1 00:01:18,658 --> 00:01:22,856 (male narrator) Tonight, Nancy Drew in A Haunting We Will Go. 2 00:01:25,799 --> 00:01:28,199 I've had all the interference 3 00:01:28,268 --> 00:01:30,327 I'm going to take from you, girl. 4 00:01:30,570 --> 00:01:33,038 I haven't been trying to interfere. 5 00:01:33,373 --> 00:01:34,863 You're lying. 6 00:01:35,308 --> 00:01:37,139 You're just like all the others. 7 00:01:37,210 --> 00:01:39,144 Your father, Dr. Robinson... 8 00:01:39,212 --> 00:01:42,079 No, there's no place to run, no place to hide. 9 00:01:42,149 --> 00:01:44,140 You know who wrote that letter. 10 00:01:44,217 --> 00:01:46,242 You know what I must do. 11 00:01:46,353 --> 00:01:47,650 [screams] 12 00:01:47,788 --> 00:01:48,777 [grunting] 13 00:01:49,890 --> 00:01:51,084 [people applauding] 14 00:01:53,059 --> 00:01:54,219 That was terrific. 15 00:01:54,294 --> 00:01:55,283 Oh. 16 00:01:55,362 --> 00:01:56,989 Are you all right? 17 00:01:57,063 --> 00:01:58,928 Yes, I'm fine. I'm fine. Thank you. 18 00:01:59,399 --> 00:02:01,299 Oh, dear. Oh, my. 19 00:02:01,368 --> 00:02:02,392 You know, you- 20 00:02:02,469 --> 00:02:04,528 you take a retired actress and put her back- 21 00:02:04,604 --> 00:02:05,764 (Ned) Thelma March! 22 00:02:05,839 --> 00:02:08,535 Thelma March is going to be in our show. 23 00:02:08,608 --> 00:02:09,802 In our show? 24 00:02:09,876 --> 00:02:11,207 You mean she's agreed to attend. 25 00:02:11,278 --> 00:02:12,905 I can't believe it. 26 00:02:12,979 --> 00:02:15,914 She's volunteering to recreate her role in Murder in the Fourth Act. 27 00:02:15,982 --> 00:02:17,006 Well, listen to this. 28 00:02:17,083 --> 00:02:18,311 [clearing throat] 29 00:02:18,385 --> 00:02:19,818 "Will be delighted to perform 30 00:02:19,886 --> 00:02:21,979 "in your production of Murder in the Fourth Act. 31 00:02:22,055 --> 00:02:23,920 Arriving Thursday, 4:00 p. m." 32 00:02:23,990 --> 00:02:25,821 Signed, Thelma March. 33 00:02:25,892 --> 00:02:27,985 (George) Thursday. That's today. 34 00:02:28,061 --> 00:02:30,325 Mr. Producer, if rehearsals are over for the day, 35 00:02:30,397 --> 00:02:31,796 I best get back to my hotel. 36 00:02:31,865 --> 00:02:33,355 They'll be needing me there. 37 00:02:33,533 --> 00:02:35,967 Oh, yeah, sure, but, uh, be back here by 4:00. 38 00:02:36,036 --> 00:02:39,062 Oh, I wouldn't miss Thelma March's homecoming for the world. 39 00:02:39,139 --> 00:02:40,800 Not for the world. 40 00:02:43,477 --> 00:02:45,411 Do you know what this means, Nancy? 41 00:02:45,479 --> 00:02:47,538 We can sell tickets at high prices. 42 00:02:47,614 --> 00:02:49,673 And bring them in from all over the state. 43 00:02:49,749 --> 00:02:51,478 Maybe we could get a-a television deal. 44 00:02:51,551 --> 00:02:53,314 No, no, a network deal. 45 00:02:53,386 --> 00:02:54,876 No, Ned, don't stop there. 46 00:02:54,955 --> 00:02:56,479 Uh, think of the television series, 47 00:02:56,556 --> 00:02:57,784 the syndication rights- 48 00:02:57,858 --> 00:02:59,553 I think what George is trying to say is, 49 00:02:59,626 --> 00:03:02,595 all we need is enough money to get the theater torn down, 50 00:03:02,662 --> 00:03:04,289 and the youth center started. 51 00:03:05,165 --> 00:03:06,962 And then donations should start coming in. 52 00:03:07,033 --> 00:03:09,194 Thelma March could get that off the ground. 53 00:03:13,907 --> 00:03:16,205 George, will you bring the car around? I, uh, 54 00:03:16,776 --> 00:03:18,073 I want to call the Clarion, 55 00:03:18,144 --> 00:03:20,408 and let them know who I have arriving today at 4:00. 56 00:03:20,480 --> 00:03:22,414 Oh, uh, of course, CB. 57 00:03:23,283 --> 00:03:24,250 [laughing] 58 00:03:24,317 --> 00:03:25,477 He's really getting into it. 59 00:03:25,552 --> 00:03:26,519 He really is. 60 00:03:26,586 --> 00:03:28,053 Go ahead, I'll turn off the lights. 61 00:03:28,121 --> 00:03:29,486 Okay. 62 00:03:49,776 --> 00:03:51,801 [chandelier tinkling] 63 00:04:16,736 --> 00:04:18,533 [chandelier tinkling] 64 00:04:38,525 --> 00:04:40,186 [screams] 65 00:04:43,997 --> 00:04:46,591 (Carson) How could such an accident have happened, Nancy? 66 00:04:46,666 --> 00:04:48,634 Didn't anybody check the rigging? 67 00:04:48,702 --> 00:04:50,101 I'm fine, Dad. 68 00:04:50,170 --> 00:04:51,228 Look, I just wish everybody 69 00:04:51,304 --> 00:04:53,499 would stop making such a big deal out of it. 70 00:04:53,573 --> 00:04:55,837 I'm sure there's a reasonable explanation for it. 71 00:04:55,909 --> 00:04:58,241 Janet Musante says it's a phantom. 72 00:04:58,311 --> 00:05:00,006 You're kidding. When did she say that? 73 00:05:00,080 --> 00:05:01,069 Huh. 74 00:05:01,147 --> 00:05:02,944 The old legend of the Rialto. 75 00:05:03,016 --> 00:05:04,745 I don't know how it got started, George, 76 00:05:04,818 --> 00:05:06,012 but it's the kind of story 77 00:05:06,086 --> 00:05:08,520 that's nurtured by people like Janet Musante. 78 00:05:08,688 --> 00:05:10,280 Living alone in that hotel 79 00:05:10,357 --> 00:05:12,825 right across the alley from the crumbling remains 80 00:05:12,892 --> 00:05:15,554 of a famous theater where she used to play. 81 00:05:15,862 --> 00:05:17,659 You look into those darkened windows 82 00:05:17,731 --> 00:05:20,825 every night for enough years, you'll see phantoms, too. 83 00:05:20,900 --> 00:05:22,993 I don't believe it! I don't believe it! 84 00:05:23,069 --> 00:05:24,297 I don't believe it either, Ned, 85 00:05:24,371 --> 00:05:26,498 but there's no reason to get hysterical about it. 86 00:05:26,573 --> 00:05:28,768 I got telegrams from Alex Richmond. 87 00:05:28,942 --> 00:05:30,876 Alex? You mean the newscaster. 88 00:05:30,944 --> 00:05:32,309 That's right. Danny Day. 89 00:05:32,379 --> 00:05:33,607 [stuttering] Who's he? 90 00:05:33,680 --> 00:05:35,341 He hosts TV game shows. 91 00:05:35,415 --> 00:05:37,576 And Seth Taylor. 92 00:05:37,784 --> 00:05:39,274 They're all coming to River Heights. 93 00:05:39,352 --> 00:05:40,751 They'll all gonna be here today. 94 00:05:40,820 --> 00:05:44,312 And they're all gonna perform in our show. These people are giants. 95 00:05:44,391 --> 00:05:47,827 I just can't understand why all these people are coming to help us. 96 00:05:48,862 --> 00:05:50,727 (Nancy) With all these famous people coming, 97 00:05:50,797 --> 00:05:52,662 we better check this place out. 98 00:05:57,070 --> 00:05:59,265 No clean cut, no fraying edges. 99 00:05:59,339 --> 00:06:00,738 What does that mean? 100 00:06:00,807 --> 00:06:02,468 I'm not sure. Let's go up there. 101 00:06:02,542 --> 00:06:03,839 Okay. 102 00:06:24,264 --> 00:06:26,960 Look, the cleat isn't broken. 103 00:06:27,333 --> 00:06:28,322 [sighing] 104 00:06:28,401 --> 00:06:30,198 Those ropes didn't just come untied. 105 00:06:30,270 --> 00:06:31,294 It's impossible. 106 00:06:31,371 --> 00:06:34,033 Are you saying someone deliberately untied them? 107 00:06:34,107 --> 00:06:35,972 I'm saying it's highly unlikely 108 00:06:36,042 --> 00:06:38,704 to come untied on its own. Come on. 109 00:06:39,679 --> 00:06:42,307 George, could you check the dressing rooms? 110 00:06:42,449 --> 00:06:45,111 I want to take a look at the prop room. 111 00:07:05,438 --> 00:07:07,303 1957. 112 00:07:07,373 --> 00:07:09,864 Thelma March, Janet Musante, 113 00:07:09,943 --> 00:07:13,106 Seth Taylor, Danny Day, Alex Richmond. 114 00:07:13,947 --> 00:07:16,108 That's why they're all here. 115 00:07:30,330 --> 00:07:31,354 (Thelma) Danny! 116 00:07:31,431 --> 00:07:32,455 Ah, Thelma! 117 00:07:33,366 --> 00:07:35,766 How good to see you again. Yeah. 118 00:07:35,835 --> 00:07:37,769 You haven't changed a bit. 119 00:07:37,837 --> 00:07:38,895 Pity. 120 00:07:39,038 --> 00:07:40,938 Uh, pay the cab, would you, darling? 121 00:07:41,007 --> 00:07:43,373 Uh, yeah. I'm a little short myself. 122 00:07:43,443 --> 00:07:45,308 Hi, I'm Ned Nickerson, the producer. 123 00:07:45,378 --> 00:07:47,175 Oh, good, good. Then you pay the two cabs 124 00:07:47,247 --> 00:07:49,147 and take care of the luggage. 125 00:07:49,215 --> 00:07:50,273 Pay the cab? 126 00:07:50,350 --> 00:07:52,318 Don't look at me. You're the producer. 127 00:07:52,385 --> 00:07:54,216 I'll meet you inside. 128 00:08:06,533 --> 00:08:08,228 Welcome to River Heights, Miss March. 129 00:08:08,301 --> 00:08:10,565 I can't tell you what your arrival means to this town. 130 00:08:10,637 --> 00:08:12,832 Oh, yes, you can. 131 00:08:12,906 --> 00:08:14,999 Tell me, Miss March, what is it that brings you 132 00:08:15,074 --> 00:08:18,202 all the way to River Heights for an amateur play? 133 00:08:18,344 --> 00:08:21,939 This theater holds such fond memories for me. 134 00:08:22,415 --> 00:08:25,350 If it is to be sacrificed to the vagaries of modernization, 135 00:08:25,418 --> 00:08:30,014 I wanted a chance to play on its stage one last time. 136 00:08:30,523 --> 00:08:31,888 [people applauding] 137 00:08:32,492 --> 00:08:33,754 Alex. 138 00:08:35,628 --> 00:08:37,755 I feel as if we've never been apart, 139 00:08:37,831 --> 00:08:40,732 seeing your face on that 7:00 news every night. 140 00:08:40,800 --> 00:08:43,200 How can you manage to tell us such dreadful things 141 00:08:43,269 --> 00:08:44,293 with a straight face? 142 00:08:44,370 --> 00:08:46,133 Sometimes it isn't easy. 143 00:08:46,339 --> 00:08:48,239 To be honest, I switch to Channel 3. 144 00:08:48,308 --> 00:08:49,741 It's a better class of news. 145 00:08:49,843 --> 00:08:51,708 Oh. Thelma, this is Nancy Drew. 146 00:08:51,778 --> 00:08:53,405 She's leading the charity drive 147 00:08:53,479 --> 00:08:54,844 for the new youth center. 148 00:08:54,914 --> 00:08:56,745 And this is Ned Nickerson, our producer. 149 00:08:56,816 --> 00:08:58,477 It's a real honor. 150 00:08:58,551 --> 00:09:01,418 I'm always happy to come to the country to meet the little people 151 00:09:01,487 --> 00:09:04,547 and help them with their little drives, uh-uh- causes. 152 00:09:05,158 --> 00:09:08,355 You have another reason for being here, don't you? 153 00:09:08,895 --> 00:09:10,453 Another reason? 154 00:09:11,631 --> 00:09:14,429 Oh, you've discovered our nostalgic reason. 155 00:09:14,500 --> 00:09:16,593 We were all in the play together. 156 00:09:16,669 --> 00:09:18,193 20 years ago. 157 00:09:18,271 --> 00:09:19,863 (Thelma) Hello, Janet. 158 00:09:19,939 --> 00:09:21,497 Hello, Thelma. 159 00:09:22,041 --> 00:09:25,010 How lovely to see you again. I knew I would. 160 00:09:25,478 --> 00:09:26,536 [laughing] 161 00:09:26,613 --> 00:09:28,308 Well, the only person we need 162 00:09:28,381 --> 00:09:30,508 to complete the cast is Seth Taylor. 163 00:09:31,017 --> 00:09:32,541 But then he was always late. 164 00:09:32,619 --> 00:09:35,554 Maligned before I can make an entrance. 165 00:09:35,855 --> 00:09:38,653 People don't grow older, just meaner. 166 00:09:38,725 --> 00:09:40,522 Hello, Seth, you haven't changed a pound. 167 00:09:40,593 --> 00:09:42,584 Janet, you look so usual. 168 00:09:43,129 --> 00:09:45,324 Yes, now how would all of you like to 169 00:09:45,398 --> 00:09:48,526 try to win some of those fabulous prizes behind Door B? 170 00:09:48,601 --> 00:09:51,593 What is the name of that dreadful show he does? 171 00:09:51,671 --> 00:09:54,003 Any show he does is dreadful, love. 172 00:09:54,073 --> 00:09:56,303 You know, I'd love to use all of you on the show, 173 00:09:56,376 --> 00:09:58,173 but unfortunately, they only hire stars. 174 00:09:58,244 --> 00:10:00,075 (Seth) They made an exception in your case. 175 00:10:00,146 --> 00:10:01,875 (Danny) Oh, yes, because I had to bring 176 00:10:01,948 --> 00:10:04,746 greed and humor to America. Remember that. 177 00:10:12,292 --> 00:10:13,281 Well, 178 00:10:14,093 --> 00:10:16,755 I hoped I'd never see your face again. 179 00:10:16,963 --> 00:10:20,194 Unless it was on television where I could turn it off. 180 00:10:20,266 --> 00:10:23,565 If I see one of your pictures in a flight in first class, 181 00:10:23,636 --> 00:10:25,263 I move to economy. 182 00:10:25,338 --> 00:10:26,703 [chuckles] 183 00:10:27,006 --> 00:10:29,804 Let's get this over with as quickly as possible 184 00:10:29,876 --> 00:10:30,934 and get out of here. 185 00:10:31,010 --> 00:10:32,204 You better believe it. 186 00:10:32,278 --> 00:10:34,576 Miss March. Mr. Taylor. Please. 187 00:10:35,081 --> 00:10:37,606 I'm not letting you out of my sight. 188 00:10:37,850 --> 00:10:41,616 Don't worry. If you turn around, I'll be there. 189 00:10:56,736 --> 00:10:59,102 [whispering] That didn't sound very friendly. 190 00:10:59,605 --> 00:11:01,334 Maybe they're rehearsing. 191 00:11:01,407 --> 00:11:02,738 If that's a scene from the play, 192 00:11:02,809 --> 00:11:04,037 I don't remember it. 193 00:11:04,110 --> 00:11:06,010 Your presence here has sparked interest 194 00:11:06,079 --> 00:11:08,479 all across the country. And so we've made arrangements 195 00:11:08,548 --> 00:11:11,540 for our local television station to tape opening night 196 00:11:11,617 --> 00:11:13,346 for broadcast on television. 197 00:11:13,419 --> 00:11:15,785 Television. Wonderful. 198 00:11:17,423 --> 00:11:19,891 (Carson) And, uh, we also have suites for each you 199 00:11:19,959 --> 00:11:21,324 at the Barkley Hotel. 200 00:11:21,394 --> 00:11:24,227 We'd rather stay at the Excelsior across the alley. 201 00:11:24,297 --> 00:11:26,697 My hotel? Oh, you'll not be comfortable there. 202 00:11:26,766 --> 00:11:28,996 That's a wonderful idea, Seth. 203 00:11:29,168 --> 00:11:30,567 That way we'll all be together 204 00:11:30,636 --> 00:11:32,695 just across the alley from the theater, 205 00:11:32,772 --> 00:11:34,535 like one big, happy family. 206 00:11:34,607 --> 00:11:36,973 Yes, yes, I'd like that very much, 207 00:11:37,710 --> 00:11:39,268 if, uh, you have the room. 208 00:11:39,512 --> 00:11:41,742 Well, yes, of course, but I... 209 00:11:42,281 --> 00:11:44,249 Well, whatever accommodations you wish. 210 00:11:44,317 --> 00:11:45,978 [sighing] Well, let's get settled. 211 00:11:46,486 --> 00:11:47,851 Right this way. 212 00:11:55,928 --> 00:11:56,917 [panting] 213 00:11:58,564 --> 00:12:01,431 I trust you found your room satisfactory. 214 00:12:01,901 --> 00:12:04,199 I expected to find it lined with mink. 215 00:12:04,270 --> 00:12:05,237 What? 216 00:12:05,304 --> 00:12:08,865 Someone's been making a very good living out of this nightmare. 217 00:12:08,941 --> 00:12:10,374 You think it's me? 218 00:12:10,443 --> 00:12:14,038 Would I stay on in this town, in this run-down mausoleum? 219 00:12:14,213 --> 00:12:16,306 Where else would you fit in so well? 220 00:12:16,382 --> 00:12:17,371 [exclaiming] 221 00:12:17,450 --> 00:12:19,281 Besides, it would make a very good cover 222 00:12:19,352 --> 00:12:21,547 for a growing Swiss bank account. 223 00:12:21,621 --> 00:12:23,111 Well, you're insane. 224 00:12:23,189 --> 00:12:24,349 One of us is. 225 00:12:24,424 --> 00:12:25,914 Miss Musante. 226 00:12:28,795 --> 00:12:31,855 I think that's enough rehearsal for the moment, Janet. 227 00:12:31,931 --> 00:12:34,923 Yes, I-I found that scene most stimulating. 228 00:12:35,334 --> 00:12:37,700 Hello, Nancy. What do you want? 229 00:12:37,970 --> 00:12:39,198 I just wanted to tell you 230 00:12:39,272 --> 00:12:41,832 that rehearsal has been called for 7:00 tonight. 231 00:12:42,108 --> 00:12:44,406 That's just fine. See you then. 232 00:12:47,747 --> 00:12:49,939 See you later. 233 00:12:52,485 --> 00:12:54,009 [door closing] 234 00:12:58,291 --> 00:12:59,417 What happened? 235 00:12:59,492 --> 00:13:00,982 Nothing to worry about. 236 00:13:01,060 --> 00:13:02,254 Did she say anything? 237 00:13:02,328 --> 00:13:04,353 Said she didn't know what I was talking about. 238 00:13:04,430 --> 00:13:05,658 What did that Drew girl want? 239 00:13:05,731 --> 00:13:07,824 Just to give us the rehearsal call. 240 00:13:08,334 --> 00:13:11,929 She was watching all of us pretty closely at the theater. 241 00:13:13,172 --> 00:13:16,107 We may have to do something about that girl. 242 00:13:19,912 --> 00:13:21,641 (Thelma) "There's no mistake. 243 00:13:22,115 --> 00:13:23,139 "We know who she is, 244 00:13:23,216 --> 00:13:25,116 and we know who her father is. " 245 00:13:25,751 --> 00:13:28,686 "Yeah, imagine being served champagne 246 00:13:28,754 --> 00:13:30,278 by the Governor's daughter. " 247 00:13:30,656 --> 00:13:32,715 Did you notice Alex Richmond's luggage? 248 00:13:32,792 --> 00:13:33,850 What about it? 249 00:13:33,926 --> 00:13:35,655 Oh, it's really old and worn out. 250 00:13:35,728 --> 00:13:37,593 He's a world traveler. He goes everywhere. 251 00:13:37,697 --> 00:13:38,721 By bus? 252 00:13:39,198 --> 00:13:40,187 Bus? 253 00:13:40,266 --> 00:13:42,063 He came here by bus. 254 00:13:42,401 --> 00:13:43,959 So he's frugal. 255 00:13:44,871 --> 00:13:46,532 What do you think it means? 256 00:13:46,606 --> 00:13:48,130 Why are you always playing detective 257 00:13:48,207 --> 00:13:49,367 even when there's no crime? 258 00:13:49,442 --> 00:13:50,374 [exclaims] 259 00:13:50,443 --> 00:13:52,877 That was your cue you just missed. 260 00:13:57,683 --> 00:13:58,672 Champagne, madam. 261 00:13:58,751 --> 00:14:00,116 Thank you. At last. 262 00:14:00,253 --> 00:14:02,778 Well, this calls for a toast. 263 00:14:02,855 --> 00:14:03,844 Yeah, sure. 264 00:14:03,923 --> 00:14:05,823 And you shall join us. 265 00:14:06,559 --> 00:14:09,585 Let us all drink to this happy, joyous occasion. 266 00:14:09,662 --> 00:14:11,619 A toast. 267 00:14:12,498 --> 00:14:13,863 Thank you. 268 00:14:14,433 --> 00:14:16,560 I don't trust anyone that courteous. 269 00:14:16,636 --> 00:14:18,501 You don't trust anybody. 270 00:14:18,571 --> 00:14:19,560 Hmm. 271 00:14:21,274 --> 00:14:23,868 I am very uncomfortable in this. 272 00:14:23,943 --> 00:14:25,604 I need a p... I need a pipe. 273 00:14:25,678 --> 00:14:27,339 Oh, come on. I used to use a pipe. 274 00:14:27,413 --> 00:14:29,142 Work on Act 1. I'm gonna get a pipe. 275 00:14:29,215 --> 00:14:30,239 [Thelma sighing] 276 00:14:30,316 --> 00:14:31,806 (Alex) I'm gonna go read the trades. 277 00:15:31,777 --> 00:15:33,039 [crashing] 278 00:15:35,781 --> 00:15:37,271 [footsteps pattering] 279 00:15:38,251 --> 00:15:40,219 There he is, over there. 280 00:15:41,887 --> 00:15:42,876 (Nancy) No! 281 00:15:43,022 --> 00:15:44,649 What's hit him? 282 00:15:44,724 --> 00:15:45,884 My God, he's dead. 283 00:15:45,958 --> 00:15:47,823 (Alex) All right, don't jump to conclusions. 284 00:15:47,893 --> 00:15:48,860 Mr. Taylor. 285 00:15:48,928 --> 00:15:50,657 All right. Everybody stand aside. 286 00:15:50,763 --> 00:15:52,924 I can handle this. I've had medical experience. 287 00:15:52,999 --> 00:15:55,900 He once played a psychopath on Marcus Welby. 288 00:15:57,737 --> 00:15:59,261 Well, don't move him until you know 289 00:15:59,338 --> 00:16:01,033 if he's got a neck or back injury. 290 00:16:01,107 --> 00:16:03,803 You're right. I saw that episode myself. 291 00:16:04,243 --> 00:16:06,370 Ned, call a paramedic unit. 292 00:16:06,545 --> 00:16:08,706 Also call a forklift. 293 00:16:08,814 --> 00:16:11,009 [sighing] Don't alarm anyone. 294 00:16:11,083 --> 00:16:13,142 It'll be bad for the show. 295 00:16:13,686 --> 00:16:14,710 Help me up. 296 00:16:14,787 --> 00:16:16,414 Mr. Taylor, you might be hurt. 297 00:16:16,489 --> 00:16:17,456 She's right. 298 00:16:17,523 --> 00:16:19,457 We want to be sure no bones are broken. 299 00:16:19,525 --> 00:16:22,153 The only thing broken is that statue. 300 00:16:23,162 --> 00:16:24,629 It fell on me. 301 00:16:24,697 --> 00:16:27,165 Fell, or was pushed. 302 00:16:28,067 --> 00:16:30,763 Mr. Taylor, did you see anyone or-or anything? 303 00:16:30,836 --> 00:16:32,667 Nothing. I was looking for a light. 304 00:16:32,738 --> 00:16:34,968 The one up there is burnt out. 305 00:16:35,441 --> 00:16:38,171 That's funny. It wasn't burned out last night. 306 00:16:40,780 --> 00:16:41,769 Oh, wait a minute. 307 00:16:41,847 --> 00:16:43,712 It was just improperly screwed in. 308 00:16:44,183 --> 00:16:47,050 You probably backed into an old prop 309 00:16:47,119 --> 00:16:48,882 and brought it down on you. 310 00:16:48,954 --> 00:16:50,751 (Janet) It's the Goddess Minerva. 311 00:16:50,856 --> 00:16:52,221 She used to stand sentinel 312 00:16:52,291 --> 00:16:54,782 on top of the theater marquis for years. 313 00:16:54,860 --> 00:16:56,521 She was its good luck charm. 314 00:16:56,595 --> 00:16:58,654 Well, considering what this theater's been through, 315 00:16:58,731 --> 00:17:00,426 they should've left her there. 316 00:17:00,499 --> 00:17:02,797 Well, you see, the ghost is a jealous one. 317 00:17:02,935 --> 00:17:04,527 He doesn't want her out there. 318 00:17:04,904 --> 00:17:06,804 One spirit is enough. 319 00:17:07,773 --> 00:17:10,105 (Nancy) Well, apparently our spirit uses this window 320 00:17:10,176 --> 00:17:12,041 to get in and out of the theater. 321 00:17:12,111 --> 00:17:13,874 It's been unlocked. 322 00:17:14,046 --> 00:17:15,843 (Ned) Well, it can't be unlocked. 323 00:17:15,915 --> 00:17:18,679 I checked it myself after this morning's accident. 324 00:17:18,751 --> 00:17:20,844 It has to be the ghost of a Barbie doll 325 00:17:20,920 --> 00:17:23,150 to have gotten through there. 326 00:17:24,290 --> 00:17:26,520 It won't open any further. 327 00:17:28,094 --> 00:17:29,254 (Ned) Well, that's that. 328 00:17:29,328 --> 00:17:31,489 This is one time you're wrong, Nancy. 329 00:17:31,564 --> 00:17:32,622 I guess you're right. 330 00:17:32,698 --> 00:17:35,292 I think we should pick it right up first thing in the morning. 331 00:17:35,368 --> 00:17:37,336 My game show's on first thing in the morning. 332 00:17:37,403 --> 00:17:38,529 I can't miss that. 333 00:17:38,604 --> 00:17:41,266 Of course you can. Everybody else does. 334 00:17:42,041 --> 00:17:44,509 Uh, why don't we just call it a day then? 335 00:17:44,577 --> 00:17:48,035 Why don't we call it a night? A very special night 336 00:17:48,114 --> 00:17:52,210 marking a very special reunion of very special people. 337 00:17:52,818 --> 00:17:55,446 Our first night back in River Heights. 338 00:17:56,055 --> 00:17:59,354 A community I can remember as being one of the most 339 00:17:59,859 --> 00:18:02,623 restful places on the face of the earth. 340 00:18:03,229 --> 00:18:05,424 You've been gone a long time. 341 00:18:09,568 --> 00:18:12,366 The lock on the window had been opened recently. 342 00:18:12,438 --> 00:18:15,134 Rust particles had fallen down onto the window ledge, 343 00:18:15,207 --> 00:18:17,675 and you could see where the latch had been twisted. 344 00:18:18,010 --> 00:18:18,908 Sure. 345 00:18:18,978 --> 00:18:21,947 Ned said he checked that window after the accident. 346 00:18:22,548 --> 00:18:24,072 You know, when you check a latch, 347 00:18:24,150 --> 00:18:26,516 you often turn it to make sure it's secure. 348 00:18:26,819 --> 00:18:29,151 The statue, and the chandelier. 349 00:18:30,456 --> 00:18:32,822 Nancy, Seth Taylor was stumbling around 350 00:18:32,892 --> 00:18:35,190 in a dark prop room cluttered with debris. 351 00:18:35,261 --> 00:18:38,355 It's a wonder he didn't back into an old sword. 352 00:18:38,731 --> 00:18:40,665 As for the chandelier, 353 00:18:40,733 --> 00:18:42,894 well, it was attached to ropes and batons 354 00:18:42,968 --> 00:18:45,459 that hadn't been used in 50 years. 355 00:18:45,538 --> 00:18:46,800 You know, 356 00:18:46,872 --> 00:18:48,567 you're gonna have to be very careful 357 00:18:48,641 --> 00:18:51,405 of everything you do in that old relic of a theater. 358 00:18:51,477 --> 00:18:52,842 I wonder if it wasn't a mistake 359 00:18:52,912 --> 00:18:54,345 to try and stage this play. 360 00:18:54,413 --> 00:18:57,814 No, no, it's a - it's a brilliant way to raise some money. 361 00:18:58,284 --> 00:19:00,149 Now, come on, Nance. 362 00:19:00,553 --> 00:19:02,680 You're supposed to be having the time of your life. 363 00:19:02,755 --> 00:19:05,383 After all, you're working with some of the most respected people 364 00:19:05,458 --> 00:19:06,550 in the entertainment world. 365 00:19:06,625 --> 00:19:10,288 Oh, but, Dad, there's something odd about every single one of them. 366 00:19:10,796 --> 00:19:12,730 They all seem hostile. 367 00:19:12,798 --> 00:19:13,958 Hostile? 368 00:19:14,033 --> 00:19:17,992 Well, yes, I haven't seen a trace of genuine affection, 369 00:19:18,070 --> 00:19:20,698 or even concern between any of them. 370 00:19:20,873 --> 00:19:22,670 Well, people don't have to like each other 371 00:19:22,741 --> 00:19:23,799 to respect each other. 372 00:19:23,876 --> 00:19:26,538 Respect is the least of what I've seen. 373 00:19:26,812 --> 00:19:30,111 I'm picking up on feelings that come as close to hatred 374 00:19:30,182 --> 00:19:33,015 as I've ever experienced in my whole life. 375 00:19:34,186 --> 00:19:37,622 Nancy, I think what you're sensing is jealousy. 376 00:19:38,757 --> 00:19:42,215 That's a very common emotion at reunions of any kind. 377 00:19:42,461 --> 00:19:44,156 College. Military. 378 00:19:45,197 --> 00:19:48,030 Even old lawyers, when they get together. 379 00:19:48,467 --> 00:19:51,595 See, you shouldn't be surprised to find it in this cast. 380 00:19:51,670 --> 00:19:52,762 I mean, after all, 381 00:19:52,838 --> 00:19:56,069 people in show business are just like anybody else. 382 00:20:10,823 --> 00:20:14,281 Okay, fellow has-beens. Come on, old man, give me a hand here. 383 00:20:14,360 --> 00:20:15,884 [grunting] 384 00:20:16,195 --> 00:20:17,992 This is tougher than I thought. 385 00:20:18,063 --> 00:20:19,087 [grunts] 386 00:20:20,566 --> 00:20:23,364 Don't break it, you half-witted clod. 387 00:20:24,003 --> 00:20:25,561 If we don't get this thing over with, 388 00:20:25,638 --> 00:20:28,539 you'll be doing your idiot game show from an electric chair. 389 00:20:28,641 --> 00:20:30,700 It'd get the highest rating since Roots. 390 00:20:30,776 --> 00:20:33,404 Oh, stop it, all of you. 391 00:20:33,479 --> 00:20:34,912 Now, look, either we pull together 392 00:20:34,980 --> 00:20:37,107 or we take our chances with the police. 393 00:20:37,182 --> 00:20:39,810 And I don't mind telling you that I'm the only one of you 394 00:20:39,885 --> 00:20:41,910 who'd have a chance with the jury. 395 00:20:41,987 --> 00:20:44,421 Not if they've seen any of your recent pictures. 396 00:20:44,490 --> 00:20:46,515 There aren't any. 397 00:20:46,592 --> 00:20:47,991 Well, I'll go next. 398 00:20:48,060 --> 00:20:50,153 I don't want to stand and wait while Seth tries to 399 00:20:50,229 --> 00:20:53,426 maneuver his awesome talent through this opening. 400 00:20:54,567 --> 00:20:57,593 You know, you're taking this theater business awfully seriously. 401 00:20:57,670 --> 00:20:58,830 So-so. 402 00:20:58,904 --> 00:21:01,634 Really, I don't think I've ever seen you so charged up. 403 00:21:01,707 --> 00:21:04,904 Here I thought you'd made up your mind to become a lawyer. 404 00:21:04,977 --> 00:21:07,741 There's no reason why a lawyer can't be a theatrical genius. 405 00:21:07,813 --> 00:21:09,280 Did you say genius? 406 00:21:10,449 --> 00:21:13,179 Well, genius is a strong word. I know that. 407 00:21:13,252 --> 00:21:15,277 And I don't use it capriciously. 408 00:21:15,354 --> 00:21:17,845 But sometimes fate moves in mysterious ways. 409 00:21:17,923 --> 00:21:18,890 Fate? 410 00:21:18,958 --> 00:21:20,755 The unseen hand that- that reaches down 411 00:21:20,826 --> 00:21:23,818 and tells us that we are men chosen from above others to lead. 412 00:21:23,896 --> 00:21:24,954 Lead what? 413 00:21:25,030 --> 00:21:26,759 Uh, it came to me today, Nancy. 414 00:21:26,832 --> 00:21:27,764 (Nancy) Yeah? 415 00:21:27,833 --> 00:21:29,494 I felt the rush. 416 00:21:29,702 --> 00:21:32,136 There's a lot of flu going around. 417 00:21:32,771 --> 00:21:34,671 Inspiration comes in waves. 418 00:21:34,740 --> 00:21:37,641 And I'm riding on a crest that's been shared by few others. 419 00:21:37,710 --> 00:21:42,079 DeMille, Norman Lear, Ziegfield, Zanuck, Brown. 420 00:21:42,281 --> 00:21:43,646 Oh, man. 421 00:21:44,249 --> 00:21:45,944 You don't think it took finesse, 422 00:21:46,018 --> 00:21:47,246 a Mike Todd kind of flair, 423 00:21:47,319 --> 00:21:49,446 to bring all those important people to River Heights? 424 00:21:49,521 --> 00:21:51,386 It took old Miss Musante's suggestion, 425 00:21:51,457 --> 00:21:52,924 and four telegrams. 426 00:21:52,992 --> 00:21:54,926 Yeah, well, I handled the publicity. 427 00:21:54,994 --> 00:21:57,861 That's true. What's your next big move, CB? 428 00:21:57,930 --> 00:21:59,488 I'm going back to the theater tonight 429 00:21:59,565 --> 00:22:01,590 and check my lighting plot for tomorrow. 430 00:22:01,934 --> 00:22:03,834 You know something, Ned? 431 00:22:03,902 --> 00:22:05,301 Yeah, what? 432 00:22:05,404 --> 00:22:06,564 I want you to know 433 00:22:06,639 --> 00:22:08,766 that we all appreciate how hard you've been working 434 00:22:08,841 --> 00:22:11,867 to make this youth center something worthwhile. 435 00:22:12,111 --> 00:22:14,272 Really. And when it's all over, 436 00:22:14,346 --> 00:22:16,473 I want you to do something for yourself. 437 00:22:16,582 --> 00:22:17,571 What's that? 438 00:22:17,650 --> 00:22:19,413 See a psychiatrist. 439 00:22:21,420 --> 00:22:23,354 See you in the morning. 440 00:22:27,259 --> 00:22:29,921 It's all this pressure that's getting to her. 441 00:22:29,995 --> 00:22:31,462 Working with all these giants. 442 00:22:34,833 --> 00:22:38,530 Whose idea was it to make this wall four bricks thick? 443 00:22:38,604 --> 00:22:41,368 Alex didn't want it to sound hollow, remember? 444 00:22:41,473 --> 00:22:44,374 Yeah, well, it's gonna take us at least a week to tunnel through it. 445 00:22:44,743 --> 00:22:46,938 Well, this is ghastly. We're going to get caught. 446 00:22:47,012 --> 00:22:49,071 Oh, would you all stop jabbering and dig? 447 00:22:49,148 --> 00:22:51,173 We won't get caught if we keep the hole covered up 448 00:22:51,250 --> 00:22:52,615 and get rid of the bricks. 449 00:22:52,685 --> 00:22:55,176 Come on, Alex, let's get out of here and unload. 450 00:23:22,414 --> 00:23:23,403 Oh. 451 00:23:24,083 --> 00:23:26,017 Uh, hello, Ted. 452 00:23:26,685 --> 00:23:27,947 It's, uh, Ned. 453 00:23:28,020 --> 00:23:29,146 Ned. 454 00:23:34,193 --> 00:23:35,683 I, uh, suppose you're wondering 455 00:23:35,761 --> 00:23:37,854 why I'm carrying all these bricks. 456 00:23:37,930 --> 00:23:39,488 Oh, no. No, uh, 457 00:23:40,299 --> 00:23:41,789 well... 458 00:23:42,134 --> 00:23:43,260 Yeah. 459 00:23:45,537 --> 00:23:47,368 It-It's Alex's back. 460 00:23:47,439 --> 00:23:48,428 His back? 461 00:23:48,507 --> 00:23:50,771 Yes, yes, in my, uh, Greenwich Village apartment 462 00:23:50,843 --> 00:23:53,004 I was sleeping on a solid brick floor. 463 00:23:53,579 --> 00:23:55,638 Well, my-my father sleeps on a board. 464 00:23:55,714 --> 00:23:57,978 A board wouldn't work. I need bricks. 465 00:23:58,317 --> 00:23:59,944 If you're all set, I was just gonna 466 00:24:00,018 --> 00:24:01,576 check the lighting plot for tomorrow. 467 00:24:01,653 --> 00:24:03,018 You folks deserve a good crew. 468 00:24:03,088 --> 00:24:06,717 Uh, what we deserve, young man, is a rested crew. 469 00:24:07,192 --> 00:24:10,787 Now, I suggest that you turn right around and go home. 470 00:24:10,863 --> 00:24:12,125 Oh, I feel great. 471 00:24:12,598 --> 00:24:14,156 After all, I'm young and, uh- 472 00:24:14,233 --> 00:24:15,632 Young man. 473 00:24:15,701 --> 00:24:18,169 Are you suggesting that I'm old? 474 00:24:18,771 --> 00:24:21,069 Miss March, no, I... 475 00:24:21,373 --> 00:24:23,238 Unless you want to offend Miss March 476 00:24:23,308 --> 00:24:25,105 even more than you already have, uh, 477 00:24:25,177 --> 00:24:28,305 it'd be a good idea if you just turn right around as she suggested. 478 00:24:28,380 --> 00:24:29,938 Yeah, well, I-I-I didn't mean any- 479 00:24:30,015 --> 00:24:32,245 We'll see you in the morning. 480 00:24:32,651 --> 00:24:34,016 Yes, ma'am. 481 00:24:36,655 --> 00:24:37,952 [sighing] 482 00:24:39,158 --> 00:24:40,489 What do you think, Alex? 483 00:24:40,559 --> 00:24:42,618 I think my back is broken. 484 00:24:50,002 --> 00:24:50,991 [snoring] 485 00:24:52,271 --> 00:24:54,364 That's the way they were when I came in. 486 00:24:54,439 --> 00:24:55,428 You, uh, 487 00:24:55,507 --> 00:24:58,169 you don't suppose they got here early to brush up on their lines? 488 00:24:58,243 --> 00:24:59,801 How early could they have gotten up? 489 00:24:59,878 --> 00:25:00,867 Yeah. 490 00:25:01,246 --> 00:25:02,235 [Seth snoring] 491 00:25:02,314 --> 00:25:03,611 I hate to do it, 492 00:25:03,882 --> 00:25:06,578 but, uh, we have a lot of ground to cover today. 493 00:25:14,126 --> 00:25:15,320 Good morning! 494 00:25:15,394 --> 00:25:16,793 How is everybody today? 495 00:25:16,862 --> 00:25:17,829 Ted. 496 00:25:17,896 --> 00:25:19,227 Go away. 497 00:25:19,298 --> 00:25:20,265 [exclaiming] 498 00:25:20,332 --> 00:25:22,061 Is it 10:00 already? 499 00:25:22,134 --> 00:25:25,160 Oh, we were just running our lines. 500 00:25:25,237 --> 00:25:26,966 Yeah, we've been working so hard, 501 00:25:27,039 --> 00:25:28,370 we decided to take a break. 502 00:25:28,807 --> 00:25:30,741 Alex is getting on in years, you know. 503 00:25:30,809 --> 00:25:33,300 One more crack about my age... 504 00:25:33,378 --> 00:25:34,367 [coughing] 505 00:25:34,580 --> 00:25:37,208 Is your back bothering you, Mr. Richmond? 506 00:25:37,683 --> 00:25:38,980 I'm fine. 507 00:25:40,619 --> 00:25:42,416 Well, whenever you're ready, uh, 508 00:25:42,487 --> 00:25:44,318 we'll meet on stage for rehearsal. 509 00:25:44,723 --> 00:25:45,985 [grunts] 510 00:25:47,693 --> 00:25:48,682 [sighing] 511 00:25:49,061 --> 00:25:51,120 Has a bad back. Sleeps on bricks. 512 00:25:51,196 --> 00:25:52,163 What? 513 00:25:52,231 --> 00:25:53,562 It's a long story. 514 00:25:53,966 --> 00:25:55,695 Oh, I've got time. 515 00:25:56,268 --> 00:25:58,600 Well, I guess, I might as well tell you now as later. 516 00:25:58,670 --> 00:26:00,535 Uh, they didn't go right to bed last night. 517 00:26:00,606 --> 00:26:01,664 Well, I can see that. 518 00:26:01,740 --> 00:26:03,731 It doesn't look like they went to bed at all. 519 00:26:03,809 --> 00:26:05,674 What was it, a reunion party? 520 00:26:06,078 --> 00:26:07,670 If it was, they had a scavenger hunt. 521 00:26:07,746 --> 00:26:09,338 They sent Mr. Richmond and Miss March 522 00:26:09,414 --> 00:26:10,938 out to find bricks, 523 00:26:11,016 --> 00:26:12,643 at 1:00 in the morning. 524 00:26:12,718 --> 00:26:15,016 Ned, I want you to tell me everything you know. 525 00:26:15,754 --> 00:26:17,745 This is all a bad dream. 526 00:26:18,023 --> 00:26:21,424 At least have the presence of mind to act civilized. 527 00:26:22,027 --> 00:26:24,962 That girl is watching us very closely. 528 00:26:25,564 --> 00:26:27,259 These little digs and jibes 529 00:26:27,332 --> 00:26:29,061 are liable to give us all away. 530 00:26:29,134 --> 00:26:32,126 It's difficult to be civil when I know I'm sharing a room 531 00:26:32,204 --> 00:26:34,695 with someone who has bled me for every dime 532 00:26:34,773 --> 00:26:37,173 and every comfort I've earned over the past 20 years. 533 00:26:37,242 --> 00:26:39,733 We're all in the same boat, darling. 534 00:26:39,811 --> 00:26:41,073 Not all. 535 00:26:41,246 --> 00:26:42,941 One of us is a blackmailer, 536 00:26:43,015 --> 00:26:45,711 a bloodsucker, who has made the rest of us 537 00:26:45,918 --> 00:26:48,648 penniless paupers begging for subsistence. 538 00:26:48,787 --> 00:26:50,277 Why does it have to be one of us? 539 00:26:50,355 --> 00:26:52,448 Why can't it be that old crow out there? 540 00:26:52,958 --> 00:26:55,688 If she has our money, she's buried it. 541 00:26:55,761 --> 00:26:57,888 She lives like a cockroach. 542 00:26:58,263 --> 00:26:59,821 I'd sooner spend the night in a grave 543 00:26:59,898 --> 00:27:01,627 than live in that rooming house of hers. 544 00:27:01,700 --> 00:27:04,567 Dear Thelma, it'll take us at least two more nights 545 00:27:04,636 --> 00:27:07,332 to dig through that wall at the rate we're going. 546 00:27:07,406 --> 00:27:10,102 I say we get some dynamite and blast our way through. 547 00:27:10,175 --> 00:27:11,199 Yeah. 548 00:27:11,276 --> 00:27:14,302 And bring this crumbling old barn down on top of us. 549 00:27:14,880 --> 00:27:16,507 You watch too much television. 550 00:27:16,581 --> 00:27:18,048 I'm on television. 551 00:27:18,116 --> 00:27:19,344 You should watch it more. 552 00:27:19,418 --> 00:27:20,442 [exclaims] 553 00:27:20,519 --> 00:27:21,986 Now, now, Alex is right. 554 00:27:22,054 --> 00:27:24,352 We have to keep on the way we're going. 555 00:27:24,890 --> 00:27:27,620 Now, let's go in and get this rehearsal over with 556 00:27:27,693 --> 00:27:29,627 as quickly as possible. 557 00:27:30,429 --> 00:27:32,693 (Nancy) But I have excellent references, sir. 558 00:27:33,365 --> 00:27:35,595 (Seth) Why not give her a chance, my dear? 559 00:27:35,667 --> 00:27:36,656 Wait. 560 00:27:36,735 --> 00:27:38,134 [grunting] 561 00:27:38,203 --> 00:27:40,694 Yeah, we could use a cheerful face 562 00:27:40,772 --> 00:27:43,070 around this dreary dungeon we call home. 563 00:27:43,275 --> 00:27:45,641 (Seth) Then it's agreed. 564 00:27:47,346 --> 00:27:49,940 As your director as well as your fellow actor, 565 00:27:50,015 --> 00:27:52,040 I think that's quite enough for one day. 566 00:27:52,117 --> 00:27:53,175 Well, it's not enough. 567 00:27:53,251 --> 00:27:55,116 I mean, we've only rehearsed the first act. 568 00:27:55,187 --> 00:27:57,348 (Seth) We don't want to get stale on it, my dear. 569 00:27:57,422 --> 00:28:00,050 We've rehearsed this thing many times. 570 00:28:00,125 --> 00:28:01,353 But I haven't. 571 00:28:01,827 --> 00:28:03,692 I'm afraid if you don't give me more time, 572 00:28:03,762 --> 00:28:04,990 I'm gonna let you all down. 573 00:28:05,063 --> 00:28:07,031 Honey, you're letter perfect. Don't worry. 574 00:28:07,099 --> 00:28:08,259 Let's call it a day. 575 00:28:08,333 --> 00:28:10,096 Besides I read something in the trades, 576 00:28:10,168 --> 00:28:11,465 and I have to call my agent. 577 00:28:13,005 --> 00:28:14,336 (Nancy) Watch out! 578 00:28:14,706 --> 00:28:16,173 [all gasping] 579 00:28:30,522 --> 00:28:31,955 It wasn't an accident. 580 00:28:32,124 --> 00:28:34,149 Of course it was an accident. 581 00:28:34,226 --> 00:28:35,989 Who on earth would deliberately sabotage 582 00:28:36,061 --> 00:28:37,858 a fund-raising show in a small town? 583 00:28:37,929 --> 00:28:40,329 What about the phantom you're always talking about. 584 00:28:40,399 --> 00:28:42,526 Nobody takes that seriously. 585 00:28:42,801 --> 00:28:44,359 Although, there are some people here 586 00:28:44,436 --> 00:28:46,529 who should be taking it seriously. 587 00:28:46,605 --> 00:28:49,233 What on earth is she talking about I wonder. 588 00:28:49,541 --> 00:28:52,169 Time has not been kind to dear Janet. 589 00:28:52,611 --> 00:28:54,738 We were going to break as I recall. 590 00:29:01,186 --> 00:29:03,313 (Carson) I think we have to consider whether or not 591 00:29:03,388 --> 00:29:06,482 that theater is really safe for a public performance. 592 00:29:06,558 --> 00:29:08,719 It's not the theater that needs to be inspected. 593 00:29:08,794 --> 00:29:10,785 It's the people inside of it. 594 00:29:10,962 --> 00:29:13,624 Nancy, we are talking about respected talents. 595 00:29:13,732 --> 00:29:15,893 People of means and stature. 596 00:29:16,201 --> 00:29:19,170 Hardly think we can suspect them of being conspirators. 597 00:29:19,237 --> 00:29:20,932 Or even targets of a conspiracy 598 00:29:21,006 --> 00:29:22,530 to stop production of a play. 599 00:29:22,607 --> 00:29:24,700 And who would have anything to gain? 600 00:29:24,776 --> 00:29:28,007 I checked the brackets on the piece of equipment that fell last night. 601 00:29:28,080 --> 00:29:29,707 I think it just fell. 602 00:29:29,781 --> 00:29:31,373 I mean that stuff is old and rotten. 603 00:29:31,450 --> 00:29:33,748 Ned, you did say that you heard a door click shut 604 00:29:33,819 --> 00:29:35,116 right after the accident. 605 00:29:35,187 --> 00:29:37,849 Yeah and I ran outside and didn't see anyone in any direction. 606 00:29:37,923 --> 00:29:39,584 Now, where could he have disappeared? 607 00:29:39,658 --> 00:29:42,218 How about back inside of the theater? 608 00:29:42,761 --> 00:29:43,785 [sighing] 609 00:29:43,862 --> 00:29:44,920 I hadn't thought of that. 610 00:29:44,996 --> 00:29:45,894 Well, I did. 611 00:29:45,964 --> 00:29:49,331 And I have a plan to expose who's behind this phantom hoax... 612 00:29:49,401 --> 00:29:50,595 Whatever it is. 613 00:29:50,669 --> 00:29:51,727 A safe plan? 614 00:29:51,803 --> 00:29:52,929 How could it not be? 615 00:29:53,004 --> 00:29:56,462 Nobody believes anything is going on around here except for me. 616 00:29:57,976 --> 00:30:01,275 I wonder if Nancy isn't just a little emotionally overcharged 617 00:30:01,346 --> 00:30:03,541 because she's in a play with all these stars. 618 00:30:03,615 --> 00:30:05,082 I'm sure that's it. 619 00:30:05,150 --> 00:30:07,448 I'll, uh, take her aside and work with her. 620 00:30:07,519 --> 00:30:09,214 Build up her confidence. 621 00:30:09,287 --> 00:30:10,914 Oh, terrific. 622 00:30:21,867 --> 00:30:23,095 What is that? 623 00:30:23,468 --> 00:30:26,198 Uh, you know the stuff they stamp on your hand at school dances? 624 00:30:26,271 --> 00:30:28,364 Well, yeah, it shows up under ultraviolet light. 625 00:30:28,440 --> 00:30:30,465 In the theater, they call it black light. 626 00:30:30,542 --> 00:30:32,339 Sometimes they use it on scenery. 627 00:30:32,410 --> 00:30:34,037 What are we going to use it for? 628 00:30:34,112 --> 00:30:35,909 To set a trap. 629 00:30:35,981 --> 00:30:37,471 For the phantom. 630 00:30:37,549 --> 00:30:40,074 For whoever it is who has something to hide. 631 00:30:48,593 --> 00:30:51,118 (George) Maybe we should put some here, in case they touch it. 632 00:30:51,196 --> 00:30:52,288 Good idea. 633 00:30:52,597 --> 00:30:54,497 Yeah, really cover it. 634 00:31:06,044 --> 00:31:07,875 George, look at this. 635 00:31:08,280 --> 00:31:10,043 Nancy, it's broken. 636 00:31:10,115 --> 00:31:12,015 That's how the phantom... 637 00:31:12,083 --> 00:31:13,072 The person. 638 00:31:13,151 --> 00:31:15,745 That's how the person's been coming in and out of the theatre. 639 00:31:15,987 --> 00:31:17,318 Should we lock it? 640 00:31:17,389 --> 00:31:19,050 No, I'm going to paint it. 641 00:31:19,124 --> 00:31:20,091 Oh. 642 00:31:20,158 --> 00:31:22,183 Well, I'll bring the car around front. 643 00:31:33,271 --> 00:31:34,499 [rustling] 644 00:32:33,265 --> 00:32:34,630 (Ned) Good morning. 645 00:32:34,699 --> 00:32:36,394 Well. Here we are, ready to rehearse. 646 00:32:36,468 --> 00:32:38,527 Fine, fine. We'll take it from the maid's entrance. 647 00:32:38,603 --> 00:32:39,763 Good morning. All right. 648 00:32:39,838 --> 00:32:41,635 We're taking it from your entrance, Nancy. 649 00:32:41,706 --> 00:32:43,367 Now we'll find out who your phantom is. 650 00:32:43,441 --> 00:32:44,430 Got your cue? 651 00:32:44,509 --> 00:32:46,238 I wouldn't miss it. 652 00:32:50,015 --> 00:32:51,073 (Nancy) Champagne, madam. 653 00:32:51,149 --> 00:32:52,411 Honey, where are the glasses? 654 00:32:52,484 --> 00:32:53,610 Oh, Ned's getting them. 655 00:32:53,685 --> 00:32:54,913 We can work without glasses. 656 00:32:54,986 --> 00:32:56,453 We always rehearse with props. 657 00:32:56,521 --> 00:32:57,749 At last... 658 00:32:57,822 --> 00:32:58,880 This calls for a toast. 659 00:32:58,957 --> 00:32:59,981 George. 660 00:33:01,493 --> 00:33:02,551 Wait a minute. What... 661 00:33:02,627 --> 00:33:03,651 Turn the lights on. 662 00:33:03,728 --> 00:33:04,717 What is this? 663 00:33:04,796 --> 00:33:06,559 Hey. What's on your forehead? 664 00:33:07,565 --> 00:33:09,430 It's all over your face. It's on... 665 00:33:09,501 --> 00:33:10,991 What's on your hands? What is this? 666 00:33:11,069 --> 00:33:12,195 (Thelma) What is this stuff? 667 00:33:12,270 --> 00:33:14,238 I don't believe it, they are all the phantom. 668 00:33:14,306 --> 00:33:15,364 What's going on? 669 00:33:15,440 --> 00:33:16,566 I'll explain to you later. 670 00:33:16,641 --> 00:33:19,371 (Thelma) There's something very odd going on here. 671 00:33:21,579 --> 00:33:24,104 (Thelma) It takes a woman to know another woman. 672 00:33:24,182 --> 00:33:26,616 That one is not to be dismissed. 673 00:33:26,685 --> 00:33:27,583 She knows. 674 00:33:27,652 --> 00:33:29,620 Of course she knows. 675 00:33:30,221 --> 00:33:32,451 And we know what we have to do. 676 00:33:33,558 --> 00:33:34,490 Oh, no. 677 00:33:34,559 --> 00:33:35,753 [chuckling] No, no. 678 00:33:35,827 --> 00:33:37,818 I can't do that again. 679 00:33:37,896 --> 00:33:39,989 Can't do what? You little weasel. 680 00:33:40,065 --> 00:33:42,158 Can't do away with that lovely, 681 00:33:42,534 --> 00:33:44,729 sweet, innocent girl. 682 00:33:45,837 --> 00:33:48,806 Who said anything about doing away with her? 683 00:33:50,075 --> 00:33:52,635 She's talking about him. In the cellar. 684 00:33:53,345 --> 00:33:56,542 Tonight. Before he does away with us. 685 00:33:57,148 --> 00:33:59,673 So we're all agreed. 686 00:34:03,621 --> 00:34:05,452 (George) Just what is it we're looking for? 687 00:34:05,523 --> 00:34:08,390 Now, we know they were all in that play together, right? 688 00:34:08,526 --> 00:34:11,689 Yeah. Something happened to force them to all come back here, 689 00:34:11,763 --> 00:34:14,254 and stay in one another's company constantly. 690 00:34:14,332 --> 00:34:16,266 Have you ever seen any of them alone? 691 00:34:16,334 --> 00:34:19,394 It's as though they don't trust one another out of their sight. 692 00:34:21,373 --> 00:34:22,305 [exhaling] 693 00:34:22,374 --> 00:34:23,932 Ah, look at this. 694 00:34:24,008 --> 00:34:26,340 Look at their pictures, they were so young. 695 00:34:26,411 --> 00:34:29,278 "Jason Hall, director and producer of the play, 696 00:34:29,347 --> 00:34:31,338 "a well-known Broadway entrepreneur 697 00:34:31,416 --> 00:34:34,442 "calls this thriller a gem that will shine on the New York stage. 698 00:34:34,519 --> 00:34:36,453 "He is bringing down all the New York critics 699 00:34:36,521 --> 00:34:37,954 "for the opening night tomorrow. 700 00:34:38,022 --> 00:34:40,047 "Which is good news for his investors. 701 00:34:40,158 --> 00:34:41,557 "All of the money for the play 702 00:34:41,626 --> 00:34:43,651 has been raised in River Heights. " 703 00:34:45,330 --> 00:34:47,821 Look, Nancy. Here's a later edition. 704 00:34:50,135 --> 00:34:52,035 "The failure of Murder in the Fourth Act, 705 00:34:52,103 --> 00:34:54,503 "to even play out its engagement in River Heights 706 00:34:54,572 --> 00:34:56,938 "has stunned many of the town's prominent businessmen 707 00:34:57,008 --> 00:34:59,442 "who have sunk large investments into the show. 708 00:34:59,644 --> 00:35:02,807 "Sources all blame the collapse on too little rehearsal time, 709 00:35:02,881 --> 00:35:05,714 "and personal difficulties among the cast. 710 00:35:06,651 --> 00:35:08,915 "No New York critics showed up. 711 00:35:09,554 --> 00:35:11,078 "Jason Hall, it appears, 712 00:35:11,156 --> 00:35:13,954 having left River Heights after the first night. " 713 00:35:14,692 --> 00:35:18,355 It sounds to me like this town was taken for a very expensive ride. 714 00:35:19,864 --> 00:35:21,627 Where's Jason Hall? 715 00:35:23,067 --> 00:35:24,227 There he is. 716 00:35:24,302 --> 00:35:26,133 Did you expect him to get up and walk away? 717 00:35:26,204 --> 00:35:27,762 Well, I've had it. 718 00:35:27,839 --> 00:35:30,831 Well, now, now, don't pull the old man act, lift. 719 00:35:30,909 --> 00:35:32,843 Come on. Let's get him out of there. 720 00:35:33,411 --> 00:35:35,174 Oh, I can't bear to look. 721 00:35:35,246 --> 00:35:36,713 [grunting] 722 00:35:41,986 --> 00:35:43,010 Be careful, be careful. 723 00:35:43,087 --> 00:35:44,452 As careful as I can be. 724 00:35:44,522 --> 00:35:45,511 [groaning] 725 00:35:46,991 --> 00:35:48,288 Get the door later. 726 00:35:48,359 --> 00:35:49,690 The heck with the door. 727 00:35:50,094 --> 00:35:51,789 I think Jason's gaining weight. 728 00:35:51,863 --> 00:35:53,125 [Ned clearing throat] 729 00:35:53,364 --> 00:35:54,661 [laughing] 730 00:35:54,732 --> 00:35:57,724 Hello, Ned. Beautiful night, isn't it? 731 00:35:57,802 --> 00:35:58,996 [sighing] Yeah. 732 00:35:59,304 --> 00:36:00,293 Tsk. 733 00:36:00,538 --> 00:36:02,972 That, uh, looks like a sarcophagus. 734 00:36:04,609 --> 00:36:06,474 That's exactly what it is. 735 00:36:06,878 --> 00:36:08,402 A sarcophagus. 736 00:36:08,713 --> 00:36:10,681 We're just taking it up to the hotel room. 737 00:36:10,748 --> 00:36:13,114 Oh, uh, you're going to put it next to the bricks? 738 00:36:13,184 --> 00:36:14,708 For now. 739 00:36:14,853 --> 00:36:16,343 [laughing] 740 00:36:16,421 --> 00:36:19,083 I guess this seems kind of odd, doesn't it? 741 00:36:19,157 --> 00:36:20,146 Yeah, well. 742 00:36:20,225 --> 00:36:21,624 Let me explain. 743 00:36:22,227 --> 00:36:23,785 Mr. Drew kindly said 744 00:36:23,862 --> 00:36:26,296 that if there were any of the old props we might like to have 745 00:36:26,364 --> 00:36:28,059 before they go on the auction block, 746 00:36:28,132 --> 00:36:29,724 we should just help ourselves. 747 00:36:29,801 --> 00:36:32,361 Most of them are in very bad shape. 748 00:36:32,437 --> 00:36:35,429 But this has sentimental value to me. 749 00:36:35,573 --> 00:36:36,562 Oh, it does? 750 00:36:36,641 --> 00:36:38,233 Yep, I collect them. 751 00:36:38,309 --> 00:36:39,241 You do? 752 00:36:39,310 --> 00:36:40,470 I've nine of them. 753 00:36:40,545 --> 00:36:43,275 I've just the spot for this one in my Hollywood apartment. 754 00:36:43,348 --> 00:36:44,474 It's a beauty. 755 00:36:44,549 --> 00:36:45,573 [grunting] 756 00:36:45,650 --> 00:36:47,242 It's also very heavy. 757 00:36:47,318 --> 00:36:49,309 Oh, well, I-I didn't mean to hold you up. 758 00:36:49,387 --> 00:36:51,480 I'll see you at the rehearsal tomorrow at 10:00. 759 00:36:51,556 --> 00:36:52,648 Bye. Bye-bye. 760 00:36:52,724 --> 00:36:53,884 Good night, good night. 761 00:36:55,860 --> 00:36:57,794 You think he's suspicious of anything? 762 00:36:57,996 --> 00:37:00,191 What's suspicious about two men carrying 763 00:37:00,265 --> 00:37:02,597 a sarcophagus down an alley at midnight? 764 00:37:04,135 --> 00:37:05,602 You're right, good. 765 00:37:06,804 --> 00:37:08,032 [both grunting] 766 00:37:22,120 --> 00:37:23,553 You were right, Nancy. 767 00:37:23,621 --> 00:37:26,454 We've got to find out what's in that sarcophagus. 768 00:37:26,958 --> 00:37:28,482 Do you have any idea? 769 00:37:28,626 --> 00:37:30,287 I'm afraid I do. 770 00:37:30,595 --> 00:37:31,755 I'm sorry, Nancy, 771 00:37:31,829 --> 00:37:33,956 I just can't believe what you're telling me. 772 00:37:34,032 --> 00:37:35,659 I know how bizarre it sounds- 773 00:37:35,733 --> 00:37:37,724 I mean, these are four of the most respected 774 00:37:37,802 --> 00:37:39,667 show business personalities in the world. 775 00:37:39,737 --> 00:37:41,728 People who make $1 million a year. 776 00:37:41,806 --> 00:37:42,898 He's right, Nancy. 777 00:37:42,974 --> 00:37:45,636 Maybe they never got a chance to spend all that money. 778 00:37:45,710 --> 00:37:47,974 Well, Nan, now what's that supposed to mean? 779 00:37:48,046 --> 00:37:49,775 Something must have gone on 780 00:37:49,847 --> 00:37:51,712 inside that theater all of those years ago 781 00:37:52,216 --> 00:37:53,774 that bound those people together, 782 00:37:53,851 --> 00:37:56,319 in spite of their hatred for one another. 783 00:37:56,788 --> 00:37:59,780 Nancy, now you're saying there's a conspiracy. 784 00:37:59,857 --> 00:38:01,950 That's exactly what I'm saying. 785 00:38:02,026 --> 00:38:04,017 There's a body inside that sarcophagus. 786 00:38:04,095 --> 00:38:05,084 I just know it. 787 00:38:05,163 --> 00:38:06,892 A body? Whose body? 788 00:38:07,732 --> 00:38:09,461 Well, there was a flamboyant producer. 789 00:38:09,534 --> 00:38:12,560 He put on the original production of Murder in the Fourth Act. 790 00:38:12,637 --> 00:38:15,435 He raised a lot of money from investors in River Heights. 791 00:38:15,506 --> 00:38:17,303 I remember hearing something about it. 792 00:38:17,375 --> 00:38:19,275 His name is Jason Hall. 793 00:38:19,777 --> 00:38:21,677 That's whose body is inside the sarcophagus. 794 00:38:21,746 --> 00:38:22,804 What? 795 00:38:22,880 --> 00:38:25,678 We've got to get the sarcophagus opened up. 796 00:38:25,850 --> 00:38:28,182 But that requires a search warrant, Nancy, 797 00:38:28,252 --> 00:38:31,050 and you don't have one shred of real evidence. 798 00:38:31,122 --> 00:38:33,716 Dad, you've got to trust my instincts on this. 799 00:38:33,791 --> 00:38:36,692 Those show business giants have been up for the last two nights 800 00:38:36,761 --> 00:38:38,490 trying to break through a brick wall, 801 00:38:38,563 --> 00:38:41,225 desperately trying to get that sarcophagus out of the theater. 802 00:38:41,299 --> 00:38:43,358 Maybe that's why they came back to River Heights. 803 00:38:43,434 --> 00:38:46,164 Of course. Cause if we succeeded with our youth center 804 00:38:46,237 --> 00:38:49,604 and tore the theater down, the coffin would be found. 805 00:38:50,608 --> 00:38:51,597 [sighs] 806 00:38:51,776 --> 00:38:54,472 All right, I'll- I'll call the Sheriff. 807 00:38:54,712 --> 00:38:56,543 He'll get in touch with Judge Stevinson 808 00:38:56,614 --> 00:38:59,344 and have a search warrant issued by 9:00. 809 00:39:00,218 --> 00:39:02,413 We've got to get that body out of here. 810 00:39:02,487 --> 00:39:03,749 What do you propose on doing? 811 00:39:03,821 --> 00:39:05,413 Going over to the local cemetery 812 00:39:05,490 --> 00:39:07,685 and telling we want to park our mummy? 813 00:39:07,859 --> 00:39:10,555 I can't step 2 feet outside my hotel room door 814 00:39:10,628 --> 00:39:12,562 without reporters dogging my heels. 815 00:39:12,697 --> 00:39:15,495 We'll do it tonight after the performance. 816 00:39:15,600 --> 00:39:17,795 It's so strange to think of Jason... 817 00:39:18,636 --> 00:39:20,399 What's left of Jason 818 00:39:20,938 --> 00:39:22,200 in there. 819 00:39:22,306 --> 00:39:24,240 I'm afraid there's quite a bit left. 820 00:39:24,308 --> 00:39:27,709 A body can mummify very quickly under those conditions. 821 00:39:27,779 --> 00:39:30,270 That something else you picked up from Welby? 822 00:39:30,448 --> 00:39:31,574 Dr. Kildare. 823 00:39:31,649 --> 00:39:34,174 Yeah, I forgot you went back that far. 824 00:39:34,252 --> 00:39:37,346 You've been living this nightmare at a distance. 825 00:39:38,222 --> 00:39:41,214 But I've had to live across the alley from it. 826 00:39:41,592 --> 00:39:43,116 All these years, 827 00:39:43,594 --> 00:39:46,654 with poor Jason buried in that theater. 828 00:39:48,032 --> 00:39:51,468 Do you have any idea what that's been like for me? 829 00:39:51,703 --> 00:39:53,227 [knocking on door] 830 00:40:00,878 --> 00:40:01,867 Sheriff. 831 00:40:03,648 --> 00:40:04,945 (Sheriff} Mr. Taylor. 832 00:40:05,049 --> 00:40:08,109 Sheriff, come right in. What can we do for you? 833 00:40:08,486 --> 00:40:11,546 You can open that, uh, sarcophagus for me. 834 00:40:11,923 --> 00:40:12,981 Why? 835 00:40:13,424 --> 00:40:15,153 I beg your pardon. 836 00:40:15,493 --> 00:40:17,825 That's a very delicate antique, Sheriff, 837 00:40:17,895 --> 00:40:19,487 I'd rather not tamper with it. 838 00:40:19,564 --> 00:40:21,794 (Sheriff} I have a search warrant here, Mr. Taylor. 839 00:40:21,866 --> 00:40:23,356 You'll have to open it. 840 00:40:23,434 --> 00:40:26,301 Are you condoning this type of treatment, Mr. Drew? 841 00:40:26,370 --> 00:40:28,304 Is this how you repay our generosity 842 00:40:28,372 --> 00:40:30,567 that you so much appreciated? 843 00:40:31,209 --> 00:40:33,268 We'd like to see what's inside it. 844 00:40:33,411 --> 00:40:34,742 Right now. 845 00:40:39,283 --> 00:40:41,080 Right now, gentlemen. 846 00:40:56,200 --> 00:40:58,259 [sarcophagus lid creaking] 847 00:41:07,578 --> 00:41:09,944 (Ned) More bricks for Mr. Richmond's back. 848 00:41:10,014 --> 00:41:11,106 What? 849 00:41:11,249 --> 00:41:13,183 (Seth) Just what did you expect 850 00:41:13,251 --> 00:41:15,082 to find in there, Mr. Drew? 851 00:41:15,153 --> 00:41:17,747 What did your daughter expect to find? 852 00:41:17,822 --> 00:41:20,154 All I wanted was a-a prop 853 00:41:20,324 --> 00:41:23,521 from the Rialto, just a piece of theatrical history 854 00:41:23,694 --> 00:41:25,719 that I could perpetuate. But it's sullied now, 855 00:41:25,797 --> 00:41:27,025 I don't want it. Take it away. 856 00:41:27,098 --> 00:41:30,158 Uh, look, I'm-I'm sorry I disturbed you folks. 857 00:41:30,802 --> 00:41:33,794 Uh, Mr. Drew, could I see you outside a moment? 858 00:41:34,205 --> 00:41:35,797 You, too, Nancy. 859 00:41:38,843 --> 00:41:40,504 Uh, We're really- 860 00:41:40,778 --> 00:41:42,040 Good-bye. 861 00:41:49,253 --> 00:41:50,652 Where is he? 862 00:41:51,088 --> 00:41:52,646 If he's not in here, where is he? 863 00:41:52,723 --> 00:41:54,850 Well, I'd say it was obvious. 864 00:41:54,992 --> 00:41:58,120 One of us moved the body at some time over the years. 865 00:41:58,196 --> 00:41:59,663 The blackmailer, 866 00:41:59,730 --> 00:42:01,595 who only returned with us this time 867 00:42:01,666 --> 00:42:04,692 for appearance's sake knowing what we would find. 868 00:42:04,769 --> 00:42:06,634 Well, whichever one of you it is, 869 00:42:06,704 --> 00:42:08,171 I want to go on record. 870 00:42:08,239 --> 00:42:11,697 I've been bled dry. Open a vein and you'll find poverty. 871 00:42:12,844 --> 00:42:15,677 We'll play the show tonight and then I'm going home. 872 00:42:15,746 --> 00:42:19,307 I'm through paying for a mistake that's lasted for 20 years. 873 00:42:19,383 --> 00:42:21,943 I think you echo all our feelings, Alex. 874 00:42:22,019 --> 00:42:24,453 That was a beautifully read speech. 875 00:42:24,522 --> 00:42:27,047 Especially if you're the blackmailer. 876 00:42:42,106 --> 00:42:43,573 (Alex) So what's the big emergency? 877 00:42:43,641 --> 00:42:44,767 Sharpen that picture, Jerry. 878 00:42:44,842 --> 00:42:46,332 (Seth) A dinner engagement in town. 879 00:42:46,410 --> 00:42:49,174 (Janet) That's not important now, there's trouble. 880 00:42:49,247 --> 00:42:50,578 You see, our maid- 881 00:42:50,648 --> 00:42:53,811 (Thelma) Our maid is not a maid at all. 882 00:42:54,085 --> 00:42:55,279 Really? 883 00:42:55,653 --> 00:42:56,745 Well, 884 00:42:56,821 --> 00:42:59,016 it comes as no surprise to me. 885 00:42:59,156 --> 00:43:00,987 (Seth) I remember the day she arrived. 886 00:43:01,058 --> 00:43:02,958 Relax, Nancy the stage fright will disappear 887 00:43:03,027 --> 00:43:04,619 when you step into the footlights. 888 00:43:04,695 --> 00:43:06,424 It's not the acting that's getting to me. 889 00:43:06,497 --> 00:43:07,725 It's this whole situation. 890 00:43:07,798 --> 00:43:10,358 One of those people out there has got to be the blackmailer, 891 00:43:10,434 --> 00:43:11,833 that's why they're all so broke. 892 00:43:11,903 --> 00:43:13,803 (Ned) Nancy, I've got a theory about that. 893 00:43:13,871 --> 00:43:16,396 Ned, we don't need theories, we need facts. 894 00:43:16,741 --> 00:43:17,867 But, Nancy... 895 00:43:17,942 --> 00:43:19,933 But if there was no body in the sarcophagus, 896 00:43:20,011 --> 00:43:22,411 it means that one of them had to remove it. 897 00:43:22,480 --> 00:43:23,469 Unless... 898 00:43:23,547 --> 00:43:25,208 You've got a cue coming up, Nancy. 899 00:43:25,283 --> 00:43:26,978 Unless the man isn't dead. 900 00:43:27,051 --> 00:43:28,109 That's got to be it. 901 00:43:28,185 --> 00:43:29,846 He's been blackmailing them for 20 years 902 00:43:29,921 --> 00:43:31,821 for a crime they thought they committed. 903 00:43:31,889 --> 00:43:33,288 That's got to be the answer. 904 00:43:33,357 --> 00:43:34,381 You see? 905 00:43:34,458 --> 00:43:36,289 Why would they all come back here? 906 00:43:36,360 --> 00:43:38,021 Because when the theatre was torn down 907 00:43:38,095 --> 00:43:39,790 the empty sarcophagus would be found, 908 00:43:39,864 --> 00:43:41,695 and the blackmail would have ended. 909 00:43:41,766 --> 00:43:43,063 20 seconds, Nancy. 910 00:43:43,134 --> 00:43:45,967 He tried to scare us out of this theater with that phantom. 911 00:43:46,037 --> 00:43:47,095 Well, that's it. 912 00:43:47,171 --> 00:43:49,332 So now he knows they all know he's still alive. 913 00:43:49,407 --> 00:43:50,806 And the blackmail is over. 914 00:43:50,875 --> 00:43:52,240 But, George, worse than that, 915 00:43:52,310 --> 00:43:54,471 he's got 5 victims out there who hated him enough 916 00:43:54,545 --> 00:43:56,274 20 years ago to want him dead. 917 00:43:56,347 --> 00:43:58,372 Can you imagine how they feel about him now? 918 00:43:58,449 --> 00:44:01,009 It's going to be a race to see who gets who first. 919 00:44:02,620 --> 00:44:04,952 Now, quiet, all of you. 920 00:44:05,022 --> 00:44:06,512 The only important thing 921 00:44:06,590 --> 00:44:08,717 is to make her believe that we believe 922 00:44:08,793 --> 00:44:10,124 that she's really a maid 923 00:44:10,194 --> 00:44:12,355 and this is a happy, joyous occasion. 924 00:44:12,430 --> 00:44:14,159 Here she comes now. 925 00:44:14,298 --> 00:44:16,027 Hey, that was your cue, Nancy, you're on. 926 00:44:16,100 --> 00:44:17,829 Here she comes now. 927 00:44:17,902 --> 00:44:19,995 I knew she'd miss that cue. 928 00:44:22,807 --> 00:44:24,638 Camera two and go. 929 00:44:25,176 --> 00:44:26,438 (Nancy) Champagne, madam. 930 00:44:26,510 --> 00:44:27,477 (Alex) At last. 931 00:44:27,545 --> 00:44:28,477 (Seth) Thank you. 932 00:44:28,546 --> 00:44:31,811 Nancy's been looking forward to this moment for a long time. 933 00:44:31,916 --> 00:44:33,713 This calls for a toast. 934 00:44:33,784 --> 00:44:35,513 And you must join us, my dear. 935 00:44:35,586 --> 00:44:36,814 Have a drink with us. 936 00:44:36,887 --> 00:44:39,754 We must drink to everyone's health and happiness. 937 00:44:39,824 --> 00:44:41,917 (Thelma) Pick up your glass, dear. 938 00:44:41,993 --> 00:44:44,894 We must drink a toast to our health and happiness. 939 00:44:44,962 --> 00:44:46,122 There's no time for that now. 940 00:44:46,197 --> 00:44:47,164 There isn't? 941 00:44:47,231 --> 00:44:48,255 (Seth) What's she doing? 942 00:44:48,332 --> 00:44:49,731 You're all in danger. (Janet) What? 943 00:44:49,800 --> 00:44:51,392 (Thelma) Uh, let's drink a toast now. 944 00:44:51,535 --> 00:44:52,934 (Seth) What is she doing? 945 00:44:53,437 --> 00:44:55,268 Let's all drink up. 946 00:44:55,473 --> 00:44:58,408 No, don't drink any that. It's poisoned. 947 00:44:58,509 --> 00:45:00,943 I can't seem to find this dialogue. 948 00:45:01,012 --> 00:45:02,843 That's because it isn't in the play. 949 00:45:02,913 --> 00:45:04,505 Ned, turn off all the lights. 950 00:45:04,582 --> 00:45:05,913 (Nancy) Turn on the ultraviolet. 951 00:45:05,983 --> 00:45:06,972 Now. 952 00:45:07,051 --> 00:45:08,109 [actors chattering] 953 00:45:08,185 --> 00:45:09,482 Pick this up on three, Jerry. 954 00:45:09,553 --> 00:45:11,043 (Jerry) Who do you want me to follow? 955 00:45:11,122 --> 00:45:12,555 I don't know what's going on. 956 00:45:12,623 --> 00:45:14,056 Follow whoever moves. 957 00:45:14,125 --> 00:45:16,025 Okay, hey, what-what's happening here? 958 00:45:16,093 --> 00:45:17,082 Hey, what is- 959 00:45:17,161 --> 00:45:19,857 (Nancy) There's your phantom, in the audience. 960 00:45:19,930 --> 00:45:21,329 [people chattering] 961 00:45:21,399 --> 00:45:23,196 (man) What's going on? 962 00:45:25,803 --> 00:45:27,600 [audience chattering] 963 00:45:28,506 --> 00:45:30,201 All right, hold it. 964 00:45:32,643 --> 00:45:34,372 (Alex) Stop him! Stop him! 965 00:45:34,445 --> 00:45:35,935 [man grunting] 966 00:45:36,313 --> 00:45:38,941 (Danny) All right. All right. All right. 967 00:45:39,016 --> 00:45:40,176 All right. 968 00:45:40,251 --> 00:45:41,513 Just a minute. Hold it. 969 00:45:41,585 --> 00:45:43,052 It's Jason. 970 00:45:44,021 --> 00:45:45,249 It is Jason Hall. 971 00:45:45,322 --> 00:45:48,155 How dare you not be dead? 972 00:45:48,492 --> 00:45:50,551 20 years of poverty. 973 00:45:50,828 --> 00:45:53,888 And he's wearing $400 suits. I paid for that. 974 00:45:53,964 --> 00:45:56,125 Those shoes that came out of my second mortgage. 975 00:45:56,200 --> 00:45:58,100 And-and look at that Countess Freya tie. 976 00:45:58,169 --> 00:45:59,761 (Thelma) It's $75. 977 00:46:00,004 --> 00:46:02,199 This ought to get us a 40 share. 978 00:46:02,273 --> 00:46:04,241 "Murder in the Fourth Act. " 979 00:46:04,308 --> 00:46:07,505 That was your poetic justice, wasn't it, Mr. Hall? 980 00:46:16,020 --> 00:46:17,715 (Nancy) I think when that forensic lab 981 00:46:17,788 --> 00:46:19,312 gets finished with the champagne, 982 00:46:19,390 --> 00:46:21,324 they'll find it was loaded with rat poison. 983 00:46:21,392 --> 00:46:22,416 Oh, no. 984 00:46:22,493 --> 00:46:24,290 I recognize the odor. 985 00:46:24,728 --> 00:46:26,696 Was it revenge or fear 986 00:46:26,764 --> 00:46:28,527 that made him poison the wine? 987 00:46:28,599 --> 00:46:29,793 Both. 988 00:46:29,900 --> 00:46:33,597 You all paid dearly for what went on in that theater 20 years ago. 989 00:46:33,671 --> 00:46:35,764 Tonight you almost paid with your lives. 990 00:46:35,873 --> 00:46:37,966 I'd like to know what really happened. 991 00:46:38,042 --> 00:46:39,066 [actors chattering] 992 00:46:39,143 --> 00:46:41,111 Jason was an entrepreneur, 993 00:46:42,113 --> 00:46:43,978 a charismatic hustler. 994 00:46:44,281 --> 00:46:46,681 He conned people in one town after another 995 00:46:46,750 --> 00:46:48,650 into thinking that Murder in the Fourth Act 996 00:46:48,719 --> 00:46:51,347 would be a big, prestigious production. 997 00:46:51,622 --> 00:46:53,681 It wasn't until he came to this theater, 998 00:46:53,757 --> 00:46:54,951 that we found we'd been had. 999 00:46:55,025 --> 00:46:57,050 He was ready to leave River Heights. 1000 00:46:57,128 --> 00:46:59,221 He'd already wired the money he'd collected 1001 00:46:59,296 --> 00:47:01,389 from his investors to some bank. 1002 00:47:01,465 --> 00:47:03,763 And he was going to leave us holding the bag. 1003 00:47:03,834 --> 00:47:04,926 Destitute. 1004 00:47:05,002 --> 00:47:05,991 Humiliated. 1005 00:47:06,070 --> 00:47:07,469 (Danny) Maybe even jailed. 1006 00:47:07,538 --> 00:47:08,971 There was a violent argument. 1007 00:47:09,039 --> 00:47:10,529 And he fell, and hit his head. 1008 00:47:10,608 --> 00:47:11,802 We thought we'd killed him. 1009 00:47:11,876 --> 00:47:14,811 We panicked and put his body in the sarcophagus. 1010 00:47:14,879 --> 00:47:17,746 At some time, he must have recovered consciousness 1011 00:47:17,815 --> 00:47:19,908 and gotten out of the sarcophagus, 1012 00:47:19,984 --> 00:47:21,611 weighed it down with bricks. 1013 00:47:21,719 --> 00:47:24,279 Not realizing that when we returned to the theater, 1014 00:47:24,355 --> 00:47:25,413 we bricked it up. 1015 00:47:25,489 --> 00:47:29,220 And then they all went away and left me here with the secret. 1016 00:47:29,293 --> 00:47:32,990 You gave Jason Hall the opportunity of a con man's lifetime. 1017 00:47:33,230 --> 00:47:35,892 He blackmailed all of you for 20 years. 1018 00:47:35,966 --> 00:47:39,129 And each of you thought it was one of the others. 1019 00:47:39,370 --> 00:47:42,669 Well, tonight's lifted a great burden from all of us, 1020 00:47:43,574 --> 00:47:47,635 made us look into ourselves and re-examine what we're seeing there. 1021 00:47:48,546 --> 00:47:51,709 Murder in the Fourth Act will go on at this stage tomorrow night. 1022 00:47:51,782 --> 00:47:55,946 We'll play it until you have enough money to build your youth center. 1023 00:47:56,420 --> 00:47:59,048 I think I speak for everyone, for once. 1024 00:48:00,558 --> 00:48:02,150 You do, my dear. 1025 00:48:02,359 --> 00:48:03,348 [chuckles] 1026 00:48:03,427 --> 00:48:06,123 If it weren't for you, we'd all be dead. 1027 00:48:06,330 --> 00:48:08,764 You're beautiful. Quite a detective. 1028 00:48:09,466 --> 00:48:10,728 She sure is. 1029 00:48:10,801 --> 00:48:12,428 Well, thanks, CB. 1030 00:48:12,503 --> 00:48:13,492 [chuckles] 1031 00:48:13,971 --> 00:48:17,065 And my dear, you have a long career ahead of you. 1032 00:48:17,775 --> 00:48:19,970 And not however as an actress.