In fact, I'm not even going to tell you what happened. It's immaterial to me except that after seeing the commercial they very often concentrate too much on that, rather than on the story. I make this clear because many of our listeners have been confusing the two. I repeat you will first see the commercial, then our story. Now that we have established our mood, I should like to tell you that tonight's story is by Ray Bradbury and is known by the provocative title of 'Shopping For Death'. It can make old shoes squeak like new again. And on dark nights one can spray it in the air in case the wind isn't whistling loud enough. It is also excellent at making old shutters bang. The least we can do is to provide the proper atmosphere. In reality she was actually only 40 years old at the time of filming. Shrike tells Clarence that she is 45 years old. There is a humorous moment when Clarence tells Elmer that he doesn't need to look for the woman's apartment number on the doors because they ought to be able to find her just by following that loud shrill of hers!.When Clarence learns the woman's name is Shrike he comments on how fitting it is that she shares her name with "the butcher bird".The hotel murder in the first episode, "Revenge", also took place in room 321. When Jo Van Fleet exits her building for the first time one of her neighbours contemplates throwing a plant pot at her.
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