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Good evening, and welcome to the Alfred Hitchcock Hour.

With trailer camps springing up at every corner, and all America taking to the

road, I thought you might be interested in this, the latest in trailers.

This model is a superb gasoline saver, for it comes complete with this lovely

violin, a set of earrings, and two stolen horses.

I see it is time for you to face the music.

Here it is, after which we shall view tonight's story.

Daddy come today?

He was going to teach me how to swim underwater.

Daddy couldn't, darling. He had to talk to some parents.

It's vacation time, isn't it?

I know.

Daddy always has to think of next term. His parents might send their son to

another school.

I wish he could see my castle.

It's a beautiful castle.

And it's a beautiful day.

We have the whole beach to ourselves.

No, we don't.

There?

Yeah, out there.

Well, he has some hers.

I thought I had the whole Pacific Ocean reserved today.

Mom, can I go in the water once more?

Oh, all right. Be sure to stay in the shallow part.

Okay. Toss me my ball.

Tony, you're much too far off!

He's all right.

He's all right.

He's all right.

I don't know how to thank you. Please don't even try.

Tony, I don't know whether I should hug you or thank you. Right now, I think you

better dry it.

I'll be right back.

Tony, are you cold tears?

How you doing?

What were you trying to do? Swim to Hawaii?

I told him to stay near the shore.

Oh, I'm very grateful.

I can't swim.

If you hadn't been there... Well, I'm only glad I could help.

I'm Sally Mitchell.

This awful boy is Tony, though I... I don't know if you should even talk to

Hi, Tony.

Hi.

Hey, you're cold, aren't you? Yes, I am, rather.

Well, it's a natural reaction.

Thanks. I recommend an old airport, really.

Spit out of that wet suit into a dry martini.

I think I just assumed soaking a long, hot bath.

Are we going home?

Yes. Well, let me help you with your thing.

Oh, thanks.

There you are, Colonel.

There you go.

Here, Tony.

Would you have my shoes, dear, please?

Let me take those things. Oh, thank you.

Thanks. Didn't you bring your car?

I'm afraid I couldn't.

I haven't got one.

Oh, do you have far to go? I'm staying at the entryway.

Please, let me drive you.

No, no, no, no. You need that hot bath.

Besides, I can still get a couple of hours more sun.

Are you sure?

Positive.

Hey, Tony, stay out of deep water down here.

Okay.

What's the matter with me?

I can't just drive out of your life after what you've done.

You said thanks.

That's all I've got to say. No, it isn't. My husband will want to meet you

talk with you.

Perhaps you could have dinner with us tomorrow night.

All right, thanks. I'd love to. We'll pick you up at the Edgewater at 7.

Fine. Oh, wait a minute. I don't even know your name.

Roscoe. Ray Roscoe.

I guess the trouble is I began to take that off -we -go into the wild blue

yonder stuff too seriously.

Basically the off -we -go part made me restless.

Thank you.

Anyway, I couldn't see staying in the Air Force until I was too old to do

anything else.

So you quit after 12 years of service.

Takes a lot of courage to make a decision like that. I can't say that

regretted one minute of it.

But then I've only been out three weeks.

Well, what are you going to do now?

No thanks.

I'm looking for a little place of my own.

Somewhere where I can sit on the front porch and prop my feet up and watch the

oranges drop out of the trees.

John, aren't the Richardsons in the orange business?

Yes, they own one of the largest groves in the county.

They ought to know if there's any land for sale.

Well, it'll have to be a pretty small piece from what I've seen around here.

Even on flying pay, you can't save very much money in the Air Force.

Oh, the liquor and the cigarettes are cheap enough, but the poker is terribly

expensive.

I'll call Phyllis Richardson first thing in the morning.

See if she has any ideas.

Oh, Kira, this is Mr.

Roscoe.

Hello, Kira.

How you do, sir?

Kira's from Norway. She just came over last year.

Dinner will be ready in five minutes, Mrs. Mitchell. Thank you, Kira.

You know, I've been thinking.

If you do find a place you like, how are you going to finance it?

I'll have to get a loan if I can.

Look, you did something pretty important for me.

If you need a loan, I'd be glad to help.

I couldn't do that.

Why not?

Well, for one thing, I'm sure it isn't any easier saving money teaching than it

is flying.

Sally and I own this school.

We built it up ourselves.

It was a struggle at first, so I know what it's like getting a start.

But it's quite a thriving place now.

I think we can manage $5 ,000.

Five thousand.

Wow.

Well, that's most generous of you.

But no thanks. I prefer to do it on my own. Well, how are you going to look for

an orange grove without a car?

Well, I got four fingers and a thumb.

I've also got some pretty big ideas too, haven't I?

Here I am one step away from being a beachcomber and I'm...

Talking about blithely sailing around the country looking for a beautiful

grove.

Oh, I can hitchhike, all right.

I should be hitchhiking down to the employment office looking for a job.

You know, the world gets to look very small looking down from a plane.

Like you could handle it easily.

But it gets pretty big when they clip your wings.

Pilots to tower. Clear for landing.

Tower to pilot. Tower to pilot.

Clear for landing.

Over. Roger.

Come on in.

Crash. Let me try it, Uncle Ray. Let me.

Boy, you really made her fly.

Girls don't care much about flying airplanes, do they, Carol?

Tell you what.

Why don't we play hide and seek?

Let me be it, Uncle Ray.

Okay.

be grateful that he keeps Tony amused.

Tony is just crazy about him.

What about you?

Me?

Well, he's very charming.

It's just that he's been here three weeks already.

It's our idea, Sally. We invited him.

Has he mentioned anything to you about Orange Grove lately?

Not since he looked at the place that the Richardson suggested.

He said it was too big for him.

Don't you have the feeling he isn't looking very hard?

Sally, you know how I feel about Ray. He did something for me I can't ever

forget.

Sometimes I wake up in a sweat thinking what could have happened.

I'm grateful too, John.

God,

you're great.

Now you're it. You're it.

Okay. Everybody hide.

One, two, three, four, five, six.

Seven, eight, nine, ten. Here I come, ready or not.

Gotcha.

Kira, you don't understand American games.

You lose, I win.

And the winner always collects.

Do you want me to talk to him?

No, I guess it's better coming from me.

Hi.

Something wrong?

I want to talk to you.

Would you like a beer?

No, thanks.

It's about Kira.

It seems you've been making a pass at her.

Kira been complaining?

No.

It's Sally.

Oh, come on, John.

Don't tell me your wife's been spying on me. I didn't know she cared.

Tony saw you in the summer house.

And what did Tony say that he saw?

Mind if I ask him? I want Tony kept out of this.

Okay.

Kira's very young.

They're responsible for her.

If anything happens... Oh, John, you're just having a little harmless fun.

You know how it is.

Or maybe you don't.

You've got your honor to think of and the position of the school.

So long as you're here, I want that girl left alone.

Okay.

Kira isn't the only well -shaped pebble on the beach.

Class dismissed?

Yeah. Good.

I think I'll take the car out and check on an orange grove.

Well, I'm glad of that anyway.

What is it?

It's Ray.

He's had an accident.

Well, the policy's right here in my desk.

All right, I'll bring it out then.

What happened?

Nothing very serious, but the other driver's kicking up a row. He wants to

our insurance policy.

Guess he doesn't take Ray's word for it.

What'd you expect me to do?

Run off the road just so that you can pass me. I could have sworn you had more

room on the right. You hadn't been in such a hurry.

Here he is now.

John.

John, I'm sorry about this.

Are you the owner of this car? Yes, my name is John Mitchell. This is my wife,

Sally.

Mr. Rothko is our houseguest.

Yeah, so he told me. I should think you'd be more careful who you lent your

to. He came racing up behind us.

This is Mr. and Mrs. Sherston from Washington, D .C. And you can tell by

tire marks I was well to the right. It was just an accident, George.

Nothing to get heated about.

Why don't we go inside and have a drink and talk this over calmly?

I think that's a fine idea myself.

So do I.

Well, I guess you're right.

Damage is done, though.

Good getting into an uproar.

Do you drive all the way from Washington?

Yes, and we've had a wonderful trip.

George has been saving up his leave for three years.

So we have four whole months vacation this summer.

Oh, this is wonderful.

You're our first guest.

You have a bedroom, living room. Something is like a real home.

You work for the government, Mr. Sherston? Internal revenue.

Ouch. Well, I have nothing to do with collecting taxes. I'm a statistician.

You just figure out how much you need and let the other boys collect it, eh?

One thing about working for Uncle Sam.

Just a few more years and George will get the pension.

Well, sit down. Make yourselves comfortable.

Thank you. I'll go fix the drink.

Let me help you.

Do you plan to stay in California?

If we can find a nice quiet spot around here.

Even I don't like trailer camps much.

We prefer to be off on our own.

I don't blame him.

We've heard of a place in the woods few miles north of here that sounds ideal

for a week or two By the way before I forget here's the name of my insurance

agent. Oh, thank you Here we are Well,

what should we drink to no more accidents to the nicest people I ever

into

What's the matter?

I'm sorry, John. I had a terrible time getting Tony off to day camp this

morning. He doesn't want to do anything anymore without his Uncle Ray.

Where's Kira?

In her room, brooding.

She knows you talked to Ray about her.

Them.

He probably told her.

She practically accused me last night.

Oh, it's so ridiculous.

Of being jealous of her.

I'll get it.

Hello?

No, he is not here.

Oh. Hello, George.

What?

What happened?

That's terrible. He hasn't any idea how to behave.

All right, George.

Is that George Shersey? Yes.

About the insurance? He's a romantic. He can hardly talk. Ray's been pestering

his wife.

Oh, no.

He drove out to the trailer the other night while George was away and made a

pass at Eve.

Well, I'm not surprised. I saw the way he looked at her in the trailer.

What's the matter with him?

First he manhandles Kira, now Eve?

The next one may be you.

I think it's time Ray found another place to live.

Don't worry.

I'm still grateful, but... There's something very wrong about this guy.

I'm uneasy every minute he's around.

Yes, so am I.

John, please, you will ask him to leave.

As soon as he comes in.

I've got some mail for you.

Hope you get better news than I did.

I want to talk to you.

Coincidences never cease.

There's something I want to ask you, too.

What I've got to say isn't very pleasant.

I'd like you to leave as soon as you can.

Tonight, if possible.

Have you been talking to our friendly tax man, George Shurston, by chance?

He isn't feeling very friendly toward you.

He shouldn't leave a pretty young wife like that alone.

She's bound to get restless.

He says you forced yourself on her. And you believed him.

But of course you did. Because that gives you a reason to get rid of me,

it? Let's call it the last straw.

You're tired of me.

I'm still grateful to you for what you did.

How grateful?

John.

How much is it worth to you to get rid of me?

Well, if you need a couple of hundred dollars... A couple of hundred?

You once offered me $5 ,000. I offered you a loan to help you finance an orange

grove, if you found one.

Oh, I see.

Does that offer still stand?

On the same condition.

You're a nice guy, John.

You really are.

I knew you were a nice guy the first moment I ever saw you.

But $5 ,000 isn't going to get it.

I need $20 ,000. I've got to have it. $20 ,000? I'm in trouble.

My past is catching up with me.

Just had a letter from an old friend of mine, a retired sea captain.

I once saved his life, too.

I told you, saving lives is a hobby of mine.

Anyway, he was properly grateful and invested in a small business that I was

supposed to start.

Now he wants his money back.

And? And I haven't got it, but you have.

This school of yours is a going concern. What about the money you saved?

Oh. Oh, uh...

My Air Force pay?

Well, I'm saving that for my orange grove. Got to think of my future, you

You practically admit you swindled this man out of his money and now you expect

me to lend you some?

You're absolutely right.

Lending money always does create a bad feeling.

You'd better make it an outright gift.

Why?

Why should I?

Well, let's put it this way.

Now, if you'd known in advance that you could save your child from drowning by

paying $20 ,000, you'd have paid it, wouldn't you?

Well, of course you would so I just extended you credit I Saved the child

and gave you a chance to pay later.

I Think the price is very reasonable, don't you?

It's payday John You

are going on a long journey to

your local stations

But please do not disembark, or you'll miss the last half of our story.

I don't mind the local stations identifying themselves, but they seem

identifying a large number of other people as well. But take heart.

We have only one more interruption before we return to our play.

Did you find out what you suspected?

We're right.

Where's Tony? I put him to bed as soon as he came home. Ray hasn't seen him all

day. Good.

Oh, hello, John.

Did you bring the money?

There isn't going to be any money.

Suit yourself.

I can sit out here all summer if I have to.

You're leaving tonight, Ray.

Oh, no, John, no, John, no, John, no.

I drove down to Carmel this afternoon and saw an old friend, General Beckett.

made some inquiries for me. There never was any Ray Rothko in the Air Force.

You mean I don't exist?

Well, then I guess I'll have to throw your kid back in the ocean.

Get out.

You're not reading me very good, John.

I like it here.

Nice climate.

Lots of pretty women.

Kira.

Eve.

Your wife's not bad either.

Oh, please, John. Don't be physical.

You're not the type.

If you don't leave right now, I'm going to call the police.

And what are you going to tell the police, John?

That I saved your child from drowning?

That you were properly grateful and invited me to stay in your home?

And then you threw me out? Oh, come on.

You know, Sally...

Kira thinks you're jealous of her.

I could give a nice little story to the newspapers.

A scandal at South Mead School.

Headmaster's wife and foreign girl in triangle with hero who saved child's

Mitchell Boy says I still believe in Uncle Ray.

Tony would do that for me, too. That kid's crazy about me. Well, he won't be

crazy about you when he finds out you lied to him about being in the Air

The papers will never believe that story.

They might not believe it, but they'll print it.

And a lot of high -principled parents will be reading it.

Now, if you'll excuse me, I think I'll take a little walk outside. I know you

two have a lot to discuss.

Oh, John, that's 20 ,000.

That's a two and four zeros.

I just can't believe it.

It's monstrous.

Two ordinary people haven't done anything to be ashamed of.

We must be able to get rid of a man like that.

We can.

We'll go to the police.

He tried to kill me.

Ray.

Ray.

He's all right. He's just knocked out.

I'll get some water. No.

Leave him. He'll come around soon enough.

He'll be a lot less trouble if he didn't.

What happened? How'd it start?

He came to the trailer again today.

I wasn't there. He tried to attack Eve. Oh, no.

She fought him off, scratched his face, and when she told me, I grabbed a gun

and came over.

I'll call the police. No!

I came after him with a gun. I fired at him.

That's assault with a deadly weapon.

George, you said he was strangling you. I'll back up your story.

You don't understand.

This will be in the papers.

The Civil Service Commission will read it. Even if I don't go to jail, I'll

my job for sure.

They won't stand for anything messing your personal life. But you were trying

protect your wife.

It'll be Ray's story against the three of us. They don't fire a man for

protecting his home and family.

Look, that sounds very noble, but it won't read like that. I know what's

happened to other men in the department who've gotten mixed up in less than

this. The slightest cloud of suspicion and I'll be finished.

He's still unconscious.

Better call a doctor.

I'll take him to the hospital. Where's the nearest?

Centerville. Will you help me with him to the car?

I can't sleep.

Neither can I.

Poor George.

I hope he managed all right at the hospital.

He was so scared.

About his job.

I know.

All right, I'll be right over.

Just before George got Ray to the hospital, he noticed that he'd stopped

breathing.

What?

Ray's dead.

I killed him.

I'm so glad you came. He won't listen to me. Where is he?

Over there.

George!

You can't do this.

I know what I'm doing.

We've got to go to the police.

We have to tell them the truth.

They'll never believe us. Never.

You listen to me.

I've had more chance to think about this than you.

This is the only thing to do.

But it was an accident.

Can you convince the police of that?

You know the questions they'll ask.

Why did you kill Ray Roscoe, Mr. Mitchell?

He was strangling you.

Self -defense when it was two against one and he was unarmed?

I didn't mean to kill him.

Did you call a doctor?

You saw he was badly injured.

We tried to get him to the hospital. Can you prove that?

My wife. Did you like Ray Roscoe, Mr. Mitchell?

No. Then why did you keep him in your house?

Was he blackmailing you? You wanted to get rid of him, didn't you? You wanted

him dead.

And you killed him.

That's enough.

Look, that's only a sample.

Think of the questions they're going to ask me about Eve.

Why I brought a gun to your place.

Can't you see it's the only thing to do?

Or we'll both be facing a murder charge.

But the last query is, what happened to him?

No one will know.

Even I'll be away from here in an hour.

We'll keep in touch with you in case there should be any trouble.

John, I'm sorry about this.

It isn't your fault.

Brought it on himself.

Even though he is dead, I still hate his... Guts.

I'll help.

No.

You better go home.

And you tell Sally what we've decided.

I'll finish here.

All right.

Can we go to the beach this morning, Mom?

Well, if I don't have time, Kira can take you.

I wish Uncle Ray was still here. He's much better at volleyball than Kira.

I told you, Tony.

He had to go away.

You know, we only invited him for a few days anyway.

Your mail, Mr. Mitchell.

Thank you, Carol.

Tony, run along and finish your breakfast with Carol, would you please?

I always have it in here.

Do as I say.

I'll do you some eggs. The special way you like them.

Tear it up?

He's out of our lives. He never existed.

Sally, he isn't out of our lives.

Whoever sent this letter knows he was staying here.

It was sent care of us.

Dear Mr. Rothko, I've had no word from you about the $20 ,000 you owe me. It

seems I'm unable to force you to return.

This, but let me tell you, I shall spare no expense to expose you and have you

arrested for fraud.

Unless the money is in my hands within 24 hours, I'm putting the whole matter

the hands of the police.

Captain Charles Faulkner.

Seagate Apartments, Santa Monica.

I'm looking for a man named Faulkner.

His landlord said I might be able to find him here.

That's him.

Thanks.

Mr. Faulkner.

Captain Faulkner.

Yes. My name is Mitchell.

I'm from the Southmead School in Dana.

Oh, yeah.

Friend of Roscoe's.

He was just staying with us for a while.

Was staying with you? Where is he now?

Well, he left our place very suddenly. He didn't tell me where he was going.

I don't believe you.

Your letter just came this morning, right after Ray left.

Oh, you're in the habit of opening other people's mail, are you?

There was no forwarding address for me outside. I thought it might be

You bet it's important.

I'm setting the dogs on that lad, mister.

Took me three months to run him down at your place, and I'll find him again.

Maybe I could help. I'll go to the police this time.

They'll splatter the name of Ray Roscoe all over the country. Couldn't we keep

it down a little? Why, let the whole world know.

Roscoe swindled me out of nearly every penny I had.

But he might have some friends. They could warn him.

Folks like that don't have any friends.

Look, how much did he take you for?

Twenty thousand.

That's an awful lot of money. You're telling me it's a lot.

My whole nest egg, practically.

He was going to buy a fishing boat company with it. I was the first fish he

caught. Well, I'm wiggling off the hook, matey, and getting the money back.

I'd like to give you that money myself.

Why? It ain't your debt.

Roscoe did something for me.

He saved my boy from drowning.

I guess there's some good in everyone.

Well, there's no good in this lad, mate. You don't let him get off the hook.

I'd like to settle our account.

I don't like being under obligation to a man like that.

I don't like it.

$20 ,000.

That should make us both even with him.

That don't make sense.

The check's good, I assure you. You can call the bank.

But this is Saturday. I can't go to the bank till Monday morning.

That gives Roscoe two more days to get lost if you're in cahoots.

I can't lay my hands on $20 ,000 cash right this minute.

Well, you've got something in mind.

I take the check and you run to the cops.

Accuse me of bilking you or something.

No, I think I'd better go to the cops myself. Get them to flush out Ray

Be reasonable. I'm a reputable owner of a boys' school. Why should I be mixed up

with a man like Roscoe?

I just like him as much as you do, maybe even more.

Yeah, well, that's why it don't make sense for you to be laying out $20 ,000

him. Captain Parker, will you stay easy, guys?

Why don't you take it out in the alley?

I'm sorry.

I'm a little on edge.

Problems at the school.

Now, this... I'm sorry.

Let's go.

I guess I know how you feel.

I'll take the check.

Everything's going to be all right. Will be as soon as I get to the bank Monday

morning.

It's not possible not there.

What is it, John?

They're making a survey for a new freeway right through that old quarry.

You mean where George Shurston buried... They'll find it.

When they start digging, they'll find it. Wouldn't it be almost a relief if

did? Relief? The police will move in. Is that any worse than what we've been

going through for three weeks?

I've got to find Shurston. Get him to move that body.

John, wait a minute, please.

Let's be reasonable.

We keep getting in deeper and deeper.

You ought to be all over when you paid off Mr. Falken. Now, there's this.

There'll always be something to keep us on edge. And if it doesn't happen, we'll

be expecting it to happen.

Ocean View Park. That's where the Sherstons are now. I'll drive up there

away. No, John.

John, go to the police yourself.

We've gone too far for that. What could I tell them now? The truth.

And what if George panics and puts all the blame on me? Remember, I was the one

who killed Roscoe. In self -defense, John. Oh, darling, you're an intelligent

man. How many times have you said the full truth can never hurt? You tell that

to your students. It's different when it happens to you at home.

I'm going to Sherston.

John!

John!

Nothing's gone wrong, has it?

They've decided to put a road through your old campsite. They're making a

and digging up the whole area, right where Roscoe's body's buried. Oh, no.

Wait, wait.

Nothing to worry about yet.

If they're just making a survey now, it'll take weeks before they start

We have to remove that body right away, tonight.

John, it's Saturday.

People are all over that place weekends.

I tell you what, we'll go back Monday night. No, I can't wait. I wouldn't have

moment's peace.

Take it easy, John.

George is right.

Monday would be safer.

I'm sorry, Eve.

You don't have to come with me.

I can fight it myself.

John, John, wait, wait.

I didn't realize that you were this upset.

I'll tell you what you do. You go on home and forget all about it. I'll take

care of Roscoe. No, we're in this together.

I've got the trailer.

I'm going to have to take him and bury him somewhere else. That's a risk. Why

should you take it too?

I let you go through this alone once before.

This time I share the responsibility.

I said I'd do it.

What I meant was that there's no need for you to stick your neck out.

I want to.

All right.

We'd better meet there, then.

Let's say 9 o 'clock.

9 o 'clock.

Oh, John, I've been so worried.

What did they say?

Shurston practically broke down.

He begged me not to go to the police.

Don't let him influence you, dear. He's just worrying about his government job,

that's all.

I think it was something else.

I had a feeling he wasn't being straight with me.

He was so insistent on going there alone.

There's something he's hiding from us.

John, please listen to me. Go to the police right now. I'll go with you. No,

yet. I'm going to meet Shurston at the quarry in just an hour. I want to be

sure. Well, let me go with you. We'll both... No, stay there.

John, please.

Is John here?

No, he hasn't arrived yet.

Hello,

Sally. I thought I'd get started. No sense of standing around.

What time are you supposed to meet John?

Nine o 'clock.

Yeah, we made better time on the highway than we expected.

Have you already... Yes.

It's still only quarter to nine.

If I hadn't come, you would have finished and left before John had a

arrive.

Why not?

It wasn't a very pleasant job.

You ought to be glad.

You wanted to do it alone.

John said you wanted to do it alone.

Well, they wanted to do him a favor.

Favor?

Like the night you buried Ray?

You didn't wait for John that night either.

Why not? What were you afraid of?

You didn't want John to see the body because you killed Ray, didn't you?

I've had enough of this.

We're clearing out of here right now. No, you're going to wait for John.

Eve, go start the car.

You, get out of here.

Well, if I do, I'm going to go straight to the police.

It's true, isn't it?

You shot him.

See a ghost?

Now, then you see you made all this fuss about nothing. I wasn't even dead.

You were all in this together.

It was just a horrible trick to blackmail us.

Well, I'd rather like to think of it as a good melodrama.

Macabre.

Grizzly.

It's very effective.

Hey, let's get going.

Patience, George, patience.

After all, Mrs. Mitchell is one of the stars of our little drama.

We wouldn't want to cheat her of the clever Daniel Moore.

I can't believe you planned the whole thing.

How did you manage to be right there when my boy was drowning?

Ah, the one flaw in my...

Otherwise perfect script.

I simply called out to the boy and lured him into the deeper water.

But suppose he hadn't gone.

Then I had three alternative openings for our little playlet.

Fortunately, the first one worked smooth as glass.

You didn't even save him. In fact, you might have killed him. No, no, you don't

understand good dramaturgy. There would never be a killing in one of my scripts.

Oh, come, come, Captain. No need to whisper.

If you have something to say, speak up. Speak up.

If you ain't gonna wait for Mitchell, let's get rolling.

Oh, Captain Faulkner, this is Mrs. Mitchell.

The captain is a senior member of our little repertory company.

Confidentially, he's a bit of a ham.

Captain Faulkner.

About your husband.

His sense of timing is atrocious.

Now, if only he'd given the check to the captain, say, on Friday, we wouldn't

have had to hang around here this weekend and play out the final scene for

and John.

The final scene should go so long and no longer. This one's already gone long

enough.

You'll never be able to cash that check when John finds out about this.

Why?

Why should John stop the check?

He has no reason to associate the captain with us.

And how could he possibly tie in the check with your disappearance?

And if he has an ounce of the actor in him, he'd be so grief -stricken he won't

even think of the money.

Captain, Eve, you better start driving now.

Take the cliff road.

And now, Sally, we come to the final scene of our little playlet.

I'm truly sorry it had to end this way.

But then, except for the final curtain, it's exactly the way I wrote it.

George! George!

Now,

Kevin, you're all right. Yes, I'm all right.

Oh, you did call the police. You did.

I decided to take your advice for once.

I wish you'd taken mine and stayed away from him.

You see, I couldn't really let you kill me.

I told you, saving lives was my hobby.

Oh, you wouldn't be interested in buying a slightly used trailer, would you?

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