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You'll find it pays and remember from bumper to tail light. You're always right with Autolight And now with odd man out and the performance of mr. James Mason Autolight hopes once again to keep you in South Spence Four of us on the raid Murphy Nolan part outside waiting with the car and myself So there's no need to be frightened Johnny It's been all planned months to go slow down The safe will be open. It always is 330 The wages clock will be picking up the money. There's the office at the end of the hall to slow down Murphy looks frightened. I don't like the smell of this place Here we go boys. This is the one. This is the office take out the gun You you You two over there get to the wall turn your face to it. I shut up. You as you're told the safe Nolan Let's open it is what did you expect? It's all in come on Don't get nervous now 20 steps maybe 25. I can see the car. Good mark, but we'll be away in a minute. There's the car Pat Murphy Nolan. It's like a dream. I can't move from here. It's like a dream I'm with you Johnny All right, get to the car The car they're waiting for me. I can't I can't and get in Hold on to me boys. I'm heart And I'm waking up for a dream. I have had No, something has happened to me. There was a car and Pat and Murphy and Nolan and I've got to get away Can't jump with them Wait for me boys Johnny Johnny, are you all right? Look? He's dead. No, he is not. No, we'll have to carry Listen to that man. There's no time. We can't even Johnny. Oh, we'll never make it. Leave me be gone. Oh, no, Johnny There's no time. They'll all be out looking for us. We can't get away. Leave me put me down run Nolan go back to headquarters with Pat. Oh, no, it'll be the end of you. We'll get through somehow. Oh, no Why doesn't Pat back it up yours? I say I'm John for get out of it. Oh, Johnny. No, no, I'm the chief. It's an order All right Is the shelter across the road you had what I said I thought every was you I'm staying it's a dream because I'm crossing the road with Murphy and this people stand and watch on us Then I am wanted and it's not a dream because of the pain. I Killed a man. That's how it was and he wounded me So it's all up with me now. The police are coming and it's all up with me and Murphy. Here's the shelter Sorry, Johnny. No, it's dark. I'm heart. Yes, it's dark No rest for a bit. Oh, yeah, rest You're outside looking for us. Yes, I Killed him. That was in self-defense. He shot first. We got the money, didn't we? Hi, we got it No, let them battle have it safe No, let's have a look at that arm. I can't feel it But it hurts. No. Yes. I know. I know. Hey, wait a minute. I'm afraid to match This is bad Yeah, right. We'll have it all right. I'm finished. It's all up with me Dennis will be the next in command you hear me Dennis and then you Johnny Johnny wake up I Can hear you Murphy, but you'll have to come closer. Oh I'd like to lay me down for a long I'm tired Tired No, no, this work to be done work for an island fight Oh Johnny oh, I was so worried so I was you'll have to go without me. I know I won't the pain is killing me Murphy I couldn't make it They'll have the whole police out. It was a killer. It's me or the organization He helped me, but we'll get you out. It's a waste. We haven't enough men enough guns Can you hold on Johnny? Can you hold on if I go to Dennis and get some of the boys? Don't do it I find a doctor. I'll bring him here. No No Right over there and they wouldn't have come in here. It's the cordon will be fine to them when I start to throw us in Johnny murders the one with wounded He's the one we want You keep your eyes peeled man It'll mean a promotion this night Sorry, Johnny. I am I'm sorry Now will you listen to me are you listening Johnny? Now you keep yourself here. You'll be safe now. They searched don't move Something went wrong Murphy We had a plan. I know I know but it doesn't matter now. We can listen man The organization will have to lay low for a bit now. You know that We'll pass the word things will quiet down. All right, all right, but first we've got to think of you Now I'm going to get out go out and bring help While doing I will get you away, but you mustn't move from here. What's happened to Pat? Norton are they way? I told you Johnny. I told you What's that if someone got in the back? I dropped my gun at the mill. It's a rat Murphy Get it off me Murphy Shut up shut up. I can't I hate rats There's more of them They'll come after you've gone. No, no, they won't Johnny now easy man here There now you can beat them up with a stick don't you hear me? I'm going now stay where you are I wonder what will happen to Agnes this with your hair so black and heavy and the white of your skin Agnes and the secret lovely things of your nature have I ever told you I should I should But I married you know, I'm married to the organization So you'll never know what am I doing here? What's happening to me? I've never had such a nightmare before I've got to get out of this the thing is killing Johnny boy Johnny murder It's me. It's sure Don't answer me. I've always been your friend Johnny Remember Get out leave me be Man the police is looking for you so they are Who they're still in tonight How did you get through the patrol? Get out of my car. Can't you see the look of a mr. Fancy the police will be here They're everywhere tonight. He mustn't have Johnny Martha found in here. It'll ruin me. So we wondered any did you can't help that? Think about mr. Fancy. He's a pride creature What thousand a couple anyway, you'd sell him He's wounded the organization would get you for a sort of work. They might and they might not who's to know Power little rat Am I not? Now which one of us will go to the police? Will it be you mr. Fancy or will it be me? Bringing you mr. 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Fancy nor you nor you I want more trouble, but I'm not turning in This is out with Tommy guns and all. It's a big sweep Sooner or later, they're getting but I want to ignore you Stay with him. I'll get whiskey. Oh For goodness sake What's to become of you Johnny boy? You're not wrong for the joys of life. I'm thinking Work my fortune She'll Johnny Johnny, I'm your friend. It is your friend shell. What can I do for you? I was supposed to stay where I was they coming back for me Murphy's bringing them as Dennis Pat Nolan Seamus I was to be where Murphy left me even preserves the whole organization altogether. It'd be worth Where Johnny? Where were you to be? What's the place? I've got to get back. They'll be looking They'll be trapped you help us. You're in a desperate state. You can't walk the street you can't You need someone you couldn't move in the city alone, I'll take you and I'm telling you straight. Do you hear me Johnny? Rest on me Johnny. We'll find them Mr. Fancy We'll go to the back way out. Are you up to show? I told you sure I'm helping is all he asked to meet his friends to save him Now we're going out the back put your head out mr. Fancy and see if the coast is clear and get a pint. He'll need it Why am I cold again? The wind I don't want to walk in it's shell it is and no one trusts shell What am I doing with shell? Where is he taking me? You turn me in you're dirty Johnny no, I want to help not shell. Oh dear helpers here I'll get a hold of this take a good poor you'll give you strength That's enough come on close to the walls man Keep out of the light. Where are we going? Where? Sure, and you were going to tell me as soon as you could remember offers coming back. Oh, that's right. Dennis The rest where where will they be the shelter the air a shelter back there. Oh, we're going the wrong way come on Johnny boy We'll go back She'll take care of you If I could get away from the thing the pain I Could leave it behind But I don't It's wet it is on my face. I can feel it like snow They said it would snow tonight It is snow I Must rest Johnny Johnny come on. You can't rest here in the middle of the street. There's police all about it. They'll see you sure Johnny I had a gun. What's happened to my gun merciful. He's raven Johnny Others people coming now. We're done for you hear me Johnny. I didn't give you up. You hear that? I tried There he is. Oh Murphy it's me. It's shell. I was trying to save the poor man taking him to the shelter He'd wandered in his delirium. He had Johnny Johnny is that you'll be all right now. Dennis is bringing the car around Found them. Listen, they're all around. We haven't a chance. Don't yell. He take him along. We'll hold them up Put your arm over my shoulder Johnny. Oh, dear helpers the police. Oh, they're turning into the street. Look hurry Quickly Johnny quickly. Come on Johnny. Come on Hey, we'll all be killed. Take him to my place. Where is he? It's not too far No, no Agnes. I've got a gun. They won't lift us. There's killin No, I'm going back. Give me the gun Agnes. He wouldn't do any good. That's too many Dennis Murphy You're the chief. We'll start again Johnny. Hurry Been killed. I killed a man. A man killed me. I'm alone now It's a bitter wilderness But why am I running? It's cold so it is but why am I running? I will not run. I will not Can't you keep him quiet if he wakes him up in the tenement we're done for that's for sure We'll almost there Johnny then we get a doctor. You must be quiet when we go upstairs the shelves place. I Am quiet. I haven't said a word What happened to the boys all right Don't make any noise. Your woman downstairs will give us away in a second if she knows Where's no one Murphy Johnny darling? No, you must be quiet. I can't walk anymore. I want to Few more steps you can do it sure you can Johnny. Yes in a minute in a minute. We pulled it off. I did Got away with it. I know side with him for the dear sake quickly There's a bit Johnny now you can rest. Oh, it's Oh, it's that's the blood that's gone out of him. That's what it is. He shouldn't be alive Maybe this will stop the blood turn over help me help me show Can you better doctor show I don't know I don't know what I've done this night. I should have turned him in I'd be rich Now I'll probably lose my life See what I can do when keep him quiet quiet. Don't let him make a sound I Know that face dear face Agnes and it is her own Why she I Remember now we raided the mill Murphy Nolan parts and me I Killed a man. That was it. I must have been hurt. We were hiding Who was it Murphy? What was I doing with shell? He's an informer the organization will have to take care of him one of these days The city is too dangerous We'll go to the country Then when it's quiet, we'll start again. Yes Johnny. Yes, but you must try not to talk now You mustn't talk Why did you why did you come to look for me? You should have stayed at headquarters. I wanted to who let you do it Dennis He wouldn't I had to I feel better Good now lie quietly It's nice isn't it. Yes, we're safe here Where is it? She'll please No No, you must be mad he'll inform. No, he's gone to find a doctor to find the police No, he helped me bring you here. You can't trust him. It's all right. It is my back now I'm sorry Don't talk. I'm sorry because because I was afraid. I think I've been afraid tonight. No I'm not now. You've never been afraid of anything From the first day I saw you even before that when I heard about you. I knew you were not afraid Will you give me a kiss? I love you I've never had time for that The organization I love you The organization has had you let them leave you to me now. No No, you're a woman. You wouldn't understand It's my life They must have recognized me on the street or are someone informed I ran but they're moving down the street You'll get out the back way then. No, no, no, it's a cordon. You can't He's the one that informed. He's the one no Johnny. No, no, I swear Oh, I'm sorry. I'm sorry Johnny Sure, I did my business. Give me the gun shoot him. He's the one Informer informer. No, it's all right. I'm while you can't show You let him go you let him and you hold the gun in your hand without shooting It's the police They're here like what is it be all right. They won't take it Then this is how it might have been But the fight and what about the fight they can't beat us they won't They won't open the door Give me the gun give me the gun I'm the chief give me the gun Give me the gun give it to me Agnes I Love Spence Presented by auto light tonight stars. Mr. James Mason and miss Pamela Calino This is Harlow Wilcox speaking for auto light world's largest independent manufacturer of automotive electrical equipment Auto light is proud to serve the greatest names in the industry That's why during the early months of 52 the auto light family joins together in saluting the leading car manufacturers who install auto light products as original equipment our Auto light family is made up of the nearly 30,000 men and women in 28 great auto light plants from coast to coast and Instill other auto light plants in many foreign countries Our family also includes more than 18,000 people who have invested a portion of their savings in auto light as well as 96,000 auto light distributors and dealers in the United States and thousands more in Canada and throughout the world Our auto light family will salute the Kaiser Fraser Corporation on the next auto light suspense television program If you live in a television area check the day and time of suspense on television So that you'll be sure to see this program and remember be with us next week for another thrilling auto light suspense program on radio Next week on suspense our star will be mr. Richard Widmark in a radio adaptation of Walter van Tilburg Clark study in panic The track of the cat in weeks to come. We shall also present miss Barbara Stanwyck and mr. Herbert Marshall all on South Spence Odd man out was adapted for suspense by Anthony Ellis from the book by FL green Suspense is produced and directed by Elliot Lewis with music composed by Lucian Morawak and conducted by Lud Glaskin featured in the cast with Ben ride down a hurley he William John Stone Joseph Kearns Charles Davis and Raymond Lawrence James Mason may currently be seen in Lady Possess. This is the CBS radio network