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Good evening.

The prevalence of mashes in our streets and parks has brought about this

charming device.

It looks like a lady's compact, but it is really much more than that.

When m 'lady is accosted by some undesirable party, she simply takes this

as though to powder her nose.

However, when she opens this...

Before you can say Jack the Ripper, a cloud of tear gas is sprayed in the

villain's face.

Perhaps this lacks some of the excitement that went with wielding the

-fashioned hat pin, but it is most effective.

Furthermore, it actually contained a mirror and powder so that you can

up before the police arrive.

That's odd.

I should be weeping by now.

No wonder. It wasn't tear gas after all. This one uses mustard gas.

While we wait for developments, you may pass the time by watching tonight's

narrative. It is about a young woman named Helen Clabo, who is the object of

some mysterious threats.

But first we have another device.

which can bring tears to the eyes of the more fastidious. A television

commercial.

Yes.

Yes.

Of course I know who this is.

Dorothy, stop bothering me.

Yes, Dorothy.

Please leave me alone.

Well, now, what would compel you to say a thing like that? That's not true. You

know better than that.

What? Yes,

of course I received it.

It was waiting for me when I got in.

Yes, yes, I read it.

Yes.

Yes.

Listen, Dorothy, don't threaten me, please. Hello?

You certainly should have called me long before this.

Probably.

I just didn't think it was very serious until she phoned today and started to

threaten me.

What time did she call?

A little after I got in from the office.

I couldn't hear anything on the other end of the phone for a while.

And then I could hear her breathing.

And then she said, Hello, Helen.

Do you know who this is?

Of course I knew who it was.

Dorothy's been cultivating that accent until it's as sweet as that sugar there.

Want to try one?

Fast energy.

No, thank you.

She said that she read that article about my father dying and my gaining all

the inheritance.

If I didn't share it with her, something bad was going to happen to me.

You know, I don't know how she got a hold of my private phone number.

I'm going to change it, though, first thing in the morning. And, oh, there's

letter.

a dream about you last night. You were dying.

I've read it many times.

Oh.

Came in this envelope?

Yep. Jack Tirole, a photographer?

Well, Dorothy used to model when we were in high school.

My father always thought she was pretty enough to have been a professional

model.

I don't know whether she ever did anything about that. She may have,

always... was rather unpredictable.

In what way?

Her behavior was always unexpected, very erratic, almost psychotic.

Like that nursery rhyme, you know, the one with the schizophrenic underlining,

when she was good, she was very, very good, and when she was bad, she was

horrid.

She had an undercurrent of violence.

Always acts of fits of rage. The last time I saw her, she was in a rage.

When was that?

You remember that she was going to marry my brother Douglas?

Oh, yes. What happened there? I never really wanted to go into it before, but

the date was all set, and then a day before the wedding, I discovered that

had taken what amounted to a great deal of money from my family.

So I told my father, and I told Douglas.

Of course, she denied it. She said that I lied, and she screamed and yelled, and

she threw things. She picked up a letter opener.

I could have sworn she was going to stab me.

And then she did this entire reversal in her behavior.

She broke down and she cried.

It's really very interesting.

You know, I told a friend of mine about it at the time, a psychiatrist.

And she said that she had all of the symptoms of a real psychosis.

Excuse me.

And you want me to find her?

Oh, yes.

Well, I think it's a good idea. I think somebody should speak to her.

She should be warned.

I don't want to open up a whole thing with the police. I just want you to find

her and tell her to leave me alone.

I have an old address on her. I don't know whether she'd still be living there

or not.

I'll take it and check. I might find a forwarding address or something.

Oh, and while you're at it, put down the number of your private phone, will you?

I wouldn't have it changed if I were you.

Just don't answer it. If I want you, well, I'll ring once and hang up and

I'll ring again.

The first thing tomorrow morning, I'll go down to Tarola's studio, see if I can

find if there's some connection between him and Dorothy Johnson.

Then I'll check this old address, and I'll call you right after.

All right? All right.

Thank you. Good night.

Good night. How's the wife?

Oh, she's as sassy as ever.

And the kids?

Don't mention it. They're all three down with the mumps. Oh, boy, I don't know.

I don't think I should be here. I may be contagious.

It's all right. I've had them.

Send them my love.

Good, I will.

Good night. Are you going to be all right? Oh, yeah.

Don't worry.

I'll find her and everything will be taken care of. Thank you, Paul.

Oh.

Keep the chain from the door.

Okay. Good night.

Good night.

That is nice. That is nice.

In fact, that is perfect. There's just one little tiny adjustment here. Just

me lower this. Oh, oh, oh, oh.

Oh, is that nice?

That is really nice.

Okay, now let's try one, baby. You want to try one?

Let's try a little one. Now, you just hold there.

Let me get ready. Don't lose it. Don't lose it. Keep what you got going for

That's a big... Oh, that's nice. That's nice. Now, watch the cat.

Now, look at me. Look at me, baby. Look at me. Look at me. Look at me. Now,

lower your shoulder.

Lower, lower.

Look the other way. That's right. Oh, that's nice. That's right. Hold it. Hold

it.

Ah! Oh, that was lovely.

Tommy, will you get that?

Tommy, will you get that?

Okay, let's try one more. You want to try one more? One more, nice. Come on.

Mr.

Tirola. Nope.

Tell whoever it is I'm busy right now. He's busy right now. Want to wait?

Ask him if he wants to wait.

I'll wait.

How about some coffee? Offering you coffee.

No, thanks.

Okay, baby.

Relax now.

I think we got it. You ready, Connie?

Yeah. All right, you're next right after coffee. Now offer me coffee.

How about some coffee, Ronnie?

It's just coffee routine. If she wants some coffee, I'll offer her coffee. Not

faster, baby. Faster.

You go on. I'll get there in the spring.

Won't we, Snow?

Mr. Tirola. Oh, yeah. I'm Paul Blackshear. Oh, yeah. You're a good

you got any pictures?

I'm a lawyer.

Oh, I'm sorry. I'd like to ask you a couple of questions, if it's okay.

You've heard of the tortoise and the hare?

Yeah, it's okay.

Do you know a Dorothy Johnson?

Dorothy Johnson?

Obviously, I've rung a bell.

Is she a friend of yours?

No, I don't know her. I'm just trying to find her.

Well, if you do find her, will you tell Miss Johnson to leave me alone?

Hello, I'm Tucker Dowd. Hi.

Hi, how are you? Robin Rapp. Paul Blackshear. And this is Snow.

Hello, Snow. Tommy Tompkins here. Hi. If someone would unpin me, I'd get out of

the merchandise.

Oh, you mean me?

Mm -hmm. Oh, here, I'll do it. I'll do it. Just turn around. Do you know where

could find this Dorothy Johnson?

Well, I know where she ought to be, on the funny farm.

She came in here first last, uh, oh, last Wednesday, right?

Right. Ow!

Oh, I'm sorry.

I mean, she didn't ring the bell. She barged right in here, and she demanded

that I take her picture. So I told her she'd have to wait.

Then the next thing I know, she had her lipstick out, and she was drawing all

over the wall.

Really?

So I yelled at her, and then she started throwing things. She threw a pot.

There was dirt everywhere.

She may have broken my second and third toe. I don't know. I haven't had a

chance to go to a doctor yet.

Hey, listen, by the way, if you find her and I decide to sue, will you handle my

case? You didn't happen to take her picture, did you? I did not. I certainly

not. I told her that in the first place she didn't have enough money to get me

to photograph her. And then she said, oh, no, she knew somebody very rich who

was going to give her all the money she wanted.

So she wouldn't leave.

So finally I told her I was going to call the police.

And then, for no reason at all, she goes over to my desk and she starts taking

my stationery out and stuffing it in her purse.

So I just chased her out.

With a broom and shaking his fist.

Hey, where was I? Well, you're after pizza or something. You know how you

Oh, and then, and then the phone call started.

I mean, the phone would ring. I'd pick it up. Hello?

There'd be nobody there. Hang up.

Phone would ring again. I'd pick it up. Hello? Nobody there. I'd hang up.

This went on, I can't tell you how many times. And finally, the phone rang, and

I picked it up. Hello?

And then this voice.

Hello, Mr. Tirola? You are... And then she began with the most unbelievable

series of names that you ever heard in your life. Then, to top it all off, she

threatens to come back just as soon as she gets enough money.

Now, if you find this girl, will you tell her to stop calling and to leave me

alone? Absolutely, absolutely.

Oh, say, do you mind if I use your phone before I go?

Well, is it a local call?

You can be sure it is.

Oh, well, go ahead.

Well, come on, Tommy. We gotta get to work. Okay, off to the islands.

Did you find out anything? Do you know where she is?

No. Any calls?

There was one.

It rang about a half an hour. I didn't answer it, though.

Paul, somebody is... What is it, Ellen?

Slipped something under my door. I was lying down. Just a moment. Let me open

up.

Helen, what is it?

It's a drawing.

Paul, it's a bad drawing of me.

Dead.

Who is there?

Helen, what is it?

There's somebody outside my door.

Somebody's standing there.

Who's there?

I want to go away, Helen.

I came clear over here to visit you.

Now you let me in.

I want to visit.

Let me in!

Helen Clavel is a liar!

I have not been phoning her at the Vicente Hotel, and I've not been

it around there.

She has always hated me with such a vengeance.

Doesn't she have anything better to do than to sit around weaving webs and

making up lies?

Have you got a cigarette?

Maya, my mama don't keep any around.

You know what Helen's label is?

Spoiled rich.

I wish I did have her money.

Spoiled rich.

You ever heard of Jack Ferola?

Why, has he ever heard of me?

I said you were in his studio last Wednesday.

And?

And I've been phoning him ever since.

It's the last one.

I'm sorry I can't offer you any, but... Hair of the dog.

You know what I mean?

Mr. Black Sheep. Black Sheer.

I know.

Jack Tirola is a very good photographer.

And I did phone him several years ago.

I wanted him to take my wedding picture.

But I never phoned him back.

There was nothing to take a picture of. Thanks to Helen.

Would you like to see something, Mr. Baa Baa Black Sheep?

You know, this thing cost my mama almost four months' salary.

Turned her hair gray.

Some mornings I just put it on for the fun of it and stumble around.

Helen Clavo's the reason why this dress never walked down the aisle with me in

it. She couldn't stand it that I was gonna be Mrs.

Douglas Clavo. So she went to work, lady spotted that she is, and she

manufactured a lie that killed his love.

Oh, I... I could have been caught with another man. Douglas would have forgiven

me that.

But the fact that I stole money... Oh, money is so important

to those Clavos.

I hate Helen Clavo.

And I hate her mother, and I hate her brother.

I liked her father because he was always nice to me.

That added fuel to the fire, let me tell you.

Now, I'm not feeling very well this morning, Mr.

Black Sheep.

I have what is commonly known as a hangover.

And all of these questions...

These lies with the question marks at the end of them are making my head hurt

awful.

I just... I just don't want to talk about it anymore.

But there won't be any trouble, Miss Johnson, if you'll just leave my client

alone.

Oh, there won't? No.

Now, you get out of here, Mr.

Blacksheath, before I lose my temper. And you tell Helen Clavel that she

stop... telling them lies about me, or I'll give her something to lie about.

Bring us some ice, dear.

Well, how are you?

Fine.

Helen here? Not yet.

But I've never known that girl to be on time.

Can't depend on cats like she does and ever be on time.

Did you see the Johnson girl's mother?

Yes, I did, and I also saw the Johnson girl.

You found her. How clever.

I hope you made it very clear to her that she is to leave Helen alone.

I made it very clear. Oh, it's out of the question, that kind of behavior.

She denied everything. Of course she denied everything.

You know, I think Helen may be right.

The girl is disturbed.

I could have told you that when she used to spend the weekends here as Helen's

guest. When Douglas started courting her.

I did tell Douglas' father.

But he said it was all my imagination.

That she was a good girl.

How's the Johnson girl looking?

Not well.

Always said that wouldn't last.

Beauty is only skin deep.

Pretty is as pretty does.

a minute till I put you on the speaker.

It's Helen.

You're late.

Oh, I'm sorry.

I, uh, I fell asleep reading Balzac.

Is Paul there yet?

Hello. You know, I don't think I've spoken on the phone without speaking on

phone before. I just got it the other day.

I saw Dorothy Johnson, Helen.

I went to that old address you gave me and there was a forwarding address.

Downtown, another one out to the beach, and then another one back into town and

another one will eventually find her. She's living with her mother.

What did she have to say?

She denied everything.

She said that you're lying. To be expected, wasn't it? I can't be too sure

I really got through to her. She was paralyzed with a hangover. She was

unpleasant, hysterical, ordered me out of the house.

Just put it on the bar. We'll make our own.

What?

I was talking to Margie, dear.

If you hurry, you'll have time for a drink.

Are you going to stay for dinner, Paul?

Of course he is.

Well, I'm going to have to if you hang me up here much longer.

Well, I'll just have to put on my shoes and I'll get a cab. I'll be right over.

Bye. Bye.

Ding. Busted.

What's the matter?

Turn your head, Paul. I'm about to cheat.

Go make us a drink.

The usual.

What do you want?

lying on the table.

I want to talk to you.

Go on, Helen.

I have to talk to you. Go on.

Lady, I can't go. That's a stoplight.

That is wrong. That is the third time you've been absolutely wrong. Now try to

get it right.

Now look, I've got it right here. Two cheeseburgers with everything. An order

fries, beer, and a kosher pickle, right?

Right. Now that is right. We're making an awful lot of noise, Tommy. You coming

with me?

I'm going with Tommy, Jack.

You need two people to carry two cheeseburgers with everything. We'll be

about half an hour. That's when the deli's all made.

Maybe I should have gone along to carry the french fries.

Never heard of such a thing in my entire life.

Two people.

Did you forget something?

Did you forget part of the order?

Robin? Is that you?

Who is it?

It's Dorothy Johnson.

It's who?

Dorothy Johnson.

I have the money now, Mr. Tirola.

Now, look, Miss Johnson, I'm not going to take your picture.

Will you please just be a good girl and go away before I call the police?

What's the matter with you? Can't you read?

Get out of here, will you? Get out!

A few of our viewers

wrote in telling us that they feel the station break is the high... point of

evening.

We shall now hear from one of those viewers.

There you are.

That's all right, I've got him.

It only takes 30, 40 minutes, Paul, to get here, even in the five o 'clock

traffic. Helen's always late, but she's never this late. Well, let's give her

another 15 minutes.

She may have stopped to get you a bouquet of flowers, who knows?

Helen's never brought me flowers in her life.

I'll tell you what, I think I'd better phone Molly.

Tell her I'm going to be even later and see how the kids are.

Use the phone in the hall.

All right.

Hello?

Yes? Yes?

Into the park. She thought she could lose me in the park.

In the tree.

little cucumber on the other side at the end of the path.

You should have seen her ugly face when she saw me.

Where is Helen?

Is that you, Mr. Blotcher?

Yes, where is she?

Would you care to repeat that question again, please?

Where is she?

That's the third time you've asked me that question.

You know, she's not as bright as you think she is, Mrs. Claude.

Where are you, Dorothy? Not as bright as you've always been.

roller studio and see what I can find out.

I'll use the hall phone and try the hotel again.

Right.

is in the dark room and has asked not to be disturbed.

May I take a message?

Never mind.

I'm going over there.

Here's your dinner, Jackie. Here's your dinner, Jackie.

Stop it.

Stop it.

Robin. Robin.

Something's burning.

Hey, something's burning.

Stop it. No cooling.

It's a coffee pot.

Coffee boiled is coffee spoiled.

Come on, we're not waiting.

We're going to eat.

What is it?

It's a $20 bill.

What's that?

How long were you away from the studio?

Well, it wasn't very long. I don't know how long it was. It was 15 or 20

minutes. There's the man who was asking for it. What's happened?

Your name, please?

Paul Blackshear. I told you it was something like that.

You have business here, Mr. Blackshear? Yes, I want to see Jack Tirola. I'm

afraid that's impossible.

Jack Tirola is dead.

What? You know anything about this?

No.

Shot through the heart about two hours ago.

You were here this morning, Mr. Blackshear, asking about a woman named

Johnson. That's right.

You know where she is? No, I'm trying to find her. I have a client named Helen

Clairvaux. She was threatened by this Johnson woman.

Like Carolla. And Helen is missing.

What? That's right. She was supposed to show up at her mother's apartment this

afternoon and never made it. Just disappeared.

However... The Johnson woman phoned there, said she had seen Helen and

had taken some money from her, something like that.

That's about all she said, except for the fact that she said she'd been here

patrol the studio again. But she killed him. I didn't know what to make of it,

but I thought the best thing would be to come here. Now, obviously, my client is

in great danger. Where does she live?

At the Vicente Hotel.

Call her. Call just before I came down here. Call again. I'll tell you what,

I'll try the hotel desk. Maybe they've heard from her.

Front desk.

No, no, Mr. Blackshear. Miss Clairvaux has not returned.

Well, I certainly will take a message.

No. No, I have it, sir.

Well, yes, I understand that it's urgent.

I will, sir.

Goodbye.

Oh, Miss Clairvaux, I have several messages for you.

Your mother called three times, and she wants you to phone her immediately.

Your lawyer called four times and says it's urgent that you reach him at this

number. Thank you very much. You're welcome, miss.

Hello. Mrs. Clavo?

Yes. You know who this is?

Yes. Guess where I am.

You guess.

I don't know.

I'm with your brilliant, ugly daughter, Helen, at her hotel.

Room 425.

Let me talk to Helen. Helen has something to say to you, Mrs. Clavo.

Something she should have said a long time ago.

Helen, this is your mama on the phone.

I dialed for you.

Now you come on.

You tell her what you told me here.

Now you talk.

Mother?

Helen.

Mother, Dorothy didn't steal that money from Father's wallet. I lied about that.

I couldn't stand for her to marry Douglas.

I hated her because Daddy loved her better than me.

I stole that money and I put it in her purse. Can you forgive me, Mama?

Mama, she's got a gun.

Did you hear that, Mrs. Clavo?

Ain't she a bad girl to tell such terrible lies?

Terrible, terrible lies.

You can't forgive her for that.

Yes?

Yes, Mrs. Clavo?

Yes. Yes.

Dorothy Johnson has Helen at the Vicente Hotel and she's got a gun. Let's go.

Helen?

Helen?

I'm sorry.

Helen's busy.

She can't see anyone right now.

She has a visitor.

Miss Johnson, this is Paul Blackshear. Please go away and leave us alone.

This is none of your business.

It's not your bow, is it, Helen?

I didn't know anyone that cute would ever pay any attention to anyone as ugly

you.

Now, you just stay right there. You're not going anywhere.

You're a bad girl, Helen.

Open up, Miss Johnson.

This is the police.

Get those people back. Helen! Leave us alone!

Paul, go away, please.

It's all your fault. You've always been jealous of me.

Paul, she killed Tarola.

Shut up!

Take my picture. I wasn't pretty enough.

Tyrone is just a shadow now.

Miss Johnson.

Leave us alone.

You tell them to leave us alone or I'll kill you.

Tell them.

Leave us alone, please.

I called the hospital if that's any help, mister.

Who is this?

This is Dorothy Johnson.

What? She is in there alone.

Alone.

I came up in the elevator with her. I wanted to talk to her.

And then she took out that gun and she told me to wait at the end of the hall.

She went inside and locked the door.

And then I heard my voice.

Her using my voice.

I don't understand.

Some sort of split personality.

Yes.

But my voice?

It's possible in rare cases of schizophrenia for people who imitate

voices. Particularly the voice of someone that they've always wanted to

Poor Helen.

All this time you thought I was calling her.

It was yourself.

I can't.

She has a gun. She may hurt me.

She told me to stand still.

Fight back, Helen.

Stand up to her.

Don't listen to them.

Tell them to go away.

Let me talk to her.

Helen? Paul?

Yes?

Helen, listen to me.

Dorothy Johnson is out here with me.

You understand?

Dorothy Johnson is out here in the hall.

How can I be out there when I'm in here?

Your boyfriend...

is so silly, Helen.

You're not Dorothy.

You're Helen.

Your boyfriend is crazy, Helen.

He'd have to be to like you.

Don't say that.

You like me, don't you?

Yes, I like you very much, Helen.

You see?

Miss Johnson, say something to her.

Helen?

Helen, guess who this is?

It's Dotty, Helen.

Dumb Dotty, you taught how to multiply?

Two times two is four.

I told a terrible lie.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry. Can you forgive me?

You can't forgive me.

Nobody can forgive me.

Never.

Never.

I forgive you, Helen.

I understand.

I forgive you. Do you hear me?

I forgive you. Please, Helen.

Open that door.

No, you're not Dorothy.

Dorothy was pretty. Dorothy Johnson was the prettiest girl my daddy ever saw.

He liked her hair in a ponytail.

See my ponytail?

Helen. No!

Don't call me that. I'm not her.

Yes. No!

Dorothy,

leave me alone.

It's not your turn, Helen.

Just because you're rich, you think you can take extra turns.

Money doesn't buy everything, Helen.

Money can't buy you a pretty face.

Our pretty hair like mine is.

Our pretty ears.

Our pretty noses. Our noses. Our noses. Our noses.

Pretty is as pretty does.

And look at you, Helen.

You're a mess.

You look beautiful.

Oh, you really are lovely, Dorothy.

Why don't you fix your hair like Dorothy fixes hers, Helen? Doesn't it look

nice? Daddy likes your ponytail.

It's nice.

I wish she could be more like Dottie.

I wish she could be more like Dottie.

Come on, Dorothy.

Concentrate. Start again.

Two times two is four.

Four times four.

Yes. No doubt about it, Dorothy Johnson could be a professional model.

Don't bother me now, Helen.

Well, I'm sorry, Miss Johnson. I am very busy right now. You'll just have to

wait.

Hello.

Do you know who this is?

Of course I know who this is, Dorothy.

The money. That was a lie, Mrs. Claude.

I hate Helen for telling that lie.

You tell her I hate her.

And that I intend to make her pay for what she did. Thought you could get away

from me this time, didn't you?

Will you just please be a good girl and go away?

Thank you.

Next week when I return, I shall have another device.

Until then, I'm sure that heaven will protect the working girl.