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good evening and welcome to the Alfred
Hitchcock hour with trailer camp
springing up at every corner and all
America taking to the road I thought you
might be interested in this latest in
trailers this model is a superb gasoline
saver for it comes complete with this
lovely violin a set of earrings and two
stolen horses I see it is time for you
to face the music here it is after which
we shall view tonight's story
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daddy couldn't darling he had to talk to
some parents staycation time isn't it I
know daddy always has to dig the next
term these parents might send their son
to another school I wish he could see my
chasm it's a beautiful cast
it's a beautiful day you have the whole
beach to ourselves pilyeon
there's man out there
yeah out there well he has some hair I
thought I had the whole Pacific Ocean
reserved today why do I look all right
to me but be sure to stay in the shallow
Tony Tony you're much too far out
Tony Tony come back now
go back go back I'll get her
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he's alright
it's alright please don't even try
don't the editor litter I should hope
you were spanked right now I think you
better Drive I'll be right back
how you doing are you trying to do so I
told him is diggity sure I'm very
grateful I can't swim if you hadn't been
there I'm only glad I could help
I'm sorry Mitchell this awful boys Tony
like I don't know if you should even
talk to him hi Tony hi hey you're cold
aren't you yes I am rather well it's a
natural reaction
I recommend an old Air Force really slip
out of that wetsuit into a dry martini I
think I just assumed soaking a long hot
bath oh my god yes well let me help you
with your things Oh
hey-ya cradle
let me take those things Thanks didn't
you bring your car afraid I couldn't I
haven't got one
oh do you have far to go I'm staying at
the anyway please let me drive you no no
no you need that hot fare
besides I could still get a couple of
hours more Sun are you sure Oscar
hey Tony stay out of deep water not here
what's the matter with me
I can't just drive out of your life
after what you've done Thanks it's
necessary no it isn't wanna meet you and
talk with you perhaps you could have
dinner with us tomorrow night
all right thanks I'd love to we'll pick
you up at the Edgewater at 7:00 fine
oh please wooden I don't even know your
name
Roscoe hey Roscoe
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I guess the trouble is I began to take
that off we go into the wild blue yonder
stuff too seriously it's basically the
off we go part made me Restless
thank you anyway I couldn't see staying
in the airforce until I was too old to
do anything else so you quit after 12
years service takes a lot of courage to
make a decision like that I can't say
that I've ever regretted one minute
but then I've only been out three weeks
Oh what are you gonna do now no thanks
I'm looking for a little place of my own
somewhere where I can sit on the front
porch and prop my feet up and watch the
oranges drop the hut the trees John not
the Richards's in the orange business
yes they own one of the largest grows in
the county they I don't know if there's
any land for sale well it'll have to be
a pretty small piece from what I've seen
around here even on flying pear you
can't say very much money in the Air
Force
oh the liquor and the cigarettes are
cheap enough the poker is terribly
expensive
I'll call Phyllis Richardson first thing
in the morning if she has any ideas Oh
Kyra
this is mr. Roscoe hello Kyra how you do
sir Kyra's from Norway she just came
over last year do you know be ready in
five minutes mrs. Mitchell Thank You
Kyra you know I've been thinking if you
do find a place you like how you gonna
finance it I'll have to get a loan if I
can look you did something pretty
important for me if you need a loan I'd
be glad to help I couldn't do that why
not well for one thing I'm sure it isn't
any easier saving money teaching than it
is flying Sally and I own this school we
build it up ourselves it was a struggle
at first so I know what it's like
getting a start but it's quite a
thriving place now I think we can manage
five thousand dollars five thousand
Wow well that's that's most generous of
you but no thanks I prefer to do it on
my own
well how are you gonna look for an
orange grove without a car well I got
four fingers and a thumb I've also got
some pretty big ideas too every night
Here I am one step away from being a
Beachcomber and I'm talking about
blithely sailing around the country
looking for a beautiful orange grove oh
I can I can hitchhike all right
I should be hitchhiking down to the
employment office looking for a job you
know the world gets to look very small
looking down from a plane like you could
handle it easily but it gets pretty big
when they clip your wings
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girls don't care much about flying
airplanes do they care
tell you what why do we play hide and
seek
maybe an Uncle Ray okay one two I guess
we should be grateful then he keeps Tony
amused huh Tony is just crazy about him
what about you me he's been here three
weeks already it's our idea Sally we
invited him he mention anything to you
about orange groves lately not since he
looked at the place that the Richardson
suggested he said it was too big for him
don't you have a fitting is looking very
hard Sally you know how I feel about Ray
he did something for me I can't ever
forget sometimes I wake up in a sweat
thinking what could have happened no I'm
grateful to John
god you're great now you're it you're it
okay everybody hide one two three four
five six seven eight nine ten here I
come ready or not
gotcha
Kyra you don't understand American games
you lose I win when the winner always
collects
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you want me to talk to him no I guess
it's better coming to the meeting
hi something wrong I want to talk to you
would you like a beer no thanks it's
about Kira it seems you've been making a
pass at her
Kira been complaining no it's Sally oh
come on Jon
don't tell me your wife's been spying on
me I didn't know she cared Tony saw you
in the summerhouse and what did Tony say
that he saw mind if I asked him I want
Tony kept out of this okay Kira's very
young we're responsible for if anything
happened Joanie were just having a
little harmless fun
well you know how it is well maybe you
don't
you've got your honor to think of in the
position of the school so long as you're
here I want that girl left alone okay
Kira isn't the only well-shaped
pebble on the beach class dismissed yeah
good I think I'll take the car out and
check out an orange grove
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Oh anybody hurt
well I'm glad of that anyway what is it
it's ray he's had an accident well the
policy is right here in my desk alright
I'll bring it out there what happened
nothing very serious but the other
drivers kicking up a row he wants to see
our insurance policy because he doesn't
take Ray's word board why'd you expect
me to do run off the road just that you
can pass me I could have sworn you had
more room on the right you hadn't been
in such a hurry here he is now
John John I'm I'm sorry about this are
you the owner of this car yes my name is
John Mitchell this is my wife Sally mr.
Roscoe is our houseguest yeah so he told
me I should think you'd be more careful
who you let your car - he came racing up
behind us
this is mr. mrs. sure Stein from
Washington DC and you can tell by the
tire marks I was well to the right it
was just an accident George nothing to
get heated about why don't we go inside
and have a drink and talk this over
calmly I think that's a fine idea myself
so do I well I guess you're right damage
is done oh good getting into an uproar
you drive all the way from Washington
yes and we've had a wonderful trip
George has been saving up his sleep for
three years so we have four whole months
vacation this summer oh this is
wonderful
you're our first guest bedroom living
room something it's like a real home you
work for the government mr. Tristan
Internal Revenue
ouch well I have nothing to do with
collecting taxes I'm a statistician you
just figure out how much you need let
the other boys collected a one thing
about working for Uncle Sam just a few
more years and George gets a pension
well so now make yourselves comfortable
go fix the drinks let me help you do you
plan to stay in California if we can
find a nice quiet spot around here I
even I don't like trailer camps much we
prefer to be off on our own I don't
blame him we've heard of the place in
the woods few miles north of here that
sounds ideal for a week or two by the
way before I forget here's the name of
my insurance agent oh thank you
here we are Thanks well coach we drink
to
no more accidents to the nicest people I
ever bumped into
what's the matter I'm sorry John I had a
terrible time getting Tonio to take Kent
this morning you doesn't want to do
anything anymore without his uncle ray
where's Cara in her room
brooding she knows you talked to Ray
about her damn huh
he probably told him she practically
accused me last night oh it's so
ridiculous of being jealous of her hello
no he is not here oh hello George
what what happened that's terrible
hasn't he any idea of how to behave all
right George yes about the insurance so
mannequin Ilyich talk Ray's been
pestering his wife no he drove her to
the trailer the other night while George
was away and made a pass at Eve well I'm
not surprised I saw the way he looked at
her in the trailer what's the matter
with him thirsty man handles carrot now
Eve the next one maybe you I think it's
time ray found another place to live
don't worry I'm still grateful but
there's something very wrong about this
guy I'm uneasy every minute he's around
yes so am i John please you will ask him
to leave as soon as he comes in
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that's a veil for you hope you get
better news than I did I want to talk to
you coincidences never cease there's
something I want to ask you too but I've
got to say isn't very pleasant I'd like
you to leave as soon as you can
tonight if possible have you been
talking to our friendly tax man George
Kirsten by chance he isn't feeling very
friendly toward you he shouldn't leave a
pretty young wife like that alone she's
bound to get restless
he says you forced yourself on her and
you believed him but of course you did
because that gives you a reason to get
rid of me doesn't it let's call it the
last straw you're tired of me I'm still
grateful to you for what you did how
great John how much is it worth to you
to get rid of me if you need a couple of
hundred dollars a hundred you once
offered me five thousand I'll feed you a
loan to help you finance an orange grove
if you found one oh I see that offer
still stand on the same conditions
you're a nice guy John you really are I
knew you were a nice guy the first
moment I ever saw you but five thought I
wasn't gonna get it I need 20,000 I've
got to have it 20,000 I'm in trouble
my past is catching up with me just had
a letter from an old friend of mine a
retired sea captain I once saved his
life - I told you saving lives as a
hobby of mine anyway he was properly
grateful and invested in a small
business that I was supposed to start
now he wants his money back
and and I haven't got it but you have
this school of yours is it gone
concerned what about the money you saved
Oh Oh my Air Force pay well I'm saving
that for my orange grove I've got to
think of my future you know
you practically admit you swindle this
man out of his money and now you expect
me to lend you son you're absolutely
right
lending money always does create a bad
feeling you'd better make it an outright
gift why why should i well let's put it
this way now if you had known in advance
that you could save your child from
drowning by paying twenty thousand
dollars you'd have paid it wouldn't you
well of course you would so I just
extended you credit I saved the child
first and gave you a chance to pay later
I think the price is very reasonable
don't you it's payday John you are going
on a long journey to your local stations
but please do not disembark or you'll
miss the last half of our story I don't
mind the local stations identifying
themselves but they seem bent on
identifying a large number of other
people as well but take heart we have
only one more interruption before we
return to our play
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did you find out what you suspected
we're right where's Tony I put him to
bed Susie came home ray hasn't seen him
all day
good
oh hello John did you bring the money
there isn't gonna be any money suit
yourself
I can sit it out here all summer if I
have to you're leaving the night ray oh
no John no John no John no I drove down
to Carmel this afternoon and saw an old
friend general Beckett he made some
inquiries for me there never was a near
a Roscoe in the Air Force you mean I
don't exist well then I guess I'll have
to throw your kid back in the ocean get
out you're not reading me very good John
I like it here nice climate lots of
pretty women Kyra Eve your wife's not
bad either
please Ellen don't be physical you're
not the type if you don't leave right
now I'm gonna call the police and what
are you gonna tell the police John that
I saved your child from drowning that
you were properly grateful and invited
me to stay in your home and then you
threw me out oh come on you know Sally
Kyra thinks you're jealous at her I
could give a nice little story to the
newspapers a scandal at South Mead
school
Headmaster's wife and foreign girl and
triangle with hero who saved child's
life
Mitchell boys as I still believe in
uncle ray Tony do that for me too that
kids crazy but me but he won't be so
crazy about you when he finds out you
lied to him about being in the Air Force
the papers will never believe that story
they might not believe it but they'll
print it and a lot of High Principal
parents will be reading it now if you'll
excuse me I think I'll take a little
walk outside I know you two have a lot
to discuss Oh John that's 20,000 that's
a two and four zeroes
I just can't believe it
it's monstrous to ordinary people
haven't done anything to be ashamed of
we must be able to get rid of a man like
that we can't we'll go to the police
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they tried to kill me
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right right he's alright he's just
knocked down I'll get some water no
leave him he'll come around soon enough
yeah a lot less trouble if he didn't
what happened how'd it start
came to the trailer again today I wasn't
there he tried to attack EU Oh No
she fought him off scratched his face
and when she told me I grabbed a gun and
came over I'll call the police
no I came at him with a gun I fired at
him that's assault with a deadly weapon
George you said he was strangling you
I'll back up your story but you don't
understand this will be in the papers
the Civil Service Commission will read
it you'd if I don't go to jail I'll lose
my job for sure they won't stand for
anything missing your personal life but
you were trying to protect your wife
it'll be razed story against the three
of us they don't fire a man for
protecting his home and family look that
sounds very noble but it won't read like
that I know what's happened to other men
in the department have gotten mixed up
and less than this the slightest cloud
of suspicion and I'll be finished he's
still unconscious better call a doctor
I'll take him to the hospital where's
the nearest Centreville and you help me
with him to the car
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can't sleep neither can i poor George
I hope he managed all right at the
hospital I'm so scared
this job
I know hello
yes George no you sure
all right I'll be right over
just before George got raided the
hospital he knows that he'd stopped
breathing what
Ray's dead
I killed him
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that's how bad you came he won't listen
to me where is he over there
George
this I know what I'm doing
we've got to go to the police we have to
tell them the truth they'll never
believe us never listen to me I've had
more chance to think about this than you
this is the only thing to do but it was
an accident can you convince the police
of that you know the questions they'll
ask why did you kill ray Roscoe mr.
Mitchell he was strangling you
self-defense when it was two against one
and he was unarmed I didn't mean to kill
him
jacala doctor he saw I was badly injured
we tried to get him to the hospital can
you prove that my wife did you like ray
Roscoe mr. Mitchell No
then why did you keep me in your house
was he blackmailing you you wanted to
get rid of him didn't you you wanted him
dead and you killed him that's enough
that's only a sample think of the
questions they're gonna ask me Bobby
why I brought a gun to your place can't
you see it's the only thing to do or
we'll both be facing a murder charge but
the last party is what happened to it no
no even I'll be away from here in an
hour we'll keep in touch with you in
case there should be any trouble John
I'm sorry about this isn't your fault
brought it on himself even though he is
dead
I still hate his guts I'll help no you
better go home and you tell Sally what
we've decided I'll finish it
oh my god is Beatrice morning man
well if I don't have time Kiera can take
you I wish Uncle Ray was still here he's
much better than volleyball than Kira I
told you Tony you had to go away you
know we only invited him for a few days
anyway your mail is to meet you thank
you girl Tony run along and finish your
breakfast with carriage please why I
always have it in here do as I say I'll
do you some names the special girl you
like them there's a letter for write get
rid of it
tear it up he's out of our lives he
never existed Sally he is none of our
lives
whoever sent this letter knows he was
staying here it was sent care of us dear
mr. Rosco I had had no word from you
about the $20,000 you owe me seems I am
unable to force you to return this but
let me tell you I shall spare no expense
to expose you and have you arrested for
fraud unless the money is in my hands
within 24 hours
I'm putting the whole matter in the
hands of the police Captain Charles
often seek a department Santa my
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I'm looking for a man named Faulkner his
landlord said I might be able to find
him here that's it thanks mr. Faulkner
captain Faulkner yeah my name is
Mitchell I'm from the south meet school
and Dana oh yeah friend of Roscoe's he
was just staying with his for a while
was staying where where is he now
well he left our place very suddenly he
didn't tell me where he was going
I don't believe you
you letter just came this morning right
after ray left oh you're in the habit of
opening other people's mail I am
there was no forwarding address in the
outside I thought it might be important
your bed is important I'm setting the
dogs on that lad mister took me three
months to run him down at your place and
I'll find him again maybe I could help
I'll go to the police this time they'll
splatter the name of ray Roscoe all over
the country couldn't we keep it down why
that's the whole world know Roscoe
swindled me out of nearly every penny I
had we might have some friends they
could warn it drugs like that don't have
a name friendly look how much they take
you for twenty thousand it's an awful
lot of money yeah telling me it's a lot
my whole nest egg practically he was
gonna buy a fishing boat company with it
I was the first fish he caught well I'm
wiggling off the hook Mandy and getting
my money back I'd like to give you that
money myself
why did ain't your debt Roscoe did
something for me
he saved my boy from drowning
I guess there's some good and everyone
well there's no goodness lad Maddy don't
let him get off the hook yeah I'd like
to settle our account I don't like being
a propagation to a man like that I don't
like it
twenty thousand dollars that should make
us both even with him don't make sense
the checks good I assure you you could
call the bank never this insanity I
can't go to the bank of Monday morning
that gives Rosco two more days to get
lost if you're in cahoots I can't lay my
hands on $20,000 cash right this minute
you got something in mind I take the
check and you run to the cops accuse me
a bill canoe or something no I think I
better go to the cops myself get them to
flush out ray Roscoe be reasonable I'm a
reputable owner of a boys school why
should I be mixed up with a man like
Roscoe I dislike him as much as you do
maybe even more no and that's why I
don't make sense for you to be laying
out $20,000 for him captain for curfew
see easy guys why don't you take it out
in the alley
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I'm sorry I'm a little on edge problems
at the school now this sorry
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I guess I know how you feel I'll take
the check everything's gonna be alright
we'll be as soon as I get the bank
Monday morning don't worry about it
goodbye captain
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it's not possible not there what is it
John they're making a survey for a new
freeway right through that old quarry
you mean where George Kirsten Barrett
you find it they start digging they'll
find it
wouldn't it be almost too relieved if
they did relief the police will move in
is that any worse what we've been going
through for three weeks
I'm sure Stan get him to move that body
can't wait a minute please let's be
reasonable we keep getting in deeper and
deeper you've got to be all over when
you paid off mr. Fargo now there's this
there'll always be something to keep his
money and if it doesn't happen we'll be
expecting it to happen
Ocean View Park that's what the systems
are now I'll Drive up there right away
John John go to the police yourself
we've gone too far for that what could I
tell him the truth and what if George
panics and puts all the blame on me
remember I was the one who killed Roscoe
in self-defense John oh darling you're
an intelligent man how many times have
you said the full truth can never hurt
you tell that to your students it's
different when it happens to at home I'm
going to shorten
'if John nothing's gone wrong is it they
decide to put a road through your old
campsite if they're making a survey and
digging up the whole area right where
Roscoe's body's buried
oh no wait wait nothing to worry about
yet if they're just making a survey now
it will take weeks before they start
digging we have to remove that body
right away tonight John it's Saturday if
we're all over that place weekend I tell
you what we'll go back Monday night no I
can't wait I wouldn't have a moment's
peace take it easy John George is right
Monday would be safer I'm sorry you
don't have to come with me I can find it
myself
John John wait wait I didn't realize
that you were this upset I'll tell you
what you do you go on home and forget
all about it I'll take care of Roscoe no
we're in this together
I got the trailer I'm gonna have to take
him and bury him somewhere else that's a
risk why should you take it too I'll let
you go through this alone once before
this time I share the responsibility I
said I'd do it
what I meant was that there's no need
for you to stick your neck out I want to
all right we better meet their then
let's say 9 o'clock 9 o'clock
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Charlie
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Oh John I've been so worried what did
they say sure Stan practically broke
down he begged me not to go to the
police
don't let him influence you dear he's
just worrying about his government job
that's all I think it was something else
I had a feeling he wasn't being straight
with me he was so insistent on going
there alone there's something he's
hiding from us John please listen to me
go to the police right now I'll go with
you no not yet I'm going to meet
Churston to the quarry in just an hour I
want to be sure well let me go with you
no stay there John gleep
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it's John here no he hasn't arrived yet
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well Sally I thought I get started no
sense of standing around what time
you're supposed to meet John nine
o'clock yeah we made better time and a
highway than we expected have you were
already yes
still only quarter to nine if I hadn't
come you would have finished and left
before John had a chance to arrive why
not
it wasn't a very pleasant job you ought
to be glad you wanted to do it alone
John said you wanted to do it alone
no they wanted to do him a favor favor
goodnight you buried ray and wait for
John that night either why not what were
you afraid of
you didn't want John to see the body
because you killed ray didn't you I've
had enough of this we're clearing out of
here right now no you're gonna wait for
John you go start the car you get out of
here well if I do I'm gonna go straight
to the police it's true isn't it
you've shot him
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what's the matter s'elli see you ghost
then you see you made all this fuss
about nothing I wasn't even dead
you were all in this together this was
just a horrible trick to blackmail us
well I rather like to think of it as a
good melodrama but Cobb grisly and very
effective hey let's get going
patience George patience after all mrs.
Mitchell is one of the stars of our
little drama we would want to cheat her
the clever
Dania move I can't believe you planned
the whole thing how did you manage to be
right there when my boy was drowning uh
the one flaw in my otherwise perfect
script I simply called out to the boy
and lured him into the deeper water
I suppose he hadn't gone then I had
three alternative openings found on the
planet fortunately the first one worked
smooth as glass
you didn't even save him in fact you
might have killed him no no you don't
understand good dramaturgy there would
never be a killing in one of my scripts
oh come come captain no need to whisper
here's something to say speak up speak
up oh I ain't gonna wait for mr. let's
get rolling Oh captain Faulkner
this is mrs. Mitchell the captain is a
senior member of Arlen repertory company
confidential he's a bit of a ham captain
hawk a bunch of her husband his sense of
timing is atrocious now if only had
given the check to the captain say on
Friday we wouldn't have had to hang
around here this weekend and play out
the final scene for you and John the
final scene she goes so long and no
longer this one's already gone long
enough you'll never be able to cash that
check when John finds out about this why
why should John stop the check he has no
reason to associate the captain with us
and hopefully possibly tie in the check
with your disappearance and if he has an
ounce of the actor in him he'd be so
grief stricken he won't even think of
the money and captain Eve you better
start driving now take the Cliff Road
now Sally we come to the final scene of
our little playlet I'm truly sorry it
had to end this way but then except for
the final curtain that's exactly the way
I wrote it
thank heavens you're all right oh you
didn't call the police you did I decided
to take your advice for once I wish
you'd taken mine and stayed away from
here you see I couldn't really let you
kill me I told you saving lives was my
hobby
oh you wouldn't be interested in buying
a slightly used trailer widget
I think the lesson of our story is quite
clear if a stranger offers to save your
life think it over you may be letting
yourself in for a great deal of trouble
this concludes my part of the program
next time I should return with another
story some scenes of which will be shown
after this next and last commercial
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you
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