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Lights Out - Battle Of The Magicians

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Duration:: 32m
Broadcast on:: 23 Jun 2024
Audio Format:: mp3

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You asked and we answered, we're offering an exclusive one-month free trial to our ad-free streaming platform, packed with over 500 audiobooks, meditation sounds, and engaging podcasts. No strings attached, just pure listening pleasure. Sign up today at SolgoodMedia.com and dive into a world of stories and sounds that inspire and relax. Don't miss out on this limited time offer. It's your gateway to unlimited audio enjoyment. The National Broadcasting Company presents Lights Out. A summer revival of some of the best stories in the series which many of our listeners will remember. Tonight's story, the fourth in the current series, is called The Battle of the Magicians. Lights Out. Everybody, this is the witching hour. It is the hour when dogs howl and evil eyes let loose on a sleeping world. It's in the dark now and listen to lights out. But Mr. Saladin, is it true? True. What makes the thing true, Irene? Because you believe in it or because of many others believe in it? Sure. I can tell you this. The penal code of Haiti contains a section promising death to any who creates zombies. And if the sober lawmakers of the country believe enough of it to put it into their books of law, why of any of them? But it's impossible to raise the dead, Mr. Saladin. Impossible? I wonder. The folklor of every country is full of tales of bringing the dead back to life, bringing them back to serve the living. Their tales of vampires, ghosts, werewolves. But they're superstitions. Surely you don't. Who am I, my dear Irene, to say where truth ends and superstitions begin? I'd like to know some more about zombies. I've told you all that is known of them. How they are living, yet not living, dead. How they are summoned from the grave by the black magic of some sorcerer. How they must do his bidding until he wearys of them. But these poor, dead people, well, I mean, isn't there ever any rest for them? Can't they? Can they not die again? Yes, there is a way. Zombies eat, you know, even as human beings do. But only when they are thinned, they will not seek food for themselves. And if they eat salt, if anything containing salt so much as passes a zombie's lips, then he must return forthwith to his grave. Oh, but next is celery. That's the tale, Irene. I do not make it up. But look you, these creatures of the darkness, these unholy beings of superstition, they must obey laws. Nature has its laws, so there are laws of the supernatural, immutable laws that all its creatures must obey, even as we creatures of nature must obey ours. You speak of superstition. But superstition is just belief. Ah, it is so. But we have been taught only in recent years to believe in certain things that science has learned. The germ theory of disease, for example. But that's true, Mr. Saladin. Perhaps, yes. I do not deny it. There is ample proof. There is also ample proof of the existence of supernatural deans. If one will take the trouble, it will look for you. Not proof. Proof indeed, but it appears we have a visit arriving. Oh, yes, sir. I will see who it is, Mr. Saladin. Mr. Joseph Warner, President of Acme Airlines, Mr. Saladin. So? Show him and then, please. Yes, sir. Mr. Saladin, will tell you, Mr. Warner. Thank you. Good morning to you, Mr. Warner. Here, Saladin? Saladin, yes. Sir, some kind of detective. Some people have been, shall I say, kind enough to describe me as an investigator? I hear that you're good. Thank you. Won't you sit down? And so you have come to consult me about the recent wrecks of your airplanes, Mr. Wannam. How did you? Oh, yes. The newspapers, of course. Well, that's right, Mr. Saladin. So? You read about that one yesterday? Yes. 14 killed, including the crew of three. He had no explanation for it. Except what you know, Mr. Warner. What? I said, except what you know about it. What do you mean? You will not have come to me, Mr. Warner, and, uh, well, suppose you explain. I'd like to know how you knew that. It is my business, uh, yes, Irene? The window washer, Mr. Saladin, can he come through your office? Very well. One moment, Mr. Warner. Excuse him, please. I got to get the winners, boy. Mm. Hm. That is a job I would not like very well, I'm afraid, Mr. Warner, but to your business. You, uh, received a warning, hm? Oh, yes, I received it. How did you know that? I have some knowledge of the ways in which Dr. Ehrlich works, Mr. Warner. Ehrlich. That's, that's the name. I was rather certain. You may read the letter. It was a letter, I assume. Yes. There were two of them. The first one a week ago, it said Mr. Ehrlich had need of $100,000, and the letter warned if I didn't come across, one of our ships would be wrecked. And you assume this was, uh, what does one say? A crank letter and did nothing about it? That's right. We get a lot of cool letters. And because you took that attitude, 14 people are dead, horribly dead. Yes. You said there were two letters. Let's hear it. Here's the other one. Mm-hmm. Today, the tornado, take warning, and Ehrlich's signature. The tornado was the name of the airplane that crashed. Yes, John Elliott was piloting it, the oldest, safest pilot on the line. I can't understand it. I can, Mr. Warner. You can. Tell me. When did you receive this letter? Not five minutes before the flash came that the tornado had crashed. He timed it very well. Yes. Did you make any effort to trace this letter? No. Why? Well, there was so much excitement around the office. Of course. And so what do you wish me to do? I haven't given this to the police, Mr. Saladin. I... Well, the publicity you do. People would think it's easy to smash one of our airliners. You understand? Yes. You wish me to find, Ehrlich, to... What you do with it, Mr. Saladin is no concern of mine, provided no more such things occur. Mr. Warner, I know Ehrlich have old. His life has fought for the thousand times older. But he... You yourselves have an old proverb, "First catch your addict." You catch him, Saladin. It'll be worth your while. Yes. Yes, it will be very much worth my while, my friend. Can you get to work at once, Mr. Saladin? I... well, you can understand we're upset. I understand. I've lost nothing, Mr. Warner, except that I will try. No man may do more. Oh, that's all that I can ask. You'll go after him then? It is agreed. Good. You, uh, have a cigar. What's this? Uh... Let me see that. Uh... Let me see it. Ah, the devil for that get in my pocket. Ha. Read it to yourself, Mr. Warner. Oh, yes, sir. You have been very foolish to go to Saladin. Now, your fate is sealed. I will destroy your airplanes one by one. And when the time comes yourself, I have fought with Saladin before he well knows. This time is the last, Eric. So, my friend, you have brought upon yourself. He knows how... how could he down... down on the floor quicker. Score one for Saladin, I think. But what... What was your life? What was your life? What was your life? What was your life? What was your life? What was your life? What was your life? What was your life? What was your life? I just caught side of... Look. A crowd gathers in the street below. Morbid gazers on sudden death. Well, the clock, Mr. Saladin. Thank you, Irene, if you are ready. You won't hurt me, Mr. Saladin. I give you my word, Irene. I'm afraid. You need to have no fear. No harm can come to you, while I live. I do want to help you, Mr. Saladin, only... Listen to me one moment, Irene. A 50-girl who applied for this position, I selected you. I've not told you why. No, I... I never could understand. It was for one reason, Irene. You have the little, also very little, psychic spark that is lacking in all the other ones who came. You do not know it yourself, but Saladin knows. I must use you, but I shall not, unless you consent wholeheartedly. I'll do it, Mr. Saladin. I trust you. You will not lose by it, my child. Look, then, we have a little time. Sit here. Sit back to me. So now we begin. Look into the crystal. Look deep into it, my child. Say over and over to yourself, "Eirly, Eirly, Eirly, Eirly, Eirly. Go and seek out the soul of Eirlych, the magician, while he sleeps. Go and find him, Irene, find Eirlych, find Eirlych, search deep in the crystal globe. Eirly, Eirly, Eirlych, who calls Eirlych? It is I, Saladin, that calls Eirlych. What do you want, Saladin? You will tell me where I shall find you, Eirlych. No. I shall not. You will tell Eirlych. No. I am master of your soul that wanders now while your body sleeps, Eirlych. You will tell me where to find you. I will not tell me. No. No. Tell me. In the tower, in the tower, I will not tell more. You will, Eirlych. Tell me. In the tower, the highest tower of all. And where is it? This tower. I will not tell more. I will not. Tell, Eirlych. I will not. I will not tell. I say you shall, Eirlych. I will not tell. Beware. Your power wanes now, Saladin. Be sure you will not remember what you have told, Eirlych, when you will wait. I will remember by the five names I commanded, Eirlych. You will not remember. I will not remember. Eirlych. Eirlych. Eirlych. Eirlych. Eirlych. Eirlych. Eirlych. Eirlych. Eirlych. Eirlych. Eirlych. Eirlych. Eirlych. Eirlych. Eirlych. Eirlych. Eirlych. Eirlych. Eirlych. Are you already now, Mr. Saladin? So, Eirlych. I think perhaps we should have a little talk together. Hello, LeBlanc in 25. Ready to check, please. KCT to LeBlanc can trip five on the line. Okay. LeBlanc to KCT. How are you, Shorty? KCT to LeBlanc. Okay, Frenchy. Who is your pilot today? LeBlanc to KCT. I do not know yet, Shirley, but there is a sequel of the sudden. That is what I wait for. KCT to LeBlanc. Better see your record just straight before you take off, Frenchy. LeBlanc to KCT. That is, that might be the shorty, my friend. I am just co-pilot. I pull up the landing gear sometimes, LeBlanc. I just go along for the ride. KCT to LeBlanc. Okay, Frenchy. Jazz your motors when your pilot is ready. I'll check you out. That is all, KCT. Are you the co-pilot on this trip? Oh, you, you scare me a little bit. Yes, sir. You are a pilot? I am the pilot. Yes. We are ready to take off. We are ready long time. Your papers are all right. The manifest is all right. Yes. I am Frenchy LeBlanc. Yes. Hm. Wait. TCT to LeBlanc on the line. Okay, to take off. Ceiling unlimited, visibility, unlimited temperature, 44, 2.28, barometer, 29 dash, 9.0. Okay, to take off. TCT to LeBlanc. Bye. LeBlanc, the KCT. Now see you on Thursday. LeBlanc, the KCT. Bye. Happy landing, Frenchy. Happy landing, Frenchy. Oh, Tony, you want to take off, eh? I will take off. Yes. We... Well, eh. Up here, up here, sir. You have checked everything, LeBlanc. We have checked everything. We are all right. Just long, foggy ride. 10% sure, male, express. Right. How do you like this player, eh? All right. Excuse me, I do not think I catch your name, please. My name is Art Edward Art, I am pleased to meet you, Monsieur. Er, you know what, I think I remember that name. There was pilot named Art that died two weeks ago on East End of the Line. Is that so? He is so relative of you, Monsieur. No. He is not relative. So, eh, you like me to fly here a little while? No. I am pilot of this ship. I will do the flying savant, Monsieur. So, you did find me, after all, Saladin, the very clever Saladin. Well, I think this time the very clever Saladin has had his last adventure, you know? I do not believe you will win, Ehrlich. No. I do, my dear, enemy. I have no time not to find out you learned where my laboratory is, but there is time enough for that. It is simple enough, Ehrlich. You talked in your sleep, you see. Eh. I remember now. I knew I had dreamed. But I forbade you to remember Ehrlich. Eh, well, one little victory. I've waited a long time for this Saladin. Yes, and failed a great many times. I will not fail this time. What is written? Is written? I should be interested in how you caused that airplane to crash yesterday, Ehrlich. Yes. It was a simple Saladin. I am amazed at a man of your attainment. I think I know. Well, I shall show you very soon. You will not tell anyone about it, I think. I wonder. Eh. He said there was no clue to the crash, Saladin. Eh? Would you like to know how? I think I know. Oh. Well, you two know something of like magic? I know a great deal of black magic, my friend. Shall I show you? Ah. Are you afraid of snakes, Saladin? No, Ehrlich. Let us see. In this bit of paper, twisted, so, and you see it is but paper Saladin. But now, look at it. Ah, Cobra, you are clever, Ehrlich. But look now, harmless paper again. No. I am not entirely powerless, Ehrlich, even though my hands are bound. How did you? I thought that only one man in the world. That's I am the man, Ehrlich. Look at the paper closely again. Ehrlich. I appear under estimate. You see, it really is a snake, Ehrlich. Trust you. I'll have your heart for that, perhaps. But perhaps you had better get to your zombies again, zombies. How did you know? It is possible that I read your mind, Ehrlich. So, well, you have guessed it. I told that full one that I would smash every one of his planes. Now, even now, he is about to lose another. So, and how do you propose to do it, may I ask? Read my mind, Saladin. You challenged me? Yes. Very well then. I read this. A living dead man is at the controls of the ship you intend to destroy it? I do not know how you propose to control him. Oh, radio! So he is to crash the ship full of passengers near an airport. Well, all I can see. I won't allow that being until now I have regarded you as a medler. A man foolishly staking his life against great odds. I am not so sure of the odds enough. Saladin, you and Ehrlich. No, Ehrlich. Between you and me, there can be nothing but enmity. We are set apart to fight one another forever. Between us, we could rule the world. Tomorrow, Saladin. No, between us, there is always war. Well, so be it then. But look for no mercy from me. I will kill you as I would have wrapped Saladin. Agreed, if you can. They are blocked in 25, they are blocked in 25, to Chicago, special weather report, please. They are blocked in 5, 5, for Chicago. So the first contact, that is the ship then? That is the ship, yeah. That did not sound like the voice of the zombie Ehrlich. No. That is Melodith co-pilot, he does the bidding of my dead man. So, and now, the little drama begins. For you, listen. It is your drama. Now, quite so, my friend. I must get to work. Ehrlich, calling Pailadot in tripfire, that mere line. Ehrlich, calling Pailadot in tripfire, that mere line. Art in tripfire, I hear you. Give you a position. Five miles, southeast of Chicago. Good. You will do as I tell you. I will do as you tell me. Who is speaking, please? What is enough for you? The silence. Yes, sir. But you are under Pailadot's orders, LeBlanc. You will do as your turn. Oh, I do. Zachary on island. Yes, sir. But, yes, sir. Now, Art, when you arrive above the Chicago airport, you are to circle the field three times full motor. I am to circle the field three times full motor. And then, when I give the word, you are to climb to 2,000 feet. I am to climb to 2,000 feet. And then, I will tell you when. You will tell me when. And you will dive the ship full motor into the ground in the center of the field. I will dive the ship full motor into the center of the field. That is all. I know. Oh, he's in there mixing. Oh. You have thought of everything, Eric. Yes. This pilot, he died two weeks ago. I secured his body. You had grave robbery to your other crimes. But, of course, I must have one that was a pilot and the obeys without question, you see. So far? Yes. But you have not one yet. I am close enough, Saladin. I wonder. What? Report your position. South West of Chicago airport. I can see the field. Good. You are ready? I am ready. Your co-pilot? He is here. He will not interfere. Report when you are over the field. I will report when I am over the field. Alec, what would you do if I told you a zombie what to do? What? You have to obey only Alex come in. I will obey only Alex come in. Do you mind if I talk to him? Go ahead and try. Liblong. Liblong. Of course. Do you hear me Liblong? I hear you. Ask if it was to be a monster, Decere. Decere, Miss you? Decere, we. But Decere, Miss you'll be quiet. Stop. What did you say to him, Saladin? Why? You do not speak French, then, are you? Fine. Of course. Certainly. Then you know that I asked him nearly if there was anything he could do. And he replied that he could not. Of course. Hey. But why did you? I am afraid that you are about to win. He admitted to them. I am sorry. It is too late now. It is too late, Saladin. I offered to join forces with you once. But now I am the master. Art reporting. I am over Chicago airport now. Good. Begin your circle. I will begin my circle. Now, friends, Saladin, we shall see. Perhaps we shall even hear the screams. The dying screams of the passengers in this doomed shift. It is a wonderful invention, this radio. True magic. Yes. It is true magic. You will tell me when you are ready, Alex. I will tell you. Make your circle. I am making a circle. Did I see you on the field below? Many people are coming out to watch. Good. We will give them a show. We will give them a show. They've gone. They've gone. Where are you, Mr? You may speak to him as you wish, Saladin. It is too late now. And he is powerless. Yes. I am afraid so. But they've gone. Are they good to say? They've gone. They've gone. Yes. They've gone. They've gone. They've gone. They've gone. They've gone. I am ready. They've gone. I am ready. They've gone. They've gone. They've gone. They've gone. They've gone. They've gone. They've gone. They've gone. I am ready. They've gone. They've gone. They've gone. They've gone. Take over, Mr. LeBlanc. What? I take over. My work is done. What? What? Come back. Come back, I say. No. My work for you is done. I go now. I go home. Come back. Come back. Come back, I say. Mr. LeBlanc, I wish your same time as you. So, you did it, eh, Saladin? I did it, yeah. So, well, you have beaten me again. But this time, it is too late, tell me. Do you think so? You do not know, Ellie. I know that... Ellie is very poor. You will not be here. Stop it. I'll be back. No! You are too late, gentlemen. I doubt that even Ellie could survive a 40-story fall. Mr. Why aren't you, Mr. Why aren't you... I am here, LeBlanc. What happened? Mr. When I did put the sword at his lips, as you all told me of why he did say to me, take over. Yes, we heard him. Is the plane all right? It is under control. I am circling. Where is that? Where is the pilot? I do not know, either. They see that when I have... Number one, something is the fry. LeBlanc, what is it? It is a cubbing dog, so one has opened it. Oh! LeBlanc, what happened? Mr. Why aren't LeBlanc, the pilot, he jumped out. He is falling. He is going to learn in a long run way. LeBlanc, is your plane still all right? Yes. I am all right. But I cannot learn now. You, you, I don't stand. I will circle until I contact the control tower. Of course, LeBlanc, what is happening on the field? People are running out, Dorothy. Oh. Come on. Hey, I... Quick, LeBlanc, what is it? I do not believe with my eyes. See that broken dead body on the runway. Every bone in it must be smashed, but... But... Yes, LeBlanc, what is it? That body must heal. It is crawling toward this cemetery that stands beside the field. All right. You can turn them on now. You have just heard lights out. This was the fourth in the series of revivals of the best stories of this famous series. In tonight's cast you heard Edward Clark as Saladin, Tony Parrish as Alec, Meg Hahn as Irene, Duke Watson as Mr. Warner, Boris Applan as At, Nathan Davis as LeBlanc, and Ernest Andrews as the radio operator. India is the setting of our story next Saturday night. You'll hear how a British Sahib, wise in the ways of the Orient, wreaks a terrible revenge on a Chicago gangster who has wronged him. Of course, if you don't want to be scared stiff, you can always listen to something else. But if you're around about this time next Saturday night, tune in. Lights out is produced and directed by Albert Cruz. This is NBC, the National Broadcasting Company. Welcome to Solga Media, where your journey into a world of endless audio possibilities begins. Imagine a place where you can discover thousands of captivating audio books. Immerse yourself in tranquil sounds for sleep and meditation, and explore timeless stories and lectures that expand your mind and enrich your soul. 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