Lights Out - Old Time Radio Horror

Prelude to Murder - Lights Out | 06/15/1943 (37)

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Duration:: 24m
Broadcast on:: 15 Sep 2024
Audio Format:: mp3

Iernite is yeast, presents, lights out, everybody. It is later than you think. Lights out, brings you stories of the supernatural and the supernormal. Dramatizing the fantasies and the terrors of the unknown. We tell you this frankly, so if you wish to avoid the excitement and tension of these imaginative plays, we urge you calmly but sincerely, to turn off your radio now. This is Archover. He walks the earth, the little man. You look at him and say, "What can he do?" The then comes war and barbarism threatens his own home and suddenly the little man towers over the earth, a figure of vengeance. This too tonight is a story of vengeance, but before we begin, Bob Stevenson wants to ask you a question. Does Days End find you so worn out and all in that you can't enjoy the evening? Are you so jittery and underweight and under par that you're losing out in your work and in your fun? Well maybe you simply need more vitamin B and iron than you're getting from your food. And if so, try ironized yeast tablets. These amazing little tablets are a two-way tonic. They give you both vitamin B and iron. They've been a truly remarkable help to thousands who simply needed more of these substances, help these weak, weary folks gain glorious new pep and strength, and five, ten, even more pounds of good new flesh often in just a few weeks. Remember the name. It's a very nice yeast tablet. and now, lights out everybody. You've got ten minutes with him, counselor? I know, I know. For a broken eye, understand you wanted to see me sit down counselor. I'm very busy, understand I'm happy. Yes, what's on your mind? There's always a chance you know the jury's been out three hours. The level of the jury. Get me a knife, huh? Get me a knife. Are you insane? A knife, get me one. But why? You've got a chance, my final summation, the jury, my deadlock, yes, deadlock. Shut up and listen to me. Well, when the jury comes in, he'll be there sure. He? Mark Street. Oh. Oh, him? You still don't believe. Oh, but I do, I do. I definitely believe that an individual by that name does exist. Exist? He killed my wife. He killed my wife. You hear me? He killed my wife. Yes, yes, I know. And now you listen to me. You listen or I'll make you listen. For days you've been out there in that courtroom talking words, words, high sounding legal words. All the time you ain't believed the word I told you. All the time beggar that muggy you was even thinking, yeah, he killed her, he killed her. I killed her. Well, the thing that ever came into a man's light. I'm like, I want you to know it. Let me get it on to me. And Marie was my wife. She was helping me and loving me. A guy come along who couldn't stand up being happy. Take a look at Marie and in that rat mind he might just said to himself, okay, beautiful, I'm going to get you. How and when I don't know, but someday, beautiful, someday? That's what he said. And that's what he did, why? When that he came over, sure he got to be my friend, he came over and when Marie told him I was working late down at the plant he said he'd wait for, business, business of hell. What? Oh, how can I tell you? I can only think of my heavenly members in my head. I hear, I hear this singing, fighting against me, fighting, I don't hear anything, fighting. He must have clawed at his eyes and that's life in his hands. He's bad for once and again in the third time when I get home, she hits. That's straight to whisper, just two words to him. His name, and then she was dead and he killed her. He'd find me so I'd take the rat knee that loved her, Mark Street, he did it, you hear me, Mark Street. But no trace of the man. He'll come back. I tell you. He'll come back now to hear that jury speak its piece, he'll come back, I know he will. I don't be my chance to get him. Get me that thing. He'll be there, I can give it to him once, twice, three times the way he did to her and his face and his neck and his dirty heart dead the way she's dead, his blood wipe and that what he did to him. A knife. Get me a knife. You've got it from that, everything's going to be all right. Then I... You certainly didn't think I'd really... Well, I mean a man in my position. You didn't bring it? It's sensible, Mark. How could I? Your wild story about revenge against a man nobody knows. No double cross the mass. The jury's coming. Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, have you reached the verdict? We have your honor. You will read the verdict. We, the jury, find the defendant charged in the indictment. Guilty of murder in the first degree. There's no one lies in place to call. He's talking to you, Mack. What? The president will lie. The judge, get up, Rogan. Mark Street. You're here. I know it. Mack, Rogan. Have you anything to say before sentence is passed upon you? I see him. Morgan, what's the matter? March 3rd is here, here. March 3rd is here, I see him. I'll get you now. Oh, he's here. March 3rd, I've got to get him to kill him. He's crazy. He killed him, I've got to kill him. No, no, no, no, no. You can't let him get away. Here I find him. March 3rd, listen to me. I'll get you. I'll get you, I'll get you, I'll get you. March 3rd, I'll get you. March 3rd, I'll get you. March 3rd, I'll get you. March 3rd, I'll get you. I'm asking you as a particular favor to me, Morgan, to behave yourself. Yeah. Well, every man in this cell block is a condemned man. Sturbances just make it harder for everyone concerned. I ain't going to be with your long water. There's two weeks yet, boy. I'm not going out that way. Oh, escaping. I'm just telling you not to count too much on springing that trap. Don't try it, Morgan. No man's ever escaped from the death house in this penitentiary. I know that I never will. You know it. Oh, this is it, Morgan. Yeah, I wouldn't. Oh, hello, Rico. Well, go on. Open the cell door. In, Morgan. In here, Morgan. Yeah, that's a matter of warden. The hotel getting crowded, so you got to give me a roommate. Well, behave yourself, man. I don't want any trouble. Well, sure wouldn't. We don't make any trouble. All right, hope not. See you later. The warden's like a schoolteacher. How, Morgan? How do you know my name? There ain't much going on around here. Rico Bartelli don't know. Yeah? Yeah. You didn't want to know. How do you get out of here? Well, there's two ways. One through that door where you just came in with the warden. And the other through that green door down there at the other end. That's a funny door. It only opens up one way. They're not going to hang me. Well, other guys say that, but they feed the worms just the same. I'm getting out of here. Well, it's easy just at all. I got to get out. Why? To kill him crazy? Well, never mind. To me, there may be no difference just as long as you help me. I told you, Rico, Bartelli knows lots of things. Listen to this. I know where to crack the place. You just talk? I've got a guy in my spot. Don't just talk, my friend. Me, I ain't got time to talk. Yeah? They think they're going to hang me three days from now. Oh. And that's why when I say something, I mean it. You too. The gods sign, listen. Look. Every day, four o'clock. They let me and you out in the room down there that they call an exercise room. We're supposed to walk up and down and get an exercise, so we'll feel good when they stretch your neck. All you and me in the exercise room for ten minutes, no gods. They figure it's all right. Because the room ain't got nothing in the no window. And the god locks it up from the outside. Then how do you-- How are they trying to tell you? And though there's nothing, bare walls, dead walls. And in the floor, there's one iron saw there bleeding down to the saw that runs under this place to the river. Marie? Sure, sure. You do like I say, Marie, you'll see you pretty quick. This water, how deep is it? No, no. It doesn't make any difference. I can swim in it. Yeah, and not miss water, my friend. Why not? How far is it from where we can get in the sewer to the river? Oh, my own. I can swim, it doesn't. I'm not miss water. Why not? Tell me, why not? Hey, you guys! I don't! Okay, screw. Well, go on, let's sleep. Tell me, why not? Because my friend, after the pipe was under the exercise room goes a little way, he joins the main pipe. Well? And on the main saw, there's no room for swimming. The pipe's full to the top of the water. I'll swim in any way. And breathe what? The water? I've got to get out. Sure, you've said that before. But you ain't going to get out if you don't listen to Rico. I tell you the water in the sewer's up to the top. They'd be half or one inch clear air up on top. Never left to swim, my friend. But just enough to get air. Maybe I got the right thing. What? A diving rig? Ah, a little piece of rubber pipe that you're keeping your mouth. And you're sticking up out of the water so you're sucking the air while you walk through the water. Until you're ahead. Where do you get the rubber hose? Here. See? I got one right here. And I got another one for you. It's in stuck in my mouth. Listen, I raise it high like this. So it sticks up out of the water and I suck up that little inch of air that's waiting up there on top. Mark's street, I'll be coming for you soon. Mark's street, what's that? All I want to know is you're going to break with me down the sewer tomorrow. Man, you don't know what you're doing for me. Uh, shut your mouth. I do it because I can't lift a heavy solid by myself. But what you? Well, lift it. Well, lift it. Okay. Tomorrow, four o'clock, we try, huh? Four o'clock. Oh! Ladies and gentlemen, a deep breath, please, before we go on with a story of vengeance and macrogan. Yes, and while we do so, girls, is this how you feel these strenuous war days? No, I'm not going to dance with a soldier. I'm too tired out to enjoy it. And since I've gotten so thin and run down and on edge, nobody wants to dance with me anyway. Oh, you don't look so good lately. But listen, you know, Sally Blake. Well, she was underweight and weary and jumpy too. And she found out that all she needed was more vitamin B and iron. Vitamin B and iron? I don't understand. Let me explain, Miss. When you don't get enough vitamin B from your food, you may lose your appetite so you don't eat enough. Then you may lose weight and lose your pep. Or you may not get all the good out of your food. And when you don't get enough iron from what you eat, you may be weak and pale and washed out. Oh, dear. If more vitamin B and iron is what I need, I suppose I've got to take some disagreeable medicine. Sally didn't. She took ironized yeast tablets. She says they're a cinch to taste. Just pleasant little tablets. And you should see Sally now. She feels so peppy and she looks like a minion. That's easily explained too. Ironized yeast gives you vitamin B plus iron. So when you need them, it helps two ways to step up your weight and pep and sparkle. Try ironized yeast, if more vitamin B and iron is what you need. Then say if pretty quick you aren't saying. I feel grand now. And since I've gained these nice pounds, I guess I look good too. But handsome sergeant's always phoning me lately. Ironized yeast sure is wonderful. And now back to lights out. This is the day and the time for the two condemned men to make their try for freedom. Get money of exercise boys. Won't be long now. Yes, grow well like this man. Rico. Rico. The floor there's no solid in it. I think they're going to label on it or something. Quick talking. We've got to move face. Show me for the lemon. Okay, okay. Keep your pants on. Yeah. You see this circle on the floor? Yeah. That's a lid. It's covered with cement just like the floor. What? Heaven all had weight how we lifted our kick. Quiet. Yeah. I got something that'll do the work. The cold chisel. All right. I told you, Rico Bartow is a smart guy. This little piece of steel caused me plenty. But I got her and she was going to get me right out of here. Now listen, look. You stick the chisel on the crack. I push up. The cover comes up a little bit. And you stick your fingers underneath. Okay. Oh. I got it. There. I got your fingers under. Yeah. Okay. Now lift. Lift it. It's this lid. You're crushing my fingers. Don't let go of the glass. Don't make it into my fingers. Mother of mercy. My fingers get that lid off me. I'll get it up again. Oh, yeah. That's what's got to you. I'll get my rope on it. Get the hood up. Oh, man. Oh, man. I got it. Oh, man. I got it. Help me. I've got it up again. Help me lift it. Yeah. Oh, man. There it comes. There we go. I'll let it down. From your fingers. The devil would like fingers. Let's go. Okay. You drop down there first. I don't know how deep the water is. There it goes. Oh, there. Is it all right down there? Yeah. Come on. Okay. Ah. Why does that sit deep? It's only up to my waist. Which way now? That's way. Come on. It's so blessed and dark right out of the way. Ah. Yeah. It takes faster. Take away faster. I can't go too fast. Main store is someplace along here. I might fall in. Okay. Whoa. Yes. Thanks. Keep going. Keep going. You can't squat. I can't sit up and make a run. Shut up. Shut up. For what? Don't you feel? It's moving faster. Yeah. You're right. That means I'm in the source of my head. Come on. Why shouldn't I? There ain't pipes ahead. There ain't pipes ahead. That means we're going right. Oh, I'm not afraid of drowning. As I can't run, I've got to kill him first. I can't run. Oh. That doesn't matter that you'll come on. Wait a minute. Can you write a piece of rubber hose first? Rubber hose? Yeah, sure. Like you told me to breathe through on the main sewer. Give it to me now and get the water separated. Give you what? What's the matter with you, me? Tell me what's up. Sure. Yeah, why not? I only got one piece of rubber hose. But what are you saying? What are you saying? What is it? It's two different things. I got one. For me. And me? You. You help me lift up a saw that okay, that's what. Now, if you want to go out and knock off that guy you always talk about, okay, I ain't stopping you. Take a swim for yourself. Give me that piece of hose. Better take that swim while you're still healthy, my friend. Give me that hose. Stay back from me. Give it to me. Okay, I'll. Give me that hose. All right, all right. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Oh, chisens. Try to knife. I'll be ready. Hey, get out. Get out. Oh, I don't. Oh, yeah. You're on. Go. Bend in it to make you bend over. Bend over with your lower. Get back head of yours under the water. No. Drink and drink. Oh, fill your double crunch. Learn with a drink. All right, Rico. I've got the chisel nose. Now you take that swim that you are going to give me. Now, more extreme. I'm coming after you. Hey, now, but cut the door. We're close, see? My eyes will scream. One o'clock closing hours at this town. Help me. Hey, hey, what's the matter with you? Mark. Street. What's that you said? Mark. Street. Where is he? Mark Street. Oh, you mean that lanky chisel. I, uh, I, uh, I don't know exactly. I mean, I feel like I ain't seen the guy recent. Where? Where is he? Hennessy's place. Yeah, that's it. I remember hearing a couple of the boys saying he moved in a thing. Say, say, wait a minute, fella. What you want to drink? What you want me to drink? Yeah, there's that a note. Mark's right out on me. I wonder what in the... Shit. Ain't that a funny thing? It ain't rained around here for a week. And the guy's clothes were soaking wet. All right, all right. I'm coming. I'm coming. I'm waking a man up in the middle of the night that's disturbing the beast. Well, what's the matter? Tell me. Tell you what? What's the matter? You drunk? What do you want? Mark. Straight. Mark's street. Is that what you said? They told me. He's staying here. Was he staying here, you mean? He's gone? That's right. He's gone. Tell me. Where? Where is he now? He's down at six feet in the Rose amount of cemetery. Mark's street. He's a die last a week. Good night. Mark's street died last week. I don't know. No, Mark's street. You can't cheat me that way. Rose amount cemetery shit. All right, Mark's street. I'm coming out to you. Yes. Nice John, Mark. Hello. So dark. So dark if only the moment would. I know I can see you. Yes. Well, as my poor wife. No, no, no, love you. Mark's street. Where are you? Where? So many graves, white stones, and I've so many dead. If you are here, I'll find you. Here live. Water remains. And real. I don't know. I've got to find you, Mark's street. I've got to. Maybe this one. Here lies. I found you are extreme. I've found you always dead. I found you. But are you dead? I must know. I will know. I will know. I will know. I will know. I will know. I will know. I will know. I will know. I will know. I will know. I will know. I will know. I will know. Well, if it is you. Yes. It is you, Mark Street. She did me. Oh no. Maybe not. Maybe not. Maybe another one will be on this one. A world of dead. Where you are now. I'll go there. I'll go there. I'll get you there. It goes cold chisel to my hand. I'll shove it in my heart and then I'll be just like you. You hear me, Mark Street? It's Mack. Mack Wogan talking to you wherever you are. And coming to you. Mark. Mack. Mack Wogan. Mark Street coming to you. Mack Wogan. Marie. Marie I hear. How? When? I don't know why. I heard you calling me. Mack Wogan. It is you Marie. I heard you. I can hardly see. I don't know where I am but I heard you. You got your wish. My darling. What? Look. There in front of you. Mark Street. Mark Street at last now. No. Let me go. The dead time to the dead. Let me go. And the knife. The knife you killed her with is in my hand. The knife. At last, Mark Street, I'll give you what you gave her. Oh no. Once in a face. Twice. A third time. Now. Go back to your grave. Mark Street. And I'll go to mine. Mr. Obler, do you really think that revenge can go beyond the grave? I like to think that it doesn't.