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Okay, Harlow. Let's hear suspense Suspense Auto light and its 60,000 dealers and service stations bring you radios outstanding theater of thrills Starring tonight Miss Agnes Moorehead in Anton leader's production of Lucille Fletcher's famous suspense play Sorry wrong number But tail well calculated to keep you in suspense Operator, I've been darling Murray Hill four Oh nine eight now for the last three quarters of an hour and the line is always busy I don't see how it could be busy that long will you try it for me, please? I will be glad to try that number for you one moment I don't see how it could be busy all this time. It's my husband's office He's working like tonight, and I'm here all alone in the house. My health is very poor, and I've been feeling so nervous all day Three hill four oh oh nine eight is mr. Stevenson there. Hello. Yes, sir. This is Hello, who's this what number am I calling please? I'm here with our client George. Oh Clear for the night. Yes, George. He says the coast is clear for tonight. Okay Okay, where are you now in a phone booth? Everything's okay. No the address. I know I know At 11 o'clock the private patrolman goes around to the bar on 2nd Avenue for a beer. That's right 11 o'clock Okay, I'll be sure that all the lights downstairs around there should be only one light visible from the street Okay, okay, what's that just a minute George? Oh Our client tells me that 1115 a train crosses the bridge It makes a noise in case a window is open and she should scream. Oh, hello. What number is this please? Okay? I understand that's 1115 the train. Yeah, you remember everything else, George. Yes, I'll make it quick as little blood as possible Because our client does not wish to make her suffer long. That's right Use a knife. Yes, the knife will be okay then afterwards I remove the rings and bracelets and the jewelry in the bureau drawer because Our client wishes it to look like simple robbery Don't worry Everything's okay. I never Oh Operator, I've just been cut off. I'm sorry. What number were you calling? Why it was supposed to be Murray hell 40098 But it wasn't some wires must have got crossed. I was cut into a wrong number And I I've just heard the most dreadful thing something about a murder and operator You simply got to retrace that call at once. I beg your pardon. May I help you? Oh, I know it was a wrong number and I had no business listening But these two men they were cold-blooded fiends and they were going to murder somebody some poor innocent woman It was all alone in a house near a bridge and we've got to stop them. We've just got to number. Are you calling? Well, that doesn't matter. This was a wrong number and you dialed it for me And we've got to find out who what was it immediately. What number did you call? Oh, why are you so stupid? What time is it? Do you mean to tell me you can't find out what that number was just now? I'll connect you with the chief operator. Oh, I think it's perfectly shameful now now look it was obviously a case of some little slip of the finger I told you to try Murray hill 40098 for me and you dialed it But your finger must have slipped and I was connected with some other number and I could hear them But they couldn't hear me now. I I simply failed to see why you couldn't make that same mistake again on purpose Why you couldn't try to dial Murray hill 40098 in the same sort of careless way Murray hill 40098 I will try to get it for you. Well, thank you. I am sorry Murray hill 40098 is busy I will call you in Operator your call You didn't try to get that wrong number at all. I asked you explicitly and all you did was dial correctly I am sorry. What number are you calling? Well, can't you for once forget what number I'm calling and do something for me Now I want to trace that call. It's my civic duty and it's your civic duty to trace that call and apprehend those dangerous killers And if you don't I will connect you with the chief operator. Well, please This talk can't make everyone understand this This is the chief operator chief operator. I want you to trace a call a telephone call immediately I don't know where it came from or who was making it but it's absolutely necessary that it be tracked down because It was about a murder that someone's planning a terrible cold-blooded murder of a poor innocent woman tonight at 1115 I see. Well, can you trace it for me? Can you track down those men? I am not certain It depends depends on what it depends on whether the call is still going on If it's a live call we can trace it on the equipment if it has been disconnected We cannot disconnected if the parties have stopped talking to each other Oh, but of course they must have stopped talking to each other by now That was at least five minutes ago and they didn't sound like the type who would make a long call Well, I can try tracing it. May I have your name, please? Mrs. Stevenson, Mrs. Elbert Stevenson, but but listen and your telephone number, please Plaza three two oh nine nine, but if you go on wasting all this time, why do you want this call traced, please? Why? Oh Well, no reason. I I mean I merely felt very strongly that something ought to be done about it These men sounded like killers. They're they're dangerous. They're going to murder this woman at 1115 tonight And I thought the police ought to know have you reported this to the police. Well, no not yet You want this call checked purely as a private individual? Yes. Yes, but meanwhile, I am sorry mrs. Stevenson But I'm afraid we couldn't make this check for you and trace the call just on your say so as a private individual We will have to have something more official. Oh for heaven's sake. You mean to tell me I can't report that there's going to be a murder without getting tied up in all this red tape Why it is perfectly idiotic Well, all right, I'll call the police. Thank you. I am sure that would be the best way Ridiculous. I never heard of such a point. I can't see why you have to go through all this Oh You are called please the police department. Get me the police department, please. Thank you Ringing the police department. Oh dear. Do you have to dial? Can't you ring them direct all this time? Police department precinct 43 sergeant martin speaking police department Um, this is mrs. Stevenson mrs. Elbert smite Stevenson of 53 north second place I'm calling up to report a murder Huh, I mean the murder hasn't been committed yet, but I just overheard plans for it over the telephone Over a wrong number that the operator gave me I've been trying to trace down the call myself, but everybody is so stupid And I guess in the end you're the only people who could do anything. Yes, ma'am It was a perfectly definite murder I heard their plans distinctly two men were talking and they were going to murder some woman at 11 15 tonight And she lived in a house near a bridge Are you listening to me? Yes, yes, ma'am And there was a private patrolman on the street He was going to go around for a beer on second avenue and there was some third man A client who was paying to have this poor woman murdered. They were going to take her rings and bracelets and use a knife Well, it's it's it's unnerved made dreadfully and I'm not well. I'm very nervous When was all this ma'am about eight minutes ago? Oh, then you can do something you do you do understand. What is your name ma'am mrs. Stevenson mrs. Elbert Stevenson and your address 53 5 3 north Sutton place That's near a bridge The queensboro bridge, you know, and we have a private patrol in our street and second avenue is the next street Murray hill 4098, but that wasn't the number I overheard I mean Murray hill 4098 is my husband's office. He's working late tonight And I was trying to reach him to ask him to come home I'm an invalid, you know, and it's the maid's night off and I hate to be alone Even though he says I'm perfectly safe as long as I have the telephone right beside my bed Well, we'll look into it mrs. Stevenson. See if we can check it with the telephone company But the telephone company said they couldn't check the call of the parties and stop talking I've already taken care of that. Oh, you have yes And personally, I feel you ought to do something far more immediate and drastic than just check the call What good is checking the call do if they stop talking by the time you tracked it down They've already committed the murder. Well, we'll take care of it Don't you want I'd say the whole thing calls for a search a complete and thorough search of the whole city Well, I'm very near the bridge and I'm not far from second avenue And I know I'd feel a whole lot better if you sent around a radio car to this neighborhood at once And what makes you think the murder is going to be committed in your neighborhood, ma'am? Well, I I don't know Only the coincidence is so horrible second avenue and the Petrolman and the bridge second avenue is a very long street, ma'am Well, you know how many bridges there are in the city of new york or not to mention brooklyn statten island queens and the Bronx Now, how do you know there isn't some little house on statten island on some little second avenue? You've never heard about how do you know they were even talking about new york at all? But I heard the call on the new york dialing system. Well, maybe it was a long distance call you overheard Telephones are funny things now. Look, why don't you look at it this way? Supposing you hadn't broken in on that telephone call Supposing you'd got your husband the way you always do you wouldn't be so upset, would you? Well, I know I suppose not only it sounded so inhuman so cold-blooded A lot of murders are plotted in the city every day, ma'am. We managed to prevent almost all of them The clue or this kind is so vague it isn't much more used to us than no clue at all Unless of course you have some reason for thinking this call was phony or or that someone may be planning to murder you me Oh No, I hardly think so. I I mean why should anybody? I'm alone all day and night. I I see nobody except my maid Eloise and she's a big girl She weighs 200 pounds. She's too lazy to bring up my breakfast tray and and the only other person is my husband Elbert He's crazy about me. He just adores me. He waits on me hand and foot Has scarcely left my side since I took sick 12 years ago. Well, and there's nothing for you to worry about Now if you'll just leave the rest of this to us, we'll take care of but what will you do? It's so late. It's nearly 11 now We'll take care of it lady. Well, will you broadcast it all over the city and and send out squads and warn Your radio cars to watch out especially in suspicious neighborhoods like mine. Lady. I said we'd take care of it Just now I've got a couple of other matters here on my desk. You'd require immediate attention Good night, ma'am and thank you. Oh you you idiot. I hang up the phone like that Your call operator for heaven's sake. Will you ring that murray hill 40098 number again? I I can't think what's keeping him so long I will try to get it for you. We'll try I try Burial 40098 is busy. I will call you. I can hear it. You don't have to tell me. I know it's busy Be driving me crazy. I've never seen such inefficient miserable service now. Look. Look. I'm an invalid And I'm very nervous and I'm not supposed to be annoyed But if this keeps on much longer what seems to be the trouble Well, everything's wrong. I haven't had one bit of satisfaction out of one call I've made this evening the whole world could be murdered for all you people care And now my phone keeps ringing and ringing and ringing and way to check whether the call is coming through the system or not Unless the person is trying to reach you Complaints to his particular operator. Oh of all the stupid And meanwhile, I've got to sit here in my bed suffering every time that phone rings imagining everything I will try to check the troubles for you. Check it. Check it. That's all anybody can do Oh, what's the use of talking to you? You're so stupid sir I'm all the idiot. How dare she speak to me like that? How dare she speak to me? Young woman, I don't know your name, but there are ways of finding you out And I'm going to report you to your superiors for the most unpardonable rudeness and insolence. This has ever been my privilege Give me the business office at once. You may dial that number direct. Dial it direct. I'll do no such thing I don't even know the number the number is in the directory or you may secure it by dialing information Listen here you oh, what's the use? Over heaven say I'm going out of my mind. They're sure I'm home. They heard my voice answered them just now That's why they've been ringing me. What doesn't she answer your call, please? Where were you just now? Why didn't you answer it once give me the police department? The line is busy. I will call you busy, but that's impossible. The police department can't be busy There must be other lines available. The lion is busy. I will try to get them to take people beside the police department Detective agencies you will find detective agencies listed in the classified directory But I was to look it up and I don't know how to use it. I will connect you with information Perhaps they will be able to help you. Oh, no I and you wouldn't care. Yes. I'm sorry This is plaza 32099. This is western union. I have a telegram here for uh, Mrs. Elbit Stevenson. Is there anyone there to receive the message? I am mrs. Stevenson a telegram is as follows Mrs. Elbit Stevenson 53 north southern place new york new york darling terribly sorry try to get you for last hour But line busy leaving for boston 11 p.m. Tonight on urgent business Back tomorrow afternoon. Keep happy love signed elbit. Oh, no. You wish us to deliver a copy of the message? No No, thank you Good night. Eight number for me just once more, please You may dial that number. Hensley hospital. Hensley hospital. Do you have the street address? No, it's somewhere in the 70s. It's a very small private and exclusive hospital where I had my appendix out two years ago Hensley h e n c a one moment, please Please hurry and and please what is the time you may find out the time to be dialing the number of hensley hospital Is butterfield hensley hospital. Good evening. Give me the nurses registry. Was it you wish to speak to please? I want the nurses registry at once. I want to train nurse. I want to hire immediately for the night I see and what is the nature of the case madam nerves. I'm very nervous. I I need soothing and companionship You see my husband is away and I'm all you've been recommended to us by any doctor in particular madam No, but I really don't see why all this cataclysm is necessary. I want to train nurse I was a patient in your hospital two years ago and after all I do expect to pay this person for attending me We quite understand that madam, but registered nurses are very scarce just now Our superintendent has asked us to send people out only on cases where the physician in charge Feels it is absolutely necessary. Well, it is absolutely necessary. I'm a sick woman. I'm very upset very I'm alone in this house, and I'm an invalid and and tonight I overheard a telephone conversation that upset me dreadfully A woman's going to be killed when a train comes In fact, if someone doesn't come it was I'm afraid I'll go out of my mind. I see Well, I will speak to miss phillips as soon as she comes in What is your name, madam? When do you expect her in? I really couldn't say she went out to supper at 11 o'clock 11 o'clock Telephone as though someone had lifted the receiver off the hook off the extension telephone downstairs Onstairs in the kitchen, and they're listening to me now, and then they're filling Oh, what about I don't call someone now while they're still down there. There'll be no time operator I'm I'm in desperate trouble. I I am sorry. I cannot hear you Please speak louder. I I don't dare. I there's someone listening Can you hear me now? I am sorry. Oh, but you've got to hear me. Oh, please Please you've got to help me. There's there's someone in this house Someone who's going to murder me and and you've got to get in touch with the police Oh, there there it is. Did you hear it? He's put down the extension phone He's coming up. He's coming up the stairs. Oh, give me the police department Give me the police department One moment please I will connect you hurry hurry. Oh, hurry. I can hear him. He's coming. He's coming here. Oh Oh, no What are you gonna do to me? Oh, no from precinct 43 sergeant martin sweet Police department. Yes Oh I'm sorry Must have got the wrong number Don't worry Everything's Okay Thank you miss agnes moorhead for another memorable performance Miss moorhead will return in just a moment Say, hello, you got so wound up on auto light resistor spark plugs a while back You never told me whether you saw the state football game last week You bet I saw it and say did you notice the big gaps that state knocked that enemy line? 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