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Specific gravity 3.62.

That looks good. If it remains stable,

we may have something.

>> Specific gravity 3.62.

>> All right, get ready to start test

series number one.

>> Hydrogen generator pressure,

>> it's normal.

All right,

start

>> number one.

>> Begin in 5 seconds.

5 4 3 2 1 start.

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>> Great.

Frank, what's wrong with your mask?

>> It doesn't work. I

>> I'll start the exhaust fan.

>> No, not yet. Not till I get the fire

out. The oxygen will spread it and

everything might explode.

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>> Drink.

Drink.

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>> What happened?

>> Our flask exploded. He's in there. the

exhaust.

>> Oh, no, no, no. Wait till all the gas is

exhausted.

Doctor

Now post.

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Such are the hazards of [music]

scientific research.

And strange as it may seem, this is not

the end, but only the beginning of the

ordeal of Dr. Cordell.

Our leading players are Mr. Robert

Vaughn,

Miss Kathleen Crowley,

Mr. Robert [music] Ellenstein,

and Mr. Russ Conway.

Speaking of chemistry, this thriller is

a mixture of one part scientific

possibility,

one part imaginative [music]

melodrama,

and two parts pure terror.

Oh dear. Well, [music]

these are the hazards of science.

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>> Just lie quietly now.

I've just given you an injection of

adrenaline. No, no. Lie still.

>> Are you all right?

>> Mhm.

[sighs]

>> Your notes?

>> They're safe.

When is it, doctor?

>> 10 minutes ago, he had no discernable

heartbeat. Now it's normal. How do you

feel, Frank?

Other than a splitting headache, I feel

all right.

>> Can I get up?

>> Come on. Yep.

>> Well, you better phone Washington,

doctor, and tell them to run the rest of

these tests, because we've got a new

problem to solve now.

>> What's that?

This mask is supposed to protect against

any known gas

and it failed me completely in there.

Are

>> you sure it's working correctly?

>> Well, we both checked it before I went

in the cage. It's routine.

>> But it must be defective. If it isn't,

you know what you're suggesting.

>> Not suggesting.

I'm telling you.

Some new kind of gas was generated by

this fire.

Now, we've spent two years trying to

find an antidote for nerve gas.

And then, suddenly, we stumbled on even

a more frightening problem. A gas

against which our best equipment is

completely useless.

>> And you guess

there must be some other explanation for

what happened to you.

>> Well, you gave me a physical examination

less than a month ago. Was I a candidate

for a heart palpitation or a sudden

blackout?

>> No.

>> Let's face it, doctor. What we can

discover by accident, others can

discover, too, or possibly have already

discovered.

>> I can see tentatively that you've run on

to something unique. I'll report it to

Washington and send this gas mask along

to be checked. Do you have any idea what

combination of chemicals occurred during

the fire? Well, yes, but it would take

weeks, months even to check out all the

possibilities.

>> Frank,

>> I guess I bounced a little harder than I

thought I did.

>> You're going home now. And no work until

I say so. Now, no arguments. You're

going home. Lois, you'll drive him.

There may be more after effects.

>> I'm more likely to have after effects

from her driving.

>> Mind your madness, doctor. I'm a little

too fragile to be bounced again. Well,

>> she never got over being champ of her

judo team. H

>> you two go along. I'll see that

everything's secured here.

Here we are. Doctor, your bachelor digs.

I'll see you to the door like a proper

butcher.

>> [clears throat]

>> I say, "What did you put in those

drinks?"

>> Adrenaline and oxygen. A real gasser.

>> Well, I've uh certainly had a wonderful

evening, Miss Walker, but I really must

say good night.

>> Oh, well, it's a shame to break it up so

early. Um, couldn't I come in for just a

few minutes?

>> No, I I don't think so.

>> No, just for a cup of coffee.

>> No, no, no.

>> Or something.

>> Well, I hardly know you, Miss Walker.

Frank,

what? I've been acting like a selfish

little heel.

>> Frank, forgive me.

>> I'd be worried if you weren't

disappointed.

>> So am I. Believe me.

>> Well, that's all I wanted to hear. Good

night.

>> Good night.

Heat.

Heat.

darling.

What happened?

>> I don't know.

Suddenly, the sound of that little bell

almost drove me out of my mind.

My heart begin to pound and every sound

was horribly amplified.

>> Oh, you're still a little shaky from

that accident at the lab.

>> Yeah, I guess that must be it.

>> Come on. Inside and into bed

and you stay there until I phone you

tomorrow. Huh?

All

right. Good night.

>> Good night, darling.

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Heat. Heat.

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Heat. Heat.

Heat. Heat.

Dr. Cordell.

Dr. Cordell.

Dr. Cordell, are you in there?

>> Doctor.

>> Yes, Mrs. Eid.

>> Didn't you hear your phone? It's been

ringing for the past 20 minutes. Miss

Walker's been trying to reach you.

>> All right. Thank you. I'll call her

right back.

>> [clears throat]

>> Hello.

>> Hello,

>> darling. Are you all right?

>> Yes.

>> Well, why didn't you answer the phone? I

had to call Mrs. Heath.

>> Well, I'm sorry. I guess I was dead to

the world.

>> How you feeling?

>> Fine.

In fact, great.

>> That's wonderful. I'll pick you up in 10

minutes. And don't bother with Mrs. He's

orange juice and that lumpy oatmeal.

>> You're buying me an expensive brunch

downtown.

>> A brunch?

>> Well, it's nearly noon, sluggard.

[screaming]

>> What's happened?

>> [music]

>> Good lord. [crying]

>> Do a thing like that to a helpless

little bird?

>> Those fiends. Those vicious fiends

that kill little Billy just to get even.

[clears throat]

To

>> get even. [music]

>> Because I reported them to the juvenile

authorities

roaming the streets after curfew.

the neighbor kids.

All right, you go on inside, Mrs.

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I'll take care of Billy. [clears throat]

No, I'll do it. I'll put him where the

cats won't find him.

[music] He was always so afraid of cats.

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>> That's priceless.

>> You mean that you actually were brewing

moonshine right beneath your chemistry

professor's nose?

>> Right under his red nose. I always felt

the old boy was wise to us. He was

probably sampling the stuff after class.

>> It's a wonder you weren't kicked out in

your freshman year.

>> It's a miracle car. I didn't poison the

entire undergraduate school.

Well, it started me reminiscing. Must be

something to do with his brunch

business. You know, that is a scandalous

deterioration of good, staunch orthodox

habits combining breakfast with lunch.

>> Well, whatever the reason, I'm glad.

Do you know I nearly lost you last

night? For today, you're wonderfully

alive and bright again. Well, you're

almost fun to be with.

>> Secret. I guess I have been a little

difficult to get along with lately, but

for some strange reason, despite the job

we're facing, I feel positively

stimulated.

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>> Match [music] darling.

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Come on. [music]

Got work to do.

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Another

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night session.

>> Well, I can take it if he can.

>> Any progress?

>> Oh, no.

Three weeks trying to recreate that gas

and I've got nothing but circles under

my eyes.

>> How is he feeling?

>> Well, I think he's overwork. It's like a

compulsion. It's almost frightening.

>> Maybe I better take another look at him.

Ask him to come around to my office

first thing in the morning.

>> Good.

>> Good night. Good night, doctor.

>> Lois.

>> Yes.

>> In the future, please don't shut off the

intercom.

>> I'm sorry.

I was afraid Dr. Bronner's chitchat

would bother you. It

>> bothers me a great deal more for me to

know you're talking about me behind my

back.

>> It wasn't anything sinister.

You just stopped in to see how you were

feeling.

>> I'm in perfect health.

>> You're not an MD, doctor, so stop

diagnosing yourself.

Incidentally, um Dr. Bronner wants to

check you over in the morning.

All right, Frank. That's all for

tonight. Come out of there now.

Frank.

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>> Well, that was a stupid thing to do,

wasn't it?

>> You should take the hint. That was a

typical fatigue symptom.

I'm sorry if I frightened you.

>> No, forget it.

>> Seems that all I'm doing these days is

apologizing.

>> Well, if at least you're not ignoring

me,

>> you quitting. No, you go on ahead. I

want to go over these notes some more.

There's still something wrong with our

procedure.

>> Go ahead, please.

>> All right. Good night.

>> Good night.

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Excuse me. I'm lost, I think.

>> What are you doing in here?

>> I'm new on the campus. I thought the

library was in this building. I'm so

sorry,

>> All right. Just a minute.

>> How did you get in here?

>> What?

>> How did you get through that door?

>> I just walked through it. I said I was

sorry.

>> It was open.

>> Yes.

And you didn't see this sign, of course.

>> Oh, I didn't notice.

>> What's your name?

>> Susan Baker.

>> And you just walked through this door.

>> Well, yes. I saw a light down here and I

just

>> And it was open.

>> Yes.

>> Well, it couldn't have been opened. It's

always locked. It locks automatically.

>> Well, I don't know about that, but it

really was open.

I'm sorry, Miss Baker. It needs

adjusting. I'll point you to the

library.

>> Thank you.

Here's

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that building

on the other side.

>> Thank you. [music]

Heat. Heat.

Stop.

[screaming]

Are you

That's a

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Oh,

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heat, heat. [music]

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>> Heat. Heat.

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>> I'm positive on the lieutenant. She's

the same girl I saw when I was leaving

last night.

>> What time was that, Miss Walker?

>> Oh, about 10:00.

>> And you say she was headed for this

building?

>> No. No. I said I saw her heading in this

general direction.

Oh, Frank.

>> Dr. Codell.

>> Frank, this is Lieutenant Bhutaric of

the Homicide Squad.

>> How do you do?

>> We were about to go looking for you.

>> What for?

>> Well, Mrs. He said you left about an

hour ago.

>> Oh, well, I was driving around. I wanted

to uh think.

>> Would you mind telling me what time you

quit work last night?

>> Well, I don't know. Oh, I would imagine

it was about an hour after Dr. Walker

left.

>> Did you hear about the murder? A co-ed

named Susan Baker?

>> Yes, I did on the um radio.

>> As near as we've been able to tell, the

last person to see Miss Baker alive was

your associate.

She was headed for this building. Did

you see her, Dr. Cordell?

>> Oh, no. I I don't think so.

>> She might have wandered into your lab.

>> No, that's impossible. Well, this car at

a door has a double lock. We three have

the only keys.

>> That's right, Lieutenant.

>> You haven't answered my question, Dr.

Cordell.

>> No, I didn't see her.

>> Where did you find her?

>> Just across the way in a shrub.

>> Poor thing. What he did to her?

>> You saw her? I asked Miss Walker to

identify the girl.

>> I see. I guess that's all for now. Thank

you. Goodbye, Lieutenant.

>> What a horrible thing to have happen.

>> Well, doctor, I believe you wanted to

examine me this morning.

>> Don't tell me you're actually submitting

without a fight.

>> Well, you two seem determined that

there's something wrong with my health.

>> I think if you have any after effects

from that gas, we ought to know it.

>> All right, come on then. Let's get it

over with.

>> Well,

You can get dressed now.

>> Well, how long [clears throat] do I have

to settle my temporal affairs? Doctor,

>> get dressed. I don't want you catching

pneumonia on my account.

>> Come in.

>> Excuse me, doctor. Oh, come in,

Lieutenant.

>> Before I leave, I'd like to get your

opinion on something that's bothering

me.

>> Yeah.

>> What's that, Lieutenant?

>> You remember those deep scratches on her

earlobes?

>> Mhm.

>> Well, you were right. She was wearing

earrings, and the killer did tear them

off. My men just found one about 30

yards from the scene. Apparently, the

killer dropped it.

What kind of a psycho would ignore her

wristwatch and the money in her purse

and just take a worthless little thing

like this?

>> That's very difficult to say,

Lieutenant. Possibly a trophy of the

kill.

>> Yes, but why not her scarf or something

more personal? Why earrings?

>> Who knows? Perhaps it has a hidden

psychological meaning for the killer. a

symbol which released some deeply

suppressed homicidal urge.

>> What do you mean?

>> I suppose that in his infancy, he had

been terrorized by an older child, a

sibling, terrorized with a toy bell.

Such a repressed nightmare could lie

dormant for years and then suddenly

explode in seemingly senseless violence.

It's all a matter of chemistry, brain

chemistry.

>> Well, how so, doctor?

Well, human behavior is a direct result

of the chemical balance of the cerebral

cortex. That portion of the brain which

controls our higher mental functions,

uh, particularly moral judgments, the

ability to choose between right and

wrong.

>> You mean a sudden change in brain

chemistry could turn a normal man into a

killer?

>> Yes, exactly.

>> Well, suppose your theory was correct.

Do you mean you could restore the moral

balance of a man by restoring the

chemical balance of his brain?

>> Possibly if one only knew what elements

were involved.

And otherwise

>> otherwise

you must go on killing [music]

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>> supper is served. Master

Sammy Fun says there's actually chicken

in the chicken charine tonight.

Would you like me to send in the menu?

Oh, Frank, come on. Let's not let it get

cold again tonight, please.

>> Can't you see I'm trying to concentrate?

>> So am I. Oh my neglected feed box.

Is that all you can think about, food?

>> I have a vague remembrance of something

called sleep.

>> Listen, you don't have to put up with

it,

>> Frank.

>> I mean it. You can quit anytime you

like.

>> All right. I know you're bush, Frank,

but don't say anymore. Just don't say

anymore.

I haven't stuck my head out of that cage

for 2 weeks, and I'm no closer to the

answer than I ever was. Now, do you

think you're helping me by these

constant interruptions? This is supposed

to be a laboratory. We're here to work.

We have a job to do.

>> You're done right. A mansized job, and

there's no room for adolescence who

can't stand failure.

>> All right, that's enough, Lois.

>> Oh, no. No. I've held this in much too

long. Do you know, at first, well, I I

was even proud to share in your work.

Well, I even felt a little corny twinge

of of patriotism when I went without

food or worked into the we hours. But

this past week, Frank, I come to realize

that you're not killing yourself for the

same reason that I am.

>> And what's that supposed to mean?

>> It's become a personal thing with you.

Well, ever since that accident, you've

been on a one-man rampage. You act as if

the whole world would disintegrate if if

you couldn't find the antidote to that

gas tonight.

>> Lois, you don't know.

>> I know that science and ego make lousy

chemistry.

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>> Lois.

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Well, what did you do? Doctor slug the

lady?

Thought I saw tears.

I guess you scientists have your squalls

just like the common herd, huh?

>> What do you want, Lieutenant?

>> Now, look at this door.

>> Help yourself.

>> This it

gadget you had your maintenance man

fixed the day after the murder.

It's on his worksheet, doctor.

Adjusted pneumatic door closer for Dr.

Cordell.

>> So, your associate came through this

door shortly before the girl was killed.

If the door didn't close completely.

>> It did.

>> You seem very certain of that.

>> Well, of course I am. I checked

completely when I closed up for the

night. That girl couldn't have wandered

in here if that's the idea. You're still

belaboring.

>> Just closing out every possibility.

Doctor,

>> are you getting anywhere?

>> We figure the killer's hold up

somewhere.

But he'll go on the prowl again like

Type has to.

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>> Type.

You didn't see what he did to the girl,

did you?

No, I wish I hadn't.

I'll be seeing you, doctor.

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Got another glass.

Lois was just in to see me.

She tells me you haven't been out of

here in days.

Frank,

as a friend, not as your boss, but as a

friend. Go home. Take the rest of the

week off. Perhaps with a fresh mind,

you'll be able to see through to the

answer.

All right. Look,

suppose you never rediscover this

mysterious gas and its antidote. Don't

you imagine that the other side has

dozens of weapons that we don't know

about and vice versa.

Very well then.

I accept your resignation, Dr. Cordell.

This isn't a snap decision, Frank.

But the day that you became personally

involved in this problem, you ceased to

be a scientist. And this is work for a

scientist.

Um, you better stop by my office

tomorrow. We'll have to think up some

face saving excuse for your resignation.

>> Wait,

what do you want me to do?

>> I want you to get out of this hole and

rediscover how good it is just to be

alive in the world. They've got two

choices. Either resign or go fishing.

>> I hate fishing.

Well, they could go on a honeymoon.

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Heat. Heat.

Okay, kids. Now, I want to hear this

one. Ready? Hit it. B E A D S T A D E.

[cheering]

>> One last time. Are we going to beat

state? [cheering]

are

ooh. Hey

Heat. Heat.

Heat. Heat.

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Heat.

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>> We figure the killer's hold up

somewhere, but he'll go on a prowl

again. That type has to [music] he'll go

on a prowl again. That type

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>> [bell]

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>> Yes, Mr. Jones.

>> What?

>> This is the night clerk. Mr. Jones, you

uh want me to send you up another

bottle?

>> Oh,

what day is it? It's Wednesday the 21st.

>> Wednesday.

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>> to the police.

I, Dr. Frank Cordell, am the murderer of

the two co-eds. [music]

When you read this, I will be already

dead.

I must destroy myself before I kill

again.

Once the terrible sickness takes

possession of me, I am unable to stop

myself from killing.

It started after I was exposed to an

unknown gas which my associate, Dr. Lois

Walker, and I have been trying to

recreate. [music]

Lois,

got to warn her about that gas.

Night cl

>> get me Pendleton College extension 93

please.

[bell]

>> Hello

>> Frank.

Well, where are you? Are you home? And

why didn't you call me before you left?

>> Never mind that. Just get out of that

lab now. Do you hear me? Don't go on

with those experiments.

>> Darling, listen to me. I found it. I've

isolated the element from the

>> Lois. Don't go on with it.

>> Why?

>> You don't know what you're fooling with.

>> Franco, are you ill?

>> Someone just came in.

>> It's Dr. Bronner and that uh police

lieutenant.

>> Look, I'll put Dr. Bronner on.

>> No, don't tell them you heard from me.

Do you understand?

>> Don't tell them.

>> But why?

>> Lois, I've got to talk to you first.

You're in great personal danger. That

gas, it's more hideous than we dream.

There are effects.

>> I can't explain on the phone, but I've

got to talk to you.

>> Frank, you are ill.

>> I've got to talk to you somewhere alone.

Now, where can I meet you?

>> Well,

um, the chapel. No one will be there

now.

>> All right. Meet me there. And don't say

anything to anyone.

I um I'd rather she didn't know what you

suspect. After all, it's only

circumstantial.

>> It's quite a coincidence, doctor. The

very day you brought up the idea that a

simple little bell could trigger the

killer. Cordell, hold up in this lab. He

ate here. He slept here. But

>> you can't suspect a man for being

dedicated to his work.

>> She's leaving.

>> Lieutenant,

>> good evening, Miss Walker.

>> Can I help you with anything, doctor?

>> No. I was just showing the lieutenant

your lab setup.

>> Oh, I see. Well, uh, in that case,

>> uh, Loris,

>> yes.

>> If you should happen to hear from Dr.

Cordell, let me know right away, would

you please?

Yes, of course I will, doctor.

>> Good night.

>> Good night.

>> Good night.

>> Just because he stayed here working,

that's no reason for him to be a

suspect.

>> Was he afraid of what he might do if he

went out? Doctor,

>> no. That's impossible. If he was afraid

to go out, why would he allow me to send

him on a vacation?

>> I don't know anything about that. But if

you need proof,

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I found it hidden in his room.

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>> Heat. Heat.

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Heat. Heat.

Heat. Heat. [music]

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Stop it. Stop it.

Stop it. Stop it.

Stop it.

Stop

today.

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