Devil’s Due by Lights Out

Summary

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The Horror! (Old Time Radio)

Episode: Devil’s Due by Lights Out

Release Date: August 23, 2025
Podcast Host: RelicRadio.com
Original Air Date (Lights Out): April 26, 1939

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Overview

This episode of The Horror! presents the chilling radio drama “Devil’s Due,” originally from the series Lights Out. The episode immerses listeners in a tale of crime, guilt, and supernatural retribution, as two hardened criminals encounter a shadowy figure who claims to be their “silent partner.” What begins as a noir-infused crime saga unfolds into a nightmarish descent—culminating in a confrontation with the devil himself.

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Key Discussion Points & Story Breakdown

1. Setting the Stage: Criminals on the Run

• [01:51] - The story opens in a fog-laden city where Mitch Rosinski and Cookie Donate, fresh from a murder, seek refuge.
• The atmosphere is tense; Cookie is shaken by supernatural fears ("I felt something...Little hoops close to me, but there ain't nothing there to see." – Cookie Donate, [03:39]).
• Mitch brushes off Cookie's unease, maintaining a cold pragmatism.

2. Enter The Stranger

• [04:40] - At a deserted warehouse, a mysterious, well-dressed stranger appears, knowing their names, noting their crimes, and offering to hide them.
• The stranger’s demeanor is calm, ominous, and unearthly ("You are called Mitch Rosinski. And you are Cookie Donate." – The Devil / Beelzebub, [04:49]).
• Despite Cookie’s protests, Mitch is enticed by the stranger’s knowledge and promise of safety.

3. The Devil’s Bargain

• [08:23] The stranger reveals himself as their “silent partner,” claiming to have always been involved in their crimes.
• He proceeds to replay a series of their past atrocities in disturbing detail, as if dragging them through a supernatural “accounting.”
• Memorable Montage of Crimes:
  • Torture and murder of an old man during a robbery ("Her hot needle through his fingernails." – The Devil / Beelzebub, [11:12])
  • Kidnapping and mutilation of a young woman for ransom ("I'm going to send one of those pretty fingers to your old man." – Mitch Rosinski, [14:42])
  • Robbery and sadistic murder of a German baker ("Let's just drop a few little drops on your neck...Sort of oil it, you might say." – Mitch Rosinski, [18:36])
• The stranger comments on each act, often with chilling approval ("You handled that job very well, my friends." – The Devil / Beelzebub, [15:35]).

4. The Revelation

• [24:07] As the duo’s unease mounts, the stranger’s true identity is revealed:
  • "Do you have any doubts? I am Beelzebub. Or Abaddon. Or Belial. What you will, Lucifer, if it pleases you. Your partner, my friends." – The Devil / Beelzebub ([24:17])
• Cookie and Mitch realize they haven’t made a deal with a gangster—this is a supernatural reckoning.

5. The Climax: Eternal Punishment

• [25:03] The Devil summons his infernal minions and demands his “due”—their souls:
  • “Here are two black souls, coals for our fires. Two hearts to redden the flames of Inferno.” – The Devil / Beelzebub ([25:10])
• Amid fiery visions and hellish soundscapes, Mitch and Cookie are symbolically (and literally) claimed by the Devil.

6. Epilogue: The Crime Discovered

• [27:07] The scene shifts to police at the warehouse, investigating the bizarre deaths.
• Clues suggest something unearthly—a burnt sulfur smell, clawed bodies, and cloven hoof prints.
• Notable exchange:
  • “It looks like a huge flaming claw reached out and scooped the hearts out of them… Maybe it is the devil's work.” – Police Sergeant ([28:48])

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Notable Quotes & Scenes (with Timestamps)

• “We are meant to call from out of the past. Stories strange, weird tales.” – The Devil / Beelzebub [00:31]
• “We tell you this, Franklin: so if you wish to avoid the excitement, tension of these magnet play we urge you…to turn off.” – The Devil / Beelzebub [00:39]
• “Have we not had a partnership? And until now, I have not shared in the spoils.” – The Devil / Beelzebub [23:41]
• “Do you have any doubts? I am Beelzebub? Or Abaddon? Or Belial?… Lucifer, if it pleases you.” – The Devil / Beelzebub [24:17]
• “You are accepted into our confraternity. The confraternity of blood and blackness, of souls damned to eternal fires…Come with me into the depths where the flames are hottest.” – The Devil / Beelzebub [26:08]
• “Look, two of them come out. They're dead. Sure they are. And man, look at the hole scooped in…the out of their chests. Claw marks too, look like.” – Police Sergeant [28:48]

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Important Segment Timestamps

• [01:51] – Mitch and Cookie's tense escape
• [04:40] – First meeting with the Devil-stranger
• [08:23] – The Devil reveals he’s their “silent partner”
• [11:12] – Grisly flashback: torture of a robbery victim
• [14:42] – Ransom victim’s finger is cut off
• [18:36] – Baker is tortured with hot oil
• [24:07] – The Devil reveals himself
• [25:03] – The Devil claims their souls
• [27:07] – Police investigation, supernatural evidence revealed

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Tone & Style

The episode artfully blends tough-guy gangster lingo with the macabre, keeping a brisk, clipped pace punctuated by moments of escalating dread. Dialogue crackles with 1930s bravado, yet is consistently undercut by growing supernatural horror.

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Conclusion

Devil’s Due is a haunting blend of crime drama and supernatural reckoning. As the “silent partner” collects his infernal payment, listeners are reminded that the wages of sin may indeed be death—delivered not by man’s justice, but by forces far darker.

For old-time radio fans and horror enthusiasts, this episode stands as a classic tale of conscience, retribution, and the inescapable due demanded by the devil.

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Transcript

[Mitch Rosinski]

Oh, stories.

[The Devil / Beelzebub]

Real stories.

[Mitch Rosinski]

And murder too.

[Cookie Donate]

Turn out your legs.

[Mitch Rosinski]

Turn them out. Good evening.

[The Devil / Beelzebub]

Come in, won't you?

[Mitch Rosinski]

What's the matter? Surely you're not nervous.

[The Devil / Beelzebub]

Perhaps you can come if I tell you a story.

[Cookie Donate]

We are meant to call from out.

[The Devil / Beelzebub]

Of the past Stories strange weird tales.

[Mitch Rosinski]

Of mystery and terror by radio's masters.

[The Devil / Beelzebub]

Of the macabre story where supernatural the supernova dramatized by fantasy the mystery the unknown. We tell you this Franklin so if you wish to avoid the excitement tension of these magnet play we urge you our latest theory to turn off your.

[Narrator / Host]

Welcome back to the horror 18 years of old fashioned fear. Every Saturday at relicradio.com our story comes from Lights out this week, a series created by Willis Cooper that aired primarily in the 1930s. It returned as a series of rebroadcasts through the 1940s. Our story today is Devil's Dew. This one aired April 26, 1939.

[The Devil / Beelzebub]

Lights out, everybody.

[Cookie Donate]

Sam. You shouldn't have done it, Mitch.

[Mitch Rosinski]

Yeah, quit beefing. You going soft?

[Cookie Donate]

Soft?

[The Devil / Beelzebub]

No, of course not.

[Cookie Donate]

Cooking the old guy tonight? Didn't need to.

[Mitch Rosinski]

He didn't need to. He saw us, didn't he? Could turn his name at the description, couldn't he?

[Cookie Donate]

Ah, he'd never be able to describe us till it's too dark.

[Mitch Rosinski]

Well, Mitzvinskis don't take chances, see? Anyhow, you cased the joint. Why didn't you spot the burglar alarms on that safe?

[Cookie Donate]

The safe saved by racket mitts. You're the Peterman.

[Mitch Rosinski]

Knives. Is your racket a cookie? Slip him in a guy's ribs from the back, huh?

[Cookie Donate]

Listen, listen. Quit talking about the cooking we've done. He gives me those chills.

[The Devil / Beelzebub]

Yeah, yeah, just nerves. This rotten fog kept me down.

[Cookie Donate]

Say, you sure you know where you're going?

[Mitch Rosinski]

Of course I know I can find it. Fog or no fog, we're almost there.

[Cookie Donate]

Are you sure we're going to be safe in this juncture?

[Mitch Rosinski]

Drops will never find us. His old warehouse ain't been used for years. Well, iron.

[The Devil / Beelzebub]

Hope you're right.

[Mitch Rosinski]

Ain't I always right?

[Cookie Donate]

Yeah, yeah. Don't get sore. How much farther?

[Mitch Rosinski]

Pretty soon we're almost there.

[Cookie Donate]

Hey, hey, what's that? This here's a bit. It sounds like little ws.

[Mitch Rosinski]

It's not so many people that live around here keep goats. Probably one of them.

[Cookie Donate]

Yes, that thing is right. Right past me.

[Mitch Rosinski]

What's getting into you?

[Cookie Donate]

For me, I. I felt something. I tell you I did. But there wasn't anything there. Little hoops close to me. But there ain't nothing there to see.

[Mitch Rosinski]

Listen, cookie, in a minute I'm going to let you have it. You're squealing like a rat, Miss.

[Cookie Donate]

Honest, I ain't squealing.

[The Devil / Beelzebub]

I'm scared. There's.

[Cookie Donate]

There's something for me.

[Mitch Rosinski]

Yeah.

[The Devil / Beelzebub]

That killing we did, huh?

[Mitch Rosinski]

Is that scaring you?

[The Devil / Beelzebub]

No, no, no.

[Cookie Donate]

Maybe it's. It's just this lousy t. I don't know.

[Mitch Rosinski]

Don't get nervous now. We got to get away to worry about.

[Cookie Donate]

Let's get off the street. Let's get up away from the river.

[The Devil / Beelzebub]

Get with us.

[Cookie Donate]

Some life.

[Mitch Rosinski]

I ought to clip you, Corky. This fog was made the water a perfect getaway. And four grand in our keys.

[Cookie Donate]

I know, I know. M. But. But little H shouldn't run past the guy with nothing to make him run.

[The Devil / Beelzebub]

Yeah, sure. Hey, here's the block.

[Cookie Donate]

Sure. Look.

[Mitch Rosinski]

Now, in this building we'll come to a bunch of doors close together.

[The Devil / Beelzebub]

I don't like the flux of this layout.

[Mitch Rosinski]

What do you want, idiot?

[Cookie Donate]

Here come your doors. Which one are we crying?

[Mitch Rosinski]

Wait. I got a figure. I can't remember. I think it was a third. Yeah, I know it was.

[The Devil / Beelzebub]

You are right. The third door.

[Mitch Rosinski]

Who are you?

[The Devil / Beelzebub]

Does that matter?

[Mitch Rosinski]

Listen, guy, you start talking. Who are you? Where do you pop off from?

[The Devil / Beelzebub]

That is not important. You are called Mitch Rosinski. And you are Cookie Donate.

[Mitch Rosinski]

Listen, brother, you're talking all the time, so.

[The Devil / Beelzebub]

But we have much in common to talk about.

[Cookie Donate]

Come on, Mitch, let's clam. I don't like this guy's look.

[Mitch Rosinski]

Clap, Daniel. Listen, guy, talk fast. Now, who are you?

[Cookie Donate]

I.

[The Devil / Beelzebub]

That is not important now. Suffice to say that I have come to meet you. To take you where the police will never find you.

[Cookie Donate]

Max. Max. I don't like this guy's office.

[The Devil / Beelzebub]

No.

[Mitch Rosinski]

You can hide us out.

[The Devil / Beelzebub]

No one will ever find you. Rest assured.

[Mitch Rosinski]

It sounds like you got something, Sir. Mister, now that we know you're on.

[The Devil / Beelzebub]

The level, are there not two of you to my one? Can it be said that the mighty big Mitch Rosinski is frightened? Scared?

[Mitch Rosinski]

Me? I ain't scared a man or the death.

[The Devil / Beelzebub]

I have heard that. Interesting.

[Cookie Donate]

I'm telling you, Mitch, you're making a wrong move.

[Mitch Rosinski]

Who's doing this? So how do we get to this hideout of yours?

[The Devil / Beelzebub]

You are about to enter the third door of this building. That will be as good as another.

[Mitch Rosinski]

What are you trying to hand us? We're happily disjoint already.

[The Devil / Beelzebub]

Most excellent. Then the door is open.

[Cookie Donate]

Shall we enter don't tell me there's nothing phony.

[Mitch Rosinski]

Look, listen. What's going on here, fella? I just tried that door and it was locked.

[The Devil / Beelzebub]

Right now it is opening. Let us enter.

[Mitch Rosinski]

I ain't going in there. I think this guy's got something on the ball. I think he knows some real tricks.

[The Devil / Beelzebub]

The tricks of our trade, eh, my friend?

[Mitch Rosinski]

Yeah, that's right. Maybe we can do a little business together, huh?

[The Devil / Beelzebub]

There is work for both of you.

[Cookie Donate]

No, Mitch, I can. I can see something. That's not the worst.

[Mitch Rosinski]

Why, this fellow's setting up right with his mob.

[The Devil / Beelzebub]

I have reserved prominent places for you.

[Cookie Donate]

No, no, Mitch. Cop me not, will you? Yeah.

[Mitch Rosinski]

I'm getting sick of your squealing. You get in and I lead the way.

[The Devil / Beelzebub]

Yes, Glad. Come with me, my friend.

[Cookie Donate]

Hello. Let me go back, William. Come on. Here's something for me here.

[Mitch Rosinski]

I'm trying to. Why? We got a chance to be big shots. With smart guy like this, none will.

[The Devil / Beelzebub]

Be closer to me, I promise.

[Mitch Rosinski]

You see, Corky, I got idea this fellow can do big things for fellas in our racket.

[The Devil / Beelzebub]

You are shrewd, my good friend. I know exactly the things for men like you.

[Mitch Rosinski]

Now listen to that now. What?

[The Devil / Beelzebub]

You think I'm scared? Take a good look at this guy.

[Cookie Donate]

That's all I ask. Look at him close, will you?

[The Devil / Beelzebub]

I look very closely. Want you to remember me.

[Mitch Rosinski]

Well, you'll never see a classy little guy. Look at them clothes, like they swirls. Wear that.

[Cookie Donate]

It's classy. Looks like big society. Maybe I don't like him.

[Mitch Rosinski]

Hey, what's the matter with you? I ain't never seen you like this before. Wake up, mister. Don't go so far ahead.

[Cookie Donate]

Hey.

[Mitch Rosinski]

Hey. What do you go.

[Cookie Donate]

It is m. Are coming. They're coming after you again. It's them. Host. Mister, it is the way. Let's get out of here, will you? Mitch. Mitch, where are you?

[Mitch Rosinski]

And I'm willing to get out of here. But I can't see in the dark. I'm no cat.

[Cookie Donate]

Right away. It's here. Here, I got.

[Mitch Rosinski]

Never mind. I got a flashlight.

[Cookie Donate]

Much good in this, Warren?

[The Devil / Beelzebub]

No, it is a feeble life.

[Mitch Rosinski]

You.

[The Devil / Beelzebub]

Where do you come from? I had not left.

[Cookie Donate]

It's him. He's a phony, I tell you.

[Mitch Rosinski]

Who are you? Where you come from?

[The Devil / Beelzebub]

I have always been here watching your interesting partnership.

[Cookie Donate]

Something for him. It's. That's right.

[Mitch Rosinski]

I think maybe you're right.

[The Devil / Beelzebub]

Porky, hear me out. Did you not know that I have long considered myself a silent partner in Your enterprises.

[Mitch Rosinski]

What do you mean?

[The Devil / Beelzebub]

This hour shall see my partnership become active. I have joined you, my very dear friend.

[Cookie Donate]

Now go away from us, will you? Leave us alone?

[Mitch Rosinski]

Tell us who you are.

[The Devil / Beelzebub]

I have had many names. What does it matter? What would my name mean to you? Yet I have told you, we are partners. Tonight our partnership will be consummated. I will show you how strongly it can be welded. Remember the first job you did, pal?

[Cookie Donate]

Say, jimmying the window's a cinch for you, ain't it?

[Mitch Rosinski]

You said something that time. Boy, you're sure gonna be glad you teamed with me. We make some real dough.

[The Devil / Beelzebub]

Yeah.

[Cookie Donate]

Better be careful on this job, though.

[The Devil / Beelzebub]

Careful of what?

[Mitch Rosinski]

This old bird ain't gonna give us any trouble.

[Cookie Donate]

I know, I know. But we gotta make him talk and.

[The Devil / Beelzebub]

We can't have a lot of racket.

[Mitch Rosinski]

We could find his roll all right. Probably he hides it in his map.

[The Devil / Beelzebub]

No.

[Cookie Donate]

I went through this doint when he.

[The Devil / Beelzebub]

Was out the other day.

[Cookie Donate]

Couldn't find a thing.

[Mitch Rosinski]

So you called me a very smart boy.

[The Devil / Beelzebub]

Here we go. Quiet. When we get in, I'll jump in. Where is his bed? In his room, just to the right of the window. There's only one room in the shack. Okay, come on.

[Cookie Donate]

Who's there? Who's there?

[Mitch Rosinski]

Shut up or I strangle you.

[The Devil / Beelzebub]

Ah, that'll boy mitts.

[Mitch Rosinski]

Listen, guy, I'm gonna let loose of you. But remember, when you body you and your dead. Remember? Now.

[Cookie Donate]

Who are you? What do you want?

[Mitch Rosinski]

What do you think we want?

[The Devil / Beelzebub]

Cocky?

[Mitch Rosinski]

Snap on your flesh.

[Cookie Donate]

Next. Next somebody will spot us where I turn the country.

[Mitch Rosinski]

Snap it on. I can't do my best work unless I can see.

[Cookie Donate]

Okay. There you are.

[The Devil / Beelzebub]

Yeah, nice. Well, where do you keep it?

[Cookie Donate]

Keep watch.

[Mitch Rosinski]

Don't give me that. You know what I mean. Where do you keep your roll, Your dough? Your money?

[Cookie Donate]

Money? I have no money. I'm a poor old man.

[The Devil / Beelzebub]

You're a poor old fool.

[Cookie Donate]

Ah, that's it, Much, let him have it.

[Mitch Rosinski]

Come on, guy, where's it all?

[Cookie Donate]

Honest, I have no money. Nothing.

[Mitch Rosinski]

Okay, mister. Ain't got all that. Corky.

[The Devil / Beelzebub]

Yeah, Mitch, what do you want?

[Mitch Rosinski]

You brought along some big needles, didn't you?

[The Devil / Beelzebub]

You know me, Mitch? Sure I do.

[Mitch Rosinski]

Okay. Turn on that gas plate over there and heat them up. This guy needs working on.

[Cookie Donate]

Come on, right out. Please. Please. I'm telling the truth. I haven't any money.

[Mitch Rosinski]

Not everybody around here knows you got plenty of money hid somewhere else.

[Cookie Donate]

It's a false rumor. It isn't true, I swear. It gets A little messy. Out. Pull them with a pliers, red hot.

[The Devil / Beelzebub]

Good, Jimmy. Now you're gonna tell us.

[Mitch Rosinski]

Yeah. Cookie, hold his hand.

[The Devil / Beelzebub]

Her hot needle through his fingernails.

[Cookie Donate]

Hold him there.

[Mitch Rosinski]

Give me that other needle. Grab him, Cookie.

[Cookie Donate]

No, no, no. Oh, please. Please. And I thought he'd come around.

[Mitch Rosinski]

Sure, they all talk. All right, guy, quick.

[The Devil / Beelzebub]

Where is it?

[Cookie Donate]

Right here, behind that picture.

[Mitch Rosinski]

You hold him, Cokie, till I see. Here it is, pal.

[Cookie Donate]

That's the stuff. What'll I do now?

[Mitch Rosinski]

Well, he knows what we look like. Got a knife?

[The Devil / Beelzebub]

Sure. Okay, Cookie.

[Mitch Rosinski]

You know how.

[Cookie Donate]

Please. Please don't kill me. Don't.

[The Devil / Beelzebub]

Ah, yes. That was a splendid beginning to our partnership. A very well handled job. And profitable for you, wasn't it?

[Mitch Rosinski]

Who told you that? How'd you know about that job?

[The Devil / Beelzebub]

How do you. I know, but I was there. I watched you.

[Cookie Donate]

Mitch, I'm spamming out of here. I'm gonna run.

[The Devil / Beelzebub]

No, no, my friend, you will not run. Instead, we will look at more of our partnership records. We must have a full accounting.

[Cookie Donate]

That's. That's. I'm scared to death.

[Mitch Rosinski]

Hey, mister, why do you hear all this?

[The Devil / Beelzebub]

I know so many things. Why don't you remember?

[Cookie Donate]

Ah, cut out that racket.

[The Devil / Beelzebub]

You ain't hurt.

[Cookie Donate]

Oh, please, please let me go. I've never done anything to you. Of course you haven't. Listen, sister, we didn't snatch you because we liked your pretty face, see? We want dough, get it?

[The Devil / Beelzebub]

Dough.

[Cookie Donate]

My father will pay. Well, if only you'll let me go. Please. I know you'll play. I'll say that it's nuts. When we get the money from your old man, we'll let you go. And not till we do get it. I promise you that. You get it. Yeah. At you, Mitch. Yes.

[The Devil / Beelzebub]

Hurry up.

[Cookie Donate]

Did you get it?

[Mitch Rosinski]

Get it? Nothing dirty. Crooks crossed us off.

[Cookie Donate]

What do you mean?

[Mitch Rosinski]

I went to the spotty vacant lot, you know.

[The Devil / Beelzebub]

Yeah.

[Mitch Rosinski]

I got up on the garage roof across the street. Nobody figures me to be up there, so I get good look around. So what do you think? The place is lousy with coppers.

[Cookie Donate]

Can you beat that? You know, I thought the guy had kicked through without a squat.

[Mitch Rosinski]

Don't worry. When I get through, he will.

[Cookie Donate]

Yeah, yeah, but this dame, she's awful dangerous to keep around long. We're hotter than a fire truck.

[Mitch Rosinski]

I'll just speed things up a little.

[Cookie Donate]

Well, I say, let's get this. Let's knock off the babe and beat it before the coppers catch up with.

[Mitch Rosinski]

Not me. I got better idea. Hey, you.

[Cookie Donate]

What what do you want?

[Mitch Rosinski]

Your old man. Tippy. Police.

[Cookie Donate]

Well, I can't help that. But I wrote the note when you made me do it.

[Mitch Rosinski]

Yeah, but it didn't work. We had to show your old man we mean business.

[Cookie Donate]

What are you gonna do?

[Mitch Rosinski]

You'll see. Corky, you got that big knife of yours?

[Cookie Donate]

Sure. What are you gonna do?

[Mitch Rosinski]

Send a little present to this babe's father? Hold her left hand, Corky.

[Cookie Donate]

Oh, no, please let ko. Oh, what are you going to do? Guess what?

[Mitch Rosinski]

I'm going to send one of those pretty fingers to your old man.

[Cookie Donate]

Oh, no.

[The Devil / Beelzebub]

No.

[Cookie Donate]

For the love of mercy, please give me a hand. Hold her arm, Cokie. Hey, what happened to her?

[Mitch Rosinski]

She's just passed out. There we are. That'll make the old buzzard stink.

[The Devil / Beelzebub]

Hey, mates, that ring and that finger.

[Cookie Donate]

Let's keep her.

[Mitch Rosinski]

Short wheel done nothing doing. Her old man will never raise a guys a finger without the babe on the other end of it. But he will recognize that ring. You know, we're not fooling now.

[The Devil / Beelzebub]

You handled that job very well, my friends. And when you sent the finger, no time was lost in paying you off. Remember? You made a neat sum. And what a splendid joke on the father of the girl. She was already dead when he paid you.

[Mitch Rosinski]

We didn't prove that dame that was accident. We didn't.

[The Devil / Beelzebub]

Of course you didn't. But blood poisoning is a fine assistant, isn't it? Ah, but we have still another of our partnership activities. Activities to be reviewed there. Ah, there. You displayed an amazing ingenuity. It was a bakery, remember? A small bakery. One man ran it. A stolid old German. Too stolid, remember? But you beat him. He got nothing for his stuff.

[Mitch Rosinski]

That'Ll hold you. Give us a battle, will you?

[Cookie Donate]

Yeah, why not?

[Mitch Rosinski]

You're asking for it, huh, Skipper, let's.

[Cookie Donate]

Get going on this safe.

[Mitch Rosinski]

Yeah, but I'd like to give this mug the works.

[Cookie Donate]

I know, I know. But there's 25 grand in that safe. Unless the new Pearson newspapers are kidding us, let's get it. Come on.

[Mitch Rosinski]

Think we won't? Where does this hook, huh?

[Cookie Donate]

Well, don't ask me. I don't. Pack your rig, Hook.

[Mitch Rosinski]

We ain't got a bit of nitro. How are we gonna blow that ship?

[Cookie Donate]

Oh, man, don't tell me we're stuck now.

[The Devil / Beelzebub]

We ain't stuck.

[Mitch Rosinski]

Let's go talk to our friend. Hey, you.

[Cookie Donate]

We ain't got time to fool with that cry up.

[Mitch Rosinski]

I know what I'm doing. Hey, honey, we want the combination to that safe and quick.

[The Devil / Beelzebub]

What for? That safe is empty.

[Mitch Rosinski]

What are you handing me? Listen, we'll read the papers. You had a ticket on a horse that ran through it many sweepstakes and they paid off. 25 GS. You cast your check and put the door in that safe. We saw it in the papers. Now what do you say?

[The Devil / Beelzebub]

I said you idle.

[Cookie Donate]

Give it all. Mips.

[Mitch Rosinski]

Tucker. Look, do you give us that combination or do we go to work on you? I don't talk. See, you've been making donuts, huh? Frying them in that oil, huh?

[The Devil / Beelzebub]

I do not talk to you. That grease looks pretty hot. It's bubbling.

[Mitch Rosinski]

Do we get the combination or do I drop a little of this grease on your neck?

[The Devil / Beelzebub]

Ah, you do not scare me.

[Mitch Rosinski]

Scare you? Hey, you luck, I'm not trying to scare you, Cookie. Here, stretch this guy out on the table.

[Cookie Donate]

He thinks I'm kidding. Yeah, it comes an awful surprise.

[The Devil / Beelzebub]

Yeah.

[Cookie Donate]

Somebody give me your hand, mister. Come on.

[The Devil / Beelzebub]

This guy savvy Hurry for dis. You ought.

[Mitch Rosinski]

Yeah, we'll answer when we're spending your door. Hold his head over here.

[The Devil / Beelzebub]

Don't scarl.

[Cookie Donate]

Let him have a dipper full in the face.

[Mitch Rosinski]

That ain't polite, Corky. Let's show the gent how we're going to entertain him. Yeah, you look.

[The Devil / Beelzebub]

Look at that. Scalding hot. Nice, huh?

[Mitch Rosinski]

How'd you like some of that on the back of your neck, huh? You gonna give us the combo?

[The Devil / Beelzebub]

I give you nothing.

[Mitch Rosinski]

Oh, well, here, let me get a dipper of this stuff. No, let's just drop a few little drops on your neck like this. Better loosen up your tongue. Sort of oil it, you might say.

[Cookie Donate]

Well, how about doing a little chattering? Or should we stick your face in it, Diane?

[The Devil / Beelzebub]

Dian, I tell you nothing.

[Cookie Donate]

Why don't you, ah, give him the work?

[Mitch Rosinski]

He asked for it. All right, mister. Now let's do this slow. And anytime you want to quit, just say so.

[The Devil / Beelzebub]

I don't talk.

[Mitch Rosinski]

I don't talk. Okay, then let's get a little taste of this hot grease.

[The Devil / Beelzebub]

And we do this slow, see? We push down your bullhead. Down, down. Little more. Gonna get a taste of that grease.

[Cookie Donate]

Don't do it. Don't do it. God and evil don't do.

[Mitch Rosinski]

Oh, you ready to give us a combination, huh?

[The Devil / Beelzebub]

About it?

[Cookie Donate]

Hey, Max, it was too rough. Look, the guy can't talk.

[The Devil / Beelzebub]

He's fried.

[Mitch Rosinski]

He can't talk. He should have talked before I shut his face in that stuff.

[Cookie Donate]

It's too late now.

[Mitch Rosinski]

Yeah, too late. And he can't Give us that combo. He can't talk. But it ain't too late for this guy to find out. You can't cross up Mitsuluzinski. I'll saw him.

[Cookie Donate]

I saw him.

[Mitch Rosinski]

Get out of the way. Let me get a shoulder under that guy.

[Cookie Donate]

What are you gonna do?

[Mitch Rosinski]

What am I gonna do?

[The Devil / Beelzebub]

Spy was so anxious to pry.

[Mitch Rosinski]

Okay, so he'll pry open that oven door. This will teach you to cross me.

[Cookie Donate]

Get in there. Yeah. You can't make it, pal.

[Mitch Rosinski]

You can't, huh?

[Cookie Donate]

I will make it.

[The Devil / Beelzebub]

Walter. You were.

[Cookie Donate]

You were shoving too hard.

[The Devil / Beelzebub]

Mitch.

[Cookie Donate]

I guess you busted his neck.

[The Devil / Beelzebub]

Yes, I did.

[Cookie Donate]

Gee, fella, you gotta watch out for them big bits of yours. You're pretty strong.

[Mitch Rosinski]

Well, what's the difference? We'd have had to crop him anyway. He's seen us, he'd remember what we look like.

[Cookie Donate]

Sure, sure. Only we ain't gonna get that 25.

[The Devil / Beelzebub]

Now. Let's get out of here.

[Cookie Donate]

Hey. Hey, miss, look. That safe ain't locked. Look. Open just a little.

[Mitch Rosinski]

Sure enough. That's good one.

[Cookie Donate]

Let me add it. Get rid of it. Is Max. It works. And some more cash, too. Ah, boy. We're in the door.

[Mitch Rosinski]

Sure we are. Let's get. Good.

[Cookie Donate]

Okay.

[Mitch Rosinski]

Have a donut.

[The Devil / Beelzebub]

Cookie. A very unusual piece of work. Novel and complete. I congratulate you both.

[Mitch Rosinski]

Ah, you know all these things.

[The Devil / Beelzebub]

Who told you I was there? My friend, haven't I assured you yet that I am your silent partner in all these little affairs?

[Cookie Donate]

Mitch, this guy's lying. We never saw anyone on our jobs.

[The Devil / Beelzebub]

It is not difficult for me to make myself inconspicuous, mister.

[Mitch Rosinski]

I think Corky was right. There's something funny about you. I'm beginning to feel it too.

[The Devil / Beelzebub]

On the contrary, you'll find that I am very genuine. You must come with me. You will meet your friends, many of them.

[Cookie Donate]

We don't want to join up with this guy's mob.

[Mitch Rosinski]

I don't know. He says we got friends in his crowd.

[The Devil / Beelzebub]

My home is full of your acquaintances. And many more will soon be there to keep you company.

[Mitch Rosinski]

Is this on a level?

[The Devil / Beelzebub]

To be sure? We are not without a certain honor, eh? My fre friends tell me one guy.

[Cookie Donate]

You got with you that I know.

[The Devil / Beelzebub]

You once had a brother. Or have you forgotten Cookie?

[Cookie Donate]

You mean Lefty? No. Now, Lefty ain't with you? No, no. And I kind of Lefties.

[The Devil / Beelzebub]

Yes.

[Cookie Donate]

Well, Lucky ain't with you, that's all.

[Mitch Rosinski]

I did not know you had a brother, Cookie.

[The Devil / Beelzebub]

Oh, I haven't. Cookie and his brother quarreled Mitts over the spoils of a little job. There was nothing for Koki to do but use his knife.

[Cookie Donate]

How did you know that?

[The Devil / Beelzebub]

It is my business to know these things.

[Cookie Donate]

All right, then, if I croak Lefty, how is he? In your mop?

[The Devil / Beelzebub]

You disbelieve. Very well. You will meet him soon.

[Mitch Rosinski]

I don't know. I can't figure this out, but I don't think I like it.

[The Devil / Beelzebub]

Come. We will seal our bargain. You will join me. I have places ready for both of you. So that you can join me and pay me my due.

[Mitch Rosinski]

What do you mean, pay you?

[The Devil / Beelzebub]

Have we not had a partnership? And until now, I have not shared in the spoils.

[Mitch Rosinski]

I don't get it. What do you mean?

[Cookie Donate]

Mitz, we shouldn't have come here. I tell you, we shouldn't have come.

[The Devil / Beelzebub]

We close our bottle. My hand. Take it to bind our pat. Come, take my hand and place it on your heart. Ritz.

[Cookie Donate]

Ritz. He ate a monster. Miss. Look. Look at that face. Where did I see it, Miss? His hand. Like fire, like flame. Who are you?

[The Devil / Beelzebub]

Do you have any doubts? I am Beelzebub? Or Abaddon? Or Belial? What you will, Lucifer, if it pleases you. Your partner, my friends. Your partner in the unholiest of your enterprises.

[Cookie Donate]

No, no, there ain't no such thing.

[Mitch Rosinski]

Now, I'm leaving. Let me go. Let me go.

[The Devil / Beelzebub]

You cannot leave here. From here there is no leaving. And you have not yet met your friends. Your brother, Koki, he'll be glad to see you. Your erstwhile partner, Mits Kano as his name. The marks of your huge hands are still on his throat.

[Mitch Rosinski]

No, that ain't so. I didn't croak him. I don't know what you're talking about.

[The Devil / Beelzebub]

No. He knows, though. Oh. Bring me my light, my dancing light. The light that flames and sears. Here are two black souls, coals for our fires. Two hearts to redden the flames of Inferno. Who from Asta calls the king of the dark angels. They welcome you, my cohorts and minions. See how quickly they answer. Listen.

[Cookie Donate]

Ah, yes.

[The Devil / Beelzebub]

They welcome you, my partners. Indeed, you are welcome.

[Cookie Donate]

What is it? We're dreaming. Sure, sure. That's what we're drinking.

[Mitch Rosinski]

Corky, look, it's red.

[Cookie Donate]

Look. He likes dancing. Corky, what is it? What is it?

[Mitch Rosinski]

You are most welcome, my partners.

[The Devil / Beelzebub]

You are accepted into our confraternity. The confraternity of blood and blackness, of souls damned to eternal fires. Come. Come, my friends. Hear my voice and heed it. Come, come. Yes. Ah. Yes, willingly you come. Come with me into the depths where the flames are hottest. Come where you will be consumed entirely and yet will never be consumed. First your hearts red for the flames. Then your night Black souls jewel, the finest pie of the finest.

[Mitch Rosinski]

Sure now, rookie, is the river bait.

[The Devil / Beelzebub]

Getting too tough for you already now, huh? Well, no, sir.

[Cookie Donate]

I am sorry to call you, Sergeant.

[The Devil / Beelzebub]

But I didn't know what else to do.

[Mitch Rosinski]

That's all right.

[The Devil / Beelzebub]

No, let me buy. I'd rather you'd call me than chance a mistake. Now, what is it? Well, a bum I picked up hysterical babbling over a crazy story about. Where is he? The squadman took him and he was Raven.

[Mitch Rosinski]

Delirium Freeman.

[Cookie Donate]

No, no, I don't think so.

[The Devil / Beelzebub]

Let me show you. It's right down here. Where are we going? Right here, this old warehouse. He was sleeping on the loading platform. Said he was waked by a. By a bright red glow. Yeah, go on. He said he looked in the window and. Well, I know this sounds kind of crazy, but.

[Cookie Donate]

But he said he saw the devil.

[The Devil / Beelzebub]

Huh? Yes, I know that's crazy, but. Well, here's the door to the warehouse. Do they all go to the old warehouse? We take the third door. I wonder how the doors and back are. This ain't been open for months. Well, you can see that the back door's the same. There are no windows. This loft was used for dead storage. Well, that red glow might have been a fire. Let's take a quick gander through the place anyway. Here, have you got a path key? Yes, yes, I have one, Sergeant. Wait a minute. Careful now that. What's over there looks like old furniture. Let's take a peek at it. Turn your flat light on it. Careful of them loose boards. Don't. Don't you notice a peculiar odor?

[Cookie Donate]

Ah, what is it?

[The Devil / Beelzebub]

It's kind of creepy, what with this devil business and all that. Smells like burnt sulphur. I didn't fall for that devil business.

[Mitch Rosinski]

Tarzan, but I did figure something was.

[The Devil / Beelzebub]

Look, two of them come out. They're dead. Sure they are. And man, look at the hole scooped in the out of their chests. Claw marks too, look like. But Sergeant, the flesh around the wound is burned and it's scorched. That's devil's work. I see it, Norland. It looks like. Like a huge flaming claw reached out and scooped the hearts out of them. Sounds like you almost believe this devil's business, Sergeant. I ain't saying, lad, but looky. Maybe you can explain them marks in the dust there on the floor where right there. Those prints were made by hoofs. Cloven hoofs. Maybe you were right, lad. Maybe it is the devil's work. Devil's Dew this evening's Lights out drama was adapted from the idea, which won first prize in the Chicago American Lights Out Contest. The idea was submitted by Fred M. France and the adaptation was made by Hobart Donovan. Devil's Due was produced by Wynn Wright. This is the National Broadcasting Company.

[Narrator / Host]

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