 Suspense and the producer of radio's outstanding theater of thrills the master of mystery and adventure William M. Robson. It's a far cry from a desert island in the South Atlantic to a police besieged apartment in a modern American city but you're about to hear a man who has bridged it a man who also has come full cycle from his first love radio back to the microphone as a star and suspense he is Dan O'Hurley whom you will remember as the bearded lonely and silent Robinson Crusoe from the picture of the same name a few seasons back in that delightful film Mr. O'Hurley spoke only 90 lines of dialogue in the play you are about to hear he has considerably more words to say listen listen then as Dan O'Hurley he stars in strange for a killer which begins in just a moment another visit with Joe and Daphne Forsythe overhead the moon is oh hi Joe guess what honey i'm trying out for the operetta as what a singer you could have fooled me i was just practicing one of the songs well i don't think you quite fit the role why not well if this version of the student prince is like the version i know that particular number is sung by a tenor oh not that you don't come close but i think you better stick to being a housewife but i want to be a singer Daphne honey a singer you'll never be i could take lessons you have a lessons cost money money better invested for us in savings bonds you and your old savings bonds i can't help it honey i just can't get over the way those savings bonds pay off four dollars for every three that's what i call an investment what good do they do me now a lot the money we put in those bonds every payday helps keep America strong and protects you and me no bonds maybe no operetta everything of that i still want to be a singer well when those bonds start bringing in the green if you still want to sing they'll pay for the lessons and more good gee if those bonds mature as fast as you say i better start practicing now just so that i'll be ready overhead the moon is be Daphne Daphne did anyone ever tell you you have a bad voice everyone and now strange for a killer starring dan o'herla he a tale well calculated to keep you in suspense all right mister this is far as you go why what's the matter of so what's wrong and you'll have to park here for a while the streets closed but i live on this street i've got to get home my wife's waiting for me she just had a baby and you'll be a little late now just a minute look will you keep your voice down oh what is this a stake out yeah who you after roi jalesca jalesca that guy who's wanted for motor that's right where's he hiding down the street three doors there's a cop every 10 feet from here to the river you better go into the drugstore and wait you can call your wife if you want i think i better where'd you say he was that boarding house across the street down three doors we live in the apartment house right next to it you don't think there'll be any shooting just tell your wife to stay inside and keep her door locked she'll be all right thanks she's got to be home what's the matter honey i thought you weren't going to answer he okay well go ahead and feed him i'm going to be laid i don't want to scare you jess but there's going to be a little trouble next door i don't want you to leave the apartment the police are after someone who's been hiding out in the boarding house next to us the whole block is surrounded and i won't be able to get home till it's over and remember you're not to come out there's nothing to be afraid of jessie just stay inside and keep the door locked there's no need what jessie hello jessie i tell you sergeant i'm positive there's something wrong up there in my apartment oh it makes you so sure well my wife was afraid of something i know she was something right there in the room with her i didn't realize how different she sounded until i hung up you say you live next door to the boarding house yes the apartment house next door on the third floor i'm sure he's in there with her he could be anywhere now we've hit the boarding house and he wasn't in his room i knew it he went across the roof he's with jessie and my son now don't go jumping at any conclusions our apartment is on the top floor he could get in easy enough maybe let me go up there sergeant please let me go up there i've got to be with my wife and baby what good would that do we're not even sure he's there i'll make sure look look if everything's all right if he isn't there i'll call the drugstore and have them tell you so if he is i'll well i'll let you know somehow we can think of some kind of signal all right now listen to me yes go straight to your wife if you pass anyone you don't know on the stairs or in the halls keep going and don't look back he's trapped and he's scared now and he'll kill you if he thinks you're on to him i realize that if he's not in your place when you get there call the drugstore if he is there well there's nothing i can tell you you'll be on your own but don't try to signal you wouldn't get away with it and it's not necessary if i don't get your call 10 minutes after you go in we'll know yes sir remember this mister if he's there don't try to be a hero just do whatever he tells you keep a good distance from him and don't make any quick moves he's been in spots like this before and he'll know what it means i know it's not all i guess just be careful we want this man we want him bad but we don't want anyone hurt getting him we can help it you understand i understand and thanks okay mister you can get going jesse jesse it's me jess honey is everything okay come in Henry put your hands over your head get up against the wall and don't make any noise or out kill you in a moment we continue with the second act of suspense memo on medals interesting information about our military awards and decorations campaign medals were authorized by congress in 1905 for all officers and men engaged in specified wars and military action including such widely divergent battles as the civil war in the united states and the boxer rebellion in china the navy and marine corps have a special manila bay medal for members of the united states asiatics squadron under command of commodore george dewey in may of 1898 the Haitian campaign of 1915 is commemorated with a medal as is the santo domingo expedition which suppressed a revolt in that country and preserved order during elections in 1916 the army has its mexican service medal for those involved in any of several expeditions or engagements from april 12 1911 through june 16 1919 there is also the army of cuban pacification medal for united states troops who from october of 1906 to april of 1909 helped establish a stable government in that island nation the victory medal was initially awarded to all united states service personnel in world war one expeditionary forces including for the first time women serving in the military units there is a story behind every american medal a proud story of devotion to country and unselfish service to keep it strong and free and now starring dano hurley act two of strange for a killer i'll try anything mister i'm not afraid of your gun that's because you've never been hit by a 45 i'm warning you you won't never know what it means to wish it could die till you get a 45 slug in the stomach don't worry jessie i know he means it i mean it it won't do any good you know no matter what happens to us no matter how long you stay here they'll get you listen there guys just like me those blue suits don't make them superman they make mistakes like everyone else they already made a big one what they shouldn't have sent you nobody sent me but my wife didn't sound right when i spoke to her over the phone i came up to find out why yeah she gave it away she's sorry about that jessie did it's all right henry please it it's all right did he hurt never mind that she just got out of the hospital would you like to see her go back i hope they kill you i might i thought about it i guess maybe you better start thinking about it too it'll happen next time you make a crack like that henry don't don't i'm gonna ask you a couple of questions and you're gonna give me the right answers the right answers mister the first time where you'll get hurt bad what do you want to know where were you when you made that phone drugstore at the corner and your wife don't sound right you think maybe something's wrong yes you want to get up there you want to find out why yes what takes you so long what we don't hear you coming up the stairs they'll almost 10 minutes after she hangs up what are you doing all that time well you see at first i wasn't sure she sounded like like there was something wrong it was only after i hung up and got to thinking about it that i started to worry and and then i made up my mind to come up you don't stop to talk it over with the cops oh why should i how could i know what was you in here cops all over the block looking for me searching every building streets probably closed off and your wife sounds scared over the phone she don't say why sounds like someone's with her and she don't say who and you don't think it might be me well yes maybe you don't say nothing to the cops though no you just come up all by yourself yes you're sure of that yes okay no no Henry Henry it's all right i'm all right jess what do you think i am there's a line of cops five feet thick around every building in the block and no one gets through unless they let them you're here because they put you here i'm giving you just five seconds to tell me why what's the big plan he's hurt can't you see you've hurt him i don't know about that plan i don't know what they're going to do but they know you're in here go on i did go to the police and i thought you were here with my wife i don't think they believe me at first but i talked them into letting me come anyway if you weren't here i was supposed to call them right away and if i was nothing just wait and if they didn't hear in 10 minutes it meant it meant i couldn't call that you were that you were in this room what time is it too late much too late they know juleska they've stopped searching they know you're here you haven't got a chance i got a chance as long as i ain't alone i got a chance you lady go get that kid no why do you want him we'll do anything you say you look okay you don't want to hurt the kid nothing will happen if you do like i tell you get him lady all right jesse henry it's all right i'm sure of it you haven't got much time juleska you know it killing our baby is something you wouldn't do you can bring him in jesse if you say so you're so sure this is the end of the line for me those cops down there they're so sure well i'm telling you i got lots of time and you're gonna help me take it yeah that's right i'll back up to the wall and peel off that jacket what you heard me take off the jacket and throw it on the floor sure all right what are you going to do i'm not gonna do anything you're gonna take it for a while well what do you mean you don't get it i'm kind of surprised right i don't see any way out for you if that's what you mean they know you're here yeah they know i'm here you made sure of that didn't you so they're covering every way out doors windows alleys what do you suppose that happened if i tried one of them they'd probably kill you yeah i start out that window and every cop comes running to the bottom of the fire escape to see i don't finish the trip there won't be any cops anywhere else see in the alleys or on the streets or down near the river they'll all be watching the guy on the fire escape won't they and the guy on the fire escape uh he don't need to be me does he it won't work you're crazy to think that'll work i got to take that chance now you're going out that window mister and you're gonna take your time doing it they've seen me they know what i look like they saw a guy in a leather jacket right close up now you're a guy in a white t-shirt three stories over the street coming on a fire escape that makes you a different guy that makes your Roy Jaleska well what do they start shooting the minute i step out in that window what do they do it's a chance you gotta take you don't want me to take all the chances are you a little guy all right bring him in he's asleep you he's asleep what's his name johnny johnny it's a nice original name you little kid sir i uh don't guess you'll put up any arguments would you mister no no arguments and i'll be right here with your wife and kid till i see our little schemes work and so don't try no tricks on the way down i won't what does he mean henry what are you going to do you can read about it in the papers lady now go turn out the light the light turn it out but don't try nothing neither one of you you got your kid in here now there's no telling who'll get hit if i had to shoot wild turn it out jessie henry i all right come on now you the window okay they're all waiting get going you can't let him go out there they'll think he's you they'll kill him i stepped out onto the slatted platform and started toward the flimsy iron ladder the cops had seen the light go out and i could hear quick moving in the street i could feel every eye focused on me jaleska was right it was going to work and then i discovered there was a part of the plan jaleska hadn't told me the part that would guarantee his escape from the window behind me he fired down into the police their guns flew up automatically and everyone was aimed at me in a moment we continue with the third act of suspense we have together ample capacity in freedom to defend freedom this is nato the north atlantic treaty organization positive results have been achieved through nato since its formal inception in april 1949 the alliance has fulfilled its primary objectives preservation of peace and security and the halting of communist expansion westward not one square inch of european territory has fallen under soviet domination since the signing of the alliance treaty the united states of america is a part of nato you should be aware of and alert to the objectives and programs of the north atlantic treaty organization and now starring dan o'herly act three of strange for a killer don't touch him let him alone he's losing blood i've got to have a doctor you'll get a doctor lady why don't you go what are you waiting for haven't you done enough he's been shot he's hurting you stand there i thought you wanted to get out we'll get out now get out jesse henry you'll be all right don't try to move darling you'll be all right is he gone no mister i ain't gone our little scheme don't look like it's gonna work coming up the stairs right now don't move Henry be over in a minute you're glad i no i'm not glad i feel sorry for you don't i've been running on a long time i think it'll feel good to stop funny and then right after you and you're running away you look the same yak the same as you always did but it's different on the inside you're all tight and twisted no matter what you're doing you can't relax you can't get a good deep breath yeah i think i'm almost glad those guys are going to do a lot of bragging tomorrow we know you're in there i'm out with your hands up and we're coming in after and they finally get me jeliska the guy they're all afraid of you killed a man yeah i killed a guy i got mad real mad things happen when you get that way things you can't stop when it's over no matter how it happened you're different from anyone else you're a killer one day you're just a guy and then something happens and you're a killer please go please haven't you heard us enough sure sure i'll go why not we'll make much difference now buddy you know what i mean don't you you're just a guy yeah put your gun down maybe they'll give you a chance chance what chance i've been waiting for a chance all my life give her the gun it'll be better forget it get out of the way lady i'm going out why don't you let me have your gun get back get away back jessie it's all right Henry that's right stay there i stay just like that okay jeliska hold it right there don't come any farther where's johnny in the other room way and back there's six guns on you you haven't got a chance drop that thing and come down with your hands over your head oh no you shouldn't have tried jessie yes why didn't it work they shouted me and then there was at least a half minute when he could have got out that door why didn't he what made him wait don't talk darling it's all over now what happened tell me when the police fired at you he started for the door he was almost out and then he stopped he he came back Henry they were still shooting he went out onto the fire escape and lifted you into the room then he started for the door again but they could hear the police on the stairs it was too late is your husband all right i don't know i think so will you get a doctor please i already sent for him i take it easy mister you're gonna be okay just lies yeah sure you know it's funny not funny strange strange for a killer suspense in which dano hurley he starred in william and robeson's production of strange for a killer adapted by antony ellis from a story by robert desson supporting dano hurley he and strange for a killer were jones banks jack moiles and ted decorcia listen listen again next week when we return with the last kilometer by michael frost a tense action packed story of the rally day's alp one of europe's greatest sports car races another tale well calculated to keep you in suspense this is the united states armed forces radio and television service