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Greetings from Hollywood ladies and gentlemen we Americans are a nation of mystery lovers the sliding panel the creaking stair bring a shiver of pleasure to a hundred million spines we wait with bated breath for the next chapter to reveal who done it and don't tell me there's nothing new in mysteries either because we have it here tonight the RKO drama suspicion it's the same gripping yarn that gave Joan Fontaine the part that won her an Academy Award and tonight she co-stars with Brian Ahearn there are no sliding panels or creaking stairs in suspicion but in just about three acts from now I think you will agree it's one of the most absorbing mysteries of the year two young people in love with a strange threat hanging over them these are the ingredients of suspicion shake well and you have an excellent spring tonic and in the spring a housewife's fancy usually turns to thoughts of house cleaning but we got a different slant on the subject the other day from a listener in North Dakota I don't believe anyone is happier to see spring come than we are up here she writes and so it seems like a good time to thank Lux Flakes for bringing us the Lux Radio Theater it's our most valued entertainment all went along we aren't snowing all the time but we don't go very far when the sky is gray the snow is gone now and so is that supply of Lux Flakes we acquired last fall thanks again for making life on one North Dakota farm a little more cheerful in the months just passed to the lady from Dakota our best wishes for a pleasant summer she'll find that Lux Flakes unlike snow flakes will be just as welcome in the months to come now the curtain for suspicion starring Joan Fontaine as Lena and Brian Ahearn as Johnny with Nigel Bruce as Bickey what's the matter with you hilltop overlooking the English countryside the trees bend low before the morning wind smoke gray clouds weave swiftly across a smoke gray sky against the sky I've silhouetted the figures of a man and a woman the man's arms are about her shoulders she struggles wildly fiercely then breaks away again his arms reach out her hands are caught and held as an advice what did you think I was trying to do kill you nothing less than murder could justify such a violent self-defense while look at you let me go oh I'm beginning to understand you thought I was going to kiss you didn't you weren't sure of course not I was merely reaching around you trying to fix your hair what's wrong with my hair I'm glad you asked me that it would have been extremely discourteous for me to bring the subject up are you serious of course I'm serious you you always give me the feeling that you're laughing at me no I give you my word well what's wrong with my hair let me show you no no no don't beg away I'm not going to hurt you let me see yes this is it what are you thinking of a week ago I'd never even seen you now here we are on a Sunday morning missing church while I unbraide your hair I think you've done enough fooling with my hair yeah we got a mirror you look splendid I must be quite a novelty by contrast to the women you're photographed with in the newspapers oh well well how do you like your hair oh don't screw up your face like that you look like a monkey what does your family call you monkey face I'll have to go now I'll be late for luncheon anyway if my father saw me come home both late and beautiful he might have a stroke are you sure miss Lena isn't in her room Burton not sir just before I announced luncheon she said she was going to church I again but what were you saying just before my dear about Lena I do wish she'd get married Stanley I don't believe Lena will ever marry she's not the marrying sort oh I suppose you're right she is rather spinster-ish what's wrong with that the old major respectable institution and all women are not alike Lena has intellect and a fine solid character sorry I'm late oh Lena dear come and sit down Lena what kept you so long at church dear I didn't go to church I went for a walk a walk with a man man yes his name's Johnny's got Johnny's got is that Tommy's Garth's boy how did you meet him pity's turned out so wild rough luck on Tom what do you mean well he was turned out of some club for cheating at cards wasn't he I don't know I didn't ask him what's he doing down here well he's staying at Penn's haze I shouldn't have thought Lord Middleham would have had him there if he'd ever been turned out of a club for cheating well perhaps it wasn't Garth there'd been a woman he was correspondent or something I believe or ought to have been correspondent well anyway I'm going to see him again this afternoon he's calling for me at three miss Lena you want on the telephone oh thank you Burton Stanley she seems quite excited hello oh hello Johnny yes a long time ago when are you coming oh you can't yes of course I understand yes please write and thank you for calling goodbye yes this is miss McNay law a telegram will you read it please I will see you yes Thursday yes I beat him hunt for time Johnny yes I have it I believe this is our dance isn't it hello monkey face hello come on come on we're getting out of here we can't of course we can this way Johnny where are we going which is your car ridiculous it's over there come on have you ever been kissed in a car before Johnny what we mustn't joke with me I'm no good at joking I I don't know how to flirt I'm not joking I'm serious have you ever been kissed in a car would you like to be yes well you're the first woman I've ever met who says yes when she meant yes what did the other say oh hang if I know anything but yes but they kiss you well usually have there been have there been what monkey face well have there been many I'm afraid so quite a few I always frank with them like this oh no not particularly then why you frank with me because I'm different oh no it isn't that I'm honest with you because well because I think it's the best way to get results Johnny I hope I'm not saying the wrong thing but I love you know you haven't said the wrong thing monkey face I think I'm falling in love with you too that's why I stayed away for a week I was afraid of you I never thought it would happen like this and how did it I Johnny and I were married last night married we're all for a month's honey moon on the continent please forgive me I love him very much trunk goes up on the landing well darling how do you like your new house because if you don't like it just blame it all on mr. Bailey here he rented the house while we were on our honeymoon yes sir why even decorated the place oh I don't know he's got I shall have to be getting along now so what shall I do about the bill oh just drop it on that pretty little table on your way out oh boy oh yes thank you mr. thank you mr. Bailey Johnny I never dreamt I'd ever have a such a gorgeous place are you sure you can afford it here yeah look just press that button there on the photograph there we are I don't I believe oh yes where are we at the hunt for and where else in Venice and they pulled in Capri and Monte Carlo and these and Paris I bet you're part of sir yes oh darling this is I'm so sorry I've forgotten your name Ethel sir oh yes well what is it a telegram for you sir thank you Ethel yes sir what do you think of Ethel oh she seems perfect oh it isn't bad news is it dear no no no it's from an old friend of mine stupid fella he wants a thousand pounds you couldn't spare a thousand could you a thousand what does he want it for who hanged if I know probably because I borrowed it from him you borrowed it why because I was going on a honeymoon with the loveliest girl in the world and I wanted her to be happy didn't you have any money of your own oh not a shilling but I thought I had the impression Johnny are you are you broke thank you face I've been broke all my life why didn't you tell me and what whatever made you take this extravagant house I didn't want you to live in a shack why a girl like you who's going to come into plenty of money someday wait a minute I can't get into my head were you thinking of my inherited oh I don't know what to say now darling really isn't it silly to spend the best years of our lives waiting why not be comfortable now Johnny I'm just beginning to understand you you're a baby oh I know you didn't marry me for my money but my income will never pay for all this never but what about your father I couldn't possibly ask my father or even mother anyway you wouldn't actually want to live on your wife's allowance would you of course not darling well well well I suppose if the worst comes to the worst and there were no other way out of it I suppose I'd have to well borrow some more I haven't touched old Middleham yet why he ought to be good for a month or two housekeeping I think you must be man darling listen to me well there's going to be no more borrowing what else is there to do you've got to go to work work yes work what do you mean put on old clothes and go out with a shovel don't be flippant what do you mean would you realize that it ought to be a plumber or a carpenter or an electrician oh darling you just haven't been around there are all sorts of jobs well I'm broad minded let's have some tea and talk it over we can make out a list of jobs why it might be fun hello oh hello mother oh yes yes it's wonderful most beautiful house and oh would you tell father how badly I felt and oh you see oh wait wait a minute not tell Johnny Johnny father is sending us a wedding present no I can't tell you how much this means to me too yes father yes go on go on ask him when he's coming over right away by messenger invite them over for dinner and if you can slip it in just say that we were in the throes of job hunting when he telephoned Johnny really what are the limit what father oh yes Johnny and I were just discussing that very subject and he has several interesting ideas of the kind of job he'd like to do we miss a scarf there's a messenger from general Mclaid law oh it's just come father hold on bring it in April yes man oh I think I know what it is and oh Johnny you'll be thrilled in here please oh it is oh how wonderful Johnny look what what is that thing it's a chair darling a queen and chair oh here's another one man yeah how many more of a heaven see just these two oh he sent us both of our own Charlie these are our first heir heirlooms to be handed down to our children and then to their children that's the thing to do with them all right oh I must tell you oh father you're so good to me that it makes me want to cry you've made me so very happy and you've made Johnny very happy too oh yes wait a minute father he wants to say something to it no no no I don't say something very nice these chairs really belong in a museum now go on hello general yes oh but really sir shouldn't you have sent them to a museum oh but of course we're thrilled yes what a job oh yes yes yes Lena and I were just going into that well I have several excellent opportunities I've just had a letter from my cousin Captain Melbeck he he wants somebody to manage his state for him you know I thought I'd take the job yes well I'm glad you're Prusa yes well we'll get together soon goodbye sir that was a fib about Captain Melbeck wasn't was it listen to this letter we'll give your idea the fullest consideration let me know if you would like to take the job your sincere George Melbeck did you have this letter all the time I did why didn't you tell me because dear I never dreamed I'd be using it any more than I ever dreamed would be receiving these two beautiful chairs is mr. ace garth at home yet no ma'am there's a gentleman waiting for him in the drawing room oh thank you I say nice place old Johnny's got here oh yes I'm I'm beaky straight you must be old Johnny's wife yes I am well didn't you ever tell you about me beaky oh you're beaky that's what they used to score or call me at school I haven't been driving by I thought I'd just pop in for a cup of tea oh I've heard so much about you mr. place Johnny told me about you too I ran into him at newbie races last week the races oh put my foot in it as usual however I mean didn't he didn't he tell you Johnny has a job he couldn't be at the besides he's given up betting well don't you believe it not Johnny he's a great lad he is you mustn't mind Johnny cutting up that's what makes him Johnny besides he thinks you're a topper won't you sit down mr. thwaith don't you why not oh well I'm sure Johnny oh something wrong yes there there were two chairs here this morning before I left chairs disappeared ever yes apparently with a very expensive yes they were they were museum pieces Queen Anne that Johnny you be the death of me don't you understand no I don't I'll bet you're 20 to one that old Johnny's sold them sold them for money of course fellas gotta pay his racing debts haven't he you know those bookie fellas they don't trust a chap for long not a chap like Johnny that is I don't believe you I don't believe a word you're saying put my foot in it again over he couldn't have sold them you wouldn't without asking me here he comes I don't tell him I've said a word if you want to see Johnny it is very best you just say something about chairs the key to show me how you'll be fine well well what are you doing I just popped in to see over good how's my little monkey face I don't know what's the matter darling nothing sure your wife seems to be missing some chairs over be key your pipes not lit here let me give you a match thanks a lot about those chairs be the missing chairs oh man oh the chairs yes or I suppose that American must have come for them this morning what American oh didn't I tell you darling you stupid of me well he dropped by about a week ago friend of Melvix gone above well anyway he admired the chairs and offered a hundred a piece for them anyone would take that I wouldn't oh wouldn't you really dear sorry they never occurred to me why why didn't you mention I'm sorry darling I thought I did oh well that's all right if they're gone they're gone they're gone all right shall we change for dinner you're an angel you hold on a minute you say that he offered you a hundred a piece for him that's right let's have a look at the check oh he'll send it along I bet you turn past the shilling you wouldn't let your wife pick up the telephone and ask ol Melvix whoever his neighbors if he ever saw this American are you implying that my husband is a liar oh now monkey face don't mind beaky he's only joking well I prefer jokes on other subjects um are you staying for dinner mr. twig dinner I'm spending the weekend and unless you throw me out Johnny's friends are always welcome as long as they remain Johnny's friends act to a suspicion 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DeMille act two of suspicion starring Joan Fontaine as Lena and Brian Ahern as Johnny with Nigel Bruce as beaky a week has passed but in Lena's mind there's still a dim shadow of doubt a faint indefinable fear the dawning of suspicion now on a the quiet main street of the town she meets the local celebrity a writer of mystery stories Lena dear oh hello Isabelle I've just been admiring your display in the book shop murder on the footbridge yes they're doing they're a nice little Johnny oh he's fine he's not an admirer of yours I don't believe there's one of your stories he hasn't read splendid by the way have you seen tellbrook's window the antique shop know nothing well my dear they've got the most beautiful things two lovely old Queen Anne chairs I'd give my soul to own them chairs lovely goodbye my dear see you for dinner soon yes of course I'll phone you Lena the chairs he said he sold them to an American he lied to you why why did he lie to me thanks for serving beaky I owe you an apology good I mean what for well I'll explain to you later I say you seem to be a little hot under the collar must be but old Johnny would you excuse me my dear you you mustn't be angry with Johnny it was the time now if you want to get sore with me it's a different thing all together I know everybody always did Lena beaky beaky where are you where are you oh hello hello now then don't move either one of you just stay like that I must watch the expressions on your faces I say what have you got in those packages you'll find out soon enough oh beaky this is a red letter day Lena Lena look do you remember that little necklace you admired in the shop window in Regent Street yeah I say beaky here's a little present for you what is it old bean oh oh stick thanks darling you remember this fur coat I saw the hungry eye you gave it the last time we were up in London well it's yours what do you say Johnny I don't understand what made you do all this don't be angry Johnny I want to know what this is all about yes what is it all about old bean well my friends I have the pleasure of announcing that the Goodwood Cup was run today and I happened to abect the winner a ten to one shot ladies and gentlemen and I had two hundred pounds on him two hundred pounds at ten to one well that's two thousand quid darling what's happened to your tongue oh come on darling smile Johnny where did you get the two hundred pounds I say oh girl that's not a very tactful question where did you get it you know very well there was no American I got it for the chairs of course you sold the chairs to gamble all your money on a horse well not exactly I owed the book is some money but then along came this hot tip oh darling come on give us a smile yes come on I'll go come I know what you tickle a chin I'll make a noise like a duck come on man more duck more duck more duck old bean no it's no good beaky no oh I forgot something darling look at this it's a receipt from a certain antique shop paid in full for a certain pair of chairs they'll deliver within the hour Johnny there you see she's smiling joy associates well done I'll be I say what about celebrating trust old beaky to say the right thing at the right time come on darling look at me are you happy yes of course she is here here you know this is yours old girl thank you beaky and and here's yours old bean and now for a for a toast you know wait a minute beaky what are you drinking brandy oh just just this one so you know that's not good for you all right maybe just this once oh thanks I'll be monkey face I drink to the last bit that will ever be made by Johnny A's guy the last bit will be well bottoms up beaky what's the matter with him sit down it's gonna get to more than quick I've seen this happen before there's nothing much you can do about it that's no use darling either kill him or it'll go away by itself one of these days it'll kill him good afternoon is my husband in his office Mr. A's car why no when do you expect him well I I really couldn't say perhaps you'd like to talk to Captain Melbec yes I would very much please this way Mrs. A's Garth to see you sir oh come in Mrs. A's Garth what a pleasure to see you good afternoon Captain Melbec do sit down well I don't want to impose upon you but for Johnny's cousin as well as his employer and I well I thought I'd come see you of course I've been feeling pretty badly about Johnny ever since I had to discharge him discharge don't worry Mrs. A's Garth I told him I wouldn't prosecute I don't understand I told him I wouldn't prosecute what on earth are you talking about when did you discharge him six weeks ago we had an unexpected audit and the accounts showed a deficit of 2,000 pounds when I looked into Johnny's records well I'm terribly sorry Mrs. A's Garth you should have told you Johnny I am very important we never see each other again Lena yes Ethel told me she'd pecked your grips then you've heard yes I've heard I'm so sorry darling I'm terribly sorry this telegram just came from the doctor it tells how it happened telegram there aren't many details deeply regret your father died earlier this morning from heart failure your mother wishes you to come at once Lena darling it's been a nasty week for you I'll be glad to get you home Lena do you ever have any regrets that you married me why do you ask that seems pretty obvious that your father would have left you a lot more than his portrait if you've been anybody else but Mrs. John A's Garth it's never too late you haven't answered my question what about you have you any regrets monkey face marrying you is the one thing I've never changed my mind about do you really mean that yes I really mean that what about you I couldn't stop loving you if I tried have you tried yes when when I found out you've lost your job with Captain Milbeck how long have you known since last Friday who told you Captain Milbeck I met him did he tell you why no suppose you tell me why oh well we just didn't get along it's quite nice here should we stop and have a look at the seat pretty isn't it quite a drop off this cliff wouldn't it why didn't you get along with Captain Milbeck oh I don't know he's a bit of an old foggy you know monkey face the way to make money is to think in a big way now look at all this land for instance look at the view from these clips why isn't something done about it you know if I had 10,000 pounds or still better 20,000 I could start a development here 20,000 pounds that's all I need you think we could swing it for that or me of course now you see beaky this is the ground plan that's wonderful being that we could put the larger tail up here on the cliff oh my goodness we're we're organizing a real estate company we're about to buy a very beautiful piece of land right by the sea one of you what's on what air and then we sell part of it at a profit I see but you need financing for all this of course a few pounds I want to put up the money cause who me oh I see well the the idea is mine but the the money is beaky's and the corporation well beaky's going to borrow against some securities he has in Paris yes but oh look darling let me show you how simple it is does beaky understand it oh perfectly I think I beg your pardon mr. A's garth yes Ethel you're wanted on the phone sir oh thank you excuse me there's one more now beaky please explain it to me will you well you see my dear girl well you see we we buy up this land and then we sell part of it that gives us a hundred percent profit no time then then on the other part we we build something rather oh yes but from whom do you buy the land whom do you sell it well that shouldn't be difficult today beaky isn't it about time you grew up I say oh girl you're scouring me yes you need a scolding should I go and stand the corner beaky you're not being fair to Johnny I say oh girl that's a bit thick why he's president of the whole bad thing would you quit gets a salary right she's own checks yes that's what I mean well what's wrong with it yes what is wrong with it well Lena I still be Lena's telling me that you're a bit soft in the head is that it sounded like that to me yeah hadn't you better be changing the winner oh right over something if it what right have you to interfere in my affairs but I wasn't really I was only you were only what well I was only trying to tell beaky that he shouldn't leave everything to you it's not as if you were both experienced businessmen what that devil do you know about business oh very little suppose beaky had taken you seriously you would have ruined the whole scheme do you realize that yes but if it weren't good that's my business not yours if I say it's good it's good and I don't want any interference from you or anybody else is that clear yes that's clear yes who is it yes Johnny oh I I thought you might like to know I'm calling off that real estate plan why what happened oh I don't know perhaps the land isn't any good or perhaps I don't like the idea of risking beaky's money or perhaps it's a stiff job and I'm just too lazy what it is but every time I play on the grams I know to make three letter words do you be do you be is no such word try this do you be tea doubt oh thanks I'll go I said Johnny I don't see why you want to call off this real estate business it's no good but the corporation's formed already the money's been put up in your name or deal is off beaky why do we have to drive all the way up there to look at it I won't be responsible for calling the scheme off without first proving to you that it's no good so we're going up to the cliffs early tomorrow morning and take a look why you so insist because as I told you I won't be responsible all right over that's it what's that you've got there Lena MUD DR no such word is there try the R and instead of the D M U R D murder that's more like it okay Johnny I don't like going up there in the morning why do we have to go up so early now beaky oh well if we have to let's get on with the game with your tunnel girl I say Lena Lena I say Lena what's the matter Lena give me a hand here beaky she's fainted what time did mr. A's got leave why about seven ma'am and mr. Tway went with him yes ma'am well why didn't you wake me well mr. A's got said not to disturb you what car did they use well ma'am I what car which one listen oh that's mr. A's got now ma'am he's back he's come back good morning Lena Johnny feeling better what's the matter yours why does a sheet where there's beaky what hello girl are you feeling any better what is it what is all this wife only been away a few hours it seems like a thousand years yes seems like that to me too shut up beaky it was nothing nothing I came very little losing my life you call that nothing you nearly lost your life came very close to it let's drop the subject no go on beaky I want to hear about it well there we were on the top of the cliff I was trying to turn my car near the edge was Johnny in the car no no no he was a few feet away go on well I didn't realize that I was backing the car right towards the edge but I was and if old Johnny hadn't taken a flying leap and grabbed the break I should be in Kingdom come by now Johnny saved your life Johnny I could never tell you how much this means to me to you darling this means good bit to me to be the old fellow deserves an award I say how about how about a night out a spot is celebrating on me or being very kind of you beaky but don't you have to go to Paris oh yes yes of course I do my security's over there I gotta go and cancel the arrangements for them I say why don't you come over with me well the cat seems to forget that I'm a married man I tell you what I might do beaky I might drive up to London and with you hey how about that monkey face yes monkey I mean Lena do do let him come well it seems to me yes I know it seems to you that I should be looking for a job well it seems to me I'll have much more chance of getting a job in London than I would anywhere around here of course he would I say do let him come Lena I don't see very well how I can stop him Mrs. A's girl yes I thought there's an inspector Hodgson in the hall ma'am he wants to speak to Mr. A's girl show him in a very good ma'am will you come this way please sir thank you Mrs. A's girl yes my name's Hodgson inspector Hodgson from the county police how do you do I understand your husband's not in there no he's been up in London for two days well perhaps you might be able to help us yes of course I believe you know a mr. Thwait yes he's a close friend of my husband well I don't know how to put it quite perhaps it would be easier if I showed you this in this afternoon's paper right here ma'am Englishman found dead and Englishman met with a mysterious death in a house in Paris he's believed to be mr. Gordon Cochran Thwait I'm sorry to have to do this ma'am but we're making enquiries on behalf of the Paris police they found some papers on mr. Thwait's person which indicated he just formed a corporation with your husband what what do the French police think caused the death well this is a copy of a telegram that we received from Paris Thwait visited the place in the company of another Englishman on arrival Thwait ordered a bottle of brandy according to the statement of one of the waiters Thwait's companion asked for the brandy to be served in large beakers apparently as a result of a bet between the two men Thwait filled one of these beakers to the brim and drank it all the other man was not present when the actual tragedy happened I'm sorry to upset you ma'am but do you or your husband happen to know of any friend of mr. Thwait's who might have been there with him then perhaps you could invite us about this corporation yes I believe I can my husband had planned a real estate development with him and mr. 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DeMille returns to the microphone curtain rises on the third act of suspicion starring Joan Fontaine and Brianna Hearn in Lena's mind the sharp sting of suspicion has given way to the dull sickening ache of certainty certainty that her husband is a murderer returning to the house he stands framed in the doorway looking at her she turns toward him with fear in her eyes you've read about beaky have you I was terribly fond of beaky were you yes I loved that silly generous good hearted fool did of course I did next to you I loved him more than anybody in the world next to me oh poor monkey face here I am thinking only of myself and getting about you you liked him too didn't you I liked him very much the police were here the police what did they want they wanted you to help them it seems there was an Englishman who made a bet yes I know the whole story was in the late edition what else the inspector wants you to phone him he thought perhaps you could help identify this Englishman what did you tell them did you mention the corporation naturally I I told them beaky was planning to I wish you'd left all that to me hello wickstead police station please what else did you tell them that's about all hello hello inspector this is mr. John Asgard yes yes well I drove up to London with him on Tuesday evening and we dined at the Savoy yes well then I saw him off at Croydon Airport oh no no I stayed in London until this afternoon at my club you know how nice to see you I don't see half as much as you as I'd like that's sweet of you is about you know I couldn't put my light out until three this morning I was so interested in your last book and I had to come over and talk to you about it that's the most thrilling compliment I ever got I was completely fascinated by the way your villain enticed his victim across the footbridge knowing that the bridge had been sawn through and he also knew his victim couldn't swim don't forget that well what I want to know is this would you call that an actual murder well from the moral standpoint there's no question at all it is murder I suppose it is what does Johnny think Johnny oh I haven't discussed it with him I should think he'd be interested the same situation with his friend of his in Paris the same well that brandy business is just like my footbridge by the way the this brandy thing isn't new at all you know oh it's been done before oh yes and in real life too I have it here a book called the trial of Richard Palmer oh what is that book trial of Richard Palmer the trial of oh I remember where it is it's in your house my house yes Johnny borrowed it a week ago hello here's Ned this is Mrs. Asgard speaking oh well this is the guarantor's life insurance company yeah would you tell Mr. Asgard that there's been a slight delay in replying to his inquiry but we've written him fully on the matter and he should get our letter by first post in the morning dear sir replying to your inquiry regarding a loan of five thousand pounds against your wife's insurance policy we regret state that such a loan cannot be granted according to the terms of the policy payment can only be made in the event of your wife's death if you morning dear any letters for me what's the matter nothing you're not shivering are you cold in all this sunshine my poor little shivering baby oh um now what are we doing tonight we're going to Isabel's to die well let's get back to that new book of yours Isabel you mean to tell me that a fellow comes into a room sits down and starts to strum on the piano and two seconds later he shot is that the idea yes a certain note on the piano was wired to a revolver concealed in the wall paneling oh I don't care much for that Isabel you're slipping old girl what's wrong with it it's too complicated if you're gonna kill somebody just do it simply how would you do it simply Johnny no dear just use the most obvious method for instance well for instance poison say arsenic arsenic can be traced in the body of course but it isn't always no this very minute there are probably hundreds of murderers walking about thousands Johnny do you suppose those murderers are happy I don't know why shouldn't they be anyways well it seems to me that by now somebody would have discovered a poison that can't be traced not that what about it isn't there and I'm untraceable poison nonsense there's no such thing Isabel you're hiding something from me Johnny you're locking up what about Ethel night off she won't be back till morning what about cook forgotten cooks away on holiday my darling you're shivering again do you suppose you're catching cold yes I think that's what it must be we'll have to tuck you into bed and get you nice and warm come along no Johnny please please don't was a trouble Johnny I'm in a state tonight I don't know why but I'd like to be alone would you mind sleeping in your dressing well of course I had mine Johnny I haven't been sleeping I understand you used to sleep badly when I wasn't here and now you well all right if that's the way you feel about it good night poison untraceable in the event of your wife's death poison in the event of your wife's death your wife's death wake up dear you're feeling better yes hello darling Isabel I came over this morning we were quite worried about you this morning have I been sleeping all day doctor gave you a pill darling that's all you needed rest I'll run down until Ethel to fix something for supper right back he's one in a million that Johnny of yours isn't it I warn you you'd better get well because if you leave me alone much longer with him my career will soon be over he flirted with you I suppose flirted worse than that he's worming all my secrets out of it did you tell him anything today who did I now honestly have you ever been able to deny Johnny anything it was about that poison wasn't it yes it was and if he writes a story on that one before I do lean I imagine a substance in daily use everywhere anyone can lay his hands on it and within a minute after taking the victims beautifully out of the way and mind you it's undetectable after death is whatever it is painful not in the least in fact I should think it would be a most pleasant death brought you a glass of milk here darling I'll put it here drink it before you go to sleep good night darling why don't you let me help you pick but there's no need to I what's the matter with you this morning you're still annoyed with me aren't you no Johnny really I still don't feel well that's why a few days at your mother's will do you more good than staying at home not exactly that deal mother telephoned she got on that phone awfully early it seems well mother gets up early I happen to mention that I was a bit nervy and before I knew it I'd agree to spend a few days with all right I'll run down and get the car ready oh no please I'll drive myself I prefer to drive you're going so fast Johnny you want to get there don't you would go by this road why not it's the shortest way isn't it there's the hotel site that's another thing I've failed at the door is open he's going to kill me what's got into you stop it stop it your little fool stop it I've had enough how much do you think a man can bear listen to me turn me out of your room you go running away to your mother's now you shrink away from me as though you hated me you're my wife leaner I thought why you almost killed us both back there because you had to pull away even when I was reaching over to save you from falling out of the car well you don't have to put up with me anymore Johnny wait where are you going first I'm taking you on to your mother's and then what don't you worry I won't bother you again Johnny you mean you're Johnny are we asking Isabel about that poison what were you planning to do with it Johnny you're going to kill my darling yes but I saw that was a cheap way out so I'm going back to see it through prison term and everything prison you mean no back that money I can't pay it back I made the last attempt to raise the money when I went away with beaky to Paris Paris I didn't go to Paris I went to Liverpool I tried to borrow on your insurance but it didn't work you mean you were in Liverpool when beaky then you didn't go to Paris of course now do you think I'd have let some idiot give poor old beaky that brandy if I had Johnny if only I'd known I was thinking only of myself not of what you were going through or if I'd been really close to you you could have confided in me but you were ashamed oh I'd only understood Johnny it will be different now we'll make it different people don't change overnight Lena I'm no good let's turn back Johnny let's go home and see it through together oh it won't work oh it will work I know it will Johnny please you can't shut me out turn the car around let's go home please Johnny get in the car Johnny where are we going we're turning back we're going home cars will return to the microphone in just a moment for a curtain call meantime some news of interest to women about the new rayon stockings that stores are featuring today you know these new rayons have greater elasticity and greater strength than earlier ones new finishes make them more beautiful too of course you'll need to give these new rayons the right care for best results rayon is temporarily weak in water so handle it gently don't rub don't use strong wash day soaps just squeeze lukewarm lux suds through the stockings then rinse just as you do with silk and nylon roll the stockings for a moment in a Turkish towel to press out the moisture then unroll them at once and hang them over a smooth rod always be sure you get rayon stockings really dry before you wear them again let them dry from 24 to 48 hours this is important because even though the stockings may feel dry before this time the inside of the rayon threads may still be damp and rayon regains its natural strength only when thoroughly dry you'll find this easy lux way pays big dividends and cutting down runs and giving you long wear from these lovely new stockings now here's mr. de mill with our stars it's no secret to most of you that in private life our stars are mr. and mrs. brian a her and it's no secret to any of you that they gave a fine performance tonight in suspicion oh thank you very much cb jones been looking forward to weeks to her first visit to the lux radio theatre and playing opposite Brian to mr. de mill sounds as though she married you because she admired your acting Brian well that's the best of you I've had yet cb confidentially though I married Joan for her Academy Award I had a suspicion she had win it I think you'd better buy an extra war bond this week Brian for a pun like that definitely what's the news on the front of and Hollywood's all-out battle of bonds mr. de mill I was talking with headquarters just today John at the noon communique is we're advancing on all fronts the goal for the entire industry you know is 10% or more of everyone's income for war bonds that should buy a lot of tanks and planes cb about three hundred thousand dollars worth a week Brian perhaps a hundred bombers a year will be paid for by bonds Hollywood will buy through our voluntary payroll savings plan and that doesn't count our regular cash sales of bonds either it sounds like a system that every business might adopt mr. de mill how is it organized the motion picture committee for Hollywood was formed at the request of the Treasury Department to represent every part of the motion picture industry labor management and creative branches the producer with four telephones and three secretaries is no more important than the carpenter who builds the set or the electrician who lights it we need everybody you know what a meeting the other day the two best suggestions were made by a lovely extra girl who just come from the set in makeup and a man who just come from the same set in overalls in other words hollywood's payroll savings plan is democracy at work to sell war bonds like that carpentry was talking about Brian you hit the nail on the head in a few weeks we expect to tell the Treasury Department that every actor stenographer writer musician makeup man costumer hairdresser executive business manager agent cameraman sound technician director carpenter clerk electrician and set dresser has signed up that every man and woman who works in motion pictures and the allied branches of the industry is in the payroll savings plan and is voluntarily putting at least 10% of his or her salary in united states war bonds not just this week or this month but every payday for the duration of the war and it's one production with the starring part for everyone well who's starting here in the lux radio theater next week CB first let me tell you the play brown it's Frederick Lonsdale's famous comedy the last of Mrs. Cheney and our stars will be Norma Shearer Walter pigeon and adult module the last of mr. Mrs. Cheney ran a whole season on Broadway and twice made a hit in motion pictures I fully expected to keep up that brilliant record here next Monday night with a cast like Norma Shearer Walter pigeon and adult module well that play is one of my favorite CB thank you and good night good night mr. DeMille good night our sponsors the makers of Lux Flakes join me in inviting you to be with us again next Monday night when the Lux Radio Theater presents Norma Shearer Walter pigeon and adult module in the last of Mrs. Cheney this is Cecil B DeMille saying good night to you from Hollywood ladies and gentlemen modern medical science can cure cancer if the disease is discovered early the women's field army of the American society for the control of cancer deserves your support in its campaign to spread knowledge of cancer control John Fontaine appeared tonight through the courtesy of David O. Selznick and will soon be seen in the title role of the David O. Selznick production Jane Eyre Brian A Hearn star of Columbia pictures will be seen in their production of salute to Sahara Nigel Bruce appeared through the courtesy of Universal Pictures his next picture is Universal Sherlock Holmes saves London heard in tonight's play where Jill Esmond as Isabel Vernon Steel as General Mclaid law Gloria Gordon as Mrs. Mclaid law John Abbott as Melvin and Eric Snowden Claire Verdera and Pax Walter the Lux Radio Theater is shortwave to American armed forces throughout the world tune in next Monday night we are Norma Shearer Walter pigeon and adult module in the last of Mrs. Cheney our music was conducted by Lewis Silvers and your announcer has been Melville Rooick