 Roma Wines presents Suspense Roma Wines made in California for enjoyment throughout the world Salute! Your health, senor. Roma Wines toast the world. The wine for your table is Roma Wine made in California for enjoyment throughout the world This is the man in black here for the Roma Wine Company of Fresno, California to produce this weekly half hour of suspense Tonight from Hollywood, Roma Wines bring you Mr. Sonny Tufts in a suspense play that tells of a murder in Boston and of perilous adventure in Vermont's snow-covered hills and so with cat and mouse and with the performance of Sonny Tufts as John Guthrie, an engineer we again hope to keep you in suspense W1 QXL, W1 QXL, W1 QXL This is W1, RBX calling W1 QXL, W1 QXL This is WIR in Vermont calling and standing by W1 RBX, W1 RBX This is W1 QXL in Boston returning Hiya Guthrie, how you been? Signal's clear, good signal, come in W1 QXL, W1 QXL, W1 RBX back Hello Lockwood, I'm fine Signal's good up here, I got lots to tell you I'm trying to get in touch with you for the last couple of hours How you been? Out to dinner with Valentine? Go ahead Sorry, Guthrie haven't seen Val today She hasn't answered her phone Guess she's awful tired of picking it up and hearing me on the other end proposing Anyhow, I've been working hard Oh, I had a little excitement here at the laboratory now or so ago Thought we had a prowler on the grounds But guess it was a false alarm Nerves, I guess What's your news, Guthrie? I've got a bit for you myself, but let's hear yours first Go ahead Okay, well as far as I'm concerned, kiddo You can set up a date for demonstration for the Army Signal Corps And the Naval Ordnance people as soon as you like We're in the clear now for keeps I got the last bug out of the screen this morning And it ought to make the prettiest little image you ever saw If the brass hats put the steam on I don't see why it shouldn't be in there fighting in a couple of months Now let's hear about you, go ahead Boy, that sounds great Hold it Guthrie, something going on here Keep listening, I'll be back in a second Who's out there? Who's there? Get out from there or I'll shoot Come out Stop, stop What is it Lockwood? Howard, what's the shooting? Is that you coughing? Lockwood, is that you? Go ahead Hello Guthrie, I saw him that time Almost got him with my rifle Wonder what that guy can want Well, I know one thing he's got and that's a sore throat Boy, did you hear that car? Go ahead I'm worried Lockwood Somebody must be getting wise with what we've got We better arrange for more protection around the lab Well, you've heard my say of it How are you getting on with the blueprints? Go ahead Did you hear me Howard? Go ahead W1-QXL, W1-QXL What's happened? Come back in Go ahead Hello, this is W1-QXL I... I'm going away I'm going skiing I'm going skiing up in Sunbury, Vermont at the Phoenix Hotel The Phoenix, have you got that Frank? Frank, what's all this about you going skiing? You've never been on skis in your life Besides, I'm coming up to see you and it's important We'll get together now in the blueprints, okay? At the Phoenix Hotel Go ahead Frank What's this gag calling me Frank? Frank, what's going on? I hear voices behind you It sounds like interference You all right? I say are you all right? I'm leaving here for Boston in the morning I'll bring the whole works No, no don't And don't contact Val If anything happens to me, the man with a cough The man with a cough, the cough, the cough Lockwood, what's up? You still there? Come in, come in Lockwood Lockwood, come in Lockwood, go ahead W1-QXL, W1-QXL This is W1-RBX calling Go ahead W1-QXL, W1-QXL This is W1-RBX Night for suspense Roma Wines bring you a star Mr. Sonny Tubbs, whom you have heard in the prologue To Cat and Mouse by Hugh Pentecost Tonight's adventure in suspense Scene changes, let me describe another scene That might even now be taking place In a handsome café of the Hotel Nacional de Cuba In Havana An American visitor is remarked to his Cuban host But great enjoyment, the Cuban music And the dancing gives him Gracefully, the Cuban host returns the compliment Saying, but your United States Makes us a gift that gives great pleasure On many occasions Your superb wine from the Choice Wine Districts of your California Your Roma wine Yes, for a wine to give great enjoyment It must have greatness of character And it's this that has spread the fame Of Roma wines to other lands But otherwise, with these countries Import Roma wines to be enjoyed as a rare luxury How fortunate then are you Who can enjoy any of the Roma wines Many different delicious wine types Whenever you choose Without additional charge for import duty With no high shipping costs Added to your small cost For Roma wines Yet here is a quality so high It is one international recognition Quality coupled with cost so modest That Roma wines are America's Largest selling wines Why not make your own taste test Of these good Roma wines And discover for yourself the fine Wine qualities acclaimed by Wine experts of many lands I'll spell out the name for you R-O-M-A Roma wines made in California For enjoyment throughout the world And now it is with pleasure That we bring back to our sound stage Our star, Sonny Tufts Has engineered John Guffrey In cat and mouse A tale well calculated to keep you in Suspense That's about all the facts we know, Miss A. Yes. The bruises on Mr. Lockwood's head Were a little hard to explain as you pointed out It was the explosion that killed him That seems to be valid. Yes, the explosion may have been What actually was the final cause of his death I take a doctor's word like you for that But those marks and bruises Suppose he'd been beaten Hit over the head in order to make him In order to make him what? I can't say any more, Dr. Vaughn I don't know quite what I'm talking about Anyhow, I guess You see Howard had been experimenting with something He had a collaborator Collaborator? Yes, I don't know who Howard would never... Well, he used to talk to this other man on shortwave They both had shortwave sets Radio ham, you call Yes, well, I must go Oh, let me help you with your coat, Dr. Vaughn Oh, thank you I must say that after talking to you I'm partly convinced Miss Aims But murder is a pretty difficult thing to prove Especially in this case Oh, excuse me I'll be going then, I... Hello? Yes? Mr. Guthrie? Well... Oh, I see Where? In the drugstore? Yes, I'll wait Just come right up to apartment 16E Yes, goodbye Thank you again for your trouble, Dr. Vaughn Well, please feel that you can co... Co... Oh, I'll get you some water No, no, no, don't bother Too many cigars Bad larynx, I'm awfully sorry I'll say goodbye Are you sure you're all right? No, it was perfect I'll keep in touch with him, Miss Aims Well, goodbye now Just a minute Hello, you must be Valentine Aims Yes, I am I'd recognize you anywhere Well, just, uh... Are you Mr. Guthrie? Just throw your things in that chair there This is I pictured you Lockwood spoke of you so often Howard spoke of me? Do you? Well, you were engaged to be married, weren't you? No, I was fond of him, but... Never that way He told me that is, he said... Then you were his collaborator Oh, please, Mr. Guthrie, you can trust me I need help They all say his death was an accident The coroner, the newspapers, the police But I know it wasn't How do they say it happened? An explosion in his laboratory Chemicals he was using in his experiments Nonsense, explosion Wasn't anything more explosive in Lockwood's lab than a pack of matches Then you were his collaborator Oh, please, trust me Lockwood was murdered, I know it You think so too, then? Yes Well, then our job is to prove he was murdered You know, I'm sorry, Val There's something more important that comes first When they kill Lockwood, they stole half of our... Well... Your invention? But have an invention is worthless I have the other half In other words... Yeah I'm next, we can count on that But they don't know who you are Maybe not yet Hmm That was why Lockwood kept calling me Frank When he was talking to me, near the inn He didn't want to give my name away to them And you've no idea who they are Just something we could start on Well, just one thing That night, the night he was killed We were talking in a short wave And he'd been bothered by a prowl And he spoke of it I even heard the fall in the air He was... Oh, excuse me a second Hello? Yes Oh, Dr. Borber Yes, it's nice of you to call me back And thank you so much for sending Dr. Vaughn to see me He certainly is... Dr. Vaughn But... You sent him to see me about Dr. Lockwood About... Dr. Edmund Vaughn You're positive? I see Well, thank you anyway Bye What's up? Someone just before you came And Dr. Edmund Vaughn Said he was with the coroner's office Called on me And the coroner's office never heard of him, has that it? Never Uh-huh Who was he? I mean, what did he look like? Would you recognize me if you saw him again? Well, he was just a middle-aged fellow Poor man had a terribly bad cough One of the really hacking coughs A cough? Yes It's the same one He came to Howell's lab the night of the killing I heard him You sure? Positive You see, it fits He was looking for me Figured I'd come here to see you He wants my half an invention Well, Val They need what I've got And I've got to get back But they've stowed him so Where are you going? Skiing What? I'll send you a card from the Phoenix Hotel You're new up here Uh, beg your pardon? You're going to the Phoenix Hotel, of course It gets so you know a skiing fan when you see one I know most all the Phoenix crowd This must be your first trip to the Phoenix, eh? Yeah, it is Hmm, name's O'Brien Sean Guthrie Excuse me Do they serve drinks in this lounge car? Yes, they do Yeah, you're new too Yes, I've only been in the States a few weeks Oh, no I mean, new to our weekend skiing contingent Skiing contingent? Yeah Oh, oh yes I'm O'Brien This is Mr. Guthrie What'd you say your name was? Well, I'm... Thanks, Porter, thanks And bring me a couple more cigars, will you? Here, take one of mine while I wait here, Mr. O'Brien Oh, thank you Now that's what I like about the Phoenix crowd It's sociable Everybody pals with everybody else Sounds very pleasant Yes, I suppose so Well, Mr. Well, anyway, you wait By Monday, everyone in the place will be calling you by your first name Oh, really? Well, I guess I'd better be getting back to my compartment Very happy to have met you, gentlemen See you later Weird duck Unsociable life Now I always say you take a fellow that won't niche Be quiet a minute What's the matter with you, Mr. Guthrie? You look like you've seen a ghost Mr. Guthrie, I trust you're feeling refreshed now, sir Yeah, three hours sleep in a long walk was just what I needed Any messages for me? I'll say Good evening, Mr. O'Brien Hello there I've been looking for you everywhere Wanted to introduce you around to some of the folks here Well, thanks, Mr. O'Brien I would kind of like to get acquainted Why, sure Be sociable You see the old lady in the wheelchair That's Mrs. Garvey Mrs. Garvey, eh? Yeah They're new here, too Legs paralyzed, poor soul Always sits and knits Husky man's her husband Well, hello there, folks Hello, Irishman Ah, feels good here So you're our newcomer Only one of them, yeah And this sweet soul, Mr. Guthrie, is Mrs. Garvey You've excused my not shaking hands I'm all tied up in this ball of wool When you can't walk, you compensate By keeping the hands over busy That's very considerate of you To make me feel at home here, Mrs. Garvey And Mr. Garvey Surprised to a strong young man like you Wasn't in the army Really, Daddy? You have to excuse me, Mr. Guthrie Nosey and fresh Well, there's no harm done See, I'm an engineer and they've deferred me There he is, I'm doing my share as is, I suppose Yeah, I'm a promoter myself Here, Daddy Fold out your hands, that's it Now don't wiggle on my wool or slip And I'm not in the army because I'm too old Took advantage of the over-38 law I'm 59 It occurred, isn't it? Sure is Just what is a promoter, Mr. Garvey Careful, Daddy Those knitting needles almost stuck you then They're special needles, Mr. Guthrie Sharp While they could cut ice or pierce wood Or kill a man Yes Yes, that'd be careful, Mother And so you're an engineer, Mr. Guthrie I knew an engineer, fine boy Oh, I remember him, he was a dear boy Anybody I know? No I thought I'd tried to get him to come up here Was working on an experiment I was very much interested in Wouldn't do business with him, I hope Yeah Now, bring your hands together, Daddy That's a good boy, fine Daddy has such big, strong hands Yet they're so gentle The boy's dead now Met with an accident, I think Really? Uh, what did you say his name was? Howard Lockwood Yes, Lockwood He had a collaborator I've been trying to locate He and I could really have a long talk Same of the way, Guthrie Have you seen that bird, the Unsociable one we came up in the train with? No, I haven't He's probably a big businessman He seems nervous I tell you, it doesn't pay Be sociable Business can always wait Definitely When I see how little you fellas get out of life I thank heavens I have the sense to retire How long have you been retired, Mr. O'Brien? Hmm, before years in June You went business for yourself? No, no, I was a professional man Oh, I see Medicine? No, detective I was with the FBI Well, Guthrie, come in, come in Feel just like a nice sociable talk Sit down, sit down Mr. O'Brien, I'm in trouble and I need expert help You were an FBI man, you can help me Oh, oh, I was afraid of that I'm sorry, Guthrie I'm retired, too old for the game You'll get a hold of the Boston office They'll get some enough to help you in a jiffy Call Jack Porter, he's in charge now They'll mention my name But there's no time now You see, Boston is six hours from here I need help right now Oh, take it easy, boy Relax I suppose you're another engineer with some gadget That's gonna win the war That's a familiar one Mr. O'Brien, this is serious There's a murderer in this hotel And if I don't get him, he'll get me Now, now, take it easy You'll just give me a hand You know, I felt there was something going on here This weekend Things weren't sociable like they usually are What have you noticed? Nothing in particular Just people seem to act funny You take that garvey and his old wife And that bird with a cough That came up on the train with us What's he up to, eating his meals in his room? Look, will you help me, Mr. O'Brien? I do have an invention as it happens Oh, excuse me a minute Hello? Mr. Guthrie? Yes, he's here Hmm The gentleman in 421 Right now Very well Goodbye It's for you Party in 421 I want you to step in and see him That's him, that fake Dr. Vaughn Well, this is it And you refuse to help Oh, now, look, I'd like to, I guess But after all All right, O'Brien But look, just this 421 is right down the hall And if I'm not back in 10 minutes Will you knock on the door? Well, that much I'll do for you Well, Valentine What are you doing here? We agreed that you... Hello, John Open your door quickly before we're seen together Look, Belle, I've got something important to do Wait in my room for me If I can only find a key The door's open It's funny, I locked it Look The room's been searched My papers, the pillows, my trunk Oh, John, they know you Where is it? Didn't bring the blueprints with you here Not that dumb Well, it's gun What? My gun Oh, John, I'm afraid I feel as if I'd known you for a long time My dear Belle, you know I love you, don't you? John, we shouldn't talk about that now But you see, I've been in love with what I think you are I've only known you for two days and... What are you trying to ask me, John? Why you came when we agreed that you shouldn't Because I was afraid that you... And why I find you hiding near my door And find the door unlocked When I had locked it only 10 minutes ago And then I come into my room and I find this No, John, don't Please don't I came because I wanted to help you I felt that if you were in danger It wasn't right for me to stay home Safe? Not knowing? Yeah I'm sorry, Belle I trust you Look, stay here I'm going down the hall Somebody's waiting for me Oh, don't go, John Don't, please I'm afraid for you You got a gun, Belle? Yes, I thought I might need it Give it to me Now, kiss me Oh, John Wait here If I'm not back in 10 minutes Get the police Where are you going? Room 421 To talk to a man about his cough I'm going with you I'm going in with you You're staying outside Step back Don't let him see you Open up His door is open too They're sure on the road The party Dr. Vaughn, he's dead Look, look at the gun He's holding it He killed himself You mean he's supposed to look As if he killed himself He was shot in the back of the head A bit too neat What do you mean? That gun in his hand It's mine Then if he wasn't the murderer Who was he? Oh, John, the gun They'll think that you... Shh, take it easy That gun may come in handy Come in Well... Oh, Brian, look here What? This gun's mine It's a plot to frame me What? That's not your killer, Guthrie That's Hillary Lawns of Scotland Yard The sign to this case Because his government, like ours Is keenly interested in your invention I should have listened to you before, Guthrie You know about it then? I checked Called FBI office in Boston Talked to Porter Yes Your Dr. Vaughn was Hillary Lawns of Scotland Yard He was the one you heard in Lockwood's lab The night he was killed He must have got a little too close In the tale of the real killers Mr. Garf, he was... Well, I really don't know enough to talk I'd better shut my big mouth But I think I know You know the killer? No, but I have no proof Without proof, Guthrie You'll be held for the murder of Lawns That's obvious We've got to get our other evidence Before someone finds the body Yeah You know, there must be a hideout around here They operate from There's a cabin about a mile to the left From the top of the ski jump I saw it one day when I got lost I've got a funny hunch it might be the place If we can get there and find something Involving them before the hotel people Find this body and arrest you, we'll be... Well, what are we waiting for? Come on, let's go Come on back to my room, Val See you downstairs in five minutes, Brian What if we don't find proof, John? What then? Then we get murdered Or get held for murder The cabin's dark One of these keys must fit That one does it Softly now Mr. Guthrie, I'll take Miss Ames' gun You're too impulsive Thanks Well, there's no one here Draw the shade, please I better keep a lookout on the road Someone may come That's a good idea Now, this is what I call a real sociable evening Look, a note Misadressed to me Well, we're in the right place then Read it Guthrie 200,000 in cash for your blueprints And you can get the cash first Wherever you designate With no questions asked as to what government gets them Why those... Don't tell me, my boy You don't have the prince here, do you? No, they're in a safety vault And my name is San Francisco What's that there, that panel? It's a radio rig, sending and receiving Someone's coming Oh, quick, turn off that light Take a look, John, here, through the window It's Garvey, and he's alone Alone? Are you sure? Where'd he put that wife of his? Take another look He's alone, all right I knew she was a phony She does too much netting I wonder where she is All right, Miss Ames, out you go, quickly Get to the foot of the road before he does It's your car, Mr. Andy You're lost looking for a way back to the phoenix Delay him from coming in here I'll go outside You search the place where Brian was found No, let the girl go Her best weapons are charm Hurry now, stall him as long as you can Good luck Don't worry, I can see them from here Look at it, short way Yeah, with this outfit, Garvey could hear Lockwood And me talking over our work Yeah, pretty clever operator, I'd say Can you see Val? Yeah, she's getting near him now Brave girl, Latelyn The best There she is, he's seen her Let me have a look See them? Over my finger Between that row of trees Yeah, she's talking to Garvey now She'll stall him Hey, come on, oh, Brian, let's start searching Wait a minute, wait a minute Look, they're coming this way The two of them Well, I should have known Val, oh no, it can't be Sorry, Guthrie, but you're seeing right The girl's with Garvey But she loves me, I know it She's honest, I swear it They're coming up the path You stand behind the door I'll stand up on the balcony And cover them from behind with a gun You all set, Guthrie? All set You spring out on them as they close the door And I'll cover you from here Val, Garvey, duck, he's got the gun Above Ow! Ow! My arm! Oh, Brian! All of your reach Don't stoop for that gun, Guthrie Up with your arms You're going to join the late Mr. Lockwood The girl and Mr. Garvey of the FBI Who poked his nose in the boot too far Get out of your mind, O'Brien What will you get by killing us? I've got the information you want And if I'm dead, you'll never get it I'm fighting for my life now, not your invention With you three out of the way, I've got a chance A fire in this lovely cabin will do the job nicely Now get into that closet all of you Get started You're missing one, O'Brien My wife I'm not worrying about that, O'Brien Drop your gun, Mr. O'Brien That point you feel in your back is my knitting needle Drop it Remember, it can crack ice, pierce wood Or kill a man Okay, Mrs. Garvey Certainly nice to see you again Nice job, Guthrie You tipped us off just in time Sit down, mother, you look tired You must be standing behind the kitchen door for an hour Look here Just be quiet, Mr. O'Brien Formerly of the FBI Kicked out for improper conduct, he was The services had its eye on you ever since, my friend Yeah, you see, you made a slight error, O'Brien When you said you'd call the porter of the Boston FBI office The outgoing lines from the hotel have been out of order Since five o'clock Oh, we are armed, Daddy Here, let me bandage it You better get going and have it looked after Oh, it's bleeding I think I'm going to faint Faint ahead, Val I got a pair of arms that aren't doing a thing And so closes Cat and Mouse Starring Sonny Tufts Tonight's tale of Suspense Mr. Tufts appeared through the courtesy of Paramount Pictures And will soon be seen in the Paramount picture I love a soldier Few spots in the globe boast the unique and perfect combination Of nature's gifts, which makes possible truly good wine Wine which the whole world can enjoy But wine experts will tell you that among these fortunate spots None can surpass the vineyards of our own California From these renowned California vineyards come Roma wines Wine so perfect in flavor So delightful that they are enjoyed in many countries of the world To us in America, Roma wines are an everyday treat For we may buy them at an astonishingly low price Since we pay no import duties or expensive shipping costs Do you enjoy a delicious tangy sherry? 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