The Cellar Door
Suspense · January 24, 1956 · 29 min · 3,448 words
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And now, tonight's presentation of Radio's Outstanding Theatre of Thrills, Suspense. Tonight, we bring you a transcribed story of a mother, a father, a locked door, and a baby. We call it the Suller Door. So now, starring Paula Winslow and Harley Bear, here is tonight's suspense play, the Suller Door.
The weather's great. We finally got a perfect Sunday. I thought you were gonna wash the car. Oh I decided to move along instead. Yeah I could hear you. Hi Sandy.
Hi. What's new? Hey did you hear that M? He can say anything now that you know that woman on the corner. What's her name? Oh Miss Emerson. Yeah she wouldn't leave me when I told her Sandy wasn't quite two. She thought he was three or Oh, really Joe.
That's right. We'll have lunch right after your bath, honey. Well, what's the schedule? Well, I'm gonna bathe him now, lunch, his nap, and then we can go to the park. Mm-hmm. I better drain some of that water out of the heater.
Where's the bucket, and on the basement? Oh, I moved everything out of the service porch. It was too tough going up and down those stairs. Hey, look. All those toys and he plays with an egg beater.
I say the water heater's alright, Joe. If you have to pick something, how about the light socket in the bedroom closet? Hell, I'll fix them both. Oh, what was that? I don't know. Oh, it's those kids from across the street.
Oh, they must have kicked that football in the yard again. Where are you going? They're killing their head, Joe. Be right back. Oh, come on, Sandy. We'll run the water into the tub. Hey, fellas, don't go through the heads going around us.
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