The Heart of Kali - Escape | 09/25/1954 (Ep228)
Summary
In this episode of *Escape*, narrator Ross Murray recounts the story "The Heart of Kali," starring Paul Richards and Edgar Berrier. A WWII veteran returns to a desolate cave in India to claim a massive ruby idol he discovered years earlier, only to find it guarded by a silent old man. After a tense journey and a failed escape attempt, the protagonist learns the temple's true ritual: the "reward" for a thief is not death, but the lifelong duty of guarding the sacred heart.
Topics discussed
Introduction to the Escape program
Story setup: The Heart of Kali
Danny pitches the ruby story to Whitey
Danny secures passage to India
Confrontation with Korchak and departure
Arrival in Calcutta and meeting the guide
Negotiating the boat and guide services
Journey up the Brahmaputra river
Arrival at the old army camp
Entering the cave and the trap
Meeting Adram and the temple's offer
The feast and Danny's growing suspicion
Danny's escape plan with Pani
Retrieving the ruby and triggering the trap
Debate with Adram about the old guardian
The revelation of the old guardian's fate
Danny becomes the new guardian
Credits and cast announcements
Promotion for the Gunsmoke series
Sign-off and upcoming program teasers
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