WEBVTT 00:00:18.590 --> 00:00:26.250 Come in. Welcome. I'm E .G. Marshall. Welcome 00:00:26.250 --> 00:00:31.210 to our world of mystery and the macabre of unbearable 00:00:31.210 --> 00:00:35.630 suspense. Sit back and lend us your imagination 00:00:35.630 --> 00:00:39.009 for a while. We'll do some remarkable things 00:00:39.009 --> 00:00:43.549 with it. Imagine, for instance, an elderly woman, 00:00:43.929 --> 00:00:47.859 Belle Richwood. Alone and forgotten except for 00:00:47.859 --> 00:00:51.600 her nephew Charles her only living relative and 00:00:51.600 --> 00:00:56.000 the only human being she ever sees until one 00:00:56.000 --> 00:01:00.399 lonely night you're back I Can't believe it. 00:01:00.679 --> 00:01:03.539 Look I've had just about enough of this You people 00:01:03.539 --> 00:01:05.599 simply have to stop coming into my apartment 00:01:05.599 --> 00:01:09.640 This just isn't right. I'm entitled to my privacy 00:01:09.640 --> 00:01:13.950 Would you answer me when I speak to you? Now 00:01:13.950 --> 00:01:20.170 get out of here leave me alone We won't have 00:01:20.170 --> 00:01:24.989 it tell Charles he has to do something about 00:01:24.989 --> 00:01:34.890 this Charles Will you get over here and get these 00:01:34.890 --> 00:01:40.129 people out? That that man who was here last week 00:01:40.129 --> 00:01:43.299 and this time he has a friend A lady friend, 00:01:43.299 --> 00:01:47.060 no less. I'm frightened, Charles. You mean that 00:01:47.060 --> 00:01:50.280 guy is back? He certainly is. With this strange 00:01:50.280 --> 00:02:02.700 woman. Oh, hurry, Charles. Please! Our mystery 00:02:02.700 --> 00:02:06.560 drama, Strange Company, was written especially 00:02:06.560 --> 00:02:09.879 for the Mystery Theater by Bob Juren and stars 00:02:09.879 --> 00:02:13.460 Bryna Rayburn. I'll be back shortly with Act 00:02:13.460 --> 00:02:29.919 1. As we grow older, very often our fears darken, 00:02:30.419 --> 00:02:34.240 our anxieties deepen, and our thoughts indulge 00:02:34.240 --> 00:02:38.000 in some strange tricks. Belle Richwood and her 00:02:38.000 --> 00:02:40.719 sister Julia live their whole lives together. 00:02:42.669 --> 00:02:45.289 almost recluses, until the neighborhood around 00:02:45.289 --> 00:02:47.569 them deteriorated to the point where their nephew 00:02:47.569 --> 00:02:50.169 Charles was forced to move them from the city 00:02:50.169 --> 00:02:53.909 to a peaceful apartment in the country. But for 00:02:53.909 --> 00:03:01.870 Belle and Julia, there was to be no peace. Hello? 00:03:02.189 --> 00:03:05.250 Oh, Charles, it's about time you answered. What's 00:03:05.250 --> 00:03:07.469 the matter now, Aunt Belle? Julia's fallen again. 00:03:07.629 --> 00:03:11.819 Can you get right over? Cover her up. I'll be 00:03:11.819 --> 00:03:13.479 right there. Oh, for heaven's sake, hurry up. 00:03:13.659 --> 00:03:16.240 She's not moving this time. I can't think she's 00:03:16.240 --> 00:03:21.500 unconscious. Julia's fallen again. Third time 00:03:21.500 --> 00:03:24.639 this week. Charles, Julia simply has got to go 00:03:24.639 --> 00:03:27.180 to a nursing home. Whether Bell likes it or not, 00:03:27.340 --> 00:03:29.120 she can't take care of Julia anymore, and we 00:03:29.120 --> 00:03:31.919 can't go on like this. I know, Linda, I know. 00:03:32.599 --> 00:03:35.129 What are we going to use for money? All they've 00:03:35.129 --> 00:03:37.590 got is their social security. And I'm so deep 00:03:37.590 --> 00:03:40.210 in hock myself, I can't pay for a nursing home. 00:03:40.370 --> 00:03:42.449 Well, I'm sick of you running over there at all 00:03:42.449 --> 00:03:45.349 hours to pick Julia off the floor. Or get her 00:03:45.349 --> 00:03:47.930 out of a bathtub. She's too old to be getting 00:03:47.930 --> 00:03:51.490 into a tub anyway. I'm fed up, too. I don't see 00:03:51.490 --> 00:03:52.930 why you bothered with them after your mother 00:03:52.930 --> 00:03:55.849 died. I'm their only blood relative. I had to 00:03:55.849 --> 00:03:59.530 get involved. Well, go pick Julia off the floor. 00:04:00.669 --> 00:04:14.740 And hurry back. Dinner's almost ready. When you 00:04:14.740 --> 00:04:16.980 took your time. Where is she? In the bedroom. 00:04:17.879 --> 00:04:26.139 Hurry. Can you get her up? No, Aunt Belle. Julia. 00:04:28.279 --> 00:04:33.079 Julia's dead. Oh, no. No, no. No, Charles. She's 00:04:33.079 --> 00:04:35.839 just unconscious. No, Aunt Belle. She's gone. 00:04:35.860 --> 00:04:38.759 No, no. I can't believe it. The fall was just 00:04:38.759 --> 00:04:41.980 too much for her. Not my Julie. She can't be. 00:04:42.100 --> 00:04:45.459 No. Julia, dear. Wake up, wake up, wake up. Please, 00:04:45.560 --> 00:04:50.379 Aunt Belle. Please. I'll have to make some phone 00:04:50.379 --> 00:04:53.060 calls first. I'll take you back to our place. 00:04:53.660 --> 00:04:57.500 No, no, no. I can't. I can't believe Julia. But 00:04:57.500 --> 00:04:59.319 they'll be taking her away in a little while. 00:04:59.500 --> 00:05:02.800 You'll be better off at home with Linda. It was 00:05:02.800 --> 00:05:05.139 all because we moved to this apartment. We should 00:05:05.139 --> 00:05:07.360 have stayed in the city. Aunt Belle, we've been 00:05:07.360 --> 00:05:09.560 through all this. I moved you out of the city 00:05:09.560 --> 00:05:12.060 because you were mugged twice in your own elevator. 00:05:13.370 --> 00:05:17.410 This place isn't any better. Julia always hated 00:05:17.410 --> 00:05:21.629 this apartment. I think it hates us. It's evil. 00:05:23.810 --> 00:05:27.529 And Julia's gone. What am I going to do? Oh, 00:05:27.569 --> 00:05:31.790 now you've got to think about yourself. Myself? 00:05:33.189 --> 00:05:36.370 I haven't thought about myself for 60 years. 00:05:37.490 --> 00:05:40.529 It's always been Julia. But you won't have to 00:05:40.529 --> 00:05:44.579 worry about her anymore. What do you mean Charles? 00:05:44.939 --> 00:05:59.660 I'm more worried about more than ever. It's time 00:05:59.660 --> 00:06:03.420 to leave Aunt Bill. Couldn't I stay with her 00:06:03.420 --> 00:06:07.540 a little while longer? She looks just as though 00:06:07.540 --> 00:06:12.160 she's asleep. A few minutes more. We'll wait 00:06:12.160 --> 00:06:17.959 in the lobby. Julia, dear, do you want to wake 00:06:17.959 --> 00:06:21.680 up now? Aunt Belle. It's all right, Linda. Perhaps 00:06:21.680 --> 00:06:25.639 you're better off sleeping, dear. I'll have a 00:06:25.639 --> 00:06:28.920 nice snack ready for you when you wake. Come 00:06:28.920 --> 00:06:31.100 on, Linda. But Charles. Grandma said come on. 00:06:31.680 --> 00:06:33.899 She shouldn't be alone in there. She doesn't 00:06:33.899 --> 00:06:37.279 believe Julia's dead. Yes, she does. But you 00:06:37.279 --> 00:06:39.639 heard us. Belle's been a sister to Julia for 00:06:39.639 --> 00:06:44.100 60 years. and a mother for ten. It'll take her 00:06:44.100 --> 00:06:46.560 time to get over Julia's death. It gives me the 00:06:46.560 --> 00:06:50.920 chills. Don't worry about it. I suppose we'd 00:06:50.920 --> 00:06:53.420 better go now. You'll have to be getting back 00:06:53.420 --> 00:06:56.699 to work. I'm not working today, Aunt Belle. I 00:06:56.699 --> 00:06:59.339 got the day off. You're coming back to the house 00:06:59.339 --> 00:07:04.879 with us. Charles, I have to settle with you about 00:07:04.879 --> 00:07:07.139 the funeral expense. I'll take care of them, 00:07:07.139 --> 00:07:10.740 of course. Plenty of time for that later. I want 00:07:10.740 --> 00:07:13.120 you to watch your head. That's it. Thank you, 00:07:13.360 --> 00:07:19.160 Charles. Yes, I'm in. Well, Linda, would you 00:07:19.160 --> 00:07:21.759 want her any more rational than this? I suppose 00:07:21.759 --> 00:07:35.379 not. What a relief. You didn't have to see me 00:07:35.379 --> 00:07:37.620 in, Charles. I'll be all right. Don't be silly, 00:07:37.800 --> 00:07:43.579 Aunt Belle. Thanks for having me to dinner. You 00:07:43.579 --> 00:07:46.620 were right. I wouldn't have wanted to be alone 00:07:46.620 --> 00:07:49.759 today. I hate leaving you now, but... Oh, I'll 00:07:49.759 --> 00:07:53.980 be all right. I have to get used to it. I'll 00:07:53.980 --> 00:07:56.279 stop in tomorrow night out to work. Yes, do. 00:07:56.519 --> 00:07:59.040 And I'll give you the money for the expenses. 00:08:00.019 --> 00:08:01.920 Do you know how much they are? Well, I can wait, 00:08:02.040 --> 00:08:05.519 Aunt Belle. In fact, I didn't think you'd be 00:08:05.519 --> 00:08:07.839 able to cover it. I was planning to take out 00:08:07.839 --> 00:08:10.589 a loan. Oh, nonsense. I have it, and I'll pay 00:08:10.589 --> 00:08:15.449 it. Well, it's $1 ,500. All right. I'll have 00:08:15.449 --> 00:08:19.509 it counted out for you tomorrow. You mean you 00:08:19.509 --> 00:08:23.970 have that much in cash here? I don't think that's 00:08:23.970 --> 00:08:27.110 a wise thing to do. Nonsense. I've always had 00:08:27.110 --> 00:08:31.430 cash on hand. Well, that's up to you. You'll 00:08:31.430 --> 00:08:34.649 be all right tonight. Don't worry about me. Come 00:08:34.649 --> 00:08:38.799 by tomorrow. I lock the door behind me. I always 00:08:38.799 --> 00:08:41.179 do. Good night, Aunt Belle. Good night, Charles. 00:08:46.000 --> 00:08:48.919 I wonder if there's any ginger ale in the refrigerator. 00:08:50.299 --> 00:08:52.320 Oh, that reminds me. I wanted to tell Charles. 00:08:53.899 --> 00:09:20.639 Charles! Charles! Oh, he's gone. I wanted to 00:09:20.639 --> 00:09:23.059 tell him something. Would you please have him 00:09:23.059 --> 00:09:29.679 call when he gets in? Thank you. I may as well 00:09:29.679 --> 00:09:34.860 start... Who are you? How did you get in here? 00:09:35.919 --> 00:09:43.500 Answer me. What do you want? I order you to leave 00:09:43.500 --> 00:09:53.830 my apartment. Dare you just come in and sit on 00:09:53.830 --> 00:09:56.230 my furniture. Tell me what you want if you don't. 00:09:57.909 --> 00:10:01.289 I'll get you out of here. I'm calling my nephew. 00:10:02.590 --> 00:10:09.309 Oh dear, I remember he isn't home. Please. Please. 00:10:10.070 --> 00:10:15.690 What do you want? Why won't you answer me? I'll 00:10:15.690 --> 00:10:17.450 give you whatever you want if you please leave. 00:10:17.590 --> 00:10:27.179 Please. A strange man in my apartment. What? 00:10:27.379 --> 00:10:29.080 He's sitting on the sofa. He won't say anything 00:10:29.080 --> 00:10:31.100 and he won't leave. Did he threaten you? No, 00:10:31.100 --> 00:10:33.539 no. He isn't doing anything, but he won't go. 00:10:33.620 --> 00:10:36.419 I'll be right there. Now don't do anything to 00:10:36.419 --> 00:10:45.139 antagonize him. Aunt Belle! Aunt Belle! Oh, Charles. 00:10:45.399 --> 00:10:47.279 Charles, thank you for coming. Where is he? Oh, 00:10:47.360 --> 00:10:49.700 he's gone. Oh, thank God for that. I called the 00:10:49.700 --> 00:10:52.240 police. But how did he get in? Tell me what happened. 00:10:52.360 --> 00:10:54.720 I don't know. I put the chain on the door after 00:10:54.720 --> 00:10:57.750 you. Then I called Linda and when I turned around, 00:10:58.230 --> 00:11:01.850 there he was. He must have been in the apartment 00:11:01.850 --> 00:11:04.909 when we arrived. In the bedroom or the bathroom 00:11:04.909 --> 00:11:07.090 maybe. He must have been. I certainly didn't 00:11:07.090 --> 00:11:09.909 let him in, but he left in a hurry when he heard 00:11:09.909 --> 00:11:12.169 me talking to you. I'll check the rest of the 00:11:12.169 --> 00:11:15.009 apartment just to be sure. No, I'm more mad than 00:11:15.009 --> 00:11:18.809 scared. The nerve of him just sitting there smiling, 00:11:18.909 --> 00:11:26.220 not saying a word. I'll get it. Yes, come in, 00:11:26.360 --> 00:11:31.220 officer. You reported a prowler? Yes, this is 00:11:31.220 --> 00:11:34.000 my aunt, Miss Richwood. Just a few questions. 00:11:34.720 --> 00:11:37.659 You say he was here in the apartment? Sitting 00:11:37.659 --> 00:11:41.080 right on that sofa. I think he was hiding here 00:11:41.080 --> 00:11:43.940 when we came in, officer. We had just got back 00:11:43.940 --> 00:11:46.860 from the funeral of Miss Richwood's sister. What 00:11:46.860 --> 00:11:51.019 time was that? About nine. And you didn't see 00:11:51.019 --> 00:11:55.039 him then? No. Tell me, Miss Richwood, what did 00:11:55.039 --> 00:11:59.440 he do? Or say, did he threaten you? No, no, he 00:11:59.440 --> 00:12:03.220 wouldn't say a word. He just sat there smiling. 00:12:04.100 --> 00:12:07.480 And when did he leave? Well, when my nephew called, 00:12:07.500 --> 00:12:09.700 that must have scared him off. Because when I 00:12:09.700 --> 00:12:13.019 turned back, he was gone. All right, Miss Richwood. 00:12:13.620 --> 00:12:15.460 We're searching the rest of the building. We'll 00:12:15.460 --> 00:12:19.539 put out a bulletin on him. We'll call you if 00:12:19.539 --> 00:12:22.220 we find a suspect. We'll need an identification. 00:12:22.399 --> 00:12:25.169 Yes, of course. Good night now. Good night, officer, 00:12:25.230 --> 00:12:30.309 and thank you. Aunt Belle, now you've got to 00:12:30.309 --> 00:12:32.509 come home with me. You can't stay here alone 00:12:32.509 --> 00:12:35.289 tonight. Why? I have to stay here, Charles. I 00:12:35.289 --> 00:12:38.529 don't dare leave the apartment. Not if someone's 00:12:38.529 --> 00:12:40.830 getting in. But then I'll have to stay with you. 00:12:40.970 --> 00:12:44.470 Oh, no, you don't. No, I'll be all right. Now 00:12:44.470 --> 00:12:47.490 that we know there's no one here... Well, I... 00:12:47.490 --> 00:12:50.889 I'll lock the door. No one will get in. And... 00:12:50.909 --> 00:12:55.409 With the police around, I feel doubly safe. OK, 00:12:55.490 --> 00:12:57.970 Aunt Belle. But I'll call you when I get home, 00:12:58.049 --> 00:13:00.470 and I'll be in after work tomorrow. Oh, yes. 00:13:00.490 --> 00:13:03.669 Do come by, Charles. I'll have the money for 00:13:03.669 --> 00:13:07.029 you, for Julia's funeral. Aunt Belle, your money, 00:13:07.110 --> 00:13:10.409 could this guy have taken it? Oh, I don't know. 00:13:10.549 --> 00:13:13.090 He didn't seem to. Oh, dear. Where'd you have 00:13:13.090 --> 00:13:15.690 it? In the bedroom. I always thought this was 00:13:15.690 --> 00:13:19.690 the safest. Oh, thank heaven. Oh, dear. You're 00:13:19.690 --> 00:13:23.460 sure? All this? Well, the suitcase is here. He 00:13:23.460 --> 00:13:27.820 couldn't have known. Oh, yes, yes. There's no 00:13:27.820 --> 00:13:35.659 money missing. Good grief. It's all there. I'm 00:13:35.659 --> 00:13:39.419 not worried, Charles. That man won't be back. 00:13:40.340 --> 00:13:44.639 But Aunt Belle? All that money? Oh, don't worry, 00:13:44.639 --> 00:13:47.659 Charles. I'm going to hide my money in a different 00:13:47.659 --> 00:13:56.230 place. Just in case. Charles, it's time Belle 00:13:56.230 --> 00:13:58.850 went into a nursing home. Or at least a home 00:13:58.850 --> 00:14:01.490 for the aging. That man last week could have 00:14:01.490 --> 00:14:03.809 killed her. She shouldn't be living alone. She's 00:14:03.809 --> 00:14:06.470 doing all right. She's doing all right. And what 00:14:06.470 --> 00:14:10.070 about us? I'm sick of sharing you with them. 00:14:10.429 --> 00:14:13.590 Or her now. For two years you've been nursemaid 00:14:13.590 --> 00:14:16.409 to Belle and Julia. Linda, it had to be that 00:14:16.409 --> 00:14:19.059 way. I'm sick of it. I'm sick of everything, 00:14:19.100 --> 00:14:22.259 and if you won't put her in a nursing home, I'll 00:14:22.259 --> 00:14:26.879 leave you, Charlie. No, you won't. You just see. 00:14:26.960 --> 00:14:29.899 Belle's not going to a nursing home, Linda. Those 00:14:29.899 --> 00:14:32.679 homes cost money. The state takes care of old 00:14:32.679 --> 00:14:36.820 people who don't have money. But Belle has money, 00:14:37.500 --> 00:14:43.120 Linda. Lots of it. What do you mean, lots of 00:14:43.120 --> 00:14:47.259 it? A suitcase so full of hundreds she can hardly 00:14:47.259 --> 00:14:49.580 close it. I saw it that night the man got in. 00:14:49.899 --> 00:14:51.759 She opened it in front of my eyes and counted 00:14:51.759 --> 00:14:55.840 out the 1 ,500 for the undertaker. So great, 00:14:55.840 --> 00:14:58.080 she's got some money. She can afford a nursing 00:14:58.080 --> 00:15:00.340 home. Oh no, Linda, I'm not going to see that 00:15:00.340 --> 00:15:03.440 money go into a nursing home. That money is going 00:15:03.440 --> 00:15:06.480 to be ours. You mean we're in her will? She hasn't 00:15:06.480 --> 00:15:09.759 got a will. But she's got a suitcase full of 00:15:09.759 --> 00:15:15.179 money. And I'm her only next of kin. So, what 00:15:15.179 --> 00:15:17.870 good is it to you? I'm the only one who knows 00:15:17.870 --> 00:15:21.149 it's there. When she dies, Linda, that money 00:15:21.149 --> 00:15:25.190 is ours. The way I feel now, every cent she spends 00:15:25.190 --> 00:15:28.830 is coming out of my pocket. But she might live 00:15:28.830 --> 00:15:31.389 for years. She might. And that's why I want to 00:15:31.389 --> 00:15:33.889 keep her in her nice little cheap apartment. 00:15:34.710 --> 00:15:37.190 She doesn't spend more than $15 a week for food. 00:15:37.950 --> 00:15:40.190 We're going to be extra nice to Aunt Belle, Linda. 00:15:40.929 --> 00:15:53.190 After all, we're protecting an investment. I 00:15:53.190 --> 00:15:56.070 can't believe it. Look, I've had just about enough 00:15:56.070 --> 00:15:59.049 of this. You people simply have to stop coming 00:15:59.049 --> 00:16:00.830 into my apartment. Get out of here and leave 00:16:00.830 --> 00:16:05.389 us alone. Well, we won't have it. I'm going to 00:16:05.389 --> 00:16:09.250 tell Charles he has to do something about this. 00:16:13.169 --> 00:16:16.330 Hello? Charles. Hello, Aunt Belle. Will you get 00:16:16.330 --> 00:16:19.450 over here and get these people out? Hello, Aunt 00:16:19.450 --> 00:16:22.539 Belle. That man who was here last week. And this 00:16:22.539 --> 00:16:25.320 time he has a friend. A lady friend, no less. 00:16:25.779 --> 00:16:27.519 Aunt Belle, you mean that guy is back? He certainly 00:16:27.519 --> 00:16:29.639 is, and with a strange woman. I'll be right over. 00:16:29.700 --> 00:16:32.440 Please do. They're upsetting Julia terribly. 00:16:32.759 --> 00:16:36.720 I think she's afraid of them. Julia? Aunt Belle, 00:16:36.720 --> 00:16:46.919 Julia is dead. She can't be there. Strange company, 00:16:46.980 --> 00:16:51.639 indeed. That suspicious man is back. and with 00:16:51.639 --> 00:16:55.840 a lady friend, an accomplice, no doubt. It's 00:16:55.840 --> 00:17:00.779 not easy being alone, and old, and rich. But 00:17:00.779 --> 00:17:04.920 Julia, that sort of thing doesn't happen. Belle 00:17:04.920 --> 00:17:08.799 must be imagining things. I'll be back shortly 00:17:08.799 --> 00:17:23.210 with act two. Let's return to the apartment of 00:17:23.210 --> 00:17:26.950 Belle Richwood, where, so she says, her late 00:17:26.950 --> 00:17:30.109 sister has spent the day, along with some other 00:17:30.109 --> 00:17:33.529 questionable companions. Her nephew Charles is 00:17:33.529 --> 00:17:37.009 with her now, and it seems as though the visitors 00:17:37.009 --> 00:17:40.910 have left. Belle, look. There's no one in this 00:17:40.910 --> 00:17:46.049 chair. I know. They're not here now. And this 00:17:46.049 --> 00:17:49.839 is where you saw Julia, in this chair? Yes. Yes, 00:17:49.839 --> 00:17:53.200 and I'm so worried. Where can she be? Aunt Belle, 00:17:54.160 --> 00:17:59.000 you know Julia passed away. Julia is dead. Yes, 00:17:59.000 --> 00:18:01.859 I know. I feel so terrible about Julia. Do you 00:18:01.859 --> 00:18:03.819 think we should call the police? No. No, they 00:18:03.819 --> 00:18:07.160 couldn't help. But they could look for her. I 00:18:07.160 --> 00:18:09.079 remember one time in the city she wandered away... 00:18:09.079 --> 00:18:13.380 Aunt Belle, stop it. Charles... We cannot look 00:18:13.380 --> 00:18:17.960 for Julia because Julia is dead. I know. Julia 00:18:17.960 --> 00:18:20.950 is dead. Then stop saying you saw her in the 00:18:20.950 --> 00:18:24.730 apartment. It's all right, Charles. I won't mention 00:18:24.730 --> 00:18:28.049 Julie again. But I do wish you'd do something 00:18:28.049 --> 00:18:32.509 about the other two. The other two? I told you 00:18:32.509 --> 00:18:35.269 before, the man who comes in here, and now the 00:18:35.269 --> 00:18:39.970 woman. Oh, yes, those. I simply don't understand 00:18:39.970 --> 00:18:42.210 how they're getting in. Doesn't it stand to reason 00:18:42.210 --> 00:18:45.450 that you're imagining there's a man and woman 00:18:45.450 --> 00:18:50.069 here? Charles. I know real people when I see 00:18:50.069 --> 00:18:54.130 them. Have you... have you ever touched them? 00:18:54.769 --> 00:18:56.589 Heavens, no. But that might convince you. Why 00:18:56.589 --> 00:18:58.930 should I have to touch them? I know they're here. 00:18:59.029 --> 00:19:01.549 But they never speak, isn't that right? Yes, 00:19:01.690 --> 00:19:04.829 that's true. They don't talk. And, Belle, I don't 00:19:04.829 --> 00:19:07.230 know who or what they are, but there's nothing 00:19:07.230 --> 00:19:11.089 I can do about them. Well, I can. The next time 00:19:11.089 --> 00:19:12.710 they show up, I'm calling the police. I wouldn't 00:19:12.710 --> 00:19:14.890 do that, Aunt Belle. You couldn't tell them any 00:19:14.890 --> 00:19:17.470 more than you already have. Well... They can 00:19:17.470 --> 00:19:19.470 certainly put a stop to strange people in my 00:19:19.470 --> 00:19:23.509 apartment. And another thing, I'm going to find 00:19:23.509 --> 00:19:27.549 another place to hide my money. Well, that is 00:19:27.549 --> 00:19:31.190 a good idea. Charles, come closer. They might 00:19:31.190 --> 00:19:34.809 be listening. Now, I want you to know where my 00:19:34.809 --> 00:19:38.230 money is, just in case. I'm going to hide that 00:19:38.230 --> 00:19:40.390 suitcase. You know, the one you saw it. Yes. 00:19:40.589 --> 00:19:43.029 I'm going to hide that behind the refrigerator. 00:19:43.710 --> 00:19:47.710 Good idea. But where should I hide the other 00:19:47.710 --> 00:19:56.549 one? Two suitcases full of money? And who knows 00:19:56.549 --> 00:19:59.349 if that's even all? You see why I want to keep 00:19:59.349 --> 00:20:03.430 things just as they are? But Charlie, that man 00:20:03.430 --> 00:20:05.450 that's getting in with all that money there... 00:20:05.450 --> 00:20:09.109 There is no man, or Julia either. She's imagining 00:20:09.109 --> 00:20:11.809 that Julia's back, and she imagines she sees 00:20:11.809 --> 00:20:16.839 those people too. They aren't there. What's it's 00:20:16.839 --> 00:20:18.759 just one of those things that comes with age 00:20:18.759 --> 00:20:20.599 Hardening of the arteries or something like that 00:20:20.599 --> 00:20:23.200 it does things to the brain, but if they're so 00:20:23.200 --> 00:20:28.339 real to her yes, they are real to her and All 00:20:28.339 --> 00:20:33.519 that money is real to me all hours when Bell 00:20:33.519 --> 00:20:41.900 dies Yes As long as no one else knows the money's 00:20:41.900 --> 00:20:46.430 there No one does And you better make sure she 00:20:46.430 --> 00:20:49.990 doesn't talk to anyone. I can't. I'm the only 00:20:49.990 --> 00:20:52.690 person she ever sees. She wanted to call the 00:20:52.690 --> 00:20:55.589 police about Julia. Don't worry. I see her every 00:20:55.589 --> 00:21:09.490 night now. I'll keep her under control. Hi, I'm 00:21:09.490 --> 00:21:12.230 Beth. Oh, Charles. I'm so glad you came by tonight. 00:21:12.450 --> 00:21:15.190 I know how those people are getting in. You do? 00:21:15.529 --> 00:21:20.750 Yes, through here. They're coming right through 00:21:20.750 --> 00:21:27.230 this door. Aunt Belle, that's a closet. It's 00:21:27.230 --> 00:21:30.529 the clothes closet. That explains where they 00:21:30.529 --> 00:21:33.250 live then. They always come through this door. 00:21:33.930 --> 00:21:36.130 In fact that woman came in today and nice as 00:21:36.130 --> 00:21:38.069 you please she picked up my coat and put it on. 00:21:38.109 --> 00:21:40.309 I could have smacked her face. Maybe you should 00:21:40.309 --> 00:21:43.390 have Aunt Belle. Could I? I couldn't bring myself 00:21:43.390 --> 00:21:45.329 to do that. But you would have found out that 00:21:45.329 --> 00:21:48.410 woman doesn't exist. She's just in your imagination. 00:21:48.769 --> 00:21:52.410 Oh, yes? Well, I'm not imagining. Missing a hundred 00:21:52.410 --> 00:21:54.869 dollars. What? I had the rent money all counted 00:21:54.869 --> 00:21:57.369 out. It was in an envelope on the kitchen table. 00:21:57.410 --> 00:22:00.130 And now it's gone. I reported it to the police. 00:22:00.230 --> 00:22:02.549 I bet you didn't. Of course. Why shouldn't I? 00:22:02.549 --> 00:22:04.589 Because you probably misplaced the money and 00:22:04.589 --> 00:22:07.190 think it's gone. What did the police say? Well, 00:22:07.250 --> 00:22:09.450 that nice young officer who came the other time 00:22:09.450 --> 00:22:11.529 said they'd send out a search for that woman. 00:22:11.839 --> 00:22:15.400 She's the one, I know. Belle, I don't think you 00:22:15.400 --> 00:22:18.660 ought to keep so much money around. Well, I hadn't 00:22:18.660 --> 00:22:21.339 thought of putting it in the bank. I was thinking, 00:22:22.059 --> 00:22:24.279 maybe you ought to let me take care of it for 00:22:24.279 --> 00:22:26.859 you. I mean, with one case behind the refrigerator. 00:22:27.700 --> 00:22:30.799 They'll hear you. Don't let them know where it 00:22:30.799 --> 00:22:37.619 is. Oh, yes, you're right, Aunt Belle. Is anybody 00:22:37.619 --> 00:22:44.400 watching now? No. Oh, come on. We're gonna move 00:22:44.400 --> 00:22:48.420 the suitcases. Now, you get the one behind the 00:22:48.420 --> 00:22:50.180 refrigerator, and I'll get the one under the 00:22:50.180 --> 00:22:56.160 sink. How did you ever get it back here? I can 00:22:56.160 --> 00:23:01.400 hardly... There. There it is. I'm simply gonna 00:23:01.400 --> 00:23:03.460 put them in the bathroom and keep an eye on them. 00:23:04.380 --> 00:23:06.359 They say if you really want to hide something, 00:23:06.660 --> 00:23:08.259 keep it out in the open where no one would think 00:23:08.259 --> 00:23:10.619 of looking for it. Yes, I've heard of that. Well, 00:23:10.619 --> 00:23:12.980 come on. Bring that case in here to the bathroom. 00:23:13.319 --> 00:23:20.680 Right away, Aunt Belle. Oh, yeah. Yeah, she won't 00:23:20.680 --> 00:23:26.019 miss it. Charles! Charles, bring the case in 00:23:26.019 --> 00:23:32.420 here! Okay, Aunt Belle, I'm coming. There you 00:23:32.420 --> 00:23:34.960 are. Put it there in the tub next to the other 00:23:34.960 --> 00:23:38.579 one. No one's gonna look for my money there. 00:23:40.240 --> 00:23:51.539 Now... How about a nice glass of wine? Good boy, 00:23:51.619 --> 00:23:53.920 Charlie. Now you're using your head. She'll never 00:23:53.920 --> 00:23:57.440 miss it. But if she does, we know who to blame 00:23:57.440 --> 00:24:00.420 it on. A bunch of people who don't even exist. 00:24:01.359 --> 00:24:04.500 The only thing that worries me... What? They 00:24:04.500 --> 00:24:07.839 exist for her. They're real to her. Well, so 00:24:07.839 --> 00:24:12.000 what? She count her money every day? She probably 00:24:12.000 --> 00:24:16.279 will now. Like you said, Charlie, you're her 00:24:16.279 --> 00:24:19.420 next of kin. The money's ours anyway. When she 00:24:19.420 --> 00:24:24.779 dies, we're just taking a little advance. I ordered 00:24:24.779 --> 00:24:26.819 that brace that I've been wanting at Wilson's 00:24:26.819 --> 00:24:29.440 Jewelers. But if she finds any more missing, 00:24:30.259 --> 00:24:34.400 she might go to the police. Well then, why don't 00:24:34.400 --> 00:24:47.049 you get there before she does? Oh, Mr. Geller, 00:24:47.250 --> 00:24:50.269 I'm sorry to bother you. That's what superintendents 00:24:50.269 --> 00:24:54.549 are for, Ms. Richwood. And you don't bother me 00:24:54.549 --> 00:24:56.569 a tenth as much as some of the other people in 00:24:56.569 --> 00:24:59.470 this building. Mr. Geller, I wonder if you'd 00:24:59.470 --> 00:25:02.410 mind coming upstairs and getting rid of those 00:25:02.410 --> 00:25:05.509 people. I can't seem to make them leave this 00:25:05.509 --> 00:25:10.089 time. People? What people? All those people in 00:25:10.089 --> 00:25:14.109 my apartment. Well, sure. I'll throw them out. 00:25:14.319 --> 00:25:21.240 Come on. I really hate to bother you, but my 00:25:21.240 --> 00:25:25.420 nephew's at work and I'm afraid to call the police 00:25:25.420 --> 00:25:29.319 again. I don't want strange people in my building. 00:25:29.779 --> 00:25:32.579 Much less in one of the apartments. Don't worry. 00:25:33.119 --> 00:25:44.220 I'll get them out. Where did they all go? Sure, 00:25:44.539 --> 00:25:46.920 there were people here, Ms. Richworth. Oh, yes. 00:25:47.339 --> 00:25:50.099 Yes, I'm not crazy yet. It was that man and woman 00:25:50.099 --> 00:25:53.359 who always come in and... and two little girls. 00:25:53.380 --> 00:25:56.519 Oh, he didn't pass them on the stairs. And there's 00:25:56.519 --> 00:25:59.460 no floor above this. How can they get out? Oh, 00:26:00.000 --> 00:26:03.799 but... now my sister's gone too. Do you think 00:26:03.799 --> 00:26:06.579 they took her with them? This is terrible. How 00:26:06.579 --> 00:26:19.119 am I going to find Julia? Oh, hello, Mr. Geller. 00:26:19.880 --> 00:26:23.519 Mr. Gordon, this isn't my business really, but 00:26:23.519 --> 00:26:26.319 I don't think your aunt ought to be living alone. 00:26:26.700 --> 00:26:30.299 What happened? She called me up today to throw 00:26:30.299 --> 00:26:33.839 some people out of her apartment. And there wasn't 00:26:33.839 --> 00:26:37.599 anybody there? That's right. And then she started 00:26:37.599 --> 00:26:41.259 looking for her sister. Yes, she shouldn't be 00:26:41.259 --> 00:26:43.740 living alone. I'm trying to get another living 00:26:43.740 --> 00:26:46.200 arrangement for her. I think that's a good idea. 00:26:46.569 --> 00:26:50.329 I wouldn't want her to be embarrassed, you know, 00:26:50.630 --> 00:26:54.589 by other tenants. I know. Just thought I'd mention 00:26:54.589 --> 00:27:02.970 it. Oh, yes. Thank you, Mr. Geller. Aunt Belle, 00:27:03.250 --> 00:27:11.009 it's me. Oh, come in, Charles. Did I have a day? 00:27:11.349 --> 00:27:15.269 Belle. You shouldn't have gone to the superintendent's. 00:27:15.269 --> 00:27:19.130 Well, I had to get those people out. I suppose 00:27:19.130 --> 00:27:22.609 you did. Aunt Belle, how about a glass of wine? 00:27:22.869 --> 00:27:25.829 Of course. I have some chilling in the refrigerator. 00:27:26.029 --> 00:27:28.210 I'll just wash up in the bathroom, if you don't 00:27:28.210 --> 00:27:32.809 mind. Go ahead. Do you want an ice cube in yours, 00:27:33.210 --> 00:27:51.190 Joe? Ah, sure, fine. Now let's see. Yeah. I'll 00:27:51.190 --> 00:27:56.529 be right there, just dying my hands. I didn't 00:27:56.529 --> 00:27:59.369 get a chance to wash up at the shop. Well, sit 00:27:59.369 --> 00:28:03.970 down and have your wine. I've got something important 00:28:03.970 --> 00:28:09.130 to tell you. Yes? I've been robbed. What? A thousand 00:28:09.130 --> 00:28:12.069 dollars gone from one of my suitcases. No. I 00:28:12.069 --> 00:28:14.829 had a feeling something was missing and I counted 00:28:14.829 --> 00:28:18.289 all the money in that particular case. A thousand 00:28:18.289 --> 00:28:20.990 dollars. Are you sure? Maybe you didn't count 00:28:20.990 --> 00:28:23.450 it right. No, no, no. I counted it twice. In 00:28:23.450 --> 00:28:25.269 fact, I'm going to count it again with you here 00:28:25.269 --> 00:28:28.569 to make sure we'll count it together. And you'll 00:28:28.569 --> 00:28:38.809 see. 76 hundred. That's right. But it should 00:28:38.809 --> 00:28:42.369 be 8 ,000, even with that 1 ,000 gone. You mean 00:28:42.369 --> 00:28:46.420 there's more, Missy? Yes, 400 more. I just don't 00:28:46.420 --> 00:28:48.539 know what to do. I'm running out of hiding places. 00:28:48.960 --> 00:28:51.359 Those awful people! Aunt Belle, why don't you 00:28:51.359 --> 00:28:55.160 let me take care of it for you? You? Yes, I'll 00:28:55.160 --> 00:28:57.079 keep the suitcases. They'll be safe with me. 00:28:57.700 --> 00:28:59.599 Those people are stealing from you. You can't 00:28:59.599 --> 00:29:02.880 keep all that money around anymore. Yes, you're 00:29:02.880 --> 00:29:07.440 right, Charles. I've never done this before. 00:29:08.640 --> 00:29:12.240 But on Friday, I'm putting it all in the bank. 00:29:16.970 --> 00:29:20.069 Oh, don't let her, Charlie. Keep things just 00:29:20.069 --> 00:29:23.609 as they are. I need another 2 ,000 for Wilson's 00:29:23.609 --> 00:29:26.049 jewelers by Saturday. I'll stall her, don't worry, 00:29:26.529 --> 00:29:30.349 even if I have to kill the goose that lays the 00:29:30.349 --> 00:29:40.009 golden eggs. It's not safe to have cash lying 00:29:40.009 --> 00:29:43.630 around these days, particularly when you have 00:29:43.630 --> 00:29:47.849 unscrupulous relatives. Strange how the smell 00:29:47.849 --> 00:29:50.670 of money can drive people to acts they never 00:29:50.670 --> 00:29:55.210 dream of committing. We'll see just how far Charles 00:29:55.210 --> 00:29:58.569 Gordon is willing to go when I return shortly 00:29:58.569 --> 00:30:14.329 with Act 3. Charles Gordon seems to have a good 00:30:14.329 --> 00:30:18.069 thing going for him. an almost unlimited supply 00:30:18.069 --> 00:30:22.109 of cash, thanks to his aunt and a few suspicious 00:30:22.109 --> 00:30:26.470 visitors. But now, Belle threatens to spoil all 00:30:26.470 --> 00:30:29.910 that by putting her money in the bank. And Charles 00:30:29.910 --> 00:30:33.509 did say he was going to protect his investment. 00:30:33.789 --> 00:30:36.430 Charlie, you wouldn't kill her. I'll find some 00:30:36.430 --> 00:30:38.089 way to stop her from putting that money in the 00:30:38.089 --> 00:30:40.670 bank. That's not what you said. You said kill. 00:30:40.710 --> 00:30:42.710 So I said kill. I didn't mean it. Now get off 00:30:42.710 --> 00:30:45.259 my back. Look, Charlie... I want that money as 00:30:45.259 --> 00:30:47.200 much as you do. Just let me handle it, will you? 00:30:47.640 --> 00:30:51.740 And shut up. What are you doing? Protecting our 00:30:51.740 --> 00:30:59.799 investments. Hello, Mr. Geller. This is Mr. Gordon. 00:31:00.839 --> 00:31:05.480 Miss Richwood's nephew? Fine, thanks. I hate 00:31:05.480 --> 00:31:07.200 to bother you, but I wonder if you'd mind running 00:31:07.200 --> 00:31:09.619 upstairs and seeing if my aunt is okay. She doesn't 00:31:09.619 --> 00:31:12.839 answer the phone. And she wouldn't be in bed 00:31:12.839 --> 00:31:17.089 at this hour. Thanks. I'll wait. Charlie, you've 00:31:17.089 --> 00:31:19.690 got something growing I don't like. That was 00:31:19.690 --> 00:31:23.950 an outright lie. A white lie. I want him on my 00:31:23.950 --> 00:31:28.690 side. What do you mean, your side? I've been 00:31:28.690 --> 00:31:30.630 thinking about this a long time. Just leave it 00:31:30.630 --> 00:31:36.430 to me. Uh, yes. Oh, yes. Thanks, Mr. Geller. 00:31:37.390 --> 00:31:43.589 Uh, was her door bolted with a chain? Good. Oh, 00:31:43.589 --> 00:31:45.529 thanks again. I wanted to be sure she was okay. 00:31:45.930 --> 00:31:48.049 She wasn't feeling too well when I left her tonight. 00:31:48.710 --> 00:31:53.930 Thanks again. Goodbye. Okay, Charlie. I won't 00:31:53.930 --> 00:31:58.250 ask anymore. Stop worrying, Linda. Tomorrow I'm 00:31:58.250 --> 00:32:00.230 going to see Aunt Belle and persuade her not 00:32:00.230 --> 00:32:02.930 to put her money in the bank. It's as simple 00:32:02.930 --> 00:32:16.079 as that. I thought you weren't coming by tonight. 00:32:16.200 --> 00:32:21.220 I just wanted to drop in and talk. Well, Charles, 00:32:21.900 --> 00:32:25.160 what are you up to? What do you mean? Why did 00:32:25.160 --> 00:32:27.119 you have the superintendent come up and check 00:32:27.119 --> 00:32:30.819 on me last night? I just wanted to make sure 00:32:30.819 --> 00:32:32.839 you were all right. I was all right, and you 00:32:32.839 --> 00:32:37.559 knew it. Charles, I know you took the money. 00:32:37.940 --> 00:32:41.119 The money you said they must have taken. Ah, 00:32:41.180 --> 00:32:43.920 Belle, I didn't take your money. Why did... Why 00:32:43.920 --> 00:32:47.019 do you think I did? They told me. The little 00:32:47.019 --> 00:32:49.980 man who wasn't there and his girlfriend? They 00:32:49.980 --> 00:32:52.640 saw you take it and they told me. And Belle, 00:32:53.180 --> 00:32:56.680 I can't reason with you. I can't argue with hallucinations. 00:32:56.740 --> 00:32:59.119 You just think what you want. Well, I'm getting 00:32:59.119 --> 00:33:01.859 all the money into the bank where it will be 00:33:01.859 --> 00:33:06.039 safe from you. Oh, brother. Charles, I'll give 00:33:06.039 --> 00:33:09.140 you a chance to give it back before I go to the 00:33:09.140 --> 00:33:12.230 police. The police? Of course. You stole from 00:33:12.230 --> 00:33:15.829 me, and I have witnesses. Such as they are. Anyway, 00:33:15.950 --> 00:33:17.970 you'll have your money safe in the bank soon, 00:33:18.029 --> 00:33:22.130 won't you? You bet I will. Yes. Well, I, uh... 00:33:22.130 --> 00:33:24.609 I have to be getting home. You want me to drive 00:33:24.609 --> 00:33:27.849 you to the bank on Friday? I'll get a cab. Thank 00:33:27.849 --> 00:33:30.710 you. I'm sorry you feel this way, Aunt Belle. 00:33:31.170 --> 00:33:32.930 You should have thought of that before you took 00:33:32.930 --> 00:33:37.569 the money. Uh, Aunt Belle... Uh, you'll be sure 00:33:37.569 --> 00:33:42.150 to lock the door behind me. I always do. And 00:33:42.150 --> 00:33:45.190 particularly the chain bolts. That's very important. 00:33:45.349 --> 00:33:50.190 I know that. I'll call you tomorrow. All right. 00:33:50.849 --> 00:33:52.970 I'll be waiting for you to return the money. 00:33:53.230 --> 00:33:56.049 I'll be sure and put the chain bolt on. I will. 00:33:56.289 --> 00:34:05.769 Good night, Charles. Aunt Belle, it's me. I forgot 00:34:05.769 --> 00:34:10.630 something. What? Open the door, but keep the 00:34:10.630 --> 00:34:12.750 chain on. I just want to tell you something. 00:34:13.650 --> 00:34:21.949 Don't take the chain off. What do you want? Pleasant 00:34:21.949 --> 00:34:31.710 dreams, you old witch. Where did you persuade 00:34:31.710 --> 00:34:33.909 her? She won't be putting her money in the bank. 00:34:33.949 --> 00:34:37.280 She changed her mind. How come? I made her see 00:34:37.280 --> 00:34:39.820 there wasn't anything to worry about. I finally 00:34:39.820 --> 00:34:42.420 convinced her the people she was seeing were 00:34:42.420 --> 00:34:46.460 in her imagination. Then you didn't... Didn't 00:34:46.460 --> 00:34:51.440 what? Hurt her. Linda, what do you think I am? 00:34:52.199 --> 00:34:55.480 Why hurt a frightened old woman, much less my 00:34:55.480 --> 00:34:58.960 own aunt? I just can't help thinking what you 00:34:58.960 --> 00:35:02.300 said about the goose that lays the golden eggs. 00:35:02.400 --> 00:35:05.960 Oh, come on, Linda. Belle's all right. You want 00:35:05.960 --> 00:35:09.940 me to prove it to you, caller? No. No, Charlie, 00:35:09.980 --> 00:35:11.920 I'll take your word. Oh, I want to prove it to 00:35:11.920 --> 00:35:16.239 you. You think I've turned into an ogre or something? 00:35:16.820 --> 00:35:20.039 Just over a few lousy bucks? I didn't mean that, 00:35:20.300 --> 00:35:26.360 Charlie. Well, I'll show you. Hello, Aunt Belle. 00:35:26.420 --> 00:35:30.000 Everything all right? Linda and I were just talking 00:35:30.000 --> 00:35:32.139 about you, and we wanted to be sure everything 00:35:32.139 --> 00:35:36.110 was okay. Good. Good to see you tomorrow night, 00:35:36.150 --> 00:35:50.250 Aunt Belle. She's fine. Oh, hello, Mr. Gordon. 00:35:51.670 --> 00:35:54.550 Anything wrong? I don't know. My aunt doesn't 00:35:54.550 --> 00:35:56.510 answer the door. Could you come up and open it 00:35:56.510 --> 00:35:59.269 with your key? I'm worried. Oh, sure, Mr. Gordon. 00:35:59.829 --> 00:36:02.110 Now, she might be asleep, but she hasn't been 00:36:02.110 --> 00:36:04.269 feeling too well lately, and I'm a little concerned. 00:36:04.400 --> 00:36:09.000 Well, like I said before, a lady like your aunt 00:36:09.000 --> 00:36:12.039 shouldn't be living alone. Yes, I know. I've 00:36:12.039 --> 00:36:18.119 got to do something about her. She's got the 00:36:18.119 --> 00:36:24.119 chain on. Aunt Belle? Mr. Gordon, look. She's 00:36:24.119 --> 00:36:27.440 on the floor, right by the door. We'll have to 00:36:27.440 --> 00:36:35.619 break it in. Let's go. Aunt Belle. I... I think 00:36:35.619 --> 00:36:42.780 she's dead, Mr. Gordon. She is. Look at her head. 00:36:43.500 --> 00:36:47.460 She must have hit this table. We never should 00:36:47.460 --> 00:36:50.420 have left her alone last night. She was feeling 00:36:50.420 --> 00:36:53.940 weak. I'd better call the police. Yes, please. 00:36:54.019 --> 00:36:57.719 I'll go downstairs and call them. I'm sure sorry, 00:36:57.900 --> 00:37:04.920 Mr. Gordon. Yes, hurry, please. Dear Aunt Bell, 00:37:05.480 --> 00:37:09.380 I'm sorry, too. Sorry I didn't do this sooner. 00:37:10.099 --> 00:37:12.059 It's all you deserve for the trouble you've given 00:37:12.059 --> 00:37:17.480 me for months. Now, I'm going to get what I deserve. 00:37:18.920 --> 00:37:27.300 I'll try out of the bed first. Not there. Empty. 00:37:28.679 --> 00:37:31.280 Clever old bird. I bet you would think of that. 00:37:34.860 --> 00:37:40.659 under the sink and the other must be behind the 00:37:40.659 --> 00:37:44.699 refrigerator where I never think of looking for 00:37:44.699 --> 00:37:51.800 them hey mr. Gordon the police are on the way 00:37:51.800 --> 00:37:54.699 thanks they said not to touch anything no no 00:37:54.699 --> 00:37:57.400 we mustn't touch anything that hit on the head 00:37:57.400 --> 00:38:02.480 must have done it poor Olga yes I wish I'd moved 00:38:02.480 --> 00:38:06.119 her out sooner to a retirement home. Oh, looks 00:38:06.119 --> 00:38:09.340 like she was planning to go somewhere with those 00:38:09.340 --> 00:38:14.219 suitcases ready. Oh, those. She always had her 00:38:14.219 --> 00:38:17.820 memoirs out to look at. They're full of old photos, 00:38:18.039 --> 00:38:20.639 school programs. She's shown them to me a hundred 00:38:20.639 --> 00:38:24.300 times. That's all they've got at this age, memories. 00:38:24.820 --> 00:38:28.260 Yes. I'm going to take these along with me. They're 00:38:28.260 --> 00:38:31.340 really all that's left of Aunt Belle. And I'll 00:38:31.340 --> 00:38:34.960 give the furniture to some charity. Oh, see. 00:38:35.960 --> 00:38:39.280 My brother just got married, and he sure could 00:38:39.280 --> 00:38:44.639 use... Police! Come in, officer. You're Mr. Charles 00:38:44.639 --> 00:38:50.139 Gordon? Yes. Any idea how it happened? She must 00:38:50.139 --> 00:38:53.679 have fallen. She was alone. She... She was just 00:38:53.679 --> 00:38:56.840 like this when we found her. It happens a lot 00:38:56.840 --> 00:39:03.440 with older people. Bad bruise on the head. We 00:39:03.440 --> 00:39:07.619 think she hit that table when she fell. That 00:39:07.619 --> 00:39:10.900 looks like the answer. I'll call in. They'll 00:39:10.900 --> 00:39:13.880 send an ambulance. I'll have to be in autopsy. 00:39:14.199 --> 00:39:16.360 Oh, and I'll need a statement from both of you. 00:39:16.719 --> 00:39:20.159 The door was chained from the inside. It had 00:39:20.159 --> 00:39:22.880 to be an accident. I didn't say it wasn't. I 00:39:22.880 --> 00:39:40.079 only said I'd have to get a statement. I feel 00:39:40.079 --> 00:39:42.639 nervous about all that money back at the house. 00:39:43.199 --> 00:39:46.380 Why? No one knows it's there. No one knew she 00:39:46.380 --> 00:39:50.940 had anything. Little by little, I'm going to 00:39:50.940 --> 00:39:55.980 bank it, invest it, slowly, so nobody gets suspicious. 00:39:57.019 --> 00:40:00.619 I'm still nervous about $90 ,000 in the fireplace 00:40:00.619 --> 00:40:02.920 chimney. Oh, come on, Linda. I'll take you home. 00:40:03.780 --> 00:40:06.059 I'm going to Belle's apartment and pack up her 00:40:06.059 --> 00:40:09.710 personal things. Okay. But don't be all afternoon. 00:40:10.670 --> 00:40:13.130 I don't like being alone with all that money. 00:40:21.010 --> 00:40:23.969 Oh, hello, Mr. Gorton. I've come to start clearing 00:40:23.969 --> 00:40:26.050 my aunt's things, Mr. Geller. Would you let me 00:40:26.050 --> 00:40:31.650 in, please? Oh, sure, Mr. Gorton. I'm sure sorry 00:40:31.650 --> 00:40:35.389 about your aunt. When's the funeral? We had it 00:40:35.389 --> 00:40:37.909 this morning. There wasn't anyone but my wife 00:40:37.909 --> 00:40:41.929 and me. Too bad old people have to live alone. 00:40:45.389 --> 00:40:48.150 If you need any help, I'll be glad to do anything. 00:40:48.150 --> 00:40:50.030 Thank you. I'm just going to pack her personal 00:40:50.030 --> 00:40:54.329 things. Well, all right. Call if you need anything. 00:40:54.530 --> 00:41:00.150 Thank you. Now let's see. I'll start with the 00:41:00.150 --> 00:41:04.230 bedroom. No use saving any of this stuff. Get 00:41:04.230 --> 00:41:08.690 it to the cartons and out to the dump. Linda 00:41:08.690 --> 00:41:15.969 might want these blankets, though. Ah, poor Aunt 00:41:15.969 --> 00:41:20.869 Belle. Two torn slips in an empty drawer. I'll 00:41:20.869 --> 00:41:26.809 have to... What was that? Someone there? Is that 00:41:26.809 --> 00:41:31.210 you, Mr. Geller? No, that must have been the 00:41:31.210 --> 00:41:38.849 people upstairs. completely empty. I never realized 00:41:38.849 --> 00:41:43.469 Aunt Belle was... There is someone out there. 00:41:47.650 --> 00:41:50.670 There's no one here. I'm letting my imagination 00:41:50.670 --> 00:41:54.690 get me. It is kind of spooky in here all alone. 00:41:56.989 --> 00:41:59.349 Poor old thing, what she must have gone through 00:41:59.349 --> 00:42:02.730 alone all the time. No wonder she started seeing 00:42:02.730 --> 00:42:06.469 things. I'll get all the stuff from the bedroom. 00:42:08.670 --> 00:42:13.130 That was something. Who's there? Answer me, who's 00:42:13.130 --> 00:42:18.869 there? I heard you. I know there's someone here. 00:42:19.030 --> 00:42:20.389 I heard you. Now where are you? Why don't you 00:42:20.389 --> 00:43:23.710 answer me, damn it? Linda must be imagining things. 00:43:24.530 --> 00:43:39.610 I'll be back shortly. 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