 Good evening creed tonight your mystery playhouse presents Inno sanctum good evening friends of the inner sanctum This is your house inviting you in through the squeaking door Ah, I just left a friend of mine. He runs an all-night billiard Academy near the cemetery It's after midnight. He uncovers the ghoul table But no rough stuff in his place Now he settles all arguments by arbitration Simply lifts the shroud and points out they haven't a leg to stand on Believes the old model that a fiend in me. There's a fiend in me Now dust off the edge of your chair because that's where you'll be sitting for the rest of this half hour and Listen to murder comes at midnight This is the story of how one average family Even as yours and mine spent a quiet night at their rented country house a night of terror As I said the cannings were just an average family Harry was 29 and worked as a sound engineer for a broadcast studio in the city Ethel was 27 had been a school teacher before she was married Now she was kept pretty busy between rising the great American novel and taking care of Judy her seven-year-old daughter This was the first year. They had rented a house in the country for the summer and Ethel didn't take much to the idea being alone But first I Didn't know what it was that woke me Perhaps it was because I was expecting Harry He phoned that he was working over time. He wouldn't be home till after midnight. I Didn't like the idea of his driving 60 miles from this city at that hour Well, maybe it was just because I wasn't used to being alone with Judy in the old house I got out of bed. I opened the connecting door the Judy's room She was sleeping Quietly, I closed the door softly went across to my window Something is awake. What? Was it a sound I heard in my sleep or was it a premonition? Looked out the window and I was dark with a thousand secrets Harry should have been home by this time my watch showed a few minutes after 12 Maybe he'd had an accident. Maybe that's why I awakened some sort of telepathy And then I saw the headlights It was Eric He was turning in our road the headlights faced me for a moment as he swung into our driveway everything was alright I'll be right down here I was so happy I could drive it was only then I realized what tension I'd been under all because of my silly fear I am locked the door quickly. Oh, Harry. I was so well Sorry the body is so late, man And that's it with my car. Oh I Thought you were my husband Sorry to disappoint you No, no, I'm afraid you can't come in. My husband isn't home yet. Well, it won't be for long It's your arm I heard it in the accident I'm afraid it's broken. Oh, you're poor man here sit down sit down right here. Oh, that's better You're not so limp. Do you really think it's broken? I can't tell it's kind of numb Dear I feel so helpless. I don't know what to do. I I took a first aid course during the war But I don't remember a thing Maybe I got a call doctor show please don't go to the trouble trouble the phone's right here. I said no doctor Maybe you understand this a gun Put the phone down Who are you? I'll ask the questions from now on your name's canning isn't it? What did you know? Names on the door Oh Kind of phone is there. What do you mean party line? No, it's a private one Can you die or do you have to ask the operator for the number? No, you just die Push the phone over here to this side of the table Who are you going to call the phone? Please? You'd better get out of here before my husband comes home Oh, how do you think he'd make out in an argument with this? Oh Oh Thank you But step back a little I had to put this gun down while I make my call. It's on the mind But you understand that I can pick it up faster than you could reach it from there, don't you? See we'll get along all right Operator get me Plaza 9997 all Yeah, I'm very pleased. Well, this is the eight six four, please After your phone call you'll get off before my husband comes home. He's late already You wouldn't turn a ninja man out of your house in the middle of the night. Oh, hello Linda That's right Bad little trouble at my arm Look, I think you'd better come up here and bring Fred and Doc Stetson along No, no, no, it's fine. It'll be any trouble I'm a guest of some very good friends up here Canning to me or you drive up highway 26 through a cord and turn right when you pass the first gas station Just a mile from there. You ought to be here by six in the morning There'll be a light in the downstairs window Right You can't stay here all night. You've got out what's that over there radio. Yes Pretty big It's ascending and receiving this carry bill is in the cell to the radio engineer Can you get short wave please cause yes turn it on but I don't turn it on No Getting brave, huh? I don't think you dare to shoot me. It would be murder. They'd send you to the chair Now you get out of you you call your friends and tell them to be to some place else other I've opened the door now get out worried about your husband that Afraid of what'll happen to them if he comes home now I want you to go away And if you don't go now I'll run out and scream for help there are other houses in this neighborhood and somebody you'll hear me So go ahead and run What I won't shoot you You won't I don't have to What do you mean you wouldn't dare to run out and Leave your kids upstairs That little red-headed kid with a cute girl Judy, how do you know I have a daughter easy doll carriage over there How do you know she has red girl? Maybe I guessed it and her name too turn on that radio Okay 26 all cars must be searched every passenger positively identified Officers are warned to exercise extreme caution Though believed to be wounded these armed and dangerous. I will repeat aren't a bishop Known as the gentleman killer escape from custody on board the Allegheny Limited at 11 o'clock while being escorted to the death house At the state prison He's thought to be heading north in the direction and it on now. You know who I am On a mission You're on a bitch. Tell me room to miss out My friends and I'll stay here for a few days. We'll make a fine hideout. What will you do when my husband come home? Don't worry about him now Both we go in the kitchen and you can make me something to eat wait Why did you choose this house to come to this house of all of it? Can't you guess? Yes, I think How did you know Judy's name and about the color of her head? Are you getting warm my husband Harry Harry told you? Oh, please don't you have any pity at all. Tell me what you did to Harry. It's not hurt much. I just tapped him on the head He picked me up on the road gave me a lift I pumped him Not all about this house About you and you And I knocked him out and kept going It's pretty tough driving with one hand, but I made it. Where's Harry now the back of the car. He can't get loose I'm going out to stay where you are, but Harry's hurt. I can't leave him out there alone About this little red-headed kid of yours Better stay here if you want to make sure Oh We have something to eat now. Let's return to the little white singled house on the hill Where Ethel canning is entertaining her uninvited guest Arnie Bishop You know, he's a pretty courageous guy for an ex-convict But then maybe he has the courage of his convictions But Arnie isn't so smart you know tangling with a red-headed gal You ought to recall that old diddy How's the girl? Beware of a girl with deep red hair a man is safer in the electric chair But who can tell how a tale will end not in a sanctum. Let's join them in the kitchen Mmm, excellent bacon and eggs. I'm sure my friends are like cooking when they come More coffee. Yes, please Careful I was only reaching for the coffee cup. I thought you might have ideas about grabbing this There's your coffee. Hmm What time is it 20 after 2? 3 and a half hours to go before my friends get him How will they get through the roadblock? Oh, you'll leave it to there. Oh, what's that? That's the telephone. It's in the living room. You better get through it. Oh, you don't let go of that gun You shouldn't have tried that What are you trying to do? Answer that telephone first. Get going Anybody in the habit of calling you at this hour? No, all right answer it, but be careful what you say Mrs. Canning This is for you Hmm, maybe we'll see her down on the table and walk away Fine Don't try anything. Hello Linda What would you get started yet? But where are you what? Roadblock Well, you've got to get through I need Doc Stetson You've got to make it and I can't stay awake forever. Do your best. Tell me back later. Oh Madam, Mr. Bishop Are your friends falling down on you shut up? I've got a thing. Oh, you don't have anything to worry about Mr. Bishop Aren't you a guest of the cannings in the little white shingled house a mile off highway 26 north of a court? Oh, you can be sarcastic too. Oh, I wouldn't dare be sarcastic to you Especially when you have that gun and with my husband unconscious in the car and you've got me to harm my child Oh, no No, you still hold all the cards mr. Bishop and you're such a big strong brave man What are you trying to do get me mad enough to kill you going to kill me anyway? What makes you think that because you're a killer by instinct mr. Bishop It's easier for you to kill than to do anything else. I Wonder why you didn't murder my husband instead of just knocking him out. Was it because you thought you might need it Well, you're not afraid of me anymore. No, I'm not No, I just realized I Can't afford to be afraid. Well, I'm a woman fighting for her family for Harry and Julie And I've got to use all my wits against you. I can't afford to be afraid You've got some scheme in that crazy little brainly you're yes, mr. Bishop. I have I Think I found the chink in your armor You're a coward me yes, you you're the one who's afraid now Your friends aren't coming you have a wound in your arm that needs treatment and you know you can't trust me You don't care close your eyes even for five minutes And you may have to stay here for several days How do you like the prospect of staying awake night and day watching me every minute of the time afraid that you might Drop off to sleep at any minute. Oh, that's how you figure it, huh? Maybe you're gonna kill us all right now, mr. Bishop That would be easy wouldn't it just three bullets Then you wouldn't have to worry about watching anyone. That's an excellent idea, Mrs. Canning But then you'd have other words things to worry about such as this is Saturday morning The milkman will come to collect for the week's milk The neighbors will stop by to ask if I want my marketing done and what would you do? Go can this seller while they ring the doorbell? And then there's the police. What about the police? They'll surely search this part of the country They'll be making inquiries at all the houses. Do you want them to find the car outside with Harry in it? Oh You figured all the angles and You know, you're pretty smart mrs. Canning. I think you're even smarter than Linda But you forget one thing Yes You forget that little girl up there What do you mean come along and I'll show you You stay away from you. Oh, maybe you think you've got everything figured out, but I'm still the boss Gun-muscle hurts, doesn't it? No So you think Arnie Bishop is licked huh with Judy's room What are you going to do to her which is Judy's room? Or you're gonna make me open all the doors to find out Oh Is that one all right? Let's go in. Are you first I warn you if you have you first mrs. Canning Very pretty child How peaceful she looks and isn't Ain't all childhoods the best time of life Almost a pity to grow up out of it. You couldn't you couldn't hurt her. Oh, are you sure you're mrs. Canning? I won't lay a hand on Not on a beautiful child like that But I've got to protect myself Say That's the connecting door to your room, isn't it? Yes, there's a key in the door Lock it, please. I'll give me the key. Thank you Now we'll go out the way we came in. I'll take the key out of this door too. Thanks You first I will lock this door on the outside Everything You just want to make sure she doesn't get out and do something like that No, well, you pull a mattress and sheets off your bed and bring them out here, please Are you going to sleep in front of her door? Do as I say. All right. I'll help you. I don't understand Why do you want to sleep out here? Oh? No, everything just the way I want it The mattress against Judy's door, but you can't sleep on it that way half up against the door I didn't say I was gonna sleep on it. What are you gonna do canning? We'll see if you can figure out how to beat this thing What would happen if I would have put a match to this mattress and Betty? Oh This whole floor being flamed in five minutes both doors locked Judy wouldn't have much of a chance Don't think Connie Bishop is licked mrs. Canning You're right about one thing. I am in the corner For this bum arm. I've got no chance of running if the police come so if they do and if I'm cornered I'll have to match to this mattress and Fight them off to the whole house is just a bunch of rubble with Judy in it You understand me sir Lee So it's up to you to see the police don't come you're gonna lie for me Mrs. Canning and you're gonna cheat for me, and you're gonna kill for me if necessary because I'm always have a match ready now Do you still feel I try any tricks? Whatever you think more like it now The first thing you to do get downstairs and run that car into the garage get it out of the way But don't touch your husband don't even look in the back of the car. I'll be watching understand Glad we understand each other at last let's go I'll be standing right here in the driveway, so don't try any tricks I won't I Do I'm conscious blood on his head You did take a look at him didn't you know no all right no all right come inside Beautiful night is enough It'll be morning. What time is it almost six The milk man should be here soon. Oh Well, here's where you start lying for me after you'll met him I'm gonna sit right here in this chair with my hand in my pocket and in my hands the gun understand That's the milk man. You'll tell him I'm your cousin just visiting here for a few days You'll wonder why you're up so early let him wonder Good morning, miss canning. I'm the new milk man on the route. Hope it didn't wake you up Come in, please That's two bottles of milk you wanted this morning and a bottle of cream Yes, you can put them on the table. All right. Oh, this is my cousin. He's visiting us for a few days. Oh, how are you? Hello You have my bill. Yeah, I got right here in my pocket Here is that that's right Bishop at the gun Sit still and take your hand out of your pocket very carefully Okay, okay you win But how come a milk man with a gun? I Borrowed this coat in the regular milk man I'm sergeant right stickly. What Kevin state police How did you know I was here miss canning told us she Well, how I didn't let her out of my sight. She brought gas to do it What yes Over this set mr. Bishop Remember the speech I made you you didn't know what it come over me I was really talking to the state police over the shortwave Don't you remember I told you that this was ascending and receiving said that my husband built it And when I turned off the shortwave signals, I turned the switch to sending and then I hope I just hope my message would get through I didn't think you were smart enough And I thought I had you scared You look like the kind would scare easy. Oh, I am if I am But I warned you This was a time when I couldn't afford to be scared With Which all goes to prove that a determined man can always get what he goes up You remember Bishop tried to get free board and lodging for metal canning He finally got it. All right But not exactly where he wanted it You know as a matter of fact Bishop was the type of man who should never have gone in for murder No too many risks He should have specialized in art That's always a sure fire on the taking That was your host Raymond Edward Johnson closing the door on intersection tonight performance in the mystery player It's late three so good night