Quiet Night

And now, to tonight's presentation of Radio's Outstanding Theatre of Thrills, suspense. Tonight, we bring you the story of three convicts on a road gang in Florida who planned the perfect escape through the Everglades. We call it Quiet Night.

So now, starring Stacey Harris, here is tonight's suspense play, Quiet Night. We listened forward every night right after lights out, and it would be there. Fasten over us headed across Everglades toward Miami. For a moment it was like having somebody come and see you on Visitor's Day.

And when you're on a road gang you don't get no visitors. There were 80 of us in that camp on the edge of the mangrove swamp. Every night we'd quiet down and listen to that airplane.

Wondering about the people up there where they'd been, where they were going and wish and we were going with them, then it'd be gone. But I'd feel good just knowing other people that'd hear it.

People across the swamp over in Lakeland. They'd hear it about six minutes after we did. George. George, up shall we go. George. Oh, man. Honestly, George, if you saw all five, sleepy, why don't you take your clothes off and go to bed?

I can't yet. I haven't checked the jail. Seems to me that'll be Bert's job. That's what a deputy's for, isn't it? Keep the sheriff and run this off to death. Who does he share? Well, it wasn't your nephew he'd starve to death.

And with my hat, mother. George, you know what Doc Lang told you. You gotta start taking it easy. I will, I will. So long. George? Why? Remember how you used to kiss me whenever you left the house?