Tales of Tomorrow

"Tales of Tomorrow."

- What caused the strange terror

that threatened to flood the world?

Tonight Chrysler presents "World of Water"

starring Victor Jory with Nita Talbot.

Send Nelson in.

And we're not to be disturbed unless it's urgent.

Hi, Chief.

Any word yet, Nelson?

Not a thing.

My men are checking every railroad,

bus line, and airport in the city.

If he's still here, we'll find him.

- We never should have let him get out of our sight.

The way his mind is working now, he's too dangerous,

much too dangerous.

He'll turn up. He's got to.

My bet is he goes back to that boarding house.

We should have kept closer tabs.

It's my fault.

I should've tried talking to him once more.

Oh, no use blaming yourself, Les.

Kramer's a strange man.

Egotistical, stubborn, and psychotic,

that's what we should've remembered.

What about the reports?

Any new ones coming in?

Yes.

Last report was flagged from Baltimore only an hour ago.

It's this waiting that gets to me.

Wondering where he'll strike next.

What city, what state?

Oh, this is no good.

Let's go over his file together.

Maybe if we hear it read aloud, we'll get an idea.

Right now we're certainly working from the shoestrings.

Well, there's not much here.

European records, war classification, personal history.

I know, I know,

but read over every detail again.

Kramer, Franz, doctor of chemistry.

Age 57, height five feet ten inches.

Weight 170.

Hair graying, eyes brown.

Graduate Berlin University 1916.

Oxford 1920 to 1923.

Speaks perfect English,

interned at Bellaq concentration camp, 1940.

Released 1945.

Came to the United States 1947.

Employed for two years at the Fremont Atomic project

as a soil specialist.

Nervous breakdown 1949.

Institutionalized at County Hospital.

Released 1950.

Get to the present.

When was the last time you made contact?

May 5th, two weeks ago.

Visited his boarding house on Hudson Street.

Found him depressed and uncooperative.

He had set up a small lab in his room

and was starting to work again.

Who is it? Who knocked?

It's me, Mr. Kramer, Nicki.

I'm just stopping by.

Oh, Nicki, just a moment!

Just a moment.

I will be with you shortly.

Ah, Miss Farrell.

I mean, Nicki.

I wasn't expecting you so soon.

This is a delight and pleasure.

- I just stopped by to make sure you got the tickets.

Say, what do you do in this dump?

It always smells like a zoo.

I'm sorry, Nicki, I'm sorry.

It's my work, my chemicals.

I will open the window.

There. That is better.

You see, when I concentrate, I notice nothing.

I just came from work.

I wanted to make sure you got the tickets from the show.

You got 'em, didn't you?

Oh, yes, yes, I got. I did not forget.

Oh, but am I tired.

Oh, my feet.

Oh, my poor little feet.

As soon as I leave here I'm gonna soak them in the tub.

Well, they are very pretty feet,

they should not give you trouble.

- Oh, I'm not complaining about their looks.

It's just the walking they gotta do.

It's that I object to.

A waitress's life, got no compensations.

- Well, maybe someday you will not have to be a waitress.

Maybe someday there will be somebody

who will be serving you,

somebody who would be happy to do things for you.

Fat chance I got.

I gave up on Santa Claus years ago.

Uh, but tell me about the tickets.

You got 'em near the front like I said?

The orchestra? I like to sit real close.

It was very hard, Nicki.

The show is popular, the seats were expensive.

I did not have much money.

You promised!

You promised, you said you'd do anything I asked

if I went out with you.

I don't like men who lie.

- No, no, no, I got them, I got them, I got them.

Maybe not just what I would like, but, but close.

We can see everything.

Oh, that's better.

I like to be right near the stage. Almost touching.

- You would like to be on the stage, maybe.

Oh, boy would I ever.

If I could buy you pretty clothes

and take you places, you would like me a little better.

You?

Oh, yeah, sure, sure, that's a good one.

You're real cute, Mr. Kramer. Real cute.

You and me? That's the best one today.

Oh no, please, please.

Please don't, Nicki, don't...

Don't make a joke.

I could make lots of money.

I, I could do many things.

I bet you say that to all the girls.

Oh no, no.

Like this one for instance.

Oh, that is my niece, that's Edith.

She is a chemist, too.

She works in the Fremont Atomic Laboratory.

I'm very proud of her.

She is coming to visit me next month.

She wrote to me, I'm her closest relative.

She is the most important thing in my life.

Who's that, another one of your nieces?

- I do not know, I was expecting no one else.

Hello, Dr. Kramer, may I come in?

Oh, it's you.

I told you once I was through with you.

- I hope I didn't interrupt anything important.

You have no right to come here.

Nothing you can say will make me change my mind.

Who's your cute friend?

He? He's not my friend.

He's going shortly, he's leaving.

- Oh, well, I won't keep you boys from any business.

You call me when he leaves, Mr. Kramer.

We don't want to be late for the show.

I'll be in my room, dressing.

- You seem to have nice, friendly neighbors.

Why do you come here?

You have no right to.

I was hoping you'd change your mind.

- Change my mind? I will not change my mind.

I will not work for your government.

You cannot force me to, I do not want to work for you.

- You're being rather foolish, aren't you, Dr. Kramer?

Existing like this.

Living this kind of life.

Wasting your talent.

You're a great chemist, Dr. Kramer.

Our country's faced with an emergency

and we need your help.

Yeah, you need me for the same reasons

the others wanted me, to make murder weapons.

I won't do it, I won't do it.

You would have to force me.

- That's just it, we wouldn't force you to do anything.

You're a member of a free society now.

I'm only asking that you help preserve that freedom.

Yes, I know.

Once before I listened to their speeches

and they came and took my work

and they turned it toward destruction.

And when I protested, they threw me in a concentration camp.

I have not forgotten.

Okay, okay, have it your way.

So you've begun to work. That's good.

Is there a law against men tinkering?

- Oh, I'd certainly be the last one to stop you.

By the way, what have you done about your new theory?

The one that was published

in last month's "Scientific Digest"?

I do not know what you are referring to.

The one on diatomic water.

You spoke of a solvent

that could dissolve earth, stone, practically all substance.

A solvent that could transform all solids into liquid.

- That was only a theory, an idea, a hypothesis.

Your article sounded pretty convincing.

It'd be a pretty wonderful instrument in the proper hands.

They are going to fall into no hands.

Now please, good day, Mr. Nelson.

You are keeping me from my work.

Dr. Kramer, don't bear a grudge

against 150 million people.