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A penitentiary, its high, thick walls, looming black in the darkness. Inside, a sudden flood of searchlights illuminates every corner, gates clang shut, and the siren wails frighteningly into the night. Attention all posts, special alert. Block all exits. This is Wharton Deans, prisoner 1-9-6-5-2-3, Rocky Gaines. Escape from prison workshop three minutes ago. Block all exits. And be careful, Gaines is armed. He's a psychotic murderer and will shoot to kill. Rocky here, how I made it. You got the clothes? Yeah, in the car. You can change in the way. They're hard to get in close to. Come on, let's get going. Fagged out, Al. Where's that car? All right, that'll be Rocky. Road cuts through this block with a few feet ahead. The roads are getting closer, Rocky. I got this far, Al. I'll get the rest of the way, I hope. Where's the car? That is in the back seat. You can change when... What? Rocky, I'm hit. A couple of shots might hold him off a minute. Al, come on, get in the back quick. Can't move. All right, come on, I'll help you in. Come on. Give up. Rocky ain't got a chance. Give up. No chance, huh? I got this far, you watch me get the rest of the way. To David Harding, Chief United States Counter-Spires, Washington, from Warden Deans, Alderlander Federal Penitentiary, Maxston City. Rocky Gaines, serving time here for armed bank robbery, made successful break 5 p.m. this date. After gun battle with prison search squad in nearby swamp, Gaines and unidentified companion made getaway in Black Buick, Sudan. Rocky, where you driving at? We got to ditch this car, Al. These woods were as good a spot as any. Rocky, them bumps! Every time you hit a bump, it chills me. I'm all shot up. Oh, they got money on it with two. You don't hear me? Do you happen, do you? It hurts, Rocky, it hurts, it hurts, it hurts. OK, we'll leave it still up here. Come on, Al, get out of that back seat. Oh, I said, we got to keep moving. I can't, Rocky, I swear. It's down to my legs, I can't move. Rocky, I'll wait here for you. What do you mean, wait? You got to get me a dock, Rocky. Please, Rocky, it's back to the only one that can help me. Oh, sure, sure. Doc, I'll say, come with me and help my pal. He got shot helping me break out of the pen. Sure, you come running. You got to do something. I can't take it. It's like a fire inside of me. You're my pal, you got to do something. OK, Al, I'll do something for you. Rocky, that's gone. What's the idea? I told you I'd do something, didn't I? I'll put you out of your misery. Rocky, don't. We're going to die anyway. I'm doing you a favor. Don't pull that trigger. It's a long, Al. Wait, wait, wait. See you around. Harding, Washington, to Conway, Albany. Identification reports that fingerprints of the dead man are those of Alvin Troy, Alias Al Trojan, formerly a sidekick of Rocky Gaines. We're working on blood samples you forwarded in the laboratory. Coming, Dr. Love. Well, I've finished the blood test, Mr. Harding. And I'll have a look. Now, this microscope first. Now, that's a specimen of the blood we found in the rear seat of the getaway car. Type O. The dead man, Al Trojan, had type O. Yes, sir. Now, look at the specimen under this other microscope. See, that's a smear we got from the front seat of the car. That's different. It certainly is. Type B blood. Which means that the man driving the getaway car was Rocky Gaines. And he must have been wounded by the prison guards, too. Undoubtedly. Well, Dr. Lawton, when the other reports are completed, let me know. I'll be back in my office with Harry Peters. Now, the lab test, Peters, proved that the blood stains on the front and rear seats of the car were of different types. Now, what did ballistics dig up about the bullets in Trojan's body? Something even more interesting, Dave. Of the five slugs probed out of Al Trojan's body, only two were 30 caliber. The other three were 45. What? Yes. And the prison guards used 30 caliber rifles. And we know that Rocky Gaines was armed with a revolver, undoubtedly a 45. Nice boy, Rocky Gaines. This means he murdered his own partner. Rocky must have figured that Al Trojan wounded was a dead weight on his hands. And dead men tell no tales, especially to the police. The more we know about Gaines, this doesn't surprise me, Peters. According to the prison report, Gaines is a psychotic-figured finger type, a purely emotionless killer without normal human contact. Special coming in on the radio, Dave. Harding, go ahead. Conway, Mr. Harding, I'm in Tannersville. I got a lead on Rocky Gaines. Let's have it. Less than an hour ago, a motorist picked up a hitchhiker on a back road 20 miles from here. And then at gunpoint, the driver was forced out of his car and left high and dry. The driver identifies the hitchhiker as Rocky Gaines. Positively. What direction did he drive off? North. All right, Conway. From now on, we'll use Tannersville as the focal point of our operation. Set up an emergency base for us there. Right, Chief. Why Tannersville, Dave? Look at this map, Peters. Here's Tannersville, the last large town this side of those mountains. Now, you heard Conway. Rocky was driving north. This means he's probably headed into the mountains, huh? Right. Now, with the local police, we'll set up blocks at every intersection of those mountain roads. Rocky may get into those mountains, but he has at least one bullet wound. Sooner or later, he'll have to get help up there or come out for it. And when he does, we'll have to be close by or some innocent people may get killed. Norma, this boat engine sound kind of peculiar to me. Oh, Cliff, there isn't a thing wrong with a boat and you know it. Well, it still sounds funny. I can't put my finger on the top. Now, darling, you're just looking for another excuse to take the motor apart again. Now, isn't that it? Probably you, Mrs. Bentonhead. You know too darn much about me. Well, no, imagine a husband admitting that. Hey, you're running inside to the city. Oh, I am. I'm sorry. All right, I'll bring in an easy, yeah, at this. Okay, kill the motor. Huh? This is a nice landing. Thank you. Any special you want in town, Norma? Oh, no. Oh, yes, yes, Cliff. Will you stop by Jane Tompkins and ask if you heard anything about that material I ordered? Jane Tompkins material. Anything else? Not a thing. I'll be back to pick you up here at 12. All right, honey, here at the Jenny at 12. Bye. Nice boat you got there, lady. Oh, oh, thanks. My husband takes a lot of pride in it. Looks like things turned out okay for you, Norma. What? What's the matter, Norma? Remember me? An old friend like me? Take another look. Rocky Daniels. Yeah, it's been a long time, huh, baby? How many years, 15? Still gonna look a day over 20. What are you doing here? You don't look so glad to see you, old friend Rocky. You and me used to get along well in the old days, remember, Norma and Rocky? Quite a pair. What do you want, Rocky? For old times' sake, baby, just a little favor. What kind of a favor? I happen to be in the neighborhood, and I remember hearing that after you left town, you come up here and marriage yourself a square. Some guy who runs duck hunting blinds up in that island in the lake. Yes, we live there, Chris and I. I figured that island's just about the right place for me to lay low a while, though he thought. What do you say, Norma, baby? For old times' sake? I'm sorry, Rocky. I got a slug in my shoulder. I need a doc to take care of it. I got a healthy wad of dough. You'll get nice room and board. No, I won't do it, Rocky. I can't. I'll just pretend that you weren't here, but I didn't see you. You pretend, huh? That's the best I can do, Rocky. Listen to me. I'm wise to your setup, baby. Nobody around here is supposed to know what you were before you came here. You're a nice, sweet lily of a valley in these parts. Rocky, I've changed. I'm different. Norma, baby, that character, Chris, we got out of that boat a few minutes ago. People looked awful happy from where I was from. Ever tell your husband about the old days, Norma? About yourself and Rocky, Gaines? No, I guess you didn't. Now, you wouldn't want to coil everything to make this defense an unsafety, would you? Of all the places in the world, why did you have to come here? Baby, I knew you'd come to for an old friend. Now, if you take me over to your island, you call the town doctor until there was a gun accident. But Cliff, what will I tell Cliff? Let's tell your husband that an old friend named Steve Evans is staying for a visit. Now, turn that motor over, baby. Let's get out of that island fast. What's the location, Conway? All right, Conway, we'll head that way. Right, Dave. We'll have to turn on the Route 16A for Crystal Lakes. Crystal Lakes. It means Rocky's still moving north. Yes. Without a car, he's going to be slowed down. Dave, now we can start closing in on Rocky Gaines from all sides. Yes. And let's hope we get him before any innocent bystanders excite his murder-mad mind. In just a moment, we'll return to Counters 5. Brought to you by PepsiCola. PepsiCola hits the spot. Two full glasses, that's a lot. Lots more value, lots more debt. Why take less when Pepsi's best? More and more among fellows and girls, among mothers and dads, you hear that sane and sensible question. Why take less when Pepsi's best? No budget, no allowance, ever had a better friend than Tangy sparkling PepsiCola. Because one big 12-ounce Pepsi bottle gives you two delicious drinks. That's twice as much Tangy taste. Twice as much delicious Pepsi to go just twice as far. That's why more and more families say, why take less when Pepsi's best? Yes, families like yours and mine. Families all over America, they're all saying, why take less when Pepsi's best? PepsiCola hits the spot. Tastes terrific when you're hot. More and better than the rest. Why take less when Pepsi's best? Today, tomorrow, always. Get America's biggest total value. Take home a carton of six big, big Pepsi bottles. Insist on Pepsi at the store and say Pepsi at the fountain. Say Pepsi at the stand. Say Pepsi. Whenever you reach for a refreshment, remember. Why take less when Pepsi's best? Now, back to counters five. David Harding and his assistant, Harry Peters, looking for the escaped federal prisoner and murderer, Rocky Gaines, are now in the office of a Dr. Raymond Vincent in the town of Greendale on the shore of Crystal Lake. Dr. Vincent, this is my assistant, Harry Peters. How'd you do, Mr. Peters? Dr. Vincent. Well, now if you will tell us the story, Dr.... Of course, Mr. Harding, you can't have any bearing on your case, but that man of yours who stopped by here was so dead set in my telling you. Well, please go ahead, Dr. Peters. Well, it was like this. Now, yesterday morning, the phone rings. It's a normal bent place over on Mallard Island. That's a big island a few miles out in the lake. It's called Mallard on the county. It's a dandy spot for duck hunters. Matter of fact, it's the best done spot in the state. Cliff Benton and his wife, Norma, the only ones who live on Mallard, Cliff keeps the duck blinds and repair a county pace, which, you know, it brings business here. Well, Dr., what about Mrs. Benton's telephone call? Well, it seems Norma Benton's got a friend that came to visit. Friend's name is... Well, it wasn't it. I have it here on the card. Evans, that's what it is. Steve, Steve Evans. Steve Evans. And then, Darcy? Well, it seems Norma was showing this Steve Evans fella some Eclipse gun. One of the darn things goes off and this friend is shot right smackin' the shoulder. They have quite a few accidents like that up here. You know, you've got to be careful with firearm. Uh, Dr., do you have the bullet you extracted? Well, usually do, you know, but this friend of Norma Benton's, uh... What in town nation was his name? Well, I got it here on the card in Steve Evans. That's it? Evans, yeah. You've got good memories, son. Well, this Steve Evans tells me he'd like to keep the bullet for a souvenir of his visit to Crystal Lake. Some folks are kind of funny that way, you know. I once knew a fellow here. Well, Dr., we won't take up any more time. Thank you very much. Well, you're entirely welcome. I suppose I wasn't of much help to you, though. Well, you never can tell, Dr.. Goodbye. Goodbye, gentlemen. What do you think, Seth? I'll bet you my pension that the Benton's visitor is Rocky Gaines. Hop in, Peter. Harding to Conway in Master Control Car. Conway to Harding, standing by. Believe we've located Rocky Gaines on Mallard Island in Crystal Lake. Have all Mobile Squad in area report to me at Lake Shore Town of Greendale. That is all. So wind up this? Well, I'll just say, Peter, I'm interested in Norma and Cliff Benton. Why should they protect and harbor a criminal? Both they don't know who he really is? Well, in that case, those two are in terrible danger. Rocky Gaines is a pathological killer. We make any hasty movie, might murder them. That's true. Well, on the other hand, the doctor told us that Steve Evans was an old friend of Mrs. Norma Benton. Peter, before we close in on Mallard Island, I want a complete checkup on Norma Benton. Then we'll know how to handle this capture. Well, that was a real swell dinner, Mrs. Benton. Norma's my favorite cook, Mr. Evans. Lucky to have a wife like her. Yes, don't I know it. Norma dear, you haven't said a word all evening. Is there something wrong? No. You hardly ate anything, dear. I wasn't very hungry, Cliff. Something on your mind, maybe, Mrs. Benton? No, there is nothing on my mind. Norma dear, something is bothering me. Now, you haven't been all right for the past few days. Well, what is it? I'm all right, Cliff. How many times do I have to tell you I'm perfectly all right? Now, let me alone. Norma, wait. I just want to be let alone. Norma! Looks like I maybe started something, Mr. Benton. No, no, it's not your fault, Mr. Evans. Only, I can't understand what's gotten into her. She was always so happy here, you know, on the island. It's such a safe, peaceful place. Yeah, Mr. Benton. This island is about the safest place I've ever been in my life. All right, Scott. Thanks very much. Peter, did you get all that on the extension? All of it, Dave. This is Norma Benton, formerly Norman Marcy, entertainer at the Black Grotto in Bayside from 1931 to 1934. An old flame of rocky gains. That undoubtedly means Mrs. Benton is giving help to Rocky. Yes, Peter. She's hiding him. Now we know how to handle it. Yes, I'm Norma Benton. What is it? I've been waiting for you to come over here from the island. But who are you? Agent Harry Peter, the United States counter-spires. Come with me, please. And that's the story, Mr. Harding. Rocky gains forced himself on him. I had to take him. You had to? Why? Because I didn't want Cliff. That's my husband to find out what I was once. I didn't want to hurt him. I see. Can you understand what I mean, Mr. Harding? Well, yes, Mrs. Benton. But there are great many people like you who make the same mistake once you were in a bad crowd. But at least you had the sense to get out. You nothing to be ashamed of. Some people don't see it that way. The right people do, Mrs. Benton. And from everything I know about your husband, he's certainly one of the right people. I was crazy to help Rocky, I know. If I had come to you in the beginning, Cliff wouldn't be in such danger now. Danger? What do you mean, Mrs. Benton? Rocky warned me not to let Cliff leave the island until after he's gone. He keeps his eye on Cliff all the time, follows him, never lets Cliff out of his sight. And Rocky always has that gun with him. He told me that anything goes wrong. If I make just one slip, he'll kill Cliff. Hello, Mr. Harding. This is Cliff Benton. Mr. Benton, yes. Norma's not in the house now, but she told me about your talk with her. Rocky Gaines finally went to sleep. I just checked to make sure. All right. Here's an outside for your island right away. All right. The mooring's on the south shore. I know. We should be there in less than 20 minutes. I'll be waiting for you, Mr. Harding. You'll be waging, huh, Benton? Gaines. I told Norma what had happened, that either of you tried playing games with me. You should have left my wife alone. You wrecked me. I knew her long before you did you. Oh! Gaines. Don't hit me again. All you and Norma had to do was keep your traps tight till I got away. What did you have to squeal for? The counter spies found out themselves. Gaines, you're licked now. They're on their way here. You think I'm going to sit here like one of those dumb ducks of yours, huh? Well, I can play games, too, Benton, with red-hot slugs for you and for Norma. Wait, Gaines. Wait, yeah, don't worry. I'll wait till Harding gets here. And then I start. Now, let Island just ahead live. Make for the jetty on the south side, Peter. All right. Peter, what? Through the trees. That light. Light? Right in the center of the island. Over there. I see it. That's the attic light in the Benton house. Norma Benton's dangerous signal to us. Something must have gone haywire. Maybe Rocky tumbled to the plan. Let's get to shore. I'll make it fast. Mr. Harding. Mr. Harding. Mr. Benton, Dave. Mr. Harding, did you see the attic signal? Yes. Last I heard was from your husband. What happened? I was outside the room when Clef called you. Rocky caught him at it, so I switched on the signal and the attic and ran down here. We'll go right up to the house. Yes, but Mr. Harding, Rocky plans to kill us all. Clef, me and you. He's waiting for you to arrive. But if he finds out that I'm gone, he won't wait. He has Clef in the living room. Peter, we'll have to improvise fast now. You circle around the house. I'll have to take a chance of going up the front way with Mrs. Benton. There's a back door to the living room. Isn't there, Mrs. Benton? Yes. OK, Peter. You come in through the back. I'll try to stall Rocky again while I jockey him into position. Now, your cue to come in will be this sentence. Don't be a fool, Rocky. Got it? Don't be a fool, Rocky. I'll set on a date. I bet you will. Shot, Dave. Clef! That's his kill, Clef! Mrs. Benton, wait! Don't go back there alone! Wait! Wait! No, Clef, he didn't. He didn't. He's all right. Mr. Benton, we're at the shot. Mr. Harding, it wasn't Clef saying to have him here. No shot, Mr. Benton. What happened? Where's Rocky again? Right here, Harding. Be high. Get your hands up, Harding. You and Mr. Benton both. That's it. Now, keep him that way. By the way, Harding, where are all your boys? I saw you come up the path alone. I came over alone, Gaines, to talk sense to you. Yeah? What kind of sense? Give yourself up, Rocky. You haven't got a chance of getting away from this place alive. Look who's telling me about getting out alive. There are counters, guys, stationed all along the shore. Don't be a fool, Rocky. Fool, huh? I got out of tougher spots than this. So I set this house on fire. Your boy scouts will all come over here in the double. That's when I make my break with the bull. I told you before you haven't got a chance in the world. Don't be a fool, Rocky. Shut up. I'm holding up this party. And at this party, Harding, you're the guest of honor. I must say, Gaines, the guest of honor should get the first helping. Ow! What's the cost, one for you, Dave? You're telling me, Peter. What happened to you? I said the signal sent in twice. Dave, believe it or not, those woods out back are thicker than we figured. Took me a while to get through. That's a good thing they weren't any thicker. All right, Mr. Bennett? A little shaky, but yes, all right. It's because of this. We're both very grateful to you, Mr. Harding, for saving our lives and our life together. Well, it cost Rocky Gaines his life. And that closes the case of your vicious visitor. When your friends drop in, be generous, but be frifty, too. Serve plenty of delicious Pepsi Cola. Pepsi's big 12-ounce bottle gives you not just one sparkling glass full, but two. Get a carton of six, and serve 12 delicious drinks. Yes, Pepsi is America's biggest cola value. You get twice the tangy taste, twice the refreshment, twice the Pepsi. So why take less when Pepsi is best? Whenever you reach for a refreshment, remember. Pepsi Cola hits the spot. Two full glasses, that's a lot. Lots more value, lots more debt. Why take less when Pepsi's best? This is David Harding again. A special word to employers. Give work to our handicapped veterans. Next time a job opens, write to Captain Maurice Witherspoon, Masonic Veterans Committee, 71 West 23rd Street, New York City. Give our fighting men a fighting chance for rehabilitation. Tune in every Tuesday and Thursday, same time, same station to Counter-Spice. Listen next Tuesday for the exciting Counter-Spice case of the sweepstake murder. When frightened witnesses could gasp only, murdered by a golden sword. When strange and eerie sounds came from the depths of a ship, when a man had to be shot at to make him talk. These were some of the elements you're Counter-Spice faced in our next case. Tune in on Tuesday to case of the sweepstake murder on Counter-Spice. Tonight's Counter-Spice program originated in New York, was directed by William M. Sweep, dramatized by Edward J. Adamson, and featured Don McLaughlin and Mandel Cramer with music by Jesse Crawford. Counter-Spice is a Phillips H. Lord production for Pepsi Cola. Enjoy some Pepsi, ice cold tonight.