Next Door Summary

The Leonards live in a duplex with a thin wall between the two apartments. Mr. and Mrs. Leonard leave their son, Paul, home alone for the first time. Paul hears fighting next door and the neighbors turn the radio up louder. Paul panics and calls the number for the music announcer he just heard on the radio. He talks directly to the announcer who tells Paul it will be okay and agrees to send a message from Mr. Harger to Mrs. Harger, that he loves her and is sorry.

Paul hears the music stop on the radio and the announcer gives a long speech about love and forgiveness. Paul hears affectionate sounds from the other apartment. Then the announcer relates the message: from Mr. Harger to Mrs. Harger. I love you and want you back.

There is silence from the Harger's...