WEBVTT 00:00:00.330 --> 00:00:27.190 And now, Mystery Theater. Come in. Welcome. I'm 00:00:27.190 --> 00:00:31.789 E .G. Marshall. Welcome once again to the shadow 00:00:31.789 --> 00:00:35.950 world of mystery and suspense, to a dark and 00:00:35.950 --> 00:00:41.250 cryptic universe called the imagination. When 00:00:41.250 --> 00:00:44.630 we were young, we liked to believe there are 00:00:44.630 --> 00:00:48.509 things money cannot buy. You know, things like 00:00:48.509 --> 00:00:53.210 love, happiness. But as we grow older and learn 00:00:53.210 --> 00:00:56.969 more about the world, well, we're not so sure. 00:00:57.640 --> 00:01:01.179 As a matter of fact, many of us even begin to 00:01:01.179 --> 00:01:03.640 believe that the only thing money cannot buy 00:01:03.640 --> 00:01:07.239 is a fresh new body and a chance to live another 00:01:07.239 --> 00:01:12.519 lifetime. Well, don't be too sure of that. What 00:01:12.519 --> 00:01:16.799 happened? Is he dead? No, he's an old man. Okay, 00:01:17.719 --> 00:01:19.739 okay, now break it up. Give him air. Hey, Miller, 00:01:19.840 --> 00:01:22.640 bring me a blanket. Call for an ambulance. All 00:01:22.640 --> 00:01:25.180 right, all right, take it easy. Take it easy, 00:01:25.340 --> 00:01:27.040 Pop. You're gonna be okay. I've been robbed. 00:01:27.340 --> 00:01:30.379 Officer, I've been robbed. All right, now just 00:01:30.379 --> 00:01:32.900 keep calm, Pop. I've been robbed. All right, 00:01:32.920 --> 00:01:36.700 all right. What was taken? What was taken? Can't 00:01:36.700 --> 00:01:39.260 you see what was taken? No, Pop, I can't. What 00:01:39.260 --> 00:01:45.060 did they take? They... He took my body. He took 00:01:45.060 --> 00:01:48.640 what? He took my body. No, no, no, no. Look, 00:01:48.640 --> 00:01:51.120 he didn't, Pop. You still got your body. Can't 00:01:51.120 --> 00:01:56.480 you understand? He took my body. My young body. 00:01:56.859 --> 00:02:01.719 And he left me this one. I want my own body back. 00:02:02.640 --> 00:02:04.939 I want my own body. Don't, Pop. Look, you just 00:02:04.939 --> 00:02:06.900 relax. I see. Relax. Don't look at me as if I 00:02:06.900 --> 00:02:09.379 was crazy. Of course not, Pop. And don't call 00:02:09.379 --> 00:02:22.479 me Pop. I'm younger than you are. Our mystery 00:02:22.479 --> 00:02:26.389 drama, The Forever Man. was written especially 00:02:26.389 --> 00:02:30.030 for the Mystery Theatre by Sam Dann and stars 00:02:30.030 --> 00:02:44.270 Paul Hecht. All of our great religions agree 00:02:44.270 --> 00:02:48.409 on one important point. The soul leaves the body 00:02:48.409 --> 00:02:53.129 after death. However, from time to time the question 00:02:53.129 --> 00:02:57.349 has been raised, Can the soul leave before the 00:02:57.349 --> 00:03:01.210 body dies? Philosophers have considered the point, 00:03:01.330 --> 00:03:04.490 and as usual in these matters, have reached no 00:03:04.490 --> 00:03:08.789 consensus of opinion. Actually, they found it 00:03:08.789 --> 00:03:12.330 difficult to define just exactly what the soul 00:03:12.330 --> 00:03:16.250 is. Well, we're about to meet a young man named 00:03:16.250 --> 00:03:19.250 Jackson Hanley, who will soon become intimately 00:03:19.250 --> 00:03:22.449 concerned with the problem. even though no one 00:03:22.449 --> 00:03:24.490 has ever accused him of being a philosopher. 00:03:25.310 --> 00:03:28.090 He has, however, often been accused of other 00:03:28.090 --> 00:03:31.310 things, which is why our story opens in what 00:03:31.310 --> 00:03:33.949 is a rather familiar locale for Jack Hanley, 00:03:34.409 --> 00:03:37.909 a police station. Well, if it isn't an old and 00:03:37.909 --> 00:03:41.310 reliable customer, Jack Hanley, the cop fighter 00:03:41.310 --> 00:03:44.629 himself. Why don't you just count the tiles on 00:03:44.629 --> 00:03:46.270 the ceiling, Jack? I'll be with you in a minute. 00:03:47.669 --> 00:03:51.639 Sergeant Burns here. Oh, hiya, sweetheart. Nothing, 00:03:51.759 --> 00:03:53.900 nothing. I just have to dispose of an old client. 00:03:54.280 --> 00:03:58.240 Yeah, he can wait. What's with Junior? He did. 00:03:59.259 --> 00:04:02.120 He said daddy, huh? I told you he was a genius. 00:04:03.060 --> 00:04:04.819 Oh, sure, me darling. You can always call me 00:04:04.819 --> 00:04:07.379 up with news like that. That's right. Goodbye. 00:04:09.120 --> 00:04:12.960 Ah, well. Jack, Jack. What are we gonna do with 00:04:12.960 --> 00:04:15.780 you? I guess I'm just a bad boy, Sarge. Why do 00:04:15.780 --> 00:04:17.899 you fight with cops, Jack? I don't like to get 00:04:17.899 --> 00:04:20.339 pushed around. Well, there's no percentage in 00:04:20.339 --> 00:04:23.339 it. Yeah, you're 100 % right. I mean you can't 00:04:23.339 --> 00:04:26.480 win. So what? All you do is wind up in a cell 00:04:26.480 --> 00:04:30.839 with a black eye and a fat lip. Look, maybe there's 00:04:30.839 --> 00:04:33.399 a law that says I gotta go to the cooler. But 00:04:33.399 --> 00:04:35.540 is there a law that says I gotta listen to you? 00:04:37.420 --> 00:04:39.860 Jack, I got great news for you. Yeah, like what? 00:04:40.000 --> 00:04:43.839 Take a real wild guess, Jack. Okay. Somebody 00:04:43.839 --> 00:04:48.560 came along and posted Bond. That's right. What's 00:04:48.560 --> 00:04:52.100 right? Somebody came along and posted bond. What 00:04:52.100 --> 00:04:56.480 are you talking about? You guessed it. Are you 00:04:56.480 --> 00:05:00.060 kidding? No. It's on the level. But who'd post 00:05:00.060 --> 00:05:02.339 a bond for me? I don't know. Maybe you got a 00:05:02.339 --> 00:05:05.360 fairy godmother. You mean I can just walk out 00:05:05.360 --> 00:05:07.720 of here? There's the door. Take off. That's all 00:05:07.720 --> 00:05:10.339 there is to it? That's all. You mean you ain't 00:05:10.339 --> 00:05:12.639 even gonna give me the speech? Oh, Jack, on your 00:05:12.639 --> 00:05:15.360 way, will ya? I don't have all day to fool around 00:05:15.360 --> 00:05:23.240 with every hood that's hauled in here. Ah, Mr. 00:05:23.560 --> 00:05:27.379 Hanley. Who are you? How do you do? My name is 00:05:27.379 --> 00:05:31.459 Fraser, Leroy Fraser. Yeah? What can I do for 00:05:31.459 --> 00:05:34.319 you? Not nearly as much as I can do for you. 00:05:34.519 --> 00:05:37.300 How do you know my name? Oh, I know quite a bit 00:05:37.300 --> 00:05:41.500 about you, Mr. Hanley. Yeah? Oh, yes. Matter 00:05:41.500 --> 00:05:44.480 of fact, I posted Bonn for you this morning. 00:05:45.360 --> 00:05:50.339 Oh. Why would you believe I'm a wealthy old man 00:05:50.339 --> 00:05:54.600 who likes to do good deeds? No Then why do you 00:05:54.600 --> 00:05:58.019 suppose I did it you want something excellent? 00:05:58.759 --> 00:06:03.519 You mr. Hanley are a realist no illusions Exactly 00:06:03.519 --> 00:06:07.819 the man I'm looking for To do what first to take 00:06:07.819 --> 00:06:10.860 me somewhere you drive a car. Oh, but of course 00:06:10.860 --> 00:06:15.839 you do You even race cars when you can I'm part 00:06:15.839 --> 00:06:19.120 of the curb. That? That imported sports job? 00:06:19.339 --> 00:06:22.620 That's yours? It's one of mine. One of my cheaper 00:06:22.620 --> 00:06:25.600 cars, I might add. Gee, I never saw one like 00:06:25.600 --> 00:06:28.920 that outside of a magazine. Are you afraid to 00:06:28.920 --> 00:06:38.600 drive it? Hand over the keys. Where to? Not far, 00:06:38.759 --> 00:06:41.160 the Pershing Arms. Hey, that's a pretty classy 00:06:41.160 --> 00:06:45.689 joint. I find it adequate. Why'd you post my 00:06:45.689 --> 00:06:49.810 bond you already know I want something what? 00:06:50.709 --> 00:06:56.050 Let us say My share of eternity What does that 00:06:56.050 --> 00:06:59.970 mean? Are you willing to take a job? Doing what 00:06:59.970 --> 00:07:03.470 for one thing you'll drive this car chauffeur. 00:07:03.470 --> 00:07:08.589 That's a drag the car will be yours Mine you'll 00:07:08.589 --> 00:07:11.230 need it to get around Where would I be going? 00:07:11.529 --> 00:07:16.000 You'll find out after lunch Why not now? It's 00:07:16.000 --> 00:07:21.560 a long story. Listen, Mr. Fraser, I better straighten 00:07:21.560 --> 00:07:26.740 you out. Please do. I, uh... You see, I'm a guy 00:07:26.740 --> 00:07:29.879 who gets into trouble. I know. Yeah, it's because, 00:07:29.980 --> 00:07:33.319 well, maybe I got a bad temper, you see. A rather 00:07:33.319 --> 00:07:36.120 low boiling point. Yeah, yeah, yeah. You see, 00:07:36.860 --> 00:07:39.519 so... Well, I get into fights, I get arrested... 00:07:39.519 --> 00:07:42.399 I'm aware of that. But I'm not a crook. You understand? 00:07:42.959 --> 00:07:47.240 Understand perfectly. Yeah, so, this thing, uh, 00:07:47.360 --> 00:07:49.300 well, it better not be something I could go to 00:07:49.300 --> 00:07:52.800 jail for. Jack, I assure you, it's a pure and 00:07:52.800 --> 00:07:56.500 simple out -and -out private business agreement. 00:07:56.959 --> 00:08:00.759 But to do what? Something that is mutually profitable. 00:08:00.920 --> 00:08:05.519 Well, what is that? Ah, pull over. Oh. We're 00:08:05.519 --> 00:08:10.040 at the Pershing Arms. Uh -huh. What's here? Your 00:08:10.040 --> 00:08:21.230 apartment. My apartment already and waiting I 00:08:21.230 --> 00:08:26.329 Hope the place is satisfactory. Yeah, it's okay. 00:08:26.389 --> 00:08:31.329 It's okay Hey wait a minute come over here and 00:08:31.329 --> 00:08:35.570 look what a magnificent view of the park. Yeah, 00:08:35.629 --> 00:08:37.629 but Hold on, we got some things to straight - 00:08:37.629 --> 00:08:40.610 In the kitchen, a freezer stocked with steak. 00:08:40.649 --> 00:08:42.629 Yeah, that's fine, but listen, listen - A splendid 00:08:42.629 --> 00:08:47.889 hi -fi and stereo. A liquor cabinet. Sure, that's 00:08:47.889 --> 00:08:50.830 all very nice, Fraser, but, uh, but - But what, 00:08:51.110 --> 00:08:54.909 Jack? What is all this about? I promise to tell 00:08:54.909 --> 00:08:58.919 you after lunch. Why do I have to wait? I'll 00:08:58.919 --> 00:09:01.659 see you at my place at three o 'clock. Hey, wait 00:09:01.659 --> 00:09:04.100 a minute. Where are you going? To my apartment. 00:09:04.419 --> 00:09:06.480 I have a duplex down the hall. I thought we were 00:09:06.480 --> 00:09:11.000 gonna have lunch. I always eat alone. Oh, I'd 00:09:11.000 --> 00:09:15.889 forgotten. You'll need money. Money for expenses. 00:09:16.370 --> 00:09:20.230 Oh, yeah. Hey, what kind of a hundred should 00:09:20.230 --> 00:09:23.389 see you through the next couple of days? 300 00:09:23.389 --> 00:09:27.110 well, I on second thought let's be safe and make 00:09:27.110 --> 00:09:38.190 it fine fine see and 500 there you are Enjoy 00:09:38.190 --> 00:09:41.309 lunch. Well, mr. Fraser. I gotta know what I'm 00:09:41.309 --> 00:09:52.830 getting into is it Is it bad so far? How'd you 00:09:52.830 --> 00:09:56.289 like the pad, huh? What's the catch? Nothing. 00:09:57.169 --> 00:09:59.929 Jack, you're talking to me, Della, remember? 00:10:00.570 --> 00:10:04.110 Well, there's this guy. Which guy? An old guy, 00:10:04.289 --> 00:10:07.590 Mr. Fraser. He puts up my barn. Why? I don't 00:10:07.590 --> 00:10:10.409 know. He gives me the car. Why? I don't know. 00:10:11.029 --> 00:10:14.500 And he gives me a job. Doing what? I don't know. 00:10:14.940 --> 00:10:18.259 He even gives me 500 in advance. I don't like 00:10:18.259 --> 00:10:20.879 it. But you're always onto me to get a job. Okay, 00:10:21.259 --> 00:10:23.840 I got a job. A job, sure, but something like 00:10:23.840 --> 00:10:27.340 this? Jack, it has to be a setup. What kind of 00:10:27.340 --> 00:10:30.940 setup? I don't know. That's what's wrong. You 00:10:30.940 --> 00:10:34.500 see, we both keep saying, I don't know. You don't 00:10:34.500 --> 00:10:36.759 know what the job is, and I don't know why I 00:10:36.759 --> 00:10:39.679 don't like it. Look, Della. I figure it this 00:10:39.679 --> 00:10:42.519 way. No, Jack, don't you figure. Figuring always 00:10:42.519 --> 00:10:44.299 gets you into trouble. But you have to figure 00:10:44.299 --> 00:10:46.820 he's an old nut, right? And he's out to throw 00:10:46.820 --> 00:10:49.759 his door away for kicks. So why shouldn't I catch 00:10:49.759 --> 00:10:52.120 some of it? I still don't like it. You mean there 00:10:52.120 --> 00:10:54.399 are no old nuts like him that don't happen? Oh, 00:10:54.519 --> 00:10:57.440 in story books maybe, in the movies maybe. Oh, 00:10:57.600 --> 00:11:01.120 Jack, Jack, listen to me. You're 500 ahead. Now 00:11:01.120 --> 00:11:03.879 let's get out of here right now. Ella, this is 00:11:03.879 --> 00:11:07.179 a gold mine. You think so? And this 500, that's 00:11:07.179 --> 00:11:10.559 just what's lying around on the top. Jack, I'm 00:11:10.559 --> 00:11:13.179 scared. Of what? I can't explain it. I'm just 00:11:13.179 --> 00:11:15.419 scared, that's all. Look, I can handle it. Oh, 00:11:15.519 --> 00:11:17.940 sure. Sure, I know how you can handle it. The 00:11:17.940 --> 00:11:19.899 way you think you can handle everything with 00:11:19.899 --> 00:11:24.600 your fists. You just won't learn. Well, I know. 00:11:26.000 --> 00:11:30.039 Well, OK, maybe I'm stupid. But that's why I 00:11:30.039 --> 00:11:32.519 can't turn down a chance like this. Don't you 00:11:32.519 --> 00:11:35.279 see? No, there's something about this place. 00:11:36.179 --> 00:11:40.080 It's creepy. There's something in the air here. 00:11:40.200 --> 00:11:43.899 I don't smell nothing. Even the books on the 00:11:43.899 --> 00:11:48.779 shelves. Hey, I didn't notice that. Hey. You 00:11:48.779 --> 00:11:51.799 know, these feel like leather. I bet they cost 00:11:51.799 --> 00:11:57.200 a bundle. Jack, just read these titles. The Transmigration 00:11:57.200 --> 00:12:01.659 of the Soul. The Experience of Madam Psychosis. 00:12:02.820 --> 00:12:06.399 One Soul, Two Bodies. Bella, you don't have books 00:12:06.399 --> 00:12:08.240 like this to read. You keep them around to give 00:12:08.240 --> 00:12:10.879 the joint a touch of class. These books are old, 00:12:11.159 --> 00:12:14.200 Jack. So old. And they gotta be worth a lot of 00:12:14.200 --> 00:12:17.379 dough. Yeah, and all of them are about... Souls 00:12:17.379 --> 00:12:20.539 that leave the body. Well, isn't that what happens 00:12:20.539 --> 00:12:23.659 when people die? Okay, Jack, you got all the 00:12:23.659 --> 00:12:28.039 answers. I just wish you knew some of the questions. 00:12:41.879 --> 00:12:45.159 Oh, you must be Mr. Jack Handley. Come in, come 00:12:45.159 --> 00:12:50.700 in. Now I'm going to confide in you because you 00:12:50.700 --> 00:12:53.440 look like an honest young person. Who are you? 00:12:53.980 --> 00:12:57.620 I'm Mrs. Toomey, Mr. Fraser's housekeeper. Let's 00:12:57.620 --> 00:13:01.740 not make a sound. Why? What's up? Mr. Fraser 00:13:01.740 --> 00:13:07.620 is... How to put this? He isn't well and so you 00:13:07.620 --> 00:13:12.519 should do nothing to excite him. Okay. Dear old 00:13:12.519 --> 00:13:17.049 gentleman, I do believe that... That can only 00:13:17.049 --> 00:13:20.929 be our Jack Henley. Here it is three o 'clock, 00:13:21.309 --> 00:13:25.250 and here you are right on time. Mr. Fraser, you 00:13:25.250 --> 00:13:28.169 promised the doctor to take a nap. And I did. 00:13:28.409 --> 00:13:34.070 Also to take a pill. And I shall. Now, Mrs. Toomey, 00:13:34.330 --> 00:13:38.029 excuse us. Oh, yes, sir. I hope you and the young 00:13:38.029 --> 00:13:43.850 gentleman have a most agreeable afternoon. Well, 00:13:44.009 --> 00:13:46.919 Jack... Ready to go to work? I'm ready to be 00:13:46.919 --> 00:13:49.759 told what the work is. What do you want? I want 00:13:49.759 --> 00:13:54.100 to make you rich. Why? One step at a time. You 00:13:54.100 --> 00:13:58.820 asked me what I wanted. I told you. Why is another 00:13:58.820 --> 00:14:02.960 question and tomorrow is another day. Okay. Did 00:14:02.960 --> 00:14:05.960 you know that you are now the owner of a Mark 00:14:05.960 --> 00:14:10.259 9 Borghese Fratelli? Here are the registration 00:14:10.259 --> 00:14:15.250 papers made out in your name. Surprised? Why? 00:14:16.049 --> 00:14:19.350 I told you the car was yours. Yeah, but I thought 00:14:19.350 --> 00:14:22.370 just to use... Now please, sign these documents. 00:14:22.970 --> 00:14:25.970 What kind of documents? Merely applications for 00:14:25.970 --> 00:14:30.470 bank accounts, Jack. Now, Jack, take that suspicious 00:14:30.470 --> 00:14:33.909 look off your face. You've filled out cards like 00:14:33.909 --> 00:14:37.710 these before. What kind of bank account? I said 00:14:37.710 --> 00:14:41.330 I wanted to make you rich. Therefore, I intend 00:14:41.330 --> 00:14:45.409 to give you a rather large sum of money. Now, 00:14:45.929 --> 00:14:49.169 do you want to carry half a million dollars around 00:14:49.169 --> 00:14:52.210 in cash? Half a million? And that's just the 00:14:52.210 --> 00:14:56.370 tip of the iceberg. Obviously you can't carry 00:14:56.370 --> 00:15:01.629 it around in your pocket, can you? Well, of course 00:15:01.629 --> 00:15:05.909 not. So we put it in the bank, in your name. 00:15:06.490 --> 00:15:09.690 Mr. Fraser, I don't want to get you all upset, 00:15:09.710 --> 00:15:13.299 but... Look, I have to know why. Is that what's 00:15:13.299 --> 00:15:15.620 bothering you? Yeah, that's what's bothering 00:15:15.620 --> 00:15:18.240 me. How do I know you ain't setting me up? Jack, 00:15:18.539 --> 00:15:22.659 I assure you that I am a completely reputable 00:15:22.659 --> 00:15:26.519 businessman. Yeah, sometimes they're the worst 00:15:26.519 --> 00:15:30.980 kind. Look, it all comes down to this. What do 00:15:30.980 --> 00:15:34.919 you want? That's a fair enough question, I suppose. 00:15:36.320 --> 00:15:45.139 Jack? I want your body. I want your body. And 00:15:45.139 --> 00:15:57.440 in exchange, I'll give you mine. Well now, let's 00:15:57.440 --> 00:16:02.059 place this thing in perspective. The art of exchange, 00:16:02.279 --> 00:16:06.429 of trade, is as old as history. Men have traded 00:16:06.429 --> 00:16:09.169 almost everything you can think of. Empires, 00:16:09.350 --> 00:16:13.750 goods, even wives. So just because you never 00:16:13.750 --> 00:16:17.250 heard of people trading bodies doesn't mean it 00:16:17.250 --> 00:16:33.899 can't be done. Well, Here's an offer you might 00:16:33.899 --> 00:16:36.460 not get every day. Say you're a young man of 00:16:36.460 --> 00:16:40.799 about 28, tall, strong, attractive, and a frail 00:16:40.799 --> 00:16:44.299 elderly gentleman offers you a fortune to exchange 00:16:44.299 --> 00:16:48.919 bodies with him. What do you do? Laugh? Edge 00:16:48.919 --> 00:16:51.899 away quickly? Notify the men in the white coats? 00:16:52.860 --> 00:16:55.639 Jack Hanley has just received such an offer, 00:16:56.159 --> 00:16:59.940 but he's still sitting there. Because the old 00:16:59.940 --> 00:17:03.019 man has already put his money where his mouth 00:17:03.019 --> 00:17:08.019 is I become you You become me, but how could 00:17:08.019 --> 00:17:13.220 that happen? Let us say it could happen. So You're 00:17:13.220 --> 00:17:15.640 saying I become a sick old guy who's gonna kick 00:17:15.640 --> 00:17:17.799 off in a couple of years and you get a whole 00:17:17.799 --> 00:17:22.019 lifetime Jack you're 28. You've been in serious 00:17:22.019 --> 00:17:24.779 brawls You've been arrested for breach of the 00:17:24.779 --> 00:17:28.539 peace. You've cracked up several cars How long 00:17:28.539 --> 00:17:32.500 do you think you can live? Two years? Three years? 00:17:33.720 --> 00:17:36.500 Your luck has run out. You'll die and your body 00:17:36.500 --> 00:17:41.160 will go to waste. What are you giving up? A lifetime? 00:17:41.640 --> 00:17:46.700 No. A few years, maybe months, perhaps even days. 00:17:47.759 --> 00:17:50.799 You can't afford to turn me down, Jack. But what 00:17:50.799 --> 00:17:54.019 you're saying, it's impossible. Let me worry 00:17:54.019 --> 00:17:58.589 about that. This way you're guaranteed two to 00:17:58.589 --> 00:18:01.650 three years of a life of luxury. But how could 00:18:01.650 --> 00:18:05.269 you and me exchange bodies? It would be a sort 00:18:05.269 --> 00:18:09.269 of transplant. No, no. No, no. No dice. None 00:18:09.269 --> 00:18:12.990 of that operating room for me. No surgery. That 00:18:12.990 --> 00:18:17.970 is no physical surgery. This would be psychic 00:18:17.970 --> 00:18:21.130 surgery of a sort. What are we even talking about 00:18:21.130 --> 00:18:23.549 it for? The whole thing is crazy. It's a joke. 00:18:23.589 --> 00:18:26.329 Well, then the joke would be on me, wouldn't 00:18:26.329 --> 00:18:30.630 it? But I'm willing to take the chance. You are, 00:18:31.029 --> 00:18:34.450 huh? I'm willing to enter into a verbal agreement 00:18:34.450 --> 00:18:38.789 with you. I agree to place at least half a million 00:18:38.789 --> 00:18:42.750 dollars in your name, in return for which, on 00:18:42.750 --> 00:18:47.470 demand, you permit me to take over your body. 00:18:48.569 --> 00:18:55.279 Do you agree? It could never happen I need your 00:18:55.279 --> 00:18:58.299 agreement, but I don't believe it whether you 00:18:58.299 --> 00:19:02.400 believe it or not You have to state the following 00:19:02.400 --> 00:19:07.160 if you want all this money You must say yeah, 00:19:07.700 --> 00:19:11.619 I agree to the exchange of bodies with Leroy 00:19:11.619 --> 00:19:16.000 Fraser But this is crazy. I must have the statement, 00:19:16.000 --> 00:19:19.970 but we have no deal, okay? If it'll make you 00:19:19.970 --> 00:19:26.250 happy, I agree to the exchange of bodies with 00:19:26.250 --> 00:19:30.950 Leroy Fraser. With Leroy Fraser, okay. Well now, 00:19:31.829 --> 00:19:36.069 that's in order. So what about this job? Hmm? 00:19:36.589 --> 00:19:41.869 The job? Yeah. Oh, don't you see? Your job is 00:19:41.869 --> 00:19:45.849 to enjoy life until such time as you are required 00:19:45.849 --> 00:19:51.420 to surrender your body. might add you must take 00:19:51.420 --> 00:19:55.019 excellent care of it not that this could ever 00:19:55.019 --> 00:19:58.279 happen Fraser but I mean how do you enforce a 00:19:58.279 --> 00:20:01.460 thing like this I mean just suppose if and when 00:20:01.460 --> 00:20:04.619 the time ever comes I I just tell you to go and 00:20:04.619 --> 00:20:09.619 soak your head too late you've already agreed 00:20:14.890 --> 00:20:18.329 How do you do? My name is Mr. Soames. Do you 00:20:18.329 --> 00:20:22.950 need help? Yeah, I'm Hanley. Jack Hanley. Hanley, 00:20:23.170 --> 00:20:27.230 Hanley. Did you say Hanley? Oh, please sit down, 00:20:27.349 --> 00:20:30.990 sir. Have a chair. No, no, not this one. This 00:20:30.990 --> 00:20:33.990 one. Here, sir. This is so much more comfortable. 00:20:35.470 --> 00:20:38.470 Cigar? No, no, no. I just wanted to check on 00:20:38.470 --> 00:20:42.339 the... Check? Oh, check. By all means, sir. Checkers, 00:20:42.599 --> 00:20:45.400 inspectors, audit and balances constantly. We 00:20:45.400 --> 00:20:47.839 will measure up to your highest expectations, 00:20:48.420 --> 00:20:51.000 and we are honoured that a man of your standing 00:20:51.000 --> 00:20:54.839 should have chosen our bank. I just wanted to 00:20:54.839 --> 00:20:57.579 make sure that the account... The account, sir? 00:20:57.700 --> 00:21:02.099 Yeah, that there is an account. Oh, yes, indeed, 00:21:02.440 --> 00:21:05.059 sir. The account in your name has been opened, 00:21:05.400 --> 00:21:09.559 and it's in perfect order. You will find us your 00:21:09.559 --> 00:21:19.019 kind of banking institution. I've been to all 00:21:19.019 --> 00:21:23.259 the banks. You know how much it adds up to? Five 00:21:23.259 --> 00:21:29.059 hundred and ninety thousand dollars. Well, say 00:21:29.059 --> 00:21:32.470 something. What do you want me to say? I want 00:21:32.470 --> 00:21:35.210 you to say what you think. You know what I think. 00:21:35.549 --> 00:21:37.910 Yeah, I shouldn't have told you. You've got to 00:21:37.910 --> 00:21:40.990 break that agreement somehow. Agreement? You 00:21:40.990 --> 00:21:44.529 know, I listened to your talk and I wonder, have 00:21:44.529 --> 00:21:46.970 you got all your marbles? You did make an agreement 00:21:46.970 --> 00:21:49.630 with this Mr. Fraser. All I did was I went along 00:21:49.630 --> 00:21:52.509 with a gag to keep some old nut happy. But it's 00:21:52.509 --> 00:21:54.769 an agreement. Look, all right. Why don't we just 00:21:54.769 --> 00:21:58.970 forget it, huh? Okay. You know, I... I think 00:21:58.970 --> 00:22:01.230 I figured out a way you can break it. Who wants 00:22:01.230 --> 00:22:03.589 to break it? Don't touch the money. Don't take 00:22:03.589 --> 00:22:06.230 a nickel that's in the banks. Now, how much of 00:22:06.230 --> 00:22:08.369 the 500 did you spend? Now, look here. And give 00:22:08.369 --> 00:22:10.769 me back the car with a full tank of gas. No, 00:22:10.990 --> 00:22:13.769 no. No, no. This baby is mine, all mine. Oh, 00:22:13.769 --> 00:22:15.710 please, Jack. You know where we're headed tonight? 00:22:16.329 --> 00:22:19.630 Meridian Oval. Jack. Yes, ma 'am. I called up 00:22:19.630 --> 00:22:22.809 the whole crowd. Spread the word. Jack is back. 00:22:23.029 --> 00:22:25.579 Jack, you... You're not going to race. And this 00:22:25.579 --> 00:22:27.900 one won't be a race. It'll be like wheeling the 00:22:27.900 --> 00:22:31.700 baby home. Jack, suppose... Suppose I crack out 00:22:31.700 --> 00:22:34.859 the car, so what? So what? Yeah, so what. This 00:22:34.859 --> 00:22:37.200 heap goes for 21 ,000. Big deal. All I gotta 00:22:37.200 --> 00:22:39.180 do is ride out a check. But you did it! That's 00:22:39.180 --> 00:22:43.720 all there is to it. Listen, I gotta educate you 00:22:43.720 --> 00:22:47.819 on how to behave. You see, you never had any 00:22:47.819 --> 00:22:51.839 real dough in your life. Jack. You don't understand 00:22:51.839 --> 00:22:53.960 another thing. I'm getting sick and tired of 00:22:53.960 --> 00:22:57.079 being told by you that I don't understand Jack 00:22:57.079 --> 00:23:00.480 this mr. Fraser He wouldn't make an agreement 00:23:00.480 --> 00:23:02.539 like that unless he knows something or unless 00:23:02.539 --> 00:23:05.619 he's lost all his marbles and he's a loon I got 00:23:05.619 --> 00:23:08.079 the inside dope from his housekeeper. Give it 00:23:08.079 --> 00:23:10.180 all back. You know Della you're starting to be 00:23:10.180 --> 00:23:13.480 a drag Jack. I'm only thinking of what's best 00:23:13.480 --> 00:23:18.480 for you, you know I found out what money is these 00:23:18.480 --> 00:23:23.400 past few days. I found out. You know what money 00:23:23.400 --> 00:23:29.460 is? Everything. Now, sir, all of a sudden you're 00:23:29.460 --> 00:23:33.279 Mr. Handley and it's... Yes, sir, Mr. Handley. 00:23:33.359 --> 00:23:36.140 It's an order, Mr. Handley. And you know what? 00:23:36.460 --> 00:23:39.779 I like it. Oh, Jack. I just wish I could... Save 00:23:39.779 --> 00:23:42.660 it. Now, just ask yourself a question. All the 00:23:42.660 --> 00:23:44.220 time we've been running around together, you 00:23:44.220 --> 00:23:46.799 were smart. I was dumb. Is that the way you wanted 00:23:46.799 --> 00:23:49.099 it? What are you talking about? Were you looking 00:23:49.099 --> 00:23:51.339 for the kind of setup where you call the shots? 00:23:51.420 --> 00:23:53.619 I only tried... Do you need a guy who's a dummy 00:23:53.619 --> 00:23:58.740 so you can be the wise one? Jack, if I've been... 00:23:58.740 --> 00:24:01.140 Well, if I've been making the decisions, it was 00:24:01.140 --> 00:24:02.779 only because I wanted it. It was only because 00:24:02.779 --> 00:24:05.400 you wanted to. You were against this from the 00:24:05.400 --> 00:24:07.980 first minute. You didn't even know what it was, 00:24:08.119 --> 00:24:09.960 and you were against it without even knowing 00:24:09.960 --> 00:24:12.119 why you're against it. Well, I'm still against 00:24:12.119 --> 00:24:16.839 it. What are you stopping for? So you can get 00:24:16.839 --> 00:24:21.400 out if you don't like it. Oh? Is that how it 00:24:21.400 --> 00:24:26.559 is? Yeah, baby, that's exactly how it is. Well... 00:24:26.559 --> 00:24:30.200 Goodbye, Jack. Oh, you're kidding. You'll come 00:24:30.200 --> 00:24:41.349 back. Ha! You always come back. Where'd you get 00:24:41.349 --> 00:24:43.329 them wheels? What do you say, Jer? What are you 00:24:43.329 --> 00:24:45.369 trying to do, blow us all off the track? I see 00:24:45.369 --> 00:24:48.589 the word is out, huh? Crazy, Jack. Man, you won't 00:24:48.589 --> 00:24:50.309 be happy till you kill yourself, huh? Look at 00:24:50.309 --> 00:24:52.230 me now, Jerry, old buddy, because in five more 00:24:52.230 --> 00:24:55.089 minutes you won't see me for dust. Boy, a car 00:24:55.089 --> 00:24:57.930 like that on a two -bit track like this. I'm 00:24:57.930 --> 00:24:59.650 just warming up for the big time, Jer. Yeah, 00:24:59.670 --> 00:25:01.329 but it's been a couple of years since you were... 00:25:01.329 --> 00:25:03.809 And I'm better than ever. Hey, there's the flag. 00:25:03.970 --> 00:25:32.509 Yeah. See you, Jerry. Hello, George. George? 00:25:33.109 --> 00:25:35.690 Do I look like somebody whose name would be George? 00:25:35.849 --> 00:25:43.210 Oh, yes, yes. The voice is different. But there's 00:25:43.210 --> 00:25:49.150 the same kind of spirit she had. She? Who? George. 00:25:50.190 --> 00:25:56.369 George Sand. And who was George Sand? A friend 00:25:56.369 --> 00:25:59.819 of mine. What are you doing here? I'm waiting 00:25:59.819 --> 00:26:03.240 for Jack Hanley. How did you get into the apartment? 00:26:03.700 --> 00:26:07.079 Same way you did. I have a key. I came here to 00:26:07.079 --> 00:26:11.559 give mine back. You must be the old guy. Guilty 00:26:11.559 --> 00:26:17.220 as charged. Well, you don't look so old. Thank 00:26:17.220 --> 00:26:22.220 you. Well, everybody's here. Jack, what happened 00:26:22.220 --> 00:26:24.460 to your face? Nothing. Couple of scratches. I 00:26:24.460 --> 00:26:27.150 walked away from it. From what? I hit the turn 00:26:27.150 --> 00:26:30.490 too fast. I totaled the car. So what? Jack! Look, 00:26:30.750 --> 00:26:32.990 that's enough out of you. What are you doing 00:26:32.990 --> 00:26:36.769 here, anyhow? I thought maybe we could... No, 00:26:36.769 --> 00:26:40.970 no, no, no. We do things my way or no way. All 00:26:40.970 --> 00:26:46.089 right, Jack. Then it's no way. Goodbye. And this 00:26:46.089 --> 00:26:51.789 time I mean it. Sure. See you tomorrow. Well, 00:26:51.910 --> 00:26:54.880 Fraser... What can I do for you? You cracked 00:26:54.880 --> 00:26:57.819 up the car tonight. I can afford another one. 00:26:58.079 --> 00:27:01.480 Our agreement calls for you to take care of your 00:27:01.480 --> 00:27:04.859 body. Have a cigar, Pa? By continuing to take 00:27:04.859 --> 00:27:08.680 foolish risks, you can cancel the agreement. 00:27:08.839 --> 00:27:13.140 I can, huh? Oh, yes. That's too bad. I got the 00:27:13.140 --> 00:27:15.319 money. It's in my name. How could you get it 00:27:15.319 --> 00:27:18.539 back from me? I couldn't. It's yours. Yeah, so 00:27:18.539 --> 00:27:21.339 I'm holding all the aces. You have a powerful 00:27:21.339 --> 00:27:27.849 hand. Yeah, I feel a bit weak ah There's a there's 00:27:27.849 --> 00:27:30.910 an excellent brandy in the cabinet. Could you 00:27:30.910 --> 00:27:36.769 pour me a bit, please? Hey smells pretty good 00:27:36.769 --> 00:27:41.150 here Do you mind if I try a shot myself? Certainly 00:27:41.150 --> 00:27:47.349 not After all it belongs to you. Oh, yes. I forgot. 00:27:47.710 --> 00:27:53.579 Thank you Well, happy days So The agreement's 00:27:53.579 --> 00:27:58.839 busted, huh? Ah, no. No, not the complete agreement. 00:27:59.640 --> 00:28:04.079 You see, only the part of it that gives you the 00:28:04.079 --> 00:28:08.140 two to three years. Is that right? I can't take 00:28:08.140 --> 00:28:12.019 a chance that you will live that long. Not at 00:28:12.019 --> 00:28:16.859 the rate you're going, so... So what? You are 00:28:16.859 --> 00:28:20.220 required to surrender your body on demand you 00:28:20.220 --> 00:28:23.240 agreed remember sure sure I remember you want 00:28:23.240 --> 00:28:25.660 some more of this brandy No, but help yourself 00:28:25.660 --> 00:28:29.240 if you like. Yeah, thanks. Thanks You were saying 00:28:29.240 --> 00:28:33.339 I was saying You agreed to surrender your body 00:28:33.339 --> 00:28:40.819 on demand But I demand it now, huh? The exchange 00:28:40.819 --> 00:28:49.660 will be made tonight There is a vital essence, 00:28:50.319 --> 00:28:54.140 a special quality, a unique consciousness that 00:28:54.140 --> 00:28:59.380 makes up the individual core of each of us. Is 00:28:59.380 --> 00:29:03.940 this essence, or soul, as some would call it, 00:29:04.599 --> 00:29:08.259 transferable? Mr. Leroy Fraser has bet close 00:29:08.259 --> 00:29:25.640 to a million that it is. Leroy Fraser and Jack 00:29:25.640 --> 00:29:29.480 Hanley have an agreement. They will exchange 00:29:29.480 --> 00:29:34.079 bodies. Each will become the other. Jack Hanley 00:29:34.079 --> 00:29:38.980 will become Leroy Fraser, old and infirm. Leroy 00:29:38.980 --> 00:29:42.740 Fraser will become Jack Hanley, young and vigorous. 00:29:43.519 --> 00:29:48.779 Maybe. Why are you laughing? I'm laughing at 00:29:48.779 --> 00:29:51.809 you. At me? Yeah, you. Do you really believe 00:29:51.809 --> 00:29:54.049 this? Believe what? Believe that we can swap 00:29:54.049 --> 00:29:56.730 bodies. Certainly. Certainly he says, look, I 00:29:56.730 --> 00:29:59.609 took your dough, ask me why. Why? Why? Because 00:29:59.609 --> 00:30:02.650 an old clown like you, you had to lose it. It's 00:30:02.650 --> 00:30:05.490 like you were standing on a street corner. You 00:30:05.490 --> 00:30:08.069 were saying, here's my money, take my money. 00:30:08.410 --> 00:30:11.309 Might just as well have been me. That's not exactly 00:30:11.309 --> 00:30:14.490 the way it happened. You received this money 00:30:14.490 --> 00:30:17.569 as part of an agreement. Oh yeah, the agreement 00:30:17.569 --> 00:30:20.170 again. You and Deli, you'd make a great pair. 00:30:20.480 --> 00:30:24.079 We might at that. You know, I must say, Pop, 00:30:24.220 --> 00:30:28.180 you are cool. I mean, you are very cool. You're 00:30:28.180 --> 00:30:30.140 sitting there with a bust hand, and you make 00:30:30.140 --> 00:30:32.880 out like you're holding a royal flush. Well, 00:30:33.859 --> 00:30:38.299 time for the exchange. It will be over in a minute. 00:30:38.680 --> 00:30:41.740 All a crazy idea. What makes you so sure you 00:30:41.740 --> 00:30:45.240 can do it? Well, you see, I've done it before. 00:30:45.440 --> 00:30:50.220 You what? Oh, yes. Many times. Who are you kidding? 00:30:50.359 --> 00:30:55.039 Nobody. I'm serious. You're the one who keeps 00:30:55.039 --> 00:30:58.000 insisting this is a joke. Okay, okay. Enough 00:30:58.000 --> 00:31:00.259 is enough. Look, I'm tired. I want to go to bed. 00:31:00.339 --> 00:31:05.819 It's a take -off. Come on, Fraser. Beat it. Look, 00:31:06.140 --> 00:31:09.319 don't make me throw you out of here. Try to get 00:31:09.319 --> 00:31:18.420 up, Jack. Huh? Just try to get up. I feel kind 00:31:18.420 --> 00:31:23.799 of dizzy. What did you do? We have an agreement, 00:31:24.019 --> 00:31:28.980 you and I. We have an agreement. No, no, don't 00:31:28.980 --> 00:31:34.220 say that. It's the brandy. You did something 00:31:34.220 --> 00:31:38.859 to the brandy. But I drank it, too. And I feel 00:31:38.859 --> 00:31:44.400 fine. No, no, listen, Frasier. You can't. You 00:31:44.400 --> 00:31:47.240 can't. You can't. I can't do it. Have you read 00:31:47.240 --> 00:31:50.259 any of the books, Jack? The books? What books? 00:31:50.259 --> 00:31:54.200 The books on the shelves. Why would I... So you 00:31:54.200 --> 00:31:57.660 would know, Jack, you'd know how it was done. 00:31:59.160 --> 00:32:02.579 I didn't read nothing. It doesn't matter. You 00:32:02.579 --> 00:32:06.559 shared the room, the wisdom, the power that is 00:32:06.559 --> 00:32:10.019 in the books. I don't feel so good. No, Jack, 00:32:10.079 --> 00:32:16.309 you feel fine. There are just changes. Changes 00:32:16.309 --> 00:32:21.650 taking place in your soul. What kind of changes? 00:32:21.970 --> 00:32:25.509 Just changes that will prepare it for a journey. 00:32:26.569 --> 00:32:32.250 The journey from your body to mine. My soul is 00:32:32.250 --> 00:32:36.009 also preparing. She was right. She was right. 00:32:36.710 --> 00:32:39.329 She said she was scared. You should have listened 00:32:39.329 --> 00:32:47.809 to her. My head. My head is... No, Jack, you're 00:32:47.809 --> 00:32:53.869 fine. You promised. You promised me three years. 00:32:54.430 --> 00:32:57.990 Two years, you promised. Ah, but Jack, I can't 00:32:57.990 --> 00:33:04.150 believe you. I can't breathe. Yes, you can, Jack. 00:33:04.670 --> 00:33:07.769 You're fine. Look, I promise you... No, Jack, 00:33:08.309 --> 00:33:13.130 I can't trust you. You can't! I swear. With what 00:33:13.130 --> 00:33:20.930 you know now, you'd kill me. I feel cold. I feel 00:33:20.930 --> 00:33:25.269 stiff. There is a law. It's written in the book. 00:33:25.309 --> 00:33:34.500 No. No. The mind, the soul, the essence. I can't 00:33:34.500 --> 00:33:37.619 breathe! The living force, the vital spirit, 00:33:37.880 --> 00:33:43.380 it's free! Unfettered, unbound, escape! Escape 00:33:43.380 --> 00:33:47.799 the petty prison of the faltering body! Escape! 00:33:48.319 --> 00:33:51.720 Be free! Something's tearing at my ins... Escape! 00:33:52.059 --> 00:33:56.079 Leave me! Leave this shattered hulk! No! Leave 00:33:56.079 --> 00:34:00.519 me! Go to him! No! With the magic of ancient 00:34:00.519 --> 00:34:05.140 Egypt, the wisdom of Greece, by all the sciences, 00:34:05.740 --> 00:34:10.579 the ancient new, let our souls be free! I don't 00:34:10.579 --> 00:34:14.179 want to die! I have been the vital spirit in 00:34:14.179 --> 00:34:17.539 the bodies of fifteen men before this night. 00:34:18.079 --> 00:34:24.199 No! Now, now, I shall become Jack Hanley! No! 00:34:35.659 --> 00:34:40.360 I saw you this morning, Mr. Fraser. What? Oh, 00:34:41.159 --> 00:34:45.840 I... I feel like I'm 80 years old. Well, the 00:34:45.840 --> 00:34:50.340 truth is you're not far from it. What are you 00:34:50.340 --> 00:34:54.840 saying? No, Mr. Fraser. Who are you calling Fraser? 00:34:55.139 --> 00:34:58.480 I know it's early in the morning, but we have 00:34:58.480 --> 00:35:03.889 things to discuss. I'm not Fraser. I'm Jack Hanley. 00:35:04.349 --> 00:35:07.190 This is not the time to joke, sir. Don't you 00:35:07.190 --> 00:35:12.869 understand? I'm Jack Hanley. What am I doing 00:35:12.869 --> 00:35:16.969 here? How did I... Sir, please, look in this 00:35:16.969 --> 00:35:27.050 mirror. Now, sir, can we talk about... How did 00:35:27.050 --> 00:35:31.329 he do it? How did he put me into his old body? 00:35:31.739 --> 00:35:34.079 I better call the doctor. Forget the doctor. 00:35:34.579 --> 00:35:44.019 Call the police. He stole my body. And doctor, 00:35:44.500 --> 00:35:47.659 he's got this crazy idea. He's somebody else. 00:35:48.280 --> 00:35:52.300 Doctor, I have to talk to you alone. Please excuse 00:35:52.300 --> 00:35:57.639 this, Mrs. Toomey. All right, doctor. Listen, 00:35:58.480 --> 00:36:04.500 doctor, I am not... Leroy, Fraser. No? No, I'm 00:36:04.500 --> 00:36:08.320 Jack Hanley. I'm 28 years old. Come, Fraser. 00:36:08.840 --> 00:36:12.539 You're talking to me, Doctor. No, I'm Jack Hanley. 00:36:12.940 --> 00:36:17.699 Fraser somehow found a way, maybe a drug or something. 00:36:18.139 --> 00:36:22.300 He was able to get me into his body and he took 00:36:22.300 --> 00:36:26.059 mine for himself. I see. That's what happened. 00:36:26.840 --> 00:36:30.739 Fraser old friend you need rest. I'm not Fraser 00:36:30.739 --> 00:36:33.139 now. Don't excite yourself Leroy. You don't believe 00:36:33.139 --> 00:36:36.219 me. None of you believe I know I know if you 00:36:36.219 --> 00:36:39.420 look at me like I'm a nut some rest and quiet 00:36:39.420 --> 00:36:44.139 and You're a doctor You should see it of course 00:36:44.139 --> 00:36:48.179 of course fifty years ago If a guy said you could 00:36:48.179 --> 00:36:50.880 transplant a heart you'd say they were crazy, 00:36:51.260 --> 00:36:53.619 but they can do it today. Yeah, can't they well? 00:36:54.119 --> 00:36:57.199 Sure, so why couldn't somebody figure out a way 00:36:57.199 --> 00:37:01.559 to transplant a guy's soul? We'll discuss it 00:37:01.559 --> 00:37:05.599 first. No, we won't we'll discuss it now Della 00:37:05.599 --> 00:37:10.320 she knows she was afraid it would happen Yeah, 00:37:10.320 --> 00:37:13.400 you prove it no phrase. I don't you try to stop 00:37:13.400 --> 00:37:29.239 me Listen to me. It happened. It happened. What 00:37:29.239 --> 00:37:31.599 happened? The agreement, Della. He went and he 00:37:31.599 --> 00:37:33.860 did it. What? What are you saying? The answer. 00:37:34.579 --> 00:37:37.400 The answer's in those books. Now, Della, go to 00:37:37.400 --> 00:37:40.420 the apartment, find the answer, look through 00:37:40.420 --> 00:37:44.280 those books, and hurry! Yeah, Della, she's gonna 00:37:44.280 --> 00:37:48.219 prove it. And meanwhile, you'll just rest. Now, 00:37:48.260 --> 00:37:57.380 I'll be right back. How is he, Doctor? Well, 00:37:57.460 --> 00:38:00.380 we'll have to get him to a sanitarium. Whatever 00:38:00.380 --> 00:38:04.860 gave him the idea that he's a young man? A delusion. 00:38:05.400 --> 00:38:08.119 A not uncommon delusion. A yearning for better, 00:38:08.480 --> 00:38:12.340 happier times. Should we get him ready to travel? 00:38:12.599 --> 00:38:15.460 Yes. Go in and help him dress. I'll make some 00:38:15.460 --> 00:38:21.059 telephone arrangements. Certainly, Doctor. Mr. 00:38:21.219 --> 00:38:35.780 Fraser? Mr. Fraser? Sergeant, Sergeant Burns, 00:38:36.019 --> 00:38:38.699 remember me? No, Pop, I can't say that I do. 00:38:38.900 --> 00:38:41.719 My name is Jack Hanley. Jack Hanley? Well, that 00:38:41.719 --> 00:38:44.699 sounds familiar, but he was a young guy. I am 00:38:44.699 --> 00:38:48.360 a young guy. Look, a man named Frazier, an old 00:38:48.360 --> 00:38:52.980 man, he stole my body and he left me his. Oh, 00:38:53.119 --> 00:38:56.320 come on. It's true. Yeah, sure sure pop. Don't 00:38:56.320 --> 00:38:58.480 call me pop. I'm younger than you are. No, look 00:38:58.480 --> 00:39:00.780 friend Why don't I have one of the officers take 00:39:00.780 --> 00:39:04.059 you home? I'm Jack Hanley. I was here three days 00:39:04.059 --> 00:39:07.079 ago Jack Hanley was here three days ago. Not 00:39:07.079 --> 00:39:09.880 you I am Jack Hanley and I can prove it. Sure 00:39:09.880 --> 00:39:13.579 you can sure sure you called me cop fighter Yeah, 00:39:13.739 --> 00:39:15.940 cop fighter. How would I know that if I weren't 00:39:15.940 --> 00:39:18.820 Jack Hanley, huh? If I were some old man, how 00:39:18.820 --> 00:39:20.539 would I know that? Well, it's... And another 00:39:20.539 --> 00:39:22.019 thing, how would I know that your wife called 00:39:22.019 --> 00:39:25.019 while you were talking to me? What? Your wife! 00:39:25.380 --> 00:39:28.260 She called, huh? She said your son had just said 00:39:28.260 --> 00:39:31.920 daddy. Now, wait a minute. How would I know that, 00:39:32.099 --> 00:39:35.079 eh, Sarge? Now, look, Burns, you're a cop. You're 00:39:35.079 --> 00:39:37.699 a great guy, and you're the only chance I got. 00:39:38.119 --> 00:39:40.960 Well, what do you want me to do? Come over to 00:39:40.960 --> 00:39:43.869 the pad. Del is there. She'll show you the books, 00:39:44.070 --> 00:39:46.349 I'll show you the brandy, and I'll prove to you 00:39:46.349 --> 00:39:48.949 how it was done. Della can prove it. Now come 00:39:48.949 --> 00:39:58.429 on, come on, cover the apartment with me. Well, 00:39:59.369 --> 00:40:04.730 come on in. Oh, sure. Sorry about last night, 00:40:04.789 --> 00:40:13.190 Della. Who... are you? Yeah. Yeah, Della. And 00:40:13.190 --> 00:40:16.369 honey, I've been doing a lot of thinking. Have 00:40:16.369 --> 00:40:23.949 you? About what? Oh, about you and me. Yeah? 00:40:24.849 --> 00:40:29.429 And? Well, you couldn't be too angry with me. 00:40:30.070 --> 00:40:32.630 How do you know? You wouldn't have come back 00:40:32.630 --> 00:40:36.250 here this morning. You want to know why I came 00:40:36.250 --> 00:40:40.590 back here? Why? I got a phone call from Fraser. 00:40:41.030 --> 00:40:45.590 Fraser? Why would Fraser call you? It was kind 00:40:45.590 --> 00:40:50.489 of a crazy story. What did Fraser say? Would 00:40:50.489 --> 00:40:55.590 you answer a question first? Sure. Do I still 00:40:55.590 --> 00:41:04.710 remind you of George Sand? Oh. Well, do I? Yes. 00:41:05.769 --> 00:41:10.530 More and more every minute. I looked her up. 00:41:10.800 --> 00:41:16.139 Her name was Amandine Dupin. You could be right. 00:41:17.340 --> 00:41:19.500 What do you say we get out of here? Where are 00:41:19.500 --> 00:41:24.719 we going? I don't know. But we're both 28, and 00:41:24.719 --> 00:41:35.360 it's a long, long trip. Della! Della! Oh, hey, 00:41:35.539 --> 00:41:37.559 Puff. Now, what are you handing me? There's nobody 00:41:37.559 --> 00:41:40.980 here. Just last night. Sure, sure. There were 00:41:40.980 --> 00:41:42.920 books on that shelf. Well, there's nothing there 00:41:42.920 --> 00:41:46.400 now. Oh, there you are. Oh, thank heavens you're 00:41:46.400 --> 00:41:49.400 safe. Ah, ma 'am, now this old gent claims... 00:41:49.400 --> 00:41:53.000 Sergeant, Sergeant, I'm surprised at you. Oh, 00:41:53.000 --> 00:41:59.960 excuse me. Yes? Oh, oh, for you, Sergeant Burns. 00:41:59.960 --> 00:42:03.800 Oh, thank you. Yeah? Oh, you checked the bags? 00:42:05.179 --> 00:42:08.500 I see. No record of deposits in the name of Jack 00:42:08.500 --> 00:42:10.639 Hanley, huh? What? Well, naturally, where would 00:42:10.639 --> 00:42:12.659 a dumb hood like that get money? Who'd give it 00:42:12.659 --> 00:42:15.300 to him? Don't you see? He's got my body! Sure, 00:42:15.340 --> 00:42:17.900 okay, I know. It was a wild thing, but you know 00:42:17.900 --> 00:42:20.260 how it is. Anything can happen. Yeah, yeah, that's 00:42:20.260 --> 00:42:24.579 right. Right. Oh, Pop. Pop, what are we gonna 00:42:24.579 --> 00:42:26.820 do with you? Don't call me that! Where's Della? 00:42:27.059 --> 00:42:30.039 She crossed me. She went with him. Now, Mr. Fraser, 00:42:30.159 --> 00:42:33.679 you'll feel so much better in the hospital. So 00:42:33.679 --> 00:42:39.230 much better! I am not Fraser! I'm Hanley! I am 00:42:39.230 --> 00:42:43.670 Jack Hadley. Won't anybody believe me? Oh, look. 00:42:44.150 --> 00:42:48.110 Get some rest. Won't anybody believe me? You'll 00:42:48.110 --> 00:42:51.329 feel better with good food and lots of sleep. 00:42:51.590 --> 00:42:56.690 Somebody has to believe me. Won't anybody believe 00:42:56.690 --> 00:43:07.650 me? As he sits there, Leroy Fraser... or if you 00:43:07.650 --> 00:43:11.449 prefer, Jackson Hanley, he sits there in his 00:43:11.449 --> 00:43:15.190 room in a faraway sanitarium and he keeps asking 00:43:15.190 --> 00:43:18.110 the question of everyone who will stop to listen. 00:43:18.530 --> 00:43:22.610 So far, no one believes him or is willing to 00:43:22.610 --> 00:43:27.750 admit it. All I can admit right now is that I'll 00:43:27.750 --> 00:43:42.590 be back in just a few moments. Somewhere, there's 00:43:42.590 --> 00:43:47.070 a man who says he can go back through 15 lifetimes. 00:43:47.630 --> 00:43:52.570 That could be 800, 900 years. He could have landed 00:43:52.570 --> 00:43:55.789 at Hastings with William the Conqueror. He could 00:43:55.789 --> 00:43:58.250 have sailed with Columbus, served with George 00:43:58.250 --> 00:44:00.210 Washington, ridden up San Juan Hill with Teddy 00:44:00.210 --> 00:44:04.469 Roosevelt. And if this is true, he will soon 00:44:04.469 --> 00:44:08.769 need another lifetime. Let's hope he doesn't 00:44:08.769 --> 00:44:14.210 take a fancy to yours. or mine. Our cast included 00:44:14.210 --> 00:44:17.190 Paul Hecht, Bryna Rayburn, William Redfield, 00:44:17.570 --> 00:44:21.289 Dan Occo, and Leon Jani. The entire production 00:44:21.289 --> 00:44:24.789 was under the direction of Hyman Brown. This 00:44:24.789 --> 00:44:27.429 is E .G. Marshall inviting you to return to our 00:44:27.429 --> 00:44:30.730 Mystery Theatre for another adventure in the 00:44:30.730 --> 00:44:36.710 macabre. Until next time, pleasant dreams.