 Good evening, friends of the Inner Sanctum. This is your host inviting you through the squeaking door to give you a peek at the latest styles. In murder and mayhem. Yes, friends. The styles and crime change like anything else. You know, there's a new look to the corpses these days. Blood is running longer for the ladies. Strangler's report that the new long-haired do his ideal for garrotting girls with her own dresses. Only one girl-girls-girls I know have complained about the long dresses. She says that she's been wearing long sheets for years and now no one can tell her from a human. She can't haunt people anymore. Isn't that terrible? Tonight's Inner Sanctum mystery, the doomed, was written by Milton Lewis and stars Carl Swanson, the role of Garth, with Mercedes McCampery, just called it. All right, friends. You know what's going to happen now, don't you? That's right. You're going to scream your little head off and lung it. Ready? Then gather close to the fire and listen to Garth's words and tell us the strange stories. I'm not sure if I might be correct. My whole being is so crazy to say. We were just to escape and hoping to fly. I live the best of the cool night air in my face. My eyes cleared and I looked at you, Mr. and I knew that you weren't escaping. I called. Nina! Nina, wake up! She did his hair. Nina! I'm terrified. I needed to take a shower and get some water and I shook her. Nina! Nina, talk to me! It's me, Garth! Nina! I'm the one I saw it. The bruise you got on my neck. I knew I'd murder them. Proud of me. I remember. Her eyes were closed. She was sealed. She was sealed. I'm sorry to wake you up in an hour like this. Who is this? Garth Walden. Oh, what do you want, Garth? I'm in a terrible jam. Who was the man? I murdered my wife. What? When? Didn't know. That's you. I don't know what to do. I need help, desperately. She's lying there, on the bed. I'll get a grip on yourself. Exactly as I tell you. Yes. Yes. Yes, yes, yes. When you were your wife. Yes, I will. Yes, I understand. I appreciate what you're doing, Lyman. Goodbye. Well, I draw the blind. This is the ground floor of us. Lyman, just a moment, Garth. Did you get the drill? Yes, yes. I got just a drill in the back. Put it on the desk here. What happened? No, Garth. You know that I've been here. Yes. Well, Nina wanted me to go to a sanatorium. I guess that's why I hated her. I guess that's why I killed her. She wanted me locked away so that she could get up my money. She never loved me, and I'm not sorry that I killed her. I shut up. I don't want to make it. I don't care. I'm sorry. I killed her. I'm sorry, Garth. You'll lose your head. Fine. I'll behave. But look, I mean, you've got to help me. I can't take care of this myself. Somebody's got to help me. You're not making it easy for anyone to help you. Go on. What happened? Well, Nina had me examined by a group of specialists to find out if I was insane. Well, and they said that I wasn't. Just in case of her. My nerves being charged. How did you murder her? I don't know. You don't know? No. See, that's one of the things that's wrong with me. I can't remember a certain thing. You don't remember killing her? No. But I must have murdered her. What makes you so sure? Well, because I was locked in the room with her. And I must have known a lot of things. What? You slept? Well, they told me that I run. I could choke her while I was keep walking. I don't remember. And when I walked the night, I did have any kind of a nightmare. And there was bruises on the floor. I know that I murdered her. Go on, girl. Well, then I found you. You are my oldest and closest friend. You're the only one I could think of. You turned to your lawyer and you know what to do. See, you know what to do, don't you, Nina? You are going to help me. You're not going to let them put me to death for this. I am God. Yes. Two weeks ago, you approached me about getting a divorce. Yes. That's right. You mentioned something about another woman. Yes, Claudia Wesson. I run a marriage. Right. Can the police find out about that? No, there are... There is. Is that important? There is. It gives you a motive for murder. When did the group of doctors examine you? Two days ago. Right. Why? It's a mystery of insanity. It's about the only thing that can save you. And now, with their findings that you're saying, that's ours. What am I going to do? God, dating and abetting a criminal is a serious offense. I can go to prison for helping you. Are you backing out? I don't know. No, you can't. You're my friend. You realize you're asking me to commit a crime. I haven't said anything. What are you trying to do? Drive me out of my mind? I've gone through enough. Being there on the bed like that, now you're going to let them take me? No, no, God. Here, I've got some for you. Take this. Here's a gun. It's loaded. The serial number has been filed off. I took this away from a rather stupid client of mine. Well, what? What's the idea? You're a fugitive now. You might need it. Did you lock up the apartment as I told you? Yes. The banks will be opening for hours. I want you to go to your bank and draw out all your ready cash and bring it here. Why? I need it to help you get out of the country. Exactly what you got. Now, when you leave here, check in at some hotel. Turn the collar up, though. You don't let anyone get a good look at your face. I understand. It won't be in any days until after they've discovered Nina's body. Will anyone call at the apartment this morning? No, there won't be anyone here all day. I don't think Nina decides to move in. That's all to your advantage. As soon as you've got the money out of the bank, come here. Why not get seen? It won't be so easy at that hour. But you don't have to risk it. No, no. I am a fugitive. It's not an emergency. I'm unaware of the rest of the situation. You saved my life on this. But I would have done it even if I didn't owe you that paper. All right. You better move now. There wasn't a soul in the ball. So far, I was doing a lot. Then I heard it. A siren. I glanced over my shoulder with the police power car. It's eating down the block. It was coming from the street where I lived. It discovered the body they were already looking for me. I ran. I ran as fast as I could. And the power car was speaking up the street. Right in the back of the house. There were a few more steps to a subway entrance. I ran down the steps. I had a nickel ready. And I dashed through the fence, pal. My luck still held because there was a waiting train. And the guards moved. The car and the train pulled out of sight for me. And then you came here, Doc. Yes, that's right, Claudia. I was afraid to go to a hotel. The police might be looking there already. They could get me when I tried to register. This is our call. Oh, no. No, come on. I knew I could come right up to your room. But I couldn't register. Oh, pal. I know. I know I could have done it. You know what it's like. They would like to be behind any minute. You know, it's so miserable. I had to see you, partner. I can't stand this murder. There are three of them. I found them. You'll be all right. Thank you, Claudia. I know when they find the key. Oh, I'm so tired. I'm so tired. Doc, have you told me everything? Just as it happened? Mm-hmm. Doc, there's no reason to suppose the police are here. But I saw the car. But in this case, you didn't even imagine anything. Hello, Operating. Would you get me Billy 69970 please? And call me back when you complete the call. That's my home. What are you doing for me? If the police are there, they'll answer. If they're there, they'll answer. If they're there, they'll answer. If they're there, they'll answer. Another thing, Doc. I think you made a mistake about Lyman. A mistake? Yes. Well, you don't know Lyman. He's doing anything to me. He's taking a big risk, Lyman. Maybe he's trying to get their money. How can you say that? God, darling, don't you see? He wants you to bring him everything you have. He wants to present him some tea to you. You'll never be able to do anything to him without risking capture. Claudia! If I can't believe him, then Lyman... Listen to me. I know a way you can test him. Just a minute. Yes. Oh, thank you. There's no answer to your question. Then the police don't know. No, but Lyman dies. God, you've got to find out about him. How can I test him? Look. I risked throwing him to the bank and threw out all of my cash. I was still safe. And I went to Lyman's car last night. He could be left alone. You get the money? Yes. Give it to me. Hurry. How much is it? $10,000. I've already seen now about the jewelry. I gave him $8,000 for them. Now, did you find a place to stay? Yes. The hotel game is room 690. All right. Wait there until you get to me. If anyone tries to force their way in, you've got to use the gun. The gun? I haven't got a chance otherwise. Shoot your way out or be killed. Lyman, you've got to leave now. Take some of this money. What are you going to do with the rest of it? Save your skin, God. Goodbye. How? I couldn't believe what's going on. I told you that there was something in this manor that made me so worried about it. Believe me, I just locked him a door and with a few things on it, I see it's possible that there's a possibility. No quiet here, but he closed the door. I heard Lyman on the telephone. He looked at his desk. Yes, that's all right. Doc, he's very intense. Yes, it's quite intense. He's very serious. I'm not behind you. All right, I will. Yes. Let me draw the gun out of my pocket. Yes? Yes, inspector. Yes, Doc Walden phoned me. Only a few minutes ago. No, he told me he had murdered his wife. I believe it. The man's a homicidal maniac and he's armed with a gun. That's right. I pretended I was going to help him. He told me where he's hiding. It grew in 690 with the hotel game team. Here, tell your men to be careful because he's desperate and will put off a fight. Goodbye, inspector. Goodbye, Lyman. Stop! I heard every word. You're my friend. Yes, your misunderstanding, Doc. This is part of a plan to help you. There's the same penalty for two murders if there is the one. Isn't that true, Lyman? Stop! Put the gun down, please! My friend! Doc! You! No! Oh! Oh! Quickly gathered the money together for the Latin C.P. to render the door open. In the dark and hurlway, I suddenly should talk to Phil when I heard... No! I was the voice of my wife. I turned. I saw her face. And with a streak of terror, I ran into the streets. I knew what had happened. It was an hallucination. My mind was crumbling under the violent pressure of terror, bitterness, murder. Doc Walden has just told us about two murders and his insanity. You know, that's the trouble with committing murder. It leads to lunacy and lunacy leads to psychiatrists. And psychiatrists are so attached to it. Well, let's hear a God-finished story in his own words. A cab was waiting outside the house and I jumped into it. I had to drive it. I had to go to a hotel. I went for a ride over everything that was happening. So you murdered him. You were right about him. Doc, you shouldn't have come directly to the hotel. I don't care anymore. Well, you didn't tell Lyman that you were with me. No, no, I lied to him. I said I was at the hotel doing things. It's just hallucinations starting out. I've never had that before. I've not heard it in my mind. Doc, let me think about it. You've got to calm down now. No. Here, I've got something for you. What is it? Take it. What is it? It will make you sleep. Thank you. Well, I'm done. It's okay. It's a lot of work. You can't imagine what I've been through. Oh, no. Nothing will happen to me. Nothing, Doc. Nothing. No, I won't. You get out of the car. You'll be able to stop all over again. You'll be able to leave, man. You can be fine. I'll help you. You better not. I told you what Lyman said about me. He doesn't make any difference to me. You're going to tell me. I wouldn't lie. It should help you. Thank you, Doc. You both made me tell you. That's pretty nice. There's nothing you can do. No. Thank you, Doc. Do you think I feel like I do? Well, I do. Take a ride. I don't know the nerve touching my body. I don't know. But I saw this. Was it in a dream or a nightmare? I saw Claudia open my suitcase. Take out the money. Wrap it in a neat package. Address it. Put it away. There was a knife on the door. The grab boys are in the middle of this corner. This is out of the closet. You keep the change. Why'd you do that? It was a dream. A dream. You shouldn't have took a telephone. Hello, operator? I want you to call the police at once. This is a man coming up to my room. And he's armed with a gun. He's a homicide aluniat. I like that. I like that. I like that. I believe in you, Claudia. I believe in you. I love this place with the steps and the discretion of the man. I love you. I'm happy to be here. So I raise the gun for the coast in my head and I look for my half-closed eyes. I saw a photo of the safety cat in a trigger-hunger car. I'm sure. And then all I know is... Oh, the girl in my hand! Let go! Let go! I give it to me! I've got the gun now. Oh, you've hurt my heart. How did I? What are you going to do? You sent for the police, didn't you? You heard that? Yes. It wasn't a dream. What do you think? Nothing. It'll make any difference to you now, Claudia. No, no, listen. God, you mustn't do anything foolish. Is that just murdering you, Claudia? No, God. And why not? What difference can another murder possibly make now? God! What did you do with that money? I mailed it. It was a gun pump post office general delivery under the name of Carol Crain. So that's why you're so helpful. To get my money. No! No! It was just a plan to help you. The gun's next to my head. That was a plan to help me, too. God! You got a jail for me, wouldn't you? You'd die for me, wouldn't you? You're a worse than limer. Come down, let's go! It was for you that I was going to divorce Nina. God! A lovely man laid out on the floor with a clear, twisted smile. I looked at the door. I waited. I landed in the room. I clung at my feet. I looked at the terrace on the floor below, and I jumped. I started to rumble, though. I raced through the head of the car. I went down and the stairs to the lobby. Just about to go into the street when I heard a voice call. God! God! I spun around. Nina, my wife, I saw her face again when I raced through the street. To calm down enough, I remembered a sort of little room in the house downtown. Nina and I had lived after we were married, at the town of the county. I was lucky enough to get a room. And that night, I heard a knock on the door. What is it? Hello, doctor. Hello, doctor. Nina. Come down. Doctor, come down. You'll get dead. No. No. That's with me. I know what happened. I didn't hear your note. You were dead. I'm sorry. I was close to death. You saved my life. Huh? It was cold in the firecrackers of the dead women. You didn't open any window. I was going to help you. Hold it. I'll do it. You may as well stop. I'll help you. Open the window. Okay. Put the burgers on your neck. Don't you remember? Why? Earlier, that night, she got up to this thing. She had one of those chips of vial. Oh. Good. Oh, Nina, do you know what I've done? Darling, I know what she's doing. I tried to find her. I went to Lyman. I saved him with the body. Why'd you come here? To help you. To help me. You're not yourself. God, you haven't been to some time. I know you need help more than you've ever needed. That's not a big deal. You didn't expect a fine? Darling, I have a little money. I borrowed it from my mother. You have to go through there. Oh. Oh. Where is it? The police, Walton. You better come out quietly. We'll order in there. Oh. Oh, sorry. It's Walton. You have the chance. And you betrayed me too. No. No. No. No, God, I didn't. I'll help you. Oh, I haven't got a chance. I'll go to the chair for those two murders. You have a gun? I've got the car outside. Now hold me in front of you. Use me as a shield. And don't clear fires with me. At least you'll have a fighting chance. You know you can do this. Yes. Open the door. Come on. Open the door. You ready, God? All right. I'll try it. I'll open the door. Stand in back of me. Ah, you're... Hey, what's the idea? Don't shoot, officer. I've got a gun. I've got a gun. I've got a gun. I've got a gun. Hey, what's the idea? Don't shoot, officer. I've got a gun. If you shoot, you'll hit her. Get out of the way now. We're coming through. Oh, you can't get away with this. We'll see you about... Oh, no! Oh, no! Oh, Nina! Oh, no! Oh, no! Oh, no! Oh, no! Oh, no! Oh, no! Oh, no! Oh, no! Oh, no! Oh, no! Oh, no! Oh, no! Oh, no! Oh, no! Oh, no! Oh, no! We're both okay. I thought I was a murderer! The only person who loves me enough is rest of my life for me, with my wife Nina. Well, Fred, isn't that just like a wife? He'll come out of the grave, and speak to you just before you go to the electric shop. fourじゃns... Well, he would have known better if he'd only read the inscription on the tomb of Life and the Life, the Arabian Bluebeard, which says, Never murder a wife who wants to stay dead. And here's a little thought that they should sleep with you. Never commit a murder to become wealthy because being rich is so thank you. This is the United States Armed Forces Radio Service, The Voice of Information and Education.