And now, Mystery Theater. Come in. Welcome. I'm
E .G. Marshall. Once again, It's time for that
journey through the world's most mysterious landscape,
the complex mind of a human being. What does
the mirror show you? Does the mirror know more
than appears on the surface? How deeply can it
probe? Consider a lady named Helen Stewart. What
is it? Tell me, what is it? Look! Look at what?
Look at the mirror. What about the mirror? Well,
can't you see? I'm not in it. I'm not in the
mirror. I've lost my reflection. Fred, do you
know what this means? Please, Helen. It means
I no longer exist. It means I've... I've disappeared.
Our mystery drama, Mirror for Murder, was written
especially for the Mystery Theater by Sam Dann
and stars Celeste Holm. Future historians will
look back on our times, and they will, of course,
give them a name. It's fairly safe to assume
that our era will probably be called the Age
of Women. Women are no longer content merely
to cook and clean and care for a man. Some women
are quite vocal about it. However, these are
not the ones to cause us concern. Men should
worry about those quiet ones. For instance, Today
it's breakfast as usual at the home of Fred and
Helen Stewart. This means that although it's
not even eight o 'clock, Fred has already been
on the phone for the better part of an hour.
But on this particular morning, quiet, uncomplaining
Helen Stewart does something shocking. She suddenly
reaches over and for no apparent reason disconnects
the telephone. Helen, why? Why did you do that?
Why did you cut me off? I don't know but Helen
You knew that I was talking to Senator Warren
you cut us off Senator Warren is an old drunk
James J. Warren is the majority leader. Oh, yes
He is he certainly is senator Warren is the majority
leader because he makes a great many major leads
Especially with his hands under the table when
we're out to dinner What are you talking about?
You know, 15 years ago, if I'd told you that,
you'd have punched the senator in the nose. Now
you look at me and say, what are you talking
about? Helen. Or Jim. Yeah. Yeah, cut off, I
guess. Certainly, Jim, I'll hold on. Helen, I
simply have to talk to the senator before he
leaves. You might want to talk to me before I
leave, too. Now, what is that supposed to mean?
Just what it sounds like. Look, we can't afford
an argument just before I go to... When can we
afford it? Darling, be sensible. The committee's
considering the entire budget. You know what's
at stake. Of course. And... Jim! Yeah, yeah,
great. Tonight? No, no, no trouble at all. I'll
be there. You bet. Thanks, Jim. Bye. Am I to
assume from that conversation that you won't...
be home to dinner tonight either? Senator Warren
wants me to meet with the finance committee people
for dinner. I see. Well, they have to be briefed.
Naturally. I'll try to cut it as short as I can.
We have tickets for the opera tonight. Remember?
Oh. Well, look, why don't you go and I could
pick you up after? If I'm going to go to places
alone, I don't have to be married. Oh, Helen.
Helen, just as soon as all this pressure is off...
Poor Fred, you're having so much trouble trying
to fit me into your schedule. What are you doing
New Year's Eve? I resent that. Do you? If you
didn't want me to go into politics, you should
have said so. I don't recall that you ever asked
me. Darling, this is the big break. Jim Warren
is letting me write this bill. It'll be known
as the Stewart Act. It'll revolutionize the concept
of education throughout the state. From here,
I can run for national office. First the House,
then the Senate. Mm -hmm. Yes. Well, write me
a letter. Let me know how you make up. Well,
I want you to help me. Help you? How? Well, just...
You know, just don't add to my... To your problems.
Is that what you're trying to say? No. Just be
a nice, quiet, obedient little lady. Is that
what you mean? Oh, Helen, you can twist the meaning
of everything you say. Fred, I'm having a problem.
Oh, good Lord. Say 30. Fred, we have to talk
about it. Yes, but does it have to be this minute?
Well, sometimes you have to sit here and just
look at me and talk to me and concentrate on
me as if I were a human being worthy of your
time and your attention. Helen, you know that
I love you. Yeah, but that's not enough. You
see, something's happening to me and I'm frightened.
What could be happening? I'm scared. I feel as
if, as if I'm disappearing. Disappearing? Yes,
disappearing as if I'm fading away, fading out.
What does that mean? As if I've become nothing,
nobody. Oh, but that's... That's what I can prove
it there are times many times More and more times
lately when I look into a mirror and I sort of
become hazy Blurry and then my image my reflection
isn't there It's just gone I'm gone Look, you've
got to see dr. Gordon. Why do you keep sending
me to other men Fred? I know what's happening.
I am disappearing. I'm fading out of your life.
Now that is not true. I need you more than ever.
For what? We'll talk about it tonight. But you
won't be here tonight. Tomorrow morning. I may
not be here tomorrow morning. What? I may be
gone. Gone? Gone where? I don't know. Where do
people go when they disappear? I'll answer it.
Hello? Just a moment. It's the senator's office.
Should I tell him you're busy and you'll call
back? How can I tell him I'm busy? Give me the
phone. I see. Hello? Yes, I'll hold on. Helen,
I... Goodbye, Fred. Where are you going? Where
am I going? Fred, look in the mirror. Just look,
Fred. In just a minute. Hello? Jim? Yeah. Oh,
I've got all the figures, everything we need.
Look in the mirror, Fred. I've disappeared. No,
Jim, we've got solid proof. Where did I go, Fred?
Where did I go? Please, Fred, tell me what happened
to me. Jim, the opposition will simply have to
throw in the towel. Nobody can afford to vote
against this bill. Fred, where did I go? You
can control every single dollar. Fred, I'm going
to have to... Find myself. The voters know whom
to thank for it. Goodbye, Fred. Goodbye. Jim,
the newspaper's deleted. How can we possibly
lose? The key to 247, please. Here you are, Miss
Craig. How did you enjoy the skiing this morning?
Fine, thank you. Planning to stay with us for
a while? Well, I... I know it's quiet here. We're
off the beaten tourist path. I'll see. Oh, uh,
you have a message, Miss Craig. A message? That's
impossible. Impossible? Well, nobody... I mean,
I don't see how anybody... A gentleman asked
for you. For me? Yes, for Miss Helen Craig. That's
you, isn't it? Yes, he said to tell you that
he'd be waiting for you in the coffee shop. Oh,
well, uh, thank you Hello Helen How did you know
my name is Helen? Well, I've been waiting for
you the past couple of days I didn't know for
sure when you'd show what name you'd use. So
I sneaked a peek at the register Helen Craig
Well, that's as good a name as any What do you
mean you're waiting for me? I don't know you
of course not. Let me introduce myself Mike Perry
Please tell me what this is about. Mr. Perry,
you know, I never believed the contact would
be a dame this woman's lip thing. It's running
wild Although the dame is smart, but who'd figure
a day you obviously have me mistaken for someone
else. No mistake You know it and I know it but
you're playing it right cool. Okay We're ready
to deal. Once again, Mr. Perry, there seems to
be some misunderstanding. Yeah, yeah, yeah. See,
we gotta set up a meeting between you and my
boss. He's due in tomorrow. He's got the dough
and the details. Mr. Perry, please, excuse me.
Sure, sure. I may want to talk to you later.
You'll be around, won't you? Mr. Perry, please,
whoever you are, do be good enough to excuse
me. I'm afraid there's a mistake. I mean, I didn't
know... Compliments of the house. Oh. Ah, me.
Set this down. Well, thank you. My name is Farrell.
Yes? I've been assigned as your contact. My what?
Your contact. Uh, what's going on? It's safe
to talk. I've checked the room out. There aren't
any bugs. I don't understand. So you're Rose
Temple. I'm not any Rose Temple. You're mistaken.
I'm Helen... Craig. Naturally, you wouldn't use
your real name, but everybody in the department
knows about you, and I consider it a privilege
to work with you. Please, let me explain. A mistake
is... You're very unorthodox, but you do get
results. Well, what makes you think I'm... Simple.
We knew you'd be contacted by Mike Perry as soon
as you got here. I've had Mike under surveillance
every minute. Now, Rose... I'm not Rose. You're
absolutely right. You'll have to concentrate
on your new identity. I'll call you Helen. How
did you do it? How did I do what? Helen, I'm
on your side. How did you get them to think you
had all those diamonds? Mr. Farrell, there's
something very wrong here. Okay, okay. There's
certain things I'm not required to know. I was
just curious. Mr. Farrell. Did Mike Perry set
up the meeting yet? Mr. Farrell, why don't you
call me Jerry? You're making a big mistake You
never relaxed do you? Well, that's probably the
secret of your success. I simply don't know why
you both think you'll have to tip us off as to
where the rendezvous is So we can move in and
make the arrest. Oh, sure. Sure. I'll do that
Look what what's that? Look look at what? the
mirror What about the mirror? Are you okay? Oh,
yes, I'm fine. I'm all right Yeah, well, why
don't you get some rest? I'll see you later Operator
is there a doctor nearby? I'm just an ordinary
old country doctor, you know, what do you think
about the mirror? I mean the mirror dr. Velo
now tell me again back at home you disappeared
from the mirror right it could be a symbol of
how Unimportant you think you've become I know
that that's why I ran away. I thought I could
find myself. Yes. Yes, I see Who are you really?
Oh, I don't want anyone to know your husband
is probably worried. How worried Worried enough
to tell the police to look for me. Well, perhaps
but let's stay with your problem You ran away
to find yourself and a few minutes ago You looked
in the mirror and you saw your image again. Is
that what you're telling? Yes, but But what the
image I saw well, I've never seen such an image
of myself before I mean, I'm I'm filled with
brightness a kind of glow look in the mirror
again Yes. Yes. Yes. It's the same image It almost
hurts my eyes to look. I mean, what does that
mean? If that's how you see yourself, then it
could mean you've suddenly become important again.
I mean, important to someone. Or that I'm having
another hallucination. What kind? Oh, doctor,
I... I'm hallucinating. I must be. That I'm some
sort of an agent. An agent? A double agent. What
do you mean? That I'm some sort of secret operative
and I'm posing as a member of some powerful gang.
I mean, I realize this must sound... No, no,
that's all right. It's all right. Keep talking.
Keep talking. It seems I'm here to contact some
powerful racketeer, at which time there will
be an arrest or a shootout or whatever happens
at such a meeting. I don't know. I haven't hallucinated
that far yet. And what form does all this take?
Well, I've been approached by a man who has identified
himself as a member of some gang. And then I've
been contacted by someone who's evidently my
colleague in a law enforcement agency. Well,
does all this happen at night? I mean, could
these be dreams? No, I mean, it happened less
than an hour ago. I actually spoke to the gangster
in the coffee shop and to the government agent
in my room. Well, then, why do you say these
are hallucinations? How could they possibly be
anything else? What we're up against here is
reality. We have witnessed a scene between Helen
and Mr. Perry, and between Helen and Mr. Farrell.
It all sounded real. But Helen is a troubled
lady. And either way, it's a troubled situation.
If it's a fantasy, that's one kind of trouble.
If it should happen to be real, it's another
kind of trouble. However it goes, I'll be back
with some answers when I return shortly with
Act II. There comes a time in the lives of many
women when they feel unwanted, neglected. Gone
is purpose, identity. And so they suddenly go
out to search. for that all -important identity.
Such a woman is Helen Stewart, wife of a rising
politician. We find her in a remote mountain
resort, where it seems that two other men have
found her as well, a racketeer and a police agent,
each of whom thinks she is there for a rendezvous.
Or is all this in her mind? Is there really a
racketeer? Is there really a police agent? Are
you saying, Dr. Bellows, that I'm not hallucinating?
You mean that I've actually been approached?
No, no, but we must consider every possibility.
Well then, what should I do? Well, in addition
to everything else, Miss... Craig. Well, if you
were to use that name, it's all right with me,
but you really should tell me who you are. No.
Now I can't treat you if you don't trust me doctor
you might feel called upon to get in touch with
my husband And I just couldn't stand that why
if you should be in trouble Psychologically wouldn't
you want him to know I? Left him so I could do
something for myself. I'm not gonna run back
to him at the first sign of Trouble, I mean whatever
that trouble is well. We must find out what the
trouble is first We must make sure that you are
hallucinating. How? Well, now let me see. You've
been approached by two men. What are their names?
Well, the one who seems to be the gangster calls
himself Mike Perry. The other one, Jerry Farrell,
claims to be a police agent. He works here as
a bellman. But how is this... Let's find out
who they really are. Frank Winslow, who owns
the place, is a close friend. I can get the information
from him. Doctor, why am I doing this? I mean,
those two men, I've never seen them before in
my life. Why should I...? You've probably seen
them before. Where? Oh, in the movies, or at
least men who resemble them, and you've projected
yourself into a situation. What if I keep hallucinating?
What if they approach me again? If they do, it's
because you want them to. They help to support
your need for importance. But I can't go through
life in met... What am I going to do? Now look,
you've already started to do the right thing.
You're trying to come to grips with the problem.
Now remember, whatever you do, don't panic, don't
waste your energy. Just be quiet, calm, rational,
and everything will be alright. Well, how come
you ain't on the slopes? I'd rather sit here
and read. Mind if I join you? Buy you a drink?
I don't drink. Well, let's talk, anyhow. About
what, Mr... Uh, Perry. As if you don't remember.
Okay. We'll talk, Mr. Perry. The, uh, the big
fellow. I'm supposed to tell you this. He ain't
gonna be here till day after tomorrow. Now, don't
blow your stack. Believe me, I had no intention...
Oh, you don't kid me, baby. You don't give nothing
away. But you must be doing a burn. Really? Why?
Because every day you hold that ice, the hotter
it gets and the more it can melt. Oh? You were
told you could have the deal tomorrow. Okay.
You showed up. But where's the big fella? I don't
know. Where? Ah, his daughter's getting married
tomorrow. So he can't make it. Well, that sounds
reasonable enough. Well, that's no way to do
business. And you know it. So I was thinking...
Why not do business with me? With you? Look,
the big fella can't last much longer anyhow.
I mean, what if I can raise by tomorrow morning
half of what the big fella offered? It's less.
But you got this one advantage. You know? With
me, you got a deal. Cash on the line. You're
out. You're clean. What do you say? Ah! Let me
think about it. I didn't know you could skate.
What are you doing here, Mr. Farrell? I, uh,
keeping an eye on you. Oh. You were observed
in the lounge talking with our friend Mr. Perry.
Oh, so? So, let's sit down. Nice quiet little
table. I'll buy you some hot chocolate And you
can tell me about it. Well, I'd rather skate
if you don't mind I need the exercise that conversation
with Perry. Oh The scheduled meeting can't take
place tomorrow. Why not? The big fella's daughter
is getting married. What's the new date day after?
I don't like it Every extra hour makes it more
dangerous for you Well, there was an alternate
suggestion. Yeah, I could deal directly with
Perry with Perry He's willing to double -cross
the big fella So Perry figures to move against
his boss That makes it very rough for you. Why?
Do you agree to deal with him? I'm thinking it
over supposedly bad He's given himself away as
soon as he realizes you're expendable What can
happen? You'll set up a meeting place. You show
up with the diamonds, you get killed. But I...
That's why I have to be there. We have to get
Perry first. Oh. Of course, this blows the objective
the office had set up to catch the big fella,
but we have to save your life, huh? All right,
where are the diamonds? The diamonds. Never mind,
never mind. It's better if I don't know. But
there are no... So Perry has decided to make
his move against the big fella at last, huh?
I'll have to check back and find out how we're
supposed to play this. Meanwhile, you have a
weapon I don't know about? A weapon? Yeah. Word
is that you never carry a gun. I checked out
your luggage, but I can't believe you don't have
something on you somewhere. You have a gun? No.
You know, you're too good to be true. What does
that mean? Yeah The most unlikely agent I've
ever met well, maybe that's cuz I'm not oh no,
you are you are And now I know how you made your
reputation. It's that air of innocence Naivete
and that's your strength your armor Well, you
can get away with that against the upper -crust
criminals. The what? The upper -crust, the gentlemen.
The con artists, the flim -flammers, those are
the guys you've tangled with. Bust one of those
guys, they come along quietly, but now you're
up against killers. Make sure I'm always close
to you. Don't make a move unless you tell me.
I've been hallucinating. I think I've just had
a discussion with both of those men. The racketeer
and the government agent? Yes, doctor. And how
did it go? Frightening as it seems so real. Are
you near a mirror? Yes. Look at yourself. All
right. What is it? I've never, never seen myself
in such clear outlines, such sharp detail, such
brilliant colors. I am? These men you're talking
to. Yes? Well, I had to go on the basis that
anything can be possible until proved otherwise.
Doctor, do you mean they can be real? I see.
So now, we can definitely dismiss these as fantasies.
Hallucinations, call them what you will. Yes,
I can't tell you how relieved I am, Doctor. The
situation was beginning to take a dangerous turn.
Well, perhaps you'd better come over here. I'll
give you some medication that will let you get
some rest. You see, you have to start building
yourself up now. Thank you, Doctor. I'll be there
right away. Why, Doctor? Why are they so real?
Because, you see, you need them. You need them
to restore yourself. Can't you see what's happened?
What? Well, you felt as if you had been wiped
out. So you retreated into fantasy to restore
yourself. Yes. Well, that's all right for a start,
but you will have to accept reality, you know.
Find yourself, your identity in the real world.
Yes, I know. back to your husband. Oh, I'm not
sure I want to. Do you love him? Yes. And does
he love you? Well, I think so, but what good
is love if all it does is to make two people
unhappy? If you love each other, you'll find
a way to live together without destroying either
one of you. Oh, I don't know. Oh, excuse me.
Someone's come into my waiting room. I'll be
back in just a minute. Go back to him? Go back
to Fred? Oh... Maybe if we... If we could sit
down and try to understand... Doctor! Doctor
Bellows! What does it look like I just knocked
off this quack here, that's what I done why dr.
Dr. Bellows Hey, what's with you kid? You like
to talk to stiffs? You killed him You killed
dr. Bellows. Hey You catch on quick boy. Why?
Because he's working with the cops. That's why
working with the car. Sure. He's been asking
questions. Try to get a make on me You know what
this means, don't you? It means he's dead and
this is real. He's dead and this is real. She
looks at the dead man lying on the floor and
then she glances in the mirror and there she
is larger than life. Huge, grotesque. Her dress
in the mirror is stained and spattered with red.
But that's in the mirror, and she knows that's
fantasy. But what is reality, plain and stark,
is Dr. Bellows dead on the floor, and the spreading
crimson stain on the carpet. That's real. That's
death. I shall return shortly with Act 3. For
some, life is an unstable blend of reality and
fantasy. Normal people solve the problem by dreaming
fantasy and living reality as nearly as they
can. But sometimes, common sense, rational thinking
crumble under the stress, and then reality and
fantasy vie with each other for a person's sanity.
Right now, What Helen Stewart is looking at is
no fantasy. It's a dead body. And talking to
her is no figment of her imagination, but a living
killer. He could have busted this thing wide
open. And you and me could have landed in the
clink. But you didn't have to... Come off it,
sister. You don't need that act anymore. You've
seen plenty of stiffs in your day. You might
have made your share of them, too. Now, uh, about
the ice. The ice the diamonds you got no choice
You got to deal with me now. It's me or nobody
Neither one of us can hang around here much longer.
It's gonna get hot. Mr. Perry You see I don't
have what cops the cops the feds and I'll bet
the Interpol guys are in on it, too You don't
heist that kind of ice without everybody taking
a hand Hey Tell me something How'd you do it?
I want to get out of here. Oh, sure, sure. I
shouldn't be bothering you with questions, but...
What a caper that must have been, huh? I've got
to get out of here. Okay. Let's get back to the
hotel. You bring the ice to me, I'll be in my
room. And I'll have something for you, too. I'd
like to make a local call to dr. Bellows Yes,
dr. Bellows I was there. And Mike Perry is a
killer. Now, now I need... Yes? Uh, there's a
bellman. You know, the man named, uh, Farrell?
Yes, Jerry Farrell. Yes, yes, that's the one.
Could, could you send him up here right away?
I'll try to find him. Please, uh, hurry. It's,
it's very, very important. Well, who? It's from
the hotel here. All right. I'll put it through
right now. Hey, you got the ice? Mister, why
do you insist? I know for a fact it ain't in
your room. Where have you got it stashed, huh?
Mr. Perry, I think you ought to know. Maybe.
I believe that's how you're registered? Yes,
that's my name. Helen Craig. Uh -huh. I'm Sheriff
Clagg, Iroquois County. Miss Craig, do you have
any identification? Oh, what do you mean? Any
papers that could prove you're Helen Craig? Why?
Everybody has papers, drivers' licenses. I don't
drive. Credit card? I always pay cash. And a
checkbook with your name? I don't have a checking
account. Ma 'am? You want me to believe you don't
have a single piece of paper with your name on
it that could serve as identification I That's
right. I don't suppose I have Where you live
Where do I live? You're not from around here.
You have to live something. Well, I just moved
Where did you live before you moved? It was an
apartment. I know the address 278 Northeast 86th
Street, New York City? If we checked there, would
we ever find a record of your having lived there?
Oh, yes. I'm sure you... Now, look, I may be
a hit constable, ma 'am, but I know that New
York City streets don't have Northeast or Northwest.
Oh, well, then why? Why are you asking me all
these questions? Dr. Paul Bellas was murdered
less than an hour ago, and you were the last
person to have seen him alive. Me matter of fact
someone heard shots and saw you coming out of
the house after all but I didn't you didn't what
I didn't kill him I Didn't say you did But you
was there while it happened That means you got
some explaining to do. Oh, oh my lord. Oh Well,
what is it? What you staring at the mirror for?
Look, look at me. I'm, I'm... I feel all of it.
The whole glass. I'm, I'm, I'm twisted and hideous.
Now, now, now calm yourself miss. Now take it
easy. Sheriff, I'm not, I'm not Helen Craig.
I mean that is, I'm not anymore. I'm Helen somebody
else now. Helen who? I'd rather not say. See,
I blundered into something. I... I was mistaken
for somebody else and then... Just tell us who
your husband is and where you're from and we
can clear this up quickly. Please, let me do
it my way. I'm running away from him and I can't
just call on him to help me the first time I
get into trouble. But do you have any idea of
how much trouble you might be in? Yes, yes, and
it could ruin him. So, you see, I'd rather do
it my way. What's your way? See, there's a man
right here in the hotel. He can clear me. Like
you, he's a law enforcement officer. What kind?
Well, I gather, federal government. G -Man? T
-Man? Secret Service? Who? I really don't know,
but he could satisfy you and clear me and...
Who is he? Better let me get there. Sheriff Clegg?
Yeah? Who? What's man's name? Farrell. Jerry
Farrell. Who found him? Yeah, I see. Dead. Okay,
I'll be there right away. What were you saying
about... Jerry Farrell? It never rains, but it
pours. First time we ever had a murder here,
now we got two of them. This bellhop by the name
of Jerry Farrell. Oh, but he is the government
agent. You see, he could have told you. Told
you. Told me what? Sheriff. A man named Mike
Perry. See, he thought I was a member of the
underworld and that I'd come here to make some
sort of a deal. And then Mr. Farrell, who claimed
to be a secret government agent, He insisted
I was an undercover agent, and that I was here
trying to trap this Mr. Perry. Yeah? Well, I
thought it was all a hallucination. And I went
to see Dr. Bellows. And I guess... I guess it
was all real. What kind of deal were you supposed
to make with Mr. Perry? I was supposed to sell
him some stolen jewels. Where are the jewels?
Well, I don't know. I never had... Then how can
you sell them? Well, see, Mr. Farrell was supposed
to arrange... Uh -huh. It all turns on Mr. Farrell,
doesn't it? Mr. Farrell's dead. Now, about Dr.
Bellows... Well, I have to tell you, Mr. Perry
killed Dr. Bellows. Perry, huh? Well, that's
the Mr. Perry who's registered in this hotel.
He's a gangster. Mike Perry. He's the one. I'm
afraid this has to be the end of the line. Mike
Perry's been coming to this place more than ten
years. Mr. Perry's a legitimate businessman from
New York. But I saw him. I saw him kill Dr. Bellows.
I saw him standing over Dr. Bellows' body with
a gun in his hand. I heard him. And he said he'd
just killed Dr. Bellows. Now, it won't be too
bad for you. Well, try to believe me. I don't
think it's first degree. That's a help right
there. All these hallucinations, you probably
got insanity working for you. Oh! Who knows,
you could even get off. Oh! Now, uh, you want
to tell us who you are. I can't! You'll have
to come out. But I just can't! You just better
sit there and think about it. If you're trying
to protect your husband... It's not that, it's...
Sooner or later, we're going to find out who
you are. Now just think about it. Sit here. I'll
be back. And whatever you do, don't try to leave
this hotel. Sheriff, am I under arrest? What
do you think? Who's there? What do you think,
baby? Oh, Mr. Perry. Well, where's the ice? I
don't have it. You don't have it, huh? Now, what
are you trying to do? Play me for a sucker? Mr.
Perry, I have tried to explain. You would never
listen. I'm not who you think I am. You figure
you can make a better deal somewhere else. I'm
not out to make any deal. Now, will you please
leave me alone? Uh -uh. No. Not till I get the
ice. I'm in enough trouble. The sheriff thinks
I killed Dr. Bellows. Don't hand me that. It's
true. I'm here to finish the deal. All right.
All right. The deal. With the big fella, as you
call him. That was for... Ah, give or take. A
million bucks. You said you could pay half, all
right? Show me your money. Oh, I see. I see what
this is. You want a deal? Where's the money?
Well, the money... The money comes later. The
money comes now. And I don't think you have it.
You know, you could be right. That gun isn't
going to help you Oh honey a gun always help
shoot and they'll hear you not this time I got
a silencer. What do you hope the ice is in this
room? I'll find it. Mr. Perry. Meanwhile, I'll
just take care of you don't Sheriff ah Sheriff,
what are you doing? I saw him walk into your
room, so I thought I'd listen. I was wrong about
him. Hey, what's the matter? I think I'm gonna
faint. Well, don't. Will my husband ever find
out? We got to check with the government to see
how much of this can be released. Hello, friend.
I'll answer it. Hello. Just a minute. It's Senator
Warren's office. Oh, that's the call I've been...
No. Tell him I'm out. Mr. Stewart isn't in right
now. Yes, he'll call you back. Goodbye. Where
were you? Why? Did you miss me? Oh, I can't tell
you how much. Well, you see, I just went away.
Oh, I missed you so much. I almost went out of
my mind. Did you? I tell you how crazy I was.
I'd look in the mirror, and I'd actually see
your face there, even though you weren't there.
So you see, you were wrong. Your image... Your
reflection hasn't disappeared. Look. Just look
in the mirror. What do you see? I see. Oh, Fred,
I see both of us. Clearly. Very clearly. Oh,
darling. Now, tell me where you went and what
you did. Oh, well. I didn't really go anywhere
much. And I really didn't do anything. It shows
you what's reflected in a mirror anyhow. What's
behind the face you see. Next time you notice
a quiet mousy little matron on a plane, a train,
or a bus, don't dismiss her out of hand. Don't
dismiss us either. I'll be back shortly. Helen
Stewart, a lesson to all of you gentlemen out
there who don't see your wives faces in the mirror
anymore. Be very careful, because the next face
you might see in the mirror could very well be
your own. Our cast included Celeste Holm, Wes
Addy, William Redfield, and Robert Dryden. The
entire production was under the direction of
Hyman Brown. This is E .G. Marshall inviting
you to return to our mystery theater for another
adventure in the macabre. Until next time, pleasant
dreams.