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I'll give $100 But I must have the trunk $200 Little man who came in at the last minute and bid $200 so that old trunk didn't fool me for a minute They'll do anything of those auctions to make people spend money on junk They didn't fool me We got it for $3 Well later we went around to the back to pick up our stuff Yes, that's ours. The statue too on the trunk right here lady. Well, that's not the same trunk. It's newer It's the same one lady. No the one you sold me was lovely and old The one you sold my wife had stains on it and we want the one with the stain. That's right I want what I bought but I tell you lady. We use the old one for a come on take this It'll make you happy. No, we want the one you sold us. Oh Okay, okay, sure. I'll get it. I'll be right back Honestly, Jan sometimes I wonder about you. Oh, you do. Well, let me tell you something that old trunks got something in it I know you know, what about that funny little man who came in late and bid $200 I'll bet he made them offers that other trunk just now. Well, honey, that's part of the act They want to make people figure it's valuable next Sunday. They'll have 50 old trunks to sell. All right You wait you'll see you just wait Well, we got our old trunk paid for it and carted it home It sat in the middle of the living room big Old and dirty with a lot of funny-looking stains Jan was like a kid with a new doll. What do you think's in it wall? The thing maybe no, I don't know. It could be anything. Couldn't it sure anything It's something like Christmas, you know, are we gonna stand here and talk about it. Let's open it and get it over No, wait not for a minute. I just want to look Why do you suppose that little man wanted it so badly it can't be the same as the other trunks they've got Jan, I thought you had more sense. Do you honestly think they'd sell us something for $3 if they didn't open it first to find out What's in it? It's heavy It's filled with old clothes roller skates Blood instruments Well, hmm, guess what's in it? This doesn't make any sense. Let's open it. No, it's more fun. If we guess you guessed first See old trunk pretty big a lot of peculiar stains Big enough to put a bot Will you stop this nonsense? Come on. I'll open it. Oh wait well We'll open it together. Oh the catch is stuck. I can't Here I'll do it It's stuck. Just stand back There Well, go on open it. It's yours. Doesn't it scare you? Just a bit. Scare me? Kidding. Now are you satisfied? Wally, I'm sorry. Look at nothing but a mess of old rags and papers $3, $3 hard-earned dollars for a pile of newspapers Hey Hey, whoa, look diamonds go rubies wooly. It's a fake must be these aren't real They look real. I'm scared There's nothing to be scared about anymore Not real none of it is I don't know be sensible. Well, if this stuff were the real thing I mean diamonds pearls emeralds and all it'd be worth millions. It looks real. I mean it a woman has a feeling about jewelry She can tell Look did you ever see a diamond ring this big? Well, no, all right Once and for all I'll prove it to you. You think this is a diamond ring. Yes, Wally. I think it is. This is a dime Okay This is a diamond ring. Okay now watch Diamonds cut glass, right? Yes. Okay. I'm gonna scratch it on the window. Maybe this will satisfy you. Okay There's your Told you they're real. 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She's got to celebrate Of course, we had something to celebrate About a hundred million dollars worth What are we gonna do with it? I don't know Want to think maybe we ought to call the police. Why should we call it? Supposing it's all stolen jewels Hey The door somebody's to the door come on get the rags and paper back in the trunk We'll put it in the bedroom. It's probably only mother or the guy from the auction. Come on. Hurry Why you pushing out poor? Well, I feel as if we've done something wrong gotta be careful Now shut the door Look if it is your mother don't say a thing now, please all right How do you do my name is Anatole Minci? Yes, you are mr. Pindell. Yes, that's right You were bought a trunk this afternoon at the auction. You see I arrived too late to buy it myself Well, that's too bad too bad. Yes Mr. Pindell, I'll give you two hundred dollars for it Sentimental value you understand. I'm very sorry, but we don't care to sell it Would you mind getting your foot out of the door? Ah, you were have opened the trunk. Yes $50,000 then must be a very sentimental man a hundred thousand mr. Pindell my last offer we needed a trunk Good evening. I must warn you the consequences will be upon your own head. This is your last chance Think carefully. Good evening mr. Pindell. You're making a mistake Please I beg of you. Please take my offer. I heard it Wally. What are you gonna do? I don't know It was that same little fellow He's still there. I'm scared. We'll call a police. No, no, no, Jen. I mean it. He might have a gun that little guy with a gun Well, all right, maybe it'd be better Hello, please I'm using the phone you mind getting off. Oh, I'm sorry. What's the matter party line? What does that woman talk about all day long? Maybe you better drive down to the police. Wait a minute. Maybe he's gone Nobody out there. He's gone. What are we going to do? What do you mean? We bought the trunk What's in it is ours. That isn't right. Wally. We'll get into trouble. What's the matter with you? Do you want us to live on my salary for the rest of our lives? We can retire go to Florida even Paris anywhere Buy a big car a yacht anything. I want all those things too, but I'm scared That man at the door. He might be a gangster Or a foreign jewel thief Suppose he's got other men with him I'll try the police Hello This is an emergency I'm trying to call the police Well, she won't get off well, she's got to let me try no no no wait Maybe it's fate. Maybe we're not supposed to say you listen to me I don't see why you're making such a fuss. We're safe enough. I'm not afraid of Wally so I heard it. Don't you dare go? What do you want me to do? I don't know but maybe it's your mother this time Who is it? I'll scream out the window for help. You can't do that. What would the neighbors think? I'm going Wally you be careful Here take the poker. 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They're they're in the trunk. We put them in the bedroom. Ah, we can't let him die. Call the police Wally a doctor something Save yourselves Get out of this house Get out Wally Yeah Guess so. I'm scared Wally, what are we going to do? Take it easy Nobody's gonna hurt you Hello, hello For a piece say what's the matter? Well that old she left her phone off the hook just for spite. She left it off Oh, no Hello Hey party line. Hey Hey Just wait next time I'm using the phone and she wants to get a call through you just wait Gotta think couldn't I scream out the window for help sure and if they're waiting out there you get killed like him Gotta think Wait a minute put out the light. I'm gonna peek out You stay behind the curtain Wally Don't let him see you He's getting misty couldn't see to the end of the street, but near the lamppost a couple of houses down I saw a black car big and long Now there are only two houses in our street mine and a neighbor who wasn't home I've never seen that car before Thought of what was in the trunk and what was lying right inside the front door Man doesn't like to show it but as I looked out I was scared Can you see them? No, but there's a car down there Must be in it come away. No, no, no, wait a minute What stay back I? Can see lights they coming around the corner slowing down She must be drunk That's mr. Fling mr. Fling. He won't be any good. He always comes home drunk on Sunday Well, I'm gonna try anyway. I just hope he's too drunk to get into the garage Good. He didn't make it. Now look honey. I'm gonna open the window and yell get down on the floor They may start shooting. Oh Wally Mr. Fling hey mr. Fling Mr. Fling it's pinned L Wally pinned L We're in trouble mr. Fling you've got a call of police tell him to get over here in a hurry Now get in your house quick. You're in danger, too. Yeah, you must be fairly sober tonight He's gonna do it. Oh gee if the police can get here in time It's funny. They didn't try anything What are we gonna do with him mr. Minci? Better put him in the bedroom, I guess on our bed. Well, honey, he's dead You stay here, I'll carry him in all right I Carried him into the bedroom and laid him down Never touched a dead man before I always thought they'd be cold He wasn't Not yet And the doorbell rang Stay with me Yeah, hey pal. Oh mr. Fling Anybody with you? Well, you got a party you want I should get a friend. Okay. No, no, no come on in quick Don't push don't pull I told you to call the police police I thought you said please come on up and have a drink. What's the matter? Somebody dead? Oh Hello, honey Jan go make some coffee. Well, you're something anything. Yes, Wally Now listen, are you sober enough to listen? Who's sober now? Now look we've got to get the police All right, huh? Let me out some men are outside and they're trying to kill us all they've already killed one man Yeah, who oh It doesn't matter now. Listen, we can't use our phones. So we've got to get to another one Oh, no, I know these wild parties get on my phone and call some daemon Paris, France Oh, no, if you weren't so drunk now, come on. Come on. Hey. Yeah, that hurts. Hey, Jen Jen He's no help. He's too drunk now. Listen, I'm gonna make a run for you can't go outside. No, we're not gonna stay here Where's that drink where are you going? Well, I'm gonna take another look out the window Okay, okay, I'd like to bet some party Car's still there Can't see if anybody's in it I've got to take the chance. Where'd you go? Well, there's no good trying to get to fling's house It's see us. I'll try the back way if I get to the garage I might be able to make it to the police in the car. What about him? I don't want to stay here alone with him. Well, okay, you come with me We went out the back door Everything was quiet Even quieter than usual because of the fog. I Knew we couldn't be seen from the street if we were quiet Place to leave a garbage pail Can you see anything? No I'll open the door. All right Told you to oil it Shh, have you got the key? No, you've got it. No, I haven't you drove this afternoon. I gave them to you. You did not Oh Left in the ignition get in wellie. They must have the noise What is that? Oh, I get out of the garage. You duck down. They try to stop us Run them down Oh, it's a loud Hold on Mr.. Pendelle, where's the black car? Over there across the street. Well, it's gone. Hey, maybe they're Jan you stay here Expand the door is open. You wait. Mr. Pendelle will go in first. I don't know yet. I search the back. Okay, sir Mr. Pendelle. Yes. Yes, I'm coming. Who's this? Oh, this is my neighbor. Mr. Fling. He's drunk. Yeah Where'd you say the body was and the trunk will in here, but Well, he's gone They must have taken him away, but but the trunk is here. Look The jewels they're not here. Mr. Minci He was there not listen. Don't look at me like that. I tell you there was a trunk full of jewels And mr. Minci Jan Jan come in here and tell him will you Jan? Well, that was about it the same trunk was there empty Wasn't a mark on the bed and the dead body was gone We managed to wake up mr. Fling, but he couldn't remember anything except that you want another drink Police are pretty mad, but I guess Jan convinced him. We hadn't been kidding Anyway, we gave him coffee and that was that There isn't much more to it Except that about two months later Jan and I were having breakfast one Saturday when the mail came Honey, do we know anybody in Mexico? I don't think so more coffee. Yeah Look, it's from Mexico. I know dear. You said so mr. And Mrs. Wallace Pindell Who's it from there? Jan there's some money in it To one hundred dollar bills. Let me see What does the letter say? Dear folks, I am sorry for the inconvenience I caused you But it was my trunk and my jewels and I had to get it back So I know you'll excuse the little trick I played on you for reasons best known to myself I put all the jewelry in the trunk and by telegram ordered the sealed trunk to be sold at auction Unfortunately, you beat me to it Enclosed is a token of my appreciation Sincerely Anna told Minci, then he wasn't dead Probably not we better tell the police. Why all those jewels suppose they were stolen. He says right here that they're his Who'd steal a trunk full of jewels? I know let's forget the whole thing Pretend it never happened But every once in a while we're reminded of it There's a diamond ring about as big as a half dollar Yeah, I put it in my pocket after I cut the glass out of our window Jan used to wear it to parties, but not anymore She thinks it looks too much like a fake Suspense presented by auto light tonight stars Ozzie Nelson and Harriet Hilliard What's that Harlow a turkey that got away? 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