Let There Be Light
Suspense · April 8, 1962 · 22 min · 1,034 words
The transcript of “Let There Be Light”, an episode of Suspense first broadcast April 8, 1962. Press a time to play from that line (a 60-second preview; Potato Plus plays it all). Suspense plays Suspense free, live around the clock. Search inside this transcript.
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And now, a tale well-calculated to keep you in. In a moment, Act 1 of Let There Be Light, starring Idol Francis, and written especially for suspense by Erwin Lewis. First shock touch of Winter was in the air, Chilling my mild snow would fall.
Soon another Winter would be my heavy snow fits would make it impossible for Helen to come until Spring. If a knock I won't answer, maybe they'll think nobody's here. Go away.
Why would anybody be caught? They stopped complaining. We drew on a top coat. This fur piece of mine wouldn't keep a rabbit warm. Oh, my feet are frozen. I was at wasted time, Gloria.
No, they say... They all coming out of the chimney. Huh? You gotta be it. You're putting inside all right. That's no example of Western hospitality. We're strangers, you should invite us in with open arms, kid,
instead of just standing there in the corner. We're cold, you should ask us to warm up by the fire. In fact, if you don't mind, I'm gonna take advantage of that stove right now. Pass frozen. Coffee smells good. How about a cup, huh?
Help yourself. Well, this not being a gentleman, is it Sam? Shut up, Gloria. You're talk. No sugar, no cream. Don't get too comfortable, Gloria. We're not staying long. Right, Sam? Some kid. I'll tell you how it is. You see, a friend of ours was flying that plane down to Mexico.
We were supposed to meet him there day after tomorrow, but something went wrong and he cracked up. He managed to get to that town in the valley and phoned it. When we got to the town hospital a couple hours ago, they told us he died, maybe an hour after he phoned.
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