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Good evening and welcome to the Hitchcock Youth Centre.

It is designed to keep the children off the streets.

We've been very successful so far.

Some of my concoctions not only keep the children off the streets, they make it

impossible for the darlings to move out of the booths.

I'm putting the finishing touches on my specialty now.

It contains seven scoops of chocolate ice cream,

Three of strawberry over a large rum cake, sliced bananas, strawberries,

nuts, maraschino cherries, maple fudge syrup, and a marshmallow topping,

sweetened to taste. It is called Dieter's Delight. It's for those who are

900 -calorie -a -day diet.

This contains exactly 6 ,400 calories.

Just one week's supply.

Here comes the customer.

Being rolled up to the fountain now.

What's the matter, Susan? Aren't you walking me home?

No, I thought I'd stick around for a while. Got a date?

No, of course not. Don't tell me. Who is it, George Hicks? No. Come on, give.

Is it Jerry?

Never.

Well, I was just guessing.

I thought you didn't go for the love bit.

There's a lot you don't know about me, Marjorie.

Hi, Tom.

Hi. Did you get my note in study hall?

Yeah. Well, how about it?

Would you like to come over and hear those records?

Sure. Sometime I'm not busy.

What do you say, doll?

What's up, Dreamboat?

You going someplace?

Just home.

Want me to carry this book for you?

I don't mind.

What are you staring at?

Problems, chick?

No. You look like you lost something.

Want to walk home with us?

No, I'm not going home.

Well, if you'd rather be alone.

Susan likes to be alone.

She almost always is.

Isn't that so, dear?

Yes, I like it.

You look like you lost something.

Lost something.

Lost something.

I thought you didn't go for the love bit.

Susan likes to be alone.

Be alone.

Be alone.

Susan likes to be alone.

Isn't that so, dear?

Isn't that so, dear?

Isn't that so, dear? No.

I hate it.

I hate all of you. You're nothing, Susan.

Nothing. Nothing.

Nothing.

I am important.

I'll make myself important.

That man, that man.

I can't stand it. I can't stand it. There, there now, Linda.

It's all right.

Susan told you so herself.

Yes, mother, he didn't do anything.

When I started to scream, he ran off.

Out of the park?

I don't know. I was running myself and I didn't look back.

Did you get a good look at him before that?

Yes, when he grabbed me.

Of course, he was wearing this mask.

A mask?

Yes, a black mask over his eyes and nose.

He had on a black hat and gloves.

Black gloves?

No.

White ones.

White canvas gloves.

Susan, can you tell me what kind of clothes he was wearing?

Suit, I guess.

An old suit.

I don't remember. It all happened so fast.

Take it easy, dear. Take it easy.

Oh, my poor, poor baby.

That fiend.

He wasn't a fiend, Mother.

He started to scream. He let me go.

Susan, you're... Well, you are quite sure he

didn't... No.

He... Poor man.

I hope you find him.

So do I, Susan.

He's sick.

He needs help.

Susan, if we round up some suspects, do you think you'd be able to come down to

headquarters and help us try and identify this man?

Certainly. Oh, no.

No. You can't drag my child through this.

All that awful publicity.

Mother, it's my duty.

Of course I'll go.

Well, it won't be for a day or so anyway.

And in the meantime, I'll keep in touch.

I'll check, Mrs. Harper.

I'm afraid the press has arrived.

Oh, well, tell them to go away. And when?

Well, I'll try. I don't know if they'll listen to me. Well, maybe I'd better

answer it.

Mr. Harper?

Yes. Where's Susan?

Oh, there she is.

Just a minute, Eve.

Hold it.

Now, Susan.

Take your time, but I want you to tell me in your own words, exactly. Just a

minute, Eve.

Let's get another one.

You think he'd give us a smile, young lady?

I try.

Hold it.

All right.

Now, Susan.

Jesus, and you must have been scared.

Not really. I would have just died.

It was only a man.

I know how to handle men.

Hi, what's up?

Hi, Tom.

Hey, I read about you in the paper here.

How's it feel to be a celebrity, huh?

It's nothing.

You sure got some write -up.

It's nothing. Where do I go downtown for the line -up? Line -up? Hey, I didn't

know about that.

We mustn't upset poor Susan.

Oh, I'm not upset at all.

I want to tell you all about it.

Right this way, folks.

Mr. Harper, you can sit anywhere over there.

Susan, you can sit right down over here.

Now, there's nothing for you to worry about.

We can see and hear everything that goes on in there, but they can't see or hear

us. I understand.

Sergeant Morton will bring in the suspects.

We'll have them step forward one at a time for you.

And all you have to do is tell us whether or not you recognize any one of

men as the men you saw in the park.

All right?

Bring them in, please.

Right this way.

Up the steps.

Line up against the wall.

Number one, step forward, Steve.

Number one, step forward.

Way up.

Put your hat on.

Well? No, he's too old.

Next, Steve.

Step back.

Number two, forward.

You're making a big mistake, officer.

I didn't do anything.

I'm clean.

Yeah, you smell pretty, too. Just stand still.

Put your hat on.

What do you think, Susan?

He's not the one either.

You sure?

Positive.

Number three.

Step back.

Don't know take your time be very careful

Try

to remember everything you can Does this man have the same kind of build as the

man in the park?

Yes He's got the same eyes Eyes I

thought you said The man wore a mask.

Yes.

But I'm almost sure.

Well, Susan, you must be very sure.

This is a serious charge.

You could ruin a man's life by making a mistake.

Please, take another look.

Number four, step back.

Number four, step up.

Put your hat on.

No.

Number five, step back.

Number five, forward.

Come on, all the way up.

Put your cap on.

Susan?

No. All right, Steve, you can take him out now.

All right, boys, right out this way.

That'll be all for now, Susan.

Shall I see the reporters now?

Yes, you can talk to the reporters now.

Isn't it a shame, Eva?

Hi, Eva.

Julie.

Susan, have you seen the paper? No. Is my story in it?

Your story?

Didn't you hear about this? Look.

It was George Hicks and his sister.

They went climbing over to his uncle's place yesterday.

The rope broke just before they reached the top.

They're closing school early tomorrow.

So we can go to the funeral.

Poor George.

And just think, only a week before the prom, too.

Oh, yes.

The prom.

Here comes the prom king now.

And he's got his queen with him, too.

I'd like to see you right away, Marjorie.

It's very important.

No, I can't tell you on the phone.

It's about Tom.

Yes.

Why didn't you sneak out your back door?

I'll meet you in the alley behind your garage.

No, don't tell your parents.

They won't understand.

Okay. Five minutes.

What time is it?

Nine o 'clock.

Tell Susan to turn off that phonograph and go to bed.

I'll give her another half hour.

It's very good to relax after all she's been through.

Well, it's not doing my head any good.

Well, at least we can be thankful for one thing.

She's at home, safe and sound.

All this newspaper publicity, it gives people ideas.

Reading about it sets them off sometimes.

Probably all kinds of weirdies in this town.

Yes, I shudder every time I think who might be prowling around outside.

Right here, Marjorie.

We

found

these in a trash can down the alley.

Do you recognize them, Susan?

Yes. They're the same kind he wore.

The man in the park?

Looks like you were a pretty lucky young lady.

You don't mean it.

The lab ran some tests on these.

We found strands of Marjorie's hair pressed into the cloth.

All right, easy, Susan.

You were lucky. You got away.

Yes, but Marjorie didn't.

Now, don't worry.

We're doing everything possible to catch the strangler.

We just wanted you to check these gloves for us.

Looks like I owe you an apology, Susan.

Up until last night, I was beginning to have some doubts about your story.

You mean you thought I made the whole thing up?

Well, not exactly.

We've had cases before where a girl claimed she was molested.

Only it turns out the boy was just trying to pick her up.

Only she gets excited and makes a big production out of it.

You see, what threw us off was your story about the mask and gloves.

An attacker usually doesn't wear such things.

Yes, but you found the gloves.

Yeah.

Now all we have to do is find the killer.

Looks like we're dealing with a real weirdo this time.

The reporters are waiting to talk to you out there, Susan.

Are they?

Do us a favor, Susan.

Don't tell them any more than you have to. Yes, the less publicity, the better.

You follow me?

so anxious to talk to you. I know it's been a terrible ordeal, but it'll just

take a few minutes of your time. Hold it!

There it is, the whole story.

Just the way I knew it would be.

Everybody in town is talking about it.

I did it, and nobody knows.

Nobody will ever know.

We'll have to conclude our story, since we seem to have lost our leading lady.

The police arrived on the scene a few moments later and arrested her

but this offered Susan very little consolation.

I see someone putting a coin in the jukebox.

I know better than to try to talk above it. I shall continue in a moment.

That is all for tonight.

I hope to see you next week when the special will be our frosted, tutti

cherry crush, marshmallow fudge ecstasy. Until then, good night and

pleasant dreams.