 Suspense and the producer of radio's outstanding theater of thrills the master of mystery and adventure William and Robeson The American standard of living is the highest on earth We no longer consider an automobile or an electric refrigerator or a tv set a luxury Their necessities and taken for granted Who cares if the smallest practical coin is a dime? We've got it made Yet in this richest land on earth There are communities where a 10 cent candy bar requires a strange and distorted value Where a box of peanut brittle can be worth a man's life Communities you and I never visit The places where we like careless housekeepers Sweep our dirt under the national rug So it will not be seen The gray walled communities where thousands of men live arrestless and useless existence The prisons of america Of one of these we have a story to tell listen Listen then a skip home. I have stars in peanut brittle which begins in exactly one minute Do you know the social security benefits to which you will be entitled when you separate from the service and take a civilian job? Here's a tip from social security You wouldn't think of letting your bank savings pile up year after year without getting an occasional statement, would you? Well your social security taxes are similar to savings. They are held for you by the government until you need them How much money you make determines how large your benefit will be If you or your employer should make a mistake in reporting your social security taxes And it is not discovered within three years. It may be too late to correct it That's why we say check your account better be on the safe side It's so easy to get a postcard form 7004 just write to social security department 15 hollywood 28 california After sending form 7004 in a couple of weeks You will get a statement of the amount credited to your social security record by name and number This statement is free, but it must be requested by you Just ask for form 7004 and that social security department 15 hollywood 28 california and now Skip home. I are in peanut brittle A prison tale well calculated to keep you in Suspense Wow the bell It's jargon What's awful loud? You'll get used to it. Everything's loud in here bells whistles the cell doors Where you from? Upstate put your stuff on the top bunk that's your new home What you're carrying? What what you're carrying time? Oh One to ten climbing in where this hand they got me an arm robbery You ain't gonna be here long Well, I got one to ten Man, you'll do a hot minute the warden will kiss you on the cheek and you'll be home with mother before you know it I don't know about that. Listen, man doing time in this joint is nothing That is if uh, you know how You hungry Sort of don't be afraid to speak up man. You'll always be hungry in this lousy place You like candy Sometimes your fish. All right But you'll get to like candy real well real soon Man, it's the only thing inside You want some For what kind he never asked that in here. Just take it You um, you got any money on the books What money credit in the warden's office so you can have canteen in here No, how you gonna smoke any things you like Man after a few weeks them candy bars start tasting like caviar Hey, hey have some peanut brittle Oh, it's good man. Have some thanks. Yeah, forget it Anyway, we can get a lot more ever ever played dominoes When I was a kid listen, man, you're going to play again You and me we're going to play for candy Lots and lots of candy Well, the captain of the yard told us he told you gambling wasn't nice, right? Well, not like that. He told us he told you you're getting trouble Listen, man, we're going to play a real cool As soon as you get around this place a little and the head shrink has got through quizzing you We're going to hit the yard as the domino team to beat Well, I heard about those games don't it take cigarettes or canteen dockets to get in them You got big ears, man Well here this We're going to bust into those games with next to nothing How the build-up Huh, you're new You're fish I'm going to build you up as really somebody a guy with plenty of dough and connections on the outside get it Well, I don't know it sounds kind of like asking for trouble What happens if we lose what happens if we have to keep eating this lousy chow What happens if you hit the rack every night so hungry you could chew the bars off the cell door What happens if I think you're chicken? I don't know now listen, man. I'm telling you we can't miss When I get through spreading the word about you those guys will break their necks getting us into a big game Don't you see we got a chance to clean up Besides I know how to play dominoes I'm not going to let us lose Oh, um, by the way, my name's marino Tommy marino What's your handle eddy kip glad to know you partner Well, what do you take of the yard? Sprague isn't it Seems like everybody who ever lived is inside the best citizens Hey, hey look over there. That's where we're going to open shop one of sky grogans games Who's he bad man plain bad, but he's got all kinds of connections. He's got what we want the game and the loot I've already told him about you. I don't know. It's a setup man sky wants new players with him I've known sky a long time He's been here a long time too He's doing it all Life without parole But he's a good guy Come on. Let's go over here How you doing sky? Hi kids you busy for a minute man It's on your mind. I like you to meet my buddy. I told you about eddy Hi, eddy. Hi, you letting any new guys in this game like you too. That's right I don't know. What does it take to get in canteen dockets cigarettes candy. What you got some peanut brittle I have box of it Is there more without come from sure here Okay But I don't want any belly aching if you lose if you win I pay right then I want it the same way You guys playing double a single together. You want him now? Well, that's what we're here for. We got our own dominoes Any yeah, yeah, here they are you get over there. I'll stay this side of the table Hey sky, um, who are your players? Johnny said Hi Six right back at you Double four you got it eddy double four and I'll put an ace on top of it. He's fine. We'll see it Hey, it's noon chow. Are you guys gonna eat or not me? How about the other guys? They'll stick if you want to let's play then tony. We're losing too much shut up Top the tray. I got it for you and four on that. I'm playing a six and a dude All right Hey Can you guys forgetting something? I told you we should have quit dummy up You owe me exactly one box up in a brittle those 10 pegs say so right if that's the way you read them Who's holding the sack for you too eddy here? I haven't got anything. Well, you told me you had plenty of canteen ducks Cut the bull you guys come into this game talking big canteen. So I want what's coming to me We'll get it up. Hey, man. Don't say we you were supposed to back us up There was your idea. You see you see what happens when you play with kids on a sky He told me he had all kinds of loot. So naturally I figured you're a lion. I didn't say anything. Hey, man Man, look out who you're calling lion. Listen you punks I want what you owe this game. I want candy peanut brittle I want a real quick a whole box You kid pick a better partner next time old worry. I will listen punk Or whatever your name is You come into this joint into this game with a lot of big talk about who you were what you had You said that was all Tommy's doing. I only told the guys what you told me I don't get it. You said if we played listen, you're new here So I'm gonna give you a break You get that candy by tonight After we're locked up from supper and we'll forget all about it. Okay Where am I gonna get it? I don't care where or how you get it, but get it Well, you better find a way to beat that wall Tommy, what am I gonna do? Oh, how do I know man? I want to hit the sack. Do you mind? Yes, I do You know, I haven't got any money on the books. You know, I haven't got any friends outside to send me money But what am I gonna do? You were the guy that wanted to build me up for us to play now You don't know me. Is that it? Listen, I thought you was a hustler I figured if we ever lose you'd be smart enough to hustle up some canteen I put something in the game, didn't I? Why don't you be a right guy and help us get out of this jam? Us? This is your mess, not mine Well, what am I supposed to do? Cook up a batch of peanut brittle here in the cell? What's Guy Grogan gonna do? Kill me for a lousy box of peanut brittle? It's been done for a lot less In a moment, we continue with the second act of Do you know the social security benefits to which you will be entitled when you separate from the service and take a civilian job? Here's a tip from social security When you open an account at a store a special record is usually started for you When you get a social security account card a personal record is also started for you Using both your name and the number of your card To be sure your social security record is correct It's a good idea to check your social security record every few years To get a statement of your earnings from the social security records. You can use postcard form 7004 this form is yours by writing to social security department 15 hollywood 28 california That's postcard form 7004 and now Act two of peanut brittle Starring skip home. I err A tale well calculated to keep you in Suspense Hey you Huh You got something for me You know better. I haven't had time to raise anything. You heard me You heard what I said out in the yard, didn't you? After suffering Sure, I did but you got to give a guy some time time Don't give me that time bit punk. Leave me alone. I'll leave you alone hanging head down from this balcony Let go of me. No, let me go. Please guide me help a man easy Shut up or I'll leave you over the railings too. Please guide only fall How do you like hanging five tears up in the air? All I gotta do is let go of your legs. Please guide. Please. What do you say kid? What are you gonna get me, huh? What you gonna get me kid peanut brittle peanut brittle By tomorrow morning ride Yes, yes, yes Yes Yeah, remember Tomorrow morning when we go to breakfast I want that peanut brittle or next time. I'll let you drop A scram. That's the last lock up That guy's crazy to me He's nuts If he let go out of four on five tears, I'd have been killed. He wouldn't have dropped you That's what you think I gotta do something. Why don't you go see the captain? He'd be glad to help you How put your arm protection roll What's that? That's where they put you when the other cons put the heat on a guy like a fee gambles and can't pay his losses You're by yourself, huh? Sort of if you mean the rest of the guys in the yard can't get to you Well, how long do you stay there until the captain figures no one's after you anymore? Maybe that's where I ought to go I'll tell you something man You picked the wrong guy to run away from Skye's got friends all over the joint You know what he'd do He'd pay a guy to mess up and get put on protection just so the guy could get to you I don't get it. Why all the hell over some candy. We haven't got it. You mean you haven't got it Okay, I haven't got it. Listen, man Skye's doing life and when you're a lifer, you don't stand anybody given you a bad time. I'm not hurting him. No One guy gets away owing sky canteen Some other character'll try it So if you're sky, you don't let anybody get into you for canteen See Hey Which one of you guys is Eddie? Me Skye Grogan sent me down to remind you about tomorrow morning of breakfast. He said something about peanut brittle What am I supposed to do fly out of this cell and get him his peanut brittle? Hey, don't give me a hard time. I'm just carrying the word I'm sorry save it for yourself, man Skye ain't kidding Well, won't he take any other kind of candy instead of peanut brittle? Skye says peanut brittle nothing else Or why just peanut brittle? Well, he uses it to get cigarettes a famous from the other currents Doesn't he want it to eat? Are you kidding? Skye don't like any kind of candy especially peanut brittle He's got stomach ulcers In exactly one minute we continue with act three of Suspense this is johnny baker with communism on the spot One of the most frequent communist boasts is that they are the real champions of self-determination of nations They claim that this even extends to the soviet republics Pointing out that under their constitution every republic has the right to secede from the ussr Unfortunately, this is merely a paper guarantee For example, even though the ukraine and bill of russia have full united nations representation They do not have separate governments independent of the kremlin Even their budgets are controlled by the central government in moscow It's thus apparent that the privilege of self-determination Like other supposed soviet rights is strictly an illusion And now act three of peanut brittle starring skip homire A tale well calculated to keep you in Suspense What are you doing dressed already? The lights just came on. I couldn't sleep. Amen relax The sky after you oh chow make you feel better. I'm not hungry When he unlocked bell rings, I'm taking off Well, I don't know but I don't want any more accidents. It might happen on purpose I'll see you. Hey, wait a minute, man Where's your boy going? Yeah, I don't know sky He ain't going far anyway Hey, man, why don't you give him a break? Well, you want to pay the cantek? Well, why no man. I haven't got anything neither is he right? He don't know nobody. It's too bad If you was any kind of a guy, you'd help the punk. I can't man. Oh, you're a sad man Real sad If you see your boy telling there's no use running then walls can't run with him Is the chaplain in I'll see You got a pair. No, but I got to see him really. I got to see him. Yeah Chaplain there Hey, uh, what's your last name number kip 99319 There's a kip 99319 one special interview wouldn't you tell him to wait a few moments? Yeah, sir Take a seat. He'd be out pretty soon Hey, aren't you in some sort of rhubarb wood sky growing? I don't know what you're talking about Oh, yeah, you do you and marino played one of sky's domino games You couldn't come up with the loot. Could you that's my problem? Taking it to the chaplain, huh? You can't do you no good Seven take you there captain so you can sing to him I'm not seeing the chaplain about that. Oh, you kid. It's written all over your kisser. You're scared How long you think the chaplain will be aren't you just pay your sky Ain't gonna do any good squawking at the chaplain. Why don't you leave me alone? I'll just tell you something for your own good fella. I don't need your advice I can take care of myself. Yeah, sure you care Where is the man who wanted to see me? I uh, he just left sir. So he couldn't wait after all. Oh, was he in trouble? Everybody in there in trouble. Ain't is it? What's your hurry? You know you're so shocked Yes, sir. All right on your way Well this time walk Yes, sir Kitty why don't you take it easy Eddie? You'll live longer. You tell sky that look man. I got the solution Why don't you just hide out somewhere? Then maybe I could scratch up some canteen and hide out where? I know a place where no one can find you not even sky. Come on. I'll show you Why are you worrying about me so sudden you want to help it, don't you? Sure? I want help Well shut up then and listen This place I'm talking about is on top of the east cell block Where? Right on top of the east block under the roof You good at climbing girders and stuff Well, I guess so How long do I stay there until lock up before supper when you hear the bell come down Now let's go before someone sees us. Come on Hey now, how about this? Who's gonna find you here unless someone tells him? I don't know It's awful high up here. I don't have much room to move around You're going to practice dancing up here or something now just sit still until it's time to come down You can't even see the floor from here. You can't see anything If a guy fell he just slide off the roof of the cell block nothing. I'd stop him You want to keep away from sky, don't you? Yes, well then stop worrying man You're safe now Hey sky sky Yeah, hey, man. I'll make you deal Coming from you. It's probably crooked. Come on man. I'm serious. I got a deal You know that peanut brittle kip over here Yeah, put me back in one of your games and I'll tell you where you can find kip Aren't you his cell partner His buddy so You don't like him suddenly That doesn't have anything to do with it. I'm on your side like a rattlesnake. Do you want to find kip? You may be I need some canteen cigarettes candy anything and your buddy is the price He's not my buddy. I thought you wanted to get the canteen. He owes you has he got it. I don't know He's pretty scared, isn't he you'll come put on that Tell you what I've been thinking it over The kids knew or he wouldn't listen to a rat like you I'm going to give him a good scare Teach him a lesson Where is it? Cigarettes candy All right You got credit in one of the games where five packs is six or a box of peanut brittle, okay He's hiding on top of the east block the odd in he's up in the girders. There's a flat spot there That's where he is. How'd you find that spot? I took him there Real friend, uh Okay, take the game nearest the north block door and I'll get out of my face. You said you wanted to find it. Yeah It's great to have friends Hey kid Who's that? Someone coming Hey Hey, who's there? Tommy is that you Friend of his Sky Yeah It's me kid What you're hiding for look leave me alone Please please leave me alone. You can't pay a man what you owe them clear up here Can you kid get away? Get away, please you're making it hard on yourself kid You know I'll get that canteen. I haven't got any and I can't get any Hey kid. Well, wait a minute. Come back. Come on back. No, you ain't gonna get me Look out. Hey kid. Look out back of you. Look out Sergeant get the hospital send a searcher of it right away. What happened, son? I'm hurt. I'm hurt real bad. All right, son. Nice deal Sergeant, you know this boy? Yes, sir kip. He's new here. Did you see what happened? No, sir I only heard him fall one of the tears. I believe the roof of the block I was on the fifth tier myself checking cells. He felt right past me and he didn't fall sir. He was uh He was pushed. What's that marino? I said he was pushed. Pushed. Who pushed him? Grogan, sir. Guy Grogan. Hey you! You up there! Stop where you are! Gun bulls. I'm coming down. All right, Grogan. Make it careful. The captain wants to see you Marino, you say Grogan pushed the boy here? Oh, yes, sir. I saw him do it, sir I was standing right here and Grogan pushed at him All right, you men. All right. Get back to the yard. The show's over. Come on. Come on. Let's move All right, what were you doing up there, Grogan? Trying to talk to the kid here. Kip? Yeah Marino says you pushed the boy off the top He's a dirty rot. He was after both of you and me, sir. We knew too much about his gambling games I saw him push at him. You're lying in your feet. All right, both of you. Shut up Marino. Hey, yes, sir. Look up there where you said you saw kip pushed I am, sir. All right. What do you see? The fifth tier. I mean I mean the The top of the block. You're lying, Marino. It's impossible to see the roof of the cell block from here How did you know the boy was up there? How did you know Grogan was up there? Answer me, Marino. How did you know? Well, captain, because I told Skye What are you yelling at me for? Skye pushed him, I saw it. All right, sergeant. Put him both in isolation No, captain. Captain, you got me wrong captain. Eddie. Eddie was a buddy of mine. A real buddy I was his friend Sure, punk You loved him till it hurt You're a real friend For me and the boys in the yard are going to be real friends, too We're gonna Kill you with kindness Suspense in which skip home. I heard starred in William and Robeson's production of peanut brittle written by Jules Maitland Listen Listen again next week When we return with another tale well calculated to keep you in Suspense Supporting mr. Homeyer and peanut brittle were John Daener, Lou Krugman, Peter Leeds, Lou Merrill and Barney Phillips Suspense Has been brought to you through the worldwide facilities of the united states armed forces radio and television service