WEBVTT 00:00:00.840 --> 00:00:27.320 This is KOIN, Portland. Come in. Welcome. This 00:00:27.320 --> 00:00:30.780 is E .G. Marshall. And you're welcome in my world 00:00:30.780 --> 00:00:33.679 where things are even stranger than they seem. 00:00:34.799 --> 00:00:40.399 And reality falls before truth. We've all heard 00:00:40.399 --> 00:00:44.820 that one picture is worth a thousand words. But 00:00:44.820 --> 00:00:49.100 is this really true? A quick example. Would your 00:00:49.100 --> 00:00:52.939 sweetheart rather hear you say, I love you, or 00:00:52.939 --> 00:00:56.219 look at your picture? But pictures have their 00:00:56.219 --> 00:00:58.840 place as millions of camera fans all over the 00:00:58.840 --> 00:01:02.439 world will tell you Listen as we hear about a 00:01:02.439 --> 00:01:06.359 strange and dangerous camera which brought tragedy 00:01:06.359 --> 00:01:10.319 to those who owned it Please don't hit me again. 00:01:10.319 --> 00:01:41.939 I told you I don't know our mystery drama die 00:01:41.939 --> 00:01:45.459 you're on magic camera was written especially 00:01:45.459 --> 00:01:48.379 for the mystery theater by Murray Burnett and 00:01:48.379 --> 00:01:52.219 stars Nick Pryor and Terry Keene I'll be back 00:01:52.219 --> 00:02:08.379 shortly with act one When your host or hostess 00:02:08.379 --> 00:02:11.699 pulls out the old family album for a quiet evening 00:02:11.699 --> 00:02:15.379 looking over family snapshots, some people find 00:02:15.379 --> 00:02:20.120 this enjoyable. Johnny Carlin loved picture taking. 00:02:20.900 --> 00:02:23.740 At the time our story opens, Johnny had attained 00:02:23.740 --> 00:02:27.419 a cherished ambition. He was a proud owner of 00:02:27.419 --> 00:02:31.659 a brand new Volekta S60, a magnificent camera, 00:02:31.819 --> 00:02:35.780 and the very last word in self -developing photography. 00:02:36.240 --> 00:02:39.280 To add to his happiness, he was taking the very 00:02:39.280 --> 00:02:42.199 first picture on the Volecta of his beautiful 00:02:42.199 --> 00:02:47.919 and bubbly girl, Lisa Cain. Uh, move to your 00:02:47.919 --> 00:02:51.340 left, Lisa. If you can sort of lean against the 00:02:51.340 --> 00:02:54.060 pillar of the bank there. Yeah. Yeah, that's 00:02:54.060 --> 00:02:59.860 it. Hold it. Good. I can't wait to see it. Neither 00:02:59.860 --> 00:03:02.780 can I. What happens now? You just push this button 00:03:02.780 --> 00:03:04.830 and wait for the picture to develop. It seems 00:03:04.830 --> 00:03:08.009 like a miracle. It's a brilliant piece of scientific 00:03:08.009 --> 00:03:11.990 work. Someday I'll explain how it works. Now, 00:03:12.289 --> 00:03:18.530 we open this back, and here's your picture. But, 00:03:19.689 --> 00:03:25.409 how strange. Is that the picture you took? It 00:03:25.409 --> 00:03:29.030 sure isn't. Wait a minute. I can't figure out 00:03:29.030 --> 00:03:31.610 what happened. Look how clear the inside of the 00:03:31.610 --> 00:03:36.599 bank is. Is that a hold -up going on? Yeah, it 00:03:36.599 --> 00:03:39.819 looks like it. There hasn't been a hold -up. 00:03:40.560 --> 00:03:44.199 Look, everything's normal. Yeah, I can see it 00:03:44.199 --> 00:03:48.539 is, but the camera doesn't lie. There are three 00:03:48.539 --> 00:03:52.580 guys with guns and people lying on the floor. 00:03:53.580 --> 00:04:02.400 This is crazy. I don't know what I did about... 00:04:02.330 --> 00:04:05.349 before I met you Lisa. You had coffee and Danish 00:04:05.349 --> 00:04:09.210 and some greasy spoon. Remind me to chalk up 00:04:09.210 --> 00:04:11.530 another reason for us to get married. It'll be 00:04:11.530 --> 00:04:14.050 more convenient for me to have you in my kitchen 00:04:14.050 --> 00:04:16.029 than for me to come over to your place every 00:04:16.029 --> 00:04:20.850 morning. I'll remind you. Hey hey Lisa look at 00:04:20.850 --> 00:04:26.009 this. Inter -coastal trust held up by three bandits 00:04:26.009 --> 00:04:28.629 who escaped with thirty thousand dollars in cash 00:04:28.629 --> 00:04:34.790 and negotiable securities. Johnny, isn't that 00:04:34.790 --> 00:04:37.569 the... That's the bank where we stood when I 00:04:37.569 --> 00:04:42.370 took that picture. What does it mean? Hand me 00:04:42.370 --> 00:04:48.269 my camera. Here. It beats me that this is a perfectly 00:04:48.269 --> 00:04:52.810 ordinary Vellecta. Could it have been just a 00:04:52.810 --> 00:04:56.129 freak thing? Some kind of a crazy mixer? You 00:04:56.129 --> 00:04:58.470 tell me how this camera could take a picture 00:04:58.470 --> 00:05:01.129 of a holdup in a bank that hadn't happened yet. 00:05:01.550 --> 00:05:06.230 Can you explain that? No. Why don't we just forget 00:05:06.230 --> 00:05:10.230 about it? Because there's a reward for information 00:05:10.230 --> 00:05:13.610 leading to the capture of the robbers. You think 00:05:13.610 --> 00:05:16.610 the picture we have shows the actual robbers? 00:05:17.009 --> 00:05:30.100 Well, it's worth a try. Yeah, I'm calling about 00:05:30.100 --> 00:05:34.759 the Intercoastal Bank robbery. Yesterday, I think 00:05:34.759 --> 00:05:37.220 I have something that will help. Thank you for 00:05:37.220 --> 00:05:40.000 calling. What do you have? Well, I can't tell 00:05:40.000 --> 00:05:43.579 it over the phone. Why not? Because it's a photograph. 00:05:44.360 --> 00:05:47.000 A photograph? Yeah, I was taking a picture of 00:05:47.000 --> 00:05:49.939 my girl outside the Intercoastal Bank yesterday 00:05:49.939 --> 00:05:54.680 and somehow I got a picture of the holdup. Where 00:05:54.680 --> 00:05:57.920 are you now? My office is 1 Central Park South. 00:05:58.279 --> 00:06:00.899 I'll be there in an hour. The name is Carlin 00:06:00.899 --> 00:06:03.980 Communications. I'm John Carlin. See you in an 00:06:03.980 --> 00:06:07.439 hour, Mr. Carlin, and thanks. You didn't say 00:06:07.439 --> 00:06:10.139 anything about the reward. There's time for that 00:06:10.139 --> 00:06:14.879 when I get him in the office. You expect anyone? 00:06:15.399 --> 00:06:20.160 No. You'll forgive me, but the door was open. 00:06:21.519 --> 00:06:24.720 But that's... That's impossible. I always double 00:06:24.720 --> 00:06:27.759 lock that door. We're all forgetful at times 00:06:27.759 --> 00:06:33.660 You're John Carlin. Who are you my card? Lector 00:06:33.660 --> 00:06:38.360 camera corporation Nicholas Scarlett sales representative. 00:06:38.939 --> 00:06:41.160 Yes, mr. Scarlett I'll come straight to the point. 00:06:41.180 --> 00:06:43.819 Mr. Carlin our records show that you purchased 00:06:43.819 --> 00:06:47.959 a volector s60 on the 27th of this month Correct. 00:06:48.100 --> 00:06:51.000 That's right. Well, it was our mistake. No question 00:06:51.000 --> 00:06:54.639 about it A very grave error. That model was sold 00:06:54.639 --> 00:06:58.180 to you by some stupid clerk. It is an experimental 00:06:58.180 --> 00:07:01.000 camera that should not be on the market. So, 00:07:01.560 --> 00:07:04.519 since it was our error, we are going to give 00:07:04.519 --> 00:07:07.279 you your choice of any two Volacta cameras you 00:07:07.279 --> 00:07:10.480 wish, including our motion picture line, when 00:07:10.480 --> 00:07:15.620 you return the experimental model. What kind 00:07:15.620 --> 00:07:18.279 of experiments were you doing with this model? 00:07:18.939 --> 00:07:21.779 Not my department, Johnny. I'm just here to get 00:07:21.779 --> 00:07:25.000 the camera back. Well, suppose I want to keep 00:07:25.000 --> 00:07:28.819 the camera. Why would you want to do that? Suppose 00:07:28.819 --> 00:07:33.279 I did... Bad move, Johnny. I wouldn't advise 00:07:33.279 --> 00:07:36.800 it. You mean there's a chance that the Vellecta 00:07:36.800 --> 00:07:40.019 people might try to grab it sometime? Rip me 00:07:40.019 --> 00:07:42.980 off? Oh, never! You paid for the camera. It's 00:07:42.980 --> 00:07:45.740 yours unless you return it voluntarily. That's 00:07:45.740 --> 00:07:47.839 the rule of the company, and that's the way it 00:07:47.839 --> 00:07:51.800 works. Now, what do you say? Do we have a deal? 00:07:52.779 --> 00:07:55.439 I'd like to think it over. Oh, sure thing, sure 00:07:55.439 --> 00:07:59.579 thing. But believe me, Johnny, this camera wasn't 00:07:59.579 --> 00:08:02.439 meant for you. And whatever you're thinking, 00:08:03.800 --> 00:08:11.899 it won't work out. When did you take this shot, 00:08:11.980 --> 00:08:15.079 Mr. Carlin? Well, I don't remember the exact 00:08:15.079 --> 00:08:17.620 time, Inspector, but it must have been during 00:08:17.620 --> 00:08:23.279 the robbery. else could it have been? I don't 00:08:23.279 --> 00:08:25.959 know, but maybe you can explain how it is that 00:08:25.959 --> 00:08:28.740 the faces of the hold -up men are so sharp and 00:08:28.740 --> 00:08:31.620 clear. Well, the Vellecta S60 is a marvelous 00:08:31.620 --> 00:08:34.820 camera. It must be, since the bank camera shows 00:08:34.820 --> 00:08:42.220 that the men were wearing stocking masks. Johnny, 00:08:42.279 --> 00:08:43.960 I don't know what you're trying to prove, but 00:08:43.960 --> 00:08:46.220 I've got to get out of this hotel lobby. We can't 00:08:46.220 --> 00:08:50.049 figure it out. It just doesn't make sense. Every 00:08:50.049 --> 00:08:52.809 single one of these pictures came out just the 00:08:52.809 --> 00:08:55.230 way I took them. Well, why shouldn't they? Well, 00:08:55.230 --> 00:08:57.590 how do you explain that picture in front of the 00:08:57.590 --> 00:09:00.490 bank? I told you it was a freak. That's all. 00:09:00.509 --> 00:09:03.190 Come on, let's get out of here. Well, maybe you're 00:09:03.190 --> 00:09:05.769 right. There's a phone over there. You sit in 00:09:05.769 --> 00:09:08.029 this chair while I call Scarlett and tell her 00:09:08.029 --> 00:09:10.649 I'm ready to make the deal. Okay, but make it 00:09:10.649 --> 00:09:21.379 fast. One minute. Mr. Scarlett, please. Who? 00:09:22.240 --> 00:09:24.360 Mr. Nicholas Scarlett, sales representative. 00:09:24.919 --> 00:09:27.960 I'm sorry, we have no Mr. Scarlett here. No, 00:09:28.139 --> 00:09:30.320 you must have. I have his card right here. It 00:09:30.320 --> 00:09:33.600 says Nicholas Scarlett. I'm sorry, sir. There's 00:09:33.600 --> 00:09:38.580 no Mr. Scarlett working for us. Is it all set? 00:09:38.600 --> 00:09:41.679 Can we go now? Volekta never heard of Nicholas 00:09:41.679 --> 00:09:46.299 Scarlett. He doesn't work for them. Why? Well, 00:09:46.299 --> 00:09:50.629 that's impossible. He's a phony. He just wants 00:09:50.629 --> 00:09:53.789 the camera. I've got to figure this thing out 00:09:53.789 --> 00:09:56.850 from every angle. Johnny, I'm tired and I'm hungry. 00:09:56.909 --> 00:09:59.610 I just want to get out of this hotel. Okay, on 00:09:59.610 --> 00:10:03.590 our way out, I just want to take one more shot. 00:10:04.250 --> 00:10:07.409 Johnny, that's an empty passenger elevator. I 00:10:07.409 --> 00:10:12.889 can see that. Okay, there. Now let's go. We'll 00:10:12.889 --> 00:10:23.940 look at what comes out in the restaurant. I never 00:10:23.940 --> 00:10:25.799 would have believed a bacon, lettuce, and tomato 00:10:25.799 --> 00:10:28.419 sandwich could taste this good. Look, Lisa. Look 00:10:28.419 --> 00:10:32.220 at this shot. What, the empty elevator? It isn't 00:10:32.220 --> 00:10:39.080 empty on this picture. Look. Johnny. What? Johnny, 00:10:39.159 --> 00:10:42.179 I'm frightened. Lisa, you've got to help me find 00:10:42.179 --> 00:10:44.179 the girl in the picture. Johnny, I want you to 00:10:44.179 --> 00:10:46.940 throw that camera in the river. And just forget 00:10:46.940 --> 00:10:49.080 about what's going to happen to that girl in 00:10:49.080 --> 00:10:51.179 the picture with the knife at her throat? How 00:10:51.179 --> 00:10:53.840 do we know it hasn't happened already? Honey, 00:10:53.980 --> 00:10:57.159 I've been through that with you. The first picture 00:10:57.159 --> 00:10:59.919 showed a robbery that was going to happen, and 00:10:59.919 --> 00:11:03.460 it did. Now we have a girl and a man in a hotel 00:11:03.460 --> 00:11:06.340 elevator, and the guy has a knife at her throat. 00:11:06.620 --> 00:11:08.879 We might be able to stop that from happening. 00:11:09.179 --> 00:11:12.120 We don't even know who she is. She's probably 00:11:12.120 --> 00:11:14.759 a guest at the hotel. One of the desk clerks 00:11:14.759 --> 00:11:17.059 should recognize her picture if you show it to 00:11:17.059 --> 00:11:20.899 her. This picture? I can't show them that. No, 00:11:21.059 --> 00:11:24.039 of course not. But I can crop it so that the 00:11:24.039 --> 00:11:26.480 man with the knife is out. Johnny, it's no use. 00:11:26.840 --> 00:11:28.600 I don't want to go around asking about a girl 00:11:28.600 --> 00:11:31.529 I don't know. I don't want anything to do with 00:11:31.529 --> 00:11:33.970 that camera. I just want you to get rid of it. 00:11:34.230 --> 00:11:37.610 Lisa, do you want to throw away a million dollars? 00:11:39.029 --> 00:11:42.889 Johnny, you sound like a stranger. I don't even 00:11:42.889 --> 00:11:46.990 know you. Why do you talk about a million dollars? 00:11:47.750 --> 00:11:50.250 What's this picture got to do with - Don't you 00:11:50.250 --> 00:11:52.889 see the possibilities that exist with this camera? 00:11:53.570 --> 00:11:57.710 I can predict when a crime will occur. I can 00:11:57.710 --> 00:12:00.110 also show the face of the criminal. Now will 00:12:00.110 --> 00:12:02.389 you think of what a private detective agency 00:12:02.389 --> 00:12:04.389 could do with something like that? But how would 00:12:04.389 --> 00:12:07.929 you explain it? I don't have to explain anything. 00:12:08.090 --> 00:12:10.009 I don't know, I just have a bad feeling about 00:12:10.009 --> 00:12:13.190 the whole thing. She's right, John. Listen to 00:12:13.190 --> 00:12:16.490 what she's saying. Mr. Scarlett, where did you 00:12:16.490 --> 00:12:19.070 come from? Well, I have here the two cameras 00:12:19.070 --> 00:12:21.470 that the Vellecta Company promised you in return 00:12:21.470 --> 00:12:24.809 for the experimental model. You don't work for 00:12:24.809 --> 00:12:27.909 Vellecta. I checked. They never heard of you. 00:12:28.090 --> 00:12:31.960 That's of no importance. No? Well, what is? That 00:12:31.960 --> 00:12:35.740 you returned the camera to me. The way I figure 00:12:35.740 --> 00:12:39.019 it is, you just want that camera for yourself. 00:12:39.679 --> 00:12:42.139 I don't buy that story about the camera being 00:12:42.139 --> 00:12:45.840 an experimental model. Oh, really? No? Ah, then 00:12:45.840 --> 00:12:50.460 what do you think it is? Well, it... Ah, yes? 00:12:51.419 --> 00:12:54.299 Well, what difference does it make? It's mine. 00:12:55.399 --> 00:12:58.200 Unfortunately. Look, I've had about enough of 00:12:58.200 --> 00:13:01.259 you, Mr. Scarlett. We have work to do and if 00:13:01.259 --> 00:13:04.039 you'll excuse me, you'll find what you're interested 00:13:04.039 --> 00:13:10.659 in in this newspaper on page 3 Unknown assailant 00:13:10.659 --> 00:13:18.059 stabs girl in hotel elevator Johnny That's tomorrow's 00:13:18.059 --> 00:13:21.340 paper. Oh just an early edition. It will be on 00:13:21.340 --> 00:13:23.980 the streets in two hours at any rate You're too 00:13:23.980 --> 00:13:27.360 late to help miss Stearns But to ease your conscience 00:13:27.360 --> 00:13:30.129 she wasn't seriously injured and should be out 00:13:30.129 --> 00:13:33.830 of the hospital in a day or two. What hospital? 00:13:34.330 --> 00:13:37.549 It doesn't say here. And how do you know so much? 00:13:37.570 --> 00:13:39.710 Oh, you know, it's always embarrassing when we're 00:13:39.710 --> 00:13:41.730 forced into this position, especially in this 00:13:41.730 --> 00:13:43.950 atomic computer age, but I see there's no help 00:13:43.950 --> 00:13:47.649 for it. Now, through an error, a piece of equipment 00:13:47.649 --> 00:13:51.289 used by my organization has come into your possession. 00:13:51.850 --> 00:13:54.809 I don't think it's necessary to explain that 00:13:54.809 --> 00:13:57.289 this shouldn't be in the hands of any mortal. 00:13:57.389 --> 00:14:01.639 Hold it. Hold it right there. You said mortal 00:14:01.639 --> 00:14:05.600 Are you trying to tell me that you're not a human 00:14:05.600 --> 00:14:09.460 being Johnny? Be careful. I come off at least 00:14:09.460 --> 00:14:15.120 Now look Scarlett if you're the devil and you 00:14:15.120 --> 00:14:18.200 want my camera You'd have no problem in getting 00:14:18.200 --> 00:14:21.600 it. You wouldn't be here asking for a swap practically 00:14:21.600 --> 00:14:25.059 begging me to give it to you Ordinarily, you'd 00:14:25.059 --> 00:14:27.870 be right But there are unalterable rules which 00:14:27.870 --> 00:14:30.450 govern my organization, and one of them is that 00:14:30.450 --> 00:14:32.629 when a mortal makes a legitimate purchase from 00:14:32.629 --> 00:14:36.690 us, we're bound to a bargain. We can only ask 00:14:36.690 --> 00:14:39.970 that he return his purchase of his own free will. 00:14:40.809 --> 00:14:43.409 Now that I've revealed this much to you, I suggest 00:14:43.409 --> 00:14:47.549 that you take the... Uh -uh. No deal, Nick, or 00:14:47.549 --> 00:14:51.230 whatever your name is. You made a bargain, and 00:14:51.230 --> 00:14:57.470 you're stuck. May I make? It is not I, Johnny, 00:14:57.649 --> 00:15:10.350 who is stuck, but you, who are doomed. I don't 00:15:10.350 --> 00:15:12.769 suppose there's one of us who hasn't thought 00:15:12.769 --> 00:15:16.169 of what they'd say or ask if they really had 00:15:16.169 --> 00:15:19.909 a conversation with the devil. You know, I like 00:15:19.909 --> 00:15:22.629 to believe that most of us have at one time or 00:15:22.629 --> 00:15:26.100 another. but that we somehow either didn't recognize 00:15:26.100 --> 00:15:30.240 him or didn't believe him. I'll be back shortly 00:15:30.240 --> 00:15:45.019 with Act Two. When a man looks back on his life, 00:15:45.480 --> 00:15:47.940 it's easy for him to pick out the mistakes he 00:15:47.940 --> 00:15:51.059 made. Where if he had done things differently, 00:15:51.470 --> 00:15:55.009 his life would have been better. However, man 00:15:55.009 --> 00:15:58.929 is always the victim of his desires, and in today's 00:15:58.929 --> 00:16:03.590 world the desire for wealth can blind. Johnny 00:16:03.590 --> 00:16:06.330 Carlin had become the owner of a strange camera, 00:16:06.750 --> 00:16:09.570 a camera which seemed to be able to take pictures 00:16:09.570 --> 00:16:13.450 of the future. And Johnny Carlin had visions 00:16:13.450 --> 00:16:18.450 of untold wealth. He had also been warned, but 00:16:18.450 --> 00:16:22.899 greed has its own way of muffling warnings. I 00:16:22.899 --> 00:16:25.639 hate all of this. I wish you'd give it up, Johnny. 00:16:26.460 --> 00:16:28.799 I can't stand all this lying and maneuvering 00:16:28.799 --> 00:16:31.580 with people who are calling for help. Who's lying? 00:16:31.899 --> 00:16:35.360 We can deliver. Lisa, all we have to do is tell 00:16:35.360 --> 00:16:37.980 them that we have to take a picture. That's all. 00:16:38.000 --> 00:16:40.100 But there have been dozens of calls from people 00:16:40.100 --> 00:16:42.299 who have been ripped off or mugged and want us 00:16:42.299 --> 00:16:45.120 to find the criminal. Simple. We tell them we 00:16:45.120 --> 00:16:48.299 can't help them. This is the Carlin Crime Prevention 00:16:48.299 --> 00:16:51.740 Agency. We can forestall a crime. We can solve 00:16:51.740 --> 00:16:54.340 it. You don't have to do anything except tell 00:16:54.340 --> 00:16:57.360 them the truth. All right? Now, what have we 00:16:57.360 --> 00:17:01.240 got today? You must be kidding. Here, look. Here's 00:17:01.240 --> 00:17:05.559 just a few of the latest messages. Banks? Hey, 00:17:05.559 --> 00:17:08.220 these are good. Banks will be regular customers 00:17:08.220 --> 00:17:12.359 when we get set up properly. Nothing, nothing. 00:17:13.819 --> 00:17:20.569 Hey. Andrea Scudder. What do you know? You know 00:17:20.569 --> 00:17:23.589 her? The same way you do. Heiress to the Scudder 00:17:23.589 --> 00:17:27.069 millions, beauty, playgirl, athlete, and all 00:17:27.069 --> 00:17:29.589 -around hell raiser. She said she wanted to talk 00:17:29.589 --> 00:17:35.089 to you about a personal problem. Andrea Scudder. 00:17:36.049 --> 00:17:39.730 That's money. Call her and make the appointment. 00:17:44.670 --> 00:17:47.900 Mr. Carlin, I'm being blackmailed. I don't know 00:17:47.900 --> 00:17:51.279 by whom. Can you find out? Well, I can try, Miss 00:17:51.279 --> 00:17:54.640 Scudder. If I don't succeed, there'll be no fee. 00:17:54.799 --> 00:17:57.880 And if you do, there'll be no publicity. I don't 00:17:57.880 --> 00:17:59.740 want my name spread all over the front pages. 00:18:00.059 --> 00:18:03.539 You have my word. Fine. The job is worth $50 00:18:03.539 --> 00:18:10.460 ,000. Is that satisfactory? Yeah, that's okay. 00:18:11.259 --> 00:18:13.759 But I'd like a little more information. Such 00:18:13.759 --> 00:18:17.009 as? Well, what happens when and if I deliver 00:18:17.009 --> 00:18:19.690 the name of the blackmailer to you? You get my 00:18:19.690 --> 00:18:22.210 check, my thanks, and my farewell. I'll take 00:18:22.210 --> 00:18:25.990 it from there. Not satisfactory. Look at it from 00:18:25.990 --> 00:18:28.650 my point of view, Miss Scudder. You ask me to 00:18:28.650 --> 00:18:33.029 get you a name and then walk away? Now, obviously 00:18:33.029 --> 00:18:37.450 you have some plans for this blackmailer. Probably 00:18:37.450 --> 00:18:39.789 for getting rid of him. That is none of your 00:18:39.789 --> 00:18:44.799 business. Granted, but if you intend to... hire 00:18:44.799 --> 00:18:48.779 someone to take care of your problem with him, 00:18:48.779 --> 00:18:52.039 then that can't be done very quietly and I might 00:18:52.039 --> 00:18:55.579 get involved. Mr. Carlin, let's put it this way. 00:18:56.279 --> 00:18:58.759 I am not a killer, nor do I intend to become 00:18:58.759 --> 00:19:02.200 one. This blackmailer must be someone in my circle 00:19:02.200 --> 00:19:04.220 of friends. You will have to take my word for 00:19:04.220 --> 00:19:05.819 that because the information that he holds over 00:19:05.819 --> 00:19:07.700 my head... Uh, Miss Scully, excuse me. You keep 00:19:07.700 --> 00:19:12.559 saying, he. Why? Because it's a man's voice disguised. 00:19:12.619 --> 00:19:15.200 that talks to me over the telephone. But the 00:19:15.200 --> 00:19:18.339 blackmailer could conceivably be a woman. It's 00:19:18.339 --> 00:19:21.500 possible. But it would still be one of my group. 00:19:21.680 --> 00:19:24.960 Okay. Now the only request that I make of you 00:19:24.960 --> 00:19:28.920 is that you allow me to take your picture. My 00:19:28.920 --> 00:19:32.700 picture? Just a snapshot. But I don't see what 00:19:32.700 --> 00:19:36.799 that is. That's the way I work. I get strong 00:19:36.799 --> 00:19:40.559 impressions from a picture. Emanations. Call 00:19:40.559 --> 00:19:47.329 it whatever you want. It works. All right. How 00:19:47.329 --> 00:19:49.410 do you want me to pose? I don't have my camera 00:19:49.410 --> 00:19:52.609 with me. You see, I wasn't sure that I would 00:19:52.609 --> 00:19:55.809 take your case. Could you come to my office tomorrow 00:19:55.809 --> 00:20:04.049 at your convenience? Full face, if you please. 00:20:04.930 --> 00:20:11.839 Whatever you say. Thank you. That's it? That's 00:20:11.839 --> 00:20:15.059 it. Thank you for coming to the office. Well, 00:20:15.059 --> 00:20:17.759 what happens now? Well, I'll study the picture 00:20:17.759 --> 00:20:20.619 and hopefully get some vibrations which will 00:20:20.619 --> 00:20:23.519 enable me to name the blackmailer. How long do 00:20:23.519 --> 00:20:25.900 you think it will take? Not long. I may be in 00:20:25.900 --> 00:20:29.940 touch with you this afternoon. All my instinct 00:20:29.940 --> 00:20:34.119 tells me that this was a waste of time. But if 00:20:34.119 --> 00:20:38.599 it doesn't work, it'll cost me nothing. Exactly, 00:20:38.700 --> 00:20:44.210 Miss Scudder. See you later. I hope. You will, 00:20:44.289 --> 00:20:50.569 Miss Scudder. You certainly will. Lisa? Yes? 00:20:50.910 --> 00:20:53.690 She's gone. Come on. Let's see what the picture 00:20:53.690 --> 00:21:00.130 looks like. I don't know what you expect to come 00:21:00.130 --> 00:21:05.789 out of this. What is it? She said she wouldn't. 00:21:06.349 --> 00:21:10.390 She said she wasn't a killer. Who's the man? 00:21:11.309 --> 00:21:14.869 I've never seen him before. But from the looks 00:21:14.869 --> 00:21:17.910 of this picture, she's pumping a few bullets 00:21:17.910 --> 00:21:25.690 into the blackmailer. Are you sure you know what 00:21:25.690 --> 00:21:27.809 you're going to tell her? I'm not going to tell 00:21:27.809 --> 00:21:32.130 her anything. Hand me the scissors. Here. All 00:21:32.130 --> 00:21:37.690 right. There. Now, all we have is a picture of 00:21:37.690 --> 00:21:40.210 the blackmailer. I'll take this up to her and 00:21:40.210 --> 00:21:42.690 say... Here's the man who's been blackmailing 00:21:42.690 --> 00:21:46.930 you. Give me a check for $50 ,000, please. Johnny, 00:21:47.549 --> 00:21:51.049 she looked a lot older in this picture. Well, 00:21:51.049 --> 00:21:53.869 he isn't too young either. I want you to promise 00:21:53.869 --> 00:21:57.269 me something. When and if you get the million, 00:21:57.970 --> 00:22:00.349 you'll forget about the camera and throw it away. 00:22:00.609 --> 00:22:05.269 Lisa, that... Johnny, please. Promise. Okay. 00:22:05.890 --> 00:22:15.799 If that will make you happy, okay. Come in, Mr. 00:22:16.039 --> 00:22:20.920 Carlin. I must say you work fast. The picture 00:22:20.920 --> 00:22:24.180 did the trick. Yes? And you have the name? No. 00:22:25.099 --> 00:22:30.279 But I have his picture. His picture? Here it 00:22:30.279 --> 00:22:39.130 is. You can probably put a name to it. If this 00:22:39.130 --> 00:22:42.589 is your idea of a joke, Mr. Conlon, I am not 00:22:42.589 --> 00:22:45.670 amused. I don't understand. Something must have 00:22:45.670 --> 00:22:48.029 gone... Get out. I meant what I said, Mr. Conlon. 00:22:48.029 --> 00:22:50.410 I've got something to say to you, Miss Scudder. 00:22:50.450 --> 00:22:53.190 You asked my help in locating a blackmailer. 00:22:53.390 --> 00:22:55.630 Now, I came up with this picture and it's obviously 00:22:55.630 --> 00:22:58.670 upset you. I don't know who the man in the picture 00:22:58.670 --> 00:23:00.730 is. The man in the picture is Tracy Kingsford, 00:23:00.789 --> 00:23:06.180 my fiancé. Your fiancé? Exactly. And I know he 00:23:06.180 --> 00:23:08.660 isn't a blackmailer because he could and will 00:23:08.660 --> 00:23:11.400 have half of everything I have when we marry 00:23:11.400 --> 00:23:14.180 next month, but... Now, I don't know what your 00:23:14.180 --> 00:23:16.859 purpose was in showing me this picture, or even 00:23:16.859 --> 00:23:23.160 how you got it, but... This picture of Tracy... 00:23:23.160 --> 00:23:27.339 He... He isn't this old. Where did you get this? 00:23:28.200 --> 00:23:31.220 Maybe it isn't your fiancee. Don't be ridiculous. 00:23:31.380 --> 00:23:33.980 Where did you get it? I'm afraid that's confidential. 00:23:34.180 --> 00:23:36.759 I want to know why you thought Tracy was the 00:23:36.759 --> 00:23:39.700 blackmailer. I will pay for the information. 00:23:39.980 --> 00:23:43.420 What is your price? I decided to tell you. It 00:23:43.420 --> 00:23:46.940 won't cost you a penny. But I'll have to think 00:23:46.940 --> 00:23:57.160 it over. What are you going to do, Johnny? I 00:23:57.160 --> 00:24:00.440 honestly don't know. I've learned one thing, 00:24:00.599 --> 00:24:03.440 though, about this camera. Yes, so have I. It's 00:24:03.440 --> 00:24:08.279 best to use it with places or institutions like 00:24:08.279 --> 00:24:11.019 banks or jewelry stores rather than with people. 00:24:11.180 --> 00:24:13.440 It's wrong for you to have it and even worse 00:24:13.440 --> 00:24:16.279 for you to try to use it. No, Lisa. It can't 00:24:16.279 --> 00:24:19.869 do me any harm. If I learn to use it properly, 00:24:19.869 --> 00:24:23.150 I won't get into anything like the Scudder situation. 00:24:23.369 --> 00:24:25.430 You still haven't decided what to do about that. 00:24:25.809 --> 00:24:29.069 Yeah. Yeah, I have. I'm just gonna forget it. 00:24:29.490 --> 00:24:32.990 Forget it? How do you forget something like that? 00:24:33.130 --> 00:24:37.089 A very good question, Miss Cain. You're... You're 00:24:37.089 --> 00:24:39.269 after the camera again, aren't you, Scarlett? 00:24:39.309 --> 00:24:41.970 Of course. I should think by this time you'd 00:24:41.970 --> 00:24:45.579 be convinced that it isn't for mortals. Right, 00:24:45.759 --> 00:24:48.740 you have to say that, huh? Well, that doesn't 00:24:48.740 --> 00:24:53.039 make it a lie. But it makes it suspect. I can 00:24:53.039 --> 00:24:55.599 take whatever you say with a grain of salt. Well, 00:24:55.599 --> 00:24:58.059 let's get back to Miss Scudder. You know that 00:24:58.059 --> 00:25:00.700 she's going to kill her husband. And you are 00:25:00.700 --> 00:25:04.240 going to let her. Can you live with that knowledge? 00:25:05.079 --> 00:25:09.640 Well, can I stop her? You can try. Okay. Tell 00:25:09.640 --> 00:25:13.359 me how. You can tell her the truth. Ah, that 00:25:13.359 --> 00:25:17.130 would be interesting. Tell me miss Cain Suppose 00:25:17.130 --> 00:25:19.190 someone came in here and told you that you were 00:25:19.190 --> 00:25:22.990 going to kill Johnny After you're married Would 00:25:22.990 --> 00:25:30.430 you believe him? What would you? No Johnny you 00:25:30.430 --> 00:25:32.130 could you could put the picture back together 00:25:32.130 --> 00:25:35.470 and show her the picture Show her shooting him. 00:25:35.470 --> 00:25:38.150 Yeah, but she'll ask me how I got the picture. 00:25:38.150 --> 00:25:40.250 You're getting to be good at lying You'll tell 00:25:40.250 --> 00:25:45.500 her you have this gift uh... prophecy yes that 00:25:45.500 --> 00:25:47.599 somehow when you take pictures of people it shows 00:25:47.599 --> 00:25:50.500 the future somehow that you've only recently 00:25:50.500 --> 00:25:54.619 discovered the gift you could tell her that oh 00:25:54.619 --> 00:25:58.000 interesting look we don't need you here you don't 00:25:58.000 --> 00:26:00.720 know how long you are why don't you just give 00:26:00.720 --> 00:26:06.339 up i'm not going to give you the camera that's 00:26:06.339 --> 00:26:12.799 final you can bank you for a favor and I give 00:26:12.799 --> 00:26:17.220 you my word you won't regret it yeah well what 00:26:17.220 --> 00:26:23.119 is it permit me to take one picture what for 00:26:23.119 --> 00:26:27.980 as a favor no deal once you get your hands on 00:26:27.980 --> 00:26:30.259 the camera I give you my solemn promise that 00:26:30.259 --> 00:26:32.500 I will take only one picture and immediately 00:26:32.500 --> 00:26:36.599 return the camera to you oh why should I believe 00:26:36.599 --> 00:26:38.920 you because I've already told you that I can 00:26:38.920 --> 00:26:42.150 only get the camera from you If you give it to 00:26:42.150 --> 00:26:46.829 me, I cannot trick you. Johnny, please, let him. 00:26:47.410 --> 00:26:51.269 Well, all right. So long as it's clearly understood 00:26:51.269 --> 00:26:54.450 that you're only taking one picture. Understood. 00:26:55.269 --> 00:26:59.109 All right. Lisa, get the camera. Right away. 00:27:01.250 --> 00:27:03.269 Wait a minute. What picture are you going to 00:27:03.269 --> 00:27:06.190 take? That wasn't part of our bargain. The only 00:27:06.190 --> 00:27:08.150 right you have, Johnny, is to keep the camera 00:27:08.150 --> 00:27:11.970 and destroy yourself. That right has been granted 00:27:11.970 --> 00:27:14.710 to you. Here's the camera, Mr. Scarlett. Thank 00:27:14.710 --> 00:27:17.150 you. No, no, wait a minute. Not so fast. I told 00:27:17.150 --> 00:27:20.829 him... Thank you. And here's your camera, Johnny. 00:27:21.069 --> 00:27:24.529 Well, what about the picture? You just snapped 00:27:24.529 --> 00:27:26.410 something at random. Oh, the picture, Johnny. 00:27:26.529 --> 00:27:30.930 The picture is mine. I hope that I will not have 00:27:30.930 --> 00:28:54.339 to show it to you. which have become part of 00:28:54.339 --> 00:28:58.140 our Western heritage, man has sought to pierce 00:28:58.140 --> 00:29:01.519 the veil of the future. And ever since those 00:29:01.519 --> 00:29:05.660 days, from Cassandra on, man has consistently 00:29:05.660 --> 00:29:08.880 ignored the words of prophecy, no matter from 00:29:08.880 --> 00:29:12.259 where they came. Now, Johnny Carlin has been 00:29:12.259 --> 00:29:15.779 given more than a warning. Whether he heeds it 00:29:15.779 --> 00:29:19.900 or not, we'll find out when we return shortly 00:29:19.900 --> 00:29:44.200 with Act 3. anything but ordinary. In fact, it 00:29:44.200 --> 00:29:47.579 has the capability of depicting future crimes 00:29:47.579 --> 00:29:50.920 which will be committed by or against the people 00:29:50.920 --> 00:29:54.160 photographed. The camera has brought Johnny a 00:29:54.160 --> 00:29:58.460 lot of money, a lot of notoriety, and a lot of 00:29:58.460 --> 00:30:02.660 trouble. Lisa Cain, his fiance, is in the emergency 00:30:02.660 --> 00:30:05.680 clinic of City Hospital because she has been 00:30:05.680 --> 00:30:11.890 brutally beaten. Inspector one of the rooms down 00:30:11.890 --> 00:30:15.369 the hall She's been asking for you. All right, 00:30:15.369 --> 00:30:20.029 let's go Any idea why she was picked on? No, 00:30:20.029 --> 00:30:22.849 wasn't it an ordinary mugging hardly she was 00:30:22.849 --> 00:30:25.529 attacked in your office. Nothing was taken from 00:30:25.529 --> 00:30:36.150 her purse I'm here Lisa. I'm right here Johnny 00:30:36.150 --> 00:30:41.130 Johnny they wanted the camera They knew it. They 00:30:41.130 --> 00:30:43.930 knew it was in the safe. Now don't try to talk 00:30:43.930 --> 00:30:48.089 now. Please let me. I want to tell you. Did you 00:30:48.089 --> 00:30:51.130 see their faces, Miss Kane? Yes. You think you 00:30:51.130 --> 00:30:52.950 could recognize them if I showed you some pictures? 00:30:53.230 --> 00:30:55.650 Inspector, look, I don't think she's in any shape. 00:30:55.990 --> 00:30:59.009 Johnny, get rid of the camera. Get rid of the 00:30:59.009 --> 00:31:00.690 camera. Is this the same camera that took the 00:31:00.690 --> 00:31:03.109 pictures that nabbed the men who robbed the intercoastal 00:31:03.109 --> 00:31:05.329 bank? Inspector, look, you can tell she's in 00:31:05.329 --> 00:31:07.250 pain. Doctors say she's going to be all right. 00:31:09.359 --> 00:31:11.880 This isn't the time or the place. This is the 00:31:11.880 --> 00:31:14.240 time. You want to find another place, it's okay 00:31:14.240 --> 00:31:22.119 with me. Ah, that's good coffee. Another cup, 00:31:22.480 --> 00:31:24.420 inspector? I got the coffee. Give me some facts. 00:31:24.640 --> 00:31:28.839 Look, I told you everything I could. Uh -huh. 00:31:29.180 --> 00:31:32.740 The camera. What's with the camera? It's, it's 00:31:32.740 --> 00:31:35.099 one of the new Vellectas. You've seen them? Sure, 00:31:35.119 --> 00:31:37.640 they all take pictures of masked stick -up guys 00:31:37.640 --> 00:31:40.069 and show their faces, right? Look, Inspector, 00:31:40.390 --> 00:31:42.690 I can't explain how that happened. I'm gonna 00:31:42.690 --> 00:31:44.910 level with you, Carlin, and then you better level 00:31:44.910 --> 00:31:47.670 with me. Look, Inspector, are you threatening 00:31:47.670 --> 00:31:50.329 me? I didn't press you about it before because 00:31:50.329 --> 00:31:53.289 you did me a favor. I got a lot of brownie points 00:31:53.289 --> 00:31:56.309 for bringing in those bank robbers. But now the 00:31:56.309 --> 00:31:59.150 heat's on me again. New Commissioner is throwing 00:31:59.150 --> 00:32:01.609 his weight around. And I'm looking for something 00:32:01.609 --> 00:32:03.890 that'll help me score with him. Well, I'm afraid 00:32:03.890 --> 00:32:06.130 you're looking in the wrong direction. Let me 00:32:06.130 --> 00:32:08.369 see the camera. I've told you. I know what you 00:32:08.369 --> 00:32:10.789 told me. I know you haven't leveled with me. 00:32:11.049 --> 00:32:13.329 Two guys don't beat up a girl looking for a combination 00:32:13.329 --> 00:32:16.430 to a safe that holds nothing but a camera. Unless 00:32:16.430 --> 00:32:18.849 they want that particular camera awfully bad. 00:32:19.430 --> 00:32:22.150 Inspector, that's pure speculation. Now they 00:32:22.150 --> 00:32:24.450 may have thought there was a lot of cash in the 00:32:24.450 --> 00:32:26.470 safe. The girl says all they wanted was the camera. 00:32:26.930 --> 00:32:30.049 Inspector, she's like you. She's got a thing 00:32:30.049 --> 00:32:34.549 about her. I sure have. Take a guy named Johnny 00:32:34.549 --> 00:32:37.009 Carlin in the communications business. He buys 00:32:37.009 --> 00:32:39.430 a camera and all of a sudden he's in the crime 00:32:39.430 --> 00:32:42.930 prevention business and doing very well. How 00:32:42.930 --> 00:32:46.990 come, Carlin? I discovered I had a special talent. 00:32:47.430 --> 00:32:49.710 Yeah, I've checked with some of your satisfied 00:32:49.710 --> 00:32:53.750 clients. They tell me you use ESP. Yeah, that's 00:32:53.750 --> 00:32:56.589 right. And a camera. Yeah, that's right again. 00:32:57.390 --> 00:33:00.289 Well, I don't buy it. Well, I'm not trying to 00:33:00.289 --> 00:33:03.150 sell it to you. Yes you are, Carlin. trying to 00:33:03.150 --> 00:33:05.829 sell me a phony story. Now I want that camera 00:33:05.829 --> 00:33:10.190 you use for your ESP bit. It seems to me that 00:33:10.190 --> 00:33:12.470 you're a lot more interested in the camera than 00:33:12.470 --> 00:33:14.769 you are in getting the guys who beat up Lisa. 00:33:15.589 --> 00:33:17.730 I haven't heard you screaming at me to find them. 00:33:17.869 --> 00:33:19.869 If I thought that would do any good, you'd hear 00:33:19.869 --> 00:33:23.269 me on the moon. Meaning? Meaning that I think 00:33:23.269 --> 00:33:26.609 we'll get those guys one way or another. You 00:33:26.609 --> 00:33:29.970 think you have a way? Maybe. Something to do 00:33:29.970 --> 00:33:33.869 with a camera. You have your methods? Have mine 00:33:33.869 --> 00:33:39.769 if I come across anything and I expect to I'll 00:33:39.769 --> 00:33:50.769 let you know inspector Seven left Three right 00:33:50.769 --> 00:33:54.710 and all the way past zero to the right to four 00:33:54.710 --> 00:34:04.359 and then eleven to the left I told you it's against 00:34:04.359 --> 00:34:07.200 the rules. What are you doing here? I came to 00:34:07.200 --> 00:34:09.739 help. Well, I don't want your help. You're not 00:34:09.739 --> 00:34:11.699 interested in finding the man who beat up Lisa? 00:34:11.820 --> 00:34:15.119 Well, I don't need you. Of course. You have the 00:34:15.119 --> 00:34:17.739 camera. May I remind you that it only works in 00:34:17.739 --> 00:34:21.239 the future, not in the past. The crime on Lisa 00:34:21.239 --> 00:34:24.719 has already been committed. And that's all you 00:34:24.719 --> 00:34:26.960 came here for? And to give you this snapshot. 00:34:27.760 --> 00:34:30.230 Remember? The one I took in this office when 00:34:30.230 --> 00:34:33.610 you lent me the camera? Let me see it. Here it 00:34:33.610 --> 00:34:39.230 is. These are the guys. Here they are. It's a 00:34:39.230 --> 00:34:41.889 perfect picture. Excuse me. Where are you going? 00:34:42.150 --> 00:34:44.550 I'm going to show it to Inspector Barrett. He'll 00:34:44.550 --> 00:34:46.610 be able to pick up these hoods in no time. Of 00:34:46.610 --> 00:34:49.269 course. And what do you tell him when he asks 00:34:49.269 --> 00:34:51.710 you where you got this picture? He'll be more 00:34:51.710 --> 00:34:53.590 determined than ever to get his hands on the 00:34:53.590 --> 00:34:57.289 camera. Well then, why did you snap it? Wait 00:34:57.289 --> 00:35:01.369 a minute. You knew it was going to happen. Why 00:35:01.369 --> 00:35:04.630 didn't you warn her? Which question do you want 00:35:04.630 --> 00:35:08.809 answered? Both of them. Neither of them. Look, 00:35:09.269 --> 00:35:12.349 I don't know. I just want to do something. Johnny, 00:35:13.130 --> 00:35:16.210 give me the camera. All right. Look, I'll make 00:35:16.210 --> 00:35:18.090 a deal with you. That's what I'm here for. Which 00:35:18.090 --> 00:35:20.710 two cameras of the Vilecta line do you want? 00:35:20.869 --> 00:35:24.250 Yeah, you're pretty sharp, all right. I'll give 00:35:24.250 --> 00:35:33.150 you the camera for one million dollars. Why not? 00:35:33.269 --> 00:35:35.690 Because it's against the rules. I... I had to 00:35:35.690 --> 00:35:37.590 get a special concession even to be able to offer 00:35:37.590 --> 00:35:41.650 you two cameras. Believe me, Johnny. A mortal 00:35:41.650 --> 00:35:44.130 cannot profit by a mistake like the one that 00:35:44.130 --> 00:35:47.429 was made with your camera. So get out while you 00:35:47.429 --> 00:35:51.030 can. And let me have the camera. You know, you 00:35:51.030 --> 00:35:52.829 sound like a broken record. Well, haven't you 00:35:52.829 --> 00:35:55.309 had enough? Can't you understand now why this 00:35:55.309 --> 00:35:57.889 camera can bring only tragedy? Which question 00:35:57.889 --> 00:36:02.210 do you want answered? Oh... It's interesting 00:36:02.210 --> 00:36:05.349 that I find it much more difficult to do a good 00:36:05.349 --> 00:36:13.570 deed than an evil one. I'd like to know what 00:36:13.570 --> 00:36:15.590 makes you think you can pick out these mugs, 00:36:15.849 --> 00:36:18.489 Garland. You've never even seen them. Yeah? Well, 00:36:18.489 --> 00:36:21.010 what have you got to lose, Inspector? Time. I 00:36:21.010 --> 00:36:22.949 could be showing these mug shots to your girl. 00:36:23.090 --> 00:36:26.630 She's the one who saw them. You looking for someone 00:36:26.630 --> 00:36:30.150 you know? I'm just looking for a couple of face. 00:36:32.199 --> 00:36:36.199 I think... Wait a minute. Yep. Here you are. 00:36:36.659 --> 00:36:40.059 Here are your men. Joe Horn and Spence Vogel. 00:36:41.239 --> 00:36:44.800 Are you sure? I'm positive. How do you know? 00:36:45.280 --> 00:36:46.940 What happened since I saw you at the hospital? 00:36:47.000 --> 00:36:49.780 Will you stop asking questions and pick these 00:36:49.780 --> 00:36:52.699 guys up? What if you're wrong? I look like some 00:36:52.699 --> 00:37:03.460 kind of... I'm... Good news, Lisa. The doctor 00:37:03.460 --> 00:37:05.500 says you'll be able to go home in a couple of 00:37:05.500 --> 00:37:10.360 days. That's nice. Honey, you don't seem very 00:37:10.360 --> 00:37:13.619 happy. Johnny, what have you done about the camera? 00:37:13.739 --> 00:37:16.320 Isn't it great? They've caught the two guys who 00:37:16.320 --> 00:37:19.500 hurt you. So you've still got the camera. Look, 00:37:19.579 --> 00:37:27.619 Lisa... Hello. It's for you, Inspector Barrett. 00:37:28.360 --> 00:37:49.559 Barrett? How did he know I was here? Johnny, 00:37:50.119 --> 00:37:52.300 please don't go. Oh, hey, so why not? You just 00:37:52.300 --> 00:37:55.760 got here. Look, if I go now, I can finish with 00:37:55.760 --> 00:37:58.179 Barrett and get back and spend an hour or so 00:37:58.179 --> 00:38:04.940 with you before I get thrown out. Inspector, 00:38:05.179 --> 00:38:07.320 I never really thanked you for getting those 00:38:07.320 --> 00:38:10.539 two guys. That's what I came about. What, to 00:38:10.539 --> 00:38:18.659 get thanked? You're losing your marbles. I told 00:38:18.659 --> 00:38:20.619 you - Now listen to me, Carlin, and listen good. 00:38:21.639 --> 00:38:24.119 I put 16 years of my life into the police force. 00:39:06.159 --> 00:39:09.139 about the transfer but but it's upset you now 00:39:09.139 --> 00:39:11.800 you're dreaming you don't believe for a minute 00:39:11.800 --> 00:39:15.400 that I've got a gadget on a camera that can look 00:39:15.400 --> 00:39:18.239 into the future that's just what I believe it's 00:39:18.239 --> 00:39:20.199 the only thing that makes sense all right now 00:39:20.199 --> 00:39:24.000 suppose I prove it to you oh I'll show you the 00:39:24.000 --> 00:39:40.460 camera Ordinary Phylecta S60, with no extra gadgets 00:39:40.460 --> 00:39:44.219 on it. That's why you keep it in a safe. Here, 00:39:44.280 --> 00:40:13.769 Inspector. Look for yourself. And I said give 00:40:13.769 --> 00:41:05.579 me... because you know Johnny and you asked for 00:41:05.579 --> 00:41:07.260 it. Inspector, you're in a better position than 00:41:07.260 --> 00:41:09.420 most people to know what happens to people who 00:41:09.420 --> 00:41:11.500 try to hang on to this camera. You'd be well 00:41:11.500 --> 00:43:06.059 advised. used to smuggle heroin. Oh yes, very 00:43:06.059 --> 00:43:08.019 clever arrangement behind the shutters, very 00:43:08.019 --> 00:43:36.949 clever. I'll give you a receipt and... When an 00:43:36.949 --> 00:43:39.610 applicant stands at his gate demanding admission 00:43:39.610 --> 00:43:43.130 to heaven, perhaps St. Peter pulls out a picture 00:43:43.130 --> 00:43:46.449 which would effectively silence a sinner who 00:43:46.449 --> 00:43:49.070 hadn't been caught by the law here on earth. 00:43:49.769 --> 00:44:04.349 I'll be back shortly. How about it? Would you 00:44:04.349 --> 00:44:08.460 love to know the future? to see exactly what's 00:44:08.460 --> 00:44:11.019 going to happen to you tomorrow, next week, next 00:44:11.019 --> 00:44:15.960 year. I hear a chorus of no's. It would be unbearable 00:44:15.960 --> 00:44:19.039 to know the exact date you're going to die, or 00:44:19.039 --> 00:44:21.539 be mugged, or be involved in a fatal accident. 00:44:21.579 --> 00:44:26.440 I agree. But I leave you with this. Why do so 00:44:26.440 --> 00:44:31.139 many people consult fortune tellers? Our cast 00:44:31.139 --> 00:44:34.139 included Nick Pryor, Terry Keen, Joan Lovejoy, 00:44:34.460 --> 00:44:37.869 Joseph Julian, and William Redfield. The entire 00:44:37.869 --> 00:44:40.369 production was under the direction of Hyman Brown. 00:44:41.429 --> 00:44:47.829 And now, a preview of our next tale. It was a 00:44:47.829 --> 00:44:50.769 horrible thing to say, but you were angry, upset. 00:44:50.969 --> 00:44:54.570 Yes, I was, but don't you realize that the same 00:44:54.570 --> 00:44:59.349 thing happened before with Ezra? I said I hoped 00:44:59.349 --> 00:45:01.469 something terrible would happen to him, and it 00:45:01.469 --> 00:45:04.789 did. Yes, it did, but we often say things we 00:45:04.789 --> 00:45:18.949 don't really mean. anything to do with their 00:45:18.949 --> 00:45:22.949 deaths, do you? Yes, I do. John! Well, I do. 00:45:24.349 --> 00:45:26.329 Do you remember what I told you about the glass 00:45:26.329 --> 00:45:44.329 ball? That there was something in it? Yes. B 00:45:44.329 --> 00:45:47.070 .G. Marshall inviting you to return to our mystery 00:45:47.070 --> 00:45:50.449 theater for another adventure in the macabre.