A down-on-his luck man is the patient of a doctor, and uses that status as a ruse. He returns to the office after his earlier appointment, at closing time to pick up his medication. But that’s a ruse; he wants money. While he is there with the office nurse who is attempting to deal with the dangerous situation, two criminals burst into the office. One of them has been shot. His companion demands that the doctor operate immediately to remove the bullet. But the doctor’s not in the office… and the criminal sincerely believes the man attempting to rob the office is the doctor! The criminal threatens them, and the quick-thinking nurse says they will do the operation. In the process, she has to secure the cooperation of the robber who must pretend to be the doctor and be convincing about it. How she guides him to buy time for someone to come and rescue them from the situation makes for a compelling story.
The author is identified as “Charles Jacobs.” That name has befuddled many for a long time. The name is not found in resources that identify short story authors or novelists or movie and television writers or theatrical playwrights. It's too good a script and too complex a plot for the author to not have written anything else. If the author was a “one hit wonder,” there would likely be mention of someone adapting the story. The identity is finally known. The insight came from consulting the Wikipedia page for Antony Ellis where his birth name is revealed as "Antony Ellis Jacobs." A search of Ellis family documents resulted in finding the marriage license of Antony and Georgia Ellis. On the form is written the name of Antony Ellis’ father: Charles Jacobs. It is not known why Ellis chose this script or moment to use a pseudonym. As best can be determined, he only used pseudonyms twice more during his time as producer.
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THE CAST
Hy Averback (Carter), Mary Jane Croft (Mrs. Ruth Bell), Herb Ellis (Al), Sam Edwards (Danny), John Fell (2nd Officer), Bill Justine (Officer / Radio voice), John Stephenson (Dr. Bell), Larry Thor (Narrator)
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