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is bearing her grief quite bravely her

grief

his funeral today instead of their

wedding tomorrow Vader seldom so

untimely cruel Dr Thorne true but I

don't understand it when I left town a

week ago he was enjoying the excellent

Health that has blessed him for for half

a century and now without a warning

without a symptom

all my instincts tell me that Edward

Stapleton did not die of natural causes

Dr Thorne I examined and certified him

myself oh my dear doctor I'm quite sure

that in my absence you'll use every

precaution

however I'm going to do a postmortem but

sir his cousins object to postmortem

without their sanction you'd have to

break into the tomb they have no

interest in Edward only his fortune

he was my friend

I failed to return in time to forestall

his funeral but I mean to retrieve his

body if I have to hire grave robbers to

do it I mean to know why he died

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boundaries which separate life and death

are shadowy and vague

who is to say where exactly the one ends

and the other begins

in certain mysterious maladies all

functions of Vitality in the human body

seem to stop

and then

some unseen Force said some magic

minions and The Wizard Wheels in Motion

once again

the silver chord has not been cut the

Golden Bowl has not been broken

and the soul

one wonders

what mean time has happened to the soul

many years ago Edgar Allan Poe pondered

the questions of mysterious sleeps and

strange Awakenings

in the story entitled The premature

burial

well we prepare the new adaptation of

that story for you to enjoy tonight

and tonight Poe's characters will be

brought to life by

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Patricia Medina's Victory la focard

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Sydney blackmon's Edward Stapleton

Scott Marlow is Julian Boucher

William Gordon as Dr March

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this is a thriller

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that's convulsive muscle response I've

seen it before at postmortem not after

so long a Time

felt the tone of the tissue

three days in the grave and no sign of

decay

I suppose some kind of poison might have

affected preservation

doctor

I'm going to try the galvanic battery

the battery but why the man is dead in

that case can do him no harm fetch it

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this method is new to me the small

incision between the

serratus anterior muscles

possible that

direct contact with the charged wire

switch

now

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oh

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he's always

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is it clear to you Edward you are safe

in bed in my nursing home

you've been the victim of the most

unusual seizure

for one of a more definitive term we we

call it catalepsi

do you understand

Edward

in the operating room last night just

before you swooned

you made an effort to speak

do you remember what it was you tried to

say

I am

alive

so that was it

can you call the memory your first

moment of awareness Reawakening

all right I've been aware of everything

since the moment they pronounced me dead

oh it pushed

no dread to compare with it on Earth

or in hell in the casket alive and aware

my throat is parched tongue will not

obey I try I try to force this out from

my lip

March

not too much

examines me

March I am alive

much is not to be blamed he found no

pulse no respiration no corneal reflux

no sign of life I too thought you did

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saw you through closed eyes I saw you my

whole being endeavored too sweet to you

I am alive something within me heard you

you're saved help me fine help me

but again help me to die help me

directly

help me watch

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I've Lost You victory

I lost you

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you've never liked this before

you know that's true

but say it to me

I'm not a poet victorine

you're a Tormentor

do I have to beg you for a tender word

of course not darling I offer you my

tenderous sympathies on your

heartbreaking failure to become the

wealthy Widow Stapleton now how is that

darling too tender

Julian

the months with Edward were not easy for

me

I endured them only for your sake

I understand darling

I owe you everything and you owe

Stapleton everything and therefore I am

deeply in debt to his memory

he did love me you know

oh

well did he know that you had a friend's

support or did he think that I was

really renting this attic of yours

perfectly well that he knew nothing

about you well I think we abandoned the

best plan Victory I should have had that

chat with him I might have persuaded him

weeks ago to serve my jealousy with

goals you are talking like a hateful

child I am a hateful child I hate the

time and the patience I've wasted

waiting for you to get at Edward

stapleton's Money

I hate being penniless because you

couldn't make him marry weeks ago

great for little Legend

Ary you ought to what

throw me out be rid of me well you do it

I will no you won't because it's

exciting for you to possess an addict

genius a very young impatient popper who

will use the back stairs discreetly a

Suitor and a child for you victorine in

one young painter who flutters you on

canvas who helps you cling to the past

and helps you put off the future

no you won't turn me out victorine

you'd let go of almost anything else but

never never meet

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may I have a word with you

no

no Dr Thorn I'm not seeing anyone at the

moment I

I prefer to be alone this level card

I came to tell you you may put away your

grief

Edward Stapleton is alive

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but sir I saw him bearing yes so did I

but you see his burial was premature

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he doesn't look ill

just terribly tired well of course

you've already given him some measure of

Peace but he will live in Terror being

buried alive again unless we can destroy

that fear though I've notified every

medical man every hospital every

Undertaker in the county of his

condition

and I'm giving him these to wear

a necklace and a bracelet for each wrist

have you any idea what caused the attack

well

I think that it would blindly over

exerted himself with an effort to

compensate the difference in your ages

sir I made no demands on him whatsoever

it was he who liked hunting boating and

fishing

he had nothing to prove to me I can well

understand the reason for his vanities

Miss lover card I mean only to warn you

against

from now on there must be no more

horseback riding no more hunting no

physical exertion no great excitement an

otherwise normal but temperate daily

life

perhaps not ideal for a woman so young

but now you hope what you feared before

that I will marry

for his sake yes

it is your wish to is it not

yes

yes

oh yes it is

yes I want the money because I want to

paint

but I don't want him to have you

I wish she had stayed where he was

all right I'm jealous

I suppose I'll never be happy until he's

truly dead

Julian darling

you shall be happy

I promise you you shall

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oh just a moment words

bring Mrs Stapleton a glass of sherry in

the library please

I was sitting there

just there

and suddenly I could not move

my darling Edward you're going to forget

all about that awful night

you're going to be happy with me and

afraid of nothing yes yes now come along

no wait

there's something I want you to see

what is it

I had it built during my convalescence

it is my

Sepulcher

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victorine come inside dear I want to

show you the secrets of it

pull the door closed dear

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if I should die or appear to die no

matter where or when I am to be buried

here

show you why

touch the ball

I see neither the coffin nor its

occupant can fall from this shelf

without striking the bar but if by

chance it should fail to Spring the

locks then I have tin Meats biscuits and

water here and ventilation of course

blankets must be stored in the cabinet

and perhaps a dram of good Brandy now

the details you can tend to at the time

we'll go over it again

wow the casket

the casket I have had made spacious and

heavily padded small Comfort though in

fact no Comfort at all it's a prison it

is the narrowest of Prisons but

ingeniously constructed

you see

when I revived when I fully comprehended

where I was I miraculously managed to

rock my body back and forth inside

against the sides and I might again I

might

this time

if I do let me show you

oh

you see no prison at all this time I

escape I am free I am free you suppose

that I might not have the strength to

deliver such a blow there's two I

anticipate no

this chord drops through the hole in the

lid of the coffin it needs what the

gentlest tug for me you are to place

that chord in my clenched hands thus do

you understand through the hole in the

lid of the coffin and into my hands and

close my fingers about it tightly

tightly this is hideous The Bell the

Bell above the door outside I had the

clockmaker balance it it needs but the

slightest tension

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do you hear it do you hear the Bell

victorine it would stop it do you hear

the Bell promise me you will listen for

it wherever you are

please stop it do you hear me you are

not to bury me in the family Vault or

anywhere but here promise me that you

will bury me here that you will listen

for the Bell that you will listen

everyone stop it

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what am I to do

what am I to do

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on his bold Visage middle age had

slightly pressed at Signet Sage

yet had not quenched the open truth and

fiery the elements of Youth

forward and Frolic Glee was there the

will to do the soul to death

so Walter Scott must have known you

Edward it's you he's written about the

vehemence of Youth

soul to dare

that's you my darling you you

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why did you stop have I outdone you

again

I wanted to watch you I wanted to think

about our trip to Canada oh you little

minx you are determined to take that

trip aren't you I want to take the last

shred of unhappy memory away

banish it forever my darling

oh what a perfectly wonderful shot

let's go back to the lodge right away

I want to tell them that my husband is

the Great American Hunter oh my dear I

never dreamed I could be so truly happy

so truly free and happy I'm I'm

delirious and very grateful

please Edward

don't you be grateful

let me be

I

I have something to confess to you

I have been haunted by fears and doubts

about us

I've never been really truly sure about

our marriage until this trip

and now

every week away from home has been more

wonderful than the last every

Edward

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Edward Stapleton

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blessed be God who comforteth us in our

tribulations

for we know that we have a house not

built with hands which is eternal

therefore through that Everlasting

mansion we commend thee Edward Stapleton

and to the loving mercy of Our Father

which is in heaven

amen

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thank you

someone there

he's dead

I got your letter come on tell me how it

happened

well

we traveled for about nine weeks and

then three weeks ago we decided

he decided to go hunting

he shot a deer

and the excitement

overcame him

is everything all right

everything my darling is perfect

no trouble

oh

they were language difficulties and

I was

terribly grieved

I'm afraid I behaved quite badly I

but I'm over it now

and now At Last At Last

I can give you everything I promise you

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and now I understand from paleo The

Village Doctor Who examined Edward

that the necklace and bracelets I gave

him for his protection were missing from

his body

you must have thought that strange

I think it's strange that you're writing

letters about my husband someone

hundreds of miles away but it was my

duty as his executor to make certain

inquiries which in turn led to the

discovery that the medals were missing

well my answer to that would be that

everyone in the village was poor and the

medals were made of silver you think

they were stolen

wouldn't surprise me in the least to

hear the doctor himself had stolen them

the doctor

but you told me yourself that you were

satisfied with Dr palia's examination of

your husband I made him make two

examinations

in your own mind

are you certain that Edward was dead

I wonder if you are aware of what you

have just asked me

I wonder how you dare

you must understand my concern

if a man is experienced as my own

assistant Dr March once made the mistake

Dr Thorne

I was under the impression that you came

here today

to discuss my husband's will to be sure

he bequeathed his entire estate to you

but there is only one condition

he must be buried in the vault he built

out there in the garden

that's impossible he's hundreds of miles

away no great expense involved in

bringing him home

Pagan it's obscene

did you persuade him to do this it was

his wish as you must have known when you

can find him in a coffin under foreign

soil

I buried him there

because that's where he spent the

happiest days of his life with me

I made him free and happy in spite of

you and you resent that don't you

Madam I never doubted for one moment

that you would make Edward happy

as long as he lived

but I know he would want you to be

practical now on your own behalf

this as you see is an order from the

Probate Court

if you will endorse it

I will go and bring Edward home

if you refuse

the court must award his estate to his

cousins

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Doreen

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victorine where are you

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Juliet

oh

thank God you're all right I came the

moment I got your note oh oh Julian I'm

so alone

that's it the servants have deserted you

no no I made them leave I didn't want

them to know I'd sent for you oh darling

you want me to marry you and if I do the

bound and notice me

Julia

there's something wrong

are you ill

you don't understand

he's out there

darling have you had a large glass of

Sherry

and if you haven't had perhaps you'd

better

we wanted stapleton's money and in a few

days we shall have it no

once the money is ours we can leave this

horrible Mausoleum for good and you can

even take me with you if you wish

Mr dear old Stapleton

is that his precious vault

well let the old Jack in the Box

deteriorate where it pleases him we

probably owe him that darling

what is it what is it

I suppose it's the one on the Vault

of course he's out there darling he's

out there very dead and there's a wind

out there and the wind caught the bell

and I'll go out and stop the thing

that was not the win

he opened the door he opened the door

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Julian Julian don't leave me alone

Victorian there's no need for you to be

here you're too upset I'll be all right

as long as we're together I just want to

make sure there's nothing wrong

all right come see for yourself no no I

can't

just wanna make sure there's nothing

wrong in there

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Julia and I see him

I see him

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if there's anyone out here answer me

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give me a break

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wearing a shroud

who else could it be

a howler a prankster a crank anyone

anyone who knew about that infernal

Vault but not your late husband

now that's ridiculous then where is

Edward

where is his body oh victory

now listen to me

even supposing the man was alive when

when he was buried he's been under the

ground for six weeks

that's enough to kill anyone

his music

and that too

the Walter Scott

he used to like me to read to him

Dr Thorne would know about that wouldn't

he the music Sir Walter Scott and the

Vault and what to do with the body

if Thorn thought I'd killed Edward he'd

simply accuse me no no no no he would

not because he couldn't prove a thing

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come back here you come back here

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during you need rest you must you must

lie down

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might be

anything

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told me you bury this you told me Thorne

believed you

I buried that

I took it off him and I buried it

and I buried his bracelets

let's change me that is ridiculous

he was alive

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he's in the library now

that's his music

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where is he

giving over to this fear of something

utterly impossible

Stapleton cannot be alive and Thorne

cannot be sure of anything

the only sane thing to do is to bring

the police

to come with me I don't want to leave

you here alone but I am going

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you will have to kill him Julian

I see you thorn you leave us alone leave

us alone or I will so help me I'll shoot

forgive me but can I help

I rang the bell but no one answered

then I heard voices and will Mrs

Stapleton

it was never you

it was and

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this afternoon that the internment that

she wasn't well that's why I came by

this evening do you swear you haven't

been here all along

the vault is open you were saying

Edward is alive I do not say he's alive

he can't be alive

medically that is inexact

better be no to survive long periods of

catalyptic syncope

so

if he were alive

it is possible the long journey home is

revived

but you were with him all the way you

would have known that

say he's seen you here

sir I am not even prepared to believe

it's Stapleton

then I wonder who it might be

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Edward

he said to you get him out of here

Edward don't be frightened

Edward

it is I thought

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huh oh

Dr Thorne do you see him yes I see him

he wants to be with victorine

no you stop him

but she's his wife

he's alive he wants to share his Joy

with a woman who loves him he wants

revenge she doesn't love him she loves

me she'll say she did it all for me

hey good do you accuse her of burying

him alive

and knowing it

what isn't the proof the metals and the

necklace and the bracelets she took them

off him and she buried them under a

stone

now you'll see he'll show you he found

them he knew all the while

perhaps you can help me

he's lost his necklace

I'm trying to persuade him he should

wear it

Dr Thorne

he should let me give it back

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won't you come down no you have to sit

up here have you

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Edward here's your necklace doctor I

made him no harm but you did know he was

murdered didn't you no

no make him stop please please I'm sorry

do you accuse this woman yes I do I

accuse her I knew

I knew I'm sorry I'm sorry

I'm sorry

Edward

Julia

oh

Julia

you see dear he's quite all right

we

promised you

why why did you do this twist Dr Thorne

I went to see where my friend had died

I found one stone with no moss on it

it had been overturned

and I found his necklace and bracelets

hidden under that stone and in his

coffin

I found a man who had been murdered

by torch

a murder that I could not prove

this is Edward stapleton's death mask

taken from his face

Dr Thorne

since you were kind enough to give this

to my husband

perhaps you will see that he wears it

it's quite important

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really quite important

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together

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thank you

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