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partea monitoring service miss Adams
speaking this is Arthur simpler I'd like

to run pacemaker check this emergency no
all right sir charge number 8 9 8 6 i'm

calling from San Francisco but it's the
Los Angeles charge is your equipment

ready yes give me about 10 seconds after
the funds in your transmitter

am i alive yes sir it's a good reading
no trouble at all my compliments to your

computer mr. Sinclair I was just coming
to tell you're on about 10 minutes you

see I read your mind haha this set is
that that way yes

well lighting and every time you do a
movie these days they want you to take

your clothes off but in my next film you
keep your clothes on yes and it's it's

in very good taste absolutely I don't
object if if the story calls for it and

Berg for nudity and I'm not exploited
island yeah well hum how nude are you

you don't want to bed with like in a
parka in fur boots do you yes I would

excuse me yeah there's a long-distance
call for you it's your wife know how

much time i'll write about 23 minutes
you're on after the next commercial

that's right over there just to keep
your eye on monster okay this is mr.

Sinclair you have a call for me yes sir
your party's on the line Arthur Allison

just want to cause see I miss you is
that worth running up the phone bill

absolutely I'm glad you called how do
you feel reasonably vertical I'm serious

oh no problem the usual adrenaline oh
and I ran a check on the gadget it's
ticking nicely good keep it that way

i'll pick you up tomorrow at the airport
excuse me coming up right I have to go

love you me too good luck on the show

how was that not bad you approve mm-hmm
it was very convincing you might as well

turn on the set why should i you're not
gonna watch the show the Ingeitum thing

is that he's five hundred miles ladies
and gentlemen my next guest is a very

spooky guy the world famous Mentalist
author Sinclair welcome back Arthur nice

to be here you know Andrea Michelle
don't you yes of Cour don't read her

mind Oh we'll get thrown off the air so
how are you what can I say how am I well

you're fine Marty especially since you
sold that stock this morning good move

its dropped five points already now how
in the world did you know that I suppose
that's why you had eggs benedict for

breakfast you were celebrating you have
a spy in my house in your mind you've

been worrying about your cholesterol
count all day okay stop already huh

let's just get out of my head why don't
you tell the audience about your new

book oh well thanks for the plug state
of mind it's about how we we only use

fifty percent of our mental capabilities
by the way the answer to that question
is yes what creston the one you were

just thinking you ask yourself if I was
married

I told you he was spooky didn't I okay
the book is state of mind by author
Sinclair and now I get my revenge uh we

have a little challenge we've cooked up
for mr. Sinclair are you ready author

hope so ok can we get a shot of that
safe now for those of you have been
watching the show that's been hanging

there all week in fact I took it out to
the factory myself and they let me reset

the combination so no one knows what it
is except yours truly please remember
ladies and gentlemen that this model is

guaranteed burglar-proof also that I
arrived here from my home Los Angeles

just a few hours ago Marty did you give
the combination to any members of your
staff nope not even my shrink so if I

can tell you what it is I'd have to be
able literally to read your mind author

if you can pry those numbers out of my
skull they'll make you head of the IRS

all right let's give it a try okay all
right lure it away I know wait just a

second holder there's just one little
kicker something you didn't know about

unless you're reading my mind right now
before I lock the safe I put a certain

object inside no I'm sorry to throw you
this curve but you see if you can by

some miracle figure out that combination
well that's when the fun begins because

then you have to tell me what's behind
the door ok let's lower the safe

you smoke too much uh yeah well I'm not
the one with a bad heart I like you in

his robe huh are you staying tonight no
no I can't full-day rehearsal tomorrow

and I have to get some sleep hmm such a
waste he must be on by now what if he

asks you questions about the show I'll
look at it later oh that's right you're

recording it house rule whenever ease on
television I have to videotape it for

posterity hey I'm training before next
Monday night I didn't make any promises

but you are thinking about it yes but
that's good enough for now why don't you

go make both of us a drink

on what yes get on thank you hmm you
make a beautiful safecracker aren't you

you're ready Marty I'm getting the
number 8 turn the dial to the right

please debate I'm getting a 20 no no 24
turn left 24

hard work last one marty i want you to
form a picture in your mind 9 I see an

eye turn right tonight now pull the
handle

I gotta say what's truly amazing there's
no way you could have figured out that

combination but happens the hard part
unless you want me to let you off the

hook no let's take a shot at it and you
put something in the safe some

mysterious object I want you to form
clear picture in your mind is it small

enough for me to hold yeah I want you to
project its image on the palm of my hand

now concentrate

I think I said yes

it's coming clear

ladies and gentlemen I'm not the only
author in the house Marty has written a

book it's due for publication this week
it's titled changing channels and it

tells about his misadventures in what we
laughingly call television land Marty

you put a copy of your own book in that
safe I don't hate to admit it but he is

good the funny thing is he's as much of
an actor as I am it's a con job he

convinces the audience Allison
recent

one more for good measure hell are you
doing did you make me that drink deal

how many times do I have to tell you
Millie nice Cheers it's empty I only
loaded two blanks what are you trying to

prove he's the phone ringing is there
anyone knocking at the door no then I've

made my point the sound doesn't carry
beyond this house well how do you know

the neighbors aren't calling the police
because I've tried it before how's your

heart is pounding exactly it's got to be
some other way there isn't oh you could

divorce him you know we've been over
that Arthur's made a great deal of money

in the past few years and I'm a very
greedy little girl lucky fine be greedy

take half the community property I don't
want have I want all of it including the

insurance money Gill I've never
pretended with you I'm not sweet and I'm

not innocent I like to live well if you
wanted someone to bring home to mother
you should have found somebody else

you're one hell of a cold-blooded lady
cold-blooded it's not starting let's I'm
going home all right you're angry that's

not an answer is it sooner or later you
have to decide we can have it all it's

so easy the piece of cake right like
falling off a log it can be maybe Gil do

you want me

then help me please

hi not yourself I'll take this one
how was the flight Oh some dear little

old lady has me to predict Daily Double
wasn't that it was fine oh you poor

darling famous such a burden and I loved
every minute of it I can't believe he

didn't tell you just bring something
like that while you're on the air it's
his idea of a joke how did you know what

was this book I didn't you mean you
kissed I saw on the cue cards he was

gonna talk about his new book on the
segment after mine wasn't me

something I could hold in my hand and if
you were wrong that's why they invented

color television to show my red face
Alison I'm not an invalid you have
enough stress in your work I want you

around for a long time you're spoiling
me that's what I'm here for anyway I

married you for your money I might as
well learn it

subtract two next add three finally
subtract your original number got it and
the number you are thinking of and this

is an extraordinary coincidence because
you've all come up with the same two

digit number is 11 you've done it again
George his contracts are totally

incomprehensible what do i do you sign
them committing myself to three books
over a period of the next three years

and for that you get an advance of
300,000 dollars give me a pen before
they change their mind George you may be

a good lawyer but you're a bad influence
on my husband oh you should be

circulating all right all right tell
them the live version movie out a minute

signed sealed delivered let's have a
drink on well you have Arthur why don't
you read my mind youtube conspiracy all

right you usually drink brandy but I get
the impression of scotch on the rocks

are you amazed not really especially
since we had dinner last week and I told

you that switched scotch Oh George I'm
hurt are you telling me you doubt my

power I don't doubt your earning power
salicin tells me that you're booked

solid with concerts private party it's
called synergy concerts feed the books

the books feed the television
appearances why now Arthur after all

these years you've never been that
marketable interesting

isn't it the age of the cordless
electric pepper mill and people still

want miracles ah so that's what you're
in the miracle business now I dress it

up a lot of fancy words like telepathy
pre cognition ESP but it's still the

same old shell game everyone suspects on
fraud of course but they're not quite

sure that's what fascinates them the
thought that I just might be legitimate

I must put you under a lot of pressure
some none that I can't handle hey

feeling George I appreciate the concern
but you're getting as bad as Alison my

coronary was two years ago that's
ancient history I have a very expensive

little box in my chest that doesn't miss
a beat I jog I make love and I can still

swamp you at tennis okay outreach let's
go see if I'm a hit

I suppose I shouldn't have scheduled a
party the first night you got back but

it was fun wasn't it are you exhausted

Arthur Arthur I can't find my robe isn't
it in the closet that were I usually

where did these come from I found them
in my pocket you caught me what they're

mine I started again I've been sneaking
behind your back I know I know no
willpower look throw them away it's the

last time I promise wait a minute what
were your cigarettes doing in my pocket

you're going to think I'm silly you
won't laugh depends I missed you last
night so I wore your rope to bed I guess

I I just wanted something of you close
to me

do I really need that it's just a
sedative it's been a difficult day for

you with a good night's rest you'll feel
like a new lady yeah if you need me

tomorrow I'll be in my office okay

doctor mm-hmm didn't it strange how the
mind works I've been thinking about your

wife lately about how she died well you
know how she died she passed away in her
sleep now you get some rest okay how am

I supposed to get out of here to the
window you calm down hill it's just a

little warm we'll fix it have what you
said yesterday big sand it down or

something please oh you do before
Christmas penny hey now look we open in

a few hours we're all a little nervous
but how should you be nervous you're not

gonna be up here tonight with egg on
your face Gil what's bugging you nothing

let's just take a break ok I've got fact
sheets and breakdowns on most of the
gifts alone of their birth dates of you

needed plus the a couple of license
plate numbers makes of cars former home

addresses you know the usual plus some
specifics you might want to use em hmm

like there's this mrs. Carrington she's
having a gazebo built in back her house

the contractors name is uh is uh
Scofield all right go on now here's a

goody the lady's name is stark and she's
got this mutt uh what do you call him up

a lot less less less less Lhasa Apso
right close thank you anyway his name is

Toby and she took him to the vet last
week it seemed

he's got an allergy you could have a lot
of fun with that what what's the

allergic to I don't know Oh Annie get it
for me thank you good miss uh now
husband's occupation children's name oh

right here checked everybody on the
guest list discreetly of course a mr.

Sinclair you know me I'm the Invisible
Man signora why don't you take it here

Eddie plug the phone in over there I
don't want to bother you bring you

something cold Eddie I'd sure appreciate
it ma'am ah now mrs. Carrington yes
hey Marta would you say the male is

cover yes you whatever husband feels
like thank you thanks anyways hello it's

me can you talk for a moment Arthur's
out by the pool with his private
detective uh we're taking an early

dinner break come by the theater at five
why I'll meet you in front Eddie

how's that for timing let's get a cup of
coffee okay fine hop in that's a place

across the street wouldn't do for your
friends to see us together would it

thanks

I'm very talkative are you saving it I'm
always like this on opening list this

play it's not much it's just a showcase
but I'm lucky you could like I open

things up for me not just commercials
but guest shots and well maybe a series

and that means money you know I'm trying
to say shot by Gil
you're a very creative man but in order

for you to get up in the morning you
have to convince yourself that the next
phone call the next job or the next

showcase is going to change your life it
may be necessary but it's delusional

what's that a vote of confidence I want
you to succeed you will maybe this play

is it but if it isn't how long am I
supposed to wait I went by your house

last night relax nobody saw me I just
wanted to have a good look at him and I

can do a lot of things and I'm not sure
that I can kill somebody you already

have hell are you talking about the play
didn't you tell me your character
murders this wine performance under

doctors all I'm asking for is a
performance the only difference is
they'll be an audience what

are you saying no I just think that we
should wait a while I mean why rush it

I'm sorry he's all mine

what are you doing I don't know Allison

I'm i'm getting the initials H see is
there a mrs. Helen no Harriet Carrington

here today please mrs. Carrington yes I
concentrate please you're married uh

this is terribly embarrassing I I get
the impression of another man in your

life you too yes yes precious we
shouldn't continue uh no wait up uh you

you have been spending a great deal of
time with him but I I sense it's

perfectly innocent his name starts with
an S Scofield yes he's not your

contractor yes this matter of fact he's
building something in your yard a pool

no no it's some kind of wooden structure
would it be a gazebo yes

he's incredible and so glad he could
come I'm sure he's enjoying it you must

have a great deal of courage my dear I
certainly wouldn't marry a mind reader

how could one possibly keep any secrets
someone is thinking of the name toby is

it a child no I get the impression of a
very wet nose start

mrs. Leonard stark would you mind
standing please mrs. Stark since i

assume your husband doesn't have a wet
nose uh you must be thinking of either

your dog or your cat send me a mental
image

excuse me did they get the afternoon
paper here mannesmann it's delivered

Massey is in the kitchen I will get it
for you toby is at the veterinarian is

he not suffering from an allergy now
concentrate mrs. stark on the cause of

that allergy thank you you're welcome

that is a problem ladies but toby is
allergic to mr. stark

lady thank you very much I understand
that tea and cookies are next on the

agenda and after that you'll all be
asked to contribute to a very worthy

cause thank you get me out of here mind
if I drop you off uh why don't we have

lunch oh I'd love to but Marian call she
has a new artist and she wants me to see
his work before the opening rain check

well come with you Arthur he's into mud
pies in Earth's culture oh my all means

truck

you're not answering your phone with you

I'm sorry
I really am there may be such a thing as

gifted amateurs but they were not on
display last night at the workshop

theater nor was the audience at the end
of the first act they began to leave
like rats deserting a sinking script not

ship script yeah that's clever I really
all right yeah did you read this one

here the plan is and Gilbert Weston as
the murderous doctor is physically

commanding but lacks the technique and
suavity to carry an entire evening we

closed last night you know you're right
what did you say yesterday that I was I

was delusional I didn't mean that no
I've been thinking maybe we should leave
things just like they were

but back to square one it's what you
want isn't it it's nice and it's safe

nice safe so so if he doesn't get
suspicious you don't run out of excuses

we can sneak in a few hours like twice a
week and every once awhile I can take

you out to dinner mexican naturally
because it's cheap and nobody you know

will see us together I'm sorry
we've been here I don't think I'm

following you come on come on come on
you're following me very well you know

why you came here today you wanted to
know whether I've changed my mind that's
not it is it's all right it does i have

why not no more delusions you see it
makes for a great third act the guy not

only gets the girl but he also gets rich

you're sure what time do you have to be
home I'm flexible

and the gun you know that oriental
cabinet in the living room I'll put it

in the left-hand drawer I get there at
eight o'clock right a little before I'll

leave the door unlock when I leave
wouldn't it be simpler if I just rang

the bell but not as effective we want to
keep him off balance anything else just

one more minor detail what do we do if
it doesn't work we have a contingency my

resurrection if it's necessary huh and
remember the timing i'll be back at nine
thirty yeah

second thoughts I was just wondering
about what our year from now beautiful

Widow beautiful estate was to keep you
from cutting me loose among other things

you know too much well maybe but I
certainly can't use what I know I'd put

myself in jail then you'll have to trust
me won't you hmm how you loading the gun

one blank five live rounds black in the
chamber of course is there a problem

with that no no not unless you forget
why should I forget well you might be

tempted to kill two birds with one stone
look if you don't trust me honey I trust

you I trust you I mean it's like you
said I have to write especially when the

gun goes off maybe we should forget the
whole thing

just testing Monday night your house
curtain goes up at eight

partha what do you stop pointing that
thing at me please well a method John
don't like my new toy all you're doing

is wasting film hey hey I can always
erase Allison do something pull the plug

on you join the club George Evan East
your dress Oh trapped in the bathtub

this afternoon x-rated home movies what
do you use that thing funny Oh

rehearsals mostly I can take myself
before a performance and iron out the

bugs better yet it's deductible you
ready for your screen test yes Arthur

when you stop pointing that thing at me
please just like my new toy are you

doing is wasting hell then better than
my passport okay Arthur I'm sure George

has better things to do tonight why
don't you sign his papers and let the

poor man go home rado open your
briefcase counselor what am I giving

away this time the operative word is
shelter Allison you've got to sign these

two you know another vice president be
right back the vice president has to

check on the president's dinner now
there's paragraph 4 5 and 6 i'd like to

play particular attachment

maybe I should mention this I saw Louise
yesterday oh that's all right we're

talking again sometimes without her
lawyers in the room any chance of a

reconciliation oh I doubt it she left me
the house and took everything else no

reason of her to come back hmm we're
sorry George that's the way it is Arthur

it happens to the best of us you just
hang on to Allison she's a great lady

George last time those later I'm running
late of course just drop them in the

mail uh-huh alison has an assignation oh
yeah she's meeting with some people

about opening a gallery I'm not invited
i just paid for George what are you

doing tonight nothing special have
dinner with me alison has a casserole

warming up and Arthur there really isn't
enough for two and I gave Marta the
night off you want her sisters ill I

didn't think you'd mind thank you for
the invitation but this has been one of

those days all I want to do is get home
and take my tile will make it some other

time I look forward to it mmm have a
nice evening not very gracious of you

just got divorced you could use some
company and you'll use any excuse not to

get some work done am i that obvious
sooner or later you have to get it done

didn't you tell me you were behind
schedule now they give me a new editor

mrs. Prescott she has a large wart on
her nose and she won't listen to any of

my alibis she wants the first chapter by
next week just what you need maybe

tonight you'll get some work done for a
change it's gonna be a long night

do you know where I hope that PBS tape
sure the others are you using me for

your book if I can find them I have to
go it's almost eight o'clock oh well how

long would it be a few hours

a good many years ago Nene the world's
greatest escape artist and done injure

the world's greatest Mentalist had
dinner together in a restaurant and then
afterwards they went back to done in

jerz car you know what happened done
injure couldn't remember where he'd left

the key and Houdini couldn't pick the
lock I try to remember that whenever I
begin to think I'm infallible to put it

charitably invading someone's thoughts
isn't inexact science but there's no

doubt that mental telepathy exists ask
anyone who's been married for more than

six months I think I think the best
example of mind reading in this

technological age Allison what goes
through a new head when she he's a spot
of lipstick on her husband's collar

who's there now ladies and gentlemen
make know the hell are you mrs. Sinclair

what are you doing in my house uh
whether I'm Gil Weston sir San Diego

dispatch he's my rang the bell but
darlin didn't your wife tell you ample

may seem room tell me what oh hey I'm
sorry sir I I did I thought you were

expecting matter we we did have an
appointment at eight o'clock all of us

is very confused you say you had an
appointment oh yes sir well well I

called your wife up last week and she
said tonight would be a good time to

come by come by for what well an
interview but you are doing a concert in

San Diego in the 15th I wrote yes yes
well my people would like an interview

for their sunny magazine section tell um
domina well if it's inconvenient sir I

don't know that's fine uh how'd you get
in the door was open that's impossible

oh I'm sorry sir that was I rang the
bell but no no one answered and um I
heard your voice and I didn't realize it

was a television set and maybe I should
just go out and come back you know it's

it's my wife's fault she never mentioned
it um what paper did you say you were

with the San Diego dispatched but I'm
just a stringer there I do freelance

work
in LA you seemed familiar have we ever

met mmm a lot of people think so
Caroline are you trying to tell me that

this is instant coffee what the
commercial oh you know that's me that's
i'm the husband at the breakfast table

will you do commercial all right when i
can get them keeps me out of the

unemployment line and actor and a
reporter unusual combination just your

average Renaissance men are you why did
I reach out not sure you will be yes sir

I'm counting on it all right algae here
I give you half an hour how do you want

to do this um no special wait maybe I'll
just ask you a few questions I'm sure

that people are very interested to find
out how you first discovered these

powers of yours now you were originally
a nightclub magician Myra yes in my

distant youth I had a mind-reading act
with young lady what did you have some

kind of coat trade secret no anyway one
night I I was reading the paper after

the show there was series of stranglings
in st. Louis for some strange reason I I

envisioned a left-handed man someone who
worked with animals with a very powerful

mental image well I call the same it was
pleased and told him about it they
thought it was a publicity stunt and

four weeks later they found the
strangler left-handed left-handed he was

a maintenance man at the zoo that's
unbelievable I bet you were surprised

anyway that was the beginning my bogus
mind-reading act to become the real

thing what happened to the young lady
long gone last I heard she had six
children and was married to a used car

dealer hmm how long have you been
married sir five years why oh no reason

your wife just had a very nice on the
phone nice yes but apparently forgetful

and so am i uh had knocked you a drink
um what do you have and don't don't ask

me to read your mind no no okay a beer
would be great sir uh fire away what the

next question oh um thank you that st.
Louis case is very interesting did the
cops give you credit for the arrest no

right now I'm funny yeah I didn't I was
just thinking that if I was a murderer I

certainly wouldn't want your uh let's go
go

yes I'm Alison Sinclair I'd like to see
mr. Brubaker what is he expecting you no

but I have to see him Alison please tell
him it's urgent Alison what a pleasant

surprise come in I'm sorry to bother you
George it's an emergency emergency is it

about author it's both of us maybe I'm
being foolish well I want to hear all
about it let's get you a drink first

what would you like just coffee please
black mrs. Matthews would you please

service from coughing Olivia yes sir
that's right how was I perfect although

mrs. Matthews is easy to convince she
tends to trust people how nice for us

it's a shame we can't put this talk to
better use patients not one of my

virtues I think we can wait 24 more
hours I saw your friend's car he's very
punctual and motivated then I have no

doubt you might say I descended from a
long line of alchemists high priest

soothsayers shaman's witch doctors
clairvoyance aren't you taking notes no

I have a good memory sir ah anyway every
culture since the dawn of time has felt

the need for fakes are you calling me a
fake young man no sir no no I understand
that your act it's very good but you

assume it's only an act well I keep
coming back to this case the view solved

for the st. Louis Police Department yes
you seem fixated on it yeah I guess I am

I me now it's one thing to read minds
from a stage or from a television show

you can always hire somebody to check
out the audience right haha but uh you

know find out their names their
backgrounds but they have a breakfast

strangler thing it's almost too good to
be true well happily it's documented has

made all the papers yeah for sure sure
trouble is most of the reporters didn't

verify their story so when I got this
assignment I called the st. Louis Police

Department funny thing is they don't
remember you being involved you must

have talked to the wrong person yeah
probably

although the guy did say he was the head
of the investigation how much longer is

this interview just a few more questions
if you don't mind let's make it brief I
have work to do yes

great house thank you
terrific pool

too bad you can't use it why do you say
that your heart

what about my heart oh hey I thought by
I have a pacemaker is that what you mean
no yes sir dad wasn't sure that you

wanted to talk about it it's not a
social disease I don't keep it a secret

I'll slow you down a bit though huh I'll
at all time on this is Sinclair I had a
friend once who had a heart attack can't

even walk his dog well perhaps I'm more
fortunate than your friend you say so

you're quite a skeptic

oh yeah I'm sorry I even brought it up I
mean if you're worried about it I I

won't even mention it either i'm not
communicating clearly or you're not

listening a weak heart doesn't have to
be a disability i can function as well

as you yes Lisa you don't believe well
maybe as well as most people but I'm

pretty athletic and I'm gonna younger
than you no offense hold this

six seven eight nine ten satisfied yeah
that's great maybe you should stop now

sir

hey

that's plenty now you don't want to hurt
yourself I haven't even started how many

of that oh I don't know I haven't been
counting

how many do you do 50
60 but uh I'm in good conditions so my

mr. take up ready for a wheelchair

you're making me a believer

mr. Sinclair are you all right don't
talk you just relax you uh did you want

a drink of water or something yeah

ah

maybe you should sit down Stewart
do you thing for me to do 10 but then

that's my line of work accepting
challenges oh did I challenge you didn't

you nah maybe not that's where inside I
can you have your some brandy know if I

but I could read minds if I wasn't a
fake is your steam I think I'd say you

never really call the same to his place
well

I just wanted to see how you'd react
turning in a very interesting

nervous I just want it to be over you
know what I need a cruise a nice long

cruise to the Greek islands room the
Caribbean yes where did you and Louise

go on your honeymoon my apartment I was
studying for the bar will have to do
better than that we will after a

suitable period good morning almost time
ready mrs. Matthews you please come in

here for a moment don't you think I
should call the police but you don't

seem to understand Alison the police
have no legal position unless a crime
has been committed but he's been

threatening me he keeps calling he
insists that I see him Oh mrs. Matthews

mrs. Sinclair has a problem and I
thought maybe sure to spend the night

with us I wonder if you could make up
the guest room please oh yes sir George

I can't Arthur's home alone what what if
he comes looking for me he might come to

the house he's saying that he's
dangerous yes well you just have to tell

Arthur I had an affair with him you're
asking me to tell my husband about it oh

we have no choice it's for his own
protection mrs. Matthews but I never

mind about the guest room that'll be all
for this evening well I'll just get the

clock no that won't be necessary uh you
can gather that up in the morning

that'll be all thank you very much in
tonight oh yes sir good night Joe

she got into a rumor who'd she hear us
leave it's in the back of the house

she'll be watching television suppose
somebody calls the line will be busy

anything else we should go wait let's
give us some time to settle down you've

given her a lot to think over

you

do you mind driving at all just don't
get us a ticket fairly shuffled it

seemed so still a skeptic I want you to
think of a card change your mind as

often as you like but decide on one and
not the ace of spades that's too obvious

mm-hmm got it find it in the deck and
put it on the table face-up king of

diamonds and that was a free choice
wasn't it let's see buxus yes listen

good evening this is office and Clare
and we have just conducted an experiment

in mental projection the card you
selected and removed from the deck was
preordained by me you had no other

choice because I transmitted it into
your mind and that's why of course you

picked the King of Diamonds

mm-hmm I couldn't send your home without
a demonstration you actually made me

think of this car it's a reversal of the
usual process sending instead of

receiving another beer you know
sometimes I think that I can tune in on

things oh you probably can really yes
it's not uncommon most people have the

ability they just don't know how to do
it control it you see see it's funny you

should say that because even right now
hey while we're just sitting here

talking this well this is mental picture
it keeps floating into my mind no what

do you see oh no no no no tell me well
for some reason I get the feeling that
there's a gun in the house am i right I

knew it it's not strange let's see if I
can get anything else

it's a 38 no it's a 32 and you keep it
upstairs in the dressing room how the
hell did you know that I fooled you

didn't that what Oh your wife told me
when I called the other day we got to

talking and she mentioned that there's
been a lot of robberies in the

neighborhood nicer Webbie maybe she
should just go get a gun she told you we

already had one she didn't seem too
happy about having it in half though hey

I guess that's how you do it isn't it I
mean you know read minds you did you you
pick up these random bits of information

on the sly hmm oh can I have my other
beer sir as long as it's one for the

road i have great you at work

what are you doing 52 cassettes one for
every card in the deck when you see
which card I've turned over you just

come over here and you pick out the
right tape I think you better leave why

we should me your demonstration and now
we both know it was rigged don't I get a

chance to show you what I can do what
are you talking about well it's like you

said most people have the power but they
just don't know how to use it no need

for instance I think that I'm beginning
to learn upstairs in your bedroom is it

gray and white quilt oh and your
pillowcases are monogrammed there's a

Louis the fifteenth chair and there's a
framed photograph of you you were in
here alone tonight you went upstairs I

could try you're not even close then how
did you not get you going don't I okay

all right i'll let you wait on my little
secret a couple of months ago this house

was written up in one of those
decorating magazine you looked at the

picture mm-hmm simple when you know how
wait a minute wait a minute that you

just remembered don't weren't any
pictures of your bedroom in that

magazine you're right gosh i guess i am
a mind reader all right young man you've

had your fun time to go no before I
finished my demonstration what would you

rather I call the police oh you'll miss
the best part it's about your wife what

about my life concentrate her name's
Allison
she's very attractive and you met her

when she was working in an art gallery
not impressed you could have read that

anywhere maybe why would I have read
that she has a birthmark on her lower

back how did you find that out now you
sure you want me to tell you yes because
I saw it that's why when I was making

love to her on that gray and white quilt
in your bedroom with that Louie the 15th

chair oh are you I told you I'm your
wife sluts not true I'll be perfectly

honest with you I'm a wonderful lover
what's better than you according to

allison I have a terrible mind reader I
said that the gun was upstairs in your
dressing room well I think I was wrong I

was wrong as a matter of fact it's right
here in this room have you were how you
would ever heard of those guys out in

the deserts the ones its search for
water they have a thing called a
divining rod it's it's sort of like a

forked stick nobody knows how they do it
but sooner or later the stick

points down
and sure enough they found what they're
looking for only I'm not looking for

water am I now that is truly amazing

you still don't get it do you and I
thought you'd be picking up my

vibrations in case you haven't read my
mind I'm gonna kill you

galaxy you're upstairs and most of the
lights down here are off clearsound you

called out Allison noise to your floor
drink something the living room listen

to me you do you take the gun from the
dressing room and you come down the
stairs slowly why because your friend

and because you're feeling a little fool
of shoving everybody hears strange

sounds in the night right probably just
your imagination so you come into this

room and you look around and the guy
that's here the guy that's here to rob

you he panics and you say don't run her
off shit he decides to jump you that
makes sense doesn't it huh that's gonna

have to be stuff that's right to view
you fight back and forth

hey there come those are going blank
range must leave powder burns don't

please ah ah wait there I'm getting
careless the window for our thief in the

night we having to drink

what's taking him so long I don't know
should I go in no no not yet look I can
get you money anything you want oh it's

not what I want is what Allison what's
insatiable lady your wife you'll never

get away with it they'll find out oh I
don't think so simple breaking and

entering it happens every day all I have
to do is Jimmy the lock when I leave
well let's not drag this thing out okay

please did I touch those tapes

now Arthur what happened tried to kill
me oh my god yeah you know him don't you

yes you said the two of you were lovers
Arthur I haven't seen him for months

you're lying you wanted him to murder me
why you left the door unlocked you

brought the gun down the stairs I don't
know what you're talking about all right

we were lovers but I told him I never
wanted to see him again is it did I
don't know who you're calling

police are you out of your mind although
we have to report it would you

understand I shot him I know who shot
him it was self-defense wasn't it got
the point Arthur Arthur what's wrong

I'll get your medicine

good show ah my compliments the hand on
the shoulder was a marvelous touch but

then I thought I was rather convincing
myself unless you think all that

lurching about was overdone I'll tell
you one thing dying is hard on the

throat you know well of course I knew
but that doesn't detract from your

performance I'd give up those coffee
commercials if I were you and

concentrate on bigger things take my
word for it those reviews of your play

were unfair any time you need to test
them all watch your manners mr. Weston

you're in a great deal of trouble come
in darling come in I see you forgot my
menace oh well that's all right i I've

made a miraculous recovery ah what
difference is it making knows you must

have given it away he knew before I even
got here well I don't be critical alice

neel shatter his romantic illusions and
he followed your game plan perfectly

although she should have told you I do
100 pushups every day I'm afraid I
disappointed you when I didn't drop dead

by the pool now you're enjoying this
aren't you Oh immensely uh you would

have been proud of him he was brilliant
except when he let me take the gun that

needs some restaging but it was
necessary wasn't it i was supposed to

think I shot you and if that didn't do
me in there was always your return from

the grave and what were you going to do
after I expired call the paramedics and

weep over my unexpected coronary
something like that you'd send him home

first of course and then you'd clean up
this mess really Allison I'm impressed
Barry she

how did you find out you ignored the
first rule of infidelity darling never

cheat on a man who employs a private
detective Eddie told me about you months

ago but you never mentioned well I was
much too fascinated by your what shall I
call it curious behavior the sudden

interest in my health the questions
about our stock holdings the tearful

request for a gun because of all the
robberies in the neighborhood that's

when I started listening in on your
phone calls then you knew it was going

to be tonight well I had a reasonable
assumption particularly when the gun

moved itself downstairs and martyr
acquired a sick sister then there was

your last minute business appointment
why are we standing around here

listening to this good question I don't
even know why you're here so why don't

you get the hell out of my house before
I call the police and have you charged

with attempted murder you better go I'm
not leaving you here alone with him

she'll manage

you know it could still work not the
heart attack part with the breaking and
entering I wondered when you'd think of

that I couldn't wait not very adept when
you're doing your own planning are you

tell the man no Allison and tell him why
Gil if we do anything now I don't have
an alibi that's one reason here's

another read it out loud your partner in
crime might be interested to the

authorities if anything happens to me
including my death by natural causes

that will be as a result of plot between
my wife and I loved rest you'll notice
that's a carbon copy the original is

with my publisher to be open in red if
I'm not alive and kicking tomorrow

morning what if you do why were you I'd
beat a hasty retreat unless you want me

to make a call come with me no look I'll
be all right you gone home I'll talk to

you tomorrow

now what interesting question not a very
typical situation is do we kiss and make

up do we fight or do you tell me how
sorry you are why did you let us go

through with it it all comes down to
money darling and leverage I want to be

rid of you just as much as you want to
be rid of me I don't want to pay for the

privilege beginning makes sense I think
so you'll get your divorce but your wave

all rights to alimony community property
or any kind of settlement no house no

car not a penny you'll leave this
marriage the same way you came in I

don't think I'll lack those conditions
well we both know you'll accept them

what about this don't worry about that
just a small precaution in case your

friend got carried away it's not at your
publishers hardly that would be

embarrassing for both of us I destroyed
the original wouldn't be stupid enough

to come back here would he

George sorry to bother you Arthur may I
come in why of course of course this

won't take long I know you're working
thanks I'm glad you came by you had an

impeccable sense of timing it's always
nice to have a witness George is

wondering what happened here darling do
you want to tell him or shall I Alison

tried to have me killed tonight didn't
you hear me I said I heard you offer I

went wrong he was expecting it possible
he found out about Gil months ago

tonight was a setup what are you two
talking about we call the police no well
no harm done Arthur I was hoping the

other way would work I really was you
know there's only one trouble with

trying to induce a heart attack it's not
very dependable you know about that yes

and it would have been much cleaner no
gun no bullet just death by cardiac

arrest 10 you too

Oh

what are you doing

alternatives Arthur alternatives the
heart attack approach was a long shot if
it would have worked fine but we didn't

depend upon it naturally we have a
fallback position I'll be in the car

what something we have to burn Allison
Arthur I was hoping it wouldn't be this
way I know you don't believe that but

it's true it won't work well that young
man Weston he'll go to the police on the

contrary the police will come to him his
fingerprints from this gun and you and I
both know that he can't account for his

whereabouts tonight well you'll tell him
about Allison what that wild and

ridiculous story about a conspiracy to
frighten you to death who's gonna

believe him they'll check of course they
will and she'll have a perfect alibi

she's at my house right now confiding in
me about her unstable and jealous lover

and how I advised her to come here and
warn you but of course she'll be too

late George

you want to be leaving soon it's getting
late no answer why is he home I don't

know he might have gone out for a drink
if people see you it doesn't matter as
long as he's not covered the time death

yeah he's there good very good he's
gonna have some visitors tomorrow

morning I'd hate to be a lawyer what
time is it nothin 30 she ought to be

honest sleep by now mrs. Matthews mrs.
Matthews are you awake yes sir I'm sorry

to tell you but mrs. Sinclair's about to
leave and she can't seem to find her
purse did you happen to see it anywhere

well no I don't think so maybe she left
it in her car well we checked that but

she's certainly she brought in the house
George it's all right I found it false

alarm I'm sorry see you in the morning
yes sir

did she notice the time probably if not
you'll assume you've been here all

evening I'll call you tomorrow or maybe
later tell the police that you want me

to come over they may wonder why I'm
asking for a lawyer well I'm an old

friend of the family it's only proper
that I'd be there let me see if there's

anything else will you be all right you
mean can I go through with it yes good

luck

you

of all the illusions in the world of
magic there's one in particular that no

magician could ever perform returning
from the dead many try none succeeded

endless attempts to cheat mortality and
all of them failures perhaps the most

notable example is the case of the great
Houdini who promised his wife he would

come back to her from the other side
every year on the anniversary of his

death she tried to contact his departed
spirit but she waited for him in vain of

course this feat has been accomplished
by several non-professionals including

Lazarus they had the advantage of divine
intervention as a Mentalist this is not

my area of expertise but I do make
predictions and I have a strong feeling

that someone will return from the dead
in the very near future perhaps even
tonight

yeah hello Allison I've been rehearsing
a new lecture do you like he killed you

not quite you shot me that's a
difference all blanks you put in one for

mr. Weston I put in five more you knew
another lesson in infidelity darling if

a private detective can find out about
lover a he can also find out about

Lockerbie why didn't you say anything
because George and I have been friends
for years I was hoping that would mean

something I don't understand no I don't
suppose you do I have the foolish idea

that you wouldn't be able to go through
with it then at the last minute he

couldn't pull the trigger we must love
you very much he does apparently he even
let you have an affair with another man

but that had a practical purpose didn't
it the both of you needed a scapegoat

goodbye Arthur running back to George I
wonder if you've used him to wonder all

you like Alison this isn't over yet
isn't it nothing happened here tonight

nothing you can prove it's our word
against yours not exactly I showed mr.

Weston a trick a few hours ago but the
real trick is I left the recorder

running Alison tried to have me killed
tonight didn't you hear me I said I
heard you either I went wrong he was

expecting it possible he found out about
Gil months ago tonight was a setup what

are you two talking about we call it
please no wow uh-huh that's just a

sample there's more of course you can't
use it in court learn your law darling

recorded evidence is admissible in
California if it's related to the

commission of any felony involved
violence I think tonight applies don't

you what are you going to do I thought
you were leaving what are you going to

do I have three what was George's word
alternatives sit down

one I can send this tape to mr. Weston
he's a rather violent young man I'd hate
to be in your shoes or George's if he

finds out that he was your mutual puppet
too I can give the tape to the police

you and George will be arrested and
tried alternative number three and by

the way this is a real bullet not a
blank what's to stop me from killing you

you can't be serious think about it
Gil's fingerprints is still on this gun

I'm sure you've set him up with your
friends told him how irrational he is if

he can be framed for my murder why not
yours same frame different victim Arthur

door works out rather nicely doesn't it
he came here tonight and pleaded with

you to divorce me you refused in the two
of you had a fight you got the Gandhi

took it away from you I believe the
phrase is crime of passion you'll tell

the police you were here as George said
who will believe him especially if I

have an alibi you don't know but I might
remember my editor miss Prescott suppose
just for the sake of argument that she's

in love with me and that she'll swear I
spent the night with her you're lying Am

I it doesn't matter George knows he
can't tell the truth Kenny not as long

as I have this tape think of the fun
I'll am with good old George over the

coming years three alternatives which
one should it be

what are you going to do tell me Arthur
I have a suggestion for you darling why

don't you read my mind