WEBVTT 00:00:00.780 --> 00:00:22.160 The CBS radio mystery theater presents Come in 00:00:22.160 --> 00:00:28.019 Welcome I'm EG Marshall. You're just in time 00:00:28.019 --> 00:00:31.710 to join me for an adventure in suspense and terror, 00:00:32.429 --> 00:00:35.810 the most heart -stopping terror of all. Not the 00:00:35.810 --> 00:00:39.009 terror of the eccentric, the grotesque, or bizarre, 00:00:39.490 --> 00:00:42.570 but the chilling terror that slowly emerges when 00:00:42.570 --> 00:00:45.990 one discovers that all the standards, the laws, 00:00:46.229 --> 00:00:49.109 the customs that have so naturally governed our 00:00:49.109 --> 00:00:52.840 existence have suddenly been revoked or repealed 00:00:52.840 --> 00:00:57.259 and no longer apply gone are the familiar the 00:00:57.259 --> 00:01:01.100 everyday usages which regulated life in a comfortable 00:01:01.100 --> 00:01:04.799 predictable flow and you are suddenly confronted 00:01:04.799 --> 00:01:08.859 with a living nightmare of chaos and anarchy 00:01:08.859 --> 00:01:12.599 i keep telling you my name is ruth renard where's 00:01:12.599 --> 00:01:14.379 your identification i told you lieutenant all 00:01:14.379 --> 00:01:17.900 my papers were taken Back at Reliance City, they'll 00:01:17.900 --> 00:01:19.659 tell you. We checked. There's no record of anyone 00:01:19.659 --> 00:01:22.040 named Ruth Renard. But there has to be. Who are 00:01:22.040 --> 00:01:26.219 you? Ruth Renard. There's no such person as Ruth 00:01:26.219 --> 00:01:28.140 Renard. What are you trying to do to me? I'm 00:01:28.140 --> 00:01:30.099 Ruth Renard. No one ever heard of Ruth Renard 00:01:30.099 --> 00:01:31.980 in Reliance City. Now why do you say your name 00:01:31.980 --> 00:01:35.840 is Ruth Renard? Because it has to be. Now calm 00:01:35.840 --> 00:01:41.299 down and try to think. Who are you? I'm Ruth. 00:01:42.739 --> 00:01:48.609 Ruth? Yes? I don't know, I don't know who I am. 00:01:57.109 --> 00:02:01.170 Our mystery drama, To Kill with Confidence, was 00:02:01.170 --> 00:02:03.750 written especially for the Mystery Theater by 00:02:03.750 --> 00:02:08.909 Sam Dan and stars Marion Seldes. It is sponsored 00:02:08.909 --> 00:02:14.610 in part by Sinov, The Sinus Medicines and Anheuser 00:02:14.610 --> 00:02:17.810 -Busch Incorporated. Brewers of Budweiser. I'll 00:02:17.810 --> 00:02:21.689 be back shortly with Act One. And now back to 00:02:21.689 --> 00:02:36.629 CBS Mystery Theater. There are men who give more 00:02:36.629 --> 00:02:40.009 solid thought to the choosing of a car than to 00:02:40.009 --> 00:02:42.849 the selection of a wife. There are girls who 00:02:42.849 --> 00:02:45.509 will take more time and care in deciding on a 00:02:45.509 --> 00:02:48.870 fall outfit than in picking a husband. Who is 00:02:48.870 --> 00:02:52.169 to blame? A good deal of it can be placed on 00:02:52.169 --> 00:02:54.930 the shoulders of society, which somehow tries 00:02:54.930 --> 00:02:58.969 to imply that marriages are made in heaven. This 00:02:58.969 --> 00:03:01.990 being the case, why bother being too careful 00:03:01.990 --> 00:03:05.729 down here below? At any rate, let us consider 00:03:05.729 --> 00:03:08.349 this extremely attractive newly married young 00:03:08.349 --> 00:03:12.150 couple driving along a super highway near a Midwestern 00:03:12.150 --> 00:03:16.110 city. Why don't we get off the turnpike, darling? 00:03:16.669 --> 00:03:19.610 Is anything wrong? No, I just thought I'd like 00:03:19.610 --> 00:03:24.349 a change of scene. Okay, next exit. You're an 00:03:24.349 --> 00:03:26.189 angel. Well, it's getting on toward lunchtime, 00:03:26.189 --> 00:03:27.689 and I think this is a town where they have a 00:03:27.689 --> 00:03:30.370 place that serves the most fantastic sour braten. 00:03:30.729 --> 00:03:33.409 Really? Mm -hmm, a landmark. You know, one of 00:03:33.409 --> 00:03:36.240 those terribly authentic restaurants. Ruth? Dear, 00:03:36.560 --> 00:03:40.199 you are in for a treat. Except for one thing. 00:03:40.300 --> 00:03:43.680 What's that? I happen to despise Sauerbrunn. 00:03:44.219 --> 00:03:48.740 I'm sorry. Don't be sorry, dearest. You and I, 00:03:48.780 --> 00:03:51.919 what? Well, we'll never have days like this again. 00:03:52.719 --> 00:03:56.460 Days like what? Well, let's call them days of 00:03:56.460 --> 00:03:59.379 discovery. Days of getting to know each other. 00:04:00.199 --> 00:04:03.599 Days of finding out about each other. Such as, 00:04:03.599 --> 00:04:08.860 uh, you don't like Sauerbrotten. What don't you 00:04:08.860 --> 00:04:10.960 like? Oh, I like everything. Even artichokes? 00:04:11.159 --> 00:04:13.560 Especially artichokes. You'll have absolutely 00:04:13.560 --> 00:04:16.819 no trouble feeding this. I think that's why I 00:04:16.819 --> 00:04:18.879 fell in love with you. You're so even -tempered. 00:04:18.959 --> 00:04:22.740 Oh, now, you don't know that for a fact. I may 00:04:22.740 --> 00:04:24.740 have been on my best behavior all this time. 00:04:25.100 --> 00:04:28.300 Well, I just can't picture you as anything, but... 00:04:28.300 --> 00:04:36.629 But what? Sweet. Calm. Nice. Well, I, uh, tried 00:04:36.629 --> 00:04:39.529 to keep my temper. I learned what it can mean 00:04:39.529 --> 00:04:43.230 to lose it. Oh, what happened? Now, that was 00:04:43.230 --> 00:04:46.470 a long time ago, darling. I found out what it 00:04:46.470 --> 00:04:48.730 can mean to lose your sense of balance and values, 00:04:48.850 --> 00:04:51.870 and... Well, I plan to make amends for all that. 00:04:52.509 --> 00:04:55.519 Do you want to talk about it? No. And I'll tell 00:04:55.519 --> 00:04:57.480 you why. Oh no, you don't have to explain. No, 00:04:57.500 --> 00:05:00.019 what I'll have to do is explain why I won't explain. 00:05:00.199 --> 00:05:03.160 Can you follow that? Sure. I have to put it all 00:05:03.160 --> 00:05:06.079 completely out of my mind. I have to go so far 00:05:06.079 --> 00:05:09.259 as to convince myself that it never even happened. 00:05:10.180 --> 00:05:15.519 I understand. And I may have one or two deep 00:05:15.519 --> 00:05:19.680 dark secrets of my own. Well, keep them. That's 00:05:19.680 --> 00:05:22.680 what I dreamed about, to start a fresh, brand 00:05:22.680 --> 00:05:27.459 -new, clean slate. Agreed? Agreed. Now, I'll 00:05:27.459 --> 00:05:29.660 tell you what let's do. Let's have sour rotten 00:05:29.660 --> 00:05:32.779 anyhow. Oh, no, no, no. Well, you have it. I'll 00:05:32.779 --> 00:05:34.560 order something simple like hamburgers. No, no, 00:05:34.560 --> 00:05:36.720 not in this place. Why? Well, you won't enjoy 00:05:36.720 --> 00:05:39.420 lunch. The waiters are such frightful snobs if 00:05:39.420 --> 00:05:41.199 they sense you're not there for the special. 00:05:41.220 --> 00:05:44.300 Oh, it's that kind of a place. We don't have 00:05:44.300 --> 00:05:46.540 to have lunch there. We can stay on the turnpike. 00:05:46.660 --> 00:05:49.060 No, no, look, here's the exit. It's turned off. 00:05:49.899 --> 00:05:52.500 Well... Well, you did have your heart set on... 00:05:52.500 --> 00:05:55.660 Uh -oh. What is it? Is something wrong? Well, 00:05:55.720 --> 00:05:58.139 the car, I think it's that mysterious vibration. 00:05:58.180 --> 00:06:00.680 Do you hear it? I don't... I don't know. Well, 00:06:00.779 --> 00:06:04.100 that funny noise. Oh, Leo, darling, to me these 00:06:04.100 --> 00:06:06.560 things sound funny all the time. Is it something 00:06:06.560 --> 00:06:10.399 serious? Well, I hope not. Well... Well, look, 00:06:10.399 --> 00:06:12.660 we have a thousand miles still to go. We'd better 00:06:12.660 --> 00:06:14.920 have it checked. Yeah, yeah, that's a good idea. 00:06:15.319 --> 00:06:17.860 Oh. But in case it is serious, do we have enough 00:06:17.860 --> 00:06:19.680 cash? Well, that's no problem, darling. We'll 00:06:19.680 --> 00:06:22.100 stop off at the first station that honors a transnational 00:06:22.100 --> 00:06:24.339 credit card. But I thought the card's only good 00:06:24.339 --> 00:06:27.939 for gasoline. No, all repairs do. Oh, look just 00:06:27.939 --> 00:06:30.680 up ahead. There's a big blue transnational sign 00:06:30.680 --> 00:06:32.920 that says Frank's Quality Service. Let's pull 00:06:32.920 --> 00:06:43.740 in and have the motor checked. Well... Are we 00:06:43.740 --> 00:06:46.220 in for some major surgery? Well, it's a rocker 00:06:46.220 --> 00:06:48.319 arm. Well, what does that mean? Well, it means 00:06:48.319 --> 00:06:50.560 more labor than anything else, and he's shorthanded. 00:06:50.920 --> 00:06:52.699 In other words... In other words, it'll take 00:06:52.699 --> 00:06:56.160 some time, darling. Well, did that fit in with 00:06:56.160 --> 00:06:58.060 our plans? We did intend to have some lunch, 00:06:58.160 --> 00:07:01.240 and we just... We, uh... We could do that, darling, 00:07:01.459 --> 00:07:03.959 except, uh... What is it? Well, you remember 00:07:03.959 --> 00:07:06.199 I told you what happened to me last time I needed 00:07:06.199 --> 00:07:08.819 the emergency repairs. Oh, um... Well, that decided 00:07:08.819 --> 00:07:11.329 me. When you're having work done in a strange 00:07:11.329 --> 00:07:13.889 town, a place you don't know, you really should 00:07:13.889 --> 00:07:16.069 stick around, keep an eye on it. That's right, 00:07:16.069 --> 00:07:19.149 of course. Well, I know it'll be a bore for you. 00:07:19.310 --> 00:07:22.290 Well, I could shop. Could you? Well, your birthday's 00:07:22.290 --> 00:07:24.490 the day after tomorrow. I'd love an hour or so. 00:07:24.589 --> 00:07:26.310 I'll look for something and I'll be able to surprise 00:07:26.310 --> 00:07:28.529 you. Well, that's a great idea. Now, where's 00:07:28.529 --> 00:07:30.149 this fellow, isn't it? Oh, yeah, Frank. Say, 00:07:30.149 --> 00:07:33.699 Frank. Oh, yes, sir. Oh, Mr. Renard. Yeah, what 00:07:33.699 --> 00:07:35.959 can I do for you? Uh, you've got about an hour 00:07:35.959 --> 00:07:38.519 on my car. Oh, say an hour and a half and be 00:07:38.519 --> 00:07:40.139 safe. Uh -huh. Well, my wife would like to do 00:07:40.139 --> 00:07:42.439 a little shopping. Come on, you're in luck. We 00:07:42.439 --> 00:07:44.360 got us a shopping center just three blocks from 00:07:44.360 --> 00:07:46.920 here. It's called the Golden Mall. The Golden 00:07:46.920 --> 00:07:49.560 Mall? Yeah, yeah. They got the top stores there. 00:07:49.779 --> 00:07:51.819 All the big ones from New York, Chicago. How 00:07:51.819 --> 00:07:54.339 do I get there? Oh, it's just three blocks up. 00:07:54.879 --> 00:07:57.100 See that traffic light? Yes. You turn left, go 00:07:57.100 --> 00:07:59.910 one block, there it is. The Golden Mall. Well, 00:07:59.910 --> 00:08:02.329 thank you. She'll come back loaded with packages. 00:08:02.610 --> 00:08:05.610 You won't thank me. Darling, make sure you remember 00:08:05.610 --> 00:08:08.069 the name of this place. Yeah, yeah. It's Frank's 00:08:08.069 --> 00:08:11.529 24 -hour quality service. Open 24 hours a day. 00:08:11.709 --> 00:08:14.170 Everybody in town knows me. Let's see. It's exactly 00:08:14.170 --> 00:08:17.509 12 noon. Darling, I'll see you at 1 .30. Make 00:08:17.509 --> 00:08:20.889 sure you remember the address, ma 'am. It's 1776 00:08:20.889 --> 00:08:24.129 Jefferson. I mean, how can you forget that one, 00:08:24.129 --> 00:08:46.429 huh? Oh, is Mr. Renard there? He should be having 00:08:46.429 --> 00:08:49.850 his car fixed. Mr. Renard? Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah, 00:08:49.850 --> 00:08:55.590 sure thing. Oh, hold on, huh? Mr. Renard! Hello. 00:08:56.490 --> 00:08:59.870 Leo, darling. Oh, oh, for a moment, uh... What 00:08:59.870 --> 00:09:02.269 is it, darling? Uh, nothing, dear. Nothing at 00:09:02.269 --> 00:09:05.330 all. Uh, it must have been something. Well, well, 00:09:05.490 --> 00:09:09.309 uh, yes. I just, uh, couldn't imagine he'd be 00:09:09.309 --> 00:09:13.529 calling me here. Is everything okay? No. Darling, 00:09:13.549 --> 00:09:16.669 what's wrong? I miss you, that's all. Do you 00:09:16.669 --> 00:09:19.590 realize we've been separated for almost 45 minutes? 00:09:19.710 --> 00:09:26.649 Oh. Do you miss me? Terribly. All right. I just 00:09:26.649 --> 00:09:29.129 called you up to keep the record clear. Will 00:09:29.129 --> 00:09:32.129 we be finished on schedule? Looks that way, about 00:09:32.129 --> 00:09:34.009 another half to three quarters of an hour. All 00:09:34.009 --> 00:09:37.070 right, I'll be there 1 .30 on the dot. I don't 00:09:37.070 --> 00:09:40.990 like these long separations. Neither do I. Goodbye, 00:09:41.169 --> 00:09:55.649 darling. Bye. Taxi! Taxi! Where to, ma 'am? 1776 00:09:55.649 --> 00:10:03.710 Jefferson Boulevard. Okay. Heavy day in the stores, 00:10:03.909 --> 00:10:06.149 ma 'am? Oh, no. I just bought a little present 00:10:06.149 --> 00:10:09.610 for my husband's birthday. Excuse me. Let me 00:10:09.610 --> 00:10:14.759 call it to the dispatcher. 37 headed south to 00:10:14.759 --> 00:10:23.279 Jefferson. 1700 block. Just a minute. What? Why 00:10:23.279 --> 00:10:26.899 are we stopping? Where did you say you wanted 00:10:26.899 --> 00:10:31.000 to go on Jefferson Boulevard? 1776. That's a 00:10:31.000 --> 00:10:33.960 number you can't forget. Well, maybe you can't 00:10:33.960 --> 00:10:35.779 forget it, but you sure can get it mixed up. 00:10:36.600 --> 00:10:39.769 You don't want to go to 1776. Why? Because there 00:10:39.769 --> 00:10:42.049 ain't nothing on that 1700 block worth going 00:10:42.049 --> 00:10:43.750 to. Well, I distinctly remember it. Look, ma 00:10:43.750 --> 00:10:47.129 'am, I know this town. Give me a street, any 00:10:47.129 --> 00:10:50.669 street, I'll run it down. On 1700 block of Jefferson, 00:10:50.769 --> 00:10:52.610 you got the old foundry, and it's been deserted 00:10:52.610 --> 00:10:55.990 these past 18 years. And Frank's 24 -hour quality 00:10:55.990 --> 00:10:59.990 service station. No more, you don't. Why can 00:10:59.990 --> 00:11:02.789 you say that? Well, I can say that because Frank's 00:11:02.789 --> 00:11:05.779 been dead, but see... It's three years now. Well, 00:11:05.919 --> 00:11:07.960 the sign says... Nobody ever bothered taking 00:11:07.960 --> 00:11:10.460 the sign down. It's too much trouble. That part 00:11:10.460 --> 00:11:14.019 of town. You can write it off. Well, I spoke 00:11:14.019 --> 00:11:16.840 to Frank this morning. No, lady. You didn't speak 00:11:16.840 --> 00:11:19.580 to Frank. Believe me. Nobody spoke to Frank in 00:11:19.580 --> 00:11:23.360 three years. Well, maybe... Maybe St. Peter. 00:11:23.720 --> 00:11:25.340 Although I don't think Frank could have caught 00:11:25.340 --> 00:11:27.779 up there. My husband is having his car fixed 00:11:27.779 --> 00:11:30.720 at Frank's right now. Yeah? So would you please 00:11:30.720 --> 00:11:34.179 take me to 1776 Jefferson Boulevard? But Pam! 00:11:34.240 --> 00:11:36.519 Now, I could... Shall I call a policeman, or 00:11:36.519 --> 00:11:46.720 shall I hail another cab? Well, ma 'am, here 00:11:46.720 --> 00:11:50.919 you are. 1776 Jefferson. And it says Frank's 00:11:50.919 --> 00:11:52.940 Quality Service, so I was right. What were you... 00:11:52.879 --> 00:11:56.460 trying to look at what else it says in the windows 00:11:56.460 --> 00:12:04.539 those big signs this property for sale no look 00:12:04.539 --> 00:12:08.399 ma 'am the place is empty it's been empty since 00:12:08.399 --> 00:12:12.059 frank died but it can't be we were high school 00:12:12.059 --> 00:12:15.480 pals frank and i look i was here just this morning 00:12:15.480 --> 00:12:19.120 i was here i remember going to frank's week we 00:12:19.120 --> 00:12:23.500 drove in and those signs weren't up there There 00:12:23.500 --> 00:12:27.980 were cars parked and men working in there. And 00:12:27.980 --> 00:12:31.620 we went to the funeral. He told Leo, my husband, 00:12:32.019 --> 00:12:35.100 he told Leo that the rocker arm needed fixing. 00:12:35.220 --> 00:12:39.120 Ma 'am, are you sure you want this place? My 00:12:39.120 --> 00:12:41.799 husband, I left my husband here. No, ma 'am, 00:12:41.799 --> 00:12:44.879 I'm afraid you didn't leave anything or anybody. 00:12:45.460 --> 00:12:48.919 Leo is in there, in that garage. Away you're 00:12:48.919 --> 00:12:52.700 going! Can't you see it's locked? It's been locked 00:12:52.700 --> 00:12:56.440 for three years. There's nobody in there. I'm 00:12:56.440 --> 00:12:58.639 telling you, there's nobody in there. What happened 00:12:58.639 --> 00:13:01.120 to my husband? What did they do to my husband? 00:13:01.139 --> 00:13:05.539 Calm down, ma 'am. Think. Are you sure this is 00:13:05.539 --> 00:13:08.360 the same? I'm sure. I know. Don't you try to 00:13:08.360 --> 00:13:10.440 talk me out of it. I know. I was here exactly 00:13:10.440 --> 00:13:15.340 one and a half hours ago. I was here. This place 00:13:15.340 --> 00:13:17.720 was open. This service station was operating 00:13:17.720 --> 00:13:20.860 and there was a man here. How do you know his 00:13:20.860 --> 00:13:23.519 name was Frank? Because the name was written 00:13:23.519 --> 00:13:26.299 on his shirt. I don't know what's going on. I 00:13:26.299 --> 00:13:30.440 want my husband. I want my husband. Now what 00:13:30.440 --> 00:13:32.580 happened to him? Ma 'am, try to hold onto yourself. 00:13:32.840 --> 00:13:35.779 Don't pass out, please. Don't faint on me. I 00:13:35.779 --> 00:13:38.600 don't know what to do. Let me help you back to 00:13:38.600 --> 00:13:45.200 the cab. Oh, Leo. Leo, what did they do? Oh, 00:13:45.460 --> 00:13:52.440 no. 37. 37. Come in, quit fooling, answer me. 00:13:53.259 --> 00:13:56.259 This is 37. Get me some cops. Get an ambulance. 00:13:56.700 --> 00:13:59.860 Get everybody over to 1776 Jefferson. On the 00:13:59.860 --> 00:14:08.480 double, huh? Well, how do you figure it? Frank's 00:14:08.480 --> 00:14:11.740 24 -hour quality service. Now you see it, now 00:14:11.740 --> 00:14:17.399 you don't. Nightmare? Illusion? Reality? Which 00:14:17.399 --> 00:14:20.580 are we dealing with? Could it be a mixture of 00:14:20.580 --> 00:14:24.279 all three? I'll return with some answers but 00:14:24.279 --> 00:14:28.100 also with some more questions when I return in 00:14:28.100 --> 00:14:39.779 just a few moments with Act Two. Why don't you 00:14:39.779 --> 00:14:42.279 do some shopping while I'm having the car checked? 00:14:42.759 --> 00:14:46.269 Asks newlywed Leo Renard of his wife Ruth. Reasonable 00:14:46.269 --> 00:14:49.370 enough. And so, when her shopping is finished, 00:14:50.129 --> 00:14:53.190 Ruth returns to discover that the car is gone. 00:14:54.230 --> 00:14:57.009 Leo has disappeared, and the service station 00:14:57.009 --> 00:15:01.690 has been closed these past three years. And you 00:15:01.690 --> 00:15:04.710 insist you actually were at that particular service 00:15:04.710 --> 00:15:07.450 station, Mrs. Renard? Doctor, I know you are 00:15:07.450 --> 00:15:09.289 trying to be helpful, but we aren't going to 00:15:09.289 --> 00:15:12.200 get anywhere. Why do you say that? Well, to begin 00:15:12.200 --> 00:15:14.379 with, we have a severe difference of opinion. 00:15:14.759 --> 00:15:18.440 But you... Please, let me finish. You think I'm 00:15:18.440 --> 00:15:21.679 crazy. That isn't true. Well, you have a medical 00:15:21.679 --> 00:15:24.100 term for it, I'm sure. Something to take the 00:15:24.100 --> 00:15:27.000 sharp, rough edge off it. But at this point, 00:15:27.080 --> 00:15:29.879 according to you, I'm not behaving normally. 00:15:30.580 --> 00:15:33.980 Now, does that state the case? Well, um... Look 00:15:33.980 --> 00:15:36.759 at it rationally. Which, according to you, I'm 00:15:36.759 --> 00:15:39.700 not doing now. That service station has been 00:15:39.700 --> 00:15:42.700 closed for three years. The man who owned it 00:15:42.700 --> 00:15:45.519 and ran it has been dead all this time. Then 00:15:45.519 --> 00:15:48.059 how do you account for the fact that my husband 00:15:48.059 --> 00:15:52.000 and I were there this morning? Would you agree 00:15:52.000 --> 00:15:55.279 to submit to some tests, Mrs. Renard? I'll agree 00:15:55.279 --> 00:15:58.480 to anything at this point. I'll agree to anything 00:15:58.480 --> 00:16:01.039 that will convince you that I am as sane as you 00:16:01.039 --> 00:16:04.259 are. And once we establish that and you start 00:16:04.259 --> 00:16:08.000 believing me, then perhaps we can find out what 00:16:08.000 --> 00:16:23.580 happened to Leo. Yes? May I come in? Who are 00:16:23.580 --> 00:16:27.720 you? Lieutenant Powell, City Police. Suppose 00:16:27.720 --> 00:16:32.620 you can come in? What do you want? I want to 00:16:32.620 --> 00:16:36.559 help you. But you won't help me by telling me 00:16:36.559 --> 00:16:38.940 I'm crazy. Why would I do that? Because that's 00:16:38.940 --> 00:16:41.360 all the others can think of. Well, to begin with, 00:16:41.360 --> 00:16:45.340 you don't look crazy. Well, thanks. Do you have 00:16:45.340 --> 00:16:48.899 any influence around here? A little. What do 00:16:48.899 --> 00:16:51.080 you need? What I need is to get out of this hospital. 00:16:51.139 --> 00:16:53.879 What you need is rest. What I need is my husband. 00:16:54.379 --> 00:16:57.080 I spoke to the doctors. What did the doctors 00:16:57.080 --> 00:17:01.899 say to you? You're suffering from shock. I'll 00:17:01.899 --> 00:17:04.339 buy that. You evidently can't face the fact that 00:17:04.339 --> 00:17:06.960 your husband has deserted you. No. That's off 00:17:06.960 --> 00:17:11.119 the mark. All right, tell me about it. I've already 00:17:11.119 --> 00:17:13.319 told it to three different police officers. Yeah, 00:17:13.319 --> 00:17:15.400 but I'm the one that counts. How long were you 00:17:15.400 --> 00:17:19.859 married? Two weeks. Where? Is all this important? 00:17:19.980 --> 00:17:22.019 Everything's important. We were married in the 00:17:22.019 --> 00:17:24.200 Lion's City. By whom? Well, what does that have 00:17:24.200 --> 00:17:25.859 to do with it? By whom? The Justice of the Peace. 00:17:25.920 --> 00:17:30.650 His name? His name was Dunleavy. Well, that's 00:17:30.650 --> 00:17:34.329 what the sign said. Emma Dunleavy, JP. How long 00:17:34.329 --> 00:17:38.069 did you know your husband? Well, it was one of 00:17:38.069 --> 00:17:40.430 those love at first sight things. But of course, 00:17:40.609 --> 00:17:42.569 you being a cop, you wouldn't believe in that. 00:17:42.589 --> 00:17:45.930 Oh, but I do, I do. It's the only way. Tell me 00:17:45.930 --> 00:17:49.049 about him. Well, he was in town on business. 00:17:49.250 --> 00:17:51.150 What was his business? Why is that your business? 00:17:51.170 --> 00:17:53.190 Why is that an unreasonable question? Because! 00:17:53.430 --> 00:17:55.509 Because you don't know and you're ashamed to 00:17:55.509 --> 00:17:57.609 admit it. That's a lie! Instead of asking, maybe 00:17:57.609 --> 00:18:00.609 I better tell you a few things. You don't really 00:18:00.609 --> 00:18:03.849 know what he did for a living, if anything. That's 00:18:03.849 --> 00:18:05.349 just... It's all right. You don't have to say 00:18:05.349 --> 00:18:08.410 anything. Let's talk about the money. The money? 00:18:09.329 --> 00:18:12.410 The money you gave him. How do you know? My dear 00:18:12.410 --> 00:18:15.549 Mrs. Renard, you are now a member of a certain 00:18:15.549 --> 00:18:18.750 unfortunate sisterhood. What are you insinuating 00:18:18.750 --> 00:18:21.410 about my husband? Let's stick to the facts. How 00:18:21.410 --> 00:18:24.849 much of your money does he have? It's not my 00:18:24.849 --> 00:18:27.990 money any longer. It isn't? Oh, when we married, 00:18:28.089 --> 00:18:31.130 we agreed to share everything. And how much did 00:18:31.130 --> 00:18:33.529 you share with him? Well, I had an inheritance 00:18:33.529 --> 00:18:38.349 from an aunt who died and she left me a... Yeah, 00:18:38.410 --> 00:18:45.190 she'd left you... $51 ,000. I see. I don't know 00:18:45.190 --> 00:18:48.150 what you think you see. We were going to invest 00:18:48.150 --> 00:18:50.690 it in the new business. What new business? He 00:18:50.690 --> 00:18:53.549 was interested in real estate and... I was a 00:18:53.549 --> 00:18:56.000 public stenographer. at the hotel where he used 00:18:56.000 --> 00:18:57.539 to have dinner, and that's how we happened to 00:18:57.539 --> 00:19:00.380 meet. And we were going to go to Florida and 00:19:00.380 --> 00:19:04.940 get into a land development deal. $51 ,000 in 00:19:04.940 --> 00:19:08.039 cash? No. Bonds. We put it in bonds. Negotiable 00:19:08.039 --> 00:19:10.480 bonds, no doubt. Well, we had to be able to raise 00:19:10.480 --> 00:19:14.019 cash in a hurry. Of course. Well, it just wasn't 00:19:14.019 --> 00:19:17.200 my money. He had close to $50 ,000 of his own. 00:19:17.759 --> 00:19:21.410 You know this for a fact? Well, that's... That's 00:19:21.410 --> 00:19:24.349 what he said. Look, Mrs. Renard, I want to help 00:19:24.349 --> 00:19:27.890 you. I want to find him. Hopefully we can recover 00:19:27.890 --> 00:19:30.829 all or at least some of your money. Why do you 00:19:30.829 --> 00:19:34.690 insist that he ran out on me? I've told you what 00:19:34.690 --> 00:19:36.670 happened. You simply can't face the truth, can 00:19:36.670 --> 00:19:39.849 you? And you've created an hallucination about 00:19:39.849 --> 00:19:44.640 a garage. Don't you start behaving like a psychiatrist, 00:19:44.940 --> 00:19:47.119 too. Look, the sooner we get you to face reality, 00:19:47.180 --> 00:19:49.299 the sooner we can get you to think rationally 00:19:49.299 --> 00:19:51.559 and maybe give us some leads. Look, I told you. 00:19:51.559 --> 00:19:54.299 What we have to do is get rid of this service 00:19:54.299 --> 00:19:57.220 station delusion of yours. But it isn't a delusion. 00:19:57.220 --> 00:20:00.920 I spoke to the doctor. Lying around here in bed 00:20:00.920 --> 00:20:02.859 isn't doing you any good. I asked him if I could 00:20:02.859 --> 00:20:06.759 get you to work with me. You can't remain here 00:20:06.759 --> 00:20:09.059 indefinitely. You're going to have to start some 00:20:09.059 --> 00:20:12.000 kind of new life for yourself. Are you saying 00:20:12.000 --> 00:20:15.759 that Leo is... I'm saying one way or another, 00:20:16.160 --> 00:20:20.240 Leo is gone. No! Right now I'll go talk to your 00:20:20.240 --> 00:20:22.180 doctor. Pick you up in about an hour, is that 00:20:22.180 --> 00:20:27.660 all right? Wait, I want to thank you. Yes, well, 00:20:28.099 --> 00:20:30.759 maybe now you're beginning to face reality. Maybe. 00:20:32.200 --> 00:20:37.519 Maybe. Maybe what? Oh, I don't know, I'm so... 00:20:37.519 --> 00:20:41.700 Sure, it's a bad spot to be in. You're really 00:20:41.700 --> 00:20:45.180 very kind. No, I'm not. It's just the technique. 00:20:45.259 --> 00:20:47.819 Don't let it fool you. Well, at least you've 00:20:47.819 --> 00:20:50.759 made me feel better. You're ready to face it? 00:20:51.240 --> 00:20:55.779 I think so. Whatever it is, I guess I'm ready 00:20:55.779 --> 00:21:04.460 to face it. You wanted to see what Mrs. Renard 00:21:04.460 --> 00:21:06.279 was carrying when she was brought here, Lieutenant? 00:21:06.400 --> 00:21:09.259 It's important, Doctor. Well, we're about to 00:21:09.259 --> 00:21:11.200 give her her things back. since we're releasing 00:21:11.200 --> 00:21:13.880 her. Just her clothes. That's not important. 00:21:14.220 --> 00:21:18.079 Her handbag. And this package. It's from M 'ladies. 00:21:18.960 --> 00:21:21.259 Well, that's the most exclusive women's shop 00:21:21.259 --> 00:21:23.839 this side of New York. I suppose she believed 00:21:23.839 --> 00:21:26.400 in treating herself right. Why not? It was her 00:21:26.400 --> 00:21:29.980 money. Anything in the handbag? The usual odds 00:21:29.980 --> 00:21:32.559 and ends. Papers? We couldn't find any. Driver's 00:21:32.559 --> 00:21:35.480 license? Nothing. No credit cards. No identification. 00:21:37.000 --> 00:21:40.069 Oh, now that doesn't sound right. No. She said 00:21:40.069 --> 00:21:43.690 she was going off just briefly to shop and she 00:21:43.690 --> 00:21:45.470 didn't want to be loaded down with a big handbag. 00:21:45.890 --> 00:21:48.490 So she just took her small purse with some money 00:21:48.490 --> 00:21:50.829 and makeup and left everything else in the car. 00:21:51.849 --> 00:21:58.589 There is this snapshot. Must be Leo. It'd have 00:21:58.589 --> 00:22:02.190 to be Leo. You know something? He looks familiar. 00:22:02.690 --> 00:22:05.109 He looks familiar because you've convinced yourself 00:22:05.109 --> 00:22:07.309 he's a confidence man. That's right, he has to 00:22:07.309 --> 00:22:10.309 be. A smooth, experienced operator too, which 00:22:10.309 --> 00:22:12.450 means he's been around. Which means he may have 00:22:12.450 --> 00:22:14.369 done time, which means there's a make on him. 00:22:14.750 --> 00:22:16.269 His photo's been passed around throughout the 00:22:16.269 --> 00:22:18.130 country, and I would have seen it, and so maybe 00:22:18.130 --> 00:22:21.369 I'm remembering it subconsciously. All you cops 00:22:21.369 --> 00:22:23.869 are getting into psychiatry these days. Is that 00:22:23.869 --> 00:22:26.630 good or bad? Listen, let me borrow this snapshot. 00:22:27.470 --> 00:22:36.349 I'll have the boys run it down. Yes, Lieutenant, 00:22:36.549 --> 00:22:39.130 I've decided. I've called a hotel. I'll take 00:22:39.130 --> 00:22:42.210 a place there, and when my money runs out, which 00:22:42.210 --> 00:22:45.690 will be pretty soon, I can find a job. I intend 00:22:45.690 --> 00:22:50.230 to stay here until... Until what? Until I find 00:22:50.230 --> 00:22:53.970 Leo or learn what happened to Leo. You say you 00:22:53.970 --> 00:22:56.529 were married by Justice of the Peace in Reliant 00:22:56.529 --> 00:22:58.410 City. That's right, and I'll never forget the 00:22:58.410 --> 00:23:01.210 man's name, Emmett Van Levy. That's what the 00:23:01.210 --> 00:23:03.349 sign said in front of his house. Who recommended 00:23:03.349 --> 00:23:06.250 him? I mean, how did you know to go to him? Well, 00:23:06.410 --> 00:23:08.549 we got our license, and we were driving along, 00:23:08.549 --> 00:23:11.769 and we saw the sign. Who was driving? Leo. Go 00:23:11.769 --> 00:23:15.309 on. Well, that was it. We went inside, and we 00:23:15.309 --> 00:23:20.990 were married. I don't think so. What do you mean 00:23:20.990 --> 00:23:22.930 you don't think so, Lieutenant? What would you 00:23:22.930 --> 00:23:26.049 know about it? All I'm saying, I don't think 00:23:26.049 --> 00:23:28.049 you were married. Just a minute. The ceremony 00:23:28.049 --> 00:23:30.410 was performed. We checked the city hall in Reliance 00:23:30.410 --> 00:23:32.390 City, and there's no record of your marriage. 00:23:32.730 --> 00:23:36.589 But there has to be. Ruth Olsen to Leo Renard. 00:23:36.670 --> 00:23:39.109 No record of anyone named Renard getting married 00:23:39.109 --> 00:23:41.730 to anyone at all. What are you trying to do to 00:23:41.730 --> 00:23:43.309 me? And there's no justice of the peace named 00:23:43.309 --> 00:23:46.289 Emmett Dunleavy in Reliant City either. But that 00:23:46.289 --> 00:23:49.650 was his name, the sign distinctly said that his 00:23:49.650 --> 00:23:51.849 name. I know it's hard to face so many disagreeable 00:23:51.849 --> 00:23:53.690 facts all at once, but there's no help for it. 00:23:53.730 --> 00:23:58.089 Oh, I know what you think. You think Leo is a 00:23:58.089 --> 00:24:01.339 confidence man who was out to swindle me. I'm 00:24:01.339 --> 00:24:03.680 going by what appear to be the facts in the case. 00:24:03.799 --> 00:24:05.940 I'm going by experience. Well, I wouldn't fight 00:24:05.940 --> 00:24:09.019 you except... Except that you love him. Well, 00:24:09.039 --> 00:24:15.339 love doesn't make you blind. It's just... Well... 00:24:15.339 --> 00:24:19.079 One fact I simply cannot account for. Yeah? No 00:24:19.079 --> 00:24:21.990 matter what anyone says. Leo and I stopped at 00:24:21.990 --> 00:24:24.910 that service station. No matter what anyone says, 00:24:24.910 --> 00:24:27.569 it was open for business. No matter what anyone 00:24:27.569 --> 00:24:30.369 says, there was a man named Frank, and he said 00:24:30.369 --> 00:24:33.029 he'd fix the car in an hour and a half, and that 00:24:33.029 --> 00:24:38.150 I'd have time to go shopping. Well, here we are. 00:24:39.210 --> 00:24:42.490 As you can see, closed, deserted. Parent sign 00:24:42.490 --> 00:24:48.250 on the window. Face it, Ruth, face it. But it 00:24:48.250 --> 00:24:54.059 was real. so real transnational gas pumps okay 00:24:54.059 --> 00:24:57.099 i call their office they told me hasn't been 00:24:57.099 --> 00:24:59.240 a delivery here in three years since they cancel 00:24:59.240 --> 00:25:02.660 the franchise because the owner frank walker 00:25:02.660 --> 00:25:06.980 had died it was real it was real now think think 00:25:06.980 --> 00:25:14.680 what what did happen i i just don't know oh god 00:25:14.680 --> 00:25:24.329 lieutenant am i am i losing my mind The service 00:25:24.329 --> 00:25:27.910 station was there. A man named Frank was there. 00:25:28.089 --> 00:25:32.849 We heard him speak. Or did we? Did the conversation 00:25:32.849 --> 00:25:36.650 actually take place at 1776 Jefferson Boulevard? 00:25:37.490 --> 00:25:40.150 Or was it all taking place in the mind of Ruth 00:25:40.150 --> 00:25:44.230 Renard, whose last name may not even be Renard, 00:25:44.470 --> 00:25:46.769 since there's no record of her marriage either. 00:25:47.549 --> 00:25:52.430 I'll be back shortly with Act 3. This is WBBM 00:25:52.430 --> 00:26:05.049 Chicago She still insists she left her car there 00:26:05.049 --> 00:26:08.009 to be fixed under the watchful eye of her husband 00:26:08.009 --> 00:26:11.950 the authorities insist that Leo ran out on her 00:26:11.950 --> 00:26:15.690 or Perhaps there never was a Leo and she creates 00:26:15.690 --> 00:26:18.670 this fiction because she cannot accept reality 00:26:18.670 --> 00:26:26.289 well What is reality? Well, come on. Let's take 00:26:26.289 --> 00:26:34.230 a look at the place. As you can see, Ruth, deserted. 00:26:34.970 --> 00:26:38.029 But as you can see, Lieutenant, it's spic and 00:26:38.029 --> 00:26:41.529 span. How clean this place looks. Does this have 00:26:41.529 --> 00:26:43.430 the appearance of a shop that's been closed for 00:26:43.430 --> 00:26:46.349 three years? Oh, where's all the litter that 00:26:46.349 --> 00:26:49.210 would collect? Why aren't these windows grimy 00:26:49.210 --> 00:26:52.289 and dusty? I checked it out with the real estate 00:26:52.289 --> 00:26:55.990 people. They keep the place shaped up. After 00:26:55.990 --> 00:26:57.529 all, they are trying to get rid of the place 00:26:57.529 --> 00:27:00.950 now. I was inside this place yesterday. But there's 00:27:00.950 --> 00:27:04.529 a padlock on the door. Whatever you want to say, 00:27:04.789 --> 00:27:08.190 however you want to say it, I know this. I was 00:27:08.190 --> 00:27:14.109 here. Okay, let's go inside. The real estate 00:27:14.109 --> 00:27:16.150 people gave me the key. You don't believe me. 00:27:16.380 --> 00:27:20.019 It's obvious by your manner. That's no good. 00:27:20.259 --> 00:27:23.819 It's bad for me to have an obvious manner. I'm 00:27:23.819 --> 00:27:27.380 sorry. I know you're trying to be nice. I'm only 00:27:27.380 --> 00:27:37.099 trying to find some answers. Come on in. Well, 00:27:38.539 --> 00:27:41.539 does it look familiar? This only makes me more 00:27:41.539 --> 00:27:45.400 certain. I was here. I stood right here at this 00:27:45.400 --> 00:27:47.920 counter. when Leo came out of the shop, which 00:27:47.920 --> 00:27:51.400 is right through that door, with Frank. Yeah? 00:27:51.960 --> 00:27:54.980 And told me what had to be done with the car. 00:27:57.099 --> 00:28:00.599 What you're saying is this visit only reinforces 00:28:00.599 --> 00:28:03.380 your conviction that you were here. Absolutely. 00:28:03.819 --> 00:28:05.160 Well, let's stay with that for a little while 00:28:05.160 --> 00:28:08.880 anyhow. How long were you gone? Exactly an hour 00:28:08.880 --> 00:28:10.779 and a half. I've already told you. I know, I 00:28:10.779 --> 00:28:14.579 know. Are you sure? Positive. And what did you 00:28:14.579 --> 00:28:20.230 do? Already? Never mind. I went to this golden 00:28:20.230 --> 00:28:23.529 mall. Yes, and? And I shopped. Buy anything? 00:28:24.349 --> 00:28:27.130 Well, I wasn't in too much of a mood for shopping. 00:28:27.349 --> 00:28:31.509 I missed Leo, and I was hungry. So I ran into 00:28:31.509 --> 00:28:34.630 a shop and I picked up a nightgown. That took 00:28:34.630 --> 00:28:37.990 an hour and a half? No, I wandered around. I 00:28:37.990 --> 00:28:41.369 looked in windows, had a cup of coffee, and I 00:28:41.369 --> 00:28:45.119 even called Leo. I was away from him for three 00:28:45.119 --> 00:28:47.779 quarters of an hour, and I missed him so much 00:28:47.779 --> 00:28:51.119 I just had to call him. You called Leo here? 00:28:52.119 --> 00:28:58.779 Yes, here. Here. I don't see a phone here. Well, 00:28:58.900 --> 00:29:02.279 there must be. I phoned him. I spoke with him. 00:29:02.380 --> 00:29:04.900 How can you... Well, where's the phone? I don't... 00:29:04.900 --> 00:29:07.400 Maybe... Maybe it's in the office. The office? 00:29:08.109 --> 00:29:11.789 Well, maybe the man, Frank, has a private office, 00:29:11.789 --> 00:29:13.670 and that's where his phone is. Well, let's look 00:29:13.670 --> 00:29:19.470 around. Yeah, you're right. He's got a little 00:29:19.470 --> 00:29:23.130 cubbyhole here with a desk. Sure enough, a phone. 00:29:23.309 --> 00:29:26.029 Well, finally, have I said something you can 00:29:26.029 --> 00:29:31.650 believe? The phone's dead. No dial tone. I guess 00:29:31.650 --> 00:29:33.750 it isn't connected. I spoke on that phone to 00:29:33.750 --> 00:29:37.660 Leo. And the man, Frank, he answered it. Sure. 00:29:38.480 --> 00:29:41.500 Oh, your tone of voice. Please, I don't mean 00:29:41.500 --> 00:29:43.839 anything. You can't help it. You want to be nice 00:29:43.839 --> 00:29:46.440 to me, but you think I'm crazy. No, I'm trying 00:29:46.440 --> 00:29:49.400 to go along with it. With what? With everything 00:29:49.400 --> 00:29:53.720 you say. What we need right now, more than anything 00:29:53.720 --> 00:29:57.940 else, is a break. Who knows? Maybe we'll get 00:29:57.940 --> 00:30:09.420 one. Kind of you to take me to dinner. It's a 00:30:09.420 --> 00:30:12.119 line of duty. I can even put it on my expense 00:30:12.119 --> 00:30:15.819 account. You said that you had an important development. 00:30:16.660 --> 00:30:20.759 I think we do. Well, can you tell me? We think 00:30:20.759 --> 00:30:25.900 we know who Leo is. What do you mean? You know 00:30:25.900 --> 00:30:28.799 who he is? His real name is Wallace, Leo Wallace. 00:30:28.819 --> 00:30:33.039 It's impossible. Let me finish. Listen. We had 00:30:33.039 --> 00:30:36.430 his picture. Where? How? I mean, how could you 00:30:36.430 --> 00:30:39.609 get his picture? It was in your handbag. Oh. 00:30:39.690 --> 00:30:41.470 I ran it through the routine and there's a very 00:30:41.470 --> 00:30:44.910 strong likeness to a Leo Wallace, a very skillful 00:30:44.910 --> 00:30:49.329 confidence man. Oh. A Leo had turned in a very 00:30:49.329 --> 00:30:52.009 big score. He'd flim -flam some old gent out 00:30:52.009 --> 00:30:53.430 of about a million and a half dollars. Well, 00:30:53.430 --> 00:30:55.630 I don't believe it. Maybe you'd better hear it 00:30:55.630 --> 00:31:00.210 first. He denied it. The jury voted against him. 00:31:00.789 --> 00:31:02.930 He got a minimum of 10 years, but there was an 00:31:02.930 --> 00:31:05.680 appeal. Just a few months ago, they found some 00:31:05.680 --> 00:31:08.400 irregularities in the trial and he was free. 00:31:08.960 --> 00:31:13.960 Oh! How about the money? The money? The money 00:31:13.960 --> 00:31:16.880 he's supposed to have stolen. Oh! He did steal 00:31:16.880 --> 00:31:19.000 it. He has it hidden somewhere. So you see, there's 00:31:19.000 --> 00:31:23.059 a motive on someone's part to get him and get 00:31:23.059 --> 00:31:28.819 at the money. I never dreamed that... that Leo 00:31:28.819 --> 00:31:31.140 could... Well, as I say, we can't prove it. All 00:31:31.140 --> 00:31:34.400 we know is that your Leo's picture looks like 00:31:34.400 --> 00:31:38.099 this Leo Wallace. Then I don't have to be crazy. 00:31:38.900 --> 00:31:40.720 This could have all been just a plot, don't you 00:31:40.720 --> 00:31:43.940 see? You thought Leo was out to steal my money, 00:31:44.019 --> 00:31:46.799 and as it turns out, there were people after 00:31:46.799 --> 00:31:49.799 Leo. They could have arranged the whole service 00:31:49.799 --> 00:31:57.460 station set up. Well? Well, it's... It's not 00:31:57.460 --> 00:32:01.440 impossible. Well, then can't you do something? 00:32:02.480 --> 00:32:04.599 How he could have arrived at this service station 00:32:04.599 --> 00:32:07.019 is something I'll get to later. The fact is, 00:32:07.119 --> 00:32:11.019 he did go there. Well, I tell you he did. Me 00:32:11.019 --> 00:32:13.460 did. If only we can put him there, things would 00:32:13.460 --> 00:32:16.220 make sense. You wouldn't be crazy. We'd have 00:32:16.220 --> 00:32:20.140 a lead. Why pick Frank's service station? It 00:32:20.140 --> 00:32:22.180 isn't the first one you came to. It was the first 00:32:22.180 --> 00:32:24.660 transnational gas station, and that was his credit 00:32:24.660 --> 00:32:30.920 card. Are you, uh, are you capable of being objective 00:32:30.920 --> 00:32:36.259 right now? I'm trying to prove to you I am not 00:32:36.259 --> 00:32:39.680 crazy. Well, pretend for a moment that all this 00:32:39.680 --> 00:32:42.440 happened to somebody else. Pretend this is a 00:32:42.440 --> 00:32:45.119 story I'm telling you. I don't see why. A young 00:32:45.119 --> 00:32:47.799 woman tells a cab driver to take her to a non 00:32:47.799 --> 00:32:49.920 -existent gas station. But I have been there 00:32:49.920 --> 00:32:52.400 with my husband. We don't know that. We only 00:32:52.400 --> 00:32:55.519 have your word for it. So, when they arrive... 00:32:55.720 --> 00:32:57.819 She becomes hysterical and she tells a story 00:32:57.819 --> 00:33:02.279 you've told us. Okay, we check, we find out there 00:33:02.279 --> 00:33:06.240 is no record of the girl's marriage. No record 00:33:06.240 --> 00:33:08.779 of the justice who she claims married her to 00:33:08.779 --> 00:33:12.559 her husband. Her husband is most likely a notorious 00:33:12.559 --> 00:33:15.539 confidence operator, newly released from jail. 00:33:15.559 --> 00:33:17.299 Why would I lie about... Would you continue, 00:33:17.480 --> 00:33:21.819 please? We know very little about the girl herself. 00:33:22.599 --> 00:33:25.279 She worked at the hotel in Reliance City as a 00:33:25.279 --> 00:33:27.759 public stenographer for only a month. There's 00:33:27.759 --> 00:33:31.410 no family. I lost my parents years ago. I'm an 00:33:31.410 --> 00:33:34.049 only child. I had one aunt who's dead. Well, 00:33:34.049 --> 00:33:36.410 everything is so vague. We can't find anyone 00:33:36.410 --> 00:33:38.670 who's ever seen this girl with her husband. But 00:33:38.670 --> 00:33:41.410 we stopped at three motels between here and Reliant 00:33:41.410 --> 00:33:44.430 City. No one remembers seeing a Mr. Renard. You 00:33:44.430 --> 00:33:46.509 can check their registers. They must prove their 00:33:46.509 --> 00:33:49.130 Mr. and Mrs. Renard stopped there. So the clerks 00:33:49.130 --> 00:33:52.490 remember a Mrs. Renard. That's because I went 00:33:52.490 --> 00:33:54.710 into the lobby to sign the registers while Leo 00:33:54.710 --> 00:33:57.109 took care of the bags. Once again, we have that 00:33:57.109 --> 00:34:00.039 same problem. Admit it now. If this were someone 00:34:00.039 --> 00:34:02.740 else's story, would you believe it? All right, 00:34:02.900 --> 00:34:08.480 I know. It sounds... But if it is a hallucination, 00:34:09.099 --> 00:34:13.960 where did it start? No! It's real! It's... You 00:34:13.960 --> 00:34:17.860 said to the cabbie that you bought a gift for 00:34:17.860 --> 00:34:20.820 your husband. I did. No. No, you didn't. You 00:34:20.820 --> 00:34:23.239 bought a nightgown at the lady. Oh, but I... 00:34:23.239 --> 00:34:25.489 Why would you lie? Oh, maybe it isn't a lie. 00:34:26.090 --> 00:34:27.909 Maybe subconsciously you know you don't have 00:34:27.909 --> 00:34:30.090 a husband, therefore you really couldn't buy 00:34:30.090 --> 00:34:33.130 him a present. Then... then why would I have 00:34:33.130 --> 00:34:36.449 his picture in my purse? You may have found it... 00:34:36.449 --> 00:34:39.989 somewhere. Maybe without knowing it you... you 00:34:39.989 --> 00:34:42.510 fell in love with his picture and... Why is it 00:34:42.510 --> 00:34:45.630 all so real? I keep tripping you up all the time. 00:34:45.690 --> 00:34:49.210 Your story has so many holes. For instance, why 00:34:49.210 --> 00:34:52.760 do you say you called from the mall? Well, that 00:34:52.760 --> 00:34:54.900 phone has been disconnected for three years. 00:34:54.960 --> 00:34:57.739 But I did call. You have to believe me. That 00:34:57.739 --> 00:34:59.519 means I have to believe you. The whole story, 00:34:59.599 --> 00:35:02.460 all of it. All of it is true. And yet, I can't 00:35:02.460 --> 00:35:06.079 check any of it. Wait a minute. There's one part 00:35:06.079 --> 00:35:08.239 I can check. And if you're telling me the truth 00:35:08.239 --> 00:35:11.800 about that one little part, then the whole story 00:35:11.800 --> 00:35:15.519 could make sense. What is that part? No. No, 00:35:15.679 --> 00:35:18.239 I don't want to get your hopes up. I'll... I'll 00:35:18.239 --> 00:35:19.739 see you at the hotel. Oh, but I'd like to know! 00:35:19.780 --> 00:35:21.679 There isn't very much I can do about it till 00:35:21.679 --> 00:35:33.320 the morning anyhow. Sergeant Flowers? So, Lieutenant 00:35:33.320 --> 00:35:37.199 Powell, Sergeant, there's a telephone at 1776 00:35:37.199 --> 00:35:39.440 Jefferson Boulevard. You got that? Yes, sir. 00:35:40.139 --> 00:35:42.260 It should have been disconnected for about three 00:35:42.260 --> 00:35:45.880 years. I want you to find out if it was temporarily 00:35:45.880 --> 00:35:49.659 restored to service recently. If so, buy home. 00:35:49.780 --> 00:35:51.739 Somebody had to pay a deposit. I want the name 00:35:51.739 --> 00:35:53.840 and address. Yes, sir. I want that information 00:35:53.840 --> 00:36:03.340 immediately. Okay, Leo, take a little drink. 00:36:05.300 --> 00:36:08.659 That's good. It'll make you feel better. There 00:36:08.659 --> 00:36:12.179 you are. Now, you gonna be sensible? You can 00:36:12.179 --> 00:36:16.519 drop dead. Leo, as long as you're willing to 00:36:16.519 --> 00:36:20.039 catch, I can pitch. Be reasonable. I don't want 00:36:20.039 --> 00:36:22.460 all the money. I don't care if you kill me. It 00:36:22.460 --> 00:36:25.360 didn't come to that. Now look, the old guy's 00:36:25.360 --> 00:36:27.340 dead. You can't give it back to him anymore. 00:36:27.420 --> 00:36:30.119 He has a family. And every one of them a millionaire. 00:36:30.739 --> 00:36:34.340 Leo, why should the rich always get richer? I've 00:36:34.340 --> 00:36:37.179 seen crooks like you go soft, start to worry 00:36:37.179 --> 00:36:39.639 about right and wrong. Believe me, it don't last. 00:36:39.679 --> 00:36:42.539 It wears off. I'm only trying to save you from 00:36:42.539 --> 00:36:45.139 yourself. Punk, I should have recognized you 00:36:45.139 --> 00:36:47.500 with that gas station. Hey, it was not a great 00:36:47.500 --> 00:36:52.139 wig and a mustache. I look good in it, huh? Leo, 00:36:52.420 --> 00:36:54.760 back in the jailhouse, I protected you against 00:36:54.760 --> 00:36:56.920 all those dudes who wanted to shake the secret 00:36:56.920 --> 00:37:00.460 out of you. I saved your life. You promised me 00:37:00.460 --> 00:37:06.300 my peace. I'm entitled. I'm entitled. I'll kill 00:37:06.300 --> 00:37:09.440 you. Hi, you punk. You're at the end of the line. 00:37:10.119 --> 00:37:13.300 You blew it. You blew it. You'll kill me for 00:37:13.300 --> 00:37:15.159 nothing and this time they'll send you up for 00:37:15.159 --> 00:37:17.559 life. Never! You think I'm not gonna kill you 00:37:17.559 --> 00:37:20.559 if you don't lead us to the door? That's wrong. 00:37:21.199 --> 00:37:24.260 I'll kill you. Go ahead, punk. Go ahead. Please, 00:37:24.420 --> 00:37:27.099 Leo, don't make me do it. Hit him one more time 00:37:27.099 --> 00:37:29.059 or I'm gonna blow your head off. Keep your hands 00:37:29.059 --> 00:37:32.260 up high where I can see them. That's good. Bill, 00:37:32.320 --> 00:37:33.920 Eddie, hustle this one down to headquarters. 00:37:34.199 --> 00:37:38.039 You sucker. We could have been rich. We could 00:37:38.039 --> 00:37:40.420 have been rich. What do you get out of it this 00:37:40.420 --> 00:37:47.460 way? So, you're Leo. You all right? Yeah. Takes 00:37:47.460 --> 00:37:49.619 more than a punk like you. Let me get you untied. 00:37:50.920 --> 00:37:53.400 I guess she was telling the truth all this time, 00:37:53.719 --> 00:38:01.099 huh? Can you stand it? Yeah, yeah, okay. You're 00:38:01.099 --> 00:38:04.119 quite a guy, Leo. I have to go to headquarters 00:38:04.119 --> 00:38:06.739 to book him. I'll need you, too. Sure. I know 00:38:06.739 --> 00:38:08.380 you want to see Ruth. Why don't I drop you off 00:38:08.380 --> 00:38:11.079 at her hotel? You'll want to be alone for a while. 00:38:11.300 --> 00:38:13.719 Yeah, thanks. You can both come down later. There's 00:38:13.719 --> 00:38:29.179 no hurry. Just a minute. Leo! Oh, Leo, Leo, darling! 00:38:30.019 --> 00:38:32.619 Hello, Ruth. Oh, Leo, how did you... What made 00:38:32.619 --> 00:38:35.760 you... No, no, I don't want to talk. I just want 00:38:35.760 --> 00:38:42.579 to hold... Crazy no, but I would be if I couldn't 00:38:42.579 --> 00:38:46.780 figure it out That gas station that was all a 00:38:46.780 --> 00:38:49.900 setup How did they know I would stop right there, 00:38:50.019 --> 00:38:52.480 huh? How could they be sure somebody had a loose 00:38:52.480 --> 00:38:54.500 in the gasket just enough to make that noise? 00:38:54.880 --> 00:38:56.820 Somebody had to say let's get off the highway 00:38:56.820 --> 00:39:00.059 at that particular exit Somebody had to practically 00:39:00.059 --> 00:39:02.559 lead me by the hand right into the center. Leo, 00:39:02.840 --> 00:39:05.440 why would I? A million and a half bucks, that's 00:39:05.440 --> 00:39:07.679 a big enough lie. Leo, I love you. Oh, sure. 00:39:07.699 --> 00:39:09.420 How can you even think that? And it's the right 00:39:09.420 --> 00:39:12.719 way to do it, too. I disappear. You become the 00:39:12.719 --> 00:39:15.800 poor, distraught, deserted wife. The mobsters 00:39:15.800 --> 00:39:17.579 figure you've been double -crossed, too. The 00:39:17.579 --> 00:39:20.179 heat's off you forever. Oh, Leo, how can I convince 00:39:20.179 --> 00:39:22.260 you? What can I say? It's a great plan, baby. 00:39:22.619 --> 00:39:25.099 Even the phone call, that little cubby hole office. 00:39:25.440 --> 00:39:27.280 The only place in the station that isn't open 00:39:27.280 --> 00:39:29.199 to view from the street. The only place where 00:39:29.199 --> 00:39:31.579 it's safe to jump me. That's why you installed 00:39:31.579 --> 00:39:33.480 the phone, get me out of sight, distract me. 00:39:33.480 --> 00:39:36.619 Leo, please. But the punk blew it. He gave his 00:39:36.619 --> 00:39:38.539 right name to the phone company, his correct 00:39:38.539 --> 00:39:40.920 address. So they were able to check him out. 00:39:40.980 --> 00:39:43.539 The punk wanted to save a 30 buck deposit for 00:39:43.539 --> 00:39:46.840 30 bucks. He blew his shot at a million and a 00:39:46.840 --> 00:39:48.940 half. Leo, I swear to you. He always was a punk. 00:39:49.400 --> 00:39:56.000 And now for you, baby. Leo. Leo. Why are you 00:39:56.000 --> 00:39:58.420 looking at me like that? I think I'm gonna kill 00:39:58.420 --> 00:40:00.860 you. Leo, it's all in your mind. Oh, sure. Oh, 00:40:01.019 --> 00:40:03.219 I swear I had nothing to do with it. I love you. 00:40:03.539 --> 00:40:07.619 I love you. Let me prove it. Quiet. Here. Look. 00:40:07.679 --> 00:40:11.099 That's my purse on the night table. See? In the 00:40:11.099 --> 00:40:14.940 purse there's a .22 caliber revolver. Look inside 00:40:14.940 --> 00:40:20.340 it. All right. You'll find it. Now, if you really 00:40:20.340 --> 00:40:23.980 think I'm guilty, go ahead and kill me. Will 00:40:23.980 --> 00:40:30.960 you kill me? What are you waiting for? You see, 00:40:31.219 --> 00:40:34.760 you can't do it. You love me. You can't do it. 00:40:35.159 --> 00:40:39.460 Leo, don't be crazy. Lieutenant Powell, Leo's 00:40:39.460 --> 00:40:40.940 gone crazy. Just stay where you are, Powell. 00:40:41.099 --> 00:40:43.239 Just stay there. Leo, what are you going to do? 00:40:43.780 --> 00:40:46.349 Are you out of your mind? I let you come up here 00:40:46.349 --> 00:40:48.050 alone so you could figure it out for yourself. 00:40:48.289 --> 00:40:50.449 Yeah, I understand, and I have to kill her. Lieutenant, 00:40:50.690 --> 00:40:52.909 you can't just stand there. There's nothing he 00:40:52.909 --> 00:40:59.489 or anyone else can do, Ruth, except... Except... 00:40:59.489 --> 00:41:04.150 Hey, Paul. If she goes to jail, what can she 00:41:04.150 --> 00:41:11.010 get? At least ten. Ten. Ten, huh? In ten years, 00:41:11.789 --> 00:41:15.179 that... Beauty, that terrible, overpowering beauty 00:41:15.179 --> 00:41:18.760 of hers that blinds you, that beauty will be 00:41:18.760 --> 00:41:22.420 gone. She'll be old, old, worn and bitter, as 00:41:22.420 --> 00:41:25.719 good as dead, with almost half a lifetime still 00:41:25.719 --> 00:41:27.900 in front of her. Leo, give me a chance. If I 00:41:27.900 --> 00:41:30.460 kill her now, it's too easy. It will be over 00:41:30.460 --> 00:41:33.300 in a second. Take her, Lieutenant. Take her. 00:41:33.340 --> 00:41:36.659 We'll kill her the right way, legally. Leo, Leo, 00:41:36.900 --> 00:41:39.940 I love you. Oh, I love you too, Ruth. I love 00:41:39.940 --> 00:41:42.679 you more than anything in this whole wide world. 00:41:42.980 --> 00:41:46.099 But I'll get over it. You'll never get over me. 00:41:46.159 --> 00:41:49.539 Oh, I'll get over you, baby. And if I can't, 00:41:49.539 --> 00:41:54.039 if I don't, if I still love you ten years from 00:41:54.039 --> 00:41:59.980 now, I'll be waiting for you outside the prison 00:41:59.980 --> 00:42:10.099 gate. Did Leo get over Ruth? Or did his love 00:42:10.099 --> 00:42:13.340 continue? Did he meet her at the prison gate 00:42:13.340 --> 00:42:17.880 ten years after? We don't know. It hasn't been 00:42:17.880 --> 00:42:21.619 ten years yet. What a story that would make. 00:42:22.159 --> 00:42:24.880 And we hope all of us will be around ten years 00:42:24.880 --> 00:42:39.320 from now to hear it. I'll be back shortly. As 00:42:39.320 --> 00:42:42.780 we said earlier, most men devote more time to 00:42:42.780 --> 00:42:45.460 the choice of a car than to the study of the 00:42:45.460 --> 00:42:49.860 girl they pick for a wife. Why? Well, perhaps 00:42:49.860 --> 00:42:53.400 it's because all of us love suspense. We delight 00:42:53.400 --> 00:42:56.800 in being surprised. Another reason why you should 00:42:56.800 --> 00:43:00.159 always listen to our program. Let us fill your 00:43:00.159 --> 00:43:03.139 normal and natural need for suspense. 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