And now, Mystery Caesar. Come in. Welcome. I'm
E .G. Marshall. Join me. Join me for an interlude
in the suspense, laden with a chilling fear of
the unknown and the unexpected. Out there, in
what we are pleased to call the state of nature,
the strong kill the weak. Fang and claw provide
the only law. Well, man, as you know, is a natural
animal. But for countless centuries, he's been
trying to change all that. with indifferent success
on the whole. But there is hope. Because man,
after all, has a thing called a conscience. And
it works. Not always as promptly or completely
as all of us might wish, but it works. And sometimes
it may start working before we're even aware
of it. Yes, you've always helped me, Walter.
You've always been there when I needed you. I
wouldn't be alive today if it weren't for you.
Well, then why, George? Why are you so angry?
I'll tell you why. It's because you're so smug,
so righteous, so much better than me. Am I? When
did I ever throw any of it in your face? You
don't have to. You know, that's all. You just
know. I can see that air of superiority oozing
right through you. I'm sorry, George. So am I.
But you have just done me your last good turn.
George! George, what are you doing with that
gun? What do you think? I'm gonna kill you. Our
mystery drama, The Deadly Process, was written
especially for the Mystery Theater by Sam Dann
and stars Norman Rose and Ralph Bell. Sometimes
a reunion can result in a most traumatic experience.
You know, these get -togethers of old army buddies
or old college pals. The greatest pain does not
really result from the awareness of the thinning
hair and the thickening paunch. It comes from
the stinging stab of recognition that precious
time is now gone forever and golden opportunity
has been irretrievably wasted. And this pain...
will leave an aching void for a fulfillment that
can never come. However, neither Walter Stallings
nor George Loomis has arrived at this point of
the evening yet. Hey George, remember the time
you had a thing for that Latin professor's wife?
Oh, oh, oh yeah. He was at least twice her age
and she was so frustrated, so unhappy. Well,
someone had to bring a bit of sunshine into her
life. Poor little girl. Hey, you remember? You
were all set to elope with her. I got Red Garrity
and Stan Joukowsky from the football team to
sit on you till I could pound some sense into
your head. Oh, I hated you that day, Walter.
She only meant it as a gag. I didn't see it then.
Actually, Walter, I see a lot of things now.
Oh? Like what? Well, it seems to me that whenever
I was in a real jam, you were always there to
bail me out. Just coincidence. I don't know if
I would have made it without you. Hey, uh, George,
shouldn't you call your wife? Why? Well, won't
she be worried? About what? I told Louise, an
old college buddy I hadn't seen in ten years.
It dropped in, and we were going to dinner. You
mean she buys a story like that? Well, sure.
Louise is unlike any girl you or I ever knew.
It's as if... Well, she's not of this world.
Oh? Well, which world is she a part of? For no
world that you or I ever knew or thought about.
It's a kind of a world of the spirit. The spirit?
Sounds spooky. No, no, no. There's a quality
to Louise that seems to see, it seems to sense
things that are unsaid, unknown. Is that so?
Oh, yeah. I think, well, I think you'd be a shock
of a system. New subject. George, why do you
think I called you today? You happened to be
in town. No, no, I didn't happen to be in town.
I came to see you. I heard that you were with
Tricon Chemical. Yeah, I'm just about hanging
in there. Yes, but you are head of special research
project. Today. Tomorrow I may be out on my ear.
Because you can't come up with an ore reduction
process. How did you know? Everybody knows. Here
tricons sitting on the world's biggest known
ore deposit and you can't figure a profitable
way to bring it up And then Walter may cost me
my job. All is not lost old buddy Back in college.
You remember professor Pelham Pelham? Yeah, he
was the great authority on the reduction of nonferrous
metallic ores and I was his star. Oh Pelham,
of course I remember that paper you wrote. The
theory was absolutely sound, but the technique
was ahead of its time. But the technology exists
today. It can be done. Hey, Walter, I have this
feeling you're gonna save me again. I have the
paper right here. Are you interested? Am I interested?
Is a drowning man interested in a life preserver?
And look, Walter... There's a fortune in it.
No, I don't care about the money so much I'll
tell you what I need. Well anything won't anything
if this can work out. You're gonna be a rich
man. I need the credit Hey George, let's call
it the stallings Loomis process, but I didn't
do anything now, but you will You have to make
certain refinements to adapt it to your particular
situation Yeah, I Have the feeling I just have
the feeling I'm saved. First thing in the morning,
I'll get an agreement drawn out. Oh, come on,
George. Two old buddies like you and me, a handshake's
enough. Share and share alike. Is it a deal,
George? It's a deal. Mr. Even. Even? Yeah. It's
because of what I do. What do you do? I even
things up. I don't think I understand. Well,
you borrowed some money from some pals of mine.
I beg your pardon? Things are kind of shaky.
See what I mean? I'm afraid I... Come on. It's
late at night. You want to get home, I want to
go home. These pals of mine natural eats a lot
of dough when they feel insane I'll repay the
money these pals of mine They keep an air to
the ground they hear things Yeah, you may be
losing your job Well, that's ridiculous. That's
not for me to say My pals just want you to know
that the dough was got to come through on time
one way or another for you You tell your friends
that there's nothing to worry about not anymore
George darling Louise, I didn't hear you come
home. I didn't want to disturb him idea Why are
you sitting up so late? I'm working. Well, you
can come to bed now dear Well, I haven't finished
George dear I know that you've just seen the
answer. The answer? The answer to the problem
that's been plaguing you for so long. How do
you know? I know, dearest. I know. I can see
it in your face. You have found the answer, haven't
you? I've been considering a new approach. And?
And it looks promising. It's a highly technical
process. It has to do with the separation of
certain metallic ores. Well, anyhow, I think
I have it lit. I think I have the answer. The
answer. Oh, George, that's what fascinates me.
Now, how did you arrive at the answer? Was it
a rearrangement of old elements, or was it the
addition of something new, or was it a sudden
flash of insight? Yes, a sudden flash of insight.
Oh, darling, I'm so happy. I told you. You trust
your subconscious. All the meaningful answers
are hidden there. Now, tell me about this college
friend of yours, Walter Stallings. Walter...
Well... Well, I would have been glad to join
you for dinner. Why, no dear? After all, old
friends have a certain precious quality. We,
uh... We weren't exactly old friends. Oh? I thought
you said that he was... Well, we were acquaintances,
really. Nothing more. I only saw him because,
uh... because I didn't want him to think I was
snubbing him. That was very kind of you, darling.
I didn't want to hurt his feelings. I can't imagine
you hurting anyone. It, uh, killed an evening.
I suppose such things can't be helped. We can
expect a production schedule to be set up for
the period from the 15th through... Miss Dawson,
uh... You'll have to check that date, and with
Kelsey and his people, they have those dates.
We must also make sure... Oh, George. Hey, Walt.
Nice day. Let me shut this thing off. How did
I get in here? Well, let's say I sweet -talk
that receptionist into looking the other way.
I promise you won't fire her. I promise. You're
a hard man to see, Georgie. Well, we're swamped
here. But I sent my name in. Well, as you can
see, I'm dictating my regular girl is out sick.
Yeah. Well, George, how are we doing, process
-wise? You know, the stallings, Loomis process?
It's in the works. The works? Well, as you know,
the theory is 100 % sound. Now, what manufacturing
is doing, they're setting up the cost estimates.
Well, how long do they sit on it? Well, a couple
of weeks, a month, who knows? Yeah. Well, I just
dropped in, you know. Sure, I know. And as soon
as you get the word, you'll be the first to know.
Oh, that's great. Hey, look, how about some lunch,
huh? Oh, we're in such a hassle here, Walter,
there's hardly time to grab a sandwich at the
desk. As you said, George, it's worth the fortune.
You know what I'm gonna do with my half? What?
Nothing. Just sit on the beach and count the
waves. I'll have a couple of girls to help me
keep score. And champagne. Well, you'll deserve
it. I'll be in touch. Oh, it occurs to me. You
don't know where I'm staying. I'm at the City
Line Motor Inn. Oh. Well, let me write that down.
Yeah, okay. And, uh, look, I really should meet
Louise. I'll be on my best behavior. Well, let
me check with her and find out what night she's
free. Loomis, George Loomis, let me be the first
to shake your hand. Uh, Mr. Barker. George, it
works. It works! And when you see the bonus you're
in for... Well, we can talk about that later.
The technique works, and we'll call it the Loomis
reduction process. Hey. Hey, wait a minute. Who
is this, George? My name is Walter Stallings,
and... Well, if you're saying what I think you're
saying, that's my process you're talking about.
George, what is this man saying? Uh, Mr. Barker,
uh... He just broke into my office. He's been
threatening... George! George, what are you saying?
Well, who is he? Do you know him? Does he know
me? We were roommates at college. What's going
on here? I can explain everything, Mr. Barker.
George, what are you trying to pull? I knew this
man, Mr. Barker, a long time ago at school. George!
He was always a little bit off. This process,
this ore reduction process, it is mine. I created
it. It belongs to me. Now, Walter, you simply
can't go around having these tantrums. Let me
call security. We'll have this man removed. But
it's mine. It belongs to me. I discovered it
more than 10 years ago. Sure, sure, sure. Now,
Walter, you go home, rest. You'll feel better
tomorrow. George, what are you trying to do to
me? Look here, whoever you are, whatever your
name is, you'd better leave now, peacefully and
quietly, or I can promise you, you'll see the
inside of a prison cell. Who do you think you're
talking to, you fat old Walrus? Us, and you too.
You steal my process and you think you can throw
me in jail. All right, Walter, that's enough.
You thief. Now take it easy, Walter. Let's call
the police. Sure, let's call the police, and
let's give them a good reason for coming. And
now, for you, fatty. Back to you, George. You
get up. You haven't had enough. You're crazy,
you're crazy. George, why? Why are you doing
this to me? Why are you doing this to me? Why?
We ask why also. And yet, it's the oldest story
in the world, isn't it? While half a loaf may
be better than none, the entire loaf is best
of all. The loaf will have to be sliced and we
shall see who will hold the knife when I return
shortly with act two In a general way one should
have faith in humanity and trust in one's friends
It's when we leave generalities and come down
to specifics that the rub comes in. Walter Stallings
trusted George Loomis. And when the dust had
settled, George had stolen Walter's valuable
industrial process. And Walter was jailed for
disorderly conduct when he protested such shabby
treatment. Is there no justice? It all depends
on what justice really is. More coffee, darling?
Oh, half a cup maybe. I should be leaving for
the office. George, what's this in the newspaper?
What? Where, dear? Darling, it mentions your
name. Chemical company executives in Brawl. Oh,
that, uh... Well, I should have looked at the
paper and slipped that thing out. Why? What is
it? Well, I know how upsetting things like this
can be. George, what does this mean? It means,
darling, that people in Mr. Barker's position,
my position... It can often be at the mercy of
every nut, every crank that comes down the pipe.
Yes, I don't understand. It says that you stole
that process from Walter Stalling. No, dear.
It doesn't say that. It says Walter Stalling's
claims I stole it. But it says right... There
are four paragraphs in the story. Three of them
are concerned with what Walter Stalling's claims.
And notice the sympathetic tone. The fourth paragraph
is a brief couple of sentences in which our company
denies all of his allegations. That's because
he's just one man and we are a mammoth corporation,
and the public will sympathize with the underdog.
But what are the facts, dear? I mean, you did
meet with Walter at the ten days of two weeks
ago. Of course. Well, what happened? We chatted.
Was the process mentioned? Well... And did it
have anything to do with the meeting you had
with Walter? Yes, we were just sitting around
trying to make talk. But did you talk about the
process? Well, let me tell you how. He said to
me, I hear your company's having trouble trying
to reduce some wars. And I said, yes. And he
said, I'll bet you don't remember. And I said,
remember what? And he said, oh, you did a pretty
good paper on that back in college. And suddenly...
Well, suddenly... Yes, dear? Well, suddenly it
all came back to me. Just like that. What did?
A theoretical problem I'd once solved in an exam.
Isn't it remarkable, darling, how quickly we
forget so many of the basics? And that's the
process that he's talking about. Yes, dear, that's
the process. But... Why should he claim that
he... Oh, well, darling, he's a peculiar person.
He always was. We were at school together. I
got somewhere, he didn't. Well, I... I think
it's awful. Well... Look, I'll tell you what
I'll do. After he cools down, after a couple
of days in jail, I'll put up his bond. George,
that would be so kind of you. And... I tell you,
I think ethically he's entitled to something.
Oh, I'm so happy you feel that way. I admit,
I was stumped. up against it he did contribute
something he reminded me that i had the answer
in that sense he helped me find it and in that
sense morally he's entitled to a finest fee when
i get the bonus i'll give him a few thousand
dollars oh george i love you so much It isn't
George. It's Walter Stallings. And you must be
Louise. Yes, who are... May I come in? It does
look like a china shop. I promise I won't be
a bull. What are you saying, Mr. Stallings? Oh,
Walter. After all, when a woman's husband steals
a man's most precious possession, the woman can
at least call him by his first name. But what
are you... What am I doing here? Well, I can't
get to see George at the office. They have security
guards all over the place. Please, Mr. Storn.
Walter, I'll tell you what I'm doing here. I've
come to beat the living daylights out of George.
What good would that do? I didn't say it would
do any good, but my dear Louise, what is left?
Listen, I... I have a feeling for people. I know.
I just know. that you're not a bad person. Oh,
is that so? Actually, you're a very good man.
Now, Walter, why do you insist that my husband
stole your formula? Because it's the truth. I
cannot believe that George, who's so gentle,
so kind and sensitive, could think of behaving
in such a despicable manner. I guess you believe
that. Oh, yes, it's a lovely little place you
have here. Everything seems so, so delicate.
It's peaceful. It's a world of its own. Well,
I hope the real world never breaks in here. But
it has broken in. Well, I'm sorry. Um, may I
get you a cup of tea? Tea? Here's a woman's husband,
steals my work, and she offers me a cup of tea.
I like you, Walter. Oh, you like me. There's
something about you that's very straightforward.
You're an honest man. Uh, wait. Wait just a minute.
Are you saying that I am right and George is
wrong? You can be honest and still be mistaken.
Yeah, sure. Walter, listen to me. Try to shed
your anger. I am entitled to my anger. I know
what happened. Are you convinced that the formula
belongs to you? Now look here! Please, answer.
Yes. Then you don't need anger. You don't need
bitterness. What do I need? You need peace of
mind. Calm. serenity I always had those things
it's because my formula has been stolen that
I'm no longer serene calm peaceful if you truly
owned those qualities you could never really
lose them you know you're a witch please I I
came in here with blood in my eye ready to kill
and now and now well now I I feel so different
what did you do to me nothing you Probably found
yourself. Yes, yes, I did. I just remembered
something. What? Oh, the basic relationship that
existed between George and me. And what was that?
Oh, well, you wouldn't want to hear it. No, if
it's the truth. Well, he was kind of dumb. I
was always getting him out of jam. That's how
you saw it. This is... Typical of the stupid
things he's always done not supposed to be angry
remember. Oh, I'm not angry I bear him no malice.
It's his way and he can't help it Why did I blow
my stag? Why? Oh? Wait a minute good lord I I
have my proof you mean what appears to be proof
Palom Professor Palom my old metallurgy prof.
He's an internationally respected authority.
He'd remember I'm sorry, Louise. For what? Well,
you love George. And you helped me just now to
come up with the evidence that can destroy him.
No, Walter. The truth will never destroy anybody.
I had a visitor this afternoon. As a matter of
fact, he just left. Oh? Walter Stallings. Walter...
He's really a very sweet person. Louise, the
man is violent. No, he's just troubled, confused.
Look, if he even made so much as a hint of a
threat... We became friends. I don't believe
it. Why not? He's just a nice man. Oh, darling,
you don't know anything about... About what?
About the real world. Dear, why do you keep insisting
I know nothing about the real world? I'm very
much aware of it. He's hysterical, unstable.
He could have beaten you. There's only one way
to treat wild animals. Oh, and what's that? Lock
them up. In the first place, he's not an animal.
Secondly, locking people up never solves anything.
And thirdly, we found a way to handle the problem.
Your what? He must be made to face reality. And
reality is that he must give up these hallucinations
that the process belongs to him. Well, I agree
with that completely. Now, he happened to mention
an old college professor. Oh. What's the name
again? Pellum? Pellum? Yes. He said that Pellum
could vindicate him. He said that? Well, of course.
We know it's impossible. Pellum will disillusion
him. Well... Professor Pelham will, won't he?
Well, of course. And thus, Walter will have to
face the truth. I gather he respects Pelham.
And Pelham has no ulterior motives. So he'll
have to accept Pelham's word. So you see, my
darling, these things always work themselves
out. You don't need violence, force, and... Where
are you going? Oh, I forgot to tell you, I'm
due back at the shop. You have to work again
tonight. I'm afraid so. Oh, well, try not to
stay too late. Well, I mustn't make a promise
I can't keep. I'm afraid I'll be out very late.
Good morning, Morty. You're more beautiful than
ever. Oh, how I long for you all these years.
You're still full of your old nonsense. Can I
have a cup of coffee with the professor? Oh,
what? The professor. He ain't him. He's gone
to one of them conferences. Where? One of them
foreign countries. Really? Yes. He'll be gone
a while because... He'll go on a sabbatical.
Morty? Morty, why are you lying? Oh, honest Mr.
Stallings, I don't... You don't know how to lie,
Morty. You make a horrible mess of it. Now you
tell the professor that I'm here. But he... Yes?
He's in his study. Thank you, Morty. Come in.
Hello, professor. Why, it's... Walter Stallings.
Uh, Walter. Sit. Find a chair. Now what's this
bit you're not in? I, uh, I'm trying to write
my book. Same book? Same book. It's good to see
you, Walter. Professor, you are going to save
my life. Do you remember a paper I wrote for
you, oh, ten, eleven years ago? It's going back
a long time ago. Yeah, but you said that you'd
never forget that paper. I did? Yes, it was all
about new methods of reduction of non -ferrous
metals. Walter, the years come and go... But
you were so taken with it. You kept the original
and I had to make a copy for my own files. Walter,
if I kept copies of all the papers my students
wrote, my home would be a warehouse. Professor,
you wrote such glowing praise on practically
every page. I'm sorry, I just can't recall it.
Look, I brought the idea in that paper to George
Loomis. You recalling the... The class dummy?
I don't seem to... Well, believe it or not, he
is head of research at Tricon Chemical, and...
Well, he stole the process from me. Oh, I can
hardly believe this. I guess he came down here
to buy you off, huh? What? How dare you? How
much did he offer you? I don't know what you're
talking about. Yeah, well, I hope that your conscience...
Walter, I really don't remember. Yes, George
was here. He offered me a consultancy at Tricon,
and... I'm getting very old, and I never made
any real money. Oh, yeah, sure. And Walter, I
really don't remember. I really don't remember.
Good night, Professor. Mr. Starling. Yes, Maury.
Forgive him. He's getting senile. That man in
there is not the same professor. Tell him you
used to worship. I used to worship. I know, Maury.
I know. But what can be done? Oh, nobody can
help me now. Don't say nobody. I can save you.
And I can save him. How, Morty? I've got the
paper. What? The paper? My paper? That paper.
He kept it for himself because he liked it so
much. And then the other day he says to me, Morty,
burn this. Well, I couldn't understand. It just
ain't like him. Oh, Morty, Morty, how can I ever
thank you? But why should you thank me? I'm only
doing the right thing. Now I've got him. Now,
Mr. George Loomis, look out. He stands there,
Walter Stallings, holding a sheaf of technical
-looking typewritten pages. A treatise written
with youthful enthusiasm as part of a college
exercise. And now... It determines the profits
of a billion -dollar international corporation
and the lives of at least three human beings.
We'll see where the process leads us when I return
shortly with Act III. Somewhere, sometime, someone
has surely given us the following advice. Always
get it in writing. So much of the anguish of
this world results because we fail to heed that
advice. Walter Stallings had a problem because
he didn't get an agreement from George Loomis
in writing. However, luckily, miraculously, somehow,
Walter has managed to come up with the most effective
writing of all. Come in, George. Sit down. Uh,
yes, sir. George, uh... We have a problem. Stallings
is taking us to court. He hasn't a leg to stand
on. Are you sure? He's a crank. It's one of those
nuisance things. Are you sure he has no proof?
Nothing. Written? Oral? Absolutely none. Then
we have to fight him. But something bothers me.
What's that? I've had some research done on him.
He seems to be a very competent man. He has a
good reputation. What makes you think he can't
win in court? Mr. Barker, he doesn't have a chance
in the world. I hope so, George. For your sake.
Oh, Mr. Dawson? No, no, no. I won't see anyone.
Just tell them I'm out of town. Look here mister.
It's there even You still owe my pal some money
Look, I received a promotion. I'm getting a bow.
Yeah, that was as of yesterday, but I am getting
a bonus Yeah, but today is a lawsuit. Oh Yeah,
oh Well, what does it mean big corporations are
constantly being a godless? This guy wins you
can't wait if he wins Where would it leave you?
Out of a job and broke. You see the position
I'm in. As a starter, I'd have to bust your legs.
Well, he can't... He what? Can he win? He has
a chance. Okay. So now I know where we stand,
I know what I gotta do. I may be wrong. Uh -uh.
He has to have no chance at all. Here's somebody
coming. I want to make sure it's the right guy.
I keep an eye out on you guys. I'll ask him for
a light. If it's him, he'll cough. And then,
you guys step out and take care of him. Excuse
me, pal. You got a light? Yeah, I think so. Thanks.
Hey, what? Chester, hand me his briefcase. I'll
see if he's got something interesting in it.
I'll take any dough from his wallet. We gotta
make this look like an automobile accident. Just
let him lay there. Poor guy. He was crossing
the street and some hit -and -run driver knocked
him off. Mr. Stallings. Walter. Of course, Walter.
Please, come in. Thank you. Walter? Yes? Is something
the matter? Why do you ask? Is something about
you that... that... Yes? I don't know. It's...
It's as if you're not really here. As if I'm...
Imagining it? No. This isn't a dream or a delusion.
I'm awake. No, I'm awake. Look, hold out your
hand. I'd like to touch you. Walter, let me touch
your hand. Walter? Darling, it must have been
an illusion of some sort. But I'm so positive.
When did you say it happened? Exactly nine o
'clock. I was just about to listen to the news.
Darling, here is why he couldn't have been here.
George, why do you insist? Because at seven o
'clock he was found by a police car. What? A
hit -and -run driver. Oh, no. He was taken to
the hospital. He was... Dead? Almost. He's in
a coma. He's not expected to live but he was
here. No, I saw him we spoke darling. It's your
imagination I'll go to the hospital can't how
would it look it would look like what it is a
visit from a friend Walter Walter he can't hear
you mrs. Levis can doctor He can. And I can hear
him. Louise. Yes, Walter. I had to leave you
before because I wasn't dead yet. What are you
saying, Walter? Mrs. Loomis, he isn't saying
anything. Louise, I have to see George. When
I'm dead, he mustn't worry. I'll still help him.
Of course. You'll help George. I've always helped
him. I'll still help him after I'm dead. Oh,
Walter. Oh, Walt. Mrs. Loomis, you must leave
now. After I'm dead, I'll come back for George.
Mrs. Loomis. Yes, yes. Goodbye, Walter. Goodbye
for now. Doctor I'm I'm sorry, but there isn't
a chance in the world he can hang on for minutes
days, but We can't save him, but I was just talking
to him you heard I Heard nothing he he wasn't
saying anything, but I heard him. I heard him
mrs. Loomis. It's it's just your imagination
A taxi? You don't need a taxi, George. I got
a car right here. Step inside. Where did you
come from? Well, you won't take up too much of
your time. Let's drive through the park, Chester.
It's such a nice day. What do you want? I paid
off your friends. You got lots of friends. Like,
uh, I got a friend who tells me if he could get
his hands on Tricon's proposed development program,
it would be worth the fortune. Certain people
I dare say it would but I have no use for espionage
of any kind When can you let me have the plans?
I don't think you hear me. You're the one who
don't understand isn't listening You'll give
me some papers They describe that or process
Nobody else knows but the two of us. You can't
keep asking me to do anything like that. You
can't Now sooner or later I have to be caught
You know what that is, Georgie? That's life.
Louise! She isn't home. What? Walter. I thought
you were in the hospital. No. I'm dead. What
are you saying? You're here. Yes. I'm here, but
I'm dead. Look, either you're crazy or I'm crazy.
George, I'm here because you sent for me. I sent
for you? You always sent for me, George, one
way or another. You always used to bring me all
your troubles. Yeah, and you're always so helpful.
Maybe that's why I hate it. You always knew best.
You were always right. I couldn't help that.
Once. Just once, I wanted to get the better of
you. That's why I had to take your process. I
had to. Yes. Oh, you need me, George. You're
in trouble again. That's a lie. Look ahead, George.
Six months, a year from now, you'll be completely
disgraced. That isn't true. It's starting right
now. George, that's why I'm here. That's why
you wanted to see me. I have to bail you out
again. What can you do? Come with me, George.
Come where? Where I'm going. Where's that? I
don't know yet. Let's go for a little walk. A
nice, pleasant little walk. Down along the river.
May I come in, Louise? Please do. Where's George?
Well, I know. He was home this afternoon. He
might have gone out for a walk. Is something
wrong? I am deeply disturbed. Is it possible
that George and this, uh, this Walter Stallings
are in cahoots? Is it a plot to hold up the company,
a big shakedown? Oh, how could you possibly suspect,
George? I was driving down Garfield Boulevard
and I saw them. It was just a half hour ago.
Saw whom? George and this Walter Stallings. But
you couldn't have. They were walking down the
street together. You saw it? Like two long lost
friends. Are you sure? Young lady, I never make
a mistake. I know what I saw. But Walter Stallings
is in the hospital in a coma. I was there this
morning. I understand your loyalty to your husband,
but I'll bet my life on what I saw. By the time
I could turn my car around, they disappeared
somewhere down River Street. Oh, excuse me. Do
you mind if I answer that, Mrs. Lou? If that's
George, I want to confront him without your...
Certainly, Mr. Barker. Hello? Yes, Mrs. Lou is
there. Who's calling? This is Dr. Coleman. You
can tell me first. Walter Stallings. Am I Garfield
Boulevard? Oh, no sir, you were mistaken. Will
you tell Mrs. Loomis? Yes. Yes, yes, yes. I'll
tell Mrs. Loomis. Walters Tallings is dead, isn't
he? I guess I was mistaken. I understand, Mr.
Barker. Funny. I did see him. I promise you won't
say anything to George when you see him. I promise.
I won't say anything to George. If I see him.
If I see him. At that point, she knew. She knew
what you and I have already suspected. That she
wouldn't see George again. She wasn't really
surprised when George's body was found in the
river a few days later. She knew it was necessary
for Walter to help George once again. And for
better or worse, that was the way it had to be.
I'll be back for better in a few moments. George
Loomis, Walter Stallings, a bond, a mysterious
unbreakable bond forged between two men. Neither
asked for it, neither even wanted it. But in
life and in death, they would be inseparably
linked. And talking about the bonds that link,
we hope you'll be bonded to your set for the
next mystery tale. Our cast included Norman Rose,
Ralph Bell, Marion Selders, Bob Maxwell and Jackson
Beck. The entire production was under the direction
of Hyman Brown. This is E .G. Marshall inviting
you to return to our mystery theater for another
adventure in the macabre. Until next time, pleasant
dreams.