The Giant Walks by 2000 Plus

Summary

Relic Radio Sci-Fi: “The Giant Walks” by 2000 Plus

Original Air Date: April 27, 2026 (Re-broadcast)
Podcast Host: RelicRadio.com
Summary by: Podcast Summarizer AI

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Episode Overview

This episode of Relic Radio Sci-Fi presents “The Giant Walks,” a classic “2000 Plus” tale dramatizing the dangers of unchecked scientific ambition. In a world of futuristic laboratories and moral conflicts, a team of scientists pushes the boundaries of evolution to create—through illegal experiments—a superhuman. What begins as a quest for elevated scientific achievement spirals quickly into ethical chaos, personal betrayal, and a reflection on the true nature of greatness.

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Key Discussion Points & Story Breakdown

1. Prelude: Hints of Horror and Guilt

• Barbara’s Nightmare (00:30)
  Barbara opens the story recalling the trauma:

  “It was like a terrible nightmare… A man so monstrous, so unhuman. That I refused to think it could ever happen again to anyone else.”
  This introduction establishes a tense, reflective tone and suggests that the events to come are both dramatic and potentially recurring.

2. The Experiment: Push for Unnatural Growth

• Rats as the Prototype (02:20 – 04:01)
  • The scientists, led by Dr. Ellsworth and Dr. Weston, have succeeded in creating giant, intelligent rats—but their focus quickly turns to human application.
  • Notable quote:

    Dr. Ellsworth: “It's evolution, Barstow. Merely the scientific elimination of growth barriers.” (03:16)

  • Talk turns speculative, pondering the social and ethical ramifications:

    “Just imagine what they could do with their teeth if they had the chance. It's frightening to think what would happen if all rats were giant rats if they got loose.” (03:10)

3. Choosing the Human Test Subject

• The Draw of Fate (or Betrayal?) (04:02 – 06:45)
  • The scientists debate who should undergo the next stage: a human subject.
  • To maintain a pretense of fairness, they draw lots—but later it’s revealed this was rigged against Barstow.
  • Significant moment:

    Dr. Ellsworth: “One of us must be the guinea pig. Now, I'll tear three strips of paper… Whoever gets the short one will submit to the experiment" (06:28)

  • Barstow is “chosen,” requests to see Barbara, and receives three weeks to prepare.

4. The Transformation

• Barstow Becomes the Giant (09:14 – 13:06)
  • Through a series of injections and electromagnetic treatments, Barstow grows to 30 feet tall, with vastly increased strength and intelligence.
  • Notable quote:

    Dr. Weston: “Look, Weston. We've done it. He's 30ft tall… My creation.” (12:29)

  • Memorable moment: Barstow’s first moment of realization:

    Barstow: “Hey, what's happening to me? Why is everything so small?” (11:35)

5. Escape, Betrayal, and the Twist

• Control vs. Freedom (14:51 – 18:20)
  • Dr. Ellsworth plans to produce an army of giants to rule the world, but Weston confides in Barstow, revealing he'd been tricked into volunteering.
  • Notable quote:

    Dr. Weston: “Barstow, you were framed. Dr. Ellsworth and I agreed to volunteer—just to get you to volunteer.” (16:14)

  • Barstow confronts Ellsworth, tears down his cage, and escapes.

6. Panic and Pursuit

• Civilization Responds (20:41 – 24:49)
  • Barstow is sighted on the roads. Civilians flee; jet cars, police rockets, and military forces are mobilized under the assumption he’s a dangerous threat.
  • Memorable moment:

    Barbara: “There's a giant standing in the road in front of us!” (20:56)

  • Despite his size, Barstow does not harm anyone but frightens all he encounters.

7. Resolution: The Shrinking Giant

• Science Fails, Humanity Prevails (24:49 – 26:28)
  • Dr. Weston and Barbara reveal the true nature of the experiment’s failure:
    The super-sizing was only maintained via ongoing injections; as Barstow goes without, his body reverts, and he is restored to normal size.

    Dr. Weston: “He discovered that the new bone structure was in the process of dissolving into cartilage… They’d soon be back to their original skeletal structure.” (26:01)

  • Dr. Weston burns all records, vowing that no one will have to endure such an ordeal again.

8. Moral Reflection

• The Final Lesson (26:55 – 27:42)
  • Dr. Weston concludes with a lasting human insight:

    “A man can be 30ft tall or he can be 6ft tall. It's what he has in his heart that counts. This world doesn't need bigger, more powerful physical specimens, needs men with bigness of soul who can love, respect their fellow men.”

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Memorable Quotes & Moments (with Timestamps)

• On tampering with nature:

  Dr. Ellsworth: "It's evolution, Barstow. Merely the scientific elimination of growth barriers." (03:16)

• On scientific sacrifice:

  Dr. Ellsworth: “Don't you think it would be valuable to give yourself to science?” (04:08)

• On forbidden ambitions:

  Dr. Weston: “We're building a race, Weston. A race of supermen with which we can rule the world.” (14:37)

• On betrayal and lost humanity:

  Dr. Weston: “Barstow, you were framed.” (16:14)

• Barstow’s plea for dignity:

  Barstow: “I'm not a monster. I am not.” (21:15)

• The core lesson:

  Dr. Weston: “This world doesn't need bigger, more powerful physical specimens, needs men with bigness of soul who can love, respect their fellow men.” (27:36)

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Notable Segments & Timestamps

| Segment | Timestamp | |-----------------------------------------------------|-------------| | Barbara’s Nightmarish Memory & Setting the Tone | 00:30-01:08 | | The Giant Rat Experiment | 02:20-04:01 | | The Rigged Drawing & Barstow’s Selection | 06:02-06:47 | | Barstow’s Giant Transformation | 09:14-13:13 | | Dr. Ellsworth’s Army of Giants Scheme | 14:37-15:49 | | Weston’s Betrayal Revealed | 16:14-16:24 | | Barstow’s Escape | 17:00-18:28 | | Public Panic and Police Mobilization | 20:41-24:49 | | Revelation of the Failed Experiment | 26:01-26:28 | | Final Reflection | 26:55-27:42 |

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Conclusion

“The Giant Walks” encapsulates the hubris of scientific overreach, blending classic tropes of science fiction with genuine ethical reflection. The climactic transformation and inevitable downfall underscore a recurring lesson: greatness is measured not in physical stature, but moral substance. This 2000 Plus episode remains a relevant cautionary tale, voiced with the dramatic urgency and earnestness so characteristic of golden age radio sci-fi.

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Cast & Credits

• Joseph Julian: Barstow
• Henry Norell: Dr. Ellsworth
• Lon Clark: Dr. Weston
• Bryna Rayburn: Barbara
• Other cast: Morton Lawrence (Police Commissioner), Bruce Evans (Hawkins)
• Writer: Julian Schneider
• Music: Elliot Jacoby
• Production: Dryer and Widowson Productions

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Transcript

[Dr. Weston]

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[Barbara]

It was like a terrible nightmare. Even now I sometimes wake from a dream. And find myself shaking from the memory of it. I'll never forget when I first saw him. A man so monstrous, so unhuman. That I refused to think it could ever happen again to anyone else. But who can be sure? Others have had the same idea.

[Dr. Weston]

Oh, yes.

[Barbara]

The law forbids it, but laws are broken every day. Will it happen again to someone else? Someday in the future, perhaps. Perhaps it will happen to many. I don't want to see it.

[Dr. Weston]

To hear the story of this strange monster.

[Dr. Ellsworth]

Listen in a moment to 2000 plus.

[Dr. Weston]

2000. Adventures in a World of Tomorrow. Dramatic stories of science fiction from the

[Dr. Ellsworth]

years beyond 2000 AD. Today, an amazing story of science uncontrolled.

[Dr. Weston]

The giant walks.

[Barbara]

Monsters. That's what you are. Monsters. That's it. Fight to fill your slimy stomachs. Feed the rats. The doctor said. Always feed the rats. If you weren't big enough already. If I had my way, I'd kill all you rats. That's what I'd do.

[Dr. Weston]

I wouldn't go close to them.

[Dr. Ellsworth]

Hawkins.

[Dr. Weston]

A rat four feet long can be quite a nasty little thing.

[Dr. Ellsworth]

Oh, yes, yes.

[Barbara]

Yes. Dr. Ellsworth.

[Dr. Weston]

Is everything ready, Weston? Yes, Dr. Ellsworth. Barstow. Yes, sir. Then open the cage. Look at him go. I've never seen a rat run a maze so rapidly. Check that gold gradient, Weston. Yes, Doctor. The rat's in the food box. Now, Let me see. 11.8. There. You see, Weston, not an unusual intelligence. Just high. Well above that of the average rat. Look at them. The power in those legs, Barstow. Just imagine what they could do with their teeth if they had the chance. It's frightening to think what would happen if all rats were giant rats if they got loose. It's evolution, Barstow. Merely the scientific elimination of growth barriers. Now that your experiments are success, we can tell the world your theories will be accepted. You'll regain your rightful place in science. Not yet, Barstow. Not yet. I'm already at work on what I consider will be an ultimate experiment. It's only a matter of calculating, checking and verifying data on the rat. So we can build a larger pituitary revitalizer.

[Dr. Ellsworth]

What animal do you have in mind

[Dr. Weston]

for this new experiment, Dr. Ellsworth? What animal? Well, there's only one that I could possibly be interested in now. It's the next logical step. Surely you can't mean. Yes, Bosto. A Man. You wanted to see me, Dr. Elsworth? Yes, Weston. I want to talk to you about the experiment on human beings. I want you to help me with the experiment. I hope you're not thinking of me, Dr. Ellsworth. I really don't think that matter. Weston. Don't you think it would be valuable to give yourself to science? Well, it would seem that there are so many to choose from. So many, Weston. For example, I'm sure that old Hawkins won't do. And we really can't kidnap them or anyone. But Dr. Ellsworth, I'd say it would be a great honor to be the first real superman on earth. How about Barstow? Exactly, Weston. Just what I was leading up to. You seem relieved. Yes. In Barstow we have a real physical specimen. And he seems to have quite a boundless enthusiasm for the future of mankind. An attitude you apparently don't share. Well, how could we get him to agree to it? Psychology, Weston. It's merely a matter of appealing in the proper manner to his scientific judgment and sense of fair play. Now, here is what I want you to do when he gets back. Well, glad to see you back, Barstow. Dr. Ellsworth.

[Dr. Ellsworth]

Weston tells me you're ready to begin the final experiment on man.

[Dr. Weston]

Yes, Barstow. I soon hope to be the first of a new race. A race that will make the man of today look like a pygmy, puny and insignificant. If the experiment succeeds, my physical size will double or even triple. I'll be able to live at least 300 years instead of the 100 or so odd years a man can expect today. The brain cells will probably also expand, giving me an intelligence. It will make you and Weston look like products of the Stone Age. Well, I don't think it's fair for you to sacrifice yourself. It's not fair to humanity. If you die, there'll be nobody to carry on. You know these experiments are illegal. We could never find another subject. It would have to be one of us three or nobody.

[Dr. Ellsworth]

Well, I'd be willing to take the chance, Dr. Ellsworth.

[Dr. Weston]

And so would I. You can't go through with this. Dr. Ellsworth. You're needed to direct the experiment. Gentlemen. Gentlemen. I see you have the true scientific spirit. But since I am unwilling to give up my right to be the subject and you're unwilling to let me be the subject, then there's only one way out. What's that? We'll draw lots. If you agree, read the decision of the fate. That sounds like a good idea. Don't you think so, Barstow? Why, sure. I guess so. The only way out, my boy. One of us must be the guinea pig. Now, I'll tear three strips of paper. Now the lots are arranged in my hand. Whoever gets the short one will submit to the experiment and there'll be no further objection from any of us. Agreed? Agreed. Right. Choose, gentlemen. Weston. Barstow, myself. Hmm. I've drawn the short one. Yes, I'd like. I'd like some time to see Barbara, Dr. Ellsworth, before the experiment. I'll give you three weeks to straighten out your affairs, Barstow. Then I'll expect you back at the laboratory. Contacts are wide open. Cut the circuit, Weston. That's enough. Well, Bosto, are you ready? Quite ready, Dr. Ellsworth. As you know, it may be painful at first, but after the primary series, I don't think you'll notice much. I'm not worried, Dr. Ellsworth. No, of course not. Well, good luck, my boy. Thank you, sir. Contacts open, Weston. Yes, Doctor. Then pipe the circuit. That's fine. I'll keep it steady at 3,000. Prepare for the first injection. We'll give him five electronic unit charges. Valve open. How are you feeling, Barto? Paid.

[Dr. Ellsworth]

My old body is numb.

[Dr. Weston]

You've got to stop the experiment. Dr. Ellsworth. He's out again. Dr. Ellsworth. You think we're doing the right thing? His heartbeat has slowed down so much. I'm afraid I'm. What? Weston, you're not losing your nerve, are you? Oh, no, no, no. It's only that I thought. Don't do any thinking, Weston. I'll do that part of it. You just checked the regenerator charts. Very well, Dr. Elswick. Nothing is going to keep me from completing this experiment. And I warn you not to try to interfere. Westham, I close the circuit. We've injected again. 100cc's valve open. Three weeks. I can't believe it. Dr. Rosworth. Look at him. 12ft tall and he weighs 750 pounds. Of course, Weston, as I told you, there's very little difference really between a rat and a man. We're all animals. But Doctor, he hasn't given much sign of life during the past few days. You think his body can stand the strain of all this growth? Certainly. In fact, I think we'll give him the final super injection today. About 500cc should do it. 500? That's five times what we've been giving him. Yes, Weston. We're building a new skeletal structure. New flesh, cartilage and bones. Contacts open. Keep it steady at 6,000. We've got to provide the final chakra system. The valve's completely open, Dr. Ellsworth. All right. Now. Look, Weston. We've done it. He's 30ft tall. It is an inch. Barstow, can you hear me?

[Dr. Ellsworth]

Can you understand what I'm saying? You must talk slowly, Barstow.

[Dr. Weston]

Slowly.

[Dr. Ellsworth]

You're not an ordinary human being anymore.

[Dr. Weston]

Look, he's getting up. Hey, what's happening to me? Why is everything so small?

[Dr. Ellsworth]

Our experiment is a success.

[Dr. Weston]

Barstow, you're a superman.

[Dr. Ellsworth]

I've made you a superman.

[Dr. Weston]

But I can't move. My head is touching the skylight. Shoot down, Bosto.

[Dr. Ellsworth]

There's a rolling door in the side of the laboratory.

[Dr. Weston]

I think you can crawl through that.

[Dr. Ellsworth]

Easy, Bosto.

[Dr. Weston]

Very slowly. That's it. Well, how does the world look now

[Dr. Ellsworth]

that you have some elbow room?

[Dr. Weston]

The world is very small. 30ft of muscle and bone. It's my creation. My creation. Weston, let's have the report on our testing. So far. At best I can figure, Doctor. The subject can lift almost 20 times as much weight as an ordinary man.

[Dr. Ellsworth]

Can run approximately 60 miles an hour without difficulty. Oddly enough, though, he appears to get along fine on four or five hours sleep a night.

[Dr. Weston]

But he's consuming food at a rate that's all out of proportion. Well, that's understandable. It's still making an adjustment. Go on. Mentally very superior. Appears to be able to solve the most complicated problems right in his head. So, just as I predicted. But this morning, though, after I just finished giving him the work test. He pulled up a tree by the roots and waved it at me. Frightening. I ran. And he began laughing. Sounded more like thunder. Weston, you're letting your imagination run away with you. It's quite obvious. What's the matter? He's not getting enough exercise. We've got to give him more physical work to do.

[Barbara]

Come on.

[Dr. Weston]

There he is, just sitting on that hill and staring.

[Dr. Ellsworth]

Bostil.

[Dr. Weston]

Yes, Dr. Ellsworth? I want you to take this special shovel we've made for you and dig a trench.

[Dr. Ellsworth]

Weston will mark it out for you

[Dr. Weston]

and check your working speed. All right, Dr. Ellsworth. Whatever you say. See, it's quite simple. We've just got to keep him occupied. Dr. Ellsworth, I'd like to ask you a question. Yes? What are we going to do with Bostil? I mean, what are we going to tell the world about him? We can't go on continually this way. Of course we can. Once we're sure of ourselves, we'll get Other men. We'll make giants of them. We're building a race Western. A race of supermen with which we can rule the world.

[Dr. Ellsworth]

We've only to learn how to control

[Dr. Weston]

Barstow so he'll respond to our every command. Then we'll build an army. Doctor, that's not right. You know, Weston, you're a good assistant. It's only when you think that you get into trouble. Barto, are you awake? What do you want? I must talk to you. Dr. Ellsworth wants to use me for the next experiment. Oh, what's that to me? I don't think you understand. He's working on a method to control you electronically as a giant.

[Dr. Ellsworth]

What he's been waiting for. And when he can finally control you, he'll begin to make more giants. Wants to build an army of giants so we can take over the world.

[Dr. Weston]

That is the true Dr. Ellsworth is interested only in science. You just don't want to be a freak as I am. Cut off from everything just because I was unlucky at drawing lots.

[Dr. Ellsworth]

No, no, not unlucky.

[Dr. Weston]

Barstow framed.

[Dr. Ellsworth]

Dr. Ellsworth and I agreed to volunteer.

[Dr. Weston]

Just to get you to volunteer. We arranged a lot so that you would be chosen.

[Dr. Ellsworth]

Don't do anything to me now, please, Baro. That's why I let you know I wanted you to do something about it

[Dr. Weston]

before it's too late.

[Dr. Ellsworth]

What are you going to do? Where are you going? Doctor Ellsworth. Doctor Ellsworth.

[Dr. Weston]

Barstow. What are you doing at my window? I've come to tell you I can't go on with these experiments. I'm through, Dr. Ellsworth. You're raving. Barstow. Go back to your quarters in the barn and we'll talk about it in the morning. I can't go back to the barn. Why not? I'm tired of living in the barn. I knocked it down. Calm down, Barstow. Calm down before you do any more. Dammy. Yes, Dr. Ellsworth. That's just what you would like, isn't it?

[Dr. Ellsworth]

For me to calm down. To become nothing but a giant tool in your hand.

[Dr. Weston]

A tool for conquest and revenge. Isn't that so, Dr. Ellsworth? I don't know what you're talking about. You know all right. And what's more important. I know, Dr. Ellsworth. I know that you tricked me into volunteering for this experiment.

[Dr. Ellsworth]

What if I did? You were the best physical specimen.

[Dr. Weston]

You'd stop at nothing to carry out your hideous experiments.

[Dr. Ellsworth]

Future of mankind.

[Dr. Weston]

That's a good one.

[Dr. Ellsworth]

You're not interested in mankind at all. You're only interested in building a super

[Dr. Weston]

race for your own end. You want an army of giants so you can take over the world. You're mad, Bosto.

[Dr. Ellsworth]

You are my subject and you have

[Dr. Weston]

no right to behave this way.

[Dr. Ellsworth]

If I had the control of Finish.

[Dr. Weston]

You'll knock out that wall. Yes, Dr. Ellsworth. And that's just what I ought to do to you. You have no more right to live than I. How much strength does it take for a 30 foot man to kill an ordinary man with his fist, Dr. Ellsworth? Figure that out. What are you going to do? I'm not going to do anything to you. I'm going to let the World Science Council know about your excellence experiment. They'll know what to do about you.

[Dr. Ellsworth]

But you can't leave. You're a monstrosity.

[Dr. Weston]

The world won't understand you, Barstow. Besides, you have an obligation. You must sacrifice yourself for science. He's gone. Yes. All my plans ruined. Yes. Weston. You did this to me. You told him about my plans.

[Dr. Ellsworth]

Yes, Dr. Ellsworth, I. I did.

[Dr. Weston]

You've ruined the experiment, Weston. You betrayed science. You have no right to live. Who are you to decide these things? Come inside, Weston. Now. A gun. Right. Come along now, Weston. There's one last experiment I want to perform. I'm curious to see how a man can stand up against a giant rat.

[Dr. Ellsworth]

No.

[Dr. Weston]

No, please. Please, Elspeth.

[Dr. Ellsworth]

I'll do anything you want. I don't want to die. I'll be the subject of a new experiment.

[Dr. Weston]

Too late, Weston. Shut up. Thought of those things before. It's time. Still there? Right by the cage.

[Dr. Ellsworth]

Shut up. Now don't push me in. No, I can't go. Take your hands out of me. Gee, Helen, I'm sure glad the old man let me have the jet car tonight.

[Barbara]

Oh, it's a lovely night to go riding with you, Bob.

[Dr. Ellsworth]

Hey, Helen, do you hear something?

[Barbara]

The motor, you mean?

[Dr. Weston]

No, no. Listen.

[Barbara]

I hear it now too.

[Dr. Ellsworth]

I can't imagine that.

[Dr. Weston]

Oh, well, I guess.

[Barbara]

Bob, over there.

[Dr. Ellsworth]

It looks like a man something. There's a giant standing in the road in front of us. Man.

[Barbara]

Turn the car around, quick.

[Dr. Ellsworth]

He's lifting us with his hands. Why are you afraid of me?

[Dr. Weston]

I just want to talk to you. I won't hurt you.

[Dr. Ellsworth]

Put it down.

[Dr. Weston]

Put it down.

[Dr. Ellsworth]

You monster. I'm not a monster. I am not.

[Dr. Weston]

We're back on the road. He didn't hurt us.

[Barbara]

What are you going to do?

[Dr. Ellsworth]

I'm going to the Police. They've got to know about this giant. Calling all rockets. Ground and space patrol, converge on Trickster 47 immediately. Strange creature molesting jet. Travelers on Highway 9 reported human interference 30 to 40ft high. May be dangerous. Repeat, may be dangerous. Reverse rockets. Jim, this is our meat. Just our luck. Probably an invader from Mars. To all rockets, check destroyer guns before moving into danger area. Repeat, check all weapons. Anything yet, Jim? Nothing, sir. Hold on. There's something moving in field seven. Well, I'll be. It's a man, but what a match. Rocket 117, the control tower located. Creature moving rapidly in the direction of McAna City. We're closing in. Very good, 117. Keep on it. We'll have all available rocket cars join you. Okay, Tim, we're near enough now. Safety off. Destroyer gun. Well, fire a couple of warning shots to slow him down. Safety off. Fire.

[Dr. Weston]

He's stopping.

[Dr. Ellsworth]

He's waving his hands. We'll circle him. Keep circling. Command 117, come in. Circling giant preparing to move in for a closer look. Guns ready. Orders. Repeat, orders. Outside. He's swinging. Reverse entrance.

[Barbara]

Reverse entrance.

[Dr. Ellsworth]

Central Control calling 117. Central Control calling 117. They don't answer, Commissioner. Confound it. Why can't we get a video screen fixed? I'm working on it, sir.

[Dr. Weston]

Give me that microphone.

[Dr. Ellsworth]

All police jets and air rockets. All jets and air rockets.

[Dr. Weston]

Attention.

[Dr. Ellsworth]

Attention. Rocket117 has been attacked by the giant. Contact has been lost. Take battle formation blue. Prepare for attack. Prepare for attack.

[Dr. Weston]

Good luck. We'll blast that creature out of existence. What could it be, sir?

[Dr. Ellsworth]

A man from another planet? It's possible we could only get that video fixed. I'm getting it, Commissioner.

[Dr. Weston]

Look.

[Dr. Ellsworth]

There he is. Good heavens. What an enormous creature.

[Dr. Weston]

Yes, I see it.

[Dr. Ellsworth]

Calling all rockets, take elevation 6,000 and prepare to dive on target. I've got to see the police Commissioner. You can't. It's a battle emergency. Who let you in the control room? It's about the giant. We got to stop your attack.

[Dr. Weston]

Are you crazy? Crazy?

[Dr. Ellsworth]

That creature's a menace. He's knocked down one of our rockets, and now we're going to get him. But you don't understand, sir. Squadrons at all elevation. 3,000 targets in view. Look, Commissioner, on the video screen. We're ready to open up on them, sir.

[Dr. Weston]

Just give the order.

[Dr. Ellsworth]

No, no, no, no. You've got to call off the attack, Commissioner. Look to the right of the giant, near that small hill. Those two men are from Rocket 117. They're walking unmolested toward Junction 9. Thank God they're all right. There, you see?

[Dr. Weston]

He's not dangerous.

[Dr. Ellsworth]

Stop the attack. That creature's been running berserk. Transmit the command for all ships to hold their positions until I give the order.

[Dr. Weston]

Unless the giant attacks them. Yes, sir. Order to all. Now look here, sir. What do you know about that creature?

[Dr. Ellsworth]

Is he from another planet? It's an Earth man.

[Dr. Weston]

How do you know?

[Dr. Ellsworth]

He escaped from a government antibiotics laboratory. He was the subject of an illegal experiment.

[Dr. Weston]

I'm Dr. Weston.

[Dr. Ellsworth]

I work in that laboratory.

[Dr. Weston]

Well, Earth man or not, he's a madman.

[Dr. Ellsworth]

We've got to do something about him. You don't have to do a thing. It'll all be over in a few minutes. Something's happened. I don't see the giant anymore.

[Dr. Weston]

What do you mean, all over, Dr. Weston?

[Dr. Ellsworth]

Look at the video screen.

[Dr. Weston]

There. That's what I mean. Good heavens, it's Amazing.

[Dr. Ellsworth]

Squadron Leader 20 to Control Tower. Something's happened here, sir. I don't see. The giant has disappeared. What are our orders? All police jets and rockets, attack cancelled. Repeat, attack cancelled.

[Dr. Weston]

Do you see, Barbara? I had to thank Weston. After all, he's a disagreeable character. But if he hadn't acted so promptly as soon as he found out, those rockets would have finished me.

[Barbara]

Ellsworth tried to kill Weston, didn't he? After you broke away?

[Dr. Ellsworth]

Yes.

[Dr. Weston]

With the rats. Weston managed to get outside the cage. And they killed Dr. Ellsworth instead. And shortly after that, the rat fell into a coma. And Weston examined one by X ray.

[Dr. Ellsworth]

And he discovered that the new bone

[Dr. Weston]

structure was in the process of dissolving into cartilage. And that cartilage into flesh, which would soon melt away. And he realized their size had only been maintained by the injection. And they'd soon be back to their original skeletal structure. That's why he went to the police.

[Barbara]

Yes. But how did he know you'd shrink too?

[Dr. Weston]

Because they stopped giving me the injection.

[Barbara]

Oh, seeing you're here like this. I can't believe all those stories in the paper about you. A horrible picture.

[Dr. Weston]

I can hardly believe it myself. Barbara. Like bad dreams? Oh, yes. Here's what I came back for. Dr. Ellsworth's safe.

[Barbara]

Oh, what's in it?

[Dr. Ellsworth]

Here they are. And here they go.

[Barbara]

You're burning them.

[Dr. Weston]

Years of scientific research up in flames.

[Dr. Ellsworth]

But I don't want another man ever

[Dr. Weston]

to go through what I did. Cut off from humanity to be just a specimen in some scientist zoo. I found out one thing, Barbara. Thickness isn't a matter of size. A man can be 30ft tall or he can be 6ft tall. It's what he has in his heart that counts. This world doesn't need bigger, more powerful physical specimens, needs men with bigness of soul who can love, respect their fellow men.

[Dr. Ellsworth]

Next week, another exciting story on 2000

[Dr. Weston]

plus, a strange adventure of a man who found nothing and was terrified. Be sure to listen next week to alone.

[Dr. Ellsworth]

2000/plus is produced by Dryer and Widowson Productions, Incorporated.

[Dr. Weston]

In today's cast, Joseph Julian was Barstow, Henry Norell was Ellsworth, Lon Clark was Weston, Bryna Rayburn was Barbara, Morton Lawrence

[Dr. Ellsworth]

was the police commissioner and Bruce Evans was Hawkins. The script was written by Julian Schneider. The music was composed by Elliot Jacoby. The orchestra conducted by Emerson Buckley Sound Walt Shaver and Adrian Penner engineer Bob Albrecht. This is Ken Marvin speaking. This program came from New York.

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