 Suspense and the producer of radio's outstanding theater of thrills the master of mystery and adventure William M. Robeson once upon a time there was a little boy who wanted to be in the movies so he took a screen test and he got the part I know because I directed that screen test the part was the starring role in the Paramount Pictures skippy and the little boy was Jackie Cooper so it is with more than a little nostalgic pride that I again have the privilege of directing Jackie Cooper now greatly grown not only in statue but also in talent listen listen then as mr. Cooper stars in remember me which begins in just a moment another visit with Joe and Daphne Forsyte Joe Joe Joe stop reading that paper and talk to me I'm listening go ahead well I was talking to Mrs. Snyder today you know she's the one whose boy had 31% less cavities uh-huh well she thinks that we should buy bigger savings bonds uh-huh she says that when people can afford it it makes more sense oh she says there are a lot of different denominations they start at $25 but then there were a 50 a hundred 200 and even $500 bonds is that so and then with the ones we have already bought through the payroll savings plan we'd have quite a nest egg uh-huh are you listening to me uh-huh did you know that the total accumulated compounded semi-annual interest of the series e savings bond will amount to 93 and a third percent of the original purchasing price uh-huh I thought so Joe what did I say you said that United States savings bonds are a safe easy way of investing I did that they help guide our country's freedom and they're the best investment in America's future I said something else too oh yeah you said that the total accumulated compounded semi-annual interest of the series e savings bond will amount to 93 and one third percent of the original purchase price well now how did you do that husband's trade secret at now remember me starring Jackie Cooper a tale well calculated to keep you in suspense going to close my evening yeah I know I saw you counting up the cash from the street maybe I should be more careful huh yeah maybe you should all right let's have it right the cash this is a stick up no you can't do it if you can this gun says I can now empty that cash register into a paper bag all of it but it isn't worth your trouble this is just a little grossly still get out of my way I'll do it myself no no no you get out of here you dirty hoodler please shut up where's Mr. Leibowit oh he isn't here he had to leave is Mrs. Leibowit sick again yeah yeah she's sick again I yeah I've been watching a store for him I was just closing oh well what are you looking at me like that for don't I know you no no you don't know me look I'm closing you'll have to come back tomorrow why I do know you you're Harry Nara sure sure we went to school together at Stavison High I'm Ruth Shaw remember me no no I guess you wouldn't but I remember you Harry yeah I just need a few things before you close here's a list yeah all right you pull down the shades on the windows and throw the latch while I get him huh sure let's see bread bread bread oh here and the coffee where's the coffee right there above you oh and potato salad in the refrigerator you haven't changed a bit Harry I'd know you anywhere you know I never forget a face especially yours this kid's got a call she could put the finger on me but fast when they find the old man's body now I got to kill her too but not here someone might have heard the shot and call the cops I got to get out of here and take her with me all right here's the potato salad now well what else you want I guess that's all just put it on a bill yeah sure oh this bag's heavy right here let me carry it for you well oh come on I'll walk you home we can talk about old times well I only live around the corner on 3rd Avenue come on then oh I forgot what I need flour too flour yes I'll get it oh that's all right I can carry a bag of flour at least want me to get the light yeah please you you know Ruthie it's been a long time since high school you've got a good memory for faces I know I'm sorry I don't remember you well you wouldn't you were a big shot a football player and all that stuff all the girls had a crush on you Harry did they sure who do you live with Ruthie your family no I'm a big girl now Harry I live all by myself that's all I wanted to know she lives all by herself so I'll get rid of her in her own apartment and no witnesses well here we are home sweet home well not bad you fix it up by yourself yeah yeah let me take the bag sit down while I put this stuff away sure yeah you fix this place up okay nice view too but you get used to that too you should have seen it when I moved in was really a mess then I went to work on oh I thought you were in the other room what are you doing I got some flour on my skirt oh I'll put some water on for coffee a good idea come on in the other room Harry I want to show you something what picture of you of me in a football uniform yet I still have our class book your picture's in it sit down yeah sure funny running into you I was going through this book a couple of weeks ago and I was thinking about you wondering what ever became of you you were thinking about me well you didn't know it but I had a big crush on you when you were in school no I didn't know I I thought I was a big shot in those days I couldn't see anything yes you did look here's a picture of the Thanksgiving dance in the gym senior year yeah you remember it I'm not sure you asked me for a dance that day was I surprised we know more than started and they stopped the music to take this picture and you were brown off to find Mona Stark Mona you remember her yeah I remember Mona you were going with her when you quit school weren't you yeah what happened we broke up why oh I borrowed a car from a pal so we could drive up to Connecticut and get married it was a big yellow convertible wanted to make a big impression Mona like to be impressed only my pal forgot to tell me it was a stolen car what happened I never saw her again I saw a picture of her though on the cover of a secret detective magazine she had a gun in one hand and a bottle in the other and some guy was choking her she looked pretty good well enough of the good old days what are you doing now Harry for a living I mean me nothing worth talking about how do you happen to know mr. Liebowitz mr. Liebowitz he's the sweetest old idea he'll take credit right up to his ears but people always get around to paying him you must know him pretty well to be left in charge of the store oh well I just what's that it's the elevated it goes right past the window shakes the whole building how do you put up with that you get used to it noisy huh yeah you could fire a cannon in here when it goes by and you wouldn't hear it you get used to it I think the coffee is ready I only take a minute you could fire a cannon and I'm only gonna fire a 38 sure all I have to do is sit and wait we'll drink coffee and talk about the good old days and after the L goes by the next time I'll walk out of here with nothing to worry about and Ruthie won't be able to remember a thing she'll be dead in a moment we continue with the second act of suspense the evolution of a medal in 1847 during the war with Mexico Congress established a citation award for conspicuous service by members of the United States Army this was the certificate of merit strictly for army enlisted men in 1891 almost a half century later non-commissioned officers became eligible to receive the certificate no medal went with this award until 1905 when a coin shaped medal in bronze bearing a Roman eagle was approved and adopted the suspension ribbon was vertically striped in red white and blue in July 1918 Congress abolished the certificate of merit replacing it with the distinguished service medal and the distinguished service cross the medal is awarded for exceptionally meritorious service to the government while the cross is reserved to honor extraordinary heroism in connection with operations against an armed enemy before the certificate of merit was discontinued in 1918 1211 enlisted men had received the award given in recognition of gallantry in action or exceptionally meritorious service during time of peace the certificate of merit retains an important place among America's historic medals and now starring Jackie Cooper act 2 of remember me she's only got a few minutes to live only until the elevator goes by again no one will hear the shot they'll find just two bodies a couple of blocks apart and I'll be miles away all I have to do now is wait for the L coffee good sugar black there you are hot black thanks good mm-hmm how long you lived here Ruthie over a year I wouldn't last overnight with the L going by the window like that I'm used to it does it go by often never stops day and night I'll warn you the next time I hear it coming yeah you do that Harry Nars here in my apartment what I just can't get over running into you like this yeah that's that's the way it goes I guess I can still see you the way you were in school I remember a football game with Astoria hi you got knocked out and they carried you off the field we were losing the game and you came back and all banished up and you put us ahead I was so proud of you I thought you were wonderful huh we hardly know each other I knew you well I waited outside the gym that night to see if you were all right I saw you leave you had a little bandage on right there where that tiny scar is now oh this one you waited around to see if I was okay I I even followed your home that night I was afraid you might pass out on the street and there would be no one to take care of you so so I followed you no fooling instead of going home you stopped in at a pool room and I waited outside for hours you did then it started to snow and I went home funny I I don't remember seeing you and yet yet you were around so much funny well I was a pretty horrible looking kid then nothing wrong with you now Ruthie I I wonder how Mrs. Lieberwitz is doing Mrs. Lieberwitz oh well you can drop by in the morning and find out you like living alone this way I love it don't you get a little lonesome sometimes but I have friends in the neighborhood and we get together and have crazy times how come you never got married Ruth I never met the kind of man I'd want to spend the rest of my life with I guess no boyfriends no one it's kind of your fault Harry my fault when a girl has a crush on a fella nothing happens she goes on thinking that maybe someday something will happen and in the meantime the other fellas just don't mean much I guess you mean you felt that way about me I did once when we were in school but I got over it did you sure I guess you're a funny kid I don't get you forget it Harry I wish I could remember you what you look like like I said I was pretty awful what are you looking at your scar it's no larger than a match head yeah I can hardly feel it when you have another tiny scar on the side of your nose right here where did you get this one Harry fight I think always the tough guy that's why the girls like you so much you treated them so rough did I and you ignored the most of the time yeah the way you're ignoring me right now am I only inches between us and you ignore me ignore this if you can Harry Ruthie Ruthie baby in a moment we continue with the third act of suspense we have together ample capacity in freedom to defend freedom this is NATO the North Atlantic Treaty Organization NATO's many achievements are plates of the shield which it is forging to protect peace and freedom but the shield is still thin and needs constant strengthening true NATO forces in Europe cause any potential aggressor to exercise caution but these forces are insufficient to remove all threat of attack as NATO forces grow so do hopes of world peace the United States of America is a part of NATO you should be aware of and alert to the objectives and programs of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and now starring Jackie Cooper act three of remember me I forgot to warn you the L just went by Ruthie what's in that Harry I don't know I don't know I must be getting soft in the head I came up here to do something and now I can't the things you've said the way you act making me feel like I mean something to you all the time I didn't know you were alive honey honey if I really mean anything to you you'll help me I need help Ruthie Ruthie can I trust you of course you can baby I do anything what the who's that I don't know don't make a sound look Ruthie you do as I say you're gonna get hurt now you see this gun it'll be against your side like this act like you've been asleep and answer that guy and get rid of them understand all right now I'm taking my hand away from your mouth but you be careful I don't want anyone to know I'm here I'll get rid of them what's going on out there oh Jimmy is that you what do you want it's late of course I am I've been asleep what do you want nothing honey I was worried about you that's all worried about me I did stop there what about it was everything okay tell him yes yes everything was all right I heard you Jimmy neighborhood is full of cops they say it happened less than an hour ago get rid of him I was worried about I'm all right Jimmy I'll see you tomorrow okay sweet hey don't I get a good night kiss I'm not just good night okay good night honey I'll see you tomorrow you killed him yeah I killed him you're gonna kill me I'm gonna kill you I have to yes you have to I could fix you good with a police yes you could that'll teach you to remember old-school sweethearts you almost got it before but you mixed me up a little you made me forget what I came up here to do trying to make me think you cared about me Harry I did yeah there's everybody in the building stop by for a good night kiss Jimmy's I don't care who he is why the routine with me what were you after Harry Harry why didn't you give yourself up you heard Jimmy the neighborhood's full of police you can't get away I've been in tighter spots in this honey I always get away here it comes Ruthie Harry sorry baby I won't tell anyone Harry sorry baby don't kill me sorry is he dead officer yeah I didn't know whether you get here in time it was close you really used your head spilling flower all the way from the store to your apartment you see him shoot the old man no no when Harry opened refrigerator I saw mr. Lieberowitz's reflection in the door he was sprawled out behind the counter all bloody how'd you keep this guy here so long without him killing you we had a lot to talk about I knew Harry a long time ago there were things I remembered about him but but he didn't remember me suspense in which Jackie Cooper starred in William and Robeson's production of remember me written by Gus C. Bays supporting Jackie Cooper in remember me were Sandra Gould Barney Phillips and Norm Alden listen listen again next week when we return with Miss Agnes Moorhead in the chilling Ray Bradbury story the whole town sleeping another tale well calculated to keep you in suspense this is the United States armed forces radio and television service