The North Wind by Obsession

Summary

Podcast Summary: Relic Radio Thrillers – The North Wind by Obsession

Original Air Date: December 4, 1950 (as aired on Obsession)
Podcast Air Date: September 5, 2025
Host: RelicRadio.com

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Episode Overview

The North Wind is a moody tale of loneliness, resilience, human frailty, and courage set against the stark landscape of a New England fishing village battered by both emotional storms and the literal fury of the elements. This suspenseful story, featuring Jane Wyat as Elsa, explores the impact of isolation, the kindness and violence among people living on the edge, and the metaphorical force of the North Wind as both a weather pattern and an inner turmoil.

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Key Discussion Points & Narratives

Arrival in Cape Sharp and a Sense of Isolation

• [02:40] Elsa's Arrival:
  Elsa, alone in the world, comes to the village searching for her aunt, only to discover the resort (her supposed destination) was destroyed the year before by the same North Wind that now haunts the villagers.

  • "I came to Cape Sharp because I was alone... This was to be my home here with the wind and the ocean." – Elsa [02:40]

• [03:27] Village Introductions:
  Meeting Marcus, the fisherman, Elsa learns the hard realities of life in the village—the transient nature of safety and community when at the mercy of nature.

The Hospitality and Suspicion of Strangers

• [04:15] Elsa's Fainting:
  After fainting from exhaustion and shock, Elsa awakens in Marcus’s home, witnessing both his kindness and blunt pragmatism (and his invasion of privacy to determine her identity).

• [05:22] Marcus's Offer:
  Marcus, rooted but lonely, offers Elsa shelter as a gesture of generous, if awkward, hospitality.

  • "I own a shed behind this house. I sleep there in the summertime. I could sleep there again." – Marcus [05:33]

The Fisherman’s Life & Looming Danger

• [07:13] Village Life:
  Elsa meets Marcus’s friends, Pedro and Manuel. Their banter is tinged with worries about the coming north wind and hints of underlying tensions—"Pedro is right. He's too quiet. Just like last year before the blow." [06:47].
• [08:05] Brewing Trouble:
  There's an immediate sense that Manuel is trouble—a dangerous presence among the fishermen.

Elsa’s Vulnerability and Fear

• [09:29] Fear and the North Wind:
  Elsa exhibits a deep-seated fear of the sea and the boat—a metaphor for the winds and storms blowing inside her.
  • "You're afraid of the boat on the sea, aren't you?" – Marcus [09:29]
  • Marcus’s advice: "That wind isn't blowing just out there, Elsa. It's blowing a lot of places. Sometimes it's down inside you... You gotta make it stop." – Marcus [09:49]

Conflict and Violence

• [10:44] Manuel's Advances:
  Manuel, drunk and aggressive, tries to force himself on Elsa in Marcus’s absence, leading to a tense and harrowing confrontation.

  • "Give poor Manuel a kiss... Just a little kiss for Manuel." – Manuel [11:49]

• Elsa’s assertiveness and quick thinking send Manuel running when Marcus returns, but not before he assaults her.

• [13:08] Narrator's Commentary:
  The narration highlights Elsa's courage under pressure and frames her actions as emerging from "the bubbling spring of hope and courage... that becomes, in the shriek of the wind, an obsession." [13:08]

Retribution and False Accusation

• [15:06] Elsa’s Anxiety:
  As Marcus pursues Manuel, Elsa is consumed by dread for his safety—her loneliness now transformed from a passive state to love and concern for another.

• [15:59] Marcus and Manuel’s Confrontation:
  The fight is interrupted, but soon after, news comes that Manuel is dead.

  • "Manuel. I'm going to kill you." – Marcus [15:59]
  • Distressed by Marcus’s absence, Elsa pleads: "Come back, Marcus. Wherever you are, come back." – Elsa [15:06]

Marcus’s Arrest and Elsa’s Resolve

• [18:20] Marcus Under Arrest:
  Pedro arrives with a warning: the police think Marcus killed Manuel and are coming for him.

  • "He killed him." – Pedro [18:39]
  • Marcus refuses to run: "I'm not a criminal... I'll tell them the truth." – Marcus [19:18]

• [19:47] Arrest Scene:
  The police arrest Marcus despite Elsa’s protests.

Elsa's Determination

• [20:10] Elsa's Initiative:
  Elsa, undaunted, convinces Pedro to brave the raging storm in his small boat so she can plead Marcus's innocence.
  • "We've got to help him, Pedro." – Elsa [20:24]
  • "You love Marcus, don't you?" — Pedro [20:41]
  • "Yes." — Elsa [20:47]

The Final Resolution

• [22:34] Elsa at the Jail:
  Authorities initially refuse to let Elsa see Marcus or present her case.

• [22:35] Marcus is Freed:
  News comes that Manuel was not killed by Marcus—the real cause of death was a drunken accident with a car.

  • "He was drinking after I left him. A car ran over him in the storm." – Marcus [22:38]

• [22:57] Elsa's Transformation:
  The episode ends with Elsa changed, no longer afraid of the north wind, and ready to face whatever storms may come.

  • "The storm is over now. The north wind has come out across the water. The dawn is breaking and this will be a beautiful day... I won't be afraid. I know what it is now. I'll never be afraid again." – Elsa [22:57]

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• "Obsession, the abject misery of loneliness has no circumference, is bounded by no rivers or seas." – Narrator (Marcus) [01:11]
• "That wind isn't blowing just out there, Elsa. It's blowing a lot of places. Sometimes it's down inside you. When it blows hard and cold... you gotta fight." – Marcus [09:49]
• "I didn't kill him because of you. If I had, you'd have hated me, wouldn't you?" – Marcus [16:49]
• "You love Marcus, don't you?" – Pedro [20:41], "Yes." – Elsa
• "You weren't afraid?" – Marcus [22:57], "No. No, I... I wasn't afraid. The storm is over now." – Elsa

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Timestamps for Important Segments

• [01:11] — Prologue: The “Obsession” theme and setup
• [02:40] — Elsa arrives; discovers the destroyed resort
• [03:47] — Elsa meets Marcus
• [04:15] — Elsa faints; Marcus offers shelter
• [06:47] — Fishermen discuss dangers of the sea and impending storm
• [09:29] — Elsa’s fear of the sea revealed
• [10:44] — Manuel’s inappropriate advances toward Elsa
• [13:08] — Narrator on Elsa’s courage and “obsession”
• [15:06] — Elsa’s inner turmoil as the storm builds
• [18:20] — Marcus is warned and soon arrested for murder
• [20:10] — Elsa's resolve to rescue Marcus
• [22:34] — Elsa and Marcus reunite; truth about Manuel’s death revealed
• [22:57] — Elsa’s closing monologue; resolution

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Tone & Language

The episode sustains an atmosphere of somber introspection, foreboding tension, and emotional intensity. Elsa’s voice is vulnerable yet increasingly resolute, while Marcus embodies stoic simplicity and steadfastness. The script uses poetic metaphors about fear and the North Wind, seamlessly blending internal and external battles into a single, thrilling storm of the soul.

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Summary

A haunting and beautifully performed work, The North Wind is a testament to old-time radio’s ability to create atmospheric, character-driven suspense. Its stark setting and emotional candor leave listeners with a portrait of human connection found amid isolation and hardship, both natural and man-made. Elsa’s journey from fear and dependence to courage and love is rendered with poetic grace, making this episode a shining example of the genre’s power.

Transcript

[Narrator/Host]

Relicradio.com presents stories of mystery and intrigue, espionage and suspense. Hear tales of ticking time bombs, mysterious crime scenes and cloak and dagger action. This is Relic Radio Thrillers. Welcome back to Relic Radio Thrillers. We've got a story from Obsession week. But first a quick reminder. If you'd like to help support this podcast and all of the Relic radio shows, visit donate. Relicradio.com or click on that support link in the show notes. Your support makes this show and all of Relic Radio possible. And thank you as always to those who have helped out. Our story today is the North Wind, the December 4, 1950 episode from Obsession, a CBS series that originally aired from October of 1950 to May of 1952.

[Marcus]

Obsession, the abject misery of loneliness has no circumference, is bounded by no rivers or seas. It is the well of darkness, wherein only the shading of a friendly light can lift the soul to peer over the crags of a storm ridden coast. As you shall see in the Story of the North Wind, starring Jane Wyat. Along the northern reaches of a New England's windswept coast, time and tide have carved from the stone of the tall, menacing crags an unpretentious little fishing village that shall be known as Cape Sharp. Here men live by the grace of the elements and the yield of the sea. This is the land of the North Wind and a land rich in the loam that is the perfect cult with a growth in the mind that is known as obsession.

[Elsa]

I'm Elsa. I came to Cape Sharp because I was alone. I came in search of my aunt, whom I'd been told to take a residence at the resort there. The journey had been hard and long. I stood at the cliff's edge, gazed down upon the cape for the first time. It was early evening and the light were just starting to blink lazily in the village below. So calm, so peaceful there. A contrast to the rest of the coast where the sea lashed against the cliffs violently. Frighteningly, I started down the path. This was to be my home here with the wind and the ocean.

[Marcus]

Hey, Marcus. Yay, Pedro. Good catch today. Very good. And you can't complain. Fine. That's very fine. We can be thankful for our good luck today. Soon now, we may not be able to go out. And why the north wind? She's coming again. You had better lash up real good from now on, Marcus. I will. Thanks, Pedro.

[Elsa]

See, Mr. Fisherman.

[Marcus]

Yay.

[Elsa]

Could you tell me where the resort is?

[Marcus]

No resort.

[Elsa]

No? Well, of course there is my aunt.

[Marcus]

It blew away last Year blew away. Yeah. The big wind. That's all that's left there ahead. See?

[Elsa]

But where did the people go? The ones who live there?

[Marcus]

Who knows?

[Elsa]

Everyone gone?

[Marcus]

Mm. Everyone.

[Elsa]

Thank you.

[Marcus]

Hey. What's wrong with you?

[Elsa]

I see you, sir.

[Marcus]

Don't fall. Here. Now, don't try to sit up. Stay where you are. How do you feel now?

[Elsa]

What? What happened?

[Marcus]

You fainted. Here, drink this. It'll do you good.

[Elsa]

What is it?

[Marcus]

Soup. Go ahead, drink it.

[Elsa]

Oh, no, thank you. I.

[Marcus]

Go ahead.

[Elsa]

All right. How did I get here? Did you.

[Marcus]

I carried you. This is my house. You feeling any better?

[Elsa]

Yes, much. You've been very kind. I think I can manage all right now, though.

[Marcus]

You're going?

[Elsa]

Yes.

[Marcus]

Where?

[Elsa]

Why? Why?

[Marcus]

But you haven't got any money. Where you're going to go without money.

[Elsa]

How did you.

[Marcus]

I went through your purse.

[Elsa]

You?

[Marcus]

Oh, I wasn't going to rob you. I just wanted to find out who you were.

[Elsa]

Oh.

[Marcus]

You're Elsa, aren't you?

[Elsa]

Yes.

[Marcus]

I'm Marcus. I'm the best fisherman on the Cape.

[Elsa]

You are?

[Marcus]

Yeah. I can afford a lot of things the others can't. I eat well. I live well. My house is paid for.

[Elsa]

That's fine.

[Marcus]

I own a shed behind this house. I sleep there in the summertime. I could sleep there again.

[Elsa]

I. I don't understand.

[Marcus]

Well, you're welcome to stay in my house if you like. You're sick. I think you're hungry, too. My house is yours. And my food.

[Elsa]

I appreciate your kindness. Believe me, I do. It. It wouldn't be possible, though.

[Marcus]

Why not? Where else would you go?

[Elsa]

I don't know.

[Marcus]

Well, then stay.

[Elsa]

I can't take your house.

[Marcus]

I offer it to you. Rest first and. Well, then go where you like.

[Elsa]

You're very generous.

[Marcus]

No, I just.

[Elsa]

Hey, Mark. Awkward. They're calling you.

[Marcus]

Yes. That's my very good friend Pedro and his friend Manuel. They want me to go into town with them tonight. Marcus. Yes, I hear you. I'll not go with them, though.

[Elsa]

You won't?

[Marcus]

No. But I'd invite them in if you'd care for company.

[Elsa]

Why if I care, Marcus?

[Marcus]

Well, they come to drink wine. Sometimes they get drunk.

[Elsa]

I won't mind.

[Marcus]

Well, I'll get the wine from the kitchen, then.

[Elsa]

No, no, that's all right, Marcus. I'll get the wine to your.

[Marcus]

You should have seen him, Marcus, when he pull up his net. Instead of mackerel, he's got a whole school Baby shark. Where did it happen? About five miles out. You know, Marcus, I was last in tonight. I don't like the look of it out there. Pedro is right. He's too quiet. Just like last year before the blow. What do you call them? A lula before the storm.

[Elsa]

Oh, will you have some more wine? Any of you?

[Marcus]

No, thank you, Marcus. No, I don't think so, Elsa. I. I think I have one more glass. Tequila, Manuel. Our lady's name is Elsa. Oh, she. She. Marcus, no harm. Quiet. Quiet, Manuel. Marcus, we were talking about the wind. Yeah. Do you really think the north wind will come again this year, Pedro? I think so. Well, we better be ready for it this time. What do you care about a little wind for, Marcus? You got your house here on the hill. You got some. A nice little chiquita. Come on, Manuel, we go. You've had too much. Come on. I take care, Manuel. See you tomorrow, Marcus. Good night, Pedro.

[Elsa]

Oh, Marcus.

[Marcus]

Yeah?

[Elsa]

I. I don't think he should have done that.

[Marcus]

You're wrong. You don't know Manuel. I should have told him he was unwelcome here long ago.

[Elsa]

I'm the one who doesn't belong here, Marcus. Already I've come between you and your friends.

[Marcus]

That's not so. Manuel is no friend of mine. He's not like the rest of us. He's got a bad streak in him. We'll come to trouble someday, he and I. I feel it.

[Elsa]

But, Marcus.

[Marcus]

No, no, no. Think no more about it. I'll go out to the shed now, Elsa. I take my boat out at five in the morning. I won't see you until tomorrow night. Good night, Elsa.

[Elsa]

Good night, Marcus. Marcus. Marcus.

[Marcus]

Elsa. What are you doing up at this time of the morning?

[Elsa]

I fixed some breakfast for you at the house. I didn't see you go.

[Marcus]

No, I started early and ate at the stand.

[Elsa]

Oh. Well, here's a little something to take with you in case you get hungry.

[Marcus]

Well, thanks, Elsa, but you shouldn't have bothered.

[Elsa]

That's all right, Marcus.

[Marcus]

Just put it down there. In the boat?

[Elsa]

I put it in the boat?

[Marcus]

Yes, in the cabin there.

[Elsa]

The cabin?

[Marcus]

Oh, come on, Elsa.

[Elsa]

What's wrong? No, Marcus. You take the sandwiches.

[Marcus]

Elsa, you're afraid of the boat on the sea, aren't you?

[Elsa]

Yes.

[Marcus]

It won't sink.

[Elsa]

I know.

[Marcus]

Well, then, why don't you.

[Elsa]

No. No, Marcus, no.

[Marcus]

Oh, it's all right, Elsa. Don't be ashamed. Don't be afraid. I was afraid once too. You hear that wind out there?

[Elsa]

Yes.

[Marcus]

That's the north wind. That's what I used to be afraid of till I found out what it was.

[Elsa]

Found Out.

[Marcus]

Sure. That wind isn't blowing just out there, Elsa. It's blowing a lot of places. Sometimes it's down inside you. When it blows hard and cold. And you gotta fight. It ends when it's worse. Cause you can't see it.

[Elsa]

But you.

[Marcus]

You gotta make it stop. If you do, you won't be afraid anymore. You won't ever be afraid. Going out now.

[Elsa]

Take care of yourself, Marcus.

[Marcus]

I will, Elsa.

[Elsa]

I'm coming. Just a moment. Yes? What?

[Marcus]

Hello, Chiquita. Manuel, I. I forgot something last night. Can I. Can I come in?

[Elsa]

Well, all right. Come in. Why didn't you go out today, Manuel?

[Marcus]

The wind. She brought too much. Anyway, I think it's good time for me to come over, see you.

[Elsa]

You've been drinking.

[Marcus]

Oh, just a little bit.

[Elsa]

What did you forget?

[Marcus]

Manuel, I want to. Want to ask you a question.

[Elsa]

What is it?

[Marcus]

Oh, come on. Why you speak so quick like that? You mad with Manuel?

[Elsa]

Manuel, you better leave here. Marcus will be home very soon.

[Marcus]

Marcus. Fool. Marcus. Hey. I know you came to be here with Marcus. He picked you up on the pier last night, see?

[Elsa]

Get out. Manuel.

[Marcus]

Everybody tell poor Manuel to go. Nobody like poor Manuel. Maybe it's a hell like poor Manuele.

[Elsa]

Let me go.

[Marcus]

Give poor Manuel a kiss. A kiss.

[Elsa]

Stay back.

[Marcus]

Just a little kiss for Manuel.

[Elsa]

Get out of here.

[Marcus]

So you slap him, Manuel.

[Elsa]

I teach you.

[Marcus]

Maybe you don't act so smart now.

[Elsa]

Men will. Look, it's Marcus coming up the path. Go on now, leave.

[Marcus]

Marcus. That's a joke.

[Elsa]

I'm telling you the truth. It's not fair. Through the window.

[Marcus]

It is Marcus.

[Elsa]

Go. Go quickly or Margaret will kill you.

[Marcus]

I go at the back door. She'll shoot. Elsa.

[Elsa]

I'm coming. Coming. Margaret.

[Marcus]

Who was that? That was just here?

[Elsa]

Why, it was Elsa.

[Marcus]

Your face is scratched.

[Elsa]

Yes, I.

[Marcus]

That looked like Manuel outside. Was he here? Marcus, was Manuel here?

[Elsa]

Yes.

[Marcus]

He scratched your face.

[Elsa]

Oh, it's all right. Marcus.

[Marcus]

Manuel. Manuel.

[Elsa]

Marcus. Marcus, where are you going? Marcus, come back. Please come back.

[Marcus]

Buffeted by the winds and the storms, Elsa shows terror. But against the buffeting of the lust of man, she shows only the bravery that is a woman's heritage. And the reason for that bravery is the bubbling spring of hope and courage. Yes, courage and of love that becomes, in the shriek of the wind, an obsession. Returning now to the wave whip bulwarks of the New England rock coast and the story of the North Wind. Starring Jane Wyat. Madness or wine? Perhaps the two have conspired in the shrieking winds of the north to intoxicate the mind of Marcus, to revenge the insult to Elsa, the Elsa that has reached into the innermost pockets of his heart and found comfort there. And thus, out of the night has gone Marcus, in search of Manuel. Down from the hill into the village, walking swiftly, watching carefully, oblivious to the driving rain that beats against his face, the roar of the surf from the straggling beaches and the fury of the north wind. Oblivious to everything except finding Manuel. And Elsa waited at the house, keeping a vigil at the window. Held there in the grip of a strangely surging, building obsession.

[Elsa]

The storm grew, and I wondered when it would stop, if it would ever stop. I looked down to the lights in the village. One would flicker and go out, now another. It was growing dark. I remembered the day I'd stood on the cliff and gazed down at the village for the first time. How friendly, how beautiful it had seemed then. How changed it was now. Suddenly, I felt a chill, something blowing cold and hard. The wind. Marcus. Marcus. I'm alone. I'll be afraid if I'm alone. Come back, Marcus. Wherever you are, come back.

[Marcus]

Manuel. Marcus. I'm going to kill you. Manuel.

[Elsa]

No.

[Marcus]

Marcus.

[Elsa]

No. No. Stop, Marcus. Stop. Knock, knock.

[Marcus]

Elsa.

[Elsa]

You're back.

[Marcus]

Yes.

[Elsa]

The blood. You're hurt.

[Marcus]

No, no, no. I'm. I'm all right.

[Elsa]

You. You killed Manuel.

[Marcus]

No. Then he was drunk. We fought, that's all.

[Elsa]

Oh. Oh, Marcus. I was afraid that.

[Marcus]

No. He deserved it. I. I couldn't do it, though.

[Elsa]

I'm glad. Mark.

[Marcus]

Yes.

[Elsa]

I'll get some warm water. Those cut shitty days.

[Marcus]

Elsa. Yes. Sit down. I didn't kill him because of you.

[Elsa]

Because of me, Marcus.

[Marcus]

If I had, you'd have hated me, wouldn't you?

[Elsa]

I could never hate you, Marcus.

[Marcus]

You see, we fishermen are simple people, Elsa. We think but two ways, right or wrong. You're right. The Cape's a good place, and people are glad to share your wine. And you're glad to give it to them.

[Elsa]

And if you're wrong?

[Marcus]

Manuel was wrong.

[Elsa]

Marcus, Your hand. It ought to be bandaged.

[Marcus]

Elsa, I want you to understand.

[Elsa]

I think I do. I'll get the water. How long will the storm last?

[Marcus]

There's no way to tell.

[Elsa]

Seems as though it's getting worse. It can't get much worse, can it?

[Marcus]

Never has before.

[Elsa]

Marcus, doesn't anything ever frighten you?

[Marcus]

I don't think so.

[Elsa]

What if a storm would grow until the sea came up and washed away the village? Even your house? Wouldn't you be frightened then?

[Marcus]

The sea gave me this house. It's been good to me. Why should I be frightened of it?

[Elsa]

But what if you were to drown?

[Marcus]

Well, then I'd be dead. And what can you be afraid of when you're dead?

[Elsa]

Marcus, you're funny.

[Marcus]

Why do you say that? Marcus.

[Elsa]

Marcus. There's someone at the door. I'll answer.

[Marcus]

Marcus. Marcus.

[Elsa]

Pedro.

[Marcus]

Where's Marcus? I. Oh. Hello, Pedro. Marcus. Marcus. I come as fast as I could. They're looking for you in the village. You gotta leave here right away. Take your breath, Pedro. Who's looking for me? The police.

[Elsa]

The police?

[Marcus]

What do they want me for? Pedro? You know. I don't know. What is it? Manuel.

[Elsa]

What about Manuel?

[Marcus]

He's dead.

[Elsa]

He's dead. But Marcus.

[Marcus]

Marcus has big fight with him. He killed him. I didn't kill him, Elsa. I. I didn't kill him. But they find him in the street outside the saloon. Maybe you don't know, you hurt him so bad. But I didn't fight with him near the saloon. Look, amigo, I believe what you say. But the police, they will not believe you. They hear too much in the village. They come here to take you to jail. You go now, Marcus, before they come.

[Elsa]

Yes, Marcus, go. Don't let them catch you, Elsa.

[Marcus]

You'd have me run away.

[Elsa]

Oh, Marcus, they mustn't catch you. They mustn't. It was all because of me.

[Marcus]

You're afraid for me?

[Elsa]

Yes.

[Marcus]

You shouldn't be afraid, Elsa. I've told you before not to be afraid.

[Elsa]

Marcus. If they find you, they'll. They'll take you to prison.

[Marcus]

No, Elsa, I'm not a criminal.

[Elsa]

I know. I know.

[Marcus]

But I won't run. I'd never run. I'll tell them the truth. When they come, they'll believe me. I've never lied to anyone.

[Elsa]

Oh, Marcus. Marcus. Marcus, the police are here.

[Marcus]

Open the door, Pedro. Open the door. Marcus? The fisherman. Yes, I'm Marcus. Come in. You know Manuel? Yes. You fought with him tonight. Yes, but I didn't kill him. You're under arrest.

[Elsa]

No, no, no. He didn't do it.

[Marcus]

Come along.

[Elsa]

No, you can't take him. You can't. Come along.

[Marcus]

I'll be back, Elsa. Wait for me. I'll be back.

[Elsa]

What time's it, Pedro?

[Marcus]

Is almost midnight.

[Elsa]

Pedro. He won't come back.

[Marcus]

Sure, miss, he will.

[Elsa]

You know it too.

[Marcus]

All right, I guess I do.

[Elsa]

We've got to help him, Pedro.

[Marcus]

See? See? I want to help my very good friend Marcus. But what can we do?

[Elsa]

I'll go to the police. I'll explain it to them.

[Marcus]

Explain What?

[Elsa]

That he didn't do it. But he couldn't lie to anyone.

[Marcus]

They won't believe you either.

[Elsa]

We can try.

[Marcus]

You love Marcus, don't you?

[Elsa]

What difference does it make?

[Marcus]

It you do.

[Elsa]

Yes.

[Marcus]

Marcus is good man. He love you too. Pedro can tell.

[Elsa]

Then. Pedro. Take me to him.

[Marcus]

But we cannot drive the road into the city. She's washed out.

[Elsa]

Well, how did the police get here?

[Marcus]

They come in their big boat. They go back down the coast in it.

[Elsa]

A boat?

[Marcus]

I got small boat. Be much danger though. She's acting up something bad out there.

[Elsa]

Will you? We'll go in your boat, Pedro.

[Marcus]

You might get scared.

[Elsa]

No, we'll go.

[Marcus]

Pedro. Yes?

[Elsa]

You have a man here by the name of Marcus.

[Marcus]

Is he a fisherman? Yes, he's here.

[Elsa]

May I see him?

[Marcus]

He's held for murder. No, but he.

[Elsa]

He didn't do it. I want you to know that he didn't.

[Marcus]

Do you have evidence?

[Elsa]

No. But.

[Marcus]

No, you can't see him.

[Elsa]

Please.

[Marcus]

Dead. Out. What did they say?

[Elsa]

They won't let me see him.

[Marcus]

Pedro. Sorry. Oh, Pedro, don't cry. Come, we'll go back.

[Elsa]

No, I'll wait here.

[Marcus]

But you can't do nothing.

[Elsa]

I won't wait.

[Marcus]

All right. Pedro, wait too. Elsa.

[Elsa]

Marcus.

[Marcus]

Amigo. They let me go. Elsa.

[Elsa]

Oh. Oh, Marcus.

[Marcus]

He was drinking after I left him. A car ran over him in the storm.

[Elsa]

The.

[Marcus]

The driver just reported it.

[Elsa]

It's. It's all over.

[Marcus]

Yes. We can go home now. Elsa, Amigo. The storm, she's letting off. Yes. It looks like the end of it.

[Elsa]

Pedro has his boat waiting.

[Marcus]

You came in that?

[Elsa]

Yes.

[Marcus]

You weren't afraid?

[Elsa]

No. No, I. I wasn't afraid. The storm is over now. The north wind has come out across the water. The dawn is breaking and this will be a beautiful day. The fishermen are going out. Marcus is with them. Marcus says the north wind may come again next year. If it does, we'll be ready for it. And I won't be afraid. I know what it is now. I'll never be afraid again.

[Marcus]

You have been listening to Obsession. Obsession has come to you through the worldwide facilities of the United States Armed Forces Radio and Television Service.

[Elsa]

Ram.

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