 The story of Dr. Kildare. Whatsoever house I enter, there will I go for the benefit of the sick. Now whatsoever things I see over here concerning the life of men, I will keep silence thereon, counting such things to be held as sacred trust. I will exercise my art solely for the cure of my... The story of Dr. Kildare starring Lou Ayres and Lionel Barrymore. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer brought you those famous motion pictures. Now this exciting, heartwarming series is heard on radio. In just a moment, the story of Dr. Kildare. But first, your announcer. You know that new kindergarten playhouse in the middle of the courtyard? Any children in there? Doc, we don't know. I tried to get into him and I got this whole precinct is there. We better get back there with you. Just after three o'clock when he got in there, that's why we don't know whether or not any kids are with him. Any idea who the man is? No, except that his name is Coslove. He's been doing some house painting in the neighborhood. Coslove? Peter Coslove? No. Oh, isn't that the fella that fell off the scaffold and broke his leg in the hospital when it was being painted, Jimmy? Right, right. I took care of him. He seemed a quiet, harmless sort. Well, this hole in my leg doesn't agree with that, Doc. Did it? I don't wonder. That man must be a homicidal paranoia. Couldn't you detect any trace of it, Jimmy? Oh, it wasn't manifested that time. Well, there's too much open ground around that building. And I can't use my rifleman for sniping until I know he's alone in there. No, no, no, but you can't hold back long enough to find out, either. If he's holding any children in there, they won't be safe long. Parker. Parker, get my bag from the car. Yes, Doc. Jimmy, what kind of a scatterbrained scheme are you cooking up? I'm going in there. No, wait a minute, Doc. I'm not going to raise you responsible for you getting yourself shot. I can't let you do it. Either can you risk the possibility of leaving children in there with him. Here's the bag, Dr. Kilday. Thanks. Well, there, I get Kilday's right. We'll try it together. Oh, no, Dr. Gillespie. Just one man. The cause love knows me. Oh, but Conval... I helped him when he was hurt. It may make him hesitate about harming me. That's a big gamble, Doc. And you'll have to take it every step for a hundred feet until you reach the plane. I can't just stand here until we find out if all the children from school reached home. Oh, but you expect me to sit here calmly while you... Now, there's no choice, Dr. Gillespie. Somebody has to take a chance on getting into that playhouse. You keep your men where they are, Dag, and no matter what happens. Okay. I'm against this, but... Well, I've got to let you try it because I can't think of any other way. Just remember that that lunatic put a bullet in me. Jimmy, be careful. Oh, sir. You ought to be more careful with that gun, Pete. You almost hit me. I just want to test the drinking pump to make sure the water's all right. You're lying to me, Dr. Gillespie. No, Pete. The children have been complaining about the water. There may be something wrong with it. You'll want some yourself if you stay in there. You'll turn to me, Pete. Sorry, Pete, but I must come in. You have no right to stop me, Pete. I'm a doctor. Hey, good boy. He made it, Doc. He made it. Well, he got into the lie, but that's what you mean. But getting out alive may be a different proposition. Unless we can give him some help. Well, what can I do? I need one of your men. Have him go to Coslop's home and see if he has a wife or a relative or even a friend who might have some influence with him. Okay. You going to wait here? Wait for what? But you're going to get shot? I got to get back to the hospital. Well, what can you do there? Look up Coslop's hospital record and try to diagnose a mental illness by reading reports about a broken leg. I'm catching you, doctor. Don't try nothing. Don't play no tricks on me. I'm just getting a glass of water, Pete. You're not going to shoot me for that, are you? I got to shoot you, doctor. After a while, I got to shoot you. You wouldn't hurt me, Pete. We're friends. No, don't fool me, doctor. Well, water seems to be all right. I'm better tested thoroughly, though. No, don't touch me, doctor. Now, Pete, you know what's in there. Instruments, chemicals, medicine, that's all. You might have gone in there. I could have, but I haven't. Open it yourself. Here, I'll hold your gun for you. You're sick. You think I give you this gun? You want to get it away from me like yourself. I watch you. All right, Pete. Now, you want to hold this glass of water for me? Put that on plate, David. All right. Now, watch. I just pour some of this into the water and if the water isn't pure, it will change color. See, Pete? No change. Water's all right after all. What you put in there. Just a simple chemical. You put in poison. That's ridiculous. Pete, you taste it. Put poison in there. You try fooling me, doctor, but I know. I know all about everything. I know what you are. It's only that telephone, Pete. I'll answer it. No, no, no. And you went to trick me. I wanted to come in, Pete, to be on your side. Maybe I can find out what the intend to do out there. You can come over and stand right beside me. Near window? You want to get me near window? No, no. And you can stand right where you are then. I can't get away. Tell them to go away. Tell them to go away or I'll kill you. Not yet. Where are you calling from? With difficulty. Any kids in there? Haven't seen any. But there's a wardrobe closet. He got a gun on you. Yes. I tried to administer a sedative. Talk louder, doctor. Not him. Yes. He wasn't taking it. No. I'll do my best. That's enough, doctor. I don't like what you say. I have to say goodbye now, Daggett. But, uh... Nobody's coming, Pete. Watch out, doctor. Watch out! You got now. Sorry to get me the Department of Immigration in Washington. Time for children to be sitting down to dinner. Around here in the daytime. Are there any children here now, Pete? Well, not here, but... Why won't you let me open the wardrobe closet? I don't like... Is there a child in there, Pete? No. You have the gun. Couldn't do any harm to tell me. There is somebody in there, isn't there, Pete? Why? You want to get Boy away from me, don't you? But you won't. I'll kill you first. What boy are you talking about, Pete? I don't say nothing about boy. I don't. Pete, if there is a child in there, why are you keeping him? Why is he so quiet? You know why, doctor. You never get him. Dark in here. Can't we turn on the lights? Now they're calling from outside now. Maybe they're tired of waiting. Maybe they'll tell me they're going away. They won't go away. Well, let me answer it and find out. The moon is bright, doctor. I can see you. I know, Pete. Hello? You still all right, doctor? Yes. I'm afraid so. But I haven't heard a sound. I said there was no sound. I don't know if he's alive or... Watch what you say, doctor. No, I tried. May I speak to Dr. Gillespie for a moment? I'd better hang up now. Yes, yes, Pete. They're going away. You say? I forgot, Pete. I warned you what would happen. I warned you. They check with Washington and London, but I must be certain. Call me if you can reach the ambassador. I'm at Blair Hospital, New York City. Goodbye. He's obviously called. The... One who's tired, Pete. Well, I can't stay awake no more than... You're not going to get boy away from me. Tomorrow when other children come back, I keep them all here too. You never see them again. I... Telephone. The next time they'll know something's happened to me, Pete. I need time. You have to find a way to get out of here. Time? Yes. And you'll have to let me answer. No. You'll have to, Pete. No. If you don't, they'll come for the boy. You won't be able to stop them. I stopped them. I stopped you. You got that phone tap? Yeah, the last time. Something's wrong. I'm going to have to let my men move in soon. You do, and that man in there will kill Jimmy. Let me try calling. Okay, doctor. Why doesn't he kill there? Doc, I'm afraid we're going to have to move in on you. That's your answer, though. I can give you the keys to a tortured mind. Be careful now how you go about using them. I understand. Karzloff was a displaced person in Europe. He'd been in a concentration camp. Oh, so that's it. He had a bad time, Jimmy. His hometown suffered cruelly during the war. The thing that'll help you most isn't pleasant. It concerns the school. That's what I need. The invaders took the children out of school and sent them away as a reprisal for resistance. Karzloff had a son in that school, Jimmy. He's recreated his son and his imagination. And he's trying to protect him from imaginary enemies. Thank you, Dr. Glespie. Jimmy, Jimmy. Now, that's a very sick man. I know. Go carefully with him. Once you start prying into his mind, that's when he'll be liable most to kill you. Much time, doctor. But you lie to me. You don't send them away. It's 10 o'clock. So it is, Pete. My bedtime and yours. Bedtime of most good people. Give you one more hour to pray, doctor. One more hour till clock strike 11. Then I kill you. That's too bad, Pete, because... because I like the sound of that clock. I've listened to it nights at the hospital. Even when I was a kid, I listened to one just like it. The village clock in my hometown. Shut up. You know, every town should have a clock like that. Even a big city like this one. It's a peaceful sound. Most towns all over the world used to have them, but of course some of them have been destroyed. My home... My home was clock-locked. A bell in the church. Another one in... In the schoolhouse, Pete. Don't talk to me anymore, I don't listen. We must talk, Pete. About your son. You know about my son. Pete, you think your son is in the wardrobe closet, don't you? I wish he was. But he isn't. I'll show you. Look. No. Look, Pete. You've got to face the present. No, close. Close that door. Close it. I'll shoot. Pete, listen carefully, because I'm your friend. You're sick. You've been sick for a long time in your mind. All the horrible things you had to bury are coming out now. The past and the present are all mixed up. You know you're in America, don't you? Guy? And you know why you came, don't you? Because it's a safe place, Pete. A peaceful place. A strong place. Just think, Pete. Do you know anything bad about it? Have you ever heard anything bad about it? No, I ask too many questions. You know it's wrong to kill a man, don't you, Pete? I don't want you to make me you and those out there waiting. You don't have to protect your child, Pete. Huh? He's in good hands where no human can ever harm him. You... Yes. And you believe that. That's why you didn't kill me. Because if you were going to kill me, you'd have done it before while I was walking up to get into this building. I... You can't kill anybody, Pete. Because you're a good man. I... My son... The doctor... He was only... Seven years old. Give me that gun, Pete. I'm going to take you someplace where we can make you well. He will return to the story of Dr. Kildare. It's safe to keep Cosloff heroin. Oh, perfectly safe. He's had a sedative. Sleep will help him. In the morning, I'll take him to the state hospital where he can get proper treatment. Well, that man will get well, Daggett. And when he does, he'll come back and live a good, normal life like any other decent citizen. You sound pretty sure of that, Daggett. I am sure. Because, as Jimmy proved to us, Pete Cosloff is a good man at heart. And even his worst hallucinations couldn't make him be anything else. Listen. Listen to that. It's only the big clock striking midnight. I know, but it's such a wonderful sound. Jimmy, it's strange to think you've never heard it before. Perhaps I never have, Dr. Gillespie. Never as clearly as I hear it tonight. You heard the story of Dr. Kildare starring Lou Ayres and Lionel Barrymore. This program was written by Joel Murcott and directed by Joel Bigelow. Original music was composed and conducted by Walter Schumann. Supporting cast included Virginia Gregg, Ted Osburn, Ted D'Corsia, and Larry Dodkin. Dick Joy speaking.