1 00:00:26,790 --> 00:00:27,790 Good evening. 2 00:01:08,200 --> 00:01:09,860 Good heavens. 3 00:01:09,900 --> 00:01:13,700 He looks like a toothpick holder on an hors d'oeuvre table. 4 00:01:13,740 --> 00:01:16,300 Oh, well, I guess I'll just have to practice some more. 5 00:01:16,340 --> 00:01:18,540 So much for the sideshow. 6 00:01:18,570 --> 00:01:21,110 Now, turn your attention to the center ring 7 00:01:21,140 --> 00:01:23,650 where you will find our main attraction. 8 00:01:50,970 --> 00:01:55,180 My name is Hildegard. Hildegard Fell. 9 00:01:55,210 --> 00:01:58,980 I'm writing about my hometown, Essington, Massachusetts 10 00:01:59,010 --> 00:02:02,420 and especially about Mr. Anderson. Mr. John Anderson. 11 00:02:03,420 --> 00:02:05,050 I'm trying to be absolutely honest 12 00:02:05,090 --> 00:02:07,590 about everybody, including myself, 13 00:02:07,620 --> 00:02:09,820 and that's the hardest part of all. 14 00:02:11,290 --> 00:02:15,560 My mother and father don't understand me. No one does really. 15 00:02:15,600 --> 00:02:19,230 My father is a minister, and it's not nice to criticize him, 16 00:02:19,270 --> 00:02:24,170 but I think he's just the teensiest bit too good-looking for a minister. 17 00:02:24,210 --> 00:02:26,880 Now, my mother, she's not a bit too beautiful, 18 00:02:27,540 --> 00:02:29,380 she's just right. 19 00:02:29,410 --> 00:02:31,780 Someday when my teeth grow back in, 20 00:02:31,810 --> 00:02:33,980 I'll probably look just like her. 21 00:02:36,750 --> 00:02:38,990 I must say, whenever Hildegard is this quiet, 22 00:02:39,090 --> 00:02:41,590 it usually means the worst is about to happen. 23 00:02:41,620 --> 00:02:45,830 Now, Richard, she's behaving beautifully. 24 00:02:45,860 --> 00:02:48,930 She's probably just... Just doing her homework. 25 00:02:48,960 --> 00:02:51,730 Homework! She's probably writing a poison-pen letter. 26 00:02:51,770 --> 00:02:52,770 Richard! 27 00:02:53,970 --> 00:02:57,410 You see what I mean? Nobody understands me. 28 00:02:57,440 --> 00:03:00,840 But I mustn't get off the subject. 29 00:03:00,880 --> 00:03:03,580 My story is really about this Mr. John Anderson. 30 00:03:03,610 --> 00:03:05,850 A stranger in our midst. 31 00:03:05,880 --> 00:03:08,720 The only thing we knew about him was that he came from Boston. 32 00:03:08,750 --> 00:03:11,520 I found that out by peeking in his mailbox. 33 00:03:11,550 --> 00:03:14,520 He turned out to be the kindest man I ever knew. 34 00:03:14,560 --> 00:03:16,790 Of course, it didn't start out that way. 35 00:03:16,830 --> 00:03:18,960 It seems he wouldn't let the church bazaar committee 36 00:03:19,060 --> 00:03:21,860 use his garden for their annual affair. 37 00:03:21,900 --> 00:03:24,830 That's when I decided to take matters into my own hands. 38 00:03:24,870 --> 00:03:28,070 I thought, "How could he resist me?" 39 00:03:45,190 --> 00:03:45,990 Hi. 40 00:04:00,700 --> 00:04:02,840 I knew I could make you look up again. 41 00:04:02,870 --> 00:04:04,610 It's called thought transference. 42 00:04:04,640 --> 00:04:06,070 What do you want? 43 00:04:06,110 --> 00:04:07,440 Oh, nothing special. 44 00:04:08,340 --> 00:04:09,380 Well, go away! 45 00:04:29,430 --> 00:04:30,530 (DOOR CLOSING) 46 00:04:33,840 --> 00:04:35,740 Thank you so much for asking me to come in. 47 00:04:36,710 --> 00:04:38,640 I didn't, as I remember. 48 00:04:38,670 --> 00:04:39,910 I'm sure you meant to. 49 00:04:40,740 --> 00:04:42,580 I'm Hildegard Fell. 50 00:04:42,610 --> 00:04:45,350 My father's the minister, but we're not a bit alike. 51 00:04:45,380 --> 00:04:47,720 No, I'm quite sure of that. 52 00:04:47,750 --> 00:04:50,890 Now, if you don't mind, run along. I'm busy. 53 00:04:50,920 --> 00:04:53,590 I guess you're not used to having visitors, are you? 54 00:04:54,920 --> 00:04:57,730 Well, at home whenever we have company, 55 00:04:57,760 --> 00:04:59,590 we always serve tea, or something. 56 00:05:01,500 --> 00:05:03,330 Of course, personally, I prefer a lemonade. 57 00:05:05,770 --> 00:05:06,800 All right. 58 00:05:08,870 --> 00:05:09,840 With an olive. 59 00:05:11,510 --> 00:05:13,340 Lots of ice, please. 60 00:05:16,380 --> 00:05:18,650 Which shall I be, the white or the black? 61 00:05:18,680 --> 00:05:20,480 Now look here, you leave that chess board alone. 62 00:05:20,520 --> 00:05:21,250 I'm right in the middle of a game. 63 00:05:21,280 --> 00:05:22,350 Hmm. 64 00:05:29,960 --> 00:05:30,960 Hmm. 65 00:05:35,600 --> 00:05:38,070 I've been playing for years. 66 00:05:38,100 --> 00:05:40,140 I suppose your father taught you? 67 00:05:40,170 --> 00:05:42,340 Oh, no. I taught him. 68 00:05:42,370 --> 00:05:43,510 But he isn't very good. 69 00:05:44,910 --> 00:05:47,540 He doesn't concentrate very well, 70 00:05:47,580 --> 00:05:49,840 except when he's in the middle of a sermon. 71 00:05:49,880 --> 00:05:53,950 Then he goes on and on and on. 72 00:05:53,980 --> 00:05:57,390 If you would ever go to church on Sundays, you'd see for yourself. 73 00:05:57,420 --> 00:06:01,020 You seem to know a lot about my activities, or lack of them, young lady. 74 00:06:01,020 --> 00:06:03,890 Oh, I know everything about everybody in Essington, except you. 75 00:06:06,030 --> 00:06:07,700 Are you married, Mr. Anderson? 76 00:06:07,730 --> 00:06:09,660 Doesn't seem so, does it? 77 00:06:09,700 --> 00:06:12,670 Oh, that doesn't mean anything. Your wife could have died or something. 78 00:06:14,270 --> 00:06:15,940 What made you say that? 79 00:06:16,040 --> 00:06:17,440 Nothing. 80 00:06:17,470 --> 00:06:20,540 I just think everybody ought to be married. Thank you. 81 00:06:23,510 --> 00:06:27,550 Of course, I'm not married yet, but I have someone picked out. 82 00:06:27,580 --> 00:06:30,050 Oh, and who is the fortunate young man? 83 00:06:30,050 --> 00:06:33,050 His name is Clarence. He works in a bank in Boston. 84 00:06:33,090 --> 00:06:35,520 And since you come from Boston, I thought you must know him. 85 00:06:37,490 --> 00:06:39,060 How do you know that I come from Boston? 86 00:06:40,660 --> 00:06:43,570 Well, there are a number of banks, and Boston is a big place. 87 00:06:43,600 --> 00:06:45,430 I only see him when he comes to visit 88 00:06:45,470 --> 00:06:48,500 my best friend in the whole world. 89 00:06:48,540 --> 00:06:52,070 Old Mrs. Whiteford. She's his aunt. Do you know her? 90 00:06:52,110 --> 00:06:54,540 No, I can't say I've ever had that pleasure. 91 00:06:54,580 --> 00:06:56,850 She's just about your age. She isn't married either. 92 00:06:58,250 --> 00:06:59,450 Oh. 93 00:07:00,680 --> 00:07:02,620 Do you play chess with her? 94 00:07:02,650 --> 00:07:07,160 Oh, no. We hold séances together. 95 00:07:07,190 --> 00:07:10,490 She's taking a correspondence course on how to be a medium. 96 00:07:10,530 --> 00:07:13,800 And what does your father, the good Reverend, have to say about that? 97 00:07:13,830 --> 00:07:17,700 Oh, he doesn't mind too much because he doesn't know about it. 98 00:07:17,730 --> 00:07:20,740 And besides, it's only pretend! 99 00:07:20,770 --> 00:07:24,040 I'm about the only friend Mrs. Whiteford has. 100 00:07:24,040 --> 00:07:26,510 Well, she's very lucky to have a friend like you. 101 00:07:26,540 --> 00:07:29,680 I could be your friend, too, if you'd like. 102 00:07:29,710 --> 00:07:33,350 But I'd have to think about it first. 103 00:07:33,380 --> 00:07:37,090 Oh, I wouldn't waste your time on me, Hildegard, if I were you. 104 00:07:37,120 --> 00:07:39,590 I'm too old and weary to be rewarding. 105 00:07:40,960 --> 00:07:41,960 Check! 106 00:07:44,230 --> 00:07:46,230 Well, Hildegard, I'm afraid the game is over. 107 00:07:46,260 --> 00:07:47,430 Not yet. 108 00:07:49,060 --> 00:07:50,100 (BLOWING) 109 00:07:50,130 --> 00:07:51,330 Mate. 110 00:07:56,340 --> 00:07:59,510 Good heavens! You've won. 111 00:08:00,240 --> 00:08:01,480 I did. 112 00:08:03,180 --> 00:08:06,510 Mr. Anderson, would you please show all the people in town 113 00:08:06,550 --> 00:08:09,050 that you're not the mean, old selfish man they say you are. 114 00:08:09,080 --> 00:08:10,450 I beg your pardon! 115 00:08:10,490 --> 00:08:12,450 Well, that's what everyone is saying 116 00:08:12,490 --> 00:08:14,920 just because you won't let the bazaar be held in your garden. 117 00:08:15,020 --> 00:08:18,430 And it's been held in this place for the past 75 years. 118 00:08:18,460 --> 00:08:21,060 So now they're sending children over 119 00:08:21,100 --> 00:08:24,030 to try and accomplish the work they couldn't do for themselves. 120 00:08:24,030 --> 00:08:26,330 Well, I intend to remain the mean old man they say I am. 121 00:08:26,370 --> 00:08:28,040 The answer is no! 122 00:08:28,070 --> 00:08:30,040 I won't have people prying into my private affairs! 123 00:08:31,040 --> 00:08:32,040 Now, you run along. 124 00:08:36,710 --> 00:08:40,080 I never thought you'd be such a bad loser. 125 00:08:40,120 --> 00:08:42,180 HILDEGARD: Well, my first attempt to win Mr. Anderson 126 00:08:42,220 --> 00:08:44,190 wasn't very successful. 127 00:08:44,220 --> 00:08:46,690 That's when I decided to discuss it with Mrs. Whiteford. 128 00:08:47,320 --> 00:08:50,190 Craddle-dee-cree. 129 00:08:50,230 --> 00:08:54,060 Cree... Cragged. 130 00:08:54,060 --> 00:08:57,630 Crow... No. 131 00:08:58,570 --> 00:09:01,500 Oh, I've forgotten again. 132 00:09:01,540 --> 00:09:04,040 I'll never make a go of it, Hildegard. 133 00:09:04,070 --> 00:09:07,440 I'll never get through to my contact, Naomi. 134 00:09:07,480 --> 00:09:09,140 Why can't I remember? 135 00:09:09,180 --> 00:09:11,110 You're just not concentrating. 136 00:09:11,150 --> 00:09:13,550 Oh, but I am! 137 00:09:13,580 --> 00:09:16,350 But how will I ever get to be a full-fledged medium 138 00:09:16,380 --> 00:09:19,120 if I can't contact the spirit world? 139 00:09:19,150 --> 00:09:21,690 (CRYING) And Naomi will never get to know me. 140 00:09:22,420 --> 00:09:24,590 Oh, dear. 141 00:09:24,630 --> 00:09:26,660 Don't feel bad, Mrs. Whiteford. 142 00:09:29,660 --> 00:09:32,300 You'll get through to Naomi some day, 143 00:09:32,330 --> 00:09:35,770 and when she gets to know you, she'll love you just as much as I do. 144 00:09:37,370 --> 00:09:40,180 Thank you. 145 00:09:40,210 --> 00:09:44,110 Mrs. Whiteford, since Clarence works in a bank 146 00:09:44,150 --> 00:09:47,150 it means he ought to know about everybody, doesn't it? 147 00:09:47,180 --> 00:09:49,180 Or at least he could find out. 148 00:09:49,220 --> 00:09:51,320 Find out what, dear? 149 00:09:51,350 --> 00:09:55,820 About Mr. Anderson! I wonder what he's hiding? 150 00:09:55,860 --> 00:09:58,490 If I could only make my contact with Naomi, 151 00:09:59,460 --> 00:10:00,700 I could ask her. 152 00:10:02,860 --> 00:10:04,830 Here, you read the formula to me again. 153 00:10:06,330 --> 00:10:09,970 I feel that Naomi is very near. 154 00:10:11,470 --> 00:10:14,480 Craddle-dee-crow. Crow. 155 00:10:14,510 --> 00:10:17,550 Craddle-dee-crow. Craddle-dee-crow. 156 00:10:17,580 --> 00:10:20,120 Craddle-dee-crow. Mrs. Whiteford? 157 00:10:20,150 --> 00:10:21,780 Huh? 158 00:10:21,820 --> 00:10:25,450 Oh. Oh, dear. We were just starting our exercises. 159 00:10:25,490 --> 00:10:26,820 Dear Clarence. 160 00:10:26,860 --> 00:10:28,660 We're just going to have tea. 161 00:10:28,690 --> 00:10:30,030 Well, hello, there, Hildegard. 162 00:10:30,060 --> 00:10:31,730 Good evening, Clarence. 163 00:10:31,760 --> 00:10:33,600 Well, what about a big hug? 164 00:10:33,630 --> 00:10:35,500 Not until we're engaged. 165 00:10:35,530 --> 00:10:37,600 Oh, I see. Blackmail, huh? 166 00:10:37,630 --> 00:10:39,730 Blackmail? What's that? 167 00:10:39,770 --> 00:10:42,700 That's a payment extorted by intimidation. A very powerful weapon! 168 00:10:42,740 --> 00:10:44,540 I don't know what you mean. 169 00:10:44,570 --> 00:10:47,280 Well, it means that I can't hug you until I agree to become engaged. 170 00:10:47,310 --> 00:10:49,180 Now do you see? 171 00:10:49,210 --> 00:10:52,210 Well, will it work if I wanted something from someone else? 172 00:10:52,250 --> 00:10:54,050 Well, knowing you, it probably would. 173 00:10:54,080 --> 00:10:55,980 Now, can we at least shake hands? 174 00:10:56,020 --> 00:10:57,820 Oh, come on. 175 00:11:02,390 --> 00:11:07,230 Clarence, do you know a man by the name of John Anderson in Boston? 176 00:11:07,260 --> 00:11:08,830 John Anderson? Yes. 177 00:11:09,530 --> 00:11:11,530 Why? What did he do to you? 178 00:11:11,570 --> 00:11:14,100 Nothing. But do you know a man by that name? 179 00:11:14,140 --> 00:11:16,540 Well, there was a Judge Anderson that I knew about. 180 00:11:16,570 --> 00:11:19,110 A Judge? Oh, dear. 181 00:11:19,140 --> 00:11:21,980 This Judge Anderson was known for being a recluse. Recluse? 182 00:11:22,080 --> 00:11:25,610 Here, here. That's enough. That means a hermit. 183 00:11:25,650 --> 00:11:28,580 He was also known for some of the strictest decisions ever. 184 00:11:28,620 --> 00:11:31,650 He retired a short while ago. But I have no idea where he is now. 185 00:11:31,690 --> 00:11:34,620 I'll bet I do. He's right here in Essington. 186 00:11:34,660 --> 00:11:37,760 The meanest, hardest-hearted hermit that ever lived. 187 00:11:37,790 --> 00:11:40,500 Perhaps it wasn't the same man, Hildegard. 188 00:11:40,530 --> 00:11:42,560 But it could be. 189 00:11:42,600 --> 00:11:46,100 Well, then Essington should be proud of such a distinguished citizen. 190 00:11:46,100 --> 00:11:48,740 He has sent more blood-thirsty murderers to their just rewards 191 00:11:48,770 --> 00:11:50,440 than any other man on the bench. 192 00:11:50,470 --> 00:11:52,540 Oh, how exciting. 193 00:11:52,570 --> 00:11:54,540 If he is the Judge, 194 00:11:54,580 --> 00:11:57,210 he certainly doesn't seem to want anyone to know about it. 195 00:11:57,250 --> 00:11:59,010 He just sticks around that old house of his 196 00:11:59,110 --> 00:12:01,280 and won't let anyone come near him. 197 00:12:01,320 --> 00:12:03,790 CLARENCE: You don't like him very much, do you? 198 00:12:03,820 --> 00:12:08,190 He doesn't want anyone to like him. But I think I do anyway. 199 00:12:08,220 --> 00:12:10,390 There's something sort of sad about him. 200 00:12:12,190 --> 00:12:14,560 Maybe he's hiding out, then. 201 00:12:14,600 --> 00:12:18,170 Maybe some of the murderers he sentenced are still alive and out of prison by now. 202 00:12:18,200 --> 00:12:19,570 They may be out to get him. 203 00:12:19,600 --> 00:12:21,700 I doubt that, Hildegard. 204 00:12:21,740 --> 00:12:25,140 Now, let's see, what were some of his most famous cases? 205 00:12:25,170 --> 00:12:28,140 There was the, uh... The Cave murderer. 206 00:12:28,180 --> 00:12:30,110 Oh, tell us about it. 207 00:12:30,150 --> 00:12:34,150 I certainly will not. You're much too young for that. 208 00:12:34,180 --> 00:12:38,550 And let's see what else. Oh, yes, there was a man by the name of Louton 209 00:12:38,590 --> 00:12:40,760 who murdered his wife. 210 00:12:40,790 --> 00:12:43,930 He got all the way to Morocco before they caught up with him. 211 00:12:43,960 --> 00:12:46,430 And, oh, yes, then there was 212 00:12:47,160 --> 00:12:49,530 the Cistern murder. 213 00:12:49,560 --> 00:12:53,570 But I'll save telling that for some nice, stormy night, huh? 214 00:12:53,600 --> 00:12:54,740 (EXCLAIMING) 215 00:12:55,740 --> 00:12:57,370 (SLURPING) 216 00:13:02,540 --> 00:13:04,950 I know who you are, Mr. Anderson. 217 00:13:05,950 --> 00:13:07,650 Or I think I do. 218 00:13:07,680 --> 00:13:08,720 Oh? 219 00:13:09,450 --> 00:13:11,620 Who am I? 220 00:13:11,650 --> 00:13:15,320 Does the Cave murder or the Cistern murderer mean anything to you? 221 00:13:15,360 --> 00:13:16,660 Should they? 222 00:13:16,690 --> 00:13:18,130 How about Morocco? 223 00:13:18,160 --> 00:13:19,090 And Mr. Louton? 224 00:13:20,500 --> 00:13:22,600 Who told you about this, Hildegard? 225 00:13:22,630 --> 00:13:26,070 A friend. You're Judge John Anderson, aren't you? 226 00:13:26,070 --> 00:13:27,970 The man who sentenced all those criminals. 227 00:13:30,070 --> 00:13:32,510 It had to come out some time, even in this small town. 228 00:13:34,910 --> 00:13:36,810 Have you told anyone about this, Hildegard? 229 00:13:36,850 --> 00:13:38,710 Not yet. 230 00:13:38,750 --> 00:13:41,950 But I should think you'd be glad to have people know how famous you are. 231 00:13:41,980 --> 00:13:45,920 Think of all those bad people you've punished. 232 00:13:45,950 --> 00:13:48,420 Being sent to the gallows or spending years in jail 233 00:13:48,460 --> 00:13:50,930 isn't very nice to think about, Hildegard. 234 00:13:50,960 --> 00:13:52,790 But if they deserved it, it's right, isn't it? 235 00:13:55,130 --> 00:13:57,430 Only the good Lord can answer that, Hildegard. 236 00:14:00,140 --> 00:14:03,810 He alone knows who the guilty really are. 237 00:14:03,840 --> 00:14:06,070 Are you afraid one of those bad people you sentenced 238 00:14:06,110 --> 00:14:07,180 will come after you? 239 00:14:07,210 --> 00:14:09,380 Oh, I hardly think so. 240 00:14:09,410 --> 00:14:11,050 I think they feel as I do, 241 00:14:11,050 --> 00:14:12,650 that their punishment was just. 242 00:14:12,680 --> 00:14:14,750 Well, then, I have to go now. 243 00:14:14,780 --> 00:14:17,250 I have to tell everyone in Essington who you are. 244 00:14:17,290 --> 00:14:19,150 No, I don't want you to do that, Hildegard. 245 00:14:19,190 --> 00:14:21,320 I know how hard it is for anyone to keep a secret, 246 00:14:21,360 --> 00:14:23,290 especially little girls. 247 00:14:23,320 --> 00:14:24,660 But won't you do this for me? 248 00:14:25,930 --> 00:14:30,070 Okay. But you'll have to do something for me. 249 00:14:30,070 --> 00:14:31,530 Oh? What is that? 250 00:14:31,570 --> 00:14:34,140 If we can use your gardens for the bazaar, 251 00:14:34,170 --> 00:14:37,470 I won't let anyone in Essington know who you are. 252 00:14:37,510 --> 00:14:38,940 Blackmail, hmm? 253 00:14:38,970 --> 00:14:40,380 Yes. 254 00:14:40,410 --> 00:14:41,980 Don't you know that that is against the law? 255 00:14:43,180 --> 00:14:45,150 You'd have to tell them first. 256 00:14:45,180 --> 00:14:47,620 But, Hildegard, please. 257 00:14:47,650 --> 00:14:50,620 Think of all those people tramping around my garden, 258 00:14:50,650 --> 00:14:53,560 stepping on my grass, spoiling my roses. 259 00:14:53,590 --> 00:14:56,730 I knew you'd say yes. Let's shake. 260 00:14:56,760 --> 00:14:58,660 You promise you won't mention my name? 261 00:15:21,380 --> 00:15:23,280 You can imagine how pleased I was 262 00:15:23,320 --> 00:15:26,450 with having won Mr. Anderson over that way. 263 00:15:26,490 --> 00:15:28,460 And I did mean to keep my promise. 264 00:15:28,490 --> 00:15:30,930 Even though I did cross my fingers. 265 00:15:30,960 --> 00:15:32,890 Everything seemed to be going smoothly 266 00:15:32,930 --> 00:15:34,460 till the day of the bazaar. 267 00:15:34,500 --> 00:15:36,870 Then it started to rain. 268 00:15:36,900 --> 00:15:40,670 And the Melrose Quartet, the star attraction, got an appendix. 269 00:15:40,700 --> 00:15:44,240 Mother was terribly upset. But then I fixed everything. 270 00:15:47,180 --> 00:15:48,680 (PEOPLE CHATTERING) 271 00:15:49,240 --> 00:15:50,550 (ALL LAUGHING) 272 00:15:54,080 --> 00:15:55,420 How do you do? 273 00:15:57,920 --> 00:16:00,190 Mr. Anderson, what a lovely bazaar. 274 00:16:00,220 --> 00:16:02,120 It was so sweet of you. Won't you have some cake? 275 00:16:02,160 --> 00:16:03,690 You know, I made it myself. 276 00:16:03,730 --> 00:16:05,360 Or some punch, Mr. Anderson. You're very kind. 277 00:16:05,390 --> 00:16:08,830 You'll just love the punch. Oh, Mr. Anderson. 278 00:16:08,860 --> 00:16:09,830 (BALLOON BURSTING) 279 00:16:17,210 --> 00:16:18,410 RICHARD: Mr. Anderson? 280 00:16:19,240 --> 00:16:20,680 (BALLOON BURSTING) 281 00:16:20,710 --> 00:16:22,380 WOMAN: Reverend, isn't it wonderful? 282 00:16:22,410 --> 00:16:24,180 RICHARD: Yes. Mr. Anderson? 283 00:16:25,880 --> 00:16:28,150 I wanna thank you for your kind generosity. 284 00:16:28,180 --> 00:16:29,880 The church is indebted to you. 285 00:16:29,920 --> 00:16:31,590 Since it did rain, we could have held the bazaar 286 00:16:31,620 --> 00:16:32,820 at someone else's house. 287 00:16:32,850 --> 00:16:34,420 Then why didn't you? 288 00:16:34,460 --> 00:16:36,360 Well, it was a little late 289 00:16:36,390 --> 00:16:37,930 to notify everyone about a change, 290 00:16:37,960 --> 00:16:41,630 and we did want to get to know you better, Mr. Anderson. 291 00:16:41,660 --> 00:16:43,470 HILDEGARD: Come on, Mrs. Whiteford. 292 00:16:43,500 --> 00:16:45,100 Come on, we have to tell them all about it. 293 00:16:45,130 --> 00:16:46,770 Oh, look at the cakes. Aren't they beautiful? 294 00:16:46,800 --> 00:16:48,540 Hi, Mrs. Crow. 295 00:16:48,570 --> 00:16:50,440 Hi, Hildegard, how sweet you look. Mrs. Whiteford. 296 00:16:50,470 --> 00:16:52,510 Isn't this fun, Mr. Anderson? Yes. 297 00:16:52,540 --> 00:16:54,280 Daddy, guess what? Thank you. 298 00:16:54,310 --> 00:16:55,810 I'd rather not. 299 00:16:55,840 --> 00:16:58,650 Since the Melrose Quartet is incapacitated, 300 00:16:58,680 --> 00:17:01,080 Mrs. Whiteford has volunteered to take their place. 301 00:17:01,120 --> 00:17:03,180 Oh, how nice, Mrs. Whiteford. 302 00:17:03,220 --> 00:17:04,790 I didn't know you could sing. 303 00:17:04,820 --> 00:17:06,520 Oh, dear, I can't. 304 00:17:06,550 --> 00:17:09,360 She's not going to sing. 305 00:17:09,390 --> 00:17:11,930 You go get ready. I'll handle this myself. 306 00:17:12,030 --> 00:17:14,560 Well, all right, dear. 307 00:17:14,600 --> 00:17:16,500 How nice of you, dear. What are you going to do? 308 00:17:19,930 --> 00:17:23,040 Richard, what do you think she's going to do? 309 00:17:23,040 --> 00:17:25,210 Daddy, how do you spell séance? 310 00:17:25,240 --> 00:17:27,580 Séance? Séance? 311 00:17:29,740 --> 00:17:32,450 Hildegard, don't you realize this is a church bazaar. 312 00:17:32,480 --> 00:17:34,050 I can't sanction anything like that. 313 00:17:34,080 --> 00:17:36,890 Oh, Daddy. It's only pretend. 314 00:17:36,920 --> 00:17:40,060 Everybody knows that except Mrs. Whiteford. 315 00:17:40,060 --> 00:17:42,090 It's absolutely out of the question. 316 00:17:42,120 --> 00:17:45,290 Oh, Richard. It's just for charity. 317 00:17:45,330 --> 00:17:47,900 And besides, it may be lots of fun. Come on. 318 00:17:47,930 --> 00:17:51,370 Well, now this might make the whole thing worthwhile. 319 00:17:53,370 --> 00:17:54,440 Séance. 320 00:17:55,770 --> 00:17:57,240 Séance, hmm? 321 00:17:58,610 --> 00:18:01,140 S-E-A 322 00:18:01,810 --> 00:18:04,210 N-C-E. 323 00:18:04,850 --> 00:18:06,080 S-E-A-N-C-E? 324 00:18:06,110 --> 00:18:07,150 Mmm-hmm. 325 00:18:11,850 --> 00:18:15,660 HILDEGARD: Ten cents for a ticket. Ten cents for a ticket. 326 00:18:15,690 --> 00:18:19,130 Ten cents for a ticket. Ten cents for a ticket. 327 00:18:19,160 --> 00:18:21,430 All ready for the séance. 328 00:18:21,460 --> 00:18:25,030 Daddy, when I tell you to, you turn out the lights, huh? 329 00:18:25,030 --> 00:18:26,330 (ALL CHUCKLING) 330 00:18:28,470 --> 00:18:30,410 Supposing I forget the formula? 331 00:18:30,440 --> 00:18:32,240 I won't let you forget the formula. 332 00:18:32,270 --> 00:18:33,610 I'll stand right behind the screen 333 00:18:33,640 --> 00:18:34,880 and prompt you if you do. 334 00:18:34,910 --> 00:18:36,580 Now go on. 335 00:18:36,610 --> 00:18:38,650 Daddy, turn out the light, huh? 336 00:18:55,860 --> 00:18:56,670 Good evening. 337 00:18:59,200 --> 00:19:01,000 (ALL CHATTERING) 338 00:19:01,000 --> 00:19:04,140 Now, if you'll please put your hands before you on the table. 339 00:19:07,680 --> 00:19:10,680 I must caution you, we must have absolute quiet. 340 00:19:14,050 --> 00:19:17,420 Craddle-crow. Craddle-cree. 341 00:19:17,920 --> 00:19:19,650 Craddle-crow. 342 00:19:20,460 --> 00:19:21,790 WHITEFORD: Naomi. 343 00:19:21,820 --> 00:19:23,220 Naomi. 344 00:19:23,690 --> 00:19:24,690 Naomi. 345 00:19:25,830 --> 00:19:28,500 Come out, come out, wherever you are. 346 00:19:32,070 --> 00:19:33,300 (ALL LAUGHING) 347 00:19:33,340 --> 00:19:35,700 Crad-cree. 348 00:19:37,040 --> 00:19:39,440 Naomi, please come out. 349 00:19:39,470 --> 00:19:41,640 You know how much this means to me. 350 00:19:41,680 --> 00:19:44,910 HILDEGARD: I'm here, what do you wish? 351 00:19:44,950 --> 00:19:46,450 Is that really you? 352 00:19:47,080 --> 00:19:48,920 Of course. 353 00:19:48,950 --> 00:19:51,150 WHITEFORD: How remarkable. 354 00:19:51,190 --> 00:19:54,390 How good to hear your voice. 355 00:19:54,420 --> 00:19:56,830 Could you speak a little more clearly? 356 00:19:56,860 --> 00:19:59,460 You sound as though you had marbles in your mouth. 357 00:20:02,730 --> 00:20:05,030 I'll try. 358 00:20:05,070 --> 00:20:07,500 What do you want to know? 359 00:20:08,540 --> 00:20:10,540 Oh, dear, I don't know. 360 00:20:11,870 --> 00:20:14,940 Is there anything you want to say? 361 00:20:14,980 --> 00:20:16,610 Is there anything you have to tell us? 362 00:20:17,950 --> 00:20:18,880 (CHUCKLING) 363 00:20:22,120 --> 00:20:26,250 Help me, Naomi, please. 364 00:20:26,290 --> 00:20:30,530 Forgive me, Mr. Anderson. I have to do this for Mrs. Whiteford. 365 00:20:30,560 --> 00:20:33,660 There is something else, something very important. 366 00:20:33,700 --> 00:20:36,460 It's coming clearer, much clearer. 367 00:20:36,500 --> 00:20:39,130 Yes, yes, what is it? 368 00:20:39,170 --> 00:20:42,070 It's about a newcomer to your town. 369 00:20:42,100 --> 00:20:47,640 He calls himself Mr... Mr. John Anderson. 370 00:20:47,680 --> 00:20:51,850 I can see him with a hammer in his hand. Wait. 371 00:20:51,880 --> 00:20:56,690 It's a wooden hammer, and I see him on a big high bench. 372 00:20:56,720 --> 00:21:00,120 Yes, he's in black robes. He's a judge. 373 00:21:00,860 --> 00:21:02,820 A very famous judge. 374 00:21:02,860 --> 00:21:05,830 Judge John Anderson. 375 00:21:05,860 --> 00:21:07,530 A judge, a famous judge. 376 00:21:07,560 --> 00:21:09,830 Ooh, isn't that exciting? 377 00:21:09,860 --> 00:21:12,670 Fancy him being right here in this town. 378 00:21:12,700 --> 00:21:13,900 Is this true, sir? 379 00:21:17,870 --> 00:21:19,210 Judge Anderson. 380 00:21:25,680 --> 00:21:29,250 I know it was a mean thing to do to tell on him that way. 381 00:21:29,280 --> 00:21:31,550 But it was the best thing that could have happened. 382 00:21:31,590 --> 00:21:34,320 Mr. Anderson became a changed man. 383 00:21:34,360 --> 00:21:36,290 He couldn't do enough for everybody. 384 00:21:37,860 --> 00:21:40,130 Father was particularly delighted 385 00:21:40,160 --> 00:21:43,470 because Mr. Anderson donated a stained glass window to his church. 386 00:21:44,770 --> 00:21:47,270 And now comes the sad part of the story. 387 00:21:47,300 --> 00:21:49,140 Mr. Anderson died. 388 00:21:49,970 --> 00:21:53,110 It was inevitable, they said. 389 00:21:53,140 --> 00:21:56,340 But he was my first friend who did that, and it made me feel awful. 390 00:21:57,780 --> 00:22:00,280 "He contributed much to his community. 391 00:22:00,320 --> 00:22:02,050 "He was a man most respected." 392 00:22:02,050 --> 00:22:03,220 (KNOCKING ON DOOR) 393 00:22:04,390 --> 00:22:05,320 I'll get it. 394 00:22:07,260 --> 00:22:09,260 "He was a man greatly respected." 395 00:22:11,930 --> 00:22:13,430 Oh, Clarence, come in. 396 00:22:13,460 --> 00:22:15,260 Good afternoon, Reverend Fell. Good afternoon, Mrs. Fell. 397 00:22:15,300 --> 00:22:16,900 Hello, Clarence. Good to see you again. 398 00:22:16,930 --> 00:22:18,170 Hi, Hildegard. 399 00:22:18,200 --> 00:22:19,470 Hi, Clarence. 400 00:22:19,500 --> 00:22:21,270 Nothing wrong with your aunt, I hope. 401 00:22:21,300 --> 00:22:23,940 No, Aunt Aggie is fine. But I... 402 00:22:23,970 --> 00:22:25,770 I wonder if I could speak to you alone for a moment. 403 00:22:25,810 --> 00:22:27,580 It's about Mr. Anderson. 404 00:22:27,610 --> 00:22:29,080 Of course, come into my study. 405 00:22:29,080 --> 00:22:29,840 Excuse me. 406 00:22:34,450 --> 00:22:35,620 Sit down, Clarence. 407 00:22:40,390 --> 00:22:43,290 I was just going over my eulogy 408 00:22:43,320 --> 00:22:45,730 for Mr. Anderson's funeral tomorrow. 409 00:22:45,760 --> 00:22:50,100 We're all gonna miss him. Especially Hildegard. 410 00:22:50,130 --> 00:22:52,770 I know. That's why I had to speak to you in confidence. 411 00:22:52,800 --> 00:22:53,770 You see, sir... 412 00:22:55,770 --> 00:22:59,110 It seems I made a mistake about Mr. Anderson. 413 00:22:59,110 --> 00:23:00,610 What do you mean, a mistake? 414 00:23:00,640 --> 00:23:03,140 Well, I found out today at the bank 415 00:23:03,180 --> 00:23:07,150 that Judge Anderson did retire, but he went to California. 416 00:23:08,050 --> 00:23:09,620 The man here in Essington, 417 00:23:09,650 --> 00:23:11,290 who called himself John Anderson, 418 00:23:12,490 --> 00:23:15,320 was actually a fellow by the name of John Louton. 419 00:23:15,360 --> 00:23:16,730 Louton? 420 00:23:16,760 --> 00:23:18,160 Yes, sir. John Louton. 421 00:23:18,190 --> 00:23:20,300 The man who strangled his wife. 422 00:23:22,160 --> 00:23:23,930 I guess he thought it was a good joke 423 00:23:23,970 --> 00:23:25,330 to take the name of the man who sentenced him. 424 00:23:25,370 --> 00:23:26,700 He spent 15 years in prison. 425 00:23:27,900 --> 00:23:31,210 The whole town is going to be very upset. 426 00:23:32,440 --> 00:23:34,140 Especially Hildegard. 427 00:23:34,180 --> 00:23:35,880 I guess he made a fool of all of us. 428 00:23:36,750 --> 00:23:38,450 I don't agree with you, Clarence. 429 00:23:39,880 --> 00:23:44,090 But I suppose I will have to change the text of my sermon. 430 00:23:44,090 --> 00:23:47,360 Now, let me see, there's something in the Book of Daniel, I think. 431 00:23:48,560 --> 00:23:50,630 Oh, yes, chapter 10, 11th verse. 432 00:23:53,090 --> 00:23:54,930 "A man greatly beloved, 433 00:23:54,960 --> 00:23:57,170 "understand the words that I say unto thee." 434 00:23:58,700 --> 00:24:00,340 As far as we're all concerned, 435 00:24:00,370 --> 00:24:01,440 that's all we have to remember. 436 00:24:02,400 --> 00:24:03,840 And all we ever have to say. 437 00:24:07,810 --> 00:24:10,710 And Mr. Anderson was a man greatly beloved. 438 00:24:11,380 --> 00:24:13,550 He did good things 439 00:24:13,580 --> 00:24:17,920 and never told on anyone even when they told on him. 440 00:24:17,950 --> 00:24:20,420 He was the kindest man I ever knew, 441 00:24:20,460 --> 00:24:21,820 next to my father. 442 00:24:33,100 --> 00:24:35,800 Thus ends tonight's story. 443 00:24:35,840 --> 00:24:37,540 After seeing it, 444 00:24:37,570 --> 00:24:40,640 I think you'll treat your neighbor more kindly. 445 00:24:40,680 --> 00:24:44,150 After all, he may be a former ax murderer. 446 00:24:44,180 --> 00:24:45,950 Of course, there's nothing to worry about. 447 00:24:45,980 --> 00:24:47,620 He's probably out of practice. 448 00:24:47,650 --> 00:24:49,620 I hope you'll join us next time 449 00:24:49,650 --> 00:24:52,090 when we shall present another story of mystery 450 00:24:52,090 --> 00:24:54,560 and/or suspense. Good night.