Old Timer On The Lam

Originally Aired: October 27, 1942 In Fibber McGee & Molly #336, "Old Timer On The Lam," panic strikes at 79 Wistful Vista when the Old Timer pounds on the door, begging Fibber and Molly to hide him from the law. The frantic visitor claims the FBI and police are hot on his trail, convinced he'll spend a hundred years in prison for his terrible crime. Despite their better judgment, the McGees agree to conceal their friend, stuffing him behind the davenport just as Mrs. Uppington arrives for a visit. As the Old Timer sneezes, knocks over lamps, and desperately hides from each new arrival, Fibber and Molly struggle to maintain their composure while their unexpected houseguest grows increasingly dramatic about his fate. The situation grows more absurd as the Old Timer confesses to being a traitor and "dirty old benefit Arnold," all while refusing to explain exactly what he's done beyond rambling about his childhood in Terre Haute, Indiana. With every knock at the door sending him into fresh panic, the McGees find themselves accessories to a crime they know nothing about, protecting a friend whose guilt remains mysteriously unexplained.