This is The Oaks, a ……. in the country which I …… for the summer.
As an ……, I write tales of …… and murder.
But the …… that happened in this house were far more …… than any story I’ve ever had published.
I brought a staff of servants from my city …… and my maid Lizzy Allen who had been with me nearly …… years.
Lizzy! Yes, miss Cornelia? Is the …… ready? It’s at the …… .
Look, Miss Cornelia, them …… you brought from the apartment are …… about walking out on us.
Really? Well, I …… they don’t like it here but I didn’t think it was that …… .
Well, they’ve been hearing things about the killer that the …… call The Bat, and the murders that he committed here this past ...... .
Now …… are saying he’s back …… .
Well, how can they be …… of that? Has he ……. another crime?
No, not ……, but that ain't …… that he won't.
Here's …… else. You've heard about the bats they have here, …… bats, the kind that fly.
Yes, yes. …… what it says in this …… .
This is a …… from the state Health Department and it says ….. of them bats is rabid.
Well? And that ain't all. And now there's a …… going …… that it was the Bat himself...
the killer I mean, that …… the rabid bats in this neighborhood. Oh, that's …… .
Well, the ……, the cook, the butler and the …… maid don't think so.
Well, I can't …… what …… think.
If hysterical nonsense like that can …… them out of their good jobs, it's their …… not mine.
Come on Lizzy, I've …… to get to the …… .