45-xx-xx ep05 Escape by Death

That's the old book. Once again the keeper of the book is ready to open the ponderous volume in which is recorded all the secrets and mysteries of mankind through the ages. All the strange and mystifying stories of the past, the present, and the future keeper of the book.

What tale will you tell us this time? That tales shall I tell you. I have tales here of every kind, tales of murder, tales of madness, of dark deeds and events strange beyond all belief.

Eh, let me see. Yes, yes, here's a tale for you. A strange and terrible story of two old ladies and how they tried to escape from their doom. I call the story, escape by death.

My story begins in a big, shabby old house in the country, fully a mile from any other habitation. In a large, ground floor room, which is both their bedroom and sitting room, Martha and Louise Abbott listen to the wind howl outside.

Louise is an invalid, confined to a wheelchair. Martha, though able to walk, can only hobble a few steps at a time, so that to them the lonely house is almost like a prisoner. Oh, listen to that wind, Louise.

Oh, I do hate living out in a country like this. We're so isolated from everybody. Oh, yes, Martha. It was so much nicer when we lived in our own house in the village. Even if Roger and Hester are on nephew and niece, we should never have let them persuade us to move out here with them.

What is it, Toby? Queenie? Our mother's darling's hungry. Hmm. Even Toby and Queenie don't like living here. Yes, they do, see, my nephew. Queenie hasn't been eating well. Louise, it's very foolish for us to stay here with Roger and Hester.