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Dragnet, a very discerning gentleman who lives southwest, sent this one...

Bob Hill and his new wife Betty were vacationing in Europe... as it happens, near Transylvania.
They were driving in a rental car along a rather deserted highway. Since it was late and raining
very hard, Bob could barely see the road in front of the car. Suddenly, the car skids out of control!
Bob attempts to control the car, but to no avail! The car swerves and smashes into a tree.

Moments later, Bob shakes his head to clear the fog. Dazed, he looks over at the passenger
seat and sees his wife unconscious, with her head bleeding! Despite the rain and unfamiliar
countryside, Bob knows Betty needs medical assistance.

Carefully lifting his wife, Bob begins trudging down the road. After a short while, he sees a
light which is coming from a large, old house. He approaches the door and knocks. A minute
passes and a small, hunched man opens the door.

Bob immediately blurts, "Hello, my name is Bob Hill, and this is my wife Betty. We've been in
a terrible accident, and my wife has been seriously hurt. Can I please use your phone?"

"I'm sorry," replied the hunchback, "but we don't have a phone. My master is a doctor; come
in, and I will get him!" Bob brings his wife in and an older man comes down the stairs.

He tells them: "I'm afraid my assistant may have misled you. I am not a medical doctor; I am a
scientist. However, it is many miles to the nearest clinic, and I have had a basic medical training.
I will see what I can do." Turning to his assistant, he says, "Igor, bring them down to the laboratory."

With that, Igor picks up Betty and carries her downstairs, with Bob following closely. As Igor begins
to place Betty on a table in the lab, Bob collapses from exhaustion and his own injuries. Igor places
Betty and Bob on adjoining tables.

After a brief examination, Igor's master looks worried. "Things are serious, Igor. Prepare a transfusion."

Igor and his master work feverishly, but to no avail. Bob and Betty Hill are no more.

The Hills' deaths upset Igor's master greatly. Wearily, he climbs the steps to his conservatory, which
houses his grand piano - For it is here that he has always found solace. He begins to play, and a stirring,
almost haunting, melody fills the house.

Meanwhile, Igor is still in the lab tidying up. His eyes catch movement, and he notices the fingers on
Betty's hand begin to twitch, keeping time to the haunting piano music. Stunned, he watches as Bob's
arm begins to rise, marking the beat! He is further amazed as Betty and Bob both sit up straight!

Unable to contain himself, he dashes up the stairs to the conservatory shouting: "Master! Master!"

Bursting into the room, Igor shouts to his master: "The Hills are alive with the sound of music!"

(I am soooooo sorry... but you really should've seen that one coming!)