August 11, 2025 • 27 mins
Please enjoy Song Of The Heart a great episode of the legendary Suspense - Old Time Radio show OTR - a Old Time Radio OTR classic.
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Speaker 1 (00:11):
St'll spend.
Speaker 2 (00:17):
Auto Lights and at sixty thousand dealers in service stations.
Bring you Radio is outstanding theatre of drills starring tonight
mister van Heflin. Then Anton Leader's production of Song of
the Heart, A tale well calculated to keep you in
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Speaker 1 (00:42):
Where you explain all that? The officer car man, thank you?
Speaker 3 (00:47):
Well, I help you?
Speaker 1 (00:48):
Please? I uh what? I have a confession to make
a confession? Please? Are you the officer that I tell
it to? Well? Do I? I guess my name is
Neil Wilson. It was Tanta Alice at Alice at two
six' Five west Nineteenth. Street all, right so last, NIGHT
(01:12):
i guess it was early this. MORNING i Killed Tanta.
Speaker 3 (01:15):
Alice, Mike, yeah you better get this all?
Speaker 1 (01:20):
Right go?
Speaker 3 (01:21):
On you Killed Jodah Tanta.
Speaker 1 (01:24):
Alice, yes, OH i took a pillow and. Smothered go.
On COULD i tell you about? It and all about? It? Sure?
WELL i have a fine. Job i'm the general manager
of The Handesk. Company i've been with him ever SINCE
i got out of. School i'm an. ORPHAN i lived
with my aunt With Tanta. Alice you live with your? Aunt,
(01:46):
YES i don't remember my. Parents they died WHEN i
was just a little boy in an. Accident Tanta alice
brought me. Up shees like my own. Mother why did
you kill? IT i GUESS i should Start WHEN i
Met Muriel joe that Was it was only Last sunday
at the annual company, picnic the first Time i'd ever
(02:07):
been to. One USUALLY i Spent sunday afternoons With Tanta.
Alice everyone was at the, picnic from shipping clerks to,
executives everyone THAT i sat off to the side by,
myself and, well that's the afternoon THAT i Met muriel
(02:31):
having a good. Time, What, oh, yes thank? You isn't
it a lovely?
Speaker 4 (02:36):
Day?
Speaker 1 (02:37):
Yes it. Is i'm A Mauriel. Jones how do you?
Do I'm Neil. Wilson, YES i.
Speaker 5 (02:45):
Know do you mind IF i say don?
Speaker 1 (02:48):
You oh, no please? Do thank. You it's really a beautiful,
day isn't. It what are you staring? AT i. Didn't
don't you like My? Oh yes very, MUCH i wasn't
staring dear from a.
Speaker 5 (03:04):
Friend oh, REALLY i like it Because i've been TOLD
i had pretty.
Speaker 4 (03:09):
Showers do you think?
Speaker 1 (03:11):
So, yes YES i. Do did you come? Home, yes so.
Speaker 5 (03:17):
DID I i had several invitations THAT i turned him.
Speaker 1 (03:22):
Down why DID i turn him? Down? Huh BECAUSE i
knew you were going to do. Here, really.
Speaker 5 (03:29):
I've seen you at the.
Speaker 4 (03:29):
Office you always look so.
Speaker 5 (03:31):
STRICT i wanted to meet you see if you were.
Speaker 1 (03:35):
Well i'm.
Speaker 5 (03:36):
Flattered you should be most of the time all the
men chase after. Me this is a first TIME i
ever did anything like. THIS i got a.
Speaker 1 (03:47):
Cigarette, oh, Yes i'm, sorry.
Speaker 5 (03:50):
Y'all thanks, Match, yeah, thanks don't you?
Speaker 1 (03:59):
Smoke? Well not just? Now thank?
Speaker 4 (04:00):
You would you like to take me?
Speaker 1 (04:05):
Home? Well YES i. Would should we go? Now all?
Right aren't you gonna help me? Out? Yes i'm, sorry Mister.
Wilson how strong you smell of? Sunshine what a pretty?
Speaker 5 (04:25):
Speech do you always kiss young ladies when you first meet?
Speaker 1 (04:28):
THEM i never have, before.
Speaker 4 (04:30):
Never met a young lady like me.
Speaker 1 (04:31):
Before, no, NO i haven't don't kiss me.
Speaker 4 (04:34):
Anymore, here take me.
Speaker 1 (04:36):
Home i'd been out with girls, before but nothing ever
came of any of. It i'm too. INTROVERTED i guess
to make the first, move and the ladies THAT i
had known previously were out the kind wouldn't make the
move for, me but her reel. DID i thought that
(05:00):
that meant that she loved. Me we drove for a
while when we left the, picnic and THEN i took her.
Speaker 5 (05:06):
HOME i like your.
Speaker 1 (05:08):
Car would you like to go for a ride?
Speaker 5 (05:11):
Tomorrow you mean you'll pick me up in the morning
drive me to.
Speaker 1 (05:14):
Work, well i'd like, to but seven forty FIVE a, Right.
Speaker 5 (05:20):
I'll have some coffee ready if you. Like would you
like having your morning coffee with?
Speaker 1 (05:24):
Me, Oh i'm AFRAID i. Couldn't thanks a, lot, though
that'd be all.
Speaker 5 (05:28):
Right my girlfriend lives here with.
Speaker 1 (05:31):
You oh, no, no it's it's not. THAT i MEAN
i always have breakfast With Tanta, alice who My Aunta.
ALICE i call Her. Toddy that, means, oh.
Speaker 5 (05:41):
Necessarily standing out here like we didn't have a place to.
Speaker 4 (05:43):
Go why don't you come in for a few.
Speaker 1 (05:46):
Minutes, well i'd like to thank.
Speaker 5 (05:48):
SCARING i know you' excuse to look at the HOUSE
i left this morning FOR i had a chance to
straighten him. Out you just sit down, there, Okay i'll
put these things. There ANYTHING i can catch?
Speaker 1 (06:02):
You, no, Thanks i'm it's very. Comfortable it's. Akad this is.
Nice you're. Beautiful thank.
Speaker 4 (06:15):
You just the saying nice things.
Speaker 1 (06:18):
Like That, Muriel, muriel, What i've never known anyone like.
You you're just saying, no, no that's. True do you.
Speaker 5 (06:32):
Believe in love at first?
Speaker 1 (06:33):
Sight? Yes and your grand a?
Speaker 4 (06:36):
Fellow what who got married two days afterday? Met that
was love it first, site wasn't?
Speaker 6 (06:39):
It?
Speaker 1 (06:39):
Yes i'm sure it was that the way you feel about? Me,
yes yes it.
Speaker 5 (06:43):
IS i knew the first TIME i saw you.
Speaker 1 (06:44):
Would be like, this didn't. YOU i hoped it would
be give me a? Kid will you marry? Me will
you marry? ME i should be. DELIGHTED i drove home
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without knowing WHERE i was. GOING i felt as though
as Though i'd never breathed before that. DAY i felt
THAT i was the luckiest man in the. World. Oh,
yes did you have.
Speaker 5 (07:20):
A nice day at the picnic?
Speaker 4 (07:21):
Deal?
Speaker 1 (07:22):
OH i had a wonderful.
Speaker 4 (07:23):
Day aren't you going to kiss?
Speaker 1 (07:25):
Me? Sure?
Speaker 4 (07:27):
Why what's that on your?
Speaker 1 (07:29):
Mouth? Where look? Me?
Speaker 4 (07:31):
Likely and your?
Speaker 1 (07:32):
Mouth?
Speaker 4 (07:33):
Non your cheek? Too? WELL i was let me wipe it.
Off who is the? Girl DO i know that.
Speaker 1 (07:42):
Her name Is Muriel? John she works at the office
in the accounting.
Speaker 4 (07:45):
Department how is it That i've never met? Her if
you've known her so?
Speaker 1 (07:47):
Long, WELL i haven't just met her. Today you just met?
Her well, It, dandie allis it was love at first? Sight,
yes we're going to be, Married, Wendy well pretty, SOON i.
Speaker 4 (08:03):
Think AM i going to meet?
Speaker 1 (08:04):
Her, Yes i'll bring her here to dinner tomorrow, night.
Speaker 4 (08:07):
All, right, dear old, right we'll have a nice dinner for.
Speaker 1 (08:09):
Her well you like, It. Tantie she's a Wonderful i'm
sure she.
Speaker 4 (08:13):
Is, Dear i'm sure you better.
Speaker 1 (08:15):
Get some sleep. Now tomorrow is a.
Speaker 4 (08:16):
Writhday you know there's something special you like for.
Speaker 1 (08:19):
BREAKFAST i won't be having breakfast here in the, Morning Tanti.
Alice muriel's fixing coffee for me at her. House just.
Speaker 4 (08:24):
Coffee that's not enough breakfast for a man with a
day's work to.
Speaker 1 (08:28):
Do coffee is, Plenty but you've.
Speaker 4 (08:30):
Never had just coffee for, Breakfastty.
Speaker 1 (08:33):
No it's, enough thanks, anyway all, right all, Right.
Speaker 4 (08:37):
I'll just have a little fruit juice here for.
Speaker 1 (08:40):
You. Leave, no, no never, Mind Tandia. Alice you can
sleep in the. Morning i'm having breakfast With. MURIEL i
don't know what time it. Was WHEN i woke up that,
night i'd been dreaming Of. MURIEL i remember that the
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street lights were. Up what woke me he was some
music from. Downstairs Tanty alice hadn't gone to bed. Yet
she was playing one of her old phonograph. Records it
was a, sweet sad, record and it's a song That
i'll never forget as long AS i.
Speaker 3 (09:16):
Live you uh went to sleep and your plant was
playing this.
Speaker 7 (09:30):
Record he's up to the end of the day you
met the.
Speaker 1 (09:32):
Girl, yes that's. Right so what happened the next? Day,
well the next day WHEN i got up in the,
morning Tanty alice was already. Up part don't or maybe
she hadn't even been to. Sleep the table was set
for two in the breakfast. Row the poster was. Out
my fruit juice was on the table when she was
trying bacon WHEN i came, Downstairs.
Speaker 4 (09:54):
Good morning the, Year good morning, early aren't you? Read
this will be ready in Just i'm.
Speaker 1 (10:00):
Not having breakfast at. HOME i told you that last.
Speaker 4 (10:02):
Night that was last, Night, neil. Dear today is another.
Speaker 1 (10:06):
Day i'm having breakfast With. MURIEL i have to go.
Now i'll see you this.
Speaker 4 (10:10):
Evening we'll have a nice. Dinner il, There.
Speaker 1 (10:12):
I'm Bringing muriel home for dinner with. Me.
Speaker 4 (10:14):
Tonight oh, dear that's hardly.
Speaker 1 (10:17):
Warning you said last night that you wanted to meet
her so. SOON i listen to, Me i'm bringing a
girl home for you to. MEET i love this. GIRL
i want you to be nice to. HER i don't
want a fiasco like the last, time please. YOU i
don't want your pouting and sulking this. TIME i don't
want to have to apologize for your.
Speaker 4 (10:36):
ACTIONS i think that will be all. NANTY i think
that if.
Speaker 1 (10:40):
You aren't going to behave yourself property AND i just
say so now and will not come home for, dinner
that's up to.
Speaker 4 (10:45):
You i'm only thinking of. YOU i don't be. Cross
give me a big smile like you're used to when
you were a.
Speaker 1 (10:52):
Boy all, right how's that you? Do i'll Please, Tandy,
Alice i'm. Late i'll see your. Dinner all.
Speaker 4 (10:59):
Right, here you call me the office if you've decided you.
Speaker 1 (11:01):
Being a home, toge we'll be home for. Dinner i'm
telling you, NOW i don't have to call you from the.
Office you call. Me you, see the last TIME i
tried to bring a girl hometown To alice said act
just the same. Way she behave so badly That i'd
never done it. Again that had been after the junior
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class party at high school thirteen years, ago And i'd
never done it. AGAIN i waited For muriel after work that,
evening and we drove toward my home.
Speaker 3 (11:32):
Together.
Speaker 4 (11:34):
Old, yeah it's still SO i can kiss.
Speaker 1 (11:36):
You let's get married. Tomorrow, really what about Your? Anna
what about?
Speaker 5 (11:45):
Her she won't be angry at me stealing you?
Speaker 1 (11:48):
Waiting how should she? Be?
Speaker 4 (11:49):
Well, wait she hung on to.
Speaker 8 (11:51):
You for.
Speaker 1 (11:52):
Instance why didn't you live by? Herself, WELL i don't.
Know we've been together so.
Speaker 5 (11:56):
Long, sure but after, all she's only your en and
you've got a life of your own to.
Speaker 1 (12:01):
Leave she's got enough money to live by. It, well
it's not, money she's quite. Well how did you know
she had? Money?
Speaker 5 (12:08):
OH i heard him at the office talk about.
Speaker 1 (12:10):
It. Oh, look, incidentally That alice might act a little
strangely WHEN i bring you in the. House just don't
pay any attention to. Her if she tries to do
anything or say anything up to, say you promise me,
That i'll promise.
Speaker 5 (12:22):
YOU i can UNDERSTAND i being upset someone taking you
away from, her, though after, all takes one to know.
Speaker 1 (12:30):
One the rest of the ride. Home we didn't talk
to me of, her just that close to. Me she
held my hand in. HERS i, Mean i'll take your,
coat thank. You i's going to let what's that? Playing
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oh that's the.
Speaker 5 (12:52):
Phonograph pretty old, machine isn't.
Speaker 4 (12:55):
It?
Speaker 1 (12:55):
Well, yeah actually a record. Stretching it's what she was.
Playing what is?
Speaker 5 (13:01):
It?
Speaker 1 (13:01):
Friend, Yes Tanty alis has collection of old. Records this
is the first time she's played on the years SINCE
i was in high. School where is she must be
in the.
Speaker 4 (13:10):
Kitchen, WELL i just throws it.
Speaker 5 (13:12):
DOWN i.
Speaker 4 (13:12):
Guess, OH i got to ask?
Speaker 1 (13:14):
You ARE i scene? Straight? What? Oh, yes look? Straight so?
Speaker 8 (13:21):
Hard did keep your stocking?
Speaker 1 (13:22):
Straight i'm never gonna get mine long?
Speaker 4 (13:25):
Enough, well good, evening working.
Speaker 1 (13:28):
People, oh good, Evening Tandy. Alice and this must be.
Speaker 4 (13:32):
Neighbor, no It's.
Speaker 1 (13:33):
Muriel that's a. Murial this is my, aunt Miss alice Tamber,
Uh Tandy, alice this is Mirror's Muriel. Jones how do you? Do?
Speaker 4 (13:41):
Oh please sit, down dinner will be? Ready seen you
want to get too?
Speaker 1 (13:44):
LOUD i was just say, yes it is a little,
Loud Tanty. Alice is there ANYTHING i can do to? Help?
Speaker 4 (13:52):
No, no the DO i, dear just last many things
like the. Gravy i'll do them in a. Bit i'll
just sit here with you two young people for a.
While oh, MY i had a day the carrying to
Meet neil's latest young. Lady he always does this to.
Me call suddenly in the middle of the afternoon and,
Says i'm bringing his young lady home for. Dinner mostly
he wants to.
Speaker 8 (14:12):
Marry so he.
Speaker 4 (14:13):
Thinks he said he wants to marry you be careful of.
Speaker 1 (14:16):
Him he's a. Devil, no that's not.
Speaker 4 (14:19):
True can you imagine wanting to get married before you
really get to know. Someone Did neil tell you we're
going to get? Married he did ask?
Speaker 1 (14:26):
You? Then, Oh neil, share we have our dinner a.
Speaker 4 (14:30):
Moment you poor little, girl And neil has been acting
the dawn one with you. Also you're poor. Here, well
excuse Me alli to hear some of my records WHILE
i make the.
Speaker 1 (14:41):
Baby would you like me to? Help?
Speaker 4 (14:45):
No, no you stay with the young, Lady. Neuriel is
IT i can handle things. Alone if, once and after,
all if she should ever come back here. AGAIN i
wanted to think, kindly but.
Speaker 5 (15:06):
It wasn't that a nice?
Speaker 4 (15:07):
Dinner very? Nice thank you did you enjoy your dinner.
Speaker 1 (15:10):
Here, dear this is very nice tantos, here would you
like a? Cigarette?
Speaker 4 (15:14):
Thanks, Near. Dear don't you think you should take the
girl home now so that we can go to?
Speaker 1 (15:20):
Bed well you can, go, Tidy, alice we'll sit here
for a. While, well all.
Speaker 4 (15:25):
Right i'm very. Tired good, Night, John. LADY i do
hope you stop in and see us again. Someday i'm
always delighted to meet me as free.
Speaker 1 (15:37):
Me, dear you.
Speaker 4 (15:38):
Haven't oiled my?
Speaker 1 (15:39):
Doors what AM i going to do? Better what AM
i going to?
Speaker 4 (15:44):
DO i don't Think i'd rather than treat you.
Speaker 1 (15:45):
All i'm, sorry, Darling please believe. Me i'm, Sorry but
what CAN i? Do how CAN i get rid of?
It just?
Speaker 4 (15:50):
Leave when we're, married we'll, leave she follow.
Speaker 1 (15:53):
Us I'm i'm all she has in the. WORLD i
wish she were dead, Me, NO i wish she were.
Dead what good is she to? Anyone? On for, dear,
life to, me holding me afraid That i'll go out
on my own and have my own, life and that
you have no part of. It. Oh, sure she's been
good to, me and she's worked for. Me But i've
been good to her, too And i've helped. Her we'll
go away.
Speaker 4 (16:12):
Together she won't follow.
Speaker 5 (16:14):
Us have you enough?
Speaker 1 (16:15):
Money? WELL i think, so, YES i have. Enough and
then there's always her. Money she has it lying all
over the. House she doesn't believe in. Banks you could
take some of.
Speaker 5 (16:23):
THAT i think that's.
Speaker 1 (16:24):
Fair oh, listen we better be. Quiet, cheese she, Hears.
Speaker 4 (16:30):
I'm turning the.
Speaker 1 (16:30):
Photographone then you're, right, though what what use is?
Speaker 5 (16:38):
She she has money she doesn't. Need she's unhappy living.
Speaker 4 (16:42):
Alone would you want to live? ALONE i hate to say.
Speaker 5 (16:46):
This, YEAH i won't live in the same.
Speaker 1 (16:48):
House, no, NO i don't blame.
Speaker 5 (16:50):
YOU i was thinking. HER a lot of people news
time is. Finished you know that they've done all they're good.
Speaker 1 (16:57):
FOR i read once where eston put their age people
on the ice floes and push them out into the.
Ocean no, ceremony no, sorry just that it's the end
of their time of youths and that's that You you,
know it would be doing her. Favor she wouldn't.
Speaker 4 (17:13):
Know, well she could say she wouldn't live long with
hatching to yeald.
Speaker 1 (17:17):
It she'd probably died of. Love she's never been, alone and.
Speaker 5 (17:22):
She is going to follow, Us like you, said, Then
i'm SORRY i can't marry you to, you and.
Speaker 1 (17:28):
That's hard for me to say BECAUSE i love.
Speaker 5 (17:29):
YOU i don't Think i've ever been in love, before
never before.
Speaker 1 (17:34):
YOU i need you made a very bad. MAN i
think that we should have the opportunity to make good
with our. Lives surely.
Speaker 4 (17:41):
Should but oh it's dis gently as. Possible, YES i.
Speaker 1 (17:47):
Think. What, well after she's asleep, tonight just put a
pillow over her. Face no one will love, her, know
it would be doing her a favor, Here, okay they couldn't.
TELL i mean they.
Speaker 4 (18:04):
She's, old she smothered in a.
Speaker 1 (18:06):
Sleep, yeah that's.
Speaker 4 (18:07):
RIGHT i can use her money to go, away after,
all she won't need.
Speaker 1 (18:11):
It that's true. Enough it's here, now, well all of.
It it's in, cash five thousand dollars or. Something, look
you do love, me, now don't. You you don't know why,
too Oh? Cardio, YES i was letting into the record.
Speaker 4 (18:31):
Place i'm so glad your children. Enjoyed didn't can love this?
Song you know what it?
Speaker 1 (18:38):
Means? No, NO i don't. Don't, Sorry.
Speaker 4 (18:45):
OH i feel so odd. TONIGHT i THINK i should
like to tell you a story BEFORE i go to.
Sleep would you would the girl mine go? Ahead that
could tells the story about the boy and his. Mother
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the boy lived at home with his, mother and the
boy met a, girl and the mother didn't like the
girl and warned the boy away from. Her but the
girl used all her wiles on the, boy and the
boy turned against his. Mother and the girl told him
that proof of his love for her would be that
he killed his, mother and proof of the killing would
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be that he brought the girl his mother's. Heart and
so the poor boy killed his mother and took her
heart to bring it to the. Girl and on the
way he stumbled and, fell and the heart escaped his.
Hands and before he could get to his feet, again
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or even to see if he was injured from the,
fall the heart, spoke and the heart said.
Speaker 1 (19:54):
To, him are you?
Speaker 4 (19:57):
Hurt my? SON i cried WHEN i heard that song
the first.
Speaker 1 (20:04):
Time that you said you'd better go to sleep, Now
i'd sleep.
Speaker 4 (20:10):
Good, night, dear, dear sleep, well sleep? Well what an
Unpleasant she.
Speaker 1 (20:25):
Knows all sorts of things like that fable sort of
she gets, older she quotes them to. Me had great?
Speaker 5 (20:30):
Length will it take along.
Speaker 8 (20:32):
To go to?
Speaker 1 (20:33):
Sleep? Oh, no, No she's told me a story now
she'll go right to. Sleep. Now we sat there and,
waited not saying, anything not touching one, another just. Waiting,
finally after about an, Hour muriel suddenly kissed. Me she
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kissed me, hard and she helped me close to, her
AND i got up AND i walked quietly over the
time Of alice's door opened it AND i walked into her.
Bedroom she was sleeping on her. BACK i took a
pillow from her, chaise and then just AS i was
about to put it over her, FACE i, thought that's
all right to. Move wait NOW i was. Mistaken she
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was sleeping, soundly just as she always. DID i, know
the pillow softly over her mouth and, nose AND i
held it, there watched her chest until there was no
movement from her, breathing AND i opened Her bior, GIRL
i took out her money, box and Then muriel AND
i left the. House all, right, yes, yes all.
Speaker 7 (21:38):
RIGHT i don't feel.
Speaker 1 (21:39):
Badly you did a good.
Speaker 5 (21:40):
Thing it's like a mercy.
Speaker 4 (21:42):
Killing it was for her own. GOOD i know that
we've got each other down the whole life.
Speaker 1 (21:46):
To live together without any of the. PILLS i, know
how DID i?
Speaker 5 (21:49):
Baby you're?
Speaker 1 (21:50):
Upset all? Right CAN i have the? Keys, yes, yes right?
Speaker 4 (21:54):
Here oh what what did you take the pillar off the?
Speaker 1 (21:58):
Pace oh, no, no, NO i forgot run back and do.
Speaker 4 (22:01):
It you can leave the box on the.
Speaker 1 (22:03):
SEAT i.
Speaker 3 (22:29):
Heard the car, leave AND i knew what it.
Speaker 1 (22:31):
Meant AND i didn't do anything about. IT i just
TOOK i wanted to. CRY i didn't go Into Tanta alice's.
ROOM i just stood. There after a, WHILE i opened
the front door, again when sat down on the steps
and waited for the light to. Come and all night
LONG i heard the record playing in my, brain AND
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i Heard Tanta alice, saying and the heart, spoke and
the heart said to, him are you? Hurt my? Son
m is that? It that's? It i'll tie it up
for him to. Sign might she's driving my? Car BUT
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i don't. CARE i, mean if you want to catch,
her she's driving my, Car well you'll catch. Her what
DO i? Do? Now you come with?
Speaker 3 (23:20):
Me, funny you are coming in here this. Morning, although
of course we'd have had a routine investigation, anyway because.
Speaker 1 (23:28):
The pillow was still on her. Face oh well, yeah
although she.
Speaker 3 (23:33):
Might have had a heart, attack or the pillow might
have smothered. Her without annoying. It most accidental desks are pretty,
strange much stranger than the planned. Ones, NO i meant
that you didn't look at the room very closely when
you went in there to kill your. Aunt yeah in?
Speaker 1 (23:48):
Here what what do you mean THAT i didn't look
at the room very. Closely your aunt was.
Speaker 3 (23:54):
A pretty smart, cookie AND i guess she was really
looking out for, you warning with that, song anticipating what
you were. Planning we were over there this. Morning the
door was. Opened the proud chast spotted it and went
to see what was. Cooking must have been after you
left to come down. Here they found your aunt's, body
but they turned in a sort of routine.
Speaker 1 (24:13):
Report. Routine, hell this case.
Speaker 3 (24:16):
Looked open and shut, because right next to the bed
on her night, table in her own, handwriting Your Tanta
alice left a suicide.
Speaker 2 (24:26):
Note thank, You Van heflin for a splendid. Performance Mister
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Heflin it's always a great pleasure to Join Tony leader
and his fine cast of suspense actors on radio's outstanding
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Speaker 7 (26:16):
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Producers Of Julia misbehaves.
Speaker 7 (26:26):
Starring Ger garson And Walter. Pigeon Loreene tuttle played the
part Of Tata alice And betty Lou gerson Was. Muriel
tonight's suspense play was written By Elliot, lewis the music
composed By Lucian morwick and conducted by Lud. Gluskin the
entire production was under the direction Of ANTON. M. Leader Next,
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Speaker 1 (00:42):
Where you explain all that? The officer car man, thank you?
Speaker 3 (00:47):
Well, I help you?
Speaker 1 (00:48):
Please? I uh what? I have a confession to make
a confession? Please? Are you the officer that I tell
it to? Well? Do I? I guess my name is
Neil Wilson. It was Tanta Alice at Alice at two
six' Five west Nineteenth. Street all, right so last, NIGHT
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i guess it was early this. MORNING i Killed Tanta.
Speaker 3 (01:15):
Alice, Mike, yeah you better get this all?
Speaker 1 (01:20):
Right go?
Speaker 3 (01:21):
On you Killed Jodah Tanta.
Speaker 1 (01:24):
Alice, yes, OH i took a pillow and. Smothered go.
On COULD i tell you about? It and all about? It? Sure?
WELL i have a fine. Job i'm the general manager
of The Handesk. Company i've been with him ever SINCE
i got out of. School i'm an. ORPHAN i lived
with my aunt With Tanta. Alice you live with your? Aunt,
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YES i don't remember my. Parents they died WHEN i
was just a little boy in an. Accident Tanta alice
brought me. Up shees like my own. Mother why did
you kill? IT i GUESS i should Start WHEN i
Met Muriel joe that Was it was only Last sunday
at the annual company, picnic the first Time i'd ever
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been to. One USUALLY i Spent sunday afternoons With Tanta.
Alice everyone was at the, picnic from shipping clerks to,
executives everyone THAT i sat off to the side by,
myself and, well that's the afternoon THAT i Met muriel
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having a good. Time, What, oh, yes thank? You isn't
it a lovely?
Speaker 4 (02:36):
Day?
Speaker 1 (02:37):
Yes it. Is i'm A Mauriel. Jones how do you?
Do I'm Neil. Wilson, YES i.
Speaker 5 (02:45):
Know do you mind IF i say don?
Speaker 1 (02:48):
You oh, no please? Do thank. You it's really a beautiful,
day isn't. It what are you staring? AT i. Didn't
don't you like My? Oh yes very, MUCH i wasn't
staring dear from a.
Speaker 5 (03:04):
Friend oh, REALLY i like it Because i've been TOLD
i had pretty.
Speaker 4 (03:09):
Showers do you think?
Speaker 1 (03:11):
So, yes YES i. Do did you come? Home, yes so.
Speaker 5 (03:17):
DID I i had several invitations THAT i turned him.
Speaker 1 (03:22):
Down why DID i turn him? Down? Huh BECAUSE i
knew you were going to do. Here, really.
Speaker 5 (03:29):
I've seen you at the.
Speaker 4 (03:29):
Office you always look so.
Speaker 5 (03:31):
STRICT i wanted to meet you see if you were.
Speaker 1 (03:35):
Well i'm.
Speaker 5 (03:36):
Flattered you should be most of the time all the
men chase after. Me this is a first TIME i
ever did anything like. THIS i got a.
Speaker 1 (03:47):
Cigarette, oh, Yes i'm, sorry.
Speaker 5 (03:50):
Y'all thanks, Match, yeah, thanks don't you?
Speaker 1 (03:59):
Smoke? Well not just? Now thank?
Speaker 4 (04:00):
You would you like to take me?
Speaker 1 (04:05):
Home? Well YES i. Would should we go? Now all?
Right aren't you gonna help me? Out? Yes i'm, sorry Mister.
Wilson how strong you smell of? Sunshine what a pretty?
Speaker 5 (04:25):
Speech do you always kiss young ladies when you first meet?
Speaker 1 (04:28):
THEM i never have, before.
Speaker 4 (04:30):
Never met a young lady like me.
Speaker 1 (04:31):
Before, no, NO i haven't don't kiss me.
Speaker 4 (04:34):
Anymore, here take me.
Speaker 1 (04:36):
Home i'd been out with girls, before but nothing ever
came of any of. It i'm too. INTROVERTED i guess
to make the first, move and the ladies THAT i
had known previously were out the kind wouldn't make the
move for, me but her reel. DID i thought that
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that meant that she loved. Me we drove for a
while when we left the, picnic and THEN i took her.
Speaker 5 (05:06):
HOME i like your.
Speaker 1 (05:08):
Car would you like to go for a ride?
Speaker 5 (05:11):
Tomorrow you mean you'll pick me up in the morning
drive me to.
Speaker 1 (05:14):
Work, well i'd like, to but seven forty FIVE a, Right.
Speaker 5 (05:20):
I'll have some coffee ready if you. Like would you
like having your morning coffee with?
Speaker 1 (05:24):
Me, Oh i'm AFRAID i. Couldn't thanks a, lot, though
that'd be all.
Speaker 5 (05:28):
Right my girlfriend lives here with.
Speaker 1 (05:31):
You oh, no, no it's it's not. THAT i MEAN
i always have breakfast With Tanta, alice who My Aunta.
ALICE i call Her. Toddy that, means, oh.
Speaker 5 (05:41):
Necessarily standing out here like we didn't have a place to.
Speaker 4 (05:43):
Go why don't you come in for a few.
Speaker 1 (05:46):
Minutes, well i'd like to thank.
Speaker 5 (05:48):
SCARING i know you' excuse to look at the HOUSE
i left this morning FOR i had a chance to
straighten him. Out you just sit down, there, Okay i'll
put these things. There ANYTHING i can catch?
Speaker 1 (06:02):
You, no, Thanks i'm it's very. Comfortable it's. Akad this is.
Nice you're. Beautiful thank.
Speaker 4 (06:15):
You just the saying nice things.
Speaker 1 (06:18):
Like That, Muriel, muriel, What i've never known anyone like.
You you're just saying, no, no that's. True do you.
Speaker 5 (06:32):
Believe in love at first?
Speaker 1 (06:33):
Sight? Yes and your grand a?
Speaker 4 (06:36):
Fellow what who got married two days afterday? Met that
was love it first, site wasn't?
Speaker 6 (06:39):
It?
Speaker 1 (06:39):
Yes i'm sure it was that the way you feel about? Me,
yes yes it.
Speaker 5 (06:43):
IS i knew the first TIME i saw you.
Speaker 1 (06:44):
Would be like, this didn't. YOU i hoped it would
be give me a? Kid will you marry? Me will
you marry? ME i should be. DELIGHTED i drove home
(07:05):
without knowing WHERE i was. GOING i felt as though
as Though i'd never breathed before that. DAY i felt
THAT i was the luckiest man in the. World. Oh,
yes did you have.
Speaker 5 (07:20):
A nice day at the picnic?
Speaker 4 (07:21):
Deal?
Speaker 1 (07:22):
OH i had a wonderful.
Speaker 4 (07:23):
Day aren't you going to kiss?
Speaker 1 (07:25):
Me? Sure?
Speaker 4 (07:27):
Why what's that on your?
Speaker 1 (07:29):
Mouth? Where look? Me?
Speaker 4 (07:31):
Likely and your?
Speaker 1 (07:32):
Mouth?
Speaker 4 (07:33):
Non your cheek? Too? WELL i was let me wipe it.
Off who is the? Girl DO i know that.
Speaker 1 (07:42):
Her name Is Muriel? John she works at the office
in the accounting.
Speaker 4 (07:45):
Department how is it That i've never met? Her if
you've known her so?
Speaker 1 (07:47):
Long, WELL i haven't just met her. Today you just met?
Her well, It, dandie allis it was love at first? Sight,
yes we're going to be, Married, Wendy well pretty, SOON i.
Speaker 4 (08:03):
Think AM i going to meet?
Speaker 1 (08:04):
Her, Yes i'll bring her here to dinner tomorrow, night.
Speaker 4 (08:07):
All, right, dear old, right we'll have a nice dinner for.
Speaker 1 (08:09):
Her well you like, It. Tantie she's a Wonderful i'm
sure she.
Speaker 4 (08:13):
Is, Dear i'm sure you better.
Speaker 1 (08:15):
Get some sleep. Now tomorrow is a.
Speaker 4 (08:16):
Writhday you know there's something special you like for.
Speaker 1 (08:19):
BREAKFAST i won't be having breakfast here in the, Morning Tanti.
Alice muriel's fixing coffee for me at her. House just.
Speaker 4 (08:24):
Coffee that's not enough breakfast for a man with a
day's work to.
Speaker 1 (08:28):
Do coffee is, Plenty but you've.
Speaker 4 (08:30):
Never had just coffee for, Breakfastty.
Speaker 1 (08:33):
No it's, enough thanks, anyway all, right all, Right.
Speaker 4 (08:37):
I'll just have a little fruit juice here for.
Speaker 1 (08:40):
You. Leave, no, no never, Mind Tandia. Alice you can
sleep in the. Morning i'm having breakfast With. MURIEL i
don't know what time it. Was WHEN i woke up that,
night i'd been dreaming Of. MURIEL i remember that the
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street lights were. Up what woke me he was some
music from. Downstairs Tanty alice hadn't gone to bed. Yet
she was playing one of her old phonograph. Records it
was a, sweet sad, record and it's a song That
i'll never forget as long AS i.
Speaker 3 (09:16):
Live you uh went to sleep and your plant was
playing this.
Speaker 7 (09:30):
Record he's up to the end of the day you
met the.
Speaker 1 (09:32):
Girl, yes that's. Right so what happened the next? Day,
well the next day WHEN i got up in the,
morning Tanty alice was already. Up part don't or maybe
she hadn't even been to. Sleep the table was set
for two in the breakfast. Row the poster was. Out
my fruit juice was on the table when she was
trying bacon WHEN i came, Downstairs.
Speaker 4 (09:54):
Good morning the, Year good morning, early aren't you? Read
this will be ready in Just i'm.
Speaker 1 (10:00):
Not having breakfast at. HOME i told you that last.
Speaker 4 (10:02):
Night that was last, Night, neil. Dear today is another.
Speaker 1 (10:06):
Day i'm having breakfast With. MURIEL i have to go.
Now i'll see you this.
Speaker 4 (10:10):
Evening we'll have a nice. Dinner il, There.
Speaker 1 (10:12):
I'm Bringing muriel home for dinner with. Me.
Speaker 4 (10:14):
Tonight oh, dear that's hardly.
Speaker 1 (10:17):
Warning you said last night that you wanted to meet
her so. SOON i listen to, Me i'm bringing a
girl home for you to. MEET i love this. GIRL
i want you to be nice to. HER i don't
want a fiasco like the last, time please. YOU i
don't want your pouting and sulking this. TIME i don't
want to have to apologize for your.
Speaker 4 (10:36):
ACTIONS i think that will be all. NANTY i think
that if.
Speaker 1 (10:40):
You aren't going to behave yourself property AND i just
say so now and will not come home for, dinner
that's up to.
Speaker 4 (10:45):
You i'm only thinking of. YOU i don't be. Cross
give me a big smile like you're used to when
you were a.
Speaker 1 (10:52):
Boy all, right how's that you? Do i'll Please, Tandy,
Alice i'm. Late i'll see your. Dinner all.
Speaker 4 (10:59):
Right, here you call me the office if you've decided you.
Speaker 1 (11:01):
Being a home, toge we'll be home for. Dinner i'm
telling you, NOW i don't have to call you from the.
Office you call. Me you, see the last TIME i
tried to bring a girl hometown To alice said act
just the same. Way she behave so badly That i'd
never done it. Again that had been after the junior
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class party at high school thirteen years, ago And i'd
never done it. AGAIN i waited For muriel after work that,
evening and we drove toward my home.
Speaker 3 (11:32):
Together.
Speaker 4 (11:34):
Old, yeah it's still SO i can kiss.
Speaker 1 (11:36):
You let's get married. Tomorrow, really what about Your? Anna
what about?
Speaker 5 (11:45):
Her she won't be angry at me stealing you?
Speaker 1 (11:48):
Waiting how should she? Be?
Speaker 4 (11:49):
Well, wait she hung on to.
Speaker 8 (11:51):
You for.
Speaker 1 (11:52):
Instance why didn't you live by? Herself, WELL i don't.
Know we've been together so.
Speaker 5 (11:56):
Long, sure but after, all she's only your en and
you've got a life of your own to.
Speaker 1 (12:01):
Leave she's got enough money to live by. It, well
it's not, money she's quite. Well how did you know
she had? Money?
Speaker 5 (12:08):
OH i heard him at the office talk about.
Speaker 1 (12:10):
It. Oh, look, incidentally That alice might act a little
strangely WHEN i bring you in the. House just don't
pay any attention to. Her if she tries to do
anything or say anything up to, say you promise me,
That i'll promise.
Speaker 5 (12:22):
YOU i can UNDERSTAND i being upset someone taking you
away from, her, though after, all takes one to know.
Speaker 1 (12:30):
One the rest of the ride. Home we didn't talk
to me of, her just that close to. Me she
held my hand in. HERS i, Mean i'll take your,
coat thank. You i's going to let what's that? Playing
(12:52):
oh that's the.
Speaker 5 (12:52):
Phonograph pretty old, machine isn't.
Speaker 4 (12:55):
It?
Speaker 1 (12:55):
Well, yeah actually a record. Stretching it's what she was.
Playing what is?
Speaker 5 (13:01):
It?
Speaker 1 (13:01):
Friend, Yes Tanty alis has collection of old. Records this
is the first time she's played on the years SINCE
i was in high. School where is she must be
in the.
Speaker 4 (13:10):
Kitchen, WELL i just throws it.
Speaker 5 (13:12):
DOWN i.
Speaker 4 (13:12):
Guess, OH i got to ask?
Speaker 1 (13:14):
You ARE i scene? Straight? What? Oh, yes look? Straight so?
Speaker 8 (13:21):
Hard did keep your stocking?
Speaker 1 (13:22):
Straight i'm never gonna get mine long?
Speaker 4 (13:25):
Enough, well good, evening working.
Speaker 1 (13:28):
People, oh good, Evening Tandy. Alice and this must be.
Speaker 4 (13:32):
Neighbor, no It's.
Speaker 1 (13:33):
Muriel that's a. Murial this is my, aunt Miss alice Tamber,
Uh Tandy, alice this is Mirror's Muriel. Jones how do you? Do?
Speaker 4 (13:41):
Oh please sit, down dinner will be? Ready seen you
want to get too?
Speaker 1 (13:44):
LOUD i was just say, yes it is a little,
Loud Tanty. Alice is there ANYTHING i can do to? Help?
Speaker 4 (13:52):
No, no the DO i, dear just last many things
like the. Gravy i'll do them in a. Bit i'll
just sit here with you two young people for a.
While oh, MY i had a day the carrying to
Meet neil's latest young. Lady he always does this to.
Me call suddenly in the middle of the afternoon and,
Says i'm bringing his young lady home for. Dinner mostly
he wants to.
Speaker 8 (14:12):
Marry so he.
Speaker 4 (14:13):
Thinks he said he wants to marry you be careful of.
Speaker 1 (14:16):
Him he's a. Devil, no that's not.
Speaker 4 (14:19):
True can you imagine wanting to get married before you
really get to know. Someone Did neil tell you we're
going to get? Married he did ask?
Speaker 1 (14:26):
You? Then, Oh neil, share we have our dinner a.
Speaker 4 (14:30):
Moment you poor little, girl And neil has been acting
the dawn one with you. Also you're poor. Here, well
excuse Me alli to hear some of my records WHILE
i make the.
Speaker 1 (14:41):
Baby would you like me to? Help?
Speaker 4 (14:45):
No, no you stay with the young, Lady. Neuriel is
IT i can handle things. Alone if, once and after,
all if she should ever come back here. AGAIN i
wanted to think, kindly but.
Speaker 5 (15:06):
It wasn't that a nice?
Speaker 4 (15:07):
Dinner very? Nice thank you did you enjoy your dinner.
Speaker 1 (15:10):
Here, dear this is very nice tantos, here would you
like a? Cigarette?
Speaker 4 (15:14):
Thanks, Near. Dear don't you think you should take the
girl home now so that we can go to?
Speaker 1 (15:20):
Bed well you can, go, Tidy, alice we'll sit here
for a. While, well all.
Speaker 4 (15:25):
Right i'm very. Tired good, Night, John. LADY i do
hope you stop in and see us again. Someday i'm
always delighted to meet me as free.
Speaker 1 (15:37):
Me, dear you.
Speaker 4 (15:38):
Haven't oiled my?
Speaker 1 (15:39):
Doors what AM i going to do? Better what AM
i going to?
Speaker 4 (15:44):
DO i don't Think i'd rather than treat you.
Speaker 1 (15:45):
All i'm, sorry, Darling please believe. Me i'm, Sorry but
what CAN i? Do how CAN i get rid of?
It just?
Speaker 4 (15:50):
Leave when we're, married we'll, leave she follow.
Speaker 1 (15:53):
Us I'm i'm all she has in the. WORLD i
wish she were dead, Me, NO i wish she were.
Dead what good is she to? Anyone? On for, dear,
life to, me holding me afraid That i'll go out
on my own and have my own, life and that
you have no part of. It. Oh, sure she's been
good to, me and she's worked for. Me But i've
been good to her, too And i've helped. Her we'll
go away.
Speaker 4 (16:12):
Together she won't follow.
Speaker 5 (16:14):
Us have you enough?
Speaker 1 (16:15):
Money? WELL i think, so, YES i have. Enough and
then there's always her. Money she has it lying all
over the. House she doesn't believe in. Banks you could
take some of.
Speaker 5 (16:23):
THAT i think that's.
Speaker 1 (16:24):
Fair oh, listen we better be. Quiet, cheese she, Hears.
Speaker 4 (16:30):
I'm turning the.
Speaker 1 (16:30):
Photographone then you're, right, though what what use is?
Speaker 5 (16:38):
She she has money she doesn't. Need she's unhappy living.
Speaker 4 (16:42):
Alone would you want to live? ALONE i hate to say.
Speaker 5 (16:46):
This, YEAH i won't live in the same.
Speaker 1 (16:48):
House, no, NO i don't blame.
Speaker 5 (16:50):
YOU i was thinking. HER a lot of people news
time is. Finished you know that they've done all they're good.
Speaker 1 (16:57):
FOR i read once where eston put their age people
on the ice floes and push them out into the.
Ocean no, ceremony no, sorry just that it's the end
of their time of youths and that's that You you,
know it would be doing her. Favor she wouldn't.
Speaker 4 (17:13):
Know, well she could say she wouldn't live long with
hatching to yeald.
Speaker 1 (17:17):
It she'd probably died of. Love she's never been, alone and.
Speaker 5 (17:22):
She is going to follow, Us like you, said, Then
i'm SORRY i can't marry you to, you and.
Speaker 1 (17:28):
That's hard for me to say BECAUSE i love.
Speaker 5 (17:29):
YOU i don't Think i've ever been in love, before
never before.
Speaker 1 (17:34):
YOU i need you made a very bad. MAN i
think that we should have the opportunity to make good
with our. Lives surely.
Speaker 4 (17:41):
Should but oh it's dis gently as. Possible, YES i.
Speaker 1 (17:47):
Think. What, well after she's asleep, tonight just put a
pillow over her. Face no one will love, her, know
it would be doing her a favor, Here, okay they couldn't.
TELL i mean they.
Speaker 4 (18:04):
She's, old she smothered in a.
Speaker 1 (18:06):
Sleep, yeah that's.
Speaker 4 (18:07):
RIGHT i can use her money to go, away after,
all she won't need.
Speaker 1 (18:11):
It that's true. Enough it's here, now, well all of.
It it's in, cash five thousand dollars or. Something, look
you do love, me, now don't. You you don't know why,
too Oh? Cardio, YES i was letting into the record.
Speaker 4 (18:31):
Place i'm so glad your children. Enjoyed didn't can love this?
Song you know what it?
Speaker 1 (18:38):
Means? No, NO i don't. Don't, Sorry.
Speaker 4 (18:45):
OH i feel so odd. TONIGHT i THINK i should
like to tell you a story BEFORE i go to.
Sleep would you would the girl mine go? Ahead that
could tells the story about the boy and his. Mother
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the boy lived at home with his, mother and the
boy met a, girl and the mother didn't like the
girl and warned the boy away from. Her but the
girl used all her wiles on the, boy and the
boy turned against his. Mother and the girl told him
that proof of his love for her would be that
he killed his, mother and proof of the killing would
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be that he brought the girl his mother's. Heart and
so the poor boy killed his mother and took her
heart to bring it to the. Girl and on the
way he stumbled and, fell and the heart escaped his.
Hands and before he could get to his feet, again
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or even to see if he was injured from the,
fall the heart, spoke and the heart said.
Speaker 1 (19:54):
To, him are you?
Speaker 4 (19:57):
Hurt my? SON i cried WHEN i heard that song
the first.
Speaker 1 (20:04):
Time that you said you'd better go to sleep, Now
i'd sleep.
Speaker 4 (20:10):
Good, night, dear, dear sleep, well sleep? Well what an
Unpleasant she.
Speaker 1 (20:25):
Knows all sorts of things like that fable sort of
she gets, older she quotes them to. Me had great?
Speaker 5 (20:30):
Length will it take along.
Speaker 8 (20:32):
To go to?
Speaker 1 (20:33):
Sleep? Oh, no, No she's told me a story now
she'll go right to. Sleep. Now we sat there and,
waited not saying, anything not touching one, another just. Waiting,
finally after about an, Hour muriel suddenly kissed. Me she
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kissed me, hard and she helped me close to, her
AND i got up AND i walked quietly over the
time Of alice's door opened it AND i walked into her.
Bedroom she was sleeping on her. BACK i took a
pillow from her, chaise and then just AS i was
about to put it over her, FACE i, thought that's
all right to. Move wait NOW i was. Mistaken she
(21:18):
was sleeping, soundly just as she always. DID i, know
the pillow softly over her mouth and, nose AND i
held it, there watched her chest until there was no
movement from her, breathing AND i opened Her bior, GIRL
i took out her money, box and Then muriel AND
i left the. House all, right, yes, yes all.
Speaker 7 (21:38):
RIGHT i don't feel.
Speaker 1 (21:39):
Badly you did a good.
Speaker 5 (21:40):
Thing it's like a mercy.
Speaker 4 (21:42):
Killing it was for her own. GOOD i know that
we've got each other down the whole life.
Speaker 1 (21:46):
To live together without any of the. PILLS i, know
how DID i?
Speaker 5 (21:49):
Baby you're?
Speaker 1 (21:50):
Upset all? Right CAN i have the? Keys, yes, yes right?
Speaker 4 (21:54):
Here oh what what did you take the pillar off the?
Speaker 1 (21:58):
Pace oh, no, no, NO i forgot run back and do.
Speaker 4 (22:01):
It you can leave the box on the.
Speaker 1 (22:03):
SEAT i.
Speaker 3 (22:29):
Heard the car, leave AND i knew what it.
Speaker 1 (22:31):
Meant AND i didn't do anything about. IT i just
TOOK i wanted to. CRY i didn't go Into Tanta alice's.
ROOM i just stood. There after a, WHILE i opened
the front door, again when sat down on the steps
and waited for the light to. Come and all night
LONG i heard the record playing in my, brain AND
(22:52):
i Heard Tanta alice, saying and the heart, spoke and
the heart said to, him are you? Hurt my? Son
m is that? It that's? It i'll tie it up
for him to. Sign might she's driving my? Car BUT
(23:12):
i don't. CARE i, mean if you want to catch,
her she's driving my, Car well you'll catch. Her what
DO i? Do? Now you come with?
Speaker 3 (23:20):
Me, funny you are coming in here this. Morning, although
of course we'd have had a routine investigation, anyway because.
Speaker 1 (23:28):
The pillow was still on her. Face oh well, yeah
although she.
Speaker 3 (23:33):
Might have had a heart, attack or the pillow might
have smothered. Her without annoying. It most accidental desks are pretty,
strange much stranger than the planned. Ones, NO i meant
that you didn't look at the room very closely when
you went in there to kill your. Aunt yeah in?
Speaker 1 (23:48):
Here what what do you mean THAT i didn't look
at the room very. Closely your aunt was.
Speaker 3 (23:54):
A pretty smart, cookie AND i guess she was really
looking out for, you warning with that, song anticipating what
you were. Planning we were over there this. Morning the
door was. Opened the proud chast spotted it and went
to see what was. Cooking must have been after you
left to come down. Here they found your aunt's, body
but they turned in a sort of routine.
Speaker 1 (24:13):
Report. Routine, hell this case.
Speaker 3 (24:16):
Looked open and shut, because right next to the bed
on her night, table in her own, handwriting Your Tanta
alice left a suicide.
Speaker 2 (24:26):
Note thank, You Van heflin for a splendid. Performance Mister
(24:55):
hefflin will return in just a moment.
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That shows a. Knockout, well thanks for letting us, Listen.
Frank i'm always glad to do a friend of. Favor
you must have lots of, Friends, Frank you do plenty
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Lifeline of your.
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Car and now here again is mister Van.
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Heflin it's always a great pleasure to Join Tony leader
and his fine cast of suspense actors on radio's outstanding
theater of. Thrills and speaking of, thrills there are plenty
in store for you next week when suspense brings you
Wonderful Madeline carroll In The Morrison, affair another gripping study in.
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Suspends mister Van heflin appeared by arrangement With Metro Golden mayer.
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Producers Of Julia misbehaves.
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Starring Ger garson And Walter. Pigeon Loreene tuttle played the
part Of Tata alice And betty Lou gerson Was. Muriel
tonight's suspense play was written By Elliot, lewis the music
composed By Lucian morwick and conducted by Lud. Gluskin the
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