 More more cells are inviting you through the creaking door for another inner sanctum mystery. And remind you to... Three way... Promises. Promises. This is your host to welcome you through. I'd like you to meet some new guests. We've just dug up. That peculiar cadaver standing up the corner by himself has a serious case of poor stiff. He just can't stand shrouds. Now this fella here rides with a mountain climber in life. He took his wife on an outpine hike and while they were going up an icy slope he cut the rope that held them together and he just couldn't stand being tied to one woman. And how? We'd our most forgettable character. Wild-eyed Willie. One day Willie's ugly wife bit her. He buried her in the backyard. Six months later his homely mate came up as a dog wood tree to haunt him. Now according to Willie her bark is much worse than her bite. The sanctum mystery of the vengeful corpse was written by Ed Adamson and Bob Sloan and stars Barbara Weeks in the role of Sarah with Carl Swenson as Paul. Inner sanctum is presented by the Emerson Club Company of Baltimore, Maryland, makers of Bromo Seltzer. Remember, Bromo Seltzer is compounded by registered pharmacists. It fights headache three ways. Bromo Seltzer helps your headache quickly, pleasantly and it also soothes the upset stomach and jangles nerves that may team up with it. No wonder drugists report that of all headache products dispensed to their fountains the overwhelming favorite is Bromo Seltzer. Absolute silence. We want it so good the leaflet tree sits on an old stone bench listening acutely to the rustling of the... There was a voice on the wind and it called me to come out here. That's just in your mind darling, no voice called you. Yes Paul, it did. I recognized the voice. You recognized it? Then whose voice was it? It was old. It was tired and sort of cracked. And yet I could recognize it as my own voice. You heard your own voice? Yes, Paul. And it was strongest right here where I'm sitting now among my family grave. It's Mr. Griffith McCare taking. I asked him to help me look for him. Oh well, I see you found your wife all right. Hey Mrs. Peter. Yes, I found her Mr. Griffith. She comes to the graveyard here. What do you mean? What are you talking about? Yeah, the one right next to you. Why? What's the matter with us? Well each you notice there's only one name on the headstone. That's strange. My family name is Randolph. Wasn't this woman a Randolph? Oh, you don't know the story. What story are you talking about? The woman didn't think she deserved the family name so they left it off the headstone. Why? Why didn't they give Hester her full name? Because they didn't want anybody to know who she was I guess. You see Hester was first and that's what they say. Mr. Griffith, my wife isn't the old woman of the day. Let him go on Paul. No, but there I am. What else Mr. Griffith? Well, a innocent woman. She could be heard shouting at us. Could she get even? No, but according to the spirit of her life they took away. Well now this is completely ridiculous. It's only a legend. Mr. Griffith, tell me, how many years ago did all this happen? Well, it's right here on the headstone, you see. Hester, 1559, died the date of Hester. It's worn away. And in her hands she held a flaming torch. I'm going to call the doctor, darling. Someone's at the torch. No wait, wait, I'll go. I didn't. Why, Judge Foster? I hope I didn't awaken you folks. I saw a light in the windows. All right, all right, Judge. Sorry to bother you this time of the night, Mr. Seaton, but I was looking out of my window on the other side of the cemetery and I thought I saw something or someone prowling around out there and I wondered if they'd come over this way. Who was it? I don't know. Someone carrying a torch. A torch? I'll go on, Judge. Well, of course it could be that my eyes were playing tricks on me. They're not so good. But as far as I could make out, it was a woman dressed in black. Oh. You saw this woman, Judge, you're sure? I'm pretty sure I saw. Of course it's kind of dark out there, but it looked to me like there was something on the front of her dress. What do you mean? Well, there was the letter W. A big white letter W on it. It was Hester, just in case. No, no, sir. Hester? Who's Hester? Hester Randolph. He's in this house, too. No, it must be a trick. You see, someone is trying to frighten you to make you worse. No, no, hold on, folks. Hester Randolph was buried over a hundred years ago. She's come back to life. Mrs. Seed. Uh, Judge, my wife is here. I know Hester's alive. You didn't believe me, Paul, but Judge Foster saw her, too. Well, I didn't see anybody who's been dead a hundred years. What is it, Judge? Don't you smell it? Yes. Something burning. That's the filter of burning flesh. It's a flan, stuck in the earth. A flaming torch. Let me dig up this, please. I've got to know Paul. It's the only way I'll be sure. Well, careful, Mr. Seaton. You're just about deep enough for the coffin now, if it's still there. Judge, I don't know how you can thank your thing like this. Well, Mr. Seaton, you see, I want to be sure, too, but it's ridiculous. You've struck wood with the shovel. It's the coffin, all right. You better go easy now. That wood is soft with age and half rotted away. I think we can open it now. Wait, I'll give you a hand with the lid. There's something inside. Body, all right. Only it isn't a woman's. You can still make out the face. It's Griffin, the caretaker. I am so glad that you've gotten here. I came as soon as I could, Mr. Seaton. What's wrong? She's worse, Doctor. Much worse. Been in her room all day, hiding like a frightened child. I think the reading made her worse. Reading? What reading? Well, for the past few days, she's been reading books about her family history. Why did you let her have them? Well, because at first they seemed to quiet her. Since the night we found Mr. Griffin's body in that grave, she's wanted to know more and more about Hester Randolph. Paul. Oh, Sarah. Dr. Norton's here, there. You've got the warning, Paul. Before it's too late. Warn who, Mr. Seaton? Judge Foster, he's in danger. Hester will kill him next. Foster? It's in the records of the court. The magistrate who sentenced her. Now, Mrs. Seaton, you're just obsessed. Please, believe me. Judge Foster is a direct descendant of that magistrate. Sarah, Sarah, Hester's dead, dear. The dead can do no harm. Oh, bad revenge. On the magistrate and on the man who... All this took place over a hundred years ago. Then what about Mr. Griffin? Well, what do you mean, Sarah? He has the same name, too. According to the record, Hester's accuser was a man named... Seaton for troubling, but I'm not a bit worried about the similarity of names. Well, I didn't admit it to Sarah, but the coincidence with Griffin was strange. Oh, the dead never frightened me, Mr. Seaton. But thank you for coming over. Oh, by the way, can I drive you home? No, thanks. Dr. Norton is waiting for me outside. Good night. Good night, Mr. Seaton. Put those glasses that left me here on the table. Wait. Say, who opened that door? Is that you come back, Mr. Seaton? Well, come, found it whoever it is, answer me. Who's out there? Of course I like. Now I'll knock you all over, oh my God. This black garment I wear in a fund which you had impressed the Wicked Clip. Glad we've got some Bromo Seltzer home. More and more people are turning to Bromo Seltzer all the time because it fights headache fast and fights it all three ways. First, it quickly fights the pain of the headache itself. Then it soothes upset stomach and jumpy nerves that may often team up with the headache. 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Where are you going, dear? Sir, you to leave the house. You're to talk to no one. I'm sure I did. I'd better see what happens. Wait, I'm going with you. I'd better turn on the light here in the kitchen. No, you won't have to, I can see. It's the door all right. I guess I must have forgotten to bring the lights back. Paul! Right here at the back door. The sign of it when you got back here at the door? Not a sign of it. Well, folks just don't vanish into thin air, Mr. Seaton. She must be around here someplace. I got to find her before it's too late. Too late? What do you mean by that? I don't know, really. I have a feeling that... Oh, now you're not going to tell me about dead witches returning too, are you? Don't tell me you believe in that stuff. I don't know what to believe. You had to come with me, Sheriff. I just discovered something on the side of the road. About a mile away. Mr. Seaton, I think you'd better wait here. What is it, Dr. Norton? What have you found? I'd rather you'd wait, as I said before, until we're sure. What are you trying to hide from me? I guess you'd better speak up, Doctor, if it's something that concerns Mr. Seaton. Maybe he should know. All right, Sheriff. When I made the turn into the road, my headlights caught it in a ditch. I wasn't sure at first, so I stopped the car and got out. It was a body in the ditch. A charred body. Where is she? Yeezing numbers to see, right? Right here, Sheriff. Wait, I'll switch on the flashlight. Dr. Norton has made a mistake. The corpse isn't your wife. I can tell by that ring. It's the ring that Judge Foster always wore. Oh, yes, Sheriff. Any news yet? Well, why can't your men find her? It's been six hours already. You haven't heard a word. Please call me as soon as you hear anything, will you? She doesn't know I've come back. She's still looking for me. Who? She's trying to drive you out of your mind completely. Now I'm almost positive. Shadow in the light. You can see her face and yet... An illusion created by the night day. And perhaps some other tricks of a clever, scheming woman. You'll see. I'll prove that Dr. Norton is... Mockery of justice. Oh, Sarah. Sarah. Run! Run as fast as you can, Pa. I was wrong. I haven't killed him. Run! Sarah, I've got to help you. I've got to explain to you that... But I'm not Sarah anymore. Can't you see who I am? Can't you see who's taken my place? Sarah, listen to me. I love you. Please, please come back. But if I did it like they... It would come with me. Dr. Norton, I can't understand it. Mr. Seton was home when I called just 15 minutes ago. I warned you, Sheriff, to have that house closely watched. Well, I can't do a hundred things at once. I've got every available deputy out looking for Mrs. Seton. Don't you realize she may have gone back to their house? Don't you realize that she's the one who might be Hester? Mrs. Seton? Hester? What the do she are talking about? I'm talking about dual personality. Mrs. Seton is suffering from a nervous breakdown. And it's entirely possible that she's the one who killed Griffin and Judge Foster. You should have told me this before, Doctor. Come on, we're getting right over to the Seton house. Here, Paul. They buried Hester's body here. His honor is unnamed. But, Paul, you believe in my innocent? Yes, Sarah. We better go back there. Back? Hold here. It's cold everywhere, Paul. I feel the chill of death coming near me. You and I are going back. Back through time to an age where no one can harm us. It's torture. Free us forever. Wait. Now, Sarah, please. Listen. Now, try to understand. In your mind, the flames will be of no pain. I know. Because I've been through such a death before. No. Now, Sarah, wait. Paul. Paul. Paul. Hester's going. Mr. Seton, are you all right? Yes. Looks like we've got here just in time. Oh, what do you mean? Don't you see what it says? Hester Randolph, a lost soul. Born October 13th, 1759. Died September 12th, 1949. Have you had your personality split lately? You see what happens when a dame gets her dates mixed up? She didn't know whether she was coming. Now, look, if you should be in an old New England cemetery some night and one of the headstones should move, don't be frightened. It's probably just Hester coming up for a hot date. Oh, by the way, there's no parting moral attached to tonight's tale. I'll just leave you with your own thought. I'm pleased to suffer with an ordinary headache when Bromo Seltzer gives you such fast, pleasant, three-way relief. It's true, Mr. Weest. Bromo Seltzer is so pleasant to take and it works so fast to help your headache all three ways. Yes, Bromo Seltzer speedily fights the headache pain itself. Then it goes right to work to soothe the upset stomach and jangled nerves that often may team up with a headache. Try it next time you get a headache. 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