Suspense, radio's outstanding theatre of thrills brings you an hour, a full 60 minutes of suspense. Tonight starring Mr. John McIntyre in a play entitled The House by the River by A.P. Herbert, directed by Anton M. Leader and produced by Robert Montgomery. Mr. Montgomery, true wit is nature to advantage dressed. What oft was thought but ne'er so well expressed. Alexander Pope was speaking about poetry when he said that. And most of us, when we think about poetry, think of it in much the same way. As beauty caught and held captive in a skein of words. As something soft and lovely and without violence. But that's not always true. Poetry can be violent and hard and dark with tales of terror and horror. The popular idea that a poet is always a soft and fragile fellow is also untrue. Poetry grows from the stuff of life and the poet is heir to all the ills of other men. He is a frequent walker upon the dark paths of life as well as in the sunlit fields. And finally it's not true either that a poet worth that name must live in a lonely garret in obscure poverty sleeping on the stacks of his unread rhymes. Some poets find fame and fortune early and live richly in comfort and adulation. In fact, that's the kind of a poet we have in our story tonight. Stephen Burns, who at thirty-five was already being compared with Keats in Shelley, who had in a few slender volumes made himself the voice and the conscience of all England. His home, standing on the bank of the Thames, was known to a million Englishmen and was the house by the river. Here he lived in peace and contentment with his wife, Marjorie, and his brother, John, a civil servant in London. Here on the breast of the great sluggish river he lived and studied and worked until... The evening of June 15th, last summer. Marjorie was out of the house visiting her people in Cornwall. John was not yet home from work. It was cook's night out. Stephen stood at dusk in his garden, watching the water beneath him turn black as night came on with a rush. His neighbor, Mrs. Ambrose, was watering her tulips in the garden next to his. The scene was set for a strange adventure. Tonight, Mr. John McIntyre returns to our cast following his sensational performance three weeks ago in Donovan's brain. With him is a new young star from the Abbey Players in Dublin, Mr. Dan O'Hurley. And so with the performances of John McIntyre as Stephen Burns and Dan O'Hurley as John Burns in A.P. Herbert's The House by the River, we again hope to keep you in suspense. Anything wrong, Mrs. Ambrose? Look at that, Stephen. Why? It's a cat. A dead cat. Much as I love living on the river, Stephen. This is what it casts upon our property. This and worse. Yes, I know. I've seen it passing up and down the river for weeks. Yes, what's happened to the world, Mrs. Ambrose, when it can become so indifferent, so menacing and cruel to a little yellow kitten? I'm sure I don't know about the world, but I do think a letter to the authorities would help. Yes, it might, at that. Was that Marjorie up there in the house? I thought she was away for the evening. She is. No, that must be the new maid. Oh, Emily Gont. Seems like a very nice girl. Well, she's a nice, clean girl, at any rate. She's probably in the bath right now. Well, I'll have to get someone to take that cat away. Good night, Mrs. Ambrose. Good night. Cruel menacing in different worlds, even to a tiny yellow innocent little kitten. Good evening, Mr. Burns. Good evening, Emily. Have a nice bath? Yes, thank you, sir. Very nice. Are you looking for something, Emily? I just thought I'd put my hair up tonight. You have very pretty hair, Emily. I don't wonder you tend it so carefully. It's a bother more than anything else it is, sir. Men are so lucky when it comes to things like that. As a matter of fact, Emily, you're a very pretty girl. Thank you, sir. Pretty enough to kiss. Oh, sir. Would you mind if I kissed you, Emily? You must be joking, sir. No, Emily, I'm not joking. Please, sir. What would Mrs. Burns say? Never mind the Burns, Emily. Never mind. Come here. Oh, no, please.  I'm not going to hurt you. Hasn't a man ever kissed you before? Would you be quiet? Listen to me. You're perfectly safe, Emily.  I didn't mean to hurt you. All right, then, I'm going to let you go. But I want you to be quiet. Would you be quiet?  You wake everyone. You have everyone here. My wife, my neighbors. Stop it. Stop it. Do you hear? Stop it. There. That's better. Emily? Emily? Emily? John. That's about time. What kept you so long? You know, I've got to stop forgetting my key like this. Come in. Come in quick. Is anything wrong? I need your help. I'm in a hole. All right. What's the trouble? It's our maid. It's Emily Gont. I'm afraid she's dead. Why haven't you picked her up? Why haven't you called a doctor? Listen to me, John. I say she's dead. Emily? Yes. You ought to throw something over her. What? All right. I didn't think. All right. How did this happen? How did I know?  I was pretending I was going to kiss her. Go on. Well, she got frightened. She thought I meant it. And then she bumped her head. I had to keep her quiet at this scandal. She didn't seem to understand. Lost her nerve. I kept trying to quiet. And then she bumped her head. Like, oh, I said that, didn't I? Shall we call the police? You don't understand, John. It's... Yes, it is. What am I going to do? I don't know. I don't know. I was thinking the river. Slip out in a rowboat and do it now. It would be easy that way. Take only a few minutes. Emily Gont, in the river? We've got to get her out of here. Marjorie will be home. Anyone could walk in. I want you to help me, John. If you don't, I'm finished.  Into the water? No, no, no. The tide would throw it up again in the morning. You've, you... It's got to go out, John. It's got to be sunk. All right. Let's get it over with. You, you'd help. Let's get it over with. Yes, you're right. I'll just run down to the basement for a moment. We have a large sack there.  The anchor, I will do it. Hurry up, Stephen! Hurry up! There's a quarter after ten. Emily's been dead an hour. What have I done to you? Nothing. I'll be all right. Are you sorry? Of course I'm sorry. What do you take me for? It couldn't be helped. Thanks. Don't talk about it anymore. The sack is missed. I'll take the responsibility. No, I won't have you involved anymore. Besides, it won't be necessary. Let's go home. Stop him! What is it now? I just remembered. My name and address are stenciled on that sack. Morning, Mr. Beach. Are you pleased, sir? Yes, what is it? It's Emily, sir. Anything wrong with her? I don't know, sir. She's not in the house. It was my night out yesterday, and when I came in this morning, I noticed as our bed wasn't slept in. I think she's been gone all night. Really? Gone without her macintosh, too. I wondered as how maybe you'd seen her, sir, or sent her on a heron like. No, no. There was no heron. Oh, youth will have its fling, they say. I hope you won't be too hard on her, Mr. Burns. Emily's really a good girl. Yes. Nonetheless, it's not a thing for her to have done. I'll speak to you when she comes in. Thank you, sir. Yes. It's begun. Careful some toast, John. No, thanks. Stephen? No, darling. I'll ring for some fresh. Don't bother. I'm not very hungry. What's come over you two the last few days? Anything wrong with your egg, Stephen? Stephen? Oh, no, dear, no. I'm thinking that's all. Poets are like hens. They brood before they produce. I haven't written in days. It's always darkest before the sun at... Well, I know it wasn't a very good joke, but you might smile. Oh, it's no use, ma'am. It's doing the work of two that's made me so mumpish, and that detective fella poking around in my kitchen under my feet all day. What detective? Oh, the one who's been nosing round the back door asking after Emily. Wicked girl. She's probably off with some tough she is. What did you tell him? Nothing at all, but Mr. Burns here, he just immediately told him Emily's like to be off to Bellys with a gentleman friend. We don't know that. We don't know anything, really, but she was a flighty little thing. That's a lie. She'll turn up again, but until she does, it can't help to talk about it. Nobody's been lining Emily just because the girl ran off or somebody. You didn't see her do it, did you?  Certainly not. Then... Leave her in peace. That's all, cook. Thank you. Oh, not at all, ma'am. Pass the coffee, would you, darling? You know, John, one would almost think you were sweet on the girl. You weren't, were you?  You're both too grumpy for me. I think I'll go and cut some flowers. Don't go too far. It's just a joke. Forget it. Forget it? How can I? Every time someone speaks to me, every time someone looks at me, I see the same thing in their eyes. Where's Emily Gont? What's happened to the girl? Why did you do it? Forget it. I believe you almost have. I wish I could. I wish I could... Blast it. What's that, darling? I said blast it. Finished writing. I can't start. Oh, I'm sorry. I wish it were a tap, and I could turn it off and on, but I can't. I've carried an idea in my head for a month now. It's been growing and swelling and clamoring to be born, but I... You'll get it, Stephen. Not in this room. I'm going out in the river. Does that help? I need the river. It seems to flow through my life, just as it does through the heart of London. Anyway, it's good exercise. Darling, I'll come with you. I'd rather go alone. Oh. If you don't mind. No. I don't mind. Well, then? Stephen. What? Nothing, Stephen. Nothing. I'll be back late. Mr. John Burns, please. John, this is Marjorie. Oh, is anything wrong, Marjorie? No, I don't think so. But I've just had a brainstorm. Would you like to take a pretty girl to lunch? Yes, you do. Me. I'll come in by the tube, be there in an hour. It's lovely here. Who'd think there was such a beautiful spot right in the middle of the city? I think they designed this park for lovers, primarily. Sometimes when I walk here, I feel like an intruder. But you're acting the part quite nicely. Lunching at Pim's, Coursage of Valais. You're getting the grand treatment. After all, this is our first date. I've kept you a terribly long time. Won't they mind? I don't care if they do. John, you're very nice. Yes, like mint tea when you have a cold? No, like a friend. Be careful, Marjorie. I'll hold you to that. I want you to. What's the trouble? Trouble? You didn't come all the way into the city just to have lunch with me. I suppose I wanted to talk. But somehow, now, it doesn't seem so important. Is it something about Stephen? I... Yes. You must have noticed that our marriage hasn't been exactly perfect. Oh, you.  It's more than that. No woman has a chance with Stephen. His only real love is his work. I sometimes wonder why he ever married me at all. Perhaps because he needed you. Perhaps. And you, John, don't you need anyone? Me? That's the other way around. It seems nobody needs me, except Mr. Fawcide at the office. Come on, I'll take you to the tube station. You're Stephen Burns, the poet, aren't you? My name's Muriel. That's nice. Where did you spring from? Just the next garden over. I'm Mr. Dimple's niece, down for the summer. Oh, you like it here? I know who you are. I've read all your poetry. Have you? I'm an artist myself. I've been sketching the view from up here. I bet it's ever so much finer out on the river. Yes, it is. I see you're going out there. That's right. Take me with you. I think not. Do. Take me with you. Don't worry, Muriel. One day I'll let you catch up with me. Hello, Stephen. I see you two have met. Just a minute. I didn't know you had a niece, Dimple. I hardly knew it myself until she was there with her baggage on my doorstep. I'm neglecting my painting. But I'll keep you to your promise, Mr. Burns. Yes, do that, Muriel. See you later, Uncle. I know. Going boating? Yes, it'll be cool out there in the water. If only there wasn't so much refuse always floating about. Garbage, Mr. Dimple. Garbage from everybody's lies. Yes, so. Disgourging, if you'll excuse the expression, onto our gardens. I've got a tall right for an English river. Go out and make friends with it. Then you won't mind. As you've done, you mean? Well, I can't. Seesick, you know. How many secrets are out there? What? Oh, yes. It is a secret river. Like the Nile mystery hidden deep within it and passion, especially at night. Don't you think that makes it beautiful and exciting? I suppose so. I like to sit by my window and watch it. Watch it. Do you do a lot of watching, Dimple? Yes, Stephen. A great deal. Who the devil is this? Stephen. What is it, Stephen? John, listen to me carefully. All right, I am. I can't hear you very well. It's a bad connection. Speak up. John, I'm trying to tell you it's come up.  Tell me, Stephen, tell me quickly. No luck. I couldn't find it. How could you lose it? How? I tasted six miles, but the tide was running too fast. How could it get loose from the anchor? I don't know. Maybe the knot wasn't very... I don't know. And what happens now? Now? Now it'll be passing up and down the river until it's found. Up and down the river in plain view of 50,000 Londoners. Sucked at by liners and churned up by tugs. If it would only escape out to sea. That must chance. This might go on for weeks. Don't think about it. It might. But if it does, can you hold out, John? Can you? I'm not sure you can. As long as you can. I'll be out on the river from now on. I'm going to watch for it. I'm going to watch for Emily. Are you looking for me? Sorry to trouble you, sir. It'll just be a few minutes. I'm a police officer. Quite all right, Inspector. Won't you sit down? Oh, I don't think so. Thank you. Can you tell me anything about this sack? Can't say. Sacks are very much alike. We had one in our basement once, but... And what happened to it? Well, I don't know. Perhaps my brother John could... Hello. Mind if I look at it a moment? Oh, talk. Stephen Burns. House by the river W-6. Well, that... it's mine. Very curious, sir. Any idea what might have happened to it? Why, none in the world. Did anyone in the house ever use it? I believe we use it for gathering kindling wood. That's not in my department, though. Who's department would it be, sir? My brother John usually takes care of that. Well, I'm much obliged to Inspector for bringing it back. Where did you find it? If you don't mind, sir, I'd like to keep it a while longer.  Certainly, as long as you like. I must remember to tell John it's been found. Does he happen to be home now? John? Oh, no. He's at his office in the city. Well, then, I won't be bothering you any more, sir. Not at all. However, it seems I must speak to your brother John. Suit yourself, Inspector. Good day. My brother John, Inspector. My brother John. Ah, Emily Gawd disappeared. He was not to go after the young man. Rather, it was to go straight into the river. Yes, Mr. Connerner. And you have nothing further to tell this inquest concerning that disappearance? I've told it all, sir. Thank you. Step down, please. Mr. Henry Dimple. How long have you lived on the river, Mr. Dimple? On the river? 18 years this fall? You've known the two Burns brothers all that time? Ever since they were boys. What has been your impression of them? Impression? If you'll pardon me, one gathers more than an impression in 18 years. I have known them to be excellent men. In addition to which, I may need not add that Mr. Stephen Burns is England's foremost young poet. You're being very helpful, Mr. Dimple. Suppose we go on. I all mean, sir. We've already proven that this sack belongs to Stephen Burns. Can you tell us if you've ever seen it before? Yes, I have. After a party last Christmas, I borrowed his sack to dispose of a rather large number of empty bottles. I don't drink myself. There were so many young people down for the holidays. Yes, yes. And then did you return the sack immediately? I did. The river is a rather small community and a person living on it might be expected to know a great deal about what goes on. Do you think that's true? Oh yes, indeed it is. You yourself, Mr. Dimple, might be in a position to observe a great deal. I think I know everything that happens on the river. Then what do you know of this tragedy? Are you quite sure, Mr. Dimple? Quite sure. Nothing at all. All right. Step down, please. Call the next witness. Mr. Stephen Burns. Mr. Burns, you recognize this sack, of course. Sir, I bought it at Selby three years ago.  Well, except for brief loans, yes. Now, according to the testimony, this sack was used for the collection of kindling wood. As I understand it, you people living on the river simply go out on your boats. Wood is part of the general refuse that floats on the water. You select what you like. There's always enough. And you generally use a large sack for the purpose. That's right.  Yes. John collects wood. Therefore, in your house, it was your brother who used the sack. Tell me, Mr. Burns, when was the last time your brother went out for wood? Some weeks ago, it's hard to say. Would you say two weeks ago? What you mean is about the time Emily Gaunt disappeared. I must ask you not to mind what I mean, Mr. Burns. Would you say two weeks ago? I couldn't be... I couldn't be sure. Thank you, Mr. Burns. That'll be all. Mr. John Burns. Mr. Burns, you're a bachelor living in the house by the river with your brother and sister-in-law. That's right. What day did you last collect kindling wood, Mr. Burns, and how close was that day to the disappearance from your household of family Gaunt? Yes, sir. The collection of firewood, unlike a marriage or a birthday, is not a festive moment in my life. I do not fix those days in my brain. Yes, sir. And yet it strikes me as a rather unique activity for the middle of the sour. It may strike you as it likes. Evenings on the river are cool, summer and winter.  Let us come to the sack, Mr. Burns. You've said that you lost it. How does one lose a sack? How? I don't know, Mr. Burns, and not the next by losing it. I'm aware it seems a little thing, but I promise you a decision. Could you be more specific? Well, it must have slipped off the boat. Yes, of course. And then perhaps it was found by someone else who used it to contain the body of the poor innocent girl who is one family Gaunt. But I'd like to leave that day for a moment. Ordinarily, after you'd picked the wood out of the water, would you stuff it into the sack and then your boat? No, I'd just throw it into the bottom of the boat. I see. When would you put the wood in the sack? In the garden just before I took it indoors. Mr. Burns, ordinarily you carried the wood out of the boat and in the garden you put it into the sack. Then Mr. Burns, would you be kind enough to tell me why it was that the last time you went for wood you found it necessary to take the sack out on the river at all? It seems I... I just forgot. A person or persons unknown. This inquest is adjourned. Mr. Burns, Mr. Stephen Burns, please. Yes? Martin, you and John go. I'll be long present. Yes, Stephen. Yes, Coroner, what is it? I just want to tell you that this case is far from being closed. Are you sure you have nothing more you'd like to say to us? Nothing. I can understand your feelings, Mr. Burns. After all, the man is your brother. My brother? If there's any further light you could throw on this particular... There's nothing now. But if I should find anything, I'll get in touch with you immediately. You see, Coroner, I want justice done. No matter who may be involved. In tonight's full hour of suspense, Mr. John McIntyre appears as Stephen Burns and Mr. Daniel Hurley as John Burns in The House by the River. Tonight, study in suspense. Turn with Act Two of Suspense. This is CBS, the Columbia Broadcasting System. And now, back to our Hollywood soundstage and to our producer, Mr. Robert Montgomery for Act Two of The House by the River starring John McIntyre in a narrative well calculated to keep you in suspense. Burns walked home slowly after the inquest. Down the main street of a little suburb past the Greengrocers, past the Lending Library, past the tube station with its roar of express trains racing down from London, down the little street toward his house by the river. John and Marjorie had gone on ahead of him when he was alone listening to his heels clicking on the pavement, listening to his thoughts whispering in his head. The police felt John was guilty, that was evident. Hadn't Stephen been hoping for this secretly in his heart? Hadn't he nudged suspicion gently toward John by a raised eyebrow one time and a deliberate inflection of his voice another time? Those were his thoughts as he walked home. Now and then looking up to the sky still black and glowering, forecasting a heavy summer rain, then almost at his elbow, someone was calling his name. Stephen! Stephen Burns! Oh. Hello, Miriam. Why don't you stop a while? Your wife and brother just went by. Who did they? I hope you're in no hurry. No, I'm not. It's awfully hot, isn't it? I like it this way. I'm stifling. You don't look it. In fact, you look very cool and fresh. Thank you, Stephen. What I need is a cold drink. Make one for me. All right. Come on in. Won't you sit down? I'll only be a minute. All right. You might look at that scrapbook. You've got all kinds of interesting clippings. Mystery in Stephen Burns' house. She went out into the world innocent and fresh to help her family in the battle of life with a few poor shillings she could earn by menial labor in a strange house. And for this, she was brutally horribly murdered by an unknown man whose fish is stoned. What was it brought in? There wasn't any ice. It'll be a few minutes. Are you keeping this scrapbook? There? Well, it's Uncle's. Why should Mr. Dimple be so interested in the Emily Gart case to the extent of cutting clippings from the newspapers and making a special little book? Do you know why? I think it's a little morbid. But let's not talk about him. What would you like to talk about? I don't want to talk at all. It's so hot. Yes. Hard enough just trying to breathe. Do you like it here near you? Here, with you. No, here on the river.  There's nothing much to do here, is there? Not much. For anyone as young as you. Oh, you're young too. You can't be writing your poetry all day and all night. How do you manage? I suppose I don't. Oh, that's a shame. You know what, Stephen? What? I think I caught up with you at last. What was that? It's only thunder. Yes, you see how we spend our days, our time on earth, going around under a blue English sky, safe and blunted, half alive. And all of the time the storm is there, waiting to explode, waiting to rip and bend down and twist. But there's new storm in here. Isn't there? Keeping, Stephen? I beg your pardon? Nothing. It wasn't important. Did you notice, after the inquest today, how people were looking at me? Don't you know why? No. No, I don't.  How can they believe that? They don't have to believe it.  Well, it's not true. They like their nasty little back stairs secrets better. I should have moved out long ago. There must be one empty flat in London. I'll have to see an agent tomorrow. Don't run away from them. I'm not running from them. What then? Are you thinking of us?  I care what they say. I don't want any scandal linked with his name or yours. John. When we were boys, Stephen used to read his poems to me. I remember sitting on the bank by the river, watching him. Have you ever seen one child ape another? I did that. I used to shape the words with my mouth and pretend they were mine. It hasn't been easy for you, has it, John? It doesn't matter. It's not only that he's my brother. It's also that I admire him.  Oh, that was a lie. I suppose if I told the truth, I really hate him. Yes, I've got to go. I know what this place means to you, Marjorie. It'll be spoiled for you if I stay. I don't want that. But don't you see, your going would only make it worse. Marjorie. Stay, John. I want you to. Why? Can't you see, John? Don't you know? I want to hear you say it. Oh, you do? Did you wait up for me? I waited for the rain to stop. I was just going to bed. Good night. What's the matter with Marjorie? I need some air. And what's the matter with you? Nothing at all. Where are you going? Just for a walk. I think I'll come with you. You've just been... That's all right. As a young lady, I want to discuss with you. I miss Emily Gont. Come along, then. It's started to rain again. We'll be soaked through in a minute. Let's go back. Here's the tube. Let's duck down into the station. All right. This way. What have you got to say? John. Do you feel it? Feel what? The difference in us since all this happened. Did you expect to stay the same? Did you think you could go on living as if nothing had happened? Poor John. I think you've suffered. Yes, I have. Every minute, every day. But don't you feel anything else? Yes. I'm scared. Sick. That isn't what I mean. With me, it is though I can see better and smell and feel. Everything is so much sharper than it was. It took a murder to do that. Yes. A murder. That's the amazing thing. That's why I'm going to put it all into a poem. Here. What? That's right. A story of two men. The Black Knight and the White. To be called Death in the Woods. What happens? The Black Knight meets a girl in the forest. During the encounter, by mistake, he kills her. He's torn with grief. Now, the White Knight is his best friend. He comes upon the scene after the tragedy. And he helps the Black Knight hide the girl's white, mutilated body. They carry her to a dark, mysterious lake in the heart of the forest. Just within the boundaries of the Black Knight's castle. And here, in the lake, they put her car.  You must be insane. Why? You think you're being clever? It's transparent. Ten million English readers would look at the first page and know who killed Emily Garner. No one would. I'm not going to have it published. I'd just write it. Why? Because I have to. No matter how terrible a thing is, he carries in his head. If a man is a writer, he can somehow get rid of it. He can write it out of his system and be rid of its nagging forever. Whether it's a love affair or a disease or a... or a murder, he could be rid of it. It's not that easy. It is for me. Don't do it, Stephen. You know how you are. You'll show it to someone after a while you'll want to. Don't worry about me. Shouldn't I? How did it feel, Stephen, when you were lying about me? About you? Your imagination. Suppose a policeman were to come up to us here. Right now. Suppose he were to ask which of us two gentlemen killed Emily Garner. Do you know what had happened? Tell me. You'd point to me. John. John, let me ask you. Which of us two would the world miss the most? The world! Blast the world! I care about me. Me, John Burns, who's never written a poem in his life and looks like anybody else in the street. What are you going to do about it? Nothing. I'm not going to do a thing. But... you can do as you like. No. I won't do anything either. You're not afraid, are you? I'm in love with your wife. So that's it. Very convenient, isn't it? Is it? And does she love you? I don't know. It doesn't matter. You could have had her, you know. I might have been on the gallows by now and you could have had her. Instead, you come down into the pit with me and help me. Why? We've been through all that because you're my brother. We've been here long enough. Are you coming with me? All right. I'll go along.   You must take it, John. You slipped. I was trying to catch your arm. I see. Then you were trying to save me. That's right. I must thank you for that. Not at all, John. Not at all. How much longer do we play this game? I beg your pardon. You've been following me since I got off the train. That's right.  Yes. How long have you been following me? Since the day after Emily Gaunt disappeared. You mean you've been with me since then? All these weeks, every day, every minute? You're an active young man, Mr. Burns. You've got a long stride. But me? Why me? I take my assignments from Scotland Yard. They don't always tell me the reasons. I tell you there is no reason this time. As you say, Mr. Burns. Now, will you leave me alone? No, Mr. Burns. A romance by Stephen Burns. You're really writing it. I'm really writing it. I'm done in. What did you want? I just wondered why you'd been so late. Did you? Yes, you worried me. Did it? Did you think I'd finally cracked and gone to the police? I'd just like to know where you are. Don't bother about me. Did you know the house is being watched? Day and night? Yes. I can see them from my window here. I just wanted to be sure you knew. Good night, Stephen. Good night, John. While moonlight glinted on her body there. While waves washed gently or her body fair. You like the rose, Stephen? I'm not very hungry, I'm afraid. You look exhausted. Is the poem finished? Yes, all finished. Don't look very happy about it. It's good. When can I see? I'm not going to show it to anyone. I see. We used to share things. This is different. I'll probably destroy it anyway. Stephen? Yes? What about us? What about us? You don't seem to have very much of a marriage. You must have noticed that. Yes, I suppose I have. I've discovered something important about you. You live your life on paper. The things you feel and know. Even the people you love. They're all raw material. And when you get them into a poem, you're finished with them. When we were first married, you composed a lovely sonnet sequence. Songs for marjorie. And when you'd done it, you didn't need me anymore. Stephen, aren't you listening? It's about time he came down to dinner. What's he sulking about? Do you mean John? He went out some time ago. Where did he go? He didn't say. Anyway, we were talking about us. Stephen, where are you going? Bring him back. In the woods. By Stephen Burns. Part one. The murder. I couldn't find him. Why should you want to? Care for a drink, marjorie? No, not at the moment. That's better. We were talking about us before I made that sudden exit. Yes. As a matter of fact, you ought to know about it. There's another woman who names Muriel.  Is that so? Not even a little bit jealous? No, Stephen. You're never jealous of someone you don't love. You make it sound very final. It is. Just like that. Should I say I'm sorry? There's no need. I know it doesn't matter to you.  I can sense it. Why are you so strange, marjorie? While you were out looking for John, I read some poetry. Was it mine? It was signed by you. I went into the study. It was lying on the desk. I read it. Did you like it? I like it. How can you ask that? Why not? You can appreciate a thing aesthetically, quite apart from what it says. No, you can't. Not when it says. Not when it says?  Yes, it's true. I thought I might have disguised it a bit. But you read between the lines, didn't you? And you dragged John into it, too. John's been wonderful. He's kept a secret very well. Why? Why should he? He's very old-fashioned, really. He believes in chivalry. And you see, he loves you. I know. We all know. Splendid. I must have another. You remember in the poem I made John the White Knight? There was a nice touch. The man who locked the secret fast in his heart. But you, Marjorie, will you keep the secret? After all, you're not in love with me. It would be unfair. I couldn't expect you to, could I? Yes, Stephen, you could. You could. I'd have to take your word. Is your word good, Marjorie? Do you want to tell me about it? Would that help? Yes, that's an excellent idea. Come here. Yes, Stephen. Now, turn around. That's right. We faced the steps. That's where it happened. Stephen. She was coming down from her bath and we met at the foot of the stairs. She looked rather pretty, and I wanted to kiss her. And so I did. It frightened her, I think, because she screamed. I kissed her again, and she screamed even louder. I had to stop that. I put my hands on her throat to shake her out of it. She tried to break away, still screaming, and I had to hold tight. It was ridiculous. You'd be home any minute and the neighbors would hear. Let me see. That's exactly where she was standing. All right, about where you are now, Marjorie. That's right, exactly the same spot. Then I put my hands around her throat with my thumbs on her windpipe, like this. Stephen! Just like this, and I began to press harder. Stephen! Oh, no. Well, but no. What do you mean?  The manuscript? Where is it? What have you done? It should be at the publishers by now. I call a messenger, and let it send around. You did that to me? Yes, while you were gone. All right, let them publish it. Let the whole world read it. What could those fools ever know? Two knights kill a girl by accident in a wood. They lay her body in a lake at the foot of a castle. What can they make of that? A fairy tale called Death in the Woods. I took the liberty of making a change in your manuscript. You did? I wrote a new title. What did you call it, Marjorie? I called it Emily Gaunt, A Confession of Murder.  I miss her. Go to your room, Marjorie. Is to certify that I, Stephen Burns, strangled Emily Gaunt on the 15th of June. John Burns had nothing to do with it. I am going to drown myself. Who's that? What do you want, Temple? It's tears tonight, dear boy. Didn't you know? Why? I don't understand. Yes, Stephen. She was tonight. Yes. Have you forgotten? You like your little games, don't you? Of course. I'm free of you, Dimple. You've been holding the secret in for a long time, but you can tell them now. Go on, tell them what you saw. You've played your last game with me. My word. Your friend coming? No. No, evidently not. I don't know what's come over, Stephen, lately. He acts exactly as if I... I don't know. As if I'd done him some harm. Erratic champs, poets. I suppose so. You do, Ben. I did want to meet him. The famous Stephen Burns. Well, I'll arrange it again, sometime when he's in a better mood. Oh, we'd better be getting to that game. Oh, by the way, how are all those scrapbooks of yours coming? Oh, first grade. I'd been collecting these murder cases since I was a boy. You should know how big you've got them. All hobbies are a bit hard, I suppose. At any rate, I've got 40 of them now, with this Emily Gaunt affair. I daresay I'm the only one on the river interested in that sort of thing. Yes, it's John. Thank heavens you've come. What's happened? John, I know... I know everything. Never mind now, it's Stephen. Look, I just found this note.  I read the poem and I don't know why, but I hid it in my closet.  I told him I'd sent it to the publishers. He thinks he'll be found out. That's why he's gone.  Yes, John. I'll try to stop him. It was not too late. Wait. Let him go. It would be better than the police. No. I love you. And because I do, I've got to do everything I can to save him. All right. Go ahead. I'll wait here. Out on the river, John steered the tiny motorboat around in a wide circle and then slowly narrowed it, watching for the small robot, scanning the angry black water to the sign of a bobbing head. And then suddenly just ahead of him was the boat, empty. No. Stephen lay huddled in the bow of the boat like a trapped animal. His eyes gleaming in the darkness, his hair was plastered to his skull, his clothes heavy and sodden with water. He raised himself on an elbow and then lurched forward to his knees. I went over the side, John. I did. I went in. But I couldn't do it. I couldn't. Take me home, John. I want some dry clothes and some brandy. Take me home! He was pushed to move his boat back. Then he stood abruptly and dived into the water after Stephen. He went under for a long moment, battling the currents with all his strength. And then he came up again. Stephen, his wetsuit, in another moment his arms were flailing out, searching, grasping, looking for his brother. It may have been only moments, perhaps it was hours, but as he looked round desperately scanning the black expanse about him for the sight of a single struggling head, all of them were flowing swiftly. Stephen! Marjorie! Ah, Mrs. Burns. Out on the river, helping them to look for the body. I see. Surely you don't still suspect him? I have a few questions I want to ask him. He was out there with Mr. Burns on the river at the time, wasn't he? He went out to try to stop him. Stop him? John! Hello, Marjorie. Have they... Not yet. Mr. Burns, can I... Inspector, I want you to see this. Marjorie, no. I have to, John, don't you see? I have to. This is to certify that I, Stephen Burns, strangled Emily Gaunt on the 15th of June. John Burns had nothing to do with it. I am going to drown myself. Signed Stephen Burns. I see. Well, that's plain enough. The case of Emily Gaunt is closed. And I won't be bothering you again. Good night, Mrs. Burns. Mr. Burns. Good night. Marjorie. I had no choice, John. It was Stephen's reputation. Or you. And I love you. This is Robert Montgomery. Our congratulations and thanks go to John McIntyre and Dan O'Hurley for their excellent performances in the House by the River and to all the other players for their fine support. Next week, for suspense, we have selected the latest story by Dorothy B. Hughes, who wrote The Fallen Sparrow and Ride the Pink Horse. This one is a chilling mixture of many suspenseful ingredients. A charming young man, in the corner. A young lady who understood him too well. Another who loved him too blindly.  And a series of headline crashing murders that terrorized a whole city. With these ingredients, Dorothy B. Hughes, in a lonely place, adds up to a gripping hour of suspense. So be back with us next week, will you? Good night. Mr. Montgomery may currently be seen in the Universal International Production Ride the Pink Horse. John McIntyre may currently be seen in the 20th Century Fox Production called Northside 777. The House by the River by A.P. Herbert was adapted for radio by Irving Ravich and was directed by Anton M. Lieder. Ludgloskin is our musical director and conductor, and Lucian Morrowek composes the original scores. Next week here, in a lonely place, on Radio's Outstanding Theater of Drills, one hour of Suspense! This is CBS, the Columbia Broadcasting System.


We started this series about from the story of Esther, when Esther was chosen to be a queen and how she faced a very big problem and how she was going to the presence of the king and looking for his counsel and wisdom and then how God brought about freedom and deliverance. Today I'm going to talk about a message that I believe is very key in receiving deliverance. Almost every person who's seen change in their life or growth in their life or who experienced certain deliverance or certain freedom or certain breaking out of things had to embrace this truth and practice it. It's extremely easy to talk about it and extremely excruciating to do. Four preachers got together for a little lake retreat and decided to take time to confess all of their sins. So the first preacher confessed that he likes to watch inappropriate films. They all looked down and shook their hands and said well that's really bad. The second guy said when I feel down I pick up cigarettes. The third guy he says you know I've I have not been doing really good in my marriage and the fourth guy didn't say anything and so they asked him they said we all confessed it's your turn why don't you confess anything. He said see my problem is with gossip and I can't wait to get out of here to tell everybody about all of your problems. Saint Augustine Saint Augustine said confession of evil works is the beginning of good works. Through the story of Esther and in our story in our personal stories every person I believe has four parts to their life. The first one is your crown or I would like to call it your arena it's it's who you are it's your identity it's what people see about you that's the first part for Esther it was her position in the palace she was the queen for you and me it's our position in Jesus we are children of God we are the Bible says royal priest who we're chosen generation we're not what we've done we're not how we look we're not what we struggle we are who Jesus says we are in other words who we are comes from who's we are and we belong to Jesus therefore what Jesus is we are come on somebody the second part of your life is your blind spot for Esther her blind spot was that she was not aware that Haman in the palace was plotting against her and Mardukai her nephew came and told her hey you are actually in a battle and you don't know it so the second part of your life is your blind spot those of you who drive you know that when you drive and you take the take a turn switch the lane you have to check you have to move your head because there is the blind spot and you can get in a car accident and see in life unfortunately you can't turn your head instead of turning your head God gives you people who are your friends your family your mentors who kind of tell you hey there's a car there hey there's a weakness there and Esther had a Mardukai and each person in here you have to have a person who points your blind spots because blind spot is something everyone sees except you it's everybody sees that issue in you except you and if you're willing to allow God to reveal your blind spot you'll avoid many accidents in life number third part about every person's life and it was in Esther's life is also your mask not only you have a blind spot blind spot is something that everybody sees except you a mask is someone only you know but nobody else does and Esther she had a mask her master mask was this is that she was an orphan she was a captive her family was destroyed and nobody in the palace knew Esther's true identity meaning her true past what was really going on in her life because she put on a mask she actually changed her name her real name was Hadassah her queen name was Esther she changed everything about her she almost like had a new identity and nobody knew about her mask and the enemy was growing stronger and stronger watch this the enemy did not break down until Esther came clean about her Hadassah until Esther revealed her mask the enemy didn't get on his knees and did not get terrified I believe that each person wears certain masks it's the things that we don't want nobody to know about us it's our inner struggles our inner pain the reason why God has us at hungry gent have home groups is so that we can come to a time in our walk with God when we can be safe and comfortable to remove our mask thus beginning our freedom when you remove your mask God can remove your enemy God can begin to remove certain issues of your life and that's what we gonna talk about today but there's a fourth part about your life is when you are when you know who you are when you allow people to speak into your blind spots and when you come to a point you stop hiding your mask but you reveal it to God you reveal it to people that you trust this is what happens that sometimes we don't realize we stumble into our potential Esther did not know that her true potential was more than being a beauty queen her true potential was being a hero and being a savior of a nation but she did not become a savior of a nation until she recognized who she is her identity until she was willing for somebody to speak into her blind spot and until she was honest with herself to remove her mask many people they chase their potential but when you allow people to speak into your blind spot and when you are feel safe with God and with people you trust to remove your mask your potential will seek you you will step into your potential you will realize what you were born for and what you were created for so that is what we're gonna talk about today this message is is gonna be a very unique very different um but I believe it's necessary it's remove your mask especially we just had Halloween and so remove your mask looking at the story of Esther i'm a three-point preacher and so um and we take notes note takers are history makers and somewhere in the bible it says those who take notes have a higher chance of going to heaven it's a made-up joke by the way that doesn't bible doesn't say that but it helps you to remember because a short pencil is better than a long memory amen confessing your sin confessing who you're struggling with with Esther I want you to see this when she came to meet the king second time in the presence of the king Esther became honest about the part of her life she kept as a secret she kept hidden and she kept concealed but watch this when Esther revealed her past she did not cancel her present write this down don't remove your crown when you remove your mask many people when Christians and I'm speaking to Christians right now those of you who are not Christians just kind of sit and watch our problems if you're a Christian and you fall into sin a lot of times we're like prodigal son we come to our father remember how prodigal son came back he says father I must stop I've done this and then he says this I am not worthy to be called your son see prodigal son felt like the only time if if I'm going to repent of my sin I have to resign from my sonship but the father stopped him the father did not let him finish that confession he stopped him and then he says bring the ring bring the garment kill the calf and he says this my son was dead he didn't say my slave he said my son yes he was not sick he was dead he was beyond repair but it was my son see God doesn't want you to remove your crown when you remove your mask Esther did not come to the king and say I'm not worthy to be a queen because I have a part of my life I kept this secret she says I'm still a queen even though I have a hadasah hiding in my closet what am I saying your sonship is not something that you deserve he says I'm not worthy sonship is not a place of worth it's a place of birth you don't deserve to be a son you're born to be a son and therefore you can't say I'm not worthy you were never worthy you were born into that family you were not worked for that family sonship is is a thing of a birth not a thing of a worth as a Christian when I confess my sin I don't break or cancel my identity in Christ I confess my sin out of my my identity in Christ out of who I am in Jesus Christ not canceling it come on somebody are you with me so repenting of your sin is not resigning from your sonship when I come and I remove my mask before God I don't remove my crown in Jesus the Bible says in 1st John chapter 1 verse 7 says the following but if we walk in the light as he is in the light and we have fellowship with one another the blood of Jesus Christ his son cleanses us from all sin if we say we have no sin we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us if we confess our sins he is faithful and just to forgive our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness watch this it says if we walk in the light and have fellowship with one another the blood of Jesus cleanses us from sin and so that means that it's possible to walk in God's light to be in communion with other believers and still mess up why do you need to confess your sin if walking in the light and having fellowship makes you perfect it doesn't make you perfect that's why never leave a church if you meet imperfect people and if you ever find a perfect church don't join it because you'll ruin it there is no such a thing as walking in the light of God and having fellowship that makes you know that makes it unnecessary to repent of your sin Christians are not perfect people yes they have perfect standing but Christians still need to confess their sins and repent from their sins regularly because and we're going to see that in a moment how that links to freedom but what I'm first saying is that when you mess up and you feel disgusted and you feel sick and you feel like you broke somebody's trust maybe these sins have caused you to lose your license maybe these sins have caused you to lose your relationship as a child of God I want you to still understand that your mask no matter how much pain it brought you no matter how much complications it has introduced into your life removing a mask is not removing your crown God does not judge your identity based on your issues God judges your identity based on his son Jesus Christ and even if you're so messed up that God from heaven calls you dead make sure you remember you are his dead son you're not a slave to him you're not his servant you have a servant heart but a position of a son it's easy to talk about that but when you are overloaded with shame and guilt we don't feel like wearing a crown anymore we feel like that prodigal son and I want to cancel that over us today to say you have to know who you are in Christ even when you confess your sin confess it from the position I walk in the light and I have fellowship with one another can somebody say amen the second thing I want you to see that when we confess our sins that we don't cancel out our a sonship we don't cancel our status before God we don't cancel our position before Jesus I want you to see when Esther revealed her identity excuse me when Esther revealed her mask she revealed her issue the king immediately if you read the story the king ran from the palace angry and sometimes you know this is what causes people to be afraid to get right with God is that they fear that their sin makes God angry but the king was not angry at Esther he was angry at the enemy that was close to Esther in the palace and what I want us to see is this is that Jesus wants to help us overcome this sin we are embarrassed to come clean about Jesus is not interested in dropping us and he doesn't run from us when we come clean and remove our mask his anger is against sin not against us his anger is against Satan not against us amen what write this down confessing your sin removes consciousness of sin confessing your sin removes consciousness of sin in other words when you confess your sin it's like washing your hands in the culture that Jesus was in people wash their feet more than they probably wash their hands and you see the the time of during communion where Jesus was washing the feet of his disciples in fact he came to Peter and he says the the servants were supposed to wash feet he comes to Peter and he says I need to wash your feet and Peter responds back he says that's never gonna happen Jesus you ain't touching my feet you're not gonna wash my feet and Jesus says Peter if I don't wash your feet watch this you and I have no part together now Jesus is not talking about physical washing feet now he switches to a spiritual principle how do I know that because then he says the following and if when Peter hears hears that we me and Jesus I have no nothing together Peter's like hey watch the whole part Jesus like no no no buddy I'm not about to wash your whole body okay just your feet and he explains to Peter something he says he who has bathed meaning he who is clean only needs to wash his feet and he says all of you are clean now he's not talking about the physical he's talking about the spiritual he says all of you are clean except one which he made reference to Judas and he says he who is clean means who he who is saved he who is washed by the blood of Jesus he who has surrendered to God only needs to wash his feet meaning he only has to repent of his sins not for salvation but for sanctification for growth for a cleansing of his heart for intimacy with God and then Jesus washes the feet of his disciples now it's interesting to notice that the feet Jesus washed were the feet that walked with him disciples feet were not walking around selling dope disciples were not walking around with the running a mafia disciples were walking with Jesus so the feet Jesus washed were the ones walking with him and that's what Jesus says you already took a shower meaning you already surrendered your life you yielded your whole life to me but because you walk in the light as I am in the light sometimes your feet pick up certain dirt it becomes pick up guilt it pick up certain behavior certain habits certain hurts certain pain and Jesus says I want to wash those things in you so that we can have intimacy so we can have closeness amen now I understand the foot washing example doesn't necessarily connect with you and me because seeing Jesus wash our feet it's just or us washing our feet all the time we we we have good roads we have amazing shoes and we have incredible socks so that story doesn't connect with us let me give you a story that does washing your hands every day you take a shower hopefully one shower a day minimum right two for some of you who work in jobs where you sweat a lot or construction you take showers maybe twice a day but once a day you take a shower no exception and if you don't take a shower I would like you to reconsider your hygiene and take a shower once a day but how many of you you wash your hands more than once a day your hand better be up right now okay because I see your neighbor saying like I'm scooting away from you so you wash your hands every time you use the restroom you wash your hands anytime you can't come in contact with questionable people some of you use that sanitizer on the side today after everybody shook your hand you're like I don't know where these people have been and everything I'm just gonna sanitize my hands we wash your hands more than we take a shower why because we come in contact and we understand one thing is that when we don't wash our hands more every single day our hands get germs and germs are not seen but they spread and they make us sick what Jesus says to Christians in other words is this he wants us to confess our sins all the time for the same way we wash our hands to remove germs why because germs make you sick secrets make you sick everyone is in here as is as sick as your secrets when you allow a sin to stay in your heart it's like a germ you might not see it and then the reason why we don't confess our sin is that this is what we tell ourselves is I'm gonna contain it I looked at that thing deleted the browser history wiped out the text messages nobody's gonna see it I will never do it again but this is what happens anytime you contain sin it's like containing germs on your hands they can't be contained because they contaminate germs on your hands they don't you can't contain them because small touch to your eyes and the germs go there if you touch your friend the germs go there if you touch your head the germs go there everywhere you go your germs they get contaminated they spread the reason why you need to confess your sin is for your own benefit any secrets you keep make you sick your intimacy becomes sick you can't have intimacy with your spouse if you're keeping secrets you can't have trust in your marriage if you're having secrets you can't have intimacy with God if you have skeletons in your closet that you first of all God already knows it but you are becoming sick and contaminated if you don't confess your sins it eats you alive and this is what happens with you and happens with me you become conscious of that sin all the time you're thinking about it you're thinking make sure that doesn't surface again you extra careful you're extremely calculated in your behavior around certain things where you fall and stumble and you watch make sure your spouse doesn't sneak in into the closet you're spending more energy on protecting and contaminating than living your Christian life for the glory of God and when you confess your sin this is what happens the awareness of that sin is gone the consciousness of that sin is removed I want to encourage each one of you confess your sin now that does not mean that you go on Facebook do a Facebook live where you tell all of your dirty laundry to the world I'm not talking about that I'm not talking about confessing your sin to the world I'm not talking about I have these people all the time on Instagram and on Facebook all the time writing I need to confess to you something especially like sometimes people who are in marriage I am doing this this this and it's easy to confess to somebody you don't know or somebody who can't follow up on you Judas confessed to the Pharisees and they got killed himself because if you confess your sin to the wrong people it actually will hurt you not help you you got to confess your sin first to God and then to other people that this sin has affected you with me so confessing my sin confessing your sin is kind of like removing germs from your hands you got to do it regularly and you got to do it right away it will cleanse your consciousness I remember a few years ago there was a month where I was my mind was attacked with lust powerfully I didn't commit any sin but it was like there and my wife started to notice that she asked me the question she said is everything okay of course oh everything is fine I'm just there's too much in my mind and I'm lying through my teeth because why because I told myself I got this I'm gonna contain it I'm gonna beat it and then I'm gonna tell her of the testimony that you know it's been a month and I just just crushed that devil under my feet knowing that if if I tell her the testimony she's gonna be mad at me that I didn't let her to be a part of the process to achieve the testimony because you know nobody if you're married nobody wants to tell you know your spouse that hey I'm battling with this and I'm not one of those guys if I thought came in I'm gonna go to everybody no but it's been a month and then a month and a half already and then I remember this one time we were going to sleep and she looks at me she said is everything okay with you she's like you're just different and I said babe I'm just just under just a lot of stuff and we're about to go to sleep and I hear this small still small voice at least I just ask her to pray for you tell her the truth and I said she'll kill me right here in the bed and then she'll go to jail and I'm like I'm gonna be dead she's gonna be in jail this is not gonna help anybody and so I told her I'm like listen I'm like don't take this personal but I'm like I'm just been under my mind has been under attack and I don't know what's happening to me and I feel like I'm this close to fall back into my old sin and so she looks at me she's like let me pray for you so right there in the bed she laid her hands on me and so uh and just just prayed for me this is what happened after that it's like somebody vacuumed the whole thing out of my brain I fell asleep and the consciousness completely I was delivered now I thank God for my anointed wife some spouses wouldn't deliver their husbands like that they would say get up you go on a couch and there is your deliverance or they'll send you on the floor but what I'm saying is this if something wears you down David says this I hid my sin watch the scripture where David says when I kept silent my bones grew old through groaning all day long I know some of you have been there when you're hiding something when you're committing you keep silent your bones the Bible says not your heart your bones are getting old and you're groaning inside all day long for day and night your hand was heavy upon me my vitality was turned into drought of summer meaning I lost my energy I lost my passion I'm no longer excited about life and then he says this I acknowledged my sin to you and my iniquity I have not hidden I said I will confess my transgression to the Lord and you forgave the iniquity of my sin see when Esther confessed her her true mask the king wasn't irritated or upset with her in fact he helped her to process that through your God will do the same if you keep it you're actually allowing a virus to affect you it will affect your intimacy with God and your intimacy with your spouse and your intimacy and your vitality meaning you're no longer excited for life because you're too busy containing something cannot be contained sin needs to be repented of confessed not concealed or contained can somebody say amen now this whole message I'm just preparing for this most important part number three I want you to write this down okay so I do have other points that I just missed sin neglected makes you infected when you neglect your sin you become infected sin cannot be contained because it contaminates and preventive care is the best care number three when you remove the mask God removes your enemy in Esther and I'm not going to read the that verse right now in Esther where Esther tells the king that I am Hadesa I was lost my parents to war I'm an orphan I have not been truly honest with you about what I've been through what I came from when that happened the king leaves the palace and the Bible says the Haman got on her knees he got on his knees and he starts begging Esther for mercy and the Lord showed that to my heart the connection between removing your mask and God removing your enemy see some people you need to understand people who who carry hurt who carry abuse who carry secret sin who carry certain battles and you are holding that to yourself when you confess that to God and you get honest with God God is not going to start digging or spinning that through or or trying to judge you he wants to take care of that but there's a connection between you removing the mask and God removing the enemy the enemy loses his grip because the power of sin is always linked to staying in secret when sin is out of secrecy it loses its power it loses its grip over your life and when you get honest with God God begins to tremble and begins to torment the enemy but the devil lies to you and says if you get honest with God and you get honest with somebody that this sin is affecting you are going to be the one in torment in reality it's the devil who's going to be in torment not you can somebody say amen I want you to see James chapter 5 verse 16 confess your transgressions to one another and pray for one another that you may be healed confess your sin to one another the Bible says so you will be healed not forgiven but healed we already mentioned that your heart becomes clean you're no longer aware of that sin you're free to enjoy your life but we also see here you can experience healing in your mind you can experience healing in your in your body and you can experience healing in your soul confessing your sin removes the enemy out of your palace but it doesn't necessarily remove the battle out of your world I want you to see this the Haman was removed from the palace but the war was not over what happened with Esther when she removed her mask is that the enemy that was in the palace was removed and she experienced peace but there was still better be battle behind the palace meaning when you confess it doesn't mean that you no longer have temptation war or conflict in your life it just means in your heart there is peace because confession brings peace because somebody say man who do we confess to number one we confess to God David says I confessed my sin to you prodigal son said I have sinned against you Saul did not confess his sin to God he came to Samuel and he says I've confessed to your God he never directly confessed his sin to God number two you confess the sin to your spiritual elders or people who are providing oversight over your spiritual life it doesn't have to be a priest or a pastor but who is the one that you go to for mentorship advice and covering it could be your parents you confess your sin to them now for some of you who are like well this guy on tv I watch he's my spiritual mentor so I'm gonna write him a letter with a five dollar check and confess my sin no that's not who we're talking about number three is that you confess your sin to those your sin has affected you confess your sin to those your sin has affected so if you're married your sin probably affects your spouse if you're a woman and you bought something for five hundred dollars you need to tell your your husband that the devil came over you and you bought it I'm just kidding don't say that that will come over you if you're your husband and you looked at something or you've done something you come clean you say hey this is what happened and if we can knock him up until I call us that'd be good and so you tell your spouse if it affected them if you work and in work your sin has affects your work you tell that in your work I remember I was speaking at this one school and young men stole 200 dollars from his mom and she was looking for the money never found it and so as I was speaking the Holy Spirit started to convict him and he comes to me afterwards and he says what do I do I was like well you didn't steal money from me why are you coming to me you go back to your mom and you apologize he says no I'd rather confess it to the whole world but not my mom I said that's the whole point is that this is where the cleansing and deliverance happens I'm like you're dying inside he's like glad I'm stuck spiritually I'm not doing good in my walk with Christ he's I'm constantly thinking about that and I ask God million times to forgive me I said but you didn't steal from God right I'm like you need to also ask your mom and so this was I think on Friday and on Saturday I saw him again he came and his face was beaming he says you have no idea he says I am free I'm like I could fly like a feather I'm like so good my relationship with God is another level I said I'm like you told your mom he said yes she prayed for me and everything is fine I remember a young man I preached a similar message and he sold a car that had a broken engine but you know he found a way to replace the the Christmas light bolts on the dashboard and to make the light not show and so he sold the car and then he quickly deleted the guy's number so that in case he comes back to him you know he says I don't know who you are you know stop bothering me so I'm preaching and he gets convicted and so he comes up he comes up to me he's like what do I do and so and I was like well you have to find a number and probably write to him because it's bothering you you duped him not me and so he finds the number he sends him $200 he says hey I just want to that's all the money I have I'm giving you if you need more you know I will help you but I'm so so sorry that delivers you delivers your finances you can come here for prayer every single day of the year but if you duped people if you cut corners if somebody lost their job if somebody's taken antidepressant pills because of you it's not enough to say God I'm so sorry you didn't just hurt God you hurt those people and you gotta come clean with those people you may say but it hurts so much well you should have thought about that before you did it a young man on our team he was working at this particular job and he would clock in at home instead of you know check in for his work at work so to add extra 20 minutes and then he would clock out not at work but it was on the app he would clock out back at his home so he would add about 30 minutes a day to his work schedule in reality he wasn't working for those extra 30 minutes so we had a youth service we talked about like conviction of the Holy Spirit and so I remember he comes to me and he's like man I feel so bad I need to what do I do I was like man I don't know you'd probably need to go talk to your boss I asked him the question I said what would you like to do if you would have your own employees would you like them to come clean to you he's like yeah I'm like one day you'll have your own business so why don't you do what you would want your employees to do to you so he goes to his boss and you know when you try to do that it's always the wrong time the boss got a suitcase he's about to leave town he's walking out and my friend he comes up to him he says hey I need to talk to you he says can we make it quick I'm running late and my friend he says oh no boss it's not going to be quick we better go to your office and you better sit down so they go to his office they sit down and I mean he's sweating he's turning red and and he tells him he says hey I've been stealing from you the boss looks at him how could you steal from me he says I've been clocking in early I've been clocking out late and I'm so so sorry he says if you fire me it's your choice if you want me to work for a week for free it's your choice whatever you want but I I really want to make it clean and the boss looked at him and he said I knew that all of you are stealing actually like that he's I was planning to start firing people he says I'm so proud of you that you came clean he says whatever made you do that he says that is good and so today that man has his own business has his own employees but the crazy part he gets out of the boss's office and he's about he's like he feels so relieved and there was this bald guy there that he was always making fun of and the Holy Spirit convicts him and he says he says since you started on this path of removing the mask why don't we finish it go up to that guy and tell him just confess just get real with him tell him honestly and apologize before him and so he said when I did that he said I thought the guy's gonna kill me but he says we prayed together I forgave him he forgave me you have to confess because that's where your deliverance lies and I share one more story it's a young lady in our church she's one of our leaders and when she was in high school she just got saved three months before she got saved in our church she was a 4.0 student and so she was taking this test in this class where there was no way she could finish the test and still keep her a 4.0 so everybody in that class was was asking the Chinese students to help them Asians to help them and so she decided to recruit the help and she cheated on her exam so three months later she's in our youth service and Holy Spirit is convicting her so she goes back to her teacher and she says I need to confess to you that I know I'm 4.0 student I really need to keep my my GPA but I cheated on my exam and I'm so sorry and she knew that this will cause her not to be a 4.0 student and the teacher was so surprised she says I'm so disappointed but I'm also very happy that you came clean and you came honest you won't believe what the teacher did the teacher let her retake the exam gave her the exam to take home and trusted her that she will retake the exam without looking at the book with the right time that she gave her she says if you confess to me I know that it will be painful for you and I know that you will do it right and this student took the test home and within the time that was allowed it she only answered 34 out of 100 questions so she knew there is no way she will pass that class and when the class was over in the summer when the quarter was over she saw that she had eight plus in that very class and God's supernaturalist of that deliverance is painful see some of us think deliverance is that you mess everybody's life up you do whatever you want and then you come and you do father forgive me for I have sinned and everything is washed away God will forgive you but your life might not change for your life to change you must confess and you must make it right Bible says you shall know the truth and the truth will set you free meaning get honest about your life and they will be freed on the other side get somebody to say amen


Everybody forced here ripping 2022 top Star Wars Chrome Galaxy hobby four bucks number six random letter style Check out these results anytime late in sports cards calm over a few rules before we get started here There's a Lincoln chat for them as well We go Where's range Sorry Random letter is the first letter in the name of the card. So the Skywalker's is T Darth Vader D A also counts as the first letter So like a galaxy within grasp is a autograph cards go the first letter of the character not the actor It's the only spot. We don't use checklist some cards don't have Text on them. So it'll be like BV 11 We'll go to the checklist on those and they all have like titles on the checklist For galaxy game for gameplay galaxy inserts we go to the first letter after Star Wars If there is an after Star Wars or is an actual just Star Wars But as his like Empire Strikes Back goes E Battlefront 2 goes B Etc any sketches will be random to all and we should see one on this break as we haven't seen one in the case yet So we shouldn't have a sketch to random to everybody at the end here It's true. I didn't have to learn the alphabet for this That is a good reason.  They're looking pretty darn good right now, which they should be they're playing the backups Enter Darth Vader for the most part crosshair That is Yoda original trilogy concept art for Y and refractor Qui-Gon Jinn Again the Bunta Eve classic Boba Fett battles the Sarlacc and refractor Kylo Ren for K Kylo Ren Stormtroopers swarmed Darth Vader That is Princess Nisa, I believe is this one so v13 Yep, so it was P and then Tusken Raiders and their bantha T refractor Yeah, I heard you on that illegal. Hey, at least you guys are make-a-play offs Tuskens are the bantha Han and solo in the cockpit for Han and chewy a gameplay galaxy Star Wars dark forces D on that one and Refractor an enemy of the Empire a that card is again. We got an auto this pack. That is a wookie war dance refractor Sandtrooper on a do-back for s and a green auto is Raleigh Keeley 37 of 99 it's pretty cool. No Clint Howard is the the auto Raleigh Keeley are There you go, Dan put the R spot there Sandtrooper on a do-back C3 PO Battle with the Dianoga refractor Emperor Palpatine for E Yeah, man first box to Emperor Palpatine Sith trooper Toradosa and Cobb Vanth refractor Cobb Vanth The infamous Boba Fett for T sketch variation is gonna be hunter H and A lack of faith refractor. That's one of the cooler ones You go L lack of faith. Okay, so that's a stormtrooper survey their gear or assess their gear lack of faith Boba Fett ambushed and Stormtroopers assess their gear refractor s It's it's definitely a nice product Tesla Really enjoy ripping this nice to admire Princess Leia or Ghana The Jedi and the princess nice the infamous Boba Fett atomic refractor. That's an awesome one 57 of 150 For the T spots the infamous Boba Fett Very nice And that is a OT3 original trilogy concept art is do walk D do walk Landau Calrissian got a good collector base to like there's there's good value in these Trudgin that is a Paplu on the vintage 9 so v9 yet Paplu P and refractor Princess Leia or Ghana nice Patrolling the cantina for P you nice color coming up here. Oh We got two parallels here. This would be nice. So let's just go right here. We got a wrecker. Oh, that's really cool purple Original trilogy art for OT4 is Darth Vader Number 22 out of 50 D with a very nice hit there 22 of 50 Darth Vader OT4 and wave refractor bounty hunters for B 97 of 99 Great pack there good first box here actually really good first box a Wookiee in the wilderness for a refractor Lendo Calrissian L bounty hunters answer the Empire's call and Luke Skywalker and or no the smuggler Han Solo T the smuggler Han Solo X-wings in formation Obi-Wan Kenobi Empire Strikes Back gameplay Galaxy or no the Empire Strikes Back T T the Empire Strikes Back and Petroleum the Cantina Refractor Wedge Antilles Tuscan Raider at Sundown Boba Fett Refractor the smuggler Han Solo T that is Omega Obi-Wan Kenobi and Boga Is that a duel in the Death Star? Just dual D duel in the Death Star and Refractor bounty hunters answer the Empire's call All right guys just basketball and football breaks left for tonight We got baseball after this which is all three baseball breaks are sold out tonight Qui-Gon Jinn Kylo Ren Grand Moff Tarkin Refractor Gamordian Garden G Tuscans in their Bantha Luke Skywalker Refractor Grand Moff Tarkin which means something's behind this it's an auto of Luminarra Unduli Olivia Dabo as Luminarra Unduli for L Master Luminarra Unduli Cool character in the end Clone Wars series and enemy of the Empire a the Skywalker's Finn sketch variation F and Luke Skywalker Refractor You know definitely one of the nicer base refractors there Sand Trooper on a Dewback Chewie's anguish Life on Tatooine and a Wookie's Wrath refractor for a Yeah, Skywalker's is a pretty nice one have I Hit some of those in one of the late gaming breaks. I like it a lot Emperor Palpatine sub Joshua the Skywalker legacy That is ATS T original trilogy concepts art goes to a and Qui-Gon Jinn refractor second Qui-Gon refractor Cobb vamp BOSC refractor enter Darth Vader II and a Lux Buntary Auto 77 150 Lux Buntary Blue Auto L again Jason Speesack three autos and do boxes of our doing really good there second of the box second L auto of the box lack of faith Hunter That is a Original trilogy or no vintage 2 is gonna be a close call for a And Kylo Ren refractor. Yeah, we we love extra autos. That's for sure Stormtroopers assess their gear Galaxies finest scoundrels Prism refractor Harris and doula nice card 58 of 75 H Excitement see live-action Harris and doula Princess Leia, Oregon. I gotta be Mary Elizabeth. Elizabeth Winstead actually Which is your McGregor's wife Mando Calrissian and And Ramona flowers, of course you've got more color coming up here. Let's go here first Republic commando on the galaxy gameplay for our Very nice. My Republic Commando was awesome. Lord Vader assesses his ship or cert or prepares a ship and Atomic see the repio for C number 36 of 150 Very nice. You go see Break his heating up quick the second box has been fantastic patrolling the cantina Mace windows barrage refractor tuskens in their bantha for tea and The smuggler hun solo bounty hunters answer the Empire's call He walks under attack Darth Vader versus Obi-Wan or Darth Vader. Yeah, first Obi-Wan Kenobi and an enemy of the Empire refractor That might be my favorite art on this one one of them for sure X wings in formation Luke Skywalker in action We quay sketch variation W and refractor sand trooper on a do back a Top of do back S wedge Antilles Chewbacca Solar investigates and refractor Emperor Palpatine for II nice Can't believe the Texans one today. Why would you that Obi-Wan Kenobi and Boga? didn't mean to intrude the Emperor's power Poe dameron refractor Luke Skywalker on indoor The Dark Lord and a new hope this is going to be a v v8 on retro rewind v8 is mungo uh How bowbab so m A refractor wedge Antilles in battle star wars a galaxy within grasp and creatures of the cantina refractor for C Ben Kenobi crosshair A star wars x-wing versus tie fighter goes x on the gameplay galaxy And a dark turn for Anakin nice refractor there. I love that one too very anime look a card game of chance Boba Fett versus or in the starlach pit refractor aboard the bridge goes a And a bush disguise B Yeah, I really enjoy victor like it a lot What's everybody's favorite card in this set? Do you have one Bryson? Oh the Skywalker legacy where it has like It was red This is the five. Yeah, because it has like Luke but also has like young Anakin The whole old Yoda Old man Yoda Lord Vader and his storm troopers So I tore a doza sketch variations sith lower a sith trooper s And refractor the jedi on the princess for tea on solo. We have a sketch coming up. Oh come on Let's see a big sketch again. It's gonna be random to everybody the sketch that's coming up here Let me set it down Sith trooper. Oh an atomic battle with the dino got a 150 That's a really cool one actually Sketch card one of one. Look at that. Look at that. Obi-Wan By Benjamin Lambert or lump or lumbart. There we go. That's gonna be random to everybody That's from the uh, that's gotta be from Uh, the Obi-Wan Kenobi series that looks just like him in that. There's like not quite old Ben There's not quite episode three Very good detail great artwork here That's awesome Looks great. Good luck everybody on that one Yeah, the kurosawa last year. I think it's probably like everybody's favorite. That was that's a big seller R2d2 The infamous boba Fett's tuskin raider original trilogy concept art for tea and refractor trudgin also tea salacious be crumb Boba Fett ambushed No record refractor and medic medical droid Yoda on degoba the jedi and the princess This one is through the bog. I believe v 14. Yep through the bog And refractor a wookie in the wilderness a play at organa or bush disguise wrecker Trudgin and refractor obi-wan kanobi. Oh the shadow of the dark lord a wookie in the wilderness Galactic battlegrounds goes to g star wars galactic battlegrounds gameplay galaxy Go to g and refractor boba Fett credo obi-wan kanobi refractor tuskin raider at sundown tea an echo Check spots real quick You guys just get these filled up still 15 to go on the mixer five and four on contender's optic For basketball two on prism choice basketball Still nine on one and one as well got po dameron Drop a link for one and one Tuskin raider sundown boba Fett and a refractor of dual on the death star d one and one dual on the death star a Tech sketch variation. There's a base wedge antelies in battle So that's oh no, sorry. That's echo echo sketch variation and refractor of Stormtrooper survey the desert s creatures of the cantina Got a tech that's tech uh stormtroopers survey the desert and refractor of tech A dark turn for anakin skywalker Harrison doula boba Fett original trilogy concept art for b and refractor harris and doula He has nine to go on a full case of one-to-one basketball tonight. He had random teams two teams per spot Board the bridge Leia organa refractor leia organa for l in a yoda attack on hoff inside the meditation room that is Who is that v10? on the checklist is Chief chirpa go see and refractor inside the meditation chamber for i Snow troopers invade hoff based on the back is a wookie's wrath General grievous and refractor general grievous So a few packs in this box have had the base and the base refractor of that same card in the same pack grito stormtrooper survey the desert Princess canisa on this one so p and refractor The shadow of the dark lord tea Haven't seen the auto. Maybe the sketch replaces the auto Echo yeah She had two before grito refractor Harrison doula and tech Maybe it's in this pack feels a little thicker. Maybe it is an auto Maybe i'm wrong Probably wrong uh enter Darth Vader gemordian guard Super bomb bad racing goes s star. We're super bomb bad racing And snow troopers invade hoff refractor Still have the right amount of autos though through three boxes the extra All right last star wars box of the day actually Good luck everybody. Let's get those basketball rakes filled up now stormtroopers assess their gear galaxies greatest scoundrels Trudgin sketch variation and creatures of the cantina refractor lando calrissian Lord Vader already is a ship a dark turn for anakin refractor a very nice And princess leia organa patrolling the cantina mace windows barrage Yoda a ritual trilogy concept art And aboard the bridge refractor to the a The smuggler hawn solo e walks under attack Darth Vader versus obi-wan kanobi and refractor yoda There he is Just have the other one. Yeah Bryce is going to get the the super fractor the old man yoda bounty hunters answer the empire's call lose Skywalker in action v4 is going to be jessica mead and max rebo for j And attack on hawth refractor You might have a scan of this. I don't know Definitely caters to like the original trilogy in this set uh x-wings information solo Uh, investigates refractor the skywalkers. That's a cool one It's gonna be a popular one. I think wedge antelis got omega Chewbacca Super star wars this one goes s The only other word is super so super star wars goes s on gameplay galaxy And then a base refractor of Chewbacca's anguish obi-wan kanobi and boga bounty hunters x-wing star fighters and refractor life on tatooine Didn't mean to intrude Something here. Let's see Luke Skywalker on indoor The emperor's power and a mojo. Wow. That is sick The dark lord and a new hope going to t 25 of 50 That one is awesome Really nice looking card too The centering is not perfect left to right but it is not far off either There we go t congrats Love it The dark lord and a new hope to 50 Yeah, Patrick's gonna be a fun night Darth Vader already been fun. We pulled some big big cards in this case There's that same card there omega sketch variation and refractor the skywalker legacy Ben Kenobi Star wars a galaxy within grasp refractor bosc And I first saw that name. I hadn't really heard out loud. I would just say boss k like I don't know why a card gave a chance There's no space there crosshair That's dew walk on the original trilogy concept art d refractor hunter h that are auto coming up here.  Let's save that one anakin skywalker Stormtrooper storm Darth vader and wave of chubaca Nice 61 of 99 c there you go Good stuff Another good break here Any parallel of those like of those like portrait cards is again is going to be pretty solid At the at the least that we quay Han Solo and chubaca and the cockpit There we go star wars battlefront gameplay galaxy That's the game right there y'all and mace windows barrage refractor this card pops with the with the refractors on it Mace windows barrage. Caleb pulled an atomic at that last night and it was uh It was pretty ballin. It was pretty ballin as people would say 15 years ago, uh fin Battle of the dinogah. Yeah, dude. We also say that What a wookie war dance refractor grandmouth tarkin last pack? Hey, Alyssa Cora Uh c3po refractor luke skywalker a nice card in the last pack And a wicket warwick that'll do it for the break.  Good luck on this one everybody. This is a cool sketch But yeah, no priority to sketch too. All right, again, it's uh a benjamin lombart obi one sketch All right, here we go. Good luck 12 12 times 12 times whoever's up top gets it Best of luck everybody one two three four five six seven eight nine 10 11 12 Danny Danny see gets it Danny did did did buy a lot of spots in this one Think about a third of the break. There you go. Danny. Thanks again everybody for joining this One we got baseball coming up