Three Secrets Page #3

first hint that Johnnie might be alive

a helicopter twice tried to land

a volunteer rescuer, Sargeant William Lions,

but failed because of perilous downdrafts.

State patrolmen, forest rangers

and mountaineers

are now converging on Jackson's Lodge

at the base of Thunder Mountain.

There, an effort will be made at dawn to scale

the sheer face of the cliff literally hand over hand.

Meanwhile the tragedy takes on added poignancy

with the revelation that Johnnie Peterson,

whose fifth birthday it is today,

was an adopted child.

The sturdy little boy, whose plight

in the darkening mountain

has captured the tense imagination

of the entire country

was adopted from the foundling home

The Shelter in Los Angeles.

It was while en route to Los Angeles

in a private plane piloted by Mr. Peterson...

I'm sorry.

Forget it honey, it was giving me

the jitters too.

I'll do it, Bill. You'd better hurry.

You haven't much time.

All right. I won't give it another thought.

I'll just go upstairs and change.

Susan... Susan, get hold of yourself.

Susan, do you think yours was the only child

born five years ago today?

He came from The Shelter.

And hundreds of babies.

Mother, you only have to look at him.

What do you expect me to see?

He has my mouth and my colour...

Is that your evidence?

A newspaper picture five years later?

Be sensible.

I can't help it. I can feel it, he's mine.

All right, what if he is?

There isn't anything you can do about it.

Except throw away your marriage.

What do you think you can tell Bill?

What I should have told him

a long time ago.

The truth.

It's too late for the truth.

Darling, listen to me.

If I hadn't listened to you my child

wouldn't be in that mountain.

I'm trying to help you.

You made a mistake

and you've done your penance.

Five minutes ago you told me

you'd wrapped up your girlish grief.

Don't bring it out in the open again.

Don't do this to yourself.

And Susan, don't do it to Bill.

If that's Ralph, honey,

tell him I'll be right down.

It's written all over your face, Susan,

pull yourself together.

Come in, Mr. Lewis.

Thank you.

Hello, Mrs. Connor.

Hello, Ralph.

Hi, Susan. Our boy ready?

He's coming right now.

Are you all set for the case, Ralph?

If Lewis&Chase don't win this one

we're hocking our law books

and going to the beach.

It would be more like it if we don't

get there on time.

Is Betty driving us to the station?

She certainly wants to.

Hi, Mrs. Connors.

Hello, Betty.

Bill.

Oh, excuse me, folks, official business.

I do love you.

Don't tell me that now, honey.

I've got to go to Sacramento.

Miss me.

I will, darling.

Bye, mother.

And keep the wolves from the door.

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