WEBVTT 00:00:18.410 --> 00:00:26.210 Come in. Welcome. I'm E .G. Marshall. I don't 00:00:26.210 --> 00:00:28.530 know if you've ever stopped to think about it, 00:00:28.809 --> 00:00:31.050 but of all the creatures in the animal kingdom, 00:00:31.350 --> 00:00:35.090 only man, and man alone, will murder his mate 00:00:35.090 --> 00:00:39.570 simply because she no longer pleases him. True, 00:00:40.070 --> 00:00:42.390 certain of our friends in fur, fin, or feather 00:00:42.390 --> 00:00:46.350 will indulge in desertion, or even divorce. But 00:00:46.350 --> 00:00:50.439 murder? For that you must have the highest degree 00:00:50.439 --> 00:00:54.719 of culture and civilization For that you have 00:00:54.719 --> 00:00:58.859 to be human. I I must know what I can do doctor 00:00:58.859 --> 00:01:04.239 to To keep myself from killing my wife Why do 00:01:04.239 --> 00:01:06.519 you want to kill her? I don't want to kill her. 00:01:06.900 --> 00:01:08.980 Well, then what makes you think you're going 00:01:08.980 --> 00:01:13.239 to I I've been told I'm going to do it by whom 00:01:13.239 --> 00:01:16.420 I've been told unmistakably and in no uncertain 00:01:16.420 --> 00:01:20.260 terms And that's what scares me. But who told 00:01:20.260 --> 00:01:27.180 you? Pluto. Who's Pluto? A cat. A cat told you? 00:01:27.219 --> 00:01:41.500 Yes. My wife's cat. Our mystery drama, The Black 00:01:41.500 --> 00:01:44.579 Cat, was written especially for the Mystery Theater 00:01:44.579 --> 00:01:50.219 by Sam Dan. and stars Norman Rose. I'll be back 00:01:50.219 --> 00:02:02.819 shortly with act one. Consider the act of murder. 00:02:03.920 --> 00:02:06.480 Popular opinion has it the majority of killers 00:02:06.480 --> 00:02:10.460 are ruthless cold -blooded devoid of pity. But 00:02:10.460 --> 00:02:14.319 the facts tell a different tale. Statistics reveal 00:02:14.319 --> 00:02:17.419 most murderers are neither brutal nor savage. 00:02:18.340 --> 00:02:21.020 The record shows you don't have to be a devil 00:02:21.020 --> 00:02:25.240 or a demon or even a criminal. Experience teaches 00:02:25.240 --> 00:02:28.800 a killer could be any one of us. Given the time, 00:02:28.979 --> 00:02:32.319 the place, the provocation, it could be you. 00:02:33.419 --> 00:02:38.659 It could be I. And it could even be Philip Sterling. 00:02:40.599 --> 00:02:43.189 Sylvia says you want to see me, Mr. Fenris. Mm, 00:02:43.469 --> 00:02:47.430 that's right, Phil. Well? I have a simple statement 00:02:47.430 --> 00:02:51.250 to make. A brief 13 -word announcement. I had 00:02:51.250 --> 00:02:54.110 no idea you measured out your words. Ah, they 00:02:54.110 --> 00:02:57.729 should add up to 13. It happens to be an unlucky 00:02:57.729 --> 00:02:59.930 statement as far as you're concerned. Suppose 00:02:59.930 --> 00:03:02.610 you end the suspense, Mr. Fenris. What is this 00:03:02.610 --> 00:03:07.150 historic pronouncement, hm? If you marry my daughter... 00:03:07.180 --> 00:03:11.680 I will cut her off without a cent. Yes, it does 00:03:11.680 --> 00:03:14.340 add up to 13 words. And you'd better believe. 00:03:14.580 --> 00:03:17.560 Well then, I have no choice. I'll break the engagement. 00:03:18.060 --> 00:03:20.060 I certainly can't marry Sylvia if she has no 00:03:20.060 --> 00:03:23.710 money. Why, you unprincipled scoundrel, you... 00:03:23.710 --> 00:03:26.169 Mr. Fenris, while I may be a scoundrel, I do 00:03:26.169 --> 00:03:28.250 have principles. You admit you want to marry 00:03:28.250 --> 00:03:30.150 Sylvia for her money? What other reason could 00:03:30.150 --> 00:03:32.689 I possibly have? Well, of all days, I'm... Well, 00:03:32.689 --> 00:03:35.569 don't sputter at me, Mr. Fenris. After all, it's 00:03:35.569 --> 00:03:37.770 your fault. What, my fault? Without question. 00:03:38.250 --> 00:03:41.050 Had you been a better father, more loving, more 00:03:41.050 --> 00:03:43.569 attentive, you would have raised a more attractive 00:03:43.569 --> 00:03:45.610 daughter. Well, I'll have you thrown out of here! 00:03:45.830 --> 00:03:49.789 Consider Sylvia calmly, objectively. She's immature. 00:03:50.009 --> 00:03:52.789 She's naive. She's hopelessly romantic. She's 00:03:52.789 --> 00:03:55.550 careless. That's my word. Others would say sloppy 00:03:55.550 --> 00:03:57.550 about her weight, about her appearance. It's 00:03:57.550 --> 00:04:00.050 your fault. Your fault. All of it. How have you 00:04:00.050 --> 00:04:02.770 known? I gave my daughter everything. You gave 00:04:02.770 --> 00:04:05.009 her only what money could buy. And in addition 00:04:05.009 --> 00:04:08.210 to everything else, she has that damn black cat, 00:04:08.530 --> 00:04:10.789 that Pluto. And she pretends she can talk with 00:04:10.789 --> 00:04:15.370 it. But she's kind. She's gentle. Of course. 00:04:15.569 --> 00:04:18.250 Otherwise she'd be unbearable. Why am I even 00:04:18.250 --> 00:04:21.370 discussing this? Get out of here. Facebook facts. 00:04:21.790 --> 00:04:24.629 You're 75 years old. 70. How much longer can 00:04:24.629 --> 00:04:28.649 you live? 10, 15 years? With Sylvia? She'll still 00:04:28.649 --> 00:04:31.870 be under 40. And the money? All of it hers to 00:04:31.870 --> 00:04:34.129 squander as she sees fit. And you know she'll 00:04:34.129 --> 00:04:36.730 be the natural target of every sharp -shooting 00:04:36.730 --> 00:04:39.350 fortune hunter. I told you to get out! You say 00:04:39.350 --> 00:04:42.430 that one more time, and I will. Oh, be practical, 00:04:42.430 --> 00:04:45.370 Mr. Fenris. I'm the best hope you've got. Because 00:04:45.370 --> 00:04:48.000 all I want to do with her money... Your money? 00:04:48.560 --> 00:04:52.019 Enjoy it. I'm not burning to build empires. I 00:04:52.019 --> 00:04:55.000 only want to live comfortably. And on your money, 00:04:55.180 --> 00:04:58.759 I can. And, well, I even happen to like Sylvia. 00:04:59.040 --> 00:05:03.139 Just enough to put up with her. I think you must 00:05:03.139 --> 00:05:05.300 be the devil himself. Well, better the devil 00:05:05.300 --> 00:05:09.060 you know than the devil you might get. Oh, it's 00:05:09.060 --> 00:05:13.040 ironic, isn't it? Two minutes ago, you were scared 00:05:13.040 --> 00:05:15.959 stiff I'd marry Sylvia. Now you're absolutely 00:05:15.959 --> 00:05:20.399 petrified, I won't. Daddy, oh please, Pluto and 00:05:20.399 --> 00:05:23.540 I simply couldn't wait any longer. Daddy, you 00:05:23.540 --> 00:05:28.360 do approve of Phil, you do, don't you? Sylvia, 00:05:29.740 --> 00:05:34.699 I have a four -word statement to make. Bless 00:05:34.699 --> 00:05:51.759 you, my children. Who set that thing? Good morning, 00:05:51.899 --> 00:05:54.740 Phil, darling. I did. You did? What for? We have 00:05:54.740 --> 00:05:58.920 to be up and about. At a quarter to six in the 00:05:58.920 --> 00:06:00.560 morning? Well, I intend to make your breakfast. 00:06:00.639 --> 00:06:03.160 I never eat breakfast. Well, you should. You 00:06:03.160 --> 00:06:06.019 should. Gets the day off to a glorious start. 00:06:06.100 --> 00:06:07.699 Well, it's not as if I'll be swinging a pick 00:06:07.699 --> 00:06:13.620 and shovel. Well, maybe you should. Oh, Pluto's 00:06:13.620 --> 00:06:15.540 up. Would you get out of bed, Phil, darling, 00:06:15.600 --> 00:06:25.040 and let him in? Yes, dear. Isn't he just the 00:06:25.040 --> 00:06:29.319 sweetest thing in the world? He sure is No, what 00:06:29.319 --> 00:06:31.660 were we talking about picks and shovels and hearty 00:06:31.660 --> 00:06:33.879 breakfasts a combination guaranteed to make me 00:06:33.879 --> 00:06:37.920 ill Phil You don't know a thing about the construction 00:06:37.920 --> 00:06:40.459 business. I never claimed I did I was honest 00:06:40.459 --> 00:06:42.819 with your father. But then why did you accept 00:06:42.819 --> 00:06:45.620 a job with a plush office and a secretary? Because 00:06:45.620 --> 00:06:48.519 I honestly intend to learn the business. Then 00:06:48.519 --> 00:06:50.860 that's why you should walk into Daddy's office 00:06:50.860 --> 00:06:54.420 and say, sir, the only way to learn this business 00:06:54.420 --> 00:06:57.160 is from the ground up. Well, I... Well, you know 00:06:57.160 --> 00:07:00.939 I'm right. And besides, Pluto thinks it's a splendid 00:07:00.939 --> 00:07:03.620 idea. Pluto thinks? Oh, of course he does, don't 00:07:03.620 --> 00:07:07.790 you, Pluto? Matter of fact, Pluto and I discussed 00:07:07.790 --> 00:07:10.509 it last night. Oh, Sylvia. Why can't you believe 00:07:10.509 --> 00:07:13.410 Pluto and I talk together? Because to talk means 00:07:13.410 --> 00:07:16.029 to exchange words, and Pluto cannot. No, no, 00:07:16.029 --> 00:07:18.990 no, dear. To talk together means to exchange 00:07:18.990 --> 00:07:22.149 thoughts, and that's what we do, Pluto and I. 00:07:22.149 --> 00:07:27.029 How? Well, you look Pluto in the eye, and then 00:07:27.029 --> 00:07:31.110 you beam your thoughts at him, and he just beams 00:07:31.110 --> 00:07:34.939 his thoughts back at you. That's talking that's 00:07:34.939 --> 00:07:37.860 communicating isn't it well I looked into Pluto's 00:07:37.860 --> 00:07:42.860 eyes, and he looked in a mine and he just Beamed 00:07:42.860 --> 00:07:44.839 that idea about the way you could learn dad's 00:07:44.839 --> 00:07:48.519 business right into my head So don't you see 00:07:48.519 --> 00:07:52.899 you have Pluto to thank for it. Oh, yeah Thanks, 00:07:52.980 --> 00:08:08.839 Pluto Put in an August day on a road building 00:08:08.839 --> 00:08:12.180 crew under a relentless sun that beats down. 00:08:12.500 --> 00:08:14.579 The heat shimmers off that concrete at about 00:08:14.579 --> 00:08:18.360 115 degrees. And you will know what punishment 00:08:18.360 --> 00:08:35.360 is. Oh, Phil, darling, where does it hurt? Everywhere. 00:08:35.950 --> 00:08:39.210 No, little gentle massage will ease those aches. 00:08:39.309 --> 00:08:42.789 No, no, nothing. Nothing will ever relieve these 00:08:42.789 --> 00:08:45.389 pains. Pluto says you'll get used to it. Now, 00:08:45.409 --> 00:08:47.710 will you just tell Pluto for me that I will never 00:08:47.710 --> 00:08:50.750 get used to it? He will. Let Pluto tell himself. 00:08:51.610 --> 00:08:56.370 Will you tell him, Pluto dear? Oh, come on, Sylvia. 00:08:56.450 --> 00:08:58.789 You say that you won't get used to that kind 00:08:58.789 --> 00:09:02.019 of work. You just... beam that thought into Pluto's 00:09:02.019 --> 00:09:04.639 eyes. Sylvia, my back hurts. I'm in no mood for... 00:09:04.639 --> 00:09:07.840 Pluto will give you inspiration and courage. 00:09:08.440 --> 00:09:11.759 You just look into Pluto's eyes. Come on, Pluto. 00:09:12.220 --> 00:09:17.000 Yep, up on the bedroom. That's it. Now, look 00:09:17.000 --> 00:09:21.340 into Phil's eyes. Don't you feel Pluto's thoughts 00:09:21.340 --> 00:09:34.450 coming into your mind? the cat's eye is supposed 00:09:34.450 --> 00:09:38.590 to be. But suddenly I was staring into a kaleidoscope 00:09:38.590 --> 00:09:42.710 of brilliant hues, flaming reds, freezing greens, 00:09:43.210 --> 00:09:47.169 burning yellows, icy blues, all of them shifting, 00:09:47.889 --> 00:09:50.870 twisting, trying to form into shapes. And there 00:09:50.870 --> 00:09:53.830 was this terribly taut feeling of tension, as 00:09:53.830 --> 00:09:57.490 if the entire kaleidoscope were trying to dissolve 00:09:57.490 --> 00:10:01.360 into a scene. And finally... The way a bubble 00:10:01.360 --> 00:10:05.299 bursts, all the colors blended into that one 00:10:05.299 --> 00:10:11.120 icy blue. That icy blue became two of the coldest, 00:10:11.620 --> 00:10:14.639 frostiest eyes I'd ever seen in my life. The 00:10:14.639 --> 00:10:18.899 eyes of a sharp -faced man in a black robe, and 00:10:18.899 --> 00:10:21.899 he was talking to me. Philip Frederick Sterling, 00:10:22.779 --> 00:10:25.179 have you anything to say before the sentence 00:10:25.179 --> 00:10:27.460 of this court is passed upon you? I didn't do 00:10:27.460 --> 00:10:29.659 it. I swear I didn't. I couldn't kill anyone, 00:10:29.840 --> 00:10:31.820 I'm not made that way! You must believe me, I'm 00:10:31.820 --> 00:10:34.480 a killer! You shall be in prison at the state 00:10:34.480 --> 00:10:36.779 penitentiary until... No, you can't do it, I'm 00:10:36.779 --> 00:10:39.039 innocent! ...until the third day of April. No, 00:10:39.320 --> 00:10:49.679 no, no! What did you do? What did you do to Pluto? 00:10:51.899 --> 00:10:56.200 I didn't do anything to Pluto. He... He saw something 00:10:56.200 --> 00:11:00.480 in your eye. What could he have seen? The future. 00:11:01.080 --> 00:11:05.360 The future? Yes. He saw the future and it frightened 00:11:05.360 --> 00:11:12.519 him. Oh, he's terrified. And so are you. Me? 00:11:12.820 --> 00:11:15.279 What are you talking about? I'm not... Why are 00:11:15.279 --> 00:11:20.460 you shaking all over? Whose? You are. Phil. What 00:11:20.460 --> 00:11:23.299 did you see in Pluto's eyes? Nothing. But Phil... 00:11:23.299 --> 00:11:32.289 I said I saw nothing. I could say that to her, 00:11:32.950 --> 00:11:37.750 doctor. But not to myself. Because I... I had 00:11:37.750 --> 00:11:42.429 seen something. A courtroom. A judge. A jury. 00:11:43.230 --> 00:11:46.409 A defendant. And of course that defendant was 00:11:46.409 --> 00:11:50.509 me. Go on, Mrs. Sterling. I wasn't imagining 00:11:50.509 --> 00:11:53.970 this, doctor. I looked into the eyes of that 00:11:53.970 --> 00:11:59.070 cat and... and I saw... Yes, you saw that you 00:11:59.070 --> 00:12:02.049 were being convicted of murder. and sentenced 00:12:02.049 --> 00:12:07.409 by a judge. You don't think I'm crazy? Crazy 00:12:07.409 --> 00:12:09.870 has many connotations. Whether or not you're 00:12:09.870 --> 00:12:12.429 crazy, as you put it, is irrelevant here. But 00:12:12.429 --> 00:12:16.730 why should I see such a scene? I think you know 00:12:16.730 --> 00:12:20.649 why. Oh, I don't. I say you do. Please, Doctor, 00:12:20.690 --> 00:12:26.610 tell me why. It's... It's because you want to 00:12:26.610 --> 00:12:30.250 kill your wife. That's ridiculous. That's true. 00:12:30.529 --> 00:12:33.350 Why would I want to kill my wife? Why did you 00:12:33.350 --> 00:12:37.769 marry her? For her money. So far you haven't 00:12:37.769 --> 00:12:40.429 been able to spend one cent of her money. I'm 00:12:40.429 --> 00:12:43.769 willing to wait. And work on a road gang? What 00:12:43.769 --> 00:12:48.570 do you suggest? If I were you, I would leave 00:12:48.570 --> 00:12:52.870 her. Why? You made a bad bargain. You thought 00:12:52.870 --> 00:12:56.570 you'd fall in soft. It isn't happening. You're 00:12:56.570 --> 00:12:59.399 beginning to resent her. Already the thought 00:12:59.399 --> 00:13:02.399 of murder is rattling around in your subconscious. 00:13:02.580 --> 00:13:05.159 Now look, the old man is worth millions. She 00:13:05.159 --> 00:13:08.320 gets all of it. Oh no, I can't walk out on that. 00:13:08.360 --> 00:13:11.100 Well, then reconcile yourself to the road gang. 00:13:11.440 --> 00:13:22.460 I have to, I will. Oh darling, reach down and 00:13:22.460 --> 00:13:26.460 pat Pluto's head. He's forgiven you. For what? 00:13:26.519 --> 00:13:31.399 For scaring him the other day. Poor Pluto. Come 00:13:31.399 --> 00:13:35.360 here, boy. Now you see how he likes you? I like 00:13:35.360 --> 00:13:43.960 him too. We're pals, aren't we, Pluto? Do you 00:13:43.960 --> 00:13:46.559 think you could talk to each other again? Sure. 00:13:47.720 --> 00:13:52.500 How are things, Pluto baby? No. No, I mean really 00:13:52.500 --> 00:13:58.860 talk. Look into his eyes. Oh, that. Look into 00:13:58.860 --> 00:14:02.440 them, Phil. Maybe Pluto has something to tell 00:14:02.440 --> 00:14:08.279 you. Well, okay. Talk to Phil, Pluto. Talk to 00:14:08.279 --> 00:14:16.820 him. Once again, I looked into Pluto's eyes. 00:14:17.720 --> 00:14:22.960 Deep into his eyes. Once again, the colors surged. 00:14:22.879 --> 00:14:28.679 and swirled, reds, greens, blues, yellows, boiling, 00:14:29.039 --> 00:14:34.720 burning. And suddenly, suddenly, all the roiling 00:14:34.720 --> 00:14:39.019 motion stopped as if it were frozen. And the 00:14:39.019 --> 00:14:42.639 icy blue predominated. And once again, I was 00:14:42.639 --> 00:14:47.139 staring into those two icy blue eyes, the eyes 00:14:47.139 --> 00:14:50.220 that belong to the sharp -faced man in the jet 00:14:50.220 --> 00:14:55.940 black robe. He is on the bench. I have never 00:14:55.940 --> 00:14:59.759 encountered murder so foul. I didn't do it. I 00:14:59.759 --> 00:15:03.539 must warn the prisoner if he insists on interrupting. 00:15:03.659 --> 00:15:06.539 I didn't do it. The fiendishness of this act. 00:15:06.539 --> 00:15:17.279 I couldn't do it. Only a monster. No! No! As 00:15:17.279 --> 00:15:21.690 the poet said, I am the master of my fate. I 00:15:21.690 --> 00:15:25.570 am the captain of my soul. He might have added, 00:15:26.210 --> 00:15:30.429 I am the ruler of my mind. It's an interesting 00:15:30.429 --> 00:15:32.769 project Phil Sterling has set up for himself. 00:15:33.570 --> 00:15:38.029 Talk out the bad, talk in the good. Drive murder 00:15:38.029 --> 00:15:42.009 out of his brain and coax love into his heart. 00:15:43.029 --> 00:15:45.830 If such a thing can be done, it will happen when 00:15:45.830 --> 00:16:01.289 I return shortly with act two. If, as they say, 00:16:01.389 --> 00:16:04.250 you can see the entire universe in a single drop 00:16:04.250 --> 00:16:08.190 of water, why is it unreasonable to suppose that 00:16:08.190 --> 00:16:11.309 Philip Sterling can see the future in the eyes 00:16:11.309 --> 00:16:15.110 of a cat? Phil is not only convinced he can see 00:16:15.110 --> 00:16:18.529 his future, he is also certain he can change 00:16:18.529 --> 00:16:23.419 it for the better, naturally. Sylvia! Call Pluto 00:16:23.419 --> 00:16:26.820 in here. Oh, darling, he's very frightened. Call 00:16:26.820 --> 00:16:30.039 him in. Well, I'm not sure that I should. I need 00:16:30.039 --> 00:16:34.460 him. You what? Sylvia, you're the one who insisted 00:16:34.460 --> 00:16:37.039 on having the word obey in the marriage ceremony. 00:16:37.539 --> 00:16:45.379 Call Pluto in here. Pluto. Pluto. It's all right, 00:16:45.759 --> 00:16:54.029 baby. Yes. Here, Pluto. Up on Phil's lap. That's 00:16:54.029 --> 00:16:59.029 it. Yes. I, uh, I want to look into his eyes. 00:16:59.129 --> 00:17:01.649 Oh, I don't think it's wise. Right, I have my 00:17:01.649 --> 00:17:06.750 reasons. All right. Pluto, Phil wants to talk 00:17:06.750 --> 00:17:18.150 to you. Pluto, talk to Phil. Once again, I looked 00:17:18.150 --> 00:17:23.980 into Pluto's eyes and I saw... Nothing. Absolutely 00:17:23.980 --> 00:17:27.099 nothing at all. What do you say to that, Dr. 00:17:27.299 --> 00:17:31.279 Myers? Murder? If it was ever in there, I drove 00:17:31.279 --> 00:17:34.299 it out of my mind. I drove all thoughts of murder 00:17:34.299 --> 00:17:42.099 out of my mind. Look, Pluto's smiling. Of course. 00:17:42.339 --> 00:17:47.579 And you. You're smiling too. I'm smiling because 00:17:47.579 --> 00:17:51.480 I love you. Oh, Phil. What's got into you lately? 00:17:51.799 --> 00:18:01.680 Oh, nothing. Nothing at all. Keep to your left. 00:18:01.819 --> 00:18:05.299 Keep to your left. Keep to your left. Come on. 00:18:05.319 --> 00:18:07.980 Come on. There's plenty of room. Come on. Keep 00:18:07.980 --> 00:18:39.849 moving. Oh, my God. It can't be, but it is. Everything 00:18:39.849 --> 00:18:44.769 go all right today? Oh, sure. You haven't said 00:18:44.769 --> 00:18:49.029 a word all during dinner. Well, I'm just tired. 00:18:49.369 --> 00:18:51.730 Well, I know you're not used to hard work, but 00:18:51.730 --> 00:18:55.089 you'll see. You'll find it so rewarding. Oh, 00:18:55.089 --> 00:19:01.240 sure. I have a surprise for you. Why don't you 00:19:01.240 --> 00:19:05.599 ask me what it is? Okay. It's Dad's wedding gift. 00:19:06.240 --> 00:19:10.420 You know what he wants to give us? A house. A 00:19:10.420 --> 00:19:12.960 house? A house of our very own. He wants to give 00:19:12.960 --> 00:19:16.539 us the house on Rogers Cove. The big one? Yeah, 00:19:16.680 --> 00:19:18.819 the big one with the boat landing, the tennis 00:19:18.819 --> 00:19:23.740 court. Well, that is a gift. I turned it down. 00:19:23.900 --> 00:19:27.019 You what? I turned it down. But Sylvia, why? 00:19:27.880 --> 00:19:32.720 Because... We can't afford it. Not on your salary. 00:19:33.359 --> 00:19:35.420 You don't know how hard I had to work to restrain 00:19:35.420 --> 00:19:38.440 my father. From doing what? Well, he wants to 00:19:38.440 --> 00:19:42.720 give us everything right away. Now think of that 00:19:42.720 --> 00:19:45.799 what it would do to you. It would absolutely 00:19:45.799 --> 00:19:48.859 rob you of your initiative. Sylvia, Sylvia, we 00:19:48.859 --> 00:19:52.240 shouldn't insult your father by... All in good 00:19:52.240 --> 00:19:56.440 time, darling. Our first home should be a modest 00:19:56.440 --> 00:19:59.930 ranch house. or would you prefer a split level? 00:20:00.470 --> 00:20:04.009 I, uh... In a development with other young couples 00:20:04.009 --> 00:20:07.329 like ourselves. But, darling... Well, Phil, I 00:20:07.329 --> 00:20:09.930 had a long talk about it with Pluto. With Pluto? 00:20:10.109 --> 00:20:13.630 He'll show you the wisdom of it. Pluto, go to 00:20:13.630 --> 00:20:15.589 Phil. No, wait a minute. Wait a minute, Sylvia. 00:20:16.490 --> 00:20:21.970 Sylvia, I must tell you... I love you. Of course 00:20:21.970 --> 00:20:25.789 you do. I love you. My only desire is to protect 00:20:25.789 --> 00:20:29.319 you, to... to keep you from harm. Now, Pluto, 00:20:30.839 --> 00:20:40.539 Phil wants to talk with you. Once again, I looked 00:20:40.539 --> 00:20:44.740 into those eyes. Once again, the world of almost 00:20:44.740 --> 00:20:49.240 blinding colors. But this time, this time, something 00:20:49.240 --> 00:20:52.420 was different. In the struggle among the blues, 00:20:52.859 --> 00:21:00.289 the yellows, the greens, and the reds. They were 00:21:00.289 --> 00:21:04.970 winning out. Everything was red. Flowing red. 00:21:06.369 --> 00:21:13.549 Blood red. Red blood on a pale white face. Blood 00:21:13.549 --> 00:21:59.670 on... on Sylvia's face. Everything's all right. 00:22:00.390 --> 00:22:02.549 Phil, what were you and Pluto talking about? 00:22:03.069 --> 00:22:06.029 Nothing. Nothing at all. Where are you going? 00:22:06.509 --> 00:22:10.769 Out. Oh, I'll come with you. No. Sylvia, can't 00:22:10.769 --> 00:22:13.849 you understand? Sometimes a man just wants to 00:22:13.849 --> 00:22:16.230 be by himself, that's all. Of course, darling, 00:22:16.369 --> 00:22:21.190 I understand. We understand, don't we, Pluto? 00:22:35.260 --> 00:22:41.720 party? Maybe later. It's much cozier here. I 00:22:41.720 --> 00:22:45.880 must say absence does make the heart grow fonder. 00:22:46.240 --> 00:22:52.440 Oh, I missed you, Gweny. Phil, how do you stand 00:22:52.440 --> 00:22:55.000 it? Oh, I have fantastic powers of endurance. 00:22:56.220 --> 00:23:00.839 That is, I hope I do. You know, what with her 00:23:00.839 --> 00:23:04.730 talking to that cat and everything else. Maybe 00:23:04.730 --> 00:23:07.789 you could get her committed to, you know, an 00:23:07.789 --> 00:23:11.670 asylum. After all, she is crazy. No, no, no, 00:23:11.670 --> 00:23:15.950 no. Only poor people are crazy. Rich people are 00:23:15.950 --> 00:23:19.410 eccentric. Phil, I'm worried about you. Oh, don't 00:23:19.410 --> 00:23:23.589 be. I will be fabulously wealthy one day. Is 00:23:23.589 --> 00:23:26.289 that all there is to it? That's all there ever 00:23:26.289 --> 00:23:29.549 was for me. I don't like what it's doing to you. 00:23:29.750 --> 00:23:32.049 Oh, come on, Gwen. What's it doing to me? Well, 00:23:32.049 --> 00:23:35.079 you're not the same. You were always so happy 00:23:35.079 --> 00:23:37.359 -go -lucky. Well, that might have been just a 00:23:37.359 --> 00:23:40.160 pose. No, there's something new inside of you. 00:23:40.579 --> 00:23:45.500 Really? What? The kind of violence. Violence? 00:23:45.880 --> 00:23:48.940 I'm allergic to violence. You think so? You know 00:23:48.940 --> 00:23:51.559 what I always say. I'm a lover, not a fighter. 00:23:52.759 --> 00:23:55.539 Violence. Why, I can't even - Don't protest so 00:23:55.539 --> 00:24:00.220 much, Phil. It shows. How? When we ran into you 00:24:00.220 --> 00:24:04.160 on the road, Bruce and I. We started to kid you. 00:24:04.380 --> 00:24:07.359 You turned limited. I don't remember. You were 00:24:07.359 --> 00:24:09.700 trembling with rage. That's your imagination. 00:24:09.960 --> 00:24:15.240 You tried to hide it. Maybe you're right. There 00:24:15.240 --> 00:24:18.160 are times when I could just... When you could 00:24:18.160 --> 00:24:24.119 just what? Kill her. You know, it scares me. 00:24:24.619 --> 00:24:28.059 I never felt that way before about anybody. If 00:24:28.059 --> 00:24:51.000 I stay with her, I know that I'm... Have another 00:24:51.000 --> 00:24:55.160 helping, Dad. You know, Phil, she used to break 00:24:55.160 --> 00:24:58.279 the heart of every chef I'd hire. These fellas 00:24:58.279 --> 00:25:00.720 all had international reputations, but she'd 00:25:00.720 --> 00:25:03.440 just walk into the kitchen and whip up a little 00:25:03.440 --> 00:25:07.099 dish and put them all the same. Daddy, the preparation 00:25:07.099 --> 00:25:10.859 of food is a personal, intimate thing. Oh, we 00:25:10.859 --> 00:25:12.980 shouldn't hire strangers to do it. Don't you 00:25:12.980 --> 00:25:18.720 agree, Phil? I've never seen Phil so quiet. That's 00:25:18.720 --> 00:25:21.630 right. Darling, both you and Pluto haven't said 00:25:21.630 --> 00:25:25.650 a word all evening. Well, I don't know about 00:25:25.650 --> 00:25:31.089 Pluto, but I am preparing a statement. Oh, that 00:25:31.089 --> 00:25:34.210 sounds serious. It's a very important statement. 00:25:34.569 --> 00:25:37.710 Now, that's a coincidence. I, too, have a statement. 00:25:38.349 --> 00:25:43.450 May I? Of course. Phil, you've absolutely exceeded 00:25:43.450 --> 00:25:46.650 all my expectations. You've been an excellent 00:25:46.650 --> 00:25:49.559 husband to Sylvia. You've been conscientious 00:25:49.559 --> 00:25:55.000 on the job. And so, therefore, I have a seven 00:25:55.000 --> 00:25:58.019 -word statement. Oh, God, that it should add 00:25:58.019 --> 00:26:00.180 up to seven, because it's a lucky statement, 00:26:01.000 --> 00:26:05.720 and, well, here it is. I have included you in 00:26:05.720 --> 00:26:09.680 my will. Oh, good daddy, daddy. Oh, that's wonderful. 00:26:09.960 --> 00:26:14.799 Isn't it wonderful, Pluto? I know now, Phil, 00:26:14.859 --> 00:26:18.640 that you'll succeed in the business. One day, 00:26:19.160 --> 00:26:22.420 they'll all be yours. Oh, Phil. Did you hear 00:26:22.420 --> 00:26:26.940 that? Oh, yes. Yes, I heard it. Well, now that 00:26:26.940 --> 00:26:30.380 Daddy has made his statement, what was yours? 00:26:32.900 --> 00:26:36.880 What was mine? I was ready to say four simple 00:26:36.880 --> 00:26:42.180 words. I want a divorce. However, at that moment, 00:26:42.480 --> 00:26:45.880 it seemed like a stupid thing to do. I happened 00:26:45.880 --> 00:26:49.450 to glance at Pluto. He was looking up at me. 00:26:49.769 --> 00:26:53.210 His eyes were wide, and I could see the colors 00:26:53.210 --> 00:26:57.549 swirling again. But this time, the yellows, the 00:26:57.549 --> 00:27:00.509 bright flaming yellows, overwhelmed the others. 00:27:01.049 --> 00:27:05.630 And then, the yellow turned softer, and began 00:27:05.630 --> 00:27:11.490 to gleam like gold, solid gold. Oh, what a fool 00:27:11.490 --> 00:27:13.789 I would be to throw away a chance to own one 00:27:13.789 --> 00:27:17.630 of the... largest construction companies in America. 00:27:19.009 --> 00:27:24.630 I looked at Sylvia. I would simply have to love 00:27:24.630 --> 00:27:31.589 her, that's all. Love her so earnestly, so devotedly 00:27:31.589 --> 00:27:36.710 that I wouldn't have the inclination to kill 00:27:36.710 --> 00:27:42.269 her. The problem was solved. Aren't you going 00:27:42.269 --> 00:27:48.220 to make your statement, Phil? Oh, well, as it 00:27:48.220 --> 00:27:58.420 turns out, I really don't have one. You're playing 00:27:58.420 --> 00:28:02.299 a dangerous game. All your instincts tell you 00:28:02.299 --> 00:28:06.559 to get out. But suddenly, the stakes are raised 00:28:06.559 --> 00:28:11.640 to dizzying heights. What do you do? Phil Sterling 00:28:11.640 --> 00:28:16.009 has decided to stand back. But how strong is 00:28:16.009 --> 00:28:20.250 his hand? Losers and winners in this game of 00:28:20.250 --> 00:28:23.289 life and death will be determined when I return 00:28:23.289 --> 00:28:38.809 shortly with act three Why should love be a random 00:28:38.809 --> 00:28:42.630 subjective thing completely beyond our conscious 00:28:42.630 --> 00:28:47.880 control Why can't we say she is the logical person 00:28:47.880 --> 00:28:51.900 for me to love? Phil Sterling is determined to 00:28:51.900 --> 00:28:56.299 love his wife Because if he can't he knows he 00:28:56.299 --> 00:28:59.779 will have to kill her. Oh Darling, let's quit 00:28:59.779 --> 00:29:03.039 for the night I can mix a batch of cement and 00:29:03.039 --> 00:29:05.339 start on the wall if you want me to you work 00:29:05.339 --> 00:29:08.240 hard all day Then you come home at night and 00:29:08.240 --> 00:29:11.240 I make you work in the basement. Oh, well, I 00:29:11.240 --> 00:29:15.450 don't mind Come on up No, I'd just as soon keep 00:29:15.450 --> 00:29:18.730 working and finish this. Oh, but not tonight, 00:29:18.910 --> 00:29:21.289 Phil. I asked the Conways over for coffee. The 00:29:21.289 --> 00:29:24.150 Conways? Well, they really are such lovely people. 00:29:24.150 --> 00:29:27.309 Well, he's a bore. Phil? And she's such an idiot. 00:29:27.369 --> 00:29:30.650 Phil, we... You have to be friendly with your 00:29:30.650 --> 00:29:35.150 neighbors. Why? Darling, don't lose touch with 00:29:35.150 --> 00:29:44.700 ordinary people. I don't know what I'd do without 00:29:44.700 --> 00:29:47.700 you. Well, that's what friends are for. I just 00:29:47.700 --> 00:29:51.200 have nobody else to talk to. On the job, at home, 00:29:51.680 --> 00:29:54.759 the neighbors. I think I'm about ready to flip. 00:29:55.019 --> 00:29:57.759 Well, Phil, you could always leave. I can't. 00:29:58.380 --> 00:30:00.900 You know, you hear people say, I wouldn't do 00:30:00.900 --> 00:30:03.440 this or that for a million dollars. But it's 00:30:03.440 --> 00:30:06.619 academic. Nobody ever offers them the million. 00:30:07.220 --> 00:30:12.759 With me. Gwen, with me, the money is there. It's, 00:30:13.000 --> 00:30:17.079 um... It's not quite there. It's mine. I just 00:30:17.079 --> 00:30:20.599 have to wait it out. I am in the will. I am in 00:30:20.599 --> 00:30:24.200 it for 50%. Bren, you know how much that is? 00:30:24.440 --> 00:30:28.660 Mm -hmm. Besides, he's very old. How much longer 00:30:28.660 --> 00:30:32.039 can he live? Oh, Phil, you always were a genius 00:30:32.039 --> 00:30:34.420 when it came to figuring things. I wish I knew 00:30:34.420 --> 00:30:36.500 how to figure this. Well, you know you can't 00:30:36.500 --> 00:30:38.940 stay, and you don't have the nerve to leave. 00:30:39.039 --> 00:30:42.319 That isn't true. Been getting any readings from 00:30:42.319 --> 00:30:45.880 Pluto lately? Cut it out, Gwen. I bet you're 00:30:45.880 --> 00:30:55.019 afraid to look. Phil, you haven't eaten a thing. 00:30:55.380 --> 00:30:59.579 I'm not hungry. Oh, darling, something's troubling 00:30:59.579 --> 00:31:03.039 you. Talk to Pluto. You'll feel better. I don't 00:31:03.039 --> 00:31:05.339 want to talk to Pluto. Oh, he's such a comfort. 00:31:05.700 --> 00:31:14.799 Talk to Phil, Pluto. Sylvia I Love you. Well, 00:31:14.799 --> 00:31:17.559 I love you and Pluto loves you too. Tell him 00:31:17.559 --> 00:31:21.579 you love him Pluto Well, I know something will 00:31:21.579 --> 00:31:24.339 cheer you up Daddy's got results from his physical 00:31:24.339 --> 00:31:27.039 today and he's in the best shape of his life 00:31:27.039 --> 00:31:30.680 He is and you deserve all the credit Because 00:31:30.680 --> 00:31:34.099 he doesn't have to worry about me anymore But 00:31:34.099 --> 00:31:36.220 I just said daddy will probably live forever. 00:31:36.220 --> 00:31:41.380 Oh, that's great So I can tell you You're not 00:31:41.380 --> 00:31:44.640 feeling it. I'm fine. You're out of sorts. Come 00:31:44.640 --> 00:31:47.119 on, let Pluto comfort you. Keep that cat away 00:31:47.119 --> 00:31:51.319 from me! Pluto is not that cat! Meow! Oh, now 00:31:51.319 --> 00:31:53.920 you see, you've hurt his feeling. You're crying 00:31:53.920 --> 00:31:56.980 out loud. Now tell him you're sorry. Phil wants 00:31:56.980 --> 00:32:00.619 to apologize, Pluto. Tell him you forgive him. 00:32:01.000 --> 00:32:08.539 Meow! Once again, I was staring into Pluto's 00:32:08.539 --> 00:32:12.710 eyes. And into that boiling maelstrom of colors, 00:32:13.190 --> 00:32:16.809 all I could see now was brown. And it was the 00:32:16.809 --> 00:32:20.049 brown of the cement in the basement. And on this 00:32:20.049 --> 00:32:24.269 brown cement was a sharp and pointed mason's 00:32:24.269 --> 00:32:28.329 trowel. And suddenly the trowel was in my hand. 00:32:48.099 --> 00:32:50.599 It's nothing. It can't be nothing. I'm going 00:32:50.599 --> 00:32:54.480 out. Again? Where? For a walk. Where do you always 00:32:54.480 --> 00:32:56.740 go on these walks? Nowhere. I just walk. Now 00:32:56.740 --> 00:33:07.160 stop nagging. I don't know what I would do without 00:33:07.160 --> 00:33:10.839 you, Gwen. Good old Gwen. Comfy as a pair of 00:33:10.839 --> 00:33:14.299 old shoes. Ready as a candlestick. Reliable. 00:33:14.640 --> 00:33:16.759 Dependable. There when you need me. Well, it's 00:33:16.759 --> 00:33:19.339 true. Well, congratulate me. I'm getting married. 00:33:20.420 --> 00:33:24.859 Married? Why? Why? Has it occurred to you I might 00:33:24.859 --> 00:33:28.680 want a life of my own? Bruce asked me to marry 00:33:28.680 --> 00:33:32.819 him. Oh, Bruce. He may not be much, but he's 00:33:32.819 --> 00:33:37.799 all mine. At least he asked me. Gwen, listen. 00:33:38.059 --> 00:33:40.400 In just a couple of years I'll really be rich. 00:33:40.460 --> 00:33:43.099 And I hope you'll be very happy. I'll make it 00:33:43.099 --> 00:33:46.579 up to you. As they say in the movies... I guess 00:33:46.579 --> 00:33:49.140 this is goodbye. But, Gwen, if I can't see you... 00:33:49.140 --> 00:33:53.420 No, Philip. All or nothing, that's what I want. 00:33:54.660 --> 00:33:59.319 And to be fair, it's what Sylvia wants. Choose 00:33:59.319 --> 00:34:04.460 between us. Who gets all, and who gets nothing. 00:34:08.699 --> 00:34:13.340 Well, maybe I wouldn't miss Gwen. But not for 00:34:13.340 --> 00:34:24.179 long. Sylvia. Oh, I have to calm down. Keep your 00:34:24.179 --> 00:34:31.639 temper. Concentrate on loving Sylvia. Loving 00:34:31.639 --> 00:34:44.679 Sylvia. Phil? Yes, dear? Pluto and I have a question 00:34:44.679 --> 00:34:50.829 to ask you. Oh, what is it? Who is Gwen? What 00:34:50.829 --> 00:34:54.210 did you say? I think you heard me. He heard me, 00:34:54.349 --> 00:35:00.050 didn't he, Pluto? Who is Gwen? Well, Gwen is 00:35:00.050 --> 00:35:02.289 a girl I used to know. When did you last see 00:35:02.289 --> 00:35:04.269 her? Now, look, what is this? I'd like an answer. 00:35:05.530 --> 00:35:08.730 Sylvia, who told you about Gwen? Who do you think? 00:35:08.789 --> 00:35:12.289 Pluto. What does Pluto know? Everything. You're 00:35:12.289 --> 00:35:14.570 in love with her, aren't you? No. Don't lie to 00:35:14.570 --> 00:35:17.110 me. I am telling you the truth. You can lie to 00:35:17.110 --> 00:35:21.449 me, but you can't lie to Pluto. Sylvia! Sylvia, 00:35:21.610 --> 00:35:23.849 now listen to me. I am telling you the truth. 00:35:24.050 --> 00:35:27.650 I love you. Oh, tell that to Pluto. I dare you 00:35:27.650 --> 00:35:30.969 to tell that to Pluto. Pluto. Pluto, that mangy 00:35:30.969 --> 00:35:33.610 cat. Hey, where are you going? Home. You're home 00:35:33.610 --> 00:35:36.849 now. No, I'm going home to my father. I never 00:35:36.849 --> 00:35:39.269 want to see you again. That damn cat, I'll kill 00:35:39.269 --> 00:35:51.190 him. No, no, no. Stupid cat! Look! He ran down 00:35:51.190 --> 00:35:53.489 to the basement, Sylvia. He can't get away now! 00:35:55.409 --> 00:35:58.369 I've got you cornered, you stupid cat! Dodge 00:35:58.369 --> 00:36:01.610 him! Pluto, dodge him! You can't get away! You 00:36:01.610 --> 00:36:04.570 won't get away! Syl, you're mad! Put down that 00:36:04.570 --> 00:36:07.570 trowel! Stand still! Stand still, you stupid 00:36:07.570 --> 00:36:10.210 beast! You've got nowhere to go! Here! Here, 00:36:10.409 --> 00:36:12.969 Pluto! Here! Come to me! Come, come! I'll protect 00:36:12.969 --> 00:36:18.039 you! Sylvia! Let go of that cat! I won't have 00:36:18.039 --> 00:36:21.159 any peace, I won't have any sanity until I kill 00:36:21.159 --> 00:37:14.570 it! everything there to do it and then I I placed 00:37:14.570 --> 00:37:21.369 her and Pluto behind it and finally I painted 00:37:21.369 --> 00:37:48.980 the wall and the entire basement And I played 00:37:48.980 --> 00:38:00.039 it to perfection. The worried husband. What could 00:38:00.039 --> 00:38:03.179 have happened to her, Phil? I don't know. Oh, 00:38:03.179 --> 00:38:07.219 I'm scared. How could she just disappear? You 00:38:07.219 --> 00:38:10.099 two weren't quarreling, were you? What? Sylvia 00:38:10.099 --> 00:38:12.980 and I? Yeah, I know, I know, I know. The lovebirds. 00:38:13.420 --> 00:38:15.579 Oh, well, I'll tell you what I'm scared of. You 00:38:15.579 --> 00:38:19.480 know, she has all kinds of... Well, weird ideas, 00:38:19.940 --> 00:38:22.380 and well, what with that cat? Who knows, maybe 00:38:22.380 --> 00:38:25.559 she just wandered off. Well, we'll find her. 00:38:26.340 --> 00:38:30.539 You have to be brave, son. Oh, oh, I just couldn't 00:38:30.539 --> 00:38:39.039 get along without her, Dad. My only worry was 00:38:39.039 --> 00:38:42.440 the will, but I was still in it. So that worry 00:38:42.440 --> 00:38:46.369 was unnecessary. And actually, I was in it. bigger 00:38:46.369 --> 00:38:52.090 and better than before. You know, maybe I should 00:38:52.090 --> 00:39:04.250 have killed this sooner. Yes? Mr. Sterling? I'm 00:39:04.250 --> 00:39:07.750 Mr. Sterling. We're police officers. Oh? May 00:39:07.750 --> 00:39:12.409 we come in? I'm Lieutenant Haley. Sergeant Miller? 00:39:12.710 --> 00:39:16.980 Detective Krause. What can I do for you, gentlemen? 00:39:17.280 --> 00:39:19.480 Your wife has been reported missing. Yes, that's 00:39:19.480 --> 00:39:22.000 right. I'd like to ask you a few questions. Well, 00:39:22.199 --> 00:39:24.079 my father -in -law and I wrote out a deposition. 00:39:24.360 --> 00:39:27.039 He's Frank J. Fenris, a very influential man. 00:39:27.079 --> 00:39:31.420 So I've heard. Your wife disappeared last Tuesday 00:39:31.420 --> 00:39:35.679 night. Oh, yes. Mr. and Mrs. Conway, your next 00:39:35.679 --> 00:39:37.619 -door neighbors, report they heard sounds of 00:39:37.619 --> 00:39:41.199 arguing. Did they? Mrs. Conway characterized 00:39:41.199 --> 00:39:43.969 it as a fight. Well, Mrs. Conway is a fool. But 00:39:43.969 --> 00:39:46.030 did you have a fight with your wife? Certainly. 00:39:47.250 --> 00:39:49.289 Don't you ever fight with your wife, Lieutenant? 00:39:49.829 --> 00:39:52.730 Do you have any idea where your wife might be 00:39:52.730 --> 00:39:57.349 now? Lieutenant, do you suspect me of doing away 00:39:57.349 --> 00:40:00.449 with Sylvia? No, sir. I don't like the tone of 00:40:00.449 --> 00:40:02.869 your voice. And I don't like the look on your 00:40:02.869 --> 00:40:07.289 face either. I'm sorry. Yeah, just that cynical, 00:40:07.469 --> 00:40:10.929 know -it -all cop look. Yes. You figure that 00:40:10.929 --> 00:40:13.539 I killed her. Mr. Sterling, I'm sorry if we seem 00:40:13.539 --> 00:40:15.920 to irritate you, but our job requires that we 00:40:15.920 --> 00:40:17.920 ask questions. So what did I do, Lieutenant? 00:40:17.940 --> 00:40:21.780 Kill her? And, uh, hide her body? Nobody said 00:40:21.780 --> 00:40:26.039 that, sir. Then why are you here? To search the 00:40:26.039 --> 00:40:28.800 house. Now, I know my rights. For that you need 00:40:28.800 --> 00:40:33.539 a warrant. We have a warrant. Oh. Well, go ahead. 00:40:33.679 --> 00:40:41.360 Jim, Otto, look around. Well, Lieutenant, any... 00:40:41.550 --> 00:40:44.489 in the closets? Will you show us to the basement? 00:40:45.570 --> 00:40:49.050 Uh, the basement? Yes. You have one? Well, of 00:40:49.050 --> 00:41:19.139 course we do. Just follow me. Mr. Sterling? Mr. 00:41:19.300 --> 00:41:23.880 Sterling? No, I'm... I'm all right. Are you well? 00:41:24.739 --> 00:41:28.820 You look so pale. I know this must be a difficult 00:41:28.820 --> 00:41:32.179 time for you, Mr. Sterling. Yes, it is, I... 00:41:32.179 --> 00:41:35.880 Well, we're through here. Are you sure you're 00:41:35.880 --> 00:41:39.400 all right? Oh, yes. Yes, I'm just fine. Well, 00:41:40.599 --> 00:41:52.590 goodbye, sir. Goodbye. hear a cat he must be 00:41:52.590 --> 00:41:57.690 right in this room I don't see him a cat a cat 00:41:57.690 --> 00:42:04.170 what cat you mean you don't hear that cat right 00:42:04.170 --> 00:42:10.469 he's he's behind that wall he has to be behind 00:42:10.469 --> 00:42:23.219 that wall We're gonna break down that wall! He's 00:42:23.219 --> 00:42:40.699 dead! I killed him! Why isn't he dead? Why? The 00:42:40.699 --> 00:42:43.780 answer is simple. And it's also the moral of 00:42:43.780 --> 00:42:48.599 our story. Which is, a man is ill -advised to 00:42:48.599 --> 00:42:54.630 fool with a cat. Because a man only has one life 00:42:54.630 --> 00:42:59.289 while a cat has nine and at this point in time 00:42:59.289 --> 00:43:03.869 Philip Frederick Sterling has no lives at all 00:43:03.869 --> 00:43:08.690 While Pluto still has eight I'll be back shortly 00:43:21.389 --> 00:43:24.389 doing on this show is bringing back some of the 00:43:24.389 --> 00:43:28.670 best of the good old days. And a good old expression 00:43:28.670 --> 00:43:33.329 used to be, the cat's meow. Mom and dad used 00:43:33.329 --> 00:43:36.730 it all the time, even though they didn't exactly 00:43:36.730 --> 00:43:42.210 know what it meant. Well, after this tale, we 00:43:42.210 --> 00:43:46.989 know. Our cast included Norman Rose, Marion Seldas, 00:43:47.150 --> 00:43:49.750 Robert Dryden, Joe DeSantis, and Evie Juster. 00:43:50.380 --> 00:43:52.679 The entire production was under the direction 00:43:52.679 --> 00:43:57.659 of Hyman Brown. And now, a preview of our next 00:43:57.659 --> 00:44:02.400 tale. Three times, on different expeditions, 00:44:02.420 --> 00:44:06.659 we have excavated with no success. This time 00:44:06.659 --> 00:44:10.400 we have managed to isolate the mastaba itself. 00:44:11.199 --> 00:44:14.739 In spite of every kind of miserable luck, cave 00:44:14.739 --> 00:44:18.440 -ins, men -injured, crews -deserting... But at 00:44:18.440 --> 00:44:21.300 last, within the next few days, I'm convinced 00:44:21.300 --> 00:44:25.860 the entrance will be found. How exciting, how 00:44:25.860 --> 00:44:31.300 wonderful for you. And Hasiba, I hope she isn't 00:44:31.300 --> 00:44:34.860 a disappointment. Was she really so beautiful, 00:44:34.880 --> 00:44:39.639 do you think? Incredibly. Her face shamed the 00:44:39.639 --> 00:44:42.579 shining sun, and the day was lit up by the light 00:44:42.579 --> 00:44:45.719 of her countenance. You know, you sound as though 00:44:45.719 --> 00:44:51.079 you'd actually seen her. I have. You have? Oh, 00:44:51.119 --> 00:44:56.139 yes. Yes, my dear. For every description fits 00:44:56.139 --> 00:44:59.579 you. This is E .G. Marshall inviting you to return 00:44:59.579 --> 00:45:02.380 to our mystery theater for another adventure 00:45:02.380 --> 00:45:09.340 in the macabre. Until next time. Pleasant dreams.