Diagnosis of Death

And now, tonight's presentation of radio's outstanding theater of thrills... ...suspence. Tonight, the story of a man who thought the only way to escape death was to search for it. We call it diagnosis of death.

So now, starring Gene Bates with Lawrence Dobkin, here is tonight's suspense play, diagnosis of death. I hope you don't mind my dropping in without an appointment. No, of course not.

Sit down. Oh, thank you. Your nurse had Simon had already left. I suppose he'd call this newping, but I think I have a right to know. Oh, Martha, I'm glad you dropped in. I tried to call you at home just a few minutes ago.

Well, then, it is serious? Well, right now, I'm not speaking about Simon's health. Uh... A rather unfortunate thing has happened. Well, not an accident. In a sense, I'm not even sure that anything is wrong, but if there is, I'm going to need your help.

Well, of course, but what are you talking about? Let me start at the beginning. Simon had a one o'clock appointment here with me. I was to give him a final report and all the tests we've run in his condition.

Yes, I know that. He wouldn't tell me much about it. I knew he was worried, of course, but he's such a hypochondriac. And he was very worried. So was I. Oh, I didn't realize. Well, just over an hour ago he arrived for that one o'clock appointment.

Now, I happened to be upstairs in consultation with another doctor and Simon was in the waiting room. Ms. Herman says he was very nervous, naturally. Oh, yes, but... Well, he was there in the waiting room when I phoned down to ask Ms. Herman to read me a lab report that had just come in.