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1:04Republicans want to steal enough seats in Congress to raid the next election and wield unchecked power for two more years. But you can stop them by voting yes by April 21st. Help put our elections back on a level playing field and let voters decide not politicians. Vote yes by April 21st. Paid for by Virginians for fair elections. The National Broadcasting Company presents Radio City Playhouse, attraction one. Radio City Playhouse is a theater of the air that has been built to an extraordinarily

2:04simple design. In Radio Drama there is no substitute for a fine story expertly told. So if a script meets the highest standards of excellence it may come from any writer anywhere. So long as the performance is truly inspired it may be given by any artist without regard to name or fame. We hope you will listen each week to our new series and if you feel like writing to us about our plays we will deeply appreciate your comments. Now here is long distance. Attraction one of Radio City Playhouse. Written and directed by a brilliant young newcomer to American Radio, Harry W. Juncombe and starring Jan Minor as Mrs. Leon Jacks who is seated at a telephone

3:09table in her home. But Warden you don't understand after all you're the warden of the prison Jacks I can't just act on your say so you've left it too late I'd like to help you. Warden try to understand I've called the governor but I can't get him this letter proves that my husband didn't commit the murder why can't I make you see my husband would never have been found guilty if we could have produced this letter at the trial. Mrs. Jacks we always have these telephone calls before an execution I know how you feel I'm terribly sorry for you but there's nothing I can do you didn't produce this letter at the trial I know we didn't produce it that's what I'm telling you I found it tonight quite by accident between the lining and the covering of my overnight bag if we could have produced the trial my husband would never have been well the case would have been dismissed and you

4:13understand that you're you're that he's innocent you're executing an innocent man. Mrs. Jacks I tell you it's not in my power I know how you feel believe me I do but you tell of only have an hour before an execution and start talking about some letter you've found I just can't do it Mrs. Jacks it's something that's bowed in my hands I don't have a proper bow oh you're so stupid I tell you this letter changes everything at least you can delay the execution for 24 hours until you investigate it you can't kill him I tell you it's monstrous wicked Mrs. Jacks believe me I can do anything well then who can there must be somebody the only man in New York state who can stay an execution but I tell you I called him he's out of town the lieutenant governor's out of town everyone's out of town and it's only half an hour until it's until this is Jacks believe me I'd like to help you but you can't do it I tell you you can he's innocent this letter proves he's innocent Mrs. Jacks tell me who is the appeal judge the claim judgment claim well under the

5:15circumstances I mean naturally we want to be just if you can get judgment claim to follow me here at the prison I'll delay the execution 24 hours you will judgment claim is the only man who can help you I'm sorry all right thanks I'll call him and and and see but claim claim but I hear this judge John C he'll run a five oh five nine nine I don't know about it oh five nine nine three four five four five five nine Please, God, let him be in. And so, why don't you?

6:17Hello? Is Judge McLean there, please? I'm sorry, he's not. He's out of town. Out of town? This is Mrs McLean speaking. May I take a message? Where is he? Well, he went to San Francisco the day before yesterday. Who is speaking? San Francisco? You mean he's on a train somewhere? No, he's no out. Who is speaking? Mrs McLean. It's Mrs. Leon Jack speaking. Mrs. Leon Jack. Oh. Do you know who I am? Oh yes, yes, I know. Mrs. McLean, you've got to help me. I don't know if you remember the trial. There was a lot of talk about a letter which never turned up. We couldn't produce the letter that would prove my husband was in Canada on armistice day and couldn't have committed the murder. I've never given up looking forward and tonight I found it quite by accident. It's a slip down between the lining and the covering of my overnight bag. I knocked the bag down over shelf and it sprung over in the letter cell. How are you listening? Yes. Yes, I'm listening. Well, I found the prison. For a moment, I was so stunned. Anyway, I found the prison. And they told me that Judge McLean was the only man who could stop them from killing Leon. If I could just talk to Judge McLean.

7:17I mean, he'd recognize it once the importance of my finding this letter. The man at the prison doesn't understand the whole prosecution and rest it on the fact that we couldn't produce the letter at the trial. When is the execution? In a little over 20 minutes. Oh, no. I've never given up. That's why I'm not at the prison with Leon. I've never stopped working trying to prove his innocence. I just got back from Canada tonight and was going out to be with him with me. And then I found it. Mrs. McLean, I've got to talk to your husband. Mrs. Jackson. Found him in San Francisco. He's at the Golden State Hotel. Golden State Hotel. He always stays there. I'm sure you can reach for all right. Thank you. And please let me know if there's anything else I can do with you. Yes. Yes, thank you. I know it will be all right. I just know it will be all right. Thank you. Goodbye. Okay. It's mine. It's mine. Moro Casino. American Social Casino. Welcome to Moto Casino, where the excitement never ends. With thousands of the hottest free-to-play social casino games, fastest payouts, and the best promotions in the industry.

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10:18She said the circuits were busy. I just wanted to tell you why it was so important that my call be put through it once Yes, madam. My name is Jack. Mrs. Jacks. My husband is Leon Jack and your phone number madam. Oh, what difference It's region four nine nine seven oh, but operator the important four nine nine seven oh, yes Operator my husband I don't know whether you read the papers enough, but my husband is being executed tonight I'm murder for a murder that he didn't commit you understand that Well, this man in San Francisco is the only one who can stop the execution I've uncovered Quite by accident. I've uncovered new evidence. I've got to speak to judge McLean quickly because the execution is less than 20 minutes Less than that now and he's the only man that can make them stop operator It's a matter of a man's life. Do you understand that I will see that your call has been through as quickly as possible ahead of the others I'll do the best I can for me. I hold the line. I'll call you madam. All right, but hurry operator hurry

11:23Please Let him be here at telephone Don't let him be out Please This team minutes mark. Oh God help me Please God The Jordan heaven Hell it would be my name Oh God don't let them kill me on he didn't do it. You know he didn't do it My kingdom come I will be done in earth Well, I've never heard anybody in his life Please God Oh God I love myself Hello Your call to San Francisco madam for Judge Jason McLean

12:24Yes, yes, have you got him? There is no Mr. McLean I mean no judge McLean registered at the Golden State Hotel But operator he must be registered his wife said he always stayed there Just a moment madam I'll check them again Hello operator Yes operator Would you check that name again, please? Jason McLean, my party is sure that Judge McLean is registered They have no Judge McLean operator they have a Mr. McLean in 701 from Toledo, Ohio That's the only McLean registered operator Yes madam That must be the right McLean is wife told me just a minute of the gold that he was there He always stays at the Golden State Hotel, please have them check it again I'm sorry operator Just a moment madam Hello operator I hope I have no say on you doing operator Hello operator This is New York on Circuit 412, is it clear? Oh, please Hello Town, New York Operator, would you connect me with the room clerk of the Golden State Hotel, please? This is an urgent call Right Hurry

13:25Hurry What are they doing? Just a moment Hello room clerk Hello sir This is New York calling a Judge JC McLean I believe you have a Mr. McLean registered from Toledo What is the name again, operator? McLean, MC, capital L E A M That's right operator room 701 This is an urgent call sir Are you sure that he is not Judge JC McLean of New York City? No operator Mr. McLean is from Toledo R.I.D. Stacey and Freak McLean Operator Just a moment sir Yes madam Operator, can you find out if they sent Judge McLean to another hotel? He should have arrived sometime yesterday Just a moment madam Hello sir Yes operator Sir can you tell me if a hotel is any record of... I want to try and trace Judge McLean If he applies for a room yesterday and you send him to another hotel Would there be any record of that? Well, what do you have a reservation operator? Just a moment sir Did Judge McLean have a reservation there? Oh, I don't know whether he had a reservation or not I thought if the hotel was full and they sent him someplace else he might not wear

14:27That's all Hello sir Yes operator My party doesn't know whether Judge McLean had a reservation or not No, he did not operator, I have the reservation list to hear There is nothing for Judge McLean Is there any way we can locate Judge McLean that you know of sir? The call is urgent Virgin, it's a matter of life and death What are they doing? Hello? Hello? Operator Oh, what's the matter? Why don't you answer me? I don't know, madam, there needs to be no way of tracing your party Oh, operator, what can I do? I just got to find him In case Judge McLean does register at the Golden State Madam, I can try and wait a minute Twenty minutes? But I told you this I never mind Let it go Is the call cancelled, madam? Yes Yes

15:41Good evening, Brent Theater Oh, no Oh, dear, sir, help me Emma Emma Bye, bye, bye, bye I don't know, five or five, nine, nine No, five I mean, five Nine Nine Sorry Hello? Mrs. McLean It's Mrs. Jacks, again, I can't locate your husband He's not at the hotel, not registered, even Is there any place else any other hotel where he might be? Yes, Prime Minister It's Mrs. D.C. Elder, Cypress Drive That's C-Y-P-R-U-S Drive, Oakland D.C. Elder, Cypress Drive All right, thanks It isn't there, she'll know where he is And I understand why he isn't at the hotel, he always stays

16:42Hey, Mrs. McLean, I have to hurry, goodbye Goodbye Goodbye Two, one I'm just... Long this time Let me speak to the Chief Operator, please Thank you, madam, just a moment, please The Chief Operator is Milton's Operator, it's Mrs. Jacks, again, I have a call to San Francisco, again I mean, I want to put it through again, I mean, it's Oakland Yes, madam It's Mrs. D.C. Elder, Cypress Drive, Oakland D.C. Elder, is that C-Y-P-R-U-S The U.S. Operator C-Y-P-R-U-S, Cypress Drive That's right, and hurry, operator, please Yes, madam, hold the line, please Chicago You are calling Oakland Operator The circuit's a busy operator Will you ring the operator? Just a moment, operator, I can take it now Information, please, operator

17:43Right, information Operator, the number of Mrs. D.C. Elder, Cypress Drive U.S. calling Elder, just a moment, operator Right I have a D.C. Elder, 1138 Cypress Drive, Montana The number is Lakers 3-9136 Lakers 3-9136 Right, thank you, operator Operator Lakers 3-9136 U.S. calling operator Lakers 3-9136 Mrs. D.C. Elder, Mrs. D.C. Elder Right You're still calling from Regent 9-4-9-4-9-7-0 No, no Regent 4-9-7-0 That's right, operator, and please, hurry What are they doing? Hello Operator, what are they? Operator, answer me We are ringing Lakers 3-9136 for you, madam

18:44Oh God, please There's less than 10 minutes left I don't think so Hello, operator Lakers 3-9136 is D.A. operator Right, operator Hello, madam They do not answer, I'm sorry Do you like to ask them again in 20 minutes? No, I told you it's stupid Oh, what's the use? I won't I won't give up I'll get it I'll get him one after... Hello Hello This is MacLean Yes, I'm nearly out of my mind Your sister's number doesn't answer This is MacLean Is there nothing I can do? Oh, it's checks, I'm so sorry They're probably all out to dinner at cocktails or something

19:45They're three or four hours behind our turn, all around I think MacLean What can I do? You must be somebody else you can phone here Surely they wouldn't go ahead with the execution If there were any reasonable laws of men up there or any new evidence I've been all through that, MacLean I've tried to get the government I want to be here The prison authority said your husband was the only one who... I knew we had my mind It's Jackson It's very difficult It's just possible they might all be over there The name is Hibis and I, I think it's Robert It's Robert Henderson I'm Psychostribe You follow them in the meantime I follow the government's office You know what the name is? Henderson? That's right I don't try The chief operator, please Yes, madam The chief operator is me Operator, this is Mrs. Jackson again Operator, see how quickly you can get me San Francisco again

20:47I mean, Oakland, Robert Henderson No, it's Mrs. Robert Henderson Psychostribe again, Oakland Mrs. Robert Henderson Psychostribe, Oakland Why do you repeat everything? Yes, that's right And Harry operator, hurry Chicago New York calling Oakland operator Right, hold the line operator Can't you tell him the Harry operator is less than 10 minutes left? I've told you how urgent this call is operator Can't they hurry it up or something? We're putting your call through as quickly as possible, madam Okay, information, please operator Right, information New York calling operator The number of Mrs. Robert Henderson, Psychostribe Henderson? On Psychostribe operator Yes, operator I have a Robert L. Henderson on Craswood Road Oh my goodness, how can you be so stupid? It's on Psychostribe They're right across the street from my friend's sister And you must have them listed An operator Yes, operator Operator Craswood Road and Psychostribe intersect The houses might be like getting caught off each other and yet beyond

21:48Yes, that's it, ring them and hurry operator What is the Craswood Road number operator? That operator is Lakers 3-8197 Right Operator Lakers 3-8197 New York calling operator Lakers 3-8197 Mrs. Robert Henderson Mrs. Robert Henderson Right Are you still calling for Region 4-997-0? Of course! I'm still calling for Region 4-997-0 For goodness sake, stop asking me stupid questions Don't you understand that I'm trying to save a man's life? Why don't they answer? God, please, make the man say a few Eight minutes left before Hello Hello, sir New York calling, Mrs. Robert Henderson, please Well, she's not in at the moment, this is Mr. Henderson speaking of you He'll do, operator, he'll do Very well, madam Go ahead, please Hello, hello Hello, Mrs. Henderson Mrs. Henderson, I can't go into a long story Do you know Judge McLean?

22:48I believe his wife's sister lives across the street from you It's very urgent that I contact Judge McLean at once Yes, I know Judge McLean I drove him to the railway station this morning What? Yes, he caught the Southern Pacific West Coast limit It's a port in this party I'm Mr. Henderson, I'm in terrible trouble I've got to locate Judge McLean Well, I don't see how you can He took the train and turned this way Mr. Henderson, my husband is... He's been executed tonight for murder I'm murder, he didn't commit Judge McLean was the judge Well, I found it There was a letter, a letter we couldn't find all during the trial I found it in quite a few nights Quite by accident They told me at the prison that Judge McLean was the only man who could get them to put off the execution If I don't get Judge McLean, they're going to kill me on that That's all I'm almost sick I can't talk right now Do you understand me? Do you? Yes, yes, I understand Wait a minute, let me think I'd like to walk off and help you I love him so much, I'm sorry, everything Please

23:48Mrs. Love, what's your name? Jack, Mrs. Leon Jack Listen, Mrs. Jacks, you might get Judge McLean at Dunsview or that's a tunnel along the line If on some friend, meet him there at the station The train stops for 15 minutes at Sir 20 minutes past six years now The train arrives at Dunsview at 615 It'll be there now I'll listen to you I'll never get it Try it, Dunsview is a small station The train will be in there now, it's worth a chance Dunsview The UNSMUIR The West Coast Limited is the train and it's Dunsview, California Try it, there is a chance All right, hang up quickly and thanks Have you finished, Madam? Is that the Oakland operator? Yes, Madam Operating may not be able to do a good thing A man's life just ain't right Operator, can you get me the railroad station at Dunsview, California, the Depot? I can connect you with the Dunsview operator, Madam Just a moment, please Dance, Milo Oakland Calling Operator, I have an urgent call here from New York City Can you connect me with the railway station?

24:48Yes, Operator, the number is 395 And you connect me, Operator Yes, Operator, just a minute Will you just talk to anyone there? Yes, yes, anyone, anyone Also, if you'd like to help anyone, help me now Wait a minute, I'm going to go Wait a minute, go Do I need... Keep up Hello sir, New York Calling, do I have to leave? Hello Hello Is there a train in there now, the West Coast Limited? Ah, who's this? Listen, whoever you are, listen, this is a terribly urgent call I've got to locate a man who's on this Did the West Coast Limited just come in there to Portland? The West Coast Limited is here now, Madam Just came in, leaves again in nine minutes Listen, stop There's a judge McLean, have you got that McLean? McLean? Judge McLean, yes He's on that train, I mean, he's in a station somewhere He was meeting a friend of his who lives in Dunes, Milo Listen, if you can get Judge McLean this time, I'll give you $1,000 What was that lady?

25:48What's that about $1,000? Well, listen to me, McLean, have you got that? Yes, you sat there Judge McLean Yes, Judge McLean Tell him, tell him he said it, let it... Tell him his wife's been killed! Get him! Okay, lady Okay, I'll try Judge McLean, urgent call for Judge McLean Judge McLean How hurry What are you doing? Leon Leon is tonight He's John It's Lane They've killed you, they've done it Oh God, make some noise Just a little longer here Please, God, make some noise Don't let them do it Just find him, it's more God Make the clock slow, God, anything The pain Hello, hello Hello Judge McLean Yes, this is Judge McLean who is it?

26:48Where's my wife? Judge McLean There's nothing wrong with your wife This is Mrs. Leon, Jack's Judge Judge, I found the letter, you know the letter The one we couldn't find at the trial It prosely on him, Haleyd, we're in Montreal that night You know Listen, Judge They're executing Leon tonight Right now, it may even be too late You know what this letter means The whole prosecution rest is on the fact that we couldn't produce it Well, I found it tonight Right by accident, do you understand? It prosely on his innocent Do you understand? I also understand What time was the execution? No They're doing it right No, they're not Get off the phone, I'll call the presenters Get off the phone, Ben Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh Ben Ben, and I killed him I should've stabbed him before Haleyd, I should've found him before I was a terrible person Haleyd, I was a terrible person Haleyd, I was a terrible person No! No, you don't need to tell me I know. You killed him. You killed the only man I am. Stop! Stop it, stop it!

28:17Hello? Leon? Leon? Leon! Leon! You have just heard long distance. Attraction won, Radio City Playhouse, as written and directed by Harry W. Junkin. Jan Minor was heard in the exacting role of Mrs. Leon Jackson. Other players included Anna Karen, Eugene Francis, Gene Tatum and Frank Thomas.

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