Rosemary Rice and Bill Lipton star in a Jack Johnstone script (written under the pseudonym “Jack Bundy”) about a young couple who are thrilled to find a new place to live. That is, until they try to spend their first night there. They portray Henry and Lucy Fielding, and their “dream house” is in the country, far away from the noisy city. Lucy thinks they had help from her guardian angel that led in the home search success, including its affordable price. Harry doesn’t believe any of that, and agrees to the deal mostly because he is so frustrated with their apartment. There is a concern, however: the real estate agent was a bit elusive when discussing the history of the house and its past owners. Henry and Lucy are so enthused with the idea of this new home for them, that they still decide to proceed. In their first night in the house, there is a very severe storm. The phone starts ringing with call after call. The calls are unnerving. Henry checks with the phone operator, and she says they have no record of calls being put through. He becomes so upset that he rips the phone from the wall. Lucy gets nervous and has a strange and ominous premonition. She persuades the skeptical Henry that the premonition is real and they should leave the house and stay at a nearby hotel. They can return to the house in the morning and start fresh. As they settle into the hotel room, they are shocked when they hear a radio news report. The house was struck by lightning that demolished part of the home. They realize that by leaving the house they had escaped certain death.
The program was recorded on Tuesday, July 25, 1961. The session began at 10:30am and concluded at 2:30pm.
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Rosemary Rice (Lucy), Bill Lipton (Henry), Lawson Zerbe (Strickler), Toni Darnay (Operators 1 & 2), Larry Robinson (Bellboy / Radio)
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