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The rain was coming down in torrents washing huge streaks of gravel from the hill sides onto the road was getting dark and I was beginning to worry I've been waiting nearly an hour and then I saw it he was edging along the side of the road his coat collar turned up against the rain coming toward me I eased the car into gear and drove up toward him he had no raincoat on and he must have been walking for quite a ways because he was soaked through dripping with the rain he stuck out his hand when he saw me and I stopped you're going to town by the lower road is that alright that's even better thanks lady out of the corner of my eye I looked him over he was fairly young a little pale and nervous there was no real fear there and it was a lot of strength of a kind the kind I liked it's a miserable-looking world and I but it's great to be out on it maybe you're right I know I'm right it'll somebody takes the privilege away from you at going where you want to go and doing what you want to do and you know how good it is to be out you use the word out twice did you just get out of someplace yeah where that's my business sorry yeah so am I shouldn't be so touchy with you and nice to me get me right only if I told you where I came from it might frighten you I don't think it would look at there's only one place a guy like me would get out jail they call it the state penitentiary oh yes I passed it a half hour ago did you just get out just got out this morning this morning this is Sunday so what the state penitentiary doesn't release men on Sunday only on weekdays well they released me you think I broke out maybe you're wrong and maybe you're right what are you jumping for I'm just racing for a cigarette mind if I smoke no no you can smoke cigarette no thanks what are you getting nervous about I'm not nervous see I told you if you knew where I came from you'd be frightened it's natural why did you tell me I just felt like talking I haven't talked to a lady for a long time like it yeah I do I don't think I ever talked to one quite like you before what do you mean quite like me you know what I mean you know what you got on a ball every bit of it like that I could try don't get me wrong I don't usually pick people up okay relax I'm not gonna do anything to you just drive me into the city and let me off of course it would be nice if you didn't say anything to anybody about picking me up I won't say anything what do you turn it in here for I'm hungry I haven't eaten anything all day you can wait a little while longer we have 90 more miles to drive and I'm going to get a sandwich now let's just understand you know what this says don't you it's a gun and it shoots don't forget that I won't okay on your way whether for ducks huh folks yeah you were all alone in here Mac yep glad you dropped in suppose you're in a hurry to get home though back to the kitties and the mother-in-law huh yeah now what do you have coffee and a hamburger please like it's coming up everything on those birds sure well what's a little onion among friends excuse me a minute hey where you going if you're going over to use that telephone lady you might just as well not bother it's out of order I'm trying to get it I wasn't going to use a phone I was going to get some cigarettes you don't say I knew he didn't believe me he didn't say anything but the way he looked at me I could tell we finished our hamburgers and I paid for them and then went back to the car what you want to make a telephone call for I wasn't going to wasn't because of me wasn't I told you I wasn't going to make a call I just wanted some cigarettes you turned down my cigarette a little while ago they were the wrong brand you bought the same brand I offered you who are you trying to kid beautiful oh let's not talk about it it's not important what are you going to do now that you're out you got a job to do you got to take care of somebody you mean your family no somebody I got to buy a coffin for it's a matter of fact I'm not even gonna buy the coffin I'm just gonna make it easier for somebody to get one sounds an awful lot like you mean you're going to kill somebody it's as easy as that I am why I told you I just got out of prison didn't I we don't want to get back in it doesn't happen to make much difference you see there isn't much useful after my life I'm through revenge huh yeah well these debts subtle the guy could die happy that's a strange philosophy is it what are you driving so fast for I'm in a hurry I have to get home it's okay with me so I get this thing over the better get what over hey that's a cop that's what you get for driving so fast I didn't realize it pull over if I ask any questions tell them I'm your brother see your brother I will say anything you'd be sorry for beautiful going pretty fast for these wet roads lady I'm sorry I really didn't realize it skidded into a telephone call you would have let me see your license must be here somewhere that's your husband no no that's my brother oh here's the license thanks I've seen this name before I don't know oh sure your husband's in the department isn't he well yes he is nervous about something no no I'm just tired okay but just take it easy from now on here's your license I will thanks a lot so your husband's in the police department yes maybe you'll get a promotion for catching you don't be foolish nobody's gonna catch me unless I want him to not even you beautiful what did you mean about my husband about his getting a promotion well just between you and me you know what I mean as somebody I gotta take care of is also in the department what department don't act dumb the police department keep your eyes on the road I am you weren't you were looking at me what do you expect me to do you don't exactly make me comfortable sitting there you recognize me didn't you didn't shit I'm not sure yes you are and that could be a mistake believe me I don't know who you are anything about that's a lie stop looking at all right I'm gonna kill Ralph Harris I don't want to know anything about it yes you do you know Ralph pretty well no no I don't I never heard of it stop dummy enough I saw the license when you handed over cop I'm gonna kill your husband Mrs. Harris you know it back a few miles on the road I could see it the way you looked at me you know somehow I get the idea you're not gonna mind that like you should why don't you say something I can't think of anything now that you know I think you and me are gonna have to have a little understanding what are you doing nothing just racing for your pocket but I only have $10 in it I don't need money that bad then what I'm gonna get your address women carry more things here it is 627 military huh here you can have your pocket book back I'm gonna take the license I want to make sure I don't forget what are you gonna do with me I haven't quite decided yet beautiful I haven't quite decided I glanced over at him again I knew he meant it exactly he hadn't quite decided things had gone far enough from here on out I had to make it convincing or else look Sullivan oh so you don't know my name yes I know your name I remember you I was the trial they framed you did he tell you that they didn't have to the whole department knew it they needed a conviction and you were it that's what I thought you know a lot don't you listen suppose I told you that you were right in what you said a minute ago that I hated my husband I hated him as much as you do that I'd hated him for years what do you think I'd say it was a stall to save your own neck that's what I thought that's why I wanted to get acquainted first first before what what doesn't it seem a little funny to you my just happening to run into you this way the wife of the man you've sworn to kill on the very day you break out of prison who says I broke up I know someone who knows red folly he was your contact on the outside that helped your planet wasn't it wasn't beautiful I don't know how you got this what do you think red folly got the money you tell me I'll tell you I want you to kill my husband I'll even help you for suspense Roma wines are bringing you ever gardener in Lady in distress Roma wines presentation tonight in radio's outstanding theater of thrills suspense between the acts of suspense this is Truman Bradley for Roma wines there's a reason more Americans enjoy Roma than any other wine it's because Roma gives you more enjoyment for your money yes in all Roma wines you enjoy an important difference an extra dividend in fuller bouquet richer body and better taste to bring you better tasting wine Roma selects from California's choicest grapes then with ancient skill and wine making resources unmatched in America Roma master ventures guide this great treasure unhurriedly to tempting taste perfection these choice wines are placed with mellow Roma wines of years before and from these reserves the world's greatest reserves of fine wines Roma later selects for your pleasure so to enjoy more pleasure for your money insist on Roma that's our OMA Roma California wine and whether your favorite is sherry port or muscatel you'll find Roma your best buy in good taste and now Roma wines bring back to a Hollywood soundstage Eva Gardner as Evelyn Harris with Howard Duffer Sullivan in Lady in distress a tale well calculated to keep you in suspense he was beginning to believe me now when I told him that I knew who'd helped to make the prison break when I told him that I'd put up the money for it when I told him that the man he wanted to kill was the man I wanted to kill when I told him that man was my own husband we drove along for quite a while without saying anything then I pulled into a gas station the idea coming in here you don't need gas you still don't trust me do you I don't know look soluble I have to make a phone call to my husband I'm not that dumb beautiful but I have to call them I told him I would I don't you'll think something's wrong you can listen all right I wasn't where's your phone oh it's just inside the door thanks it's right in here lady right on the wall right on the wall there lady got your nickel look I know how to use the phone you don't have to act like you're awesome well this is Evelyn I'm 25 miles from the city the rain slowed me up I know but I didn't everything all right yes everything's all right well I'm glad to see you're getting some sense in your head we won't take long no Ralph from now on I don't think you have a thing to worry about we drove on into town then I didn't say anything more another did Sullivan but I know I had it he was still playing cautious but I know I had it well here's where I let you off oh the rain's almost stopped okay but listen beautiful don't try to double cross me I won't double cross you you'd make a mistake if you did Sullivan yeah my husband always keeps his car in the garage every night just as it gets dark he walks into the garage to get the car alone you know you're quite a dish beautiful and there's no light in the garage come here good night beautiful there's only a few more blocks to the house Ralph was waiting up for me and he seemed genuinely happy to see me month ago Ralph and I had one of our usual fights and I went north to stay with my mother but I realized that I couldn't stay with her forever and the only thing left for me to do is to come back and I hated it crawling back to a man who had no heart who ran his home like the lock-up pen down at police headquarters but I had no choice Ralph was smug about my coming back as I knew he would be I kept wondering if Sullivan was actually going through with it two days later I knew morning Mrs. Harris get inside someone might see you how did you know I was alone I got friend your husband's working right now he won't be home for five hours what do you want Sullivan let's not act like children I said I was gonna kill your husband and I'm not it what are you coming here for at this time of day see this little box yeah when you do the wrong thing with it it blows up all I do is put this under the hood of somebody's car hook it up to the starter and when somebody gets in his car to drive off somewhere all he does is step on the starter and he doesn't have to worry about driving a car ever again let's go out to the garage beautiful we went out to the garage Sullivan hooked the explosive up under the hood of Ralph's car then after a while he went away all the rest of the day I was nervous and worried the last minute I even wanted to go out and disconnected but I didn't was foolish to be nervous it all gone along fine so far the time Ralph came home I was composed and tried not to show that anything was any different than it always was after dinner Ralph was doing some paperwork and a house breaking case these reports are a nuisance anything I can do to help you know you know less about these reports and I do well I just thought maybe there might be something well there isn't so stop bothering right Ralph there is something you can do what go out and get the car and bring it around the front no what what are you looking so surprised about soon as I finish the report I want to run down to the station did it save time if you got the car out I I'd rather not what's the matter with you I have trouble getting out of the driveway it's too narrow you've taken the car out a hundred times what are you talking about well Ralph I I've got a cold coming on I'd rather stay inside put a coat on it isn't cold out anyway I don't want to drive your car look the least you could do is help me out once in a while when I asked you to have a nose you never do anything for me anyway I won't say that much time get the car out before I get mad all right Ralph if you want me to I'll get the car what could I do I went out and opened the garage doors and put it around for a few minutes and slammed the door a couple of times and I went back in the house well well what Ralph is the car out in front wouldn't start what do you mean it wouldn't start I don't know it just wouldn't start the motor wouldn't oh you give me nothing but trouble this is my fault at your car all right all right forget it why don't you go out and try it yourself because I won't that's all I've been having trouble with my battery it's probably run down again if it wouldn't start for you it won't start for me I'll look at it tomorrow sometime I'll do what you want wait a minute excuse me I have some reading to well wait a minute what do you want call up headquarters and have them send the crews around for me I could hardly sleep that night why of all times that Ralph have to ask me to get his car it's almost as if he suspected I knew we'd have to get the car sometime but I was afraid he might check over the car and find out what was wrong with it and discover the mechanism or he might send a mechanic out from a garage to look at it and an innocent person would be killed and I was afraid of Sullivan by this time terribly afraid I was exhausted from nervousness and lack of sleep when I got out of bed the next day Ralph had breakfast and went off to work in the police cruiser I didn't dare go near the garage I didn't dare do anything except just wait yes Sullivan speaking hello papers and I haven't seen anything about your husband yet yes I know what happened well last night he didn't take the car why not I don't know why not he just didn't that's all Mrs. Harris you wouldn't try to stall me would you know I swear that's what happened he left the car and he left the house in a police cruiser he didn't take his car they're in check up myself your husband isn't home is he no he won't be home for three hours okay beautiful you can expect me well you could at least who did you expect Winston Churchill well it isn't time for you to be home who said there was a certain time for me to be home you don't usually get home this early well there wasn't much doing today I have a few hours coming to me what's the matter with you nothing why are you nervous about something don't tell me you have a boyfriend hiding in the closet you may look if you want to I wouldn't bother all right come on come on out with it what's on your mind what do you keep looking out the window for oh stop examining me like a criminal I just didn't sleep well last night I'm tired you don't do with anything to get tired where you're going when you came in I was just on my way to the market do you mind I have to get my coat do you want me to explain anymore what's wrong I just thought I saw somebody go into our garage come here look garage doors half open oh yes I forgot to tell you I call the garage and had them send a man to look at the battery he'll take care of everything yeah I'm going on take a look myself you don't have to he knows his job sometimes I don't think you have any brains at all I'll be right back I stood there at the window watching I knew who was in the garage and it wasn't a mechanic it was Sullivan Ralph walked off the back porch and across the yard and then into the garage I didn't know what was going to happen I kept thinking only one man will come out of there alive and then I thought maybe I'll be lucky maybe neither of them will come out alive I pulled the curtain back so I could see more clearly and then I waited what seemed ours staring through the window I couldn't hear a thing and nobody came out nobody I move closer my face pressed against the glass and then just before it happened somehow I could hear it coming get me the police headquarters just a moment this is Mrs. Ralph Harris and there's been an accident an explosion we'll be right out Mrs. Harris you all right but the window broke a big piece of glass my throat one way I was lucky neither of them did come out alive but in another way I wasn't so lucky I'm going to suspense presented by Roma Wines our OMA Roma America's favorite wines before we hear again from Eva Gardner star of tonight suspense play this is Truman Bradley reminding you that in all Roma wines you enjoy an extra premium goodness in fuller bouquet richer body and better taste yes Roma wines taste better because Roma and only Roma selects better tasting wines from the world's greatest wine reserves that's why more Americans enjoy Roma than any other wine so ask for Roma wine our OMA Roma a premium wine in everything but price enjoy Roma California sherry before dinner tomorrow this is Eva Gardner it's been a great pleasure to appear on suspense which is such a favorite to all of us here in Hollywood next Thursday's suspense show will be one that I certainly won't miss the most coveted honor which a radio program can achieve is the annual award given for excellence in drama by the George Foster Peabody Foundation this year the citation was given to suspense and one of the three suspense plays which is particularly mentioned in connection with the award was that which will be rebroadcast next Thursday it's 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