleased I am with 00:08:35.440 --> 00:08:38.539 your work. And the other partners are too. Well, 00:08:38.539 --> 00:08:41.580 thank you, sir. Hi, Dad. Your secretary said 00:08:41.580 --> 00:08:44.100 you were busy, but I'll only be a minute. Well, 00:08:44.100 --> 00:08:48.820 hello. Who is this? This is one of our new young 00:08:48.820 --> 00:08:52.240 attorneys. George Wesley Sanderson. My daughter 00:08:52.240 --> 00:08:55.840 Sally. How do you do? George Wesley Sanderson. 00:08:56.320 --> 00:08:59.220 Even sounds like a great lawyer. Now, dear... 00:08:59.149 --> 00:09:02.350 Save that ravishing smile for where it'll do 00:09:02.350 --> 00:09:05.970 you some good George Sanderson is a married man 00:09:05.970 --> 00:09:13.529 And once again, I heard a voice Sally's voice 00:09:32.909 --> 00:09:37.470 Thank you, dear. But I don't want any more. It's 00:09:37.470 --> 00:09:40.809 time for my pill. Oh, yes, it is. I'll get it 00:09:40.809 --> 00:09:43.409 for you. Those pills, they're like a lifeline. 00:09:43.529 --> 00:09:46.389 Well, let's be thankful they work. Poor George. 00:09:47.149 --> 00:09:50.730 You've become a full -time nurse. And in addition, 00:09:50.850 --> 00:09:54.289 you've got a full -time job. You really don't 00:09:54.289 --> 00:09:58.389 get much sleep, darling. You have to set an alarm 00:09:58.389 --> 00:10:01.529 every two hours to give me my pill. Darling, 00:10:01.809 --> 00:10:04.870 we... Stood up together and we took a vow for 00:10:04.870 --> 00:10:07.970 richer for poorer for better for worse and sickness 00:10:07.970 --> 00:10:13.950 and health till death do us part Let's change 00:10:13.950 --> 00:10:19.690 the subject, huh? Okay Well, how'd it go at work 00:10:19.690 --> 00:10:22.269 today Oh there everybody flipped for the way 00:10:22.269 --> 00:10:24.809 I handled the Hollingsworth case. Oh, will it 00:10:24.809 --> 00:10:27.149 mean in promotion? Well, maybe but more important 00:10:27.149 --> 00:10:30.309 is the additional money Oh George know what? 00:10:31.139 --> 00:10:34.559 If you become important, we'll be expected to 00:10:34.559 --> 00:10:36.580 entertain and... No, no, nothing of the sort. 00:10:36.600 --> 00:10:39.639 I'm gonna run my business the way I want. I intend 00:10:39.639 --> 00:10:41.679 to do my work during the day, in the office. 00:10:41.879 --> 00:10:45.100 I don't have to socialize with people. Merit. 00:10:45.379 --> 00:10:51.440 Ability. That's what should count. And for the 00:10:51.440 --> 00:10:56.220 third time that day, I heard a voice. This time, 00:10:56.539 --> 00:11:25.950 Margaret's. We have a clear precedent here. When 00:11:25.950 --> 00:11:28.610 Theodore Roosevelt was police commissioner of 00:11:28.610 --> 00:11:31.429 the city of New York, the question of injury 00:11:31.429 --> 00:11:33.889 incurred while making a citizen's arrest... Do 00:11:33.889 --> 00:11:37.769 you always talk to yourself? Oh, I happen to 00:11:37.769 --> 00:11:40.250 be dictating him to this recorder. How did you 00:11:40.250 --> 00:11:43.110 get in here? Being the boss's daughter ought 00:11:43.110 --> 00:11:45.809 to give a girl certain privileges. I came by 00:11:45.809 --> 00:11:49.190 hoping you might have pity on me. Pity? I'm famished. 00:11:49.450 --> 00:11:52.519 You might take me to lunch. Well, uh... Well, 00:11:52.620 --> 00:11:55.100 what? It wouldn't hurt you with the chief. Might 00:11:55.100 --> 00:11:57.159 even pave the way to a promotion. Well, on the 00:11:57.159 --> 00:11:59.840 other hand, it might backfire. How? Well, how 00:11:59.840 --> 00:12:02.779 does your father regard married male employees 00:12:02.779 --> 00:12:05.179 who take his daughter to lunch? I don't know. 00:12:05.379 --> 00:12:08.039 It's never happened before. As you legal types 00:12:08.039 --> 00:12:11.259 might say, there are no precedents. Come on. 00:12:11.580 --> 00:12:15.659 Take a chance. Live dangerously. I'll give my 00:12:15.659 --> 00:12:30.230 hat. Darling, I'm sorry. I need my pill. No, 00:12:30.230 --> 00:12:36.029 it's okay. It's okay, darling. Here you are, 00:12:36.429 --> 00:12:43.429 dear. Thank you. There. Now, just let me set 00:12:43.429 --> 00:12:46.990 the alarm again. You must be exhausted. No, no, 00:12:47.009 --> 00:12:51.629 no. Not really. Are you feeling any better? Yes. 00:12:52.110 --> 00:12:55.899 A little. I was so tired when you came home, 00:12:56.019 --> 00:12:59.539 though, we couldn't even talk. And I look forward 00:12:59.539 --> 00:13:03.659 to our talk so much. Anything interesting happen 00:13:03.659 --> 00:13:07.960 today? Uh, no, no, just a lot of routine. What 00:13:07.960 --> 00:13:11.220 did you have for lunch? Lunch, uh, lunch, let's 00:13:11.220 --> 00:13:15.580 see, uh, I just had a sandwich at the desk. Oh, 00:13:15.740 --> 00:13:19.279 George, you should go out. No, no, dear, no, 00:13:19.299 --> 00:13:30.190 I shouldn't. But I did. She would drop by two, 00:13:30.210 --> 00:13:34.309 three times a week. And it just became, well, 00:13:34.889 --> 00:13:38.909 a thing we did. We were friends, that's all. 00:13:39.950 --> 00:13:42.789 I knew she was in love with me, but I was discovering 00:13:42.789 --> 00:13:46.649 something else. Something very unsettling, very 00:13:46.649 --> 00:13:51.330 disturbing. I was falling in love with her, too. 00:13:52.230 --> 00:14:05.740 I tried to fight it. Now that we've scared away 00:14:05.740 --> 00:14:08.779 every fish between here and Europe. I wouldn't 00:14:08.779 --> 00:14:10.899 know what to do with a fish if I caught one. 00:14:11.039 --> 00:14:16.159 Well, let's just drift for a bit, huh? You didn't 00:14:16.159 --> 00:14:20.519 have to say that. Say what? Drift. Haven't we 00:14:20.519 --> 00:14:24.659 been doing just that since the day we met? Yes, 00:14:24.659 --> 00:14:28.620 yes, I suppose we have. What are we going to 00:14:28.620 --> 00:14:35.090 do, George? I don't know. I'm willing to settle. 00:14:35.529 --> 00:14:38.509 Settle? For half a loaf. Oh, no, no, no. That 00:14:38.509 --> 00:14:41.070 wouldn't work. After a while, you'd get to hate 00:14:41.070 --> 00:14:44.090 me. No, George, I wouldn't. Well, I'd hate myself. 00:14:46.110 --> 00:14:52.350 Do you still love her? No. No, it's a terrible 00:14:52.350 --> 00:14:56.590 thing, but I don't love her anymore. You know, 00:14:56.590 --> 00:14:58.490 that happens to people. Just as they can fall 00:14:58.490 --> 00:15:02.519 in love, they can also fall out of love. It's 00:15:02.519 --> 00:15:04.960 just that the timing and the circumstances are 00:15:04.960 --> 00:15:07.639 bad for Margaret and for me. But if you no longer 00:15:07.639 --> 00:15:09.460 love her... Well, how could I ever divorce her? 00:15:10.039 --> 00:15:13.220 Hey! Hey, where are we going? I don't know. But 00:15:13.220 --> 00:15:16.379 the one thing I can't do is just to stand still. 00:15:27.120 --> 00:15:32.000 and no one in this world ever really stands still. 00:15:32.419 --> 00:15:35.720 Wheels are always turning, gears are shifting, 00:15:36.360 --> 00:15:40.360 minds are changing, perhaps slowly, imperceptibly, 00:15:40.860 --> 00:15:44.820 subtly. Even a marriage vow contains the seeds 00:15:44.820 --> 00:15:49.639 of its own dissolution, for it says, until death 00:15:49.639 --> 00:15:53.960 do us part. We'll be back shortly with Act Two. 00:16:06.300 --> 00:16:10.559 George Wesley Sanderson is in a motorboat just 00:16:10.559 --> 00:16:14.779 off Long Island on a beautiful day with a beautiful 00:16:14.779 --> 00:16:17.919 woman who loves him. And to make it perfect, 00:16:18.620 --> 00:16:22.879 he also loves her. However, there's a complication. 00:16:23.580 --> 00:16:27.360 George Wesley Sanderson is married and he takes 00:16:27.360 --> 00:16:35.509 his vow seriously. We'll do something, Sally. 00:16:36.210 --> 00:16:38.710 You'll have to do something, George. People don't 00:16:38.710 --> 00:16:41.730 stand still. Yes, I know. You can't freeze a 00:16:41.730 --> 00:16:43.690 relationship. It grows better every day or it 00:16:43.690 --> 00:16:46.830 becomes worse. You fall in love because another 00:16:46.830 --> 00:16:48.850 person has something you need, and sometimes 00:16:48.850 --> 00:16:53.750 it's the terrible truth. When that person loses 00:16:53.750 --> 00:16:57.570 what attracted you in the first place, love also 00:16:57.570 --> 00:17:01.190 goes with it. I know, I know. So many people 00:17:01.190 --> 00:17:04.440 can't face up to it. They're unable to end a 00:17:04.440 --> 00:17:08.980 thing that really no longer exists. I love you, 00:17:08.980 --> 00:17:16.220 Sally. I love you, George, but I'm human. If 00:17:16.220 --> 00:17:19.299 I can't have you sooner or later, I'll face it, 00:17:19.299 --> 00:17:22.940 and then I'll make other arrangements for my 00:17:22.940 --> 00:17:27.799 life. Sally, wait for me. Oh, I'll wait, George. 00:17:28.859 --> 00:17:33.269 But I can't promise to wait forever. Just then 00:17:33.269 --> 00:17:36.369 I heard another voice It was a voice. I'd never 00:17:36.369 --> 00:17:38.869 heard before but there was no no mistaking who 00:17:38.869 --> 00:17:52.069 it could be and what the meaning was Oh Sally 00:17:52.069 --> 00:17:55.650 darling, don't ask me how or when or why look 00:17:55.650 --> 00:17:58.380 out you'll upset the bar Who cares, Sally, it's 00:17:58.380 --> 00:18:00.660 gonna happen. What's going to happen? You and 00:18:00.660 --> 00:18:02.599 me, we're gonna happen. We're gonna be married. 00:18:02.720 --> 00:18:06.480 But... No buts. Just believe me. I believe you, 00:18:06.819 --> 00:18:20.539 George. I believe you. Mmm, that was good. I 00:18:20.539 --> 00:18:23.079 was so hungry. Oh, Margaret, that's a good sign. 00:18:23.880 --> 00:18:30.170 Oh, I don't know. Sometimes I just wish... What? 00:18:32.049 --> 00:18:36.970 What do you wish? Oh, nothing, nothing. I don't 00:18:36.970 --> 00:18:40.490 want to talk about it. Well, now, you must have 00:18:40.490 --> 00:18:43.970 had an interesting morning. Oh, just so so. Well, 00:18:43.970 --> 00:18:47.029 what was it? What did you have to do at the office? 00:18:47.690 --> 00:18:50.450 You never did tell me. No, no, I didn't. Well, 00:18:50.930 --> 00:18:54.150 we had to take a deposition. Oh? And we just 00:18:54.150 --> 00:18:56.809 spent the morning... listening to witnesses and 00:18:56.809 --> 00:19:06.049 Margaret Margaret What oh Dear what is it George 00:19:06.049 --> 00:19:09.769 don't close your eyes yet? It's time for your 00:19:09.769 --> 00:19:15.029 pill Here take it down with some juice You know, 00:19:15.029 --> 00:19:17.589 that's all we'd have to do just forget one pill 00:19:17.589 --> 00:19:24.480 old George darling Maybe we'd Both be better 00:19:24.480 --> 00:19:40.599 off Hey, good morning, George is it sit down. 00:19:40.799 --> 00:19:45.789 Thank you now George I I want you to go to Washington. 00:19:45.970 --> 00:19:48.410 I know you have personal problems. Yes, sir. 00:19:48.430 --> 00:19:51.609 I want you to argue the Stillwell case before 00:19:51.609 --> 00:19:54.009 the Court of Appeals. Well, sir... You can win 00:19:54.009 --> 00:19:56.970 this case for us. You're a natural. Lawyers like 00:19:56.970 --> 00:19:59.430 you come along once in a generation. Yes, but 00:19:59.430 --> 00:20:01.970 Mr. Cartwright... The trial date is in six weeks. 00:20:02.049 --> 00:20:06.210 Now I'm sure you can find a way to resolve your 00:20:06.210 --> 00:20:09.630 problem. You can buy nursing care while you're 00:20:09.630 --> 00:20:12.109 gone. Sir, it's more than that. I'm sure it is. 00:20:12.319 --> 00:20:14.599 Now, I don't want to intrude in your personal 00:20:14.599 --> 00:20:18.700 affairs. Although I understand I'm indirectly 00:20:18.700 --> 00:20:23.460 affected. My daughter, evidently, is quite taken 00:20:23.460 --> 00:20:26.460 with you. Well, that's between the two of you. 00:20:26.480 --> 00:20:30.160 I assure you. Of what? The two of you are in 00:20:30.160 --> 00:20:34.279 love. It's a very difficult situation. But it's 00:20:34.279 --> 00:20:37.759 your situation. For my part, I need you for the 00:20:37.759 --> 00:20:41.049 Stillwell trial in Washington. Now, don't give 00:20:41.049 --> 00:20:47.450 me your answer right now. And then, I heard a 00:20:47.450 --> 00:20:51.049 voice. And this voice I knew very well because 00:20:51.049 --> 00:20:55.509 it was my own voice. And I could hear myself 00:20:55.509 --> 00:21:16.829 say... What what what well that's what I want 00:21:16.829 --> 00:21:20.430 to ask you what happened you turned pale is everything 00:21:20.430 --> 00:21:24.230 all right? Yeah, yes, sir. Yes, sir. Everything's 00:21:24.230 --> 00:21:27.589 fine. Just fine. I uh, I mean, I believe that 00:21:27.589 --> 00:21:31.009 I will be able to plead the still love case after 00:21:31.009 --> 00:21:43.220 all Has she been taking these pills regularly? 00:21:43.519 --> 00:21:45.900 Oh, religiously, Doctor. The woman we have here 00:21:45.900 --> 00:21:47.980 in the daytime is absolutely trustworthy, and 00:21:47.980 --> 00:21:50.319 of course I'm here all night. And he's a tyrant 00:21:50.319 --> 00:21:53.039 about it, Doctor. Well, he should be. Doctor, 00:21:53.599 --> 00:21:56.720 what about Margaret? Well, for the first time 00:21:56.720 --> 00:22:00.920 since... since this thing struck, I have good 00:22:00.920 --> 00:22:06.039 news. Good news? I say good. These words, good 00:22:06.039 --> 00:22:09.150 and bad, are... Relative. Yes, but what do you 00:22:09.150 --> 00:22:11.950 mean by good? Well, for the first time, I can 00:22:11.950 --> 00:22:15.190 detect no further signs of deterioration. I see. 00:22:15.509 --> 00:22:18.730 Unless some other complication occurs. Margaret 00:22:18.730 --> 00:22:22.250 can live on indefinitely, provided she takes 00:22:22.250 --> 00:22:24.609 her pills on a regular basis. Oh, well, we'll 00:22:24.609 --> 00:22:27.170 see to that, Doctor. We'll see to that. Well, 00:22:27.730 --> 00:22:30.390 keep in touch if anything unusual happens, and 00:22:30.390 --> 00:22:32.589 I'll be here again next week. Yes, I'll see you 00:22:32.589 --> 00:22:35.869 to the door, Doctor. Goodbye, Margaret. Goodbye, 00:22:35.950 --> 00:22:42.079 Doctor. Oh, a lovely day, isn't it, George? Uh, 00:22:42.079 --> 00:22:46.420 yes, yes. Oh, about those pills, George. Make 00:22:46.420 --> 00:22:49.779 sure you never run out. And she must have one 00:22:49.779 --> 00:22:56.099 every two hours. That's what his speaking voice 00:22:56.099 --> 00:22:59.299 was saying to me. The little amenities, the weather, 00:22:59.779 --> 00:23:04.240 don't forget her pills and so on. But there was 00:23:04.240 --> 00:23:09.720 another voice. His inner voice and I could hear 00:23:09.720 --> 00:23:44.900 it so clearly so plainly Thank you for everything. 00:23:46.279 --> 00:23:50.920 George? George? Oh, yes dear. I like a pillow. 00:23:51.299 --> 00:23:58.440 Yes dear, I'm coming. Here we are. Now. Does 00:23:58.440 --> 00:24:02.559 that feel more comfortable? I think so. Margaret, 00:24:03.640 --> 00:24:14.329 look at me. I'm looking at you, darling. voice, 00:24:15.009 --> 00:24:17.269 not her speaking voice, but her thinking voice, 00:24:17.509 --> 00:24:19.690 her feeling voice, the way I'd heard it once 00:24:19.690 --> 00:24:25.289 before. But this ability, this gift, this talent, 00:24:25.349 --> 00:24:27.369 call it what you will, doesn't work at my command. 00:24:27.789 --> 00:24:31.009 It comes and goes of its own accord. I wanted 00:24:31.009 --> 00:24:33.009 to know how she felt, what she really wished 00:24:33.009 --> 00:24:37.069 for. But try as I might, I simply couldn't hear 00:24:37.069 --> 00:24:40.869 her inner voice. And I knew that the decision, 00:24:40.990 --> 00:24:45.119 one way or another. Would have to be mine all 00:24:45.119 --> 00:24:52.380 mine mine alone I'm looking at you darling Margaret. 00:24:52.579 --> 00:24:57.299 Are you in pain? Doesn't matter really The pill 00:24:57.299 --> 00:25:00.819 takes care of it. It's such a miraculous pill. 00:25:00.839 --> 00:25:05.559 It takes care of everything. Oh I think I'd better 00:25:05.559 --> 00:25:10.640 sleep for a while George. I I Just want to sleep 00:25:10.640 --> 00:25:13.549 Margaret. What do you mean? Please tell me what 00:25:13.549 --> 00:25:21.369 he what do you mean by by sleep? Margaret Hello 00:25:21.369 --> 00:25:28.130 George, oh, yes, mr. Cartwright a week from Friday 00:25:28.130 --> 00:25:37.690 Well, sir, I hadn't expected Well, yes, sir, 00:25:37.710 --> 00:25:40.690 but that was because I thought I had six more 00:25:40.690 --> 00:25:49.259 weeks I understand. I'll have Miss Gordon book 00:25:49.259 --> 00:25:52.299 your flight. Well, a week from Friday, that's 00:25:52.299 --> 00:25:55.200 about 10 days, isn't it? Well, we'll have all 00:25:55.200 --> 00:25:58.019 the papers for you at the office tomorrow. And 00:25:58.019 --> 00:26:00.779 I'm taking you off everything else. Just remember, 00:26:00.920 --> 00:26:03.700 we want this case. Yes, sir. Goodbye, George. 00:26:04.160 --> 00:26:08.720 Goodbye, sir. George? Oh, darling, I thought 00:26:08.720 --> 00:26:11.059 you were asleep. The ringing of the phone woke 00:26:11.059 --> 00:26:14.700 me. Thought it was the alarm for my pill. Oh, 00:26:14.720 --> 00:26:17.839 no. No, we still have another hour for that Now 00:26:17.839 --> 00:26:20.440 what's supposed to happen a week from Friday? 00:26:20.519 --> 00:26:25.140 Hmm. Oh, oh Just a lunch date with mr. Cartwright 00:26:25.140 --> 00:26:28.359 and a client. He must like you a lot doesn't 00:26:28.359 --> 00:26:32.359 he? Well, I'm not really a bad lawyer. Oh George 00:26:32.359 --> 00:26:37.660 I Wish I could be of help to you. I Wish there 00:26:37.660 --> 00:26:49.200 was something I could do Here I am, George. Oh, 00:26:49.200 --> 00:26:52.039 hi. I'm sorry I'm late. Dad tells me how busy 00:26:52.039 --> 00:26:54.759 you are. I ordered you your extra dry gimlet. 00:26:54.940 --> 00:26:57.440 Thanks, I could use it. Dad also tells me you're 00:26:57.440 --> 00:27:01.259 going to Washington. Yes. That is, I think so. 00:27:01.680 --> 00:27:04.400 You think so? I understand the plans are all 00:27:04.400 --> 00:27:06.940 set. Well, the fact is I know I'll be going, 00:27:06.980 --> 00:27:11.799 but... But what? Oh, nothing. Once the trial 00:27:11.799 --> 00:27:14.140 begins, there's no telling how long it may run. 00:27:14.819 --> 00:27:16.579 These government things can go on for months. 00:27:16.579 --> 00:27:21.349 Yes, I know. How about about Margaret? Yes, Margaret. 00:27:21.569 --> 00:27:24.049 Let's not talk about Margaret, but George please 00:27:24.049 --> 00:27:28.250 I Said I'd be satisfied with half alone right 00:27:28.250 --> 00:27:30.829 now. I don't want to talk about it, but George 00:27:30.829 --> 00:27:34.930 I'm in there are things I must decide I want 00:27:34.930 --> 00:27:38.670 to help no no no But when people are in love, 00:27:38.670 --> 00:27:42.609 there should be no barriers Nothing held back 00:27:42.609 --> 00:27:46.410 Sally Sally you have a lot to learn about love 00:27:46.569 --> 00:27:48.410 George, I won't be spoken to like that. Please, 00:27:48.509 --> 00:27:51.390 Sally, don't press me, don't push me, huh? I 00:27:51.390 --> 00:27:53.349 don't care who you are, how deeply you love, 00:27:53.390 --> 00:27:56.990 there are certain things I must decide on my 00:27:56.990 --> 00:28:05.089 own. George Wesley Sanderson is faced with a 00:28:05.089 --> 00:28:08.549 decision. And it's a decision a man doesn't make 00:28:08.549 --> 00:28:12.789 lightly, nor does he make it every day. Because 00:28:12.789 --> 00:28:16.710 what George must decide is whether or not to 00:28:16.710 --> 00:28:20.710 kill his wife. We shall return shortly with Act 00:28:20.710 --> 00:28:36.190 3. It is one minute before two in the morning 00:28:36.190 --> 00:28:38.730 in the apartment of George Wesley Sanderson. 00:28:39.490 --> 00:28:42.710 An alarm clock is set to go off exactly on the 00:28:42.710 --> 00:28:46.319 hour. It must awaken George so that he can give 00:28:46.319 --> 00:28:50.619 his wife Margaret a pill. A pill she takes every 00:28:50.619 --> 00:28:55.720 two hours. Without her regular pill, Margaret 00:28:55.720 --> 00:29:06.680 will die. George? George, wake up. George? Oh, 00:29:07.960 --> 00:29:11.930 wait a minute. Wait a minute. I was afraid for 00:29:11.930 --> 00:29:13.849 a minute that the clock wouldn't wake you. Yes, 00:29:13.869 --> 00:29:16.750 I'm sorry. I was sleeping pretty soundly. Poor 00:29:16.750 --> 00:29:18.450 George, you never get any rest. No, it's all 00:29:18.450 --> 00:29:21.170 right. It's all right. Here, darling. Take your 00:29:21.170 --> 00:29:27.869 pill. Thank you, darling. Thank you. And now 00:29:27.869 --> 00:29:30.950 go back to sleep. Well, I had to reset the alarm. 00:29:31.809 --> 00:29:36.710 You're so good to me, George. There. There it 00:29:36.710 --> 00:29:49.259 is. I've set it for four. Her eyes were closed. 00:29:50.400 --> 00:29:55.019 She was only 28. But her face was lined. Her 00:29:55.019 --> 00:29:58.039 skin was drawn and flushed, and she looked old. 00:29:59.380 --> 00:30:03.720 Old. Where was the per - vivacious Marguerite 00:30:03.720 --> 00:30:06.700 who only a few months before had been bursting 00:30:06.700 --> 00:30:11.319 with life? Wasn't she as good or as bad as dead 00:30:11.319 --> 00:30:14.680 already? Wasn't it a mercy to end her suffering? 00:30:15.579 --> 00:30:19.599 Wasn't her... Living merely a sham and a pretense 00:30:19.599 --> 00:30:24.359 Suppose I would somehow forget To give her the 00:30:24.359 --> 00:30:29.599 next pale What would I be ending? And then once 00:30:29.599 --> 00:30:32.220 again, I heard the voices but these were voices 00:30:32.220 --> 00:31:20.220 from the past the recent past George, it's time 00:31:20.220 --> 00:31:25.220 for my pill. George, wake up. You must wake up. 00:31:25.859 --> 00:31:35.680 George? I heard the alarm, Margaret. I heard 00:31:35.680 --> 00:31:39.900 it. George, you must wake up. Please, Margaret. 00:31:40.359 --> 00:31:44.480 I'm doing it for you. George. George, I must 00:31:44.480 --> 00:32:08.759 have my pills. George, let me live. Just a little 00:32:08.759 --> 00:32:13.799 longer, please. I'm so tired, Margaret. So tired. 00:32:13.799 --> 00:32:19.359 George, George, please. So mixed up. George, 00:32:19.680 --> 00:32:50.039 don't pretend to be asleep. George, sit down. 00:32:50.880 --> 00:32:53.460 Now, you didn't have to come into the office 00:32:53.460 --> 00:32:57.559 today. Yes, I know, sir, but she's been dead 00:32:57.559 --> 00:33:02.279 a week, and, well, things go on. I'm due to leave 00:33:02.279 --> 00:33:06.940 for Washington tomorrow. Yes, we, well, we wondered 00:33:06.940 --> 00:33:09.660 whether under the circumstances to ask for a 00:33:09.660 --> 00:33:11.640 delay. There's no point to that, sir. What I 00:33:11.640 --> 00:33:15.359 need now is lots of work. Well, we have lots 00:33:15.359 --> 00:33:18.920 of work around here. George. I've been trying 00:33:18.920 --> 00:33:21.339 to reach you to tell you how sorry it's all right 00:33:21.339 --> 00:33:24.339 now. There is a possibility that you people have 00:33:24.339 --> 00:33:33.400 something to discuss Excuse me for a moment Well 00:33:33.400 --> 00:33:41.140 Sally Here we are Yes How did it happen George? 00:33:41.980 --> 00:33:44.480 Well, it's something that could have happened 00:33:44.480 --> 00:33:51.500 at any time she just Fell asleep and and she 00:33:51.500 --> 00:33:58.160 didn't wake up And now what George and now We 00:33:58.160 --> 00:34:01.619 can be married That is if you'll still have me. 00:34:01.619 --> 00:34:04.799 I have to go to Washington. I'll go with you 00:34:04.799 --> 00:34:08.139 and You know, of course what dad's been talking 00:34:08.139 --> 00:34:12.679 about. Well, actually I don't know We're fairly 00:34:12.679 --> 00:34:16.059 direct people all of us dad was saying that since 00:34:16.059 --> 00:34:19.239 you and I would be married There'd be a partnership 00:34:19.239 --> 00:34:23.559 in the firm as well Well, as long as we're fairly 00:34:23.559 --> 00:34:25.820 direct people I may as well tell you that I deserve 00:34:25.820 --> 00:34:31.079 it Darling do you know that this is the first 00:34:31.079 --> 00:34:34.099 time I've ever seen you smile I smile all the 00:34:34.099 --> 00:34:37.000 time you listen to me George Wesley Sanderson 00:34:37.000 --> 00:34:40.119 You're going to live you're going to travel you're 00:34:40.119 --> 00:34:42.139 going to mingle with all the people worth knowing 00:34:42.139 --> 00:34:44.940 in government politics the theater Wait, wait, 00:34:44.940 --> 00:34:47.400 wait now. When do I work? So you can work as 00:34:47.400 --> 00:34:49.940 hard as you like. As long as you remember, you 00:34:49.940 --> 00:34:53.679 have to play hard, too. When do we start? Right 00:34:53.679 --> 00:35:02.199 now. That was, what, 15 years ago? I was 30, 00:35:02.199 --> 00:35:06.460 she was 25. And the years haven't changed either 00:35:06.460 --> 00:35:10.599 of us. Well, not very much, anyhow. Life has 00:35:10.599 --> 00:35:13.719 been full of excitement, zest, and, of course, 00:35:14.079 --> 00:35:16.789 satisfaction. Because I've won some very well 00:35:16.789 --> 00:35:19.030 publicized cases in this talk of a judgeship, 00:35:19.030 --> 00:35:21.889 but That's all for the future. The important 00:35:21.889 --> 00:35:26.550 thing is that for almost 15 years Since she died. 00:35:27.070 --> 00:35:31.630 I haven't heard voices You know those voices 00:35:31.630 --> 00:35:38.409 until Until last week and it happened when I 00:35:38.409 --> 00:36:01.280 was alone in the morning at breakfast kept hearing 00:36:01.280 --> 00:36:04.420 them. I don't know what to make of it because 00:36:04.420 --> 00:36:09.099 after all, she did say she's forgiven me. Why 00:36:09.099 --> 00:36:11.380 should I hear her now? Why? I don't understand 00:36:11.380 --> 00:36:25.519 it. Why now? In the case of delay versus international 00:36:25.519 --> 00:36:30.139 power, the precedent is clearly stated. Sally. 00:36:30.949 --> 00:36:33.929 Sally, what are you doing here? I'm here to tell 00:36:33.929 --> 00:36:36.590 you about a precedent which is going to be established 00:36:36.590 --> 00:36:38.789 right now. Well, I thought you were in London. 00:36:39.030 --> 00:36:41.570 I was. And then I decided to come back here for 00:36:41.570 --> 00:36:44.230 some litigation. Litigation? With whom? With 00:36:44.230 --> 00:36:49.489 you. Oh. What kind of litigation? I want to review 00:36:49.489 --> 00:36:52.389 the basis for our marriage. It is rooted in the 00:36:52.389 --> 00:36:54.590 factors of common interests. We're both alive. 00:36:54.690 --> 00:36:56.909 We like to do things. Go places. Do you agree? 00:36:57.170 --> 00:36:59.679 Sure. So why aren't we going and doing? Well, 00:36:59.699 --> 00:37:02.300 we... Well, we what? Do you realize that for 00:37:02.300 --> 00:37:04.159 the past year you've been working day and night? 00:37:04.219 --> 00:37:06.880 Well, darling, it so happens we have some crucial 00:37:06.880 --> 00:37:10.159 cases. You want our relationship to change permanently. 00:37:10.539 --> 00:37:12.900 You want us to drift apart. Do you know you're 00:37:12.900 --> 00:37:17.699 a nut? Darling, a long time ago we talked about 00:37:17.699 --> 00:37:22.679 this. Nothing. No one ever stands still. People 00:37:22.679 --> 00:37:25.940 change. And if they do, so does the basis of 00:37:25.940 --> 00:37:29.760 their relationship. All right. We'll go ski. 00:37:29.960 --> 00:37:32.199 Turn your work over to the bright young eager 00:37:32.199 --> 00:37:34.639 beavers and let's you and I start having fun 00:37:34.639 --> 00:37:43.159 again. And we did. We traveled, we played, we 00:37:43.159 --> 00:37:46.719 danced, we enjoyed ourselves. And I even managed 00:37:46.719 --> 00:37:48.739 to get some good work done too. We were never 00:37:48.739 --> 00:37:54.820 so happy. There was, of course, one small dark 00:37:54.820 --> 00:37:59.929 cloud for me. I could hear Margaret's voice. 00:38:00.690 --> 00:38:05.650 I need my pills, George. Aren't you going to 00:38:05.650 --> 00:38:11.289 give me my pills? Please? Penny for your thoughts, 00:38:11.510 --> 00:38:16.369 George. Well, you couldn't buy my high -priced 00:38:16.369 --> 00:38:19.110 thoughts for a penny. You seemed to be in a state 00:38:19.110 --> 00:38:23.010 of reverie. I was. As if you were listening to 00:38:23.010 --> 00:38:28.460 something. Must be your imagination. As if you 00:38:28.460 --> 00:38:32.239 were listening to voices. Voices? Are you sure 00:38:32.239 --> 00:38:36.099 you're all right? Positively spooky. Spooky? 00:38:36.679 --> 00:38:38.780 Here in our apartment in the bright sunlight? 00:38:39.559 --> 00:38:41.860 Oh, no, you've got to look for your spooks in 00:38:41.860 --> 00:38:45.760 the dead of night. Well, I know what we both 00:38:45.760 --> 00:38:48.380 need. All right, tell me. A good, hard hour of 00:38:48.380 --> 00:38:49.820 tennis. Well, now, darling, I have to be at the 00:38:49.820 --> 00:38:52.440 office. You don't have to be anywhere except 00:38:52.440 --> 00:39:03.739 with me. Okay. You're on. For one hour. That's 00:39:03.739 --> 00:39:07.719 out. This set has one more game. Your luck won't 00:39:07.719 --> 00:39:09.880 hold forever. No, I don't need luck. I happen 00:39:09.880 --> 00:39:14.260 to be good. That was definitely out. I think 00:39:14.260 --> 00:39:21.340 I'm going to break your service. Well? George, 00:39:21.460 --> 00:39:23.500 what's the matter? It's nothing, dear. Well, 00:39:23.500 --> 00:39:28.730 I'm waiting, sir. What is it, George? Is something 00:39:28.730 --> 00:39:31.170 wrong? No, no, no, I'm fine. You have a funny 00:39:31.170 --> 00:39:34.090 look on your face. Have I? Are you sure you're 00:39:34.090 --> 00:39:36.530 all right, dear? Yes, I'm sure. It's just... 00:39:36.530 --> 00:39:43.090 Just what? Oh, it's nothing. I, uh... I just 00:39:43.090 --> 00:39:47.690 had this little twinge in my back. But it's gone 00:39:47.690 --> 00:39:56.400 now. But it wasn't gone. It wasn't much, but 00:39:56.400 --> 00:39:59.139 it didn't go away. And so that afternoon, instead 00:39:59.139 --> 00:40:00.900 of going to the office, I went to the doctor. 00:40:02.179 --> 00:40:05.699 I can't see anything. Could be a muscle strain. 00:40:06.559 --> 00:40:10.000 Try a little heat at home. If it persists, we'll 00:40:10.000 --> 00:40:13.559 give you some physiotherapy. Doctor, it's nothing 00:40:13.559 --> 00:40:17.840 serious, would you say? Well, right now it doesn't 00:40:17.840 --> 00:40:26.900 look serious. I tried to listen for another voice, 00:40:27.900 --> 00:40:32.420 his inner voice. Perhaps a voice he didn't even 00:40:32.420 --> 00:40:36.900 know he had. The voice I'd heard 15 years before 00:40:36.900 --> 00:40:42.599 with Margaret, when he predicted. But no, there 00:40:42.599 --> 00:40:52.239 was nothing. I sighed with relief. Pour me a 00:40:52.239 --> 00:40:55.420 cup of that coffee. Sure thing. How's the back 00:40:55.420 --> 00:40:57.980 this morning fine, just fine. How about some 00:40:57.980 --> 00:41:00.559 tennis if you'd like show your backs? Okay. I 00:41:00.559 --> 00:41:04.820 said so honey. I Found out you'd seen the doctor 00:41:04.820 --> 00:41:08.659 the other day. Oh, well, it was just a checkup 00:41:08.659 --> 00:41:13.280 and the back well the twinge now and then Everybody 00:41:13.280 --> 00:41:15.960 gets a twinge now and then dinner tonight at 00:41:15.960 --> 00:41:18.460 the Caswell's I better call her then we'll try 00:41:18.460 --> 00:41:23.679 a few set Do you love me? I think so I think 00:41:23.679 --> 00:41:29.519 I love you, too. She left the room. I was all 00:41:29.519 --> 00:41:34.360 alone. For a week now, I've been hearing Margaret's 00:41:34.360 --> 00:41:39.960 voice. But now there wasn't a sound. I listened, 00:41:41.019 --> 00:41:45.059 but as mysteriously as it had begun, perhaps 00:41:45.059 --> 00:41:49.559 it was coming to an end. Maybe I was losing this 00:41:49.559 --> 00:41:54.889 ear I had for voices. And then I heard it. A 00:41:54.889 --> 00:41:57.269 voice. It was very indistinct at first, but I 00:41:57.269 --> 00:42:00.349 recognized it. It was my own voice. But I couldn't 00:42:00.349 --> 00:42:04.250 believe what it was saying. I didn't want to 00:42:04.250 --> 00:42:11.610 believe what it was saying. Sally. Oh. Please, 00:42:11.650 --> 00:42:16.829 Sally. Sally, give me my pills. Please. Sally, 00:42:17.190 --> 00:42:21.150 I must have my pills. Sally, aren't you gonna... 00:42:23.559 --> 00:42:28.980 Sally, don't kill me. I don't want to die. Sally, 00:42:29.360 --> 00:42:32.880 my pills. George. George, what's wrong? Sally. 00:42:34.039 --> 00:42:36.420 Sally, it's my back. I'll call the doctor. Yes, 00:42:36.420 --> 00:42:39.500 Sally, quickly. The pain is terrible. Sally, 00:42:39.659 --> 00:42:43.079 please. You won't kill me, will you? What are 00:42:43.079 --> 00:42:45.440 you talking about? When the time comes, you won't 00:42:45.440 --> 00:42:49.599 kill me. You won't. You won't, Sally. Or will 00:42:49.599 --> 00:43:01.050 you? Will you? George and Margaret, that's one 00:43:01.050 --> 00:43:07.349 story. George and Sally, that's another. Yes, 00:43:07.409 --> 00:43:10.869 we often think, many of us, how wonderful if 00:43:10.869 --> 00:43:14.690 we could only hear voices from the future. Voices 00:43:14.690 --> 00:43:19.550 that could predict our fate. But maybe it's not 00:43:19.550 --> 00:43:23.469 such a good idea after all. Maybe it's better 00:43:23.469 --> 00:43:39.250 never to know. I'll be back in a moment. Voices. 00:43:40.190 --> 00:43:43.030 What are the voices we think we hear in the night? 00:43:43.889 --> 00:43:48.190 Are they merely dreams, fantasies, or our own 00:43:48.190 --> 00:43:52.730 wishes? Or are they real? And why shouldn't they 00:43:52.730 --> 00:43:56.389 be real? After all, reality is what we think 00:43:56.389 --> 00:44:00.849 it is. Our cast included Larry Haines, Augusta 00:44:00.849 --> 00:44:04.730 Dabney, Leon Jani, and Suzanne Grossman. The 00:44:04.730 --> 00:44:06.650 entire production was under the direction of 00:44:06.650 --> 00:44:10.559 Hyman Brown. This is E .G. Marshall inviting 00:44:10.559 --> 00:44:14.039 you to return to our mystery theater for another 00:44:14.039 --> 00:44:20.440 adventure in the macabre. Until next time, pleasant 00:44:20.440 --> 00:44:21.320 dreams.