In this gripping episode of the CBS Radio Mystery Theater, hosted by EG Marshall, we delve into the eerie tale of Belle Richwood, an elderly woman living alone in an apartment with only her nephew, Charles, as her connection to the outside world. Belle is haunted by mysterious visitors who invade her home, including a man and a woman who refuse to speak. As Belle struggles with the unsettling presence of these strangers, her nephew Charles becomes entangled in a web of greed and deception, driven by the discovery of Belle's hidden fortune.
As the story unfolds, Belle's mental state is questioned, and Charles' intentions become increasingly dubious. The tension escalates when Belle insists on moving her money to a bank, prompting Charles to take drastic measures to protect his inheritance. The episode explores themes of isolation, family loyalty, and the blurred line between reality and imagination, culminating in a chilling conclusion that leaves listeners questioning the true nature of Belle's strange company.
(00:30) Introduction to Mystery Theater
(01:12) The Mysterious Visitors
(05:00) Aunt Belle's Dilemma
(10:03) The Unwanted Guests Return
(16:17) Charles' Greed
(24:08) Aunt Belle's Hidden Fortune
(36:06) The Plan to Protect the Investment
(45:02) The Final Act of Deception
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The CBS radio mystery theater presents
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Come in.
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Welcome. I'm EG Marshall. Welcome to our world of mystery and the macabre, of unbearable suspense. Sit back and lend us your imagination for a while. We'll do some remarkable things with it. Imagine, for instance, an elderly woman, Belle Richwood, alone and forgotten, except for her nephew, Charles, her only living relative
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and the only human being she ever sees until one lonely night. You're back. I can't believe it. I look. I I've had just about enough of this. You people simply have to stop coming into my apartment. This just isn't right. I I'm entitled to my privacy.
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Will you answer me when I speak to you? Now get out of here and leave me alone. With I won't have it. Let's tell Charles. He has to do something about this.
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Hello? Oh, Charles.
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Hello, Art Bell. Will you get over here and get these people out? Who, I've been. That that man who was here last week. And this time he has a friend, a lady friend no less. I'm frightened, Charles. You mean that guy is back? He certainly is with this strange woman. Oh, hurry, Charles, please.
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Our mystery drama, Strange Company, was written especially for the mystery theater by Bob Duran and stars Bryna Rayburn. It is sponsored in part by the Kellogg company, makers of Kellogg's special k cereal and by new sugar free diet seven up. I'll be back shortly with act one.
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now.
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As we grow older, very often our fears darken, our anxieties deep and our thoughts indulge in some strange tricks. Belle Richwood and her sister, Julia, lived their whole lives together, almost recluses until the neighborhood around them deteriorated to the point where their nephew Charles was forced to move them from the city to a peaceful department in the country. But for Belle and Julia, there was to be no peace.
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Hello?
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Oh, Charles. It's about time you answered. What's the matter now, aunt Bell? Julia's fallen again. Can you get right over?
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Alright, aunt Bell.
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Cover her up. I'll be right there. Oh, to heaven's sake. Hurry up. She's not moving this time. I think she's unconscious.
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Julia's fallen again. Third time this week.
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Charles, Julia simply has got to go to a nursing home. Whether Belle likes it or not, she can't take care of Julia anymore and we can't go on like this. I know, Linda. I know.
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What are we gonna use for money? All they've got is their social security. And I'm so deep in Hock myself I can't pay for a nursing home. Well, I'm sick of you running over there at all hours to pick Julia off the floor
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or get her out of a bathtub.
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She's too old to be getting into a tub
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anyway. I'm fed up too. I don't see why you bothered with him after your mother died. I'm their only blood relative. I had to get involved. Well, go pick Julia off the floor
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and hurry back. Dinner's almost ready.
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Oh,
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you took your time. Where is she? In the bedroom. Hurry. Okay. Can you get her up?
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No, Aunt Bell. Julia. Julia's dead. Oh,
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no. No. No. No, Charles. She's she's just unconscious. No, aunt Bell. She's gone. No. No. I I I can't believe it. It didn't The fall was just too much for her. Not my Julie. She can't be no. Jo Jo Julia, dear.
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Please. I I'll have to make some phone calls first. I'll I'll I'll take you back to our place. Oh, no. No. No. I I can't I can't leave Julia. But they'll be taking her away in a little while. You'll be better off at home with Linda. It was all because we moved to this apartment. We should have stayed in the city. Aunt Bell, we've been through all this. I moved you out of the city because you were mugged twice in your own elevator.
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This this place isn't any better. Julia always hated this apartment. I think it hates us. It's it's evil. Until he is gone.
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When are you gonna do it? Oh, now now you've got to think about yourself. Myself.
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I haven't thought about myself for sixty years. It's it's always been Julia.
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But you won't have to worry about her anymore.
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What do you mean, Charles? I'm more worried about her more than ever. It's time to leave Aunt Bell. Oh, couldn't couldn't I stay with her a little while longer? She looks just as though she's asleep.
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A few minutes more. We'll wait in the lobby.
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Julia, dear, do you want to wake up now? I'm there. It's alright, Linda. Perhaps you're better off sleeping, dear. I'll
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have a nice snack ready for you when you wake. Come on, Linda. But sure. Grandma, I said come on. She shouldn't be alone in there. She doesn't believe Julia's dead.
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Yes. She does. But you heard it. Rebelle's been assisted to Julia for sixty years and a mother for ten. It'll take her time to get over Julia's death. Gives me the chills. Don't worry about it.
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I suppose we'd we'd better go now. You'll have to be getting back to work.
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I'm not working today, aunt Bell. I got the day off. You're coming back to the house with us.
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Charles, Charles, I I have to settle with you about the funeral expense. I'll I'll take care of them, of course. Plenty of time for that later. Now I want you to watch your head. Oh, thank you, Charles. Yes. I I'm in.
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Belinda, would you want her any more rational than that? I suppose not. What a relief.
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You didn't have to see me in, Charles. I'll be all right. Don't be silly, Aunt Bell. Thanks for having me to dinner. You were right. I I wouldn't have wanted to be alone today.
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I hate leaving you now, but Oh, I'll be alright.
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I I have to get used to it. Stop in tomorrow night after work. Yes. Do. And I'll give you the money for the expenses. Do you know how much they are? Well, I can wait, aren't Phil?
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In fact, I didn't think you'd be able to cover it. I was planning to take out a loan. Oh, nonsense.
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I have it, and I'll pay it. Well, it's it's $1,500. Alright. I'll have it count it out for you tomorrow. You mean
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you have that much in cash here? I don't think that's a wise thing to do. No. Nonsense. I've always had cash on hand.
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Well, that's up to you. You'll be all right tonight. Don't worry about me. Come by tomorrow. Lock the door behind me. I always do. Good night, Aunt Bell. Good night, Charles. I wonder if there's any ginger ale in the refrigerator. Oh, that reminds me. I wanted to tell Charles. Charles. Charles. Oh, he's, Hello, Linda. Yes. Yes. I'm alright. Oh, Linda. Charles just left, and I I wanted to tell him something. Would you please have him call when he gets in?
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Thank you. Yes.
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I may as well start oh, you. You. How did you get in here? Answer me. What do you want? I ordered you to leave my apartment. Why don't you say something? Stop sitting there smiling. How dare you just come in and sit on my furniture? Tell me what you want if you don't. I'll get you out of here. I'm calling my nephew. He's oh, dear. I remember he isn't
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home.
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Please. Please. What do you want? Why won't you answer me? I'll give you whatever you want if you please leave. Please. Oh, thank you, Charles. Well, I'm back. Well, I just got in and Linda said you wanted to see Oh, Charles. Charles is a strange man in my apartment. What? He's sitting on the sofa. He won't say anything and he won't leave. Did he threaten you? No. No. He isn't doing anything, but but he won't go. I mean You're right there. Now don't do anything to antagonize him.
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I'm down. I'm down. Oh, Charles. Charles, thank you for coming. Where is he? Oh, he he's gone. Oh, Oh, thank god for that. I called the police. But how did he get in? Tell me what happened. I don't know. I I put the chain on the door after you. Then I called Linda and when when I turned around, there he was. He must have been in the apartment when we arrived,
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in the bedroom or the bathroom maybe. He must have been. I I certainly didn't let him in, but, oh, he left in a hurry when he heard me talking to you. I'll check the rest of the apartment just to be sure. No. I I'm more mad than scared. A nerve of him just sitting there smiling, not saying a word. I'll get it.
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Mister Gordon? Oh, yes. Yes. Come in, officer. You, reported a prowler? Yes. This is my aunt, miss Richwood. Just a few questions. You say he was here in the apartment? Sitting right on that sofa. I think he was hiding here when we came in, officer. We had just got back from from the funeral of miss Richwood's sister. What time was that? About nine. And you didn't see him then? No. Tell me, miss Richwood.
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What did he do or or say? Did he threaten you? No. No. He he wouldn't say a word. He just sat there smiling. And when did he leave? Well, when my nephew called, that must have scared him off because when I turned back, he he was gone. Alright, miss Richwood.
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We're searching the rest of the building. We'll put out a bulletin on him. We'll, call you if we find a suspect. We'll need an identification. Yes. Of course. Good night now. Good night, officer, and thank you. Aunt Bell,
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now you've got to come home with me. You can't stay here alone tonight. Oh, I I have to stay here, Charles. I don't dare leave the apartment, not that someone's getting in. But then I'll have to stay with you. Oh, no. You don't. No. I'll be alright. Now that we know there's no one here Well, I I hate I'll lock the door. No one will get in. And with the police around, I feel doubly safe. Okay, aunt Bell. But I'll call you when I get home, and I'll be in after work tomorrow. Oh, yes. Do come by, Charles. I'll have the money for you, for Julia's funeral. Aunt Bell, your money, could this this guy have taken it? Oh, I don't know. He didn't see it. Oh, dear. Where'd you have it? In the bedroom. I always thought this was the safest.
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Oh, oh, oh, thank heaven. Oh, dear. You sure?
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All of it? Well, the suitcase is here. He he couldn't have known. Oh, yes. Yes. There's no money missing. Good grief. Oh, it's it's all there. I'm not worried, Charles. That man won't be back.
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But and,
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Belle, all that money Oh, don't worry, Charles. I'm gonna hide my money in a different place just in case.
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Charles, it's time Belle went into a nursing home or at least a home for the aging.
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That man last week could have killed her. She shouldn't be living alone. She's doing alright.
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She's doing all right. And what about us? I'm sick of sharing you with them. Oh, here now. For two years, you've been nursemaid to Belle and Julia. Linda, it had to be that way. I'm sick of it. I'm sick of everything. And if you won't put her in a nursing home, I'll leave you, Charlie.
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No. You won't. You just see. Belle's not going to a nursing home, Linda. Those homes cost money. The state takes care of old people who don't have money. But Belle has money, Linda. Lots of it.
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What do you mean lots of it?
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A suitcase so full of hundreds she can hardly close it. I saw it that night the man got in. She opened it in front of my eyes and counted out the 1,500 for the undertaker. So great. She's got some money. She can afford a nursing home. Oh, no, Linda. I'm not gonna see that money going to a nursing home. That money is going to be ours. Money going to a nursing home. That money is going to be ours. You mean we're in her will? She hasn't got a will, but she's got a suitcase full of money. And I'm her only next of kin. So what good is it to you?
I'm the only one who knows it's there. When she dies, Linda, that money is ours. The way I feel now, every cent she spends is coming out of my pocket. But she might live a year. She might. And that's why I wanna keep her in her nice little cheap apartment. She doesn't spend more than $15 a week for food. We're gonna be extra nice to aunt Belinda. After all, we're protecting an investment.
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You're back? I can't believe it. I look. I I've had just about enough of this. You people simply have to stop coming into my apartment. Get out of here and leave us alone. We won't have it. I'm gonna tell Charles he has to do something Oh, Charles. Hello, Artem. Will you get over here and get these people out?
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Who, Artem?
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That man who was here last week. And this time, he has a friend. A lady friend, no less. Adele, you mean that guy is back? He certainly is. And with a strange woman. I'll be right over. Oh, please do. They're upsetting Julia terribly. I think she's afraid of
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them. Julia? That Belle, Julia is dead. She can't be there.
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Strange company indeed. That suspicious man is back and with a lady friend, an accomplice, no doubt. It's not easy being alone and old and rich. But, Julia, that sort of thing doesn't happen. Mel must be imagining things. I'll be back shortly with act two.
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Oh, somebody's been drinking my sugar free diet seven up And it's
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all gone. Oh, actually, I saved a little. Oh, a bear. Hiya, Goldie. What's brewing? That's miss Goldilocks to you. Oh, come on, kid. You mean you don't remember me? The cottage, the three chairs, the porridge? Baby bear. In the fur. Been a long time, Goldilocks. But baby bear? Please call me BB. You drink all the sugar free diet seven up and I have to conduct another diet drink taste test today. Oh, yeah. I saw the sign on the door, a professional taste tester. But how can I conduct my taste test now? Why bother? I tried those other diet drinks too. You'll notice there's still plenty of them around. Why don't ask me? Well, okay, Bebe.
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Tell me, why did you drink all the sugar free diet seven up? I like the taste.
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Light fresh, natural, sugar free diet seven up is definitely,
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unbearably delicious. Mhmm. Orange it back. Glad is what happens when you use Dylso. Orange or glass? Orange or glass? It starts right out with a clean fresh scent that's like nothing else. Orange or glass? Orange or glass? To get you going clean and fresh. Dial washes away the cause of odor on your skin. You just can't buy a better deodorant soap than Dial. And that's saying something.
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Let's return to the apartment of Belle Richwood where, so she says, her late sister has spent the day along with some other questionable companions. Her nephew Charles is with her now, and it seems as though the visitors have left. Belle, look.
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There's no one in this chair.
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I know. They're not here now.
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And this is where you saw Julia in this chair? Yes. Yes.
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And I'm so worried. Where can she be? Aunt Bell,
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you know Julia passed away. Julia is dead. Yes. I know. I I feel so terrible about Julia. Do you think we should call the police? No. No. They couldn't help. But but they could look for her.
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I remember one time in the city she wandered away. Well, stop it.
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Charles. We cannot look for Julia because Julia is dead. I know. Julia's dead. Then stop saying you saw her in the apartment. It's alright, Charles.
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I I won't mention Julia again, but I do wish you'd do something about
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the other two. The other two? I told you before,
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the man who comes in here and now the woman. Oh,
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yes. Those. I simply don't understand how they're getting in. Doesn't it stand to reason that you're imagining there's a man and woman here?
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Charles, I know real people when I see them.
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Have you have you ever touched them? Heavens, no. But that might convince them. Why should I have to touch them? I I know they're here. But they never speak. Isn't that right? Yes. That's true. They they don't talk. Aunt Bell, I don't know who or what they are but there's nothing I can do about them. Well, I can't.
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The next time they show up, I'm calling the police. I wouldn't do that, aunt Bell. You you couldn't tell them any more than you already have. Well, they can certainly put a stop to strange people in my apartment. And another thing, I'm going to find another place to hide my money.
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Money. Well, that that is a good idea.
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Charles, come closer. They might be listening. Now I want you to know where my money is just in case. I'm gonna hide that suitcase. You know, the one you saw it. Yes. I'm gonna hide that behind the refrigerator. Good idea. But where should I hide the other one?
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Two suitcases full of money? And who knows if that's even all? You see why I want to keep things just as they are? But, Julie,
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that man that's getting in with with all that money there is no man
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or Julia either. She's imagining that Julia is back and she imagines she sees those people too. They aren't there. Well, it's it's just one of those things that comes with age, hardening of the arteries or something like that. It does things to the brain. But if they're so real to her Yes. They are real to her. And all that money is real to me. All hours when Belle Dies. Yes.
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As long as no one else knows the money's there.
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No one does.
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And you better make sure she doesn't talk to anyone.
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Why come? I'm the only person she ever sees.
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She wanted to call the police about Julia. Don't worry. I see her every night now.
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I'll keep her under control.
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Hi, Art Bell. Oh, Charles. I'm so glad you came by tonight. I know how those people are getting in. You do? Yes. Through here. They're coming right through this door.
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Art Bell, that's a closet. It's the clothes closet.
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Oh, that explains where they live then. They always come through this door. In fact, that woman came in today and nice as you please. She picked up my coat and put it on. I I could have smacked her face. Maybe you should have, aunt Bell. Well, I
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I couldn't bring myself to do that. But you would have found out that woman doesn't exist. She's just in your imagination. Oh, yes?
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Well, I'm not imagining missing a hundred dollars. What? I had the rent money all counted out. It was in an envelope on the kitchen table and now it's gone.
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I reported it to the police. I bet you didn't. Of course. Why shouldn't I? Because you probably misplaced the money and think it's gone. What did the police say? Well, that nice young officer officer who came the other time said they'd send out a search for that woman. She's the one, I know. Belle, I don't think you ought to keep so much money around. Well, I I had thought of putting it in the bank. I was thinking maybe you ought to let me take care of it for you. I mean, with one case behind the refrigerator. They'll hear you.
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Don't let them know where it is.
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Oh, yes. You're right, aunt Bell. Is
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is anybody watching now? No. Good. Oh, come on. We're gonna move the suitcases. Now you get the one behind the refrigerator. Now get the one under the seat.
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How did you ever get it back here? I can hardly
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there it is. I'm simply gonna put them in the bathroom and keep an eye on them. They say if you really wanna hide something, keep it out in the open where no one would think of looking for it. Yes, I've heard of that. Well, come on. Bring that case in here to the bathroom. Right away, Aunt Belle.
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Oh, yeah.
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Yeah, she won't miss it.
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Charles, Charles, bring the case in here. Okay, Aunt Bell. I'm coming. There you are. Put it there on the top next to the other one. No one's gonna look for my money there. Now how about a nice glass of wine?
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Good boy, Charlie. Now you're using your head. She'll never miss it.
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But if she does, we know who to blame it on. A bunch of people who don't even exist. The only thing that worries me What? They exist for her. They're real to her. So what? She count her money every day? She probably will now.
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Like you said, Charlie, you're her next of kin. The money's ours anyway when she dies. We're just taking a little advance. I I ordered that bracelet I've been wanting at Wilson's Jewelers.
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But if she finds any more missing she might go to the police.
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Well then,
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why don't you get there before she does?
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Oh, hello, Miss Richwood. Oh, Mr. Geller, I'm sorry to bother you. That's what superintendents are for, Miss Richwood. And you don't bother me a a tenth as much as some of the other people in this building. Mr. Geller, I I wonder if you'd mind coming upstairs and getting rid of those people. I I can't seem to make them leave this time. People? What people? All those people in my apartment. Well, sure. I'll throw them out. Come on. I really hate to bother you but my nephew's at work and I'm afraid to call the police again. I I don't want strange people in my building much less in one of the apartments.
Don't worry. I'll get them out. Where did they all go? Sure there were people here, miss Richworth? Oh, yes. Yes. I'm not crazy yet. There was that man and woman who always come in and and two little girls. Oh, he didn't pass them on the stairs and there's no floor above this. How can they get out? Now my sister's gone too. Do you think they took her with her? This is terrible. How am I gonna find Julia? Mister Gordon? Yes? Oh, hello, mister Giller. Mister Gordon, this isn't my business really, but I don't think your aunt ought to be living alone. What happened? She called me up today to throw some people out of her apartment.
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And there wasn't anybody there. That's
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right. And then she started looking for her sister.
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Yes. She shouldn't be living alone. I'm trying to get another living arrangement for her. I think that's a good idea.
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I wouldn't want her to be embarrassed, you know, by other tenants. I know.
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Just thought I'd mention it. Oh, yes. Thank you, mister Geller. Aunt Belle, it's me.
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Oh, come in, Charles. Did I have a day? Belle,
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you shouldn't have gone to the superintendent.
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Well, I I had to get those people out.
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I suppose you did. Aunt Bell, how about a glass of wine? Oh, of course. I I have some chilling in the refrigerator. I'll just wash up in the bathroom if you don't mind. Go ahead.
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Do you want an ice cube in yours, Charles? Sure. Fine.
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Now let's see.
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Yeah. There they are. Yeah. Yeah. Oh, man.
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Charles, what are you doing? I'll be right there. Just drying my hands. I didn't get a chance to wash up at the shop. Oh, well, sit down and have your wine.
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I've got something important to tell you. Yes? I've been robbed. A thousand dollars gone from one of my suitcases. No. I had a feeling something was missing and I had had counted all the money in that particular case. A thousand dollars gone. Are you sure? Maybe you didn't count it right. No. No. No. I counted it twice. In fact, I'm gonna count it again with you here to make sure we'll we'll count it together and you'll see. Isn't this 5? 70 6 hundred. Well, that's right. But it should be 8,000 even with that 1,000 gone. You mean there's more, miss Edith? Yes. 400 more. I I I just don't know what to do. I I'm running out of hiding places. Those awful people. Aunt Bell, why don't you let me take care of it for you?
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You? Yes. I'll keep the suitcases. They'll be safe with me. Most people are stealing from you. You can't keep all that money around anymore. Oh, yeah. Yes. You're you're right, Charles.
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I've never done this before. But on Friday, I'm putting it all in the bank. Oh, don't let her, Charlie.
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Keep things just as they are. I need another 2,000 for Wilson's jewelers by Saturday. I'll stall her. Don't worry.
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Even if I have to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs.
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It's not safe to have cash lying around these days, particularly when you have unscrupulous relatives. Strange how the smell of money can drive people to acts they'd never dream of committing. We'll see just how far Charles Gordon is willing to go when I return shortly with act three.
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Never heard of beer on the rocks? No? Swell. The people who brew Budweiser never have thought ice in your beer was such a cool idea anyway. If you only knew how ice cuts down the head and waters the taste, oh, chilling thought, a downright tragedy with Budweiser especially. Budweiser is the king of beers. The only beer in America that's beechwood aged, naturally carbonated, which means bud brews its own bubbles, tiny ones over a dense lattice of beechwood strips. The beer ages the best way, the right way, naturally. But add an ice cube and bloop, there goes all that extra effort. So if you forget to cool enough bud, skip the cubes and put your Budweiser on ice for a while on the coldest shelf in your refrigerator.
Even if the wait does frost you a little, it'll be worth it.
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Anheuser Busch, St. Louis.
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Charles Gordon seems to have a good thing going for him, an almost unlimited supply of cash, thanks to his aunt and a few suspicious visitors. But now Belle threatens to spoil all that by putting her money in the bank. And Charles did say he was going to protect his investment.
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Charlie, you wouldn't kill her. I'll find some way to stop her from putting that money in the bank. That's not what you said. You said kill. So I said kill. I didn't mean it. Now get off my back. Look, Charlie. I want that money as much as you do. Just let me handle it, will you? And shut up.
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What are you doing? Protecting our investments.
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Hello, mister Geller. This is mister Gordon. Miss Richwood's nephew. Fine. Thanks. I hate to bother you, but but I wonder if you'd mind running upstairs and seeing if my aunt is okay. She doesn't answer the phone. Oh, and and and she wouldn't be in bed at this hour.
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Thanks. I'll wait.
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Charlie, you've got something going I don't like. That was an outright lie. A white lie.
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I want him on my side. What do you mean your side?
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I've been thinking about this a long time. Well, just leave it to me. Yes. Oh, yes. Thanks, mister Geller. Was her door bolted with a chain? Good. Well, thanks again. I wanted to be sure she was okay. She wasn't feeling too well when I left her tonight. Thanks again. Goodbye. Okay, Charlie. I won't ask anymore. Stop worrying, Linda. Tomorrow, I'm going to see aunt Bell and persuade her not to put her money in the bank. It's as simple as that.
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Oh, I I thought you weren't coming by tonight. I just wanted to drop in and talk.
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Well, Charles, what are you up to? What do you mean?
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Why did you have the superintendent come up and check on me last night? I just wanted to make sure you were alright. I was alright, and you knew it. Charles, I know you took the money, the money you said they must have taken.
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Aunt Belle, I I didn't take your money. Why do why do you think I did? They told me. The little man who wasn't there and his girlfriend They saw you take it, and they told me. Adele, I can't reason with you. I can't argue with hallucinations. You just think what you want. Well, I'm getting all the money into the bank where it will be safe from you. Charles,
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I'll give you a chance to give it back before I go to the police. Police? Of course. You stole it from me, and I have witnesses. Such as they are.
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Anyway, you'll have your money safe in the bank, so won't you? You bet I will. Yes. Well, I, I have to be getting home. You want me to drive you to the bank on Friday? I'll get a cab. Thank you. I'm sorry you feel this way, aunt Bell. You should have thought of that before you took the money. Aunt Bell, you'll be sure to lock the door behind me. I always do. And particularly the chain bolt. That's very important. I know that.
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I'll call you tomorrow. Alright. I'll be waiting for you to return the money.
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Be sure and put the chain bolt on. I will. Good night, Charles. Hi, Bell. It's me. I forgot something. What? Open the door, but keep the chain on. I just wanna tell you something. Don't take the chain off. Well, what do you want? Pleasant dreams, you old witch. Well, did you persuade her? She won't be putting her money in the bank. She changed her mind. How come? Well, I made her see there wasn't anything to worry about. I finally convinced her the people she was seeing were in her imagination. Ren, you didn't Didn't what?
Hurt her. Linda, what do you think I am? Why hurt a frightened old woman, much less my own aunt?
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I just can't help thinking what you said about the goose that lays the golden egg. Oh, come on, Linda. Belle's alright.
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You want me to prove it to you? Call her. No. No, Charlie. I'll take your word. Oh, I wanna prove it to you. You think I've turned into an ogre or something
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just over a few lousy bucks? I didn't mean that, Charlie. Well, I'll show you.
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Hello, aunt Bell. Everything alright? Linda and I were just talking about you, and and we wanted to be sure everything was okay. Good. Good to see you tomorrow night, aunt Bell.
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She's fine.
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Oh, hello, mister Gordon. Oh, anything wrong? I don't know. My aunt doesn't answer the door. Could you come up and open it with your key? I'm worried. Oh, sure, mister Gordon. Now she might be asleep, but she hasn't been feeling too well lately, and I'm a little concerned. Well, like I said before,
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a lady like your aunt shouldn't be living alone. Yes. I know. I we've gotta do something
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about her. She's got the chain on. Abel?
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Mister Gordon, look.
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She's on the floor right by the door. I have to break it in. Let's go. I'll go. I I think she's dead, mister Gordon. She is. Look at her head. She must have hit this table. We never should have left her alone last night. She was feeling weak. I'd better call the police. Yes, please. I'll go downstairs and call them. I'm sure sorry, mister Gordon. Yes. Hurry, please. Well, dear aunt Bell, I'm sorry too. Sorry I didn't do this sooner. It's all you deserve for the trouble you've given me for months. Now I'm going to get what I deserve. Try out of the bed first.
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Yeah. Not there.
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Empty. You clever old bird. I bet you would think of that. Back under the sink. The other must be behind the refrigerator. Where? I never think of looking for them. No. Mister Gordon, the police are on the way. Thanks. They said not to touch anything. No. No. We mustn't touch anything. That hit on the head must have done it. Poor Olga. Yes. I wish I had moved her out sooner to a retirement home. Oh, looks like she was planning to go somewhere with those suitcases ready. Oh, those. Oh, she, she always had her memoirs out to look at. They're full of old photos, school programs. She's shown them to me a hundred times.
That's all they've got at this age, memories. Yes. I'm I'm going to take these along with me. They're really all that's left of Aunt Bell. And I'll give the furniture to some charity. Oh, oh oh, see. My brother just got married, and he sure could use it. Police. Oh, come in, officer. You're mister Charles Gordon? Yes. Any idea how it happened? She must have fallen. She was alone. She she was just like this when we found her. Well, it happens a lot with older people. Bad bruise on the head. We think she hit that table when she fell. That looks like the answer.
I'll call in. They'll send an ambulance. It'll ambulance. It'll have to be an autopsy. Oh, and I'll need a statement from both of you. The door was chained from the inside. It had to be an accident. I didn't say it wasn't. I only said I'd have to get a statement. He's at peace
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now. Charlie, I feel nervous about all that money back at the house.
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Why? No one knows it's there. No one knew she had anything. Little by little, I'm going to bank it, invest it slowly so nobody gets suspicious.
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I'm still nervous about $90,000
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in the fireplace chimney. Oh, come on, Linda. I'll take you home. I'm going to Belle's apartment and pack up her personal things. Okay.
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But don't be all afternoon. I don't like being alone with all that
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money. Oh, hello, mister Garton. I've come to start clearing my aunt's things, mister Geller. Would you let me in, please? Oh, sure, mister Gorton. I'm so sorry about your aunt. When's the funeral? We had it this morning. There wasn't anyone but my wife and me. Two bad old people have to live alone. If you need any help, I'll be glad to join you. I'm just gonna pack her personal things. Well, alright. Call if you need anything. Thank you. Now let's see. Let's start with the bedroom. No use saving any of this stuff. Get it to the cartons and out to the dump.
Linda might want these blankets. Poor aunt Belle. Two torn slips in an empty drawer. I'll have what was that? Someone there? Is that you, mister Geller? No. That must have been the people upstairs. Completely empty. I never realized, aren't those there is someone out there. There's no one here. I'm letting my imagination get me. It is kinda spooky in here all alone. Poor old thing, what she must have gone through alone all the time. No wonder she started seeing things. I'll get all the stuff from the bedroom.
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That was something.
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Who's there? Answer me. Who's there? I heard you. I know there's someone here. I heard you. Now where are you? Why don't you answer me, Dennis? Hello?
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Oh, Charles. Thank god you answered. Linda. Charles, come home quickly right now. Linda, what's the matter? It's this man
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Funny how word gets around when there's money hidden somewhere. It looks as though Charles is in for some strange company of his own, but then that sort of thing doesn't happen. Linda must be imagining things. I'll be back shortly.
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The imagination is a curious thing. It can haunt us, help us, even hurt those who cross the line between imagination and reality. Imagination, Our cast included Bryna Rayburn, Laurie March, George Petrie, and Gilbert Mack. The entire production was under the direction of Hyman Brown. And now a preview of our next tale.
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Whatever you are, please stay away from me. You want me to leave the house? I will. I will. If that's what you want, I'll go right down the stairs, walk out of the house, and never come back. Is that what you want? Please. Help. Don't cut me. Let me out.
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Suicide. That's what all the papers say, mister Garth. But we know better. It's ghosts. That house is haunted. Radio Mystery Theater was sponsored in part part by Anheuser Busch Incorporated, brewers of Budweiser. This is EG Marshall inviting you to return to our mystery theater for another adventure in the macabre. Until next time. Pleasant
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dreams.
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You're listening to the sports voice of the great Southwest, KRLD.
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The CBS radio mystery theater presents
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Come in.
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Welcome. I'm EG Marshall. Welcome to our world of mystery and the macabre, of unbearable suspense. Sit back and lend us your imagination for a while. We'll do some remarkable things with it. Imagine, for instance, an elderly woman, Belle Richwood, alone and forgotten, except for her nephew, Charles, her only living relative
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and the only human being she ever sees until one lonely night. You're back. I can't believe it. I look. I I've had just about enough of this. You people simply have to stop coming into my apartment. This just isn't right. I I'm entitled to my privacy.
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Will you answer me when I speak to you? Now get out of here and leave me alone. With I won't have it. Let's tell Charles. He has to do something about this.
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Hello? Oh, Charles.
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Hello, Art Bell. Will you get over here and get these people out? Who, I've been. That that man who was here last week. And this time he has a friend, a lady friend no less. I'm frightened, Charles. You mean that guy is back? He certainly is with this strange woman. Oh, hurry, Charles, please.
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Our mystery drama, Strange Company, was written especially for the mystery theater by Bob Duran and stars Bryna Rayburn. It is sponsored in part by the Kellogg company, makers of Kellogg's special k cereal and by new sugar free diet seven up. I'll be back shortly with act one.
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This is Jerry Crawford for Kellogg's special k. We've been having some fun in our television and radio commercials by using a ball and chain to symbolize the slight overweight problem common to so many of us. We point out that being a few pounds overweight is just a little more difficult for you. Climbing stairs, just walking around, even sitting down can feel, well, like you're wearing a ball and chain. In case you missed the message, it's this. If you really wanna get rid of that extra weight, you really have to work at it by exercising and with sensible meals like the special America's favorite high protein cereal, four ounces of skim milk, tomato juice, and coffee, less than 240 calories, nutritious, and, by the way, delicious.
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now.
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As we grow older, very often our fears darken, our anxieties deep and our thoughts indulge in some strange tricks. Belle Richwood and her sister, Julia, lived their whole lives together, almost recluses until the neighborhood around them deteriorated to the point where their nephew Charles was forced to move them from the city to a peaceful department in the country. But for Belle and Julia, there was to be no peace.
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Hello?
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Oh, Charles. It's about time you answered. What's the matter now, aunt Bell? Julia's fallen again. Can you get right over?
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Alright, aunt Bell.
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Cover her up. I'll be right there. Oh, to heaven's sake. Hurry up. She's not moving this time. I think she's unconscious.
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Julia's fallen again. Third time this week.
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Charles, Julia simply has got to go to a nursing home. Whether Belle likes it or not, she can't take care of Julia anymore and we can't go on like this. I know, Linda. I know.
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What are we gonna use for money? All they've got is their social security. And I'm so deep in Hock myself I can't pay for a nursing home. Well, I'm sick of you running over there at all hours to pick Julia off the floor
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or get her out of a bathtub.
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She's too old to be getting into a tub
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anyway. I'm fed up too. I don't see why you bothered with him after your mother died. I'm their only blood relative. I had to get involved. Well, go pick Julia off the floor
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and hurry back. Dinner's almost ready.
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Oh,
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you took your time. Where is she? In the bedroom. Hurry. Okay. Can you get her up?
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No, Aunt Bell. Julia. Julia's dead. Oh,
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no. No. No. No, Charles. She's she's just unconscious. No, aunt Bell. She's gone. No. No. I I I can't believe it. It didn't The fall was just too much for her. Not my Julie. She can't be no. Jo Jo Julia, dear.
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Please. I I'll have to make some phone calls first. I'll I'll I'll take you back to our place. Oh, no. No. No. I I can't I can't leave Julia. But they'll be taking her away in a little while. You'll be better off at home with Linda. It was all because we moved to this apartment. We should have stayed in the city. Aunt Bell, we've been through all this. I moved you out of the city because you were mugged twice in your own elevator.
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This this place isn't any better. Julia always hated this apartment. I think it hates us. It's it's evil. Until he is gone.
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When are you gonna do it? Oh, now now you've got to think about yourself. Myself.
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I haven't thought about myself for sixty years. It's it's always been Julia.
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But you won't have to worry about her anymore.
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What do you mean, Charles? I'm more worried about her more than ever. It's time to leave Aunt Bell. Oh, couldn't couldn't I stay with her a little while longer? She looks just as though she's asleep.
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A few minutes more. We'll wait in the lobby.
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Julia, dear, do you want to wake up now? I'm there. It's alright, Linda. Perhaps you're better off sleeping, dear. I'll
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have a nice snack ready for you when you wake. Come on, Linda. But sure. Grandma, I said come on. She shouldn't be alone in there. She doesn't believe Julia's dead.
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Yes. She does. But you heard it. Rebelle's been assisted to Julia for sixty years and a mother for ten. It'll take her time to get over Julia's death. Gives me the chills. Don't worry about it.
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I suppose we'd we'd better go now. You'll have to be getting back to work.
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I'm not working today, aunt Bell. I got the day off. You're coming back to the house with us.
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Charles, Charles, I I have to settle with you about the funeral expense. I'll I'll take care of them, of course. Plenty of time for that later. Now I want you to watch your head. Oh, thank you, Charles. Yes. I I'm in.
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Belinda, would you want her any more rational than that? I suppose not. What a relief.
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You didn't have to see me in, Charles. I'll be all right. Don't be silly, Aunt Bell. Thanks for having me to dinner. You were right. I I wouldn't have wanted to be alone today.
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I hate leaving you now, but Oh, I'll be alright.
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I I have to get used to it. Stop in tomorrow night after work. Yes. Do. And I'll give you the money for the expenses. Do you know how much they are? Well, I can wait, aren't Phil?
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In fact, I didn't think you'd be able to cover it. I was planning to take out a loan. Oh, nonsense.
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I have it, and I'll pay it. Well, it's it's $1,500. Alright. I'll have it count it out for you tomorrow. You mean
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you have that much in cash here? I don't think that's a wise thing to do. No. Nonsense. I've always had cash on hand.
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Well, that's up to you. You'll be all right tonight. Don't worry about me. Come by tomorrow. Lock the door behind me. I always do. Good night, Aunt Bell. Good night, Charles. I wonder if there's any ginger ale in the refrigerator. Oh, that reminds me. I wanted to tell Charles. Charles. Charles. Oh, he's, Hello, Linda. Yes. Yes. I'm alright. Oh, Linda. Charles just left, and I I wanted to tell him something. Would you please have him call when he gets in?
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Thank you. Yes.
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I may as well start oh, you. You. How did you get in here? Answer me. What do you want? I ordered you to leave my apartment. Why don't you say something? Stop sitting there smiling. How dare you just come in and sit on my furniture? Tell me what you want if you don't. I'll get you out of here. I'm calling my nephew. He's oh, dear. I remember he isn't
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home.
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Please. Please. What do you want? Why won't you answer me? I'll give you whatever you want if you please leave. Please. Oh, thank you, Charles. Well, I'm back. Well, I just got in and Linda said you wanted to see Oh, Charles. Charles is a strange man in my apartment. What? He's sitting on the sofa. He won't say anything and he won't leave. Did he threaten you? No. No. He isn't doing anything, but but he won't go. I mean You're right there. Now don't do anything to antagonize him.
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I'm down. I'm down. Oh, Charles. Charles, thank you for coming. Where is he? Oh, he he's gone. Oh, Oh, thank god for that. I called the police. But how did he get in? Tell me what happened. I don't know. I I put the chain on the door after you. Then I called Linda and when when I turned around, there he was. He must have been in the apartment when we arrived,
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in the bedroom or the bathroom maybe. He must have been. I I certainly didn't let him in, but, oh, he left in a hurry when he heard me talking to you. I'll check the rest of the apartment just to be sure. No. I I'm more mad than scared. A nerve of him just sitting there smiling, not saying a word. I'll get it.
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Mister Gordon? Oh, yes. Yes. Come in, officer. You, reported a prowler? Yes. This is my aunt, miss Richwood. Just a few questions. You say he was here in the apartment? Sitting right on that sofa. I think he was hiding here when we came in, officer. We had just got back from from the funeral of miss Richwood's sister. What time was that? About nine. And you didn't see him then? No. Tell me, miss Richwood.
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What did he do or or say? Did he threaten you? No. No. He he wouldn't say a word. He just sat there smiling. And when did he leave? Well, when my nephew called, that must have scared him off because when I turned back, he he was gone. Alright, miss Richwood.
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We're searching the rest of the building. We'll put out a bulletin on him. We'll, call you if we find a suspect. We'll need an identification. Yes. Of course. Good night now. Good night, officer, and thank you. Aunt Bell,
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now you've got to come home with me. You can't stay here alone tonight. Oh, I I have to stay here, Charles. I don't dare leave the apartment, not that someone's getting in. But then I'll have to stay with you. Oh, no. You don't. No. I'll be alright. Now that we know there's no one here Well, I I hate I'll lock the door. No one will get in. And with the police around, I feel doubly safe. Okay, aunt Bell. But I'll call you when I get home, and I'll be in after work tomorrow. Oh, yes. Do come by, Charles. I'll have the money for you, for Julia's funeral. Aunt Bell, your money, could this this guy have taken it? Oh, I don't know. He didn't see it. Oh, dear. Where'd you have it? In the bedroom. I always thought this was the safest.
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Oh, oh, oh, thank heaven. Oh, dear. You sure?
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All of it? Well, the suitcase is here. He he couldn't have known. Oh, yes. Yes. There's no money missing. Good grief. Oh, it's it's all there. I'm not worried, Charles. That man won't be back.
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But and,
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Belle, all that money Oh, don't worry, Charles. I'm gonna hide my money in a different place just in case.
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Charles, it's time Belle went into a nursing home or at least a home for the aging.
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That man last week could have killed her. She shouldn't be living alone. She's doing alright.
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She's doing all right. And what about us? I'm sick of sharing you with them. Oh, here now. For two years, you've been nursemaid to Belle and Julia. Linda, it had to be that way. I'm sick of it. I'm sick of everything. And if you won't put her in a nursing home, I'll leave you, Charlie.
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No. You won't. You just see. Belle's not going to a nursing home, Linda. Those homes cost money. The state takes care of old people who don't have money. But Belle has money, Linda. Lots of it.
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What do you mean lots of it?
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A suitcase so full of hundreds she can hardly close it. I saw it that night the man got in. She opened it in front of my eyes and counted out the 1,500 for the undertaker. So great. She's got some money. She can afford a nursing home. Oh, no, Linda. I'm not gonna see that money going to a nursing home. That money is going to be ours. Money going to a nursing home. That money is going to be ours. You mean we're in her will? She hasn't got a will, but she's got a suitcase full of money. And I'm her only next of kin. So what good is it to you?
I'm the only one who knows it's there. When she dies, Linda, that money is ours. The way I feel now, every cent she spends is coming out of my pocket. But she might live a year. She might. And that's why I wanna keep her in her nice little cheap apartment. She doesn't spend more than $15 a week for food. We're gonna be extra nice to aunt Belinda. After all, we're protecting an investment.
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You're back? I can't believe it. I look. I I've had just about enough of this. You people simply have to stop coming into my apartment. Get out of here and leave us alone. We won't have it. I'm gonna tell Charles he has to do something Oh, Charles. Hello, Artem. Will you get over here and get these people out?
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Who, Artem?
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That man who was here last week. And this time, he has a friend. A lady friend, no less. Adele, you mean that guy is back? He certainly is. And with a strange woman. I'll be right over. Oh, please do. They're upsetting Julia terribly. I think she's afraid of
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them. Julia? That Belle, Julia is dead. She can't be there.
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Strange company indeed. That suspicious man is back and with a lady friend, an accomplice, no doubt. It's not easy being alone and old and rich. But, Julia, that sort of thing doesn't happen. Mel must be imagining things. I'll be back shortly with act two.
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Oh, somebody's been drinking my sugar free diet seven up And it's
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all gone. Oh, actually, I saved a little. Oh, a bear. Hiya, Goldie. What's brewing? That's miss Goldilocks to you. Oh, come on, kid. You mean you don't remember me? The cottage, the three chairs, the porridge? Baby bear. In the fur. Been a long time, Goldilocks. But baby bear? Please call me BB. You drink all the sugar free diet seven up and I have to conduct another diet drink taste test today. Oh, yeah. I saw the sign on the door, a professional taste tester. But how can I conduct my taste test now? Why bother? I tried those other diet drinks too. You'll notice there's still plenty of them around. Why don't ask me? Well, okay, Bebe.
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Tell me, why did you drink all the sugar free diet seven up? I like the taste.
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Light fresh, natural, sugar free diet seven up is definitely,
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unbearably delicious. Mhmm. Orange it back. Glad is what happens when you use Dylso. Orange or glass? Orange or glass? It starts right out with a clean fresh scent that's like nothing else. Orange or glass? Orange or glass? To get you going clean and fresh. Dial washes away the cause of odor on your skin. You just can't buy a better deodorant soap than Dial. And that's saying something.
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Let's return to the apartment of Belle Richwood where, so she says, her late sister has spent the day along with some other questionable companions. Her nephew Charles is with her now, and it seems as though the visitors have left. Belle, look.
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There's no one in this chair.
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I know. They're not here now.
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And this is where you saw Julia in this chair? Yes. Yes.
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And I'm so worried. Where can she be? Aunt Bell,
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you know Julia passed away. Julia is dead. Yes. I know. I I feel so terrible about Julia. Do you think we should call the police? No. No. They couldn't help. But but they could look for her.
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I remember one time in the city she wandered away. Well, stop it.
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Charles. We cannot look for Julia because Julia is dead. I know. Julia's dead. Then stop saying you saw her in the apartment. It's alright, Charles.
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I I won't mention Julia again, but I do wish you'd do something about
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the other two. The other two? I told you before,
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the man who comes in here and now the woman. Oh,
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yes. Those. I simply don't understand how they're getting in. Doesn't it stand to reason that you're imagining there's a man and woman here?
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Charles, I know real people when I see them.
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Have you have you ever touched them? Heavens, no. But that might convince them. Why should I have to touch them? I I know they're here. But they never speak. Isn't that right? Yes. That's true. They they don't talk. Aunt Bell, I don't know who or what they are but there's nothing I can do about them. Well, I can't.
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The next time they show up, I'm calling the police. I wouldn't do that, aunt Bell. You you couldn't tell them any more than you already have. Well, they can certainly put a stop to strange people in my apartment. And another thing, I'm going to find another place to hide my money.
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Money. Well, that that is a good idea.
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Charles, come closer. They might be listening. Now I want you to know where my money is just in case. I'm gonna hide that suitcase. You know, the one you saw it. Yes. I'm gonna hide that behind the refrigerator. Good idea. But where should I hide the other one?
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Two suitcases full of money? And who knows if that's even all? You see why I want to keep things just as they are? But, Julie,
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that man that's getting in with with all that money there is no man
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or Julia either. She's imagining that Julia is back and she imagines she sees those people too. They aren't there. Well, it's it's just one of those things that comes with age, hardening of the arteries or something like that. It does things to the brain. But if they're so real to her Yes. They are real to her. And all that money is real to me. All hours when Belle Dies. Yes.
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As long as no one else knows the money's there.
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No one does.
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And you better make sure she doesn't talk to anyone.
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Why come? I'm the only person she ever sees.
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She wanted to call the police about Julia. Don't worry. I see her every night now.
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I'll keep her under control.
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Hi, Art Bell. Oh, Charles. I'm so glad you came by tonight. I know how those people are getting in. You do? Yes. Through here. They're coming right through this door.
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Art Bell, that's a closet. It's the clothes closet.
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Oh, that explains where they live then. They always come through this door. In fact, that woman came in today and nice as you please. She picked up my coat and put it on. I I could have smacked her face. Maybe you should have, aunt Bell. Well, I
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I couldn't bring myself to do that. But you would have found out that woman doesn't exist. She's just in your imagination. Oh, yes?
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Well, I'm not imagining missing a hundred dollars. What? I had the rent money all counted out. It was in an envelope on the kitchen table and now it's gone.
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I reported it to the police. I bet you didn't. Of course. Why shouldn't I? Because you probably misplaced the money and think it's gone. What did the police say? Well, that nice young officer officer who came the other time said they'd send out a search for that woman. She's the one, I know. Belle, I don't think you ought to keep so much money around. Well, I I had thought of putting it in the bank. I was thinking maybe you ought to let me take care of it for you. I mean, with one case behind the refrigerator. They'll hear you.
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Don't let them know where it is.
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Oh, yes. You're right, aunt Bell. Is
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is anybody watching now? No. Good. Oh, come on. We're gonna move the suitcases. Now you get the one behind the refrigerator. Now get the one under the seat.
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How did you ever get it back here? I can hardly
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there it is. I'm simply gonna put them in the bathroom and keep an eye on them. They say if you really wanna hide something, keep it out in the open where no one would think of looking for it. Yes, I've heard of that. Well, come on. Bring that case in here to the bathroom. Right away, Aunt Belle.
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Oh, yeah.
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Yeah, she won't miss it.
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Charles, Charles, bring the case in here. Okay, Aunt Bell. I'm coming. There you are. Put it there on the top next to the other one. No one's gonna look for my money there. Now how about a nice glass of wine?
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Good boy, Charlie. Now you're using your head. She'll never miss it.
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But if she does, we know who to blame it on. A bunch of people who don't even exist. The only thing that worries me What? They exist for her. They're real to her. So what? She count her money every day? She probably will now.
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Like you said, Charlie, you're her next of kin. The money's ours anyway when she dies. We're just taking a little advance. I I ordered that bracelet I've been wanting at Wilson's Jewelers.
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But if she finds any more missing she might go to the police.
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Well then,
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why don't you get there before she does?
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Oh, hello, Miss Richwood. Oh, Mr. Geller, I'm sorry to bother you. That's what superintendents are for, Miss Richwood. And you don't bother me a a tenth as much as some of the other people in this building. Mr. Geller, I I wonder if you'd mind coming upstairs and getting rid of those people. I I can't seem to make them leave this time. People? What people? All those people in my apartment. Well, sure. I'll throw them out. Come on. I really hate to bother you but my nephew's at work and I'm afraid to call the police again. I I don't want strange people in my building much less in one of the apartments.
Don't worry. I'll get them out. Where did they all go? Sure there were people here, miss Richworth? Oh, yes. Yes. I'm not crazy yet. There was that man and woman who always come in and and two little girls. Oh, he didn't pass them on the stairs and there's no floor above this. How can they get out? Now my sister's gone too. Do you think they took her with her? This is terrible. How am I gonna find Julia? Mister Gordon? Yes? Oh, hello, mister Giller. Mister Gordon, this isn't my business really, but I don't think your aunt ought to be living alone. What happened? She called me up today to throw some people out of her apartment.
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And there wasn't anybody there. That's
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right. And then she started looking for her sister.
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Yes. She shouldn't be living alone. I'm trying to get another living arrangement for her. I think that's a good idea.
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I wouldn't want her to be embarrassed, you know, by other tenants. I know.
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Just thought I'd mention it. Oh, yes. Thank you, mister Geller. Aunt Belle, it's me.
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Oh, come in, Charles. Did I have a day? Belle,
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you shouldn't have gone to the superintendent.
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Well, I I had to get those people out.
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I suppose you did. Aunt Bell, how about a glass of wine? Oh, of course. I I have some chilling in the refrigerator. I'll just wash up in the bathroom if you don't mind. Go ahead.
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Do you want an ice cube in yours, Charles? Sure. Fine.
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Now let's see.
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Yeah. There they are. Yeah. Yeah. Oh, man.
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Charles, what are you doing? I'll be right there. Just drying my hands. I didn't get a chance to wash up at the shop. Oh, well, sit down and have your wine.
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I've got something important to tell you. Yes? I've been robbed. A thousand dollars gone from one of my suitcases. No. I had a feeling something was missing and I had had counted all the money in that particular case. A thousand dollars gone. Are you sure? Maybe you didn't count it right. No. No. No. I counted it twice. In fact, I'm gonna count it again with you here to make sure we'll we'll count it together and you'll see. Isn't this 5? 70 6 hundred. Well, that's right. But it should be 8,000 even with that 1,000 gone. You mean there's more, miss Edith? Yes. 400 more. I I I just don't know what to do. I I'm running out of hiding places. Those awful people. Aunt Bell, why don't you let me take care of it for you?
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You? Yes. I'll keep the suitcases. They'll be safe with me. Most people are stealing from you. You can't keep all that money around anymore. Oh, yeah. Yes. You're you're right, Charles.
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I've never done this before. But on Friday, I'm putting it all in the bank. Oh, don't let her, Charlie.
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Keep things just as they are. I need another 2,000 for Wilson's jewelers by Saturday. I'll stall her. Don't worry.
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Even if I have to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs.
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It's not safe to have cash lying around these days, particularly when you have unscrupulous relatives. Strange how the smell of money can drive people to acts they'd never dream of committing. We'll see just how far Charles Gordon is willing to go when I return shortly with act three.
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Never heard of beer on the rocks? No? Swell. The people who brew Budweiser never have thought ice in your beer was such a cool idea anyway. If you only knew how ice cuts down the head and waters the taste, oh, chilling thought, a downright tragedy with Budweiser especially. Budweiser is the king of beers. The only beer in America that's beechwood aged, naturally carbonated, which means bud brews its own bubbles, tiny ones over a dense lattice of beechwood strips. The beer ages the best way, the right way, naturally. But add an ice cube and bloop, there goes all that extra effort. So if you forget to cool enough bud, skip the cubes and put your Budweiser on ice for a while on the coldest shelf in your refrigerator.
Even if the wait does frost you a little, it'll be worth it.
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Charles Gordon seems to have a good thing going for him, an almost unlimited supply of cash, thanks to his aunt and a few suspicious visitors. But now Belle threatens to spoil all that by putting her money in the bank. And Charles did say he was going to protect his investment.
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Charlie, you wouldn't kill her. I'll find some way to stop her from putting that money in the bank. That's not what you said. You said kill. So I said kill. I didn't mean it. Now get off my back. Look, Charlie. I want that money as much as you do. Just let me handle it, will you? And shut up.
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What are you doing? Protecting our investments.
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Hello, mister Geller. This is mister Gordon. Miss Richwood's nephew. Fine. Thanks. I hate to bother you, but but I wonder if you'd mind running upstairs and seeing if my aunt is okay. She doesn't answer the phone. Oh, and and and she wouldn't be in bed at this hour.
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Thanks. I'll wait.
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Charlie, you've got something going I don't like. That was an outright lie. A white lie.
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I want him on my side. What do you mean your side?
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I've been thinking about this a long time. Well, just leave it to me. Yes. Oh, yes. Thanks, mister Geller. Was her door bolted with a chain? Good. Well, thanks again. I wanted to be sure she was okay. She wasn't feeling too well when I left her tonight. Thanks again. Goodbye. Okay, Charlie. I won't ask anymore. Stop worrying, Linda. Tomorrow, I'm going to see aunt Bell and persuade her not to put her money in the bank. It's as simple as that.
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Oh, I I thought you weren't coming by tonight. I just wanted to drop in and talk.
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Well, Charles, what are you up to? What do you mean?
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Why did you have the superintendent come up and check on me last night? I just wanted to make sure you were alright. I was alright, and you knew it. Charles, I know you took the money, the money you said they must have taken.
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Aunt Belle, I I didn't take your money. Why do why do you think I did? They told me. The little man who wasn't there and his girlfriend They saw you take it, and they told me. Adele, I can't reason with you. I can't argue with hallucinations. You just think what you want. Well, I'm getting all the money into the bank where it will be safe from you. Charles,
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I'll give you a chance to give it back before I go to the police. Police? Of course. You stole it from me, and I have witnesses. Such as they are.
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Anyway, you'll have your money safe in the bank, so won't you? You bet I will. Yes. Well, I, I have to be getting home. You want me to drive you to the bank on Friday? I'll get a cab. Thank you. I'm sorry you feel this way, aunt Bell. You should have thought of that before you took the money. Aunt Bell, you'll be sure to lock the door behind me. I always do. And particularly the chain bolt. That's very important. I know that.
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I'll call you tomorrow. Alright. I'll be waiting for you to return the money.
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Be sure and put the chain bolt on. I will. Good night, Charles. Hi, Bell. It's me. I forgot something. What? Open the door, but keep the chain on. I just wanna tell you something. Don't take the chain off. Well, what do you want? Pleasant dreams, you old witch. Well, did you persuade her? She won't be putting her money in the bank. She changed her mind. How come? Well, I made her see there wasn't anything to worry about. I finally convinced her the people she was seeing were in her imagination. Ren, you didn't Didn't what?
Hurt her. Linda, what do you think I am? Why hurt a frightened old woman, much less my own aunt?
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I just can't help thinking what you said about the goose that lays the golden egg. Oh, come on, Linda. Belle's alright.
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You want me to prove it to you? Call her. No. No, Charlie. I'll take your word. Oh, I wanna prove it to you. You think I've turned into an ogre or something
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just over a few lousy bucks? I didn't mean that, Charlie. Well, I'll show you.
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Hello, aunt Bell. Everything alright? Linda and I were just talking about you, and and we wanted to be sure everything was okay. Good. Good to see you tomorrow night, aunt Bell.
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She's fine.
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Oh, hello, mister Gordon. Oh, anything wrong? I don't know. My aunt doesn't answer the door. Could you come up and open it with your key? I'm worried. Oh, sure, mister Gordon. Now she might be asleep, but she hasn't been feeling too well lately, and I'm a little concerned. Well, like I said before,
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a lady like your aunt shouldn't be living alone. Yes. I know. I we've gotta do something
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about her. She's got the chain on. Abel?
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Mister Gordon, look.
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She's on the floor right by the door. I have to break it in. Let's go. I'll go. I I think she's dead, mister Gordon. She is. Look at her head. She must have hit this table. We never should have left her alone last night. She was feeling weak. I'd better call the police. Yes, please. I'll go downstairs and call them. I'm sure sorry, mister Gordon. Yes. Hurry, please. Well, dear aunt Bell, I'm sorry too. Sorry I didn't do this sooner. It's all you deserve for the trouble you've given me for months. Now I'm going to get what I deserve. Try out of the bed first.
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Yeah. Not there.
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Empty. You clever old bird. I bet you would think of that. Back under the sink. The other must be behind the refrigerator. Where? I never think of looking for them. No. Mister Gordon, the police are on the way. Thanks. They said not to touch anything. No. No. We mustn't touch anything. That hit on the head must have done it. Poor Olga. Yes. I wish I had moved her out sooner to a retirement home. Oh, looks like she was planning to go somewhere with those suitcases ready. Oh, those. Oh, she, she always had her memoirs out to look at. They're full of old photos, school programs. She's shown them to me a hundred times.
That's all they've got at this age, memories. Yes. I'm I'm going to take these along with me. They're really all that's left of Aunt Bell. And I'll give the furniture to some charity. Oh, oh oh, see. My brother just got married, and he sure could use it. Police. Oh, come in, officer. You're mister Charles Gordon? Yes. Any idea how it happened? She must have fallen. She was alone. She she was just like this when we found her. Well, it happens a lot with older people. Bad bruise on the head. We think she hit that table when she fell. That looks like the answer.
I'll call in. They'll send an ambulance. It'll ambulance. It'll have to be an autopsy. Oh, and I'll need a statement from both of you. The door was chained from the inside. It had to be an accident. I didn't say it wasn't. I only said I'd have to get a statement. He's at peace
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now. Charlie, I feel nervous about all that money back at the house.
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Why? No one knows it's there. No one knew she had anything. Little by little, I'm going to bank it, invest it slowly so nobody gets suspicious.
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I'm still nervous about $90,000
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in the fireplace chimney. Oh, come on, Linda. I'll take you home. I'm going to Belle's apartment and pack up her personal things. Okay.
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But don't be all afternoon. I don't like being alone with all that
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money. Oh, hello, mister Garton. I've come to start clearing my aunt's things, mister Geller. Would you let me in, please? Oh, sure, mister Gorton. I'm so sorry about your aunt. When's the funeral? We had it this morning. There wasn't anyone but my wife and me. Two bad old people have to live alone. If you need any help, I'll be glad to join you. I'm just gonna pack her personal things. Well, alright. Call if you need anything. Thank you. Now let's see. Let's start with the bedroom. No use saving any of this stuff. Get it to the cartons and out to the dump.
Linda might want these blankets. Poor aunt Belle. Two torn slips in an empty drawer. I'll have what was that? Someone there? Is that you, mister Geller? No. That must have been the people upstairs. Completely empty. I never realized, aren't those there is someone out there. There's no one here. I'm letting my imagination get me. It is kinda spooky in here all alone. Poor old thing, what she must have gone through alone all the time. No wonder she started seeing things. I'll get all the stuff from the bedroom.
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That was something.
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Who's there? Answer me. Who's there? I heard you. I know there's someone here. I heard you. Now where are you? Why don't you answer me, Dennis? Hello?
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Oh, Charles. Thank god you answered. Linda. Charles, come home quickly right now. Linda, what's the matter? It's this man
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Funny how word gets around when there's money hidden somewhere. It looks as though Charles is in for some strange company of his own, but then that sort of thing doesn't happen. Linda must be imagining things. I'll be back shortly.
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People can reach. People can touch. People can help. People so much. This is Paul Newman speaking. I wanna tell you about one of the most courageous actors I know, Bill Gargan. At the height of his very successful career, Bill lost his voice to cancer of the larynx. Naturally, everyone thought Bill was through as a performer, but thanks to his fighting laryngectomy rehabilitation program, Bill learned to speak again. Now he's giving the finest performances of his career, inspiring others like him to find new voices and renewed confidence as a full life ahead. But your voices and renewed confidence as a full life ahead.
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The imagination is a curious thing. It can haunt us, help us, even hurt those who cross the line between imagination and reality. Imagination, Our cast included Bryna Rayburn, Laurie March, George Petrie, and Gilbert Mack. The entire production was under the direction of Hyman Brown. And now a preview of our next tale.
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Whatever you are, please stay away from me. You want me to leave the house? I will. I will. If that's what you want, I'll go right down the stairs, walk out of the house, and never come back. Is that what you want? Please. Help. Don't cut me. Let me out.
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Suicide. That's what all the papers say, mister Garth. But we know better. It's ghosts. That house is haunted. Radio Mystery Theater was sponsored in part part by Anheuser Busch Incorporated, brewers of Budweiser. This is EG Marshall inviting you to return to our mystery theater for another adventure in the macabre. Until next time. Pleasant
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dreams.
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It's almost time for the Easter bunny, and cereal candy shop is ready with brimming baskets of special surprises for little girls and boys, baskets laden with sweets and super surprises, all filled in the candy shop so they're always fresh. From $2.99 to $29.95. There's a bevy of the bunny's friends too. Plush Easter toys from 02:49 to eight ninety nine in the candy shop at Sears.
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You're listening to the sports voice of the great Southwest, KRLD.
