WEBVTT 00:00:18.780 --> 00:00:26.280 Come in. Welcome. I'm E .G. Marshall. Welcome 00:00:26.280 --> 00:00:30.629 to our world of mystery and the macabre. The 00:00:30.629 --> 00:00:34.070 Romans called her Venus. The Greeks knew her 00:00:34.070 --> 00:00:37.829 as Aphrodite. To other ancient peoples she was 00:00:37.829 --> 00:00:42.530 Ishtar, Isis, and Astarte. But whatever the name, 00:00:43.109 --> 00:00:47.570 she was always the same, the mysterious, passionate, 00:00:48.070 --> 00:00:52.549 voluptuous goddess of love, and sometimes of 00:00:52.549 --> 00:00:56.829 death. You belong to her now. You made a vow 00:00:56.829 --> 00:00:59.829 to the statue. I was only joking. We were all 00:00:59.829 --> 00:01:03.609 only joking. Perhaps. But she took it seriously. 00:01:03.990 --> 00:01:06.849 But it's only a statue. It's the statue that 00:01:06.849 --> 00:01:10.409 stood in the shrine of the Temple of Venus. It 00:01:10.409 --> 00:01:14.150 is the Venus herself. But what does she want? 00:01:15.189 --> 00:01:19.609 She wants you. I didn't mean it. You saw it was 00:01:19.609 --> 00:01:24.159 all in fun. She wants you, Claude. She wants 00:01:24.159 --> 00:01:28.599 to love you and then as she's done so many times 00:01:28.599 --> 00:01:42.439 in the past She'll kill you Our mystery drama 00:01:42.439 --> 00:01:46.299 the Venus to you was especially adapted from 00:01:46.299 --> 00:01:48.780 the prosper mirror made classic for the mystery 00:01:48.780 --> 00:01:53.780 theater by Sam Dan and stars Norman Rose I'll 00:01:53.780 --> 00:02:09.680 be back shortly with Act I. Who was it that said, 00:02:10.300 --> 00:02:13.680 some men are born wise, others are more fortunate, 00:02:14.340 --> 00:02:18.360 they're born handsome? We commend to your attention 00:02:18.360 --> 00:02:22.080 the young Vicomte Claude Louis de Charbert. At 00:02:22.080 --> 00:02:25.719 38, Who can count the hearts he has already broken? 00:02:26.419 --> 00:02:29.300 And who can even guess at the vast amount of 00:02:29.300 --> 00:02:33.060 golden francs he has already lost at such aristocratic 00:02:33.060 --> 00:02:36.740 pastimes as Baccarat, Vingt -et -un, Chemin -de 00:02:36.740 --> 00:02:40.159 -Faire? But this is of small importance to our 00:02:40.159 --> 00:02:43.280 handsome hero. He has long ago learned that his 00:02:43.280 --> 00:02:47.409 true fortune is in his face. And so, On this 00:02:47.409 --> 00:02:50.409 evening, this intoxicatingly beautiful evening, 00:02:50.849 --> 00:02:54.550 in the spring of the year 1908, we find our Claude 00:02:54.550 --> 00:02:58.229 Louis in a luxurious casino on the coast of southern 00:02:58.229 --> 00:03:02.189 France. Place your bets, ladies and gentlemen. 00:03:03.050 --> 00:03:07.349 Thank you. And now, mesdames et messieurs, we 00:03:07.349 --> 00:03:17.900 play. And it is 13 roues. There you see it's 00:03:17.900 --> 00:03:20.840 always rouge when I bet no But how can you change 00:03:20.840 --> 00:03:25.039 horses in midstream? No, I have faith 50 ,000 00:03:25.039 --> 00:03:29.900 francs on the black I'm sorry, mr. Vico about 00:03:29.900 --> 00:03:33.960 what there can be no more credit. No credit call 00:03:33.960 --> 00:03:38.020 the manager It was the manager himself who gave 00:03:38.020 --> 00:03:42.659 the order. Oh, I see I'm sorry, mr. Save my place 00:03:42.659 --> 00:03:55.289 at the table Oh Claude, have a chair, my boy. 00:03:55.750 --> 00:03:58.449 Monsieur Mond, is this how you treat an old friend? 00:03:58.710 --> 00:04:01.849 We'll have a glass of champagne. Fabulous flavor. 00:04:02.009 --> 00:04:04.770 What is the meaning of this? Have a cigar, just 00:04:04.770 --> 00:04:06.750 arrived from Havana. Have a chair, have a glass 00:04:06.750 --> 00:04:09.189 of champagne, have a cigar. I'm waiting to hear 00:04:09.189 --> 00:04:12.650 you offer me what I came in for. And what's that? 00:04:13.349 --> 00:04:17.560 Credit. Credit. Let me talk to you like a father. 00:04:17.560 --> 00:04:20.959 I can see where this is leading. No credit. Had 00:04:20.959 --> 00:04:24.160 you not come to see me, I would have gone to 00:04:24.160 --> 00:04:28.879 see you. Why? You owe this establishment one 00:04:28.879 --> 00:04:33.240 million francs. And? And there are those who 00:04:33.240 --> 00:04:37.139 will demand payment. Those who will take drastic 00:04:37.139 --> 00:04:40.500 steps if payment is not forthcoming within the 00:04:40.500 --> 00:04:43.680 next few days. What are you talking about? My 00:04:43.680 --> 00:04:49.600 boy. We are now... How can I say this? Well, 00:04:49.839 --> 00:04:53.579 we are now organized. Organized? We are owned 00:04:53.579 --> 00:04:57.899 by a syndicate and all debts must be collected. 00:04:58.699 --> 00:05:01.160 They will be collected by people who are known 00:05:01.160 --> 00:05:05.980 as enforcers, I think. Will you extend me credit 00:05:05.980 --> 00:05:10.240 or not? Claude, please listen. The syndicate 00:05:10.240 --> 00:05:13.579 has been through my books. You are in danger. 00:05:13.790 --> 00:05:17.050 You expect me to be frightened by these hoodlums? 00:05:17.290 --> 00:05:21.189 Claude, give me some assurances that you can 00:05:21.189 --> 00:05:27.350 pay or else please disappear for a while. I have 00:05:27.350 --> 00:05:30.009 a document that will not only encourage you to 00:05:30.009 --> 00:05:33.389 extend credit but will also satisfy the vultures 00:05:33.389 --> 00:05:35.949 who seem to be running your establishment. A 00:05:35.949 --> 00:05:39.310 document? I have here a letter from Mademoiselle 00:05:39.310 --> 00:05:43.930 Eloise Calvert. The heiress? Yes, the heiress. 00:05:44.129 --> 00:05:47.149 The wealthiest young lady in France, in which 00:05:47.149 --> 00:05:51.209 she says, among other things, my darling Claude, 00:05:51.490 --> 00:05:54.689 if you refuse to marry me, I don't think I care 00:05:54.689 --> 00:05:58.490 to live any longer. Who she says that? Now, I 00:05:58.490 --> 00:06:00.990 would assume that this should serve as a gilt 00:06:00.990 --> 00:06:03.709 -edged letter of credit. A document even stronger 00:06:03.709 --> 00:06:07.569 than the Bank of France. May I see the letter? 00:06:07.829 --> 00:06:16.610 If you insist. Mmm. Fine. On the basis of this, 00:06:17.089 --> 00:06:21.670 your credit is unlimited. But, make sure the 00:06:21.670 --> 00:06:24.750 engagement is announced within three or four 00:06:24.750 --> 00:06:36.750 days. Of course. And perhaps, sooner. Good morning, 00:06:36.949 --> 00:06:41.709 darling. Good morning, Eloise. Oh. It's only 00:06:41.709 --> 00:06:44.949 you, aren't we? I'm sorry you're disappointed. 00:06:46.209 --> 00:06:49.990 Well, you're not bad. And if there were no Claude 00:06:49.990 --> 00:06:53.750 -Louis, you might even do. Henry, have you seen 00:06:53.750 --> 00:06:57.069 him? He's probably still fast asleep. No, he 00:06:57.069 --> 00:06:59.089 promised to play tennis with me this morning. 00:06:59.290 --> 00:07:04.769 Oh, then he'll be along. Where did you get this 00:07:04.769 --> 00:07:09.569 amazing statue? Oh, I don't know. Mr. Delon, 00:07:09.670 --> 00:07:12.050 who bought all that art for my father, my dear, 00:07:12.050 --> 00:07:15.110 departed father, advised me to pick it up. It's 00:07:15.110 --> 00:07:19.730 fantastic. A bronze, eight -foot Venus. She should 00:07:19.730 --> 00:07:21.990 be worth more than the one at the Louvre. At 00:07:21.990 --> 00:07:25.449 least this, this one has arms. Why do you place 00:07:25.449 --> 00:07:28.709 her here, at the entrance to your tennis court? 00:07:28.990 --> 00:07:32.509 Why not? We always have a crowd here. Why should 00:07:32.509 --> 00:07:36.139 she be lonesome? Do you know that in Greek and 00:07:36.139 --> 00:07:41.220 Roman times, our very town of Il had a temple 00:07:41.220 --> 00:07:45.660 sacred to Venus? Yes, right here. Well now, how 00:07:45.660 --> 00:07:48.279 and why should I know a thing like that? And 00:07:48.279 --> 00:07:51.259 this was the great statue of Venus that stood 00:07:51.259 --> 00:07:55.019 in the shrine of the temple. Really? The same 00:07:55.019 --> 00:07:58.800 one? Look at the air of mystery that surrounds 00:07:58.800 --> 00:08:03.759 the face. This is a woman of many moods. and 00:08:03.759 --> 00:08:06.579 passions. Here comes Claude Louis. Good morning, 00:08:06.759 --> 00:08:10.079 Eloise. Hello, darling. And cousin Arie. Have 00:08:10.079 --> 00:08:13.339 you examined this statue, Claude? Great big girl, 00:08:13.459 --> 00:08:17.959 isn't she? She's, uh, magnificent too. The goddess 00:08:17.959 --> 00:08:24.040 of love. The fickle, jealous, unpredictable goddess 00:08:24.040 --> 00:08:27.620 of love. Well, I came down to play tennis. And 00:08:27.620 --> 00:08:35.629 I am ready for you. You're not really very good 00:08:35.629 --> 00:08:40.250 this morning. Wait till I warm up. Just... I'm 00:08:40.250 --> 00:08:42.610 just toying with you. You can hardly hit the 00:08:42.610 --> 00:08:46.149 ball. What will you do in the game? I'll tell 00:08:46.149 --> 00:08:49.730 you what it is, darling. An excuse coming up. 00:08:50.169 --> 00:08:53.450 Make it good. It's this ring. This ring I'm wearing. 00:08:53.590 --> 00:08:57.470 That big ostentatious vulgar ring. No, no. It 00:08:57.470 --> 00:08:59.970 belonged to my father. I never liked it. Stop. 00:09:00.809 --> 00:09:04.240 Stop for a minute. I want to take it off. I can't 00:09:04.240 --> 00:09:09.019 grip the racket properly. Now, where can I put 00:09:09.019 --> 00:09:11.240 it? I don't have a pocket in these trousers. 00:09:11.860 --> 00:09:14.179 Why don't you just throw the ugly thing away? 00:09:14.759 --> 00:09:17.139 I'll buy you a new one. Now, darling, it has 00:09:17.139 --> 00:09:19.980 a very sentimental value. Oh, I know a good place 00:09:19.980 --> 00:09:22.139 for it. Excuse me a minute. Where are you going? 00:09:23.919 --> 00:09:29.110 I'll just put it on Miss Venus' finger. and I 00:09:29.110 --> 00:09:31.870 thought you came here to put a ring on my finger. 00:09:32.149 --> 00:09:37.129 No, no, Claude, no. No what? Don't do that. It's... 00:09:37.129 --> 00:09:42.450 It's what? I was about to say blasphemy, but 00:09:42.450 --> 00:09:45.389 that's not really the word. Harry, what are you 00:09:45.389 --> 00:09:49.169 talking about? It just doesn't seem right. After 00:09:49.169 --> 00:09:52.909 all, she is the goddess of love, and you can't... 00:09:52.909 --> 00:09:58.110 Yes? You're offering her your ring. Which means 00:09:58.110 --> 00:10:01.830 you're asking her to marry you. Do you have any 00:10:01.830 --> 00:10:05.309 idea what you're saying? I'll read that is Symbolically, 00:10:05.309 --> 00:10:08.190 of course Eloise is your cousin always like this. 00:10:08.450 --> 00:10:13.730 Well, he's a very deep person Claude I Wouldn't 00:10:13.730 --> 00:10:17.610 do that if I were you Don't put that ring on 00:10:17.610 --> 00:10:24.169 her finger. Why not? There we are It fits her 00:10:24.169 --> 00:10:27.639 perfectly looks good on her, too Now let's see 00:10:27.639 --> 00:10:30.659 if that ring really was what cramped your style, 00:10:30.879 --> 00:10:36.059 Claude. Let's see you get that one. Oh, dear. 00:10:36.620 --> 00:10:40.419 Nice. But you'll have to do it again. Watch out. 00:10:41.100 --> 00:10:44.360 You were better than last time, but still not 00:10:44.360 --> 00:10:46.960 good enough. Well, if all I did was play tennis 00:10:46.960 --> 00:10:51.659 all day... Why don't you? Uh -oh. It's great 00:10:51.659 --> 00:10:54.820 to come down any minute. Let's run for the house. 00:10:55.120 --> 00:10:57.399 We shouldn't be out here in the lightning. Hey, 00:10:57.519 --> 00:11:00.000 Arlie, get my ring, will you? And meet us in 00:11:00.000 --> 00:11:02.639 the house, Arlie. Come on, Claude. Wait a minute. 00:11:03.220 --> 00:11:05.159 He's just standing there. Darling, it's going 00:11:05.159 --> 00:11:07.799 to pour any second. What's the matter with him? 00:11:08.419 --> 00:11:12.139 Arlie! Eloise, is he all right? Well, let's go 00:11:12.139 --> 00:11:17.879 see. Arlie. Arlie? Arlie, what are you staring 00:11:17.879 --> 00:11:24.090 at? Your ring, Claude. What about my ring? It 00:11:24.090 --> 00:11:27.889 won't come off her finger. What? Try it. Try 00:11:27.889 --> 00:11:31.330 it yourself. Just try to take it off. All right, 00:11:31.330 --> 00:11:34.809 I will. Please hurry. We'll be drenched. See 00:11:34.809 --> 00:11:38.070 what I mean, Claude? What does he mean, Claude? 00:11:39.269 --> 00:11:43.850 This ring. My ring, for some reason. I can't 00:11:43.850 --> 00:11:45.830 seem to get it off her finger. What on earth 00:11:45.830 --> 00:11:49.409 are you talking about? Just take it off. It seems 00:11:49.409 --> 00:11:56.340 to be stuck. Why? I don't know. Wait. Why are 00:11:56.340 --> 00:11:58.879 we just standing around in the rain? Why won't 00:11:58.879 --> 00:12:01.620 this ring come off? I can't even move it. Well, 00:12:01.620 --> 00:12:03.779 you worry about it. I'm going into the house 00:12:03.779 --> 00:12:08.000 before I get soaked. Ari. Ari, why can't I get 00:12:08.000 --> 00:12:22.120 this ring off? Why? Dinner will be ready in a 00:12:22.120 --> 00:12:24.659 few minutes. The chef went out of his way for 00:12:24.659 --> 00:12:29.679 Claude. Oh, aren't we? Why doesn't he ask me 00:12:29.679 --> 00:12:34.460 to marry him? Who? The chef? No, idiot, Claude. 00:12:35.159 --> 00:12:39.960 He will. After all, he's penniless. Oh, now that's 00:12:39.960 --> 00:12:44.419 not worthy of you. I'm... I'm sorry. Where is 00:12:44.419 --> 00:12:50.149 Claude? He's out on the tennis court. Now? It 00:12:50.149 --> 00:12:54.350 seems he still can't get his ring off that goddess's 00:12:54.350 --> 00:12:58.070 finger. I don't believe it. Do you want to go 00:12:58.070 --> 00:13:03.250 see? In this rain? No, thank you. Ah, Claude. 00:13:03.490 --> 00:13:06.629 Oh, darling, look at you. You're dripping wet. 00:13:06.889 --> 00:13:09.210 I'm sorry. I'll go right upstairs and change. 00:13:09.370 --> 00:13:11.990 What were you doing outside? Well, I know it 00:13:11.990 --> 00:13:15.909 sounds silly, but... I was trying to get my ring 00:13:15.909 --> 00:13:20.399 off her finger. And did you? No, no. There could 00:13:20.399 --> 00:13:24.039 be a kind of secret spring and it snapped and 00:13:24.039 --> 00:13:26.840 it sort of curved her finger around it. I don't 00:13:26.840 --> 00:13:29.559 know what to do about it. Is it all right if 00:13:29.559 --> 00:13:32.039 I just leave it there? Oh, I never liked that 00:13:32.039 --> 00:13:35.759 ring. If the statue wants it that badly, let 00:13:35.759 --> 00:13:46.000 her have it. Did you enjoy dinner, darling? Oh, 00:13:46.000 --> 00:13:49.120 it was delicious. Pierre outdid himself. How 00:13:49.120 --> 00:13:52.980 would you know? You scarcely touched your food. 00:13:53.399 --> 00:13:56.279 Heloise, if you must know, it's that silly statue. 00:13:56.399 --> 00:14:00.740 Can't we forget her, finally, I hope? Ari, how 00:14:00.740 --> 00:14:04.279 do you account for it? You wouldn't believe a 00:14:04.279 --> 00:14:08.919 word I say. Well, say it. In the old days, she 00:14:08.919 --> 00:14:12.519 was the center of an adoring, worshipping populace, 00:14:12.759 --> 00:14:16.360 right here. Every day she was presented with 00:14:16.360 --> 00:14:21.899 gifts. And then, suddenly, it stopped. The old 00:14:21.899 --> 00:14:25.700 religion had died. And for nearly two thousand 00:14:25.700 --> 00:14:31.019 years, she's been neglected. Suddenly, once again, 00:14:31.039 --> 00:14:34.899 she is given a gift. You can imagine that this 00:14:34.899 --> 00:14:37.559 one is more precious to her than anything in 00:14:37.559 --> 00:14:42.740 her history. And so, she refuses to give it up. 00:14:44.860 --> 00:14:48.720 Claude, darling. Of course, Henry is crazy, but 00:14:48.720 --> 00:14:51.139 he's only my cousin by marriage, so it doesn't 00:14:51.139 --> 00:14:54.720 run in the family. Well, it's rather late. I 00:14:54.720 --> 00:14:57.740 think I'll turn in. Good night, all. Good night. 00:14:57.759 --> 00:15:04.899 Yes, good night. Of course, you received my letter. 00:15:05.440 --> 00:15:11.320 That's why I came. I love you, Claude. I love 00:15:11.320 --> 00:15:16.740 you, too. But I want you to ask me. Oh, yes. 00:15:17.220 --> 00:15:24.580 Yes, I will. Well, I'm waiting. Eloise, I... 00:15:24.580 --> 00:15:28.759 Claude, why are you so pale? I don't know. Are 00:15:28.759 --> 00:15:35.899 you ill? I feel very strange. How? As if... As 00:15:35.899 --> 00:15:42.259 if I hear music. Music? But there's no music. 00:15:42.259 --> 00:15:46.649 It's an unusual kind of music. I've never heard 00:15:46.649 --> 00:15:55.289 anything like it before. Claude, Claude, you 00:15:55.289 --> 00:16:04.230 belong to me. You have given me your ring. You 00:16:04.230 --> 00:16:24.460 belong to me. You belong to me. What did Claude 00:16:24.460 --> 00:16:28.980 do? Did he really awaken this sleeping goddess 00:16:28.980 --> 00:16:32.779 after so many centuries? Is there a goddess? 00:16:33.899 --> 00:16:36.460 Well, you can look at it any way you like, but 00:16:36.460 --> 00:16:40.100 the basic essential fact remains. The ring won't 00:16:40.100 --> 00:16:42.620 come off her finger. And I can tell you right 00:16:42.620 --> 00:16:46.379 now, it doesn't come off in act two either, which 00:16:46.379 --> 00:17:01.840 you will hear when I return shortly. Well, to 00:17:01.840 --> 00:17:05.480 begin with, there is a huge bronze statue of 00:17:05.480 --> 00:17:09.140 Venus. And because a rather large ring was interfering 00:17:09.140 --> 00:17:11.480 with the way Claude -Louis de Charbert gripped 00:17:11.480 --> 00:17:15.140 his tennis racket, he took off the ring. And 00:17:15.140 --> 00:17:17.819 because the statue offered a convenient resting 00:17:17.819 --> 00:17:22.420 place, he set the ring on its finger. And now 00:17:22.420 --> 00:17:26.660 it develops the ring can't come off. And the 00:17:26.660 --> 00:17:35.589 statue seems to have ideas of her own. You belong 00:17:35.589 --> 00:17:46.109 to me, Claude Louis. You are mine. No other woman 00:17:46.109 --> 00:17:53.950 can ever have you. Claude? Claude? Yes? Darling, 00:17:54.009 --> 00:17:57.569 something's wrong. I have a feeling... I'm going 00:17:57.569 --> 00:18:00.109 to call the doctor. Oh, no. But you're ill. No, 00:18:00.509 --> 00:18:06.809 I'm not ill. Darling, please, get some rest. 00:18:07.109 --> 00:18:09.049 I'm sure you'll feel better in the morning. Yes, 00:18:09.049 --> 00:18:12.009 yes, I'm sure of it. I'll just sit here for a 00:18:12.009 --> 00:18:17.630 few minutes and smoke a pipe. All right. Good 00:18:17.630 --> 00:18:27.750 night, Claude. Good night. My beloved Claude 00:18:27.750 --> 00:18:39.240 Louis. Who is that? Who's there? Claude, you 00:18:39.240 --> 00:18:46.099 will come with me. You will live with the gods. 00:18:47.440 --> 00:18:56.019 You will live like a god. Leave this house. Leave 00:18:56.019 --> 00:19:08.299 this foolish mortal woman. No! Claude! I am the 00:19:08.299 --> 00:19:15.599 goddess of love. I am also the goddess of death. 00:19:16.460 --> 00:19:28.579 No! No, no! Let me alone! Well, good morning, 00:19:28.819 --> 00:19:32.150 darling. Good morning. I had to appear to prepare 00:19:32.150 --> 00:19:34.769 an especially delicious breakfast, so I do hope 00:19:34.769 --> 00:19:39.470 you're hungry. Ah, Mlle. Louise, M. Claude. What 00:19:39.470 --> 00:19:42.869 is it, Renée? M. Claude, you asked me to see 00:19:42.869 --> 00:19:46.849 about the ring. What ring? Oh, that ring. Were 00:19:46.849 --> 00:19:51.990 you able to? The ring just won't come off. It's 00:19:51.990 --> 00:19:57.130 like, um, fused to the metal. Could that be possible 00:19:57.130 --> 00:20:00.960 somehow? No, sir. It is not possible unless you 00:20:00.960 --> 00:20:03.880 welded it on there, which you didn't. Well, then 00:20:03.880 --> 00:20:08.019 what's to be done? Nothing. Unless you want to 00:20:08.019 --> 00:20:11.119 cut the finger off. Oh, no, no. I am so tired 00:20:11.119 --> 00:20:13.700 of all this chatter about that silly ring. Oh, 00:20:13.700 --> 00:20:15.700 thank you, Renée. I appreciate what you've done. 00:20:16.140 --> 00:20:19.900 Yes, Monsieur Claude. Good day. I tried my best. 00:20:23.500 --> 00:20:26.559 I'm sorry I bought that ridiculous statue. She's 00:20:26.559 --> 00:20:28.950 hardly ridiculous. Now you're starting to talk 00:20:28.950 --> 00:20:32.410 like Henri. I'm sorry. I keep asking myself, 00:20:33.150 --> 00:20:36.750 why did I have to fall in love with you? Because 00:20:36.750 --> 00:20:40.690 I'm charming and handsome. No, the sensible thing 00:20:40.690 --> 00:20:43.690 would have been to fall in love with Henri. Darling, 00:20:44.230 --> 00:20:46.289 I'll go up and change and meet you at the tennis 00:20:46.289 --> 00:20:56.049 court. Listen, whoever you are, whatever you 00:20:56.049 --> 00:21:01.519 are, Listen I Put that ring on your finger the 00:21:01.519 --> 00:21:05.339 way Well the way you place a hat on a rack or 00:21:05.339 --> 00:21:08.680 a coat on a hook. I wasn't thinking of well I 00:21:08.680 --> 00:21:12.039 certainly didn't mean anything by it So if this 00:21:12.039 --> 00:21:16.779 is all a practical joke fine jokes on me But 00:21:16.779 --> 00:21:19.819 but if you really are a goddess and you're taking 00:21:19.819 --> 00:21:23.720 this seriously What would you want with me anyhow? 00:21:25.200 --> 00:21:30.980 You You are my beloved. I'm trying to explain. 00:21:31.519 --> 00:21:35.200 I must marry Eloise Calvert. I have no choice. 00:21:35.660 --> 00:21:44.240 I am your bride. I will share you with no mortal 00:21:44.240 --> 00:21:52.099 woman. I will see you dead first. I didn't know 00:21:52.099 --> 00:21:54.319 you were in the habit of talking to yourself. 00:21:54.960 --> 00:21:57.680 Henri, what are you doing here? Louise sent me 00:21:57.680 --> 00:22:00.779 her lawyer has just arrived from Paris. He has 00:22:00.779 --> 00:22:05.799 papers for her to sign. Oh in anticipation of 00:22:05.799 --> 00:22:09.980 your coming marriage She's having considerable 00:22:09.980 --> 00:22:14.839 property signed over to you. Oh Something wrong 00:22:14.839 --> 00:22:19.720 with you this morning Well, yes, if it was that 00:22:19.720 --> 00:22:23.140 damn statue Claude, I shouldn't say this shouldn't 00:22:23.140 --> 00:22:26.849 say what I have good advice for you Even if it 00:22:26.849 --> 00:22:32.009 goes against my own interest. Please forget about 00:22:32.009 --> 00:22:36.569 that statue. Forget? This whole affair about 00:22:36.569 --> 00:22:40.190 the ring and the mysterious fact that it won't 00:22:40.190 --> 00:22:43.930 come off is starting to frighten Eloise. Frighten? 00:22:44.089 --> 00:22:46.470 She doesn't like to be frightened. Who does? 00:22:47.349 --> 00:22:51.430 She's been fantastically rich all her life. She's 00:22:51.430 --> 00:22:53.569 always had everything she wanted by snapping 00:22:53.569 --> 00:22:58.089 her fingers. except you she's got me now not 00:22:58.089 --> 00:23:02.170 quite yet instinctively you know how to treat 00:23:02.170 --> 00:23:05.109 her you don't fall at her feet the way the rest 00:23:05.109 --> 00:23:09.269 of us do you maintain a kind of reserve that's 00:23:09.269 --> 00:23:12.009 because you know all about women you flatter 00:23:12.009 --> 00:23:15.089 me even now you're playing her to perfection 00:23:15.089 --> 00:23:20.009 true it's a formality but she wants that ritual 00:23:20.009 --> 00:23:24.369 declaration of love that beautifully stated proposal 00:23:24.369 --> 00:23:29.750 of marriage, and you delay it exquisitely. But 00:23:29.750 --> 00:23:33.890 I came here to propose. You've already proposed 00:23:33.890 --> 00:23:37.369 to one goddess. Stop that, will you? The goddess 00:23:37.369 --> 00:23:41.549 of love. And now you intend to propose to another. 00:23:41.990 --> 00:23:46.109 Eloise? A goddess? Of course. The goddess of 00:23:46.109 --> 00:23:51.539 wealth and power. How fortunate. Each of these 00:23:51.539 --> 00:23:55.619 goddesses wants you as her consort. Oh, Ahri, 00:23:56.019 --> 00:24:00.559 sometimes I wonder about your sanity. That's 00:24:00.559 --> 00:24:02.799 just another way of saying that you wonder about 00:24:02.799 --> 00:24:07.640 your own. Why won't the ring come off? Well, 00:24:07.660 --> 00:24:10.019 there must be an explanation. Yes, there is. 00:24:11.180 --> 00:24:14.180 You're the fiancé of Venus. She won't give you 00:24:14.180 --> 00:24:17.019 up. I mean a rational explanation. It makes sense 00:24:17.019 --> 00:24:22.039 to me. And it also makes sense to you. You don't 00:24:22.039 --> 00:24:25.079 have to admit it. Well, I came here to propose 00:24:25.079 --> 00:24:28.019 to Eloise. Then why don't you do it? I will. 00:24:28.799 --> 00:24:31.500 I'll take her out to dinner tonight, and I'll 00:24:31.500 --> 00:24:42.059 ask her to marry me. Oh, what a lovely place. 00:24:43.000 --> 00:24:46.000 A bit off the beaten track, darling. And the 00:24:46.000 --> 00:24:51.029 food. I wanted a perfect setting. For what? For 00:24:51.029 --> 00:24:56.009 the most important statement of my life. Flatterer. 00:24:56.170 --> 00:24:59.009 Of course I'm a flatterer. And you love flattery. 00:24:59.170 --> 00:25:03.150 Doesn't every woman? Oh, I can see we're going 00:25:03.150 --> 00:25:08.529 to be a very straightforward couple. Yes. Eloise, 00:25:08.769 --> 00:25:16.759 I... Yes? I want to ask you to... I'm waiting. 00:25:17.700 --> 00:25:23.720 I... I... You're mine, Claude. You gave me your 00:25:23.720 --> 00:25:27.980 ring. But... But I told you... Claude, you may 00:25:27.980 --> 00:25:33.619 play with other women. You may deceive other 00:25:33.619 --> 00:25:39.700 women. But no man in the history of the world 00:25:39.700 --> 00:25:48.299 has ever deceived me and lived. I am Venus. I 00:25:48.299 --> 00:25:55.420 am Aphrodite. I am Astarte. I am Isis. I am Ishtar. 00:25:55.599 --> 00:26:00.420 But I only... Hundreds, thousands, numberless 00:26:00.420 --> 00:26:05.400 races of men on this planet have worshipped me 00:26:05.400 --> 00:26:13.039 under numberless names. And now, I choose you. 00:26:14.190 --> 00:26:22.390 I choose you, Claude Louis. You belong to me. 00:26:23.390 --> 00:26:33.390 You are mine. You must leave this woman. Claude. 00:26:34.109 --> 00:26:37.329 I must be... Darling, something is wrong. No, 00:26:37.369 --> 00:26:43.490 I just feel very... Very what? See, you can't 00:26:43.490 --> 00:26:50.289 say. You don't know. But I know. Do you? I spoke 00:26:50.289 --> 00:26:53.809 to Dr. LeGrand. He told me all about men like 00:26:53.809 --> 00:26:58.190 you. Men like me? Yes. It has to do with the 00:26:58.190 --> 00:27:01.430 fear of becoming a husband. But I have no fear 00:27:01.430 --> 00:27:05.890 of... Yes, yes, you do. Oh, you do. Way down, 00:27:05.990 --> 00:27:08.589 deep down in the subconscious where you're unaware 00:27:08.589 --> 00:27:12.440 of it. You're giving up the old wild freedom 00:27:12.440 --> 00:27:16.279 and you are just not sure you want to know but 00:27:16.279 --> 00:27:26.220 I am well I intend to To be patient I Love you 00:27:26.220 --> 00:27:29.700 ah Good evening clothes. Oh good evening. Mr. 00:27:29.799 --> 00:27:32.799 Armand. I was dining here with some associates 00:27:32.799 --> 00:27:36.460 and I Thought I would come over to pay my respect. 00:27:36.500 --> 00:27:39.680 Oh, yes, darling. May I present mr. Armand? I 00:27:39.680 --> 00:27:43.440 am honoured, mademoiselle. Enchanté. Well, Claude, 00:27:43.880 --> 00:27:48.819 I had expected... Yes? Apropos of our last discussion, 00:27:49.599 --> 00:27:54.559 I had expected a settlement or a statement. Yes, 00:27:54.559 --> 00:27:57.279 yes, I know. As a matter of fact, my associates 00:27:57.279 --> 00:28:01.539 were saying just now, why do you suppose we have 00:28:01.539 --> 00:28:03.740 not heard... Reassure your associates for me, 00:28:03.740 --> 00:28:08.000 monsieur, that everything is in order. En course. 00:28:08.970 --> 00:28:12.630 So happy to have made your acquaintance, Mademoiselle. 00:28:14.910 --> 00:28:19.869 Darling, what was he talking about? Oh, business 00:28:19.869 --> 00:28:24.369 proposition. Claude, Monsieur Amour, he's sitting 00:28:24.369 --> 00:28:26.849 at that table. Look, over to the right, you see? 00:28:27.130 --> 00:28:30.130 Well, what about it? Well, look at those two 00:28:30.130 --> 00:28:33.809 men at the table with him. He called them his 00:28:33.809 --> 00:28:37.529 business associates. I suppose they are. Well, 00:28:37.529 --> 00:28:39.930 then I... I cannot imagine what sort of business 00:28:39.930 --> 00:28:42.690 he could be engaged in. Those two men are the 00:28:42.690 --> 00:28:46.190 worst -looking thugs I've ever seen in my life. 00:28:46.309 --> 00:28:48.369 Enough, darling. You shouldn't judge by appearance. 00:28:48.950 --> 00:28:51.109 They could be tender -hearted, church -going, 00:28:51.130 --> 00:28:53.990 devoted family men. Oh, no. Hired killers would 00:28:53.990 --> 00:28:57.849 be more likely. Darling, take me home. I'm frightened. 00:29:02.609 --> 00:29:06.069 And she has every right to be frightened. We 00:29:06.069 --> 00:29:08.589 know why the ruthless and determined men want 00:29:08.589 --> 00:29:11.009 one million francs from our friend Claude Louis. 00:29:11.829 --> 00:29:16.930 If he marries Alois, well, no problem. However, 00:29:17.410 --> 00:29:19.730 Claude Louis is becoming more and more convinced 00:29:19.730 --> 00:29:23.250 that he is already betrothed to the jealous goddess 00:29:23.250 --> 00:29:27.750 Venus herself, in which case it would be fatal 00:29:27.750 --> 00:29:32.890 to jilt her. Decisions, decisions. The choice, 00:29:32.910 --> 00:29:36.529 however, must be made. and it will be, when I 00:29:36.529 --> 00:29:51.630 return shortly with Act III. How would you like 00:29:51.630 --> 00:29:54.490 to be in a position to choose between a goddess 00:29:54.490 --> 00:29:57.670 of earthly power and the goddess of heavenly 00:29:57.670 --> 00:30:02.849 love? You say you'd adore such a dilemma? Think 00:30:02.849 --> 00:30:07.619 again. Or better still, listen closely to the 00:30:07.619 --> 00:30:10.099 fate of the Vicon Claude -Louis de Chaubert. 00:30:11.039 --> 00:30:14.539 He happens to be in that precise predicament. 00:30:16.559 --> 00:30:20.339 Ah, good morning Claude. Morning Henri. You seem 00:30:20.339 --> 00:30:22.339 to have quite an appetite this morning. What 00:30:22.339 --> 00:30:25.000 do they say? The condemned man ate a hearty meal. 00:30:25.579 --> 00:30:29.019 What does that mean? I'm not sure. Have you seen 00:30:29.019 --> 00:30:31.859 Eloise? Oh, she's still asleep. That's not like 00:30:31.859 --> 00:30:36.980 her. She's worried about you Well, everything's 00:30:36.980 --> 00:30:39.160 all right. We can be married tomorrow if she 00:30:39.160 --> 00:30:44.240 wants. Oh you've decided of course and What about 00:30:44.240 --> 00:30:48.180 the other one? What other one as if you don't 00:30:48.180 --> 00:30:51.579 know I'm not sure I understand the Venus your 00:30:51.579 --> 00:30:55.640 own Venus deed Oh that let me tell you I didn't 00:30:55.640 --> 00:30:58.259 sleep last night. Oh, I'm sorry. No, no, it was 00:30:58.259 --> 00:31:02.839 good for me Ari I did some thinking And? And 00:31:02.839 --> 00:31:06.039 I called myself every stupid name I could remember. 00:31:06.500 --> 00:31:10.859 Why? If I keep this up, this groundless, mindless 00:31:10.859 --> 00:31:14.539 idiotic fear or apprehension, if I keep imagining 00:31:14.539 --> 00:31:18.640 she talks to me, well, I can very well lose Eloise. 00:31:19.200 --> 00:31:23.920 Eloise is very much in love with you. Love. Love 00:31:23.920 --> 00:31:27.940 is an illusion. You fall in, you fall out. I 00:31:27.940 --> 00:31:30.910 can read women. This ring business is beginning 00:31:30.910 --> 00:31:33.849 to irritate her. Worse, it's starting to bore 00:31:33.849 --> 00:31:36.930 her. Ah, I've been warning you. What really happened? 00:31:37.349 --> 00:31:41.509 I needed a resting place for a ring, so I absently 00:31:41.509 --> 00:31:44.849 placed it on the finger of a statue. A lifeless 00:31:44.849 --> 00:31:48.049 metal statue. You follow me? You're telling the 00:31:48.049 --> 00:31:51.170 story. Due to some phenomenon that probably has 00:31:51.170 --> 00:31:54.170 a rational explanation, if we ever find it, the 00:31:54.170 --> 00:31:57.289 ring seems to adhere to the finger of the statue. 00:31:57.930 --> 00:32:00.549 Is that true? Obviously, the ring's still there. 00:32:00.690 --> 00:32:04.589 But that's all that happened. Who said anything 00:32:04.589 --> 00:32:10.230 else? You did. Me? You. You're the one who invested 00:32:10.230 --> 00:32:13.450 the statue with all kinds of magic and mysterious 00:32:13.450 --> 00:32:17.170 qualities. Well, I was merely stating some facts. 00:32:17.490 --> 00:32:20.609 Oh, yes. Yes, of course. But you have an ulterior 00:32:20.609 --> 00:32:24.849 motive. If you could get me upset, fire my imagination, 00:32:25.069 --> 00:32:28.650 perhaps. Something might happen, and you could 00:32:28.650 --> 00:32:31.509 have Eloise for yourself. I'm not aware that 00:32:31.509 --> 00:32:33.829 I've tried to upset you. No, not consciously 00:32:33.829 --> 00:32:37.009 perhaps. Well, in any event, it's all over. And 00:32:37.009 --> 00:32:39.210 I certainly will not jeopardize my chance of 00:32:39.210 --> 00:32:41.569 becoming a billionaire because of an overactive 00:32:41.569 --> 00:32:47.710 imagination. Do you understand me? Yes. But I 00:32:47.710 --> 00:32:51.029 wish you'd be honest with yourself. You said 00:32:51.029 --> 00:32:55.079 you absently placed the ring on her finger. Is 00:32:55.079 --> 00:32:59.099 that really true? Or did you do it as a joke? 00:32:59.380 --> 00:33:05.160 Or did you, as millions of men before you, actually 00:33:05.160 --> 00:33:09.039 fall in love with her? Oh, no, Harry. We're not 00:33:09.039 --> 00:33:22.059 having any more of that. Well, old girl, I must 00:33:22.059 --> 00:33:25.220 say it was exciting. It was even fun for a while. 00:33:25.559 --> 00:33:29.180 Venus deal. Ah, you must have been something 00:33:29.180 --> 00:33:36.180 in your day. All woman. Oh, no. No, madame. I'm 00:33:36.180 --> 00:33:38.700 wise to these little tricks of the mind. Not 00:33:38.700 --> 00:33:44.819 this time. Not again. Claude. Of course, Claude. 00:33:45.160 --> 00:33:50.359 But you're in my head. You're part of my imagination. 00:33:51.039 --> 00:33:56.819 Claude. You belong to me. I belong to no one. 00:33:57.119 --> 00:34:02.019 I belong to myself. Foolish Claude. Do you think 00:34:02.019 --> 00:34:06.700 you can fight me? You're just an image in my 00:34:06.700 --> 00:34:14.639 own brain. Claude. You don't love Eloise. You're 00:34:14.639 --> 00:34:24.719 in love with love. Claude. I don't believe. Yes, 00:34:24.820 --> 00:34:31.360 Claude. You believe. You believe. The love I 00:34:31.360 --> 00:34:37.539 offer you is beyond dreams, beyond imagination. 00:34:38.039 --> 00:34:43.440 No. No, I'm not listening. A glorious love. No, 00:34:43.719 --> 00:34:49.800 please. Don't be frightened. Come with me. Live 00:34:49.800 --> 00:34:58.349 with me. Live like a god, a god! Live on love! 00:34:58.630 --> 00:35:04.630 No! You asked me Claude! You gave me your ring! 00:35:05.750 --> 00:35:10.989 You wanted me! You always wanted me! Say it! 00:35:11.349 --> 00:35:21.369 No! Say it Claude! Say the truth! Yes! Yes! Yes! 00:35:23.599 --> 00:35:34.500 Then, come. Come with me. Now? Now! That's it! 00:35:35.239 --> 00:35:37.719 That's how it happened! That's how it happened! 00:35:38.059 --> 00:35:41.880 I know! I know how it happened! Claude! What 00:35:41.880 --> 00:35:44.840 are you doing standing out here and yelling like 00:35:44.840 --> 00:35:47.119 a maniac? It's another electrical storm. We'd 00:35:47.119 --> 00:35:49.219 better get inside. Oh, yes. Come, Claude. Now. 00:35:49.320 --> 00:35:52.820 Now, I know. What do you know? I know. I know 00:35:52.820 --> 00:35:55.559 why the ring is stuck on her finger. Huh? Do 00:35:55.559 --> 00:35:58.659 you? Is it so important after all? Oh, yes, it's 00:35:58.659 --> 00:36:01.460 important. Do you remember what René said? He 00:36:01.460 --> 00:36:05.119 said it looked as if the ring is fused to the 00:36:05.119 --> 00:36:08.480 metal. Well, look closely. Doesn't it appear 00:36:08.480 --> 00:36:11.260 that way? Well, what's the difference? He also 00:36:11.260 --> 00:36:14.199 said it was impossible unless you welded it on. 00:36:14.320 --> 00:36:17.780 And of course you didn't. No, I didn't. But someone 00:36:17.780 --> 00:36:21.829 else did. Who? Perhaps not a who, but a what. 00:36:22.130 --> 00:36:25.449 What did happen? We were playing tennis. I took 00:36:25.449 --> 00:36:28.269 the ring off, placed it on her finger. Oh, we 00:36:28.269 --> 00:36:30.489 already know all that. Tell us the rest of it. 00:36:30.590 --> 00:36:33.250 You know the rest of it, too. Claude. Of course 00:36:33.250 --> 00:36:36.369 you do. We kept playing tennis, and then suddenly 00:36:36.369 --> 00:36:39.610 there was a peel of thunder, a flash of lightning. 00:36:40.429 --> 00:36:42.829 Well, don't you see? No. The lightning. It must 00:36:42.829 --> 00:36:45.480 have... It must have struck the statue in such 00:36:45.480 --> 00:36:49.019 a way as to have fused the ring to her finger. 00:36:49.159 --> 00:36:51.920 Well, that's impossible. No, no, it's not impossible. 00:36:51.960 --> 00:36:54.519 It could have happened. Well, then it answers 00:36:54.519 --> 00:36:57.940 the question and finally settles the problem. 00:36:58.000 --> 00:37:01.159 It's the only way we can account for it. Unless... 00:37:01.159 --> 00:37:03.960 No, no, Henri, no more of these unlesses. So 00:37:03.960 --> 00:37:06.960 now, can we forget about it? Oh, absolutely, 00:37:07.139 --> 00:37:12.769 my darling. Eloise, marry me. What I said marry 00:37:12.769 --> 00:37:17.889 me But I was expecting you were expecting a romantic 00:37:17.889 --> 00:37:22.050 speech Poetry sweet music sparkling wine. Yes. 00:37:22.110 --> 00:37:27.190 Shall I try again? Oh, no No, I accept I accept 00:37:27.190 --> 00:37:30.050 May I be the first to offer congratulations? 00:37:30.190 --> 00:37:33.469 Of course, of course Ari you fought a good fight. 00:37:33.469 --> 00:37:38.659 Ah But the better man won Eloise my darling May 00:37:38.659 --> 00:37:42.780 I... may I ask for a wedding present now? Oh, 00:37:42.980 --> 00:37:48.559 anything. Good. Would you... could you get rid 00:37:48.559 --> 00:37:56.480 of this statue? My rival? Well? Of course. We'll 00:37:56.480 --> 00:38:00.480 donate her to a museum. No, no. No, I mean get 00:38:00.480 --> 00:38:06.099 rid of her. How? Have her destroyed. Melted down. 00:38:07.000 --> 00:38:12.519 Oh? But Claude, she's priceless. Well, I... I'll 00:38:12.519 --> 00:38:15.159 have it taken care of tomorrow. Can it be done 00:38:15.159 --> 00:38:18.599 today? Yes. Renée will be back in the morning, 00:38:18.659 --> 00:38:21.099 and... Well, I suppose it'll be all right. He'll 00:38:21.099 --> 00:38:28.800 take care of her. First thing. Ah, ladies and 00:38:28.800 --> 00:38:35.000 gentlemen, your attention, please. A toast to 00:38:35.000 --> 00:38:43.039 the happy couple. Thank you, thank you all. Claude 00:38:43.039 --> 00:38:47.000 and I are so happy. Please, everybody, eat, drink, 00:38:47.559 --> 00:38:50.900 dance. Help us enjoy this, this glorious occasion. 00:38:52.039 --> 00:38:55.480 You look beautiful, my dear. I always dreamed 00:38:55.480 --> 00:39:00.099 of a night like this. Are you happy? Oh, yes. 00:39:00.980 --> 00:39:06.739 Completely? Yes. It's hard, you... You look so 00:39:06.739 --> 00:39:11.039 thoughtful. Do I? Very. I'm only thinking of 00:39:11.039 --> 00:39:15.739 us. Only of us? My darling, in this whole wide 00:39:15.739 --> 00:39:19.980 world, there are only the two of us. But Claude, 00:39:20.340 --> 00:39:26.440 is something the matter? You're frowning. I wasn't 00:39:26.440 --> 00:39:29.960 aware. You're not ill? No, no, of course not. 00:39:30.760 --> 00:39:33.829 You don't look very comfortable. I will. Perhaps 00:39:33.829 --> 00:39:36.610 it's a bit close in here. I may just need a breath 00:39:36.610 --> 00:39:39.269 of fresh air. I'll go with you. No, no dear. 00:39:39.329 --> 00:39:41.289 We both can't leave our guests. I'll just step 00:39:41.289 --> 00:39:52.869 outside for a moment. It'll do me good. Claude. 00:39:53.389 --> 00:39:58.769 Claude Louis. No, no. You fool. I won't believe 00:39:58.769 --> 00:40:02.349 it. What won't you believe? I won't believe you 00:40:02.349 --> 00:40:07.010 are there. You have dared to trifle with the 00:40:07.010 --> 00:40:09.730 heart of a goddess. I don't know what you're 00:40:09.730 --> 00:40:13.590 saying. I offered you my love. I would have given 00:40:13.590 --> 00:40:17.929 myself to you. I've got to fight this. I am not 00:40:17.929 --> 00:40:21.650 mad. I've got to fight. Of all the uncounted 00:40:21.650 --> 00:40:23.710 millions since the very beginning of the human 00:40:23.710 --> 00:40:28.210 race, I offered myself to you. I accept this 00:40:28.210 --> 00:40:43.420 as an hallucination. Fool! Look at me. You're 00:40:43.420 --> 00:40:49.559 flesh and blood. You're a woman. Yes. A woman. 00:40:50.039 --> 00:40:55.139 A woman spurned. A woman scorned. I didn't know. 00:40:55.320 --> 00:40:59.480 How was I to know? I told you. I told you. Forgive 00:40:59.480 --> 00:41:05.380 me. Please forgive me. Forgive you? Come to my 00:41:05.380 --> 00:41:14.789 arms. Embrace me. No. You have lost forever. 00:41:15.670 --> 00:41:24.610 I love you. I love you. Fool! Fool! Please. Please. 00:41:25.610 --> 00:41:31.170 You're, you're crushing me. You love me. But 00:41:31.170 --> 00:41:36.530 now you can only die for the love of me. No. 00:41:37.110 --> 00:41:44.909 Please. Let me, let me love you. Let me go! No! 00:41:45.889 --> 00:41:54.309 No! Help! Help! Claude! Claude, where are you? 00:41:54.469 --> 00:41:59.090 Eloise is worried about... Claude! Oh, no! Don't 00:41:59.090 --> 00:42:02.329 come close, Eloise! Don't look, Eloise, don't! 00:42:03.730 --> 00:42:12.650 The statue, it fell on him. His? Yes. He's dead 00:42:12.650 --> 00:42:25.929 the statue just crushed him Look what is it Look 00:42:25.929 --> 00:42:29.849 at the ring that ring. I don't see the ring. 00:42:29.909 --> 00:42:38.030 Look where on Claude's finger. Oh The ring is 00:42:38.030 --> 00:42:52.090 back on You have a choice. You can believe that 00:42:52.090 --> 00:42:55.369 the goddess Venus fell in love with Claude, became 00:42:55.369 --> 00:42:59.750 angry when he jilted her, and killed him. Or 00:42:59.750 --> 00:43:02.269 you can believe that he went out for a walk, 00:43:02.809 --> 00:43:05.769 and the rain had softened the statue's foundation, 00:43:06.130 --> 00:43:10.190 and it just fell on him. There were also the 00:43:10.190 --> 00:43:13.630 enforcers. All the ingredients are there for 00:43:13.630 --> 00:43:18.840 a provocative stew. Use which you like. and stir 00:43:18.840 --> 00:43:35.079 to your taste. I'll be back shortly. The tale 00:43:35.079 --> 00:43:38.340 you just heard was concerned primarily with love. 00:43:38.940 --> 00:43:43.579 And why not? Love, like murder, is filled with 00:43:43.579 --> 00:43:48.840 suspense, chills, thrills, fears, uncertainty. 00:43:49.639 --> 00:43:52.500 And even better, there is a body of evidence 00:43:52.500 --> 00:43:57.099 to prove that love is far more healthy and satisfying 00:43:57.099 --> 00:44:01.260 than murder. And so, if ever you feel driven, 00:44:01.659 --> 00:44:06.820 why, just fall in love instead. Our cast included 00:44:06.820 --> 00:44:10.780 Norman Rose, Joan Lovejoy, Evie Jester, Dan Ako, 00:44:11.280 --> 00:44:14.239 and Robert Dryden. The entire production was 00:44:14.239 --> 00:44:17.340 under the direction of Hyman Brown. This is E 00:44:17.340 --> 00:44:19.880 .G. Marshall inviting you to return to our Mystery 00:44:19.880 --> 00:44:24.199 Theatre for another adventure in the macabre. 00:44:24.500 --> 00:44:28.840 Until next time, pleasant dreams.