Come in. Welcome. I'm E .G. Marshall. Welcome
to the fear you can hear. Welcome to the sounds
of suspense. Have you ever noticed the similarity
between night driving and making your way through
life? Driving at night you can only see as far
as your headlights show you the road. You never
know what's over the next hill. or around the
next curve. And even on a straight road, your
vision only extends as far as your lights. Life
is very much the same. None of us really knows
what lies ahead. You look exactly like my husband,
a dead ringer. Here, here, take a look at this
picture. Hey, that's scary. I didn't know two
guys could look this much alike. How would you
like to be my husband? No way. I like being who
I am, Al Grissom. But don't you see how easy
it would be to take his place? Yeah, you bet.
But it's easier to stay away from murder. Who
said anything about murder? You did, my lovely.
And my answer is no way. Power Mystery Drama.
Dead Ringer was written especially for the Mystery
Theater by Murray Burnett and stars Leon Janney.
I'll be back shortly with Act One. You're on
a flak -top country road about 18 miles east
of the little town of Eudalia. It's raining hard.
You're driving a Citroen Maserati, and it handles.
But you have your problems. You're going to be
late for dinner, and you have a husband who doesn't
appreciate lateness. The night seems to be getting
blacker, and the rain shows no sign of easing.
Darn this rain. While I'm at it, I'm a weatherman
who promised clear and cool weather. Your name
is Gloria Winters. And then the headlights pick
up something in the road. Whatever it is, it's
a problem because it doesn't seem to move. Come
on, stupid, move. Get out of my way. It's a man!
What happened? A car hit me and drove off. Thanks
for stopping. That's okay. A lot of people couldn't
do you think you can make it to my car? Yeah
with a little help. Okay. There we go. That's
steady now. Yeah, I guess it better. Just here.
Just slip into the seat. Yeah. I'll close the
door and come around the other side. Watch yourself.
There's some crazy guys driving this road. You're
soaked. I knew I'd hurt. I'll take you to the
Hermitage. What's that? Hospital. Oh, no. No
hospital. You're bleeding. Now, look. Looks worse
than it is. It's your playing hell with your
car, huh? You must go to a hospital. No, no.
No way. But why? Because hospitals are for dying.
Oh, that's crazy. Well, that's what everyone
tells me. Hey, I don't care what... Look, I can't
ever thank you enough for picking me up, but
I have this thing about hospitals. But you're
breathing. I promise you, I'm not gonna die.
Okay, but... where to? The Three Coyotes Motel.
It's just out there. I know where it is. And
Alda, come on, just put your hand on the pillow
and don't be a baby. You're some dynamite kind
of good Samaritan. I have a right to see what
you look like under all that dirt and blood,
haven't I? No argument. This may hurt. Oh. Oh,
hey. Now you're beginning to look like you have
it perfectly. It's that bad, huh? Oh, no, no.
It's nothing. I just thought of something. Like
what? You look exactly like my husband. But I
mean exactly. You could be identical to him.
You don't believe me? Yeah, I believe you. That's
why I got such a shock when I cleaned you up
and got a good look at your face in the light.
You're a dead ringer for Leo. Why does that shake
you up? Leo and I are having problems. Isn't
everybody? I suppose. I'm just wondering... Yeah.
I'm wondering what you were doing walking down
Route 38 in the rain at 615. I, uh, missed the
bus. There is no bus on Route 38. Oh, I didn't
know that. I did. Okay, I suppose you've got
a right to know the story. I live in Chicago.
I'm a market analyst. Come again? I advise my
customers about... what to do or what not to
do in the stock market, sort of a security specialist.
Are you, uh, married? Oh, no. But that's, uh,
part of the story. Years ago, I fell in love.
She... She was from Chicago, too, but it didn't
work out. You've heard the story a hundred million
times. You've net met someone. We said a sentimental
goodbye, she cried, I felt sick, and we made
the usual commitments if she ever needs me, you
know. Romantic? Mm -hmm, romantic. Well, the
day before yesterday, I got a call from her.
She was living near Eudalia. She was in trouble.
What kind of trouble? Well, it was private. And
there'll be no names. Okay, okay. So I came.
Naturally, she didn't want her husband to know.
She didn't want my car to be seen by the neighbors.
Well, you know how small towns are yes, I know
so I let her call the shots She picked me up
broke me somewhere close to her house She was
supposed to drive me back, but a husband had
called and said he was coming home early Well,
where was he supposed to be? There's not a business
call. It would have kept him from getting home
before nine So our appointment was cut short
She panicked and I walked trying to thumb a ride
this widow came along and How and you found me
What a difference what a difference You look
like Leo, but you were completely different Leo
wouldn't cross the street to help a blind crippled
kid find his crutch While you and you stopped
and picked up a stranger lying in the road Well,
I told you that Leo and I don't get along but
you married him. I Didn't know what it would
be like Now, anyway, what are you going to do
now? Oh, I'm going to change motels and lie low
until I can go back to Chicago without having
to explain the way I look. What about the girl
you came to help? Oh, that was a bad scene. Well,
nothing I can really do for her. She has a decision
to make. So have I. Um, will you help me to make
it? If I can. Oh, you can now. You can. In a
very big way. I don't like it, Gloria. I don't
like it at all. You have been saying that for
a whole week, Leo. When's he going back to Chicago?
When the scar's healed and nobody will ask questions.
How about the name of the girl he came to help?
He won't tell me. I don't like it. Oh, Leo, trust
me. Why? Because I'm a woman if you could give
me one good reason I've given you a million reasons
one million dollars That was the man who can
do it for us. You really believe he's leveling
about the securities market in his background
Maybe he's carning you why take a look in the
mirror All right, all right suppose he is playing
me for a sucker Then we're... We're still all
right. Maybe even better. Just trust me. Do I
have a choice? You always have a choice. Don't
ever forget that. You made one. The day you married
me. I do love you, Hal. Me too. No, no, we have
some serious things. Come here. Come on, now
be serious. We can't go on like this. What? Isn't
that what you were going to be so serious about,
telling me that we can't go on like this? Well,
I guess. How did you know? Well, because people
are more predictable than the stock market. And
darling, I've studied the market and I know its
moves. Okay. Then continue. With what? What else
I had to say oh It was gonna go something like
this. I told you I was fed up with Leo and until
you came along I just didn't see any way out
but now You're doing super go on but now if we
love each other I can divorce Leo and we'll get
married and live happily ever after right Not
exactly when I go wrong I'm a divorce You don't
want a divorce Leo I know Leo. He'd never give
me a divorce. Does that matter? A woman wants
a little security. Hey, with your looks, you
don't have to worry about that. Looks don't last
forever. Well, nothing does. Some things do.
Okay, name one. Death? You know, I never met
anyone like you. Not even that girl? You came
out here to help? Uh -uh, not even her. And you
have no parents, no relatives. Nobody except
yourself. Just me and my shadow. We've talked
a lot about Leo. You've never seen him. And I
don't want to. I'd like you to look at this picture
of him. That's scary. I didn't know two guys
could look this much alike. I told you. You thought
I was laying it on for your benefit. I guess.
And now? I believe you couldn't tell us apart.
I guess this was in the back of my mind ever
since I first saw your face. What was? How would
you like to be Mr. Leo Winters? Oh, no way. I
like being Al Grissom. Then you can't be married
to... Mrs. Gloria Winters. I thought we were
talking about divorce. You have to believe me
that Leo won't give me a divorce. Now, go back
again to me being Leo Winters. That was where
you lost me. Well, you've seen this picture.
Don't you see how easy it would be to take his
place? Fine, fine, but what happens to him? Well,
that's the problem, isn't it? Yeah, that's the
problem. I thought maybe you could think of a
way out. but I don't like it. Try it on me. No,
I think you've already tried it on and you like
it. Maybe. Not maybe, positively. That's what
you wanted to lay on me when you said you wanted
to talk. You're not only sexy, but you're smart.
Yeah, you bet. Smart enough to stay away from
murder. Well, who said anything about murder?
I did, my lovely, I did. I said murder. And I
also said no way. But that's stupid. You don't
even know Leo. You're really serious about trying
to get rid of him. Oh, think of what it would
be like. Mr. and Mrs. Leo Winters, you and me,
happily married for the rest of our lives. Are
you? Jolted about three tracks and a couple of
miles here too far down the road. Why? How did
you get Leo to let you come and see me? Did you
tell him we were playing backgammon or chess?
Oh, I told you about Leo. Well, tell me more.
Well, you know how greedy he is. He thinks that
you're going to make him a lot of money with
your connections in the Chicago markets He doesn't
know he's drooling about okay, but we've still
got a little problem to solve about his Departure
ah and you're interested lady If I hadn't been
interested either you or I would have been long
gone from this room You must have been thinking
about this for some time I have. And you must
have come up with some ideas. I have. Well, I'd
like to hear them before I commit myself. You
will. But I promised Leo I'd be back at 3 .30
sharp. That doesn't give us enough time to discuss
it now. No, but it does give us enough time to...
Seal the bargain? to discuss the idea of murdering
someone. You've taken the first step along a
road that is full of hairpin turns, some of which
don't even have warning signs. We'll be back
shortly. We're back too. It's me again. And we're
talking about murder. That is, we're not talking
about it. But Gloria Winters and Al Grissom are
trying to arrange a murder. It isn't a simple
task, as you will hear. No. No, hiring a killer
is just setting yourself up for big trouble.
Do you have any better ideas? No, not yet. Well,
you'd better come up with one, because Rio's
getting suspicious. You don't have a gun. I've
been through that. Well, you could buy one. And
it can be traced. Not if we get rid of it afterwards.
Gloria, I know the way the police operate. When
her husband gets knocked off, the first one they
check out is his wife. And statistics show they
have a better than even chance of being right.
But I'm going to say it was a prowler. What makes
you think they'll believe you? Hey. I've got
it. I've got it. Why didn't I think of this before?
The same thing that happened to you before, only
this time, it'll be fatal. Hit and run? Of course.
You know, the more we talk, the more I'm beginning
to think we ought to forget about the whole thing.
No. All right. What car are we going to use?
Well, we'll, um, we'll rent one under, under
a false name. Mm -hmm. And who's going to rent
it? Well, you see the guy who rents either one
of us a car will remember us and even if we give
a false name Why should they be worried if if
they get the car back because the hit -and -run
will be discovered. They'll start asking questions
Well, I'll be home with a friend as a witness.
No, no, no hit -and -run is a crime I'll go looking
for the driver of the car and that has to be
me no, I don't like anything we've come up with
and We've got to stop thinking about murder cops
are going to be looking for somebody and continue
to think of more than an accident. Hit and run
isn't natural. Nobody's going to dig much into
what looks like a natural death. If we could
get a doctor to sign a death certificate, we'd
have it made. I know a doctor. Well, it can't
be in on it. He's got to think it's death from
some kind of natural cause. I said I know a doctor.
Who? His name is Carmody, Hugh Carmody. He's
about 85 years old. He's our family doctor. He
was my mother's doctor when I was born. Was he
still practicing? Well, not really. But he refuses
to give up the families he's treated for years.
So he still looks after me, and Leo sort of inherited
him when we got married. Mm -hmm. No idea? I
don't know. Just a glimmer. Would this doctor
believe you? Oh, of course. Come on, let me in
on it. Okay. What do you know about poisons?
Practically nothing. Yeah, well that makes us
even. Now what we need is some kind of poison
that looks like, like he died of a stroke or
a heart attack or maybe some kind of food poisoning.
Mushrooms. What? Toadstools, mushrooms. They're
poisonous. Yeah, but he's not going to eat them.
He will if I cook them. You know, that might...
No, no, no, no. He'll get suspicious if you give
them to him and you don't eat them. We need to
know more about poison mushrooms. The library,
I'll go there. You go asking for a book about
mushrooms and then call in this doctor to look
at Leo as just eating some bad mushrooms. All
right, all right. I understand. But I still got
to... I'll see you later. Where are you going?
To find out what I want. And nobody will ever
know. How have you been? To see Dr. Carmody.
Of all that dumb place? Relax, darling, and give
me a kiss. I think I really have something. What
did you do? Toadstool. A fleshy fungus that is
poisonous or inedible as distinguished from an
edible mushroom. Oh, great, great. We knew that
before you left. But we didn't know that aconite,
which was... Formally, much used as a cardiac
and respiratory sedative is the poison that comes
from toadstool, or monk's hood, and can be deadly.
You didn't ask. Of course not. I know that Dr.
Carmody always visits his few patients between
three and four, so I went to his office and told
the nurse I wasn't feeling well. She knows me
and let me into wait in his office. And he has
a lot of books. So I read. Yeah, what did you
tell Carmody when he came back? Oh, he's such
an old love I made up a story about being tired
and not feeling well and he gave me atomic which
I'm going to get You know, maybe we're getting
somewhere. We're there darling. We are there.
Slow up Well first Where can we get the aconite?
Yeah, that's it Suppose I told you we don't have
to get it. Well, I'd like to hear why Okay. My
dad had a bad heart. Oh, how long ago was that?
About seven years. And you're telling me that
this Dr. Carmody prescribed aconite? Right. Well,
how do you know the stuff's still good? I don't.
Well, it does seem to be. Well, this is the only
way we can handle it. If it doesn't work, we
won't get into any trouble. And if it does, we
will get into any trouble with her. So, what
have we got to lose? I don't know where you put
it that way. Do you know any other way? No. Then
let's try it. Okay. Okay, let's work it out.
Okay. Day after tomorrow, Thursday, that's Eileen's
night out. Right. I'll buy the mushrooms tomorrow.
And I'll cook a great steak dinner with all the
trimmings. And Leo and I will eat it. And you
too. Of course I'll have to. I won't eat too
much though. But enough to make me a little sick.
Yeah, then when Leo begins to feel sick. I'll
suggest we call the doctor comedy of course comedy
He'll come and ask about what we ate and I'll
say steak and mushrooms and he'll say mushrooms
and right away Diagnosed mushroom poisoning and
give us something. Yeah. Yeah, I'm with you so
far and then and then after he leaves I'll tuck
dear old Leo into bed Tell him I have to go to
the drugstore to get something I'll go down and
let you in. Wait a minute. Wait a minute. What
do you need me for? We're in this together, my
love. And I want you there. I damn well better
disappear after Leo dies. That will be just fine.
And we'll set up a very, very romantic meeting
place. That's real good coffee, Gloria. Thank
you, darling. You really should have made that
pie. You kind of watched my figure. I know how
much you love it. Do you want to go into the
den? Not particularly. What? You feel all right.
I feel fine. Are you sure those mushrooms are
good? Of course. I don't know. I feel kind of
funny. Even if they were, it's too soon for them
to act up. How do you know? Oh, I've known about
mushrooms since I was a kid. Well, all the same,
I've got pains in my stomach. Call Dr. Carmody.
Do you really think it's the mushrooms, doctor?
I know it's the mushrooms. It has to be. Both
of you ate them and you tell me, Leo, that you
ate more than Gloria. Yeah, that's right. That's
what I get for being a pig. Well, you're going
to be all right. Just stay in bed and, Gloria,
you get this prescription for your... What about
the pain? I'm giving you a sedative also. What
I can't understand is how you cooked those mushrooms
in the first place, Gloria. Have I ever told
you about those things when you were a child?
Well, I know, and I feel just awful. I can't
explain how it happened, but... I'm sorry, I
have no excuse. Yeah, when we used crying over
spilt milk. Yeah, I better get home to bed. You
get that prescription for the young lady. Oh,
I will. Let me take you to your car. You know
where the house is? Yeah, I do. this stuff straight
do you know why not he's expecting medicine isn't
he he won't taste it in his tea he likes it sweet
and i am going to make it very sweet there hand
me the cup you know i could do with a cup of
tea myself how about something stronger oh you
got something oh we're completely equipped oh
don't forget to wash out the glass and put it
away don't worry Drink as much as you want. I'll
finish what you need. Gloria! Yes, dear? What
happened to the medicine? I'd better get upstairs.
I'll be right back. Um, save me a drink? How
long will it take? Oh, don't ask me, Al, darling.
It's the first time for me, too. it for me. You
know, you're a hell of a dame. You're right,
Al. No, no, no, not dame. I was gonna say a hell
of a liar. It wasn't all lies, Al. I'm expensive.
And there is a million dollar life insurance
policy. And when I saw your face, I realized
that this was just too good an opportunity to
miss. Just where you want it. In your bed. A
murder has been accomplished. The happy couple,
Leo and Gloria Winters, still have a way to go
before they achieve their goal. But murder sometimes
makes for strange and uneasy bedfellows. We'll
return shortly with Act 3. of mice and men of
Gangagli doesn't seem to apply here. Leo and
Gloria Winters have successfully killed Al Grissom,
a man who looked enough like Leo Winters to have
been his twin. They've carried him up to Leo's
bed and now at four o 'clock in the morning a
frantic Gloria has summoned her sleepy and bewildered
family doctor for whom she plays the distraught
and bereaved wife. prescribed and he seemed to
feel better. I didn't have to have to sleep.
I think you'd do well to take that sedative yourself.
It's all my fault if I hadn't given up. No, it's
no one's fault, Gloria. If there's any blame
attached to this tragedy, it's mine. But certainly
his symptoms earlier didn't seem to warrant more
action than I thought. I want you to take this
sedative and go downstairs and lie down. I'll
attend to everything. All right, I will. Thank
you. Thank you. Have I ever told you how... clever
you are. Not more than a million times in the
last week. That's an exaggeration. So? So I love
you. You should. Without me, would we be here
on the Riviera, in fact, living the way we've
always wanted, with a million dollars, and the
whole world waiting to see that we enjoy ourselves?
Do you think we can ever go back to the States?
I don't want to. Do you, Leo? Watch the wheels.
I'm sorry, I'm sorry. I've been pretty good the
lately, haven't I, Al? You've been great. You
must have really been good with old Doc Carmody,
too. Oh, he was so upset and so confused. I threw
the most beautiful fit of hysterics you ever
saw. Wish I could have seen it. Oh, so broken
up. So he insisted on handling everything, even
the insurance people. He never gave him a chance
to question anything. He signed the death certificate
and had the body out of the house and into the
crematorium before they ever got there. What
about returning to the U .S.? Oh, I don't think
we should for a while. Maybe in a couple of years.
But never to Eudelia. Maybe San Francisco. New
York. We'll see. How about a dip? A pleasure
to see you again, Al. How you doing? Now, that's
a silly question. I can see you're doing great.
No one stays at a class hotel like this unless
he's doing great. But I always said you had class,
Al. Yes, and style. Oh, you want to introduce
me to the girl who's hanging on to you? I'm afraid
you've got the wrong man. Don't you mean you're
afraid I got the right one, Al? Look, I don't
know you. I've never seen you before in my life.
Ah, you're not being smart, Al, and you were
always very smart. That is until three months
ago, when you made your first mistake. Come on,
darling, let's get away from this. You forget
it. You're finished with that getting away stuff.
Well, how can I prove to you that you've made
a mistake? My name isn't Al Grissom. You're registered
under a false name? Come on, Al. I'd recognize
you anywhere. But I still can't figure why you
didn't try some kind of face job. But, like I
said, you haven't played this very smart from
the beginning. Look, mister... Oh, the name is
Grafton. Lou Grafton. I'll meet you at the Promenade
Cafe in an hour. One hour, Al. And you be there.
Don't ask me. Who should I ask? Maybe Al. Very
funny. Didn't Al ever mention this Lou Grafton?
Unless I said something. Nothing. Oh, I don't
believe you. But why would I lie? I don't know.
But you certainly were cozy enough with Al. I
found out what I had to. What we had talked about.
He had no family, no relatives, nothing, nobody
to trace. I'd better meet this guy and find out
what he's talking about. I'll go with you. I
don't think that's smart. We're in it together,
Al. Who knows? I may even be able to help. Glad
you could make it, Al. Sit down. This is Gloria.
Nice meeting you again, Gloria. Tell her you'll
meet her in a little while, Al. She's an honest.
And the whole deal? Yes. You've certainly changed,
Al. You never put a dame on the spot before.
On the spot? Oh, well, look, look. All I meant
is that she's with me. You've made a mistake,
and I don't even know what you're talking about.
Darling, why don't we listen to what he has to
say? Smart. Well, this is the only time I'm gonna
go soft. The only time. Well, because we've known
each other so long, and... Well, because we didn't
pull it off the first time. Now I've talked to
John. I got him to agree that if you give us
the whole take, we'll forget about what happened.
The whole take? The whole two million, Al. All
of it. Well, yeah, I'm trying to think. What's
there to think about? What's your alternative?
You gonna try to run again? You know we'll get
you. You've seen it happen a hundred times to
other guys who've tried to cross us. You just
tell us where and when we can pick up the cash
And just thank God that I could make the deal
for you, and it isn't all that easy. What's your
problem? It's no use you wouldn't believe you
got a problem. You know we can help it But don't
give me any fairy tale any time for what to think
there's nothing to think about know from where
you say How much time? Another day no deal look
If you want to do business with me, you'll just
have nice You'll be in your room at 10. That's
plenty of time to think. And while you're at
it, think about doing it our way. Or this time,
you'll really end up very dead. Two million dollars.
That's a lot of dollars. Well, you're a big help.
Well, I might be if you'd stop repeating the
figures over and over again. There's no way we
can get two million dollars. I've got to prove
to them that I'm not Al Grissom. Then they'll
leave us alone. And how do you do that? Of course.
Fingerprints. I'll have absolute proof. Even
those guys will delete fingerprints. And who's
going to tell them? You? Yeah, no, no, no. I've
got to arrange somehow for the police to send
my prints to Washington or somewhere. And the
police will get word back that these aren't the
fingerprints of Al Grissom. but really the prince
of a man named Leo Winters who supposedly died
one month ago and whose widow collected a million
dollars in life insurance. You're right. That's
the only way to go. How do we convince him of
that grissom? I don't know. We went through a
lot of trouble to prove to the world that you
were. Who was this grissom? He must have been
awfully big to get into a deal like this. I think
he must be calling you. Me? Who else? I don't
want to answer it. Oh, that's not smart. They
know we're here. Now, don't start talking like
Grafton. Hello? Al, it's me. What do you want?
Al, I was wondering whether you'd made up your
mind. What, Chad? It's nine o 'clock. Who said
ten? I did, but John's not happy. What do I care
about John? You sure? thinking to do and I'll
see you at 10. Well? I know who and what Grissom
was. He took hot stocks and bonds and cashed
them and then turned the cash over to... To...
The boys? I suppose you could call him that.
Does that help any? A little. Maybe. How? At
least we know what they're after. If there was
some way we could... Well, suppose there were,
then what? I don't know yet. Play along with
me when Grafton comes up at ten. I don't have
the two million with me. We never figured you
did. Where is it? Chicago? I'll pick it up. When?
As soon as I can. Will you stop playing games?
When? It's back in the States. Okay, okay. You'll
get the next plan. That's so fast. It's somewhere
in New Delhi and I... I can't go back there.
Why not? A little something. The cops might want
to talk to me. About what? About a girl. Nothing.
If you don't get caught by her husband and get
into a fight, beat him up, and he calls the cops.
That's not much of a rap. That's right. But you'd
want to see me in jail. Yeah, you got a point.
We'll pick up the dough. No way. Why not? We're
gonna get it anyway. You're gonna get it. But
I want some assurance that I'm gonna be okay.
You have my word. I'd like a little more than
that. Like what? That's what I've been trying
to figure out. Some way I'll be sure that if
you haven't figured it out by now, you're not
going to. I got the plane tickets. You sure don't
give me much time. We gave you time before, Al.
Too much time. Will you stop pacing up and down
like an animal? I think I may have an idea. I
hope. On the plane, I'll tell them I figured
it out. Since I can't go back to you, Delia,
I'll insist that I want someone representing
me when they pick up the money. But there is
no money. They don't know that. I'll insist that
you go along. Hold it. You be all right. What
happens when they find out there isn't any money
and I'm there and you are not? Put in a call
to Carmody. Tell him you can't get over what's
happened, that you need help, and that you've
gotten into some kind of trouble. He should have
the police there. Then you take them to the doctor's
house. And with the cops there, you'll be in
the clear. And you? I'll be going. I'd rather
be alive and running than the other way. I don't
like it. Then think of something better, because
that's the way I'm gonna play it. the game but
just in case you do these two young fellows here
are in our party they'll be on the plane with
us all the way to Chicago excuse me one moment
please what do you want lieutenant for no interpol
I believe you are Mr. Leo Winters. I'm afraid
you're mistaken. I've known this man for years.
His name is Al. Mr. Winters. You heard him. You've
got the wrong man. Please, don't make a fuss,
Mr. Winters. I'm instructed to hold you for the
murder of an Alvin Grissop in Eudelia. Hold me?
Who about her she's my wife and she was in on
this from the beginning that the whole we know
all about Mrs. Winters In fact, she was the one
who informed us about the murder in return for
some small promises She told she you asked me
remember You said think of something better and
I did Come along mr. Winters Gentlemen, do you
excuse us? I'm coming, Lieutenant. I'm coming
without any trouble. You see, Grafton, you didn't
believe me. If you'd only have believed me, maybe
we could have worked out a deal after all. The
Winters had a good plan and it all would have
worked except for one thing they couldn't have
foreseen. The bend in the road ahead and what
lay around it. I'll return shortly. If Gloria
and Leo Winters could have known what lay ahead
of them, they would never have gone through with
their plan. That is, if they could have seen
into the future and around the bend. Yet actually
being able to see into the future, to know what's
going to happen next week, next month, next year,
is a gift that most of us wouldn't want. Because
who knows what terrors may lie ahead. Our cast
included Leon Janney, Joan Lovejoy, Larry Haynes,
Paul Hecht, and Robert Dryden. The entire production
was under the direction of Hyman Brown. And now,
a preview of our next tale. There are no such
things as ghosts. I'm just imagining things.
But I see you. I see you. No, don't. Don't hurt
me. Whatever you are, please, stay away from
me. I'll go right down the stairs, walk out of
the house, and never come back. Is that what
you want? Please. what all the papers say, Mr.
Gaff. But we know better. That house is haunted.
This is E .G. Marshall inviting you to return
to our mystery theater for another adventure
in the macabre. Until next time, pleasant dreams.