WEBVTT 00:00:17.600 --> 00:00:24.940 Come in. Welcome. I'm E .G. Marshall. Welcome 00:00:24.940 --> 00:00:28.920 to the world of primeval dread. To the fear you 00:00:28.920 --> 00:00:36.560 can hear. Do things have souls? Do natural forces 00:00:36.560 --> 00:00:40.759 embody malicious spirits? That was the primitive 00:00:40.759 --> 00:00:44.880 belief of mankind. Stifled, they say, by the 00:00:44.880 --> 00:00:50.170 rise of civilization. Is it dead? Or does there 00:00:50.170 --> 00:00:53.969 move within us still the distorted shadow of 00:00:53.969 --> 00:00:58.210 some long -forgotten lore, dark images we dare 00:00:58.210 --> 00:01:02.109 not face? Jeff Moore never found the answer, 00:01:02.689 --> 00:01:17.670 but the question shattered his life. You called 00:01:17.670 --> 00:01:20.890 me and I'm here, Cindy, I'm here. I defy you. 00:01:22.230 --> 00:01:25.849 Jack, Jack, Jack, don't wake up. It's a dream. 00:01:26.189 --> 00:01:29.730 You're having a nightmare. Oh, Katie. Katie, 00:01:30.030 --> 00:01:36.750 that terrible wake again. Just a storm. The horse 00:01:36.750 --> 00:01:41.230 again. The horse galloping toward me. The rider 00:01:41.230 --> 00:01:44.980 wrapped in a long black shroud. He turned his 00:01:44.980 --> 00:01:48.780 face to me. It was a mass of melting flesh. It 00:01:48.780 --> 00:01:50.439 was the face of the man we buried out there in 00:01:50.439 --> 00:02:08.360 the sand. Katie! Katie! Our mystery drama, The 00:02:08.360 --> 00:02:11.560 Devil God, was written especially for the Mystery 00:02:11.560 --> 00:02:15.189 Theater by Mary Jane Hickby. and stars Ruby Dee 00:02:15.189 --> 00:02:19.590 and Mandel Kramer. I'll be back shortly with 00:02:19.590 --> 00:02:36.590 Act One. The main character of our drama tonight 00:02:36.590 --> 00:02:39.930 will never appear. I think you will feel his 00:02:39.930 --> 00:02:42.780 presence, however. as thousands have felt it 00:02:42.780 --> 00:02:44.900 through the long centuries that brought us out 00:02:44.900 --> 00:02:47.800 of the prehistoric cave to the place where we 00:02:47.800 --> 00:02:51.639 now stand. As Jeff and Katie Moore, a young couple 00:02:51.639 --> 00:02:54.599 from New England, felt it among the stark cliffs 00:02:54.599 --> 00:02:57.879 of the southwest. But let Katie tell you about 00:02:57.879 --> 00:03:05.340 it. That storm last night shook this old house 00:03:05.340 --> 00:03:09.430 like a tennis -shaking mass. I lay trembling 00:03:09.430 --> 00:03:12.210 in my bed while it crashed its way towards us, 00:03:12.590 --> 00:03:16.849 then burst in a roar overhead. Jeff started screaming 00:03:16.849 --> 00:03:20.250 in his sleep, the way he does nowadays. Help 00:03:20.250 --> 00:03:23.729 me, please help me. Jeff, Jeff, darling, wake 00:03:23.729 --> 00:03:26.349 up, wake up. It's just a storm. It's the horse 00:03:26.349 --> 00:03:29.810 again. The horse galloping toward me, the rider 00:03:29.810 --> 00:03:33.650 wrapped in a long black shroud. Suddenly he turned 00:03:33.650 --> 00:03:35.849 his face to me and it was a mass of melting flesh, 00:03:36.009 --> 00:03:37.750 the face of the man we buried out there in the 00:03:37.750 --> 00:03:46.680 sand. Katie. Katie, am I ever going to get over 00:03:46.680 --> 00:03:54.439 this? Funny thing about a vicious storm. How 00:03:54.439 --> 00:03:56.780 innocent and clean the world looks afterwards. 00:03:57.460 --> 00:04:00.080 In the morning, the air was so shimmering clear. 00:04:00.740 --> 00:04:02.939 The moment I thought I was back in Antelope Valley, 00:04:03.340 --> 00:04:05.400 that day I first saw it nestling in the desert 00:04:05.400 --> 00:04:09.560 mountains. I didn't know then the terror hidden 00:04:09.560 --> 00:04:13.460 in those hills. I wish I had known. Dear God, 00:04:13.560 --> 00:04:19.800 how I wish I had known. Sorry about the shape 00:04:19.800 --> 00:04:22.959 this road's in, folks. This is a road? Are we 00:04:22.959 --> 00:04:25.199 on our own property yet, Mr. Groody? Yeah, we'll 00:04:25.199 --> 00:04:27.279 be as soon as we cross the little Yaki River. 00:04:28.120 --> 00:04:30.360 It's only 20 miles or so to the house from there. 00:04:31.620 --> 00:04:34.529 Your uncle left you a fine ranch. You're gonna 00:04:34.529 --> 00:04:36.230 be mighty happy when you see what you've got. 00:04:36.250 --> 00:04:38.569 I'll be mighty happy if I've still got my chance. 00:04:38.910 --> 00:04:40.649 It's awfully nice of you to bring us all the 00:04:40.649 --> 00:04:42.569 way out here. Well, I couldn't let you come out 00:04:42.569 --> 00:04:45.250 alone the first time. You being strangers to 00:04:45.250 --> 00:04:47.870 this part of the country and all. Now, when we 00:04:47.870 --> 00:04:50.170 get to the top of this rise, you're gonna see 00:04:50.170 --> 00:04:54.490 a grade -A job of government bungling. A few 00:04:54.490 --> 00:04:56.810 months ago, they sent out some fancy Eastern 00:04:56.810 --> 00:04:59.610 engineers. First thing they did was pull out 00:04:59.610 --> 00:05:02.850 the bridge that was here and move it ten miles 00:05:02.850 --> 00:05:05.920 downriver. Never stop to find out there was a 00:05:05.920 --> 00:05:08.399 house 20 miles back and this bridge was the only 00:05:08.399 --> 00:05:12.019 access What do we do? The Jeep won't make it 00:05:12.019 --> 00:05:18.720 through the gully At least I I think it will 00:05:18.720 --> 00:05:22.019 Hmm, I better walk down first though to make 00:05:22.019 --> 00:05:26.000 sure you shall I come with you? No No use both 00:05:26.000 --> 00:05:28.939 of us getting their feet wet And I can see why 00:05:28.939 --> 00:05:31.980 he said we'd never make it in our own car Honey, 00:05:32.040 --> 00:05:34.000 when I think of your uncle sinking all of his 00:05:34.000 --> 00:05:37.120 money in this godforsaken country. Godforsaken? 00:05:37.439 --> 00:05:39.660 Why, it's beautiful. Come on, darling, you've 00:05:39.660 --> 00:05:42.259 seen too many John Wayne movies. It's valuable, 00:05:42.379 --> 00:05:45.620 right? I know, I know. And I'm lucky. I married 00:05:45.620 --> 00:05:47.920 a beautiful woman who turned out to be an heiress. 00:05:48.360 --> 00:05:50.319 I'm glad we didn't know my uncle Bush was making 00:05:50.319 --> 00:05:52.660 me his heir. I thought you were marrying me for 00:05:52.660 --> 00:05:55.899 my vast holdings. And I just hope that among 00:05:55.899 --> 00:05:58.500 the vast holdings he left a bottle of scotch. 00:05:59.050 --> 00:06:01.149 Because I'm going to need it if Joe Purdy manages 00:06:01.149 --> 00:06:03.610 to get us across these craters of the moon. Well, 00:06:03.610 --> 00:06:07.850 okay. I just wanted to be sure that there was 00:06:07.850 --> 00:06:11.189 no quicksand. We're really going down into that 00:06:11.189 --> 00:06:16.509 ravine. Yep. Here we go. It's awful steeped. 00:06:16.750 --> 00:06:26.350 No! Well, made it. It shook up. Sorry, folks. 00:06:27.009 --> 00:06:29.790 Well, that... The little yucky river. River? 00:06:30.350 --> 00:06:32.350 Yeah, there wasn't a quart of water in it. Oh, 00:06:32.350 --> 00:06:35.790 not now. But don't you ever try what I just did. 00:06:36.310 --> 00:06:39.050 Come a flash flood, and it'll be a wall of water 00:06:39.050 --> 00:06:41.649 rushing down. You know, I've seen little jackrabbits 00:06:41.649 --> 00:06:44.350 caught in it. Even rattlesnakes. That's why your 00:06:44.350 --> 00:06:47.290 uncle was so mad about that bridge. You can't 00:06:47.290 --> 00:06:49.870 get to your land from the new one without scaling 00:06:49.870 --> 00:06:52.410 the cliff. What? Mr. Purdy, wait a minute now. 00:06:52.410 --> 00:06:55.089 Are you saying that once you leave us, we're 00:06:55.089 --> 00:06:58.540 completely cut off, Tramp? Oh, no. The ranch 00:06:58.540 --> 00:07:01.300 hands can always get you out. Kenneth, he's your 00:07:01.300 --> 00:07:04.399 foreman. He talks English real good. Well, what 00:07:04.399 --> 00:07:07.319 do the others talk? Their own language. They're 00:07:07.319 --> 00:07:10.519 Indians. Indians? Why didn't anybody tell us 00:07:10.519 --> 00:07:13.420 all this? Well, now, I wouldn't worry. Your uncle 00:07:13.420 --> 00:07:16.279 had the best ranch hands in the state. That's 00:07:16.279 --> 00:07:18.660 why Antelope Valley's such a fine money -making 00:07:18.660 --> 00:07:20.579 outfit. Well, now, just don't follow trouble. 00:07:20.879 --> 00:07:22.740 Wait till we get there. See what it's like. I 00:07:22.740 --> 00:07:25.600 know what it's like. Flash floods, quick. sand, 00:07:25.680 --> 00:07:29.040 rattlesnakes, and six feet of snow. Katie, we 00:07:29.040 --> 00:07:37.980 are moving into a trap. But just as giving stated, 00:07:38.480 --> 00:07:41.899 an antelope valley lay spread before it, a long, 00:07:42.180 --> 00:07:45.740 white, L -shaped house, half hidden in cottonwood 00:07:45.740 --> 00:07:49.420 trees and bordered by bright flowers, and winding 00:07:49.420 --> 00:07:52.240 in the distance, the gully that marked the upper 00:07:52.240 --> 00:07:55.449 course of the little yakky. Some Indians were 00:07:55.449 --> 00:07:57.889 standing around the corral. I waved, but they 00:07:57.889 --> 00:08:05.189 only stared back. And here we are, folks. Well, 00:08:06.110 --> 00:08:07.730 after what we've been through, this is kind of 00:08:07.730 --> 00:08:09.810 like Shangri -La, isn't it? We'll just get the 00:08:09.810 --> 00:08:13.689 luggage out. Oh, there's your foreman. Hi, Ken. 00:08:13.910 --> 00:08:17.550 Hi, Joe. And Mr. and Mrs. Moore, Kenneth Yazzie. 00:08:17.949 --> 00:08:20.410 Nice to meet you, Kenneth. I'll help with your 00:08:20.410 --> 00:08:23.040 bags. Well, thank you. And if you'll excuse me, 00:08:23.040 --> 00:08:25.839 I'll get back to work. We're just finishing up. 00:08:26.379 --> 00:08:28.439 All right, if I show you around later? Oh, yes. 00:08:28.600 --> 00:08:30.959 The freezer's well stocked, isn't it, Ken? It 00:08:30.959 --> 00:08:33.620 sure is. Couple of sides of beef and a lot of 00:08:33.620 --> 00:08:36.960 game. Now, don't you carry anything, Mrs. Moore. 00:08:37.500 --> 00:08:41.259 Just get the door for us, please. I've had the 00:08:41.259 --> 00:08:45.139 house open and airing for you all day. What a 00:08:45.139 --> 00:08:48.299 nice room. What a great file. And look at this. 00:08:48.440 --> 00:08:50.759 You wouldn't expect a picture window in a ranch 00:08:50.759 --> 00:08:53.100 house, no worries. Oh, your uncle built himself 00:08:53.100 --> 00:08:55.279 a real modern house. Oh, look, look, up on the 00:08:55.279 --> 00:08:59.519 hill. What a beauty. Oh, you mean the horse. 00:09:00.120 --> 00:09:03.059 Hey, that's a palomino, isn't it? What? Isn't 00:09:03.059 --> 00:09:06.620 that a palomino out there? Oh, it's gone. I think 00:09:06.620 --> 00:09:09.639 you must be mistaken. I think you saw a deer. 00:09:09.659 --> 00:09:11.620 No, no, it was a horse. Oh, what a wonderful 00:09:11.620 --> 00:09:13.320 golden name. I'm going to get some sugar and 00:09:13.320 --> 00:09:17.659 see if I can. No. Leave it alone. Why can't? 00:09:18.119 --> 00:09:20.820 That horse is no good, Joe. What do you mean? 00:09:21.200 --> 00:09:23.539 There's a bad feeling about that horse, Mrs. 00:09:23.740 --> 00:09:26.460 Moore. Believe we're alone. She doesn't belong 00:09:26.460 --> 00:09:29.279 here. Whose horse is it? Bad feeling. Don't go 00:09:29.279 --> 00:09:31.700 near her. Let her go. But doesn't she belong 00:09:31.700 --> 00:09:36.419 to us? Doesn't she? Believe me, Mrs. Moore. You 00:09:36.419 --> 00:09:39.679 staying overnight, Joe? No, no. Have to get back 00:09:39.679 --> 00:09:42.559 to the office. The title company won't run itself, 00:09:42.559 --> 00:09:44.279 you know. Well, you'll stay and have a drink 00:09:44.279 --> 00:09:47.840 with us, won't you? Uh, the boys... Want to talk 00:09:47.840 --> 00:09:50.419 to you, Joe? Yeah, sure, sure. I'll go out to 00:09:50.419 --> 00:09:54.100 the corral and say hello and... Yes, Mr. Moore, 00:09:54.340 --> 00:09:58.320 I reckon I better have one for that road. We'll 00:09:58.320 --> 00:10:04.379 be right back. Well, what do you suppose that 00:10:04.379 --> 00:10:08.120 was all about? The horse, you mean? That Indian 00:10:08.120 --> 00:10:10.679 looked so funny. I thought he looked frightened. 00:10:11.220 --> 00:10:13.279 A valuable animal like that shouldn't be running 00:10:13.279 --> 00:10:15.759 around loose. Oh, come on, darling. I want to 00:10:15.759 --> 00:10:22.000 see the rest of the house. Oh, look at this kitchen. 00:10:22.620 --> 00:10:27.720 It's huge. You can walk right inside the closet. 00:10:28.879 --> 00:10:32.539 Boy, hey, here Uncle Bush Hyatt was no teetotaler. 00:10:32.759 --> 00:10:35.039 I'll say that for him. Get the ice, honey, and 00:10:35.039 --> 00:10:36.899 I'll see if I can find some glasses. There's 00:10:36.899 --> 00:10:38.600 enough liquor here to last the whole winter. 00:10:39.539 --> 00:10:42.360 What are you staring at? That horse again. Look 00:10:42.360 --> 00:10:46.210 through this window. It's heavenly, oh, Jeff. 00:10:46.389 --> 00:10:48.309 Boy, Joe Purdy's sure deep in conversation with 00:10:48.309 --> 00:10:51.409 those Indians. They're kind of a sullen -looking 00:10:51.409 --> 00:10:56.149 lot, aren't they? No, I don't, uh... I don't 00:10:56.149 --> 00:10:58.269 think I would exactly call this place heavenly, 00:10:58.789 --> 00:11:01.330 honey. Hostel seems a better word. You don't 00:11:01.330 --> 00:11:04.549 like it. Oh, Jeff, give it a few weeks' trial 00:11:04.549 --> 00:11:07.340 and... Look, it's beautiful, Kate, but... Oh, 00:11:07.340 --> 00:11:09.879 I guess I'm just tired. Oh! Hey, we're in the 00:11:09.879 --> 00:11:11.320 kitchen here, getting it all together. What do 00:11:11.320 --> 00:11:13.639 you have? Bourbon or scotch? Oh, bourbon. Bourbon's 00:11:13.639 --> 00:11:15.580 fine. I haven't found the soda yet. Cap water'd 00:11:15.580 --> 00:11:18.340 be all right. Never mind the water. I'm gonna 00:11:18.340 --> 00:11:21.240 ask you folks to put me up for the night. Oh, 00:11:21.299 --> 00:11:25.200 wonderful. Sure. Well, here's to a happy life 00:11:25.200 --> 00:11:27.879 in Antelope Valley. Cheers, Joe. You don't mind 00:11:27.879 --> 00:11:29.860 if I call you that, do you? Of course not. Everybody 00:11:29.860 --> 00:11:34.519 does. Well, I have to ride out behind the hills 00:11:34.519 --> 00:11:38.490 tomorrow. Oh, why? There's a job to do back there. 00:11:38.909 --> 00:11:41.950 Nasty job, too. The ranch hands ask me if I'd 00:11:41.950 --> 00:11:43.769 do it. Why'd they do it themselves? Well, they 00:11:43.769 --> 00:11:46.370 can't. There's something to do with their religion. 00:11:47.149 --> 00:11:48.950 Oh, and by the way, I want to talk to you about 00:11:48.950 --> 00:11:51.789 that. You've got the best cowhands in the state. 00:11:51.850 --> 00:11:55.370 Now, you'll get along just fine if, uh, if you 00:11:55.370 --> 00:11:59.889 respect their ways, their religion. What is their 00:11:59.889 --> 00:12:03.330 religion? Well, as near as I can figure, the 00:12:03.330 --> 00:12:06.860 Indian lives in a different world from us. He 00:12:06.860 --> 00:12:10.379 lives in the world of spirits Where we see a 00:12:10.379 --> 00:12:13.360 cloud he sees a spirit where we hear the wind 00:12:13.360 --> 00:12:15.860 well that's animatism Well, I wouldn't know about 00:12:15.860 --> 00:12:19.740 that, but the important thing is not to rile 00:12:19.740 --> 00:12:23.360 those spirits Okay, okay, I'll drink to that 00:12:23.360 --> 00:12:28.820 no no I'm serious And I'd advise you to be Because 00:12:28.820 --> 00:12:30.860 well I think some mighty strange things in my 00:12:30.860 --> 00:12:35.039 time And now about that horse Palomino about 00:12:35.039 --> 00:12:37.779 that Now, is it ours or isn't it? Well, I figure 00:12:37.779 --> 00:12:41.360 it isn't. You see, anything the lightning god 00:12:41.360 --> 00:12:44.320 has touched belongs to him. You mean the horse 00:12:44.320 --> 00:12:47.139 was struck by lightning? It didn't hurt her. 00:12:47.279 --> 00:12:50.659 One of those freak accidents. But now she belongs 00:12:50.659 --> 00:12:54.460 to the lightning god. He'll strike down anybody 00:12:54.460 --> 00:12:59.379 who tries to take what is his. So, uh... Leave 00:12:59.379 --> 00:13:02.200 her alone. Okay, come on. That's nonsense plain 00:13:02.200 --> 00:13:05.019 superstition. It's what they believe Well, Kenneth 00:13:05.019 --> 00:13:06.940 doesn't go for this rubbish does he he seems 00:13:06.940 --> 00:13:09.379 like an educated man. He was a track star at 00:13:09.379 --> 00:13:14.539 UCLA almost made the Olympics But Ken is an Indian. 00:13:14.899 --> 00:13:19.539 I see All right. Let's get this straight. The 00:13:19.539 --> 00:13:22.600 horse belongs to this ranch, right? And it's 00:13:22.600 --> 00:13:25.100 a valuable animal, isn't it? I reckon so. Now 00:13:25.100 --> 00:13:27.299 you're saying that I can't keep her, can't even 00:13:27.299 --> 00:13:29.419 sell her because of some whammy that somebody's 00:13:29.419 --> 00:13:32.519 put on her? I'm saying you won't go near that 00:13:32.519 --> 00:13:35.259 horse if you know what's good for you. But that's 00:13:35.259 --> 00:13:37.480 crazy! Don't be so sure. Well, you don't believe 00:13:37.480 --> 00:13:40.320 this drivel deal? I don't believe it and I don't 00:13:40.320 --> 00:13:42.259 not believe it. Well, that horse is going back 00:13:42.259 --> 00:13:44.240 into the barn. It's ours and I'm keeping it. 00:13:44.500 --> 00:13:46.779 You take that attitude and you'll be in trouble. 00:13:47.299 --> 00:13:49.899 Bad trouble. That is superstition right out of 00:13:49.899 --> 00:13:53.179 the Dark Ages. Older than that, I reckon. But 00:13:53.179 --> 00:13:56.320 it's their belief. And this would be one hell 00:13:56.320 --> 00:13:59.259 of a time to try to talk them out of it. They've 00:13:59.259 --> 00:14:01.299 got a dead man lying back in the hills to prove 00:14:01.299 --> 00:14:06.940 it. A dead man? If you're so cop sure about these 00:14:06.940 --> 00:14:10.120 things, ride out with me tomorrow when I go bury 00:14:10.120 --> 00:14:21.509 him. the two men still stubbornly arguing the 00:14:21.509 --> 00:14:25.149 pros and cons of superstition to stand at her 00:14:25.149 --> 00:14:28.429 bedroom window watching the motionless stars 00:14:28.429 --> 00:14:31.929 as one springs to sudden life and goes skimming 00:14:31.929 --> 00:14:36.470 across the sky she makes a wish then smiles at 00:14:36.470 --> 00:14:41.370 herself a meteor nothing more what power has 00:14:41.370 --> 00:14:45.909 it to grant good fortune troubled she turns to 00:14:45.909 --> 00:14:49.080 her bed and her first night's sleep in the eerie 00:14:49.080 --> 00:14:53.159 stillness of Antelope Valley. I'll be back shortly 00:14:53.159 --> 00:15:12.240 with Act Two of The Devil God. A profound stillness 00:15:12.240 --> 00:15:15.519 has settled over the remote ranch, broken only 00:15:15.519 --> 00:15:19.309 by the occasional howl of a coyote. In spite 00:15:19.309 --> 00:15:21.929 of her uneasiness about the gruesome task her 00:15:21.929 --> 00:15:24.309 city -bred husband has agreed to undertake with 00:15:24.309 --> 00:15:27.690 Joe Purdy, Katie Moore has fallen into a deep 00:15:27.690 --> 00:15:31.970 sleep. She awakes with a start. Someone is moving 00:15:31.970 --> 00:15:35.490 about the room. Jeff? Oh, I didn't mean to wake 00:15:35.490 --> 00:15:38.429 you, honey. I'm sorry. Oh, it's still dark. It 00:15:38.429 --> 00:15:40.590 sure is. When Joe Purdy says early, he means 00:15:40.590 --> 00:15:43.110 it. I'll get you breakfast. No, no, no. We've 00:15:43.110 --> 00:15:45.409 had breakfast. Don't get up. Katie, do you know 00:15:45.409 --> 00:15:47.899 where that blue cotton shirt of mine is? I think 00:15:47.899 --> 00:15:54.059 I put it... Yes. Second drawer down. So how's 00:15:54.059 --> 00:15:57.919 the girl at the Golden West? Did you hear anything? 00:15:58.440 --> 00:16:06.919 No. Like what? I thought I heard hoofbeats. Talk 00:16:06.919 --> 00:16:09.440 to me, my dressing girl, will ya? It's chilly, 00:16:09.639 --> 00:16:14.639 isn't it? Yes, there she is again. The palomino. 00:16:15.159 --> 00:16:18.539 Poor thing. Holy, holy. You know, Katie, this 00:16:18.539 --> 00:16:21.820 whole setup seems fishy. You mean about the horse? 00:16:21.960 --> 00:16:25.139 The whole situation on this ranch. After you 00:16:25.139 --> 00:16:26.460 went to bed last night, I found out the name 00:16:26.460 --> 00:16:29.559 of this guy that we're going to bury. Little 00:16:29.559 --> 00:16:33.340 Gambler. And whose father do you think he is? 00:16:34.139 --> 00:16:36.779 Kenneth Yazzie's father? That's right, our college 00:16:36.779 --> 00:16:39.519 graduates. Now, superstition or no superstition, 00:16:39.559 --> 00:16:41.379 you don't leave your father lying out where the 00:16:41.379 --> 00:16:43.580 buzzards and coyotes can get at him. Oh, Jeff, 00:16:43.820 --> 00:16:46.779 don't. I'm sorry, honey, but... Today I won't 00:16:46.779 --> 00:16:48.580 be surprised if we find him shot through the 00:16:48.580 --> 00:16:50.860 head or stabbed in the back if we can tell from 00:16:50.860 --> 00:16:53.519 what's left of him There's something funny going 00:16:53.519 --> 00:16:56.299 on. I'm not sure Joe isn't part of it. Oh, no 00:16:56.299 --> 00:16:59.240 Well, you take this guy's name little gambler 00:16:59.240 --> 00:17:01.580 Honey, you know that horse is worth a lot of 00:17:01.580 --> 00:17:04.500 money You think there was a fight over the whole 00:17:04.500 --> 00:17:07.440 I don't know I sure don't go for all this mumbo 00:17:07.440 --> 00:17:10.099 -jumbo about lightning gods and rainbow gods 00:17:10.099 --> 00:17:13.759 and spirits of death It's too easy and out Can 00:17:13.759 --> 00:17:18.220 you see is that horse still there? Uh -huh. Poor 00:17:18.220 --> 00:17:20.220 thing, it needs a good curry. As soon as I'm 00:17:20.220 --> 00:17:21.640 dressing and going out, I'm putting it into the 00:17:21.640 --> 00:17:24.880 barn. And Katie, you see that it stays there. 00:17:28.920 --> 00:17:32.359 The sun was beginning to rise as I watched Wiley 00:17:32.359 --> 00:17:35.579 Joe Purdy and my cheerful blonde husband ride 00:17:35.579 --> 00:17:38.720 out of sight. I turned to unpacking and settling 00:17:38.720 --> 00:17:42.700 into my new home. Just after midday, a sudden 00:17:42.700 --> 00:17:45.740 commotion drew me out into the yard. The barn 00:17:45.740 --> 00:17:49.240 door was open, and in the dark interior, a golden 00:17:49.240 --> 00:17:52.099 mane flashed through the air with a palomino 00:17:52.099 --> 00:17:55.539 -reared palomino. I could make out two shadowy 00:17:55.539 --> 00:17:59.019 figures behind her. No, stop! Stop! Don't drive 00:17:59.019 --> 00:18:01.579 her out! Stop that! My husband put the horse 00:18:01.579 --> 00:18:04.000 in the barn. He said, stay there! Now don't let 00:18:04.000 --> 00:18:06.779 her out! It doesn't either of you speak English. 00:18:07.019 --> 00:18:09.799 I've been wrong a little more. Yes. My husband 00:18:09.799 --> 00:18:12.099 put the palomino in the barn this morning, and 00:18:12.099 --> 00:18:14.250 I caught these men trying to drive her out. I 00:18:14.250 --> 00:18:16.950 don't think so, Mrs. Moore. Oh, yes, I saw them. 00:18:17.230 --> 00:18:19.289 The horse is no good. You mean she's vicious? 00:18:19.509 --> 00:18:21.769 That's absurd. She's as gentle as a lamb. No 00:18:21.769 --> 00:18:23.869 good for the ranch. She was my uncle's horse, 00:18:23.910 --> 00:18:26.329 wasn't she? Kenneth, I'm serious about this. 00:18:26.490 --> 00:18:28.710 We're keeping her. And from now on, I want the 00:18:28.710 --> 00:18:30.630 boys to take good care of her. They have other 00:18:30.630 --> 00:18:34.069 work to do. Oh, come on. All this fuss was because 00:18:34.069 --> 00:18:37.130 she was struck by lightning, isn't it? Let's 00:18:37.130 --> 00:18:40.490 settle this once and for all. This was my uncle's 00:18:40.490 --> 00:18:42.950 ranch. Now my husband and I occupy the place 00:18:42.950 --> 00:18:45.589 that he did. Your uncle understood Indian ways. 00:18:45.890 --> 00:18:48.670 I understand, too. I know how the ranch hands 00:18:48.670 --> 00:18:50.930 feel about the lightning god, and I sympathize. 00:18:51.069 --> 00:18:52.910 But I don't for one minute believe in it, and 00:18:52.910 --> 00:18:56.809 I don't think you do. Mrs. Moore, let the horse 00:18:56.809 --> 00:19:00.549 go. Otherwise, I cannot be responsible. You don't 00:19:00.549 --> 00:19:05.089 have to be. Just do as I say. He turned on his 00:19:05.089 --> 00:19:07.250 heel and left me standing there in the blazing 00:19:07.250 --> 00:19:11.420 heat. Tears of fury stung my eyes. I watched 00:19:11.420 --> 00:19:15.240 a buzzard circling in the clear sky. Then the 00:19:15.240 --> 00:19:17.900 thought of Jeff and the grisly job he had set 00:19:17.900 --> 00:19:20.359 out to do sent a shiver through me and I ran 00:19:20.359 --> 00:19:24.920 back into the cool ranch house. I prowled restlessly 00:19:24.920 --> 00:19:28.740 from room to room until in my uncle's office 00:19:28.740 --> 00:19:33.059 I came across a photograph album. A pictorial 00:19:33.059 --> 00:19:35.839 record of his days as a trader on the Indian 00:19:35.839 --> 00:19:40.230 reservation. A recent snapshot. What yet pasted 00:19:40.230 --> 00:19:43.289 in the book fell out in my lap. Armit, my uncle, 00:19:43.430 --> 00:19:47.769 had written Scheherazade, First Prize, Santa 00:19:47.769 --> 00:19:55.089 Fe, 1972. It was the Palomino. I was so engrossed 00:19:55.089 --> 00:19:57.369 in the album that I didn't notice the change 00:19:57.369 --> 00:19:59.869 in the weather. A wind had come up and a door 00:19:59.869 --> 00:20:03.369 started banging. And I ran to fasten it. I could 00:20:03.369 --> 00:20:05.190 see the cottonwoods outside, writhing in the 00:20:05.190 --> 00:20:07.730 wind. A few Indians had gathered near the corral. 00:20:08.069 --> 00:20:10.559 One of them... taller than the rest, wore a big 00:20:10.559 --> 00:20:13.740 black hat. He was pointing to the east, where 00:20:13.740 --> 00:20:17.400 a dark, menacing cloud hung over the hills. I 00:20:17.400 --> 00:20:20.880 felt stifled. I sat down, gasping for breath, 00:20:21.359 --> 00:20:23.279 and watched while the ugly things spread like 00:20:23.279 --> 00:20:27.720 some monstrous growth across the sky. Shortly 00:20:27.720 --> 00:20:31.400 after sunset, Jeff and Joe Purdy returned. Honey? 00:20:32.059 --> 00:20:34.799 Oh, Jeff! Jeff, I'm so glad you're back. Not 00:20:34.799 --> 00:20:38.569 as glad as I am. What a day. Nasty chore. I reckon 00:20:38.569 --> 00:20:40.970 it gave your husband a bad turn. You better believe 00:20:40.970 --> 00:20:43.490 it. You look exhausted, darling. Aren't you coming 00:20:43.490 --> 00:20:46.029 in, Joe? No, no. I'll just return our ponies 00:20:46.029 --> 00:20:49.109 to the corral, then I got to get on my way. I 00:20:49.109 --> 00:20:50.789 want to keep ahead of that storm, at least till 00:20:50.789 --> 00:20:53.710 I cross the Little Yakky. You'll excuse me, Mrs. 00:20:53.930 --> 00:20:56.250 Moore? Oh, of course. Goodbye. Goodbye. Thanks, 00:20:56.309 --> 00:20:57.890 Joe, for everything. So long, Joe. I'll see you 00:20:57.890 --> 00:21:00.670 soon. Sure, sure. I'll keep in touch. Okay, and 00:21:00.670 --> 00:21:03.230 take these ponies. I've got to get going. Okay. 00:21:03.430 --> 00:21:05.609 You'll make it up here. Hurry, Joe. So long. 00:21:07.539 --> 00:21:12.619 Come on in, darling. Those cow ponies are tough 00:21:12.619 --> 00:21:14.480 little animals. I don't think anything else could 00:21:14.480 --> 00:21:16.400 have made this trek. It was rugged, huh? You'd 00:21:16.400 --> 00:21:18.420 never believe it, honey. I'll say this for the 00:21:18.420 --> 00:21:22.180 lightning god when he says not to do a job. That 00:21:22.180 --> 00:21:24.700 boat must have hit the Indian in the head and 00:21:24.700 --> 00:21:29.039 spun him right around. His face was like melted. 00:21:30.200 --> 00:21:33.000 Even his moccasins were split. And the funny 00:21:33.000 --> 00:21:36.900 thing, his blouse was untouched. But the sleeves 00:21:36.900 --> 00:21:40.599 were gone. Apparently went up in smoke. And the 00:21:40.599 --> 00:21:44.940 flesh on his arms was peeled to the wrist. Do 00:21:44.940 --> 00:21:47.220 you think it really was lightning? Oh, no question 00:21:47.220 --> 00:21:51.279 about it. Freak accident. Strange how often people 00:21:51.279 --> 00:21:53.700 use that word about lightning, huh? Freak. Yeah. 00:21:54.240 --> 00:21:57.460 You have to see it to know why. I mean, it looks... 00:21:57.460 --> 00:21:59.720 it looks deliberate. You know, like two guys 00:21:59.720 --> 00:22:01.339 are in a boat and one is struck by lightning 00:22:01.339 --> 00:22:03.259 and killed and the other one isn't touched. You 00:22:03.259 --> 00:22:06.380 know what I mean? The Indians think it's malicious 00:22:06.380 --> 00:22:10.579 spirits. Chindi, they call it. Well, it's nonsense, 00:22:10.660 --> 00:22:13.680 of course, but I tell you, standing alone with 00:22:13.680 --> 00:22:16.599 Joe out there in the desert, well, it was funny, 00:22:16.660 --> 00:22:22.519 but it was like I could feel a presence. I kept 00:22:22.519 --> 00:22:25.859 looking over my shoulder. I told Joe, and he 00:22:25.859 --> 00:22:30.980 said, yeah, Chindi. That's the death devil, Chindi. 00:22:32.019 --> 00:22:34.859 Look honey, I was darn glad to get away from 00:22:34.859 --> 00:22:38.119 that. It's getting dark. That evil presence was... 00:22:38.119 --> 00:22:40.180 I'd better put on some more lights. Where's the 00:22:40.180 --> 00:22:42.599 light switch? About the front door. Oh, oh yes. 00:22:43.539 --> 00:22:46.180 Come on in the kitchen dear. I've got a good 00:22:46.180 --> 00:22:48.299 rich beef stew on the stove and you'll feel better 00:22:48.299 --> 00:22:55.240 when you've eaten. What was the scenery like 00:22:55.240 --> 00:22:59.630 back there? Sky, sand and sagebrush. A handiwork 00:22:59.630 --> 00:23:05.950 of Chindhi. Storm. My goodness, it's black outside. 00:23:06.130 --> 00:23:07.529 I tell you, I wouldn't want to be Joe Purdy driving 00:23:07.529 --> 00:23:13.509 back to town now. Lightning, look! Sheet lightning, 00:23:13.670 --> 00:23:17.789 isn't it? Scary, but beautiful. Fill up the whole 00:23:17.789 --> 00:23:20.549 hill. The Indians say it was Little Gambler's 00:23:20.549 --> 00:23:24.930 fault. His fault that lightning struck him? They 00:23:24.930 --> 00:23:28.819 say he rode a horse. The fire from the sky hit 00:23:28.819 --> 00:23:32.980 last year. For Palomino? That's right. And he 00:23:32.980 --> 00:23:35.220 knew the lightning god gets mad if anybody takes 00:23:35.220 --> 00:23:39.519 what's his. You know, Kitty, I'm afraid we're 00:23:39.519 --> 00:23:42.559 going to have to give her up. Oh, no. She's a 00:23:42.559 --> 00:23:44.980 jewel, a prize winner, you know. And she's been 00:23:44.980 --> 00:23:47.940 so neglected. It's awful. Uncle Bush was very 00:23:47.940 --> 00:23:49.940 proud of her. How do you know? Well, I found 00:23:49.940 --> 00:23:51.779 a picture of him standing beside her the day 00:23:51.779 --> 00:23:55.720 she took first at some horse show. Well... We 00:23:55.720 --> 00:23:58.160 can't keep her. Jeff, you're not going to let 00:23:58.160 --> 00:24:00.119 them drive her away. Honey, there are forces 00:24:00.119 --> 00:24:04.039 around us that we don't dare contend with. Jeff, 00:24:04.480 --> 00:24:07.359 what are you talking about? You know it's superstition. 00:24:07.460 --> 00:24:09.920 It's easy to say that here in this cozy house. 00:24:10.480 --> 00:24:13.759 But out there, in those bleak burning dunes, 00:24:14.019 --> 00:24:16.039 I tell you, Katie, there was something. I could 00:24:16.039 --> 00:24:20.380 feel it. I feel it now. That was a close one, 00:24:20.380 --> 00:24:22.819 wasn't it? Yes. It's not sheep lightning, it's 00:24:22.819 --> 00:24:25.750 war lightning. I'm going out and open the barn 00:24:25.750 --> 00:24:27.829 door. Jeff, Jeff, you're not. Not in this weather. 00:24:27.970 --> 00:24:30.670 I won't let you drive her out into this weather. 00:24:30.730 --> 00:24:32.150 What's the matter with you? You said yourself 00:24:32.150 --> 00:24:33.789 this is nonsense. She's bringing us trouble. 00:24:34.109 --> 00:24:35.990 Bad trouble. I can feel it coming like a hot 00:24:35.990 --> 00:24:38.549 wind. You've been out in the hot sun all day, 00:24:38.750 --> 00:24:41.089 and Joe Purdy has hypnotized you with this rubbish. 00:24:41.269 --> 00:24:43.910 Joe says the ranch hands will all leave if we 00:24:43.910 --> 00:24:46.049 try to keep her. Let them. We'll get others. 00:24:46.190 --> 00:24:48.650 They have good jobs here, and good jobs aren't 00:24:48.650 --> 00:24:50.289 easy to get these days. But honey, this morning 00:24:50.289 --> 00:24:52.579 I felt the way you do. But damn it, Owen, you 00:24:52.579 --> 00:24:54.400 haven't seen what I've seen. That Indian looked 00:24:54.400 --> 00:24:57.420 like he'd been scalped. I know, I saw it. I'm 00:24:57.420 --> 00:24:59.680 not just talking. Now we've got to get rid of 00:24:59.680 --> 00:25:02.359 the horse. Jeff, listen to me, dear. If we give 00:25:02.359 --> 00:25:04.980 in now, we'll lose all authority. You know, I 00:25:04.980 --> 00:25:06.819 had an unpleasant scene with Kenneth earlier. 00:25:07.259 --> 00:25:09.819 He was very rude, but we can't start out that 00:25:09.819 --> 00:25:13.539 way. This taboo, or whatever it is, is stupid 00:25:13.539 --> 00:25:15.440 and barbaric, and we're not going to yield to 00:25:15.440 --> 00:25:18.680 it. I'm gonna make some calls. Stay away from 00:25:18.680 --> 00:25:21.769 the sink. That's not superstition. The pipes 00:25:21.769 --> 00:25:23.910 form a perfect ground for the lightning. You 00:25:23.910 --> 00:25:26.509 mean I can't even run water for coffee? Not until 00:25:26.509 --> 00:25:28.549 the worst of the storm is over. It's heading 00:25:28.549 --> 00:25:31.490 for us right now. Joe was telling me that before 00:25:31.490 --> 00:25:34.029 lightning strikes you can sometimes feel an electric 00:25:34.029 --> 00:25:36.849 charge run through your body. You feel your hairs 00:25:36.849 --> 00:25:42.190 rise. It's the hand of Chen Di. Then you're probably 00:25:42.190 --> 00:25:43.970 going to be hit and the only thing to do is drop 00:25:43.970 --> 00:25:50.630 flat on the ground and pray. I'll hit a power 00:25:50.630 --> 00:25:52.470 line, I guess. Well, what do we do? Just keep 00:25:52.470 --> 00:25:56.210 calm. Lights will probably go on again. It's 00:25:56.210 --> 00:25:58.849 awfully dark. Have we got a flashlight? Yeah, 00:25:58.849 --> 00:26:01.029 but it's in the car, back in town. Matches? Not 00:26:01.029 --> 00:26:04.390 since I quit smoking. Gotta be some candles around 00:26:04.390 --> 00:26:07.650 here. I saw some this morning. I remember now. 00:26:07.789 --> 00:26:09.529 I was putting things in the kitchen closet. I 00:26:09.529 --> 00:26:11.730 know where they are. There must be matches there, 00:26:11.829 --> 00:26:14.329 too. I'll get them. Let's see now. It's over 00:26:14.329 --> 00:26:19.390 here, past the sink. Yes. In the back on the 00:26:19.390 --> 00:26:24.630 third... Teddy! What happened? Teddy, are you 00:26:24.630 --> 00:26:39.730 alright? Teddy, where are you? Groping his way 00:26:39.730 --> 00:26:42.890 through the darkness, Jeff struggles against 00:26:42.890 --> 00:26:45.549 the sudden rush of his own superstitious fear. 00:26:46.349 --> 00:26:50.230 But... One man's superstition is another man's 00:26:50.230 --> 00:26:53.769 firmly held faith. And perhaps the only safe 00:26:53.769 --> 00:26:56.230 conduct through the uncertainties of this valley 00:26:56.230 --> 00:26:59.769 of shadows is a healthy respect for the beliefs 00:26:59.769 --> 00:27:04.309 of others. Common courtesy or common sense should 00:27:04.309 --> 00:27:09.410 teach us that. If not, the powers that be may 00:27:09.410 --> 00:27:13.930 find harsher ways to bring the lesson home. I'll 00:27:13.930 --> 00:27:31.460 return shortly with Act 3. An unfamiliar house, 00:27:31.980 --> 00:27:35.619 a wrong step, and a headlong plunge into black 00:27:35.619 --> 00:27:39.359 emptiness. Katie Moore lies dazed and frightened 00:27:39.359 --> 00:27:47.420 on a rough cement floor. Katie? Katie, where 00:27:47.420 --> 00:27:51.839 are you? Are you all right? I think so. Don't 00:27:51.839 --> 00:27:55.039 try to get me, Jeff. Wait. I'll see if I can 00:27:55.039 --> 00:28:03.920 get up. Are you hurt? I don't know. Yes, I think 00:28:03.920 --> 00:28:10.420 I fell down there. Don't move. Dammit, we have 00:28:10.420 --> 00:28:15.019 a man. Yes, there are steps here. Be careful. 00:28:15.500 --> 00:28:20.700 All right. Now, where are you, darling? Here. 00:28:21.480 --> 00:28:24.099 Oh, okay. All right, listen, do you think you 00:28:24.099 --> 00:28:28.839 can put your arm around my neck? I'll try. Easy. 00:28:31.079 --> 00:28:33.220 I better not try to move you until we get some 00:28:33.220 --> 00:28:36.180 light. I've got to find those candles. I'll be 00:28:36.180 --> 00:28:38.839 right back, darling. Watch yourself. Watch yourself. 00:28:40.019 --> 00:28:42.980 Tomorrow, 10. Thank God you brought a light. 00:28:43.240 --> 00:28:45.259 I could see from the bunkhouse that the place 00:28:45.259 --> 00:28:48.099 was still dark. I figured you didn't have a flashlight, 00:28:48.200 --> 00:28:50.059 so I brought a couple of kerosene lamps. But 00:28:50.059 --> 00:28:52.240 my wife fell down the cellar steps, and I'm afraid 00:28:52.240 --> 00:28:54.480 she's badly hurt. I didn't dare try to move her. 00:28:55.119 --> 00:28:57.859 Ken's brought us some lamps there. It just happened 00:28:57.859 --> 00:29:00.000 a minute ago. She felt how many steps. She was 00:29:00.000 --> 00:29:01.640 looking for candles. She felt she was going into 00:29:01.640 --> 00:29:03.759 the kitchen closet, and she opened the wrong 00:29:03.759 --> 00:29:08.059 door. I can't move. I can't turn over. Let's 00:29:08.059 --> 00:29:13.920 see. Oh. Oh. Oh, boy. Looks like it's the shoulder. 00:29:14.440 --> 00:29:17.500 Powerbone. My legs feel all right. I can move 00:29:17.500 --> 00:29:20.400 them. Right. Slipping your arm around her waist, 00:29:20.400 --> 00:29:23.140 I think I can hold her so it won't be too bad. 00:29:23.640 --> 00:29:27.039 But it's going to hurt some Mrs. Moore. Ready? 00:29:27.900 --> 00:29:31.480 Yes. You think we dare lift her? Yes. I've got 00:29:31.480 --> 00:29:36.319 her. Tell me when you're ready. Right now. There. 00:29:36.980 --> 00:29:43.220 Easy, darling. Does it hurt? A little. I think 00:29:43.220 --> 00:29:46.839 I can walk. Easy. Nice and slow, don't you? Careful. 00:29:47.400 --> 00:29:51.160 Now, one step at a time, then bring the lamp 00:29:51.160 --> 00:29:55.720 to your eye and take it easy, darling. Easy now. 00:29:56.140 --> 00:29:59.710 Just a few more steps. Just get me to the store. 00:29:59.910 --> 00:30:02.650 Okay. Can we get the lights on again, Kenneth? 00:30:02.869 --> 00:30:05.670 Not a chance. Till the worst of this is over. 00:30:06.369 --> 00:30:08.990 I have a hunch it hit the generator. Maybe I 00:30:08.990 --> 00:30:11.049 have to get back to the bunkhouse. All right, 00:30:11.049 --> 00:30:13.990 here we are now. Easy now, Mrs. Moore. Careful 00:30:13.990 --> 00:30:16.650 now. Easy. I don't want to leave the ranch crew 00:30:16.650 --> 00:30:20.009 alone too long. They're, uh, they're rescued. 00:30:20.049 --> 00:30:23.029 Yes, I understand. All right, go ahead. And Ken? 00:30:23.170 --> 00:30:27.009 Yes? Go to the barn and get rid of her. My horse? 00:30:27.500 --> 00:30:33.420 No, no, Katie, don't make waves. Not now. You're 00:30:33.420 --> 00:30:36.059 right, you're right. Do what you think's best. 00:30:36.220 --> 00:30:38.920 Thanks. It'll make things a whole lot easier 00:30:38.920 --> 00:30:44.119 for me. That was a bright flash throughout the 00:30:44.119 --> 00:30:47.500 whole room. Oh, my God. What is it? Did you see 00:30:47.500 --> 00:30:50.059 that? Yes, I saw it. They can't do this to us. 00:30:50.059 --> 00:30:52.619 Stop them. I'll try. What's the matter? What 00:30:52.619 --> 00:30:54.690 happened? The ranch hands, honey, they're leaving. 00:30:55.130 --> 00:30:57.269 In that last flash I could see a long line of 00:30:57.269 --> 00:30:59.849 ponies. They're all just quietly riding away. 00:31:00.009 --> 00:31:02.190 Oh, Jeff, I'm frightened. All right, now we have 00:31:02.190 --> 00:31:04.069 to keep our heads here. Will Ken leave, too? 00:31:04.089 --> 00:31:05.769 I don't know. The people have been in worse spots 00:31:05.769 --> 00:31:07.769 than this. Now that we have plenty of provisions, 00:31:08.289 --> 00:31:11.430 it can't rain forever. I never saw such a downfall. 00:31:12.230 --> 00:31:16.210 Ken, did they take all the ponies? No. There's 00:31:16.210 --> 00:31:19.130 one left that was badly hurt a few days ago. 00:31:19.670 --> 00:31:23.660 Kenneth, why did they all leave us? There's bad 00:31:23.660 --> 00:31:26.000 feeling here. You mean they're frightened? I'm 00:31:26.000 --> 00:31:27.859 damned if I understand it. They're not afraid 00:31:27.859 --> 00:31:30.980 of dying. It is the spirit of death they respect. 00:31:31.160 --> 00:31:35.000 It is Chin Dee. Indians are proud before men. 00:31:35.400 --> 00:31:38.839 They're not proud before their gods. Black Hat 00:31:38.839 --> 00:31:43.200 is a medicine man. He says Chin Dee is very angry 00:31:43.200 --> 00:31:48.220 now. He says tonight Chin Dee will take all Antelope 00:31:48.220 --> 00:32:00.900 Valley for his own. By morning, I was running 00:32:00.900 --> 00:32:04.460 a fever. It rained for four days without bed 00:32:04.460 --> 00:32:07.180 up. But part of the time I was delirious and 00:32:07.180 --> 00:32:09.539 my memories are confused. Try to drink this, 00:32:09.779 --> 00:32:15.539 dear. I want some orchids. Orchids, please, please. 00:32:15.640 --> 00:32:18.519 Honey, it's chicken broth. Try to take a little. 00:32:18.720 --> 00:32:21.819 Mr. Moore, I'm afraid it's going to flood. A 00:32:21.819 --> 00:32:23.960 little yucky? There are sandbags in the barn. 00:32:24.059 --> 00:32:26.519 We've got to make a dike to protect the house. 00:32:26.680 --> 00:32:29.309 River doesn't look that high. Remember. There's 00:32:29.309 --> 00:32:31.769 no vegetation in these hills to hold the water. 00:32:32.549 --> 00:32:34.910 Sudden downpour runs right off. Flash flood. 00:32:35.289 --> 00:32:44.190 Come on. Had a hold for a while, eh? Not enough. 00:32:45.089 --> 00:32:47.609 It's all we have. I'm so tired, I'm gonna drop. 00:32:47.910 --> 00:32:58.890 We've done all we can do. We'll have to move 00:32:58.890 --> 00:33:02.130 to higher ground. When that water hits, the house 00:33:02.130 --> 00:33:05.089 may go. We can't, man. We can't move Kitty outdoors 00:33:05.089 --> 00:33:07.410 in her condition. We'll set a tarpaulin tent 00:33:07.410 --> 00:33:10.890 on the hill. Take blankets. Hurry. It'll come 00:33:10.890 --> 00:33:21.329 any time now. We were lucky to get out. Look, 00:33:21.769 --> 00:33:24.549 Great Scott, it's a wall of water. Will the house 00:33:24.549 --> 00:33:26.789 go? I don't know. I've never seen anything like 00:33:26.789 --> 00:33:29.250 that. It's like a damning burst. Thank God you 00:33:29.250 --> 00:33:32.150 got us out of there. Yeah, yeah. Yes, Kate. Yeah. 00:33:32.750 --> 00:33:34.670 Where are we? We're in a tent, honey, on the 00:33:34.670 --> 00:33:37.829 hill, back of the house. Right here until the 00:33:37.829 --> 00:33:40.329 worst of the storm has passed. Are you warm enough, 00:33:40.450 --> 00:33:43.210 darling? Warm. And here's the canteen. Let me 00:33:43.210 --> 00:33:56.740 lift you up. I'm so weak. Carefully. My darling, 00:33:57.319 --> 00:34:00.079 Ken, I've got to get a doctor. Now if a man had 00:34:00.079 --> 00:34:02.400 a horse, could we make it out of here now? Tonight, 00:34:02.940 --> 00:34:04.920 he knew his way. The barn is still standing. 00:34:05.140 --> 00:34:07.680 Yes. I'm going to see if that Palomino was there. 00:34:07.779 --> 00:34:10.760 You could never find the pass. Even in good weather, 00:34:10.980 --> 00:34:13.199 somebody would have to show you the first time 00:34:13.199 --> 00:34:15.840 in a storm like this. Look, I've got to do something. 00:34:15.840 --> 00:34:19.340 I can't stand by and let my wife die. I'll go 00:34:19.340 --> 00:34:22.000 out to the barn. No. Don't expect you to touch 00:34:22.000 --> 00:34:23.679 the horse can I understand these things better 00:34:23.679 --> 00:34:27.539 now you can see that I must go first Let's see 00:34:27.539 --> 00:34:48.570 if the horse is still there Bursting to please. 00:34:48.610 --> 00:34:51.409 Quiet, dear, quiet now. That sounds like home. 00:34:51.489 --> 00:34:54.309 It must be Ken. He's taken the Palomino. Ken, 00:34:54.329 --> 00:34:59.090 no! Ken, I'll go! Ken, come back! Has he deserted 00:34:59.090 --> 00:35:02.369 us too? No, he's going for help. Oh, the poor 00:35:02.369 --> 00:35:04.630 guy. He must be frightened to death on that Palomino. 00:35:11.070 --> 00:35:14.989 Mr. Moore. Ken. Couldn't you get through? There's 00:35:14.989 --> 00:35:17.780 a truck coming. I met them a quarter of a mile 00:35:17.780 --> 00:35:21.340 down. Joe is with them. It's search and rescue 00:35:21.340 --> 00:35:24.719 from town. Search and rescue? It's a local organization. 00:35:25.019 --> 00:35:27.880 They have special equipment. Mostly they go after 00:35:27.880 --> 00:35:30.739 hunters who get lost in the San Francisco Peaks. 00:35:30.940 --> 00:35:32.860 Well, how did they know about us? A ranch hand 00:35:32.860 --> 00:35:35.980 sold them. They have to throw a makeshift bridge 00:35:35.980 --> 00:35:39.380 across the Yaqui down below. The road is mostly 00:35:39.380 --> 00:35:42.500 washed out. But they can make it slowly. Thank 00:35:42.500 --> 00:35:47.199 God. Ken. Yeah? Ken, I want to thank you for 00:35:47.199 --> 00:35:50.079 what you did. I know what it meant. It's all 00:35:50.079 --> 00:35:54.619 right. Look, we were wrong, Ken. We behaved badly. 00:35:55.860 --> 00:35:57.159 But when you've lived all your life a certain 00:35:57.159 --> 00:35:59.860 way and believed certain things, it's just hard 00:35:59.860 --> 00:36:03.179 to... Well, anyway, everything will be okay now. 00:36:04.219 --> 00:36:07.590 I hope you're right. Oh, we better get back into 00:36:07.590 --> 00:36:09.829 the top when the rain's starting again. Jim B. 00:36:10.090 --> 00:36:12.849 surfered around. He's coming from the other side 00:36:12.849 --> 00:36:15.909 now. Nonsense, man. We'll soon be out of here. 00:36:21.489 --> 00:36:24.250 The men from search and rescue were carrying 00:36:24.250 --> 00:36:27.250 me on a stretcher when it happened. When Jeff 00:36:27.250 --> 00:36:30.869 was beside me, Ken was about 10 feet ahead. Suddenly, 00:36:30.929 --> 00:36:58.090 I felt it. Ken! Oh my God. Ken! Don't try to 00:36:58.090 --> 00:37:06.340 get up, Kitty. Joe. Joe, is he? Yes. He's dead. 00:37:07.840 --> 00:37:12.219 It's my fault. We go to him and derive that waltz. 00:37:12.320 --> 00:37:15.340 I wouldn't let her go. I killed him. I killed 00:37:15.340 --> 00:37:16.980 him. I killed him. I'll never forgive myself. 00:37:17.099 --> 00:37:19.199 I'm a murderer. Now, now, Mrs. Moore, it's not 00:37:19.199 --> 00:37:22.199 your fault. We don't control these things. You 00:37:22.199 --> 00:37:25.199 said Chin D would kill anyone who touched his 00:37:25.199 --> 00:37:27.619 property. You said it. You know you did. It is 00:37:27.619 --> 00:37:30.260 my fault. It is. It is. I killed him. Katie, 00:37:30.260 --> 00:37:33.159 Katie, please. I killed him. He saved our lives. 00:37:33.239 --> 00:37:36.679 Katie, now stop it. Stop it. You have got to 00:37:36.679 --> 00:37:38.420 get this straight now. It was an accident. Do 00:37:38.420 --> 00:37:41.480 you hear me? An accident. I killed him. I'll 00:37:41.480 --> 00:37:44.239 never forgive myself. It was not an accident. 00:37:44.400 --> 00:37:46.719 You all know what it was. Why don't you say it? 00:37:46.860 --> 00:37:51.519 It was Chin D. Oh, God, forgive me. I killed 00:37:51.519 --> 00:37:53.880 him. She was to blame all her life. She's hysterical. 00:37:54.179 --> 00:37:57.059 Gen D. Gen D. Katie, listen to me. There is no 00:37:57.059 --> 00:37:59.820 Gen D. What happened was an accident. You've 00:37:59.820 --> 00:38:03.119 got to hold on to that fact. There's the horse. 00:38:03.519 --> 00:38:06.099 Get rid of it. Drive her away. Take Mrs. Moore 00:38:06.099 --> 00:38:08.099 to the truck, boys. We'll have to come back for 00:38:08.099 --> 00:38:11.059 Kenneth later. No, no. I won't go unless you 00:38:11.059 --> 00:38:13.139 bring Kenneth, too. You're not going to leave 00:38:13.139 --> 00:38:16.179 him here alone. Katie, watch me. I'm going to 00:38:16.179 --> 00:38:21.269 ride that Calamino. Cindy! I'm taking your horse, 00:38:21.329 --> 00:38:52.940 Cindy! I defy you! If you're there... My wife 00:38:52.940 --> 00:38:56.679 sent this over to you where she she remembered 00:38:56.679 --> 00:39:01.420 you always did like it banana brain Well, we're 00:39:01.420 --> 00:39:03.199 glad to have you back with us in Connecticut. 00:39:03.500 --> 00:39:05.679 We thought we'd lost you to the West I was good 00:39:05.679 --> 00:39:07.880 to be back. Did you see Jeff? He's working over 00:39:07.880 --> 00:39:10.780 the edge of the wood There's a tree he says has 00:39:10.780 --> 00:39:12.980 to come down. It looks dirty enough to me But 00:39:12.980 --> 00:39:15.380 if he's talking about the oak near the clump 00:39:15.380 --> 00:39:17.980 of white birch, it ain't as solid as it looks 00:39:18.349 --> 00:39:21.789 Are you planning to stay now for good? Oh, yes. 00:39:22.110 --> 00:39:25.010 We sold everything we owned out west. It was 00:39:25.010 --> 00:39:27.469 beautiful. Mary and I drove out there once. It 00:39:27.469 --> 00:39:31.050 was all too big for me, all too, well, too much. 00:39:31.250 --> 00:39:34.409 Connecticut is more cozy. Yeah? Well, I'll be 00:39:34.409 --> 00:39:36.690 getting along. I want to see Jeff. There's something 00:39:36.690 --> 00:39:38.829 I should tell him about that tree. Tell Mrs. 00:39:39.050 --> 00:39:40.329 Murchison I'll be over to see her as soon as 00:39:40.329 --> 00:39:42.849 I get settled. Well, if we can help, just let 00:39:42.849 --> 00:39:47.389 us know. Oh, what was that? Sounds like he felled 00:39:47.389 --> 00:39:51.000 the tree. He wasn't going to chop it down. Jeff! 00:39:52.019 --> 00:39:55.940 Jeff! You all right, Jeff? Jeff! Mr. Murchison, 00:39:56.099 --> 00:40:00.219 look! Go back. Call the police. Tell them to 00:40:00.219 --> 00:40:02.719 send an ambulance. We can't move that tree just 00:40:02.719 --> 00:40:04.880 the two of us. Now, quick, girl, quick! They 00:40:04.880 --> 00:40:06.400 need the Hessler boys. They're working on the 00:40:06.400 --> 00:40:11.000 fence. I'm coming, son. Mr. Murchison, help me. 00:40:11.360 --> 00:40:13.800 Lou Hessler will be here in a minute. We'll try 00:40:13.800 --> 00:40:16.000 to move the tree off you. I don't know what happened. 00:40:16.440 --> 00:40:19.639 I just tap it. I was coming to tell you, Jeff. 00:40:19.920 --> 00:40:23.019 It's rough and all the way through. You see, 00:40:23.639 --> 00:40:27.679 that tree was struck years ago by lightning. 00:40:35.619 --> 00:40:39.659 Jeff Moore is in a wheelchair now. Nobody knows 00:40:39.659 --> 00:40:43.840 just why. The doctors say he suffered no permanent 00:40:43.840 --> 00:40:47.980 injury when that tree fell. But sometimes late 00:40:47.980 --> 00:40:51.860 at night when she hears the wind rising the rain 00:40:51.860 --> 00:40:55.219 beginning to fall Katie's thoughts go back to 00:40:55.219 --> 00:41:00.840 Antelope Valley and Kenneth Yazzie and the Palomino 00:41:00.840 --> 00:41:20.690 and She wonders I'll be back shortly lightning 00:41:20.690 --> 00:41:26.829 strikes invoking a tribal taboo. Result, two 00:41:26.829 --> 00:41:31.929 dead men and a house plunged into darkness. Two 00:41:31.929 --> 00:41:36.289 months and 3 ,000 miles later, a third man is 00:41:36.289 --> 00:41:41.429 struck down. Coincidence, of course. But what 00:41:41.429 --> 00:41:47.289 is coincidence? A word. A word we use to explain 00:41:47.289 --> 00:41:52.849 what we cannot explain. Our cast included Ruby 00:41:52.849 --> 00:41:56.590 Dee, Mandel Kramer, Leon Jani, and Guy Sorrell. 00:41:57.429 --> 00:41:59.489 The entire production was under the direction 00:41:59.489 --> 00:42:05.949 of Hyman Brown. Now, a preview of our next tale. 00:42:06.949 --> 00:42:09.730 Jenny, that stone ain't gold. And what is it? 00:42:10.730 --> 00:42:14.769 It's pyrite. What's pyrite? Oh, it's just what 00:42:14.769 --> 00:42:19.409 everybody calls... Well, it's... It's a sort 00:42:19.409 --> 00:42:23.039 of metal. Well, anyways, whatever it is, it's 00:42:23.039 --> 00:42:27.320 real precious to me. It's my lucky charm. Well, 00:42:27.320 --> 00:42:29.199 that's why you better not let Pa know what you 00:42:29.199 --> 00:42:32.880 think about it. Why? He cares about gambling 00:42:32.880 --> 00:42:35.219 more than he cares about anything, and all gamblers 00:42:35.219 --> 00:42:38.500 are real superstitious. Now, if he knew you had 00:42:38.500 --> 00:42:40.760 a lucky piece, especially if he heard the crazy 00:42:40.760 --> 00:42:42.960 story about you and that school burning down, 00:42:43.579 --> 00:42:45.440 he'd have it off of you so fast that it set your 00:42:45.440 --> 00:42:48.309 head to spinning. It isn't crazy. You heard me 00:42:48.309 --> 00:42:50.869 wish on the stone for no school, and now there 00:42:50.869 --> 00:42:54.329 is no school. That was just happenstance. You 00:42:54.329 --> 00:42:56.309 don't think it happened just because I wished 00:42:56.309 --> 00:42:59.610 it? Of course it didn't. Then I'm going to prove 00:42:59.610 --> 00:43:02.590 it to you. This is E .G. Marshall inviting you 00:43:02.590 --> 00:43:05.329 to return to our mystery theater for another 00:43:05.329 --> 00:43:11.230 adventure in the macabre. Until next time, pleasant 00:43:11.230 --> 00:43:12.329 dreams.