Experiment in Terror

Oh, shut up, Murphy.

Is someone there?

I'm not going to hurt you.

No, no, no, no. I don't want to hurt you.

I just want to talk to you.

Your hand is...

Now, nothing's going to happen...

unless you do something foolish.

Then I'll kill you.

I've already killed twice, so I won't hesitate to do it again.

Do we understand each other?

Good.

You've got a small waist.

Measurements...

34...

22...

35. right?

Oh, I know a lot about you, Miss Sherwood.

What do you want?

You.

I'll scream. Somebody will hear me.

This is a dead-end street...

You won't scream.

And I know what kind of a street this is.

Why... Why don't we go in the house?

There's nobody home. Yes, I know.

Your sister's staying with a friend... Louella Hendricks.

206 Palo Alto Street.

She left at 7:23.

And you left for your party at 7:32.

You see?

I do know a good deal about you,

just about everything there is to know.

I think that we'd be more comfortable in the house.

And you could see what I look like.

No. No.

If you could identify me, you might be tempted.

That way, we'd both lose out.

You'd be dead,

and I'd be out a hundred thousand dollars.

A hundred thousand dollars?

That's the figure.

If you know so much about me, you know I don't have any money.

Of course you have.

You've got a whole bank full of it.

You've got me... pretty well cased.

Isn't that the word?

That's the word.

Now, your 16-year-old sister Toby...

goes to the George Washington high school.

Her present boyfriend, a lad named David,

picks her up for school just before you leave for work.

She has lunch at the school...

or at a place called the Hangout...

with some of her friends.

She's done at 3:15.

If Dave can't bring her back, she comes home by bus.

In any case, she's home by 4:00.

Now, that's an hour and a half she's by herself.

All by herself.

Your sister's a very attractive little girl.

What do you want me to do?

That's better.

It's very simple. When the time's right, you're going to rob a bank.

That's impossible. Not at all.

Now, I just wanted to meet you at close range tonight, so to speak.

But I'll be with you again.

And then I'll explain just what you're gonna do...

and how you're gonna do it.

If everything works out right and you don't cause any trouble,

I'll even cut you in for 20%.

Oh, you're very generous.

Don't provoke me, Kelly. Don't provoke me!

If you don't want the money, that's your affair.

But you've got no choice in this. You're gonna do as I say.

If you try to tell anybody or... notify the police,

I'll know it.

I'm not the only one watching you.

Is that clear?

All right.

All right, Kelly.

Get in the car.

Look straight ahead, Kelly, and don't turn around.

Close the door.

Straight ahead, Kelly.

I haven't hurt you this time because I think you're going to cooperate.

But remember, one false move...

and I'll kill you.

Or I'll kill your sister.

Stay where you are for 10 minutes.

Good night, Kelly.

You'll hear from me again.

Oh!

Oh, God!

F.B.I.

I'll connect you with an agent.

Yes? Yes, put her on.

This is Ripley speaking. May I have your name, please?

Your phone number?

Hello? Miss Sherwood?

Oh.

I knew you'd try to call the police, Kelly.

Now, I allowed you this one mistake because I wanted to teach you a lesson.

I hope you've learned that lesson, Kelly.

Because next time,

I'll kill you for sure.

You understand?

We'll phone all the Sherwoods in the book.

Here, you take San Francisco.

You take Marin County. I'll take Oakland.

What do we tell them?

Tell them we were talking to a Miss Sherwood and we got cut off.

Don't tell them who you are. If you don't get a lead, hang up fast.

Right.

She said someone was going to kill her?

Yeah. You know, she seemed to know what she was talking about.

Hello? Miss Sherwood?

Hello.

Hold it. Rip, got your party.

Sorry, I must have the wrong number. Mr. Ripley wants to talk to you.

Miss Sherwood?

No, uh... No, I haven't gone to bed yet.

I-I was just doing some things around the house.

Is somebody listening?

Well, I don't know. I'm not sure.

Inside the house? No.

- Outside? - Well, I...

I honestly don't know, but it...

it's certainly possible.

All right. You answer as best you can.

You say a man's going to kill you?

Yes, that's right.

He was there when the phone went dead?

Mm-hmm.

I see. Did he do anything to you?

Well, you...

You certainly...

certainly know all the answers.

Are you hurt? No, not really.

I'm used to those long hours at the bank.

She lives in Twin Peaks. Street's a dead end.

Is the address there 100 St. Germaine Street?

Yes.

- We'd like to come out there. - N-No.

Uh, no, Dick.

Uh, uh...

I tell you what, if you... If you find the lighter,

why don't you bring it to the bank tomorrow?

Is the bank in the downtown area?

Yes.

I found it, um,

around the corner on Post Street, around the corner from the bank.

Crocker-Anglo Bank? That's right.

All right, you're doing fine now.

Is anything going to happen to you or at the bank tonight?

Uh, no, I don't think so.

I still think we'd better come out there.

No! Absolutely not, Dick. It... It really isn't necessary.

You mean it might be putting you in some kind of danger, huh?

I knew you'd understand.

All right, I tell you what you do.

Leave the phone off the hook.

I'll arrange to keep the connection open all night.

Oh, that would be wonderful.

Thank you, Dick. Good night.

Good night.

Oh, Janie, get me the special agent...

and Captain Moreno of Bureau of Inspectors.

She says if we go out there, we might put her in danger.

It's a dead-end street, and if he's watching the house, then...

Let's stake out the bank as soon as we can.

Get me Sillenga, get me Ryan, get me Taylor.

Send a car out to St. Germaine. This spot right here.

Tell them to just take it easy and keep out of sight.

Are you there?

Yes, ma'am.

Car 10 in, please.

Car 10 in, please.

Car 10.

Nothing here. Just wanted to know if you're stationary

We're stationary, all right.

How's it going? Everything's quiet.

Oh, come on, Lou, why don't you come by the pool?

Who's gonna be there? Oh, you know. Everybody. All the kids.

It'll be kicks. Come on. Hi, Sis.

It's a beautiful day in San Francisco.

The high will be around 72 degrees...

with a bit of fog expected tonight.

Toby.

Uh, what are you doing after school today?

Why? I just want to know.

You want me to do something? No. I just want to know.

Uh-huh.

Now, Toby...

Sis, is something wrong?

No, I... I just didn't get much sleep last night.

Well, Dave said something about going over to the park.

And he'll bring you home? Sure.

Sis? What?

Look, I thought we had a deal, huh?