October 7 - 10, 21 - 24 & 28 - 31
By Frederick Knott
THE STORY: A sinister con man, Roat, and two ex-convicts, Mike
and Carlino, are about to meet their match. They have traced the
location of a mysterious doll, which they are much interested in, to
the Greenwich Village apartment of Sam Hendrix and his blind wife,
Susy. Sam had apparently been persuaded by a strange woman to transport
the doll across the Canadian border, not knowing that sewn inside were
several grams of heroin. When the woman is murdered the situation
becomes more urgent. The con man and his ex-convicts, through a
cleverly constructed deception, convince Susy that the police have
implicated Sam in the woman's murder, and the doll, which she believes
is the key to his innocence, is evidence. She refuses to reveal its
location, and with the help of a young neighbor, figures out she is the
victim of a bizarre charade. But when Roat kills his associates, a
deadly game of cat and mouse ensues between the two. Susy knows the
only way to play fair is by her rules, so when darkness falls she turns
off all the lights leaving both of them to maneuver in the dark until
the game ends. (Recommended for ages 14 and up)
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