 And now, another tale well calculated to keep you in. What is it like for a man to know his own future and to be able to prepare for his own fatal accident? Listen now to The Time, The Place and The Death, written by Peter Fernandez. There it is again, senor. There it is. Yes, yes, the ace of spades. Never have I seen anything more positive. Three times through the cards and they turn up in the same sequence. This then is a warning to me. A warning? Oh no, senor. This is a fact. This is a prediction of the inevitable. No. But you have seen for yourself three times. Yes, that's true. But to die now in the prime of life in perfect health. Who can dispute fate? I am sorry, senor, but you're fortunate that you know now. Do not question further. Accept. You will be happier. Accept? Happy? To know that very soon I will cease to live? Happy to know that only about two weeks are all that remain to me of this exquisite life? Would you care to go through the cards again, senor? No. No. Thank you. How much do I owe you? No. No charge. Instead, I wish to offer you my deepest sins. Hi, Henry. Good afternoon, Irene. How nice to see you. And on a Tuesday. Tuesday isn't one of your usual days. I trust I'm not causing you any inconvenience by dropping in unexpectedly like this. I'm quite alone, Henry. Good. I have some sensational, some marvelous news for you, my dear. And amusing, I'd say, from that smile you can't quite conceal. My dear Irene, have you ever wondered where and under what circumstances you will die? Henry, what a funny question. I don't intend to be funny. Oh, you know what I mean. Irene, yes, dear. I am going to die. Oh, Henry, you paid some gypsy to tell you that, and I would have told you for nothing. Everybody dies eventually. I mean that I'm going to die sometime in the very near future. This card, this ace of spades is my proof. This card, this exact card turned up three times this afternoon. Three times following a sequence of other cards which also was revealed three times. It's a fact, Irene. I'm going to die very soon. Oh, my poor, poor Henry. Sympathy? You failed to comprehend, Irene. As a matter of fact, it took me a while to get used to it. But now, don't you see, I've never been happier. How could you possibly be happy? Because I've never been able to face the future. Blindly, I've always sought oracular advice. And I'm happy that I know my death will be soon. Now I must also know the details. The details? Henry, you're giving me the shudder. May I have a pencil and some paper? Yes, yes, of course. When I was 22 years old, it's quite some time ago, I visited my first fortune teller, invest all your money in AT&T. She told me, well, I'd saved about $700 and I invested it. I'm now worth considerably more than that. I know you are, darling. Okay, here's your paper. Thank you. Then there have been numerous romantic interludes during which I've dallied with the temptation of marriage. But in every instance, my dear Irene, I've been saved by a seer. Unfortunately. What are you writing there, Henry? A list. There are so many possibilities of how I'll die. I'd like to consider them. But this is all I have so far. Number one, accident. I mean, no matter how carefully one crosses the streets, these days he risks his life. The strong possibility. Number two, crime. I'm a gentleman of considerable meanness. Oh, yes, indeed, darling. But isn't that list rather unnecessary, Henry? After all, if you want to be absolutely certain of just how you'll die, why don't you commit suicide? What an absurd suggestion. Then pay someone to do the job. Irene. Well, frankly, dear, I think you should forget the whole thing. No, I'd better be going and I'll take this list. I can add to the possibilities as they occur to me. Now here, my dear, take this money. Why, Henry? 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Three minutes with Fitch regularly is guaranteed to keep unsightly dandruff away forever. Apply Fitch before wetting hair, rub in one minute, add water, lather one minute, then rinse one minute. Every trace of dandruff goes down the drain. Three minutes with Fitch, embarrassing dandruff's gone. Fitch can also leave hair up to 35% brighter. Get Fitch Dandruff Remover Shampoo today. What's going on? Miss Chippendale. Miss Chippendale. You all right, sir? Come here quick and bring some water. Your gentleman friend had an accident. Oh, my goodness. There's gunning rubies. Please, please. It's all my fault. I should have fixed that step. Please, sir. Is he dead rubies? I don't think so. He told me something like this would happen. Not two minutes ago. He told me. Oh, here, there's water for my vase of flowers. No. His eyes are open. Here, sit. Sit up. Sit up. Oh, thank you. Henry, are you all right? Irene? Yes, dear. Have I died? Oh, thank goodness, no, Henry. Now you see that ace of spades was wrong after all. I don't think it was. It's that fourth step from the land and when the weather is damp, it warps and the edge sticks out a little. Some other people have tripped on that step. Well, then why haven't you fixed it, Rudy? You're the janitor. Oh, I've tried, Miss Chippendale, but the lumber yard was out of the right kind of wood. My list. I don't need it now. I know everything now. I know the place and the circumstances. You do? Yes. I'm going to die as a result of that fault in the stairway. What? Really, Henry? Well, but don't you see, fate has given me a warning. The rest is up to me. I must now fix the date and arrange the details for afterwards, having escaped death once under such miraculous conditions I'll never escape a second time. Well, imagine just an inch or two from that knob. The lumber yard said they're getting a shipment in next week. Then I can fix that step. If you do, my good man, you'll have to answer to me. What? Good afternoon. But it's impossible, Henry. Nobody can foretell the future, except perhaps the weatherman, and you know how accurate he is. Take my advice and forget all about it. Oh, it's your shot. My dear friend, I've received a warning, which I believe. I'm in a very enviable position. I'm now able to arrange a suitable date for my death. It can be any day upon which I decide, and the appointment must be kept. Ah. Oh, good shot, Henry. Tomorrow? No, tomorrow's too soon. But next Friday? Ah, Friday. That would be a fine day on which to die. Next Friday isn't any good, Henry. Why not? That's my usual day for visiting Irene. Oh, but of course, how forgetful of me. Well, I don't wish to die on Saturday. There are too many interesting parties I might attend. Sunday. The day will be Sunday. Perfect. They can bury me on Wednesday. Oh, another good shot, Henry. Now I must see my lawyer about a will at once. I'm leaving almost everything to dear Irene. Oh, you are? Well, I can't leave her penniless. No, no, of course not, of course not. And then I must arrange for the funeral, the burial, so many last-minute details. Perhaps I won't have time ever to see you again, unless you can be in Irene's apartment with her next Sunday for our farewell. Well, I... If that Joseph, I'd like you to be there. At, shall we say, 5.30. I'll descend the stairs to my death at 5.52. Yes, 5.02's always have been benevolent numbers for me. Uh, yes, yes. I'll be there, my dear Henry. And on Wednesday, of course, you'll attend my funeral. Of course, of course. And, uh, I shall mourn for you deeply. Splendid, the funeral will be at 3 o'clock. Oh, 3 o'clock? Oh, but, but, but Henry, that's the afternoon they'll be judging the terriers of the Westminster. And I've registered both Tristan and Esaulder. Oh, no, no, no, I'm, I'm, I'm very sorry, but I, I just can't. I am sorry too, Joseph, but at least can I expect you to be at Irene's on Sunday? On Sunday? Oh, yes, Henry, yes. I shall be there. Good evening, Irene. Joseph, it's so late. Oh, may, may I come in? Of course. Oh, my darling Joseph. Irene, my love. I'm so very glad to see you. Irene, I just left Henry. He thinks he's going to die. I know all about it. Another one of his fortunes. But, but, he's going to make all the arrangements. He, he actually believes it. Well, it's possible, you know, I've heard of stranger things. But, but, Dear, it's, dear, Hold me, Joseph. Hold me closely. Yes, yes, yes. Like this. Mmm. Now, uh, uh, listen to me, Irene. Mmm. When Henry dies, he'll leave all his money to you. How, how do you know that? He, he told me, He told me that he's having his will drawn up. When he dies, you'll be a rich woman, Irene. Such a vague possibility Joseph when he dies you mean if he died Irene he will die. You're sure I need his money as much as you do I'm going to make sure. On the day he has planned for his death. We will kill him. Oh Joe. How poison. He will come here to the send those stairs we will have a drink a final sat there well drink his will be well laced with. The police will know that his ring was poison of course good that's what we want because he will have made all those preparations they will decide that committed suicide. There'll be no way for them to know otherwise. What do you think now I think my darling that you and I will both some day soon be very very well. Yes sir is there some way I can help you or would you rather look around I wish to order one of these yes sir is there any special kind of wood you desire if only I knew what kind of wood that stairway is made of that might be rather suitable. But it too might work I desire a mahogany I'll just write this down. Yes and the trimming Sir Silver I want a first class general very well two thousand dollars certainly will take care of everything so excellent I'll make you out of check for the amount right now that's perfectly all right so just a deposit will be sufficient you can mail the balance to us later but I won't be able to later you see the coffin in the service are for myself. That's a great joke I am not joking I am dying on Sunday I want to be buried next Wednesday I believe you're serious sir I assure you I am forgive me I understand goodbye you'll be given a magnificent send off a good bye sir and good luck. Sir may I help you wait let me make a guess I'd say that you're a man searching for an exquisite put on air I wish to order a floral reef. Oh yes sir it is to have a diameter of five feet yes sir five with a blue ribbon blue blue and the flowers are to be orchids orchids on a week it's my favorite flower the reef will be delivered next Monday to the address on this card now about the inscription yes yes on the ribbon it's to say to myself sincerely make a point no no no no change that to read to myself with great love oh yes perhaps there is nobody who thinks as highly of me as I do no sir yes I'll take the put on air now the black one I shall miss myself should be here any moment if I know and he's never late no here here's the capsule with the arsenic. Oh it looks so harmless doesn't it. Now when he comes in offer him this drink then break this capsule with your finger there right here and pour all of the contents into his glass. There's enough here to fell him off. Such a little thing. Think of tomorrow darling think of all his money. That's all I thought of years. There he is then quick put this next to the liquor bottle yes. How is it good good good you'll never know this answer. Nothing to it as soon as he drinks the arsenic we'll just call the police and it will all be over. Good afternoon Irene hello Henry come in my dear thank you and you said I'm so pleased that you could arrange to be here and no Henry get down to you thank you. You're looking very well Henry certainly not like a man who's spending the last few minutes of his life it's a beautiful day Joseph and I had a delightful lunch earlier. It was perfection then why don't you go back to the same restaurant tomorrow why go through it all this today because I must but I rather regret leaving on a day like this well then why not change your plans forget all this nonsense and have a few friendly drinks with Irene and me Henry. Don't leave I must. Think of what you're doing to me. What will become of me. I'll be so lonely when you're gone. Oh there there I mean. As for being lonely I'm sure Joseph will be pleased to add another usual night to his schedule. Oh yes of course of course now aren't you feeling better dear. Yes yes much. But Henry there is one thing more before you go one last favor to me name it my dear here's a drink Henry I want us to have a last drink together you need to have enough to spoil your death no there isn't time it's now five forty nine I've never been late for an appointment in my life I have only three more minutes I must go and Joseph thank you for the many games of billiards for the fine friendship of all these years that would be sure to send me a spray of orchids on when Henry I insist that you have a drink with us now well Joseph Henry this is it yes yes I can see that step the fourth from the bottom now it'll be such a perfect funeral and that cemetery plot eternal beauty there a perfect life and now a perfect death the next one is the next step I'll close my eyes and step off into space goodbye goodbye beautiful world good heavens you made it okay you fix that step I did not I got the word but today's Sunday I don't work on Sunday then the step is no longer walk it's just the same as the day you fell but you were so careful today even when you shut your eyes I stood over there watching you you didn't trip even a little you went so carefully that I can read you're all right you're not dead dead no Joseph but then nothing happened oh I saw images of my childhood my whole past flashed before me and then I realized that this afternoon just now I escaped my own death that's true and now don't you see now I shall live forever oh no well this certainly calls for a celebration Henry from now on every day will be a celebration here's your drink and thank you Irene yes there's something I must do first before anything else so what's that I must telephone I'll put my drink down right here and it won't take a moment but Henry I'd like to propose a toast to you well then go right ahead Joseph it would be bad luck for me to drink my own toast but Henry hello this is the funeral directors Henry Perth Johnson you're expecting my body in a short while well I've decided to cancel all the arrangements yes that's right and no I didn't die and no I'm in the best of health next week no my good man canceled it permanently thank you Henry Henry now wait Joseph before you make a toast to me I would like to propose one to both of you I mean do something it mustn't happen no Henry what's the matter here give me that class I'll make a fresh drink for you touch this drink yet a toast give it to me Henry please why is there something wrong with it oh no no no it is just a strange smell to this drink reminiscent of gardens in summer and rose arbors and now I recognize it arsenic decidedly surely you realize that I cannot die now under any circumstances yes we really here you are Henry a fresh drink and I'll take that glass thank you Henry sweet sweet Henry will you ever be able to forgive forgive I've already forgotten do you Irene and you Joseph my closest and my dearest friend you've been listening to the time the place and the debt written for suspense by Peter Fernandez in a moment the names of our players in the word about next week's story of suspense are you out of tune due to irregularity then help yourself get back into him with Kellogg's all-brand pleasant isn't it the feeling of well-being you get when constipation from lack of bulk is no longer a worry when harsh irritating drug laxatives can be thrown away because Kellogg's all-brand is the normal natural way to regularity its whole brand content gentles away constipation supplies your system with the bulk-forming foods you need for youth for regularity and it tastes good too fact is Kellogg's all-brand is the one and only whole brand cereal that combines proved effectiveness with appetizing taste and Christmas so if you're out of tune help yourself get back in tune as millions do with Kellogg's all-brand a double l-hyphen vran Kellogg's all-brand heard in tonight's story were Eric Dressler as Henry Claudia Morgan as Irene and Mercer MacLeod as Joseph others in our cast included Brina Rayburn Maurice Tarplin Peter Fernandez and Dwight Weist listen again next week when we return with turnabout written for suspense by J Bennett another tale well calculated to keep you in