 We delay the start of this program to bring you a special bulletin From the NBC News room in New York Truckloads of US fighting men are rolling north from Tejahn Korea to reinforce South Korea's battered army Which still holds Suwon and its vital airstrip the first American ground troops flown in from Japan They're now approaching the combat zone Meanwhile the North Korean communists report that American planes have bombed their capital of Pyongyang three times today Keep tuned to your NBC station for the later news Adventures in time and space told in future tense To all our listeners a brief forward before tonight's adventure in the world future Beginning next week dimension X moves to a new time on Friday evenings instead of Saturdays in the eastern time zone It will be heard at 9 o'clock Friday's eastern daylight saving time in other zones Please consult your local newspapers to learn the new time of the program Tonight's venture into the world of tomorrow a most unusual story about a logic named Joe and a man named Frank and Of how he saved civilization It was on the third day of August that Joe came off the assembly line On the fourth Lorraine came into town And that afternoon I saved civilization Marines are blonde. I was crazy about once and Joe was a new 1944 model logic that I got stored away down in a cellar And how do I save civilization? I save it by keeping Joe down in a cellar Sometimes you are listening now to a voice from the future the voice of Frank Caldwell head Service man for the logics corporation makers of the machine that does everything for you Well nearly everything anyway in the year we speak of 1974 the electronic logic sets were working so well that life was soft indeed for repairman Frank Caldwell That is until that fatal day of August the third and suddenly the logics began doing everything for their users and Doing it too. Well Hi boys It's a matter somebody put you through a ringer Frank you busy right now No, there haven't been any service calls all day fine. There's a customer outside go take care of them. Will you me? I'm a maintenance man. I know but there are no salesman around this minute This guy wants to have our machines explained explained. Yeah, everybody in the world knows about logics Where's he been on Mars? Just moved up from the backwood someplace. Why don't you explain them? I don't feel too well. Yeah, you're okay about a half an hour ago. Look you the boss here am I going out there? Okay, okay Good morning. My name's Caldwell. Can I help you? Oh? Thank you, mr. Caldwell. My name is Kalanovic. This is my little boy Freddy. Hi, Freddy Fine kid you got there Freddy how many times I got to tell you not to kick people in the shins Excuse me, please mr. Caldwell sure sure just a kid. I got a knife home can cut you in little pieces Freddy We'd like to buy a logic mr. Caldwell the gentleman we spoke to first had he had to leave in a hurry. Oh, he did huh? Well, I understand you're not acquainted with logics mr. Kalanovic. Yeah, that's right. We just moved to the city my wife She saw that everybody else had a logic and you know how women are you bet you bet Well, you can't get along without a logic in this day and age mr. Kalanovic look at I got a snake want to see it shut up Yeah, about the logic. Yeah here. I'll plug one in here there now See the logic looks kind of like an old-fashioned television set only it's got keys instead of dials Now if you want to talk to a friend, yeah, you just punch the number of his logic like making old-fashioned phone call Except you're not only hearing but you see him poo on this viewing screen here Of course, that's not the important feature of these things Now suppose you want to ask a question a question like What to take for a sore throat or who won the American League pennant in 1911? Just turn on the logic Then you punch the question key and you ask like this Who is the first president of the United States? George Washington, you see I already knew that well. I was just a sample Well, I got a little store Will it keep books for me it'll keep your books record your contract service a filing system and check up on what happened to your lawyer's last client Anything say they're really something these things 10,000 services and information sources in one reader advertising Well, what I want to know. Mr. Caldwell How do these logics work? You saw that big building across the street? Sure Well, that's one of the relay tanks now. There are a dozen of them around the country all hooked up together And there's a data plate in one of those tanks for every fact in creation You mean those relays know everything if there's something they don't know the technicians are busy making a relay play it play for it right now The logic integrates the facts in the tank and gives you the answers Hey, you can I ask this thing out of me thought poison how to make what? Poison like in Africa. I could shoot the dots for my pea shooter. Oh, well, maybe I think maybe we better not get one of these things That's okay. Mr. Kalanovich. The logic won't tell you about no dart poison. See better. Well, I'm gonna try it Hey, I didn't make that poison Public policy for kids this service Would it do that for an account of some little brat on account of some Children might ask things that ain't good for them. Listen, I don't like this here one I want that one over there. They're all alike kid I want that one if I can't have that one. I'm gonna hold my breath till I'm dead Well, I got lots of time. It's no use. Mr. Caldwell. You might as well give him the one he wants a kid That's so much alike even I can't tell him apart. I can and I want Joe Joe who's Joe? Oh, I guess he means the logic. Mr. Caldwell He has to think up a name to call everything you should hear the names. He calls me not till I'm 21 Okay, so we call him Joe What makes you think Joe's any different from the rest? He looks different somehow don't be silly them things are all alike the one ten thousandth of an inch just the same I'll bet he'll teach me how to make that poison. Okay, then come on Joe I want that one I want that one. I'm gonna call him Joe Mike. I could have rung his neck How many cards Charlie? I pass. I'll draw two. Well, what a holy terror. Yeah, his father scared the death You bet that kid ain't mine. I'd show him quick enough for his boys and the family Holy smoke. What's the matter? Sorry fellas gotta hold up the hand a minute. I just remembered gotta call my wife Oh, let her wait a minute. Yes, you ever met my wife? Yeah, I did Don't let us see the card gamers. She'll be down here with a hatchet. You follow me What's the matter with this thing ain't getting my house Announcing new and improved logic service. Your logic is now equipped to give not only consultive but Directive advice if you want to do something and don't know how to do it. Ask your logic It's just somebody trying to pull a gag didn't sound like a gag to me Maybe the boys decided to add a new logic service. No Boss knows better than to start anything like that By luck the minute the system starts giving advice some joker like you's gonna be asking questions like how can I get rid of my wife? Yeah, but you heard what the logic just a sense of circuits will block the question You don't believe me. Go on try it Okay, anything for a laugh Okay logic I got a question for you. How do I get rid of my wife this question is your wife blonde or blue net? You guys hear that She's a blonde see Krilluminatine is a constituent of green shoe polish Take home a frozen meal containing pea soup color the soup with green shoe polish This poison is fatal to blonde females only This fact has not been brought out by human experiment, but is a product of logic service You cannot be convicted of murder We will be suspected the saints preserve us and it's bound to be right these things can't make a mistake Well Mike don't stand there turn that thing off and check the sensor circuits quick We can't get to them. They're all sealed up It's supposed to be impossible for them to go out of order. We're out of water now And I got a feeling some awful things are gonna happen Of course, we got to do something the logics have gone nuts Relax the thing gave a goofy answer once maybe it was a joke whoever heard of a logic making a joke Well, it was an accident forget it. It won't happen again. What makes you so sure people are gonna be trying it Now look supposing I wanted to get rid of you for instance, you don't how would you collect your pay? Yeah, but supposing I'm gonna try it and see what the logic says To do something and don't know how Ask your logic. How do I bump off my boss a male ball headed? 45 service question. Is he fat or thin? Holy Mack fat Some chocolate ice cream containing powdered charcoal in place of half the chocolate use hotso brand charcoal Hotso contains an ingredient fatal only to fat ball headed males This fact is a product of logic service You hear what it said This keeps up. We'll have to shut down the company. You kidding. We can't shut down the company and you know it Logics do all the computing bookkeeping filing and recording of contracts for every business in the country They handle all television programs personal calls weather forecasts employment notices. I know that wake up If we shut down the logics, we go back to a civilization. We've forgotten how to ride But the point is boys. They're now giving out information on murder and no telling what else Well, we'll just have to find out why and fix it mean time There's nothing to worry about nothing to worry about of course not you've asked these questions for a gag Nobody's gonna ask them seriously. What you need is a little faith in human nature Excuse me. It's probably the white Person to person video call go ahead. Why just fine, sweetheart I just call to tell you Cyrus. I want you to be sure and get home on time for dinner Yeah, why because I've got a surprise dessert what kind? That ice cream, huh? This can't be happening Agnes wouldn't What why this is dangerous have a little faith in human nature, huh? Oh, well, you're the head of the maintenance crew I'll give you 24 hours to fix these logics or your fire. Look boss. I get me the police Get me an extra maintenance crew get me a doctor you may get moving where anywhere find out what the logics are up to And see that you find out before the logics do Bartender give me a double coming up. What's the matter pal? You had a bad day go away, will you? Listen, you gotta listen. I got trouble part and it will you get this bar fly you off me for Pete's sake I'm tired on your way you know don't say that I got troubles How am I gonna keep my wife from find it out? I had a couple little drinks. How am I gonna do that? Look mister, it's a hot day. I've been driving a car around and see yeah I've been trying to keep a bank president from having apoplexy on the kind of his logic told him how to rob his own bank I've been trippin over dead bodies so artistically croaked that nobody's ever gonna find out who done it and all you got on your mind is Oh, I'm gonna keep my wife from finding out. I had a couple little drinks. How go ask a logic logic My pal, that's your wonderful idea. Where's the logic behind you? Here's a nickel. Oh, give me a nickel I got it here. This is gonna be good Come on logical power power power being ice How does the guy keep his wife from finding out he's had a couple little drinks answer me that how Buy a bottle of franin hair shampoo it is harmless but contains an ingredient which instantly Neutralizes alcohol one teaspoon full for each jigger you consume. Oh boy. I gotta buy a bottle of friendly Oh That again Supposing it's right. You'll never remember it as far as the drugstore I think there's a bottle in the back room somebody left. Oh my pal. There's no more troubles You get a picture of him back there drinking that shampoo give me another devil. I Don't know what's worse to be as low as you or as high as him Oh, you want lady husband, I know he's here now. Where is he? That no good. Well, I'll show him think he can come staggering home again does he will outch him Poor guy. Oh my dear. What a surprise. Is it you here? Archibald. Yes my love. You're not sober. Well, of course my love. I'm sober as a judge Then what are you doing in this balloon? We're merely conducting a little research my dear research Your suspicion wounds me deeply my love. Let me tell you my dear that I've been conducting a research project It is going to make us a fortune. I'm about to patent sober the drink that makes happy homes Well from the largest company surgeon, I just start Listen, Caldwell, you people get those blasted machines under control or we'll have you all behind bars I look so I don't you look at this blotter Blank the greatest crime wave in history and we can't even make an arrest. They're all perfect crime Well, we're doing our best to find out that's not good enough You can't find out anything shut down the company or the police department will We know there's some big gang back of this Maybe you know something about it Caldwell now look nobody's back of it the logics run themselves They pick their own circuits automatically You mean that they're doing this all by themselves We always thought they could build more things than we know about I Think they're just trying to be helpful. That's all oh, that's all is it Well, you'd you'd better make them cut out the tricks Including this new one this new business. They're up to now what new business It just started an hour ago every time you turn on a logic It asks you your name and then spills out the whole history of your life, huh? I Haven't heard about that What's it do that for you tell me go on try it Okay What is your name? How do you like that? I'm Frank Caldwell Frank Caldwell Were you ever called duckie? Oh duckie right off William. What if I was? It's been years Lucky there is a video call for you What's that Lorraine look at that blonde Lorraine? Where are you? Logic find me. I'll have you been Lorraine since I saw you last. I Heard you got married You've divorced four husbands Who unexpected it he did but Lorraine Well, I'm working I'll call you back. Yeah, sure plenty. What am I gonna do do like you were telling me a while ago, huh? Calm yourself Ducky and a logic for you Frank your wife. Oh, thanks, Mike Hi, good Frank in well, I've been out making calls, honey trying to find out what ails these logics You better find out the hurryer. There's gonna be trouble in my address how much I owe every store How much you make a week fight and I went home the mother well good. I don't think they're doing that anymore I think that was just temporary in the meantime It's told everybody in the neighborhood all about price for non-support and once we're beating her up It'll tell anybody anything. Yeah, but I tell you good. Thank you stop these things. I'm gonna leave you Good You don't mean that You got to put more men on the job or something we got a lick these logics my wife's gonna leave me if we don't You're also gonna be looking for a job if we don't I don't care about the job But let's listen you listen the logics are giving out information on high explosives The fine points of murder and legal loopholes that'll beat any charge from hijacking to high treason But my wife and about six guys have thought of asking how to switch bank credits so they can corner all the cash in the country Now quit bothering me get over at the tank and help Mike try to block off some of those circuits Even There any way we can disconnect them there is not they weren't built to be disconnected Mike What are we gonna do? I'm thinking a slit in my throat When they were giving out all the information on everybody my wife got the load down on a certain plan I Got nothing left to live for one. Why did you have to remind me you got one my only hope is I ain't got it You know that's for Not a kid. I I've been busy Oh gosh Lorraine I Look I got married No, no, I look Lorraine, please nice. It's nice of you to think of me, you know, I'll ask you Yeah, I ain't got Great rain. I got a good good. Get away from that thing and give me a hand. Yeah, Mike in a minute I I got to call my wife. I we got to get out of town I told you to help Mike. Yeah, boss. I am I am but I just got to make this call What do I care about your call the president's getting ready to close down the company and declare martial law Not for the love of heaven do something. Yeah, boss. I will I will I just got to make this call Attention to assist in solving a special problem of logic service kindly give the following information if possible Where does Frank called well leave? Oh? She got me. I'm through but there is no block and called well. I told you I was leaving you believe me later Well, you're right now pack yourself up in the kids. We got to get out of here What is all this of the cops after you or something? Yeah? Yeah? Yeah? Yeah? That's it the cops come on get moving. Will you hey get away from that logic? They are suspected of sedition Proceed to vicinity of 119 East 7th Street child terrorizing neighborhood use extreme caution Child is armed with pea shooter using poison dots. That is all ready Who's Freddy? Oh, he's a mean little kid He wanted a logic that would tell him how to make dart poison. They're all alike. I kept telling them they're all alike What are you talking about? I don't know all I know is it was a nice world up till yesterday Now it's like a guy named joe come along and squashed all our mud pies for us looks to me more like it was a logic named joe a logic Nick They're all alike Curt Curt baby Okay, honey, hold up. What maybe they aren't all alike Maybe if you got the right inspiration, I'm going straight to the middle of this whole jamboree Yes, oh, I was hoping it was a police. You remember me. Mr. Kalanovic called world of the logics company I wish the logics company was at the bottom of the ocean. I don't blame you now. Where's your logic in here? I'd smash it into a million pieces if I wasn't afraid of what freddy would do just get out of the way will you I got business with joe If you want to do something and don't know how ask your logic Oh, we're back to that routine. Well, I want to do something. All right Tell me joe Can a logic be modified to achieve correlations for which human brains are too limited How great will the modifications be? Microscopically slight changes in dimension not detectable even by precision gauges They can come about only through an extremely improbable accident. What would this super logic then be able to do? Come on you spell it It could set up entire new combinations of electronic relays which would bypass the normal Sensor blocks thereby enabling it to perform valuable new services Including the giving of helpful advice on any human problem Has this accident ever happened joe? Come on. It has happened Only once In the case of the logic now owned by the kalanovic family of 119 east 7th street a logic Name joe Thanks, joe. That's all I wanted to know. Hey, what's all this about? I'm taking this logic away. Mr. Kalanovic. I'll bring you a new one. All right. Troubles. They're all over Hey, I'm joe direction our troubles are just beginning. Now freddy put down that blow gun. Yeah, shut up Hey, you I said get away from that logic. I look freddy. I'm gonna bring you nice new ones. See I want that one Yeah for me and freddy nuts. What they want you for you ain't smart enough to do nothing Oh, no say there's plenty I could tell you There's a cops kid chewing me against them. So what you're gonna do about it if you're so smart Luckily may have to fight our way out. See now. Let me see that blow gun. I know a way to hop it up So the cops won't have a chance. Come on. Come on. Give it to me. Okay. Let's see what you can do here Thanks Pull this plug out of the wall That must be the kid But he don't look so tough to me. Well, he got a little soft. Oh, there'll be no more complaints officer I guess I can go on where mr. Caldwell left off. Caldwell You're wanted this time you either answer some questions or we'll keep you in the cooler till you do in jail Oh, okay. Let's go. Hey, wait a minute You act like you wanted to go to jail. Yeah, I do. I got a feeling it'll be safer there What do you mean? Just put me away till a certain party leaves town. I'll confess to anything Okay, then card one into the party wagon you go. Thanks officer You may be saving my life now if you just help me carry this logic out Wait a minute. You can't take that in the wagon. I can't why not no room We've already got a dame in there. Who's raising the roof a dame. Yeah a blonde She was trying to buy a gun without a permit She keeps screaming. She's going to miss her date with ducky You have just heard another adventure into the unknown world of the future the world of Next week dimension x joins the big parade of exciting half-hour presentations at a brand new time On friday evenings at a different hour in the eastern time zone You'll hear it at nine o'clock friday's daylight saving time in other zones Please consult your local newspaper listings to learn the new time Well, that's when dimension x will bring you one of the strangest stories ever told Ray Bradbury's Mars is heaven The night story on dimension x was titled a logic named joe written by mary leinster and adapted for radio by clarice A Ross featured in the cast where joseph julian is frank and roger de coven is the logic your narrator was norman rose music by albert burman engineer don albert Dimension x is produced by van woodward and directed by edward king robert warren speaking tomorrow hear a thrilling story on high adventure. It's on nbc