December 22, 2025 • 24 mins
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Speaker 1 (00:04):
And now tonight's presentation of radios outstanding Theater of thrills.
Suspense Tonight the story of a man who knows that
he will be caught for a crime that he has
not yet committed. We call it Sight Unseen. So now,
starring mister Terrence Demarney, here is Tonight's suspense play, Sight Unseen.
Speaker 2 (00:42):
I don't agree with you, Willing, I simply don't agree
at all.
Speaker 1 (00:45):
But such a crime as you describe would be premeditated.
Trouble with you, Solicitor Champss. You're always looking for a
way out. It's all very well for you. Your job
is easy, now, you think, sir, Well, it's open and
close Scotland Yard. You bring the man in, the Crown
takes over from there, either guilty or not guilty. As
simple as that, I think, so well, it isn't never
has been.
Speaker 2 (01:05):
Oh very well. You know what I mean by comparison.
Speaker 1 (01:08):
Comparison to what you say. I bring a man in
and you take over from there. Either he's guilty or
not right, that's about it. Supposing the yard makes the
initial mistake and the King's solicitor carries it through from there,
you mean an innocent manner judge guilty, come now wheeling?
Speaker 2 (01:21):
How often does that happen?
Speaker 1 (01:22):
I mean, d You'll put a good deal of stock
in circumstantial evidence, I should imagine, depending upon its implications.
Speaker 2 (01:28):
Yes, especially when there's not much else to go by,
don't you.
Speaker 1 (01:32):
Well, I can give you an interesting example of that
if you like. Oh, really, as it was about twenty
nine years ago, nineteen twenty six, I was a sergeant then.
In this particular case, I was familiar with most of
the facts, and the rest were filled in by my friend.
His name was Colin Ferrigut. He was a journalist on
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the Times. He wrote me a letter. Some of what
was in that letter I already knew the rest well.
Speaker 3 (02:01):
This was it, and Sir Richard, it began the day
before yesterday, that was Wednesday, at about five point thirty.
I'd had a sandwich after leaving the office and decided
that I'd sit in the park for an hour or so.
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Nurses hurrying home with the dirty face of youngsters who
had the whole place almost yourself. The sounds are pleasing,
perhaps contented as the word somewhere along the path I
heard the walls ice cream man. Funny. How insignificant details
impressed themselves on you. I found a bench near the
pond and sat down with the evening pepper. A few
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minutes had gone by when I felt it so very
slight at first, the way you feel when someone staring
at you. To me, it's the greatest irritant I know.
When I looked up, there was no one about, no
one except two men one hundred year yards away sitting
on the grass. They were taking no notice of me
at all. They wore ordinary clothes and bola hats, very
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ordinary looking, but they weren't sitting on newspaper. It noted
me unaccountably. I knew that the evening was spoiled. It
was very foolish, I know. I was upset because two
men in business suits wearding bola hats were sitting on
the grass without newspaper paper to protect them from the dampness. Angrily,
I resumed the article I was reading. I read slowly.
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Then I was at the bottom of the page, and
below that, on the pathway before me were four black shoes.
Mister Farragut, Yes, how do you now?
Speaker 4 (03:47):
I'm sorry, we can't answer any questions. Now, please come
with us.
Speaker 1 (03:50):
What I don't make it difficult for us, mister Ferragud,
just come along quietly.
Speaker 3 (03:57):
What do you mean by giving me orders? You will
fill us sitting over there on the grass, won't you.
I thought there was something funny. Come along, mister Ferragut.
I will not. Oh you must be two of Sergeant
Eating's men. This is his idea of a joke. Now,
mister Ferragut, we're not Eating's men.
Speaker 2 (04:14):
No more questions.
Speaker 1 (04:15):
Now, will you come with us?
Speaker 3 (04:16):
Please? You must be mad. You realize that all I
have to do is to call for help.
Speaker 4 (04:21):
Yes, we know that it'll be so much better.
Speaker 2 (04:23):
If you don't.
Speaker 3 (04:24):
Who are you? What do you want? You'll find out later?
Are you ready, mister Felligut? I am not. This is ridiculous.
No it isn't you come sooner or later you'll come,
good evening. Who are you?
Speaker 1 (04:39):
Hey?
Speaker 3 (04:39):
Here? Just a moment. I wouldn't mind it, But the
path twisted away from the pond and became lost in
a tangle of shrubberries. When I looked, they were out
of sight. Later that evening, Richard, that you remember I
met you. We had one or two pints in the
bar near the yard. You went back on duty, I
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told you, buddy, Oh, very hard. I thought it was
some of your doings, Rigard, I was sure.
Speaker 1 (05:08):
And it's not me, olboy. You weren't able to follow them. No.
Speaker 3 (05:11):
As a matter of fact, I was convinced you'd put
them up to him.
Speaker 2 (05:15):
It is rather hard.
Speaker 1 (05:16):
Could be one of the champs having a bit of
fun with you. I'll find out you'd never seen them before.
Speaker 3 (05:21):
Never, I know most of the plain clothesmen.
Speaker 1 (05:23):
Yes, well, if they turn up again, let me know,
won't you.
Speaker 3 (05:26):
I shall. I left soon afterwards, using some sort of
flimsy excuse. Not you would have disapproved of her rigid,
But after all, a man's taste for women is his
own affair, and Ellen suited me comfortably. She was a
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pretty little thing, rather common, I supposedone would say, but
I liked her. When I finally arrived. She worked in
a little restaurant in notting Hill. Ellen was quite annoyed
I'd kept her waiting ten minutes.
Speaker 5 (06:00):
All about time.
Speaker 3 (06:01):
I must say, I'm terribly sorry, Ellen, I was held
up at the other.
Speaker 5 (06:05):
Oh well, mister Ian Mighty, it might interest you to
know that mister Whimper himself asked me for a date tonight,
And I really don't know why I waited at all.
Speaker 3 (06:15):
You mean that little weaselo chab asked you.
Speaker 5 (06:17):
Oh, Willyn, don't you talk that way about mister whimper.
He's very sweet to me. Besides, he pays my wages.
It's more than you do.
Speaker 3 (06:25):
Now, Ellen, I've said, I'm sorry. Where would you like
to get tonight?
Speaker 5 (06:29):
Well, all right, Colin you're forgiven. Now what about the palace?
They got a wonderful band there and we could dance
the palace?
Speaker 3 (06:38):
Do you anyone who are? I thought? Perhaps?
Speaker 5 (06:40):
Oh will I must say that your attitude?
Speaker 3 (06:43):
Of course, Ellen, the palace it is. We went to
the palace, Richard, I don't have to tell you about
the place. A five piece band playing what I think
is known as dixie Land music, an American importation. It
was noisy and I had a splitting headache. Oh this lovely.
Speaker 5 (07:09):
You're a good dance at Colin Wi.
Speaker 3 (07:12):
Then at missus fothering case, I think, oh go on,
you're pulling my leg. No really, I was a good
bit younger than of course.
Speaker 5 (07:19):
Oh aren't you glad we came now?
Speaker 3 (07:22):
No?
Speaker 5 (07:22):
Yes, a bit Jorey though, come off it, mister stick
in the mud.
Speaker 3 (07:27):
Cheer up. I really thought Richard, that I might begin
to enjoy myself even in this place. When Ellen saw
somebody in the crowd, she pulled away from me.
Speaker 5 (07:40):
Oh, mister Winder, mister Weinber over.
Speaker 3 (07:43):
Here, whimper, a faroughley, nasty lot. I only met him once.
I didn't like him at all.
Speaker 5 (07:50):
It's mister Wimper Colin's neck funny.
Speaker 3 (07:52):
He was a typical Copney's spadow, shifty eyes, talk too
fast and too much. I have no patience for that kind.
No patience are too He came over hauling a seedy
looking girl with him. I never did catch her, man,
not that it mattered. Ellen chattered away a little nervously either.
Speaker 5 (08:10):
Nice and what a surprise. I never expected to see
you here, mister Winper. Oh this is mister Farragut. I
told you about him. He's a journalist. Now you must
come over and sit at our table we have in
such a lovely time, like we callin.
Speaker 3 (08:25):
So that was her game. Now I understood why she
wanted to come to the palace. Well, i'd have it
out with her later, After all, Richard, no man might
be made a fool. I wasn't terribly serious about her,
but well you know, well, the seedy girl excused herself
and went off with a friend.
Speaker 5 (08:43):
Poor mister Whimper. That was really not nice at all,
was it, Colin? I mean leaving poor mister Whimper all alone.
Speaker 1 (08:51):
Perhaps mister Ferragut could alone me the presure that's danced
with you, And seeing as though more mister.
Speaker 5 (08:55):
Whimper, I don't know what to say. After all, Colin,
mister Winper wants to dance. Oh is that all you
got to say? This nice manner is for a gentleman,
I must say.
Speaker 3 (09:08):
I'm sorry, of course, mister Winter, Thanks Verigod, I'll do
the such nut for you. One day. I could have
smacked her nasty little face. And I loved myself, Richard,
I didn't really care. But a man's pride and all that.
Actually it was all horribly dull, and I heartily wished
myself a thousand miles from there, away from Ellen, the flat,
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stale beer, away from the palace. Suddenly I fell grimy
and went to the washroom. It was next to the
bar entrance, and waiters scudded back and forth, the trays
of glasses empty and full. The water on my face
felt cool, clean. What am I going to do you know?
I don't know.
Speaker 2 (09:47):
Have you got a couple of bob?
Speaker 3 (09:49):
Yes, but I'll pay you back tomorrow. How was hard
to know she could pack it away like that?
Speaker 2 (09:53):
Well, that's the trouble with you.
Speaker 1 (09:54):
You always pick the ones with all a leg.
Speaker 3 (09:57):
Here, bye, Bob, that's all. Ain't she a smashing that way?
Speaker 1 (10:02):
He's going to be an ant five lasts long enough.
Speaker 3 (10:05):
Up with her A couple of lads worrying about their
palaced conquests. I felt better until looking in the crack
mirror I saw the face just torted and pale over
my shoulder.
Speaker 4 (10:22):
Greeve me, mister Fellragut.
Speaker 3 (10:24):
You again, that's.
Speaker 4 (10:25):
Tried, mister Farragut. We had a hard time finding you tonight.
Will you come along now?
Speaker 3 (10:29):
I've had enough of this. Get out of my way, No.
Speaker 4 (10:31):
Use, mister Ferragut. There's another of us outside. Didn't you
notice the waiter?
Speaker 3 (10:36):
No? Yes, I we have to be so careful with you.
What's the game? May come on?
Speaker 4 (10:40):
What now now, mister Ferragut. It can be easier this way,
no fuss, no excitement.
Speaker 3 (10:45):
Ready, I'm bloody well not get out of my way?
No use?
Speaker 4 (10:49):
You know you can't get away.
Speaker 3 (10:50):
I can't. I guess you wait, mister.
Speaker 2 (10:52):
Fergut, No, don't go out there.
Speaker 3 (10:55):
There he goes here. You wait a minute. Now, you don't.
Speaker 1 (11:00):
Lie here, you don't.
Speaker 3 (11:01):
Tails me kind what do you think you're doing? Health?
Speaker 1 (11:05):
No, let me go.
Speaker 3 (11:07):
Even now.
Speaker 1 (11:23):
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starring in Tonight's production of Sight Unseen, A tale well
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calculated to keep you in suspense.
Speaker 3 (12:22):
When I came to for a moment, I didn't remember
what had happened. Then I saw a face hovering over me.
It was you, Richard.
Speaker 1 (12:32):
You gave us quite a turn.
Speaker 3 (12:33):
Did you catch Merchard?
Speaker 2 (12:34):
Did you No?
Speaker 1 (12:35):
No? No, Customer McInnis brought you in. The fellow who
hit you at Gone Gone? Do you realize my boy
that but for me, you would have been charged.
Speaker 3 (12:43):
I I would have been charged assault. But oh look here, Richard,
that man who hit me the waiter. They were the
ones I told you about earlier.
Speaker 2 (12:54):
Are you sure, of course? I am?
Speaker 3 (12:56):
What about the way did mckinnis speak to him?
Speaker 1 (12:58):
Now? He'd gone too before anyone thought to ask for him.
You see, Can you give me a description of the
two men? Of course, good, we'll need it. The way
it only start at work at the pales to night.
He hopped it after you went down. We'll have the
devil's time tracing him, but it's worth a try. I'll
call mckinnesson and we'll get the details.
Speaker 3 (13:21):
I gave you as good at description as I possibly could, Richard,
It was not much, because, as I told you, they
were both so ordinary. You arefer to have a car
take me home, but I said I wanted to walk
to clear my head. I'd decided it was drizzling a bit.
The lamp at the corner looked pale and lonely on
the dark, wet street.
Speaker 2 (13:41):
As i'd passed.
Speaker 3 (13:42):
I started to walk home, and I thought of Ellen.
She may have seen what happened. She might be able
to give me a better description of the two men.
I had to find out, you understand, as a newspaper man,
I was curious, as Carlin faddegut. I was afraid.
Speaker 5 (14:13):
Who is it?
Speaker 3 (14:14):
Ellen? It's me Colin. Let me. Oh, I have.
Speaker 5 (14:17):
Nothing to say to you, mister Ferraud.
Speaker 3 (14:20):
Please, Ellen, I must talk to you.
Speaker 5 (14:22):
Oh way, it's late and I have to go to
work tomorrow.
Speaker 3 (14:25):
Ellen, I'm terribly sorry but tonight, but I must speak
to you.
Speaker 2 (14:28):
It's so important.
Speaker 5 (14:29):
Go away.
Speaker 6 (14:30):
You wait, everyone, I'm a respectable girl.
Speaker 3 (14:34):
Can't break the door down.
Speaker 6 (14:37):
Oh you wait a minute now, mister farragut, what do
you mean by calling it such an hour?
Speaker 5 (14:50):
You are a wicked man?
Speaker 3 (14:52):
Let me come in head and please?
Speaker 5 (14:54):
Well I shouldn't, but well, all right, hurry. Oh a
nice thing I must say me. And the neglige of
receiving you at this hour? Whatever would missus brand think?
And what was that all about at the palace? I
should like to.
Speaker 3 (15:13):
Know, That's what I want to explain.
Speaker 5 (15:14):
Well, I should hope. So you'd think a gentleman would
stay sober enough to escort a young lady.
Speaker 3 (15:20):
Oh, I don't imagine that you had too much trouble.
Speaker 5 (15:22):
Oh, mister Whimper was most obliging.
Speaker 3 (15:24):
Oh, Ellen, don't quarrel. Well, I like that, it's my fault.
What I want to ask you is, did you see
everything that happened last night? No?
Speaker 5 (15:33):
As soon as it started, mister Whimper took me away.
He said it wasn't safe. Besides, the police would come,
and a nice girl like me should get involved.
Speaker 3 (15:42):
Oh, mister whimper seems to think of everything.
Speaker 5 (15:44):
He's very sweet, and I shall probably go out with
him again.
Speaker 3 (15:48):
You might as well have done, sir, to night. You
knew he was going to be there, didn't.
Speaker 5 (15:51):
You will if I did? I see you're a nice
chap colin, but you're too serious and I like fun.
Speaker 3 (15:57):
It happened, well, he had fun, yes, but well.
Speaker 5 (15:59):
You know what I mean. You're so serious?
Speaker 3 (16:02):
Does that mean that that you don't want to see
me anymore?
Speaker 5 (16:04):
And I don't mind nan again?
Speaker 3 (16:06):
But mister Wimper can do more for you? Is add it?
Speaker 5 (16:09):
So you're going to be nasty.
Speaker 3 (16:11):
I used to think that I meant more to you
than just a passing fancy.
Speaker 5 (16:13):
Now you did, did you? Well? A girl looks out
for herself. Mister farragut, who do you think I am.
I should like to know.
Speaker 3 (16:19):
After the night, my dear, I think that what you
are is being quite definitely established. You'll you hit me?
Speaker 5 (16:29):
You you come here, don't you lay a finger on me?
I'll scream, So help me out.
Speaker 3 (16:37):
Oh yeah, yeah, Oh, mister Wimper, kiss you like that?
Willy Willy, you're hurting.
Speaker 2 (16:51):
You need to be hurt.
Speaker 3 (17:02):
When I got home, Richard, I went right to sleep,
and the next morning it was bright and summy again.
I called you at the yard from my office to
see if you had any information, but you were out
and sir at luncheon. I went over to Whimper's restaurant
in a way I suppose I wanted to gloat over
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the stupid little man. Good morning, sir, Oh, mister Farragut,
Good morning, mister Wimper. I came to thank you for
taking Ellen home last night. Uh how did you know
that I took Ellen home last night? Ellen? Tell me
last night? I see, By.
Speaker 1 (17:40):
The way, mister Karragut, there were two blokes in here
this morning looking for you.
Speaker 5 (17:46):
Two.
Speaker 3 (17:46):
That's right. How did you notice how they were dressing?
Speaker 4 (17:53):
I don't know.
Speaker 3 (17:53):
Didn't leave any name. Quite ordinary might say dark suits,
bowlerret dark suits. They they asked for me by name,
of course, very polite, like mister Ferdugut been here how
long ago? What about an ours? Thank you, thank you,
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mister Wilder. Yeah, what about alien? What about her? Somehow, Richard?
I got home At every corner I was terrified. I
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didn't dare to take a bus or taxi, at least
on the street. I stood a chance when my door
closed behind me. I was tired, so tired. Inside my flat,
nothing had been disturbed. They hadn't been there yet, but
it was only a matter of time now, in case
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they did come, and I knew they would. I wanted
you to know everything, at least as much as I did.
I sat down at my desk and began to write.
Now that I think of it, I was a fool
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not to telephone you from a booth with I'm I'm
afraid to go outside again. The tenant downstairs should be
home soon, perhaps, Richard. Someone is there outside. I looked
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out of the window. Two men, Richard. I can't see
them very well, but they're wearing dark suits and bola hats.
Very ordinary, Richard. But I'm afraid of them, Afraid that
when they say, come along, mister Fedigut, I'll go with them.
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I'm afraid they've got in now. I can hear them.
They're coming upstairs, Richard, up the stairs. I can't hear now,
the carpet on the landing. In a moment, in a moment.
Speaker 1 (20:47):
Well that's all there was in the letter. What happened
when we got there, it was too late. There was
no one there but Ferigut. He wouldn't let us in,
so we broke down the door. I don't follow, and
he tried to run Hell down the staircase and broke
his neck. He was dead before I.
Speaker 3 (21:02):
Could reach him.
Speaker 1 (21:03):
All those men, we were the men pull the others
in the park in the washroom, his imagination.
Speaker 2 (21:09):
Oh look here, now, what about the waiter at the rock?
He was a waiter, all right. We found him.
Speaker 1 (21:13):
He had a record, and when the police whistles began
to blow, he ran matter of reflex action. Poor devil
had just started to work, told us about this chap
coming out of the restroom shouting like a madman and
knocking into him. We never did find the chap who
hit Farragut. But you said Whimper had seen them at
the restaurant. The two men and the bowlers said they
were looking for him. Whimper had seen me. Mcinness was
the other man with me. We were in plain clothes
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and happened to be wearing bowlers. But the girl now sure.
There were a few omissions in Ferrygud's letter. We pieced
them together later. Obviously, those two men he insisted were
following him were nothing but distortions due to his sick
mind projections the psychologists call them. They were his subconscious
reacting against a crime he was bound to commit.
Speaker 2 (21:55):
What crime?
Speaker 1 (21:56):
Understand? I had been looking for Farragut since early that morning.
He was not very careful, you see the Knight of
the Palace affair. After he left me, he went to
the girl's house and cut her throat what price circumstantial evidence.
Hey with us Suspense, in which mister Terence Demoney starred
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Suspense Tonight the story of a man who knows that
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not yet committed. We call it Sight Unseen. So now,
starring mister Terrence Demarney, here is Tonight's suspense play, Sight Unseen.
Speaker 2 (00:42):
I don't agree with you, Willing, I simply don't agree
at all.
Speaker 1 (00:45):
But such a crime as you describe would be premeditated.
Trouble with you, Solicitor Champss. You're always looking for a
way out. It's all very well for you. Your job
is easy, now, you think, sir, Well, it's open and
close Scotland Yard. You bring the man in, the Crown
takes over from there, either guilty or not guilty. As
simple as that, I think, so well, it isn't never
has been.
Speaker 2 (01:05):
Oh very well. You know what I mean by comparison.
Speaker 1 (01:08):
Comparison to what you say. I bring a man in
and you take over from there. Either he's guilty or
not right, that's about it. Supposing the yard makes the
initial mistake and the King's solicitor carries it through from there,
you mean an innocent manner judge guilty, come now wheeling?
Speaker 2 (01:21):
How often does that happen?
Speaker 1 (01:22):
I mean, d You'll put a good deal of stock
in circumstantial evidence, I should imagine, depending upon its implications.
Speaker 2 (01:28):
Yes, especially when there's not much else to go by,
don't you.
Speaker 1 (01:32):
Well, I can give you an interesting example of that
if you like. Oh, really, as it was about twenty
nine years ago, nineteen twenty six, I was a sergeant then.
In this particular case, I was familiar with most of
the facts, and the rest were filled in by my friend.
His name was Colin Ferrigut. He was a journalist on
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the Times. He wrote me a letter. Some of what
was in that letter I already knew the rest well.
Speaker 3 (02:01):
This was it, and Sir Richard, it began the day
before yesterday, that was Wednesday, at about five point thirty.
I'd had a sandwich after leaving the office and decided
that I'd sit in the park for an hour or so.
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Nurses hurrying home with the dirty face of youngsters who
had the whole place almost yourself. The sounds are pleasing,
perhaps contented as the word somewhere along the path I
heard the walls ice cream man. Funny. How insignificant details
impressed themselves on you. I found a bench near the
pond and sat down with the evening pepper. A few
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minutes had gone by when I felt it so very
slight at first, the way you feel when someone staring
at you. To me, it's the greatest irritant I know.
When I looked up, there was no one about, no
one except two men one hundred year yards away sitting
on the grass. They were taking no notice of me
at all. They wore ordinary clothes and bola hats, very
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ordinary looking, but they weren't sitting on newspaper. It noted
me unaccountably. I knew that the evening was spoiled. It
was very foolish, I know. I was upset because two
men in business suits wearding bola hats were sitting on
the grass without newspaper paper to protect them from the dampness. Angrily,
I resumed the article I was reading. I read slowly.
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Then I was at the bottom of the page, and
below that, on the pathway before me were four black shoes.
Mister Farragut, Yes, how do you now?
Speaker 4 (03:47):
I'm sorry, we can't answer any questions. Now, please come
with us.
Speaker 1 (03:50):
What I don't make it difficult for us, mister Ferragud,
just come along quietly.
Speaker 3 (03:57):
What do you mean by giving me orders? You will
fill us sitting over there on the grass, won't you.
I thought there was something funny. Come along, mister Ferragut.
I will not. Oh you must be two of Sergeant
Eating's men. This is his idea of a joke. Now,
mister Ferragut, we're not Eating's men.
Speaker 2 (04:14):
No more questions.
Speaker 1 (04:15):
Now, will you come with us?
Speaker 3 (04:16):
Please? You must be mad. You realize that all I
have to do is to call for help.
Speaker 4 (04:21):
Yes, we know that it'll be so much better.
Speaker 2 (04:23):
If you don't.
Speaker 3 (04:24):
Who are you? What do you want? You'll find out later?
Are you ready, mister Felligut? I am not. This is ridiculous.
No it isn't you come sooner or later you'll come,
good evening. Who are you?
Speaker 1 (04:39):
Hey?
Speaker 3 (04:39):
Here? Just a moment. I wouldn't mind it, But the
path twisted away from the pond and became lost in
a tangle of shrubberries. When I looked, they were out
of sight. Later that evening, Richard, that you remember I
met you. We had one or two pints in the
bar near the yard. You went back on duty, I
(05:01):
told you, buddy, Oh, very hard. I thought it was
some of your doings, Rigard, I was sure.
Speaker 1 (05:08):
And it's not me, olboy. You weren't able to follow them. No.
Speaker 3 (05:11):
As a matter of fact, I was convinced you'd put
them up to him.
Speaker 2 (05:15):
It is rather hard.
Speaker 1 (05:16):
Could be one of the champs having a bit of
fun with you. I'll find out you'd never seen them before.
Speaker 3 (05:21):
Never, I know most of the plain clothesmen.
Speaker 1 (05:23):
Yes, well, if they turn up again, let me know,
won't you.
Speaker 3 (05:26):
I shall. I left soon afterwards, using some sort of
flimsy excuse. Not you would have disapproved of her rigid,
But after all, a man's taste for women is his
own affair, and Ellen suited me comfortably. She was a
(05:47):
pretty little thing, rather common, I supposedone would say, but
I liked her. When I finally arrived. She worked in
a little restaurant in notting Hill. Ellen was quite annoyed
I'd kept her waiting ten minutes.
Speaker 5 (06:00):
All about time.
Speaker 3 (06:01):
I must say, I'm terribly sorry, Ellen, I was held
up at the other.
Speaker 5 (06:05):
Oh well, mister Ian Mighty, it might interest you to
know that mister Whimper himself asked me for a date tonight,
And I really don't know why I waited at all.
Speaker 3 (06:15):
You mean that little weaselo chab asked you.
Speaker 5 (06:17):
Oh, Willyn, don't you talk that way about mister whimper.
He's very sweet to me. Besides, he pays my wages.
It's more than you do.
Speaker 3 (06:25):
Now, Ellen, I've said, I'm sorry. Where would you like
to get tonight?
Speaker 5 (06:29):
Well, all right, Colin you're forgiven. Now what about the palace?
They got a wonderful band there and we could dance
the palace?
Speaker 3 (06:38):
Do you anyone who are? I thought? Perhaps?
Speaker 5 (06:40):
Oh will I must say that your attitude?
Speaker 3 (06:43):
Of course, Ellen, the palace it is. We went to
the palace, Richard, I don't have to tell you about
the place. A five piece band playing what I think
is known as dixie Land music, an American importation. It
was noisy and I had a splitting headache. Oh this lovely.
Speaker 5 (07:09):
You're a good dance at Colin Wi.
Speaker 3 (07:12):
Then at missus fothering case, I think, oh go on,
you're pulling my leg. No really, I was a good
bit younger than of course.
Speaker 5 (07:19):
Oh aren't you glad we came now?
Speaker 3 (07:22):
No?
Speaker 5 (07:22):
Yes, a bit Jorey though, come off it, mister stick
in the mud.
Speaker 3 (07:27):
Cheer up. I really thought Richard, that I might begin
to enjoy myself even in this place. When Ellen saw
somebody in the crowd, she pulled away from me.
Speaker 5 (07:40):
Oh, mister Winder, mister Weinber over.
Speaker 3 (07:43):
Here, whimper, a faroughley, nasty lot. I only met him once.
I didn't like him at all.
Speaker 5 (07:50):
It's mister Wimper Colin's neck funny.
Speaker 3 (07:52):
He was a typical Copney's spadow, shifty eyes, talk too
fast and too much. I have no patience for that kind.
No patience are too He came over hauling a seedy
looking girl with him. I never did catch her, man,
not that it mattered. Ellen chattered away a little nervously either.
Speaker 5 (08:10):
Nice and what a surprise. I never expected to see
you here, mister Winper. Oh this is mister Farragut. I
told you about him. He's a journalist. Now you must
come over and sit at our table we have in
such a lovely time, like we callin.
Speaker 3 (08:25):
So that was her game. Now I understood why she
wanted to come to the palace. Well, i'd have it
out with her later, After all, Richard, no man might
be made a fool. I wasn't terribly serious about her,
but well you know, well, the seedy girl excused herself
and went off with a friend.
Speaker 5 (08:43):
Poor mister Whimper. That was really not nice at all,
was it, Colin? I mean leaving poor mister Whimper all alone.
Speaker 1 (08:51):
Perhaps mister Ferragut could alone me the presure that's danced
with you, And seeing as though more mister.
Speaker 5 (08:55):
Whimper, I don't know what to say. After all, Colin,
mister Winper wants to dance. Oh is that all you
got to say? This nice manner is for a gentleman,
I must say.
Speaker 3 (09:08):
I'm sorry, of course, mister Winter, Thanks Verigod, I'll do
the such nut for you. One day. I could have
smacked her nasty little face. And I loved myself, Richard,
I didn't really care. But a man's pride and all that.
Actually it was all horribly dull, and I heartily wished
myself a thousand miles from there, away from Ellen, the flat,
(09:29):
stale beer, away from the palace. Suddenly I fell grimy
and went to the washroom. It was next to the
bar entrance, and waiters scudded back and forth, the trays
of glasses empty and full. The water on my face
felt cool, clean. What am I going to do you know?
I don't know.
Speaker 2 (09:47):
Have you got a couple of bob?
Speaker 3 (09:49):
Yes, but I'll pay you back tomorrow. How was hard
to know she could pack it away like that?
Speaker 2 (09:53):
Well, that's the trouble with you.
Speaker 1 (09:54):
You always pick the ones with all a leg.
Speaker 3 (09:57):
Here, bye, Bob, that's all. Ain't she a smashing that way?
Speaker 1 (10:02):
He's going to be an ant five lasts long enough.
Speaker 3 (10:05):
Up with her A couple of lads worrying about their
palaced conquests. I felt better until looking in the crack
mirror I saw the face just torted and pale over
my shoulder.
Speaker 4 (10:22):
Greeve me, mister Fellragut.
Speaker 3 (10:24):
You again, that's.
Speaker 4 (10:25):
Tried, mister Farragut. We had a hard time finding you tonight.
Will you come along now?
Speaker 3 (10:29):
I've had enough of this. Get out of my way, No.
Speaker 4 (10:31):
Use, mister Ferragut. There's another of us outside. Didn't you
notice the waiter?
Speaker 3 (10:36):
No? Yes, I we have to be so careful with you.
What's the game? May come on?
Speaker 4 (10:40):
What now now, mister Ferragut. It can be easier this way,
no fuss, no excitement.
Speaker 3 (10:45):
Ready, I'm bloody well not get out of my way?
No use?
Speaker 4 (10:49):
You know you can't get away.
Speaker 3 (10:50):
I can't. I guess you wait, mister.
Speaker 2 (10:52):
Fergut, No, don't go out there.
Speaker 3 (10:55):
There he goes here. You wait a minute. Now, you don't.
Speaker 1 (11:00):
Lie here, you don't.
Speaker 3 (11:01):
Tails me kind what do you think you're doing? Health?
Speaker 1 (11:05):
No, let me go.
Speaker 3 (11:07):
Even now.
Speaker 1 (11:23):
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calculated to keep you in suspense.
Speaker 3 (12:22):
When I came to for a moment, I didn't remember
what had happened. Then I saw a face hovering over me.
It was you, Richard.
Speaker 1 (12:32):
You gave us quite a turn.
Speaker 3 (12:33):
Did you catch Merchard?
Speaker 2 (12:34):
Did you No?
Speaker 1 (12:35):
No? No, Customer McInnis brought you in. The fellow who
hit you at Gone Gone? Do you realize my boy
that but for me, you would have been charged.
Speaker 3 (12:43):
I I would have been charged assault. But oh look here, Richard,
that man who hit me the waiter. They were the
ones I told you about earlier.
Speaker 2 (12:54):
Are you sure, of course? I am?
Speaker 3 (12:56):
What about the way did mckinnis speak to him?
Speaker 1 (12:58):
Now? He'd gone too before anyone thought to ask for him.
You see, Can you give me a description of the
two men? Of course, good, we'll need it. The way
it only start at work at the pales to night.
He hopped it after you went down. We'll have the
devil's time tracing him, but it's worth a try. I'll
call mckinnesson and we'll get the details.
Speaker 3 (13:21):
I gave you as good at description as I possibly could, Richard,
It was not much, because, as I told you, they
were both so ordinary. You arefer to have a car
take me home, but I said I wanted to walk
to clear my head. I'd decided it was drizzling a bit.
The lamp at the corner looked pale and lonely on
the dark, wet street.
Speaker 2 (13:41):
As i'd passed.
Speaker 3 (13:42):
I started to walk home, and I thought of Ellen.
She may have seen what happened. She might be able
to give me a better description of the two men.
I had to find out, you understand, as a newspaper man,
I was curious, as Carlin faddegut. I was afraid.
Speaker 5 (14:13):
Who is it?
Speaker 3 (14:14):
Ellen? It's me Colin. Let me. Oh, I have.
Speaker 5 (14:17):
Nothing to say to you, mister Ferraud.
Speaker 3 (14:20):
Please, Ellen, I must talk to you.
Speaker 5 (14:22):
Oh way, it's late and I have to go to
work tomorrow.
Speaker 3 (14:25):
Ellen, I'm terribly sorry but tonight, but I must speak
to you.
Speaker 2 (14:28):
It's so important.
Speaker 5 (14:29):
Go away.
Speaker 6 (14:30):
You wait, everyone, I'm a respectable girl.
Speaker 3 (14:34):
Can't break the door down.
Speaker 6 (14:37):
Oh you wait a minute now, mister farragut, what do
you mean by calling it such an hour?
Speaker 5 (14:50):
You are a wicked man?
Speaker 3 (14:52):
Let me come in head and please?
Speaker 5 (14:54):
Well I shouldn't, but well, all right, hurry. Oh a
nice thing I must say me. And the neglige of
receiving you at this hour? Whatever would missus brand think?
And what was that all about at the palace? I
should like to.
Speaker 3 (15:13):
Know, That's what I want to explain.
Speaker 5 (15:14):
Well, I should hope. So you'd think a gentleman would
stay sober enough to escort a young lady.
Speaker 3 (15:20):
Oh, I don't imagine that you had too much trouble.
Speaker 5 (15:22):
Oh, mister Whimper was most obliging.
Speaker 3 (15:24):
Oh, Ellen, don't quarrel. Well, I like that, it's my fault.
What I want to ask you is, did you see
everything that happened last night? No?
Speaker 5 (15:33):
As soon as it started, mister Whimper took me away.
He said it wasn't safe. Besides, the police would come,
and a nice girl like me should get involved.
Speaker 3 (15:42):
Oh, mister whimper seems to think of everything.
Speaker 5 (15:44):
He's very sweet, and I shall probably go out with
him again.
Speaker 3 (15:48):
You might as well have done, sir, to night. You
knew he was going to be there, didn't.
Speaker 5 (15:51):
You will if I did? I see you're a nice
chap colin, but you're too serious and I like fun.
Speaker 3 (15:57):
It happened, well, he had fun, yes, but well.
Speaker 5 (15:59):
You know what I mean. You're so serious?
Speaker 3 (16:02):
Does that mean that that you don't want to see
me anymore?
Speaker 5 (16:04):
And I don't mind nan again?
Speaker 3 (16:06):
But mister Wimper can do more for you? Is add it?
Speaker 5 (16:09):
So you're going to be nasty.
Speaker 3 (16:11):
I used to think that I meant more to you
than just a passing fancy.
Speaker 5 (16:13):
Now you did, did you? Well? A girl looks out
for herself. Mister farragut, who do you think I am.
I should like to know.
Speaker 3 (16:19):
After the night, my dear, I think that what you
are is being quite definitely established. You'll you hit me?
Speaker 5 (16:29):
You you come here, don't you lay a finger on me?
I'll scream, So help me out.
Speaker 3 (16:37):
Oh yeah, yeah, Oh, mister Wimper, kiss you like that?
Willy Willy, you're hurting.
Speaker 2 (16:51):
You need to be hurt.
Speaker 3 (17:02):
When I got home, Richard, I went right to sleep,
and the next morning it was bright and summy again.
I called you at the yard from my office to
see if you had any information, but you were out
and sir at luncheon. I went over to Whimper's restaurant
in a way I suppose I wanted to gloat over
(17:22):
the stupid little man. Good morning, sir, Oh, mister Farragut,
Good morning, mister Wimper. I came to thank you for
taking Ellen home last night. Uh how did you know
that I took Ellen home last night? Ellen? Tell me
last night? I see, By.
Speaker 1 (17:40):
The way, mister Karragut, there were two blokes in here
this morning looking for you.
Speaker 5 (17:46):
Two.
Speaker 3 (17:46):
That's right. How did you notice how they were dressing?
Speaker 4 (17:53):
I don't know.
Speaker 3 (17:53):
Didn't leave any name. Quite ordinary might say dark suits,
bowlerret dark suits. They they asked for me by name,
of course, very polite, like mister Ferdugut been here how
long ago? What about an ours? Thank you, thank you,
(18:14):
mister Wilder. Yeah, what about alien? What about her? Somehow, Richard?
I got home At every corner I was terrified. I
(18:34):
didn't dare to take a bus or taxi, at least
on the street. I stood a chance when my door
closed behind me. I was tired, so tired. Inside my flat,
nothing had been disturbed. They hadn't been there yet, but
it was only a matter of time now, in case
(18:59):
they did come, and I knew they would. I wanted
you to know everything, at least as much as I did.
I sat down at my desk and began to write.
Now that I think of it, I was a fool
(19:21):
not to telephone you from a booth with I'm I'm
afraid to go outside again. The tenant downstairs should be
home soon, perhaps, Richard. Someone is there outside. I looked
(19:48):
out of the window. Two men, Richard. I can't see
them very well, but they're wearing dark suits and bola hats.
Very ordinary, Richard. But I'm afraid of them, Afraid that
when they say, come along, mister Fedigut, I'll go with them.
(20:12):
I'm afraid they've got in now. I can hear them.
They're coming upstairs, Richard, up the stairs. I can't hear now,
the carpet on the landing. In a moment, in a moment.
Speaker 1 (20:47):
Well that's all there was in the letter. What happened
when we got there, it was too late. There was
no one there but Ferigut. He wouldn't let us in,
so we broke down the door. I don't follow, and
he tried to run Hell down the staircase and broke
his neck. He was dead before I.
Speaker 3 (21:02):
Could reach him.
Speaker 1 (21:03):
All those men, we were the men pull the others
in the park in the washroom, his imagination.
Speaker 2 (21:09):
Oh look here, now, what about the waiter at the rock?
He was a waiter, all right. We found him.
Speaker 1 (21:13):
He had a record, and when the police whistles began
to blow, he ran matter of reflex action. Poor devil
had just started to work, told us about this chap
coming out of the restroom shouting like a madman and
knocking into him. We never did find the chap who
hit Farragut. But you said Whimper had seen them at
the restaurant. The two men and the bowlers said they
were looking for him. Whimper had seen me. Mcinness was
the other man with me. We were in plain clothes
(21:35):
and happened to be wearing bowlers. But the girl now sure.
There were a few omissions in Ferrygud's letter. We pieced
them together later. Obviously, those two men he insisted were
following him were nothing but distortions due to his sick
mind projections the psychologists call them. They were his subconscious
reacting against a crime he was bound to commit.
Speaker 2 (21:55):
What crime?
Speaker 1 (21:56):
Understand? I had been looking for Farragut since early that morning.
He was not very careful, you see the Knight of
the Palace affair. After he left me, he went to
the girl's house and cut her throat what price circumstantial evidence.
Hey with us Suspense, in which mister Terence Demoney starred
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in tonight's presentation of Sight Unseen. Be sure to listen
next week to Suspense. Suspense is produced and directed by
Anthony Allis, who wrote tonight's script. The music was composed
by Lucian Morrowick and conducted by Wilbur Hatch. Featured on
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