about six o'clock
The initial expense , however , was astronomical . After the Safety Meeting , Eddie prepared another memorandum indicating the acute need for a better training program and an increase in maintenance personnel . Shortage of qualified technicians was chronic . At four twenty-five , the night supervisor phoned in to say he was having engine trouble with his new car and would be delayed until about six o'clock . Eddie agreed to wait for him . Eddie dialed home to let his wife , Lois , know he would be late again . A modulated low-frequency note told him the home phone was out of order .