In the final hours of Jim Martin, a young man convicted of murder; it is up to Lamont Cranston and Margot Lane to find the truth and the real murderer. Lamont quickly travels to Barton’s Tavern where the crime was commited and speak to Sam Walker, the man whose testimony convicted Martin. Although he seeks out Sam, he is not alone; Andy Branton, the of Branton's Tavern, was there, forcing Sam to keep his calm and nerves in line.
As Lamont, as the Shadow, speaks to Sam; Margot Lane is sent to his home to talk to his older sister Laura Walker for she might be concerned about Sam's sanity and his soul.
Can Lamont and Margot find the truth before the last hour? The Shadow Knows!
I require 2 Main Voice Actors for this Episode: Sam Walker and Andy Branton
Sam Walker has convicted Jim Martin to the death-house with a false testimony. But now, he is slowly losing his sanity due to taking the life of an innocent man for that he knows who the real killer is!
Voice Range: Medium/High
No! . . . I haven’t talked to anyone . . . like you said.
I can’t stand it . . . just sitting here waiting!
(Cracks) Stop talking about killing! I can’t stand it! . . . I can’t! . . .
I can’t stand it! . . . That Martin kid in the death house! . . . Only one hour to go!
I keep seeing the kid’s face . . . sitting there like he did when I was in the witness chair . . . looking at me like he was sorry for me . . . like it was me that was going to die for lying!
(Dazed and frightened) Speaks! . . . Yes, I am hearing a voice. I must be hearing it, or else I’m going crazy!
He won’t dare kill me! I’ve written everything down . . . told how it really happened! If I die, it will be found!
(Dazed) It opened! . . . just like the side door at the tavern! And no one was there . . . no one but . . .
He spoke to me . . . knocked a glass from my hand . . . to prove he was . . . there . . . real. . . .
Don’t, Andy! . . . I’ve written it all down . . . how you shot the bookie for welshing on you . . . and framed the Martin kid! The police will find it . . . if you kill me!
Andy Barton, the owner of Barton's Tavern, is forcing Sam Walker to stay at his tavern until Jim Martin's life has be taken in the death-house. Could it be that he does not want Sam to confess on who really killed that man in the tavern and wants to save his own life?
Voice Range: Medium/High
(Mocking) My place ain’t popular no more! Ain’t you heard?
Neighborhood folks figger they’re burning the wrong guy in the chair tonight.
(Contemptuously) Play yourself a game of solitaire. It’ll kill time!
Listen, you jellyfish! Quit seeing things! And quit imagining things, or that dopey sister of yours will be seeing your face . . . in a box!
(Impatiently) Then it just swung open. . . . Unwind! (Goes) I’ll close it if it’ll make you feel any better. . . .
(Comes on) That was just some dame on the phone . . . lookin’ for a guy! (Breaks off) Creeps! What’s bleached you? Why’d you smash that glass?
Oh yeah? The dope . . . the crazy . . . (Breaks off) Hey! I know you! You’re Cranston! You’ve been around asking questions!
Yeah! Hang up, or I’ll give you what I gave that welshing bookie! . . . (Measured) right between the eyes! (Snaps) Hang up! . . .
(Cuts in) You were calling the cops! I should’ve fixed you right after the trial!
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