I. Hardly know what to tell you about the next half hour except that it has been
reported as true by those to whom it happened. It has been investigated. And no one
has yet been able to explain it. Or disprove it. Stern
Harold. Age fifty three died April fourteenth no known next of kin. Who could explain the
inexplicable events in the life of Harold Stern. Certainly what happened to him and to
those involved with him has never happened before. And certainly will never happen again.
Ladies and gentlemen once again we repeat special bulletin regarding Harold Stern. It is very urgent that Stern whose last known address is one two seven west sixteenth place. Repeat one two seven west sixteenth place be located at once. Anyone knowing his present whereabouts is asked to immediately contact.
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What a merry chase you let us I think about we've been tearing the city down looking for
you Mr Stern. I do make a mistake my name is Jordan Frank Jordan that's the name of
the mailbox. No mistake Mr. I'm going to Barry.
Died your hair comat differently but the description still fits why did you do that Mr
Stern I tell you you made
a mistake. I don't understand this I don't understand you think you were public enemy
number one I'm telling you you've made a mistake I know cut it out with. Give me the lab.
We traced you through some tax account you used to work for manager said you had
pledged him to secrecy but in a case like this it is Lieutenant Barry we finally
located Harold Stern. Yeah we'll have moved hospital fifteen minutes you will not. Get
your call Mr Stern pretty chilly outside you can tell me what to do you can't treat me
as if I was a criminal or something get out of my house now I'm waiting and waiting and
I'm sorry. I did barge in on you kind of impolitely but this girl in the hospital is
unconscious she's liable to die any minute unless she gets
a transfusion you have
a pretty rare type of blood Mr Stern the hospital told me you're the only known donor
in this whole area. There has to be others. Instead of wasting your time here with me
why don't you go out and find some other blood donor. No time you're going to have to
find somebody else didn't you understand me the girl is dying I'm sorry but just
a working kid but if it's money I guess you can put money I never took money and what
is it I don't have to explain look it's nothing to give blood thousands of people do it
every day without any problem. Then look at this card I'll look at all the dates.
All the dates. In the last fifteen years you must have given blood what twenty five
times. Thirty one times well then you know there's nothing to it. There anything on
that card about my giving blood the past three years. That's when you got out of
sight. I don't want to talk about it change your name move clear across town warned
your friends not to tell anybody. I've got a lot of tax work to complete tonight
instead of wasting my time and yours why don't you go out and find another blood
donor. I see you.
Trying to tax returns with this new name Frank Jordan. I suppose you've changed it
legally. But I copy the court records around I mean authorizing the change
no where do you keep them bankrolls Yes which bank. But
be perfectly honest I haven't got around to changing it legally. What do you think
of that. Signing
a false name to tax returns look those reports are absolutely accurate I mean over
backwards to have my clients file honest reports the names only technicality but the
federal boys have some pretty strict rules about that I can't of course so that's
their headache all I've got to worry about is finding Harold Stern and getting him
over to general hospital I get it and if I give you the blood it's like you say if
the reports are honest the names only a technicality. What kind of
a crumb are you I can't do it I can't go through that again it would kill me I just
can't do it what's the matter with you. Don't you talking about don't you think I
want to help the girl do you think I'm some kind of insensitive monster. Look out
I'll show you what I'm talking about.
Yeah. I have these kids.
Man slain in robbery. Drowned in cool.
Inherits millions in surprise bequest. There's no surprise to me.
And her millions in surprise bequest man slain in robbery. What are these I gave my
blood five times that last year. Those clippings related to three of them.
Related to three of them. There were two others. One of the two just got a divorce
a few months ago the other is doing well thank God. I knew we would. What are you
talking about. I don't expect you to believe me. Believe what something went wrong
here. Whenever I gave my blood. Somehow. I became involved in their lives I knew in
advance what was going to happen to them. You mean you knew this poor guy was going
to drown in a pool yes. Yes. But we're not exactly well did you or didn't you
when you something was going to happen to. When. I didn't know that but.
But I knew that something terrible I had a premonition. Of.
I don't care whether you believe me or not I don't care about anything but your
blood. Come on get your jacket let's go can't you understand I can't go on living
with a thing like this knowing in advance something was going to happen to somebody
or well it was something good. Well that's fine but but if it isn't then you can't
do anything about it it's a living hell I just can't do it I can't do it now there
must be some other blood donor with my type you've got to find it. William come in
a minute. We're taking Mr Stern down to headquarters booking him on a charge of
using
a false name on government documents. I'll call the hospital and tell him it's all
off.
General Hospital.
Hospital. Sorry
get in the car.
Oh it was it's the I'm going to turn about yeah it drove me right over the man yes
this is the girl's father I kind of
a cheap trick is this so that's the quality of a hospital to have him here so I
changed my mind but it won't work. Look Mr She's just
a kid just ninety I can't help but she's all I got in the world I died when she was
a baby you know he's
a sweet good natured kid you want money tell me how much I'll go out and get it for
you I don't care what I know what you know the money or the water is it tell me what
is it I have my reasons.
She's dying. You don't want to let her die.
She died I can't I can't. Make him do it. I can't make it.
Just going to let it die.
Just going to let it die. My.
My. Home now.
I said get out. I thought you were going to arrest me get out.
I want to congratulate you Mr Stern you're a citizen we can all be proud of. Why did
you have to find.
All right. All right.
All right. All right.
Yes I just came by to thank you. For what. Nothing just my life I'm
a girl who's in the hospital. I'm surprised to see you up and about so quickly
quickly almost a month a whole month and I creep joint. People in the lab they
should have given you my name there were no thanks necessary modest that's cute.
Well at least there's one thing that's rare about me how my blood type. I am happy
to see you up and about. Martin Martin without the. Busy
no no won't you come in and have some coffee I was just having some I guess I could
use.
Do we. Is your father taking care of you.
You got quite a sense of humor. I think about it as my old man found out I was
going to live through my feet went somewhere to celebrate that's the last I saw.
He seemed quite devoted to you. He's a big fake. He is like wine and wine flows
like tears he's been celebrating one thing or another since nineteen forty I mean
like World War Two the flu epidemic recession. He'll come back crying but only if
he finds out I've been hit by a truck or somebody shot me. You shouldn't talk that
way. Why not what's the big tragedy. Nothing like that's going to happen to you.
How do you know. I mean you shouldn't be more.
But more. Who is taking care of you. Same person has been looking after me since
age ten me. And you got me sugar. Sugar.
Oh do you know anything about the the kitten club. Yeah I got an appointment for
a job there it's on this side of town. No I don't think I know that strip joint
over on Seventh Street. You mean you. Know just the camera girl but thanks for
the compliment. It was nice of you to drop by.
Thanks for the blood I hope it brings me luck. I hope so. You know you're really
very nice. It's not Lin it was in ski like my old man and. Martha with an H.
No. No please God.
No.
No.
No.
No please God.
No.
No.
No.
Yes that's right I'll meet you court nine thirty in the morning I'll be there
where's the girl. Just a second. What girl.
I don't know if you don't like it no she's not there she left a week ago when she
lived George hold on a second look Mr Stern are you all right something's going to
happen to George George I'll call you back in the morning you're going to back
to the back of the guy what happens to the best of us so I mean violently it's
soon that your little crystal ball I tell you to tell you this is not going to die
I don't know how Mr Stern maybe you want to see
a doctor please where does she live I don't know all the hospital you call the hot I
wouldn't tell me. It's late and I'm tired look look at it you came to me and made
me do something I didn't want to do you tricked me into it and now you're involved
too all right. You want to play crystal gazer fortune teller.
Give me general hospital. Take it easy relax.
Relax. I have a nice little person. No way
else she's in there she came in a couple of hours ago and I didn't see you leave
well she's not in there now come on I went to my time it's the same thing I've
ever had I play but I smell gas. I know it's gas but you're fast he
has got to get it. Back to.
I told you something that was going to happen I told you I told you I knew it.
I knew it. I knew this would happen. She's perfectly all right come on let's get out
of. You look at that door the landlady.
I think you want to see me first thing in the morning feel evil. You know I wish
you'd do me a favor and stop saving my life. You must talk that way. Well why can't
you find yourself another hobby why don't you take up stamp collecting.
Want to have a coffee don't you think it's too late for too late for a lot of things.
I. Don't intend it was always funny questions it was an accident. It was.
I don't say of course like that I was going to kill myself I wouldn't do it with
a lot of smelly gas. Besides the moment having accidents couple of nights ago I fell
asleep with a cigarette in my mouth there in the hole in the blanket wait a minute
somebody sees that. Good in the world struggle along without me I mean if it really
tried. I made you stop by and I have to see how you were no change.
If that job is a camera girl. Don't you read the papers some more of the famous
was in ski luck that very night some older guy shot up the place now they're closed
down for repair. To get a job in a place where there's so much danger danger you
shouldn't you really shouldn't you shouldn't look Mr Stern you just gave me some
blood you didn't adopt me. I'm sorry. I'm sorry to.
Just that I'm not used to having somebody worry about me it makes me nervous.
I've got an idea. I'm a tax accountant.
Can you type. I'm hardly the secretary OK well really doesn't matter very much I'm
really not a very much I mean if you could print carefully with pen and ink you
offering me
a job. Yes. I.
I feel a sort of responsibility for. Just
to. Really mean that. Yes.
Yes. I try not to laugh but it would be easy you could move into my house and
then we are.
Please don't misunderstand me. It's not a very big house but there's plenty of room
I could sleep in the attic we can get a room next door. I just thought it would be
easier to do it.
I. Very much like to help you.
I should have any better offers and be
a pleasure to get out of this dump. Thank you. With them.
With. Them. I thought guys like you want to tell a couple of centuries ago.
I.
I.
I.
I.
I.
I. I.
I.
Asked me not to do so many things I lost track besides I was only kidding.
Your friend looks a little upset so I make like a hero. Why should I be upset Thank
you very much. I spent ten times better than he does. Please don't go in you might
get a cramp go under this don't do this don't do that routine is beginning to bug
me now would you let go. Please don't go in. Getting a little bored with being
treated like a six year old child Mr.
Rocker.
Rocker. Rocker. I
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I can't. Forget my teeth you remember all the other five where were you we went for
a drive feel it and we went for a little drive. About drunk one hundred percent
super duper trooper drunk what are you doing driving when you're drunk don't you know
it's dangerous when I'm up in the morgue worry worry worry you know you're like a
little old lady sitting in
a rocking chair worrying about this and worrying about that. Get out just the
cotton picking second grandpa. I did something wrong I do more things wrong.
Wait outside maybe I ought to go you better wait outside.
OK perhaps.
Perhaps. It's
a matter with you. Always going out of your way to put yourself in danger. What
big teeth you have. I'm
sorry to believe it at first I got a bang out of this kindergarten routine but if
you don't listen to me perhaps I could explain how it is all right I'll show you.
But I want you to look at these and then you understand what I'm trying to say
but I please look at these I can't let it happen to you every one of them I knew
what was going to happen to every one of them both the good and the bad but I know
what's going to happen to you so I am leaving unless we do something to prevent it
you're going to die in
a terrible way not knock it off when you believe me I know my brother you're coming
or not. It's waiting for me if you go with the young man something will happen I
know it will not be pleased look at these will you please stop acting like this it's
embarrassing don't you think I know why you're doing it what are you talking about
or at first I thought it was cute but who's kidding you're twenty five years older
than I am what do you mean you know what I mean I'm acting like that what do you
mean what are you talking about.
Marta died violently fulfilling her
stern prophecy though certainly not as he'd expected. A few months later Mr Stern
passed away in an asylum for the criminally insane and there the matter ended and yet
there are those who still speculate about his fantastic power of clairvoyance the woman
who unexpectedly inherited a great fortune and. His intuition that took him the modest
room before the gas could kill him. Explain it we cannot we can only wonder another
enigma in the world thus far remains one step beyond.
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