Speaker 1: And now Mystery the come in. Welcome. I'm g. Marshall.
Speaker 2: Terror is our business, and we're about to take care
of business in an unusual way. You're going to hear
a story about a very contemporary sort of terror. It's
a tale that takes place not in some dark dungeon
with rattling chains, but in swank bistros and penthouse apartments
where the closest thing to clanking chains are jangling charm
bracelets and the tinkle of ice in highball glasses. But
in this setting you'll hear shocking words like look what
you did to him, and look at his eye when
it is all black and swollen.
Speaker 3: Let go of me.
Speaker 4: You're hurting my arm.
Speaker 2: Shouldn't have done it. Inger, Now you have had to
kiss it. What I'm sorry? Inger, kiss his I you
heard it.
Speaker 5: Now you have to kiss it. Cry.
Speaker 2: Our mystery drama The Slave was written especially for the
Mystery Theater by Henry Slesser and stars Mandel Kramer and
Fred Gwynn.
Speaker 1: Im w ABC.
Speaker 2: There's a very special sound to a really elegant restaurant.
An orchestration of noise composed of good china, fine crystal
and silver murmuring waiters and chattering patrons were in the
Windward Restaurant on East fifty fifth Street in Manhattan, And
as soon as your eyes become accustomed to the dim light,
you'll see a very handsome couple in a booth.
Speaker 1: The man's name is Corey, the woman is named Inger.
Speaker 2: If you were able to overhear their conversation, you might
gather that tonight may be a very special occasion for
both of them. It's kind of hard to believe that
it's only a matter of weeks. What is since we
first met?
Speaker 6: Does it seemed longer to you?
Speaker 2: That's what I call a trick question. If I say
it seems long, you'll think all the newness is all happening.
If I say it's so sure, all right, I withdraw
the question. No, No, I'm willing to answer it. Yeah,
it seems like I've known you all my life.
Speaker 1: But what's more important?
Speaker 2: We'll go on.
Speaker 6: That's one of those sentences that the man's finishing.
Speaker 4: Well.
Speaker 1: I've never spoken these words before.
Speaker 7: I'm gonna wanted to as a matter of fact, Oh nothing, nothing, Well,
you were staring at something.
Speaker 2: I just thought I saw someone.
Speaker 6: I knew that song blond or a bounette, not a woman,
a man guy?
Speaker 5: I know?
Speaker 6: All right, So you saw someone?
Speaker 5: You know?
Speaker 2: I could have sworn it was out of town?
Speaker 3: Is that the one?
Speaker 6: Well, that man crossing the room looks like he's heading
right for us.
Speaker 5: Good lord, it is. It's rare.
Speaker 1: Well, well, well, what a delightful surprise, Cory, what an
absolutely charming supparent. I thought you were still out of town, right,
just got back, just got back, been eating in so
many two main parts. I couldn't wait to get back
to civilian's cooking again. Hm. Well, do I get an introduction?
Speaker 2: Oh? Sure, sure?
Speaker 1: This is inger williams Inger.
Speaker 2: This is very chatty.
Speaker 1: Hello, an't you lovely?
Speaker 6: Oh?
Speaker 4: Thank you?
Speaker 3: So?
Speaker 1: I hadn't investing any since I've been going very Cory, we.
Speaker 2: Haven't known each other very long ly, asn't matter.
Speaker 6: In fact, we were just discussing that very subject.
Speaker 4: M O.
Speaker 1: Body's been keeping you hidden? Had me been taking you
to nothing but nice dark places where nobody can see
you unless they're looking very very close, and you're worth
looking closely at. It's with him?
Speaker 6: Holy didn't you say that you wanted to get the jack?
Speaker 1: Oh? Yes, yes, that's right. We were just finishing up
and we're about to leave. Oh gee, what a shame.
But no, you were luck at that. Why don't you Cory?
I might have spotted you before the main chorus. Well
what did you have? You just tried to blanket the bow.
It was very good. But I suppose you had the steak.
You never did have much imagination.
Speaker 6: We both had the stake, mister Chaffee, I don't have
much imagination either.
Speaker 1: That's very sweet and sweet vernicewee you and now Corey
you can leave. Heaven't say grade you've heard me? Corey,
get out? Oh your credit rating is still good at
the wind Wit, isn't it? Would you stop the desk
and tell him to add my ability of your account?
Go on, Corey, move well.
Speaker 6: Somebody please tell me what this is all time?
Speaker 2: Now, I'm sorry, I've got to leave. I'll call you
later at home.
Speaker 8: You do what.
Speaker 1: I'll phone you later tonight. No, Corey, no no more,
cause night. You just go home and go Betty by tomorrow.
Well we'll see about tomorrow.
Speaker 3: Coy, where are you going?
Speaker 6: What do you think you're doing?
Speaker 1: Please sit down, Miss Williams. You don't have to leave business,
no use, you're sitting here alone.
Speaker 3: Is there?
Speaker 6: Well, I am leaving.
Speaker 1: Corey. Wouldn't want you to do that, would you? Cory
tell us Williams that you wanted to stay, and.
Speaker 2: Please stay. I'll talk to you sometime tomorrow.
Speaker 1: Good night.
Speaker 6: I just don't believe this.
Speaker 1: Relaxing there. You don't mind my calling you into dude,
I'll lay nice and cozy.
Speaker 6: Get your hand off my armor. I'll start screaming. See
what that does to your credit rating.
Speaker 3: Wait, don't go good night, mister Chaffie.
Speaker 6: Hullo, it's Corey.
Speaker 3: Drop dead.
Speaker 5: A you please don't hang out. Please listen to me.
It's very important.
Speaker 6: You can listen to me instead. I have never, repeat
never been treated that way by any man.
Speaker 3: I have never been so humiliated.
Speaker 5: Listen to me. Maybe you'll understand what happened. Don't you
even want to know?
Speaker 7: Yes?
Speaker 6: I do want to know.
Speaker 3: I want to know very much.
Speaker 5: I don't blame you for being angry. Look, I can't
tell you all about it just yet, but I will.
I promise. I didn't know Chaffy would be there. I
didn't even know he was in town. I've been rid
of him for six weeks.
Speaker 6: His company sent him on a sales trip Corey, it's
eight o'clock in the morning. Last night was a very
bad joke, but I am not awaken enough to listen
to any apology.
Speaker 5: Will have lunch with me?
Speaker 4: No, I means I have to see you.
Speaker 5: It's important to me.
Speaker 6: Well, I don't feel like it.
Speaker 5: We still have some unfinished business from last night.
Speaker 6: All right, I'm too sleepy to argue. Tell me something, Corey,
Are you hiding from that man? What is this grotto
you picked for lunch? It looks like a place frequented
only by Portuguese leather challenge or something. And did you
pick it because of your friend? It would be nice
if you could explain it.
Speaker 2: So stupid that it almost defies explanation.
Speaker 6: We'll try anyway.
Speaker 2: Well, it's a kind of bet. What a bet, a
running joke that I have with Chaffee.
Speaker 6: Who is Chaffy?
Speaker 3: Do you work for him?
Speaker 6: Is he your bond?
Speaker 1: No?
Speaker 2: No, no, no, he's just a friend. We went to
college together, Chaffee and me, few other guys who had
a poker club, you see, But a couple of marriages.
Speaker 1: Broke it up.
Speaker 3: You know.
Speaker 6: No, I don't know a thing.
Speaker 3: All I know is that man ordered you out of
the restaurant.
Speaker 2: And you went, I must have looked like a dope,
I admit, but it had to be that winging. It was.
It was part of a game.
Speaker 6: A game. And is that how you described last night?
Speaker 1: Listen?
Speaker 2: There was something much more important about last night, a
lot more important than Ray Chassy. Now can we forget
about him for a while? Please?
Speaker 6: Well, how do you expect me to?
Speaker 1: Please?
Speaker 5: Look at this?
Speaker 2: It's a good box, yes, small veld of box. Remember
me telling you about that half wid that I was
engaged to last year, Lela? Yes, Leila, remember I said
she would turned my engagement ring. Now wait a minute, now,
look looks inside the box. Go ahead, you see nothing.
Speaker 6: I don't get it.
Speaker 2: No, you don't get Leila's ring. I stopped at the
jewelers this morning and I made a deal for a
clean swamp. Now you can go there anytime and pick
out the one you like if you want to. He
looked shocked.
Speaker 3: I am excuse me, mister Jensen. M are you mister
Corey Jensen?
Speaker 1: Yes, yes, that's me.
Speaker 3: A telephone call for you, sir, it's already plugged in.
Speaker 2: Well, there must be some mistakes, No, sir, it's a
you excuse me.
Speaker 9: Hello, lady, lady bug, fly away home. Your house is
on fire. Your children will burn. Ray get join Corey, Ramos,
scram exit.
Speaker 2: How did you know I was here? Are you following
me again?
Speaker 5: I want you out of there. Presence in that place
offends me.
Speaker 3: What's going on?
Speaker 5: I want to cross the street in the phone booth.
I'll expect to see you under the canopy in the
next two minutes. All right, I'll give.
Speaker 1: You three, Corey, hang up on you ready, please?
Speaker 2: For the love of you, you heard the command, Cory, Yes,
I heard it. I've gotta go.
Speaker 6: Oh no, don't tell me, not again.
Speaker 1: I've got to It's something that I can't help.
Speaker 3: Corey. If you walk out of here and don't tell
me why.
Speaker 2: If you order some lunch, I have the roasty selling
it's good here and I'll.
Speaker 4: Call if you go now.
Speaker 6: I don't want you ever to call me.
Speaker 4: Quite.
Speaker 2: Go ahead, slam the door in my face.
Speaker 3: I really should do exactly that, and.
Speaker 1: I wouldn't blame you.
Speaker 2: On the other hand, if you let me in, I'll
tell you the whole story. I wanted to tell you
the whole thing before, but I couldn't. That was part
of the deal, I had to get Ray's approval, so
I went to him this afternoon and he.
Speaker 3: Okated, well, how nice of Ray.
Speaker 2: He even liked the.
Speaker 1: Idea of your knowing I'm his slave.
Speaker 5: INGA what did you say?
Speaker 3: M No, don't repeat it.
Speaker 6: I heard it.
Speaker 3: I just don't believe it.
Speaker 2: I'm Ray Chaffey's personal slave.
Speaker 1: Now. I know that sounds wild, but it's not as crazy.
Speaker 5: As you think.
Speaker 2: I don't mean he bought me on the open market,
or that we've got some kind of a nutty kind
of sex thing going.
Speaker 1: What I mean is I had to do everything he tells.
Speaker 2: Me to do, or practically everything anyway. I mean, he
can't cause me physical harm. He can't tell me to
jump out a window, for instance. That would be against the.
Speaker 3: Rules, the rules.
Speaker 2: I've been his slave for nine ten months now, and
I've got less than two months before it's over. And
I can tell you these last few weeks have been
the roughest because of.
Speaker 6: You, because of me.
Speaker 2: I almost decided that I shouldn't keep on seeing you,
not until his year was up. But with Chaffi away
in that selling trip, I thought I could take a chance,
a chance on what look about ten months ago, Chaffy
and I and a couple of other guys, this little
poker club I told you about. We were all sitting
around one night putting away a fair amount of booze,
and somehow we got on the subject at slavery.
Speaker 6: Present day slavery, I mean, nice topic for a poker game.
Speaker 2: Well, slavery still exists, you know. I mean there's quite
a slave trade in the Middle East, you know, places
like that. Anyway, we all agreed that slavery was bad,
but we also agreed that slavery was bad only for
the slave. It was terrific for the master. My such insights, Well,
when you put all the moral considerations aside, what was
so bad about having two or three slaves to do
anything you want him to do? Gray Chaffee even found
a quotation by Tolstoy about it. I think he looked
it up though after the bet.
Speaker 6: The bet you said something about a bet before.
Speaker 2: Well, you know about Tolstoy, he was some kind of
Russian saint about individual freedom. Only he wrote in his
diary that slavery is an evil, but an extremely nice evil.
But it is evil, sure, because it's involuntary. Slaves don't
want to be slaves if it were voluntary. If you
close that moral gap, is.
Speaker 3: That what you did volunteered to be a slave?
Speaker 2: Well, in a way, that's how the evening ended, in
a kind of bet that Chaffey and I made with
each other. Chaffy bet that I couldn't survive as his
personal slave for a solid year. Now that year's almost over,
I win, he loses, and things go back to normal.
But I can't quit now, don't you see?
Speaker 6: But you can't go on like this, You can't, Corey.
Speaker 2: I've stood it for ten months now. I just can't
throw away those ten months. Well, Chaffy made me see hell,
and he may get worse, but I won't give him
the satisfaction of quitting before.
Speaker 6: The year is up, not even if I asked you to.
Speaker 1: Knowing, and not even if you asked me.
Speaker 2: I'm his slaving and I'm going to be Chaffy's slave
for the next ten weeks, even if you've never seen
me again. Well, who would have thought that slavery was
still alive right in the heart of New York City.
Speaker 1: We've heard of wage.
Speaker 2: Slaves, love slaves, and other varieties, But Corey Jensen seems
to be the genuine article. The question is will Ray
Chaffie want him to say five the next ten weeks
of slavery? What will he do to make him change
his mind? I'll be back shortly with that too. Back
to the mystery theater on WAB soon. Corey Jensen, a
modern young bachelor, has just shocked his girlfriend Inger by
revealing himself in an ancient condition, the condition of servitude.
Inger Williams is having a lot of trouble handling this information,
but perhaps Corey can make her understand. It didn't start
out too badly. Chaffey wasn't used to having slave. At first,
he asked me to do things, you know, he was polite,
he used the word please, and all his commands were petty,
you know, like running errands, going to the library, finding
him taxis.
Speaker 5: It was easy.
Speaker 6: And then he changed.
Speaker 2: Well, he couldn't ask me to do anything that would
endanger my health or cost me my job, or involved
money or anything like that.
Speaker 3: But he could humiliate you.
Speaker 2: He could do that, nothing would get me picked up
by the police. But anything else I would have to
do them or I wouldn't be his slave, would I?
I mean, a slave gives unquestioned obedience. That's the heart
and soul of it, the inability to refuse the master's orders.
But it took Chaffee a long time, almost half a year,
to find the joy in it. The joy, Yes, there
is a joy in an Inger, almost an ecstasy. It's
more than a convenience of someone doing your bidding. Its power,
more direct, more satisfying than any other kind, the raw,
immediate power of one human being over another.
Speaker 6: You know what I think. I think your children two
stupid kids.
Speaker 3: Who ought to be spanked.
Speaker 2: Anyway, After six months, his commands started getting tougher and
more frequent. That's when we stopped being friends and became
what we are now, master and slave, nothing but that.
And that's when he started to really enjoy it.
Speaker 6: Corey, do you love me Inger?
Speaker 2: Don't ask me to quit, please, It's not possible. I mean,
do you think those restaurant things were bad? There have
been worse. I've done every kind of dirty job for Chaffie.
I've been as valid hiss butler, his cleaning woman. He's
broken me up with every girl I've dated. He even
tried to take them over. He even told one of
them what I was to him.
Speaker 3: I thought the ground rule.
Speaker 2: They only apply to me, not to him. The master
doesn't have to keep secrets, only the slave. And he
told this half wit girl, Leela. Yes, and maybe Chaffy
gave me a favor there, but I won't forget the way.
Speaker 6: He walked in on us and told her that you
were his slave.
Speaker 2: He told her, and he proved. It made me crawl
in front of her. The half wit laughed. She thought
it was funny, hilarious. She asked Chaffy for a piece
of the action. She wanted to play too, And for
the rest of the night, I was her slave as well,
because that's part of the bargain. If you've got one
man to you, the slave of the whole human race.
Speaker 3: Oh, Corey, how could you?
Speaker 6: I would have smashed his space.
Speaker 2: Sure, slave's revolt, that's part of the fun.
Speaker 1: But I had too much invested.
Speaker 6: He'll be calling me this late, No should I answer?
Do you think it might be him?
Speaker 1: He knows I'm here.
Speaker 3: All right? Hello, Hello baby?
Speaker 4: How I.
Speaker 1: A little boyfriend's hot out there?
Speaker 6: Hello, mister Chaffie. I'm delighted you called delighted. It gives
me a chance to tell you what I think of you.
Speaker 3: Save it let me talk toy, not until you hear
me first.
Speaker 5: Sweety, you bug me and I bug him.
Speaker 3: Dick, Corey, you better take it.
Speaker 5: Hello, did you tell you?
Speaker 2: Yes? I told her the whole thing about the bet
you said.
Speaker 9: I couldn't best know what I'm talking about.
Speaker 5: You know what I mean.
Speaker 1: No, I haven't told her.
Speaker 5: Do it then right now? Let me hear you do it.
Speaker 1: All right?
Speaker 2: And yes, Ray wants me to leave now, but he uh,
he doesn't want you to be lonely. He says, he'll
be glad to come up here and keep your company.
He says, uh, go on, Corey. He says he knows
a way to.
Speaker 1: Keep you warm and happy.
Speaker 2: Cory, And yeah, I'd appreciate it if if you would.
I can't. I can't force you, but I'd look on
it as a real favor if you'd live away.
Speaker 3: Come up now, Corey, Get out of here, Get out
of here right now. Hello, it's me. Well, what do
you know.
Speaker 6: I thought your master had sent you too or someplace.
It's been more than a week.
Speaker 5: Can you meet me.
Speaker 10: I'm in the phone book at the corner of Medicine
at sixty fourth. It's right near the jewelry store.
Speaker 6: I told you about it, And where's your master in
the store?
Speaker 10: Oh no, this time, I turned the tables. I've been
spying on him. I saw him pull his car out
of the crush ten minutes ago. It's safe for us
to meet.
Speaker 6: Well, it may be safe, but that doesn't mean I
want to please.
Speaker 3: All right, I'll be there.
Speaker 2: Nine more weeks are that's all just nine weeks and
it'll be over.
Speaker 1: Now.
Speaker 2: Here's what I figured out. I won't see you again
until then, I won't even try.
Speaker 3: But it's so unfair.
Speaker 2: It's the only way I'll tell him we've broken up.
Then he'll leave us, leave you alone after that, unless
unless you've met someone else in the meantime.
Speaker 4: Oh, you fool.
Speaker 6: Do you think that I want someone else telling.
Speaker 2: Let's go to that jewelry store.
Speaker 1: Let's go right now.
Speaker 2: Maybe if you have that ring on your finger, it'll
make a difference.
Speaker 6: Oh Cory, it's just so beautiful. I can't stop looking
at it.
Speaker 2: I can't stop looking at you, looking at it.
Speaker 6: Oh, look at the way it catches the light from
the street lamp.
Speaker 2: He's catching the light from your eyes.
Speaker 6: Oh Cory, I love you so much.
Speaker 5: I love you too.
Speaker 2: Dying oh, oh, what is it? A car in front
of your apartment house?
Speaker 3: Is it? I'd better go, Please don't.
Speaker 6: He might be waiting in the lobby or upstairs in
the hall.
Speaker 3: I'm afraid of him, Cory.
Speaker 1: You don't have to be dying. He doesn't have any
hold over you.
Speaker 2: If he starts anything, tell him you'll call the police.
Speaker 5: He threatens me, tell.
Speaker 2: Him you don't give a damn that we've broken up.
It's also I'll call you later.
Speaker 1: Do good evening, miss Williams. I wonder if you've seen
our friend.
Speaker 6: No, I haven't seen your friend, and I don't want
to see him.
Speaker 1: Then maybe you're in the market for a new friend.
Speaker 6: Good night, mister Chaffie.
Speaker 1: Don't go yet, Miss Williams. Please tell me why you're
keeping the laddie. I know you two are still together.
Where is he hiding under your bed?
Speaker 2: Oh?
Speaker 6: Why don't you come inside and see for yourself? There's
something that I want to ask you anyway.
Speaker 1: Well, no, that's a very kind offer.
Speaker 6: You don't have to search the place. You can take
my word for it.
Speaker 3: Corey isn't here.
Speaker 1: I'm perfectly willing to believe you.
Speaker 6: Then, are you perfectly willing to do something else.
Speaker 1: What's that?
Speaker 3: I want you to call off this debt that you
have with Corey?
Speaker 1: Really, you want me to free the slave? Issue an
emancipation proclamation.
Speaker 6: Yes, she's had enough of a joke, and I.
Speaker 1: Think you have to you know something, You're right what
it's become a burden, not just a poor old Corey.
But to me, it's a job having a slave. You know,
it's a responsibility. Like inheriting a lot of money. You're
driven to do something about it all the time.
Speaker 6: Mister Chaffie, I'm willing to make you a deal.
Speaker 1: H I beg your pardon.
Speaker 6: You're scared, silly that you're going to lose this bed,
aren't you?
Speaker 3: Do?
Speaker 1: I look worth it?
Speaker 6: You know that Corey is determined to make it through
the year when he's only got nine weeks left, and
you can't dream up things horrible enough to make him quit.
But I've got to claim on Corey too, And if
you do what I say, I'll see that you get
your money back.
Speaker 1: Is that nothing?
Speaker 6: If you call this thing off right now, I promise
you you will get back every cent that Corey wins.
Speaker 1: You really believe you can twist the ladder around your finger.
Why is that.
Speaker 6: Because I've got this around my finger?
Speaker 1: Well, don't tell me you're engaged. That's right, isn't that nice?
I never thought old Corey would finally break down either, girl. Hmm,
must be a reason, miss Williams. You must really have
something I have, Corey, and I.
Speaker 6: Swear to you you won't lose a thing if you
call off this matter.
Speaker 1: Money Monday, Monday. You really think that's all I care about?
Why not try another form of persuasion.
Speaker 3: Stay away from me?
Speaker 1: Like to note what it is about you that Corey
finds so irresistible. Let's go be nice, darling, be nice
to the master. I can promise you. The Master is
a period. Doesn't play strong, little girl, aren't you? If
you don't let go up, I warn you that right
you've cut my eye.
Speaker 4: Get here, my eye.
Speaker 2: You could have blinded me, you stupid woman.
Speaker 6: You better go have it taken care of, mister Chaffie,
and you better go right now. All right, all right,
I'm coming.
Speaker 3: What are you doing here?
Speaker 2: Let using?
Speaker 6: I don't want him here.
Speaker 1: You've heard the man, Miss Williams. We're a team. You
can't break up a tangle.
Speaker 5: Please, Corey, what is this?
Speaker 3: Why did you bring him here because I had to?
Speaker 6: You mean because he ordered you to?
Speaker 2: Yes, that's right.
Speaker 6: Well, this game of yours does not include me. I
am not one of your players, and I am certainly
not mister Chaffie's slave.
Speaker 1: No, you're not a slave, miss Williams. But you could
be something else if I'm willing to press charges.
Speaker 2: Charges and to look at his eye.
Speaker 1: You almost put out his eye.
Speaker 6: You mean I didn't.
Speaker 3: I'm sorry. I meant to.
Speaker 1: I've been to an eye specialist. He says, I was
very lucky. But I may have to wear this patch
for two months.
Speaker 3: Well, I'm sure it's very distinguished.
Speaker 2: You shouldn't have done it, inga, but you don't know
what happened.
Speaker 6: He attacked me.
Speaker 2: She's a liar, it's the truth.
Speaker 3: He attacked me right here in this room.
Speaker 1: You still shouldn't have done such a thing to him.
Look at it, miss Williams. I'll take the patch off
so you can see what you did.
Speaker 6: Oh, I don't care. If you want to call the police,
go ahead. I will tell them exactly how it happened, and.
Speaker 2: To please listen to me. Look, I'm sorry about.
Speaker 6: This, Cory.
Speaker 3: We got engaged this morning.
Speaker 6: Remember engaged to be married, and yet you come here and.
Speaker 3: Talk to me like this.
Speaker 1: Tell her, Corey, Tell her what she has to do.
Speaker 2: You can't go around putting people's eyes out here.
Speaker 5: That's not what the ring is for.
Speaker 1: Tell her who she hurt, Corey, Master, You hurt the Master.
Speaker 3: Oh, please get out, both of you.
Speaker 5: What you did to him?
Speaker 3: Please don't touch me, Darling.
Speaker 2: Don't be angry at me after the night.
Speaker 3: I won't.
Speaker 2: I mean, Ray has promised that there's no more not
after tonight. He'll leave us alone.
Speaker 5: He swore it.
Speaker 1: He'll leave us alone after you do it?
Speaker 3: Do what? Kiss his eye?
Speaker 4: Are you crazy?
Speaker 2: How swollen it is?
Speaker 1: It's all black and swollen.
Speaker 6: Tells me you're hurting my arm.
Speaker 5: You shouldn't have done it.
Speaker 2: Inger, Now you have to kiss it.
Speaker 3: Let me go kiss it?
Speaker 2: Inger, kiss his eye?
Speaker 5: You hurt it?
Speaker 6: Now you have to kiss it.
Speaker 3: Get out.
Speaker 4: I will call the police.
Speaker 7: Do you hear me.
Speaker 3: I'll have you both arrested.
Speaker 1: It's all right, laddie, you did your best.
Speaker 2: I know that.
Speaker 1: Come on, Let's go home, and don't.
Speaker 6: You come back if I don't want to see you again.
Speaker 2: Corey never, they say one of the most destructive forces
in romance is a triangle, but the triangle responsible for
this romantic disaster is unusual. Indeed, one girl, one slave,
one master. But our Corey Jensen and Inger Williams really finished?
Will love find a way despite the chains of slavery.
Speaker 1: I'll be back.
Speaker 2: Shortly with Act three, return to the Mystery Theater on WABC.
The time is eight weeks later. These have been difficult
weeks for Inger Williams, and the memory of that night
in her apartment is as vivid an injury as Ray
Chaffey's swollen eye. But in all likelihood, mister Chaffie's wound
has healed by now.
Speaker 8: Ingers hasn't come on, Inger, I know you want to
talk about it. Why else did you ask me to dinner?
I wanted company, That's why you usually prefer male companionship.
Did you and Corey break up.
Speaker 6: Yes weeks ago and you never said a word to me.
I've hardly said a word to anyone on any subject.
I've been living the life of a hermit. But why,
I mean, was it really rough? Did he throw you
over for some other woman? No, not another woman. We
just decided to call it quits.
Speaker 3: If you think that's enough, of an explanation.
Speaker 6: I doubt that you will believe the real explanation. He's
somebody's slave, Sylvia what he made a bet with a
friend of his that he could stand being his personal
slave for one whole year, go through all the humiliation
of it, of jumping through you am obeying every order,
no matter how crazy or embarrassed. Good Lord Tony. I
don't know how much money is at stake, A lot,
I suppose, and Corey is probably going to win it.
I hope he is happy with his prize.
Speaker 3: Anger.
Speaker 6: You're not making this up, are you.
Speaker 4: It's true.
Speaker 6: I have been living with this nightmare for almost three months. No,
that isn't quite true. I've been out of it for
the past couple of months. I haven't seen Corey all
this time. I've only heard.
Speaker 3: From him once. I still carry the letter with me.
Speaker 6: Do you want to see it?
Speaker 3: If you want to show it to me, here read it.
Dear Anger. I know you hate me, now does it
make any sense to say that I love you? The
chains come off on Sunday, October twenty eighth. I'll call
you then. I won't blame you for anything you say
to me. Corey. The chains That's.
Speaker 6: What I said. Corey's been wearing those chains. That's why
I am not wearing his engagement ring anymore.
Speaker 8: Inger, Don't you think that was kind of foolish of you?
What do you mean breaking up with him over a
silly debt?
Speaker 6: There was nothing silly about it. It was the most
disgusting thing I've ever witnessed.
Speaker 3: You've no idea how horrible it was.
Speaker 8: All Right, So Cory's still a college boy at heart,
but he's really cute ing and he's a bachelor.
Speaker 3: And he earns good money.
Speaker 6: He'll earn even more money on October twenty eighth, but
I don't care.
Speaker 3: October twenty eighth, that's tomorrow.
Speaker 8: Yes, then the whole thing will be over. What's to
stop you two from getting back together again? I can't, Sylvia,
believe me after what's happened. It would be impossible.
Speaker 3: But why, I mean, don't you like him anymore? Were
you in love with a guy or weren't you?
Speaker 6: Yes? I was in love with him, and you still are.
Speaker 3: I can tell you're still crazy about him.
Speaker 8: Forget it, Sylvia, Please. You haven't forgotten hand, obviously I have.
I try not to think of Corey at all.
Speaker 3: Honey, can I ask you just one question?
Speaker 5: What?
Speaker 3: Why did you ask me to dinner?
Speaker 6: Why not?
Speaker 3: I mean, why I choose tonight? Is it because of tomorrow?
Because Corey is going to phone you tomorrow.
Speaker 6: I've no idea if he's going to call. His master
may have sent him to Africa by now.
Speaker 3: He's going to call you. He said so in his letter.
Well that was written weeks ago. You want to know
what to do when he does call. You want somebody
to tell you what to do.
Speaker 6: No, Sylvia, I've already made up my mind about it.
Speaker 8: You want someone like me to tell you not to
be stupid, to tell you that men like Corey Jensen
don't grow on preas well. Listen carefully, honey, Men like
Corey Jensen don't grow on trees.
Speaker 4: Hello, Hi, Inger, it's Sylvia.
Speaker 6: Oh hold on a tech, I want to shut off
the radio. Hi Sylvia, how are you?
Speaker 4: I'm fine? How are you all right?
Speaker 5: Oh that doesn't sound so good.
Speaker 6: I told you I'm fine.
Speaker 5: He hasn't called you.
Speaker 6: No, he hasn't. It's almost three According to my watch,
it's closer to three point thirty.
Speaker 8: I just don't understand it.
Speaker 6: He said it, called Sylvia. I told you that I
wasn't going to hold my breath. Nothing Corey Jensen says
can be taken seriously, and you can't believe a slave,
but he's not a slave anymore.
Speaker 5: Today's the twenty eight, isn't it?
Speaker 3: Yes?
Speaker 5: Emancipation Day? Right?
Speaker 3: Who knows? Maybe mister Chaffney extended the contract.
Speaker 6: Do you know what I'd do if I were you,
I'd call him absolutely not.
Speaker 5: You're crazy. If you joke, you're throwing away your whole future.
That's what you're doing.
Speaker 4: And if you really want my advice, your phone cally
the second I hang up, which is right now, oh wall.
Speaker 6: Three six one one.
Speaker 5: H h ah.
Speaker 6: I wonder if he's trying to reach me. No, the
phone would have run by.
Speaker 4: Now are you still talking to me?
Speaker 3: Hello, Sylvia?
Speaker 4: Has anything happened?
Speaker 5: Yes?
Speaker 6: Huh, I've practically worn out my finger, darling, mister Corey
Jensen's number, and guess what I've all I've gotten is
a busy signal.
Speaker 5: You're kidding?
Speaker 4: Maybe the phone's off the hook.
Speaker 6: No, I had the number verified. The operator said there
was someone talking man or woman. They don't give out
that kind of information for Pete's sake.
Speaker 4: Well, You're not going to let that spoil things, are you?
Speaker 3: But what can I do about it?
Speaker 5: That's simple.
Speaker 4: You can go over there, what you know where Corey lives.
You can go to his apartment. You can ring the doorbell.
One thing about doorbells, they don't give.
Speaker 8: Off busy signals.
Speaker 4: Inger.
Speaker 3: Hello, Corey.
Speaker 6: I'm sorry I to surprise you this way.
Speaker 2: No, No, it's okay, it's okay. It's just I'm on
the phone right now, and come in, come in.
Speaker 6: I just feel like an idiot coming over here. But
you did say that you would call me to.
Speaker 1: Be yes, I was going to call you.
Speaker 2: I was going to call you as soon as I
got something straightened down. And look, i've been on the
phone for hours.
Speaker 6: I know you go.
Speaker 1: I can't talk just now. I have to get back
to the phone.
Speaker 3: Go ahead, don't mind me.
Speaker 2: Hello, he's still there. Damn thing I mother. Look, I'll
have to call them back. Why don't you fix yourself
a drink.
Speaker 1: Or something, Corey?
Speaker 6: If you'd rather have left, I no, no, I don't
want you to leave. I didn't come over here expecting
a big hug and a kiss.
Speaker 1: Corey.
Speaker 6: I still have your ring, you know, And I had
to find out what you wanted me to do with it.
Speaker 2: Binger, sit down, please wait while I make this call.
Speaker 3: Corey.
Speaker 5: What is it?
Speaker 3: You don't look well?
Speaker 2: Ringa Please, it's just said. I haven't had a chance
to shave today. I know I look a mess.
Speaker 5: Hello.
Speaker 1: Hello, this is Martha. Martha, it's Corey.
Speaker 2: Look there's only a long shot.
Speaker 5: But have you seen Ray?
Speaker 1: Oh No, I don't mean anything by that. I just
wanted to know it. Now, don't bother.
Speaker 2: If you don't know where Ray is, he's sure as
hell won't No, No, I can't talk now, running late.
Speaker 1: Good bye, Martha.
Speaker 3: Corey. You said one phone call.
Speaker 1: I didn't say that.
Speaker 6: Look if you haven't got one minute between phone calls
for me, maybe.
Speaker 3: I better lead.
Speaker 2: You don't understand I'm trying to find him. He's not
at his apartment. Even his maid doesn't know where he is.
Speaker 3: Who your master?
Speaker 5: Ray?
Speaker 2: He's gone, and I think he may be running away.
Speaker 3: You mean because of the bat because you want it?
Speaker 1: Ye?
Speaker 2: Hello, Yes, I'm mister Jensen. I placed the call. Good Hello,
mister Barbez. Yes, yes, it's urgent that I located Miss Chaffey. Look,
I think he's taking a Panagra flight today, but I
don't know which one I I I it's a matter
of life or death. It's a member of his family.
Speaker 1: Very ill. I I know, I know it's against the rules,
but yes, just just.
Speaker 2: One moment, when I pick up a pencil here, okay,
let me have it. That flight thirty three leaving at
six thirty. Thank you, No, no, no, a message at
the airport.
Speaker 1: Won't t won't do it.
Speaker 2: He might think it was a mistake. I can get
there on time if I leave right away, thank you
very much.
Speaker 1: It's true.
Speaker 2: He's cheating me. Did you hear that he got himself
an assignment in South America?
Speaker 6: South America?
Speaker 1: Remember that selling Tripery went on.
Speaker 6: Well, it was a lie.
Speaker 1: He was in South America.
Speaker 2: I'd got it out of a secretary.
Speaker 1: He was setting up a job dorownd. They're preparing his
line of retreat.
Speaker 2: And Casey lost the bet.
Speaker 6: Why did he lose that much money?
Speaker 5: H I've got to go.
Speaker 2: I've got to get to the airport.
Speaker 6: But that's insane, Corey, I mean, giving up everything he
has because of.
Speaker 3: A stupid beat.
Speaker 1: Please don't hold me up.
Speaker 3: But why is he so desperate? Corey? How much money
was involved.
Speaker 1: Who said it was money?
Speaker 3: But you bet Rachel, and you told me about the
bet that you two.
Speaker 1: Yes, there was a bet, but I never mentioned money.
Speaker 2: That was your conclusion. But it wasn't what you're thinking.
It was more like a swap. Was a swap, a
bargain in exchange.
Speaker 3: Oh good lord?
Speaker 2: Oh now you really think I'm sick? Don't you well
think what you want? Only I'm telling you this thing
that he's not getting away with it. He's had his
year and now I get mine.
Speaker 4: A year.
Speaker 9: You need.
Speaker 3: He is your slave now for a year.
Speaker 5: That's right.
Speaker 2: Chaffy's going to pay his debt. He made me pay.
Now it's his turn. Now I've got the hoop in
the whip and he's going to jump.
Speaker 3: Oh Corey, don't do this. Let him go. You can.
Speaker 6: You can't do to him what he did to you.
It's too awful.
Speaker 3: It isn't humans.
Speaker 6: Stop it.
Speaker 2: It's a long drive to the airport and I want
to beat the traffic.
Speaker 6: Corey, do you still want him marry me?
Speaker 4: You know I do?
Speaker 3: But how could I while.
Speaker 6: You're doing such a thing. I couldn't stand another.
Speaker 2: Year like this, But it wouldn't be the same this time,
don't you see? This time, he's the slave.
Speaker 5: I'm the master.
Speaker 3: That wouldn't make any difference. There's no difference between either one.
Speaker 6: I couldn't marry you like this, and I wouldn't.
Speaker 3: Marry you Corey.
Speaker 2: All right, all right, inges, so you don't marry me. Corey.
I'm sorry, but I can't help myself. There's nothing I
can do. Now it's too late.
Speaker 3: Corey, please come back.
Speaker 6: Gory, Oh right, go on, go to your passive slave.
Speaker 3: I hope you'll be very happy with each other.
Speaker 5: And they will be.
Speaker 3: That's the worst part of all. They will be happy.
Speaker 2: Yes, Inger Williams was right. Slavery makes slaves of the
masters too. That's why the system never worked so many
years ago. But for Cory Jensen and Ray Chaffeye, the
system goes on and they.
Speaker 1: Are welcome to it. I'll be back in a moment now.
The Mystery Theater returns on W A b C.
Speaker 2: We're sorry that our love story has to come to
an unhappy ending, but it isn't as unhappy as you think.
Speaker 1: Because Inger Williams was right.
Speaker 2: Corey and Ray were meant for each other, and Inger,
being a lovely, sensitive girl that she has found someone else,
someone who gave her a genuine diamond ring and not.
Speaker 5: A slave bracelet.
Speaker 2: Our cast included Mandel Kramer, Fred Gwynn, Patsy Booter and
Mary Orr.
Speaker 1: The entire production was under the direction of Hymon Brown.
Speaker 2: This is E. G. Marshall inviting you to return to
our Mystery Theater for another adventure in the macabre.
Speaker 1: Until next time, pleasant dreams.