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Roma wines of Fresno, California and Starring Dennis O'Keefe in the X-ray camera a suspense play produced edited and directed for Shen Lee by William Spear I've been reading a lot here And I came across something good the other day There is a shadowy borderland between hate and love and there are men who dwell in this land of mixed emotions Loving deeply and fiercely and yet at the same time hating venomously and murderously I guess I both loved and hated my wife. I was crazy for lonely and desperate without her at the same time I wish she'd be Killed or dies somehow so I wouldn't keep depending on her for the affection. I'm always so hungry for Hello. Hello, Anna. Anna. This is Johnny Well now listen Anna, I've got to see I don't want to see you Johnny If I told you once I told you a hundred times don't fall. Yes. I know but now wait. This is important I must talk to you Anna. Just let me talk to you. Listen, please Let me see you for just a few minutes Saturday night after that if you still want me to stay away I will I'll never bother you again. That's what you always say. Oh, listen, honey Won't you just let me talk to you if it's no go. I'll let you have that divorce. All I want is 10 minutes. That's all You on the level about the divorce. Yeah. Yeah, sure. All right, Johnny Come over at seven o'clock Saturday, but I might as well tell you now you're wasting your time Oh, why can't you be reasonable about it? Anna, you know you and I could you want to see me? All right. All right. I'll see you seven o'clock Saturday. It didn't look good. I Could feel that all the things I'd saved up to say to her wouldn't work She hated me and she'd never have me back again There's a stubborn streak in me that wouldn't let me give it up. I figured I'd play it as I'd planned it Then if she wouldn't change your mind, I'd go through with it to the end Late Saturday afternoon. I went down to Hope's department store and sent it over to the jewelry counter Yes, sir. I'd like to see a wristwatch. Ladies wristwatch, please. How much would you like to spend? I don't know about 200 or so Seventeen jewel movement 14 carat white gold case set with 10 small diamonds. It's very pretty and it's reduced from 349 to 225 Say that's pretty classy Some girls going to get a mighty nice surprise You like it like it. I love it. I wish I had a friend who could buy things like that for me Now you're kidding me Beautiful girl like you must have plenty of friends. Oh not anyone. I could really call a friend See This watch How would you like it if I gave this to you? Just like that, huh? Well, not exactly just like that First I'd have to get to know you better Not from that side of the county. I know but you could meet me after you get through with work. I don't leave here till nine Okay, I could wait until nine for you On the 34th Street side, it'll take me about 10 minutes to change my clothes. I'll be there It's a date Even if you don't buy the watch. Oh, I told you I am buying it Well, I have to make out a sales slip name, please. Hmm. Oh, James Landry. Yeah, James Landry. What's yours? Joyce? See that'll be 225 plus tax of 20% making it to 70 and that sales tax of 450 274 50 all told your dress please. Oh, you don't need that. Here it is 270 and four and 50 cents, right Shall I wrap it? No, just like that Ten after nine baby, huh? I'll be there There's a chance is where I would be there I didn't hold out much hope that Anna would listen to me if she didn't Why not? Joyce girl was quite a kid tall slim terrific eyes pleasant smile sure Why not? Besides she'd work right in with the whole thing. She'd work in swell Had plenty of time before seven in my appointment with my wife, so I wanted through the shop even bought myself a new robe After all you might want to impress someone. I had the ropes at home, and then I dropped into Patty's clam house When I finished coffee it was time to take the BMT to Anna's I got there just at seven It was a little awkward at first Anna this last year has just been awful Oh, you know I'm still crazy about you and every hour we're apart just makes me feel worse Is that all you have to say Johnny? No, no, no, let me finish. I admit I've been a heel. I've well I've done everything wrong. It was perfectly right to leave me all I can say is I'm sorry, and it won't happen again No, Anna really I'll turn over a new leaf you take me back, and you'll see I promise you'll never have any reason to complain Johnny, you know it'll never work out But it will give me your word dozens of times and always it's the same I just can't take that sort of thing anymore I can't be happy living alone like this in a furnished room eating out I still have the apartment if you come back. You don't have to work either. I've got a swell job now I'm head mechanic at a big garage. Oh, but things can be a lot better than before. We'll have more money I'm not thinking of the money. I make enough to get by and why not try I just want my piece of mine Hasn't been so bad this last year At least I don't have to be worrying about where you are nights if you want to chase the girls It's not wait a minute I know if we get together again, I'll have it all over again Sitting up and wondering and hating it and hating you and hating myself. No, no Johnny No, not anymore. Oh, but there won't be anymore of that. I swear it until the next time Why don't you believe me? Oh, I know I lied about it before but not this time It means too much to me this time. I've got to have your back. Look look, honey I brought you something just to show you I do mean it Watch Very nice. Well, put it on Anna. Go ahead wear it. I won't do Johnny That isn't enough. It's not nearly enough to convince me. You're really any different. What more can I say nothing? Nothing just forget it Johnny. Just let me get a divorce and forget all about it. You you'll find someone else Is that why you want a divorce so you can find someone else well There isn't anyone just now, but I don't see why there shouldn't I won't do it I'll never give you a divorce You're my wife and you're gonna stay my wife like the preacher said till death do his part the preacher was wrong Johnny I'm saving my money when I have enough. I'll get it. You can't keep me tied to you all my life Only one thing that'll break up our marriage and that you were dying you better go Johnny I don't like this kind of talk. Well, I'm warning you and if you don't come back. I'll kill you Johnny you're bluffing you can't kill a fly. I'm bluffing you're too scared and besides the first one the cops would look for it Be you they know all about your threats Johnny. You don't scare me anymore and you ever did now. Oh, you better go Please this time. I'm not bluffing wait a minute. Here's your watch Johnny Take it back to the store and get your money Give it to that little redhead You're still seeing her aren't you Johnny? You think I'm bluffing, huh? Well, you'll see you'll see if I'm bluffing or not You know mr. Landry. I was sure you wouldn't show up at nine What made you think that I thought you were giving me a line Anyone who buys a watch like that must have a girl. I still have it in my pocket Guys, then you weren't kidding. Why should I kid you sister? You're too pretty to kid But you can't mean you're gonna give it to me. Why not? I feel like it. What business are you in? You're not a racketeer. Are you matter of fact? I'm on the other side of the fence. What do you mean? I'm a private eye Oh gosh, this is thrilling Imagine me knowing a real detective. Well, just keep it under your hat It it doesn't do for people to know my business, you know makes it harder to tell a crook Oh, you must have so many exciting things happening to you. That's all the days work. Are you working on a case now? Are you trying to solve a murder? I'm trying to get the goods on a jewel thief. Yeah, this gal She works for a big diamond cutting firm firm hired me and she's been stealing diamonds We think so. Well, then why don't you arrest her? My goodness is someone the stealing diamond. You can't just haul her in You've got to get the goods on her first. Well, I should think that'd be easy to search her We arrest her and find nothing and we can get sued for false arrest even if she's a crook Sure, you gotta have the proof first and I'm out to get it. How? Can I trust you not to talk? Why mr. Landry, you know you can Jim. Oh sure Jim But tell me about it. Well, you see there are a lot of things in detective work that crooks don't know about For example, and this is a secret remember we have an x-ray camera an x-ray camera What for well suppose we want to see if someone is something hidden in his clothes, you know I'm gonna something oh my goodness take a picture with this x-ray camera We know and then you can use that camera to tell if this woman has a stolen diamonds on her, huh? Sure Sure only I I can't do it. Why not? I can't get close enough to it. She knows me Every time she sees me she ducks. You see you got to stand real close with that camera Else it doesn't register Well, then why don't you hire someone to take the picture someone she doesn't know can't trust anybody? This camera is so secret that you can't let a stranger handle it We'll get someone you can't trust what am I gonna do? Advertising the papers for someone I can trust how would I know I can trust anyone who answered the ad you could trust me I could do it for you. Oh, yes, yes, but I wouldn't ask you to dangerous work We're gang ever found out they might rub you out would they have to find out I Could just slip up behind her and take the picture. Nobody would know unless of course they saw the camera Well, I wouldn't have to see it. I I could hide it in a box or something You are I could do it. Oh, but you have a job. I'll take a day off You know, that's mighty nice of you. You know, it would mean quite a lot to me I'd love to do it. I'll I'd get a big fee if I could get the goods on her Of course, I'd pay you for your time. Oh, you wouldn't have to pay me. I'd do it just for friendship Okay, then. Okay, it's a deal and just to show you how I feel about it here Wrap this around your wrist The watch. Oh Jimmy, you don't have to give it to me. Take it, honey. I want you to Anything you say Jimmy The next day I brought home a short piece of three inch pipe in a cheese box I picked up in the alley and I set to work I got the grenade out. It was a grenade that my cousin Ed gave me when he came back I used to show it around and say it was a war souvenir. I'd picked up in Berlin Although I never got near Germany In no time at all. I had everything assembled and I got some wrapping paper The paper my robe came wrapped in from Hooper's It was a good double thickness and I made a neat package of it tying it securely with string Through a tiny hole in one end. I left the cord attached to the firing pin stick out of the box It'll be kind of tough on Joyce When that cord was pulled something was going to happen And I didn't want to be around when it did For suspense, Roma Wines are bringing you Mr. Dennis O'Keefe in the x-ray camera Roma Wines presentation tonight in radio's outstanding theater of thrills suspense Suspense radio's outstanding theater of thrills presented by Roma Wines. 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That's R.O.M.A Roma Wines tomorrow Discover for yourself why Roma Wines are America's largest selling wines And now Roma Wines bring back to our Hollywood soundstage Dennis O'Keefe as John Lawrence with Kathy Lewis as his wife Anna and Lerene Tuttle as Joyce in the x-ray camera a Play well calculated to keep you in suspense Hi hop in Joyce. Hello Jimmy. Oh, I'm so excited It's been the camera No, not this time kid. We don't work that fast Yes, I know you first we have to do some groundwork later when we take the picture you'll have to take another afternoon all right I can do that. What do we do today? Well, I'm gonna park the car on the street near this diamond cutting firm. It's down here on Fulton Street We'll sit in the car until she comes out. Oh, then you'll uh, you put the finger on her That's one way of saying it. You see, I don't want her to see us together Give her ideas. Oh, I know that she walks up the street to the BMT. You follow it. You mean I I tailor that sounds more professional You tailor stick close by just as if you had the camera here take this dummy package. I made up for you What's in this nothing? It's just a box wrapped in paper. The camera is real heavy But this is just for practice. I see when you get into the subway you stand right next to her We're supposed to get the seat not at five o'clock. She won't you just make sure you're right behind it Oh, I'll stick to her. All right. Don't you worry about that and then you hold the camera like this the long way see Try to hold it steady and pull on this cord. I have attached to the inside Well, it it trips the shutter on the camera in the box You see the cameras all wrapped up so in order to get at the shutter. I had to tie a cord to it Oh, I see will the camera take a picture from inside the box. It's an x-ray camera, isn't it? Oh, yes It'll take about 15 seconds for the exposure to be made You better wait till you're going through the tunnel to Brooklyn before you take the picture that way You'll be sure people won't be shoving, you know getting in and out of the train Then I'll meet you in Brooklyn you get off at Court Street now meet you in the St. George Hotel lobby It's very simple. All you got to remember is to hold the camera still during the 15 seconds It takes to expose the film. Oh, of course. I'll I'll hold it right between us. That's a girl. You're real smart What time it is just five after five now by my very favorite watch Which a bowl of mine There she comes out of that door. You see her. She's walking up the street The girl in the blue hat. I see her go on go and get on her tail. I'll see you in Brooklyn later Leave it to me Jim. This rehearsal is gonna go just perfect. Goodbye. Goodbye, honey I watched her as she hurried up the street after Anna I almost regretted that I haven't given her the real package But it was better this way. There were any chinks in the plan this rehearsal would show them up I drove over to the bridge and across the river to Brooklyn. She was waiting in the St. George lobby How did it go? Well, I could have held it still for two minutes instead of 15 seconds She was pushed into a corner right in front of me. No hitches. No, nothing She didn't even complain at the box pushing into her back She's awfully pretty Jim Why should a pretty girl like that be mixed up in stealing diamonds? Some people will do anything for money You know how much she got away with the last couple of words a lot more than a hundred thousand dollars Will you get much of a reward five grand? Maybe ten and a good slice of that will be yours. Oh Jim, I don't care about the money. I'm doing this for you. I know kid and don't think I don't appreciate it now Uh, how about the real job? You think you can get off in the store at four on Friday for a clock? It is great great a little after five someone will be in for a mighty big surprise So Friday I picked her up in front of the store and we drove over to the subway Kissed her and I gave her the camera Yeah, be careful of it now don't drop it or anything. It's awfully expensive one of its kind in this country It's heavy. Oh sure sure it's got batteries in there an x-ray too, but it's very complicated It looks just like one of the packages in the store. I know I got it up to look that way So wouldn't be suspicious. She must have know you're carrying a camera. Oh, don't you worry. Nobody would know that Is this the cord up? Hey be careful. Don't Full around with that. I wasn't gonna put now. Well, I just don't want the plate exposed, but When you do pull pull it all the way hard Give it a real yank. Why do that? You leave it to me. Remember the cord is at the back and you point the front right at her middle She carries the diamonds around her waist. I'm sure that I get it. All right It's up to you so long and good luck kids I'll see you later. I went back to the garage. I hoped I'd get in without the boss seeing me, but oh legal I wouldn't miss anything Why are you been Johnny me? It's out for a cup of coffee. Well, do you have to get out of your coveralls for that? Go on get back on the job. I promised that green convertible for tomorrow morning. Don't worry about it I've only got about another half hours work on it. I'll finish it up. Okay. Let me know what it's done Sure, sure, you'll know when it's done Five o'clock Five after five ten after five 15 after five finally five thirty It was done Everything was done by now Go home and wait. I have my alibi. I was under a convertible in the garage when it happened All I had to do was make sure the boss saw me leave and what time I finished that job mr. Granger. Oh, that's fine Johnny Of course you'll be paying me overtime got a half hours overtime coming over time like the devil I will I didn't ask you to stay over time. Yeah, but you wanted the job done didn't you sure but not on time in a half It's only a half an hour. No half an hour. No overtime. Okay. Okay. Have it your way next time You quit at five like everybody else I took my time about dinner It would be some time before the news came through on the radio about the mysterious explosion in the subway When I reached home, there was a letter waiting for me Started to shake when I saw the handwriting it was from Anna Johnny I'm sorry. I spoke to you the way I did You had good reason to get angry and I know you didn't mean what you said I've been thinking it over Johnny and maybe the preacher was right and we should try to make our marriage stick If you really meant what you said about turning over a new leaf call me Johnny We'll talk about my coming back. I've always loved you Johnny in spite of everything Anna. I Broke out in a sweat. I I don't know what I hope to thought I grabbed for the phone I couldn't wait for the news to come through on the radio. I had to know Is this Johnny? She was alive She hadn't been killed Joyce What happened to her maybe me? Why hadn't it going off? I had to know that too, so I phoned her home Hello is this Joyce Jim? I was wondering when you call I waited for you at the St. George and you didn't come what what happened? Never mind about that. What happened? What happened down next to me just the train was about to leave Joyce what happened? He's still waiting for you at the hotel and you didn't come so I came home You you didn't tell anyone about it. Did you? Oh, no I thought you'd want to take care of it. Okay. Okay, forget it. I'll take care of it. Just just forget it No, I'm not angry. I'm crazy about you, baby. Forget it for once luck was with me I could thank my lucky stars that there was one chink in the plan Something I never could have foreseen All I thought about now was Anna to call Anna to arrange to meet her and start my life all over again I felt like somebody must feel when he gets an 11th hour of pre-took a shower and was sitting there in my new robe Smoking a cigarette and feeling like a million dollars Who is it? Brody homicide Huh, what did you say? I said Brody homicide What do you want? About a guy who was killed today a pickpocket and sneak thief named Mickey Rafferty, you know him How should I know him? Yeah, yeah something in there. How should you know him? I guess you didn't want to kill him. Did you I didn't want to kill anybody. I don't know what you're talking about Where were you five o'clock working working? I was at the Nemo garage. Why I see Who were you trying to kill punk? Come on. Come on. Talk. Why did you make that nice little bomb? I didn't make any bomb. I don't know a thing about any bomb. Okay, maybe this will refresh your memory What is it? Well, look at it. It's a sales slip Sold to John Lawrence 185 East 45th Street one robe 19 dollars and 50 cents Deliver I Guess it's that pretty when you're wearing now Where did you get that sales ticket? It was between two sheets of wrap and paper on that Homemade bomb you fixed up made it very easy for us, but all we had to do was to deliver the package again and This time it's got a new suit for you Johnny A nice suit with stripes I Could have weaseled out of it. Maybe But Joyce testified against me She was sore when she heard about what that x-ray camera really was she'd been carrying around And is mad too. Yeah, I guess that's natural. That's the way people are No, it certainly is lonely here without dames You'd think one of them would forget her grudge and come up and see a guy that's only got a few more weeks Suspense the x-ray camera starring Dennis O'Keefe brought you by Roma wines. 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