WEBVTT 00:00:00.810 --> 00:00:26.649 And now, Mystery Theater. Come in. Welcome. I'm 00:00:26.649 --> 00:00:29.660 E .G. Marshall. And perhaps you've come to look 00:00:29.660 --> 00:00:34.460 upon me as the master of the macabre, your escort 00:00:34.460 --> 00:00:39.200 into the eerie. And in all honesty, I can say 00:00:39.200 --> 00:00:42.259 that I am happy you have this opinion of me. 00:00:43.100 --> 00:00:46.079 I'll admit to an affinity for tales of the supernatural, 00:00:46.759 --> 00:00:50.759 and even a sneaking fondness for ghosts. Some 00:00:50.759 --> 00:00:54.579 ghosts, that is. I cannot say that I have liked 00:00:54.579 --> 00:00:58.390 every ghost I have met. Because in my experience, 00:00:58.789 --> 00:01:03.289 there can be some very unpleasant ghosts, like 00:01:03.289 --> 00:01:07.469 this one. At this moment in time, Jason, I'm 00:01:07.469 --> 00:01:11.510 a very friendly ghost with warm feelings toward 00:01:11.510 --> 00:01:14.790 you. Because you're going to do me a favor, Jason. 00:01:15.909 --> 00:01:20.629 You are going to kill my wife. Did you hear me, 00:01:20.790 --> 00:01:24.730 Jason? I said you were going to kill Claire. 00:01:25.170 --> 00:01:27.590 I heard you and I say you're a murderer. I'm 00:01:27.590 --> 00:01:32.129 not a murderer! You will kill her, Jason, because 00:01:32.129 --> 00:01:35.489 this is just a sample of what can happen to you 00:01:35.489 --> 00:01:49.590 when my feelings become unfriendly. Our mystery 00:01:49.590 --> 00:01:53.750 drama... Voices of Death was written especially 00:01:53.750 --> 00:01:56.650 for the Mystery Theatre by Murray Burnett and 00:01:56.650 --> 00:02:12.050 stars Mandel Kramer and Ralph Bell. There are 00:02:12.050 --> 00:02:15.810 many stories about faceless voices that speak 00:02:15.810 --> 00:02:19.569 to lonely people. Voices that come from nowhere. 00:02:20.290 --> 00:02:25.069 that threaten, cajole, terrify, or madden the 00:02:25.069 --> 00:02:29.150 mortals who hear them. Our story is about such 00:02:29.150 --> 00:02:33.969 a voice, but it is a voice that has a face, the 00:02:33.969 --> 00:02:38.009 face of a dead man. Most of us know what to expect 00:02:38.009 --> 00:02:41.289 when we turn on a television set, but the last 00:02:41.289 --> 00:02:43.870 thing Jason Phillips expected was to have the 00:02:43.870 --> 00:02:47.530 face of a dead man appear on his television tube. 00:02:47.759 --> 00:02:50.460 How did the face of Peter Truro get on my TV 00:02:50.460 --> 00:02:54.979 screen? Peter, I'm sure if you were alive, you'd 00:02:54.979 --> 00:02:57.599 understand why yours is the last face I'd want 00:02:57.599 --> 00:03:01.120 to look at. So forgive me for switching stations. 00:03:03.300 --> 00:03:05.379 What is this? Peter again? I'll try another channel. 00:03:06.620 --> 00:03:10.379 On every channel? Peter Truro? That's ridiculous. 00:03:11.360 --> 00:03:14.500 And no sound. What's wrong with the sound? Nothing, 00:03:14.919 --> 00:03:19.310 Jason. What? This isn't the normal way to return. 00:03:19.650 --> 00:03:23.090 I'm seeing things and hearing them. Peter Truro 00:03:23.090 --> 00:03:25.490 is dead and buried. He couldn't be talking to 00:03:25.490 --> 00:03:31.509 me from my TV screen. Everything... everything 00:03:31.509 --> 00:03:34.169 happened so suddenly with Peter and Claire and 00:03:34.169 --> 00:03:40.930 that lousy Linvilla. Put the TV back on. Relax, 00:03:41.250 --> 00:03:45.500 Jason. I'm not a delusion. I realize that my 00:03:45.500 --> 00:03:47.719 talking to you this way must be quite a shock, 00:03:48.020 --> 00:03:51.340 but, uh, you're really seeing and talking with 00:03:51.340 --> 00:03:55.219 Peter Truro. Oh, sure. Sure. Peter Truro, who's 00:03:55.219 --> 00:03:58.080 been dead and cremated for ten days. The body, 00:03:58.460 --> 00:04:03.639 yes, Jason, but, uh, nothing else. Now, just 00:04:03.639 --> 00:04:05.719 as soon as we complete our business, you'll be 00:04:05.719 --> 00:04:08.680 rid of me. And you'll be happy. You keep talking 00:04:08.680 --> 00:04:12.360 about business. What kind of business can we 00:04:12.360 --> 00:04:14.500 have? You're going to do a little job for me, 00:04:14.719 --> 00:04:21.300 Jason. You're going to kill my wife. There's 00:04:21.300 --> 00:04:23.980 absolutely no point in you turning off the television, 00:04:24.019 --> 00:04:26.139 Jason. You're a fraud, Peter. I don't know how 00:04:26.139 --> 00:04:27.759 you got into my set, but you're a fraud. Oh, 00:04:27.759 --> 00:04:30.360 come on now. You're not going to claim that you're 00:04:30.360 --> 00:04:33.439 still upset because, after all, I am a ghost? 00:04:34.019 --> 00:04:37.420 Well, of course. It's a perfectly natural occurrence, 00:04:37.620 --> 00:04:39.360 isn't it? Everyone who watches television sooner 00:04:39.360 --> 00:04:42.019 or later finds himself face to face and talking 00:04:42.019 --> 00:04:43.879 with a ghost every time he turns on his set. 00:04:44.000 --> 00:04:45.819 What you're really telling me is that you're 00:04:45.819 --> 00:04:49.120 afraid I'm not a ghost at all, but a figment 00:04:49.120 --> 00:04:52.199 of your imagination. And you find that strange. 00:04:52.899 --> 00:04:55.500 You don't think that that's enough to upset me? 00:04:55.500 --> 00:04:59.879 Of course, of course it is, Jason. Like Hamlet, 00:04:59.920 --> 00:05:03.180 you're wondering about your brain. Yes, I am. 00:05:03.480 --> 00:05:05.959 Well, I can take that worry off your shoulders. 00:05:06.620 --> 00:05:12.360 How? Suppose Claire comes to see you. Claire? 00:05:13.259 --> 00:05:15.660 What would she want? An attack of conscience. 00:05:16.379 --> 00:05:19.800 Guilt. Whatever you may want to call it. But 00:05:19.800 --> 00:05:23.759 Jason, I will make Claire visit you. And then 00:05:23.759 --> 00:05:32.290 we will talk again. What in the world am I doing 00:05:32.290 --> 00:05:34.689 here anyway? Can you tell me, Jason? Putting 00:05:34.689 --> 00:05:38.629 on a marvelous act as usual, Claire. Why do I 00:05:38.629 --> 00:05:42.750 feel cold? Why do I have this feeling that Peter's 00:05:42.750 --> 00:05:45.470 watching? Which question would you like me to 00:05:45.470 --> 00:05:49.470 answer? Do you believe in ghosts? Of course not. 00:05:50.350 --> 00:05:54.029 You sound so sure. So very. And you're not. I 00:05:54.029 --> 00:05:55.730 remember how you used to make fun of the whole 00:05:55.730 --> 00:05:58.449 spiritual scene. I said it was impossible. Claire, 00:05:58.490 --> 00:06:02.110 why this discussion? What made you phone me and 00:06:02.110 --> 00:06:05.089 come here to talk about I've been having dreams 00:06:05.089 --> 00:06:08.610 Dreams well, I know psychiatrists dreams about 00:06:08.610 --> 00:06:12.810 Peter He keeps telling me to come to you and 00:06:12.810 --> 00:06:15.970 explain about Well, you know how you lost the 00:06:15.970 --> 00:06:18.750 part in the play and I'm not making very much 00:06:18.750 --> 00:06:22.050 sense. Am I no you're not I Don't know why you 00:06:22.050 --> 00:06:24.170 came here, but I know damn. Well, you'd better 00:06:24.170 --> 00:06:34.040 leave Are you convinced, Jason? Do you believe 00:06:34.040 --> 00:06:37.639 now that I am a ghost? Well, you heard Claire. 00:06:38.720 --> 00:06:42.980 You know I sent her to you. So she says. I don't 00:06:42.980 --> 00:06:45.259 know whether it was smart to throw her out so 00:06:45.259 --> 00:06:48.379 abruptly. She may become suspicious. About what? 00:06:49.360 --> 00:06:51.819 About your wanting to kill her. You're out of 00:06:51.819 --> 00:06:55.439 your mind. You're crazy. Remember how you felt 00:06:55.439 --> 00:06:58.000 when Claire told you that she was replacing you 00:06:58.000 --> 00:07:00.899 in the part that I had picked for you in... cries 00:07:00.899 --> 00:07:04.060 of dissent remember how you raised because you 00:07:04.060 --> 00:07:06.180 knew that Claire was throwing you are not because 00:07:06.180 --> 00:07:09.180 of your lack of ability but because she wanted 00:07:09.180 --> 00:07:15.019 the pot for her lover Edward Linville you even 00:07:15.019 --> 00:07:16.939 threatened to kill her I don't have to listen 00:07:16.939 --> 00:07:20.459 to any more of this right now I could cheerfully 00:07:20.459 --> 00:07:26.220 have murdered you if you'd been alive hello Jason 00:07:26.220 --> 00:07:29.420 this is Claire darling I do think you owe me 00:07:29.420 --> 00:07:31.930 some sort of explanation for almost throwing 00:07:31.930 --> 00:07:34.009 me out of your place a while ago. Claire, my 00:07:34.009 --> 00:07:36.149 love, the only thing I owe you is a punch in 00:07:36.149 --> 00:07:37.930 the mouth, and if you were a man, I'd be happy 00:07:37.930 --> 00:07:44.009 to give it to you. Are you going to be with us 00:07:44.009 --> 00:07:46.509 long, Mr. Phillips? Well, that depends. You'll 00:07:46.509 --> 00:07:48.550 find all sports and great weather at the Clarkstown 00:07:48.550 --> 00:07:53.110 Inn. You will be in 445. If there's anything 00:07:53.110 --> 00:08:01.209 you want, don't hesitate to ask. Now, before 00:08:01.209 --> 00:08:04.230 I call a leader, I think I'd better see if Peter 00:08:04.230 --> 00:08:08.829 is still with me. Here I am, Jason. You didn't 00:08:08.829 --> 00:08:11.110 think you could run away from me, did you? I 00:08:11.110 --> 00:08:14.550 wasn't sure, but I was hoping. I'm curious about 00:08:14.550 --> 00:08:18.490 one thing. Why did you pick this godforsaken 00:08:18.490 --> 00:08:21.189 little town as a place of refuge? Because I happened 00:08:21.189 --> 00:08:24.730 to have been born right here in Clarkstown. Ah. 00:08:24.990 --> 00:08:27.329 Then this is an attempt to recapture the safety 00:08:27.329 --> 00:08:30.639 of your childhood. That's very touching Jason. 00:08:30.759 --> 00:08:34.100 I've had enough of you tonight Peter Time for 00:08:34.100 --> 00:08:35.980 me to do what I came here for in the first place 00:08:35.980 --> 00:08:48.919 talk to an old friend Hello And it is a pleasure 00:08:48.919 --> 00:08:57.379 to hear yours Jason It is a distinctive voice 00:08:57.379 --> 00:09:00.769 Jason Are you calling from New York? No, I'm 00:09:00.769 --> 00:09:02.629 at the inn right here in Clarkstown. Matter of 00:09:02.629 --> 00:09:05.350 fact, I came here just to see you. How nice. 00:09:06.029 --> 00:09:08.309 But Jason, there's been a lot of years since 00:09:08.309 --> 00:09:11.509 we last spoke. And right now, it's almost past 00:09:11.509 --> 00:09:14.710 my bedtime. How about breakfast with me tomorrow? 00:09:21.110 --> 00:09:25.470 More coffee, Jason. No, thanks, Alita. Alita. 00:09:26.480 --> 00:09:29.720 I'm being haunted. I think I'm going crazy. I 00:09:29.720 --> 00:09:32.559 don't know where to turn or what to do. That's 00:09:32.559 --> 00:09:34.100 why I came to see you. Do you think you can help 00:09:34.100 --> 00:09:37.019 me? If you'll calm down, maybe. Well, you just 00:09:37.019 --> 00:09:39.500 don't know what it's like. And I can't find out 00:09:39.500 --> 00:09:43.639 unless you tell me. Do you know this ghost? Of 00:09:43.639 --> 00:09:46.419 course. It's the famous Broadway producer, Peter 00:09:46.419 --> 00:09:51.220 Truro. I read about his death. It was only a 00:09:51.220 --> 00:09:53.879 short time ago. That's right. And he's been after 00:09:53.879 --> 00:09:57.700 me for the past two weeks. How does this haunting 00:09:57.700 --> 00:10:02.120 manifest itself? Through television. Every time 00:10:02.120 --> 00:10:04.899 I turn on the TV set, it's Peter's face that 00:10:04.899 --> 00:10:08.580 appears. I can't get any other programs, just 00:10:08.580 --> 00:10:12.740 Peter Truro. What does he say to you? Well, that's 00:10:12.740 --> 00:10:15.159 what's got me scared. He's asking me to kill 00:10:15.159 --> 00:10:21.100 his wife. What frightened you, Alita? Why? Well, 00:10:21.860 --> 00:10:24.690 Jason, as I remember you... When you were a boy, 00:10:24.830 --> 00:10:28.129 you were not particularly psychic or even sympathetic 00:10:28.129 --> 00:10:31.110 to psychic phenomena. That's right. In order 00:10:31.110 --> 00:10:33.990 to help you, I must find out why the ghost of 00:10:33.990 --> 00:10:36.990 Peter Truro chose you as his instrument in the 00:10:36.990 --> 00:10:41.610 first place. Can you? I can try. But not this 00:10:41.610 --> 00:10:44.590 morning. Can you come back tonight for another 00:10:44.590 --> 00:10:47.090 seance? Like the one you remembered as a boy. 00:10:47.250 --> 00:10:55.750 That's why I came. I'll be here, Alita. I can't 00:10:55.750 --> 00:10:58.529 promise anything will come out of this. I can't 00:10:58.529 --> 00:11:02.570 even promise to make contact. But if I do, you 00:11:02.570 --> 00:11:05.909 will have to keep absolutely quiet. Understand? 00:11:06.009 --> 00:11:10.710 Yes. Yes, I do. All right. Now, hold my hands. 00:11:12.549 --> 00:11:18.769 Tighter. Yes, that's it. The light. The light 00:11:18.769 --> 00:11:36.539 is too bright. It hurts my eyes. I see you quite 00:11:36.539 --> 00:11:42.159 clearly. Jason... Jason, why did you do this? 00:11:42.960 --> 00:11:45.039 Just when we two were getting along so well, 00:11:45.179 --> 00:11:47.259 you went and brought this stranger in. Well, 00:11:47.340 --> 00:11:51.440 Peter, I... Jason, you must keep quiet. You promised. 00:11:51.559 --> 00:11:55.320 Let him talk for himself. We have some wonderful 00:11:55.320 --> 00:11:58.539 chance when we're alone. Jason is a friend of 00:11:58.539 --> 00:12:03.710 mine. He has asked my help. Why did you choose 00:12:03.710 --> 00:12:08.710 him to torment? It is I who am in torment. You 00:12:08.710 --> 00:12:12.129 must know that. It is I who cannot rest until 00:12:12.129 --> 00:12:18.570 a vow has been kept. What vow? The marriage vow. 00:12:19.309 --> 00:12:24.370 Has it not been kept? Did you not plight love 00:12:24.370 --> 00:12:29.370 till death do us part? No. Our vow was to remain 00:12:29.370 --> 00:12:33.950 faithful and loving. Forever. We change the marriage 00:12:33.950 --> 00:12:39.029 ceremony. And the vow has not been kept. And 00:12:39.029 --> 00:12:46.269 I seek revenge. I will have revenge. I will. 00:12:47.649 --> 00:12:56.629 Alita, are you all right? Yes. Yes. I will be 00:12:56.629 --> 00:13:01.320 fine. You sure you're going to be all right? 00:13:01.960 --> 00:13:06.519 Yes, I am sure about me. But I am worried about 00:13:06.519 --> 00:13:16.820 you, Jason. I am not sure about you. Ghosts are 00:13:16.820 --> 00:13:20.919 very much like UFOs. People say they don't exist. 00:13:21.620 --> 00:13:26.159 But somehow the idea of ghosts and UFOs just 00:13:26.159 --> 00:13:43.720 won't go away. The question of whether ghosts 00:13:43.720 --> 00:13:46.980 can have anything to do with dreams is one that 00:13:46.980 --> 00:13:49.840 has occupied the thoughts of psychics since people 00:13:49.840 --> 00:13:53.940 first began to talk about ghosts. Jason Phillips 00:13:53.940 --> 00:13:58.460 was haunted by a ghost, not in his dreams, but 00:13:58.460 --> 00:14:02.000 one who took over his TV set. Jason is seeking 00:14:02.000 --> 00:14:06.159 help, not from an analyst, but from an old and 00:14:06.159 --> 00:14:09.919 respected medium. Whom he had known since childhood. 00:14:10.220 --> 00:14:12.139 All right. All right elite I don't mean to start 00:14:12.139 --> 00:14:14.179 a discussion All I want to know is how do I get 00:14:14.179 --> 00:14:16.840 rid of the ghost of Peter Truro? I wish I could 00:14:16.840 --> 00:14:20.179 tell you You mean I can't get any help I'll have 00:14:20.179 --> 00:14:22.720 to spend the rest of my life listening to Peter 00:14:22.720 --> 00:14:25.320 Insisting that I kill Claire for him. You can 00:14:25.320 --> 00:14:27.480 turn off your television. Can't you oh great? 00:14:27.500 --> 00:14:29.500 I'll never look at a TV set again. Is that your 00:14:29.500 --> 00:14:33.240 solution? How deeply was Peter devoted to his 00:14:33.240 --> 00:14:36.559 wife? What kind of question is that a very? Well, 00:14:37.259 --> 00:14:39.899 there was a jealousy act that Peter was putting 00:14:39.899 --> 00:14:43.820 on. What made you think it was, as you put it, 00:14:44.039 --> 00:14:47.200 an act? Because nobody could have been that jealous. 00:14:48.039 --> 00:14:50.700 What about the relationship? Was it a good one? 00:14:50.740 --> 00:14:52.700 I don't know. I never stopped to think about 00:14:52.700 --> 00:14:56.440 it. There was the difference in age. I mean, 00:14:56.539 --> 00:14:59.559 Peter was some... 18 years older than Claire, 00:14:59.720 --> 00:15:02.419 and he was Broadway's outstanding producer, and 00:15:02.419 --> 00:15:04.600 she was an actress. Are you trying to say that 00:15:04.600 --> 00:15:07.320 Claire married Truro to advance her career? That 00:15:07.320 --> 00:15:09.379 she didn't love him? Well, there was no question 00:15:09.379 --> 00:15:11.480 that Truro worshipped Claire, that he'd do anything 00:15:11.480 --> 00:15:17.100 for her. She liked Peter, but... Well, I think 00:15:17.100 --> 00:15:19.480 the feeling was deeper on his side than hers. 00:15:20.200 --> 00:15:23.389 And how did you feel about Claire? Alita, I don't 00:15:23.389 --> 00:15:26.009 see the point of all this. Ghosts do not choose 00:15:26.009 --> 00:15:30.029 people to haunt, unless by design. In order even 00:15:30.029 --> 00:15:33.929 to begin to help you, we must try to find out 00:15:33.929 --> 00:15:37.409 why Peter Truro chose you as an instrument for 00:15:37.409 --> 00:15:40.490 his vengeance. How do you feel about Claire? 00:15:41.450 --> 00:15:44.129 Well, I'm certainly not fond of her. After all, 00:15:44.129 --> 00:15:46.549 she was responsible for my losing the part in 00:15:46.549 --> 00:15:49.820 Cries of Descent. You wanted to kill her. Don't 00:15:49.820 --> 00:15:51.899 be ridiculous. You sound just like Peter. You 00:15:51.899 --> 00:15:54.820 won't admit it to yourself. But you're secretly 00:15:54.820 --> 00:15:57.240 delighted with the idea of punishing Claire Truro. 00:15:57.980 --> 00:16:00.519 And there is no way you can get rid of Peter 00:16:00.519 --> 00:16:10.159 Truro until you do. Welcome home, Jason. So nice 00:16:10.159 --> 00:16:14.039 to be back with you. Cut it, Peter. I liked your 00:16:14.039 --> 00:16:17.559 friend a leader. Oh, I'm glad. Well, now that 00:16:17.559 --> 00:16:19.600 your investigation has proved that I'm really 00:16:19.600 --> 00:16:22.019 a ghost and not something your imagination cooked 00:16:22.019 --> 00:16:25.340 up, we can get down to specifics about killing 00:16:25.340 --> 00:16:29.159 Claire. Now, let's get this straight. I evidently 00:16:29.159 --> 00:16:31.620 can't stop you from appearing on my TV screen, 00:16:31.960 --> 00:16:36.460 but I am not going to kill anyone, not even Claire. 00:16:37.159 --> 00:16:39.759 I'll show you how you can get away with it. I'm 00:16:39.759 --> 00:16:42.379 not interested. What could you lose by sitting 00:16:42.379 --> 00:16:45.000 down and picking up a piece of paper and a pen? 00:16:46.569 --> 00:16:51.710 I don't know. Admit you're curious. All right, 00:16:51.730 --> 00:16:55.149 I'm curious. Oh, come on. Jason, you know we 00:16:55.149 --> 00:16:59.210 both burn for revenge. You because Claire fired 00:16:59.210 --> 00:17:01.690 you from Cries of Descent to replace you with 00:17:01.690 --> 00:17:05.829 her lover, Edward Lindvig. Who is awful. Have 00:17:05.829 --> 00:17:08.190 you seen him? Oh, I don't have to. I know he's 00:17:08.190 --> 00:17:13.769 terrible. But he's playing the part. And he's 00:17:13.769 --> 00:17:17.740 sleeping with my wife, so... Get the paper and 00:17:17.740 --> 00:17:24.079 pen, eh? All right. Now, write the following. 00:17:25.359 --> 00:17:32.240 My darling, this should not come as a surprise 00:17:32.240 --> 00:17:38.619 since we talked about your unfaithfulness. No, 00:17:38.619 --> 00:17:40.480 wait a minute, Peter. There's not much more. 00:17:42.160 --> 00:17:46.190 Unfaithfulness many times. And you know that 00:17:46.190 --> 00:17:54.490 I said I would kill you. My dearest, prepare 00:17:54.490 --> 00:18:00.710 to die. And sign it, Peter. What do you think 00:18:00.710 --> 00:18:03.430 she'll say when she finds that in her desk drawer? 00:18:03.750 --> 00:18:05.650 Well, I think she'll laugh because she'll know 00:18:05.650 --> 00:18:08.589 it's an obvious forgery. Well, take another look, 00:18:08.789 --> 00:18:12.109 Jason. And then tell me if you recognize the 00:18:12.109 --> 00:18:19.359 writing. What? How did you do it? This is your 00:18:19.359 --> 00:18:27.960 handwriting. Please, please Edward, don't make 00:18:27.960 --> 00:18:30.680 me look again. Darling, you must. This thing 00:18:30.680 --> 00:18:33.259 has gone too far for you to give into it now. 00:18:33.579 --> 00:18:36.299 Now please open the drawer. What if I find another 00:18:36.299 --> 00:18:39.460 of those horrible notes? You won't find anymore. 00:18:39.740 --> 00:18:42.079 I've had the only key to the drawer in my pocket 00:18:42.079 --> 00:18:45.190 for the past two days. Can't we just let it go 00:18:45.190 --> 00:18:48.430 for now? Open the drawer. Now here's the key, 00:18:49.130 --> 00:18:58.690 darling. What was it? Another note. Another one. 00:18:59.109 --> 00:19:02.230 Well, that's impossible. Let me see. No, don't. 00:19:04.549 --> 00:19:12.769 It's impossible, you said. Impossible. Tell me 00:19:12.769 --> 00:19:17.329 it's impossible. I think we should go to the 00:19:17.329 --> 00:19:19.910 police. And tell them what? That you're getting 00:19:19.910 --> 00:19:21.910 notes from a dead man? Well, haven't you been 00:19:21.910 --> 00:19:24.190 telling me all along that that was impossible? 00:19:24.210 --> 00:19:28.309 Of course I have. That we could go to the police 00:19:28.309 --> 00:19:32.309 and tell them that some vicious practical joker's 00:19:32.309 --> 00:19:34.529 blackmailing me. He hasn't asked for anything. 00:19:34.690 --> 00:19:36.329 Oh, he's building up to it. I know he's building 00:19:36.329 --> 00:19:39.210 up to it. Who is he? That's the big question. 00:19:39.480 --> 00:19:42.539 Who is doing this and how? I'll swear that the 00:19:42.539 --> 00:19:45.240 notes are in Peter's handwriting and any handwriting 00:19:45.240 --> 00:19:48.039 expert will swear to the same thing. Then maybe 00:19:48.039 --> 00:19:50.000 we should ask the police to begin looking for 00:19:50.000 --> 00:19:52.160 a master forger. I thought you said we shouldn't 00:19:52.160 --> 00:19:55.519 go to the police. Well, I have an idea. Now, 00:19:55.519 --> 00:19:58.460 it may be crazy and I don't know whether or not 00:19:58.460 --> 00:20:01.099 it'll help, but it's an idea. I'll do anything, 00:20:01.660 --> 00:20:04.460 anything to stop this nonsense. Well, maybe we 00:20:04.460 --> 00:20:07.559 should find a spiritualist and have a consultation. 00:20:13.009 --> 00:20:19.549 Who is it? Ed Linville. Well, if I say I'm surprised, 00:20:19.650 --> 00:20:25.509 I'm sure you'll understand. Completely. And I'm 00:20:25.509 --> 00:20:27.549 sure that you'll understand that I wouldn't be 00:20:27.549 --> 00:20:29.490 here in your apartment unless I thought it was 00:20:29.490 --> 00:20:32.869 very important. Granted. I'm here because I can't 00:20:32.869 --> 00:20:34.809 help feeling there's some connection between 00:20:34.809 --> 00:20:37.710 you and some crazy notes Claire's been getting. 00:20:38.049 --> 00:20:41.250 Notes? Don't think I understand. Somebody has 00:20:41.250 --> 00:20:44.190 started a systematic campaign of persecution 00:20:44.190 --> 00:20:46.470 against Claire. Well, why don't you go to the 00:20:46.470 --> 00:20:48.529 police? Because I'm afraid of the publicity. 00:20:49.349 --> 00:20:51.289 Claire will look silly because the persecution 00:20:51.289 --> 00:20:55.250 is seemingly directed by Peter Truro. Well, she 00:20:55.250 --> 00:20:56.710 can't be serious. How could Peter possibly... 00:20:56.710 --> 00:20:59.390 That's what everyone's reaction is, because I 00:20:59.390 --> 00:21:01.849 can't explain the notes. That's the second time 00:21:01.849 --> 00:21:04.509 you've mentioned notes. They're vicious, handwritten 00:21:04.509 --> 00:21:08.009 little jottings, all reminding her of some... 00:21:07.849 --> 00:21:11.009 Silly vows that she met made with Truro before 00:21:11.009 --> 00:21:13.630 they were married and they threaten her life 00:21:13.630 --> 00:21:17.190 They're all signed by Peter Truro. Well, it's 00:21:17.190 --> 00:21:20.349 impossible. That's what I said Claire insists 00:21:20.349 --> 00:21:23.190 that the handwriting is Peters It's been checked 00:21:23.190 --> 00:21:26.170 by three handwriting experts. All three say Claire's 00:21:26.170 --> 00:21:28.890 right. The handwriting is Peters Well, that still 00:21:28.890 --> 00:21:30.670 doesn't explain what brings you here to see me. 00:21:30.670 --> 00:21:34.069 I told you Claire's sense. There's a connection 00:21:34.069 --> 00:21:38.759 She told me She came to see you. Yes, she did. 00:21:38.859 --> 00:21:40.980 And she told me you behaved rather strangely. 00:21:41.160 --> 00:21:42.779 Look, I know you're worried about Claire, so 00:21:42.779 --> 00:21:44.299 I'm giving you a lot of latitude, but you're 00:21:44.299 --> 00:21:46.380 really beginning to annoy me, Linville. I'm just 00:21:46.380 --> 00:21:48.960 trying to find out why you got so angry with 00:21:48.960 --> 00:21:51.640 her when she was only talking about her dreams. 00:21:53.160 --> 00:21:56.420 She came here, I thought, to ask my forgiveness 00:21:56.420 --> 00:21:59.619 for the raw deal she gave me in cries of dissent. 00:21:59.980 --> 00:22:02.779 A deal which you were part of. Now why should 00:22:02.779 --> 00:22:04.759 I sympathize with Claire and her problems? We 00:22:04.759 --> 00:22:06.839 were never that close before Peter died and as 00:22:06.839 --> 00:22:09.519 far as you're concerned you forget that I replaced 00:22:09.519 --> 00:22:11.839 you You don't have a right to ask me to forget. 00:22:11.920 --> 00:22:14.660 Oh, yes I have and I'm gonna get some answers 00:22:14.660 --> 00:22:17.119 or the cops are gonna get some information Even 00:22:17.119 --> 00:22:20.259 if it means bad publicity the cops Claire and 00:22:20.259 --> 00:22:23.779 I went to a medium. We showed her the notes We 00:22:23.779 --> 00:22:27.490 told her all we knew She held a seance and she 00:22:27.490 --> 00:22:30.069 came up with your name. And that's what you're 00:22:30.069 --> 00:22:32.170 going to tell the cops? That and the fact that 00:22:32.170 --> 00:22:34.509 you're mad because I replaced you in cries of 00:22:34.509 --> 00:22:36.190 dissent. You've had this coming and now you're 00:22:36.190 --> 00:22:40.309 going to get... I'll kill you. So help me, I'll 00:22:40.309 --> 00:22:51.029 kill you. So, Jason, we made quite a spectacle 00:22:51.029 --> 00:22:53.049 of ourselves with Edward Linville, didn't we? 00:22:53.109 --> 00:22:56.269 How did that medium get my name? She must have 00:22:56.269 --> 00:22:59.009 been extraordinarily perceptive. You know that 00:22:59.009 --> 00:23:02.650 it was a she. You're in on this. Oh really, Jason, 00:23:02.730 --> 00:23:05.849 you're becoming paranoid. Since I'm obviously 00:23:05.849 --> 00:23:08.309 depending on you to kill Claire, for me it would 00:23:08.309 --> 00:23:11.109 be extraordinarily stupid for me to have you 00:23:11.109 --> 00:23:14.690 suspected even before the crime. Nobody is going 00:23:14.690 --> 00:23:16.970 to be suspected because there isn't going to 00:23:16.970 --> 00:23:19.289 be any crime. Oh, you're adrenaline still working 00:23:19.289 --> 00:23:21.329 overtime because of that scrap with Linville. 00:23:21.799 --> 00:23:24.480 When you calm down, you realize what a fool you're 00:23:24.480 --> 00:23:27.039 making of yourself. No need to remind me. I realized 00:23:27.039 --> 00:23:28.599 that the minute Linville said he'd been given 00:23:28.599 --> 00:23:32.779 my name. What story can Linville take to the 00:23:32.779 --> 00:23:35.160 police? He can accuse me of writing poison pen 00:23:35.160 --> 00:23:38.960 letters to Claire. He can? On what evidence? 00:23:40.160 --> 00:23:44.460 The word of a medium? According to Linville himself, 00:23:44.680 --> 00:23:46.680 Claire had the notes checked with a handwriting 00:23:46.680 --> 00:23:50.200 expert who swore that the handwriting was mine. 00:23:51.019 --> 00:23:55.380 Now, how does that point to you? Why can't you 00:23:55.380 --> 00:23:59.700 leave me alone? Oh, come, Jason. You were having 00:23:59.700 --> 00:24:02.500 a ball with the notes and watching the effect 00:24:02.500 --> 00:24:05.420 they had on Claire. All right, I'll admit that, 00:24:05.460 --> 00:24:08.119 but writing nasty little notes is a lot different 00:24:08.119 --> 00:24:10.880 than killing. Well, of course it is. And you 00:24:10.880 --> 00:24:13.019 want me to guarantee that no one will ever connect 00:24:13.019 --> 00:24:15.539 you with a killing. That's what you really want, 00:24:15.640 --> 00:24:18.259 isn't it, Jason? Look, you're too smug for me 00:24:18.259 --> 00:24:20.609 to argue with. There's no point in any further 00:24:20.609 --> 00:24:22.490 discussion, so... No, no, hold on a minute, Jason, 00:24:22.569 --> 00:24:26.470 hold on. I want to tell you how I can guarantee 00:24:26.470 --> 00:24:29.190 your being in the clear. Like promising me you 00:24:29.190 --> 00:24:31.910 won't give the police my name? I offer you complete 00:24:31.910 --> 00:24:40.049 safety. How? A suicide note. Suicide? Exactly. 00:24:41.589 --> 00:24:45.319 Claire will commit suicide. Take an overdose 00:24:45.319 --> 00:24:48.720 of sleeping pills and leave a completely authentic 00:24:48.720 --> 00:24:51.720 suicide note to prove it. You mean you're really 00:24:51.720 --> 00:24:55.279 going to drive Claire to suicide? Don't you think 00:24:55.279 --> 00:25:00.559 Claire is the suicidal type? No. I agree. That's 00:25:00.559 --> 00:25:04.079 why we must have the note. You want to write 00:25:04.079 --> 00:25:08.279 it now? Are you out of your mind? Just write 00:25:08.279 --> 00:25:12.470 what I dictate. No way. We are going to say that 00:25:12.470 --> 00:25:15.809 she just couldn't stand the idea of betraying 00:25:15.809 --> 00:25:20.210 me and breaking her solemn marriage vow. Now, 00:25:20.210 --> 00:25:21.849 you're not going to mention me, are you? Well, 00:25:21.849 --> 00:25:24.009 of course not. Somebody will remember that the 00:25:24.009 --> 00:25:25.970 earlier notes dealt with me and Lindale. That's 00:25:25.970 --> 00:25:28.829 why we'll just stick with her guilt about betraying 00:25:28.829 --> 00:25:32.670 me. You see how careful I'm being about involving 00:25:32.670 --> 00:25:34.730 you? Yes, but you want me to write the note. 00:25:34.769 --> 00:25:38.259 You must. I guarantee the handwriting experts 00:25:38.259 --> 00:25:41.599 will all swear the handwriting's genuine. In 00:25:41.599 --> 00:25:44.200 addition, it will be on her special stationery, 00:25:44.200 --> 00:25:46.480 of course. And how are you going to arrange that? 00:25:47.140 --> 00:25:51.500 You are. You are going to be invited to a party. 00:25:52.539 --> 00:25:55.259 A bash that Claire will be giving next week. 00:25:56.259 --> 00:25:58.500 While you're there, I'll arrange to show you 00:25:58.500 --> 00:26:01.599 the room where Claire keeps her stationery and 00:26:01.599 --> 00:26:04.319 the desk. Oh, forget it. Haven't you ever heard 00:26:04.319 --> 00:26:06.640 of fingerprints? Mine will be all over the place. 00:26:09.299 --> 00:26:14.440 Pick it up, Jason. That's Claire calling with 00:26:14.440 --> 00:26:21.980 your invitation. Congratulations, Jason. You 00:26:21.980 --> 00:26:24.319 accepted Claire's invitation with just the right 00:26:24.319 --> 00:26:26.980 amount of reluctance. How did you know that Claire 00:26:26.980 --> 00:26:29.720 would call? Oh, you must grant me certain ghostly 00:26:29.720 --> 00:26:32.900 secrets of the trade. It should reassure you 00:26:32.900 --> 00:26:35.039 about our chances of pulling off a successful 00:26:35.039 --> 00:26:37.920 murder. I thought you said suicide. Yes, I did, 00:26:37.960 --> 00:26:40.880 but to be quite accurate I should have said apparent 00:26:40.880 --> 00:26:44.140 suicide. We both agreed that Claire wasn't the 00:26:44.140 --> 00:26:46.200 suicidal type. Then what was all that talk about 00:26:46.200 --> 00:26:48.619 sleeping pills and a suicide note? Just talk? 00:26:49.160 --> 00:26:50.839 By no means. Well, she's not going to take an 00:26:50.839 --> 00:26:53.920 overdose of her own free will. That is where 00:26:53.920 --> 00:26:57.880 you come in, Jason. You'll have to see to it 00:26:57.880 --> 00:27:01.109 that she takes them. We'll work that out somehow 00:27:01.109 --> 00:27:04.089 the devil we will This is where I get off Peter. 00:27:04.130 --> 00:27:06.049 I'm finishing with you once and for all even 00:27:06.049 --> 00:27:09.789 if I have to smash the set We're past that Jason 00:27:09.789 --> 00:27:13.769 old boy Wait a minute the sets off. I hear you. 00:27:13.789 --> 00:27:16.529 Why can't I see you? Of course the set is off 00:27:16.529 --> 00:27:20.809 Jason But now we have such a close relationship 00:27:20.809 --> 00:27:23.509 that I don't have to depend on a mechanical device 00:27:23.509 --> 00:27:28.940 to communicate with you From now on Jason I'm 00:27:28.940 --> 00:27:38.220 your friend and faithful companion. Who was it 00:27:38.220 --> 00:27:41.319 who first said, with a friend like that, who 00:27:41.319 --> 00:27:45.220 needs enemies? Oh well, it really doesn't matter. 00:27:46.039 --> 00:27:49.059 What matters is that a ghostly voice has taken 00:27:49.059 --> 00:27:52.640 control of Jason Phillips. All of us are driven 00:27:52.640 --> 00:27:56.579 sometimes by forces we don't clearly see or understand. 00:27:56.960 --> 00:27:59.900 But how many of you have ever obeyed the commands 00:27:59.900 --> 00:28:04.420 of a ghost? And what happened when you did? Don't 00:28:04.420 --> 00:28:21.480 answer that! People who hear voices either tell 00:28:21.480 --> 00:28:25.420 no one or lay themselves open to all sorts of 00:28:25.420 --> 00:28:28.930 risks. not the least of which is ending up on 00:28:28.930 --> 00:28:32.309 a couch. Actor Jason Phillips has been hearing 00:28:32.309 --> 00:28:36.029 the same voice for weeks, the voice of a Broadway 00:28:36.029 --> 00:28:40.789 producer who keeps urging Jason to kill the producer's 00:28:40.789 --> 00:28:45.029 actress wife. Jason is now disturbed enough to 00:28:45.029 --> 00:28:47.450 seek help from a distinguished and brilliant 00:28:47.450 --> 00:28:50.390 psychiatrist. The whole purpose of our talks, 00:28:50.670 --> 00:28:54.089 Jason, depends on your deciding what is important. 00:28:54.569 --> 00:28:57.930 Now, obviously, your losing the part in Cries 00:28:57.930 --> 00:29:00.809 of Descent was a real shock to you. Well, it 00:29:00.809 --> 00:29:04.549 would be to anybody. Of course, but what about 00:29:04.549 --> 00:29:08.150 Claire Truro? What was your relationship with 00:29:08.150 --> 00:29:12.789 her before that? It was friendly, casual. I mean, 00:29:12.809 --> 00:29:14.509 after all, she was Peter's wife, and he made 00:29:14.509 --> 00:29:17.150 no bones about how he felt about her. Were you 00:29:17.150 --> 00:29:19.609 attracted to her? She's a very good -looking 00:29:19.609 --> 00:29:25.730 woman. That's not what I asked. Oh. Guess maybe 00:29:25.730 --> 00:29:29.430 but nothing earth -shaking and how did she feel 00:29:29.430 --> 00:29:33.809 about you? I? Don't know I mean I think it might 00:29:33.809 --> 00:29:37.130 be wise if you could recreate the day She told 00:29:37.130 --> 00:29:40.269 you she was replacing you in cries of descent 00:29:40.269 --> 00:29:42.529 Well, I don't know if I can remember all of it 00:29:42.529 --> 00:29:44.950 I you know I came to the theater that day about 00:29:44.950 --> 00:29:47.809 the same time as usual Rehearsal was scheduled 00:29:47.809 --> 00:29:51.210 for 11. I got there about 1050. I was sitting 00:29:51.210 --> 00:29:53.509 in my dressing room when I heard a knock on the 00:29:53.509 --> 00:29:59.710 door. Come in. I'm glad you're early, Jason. 00:30:00.390 --> 00:30:02.009 There's something I want to talk to you about. 00:30:02.269 --> 00:30:07.049 Fine. Will I need the script? No. Jason, darling, 00:30:07.650 --> 00:30:09.930 this isn't going to be very pleasant. Well, the 00:30:09.930 --> 00:30:12.349 last few weeks haven't been very pleasant. This 00:30:12.349 --> 00:30:14.970 is something I know is going to hurt you, and 00:30:14.970 --> 00:30:19.349 I wish how I wish... You're not making sense. 00:30:20.190 --> 00:30:23.309 I've never done this before. I've never fired 00:30:23.309 --> 00:30:29.990 an actor before. Fired an act? You mean I'm out 00:30:29.990 --> 00:30:37.150 of the play? I'm afraid so. But why? Why? You 00:30:37.150 --> 00:30:38.970 know I'm good in the part. You know what the 00:30:38.970 --> 00:30:41.349 part means to me. Why would... I think you're 00:30:41.349 --> 00:30:46.430 beginning to understand. Believe me, Jason, I... 00:30:46.430 --> 00:30:51.309 Does Linville mean that much to you? Well, you... 00:30:51.160 --> 00:30:54.380 I knew you were seeing a lot of him, but I didn't 00:30:54.380 --> 00:30:59.140 think that... Well, isn't this very sudden? Peter's 00:30:59.140 --> 00:31:02.240 only been dead a few days. Edward Linville and 00:31:02.240 --> 00:31:07.200 I... Well, we go back a long way. Claire... I 00:31:07.200 --> 00:31:09.279 don't want to hear any stories of old love affairs. 00:31:10.200 --> 00:31:11.779 It's not going to make me feel any differently 00:31:11.779 --> 00:31:14.299 about the kind of deal you're giving me. I don't 00:31:14.299 --> 00:31:16.619 suppose I could expect you to feel any other 00:31:16.619 --> 00:31:19.839 way. Come off it, Claire. You cut my heart out 00:31:19.839 --> 00:31:21.680 and you want to be forgiven you'll get your full 00:31:21.680 --> 00:31:24.299 salary for the run of I don't need it I'll take 00:31:24.299 --> 00:31:26.599 my two weeks notice. I'll be in touch with your 00:31:26.599 --> 00:31:31.059 agent Goodbye jeez and that's about the way it 00:31:31.059 --> 00:31:36.019 was doctor. Oh Traumatic experience it has left 00:31:36.019 --> 00:31:38.539 a deep scar. Well, I knew that before I came 00:31:38.539 --> 00:31:42.640 to you now help me Well, the help must come from 00:31:42.640 --> 00:31:46.180 within you You don't believe in this ghost of 00:31:46.180 --> 00:31:50.490 mine. Do you? We keep going around in circles, 00:31:50.549 --> 00:31:54.269 doctor. Not quite. The first day you came to 00:31:54.269 --> 00:31:56.349 me you wanted to know whether or not you could 00:31:56.349 --> 00:31:59.390 actually hear a voice and be perfectly sane. 00:32:00.230 --> 00:32:02.569 You remember I gave you an answer. Yes, you said 00:32:02.569 --> 00:32:05.269 it was possible. And then? Then I told you the 00:32:05.269 --> 00:32:07.410 voice I heard belonged to a dead man and asked 00:32:07.410 --> 00:32:10.089 if you believed in ghosts. And do you remember 00:32:10.089 --> 00:32:13.630 my answer? Yes, you said for some people ghosts 00:32:13.630 --> 00:32:16.819 are a way of life. That's right. Doesn't that 00:32:16.819 --> 00:32:19.519 apply to you? No, and I don't know anyone it 00:32:19.519 --> 00:32:21.900 does apply to. Doctor, if you're trying to confuse 00:32:21.900 --> 00:32:24.900 me, you're doing a great job. I'm trying to lead 00:32:24.900 --> 00:32:28.740 you to a conclusion. You'd only kill someone 00:32:28.740 --> 00:32:32.380 who did you harm. Does that seem so strange? 00:32:32.720 --> 00:32:35.720 Someone like Claire Truro. There you go again, 00:32:35.940 --> 00:32:37.980 Doctor, trying to prove something. Prove what? 00:32:38.039 --> 00:32:40.400 That I'd really like to kill Claire. Wouldn't 00:32:40.400 --> 00:32:45.880 you? Yes. Yes, I would. I'd like to get my hands 00:32:45.880 --> 00:32:53.880 around her throat. Yes, I want to kill her! What 00:32:53.880 --> 00:32:57.240 in the world have you done, Jason? Made a purchase, 00:32:57.480 --> 00:32:59.559 Peter. A mannequin. Don't you recognize her? 00:33:00.319 --> 00:33:03.180 Should I? Well, she's a lady very close to your 00:33:03.180 --> 00:33:07.039 heart. To me, she just looks like any other window 00:33:07.039 --> 00:33:09.279 dummy they use in dress shops. Ah, but this one 00:33:09.279 --> 00:33:11.440 is different, Peter. Don't you recognize your 00:33:11.440 --> 00:33:16.740 beloved wife? Claire. What kind of foolishness 00:33:16.740 --> 00:33:19.640 is this? Expensive, made -to -order therapy for 00:33:19.640 --> 00:33:22.819 a man who talks to ghosts. A ghost who wants 00:33:22.819 --> 00:33:27.619 him to kill his wife. Now, I prep Claire up here 00:33:27.619 --> 00:33:31.779 in the corner of this couch, and I hear! And 00:33:31.779 --> 00:33:36.880 I hear again, and again, and again! You feel 00:33:36.880 --> 00:33:40.880 better? Much better, Peter. You see, I'm willing 00:33:40.880 --> 00:33:43.759 to admit to you now that I am aggressive towards 00:33:43.759 --> 00:33:47.220 Claire and I would like to see her dead. That 00:33:47.220 --> 00:33:50.700 is progress. That's what my doctor says. Now 00:33:50.700 --> 00:33:52.660 that I've admitted the terrible thought and acknowledged 00:33:52.660 --> 00:33:55.900 it, I can get rid of my aggression. By hitting 00:33:55.900 --> 00:33:59.099 that department store dummy on the head? You 00:33:59.099 --> 00:34:07.109 go ahead and laugh. But it's going to work. Jason, 00:34:07.130 --> 00:34:11.030 over here. Oh, great party, Claire. Thank you, 00:34:11.030 --> 00:34:14.730 Jason. I want you and Edward to shake hands right 00:34:14.730 --> 00:34:18.050 here now. Of course. Go on, Edward. Go on, shake 00:34:18.050 --> 00:34:20.670 hands. Well, I think I made a fool of myself, 00:34:20.909 --> 00:34:22.889 Jason. Well, you don't have a monopoly on foolishness. 00:34:22.909 --> 00:34:25.469 I kind of lost my head, too. Well, it's all over 00:34:25.469 --> 00:34:28.530 now. And even though Edward said I shouldn't, 00:34:28.889 --> 00:34:30.989 I have to ask a favor, Jason. Go right ahead. 00:34:31.349 --> 00:34:33.070 Well, you know that little church around the 00:34:33.070 --> 00:34:35.349 corner from your apartment? You mean St. Anthony's? 00:34:35.369 --> 00:34:37.739 Mm -hmm, that's it. They have a theatrical about 00:34:37.739 --> 00:34:40.300 this time every year, and I've known Father Kinsolving 00:34:40.300 --> 00:34:44.280 for years and years, and... Well, I... I always 00:34:44.280 --> 00:34:47.300 donate some costumes. I was wondering if you'd 00:34:47.300 --> 00:34:49.900 be kind enough to drop them off for me. No trouble 00:34:49.900 --> 00:34:52.539 at all. I'd be happy to. You see, Edward, what 00:34:52.539 --> 00:34:55.280 you called my silly brainstorm turned out to 00:34:55.280 --> 00:35:03.039 be not such a bad idea at all. Welcome home, 00:35:03.199 --> 00:35:06.070 Jason. Did you enjoy the party? Matter of fact, 00:35:06.070 --> 00:35:08.789 I had a ball. I see you have the clothes with 00:35:08.789 --> 00:35:11.050 which you can dress that ridiculous dummy, so 00:35:11.050 --> 00:35:14.190 it looks even more like Claire. These are costumes 00:35:14.190 --> 00:35:16.489 that I have to give to St. Anthony's. Well, try 00:35:16.489 --> 00:35:19.570 one of them on the dummy. You'll find it will 00:35:19.570 --> 00:35:24.110 make your therapy more effective. Go on. I like 00:35:24.110 --> 00:35:27.730 that blue dress. Wait a minute. Did you have 00:35:27.730 --> 00:35:30.210 anything to do with this? Of course. Of course 00:35:30.210 --> 00:35:33.190 I put the idea into Claire's head of asking you 00:35:33.190 --> 00:35:36.210 to deliver the costumes. I think it's going to 00:35:36.210 --> 00:35:39.269 please me to see a more lifelike Claire in your 00:35:39.269 --> 00:35:42.570 living room. And give you a good deal more of 00:35:42.570 --> 00:35:48.230 satisfaction. All right, Doctor, I'll admit I 00:35:48.230 --> 00:35:50.889 do feel better. But all that pummeling and smashing 00:35:50.889 --> 00:35:53.070 at the model of Claire hasn't stopped me from 00:35:53.070 --> 00:35:56.929 hearing Peter's voice. Do you also see him? Only 00:35:56.929 --> 00:36:00.380 when I turn on the TV. I don't bother with that 00:36:00.380 --> 00:36:03.719 anymore, but I am still confused. You and I have 00:36:03.719 --> 00:36:08.079 these long conversations and... You were about 00:36:08.079 --> 00:36:12.500 to say? Well, I don't know. I, um... There are 00:36:12.500 --> 00:36:14.639 too many things that can't be explained away 00:36:14.639 --> 00:36:17.360 because of my aggressiveness. Those notes and 00:36:17.360 --> 00:36:19.079 the fact that they were judged to be in Peter's 00:36:19.079 --> 00:36:21.440 handwriting. Which you've often seen enough on 00:36:21.440 --> 00:36:23.679 checks and letters. I'm not that good a forger. 00:36:24.179 --> 00:36:29.619 All right, Jason. What is the alternative? I 00:36:29.619 --> 00:36:32.679 don't understand. We've come a long way since 00:36:32.679 --> 00:36:35.699 you first came here. Let's assume that you didn't 00:36:35.699 --> 00:36:38.659 forge the notes. You know who wrote them, but 00:36:38.659 --> 00:36:42.320 someone else dictated them. And the same person 00:36:42.320 --> 00:36:45.699 guided your hand. Now, who could that person 00:36:45.699 --> 00:36:48.900 possibly be? I've been telling you, the ghost 00:36:48.900 --> 00:36:52.820 of Peter Truro. And this same ghost influenced 00:36:52.820 --> 00:36:55.800 his wife to give you costumes to deliver to a 00:36:55.800 --> 00:36:59.050 church for a theatrical. He says he did. This, 00:36:59.530 --> 00:37:02.750 then, is the alternative you must face. That 00:37:02.750 --> 00:37:07.309 there is a ghost. That he is the ghost of Peter 00:37:07.309 --> 00:37:10.429 Truro, and that he is haunting you. And that 00:37:10.429 --> 00:37:16.230 I believe in that ghost? Don't you? I'm afraid 00:37:16.230 --> 00:37:25.090 I don't have any choice. Who is it? A leader. 00:37:25.769 --> 00:37:29.280 Oh, come in! Thank you for coming so soon after 00:37:29.280 --> 00:37:34.420 I called. I'd never forgive myself if I hadn't. 00:37:34.739 --> 00:37:38.139 Who's that? It's just a dummy dressed in Claire's 00:37:38.139 --> 00:37:40.559 clothes. You must get rid of it. Well, I will, 00:37:40.579 --> 00:37:42.579 but I asked you to visit with me. Get rid of 00:37:42.579 --> 00:37:44.079 it now. What do you want me to do, throw it out 00:37:44.079 --> 00:37:47.000 the window? It doesn't matter. Don't you realize 00:37:47.000 --> 00:37:49.380 how dangerous it is for you to have her here? 00:37:49.579 --> 00:37:51.760 Oh, come on, Alita. It was my doctor's idea. 00:37:51.820 --> 00:37:53.679 He said I could use the dummy to take out my 00:37:53.679 --> 00:37:56.420 aggressions. Indeed. And where did you get the 00:37:56.420 --> 00:37:59.139 clothes? Claire gave them to me. Does she know 00:37:59.139 --> 00:38:01.460 how you're using them? She gave me a lot of stuff 00:38:01.460 --> 00:38:03.920 to give to a church theatrical. I kept this one 00:38:03.920 --> 00:38:06.900 dress out. Are you so friendly that she would 00:38:06.900 --> 00:38:09.159 ask you to do her a favor like that? Look, I'm 00:38:09.159 --> 00:38:11.679 afraid I've gone as far as I can with the doctor. 00:38:12.139 --> 00:38:16.000 He feels that it's all my subconscious, my urge 00:38:16.000 --> 00:38:18.159 to kill Claire that accounts for everything. 00:38:18.320 --> 00:38:21.039 Your wish to kill Claire does not mean there 00:38:21.039 --> 00:38:24.480 are no ghosts. There is evil all around you. 00:38:24.670 --> 00:38:27.590 Either you or Claire must leave New York. I don't 00:38:27.590 --> 00:38:29.690 see how running away will get rid of Peter. I'm 00:38:29.690 --> 00:38:31.650 not so much concerned now with your getting rid 00:38:31.650 --> 00:38:35.110 of Peter as I am with saving your life. You really 00:38:35.110 --> 00:38:36.949 mean that, don't you? You're really frightened. 00:38:37.690 --> 00:38:39.610 There was only one other time in my life when 00:38:39.610 --> 00:38:41.889 I've been this frightened. When was that? No. 00:38:42.789 --> 00:38:45.670 No. Now, Jason, please come away with me. Come 00:38:45.670 --> 00:38:48.570 back with me to Clarkstown until... Until? Until 00:38:48.570 --> 00:38:51.070 the restless thirst for revenge has left the 00:38:51.070 --> 00:39:03.369 ghost of Peter Truro. You were sensational tonight, 00:39:03.570 --> 00:39:06.670 Claire, my love. Thank you, Edward. Shall we 00:39:06.670 --> 00:39:08.650 eat something before we go home? No, no, I'll 00:39:08.650 --> 00:39:10.789 meet you at the house. I have to go someplace 00:39:10.789 --> 00:39:14.550 first. Very mysterious. Well, it's important. 00:39:15.530 --> 00:39:18.230 You care to tell me? I'm afraid you disapprove. 00:39:19.469 --> 00:39:21.730 Well, if it's what I think it is, I certainly 00:39:21.730 --> 00:39:24.869 will do more than disapprove. Oh, be a darling 00:39:24.869 --> 00:39:27.659 and don't ask any questions. I'll tell you all 00:39:27.659 --> 00:39:29.860 about it when I get home. Now, Claire, I'm not 00:39:29.860 --> 00:39:31.400 gonna... I have to get this makeup off and I... 00:39:31.400 --> 00:39:34.219 You're not going. Now, don't be silly, Edward. 00:39:34.880 --> 00:39:36.599 You don't even know where I'm going. Stop treating 00:39:36.599 --> 00:39:39.460 me like a child, Claire. It's obvious that you're 00:39:39.460 --> 00:39:43.539 taking that last note seriously. I want these 00:39:43.539 --> 00:39:46.780 notes to end. I want this whole situation to 00:39:46.780 --> 00:39:50.320 end. Can you promise me that you can stop it, 00:39:50.320 --> 00:39:52.420 Edward? No, but... But that this last note says 00:39:52.420 --> 00:39:57.170 I'll have all the answers if I go alone. to Jason's 00:39:57.170 --> 00:39:59.309 apartment. And you believe that? He also says 00:39:59.309 --> 00:40:03.369 I'll find the door open. I'm going there. And 00:40:03.369 --> 00:40:05.150 if the door's open, I'll go in. But Claire, you 00:40:05.150 --> 00:40:07.949 can't... You know where I'll be. And if I'm not 00:40:07.949 --> 00:40:10.150 home in an hour, you can come after me. Call 00:40:10.150 --> 00:40:19.809 the police or do anything you want. It's all 00:40:19.809 --> 00:40:22.329 done. I just remembered something, Alita. What? 00:40:22.329 --> 00:40:23.829 I left something important in the apartment. 00:40:23.929 --> 00:40:25.789 Oh, but Jason, our bus leaves in half an hour. 00:40:25.989 --> 00:40:27.630 You promised to go home with me. There's plenty 00:40:27.630 --> 00:40:29.809 of time. My apartment's only a short distance. 00:40:29.989 --> 00:40:31.949 I'll grab a cab and be back in plenty of time. 00:40:32.110 --> 00:40:36.409 Meet you at gate number five. You're doing the 00:40:36.409 --> 00:40:40.349 right thing, Jason. I promise a stunning surprise 00:40:40.349 --> 00:40:43.389 awaits you in your apartment. And after tonight, 00:40:43.469 --> 00:40:47.170 it will be all over. Cap! Cap! You like what 00:40:47.170 --> 00:40:50.019 I've done with the mannequin, Jason. That's a 00:40:50.019 --> 00:40:58.300 promise. The door is open. That part of the note 00:40:58.300 --> 00:41:05.119 is right. Jason? Jason, are you home? Oh, darn. 00:41:06.059 --> 00:41:24.710 Oh, where are the lights? Jason, whatever you're 00:41:24.710 --> 00:41:29.550 up to, get this thing away from me. It's just 00:41:29.550 --> 00:41:34.949 where a dummy belongs, on the floor. Jason, I'm 00:41:34.949 --> 00:41:38.389 too old to be afraid of the dark. I'll just sit 00:41:38.389 --> 00:41:41.809 and wait for you. And if you don't come soon, 00:41:42.070 --> 00:41:48.110 Edward will be here. I'm warning you. I thought 00:41:48.110 --> 00:41:57.090 mentioning Edward would do it. This is what your 00:41:57.090 --> 00:42:00.789 surprise is. You've made the mannequin talk. 00:42:01.949 --> 00:42:04.230 Marvelous, Peter. Who are you talking to, Jason? 00:42:04.849 --> 00:42:06.969 Please turn on the light. Thank you, Peter. This 00:42:06.969 --> 00:42:12.650 is really wonderful. Jason! Are you mad? And 00:42:12.650 --> 00:42:17.869 the throat feels like real flesh. My hands are 00:42:17.869 --> 00:42:53.679 closed. Yes, Jason. I've kept my promise and 00:42:53.679 --> 00:42:58.699 you've done the job. Now you're rid of me forever. 00:43:00.420 --> 00:43:07.940 Goodbye, Jason. Claire. Claire, I've really killed 00:43:07.940 --> 00:43:23.480 you. No. That's one way to rid yourself of a 00:43:23.480 --> 00:43:26.780 ghost. Jason Phillips was no longer haunted. 00:43:27.659 --> 00:43:30.539 However, I certainly don't recommend it as a 00:43:30.539 --> 00:43:34.739 general rule. I do recommend, however, a more 00:43:34.739 --> 00:43:38.039 generous suspension of disbelief when someone 00:43:38.039 --> 00:43:42.199 tells you he's seen a ghost or is hearing voices 00:43:42.199 --> 00:43:58.849 he can't explain. Voices. Voices we hear only 00:43:58.849 --> 00:44:03.389 inside our own heads. Sometimes we identify them 00:44:03.389 --> 00:44:06.869 as voices of conscience, and everyone accepts 00:44:06.869 --> 00:44:11.070 the fact that we hear those. But ghostly voices, 00:44:12.090 --> 00:44:18.190 the voices of the dead, how real are they? Just 00:44:18.190 --> 00:44:21.190 as real as our imagination allows them to be. 00:44:21.900 --> 00:44:25.280 Our cast included Mandel Kramer, Ralph Bell, 00:44:25.780 --> 00:44:29.619 Evie Juster, and Bob Caliban. The entire production 00:44:29.619 --> 00:44:33.559 was under the direction of Hyman Brown. This 00:44:33.559 --> 00:44:36.219 is E .G. Marshall inviting you to return to our 00:44:36.219 --> 00:44:39.539 Mystery Theater for another adventure in the 00:44:39.539 --> 00:44:45.480 macabre. Until next time, pleasant dreams.