 The weatherman says, increasing cloudiness, not so cold tonight, snow beginning late tonight, continuing during the day Monday, the low tonight around 15, the high Monday, 25 to 30, the current temperature at Albany Airport, 20. He was still in love, but murders came between them. In a moment, Act One of the Old Boyfriend, starring Elspeth Eric and Joseph Julian, and written especially for suspense by Peter Fernandez. The third portion of suspense is brought to you by the makers of Alpine Cigarettes. What's it like to smoke an Alpine? Well, it's like many pleasant things, you know. Nothing at all like the sort of smoking you may be used to. Alpine is a fresh, clear sort of smoke. If this sounds good to you, change to Alpine. There's something more to smoking with an Alpine. Big of it. Maggie? Maggie Sloan. Oh, yes, my name was Sloan years ago, but since I married... Don't you know me, Maggie? You do look familiar, but I... Maggie, take a good look at me. Say, a woman never forgets her first kiss. Hello! Hi, good job. You have changed. It's very good to see you. You're looking great, Maggie. Just great, as usual. Well, thank you, Josh. You know, you must be married to Bill about ten years. Oh, I guess you don't... You're a little girl, huh? You're isn't Bill. This is my daughter. Bad, bad, honey. This is Mrs. Tyress. Hey, bad, bad. Hello, Mrs. Tyress. Well, I'd love to get together and talk a little time, Deb. Want to come out for the house for dinner some night soon? I don't think Bill would exactly welcome me. Oh, well, wait a minute, Deb, I guess you don't know about the accident. Accident? Yes, Bill was killed in a hunting accident last year. Oh, no. Oh, I'm sorry to hear that, Maggie. I really am. I've been away... Well, anyway, I would like to see you, God. Do you have any plans for dinner tomorrow? I haven't been out long enough to... No, no, no plans, Maggie. Well, that's fine. We're at forty-six more drives. It's the house and the corner. Well, thanks. It's the same, but... I don't know if I'll still be in town tomorrow. Well, just in case you are. Please look at the time. Yeah, I will. I just promise. Bye, Maggie. Goodbye, Deb. Good luck. Come on, Deb. Turn off the TV. Time for bed, young lady. Aw, Mommy. Come on. Come on. Come on. Off to bed. That's an order. Please, Mommy, please. I just have to turn it off myself. Mommy. Give me a good night kiss. I took a new girl. Daddy would let me walk. When your daddy was alive, he put a limit on it, too. He was still here. I could walk. Good night kiss, please. I'm okay, Mommy. I love you. Tomorrow night, the mass driver's on again. Can I watch him, can I? Tomorrow night? Yes, no. Good night, dear. He's your daddy. Oh, my God, dear. Oh, my God. Well, I hope you're done. Open up. Quick. Yeah, hurry up. We're just a minute. Come on. Come on. Oh, God, I was expecting... You've got to come over. I have to go in town. Remember? It's up the door. What's happened? What's got blood on your teeth? Scratch. I'm going to pull down these shakes. What's the matter? Nothing. Don't tell me that. You're trying to hide. You're hiding from the police, aren't you? Er... Better? Er... No. Look, Maggie, I'm not going to cause you any trouble. I just need to lay low here for a few hours before I flip out of town. What have you done? You'll be better off if you don't know. I don't know. I want you to tell me. Well, Maggie, I was seeing you again earlier today and realizing what I'd lost years ago. I saw a chance of maybe fixing myself up and coming here to dinner like you asked me and maybe I was hitting it off again. I had a dream, Maggie, a real pep of a dream. You come here to hide. Yeah. Fine. I had a big gun. It was under my jacket when I met you today. I bought it when I got out of Penlay. It can. Well, yes. Five years. With the gun, I figured I could get money for clothes for putting on the dog for you. So I hit a loan office downtown half an hour ago. They were just clothes. You hit them. Pick up. Only the guy had a gun, too. It was him or me, Maggie. You can't stay here, Jeff. It's a dog. If you needed money, I'd have loaned it to you or I'd have given it to you. I would have tried to find a job for you, but you might even have killed that man. I did. Shut the door, Maggie. Shut the door. That's better. Justin, please get out and leave us alone. I can't. Not as long as a cop is searching this town for me. So come on now. Let's go into the kitchen. I've got to get something to eat. There's a refrigerator in there and a stove. You go ahead and help yourself. Have you called a cop? Uh-uh. Come on. The gun. Maggie. Maggie, we're old friends, remember? You love me once. Don't make me do this to you. Can't you help me? You were in trouble of another kind. I tried to help you, but this is something else. Mommy. I can't sleep. Can I watch some more TV? Go back upstairs, then. No, no. Let her stay. Oh, hello, Mr. Tyler. Hi, kid. Hey, a gun. Bang, bang. Dad, you go back to bed. Now, that's an order. Now, let's all go into the kitchen. All of us. That's an order, too. He's just a child. I don't hurt her. Not as long as you help me. Remember, I'm an old friend. You keep my daughter out of this, please. I might. How about it? Are you going to fix me a good meal? I guess I'll have to. Come on, Dad. That was well, Maggie. Thanks. One last thing, and I'm on my way. Now, what? I want the keys to that car you've got sitting out in the garage. All right. Anything as long as you get out of here. Thanks. I'm going to go to that cabinet over there. Okay. Now, I want you to give me an hour, Maggie. One hour before you start calling the cops. Just leave with you. Now, please go, Judd. Before you start yelling the minute I pull out of here, better make sure you keep your mouth shut. What do you mean? I bet. I'd like to take a nice car ride with you. No. No, you'll have to kill me first. Still you? Never. I could never hurt you, Maggie. But if you try to stop me, the kid might get hurt. It wasn't. How about that ride, Dad? Mommy says I can. Yeah? Well, look at this, kid. See? Got you covered, haven't I? Just like on TV. See, see, Judd? It's just a game, Maggie. It's a game with a kid. You want me to put my hands up? Oh, you'll have to do that. But just remember, you try anything. Pardon her. I want to shoot you dead. Okay? Okay, partner. You got me covered. Another time, Maggie. Another time years ago, that was all I wanted to hear you say. Remember? You saw for Bill Russell. That was too late. Much too late. Okay, Babs. Start moving for that door. Move, partner. Oh, please. Just give me an hour, Maggie. And then tell them I can start looking for Babbette. If nothing happens to me, she'll be safe, too. One hour from now. I promise. I'll stop the car and I'll let her out. If you leave her here with me, I won't call the police for an hour. I swear to that, Dad. Be a fool to trust you. Okay, Babs. Move out the back way here. Come on, partner. Move or I shoot. Babbette, dear. Do as he says now. Please. Do just as he says. Sure, Mommy. I know. I got it. He's got the drop on me. Remember, Maggie, give me one whole hour if you want to see her alive. Yes, yes. Before I go, let me tell you one thing. Seeing you again after all those years. Well, it was a good dream I had today. I'm sorry. I lost it up. Be careful. Be careful with her. In just a moment, the final act of suspense. Hi, there. This is Phil Silver's glad to see you. Here we are in the Green Mountains of Vermont. I'm about to interview that renowned birdwatcher, Mr. Lester Blick, about the New Ford Fairlane. How do you do, sir? Not doing well at all. You know it's been a month since I've seen a yellow-bellied tap sucker. There, there. Don't take it so hard after all when you've seen one yellow-bellied tap sucker. You've seen him all. Say, what do you think of the New Ford Fairlane? The Fairlane's the key to my success. Them birds fly mighty fast, but my Fairlane moves right out after them. That new Challenger 268 engine uses less gas than the standard size 6-cylinder car, too. And the Fairlane V8 costs less than some compact 6s. Don't forget that. Forget it. It's not important every penny counts. Yes, not much money in birdwatching. The take-home pay is small, very small. You folks out there, if you haven't driven a new Fairlane V8 yet, go down to your four dealers and do it, I'll tell you about it. Okay, I just... Boss it once along! A double-breasted steer sucker. Run, run, you buggy-doit to you. There's a man at the roadblock. Remember, just don't open your mouth. Okay, Mr. Power. Come back. Good evening, officers. What's the matter? Just a routine check, Mr. Hello, little girl. Hi. I hope you're not what we're looking for. Go ahead, Mr. I like your muck. Hey, what? What's wrong with us? Mommy and me got stuck last time. Right on Mason. Didn't you get a fix? I don't know. Well, there's no speed. Those cops right back there at the roadblock. You sit right there, kid. Just sit in there. I waited almost an hour, and I'll return it before coming to you. Well, I can understand your reluctance to call us under the circumstances, but if you'd notified us immediately, we might have... He gave me his word if I did nothing for an hour. Oh, the word of a killer. Well, anyway, I've just issued an alert to be on the lookout for the child. If Tyler does keep his word, they'll know soon. But if Babs is still with him, the police won't do anything, will they? We'll do everything we can to protect your daughter. Oh, please, please let me wait here. I couldn't stand waiting at home. Yes, I understand. Well, uh, you better just sit there and try to relax. This may be a long night. Told you to stay in that car. I just want to walk, can I? Well, okay. There, you can even help. Here, take this flight. Hold it for me. Okay. I've left it on this cop-erator, will you? That's better. Now, let's steady. All done's up. I got it back on. It's the longest thing at that hour. Must be up. Hey, the cop's car is pulling away from the block. Coming this way. Quick, stop that light. Huh? Give me that flash, will you? Okay. Now, close the hood. Okay, get in the car. Quick. Hey, Mr. Tyler. Come in, come in, come in. Me, will you? Remember, kid, like before, keep your mouth shut. We want to talk to you, mister. Come out of there. I'm still kid. I got the gun right on you. Come out of there, Tyler. Tyler? Well, no. What the fuck are you doing? Hey, Mr. Tyler. Back behind that car. Here's my chance to pull out of here. Come on. That doesn't start now. Get out of there, Tyler, or we'll shoot. What the fuck are you doing? I want my money. I couldn't. Get off now. You're having a chance, Tyler. Might as well come out. You don't have to thank me. Well, I'm waiting. Hey, kid, as long as I've got you, I ain't going to get made. Yeah? Okay. On Prancer Road. We'll be there. What is it with me? They found him, haven't they? Yes. Is my daughter? She's okay. Oh, my God. The keep is worse. Well, I don't know about that. What do you mean? Some of our men have been surrounded. He says he won't hurt the girl, but he's using that bed as a hostage. Oh, no. Come on. I'll take you down there. Well, Macdonald? He won't come out with him. Anybody hurt? He tried only one shot. It missed. Better radio for an ambulance anyway. We might be needing it. Yes, sir. Stay down behind this car. I'm all right. He won't hurt me. He'll hurt anybody to save himself. I've got to get Babs away from him. Well, that's our job, and we're not going to try anything that'll jeopardize the child's life. I don't think there's anything you can do. We'll see. Now, you stay right back here. That's an order. Lieutenant, I'll give you a chance, but if you don't get Babs away from him, it's going to be up to me to do it. Fair enough. Now, stay there. Now, William, you and Mallard, circle around to the other side of that car. I doubt if there'll be any chance for a clean shot until we get the girl clear of him. So hold your fire. Give me that speaker. See you, auto-tenant. I will. I'll listen carefully to me. That man you shot today in the loan office, he is not dead. He's going to be all right. You are not being a murderer. That's a trick. That's what the cop could try. I know he's dead. Be smart, Tyler. Save yourself. Uh, let's begin. I'll shut him up with his stupid talk. Huh? Where? Look behind that car. Hey, he's coming over here. You want it from me, Maggie? I'm warning you. Don't do this to me, Maggie. Don't force me to turn this gun on you. Can I talk to you, John? There's nothing to talk about. Yes, there is. What? Tell me that. The cops put you up for this. No, I swear they didn't. Can I talk to you? It won't do you any good. In a minute, I'm going to make a deal with the cops. I'll give you another card, and by morning, I'll let the kid go. John, please, can't we talk? Well, it's okay. Come here, kid. Take room for your mother. And I'm warning you, Maggie. I've got four shots left in this gun. They bring me in. I go to the chair anyway, so I've got nothing to lose. You sit over here, Barb. On the other side of me. No, the kid stays right here. I don't want to miss. That's you. Instead of my little girl, you can shoot me just as easily. Now come around me, Dad. Mommy? It's all right, dear. Everything will be all right. Well, that's it. You're trying to be tricky, Maggie. I'm only trying to save my daughter. You've still got a husband. You've got him. Right, you said you wanted to talk about that. First, let me open the door. Let me send Dad over to the police. No, let me, let's talk. Dad, on the other side of me now. And before we talk, I'm going to see that she gets out of this car. No, no. You pull the trigger of that gun now, you'll kill me, Dad. Now you go ahead, Dad. You go over to the police. Go on, dear, you go. You come through my... I will in a little while. Now you go over there and you wait for me. Go on. Go on. And run, then. That's all you came for, isn't it? To see that your kid got out. Well, that wasn't me. It's your important truth, Dad. What do you mean? Well, we used to be very close, you and I. When we were in high school, you were my steady boyfriend. It was a long time ago. That's all over now. You told me you still feel that way about me, Dad. It wasn't for me you wouldn't have gotten in trouble today. It wasn't a matter of how I feel. No getting out of the trouble I'm in except by running and hiding and running and hiding. What do you mean? You were the first boy I ever loved. What are you trying to pull? I never told you then because we were so young and... we were too shy. But I don't think people ever completely got over that first feeling. They carry it around somewhere, deep inside, maybe, for the rest of their lives. You didn't mean that? Well, I'm not trying to get away from here, am I? No. I'm sticking with you because I want to. You'll need a hostage when you try to get away from here. You're risking your life for me? I'm giving you my life. You either have to kill me or you'll have to use me as a shield and one of their bullets might kill me. But maybe I... Either way, I'll probably get killed. We cannot give you any more time, Tyler. Roll down your gun, come out with your hands up. Shut up and give me time to think. I'm staying with you, Dad, whatever you decide. Look at this, this is the thing you killed, ladies. I don't know if I could tell you, Maggie, not you. You can do what they ask. From what I know. You're filming something to each other. I just don't know, Maggie. All I know is I can't hurt you. But then give yourself up, Dad. Give myself up? Yes. For me? I do, Maggie. Have you walked with me over to the cap? Yes, Chad, I walk with you. Throw the gun up. Come on, Chad. Let's walk over there together. Maggie, do you hold my hand? Well, of course I will. Just like years ago. Just like years ago. How do you feel, ma'am? Well, I feel shaken to ten inches. I'm glad to be alive. Talking him into giving himself up. I don't know how you did it. Well, he had a memory of something good between us. It was all he had left, and it was all I could offer. You're lucky. Well, maybe. If he'd been a stranger, I wouldn't have had a chance. But he wasn't a stranger, Lieutenant. He was an old boyfriend. Chuck Spence. You've been listening to the old boyfriend starring Elspeth Erich and Joseph Julian and written especially for Suspense by Peter Fernandez. In a moment of word about next week's story of Chuck Spence. 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