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In the name of the law,we bring you another of the thrilling stories
in this exciting series, taken fromactual police case how The story begins at
modest home in a small Texas town. It is early morning. Uh uh
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oh John, that clock? Getup? Sue past seven? Almost so
oh? So what entire nations?The matter with you? The deator?
So ohlme went on planning? Getup? Oh oh uh looks like rain,
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the april showers. I guess.Oh it's terrible, terrible? What's
terrible? Say? What are youmobile? Soe? That doesn't matter?
Don't you feel well? Tell mewhat's the trouble my head? Dream?
Awful dream? Oh, don't besilly. I'd be pretty scared for a
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minute. Dream her, So it'sterrible, it seems so real. What
do't you dream about? Mother?I dreamed she was poising. Oh,
stop crying like a baby. Nowstopping just because she had a crazy dream
is no reason why to be cryingall over the place. Do you why
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i'd like to visit mother today?What travel over a hundred miles just because
she ain't? Something that didn't agreewith you? You had a bad dream,
but it was so real? Govivid? I can see mother.
Now ask me how she's favoring Jim, don't be sarcastic it. It's what
you call a hunch. I tellyou I have to see mother. Please,
let's go to daddy. That's themost ridiculous thing I ever heard.
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Please, Jim, let's go.No, please, I I've never asked
out of you before. Soon.What is it, Jim? You're serious
about that, aren't you? Aboutwanting to visit your mother? I was
never more serious in my life.Jim, Please, will you come?
Yes? From one condition? Whatis it that you forget about that dream
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and don't give it another thought?I'll try, Jim, Oh, well,
leave right after breakfast to be scared. That isn't all. You should
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have seen how she carried on allthe way down here. She's that right
soon. I don't believe in mother. You know how Jim always exaggerates.
When they look in your eyes,they right think. This is one time
that Jimmy's telling the truth. Mean, well, it doesn't matter how you
feel your mother. Oh uh,yes, I'm beginning to feel my age.
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When you're over eighty, you can'tstand the sun in the rain.
You was, But do you meanto say you do work. It's not
much. Just put her around thegarden a bit and look after the chicken.
Hand. No matter with John Whycan't he help you? That's right?
Is your son wanting me lend ahand? You'll do excite you,
said, Jim. Johnny is helpingall you can and be white. I
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wouldn't be happy un if I hadsomething to do. You know that.
That may be so, mother,But you're well you're not a young woman
anymore. And oh, why don'tyou say it? So I am an
old woman. I shouldn't pay itbecause I may die anymo. Oh,
mother, I didn't mean that.Well, let me tell you something soon,
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and you too, j I'm notready to die yet, but from
now on when I uh, mother, what's the matter? What mother?
Mother? Uh? Yes, sir, what can I do for you?
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Yeah? You're the sheriff, that'sright. Dunwdy's my name, Bill Dunwoddie.
I have a chair, thank you. Uh, your name is a
sheriff. I'm here on the kindof a mysterious mission, something that is
railing out my business. But Ifeel that I must tell you a but
if I see mister, oh,I didn't get your name. Well,
I'd rather not tell you my name, sir. Hey, you can just
call me Jones. That's as goodas any I guess what's on your mind?
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Well, I have an idea there'sbeen some foul play, murder to
be exact. Who when did ithappen? Huh? I'll tell you everything
I know, but it isn't verymuch. Go on, sir, I'm
all. Is you heard that MissusViola King died, didn't you? Yes?
It did Digesteday? Well, shewas an old lady, old rady,
I hear. Maybe that's why itdoesn't seem uh suspicious. Do you
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want to tell me that she wasmurdered? Yes? How poisoned? I
guess, but I'm not sure.How do you know this, Jones?
Well, that's something I'd rather notdiscuss. I must be left out of
this entirely. Are you related toMissus King? No, sir. Do
you know who administered this poison?No, sir, I don't. Do
you know anything else that can helpus? No? Nothing else, sir.
Nothing. I've told you all Iknow. Do you live in town?
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Yes, and I'll keep in touchwith it if you want me to.
Yes, I certainly do. Uh, mister Jones that's all, and
I guess goodbye, Sheriff. I'mglad to have met you. A good
day, sir. Uh, SamSmith in right away. We don't send
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for me. Jeff, Yeah,sit down Smith, I wanna talk to
you. Shoot, what is it? Someone just told me that missus King
was murdered poison that old lady.What did anyone want to kill her for?
Said Tacksmith in the first place.I'm not sure that it is murdered,
but if it is, we'll findout more than just why it was
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done. I'm sure, right,sir, and I want you to get
busy. Get hold of the doctorthe treated to when she died, find
out what he knows, and ifhe suspects murder, have an autopsy performs
right. One other thing, Smith, not a word of this to anybody.
If it is murder, we don'twanna. We don't know who's involved
yet. I get you. Jeff. No, you treated her when she
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died, didn't she doctor? Yes? Now tell me did you think her
death was natural? Uh? Whatdo you mean? Well? Was there
anything suspicious about missus King's death?Offhand? I'd say there was. What
do you think was the cause ofdeath? I believe Missus King was poisoned,
you do, Yes, she showedall the symptoms of strict and poisoning.
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Am I'm telling me what those symptomsare. Well, there were convulsions
and shrinking of the iris of theeye that indicated poise. Yes, But
I performed a more certain test onMissus King. I stepped behind the head
of her bed and clapped my handslike this what happened? Then it sent
her into another convulsion. A littlelater, I repeated the test and the
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same thing happened. Now we getthat result in two kinds of cases,
strict and poisoning and tatnus. SoI exam and Missus King for some wound
which might have been caused by arusty nail, and I found nothing,
not a scratch that eliminated tappness.So you think she died in strict nonpordon
that it? Doctor, I'm inclinedto the strict in theory, yes,
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but suggest that a careful examination tome, We'll take care of that.
Doctor. Uh tell me, doctor, if you suspected poison, why didn't
you notify us there on my deskthe letter I'm writing the sheriff. I
don't forget doctor, not a wordto anyone understand perfectly. What did you
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do after you left the doctor?Smith, Well, I arranged to have
an autoposy performed immediately, and somespecimens were rushed through the state laboratory.
Did you tell him were in ahurry? Matter of fact, instructed him
to tell us at the result here? What else? Checked on? Who
was around Missus King the last fewdays? I've found something very interesting?
Incidentally, what Missus King's door own? Sound in law visited her a little
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while before she died, came upfrom San Angelo's. That's so yeah,
I thought you'd be interested in thatshare. There's something party Sheriff. Come
on, Smith, let's go.Maybe that isn't fast r report on examination
Missus Biola teens. Stomach content submittedindicates presidence stricken in sufficient quantity to cause
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instant death. What do you attinkto that chair? Right? Come into
my office. One thing is certain, Smith, We've got a murder on
our hands, and I'm sure certainof another thing. Heare what that We're
going to solve this cage. Youcan bet your bottom dollar on that.
Now listen to me. I wantyou to visit every drug store in town.
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Find out if anyone bought Strickman duringthe last week. Yeah, that's
all for you now. And whileyou're out, I have a few little
ideas alone. I'll get going Smith. We can't lose any time, right,
and get back here as soon asyou can. And there's plenty of
jew yet, right, mss Hagan, my name's Dunwoodie. I stepped in
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to tell you how sorry I wasto hear about your your law. Thank
you. This is my husband,Jimwdie mother. What do you do.
You're a friend of missus King?Well, yes, I knew her,
grand old lady all right, Yeah, she certainly was. Oh John,
this mister Dunwoodie. This is mybrother in law, mister King, I
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do Dunwoody was one of your mother'sfriends. John just stepped into. Don't
make me laugh, one of mymother's friends. What do you mean?
What's you mean? I knew yourmother, mister King, matter a few
times. That's not so. Youdidn't come here to tell us I say
you are, or to pay yourrespects. Don't talk that way to a
friend. Don't tell me what todo. This guy's a chef. See
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he's here snooping. That's what chefjust a moment, folks, don't lose
your heads. I'll explain everything,but it's a pretty poor time. Is
just a minute? You folks allup set, and I don't want to
Are you the sheriff? Yes?Or what do you want? Mister Pagan?
If you ask that way, I'llanswer the same way. I'm here
on official business, for sure business. What is it? I'm here to
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investigate the death of Missus Viola King. Investigate why? What is anything wrong?
Missus Fagan? Your mother was poisoned? What I didn't want to be
so blunt, but you gave meno alternative. Your mother was murdered.
I'm here because I want to findout who killed her. What the sheriff
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says is so I should be anxious. What I said is so all right,
mister Fagan. I received the reportfrom the state chemists this morning.
There's absolutely there has no doubt thatMissus King died from stricken and poisoning.
I'd never dreamed that anyone could.What's the matter, mister Pagan? Why'd
you stop? You're moving King daughter? I I recognized it was Themlans immediately.
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You knew Missus King, indeed Idid. She was the lady.
Oh, this is terrible. Shewanted so much to live and I I
just wanna tell you how sorry Iam. Missus Tagan set your name,
isn't it. I've heard your mothertalk about you so many times. Yes,
thank you, Missus Dancy. Ilive in that little white house up
the road. Thank you so muchfor coming here. Missus Dnsby. How
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are you? John? How doyou think I am? John? I
don't worry. I understand it.He's so upsett. Sorry we all,
but there's no reason of being polite, Fagan. When I asked you how
to act, what to say?You can tell me. John, Please
don't lose your temporal I'll believe itnow. Good Bye, Missus Sagan.
Yes, as an old fool alwaysmight and everybody else's business gives me a
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pin. Sorry I had to hearall this nonsense, Sheriff. Don't worry
about me, mister Pagan. I'ma pretty understanding guy. You've got to
be around here, I guess,mister Fagan. Before Missus Danby that was
her name, wasn't it. Yes, that's right. But just before she
ended, you said something that intriguedme. I said something that I'm afraid
I don't know what you mean,Sheriff. Well, you started to say
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something and then stopped suddenly. Iask you what happened? And just in
the door open funny. I don'trecall it at all. I wish you
would. You started to say somethingabout never being able to dream that anyone
could do something or other poisoned missusKing. I guess it's what you meant
to say, but you stopped.Now what's it all about? I don't
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remember what I was gonna say,Sheriff Pagan, I don't believe you.
You don't blee say. I don'tlike that tone of voice, one pitch,
Sheriff, and I don't like yourline either, nor concealing something Fagan,
and I want to know what itis. I'm killing nothing. Don't
try to face a guarantage, Sheriff. Who do you think you are?
Anyhow? She Homesagan. I'm notplaying any games you. This is a
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murder case I'm working on, andif you know anything more serious, I'd
like to know what it is.Don't drive me crazy. You please don't
yell that way. I'm sorry,Miss Sagan. What are you laughing about?
King? Nothing just amuses me tosee a couple of grown upseting like
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blooming idiots. That's all. Ihad to punch you right in my face?
John, Why don't you try?Of course I kill you. I
did. You want to know why? Missus? King? Guy Sheff,
why don't you ask this guy ourson? Hey, no Ah, the
next time I use this gun,I'm not going to aim but the ceiling.
Sit down, King, you too, Fagan? You're feeling all right?
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Miss Fagan? I'm fine. I'dbe Yeah, held me and wanted
to me here right immediate? Okay, what's the idea that? What the
gun? What'scept nothing? We're justhaving a nice little tea party. Uh?
Sit down? Uh Smith? Youknow these people? Yeah? Yeah,
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they were pointed out to me atthe funeral. Okay, Now,
Fagan, what did you mean whenyou said King knows who killed his mother?
Why don't you ask him? I'masking you what is it? Man
would be to help his mother insteadof that, or do all the work,
they wouldn't have died. Now youall of you sit tired here for
a few minutes. Uh Old Smith? Yeah, come here. I wanna
talk to you, right, Jim, why don't you control yourself? And
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you too? John? Is thisthe time to be acting like children.
Writing was my faulty. Ever,ROMs his mouth again. I'll do the
same thing. Don't make me laugh, Okay, Smith, that was fine
work. I'll let's get down thebusiness. Pagan, What do you know
who killed missus King? No?How about you? King? I don't
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know if that's what you're asking?And you, missus Pagan, do you
know anything about your mother's uh death? No? Still I I don't tell
me missus Sagan. You do agreat deal of traveling, A great deal.
No, I don't think so.I've left San Angelo from time to
time. Oh yeah, during thelast two weeks. Yes, that's right,
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Uh King, what is it youhad uh? An argument with your
mother recently? Didn't do? Yes? What about Well? My mother was
an old lady, kind of aneccentric. I didn't like the way she
handled her finances and all that.What do you mean by that? Well,
she didn't have much money, butshe had a habit of giving it
to anyone who give herselfs toy whofor example. That's why I had a
scrap of her. She wouldn't tellme him. How much money did you
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give away? I don't know,a few hundred I guess Smith, Yes,
suh if you were down the bank, weren't you? Yeah, what
they tell you? Missus King's statement? Who has returned to her with all
the voucher? Yeah? That King? What about it? I can't Jacks
were returned to your mother? Youknow who got the money? I told
her to you, and I don'tbelieve you're king. I'll with it.
Where is the money? If youthink I took my mother's money, you're
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crazy? Share I know a coupleof guys in the death house and said
that about me. Why shit?If you don't really think that, John,
Missus Pagan, it doesn't make anydifference what I think. I'm only
interested in solving this murder. IfI have to step on some toes as
I posed in on the killer,well it's just too bad. Can't be
help? Yeah? I want toask you a few questions again, Miss
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Pagan. Before Missus Dan's beying intothis room, your husband started to say
something and stopped. Suddenly he stoppedbecause you looked at him, stared at
him. You don't think I noticedit, but I did. I'll spill
it. What are you keeping fromme? I have the slightest idea of
what you're talking about you about it? Go on, Smith, Missus Vegan,
when you visited your mother the otherday, told her you had a
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dreaming about her the night before that, right? Why? Yeah, that's
right? Well what did you dream? Why? I don't recall exactly,
Yes, you do. Just thinkabout it. I'll tell your sheriff she
dreamed that her mother was poisoned.I started to say something before, and
you was the word dream. That'swhy I stopped. So suddenly. My
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wife didn't want you to know aboutthat because well, because it sounds so
it's unbelievable. I guess I knewexactly why it stopped. Now, missus
Pagan, I'm gonna talk to youstraight from the shoulder. You claim you
had a dream that your mother waspoisoned. Is that right? You were
so upset that you decided to visityour mother. When you arrives, you
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was hale and hearty. A littlewhile later, she died. No one
round, Oh, I'm sorry,said now, missus. Dan's Ville be
through soon, Miss Pagan. Alittle while later, your mother died.
No one but you and your husbandwere present when she was poisoned. Now,
which one of you murdered her?You mean you mean I had killed
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my mother sheriff. Maybe IF's badfor us, maybe past the maybe stage,
Pagans, I tell you the murderof missus Viola King is in this
room. They're going king, noface, just looking for a chair after
mayor. This room is a bigenough for all of us. Stay with
you, missus Fagan. You visitedthe town of Anson recently, didn't you?
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Yah? Well, Detective Smith islocated a druggist that sows them stricken
into a woman last week. Whathave you got to say about that?
Orec me kill me, do anythingyou want. I don't care. Maybe
I didn't want it my mother,I don't know. Maybe it wanted a
dream maybe three oh, maybe comeon, get some water, all right,
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get the water? Oh oh oh, maybe it wasn't a dream.
It was also too strange when Icame here, the auto the alta Well,
what about the auto after the dreamingplaces? When we came here,
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the auto the wheel? Ms Pagan, look at me, Look now,
I'll tell me about that dream andabout the auto. Tell me everything I
dreamed my mother did her mother?I what do you miss? A mother?
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Uh? Sweat berry? If Iever finished it, wouldn't. What
is it? Soon? What's wrong? She looks so fad rocking and flying?
Please tell me what's the trouble?Nothing, nothing is wrong. You're
not telling the truth. You're worried. Uh, I just say, and
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Sue, why see the sweaty souland knitting it for myself with the cold
weather that I have a feeling athieving about what? Please tell me?
Please, Sue, I have afeeling I'll never finish it, never why
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because I am not feeling so wellmy heart. It feels like like I
like someone poisoned me. It burns, it burns, everything burns a and
I'm sweating cold. Oh well,what about me too? What entireation does
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the matter with you? Sue?Oh? Oh, Jim, it was
terrible, was terrible. I hadan awful dream in it things. So
that was your dream, miss Regan. That's exactly how she described it.
The me shir mm. And now, missus Fagan, you said something about
an auto. What about it?After the dream? After Jim promised to
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take me to my mother, wedrove here in his uto, in his
archold. Go on, miss Fagan, you drove here in your husband's oto.
What happened then the wheel, thewheels. All they were saying was
it's too late. It's too late. It's too late, too late,
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it's too late, it's too late. Poor woman. If she had anything
to do with her mother's death,I'll eat my hat. I think she's
falling asleep. Shirt her best thingfor her Old Smith's come here a minute,
Yeah, well he say what doyou make of it? You said
something about the being nobody else inthe house or Missus King died, That
is, nobody beside mister and missusSagan. That right, right, Well
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what was Missus King doing? Idon't know? Oh fagin? Yes,
what was Missus King doing just beforeshe died? Well, here as I
can remember, she was sipping sometea. Say what's the matter after after
the doctor left? Say that sureis funny? All right? What are
you drugging about? Bacon? Afterthe doctor left the cup it was gone.
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I must have had the poison.Who was there, just me and
my wife and the doctor? Ohyes, Missus Dansby came in when she
saw the doctor's car. Where yougoing, Missus Dansby? Why I have
to leave all this excitement? MissusDansby? What do you know about this.
I don't know anything about it.It's also what are you shaking about?
I'll tell you why she's shaking.She poisoned my mother. That's why
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she took her money and killed her. That's what she did. Is that
right? No? No, Ididn't get that. Ands and druggists over
here. I want him to identifyher, right. No, I bought
this chicken. I bought fire forthe dogs. They were after my chickens
or chickens. You haven't got anychickens, missus Dansby. You murdered that
old lady, Yes, I did. She had more money than she could
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use, and I needed it morethan she did. Anyhow, I decided
some of'em from it, thejoom. I wanted more. I wanted
all she had. What did youdo? I gave her half a lemon,
but before I did, I madesome poison on it. She didn't
see, and you removed the cupand destroyed the lemma and the doctor arrived.
I knew it was over. Iwalked in, washed the cup and
saucer, and threw the lemon away. Why are you telling this story that
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right? Cause you'd find out anyway. I know what. I feel sure
you would she she would dream aboutit. I was afraid I couldn't barrass
I'm afraid of dream take aways.Miss the Charge's Murder. Hello, Hello,
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Miss Fagan, I feel who isthe cheff? Done? Wouldie?
Ooh I'm eating all right, shelf. I have some news for you,
missus Dan's be It was found guilty. She was sentenced to ninety nine years.
Yes, I know you didn't dreamabout it, did you know?
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My husband just told me be withus again. Went truth and justice triumphed
in the name of the law.
In the name of the law,we bring you another of the thrilling stories
in this exciting series, taken fromactual police case how The story begins at
modest home in a small Texas town. It is early morning. Uh uh
(00:37):
oh John, that clock? Getup? Sue past seven? Almost so
oh? So what entire nations?The matter with you? The deator?
So ohlme went on planning? Getup? Oh oh uh looks like rain,
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the april showers. I guess.Oh it's terrible, terrible? What's
terrible? Say? What are youmobile? Soe? That doesn't matter?
Don't you feel well? Tell mewhat's the trouble my head? Dream?
Awful dream? Oh, don't besilly. I'd be pretty scared for a
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minute. Dream her, So it'sterrible, it seems so real. What
do't you dream about? Mother?I dreamed she was poising. Oh,
stop crying like a baby. Nowstopping just because she had a crazy dream
is no reason why to be cryingall over the place. Do you why
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i'd like to visit mother today?What travel over a hundred miles just because
she ain't? Something that didn't agreewith you? You had a bad dream,
but it was so real? Govivid? I can see mother.
Now ask me how she's favoring Jim, don't be sarcastic it. It's what
you call a hunch. I tellyou I have to see mother. Please,
let's go to daddy. That's themost ridiculous thing I ever heard.
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Please, Jim, let's go.No, please, I I've never asked
out of you before. Soon.What is it, Jim? You're serious
about that, aren't you? Aboutwanting to visit your mother? I was
never more serious in my life.Jim, Please, will you come?
Yes? From one condition? Whatis it that you forget about that dream
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and don't give it another thought?I'll try, Jim, Oh, well,
leave right after breakfast to be scared. That isn't all. You should
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have seen how she carried on allthe way down here. She's that right
soon. I don't believe in mother. You know how Jim always exaggerates.
When they look in your eyes,they right think. This is one time
that Jimmy's telling the truth. Mean, well, it doesn't matter how you
feel your mother. Oh uh,yes, I'm beginning to feel my age.
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When you're over eighty, you can'tstand the sun in the rain.
You was, But do you meanto say you do work. It's not
much. Just put her around thegarden a bit and look after the chicken.
Hand. No matter with John Whycan't he help you? That's right?
Is your son wanting me lend ahand? You'll do excite you,
said, Jim. Johnny is helpingall you can and be white. I
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wouldn't be happy un if I hadsomething to do. You know that.
That may be so, mother,But you're well you're not a young woman
anymore. And oh, why don'tyou say it? So I am an
old woman. I shouldn't pay itbecause I may die anymo. Oh,
mother, I didn't mean that.Well, let me tell you something soon,
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and you too, j I'm notready to die yet, but from
now on when I uh, mother, what's the matter? What mother?
Mother? Uh? Yes, sir, what can I do for you?
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Yeah? You're the sheriff, that'sright. Dunwdy's my name, Bill Dunwoddie.
I have a chair, thank you. Uh, your name is a
sheriff. I'm here on the kindof a mysterious mission, something that is
railing out my business. But Ifeel that I must tell you a but
if I see mister, oh,I didn't get your name. Well,
I'd rather not tell you my name, sir. Hey, you can just
call me Jones. That's as goodas any I guess what's on your mind?
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Well, I have an idea there'sbeen some foul play, murder to
be exact. Who when did ithappen? Huh? I'll tell you everything
I know, but it isn't verymuch. Go on, sir, I'm
all. Is you heard that MissusViola King died, didn't you? Yes?
It did Digesteday? Well, shewas an old lady, old rady,
I hear. Maybe that's why itdoesn't seem uh suspicious. Do you
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want to tell me that she wasmurdered? Yes? How poisoned? I
guess, but I'm not sure.How do you know this, Jones?
Well, that's something I'd rather notdiscuss. I must be left out of
this entirely. Are you related toMissus King? No, sir. Do
you know who administered this poison?No, sir, I don't. Do
you know anything else that can helpus? No? Nothing else, sir.
Nothing. I've told you all Iknow. Do you live in town?
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Yes, and I'll keep in touchwith it if you want me to.
Yes, I certainly do. Uh, mister Jones that's all, and
I guess goodbye, Sheriff. I'mglad to have met you. A good
day, sir. Uh, SamSmith in right away. We don't send
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for me. Jeff, Yeah,sit down Smith, I wanna talk to
you. Shoot, what is it? Someone just told me that missus King
was murdered poison that old lady.What did anyone want to kill her for?
Said Tacksmith in the first place.I'm not sure that it is murdered,
but if it is, we'll findout more than just why it was
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done. I'm sure, right,sir, and I want you to get
busy. Get hold of the doctorthe treated to when she died, find
out what he knows, and ifhe suspects murder, have an autopsy performs
right. One other thing, Smith, not a word of this to anybody.
If it is murder, we don'twanna. We don't know who's involved
yet. I get you. Jeff. No, you treated her when she
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died, didn't she doctor? Yes? Now tell me did you think her
death was natural? Uh? Whatdo you mean? Well? Was there
anything suspicious about missus King's death?Offhand? I'd say there was. What
do you think was the cause ofdeath? I believe Missus King was poisoned,
you do, Yes, she showedall the symptoms of strict and poisoning.
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Am I'm telling me what those symptomsare. Well, there were convulsions
and shrinking of the iris of theeye that indicated poise. Yes, But
I performed a more certain test onMissus King. I stepped behind the head
of her bed and clapped my handslike this what happened? Then it sent
her into another convulsion. A littlelater, I repeated the test and the
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same thing happened. Now we getthat result in two kinds of cases,
strict and poisoning and tatnus. SoI exam and Missus King for some wound
which might have been caused by arusty nail, and I found nothing,
not a scratch that eliminated tappness.So you think she died in strict nonpordon
that it? Doctor, I'm inclinedto the strict in theory, yes,
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but suggest that a careful examination tome, We'll take care of that.
Doctor. Uh tell me, doctor, if you suspected poison, why didn't
you notify us there on my deskthe letter I'm writing the sheriff. I
don't forget doctor, not a wordto anyone understand perfectly. What did you
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do after you left the doctor?Smith, Well, I arranged to have
an autoposy performed immediately, and somespecimens were rushed through the state laboratory.
Did you tell him were in ahurry? Matter of fact, instructed him
to tell us at the result here? What else? Checked on? Who
was around Missus King the last fewdays? I've found something very interesting?
Incidentally, what Missus King's door own? Sound in law visited her a little
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while before she died, came upfrom San Angelo's. That's so yeah,
I thought you'd be interested in thatshare. There's something party Sheriff. Come
on, Smith, let's go.Maybe that isn't fast r report on examination
Missus Biola teens. Stomach content submittedindicates presidence stricken in sufficient quantity to cause
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instant death. What do you attinkto that chair? Right? Come into
my office. One thing is certain, Smith, We've got a murder on
our hands, and I'm sure certainof another thing. Heare what that We're
going to solve this cage. Youcan bet your bottom dollar on that.
Now listen to me. I wantyou to visit every drug store in town.
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Find out if anyone bought Strickman duringthe last week. Yeah, that's
all for you now. And whileyou're out, I have a few little
ideas alone. I'll get going Smith. We can't lose any time, right,
and get back here as soon asyou can. And there's plenty of
jew yet, right, mss Hagan, my name's Dunwoodie. I stepped in
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to tell you how sorry I wasto hear about your your law. Thank
you. This is my husband,Jimwdie mother. What do you do.
You're a friend of missus King?Well, yes, I knew her,
grand old lady all right, Yeah, she certainly was. Oh John,
this mister Dunwoodie. This is mybrother in law, mister King, I
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do Dunwoody was one of your mother'sfriends. John just stepped into. Don't
make me laugh, one of mymother's friends. What do you mean?
What's you mean? I knew yourmother, mister King, matter a few
times. That's not so. Youdidn't come here to tell us I say
you are, or to pay yourrespects. Don't talk that way to a
friend. Don't tell me what todo. This guy's a chef. See
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he's here snooping. That's what chefjust a moment, folks, don't lose
your heads. I'll explain everything,but it's a pretty poor time. Is
just a minute? You folks allup set, and I don't want to
Are you the sheriff? Yes?Or what do you want? Mister Pagan?
If you ask that way, I'llanswer the same way. I'm here
on official business, for sure business. What is it? I'm here to
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investigate the death of Missus Viola King. Investigate why? What is anything wrong?
Missus Fagan? Your mother was poisoned? What I didn't want to be
so blunt, but you gave meno alternative. Your mother was murdered.
I'm here because I want to findout who killed her. What the sheriff
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says is so I should be anxious. What I said is so all right,
mister Fagan. I received the reportfrom the state chemists this morning.
There's absolutely there has no doubt thatMissus King died from stricken and poisoning.
I'd never dreamed that anyone could.What's the matter, mister Pagan? Why'd
you stop? You're moving King daughter? I I recognized it was Themlans immediately.
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You knew Missus King, indeed Idid. She was the lady.
Oh, this is terrible. Shewanted so much to live and I I
just wanna tell you how sorry Iam. Missus Tagan set your name,
isn't it. I've heard your mothertalk about you so many times. Yes,
thank you, Missus Dancy. Ilive in that little white house up
the road. Thank you so muchfor coming here. Missus Dnsby. How
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are you? John? How doyou think I am? John? I
don't worry. I understand it.He's so upsett. Sorry we all,
but there's no reason of being polite, Fagan. When I asked you how
to act, what to say?You can tell me. John, Please
don't lose your temporal I'll believe itnow. Good Bye, Missus Sagan.
Yes, as an old fool alwaysmight and everybody else's business gives me a
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pin. Sorry I had to hearall this nonsense, Sheriff. Don't worry
about me, mister Pagan. I'ma pretty understanding guy. You've got to
be around here, I guess,mister Fagan. Before Missus Danby that was
her name, wasn't it. Yes, that's right. But just before she
ended, you said something that intriguedme. I said something that I'm afraid
I don't know what you mean,Sheriff. Well, you started to say
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something and then stopped suddenly. Iask you what happened? And just in
the door open funny. I don'trecall it at all. I wish you
would. You started to say somethingabout never being able to dream that anyone
could do something or other poisoned missusKing. I guess it's what you meant
to say, but you stopped.Now what's it all about? I don't
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remember what I was gonna say,Sheriff Pagan, I don't believe you.
You don't blee say. I don'tlike that tone of voice, one pitch,
Sheriff, and I don't like yourline either, nor concealing something Fagan,
and I want to know what itis. I'm killing nothing. Don't
try to face a guarantage, Sheriff. Who do you think you are?
Anyhow? She Homesagan. I'm notplaying any games you. This is a
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murder case I'm working on, andif you know anything more serious, I'd
like to know what it is.Don't drive me crazy. You please don't
yell that way. I'm sorry,Miss Sagan. What are you laughing about?
King? Nothing just amuses me tosee a couple of grown upseting like
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blooming idiots. That's all. Ihad to punch you right in my face?
John, Why don't you try?Of course I kill you. I
did. You want to know why? Missus? King? Guy Sheff,
why don't you ask this guy ourson? Hey, no Ah, the
next time I use this gun,I'm not going to aim but the ceiling.
Sit down, King, you too, Fagan? You're feeling all right?
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Miss Fagan? I'm fine. I'dbe Yeah, held me and wanted
to me here right immediate? Okay, what's the idea that? What the
gun? What'scept nothing? We're justhaving a nice little tea party. Uh?
Sit down? Uh Smith? Youknow these people? Yeah? Yeah,
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they were pointed out to me atthe funeral. Okay, Now,
Fagan, what did you mean whenyou said King knows who killed his mother?
Why don't you ask him? I'masking you what is it? Man
would be to help his mother insteadof that, or do all the work,
they wouldn't have died. Now youall of you sit tired here for
a few minutes. Uh Old Smith? Yeah, come here. I wanna
talk to you, right, Jim, why don't you control yourself? And
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you too? John? Is thisthe time to be acting like children.
Writing was my faulty. Ever,ROMs his mouth again. I'll do the
same thing. Don't make me laugh, Okay, Smith, that was fine
work. I'll let's get down thebusiness. Pagan, What do you know
who killed missus King? No?How about you? King? I don't
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know if that's what you're asking?And you, missus Pagan, do you
know anything about your mother's uh death? No? Still I I don't tell
me missus Sagan. You do agreat deal of traveling, A great deal.
No, I don't think so.I've left San Angelo from time to
time. Oh yeah, during thelast two weeks. Yes, that's right,
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Uh King, what is it youhad uh? An argument with your
mother recently? Didn't do? Yes? What about Well? My mother was
an old lady, kind of aneccentric. I didn't like the way she
handled her finances and all that.What do you mean by that? Well,
she didn't have much money, butshe had a habit of giving it
to anyone who give herselfs toy whofor example. That's why I had a
scrap of her. She wouldn't tellme him. How much money did you
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give away? I don't know,a few hundred I guess Smith, Yes,
suh if you were down the bank, weren't you? Yeah, what
they tell you? Missus King's statement? Who has returned to her with all
the voucher? Yeah? That King? What about it? I can't Jacks
were returned to your mother? Youknow who got the money? I told
her to you, and I don'tbelieve you're king. I'll with it.
Where is the money? If youthink I took my mother's money, you're
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crazy? Share I know a coupleof guys in the death house and said
that about me. Why shit?If you don't really think that, John,
Missus Pagan, it doesn't make anydifference what I think. I'm only
interested in solving this murder. IfI have to step on some toes as
I posed in on the killer,well it's just too bad. Can't be
help? Yeah? I want toask you a few questions again, Miss
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Pagan. Before Missus Dan's beying intothis room, your husband started to say
something and stopped. Suddenly he stoppedbecause you looked at him, stared at
him. You don't think I noticedit, but I did. I'll spill
it. What are you keeping fromme? I have the slightest idea of
what you're talking about you about it? Go on, Smith, Missus Vegan,
when you visited your mother the otherday, told her you had a
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dreaming about her the night before that, right? Why? Yeah, that's
right? Well what did you dream? Why? I don't recall exactly,
Yes, you do. Just thinkabout it. I'll tell your sheriff she
dreamed that her mother was poisoned.I started to say something before, and
you was the word dream. That'swhy I stopped. So suddenly. My
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wife didn't want you to know aboutthat because well, because it sounds so
it's unbelievable. I guess I knewexactly why it stopped. Now, missus
Pagan, I'm gonna talk to youstraight from the shoulder. You claim you
had a dream that your mother waspoisoned. Is that right? You were
so upset that you decided to visityour mother. When you arrives, you
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was hale and hearty. A littlewhile later, she died. No one
round, Oh, I'm sorry,said now, missus. Dan's Ville be
through soon, Miss Pagan. Alittle while later, your mother died.
No one but you and your husbandwere present when she was poisoned. Now,
which one of you murdered her?You mean you mean I had killed
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my mother sheriff. Maybe IF's badfor us, maybe past the maybe stage,
Pagans, I tell you the murderof missus Viola King is in this
room. They're going king, noface, just looking for a chair after
mayor. This room is a bigenough for all of us. Stay with
you, missus Fagan. You visitedthe town of Anson recently, didn't you?
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Yah? Well, Detective Smith islocated a druggist that sows them stricken
into a woman last week. Whathave you got to say about that?
Orec me kill me, do anythingyou want. I don't care. Maybe
I didn't want it my mother,I don't know. Maybe it wanted a
dream maybe three oh, maybe comeon, get some water, all right,
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get the water? Oh oh oh, maybe it wasn't a dream.
It was also too strange when Icame here, the auto the alta Well,
what about the auto after the dreamingplaces? When we came here,
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the auto the wheel? Ms Pagan, look at me, Look now,
I'll tell me about that dream andabout the auto. Tell me everything I
dreamed my mother did her mother?I what do you miss? A mother?
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Uh? Sweat berry? If Iever finished it, wouldn't. What
is it? Soon? What's wrong? She looks so fad rocking and flying?
Please tell me what's the trouble?Nothing, nothing is wrong. You're
not telling the truth. You're worried. Uh, I just say, and
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Sue, why see the sweaty souland knitting it for myself with the cold
weather that I have a feeling athieving about what? Please tell me?
Please, Sue, I have afeeling I'll never finish it, never why
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because I am not feeling so wellmy heart. It feels like like I
like someone poisoned me. It burns, it burns, everything burns a and
I'm sweating cold. Oh well,what about me too? What entireation does
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the matter with you? Sue?Oh? Oh, Jim, it was
terrible, was terrible. I hadan awful dream in it things. So
that was your dream, miss Regan. That's exactly how she described it.
The me shir mm. And now, missus Fagan, you said something about
an auto. What about it?After the dream? After Jim promised to
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take me to my mother, wedrove here in his uto, in his
archold. Go on, miss Fagan, you drove here in your husband's oto.
What happened then the wheel, thewheels. All they were saying was
it's too late. It's too late. It's too late, too late,
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it's too late, it's too late. Poor woman. If she had anything
to do with her mother's death,I'll eat my hat. I think she's
falling asleep. Shirt her best thingfor her Old Smith's come here a minute,
Yeah, well he say what doyou make of it? You said
something about the being nobody else inthe house or Missus King died, That
is, nobody beside mister and missusSagan. That right, right, Well
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what was Missus King doing? Idon't know? Oh fagin? Yes,
what was Missus King doing just beforeshe died? Well, here as I
can remember, she was sipping sometea. Say what's the matter after after
the doctor left? Say that sureis funny? All right? What are
you drugging about? Bacon? Afterthe doctor left the cup it was gone.
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I must have had the poison.Who was there, just me and
my wife and the doctor? Ohyes, Missus Dansby came in when she
saw the doctor's car. Where yougoing, Missus Dansby? Why I have
to leave all this excitement? MissusDansby? What do you know about this.
I don't know anything about it.It's also what are you shaking about?
I'll tell you why she's shaking.She poisoned my mother. That's why
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she took her money and killed her. That's what she did. Is that
right? No? No, Ididn't get that. Ands and druggists over
here. I want him to identifyher, right. No, I bought
this chicken. I bought fire forthe dogs. They were after my chickens
or chickens. You haven't got anychickens, missus Dansby. You murdered that
old lady, Yes, I did. She had more money than she could
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use, and I needed it morethan she did. Anyhow, I decided
some of'em from it, thejoom. I wanted more. I wanted
all she had. What did youdo? I gave her half a lemon,
but before I did, I madesome poison on it. She didn't
see, and you removed the cupand destroyed the lemma and the doctor arrived.
I knew it was over. Iwalked in, washed the cup and
saucer, and threw the lemon away. Why are you telling this story that
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right? Cause you'd find out anyway. I know what. I feel sure
you would she she would dream aboutit. I was afraid I couldn't barrass
I'm afraid of dream take aways.Miss the Charge's Murder. Hello, Hello,
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Miss Fagan, I feel who isthe cheff? Done? Wouldie?
Ooh I'm eating all right, shelf. I have some news for you,
missus Dan's be It was found guilty. She was sentenced to ninety nine years.
Yes, I know you didn't dreamabout it, did you know?
(25:08):
My husband just told me be withus again. Went truth and justice triumphed
in the name of the law.
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