 You Finding life rather dull Dreaming again of exotic places Wishing you were somewhere else We offer you escape Escape with us now to the most evil city in the Orient and the story of a beautiful but unscrupulous woman who ruled it as Herb Purdom tells it in his exciting story Macau The streets are dark It's raining on my hair my good dress. Oh very unimportant now. I Only know it's a good night to die Where do you begin a story like mine? I? Think it began when the devil gathered the filth and evil of the world He shaped it into a city and placed it on the south coast of China He named it Macau Because the devil enjoys a bad joke he make me queen of Macau's rottenness and worse He made me like it Maybe you've wanted something wanted something so bad. You'd kill to get it. I did I Wanted a city this city. I wanted to own every grimy cafe and waterfront dive in it. I Did get some of it a lot of it The more I got the more I wanted And I nearly got it too And six days ago things began to go wrong was at the harbor front one afternoon How do my way you scabby bums out of my way before I take disinfectant to you That's right you stinking rabble make room make good afternoon Mrs. Rawls Oh my arm Mars if you want something on the docks your men have been operating in the city your province is on the water Marsic you're out of line, so there's plenty left for you. I See All right, Marsic and don't forget they're under docks. I'm king. Yeah Well long live the king only don't bet on it Goodbye Marsic. Hey wait. There's no reason for us to fight. I'll do it. Bye Marsic. Yeah, of course only if I offended you Mrs. Rawls, I'm sorry. We could be friends. I'm on your side You just be sure you're on my side a lady that man bothering you what? If you're unhappy with the way that big character's heart acts, maybe I can help His heart sure sure it just keeps beating and beating. It needs a rest Who are you Johnny hook? Oh, don't bother to introduce yourself Everyone in my car knows Mrs. Connie Rawls, and you should know I need no help I pretty good references fellow named Vic Rawls once wrote me. I had a job here if I wanted to claim it You You know my husband. Yeah. Yeah, we were bunk mates in the AVG a little smuggling together once I heard he was killed two years ago Where have you been? I just finished a hitch with Luke John the gorilla leader the one they call the white tiger Well the commies called him worse than that Mao would hock his hammer and sickle to see old Luke John hanging by his ear. I know Lu Chan's guerrilla army is still holding nearly half of southern China. That's right Look my headquarters the Red Angel is near here. We can talk there. It's well, perhaps If you're what you say you may have a job If not, well, at least you'll have a chance to taste Willie's punch of the devil It's good and you had a jigger on a half of Cognac and a dash of bettas Then take a lemon twist and rub it gentle that that's very important you rub it gentle around the rim of each glass See most guys toss the twist into the drink, but that way it's too strong. All you want is just the stink of the lemon Yeah, you wrap a tongue around a punch of the devil Thanks, Willie. I don't know about the drink, but you're my little dude. Hey, that's all right. I told you Well dummy, what are you waiting for a medal? Get out get down to the bar show this rose sure You know, that's what I like a dame with sentiment Why didn't you just kick him in the stomach and be done with it? He's used to me. I'll bet he is You know, you're pretty you're smart. I can see why Vic married you But how do you run a setup like this Vic spoke Cantonese? He knew the people you it isn't necessary all brainwork, huh? Well, honey, you got to be human too. You got to understand feelings Like this one for instance there Is that all no, I'm liable to kiss you again for song what? Sliding panels who's the Chinese gun to the the name is foosung foolish one, huh? You look a little old to be playing games, honey. Aren't you being a little melodramatic over a kiss on our love? Shut up. You think you're tough Johnny hook too tough to obey a woman Well foosung teach Casanova the penalty for misjudging me on our hold up sister. All right Give him another one foosung. I don't want him to make a mistake about me again as you wish I think he's softening foosung pull his head back. He's dripping blood on my rug All right, Johnny, you're not out. Let's talk a little what's your name Johnny hook The real one John Butterfield will call you a hook You say you knew Vic describe him tall dark haired. He had a scar of his right eye. How'd he talk draw? He was a Texan you wanted any place now have a killer man sure in the war who didn't otherwise a couple Look, what's with all the talk? Why'd you quit luchin luchin? You fought for the white tag sure Sure, but my salary started coming in the form of promises. I Like to get paid for my work So that is the economic necessity of life But you must tell me of luchin sometime later foosung Johnny you wanted to know how I run this setup Well foosung handles the orientals. He speaks a dozen dialects Go on as a rule. I don't hire white men. I can't be trusted. Maybe I'm an exception Maybe We'll see Your first job will be on a man named Peter Marcik. I want six of his boats destroyed tonight He'll be supplied with bombs and a fast-speed While I talked I watched I knew from watching him take foosung's blows that Johnny was tough I hoped he was tough enough For I was lining him up for the world's most dangerous murder Dark little one we can still see Johnny's boat ahead you take quite an interest in him Would you like some gum no it is good gum made in your country chewing gum quiet your nerves There's nothing wrong with my nerves pull into this coal. We can watch from here. Yes He is ready to make his run. I Hope all goes well. Yeah Shall I mount the machine gun in the rear if he's pursued too closely? I can discourage them from here as they pass Perhaps you'd better But if it's the police don't shoot of course He started his run the gun will be ready in a moment. He's at the line of boats There they blow An unfortunate waste of good boats little one I want to be sure Marcik never challenges me again This will stop him indeed. It will those boats cost Marcik a fortune There the gun only needs loading Here comes Johnny. He's got his boat wide open Behind him it is clear No little one look a police cruiser, please stop them But little one, you know, we must not fire on the cruiser the metaphor would try for the engine's ass No, little one. This is insane stop that cruiser or a ram it very well You did it. They're on fire. They're jumping please little one. Let us go. Yeah For that stranger you are a fool shut up foosung I run this thing you are angry little one We will discuss it later No more disaster. I'm out of gum. You just started a new stick. It is unfortunate, but I swallowed it Come in Johnny Marcik's boats are matchwood now Mrs. Rawls Mrs. Rawls I Got away clean, but someone did a devil of a lot of shooting behind you idiot. You forced us to sink a police cruiser I forced you You mean that was you behind me foosung and I You're not with Lou Chan fighting the communists now Johnny fights cost me money. Oh, how the cops Well, they won't be able to prove anything, but that's because I dumped a machine gun worth six hundred dollars. I'll steal you No one Forget it You did a good job on the boats. Thanks Little one inspector kaiwan downstairs in the club. Thanks. I'll be down Johnny you better get out of here and stay out for a day. So use the back stairs. All right. Oh and Connie of Mrs. Rawls. Yeah, thanks for what my life. It's not much, but I like it You know if I can keep you around I may die a natural death yet. I Gave Johnny three minutes and I went down to the nightclub The Red Angel wasn't only a good front it with something else Something special just for me Was smoky enough for a five-alarm fire and the combined smell of liquor perfume and unwashed bodies was enough to make a buzzard back off To me the Red Angel had never lost its fascination. I wouldn't have traded it for heaven. This is wrong Inspector kaiwan We've met on many occasions. Yes indeed The number of our meetings has not dulled my enjoyment of your beauty madam. Yeah Drink. Thank you. No, it is my sad duty to try and discover proof of your activities last night Yes, if you were I Would you use trickery or threats? Poosung has given me your alibi your boats, of course have been prepared for our visit Is that all I would like to chat for a while perhaps I can trick you You've heard your visit unless you bring a charge against me get out Cops give the place a bad smell. Is it possible? Nevertheless a year ago. You were more cautious with me madam. You have given me hope at last hope What hope the most powerful drug in the world is power the addict destroys himself and You madam have become an addict Good night Escape under the direction of Norman McDonald returns in just a moment Tomorrow evening CBS presents over most of these same stations the nation's nightmare first of six weekly programs Exploring organized crime in America first program in this series of hard-hitting exposés will be titled the narcotic evil Gathered from major centers of addiction Information about government activity against this vice Word spoken by its victims and the progress in the fight to correct it will be reported tomorrow night on the nation's nightmare over CBS and Now back to escape I Was always fascinated by the smell of evil even when I was a little girl. I used to pretend my dolls were Well, no matter Let's say I was bad to begin with The only wages I wanted to earn were the wages of sin Above all, I wanted to be bad in a big way and in Macau's 6,000 miles from my hometown. I made it Well, come on in dummy don't stand there To drinks willie and make them good You want the talk like that to me mrs. Rose call me a dummy. That isn't very nice Oh, shut up. Just mix the drinks and turn on that blasted fan before I suffocate. Yes I'm gonna leave you mrs. Rose I'm going home. Sure sure the drinks willie dream about home tomorrow. I will that's when I'm gone I saved my money See, it's all in this wallet. I'm going home after 10 years But you really do have the money yes, ma'am I'll make the drinks do that Isn't cunning oh, hi Willie. How's the drinking business? Oh people still doing it. They always do it I'm going home Johnny tomorrow. Well, I'm at the willie Johnny's not interested get out Sure, mrs. Ross What are you trying to prove coming what do you mean kicking that poor guy arounds it make you feel good. He's a dummy. He doesn't care Hope he's up to the drinks and hand me one. I'll call down and make amends to willie. Yeah, you do that Thanks Who song? Willie's on his way down. Give him a night off and tell him the drinks are on me Yeah champagne and Listen, he's carrying a bankroll See that he doesn't have it in the morning Mm-hmm, that's right Oh in that champagne Make it the cheap kind So will he doesn't get home after all He's a good bartender when he's sober And I like these Well, that's a good reason to bust a man's drink Inspector carwan has dropped his investigation. He knows it's you He can't touch me I'm too big. Yeah. Yeah, you're too big, but it's nothing to what it will be And you're too johnny if you can bear the way I treat my bartender. No, I'm a lousy already. I may as well go all the way A quarter of a million dollars Help you make the trip quarter Hey, how many of those drinks have you had? You want in do I want to breathe? It's a big order dangerous job So is the war only didn't pay so well go on mal's communists are taking over in china I'm gonna help them for a quarter of a million dollars and and macao macao You mean the whole city the whole city Well Well, I give you credit baby. You go nuts in a big way. I've made the deal. I'd break it down for me. It's very simple You'll assassinate the gorilla leader luchan Johnny's face was a color of blue cheese as he stared at me But I knew the power of money over men like him That quarter of a million would buy better scruples than his And in case he needed extra encouragement. I gave him an additional promise and a kiss We both liked it Oh, baby, baby, johnny again You love me Yes, yes, I do Johnny You'll do the job. Sure. Sure. I'll start making plans right away. God Keep in mind what you're working for A quarter of a million dollars me I drink you drink honey the ice is melting eight nine 10 Your play little one. I should stop now. I never win against you for a song Uh four of diamonds Mrs. Ross You gotta give it back to me You you stole my money. It ain't right. Give it back Now willie, don't blame me if you got drunk and were rolled. Please. Please. I I say for 10 years to get that money Jack of hearts to you. Give it back to me. I'll kill you. See, I got a gun Don't be a fool willie. She is right willie Don't be a fool. There are at least 200 men who would make sure you never left macau alive They would get you in an alley on the street somewhere You know, they would all I want is my money Maybe I'll tell the police Who's your next of kin willie? I'm my next of kin. Your health is getting bad. No, no, no, no, no, wait, wait, wait I I I didn't want to blab their police. I I I was just kid I was sure you were Get out of here willie and leave the gun Sure Sure, Mrs. Ross. Sure Oh Dummy kind of sorry 10 dollars was saying he saves too much Three to you gin gin I have the devil's own luck I guess I just don't live right That's nice Frankie little one It's been a good night The money floating good So will he to make me a drink Go on Frankie Good evening, Mrs. Rolls It is indeed a lovely melody No, hello inspector Slumming Slumming I do not believe I understand this word. Forget it Play some more Frankie I I brought you word that I thought might distress you Peter Marcy committed suicide an hour ago So So it is considered humane to be sad When an acquaintance meets violent end Especially when I'm supposed to have blown up his boats and driven him to it, huh? Get out of here brass head As you wish You seem to hold my work in great disfavor Look inspector carwan. I don't like cops and I don't like you So do me a favor and stay away from me Good night, Mrs. Rolls Oh, good evening, mr. Hook I believe yeah good evening inspector, uh, uh kaiwan. I believe kaiwan Hi, honey That's a nice tune. What is it? Softly is a morning sunrise my favorite Thanks, Frankie Come on over to the bar johnny. I've got a drink waiting Here's your drink, Mrs. Rolls. Well, he fixed me one. Will you I need it sure Well, johnny figured out your plan Yeah Well Oh, don't mind willy there. Tell me I figured out a way to kill luchan But i'm not gonna do it Say that again. You heard right connie. I'm out of the deal. Yeah, johnny. Thanks. Oh boy. You're still as good as ever Thank you Go out you like it Johnny hook you're not backing out of this deal. I'm already out Oh, look connie you had me tabbed right I guess for that kind of money I'd kill a man But not if it means the end of what a lot of guys I knew died for died for This will mean more power for us than we ever dreamed. I don't dream. I have nightmares How about you and I johnny doesn't that count at all? I told you once connie Sometimes it isn't just brainwork. You have to understand the way people feel Oh, i'm sorry. You don't know what i'm talking about johnny Johnny Do but sentimental food You're forcing me to drink mrs. Ross No, i'm going upstairs Clean up and lock up and if you drink any of the liquor pay for it I have just finished Would you care for some gin rummy? Johnny hook has just betrayed us. He just left. You know what to do johnny But how never mind howl pass the order along. You know what you are doing Once I give that order. He is a dead man That's the kind of a man I want him to be Do as I say. Yes Good night little one will tell them to make it quick You will never know what happened Johnny would never know But I would I sat at my desk staring through two blank eyes at the room Only I was seeing johnny walking mcow street Pass this alley in the next Always going closer to the one that held his death I looked out at the window and saw it was beginning to rain I give the order mrs. Ross and go away What did you call me mrs. Rolls? but I'm your little one you always there is no little one you killed her when you plotted to betray my people What? So will he shut off his mouth as you say will he shut off his mouth? All right, so I didn't tell you about it. I would have cut you in on it later Even now you do not understand You betrayed my people the men who make up your organization me We shun is all that stands between us and communist slavery. Get a soapbox patriot Everybody's waving a flag tonight. I wished only to tell you that you were through in mcow You're forgetting. I own this place this and all the other places the cars the boats the guns everything But I control the men so I'll get new men Now get out Get out Get out. I'm sick of the sight of you certainly Only It is just fair to tell you mrs. Rolls the penalty for betrayal in our organization is death as you know I passed the order for yours tonight How could it happen One moment I was all powerful and my plans were set to make me owner of my cow And then I was alone my power go on and I was just another woman No Not even that For there outside the wet window was my death waiting for me Somehow I found myself driven to meet it I went down and out into the rain Hello there cutie How's about a nice warm drinkie, huh? Hey What's the matter too big to drink with a sailor? Snowdy dame Which one? Which doorway will it be? Dane is so clean Cow glistens like a polished black diamond now. I wish I'd gotten up early more often I never realized how wonderful it is to see a sunrise I like walking in the early morning Perhaps if I hurry I can catch Johnny Under the direction of Norman McDonnell escape has brought you McCow by Herb Purdom Starring Michael Ann Barrett and Stacy Harris with Raymond Burr Featured in the cast were Lou Krugman, Charles Lung, Paul Dubov and Frank Gerstle The special music for escape is composed by Leith Stevens and conducted tonight by Wilbur Hatch Next week escape with us to the outer limits of space and the terrifying experiences of five men who penetrated it As Ray Baradbury famous science fiction writer tells it in his gripping story The Earth Men Immediately after station identification over most of these same CBS stations Yours truly Johnny Dollar played by Edmund O'Brien investigates the Neil Brear matter for an insurance company Finding his victim buried a week Johnny Dollar goes to work uncovering one shocking fact after another As his expense account mounts so does the action and excitement Stay tuned for Edmund O'Brien as yours truly Johnny Dollar next on most of these same CBS stations Roy Rowan speaking This is CBS where you hear the FBI in peace and war every thursday night on the columbia broadcasting system