WEBVTT 00:00:23.629 --> 00:00:27.809 I'm E .G. Marshall. Welcome to the world of terrifying 00:00:27.809 --> 00:00:33.770 imagination. To the fear you can hear. Tonight 00:00:33.770 --> 00:00:37.329 I hope you have strong stomachs. For we're bound 00:00:37.329 --> 00:00:41.070 on a Caribbean cruise. Oh, we don't expect rough 00:00:41.070 --> 00:00:45.250 sailing on the way. So if you are easily seasick, 00:00:46.030 --> 00:00:49.549 have no fears. Save them all for your landing 00:00:49.549 --> 00:00:52.990 on the twin island of Mauishia. and Sandorin, 00:00:53.929 --> 00:00:58.649 for it is the home of Voodoo and the living dead, 00:00:59.609 --> 00:01:04.409 the soulless legions of men who are called zombies. 00:01:08.230 --> 00:01:13.349 That's it, compadres. That's the coffin we seek. 00:01:14.909 --> 00:01:17.329 Scrap away the earth so we can get the lead over. 00:01:23.849 --> 00:01:30.469 for the witch doctor. That's it. Now break open 00:01:30.469 --> 00:01:41.109 the lid. Swing it back. Muy bueno. Chandler. 00:01:42.829 --> 00:01:48.069 Must have been strong as an ox. He'll make a 00:01:48.069 --> 00:01:51.709 fine zombie brother for El Generalissimo's elite 00:01:51.709 --> 00:02:14.889 guard. Our mystery drama the walking corpse was 00:02:14.889 --> 00:02:17.210 written especially for the mystery theater by 00:02:17.210 --> 00:02:21.669 Ian Martin and stars Tony Roberts I'll be back 00:02:21.669 --> 00:02:36.810 shortly with act one The body of a dead person, 00:02:37.349 --> 00:02:41.150 given the semblance of life, usually for some 00:02:41.150 --> 00:02:47.250 evil purpose. That is a zombie. The very name 00:02:47.250 --> 00:02:50.610 itself is calculated to make the flesh creep 00:02:50.610 --> 00:02:54.990 and the blood run chill. But on a plane headed 00:02:54.990 --> 00:02:58.270 for Miami, taking them to their honeymoon, nothing 00:02:58.270 --> 00:03:01.110 could be further from the thoughts of Steve Ramsey 00:03:01.110 --> 00:03:06.810 and his new wife, Pat. Oh, I can't believe I 00:03:06.810 --> 00:03:09.409 have you to myself for these few hours, Steve, 00:03:09.590 --> 00:03:12.169 let alone a glorious two weeks. I don't know 00:03:12.169 --> 00:03:14.430 what other associate professors go through, but 00:03:14.430 --> 00:03:17.490 my first two and a half years teaching parapsychology 00:03:17.490 --> 00:03:20.569 have laid me out. I can't wait for those hot 00:03:20.569 --> 00:03:24.150 sands and warm water. Can I serve you a drink, 00:03:24.370 --> 00:03:26.590 sir? Oh, now that's what I call perfect timing. 00:03:27.069 --> 00:03:30.849 Why not? One more and I can fly solo to Miami 00:03:30.849 --> 00:03:33.569 without the plane. Then I'll join you. I can't 00:03:33.569 --> 00:03:36.629 have you orbiting alone. May I get by, please, 00:03:36.770 --> 00:03:39.909 Stuartus? I'm sorry, sir. Just let me move the 00:03:39.909 --> 00:03:44.610 cart. Oh, thank you. Chris! It is Christopher. 00:03:45.770 --> 00:03:48.110 It's all right, Stuartus. I'll join my friend 00:03:48.110 --> 00:03:51.430 here for a moment. Hey, Steve, man. Good to see 00:03:51.430 --> 00:03:53.689 you. Here, here, here. I'll move over. Sit down. 00:03:54.469 --> 00:03:56.530 Chris, you look something else. It's great to 00:03:56.530 --> 00:03:59.439 run into you. Only just for a moment there. I 00:03:59.439 --> 00:04:01.060 thought you were thinking of giving me the brush 00:04:01.060 --> 00:04:04.979 you have never I'll explain in a minute. Oh Pat. 00:04:05.319 --> 00:04:08.460 This is Christopher leclerc. I want to I want 00:04:08.460 --> 00:04:11.780 you to meet my brand -new bride This is a pleasure 00:04:11.780 --> 00:04:15.020 mrs. Ramsey. Let me congratulate you on your 00:04:15.020 --> 00:04:18.560 impeccable tasty and both of you on your marriage 00:04:19.500 --> 00:04:22.399 I'd like to buy some champagne, but you already 00:04:22.399 --> 00:04:25.019 have your drinks. No more champagne, thank you. 00:04:25.120 --> 00:04:27.199 We've had enough in the last few weeks to float 00:04:27.199 --> 00:04:30.319 a battleship. At least let me get a drink for 00:04:30.319 --> 00:04:34.420 myself to toast the bride and groom. He's your 00:04:34.420 --> 00:04:37.220 old football buddy, right? Yeah. Greatest running 00:04:37.220 --> 00:04:39.540 back I ever saw. All -around athlete. He could 00:04:39.540 --> 00:04:42.459 have made it big in the pros. Any sport. Isn't 00:04:42.459 --> 00:04:45.660 he a prince or something? And his father is the 00:04:45.660 --> 00:04:48.759 king of Mauisha. I wonder what's bugging him. 00:04:48.860 --> 00:04:53.040 Now, this is better. A toast from my country. 00:04:53.620 --> 00:04:56.920 To be a good man is first to have a good wife. 00:04:57.740 --> 00:05:00.879 Abusantes. Thank you, Chris. And to yours. Yours, 00:05:01.060 --> 00:05:05.160 too. Oh, yes. Drink to my good health, please. 00:05:06.500 --> 00:05:08.339 What is it, Chris? You want to talk about it? 00:05:08.839 --> 00:05:11.519 I wish I still had you calling the place for 00:05:11.519 --> 00:05:15.680 me, but this is a different ballgame. You know 00:05:15.680 --> 00:05:23.259 about my father? No. What? He's dead. Oh No What 00:05:23.259 --> 00:05:28.699 can I say? Hang in there man. Oh I will be tough. 00:05:28.699 --> 00:05:32.939 All right Was it was it recent the day before 00:05:32.939 --> 00:05:35.379 yesterday? I didn't see anything about it in 00:05:35.379 --> 00:05:38.480 the papers. It wasn't in the papers. He didn't 00:05:38.480 --> 00:05:47.060 die He was assassinated Any idea who did it there 00:05:47.060 --> 00:05:52.959 is no proof But I know. Who? Maybe not by his 00:05:52.959 --> 00:05:57.839 own hand, but at least on his orders. Hernando 00:05:57.839 --> 00:06:01.060 Trujedo. The Generalissimo? But I thought he 00:06:01.060 --> 00:06:04.279 was your father's best friend. And my godfather. 00:06:05.459 --> 00:06:09.180 His gift to me on my 21st birthday. His own good 00:06:09.180 --> 00:06:13.120 luck charm. The bracelet of the sacred serpent. 00:06:13.860 --> 00:06:18.279 The head, the voodoo symbol of life. The tail, 00:06:19.120 --> 00:06:22.819 the symbol of death. You see, they are woven 00:06:22.819 --> 00:06:26.420 together. But, but then why should he? Because, 00:06:26.439 --> 00:06:30.019 Mrs. Ramsey, my father gave our people freedom. 00:06:31.220 --> 00:06:35.339 A freedom the San Dorendian cannot share. Why 00:06:35.339 --> 00:06:39.259 not? Because if they had it, they would tear 00:06:39.259 --> 00:06:42.959 the man who rules them by terror to pieces. So 00:06:42.959 --> 00:06:45.899 he's planning to move in on my wish and an exit. 00:06:46.139 --> 00:06:49.279 The moment my father's assassination is revealed. 00:06:50.100 --> 00:06:52.339 Take good it out while the people are in confusion 00:06:52.339 --> 00:06:56.579 with no leadership. That's why I've given up 00:06:56.579 --> 00:06:59.779 any dream of becoming a doctor and then going 00:06:59.779 --> 00:07:03.480 home. A private plane will meet me in Miami to 00:07:03.480 --> 00:07:07.399 fly me to Moesha. To save time, I took this commercial 00:07:07.399 --> 00:07:11.139 flight under an assumed name. You think Trujedo 00:07:11.139 --> 00:07:14.649 might... I was warned just in time. Less than 00:07:14.649 --> 00:07:17.990 an hour after I left my apartment a bomb gutted 00:07:17.990 --> 00:07:23.449 it I'm a dangerous man to know these days So 00:07:23.449 --> 00:07:27.990 before I do cause anything Oh my god, Steve, 00:07:28.029 --> 00:07:30.970 what is it two words with machine guns? Looks 00:07:30.970 --> 00:07:41.290 like a sky That's one Garcia Toreado's hatchet 00:07:41.290 --> 00:07:45.149 man. Oh, what can we do? Nothing. It's me who 00:07:45.149 --> 00:08:51.690 won. Everyone quiet. I'm only going to ask that 00:08:51.690 --> 00:08:54.610 my friends... Your friends can identify you. 00:08:55.230 --> 00:08:58.549 We don't want that for a few days. They will 00:08:58.549 --> 00:09:02.549 only be held as hostages till we are ready. If 00:09:02.549 --> 00:09:05.610 they do as they are told, they will be released 00:09:05.610 --> 00:09:09.750 on car. Now, all, join the other hostages you 00:09:09.750 --> 00:09:13.289 were sitting with in first class. Steve, I am 00:09:13.289 --> 00:09:16.549 so sorry. It's not your fault. You okay, Patricia? 00:09:17.370 --> 00:09:20.809 Ready, unwilling, but... Able. That's my girl. 00:09:21.710 --> 00:09:25.549 Let's go. Just walk ahead of me nice and steady. 00:09:26.269 --> 00:09:31.629 Muy bien, mis amigos. Tanka, proban. Nobody moves 00:09:31.629 --> 00:09:39.450 till I come back. Okay? Inside. That's it. Go 00:09:39.450 --> 00:09:42.789 sit by him. Kito, don't let them move till I 00:09:42.789 --> 00:09:45.490 come back. I'm sorry I got you into this. We'll 00:09:45.490 --> 00:09:48.370 make out. Are you okay, honey? Well, a few butterflies 00:09:48.370 --> 00:09:52.590 in the stomach. What does he want? To move in 00:09:52.590 --> 00:09:55.029 and sit down, I think. Better keep him happy. 00:09:55.289 --> 00:09:58.730 He's a surly character at best. Why don't we 00:09:58.730 --> 00:10:01.710 sit in these four together? Our friend's a little 00:10:01.710 --> 00:10:04.149 deaf. If we keep far enough away, we can talk 00:10:04.149 --> 00:10:07.269 safely. If we keep our voices down. Why are you 00:10:07.269 --> 00:10:09.809 being held hostage? Any number of reasons. I'm 00:10:09.809 --> 00:10:12.700 U .S. Government. I know who you are. They took 00:10:12.700 --> 00:10:14.940 a dim view of me for carrying a gun, and they 00:10:14.940 --> 00:10:17.679 have a pretty good idea of who I am, too. Well, 00:10:17.679 --> 00:10:21.139 who are you? Hawkins will do. Bill Hawkins. What 00:10:21.139 --> 00:10:23.000 branch of the government? Well, I think I won't 00:10:23.000 --> 00:10:25.840 reveal that. I was assigned to see that you cleared 00:10:25.840 --> 00:10:28.940 the country safely, Your Highness. Someone slipped 00:10:28.940 --> 00:10:31.740 me a knockout drop in the coffee. That's when 00:10:31.740 --> 00:10:35.639 I lost consciousness and my gun. You were asleep 00:10:35.639 --> 00:10:39.639 when I came back. Oh, this is Mr. and Mrs. Steve 00:10:39.639 --> 00:10:42.129 Ramsey. And me too, Steve, ma 'am. Yeah, hi, 00:10:42.230 --> 00:10:44.549 Hawkins. How do you do, Mr. Hawkins? Any idea 00:10:44.549 --> 00:10:46.850 what their plans are? Refuel, clear the rest 00:10:46.850 --> 00:10:50.669 of the passengers out. Then... Then we head straight 00:10:50.669 --> 00:10:55.370 for San Dorinde. That's the notion. So the moment 00:10:55.370 --> 00:10:57.710 they get our friend Kristoff here to San Dorinde, 00:10:57.730 --> 00:11:00.470 he's a gone goose. He'll just drop out of sight 00:11:00.470 --> 00:11:03.389 suddenly and for good. Now, my guess is they'll 00:11:03.389 --> 00:11:05.450 set up one of these goons as a fall guy, have 00:11:05.450 --> 00:11:07.769 a big show trial, and in the meanwhile return 00:11:07.769 --> 00:11:11.000 the plane with us aboard only. Somewhere on the 00:11:11.000 --> 00:11:14.139 way, we'll all disappear in a puff of plastic 00:11:14.139 --> 00:11:17.559 bomb smoke. We're just as long gone as the King 00:11:17.559 --> 00:11:20.840 here. What's the alternative? Distract Ugly there 00:11:20.840 --> 00:11:23.700 long enough for one of us to disarm him. Garcia 00:11:23.700 --> 00:11:25.820 and his other boys can only get at us through 00:11:25.820 --> 00:11:28.179 the narrow passageway between Tourist Class and 00:11:28.179 --> 00:11:31.179 here. I can keep them pinned down till you get 00:11:31.179 --> 00:11:33.919 out the emergency exit. He's a big guy. Better 00:11:33.919 --> 00:11:36.299 let me... Okay, no time to argue now. How do 00:11:36.299 --> 00:11:38.919 we distract him? That's my job, Hatt. Please 00:11:38.919 --> 00:11:41.179 stay out of it. I'm in it just as much as all 00:11:41.179 --> 00:11:45.379 of you. Watch this. Hey, mister, come here a 00:11:45.379 --> 00:11:51.139 second. OK, then I'll come to you. Take it easy. 00:11:51.279 --> 00:11:55.559 I just want to ask something. If you can't hear 00:11:55.559 --> 00:12:00.960 me, I can't speak any louder. Oh, please come 00:12:00.960 --> 00:12:05.899 closer. That's it. I just want to ask with... 00:12:08.330 --> 00:12:10.970 Watch it, he's strong as a bull! God, he's broken 00:12:10.970 --> 00:12:13.990 my arm! It's alright, I have the gun. Stay where 00:12:13.990 --> 00:12:16.649 you are. Don't let him near you. I'll shoot! 00:12:16.690 --> 00:13:08.860 What are you waiting for? He's alive, but just 00:13:08.860 --> 00:13:11.039 barely. If he can just hang on, maybe when we 00:13:11.039 --> 00:13:13.879 land, a doctor can help. Do it late. Do it late 00:13:13.879 --> 00:13:18.960 for me. Don't give up, Chris. Take... take... 00:13:18.960 --> 00:13:23.779 the snake. What? The snake bracelet. He wants 00:13:23.779 --> 00:13:32.899 you to... here. There. Steve has it, Chris. Good. 00:13:33.799 --> 00:13:46.220 Lisa, you go. She hides you. Save you. Give her 00:13:46.220 --> 00:14:08.759 a bracelet. But where do we find her? Avenue 00:14:08.759 --> 00:14:15.039 of the Dolls. Guess what number. Oh, man. Oh, 00:14:15.059 --> 00:14:22.000 man. Oh, gray serpent. Take me home. Take me 00:14:22.000 --> 00:14:31.960 home. Oh, sirloche. Oh, sirloche. Help. This 00:14:31.960 --> 00:14:42.330 sign. Sign of the... We're about to land. Pretty 00:14:42.330 --> 00:14:44.610 short runway. Better fasten your seat belts. 00:14:45.250 --> 00:14:55.970 I'll get yours for you. Not the most promising 00:14:55.970 --> 00:14:59.549 way to begin a honeymoon, particularly when it 00:14:59.549 --> 00:15:03.409 seems there is more than a little chance of ending 00:15:03.409 --> 00:15:08.399 it, even before it's begun. Who knows what kind 00:15:08.399 --> 00:15:12.299 of reception is ahead for the newlyweds? I'll 00:15:12.299 --> 00:15:28.100 be back shortly with act two Under other circumstances 00:15:28.100 --> 00:15:31.100 Pat and Steve would have no complaints about 00:15:31.100 --> 00:15:35.080 their accommodations on the island drained and 00:15:35.080 --> 00:15:39.220 exhausted The silk sheet at bed, in an expensive 00:15:39.220 --> 00:15:44.080 suite, is an alluring invitation to sleep. Except, 00:15:44.860 --> 00:15:47.759 even if you are dead to the world, who wants 00:15:47.759 --> 00:15:53.720 to become part of the world of the dead? Oh, 00:15:54.200 --> 00:16:00.779 Steve. Is it possible? Could there really be 00:16:00.779 --> 00:16:05.159 such a thing as a zombie? No, of course not. 00:16:05.309 --> 00:16:09.090 It's just a superstition. But you saw Chris fire 00:16:09.090 --> 00:16:13.190 two bullets right into his body. Yes. And he 00:16:13.190 --> 00:16:19.990 didn't even flinch. Cogito ergo sum. What? I 00:16:19.990 --> 00:16:25.009 think. Therefore, I am... Pat, look. Under any 00:16:25.009 --> 00:16:27.909 other circumstances, I'd be fascinated. I mean, 00:16:27.909 --> 00:16:33.649 this is my field. And you do believe... that 00:16:33.649 --> 00:16:39.779 there are... Walking dead. Do you... Do I believe 00:16:39.779 --> 00:16:42.600 that a man can be exhumed from the grave and 00:16:42.600 --> 00:16:46.159 life breathed back into his corpse? No. No, I 00:16:46.159 --> 00:16:49.220 can't accept that. That's beyond my credulity. 00:16:49.580 --> 00:16:52.360 But I've seen things in parapsychological experiments 00:16:52.360 --> 00:16:57.120 and in psychic research that... Honey, the power 00:16:57.120 --> 00:17:01.950 of supernatural belief is beyond belief. The 00:17:01.950 --> 00:17:04.569 right subject, particularly one of low mentality, 00:17:04.849 --> 00:17:08.210 under hypnosis, is capable of incredible feats. 00:17:08.529 --> 00:17:11.349 Superhuman strength, no sensation of pain, no 00:17:11.349 --> 00:17:17.410 shock reaction. Oh, Lord. Now what? The knock 00:17:17.410 --> 00:17:19.869 wasn't at the door we came in. It's that one 00:17:19.869 --> 00:17:23.130 over there. Wait a minute. Stay where you are, 00:17:23.349 --> 00:17:28.130 Pat. Yes? Who is it? Bill Hawkins. I'm in an 00:17:28.130 --> 00:17:30.769 adjoining room. Is there a fold on your side? 00:17:31.769 --> 00:17:38.690 Yeah, half a sec. Hiya, Bill. Listen, we've got 00:17:38.690 --> 00:17:42.490 to talk. What's the sense in talking? Hello, 00:17:42.670 --> 00:17:46.970 Pat. Hello, Bill. How's your arm? Feels fine. 00:17:47.009 --> 00:17:50.150 They did a real good job of patching it up. I 00:17:50.150 --> 00:17:52.349 just wondered before we all turned in if you 00:17:52.349 --> 00:17:55.549 had a radio in here. There's one right over there. 00:17:55.670 --> 00:17:58.130 Good. Mind if I turn it on and see if I can catch 00:17:58.130 --> 00:18:03.799 some news? Uh -oh. Only one band. Well, let's 00:18:03.799 --> 00:18:07.460 see what it's got. Hey, I see they provided you 00:18:07.460 --> 00:18:10.680 with a meal too. I never even noticed. Pretty 00:18:10.680 --> 00:18:13.900 good grub. You should try it. I wouldn't touch 00:18:13.900 --> 00:18:16.859 it. Nor I. Look, I don't see how well I can cut 00:18:16.859 --> 00:18:19.359 the comedy now. This place has bugged the radio 00:18:19.359 --> 00:18:21.119 ought to block us out. Now we've got to plan 00:18:21.119 --> 00:18:24.359 some kind of escape. How? I may have that lined 00:18:24.359 --> 00:18:27.940 up. It's where to hole out after we bust from 00:18:27.940 --> 00:18:30.230 here that's got me stumped. I've got a possible 00:18:30.230 --> 00:18:34.410 answer to that. What? Sans Solange. Ooh, Chris's 00:18:34.410 --> 00:18:38.250 aunt. She lives here. Where? Avenue of the Dolls. 00:18:38.430 --> 00:18:42.130 It's a long, winding street. Any idea where? 00:18:42.309 --> 00:18:44.990 You know it? I spent six months on secret service 00:18:44.990 --> 00:18:47.769 here before we closed down our embassy. Did he 00:18:47.769 --> 00:18:50.869 give you a cross street number? He was pretty 00:18:50.869 --> 00:18:54.069 incoherent before he died. When I asked him, 00:18:54.329 --> 00:18:58.170 he just sort of rambled on about... the great 00:18:58.170 --> 00:19:03.109 serpent and the black bull or something the serpent 00:19:03.109 --> 00:19:06.369 is the basic symbol of the voodoo religion black 00:19:06.369 --> 00:19:08.890 bull i never heard of in this liturgy wait a 00:19:08.890 --> 00:19:12.970 minute the chicken in the oboe occult is a sacrificial 00:19:12.970 --> 00:19:18.009 animal considered to maybe it was the black pole 00:19:18.009 --> 00:19:21.369 he was trying to say black pull it does that 00:19:21.369 --> 00:19:27.319 mean anything to you bill yeah It's sort of a 00:19:27.319 --> 00:19:30.220 souvenir shop, you know a typical tourist trap 00:19:30.220 --> 00:19:34.319 with straw hats and gals Could you find it sure 00:19:34.319 --> 00:19:38.819 it's not How do we get out that's like some good 00:19:38.819 --> 00:19:41.500 you got a dark scruff to cover that blonde hair 00:19:41.500 --> 00:20:03.799 Come with me walk soft keep your horses to the 00:20:03.799 --> 00:20:10.000 sides. I looked down. There's one of those zombies 00:20:10.000 --> 00:20:13.019 down there. But you see, there's a balcony and 00:20:13.019 --> 00:20:16.900 steps that lead to the street. Well, with a something 00:20:16.900 --> 00:20:19.759 subhuman, or maybe I should say superhuman, armed 00:20:19.759 --> 00:20:22.940 with a gun right at the bottom of them. If he's 00:20:22.940 --> 00:20:24.960 cold cocked, it isn't going to do him any good. 00:20:25.400 --> 00:20:27.619 Bill, you have a lot of guts, but you're no Muhammad 00:20:27.619 --> 00:20:30.099 Ali, and the only strength I have is in my brain. 00:20:30.299 --> 00:20:33.069 Hold out your hands. I'm going to give you the 00:20:33.069 --> 00:20:37.269 equalizers. Steve, with his fist wrapped around 00:20:37.269 --> 00:20:40.349 a roll of nickels or quarters, a 13 -year -old 00:20:40.349 --> 00:20:43.069 boy could deck Joe Frazier, given the chance 00:20:43.069 --> 00:20:45.569 to blindside him. Yeah, but we haven't got your 00:20:45.569 --> 00:20:49.450 hands out. This is a salt cellar. Same difference. 00:20:50.150 --> 00:20:53.069 I'm spilling the salt into your left hand. Wrap 00:20:53.069 --> 00:20:54.950 the other around this heavy crystal. I'm doing 00:20:54.950 --> 00:20:57.670 the same with the pepper. Are you pet? Oh, I 00:20:57.670 --> 00:20:59.089 wouldn't know that. You're going to cover us 00:20:59.089 --> 00:21:02.359 by making a diversion. Pick up that glass water 00:21:02.359 --> 00:21:06.940 pitcher there Too heavy for you to throw no For 00:21:06.940 --> 00:21:10.160 where we turn off the lights turn off the radio 00:21:10.160 --> 00:21:13.259 make like we're turning in Then we sneak out 00:21:13.259 --> 00:21:15.680 the French windows onto the balcony you go off 00:21:15.680 --> 00:21:18.400 to the right opposite end from the steps When 00:21:18.400 --> 00:21:21.259 that zombie reacts to the crash of that picture 00:21:21.259 --> 00:21:24.700 on the flagstones on your side Steve and I go 00:21:24.700 --> 00:21:27.980 down the steps and take him out Then we go look 00:21:27.980 --> 00:21:33.779 for toss a large See you. Of course. So we wait 00:21:33.779 --> 00:21:44.539 until dark. And I won't be long now. Now! You 00:21:44.539 --> 00:21:48.480 take him, Steve! He's still not out. I'm throwing 00:21:48.480 --> 00:21:51.039 the pepper. Throw the salt in his eyes. There 00:21:51.039 --> 00:21:57.400 you are. Watch it! I think I... I think I killed 00:21:57.400 --> 00:21:58.819 him. Well, don't stop to find out. The lights 00:21:58.819 --> 00:22:25.200 going on. Come on, Pat. You are a waste of things. 00:23:26.100 --> 00:23:29.640 Little Christoph. First my brother, then his 00:23:29.640 --> 00:23:35.339 son. Well, he will be made to pay. An eye for 00:23:35.339 --> 00:23:41.039 an eye, a heart for a bleeding heart. Now shall 00:23:41.039 --> 00:23:45.799 the tyrant bleed. Now at last my curse shall 00:23:45.799 --> 00:23:50.000 enter his vitals. Now will the great serpent 00:23:50.000 --> 00:23:55.460 uncoil and strike Hernando Trujedo dead. It wasn't 00:23:55.460 --> 00:23:58.079 the Generalissimo who shot Chris. It was a man 00:23:58.079 --> 00:24:02.740 named Garcia. That jack -o -puppet dangled by 00:24:02.740 --> 00:24:06.019 the string. That less than nothing with no mind 00:24:06.019 --> 00:24:10.019 or will of his own. Is he a zombie too? What 00:24:10.019 --> 00:24:13.700 do you know of zombies, my child? Nothing, except 00:24:13.700 --> 00:24:15.839 what I saw on the plane and what my husband tried 00:24:15.839 --> 00:24:18.079 to tell me. Oh, you are a teacher in college, 00:24:18.299 --> 00:24:21.460 Monsieur Ramsey, no? Yes, and much of my studies 00:24:21.460 --> 00:24:25.079 are in the supernatural. You believe in zombie? 00:24:25.619 --> 00:24:30.019 Well, no. Not altogether. Very well. We shall 00:24:30.019 --> 00:24:35.319 put our beliefs to the test. It's a doll. Like 00:24:35.319 --> 00:24:38.160 the ones you saw in the store here. Not quite 00:24:38.160 --> 00:24:43.039 the same. This one is like the souvenirs of El 00:24:43.039 --> 00:24:47.819 Generalissimo. With this difference. I have been 00:24:47.819 --> 00:24:52.980 a long time making him. You see the straw is... 00:24:53.099 --> 00:24:57.019 from his favorite horse's stall. The beard is 00:24:57.019 --> 00:25:01.140 made from the comings of his hairbrush. The eyes, 00:25:01.500 --> 00:25:05.279 j -chips from a dress coat button. The boots 00:25:05.279 --> 00:25:11.400 from the fingers of an old glove. This is a voodoo 00:25:11.400 --> 00:25:15.700 doll. All of him is made with things that once 00:25:15.700 --> 00:25:21.859 belonged to Truedo. Last thing I needed to make 00:25:21.859 --> 00:25:27.799 the spell work, the weapon. Now what last I have 00:25:27.799 --> 00:25:33.019 in my hand, the instrument of destruction. I 00:25:33.019 --> 00:25:38.240 straighten out a circle, turn the head to the 00:25:38.240 --> 00:25:45.940 sky and death. The tail towards the ground and 00:25:45.940 --> 00:25:52.779 strike! What have I done? Mr. Ramsey. You... 00:25:52.779 --> 00:25:55.539 You drove the bracelet like a knife straight 00:25:55.539 --> 00:25:59.660 through the doll's head. From temple to temple, 00:26:00.480 --> 00:26:05.200 Hernando Traedo will be dead by midnight. And 00:26:05.200 --> 00:26:11.440 we will all be free. You still do not believe. 00:26:12.640 --> 00:26:16.519 Let us find how strong your science holds against 00:26:16.519 --> 00:26:22.549 my faith. To hate those men. The doll. They must 00:26:22.549 --> 00:26:24.670 not find the doll. Help me pin it under my skirt. 00:26:25.309 --> 00:26:28.009 Oh, my hands are shaking so much. More. More 00:26:28.009 --> 00:26:34.309 is in time. So, meet again, C .R. Ramsey. How 00:26:34.309 --> 00:26:38.430 did you find us? Your friend Hawkins. He gave 00:26:38.430 --> 00:26:43.390 us away? C .R. Ramsey, every man will give anything 00:26:43.390 --> 00:26:48.099 away with the right persuasion. See, your clock 00:26:48.099 --> 00:26:52.599 ends took longer than most. It was very foolish. 00:26:54.099 --> 00:26:57.539 What do you mean? Since in the end, he told, 00:26:59.000 --> 00:27:03.500 why was it worth dying for? Come on, you must 00:27:03.500 --> 00:27:14.480 not keep the canardissimo waiting. Please, let 00:27:14.480 --> 00:27:17.759 me assure you that you... of nothing to worry 00:27:17.759 --> 00:27:22.599 about. I ask you all to relax. Now, the tavern 00:27:22.599 --> 00:27:26.380 is set for a late summer. I am sure you must 00:27:26.380 --> 00:27:29.960 all be famished after a long and difficult day. 00:27:30.640 --> 00:27:33.700 Won't you be my guests? Prisoners, you mean, 00:27:33.779 --> 00:27:38.539 for Hado? Ah, yes. La bonne princesse Solange, 00:27:39.019 --> 00:27:42.339 I come honored. I have no idea you have come 00:27:42.339 --> 00:27:45.680 to live among us. I have been here longer than 00:27:45.680 --> 00:27:50.460 you know. Yes, I must speak to my secret police 00:27:50.460 --> 00:27:53.460 about that. Had I been told you were honoring 00:27:53.460 --> 00:27:56.279 our country with a visit, I would have arranged 00:27:56.279 --> 00:27:59.440 a more suitable welcome. I am sure you would, 00:27:59.940 --> 00:28:03.480 by disposing of me as you did my brother and 00:28:03.480 --> 00:28:08.400 my nephew, Christoph. I suppose it would be impossible 00:28:08.400 --> 00:28:12.559 for me to convince you... I had no hand in the 00:28:12.559 --> 00:28:15.440 death of King Francois. The sub -truth is that 00:28:15.440 --> 00:28:19.920 his heart failed him. His death was a natural 00:28:19.920 --> 00:28:25.980 one. Lie upon lie. But one truth you cannot twist. 00:28:26.599 --> 00:28:30.079 The death of my nephew. Did you see him die? 00:28:30.640 --> 00:28:33.500 There are two witnesses before your desk who 00:28:33.500 --> 00:28:41.900 did. Excuse me a moment. Garcia! Are you ready? 00:28:42.900 --> 00:28:48.839 Si. Now. We must wait for a moment. For what? 00:28:49.619 --> 00:28:55.359 You can see. Signora Ramsey, let me ask you a 00:28:55.359 --> 00:29:00.359 question. What? Did you see Christophe Leclerc 00:29:00.359 --> 00:29:05.420 die? Yes. And you, Signora? Yes. You are quite 00:29:05.420 --> 00:29:07.799 sure? Of course. Yes. Look, what are you trying 00:29:07.799 --> 00:29:12.809 to prove? Not I. I will let him show you that 00:29:12.809 --> 00:29:23.230 for himself. You see? Chris. Steve. He's alive. 00:29:24.789 --> 00:29:32.509 It's Chris. Chris. Is it really you? Sure, man. 00:29:33.089 --> 00:29:41.940 Sure. Don't you know me? There is no mistaking 00:29:41.940 --> 00:29:46.420 the tall, lithe figure, the regal bearing, the 00:29:46.420 --> 00:29:50.859 proud, handsome face. All those belong to Christophe 00:29:50.859 --> 00:29:54.900 Leclerc. He might easily have remarked, as Mark 00:29:54.900 --> 00:29:58.740 Twain once telegraphed, the reports of my death 00:29:58.740 --> 00:30:03.519 are an exaggeration. We'll return shortly with 00:30:03.519 --> 00:30:18.099 Act Three. At the shock of the reincarnation 00:30:18.099 --> 00:30:21.640 of a dead man appearing from the grave, it is 00:30:21.640 --> 00:30:24.299 not surprising that his friends and relatives 00:30:24.299 --> 00:30:28.859 are literally frozen in their tracks. Under the 00:30:28.859 --> 00:30:32.440 circumstances, then, it is only decent courtesy 00:30:32.440 --> 00:30:46.140 for the returned corpse to break the ice. Forgive 00:30:46.140 --> 00:30:50.079 me, I thought never to see you again. But here 00:30:50.079 --> 00:30:56.660 I am. Ah, mon cher bébé, mon cher bébé. Well 00:30:56.660 --> 00:31:00.920 now, here is a reunion worth celebrating. That 00:31:00.920 --> 00:31:04.000 was a pretty rough wound you had, Chris. Worse 00:31:04.000 --> 00:31:06.980 than it looked, thank God. It was mostly flesh 00:31:06.980 --> 00:31:10.400 damage. The doctors tell me the bullet bounced 00:31:10.400 --> 00:31:13.980 off my sternum and never entered the chest. But 00:31:13.980 --> 00:31:17.190 should you be on your feet? Long enough to ease 00:31:17.190 --> 00:31:21.130 your minds about me. I'm still a bit woozy. It's 00:31:21.130 --> 00:31:24.329 like the time you took the XB2 slant -off tackle 00:31:24.329 --> 00:31:27.349 against Ohio State and that big linebacker saw 00:31:27.349 --> 00:31:31.950 Chuck kick you in the head. Something... Something 00:31:31.950 --> 00:31:36.690 like that. Tell them the good news, El Generalissimo. 00:31:37.490 --> 00:31:41.230 Set my aunt's mind at rest. Well, I know you 00:31:41.230 --> 00:31:46.000 hold out my motives, even Christophe did. I can 00:31:46.000 --> 00:31:49.220 hardly blame him since I took such extreme measures 00:31:49.220 --> 00:31:53.000 to bring him here to San Dorinde before his planned 00:31:53.000 --> 00:31:56.720 arrival at the Moesia. What was your reason for 00:31:56.720 --> 00:31:59.960 that? Ah, we walk a tidal rope on this shared 00:31:59.960 --> 00:32:03.480 island of ours. Two cultures, two languages, 00:32:04.059 --> 00:32:07.160 two forms of government perched precariously 00:32:07.160 --> 00:32:10.819 on a ever -increasing population in a far more 00:32:10.819 --> 00:32:14.220 ancient and primitive culture than either of 00:32:14.220 --> 00:32:19.250 ours. Your brother and I, each in his own way, 00:32:19.769 --> 00:32:25.410 preserved that delicate balance. With his unexpected 00:32:25.410 --> 00:32:30.730 death, steps had to be taken. Why? You know his 00:32:30.730 --> 00:32:32.930 plan was to return the government to the people. 00:32:33.049 --> 00:32:35.950 That would not have worked, not even for them. 00:32:36.509 --> 00:32:40.789 We would have ended both of us in anarchy. Fortunately, 00:32:41.049 --> 00:32:44.680 my godson was perceptive enough to... Realize 00:32:44.680 --> 00:32:49.000 that. We have worked out between us a better 00:32:49.000 --> 00:32:54.119 plan. A compromise? I would prefer to call it 00:32:54.119 --> 00:32:58.119 an entente. But tell them, Cristof. It's quite 00:32:58.119 --> 00:33:02.220 simple. Tomorrow, together, my godfather and 00:33:02.220 --> 00:33:05.900 I shall proclaim a union between Mauritia and 00:33:05.900 --> 00:33:10.759 San Dorinde. A trilingual state with one government. 00:33:11.180 --> 00:33:15.029 Ruled by whom? by the generalissimo and myself. 00:33:15.789 --> 00:33:20.589 I as president and my godfather as prime minister. 00:33:21.109 --> 00:33:25.190 Trujito in second place? Ah, we heard us grow 00:33:25.190 --> 00:33:29.349 the younger, Solange. Someone must take our place. 00:33:30.029 --> 00:33:33.869 I am happy to yield to the future. What better 00:33:33.869 --> 00:33:38.430 hands could this island be in than in Christoph's? 00:33:39.390 --> 00:33:44.329 So, now I think... Mr. Presidente, you should 00:33:44.329 --> 00:33:49.230 rest. Doctors can do only so much. Nature handles 00:33:49.230 --> 00:33:55.089 the rest. Yes, I would like to lie down. I am 00:33:55.089 --> 00:33:58.150 sure you will be excused. I beg you not to wait 00:33:58.150 --> 00:34:01.670 for me to enjoy your supper. The Presidente and 00:34:01.670 --> 00:34:05.369 myself have a few matters to settle about the 00:34:05.369 --> 00:34:07.890 announcement tomorrow before he goes to sleep. 00:34:09.070 --> 00:34:14.010 Forgive me, please. I'm tired. And tomorrow's 00:34:14.010 --> 00:34:18.889 a big day. Good night. Good night, Chris. Good 00:34:18.889 --> 00:34:28.590 night. Adieu, mon bébé. Goodbye. Forever. What 00:34:28.590 --> 00:34:33.750 is it? What's the matter with you two? You saw. 00:34:34.989 --> 00:34:40.360 You know. Do you now believe in zombies? What 00:34:40.360 --> 00:34:43.579 are you trying to say? That wasn't Chris who 00:34:43.579 --> 00:34:46.599 was here just now. I don't understand. You don't 00:34:46.599 --> 00:34:49.260 know him as I do. First, he never would accept 00:34:49.260 --> 00:34:51.260 this deal. The guy is too decent, too honest 00:34:51.260 --> 00:34:53.119 to be part of it. But there are other things. 00:34:53.699 --> 00:34:57.139 What? Well, first off, our school never played 00:34:57.139 --> 00:35:00.380 Ohio State. Second, Sawchuck was no linebacker 00:35:00.380 --> 00:35:02.380 but a running back who murdered us on the only 00:35:02.380 --> 00:35:05.679 loss we had together. Third, XB2 wasn't a run 00:35:05.679 --> 00:35:07.739 play but a deep pass play that had nothing to 00:35:07.739 --> 00:35:10.880 do with Chris except as a decoy. I don't understand 00:35:10.880 --> 00:35:13.900 the things your husband says, but I tell you, 00:35:14.159 --> 00:35:17.400 that was not Christophe Leclerc who just left, 00:35:17.760 --> 00:35:22.920 not my nephew. They have stolen his soul, and 00:35:22.920 --> 00:35:25.820 that I cannot allow. Well, what can we do about 00:35:25.820 --> 00:35:29.079 it, Tante Solange? It is a very few minutes to 00:35:29.079 --> 00:35:33.960 twelve. I told you, Hernando Trujedo would be 00:35:33.960 --> 00:35:40.389 dead by then. Remember? Yes. Here is a conjured 00:35:40.389 --> 00:35:46.170 doll which will make his death I Place it on 00:35:46.170 --> 00:35:51.989 his desk so he can see it For it is by his own 00:35:51.989 --> 00:35:57.849 guilt. He must die Before the end of this day, 00:35:58.190 --> 00:36:01.750 but if he doesn't return he will return It is 00:36:01.750 --> 00:36:08.320 written in the dust Nobody feels like eating. 00:36:09.519 --> 00:36:13.019 Word? I don't suppose I can altogether blame 00:36:13.019 --> 00:36:16.579 you. Shall I have you shown to your quarters 00:36:16.579 --> 00:36:21.320 for the night instead? Where is Christoph? I 00:36:21.320 --> 00:36:23.920 should never really cover out him to overcharge 00:36:23.920 --> 00:36:28.380 himself after being wounded. He was absolutely 00:36:28.380 --> 00:36:33.559 exhausted. I saw him to bed. And you return to 00:36:33.559 --> 00:36:38.030 suggest the same to us? I think we are all tired. 00:36:38.690 --> 00:36:40.889 Whatever discussion there may be between us, 00:36:41.090 --> 00:36:45.769 can't wait for tomorrow. For you, there is no 00:36:45.769 --> 00:36:52.210 tomorrow. What do you mean? Liar, cheat, thief, 00:36:52.929 --> 00:37:05.760 murderer. Look on your desk. Conjuring. piece 00:37:05.760 --> 00:37:09.760 by piece from your belongings, fashioned in your 00:37:09.760 --> 00:37:14.380 likeness, christened in your name with the blood 00:37:14.380 --> 00:37:19.159 of the black bullet, your own bracelet of the 00:37:19.159 --> 00:37:23.699 sacred serpent driven through its brain. Do you 00:37:23.699 --> 00:37:27.800 think I could buy such childish superstition? 00:37:28.079 --> 00:37:31.179 I am a savage! What a man thinks is what he is. 00:37:31.860 --> 00:37:34.480 This primitive mumbo -jumbo, we'd have no effect 00:37:34.480 --> 00:37:38.559 on me. Are you sure? How large is a bag of guilt 00:37:38.559 --> 00:37:41.739 you carry? We'd nothing convince you, woman. 00:37:42.219 --> 00:37:45.659 Your nephew or mine? My nephew! Christophe! Christophe 00:37:45.659 --> 00:37:47.860 is dead! How can you say that? You have just 00:37:47.860 --> 00:37:51.539 seen him! I saw a walking corpse. Already a superstition. 00:37:51.840 --> 00:37:55.800 Like my conjured dog? Of course! Don't believe 00:37:55.800 --> 00:38:00.500 in it. No! And you believe in zombies. You know 00:38:00.500 --> 00:38:03.760 the power of voodoo can create them. You know 00:38:03.760 --> 00:38:07.760 the power of voodoo can kill. What is it you 00:38:07.760 --> 00:38:10.840 want? Too late for that. I will give you anything. 00:38:11.219 --> 00:38:15.260 I offer you, and these two, safe transport now. 00:38:15.500 --> 00:38:18.300 No strings attached. How can you guarantee it? 00:38:18.440 --> 00:38:22.280 I am head Geraritmo. My power is infinite. Not 00:38:22.280 --> 00:38:25.960 anymore. The clock is ticking your life away. 00:38:25.980 --> 00:38:31.630 No. Twelve o 'clock. Only a few seconds left. 00:38:31.929 --> 00:38:36.630 Help me. Help me. I cannot help. The die is cast. 00:38:37.010 --> 00:38:39.929 You cannot even help yourself. I give you money, 00:38:40.130 --> 00:38:43.829 jewels, anything. Name it. What do you want? 00:38:44.269 --> 00:38:48.190 What you cannot give me. What you stole from 00:38:48.190 --> 00:38:53.650 my nephew. His soul. I want yours in return. 00:38:54.230 --> 00:39:01.840 And die! I, the power granted me as an opium 00:39:01.840 --> 00:39:07.500 woman, vested in my hands by the uncoiling sacred 00:39:07.500 --> 00:39:12.480 serpent, to take the place of the voodoo doll. 00:39:13.840 --> 00:39:20.059 As it should to all tyrants, so comes a violent 00:39:20.059 --> 00:39:26.519 death to you. I condemn you to everlasting fire 00:39:26.519 --> 00:39:31.670 and death. By the serpent arriving in your grave! 00:39:31.670 --> 00:39:36.769 No! No! I cannot die! I am a dictator! I am supreme! 00:39:37.210 --> 00:39:41.070 I am more! No one can touch me, do you hear? 00:39:41.489 --> 00:40:05.550 No one! Does it matter? He's dead. Are you sure? 00:40:06.510 --> 00:40:10.949 He's dead, all right. Now what? Gotta get away. 00:40:11.409 --> 00:40:13.670 Escape, somehow. Only how do we get through the 00:40:13.670 --> 00:40:17.469 palace guard? At least I have his gun. We better 00:40:17.469 --> 00:40:20.050 try and make a run for it. We have to rescue 00:40:20.050 --> 00:40:24.409 my nephew first. But tell to Solange, he's our 00:40:24.409 --> 00:40:37.860 enemy now. I still must rescue him. Don't run 00:40:37.860 --> 00:40:40.860 for it. I'll try to hold them off You can't kill 00:40:40.860 --> 00:40:44.280 dead men with that Garcia. Yes, not a zombie 00:40:44.280 --> 00:40:48.099 Hand me that salt seller. Yeah, but what good 00:40:48.099 --> 00:40:53.079 salt is the only thing that will kill a zombie? 00:41:01.679 --> 00:41:06.480 I'm on the bed if you know no, he's still breathing. 00:41:06.480 --> 00:41:11.679 He's just a Leave me alone with him. Go if you 00:41:11.679 --> 00:41:15.699 want to, but leave me with Kristoff. Will it 00:41:15.699 --> 00:41:20.599 be long? As long as it must take. Go. We can't 00:41:20.599 --> 00:41:22.840 find a way out of here without you. We'll wait. 00:41:23.960 --> 00:41:27.780 Oh, great serpent who coils about the sky and 00:41:27.780 --> 00:41:34.610 holds our world together. Help me now. Help me 00:41:34.610 --> 00:41:38.349 to break the black magic that chains my baby 00:41:38.349 --> 00:41:43.590 to a living death. Help me to bring his soul 00:41:43.590 --> 00:41:54.289 home to you. Kristoff. Kristoff. Listen to me. 00:41:56.070 --> 00:42:02.349 It is Tanta Solange who speaks. You know me as 00:42:02.349 --> 00:42:07.309 an opium magician. My magic is greater than the 00:42:07.309 --> 00:42:10.929 magic of the Hogan who made you what you are. 00:42:12.369 --> 00:42:15.730 He summoned you from the grave and stole away 00:42:15.730 --> 00:42:21.570 your soul. Now I must summon you back to the 00:42:21.570 --> 00:44:15.130 grave. Only you can break the bond. set a people 00:44:15.130 --> 00:44:19.190 free in a mad orgy of festival and delight. In 00:44:19.190 --> 00:44:22.429 the wild celebration that lit up the city, no 00:44:22.429 --> 00:44:25.250 one had time to pay any attention to the three 00:44:25.250 --> 00:44:28.070 somber people who found their way back to the 00:44:28.070 --> 00:44:33.130 hotel. For Pat, Steve, and Tante Solange, there 00:44:33.130 --> 00:44:37.869 was sadness, but solace, too. The king was dead, 00:44:38.670 --> 00:44:41.349 but so was the zombie who might have held him 00:44:41.349 --> 00:44:56.519 prisoner for eternity. I'll return shortly. Power 00:44:56.519 --> 00:45:01.500 of suggestion? Hypnosis? Superstitious fear? 00:45:02.780 --> 00:45:06.960 Overpowering guilt complexes? Terror of the unknown? 00:45:08.019 --> 00:45:10.980 Do any or all of these explain the events of 00:45:10.980 --> 00:45:15.000 the tale I've just told? Or are there really 00:45:15.000 --> 00:45:19.940 such terrifying things as a walking corpse? Are 00:45:19.940 --> 00:45:24.119 there really zombies? Well, let's hope you and 00:45:24.119 --> 00:45:28.340 I never have to find out. Our cast included Tony 00:45:28.340 --> 00:45:31.840 Roberts, Suzanne Grossman, Vinnet Carroll, Bob 00:45:31.840 --> 00:45:36.380 Caliban, Jackson Beck, and Ian Martin. The entire 00:45:36.380 --> 00:45:39.059 production was under the direction of Hyman Brown. 00:45:39.460 --> 00:45:41.900 This is E .G. Marshall inviting you to return 00:45:41.900 --> 00:45:44.780 to our Mystery Theater. for another adventure 00:45:44.780 --> 00:45:51.780 in the macabre. Until next time, pleasant dreams.