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00:00Come in. Welcome. I am E.G. Marshall. Welcome to the sound of suspense, to the fear you
00:25can hear. For the next 52 minutes, I will be your trainer. I say trainer because we
00:31are concerned with a horse, a remarkable, powerful stallion, who not only runs, but
00:37who thinks. And what does he think about? In our spine-tingling tale, he will think
00:43most about revenge. Go, Spartacus, go. You'll find him. You'll catch him. And when you do,
00:54he's yours. All yours. Emily, Emily, here I am. See him, Spartacus. See him. I'm here, Emily.
01:02Get him. Go, get him. Our mystery drama, Death Rides a Stallion, was written especially for
01:19the Radio Mystery Theater by Sam Dan and stars Mason Adams. It is sponsored in part by Anheuser
01:26Busch Incorporated, Brewers of Budweiser, and by the Kellogg Company, makers of Kellogg's
01:31Special K cereal. I'll be back shortly with Act One. He's a big five-year-old chestnut stallion.
01:50He's in the prime of his glorious life. He has fire in his eyes and steel springs in his legs.
01:57The powerful muscles ripple beneath his shiny, velvety coat. And he also has a mind of his own.
02:04He's a rebel who acknowledges no master. That's why he's called Spartacus. But if he has no master,
02:13he does have a mistress, a slender, freckle-faced girl named Emily. And he will respond to her
02:20slightest touch, her softest whisper. Whoa, Spartacus. Right here. Steady, boy. Steady.
02:32Good boy. Listen, Spartacus. Here he comes now. Here I am, Frank.
02:42Oh, good morning, Uncle Harry. Oh, morning, Emily. Do I detect a faint tone of disappointment?
02:50Disappointment? Oh, why, Uncle Harry, you're my favorite human being. Oh, I have the impression
02:55that you were expecting someone else. Who, me? Well, I wasn't expecting anybody. Oh. But look,
03:03I don't say that lollygagging here is in a class with Spartacus, but we challenge you to race.
03:08Uh, well... How about here to Parsons Creek? Uh, now? Unless you just want to stand around all day.
03:15The, uh, the truth is, Uncle Harry, I, I am waiting for somebody. Oh, that's the secret of
03:24your early morning rides. And who is your partner in these assignations? Frank. Oh.
03:34Well, there's no accounting for taste, I suppose. I think I'll commune with nature on my own.
03:41Emily, if everybody listened to you the way the horses do, you could rule the world.
03:53Uncle Harry, do you know what I think? No, ma'am, you're too deep for me.
03:58I think this morning Frank's going to ask me. Ask you what? Ask me what? Ask me to marry him,
04:05of course. Why would Frank do that? Why would he? Oh, I suppose I'm not really pretty enough
04:13for a man to ask. No, no, Emily, I never meant to imply that. Why, you're even prettier than Judy.
04:19No, I'm not. No way here. Well, it's just that, that I thought... What did you think?
04:28Well, Emily, it's, it's, it's obvious that Frank really... What's obvious is that you dislike Frank
04:33and therefore you don't even bother to know him. Frank looks for more than a pretty face.
04:39Has he given you any indication? Well, of course he has. Really? Well, what did he say?
04:46He didn't say anything. Does he have to? It would help. Uncle Harry, I know by the tone of his voice,
04:56the way he looks at me, everything about him, everything tells me he loves me and I love him.
05:05Oh, how I love him. You think I'm crazy. Uh, I think I'll ride back to the house and have some
05:14breakfast. Well, this is the last time I'll bear my soul to you. Darling, look, I, I wouldn't want
05:20you to get hurt. I'm a big girl now. You don't know very much about men. Maybe, but I know what
05:27I like. Well, sounds like company's coming. Good morning, sir. Good morning, Emily. Good morning,
05:36Frank. Well, look who's here. Kind of early in the day for you, Judy. I know, but we're out to
05:41spread the news. What news? Oh, Emily, darling, it's only right that you should be the first to
05:45know. After all, you introduced us. Frank and I, we're engaged. And we owe it all to you, Emily.
05:52We owe it all to you. And I want you to be my maid of honor. I promise. Oh, darling, I'm so happy.
05:58I'm so happy. Judy and I'll never forget what you've done for us, Emily. Can you believe this
06:03wild man, this fantastic Frank? He asked me just five minutes ago. I mean, I've been proposed to
06:10in my time, but never on horseback. It's another Judy Montgomery. Fabulous first.
06:17Frank, let's ride back to the house and tell mother. See ya. Emily. They used to say,
06:28always a bridesmaid. But this time I'm doing better. Emily, I tried to tell you. Maybe I'm
06:36getting there. Emily, he's not worth it. He is to me. Darling, please don't ride this morning.
06:43Why not? You're upset. I'm not upset. Oh, I can tell. All right, I'm upset. Emily, you'll get
06:49over it. I'm over it now. Emily, dear, one day you'll meet him. I'll never get over it. Emily,
06:55believe me. Let's go, Spartacus, go. Emily, Emily, wait. Emily, Emily. Come on, Spartacus.
07:03Emily, Emily. Come on. Slow down. Faster, Spartacus, faster. Emily, you'll hurt your heart.
07:08Faster, Spartacus. Emily, please, you'll kill yourself. Go, Spartacus, go. Emily, Emily, look out.
07:17Jump, Spartacus, jump. Emily, Emily, stop. Jump, Spartacus, jump.
07:23Emily. Oh, oh no. No. Emily.
07:38Come in. You wanted to see me, sir? Oh, it's you, Frank. Yes, sit down. Thank you. Wait till I
07:56shut off this music. Oh, let it play. It was her favorite rhapsody. So it was. How are the ladies?
08:04Well, Judy and Mrs. Montgomery have gone to bed. It's been a terrible ordeal. Hmm, but with a
08:09coroner, why was all that necessary? You have to establish the cause of death. Well, wasn't it
08:16obvious? What a thoroughly obnoxious man. Why did he have to ask so many questions when he knew from
08:22the start that his verdict would be accidental death? There isn't anything that I could do about
08:26it, but I disagree with the verdict. Well, what other verdict is possible? Murder. Murder? What?
08:39You mean someone killed her? Yes. Who? You. Me? Yes, you. But that's impossible. Why is it
08:49impossible? Well, because I, because I wasn't even there. You were there. What are you saying,
08:56sir? You don't have to call me sir. Don't pretend with me. I can see through you. You're a young
09:01hustler on the make. You have no right to accuse me of it. You used Emily to get to Judy. You're
09:07going to marry Judy for her money. I don't think I have to sit here and listen. There's nothing
09:11intrinsically wrong with marrying for money. Does anyone seriously believe that poverty improves
09:17the quality of love? I married Mrs. Montgomery's sister for her money. Yes, I married her for her
09:25money. She married me for my looks, and both of us knew it, and we've had a perfect marriage.
09:32But you're a scoundrel, and you won't even give Judy her money's worth. Now look here, sir. I said don't
09:38call me sir. You can relax with me. Don't be afraid. Even though every word I say is true,
09:46I couldn't prove any of it. None of it's true. You accuse me of killing Emily. That's a lie.
09:51You say I was there. You know I wasn't there. I was with Judy. We were riding back to the house.
09:55You know it for a fact. Have a drink. I don't drink. Don't say it so smugly. You have other vices
10:02that are worse. I say you were with Emily. I was not. Don't interrupt. Since the very day you met
10:10Emily or arranged to meet her, you've been with her always. I think you're mad. That's my saving
10:15grace. But to say that I was with Emily when you know... You were with her as far as she was
10:19concerned. I don't know what you're talking about. So few. So few girls like Emily in the world.
10:26Oh, what a shame that you had to waste one of them. You knew that she was in love with you.
10:32Well, love, I'd say it was a crush. Girls like Emily don't have crushes.
10:38They fall in love only once, and it's forever. She was in love with you, and you know it.
10:45Admit it. What is this, an inquisition? I don't have to put up with it. Of course you don't, but don't
10:50try my patience either. I'm doing this for your good. For my good? Make it difficult for me, and I'll
10:56wash my hands of the whole business. Why do you say for my good? If she fell in love with you of her
11:00own accord, well, that's a tragedy, but it's her tragedy. But if you made her fall in love with you,
11:08you're guilty of murder. Why? Because you knew it would kill her. The fact that you were only
11:14playing with her would kill her. The fact that you were only using her would kill her. All right.
11:20Maybe I did lead her to believe that I was in love with her. And it's murder in the first degree.
11:27Premeditated. I didn't know she'd take it this way. You knew. You knew it would destroy her one way or
11:33another. Okay, Harry. I killed her. That's what you want me to say, isn't it? Yes. Well, maybe she'll
11:40forgive you. Come on, Harry. That's unworthy of you. Sure, I killed her. And you know why it doesn't
11:46destroy me? Because she was a girl who walked around saying to the whole world, kill me. Please,
11:51somebody kill me. She was so trusting, so naive. Anybody could have broken her heart. Anybody could
11:58have betrayed her. Nobody has a right to be that defenseless. I was just the guy who happened along.
12:03Yes. Well, despite it all, she'll forgive you. Sure, Harry. Don't humor me. She loves you.
12:11And when she loves, she loves forever. A little thing like death isn't going to stop her.
12:23Good morning, Mac. Morning, Mr. Frank. You gonna ride? Who do you want? Spartacus.
12:30You do, huh? Saddle him. Saddle him, the man says. What's the problem? The problem's right there in
12:38the corral. You can look at the problem. You can listen to the problem. You want to ride Spartacus,
12:45Mr. Frank? You go in there. You put the saddle on him. How long has he been acting up? More than a
12:53week now since we lost Miss Emily. How long can he go on like that? Oh, for another five minutes
13:01or for the rest of his life. Poor Spartacus. He's kind of in mourning, that's all.
13:09Oh, Miss Judy said she'd wait for you at Parsons Creek. I got Bolivar saddled up.
13:15You know, Frank, ever since I was a little girl,
13:26nice things have always happened to me here at Parsons Creek.
13:32You're not listening, Frank. Judy, darling, I wait
13:36recklessly for each word. No, your mind is somewhere else, and I won't have it. I want
13:42all of your attention. Now, what have you been staring at for the past few minutes? Judy,
13:48look straight ahead toward that pump of birches at the edge of the field. Why? There's a horse
13:54standing there. I don't see anything. Big chestnut. If I didn't know that Spartacus was back in the
14:00corral... Have you had breakfast? No, but that doesn't... It's the most important meal of the
14:04day. You're probably seeing things because you faint with hunger. What do you mean you don't
14:09see anything? And it gives you a bad temper, too. Judy, don't joke with me. Missing breakfast is
14:14no joke. We're going to go right back and get you something. That Spartacus is standing there,
14:17and someone is on him. Wait. Whoever it was just moved behind the trees. Come on. Where?
14:24Right over there. I'll prove it. I didn't see anything. I don't have to prove anything. Wait
14:28here. Good morning, Frank. Where have you been all week? Emily. I've been waiting for you here
14:43every day. You're not angry with me, are you, Frank? Emily. Where would you like to ride this
14:50morning? You know, I never did thank you for that piano rhapsody. It was so fun. Come on, boys.
14:57Let's go. Frank, don't go. Don't go, Frank.
15:05Ready to go back for breakfast, Frank? Yeah. Yeah. Well, was anybody there? Oh, no.
15:15There was nobody there. Nobody at all.
15:27It could be a bad dream, and everything will be all right when Frank wakes up.
15:32But how can he wake up when we all know he hasn't been sleeping? We'll return shortly with Act Two.
15:45And now, Act Two of Death Rides the Stallion. Frank has gotten over the shock of seeing and
16:00hearing a dead Emily, but not completely, it seems, as he has breakfast with Judy.
16:06More coffee, Frank, darling? Thank you. You know, you weren't exactly filled with chatter
16:12and high spirits this morning. Sorry, Judy. You hardly said a word all during our ride.
16:17I guess you're right. I should never skip breakfast. Oh, no, that isn't true. You should
16:23always skip breakfast, or you'll wind up fat as a pig. The wit and wisdom of Uncle Harry.
16:29Morning, sir. And how are the true lovers this morning? Oh, I'm fine.
16:33Frank is a bit gloomy, though. I'm not gloomy. Yes, I would say you are. I'm an expert on gloom.
16:43I was once engaged to a boy. Do you remember Uncle Harry, the tall blonde?
16:47Uh, the one whose father owned all that oil? No, no, he was a redhead. The blonde's name was
16:54George, something or other. Anyhow, he was undoubtedly the gloomiest human being east
16:59of the Mississippi. Well, Frank, what's the problem? Isn't any problem. Frank's been seeing
17:04things. Is that a fact? Now, Judy. Now, Frank, don't deny it. He was actually convinced he saw
17:10Spartacus out riding this morning. Spartacus? And somebody was on him. Whoa, that's remarkable.
17:18Not to mention impossible. In the first place, nobody's been able to ride Spartacus since,
17:24since poor Emily. And in the second place, Spartacus hasn't left the stable in all that
17:30time. Who was supposed to have been riding him, Frank? Look, the whole thing was a kind of a,
17:37a hallucination. Now, please forget it. All right, darling. Will you be judge at the competitions
17:44this year, Uncle Harry? Well, is it still on? After all, darling, we're in mourning.
17:48Oh, would Emily have wanted us to call off the show? What better way is there to remember her?
17:53Poor child. Frank, do you think that we should... Where's Frank?
18:00Well, he was just sitting here. Where'd he go?
18:10All right, come on. Come on, Spartacus. Come on. Calm down, boy. Calm down. Everything's all right.
18:16Everything's gonna be all right. Oh, good morning. That Spartacus
18:23still can't do a thing with you. You don't have to play that game for me anymore, Mac.
18:28Game, Mr. Frank? Tell me the truth or I'm gonna beat it out of you. You raise your hand to me and
18:34I'll be forced to break your jaw. Nothing the matter with Spartacus. He was out riding this
18:38morning. Well, that's news to me. Who's paying you off? Mr. Frank, that jaw of yours is starting
18:43to look like a good target. You saddled Spartacus after I left here. I saw him. He was near Parsons
18:48Creek. Oh, you ain't well. You want to sit down? I'll get you a glass of water. Now, just sit down.
18:54Get your filthy hands off me. Frank, what's the matter?
18:58Nothing, nothing, nothing is the matter, Judy. Mac!
19:01I think the sun's a little strong this morning, Miss Judy, and you know these city fellows,
19:07they never wear hats. Frank, you don't look well at all.
19:11I'm fine. Now listen, darling, listen to me. I'm gonna call Dr. Stoneman.
19:14I don't need a doctor. Yes, you do. You do. I don't want to hear another word.
19:18You just go to your room and rest.
19:27Come in. Oh, it's you, darling. I don't want to hear another word. Just go to your room and rest.
19:37Well, I can tell who's going to wear the pants in your family,
19:41not to mention the shorts and the slacks. When 26 million dollars tells me to go up to my room,
19:49I go. There's a bit of an exaggeration there. She only has 23.
19:53Well, it won't change my style of living. What's this I hear about you hallucinating?
20:01I'll admit you had me going, Uncle Eric. I had you going?
20:05Every minute back there, I believed. Oh, did I ever believe.
20:10What did you believe, Frank? I believed, and listen to this,
20:14I believed that the dead returned. I believed that I actually saw Emily sitting on horseback,
20:22sitting on Spartacus. Oh, of course, it was your imagination.
20:25No, it wasn't. You mean she was sitting on Spartacus?
20:30Let's say somebody was sitting on Spartacus, somebody you hired,
20:35an actress made up to look like Emily. Why would I do a thing like that?
20:39Because you know I hate your guts. Oh, come on, Frank, you don't really.
20:44Oh, I do, and once I marry Judy and start assuming some control around here,
20:48you will be thrown out on your ear. Frank, you wouldn't.
20:52And you can either starve to death or you can find somebody else to spun you on.
20:56Oh, I see. That's why I'm trying to drive you crazy.
21:00Exactly, but it won't work. Yes, I could have hired someone to
21:04impersonate Emily, but I could never get her on Spartacus.
21:08That horse is completely unmanageable. I think you're bribing that fool down
21:12at the stables. Oh, don't let that pose of his throw you.
21:14He's far from a fool. Actually, he's a physicist.
21:16You plan to put this girl, this actress, on Spartacus, and my
21:21vivid imagination would then do the rest. He just realized one day that live horses
21:25are more interesting than dead mathematics. Oh, I blew it this morning.
21:30No question about that. I panicked. I lost my cool.
21:33First, when I actually thought it was Emily. Second, when I tried to put muscle on that
21:38moron at the stables. Frank, believe me, his IQ is higher than
21:42yours. I lost points with Judy, but it'll never
21:45happen again. Sorry to end your fun so soon, Uncle Harry.
21:50Come in. Frank, darling, I came by to check.
21:54Has he been resting, Uncle Harry? Oh, yes. Yes, he's been as good as gold.
21:58My darling Judy, won't you believe I'm all right?
22:01You didn't look all right, and you didn't sound all right just a little while ago.
22:05I'm fine right now. I'm just fine. Oh, that's good, darling, because we're
22:08having dinner with the Farringtons. Oh, Judy, he's such a bore.
22:13Of course, but he has one of the biggest stock brokerage firms in the country.
22:18We were talking about making you vice president. Judy, I'm not interested.
22:22Frank, darling, you'll have to do something. I don't know anything about it.
22:26And there's no reason you can't learn. Now, Uncle Harry knows all about finance.
22:30Let him teach you. Will you, Uncle Harry?
22:32Oh, gladly. I'll pop in again soon, just to check on you.
22:39Does she know your plan to assume control after the wedding?
22:42Don't you worry about me. I know how to handle women.
22:47Well, Judy has all the money, but you know you'd have been much happier with Emily.
22:57I was so proud of you this evening, Frank. You were so attentive and so interested.
23:07You hung on Jim Farrington's every word. I'm going to work for him.
23:11No, dear, not for him. With him. After all, Mother and I are major stockholders
23:17in Farrington and Company. Don't you find stocks and bonds fascinating?
23:22Slow down, Judy. Slow down!
23:27Judy, are you all right? Oh, of course I'm all right.
23:30Why did you make me skid off the road? There was somebody up ahead.
23:35I didn't see anybody. There was somebody up ahead on horseback.
23:37On horseback? At 11 o'clock at night? I could have sworn. Maybe it was the shadows.
23:43Oh, you have this thing for people on horseback, Frank.
23:48I'm never going to get out of this ditch. We're less than a mile from home.
23:52Let's walk. Oh! Oh, no!
24:03We'll have to wait till it lets up. Oh, we could wait all night.
24:06Tell you, I can run to the house, pick up another car, and be back in 10 minutes.
24:10I was waiting for you to suggest a gallant thing, darling.
24:13Mind waiting alone? Why should I mind? These are my woods.
24:18Well, there goes.
24:27Hello, Frank. Emily!
24:30Poor Frank. You're getting soaked. Climb up. Ride with me.
24:34Emily, what do you want? I want you to come with me, Frank.
24:39Where? Where we can just be together all the time.
24:43Just you and me, Frank. You love me.
24:46This is some kind of trick, but it isn't working. Harry, he hired you.
24:50No, Frank. And Emily, really.
24:53When I saw you this morning, you mentioned the piano recity.
24:56Harry knew about it. He coached you.
24:58No, Frank. Only you and I know about the day we met. Only you and I.
25:07Excuse me. I think this is my seat.
25:10Oh, is it? My ticket stuff says R1.
25:13So does mine. Look at the date on your ticket. It's for tomorrow.
25:19Well, look. You take the seat anyhow.
25:23Oh, but I couldn't. I insist. Now sit down and enjoy yourself.
25:31And we met in the lobby at intermission. And you bought me a lemonade.
25:36And when I said my name was Emily Montgomery, you said...
25:39Of the Montgomery's?
25:41Well, yes. That's what we're called.
25:43Hey, I had no idea I was buying a lemonade for an heiress.
25:49Oh, I'm not an heiress. My step-sister Judy has the money.
25:59Come with me, Frank.
26:00No.
26:01Don't be afraid, Frank. I love you. I wouldn't harm you. Come with me.
26:07I can't go with you, Emily.
26:08Why, Frank? Why?
26:11Because you're dead.
26:13Oh, no, Frank. Love never dies. And neither do lovers.
26:19You remember that verse you once recited?
26:22So speak to me of parting never. For all who love shall live forever.
26:28Keep away from me.
26:30Frank, I forgive you for Judy.
26:32Keep away, I said.
26:33You were poor all your life. And when she smiled...
26:36Keep away, please.
26:37But I'm the one you love. I'm the one you want. Come with me, Frank.
26:42Keep away from me.
26:43Frank, don't go, Frank.
26:47Keep away from me. Keep away from me. Keep away from me.
26:57And so, we have here a man who is sprinting down a country road at midnight,
27:03in a pouring rain, shouting, keep away from me.
27:07And his urgent plea is directed to a dead young lady.
27:11And yet, 12 hours ago, he was convinced that the dead do not return.
27:17We'll return shortly with Act Three.
27:32A Lonely Country Road in the Dead of Night.
27:36It can try the souls of the most practical of men.
27:40Pragmatic, sensible Frank is now terrified, delirious Frank.
27:46Keep away from me. Keep away. Keep away.
27:51Lie back, Frank. Lie back and be quiet.
27:54What? How did I get here? What am I...
28:00What am I doing in bed?
28:02Judy found you lying on the road, unconscious.
28:04I waited in the car for almost an hour.
28:07I thought you'd taken this as an excuse to run out on me.
28:10Oh, Judy, don't say that.
28:12Darling, now don't excite yourself.
28:14No, I'm fine. I'm okay.
28:16See, the rain had let up, and I started to walk home.
28:19And there was someone lying in the road.
28:21And it was you. What happened?
28:23I must have tripped over something.
28:25Or maybe I ran to a low-hanging branch.
28:27I guess I was knocked out.
28:29And you kept moaning, keep away from me.
28:31Why? Who?
28:32I don't know.
28:34I just... I guess I must have been having a nightmare.
28:36Well, listen, the first thing in the morning,
28:38we'll see Dr. Stoneman.
28:39But right now, what you need is some sleep.
28:43And we'd better leave you alone.
28:44Are you coming, Uncle Harry?
28:46Yeah, just a minute.
28:47Frank, dear, you look very tired.
28:49You try to get some rest.
28:51Good night, my darling.
28:52Good night.
28:57So, you were running, you tripped, you fell,
29:00you were knocked unconscious.
29:02Oh, no.
29:03No, that story won't do.
29:06You don't have a mark on you.
29:07What are you talking about?
29:09She's starting to have second thoughts, Frank.
29:12Bad move.
29:14You should have chosen Emily.
29:16No 23 million there,
29:18but she wasn't exactly a welfare case either.
29:20It won't work, Uncle Harry.
29:22You can't hope to psych me out of it.
29:24Nobody can psych me out of it.
29:26Little things, Frank.
29:28Little straws in the wind.
29:30For instance, she just said,
29:32I waited in the car,
29:33I thought you'd taken this excuse to run out on me.
29:36What she really meant, Frank,
29:38she might be looking for an excuse to run out on you.
29:41Enjoy yourself, Harry.
29:43I've been with that girl through,
29:45oh, it has to be at least a dozen engagements.
29:49Each one is like a fever.
29:51It runs a predictable course.
29:54And you can always tell when she's reached the crisis.
29:57She becomes thoughtful.
30:07Pour you another glass of wine, dear.
30:11Judy, more wine?
30:12No.
30:13Oh, thank you.
30:16What a glorious spot for a picnic.
30:18Frank, did you tell Dr. Stoneman everything?
30:22Of course.
30:24You heard what he said.
30:25You heard what he said.
30:26I am 100 percent.
30:28Did you say anything about that mysterious rider?
30:33What mysterious rider?
30:34Oh, I know for a fact you've seen it twice.
30:37Once yesterday morning and again on the road last night.
30:40The rider who's supposed to be on Spartacus.
30:43What's there to say about it?
30:44It's impossible.
30:45Who can even get a saddle on Spartacus these days?
30:48Then why do you keep seeing him with someone on his back?
30:52Judy, darling, didn't you ever have a momentary flash?
30:59Well, an illusion?
31:01No, not really.
31:04I take after Dad, both feet on the ground.
31:08You know, it's a pity you never knew my dad.
31:10There was a man for you.
31:12You're a lot like him, except...
31:14Well, except when you get these, what do you call them, delusions?
31:18No, he wasn't like that at all.
31:22Who's that coming?
31:23I don't see anybody.
31:24Oh, Frank, not again.
31:28Hello, Frank.
31:29What's the matter, darling?
31:30Nothing.
31:32Nothing is the matter. I'm fine.
31:33Well, you don't look it.
31:35Come with me, my dearest.
31:36Frank, are you sure you don't have some deep, dark secret?
31:41Come with me.
31:42She won't mind if you come with me.
31:44I always thought I wanted to marry a man of mystery, but...
31:48Judy and I, we grew up together.
31:51We loved each other as sisters do.
31:53Frank, are you sure you haven't been drinking?
31:56She wouldn't have taken you if she knew I loved you.
31:58Judy, let's go back to the house.
31:59But we just got here.
32:00I know, but please.
32:02Don't go with her, Frank.
32:03Come with me.
32:04All right, we might as well.
32:07I can tell you're not going to be much fun today.
32:15Good morning, Mr. Frank.
32:16Do you want anything for you?
32:17Mac, Spartacus has been here all morning, hasn't he?
32:20This time, you don't have to take my word for it.
32:23The vet's in the stable.
32:24He's been here all morning.
32:27Ask him.
32:28Want me to call him?
32:28No, no, no, never mind.
32:31Oh, you look nervous, Mr. Frank.
32:33You ought to get some rest, Asher.
32:35Sure, the vet's been here all morning, and so has Spartacus.
32:38Why do you keep asking?
32:39How long will it take you to saddle Spartacus?
32:41The way he is now?
32:43Forever.
32:43I'm going to ride Spartacus.
32:45Mr. Frank, now that is a damn fool thing to do.
32:49If you won't saddle him, I will.
32:52Tell you what, Mr. Frank, this is a bad time.
32:57Toward evening, he kind of simmers down a bit, and that's the best time to try.
33:03Right now, he'd kill the both of us.
33:05That's five o'clock.
33:07Oh, I'd say five o'clock's just fine.
33:16Come in.
33:17Well, I'm here to attend your education as a budding financier,
33:23as per your fiancee's instructions.
33:26So let's begin with something right up your alley.
33:29Let me tell you about watered stock.
33:31Oh, shut up.
33:33People have been talking about you.
33:36Mack in the stables, for one.
33:37He tells me that you intend to ride Spartacus.
33:40That's right.
33:42Why?
33:43Harry, at first I thought you were out to destroy my mind
33:46with an actress who was impersonating Emily on Spartacus.
33:49But that's impossible.
33:51Might have been fun at that.
33:53Now I know for sure that I am having hallucinations.
33:56I keep seeing Emily.
33:58Oh, that's bad.
33:59But as long as I'm aware of it, I can handle it.
34:01It's my own mind, and I can control it.
34:03Hooray for you.
34:04The key to this thing is Spartacus.
34:05If I can break that horse, I can break this whole psychological hang-up.
34:09Well, that's what you think it is, a psychological hang-up.
34:12Absolutely.
34:13Judy's also been talking about you.
34:15She's a little disturbed.
34:17I didn't notice.
34:19Yeah, a key sign.
34:21Tell me, did she talk about her father yet?
34:23No.
34:23You sure?
34:25Well, she happened to mention it briefly.
34:28But his name did come up?
34:29Just in passing.
34:31Oh, bad news for you.
34:32Why don't you get out of here?
34:34I don't think she'll ever marry anybody.
34:37None of this is going to work, Harry.
34:39Her daddy was just too overwhelming a man.
34:43She's attracted to guys who resemble him.
34:46And then when she finds out the resemblance is only superficial,
34:51she's done it no fewer than 12 times.
34:54Oh, my goodness.
34:56You're number 13.
34:58Will you get out of here?
35:00I'm supposed to teach you how to be a stockbroker.
35:02Cut it out.
35:05Well, here you are, you two.
35:08Hard at work, I hope?
35:10How are the lessons coming?
35:11The lessons are coming to an end.
35:13You mean you've learned everything already?
35:15I don't intend to learn anything.
35:17I don't care about finance.
35:18I won't go into an office with that idiot Farrington.
35:21And when we're married, I intend to make the decisions.
35:23Well, of course.
35:25Now, what did you want to see me about?
35:27I just came up to find out if you were all right.
35:29Obviously, I'm fine.
35:31Oh, well, I'll see you at dinner.
35:37That's how you handle women.
35:39Uncle Harry, that's how you regain control of your mind.
35:44And now, I'm going for a walk.
35:47Oh, if you happen to see Emily riding Spartacus, say hello for me.
35:58Hello, Frank.
36:00Emily, you're either in my mind or you really are out there.
36:05I'm out here, Frank.
36:06Either way, I can live with it.
36:08You won't destroy me.
36:09Oh, my darling.
36:11I'm not here to destroy you.
36:13I'm here to save you.
36:15Emily, I don't love you.
36:16Believe me, I used you.
36:17I used you to meet Judy.
36:19No, Frank, that's not true.
36:21You love me.
36:23Some stranger, something.
36:26Someone who's alien to your very nature was attracted to Judy.
36:32Oh, Frank, she won't marry you.
36:35She doesn't love you.
36:36She will marry me.
36:37I've come for you, Frank.
36:40We'll be together, always.
36:41Go away from me.
36:43Speak to me of parting, never.
36:46For those who love shall live forever.
36:49Emily, I don't want you.
36:51Yes, you do.
36:52Oh, how badly you want me.
36:55How you need me.
36:56I can live with this.
36:57I can keep seeing you and talking to you.
36:59It won't destroy me.
37:00I'll just get used to it.
37:01I will get used to it.
37:08Oh, back so soon, Frank?
37:14Have a nice walk.
37:14Wait, I thought Judy would be here.
37:16I wanted to find out what the plan was for dinner.
37:18Aren't you the newly appointed planner?
37:21No, not when it comes to dinner.
37:22That's the woman's prerogative.
37:24Well, Judy isn't here.
37:25Where'd she go?
37:27She left for the airport.
37:29Why?
37:29I wouldn't know.
37:30Did something come up suddenly?
37:32Probably.
37:33Oh, she left you this note.
37:35Thanks.
37:37Frank, darling, how lucky we are to find out sooner rather than late.
37:48Obviously, it isn't going to work.
37:50The one thing I must have in my life is someone solid, dependable.
37:55Someone who has a clearly defined goal and purpose.
37:59You're wonderful, Frank, but so moody, so unpredictable.
38:05How ironic.
38:06You would have been just right for Emily.
38:08I realize that now.
38:11Had she lived, I'm sure you would have found each other.
38:14I hope we can meet again as friends.
38:19Judy.
38:21Well, Frank, I'm sorry.
38:24Let me pour you a drink.
38:25I'll ride that damn horse.
38:26I'll kill him!
38:32Frank!
38:33Yes, Mr. Frank?
38:34Are you Santa Spartacus?
38:35No, sir.
38:37I have strict orders from Miss Judy that no one should ride Spartacus at this time.
38:41Anyhow, sir, he's impossible.
38:43No, no, no.
38:44He's standing there very quiet.
38:45Well, that's just for the moment.
38:48Frank.
38:50Oh, Frank, darling.
38:51There's Miss Emily.
38:51She's getting ready to ride him.
38:53Miss Emily?
38:54There she is, right beside him.
38:56You see Miss Emily?
38:59Of course.
39:00Come with me, Frank, darling.
39:03We'll be together now.
39:04Yes, Emily.
39:05I was so foolish.
39:07Mr. Frank, please tell me, who are you talking to?
39:11To Miss Emily.
39:13Come, Frank.
39:14Yes, Emily.
39:15You're all I have.
39:16Climb up behind me.
39:18We'll ride Spartacus together.
39:22Hey, Mr. Frank, Mr. Frank, where do you think you're going?
39:25You can't go in that corral.
39:26That horse will kill you.
39:27Spartacus?
39:28Look at him.
39:28So still, so gentle.
39:30I can't let you go in there.
39:31It's all right.
39:32Emily and I will ride him together.
39:35Come, Frank, Emily.
39:36Go on, Mr. Frank.
39:37Mr. Frank, quick, quick, quick.
39:39Come on, give me a hand.
39:40I can't hold him.
39:41I'm waiting, Frank.
39:42Let me go.
39:44I'm coming, Emily.
39:46Mr. Frank, get out of that corral.
39:50Climb on, Frank.
39:51Climb on.
39:52Get away from that horse.
39:54Get away.
39:55Don't be afraid of him, Frank.
39:57Climb on.
39:59Don't touch me, Mr. Frank.
40:01Back away, back away.
40:02Here, let me help you.
40:05Take my hand, Frank.
40:07Take my hand.
40:08Yes, Emily, yes.
40:09Don't touch that horse.
40:11Don't be afraid, Frank.
40:12Emily, give me your hand.
40:14Emily, where are you?
40:16Emily.
40:17Emily, help me.
40:18Help me.
40:19Mr. Frank.
40:20No, no.
40:29Bert, get a rope.
40:32Jerry, call an ambulance.
40:41As you can already guess, the ambulance was too late.
40:45But, as the poem says, those who love shall live forever.
40:51If Frank truly loved Emily at the end, then both of them will be together, somewhere, forever.
40:58Somewhere, forever.
41:01I'll be back shortly.
41:14Do you believe the story of Spartacus?
41:17Well, maybe you should, because whenever we vouch for something,
41:22we say it's from the horse's mouth.
41:25That's because everyone knows that horses never lie.
41:29Our cast included Mason Adams, Marion Seldon, Paul McGrath, Barbara Worthington, and Harry Beliver.
41:36The entire production was under the direction of Hyman Brown.
41:41This is E.G. Marshall inviting you to return to our Mystery Theater
41:45for another adventure in the macabre.
41:48Until next time, pleasant dreams.
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