The Shadow 031 - The Black Abbot

Oh, what evil work in the hearts of men? The Shadow, the shadow who aids the forces of law and orders. In reality. Lamont Cranston, wealthy young man about town years ago in the audience, Cranston learned a strange and mysterious secret, the hypnotic power to cloud men's minds so they cannot see him. Transton's friend and companion, the lovely Margoline. Is the only person who knows to. Whom the boy to the invisible shadow belong today's stories. The black Abbot. How does this common look like? Okay, say what time is it? Hunt will last at midnight. You know, I don't like this much, working in the church at a nighttime. It just don't seem right. Filence gotta be done. The whole inside of this place has to be restored by the end the next month. Yeah, but I hate working night to do it. I get a creepy feel of it. So quiet here for the expectant. Post die They go, what fun? Somebody came down the out of the church. I stop it with. There's probably one. Of the shot pressed and flack like a monk. One of the ministers. Okay, just come away at it. How they don't minister yeah. I I yes today at that's fate. Please let's get away from here tonight. Gentlemen, silence, please thank you. We have called this special meeting of the Church Finance Committee. At the specific request of mister Paul Randolph, the architect in charge of the reconstruction of our church. The problem has arisen which has considerably delayed his efforts. I let him tell you about himself, mister Randolph is please thank you, mister Miller. Gentlemen, for the past week, the work who are restoring the ancient stone carvings in the interior of the church have positively redused to do any work. Any amount of coaxing has failed to change their minds. What is their reason for this attitude? Just this They say that the church is haunted, while now I'm merely deposing. The facts that have controlled to me. My workmen swear they have seen the black robe figure of a monk talking through the aisles of the church. This is ridiculous, mister Randolph, Have you yourself ever. Seen this this seision? No, I haven't. Good Heaven see you men realize the great harm that this can do the church ordinately, Gentlemen, we may still have time to discover it, how by several of us spending the night in the church and disproving once and for all. This nonsense about a ghost. I will gladly be one of the volunteers in this expeeriment. Will anyone join me? I will sell it? God will? I think there need only be two of us. I'll select mister william to accompany me. When will you visit the church, mister Phillips. Tonight, Randolph, we will visit the church tonight. And it set? Uh what? Oh, sorry, Williams. Time of the throws dark. It's just struck three. Still no sign of. Our black globe friend day No, I thought, no. Now you see how these stories come by. But I don't be sat jumping, Williams. It's nothing but the wind I'm sure, Cose, I'm sure, looks. Didn't you think we've been here in the church long enough to prove that the whole story is untrue? If we are staying here until morning? Now, blake up, Williams. Nothing to fear. That isn't the winds one lighting the August. I don't like this. I I've don't been up fool with M's. Of course you will find out who it is? No, No, I'm look, no one is he can get the keyboard. I don't understand it. And yet it continues to play. Yes, let's get out of here. Please fin the throw. We're going to stay. We've got to learn what this is all about. It stuck. Come on, come on, tell we go and get the other and then come back. Oh, we must investigate this. Smile. Look coming down the isle of the church. A black throat figure, the black habits. He's coming toward us. If I can't tell this one, I can't I care. Williams, come like care. I'm William, William. Left the long down PILLI yours. You can't fight me? Who are you? I'm through abbot of this church. Came away from me. That's the my dark biller. And I start to your mother say we'll say no. No, keep away. I say you here. I must see the rector at once. Why, mister Wales, get back to the fee. What the soul down there? It's me Williams. Mister Miller, will you come down quickly? Please? What happened? William is the abbot, the black abbot. We just saw him in the church. I came that my crow. Oh, calm yourself. Whereas with the still he's still in the church. We must go to him at once. He's alone with the abbot there is the church. That's strange. Philps must be ringing for help. We will go to him at once to pull the candles. I am a Simillim can't the stairs. That's why shous come out here to the pelton? Why didn't He'll find that out at the moment. Careful with a candle. Here, supposing it isn't supposing it's the abbott be swinging the barrel here we are open the door, said, I mean, candle. Would stand aside with you. Look, it's mister Phillips. Mister Phillips, he's swinging the parl. Hella. I am afraid he can't answer it, finer, because the parrel is swinging him by the neck. He's dead, the same as Simmer. Since the death of Phillips, three other members of your church committee have mysteriously disappeared. That's right, mister Crimston. And I believe that somewhere at the bottom of all this is. This ghost called the Black Habit. Knowing of your reputation, I've come to you. How long have you been the body of Phillips was found about a month miss laid. These three disappearances. Was there any clue as to where the men will last? Scenes? Yes, in each case they were somewhere in the vicinity of the. Church I see. And how long have they been missing? Different periods, mister Cranston. The last one was less than a week ago them. Do you suppose that. They're not the same Phyllis? Do you suppose they met the Black Art? I don't know. Margall so far we've been able to keep the true facts of this mystery from the newspapers, but we can't do it much longer. I realized that, mister Cranston, the work from the churches that it stands to and this will never be completed unless these disappearances and Phillip's deaths are pay You. Must help us, please well. I don't know how much I can find out for you, mister Miller. I should be glad to do what I can. Thank you, Thank you very much. Now, if you want any further information or assistance, you can call on me at the rectory. Very well. I shall do that. Good day, good day to three, goodbye to. Milla, goodbye. What do you make of all this? The morning. I don't know yet, no though, but there's only one way to find out how by spending a night in the church. There is a so called black habit. I believe there's a way to deal with him how. I can't tell you just now. You see, that will be a job for me as the shadow. O the mart. I don't think that the post would appear here in the church tonight. The evening isn't over yet, Mark, or that's frightened? Di? You no? Now the market? How do you do so many people seeing what they believed to be a ghost? Well, imagination sometimes place picts on us. But in this case, I'm in time to think that it's more than just that. What do you mean? I learned this afternoon that the stone figures that are being used for the reconstruction work here in the church were brought from the remains of an ancient abbey in Europe. Oh, I didn't know that, And there was a great legend attached to that ancient abbey. It concerned an abbot who centuries ago displaced his church. It was for ever after doomed to haunt the place. I see. Now, if someone would to have heard of the ancient terse spread it among the workmen, and then actually allowed the apparition to be seen here. Sick would be devastating. Why would anyone want to happen on the church? Stop? He Oh, I guess it's as good as mine. Margo. Well, whatever it is, why the white hasn't bothered a tonight? Suppose we find that out? Margo? Right now, Black abbot, black abbot, if you are within, sounds up my voice? Id by you to show yourself? Now what happen? I don't understand it. I felt certain that we would be visited if I was a not. I did it. Marco. He's coming queer. We can't see him yet. It sounds as if he were descending the belfry stairs. What can we do? Just follow my instructions. You remains it where you are? I should be right beside you. But is the shadow verywhere else? Jumping? Very it's going to the church? Oh call me. Speak of these? Where is the man who stoped my name? I warn you your parents will bring the fuction upon you. Where is the. Where is the ice? Say? Give away? Stay where you are? Black of it? Who speaks time? He who decide you to show yourself? Where are you. I can't see you. I am right here beside you in the shadows, where where strange that it goes should react in such a human passion? What kind of sector is that? Black Abatt, John o upernatural being? You are a quaker of blood and a place that's griding behind the ancient legend of the churt. Oh, I accuse you the murder of. John Tellson and a part of his companion. Unmask yourself, habitant. I hear you're true identity looking. Away back here. You went over there, but the. Great disappear. Listen to me. The must have gone through a secret ten you have. This fire and destated the other, and by my word yourself both died for. Lamart. Did you tell the rector that what happened last night in the curs? I thought it best not to mention it to anyone for the present. One thing is set in them after last evening Sinkara, however, but our elusive Black Abbitt proved himself to be a very human goes. Yeah, but who he is, what his motive might be still remains to be discovered. And how he got away, Yes, that's the first thing. To find out. Well, here we are, Hm we'll leave the car right here, right come a long ago? The pot all get a difference in the daytime, doesn't it? Yes, quiet, I believe this story is open. Hey, there it is. That was a win. Yes, what's always down the person amount to belfi. Nah, I'd rather have a look at the wall. I have an idea if there's some secret doorway in the paneling for which the abbot need. Us get away, that would be here, wouldn't be yes. I looked down by the order though you find anything dis figures? Oh? Yes, I will am. This. Pannel is sorry, I'll false projection. Could have run. Oh, I'm so sorry. Should I find you? Well, it's quite all right. I just didn't hear you coming. Please accept my apology. And Paul Randolph the architect in John. To him, Oh how do you do? I'm Margaret Ray, Oh, miss ln Oh. And Mark, will you come away? Jory, mister Fans And this is mister Randolph, the architect of the church. It's a pleasure to meet you, mister Randall. Thank you. May I be of any assistance too? Where I don't suppose so to see, we've just been testing our curiosity. Oh, how's last Well, we've. Heard something of the so called ghost that's supposed to be here, and we believe that ghosts always use secret passageways in such and who were just looking for work? I say, of course this has all been done with Directles's permissions. Naturally. Well, mister Randolph, as architect, you no doubt have the original plans of this church, haven't you? Of course? Do you suppose they might indicate any secret passages? I have never noticed, but i'd be glad to have you look at them. We'll splendid well. You may see them tonight if you wish, I'll bring them to you. Thank you. Suppose we meet tonight here in the church. Lamont do you think mister Randolph will Peepy's words? Oh yes, Marco, he'll be here. I shouldn't like to spend more nights here in the month, even though I know that the abbot is. Not a dot. It's so frightening being alone in this great well. If all those as I expect. You know to put steps, Yes, let's be the abbot again. We'll soon find out. Oh it's mister Randall. Hello man, sorry to be late. And that's how right Randalls, he dave. It's quite scared. That seems to be a habit with he doesn't. Did you bring the times? Yeah, two copies, here's one field. Oh thanks, Well, let's get to work. We can eat start at one end of the wall. Rand Though very well, well if you come with me. Well, uh, mister Crampston, I wondered, Miss Lane, was mine decamping me instead? Well? You see my eyesight is lab a poor and in the doctor as. I Well, all right, I'll go with you, mister random. Good hear the plants, and here's my flashlight. Ms Lane. Okay, call out to me if you find anything. Oh yeah, surely, mister grand Uh. We can start right here ms Lane. Alright. Do the plans indicate anything for this section? Well? And that seem to do one thing here that might be something. It would be at about this point on the wall. Well, this little cornerstone. To Randall, it's me why so, uh, I'll turn it down. All the way. Is opening. We must call him o chop type. Oh you found the secret, now you must carry it with me. Come on, come on. Playing you'll see in a minute. Why are you doing this? That's what. I am helping you. You were seeking the black abbit whyn't you warn't you? And I am taking you to him? Go through that door and I can let her carry you through. I'll go. That's very sensible. Here we are where, if you must know exactly, we are safely hidden between the bosses ceiling and the outer roof of the church. You'll excuse me if I locked the door just to say, becaution. There. He said, you were taking me the black abbit crazy. You're quite anxious to meet him, aren't you? Very well? Held me that rope? You you're the black I am. Don't scream. Scream louder. No one will hear you, no sound of apacacy walls. I want you to meet some of the congregations. Here they are. These are the gentlemen of the Church Committee who disappeared so mysteriously. They're dead, yes quite. But to night they shall be entertained. To night they shall witness the arrival of a new member of that group. You now come here. You can't do this, no, I see, I. Have to use fault. I shall have to find you. You will use the pain for long. Soon you will join the others. You don't know what you're doing. Hi yourself for the sacrifice, Miss Lane the service is about to begin. Let me go. Person the music model Lane. You're about to receive the greatest of all honors. Make yourself ready for the beauties. But that is about to be follow you. But she isn't going to die? Black cab it you? Where are you? I am right here beside you. Unbind that girl? How did you get here? Just as you did? Top the door? It's the lie. I came in with you in the shadows. So that's who you. Are, the shadow. Yes, you're very clever shadow, but. Not clevel enough to out with me. Shall see? But first, unbind that girl. Oh no, you must die. You know they have a present. After tonight, everyone will know they have a secret. Paul Randolph, you are Paul Randolph? Yes, yes, that's who I am. I don't care if you do know it, because. Neither of you will ever live to tell it. You're wrong, Randolph. We both shall live, and you. Will be turned over to the police for the murders of the church committee men. And how do you propose to do that? You shall see? Why did you murder these men? Why? I'll tell you. Buried within these walls and many priceless relics, No one knows of them but me. And when I have disposed of all who stand in. My way, they'll be mine. Mind you here, and no one shall take them from me. That's why I seeded those men. I hung Philip to the warning to keep them away. But they were fool. I learned my secret. That's why you both must die too. You hearn his contasion, Marvel, you'll. Never live to repeat it. Drop that run off if you attempt to come near me, Shadow and plunge us into a horse. No, you don't walk me off. My arm knocked that time. Comment you must start. He's alverstucking me. I am afraid of to break your. He's thinking, Yes, I tell your bonds. Oh, thank Heaven, you are rive in time, says my shoes. Yeah. Look, just come too. He's running to the door. I'm making kock. You'll never get me. You'll come quit him. He mustn't get away. He's nothing for the mill Fay. Don't try to escape rand Off. Don't never do it. But you have me, didn't you, Shadow, He couldn't hung down the Belfrey. Mustn't get away, Marco brand Off, don't never get off for the Melfray. Oh no, no, when I came up those downs. I locked the door that won't stop me. He's putting down the bilof. He's something, good bye, shadow. Hold, Oh look, follow in the hollway. Perhaps his face. Randolf was a dangerous man, mugo, but he's lust for will was his unyewing. Strange. Isn't it that the bells that told the death of John should be repeated. By feet for his murderer, the black. He's thinking, yes, I tell your bonds. Oh, thank Heaven, you arrived in time. He says, yeah, Look, do come too. He's running for the door. Come back here and off. You'll never get me, you'll come. Quit him on. He mustn't get away, there he is, he's running for the mills place. Don't try to escape that off. Don't never know it? Oh you have me, didn't you? Shadowy mustn't get away, Morbo black off, don't never get off for the melfray, Oh no, oh no, when I give up those sirs. I locked the doors. That won't stop me. He put the He's nothing high good bye. Dad's Oh look. You've fall in the hallway. Seek. Perhaps it's fat. Randolph was a dangerous man marble, but his lust for wealth was his undewing. Strange, isn't it that the bells had told the. Death of John Phillips should be repeated. By faith for his murderer, the black abbot, the weed of crime. There's bitter fruit. Crime does not say The shadow nos