 proudly we hail from Hollywood ladies and gentlemen this is CP McGregor speaking welcome to another performance of proudly we hail a program of your war department through the courtesy of the Hollywood Coordinating Committee we present the well-known actor Mr. Gene Lockhart who will star in our play his honor pays a debt written by Tom Petty with music by Eddie Scrivannick Judge Robert E. Alwhite is grand city's most distinguished citizen he slated to quit the bench for the United States Senate in the next election but right now he's about to drown in plain sight of his summer cottage Help! What the hell are you doing to drown? I went out too far Grant, I can't make it I went fighting over both drowns Sorry mister it's the only way I'm afraid I lost my head out there I owe you my life my life All alone? Yes that's that's my place over there Anyone in it? Servants? Your family? No I came down alone for the weekend but don't worry I'll be all right What's your name my boy? Never mind my name I'll never forget you I'm Judge White Sun and I owe you my life I'm not here nobody pulls you out of the water You say you want to do something for me? Okay forget you ever saw me Say I have seen you I've seen your picture in the paper I'm asking you to forget it Are you a tad dexter? I was a fool to go after you All right set the cops on my trail but I didn't kill Mr. Johnson Then why did you run away? I don't ask you to believe me I don't ask you to do anything except to forget that I'm on this island Son it doesn't make any real difference whether I believe in your guilt or innocence it's my duty to report your presence here You wouldn't Why don't you give yourself up Tad? Face this thing I'll help you Not a chance the cards are stacked I'm taking one of your boats and heading for the mainland and you can't stop me I could there's a telephone in my cottage You do that after I've saved your life I'll tie you up That might mean my death it'll be several days before anyone came to look for me I can save your life but I can't take it I'll have to take my chances on getting away No Tad I'm going to do something I've never done before I'm I'm going to risk my career my chance to sit in the Senate We'll forget we ever met Thanks Mr. I'll take the chance but if you double cross me Won't you sit down please Thank you Judge White I'm Virginia Reed I'm here about a young man named Tad Dexter Tad's coming up before you on a murder charge Judge White My Johnson case No Miss Reed I won't be able to hear the case I'm going on my vacation You can't go away Judge White You can't And why can't I young lady What do you know about this case Tad was on his way to the Sheriff's office to surrender when he was captured You've got to believe me he didn't kill Mr. Johnson A lot of people think he did Virginia Running away didn't help If he really was trying to surrender Oh he was You've got to believe in Tad You must have believed in him once It wouldn't have helped him get away I love him Judge White He gave me my life When he pulled me out of the lake I did what I had to do let him go Even though by doing so I became a partner to the crime he's to stand trial for Now Virginia you see Why I couldn't hear his case I'm afraid you're going to have to Judge White You know that That sounds like blackmail young lady Did Dexter's lawyer send you to see me No only Tad and I know what happened on your island We haven't told anyone that you helped him escape Yet But you would You'd tell Dexter's lawyer I'd do anything to help Tad Suppose I did hear the evidence There's not much I could do A jury will decide whether your friend is guilty or innocent Tad will be satisfied for you just to hear the case I'm not a man who forgets easily Virginia I owe Dexter a debt I'm going to pay it Conscience is a severe task master But a man must first of all be honest With himself Clerk of the court's office please Hello? About the Dexter trial The young man accused of killing the banker I believe his name is Johnson I think I'll be able to handle it My evocation plans have been changed Yes Thank you I know myself before you Virginia Someday maybe I'll know Whether I'm doing this for you and young Dexter Or myself We pause briefly from our story Starring Jean Lockhart To bring you an important message From your war department Suppose we test your knowledge Write down a list of the world's Latest scientific and technical discoveries Then after each write the name Of the organization responsible For its development Radar Penicillin Atomic power Night vision Jet propulsion Supersonic planes And automatically controlled aircraft Yes the answer in each case Is the U.S. Army If that fact surprises you You're in for a great many more surprises In the future Our Army is maintaining a program Of discovery and experimentation Army technicians are engaging in continual Scientific research unequal By any other organization Good men educated in the fields of medicine Engineering, physics, aviation And many other branches are doing this work All ambitious young men Between the ages of 17 and 34 Should take advantage of this opportunity Go to your nearest army Recruiting station now You'll be glad to tell you more About a good paying worthwhile career In the regular army Now act two of his honor pays a debt Starring Jean Lockhart Dexter's trial before Judge White Is over. The jury is out And things aren't going too well for him Judge White and Virginia Are talking in his chamber The evidence is all against Dexter If it wasn't for you, Virginia And my conviction that a murderer Never would have saved my life I'd almost believe him guilty myself We've got to do something, Judge White I've tried every day to see Mrs. Johnson But she's still suffering from shock And it's been weeks since Mr. Johnson's death Let's see, two doctors testified It was too ill to appear in court And her sworn statement was read by the prosecutor Mrs. Johnson said When she walked into the library Her husband was dead and Dexter was standing A few feet away with a pistol in his right hand And that, coupled with the row at the bank And the $30,000 shortage Makes things look pretty black for Dexter Oh, but he didn't do it Mrs. Johnson is hiding something Yes? Yes, I'll talk to the prosecutor Hello, Bradford No, I can't see you I'm in conference What? You'll do what? If I was on the bench I'd have you cited for contempt I don't care what you think Has the jury returned? No, that was Bradford the prosecutor He's threatening to ask a higher court To call this a mistrial because of my charge to the jury He's right, Virginia Well, I thought you were only fair I did something in the courtroom that I've never done before I allowed my own feelings, prejudice To find its way into my speech to the jury And now it seems that I've done little good for anyone Neither Dexter nor myself Will the jury return a verdict tonight? No, it's too late We have to wait tomorrow for the verdict Why don't you go home? I'm not going home I'm going to see Mrs. Johnson If I have to sit on her doorstep all night Why are you so sure that she's the key To prove Dexter's innocence? Because Tad would never have run away If she hadn't screamed, you killed my husband Oh, I know he had the pistol in his hand Just as anyone would pick up an ash tray That had fallen from a table He didn't even realize he was holding the pistol Until she screamed Mrs. Johnson knows more about this than she's told anyone I'm going to talk to her Then you'd better hurry, Virginia Because there'll be a verdict when court convenes Tomorrow morning We'll have order in the court When the jury returns its verdict Or I'll clear the room Mr. Foreman, has the jury arrived at the verdict? We have, Your Honor In the first degree The order in the court Will the prisoner please stand Under the laws of this state, Tad Dexter You may now speak if you so desire I... I... What's the use? Are you going to see an innocent man hand judge white? You know that I didn't kill David Johnson Is that all you have to say? Yes. Yes, I could say a lot of things But that's all Very well Before I pronounce sentence A public statement to make It's something that has been very much on my mind For weeks The threat of removal from office comes as no surprise To me, many of my closest friends Have expressed astonishment at my rulings And especially at my jury charge In the trial of Tad Dexter I'm not sure that my conduct Was clear in my own mind in the beginning But it's crystal clear now What I'm about to say Undoubtedly will affect my life My entire political career I am convinced that Tad Dexter is innocent I'm going to tell you why A highly illegal and purely Personal reason why I believe there has been A miscarriage of justice Judge White! Judge White! I've found the proof Tad's innocent! Will you step up, Mr. Prosecutor? We'll speak with her privately I got him to see Mrs. Johnson and made her talk She's been trying to protect her husband's name He stole the money from the bank and killed himself Without explaining everything I've got it right here Mr. Prosecutor, I'll entertain the motion For the dismissal of this case I knew it I knew nothing could happen to us Something is going to happen to us right away, darling We're going to be married Oh, Tad, Judge White What's all this done to you? Have we ruined your political career? No, Virginia, I'm going to be very much surprised If you haven't made me a public hero This is C.P. McGregor speaking So ends our proudly we hailed story Starring Jean Lockhart Before leaving you, Don Forbes Has an important message for all of us Every day we read in the newspapers Of some new scientific development Some forward step in modern progress Scientific research is moving forward At a rapid pace The United States Army is setting that pace Skill technicians compose The regular army today They are men who are educated In one of many branches Whose work contributes materially To the advancement of science That is why the army is selecting intelligent men Anxious to establish themselves In a career of technical development Men who can meet and accept The challenge of an ever-forward moving world Army technical experts are responsible For such things as machines That fly faster than the speed of sound Complex calculating mechanisms That can chart the exact position Of a supersonic projectile in flight Parachutes that enable aviators To bail out of a plane Going over 700 miles per hour Here is an opportunity For aggressive young men To be members of one of the world's Greatest research organizations To pioneer new fields of science As well as provide for national defense The army will teach you a valuable And beneficial trade or skill The soldier is not only a member Of a forward progress-minded organization But is himself a trained technician The army has much to offer The young high school graduate The youth just starting out The new revised pay schedule Recognizes the fact that a regular army Soldier is engaged in vital research And development. Starting pay For a private is $75 And he gets free food, clothing Lodging and medical and dental care After 20 and up to 30 years He may retire on a generous income These and many others Are the benefits of a career Technically trained regular army For more complete details Go to your nearest army recruiting station Thank you Gene Lockhart For a wonderful performance Proudly we hail We'll come to you again over this station next week Listen in