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Heat. Heat.

Heat. Heat.

Welcome, sir. Welcome to the immortal

hills. Thank you.

It's all by way of making you feel right

at home, Bobby.

Mr. Chairman,

>> come along, sir.

>> After you. This is your place now, you

know. Of course. It isn't as if you

wasn't any stranger here, Bob.

>> But somehow this place all looks

different to me. Like I never saw it

before. Well, maybe I never had to. But

it's cool as an ice box in here. Oh,

that thing hasn't worked in years.

Cement holds the wet, you know, makes

the air a wee bit Christmasy. Won't

bother you none once you get down to

work. I'm not sworn in. Yeah.

>> Oh, that's only for show, sir. Now, let

me see if I got the list of committemen

right. First, chairman Robert Craft

yourself. Mr. Horner, treasurer, your

uncle George, secretary, and of course,

Mr. Trobridge and Mr. Bates making five

and all. Right.

>> Right. You can find me at any time. My

dwelling straight across the boulevard

opposite the gate. Makes it nice living

so close to my work. Now, would you like

to see the site, sir? Give the roof a

chance to catch the heat.

>> If you get to make a tour, it's a bit

warmer outside. It's square map. Oh,

yes, sir. That's a map of the entire

cemetery down to the we speck of dust.

Here we are. And here's my shed with the

ro stone. And there's the gate you come

in.

>> Certainly kept it up to date. There's

the new moselium on there already. Hey.

Oh, yes, sir. This map's going to be a

big help to you, Bobby. Suppose you got

the customer and you want to know what

ground we can show him. This is where

the map comes in. One look and quick as

a wink, you know who's wear and what's

what. It's them pins that makes it so

easy. The black ones stand for the ones

that is already there and the white ones

for them as has made their arrangements

for the future. Now, for example, here's

my place. Lovely, isn't it, Bob? There.

Sun in the morning, but gets those trees

to give shade in the afternoon heat.

>> McKe, you've been on this job now 40

years, right?

>> Well, I guess the committee's right.

It's high time we retired you. Nothing

to worry about. Full pension. You draw

the same check every month.

>> I'm to be paid for nothing from no one.

>> No, you're to be paid for 40 years of

devotion and that's something.

>> Anyone in mind to replace her? Oh, I I

hadn't given it much thought, but uh my

there must be plenty of young and hard

muscle to give the right teeth for my

shoes. It's a lovely place to work.

You're outside near mother air.

>> Well, let me know if you find somebody.

>> All right. I will.

>> Yes, sir. That's quite a map.

Pardon me, sir. I just wanted to show

you where we keep this in case of

emergencies.

>> No need to worry though. We haven't had

none yet.

>> Oh, you expecting visitors, sir?

>> No, but that sounds like Stu Drexel.

>> All right, Drexel and Pretty Beth Paris.

She was promised.

>> Looks like they're hitched.

>> She finally caught me. Bob

>> Bethy, many happy returns of the day.

Stu, that's a great place you picked for

a honeymoon. Oh, marriage has made me

conservative. How about it, Mrs. D? Can

I carry you over the threshold?

>> I still don't think it's so very funny.

I think it's positively awful if you

really want to know the truth.

>> Oh, Bethy, don't be that way. What's the

trouble?

>> How would you like to get a cemetery

plot for a wedding gift?

>> Now, Bethy, you know, I've never met it

for a present. It's just a formal legal

sort of thing. You see, Dad left part of

my inheritance in trust for when I got

married. One of the provisions was that

myself and my wife had first class

accommodations here at the immortal

hills. Doesn't cost us a scent, but we

have to buy the plots before the bank

will let me have the cash. You know,

Dad, he never did consider me much on

responsibility.

>> He was a very smart man.

>> Oh, I that he was. And though a boy

bride should have her thoughts far from

doom, it's a lucky girl whose

father-in-law provides from the beyond

for her future.

>> Isn't he sweet?

Thanks, Scotty.

Bob,

give us a cup near the old man, will

you? And call up Owens at the bank in

the morning so I can cash a check.

>> I don't think it's funny at all.

>> From the last administration, sir. Folks

get a wee bit rocky when they come out

here sometimes. Best to be prepared.

Don't they hatch?

Thank you.

Oh, over here. That's where the Drexel

bunch is.

Ah, it'll get so you'll love it out

here, Bobby. It's a fine and green and

lovely place. A fine place to slip away

from the cares of the world. Slip away

and love a wee bit.

As retiring chairman of the Immortal

Hill Cemetery Management Committee, I

haven't got

>> It is now my very great pleasure to

announce the appointment of Robert

Craft, president of Craft's department.

>> Now, George, don't shush me. You

railroaded me into this.

>> Now, wait a minute, Bob. It's your turn.

Last year was his turn. The year before

it was mine. Nobody refuses to take the

championship. Pardon us, Henry.

>> President of Craft's department store.

>> Why?

>> Nobody ever has. It's just not done,

son.

>> Well, can you give me one good reason

why I should take over the management of

a whole big cemetery when I'm up to my

neck in my own business?

>> As return,

>> of course I can. tradition, particularly

for us crafts. You always hop on

dignity, honor, prestige. Well, how do

you think we got it? Because your

great-grandfather, your grandfather, and

your father served on every community

project, board, and committee that was

ever created. They served for free, but

they did it for business. That's what a

fine family has to do in this town. And

you can't refuse to do it without losing

a lot of respect from our customers. And

another thing,

it's just not done.

>> Well, pass me over till next year. I'm

up to my ears.

>> Bob, do you realize you're talking about

only a few hours a month at the most?

McKe, the caretaker, handles everything.

All you do is show up once a week and

sign the checks.

>> It's getting late.

>> Proceed, Henry.

>> Raise your right hand.

>> Well, what about Bill Haner?

>> Raise your right hand.

Do you, Robert Craft, swear to discharge

the duties and responsibilities of this

office faithfully and completely to the

utmost of your abilities?

>> I do. Congratulations, Bob.

>> Trac,

thank you, Uncle George.

>> Uh, okay, Miss Lane. You can put through

his calls now.

>> Thank you, Mr. Watson. I'll ring him for

you now.

>> Hello.

There's a guy named Watson on the phone.

Says it's urgent. Do you know him?

>> Ofen Watson. Osen Watson. You know,

>> the Undertaker. Well, hello.

Well, thank you very much, Mr. Watson.

I'll do the best job I can. Yes, sir.

>> Oh, you're kidding.

Well, sir, uh, don't worry about it.

I'll I'll take care of it myself. I'll

be there within an hour. Yes, sir. Thank

you.

>> What about this ad?

>> Have to wait. I'm sorry.

>> Well, now call him the key. You don't

have to go up there every time. This is

different.

>> Somebody prominent.

>> Stu Drexel and his wife.

>> Stu and Betsy.

No.

Hi. Hi, Jess

McK. This is Mr. Jessup at the Milford

Harold.

>> Hi, Jess. Jess. Oh, the west slope

between the Pattersons and the Finleys.

>> What else is new?

>> You were my big news for the day. Asked

about plans for the coming year, Craft

revealed the Immortal Hills will install

a drive-in bar to stimulate additional

trade.

I'm stuck with the abitery detail. Boy,

it's cold in here.

>> Key, let's get that heat on that later

in tomorrow. We better get ready for the

interment.

>> That'll be done, sir.

>> And they better change the Drexal pens.

Black instead of white.

>> Oh, they already got black things, sir.

>> Oh, who changed it?

>> Well, now the last I remember was the

very day they come out here to give you

the order and you stuck in two pens.

>> Yeah, I guess that's right. Must have

picked up the wrong color.

>> Oh, nothing. It's just a little weird,

that's all.

What?

>> Well, the kids came out here right after

they tied the knot. They bought a couple

of plots.

Stu was complying with some technicality

in his trust. And it was all very cute.

We had a couple of laughs. And

afterwards, I jabbed two pins in the

map, white pins, I thought, just to make

it official. And I hear today they've

been killed. And the maps had them on

the blacklist all the time.

>> Okay. So, what? Well, nothing. It just

made me feel a little eerie, that's all.

>> I think he means he marked the young

couple for death, sir.

>> Yeah, I guess that was it. That must

have been the feeling I had.

Well, it's funny what'll go through a

guy's mind, isn't it?

Do me a favor, McKe. If he starts

florins again,

be sure he stays away from the west

slope between the Pattersons and the

Finleys.

>> Indeed, I will, sir.

>> Hi, Annie. What are you doing out here?

>> I had a lunchon date, but I was stood

up.

>> I know a nice little place down the

street.

>> I just might take you up on that.

>> I won't hold my breath.

>> George told me about Beth and Stuart,

and I just had to see you. made me think

how lucky we are just to be alive and

together.

>> And this is Mr. McKe. This is Miss

Craig, my fiance. Andy,

>> how do you do?

>> Would you be wanting me for anything

else, Bobby?

>> No thanks, Andy.

>> Bob. H

>> What's wrong?

>> Oh, nothing. I'm just a little

depressed, that's all. But you'll take

care of that.

And I kept wishing we could keep our

appointment. Oh, rendevu if you don't

mind. Your gray flannel is showing.

Actually, do you know what made me turn

around and come here instead of going

home?

>> Well, I was driving along, feeling

rejected, and then all of a sudden, I

saw you very clearly in my mind.

Bob, it's just that you're too

attractive. After all, president of a

department store and in charge of the

immortal hills.

>> Irresistible.

>> I saw you and I heard you. Lunchtime,

Annie. That's what you said. distinctly

>> last time, Annie. Well, I can do better

than that, I hope.

>> Oh, you did. You said I want you

and I need you and a whole lot of lovely

things I'd be embarrassed to repeat.

>> Yeah.

You know, just about the time you were

seeing me, I had you on my mind.

>> That's amazing.

>> No, I mean it. And I don't blame you for

not wanting to repeat what I was

thinking.

>> We better go to lunch or get married

or I can just as easily join Jess at

that little spot down the road he spoke

of.

>> We regret the management does not permit

exchanges once the merchandise has been

purchased.

>> Then I'll freshen up.

Immortal Hills Crap. Hi, Carl. No,

terrible.

No, I'm sorry. The funeral's been

confined to the immediate family. Yeah.

All right, Carl. I'll see you later.

>> No, no.

Man, you're right.

>> What?

>> You're right. We are lucky to lucky to

be alive and

be with each other.

Come on.

Hey, nobody home. Eat nor drink nor

money have

a well.

Hey Bobby,

be

happy.

Ah, I picked this stone for glass. Fine

and rich and swirly. I'm a granite man

myself.

>> Bobby. Bobby, I've got a surprise.

>> Found your replacement.

>> Oh, well, no, no, not yet. But I'm

scouting the countryside. This is far

sweeter.

This is what I call getting things done.

>> Okay. You should have been an executive.

>> Hey, best take off your coat, Bobby.

You'll be getting overheated.

Fairly quiet this week. Only one

passing. Now, if you've just signed

these,

>> let's get rid of these flowers.

>> Oh, I They smell a wee bit sickly. I was

hoping to keep them for the burial this

afternoon.

>> We need my help.

>> Oh, no. This is just an average funeral.

They don't come like the Drexel doings

every day. Thank the Lord.

The key this bill for W. Asham.

What's it for?

Well, he's the lad for this afternoon,

Booby.

Oh, no need to look so sad. Willis was

the same age lad as me.

Oh, there's something I've been meaning

to tell you. Mighty queer. It strikes

me, but I went to the map just after we

got the news to change Willisam's spin

to black. It was already black.

Looks like there might be something

creepy up with that map.

Changing pin colors without human

assistance. No less.

>> I changed Mr. EM's pin. Andy, you

>> But Bob, you haven't been here since he

died.

>> Jess, please.

>> I know. I changed his pin before he

died, not after.

>> Jess, it's Bob Craft. Can you come over

here right away?

No, I'm at the cemetery.

>> That map's nothing but an old piece of

paper hanging on the wall. All you do

when you stick pins in it is to make

holes in the paper. White pins, black

pins, safety pins. It doesn't make any

difference. See?

Well, look, it's unfortunate that it

worked out this way, but coincidence is

a part of everyday life. Some are funny,

some are pretty odd, but this one isn't

even good enough to make the back page

of the shopping news. That's all it is,

Bob. Coincidence?

>> Yes,

you're right, Jess. Thanks.

>> That's okay. Sometime when I've tied on

a real head bender, you can do the same

for me.

>> What's your trouble?

>> Well, nothing. But I've

been through all this before.

The grasp and the quiet.

And that sound.

I never knew what it was.

It's the sound of a name being cut into

a headstone. Yeah, I've I've heard of

people who thought they'd been through

the same bit before in their dreams. I

think it's even happened to me.

>> What would you say if I told you this

happens to me regularly? Ever since I

was a child, sometimes as often as every

other week,

>> I'd say you were sensitive or

exaggerating.

>> Third floor sports 9280 gross

compared to 850 has the same date last

year. M

Basement Sports.

>> I'm going to call Bates and Haneer and

Troll Bridge right now and tell them I'm

quitting. Don't worry, George. Nothing

drastic will happen to the store. My

mind's made up.

>> You mean mixed up?

I've lived in Milford all my life, and I

can't remember any man who ever let that

place get the better of him. Why, when I

was chairman, I'll bet I stuck the wrong

colored pins in that thing a dozen

times. If I ran out of one color, I I

use the other. You've only been down

there a couple of times.

>> George,

I put black pins in the map for the

Drexel couple the day they were killed.

Now, I I didn't think anything of it at

the time, and then I took a white pin

out of the map, quite at random, and I

put a black pin in its place. And today,

I find out the old man it belonged to

died during the week.

Bob, that's terrible. For heaven's sake,

Bob. Everybody loves a ghost story.

Where's your sense of humor?

You don't really believe that stuff

you're telling me, do you?

>> No,

but I still think I may be learning

something about myself.

Where are you going?

>> Oh, I think I'll just take a run out of

the cemetery.

>> What for? Sounds like it might be fun.

After all, I've been trying to find some

way to wipe out our competition for

years.

>> Good night, George.

want to take my car.

>> All right.

Won't be but a moment ship. No, don't

bother me. I think I've got it.

>> Oh, that'll be all the key. Is

everything all right, Billy?

>> We'll see you later, Andy.

Well, place hasn't changed a bit since I

was chairman.

Few more pins in the map. Black ones.

>> White ones, too.

Sit down and relax, Bob.

I think I can get this whole thing

cleared up for you.

>> What are you going to do?

>> I'm going to convince you that there's

nothing out here for you to worry about.

>> George, let's forget this. Uh,

>> Bob, I said I'm just going to convince

you.

Well, George, suppose you took Henry

Trobridge's white pin out and put a

black one in its place and tomorrow

morning he turned up dead.

>> It's not a chance.

>> Well, I know not a chance. But suppose

by some weird coincidence, it happened.

Now, it's happened to me three times

already.

>> I deal strictly in fact, son. I don't go

for this coincidence, punk. But if Henry

Trobridge even looks a little peaky

tomorrow, you can resign and I'll back

you up. Now, Henry Trobage, let me see

if I remember.

So, I just mentioned Henry as an

example. Now, you're not going to use

him.

>> Well, Henry's as good a choice as

anybody, considering he directly

preceded you as committee chairman.

>> Wait a minute, George.

You uh better let me put the pin in. If

you do the honors and nothing happens,

it won't be quite as conclusive.

By all means, let's not diverge from the

established pattern.

But I'll have you know I was no slouch

when it came to pinning the tail on the

docket when I was a kid. Uh no

reflection on Henry.

Go ahead, Bob.

You better call Henry and tell him what

we did.

>> He'd only think we were kidding.

>> No, he'd believe you.

>> Then he'd call my physician and he'd

reserve a nice quiet room for me at

Providence Hospital.

Let's keep this quiet, my boy. Henry

can't complain. After all, if his term

had run a week or so longer, he might be

having the willies instead of you.

Hello, Mr. Trob. This is Bob Craft. What

are you doing up so late? Uh, nothing

serious. Uh, I just meant to call Henry

earlier and it slipped my mind. Uh, put

him on, will you? or if he's watching

the movie and enjoying it, uh, ask him

to call me back during the commercial.

>> No, no, Bob. Just hold on and I'll get

him. He's upstairs reading in bed, but

I'm sure he's not asleep.

>> Well, I hate to disturb him.

>> You just hold the wire.

Hello, Henry.

He's not breathing. Bob, I've got to

call a doctor.

>> I understand. I'll hang up right away.

I'm

terribly sorry.

Hey

no,

wait here. This won't take long.

>> Morning.

>> How'd he do, sir?

>> Well, I don't understand it. Jeff said

he'd be here in 20 minutes.

>> I'm sure

Clayborn.

>> So, that's it, huh? Sure. Big enough.

There are the black pins, eh?

We're particularly concerned with these

four. Aisham and the Drexel couple and

now Trobridgeidge.

>> Let me get this straight, Mr. Craft. You

say that every time you stick a black

pin in the map, people turn up dead.

>> That's right.

Well, go ahead, Lieutenant. You think

I'm a crackpot, and I hope you're right.

I just want to prove it beyond a

reasonable doubt.

Stuart and Elizabeth Drexel, DOA,

emergency receiving hospital, result of

highway collision.

William Aishen, cause of death, cerebral

hemorrhage. Henry Trobridge, coronary

thrombosis.

Well, the rule is this. Where no

evidence of homicide exists on initial

investigation, the matter will be

dropped. Investigated and found nothing.

Sorry.

Jess,

>> what's new? Or should I say real?

>> Nothing like murder if that's what

you're after.

>> I'm sorry, Bob saw fit to disturb you,

Lieutenant.

>> No harm, D. What do you make of it,

Jess?

>> I keep telling him it's just

coincidence.

>> Yeah, if I were you, Mr. Craft, I'd take

a week or two off. Take it easy. You

forget all about it.

>> If you're going to use the story, kindly

refrain from mentioning my name.

>> I know. Lieutenant Clayborn with an E on

the end.

>> Boy,

I think Ford Death's going to appear so

flimsy to a policeman.

You never should have called the police.

Rayborn's one of the best. Any other guy

might have looked for a big heavy book

to throw at you.

>> Yeah, I'm here.

On the other hand, maybe that thing's

dangerous.

Really dangerous. Or maybe the element

of danger is in a man than me. Bob, is

there something different about me,

Jess? I'm really beginning to wonder.

>> Hey, buddy. There is anything to this

map that don't go blaming it on nameless

forces. Maybe somebody's trying to scare

you. Could be you got an enemy or two.

Somebody using your desk, George.

>> He came in to keep me company, darling.

>> That was very sweet of him.

>> Oh, darling, you must be dead tired.

>> No sleep and then to have to go back out

there again.

>> There's no crime in needing a good rest.

>> George, I've got some correspondence to

take care of.

>> I've already taken care of your mail,

and I took the liberty of making

reservations for you.

Flight 33 leaving for Miami at 5:45.

My pal Sanford owns one of the finest

hotels in the world.

>> Thanks anyway.

There's nothing I'd rather do, but I

can't possibly go now.

>> Bob,

I gave you my word. If anything happened

to Henry, you could resign. I talked to

Charlie and Bill Holinger, and they

understand completely. It's all fixed,

son. The situation's changed. Until this

thing's cleared up, I'm not about to

resign.

>> Now, when you tell the others, ask them

to meet me here in my office 7:30

tonight.

>> All short notice. Committee can't just

ignore what's happened.

>> I guess you're right,

>> darling.

>> And I'm sorry. I didn't mean to snap

you.

>> Now, why can't you resign?

Well, because

well, possibly something real, unreal, I

don't know, is waiting to kill one of us

every time I jab a black pin into that

mouth.

>> Bob, if you're talking about Henry

Trobridge, the poor man died of a heart

attack. Heart disease is the country's

number one killer.

>> Maybe not in Milford.

>> Oh, Bob, you can't mean that that map is

literally killing people.

>> No, and maybe it isn't the map. Well,

>> what about the other day? You saw me.

You heard me. Lunchtime. Annie, I want

you. I need you.

>> Bob, I was obviously trying to bring a

little a little romance into our very

dull and dismal lives.

>> No, don't try to deny it.

>> I do deny it.

Bob, I love you. I'm

I'm not in any sort of oult thr you.

Hey,

can't you take a joke?

All right, then. I was lying, too. Does

that bring you back to reality again?

Bob,

I think we better take advantage of

of those plane tickets.

George is Mr. Sanfords could be best

man.

The offer is awfully attractive.

>> I love you so much.

>> And if you're going to cry, do it

someplace else.

Now, Bob, it's real simple. We're

willing to play ball with you. If you

want to remain chairman of this

committee, we wouldn't think of trying

to dissuade you because we have

confidence in you. Full confidence.

>> All the confidence in the world, Bob.

>> Now, all we want before we break this up

is a promise from you, Mr. Chairman,

that before you turn in tonight, you'll

go out to the cemetery. Now, let me

finish. You'll go out there and change

my white pen to black and Charlie's and

George's. Just as simple as that. and

then go home and go right to bed.

>> No, sir.

>> You're not the committee, Bob. You're

only our chairman with the duty to carry

out the will of the majority.

We feel that you should do as Bill said

because it'll put an end to this

business once and for all. Otherwise,

we'll do the resigning right here and

now.

>> Well, let me sleep on it. Let's all

sleep on it. I don't think you people

realize what might be involved here.

Motion defeated tonight.

>> Well, your devotion to the principle of

majority rule moves me deeply.

>> Okay.

And good night.

All right, Charlie.

Here goes nothing. Uncle George.

Who is it?

>> It's me, Bobby. Open up.

>> I seen your car lights from my window

driving through the gate so I come

running.

>> You needn't have bothered me key. You

put in a full day already. Now I'll see

you tomorrow.

>> No, no, no. Bobby, please. Bobby,

listen.

When you locked and bolted this place, I

said to myself, "Now, there's a man who

knows his business." That's why I said,

"He may not know everything what's

behind it, but he knows when a thing's

to be fooled with and when it's to be

left alone.

There's nothing to fear with a man like

Bobby crafted the door." That's what I

said.

>> Well, that's fine. Now, you run along

home and don't worry about a thing.

Nothing's going to happen to you.

>> No, please, Bobby. Lock this door again

and send yourself home open.

Or else, who can answer for what may

happen to the whole miserable lot of us?

It'll have to be open sometime. If I

don't do it, they'll get somebody who

will. Good night, Andy. Good night.

Andy, go home.

Hello.

Is this the Immortal Hill Cemetery?

>> What do you want, Jess?

>> Bob, why didn't you ask me? I've been

looking all over town for you.

>> I'm calling from your place now. What

are you doing at the cottage again?

Haven't had enough for one day.

>> Jess, I think I've done something

terribly wrong.

>> Pete, what are you talking about? Well,

we had a meeting of the cemetery

committee after closing tonight. Uh,

Bill Haner, Charlie Bates, and George,

everybody. And they voted to make me

come out here to the cemetery and stick

black pins in the map for each of them,

just like it was some kid's nightmare.

So, I did it.

Just as a black pin in that map for

Charlie Bates and Bill Haner and George.

And if anything happens to them, to any

of them, it's my fault. Nobody else's.

>> Nothing's going to happen to them, Bob.

As a matter of fact, I think they did

you a big favor. I've never heard of a

coincidence involving three people dying

all at once. By tomorrow at this time,

this whole big worry of yours will be

nothing but a lot of hot air.

>> Yeah.

Well, I hope you're right, Jess.

I guess there's nothing for me to do but

see this thing through.

>> I think I'll check on it myself and see

Bob,

Bob,

Hanukkah, Bates, and George.

Heat. Heat.

Heat. Heat.

Sack.

Yes.

>> Lieutenant of Clayborn, please.

>> Homicide.

Homicide. Sergeant Cre.

>> Lieutenant Claybourne, please.

>> Not here. Can I take a message?

>> Sergeant, uh, this is, uh, Bob Craft,

Craft's department store.

>> Oh, sure. Oh, wait. Put a second one on

check.

Uh, Mr. K, are you calling on police

matters or is it just something

personal?

>> Well, uh, it's a little bit of both,

Sergeant.

>> Driving Adams 1311.

>> Thank you.

Three.

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homicide. Yes, sir. Homicide.

This is Bob Craft speaking. I can't get

through to that Adam's number.

>> Huh?

>> Claybornne's at that number and it's

imperative that I speak to him right

now.

>> Well, sir, just a second, sir.

>> I think he's reporting in another line.

They've been trying to get you, but your

life's been busy. Hang up and we'll call

you back right away.

Something happened to Bill Han. Hello,

>> Jess.

>> Jess, uh, I'm expecting a call from

Claybornne. Hang up. Call me back in 10

minutes.

>> Clayburn's with me.

>> Let me talk to him.

>> He's not here now. He's

What's wrong, Tess? Bill

>> Haner's dead.

>> As soon as I found out, I routed Claver

out of the sack and filled him in on the

whole wild story. We were over Hanuker

in 10 minutes with two squad cars

detailed to cover Charlie Bates and your

uncle.

>> How did Haner get it?

>> No, he didn't. That's the trouble.

>> What?

Poor guy just dropped dead.

>> Nothing out of the ordinary.

Bates. Charlie Bates.

>> They found him in his apartment.

>> Say it.

>> No homicide. He just stopped breathing.

>> George?

George? Yeah. I called and told him

about Haner before I left for Clayurns.

By the time the police got there, George

had already left.

>> Well, they'll find him, Bob. Don't

worry.

>> I'll be waiting for word about George.

Let me know.

Heat. Hey, heat. Hey, heat.

We love

Well, Bob,

I see you followed our wishes to the

letter.

>> Come on. I'll I'll drive you home before

you catch pneumonia.

>> You three men made a terrible

contribution to this town tonight,

whether you meant to or not. I'm not

going anywhere, Uncle George. I'm

staying right here.

Well, I I admit that uh what was Charlie

and Bill going so suddenly?

>> Charlie and Bill and Henry and Aisham

and Beth and Stu.

>> Stop looking at the map.

>> You're looking at it. I'm looking at

you.

We're both waiting, aren't we, Uncle

George?

Waiting to see if you escape.

Escape dying.

Nobody escapes that, my boy.

>> The only question is how long?

The only question is, does a man die in

his own time or in the maps?

So far, everyone's been forced to

conform to its schedule.

Everyone but you.

That puts me back on schedule.

My own schedule.

If it makes you feel any better.

Let me tell you something. From now on,

if you want to see me, you're going to

have to come down to the store. I won't

make another special trip on your

account.

The next time I see you, George, we'll

both be right here.

Yes.

>> Homicide.

>> Homicide.

>> This is Robert Craft out of Immortal

Hills.

>> I bar speaking.

>> Lieutenant, my uncle just left here. I

think under the circumstances, the least

you can do is put a man on to watch over

him, no matter how ridiculous the

situation seems to you.

>> Thanks a lot, Mr. Craft. We'll take care

of it right away.

>> He's wearing an overcoat over his robe

and pajamas.

>> We put a description of the wire quite

some time ago.

>> And you do think there's danger.

>> Sergeant Craft, Georgia, driving east on

Bucker Hill Road.

We'll have your uncle say inside of 10

minutes, Mr. Craft. You'll hear from me.

Are you sure your uncle was out there

tonight? You didn't just think you saw

him?

>> I told you we just left here.

>> That was 2 hours ago. And no sign of him

any place. I put out an off points after

the first hour. He's not on the road and

he's not home.

>> Hold the wire. Lieutenant

You better come out, Lieutenant.

He's still here.

Where you been all the day?

Where have you been all the day?

>> Andy,

I've been out hunting, mother. I've been

out hunting,

mother.

Make my bed softer. Make my bed soon.

But I'm sick,

>> the key. I'm going to burn that stuff in

the greenhouse if this heater doesn't

work by tonight.

>> Bobby, it took a whole lifetime of

collecting for me to get the whole

kaboodleoodle here. And see here, you

haven't even touched your foot, man. You

got to eat if you want to keep above the

ground.

Lights for me, Bobby. Of course, I can

answer for what happens after sundown.

Better wait in the car.

irresistible.

>> Aren't I crazy?

>> Completely.

>> I'll never change, I'm afraid.

>> Annie, uh, I'll see you later,

>> Bob. Please. I take it back.

>> What?

>> That day in the car, I did see you and I

did hear you. I really did. I should

never have denied it.

>> It's all right, Annie.

I'll see you later.

You have a party named Jacob Middle

someplace on the map. M I t e lorter.

Sure.

>> You know.

Yeah.

We contact the French designers through

metal. Matter of fact, he's in Paris

now. Better strike him out.

Jenny,

go ahead.

>> How did he die?

>> He isn't dead. At least not yet.

I know what you're thinking, Mr. Craft.

You're thinking that we tricked you into

killing Jacob Mitt. Well, you're 100%

right. So, try to relax. Huh? This one's

on the police.

You see, Jacob Middle's in the prime of

life. No previous major illnesses, no

record life expectancy, exceptionally

good. And he's in Paris with all that

ocean water to protect him from this

mess.

Up until now, all the deaths have been

confined to the local area. If it

strikes somebody on another continent,

then we've really found something.

I knew I should have gotten rid of those

pins 4 days ago. Even the map, the whole

thing out.

What I want to know is what are you

going to tell the district attorney is

responsible for these deaths?

We gave this case a real full dress

investigation, Mr. craft questioned you

and all the other suspects and witnesses

until a point of comedy. Found nothing.

No motive, no opportunity, no suspect,

no crime, no weapon

except seven pins went in. And the seven

people died. Not one. Seven.

Who put in those pins? You did. All

seven.

Other chairman and so on have been

putting pins in that map for years and

nothing happened.

But

with me,

it isn't impossible for a certain kind

of man to be endowed with powers that

nobody had ever dreamed he could have. A

lot of scientists claim that

maps and pins can't kill alone. The

power of a human brain has to be behind

them.

Like in the indies, I guess those voodoo

dolls you hear about, which doctor

sticks pins in the thing until a guy in

question is jinxed into dying.

Of course, I I know you didn't mean to

kill anybody.

I have to get back. You'll hear from me

the minute we get word.

I think I best be running along too,

Bob.

I think so.

I destroyed them.

Something in me killed them.

something in me.

But I I couldn't refuse the job.

Not a man with my reasoning power.

Power.

If I have the power of death using the

black pens,

then I must have the power of life using

the white ones.

Heat. Heat.

Heat. Heat.

Okay. Okay.

I'm the world.

Heat. Heat.

Heat.

Heat.

Heat. Heat.

Heat. Heat.

Heat. Heat.

Heat. Heat.

This is the cemetery. That's right.

>> This is Roseman Middle.

>> Roseman? I don't Yes.

>> Can't you hear me? This is Roseman

Middle, Jay's wife.

>> Roseman. Yes.

Just received a cable. Bob,

>> can't you hear me?

>> He just received a cable from Paris,

France.

>> That's right.

>> I'll read it again.

>> Regretac

W. Middle died in

>> Hotel Royale. Body awaits.

>> Sign American Embassy Paris, France.

>> That's right.

and died there.

>> Died in Paris, France.

Died.

>> Jacob W. Middle.

Impossible.

Impossible. He cannot be dead. What?

What?

You still think that thing's the killer

or your own puny power, Mr. Chairman?

The only power you or that map ever had

was me so far as killing goes. You You

marked them for death, Mr. Chairman. But

who did the deed?

Andrew McKe.

Oh, Andy,

why?

You and your high and mighty committee

turning out the man with 40 years of

service on the grounds. 40 years.

I told you, Andy, a full pension. It is

a cash what keeps a man going, lad. What

keeps his feet on the ground and keeps

him on the job till the Lord makes him

quit?

The Lord,

but nobody else.

This is my hills,

my lands,

my activities.

Hey,

we come along dark road to put this gun

to your head, Bob.

>> Andy, we never tried to take anything

away from you.

>> I I made sure of that. I snuck up on

each one of them in turn when they was

alone and hailed them fast like so

until they went by. Even big old George,

your uncle,

left as easy as a baby.

Middle?

That doesn't explain what happened to

Middle. Middle's dead. Will you stop

that confirmed man? That map's not a

doodad, you fool.

There is nothing to fear here.

map.

Andy, talk about something else quick.

That's important. We're finished with

talking.

Finished you are with maps and pins

black and white.

>> Talk about something else. I said it's

important right now. Talk about anything

else now.

>> Why? Because I caused you to kill those

people.

Andy, you better get this straight right

now.

You heard that, Lieutenant.

It's possible for some people to have

things inside them that make other

things happen.

Nothing is impossible for a man like

that if he thinks about it hard enough.

I know you, Andy. You're no killer.

I made you do it. You sucked me into

killing them.

Then they could all be back.

Andy, I never knew it.

>> Heard you coming for back.

That noise. Can't you hear it?

Andy. Andy, stop. There's nobody.

They could all be back.

They could all be back.

Stop.

Don't take me, sir.

Go ahead.

You should have suck in that white pisc.

But now it's too late to

go

fight. Give me all the fight. Not the

Andre. Go away. Go away. Leave me alone.

Go away. Go away. It's me.

He's dead, Lieutenant.

>> I forget the normal procedure to get him

out of here.

Exhibit A. You really didn't need it.

They died of fright first just like he

did.

>> You're forgetting about those seven

trips to the mausoleum, Lieutenant.

Seven bodies, seven trips.

>> They helped.

>> Lieutenant Jacob Middle died in Paris.

>> Well, that was a plant, Mr. Craft.

Middle's all right. Sorry we had to put

you through this, but it was the best

way to make McKe come out in the open.

>> Uh, Mrs. Middle stayed up all night at

headquarters waiting for us to call in.

My radio car is posted just outside. We

signaled her to phone you and tell you

that lie about her husband.

Am I getting through to you, Mr. Craft?

>> Well, not quite yet. We watched him,

Bob. He actually managed to

unear all seven of them.

Wonder what got into him.

was those white pens.

It was

Annie,

>> I lost my work.

>> Oh, where? Which one? I'll get it. Oh,

>> never mind.

I think I can find it myself.