WEBVTT 00:00:17.099 --> 00:00:25.800 Come in. Welcome. I'm E .G. Marshall. Welcome 00:00:25.800 --> 00:00:30.160 to the world of terrifying imagination. Make 00:00:30.160 --> 00:00:35.490 yourself comfortable for the moment. You know, 00:00:35.929 --> 00:00:40.750 evil has a vitality that defies time. Its power 00:00:40.750 --> 00:00:46.609 can be curbed, denied, defeated, but only temporarily. 00:00:47.369 --> 00:00:51.890 And when it returns, its force is more malevolent 00:00:51.890 --> 00:00:56.710 than ever. We've all been to dark places and 00:00:56.710 --> 00:01:00.270 felt the presence of evil. And we've all seen 00:01:00.270 --> 00:01:04.400 things beyond our power of understanding. But 00:01:04.400 --> 00:01:08.760 like Tom Fairly we field our explanations for 00:01:08.760 --> 00:01:16.319 everything Or are there cold? bitter cold The 00:01:16.319 --> 00:01:25.939 smell and decayed Frank Frank No, no, no, no, 00:01:25.939 --> 00:01:30.120 he's unconscious. We'll talk to him later Forgot, 00:01:30.180 --> 00:01:33.099 did your men find anything else? Just some grass 00:01:34.250 --> 00:01:37.370 It's curious, Tom. I don't see anything, Krauss. 00:01:37.950 --> 00:01:40.750 Yes, you do, Tom, but it doesn't mean anything 00:01:40.750 --> 00:01:43.969 to you. You weren't here when we found Flip. 00:01:44.829 --> 00:01:49.469 The area is flattened, and there's the same strange 00:01:49.469 --> 00:01:52.769 discoloration. What's all this got to do with 00:01:52.769 --> 00:01:57.609 Frank here? I don't know. But I promise you, 00:01:58.189 --> 00:02:11.069 I'll find out. Our mystery drama, Frankenstein 00:02:11.069 --> 00:02:14.150 Revisited, was written especially for the Radio 00:02:14.150 --> 00:02:17.990 Mystery Theater by Milt Wisoff and stars Michael 00:02:17.990 --> 00:02:21.610 Wager and Leon Janney. It is sponsored in part 00:02:21.610 --> 00:02:24.770 by Anheuser -Busch Incorporated, Brewers of Budweiser, 00:02:25.229 --> 00:02:27.969 and by the Kellogg Company, makers of Kellogg's 00:02:27.969 --> 00:02:30.849 Special K Cereal. I'll be back with Act One. 00:02:43.530 --> 00:02:46.650 We move now from the friendly people who make 00:02:46.650 --> 00:02:50.310 these broadcasts possible to the monsters who 00:02:50.310 --> 00:02:54.069 will make it impossible for you to sleep, I hope. 00:02:55.210 --> 00:02:58.009 Our drama opens on a story conference in a Madison 00:02:58.009 --> 00:03:03.449 Avenue bar. It will end, I assure you, in terror 00:03:03.449 --> 00:03:08.840 and fear. Over here. Here, Tom. You sure picked 00:03:08.840 --> 00:03:11.120 a great place for our meeting. Hell, you're late. 00:03:11.520 --> 00:03:12.879 I didn't have to fight my way through the mob 00:03:12.879 --> 00:03:16.099 at the bar. I might have been here sooner. All 00:03:16.099 --> 00:03:18.120 right, what's on your mind, Frank? Well, I've 00:03:18.120 --> 00:03:20.300 been looking for a special that we can use as 00:03:20.300 --> 00:03:22.919 a springboard for our new horror series. And 00:03:22.919 --> 00:03:25.120 what's more appropriate than the old Frankenstein 00:03:25.120 --> 00:03:28.400 legend. You mean Boris Karloff and his magic 00:03:28.400 --> 00:03:32.280 electrons? No, Tom. Not the hokey monster brought 00:03:32.280 --> 00:03:34.949 to life by the mad scientist. That was cooked 00:03:34.949 --> 00:03:37.770 up by Mary Shelley. It doesn't rate with the 00:03:37.770 --> 00:03:40.629 gothic tale everyone in Germany knows about the 00:03:40.629 --> 00:03:44.090 infamous Baron von Frankenstein and his terrible 00:03:44.090 --> 00:03:47.409 death. It's got all the elements of a superb 00:03:47.409 --> 00:03:50.610 spook show. What's more, this is the 400th anniversary 00:03:50.610 --> 00:03:53.330 of the Baron's death. So what? So this old buddy. 00:03:54.150 --> 00:03:56.669 The monster is reputed to return every century 00:03:56.669 --> 00:04:01.409 looking for fresh blood. Ah, it won't work, Frank. 00:04:01.979 --> 00:04:04.560 I was stationed near Darmstadt, only a stone's 00:04:04.560 --> 00:04:07.360 throw away from the Frankenstein Castle at World 00:04:07.360 --> 00:04:10.419 War I. I've seen the place. It doesn't look like 00:04:10.419 --> 00:04:12.680 much. Even the burial crypt has been turned into 00:04:12.680 --> 00:04:15.500 a potato cellar. Well, how about the incidents 00:04:15.500 --> 00:04:19.339 you mentioned at cocktails the other night? That's 00:04:19.339 --> 00:04:22.519 what really put me onto the show. Oh, those killings 00:04:22.519 --> 00:04:24.660 I blabbed about had nothing to do with any monster. 00:04:25.540 --> 00:04:27.360 The police were satisfied the murders were committed 00:04:27.360 --> 00:04:29.759 by a fanatical group of neo -Nazis who called 00:04:29.759 --> 00:04:32.279 themselves the Werewolves. Who's going to be 00:04:32.279 --> 00:04:34.660 interested in a defunct castle on an anniversary 00:04:34.660 --> 00:04:37.060 nobody celebrates? Well, they will this year. 00:04:37.759 --> 00:04:40.819 We're going to billboard the 400th anniversary 00:04:40.819 --> 00:04:43.680 with a gala festival. Well, who's going to show? 00:04:44.220 --> 00:04:46.060 The peasants used to have a fit when I even mentioned 00:04:46.060 --> 00:04:48.720 the Baron's name. That was almost 30 years ago. 00:04:48.779 --> 00:04:51.839 Oh, they'll come. We're going to have sausage 00:04:51.839 --> 00:04:54.939 and beer, fireworks, and a dandy house of horrors 00:04:54.939 --> 00:04:57.500 to set the stage for our countdown to midnight. 00:04:58.000 --> 00:05:02.060 A fake documentary, paper mache, razzle -dazzle. 00:05:02.180 --> 00:05:05.040 The storyline is sound. It should scare the heck 00:05:05.040 --> 00:05:07.720 out of people. Now, if you don't want to direct 00:05:07.720 --> 00:05:09.839 the special, then speak up. Alright, alright, 00:05:10.120 --> 00:05:13.480 cut me in. Good. Now come on, square with me, 00:05:13.680 --> 00:05:17.000 Tom. Why all the bull about the potato seller? 00:05:18.019 --> 00:05:20.939 You don't want to go back there, do you? No, 00:05:21.120 --> 00:05:24.060 Frank, I don't like the place. Then why not back 00:05:24.060 --> 00:05:26.759 out? I don't feel you're reveling. Fuck, Frank, 00:05:26.759 --> 00:05:29.720 Frank. I want to keep on directing for the network. 00:05:30.680 --> 00:05:32.579 I won't let anything stand in my way. Not you, 00:05:32.660 --> 00:05:35.980 not the gray hairs creeping up on me. Not even 00:05:35.980 --> 00:05:38.980 Frankenstein and his blasted castle. Just let 00:05:38.980 --> 00:05:41.899 me leave this one thought with you. We'll see 00:05:41.899 --> 00:05:44.199 how much you enjoy the scene when midnight approaches. 00:05:44.779 --> 00:05:46.660 I'd like to hear the two -new whistle when the 00:05:46.660 --> 00:05:57.339 wind howls. Mr. Larkin. Mr. Larkin here. Oh, 00:05:57.339 --> 00:06:00.180 so good to see you again. And you too, Mr. Fairlay. 00:06:00.360 --> 00:06:02.720 How are you? Klaus, I'd like you to meet our 00:06:02.720 --> 00:06:05.540 little company. This is Eileen Garrett, who will 00:06:05.540 --> 00:06:08.139 play the Baron's ward, Laura. And the charming 00:06:08.139 --> 00:06:11.819 one, I'm sure. Him, I like. And Flip Johnson, 00:06:12.040 --> 00:06:15.339 also known in the industry as The Voice. He'll 00:06:15.339 --> 00:06:17.120 do the descriptive background at the festival 00:06:17.120 --> 00:06:19.740 and the castle, the interviews with the man on 00:06:19.740 --> 00:06:22.670 the street. He will also double as Rolf. the 00:06:22.670 --> 00:06:24.949 suitor for Eileen's hand. That won't take much 00:06:24.949 --> 00:06:28.589 acting. In that case, you might do. This is Klaus 00:06:28.589 --> 00:06:31.350 Folger, our local representative, who'll be our 00:06:31.350 --> 00:06:34.329 strong right hand during the production. When 00:06:34.329 --> 00:06:38.290 do we meet Mr. Helmut? Very soon. You'll find 00:06:38.290 --> 00:06:41.389 he makes an admirable bow. That's very strange. 00:06:41.449 --> 00:06:43.750 I've never heard of him. Oh, he's quite a well 00:06:43.750 --> 00:06:46.850 -known actor, I assure you. Now I think it's 00:06:46.850 --> 00:06:49.149 time to leave for the castle. It's not the plaza, 00:06:49.189 --> 00:06:51.250 but I hope you'll find it comfortable. Yeah, 00:06:51.250 --> 00:06:53.949 I'm sure we will. Who goes with whom? There's 00:06:53.949 --> 00:06:55.850 enough room in the limousine for all of you. 00:06:56.230 --> 00:06:59.629 The baggage will fall on a small wagon... truck. 00:07:00.189 --> 00:07:02.189 How about you, Claus? Aren't you coming with 00:07:02.189 --> 00:07:05.069 us? No, Frank, I will see that the baggage is 00:07:05.069 --> 00:07:08.509 not consigned to Munich by mistake. But I will 00:07:08.509 --> 00:07:12.329 join you later. I wonder what Mr. Helmert, our 00:07:12.329 --> 00:07:15.730 baron, is like. I have a feeling... Oh, Eileen, 00:07:15.750 --> 00:07:17.910 now you sound like gloom and doom fairly. He's 00:07:17.910 --> 00:07:20.689 probably just another average run -of -the -mill 00:07:20.689 --> 00:07:30.990 weirdo. You've done a great job, Klaus. Even 00:07:30.990 --> 00:07:33.470 the crew is happy in the trailers. I like my 00:07:33.470 --> 00:07:36.029 room fine. A bit drasty when the drapes are open, 00:07:36.589 --> 00:07:38.649 but the comforters will keep me warm, I'm sure. 00:07:39.050 --> 00:07:42.750 How about this lunch? I haven't had wild boars 00:07:42.750 --> 00:07:45.250 since the last time I was here. Oh, is that what 00:07:45.250 --> 00:07:51.410 it was? Tasted like suckling pig. I see. Klaus! 00:07:51.839 --> 00:07:55.079 Why don't you get the ball rolling? The details 00:07:55.079 --> 00:07:58.120 on the Frankenstein legend. Oh, it's not a complicated 00:07:58.120 --> 00:08:00.839 story. The hated aristocrat who exercised all 00:08:00.839 --> 00:08:02.980 the prerogatives of his position in this village 00:08:02.980 --> 00:08:07.240 almost 400 years ago. And merciful beatings, 00:08:07.339 --> 00:08:11.160 torture, and death, thought he considered affronts 00:08:11.160 --> 00:08:14.939 to his person. This was his home. Hmm, be it 00:08:14.939 --> 00:08:17.800 ever so humble. The Baron lived here with his 00:08:17.800 --> 00:08:21.209 ward lower, but... He was a subtly evil man and 00:08:21.209 --> 00:08:24.149 hardly behaved all the like an uncle should. 00:08:24.449 --> 00:08:27.709 Tomorrow is the anniversary of the Baron's death. 00:08:28.329 --> 00:08:30.629 400 years ago, the Baron had a spectacular scene 00:08:30.629 --> 00:08:34.649 in a castle with Laura and her suitor Rolf. He 00:08:34.649 --> 00:08:36.610 mounted his horse and rode off into the woods. 00:08:38.230 --> 00:08:41.809 Someone or something ripped him from his horse 00:08:41.809 --> 00:08:44.429 and tore him to pieces. And the legend says that 00:08:44.429 --> 00:08:46.210 every century the monster that killed the Baron 00:08:46.210 --> 00:08:49.610 returns. That's about it. We'll be doing this 00:08:49.610 --> 00:08:51.570 direct from the scene tomorrow night. We'll have 00:08:51.570 --> 00:08:54.289 a short run through this evening. Look for places 00:08:54.289 --> 00:08:57.230 to spot mics and pick out locations. Flip will 00:08:57.230 --> 00:08:58.769 stroll through the woods and give us a little 00:08:58.769 --> 00:09:01.470 ad -lib color. Will there be a crowd there? Not 00:09:01.470 --> 00:09:04.210 in the woods, Flip, baby. Just you and the Baron 00:09:04.210 --> 00:09:07.490 and the other monster. Aw, how calm. Because 00:09:07.490 --> 00:09:09.190 no one in this area will venture into the woods 00:09:09.190 --> 00:09:12.450 after dark. Tomorrow night, the anniversary eve, 00:09:12.490 --> 00:09:15.610 they may not even stir out of their homes. Is 00:09:15.610 --> 00:09:19.580 that right, Klaus? Possibly. People here are 00:09:19.580 --> 00:09:22.799 very superstitious. Oh, are they? Why don't you 00:09:22.799 --> 00:09:24.460 explain what happened a hundred years ago on 00:09:24.460 --> 00:09:28.039 the last anniversary? I was not yet born. Yeah, 00:09:28.039 --> 00:09:31.460 but you know what happened? A man was found dead. 00:09:32.139 --> 00:09:35.899 Dead, Klaus? He was butchered, wasn't he? Torn 00:09:35.899 --> 00:09:38.360 to shreds? And his head was found at the foot 00:09:38.360 --> 00:09:50.039 of the hill. This is it. Oh, I hate to admit 00:09:50.039 --> 00:09:53.600 it Klaus, but Tom may have a point about the 00:09:53.600 --> 00:09:58.019 castle grounds It is kind of tacky. Well, I'm 00:09:58.019 --> 00:10:07.200 not sure I agree It's not much but I'm really 00:10:07.200 --> 00:10:09.139 frightened. Come on now princess. You're letting 00:10:09.139 --> 00:10:11.419 that creeps tail get under your skin. There's 00:10:11.419 --> 00:10:14.350 nothing here, but battered stone and dirt Reminds 00:10:14.350 --> 00:10:20.169 me of my pad. I get bad vibes. It reminds me 00:10:20.169 --> 00:10:22.889 of a trip I took to Central America years ago. 00:10:23.570 --> 00:10:26.950 The ruined pyramids, the bloody altars where 00:10:26.950 --> 00:10:29.730 thousands were sacrificed to bloodthirsty gods. 00:10:30.889 --> 00:10:35.090 It had the same aura of evil. You are most perceptive, 00:10:35.230 --> 00:10:39.570 Miss Garrett. Evil is everywhere. Who are you? 00:10:39.830 --> 00:10:43.860 I am... Paul Helmut. He will play the Baron in 00:10:43.860 --> 00:10:46.779 our production. How did you know my name? No 00:10:46.779 --> 00:10:49.600 mystery about that. You are the only actress 00:10:49.600 --> 00:10:54.740 in the cast. Of course. Oh, forgive me, Mr. Helmut. 00:10:55.360 --> 00:10:57.899 You came upon us so suddenly. Yeah, but where 00:10:57.899 --> 00:11:00.320 did you come from? I never saw you. From the 00:11:00.320 --> 00:11:03.879 Baron's bedroom. A passage leads directly here. 00:11:04.379 --> 00:11:06.960 The place is honeycombed with such passages. 00:11:07.419 --> 00:11:10.120 But there are no other cars around. How did you... 00:11:10.120 --> 00:11:13.840 I arrived here several days ago. You've been 00:11:13.840 --> 00:11:18.200 here several days alone? Oh, I don't think I'd 00:11:18.200 --> 00:11:21.960 enjoy that. I like to get into character, Miss 00:11:21.960 --> 00:11:24.379 Garrett. Well, now that we're all together, I'd 00:11:24.379 --> 00:11:26.879 like, uh, Flip to walk through the woods and 00:11:26.879 --> 00:11:29.340 give us his impressions. Oh, swell off the top 00:11:29.340 --> 00:11:32.940 of my head? Exactly. Anything you see and feel, 00:11:33.179 --> 00:11:35.860 don't force it. I want this played low -key. 00:11:36.299 --> 00:11:39.480 Sound natural. It'll help build the finish. He's 00:11:39.480 --> 00:11:41.559 all hooked up, Frank. He can start at any time. 00:11:41.740 --> 00:11:43.759 Well, listen, are you gonna tape this? Yes, but 00:11:43.759 --> 00:11:46.320 only so that we have a record of it. Tomorrow 00:11:46.320 --> 00:11:50.919 is for keeps. Go, Tiger. Get the demons in the 00:11:50.919 --> 00:11:53.399 woods. Well, I'd play the scene better if Eileen 00:11:53.399 --> 00:11:56.840 kept me company. No, there's no moon flip. And 00:11:56.840 --> 00:11:59.679 I'd hardly call this a romantic serving. Well, 00:12:00.100 --> 00:12:03.419 romance is where you find it, Mama. Is everything 00:12:03.419 --> 00:12:06.700 set, Klaus? Yes. My assistant is about a hundred 00:12:06.700 --> 00:12:10.879 yards in. Flip should be just about there now. 00:12:11.100 --> 00:12:15.139 I don't want to interfere, Frank, but just what's 00:12:15.139 --> 00:12:19.539 going on? Little surprise for our boy. It should 00:12:19.539 --> 00:12:23.340 make Flip less flip. Yeah, we have our men placed 00:12:23.340 --> 00:12:26.500 slightly off the path. He will make small noises, 00:12:26.919 --> 00:12:29.539 sounds, you know, create an atmosphere. Does 00:12:29.539 --> 00:12:32.179 Flip know? Of course not. That would defeat our 00:12:32.179 --> 00:12:35.899 purpose. Flip reacts beautifully. It will all 00:12:35.899 --> 00:12:38.940 be a surprise to him. Frank, that's a dirty trick. 00:12:39.519 --> 00:12:41.960 Suppose something happens. Oh, now what can possibly 00:12:41.960 --> 00:12:45.620 happen? It's just a small forest, trees, and 00:12:45.620 --> 00:12:49.480 grass. Well, I don't like it. Flip? Flip? It's 00:12:49.480 --> 00:12:53.039 no use, Miss Gallat. He cannot hear you. Hey, 00:12:53.159 --> 00:12:55.879 Claus, give your man a cue and bring Flip in. 00:12:56.500 --> 00:12:59.620 Yeah. I'm about a quarter of a mile into Baron 00:12:59.620 --> 00:13:02.340 Frankenstein's woods, and it's pretty much Dovesville 00:13:02.340 --> 00:13:06.340 so far. I was just thinking how strange it is. 00:13:06.700 --> 00:13:09.519 I haven't seen any animals around. Wait a minute. 00:13:09.840 --> 00:13:12.799 I think I just heard something. Probably a rabbit. 00:13:13.860 --> 00:13:21.039 I hope. Hey, that goes again. Weird. Everything's 00:13:21.039 --> 00:13:24.100 so deathly still, and then suddenly just the 00:13:24.100 --> 00:13:27.700 faintest whisper of a sound like... Like something 00:13:27.700 --> 00:13:32.460 dragging. Hey, who's there? Do you think you're 00:13:32.460 --> 00:13:41.799 frightening me? Okay, I'll go in after you. The 00:13:41.799 --> 00:13:47.360 eyes. I can see them glowing. My God, it can't 00:13:47.360 --> 00:13:59.639 be. Oh no, it's... it's... Howard said, some 00:13:59.639 --> 00:14:04.840 find tongues in trees, books in running brooks, 00:14:05.740 --> 00:14:10.039 and sermons in stones. Obviously, Flip saw and 00:14:10.039 --> 00:14:12.840 heard a great deal more in Frankenstein's woods. 00:14:14.080 --> 00:14:17.679 Or did he? Perhaps we shall know more when I 00:14:17.679 --> 00:14:32.799 return shortly with Act Two. Are there more things 00:14:32.799 --> 00:14:36.820 in heaven and earth than are dreamt of in our 00:14:36.820 --> 00:14:41.279 philosophy? Is there something in Frankenstein's 00:14:41.279 --> 00:14:46.000 woods that defies rational explanation? Or was 00:14:46.000 --> 00:14:49.799 Flip Johnson the victim of his own imagination? 00:14:51.200 --> 00:14:54.539 Perhaps if we push on with our little tale, we 00:14:54.539 --> 00:14:56.950 shall have the answer. Flip. Flip, are you all 00:14:56.950 --> 00:14:58.830 right? Well, wait a minute. Yeah, yeah, yeah. 00:14:58.929 --> 00:15:01.750 What happened? I don't know. I was just strolling 00:15:01.750 --> 00:15:05.009 along, and wham, the lights went out. What did 00:15:05.009 --> 00:15:09.950 you see? Nothing. But we heard you, Flip. The 00:15:09.950 --> 00:15:13.110 eyes, you said. The eyes. Wait a minute. What 00:15:13.110 --> 00:15:15.230 are you talking about? I saw nothing. We have 00:15:15.230 --> 00:15:18.970 it on tape. You complained about the cold. And 00:15:18.970 --> 00:15:22.049 the strange lights, the eyes that burn bright. 00:15:22.210 --> 00:15:25.210 You said it was impossible. All I remember is 00:15:25.210 --> 00:15:27.370 waking up and there you were. I mean, standing 00:15:27.370 --> 00:15:29.970 right over me. What did your men find, Klaus? 00:15:30.649 --> 00:15:34.070 Let me show you, Frank. Here we are. The point 00:15:34.070 --> 00:15:37.409 where Flip started to run. You can see the prints. 00:15:38.210 --> 00:15:42.570 Now we follow along for a few yards. And here 00:15:42.570 --> 00:15:49.029 we have a burned circle. In the middle, discolored. 00:15:50.090 --> 00:15:52.769 As if the grass had been frozen. Frank, is this 00:15:52.769 --> 00:15:55.490 something that you... We had nothing to do with 00:15:55.490 --> 00:15:58.809 that, did we, Klaus? He's right. I admit we arranged 00:15:58.809 --> 00:16:01.730 a few effects, but nothing more. No, we would 00:16:01.730 --> 00:16:04.450 have had to have special refrigerating equipment. 00:16:04.789 --> 00:16:14.470 Well below zero to make such marks. Well, how 00:16:14.470 --> 00:16:17.870 do you like it, folks? Fantastic. Instant carnival 00:16:17.870 --> 00:16:21.409 by Frank Larkin. Oh, no, no, Tom. Give credit 00:16:21.409 --> 00:16:23.909 where it's due. Klaus engineered the whole setup. 00:16:24.029 --> 00:16:26.870 It was not so difficult. We have a long tradition 00:16:26.870 --> 00:16:29.509 of festivals here. I could almost enjoy this 00:16:29.509 --> 00:16:33.330 if only... Don't forget it, Eileen. Nothing really 00:16:33.330 --> 00:16:36.970 happened. Flip just got panicky and ran. He fell, 00:16:37.230 --> 00:16:40.169 blacked out. He'll be all right. Eh, Klaus, are 00:16:40.169 --> 00:16:43.049 we set in the house of horrors? Yeah, we can 00:16:43.049 --> 00:16:46.279 go at any time. Good. You all know the routine. 00:16:46.840 --> 00:16:49.039 You already have good coverage in town and at 00:16:49.039 --> 00:16:52.019 the zoo. Let's zero in on the big scene. All 00:16:52.019 --> 00:16:55.059 right. We'll pick up Flip and Eileen as the Baron's 00:16:55.059 --> 00:16:58.059 ward Laura. Now, you flip her her suit of Ralph, 00:16:58.580 --> 00:17:01.120 and you meet her at the House of Horrors. I'll 00:17:01.120 --> 00:17:03.159 take over, Frank, if you don't mind. I'd like 00:17:03.159 --> 00:17:05.119 to earn my credits. Yeah, there's counting on 00:17:05.119 --> 00:17:08.420 that, Tom. The show's all yours. You ready, Klaus? 00:17:08.900 --> 00:17:11.660 All set, Mr. Fairley. All right, slated, Klaus. 00:17:12.430 --> 00:17:18.930 scene 12 take one and Action the Baron is not 00:17:18.930 --> 00:17:21.990 expected before tonight dearest not until quite 00:17:21.990 --> 00:17:26.150 late. I think I shall stay here forever It is 00:17:26.150 --> 00:17:30.349 so enchanting I'm sick of formality Roth I'm 00:17:30.349 --> 00:17:33.410 bored with the same walls the same faces the 00:17:33.410 --> 00:17:37.390 same small talk and the same guardian I Feel 00:17:37.390 --> 00:17:41.190 almost free here, then why not leave come away 00:17:41.190 --> 00:17:45.569 with me Once when I was a child. My father took 00:17:45.569 --> 00:17:49.190 me to such a fair. He filled me with cakes and 00:17:49.190 --> 00:17:52.650 pink drinks. Yes, and you always got sick. Oh, 00:17:52.650 --> 00:17:55.849 but it was worth it. I enjoyed it so. Oh, look, 00:17:55.950 --> 00:17:59.349 Laura, look. This is the House of Horrors. This 00:17:59.349 --> 00:18:02.730 doesn't look so horrible. All tinsel and paint. 00:18:02.869 --> 00:18:07.470 Come inside with me. All right, cut. Hey, that 00:18:07.470 --> 00:18:09.789 was right on the nose, kids. It's a perfect first 00:18:09.789 --> 00:18:12.490 take. Oh, good. All right, that's it for now. 00:18:12.609 --> 00:18:14.450 We'll pick up the woods near the castle at eight 00:18:14.450 --> 00:18:18.390 tonight. Just take it easy until then. Uh, Klaus, 00:18:18.809 --> 00:18:20.710 you'll have your crew setting up at seven, right? 00:18:20.950 --> 00:18:24.450 At seven, Mr. Fairley. Honey, you in a hurry? 00:18:24.630 --> 00:18:27.309 No, no, why? Well, how about a chance with the 00:18:27.309 --> 00:18:29.710 House of Horrors? Give you the five dollar tour? 00:18:29.990 --> 00:18:34.490 Oh, I could use the exercise. Good. You pick 00:18:34.490 --> 00:18:39.230 the passage, we'll follow it. Let me see. Hippity, 00:18:39.730 --> 00:18:46.259 gibbity. Vipaty, Zam. Zam it is. Oh, this reminds 00:18:46.259 --> 00:18:49.700 me of my first date. Oh, first dates are creepy. 00:18:50.640 --> 00:18:53.440 Mine had a war lie. And mine took me to the tunnel 00:18:53.440 --> 00:18:57.420 of love. Our first kiss was an orthodontist nightmare. 00:18:57.940 --> 00:19:00.779 Braces rubbing against braces. We sent out sparks 00:19:00.779 --> 00:19:04.220 that lit the tunnel. It's too bad we're past 00:19:04.220 --> 00:19:08.809 the braces stage. You know, Tom... That's the 00:19:08.809 --> 00:19:10.829 first time I've heard you laugh since we started 00:19:10.829 --> 00:19:13.609 this trip. There's nothing much to laugh at. 00:19:14.130 --> 00:19:18.750 Was it that bad? Yep. I get the feeling I'm reliving 00:19:18.750 --> 00:19:22.190 the whole thing. I don't know why. Well, I'm 00:19:22.190 --> 00:19:24.670 a pretty good listener, Tom. You want to talk 00:19:24.670 --> 00:19:29.130 about it? No, why not? It was 45 and the war 00:19:29.130 --> 00:19:31.809 was just over. We'd been through some rough times 00:19:31.809 --> 00:19:34.650 and we were sent here for R &R. R &R? No, rest 00:19:34.650 --> 00:19:37.349 and recreation. Oh. Seemed like heaven at first. 00:19:37.579 --> 00:19:42.519 So peaceful, no noise, no bloodshed. But it turned 00:19:42.519 --> 00:19:46.759 sour. Some of my buddies got blown away. Did 00:19:46.759 --> 00:19:49.700 they ever discover who did it? No, not a clue. 00:19:50.400 --> 00:19:53.559 The army command blamed the neo -Nazis, the werewolves. 00:19:54.259 --> 00:19:55.940 But the townspeople were convinced it had something 00:19:55.940 --> 00:20:01.500 to do with the mad baron. It's a bad scene. And 00:20:01.500 --> 00:20:06.180 you? I believe when I see. But it did shake me. 00:20:07.849 --> 00:20:12.170 I'm glad Flip is all right. So am I. But not 00:20:12.170 --> 00:20:15.210 for the same reason. Oh, look, Tom. Flip and 00:20:15.210 --> 00:20:19.009 I are just friends. Casual friends. That's the 00:20:19.009 --> 00:20:22.089 best news I've had in days. What's that up ahead? 00:20:23.150 --> 00:20:25.430 Looks like a treadle. Well, what are we waiting 00:20:25.430 --> 00:20:31.470 for? Treadles are for treading. Step on it. You 00:20:31.470 --> 00:20:36.150 have disturbed my slumber. I will have revenge. 00:20:40.870 --> 00:20:43.849 That's one heck of an effect. The barren and 00:20:43.849 --> 00:20:46.349 non -living rubber expanding before your very 00:20:46.349 --> 00:20:49.410 eyes. This would be sensational at Mesa's parade. 00:20:50.650 --> 00:20:53.549 Class didn't overlook a thing. It should go over 00:20:53.549 --> 00:20:55.690 big with the tourists and the people in the village. 00:20:55.890 --> 00:20:59.170 On the contrary. After the first person sees 00:20:59.170 --> 00:21:03.150 this, it will keep them away. Helmut, where did 00:21:03.150 --> 00:21:06.269 you come from? What are you doing here? Just 00:21:06.269 --> 00:21:10.329 visiting. Oh, you startled us. I know. I seem 00:21:10.329 --> 00:21:13.190 to have the same effect on the people in town. 00:21:13.609 --> 00:21:17.289 You, uh... You know, you look familiar to me. 00:21:17.509 --> 00:21:20.049 I've seen you before, but I can't remember where. 00:21:20.509 --> 00:21:23.430 Shadows and half -light make strange impressions. 00:21:24.369 --> 00:21:28.109 I wonder if you can give me a hand, Mr. Fairley. 00:21:28.569 --> 00:21:31.390 With what? Something I found in a recess back 00:21:31.390 --> 00:21:37.630 there. Okay, lead the way. What is it? I don't 00:21:37.630 --> 00:21:41.750 know. Signs have digging. I was about to see 00:21:41.750 --> 00:21:47.509 what it was when I heard your voices. Here. Hey, 00:21:47.609 --> 00:21:49.650 you're right, Helmut. Those are fresh marks. 00:21:51.710 --> 00:21:54.869 Don't come any closer, I mean. What is it? A 00:21:54.869 --> 00:22:00.650 wild boar, I think. What's left of it? It's not 00:22:00.650 --> 00:22:03.970 a pretty sight. It's literally been ripped apart. 00:22:15.089 --> 00:22:20.349 I understand. It will be all over tonight. No, 00:22:20.430 --> 00:22:23.529 no. No, we'll finish the rest back in the States. 00:22:24.769 --> 00:22:28.329 You can count on that. What was that all about? 00:22:28.549 --> 00:22:32.009 The town council. They want us out, as soon as 00:22:32.009 --> 00:22:35.630 possible. They were polite, but firm. Too many 00:22:35.630 --> 00:22:38.670 things been happening. Flip, and then the dead 00:22:38.670 --> 00:22:41.869 bore. The word's getting around, and it's becoming 00:22:41.869 --> 00:22:45.119 amplified, needs telling. Did your visit to town 00:22:45.119 --> 00:22:47.779 pay off? I think so. It was tough getting permission 00:22:47.779 --> 00:22:49.559 to go through the old records. The clerk of the 00:22:49.559 --> 00:22:52.200 city hall was the perfect bureaucrat. He insisted 00:22:52.200 --> 00:22:54.539 on an application countersigned by his boss. 00:22:55.099 --> 00:22:56.900 I threatened to go to the burgermeister and he 00:22:56.900 --> 00:22:59.220 gave in. Well, how about the newspaper? They 00:22:59.220 --> 00:23:02.319 were reluctant, too, but greedy. A few marks 00:23:02.319 --> 00:23:05.660 and the right palm paved the way. Well... All 00:23:05.660 --> 00:23:08.519 right, see for yourself. Here's a reproduction 00:23:08.519 --> 00:23:11.119 of the paper's front page a hundred years ago. 00:23:12.059 --> 00:23:14.440 Take a squint at the guy who was separated from 00:23:14.440 --> 00:23:19.799 his head. I don't know. It's pretty well faded. 00:23:20.480 --> 00:23:23.359 Look at the eyes on the forehead. It could be, 00:23:23.579 --> 00:23:27.099 I suppose. And here's a print of an oil painting 00:23:27.099 --> 00:23:30.099 of the original Baron von Frankenstein. I believe 00:23:30.099 --> 00:23:32.759 Mr. Fairley thinks the picture resembles me. 00:23:33.480 --> 00:23:35.640 Alright, Helmut, where the devil did you come 00:23:35.640 --> 00:23:39.759 from? This old castle is honeycombed with secret 00:23:39.759 --> 00:23:42.200 passages. And you just keep wandering through 00:23:42.200 --> 00:23:44.720 them like you know where you are? I have been 00:23:44.720 --> 00:23:47.440 exploring some for days. You know, Tom, there 00:23:47.440 --> 00:23:51.019 is a resemblance. A trick of your imagination. 00:23:51.039 --> 00:23:53.680 I knew I'd seen you somewhere before. You're 00:23:53.680 --> 00:23:56.799 talking nonsense, gentlemen. I could not possibly 00:23:56.799 --> 00:24:02.559 have been here a century ago, let alone 400 years. 00:24:02.779 --> 00:24:06.700 How about 30 years ago? I was only a child then. 00:24:06.980 --> 00:24:09.799 What about your family? I have none. They were 00:24:09.799 --> 00:24:13.200 killed in the war. Does that satisfy you, Mr. 00:24:13.519 --> 00:24:16.059 Larkin? I don't know about Frank, but it sure 00:24:16.059 --> 00:24:19.940 doesn't clear things up for me. Stay inside until 00:24:19.940 --> 00:24:24.400 midnight, Helmut. Understand? Perfectly. And 00:24:24.400 --> 00:24:26.660 stay out of the passages until the show's been 00:24:26.660 --> 00:24:36.160 recorded. I don't want any more surprises. I 00:24:36.160 --> 00:24:38.299 don't know. This place is beginning to get me. 00:24:38.440 --> 00:24:42.200 I'll be glad to get it over with. Dinner is ready. 00:24:42.740 --> 00:24:45.259 We'll eat in here tonight. Just as long as it 00:24:45.259 --> 00:24:49.440 isn't boar. Hey, uh, where's Armine? She has 00:24:49.440 --> 00:24:51.740 a headache. I'd better go up and see if I can 00:24:51.740 --> 00:24:54.380 do anything for her. It's not necessary. I've 00:24:54.380 --> 00:24:58.380 sent some food up to her. I have some bad news. 00:24:59.160 --> 00:25:01.900 Three members of the crew quit. They were always 00:25:01.900 --> 00:25:05.440 frightened of the townspeople. Bad news? That's 00:25:05.440 --> 00:25:07.660 all we need. I have replaced them, but with such 00:25:07.660 --> 00:25:09.440 short notice, I'm afraid, I've not been able 00:25:09.440 --> 00:25:11.680 to run up the most competent technicians. I don't 00:25:11.680 --> 00:25:13.799 imagine what's happened today helped much. Oh, 00:25:13.799 --> 00:25:15.859 that's all right, Klaus. I know you've done your 00:25:15.859 --> 00:25:18.279 best, and we'll just keep our fingers crossed. 00:25:18.319 --> 00:25:21.619 Hey, pass the salad, will you, Tom? Nothing stops 00:25:21.619 --> 00:25:23.920 your appetite, does it, Flip? No, I'm just a 00:25:23.920 --> 00:25:26.220 growing boy, Tom. I need fuel for my engines. 00:25:28.799 --> 00:25:33.440 What's that? It's just behind that wall. Impossible. 00:25:34.160 --> 00:25:36.119 There's nothing there. You keep trying the wall. 00:25:36.180 --> 00:25:38.160 There may be a passage there. I'm going to a 00:25:38.160 --> 00:25:43.980 room. I'm with you. Look, the place is a mess. 00:25:44.440 --> 00:25:45.759 If anything's happening, I'll leave. I know, 00:25:45.900 --> 00:25:51.140 Tom. Look. Footsteps in blood. They lead up to 00:25:51.140 --> 00:25:52.920 the panel. All right, let's knock a hole in it. 00:25:52.960 --> 00:25:55.319 It's no use. It's oak. It's several inches thick. 00:25:55.740 --> 00:25:59.799 Here. Press this carving. Where did you come 00:25:59.799 --> 00:26:03.250 from, Helmut? We'll talk about that later. Hey, 00:26:03.329 --> 00:26:07.029 look, it's moving. And there she is. Eileen. 00:26:07.710 --> 00:26:11.910 Eileen. Eileen, honey. Here. Yeah, that's good. 00:26:11.910 --> 00:26:14.509 She's coming around. Are you all right, Eileen? 00:26:15.650 --> 00:26:21.829 I think so. What happened? Well, I was lying 00:26:21.829 --> 00:26:26.349 in bed, trying to pull myself together. It was 00:26:26.349 --> 00:26:30.569 dark and cold. Suddenly I felt something in the 00:26:30.569 --> 00:26:34.480 room. I sat upright, but I couldn't see anything. 00:26:34.960 --> 00:26:39.680 I knew it was there. I stepped off the bed, felt 00:26:39.680 --> 00:26:43.859 something warm and sticky. I panicked and ran. 00:26:45.440 --> 00:26:51.660 Next thing I knew, I was being held. And then... 00:26:51.660 --> 00:26:59.359 nothing. You... you fainted. I suppose so. But 00:26:59.359 --> 00:27:03.200 just as I was going out... I heard my name. Who 00:27:03.200 --> 00:27:06.960 was it? I don't know. It was just a whisper. 00:27:07.480 --> 00:27:13.559 A nightmare perhaps? A nightmare with a German 00:27:13.559 --> 00:27:26.279 accent. Robert Ken Warren wrote, the nightmare 00:27:26.279 --> 00:27:30.000 stumbles past and you have heard it fumble at 00:27:30.000 --> 00:27:35.019 your door. before it whimpers and is gone. It 00:27:35.019 --> 00:27:37.960 acts like the old hound that used to snuffle 00:27:37.960 --> 00:27:42.720 your door and moan. But who, your host inquires, 00:27:43.319 --> 00:27:47.299 has heard it speak with accent foreign? We shall 00:27:47.299 --> 00:27:49.940 return shortly with more on the Castle of Bad 00:27:49.940 --> 00:28:05.539 Dreams in Act 3. If you have ever ridden a nightmare, 00:28:06.460 --> 00:28:10.440 you know what a hellish mount it can make. It 00:28:10.440 --> 00:28:13.619 carries you unwillingly beyond anguish and terror 00:28:13.619 --> 00:28:18.920 through deadly whispers and pools of blood. But 00:28:18.920 --> 00:28:23.940 oh, the relief when it's over. Let's return now 00:28:23.940 --> 00:28:30.319 to act three and the end of the ride. How's Eileen 00:28:30.319 --> 00:28:33.759 doing, Tom? Physically fine, but he's as tight 00:28:33.759 --> 00:28:36.440 as a drum. Now look, why don't we get the police 00:28:36.440 --> 00:28:39.839 in, Frank? No way. We got two strikes against 00:28:39.839 --> 00:28:42.480 us in town now. Call the authorities anywhere 00:28:42.480 --> 00:28:44.900 through. We've gone too far. We certainly have. 00:28:44.940 --> 00:28:46.660 We're right up against the point of no return. 00:28:46.779 --> 00:28:49.319 But the production is almost... Oh damn the production! 00:28:50.220 --> 00:28:52.299 What does it take to convince you, corpses? You're 00:28:52.299 --> 00:28:55.299 being melodramatic, Tom. Nothing's really happened 00:28:55.299 --> 00:29:00.660 yet. So Flip saw something and a boar was slaughtered. 00:29:00.680 --> 00:29:03.099 Did you see the condition Eileen's room was in? 00:29:03.640 --> 00:29:06.000 And how did she get into the passageway? Surely 00:29:06.000 --> 00:29:08.359 you've heard of sleepwalking. And I suppose she 00:29:08.359 --> 00:29:09.940 dreamed up the mangled animal and the blunt, 00:29:10.119 --> 00:29:13.259 huh? No, but so far no one's been hurt. Yeah, 00:29:13.259 --> 00:29:16.299 so far. And nothing is going to happen. We've 00:29:16.299 --> 00:29:18.539 got everybody on the alert. There are guards 00:29:18.539 --> 00:29:21.400 all around the place. Klaus has brought some 00:29:21.400 --> 00:29:23.839 extra men in. We've taken every precaution. Every 00:29:23.839 --> 00:29:26.420 precaution except the most obvious one. Now let's 00:29:26.420 --> 00:29:28.160 get out of here, Frank, before it's too late. 00:29:28.259 --> 00:29:34.400 Not until the show's wrapped up. Come in. What 00:29:34.400 --> 00:29:38.480 is it, Helmut? Volker says we're ready. Oh, you 00:29:38.480 --> 00:29:41.279 used the door this time, Helmut. What happened? 00:29:41.380 --> 00:29:44.210 The passageway blocked? Why the get -up? You 00:29:44.210 --> 00:29:47.089 won't be on camera, you know. Just a few replicas 00:29:47.089 --> 00:29:50.049 of the Baron's wardrobe to help me get into character. 00:29:50.470 --> 00:29:53.150 Authentic, I can assure you. You're taking this 00:29:53.150 --> 00:29:56.150 role quite seriously. I take all my roles that 00:29:56.150 --> 00:30:01.230 way. I know only one way to act. If that's all, 00:30:02.410 --> 00:30:06.009 I'll be going. Okay, tell them Mr. Fairley will 00:30:06.009 --> 00:30:10.809 be right there. All right, what's up, Frank? 00:30:10.869 --> 00:30:13.390 I should be splitting too. Look, Tom, I don't 00:30:13.390 --> 00:30:15.869 feel there are any grounds for your suspicions, 00:30:16.069 --> 00:30:20.369 but I've had some checks made on Helmut's past. 00:30:21.190 --> 00:30:24.630 What he's done, where he comes from. I expect 00:30:24.630 --> 00:30:26.809 a report any moment now. That should clear the 00:30:26.809 --> 00:30:31.069 air. I hope so. All I ask is let's get the job 00:30:31.069 --> 00:30:33.849 done. Don't let your feelings get in the way. 00:30:33.930 --> 00:30:37.089 I won't. But if the news is sour, don't keep 00:30:37.089 --> 00:30:38.930 it from me, will you? In this case, ignorance 00:30:38.930 --> 00:30:47.630 can be disaster. Oh, boy, it's getting cold out 00:30:47.630 --> 00:30:49.970 here, Tom. What's taking them so long? They're 00:30:49.970 --> 00:30:53.589 almost set. What do you feel that in? About like 00:30:53.589 --> 00:30:57.430 flip. Cold and miserable. Or I could use a fireplace 00:30:57.430 --> 00:30:59.569 and a hot toddy. That's just what you'll have 00:30:59.569 --> 00:31:01.650 as soon as we finish this scene. It's short, 00:31:01.829 --> 00:31:06.059 but not sweet. Now, you and Flip, as the Baron's 00:31:06.059 --> 00:31:08.259 ward and your suitor, are returning to the castle. 00:31:08.900 --> 00:31:11.500 You got it? You're frightened, and Flip is trying 00:31:11.500 --> 00:31:13.720 to comfort you. Ah, good. That's one scene I'll 00:31:13.720 --> 00:31:17.960 truly enjoy. Mr. Fairly, why didn't you answer 00:31:17.960 --> 00:31:21.279 me on the talkback? I didn't hear anything. The 00:31:21.279 --> 00:31:23.920 equipment must be out. We're set to go. Oh, good. 00:31:24.660 --> 00:31:27.079 Where's Frank Larkin? I thought he was with you. 00:31:27.640 --> 00:31:30.160 He left us some time ago. Did he say where he 00:31:30.160 --> 00:31:33.609 was going? I assumed he was coming here. He did 00:31:33.609 --> 00:31:36.710 say something strange. What was that? Something 00:31:36.710 --> 00:31:39.769 about being convinced at last. Does that mean 00:31:39.769 --> 00:31:44.670 anything to you? It sure does, Klaus. Send your 00:31:44.670 --> 00:31:46.349 men through the woods and the castle grounds. 00:31:54.319 --> 00:31:56.119 Look, I think we're just wasting our time. Let's 00:31:56.119 --> 00:31:58.039 go back to the castle and wait. He'll be along. 00:31:58.079 --> 00:31:59.900 You can go back, Flip. I'm not going to give 00:31:59.900 --> 00:32:02.279 up until we find Frank. We still have a crypt 00:32:02.279 --> 00:32:04.420 to search and Klaus' crew to hear from. Mr. Ferry, 00:32:04.480 --> 00:32:08.339 it's Mr. Larkin. We found him. Come quickly. 00:32:10.319 --> 00:32:13.680 This way, Mr. Ferry, in the clearing. Is he hurt? 00:32:14.619 --> 00:32:26.859 Yes. I think badly. There. He cannot hear you, 00:32:26.880 --> 00:32:29.019 I'm afraid. Nobody's still breathing. Get an 00:32:29.019 --> 00:32:31.619 ambulance. Help is on its way. Was he conscious 00:32:31.619 --> 00:32:35.839 at all? No. Oh, no, no. Don't try to talk, Frank. 00:32:36.480 --> 00:32:38.779 We're here. You're going to be all right. Oh, 00:32:38.859 --> 00:32:41.559 Frank, Frank, just lie quietly, huh? Don't come 00:32:41.559 --> 00:32:47.380 near me. Don't touch me. Don't... He's shivering. 00:32:47.980 --> 00:32:50.660 Throw a blanket on him. Who did this, Frank? 00:32:51.940 --> 00:32:58.230 Cold. Damp. And the smell... Who was it? Cold. 00:32:59.289 --> 00:33:07.289 Bitter, cold. And the smell decayed... Frank! 00:33:08.289 --> 00:33:11.730 Frank! Is he... No, no, no, no, no. He's unconscious. 00:33:12.369 --> 00:33:14.890 We'll talk to him later. Folger, did your men 00:33:14.890 --> 00:33:20.329 find anything else? Just the grass. It is curious, 00:33:20.690 --> 00:33:23.990 Tom. What? I don't see anything. Yes, you do, 00:33:24.009 --> 00:33:26.809 but... It doesn't mean anything to you. You weren't 00:33:26.809 --> 00:33:30.990 here when we found Flip. The area's flattened. 00:33:31.089 --> 00:33:34.490 The same strange discoloration. What's all this 00:33:34.490 --> 00:33:38.849 got to do with Frank? I don't know. But I promise 00:33:38.849 --> 00:33:49.309 you, I'll find out. Hello. Listen, I'm calling 00:33:49.309 --> 00:33:53.390 about Mr. Frank Larkin. A patient in room 305, 00:33:53.410 --> 00:33:58.349 you understand me? Oh. I'm sorry, I didn't mean 00:33:58.349 --> 00:34:04.970 a shout. I see. Thank you. Tom, what did they 00:34:04.970 --> 00:34:08.070 say? His condition is stable. That's what every 00:34:08.070 --> 00:34:10.510 hospital says unless you're dying. Do they expect 00:34:10.510 --> 00:34:14.230 him to be there long? Just a few days. You know, 00:34:14.230 --> 00:34:18.170 it's all so strange. So many things have happened. 00:34:19.110 --> 00:34:22.900 Flip, you... And now Frank. But nobody's been 00:34:22.900 --> 00:34:25.920 really hurt badly. There are a few mangled animals. 00:34:26.099 --> 00:34:28.380 Yes, well that's what's bugging me. The animals 00:34:28.380 --> 00:34:30.719 get slaughtered, but people are more frightened 00:34:30.719 --> 00:34:35.880 and hurt. Except for Frank's close shave. Or 00:34:35.880 --> 00:34:38.730 why? It doesn't make any sense. Anything powerful 00:34:38.730 --> 00:34:40.789 enough to manage some poor, defenseless creature 00:34:40.789 --> 00:34:42.690 surely could do more damage than that. Well, 00:34:42.690 --> 00:34:44.969 maybe there's no connection between any of the 00:34:44.969 --> 00:34:46.690 things that have happened. Oh, better be piling 00:34:46.690 --> 00:34:48.710 coincidence on coincidence. I don't believe it, 00:34:48.710 --> 00:34:50.570 and I don't think Frank did either, after he 00:34:50.570 --> 00:34:52.190 got that phone call he was waiting for. Well, 00:34:52.210 --> 00:34:54.110 then why don't you call the police? For the same 00:34:54.110 --> 00:34:56.269 reason that Frank didn't. But you kept begging 00:34:56.269 --> 00:34:59.309 Frank to delay the production. Oh, not now. I'm 00:34:59.309 --> 00:35:01.130 gonna finish this tonight, for Frank's sake. 00:35:01.840 --> 00:35:04.139 I'm gonna be sure that whoever's behind this 00:35:04.139 --> 00:35:07.300 pays the price. And how will you do that, Mr. 00:35:07.559 --> 00:35:12.280 Fairley? I guess you tried the door once and 00:35:12.280 --> 00:35:15.179 didn't care for it, huh? It is easier to use 00:35:15.179 --> 00:35:18.699 the passageway. You didn't answer my question. 00:35:19.159 --> 00:35:23.940 I know I didn't. The reason is simple. I don't 00:35:23.940 --> 00:35:27.679 know yet. But I will before tonight's over. You 00:35:27.679 --> 00:35:30.900 mentioned a phone call Mr. Larkin received. Yes. 00:35:31.519 --> 00:35:33.980 Funny, I know what it was. Perhaps I can help 00:35:33.980 --> 00:35:37.119 you. How? The telephone lines into the castle 00:35:37.119 --> 00:35:40.599 for a special installation. An exact record is 00:35:40.599 --> 00:35:43.500 kept at the company of every call made from and 00:35:43.500 --> 00:35:45.559 into the building. Well, then all we have to 00:35:45.559 --> 00:35:48.559 do is call the company and find out. Not exactly. 00:35:49.239 --> 00:35:51.599 They will give it to the police, however. Let's 00:35:51.599 --> 00:35:54.699 out. Why? Please, please, Tom, call them in. 00:35:55.050 --> 00:35:58.030 And the next time, whoever's doing this may forget 00:35:58.030 --> 00:36:00.849 the difference between man and beast. She's right, 00:36:00.909 --> 00:36:04.449 Mr. Fairly. You do not know whom you are dealing 00:36:04.449 --> 00:36:10.670 with. Do you? Auf Wiedersehen. I will see you 00:36:10.670 --> 00:36:18.329 shortly, when the fun begins. Okay, Claus, let's 00:36:18.329 --> 00:36:21.429 get some levels. And get Flip to say a few lines. 00:36:21.690 --> 00:36:23.949 We need some levels. Okay, okay. This is Flip 00:36:23.949 --> 00:36:26.730 Johnson in the burial crypt underneath the Frankenstein 00:36:26.730 --> 00:36:29.070 counter. That's enough, fine. Thank you. Now, 00:36:29.269 --> 00:36:31.210 stand by. See if you can sharpen up the sound, 00:36:31.530 --> 00:36:34.530 Klaus. Yeah, I will try. All right, Eileen. You 00:36:34.530 --> 00:36:36.289 get to the Baron's room in the castle. Helmet's 00:36:36.289 --> 00:36:38.829 there already. We'll do your scene first. Are 00:36:38.829 --> 00:36:41.230 you all right? Oh, I'm fine. I'm fine. Don't 00:36:41.230 --> 00:36:42.670 worry about a thing. We've got everything under 00:36:42.670 --> 00:36:46.909 control. I'll see you later. Klaus, pick up Helmet. 00:36:47.130 --> 00:36:50.289 Tell him Eileen's on her way. Yeah. And look. 00:36:51.779 --> 00:36:55.539 Helmut, Mr. Fairly would like to speak with you. 00:36:55.760 --> 00:37:01.139 Get on the talkback. Helmut? Are you there, Helmut? 00:37:02.039 --> 00:37:04.719 Get to the talkback. Give me that, will you? 00:37:05.039 --> 00:37:08.760 Helmut, this is Tom Fairly. I'm here, Tom, but 00:37:08.760 --> 00:37:12.079 no sign of Helmut. Where the devil is he? I don't 00:37:12.079 --> 00:37:15.820 know. Oh, damn. Ask one of the men outside the 00:37:15.820 --> 00:37:18.699 door to check. You stay put. He says he saw Helmut 00:37:18.699 --> 00:37:21.420 heading for the crypt some time ago. Carl, see 00:37:21.420 --> 00:37:23.099 if you can find him. I'll handle things here. 00:37:23.900 --> 00:37:26.239 Yeah. Flet, do you hear me? Yeah, loud and clear, 00:37:26.480 --> 00:37:28.380 Tom. You ready for me now? Have you seen Helmut? 00:37:28.739 --> 00:37:32.480 Nope. Are you supposed to be here? Just stand 00:37:32.480 --> 00:37:36.820 by. Eileen, have they found Helmut yet? No. What's 00:37:36.820 --> 00:37:40.159 going on? I don't know. I think we had better 00:37:40.159 --> 00:37:43.659 go through the crypt scene first. I've seen through 00:37:43.659 --> 00:37:45.980 the passageway, but there are no signs of Helmut. 00:37:46.320 --> 00:37:49.760 I guess you're right. Flet? Yeah, what now? Start 00:37:49.760 --> 00:37:52.139 your narration, and if you spot Helmut, let me 00:37:52.139 --> 00:37:58.019 know, huh? Okay. This is Flip Johnson in the 00:37:58.019 --> 00:38:00.639 burial crypt underneath the Frankenstein Castle. 00:38:01.519 --> 00:38:04.019 It is said that every century the monster that 00:38:04.019 --> 00:38:07.139 slew Baron von Frankenstein returns to feed his 00:38:07.139 --> 00:38:10.139 bloodlust. And every century the Baron returns 00:38:10.139 --> 00:38:13.019 from his grave to meet his fate again. We are 00:38:13.019 --> 00:38:14.739 less than a minute from the hour of midnight 00:38:14.739 --> 00:38:18.039 when all this is supposed to take place. The 00:38:18.039 --> 00:38:20.449 question is... What will happen here tonight? 00:38:21.010 --> 00:38:23.849 In just a few seconds we shall know. This burial 00:38:23.849 --> 00:38:26.590 crypt is one solid room cut out of deep rock. 00:38:27.329 --> 00:38:29.750 Behind the crypt is a tunnel leading to other 00:38:29.750 --> 00:38:32.750 burial vaults and to passages that have never 00:38:32.750 --> 00:38:37.630 been truly explored. It is reputed that a thousand 00:38:37.630 --> 00:38:41.489 years of Frankenstein lie buried here. Wait a 00:38:41.489 --> 00:38:44.750 minute, cut it Tom, I have to stop. Listen, are 00:38:44.750 --> 00:38:47.289 you picking up any sounds? Yes, something that 00:38:47.289 --> 00:38:49.739 sounds like dragging. Do you see anything? Well, 00:38:49.739 --> 00:38:52.039 no, but the sounds are getting louder. Tom, are 00:38:52.039 --> 00:38:53.800 you trying to pull something? Well, no, Flip, 00:38:53.800 --> 00:38:55.639 believe me. Why would I try to pull it? Something 00:38:55.639 --> 00:38:57.900 seems to be dragging. I hear breathing. At least 00:38:57.900 --> 00:39:00.920 that's what I think it is. It's getting cold 00:39:00.920 --> 00:39:06.000 and damp in here. Oh, I smell something horrible. 00:39:06.059 --> 00:39:08.699 Get out, Flip. Get out as fast as you can. All 00:39:08.699 --> 00:39:11.000 right, close in, men. Get into the crypt as fast 00:39:11.000 --> 00:39:12.559 as you can. I want every man in there. I can 00:39:12.559 --> 00:39:17.780 see them now. Eyes. Evil. Bright as cat's eyes. 00:39:18.170 --> 00:39:26.130 glowing and enormous oh oh god help me i can't 00:39:26.130 --> 00:39:35.650 move it's here it's here who are you this is 00:39:35.650 --> 00:39:37.889 the crypt home someone's heading into the passage 00:39:37.889 --> 00:39:40.349 rail over there i think it's helmut what about 00:39:40.349 --> 00:39:44.909 flip it's not good his throat's been crushed 00:39:44.909 --> 00:39:48.409 he's not breathing somebody stay with flip The 00:39:48.409 --> 00:39:51.869 rest of you go after whatever is in that passageway. 00:39:52.429 --> 00:39:59.630 There. Stop. Stop, Helmuth. Don't move. He's... 00:39:59.630 --> 00:40:03.630 He's gone. What do you mean he's gone? He's disappeared. 00:40:04.449 --> 00:40:14.469 Vanished. Into thin air. So, this is goodbye, 00:40:14.690 --> 00:40:17.380 my friends. Yes, and I can't say I'm sorry to 00:40:17.380 --> 00:40:21.500 go. Tell me, what will you do with the tapes? 00:40:21.739 --> 00:40:24.820 I'll make a show out of them. Add a few scenes 00:40:24.820 --> 00:40:27.199 and we'll be ready to send some shivers down 00:40:27.199 --> 00:40:30.280 our listeners' spines. The publicity should help. 00:40:30.659 --> 00:40:35.119 I suppose so. But I can't help wishing it hadn't 00:40:35.119 --> 00:40:39.780 come at such a price. Poor Flip. It was a costly 00:40:39.780 --> 00:40:43.230 show. Klaus, we've been sparring around for quite 00:40:43.230 --> 00:40:45.469 a while now. Let's stop avoiding the subject. 00:40:46.469 --> 00:40:50.530 Who was Helmut? An actor. That is all I know. 00:40:50.550 --> 00:40:53.409 But without a past, the report I received was 00:40:53.409 --> 00:40:56.389 completely blank except for his acting credits. 00:40:57.349 --> 00:41:02.289 Nothing. He was just an actor, obsessed with 00:41:02.289 --> 00:41:06.750 a role. Do you really think so, Klaus? What else 00:41:06.750 --> 00:41:08.989 can I think? Then how do you explain what happened 00:41:08.989 --> 00:41:11.690 in the crypt? After he attacked and killed Flip, 00:41:12.489 --> 00:41:15.349 you and your men closed in on him. And he vanished. 00:41:15.489 --> 00:41:18.489 Right before your eyes. But there must be an 00:41:18.489 --> 00:41:21.829 explanation. He knew every inch of the castle's 00:41:21.829 --> 00:41:25.289 grounds, every secret passageway. Then you don't 00:41:25.289 --> 00:41:28.650 think he met the fate of the Mad Baron? There 00:41:28.650 --> 00:41:32.070 were no signs of his remains. Just some flattened, 00:41:32.090 --> 00:41:35.090 burned out blades of grass. It's a really little 00:41:35.090 --> 00:41:38.829 climax for a legend. Legends have no climax. 00:41:39.550 --> 00:41:43.329 They go on and on. Drop us a line when you find 00:41:43.329 --> 00:41:47.769 out what really happened. I promise. But if you 00:41:47.769 --> 00:41:51.110 don't hear from me soon, you may have to wait 00:41:51.110 --> 00:42:00.409 another century for the facts. Since we don't 00:42:00.409 --> 00:42:03.949 have 100 years to spare, we'll just have to make 00:42:03.949 --> 00:42:08.070 up our own minds about Paul Helmut. Was he the 00:42:08.070 --> 00:42:11.090 infamous Baron von Frankenstein brought back 00:42:11.090 --> 00:42:16.590 to life? Or was he, and I don't mean to be redundant, 00:42:17.489 --> 00:42:22.289 merely a crazed actor? I'll be back shortly. 00:42:34.150 --> 00:42:38.409 There is no need to look for a supernatural source 00:42:38.409 --> 00:42:42.929 of evil. Man has shown himself capable of every 00:42:42.929 --> 00:42:46.889 wickedness. But regardless of where it arises, 00:42:47.949 --> 00:42:52.590 evil has a vitality beyond time. Its power can 00:42:52.590 --> 00:42:57.670 be stemmed, but it will return. Our cast included 00:42:57.670 --> 00:43:01.750 Michael Wager, Leon Jani, Ralph Bell, Evie Juster, 00:43:02.230 --> 00:43:05.429 and William Redfield. The entire production was 00:43:05.429 --> 00:43:10.090 under the direction of Hyman Brown. And now a 00:43:10.090 --> 00:43:16.210 preview of our next tale. I need to hear it Alice. 00:43:17.550 --> 00:43:20.309 We who have more or less left this world can't 00:43:20.309 --> 00:43:22.170 come back unless we are wanted by someone who 00:43:22.170 --> 00:43:25.929 is still here. But I love you and I need you. 00:43:26.389 --> 00:43:30.690 I desire you. You should know that Charles. Well 00:43:30.690 --> 00:43:33.889 it doesn't hurt to hear it. Here's your chocolate. 00:43:34.469 --> 00:43:38.880 Try it. I don't want it. Oh, Charles. The longer 00:43:38.880 --> 00:43:41.360 we're away from this earth, Alice, the less we 00:43:41.360 --> 00:43:44.440 rely on our senses. Mashed potatoes begin to 00:43:44.440 --> 00:43:47.400 taste like cold cream, coffee tastes like iodine, 00:43:47.820 --> 00:43:50.960 and this chocolate tastes like mud. They tell 00:43:50.960 --> 00:43:54.579 me this is quite normal. Charles, when you say 00:43:54.579 --> 00:43:59.639 they, you mean... I mean them, of course. All 00:43:59.639 --> 00:44:05.190 those. The ones up there? It isn't up there, 00:44:05.449 --> 00:44:08.449 Alice. And it isn't down there either. This is 00:44:08.449 --> 00:44:10.829 E .G. Marshall inviting you to return to our 00:44:10.829 --> 00:44:13.829 mystery theater for another adventure in the 00:44:13.829 --> 00:45:01.340 macabre. Until next time, pleasant dreams. KRLD 00:45:01.340 --> 00:45:01.699 Dallas.