During the opening of this program, E.G. Marshall reminds us that \"Nice guys finish last\". I decided to look for the origin of this quotation as Mr. Marshall didn\'t provide it to us. What I found is that the quote was credited to Leo Durocher. Ralph Keyes, in his Book entitled \"Nice Guys Finish Seventh\", notes that Leo Durocher never really uttered the quote he is credited with. He writes that the Brooklyn Dodgers\' manager did say, before a 1946 game with the New York Giants, \"The nice guys are all over there. In seventh place.\" Durocher\'s words lacked pizzazz. Sportswriters perked them up, and gave America one of its most familiar misquotations.

Tommy, our realtor turned storyteller relays a terrific ghost tale that begins after \"the war\". I believe the setting is post WWII given the subtle references. Felicity Hardgrave loses her love, Bobby Lightfoot, to the war and seems to be suffering from a nervous breakdown in an excellent radio scene between Tommy and Felicity. She states that she never wants to leave the house because death lurks outside. Great background effects. Felicity is obsessed with death and the fact that she steps on an ant seems to overwhelm her. It\'s obvious that Tommy is in love with Felicity and when her mother is dying, she asks Tommy to care for Felicity\'s emotional well being. Ian Martin is terrific in the role as Tommy with subtle little utterances that make his manner realistic and his tone, conversational. Felicity\'s uncle Dumont, the mismanaging executor of the estate decides to sell the house and put Felicty into an institution. Felicity asks to spend a last night at the house and she disappears/kills herself instead of leaving the house. The house becomes haunted and difficult to sell so Uncle Dumont employs a countess/exorcist to deal with the spirit in the house. The countess rolls her \"r\'s\" like any self respecting countess should until she is shocked by the actual ghost and we learn that she is really a tough talking con artist from New Jersy. [b:8c949036b8]Warning: Plot buster coming! In an effort to ease the ghost, Tommy assumes the role of Bobby Lightfoot and he learns that Felicity has played a terrific game to stay in the house. A well constructed twist that works perfectly for me!

I give this program a 5 for the terrific acting of Ian Martin and the fine writing. If there is a flaw, you\'ll find it at the end of Act II. E.G. Marshall makes the mistake when he tells us, \"Our exercise in exorcism is scheduled for Act II which is only a few minutes away.\" (should have said, \"Act III\")<br>