Experiment in Terror Page #6

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My name won't help you.

This doesn't concern me.

Well, what's it about then?

- It's the Sherwood matter.

- Sherwood?

Yes, that's right.

Well, I'm afraid I don't know the name.

What sort of case is it?

She's being threatened.

Miss Kelly Sherwood.

I don't think I know anything about it.

Perhaps...

...if you give me

some more information--

Well, maybe I was wrong.

If we were handling the case,

I'm quite sure that I'd know the name.

I tell you what--

Yeah?

Thanks.

Not enough time.

I knew it was him

the minute I heard his voice.

Man, if I could have

just kept him talking. Just....

I just got a report.

There's a heavy fog rolling in

on Glenbrook Ave.

Now it's getting so thick down here

I can hardly see the front of the house.

Hold it. There's a car in the vicinity.

It's stopping in front

of the victim's house now.

All right, who are you?

Who am l? I'm Smokey the Bear.

Who the hell are you?

- Control, this is Colby.

- Yeah, Colby, come in.

We have a drunk up here.

Can you send the local police up?

Roger.

- Evening, Mr. Ripley.

- Hello, Popcorn.

I'm afraid I'm not

a very good newspaperman.

I've been doing some thinking.

This one's on the house.

Costs you nothing.

It's for the girls.

I'm gonna show you where the phone is.

- The phone that Lynch uses?

- Oh, no, a friend of his.

I don't know who he is.

I don't know his name.

He's making arrangements

to get Mr. Lynch out of the country.

Air tickets, forged passports,

health certificates, all that.

Every night at midnight,

Mr. Lynch calls him.

Follow me.

Don Shoemaker. He's a runner.

Was a runner.

Errand boy for anyone who had the

price of a fix. Too bad he's dead.

Well, I had no other choice.

And it's too bad about Popcorn.

Bound to happen.

Can't be that kind of businessman

and expect to live forever.

- Hi, Joey. How are you doing there, boy?

- Swell.

Miss Soong.

I'd like to talk to him.

And I don't have

anything to say about it?

Oh, on the contrary.

I'd much rather talk to you.

I said everything I had to say last night.

All right.

- Joey, I'd like to talk to your Uncle Red.

- You wanna see him?

Do you know where I might find him?

- Where does he live, Mama?

- I've told Mr. Ripley I don't know.

- Joey, does he ever send you toys?

- He sent me a big tiger.

- When was that?

- On my birthday.

- When is your birthday, Joey?

- July 26. I'm 6 years old.

Well, now, you're quite

a fella, aren't you?

When's the last time

Uncle Red saw you?

- On my birthday.

- Did he say when he'd be back?

- Did he ever write you a letter, Joey?

- Why doesn't he write me, Mama?

- I asked him special last time.

- He's busy.

See you tonight, pumpkin.

I've got a surprise for you.

- So long, Joey. I'll be seeing you.

- So long.

- Hangout.

- Is Toby Sherwood there?

- Who?

- Toby Sherwood.

Just a minute and I'll see.

- Toby Sherwood? Toby Sherwood!

- That's me.

- Hello?

- This is a friend of your sister's.

We've got a business deal,

did she tell you?

- What?

- A friend of your sister's.

She's been shot.

- She's been what?

- She's been shot.

It was an accident.

She's bleeding badly...

...and somebody's gotta

get her to a hospital.

I'll be at the corner of 25th

and Clement in my car.

Come by yourself.

Go out the back door right now and

don't say anything to anybody at all.

If you do, I'll let her die.

- Tob?

- Get out of here! Get out of my kitchen.

Tob!

Hey, look out!

I don't know, she just got a phone call

and ran out the back door.

Toby!

Get in.

Come on, come on.

Your sister's all right.

You said she was dying.

I had to find some way to get you here.

Take off your clothes.

You want me to take them off for you?

Then take them off.

The sweater too.

Toss them over.

Sit down.

Miss Sherwood, please.

- Hello?

- Now, listen carefully, Kelly.

When you get off,

drive down to Fisherman's Wharf.

Park at the open market.

Now you walk to the telephone booths

across the street at the gas station.

I'll call you at exactly 7:30 and

give you instructions where to go.

- You understand?

- Yes.

Oh, and one more thing.

In case you're considering

anything foolish, I've got Toby.

Now, she's all right now...

...and if I get the money I'll let her go.

But if anything goes wrong...

...I'll kill her.

And if I'm not around to do it,

I've got a friend who's going to baby-sit.

Oh, wait a minute.

Tell her you're all right.

Sis? He said you were shot.

That's enough.

Oh, no, please don't.

All right.

All right.

Come on.

Over there.

In there.

Go on.

We checked for miles around.

Nobody remembers seeing his car...

...though we had a description.

Police put out an all points,

so we're covered there.

On the toy tiger, Cronin's men

are still checking out the stores.

Agents running a tail on Miss Soong

report in the negative.

Subject has made no attempt

to contact her, nor has she him.

- That's about it.

- How is Miss Sherwood doing?

She'll probably have a

nervous breakdown...

...after it's over, but she'll make it.

Let's go.

One thousand.

- There you are, Mr. Murchison.

- Thank you.

How about a movie tonight?

No, I'm sorry, Dick,

but I promised Toby--

I'm gonna drown that kid.

Tomorrow night?

- Yeah, tomorrow.

- What time?

Well, why don't you call?

Okay.

Have a nice weekend.

She's in the phone booth. We'll follow.

I'm running an emergency check.

You got a cab

with license plates Y-64728?

Yeah, that's our cab. Made a pickup

at Taylor and Jefferson, a woman.

And we got her checked out

for Candlestick Park.

The guy who told me to pick you up

said to give you this.

Now batting for San Francisco...

...number seven,

right fielder, Harvey Kuenn.

Now batting for San Francisco,

number 23...

- ... Ieft fielder....

- All right, come on, let's go.

He has two ways to go. Either he

can contact the victim himself...

...or he can send somebody else to pick

up the money, a newsboy or a vendor.

I'm posting men at each of the tunnels

and all of the 28 exits.

I don't have to tell you how important it is

not to put any lives in jeopardy.

But we're gonna get this man.

All right, let's go.

Oh, I remember him very well.

He's purchased a number of things

here in the past year or so.

- Did he always take the toys with him?

- Oh, no. No, not always.

Here. Here's the sales slip on the tiger.

It was delivered to this address,

the Budget Fur Shop on Vista Street.

All right out there,

let's get a little action going!

That's my team!

That's it, baby!

Hey, buster, how about

a beer down here!

- Number 40, Mike McCormick.

- A beer, little lady?

- One?

- Yeah.

All right, come on, you guys.

Let's get a few runs!

Pardon me, could I borrow

your binoculars a minute?

Yeah, sure.

Your attention, please,

ladies and gentlemen.

The same two teams will play again

tomorrow evening at 8:15.

Advance tickets may be purchased

at the advance ticket windows...

...in the lobby as you leave the park.

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