WEBVTT 00:00:20.230 --> 00:00:25.289 Welcome. I'm E .G. Marshall. Welcome to the shadowy 00:00:25.289 --> 00:00:28.670 land of the imagination where all things are 00:00:28.670 --> 00:00:32.009 possible. Would you believe that a husband and 00:00:32.009 --> 00:00:35.329 wife could look at the same woman and the wife 00:00:35.329 --> 00:00:39.009 would see her as an old lady almost in her dotage 00:00:39.009 --> 00:00:42.530 while the husband sees a beautiful woman in her 00:00:42.530 --> 00:00:46.649 early thirties? Impossible, you say? Of course, 00:00:46.810 --> 00:00:49.799 Ray. You know I'm going to bewitch you. You've 00:00:49.799 --> 00:00:52.259 been trying, haven't you? Only half -heartedly. 00:00:52.799 --> 00:00:55.600 Remember you're married. I never forget it for 00:00:55.600 --> 00:00:58.280 a moment. You're the one who seems to want to 00:00:58.280 --> 00:01:01.500 forget it. You won't even meet my wife. Well, 00:01:01.500 --> 00:01:05.700 of course I will. Let's all attend a witch's 00:01:05.700 --> 00:01:11.340 Sabbath together. You, your wife, and I, your 00:01:11.340 --> 00:01:14.359 favorite witch. You almost make me believe you're 00:01:14.359 --> 00:01:18.489 serious, Clarissa. Dare to make the date. And 00:01:18.489 --> 00:01:22.590 then you'll find out. I'd love to see you at 00:01:22.590 --> 00:01:35.349 a witch's Sabbath. Our mystery drama, The Young 00:01:35.349 --> 00:01:38.430 Die Good, was written especially for the mystery 00:01:38.430 --> 00:01:41.730 theater by Murray Burnett and stars Patricia 00:01:41.730 --> 00:01:45.750 Elliott and Carol Titel. I'll be back shortly 00:01:45.750 --> 00:01:59.359 with Act One. I've never been able to figure 00:01:59.359 --> 00:02:02.459 out why it's customary to tie strings of empty 00:02:02.459 --> 00:02:06.060 tin cans to the car of newlyweds. What do the 00:02:06.060 --> 00:02:09.680 empty cans signify? I can't go along with the 00:02:09.680 --> 00:02:12.710 cynic who suggested... that the cans symbolize 00:02:12.710 --> 00:02:14.990 the extent of home -cooked meals that the poor 00:02:14.990 --> 00:02:17.150 groom is going to get for the remainder of his 00:02:17.150 --> 00:02:19.629 lifetime. I know for a fact that this wasn't 00:02:19.629 --> 00:02:22.210 true of the young newlyweds we're about to meet, 00:02:22.689 --> 00:02:25.770 Lisa and Ray Bissonnette. Lisa happened to be 00:02:25.770 --> 00:02:27.849 a good enough cook to be able to win prizes. 00:02:28.610 --> 00:02:31.509 And on the day our story opens, she'd left a 00:02:31.509 --> 00:02:34.030 roast in the oven while she went out and explored 00:02:34.030 --> 00:02:36.270 the small grounds of the Bissonnette's little 00:02:36.270 --> 00:02:40.340 dream house. A high hedge ran alongside the driveway 00:02:40.340 --> 00:02:42.680 that separated the Bissonnette house from their 00:02:42.680 --> 00:02:46.259 neighbor. And Lisa, with the curiosity that all 00:02:46.259 --> 00:02:48.419 daughters of Eve have had since the Garden of 00:02:48.419 --> 00:02:51.099 Eden, poked her head through an opening in the 00:02:51.099 --> 00:02:56.159 hedge. Hello there. Come on through and get acquainted. 00:02:56.780 --> 00:03:00.620 Hello. I'm Lisa Bissonnette. I'm your new neighbor. 00:03:00.900 --> 00:03:04.639 I'm Clarice Wenderby. It's good to see young 00:03:04.639 --> 00:03:08.060 people next door again. I hope you and your husband 00:03:08.060 --> 00:03:11.960 will be very happy. Thank you. Have you lived 00:03:11.960 --> 00:03:14.599 here long? Well, I was here before your house 00:03:14.599 --> 00:03:18.000 was built. Of course, my husband was alive then. 00:03:18.219 --> 00:03:22.180 And now you're alone. Yes. And happy to see you. 00:03:22.639 --> 00:03:26.000 You're welcome to drop in any time, child. I'd 00:03:26.000 --> 00:03:28.580 be glad if the company... That's very neighborly. 00:03:28.599 --> 00:03:31.280 And I'll return the invitation. Oh, but I have 00:03:31.280 --> 00:03:33.460 to run now. Take a look at my roast. I expect 00:03:33.460 --> 00:03:45.639 my husband in less than an hour. Hi there, neighbor. 00:03:46.120 --> 00:03:49.039 Oh, hi. I'm Ray Bittonett. Well, I'm Clarissa 00:03:49.039 --> 00:03:52.039 Jaffe. Can I offer you a cocktail before dinner? 00:03:52.419 --> 00:03:54.819 Sounds delightful, but my wife's expecting me. 00:03:54.860 --> 00:03:57.900 She heard me drive up. Oh, say no more. Just 00:03:57.900 --> 00:04:00.900 remember you have a rain check any time. I'll 00:04:00.900 --> 00:04:03.819 remember. Thanks. It's nice to have neighbors 00:04:03.819 --> 00:04:11.419 again. Be seeing you. Welcome, my lord and master, 00:04:11.659 --> 00:04:14.139 to your home in California. Hey there, doll. 00:04:14.219 --> 00:04:16.339 Don't let women's lib hear that greeting. You 00:04:16.339 --> 00:04:19.480 know I didn't mean it. You didn't. Just the welcome 00:04:19.480 --> 00:04:23.660 part. Hey, something smells delicious. And yours 00:04:23.660 --> 00:04:25.839 was the second welcome I got since I came home. 00:04:25.879 --> 00:04:28.829 Oh? You can say that again. The dish who lives 00:04:28.829 --> 00:04:31.149 next door was at that hedge opening in the driveway 00:04:31.149 --> 00:04:34.930 and asked me in for a drink. That's why we're 00:04:34.930 --> 00:04:38.430 married, darling. I love you and your sense of 00:04:38.430 --> 00:04:41.170 humor. What's so funny? She really did ask me. 00:04:41.230 --> 00:04:44.189 I'm sure she did, darling. She's a lonely old 00:04:44.189 --> 00:04:47.750 lady. I'm sorry to spoil your little game because 00:04:47.750 --> 00:04:50.170 I saw her earlier this afternoon and you can't 00:04:50.170 --> 00:04:53.170 hope to make me jealous of a woman in her 80s. 00:04:53.589 --> 00:04:55.529 Well, I don't know what woman you saw, Lisa. 00:04:55.949 --> 00:04:58.350 But the lady who spoke to me wasn't anywhere 00:04:58.350 --> 00:05:03.189 near 30, let alone 80. I know what I saw and 00:05:03.189 --> 00:05:06.350 who I saw. Well, I'm sure you saw what you told 00:05:06.350 --> 00:05:08.949 me, honey, but... Well, at least give me the 00:05:08.949 --> 00:05:11.129 same break you asked for yourself. I know what 00:05:11.129 --> 00:05:15.589 I saw, too. But it's crazy. Well, there's probably 00:05:15.589 --> 00:05:19.370 some simple explanation. I'll bet there is. And 00:05:19.370 --> 00:05:21.470 I'm the one who's going to get it from Mrs. Wendaby 00:05:21.470 --> 00:05:34.790 the first thing tomorrow morning. Sir, how nice 00:05:34.790 --> 00:05:38.370 of you to come visiting so soon and so early. 00:05:39.069 --> 00:05:42.370 Would you like a cup of coffee? Coffee would 00:05:42.370 --> 00:05:46.490 be nice. Well, let's go into the kitchen. I always 00:05:46.490 --> 00:05:50.449 find it cruiser. Do you take cream and sugar? 00:05:50.850 --> 00:05:55.870 Just black, thank you. Tell me, are you getting 00:05:55.870 --> 00:05:59.149 used to the neighborhood? Do you find the shopping 00:05:59.149 --> 00:06:03.079 center exciting? As a matter of fact, yes. But 00:06:03.079 --> 00:06:06.779 if you don't, I get out so infrequently. There 00:06:06.779 --> 00:06:09.720 used to be a farmer's market on DeWayne Street 00:06:09.720 --> 00:06:12.519 that had the loveliest, freshest vegetables. 00:06:12.800 --> 00:06:15.680 DeWayne Street is just one block past the station. 00:06:16.220 --> 00:06:18.899 Of course you don't meet your husband at the 00:06:18.899 --> 00:06:21.579 train, so... My husband's really the reason I 00:06:21.579 --> 00:06:26.420 came over. Oh, how interesting. You didn't meet 00:06:26.420 --> 00:06:31.250 him yesterday, did you? Did he say he did? Well, 00:06:31.250 --> 00:06:34.110 he said he met a beautiful 30 -year -old woman 00:06:34.110 --> 00:06:38.670 here in my house. Who's the woman my husband 00:06:38.670 --> 00:06:42.110 saw last night? My dear child, don't tell me 00:06:42.110 --> 00:06:45.750 you're jealous. Goodbye, Mrs. Wendaby. I'm sorry 00:06:45.750 --> 00:06:48.629 I bothered you. Please, please, please don't 00:06:48.629 --> 00:06:51.810 go. I'll try to help you. Why should it be so 00:06:51.810 --> 00:06:54.610 difficult? There's something here I don't understand, 00:06:54.769 --> 00:06:57.370 and I'm going to get to the bottom of it. It 00:06:57.370 --> 00:07:01.569 might be best. If you move. What? It really might 00:07:01.569 --> 00:07:04.389 be best. That's ridiculous. Well, do you know 00:07:04.389 --> 00:07:06.670 what you're saying? Yes. But Ray and I looked 00:07:06.670 --> 00:07:09.629 for a house for almost six months. We could never 00:07:09.629 --> 00:07:11.810 find a house like this at the price we pay. I 00:07:11.810 --> 00:07:15.009 know. Perhaps you'll do well to find out why 00:07:15.009 --> 00:07:29.040 this house went so cheaply. I'm glad you decided 00:07:29.040 --> 00:07:31.079 to pick up your rain check on that drink, sir, 00:07:31.199 --> 00:07:34.000 quickly. No drink, thanks. Oh, come in anyway. 00:07:34.079 --> 00:07:36.319 It's only neighborly today. I left the office 00:07:36.319 --> 00:07:39.579 early today just to straighten something out. 00:07:40.339 --> 00:07:42.339 This shouldn't really take more than a minute. 00:07:42.980 --> 00:07:48.560 Are you afraid of me? Sit down. Thank you. It 00:07:48.560 --> 00:07:52.259 may sound silly, but last night my wife and I 00:07:52.259 --> 00:07:55.120 got into a ridiculous argument. Not over me. 00:07:55.220 --> 00:08:00.279 Yes, you see... Lisa says you're an old lady. 00:08:00.279 --> 00:08:02.579 Well, how could she, since we've never met? Well, 00:08:02.579 --> 00:08:05.779 that's what I told her. But she insists she was 00:08:05.779 --> 00:08:09.100 here before me yesterday and spoke with an old 00:08:09.100 --> 00:08:13.180 lady who said she lived here. Oh, now I understand. 00:08:13.360 --> 00:08:17.420 What a silly, silly mistake. The old lady your 00:08:17.420 --> 00:08:21.519 wife met is my mother, Clarice Windaby. Your 00:08:21.519 --> 00:08:23.540 mother lives with you? But not all the time. 00:08:23.720 --> 00:08:26.600 But she's here a good deal. My husband's wonderful 00:08:26.600 --> 00:08:29.779 about it. Well, Lisa told me she was very definite 00:08:29.779 --> 00:08:33.000 about saying she lived here alone. Well, now 00:08:33.000 --> 00:08:36.340 you know that isn't so, don't you, Ray? I know, 00:08:36.340 --> 00:08:40.299 but how do I convince Lisa? Well, being a woman, 00:08:40.899 --> 00:08:44.139 I think Lisa will understand when you tell her 00:08:44.139 --> 00:08:47.639 my mother's vain. Vain? Yes, as ridiculous as 00:08:47.639 --> 00:08:50.840 it sounds for a woman her age. She just hates 00:08:50.840 --> 00:08:54.720 to admit that she has a daughter my age. I find 00:08:54.720 --> 00:08:59.139 that hard to believe. Are either of your parents 00:08:59.139 --> 00:09:03.860 living, Ray? My dad, he's 68. Well, you find 00:09:03.860 --> 00:09:07.799 that the older a person gets, the more childish 00:09:07.799 --> 00:09:10.519 their behavior can become. I'm glad you said 00:09:10.519 --> 00:09:12.899 can, because I don't think my dad is... Well, 00:09:13.059 --> 00:09:18.919 let's hope not. But can you understand why my 00:09:18.919 --> 00:09:22.360 mother lied to your wife? No, not completely, 00:09:22.399 --> 00:09:27.460 but... At least I'll be able to calm Lisa down. 00:09:32.700 --> 00:09:35.919 No, no, no. It's the most ridiculous story I've 00:09:35.919 --> 00:09:38.139 ever heard. But darling, I tell you that I... 00:09:38.139 --> 00:09:40.259 I know what you tell me. You've been telling 00:09:40.259 --> 00:09:43.580 me for the past half hour. And I tell you it's 00:09:43.580 --> 00:09:47.559 nonsense. Did you ask to see her mother it never 00:09:47.559 --> 00:09:51.340 occurred to me? Why not? Well, I didn't take 00:09:51.340 --> 00:09:54.139 my word seriously enough to question this beautiful 00:09:54.139 --> 00:09:56.700 dame. You say lives next door. That's why now 00:09:56.700 --> 00:10:00.500 Lisa I mean I I Can't know why you're making 00:10:00.500 --> 00:10:04.500 this personal. I Believe you I believe you met 00:10:04.500 --> 00:10:07.179 and spoke with an 83 year old woman who said 00:10:07.179 --> 00:10:09.759 she lived in the house next door alone alone 00:10:10.120 --> 00:10:13.139 Now why won't you believe that this woman is 00:10:13.139 --> 00:10:15.080 the mother of the young woman who spoke with 00:10:15.080 --> 00:10:17.740 me? Because Mrs. Wenderby said she didn't have 00:10:17.740 --> 00:10:19.879 a daughter. But I've already explained that. 00:10:19.940 --> 00:10:24.179 And I don't buy it. For the hundredth time, why 00:10:24.179 --> 00:10:27.679 not? Because when I spoke to Mrs. Wenderby today 00:10:27.679 --> 00:10:29.899 and told her your story about meeting the young 00:10:29.899 --> 00:10:33.179 lady, what do you think she said to me? I can't 00:10:33.179 --> 00:10:36.659 imagine. She told me to move. Move out of this 00:10:36.659 --> 00:10:39.200 house. Well, that proves it. The old girl is 00:10:39.200 --> 00:10:42.519 slightly batty. I know how to settle this. We're 00:10:42.519 --> 00:10:44.179 going over there, the two of us, and straighten 00:10:44.179 --> 00:10:56.539 this out once and for all. It is possible that 00:10:56.539 --> 00:10:59.759 they're afraid to answer the door. That's not 00:10:59.759 --> 00:11:03.570 possible. But it is possible. that no one's home. 00:11:03.769 --> 00:11:06.809 You said you were just talking to her. I think 00:11:06.809 --> 00:11:10.029 we've been arguing at least 15 minutes. She could 00:11:10.029 --> 00:11:12.070 have gone out during that time. But there are 00:11:12.070 --> 00:11:15.659 lights upstairs. Well, some people leave lights 00:11:15.659 --> 00:11:17.600 on when they go out because they're afraid that 00:11:17.600 --> 00:11:20.000 an unlighted house is an invitation to a burglar. 00:11:20.039 --> 00:11:22.519 I can't understand why you're so dead set against 00:11:22.519 --> 00:11:24.580 admitting that for some reason she doesn't want 00:11:24.580 --> 00:11:27.039 to meet me. And I can't understand why we're 00:11:27.039 --> 00:11:29.620 standing outside an obviously empty house ringing 00:11:29.620 --> 00:11:32.279 a doorbell when we could go back to our place. 00:11:39.039 --> 00:11:42.700 I'm sorry, Ray. It's okay. I don't know what's 00:11:42.700 --> 00:11:46.250 happening to us. I guess I should say what's 00:11:46.250 --> 00:11:49.330 happening to me. I'm behaving like all the wives 00:11:49.330 --> 00:11:51.950 I've hated all my life. Oh, forget it, love. 00:11:53.230 --> 00:11:57.269 Ray? Hmm? Why was this house such a good buy? 00:11:57.990 --> 00:12:01.929 What? Mrs. Wenderby told me to ask you why we 00:12:01.929 --> 00:12:03.809 got this house so cheap. Well, I thought we were 00:12:03.809 --> 00:12:05.809 going to stay off this subject. I just want a 00:12:05.809 --> 00:12:09.649 simple answer to a simple question. Is that really 00:12:09.649 --> 00:12:13.299 all you're asking? Yes. Why won't you answer 00:12:13.299 --> 00:12:18.779 me? All right, I have my reasons I'm sure you 00:12:18.779 --> 00:12:21.620 have and I guess it's because of the attractiveness 00:12:21.620 --> 00:12:24.720 of that 30 year old woman you say lives next 00:12:24.720 --> 00:12:29.480 door Are you jealous? That's what this whole 00:12:29.480 --> 00:12:33.759 thing is about You're jealous. Don't be ridiculous 00:12:33.759 --> 00:12:37.879 For Pete's sake Lisa the reason I don't want 00:12:37.879 --> 00:12:40.700 to tell you is Well, it's because I'm afraid 00:12:40.700 --> 00:12:43.789 you'll get upset I'll be more upset if you don't 00:12:43.789 --> 00:12:49.350 tell me. Okay. Superstitious people around here 00:12:49.350 --> 00:12:52.049 think there's some kind of jinx on this house. 00:12:52.330 --> 00:12:57.129 Jinx? It's silly, but there you are. Why? Why 00:12:57.129 --> 00:13:00.330 do they think there's a jinx? Something about 00:13:00.330 --> 00:13:03.450 the last two couples who lived here. Both husbands 00:13:03.450 --> 00:13:07.730 are dead. They died under peculiar... I don't 00:13:07.730 --> 00:13:10.029 know. Don't worry about it. It's all a lot of 00:13:10.029 --> 00:13:14.019 nonsense. How did they die, Ray? I don't know. 00:13:14.379 --> 00:13:27.480 Nobody knows. They just disappeared. Disappearing 00:13:27.480 --> 00:13:30.679 husbands have always been a problem to the wives 00:13:30.679 --> 00:13:34.159 they leave behind. And houses with a reputation 00:13:34.159 --> 00:13:36.679 for bringing tragedy to families that dwell in 00:13:36.679 --> 00:13:39.490 them have always been a problem to those. who 00:13:39.490 --> 00:13:42.909 want to dispose of them. Behind both problems, 00:13:43.450 --> 00:13:46.009 there's always a reason. And that's what Lisa 00:13:46.009 --> 00:13:48.850 Bissonnette intends to discover when I return 00:13:48.850 --> 00:14:03.529 shortly with Act Two. Today's civilization is 00:14:03.529 --> 00:14:07.129 replete with problem solvers of various kinds. 00:14:07.399 --> 00:14:11.000 We have our priests, ministers, rabbis, and gurus. 00:14:11.139 --> 00:14:13.940 And we have the psychoanalysts, the newspaper 00:14:13.940 --> 00:14:17.259 columnists, the palm readers, soothsayers, and 00:14:17.259 --> 00:14:20.639 astrologists, all doing their best to clear up 00:14:20.639 --> 00:14:23.779 the riddles of the living. Some strong -minded 00:14:23.779 --> 00:14:26.720 people prefer to do their own problem -solving. 00:14:26.960 --> 00:14:30.019 Ray Bissonnette was one of these. And he faced 00:14:30.019 --> 00:14:32.919 his problem by coming home early, leaving his 00:14:32.919 --> 00:14:35.799 car around the corner, and walking across the 00:14:35.799 --> 00:14:40.279 lawn. of a house next door to his. Hi there, 00:14:40.320 --> 00:14:42.779 neighbor. You look like a man with a problem. 00:14:43.200 --> 00:14:46.440 All right, you are. Can I help? You bet. Because 00:14:46.440 --> 00:14:48.700 you're the problem. Oh, don't tell me it's your 00:14:48.700 --> 00:14:51.179 wife and my mother again. That's exactly what 00:14:51.179 --> 00:14:53.080 it is, and I'd be grateful if you'd just walk 00:14:53.080 --> 00:14:56.039 across to my house with me right now and let 00:14:56.039 --> 00:14:58.259 me introduce you to Lisa. Well, of course. You 00:14:58.259 --> 00:15:01.659 will? Well, you sound surprised. Forgive me, 00:15:01.659 --> 00:15:04.559 but this thing has Lisa so uptight, I... I guess 00:15:04.559 --> 00:15:07.059 some of her nonsense is rubbed off on me. What 00:15:07.059 --> 00:15:09.700 seems to be bothering her? Is she jealous? It's 00:15:09.700 --> 00:15:13.220 hard to tell. She finds the situation strange. 00:15:13.840 --> 00:15:18.980 What happened? It's my ankle. I turned it in 00:15:18.980 --> 00:15:22.159 this hole. I told Harry we've got to do something 00:15:22.159 --> 00:15:25.139 about the moles. They tunnel everywhere. Can 00:15:25.139 --> 00:15:28.419 you walk? I'll try. Would you let me lean on 00:15:28.419 --> 00:15:32.830 you? No, no, no. This is no good. Let me carry 00:15:32.830 --> 00:15:35.590 you. I'm certainly not going to meet your wife 00:15:35.590 --> 00:15:37.850 with you carrying me. No, I'll take you back 00:15:37.850 --> 00:15:41.549 to your place. Just put your hand around my neck. 00:15:46.429 --> 00:15:49.570 Do you want the couch or the chair? I think the 00:15:49.570 --> 00:15:52.929 couch, if you don't mind. I can put my foot up. 00:15:53.649 --> 00:16:00.250 There you are. Anything I can get you? No. No, 00:16:00.330 --> 00:16:05.360 thanks. Oh, Ray, I'm truly sorry. Well, accidents 00:16:05.360 --> 00:16:09.500 happen. Are you angry? Oh, no. Oh, it was an 00:16:09.500 --> 00:16:12.500 accident. You should be. Why? Well, isn't it 00:16:12.500 --> 00:16:16.039 obvious? You and your pretty wife are quarreling, 00:16:16.120 --> 00:16:23.519 and I'm the cause. Oh, it'll pass. Ray, do you 00:16:23.519 --> 00:16:30.379 find me fascinating? Interesting. But not irresistible. 00:16:30.720 --> 00:16:33.240 Come on, Clarissa, what are you trying to do? 00:16:33.500 --> 00:16:38.179 Find out if I'm attractive to you. You know you 00:16:38.179 --> 00:16:43.000 are. Good. That makes me happy. Just knowing 00:16:43.000 --> 00:16:46.700 that I'm still attractive. Hey, you talk like 00:16:46.700 --> 00:16:50.740 an old lady. Oh, women are funny. I wish I could 00:16:50.740 --> 00:16:53.019 tell when you're leveling. You will when you 00:16:53.019 --> 00:16:55.340 get to know me better. Well, that's not going 00:16:55.340 --> 00:16:58.500 to be until Lisa meets you. I promise you that 00:16:58.500 --> 00:17:03.200 we'll meet. What I don't know. Hey, how about 00:17:03.200 --> 00:17:05.160 you and Harry getting together with us for an 00:17:05.160 --> 00:17:07.700 evening? Maybe you dinner and to show I'd love 00:17:07.700 --> 00:17:10.660 it But well Harry's really pretty much of a stick 00:17:10.660 --> 00:17:12.779 in the mud. Oh, I'm sure you can talk him into 00:17:12.779 --> 00:17:15.480 going out with us Well, I'll try how about the 00:17:15.480 --> 00:17:17.619 Saturday? You must prove to your pretty wife 00:17:17.619 --> 00:17:21.339 that there really is a Clarissa. That's one reason 00:17:21.339 --> 00:17:23.839 I'll try to get Harry to go along. Where shall 00:17:23.839 --> 00:17:26.680 we meet? Well, if you don't hear from me, um 00:17:26.680 --> 00:17:30.460 Let's make it Theodore. The food is good The 00:17:30.460 --> 00:17:39.900 lights are low, and the music romantic. Your 00:17:39.900 --> 00:17:43.019 Clarissa and Harry are almost one hour late. 00:17:43.039 --> 00:17:45.900 I guess so, but, well, relax. This is a lovely 00:17:45.900 --> 00:17:48.480 restaurant. We can have another cocktail. No, 00:17:48.519 --> 00:17:51.160 thank you. I'm sure they'll be here any minute. 00:17:51.400 --> 00:17:55.680 Why am I sure they won't be? Darling. I spoke 00:17:55.680 --> 00:17:58.119 with Clarissa this morning. It's just inconceivable 00:17:58.119 --> 00:18:00.079 they won't show. After all, we're neighbors. 00:18:00.279 --> 00:18:02.079 There's no reason for them. Mr. Bissonnette. 00:18:02.299 --> 00:18:04.579 Yes. Telephone for you, sir. Shall I bring it 00:18:04.579 --> 00:18:06.500 to your table? I'll see you at home, Ray. Now, 00:18:06.799 --> 00:18:08.759 wait a minute. I've waited too long as it is. 00:18:09.119 --> 00:18:10.819 Both of us know what that phone call means, and 00:18:10.819 --> 00:18:13.140 I've had it. If you want to talk to me, you can 00:18:13.140 --> 00:18:14.720 reach me at home. And if you're not at home in 00:18:14.720 --> 00:18:19.599 an hour, don't bother to come at all. Here's 00:18:19.599 --> 00:18:39.059 your phone, sir. Oh, thank you. Hello? It's been 00:18:39.059 --> 00:18:42.000 strange knowing you but we better forget the 00:18:42.000 --> 00:18:59.079 whole thing By Lisa, child. What brings you here 00:18:59.079 --> 00:19:01.900 at this time of night? Your sick son -in -law, 00:19:01.900 --> 00:19:05.339 Harry. I thought maybe he'd like... Harry? Sick. 00:19:05.920 --> 00:19:09.380 Isn't he? No, not that I know of. At least we're 00:19:09.380 --> 00:19:12.380 getting somewhere. If you admit that you have 00:19:12.380 --> 00:19:15.000 a daughter and a son -in -law, come in, child. 00:19:17.819 --> 00:19:21.440 All right. Now, perhaps you'll tell me why your 00:19:21.440 --> 00:19:24.299 daughter Clarissa doesn't want to meet me. Did 00:19:24.299 --> 00:19:29.000 you, um... Find out why your house was such a 00:19:29.000 --> 00:19:32.299 bargain. Yes. And you're still not thinking of 00:19:32.299 --> 00:19:34.079 moving. I want to see your daughter. There's 00:19:34.079 --> 00:19:37.480 no way you can. Unless you're willing to take 00:19:37.480 --> 00:19:40.700 my advice. Are you trying to fight me? I am trying 00:19:40.700 --> 00:19:43.420 to help you. Believe me, my child, I'm trying 00:19:43.420 --> 00:19:47.859 to help you. And I should know better. What's 00:19:47.859 --> 00:19:50.779 that thunder? I'm afraid we're in for a storm. 00:19:51.109 --> 00:19:53.029 You'd best be getting back to your house. But 00:19:53.029 --> 00:19:54.750 you still haven't told me what I... I've done 00:19:54.750 --> 00:19:59.309 more than I should. Now take my advice and take 00:19:59.309 --> 00:20:03.549 your handsome young husband and move out of that 00:20:03.549 --> 00:20:15.609 house. My dear Mrs. Bissonnette, I understand 00:20:15.609 --> 00:20:17.789 a little bit of what you're trying to tell me. 00:20:17.960 --> 00:20:21.160 But I still don't understand how you found me. 00:20:21.700 --> 00:20:24.559 Professor Cooper, I told you. I was looking at 00:20:24.559 --> 00:20:26.859 these books on witchcraft in the library. And 00:20:26.859 --> 00:20:29.779 I came across your name several times. And everyone 00:20:29.779 --> 00:20:31.940 seems to agree that you're the foremost authority 00:20:31.940 --> 00:20:34.579 on witches. So I checked with the publishers 00:20:34.579 --> 00:20:39.400 and they gave me your address. And what is it 00:20:39.400 --> 00:20:43.160 you want me to do? Tell my husband that at least 00:20:43.160 --> 00:20:47.230 there is the possibility that... Well, but something 00:20:47.230 --> 00:20:50.390 very strange is going on at the house next door. 00:20:50.690 --> 00:20:53.549 I couldn't possibly do that, Mrs. Bissonnette. 00:20:53.930 --> 00:20:57.309 Not until I've done some investigating on my 00:20:57.309 --> 00:21:00.309 own. Oh, would you, Professor? I'll pay, I'll 00:21:00.309 --> 00:21:03.170 pay whatever you... It's not a question of money. 00:21:03.349 --> 00:21:07.829 It's time. Of which I have very little. But if 00:21:07.829 --> 00:21:11.369 what you say is true, this might be very productive 00:21:11.369 --> 00:21:14.690 for my research for a book I'm doing on witchcraft 00:21:14.690 --> 00:21:24.890 now. I'll check it out. This is my husband, Professor 00:21:24.890 --> 00:21:26.950 Linus Cooper. Pleased to meet you. Professor, 00:21:27.029 --> 00:21:29.569 please tell him what's happening next door. I'm 00:21:29.569 --> 00:21:33.390 not exactly sure what's happening, but I have 00:21:33.390 --> 00:21:36.329 gathered enough evidence to make me suspicious 00:21:36.329 --> 00:21:39.329 and worried. What do you call evidence, Professor? 00:21:39.710 --> 00:21:43.730 I called at the house yesterday. And I saw the 00:21:43.730 --> 00:21:46.049 80 -year -old lady. Oh, that doesn't prove anything. 00:21:47.069 --> 00:21:51.529 And no one else. However, I am going to make 00:21:51.529 --> 00:21:55.630 one further test. Mrs. Bissonnette, tell me, 00:21:55.890 --> 00:21:58.869 do you remember seeing any clocks in the house 00:21:58.869 --> 00:22:03.609 when you visited? I really can't say. I was only 00:22:03.609 --> 00:22:05.569 in the kitchen and walked through the living 00:22:05.569 --> 00:22:08.250 room. What's all this about clocks? Just this. 00:22:08.680 --> 00:22:11.960 I intend to get back into that house somehow 00:22:11.960 --> 00:22:15.099 in the next few days and explore it thoroughly. 00:22:15.880 --> 00:22:19.940 And if I find that there are no clocks in the 00:22:19.940 --> 00:22:24.799 house... What? I should then advise you to move, 00:22:25.140 --> 00:22:37.920 Mr. Bissonette, and move fast. Very Bissonette. 00:22:39.690 --> 00:22:43.109 Clarissa, I'm very busy, really. I know. I apologize 00:22:43.109 --> 00:22:45.289 for calling you at your office, but I just have 00:22:45.289 --> 00:22:47.569 to explain... No, I've told you that... Please, 00:22:48.150 --> 00:22:52.170 please meet me for lunch today. At Whitley's. 00:22:52.329 --> 00:22:54.589 Anytime. At your convenience. On one condition. 00:22:55.490 --> 00:22:57.289 That you promise to meet Lisa and talk with her. 00:22:57.490 --> 00:22:59.670 I can't go into that again. Not on the phone. 00:23:00.349 --> 00:23:10.190 What time? 1 .30. It's less crowded then. I just 00:23:10.190 --> 00:23:12.269 hope I'm not making another mistake. Well, I'm 00:23:12.269 --> 00:23:14.670 the one who made the mistake, thinking I could 00:23:14.670 --> 00:23:17.069 play this crazy game. I don't understand. But 00:23:17.069 --> 00:23:19.630 there is no Harry. That's why I couldn't meet 00:23:19.630 --> 00:23:21.910 you in Lisa last night. You mean you're not married? 00:23:22.529 --> 00:23:25.650 Divorced. You see, there was a Harry that lied 00:23:25.650 --> 00:23:29.049 to you. Yes. Well, because I like you. Well, 00:23:29.049 --> 00:23:30.750 that explains everything. You like a guy, so 00:23:30.750 --> 00:23:33.630 you lie to him. Well, you do if you're a divorcee 00:23:33.630 --> 00:23:36.589 and you want to see him again without, well, 00:23:36.809 --> 00:23:39.130 without problems. You're still not making sense. 00:23:39.400 --> 00:23:42.359 Maybe this lunch wasn't such a good idea after 00:23:42.359 --> 00:23:45.099 all. Because when I tell you about my mother, 00:23:45.740 --> 00:23:47.839 it's going to sound like something out of a... 00:23:47.839 --> 00:23:52.480 a confession magazine. Try me. Well, my mother... 00:23:52.480 --> 00:23:58.380 Why is it so hard for me to say this? My mother... 00:23:58.380 --> 00:24:01.839 isn't well. You mean... there's something wrong 00:24:01.839 --> 00:24:04.359 with her physically? No, no, no. She's old and 00:24:04.359 --> 00:24:07.380 she gets... Well, you know how some old people 00:24:07.380 --> 00:24:12.019 get. So now? Little more than that as a matter 00:24:12.019 --> 00:24:16.440 of fact the doctor has told me to Institutionalize 00:24:16.440 --> 00:24:21.279 her, but I just can't I won't okay. I understand 00:24:21.279 --> 00:24:24.140 your problem and even why you don't want to solve 00:24:24.140 --> 00:24:26.980 it by sending your mother away, but Can't you 00:24:26.980 --> 00:24:30.680 understand mine of course Ray? And I promise 00:24:30.680 --> 00:24:33.180 to do something about it all you have to do is 00:24:33.180 --> 00:24:36.299 meet Lisa and explain it to her And you also 00:24:36.299 --> 00:24:38.079 ought to tell your mother to quit telling people 00:24:38.079 --> 00:24:40.579 horror stories and scaring the wits out of them. 00:24:48.240 --> 00:24:53.700 I'm home, Clarice. I'm home. And I'm alone. And 00:24:53.700 --> 00:24:59.700 I must talk to you. I know. Then you must know 00:24:59.700 --> 00:25:07.099 what I want to talk to you about. Please, be 00:25:07.099 --> 00:25:13.079 kind. How can I be anything else? Aren't we one 00:25:13.079 --> 00:25:15.460 and the same, just an older and a younger version 00:25:15.460 --> 00:25:19.980 of the same woman? That's why I know how angry 00:25:19.980 --> 00:25:24.980 you are, and it's also so... so useless somehow. 00:25:26.539 --> 00:25:30.519 Useless? Then why don't you appear, Clarice, 00:25:30.519 --> 00:25:36.190 before Ray? Let him see the old woman! For the 00:25:36.190 --> 00:25:39.710 same reason you don't meet Lisa and show her 00:25:39.710 --> 00:25:45.930 the young woman. Right, Clarice. You remember 00:25:45.930 --> 00:25:53.069 our bargain with him, our master. I only have 00:25:53.069 --> 00:25:57.730 so much of the energy, and it must be reserved 00:25:57.730 --> 00:26:02.349 for the young men whom we need to stay young. 00:26:03.289 --> 00:26:09.680 And I took... to the young women. But Clarissa, 00:26:09.680 --> 00:26:15.359 this one, I like. And you frightened her, Clarice. 00:26:16.079 --> 00:26:19.400 You scared her so much, she went and talked to 00:26:19.400 --> 00:26:25.640 our old friend. Who do you mean? Professor Linus 00:26:25.640 --> 00:26:28.619 Cooper. And do you know what he's been talking 00:26:28.619 --> 00:26:34.099 about, Clarice? No, no, no, leave me alone. He 00:26:34.099 --> 00:26:37.859 has been He's asking about clocks. He wants to 00:26:37.859 --> 00:26:41.380 know if there are any clocks in our house. Clocks 00:26:41.380 --> 00:26:44.900 to tell the passage of time. You know what clocks 00:26:44.900 --> 00:26:50.519 are, you old fool. Please, please. And he is 00:26:50.519 --> 00:26:52.920 going to come here and he's going to look around 00:26:52.920 --> 00:27:07.880 unless... unless I stop him. All the house was 00:27:07.880 --> 00:27:11.579 right around the corner. Let's see that street 00:27:11.579 --> 00:27:16.460 sign. Yes, Green Tree Lane. That was the name 00:27:16.460 --> 00:27:19.859 of the street. I'll just drive over the hill 00:27:19.859 --> 00:27:40.680 and turn the corner and... Hey! Was that the 00:27:40.680 --> 00:27:46.500 sound of a car crash? I don't think Professor 00:27:46.500 --> 00:27:52.579 Cooper will come visiting. I'm too old. Too old, 00:27:52.880 --> 00:27:58.440 Clarissa. And too tired. I know all about it, 00:27:58.480 --> 00:28:04.619 Clarice. I know how old you are. And silly. And 00:28:04.619 --> 00:28:09.559 soft. You told Lisa Bissonnette to move. Although 00:28:09.559 --> 00:28:12.880 you knew very well that a nice young husband 00:28:12.880 --> 00:28:17.599 would move with her, didn't you, Clarice? I've 00:28:17.599 --> 00:28:22.799 told you, Clarice, I'm very old and very, very 00:28:22.799 --> 00:28:29.099 tired. Just remember, you'll be a lot older and 00:28:29.099 --> 00:28:33.359 a lot more tired if Ray Bissonnette moves away. 00:28:34.660 --> 00:28:45.240 You, Clarice, might even be dead. From our first 00:28:45.240 --> 00:28:48.359 arithmetic class, we're taught that one and one 00:28:48.359 --> 00:28:52.759 make two, two and two make four, and so on. Until 00:28:52.759 --> 00:28:55.799 today, we're living in the computer society where 00:28:55.799 --> 00:28:58.799 giant adding machines solve all our problems 00:28:58.799 --> 00:29:03.359 for us. However, our minds would boggle and the 00:29:03.359 --> 00:29:06.240 computer would break down in a world where one 00:29:06.240 --> 00:29:11.630 and one made only one. I'll explain that strange 00:29:11.630 --> 00:29:16.289 arithmetic when I return shortly with Act 3. 00:29:27.089 --> 00:29:30.369 Jealousy is one characteristic that is just as 00:29:30.369 --> 00:29:34.599 prevalent among males as females. Jealous feelings 00:29:34.599 --> 00:29:37.819 often conceal themselves behind other facades, 00:29:37.819 --> 00:29:40.319 and Ray Bissonnette is convinced that his wife 00:29:40.319 --> 00:29:43.900 Lisa is overreacting to their somewhat eccentric 00:29:43.900 --> 00:29:47.000 neighbors because she's jealous of the lady next 00:29:47.000 --> 00:29:50.500 door. Lisa's willing to admit there may be some 00:29:50.500 --> 00:29:53.319 truth in that, but she's also convinced there's 00:29:53.319 --> 00:29:56.740 a lot more to it than jealousy, even though she 00:29:56.740 --> 00:29:59.660 can't put a name to it. There's something so 00:29:59.660 --> 00:30:03.579 very wrong. I know it. I... I feel it in my bones. 00:30:03.900 --> 00:30:05.799 It just doesn't justify our giving up this house 00:30:05.799 --> 00:30:07.779 and paying a lot more for something nowhere near 00:30:07.779 --> 00:30:10.559 as nice. And what about Professor Cooper? Are 00:30:10.559 --> 00:30:12.319 you going to try and blame an automobile accident 00:30:12.319 --> 00:30:15.579 on Clarissa? Clarissa's just a name. I still 00:30:15.579 --> 00:30:17.720 haven't met her. And you know why not. Would 00:30:17.720 --> 00:30:20.900 you please, please listen to Clarisse? Why should 00:30:20.900 --> 00:30:23.220 I listen to an old lady who would be in an institution 00:30:23.220 --> 00:30:25.039 except for the kindness of her daughter? You 00:30:25.039 --> 00:30:28.410 believe that? Why not? A lot of old people get 00:30:28.410 --> 00:30:31.109 funny ideas. Particularly when they live right 00:30:31.109 --> 00:30:33.509 next door to a house from which two young men 00:30:33.509 --> 00:30:35.990 have disappeared in the last year and a half. 00:30:37.589 --> 00:30:43.230 My honey, you're really scared. Yes. Yes, you 00:30:43.230 --> 00:30:49.009 big lug, I am. Okay. Short of packing up and 00:30:49.009 --> 00:30:52.529 moving us out of here, what can I do to unscare 00:30:52.529 --> 00:30:56.079 you? Listen to Clarice when you meet her. And 00:30:56.079 --> 00:30:59.440 when will that be? As soon as I can arrange it. 00:31:04.000 --> 00:31:06.339 I see your little lady friend from next door 00:31:06.339 --> 00:31:09.440 is coming to visit, Clarice. And I must say I'm 00:31:09.440 --> 00:31:12.579 glad to get a chance to rest. It's quite tiring 00:31:12.579 --> 00:31:19.259 for me. And no, Clarissa. And no. Now remember, 00:31:20.039 --> 00:31:26.000 we need Ray Bissonnette. I know that too. I'm 00:31:26.000 --> 00:31:29.839 even more tired than you, Clarissa. Much more. 00:31:32.420 --> 00:31:35.640 I'm so glad you're home, Mrs. Wendaby. I have 00:31:35.640 --> 00:31:37.420 a lot that I want to... Well, why don't you just 00:31:37.420 --> 00:31:40.660 come in and have some tea? I was just making 00:31:40.660 --> 00:31:45.519 myself a cup. Oh, thank you. You don't mind the 00:31:45.519 --> 00:31:50.980 kitchen? Not at all. My dear, what is it you 00:31:50.980 --> 00:31:54.160 want from me? I think you should come with me 00:31:54.160 --> 00:31:56.940 to my house and... Tell Ray what you told me. 00:31:57.140 --> 00:32:00.420 Do you think your husband will move out? Because 00:32:00.420 --> 00:32:05.680 I tell him he should. You're very wise. And forgive 00:32:05.680 --> 00:32:11.500 me, but very strange too. Just very old. You 00:32:11.500 --> 00:32:16.220 don't think about growing old, do you? Well, 00:32:16.220 --> 00:32:20.220 of course not. You're too young and too alive. 00:32:21.279 --> 00:32:24.279 You're not worried about the lines and the wrinkles. 00:32:25.419 --> 00:32:31.759 You wouldn't look for some way for any way to 00:32:31.759 --> 00:32:39.220 stay young forever Come on baby, this is the 00:32:39.220 --> 00:32:42.640 20th century the atomic age the computer controlled 00:32:42.640 --> 00:32:45.759 society Don't give me this stuff about witches. 00:32:45.759 --> 00:32:48.420 How else can you explain what's been going on? 00:32:48.519 --> 00:32:50.819 I wish you'd tell me just what you think has 00:32:50.819 --> 00:32:54.539 been going on. Hey Why is it that I only see 00:32:54.539 --> 00:32:58.099 Mrs. Wendebe and you only see Clarissa? I don't 00:32:58.099 --> 00:33:00.700 know. It's because you're a man and I'm a woman. 00:33:01.140 --> 00:33:03.700 Why should that make a difference? If they both 00:33:03.700 --> 00:33:06.099 were the same woman, it would make all the difference 00:33:06.099 --> 00:33:08.980 in the world, wouldn't it? Do you know what you're 00:33:08.980 --> 00:33:12.900 saying? Yes! Where in the world did you ever 00:33:12.900 --> 00:33:15.140 get a nutty idea like that? From these books. 00:33:15.299 --> 00:33:17.279 Then I suggest you stop reading them. Stick with 00:33:17.279 --> 00:33:19.380 the comics. They make more sense. You see, the 00:33:19.380 --> 00:33:22.180 succubi are really frighteningly ugly. But to 00:33:22.180 --> 00:33:24.259 young men, they appear beautiful and desirable. 00:33:24.480 --> 00:33:26.519 I can't believe you'd take all this witch and 00:33:26.519 --> 00:33:29.079 succubi stuff seriously. Two men who lived in 00:33:29.079 --> 00:33:31.759 this house before us disappeared. The only thing 00:33:31.759 --> 00:33:33.519 about that that bothers me is that it bothers 00:33:33.519 --> 00:33:37.160 you. If you're really concerned about me, there 00:33:37.160 --> 00:33:39.319 is something you can do. What do you mean, move 00:33:39.319 --> 00:33:43.079 out? I mean, put my theory to the test. How are 00:33:43.079 --> 00:33:45.599 we going to do that? You make one last date with 00:33:45.599 --> 00:33:49.599 Clarissa. Hear me out. Just for lunch, or cocktail, 00:33:49.680 --> 00:33:53.680 or coffee. You tell me when and where. I'll happen 00:33:53.680 --> 00:33:57.119 along, and you'll introduce me. After I meet 00:33:57.119 --> 00:33:59.559 her, I'll give you my word I'll never mention 00:33:59.559 --> 00:34:08.260 witches are moving again. Sorry, Clarissa, but 00:34:08.260 --> 00:34:10.920 I... I don't think I'm late. You're right on 00:34:10.920 --> 00:34:13.940 the dot. Honestly, Ray, I was so excited when 00:34:13.940 --> 00:34:16.699 you called. I just couldn't wait to see you. 00:34:16.860 --> 00:34:20.159 My wife asked me to call you. Well, I find that 00:34:20.159 --> 00:34:21.980 fascinating. She's really bugged about never 00:34:21.980 --> 00:34:24.320 having met you, and she's getting all kinds of 00:34:24.320 --> 00:34:26.519 crazy ideas about you and your mother, and I'm 00:34:26.519 --> 00:34:29.900 really worried. Well, of course you are. I will 00:34:29.900 --> 00:34:34.300 have you and your wife at my house for cocktails 00:34:34.300 --> 00:34:38.539 tomorrow around 5 .30. Great. But only on the 00:34:38.539 --> 00:34:41.360 condition... that you come alone on the following 00:34:41.360 --> 00:34:44.760 day. Put tea. I hate tea. Oh, but you haven't 00:34:44.760 --> 00:34:48.659 tasted my brew. But I... And, uh, you also promised 00:34:48.659 --> 00:34:52.760 to look deeply into my eyes when you drink. You're 00:34:52.760 --> 00:34:56.199 putting me on. I was never more serious in my 00:34:56.199 --> 00:35:00.639 life. And, uh, now, if you'll excuse me... Oh, 00:35:00.639 --> 00:35:02.300 but I wanted to tell you about this... Are you 00:35:02.300 --> 00:35:05.159 talking to yourself, darling? Oh, Lisa, no, no, 00:35:05.159 --> 00:35:07.719 no. I was just trying to tell Clarissa about 00:35:07.719 --> 00:35:11.730 your coming today. Where is she? She just this 00:35:11.730 --> 00:35:14.469 minute went to the ladies room. Mm -hmm. Oh, 00:35:14.469 --> 00:35:17.809 come on, Lisa. She asked us over for cocktails 00:35:17.809 --> 00:35:26.389 tomorrow. She did? I've never seen you so excited. 00:35:26.530 --> 00:35:28.809 When we ring the bell and Clarissa, the whole 00:35:28.809 --> 00:35:31.329 Clarice, opens the door and asks us in, it's 00:35:31.329 --> 00:35:33.409 going to be like the end of a bad dream for me. 00:35:33.469 --> 00:35:36.090 For me too, but only because of you. I've never 00:35:36.090 --> 00:35:38.769 seen you so uptight before. After I meet her, 00:35:38.929 --> 00:35:40.949 I'll make it up to you. Just go back to being 00:35:40.949 --> 00:35:43.889 your old self. I promise. What's the matter? 00:35:45.190 --> 00:35:50.590 I don't know. I suddenly feel dizzy, as if I'm 00:35:50.590 --> 00:35:52.909 going to faint. Maybe we shouldn't go any further. 00:35:53.349 --> 00:35:55.329 We can call and make it for somebody. No way. 00:35:55.969 --> 00:35:59.190 I'm not going to break this appointment. Let's 00:35:59.190 --> 00:36:12.050 go. Oh. What? Help me. I'm falling. not to hurt 00:36:12.050 --> 00:36:14.929 her. The doctor's car drove into the highway 00:36:14.929 --> 00:36:17.090 a few minutes ago. We should be hearing from 00:36:17.090 --> 00:36:22.809 him any minute. There! Answer it. Answer it! 00:36:23.690 --> 00:36:25.429 I don't want him to think we've been sitting 00:36:25.429 --> 00:36:33.570 right on the phone. Now. Hello? Clarissa? Yes, 00:36:33.630 --> 00:36:49.840 Ray. We're... I hope it wasn't serious. The doctor 00:36:49.840 --> 00:36:52.820 says she'll be okay in a day or so, but... Well, 00:36:52.860 --> 00:36:55.679 meanwhile, we have to postpone our date. Oh, 00:36:55.719 --> 00:36:59.199 what a shame. I was so looking forward to meeting 00:36:59.199 --> 00:37:02.260 Lisa. I'd have as much as she was. Remember? 00:37:03.139 --> 00:37:07.340 You're having tea with me. Well, that'll depend 00:37:07.340 --> 00:37:13.659 on how Lisa feels. I'm so glad Lisa's feeling 00:37:13.659 --> 00:37:16.400 better. And I'm equally glad you came over for 00:37:16.400 --> 00:37:20.010 tea. Would you be very upset if I drank something 00:37:20.010 --> 00:37:23.429 else? I'm just not much of a tea lover. Well, 00:37:23.429 --> 00:37:26.449 you haven't tasted the tea I brew. I promise 00:37:26.449 --> 00:37:32.349 you, an unforgettable experience. Oh. Well, if 00:37:32.349 --> 00:37:38.210 you put it that way. I do indeed. Oh, here. Needs 00:37:38.210 --> 00:37:42.090 just a little sugar, but no cream. Looks awfully 00:37:42.090 --> 00:37:47.360 strong. Taste. It doesn't smell like any tea 00:37:47.360 --> 00:37:49.659 I ever drank. Well, I told you it's not like 00:37:49.659 --> 00:37:55.599 any tea you ever drank. Come on now, Ray. Take 00:37:55.599 --> 00:38:02.119 a swallow and look at me. I see you. I mean in 00:38:02.119 --> 00:38:18.219 my eyes. Look deeply and drink deeply. Yes, Ray. 00:38:18.960 --> 00:38:25.280 What am I? Oh, you're truly beautiful. Beautiful. 00:38:25.519 --> 00:38:30.300 Oh, thank you, Ray. Your eyes have a radiance 00:38:30.300 --> 00:38:36.619 and a shine that I've never seen before. And 00:38:36.619 --> 00:38:41.739 your lips. Yes. Yes, my lips. Would you like 00:38:41.739 --> 00:38:51.750 to kiss my lips? Oh, yes. I would. This is what 00:38:51.750 --> 00:38:56.670 I wanted since we first met, Ray, to hold you 00:38:56.670 --> 00:39:05.909 in my arms and hold you forever and ever and 00:39:05.909 --> 00:39:10.510 hold your youth and your vitality and feel it 00:39:10.510 --> 00:39:16.920 make me young again and do you still. Find me 00:39:16.920 --> 00:39:25.119 beautiful Ray You've changed But I can still 00:39:25.119 --> 00:39:31.380 see your beauty Drink some more tea Ray And hold 00:39:31.380 --> 00:39:37.659 me Hold me tight and close that's it Squeeze 00:39:37.659 --> 00:39:42.340 me Ray and I'll squeeze you Squeeze the life 00:39:42.340 --> 00:39:47.719 out of you and into me And... You're not Clarissa. 00:39:48.199 --> 00:39:54.719 Of course I am. I'm your Clarissa. And Lisa's 00:39:54.719 --> 00:40:01.219 Clarice. And your true love. No. No, you're... 00:40:01.219 --> 00:40:05.599 You're old. You were the old lady, Lisa, so... 00:40:05.599 --> 00:40:09.880 Hold me. Hold me, Ray. Hold me tight. The tighter 00:40:09.880 --> 00:40:42.449 you hold me, the more I... of a charming little 00:40:42.449 --> 00:40:46.389 house for sale it's a great bargain the only 00:40:46.389 --> 00:40:49.570 qualification that's absolutely necessary is 00:40:49.570 --> 00:40:53.829 that the husband be a young and virile man however 00:40:53.829 --> 00:40:57.150 if you purchase it you don't have to worry because 00:40:57.150 --> 00:40:59.690 all of you are strong -minded enough to know 00:40:59.690 --> 00:41:02.409 that there really aren't any such things as witches 00:41:02.409 --> 00:41:17.460 I'll be back shortly Speaking of witches, as 00:41:17.460 --> 00:41:20.699 we were, it's of course true that people have 00:41:20.699 --> 00:41:23.760 always had an ambiguous attitude towards them. 00:41:24.340 --> 00:41:27.239 In some literature, they're portrayed as fascinating, 00:41:27.380 --> 00:41:29.880 lovely women with quick silver qualities who 00:41:29.880 --> 00:41:33.239 bewitch the males with their charms. In other 00:41:33.239 --> 00:41:36.460 stories, they appear ugly old bags spreading 00:41:36.460 --> 00:41:39.780 evil and polluting everything they touch. Which 00:41:39.780 --> 00:41:44.900 is the true picture? Could it be, perhaps, that 00:41:44.900 --> 00:41:50.030 both are true, think about it. Our cast included 00:41:50.030 --> 00:41:53.550 Patricia Elliott, Carol Tytel, Ira Lewis, and 00:41:53.550 --> 00:41:56.610 Dan Ako. The entire production was under the 00:41:56.610 --> 00:42:00.650 direction of Hyman Brown. This is E .G. Marshall 00:42:00.650 --> 00:42:03.030 inviting you to return to our mystery theater 00:42:03.030 --> 00:42:07.829 for another adventure in the macabre. Until next 00:42:07.829 --> 00:42:11.130 time, pleasant dreams.