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partea monitoring service miss Adams speaking this is Arthur simpler I'd like

to run pacemaker check this emergency no all right sir charge number 8 9 8 6 i'm

calling from San Francisco but it's the Los Angeles charge is your equipment

ready yes give me about 10 seconds after the funds in your transmitter

am i alive yes sir it's a good reading no trouble at all my compliments to your

computer mr. Sinclair I was just coming to tell you're on about 10 minutes you

see I read your mind haha this set is that that way yes

well lighting and every time you do a movie these days they want you to take

your clothes off but in my next film you keep your clothes on yes and it's it's

in very good taste absolutely I don't object if if the story calls for it and

Berg for nudity and I'm not exploited island yeah well hum how nude are you

you don't want to bed with like in a parka in fur boots do you yes I would

excuse me yeah there's a long-distance call for you it's your wife know how

much time i'll write about 23 minutes you're on after the next commercial

that's right over there just to keep your eye on monster okay this is mr.

Sinclair you have a call for me yes sir your party's on the line Arthur Allison

just want to cause see I miss you is that worth running up the phone bill

absolutely I'm glad you called how do you feel reasonably vertical I'm serious

oh no problem the usual adrenaline oh and I ran a check on the gadget it's ticking nicely good keep it that way

i'll pick you up tomorrow at the airport excuse me coming up right I have to go

love you me too good luck on the show

how was that not bad you approve mm-hmm it was very convincing you might as well

turn on the set why should i you're not gonna watch the show the Ingeitum thing

is that he's five hundred miles ladies and gentlemen my next guest is a very

spooky guy the world famous Mentalist author Sinclair welcome back Arthur nice

to be here you know Andrea Michelle don't you yes of Cour don't read her

mind Oh we'll get thrown off the air so how are you what can I say how am I well

you're fine Marty especially since you sold that stock this morning good move

its dropped five points already now how in the world did you know that I suppose that's why you had eggs benedict for

breakfast you were celebrating you have a spy in my house in your mind you've

been worrying about your cholesterol count all day okay stop already huh

let's just get out of my head why don't you tell the audience about your new

book oh well thanks for the plug state of mind it's about how we we only use

fifty percent of our mental capabilities by the way the answer to that question is yes what creston the one you were

just thinking you ask yourself if I was married

I told you he was spooky didn't I okay the book is state of mind by author Sinclair and now I get my revenge uh we

have a little challenge we've cooked up for mr. Sinclair are you ready author

hope so ok can we get a shot of that safe now for those of you have been watching the show that's been hanging

there all week in fact I took it out to the factory myself and they let me reset

the combination so no one knows what it is except yours truly please remember ladies and gentlemen that this model is

guaranteed burglar-proof also that I arrived here from my home Los Angeles

just a few hours ago Marty did you give the combination to any members of your staff nope not even my shrink so if I

can tell you what it is I'd have to be able literally to read your mind author

if you can pry those numbers out of my skull they'll make you head of the IRS

all right let's give it a try okay all right lure it away I know wait just a

second holder there's just one little kicker something you didn't know about

unless you're reading my mind right now before I lock the safe I put a certain

object inside no I'm sorry to throw you this curve but you see if you can by

some miracle figure out that combination well that's when the fun begins because

then you have to tell me what's behind the door ok let's lower the safe

you smoke too much uh yeah well I'm not the one with a bad heart I like you in

his robe huh are you staying tonight no no I can't full-day rehearsal tomorrow

and I have to get some sleep hmm such a waste he must be on by now what if he

asks you questions about the show I'll look at it later oh that's right you're

recording it house rule whenever ease on television I have to videotape it for

posterity hey I'm training before next Monday night I didn't make any promises

but you are thinking about it yes but that's good enough for now why don't you

go make both of us a drink

on what yes get on thank you hmm you make a beautiful safecracker aren't you

you're ready Marty I'm getting the number 8 turn the dial to the right

please debate I'm getting a 20 no no 24 turn left 24

hard work last one marty i want you to form a picture in your mind 9 I see an

eye turn right tonight now pull the handle

I gotta say what's truly amazing there's no way you could have figured out that

combination but happens the hard part unless you want me to let you off the

hook no let's take a shot at it and you put something in the safe some

mysterious object I want you to form clear picture in your mind is it small

enough for me to hold yeah I want you to project its image on the palm of my hand

now concentrate

I think I said yes

it's coming clear

ladies and gentlemen I'm not the only author in the house Marty has written a

book it's due for publication this week it's titled changing channels and it

tells about his misadventures in what we laughingly call television land Marty

you put a copy of your own book in that safe I don't hate to admit it but he is

good the funny thing is he's as much of an actor as I am it's a con job he

convinces the audience Allison recent

one more for good measure hell are you doing did you make me that drink deal

how many times do I have to tell you Millie nice Cheers it's empty I only loaded two blanks what are you trying to

prove he's the phone ringing is there anyone knocking at the door no then I've

made my point the sound doesn't carry beyond this house well how do you know

the neighbors aren't calling the police because I've tried it before how's your

heart is pounding exactly it's got to be some other way there isn't oh you could

divorce him you know we've been over that Arthur's made a great deal of money

in the past few years and I'm a very greedy little girl lucky fine be greedy

take half the community property I don't want have I want all of it including the

insurance money Gill I've never pretended with you I'm not sweet and I'm

not innocent I like to live well if you wanted someone to bring home to mother you should have found somebody else

you're one hell of a cold-blooded lady cold-blooded it's not starting let's I'm going home all right you're angry that's

not an answer is it sooner or later you have to decide we can have it all it's

so easy the piece of cake right like falling off a log it can be maybe Gil do

you want me

then help me please

hi not yourself I'll take this one how was the flight Oh some dear little

old lady has me to predict Daily Double wasn't that it was fine oh you poor

darling famous such a burden and I loved every minute of it I can't believe he

didn't tell you just bring something like that while you're on the air it's his idea of a joke how did you know what

was this book I didn't you mean you kissed I saw on the cue cards he was

gonna talk about his new book on the segment after mine wasn't me

something I could hold in my hand and if you were wrong that's why they invented

color television to show my red face Alison I'm not an invalid you have enough stress in your work I want you

around for a long time you're spoiling me that's what I'm here for anyway I

married you for your money I might as well learn it

subtract two next add three finally subtract your original number got it and the number you are thinking of and this

is an extraordinary coincidence because you've all come up with the same two

digit number is 11 you've done it again George his contracts are totally

incomprehensible what do i do you sign them committing myself to three books over a period of the next three years

and for that you get an advance of 300,000 dollars give me a pen before they change their mind George you may be

a good lawyer but you're a bad influence on my husband oh you should be

circulating all right all right tell them the live version movie out a minute

signed sealed delivered let's have a drink on well you have Arthur why don't you read my mind youtube conspiracy all

right you usually drink brandy but I get the impression of scotch on the rocks

are you amazed not really especially since we had dinner last week and I told

you that switched scotch Oh George I'm hurt are you telling me you doubt my

power I don't doubt your earning power salicin tells me that you're booked

solid with concerts private party it's called synergy concerts feed the books

the books feed the television appearances why now Arthur after all

these years you've never been that marketable interesting

isn't it the age of the cordless electric pepper mill and people still

want miracles ah so that's what you're in the miracle business now I dress it

up a lot of fancy words like telepathy pre cognition ESP but it's still the

same old shell game everyone suspects on fraud of course but they're not quite

sure that's what fascinates them the thought that I just might be legitimate

I must put you under a lot of pressure some none that I can't handle hey

feeling George I appreciate the concern but you're getting as bad as Alison my

coronary was two years ago that's ancient history I have a very expensive

little box in my chest that doesn't miss a beat I jog I make love and I can still

swamp you at tennis okay outreach let's go see if I'm a hit

I suppose I shouldn't have scheduled a party the first night you got back but

it was fun wasn't it are you exhausted

Arthur Arthur I can't find my robe isn't it in the closet that were I usually

where did these come from I found them in my pocket you caught me what they're

mine I started again I've been sneaking behind your back I know I know no willpower look throw them away it's the

last time I promise wait a minute what were your cigarettes doing in my pocket

you're going to think I'm silly you won't laugh depends I missed you last night so I wore your rope to bed I guess

I I just wanted something of you close to me

do I really need that it's just a sedative it's been a difficult day for

you with a good night's rest you'll feel like a new lady yeah if you need me

tomorrow I'll be in my office okay

doctor mm-hmm didn't it strange how the mind works I've been thinking about your

wife lately about how she died well you know how she died she passed away in her sleep now you get some rest okay how am

I supposed to get out of here to the window you calm down hill it's just a

little warm we'll fix it have what you said yesterday big sand it down or

something please oh you do before Christmas penny hey now look we open in

a few hours we're all a little nervous but how should you be nervous you're not

gonna be up here tonight with egg on your face Gil what's bugging you nothing

let's just take a break ok I've got fact sheets and breakdowns on most of the gifts alone of their birth dates of you

needed plus the a couple of license plate numbers makes of cars former home

addresses you know the usual plus some specifics you might want to use em hmm

like there's this mrs. Carrington she's having a gazebo built in back her house

the contractors name is uh is uh Scofield all right go on now here's a

goody the lady's name is stark and she's got this mutt uh what do you call him up

a lot less less less less Lhasa Apso right close thank you anyway his name is

Toby and she took him to the vet last week it seemed

he's got an allergy you could have a lot of fun with that what what's the

allergic to I don't know Oh Annie get it for me thank you good miss uh now husband's occupation children's name oh

right here checked everybody on the guest list discreetly of course a mr.

Sinclair you know me I'm the Invisible Man signora why don't you take it here

Eddie plug the phone in over there I don't want to bother you bring you

something cold Eddie I'd sure appreciate it ma'am ah now mrs. Carrington yes hey Marta would you say the male is

cover yes you whatever husband feels like thank you thanks anyways hello it's

me can you talk for a moment Arthur's out by the pool with his private detective uh we're taking an early

dinner break come by the theater at five why I'll meet you in front Eddie

how's that for timing let's get a cup of coffee okay fine hop in that's a place

across the street wouldn't do for your friends to see us together would it

thanks

I'm very talkative are you saving it I'm always like this on opening list this

play it's not much it's just a showcase but I'm lucky you could like I open

things up for me not just commercials but guest shots and well maybe a series

and that means money you know I'm trying to say shot by Gil you're a very creative man but in order

for you to get up in the morning you have to convince yourself that the next phone call the next job or the next

showcase is going to change your life it may be necessary but it's delusional

what's that a vote of confidence I want you to succeed you will maybe this play

is it but if it isn't how long am I supposed to wait I went by your house

last night relax nobody saw me I just wanted to have a good look at him and I

can do a lot of things and I'm not sure that I can kill somebody you already

have hell are you talking about the play didn't you tell me your character murders this wine performance under

doctors all I'm asking for is a performance the only difference is they'll be an audience what

are you saying no I just think that we should wait a while I mean why rush it

I'm sorry he's all mine

what are you doing I don't know Allison

I'm i'm getting the initials H see is there a mrs. Helen no Harriet Carrington

here today please mrs. Carrington yes I concentrate please you're married uh

this is terribly embarrassing I I get the impression of another man in your

life you too yes yes precious we shouldn't continue uh no wait up uh you

you have been spending a great deal of time with him but I I sense it's

perfectly innocent his name starts with an S Scofield yes he's not your

contractor yes this matter of fact he's building something in your yard a pool

no no it's some kind of wooden structure would it be a gazebo yes

he's incredible and so glad he could come I'm sure he's enjoying it you must

have a great deal of courage my dear I certainly wouldn't marry a mind reader

how could one possibly keep any secrets someone is thinking of the name toby is

it a child no I get the impression of a very wet nose start

mrs. Leonard stark would you mind standing please mrs. Stark since i

assume your husband doesn't have a wet nose uh you must be thinking of either

your dog or your cat send me a mental image

excuse me did they get the afternoon paper here mannesmann it's delivered

Massey is in the kitchen I will get it for you toby is at the veterinarian is

he not suffering from an allergy now concentrate mrs. stark on the cause of

that allergy thank you you're welcome

that is a problem ladies but toby is allergic to mr. stark

lady thank you very much I understand that tea and cookies are next on the

agenda and after that you'll all be asked to contribute to a very worthy

cause thank you get me out of here mind if I drop you off uh why don't we have

lunch oh I'd love to but Marian call she has a new artist and she wants me to see his work before the opening rain check

well come with you Arthur he's into mud pies in Earth's culture oh my all means

truck

you're not answering your phone with you

I'm sorry I really am there may be such a thing as

gifted amateurs but they were not on display last night at the workshop

theater nor was the audience at the end of the first act they began to leave like rats deserting a sinking script not

ship script yeah that's clever I really all right yeah did you read this one

here the plan is and Gilbert Weston as the murderous doctor is physically

commanding but lacks the technique and suavity to carry an entire evening we

closed last night you know you're right what did you say yesterday that I was I

was delusional I didn't mean that no I've been thinking maybe we should leave things just like they were

but back to square one it's what you want isn't it it's nice and it's safe

nice safe so so if he doesn't get suspicious you don't run out of excuses

we can sneak in a few hours like twice a week and every once awhile I can take

you out to dinner mexican naturally because it's cheap and nobody you know

will see us together I'm sorry we've been here I don't think I'm

following you come on come on come on you're following me very well you know

why you came here today you wanted to know whether I've changed my mind that's not it is it's all right it does i have

why not no more delusions you see it makes for a great third act the guy not

only gets the girl but he also gets rich

you're sure what time do you have to be home I'm flexible

and the gun you know that oriental cabinet in the living room I'll put it

in the left-hand drawer I get there at eight o'clock right a little before I'll

leave the door unlock when I leave wouldn't it be simpler if I just rang

the bell but not as effective we want to keep him off balance anything else just

one more minor detail what do we do if it doesn't work we have a contingency my

resurrection if it's necessary huh and remember the timing i'll be back at nine thirty yeah

second thoughts I was just wondering about what our year from now beautiful

Widow beautiful estate was to keep you from cutting me loose among other things

you know too much well maybe but I certainly can't use what I know I'd put

myself in jail then you'll have to trust me won't you hmm how you loading the gun

one blank five live rounds black in the chamber of course is there a problem

with that no no not unless you forget why should I forget well you might be

tempted to kill two birds with one stone look if you don't trust me honey I trust

you I trust you I mean it's like you said I have to write especially when the

gun goes off maybe we should forget the whole thing

just testing Monday night your house curtain goes up at eight

partha what do you stop pointing that thing at me please well a method John don't like my new toy all you're doing

is wasting film hey hey I can always erase Allison do something pull the plug

on you join the club George Evan East your dress Oh trapped in the bathtub

this afternoon x-rated home movies what do you use that thing funny Oh

rehearsals mostly I can take myself before a performance and iron out the

bugs better yet it's deductible you ready for your screen test yes Arthur

when you stop pointing that thing at me please just like my new toy are you

doing is wasting hell then better than my passport okay Arthur I'm sure George

has better things to do tonight why don't you sign his papers and let the

poor man go home rado open your briefcase counselor what am I giving

away this time the operative word is shelter Allison you've got to sign these

two you know another vice president be right back the vice president has to

check on the president's dinner now there's paragraph 4 5 and 6 i'd like to

play particular attachment

maybe I should mention this I saw Louise yesterday oh that's all right we're

talking again sometimes without her lawyers in the room any chance of a

reconciliation oh I doubt it she left me the house and took everything else no

reason of her to come back hmm we're sorry George that's the way it is Arthur

it happens to the best of us you just hang on to Allison she's a great lady

George last time those later I'm running late of course just drop them in the

mail uh-huh alison has an assignation oh yeah she's meeting with some people

about opening a gallery I'm not invited i just paid for George what are you

doing tonight nothing special have dinner with me alison has a casserole

warming up and Arthur there really isn't enough for two and I gave Marta the night off you want her sisters ill I

didn't think you'd mind thank you for the invitation but this has been one of

those days all I want to do is get home and take my tile will make it some other

time I look forward to it mmm have a nice evening not very gracious of you

just got divorced you could use some company and you'll use any excuse not to

get some work done am i that obvious sooner or later you have to get it done

didn't you tell me you were behind schedule now they give me a new editor

mrs. Prescott she has a large wart on her nose and she won't listen to any of

my alibis she wants the first chapter by next week just what you need maybe

tonight you'll get some work done for a change it's gonna be a long night

do you know where I hope that PBS tape sure the others are you using me for

your book if I can find them I have to go it's almost eight o'clock oh well how

long would it be a few hours

a good many years ago Nene the world's greatest escape artist and done injure

the world's greatest Mentalist had dinner together in a restaurant and then afterwards they went back to done in

jerz car you know what happened done injure couldn't remember where he'd left

the key and Houdini couldn't pick the lock I try to remember that whenever I begin to think I'm infallible to put it

charitably invading someone's thoughts isn't inexact science but there's no

doubt that mental telepathy exists ask anyone who's been married for more than

six months I think I think the best example of mind reading in this

technological age Allison what goes through a new head when she he's a spot of lipstick on her husband's collar

who's there now ladies and gentlemen make know the hell are you mrs. Sinclair

what are you doing in my house uh whether I'm Gil Weston sir San Diego

dispatch he's my rang the bell but darlin didn't your wife tell you ample

may seem room tell me what oh hey I'm sorry sir I I did I thought you were

expecting matter we we did have an appointment at eight o'clock all of us

is very confused you say you had an appointment oh yes sir well well I

called your wife up last week and she said tonight would be a good time to

come by come by for what well an interview but you are doing a concert in

San Diego in the 15th I wrote yes yes well my people would like an interview

for their sunny magazine section tell um domina well if it's inconvenient sir I

don't know that's fine uh how'd you get in the door was open that's impossible

oh I'm sorry sir that was I rang the bell but no no one answered and um I heard your voice and I didn't realize it

was a television set and maybe I should just go out and come back you know it's

it's my wife's fault she never mentioned it um what paper did you say you were

with the San Diego dispatched but I'm just a stringer there I do freelance

work in LA you seemed familiar have we ever

met mmm a lot of people think so Caroline are you trying to tell me that

this is instant coffee what the commercial oh you know that's me that's i'm the husband at the breakfast table

will you do commercial all right when i can get them keeps me out of the

unemployment line and actor and a reporter unusual combination just your

average Renaissance men are you why did I reach out not sure you will be yes sir

I'm counting on it all right algae here I give you half an hour how do you want

to do this um no special wait maybe I'll just ask you a few questions I'm sure

that people are very interested to find out how you first discovered these

powers of yours now you were originally a nightclub magician Myra yes in my

distant youth I had a mind-reading act with young lady what did you have some

kind of coat trade secret no anyway one night I I was reading the paper after

the show there was series of stranglings in st. Louis for some strange reason I I

envisioned a left-handed man someone who worked with animals with a very powerful

mental image well I call the same it was pleased and told him about it they thought it was a publicity stunt and

four weeks later they found the strangler left-handed left-handed he was

a maintenance man at the zoo that's unbelievable I bet you were surprised

anyway that was the beginning my bogus mind-reading act to become the real

thing what happened to the young lady long gone last I heard she had six children and was married to a used car

dealer hmm how long have you been married sir five years why oh no reason

your wife just had a very nice on the phone nice yes but apparently forgetful

and so am i uh had knocked you a drink um what do you have and don't don't ask

me to read your mind no no okay a beer would be great sir uh fire away what the

next question oh um thank you that st. Louis case is very interesting did the cops give you credit for the arrest no

right now I'm funny yeah I didn't I was just thinking that if I was a murderer I

certainly wouldn't want your uh let's go go

yes I'm Alison Sinclair I'd like to see mr. Brubaker what is he expecting you no

but I have to see him Alison please tell him it's urgent Alison what a pleasant

surprise come in I'm sorry to bother you George it's an emergency emergency is it

about author it's both of us maybe I'm being foolish well I want to hear all about it let's get you a drink first

what would you like just coffee please black mrs. Matthews would you please

service from coughing Olivia yes sir that's right how was I perfect although

mrs. Matthews is easy to convince she tends to trust people how nice for us

it's a shame we can't put this talk to better use patients not one of my

virtues I think we can wait 24 more hours I saw your friend's car he's very punctual and motivated then I have no

doubt you might say I descended from a long line of alchemists high priest

soothsayers shaman's witch doctors clairvoyance aren't you taking notes no

I have a good memory sir ah anyway every culture since the dawn of time has felt

the need for fakes are you calling me a fake young man no sir no no I understand that your act it's very good but you

assume it's only an act well I keep coming back to this case the view solved

for the st. Louis Police Department yes you seem fixated on it yeah I guess I am

I me now it's one thing to read minds from a stage or from a television show

you can always hire somebody to check out the audience right haha but uh you

know find out their names their backgrounds but they have a breakfast

strangler thing it's almost too good to be true well happily it's documented has

made all the papers yeah for sure sure trouble is most of the reporters didn't

verify their story so when I got this assignment I called the st. Louis Police

Department funny thing is they don't remember you being involved you must

have talked to the wrong person yeah probably

although the guy did say he was the head of the investigation how much longer is

this interview just a few more questions if you don't mind let's make it brief I have work to do yes

great house thank you terrific pool

too bad you can't use it why do you say that your heart

what about my heart oh hey I thought by I have a pacemaker is that what you mean no yes sir dad wasn't sure that you

wanted to talk about it it's not a social disease I don't keep it a secret

I'll slow you down a bit though huh I'll at all time on this is Sinclair I had a friend once who had a heart attack can't

even walk his dog well perhaps I'm more fortunate than your friend you say so

you're quite a skeptic

oh yeah I'm sorry I even brought it up I mean if you're worried about it I I

won't even mention it either i'm not communicating clearly or you're not

listening a weak heart doesn't have to be a disability i can function as well

as you yes Lisa you don't believe well maybe as well as most people but I'm

pretty athletic and I'm gonna younger than you no offense hold this

six seven eight nine ten satisfied yeah that's great maybe you should stop now

sir

hey

that's plenty now you don't want to hurt yourself I haven't even started how many

of that oh I don't know I haven't been counting

how many do you do 50 60 but uh I'm in good conditions so my

mr. take up ready for a wheelchair

you're making me a believer

mr. Sinclair are you all right don't talk you just relax you uh did you want

a drink of water or something yeah

ah

maybe you should sit down Stewart do you thing for me to do 10 but then

that's my line of work accepting challenges oh did I challenge you didn't

you nah maybe not that's where inside I can you have your some brandy know if I

but I could read minds if I wasn't a fake is your steam I think I'd say you

never really call the same to his place well

I just wanted to see how you'd react turning in a very interesting

nervous I just want it to be over you know what I need a cruise a nice long

cruise to the Greek islands room the Caribbean yes where did you and Louise

go on your honeymoon my apartment I was studying for the bar will have to do better than that we will after a

suitable period good morning almost time ready mrs. Matthews you please come in

here for a moment don't you think I should call the police but you don't

seem to understand Alison the police have no legal position unless a crime has been committed but he's been

threatening me he keeps calling he insists that I see him Oh mrs. Matthews

mrs. Sinclair has a problem and I thought maybe sure to spend the night

with us I wonder if you could make up the guest room please oh yes sir George

I can't Arthur's home alone what what if he comes looking for me he might come to

the house he's saying that he's dangerous yes well you just have to tell

Arthur I had an affair with him you're asking me to tell my husband about it oh

we have no choice it's for his own protection mrs. Matthews but I never

mind about the guest room that'll be all for this evening well I'll just get the

clock no that won't be necessary uh you can gather that up in the morning

that'll be all thank you very much in tonight oh yes sir good night Joe

she got into a rumor who'd she hear us leave it's in the back of the house

she'll be watching television suppose somebody calls the line will be busy

anything else we should go wait let's give us some time to settle down you've

given her a lot to think over

you

do you mind driving at all just don't get us a ticket fairly shuffled it

seemed so still a skeptic I want you to think of a card change your mind as

often as you like but decide on one and not the ace of spades that's too obvious

mm-hmm got it find it in the deck and put it on the table face-up king of

diamonds and that was a free choice wasn't it let's see buxus yes listen

good evening this is office and Clare and we have just conducted an experiment

in mental projection the card you selected and removed from the deck was preordained by me you had no other

choice because I transmitted it into your mind and that's why of course you

picked the King of Diamonds

mm-hmm I couldn't send your home without a demonstration you actually made me

think of this car it's a reversal of the usual process sending instead of

receiving another beer you know sometimes I think that I can tune in on

things oh you probably can really yes it's not uncommon most people have the

ability they just don't know how to do it control it you see see it's funny you

should say that because even right now hey while we're just sitting here

talking this well this is mental picture it keeps floating into my mind no what

do you see oh no no no no tell me well for some reason I get the feeling that there's a gun in the house am i right I

knew it it's not strange let's see if I can get anything else

it's a 38 no it's a 32 and you keep it upstairs in the dressing room how the hell did you know that I fooled you

didn't that what Oh your wife told me when I called the other day we got to

talking and she mentioned that there's been a lot of robberies in the

neighborhood nicer Webbie maybe she should just go get a gun she told you we

already had one she didn't seem too happy about having it in half though hey

I guess that's how you do it isn't it I mean you know read minds you did you you pick up these random bits of information

on the sly hmm oh can I have my other beer sir as long as it's one for the

road i have great you at work

what are you doing 52 cassettes one for every card in the deck when you see which card I've turned over you just

come over here and you pick out the right tape I think you better leave why

we should me your demonstration and now we both know it was rigged don't I get a

chance to show you what I can do what are you talking about well it's like you

said most people have the power but they just don't know how to use it no need

for instance I think that I'm beginning to learn upstairs in your bedroom is it

gray and white quilt oh and your pillowcases are monogrammed there's a

Louis the fifteenth chair and there's a framed photograph of you you were in here alone tonight you went upstairs I

could try you're not even close then how did you not get you going don't I okay

all right i'll let you wait on my little secret a couple of months ago this house

was written up in one of those decorating magazine you looked at the

picture mm-hmm simple when you know how wait a minute wait a minute that you

just remembered don't weren't any pictures of your bedroom in that

magazine you're right gosh i guess i am a mind reader all right young man you've

had your fun time to go no before I finished my demonstration what would you

rather I call the police oh you'll miss the best part it's about your wife what

about my life concentrate her name's Allison she's very attractive and you met her

when she was working in an art gallery not impressed you could have read that

anywhere maybe why would I have read that she has a birthmark on her lower

back how did you find that out now you sure you want me to tell you yes because I saw it that's why when I was making

love to her on that gray and white quilt in your bedroom with that Louie the 15th

chair oh are you I told you I'm your wife sluts not true I'll be perfectly

honest with you I'm a wonderful lover what's better than you according to

allison I have a terrible mind reader I said that the gun was upstairs in your dressing room well I think I was wrong I

was wrong as a matter of fact it's right here in this room have you were how you would ever heard of those guys out in

the deserts the ones its search for water they have a thing called a divining rod it's it's sort of like a

forked stick nobody knows how they do it but sooner or later the stick

points down and sure enough they found what they're looking for only I'm not looking for

water am I now that is truly amazing

you still don't get it do you and I thought you'd be picking up my

vibrations in case you haven't read my mind I'm gonna kill you

galaxy you're upstairs and most of the lights down here are off clearsound you

called out Allison noise to your floor drink something the living room listen

to me you do you take the gun from the dressing room and you come down the stairs slowly why because your friend

and because you're feeling a little fool of shoving everybody hears strange

sounds in the night right probably just your imagination so you come into this

room and you look around and the guy that's here the guy that's here to rob

you he panics and you say don't run her off shit he decides to jump you that makes sense doesn't it huh that's gonna

have to be stuff that's right to view you fight back and forth

hey there come those are going blank range must leave powder burns don't

please ah ah wait there I'm getting careless the window for our thief in the

night we having to drink

what's taking him so long I don't know should I go in no no not yet look I can get you money anything you want oh it's

not what I want is what Allison what's insatiable lady your wife you'll never

get away with it they'll find out oh I don't think so simple breaking and

entering it happens every day all I have to do is Jimmy the lock when I leave well let's not drag this thing out okay

please did I touch those tapes

now Arthur what happened tried to kill me oh my god yeah you know him don't you

yes you said the two of you were lovers Arthur I haven't seen him for months

you're lying you wanted him to murder me why you left the door unlocked you

brought the gun down the stairs I don't know what you're talking about all right

we were lovers but I told him I never wanted to see him again is it did I don't know who you're calling

police are you out of your mind although we have to report it would you

understand I shot him I know who shot him it was self-defense wasn't it got the point Arthur Arthur what's wrong

I'll get your medicine

good show ah my compliments the hand on the shoulder was a marvelous touch but

then I thought I was rather convincing myself unless you think all that

lurching about was overdone I'll tell you one thing dying is hard on the

throat you know well of course I knew but that doesn't detract from your

performance I'd give up those coffee commercials if I were you and

concentrate on bigger things take my word for it those reviews of your play

were unfair any time you need to test them all watch your manners mr. Weston

you're in a great deal of trouble come in darling come in I see you forgot my menace oh well that's all right i I've

made a miraculous recovery ah what difference is it making knows you must

have given it away he knew before I even got here well I don't be critical alice

neel shatter his romantic illusions and he followed your game plan perfectly

although she should have told you I do 100 pushups every day I'm afraid I disappointed you when I didn't drop dead

by the pool now you're enjoying this aren't you Oh immensely uh you would

have been proud of him he was brilliant except when he let me take the gun that

needs some restaging but it was necessary wasn't it i was supposed to

think I shot you and if that didn't do me in there was always your return from

the grave and what were you going to do after I expired call the paramedics and

weep over my unexpected coronary something like that you'd send him home

first of course and then you'd clean up this mess really Allison I'm impressed Barry she

how did you find out you ignored the first rule of infidelity darling never

cheat on a man who employs a private detective Eddie told me about you months

ago but you never mentioned well I was much too fascinated by your what shall I call it curious behavior the sudden

interest in my health the questions about our stock holdings the tearful

request for a gun because of all the robberies in the neighborhood that's

when I started listening in on your phone calls then you knew it was going

to be tonight well I had a reasonable assumption particularly when the gun

moved itself downstairs and martyr acquired a sick sister then there was

your last minute business appointment why are we standing around here

listening to this good question I don't even know why you're here so why don't

you get the hell out of my house before I call the police and have you charged

with attempted murder you better go I'm not leaving you here alone with him

she'll manage

you know it could still work not the heart attack part with the breaking and entering I wondered when you'd think of

that I couldn't wait not very adept when you're doing your own planning are you

tell the man no Allison and tell him why Gil if we do anything now I don't have an alibi that's one reason here's

another read it out loud your partner in crime might be interested to the

authorities if anything happens to me including my death by natural causes

that will be as a result of plot between my wife and I loved rest you'll notice that's a carbon copy the original is

with my publisher to be open in red if I'm not alive and kicking tomorrow

morning what if you do why were you I'd beat a hasty retreat unless you want me

to make a call come with me no look I'll be all right you gone home I'll talk to

you tomorrow

now what interesting question not a very typical situation is do we kiss and make

up do we fight or do you tell me how sorry you are why did you let us go

through with it it all comes down to money darling and leverage I want to be

rid of you just as much as you want to be rid of me I don't want to pay for the

privilege beginning makes sense I think so you'll get your divorce but your wave

all rights to alimony community property or any kind of settlement no house no

car not a penny you'll leave this marriage the same way you came in I

don't think I'll lack those conditions well we both know you'll accept them

what about this don't worry about that just a small precaution in case your

friend got carried away it's not at your publishers hardly that would be

embarrassing for both of us I destroyed the original wouldn't be stupid enough

to come back here would he

George sorry to bother you Arthur may I come in why of course of course this

won't take long I know you're working thanks I'm glad you came by you had an

impeccable sense of timing it's always nice to have a witness George is

wondering what happened here darling do you want to tell him or shall I Alison

tried to have me killed tonight didn't you hear me I said I heard you offer I

went wrong he was expecting it possible he found out about Gil months ago

tonight was a setup what are you two talking about we call the police no well no harm done Arthur I was hoping the

other way would work I really was you know there's only one trouble with

trying to induce a heart attack it's not very dependable you know about that yes

and it would have been much cleaner no gun no bullet just death by cardiac

arrest 10 you too

Oh

what are you doing

alternatives Arthur alternatives the heart attack approach was a long shot if it would have worked fine but we didn't

depend upon it naturally we have a fallback position I'll be in the car

what something we have to burn Allison Arthur I was hoping it wouldn't be this way I know you don't believe that but

it's true it won't work well that young man Weston he'll go to the police on the

contrary the police will come to him his fingerprints from this gun and you and I both know that he can't account for his

whereabouts tonight well you'll tell him about Allison what that wild and

ridiculous story about a conspiracy to frighten you to death who's gonna

believe him they'll check of course they will and she'll have a perfect alibi

she's at my house right now confiding in me about her unstable and jealous lover

and how I advised her to come here and warn you but of course she'll be too

late George

you want to be leaving soon it's getting late no answer why is he home I don't

know he might have gone out for a drink if people see you it doesn't matter as long as he's not covered the time death

yeah he's there good very good he's gonna have some visitors tomorrow

morning I'd hate to be a lawyer what time is it nothin 30 she ought to be

honest sleep by now mrs. Matthews mrs. Matthews are you awake yes sir I'm sorry

to tell you but mrs. Sinclair's about to leave and she can't seem to find her purse did you happen to see it anywhere

well no I don't think so maybe she left it in her car well we checked that but

she's certainly she brought in the house George it's all right I found it false

alarm I'm sorry see you in the morning yes sir

did she notice the time probably if not you'll assume you've been here all

evening I'll call you tomorrow or maybe later tell the police that you want me

to come over they may wonder why I'm asking for a lawyer well I'm an old

friend of the family it's only proper that I'd be there let me see if there's

anything else will you be all right you mean can I go through with it yes good

luck

you

of all the illusions in the world of magic there's one in particular that no

magician could ever perform returning from the dead many try none succeeded

endless attempts to cheat mortality and all of them failures perhaps the most

notable example is the case of the great Houdini who promised his wife he would

come back to her from the other side every year on the anniversary of his

death she tried to contact his departed spirit but she waited for him in vain of

course this feat has been accomplished by several non-professionals including

Lazarus they had the advantage of divine intervention as a Mentalist this is not

my area of expertise but I do make predictions and I have a strong feeling

that someone will return from the dead in the very near future perhaps even tonight

yeah hello Allison I've been rehearsing a new lecture do you like he killed you

not quite you shot me that's a difference all blanks you put in one for

mr. Weston I put in five more you knew another lesson in infidelity darling if

a private detective can find out about lover a he can also find out about

Lockerbie why didn't you say anything because George and I have been friends for years I was hoping that would mean

something I don't understand no I don't suppose you do I have the foolish idea

that you wouldn't be able to go through with it then at the last minute he

couldn't pull the trigger we must love you very much he does apparently he even let you have an affair with another man

but that had a practical purpose didn't it the both of you needed a scapegoat

goodbye Arthur running back to George I wonder if you've used him to wonder all

you like Alison this isn't over yet isn't it nothing happened here tonight

nothing you can prove it's our word against yours not exactly I showed mr.

Weston a trick a few hours ago but the real trick is I left the recorder

running Alison tried to have me killed tonight didn't you hear me I said I heard you either I went wrong he was

expecting it possible he found out about Gil months ago tonight was a setup what

are you two talking about we call it please no wow uh-huh that's just a

sample there's more of course you can't use it in court learn your law darling

recorded evidence is admissible in California if it's related to the

commission of any felony involved violence I think tonight applies don't

you what are you going to do I thought you were leaving what are you going to

do I have three what was George's word alternatives sit down

one I can send this tape to mr. Weston he's a rather violent young man I'd hate to be in your shoes or George's if he

finds out that he was your mutual puppet too I can give the tape to the police

you and George will be arrested and tried alternative number three and by

the way this is a real bullet not a blank what's to stop me from killing you

you can't be serious think about it Gil's fingerprints is still on this gun

I'm sure you've set him up with your friends told him how irrational he is if

he can be framed for my murder why not yours same frame different victim Arthur

door works out rather nicely doesn't it he came here tonight and pleaded with

you to divorce me you refused in the two of you had a fight you got the Gandhi

took it away from you I believe the phrase is crime of passion you'll tell

the police you were here as George said who will believe him especially if I

have an alibi you don't know but I might remember my editor miss Prescott suppose just for the sake of argument that she's

in love with me and that she'll swear I spent the night with her you're lying Am

I it doesn't matter George knows he can't tell the truth Kenny not as long

as I have this tape think of the fun I'll am with good old George over the

coming years three alternatives which one should it be

what are you going to do tell me Arthur I have a suggestion for you darling why

don't you read my mind