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The CBS radio mystery theater presents Come in

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welcome, I'm EG Marshall Welcome to the sounds

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of suspense, to the fear you can hear. Welcome

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to the world of nightmarish probability, where

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the icy fear of the unknown can lead one down

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strange and terrifying paths. In our story, Alex

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Harper confronts the impossible and the encounter

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produces a devastating effect. I see him, Alex.

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There isn't a mark on him. Nothing. Look at his

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face. Oh, it's horrible. If I didn't know better,

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I'd say that something scared that pup to death.

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Our mystery drama, The Edge of Death, was written

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especially for the mystery theater. by Saul Panitz

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and stars Patrick O 'Neil. I'll be back shortly

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with Act One. Meet Alex Harper, Farmer. Right

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now his left arm is in a sling, heavily bandaged

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to protect the more than 20 stitches. Just a

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small accident on his tractor. First time in

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his 28 years as a farmer that he'd ever suffered

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more than a slight sprain or a minor bruise.

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It is a late August morning, an unreal sky, so

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blue it almost hurts the eyes to look at it.

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Even now, there is a promise that the cool dampness

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of the morning will soon yield to the stifling

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heat of the prairie sun. No matter what you say,

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I still don't think I ought to leave you alone.

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Who said I'm alone? You hear what Judy said,

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heist? Can't you be serious for a second? Only

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because I think you should go. Now, we've been

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over this a dozen times. If something was to

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happen, I'd never forgive myself. What if, what

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if, what if the sky fell down, Chicken Little?

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Well, you're on. It hurts, doesn't it? Did I

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say so? Oh, whenever you get this way, sarcastic,

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you're covering up. You can't fool me. Take another

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pill. Another one and I'll be going around like

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a zombie. And I'll ask Doc Stevenson if he can

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give you something else. But I don't want something

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else. Now you go on, get your annual check up,

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do a little shopping if you like. But I still

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think I ought to be here. After last night. Boy,

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last night. Last night, yeah. I am not a hysterical

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woman. I didn't say you were. Well, you thought

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so. Why do you get me up? I have a sound sleep

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and it's just the lights and noises. I know,

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I heard something last night. It wasn't a rabbit

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or a deer. It was a flashing light. I'm not an

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idiot and I haven't got that good imagination

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to make it all up. And now, I'll go. Ace, where

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are you? Come on boy, now I'm in no mood to play

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games. Alright, I'm going back to the house.

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What you got cornered, a ten -foot rabbit? Oh,

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there you are now. Hey, you did find something.

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I'm coming, Ace. All right, now bring it to me.

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Come on, boy, give it here. Give it here, that's

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it. Good dog. Hey, let's see what you discovered.

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Hmm, a bag. Looks just like Doc Stevenson's bag

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only. That couldn't be his. This one's shiny

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new. Feels funny. It's not leather. Doesn't feel

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like vinyl either. How the deuce can anyone possibly

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use this? No lock? No zipper? No buckle? No,

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they don't in this case. It's a gag. I'll bet

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that some of those college kids from town sure

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that's it. Judy did hear some sounds last night.

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The kids. And they left this day. Stupid. Well,

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of course, Ace. Now, you'll get full credit.

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Yes, sir, boy. I'll tell Judy you found it. Now,

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come on. Let's go back to the house. Come on.

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That's you, Alex? Yeah, hello. How's the arm?

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Not bad. Now, when are you going to take the

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stitches out? These days. Now, don't rush it.

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That's a mighty bad tear. Will you level with

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me? Shoot. Well, the arm be as good as new. something

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out here you aren't missing one of your black

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bags nothing duck I think I hear Judy yeah yeah

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it is hey she's driving kind of funny I better

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hang up doc Come, I'll make some tea. Yes, like

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that. Inside, with the walls around me. Oh, Alex.

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Yes? We're in danger out. Oh, now, Judy. I saw

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it, I tell you, I saw it. anymore. That may be

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our to call the doc anyway. I guess you must

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think I... Oh Alex, I was maybe a minute or so

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past the railroad bridge when I heard this thing.

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What thing? It was on the news about a patient

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at Clearwood escaping and you know please notify

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if you see him and telephone number at all. Any

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description? Well all I can remember was something

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about his being dressed all in black. Nothing

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more. Hear that? What? Siren? Police siren? Well,

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it could be a firetruck. Oh, yes, I suppose so.

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You've heard sirens before. Yes, I know, but...

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Ah, no buts. They're searching for him. I still

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don't know who him is, except he's one of those

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mental cases from Clearwood. Well, he was just

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standing by the side of the road. But first I

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could barely see him in the shadows, dressed

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in black as he was. Well, what'd he do? Nothing.

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Just stood there, looking. Didn't threaten you

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and then he said something it it was like I want

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to Communicate with you is I think that was him

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and you got out of there fast. Did he shout?

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No his voice was soft and and Mild and he said

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communicate you sure he used that word communicate

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Yes, it's a queer word to use don't you think

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I mean most people would say talk I want to talk

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with you. Communicate. I mean, I know what I

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heard. I looked up when I heard him, and by now

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he was in the sunlight, and I could see him clearly

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just a few feet away. Alex, he had no face. Oh,

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Judy. I know what I saw. There was no face. I'm

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not hysterical, and I saw him. Now, if you say

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so... Oh, why don't you believe me? Because I

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can't conceive of anyone without a face, that's

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why. Now, let's start from the beginning. Did

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you see his eyes? No. Was he wearing a hat? Yes,

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a black one. Well, I could throw a shadow over

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his eyes so you couldn't see them. That's impossible.

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Well, it has to be. How the devil could anyone...

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He could have been in an accident, surgery. But

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how would he... Alright, let's let's go on now.

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What what about his nose? No, I didn't see any

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could be the hat again mouth His his mouth Judy

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you see if the Sun was hitting over his shoulder

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Then there'd be a shadow from his hat in that

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case the mystery is over. You're trying to make

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me feel like a fool I Don't care what you or

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anyone else thinks but I saw a man with no face

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So you could know what you can do with your theory

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about the Sun and the shadows I don't know about

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flying saucers, and I don't take pills, and I

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don't smoke pot or whatever they call it, and

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I'm not crazy in imagining things. For your information,

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Alex, my eyes are still 20 -20, and they saw,

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oh, God help me, a man without a face! Alex,

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what's this all about? I mean... meeting you

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down the road instead of at your house. I didn't

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want Judy to worry, Ben. Well, I'm a police officer

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and not one of those secret agents you see in

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the movies. Ben, she says she saw the patient

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in Clearwood. Is that why you got me out here

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like this? He escaped. You make it sound like

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he's Jack the Ripper. Because he's from Clearwood,

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you got the idea he's a raving homicidal mania.

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Oh, sure. All they've got out there are a bunch

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of lovable folks who are just a little mixed

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up. Hmm. You're really upset. Never seen you

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like this. I guess I didn't know how much until

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right now. Judy ran into him on that big curve

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near Clearwood. She wasn't the only one. We've

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had calls from all over. Funny, you get sober

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citizens see him at the same time, miles apart,

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and dressed different. Happens every time. Take

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a hot day, mix in a little imagination. This

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was real. Of course it was. Ben, Judy's not...

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She's not the type. Now take my word for it,

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Alex. Every time something like this happens...

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Naturally, they're doing something about it,

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like cruising the highways, enjoying the scenery.

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Now give him credit for enough brains to hide

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out. I suppose you want police officers out in

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the field. That's where they ought to be. Sure.

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We'll hire a couple of hundred extra. Won't that

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make the taxpayers jump for joy? Come here. What

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for? Now, come here. I want you to hear this.

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This is five. This is five. Receiving five. Is

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that you, Ben? Over. Look up something for me,

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will you? Over. Go ahead. Over. How many identifications

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we got on the Clearwood thing? Give me a second.

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Here it is. Ben, we got twelve so far. Over.

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Hear that, Alex? Twelve. Everyone's a positive,

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too. One black range. Over. What's the spread?

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Over. This will kill you. Nearest one is two

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miles. Longest is over thirty. Over. See, Alex?

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Everybody sees what he wants to see. You still

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with me? Over. Standing by. In this last part

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of the 20th century and its attendant wonders

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and discoveries, what is true and what is unreal?

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Is there anything no longer possible? Is there?

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I'll be back shortly with Act Two. The doubting

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Alex knows that there's nothing wrong with his

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wife's power of observation. She did see a man,

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and though he does have a face, there is something

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missing. A mouth. Result of an accident? Or is

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he a mutation? A gruesome congenital result?

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Or, perhaps, from out of this world? Let's join

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Alex and see if we can find out. This is Alex

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Harper calling. Could you connect me with the

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director of the sanitarium, please? I'm sorry

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to bother you, doctor. I'm Alex Harper. I have

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a place on Route 36, about eight miles from you.

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Of course, I pass by there quite often. What

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can I do for you, Mr. Harper? Doctor, I hope

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you won't laugh at it. but I have a couple of

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questions about this fellow who broke out of

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your place. Oh, uh, Michael. That's his name?

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Michael? Michael what? Well, now we have no fool.

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Identification, he gave us only his first name.

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But he was a patient at Clearwood, wasn't he?

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In a sense. Was he or wasn't he? Well, only for

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one day. because I don't want my wife to hear.

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She's in the kitchen and she's plenty upset already

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about your Michael. Has she seen him? Where?

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Have you notified the police? Well, I thought

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I'd speak to you first. She saw him and from

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what she says, she's either crazy or hysterical.

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And I can tell you that she's not either one

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of them. Oh, Michael is... Well, he's different.

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Different? That what you call a guy without a

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face? Without a... and the rest of it then my

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wife she didn't she didn't see what she says

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was on my laugh and it fell off well you'll pick

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up the pieces won't you I've got something cooking

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sure hey it's open Judy Judy the bag is open

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what's open oh well never mind well what do you

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know hey will you look at this now Alex you want

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me to ruin supper but it's almost like a miracle

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you see ace found this bag I couldn't figure

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out a way to open it just looks just like a The

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kind of bag Doc Stevenson carries. You don't

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have to be an engineer to open one of those.

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Oh, yeah? Well, this one has no lock or no nothing.

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And when I just dropped it and broke the ashtray,

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it opened up. Look what's in it. Let me see this

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eighth wonder. All these bottles. That's strange.

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Doesn't feel like glass. Plastic? Not plastic

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either. I never felt anything like this. Well,

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what's the difference? Say, here's one that says,

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cardiac arrest. And this one's cerebral occlusion

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and lymphoid carcinoma? Agena pectoris and respiratory

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carcinoma. Spinal sarcoma. And this one at the

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end? Tuberculosis. What is all this? What are

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these pills? Well, how should I know? Except

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that they're important. Here's one that's different.

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Or cuts. roses, and dermatological eruptions.

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It looks like talcum powder. It obviously belongs

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to a doctor. But what a doctor? What does that

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mean? Have you ever heard of a doctor who has

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a bag full of pills that cures heart disease

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and cancers, not to speak of stroke? The worst

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plagues of mankind in here in our hands are the

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answers to what science has been searching for.

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Cures? Those pills aren't cures. Whoever heard

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of a pill curing... Cancer, heart disease, or

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stroke? Why not? Think a moment. Look at this

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bag, Judy. Ever seen anything like it? In their

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life, I tell you, I don't understand it. I don't

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know where it came from, but it's like nothing

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on this earth. And these pills, now go on and

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laugh if you want to. But I know they can do

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what their labels say. I can't prove it. I know.

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All right, dear. If you want to think that, you

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go right on. I've got dinner to make. Now, don't

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patronize me. Alex, aren't you carrying this

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a little too far? You don't seem to realize what

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we have here. And you do. Those things could

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be dangerous for all you know. Oh, my God. Now,

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how can I prove? Whoa. Wait. There is a way.

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And right now. Here. Help me. Here. No. Don't,

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Alex. All right, then I'll get these bandages

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off myself. Now, I'm begging you. Now, the doctor

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said that... It's kind of awkward. I get scissors

00:21:30.799 --> 00:21:33.460
and cut some of this away. Now, get it. I won't

00:21:33.460 --> 00:21:36.400
be part of this... this stupidity. Now, you've

00:21:36.400 --> 00:21:37.859
lost your mind. Are you going to help me or not?

00:21:37.859 --> 00:21:40.980
Now, once I get the bandages off, I'm... I'm

00:21:40.980 --> 00:21:42.579
only going to put some of that powder on the

00:21:42.579 --> 00:21:44.640
stitches and on the skin where it's so red. That's

00:21:44.640 --> 00:21:47.819
all. A little powder. Now, what can happen? What?

00:21:48.539 --> 00:21:51.039
Honey, don't you realize what this is all about?

00:21:51.440 --> 00:21:53.539
If this should work, and it will, you'll see.

00:21:53.720 --> 00:21:57.319
The nose pills for cancer and heart... See now

00:21:57.319 --> 00:22:01.480
Alex these things happen in stories, but not

00:22:01.480 --> 00:22:05.380
It's nice for you. You'd be well. Don't you understand?

00:22:06.579 --> 00:22:09.079
When doc told me what he found that you had a

00:22:09.079 --> 00:22:11.440
heart condition I but he assured me it was nothing

00:22:11.440 --> 00:22:13.740
to worry about the old bedside matter He wanted

00:22:13.740 --> 00:22:16.140
to break it to you easily did he tell you that

00:22:16.140 --> 00:22:18.500
no I can't say that but how could heart disease

00:22:18.500 --> 00:22:22.640
be anything but serious So when and somehow the

00:22:22.640 --> 00:22:25.750
bag open and I saw what was inside I I couldn't

00:22:25.750 --> 00:22:28.089
think of anything but that you could be cured

00:22:28.089 --> 00:22:31.369
just like that. Oh, honey, I love you. Oh, Alex.

00:22:32.829 --> 00:22:36.970
I guess it's all right. Where are they? Here

00:22:36.970 --> 00:22:42.269
they are. That's better. Now, careful now. You

00:22:42.269 --> 00:22:46.089
don't want to cut those stitches. Good, that's

00:22:46.089 --> 00:22:51.529
fine. The skin is so red. Sorry, you're looking

00:22:51.529 --> 00:22:54.609
mess, I know. Now, please, give me that bottle

00:22:54.609 --> 00:22:58.259
of... Powder or whatever it is. Alex. Please.

00:23:00.359 --> 00:23:06.259
Here. The bottle is warm. Well, hot day. I feel

00:23:06.259 --> 00:23:09.380
as though it's generating the heat itself. Isn't

00:23:09.380 --> 00:23:13.759
that wild? Judy, will you do the honors? Just

00:23:13.759 --> 00:23:19.400
shake some all over. All right. That should do

00:23:19.400 --> 00:23:22.819
it. A little more. It's all covered. That ought

00:23:22.819 --> 00:23:28.470
to do it. Feel anything? Not yet. How long do

00:23:28.470 --> 00:23:32.349
you think it'll take? That is, if it... Well,

00:23:32.430 --> 00:23:35.670
if it hasn't even been 30 seconds, I suppose

00:23:35.670 --> 00:23:39.569
it'll take a little time, though. I didn't expect

00:23:39.569 --> 00:23:43.349
a miracle like that war -rimmed wine kind of

00:23:43.349 --> 00:23:46.230
thing that's got to work its way in. I'll get

00:23:46.230 --> 00:23:48.650
some fresh gauze. You still ought to keep it

00:23:48.650 --> 00:23:51.390
covered. Yeah, that might not be a bad idea.

00:23:52.000 --> 00:23:58.359
I wonder what's bothering Ace. Oh, there he is.

00:24:00.279 --> 00:24:04.380
Alex, what is it? Look over there. It's him.

00:24:05.400 --> 00:24:07.279
The one Ace is running after, the man I saw on

00:24:07.279 --> 00:24:09.819
the road, the man without a face. I'm going after

00:24:09.819 --> 00:24:11.720
him. Now lock the door after me and call the

00:24:11.720 --> 00:24:13.880
police. No, don't go. Let the police handle it.

00:24:14.039 --> 00:24:15.980
He's heading out to the East Fields. Now call

00:24:15.980 --> 00:24:19.549
him, tell him. He might be dangerous. No, I won't

00:24:19.549 --> 00:24:21.690
get too close. Just enough to keep track of him

00:24:21.690 --> 00:24:23.470
until the police get here. Oh, just thinking

00:24:23.470 --> 00:24:25.890
of him. I'm so frightened. Oh, no, no. There's

00:24:25.890 --> 00:24:27.950
no need to be. I didn't want to tell you before,

00:24:27.990 --> 00:24:29.690
but I talked to the head of Queerwood and this

00:24:29.690 --> 00:24:31.730
guy, this Michael is his name. He's a little

00:24:31.730 --> 00:24:33.970
queer, but he's not dangerous. Anyway, there's

00:24:33.970 --> 00:24:36.049
nothing to worry about as long as you stay inside.

00:24:36.809 --> 00:24:41.029
Twice in one day. Why here? He's not after you?

00:24:41.089 --> 00:24:44.170
What reason would he have? I suppose not, but

00:24:44.170 --> 00:24:55.000
somehow... It must be his bag. He's come for

00:24:55.000 --> 00:24:58.599
it. A doctor? It has to be. That's the only explanation.

00:24:58.660 --> 00:25:00.779
Well, I'll give you another. He's escaped and

00:25:00.779 --> 00:25:03.019
wants to stay off the main roads. After all,

00:25:03.079 --> 00:25:05.160
you spotted him, did you? He just wants to get

00:25:05.160 --> 00:25:07.579
as far from Clearwood as he can. By chance, he

00:25:07.579 --> 00:25:09.279
was cutting across that place when he ran into

00:25:09.279 --> 00:25:11.140
Ace. Now, look. Now, I'm going to go after him

00:25:11.140 --> 00:25:13.700
before he gets too far. Remember, the police

00:25:13.700 --> 00:25:23.640
and the door. Don't get your dander up, Alex.

00:25:24.119 --> 00:25:27.559
We've known each other too long for that. Now,

00:25:27.559 --> 00:25:29.559
you just show me again where you saw this fella

00:25:29.559 --> 00:25:32.099
last. Ben, I know that a good cop ought to be

00:25:32.099 --> 00:25:34.920
skeptical, but by God, I saw him run under that

00:25:34.920 --> 00:25:37.200
tree, then up and over that fence. Now, why would

00:25:37.200 --> 00:25:40.640
I lie? I don't mean to make out that you did

00:25:40.640 --> 00:25:44.779
any such thing. He's just a darn queer. Huh?

00:25:45.539 --> 00:25:49.670
Look for yourself. Look at what? That's it. Nothing

00:25:49.670 --> 00:25:52.369
to see. Oh, come on. Now let's stop this rustic

00:25:52.369 --> 00:25:56.869
routine. No footprints. Friends? Feel the ground.

00:25:56.910 --> 00:25:59.990
Soft, isn't it? So it's soft. And where are the

00:25:59.990 --> 00:26:02.849
prints? You say he was running? Yeah, with Ace

00:26:02.849 --> 00:26:06.390
right behind him. A man running puts down a mighty

00:26:06.390 --> 00:26:09.250
heavy print. Heavier than if he was walking.

00:26:10.450 --> 00:26:13.009
He could have gone across these rocks. Could

00:26:13.009 --> 00:26:17.150
have. But nobody could jump from rock to rock.

00:26:17.549 --> 00:26:21.089
Why, it must be 20 feet between them. Yeah. Unless

00:26:21.089 --> 00:26:24.990
he can fly. Must be clear out of the county by

00:26:24.990 --> 00:26:27.170
now. Now, how do you come to that conclusion?

00:26:27.690 --> 00:26:32.210
Ace. That's why. If we were anywhere near that

00:26:32.210 --> 00:26:35.849
there Michael, we'd be hearing ace. You know

00:26:35.849 --> 00:26:38.089
he's always been a noisy dog. Well, he could

00:26:38.089 --> 00:26:40.289
have lost interest to run off after a rabbit

00:26:40.289 --> 00:26:43.490
or a woodchuck. Yeah, maybe. Something right

00:26:43.490 --> 00:26:47.390
over there, Alex. To your right. Grass. I can't

00:26:47.390 --> 00:26:51.829
see a thing. Something black. This side of that

00:26:51.829 --> 00:26:55.029
thorn bush. I see it. It's where I'm black. Everything

00:26:55.029 --> 00:27:02.289
black. Come on out. Stand up. I'm telling you

00:27:02.289 --> 00:27:05.670
for the last time. Put up your hands and come

00:27:05.670 --> 00:27:12.789
out. Now I'm gonna fire a shot in the air and

00:27:12.789 --> 00:27:15.309
if that... Doesn't fetch you. I'll put the next

00:27:15.309 --> 00:27:20.150
one into you. Ben, I don't think he's coming

00:27:20.150 --> 00:27:23.490
out. He won't shoot, will he? Just you watch.

00:27:23.730 --> 00:27:26.690
But he isn't armed. How do you know that? Well,

00:27:26.710 --> 00:27:28.890
if he was, he could have cut you down. He'd stand

00:27:28.890 --> 00:27:32.029
it up and make a beautiful target. You got something

00:27:32.029 --> 00:27:37.390
there. I'm going in. I got an idea. He's so scared

00:27:37.390 --> 00:27:39.549
he can't move. Now, don't be stupid. Come back.

00:27:40.720 --> 00:27:44.599
Of all the stupid things... Oh, it's Ace. Our

00:27:44.599 --> 00:27:52.200
dog. Dead. Yeah. Gee, I'm sorry. There isn't

00:27:52.200 --> 00:27:56.279
a mark on him. Look at his face. It's horrible.

00:27:57.339 --> 00:28:01.140
If I didn't know better, I'd... I'd say that

00:28:01.140 --> 00:28:11.500
something scared that dog to death. There is

00:28:11.500 --> 00:28:15.859
no medicine for fear. The icy chill that reaches

00:28:15.859 --> 00:28:18.819
out with frigid fingers to clutch the heart.

00:28:20.039 --> 00:28:23.180
The shadow of the inexplicable Mr. Michael hovers

00:28:23.180 --> 00:28:27.359
close by, and the lives of at least two people

00:28:27.359 --> 00:28:32.099
will be irreparably altered. We'll find out how

00:28:32.099 --> 00:28:47.119
when I return shortly with Act 3. The family

00:28:47.119 --> 00:28:51.400
dog has died mysteriously, and the presence of

00:28:51.400 --> 00:28:54.539
Mr. Michael is as real as if he had knocked at

00:28:54.539 --> 00:28:58.779
the front door. Now the ride back to the farmhouse

00:28:58.779 --> 00:29:03.000
is a silent one, broken only by a few perfunctory

00:29:03.000 --> 00:29:09.400
remarks as it comes to an end. I'll keep in touch,

00:29:09.660 --> 00:29:15.839
Alex. If you see anything, give us a call. Yeah.

00:29:17.200 --> 00:29:38.220
Might as sorry about these. See you, Alex. You

00:29:38.220 --> 00:29:42.640
okay? Okay. Is that Ben in the police car? Yeah,

00:29:42.819 --> 00:29:45.579
Ben. Oh, you should have invited him in. I guess

00:29:45.579 --> 00:29:49.400
so. I just didn't think. Judy... Did he get away?

00:29:49.599 --> 00:29:51.900
The man who... Oh, Ben thinks he's out of the

00:29:51.900 --> 00:29:54.740
county. Oh, I hope so. Judy, we were following

00:29:54.740 --> 00:29:58.039
Ace... Alex, look at him. It's a miracle you

00:29:58.039 --> 00:29:59.539
were talking about him. I met Ben and we were

00:29:59.539 --> 00:30:00.900
over in the North... Call the doctor. He'll drop

00:30:00.900 --> 00:30:03.880
everything and come out when you tell him. And

00:30:03.880 --> 00:30:07.460
I was the one who didn't believe. I don't understand

00:30:07.460 --> 00:30:09.960
you. I thought you'd be jumping up and down because

00:30:09.960 --> 00:30:13.240
what you said would happen did. I'm so happy

00:30:13.240 --> 00:30:18.630
for you. Huh? Alex, look at your arm, your left

00:30:18.630 --> 00:30:23.329
arm. My God, my God in heaven. I didn't believe

00:30:23.329 --> 00:30:28.970
it. Oh, what an idiot I was. Talcum powder. You

00:30:28.970 --> 00:30:31.869
want to know the truth? I thought you slept.

00:30:32.269 --> 00:30:35.670
Absolutely over the deep end, telling me to shake

00:30:35.670 --> 00:30:38.589
powder off. I'm moving it, you see, like it was

00:30:38.589 --> 00:30:58.000
before that. of that arm. I wonder if you followed

00:30:58.000 --> 00:31:01.019
my advice. You'll think I borrowed another arm.

00:31:01.960 --> 00:31:04.440
Look, not a single scar. It looks like the skin

00:31:04.440 --> 00:31:06.720
was never even scratched. Oh, it's so wonderful.

00:31:07.000 --> 00:31:11.200
Oh, and I love you. You won't be angry with me.

00:31:11.319 --> 00:31:15.319
Oh, could I be? And why should I be? The doctor's

00:31:15.319 --> 00:31:17.900
bag, the one Ace found. Yeah, the bag. Where

00:31:17.900 --> 00:31:21.000
is it? I have it. Well, get it. Now that we have

00:31:21.000 --> 00:31:24.460
proof. Judy. Judy, you're going to be as good

00:31:24.460 --> 00:31:27.200
as new, the proper Phil, and no more heart condition.

00:31:27.740 --> 00:31:30.480
Hear that, world? Listen, oh gracious universe.

00:31:30.700 --> 00:31:32.900
Well, it's on the desk. Well, what are we waiting

00:31:32.900 --> 00:31:35.759
for? Alex. Look, if it works like the powder,

00:31:35.920 --> 00:31:37.940
we'll stand them all on their collective ears.

00:31:39.279 --> 00:31:43.440
Judy. Judy, the bag is locked again. I was so

00:31:43.440 --> 00:31:47.400
full of doubt. When you left, I looked at the

00:31:47.400 --> 00:31:51.200
bag and... Oh, Alex. To me, it was the embodiment

00:31:51.200 --> 00:31:55.480
of everything evil. And I wanted to destroy it,

00:31:55.480 --> 00:32:00.640
so... So I picked it up, and somehow I pushed

00:32:00.640 --> 00:32:04.180
the flap down. Well, now, I can't tell where

00:32:04.180 --> 00:32:09.000
one part fits into another. See, I can't find

00:32:09.000 --> 00:32:11.980
a seam anywhere. I think it was just about here.

00:32:12.099 --> 00:32:17.000
Try there. No, no, that's no use. I'll drop it

00:32:17.000 --> 00:32:22.460
on the floor, maybe like last time. I'll try

00:32:22.460 --> 00:32:28.059
again. No use. Oh, forgive me. Right now we've

00:32:28.059 --> 00:32:29.980
got to figure out a way to get the bag open so

00:32:29.980 --> 00:32:33.319
we can get you a heart pill. Alex, you have an

00:32:33.319 --> 00:32:36.819
electric drill. I can try. I'll take it out to

00:32:36.819 --> 00:32:39.000
my workbench in the barn. Well, why not wait

00:32:39.000 --> 00:32:42.019
until morning? It's getting dark now. No, time

00:32:42.019 --> 00:32:44.099
like the present. Now give me a shot when dinner's

00:32:44.099 --> 00:32:46.779
ready. If I'm lucky, I may be within. I'll get

00:32:46.779 --> 00:32:52.660
this thing open if I have to use dynamite. And

00:32:52.660 --> 00:33:02.180
here goes. Ah, nuts. The instrument will not

00:33:02.180 --> 00:33:07.299
achieve penetration. Who? Do not be alarmed.

00:33:07.700 --> 00:33:13.099
I mean, you know I am. You know who I am. Michael?

00:33:13.599 --> 00:33:17.119
I am he. Don't come any closer. There is nothing

00:33:17.119 --> 00:33:21.700
to fear. There is no belligerency in me. I have

00:33:21.700 --> 00:33:26.380
a gun. This rifle is loaded. That is a weapon?

00:33:26.700 --> 00:33:30.019
Yes. It can bring an end to consciousness? Easily.

00:33:30.940 --> 00:33:34.799
It is not my intention to cause any fear. But

00:33:34.799 --> 00:33:38.039
you have. You killed my dog today. The creature

00:33:38.039 --> 00:33:43.180
threatened me. And I did not intend to. I did

00:33:43.180 --> 00:33:46.680
not realize how weak it was. A simple mental

00:33:46.680 --> 00:33:52.880
probe and that. I regret. The occurrence? Haven't

00:33:52.880 --> 00:33:56.720
you ever seen a dog before? They are images in

00:33:56.720 --> 00:34:00.920
books and pictures. There are no dogs or animals

00:34:00.920 --> 00:34:03.599
where you come from? There is barely enough room

00:34:03.599 --> 00:34:07.319
for the higher forms of life. We have never learned

00:34:07.319 --> 00:34:11.199
to curb our reproductive powers, it seems. Well,

00:34:11.320 --> 00:34:14.519
where is this place you come from? This is Earth,

00:34:14.800 --> 00:34:18.940
the third planet from the sun, I think. I know.

00:34:19.289 --> 00:34:24.550
It is my home, too. Oh, that can't be. I exist,

00:34:25.130 --> 00:34:29.630
but not of your time. Not of my time? Time runs

00:34:29.630 --> 00:34:34.789
on. There is a past, a present, and a future.

00:34:35.630 --> 00:34:38.269
The threads are simultaneous. Oh, now you don't

00:34:38.269 --> 00:34:42.590
expect me to leave. I am fatigued from my experience,

00:34:42.809 --> 00:34:46.349
and I must return. If you will kindly give back

00:34:46.349 --> 00:34:49.570
my case to me, the one... You have on the bench.

00:34:50.170 --> 00:34:54.989
It's yours? That is why I have come. It was misplaced,

00:34:55.250 --> 00:34:58.929
lost. But now that I have found it... Well, there's

00:34:58.929 --> 00:35:01.329
no argument about it, doctor. It's yours. I am

00:35:01.329 --> 00:35:05.469
not a doctor. Not in the context of usage in

00:35:05.469 --> 00:35:09.349
your time. Well, who cares? Listen, the case

00:35:09.349 --> 00:35:11.110
was opened. I don't know how... The mechanism

00:35:11.110 --> 00:35:16.730
is faulty. I must exchange it. You. You did not.

00:35:16.800 --> 00:35:19.400
Utilize any of the contents. Well, only some

00:35:19.400 --> 00:35:21.199
of the powder and the bond will label dead. Yes,

00:35:21.199 --> 00:35:23.840
yes, yes, yes, I am aware. But he did a fantastic

00:35:23.840 --> 00:35:26.059
job with my arm. Look at it. Look at it, Michael.

00:35:26.099 --> 00:35:28.019
Would you believe that only a few hours ago it

00:35:28.019 --> 00:35:30.440
was a man? I am aware of the powers inherent

00:35:30.440 --> 00:35:34.139
in the powder. But now, please give me the case.

00:35:34.840 --> 00:35:38.340
You cannot open it, for the key is in my hands

00:35:38.340 --> 00:35:42.360
alone. Stay back. I must open it once more. Or

00:35:42.360 --> 00:35:44.500
you will. I've got to have something from it.

00:35:44.780 --> 00:35:50.250
Comprehend this. My time is far in your future.

00:35:51.030 --> 00:35:54.309
The compounds are off. Another time, different

00:35:54.309 --> 00:35:58.230
metabolisms. Evolution has caused basic changes.

00:35:58.389 --> 00:36:01.309
But the powder worked on me. It is probably the

00:36:01.309 --> 00:36:04.610
single excipient. I don't believe you. Look,

00:36:04.630 --> 00:36:07.369
I'll give you anything. Money. How much do you

00:36:07.369 --> 00:36:10.389
want? Open it. I shall prove my point to you.

00:36:11.590 --> 00:36:15.550
You must be aware of the differences in our physiognomies.

00:36:15.579 --> 00:36:21.039
You mean your face? Exactly. The lack of an aperture

00:36:21.039 --> 00:36:25.820
above the jawbone. You call it a mouth. Have

00:36:25.820 --> 00:36:29.199
you wondered then how we are communicating? I

00:36:29.199 --> 00:36:32.320
have no mouth, for we ingest our nourishment

00:36:32.320 --> 00:36:37.900
through an osmotic process unknown to you. And

00:36:37.900 --> 00:36:41.880
if I have no mouth, then how do we communicate?

00:36:42.360 --> 00:36:49.039
You? I'm moving your mouth, and I, I hear. I,

00:36:49.079 --> 00:36:52.420
on the other hand, send my thoughts to you through

00:36:52.420 --> 00:36:57.219
my mind. You see this is so? Yes, yes. Think

00:36:57.219 --> 00:37:03.460
of it in this manner. I am you in a distant time.

00:37:04.219 --> 00:37:07.719
You should be able to comprehend then that medicinal

00:37:07.719 --> 00:37:12.179
compounds of my time may not be of benefit in

00:37:12.179 --> 00:37:27.760
yours. My wife will die unless she has a pill.

00:37:28.019 --> 00:37:34.239
Just one pill. Open that bag or I'll kill you.

00:37:34.400 --> 00:37:47.960
I mean it. And I found myself in your time. The

00:37:47.960 --> 00:37:50.280
accident must have disturbed my balance, and

00:37:50.280 --> 00:37:53.320
I wandered from this place, leaving my case behind.

00:37:54.340 --> 00:37:58.059
We have communicated sufficiently. I feel joyous

00:37:58.059 --> 00:38:00.340
that your infirmity responded to the powder,

00:38:01.460 --> 00:38:05.260
but I cannot allow you to maintain possession

00:38:05.260 --> 00:38:10.780
of the case any longer. Stop. I took a vow to

00:38:10.780 --> 00:38:21.250
protect it with my life. Give it to me. That'll

00:38:21.250 --> 00:38:23.869
hold you for a while. You don't realize it, but

00:38:23.869 --> 00:38:25.949
you told me how to open this. You said the key

00:38:25.949 --> 00:38:29.230
is in your hand. It'll open to your hand, Prince.

00:38:30.230 --> 00:38:36.250
Now, your right hand on the bag. Maybe, maybe

00:38:36.250 --> 00:38:41.630
both at once. There. I'll try, I'll try one on

00:38:41.630 --> 00:38:47.059
each side. Yes, yes, I've got it Judy Judy. It's

00:38:47.059 --> 00:38:54.639
open Come on Michael wake up come on. You're

00:38:54.639 --> 00:38:57.639
okay piece of ice on your cheeks should help

00:38:57.639 --> 00:39:04.440
That's it easy now fine fine How do you feel

00:39:04.440 --> 00:39:09.320
I thought your aim was to? To extinguish me oh

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no no no I only wanted one of those heart attack

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pills You see, my wife, Judy, has a heart condition.

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Well, well, she had a heart condition. Thanks

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to you, we don't have to worry about that anymore.

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This other person, your wife, she ingested the

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dosage... It's like a flash. After she saw what

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happened to my arm, she had no hesitation. If

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I could only have just one of each of those different

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pills, I wouldn't have had... I have communicated

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to you that I am not a physician. Yet you have

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refused to accept the truth. You insist I am

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practiced in medicine because I possess a case

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apparently similar to physicians of this time

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era. Well, you can't blame me for thinking that.

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You will not communicate. You will listen. You

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poor man. Poor, poor individual. Let me inform

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you of my, my profession. I am proudly the highest

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-ranking exterminator. Exterminator? Precisely.

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I communicated earlier that in my era, there

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is barely enough room for all who inhabit the

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planet. Therefore, exterminators trained to eliminate

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painlessly and quickly. Oh, no! The pills! As

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you refer to the compounds, are each a dose of

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death. The case is full of death. The tools of

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my trick. All except the container of first aid

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powder, which I keep for my personal needs. Fortunately

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for you, for you are now thoroughly healed now.

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But the rest... The label, tuberculosis, heart

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attack, cancer? The compounds act. within a matter

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of minutes, bringing death, of course. Instead

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of resorting to the crude murders of earlier,

00:41:19.519 --> 00:41:24.340
more primitive eras, it is more comforting for

00:41:24.340 --> 00:41:27.239
the family to report that one of its members

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has died of cancer, heart disease, or any one

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of a dozen other diseases. You must have an antidote.

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If you make a mistake, there must be some way

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you are not committed. I am sorry for your bereavement.

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And from another time, who conversed through

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telepathic means, much too fantastic. Alex Harper

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would look with infinitely sad eyes and agree

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that it was too much to expect anyone to believe

00:42:31.809 --> 00:42:37.050
his story. Except for one thing, and he would

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bear his left arm. Explain this, he would say,

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and if you can, I will agree that I dreamed.

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the entire nightmare. I'll be back shortly. In

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a ditty from a well -known operetta, the words

00:43:04.760 --> 00:43:09.699
are, things are seldom what they seem. Skim milk

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masquerades as cream. And as you have just heard,

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words alone may tell only part of the real story.

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But for stories guaranteed to increase your pulse

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beat, my suggestion is the Radio Mystery Theatre.

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Our cast included Patrick O 'Neill, Marion Seldes,

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Ian Martin, and Leon Gianni. The entire production

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was under the direction of Hyman Brown. And now,

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a preview of our next tale. I know. I know. I

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hadn't emptied the tub. The water's still there.

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It must be. I'll show you. I don't understand

00:43:54.679 --> 00:43:58.139
it. The tub's bone dry, ma 'am. It hasn't been

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used. Not tonight, anyway. His clothes. Howard's

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clothes. He'd empty his suitcases and put his

00:44:05.139 --> 00:44:07.079
clothes in the closet. Here's his suitcases,

00:44:07.179 --> 00:44:16.679
too. Just ladies clothes. Yours, man? Yes. Hey,

00:44:16.880 --> 00:44:22.219
don't cry. I, uh... Hey, look. Look, this dream

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you had... It was no dream. Okay, okay. So maybe

00:44:26.119 --> 00:44:31.019
you imagined... I didn't imagine anything. Do

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you imagine a husband? Do you imagine a month

00:44:34.780 --> 00:44:38.519
-long honeymoon? Do you imagine a man in a chair

00:44:38.519 --> 00:44:42.710
with a knife in his chest? This is EG Marshall

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inviting you to return to our mystery theater

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for another adventure in the macabre until next

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time pleasant