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You're always right with auto light and now with the evil of Adelaide Winters and the performance of Miss Agnes Moorhead auto light hopes once again to keep you in suspense I Am grateful for any chance to tell my story to explain my position in the entire horrible affair Since the doctors finally removed the bullet from the base of my skull I'm able to speak for over six years My body has been paralyzed and I have had to remain silent, but now I can speak You wait you weigh all the facts about whether I did Edward Porter more harm than good The war years it made the work of astral communicators Mediums they'd made our work important and necessary We believe it's as necessary as life itself to believe in life after death Especially during a war when people's loved ones are dying. It's important mediums bring courage to despair Did you get all the newspapers yeah Adelaide I got them all read me the list Now for the week of July 8th the War Department announces the following members of the Army listed as dead PFC Thomas just those missing in action Robert, please And late I I still don't like it doesn't make much difference if you like it Oh look, I taught you everything about this medium racket. Oh, yes You taught about tin horns blowing and faces painted with phosphorescent coloring You taught me a series of Halloween tricks carnival mumbo jumbo I Made it pay Robert. I made it a science. Yeah, you took them from me. I didn't need them. I have insight You don't I know about people's superstition and desperation. I can read people's weaknesses Did you teach me those things you you don't know anything not even your own weakness? You're a terrible weakness Adelaide you need me Robert. I don't need you I did once but not now not anymore. Go ahead. Go ahead. Walk out. Walk out the front door Please don't talk like that Adelaide. You know, I'd never leave you. Of course. I do but Look, haven't we made enough all the people we've taken so far Robert That's why you've never been a successful medium. We haven't taken or used anyone We've helped them rich old dowagers who are on their last legs anyway people with nothing but time and dough to waste People who've lost their loved ones the bereaved and despairing we give them hope The widows and weeping mothers we bring them contact with their loved ones who've died on some distant battlefield Wish I understood you. I wish I knew what you want. I want money and happiness, and they are the same Well, we've got money not enough Read me the list of those missing in action Robert and their addresses and their phone numbers, please PFC Timothy Aldington 927 North King Avenue Cutler 9. It's not a good neighborhood Oh Adelaide would it be simple to just contact the relatives of the men who are killed? Wouldn't it be easy to work them? No, I told you know with a man missing in action Who's to say my information about how or if he died is right or wrong who? Not even the War Department not even the men who are supposed to know Continue Robert Staff Sergeant Abe Feynman 826 East 32nd Street. It's a very poor district people are poor See Corporal John Porter 1438 Williamsburg Road Hammer 47 call that one Robert Use that phone. I'll listen in on this one Is this mr. Porter? Yes, Corporal John Porter's father. I miss father. What is it? This is the war department. You found I'd almost given up hope, but you found my son alive Your son is dead mr. Porter Well, all right, you can say what you like But mostly and I've pieced the reports together mostly missing in action means the worst kind of death in a war Oh people officials argue with me. They say that missing in action only means missing. Yes, but for how long? Edward Porter that was his name Edward the father. He didn't know And even though he was skeptical when I telephoned him he came to my office Skeptically, but in desperation Don't you see he came to my office with the hope he'd find his dead son. Hi Usually never come to these things you don't believe in them mr. Porter. I don't know I knew once I don't know now what it's difficult to know anything for certain in moments like this I've been a realist all my life. It's not so have I I'm a successful businessman the ball is dealt with facts Facts and figures. Yeah, this is real mr. Porter. Maybe I mean I don't know What you really mean is you you hope so you hope it's true. You hope it's real Yes, that's it. I hope it's real that it's not a racket Rackets are only out for money. Well, I will want money mr. Porter I must live too, but I only want your money if I've helped you Do you understand? Only if I've made the life of the astral world of the life beyond this one only if I've made it bring happiness to you You're a Good woman. This is we just a good one. We shall start mr. Porter With the lights on With all things visible to you We shall start What could Edward Porter turn to his friends? They all had their own problems the same kind are different but problems Could he turn to his work didn't mean anything anymore or his money? He'd only gathered it for his son his only son his only child and that child was dead Only I could help and We tried for seven days to make contact with his son Seven days devoted exclusively to Edward Porter. I hear I Hear the faint sounds of guns firing Yes, it's very distant I Distance I Can't quite Yes, yes a face I I cannot I cannot see the face a voice Who who is it? Is it John John is it you voice? You speak We're friends Please please No John stay please stay John This is with us We've reached him mr. Porter. We've reached your son. Thank you. Mrs. Winters. Thank you. Thank you Some say I should have known Some say I made him ill that the shock Well, let it affected him But I say it would have happened anyway because he had nothing to hold on to nothing. I gave him something You may disagree with the astral science You may that you're right But who else did Edward Porter any good when his son was killed in combat? Who else brought him any comfort for that horrible horrible thing? I did only I Maybe that's why he would sit for extra hours waiting not just for a seance for me I had brought him happiness Come in come in mr. Porter. Oh I've helped so many people today so many But that's my dedication anyone who needs help maybe too many Why did you say that why too many? How could I possibly help too many never mind? Let's begin You're acting unusual today mr. Porter is something wrong I mean is there a new problem I can help you with I said begin no talk Begin see here mr. Porter. I offer my services. I give freely of my services to help others But after all that doesn't give license to you or anyone else Well, even you I mean considering the amount of sessions we've had I Know but it doesn't even give you a right to talk like that Did you hear me mr. Porter? Mr. Porter I Can't stand your spending so much time with others. It's my work. Mrs. Winters. I want All your time. That's quite impossible and quite expensive. I can afford it I must be with my son more we'd be pestered all day long by other clients mr. Porter They'd keep coming I know I realize and McBain my assistant. He's always been with me bring Both of you live in my home. It's a huge house since my wife died years ago But you know all that since she died and now my son I know I need your help You can bring my son to me. You must you must lie. 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She will tell you where you can buy an auto light stay full The battery that proves you're always right with auto light And now auto light brings back to our Hollywood soundstage miss Agnes Moorhead in Elliot Louis's production of the evil of Adelaide Winters a dramatic report well calculated to keep you in Suspense Why should I think there was anything wrong and moving into Edward Porter's huge home It was a beautiful new home for his son But now his son was dead in the war and I was bringing his son to him Making Edward Porter think the life his son had gone to was really a better life a fuller life a happier life Maybe that should have been my warning Maybe I should have known But the money was so wonderful the house was so beautiful The money in house for a dead man's voice once a day Only Robert McBain warned against it. I Just picked up the mail. There's a letter for you me a letter for me here ward apartment You opened it you opened my mail. It's addressed to Porter, but it's for you. What was it? What did it say? Read it yourself Seems the government doesn't like mediums posing as the ward apart who could have told them about me Well, they don't mention any name, but they say mediums have been contacting the parents of war casualties I've done that they must be me. Well, what difference does it make? We've taken Porter for enough shop. I'm warning you Adelaide I can see it. You can't I can see his eyes when when you walk past him. It's time to lay off to get out Oh, no, oh No, Robert, you would like that. You'd like me to run to leave all this Well, I won't Because I'm going to marry Edward Porter ma'am Oh, you can't you wouldn't Adelaide I worked for you. I've loved you. I've I've hung around because I love and you can still hang around Robert No, no, not now not now. I won't getting brave again, Robert This is a comfortable life just being a dead man's voice Going to throw it over for love I'm not marrying for love. Why should you throw all this away for love? Did he ask you to marry him speak up Robert? I can't hear you. I said did he ask you to marry him? No, but he will. Oh, you're awfully sure of yourself about everything. Of course. He'll ask me Because he must hold on to me I'm the only person who can bring his son to him every day like a clock like a stopwatch Like a pistol shot and something's wrong with him. I'm warning you Yes, I can bring his son to him like a stopwatch Robert Even now I say no one no one could have foreseen the events I'm sure of that as sure as I am that no one would have acted any differently than I did as Little by little I became the most important thing the only thing in Edward Porter's life The only thing beside a voice he worshiped Yes Worshiped could any woman refuse such adoration such love John sounded happy at a late. What? What Edward I said he sounded happy happier than I've ever heard him. Yes They are happy in that other world How wonderful to feel happy again to feel hopeful to share your life with someone. Yeah To share it with you Edward John didn't say much today. That isn't like him. He's always talkative. I Wonder if I've been saying the right things to him at late. You speak of him as if He's like us Isn't he well, of course We're all one spirit of course He's like us, but we have a life on this world to live before the other one We have so much to live for can it compare to the other world beyond the grave Why no, but we must wait our time. We cannot ignore this life. We are in it We must live as best we can. I don't know if I ever could without John This was built for my son, but you haven't lost it through me regain John That's why all this is yours. Well, I'm only a kind of employee Don't say that. Oh, I'm paid a salary. You're not an employee. Am I more like a member of the family like but not actually There's a great difference between like and actually you're the family you and John and I you and I John is a spirit now You and John and I one family one unit again. I'm not your wife. You speak like I'm your wife I'm not Edward. Not at all. You will be my wife my dear my wonderful wife Kind sweet Edward My husband Edward I sent something odd Here now With us. No Edward. No darling like we were with John For the first time as if we were with John. No Edward. It's not like he wanted us to share our happiness with him Like he wanted us to be with him I'd never seen it before a reaction like kids Well once a woman she just disappeared one day She'd lost her husband and two children an automobile accident and I calmed her down in seances talking to her dead family making them seem real Then one day she just disappeared and left a note She said she was going to Join them. He's sick. He's dangerous Adelaide. You're trying to intimidate me. He doesn't know what's real or not You're jealous again. I'm trying to tell you how dangerous it is how dangerous Robert. I I don't know exact Will he turn me over to the police? There's more something more will he demand his money back the money's paid me I don't know the money means nothing to him. He's losing his reason his How don't generalize be specific if you're as smart as you say you are you want to run not until I have all of this You can walk out that front door Now with me. I have to stay and get what I've worked for it's mine. You're scared. I won't leave Not for anything not until I'm married to it. You're really frightened. You're just putting on an act Nothing can make me leave nothing Nothing nothing you know, I'm right. Please please Adelaide you know Should have listened to Robert's warning I should have But how could I take the advice of a man? I didn't respect how I? Couldn't even accept Robert's advice when Edward Porter canceled the seances for one entire day Even though he was with me every minute of those 24 hours Even when he sat in a chair in my room while I slept not speaking Just watching always watching Even then I couldn't admit Robert was right. I had to be right. I had always been right Even though I barely slept. I was afraid to sleep so terribly afraid even then I Couldn't admit Robert was right That Edward Porter was past my control Adelaide Adelaide I'm not asleep Edward. I thought you were I've been watching you for hours And I've been watching you too Edward. I couldn't sleep So very strange Like you didn't trust me. Oh, but I do I do my dear My dear Adelaide. I trust you more than I've ever trusted any human being I've known. Oh, what's wrong? What's bothering you? How much does this mean to you our marriage this house Nothing without you Edward and my money only something to share with you nothing more nothing You're my life and you are mine You and John both of you. Why do you keep saying that what about John? John is dead Edward. He's waiting, but he's not with us not ready. What does John mean to you a son your son and mine You love him as I love him. I told you that Why do we have to wait Edward? I don't understand. Why must we keep him waiting? You said this world this material world meant nothing without me No, this is our world. This is the one we live in what is there to wait for this is a place of evil and Corruption you said so you've shown me that That gun put it away you've shown me the beautiful world that lies beyond it was exaggerated I mean under strain and upset things get distorted. We we see what we want to don't you understand It's not perfect beyond it isn't don't say that you taught me faith. Don't lose faith now Don't be afraid of leaving this world. It's the only world the only one. There's no after a world beyond None it was a lie. I only wanted money in position Believe me only money in position and the rest was a lie John's voice alive John's voice My own son's voice. I know his voice in a crowd in eternity. I know his voice. I'll show you I'll show you it was a lie Robert McBain. He's in his room. Come on. Come to his room Edward. Come back here It's a lie Robert and he'll tell you there's no life beyond he'll tell Robert tell him that He'll tell Robert Six years it's been Just lying here not able to talk To tell my side of it But now it's out Now you know You judge You judge whether I did harm Suspense Presented by auto light tonight star miss agnes moorhead And here she is again first lady of suspense miss moorhead. Thank you harlow First lady of suspense is a title. I'll always cherish agnes. I believe this was your 20th appearance as star of suspense I guess you're right harlow right with auto light You see i've been here so often. I can do the commercials But seriously I thoroughly enjoy suspense and i'm looking forward to the next town A little bit soon agnes because you're an important part of the big auto light family A friendly family extending from coast to coast In 28 plants auto light makes over 400 products for cars trucks planes and boats Complete electrical systems used as original factory equipment on many leading makes of our finest cars trucks and tractors Auto light batteries including the famous auto lights stay full Ignition engineered auto lights standard and resistor type spark plugs All backed by constant auto light research and precision built to assure top performance So remember from bumper to tail light. You're always right with auto light Next week on suspense our star will be mr. charles lotton in another story based on actual events Concerning a man historically famous as the most notorious poisoner whoever lived a dramatic report. We call neil creme doctor of poison In weeks to come we shall also present mr. tony curtis and miss gene crane all on suspense Suspense is produced and directed by elliot lewis with music composed by lucian marwick and conducted by lutt gluskin The evil of adelaide winters was written for suspense by arthur ross In tonight's story herb butterfield was heard as porter and joseph currens as mcbane agnes warhead may be seen in the fall tour of the first drama quartet presentation of the dream sequence of man and superman And remember next week on suspense Mr. charles lotton in another story based on actual events a dramatic report. We call neil creme doctor of poison From western union by number and ask for operator 25. 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