Family Theater: Night Caller

Family Theater presents Anne Blithe and Raymond Burr. From Hollywood, the mutual network in cooperation with Family Theater presents Night Collar, starring Anne Blithe and Raymond Burr. Family Theater's only purpose is to bring to everyone's attention a practice that must become an important part of our lives, if we're to win peace for ourselves,

peace for our families and peace for the world. Family theatre urges you to pray. Pray together as a family. Now to our transcribed drama Night Collar, starring Anne Blythe as Nora, and Raymond Burr as Clint.

I couldn't sleep. Maybe it was the bright moonlight coming in through my window since the storm ended. Maybe it was just because I was all alone. Whatever the reason, I was still wide awake at 2.30.

I got out of bed and went over to the window. Below me far across the valley, the last of the storm clouds drifted quietly against a clear night sky. I could see some stars. I looked down the dark winding driveway that led from the house to the road along the edge of the bluff.

The motionless trees, the shaded surface of the mountainside, the white ribbon of highway, all seemed deserted and very distant. I looked again at the luminous dive at the clock on my night table. 2.30 in Los Angeles.

That would make it 4.30 in Chicago. I wish that I could pick up the phone and call on distance. Hello, Mom. Hello, Dad. Turns out your daughter's not a big girl after all. She's sleeping in your bedroom, but she's still afraid of the dark.

Would your mind singing it asleep? Pick up the phone. I did get that far, just to see how it felt. Then I decided I should stop feeling sorry for myself. Two seconds later I saw the light flash on my ceiling.